: L PAGE 6 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, August 10, 2008 Reading program e Participants of “Catch the Reading Bug” at the [ES Back Mountain Memorial Library will celebrate their summer of reading with a final party and pro- gram with Kathy Kelchner, environmental educa- tor, at Frances Slocum State Park at 1 p.m. on Thurs- day, Aug. 14. Kelchner will take the children on a bug hunt and explain the various insects and bugs along the way. Families are asked to meet at pavilion #3 and bring additional chairs and blankets. Play clothes are rec- ommended for the children. Prizes will then be awarded to the children who guessed the correct number of gummy worms in the jar, who guessed the correct date and time that the butterflies hatched and who explained abugfacttoa staff member when they checked out their books. Certificates will be awarded to those children who participated in the program and each child will receive a paperback book. Sam's Club is presenting the children with a bug decorated cake, the Old Country Buffet is providing sugar cookies and Pepsi Bottling of Wilkes-Barre is donating the refreshments. Parents must register their children for the party nds with party SUBMITTED PHOTO Kathy Kelchner, environmental educator at Frances Slocum State Park, will take children on a bug hunt and explain the various insects and bugs during the final party and program of the ‘Catch the Reading Bug’ program of the Back Mountain Memorial Library. by calling the library at 675-1182. The party is set for 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14. PEOPLE health care named to the informatics volunteer BRIEFS program. She is position of : y on the editorial director of the Bill Holena IS advisory board Back Mountain 1 1 of Telehealth Food Pantry. scholarship winner _ World maga- The Dallas Bill Holena III, a graduate of Hage zine and a Stull resident will Lake-Lehman High School, is a member of the manage a vol- winner of a scholarship from advisory council for Spyglass unteer staff of more than 40 The Northern Tier Hardwood Consulting Group, Menlo Park, people who annually dispense Association. Holena, who is Calif. more than 40,000 pounds of attending Luzerne County Com- Dr. Hage and her husband, food to over 1,650 needy people munity College, is studying Nafty, live in Dallas. The couple in more than 600 regional Forest Technology and received hag two sons, David and Mi- homes. $500 from the NTHA. chael. A graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School, Stull has F cal C H . been on staff at Misericordia our locals are onor Harrington since October 2007 and is re- : i BJ : 2s sponsible for the acquisition of named fo Dean's List is award recipient nym Nicole Allan, Alana Allan, Meghan T. Mitchell and Joanna Bryn Smith, all of Shavertown, have earned Dean’s List honors at Saint Joseph’s University for the spring 2008 semester. Students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or above, a B or greater in all their classes and complete at least 15 credits to earn Dean’s List status for the semester. Dr. Brenda Hage presents paper in Italy Brenda Hage, Ph.D., CRNP, associate professor of nursing at Misericordia University, recently presented a paper at the In- ternational Society for Geron- technology in Pisa, Italy. Dr. Hage was recently named the new director of graduate nursing programs at Miser- icordia University and has also served as the coordinator of the Conor C. Harrington, son of John and Kathy Harrington, of Dallas, was named the 2008 recipient of the Saint Michael’s College Scholarship and Service Book Award. The award recog- nizes students who demonstrate a commitment to volunteerism and leadership through commu- nity service. Harrington, a student at Holy Redeemer High School, was presented the book “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers” by Lu- ong Ung, a 1993 Saint Michael's College graduate who has be- come a widely-acclaimed au- thor. Stull is named to food pantry post Mark Stull, serials manage- ment specialist at the Mary rials, including scholarly jour- nals, technical periodicals, news- papers, magazines and research publications for the library. He and his wife, Lisa, have ° four children: Sara, Rachael, Rebecca and Isaiah. Carlson earns PhD Paul E. Carlson, Jr. recently graduated with his PhD in Mo- “lecular Virology and Microbiol- ogy from the University of Pitts- burgh in the School of Medicine. He is currently working as a post doctoral fellow at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. 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A workshop show will be held at 6 p.m. on August 15 and 16. Enrollment fee is $150 and reduced rates are offered for two or more children from the same family. Call 283-2195 or 800-698- PLAY for enrollment forms. Vendors sought Food and craft vendors are being sought for the Harveys Lake Homecoming set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, at Old Sandy Bottom/Har- veys Lake Beach Club. For information , call Shirley Mallory at 639-0160. Cruisers to participate in HL parade The Wyoming Valley Cruising Cruisers (PT Cruiser Group) will participate again this year in the Harveys Lake Home- coming Parade at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10 The Cruising Cruisers are well known for their “Fundrives for a Cause,” annual events held in September to raise money and awareness for autism. This year’s event has been postponed but anyone wishing to donate may do so by sending a check or money order to FUNDRIVE 2008 c/o Earthly Angels Autism Fund of the Luzerne Foundation 32, Huckleberry Lane, Duryea, PA 18642. To learn more about the orga- nization, visit www.earthlyan- gels.org. Watershed Assn. plans workshop The Abrahams Creek Wa- tershed Association will hold an educational workshop on the management of invasive species at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, in the Wyoming Community Center second floor, Breese Street, Wyoming. Mary Pat Appel, a master gardener from Penn State Coop- erative Extension, will present the workshop entitled “Amer- ica’s Most Wanted” and will cover the top 10 invasive species in Northeast Pennsylvania. The workshop is free, open to the public and will include raffle give-aways. For more informa- tion and registration ,contact Eileen Cipriani 287-3349 or ecipriani@comcast.net. Open House at Old Noxen School The Noxen Historical Com- munity Association Inc. will hold an Open House at the Noxen Historical Community Center (Old Noxen School) School Street Noxen from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17. An art show featuring the works of Chuck Kovalick and his students will be held on the second floor. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, call 298-2052. Beef dinner planned The Sweet Valley Volunteer Fire Company will hold a family style beef dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children ages 6 to 11. Chil- dren under the age of 6 eat free. Meadows celebrates 25th anniversary The Meadows Nursing Center will have a 25-year anniversary celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27 in the lobby and All-Purpose Room. The community is in- vited to enjoy refreshments a light lunch and free raffles. Take a stroll down memory lane with a pictorial history of the “Meadows.” | For more information, call 675-8600. Healthy Heart Seminar slated ¢ State Rep. Karen Boback, in conjunction with Geisinger Health of Wilkes-Barre and Back Mountain Mutual Aid, will hold a “Healthy Heart Seminar” from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the Kunkle Fire Hall. : The event will be open to all Emergency Responders, in- | cluding E.M.T.s, volunteer firefighters and local police departments. Cholesterol and blood pressure screenings will be offered, along with informa- tion on proper oral care, body mass index calculating, mas- sage therapy, and hearing tests. State Fire Commission- er, Ed Mann will be the special guest that day. Dallas Harvest Festival returns The Sixth Annual Dallas Harvest Festival will be held from 1 to 6 p.m on Sunday, Sept. 14, on a portion of Main Street, Dallas, between the Route 415 intersection and Huntsville Road. Dallas Days Weekend will get underway on Friday, Sept. 12, with the annual Dallas Days Dance, featuring the ¢ return of “Just Us” and “Abi- lene” from 7 to midnight at the Shadowbrook Pavilion in Tunkhannock. Ticket prices are $25 each and include light refreshments, beer and soda. Tickets will be sold in ad- vance only and will go on sale July 30 at Ochman’s Coins and Jewelry in Dallas and the Dallas Borough Municipal Offices, 25 Main St., Dallas. For more information, call the Dallas Harvest Festival Hotline at 675-1950. What's Your avorite Pizza In NEPA? | Vote online at mydallaspost.com Nii Restaurant owners who wish to participate contact your Account Executive or Call 970-7201. Choose from one of the following participating businesses: Anthony's Mancuso’s Arcaro & Genell ~~ Peppe’s Armetta’s Pizza Perfect Bella Roma Sabatini’s Bernie's Pizza Salerno’s ‘ Fort Cafe & Pizza Revello’s Grotto Pizza Waymart Hotel LM i], i
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