20 The Dallas Post x CALENDAR Calendar items are published free of charge. Generally, items will ap- pear the two weeks prior to an event. To submit material, send it to the Dallas Post P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18162, or bring it to our office at 45 Main Road, Dallas. Deadline is Friday at 3 p.m. [Community EXHIBITS Aug. 22 - EAST DALLAS UMC Ice LUZERNE COUNTY HISTORI- Cream Social 4-7 p.m. at the CAL SOCIETY'S new exhibit, church on Lower Demunds Rd. ‘Luzerne County Through The Ages’; features over 300 items from the society’s collections, and tells the story of the coun- ty’s important role in world his- tory. The museum., at 69 S. Franklin St., W-B, is open Tue. thru Fri. from noon-4 p.m. and Sat., from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Ad- mission is free. For more info call 823-6244. Dallas, PA Wednesday, August 22, 2001 Aug. 25- SWEET VALLEY VOL. FIRE CO. will hold a family style roast beef supper st the Fire Hall, Main Rd., Sweet Valley, from 4:30 -6:30 p.m. Cost $7 for adults; $3.50 for children 6-12 years of age; Free for children under 6. All take-outs $7. Aug. 29-Sept. 3 - KIWANIS /WYOMING COUNTY FAIR at the fairgrounds, Route #6 just west of Meshoppen. Admission SORDONI ART GALLERY, 150 is $7 and includes parking, enter- tainment and rides. Advance sale tickets are $5 each. Send payment and SASE to: Kiwanis Wyoming County Fair, Bob Park- ison, 3 Oak Drive, Tunkhannock Pa. 18657. Sept. 1- FRANCES SLOCUM STATE PARK Treasure Chest From the Past 7 p.m. John Gal- lagher will share items from years gone by. Campground Am- phitheater. Sept. 6- MERCY CENTER, Lake St.., Dallas, 6:30 p.m. in the River's Room. Siena Finley, RSM will speak on Advance Di- rective (The Living Will), End-of- Life Decisions and Teresa Os- borne will address options that are available in the oommunity as people age and move into their senior years. For elderly, families and caregivers. Call 675-2048 for info. Sept. 15- MOUNTAIN GRANGE #567 Flea Market 9 a.m.-3 p.m For table rentals call 287-6354, 477-5462, or 696-1452. From Trucksville, turn at th traffic light onto Carverton Rd., at stop sign, turn left (Eighth Street); building is across from Bodle Road. NOXEN CLOTHES CLOSET, spon- sored by United Methodist Com- munity Development Corporation of Noxen, Kunkle and Ruggles, at the Old Noxen School Tues., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Browse, shop or drop off donations. Call Pastor Keith Benjamin for further information at 298-2503. South River St., Wilkes Universi- ty, Wilkes-Barre. Open daily noon to 4:30 p.m. For informa- tion call 408-4325. MACDONALD ART GALLERY, College Misericordia, Dallas. Tues. through Thur., noon to 5 p.m. and-6 to 8 p.m.; Fri., noon to 5 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 1-5 p.m. Free. Call 674-6250 for informa- tion. Back Mountain Horse Show Sunday Back Mountain Horse Show will take place on Sunday, Aug. 26, starting at 8 a.m. at the Luzerne County Fair Grounds, Route 118, Dallas. The show is a Northeastern Pennsylvania Horseman's Association (NPHA) sanctioned event but is open to non-members. Spectator admis- sion is free. Proceeds benefit the NPHA Scholarship Fund. For information regarding stabling and entries, call 675-5612 or 675-8974. ® Pictured is Elisabeth ‘Bizz’ Angelella on her registered quarterhorse, ‘Takin’ Care of Bizzness.’ WYOMING HISTORICAL & GEO- LOGICAL SOCIETY, 49 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Re- search library. Museum with per- manent exhibit on the anthracite era and local American Indians. Contact: 822-1727 or www.whgs.org HEALTH Aug. 22- CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP meeting at the Riverside Adult Day Care Center 220 S. River St., Plains. Joyce Casaldi will speak from the American Red Cross. For further info con- tact Sharon at 823-5161. Aug. 28- WYOMING VLLEY ARTHRITIS SUPPORT CLUB- will meet John Heinz Institute, 150 Mundy St W-B at 7 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public as a service of the Arthritis Foundation’s Northeast pennsyl- vania Unit. For info contact the Arthritis Foundation at the Kirby Health Center 823-2888. WATERWALKING AND AQUA EXERCISE at the Pittston YMCA. Classes are Mon., Tues., Wed., and Thur.,from 9:15-9:45 a.m. Water Walk with no instruction are Mon.-Thurs. 9:45-10:30. Arthritis Plus class- es are Tues. and Thurs. 5:30- 6:15 p.m. call for aqua exercise class times or for more informa- tion at 655-2255. BCLS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING * Mercy Hospital, W-B is offering a Basic Cardiac Life Support In- structor Training Course. Class- es will be Aug. 16; and Aug. 20, from 6-10 p.m. For more info and/or to register, contact Mer- cy’s Educational Services Dept. at 826-3676 WVHCS STAR FITNESS, offers special group strength/stretch exercise and relaxation classes for adults age 65 and older. Classes are Mon. thru Fri., at 10:15 a.m. in the Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion. ® ist. rt ethodis SPECIAL EVENTS Aug. 25 - ECKLEY MINERS’ VIL- LAGE ASSOCIATES presents the murder mustery dinner the- ater production of ‘Who Killed The Mine Boss’ will be at 5:30 p.m. Dinner and performance is $26 per person. Reservations are required by Aug. 15. For reservations or more info call 636-2070. Aug. 31 - Sept 1, 3 - FISHING CREEK POW-WOW ASSOC. Eighth Annual Benton Pow- Wow at Camp Lavigne Route 487, Benton. Gates open 10 a.m. daily. Admission $4 per car load. Camping available. For info call 683-5269 or 683- 6484 or e-mail: fcpwa@msn.com. Sept. 8- PENNSYLVANIA HEARTLAND ARTISTS, will hold a painting seminar from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Russell Hill UMC,. Call Sarah at 869-6923 or Eileen at 869-2507. Regis- tration by Aug. 27. To our Friends in the Back Mountain: Since January, 2001, the members of Trucksville United Methodist Church have worked tirelessly 0 raise funds for a 14-room ‘addition to the education wing of our Knob Hill building at the gateway to the Back Mountain. The expansion will provide much needed space for our community services supporting children, youth, adults and the Ready of the Back Maasai, C ominunity Y Projects mn Pei . ew educational enter will include: i § E Je are grate ful for the agenero ~ Now we are asking oe { 4 i Bete Semeo our ir Community andra raise an dito §500, 000 The non-denomin Troop ] ]: Back Mountain Fooc With the completion of nk new educational center, the food pantry will move to the new facility and provide much Boy S out i % ¥ py . 1 y EXEEXEEE Aug. 24- FRANCES SLOCUM STATE PARK Life of the Paint- ed Turtle, 8 p.m. Campground Amphitheater. Aug. 25- FRANCES SLOCUM STATE PARK Animal Tracks for Kids ages six to ten. Bring a t- shirt. 3 p.m. Campground Am- phitheater. Aug. 25- FRANCES SLOCUM STATE PARK Stormy Weather 8 p.m. Barry Lambert of the Na- tional Weather Service will be talking about severe weather. Campground Amphtheater. Aug. 25- FRANCES SLOCUM STATE PARK Scavanger Hunt 7 p.m. Last one of the season. Campground Amphtheater. Sept. 1- FRANCES SLOCUM STATE PARK Family Nature Hike 2 p.m. Meet in the parking lot near the boat rental. ORT Eo NoNoN:-B Sept. 1- FRANCES SLOCUM STATE PARK Trees For Tots 4:30 p.m. Ages three to five. Campground Amphitheater. Sept. 2- FRANCES SLOCUM & STATE PARK Constellation ce® ebration! 3 p.m. Ages 6-10. Campground Amphitheater Sept. 2- FRANCES SLOCUM’ STATE PARK Flutterbye 101 8 p.m. Jerry Zeidler shares his but- terfly slides. Campground Am- phitheater. Sep. 8 - LAUREL CLASSIC MOUNTAIN BIKE CHALLENGE in the Asaph State Forest, locat- ed eight miles form Wellsboro. Oct. - FORTY FORT HIGH SCHOOL Class of 1961 reunion being planned for . Interested, call 836-7851, 696-4246, 287- 4235, leave message. 2 - = serving children ages 2%-5 since 1969. Enrollment stands at 140. k 155 and Gir 57 - serving nearly 150 Scouts annually. rdnized in 11977 it , been at in the former Kingston Township Me icio Building. improved conditions for yolunicers and the 130 local families it serves. [1.8 N. Homeless F n - Providing meals, recreation and overnight housing for 20-30 men each year. I/We he io pte a li Name( 3) Address [/We wish to remain anonymous = NY) City, State, Zip Amount of gift enclosed $ y. FWA Donor Signature Phone Year49-— Amount of gift pledged $ Year 1 §— Billing Mo.—— Year 2 $— Billing Mo.—— Year 3 $ — Billing Mo.—— Billing Mo. — Year 55... Billing Mo. —— All contributions are tax-deductible. Make checks payable to: Trucksville United Methodist Church 40 Knob Hill Road, Trucksville. PA 18708-9683 (For more information call 696-3897)
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