Sunday, December 2, 2007 COMMUNITY THE POST PAGES CIVIC BRIEFS ‘She Loves Me’ comes to Music Box “She Loves Me,” a romantic musical comedy, will be present- ed at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St, Swoyersville, on December 2, 6-9 and 13-16. Tickets are now on sale for dinner and show or show-only. Thursdays through Saturdays, the bar opens at 6 p.m. and a buffet dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. with curtain at 8 p.m. Sun- day matinees, bar opens at 1 p.m., buffet at 1:30 p.m., curtain at 3 p.m. Call 283-2195 or 800-698- PLAY for information and reser- vations. Tunkhannock Library plans Christmas show The Tunkhannock Public ibrary’s Twentieth Annual hristmas Show, “Decembers to Remember,” will be held at 3 p.m. today, Dec. 2, in the Tunk- hannock High School audi- torium. Pre-sale tickets are priced at $5 for adults, $4 for senior citi- zens age 62 and over and chil- dren under the ages of 12. Tick- et prices at the door are $6 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and children. All proceeds benefit the Tunk- hannock Public Library, a Wyoming County United Way - Agency. St. Therese's Christmas Party set Tickets are currently being sold for the annual Christmas Party of St. Therese’s Altar and Rosary Society which will be held at 1 p.m. today, Dec. 2, at the Knights of Columbus in Luzerne. All women of the par- ish are invited. Those attending will enjoy a family-style dinner, entertain- ment by Pete Trusckowski and many door prizes. The “prize winning” quilt made by Millie Yanchik, Jean Carey, Ruth Youngblood, Peg Fischer, Mona Dymond and Patti Gallagher will be raffled off with two other prizes. New officers will also be in- stalled, including Betsy Balonis, president; Alice Hudak, vice- president; Mona Dymond, re- cording secretary; Carole Pax- ton, corresponding secretary; and Dell Luke, financial secre- tary. Alzheimer’s Support Group meets The Dallas Alzheimer’s Sup- port Group will meet at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, in the first floor board room at the Mead- ows Nursing Center, 55 W. Cen- ter Hill Rd., Dallas. Speaker will be Margaret Spencer, founder of the Bureau of Aging, ex-director and current board member of Heritage House who will speak on "Overview of Services to the Elderly.” Pearl Harbor Day Breakfast planned Daddow-Isaacs Dallas Amer- ican Legion Post 672 will spon- sor a Pearl Harbor Day Break- fast at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Post Home. World War II veterans will be especially recognized for their service. For more information, contact the Post Home at 675-6542 or Com- mander Clarence J. Michael at : will also be offered. 675-0488. There is no charge for the breakfast. Women's Day of Reflection scheduled Father James J. Paisley, pas- tor, and the Altar and Rosary Society of St. Therese’s Church will host Sister Therese of the Capuchin Sisters of Nazareth for a “Day of Reflection for Women” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9, at the church. Her topic will be “The Vocation of Women in the Church.” Benediction and Expo- sition of the Blessed Sacrament Civil War Round Table to meet The Wyoming Valley Civil War Round Table will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13, in the lower level of the Daddow- Isaacs American Legion Post, Route 415, Dallas. Father Charles Connor, histo- rian of the Diocese of Scranton, will present his program, “The Catholic Church in the Era of the Civil War.” The meeting is open to the public. Fire company plans New Year's Eve party A New Year’s Eve party will be held from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 31, at the Idetown Fire Hall, Route 415 between Dallas and Harveys Lake. A ticket, priced at $20 per person, includes a buffet dinner, THIRD GRADERS CELEBRATE LIVES OF SAINTS Mrs. Marlene Knaub's third grade class at Gate of Heaven School, Dallas, celebrated the Lives of Saints throughout the month of November. Students brought in their favorite saint items and placed them in a special place in the classroom. The students learned about different saints throughout the month. Surrounded by their classmates are, from left, Shelby Smith, Janelle Cawley, Monica Morrison, Chester Brennan, and Mrs. Knaub. refreshments, snacks, music by “Shadowpass” and party favors. Party-goers are invited to bring their own bottle. For more information, call 574-0286, 762-7933 or 639-2231. PUZILE ANSWERS Go Figure! —— answers Puzzles, Page 2 — King Crossword — Answers The party benefits the Idetown 1 Fire Company. WwW nN Solution time: 27 mins. 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