| ® Sunday, November 13, 2005 COMMUNITY THE POST PAGE3 Local students invited to enter contest Students in grades 9-12 who reside in the Dallas and Lake- Lehman school districts are in- vited to compete in the Ameri- can Legion’s 67th National High School Oratorical Contest. Scholarship awards are pre- sented to the three finalists in the final round of the national contest. The first place winner re- ceives an $18,000 scholarship, second place receives $16,000 and third place takes home a $14,000 scholarship. Each state winner who is cer- tified into, and participates in, the first round of the national contest will receive a $1,500 scholarship. Each first round winner who advances to, and ‘participates in, the second und but does not advance to he final round will receive an additional $1,500 scholarship to pursue education beyond high school. The subject to be used for the oration must be on some aspect of the Constitution of the Unit- ed States, with emphasis.on the duties and obligations of a citi- zen to our government. The ora- tion must be the original work of each contestant and must not be less than eight minutes or long- er than 10 minutes long. Any interested student who resides in the Dallas or Lake- Lehman school district should contact Daddow-Isaacs Post 672 Dallas American Legion com- mander John Emil Sr. at 675- 4461. All applications must be re- ceived before Jan. 14, 2006. The American Legion also has infor- mation on how to qualify for more than $138,000 in scholar- ships for students in high school or students who are being schooled at home. EXHIBIT BEGINS NOV. 21 The 30th Annual Sue Hand's Art Exhibit will be held the week of Thanksgiving at the studio on Main Street in Dallas. The public is invited to view the exhib- J. from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21 and Wednesday, Nov. 23; from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 22; from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25 and Saturday, Nov. 26. The studio will be closed Thanksgiving Day. Award-winning artist and teacher Sue Hand will be present during the exhibit to conduct personal gallery tours. For more information, call 675-5094. Art stu- dents, from left, are Kaylee Hill Hand, Chloe Kalna, and Noah Sunday-Lefkowitz. Imagery Thanksgiving Studio ard, Andrew Levandoski, Sue CIVIC BRIEFS Leaf collection being held in Dallas Dallas Borough is holding is fall leaf collection program. Collection will continue through November or until the first significant snow event of the winter season. Borough resi- dents are asked to comply with the following leaf collection guidelines: ¢ Leaves should be raked to the curbside for vacuum collec- tion. Do not include grass clip- pings or other yard waste. The vacuum equipment will not function properly if residents commingle yard waste with the leaves. ¢ Residents are asked to rake all leaves to the curbside in long thin rows approximately 3 feet wide. Placing the leaves curb- side in this manner will facil- itate collection. Residents are cautioned not to place any items within the road right of way that may create potentially hazard- ous or unsafe conditions. ¢ Residents who prefer to collect leaves and place them in plastic bags may do so by plac- ing the bags curbside for pick- up. For more information, call the borough administrative office at 675-1389 or the road depart- ment at 674-5362. Audubon Society to observe birds The Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society is holding a field trip to observe local and migrating waterfowl on Sat- urday, Nov. 19. The group will meet at 8 a.m. at the Dallas United Methodist Church. The public is invited to enjoy nature and visit local hotspots that act as stopovers for water birds on their journey south. Most wildlife viewing can be done from your car or with very little walking. Participants are encouraged to bring water, snacks, suitable clothing, and a pair of binoculars. For more information, call 639-5785. The Greater Wyoming Valley Audu- bon Society includes Luzerne and Wyoming counties. Breakfast to aid local food pantry George M. Dallas Lodge No. 531 Free and Accepted Masons will hold an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Dallas American Legion Post Home on Route 415 in Dallas. The breakfast includes scrambled eggs, pancakes, hash browns, sausage, biscuits, dan-- ish, coffee, tea and orange juice. Tickets are $5 and will be avail- able at the door. Proceeds from the breakfast will benefit the Back Mountain Food Pantry. Nature program at Frances Slocum The preschool story time series for children ages 3-5 will be held at 10 a.m. Nov. 17 in the Environmental Education Build- ing at Frances Slocum State Park in Kingston Township. The preschoolers will listen to a nature story, take a short walk and make simple crafts during the 45-minute program. For more information, call 696-9105. Wildlife photos topic of meeting The Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon will hold a program entitled “Photography and Wild- life” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21 at the Wild Birds Unlimited store in the Dallas Shopping Center. Board of directors mem- ber Jim Hoyson will give a pre- sentation with tips on how to photograph the natural world. The presentation will focus on such things as various types of cameras and film that work best for particular outdoor settings. The public is invited to attend. The Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society meets the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. except during the summer months. The group serves Luzerne and Wyoming Special Thanksgiving Day dinner at Senior Citizens Centers in Luzerne and Wyoming counties + The Senior Citizens Center, sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne and Wyoming Counties, offers hot meals at noon Monday through Friday to people age 60 and ol- der. Donations from participants are accepted and needed in or- der to expand the program. For more information, call 822-1158. The following is the menu for the week of Nov. 14: Monday: Beef stroganoff over noodles, mixed vegetables, whole wheat bread, applesauce, Tuesday: Italian sausage with spaghetti, tossed salad with Ital- ian dressing, Italian bread, chill- ed pears, milk and coffee. Wednesday: Yankee pot roast, oven-roasted potatoes, carrots, whole wheat bread, vanilla ice cream, milk and coffee. Thursday: Thanksgiving din- ner. Roast turkey with stuffing, whipped potatoes and gravy, peas with mushrooms, apricot nectar, corn muffin, pumpkin pie, milk and coffee. Friday: Tuna salad on multi- grain roll, three-bean salad, . chicken noodle soup, birthday cake, milk and coffee. counties. Mountain Grange plans flea market The Mountain Grange No. 567 will hold a flea market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 at the grange on West Eighth Street in Carverton. Lunch and snacks will be sold from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Driving directions from Trucksville: follow Carv- erton Road to the stop sign at the end. Turn left onto West Eighth Street and follow it to Bodle Road. The grange is locat- ed across from Bodle Road. Driving directions from Tunk- hannock: take Route 29 and turn left onto Route 292. Go through Center Moreland to Village Road in Franklin Township. Go through Orange, where Village Road becomes West Eighth Street. Continue on West Eighth Street to Bodle Road. The grange is located on the right. Back Mt. Trail to be cleaned Nov. 13 The Anthracite Scenic Trails Association will hold a Back Mountain Trail fall leaf cleanup from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 on the trail. Groups or individuals interested in helping should call Mark Albrecht at 696-3409. Holistic market, fair set for Nov. 26-27 A holistic market and fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 26 and 27 at the North- moreland Fire Hall in Center Moreland. Admission is $1 for adults and children 10 and older. The event will feature body workers, jewelry, candles, crafts, card readers, gifts, wind chimes, soaps, massages, and food. To be a vendor or for more information, call 333-5402. Student art exhibit accepting applications The 3rd annual Emerging Artists Invitational Art Exhibi- tion is accepting applications from outstanding Wyoming Valley art students in grades 10-12. Works must be submitted through exhibit coordinator Sue Hand of Dallas. Entry forms are available by calling 675-5094. Each student may submit one piece of art that is either two or three dimensional, in any media. Two-dimensional artwork must be framed. All artwork must be original and may not infringe on any copyright laws. Works may be created from personal sketch- es, personal snapshots, life stud- ies or imagination. Works may not be copied from any published art in books, magazines, postcards, Internet references, or other artist. All artwork must have been com- pleted since January 2005. No artwork will be accepted that has ever been previously exhib- ited publicly, either framed or unframed. Art students must submit a resume with a mini- mum of five competitive visual art exhibits in the past three years. A reception will be held from 3-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Wednes- day, Nov. 16. The artists are requested to attend both recep- tions. The exhibit is open to the public through Dec. 7 at King’s College’s Widmann Art Gallery. Library seeking student worker The Back Mountain Memorial Library is looking for a student page to work part-time at the library on Huntsville Road in Dallas. The student must be at least 16 years old and willing to work two evenings during the week and every other Saturday. Anyone interested should apply at the library’s front desk. CM Players presenting comedy The College Misericordia Players will present the comedy “Moon Over Buffalo” on Nov.18- 20 in the Walsh Auditorium on the school’s campus. Show times are 8 p.m. Nov. 18-19, and a matinee show at 2 p.m. Now. 20. General admission tickets are $5, while senior citizen and student admissions are $3. The play is being directed by Don Hopkins. Join Sylvan's Open House Sylvan Learning Center in the Korals Complex at 311 Market St., Kingston is hosting an Open House Saturday, November 19th from Noon-3:00pm. 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