Sunday, January 22, 2006 CiIVIC THE POST PAGE 3 KINGSTON TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS HONOR GOODWIN The Kingston Township Board of Supervisors recently presented former board member Carl Goodwin with a plaque recognizing his years of dedicated service. Goodwin served as a town- ship supervisor from 2002-05. Attending the presentation, from left, are David Brodhead, su- pervisor; Paul Sabol, supervisor; David Jenkins, chairman; Goodwin, award recipient; Chris Yankovich, vice chairman; and Jeffrey Box, supervisor. CIVIC BRIEFS Speakers series begins March 2 The inaugural Spring Speak- ers Series at College Miser- icordia will feature four faculty lecturers discussing topics rang- ing from the arts to the sci- ences. The series.begins Thurs- day, March 2 and concludes Wednesday, April 25. The lec- s are held at 7 p.m. in the @ Library's third floor McGowan Room on the campus of College Misericordia. There is no admission charge and the public is invited. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Mary Kintz Bevevino Library and faculty, the series is designed to welcome the com- munity onto campus to share in College Misericordia’s wealth of resources. The talks span the arts and sciences and will out- line faculty member’s current research, library resources avail- able to the public and what students can expect in terms of @ work and possible ca- A schedule and brief outline of the topics each lecturer will discuss during the Speakers Series can be found by visiting the Web site www.misericor- dia.edu. Bluebird boxes focus of program Jerry Skinner, biology profes- sor at Keystone College and naturalist at Woodbourne Forest and Wildlife Preserve, will hold a program to construct your own bluebird box. The class will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. COMPARE OUR CD RATES 11 Wild Birds Unlimited in Dallas. The program will also include an introduction to bluebirds and information about attracting the birds to your back yard. The cost is $12 and pre-cut kits are included. Anyone who attends is asked to bring a drill, cordless is preferred, if possible. A few loaner tools will be available. Reservations are required and may be made by calling Wild Birds Unlimited at 675-9900. Flea market at Misericordia College Misericordia will host a flea market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Banks Student Center. The college is located on Lake Street in Dallas. Proceeds from the flea market will sup- port students who will be making a spring break service trip to Mississippi to help with hurricane relief efforts. For more information, call the campus ministry office at 674-6495. Songs, stories featured at program Mary Baker and children’s author Isabel Wilner will hold a special program of stories and songs from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Dietrich Theater in Tunk- hannock. The event is spon- sored by State Farm Insurance and there is no admission charge. Wilner, a Tunkhan- nock resident, will tell The Magic Umbrella and other of her favorites from around the world. For more information, call the Dietrich Theater at 996-1500. Christmas trees Being picked up The Dallas Borough road department is collecting Christ- mas trees through Jan. 30. Resi- dents are asked to place the trees curbside for collection and ask that the trees not be placed in plastic bags. All decorations, lights and ornaments must be removed from the trees prior to collection. Christmas trees may also be dropped off at the Dallas Area Municipal Authority, 530 S. Memorial Highway, during normal business hours. For more information, call the road department at 674-5362. Audubon Society field trip today The Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society will hold a bird watching field trip to Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre at 8 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 22. The group will meet in the lot of the former King’s Department Store and Reilly’s Classic Car Museum near the intersection of Market Street and Dawes Avenue, King- ston. Anyone who attends is encouraged to bring binoculars and proper attire for outdoor weather. For more information, call Bob Wasilewski at 542-5948. The Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society includes Lu- zerne and Wyoming counties. Enrich Your Beautiful Smile ENHANCE YOUR COMFORT AND STABILITY Improve Your Quality Of Life LUNCHEON HELD FOR MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEERS Master gardener volunteers at the Penn State Cooperative Extension of Luzerne County were recently honored during a holiday luncheon at The Waterfront. To be certified as a master gar- dener, volunteers must attend 30 hours of extensive horticulture training and volunteer 50 hours of educational outreach to the community within the first year. For more information about the master gardener program, call Donna Grey or Mary Pat Appel at 825-1701. Receiving recognition for their service, from left, first row are Peggy Schutz, Pringle, 100 hours of volunteer service; Mary Ann Finch, Harveys Lake, master gardener certified; Cindy Beck, Wyoming, 100 hours of volunteer service; Marta Jones, West Pittston, master gardener certified and 100 hours of volun- teer service; and Daisha Ellis, Mountain Top, master gardener certified. Second row: Mary Pat Appel, master gardener coordinator; Roberta Troy, Wyoming, master gardener certified; and An- drea Harris, Dallas, master gardener certified. John Bendick of Dallas is also master gardener certified. Applications being accepted for art contest All local students in grades sev- en through 12 are invited to enter the 25th annual Suzanne Maria Rossetti Memorial Juried Art Contest. The event is sponsored by Dallas residents Joe and Sue Hand in memory of the late Su- zanne Rossetti of Saugus, Mass. The 26-year-old daughter of Louise and the late Peter Rossetti was murdered in 1981. After read- ing her tragic story, the Hands called Rossetti’s family and ex- pressed their desire to hold an art exhibit in her memory. All students in grades 7 12 re- siding in, or studying art within, the geographical boundaries of the Dallas, Lake-Lehman, Tunk- hannock, and Northwest Area school districts may enter the contest. All entries must be delivered to Sue Hands Imagery, 35 Main Street in Dallas, beginning Feb. 13 and no later than Feb. 22. Ribbons will be awarded in 12 different categories on each sep- arate grade level by two panels of three judges each. They will be judged separately on each grade level in a variety of categories including pencil, pas- tel, watercolor, acrylic, oil, ink, scratchboard, mixed media, fi- bers, photography, prints, and miniature drawings and paint- ings. The size of the photographs must be at least 8-by-10. No entry may exceed a total size of 40 inches in any direction. All two-dimensional entries must be mounted or matted, or framed — the exception is works on canvas board or stretched can- vas — and must be accompanied by an entry form. Entry forms are available from area school art teachers or at Sue Hand’s Imagery. All two-dimensional artwork, other than matted paper, must have a secure hanger on the back. Artwork must have been com- pleted in the last 12 months and may not have been entered in any previous Rossetti Art Show. Each student may submit a to- tal of three entries. In addition, a separate awards jury of six artists will assign many community- sponsored cash awards and gift certificates. The deadline for entries is 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22. The public is invited to the opening reception of the show from 14 p.m. Sunday, March 5 at the Mac- Donald Art Gallery on the cam- pus of College Misericordia in Dallas. An awards ceremony will follow at 4 p.m. in the Walsh Au- ditorium. 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