| 1 Sunday, November 29, 2009 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 9 RED HATTERS SUPPORT VETERANS HELP GIVE OUR HOMELESS VETS : The Royal Sisterhood of “WOW,” an official chapter of the Red Hat Society, in conjunction ‘with Catholic Social Services and Cook's Store in Lehman, will collect personal care items for ‘homeless Veterans of the Middle East Wars. Cook's Store at Lehman Corners will be the drop- 'off point for these items. Monetary donations will also be appreciated. Checks should be made ‘payable to Catholic Social Services and mailed to Marie Cigarski, 1645 Chase Rd., Shavertown, PA18708. From left, are Ken Cook, proprietor of Cook's Store at Lehman Corners; Marie Cigar- 'ski and Hazel Markowski, co-Queens of the Royal Sisterhood of "WOW;" and Charlene Cook, proprietor of Cook's Store at Lehman Corners and a member of the "WOW" chapter. For more information, call 417-2408. ROBERT SPENCER JOINS KINGSTON TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT A new officer was recently appointed to the Kingston Township Police Department. Officer Robert Spencer was administered the oath by District Magistrate James Tupper. With the ap- pointment of Officer Spencer, the Kingston Township Police Department is now fully staffed with officers. A ceremonial oath of office was administered by Chairman of the Board Jeffrey K. Box at the Kingston Township Board of Supervisors regular meeting on October 14. From left, are David Brodhead, supervisor; Paul Sabol, supervisor; Chief of Police James Balavage, Officer Spencer, Jeffrey K. Box, chairman, board of supervisors; James Reino, vice-chair, board of supervisors; John Solinsky, supervisor/secretary; and Kathleen J. Sebastian, township manager. CIVIC BRIEFS Christmas Carol’ at usic Box “A Christmas Carol,” an original musical version of the classic Dickens’ tale written by Kevin Costley and Ted Anderson, will be performed today, Nov. 29, December 3-6, 10-13 and 17-20 at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. . For more information, call 283-2195. ‘Alzheimer’s group meets December 3 | The Dallas Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, in the board room of The Mead- ows Nursing Center, 55 W. nter Hill Rd., Dallas. This will be a discussion group and everyone is welcome. Mrs. Claus Gift Shop slated for December 5 | A Mrs. Claus Gift Shop will be held from 1to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Noxen School, School Street. . New and like-new items and i 5 gifts for all ages will be avail- able for purchase. Free gift wrapping and shopping assist- ants for children will be avail- able. Children will also be able to have their picture taken with Mrs. Claus. The event is sponsored by the Noxen Historical Commu- nity Association Inc. with all proceeds to benefit the N.H.C.A. Building Project. For more information, call 298-2052. Children's Christmas Party is December 12 A Children’s Christmas Party will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Noxen Fire Hall, Stull ~ Road; Nexen. There will be refreshments with Santa and door prizes for children 12 years of age and younger. The event is sponsored by the Noxen Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary. For more information, call 298-2061. Eastern Star ladies sell cookies, soup The Dallas Eastern Star Building Association ladies are selling their famous Welsh cookies and homemade soup. Cookies are $3.50 a dozen and quarters of chicken noo- dle or vegetable beef soup sell for $4.50. Orders must be called in by Friday, Dec. 12, to Pug Berti at 675-7247 or Dianne Corby at 675-4893. Pick-up is from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19, at the Dal- las Eastern Star Building Association Hall, Foster and Woodlawn Street, Dallas (be- hind the CVS drug store). Music Box slates musical auditions Auditions for “American Stars of Tomorrow,” an origi- nal musical revue written and. directed by Debbie Zehner, swillbesbeld at. 7 p.m. on Mon- day, Dec. 28, and Tuesday, Dec. 29, at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse. All children and young adults ages 7-20 may audition and asked to bring sheet mu- sic of their choice. An accom- panist will be provided. Performance dates are Janu- ary 22, 23 and 24. 'ODDFELLOWS HOLD CHARITY BREAKFAST The Independent Order of Oddfellows, Oneida Lodge #371, Dallas, recently held its semi- annual breakfast to raise funds for worthy causes such as the Arthritis Foundation and an ‘annual trip for a child to the United Nations. The organization has held the fundraiser in April and October for the past eight years with an average of more than100 people in attendance. The event took place at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Dallas. From left, first row, are Pete Hardisky at 675-1006. ‘Roushey, Ron Rhone, Keith Harvey, state level grand master; Howard Shafer, Charles Brandt. iSecond row, Frank Wagner, Don Carey, Tom Oliver, noble grand; Bill Banks, Ivan Ziegler, vice grand; and Joe Hardisky, secretary. The group meets on the first and third Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. above Fino's Drug Store in Dallas. Membership inquiries may be directed to Joe | @Gamers’ and ‘newbies’ invited to video game session at Back Mountain Memorial Library . Before your teenagers (or you!) add the latest video ‘games to your holiday shop- ping list, you may want to have a “hands on” practice session. The Back Mountain Library is offering a free Gam- ing Program from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10. . The popular Wii games and Rock Band will be available ww for students ages 12 to 18 to use at the library. Everyone from the experienced “gamer” to “newbies” are welcome. Space is limited. Pre-registra- tion is required by calling the library at 675-1182. The library’s annual Holi- day Open House will be held on Thursday, Dec. 16, and Fri- day, Dec. 17. We hope that you will take a break from your hectic holiday prepara- tions and stop by for some light refreshments and holi- day cheer! Anyone interested in dis- playing their artwork on the library’s new “Art Wall” dur- ing the upcoming new year may call the library at 675- 1182. ROTARY CLUB, FRIENDLY’S RAISE MONEY FOR SHOPPING SPREE The Dallas Rotary Club and Friendly’s in Dallas joined forces recently to host a tasty fundraising event. More than $900 was raised that evening through a donation from the store and additional donations from their customers. The funds will benefit the annual Rotary Christmas Shopping Spree in early December for 45 less fortunate children in the Back Mountain area. Fifteen chil- dren from Dallas, 15 from Lake-Lehman and 15 from Northwest School Districts will take part in the 45th annual shopping spree event. From left, are Sandy Peoples, Rotary club president; Melis- sa Saxon, club board member; Todd Buckley, club board member; Anna Mitchell, Friendly’s gener- al manager; Angie Watkins, store assistant manager; Paul Saxon, club president-elect. FRONTIER AIDS BACK MOUNTAIN FOOD PANTRY . Back Food, PR, n SR 5 fronher Communieatinne Frontier Communications recently presented the United Way of Wyoming Valley with a check in the amount of $1,000 to support food relief throughout the Dallas/Back Mountain area. The dona- tion was made in connection with the company’s program, “The Great Frontier DONATE - Let's Talk up a Cause!" launched by Frontier in May to benefit local food assistance programs. From left, are Wayne Devine, Dallas local manager, Frontier; Mark Stull, director, Back Mountain Food Pan- try; David Lee, president and chief professional officer of United Way of Wyoming Valley; and Ted Wilson, Dallas technical supervisor, Frontier.
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