| | 1 ] 1 { a o—————— RL BS inert chem 4 6 The Post COMMUNITY Sunday, February 1, 2004 Ee Tu an A ——_— A —— a i ca i ——————— EI Free recycling calendars Exeter Borough, which pro- vides recycling service to Jack- son Township and Harveys Lake, has produced 2004 recy- cling calendars, which are avail- able free of charge at local stores. The calendars provide educa- tional facts about recycling, re- cycling materials collected and proper preparation, as well as recycling schedules for the communities served by the Ex- eter Borough Multi-Municipal Recycling Program. Calendars may be picked up free at these locations: Harveys Lake: Borough building (7 a.m.-4 p.m.); Grotto Pizza, Taft's Market; Javer’s Craft & Grocery Store; Rich & Charlotte’s; Sportsmen’s Bar; Villa Roma; Bills Cafe; Damien's. Jackson Township: Municipal building (7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.); Hillside Farms Dairy Store. Learn Latin dance at Misericordia The College Misericordia Alumni Association will host an evening of Latin dance les- sons on Saturday, February 7, from 7 to 10 p.m. in the cafete- ria of the Banks Student Center on campus. Vince Brust, one of northeastern Pennsylvania’s premier dance instructors, will conduct the lessons, followed by dancing. The evening is open to the public. The cost is $20 per couple, which includes lessons, hors d'oeuvres, and refreshments. To make reservations or for more information, call the College Misericordia Alumni Events Box Office, 674-6768. DAMA board members honored Several members of the Board of Directors of the Dallas Area Municipal Authority were honored with Municipal Ser- vice Awards at the annual Pennsylvania Municipal Au- thorities Association Confer- ence held recently at the Her- shey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey, PA. Receiving the “Extended Ser- vice Award” for 30 or more years service to a municipal au- thority were R. Spencer Martin, Jr, who served during his tenure as chairman, and Robert Dickinson, who served as vice chairman and assistant secre- tary. Receiving the “Sahli Service Award” for 20 or more years service to a municipal authority were Kenneth N. Rogers, who served as secretary and vice chairman; Joseph Youngblood, who served as assistant secre- tary and secretary; Thomas Doughton, Jr., who served as assistant treasurer and treasur- er, and Robert Parker, who served as treasurer. The Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association is a Harrisburg-based organization representing the interests of nearly 2,500 municipal authori- ties across the Commonwealth. 4 Student safety donation Harveys Lake Lions Club presented Amber Alert Guideline pamphlets to the Lake-Noxen El- ementary School. Pamphlets provide information to parents and students on the Dos and Don'ts of student safety. Special emphasis is placed on what to do when approached by a stranger. From left, front row, students: Cara Martin, James Edkin and Keith Shumay. Back row: Bernie Castillo, Lions Chairman and Pete Austin, Lions President. Local Boy Scouts visit Naval Academy Boy Scout Troop 155, of Trucksville United Methodist Church, traveled to Annapolis, Md., Jan. 16-18 to participate in the 17th annual Merit Badge Jamborée sponsored by the U.S. Naval Academy’s National Eagle Scout Association (USNA-NESA) Chapter. The main events for the weekend included a Merit Badge teach- ing session, a show on the U.S. Naval Academy and the Navy- Marine Corps Team, and a tra- ditional Boy Scout campfire. Troop 155 attended the Jam- boree under the sponsorship of Midshipman Fourth Class (freshman) John W.R. Gilligan of Dallas, an Eagle Scout from their troop who currently at- tends the U.S. Naval Academy and will be commissioned an officer in the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps in 2007. The USNA-NESA Jamboree does not offer any of the 21 re- quired Eagle Scout merit badges, but badges that are of- ten difficult to earn in a scout’s hometown, such as astronomy, atomic energy, aviation, chem- istry, computers, electricity, electronics, energy, engineer- ing, fire safety, medicine, oceanography, space explo- ration, and weather. Lake Twp. recycling Feb. 14 Dallas High students annual holiday art gift The voluntary recycling dropoff center for Lake Township accepts items from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of each month. The center is at the township building on Rt. 29. The following items may be dropped off: alu- minum and bi-metal cans, clear, brown and green glass, plastic #1 and #2 only. No motor oil containers or scrap aluminum can be accepted. Newspaper will not be accepted this month. Do not drop off items before the center opens. Each year art students from the Dallas Senior High School bring a special gift to the resi- dents, staff and families at the Meadows Nursing Center by decorating the living areas and lobby with seasonal holiday scenes. This community service project is under the direction of art teacher Claire Morris and helps make the holidays more festive for residents. Artists, from left, kneeling: Angela Duris, Mandy Alles, Jamie Stanish, Santa (James Alaimo), Meadows Administrator Jill Vanderhook, Katie Kupstas and Ashley Simchick. Standing: Katie Lykon, Samantha Spaciano, Cara Symons, Gina Kapral, Diana Glicini and Shawna Luczak. i ohn Heinz Re Si Habitat looking or building lot Habitat for Humanity is cur- rently seeking vacant land in Wyoming County upon which to build its next home, and is asking landowners to consider donating, or selling at a dis- counted price, a piece of prop- erty to the non-profit organiza- tion. All donations are fully tax- deductible. Habitat homes are designat- ed for low-income working fam- ilies who are willing to put in 400 hours of their own labor — called “sweat equity” — build- ing their home. In return, they have the opportunity to buy the home at cost, and finance the purchase with a special 0 per- cent interest mortgage offered by Habitat. Habitat is not a government program: Volun- teer labor and donations of money and materials from local business, churches, and indi- viduals make Habitat’s program possible. The ideal piece of land would be level, large enough for a modest ranch home, and relatively tree-free (or at least have a cleared area); however, Habitat is willing to consider donations or discounted sales of any property, provided that it is located in Wyoming Coun- ty. The organization is also willing to consider larger plots of land that could be subdivid- ed for multiple Habitat homes. Donating or offering a dis- count price on a plot of land benefits both the future home- owners and the community at large. “Donating a piece of land to Habitat not only makes it possi- ble for a family to have a si j ple, decent, affordable place tC live,” said Habitat board mem- ber Pat Furneaux, “it also helps the larger community, because the new homeowners, who are almost always former renters, now add to the community’s tax base. Everybody wins.” To inquire about donating or selling a piece of land to Habi- tat, call Pat at 836-7355 or Karen at 836-3067. For general information about Habitat, visit www.homestead.com/emhfh or www.habitat.org. PACE/PACENET applications available Senior citizens who rely on prescription drugs to stay healthy may qualify for finan- cial assistance through the state’s newly expanded PACE and PACENET prescription drug assistance programs. This year, even more seniors will qualify for the PACENET program thanks to expanded income eligibility limits. The PACE income limits have been increased by $500, allowing more seniors to access the program’s benefitsy It now includes single senior citizens with incomes up to $14,500 and married seniors with in- comes up to $17,700. PACENET income eligibility limits are between $14,500 and $23,500 for single seniors and between $17,700 and $31,500 for couples. PACENET partici- pants are required to pay a monthly $40 deductible, and then are only responsible for an $8 copay on generic drugs and $15 for brand name prescrip- tions. PACE participants pay $6 copayment for each generic prescription and a $9 copay- ment for brand name medica- tions. Copays will be reviewed annually and amounts will be set by the Department of Ag- ing. The law creates a Pharmd@®. ceutical Assistance Clearing house, which gives seniors ac- cess to information on public and private assistance pro- grams available to help them pay for medications. In addi- tion, the law calls on the De- partment of Aging to study pharmacy best practices and cost control programs. He Created by the General As- sembly and funded by the state lottery, the programs are open to low-income Pennsylvanians age 65 or older. For more information about PACE/PACENET or for an ap- plication, contact one of thes state legislators: e Rep. George Hasay, 5315 Main Rd., Sweet Valley, or 862 State Rt. 29 South, Tunkhan- nock, 836-1247. e Rep. Phyllis Mundy, 400 Third Ave., Kingston, 283-9622. e Sen. Charles D. Lemmond, 22 Dallas Shopping Ctr., Dal- las, 675-3931. Tell our advertisers you saw them in The Post. They'll appreciate it, and so will we. Visitation Day Presidents’ Day, February 16 Students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight are invited to visit our Lower School for a day. Attend classes and get to know us! Call 718-6610 to arrange for a visit, a tour or an admission screening! WYOMING SEMINARY founded 1844 : LOWER SCHOOL 1560 WYOMING AVE. 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