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Editor&#8217;s note: Please send news for this space by noon Friday to ae@www.timesleader.com or by mail to Good Eats, The Times Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. To ensure accuracy, information must be typed or computer generated.THIS WEEK: Aug. 5 to Aug. 11Crab Fest Fundraiser, 2-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, The Nuangola Volunteer Fire Department company grounds, 5175 Nuangola Road, Nuangola. All-you-can-eat hard shell crabs, peel and eat shrimp (one dozen), steamed clams (one dozen), pulled pork, clam chowder, fresh-cut French fries, pasta salad, cole slaw, beverages. No coolers. $40 per person. Advance tickets only. Deadline, Friday, Aug. 7. Mail checks payable to NVFD to Fire Chief, 33 Blytheburn Road, Mountain Top, PA 18707. To have tickets mailed send a self-addressed, stamped envelope or tickets will be held at the door. For information, contact Tony at 570-868-3938 or Annette at amwrn@yahoo.com.Meat Loaf Dinner/Bake Sale, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, Loyalville United Methodist Church, Loyalville Road. $9 adults; $3.50 children younger than 12. Take outs available. Call ahead at 570-477-3521 and leave name, phone number, number of dinners and pick-up time. Next hoagie sale, Wednesday, Sept. 8. $5 each.Lebanese-American Food Festival, 4-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, and noon-7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 9, St. Joseph Melkite Greek-Catholic Church, 130 N. St. Francis Cabrini Ave. (off lower Jackson Street), West Scranton. Great Middle Eastern food and pastries, local picnic favorites, games, used-book sale, baskets, clams, beer. Entertainment by D.J. Mike Simon.Chicken Barbecue, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, Prince of Peace Parish, parking lot of Arcaro and Genell Restaurant, Old Forge. Take out, limited on-site seating. Half barbecue chicken, potato salad, corn on the cob, roll, dessert. $10. Call the rectory at 570-457-5900. Deadline, Saturday, Aug. 1. Walk-ins limited.Chicken Barbecue, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, St. James Lutheran Church, Hobbie. Take out only. Tickets are $8 and must be purchased in advance. Order deadline is Sunday, Aug. 9. Call 570-379-3878 or 570-379-2239 and leave a message.Soup, Sandwiches and Salvation, 6:30 p.m., every second and last Sunday, The Salvation Army Wilkes-Barre Rehabilitation Center, 60 New Hill St. All welcome.Free Dinner, 5-6:30 p.m., every Monday, for those in need, Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, 317 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston.August Luncheon, noon Thursday, Aug. 13, The Irem Women&#8217;s Auxiliary, the Irem Country Club, Dallas. Prizes will be awarded. Petite prime rib or chicken and mushroom in a puff pastry, fruit cup, whipped potatoes, asparagus, rolls and butter, cherry cheesecake, coffee or tea. $18. Reservations must be made or cancelled by 11:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10. Call Sally Wagner at 570-675-2325 or Kathy Boback at 570-675-2884. Wheelchair accessible. Parking.Steak and Chicken Dinner Outback, 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, The Plains Lions Club, Plains Lions pavilion, Clark Lane. $15 adults, $10 children younger than 12. Take out available. For tickets contact Tom Mulhern at 570-332-7606 or any Lions Club member.FUTURESlavic Festival, 4-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14; 3-10 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 15; noon-5 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 16, St. Mary&#8217;s Byzantine Catholic Church, 320 Mifflin Ave., Scranton. Live entertainment, homemade ethnic foods, carnival foods, clams, homemade soups, beer tent, games, raffles, white elephant, more.Pork Barbecue Dinner, 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, Wyoming United Methodist Church, 376 Wyoming Avenue. $9 adults; $5 children 5-12. Dine in (picnic style) or take out (drive-through). Advance tickets, call 570-693-2821. Tickets available at the door.Pulled-Pork Dinner, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, 420 Main St., Dallas. Chef John Hudak&#8217;s Kansas City pulled pork, &#8220;KC&#8221; cheesy corn, baked beans, potato salad, dinner rolls and butter, dessert assortment. $10 adults; $6 children, 10 and younger. Take outs, 3:30-4:40 p.m. Reserved tickets, online, www.princeofpeacedallaspa.org, or 570-675-1723.Barbecue, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, Sweet Valley Church of Christ, 5439 Main Road, Sweet Valley. Free hot dogs, hamburgers, beverages. Bring a side dish, lawn chairs and friends.Annual Ethnic Food Festival, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, Edwardsville. Homemade potato pancakes, halupki, pierogies, haluski, pagach, pulled pork, goulash, bake sale, much more. Theme baskets, crafts, pic-a-tic, children&#8217;s games. Rain or shine.All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast, 8 a.m.-noon Sunday, Sept. 6, Marine Corps League Det. 1039, St. Patrick Parish Center, 411 Allegheny St., White Haven. 570-262- 2894.

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