PAGE 4 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, November 8, 2009 CHURCH BRIEFS Church service will recognize veterans A special service of recog- nition and remembrance of our nation’s veterans will be held at 7 p.m. today, Now. 8, at the Shavertown United Meth- odist Church, North Pioneer Avenue. Guest speaker will be Dr. Richard M. Oley, an active member of the Shavertown United Methodist Church who served as a major in the Med- ical Core of the United States Air Force. Also, there will be a special ritual of remembering with candle lighting while naming those veterans who have died as well as those currently serving in the armed forces. Program set for Cross Creek Church A program entitled “Lost: Learning to Love the Way Jesus Loves,” will be held at 9 and 10:45 a.m. today, Nov. 8, at the Cross Creek Communi- ty Church, 370 Carverton Rd., Trucksville. The program will be hosted by Dr. Dave Earley, chairman of the Department of Pastoral Leadership at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Liberty University. Meat loaf dinner slated A baked meat loaf dinner and bake sale will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Loyal- ville United Methodist Church. Cost is $8 for adults and $3.50 for children under the age of 12. Take-outs are available by calling 477-3521 and leaving your name, phone number, number of dinners requested and pickup time. TUMC sets holiday bazaar The Annual Holiday Bazaar and Luncheon at the Tunk- hannock United Methodist Church will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the church, corner of Church and Warren Streets. Lunch, featuring cream of broccoli soup, turkey salad, cranberry relish and a variety of homemade pies and cakes, will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Take-outs are available. Roast beef dinner planned A family-style roast beef dinner will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Route 118, Dallas. Take-outs will begin at 3:30 p.m. Cost is $8.50 for adults and $3.50 for children and reserva- tions are encouraged. Tickets are available at the door or by calling 675-3859. The church is handicapped accessible. DUMC SUNDAY SCHOOL PLANS CHICKEN DINNER The Dallas United Methodist Sunday School will hold a Chicken Cordon Blue Sunday Dinner at noon on Sunday, Nov. 15, in the church's social hall. Tickets will be on sale before and after church services on Sundays and also at the church office at 675-0122. Advance tickets are required. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Members of the Sunday School are, from left, first row, | Zachary Crahall, Madison Fostock, Molly Jenkins and Tanner Manzoni. Second row, Sean Coates, Emily Crahall, Alexis Lanza, | Thomas Manzoni, Zoe Yonkoski and Esme Yonkoski. Third row, Kim Lanza, Kylie Brittain, Tyler Manzoni, Felicia Brittain. Fourth row, Leanne Coates, Karen Strum, Dennis Donovan, Bonnie Donovan, Allan Kinsman, Karen Justus, Rev. Earl Roberts and Ruby Fulker- | sin. Locals will dance with Moscow Ballet The Moscow Ballet will per- form the classic Great Russian Nutcracker at 7:30 p.m. on Sat- urday, Nov. 14, at the F.M. Kir- by Center in Wilkes-Barre as part of its 70 city international tour. Set against Valentin Fedo- rov’s spectacular hand-painted backdrops and life-sized danc- ing puppets, the Great Russian Nutcracker delights audiences with a visual tapestry rich in detail and whimsy. It is espe- cially distinctive for its unique setting of Act II in the “Land of Peace and Harmony” and for the introduction of a new char- acter, a Christmas Dove. The production will feature local dancers in supporting roles. This past September, prima ballerina Nataliya Mi- roshnyk from the company vis- ited the area and conducted auditions at the Harris Conser- vatory for the Arts. Eighty re- gional performers from six ar- ea schools were cast in a varie- ty of parts, including party guests, snowflakes, mice, an- gels and many of the varia- tions of the famed Tchaikov- sky work. Thirteen dancers from the Back Mountain communities were given roles in the Nut- cracker. They include Brittany Brown, Dallas; Alyssa Dragon, Trucksville; Allyson Earl, Harding; Bridget Frame, Tunk- hannock; Anna Giacometti, Dallas. Dallas; Gabrielle Grzymski, Shavertown; Anna James, Jackson Township; Christina Kasper, Dallas; Janice Lisman, Shavertown; Ruby Mattson, Wyoming; Katelyn Reinert, Trucksville; Lauren Slavoski, Shavertown; Angelina White, Dallas. Preparing to perform in the Great Russian Nutcracker with The Moscow Ballet are, from left, Anna James, Jackson Township’ Katelyn Reinert, Trucksville; and Elisabeth Harris, The Moscow ballet hired Dallas resident Elisabeth Har- ris to serve as the regional co- ordinator and trainer for the production, marking the 10th| year Harris has worked with the company. For more information, call 826-1100. Meadows Nursing ( Celebrating 25 Carin x I 4 of oad x Hs fa Be R23 Members of the Auxiliary of the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dallas preparing for an Open House at the center are, from left, first row, Irene Transue, Bernie Hill, Louise Montigney, Leona Walter, Gert Hoyes, Donna McCall, Hilda Healy, Cynthia Scott, Heidi Marr and Marilyn Gregor- ski. Second row, Cristina Tarbox, Meadows administrator; Maryan Daily, Robert Law, Pete Klein, Lloyd Ryman and Nelson Ashburner. Meadows Auxiliary plans Open House The Auxiliary of the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Cen- ter, Dallas, invites the communi- ty to an Open House from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15, at the center. The event will celebrate the auxiliary’s 25 years of volunteer service to Meadows residents. Tours of the facility will be given and refreshments will be availa- ble. Auxiliary members have do- nated over 288,000 hours of ser- vice to residents and have raised over $240,000 to meet special needs of the residents and social events. The Cellular Connection, lo- cated at 3168 Memorial Hwy. in Dallas, celebrated its grand open- ing recently with a ribbon cutting and reception recently. From left, are Hildy Ide, Hilton Garden Inn; Clayton Karembelas, Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber Ambassa- dors; Fran Pantuso, Magic 93; Ju- dith Ellis, Misericordia Universi- ty, chairperson of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber Board; Sean Morgan, Jason Bauman, store manager; Fred Johnson, as- CELLULAR CONNECTION OPENS IN DALLAS sistant store manager; and Don- dent of the Greater Wilkes-Barre na Sedor, Executive Vice Presi- Chamber. ualityCabinets.. Common name. Unsommon values, NO ASSEMBLY REQUIRED! pe 10X10 KITCHEN AS SH OWN SPACE ALLOWED FOR RANGE, DISHWASHER, AND REF. AND WINDOW. PRICES WILL FLUCTUATE ACCORDING TO SIZE AND PIECES NEEDED. BUY NOW AND PAY 12 MONTHS LATER INTEREST FREE ANSTETT’S KITCHENS ps. 0202 175938 12 EAST CAREY STREET, PLAINS, PA » 570-825-7530 > PEOPLE BRIEFS Bessmer completes basic training Army National Guard Pvt. Collin G. Bessmer has gradu- ated from Basic Combat Train- Shannon graduates from Fort Sill Army. National Guard Pvt. Ryan A. Shannon has graduated from Basic Combat Training at ing at Fort Knox, Ky Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. He is the son of Edward M. A 2009 graduate of Dallas High and Elizabeth A. School, he is the son of Heather Bessmer, of Harris Hill Road, Sheehan of Huntsville Road, Dal- Trucksville, and a 2009 gradu- 125 ate of Triboro Christian Acade- MU students , Old Forge. ive fi my orge receive first place at clementsde ntistry.com Diana Thomas, of Shaver- town, and Autumn Ferris, of Tunkhannock, medical imag- ing students at Misericordia University, were part of a team that earned first place with their entry, “PET/CT,” at the Seventh Annual Penn State/ Hershey Radiography Stu- dent Day in October. The two Back Mountain residents teamed up with fel- low student Brian Glowatski of Lafayette, N.J., to earn the award. “A
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