wee Be Bh Te RR Re - rr bE SE 4 : - 6 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, January 14, 1998 0) Eiri now being accepted for S.M. Rossetti art contest Al area students in grades 7 - 12 are invited to enter the 17th “Annual Suzanne Maria Rossetti “Memorial Juried Art Contest. The contest is sponsored by Joe and * Sue Hand of Dallas in memory of "the daughter of Louise and the “"Jate Peter Rossetti of Saugus, MA. : “The contest is open to any 7th ‘through 12th grade student who * resides in, or attends any public, ‘private or parochial school within “the 'school districts of Dallas, Le- ~ 'hman, Tunkhannock, or North- west, or any 7th - 12th grade ‘ students, who study art with any private instructor teaching within ~ those areas. ' Entries will be delivered to Sue “Hand's Imagery, 35 Main Street, Pallas, between Feb. 2 and 18. They will be judged separately on each grade level in a variety of categories including pencil, pas- tel, watercolor, acrylic, oil, ink, scratchboard, mixed media, fi- bers, photography, prints and miniature drawings and paint- ‘ings. Photographs must be at least 8” x 10”. No entry may exceed 40 inches in either direc- tion, frame and/or mat included. All entries must be mounted or matted, or framed (exception: works on canvas board or stretched canvas or 3-D entries), and must be accompanied by an entry form, available from school art teachers or from Sue Hand's Imagery. All framed work as well as unframed stretched canvas must be ready to hang with screw eyes and wire, not saw tooth hang- ers or string! Each student may submit a total of three entries. Ribbons will be awarded in 12 different categories on each sepa- rate grade level by two panels of three judges each. In addition, many community sponsored cash awards will be assigned by a sepa- rate awards jury. The public is invited to the Opening Reception of the 17th Annual Suzanne Maria Rossetti Memorial Juried Art Show on Sun., March 1, from 1-4 p.m. at the MacDonald Art Gallery, Col- lege Misericordia, Dallas. An awards ceremony will follow at 4 p.m. The exhibit of winning art works will continue through Sun., April 5. Sue Hand receives miniature art award Sue Hand of Dallas is one of 60 artists receving an award in the 23rd ‘ Anternational Miniature Art Show, Clearwater, FL, Jan. 18- Feb. 1, at “the renowned Belleview Biltmore Resort and Spa. Two hundred fifty ' ‘artists from the U.S. and nine foreign countries competed for nearly $15,000 in awards. Hand's award was for 3rd place in Landscape and Exterior. “Red Cross to conduct training sessions tse The Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross will be conducting re-certification training sessions for R.N.’s and L.P.N.’s who perform health histories on Jan. 16, 9 a.m. and hemoglobin determination nurses on Jan. 23. at 9:30 a.m. at the chapter house, 156 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. This training is necessary since the blood center has joined the national computer system (MACS). If you are a volunteer nurse for the local Red Cross chapter and have not taken this training, please call the Office of Volunteers, 823-7161, ext. 1.25. - If you would like to become a Red Cross volunteer nurse, new . training sessions are scheduled for February. For more information, please phone the Office of Volunteers. EA 3 €or Banjo competition January 18 The fast-paced energetic playing of bluegrass, clawhammer, old time ~and country style music will be spotlighted on Sun., Jan. 18 asregional banjo players gather to compete in the Chicory House's fifth annual “Beat the January Blues” Musicians Contest. + Each contestant will perform a seven-minute set of tunes in the first ‘round with up to two accompanists. After the judges’ deliberation, five «finalists will be invited back for a second round, playing one more tune of their choice. Banjoists interested in competing should contact "Margaret Bakker at 675-8843. .* Public admission to the annual “Beat the January Blues” competi- tion will be $7 for Chicory House supporting members and $8 for non- “members. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Desserts and beverages will be or La v “available for purchase. For more informatioon, call 825-8772. Choral Society seeks new members "The College Misericordia Choral Society currently is accepting new ] “members from the community to sing in the spring semester program. “he program will include music by J.S. Bach and Cristoph Grauper. No audition is necessary, and tenors and basses are especially welcome. “ Rehearsals are held on Tues., from 7-9 p.m. in Kennedy Lounge, “Merrick Hall. ~ New members will be accepted until Jan. 28. * For more information, call the Choral Society Director Dr. John Curtis at 674-6739. ‘Family Night Out January 20 “ Family Night Out on Tues., Jan. 20, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to be held ha the Noxen First United Methodist Church, Route 29, just north of > Noxen. Includes a free dinner, family building activities and separate “programs for parents and children to help families of all kinds become more caring. The public is encouraged to come. For more information, call Pastor Keith Benjamin at 298-2503. a8 AT 5 5K Seminary Homecoming Committee Wyoming Seminary alumni recently took part in the school’s annual Homecoming/Parent's Weekend celebration. Pictured are members of the alumni Homecoming Commitee who assisted in planning weekend activies and chose the homecoming king and queen, Michael Packard of Kingston and Laura Bonita of Plains. - Front row, seated, from left, Sally Friedman Cohen, Kingston; Tara Mugford, Dallas; John Yudischak, Plymouth; Melissa Gaudio, Kingston; Stephen Rosenthal, Dallas; Back row: Robert Edgerton, Shavertown; Kristen Imperiale, Kingston; Randall Glidden, Trucksville; David Schwager, Kingston, chairman; Jonathan Spohrer, Swoyersville; Rosemary Shea Caputo, Shavertown; Dr. Richard Blum, Kingston. DEP sets up number to report problems Here is information on how citi- zens can report environmental problems to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) by telephone and by E-mail through DEP’s homepage on the Internet. The homepage electronic address - is http:// www.dep.state.pa.us; choose Regional Office (Northeast II); and then choose How to Report an Environmental Problem. An on- line complaint form can then be filled out and E-mailed to DEP's Northeast Regional Office in Wilkes-Barre. In DEP’s Northeast Region, the Service Representative for report- ing complaints or environmental problem reporting is Maribeth Nestor. Ms. Nestor’s telephone number is 820-4854 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon. through Fri. En- vironmental emergencies after those hours or on holidays or weekends should be reported to DEP's Emergency Response Team at 826-2511. High Touch Service near you. br advanced technology with a dedication to outstanding service for patients. 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