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Lycoming College Celebrates Earth Day with Local Foods Dinner
The Williamsport Sun-Gazette

Plans to celebrate include cleanup of creek, dinner

April 18, 2012

Local residents have caught spring fever. Throughout the area, community members plan to celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up as they gear up to celebrate Earth Day and continue to clean up the floodplain of Loyalsock Creek.

While saying the first round of the Loyalsock Creek Cleanup, held on March 24, was a great success, organizers add there is still a lot to do. The second round of the Loyalsock Creek Cleanup will be held on April 28 from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Loyalsock Creek Greenway. Event organizers are seeking volunteers to assist with the effort. Organizers are seeking community members willing to pick up debris, bring and operate heavy machinery to disassemble the debris-laden log jams or drive pickup trucks to move debris. Also needed are volunteers to assemble, deliver, or serve lunch, photograph participants in action, or bake cookies to serve at the end of the cleanup.

Participants should register before noon on April 25. All registered participants will be provided a meeting site location, a pair of work gloves and orange safety vest, garbage bags, and lunch and refreshments at the end of the cleanup.

The cleanup will be held rain or shine. To participate in the event, or to support the program, contact Clinton County CleanScapes Project Director Elisabeth Lynch McCoy at clintoncountycleanscapes@yahoo.com or 726-3511.

The following is a list of local Earth Day events:

The Henry Hood Center for Health Research, on the Campus of Geisinger Medical Center, will host an Earth Day Celebration on 11 a.m. on April 18. The celebration will feature a tour of Geisinger's new co-generation plant, which simultaneously generates electricity for the medical center and useful heat for things like hot water, sterilization, and heating.

Included in the tour will be an in-depth look at the other ways Geisinger is going green.

Lycoming College and and Parkhurst Dining Services will host a "Local Foods Dinner," at the Lycoming College Wertz Dining Hall from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Lycoming College Wertz Dining Hall.

The dinner is meant to highlight, support, and sustain local agriculture, artisans, and producers of food. The campus community will enjoy a meal prepared by Executive Chef Peter Zerbe and the dining team. The meal will be comprised entirely of fresh fruits, vegetables, and proteins provided by local farms and producers of food. Growers will be on-site with displays of their food to answer questions about their products and harvest practices.

Menu will include carved rosemary pork loin from Hatfield, roasted garlic mashed potatoes and fresh cut fries from Tallman's in Tower City, portobello stir fry with mushrooms from Country Fresh in Avondale, sub rolls from New Lycoming Bakery in Williamsport, fresh herb salad from Goodness Gardens in New Hampton, ice cream from Valley Farms in Williamsport, and apples from Dries Orchards in Sunbury.

For more information, contact Nick Zolak at 329-1289. or Grace Hoyer at 610-282-0916.

Montoursville Area High School will host a Green Expo at on April 21 at the school. The expo will be held by students and teachers associated with Montoursville's chapter of the Science National Honor Society. Students have planned displays on a wide variety of topics, including technologies, education, recreation, and energy.

For more information, contact Karen Avery, Science National Honor Society adviser, at the school.

The Mill Cove Environmental Area and Mansfield University will co-host an "Earth Day at Mill Cove" event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m Thursday. The free event, which is centered around the theme, "Enjoy, Embrace, and Respect our Natural Resources," will feature a free shuttle bus running to and from Mansfield University and Mill Cove.

Demonstrations on fish sampling, muzzle loading, bug collecting, archery, fly fishing, and natural food growing are planned. Activities will include canoeing, kayaking, a fishing derby, bird watching, local flora hikes, and a bb-gun competition. Plans call for presentations on flora, wildlife and environmental protection.

For more information, email earthday_millcove@mounties.mansfield.edu

The Greater Lycoming Chapter of Habitat for Humanity and the Habitat ReStore will hold an Earth Day Celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at 540 Lycoming Street, Williamsport.

The event will feature an art exhibit from local artists who have made pieces using reclaimed materials. Also planned are eco-friendly demonstrations, including information on solar ovens and rocket stoves.

The Borough of Muncy Public Works Department, in partnership with Keep America Beautiful and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will be holding an Earth Day Cleanup from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The focus of the event will be on cleaning up Glade Run. According to the public works department, the waterway remains in need of a cleaning since the flood in September.

Participants are encouraged to wear old clothing. Vests and gloves will be provided.

Weis Market will host a coloring contest on the theme of "What Earth Day Means to Me" at 3 p.m. Sunday in their stores across the nation. The contest is for children ages 12 and under.

All entrants will color on Weis paper bags. At the end of the contest, each store will chose three winners based on creativity and the artist's use of environmental themes. Winners will each receive a $50 Weis gift card. Three winners will be chosen in each store.

Sheila Watt-Cloutier, a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize nominee and advocate for global climate change and sustainability, will present a talk titled, "Everything is Connected Environment Economy, Foreign Policy, Sustainability, Human Rights and Leadership in the 21st Century," at 8 p.m., April 26 in the Forum of the Elaine Langone Center at Bucknell University.

Watt-Cloutier believes that the environment, the economy, foreign policy, global health, and sustainability form an interconnected whole. Her talk will stress that every decision, whether environmental, political, or economic, has a profound effect on those far from the corridors of power.

She will participate in a question-and-answer session at April 27 at 4 p.m. in the Gallery Theater of the Elaine Langone Center.



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Lycoming College Celebrates Earth Day with Local Foods Dinner
The Williamsport Sun-Gazette

Plans to celebrate include cleanup of creek, dinner

April 18, 2012

Local residents have caught spring fever. Throughout the area, community members plan to celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up as they gear up to celebrate Earth Day and continue to clean up the floodplain of Loyalsock Creek.

While saying the first round of the Loyalsock Creek Cleanup, held on March 24, was a great success, organizers add there is still a lot to do. The second round of the Loyalsock Creek Cleanup will be held on April 28 from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Loyalsock Creek Greenway. Event organizers are seeking volunteers to assist with the effort. Organizers are seeking community members willing to pick up debris, bring and operate heavy machinery to disassemble the debris-laden log jams or drive pickup trucks to move debris. Also needed are volunteers to assemble, deliver, or serve lunch, photograph participants in action, or bake cookies to serve at the end of the cleanup.

Participants should register before noon on April 25. All registered participants will be provided a meeting site location, a pair of work gloves and orange safety vest, garbage bags, and lunch and refreshments at the end of the cleanup.

The cleanup will be held rain or shine. To participate in the event, or to support the program, contact Clinton County CleanScapes Project Director Elisabeth Lynch McCoy at clintoncountycleanscapes@yahoo.com or 726-3511.

The following is a list of local Earth Day events:

The Henry Hood Center for Health Research, on the Campus of Geisinger Medical Center, will host an Earth Day Celebration on 11 a.m. on April 18. The celebration will feature a tour of Geisinger's new co-generation plant, which simultaneously generates electricity for the medical center and useful heat for things like hot water, sterilization, and heating.

Included in the tour will be an in-depth look at the other ways Geisinger is going green.

Lycoming College and and Parkhurst Dining Services will host a "Local Foods Dinner," at the Lycoming College Wertz Dining Hall from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Lycoming College Wertz Dining Hall.

The dinner is meant to highlight, support, and sustain local agriculture, artisans, and producers of food. The campus community will enjoy a meal prepared by Executive Chef Peter Zerbe and the dining team. The meal will be comprised entirely of fresh fruits, vegetables, and proteins provided by local farms and producers of food. Growers will be on-site with displays of their food to answer questions about their products and harvest practices.

Menu will include carved rosemary pork loin from Hatfield, roasted garlic mashed potatoes and fresh cut fries from Tallman's in Tower City, portobello stir fry with mushrooms from Country Fresh in Avondale, sub rolls from New Lycoming Bakery in Williamsport, fresh herb salad from Goodness Gardens in New Hampton, ice cream from Valley Farms in Williamsport, and apples from Dries Orchards in Sunbury.

For more information, contact Nick Zolak at 329-1289. or Grace Hoyer at 610-282-0916.

Montoursville Area High School will host a Green Expo at on April 21 at the school. The expo will be held by students and teachers associated with Montoursville's chapter of the Science National Honor Society. Students have planned displays on a wide variety of topics, including technologies, education, recreation, and energy.

For more information, contact Karen Avery, Science National Honor Society adviser, at the school.

The Mill Cove Environmental Area and Mansfield University will co-host an "Earth Day at Mill Cove" event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m Thursday. The free event, which is centered around the theme, "Enjoy, Embrace, and Respect our Natural Resources," will feature a free shuttle bus running to and from Mansfield University and Mill Cove.

Demonstrations on fish sampling, muzzle loading, bug collecting, archery, fly fishing, and natural food growing are planned. Activities will include canoeing, kayaking, a fishing derby, bird watching, local flora hikes, and a bb-gun competition. Plans call for presentations on flora, wildlife and environmental protection.

For more information, email earthday_millcove@mounties.mansfield.edu

The Greater Lycoming Chapter of Habitat for Humanity and the Habitat ReStore will hold an Earth Day Celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at 540 Lycoming Street, Williamsport.

The event will feature an art exhibit from local artists who have made pieces using reclaimed materials. Also planned are eco-friendly demonstrations, including information on solar ovens and rocket stoves.

The Borough of Muncy Public Works Department, in partnership with Keep America Beautiful and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will be holding an Earth Day Cleanup from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The focus of the event will be on cleaning up Glade Run. According to the public works department, the waterway remains in need of a cleaning since the flood in September.

Participants are encouraged to wear old clothing. Vests and gloves will be provided.

Weis Market will host a coloring contest on the theme of "What Earth Day Means to Me" at 3 p.m. Sunday in their stores across the nation. The contest is for children ages 12 and under.

All entrants will color on Weis paper bags. At the end of the contest, each store will chose three winners based on creativity and the artist's use of environmental themes. Winners will each receive a $50 Weis gift card. Three winners will be chosen in each store.

Sheila Watt-Cloutier, a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize nominee and advocate for global climate change and sustainability, will present a talk titled, "Everything is Connected Environment Economy, Foreign Policy, Sustainability, Human Rights and Leadership in the 21st Century," at 8 p.m., April 26 in the Forum of the Elaine Langone Center at Bucknell University.

Watt-Cloutier believes that the environment, the economy, foreign policy, global health, and sustainability form an interconnected whole. Her talk will stress that every decision, whether environmental, political, or economic, has a profound effect on those far from the corridors of power.

She will participate in a question-and-answer session at April 27 at 4 p.m. in the Gallery Theater of the Elaine Langone Center.



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