Fun Fact For The Week: New Year’s Eve is celebrated in different ways around the world. In Spain, people eat 12 grapes at midnight to bring in the new year. In Japan, they eat a bowl of buckwheat noodles called “toshikoshisoba” (year-crossing noodles). In Brazil, most people wear white on New Year’s Eve. In Greece, children leave their shoes by the fireside with the hope that St. Basil will fill their shoes with gifts; and in the Wolfe household we celebrated with lots of good friends, pizza and laughing in the New Year. Welcome 2011!!

Pet Peeve For The Week: Back to school, back to work and back to reality!

Hughesville events

There will be a homemade Chicken & Ham Pot-Pie Supper on January 8 from 4-7 p.m. at Clarkstown United Methodist Church. Take-outs and by the quart are available.

An All-You-Can-Eat-Breakfast Buffet will be held on Sunday, January 9 from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Picture Rocks Volunteer Fire Company. Adults $8 and ages 6-12 if $4. Under 6 are free.

An All-You-Can-Eat-Breakfast will be held Sunday, January 9 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the Muncy Valley Moose in Hughesville. Adults $7 and $5 for kids 6-12.

The Friends of the Hughesville Area Public Library will hold their monthly meeting on Monday, January 10 in the library’s community room at 7 p.m. Anyone interested in helping support the library is welcome to attend.

Bethany United Methodist Church will be having a Vegetable Soup Sale on Friday, January14. Please order by January 12 by calling 584-2044 or 584-2301.

TOPS take off pounds sensibly meets at the Friends Church in Hughesville every Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m. Call 435-2902 or 584-4530 for more information.

Our sincerest sympathies go out to the family of Ruth Swisher who passed away recently. Ruth was 100 years old, and we will remember her in our thoughts and prayers.

Happy New Year to everyone and please remember to be careful while driving. Don’t drink and drive.

Happy Birthday wishes to: John Steel, Traci Clementoni, Bill A. DeWire, John McConnell, Lois Maneval and Lisa Brown Dec. 29; Molly Armstrong, Ashley Taggart, Harold Rider, Pamela Rogers and Debra Rosbach Dec. 30, Anne (Townsend) Bulkley, Eileen Berger, Joy Garverick, Willow Moon Bolick, Josephine Houseknecht and Sharon Snyder Dec. 31.

Happy Anniversary to: Pastor Paul & Sue Fitzgerald Dec. 29; Tom & Carolyn “Butch” Swisher Dec. 30.

Congratulations to Brandt Snyder who placed in the top 5 percent of the National 2011 Young Arts competition for Cinematic Arts. The Young Arts Association is a National Association for advancement in the arts. Brandt submitted his digital movie “Beyond Business” for this competition,which also won first place at the PA State Computer Fair earlier this year.

Remember; take the high road because the low road’s so crowded.