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GOOD EATS!Editor&#8217;s note: 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. For accuracy, information must be typed or computer generated.This week: Nov. 15 to 21The annual pulSpaghetti dinners, at St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, 905 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. 4 to 6 p.m. each Thursday in the church hall. $8, includes salad, pasta dinner, bread, dessert and beverage. Choice of six pastas and five sauces. Ample parking. 570-823-6692.Roast Beef Dinner, will take place at the Albright United Methodist Church, Dana and Grove streets, Wilkes-Barre from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 16. Eat in or take out. $9 for adults; $5 for children. Roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetable, roll applesauce, dessert.Holiday Sale, Transfiguration of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church is holding a Holiday Sale in the church hall, corner of Bliss and Center streets in the Hanover Section of Nanticoke. The sale will be held every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Nov. 18, baked goods and Christmas Cookies will be made and sold. Pierogis will be made on Dec 1 and 2. Orders will be taken for the pierogis by calling Geri at 570-824-3880. The sales will be held weather permitting and while supplies last. Any concerns or questions please call 570-256-7883.FUTUREChristmas Tea sponsored by the Lake-Lehman Foundation at the Irem Clubhouse from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 10,with assorted scones, fresh fruits, salad, finger sandwiches and desserts. Tickets are $25 per person. Reservations must be made by Nov. 22. Call 570-592-5763 or email ellen.a.boyer@gmail.com. All proceeds benefit Lake-Lehman Foundation scholarships.Wigila Dinner, the Wilkes University Polish Room Committee will hold its eighth annual event from 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 26 in the Frank and Dorothea Henry Student Center banquet room on the Wilkes campus. Traditional Polish foods will be served and those attending will enjoy singing and listening to Polish Christmas carols. The dinner costs $25, and reservations can be made by calling Barbara Yacuboski at 570-542-7447. Confirmed reservation will be made upon receipt of payment.Klopsi, Pork and Homemade Sauerkraut Dinner, noon to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 26 at the St. Faustina Parish Center, West Noble St., Nanticoke. Take-out will begin at 11 a.m. $10 for adults, $5 for children 10 and younger. Call the parish office at 570-735-4833 to reserve dinners. Deadline for placing an order is Nov. 21. A limited number of meals will be for sale at the door on a first-come-first-serve basis.Ukrainian Pierogie (Pyrohy) Sale, will take place at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Church, 70 Zerby Ave., Edwardsville. Final day to order is Nov. 26. Pick up orders at rear kitchen entrance on Dec. 4, 5 or 6 beginning at 1 p.m. each day. $8 per dozen. To order, call Anne at 570-714-3394 or Dorothy at 570-822-5354. Roast Beef Dinner, will take place from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Northmoreland Township Volunteer Fire Company, 1618 Demunds Road, Tunkhannock. $9 for adults; $4 for children.Christmas Wigila, the Polish American Congress of Northeastern Pennsylvania will hold its 42nd annual event, the traditional Polish Christmas Eve supper, at 1 p.m. Dec. 1 at Kings College, 119 Sheey-Farmer Center, Wilkes-Barre. The blessing of the Oplatki (Christmas wafer) and the lighting of the advent wreath will be followed by an 11-course dinner. A short program will be followed by the singing of traditional Polish Kolendy and American Christmas carols. Tickets cost $27 for non-members and $25 for members. Reservations are being accepted by Bernadine Regis, 1 Gay Ave., West Wyoming, PA , 18644. Call 570-693-2293. No reservations will be accepted without payment.Christmas Dinner Dance, will be held by the Dupont V.F.W., post 4909, 401 Main St., Dupont, on Dec. 9. The bar will be open from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Dinner will be served from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m., and dancing will take place from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. . The donation for the night is $30, and music will be provided by Millennium. For tickets and reservations, see Bob Lopata at the Post Home or call 570-654-9104. Deadline for tickets is Dec. 8.Spaghetti Dinner, will take place noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 10 at St. Mary&#8217;s Church Dining Hall, 1030 Hanover St., Nanticoke, to benefit the Nanticoke Area Little League. $10 per person. Dine in or take out. Limited delivery will be available.Christmas Cookie Sale, will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 23 at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 401 E. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Cookies cost $10 for 1 pound and $5 for a 1/2 pound assortment. A limited amount of cookies will be available on the day of sale, but to place orders, call 570-313-2180.<style>
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