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COMMUNITY
Sunday, March 21, 2004
- Free tax help
at College
Misericordia
Low-income and elderly resi-
dents can obtain free assis-
tance in preparing their in-
come tax returns from College
Misericordia’s Volunteer In-
come Tax Assistance Program
(VITA ). New this year is Col-
lege Misericordia’s partnership
with Choice One Federal Cred-
it Union, Wilkes-Barre, which
will enable the college to fur-
ther expand the free services it
offers to area residents.
Students and other volun-
teers from the college prepare
federal, state, and local tax re-
turns for people meeting eligi-
bility requirements. Common
problems for which VITA can
provide advice include: trying
to file a schedule D (capital
gains and losses), Schedule
EIC (earned income credit),
child tax credit, child and de-
pendent care expenses credit,
PA property tax and rent re-
bates, and the special tax for-
giveness form for the state.
Tax assistance sessions are
scheduled for these Saturdays
between 9 and 11 a.m. at Col-
lege Misericorda, Lake St., Dal-
las: March 27, April 3. Interest-
ed persons must schedule an
appointment to ensure prompt
sevice. For more information
or to schedule an appointment,
call 674-6430.
Dallas Borough
tax office hours
Scout spa
ghetti dinner Saturday
Boy Scout Troop 155 will be holding its annual Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday. March 27,
from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Trucksville United Methodist Church's Education Building.
Dinner price of $6 for adults and $3.50 for children under 10 includes fresh pasta, meatballs
and sauce, tossed salad, Italian bread, and an assortment of tasty home baked desserts.
Takeouts are available throughout the dinner. Tickets are available from any Troop 155
scout or from the Trucksville church’s office. Call 675-4201 with questions.
Pictured from left: Meg Lombard, Tom Duffy, Kyle Baines, Joe Duddy, Robert Welnoski, Jr.,
Ed Transue, Joseph McDaniels, Jr., Chris Shrader.
Interested parties are invited
to attend the second round of
advisory committee meetings
for the Susquehanna River
North Branch Water Trail.
Meetings are scheduled for 1
p.m., March 23 at the Susque-
hanna Depot Borough confer-
ence room; 2 p.m., March 25 in
the Sullivan Room at Shadow-
brook Inn and Resort in
Tunkhannock; and 2 p.m,
March 30 at the Community
Corporation Building at 121
Main Street, Wyalusing.
Advisory committee atten-
dees will be updated on the de-
veloping water trail project.
Funding for the water trail was
made possible by a $45,000
grant from the National Park
Service administered - by the
Endless Mountains Heritage
Region (EMHR). Information
will be available at the meet-
ings on several upcoming spe-
cial events and activities on the
North Branch of the Susque-
hanna River.
The headwaters of the North
Branch begin in New York, en-
tering Pennsylvania near Sayre
Dallas Borough Real Estate
Tax bills were mailed on March
12. The tax rebate period will
run through May 11. Dallas
Borough Tax Collector Mark
, VanEtten will have office hours
+ during the rebate period at the
Dallas Borough Building locat-
ed at 25 Main Street, Dallas on
Saturday March 27, April 17,
May 1, and May 8 from 8:30
a.m. to 12 p.m. also on Wednes-
day April 28, Thursday, April
29, Wednesday, May 5 and
Tuesday, May 11. To mail bills,
send to: :
Mark W. VanEtten, Jr.
Dallas Borough Tax Collector
PO Box 447
Dallas, PA 18612
To contact the tax collector,
call 675-1878 or e-mail Dallas-
BoroughTax@aol.com
Friends of Library announce poetry contest
All area residents in the fourth
grade or older are invited to
participate in the first annual
poetry contest sponsored by The
Friends of the Back Mountain
Memorial Library. Contestants
may submit an original, unpub-
lished poem by April 1 to be in-
cluded in the judging. There is
no entry fee, and the top prize is
$100. Winners will be notified
by April 19. The top three win-
ning poems will be read at the
16th annual Luncheon with a
Special Author at the Appletree
in Dallas on April 29 and will
be published in the Friends
Newsletter.
For information on contest
rules and a registration form,
log on to: www.bmmlfriends.org or visit the Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville
Road, Dallas.
Pictured above are committee members. From left, seated: Melanie Maslow Lumia, editor of
GOT VERSE and guest speaker at the April 29 luncheon, and Jill Kryston, president of The
in Bradford County. The river
continues through Wyoming
County, joining the Susquehan-
Friends and co-chair of the poetry contest.
Standing: Sandy Peoples, publicity chairperson; Pam Allardyce; Claudia Stevens, co-chair of
the luncheon; Vi Gommer, co-chair of the poetry contest.
na River near Pittston and
West Pittston in Luzerne Coun-
ty. This 88-mile stretch of the
North Branch primarily flows
through the small towns, rural
North Branch Water Trail o ¢
advisory meetings slated
landscapes and rolling hills
that make up the Endless
Mountains Heritage Region.
EMHR is a State Heritage
Park encompassing Bradford,
Sullivan, Susquehanna and
Wyoming counties. The new
water trail will become part of
the Chesapeake Bay Gateways
Network that provides access
to scenic, cultural, geological,
historical points of interest, at-
tractions, and activities along
the river.
The North Branch water trail
will outline routes for canoe,
kayak and small, motorized wa-
tercraft. It encompasses a recre-
ational corridor adjacent to the
river identifying access points,
boat launches, day use and
overnight camping areas.
Veleker sees it as an opportuni- _
ty for regional partners to ow |
a “community friendly” wate
trail along the Susquehanna.
For more information con-
tact EMHR, 10 Park Street,
Towanda, 18848;
emhr@epix.net; 570-265-1528,
or explore EMHR on the web:
www.endlessmountainsher-
itage.org. More information
about the Heritage Parks Pro-
is available at
www.dcnr.state.pa.us. For more
information on DCNR’s rivers
program, visit
www.dcnr.state.pa.us and click
on “rivers.”
Historical Assoc. seeks award nominatees
The Luzerne County Historical Association is accepting nomi-
nations for its annual Historic Preservation Awards. The awards
recognize successful examples of restoration, rehabilitation or
adaptive reuse of historic buildings and/or properties in the coun-
ty.
Winning nominations will be presented and the awards con-
Lake Township Tax Collector
Donna Kocher reminds resi-
dents that the 2004 School
“Property and Per Capitd taxes
- were mailed on Monday, March
1. Anyone who did not receive
their tax bill should contact
the office at 639-1522.
| ome.
Library auction committee to meet Thursday
Paul Nicholson, chairman of the 2004 auction being held by the Back Mountain Memorial
Library on July 8-11, led the discussion at a recent meeting of the auction committee. Shown
are, from left, seated: Gloria Bilder, Bennie Matchett, Jim Snyder, Sybil Pelton, Connie Scott,
Bonnie Brakefield, Nadine Young, and Kim Stager.
Standing: Ernie Ashbridge, Karen Boback, Karen Shuster, Michael Klug, Joe Dwinchick,
Paul Nicholson, Pauline Kutz, Peggy Harvey, Barbara Kohler, Natasha Hennings, Martha
Butler, and Fred Krohle.
The next meeting of the committee will be held on Thursday, March 25, at 7 p.m. in the com-
munity room. More volunteers are needed, and will be welcome at the meeting. For further
information, call the library at 675-1182.
In addition to the hours and
office location printed on the
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ferred at the Society’s Annual Dinner, April 23.
Private, public, commercial and residential buildings are eligi-g
ble. Nomination forms are available at the Luzerne County tis
ical Society, 49 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre or by callin
823-6244. Nominations must be in by March 26.
Lake Township tax office open Saturday
bill, taxes can be paid in person
at the municipal building on
Saturday March 27 and Satur-
day April 10 between the hours
of 10 am. and 2 p.m.
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PACE/PACENET applications available
Senior citizens who rely on pre-
scription drugs to stay healthy
may qualify for financial assis-
tance through the state’s newly
expanded PACE and PACENET
prescription drug assistance pro-
grams. This year, the PACE in-
come limits have been increased
by $500, allowing more seniors to
access the program’s benefits. It
now includes single senior citi-
zens with incomes up to $14,500
and married seniors with in-
comes up to $17,700. PACENET
income eligibility limits are be-
tween $14,500 and $23,500 for
single seniors and between
$17,700 and $31,500 for couples.
PACENET participants are re-
quired to pay a monthly $40 de-
ductible, and then are only re-
sponsible for an $8 copay on
generic drugs and $15 for brand
name prescriptions. PACE partici-
pants pay $6 copayment for each
generic prescription and a $9 co-
payment for brand name medica-
tions. Copays will be reviewed an-
nually and amounts will be set by
the Department of Aging.
The law creates a Pharmaceuti-
cal Assistance Clearinghouse,
which gives seniors access to in-
formation on public and private
assistance programs available to
help them pay for medications. In
addition, the law calls on the De-
partment of Aging to study phar-
macy best practices and cost con-
trol programs.
Created by the General Assem-
bly and funded by the state lot-
tery, the programs are open to
low-income Pennsylvanians age
65 or older.
For more information about
PACE/PACENET or for an appli-
cation, contact one of these state
legislators:
e Rep. George Hasay, 5315
Main Rd., Sweet Valley, or 862
State Rt. 29 South, Tunkhannock,
836-1247.
e Rep. Phyllis Mundy, 400
Third Ave., Kingston, 283-9622.
® Sen. Charles D. Lemmond,
22 Dallas Shopping Ctr., Dallas,
675-3931.
Gardening
workshop at
Penn State
The Penn State Coop-
erative Extension Master
Gardeners of Luzerne
County are hosting
“Spring into Gardening”
workshops for the home
gardener. Workshops in-
clude: Vegetable Garden-
ing, Summer Bulbs in
the Flower Garden, The
Herb Garden, Container
Planting, and Pruning.
Workshops will be held
Saturday, March 27 at
Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Campus in Lehman at
the Science Building
from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The $5 fee covers any or
all workshops for the at-
tendee. A door prize will
be given away in each
session.
Call 825-1701 or 1-888-
825-1701 for more infor-
mation or to register.
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place to relax for kids of all ages. Come see
why our members say, "You meet the nicest
people...At the pool or on the tennis court
or while playing on our 9-hole executive
golf course."
Family, Single and Jr. memberships now available
Also inquire about the ladies’ and mixed golf leagues
$200 Initiation fee waived for
new members
If paid in full by April 1st
Call 675-5236 to get in
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RESEARCH MATTERS
by
Dr. David J.
Madeira
“Pregnancy And
Painkillers”
I have used this column
numerous times to warn of the
dangers of commonly used pain
killers. I'm going to do it again’
because what you don’t know
may kill your unborn child.,
In a prospective cohort study
of 1055 pregnant women in the
Kaiser Permanente population of
northern California, researchers
found that the use of NSAIDs or
aspirin around the time of
conception or during pregnancy
increased the risk of miscarriage
by 80%.
53 women (5%) reported
prenatal NSAID use around
conception or during pregnancy.
After adjustment for potential
confounders, prenatal NSAID
use was associated with an 80%
increased risk of miscarriage.
The association was stronger if
the initial NSAID use was
around the time of conception or
if NSAID use lasted more than a
week. Prenatal aspirin use was
similarly associated with an
increased risk of miscarriage.
All drugs have side effects, but
these “over the counter” drugs
are particularly dangerous
because they are viewed as
“safe”. But you don’t have to
suffer to protect your baby. For
over 100 years, Chiropractic has
safely provided significant pain
relief to pregnant mothers
without the use of dangerous
drugs. If you have pain and
would like to avoid the dangers
of drugs, call our office for an
appointment and let the relief
begin.
Li DK, Lui L, Odouli R. Exposure to non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs during pregnancy and risk of
miscarriage: population based cohort study. BMJ Aug
16, 2003:327, pp368-71
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