TURBOTVILLE NEWS & HAPPENINGS 
Borough office 267 Broadway St.
 570-649-5476 
   turbotville5476@windstream.net 
    Website: Turbotvillepa.org
  OFFICE HOURS Monday, Wednesday, and  Friday 9:00a.m. to 2:00p.m.   CLOSED TUES, & THURS 

JANUARY 2023

BOROUGH NEWS

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS

Business Meeting for Borough Council is Monday, January 2nd.  The Workshop Council meeting will be Monday, January 30th. Meetings begin at 7pm at the Municipal Building on Broadway Street.  The Public is welcome.

BOROUGH MAINTANCE PHONE NUMBER570-464-7826 
Direct line to the Borough workers!  


Welcome to Turbotville 
An informative packet with government, local clubs, school information, medical facilities, and utility contacts, etc. is available at the borough office during business hours of Mon/Wed/Fri 9a-2p.  If you are new to the borough this will help you get acquainted with Turbotville! 

MAYOR’S CORNER 
Hello Turbotville residents, 
Please remember to keep your properties within local ordinance policies. All ordinances can be found at www.turbotvillepa.org, under the ordinances tab. If there is a complaint about an ordinance violation a complaint form MUST be properly filled out. If you need to file a complaint about ordinance violations a complaint form can be either picked up from the Turbotville Borough Office or found on www.turbotvillepa.org under the ordinances tab. Submit the completed complaint form to the borough office. At this point it will be completely confidential. Upon receiving a complaint form it will be reviewed and handled accordingly. 
In other news, winter is here in full force. This is just a simple reminder that if it is snowing or is expected to snow you need to move your vehicle off the streets so the maintenance employees can effectively plow. 
Remember to clean off your sidewalks within 24 hours after a snow or ice event and also please do not throw or place snow back into the streets. 
I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays. The lights for Christmas from around town looked absolutely amazing. Thank you for all your efforts in making our community warm and welcoming. 
Time to ring in the New Year!! 
I would like to remind everyone about the special election for senator coming up on January 31st. 
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream"   -C.S. Lewis 
Thank you for your time,   
Mayor Benjamin Gilbert  


SPECIAL ELECTION FOR SENATOR 
On Tuesday, January 31st, there will be a SPECIAL ELECTION held to fill the remainder of Senator John Gordner’s term (Nov, 2024). 
Senator Gordner resigned from his senate seat effective November 30th.  
The election will be held at the Borough Municipal building on Broadway. 
The hours will be 7am to 8pm.  
We encourage those that are registered to vote in this special election.  

ZONING HEARING BOARD 
Borough Council is happy to inform its residents that Dennis Engel has filled the vacated position on the Zoning Hearing Board.   

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AWARDS 
Turbotville residents have done an outstanding job decorating our town for the Christmas holiday!  
There were so many decorated properties this year to make the choosing of the winners difficult.  
1st place went to The Gilberts at 185 Main St. 
2nd place awarded to Karrie Ravert at 326 Main St. 
3rd placed awarded to The Lynns at 95 Cherry Lane 
Best Door went to Kari Tilford 121 Colonial Lane
 Congratulations to all the winners and those that took the time to decorate your residence!  

CHURCH NEWS

Holy Spirit Evangelical Lutheran Church
Worship at 9:00am each Sunday 
Location: 10275 State Route 44, ¾ of a mile past McEwensville on the way to Turbotville 
570-649-5822  Email; hselcturbotville@gmail.com 
Sunday, January 1st is Epiphany Sunday.  Epiphany celebrates the light of Christ being revealed to the wider world. This is symbolized by the visit to the manger by the Three Wise Men, also known as the Three Kings or Magi. According to the Gospel of Matthew, they followed the star of Bethlehem to find Jesus and present him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.  
On January 8th, we celebrate the Baptism of our Lord. This day is also a day where we remember our own personal baptisms as we have a celebration of baptism of one of our newest members.  
We will be having a chicken and waffle dinner on Saturday, January 14, from 4 – 6pm.  Menu includes chicken, waffles, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables, dessert,  and beverage. Adults  $12.  Children  $6     Take outs ae available . 
Join us for worship at 9:00 every Sunday and stay for a time of fellowship afterwards. 
 
Trinity United Church of Christ 
7 Church St. Turbotville
Pastor Doug Schader 
570-649-5040
  info@trinityuccturbotville.org
  10:30 am Sunday Morning Worship
GREETINGS TO ALL:   
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! 
The Consistory members are still interested in selling the parking lot across the alley from Trinity UCC. If interested, please leave a message at the church and someone will get back to you or call 570-649-5428. 
Pastor Doug will continue with worship service on Facebook. This will be held Wednesday evenings at 6:00 pm. Hoping to keep everyone updated with prayer concerns and the word of GOD.  Please check us out at http:/www.trinityuccturbotville.org/   
Members continue to welcome new faces to our congregation, and we continue to help those in need in our area. 
GOD BLESS!  
HEAL THE PAST; LIVE THE PRESENT; DREAM THE FUTURE.....   


Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
39 Paradise Street, Turbotville
(570) 649-5195
Website:zionturbotville.com + email:zionlc39@windstream.net 
Wednesday Prayer Service 9:00 am + Saturday 6:00 pm + Sunday 8:00 and 10:30 am.  
Watch our Sunday 10:30 am livestream at www.facebook.com/zionturbotville You-tube channel: Zion Turbotville

EPIPHANY WORSHIP  
The Epiphany of Our Lord will be celebrated on Friday, January 6th at 7:00 pm. This will be a liturgy of Holy Communion. Epiphany is one of the principal festival days of the church. The Gospel lesson for Epiphany is St. Matthew 2:1-12, which tells the story of the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus. 
ADULT STUDY -  One Truth, Many Lies You are invited to join us for a six-week study entitled: One Truth, Many Lies: A Study of Heresies in the Church. We begin on Tuesday, January 3. Classes meet at 10:30 AM or 7:30 PM. This study explores significant falsehoods in the history of the Church and exposes them to the truth of the Scriptures, following the three-part pattern of the 
Apostles Creed: 
+ Who God is and what He has said. 
+ The two natures of Jesus Christ, our Lord. 
+ The work of the Holy Spirit, the gift of salvation, the ministry of the Church, and the resurrection of the dead. 
YOUTH GROUP  Youth Group is for 5th through 12th grade. We invite youth to join us for a meeting on Sunday, January 15th at 5:00 pm. 
BRING A FRIEND! SUNDAY SCHOOL The following classes are available: Preschool—Kindergarten - Meghan Zettelmoyer, Grade 1 to Grade 3—Brittany Lynch, Grades 4 - 7—Amanda Stoudt. 
WEDNESDAY PRAYER SERVICE - Our Wednesday Prayer services are held at 9:00 am. For those looking for an additional opportunity to receive Holy Communion, the Prayer Group celebrates the sacrament at its service on the fourth Wednesday of every month. Join us for prayer on Wednesdays.
UPCOMING MEALS AT ZION 
Soup Sales begin Saturday, January 7th, 2023 1:00—3:00 pm every other week (Jan 7th, Jan 21st, Feb 4th, Feb 18th, Mar 4th) 
Oyster Dinner: Tuesday, February 7th drive through from 4:00 –5:30 pm, followed by dine-in-meal beginning at 5:30 pm 
Donut Day: February 21st 
Fish Dinner: Saturday March 18th 4:00—5:30 pm 

COMMUNITY HALL 
For rental information contact Loretta Mabus at 570-742-7702
JANUARY 2023 
SUN. JAN 1-HAPPY NEW YEAR - Have a Safe & Heathy New Year!
Sun. JAN 1 - New Life Worship Center Service 10AM -12pm 
FRI. JAN 6 – PA  Health Clinic 9m - 12 noon 
Sun. JAN 8 - New Life Worship Center Service 10AM  
Mon. JAN 9 – Dagwood Orders Due 
Tues. JAN 10 - Heritage Society Meeting 7 pm   
Sat. JAN 14 -  PRIVATE Party 
Sun. JAN 15 – New Life Worship Service 10am-12pm 
MON. JAN 17 – Carnival Committee Meeting 7pm 
Tues. JAN 18 – TCHC Board Meeting 7pm 
Wed. JAN 18 - Dagwood Prep  8am 
Thurs. JAN 19 - Dagwood Sales/Deliveries 4:30am 
Sun JAN 22 – New Life Worship Service 10am-12pm 
Wed. JAN 25 – Turbotville Lions Club Meeting 6:30pm 
Sun. JAN 29 - New Life Worship Center Service 10AM-12noon   


TURBOTVILLE CARNIVAL
 
We had another successful Christmas party for the children.  Santa gave out 60 gift bags filled with a book, candy, crackers, and cookies. 
The committee would like to thank the congregation of Trinity United Church of Christ and Holy Spirit Evangelical Lutheran Church for the donations of cookies for the gift bags!  We greatly appreciate your donation! 
Next on our agenda is  to start planning the 2023 carnival!  


TURBOTVILLE  LIONS CLUB 
Christmas is right around the corner  and our club went to Wal-Mart 2 different evenings to shop for 35 needy children in our area. What a blessing to be able to make those children have a Merry Christmas. Along with shopping, we also purchased gift cards for 15 families in our area for them to buy food for the holiday season. Such a blessing to be able to help others in need. We also have some Apple Butter left- if you would like to buy a pint or 2, please contact any member and we can see you get it. $4.00 per pint or 3 /$11.00. We had our Christmas social on Wednesday, December 21 where we were singing carols, playing games, and just having a fun night together. We look forward to our many events during the New Year. Our Purse/Gift Card Bingo will be held on Saturday, March 18th at The Turbotville Community Hall. The cost will be $25.00 for 20 games of Bingo. More details to follow later. We wish everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year.    


MONTGOMERY HOUSE LIBRARY 
20 Church St., McEwensville, PA 570-538-1381 
Mon. & Fri. 12-6; Tues. & Thurs. 12-8; Wed. 12-4; Sat. 11-2 
Fine Free through January 31st! 
NEW! JANUARY 2023!  ENTRY LEVEL LINE DANCING Leader- Susie Watson  Learn some steps or come and lend a hand to those of us with two left feet. 2ND THURSDAYS 6pm - 8pm 
ANNUAL COLORING CONTEST HOLIDAY SCENES - Color now through JAN 31st  Pick up a coloring page from the library. Go to town with pencils, pens, crayons, whatever. We'll hang it high for all to admire and pick winners on January 31. Check out the submissions on Facebook. 
SPECIAL HOURS in DECEMBER CLOSED DEC 24, 26, 31OPEN 12p-5p DEC 27, 28, 29, 30  


TURBOTVILLE OIP
  CLOSED MON; Tues- Thurs 10-9; Fri & Sat 10-10; Sun 11-9 
OIP will close at 8pm on NEW YEAR’S EVE  and be  closed New Year’s Day!  
OIP wishes you all  a Happy New Year’s.  
January Special:  Pizza Hoagie; French fries, & Garlic knots for $23.99 + tax    


LINDA SCHLEGEL CULVER’S DESKNEW DISTRICT OFFICE LOCATION 
Celebrate Agriculture at 107th Pennsylvania Farm Show  
The Pennsylvania Farm Show – the country’s largest indoor agricultural exposition under one roof – kicks off Saturday, Jan. 7, in Harrisburg. The show will run through Saturday, Jan. 14. This year’s theme is “Rooted in Progress.” The show will feature hundreds of competitions and exhibits, as well as animals and products related to the state’s robust agriculture industry. The annual showcase is a family-friendly event with lots to see and do; and don’t forget to stop by the famous food court for a taste of some Pennsylvania cuisine. Admission to the show is free, but parking is $15 per vehicle. Shuttle service is provided. 
Supporting Our Veterans  
The 2022-23 Veterans’ Trust Fund (VTF), which is administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), is accepting grant applications for programs and services benefiting Pennsylvania veterans. 
The DMVA will award VTF grants to non-profit organizations, veteran service organizations and county directors of veterans affairs across the state. Grant applications must be received no later than 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 19.  For more information contact my office.