What’s Happening for the week of March 14, 2021

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, or e-mail wpost@owegopennysaver.com. Please send notices at least three weeks in advance of the event. Space available, your event will appear.  

MARCH 16

Berkshire Free Library’s 3rd Tuesday monthly board of trustees meeting will be via zoom at 7 p.m. Contact Fran at BFL@htva.net to attend.

MARCH 17

2021 SWCD Board of Directors Meeting, 9 a.m.; if you are interested in attending a meeting, contact Miranda Palmer (Palmerm@co.tioga.ny.us) for more information.

Free Community Meal, 5 to 6 p.m., St. John’s Church, 28 Rock St., Newark Valley. Takeout only. All are Welcome.

Android Smartphone and Tablet: Basics – Your Questions Answered, 3 p.m. To participate in a workshop, click on screenleap.com/gfj_techcenter at the designated time. This workshop will not cover the Amazon Fire Tablet, which works on a version of Android that is covered in a separate workshop.

Tioga County Planning Board Meeting (via Zoom), 7 p.m., Meeting ID: 810 7879 2930; https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81078792930; Call In: 1-646-518-9805.

MARCH 18

Free Community Dinner, takeout only from 5 to 6 p.m., Owego First Baptist Church, 228 Main St., Owego. Sponsored by Allied Christians of Tioga.

Tioga County Legislative (2nd Legislative Workshop), 10 a.m., Edward D. Hubbard Auditorium of the Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building at 56 Main St., Owego.

Congressman Tom Reed Office Hours for March, 2:30 to 4 p.m., Tioga County Office Building, 56 Main St., Owego.

MARCH 19

Introduction to Zoom, 3 p.m. To participate in a workshop, click on screenleap.com/gfj_techcenter at the designated time.

MARCH 20

Lounsberry Food Pantry, noon to 3 p.m., located in the basement of the Lounsberry Methodist Church, 3586 East River Rd., Nichols. They practice social distancing and contact free pickup. Participants are asked to stay in their car. 

Spring into Green Bird Hike, 10 a.m., Brick Pond, Owego. Meet in the parking lot on East Front Street. Wear green to honor St. Patrick’s Day.

MARCH 24

How to Use the Alexa app: Features, Tips and Tricks, 3 p.m. To participate in a workshop, click on screenleap.com/gfj_techcenter at the designated time. 

MARCH 25

Free Community Dinner, takeout only from 5 to 6 p.m., Owego First Baptist Church, 228 Main St., Owego. Sponsored by Allied Christians of Tioga.

MARCH 26

Lenten Fish Dinner, Baked or Fried, $10, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., St. John’s Church, 28 Rock St. Newark Valley. Takeout only. For tickets, call 687-1068.

MARCH 27

Sap Run / Walk at Rawley Park in Richford; register online at norhterntiogachamber.org; begins between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. (1-mile non-competitive run / walk on the paved track). No bathrooms available. 

Craft Fair at West Creek Roadhouse, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 9518 W. Creek Rd., Berkshire.

Open Sugar House at Sweetrees Maple Products, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 761 Glen Rd., Berkshire. Free limited indoors tours and tours to the woods. Dress for the weather. Call (607) 657-8674 for an indoor appointment. Masks are required and social distancing is practiced. 

Legion of the Moose-Owego Benefit Spaghetti Dinner, 3 to 7 p.m., 3 Goodrich Rd., Owego. Dinner includes spaghetti, meatballs, salad, and roll. Cost is $7 per person. Eat in or takeout. Funds raised will be used for parking lot repair. 

MARCH 31

Learn to Use Google Drive, 3 p.m. To participate in a workshop, click on screenleap.com/gfj_techcenter at the designated time.

APRIL 3

Memorial Park Baptist Church and Grace Lutheran Church will be co-sponsoring a free Easter bag pickup in the parking lot of the Memorial Park Baptist Church, 1013 Front St. in Vestal. The event will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information, call (607) 785-3757.

Owego Hose Team to host April Trout Derby with a Chicken BBQ, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., checking fish in at Croton Hose Co. #3 Fire Station on Talcott Street, Owego. Registration forms for the Trout Derby are available at the Community Shop, Scott Smith & Son, Hook Line & Sinner, and Weaver Automotive; and online registration is available at the hose team website, www.OwegoHoseTeams.com. The registration deadline with the $10 fee is Friday, April 2, and you must be registered to participate.  Once registered you will be provided a unique number identifier by the hose team.

APRIL 10

Candor American Legion Auxiliary Unit 907 meeting, 7 p.m. at the Candor American Legion, located on Route 96 in Candor. They practice safe distance and wear facemasks. Meetings are normally held on the second Thursday of the month.

APRIL 16

Camp Ahwaga Fundraiser with Doug’s Fish Fry, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., UHS Plaza on Route 434 in Apalachin.

APRIL 21

2021 SWCD Board of Directors Meeting, 9 a.m.; if you are interested in attending a meeting, contact Miranda Palmer (Palmerm@co.tioga.ny.us) for more information.

JULY 16

Drive By and Drop Off Food Drive, 10 a.m. to noon, Apalachin United Methodist Church, 303 Pennsylvania Ave. in Apalachin. To benefit Park Terrace Food Pantry.