What’s Happening for the week of December 2

What’s Happening – send dated church, school, social or non-profit event information (50 words or less) to the Owego Pennysaver, Attention: 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. 

DECEMBER 2

American Legion Sunday Breakfast, 8 to 11:30 a.m., Front Street, Owego. Made to order specials, ages under five are free.

Annual Breakfast with Santa, 8 a.m. to noon, Candor Fire Hall, Route 96, Candor. Free will donation to benefit the Candor Masonic Lodge #411 Scholarship Fund. 

Holiday Craft Fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Clinic Atrium on the Guthrie Sayre Campus. For more info call (570) 887-2523 or email storelli_suzanne@guthrie.org. 

Owego Lions Club Christmas Tree Fundraiser at Ye Olde Country Florist, 86 Main St., Owego. Selling now until sold out. Douglas Firs are available for $40 each. 

DECEMBER 4

Tioga County Health and Human Services Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building, 56 Main St., Owego. 

Tioga County Clerk, Historian, Real Property, Veterans and Elections Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building, 56 Main St., Owego. 

Tioga County Information Technology and Communications Meeting, 10:30 a.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building, 56 Main St., Owego. 

Tioga County Public Safety / Probation, DWI and Coroner Meeting, 2:30 p.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building, 56 Main St., Owego. 

Annual Christmas Tea, refreshments at 6 p.m., Bell Choir Bravissimo at 7:30 p.m., Park Terrace Community United Methodist Church, 30 Glann Rd., Apalachin. RSVP is helpful, call 625-4134 or email to parkterraceoffice@gmail.com. 

Monthly Soup and Chili Supper, 5 to 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 17 Main St., Candor. Good will donation. 

DECEMBER 4 and 5

AARP Driver Safety Class, 1 to 4:15 p.m., Countryside Community Center, 9 Sheldon Guile Blvd., Owego. To sign up, call 687-4120. 

DECEMBER 5

Tioga County Public Works and Capital Projects Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building, 56 Main St., Owego. 

Tioga County Personnel / ADA and Right to Know Meeting, 10:30 a.m., Personnel Conference Room of the Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building, 56 Main St., Owego. 

Tioga County 1st Monthly Legislative Workshop and Legislative Support Meeting, 1 p.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building, 56 Main St., Owego. 

LEGO Club, 6:30 p.m., Noble Room, 9 Park St., Newark Valley. Sponsored by Tappan-Spaulding Memorial Library.

DECEMBER 6

“BROTHERS for the CROSS Regular Breakfast Meeting, 8 a.m., Blue Dolphin Restaurant, Route 434, Exit 66 off Route 17, Apalachin. Non-denominational Christian Men’s group, all are welcome. Hear Pastor Bill Prentice tell about his mission trip to Mexico. For questions call Dave 258-0331 or John 785-3543.

The Athens Area High School Daydreamers invite you to join them at the Spalding Memorial Library  from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. for creative writing activities for kids and teens. Write a letter to Santa, describe the perfect snowman, write a 5-minute story and more! Recommended for grades three and up, but all ages are welcome. The event is free. The Spalding Memorial Library is located at 724 S. Main St. in Athens, Pa. You can call (570) 888-7117 for more information.

DECEMBER 7

Lights on the River, downtown Owego, 4 to 8 p.m. Visit www.owego.org to learn more.

Gene Hummel, 7 p.m., Nichols American Legion, 119 Dean St., Nichols. 

Christmas Open House for adults, 4 to 7 p.m., The Depot in Newark Valley. Silent auction for Holiday wreaths, Christmas model railroad, live holiday music by the Valley Harmony and Daphne Braden. 

DECEMBER 7, 8 and 9

A Christmas Story, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., Ti-Ahwaga Performing Arts Center, 42 Delphine St., Owego. The cost is $20, $18 for students with ID and seniors 60 and older; ages 12 and under are $10. Visit Tiahwaga.com or call 687-2130 for tickets or information. 

DECEMBER 8

Newark Valley’s 13th Annual Holiday Magic, around downtown Newark Valley, 4 to 8 p.m. There will be activities at the Noble Room, Village Green, Gazebo, Tappan Spaulding Library, and at The Depot. There will be horse and wagon rides between the Village Green and The Depot. 

Holiday Bake Sale, gifts, soup luncheon and basket raffle, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., drawing at 2 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 17 Main St., Candor.

Christmas Craft Show and Bake Sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Vestal Center United Methodist Church, 478 West Hill Rd., Vestal. Lunch available. 

Santa and his Elves, 4:30 to 7 p.m., The Depot in Newark Valley. Refreshments will be available. 

Holiday Harmony with Vestal Community Chorus and Visit from Santa, 7 p.m., Vestal United Methodist church, 28 Main St., Vestal. Donations appreciated.

Clothes Clubhouse for Kids, 10 to 11 a.m., Tioga Center United Methodist Church, 3022 St. Rte. 17C, Tioga Center. For children in the Tioga Central School District. For info, call Carol at 687-4793 or Kathy at 687-3746. 

Holiday Basket Raffle, Bake Sale and Soup Luncheon, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Raffles drawn at 2 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 17 Main St., Candor. 

DECEMBER 9

American Legion Sunday Breakfast, 8 to 11:30 a.m., Front Street, Owego. Made to order specials, ages under five are free.

Trumpeter Chiz Rider in Concert, 6 p.m., Sayre Christian Church, 427 S. Keystone Ave., Sayre, Pa. Free will offering to support Chiz Rider’s ministry. Call (570) 888-2683 for more info. 

Holiday Tour of Homes: A Self-Guided Tour of eight Homes and McKendree Church in Candor, 1 to 5 p.m., McKendree Church, Owego Street, Candor. Tickets for $10 are available at Tioga State Bank, Candor. Deposit tickets for drawing at 5:15 p.m., for questions call 659-7312. 

Christmas Cantata “Go Sing It on the Mountain”, 7 p.m., Newark Valley United Methodist Church, Main Street, Newark Valley. In case of inclement weather, it will be held on Dec. 16. 

Owego Lions Club Christmas Tree Fundraiser at Ye Olde Country Florist, 86 Main St., Owego. Selling now until sold out. Douglas Firs available for $40 each. 

Ham Dinner, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 940 Montrose Turnpike, Owego. The cost is an $8 donation; eat in or carry out. 

DECEMBER 10

Tioga County American Legion Auxiliary Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Parkview Hotel and Restaurant, Front Street, Owego. 

DECEMBER 11

Fun Fiber Arts Workshop “Spinning Fiber with a Drop Spindle”, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Berkshire Community Hall, lower level, 11 Jewett Hill Rd., Berkshire. To register or for more information, call the Berkshire Free Library at (607) 657-4418.

Tioga Finance / Legal and Safety Meeting, 4:30 p.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building, 56 Main St., Owego. 

Tioga County Legislature Twelfth Regular Meeting of 2018, 6 p.m., Edward D. Hubbard Auditorium of the Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building, 56 Main St., Owego. 

DECEMBER 13

Golden Age Dish to Pass Lunch, 11:30 a.m., First Baptist Fellowship Hall, 228 Main St., Owego. Bring a friend!

American Legion Auxiliary Candor Unit 907 Meeting, 7 p.m., Candor Legion, Candor. 

DECEMBER 14, 15 and 16

A Christmas Story, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., Ti-Ahwaga Performing Arts Center, 42 Delphine St., Owego. The cost is $20, $18 for students with ID and seniors 60 and older; ages 12 and under are $10. Visit Tiahwaga.com or call 687-2130 for tickets or information. 

DECEMBER 15

Breakfast with Santa, 8 to 11 a.m., Newark Valley Fire Station, Route 38, Newark Valley. Free will offering.

Painting with Sandy Free Workshop, 1 p.m., Candor Free Library, 2 Bank St., Candor. Open to all ages. Call 659-7258 to reserve your spot. 

DECEMBER 16

American Legion Sunday Breakfast, 8 to 11:30 a.m., Front Street, Owego. Made to order specials, ages under five are free.

ArtSplash with Johanna “Inks on Yupo Paper” Free Class, 1 to 3 p.m., Candor Free Library, 2 Bank St., Candor. Open to all ages; call 659-7375 to reserve your spot. 

Owego Lions Club Christmas Tree Fundraiser at Ye Olde Country Florist, 86 Main St., Owego. Selling now until sold out. Douglas Firs available for $40 each.

DECEMBER 17

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

DECEMBER 19

Doug’s Fish Fry, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Campville Fire Department Station 3, 1281 State Rt. 38, Owego. 

Owego Christian Women’s Club “Snowflakes & Candlelight” Ladies luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Owego Treadway / Quality Inn, Route 17C, Owego. The cost is $14 per person; for info, call Donna at 785-0048 or text 283-3926, or email donalady077@yahoo.com. 

DECEMBER 20

Tioga County 2nd Legislative Workshop, 10 a.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building, 56 Main St., Owego. 

DECEMER 21

Bake Sale, 9 a.m. until sold out, Community Bank N.A., Nichols. Hosted by Nichols American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post 1624. 

DECEMBER 23

American Legion Sunday Breakfast, 8 to 11:30 a.m., Front Street, Owego. Made to order specials, ages under five are free.

DECEMBER 27 and 28

AARP Driver Safety Class, 1 to 4:15 p.m., Community Center, 9 Sheldon Guile Blvd., Owego. To sign up, call 687-4120. 

DECEMBER 30

American Legion Sunday Breakfast, 8 to 11:30 a.m., Front Street, Owego. Made to order specials, ages under five are free.

MAY 4 and 5

2nd Annual Athens Arts4All, Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Harlan Rowe Middle School, Athens. Free to the public, will be held both inside and outside of the middle school building.