) Jr. Girl Scout rceremony | | Junior Girl Scout Troop 2654 recently held their investiture rededication ceremony at Shavertown United Methodist Church. Leaders are Margie Banks and Karen Pietraccini. Pictured are from left, first row: . Lindsey Davenport, Hannah ‘a Bestwick, Molly Gilligan, Abby Mulhern, Aarika Whittle, and | Amanda Banks. Second row: Stacy Searles, Krissy O'Donnell, | Ally Evans, Jill Jackson, Paige Selenski, Michelle Witherow, Re- becca Banks, Alyssa Cybulski, Meghan Pietraccini, Kaylie Lum- | ley, Alissa Searles and Lauren | Zimniski. Absent from photo was Ellen Morgan. "Back Mountaim Memorial Librar The Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dalals, announces the addition of the following books to their | collection. | FICTION “Violets are Blue” by James @r.tterson “‘Jackdaws” by Ken Follett “The Last Report on the Mira- cles at Little No Horse” by Louise Erdrich “The Stranger” by Albert Ca- mus “The Webster Chronicle” by Daniel Akst “The Fiery Cross” by Diana @Gabaldon “Highwire Moon” by Susan Straight “The Jerusalem Scrolls” by Bodie Thoene NONFICTION “The Lost Children of Wilder” by Nina Bernstein “Ready-Start-School!” by San- dra F. Rief “Down 42nd Street” by Marc Eliot “Neighbors” by Jan Tomasz Gross “Feeling Good is Good for You” by Carl J. Charnetski “Leader Effectiveness Training, LET: the proven people skills for today’s leaders” by Thomas Gor- Senior Citizens Centers spon- sored by the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne and Wyoming | Counties offers hot noon meals Monday through Friday to peo- ple 60 years of age or older. Donations from: participants CW gratefully accepted and wneeded in order to expand this program. All menus include margarine, milk and coffee. The following is the menu for the: week of Dec. 27 - Jan 2. THURSDAY: Baked pork chop, wax beans, sweet pota- toes, raisin bread, cranberry juice, orange sherbert. FRIDAY; Egg salad with American cheese, lettuce, toma- to and mayonnaise, pita bread, chicken rice soup, pickled beets, orange juice, fruited gelatin. MONDAY: Stuffed cabbage rolls, whipped potatoes, green beans, whole wheat bread, peaches. A don “Mercurochrome” by Wanda Coleman “Mere Christianity” by C.S. Lewis “How to Say It in Your Job Search” by Robbie Miller Kaplan MYSTERY “Smuggler’'s Moon” by Bruce Alexander “Chasing the Devil's Tail” by David Fulmer “Retribution” Kaminsky by Stuart T. LARGE PRINT y new books Buchanan “Dead Sleep” by Greg Iles “The Truest Heart” by Saman- tha James SCIENCE FICTION “Guardians of the Lost” by Margaret Weis “The Pillars of Creation” by Terry Goodking YOUNG ADULT “Sigmund Freud: pioneer of the mind” by Catherine Reef “Seek” by Paul Fleischman “Black Potatoes: the story of the Great Irish Famine” by Su- FICTION “You Only Die Twice” by Edna san Campbell Bartoletti : Hi ouths bake cookies Sunday School youth of the Center Moreland United Methodist Church held their annual Christmas cookie bake for missions. Cook- ies this year were baked for St. Vincent's de Paul Soup Kitchen, Wilkes-Barre; Red Bird Mission, Thousandsticks, Ky,two local nursing homes, baskets for shut-ins, and the VA hospital in Wilkes-Barre. Over 114 doz. cookies were baked by the youth and the cookie home bakers. Holiday bakers, from left, first row: Amy Vodzak, Aubrey Kupstus, Megan Vodzak, Jen Dymond, and Karen Darby. Second row: Julia Kvashay, Justin Hackling, and Chris Howell. Absent from photo: Kristen Vodzak. Oliveri passes ultrasound exam Janine Oliveri, Chief Sonographer of the Ultrasound Department and Technical Director of the Vascular Laboratory at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (GWV), Wilkes-Barre, recently passed the new breast ultrasound examination offered by the Ameri- can Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. The Dallas Post Dallas, PA December 20, 2001 New members at Trucksville UMC The Trucksville United Methodist Church recently wel- comed 22 new members into the congregation. Included in the group were Judith Carder, Judy 15 Susan Reavy, Mary K. Sigman, Regina Stanton, Ann and Ronald Roberts, Harold Joens and Donna Schuler. Following the morning ser- Ann and John Curtis, Richard vices the United Methodist Gordon, Gerald and Dorothy Women entertained all members Hoover, Susan and Edward of the congregation at an appre- Jenkins, Harold Jones, Bryn ciation lunch for their support Kaufer, Vincent and Sharon of the many church projects Lamoreaux, Jodi Luksic, Scott and Michele Pertl, Myrtle Philo, Girl Scouts offer holiday gift wrapping As part of their on-going community service, Senior Girl Scout Troop #665 of Dallas will be offering holiday gift wrapping on Sat- urday, Dec. 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the basement of the Dallas United Methodist Church in Dallas. Holiday paper, bow and tags will be provided-you provide the gift and box. Gifts may either be dropped off, or can be wrapped while you wait. throughout the year. Afghan raffle winners The Shavertown Vol. Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary held their Afghan Pbs Raffle drawing on December 16, at the Shavertown Fire Company Bingo. The winners are: 1st prize-Double Afghan, Jean Chadwick, Shavertown; 2nd prize-Single White Afghan, Greg Stiles, W-B; 3rd prize-Twin Bed Spread, Ellen Alaimo, Shavertown; 4th prize-Single Afghan, Vivian Newcomb, Shavertown; 5th prize-Food Basket of Groceries, Jean Brennan, Shavertown. The members of the Ladies Auxiliary thank all those who sup- ported the raffle. The profits, allow the auxiliary to buy equipment or support the ever expanding expenses of the Shavertown Vol. Fire Company, who serve the community. Luminary display planned The Back Mountain Catholic Youth Council and the Shavertown Fire Department invite residents of the Back Mountain Communi- ty to join together on Christmas Eve in a “Lighting of the Luminar- ies” and a Prayer for World Peace. Members of the fire department and youth council are selling lu- minary packets (includes 12 votive candles, 12 small bags, packet of sand and World Prayer for Peace) on the three weekends before Christmas. Packets cost $5 each. Shavertown Fire Department will be selling in front of Thomas’ Family Market, Shavertown. Youth Council members will sell after all masses at the following churches: Gate of Heaven, Dallas, Our Lady of Victory, Harveys Lake, St. Frances X., Cabrini, Carverton and St. Therese’s, Shavertown. aes WISHING YO HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. Meadows Auxiliary dedicates gifts The Auxiliary of the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas, recently ded- icated the gifts of an organ and piano for the residents of the center through a generous bequest from Alice R. Williams. Irene Transue, b @® iio President, conducted the ceremony and musical selections An active member of the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonogra- phy, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, the North- eastern Pennsylvania Society of Ultrasound, and the Society of Vas- cular Technology, Oliveri is also certified in vascular, OB/GYN and abdomen sonography. The holidays are a very special time. A time to reflect on all our blessings. > g. and Martha Linski. | on the instruments were performed by auxilians Louise Montigney | | | Mrs. Williams was a member of Maple Grove Church, Pikes Creek, and representatives from the church attended the event. Evadne Ruggles, sister of Mrs. Williams, was a resident at the nursing cen- ter. Shown at the dedication, from left: Auxilians Martha Linski, Irene Transue, Louise Lamoreaux; Marilyn Gregorski, Volunteer Direc- tor; Maple Grove Church members, Francis Yahara, Doloris Piatt, @¢" seated Jean Holcomb; Louise Montigney and Bernie Hill. | Junior Leadership Wilkes-Barre to celebrate anniversary Junior Leadership Wilkes- . Barre, a community leadership @orogram for area high school | sophomores and juniors, is 1 celebrating its 15th Anniver- h sary with a party at the River- | street Jazz Cafe on December 3 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. All Junior Leadership Wilkes-Barre class members, graduates and Advisory Coun- # cil members, past and present, mare invited. Miss Pennsylva- Rosalyn Menon, Junior Leadership class of 1996, will i make remarks and Bob Loftus, class of 1990, will provide en- tertainment. The cost is $15 per person. For more information please contact the Leadership Wilkes- ‘ Barre office at 823-2101 or e- | @... info@leadershipwilkes- barre.org. Oliveri earned her masters of science degree in education and a bachelor of science degree in radiologic technology from College Mis- ericordia, Dallas. She lives in Dallas. Holiday trash pickup at lake Harveys Lake Borough announces the garbage at the Lake will be picked up on Saturday, Dec. 22 and on Saturday, Dec. 29. 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