Easter Egg Hunt
The annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Dunmore Lions Club, Dunmore Rotary, Dunmore Police Department and Dunmore Fire Department will be held on Saturday, April 8, at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Playground, Hill and Cooney Streets, for children ages 11 and under.
Hiring lifeguards
Lackawanna County is looking for lifeguards at its lakes and pool and four parks–McDade, Aylesworth, Covington, and Merli-Sarnoski. All applicants must be Red Cross certified. The country will be paying lifeguards $15 per hour and will also reimburse individuals for the certification cost.
Applications are available on the County’s website – www.lackawannacounty.org. Further information is available by calling the Parks & Recreation Office at 570-963-6764.
Library of Things
The Albright Memorial Library in Scranton now circulates more than books, DVDs, eBooks, puzzles, board games, and videos games. Need a pair of binoculars so you can identify the orange bird that is in your tree? Need a basin wrench to fix a leaky sink? Going camping and need Internet access? With a Lackawanna County System Library card, you can now borrow items like a projector screen, Cricut Joy machine, Internet Hot Spot, Roku, digital slide converter, binoculars, air compressor, laminator, candle maker and more.
The items can be borrowed for one week with 2 renewals. In some cases, like for the laminator and button machine, supplies can be purchased from the library.
For a complete list, visit lclshome.org and search for the term “library of things” in the online catalog.
Host-for-a-Day
Saint Francis of Assisi Kitchen is conducting a celebration for its Host‑for‑a‑Day campaign on Wednesday, May 3, at Fiorelli’s, Peckville beginning at 6 p.m. Donations to the campaign of $100 or more help to sponsor a free meal for up to 250 needy men, women and children. Each contributor and a guest is invited to attend. RSVPs are required by April 3.
A Host‑for‑a‑Day gift can be made by calling the Kitchen at 570-342‑5556, sending a check to Saint Francis of Assisi Kitchen, 500 Penn Avenue, Scranton PA 18509, or online at: stfranciskitchen.org/host-for-the-day/ .
Marywood open house
Marywood University will hold a spring undergraduate open house for high school students and their parents on Saturday, April 15. Registration begins at 9 a.m. in the Fireplace Lounge at the Nazareth Student Center on the University’s campus, and the last campus tour departs at 1:30 p.m.
The event will include informative tours of the campus, complimentary continental breakfast and lunch for all guests, and the opportunity to meet with current Marywood students, faculty, and athletic coaches. Information sessions with admissions and financial aid counselors will also be available.
For more information and to register, visit marywood.edu/openhouse, email YourFuture@marywood.edu, or call Marywood University’s admissions office at (570) 348-6234.
Leadership Symposium
Marywood University’s School of Business and Global Innovation (SBGI) is hosting a Leadership Symposium, “The Value in Values-led Business,” on Wednesday, April 19, from 3-7 p.m., in the Latour Room, Nazareth Student Center. The event is free and open to the public. All attendees will receive a ticket for a door prize, which will be drawn at the conclusion of the event.
Chris Speicher, Ph.D., SBGI Executive Director, will offer welcoming remarks, and the event will feature a student/alumni panel discussion at 3:15 p.m., followed by a poster session and networking. Light refreshments will be served at 4:30 p.m. Daniel J. Santaniello, President and CEO of Fidelity Bank, will deliver the keynote address at 5:30 p.m.