a gs OR ng - Ts y 5 - = ET —_ EE TL i gs SH nil. rpaen ew e EEE TENTS) a — rE NT G0 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA RY I ERE GE 3 & ? Wednesday, September 18, 1991 COMMUNITY a He 4 RATCHWORK UP FOR RAFFLE -Pictured holding the Raffle Quilt fer the Pennsylvania Quilters show October 12 at Penn State Wilkes- Barre are from left: Mary Beni, Clara Slembarski, Fran Cowett, Wilma Jones, Cinda Cawley, Denise Nordberg, Helen Bentley, Peggy Brislin and Mary Ann Machey. Clara Slembarski is Chairman of the Quilt Show. Quilters plan show at Penn State October 12 : The Pennsylvania Quilters, a 1on-profit organization with over 00 members will present a Quilt show entitled “Quilts: A Decade of Stitches”, on Saturday, Oct. 12 and Sunday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 6 »,m. at the Historic Hayfield House nd the new Athletics and Recrea- lon Building, Penn State Univer- sity, Wilkes-Barre Campus, 2, Lehman. : . “The Quilt Show, given in honor of the 10th Anniversary of the 3 nsylvania Quilters, will feature er 300 quilts and wall hangings. ong the featured items will be SF * The Annual POW/MIA Recogni- jon Day Ceremony will be held on Sunday, Sept. 29 beginning at 1:30 . at the Mayfair Supper Club, Route 315, Pittston Township, the purpose of the dinner is to bring | recognition to those who served in the armed forces and were incar- ~ cerated and for those still missing i if action. * Paul Pinkerton will be the prin- cipal speaker. He resides in Manheim, and served in Vietnam with the 5th Division Mechanized and the 1st Division of the U.S. Army in 1968 and 1969. new and antique quilts, baby quilts, Victorian wall hangings, and Christ- mas quilts. In addition, a special. display of 26 quilts made by award- winning quilt teachers will be ex- hibited. Workshops will be given on both days by well known quilt teachers. Guest artist include Jane Blair of Conshohocken, Gail Binney-Stiles from Ebensburg, and Nancy Johnson-Srebro, a local artist and teachers from Tunkhannock. Gla- dys Grace of Pomfret Center, CT will give instruction on stencilling blocks for quilts. He returned to Vietnam in June and July of 1990 to produce a documentary film on MIAs through the Asia Resource Center. InJanu- ary 1991 he returned to Vietnam and document the trip. Pinkerton is a member of Pennsylvania Con- cerned Citizen and Humanitarian Effort Support Organization. with the ARC and is planning to take a mother and father to their missing son's unexcavated plane crash site in Southern Laos. ABC's “Prime Time” willaccompany them There are over 77,000 former Lehman U.M. Women will meet September 24 “The September meeting of the Lehman U.M. Women will be held ~ September 24, at 7:30 p.m. Elda olbaugh will preside. » Janey Eddy and Dorothy Wright are hostesses. Speaker Cathy Gregory will talk about “Loving Creation”. Plans will be made for the Rummage Sale to be held October 11-12. Roast Beef dinner at Lehman October 6. Ingrid Rogleralso from Tunkhan- nock and author of the book. Small Folk Quilters will give a free pres- entation Saturday from 10-11 a.m. on teaching children to quilt. The lecture is for parents, teachers, 4- H and Scout leaders. In addition, there will be on-going quilt work- shops for children both days from 10:30 a.m.-noon and 1-4:30 p.m. A merchants mall will be located in the Athletic and Recreation Building and will feature 20 ven- dors offering an extensive variety of fabrics and the latest in quilting supplies. ‘Families invited to POW/MIA recognition POWs living in the United States. Approximately 2,400 Americans are officially listed as missing in Southeast Asia. : All Ex-POWs and their spouses Once again the Pennsylvania Quilters have made a Raffle Quilt, the winner to be drawn on Sunday afternoon. The quilt fashioned in shades of mauve, green and ivory features 12 blocks designed and quilted by the organization. Tick- ets may be purchased from mem- bers or at the show. Refreshments and homemade baked goods will be available. Admission is $4 per day with chil- dren under 10 free. For more in- formation contact Clara Slembar- ski, RR1, Box 1753, Berwick. day Sept. 29 and the immediate families of MIAs are invited to attend the recogni- tion ceremony and reception, ac- cording to Michael M. Linder, ‘Medical Center director. Historical Society slates training for volunteer guides An afternoon tea and training session for tour guides will be held on Sunday, Sept. 22 at the Wyo- ming Historical and Geological Society Museum, 69 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The session will be conducted by Museum Curator, Jan Conway and Jeanne Spillane, the Society's Curator of Education. Participants will learn how to conduct tours of the Museum's permanent and rotating exhibits for school stu- dents and other groups of various ages. Additional education pro- grams and activities will also be discussed. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact the museum at 822-1727. 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Box 366, Dallas PA 18612 State Zip 1 : Dallas Cub Scouts di looking for new members Cub Scout Pack 232 of Dallas will be registering new members for the 1991-1992 scouting year on Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Registration will be held at Gate of Heaven School, Machell Avenue, Dallas, and is cpen to all boys in grades first through fifth. We also welcome any parent interested in taking a more active role in the Pack to register as either a leader of com- mittee member. Pack 232 offers a full calendar of events including a Christmas party, an annual Blue and Gold dinner, participation in parades, community service projects, hik- ing, camping trips, and much more. First graders are eligible to join in our well rounded and well coordi- nated Tiger Cub program, giving them their initial start in the scout- ing program. If you would like to be part of Pack 232, please come and regis- ter. If you have any questions about registration or the scouting: pro- gram we offer, please call either Marie Faillace, Cubmaster at 675- 4351 or Richard W. Tyira, Com- mittee Chairman, at 675-2092. Foster Grandparents seeks Back Mountain volunteers For 25 years, Foster Grandpar- ent volunteers have given their talents and love to children with exceptional needs. Additional Foster Grandparents are needed in the Back Mountain area to work with these special needs children. In order to become a Foster Grandparent, you must be at least 60 years old and of limited income. Also, you need to possess a love for children. Once enrolled in the program, you will work 20 hours per week with children who have exceptional and special needs. Because it can cost money to vol- unteer in terms of travel expenses, meals, clothing, etc., as a Foster Grandparent you will receive a tax free stipend of $2.35 for each hour that you volunteer. In addition to the stipend, other benefits would’: include a free annual medical: exam; reimbursed transportation expenses; paid holidays, Siok dnd vacation time. 5 There are no special education requirements or previous trainif§® necessary to become a Fost ry Grandparent. The Foster Grand-* parent Program staff and staff of the host agencies will provide the training that you will need. Bb If you would like to become ay member of this program, please, call (collect if necessary) 287-5949 and speak with Mary Lou Zerfoss, . the Project Director. - k i Victims Resource Center = schedules volunteer training Community members who are interested in beocming a volunteer for the Victims Resource Center are encouraged to attend the Vol- unteer Orientation scheduled for Monday, Sept. 23, at the Oster- hout Library, Wilkes-Barre from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This session is the beginning segment of the volunteer training program. Those volunteers unable to attend the orientation will be trained atalaterdate in the spring. In addition to working with vic- tims and their families, volunteer opportunities include assisting with educational programs, fund. raising, clerical work, and special projects such as the Mock. Rape Trial held each October. : Many volunteers also ser re % counselor /advocates, crisis int vention /Hot Line workers, public’ speakers and educational present- . ers to school children and profes- . sional and community groups. * Internships for college students - are welcome. Any person who would like to: volunteer at the VRC can obtain additional information by calling the Wilkes-Barre VRC office at 823-~ 07665. GH Lehman-Jackson PTA will meet Sept. 25 The Lehman-Jackson PTA will hold its first meeting of the new schoolyear, September 25, 7 p.m., at the elementary school. All pal. iF ents are urged to come and sighs | up. Religious services DALLAS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 4 Parsonage St., Dal- las.675-0122. Rev. Michael A. Bealla, Pastor. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Sun. School 9:00 a.m. ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH - 196 N. Main St., Shav- ertown. 675-3859. Pastor Harold R. Baer, Jr. Summer Worship, 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion 1st Sunday of the month. “8 SHAVERTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 163.N. Pioneer Ave., Shavertown. 675- 3616. Pastors, Rev.James A.W Rev. Harriet L. Santos. Music Wa rector, Rosendo E. Santos. .SAT- |. URDAY: 5:30 p.m., Chapel Sérv- : ice. SUNDAY: 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Worship Services. pe 3 = AN hi check. And. Mh loan of $50, 000. We're holding down loan rates 'til 1992 * om illo mii ll Hanover Bank now offers an easy, inexpensive = way to tap into the equity you've built through 3 home ownership. With Hanover's EQUI-FLEX home equity loan, you can borrow funds " for those important projects"- by simply writing a . .the interest is almost always 100% tax deductible. 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