PAGE 4 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, March 18, 2012 CIVIC BRIEFS Music Box plans murder mystery The Music Box Repertory Company will present an audi- ence participation murder mys- tery, “Next of Kin,” today, March 18 at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. All tickets are $30 and include a buffet dinner. Performances on Friday and Saturday start at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday performances are at 1:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling 283-2195. Breakfast buffet slated The Noxen Volunteer Fire Company will hold a breakfast buffet today, March 18 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the fire hall on Stull Road. Price is $7.50 for adults and $4 for children under 12 years of age. Help support the Noxen Food Pantry by bringing a non-perish- able food item and receive a free raffle ticket for a ham. Irem plans bridal fashion show A Bridal Luncheon and Fash- ion Show will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. today, March 18 at the Irem Clubhouse, 64 Ridgway Drive, Dallas. Doors open at 1 p.m. and lunch, including hors d'oeuvres, a house salad and choice of chicken franchaise or herb crust- ed baked haddock, will be served at 1:30 p.m. The bridal fashion show will follow at 2:15 p.m. with prizes and promotions offered throughout the after- noon. Admission is $20 and reserva- tions can be made by calling 675-1134, ext. 100. Bingo planned at fire hall Bingo will be held on Monday, March 19 at the Northmoreland Twp. Volunteer Fire Hall, Cen- termoreland. Doors open at 5 p.m. and early birds start at 6:30 p.m. Food and beverages are available. For more information, call 333-4095. Boback offers vets assistance hours State Rep. Karen Boback (R-Columbia/Luzerne/Wyom- ing) will host veterans assist- ance hours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20 in her Sweet Valley office, 5929 Main Rd. Anyone with questions about veterans assistance hours can contact either of Boback’s full- time district offices, located in Sweet Valley at 477-3752 or in Tunkhannock at 836-4777. Gardening series set Luzerne County’s Penn State Extension Master Gardener Ron Petro will present an organic gardening series, “From Seed to Kitchen,” from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday evenings, March 22 and 29 and April 5 and 12 at The Lands at Hillside Farms Educa- tion Center, 65 Hillside Rd., Shavertown. Pre-registration and a fee of $30 per person are required by March 16. For more information and/or a registration form, contact Penn State Cooperative Extension Luzerne County at 825-1701. Calligraphers Guild to meet March 23 The Calligraphers Guild of Northeastern Pennsylvania will hold a meeting on Friday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Marywood University’s Shields Center for Visual Arts, room 225. A show and tell of decorated envelopes created for the ex- change will be presented. Bring birthday cards received within the past year for display purpos- es. Call 542-5416 for details. Refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public. Polar Bear Plunge set for March 24 The Seventh Annual Harveys Lake Polar Bear Plunge will take place at noon on Saturday, March 24 at Garrity Realty, Pole 89, Harveys Lake. Participants are sponsored to jump into Harveys Lake to raise money for the American Cancer Society and must raise a mini- mum of $10 to take part in the event. There will also be food, drinks and raffles donated from local businesses and sponsors. Prizes will be given for the best outfit and largest donation. For additional information, call Cassie at 639-7209, Sami at 696-3994 or Bethany at 477- 5807. Sweet Valley Fire Co. sets ham dinner The Sweet Valley Volunteer Fire Company will hold a family- style ham dinner on Saturday, March 24 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Take-outs begin at 4 p.m. Cost is $9 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 11, and free for children 1130 Memorial Hwy., Dallas, from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 24. Admission is $15 per child which includes games, pizza, refreshments and a movie. Call 675-9535 for more in- formation. Grave decorations must be removed Officials at Cedar Crest Ceme- tery, Trucksville, request that all winter decorations be removed from graves no later than March 28. Roast beef dinner set A roast beef dinner will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28 at the Northmoreland Township Vol- unteer Fire Company of Center- moreland. Patrons may eat in or take out. Tickets, at $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12 years of age, will be sold at the door. Meuser will speak to Chamber board Secretary of Revenue Dan Meuser will address the Wyom- ing County Chamber Board from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on March 30 on the second floor of Twig’s Café. Members are asked to call the Chamber office at 836-7755 to confirm their attendance. Easter Egg Hunt planned for March 3 The Harveys Lake Home- coming Committee will hold its second annual Easter Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. to noon on Sat- urday, March 31 t the Harveys Lake Little League Field. | The event is for children ages newborn to 12 years old. Rain date is April 7. For more information, call the borough office at 639-2113, ext. 0. Master gardener offers program Master Gardener Jean Kolojej- chick will share her four-season container gardening projects from 10 a.m. to noon on Sat- urday, March 31 at The Lands at Hillside Farms Education Cen- ter, Shavertown. Registration and a $5 program fee are requested prior to attend- ing. To register, contact Penn State Extension Luzerne County at 825-1701 or 602-0600, or e- mail LuzerneExt@psu.edu. Winter parking During these hours, a claims ages 6 and under. : : Mads i ordinance in effect Barre Veterans of Foreign Wars : : The Kingston Township Pub- (VFW) provides guidance and Movie Night planned lic Works and Police Department support to veterans and their A movie night for children will reminds residents the Winter dependents. Appointments are be held at Back Mountain Mar- Parking Ordinance is currently not necessary. tial Arts, Twin Stacks Center, in effect until March 31. PEOPLE BRIEF ternational, national and state versity Schreyer Honor’s Col- Can Tellis awarded tenure at Misericordia Cari Tellis, Ph.D., CCC/SLP, of Dallas Township, associate professor of speech-language pathology at Misericordia Uni- versity, has been awarded ten- ure. Tellis joined the Misericordia faculty in 2006. She has author- ed and co-authored numerous presentations in voice at in- conferences, as well as present- ed at the American Laryngolog- ical Association’s national con- ference. She has published her re- search in the Annals of Otolar- yngology, the Journal of Voice, and The Laryngoscope. Dr. Tellis is a licensed and certified speech-language pa- thologist and has 12 years of clinical experience in voice therapy. She graduated magna cum laude from the Penn State Uni- lege with a bachelor’s degree in communication disorders. She earned her Master of Science and doctoral degrees in speech- language pathology at the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh. She completed her training as a voice specialist at the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh Medical Center Voice Center and cur- rently serves as a voice consult- ant for several professional voice groups including the Per- forming Arts Institute at Wyom- ing Seminary. — | Bridging SIBLINGS RECEIVE CONFIRMATION ® A brother and sister received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday, March 4 at Prince of Peace Episcopal Church in Dallas. The Right Reverend Paul Marshall, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem, presided at the celebration of Holy Eucharist and Confirmation of Dale and Lindsay Chapman. The siblings were presented by their grandmother, Ingrid Prater, and mother, Deborah Chapman. From left, are Ingrid Prater, Lindsay Chapman, The Right Reverend Paul Marshall, Dale Chapman, Deborah Chapman. BROWNIES TOUR GEISINGER DALLAS CLINIC Members of Brownie Troop #32647, of Dallas, recently visited the Geisinger Dallas Clinic where Dr. Huntington treated the Girl Scouts to a tour of the facility. The girls were each able to check their weight and blood pressure and had the opportunity to look inside Dr. Hunting ear with the otoscope. The tour also included a visit to the x-ray room. Dr. Huntington revi o basic First Aid with the Brownie Troop, allowing the girls to complete their final step in ear their First Aid “Try It” badges.Shown here with Dr. Huntington are, from left, first row, Jessica Allen, Lauren Butwin. Second row, Madison Carlsson, Emma Brown, Morgan Williams, Maggie Ropietski, Emily Williams, Ryan Costello. Third row, Jenna Stanski, Nadia Evanosky, Hannah Blazure, Cara Pocono, Marigrace Huntington, Morgan Sakulich, Chloe Zondlo, Jordan Banks and Alyssa Pritchard. Holy Week schedule at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at Lake Silkworth, 2011 State Rte. 29, Hunlock Creek, announce the follow- ing Holy Week schedule: Passion (Palm) Sunday, April 1- Saturday Vigil Mass- es, 4 and 6 p.m.; Sunday Masses, 8:30 and 11 a.m. Confessions — Wednesday, April 4, 7 p.m. Holy Thursday, April 5 — Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7 p.m. Good Friday, April 6 — So- lemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion and Death, 7 p.m. Holy Saturday, April 7 - Blessing of the Easter bas- kets, 10 a.m.; Solemn Vigil of Our Lords Resurrection, 8 p.m. Easter Sunday, April 8 — Masses, 8:30 and 11 a.m. SENIOR CENTER MENU Senior Citizens Centers spon- sored by the Area Agency on Ag- ing for Luzerne and Wyoming Counties offer hot noon meals Monday through Friday to peo- ple 60 years of age or older. Do- nations from participants are gratefully accepted and needed in order to expand this program. MENU FOR WEEK OF Little Miracles & Bright Futures 27 Main St. DALLAS MARCH 19 MONDAY: Roast ham, lima beans, parsley boiled potatoes, rye bread, peach cobbler, marga- rine, milk and coffee. TUESDAY: Shepherd's Pie, vegetables (in entrée), garden salad with dressing, multi-grain dinner roll, chilled pears, marga- rine, milk and coffee. riversiderehab.com WEDNESDAY: Tomato and spinach quiche, O’Brien pota- toes, wheat dinner roll, citrus salad, margarine, milk and cof- fee. THURSDAY: Bag lunch FRIDAY: Macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, steamed garlic spinach, whole wheat dinner roll, banana raisin bread pudding, margarine, milk and coffee.
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