The Dallas Post COMM UNITY Sunday, March 13, 2005 TAX NOTES Dallas Borough The 2005 Luzerne County and Dallas Borough real estate tax bills were mailed on Feb. 15. The tax rebate period runs through April 15, 2005. Dallas Borough Tax Collector Mark Van Etten will have office hours during the rebate period at the Dallas Borough Building on Saturday March 19, April 2 and April 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon, and on Wednesday, April 6 and April 13 from 6- 7:30 p.m. Collection times are also avail- able by appointment. Rotary Club of Dallas ® ¢ fine art auction for charity The Rotary Club of Dallas, in conjunction with Ross Galleries of New York, will sponsor an art auction on Sunday, April 10 at the Irem Temple Country Club, Country Club Road, Dallas. Doors will open at 2 p.m. to preview the selections, and bidding will begin at 3:30 p.m. Admission is $12.50 per person or $20 per couple. Upon request, selections may include pieces that are contemporary, traditional, impressionistic, Americana, southwestern, seascapes, landscapes, floral, still life and more. Sports and music memorabilia and sculptures may also be made available. All artwork is custom framed and matted. If mailing payments, send to: Mark W. Van Etten Dallas Borough Tax Collector PO Box 447 Dallas, PA 18612 Residents who need to contact VanEtten can do so by calling 675-1878 or by e-mail at DallasBoroughTax@aol.com. Hors d'oeuvres, wine and cheese will be served during the afternoon. Several local merchants have donated valuable door prizes which will be given away through- out the day. For advance tickets and more information, call 477- 1350. Tickets will also be sold at the following mer- chants in Dallas: Dallas Photo Shop, Hilbert’s The Tractor Store and Roth Jewelers. Major credit cards will | be accepted for art purchases. All proceeds will support Youngs crowned at Meadows the charities of the Rotary Club of Dallas. — Sr ————————— Kingston Township ’ At the annual Valentine's Day celebration at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas residents . . Taxpayer assistance will be provided | Harry and Pearl Young were chosen as King and Queen of Hearts by residents, staff and vis- Benefit dance for Nancy Wilson & 1 [ for all Kingston Township residents for | tors. The “royal” couple was presented with crowns by Nancy Space, activities director, and ar “Friends of Nancy Wllson” will hold a benefit dance at the filing of 2004 local tax returns. A | received flowers, candy and a Valentine's bear. The royal court included residents Ruth and ; y y the Harveys Lake American Legion on March 18, from 8 representative from J.P. Harris will be | John Muller, Mary Alice and Roger Clark, and John and Anna Judge. ch 1 available at the township municipal | Following the coronation, Flossie's Floozies Chapter of the Red Hat Society entertained at a to 11 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person. Music will be pro- building, 180 East Center St., | singalong, visited with residents and helped serve holiday refreshments. vided by a DJ. Food and drinks will be available for pur- Shavertown, from 9 a.m. until 11:30 | Shown, from left, seated: Harry and Pearl Young, Betty Ambrose, Red Hat volunteer, and chase. ; a.m. on Feb. 16 and March 23. In addi- Bethany Empfield, teen volunteer. Tickets can be purchased by calling 639-3096, or at the tion, state tax return filing assistance | Standing: Betty Sorchik, volunteer coordinator; and Red Hat volunteers Millie Wheeler, Leah Legion. Proceeds will be used for Nancy's medical will be provided by the Pennsylvania | Clements, Wilma Williams, Sue Pons, Sarah Strauser, Betty Marshall, Ruth Hess (Queen expenses. She is on the list for a liver and possible kid- Department of Revenue at the Wilkes- | Mother), Ginny Franssen, Marjo Wolfe and Nancy Space, activities director. ney transplant. She is on the seventh floor of the General Barre Office for the Aging, located at 5 ; Hospital. Room 754 Kinder Unit. East Market St., Wilkes-Barre. A state Hy 3 . representative will be available from 9 | Fun night under the stars to benefit patients a.m. untill 4 p.m. on the dates of March 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31; and April 1, 6, 7, 8 (Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays). Residents with questions may call the township administrative office at 696-3809. eligi t— The Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Auxiliary is currently taking reserva- tions for its Starlight Casino Night, to be held on Saturday, April 2, at Genetti Hotel and Conference Center, Wilkes-Barre. The annual semi-for- mal event begins at 6 p.m. with hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction, fol- lowed by cocktails, a dinner buffet, dancing and casino gambling from 7 p.m. to midnight. Guests will be invited to dance to the music of Windfall. : A raffle drawing for separate cash prizes of $10,000, $5,000, $3,000, Lake Township and $2,000 will be among the numerous attractions. Only 400 tickets Lake Township Tax Collector Donna will be sold, at a cost of $100 per ticket. Raffle drawings and grand Kocher has mailed statements for coun- prizes will be awarded between 10 p.m. and midnight on the evening of ty and municipal property taxes and the the event. Raffle tickets may be purchased individually or as a group by per capita tax. Tax bills were mailed to calling the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Gift Shoppe at 552-1241 or from the property owner. It is their responsi- any Starlight Casino Night committee member. | bility to forward statements to a mort- Starlight Casino Night is the largest fundraiser of the year for the gage company or bank for payment. Auxiliary, with all of the proceeds benefiting patient care at Wilkes-Barre In addition to the hours and office General Hospital. For invitations or for more information regarding location printed on the tax bills, taxes Starlight Casino Night, contact Barbara Giordano at 288-2324. may be paid in person at the municipal Shown from left are, seated: Suzanne Golden, Membership, West building on Saturday, March 26 and Pittston; Arline Kennedy, Corporate Contributions, Shavertown; Lina April 9 between 10 a.m. and noon. Schifano, Raffle Co-Chairman, Trucksville; Kathy Grinaway, Corporate Office visits are available for anyone Contributions, Plains; Edythe Kepics, Auxiliary President, West Pittston; Ann Ferraro, Silent Auction Co-Chairman, Wyoming; Mary Ann Keirans, needed their PA-1000 property tax Casino Bank Co-Chairman, Mountaintop; Alice Biernacki, Publicity Co-Chairman, Mountaintop; and Liz Covert, Registration Chairman, Dallas. rebates completed. Call 639-1522 for an Standing, from left: Barbara Giordano, Invitation Chairman, Kingston; Flossie Reilly, Programs Co-Chairman, Wyoming; Virginia Davis, Casino Bank appointment, or with any questions Co-Chairman, Kingston; Laura Potorski, Event Co-Chairman, Moosic; Darlene Dalessandro, Event Co-Chairman, Moosic; Mariana Wartella, Silent | about the county, municipal, school or Auction Co-Chairman, Forty Fort; Patricia Castellani, Projects Chairman, Larksville; and Karen Stavish, Raffle and Publicity Co-Chairman, Plains. | per capita taxes. 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