What’s Happening for the week of Jan. 14, 2018

What’s Happening – send dated church, school, social or non-profit event information (50 words or less) to the Owego Pennysaver, ATTN: Wendy Post, P.O. Box 149, Owego, N.Y. 13827, e-mail wpost@owegopennysaver.com or drop it off at our office, 181-183 Front St., Owego. Please send your event at least ten days in advance, and we will run it, space available, a week or two prior to the event. If you need your event to run longer than that, please call our office at (607) 687-2434 and speak to a sales representative. 

JANUARY 14

Chicken and Biscuit Dinner, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Friendship Mason Hall, 940 Montrose Tnpk., Owego. Cost is an $8 donation.

Guthrie Post-Concussion Support Group Meeting, 2 p.m., 4 Blue Conference Room, 4th floor of the Guthrie Medical Group in Sayre, Pa. For more info or to participate in the WebEx free live web simulcast, email twintierspcsg@gmail.com. 

JANUARY 15

Owego VFW Auxiliary Post 1371 meeting, 2 p.m., Main Street, Owego. 

JANUARY 16

Tioga County Finance / Legal Meeting, 10 a.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building, 56 Main St., Owego.

Soup-er Stew-pendous Dinner, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., Spencer Federated Church, 70 N. Main St., Spencer. To benefit Spencer-Van Etten Community Food Cupboard. Free will donation. 

Alzheimer’s Support Group, 1:30 to 3 p.m., Tioga Opportunities Department of Aging, 9 Sheldon Guile Blvd., Owego. Supervision for your loved one is available on-site during the support group. Register in advance if this service is needed. For more info, call 687-4121 ext. 338 or 344. 

JANUARY 17

Fidelis Care: Open Enrollment, 4 to 6 p.m., Van Etten Library. A Fidelis Care representative will be on site to assist with health care coverage questions and enrollment.

Lego Builders Challenge Club, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Van Etten Library. A light after school snack will be provided.

Snow Globe Craft, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Van Etten Library.

Owego Christian Women’s Club “Let it Snow, Let it Snow” Ladies Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Owego Treadway, Route 17C, Owego. Cost is $14 per person. For info, call Donna at 785-0048 or email to donalady077@yahoo.com. 

JANUARY 19

VFW Friday Dinner Special: Surf and Turf, choice of potato, vegetable, soup and salad bar, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Main Street, Owego. Regular menu is also available. 

JANUARY 20

Spaghetti Dinner and Craft Fair Fundraiser, 1 to 4 p.m., VFW, Main Street, Owego. Cost is a $7 dinner donation, and includes spaghetti, rolls, salad, dessert, coffee and water. There will also be 50/50 and Basket Raffles. To benefit OFA Senior Abby Driscoll’s trip to Italy with the 2018 USA Athletes International Softball Team.

2018 Annual Fundraiser Lollapalooza, 7 p.m., Ti-Ahwaga Community Players, 42 Delphine St., Owego. Regional wine and beer tasting, dinner style hors d’oeuvres and desserts, live music, auction items, raffles prizes up to $2,000. General admission is $35 per person. For tickets, visit tiahwaga.com or call 687-2130. 

Homesteading Series “Raising Laying Chickens for Eggs”, 9 to 10 a.m., Cooperative Extension Tioga County, 56 Main St., Owego. Cost is $5.

Homesteading Series “Raising Meat Chickens”, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Cooperative Extension Tioga County, 56 Main St., Owego. Cost is $5.

Doug’s Fish Fry, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Noble Room, 9 Park St., Newark Valley. For info call 642-9960, to benefit Tappan-Spaulding Memorial Library. 

Clothes Clubhouse for Kids, 10 to 11 a.m., Tioga Center United Methodist Church, Tioga Center. Good used clothing for toddlers and children in the Tioga Central School District. For info, call Carol at 687-4793 or Kathy at 687-3745. 

JANUARY 21

Waterman Conservation Education Center’s Annual Membership Meeting, 1 p.m., 403 Hilton Rd., Apalachin. Refreshments will be served. 

Candor Free Library hosts Art Splash with local artist Johanna Husband, 1 to 3 p.m., Bank Street, Candor. To register, call 659-7375 or 659-7258. A $5 fee covers materials. 

Finger Lakes Finns luncheon and meeting, Alan Chaffee will present a program about Collecting Family Histories, 1 p.m., Newfield Fire Station, Newfield. Bring a dish to share and own table service. Free event. 

New England Style Contradance, 4 to 7 p.m., Countryside Community Center, 9 Sheldon Guild Blvd., Owego.  Cost is $8 per person, $6 for students and seniors (55 and older), $15 family maximum. For info, call Stu at 687-4034 or Dean at 654-3185. 

JANUARY 22

Tablet Talk, 2 to 4 p.m., Van Etten Library.

JANUARY 24

Snow Globe Craft, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Van Etten Library.

Southern Tier Chapter of the New York Forest Owners Association Pot Luck Dinner, 6:30 p.m., Cornell Cooperative Extension, 840 Upper Front St., Binghamton. Please bring your own table service and a dish to pass. Call 862-9152 for reservations. Open to the public. 

JANUARY 25

Tioga County 2nd Legislative Workshop, 2:30 p.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building, 56 Main St., Owego.

Tioga Women Lead Presents “Living in Possibility”, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Ti-Ahwaga Performing Arts Center, Delphine Street, Owego. Brown Bag lunches from Owego Kitchen will be provided for attendees who pre-register. Register online at tiogachamber.com or call 687-2020. Registration ends Jan. 22. 

JANUARY 26

Book Club meeting, 12:15 p.m., Van Etten Library.

Free Movie Night “The Resurrection of Gavin Stone”, 7 p.m., Village Chapel, 28 Main St., Candor. To benefit Camp Electric. For more info, call Don at 744-2828.

JANUARY 27

Homesteading Series “Introduction to Canning (Boiling Water Bath)”, 9 to 11 a.m., Cooperative Extension Tioga County, 56 Main St., Owego. Cost is $5.

Les and Linda Green in Concert, 7 p.m., Richford Congregational Church, Richford. 

JANUARY 28

“Painting With Sandy”, 1:30 to 4 p.m.,. Candor Free Library, Bank Street, Candor. Register in person or call 659-7258 or 659-4166. Free event sponsored by the BOOKS Program and Senator Akshar. 

JANUARY 29

Puzzle Day at the library, 3 to 5 p.m., Van Etten Library.

JANUARY 31

Snow Globe Craft, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Van Etten Library.

FEBRUARY 1 to 22

Introduction to American Sign Language, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Inspire Community Center and Fitness Center, 57 E. Tioga St., Spencer. Cost is $30 for four sessions, to reserve your space call 589-7688 or info@inspireSVE.org. 

FEBRUARY 2

Celebrate Ground Hog Day at the library with activities, trivia challenges and snacks, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Van Etten Library.

FEBRUARY 3

Homesteading Series Growing Small Fruits (Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, etc.), 9 to 10 a.m.,  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County, 56 Main St., Owego. Cost is $5.

Homesteading Series “Growing Unusual Fruit”, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Cooperative Extension Tioga County, 56 Main St., Owego. Cost is $5.

NYS Defensive Driving Class, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Inspire S-VE Community and Fitness Center, 57 E. Tioga St., Spencer. Fee is $30, and spaces are limited; call 589-7688 or info@inspireSVE.org. 

FEBRUARY 10

Homesteading Series “Pressure Canning”, 9 to 10:15 a.m., Cornell Cooperative Extension Tioga County, 56 Main St., Owego. You should have familiarity with boiling water canning to attend this class. Cost is $5.

Homesteading Series “Composting using Worms (Vermicomposting)”, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Cornell Cooperative Extension Tioga County, 56 Main St., Owego. Cost is $5.

FEBRUARY 24

Homesteading Series “See Swap”, 9 to 10:30 a.m., Cornell Cooperative Extension Tioga County, 56 Main St., Owego. Bring your own seeds and share with other gardeners. No seeds, no problem, they have plenty to share!

MARCH 10

Homesteading Series “Starting Your Home Apple Orchard”, 9 to 11 a.m., Cornell Cooperative Extension Tioga County, 56 Main St., Owego. Cost is $5.

MARCH 17

Homesteading Series “Pruning Young Apple Trees (a hand-on, outdoor workshop)”, 9 to 11 a.m., Cornell Cooperative Extension Tioga County, 56 Main St., Owego. Cost is $5.