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GOOD EATS!Editor&#8217;s note: Send news for this space by noon on the Friday that lands at least two weeks prior to the event 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: Jan. 31 through Feb. 6<ins>Spaghetti 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. Spaghetti dinners run through May and possibly into the first week of June. </ins>Soup Sale, to benefit Alzheimer&#8217;s Association will take place through Feb. 27 at the Heritage Hill senior community, 800 Sixth St., Weatherly. Orders for chicken pastina and beef barley soup can be made by calling Rachael or Toni at 570-427-4500. Each quart costs $7, and soups can be picked up from 2 to 5 p.m. March 7.Pierogies for Heat, a fund-raiser to remedy the broken furnace at St. John the Baptist Church, 126 Nesbitt St., Larksville, will take place on Feb. 5. Pierogies cost $8 per dozen and will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Friday in the church hall.Sherpherd&#8217;s Pie Sale, will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Wyoming United Methodist Church, 376 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Orders were due by Jan. 25 by calling the church office at 570-693-2821. Pies are homemade from scratch and served in a 12-ounce deep dish pot pie pan. Each pie costs $6.50. On pickup day, drive to the back of the church and enter through the kitchen.Soup &amp; Salad Dinner, will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 1422 Mt. Zion Road, Harding. The dinner costs $7 per person and is all-you-can-eat.Pre-Lenten Pork and Sauerkraut/Kapusta Dinner will take place at 12:15 p.m. Feb. 4 at the St. Vladimir Ukranian Greek Catholic Church&#8217;s parish center, 428 N. Seventh Ave., Scranton between West Lackawanna Avenue and West Linden Street. The menu features slow roasted pork loin, gravy, Ukrainian kapusta (sweet and sour cabbage), mashed potatoes, vegetable, bread and rolls, dessert, coffee, tea and other beverages. $13 for adults; $8 for students age 6 to 12; free for children 5 and younger. Advance reservations required for both sit-down and take-out and can be made with Maria at 570-503-1514 no later than Jan. 30. Take-out available between 11:30 a.m. and noon. Event features door prizes and a 50/50 drawing.Hot Wing &amp; Pizza Sale, will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Company, 405 Cortez Road, Lake Ariel. Plain pizza costs $13 per tray of plain and $16 per tray of hot wing pizza. Take-it and bake-it pizza is also available. Hot wing flavors are mild, hot, hot garlic and sweet &amp; tangy and cost $9 per order. Pre-orders are recommended and available by calling 570-689-2829.Take &amp; Bake Pizza Sale, will take place between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Feb. 4 at St. John&#8217;s Russian Orthodox Cathedral church center, 706 Hill St., Mayfield. Plain trays cost $10 and pepperoni trays cost $11. Preorders can be place at 570-876-3576, 724-366-2015 or 570-876-0730.FUTURESoup for the Souls,will take place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, 420 N. Main Road, Buttonwood section of Hanover Township. Soup orders cost $8, and the soup of the month is piggie soup. Pre orders are appreciated. For more information or to order, call 570-825-6370.53rd annual &#8220;German Nite,&#8221; St. Nicholas Church, 226 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre, starting at 6 p.m. Feb. 10. A meal of pork and sauerkraut, chicken francaise, bratwurst, mashed potatoes, haluski and green beans will be served from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m., and live music will be performed by Schutzengiggles Oompah Band from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tickets cost $30 and are available in advance only. For tickets, call the church rectory at 570-823-7736.Annual Pig Roast will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Daddow-Isaacs Dallas American Legion Post 672. The menu features pork, sauerkraut, potatoes, gravy, drinks and dessert. Take-out will be available. Dancing will follow the meal from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. A donation of $9 for adults and $6 for children under 12 will be appreciated. For more information, contact a post member, the Legion or Clarence J. Michael at 570-675-0488. Money raised will support the many activities to which the post contributes.<ins>Piggie/Holubtsi Dinner, </ins><ins>will take place on Feb. 11 at the parish school hall of Saints Peter &amp; Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church at the corner of North River and West Chestnut streets in Wilkes-Barre. Dinner includes piggies, mashed potatoes, vegetable, bread and butter and dessert. $12 for adults; $6 for children 12 and younger. Pickup will take place between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Walk-ins welcome. Reservations encouraged at 570-829-3051. </ins><ins>Homemade Pirogie Sale, </ins><ins>will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 14 (Ash Wednesday) at St. John&#8217;s Russian Orthodox Cathedral church center, 700 Hill St., Mayfield. Pirogie cost $7 per dozen and can be bought deep fried or frozen. No orders. First come, first served. To place &#8220;business orders&#8221; fax to 570-876-2534 no later than Feb. 12. Business orders delivered upon request. </ins><ins>Fish Fry, will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 16 and 23 and March 2, 9, 16 and 23 in the church hall of the Good Shepherd Polish National Church, 269 E. Main St., Plymouth. Menu includes fried haddock, french fries, coleslaw and dessert for $10.50. Manhattan clam chowder, halushki with homemade noodles, pierogi, potato pancakes and beverages will also be available. Eat in or take out. </ins><ins>All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry, </ins><ins>will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 16 and every Friday through Lent until March 30 at the Sylvania Lodge in Reyburn, 249 Trailing Pine Road, Shickshinny. Menu includes fried fish, baked fish, french fries baked potatoes, chicken tenders, vegetable, tartar sauce, hot sauce, coleslaw, dinner rolls, coffee, ice tea, water and five kinds of cake. $10 for adults; $5 for children 6 to 12. Children under 6 enter free.</ins><ins>Meatloaf dinner, will take place from 4 to 6:30 p.m. April 28 at St. Martin in the Fields, the little stone church at the corner of Nuangola and Church roads in Mountain Top. The meal costs $10 for ages 12 and older and $5 for ages 5 to 11, and those younger than 5 are admitted free. Welsh cookies will also be available for purchase. </ins>

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