Photo submitted to Times Observer Friends of Youngsville Library Trustee, Jane Hamblin (pictured) and Darla Herrnberger (not shown) were at Richard’s Restaurant last Friday, selling chances for YPL’s “Love Your Library” Raffle Extravaganza going on now- Friday, March 17th. There are 6 gift-card themed ‘baskets’ to choose from, each valued at $100. 10 tickets for a $5 donation or 1 ticket for a $1 donation. Tickets are available at Valley Bowling now - Monday, February 27th and at The Forester Restaurant now through Wednesday, March 15, during their regular business hours (Wed-Thurs. 4pm- 9pm & Fri-Sat. Noon- 10 pm). Tickets also available at the library M & Tu Noon-7:30, W 10-5, & F Noon-4 pm.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake and Sausage Dinner

Would like to help send a young person to Camp Allegheny, Jumonville or Wesley Woods . Many young people have had great experiences from Christian camping. A Shrove Tuesday Pancake and Sausage Dinner will be held at Youngsville First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, from 4:00 P.M. – 7 p.m. to help fund camperships for their children and youth. Cost: Donation. We hope you will attend for this worthy cause.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

The Berea Lutheran Church located near the intersection of Route 6 and Route 958 is having a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on February 28, 2017 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to raise fund to donate to a charity. Cost is a donation. This will be held in the fellowship hall.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

St. Luke Knights of Columbus is having their annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper featuring: Pancakes, Sausage and real maple syrup. Cost is a donation at the door. The supper will be held February 28th from 5:00 – 7:00.

The “40 Cans for Lent” (Food For Families) program will be held again this year, sponsored by St. Luke Knights of Columbus. Participants are asked to bring one can of food for each of the 40 days of Lent to benefit Youngsville Ministerial Food Pantry?.? They invite other area churches or individuals to participate. Please call Darrell Harlan @ 563-4275 if you have any questions.

CMC Meeting

Just a reminder to our CMC representatives that our next CMC meeting on March 7 at 1:00 pm. and 6p.m. at the Love Inc. office. We our looking forward to seeing you all and hearing about your Love Month Sunday at your churches! 2017 Youngsville Lenten Services

2017 Youngsville Lenten Services

All Services Begin at Noon – March 1-Evangelical UMC – includes imposition of ashes ; March 8- Free Methodist; March 15 – Saron Lutheran ;March 22- St. Francis Episcopal; March 29 – St. Luke’s Roman Catholic; April 5 – Otterbein UMC ; April 12 – Irvine Presbyterian. On April 14 – Good Friday Procession of the Cross beginning at noon at the Free Methodist Church then processing through town stopping for short time of prayer at each church ending with Saron Lutheran Church

Happenings at the Youngsville Free Methodist Church

Upcoming events at the Church

Fitness Circle: 12:30-1:30 Feb 27, Mar 1 & Mar 2. Cost: Donation. Bring your yoga mat, dumbbells, water bottle and notebook. Class meets upstairs in our youth room. Please note: there is no certified instructor present.

Wednesday, Mar 1: Community Meal at 5 pm. . PowerHouse Kids for ages pre-K thru 6th grade 6-7 pm (parents, please make sure you pick your child(ren) up in the Sanctuary after class. For liability and safety reasons, we need to have the child(ren) picked up by a parent or guardian or have a note sent in with whom they are to leave with. Teen Truth Project 6 pm. Thurs, Mar 2: Fuel Youth Group for ages 6th grade-post-high 6:30-8:30.

Fri, Mar 3: The start of our annual Lenten Fish Fry. The cost is $9 a meal. Take out is available. New This Year: Choice of potato (french fries or baked potato). Dessert is included. Serving time will be from 5pm to 7pm. We will have fish fries every Friday during lent benefiting our Mission Outreach.

2nd Harvest Produce Express

The 2nd Harvest Produce Express will be at the Otterbein United Methodist Church, 258 Dalrymple St, Pittsfield, PA on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Food pick-up will begin promptly at 3:30pm. We will be serving 100 families on a first come, first served basis. No pre-registration needed. Volunteer workers please arrive by 2:00pm. “This institution is an equal opportunity provider.”

YHS Classes of 1964 and 1965 Luncheon

YHS Classes of 1964 and 1965 Luncheon will be held Tuesday February 28th at 12:30 PM at the American Legion in Youngsville. Spouses and all other classes are welcome. Please join us and become reacquainted. For further information or questions, please contact Karen Barnett (814) 664-7380.

WarrenGives meeting in Youngsville

Monday, February 27th at 6:00 pm, a 2017 Warren Gives online day of giving meeting will be held at the Youngsville Library. This meeting is sponsored by the Community Foundation of Warren County and is open to representatives from any of the organizations that participate in the Annual Warren Gives Event. The meeting should last around 45 minutes and will include (a) a 2016 event recap, (b) what’s new for 2017, (c) important dates for organizations to know, and (d) share ideas on how to increase Your Organization’s participation numbers.

The Community Foundation of Warren County will be holding additional meetings this year -in an effort to make it as easy as possible for representatives from the organizations listed on Warren Gives to attend. Organizations who attend a preliminary Warren Gives meeting find them very beneficial and tend to do well on event day.

There will also be a meeting on Saturday, February 25th at the Warren Library from 1:00 – 2:00 pm in the Slater Room. More meeting dates will be in the paper. The 2017 Warren Gives online day of giving event will be Wednesday, May 17th from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm. Go to WarrenGives.org for more information.

Valley Bowling helps Youngsville Public Library

Youngsville Public Library’s 7th Annual “Love Your Library” Raffle tickets are available at Valley Bowling now through Monday, February 28th. Detailed descriptions for each “gift-card” themed ‘basket’, valued at $100 each, will also on display at Valley Bowling.

“From the very first year that we started this fundraiser, the Johnson Family has supported our annual raffle basket efforts by encouraging us to display our themed-‘baskets’ at Valley Bowling for a week with the idea that more members of the community can see these great baskets and help YPL,” stated Library Director Kristy Wallace. “If people can’t make it to the library during our regular business hours they have an opportunity to stop by Valley Bowling instead. We are so appreciative and grateful that the Johnson’s are so community minded. Not only do they host our fundraiser event and contribute to our K-12 Summer Super Reader program, they also make it a point to host at least one bowling charity event each year as well.”

Raffle ticket chances are always available at YPL during business hours through Friday, March 17th. Winners will be drawn at the end of business day on the 17th. Library hours are M & Tu Noon-7:30 pm, W 10-5, and Fri Noon-4. Call Valley Bowling at 563-4320 for raffle/bowling event questions and 563-7670 for library questions.

Tax forms at Youngsville Public Library

1040A, 1040, and 1040 EZ forms and booklets are now available, in limited quantities, at the Youngsville Public Library. PA-40 forms and envelopes are also available. YPL has still not received Rent Rebate forms to date but you may call during library business hours Monday & Tuesday. Noon-7:30 pm, Wednesday 10-5, and Friday Noon-4pm. to see if they have arrived. Local forms should be mailed directly to you, if you have not previously filed your local taxes on-line. Libraries no longer receive blank local tax forms.

You can order federal tax forms and instruction booklets online at www.irs.gov or by phone at 1-800-829-3676. Special state forms and/or instruction booklets can be printed at www.revenue.pa.gov or you can order forms by phone at 1-888-728-2937 (1-888-PATAXES). If you need additional local tax forms or if you have questions regarding local taxes you can access www.hab-inc.com (Berkheimer website).