Wednesday, / Dec. 3 Sunday, / Dec. 7 A PROGRAM OF ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS MUSIC will be performed by organist Elena Easley and trumpeter Elin Fra- zier at 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 3, in the J. Carroll McCormick Campus Ministry Center at King’s College. Admission will be $2 for adults. Senior citizens and chil- - dren will be admitted free of charges. More information on the pro- gram can be obtained by con- tacting Brother John Zick, C.S.C., director of student activ- ities at King’s, at 826-5856 week- days from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, / Dec. 4 VETERANS OF THE VIET- NAM WAR, Post 2, will meet on ‘Thursday, December 4, at 8 p.m. at the Coral Lounge, 245 Owen St., Swoyersville. The Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc. is a full service orga- nization open to all veterans. Saturday, / Dec. 6 THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE duct a ‘Holiday Crafts and Tal- ents Auction-Sale”’ on Saturday, Dec. 6, from noon until 5 p.m. at Pomeroy’s Community Room , Second Floor, Pomeroy’s, Wyo- ming Valley Mall. Handcrafted items and baked goods will be on display from noon to 1 p.m. The auction will begin at 1 p.m. with a refresh- ment break at 2:30 p.m. Smaller items will be available for direct sale. Proceeds from this event will be used to support the services provided by the Domestic Vio- lence Service Center, a United Way member agency. -0- VISITORS WILL JOURNEY BACK 200 YEARS - in imagina- tion, at least - in the ‘“‘Candle- light Tours’’ of the historic Nathan Denison House in Forty Fort on Saturday, Dec. 6 and Sunday, Dec. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. Group tours on both nights will be available only from the hours of 6 to 7 p.m. by calling 287-7055 or 288-5632. A donation from each tour group would be appreciated. From 7 to 9 p.m., admission will be $2.00 per person with children under 12 admitted free, if accompanied by an adult. THE DALLAS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BAND and the Mixed Chorus will present their annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 7, at 3 p.m. in the senior high school auditorium. The band is directed by Steven Saive while the chorus is under the direction of Florence H. Sherwood. The concert, which will fea- ture both new and traditional holiday music, is free and open to the public. -0- PERFORMANCES by four separate choral groups will highlight the annual Christmas Concert of the King’s College Glee Club to be held at 8 p.m. Sunday, December 7, in the Scandlon Physical Education Center, Main and Jackson Streets. Admission to the event will be $2 for adults. Students and senior citizens will be admitted free of charges. More informa- tion on the Christmas Concert can be obtained by contacting a Glee Club member at the Glee Club Office at 826-5900, Exten- sion 688. -0- THE DISCIPLES OF CHRIST at Huntsville Christian Church cordially invite the public to their weekly Sunday services. Worship commences at 9:30 a.m. with a church service and continues at 11 a.m. with Sunday School. The church overlooks the Huntsville Dam and is accessi- ble from any part of the Wilkes- Barre area. For more information and or directions, contact Cliff Jones, Pastor, at the church at 675- 0611. ! ’ Monday, / Dec. 8 DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1967 will hold a meeting to plan a 20 year reun- ion on Monday, December 8, at 7 p.m. at Franklin’s Restaurant in Dallas. All members of the class are invited to attend. For information or to report addresses of class members, contact Larry Stearn 675-0148, Sharon Templin 836-3466 or Donna Holman 586-1118. -0- THE KIRBY HEALTH CENTER will be the location for a free Glaucoma Screening sponsored by the Wilkes-Barre Branch of the Association for the Blind. The Screening will be held Monday, December 8, from 9 to 11 a.m. at 71 North Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. Call for your appointment at 823-1161. -0- THE COLLEGE MISERICOR- DIA CHORUS, under the direc- tion of Dr. Harry Mechell, will present a Christmas Choral Concert on Monday, December 8, at 8 p.m. in Walsh Auditorium on the Dallas campus. The annual event is open to the public, free of charge. The Christmas Choral Concert is one of several Misericordia cultural events which are open to the public, free of charge. Tuesday, / Dec. 9 A FAMILY SKATING PARTY will be held on Tuesday, Decem- ber 9, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at Roll-A-Way, Dallas Highway. The party will be sponsored by Youth Outreach. Cost is $2 per person or $5 for a family of four or more. For additional information, call Bob Eble at 388-6235. Dave Rich is director of Youth -0- THE ANTHRACITE JIM BEAM BOTTLE CLUB has scheduled the annual Christmas party on Tuesday, December 9, in Konefal’s Restaurant, Main Street, Edwardsville. Refresh- ments will be available from 6 to 11 p.m. with the always outstanding buffet served at 7:30 p.m. The 1987 dues are now due. International and Anthracite membership is $10.00, social membership to the Anthracite Club is $5.00. -0- THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING of the Lake-Lehman Board of School Directors will be held on Tuesday, December 9, at 8 p.m. in the music room of the Lehman-Jackson Elemen- tary School, Lehman. THE WILKES AND FRIENDS CHAMBER PLAYERS, under the direction of Dr. Herbert Garber, Associate Professor of Music at Wilkes College, will appear in concert on Tuesday, December 9, at 8:15 p.m. in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. The concert will include works by Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Bartok, and is open to the public, free of charge. For further information, con- Department at 824-4651, ext. 357. Next week. IREM TEMPLE'’S Full-Form Holiday Ceremonial will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Irem Temple Mosque. The program will start with a business meeting at 12:30 p.m. in the Mosque for the transac- tion of all regular business per- taining to petitions, member- ship, associate membership and affiliations. Band honored -0- THE MIRIAM K. SIMS Memorial Endowment Program for 1986 of Temple Israel has chosen as its theme: ‘Tough Decisions: Adult Children and Older Par- ents”. The program will be held on Sunday evening, December 14 at 7 p.m. in the Temple Israel vestry, 236 S. River Street. -0- THE VICTIMS RESOURCE CENTER is conducting a Holi- day Open House on Thursday, December 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. at its new offices, 79 West Union St., Wilkes-Barre. Beverages and hors d’oeuvres will be served. -0-c A BREAKFAST AND BAKE SALE will be held on Sunday, December 14 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Our Lady of Victory The events are being spon- sored by the Altar and Rosary and Holy Name Society of the church. o WILKES-BARRE GENERAL HOSPITAL’S Education Depart- ment will sponsor a program about Asthma on Wednesday, Dec. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall, 3rd floor East. The class is designed to help children with bronchial asthma and their parents learn more about asthma and how to effec- tively deal with it. For more information or to register for the class, call Wilkes-Barre General Hospital’s Education Department, 829-8111 extension 2300. Coming events BACK MOUNTAIN WIDOWS CLUB will meet on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 12:30 p.m. at the Mark II Family Restaurant, Dallas, for a Christmas Lunch- eon with a $3 gift exchange. All widows are invited. -0- THE KINGSTON BRANCH of Nesbitt Memorial Hospital’s Auxiliary will be conducting a Poinsettia Sale December 18 and 19. The holiday plants will be available in the hospital lobby from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. both Thursday and Friday. THE WILKES-BARRE BALLET THEATRE COM- PANY will present “The Nut- cracker’ at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Dec. 27 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. The WBBT Company Orchestra will accompany the performances. For more information about the performances or for ticket reservations call 824-8602. -0- THE LUZERNE COUNTY WOMEN’S NETWORK has selected the Penn State Wilkes- Barre campus as the site for the 1987 Luzerne County Women’s Conference, which will be held June 6. This is the third year the campus in Lehman has been selected to host the conference, which draws more than 300 women to more than two dozen workshops on women’s issues. Coordinator for the event will be Evelyn Albert. Women interested in helping with the planning of the confer- ence are asked to call Mrs. Albert at 472-3122. -0- NEW LIFE DRAMA TROUPE will present “The Best Christ- mas Pageant Ever’”’ at the Dallas Junior High School stage, Saturday, December 21, at 8 p.m. New Life Drama Troupe invites the public to attend. No admission will be charged but a donation will be taken at the conclusion of the play. The pro- ceeds will be used for missions, conventions, and Youth Group activities. For more information call 639- 5433 (New Life), Lucille Mad- eira, Director. Valley Band to perform The Wyoming Valley Band will present a “Night of Music” on Thursday, December 11, at 8 p.m. in Dorothy Dickson Darte Center of Wilkes College are pictured above. 309-415 Plaza P. O. Box 366 Dallas, PA 18612 675-5211 825-6868 Geisinger Family Health Center - Dallas Dallas Shopping Center Route 309, Dallas, PA 18612 (717) 675-2000 33 W. 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