Sunday, December 21, 2008 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 5 i Lisa Castanaro sings "The @- Tree." Welcome to Pleasantville, Any State he Apostolic Faith Tab- j ernacle on Village Road in Orange was trans- formed into Pleasantville Any State, USA recently as the congregation held its Christmas program. In Pleasantville, there was a church, a general store, a bank, a barber and even a shoemaker. During the program, partic- ipants showed how Pleasant- ville not only has the Spirit of Christmas, but also has the Spirit of Christ. Linda Chorba sings about baby Jesus with Haley Chorba, left, and Willow Walter. JONATHAN J. JUKA PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Cheryll Culver sings "Christmas Shoes.” Michelle Chorba sings to Curtis Walter, left, and 2 Hayley Chorba about the gift exchange. be Frank Chorba introduces the characters and the setting of Pleasantville. @ci1vic BRIEFS Fund-raising drive helps to feed horses R.E.A.S.O.N (Retired Equine Adoption Society of the North- east) is holding a fund-raiser asking people to send Christ- mas cards, Hanukah cards and seasons’ greetings cards, all with $1 enclosed, to horses at the society. The cards will hang in the barn and weekly photos will be posted on reasonhorse- rescue.com Donations from the holiday card drive will be used for hay to feed the horses throughout the upcoming winter months and towards spring fencing needs which should cost ap- proximately $3,000. Cards can be sent to: R.E.A- S.0.N,, RR2, BOX 379 Harvey’s Lake, PA. 18618 Visit horses at REASON Anyone in need of holiday cheer is invited to stop by the R.E.A.S.O.N. (Retired Equine Adoption Society of the North- east) barn at Harveys Lake from noon to 5 p.m. today, Dec. 21, to visit with the horses who love candy canes and Christ- mas cookies. Holiday decorated horse shoes at $10 and cork horses at ®: are available for purchase. Legion sponsors essay contest Dallas American Legion Daddow-Isaacs Post 672 is sponsoring its annual Essay Contest for high school stu- dents in grades 9 throughl2. All Back Mountain students are eligible to participate. This 74th annual essay con- test is held in conjunction with the Pennsylvania American Legion. This year’s topic is “How Can We Expand Our Energy Resources?” There are monetary prizes at the local, district and state levels. Scholarship awards are pre- sented to the three state final- ists in the final round of state competition. The first place winner will receive a $3,500 scholarship and plaque, the second place winner will re- ceive a $3,000 scholarship and plaque and the third place winner will receive a $2,000 scholarship and plaque. Interested students may contact their school office or call Commander Clarence J. Michael at 675-0488. Deadline for submission is February 6, 2009. Auction committee seeking donated items The Nearly Old Booth and Attic Treasures committee members want to remind Back Mountain residents that un- wanted Christmas ornaments, sleds, toboggans, wood skis and poles, snow shoes, leather ice-skates and ice fishing gear are being accepted for the 2009 Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary Auction. Before storing unwanted items for another year or dis- carding Christmas decorations that are no longer useful or in the best condition, consider donating them to the auction. All items, which are tax deduc- tible, can be taken to the library on Huntsville Road, and should be marked “Nearly Olde Booth.” Music Box presents Hill Rd., Dallas Christmas program The Music Box Players pre- sent “A Festival for Christmas” (featuring the musical “The Gifts of the Magi”) today, Dec. 21, at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St, Swoyersville. The bar opens at 1 p.m., buffet dinner is at 1:30 p.m. and curtain is at 3 pm. For more information, call 283-2195. Blood drive at Irem Temple A blood drive will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 22, at the Irem Temple Country Club. This drive is sponsored by the Dallas Baptist Church. Ladies of the church will serve homemade goodies to all donors. Contra dance planned A New England Contra dance sponsored by the Chico- ry House and the Folklore Society at 7:30 p.m. on Sat- urday, Jan. 3, at the Church of Christ Uniting, Sprague Ave- nue, Kingston, will feature music by the Warrington Fam- ily Band and caller Bob Nichol- son. No partner or previous experience is necessary. Admission to the dance is $8 for adults and $20 for families. For more information, call 3334007. Support group meets The Dallas Alzheimer’s Sup- port Group will meet at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, in the board room of the Meadows Nursing Center, 55 W. Center i Sagal JONATHAN J. JUKA PHOTOS/FOR THE DALLAS POST Mrs. Claus makes a stop in Noxen I t was an early Christmas for some children on Decem- ber 6 when the Noxen Historical Community Associ- ation held its annual Mrs. Claus Gift Shop at the old Noxen School. Proceeds from the gift shop will benefit the N.H.C.A. building project. Above, Mrs. Claus (Mary Hopfer of Noxen) gives a toy to 19-month-old Jacob Musser, of Tunkhannock. At left, Tiffany Hettes of Noxen wraps gifts that will be given to young children. BACK MOUNTAIN WOMEN ON EXECUTIVE BOARD Three local women are on the 2008-2009 executive board of the Junior League of Wilkes- Barre which celebrates its 75th anniversary next year. Junior League is a non-profit organiza- tion dedicated to improving the lives of women and children throughout Luzerne County. Mem- bership is open to women ages 21 and older. The League consistently provides financial and volunteer support to community organizations, including the Nurse-Family Partnership which helps low-income pregnant mothers through children age 2, Ruth's Place shelter for homeless women and Daffodil Days for the American Cancer Society. From left, are Junior League 2008- 2009 Krystin Conrad, Dallas, corresponding secretary; Joan Zelnick, Wilkes-Barre, president- elect; Cynthia Johnson, Scranton, president-elect; Catherine Mihalick, Shavertown, president; and Amy Maseychik, Dallas, treasurer. DBC SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS HOLDS FOOD DRIVE yh : FS ge : Pro. The children's Sunday School class of the Dallas Baptist Church recently organized and pro- moted a food drive in an effort to reach out to the needy in the community. Members of the class are, from left, first row, Joey Chaga, Jacob Mattive, Stephanie Chaga, and Leigh Pagnotti. Sec- ond row, Krystin Chaga and Hannah Mattive. Third row, Isaac Mattive. Absent at the time of the photo were Tara Patton, Ronnie Ziomek, Brandon Wasser, Maia Bulford, Mark Bulford and Kyle Long.
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