Ground-breaking
(Wilkes-Barre);
director, Magic Years
Kim Daniel (Mountaintop).
Magic Years Child Care and Learning Centers, Inc.
recently held ground-breaking ceremonies for the new
“Llttle General’’ day care center, to be located on
North Pennsylvania Avenue near its current site.
Three separate classroom areas will accommodate
30 children each, enabling the center to expand
services to the 115 families it currently serves. The
new Magic Years - “Little General” will also feature a
licensed, full-day kindergarten, approved by the Penn-
sylvania Department of Education. Construction will
be completed in early September, enabling kindergar-
ten to start as scheduled this fall. Funding for the
project was provided by Northeastern Bank in con-
junction with the Wilkes-Barre Industrial Authority.
First opened in May 1982 under the auspices of
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Magic Years - ‘Little
General” has been located on the second floor of
Union Paper and Supply Co. All children from the
center were present for the ceremonies, and the school
age children created the sign “Future Home of Magic
Years - “Little General’ for the ground-breaking.
Magic Years Child Care and Learning Centers, Inc.
offer child care, nursery school and kindergarten
programs for infants and children through six years of
age. A summer and after-school program is also
available for youngsters age 7 through 12.
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With the year half over, now is a
good time for people who get Social
Security checks and who are looking
to review their earnings, Thomas
Lavelle, Social Security manager in
Wilkes-Barre said recently.
It may be that a person has
earned more or less than he or she
expected and this could affect Social
Security checks, Lavelle said.
The general rule is that a person
can receive all checks for the yearif
earnings do not exceed the annual
exempt amount. In 1985, the annual
exempt amount is $7,320 for people
who are 65-70 and $5,400 for people
under 65 all of 1985.
If earnings exceed the annual
exempt amount, then $1 in benefits
is withheld for each $2 of earnings
above the limit.
This earnings test applies to all
people under 70 getting checks
except those getting checks because
they are disabled.
There is a monthly test that can
be used in the first year a person
has a month he or she does little
work even though annual earnings
exceed the limit. Under this test, a
person can get a check for any
month he or she earns less than the
monthly limit or does little work in
self-employment. The 1985 monthly
limit is $610 for people 65-70 and
$450 for people under 65.
People should remember that
gross pay counts for purposes of the
earnings test, not just take-home
pay.
A person who finds that he or she
is earning significantly more or less
than expected should notify Social
Security so that any needed adjust-
ment can be made.
More information about the earn-
ings test can be obtained at the
Wilkes-Barree Social Security
Office, located at Room 2227, 20 N.
Pennsylvania Avenue. The tele-
phone number is 826-6371. A free
leaflet explaining the earnings test
can be obtained there.
TODD JOSEPH KERESTES
One year old
Todd Joseph Kerestes, son of Joe
and Diane Kerestes of Sutton Road,
Shavertown, former residents of
Swoyersville, celebrated his first
birthday on July 14.
He is the grandson of Joe and
Audrey Krestes of Ashley and Joe
and Bette Stefanides of Swoyers-
ville.
He is the great-grandson of Mrs.
Louise Kerestes of Ashley.
A party was held in his honor.
PARADE:
SATURDAY,
Entertainment
Friday &
Saturday
Evenings
Plenty Of Good
Food, Refreshments
& Games For All.
20
Programs
+ HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND
THEIR PARENTS are invited to an
informative Open House at Penn
State Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, July
21, 1-3 p.m. or on Monday, July 22,
6; 30- 8:30 p.m., or Wednesday, July
24, 1-3 p.m.
‘The program is for high school
seniors who might be considering
Penn State as their college choice
and want to find out more informa-
tion. Sophomores and juniors who
are looking ahead to the 1986-87
term are also invited, as well as
persons who may still decide to
enroll for the fall 1985 semester.
Parents are encouraged to attend
as there will be an opportunity to
work individually with representa-
tives from the admissions office,
financial aid, the counseling staff
and faculty. There will be refresh-
ments and walking tours of the
campus.
For more information on the Open
Houses and registration, call
Margie Esopi at Penn State Wilkes-
Barre, 675-2171, extension 238.
Theater
SPARKLING AND IRREPRESSI-
BLE ‘MAME’, the sentimental
delightfully funny musical of Broad-
way fame will be presented at the
July 28.
All tickets at Pocono Playhouse
range from just $10 to $14. There
day, Wednesday, Thurday and
Friday at 8:30 p.m., Saturday at 5
and 9 p.m. Sunday at 6 p.m.
Matinees Wednesday and Thursday
at 2 p.m. Call the box-office in
Mountainthome, PA for further
information and ticket reservtions
v ¥
(717) 595-7456.
Meetings
VOLUNTEER REPRESENTA-
TIVES for the American Red Cross
will conduct a meeting on Tuesday,
July 23, at noon at Franklin’s Res-
taurant, Dallas.
The purpose of the meeting will
be to begin coordinating a volunteer
recognition dinner that will be held
some time after Labor Day.
This dinner, which will recognize
Red Cross volunteers from the Back
Mountain, will be the first of its
kind for the organization. The Red
Cross hopes to expand this idea to
include recognition dinners in others
areas of Wyoming Valley.
Gordon Fader, executive director
of the American Red Cross, will
award certificates to those volun-
teers recognized.
TRIPS
THE LEHMAN CADETTE
TROOP 706 is sponsoring a shopping
trip to Reading on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
Departure for the trip will be at
7:30 a.m. from the Lehman Jackson
Elementary School with stops at the
Reading Outlet Center, Vanity Fair
and the Danskin Outlet. Dinner will
be at Leiby’s Restaurant.
Cost for the trip is $15 per person
and does not include dinner.
For reservations, send check to
Mrs. Charlene Cook, Box 22,
Lehman Center, Lehman, Pa., 18627
by Friday, July 26. For more infor-
mation, call 675-5700.
Proceeds from the trip will bene-
fit Troop 706’s planned trip to Geor-
gia.
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Dallas
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TAFT'S MARKET
Old Sandy Bottom
Harveys Lake
639-5216
COCCIA FORD
Luzerne-Dallas Highway
Luzerne
287-1155
FRANKLIN'S FAMILY RESTAURANT
Memorial Highway
Dallas
675-5294
THE JEAN SHOP
Memorial Highway
DR. ANTHONY P. SINDONI
Surgeon, Podiatrist
Dallas 79 Norton Ave., Dallas
675-5069 675-0673
GROTTO PIZZA 675-5261
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