Happy 4^th anniversary to Matthew and Marjorie Taylor. Marjorie lived in
Pennsylvania most of her life, but moved to California in 2005. Two
years later, she and her new husband returned home to Tioga County.
Welcome back, and we wish you a special anniversary on Memorial Day!

The North Penn High School recently held its Junior Prom. The Queen and
King were Sapphire Maccain and Carl Wickman. Proud parents have been
seen around town showing off photos of their young men and women dressed
in their classy outfits.

Last Saturday’s town-wide yard sale was a big hit! There were many cars
in town, and several people were quite happy with the number of items
they sold. The weather was warm and sunny until the mid-afternoon storms
rolled through. Based on the success stories, this is certain to become
an annual event.

Speaking of weather, have you prepared your garden and begun planting
yet? If you would like a raised-box plot in the Blossburg Community
Garden, contact Tonya at mcnamara@... <mailto:mcnamara@...>.
The rental fee is very affordable, and the garden is conveniently
located beside the green bridge, across from the fire hall.

The Blossburg Memorial Library will be having a book sale on May 23,
from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM. There will be many new fiction books for
sale. Come browse on the lawn and find some great bargains!

Get ready for an action-packed week in Blossburg; it’s time for the Coal
Festival! The carnival begins Wednesday evening a 6:00. The parade will
be held Saturday at 11:00. The park will be full of vendors, activities,
food and fun! Don’t miss the Laurel Youth Services 5K Race at 9:00 AM on
Saturday. The course begins at Island Park, winds through town, and ends
at the park. The race is open to all ages, and costs only $15 to enter.
Proceeds benefit a scholarship for Laurel Youth Sevices. For more
information, call Susan Blackwell at 638-1210, or visit
http://www.laurelhs.org/news/article.asp?id=2080

The next VIBE meeting will be held Wednesday, May 27, in the Kiwanis
Building at Island Park, from 6:00 – 7:00 PM. Last month, a
representative from Frontier Communications was present to discuss
expansion and improvement of the Blossburg Freenet, a free internet
service available at various locations throughout town. To learn more
about VIBE's current activities, come to the meeting. These meetings are
open to the public and free refreshments are served. Visit
http://www.blossburg.org/vibe for more information about this active group.

It’s nearly time for the 21^st annual reunion of Blossburg and North
Penn High Schools. Classes ending in “4” and “9” will receive special
recognition. For the schedule of events on Saturday, August 1, go to
http://blossburg.org/alumni/09invite.pdf.

If your organization has a special event or meeting notice that you
would like noted on the blossburg.org events calendar, email details to
events@... <mailto:events@...>. Please include
the date, time, location and some information about the event. To have
your community events posted on the large sign by the green bridge, send
the information to: sign@... <mailto:sign@...> .
Please submit information two weeks before the event.

What do you know? Have you heard something interesting that you’d like
to share? To submit a birthday or anniversary greeting, a community
event, or any other item for publication, send items to
news@..., or call Barb Slocum at 570-656-6597. Until next
time, have a wonderful week!