Geisinger Expands Community Medicine in Lackawanna County Geisinger is adding to its community medicine offerings for patients and members in Lackawanna County. Geisinger Montage, located at 5 Lakeview Commons in Moosic, will provide primary care, ConvenientCare walk-in services, lab, and diagnostic imaging in one newly renovated facility. The primary care clinic and diagnostic services are scheduled to welcome their first patients Monday, Dec. 16, with ConvenientCare slated to open in the first quarter of 2025. Geisinger will hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, when members of the community and local media are welcome to tour. Geisinger Montage features 28 primary care exam rooms and six ConvenientCare exam rooms in a 25,000-square-foot space that also serves as a training center for nurses and emergency medical services personnel in Geisinger’s northeast region. “As programs mature, Geisinger Montage will be staffed by eight primary care physicians and four advanced practitioners, making primary care more available to our patients in northeastern Pennsylvania,” said Roger Scott, D.O., internal medicine specialist and director of community medicine in Geisinger’s northeast region. Four more advanced practitioners will staff the ConvenientCare clinic when it opens. Joining Dr. Scott, who is moving his practice to Geisinger Montage, for opening day will be internal medicine specialist Joseph Leo, D.O.; family medicine specialist Saima Mukta, D.O.; internal medicine specialist Michael Jalowiec, D.O., who is a new addition to the Geisinger team; certified physician assistants Thomas Nawrocki and Ripal Patel, and certified registered nurse practitioner Kelly Haikes.
RailRiders’ Breakfast with Santa Returns to PNC Field! Christmas comes early this year at PNC Field: Breakfast with Santa is BACK! Continue the tradition or start a new one at the ballpark with your loved ones and little ones on Saturday, December 7. Thanks to your high demand and positive testimonials, we’ll be bringing back the All-You-Can-Eat buffet with a loaded omelet station, CHAMP’S Holiday Storytime, and more fan-favorites! RSVP ONLY. This event has SOLD OUT two years in a row, so lock in your seats now! Contact Kirsten at events@swbrailriders.com or (570) 558-4545 to book. Event Details: https://loom.ly/8GpspLk
Next Weekend! Rhythms & Brews: Live Tributes & Craft Beers Rhythm and Brews presented by Revello’s Pizza is back at Montage Mountain on Saturday, November 9th with an amazing lineup of great live music! Enjoy tributes to Fleetwood Mac by The Seven Wonders, the Foo Fighters by award winning tribute the Fooz Fighters, and headlining this year’s event…Bon Poison – A Tribute to Bon Jovi and Poison! Don’t forget, included with your ticket, sample all the latest and greatest craft brews, seltzers, and ciders! It all goes down at Montage Mountain from 1pm-7pm, Saturday November 9th, tickets start at just $39, we’ll see ya there!
Don’t Miss the Fun this Halloween! Activities Indraloka’s Halloween Party October 24th from 5 to 7 PM 336 Oak Drive, Dalton, PA American Cancer Society’s Monster Dash 5K October 26th starting at 9 AM 3 W Olive Street, Scranton, PA Halloween Magic Show with Mr. Magico October 26th at 1 PM 300 Lackawanna Ave, Scranton, PA Dave & Boo-sters October 31st from 4 to 7 PM 6000 Shoppes Boulevard, Moosic, PA Trunk or Treat: Oakwood Terrace October 26th from 5 to 7 PM 400 Gleason Drive, Moosic, PA LCBC October 30th starting at 6PM 933 Scranton Carbondale Hwy, Scranton, PA 21+ E’s Halloween Paint & Sip October 26th from 5 to 7 PM 500 Mill Street, Dunmore, PA Haunt at the Hive October 31st from 8:30 to 11:30 1280 PA-315, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Dave and Boo-ster’s – Halloween Fun Awaits Stop in for a spell and throw your witch’s hat in the ring to win a FREE year of game play in the Dave and Boo-ster’s costume contest or rack up a scary good haul with in-store trick-or-treating. You’ll also find festive movies and music, boo-tiful crafts, and more tricks and treats! In addition, the first 25 guests to purchase tickets get a FREE swag bag?
Outreach – Center for Community Resources Will Host 2024 Mighty Oak Awards Outreach – Center for Community Resources will host the 2024 Mighty Oak Awards on Thursday, September 26, 2024, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the Glenmaura National Golf Club in Moosic. The Mighty Oak Awards honor pillars in Northeastern Pennsylvania for their leadership and contributions to the community. This year’s event will recognize two individuals who exemplify Outreach’s mission: Attorney Tobey Oxholm III and Ms. Anne Quinn Butler. Attorney Carl “Tobey” Oxholm III will be awarded the Mighty Oak Award for helping individuals receive pardons as the creator of the Pardon Project of Pennsylvania. Atty. Oxholm has worked with Outreach to expand the Pardon Project to Lackawanna County. He graduated from Harvard Law and the Kennedy School of Government in 1979 and previously served as Chief Deputy Solicitor for the City of Philadelphia and General Counsel for Drexel University. He lives in Gouldsboro with his wife of forty-six years, Kim. Ms. Anne Quinn Butler is this year’s Beth Beh Community Spirit Award. Ms. Butler has been a part of the Outreach community for two decades. She previously was employed at Outreach as the Life Skills Program Manager at the Lackawanna County Prison. Since stepping down from her role, she has continued volunteering at Outreach by serving on various committees and is a Past President of the Board of Directors. She enjoys spending time with grandchildren and children in her free time, traveling, and gardening. Beth Beh Community Spirit Award recognizes and honors an individual or group with a long-standing devotion to community service through education, volunteer work, and citizen connections. Beth Beh founded the Women’s Employment Program (WEP) in 1986, the flagship program of the Employment Opportunity Training Center (EOTC), now Outreach. She devoted her life to developing and expanding community services that focused on single mothers and children in the region and provided mentorship to childcare professionals. The Mighty Oak Awards will include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live music, and basket raffles. Tickets are $125 and can be purchased online at www.outreachworks.org or by contacting Lori Ryan, Community Outreach & Resource Development Manager, via email at lryan@outreachworks.org or by calling 570-558-7565. Outreach Center for Community Resources delivers family educational and workforce development services and programs to the regional community to promote family stability and economic self-sufficiency. Outreach provides evidence-based early childhood programs that help families and children gain the skills to be healthy and productive community members. Outreach programs support families experiencing adverse life events, including economically disadvantaged families, individuals seeking services that are involved in the Women’s and Veteran’s Treatment Court System, residents at the Lackawanna County Prison, and justice-involved juveniles. Outreach improves the lives of over 5,000 adults and children annually with evidence-based family development, early childhood education, adult GED services, and workforce programs that support them as they navigate life’s challenges
