What’s Happening for the week of Sept. 9, 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, 181-183 Front St., Owego, N.Y. 13827, e-mail wpost@owegopennysaver.com or drop it off at our office. 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. 

SEPTEMBER 9

Music Night with “Triple Play”, 4 to 8 p.m., The Country Diner, 45 East Tioga St., Spencer. Free music, and food is available.

Rehearsals for the 2018 Christmas Concert, 7 p.m., Candor Elementary School’s choral room. 

Chicken BBQ Dinner, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. or until gone, Mason’s Lodge, 940 Montrose Turnpike, Owego. Cost is an $8 donation; eat in or carry out. To benefit the school tax. 

Cystic Fibrosis Spaghetti Dinner with Basket Raffles, 4 to 7 p.m., VFW, Main Street, Owego. 

SEPTEMBER 11

Tuesday Morning Story Hour, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., Candor Free Library, Bank Street, Candor. For questions, call 659-7258. 

Tech Tuesday, 1 to 2 p.m., Coburn Free Library, Main Street, Owego. 

Parent Advisory Committee Meeting, 10 a.m., Family Resource Center, 72 North Ave., Owego. Your help is needed in planning filed trips and programming. All are welcome!

Threads Group, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Spalding Memorial Library, 724 S. Main St., Athens. 

SEPTEMBER 12

Lego Club, 10 a.m. to noon, Candor Free Library, 2 Bank St., Candor. For questions, call 659-7258. 

Candor Food Pantry, 3 to 5:30 p.m., 1 Water Street, Candor. Bring proof of your residence in Candor. For more information, call 206-1060.

Toddler Storytime, 10:15 a.m., Coburn Free Library, Main Street, Owego. 

Intergenerational Story Time at the Sayre Health Care Center, 10:30 a.m., for little ones of all ages and the residents who attend. This week’s theme is bugs.

Gadget Club, 5 to 7 p.m., Spalding Memorial Library, 724 S. Main St., Athens. 

SEPTEMBER 13

Golden Age meeting and luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Baptist Fellowship Hall, Owego. Bring a friend and a dish to pass.

Candor Farm Market, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Candor Town Hall, Candor. 

T.O.P.S., 6 p.m., Candor Town Hall, 101 Owego Rd., Candor. For info, call Jean at 659-9969.

SEPTEMBER 14

VFW Friday Night Chicken Alfredo over Penne Pasta Special, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Main Street, Owego. Steamed broccoli, soup and salad bar, regular menu also available. 

Karaoke, song and dance with Showtime Entertainment with Grover, 7:30 to 11 p.m., VFW Post 1371, 207 Main St., Owego. 

Story Time and Toddler Time, 10 and 11 a.m., Spalding Memorial Library, 724 S. Main St., Athens. The subject will be all about apples this week. 

SEPTEMBER 15

Third Annual Equine Poker Run, Chicken BBQ and Craft Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Shaman’s Hill Farm, 600 Eiklor Hill Rd., Candor. Participants are $25, which includes a free chicken BBQ, and $10 for the chicken BBQ for non-participants. For tickets or questions, call Danielle at 205-0902 or 240-1921. All proceeds go to support local Veteran Programs. 

Monthly Meeting of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), 11:30 a.m., 110 Halstead Ave., Owego. Potluck lunch followed by program: “History of the Purple Heart.” For information, call 687-2358. The public is welcome to attend.

Chicken BBQ and Pulled Pork 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., bake sale, crafts, yard sale items from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Vestal Center Methodist Church, 478 West Hill Rd., Vestal Center. 

Beth Moore presents Living Proof Simulca, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., The Village Chapel, Main Street, Candor. A cost of $25 includes lunch. To reserve your seat, call 699-3355 or text 727-6397. 

3rd Annual Valley Walk Against Suicide, registration at 10 a.m., walk begins at 11 a.m., Round Top Park, Athens, Pa. Donations can be mailed to Valley Suicide Prevention and Awareness, 1766 Elmira St., #204, Sayre, Pa., 18840. 

Annual Evergreen Cemetery “Walk Among the Dead”, four presentations: 9:30 and 10:45 a.m., noon and 1:15 p.m., reservations only, limited space. This is non-frightening fun and an educational event. Museum members are $10, non-members are $12, and under age 12 are free. Call 687-2460 or purchase tickets at the museum, 110 Front St., Owego. 

Richford Historical Society Annual Potato Festival, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Graded Schoolhouse, church and townwide celebration, Richford. Food, games, history, music, vendors all day! Valley Harmony, Sister Moon and more. Richford Fire Department Chicken BBQ at noon. Cost is $9 for dinner and $6 for halves. 

5th Annual Lick Breast Cancer Music Fest and Ice Cream Social, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., The Pines Pavilion Event Center, 1660 Union Center Maine Highway, Endicott. Cost is a $10 donation at the door, and ages 12 and under are free.

1st Annual “Carrie-On” Breast Cancer Fundraiser Benefit: Remembering Carrie Crowningshield (Scharfenstein), 12 p.m. Corn hole Tournament ($5 to enter) and Silent Auctions beginning at noon, Poker Run (car or motorcycle) at 10 a.m., live music from 4 to 7 p.m., 210 Ketchumville Rd., Newark Valley. To make a donation, visit the GoFundMe.com account, CARRIE-ON Breast Cancer Fundraiser. For questions, call Cindy at (727) 457-5608.

SEPTEMBER 16

Olde Time Cruise-In and Family Day, 9 a.m., Warren Township Community Center, Warren Center, Pa. Free admission and no entry fee! There will be a chicken barbecue, live music with Andy Boardman, and crafts and vendors. All proceeds to benefit Blake and Connor Jennings, born three months premature and battling multiple complications. For information, call (570) 395-3221 or email to wcpacruisin@yahoo.com. 

The Humane Society’s Annual Golf Tournament, noon registration, shotgun start at 1 p.m., Golden Oak Golf Course, Windsor. The cost is $300 for a four-person team and includes 18 holes of golf, cart, gift bag, dinner and prizes. Tee hole sponsorship signs are available for $100. Tickets for the dinner only are $25 per person. To register, visit www.bchumanesoc.com or stop by 167 Conklin Ave., Binghamton. For information, call Kim at 724-3709. 

New England Style Contradance featuring the band George Wilson and Selma Kaplan, 4 to 7 p.m., Countryside Community Center, 9 Sheldon Guile Blvd., Owego. General Admission is $7, and students and seniors (55 and older) are $5; the family maximum is $15. For info, call Stu at 687-4034 or Dean at 654-3185. 

Doug’s Fish Fry and Bake Sale, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tops Plaza Parking Lot, Fifth Avenue, Owego. Owego Lions Club fundraiser.

SEPTEMBER 17

VFW Auxiliary Post 1371 Monthly Meeting, 6:30 p.m., 207 Main St., Owego. 

SEPTEMBER 18

Tuesday Morning Story Hour, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., Candor Free Library, Bank Street, Candor. For questions, call 659-7258. 

SEPTEMBER 19

Owego Christian Women’s Club’s “Immeasurably More” – Stonecroft’s 80th – Owego CWC 45th Anniversary Celebration Men and Ladies Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Owego Treadway and Quality Inn, Route 17C, Owego. Cost is $14 per person. For information, call Donna at 785-0048, text to 283-3926, or email to donalady077@yahoo.com. 

Lego Club, 10 a.m. to noon, Candor Free Library, 2 Bank St., Candor. For questions, call 659-7258. 

S.T.E.A.M. Night, 6:30 p.m., Noble Room, 9 Park St., Newark Valley. For more info call Tappan-Spaulding Memorial Library or call 642-9960. 

Toddler Storytime, 10:15 a.m., Coburn Free Library, Main Street, Owego.

Candor Farm Market, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Candor Town Hall, Candor. 

Money As You Grow, 10 a.m., Family Resource Center, 72 North Ave., Owego. Stories with craft for children to learn more about saving money. 

SEPTEMBER 20

Candor Farm Market, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Candor Town Hall, Candor. 

Lego Club, 6:30 p.m., Coburn Free Library, Main Street, Owego. To register, call 687-3520 or email director@coburnfreelibrary.com.

T.O.P.S., 6 p.m., Candor Town Hall, 101 Owego Rd., Candor. For info, call Jean at 659-9969.

Candor Central School Board of Education Regular Meeting, 7 p.m., H.S. Library Media Center, Candor. 

SEPTEMBER 21

VFW Friday Night Halupki, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Main Street, Owego. Comes with a side, soup and salad bar. A regular menu is also available. 

Zumbini Story Time and Toddler Time with special guest Amanda Smith, 10 and 11 a.m., Spalding Memorial Library, 724 S. Main St., Athens. 

SEPTEMBER 21 and 22

Rummage Sale, Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday bag sale from 9 a.m. to noon, Lounsberry Community United Methodist Church, 3586 East River Rd., Nichols. 

SEPTEMBER 22

Owego United Methodist Church Auction, 6 p.m., 261 Main St., Owego. Live auction, silent auctions and Chinese auctions. For more info, call 687-2417. 

1st Annual Cruise-In 4 Paws Car Show, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pines Pavilion, 1660 Union Center Highway, Endicott. Cost is a $2 donation per person, and Car Show Registration is a $10 donation. Trophies presented to the top 25 cars at 2 p.m.; at 4 p.m. there will be a door prize drawing for $500 cash. For information on car show registration, or to be a vendor, call Kim at 724-3709, ext. 107, or email to kbroderick@bchumanesoc.com.  

The Humane Society’s Woofstock will be held from noon to 5 p.m., and gates open at 11 a.m. Pines Pavilion, 1660 Union Center Maine Highway, Endicott. Tickets can be purchased for $10 in advance or at the door the day of the event. Children ages 12 and under are free. Performing are The Spelunkers, Project Z, Tim Ruffo, and Jeff Howell’s Boogie De Jour. There will be basket raffles, 50/50 raffles, face painting, and adoptable animals. Food and drink will be available for purchase.

“It’s Great to Be Here” with Author Richie Moran and Co-Author Steve Lawrence, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Riverow Bookshop, corner of Lake and Front Street in Owego. 

SEPTEMBER 23

Benefit for Matt Luhrs, noon to 4 p.m., Endwell Greens, 3675 Sally Piper Rd., Endwell. Cost is $75 per golfer, $300 per team. Payment required by Aug. 24. To register, call Justin at 761-5295 or Greg at 644-8447. Entertainment by DJ Toby, dinner, raffles, 50/50, and more. Cost is $20 for adults, ages under 10 are free. Call Amy at 761-3614 for tickets, or email Amybattista6@gmail.com. 

SEPTEMBER 24

Newark Valley Central School Board of Education Meeting, 6:30 p.m., District Office at the High School, 68 Wilson Creek Rd., Newark Valley. 

Free Night Club Two Step Dance Lesson, Beginner from 7 to 8 p.m., Intermediate from 8 to 9 p.m., Broome West Senior Center, 2801 Wayne St., Endwell. 

SEPTEMBER 25

Free East Coast Swing Dance Lesson, 7 to 7:45 Beginner, 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. Intermediate, Triple Cities Karate, 105 Washington Ave., Endicott. Open dancing from 8:30 to 10 p.m.

Large Motor Room, 10 a.m., Family Resource Center, 72 North Ave., Owego. Children will enjoy the slide, tunnel, coupe cars and more!

SEPTEMBER 26

Free Polka Dance Lesson, Beginner from 7 to 8 p.m., Intermediate from 8 to 9 p.m., Jewish Community Center, 500 Club House Rd., Vestal. 

Toddler Storytime, 10:15 a.m., Coburn Free Library, Main Street, Owego.

SEPTEMBER 27

Disaster Preparation Course, 7 p.m., St. Patrick’s Hall, Owego. Taught by the American Red Cross. Light refreshments will be provided. For questions, email joedphil@yahoo.com. 

Free Salsa and Bacchata Dance Lesson, Beginner at 7 to 8 p.m., Intermediate at 8 to 9 p.m., Jewish Community Center, 500 Club House Rd., Vestal. 

SEPTEMBER 28

VFW Friday Night Chicken Parm Special, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Main Street, Owego. Side of spaghetti, soup and salad bar, regular menu also available. 

Swing Dance Lesson, 6 to 7 p.m., Vestal American Legion, Vestal, 7 to 10 p.m. dancing to Rich Wilson. The cost is $8. 

SEPTEMBER 28, 29 and 30

Most Holy Rosary Church Oktoberfest, Friday from 6 to 11 p.m., Saturday from 5 to 11 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Route 26, Maine. 

SEPTEMBER 29

Chinese Auction opens at 5 p.m., drawing at 7 p.m., Candor Firehouse, Candor. Must be present to win, refreshments available. To benefit The Bread of Life Food Pantry.

Gold Star Mothers (and Families) Luncheon, 2 to 5 p.m., VFW, Main Street, Owego. 

National Ballroom Dance Week Celebration Dance, 6 to 11 p.m., Knights of Columbus, Park Avenue, Binghamton. Dinner catered by Phil’s Chicken House. Dancing to Vic Merrill and Friends. Cost is $15 for USA Dance Members and students, and $25 for non-members. For reservation and tickets, call Ruth at 341-2923. The deadline for tickets is Sept. 19. 

Family Fun and Literacy Awareness Day, noon to 4 p.m., Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton. Free admission and fun for all ages!

OCTOBER 6

Sarah’s Cause for Paws: In Memory of Sarah Jayne Orton, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hickories Park, Owego. Sign up and help fundraise at sarahscauseforpaws.org. For more info, visit sarahjayneorton.com. 

Owego Lions Club 7th Annual Chinese Auction, 7 p.m., Community Center, 9 Sheldon Guild Blvd., Owego. Tickets are $25, and a door prize ticket is $2. Refreshments are available for purchase. 

OCTOBER 7

New item collection for Operation Christmas Child (Samaritan’s Purse), Haven of Rest, 62 North Ave., Owego. Items donated in excess of filling 50 boxes will be used for Community Outreach. 

OCTOBER 9

Newark Valley Central School Board of Education Meeting, 6:30 p.m., District Office at the High School, 68 Wilson Creek Rd., Newark Valley. 

OCTOBER 21

New item collection for Operation Christmas Child (Samaritan’s Purse), Haven of Rest, 62 North Ave., Owego. Items donated in excess of filling 50 boxes will be used for Community Outreach. 

OCTOBER 22

Newark Valley Central School Board of Education Meeting, 6:30 p.m., District Office at the High School, 68 Wilson Creek Rd., Newark Valley. 

NOVEMBER 3

Community Packing Party for Operation Christmas Child, Haven of Rest, 62 North Ave., Owego. Call 972-7625 for more information.