CALENDAR 12 The Post Sunday, August 1, 2004 How to get your listings published Calendar items are published free of charge. Generally, items will appear the two weeks prior to an event. The best way to submit ma- terial is by e-mail, to: thepost@leader.net. You also may send it to The Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre PA 18711, or drop it in the box at Uni-Mart, Rt. 309, Dallas. Deadline is Monday at 3 p.m. THIS WEEK ONGOING @ COMMUNITY EVENING PUBLIC SWIM, Wednesdays and Fridays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Sundays 2-5 p.m. Dallas Middle School pool is open to the public for § 3 lap and recreational swim- F - oe sal ¢ OR ming. No one under 18 ad- 3) 7 . n 5 dnt 3 mitted without a parent or 4 - guardian. Proof of residence and a $2 daily fee. OUTDOORS Aug. 7 - INSECT SAFARIE at Francis Slocum State Park. Meet at second car parking lot in campground. COMMUNITY Aug. 1 - ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Fairmount Twp. Vol. Fire & Ambulance, Rt. 118 Adults $5, children $2.50. Info, 477- 3691. HEALTH Aug. 5 - ALZHEIMER'S SUP- PORT GROUP, 11 a.m., Meadows Nursing Center, 55 W. Center Hill Rd.Public wel- come. Info, call the Alzheimer’s Association at 822-9915 or Meadows Nurs- ing Center at 675-8600. KIDSTUFF Aug. 7 - SPIDERS ARE SPE- CIAL, ages 3-5 learn about spiders through story, craft and song. Frances Slocum State Park campground am- phitheater. FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES, Wednesdays 6-8 p.m., St. Paul's Lutheran Church, off Rt. 118, Dallas. For families with chemical dependency, in cooperation with Clear Brook Inc.. Info, Aug. 7 - LAND OF THE FOR- 823-1171. EST PEOPLE, 8 p.m., short video on how life might have been for the Eastern Wood- land Indians. Frances Slocum State Park camp- ground amphitheater. REUNIONS Aug. 1 - JAMES AND OLIVER EVANS, family reunion, at the Orange Fire Hall. Lunch at 12:30 p.m., business meeting, social hour. SPECIAL EVENTS Aug. 5 - MS CITY TO SHORE 150 BIKE TOUR BENEFIT, starting at 6 p.m., Leary’s Cork and Keg, Division St., Kingston. Jared Campbell, 6- 7; Big Daddy Dex, 7:30-9:30, Crush, 10 p.m. on. Minimum Tuesdays - FREE SENIOR BINGO, 9:30 a.m. , the Moose Lodge, Tunkhannock (behind Wal-Mart). EXHIBITS y Through Aug. - PHIL CHAN EXHIBIT, MacDonald Art Gallery, College Misericor- dia. Tues.-Thur. 1-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. 1-5 p.m. Info, 674-6250. Ongoing - THE LIGHT & THE LAND, ongoing project by Sue Hand, Dallas. Final col- lection will be over 1,000 drawings and paintings. Al- lied Services-John Heinz In- stitute, 150 Mundy St., Wilkes-Barre. Info, 826- Appearing in Gypsy at the Music Box are, from left, foreground: Caitlyn Metz and Cory Metz. Back row: Alison Taroli, Craig Thomas and Carol Sweeney. Through Aug. 19 - SUMMER CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, Tues.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Displays and donation of $6 to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Sponsored by NEPA members of the Local actors on Music Box stage 3800. HEALTH Gypsy. She is from Dallas, and graduated from Bishop Hoban High School in 2003. She is a the- ater/chemistry major at Ithaca College. Craig Thomas of Shavertown, 18, is a recent graduate of Lake-Lehman High School, where he most recently played the role of Harold Hill in The Music Man. He and his entire family are ac- tive members of the Music Box. Craig will enter New York University in the fall as a theater ma- jor. 7 Gypsy will be performed Aug. 1 and 8 at 3:15 p.m. and Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. Dinner is served one and one-half hours before curtain time. The the- ater is at 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Call 283- 2195 for information, or visit www.musicbox.org. Several Back Mountain residents are currently appearing in the the musical Gypsy at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse in Swoyersville. Cory Metz of Dallas, 6, will begin first grade at Dallas Elementary School in the fall. He plays one of the “newsboys” in Gypsy. His sister, Cait- lyn, 10, plays one of the principal roles: Baby June. She will enter the fifth grade at Dallas Ele- mentary this fall, and is a member of the Gina Major Performing Arts Center. Carol Sweeney of Shavertown, plays the role of “Elektra.” Carol is a member of the Music Box Advisory Board, and has played numerous roles at the Music Box and at the Scranton Public Theatre. Alison Taroli, 19, plays the role of “Agnes” in Team EI -Royal Spinners Cy- tiviti he fi : : eciiviies on ihe five senses cling Team. Info, 574-0464. BACK MT. FREE MEDICAL AND LEGAL CLINIC, every Friday, 6:30 p.m., Fr. Sam- mons Hall at St. Therese’s Church, Pioneer Ave., Shavertown. Strictly confi- dential and non-denomina- tional. Volunteer doctors, nurses and greeters are wel- come. Call Maureen at 696- 1427 with questions. & Huntsville Days Saturday The fourth annual Huntsville Days celebration will be held Sat- urday, Aug. 7. A chicken barbecue will run from 1 to 6 p.m., and through the afternoon there will be historic wagon rides, story- telling, an apple pie contest, an ice cream social, a barbershop quartert, praise music, old-fashioned games, scarecrow making and a country auction. The event will conclude with a square dance from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Admission costs will be: adults $5, 12-18 $3, under 12 free. For more information, call 675-0611. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meetings, every Tuesday starting at 7:30 p.m., St. Paul's Lutheran Church, off Rt. 118, Dallas. UPCOMING GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP BLOOD DRIVES Aug. 10 MEADOWS NURS- ING CENTER,1-6 p.m. mul- ti-purpose room. Appoint- ments, 823-7161. COMMUNITY Aug. 18 - TUNKHANNOCK LI- BRARY GOLF TOURNA- MENT, 10 a.m. shotgun start, Stone Hedge Country Club. Captain and crew format, $70 per person includes ban- quet and on-course refresh- ments. Info, 836-1677. Aug. 21 - CRAFT SALE & FLEA MARKET, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Order of the Eastern Star building, Foster St., Dal- las. Vendor spaces $10 each. Lunch and Welsh cookies on sale. Info, 675- 1367 or 675-7247. Rain date Aug. 28. Sept. 4 - CHICKEN BARBE- CUE, 4-7 p.m., Kunkle Fire Co. Social Hall. Adults $7, children $4, chicken halves at the fire hall, 11 a.m. Sept. 4 - FLEA MARKET, 9 a.m.-?, Kunkle Fire Co. grounds. To reserve space, call 675-3334 or 675-2728. Rain date Sept. 5. HEALTH Aug. 10-31 - DIABETES SELF MANAGEMENT, Four Tues- days, 10 a.m.-noon, Fr. Streit Enrichment Ctr., Mercy Hos- pital, Wilkes-Barre. Physician referral required. Class size limited. Info, registration, 826-3532 Aug. 10 - FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP, 1-3 p.m, Edwardsville Senior Center, Russell St., Ed- wardsville. Open to care- givers in Luzerne and Wyoming counties at no charge. Info, 288-8897 or 824-5994. Aug. 11 - DISCOVER PEACE- FUL AND MINDFUL LIVING THROUGH MEDITATION, 7:30 p.m., with Master Shan- Shan. Ocean Lotus Farm, Beaumont. R.S.V.P.: Yuh- Hai, 639-4947 or Margaret, 675-8843. Bring a cushion, light blanket or throw. Free. MUSIC Aug. 15 - HARMONY CON- CERT, by the Wyoming Val- ley Barbershop Harmony Chorus and quartets. Irem Temple Country Club pavil- ion, 8 p.m. Free. OUTDOORS Aug. 14 - SEVERE WEATHER, 8:30 p.m., slide show with Dave Nocasia of the National Weather Service. Frances Slocum State Park camp- ground amphitheater. Aug. 15 - INSECT OPEN HOUSE, 2-4 p.m., se what Junior Naturalist campers have seen and leaned. Frances Slocum State Park Environmental Education building. Aug. 21 - SUSQUEHANNA RIVER FISHING TOURNA- MENT, 6 a.m.-3 p.m., regis- ter 5:30-8 a.m., Lake Winola Hose Co., Rt. 92, Falls. RECYCLING Aug. 14 - LAKE TOWNSHIP, 1 a.m.-noon, at the municipal builiding, Rt. 29. Aluminum and b-metal cans, clear, brown and green glass and plastic 1 and 2 only. No newspaper this month. REUNIONS Aug. 14 - LAKE-NOXEN CLASSES OF 1952-1959, Harveys Lake Beach Club Picnic Pavillion (formerly Old Sandy Bottom Beach), Har- veys Lake, starting at noon. Bring a covered dish to share and preferred beverage. Pa- per products and spring wa- ter provided. Cost is $1 per person. Anyone who attend- ed Lake-Noxen High School is invited. Info, Carlene (Kocher) McCaffrey, 639- 5308 or Tanya (Kocher) Christ, 945-5874. Sept. 25 - LAKE-LEHMAN CLASSES OF 1950-1954, 6 p.m. at the Red Rooster restuarant, Pikes Creek. Info, Gerry Sutton at 675-0260. SCHOOL LUZERNE COUNTY HEAD START Inc., which serves Luzerne and Wyoming coun- ties, is accepting applications for the 2004-05 school year. For children who will be age 3 or 4 on or before Sept. 1, 2004. For information, call one of these numbers: Dallas: 674-1062 or 674- 1063 Lake-Lehman: 639-2465 or 639-2456 Lehman-Jackson: 675-7820 or 675-7784 Shickshinny: 542-2505 Staff will be available at the end of March or early April for evening recruitment. Call the appropriate center for dates and times. SPECIAL EVENTS Aug. 20 - ROCK & ROLL AWAY THE SUMMER, dance sponsored by Harveys Lake Women’s Club. Har- veys Lake American Legion, doors open 7:30 p.m., music 8-11 p.m. Donation $15, in- cludes beer, soda and snacks. Info, 675-4196. every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. offered by the Hospice'Care of the Visiting Nurses Association. Thomas P.. Saxton Medical Pavilion Health Enhancement class- room, 468 Northampton St., Edwardsville. For info or to register, call 552-1391. CELEBRATE RECOVERY, Bible-based addition recov- & ery group. Every Monday 7- 8:30 p.m., Christ Community Church, 100 W. Dorrance St., Kingston. Info, 283-2202. Deadline for submitted news is Wednesday at noon. E-mail is the best method - thepost@leader.net Sell your used, but still useable, household items! 3 out of 4 classified users choose the | A A A 8 a A BS Sponsored by Falls Lions Club. Info, 836-4942. BMT Seniors meet Aug. 5 The Back Mountain Senior Citizens will meet Thursday, Aug. 5 at 1 p.m. in Mercy Center, College Misericordia, Dallas. Due to renovation work, the club will not meet at St. Therese’s Church hall until further notice. To reach the Aug. 5 meeting place, enter the Misericordia cam- pus through the arch on Lake Street, then follow signs to the Mer- cy Center parking lot. The receptionist will direct visitors to the meeting room. . B a Ba ne Se ed i Sirs “Pull Tabs for Dialysis” and “Cancelled Postage Stamps for Vet- senmma—— : te STAN rr erans Hospitals” are still being collected. PJ TO Joo BE 1 Dry al Celebrating August birthdays will be Ethel Baltruskes, Mary AR / ; 3 1 5 lines, 24 days $48 SES ofp Vays ts Parker and Marie and Ray Yurkavage. 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