Sunday, December 12, 2010 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 13 CIVIC BRIEFS Women's Club members serve voters Members of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Harveys Lake volunteered on Election Day to provide coffee, uffins, cookies, hot dogs and hili to voters at the Harveys Lake Borough Building. This community project netted the club $438 which helps award scholarships to qualified high school seniors at the end of the school year. Volunteers will prepares packages Volunteer will prepare care packages to send to military troops from noon to 5 p.m. today, Dec. 12, at Liberty Reins Ranch, 300 State Rte 29., Har- veys Lake. Food, snacks, batteries, toiletries and entertainment items, as well as monetary donations, will be accepted. For more information, con- tact Deborah Basalyga at 764- 0634. Nature program set Rebecca Lesko, Endless Mountains Nature Center’s director and naturalist, will wander the forest looking for animal signs and the health of the plants, search the trees along the river for bald eagles d other water birds from 1 to p.m. today, Dec. 12. Partici- pants should meet at the End- less Mountains Nature Center, Vosburg Road, Tunkhannock. The program is free. To register, call 836-3835 or e- mail EMNCinfo@yahoo.com. Camp will host homeless men Camp Orchard Hill in Dallas will again host the homeless men of V.LS.LO.N. from De- cember 13-26. Monetary donations to cov- er utility costs, food items, personal hygiene items and blankets and towels, along with opportunities to volun- teer and serve, would be great- ly appreciated. For more information, con- tact Lisa Stull, guest services director at Camp Orchard Hill, at 881-6243. Seminar planned The Nursing Unit of Mercy Center and the Misericordia University Social Service De- partment will present a free seminar entitled, “Your Mind, Your Body and Your Insurance: How Fit Are They?” from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 13 in the Rivers Room of the Mercy Center. Refresh- ments will be served. For more information, call 674-6945. Bird walk set The Endless Mountains Nature Center will sponsor a bird watching walk at 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 17 at the Rus- sell Hill Church, Route 6, Tunkhannock. : The program is free for Stewards and $3 for all other. To register, call 836-3835 or e-mail EMNCinfo@yahoo.com to register. Sing Along planned A Holiday Sing Along will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18 at Outra- geous, 63 N. Main St., Shaver- town. Participants are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the Back Mountain Food Pantry. For more information, call 696-6856. Breakfast with Santa planned for Dec. 19 The Noxen Volunteer Fire Company will hold a Breakfast Buffet with Santa from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 19, at the fire hall, Stull Road, Noxen. Price is $7 for adults and $4 for children under 12 years of age. Participants who bring a non-perishable food items to be donated to the Noxen Food Pantry will receive a ticket for the turkey raffle. Mommy & Me program slated A Mommy & Me Naturally program will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 21, in Riverside Park, Tunk- hannock. Participants will pretend to fly like birds, sing bird songs, listen to a story and meet a live bird up close. The free program is especially designed for 2 1/2-to-4-year-old children and a favorite adult explore a topic together. To register, call 836-3835 or e-mail EMNCinfo@ya- hoo.com. LaMere Fiorini, left, and Betty Daniels head up the food line at St. Therese's Altar and Rosary Society Christmas luncheon. Altar & Rosary Society... holds Christmas luncheon embers of the Altar & Rosary Society of St. Theresa’s Church in Shavertown gathered on December 5 for their annual Christmas lun- CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Mona Collum, of Tunkhannock, serves up desserts during St. Therese's Altar and Rosary Society's annual Christmas luncheon. Shirley Type serves punch during St. Therese's Altar and Rosary Society annual luncheon. DHS ART STUDENTS PAINT WINDOWS AT THE MEADOWS A group of art students from the Dallas High School visited the Meadows Nursing and Reha- bilitation Center, Dallas, to window paint winter scenes throughout the center. This community service project is under the direction of Dallas High School art teacher Claire Morris. From left, first row, are Mary Kate Osick, Lauren Rosen, Megan Redlick and Ashlyn Van Deutsch. Second row, Jonathan Wallace, Sarah Simonovich, Lynn Davis and Andrew Nakkache. ‘Nutcracker set for Dec. 17, 18, Ballet Northeast will present its 27th annual traditional “Nut- cracker” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 17 and 18, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 19, at Wilkes University’s Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Per- forming Arts. Featured in the principal roles of the Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier will be Ballet Northeast soloist Julie Degnan, of Harveys Lake, and guest professional art Nikolai Morshakov. Joining them in major support- ing roles will be BNE senior corps soloists: Mary Sharon Ciac- cia, Harveys Lake; Kelly Ferrell, Megan Ferrell, TJ Firneno, Da- nielle Gendler, Jamie Goldstein, Anna Lucas, Wyoming; Katha- rine Marianacci, Dallas; Mary Mash, Alessandra Ortiz, Sara O’Hara, Sarah Polansky, Cally Ri- chardson, Elisa Rivera, Mikaela Rowe, Grace Schaub, Dallas; Ma- ry Kathryn Siejak, Emily Smith and Maggie Sullivan. Other local dancers in support- ing roles include Alexandra Peck, Alessandra Price, Victoria Rendi- na, Molly thornton, Tiffany Usav- age and Anna Weiss. Appearing in children’s roles will be Hannah Bonk, Abby and Claire Capin, Gabrielle Caravag- gio, Shavertown; Tina Chang, Mary Therese Ciaccia, Harveys Lake; Madison Dewees, Dallas; Elizabeth Dohman, Isabella and Sophia Farina, Dallas; Alexandra Fireman, Cora Finn, Dallas; Mar- kayla Harrison, Trucksville; Sa- rah Jubis, Skylar Marso, Dallas; Lucy Rothfuss, Bella and Sophia Stash, Anna Smagin, Trucksville; Abby Williams, Emily Willis and Laura Wooditch. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors, students and chil- dren and will be available at the door or by calling 287-5802. For more information, call 639- 1303. CHURCH BRIEFS “The Gift’ returns Back Mountain Harvest As- sembly will present the 17th annual live outdoor musical drama, “The Gift,” at 6 p.m. today, Dec. 12. Over 100 performers and some 100 members working behind the scenes make this one of the season’s premier events. Dinner slated The Huntsville United Metho- dist Church, 2355 Huntsville Rd., Shavertown, is having a covered dish dinner at 5 p.m. today, Dec.12. There is no charge and partic- ipants are asked to bring a dish of their choice. For more in- formation, call 477-3748. Inistries sets concert Making A Difference Minis- tries presents 12-year-old Ken- dall Mosleywho will sing with “Step By Step” at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 13, at the Shaver- town United Methodist Church, 163 N. Pioneer Ave. For more information, call 675-3616. Christmas drama slated for Dec. I7, 189 The Sweet Valley Church of Christ, 5439 Main Rd., presents a Christmas drama entitled “Angels of Mercy Hospital” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 17 and Saturday, Dec. 18. For more information, call 477-2320. information, call 333-5172. Eagle Scout project An all-you-can-eat turkey dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Route 118, Dallas. Tickets are $7.50 for adults and $5 for children and are available at the door or by call- ing 696-1878. Take-outs will be available. Proceeds will benefit a Boy Scout Troop 155 Eagle Scout project. Holiday drama to be presented Word Alive Theatre will pre- sent “Emmanuel,” at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18 at Apostolic Faith Tabernacle, 536 Village Rd., Orange. Refreshments will be served following the drama. For more
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