PAGE 10 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, September 30, 2012 CIVIC BRIEFS Music Box plans “Trailer Park Musical “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” will be held today, Sept. 30 and Oct. 5-7 at the Music Box Dinner Play- house, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Bar opens at 6 p.m. with buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m. and curtain at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. On Sundays, bar opens at 1 p.m., dinner is served at 1:30 p.m. and curtain is at 3 p.m. For more information, call 283-2195. Volunteers sought for Haunted Woods Item donations and volun- teers are needed for Last Knight Haunted Woods, sched- uled for the last two weekends in October. Drop offs can be made and volunteers can sign up from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2 in the back parking lot of Lehman-Jackson Elemen- tary, Market Street, Lehman. The event benefits Last Knight Lock In. Bloomers Club plans luncheon The Back Mountain Bloom- ers Garden Club will hold its fall luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4 at the Irem Country Club, Dallas. Stephanie Cohen, award- winning gardener, author and speaker will be present. Alzheimer’s group meets on Oct. 4 Dallas Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4 at the Meadows Nursing & Rehabil- itation Center, 4 E. Center Hill Road, Dallas. Pat Rogan, Constituent Rep- resentative from Congressman Lou Barletta’s office, and Tho- mas Cahill, District Repre- sentative from Congressman Tom Marino’s office, will be guests. There will be a dis- cussion as to how the elected officialsare advocating forhelp inthe Alzheimer’s community. Cost is $30. For more in- formation, call 388-2585. Music Box Players will hold auditions The Music Box Players will hold auditions for “It’s A Won- derful Life the Musical” at 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 6 and 7 at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Audition slots for boys and girls ages 6 to 12 will be from 2 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7. Adults age 15 and over will audition at 3 p.m. on Oct. 6 or 7 p.m. on Oct. 7. All who wish to audition are asked to bring sheet music of a song of their choice and those interested in a speaking role will be asked to read from the script. An accompanist will be provided. Performance dates are Nov. 24 to Dec.16. Ad execs to address Chamber members Philip P. Condron, president and John Cosgrove, vice presi- dent of Condron and Company, will present the “Best Holiday Marketing Practices” to in- crease sales for the holiday season during the Wyoming County Chamber Luncheon set for 11:45 to 1 p.m. on Wednes- day, Oct. 10 at Stone Hedge Golf Course. To reserve seats, contact Deborah at 875-8325 or by e-mail (Deborah@wyccc.com). Roundtable meets The Wyoming Valley Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11 in the lower level of the Daddow- Isaacs American Legion, 730 Memorial Hwy., Dallas. “Susquehanna County in the Civil War” will be presented by Betty Chapple Smith, of Mon- trose. Chappel has been the curator of the Susquehanna County Historical Society for 32 years. She was born and raised in Shavertown before moving to the Montrose area. Fee is $3 for non-members. For more information, call John at 675-8936. All-day Bingo planned All day Bingo will be held at Northmoreland Township Fire Hall on Oct. 14. Doors open at 12:01 p.m. and early birds start at 1:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at approximately 4:30 p.m. Snacks and drinks are avail- able. For reservations, contact Jim or Carol at 333-4906. Irem Auxiliary hosts card party Oct. I8 Irem Women’s Auxiliary will host a card party from noon to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18 at the Irem Country Club. Tickets are $12 and can be bought from Hope Beisel (675- 1652), Marie Miskel (288- TWO LEGION MEMBERS HONORED FOR SERVICE Daddow-lIsaacs Dallas American Legion Post 672 recently honored two of its 50 + year mem- bers. Herb Dreher and Carl Moyer have a combined 100+ years of dedicated service to the Amer- ican Legion. Jim Spencer is Post 672 commander. From left, are Jim Baloga, Carl Moyer, Herb Dreher, Jim Spencer, and Clarence J. Michael, past commander. L 6341), Lorraine Hastie (654- 3755) or at the door. There will be lunch, prizes, and a fun afternoon. Handicapped park- ing is available. President is Janet Stritzinger, general chairperson is Edna Morgan. For those who don’t play cards, there is Pokeno (played like Bingo) or you can bring a game of your choice. “TV Guide Musical comes fo Music Box “The TV Guide Musical,” a new musical comedy revue featuring favoritre theme songs from the beginning of TV to the present, will be held Oct. 19-21 and 26-28 at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Bar opens at 6 p.m., dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. and curtain is at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. On Sundays, bar opens at 1 p.m., dinner is served at 1:30 p.m. and curtain is at 3 p.m. For more information, call 283-2195. Dance will benefit Blue Chip Farm The Fourth Annual Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge Benefit Dance will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Wilkes-Barre Township Fire Hall. Ticket price is $25. Tickets can be ordered by calling 333- 5265 at the farm or at the door. There will be food, snacks, refreshments and music by The Sperazza Band. This is a BYOB event. There will also be a Chinese Auction, a 50/50 drawing, door prizes and basket raffles. HIPAA training set The Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Mental Health and Developmental Services (MH&DS), in concert with the Luzerne-Wyoming Counties | Training Council on Quality, will hold a second in a series of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HI- PAA) trainings from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25 at Genet- ti’s Hotel, Wilkes-Barre. For more information on the free training, call 825-9441.. Rotary plans exchange program Rotarians in District 7410, Northeastern Pennsylvania are seeking four outstanding pro- fessionals or business people to visit Mexico in April 2013 as part of the Group Study Ex- change program of the Rotary International Foundation. Through the program, teams of professionals exchange visits between paired areas in differ- ent countries. The award in- volves a four-week visit during which team members share personal knowledge of their own country and experience the customs, vocations and life- styles of another. The purpose of the Group Study Exchange is to promote international understanding and goodwill through person- to-person contact. While abroad, team members stay in Rotarians’ homes and have the opportunity to meet their professional counterparts. They will also give presenta- tions to Rotary clubs and other groups about their home coun- try. The Rotary Foundation pro- vides a round-trip air ticket and local Rotarians in the host country provide meals, lodging and group travel in their dis- trict. Team members pay for personal and incidental expens- es. People interested in applying should be employed full-time in a recognized business or profes- sion. Young professionals with- in the age range of 2540 are encouraged to apply. Applicants must live or be employed in Rotary District 7410 which includes the coun- ties of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, Wyoming, Susquehan- na, Bradford, Tioga, Pike, Mon- roe and Carbon. For an application, visit: rota- rydistrict7410.org or contact Barbara Petty 885-0731 or by email at Barbararaypet- ty@comcast.net. Disney in Concert’ is Oct. The Northeastern Pennsylva- nia Philharmonic will present “Disney In Concert Magical Music from the Movies” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13 at the F. M. Kirby Center in Wilkes- Barre. This concert of symphonic arrangements from the ar- chives at The Walt Disney Stu- dio is provided by Disney Mu- sic Publishing. Music from early classics to recent releases will take audiences on a musi- cal journey to far-off places where the stories, tales and myths of many cultures have originated. Magical Music of Disney is a concert for the whole family. Audiences are invited to enjoy a unique experience in which timeless animated images are synchronized with music to transport them to their favorite Disney musical moment. This 13 at Kirby concert of symphonic arrange- ments has already been per- formed by many orchestras in 25 States, and nine countries around the world entertaining thousands of people. Ticket prices for the concert range from $29-$60. Student tickets are $15. For additional information and to purchase tickets, call the Philharmonic Ticket Hotline at 270-4444 or www.nepaphil.org. CHURCH BRIEFS Spanish Bible Study every Sunday Back Mountain Harvest As- sembly offers a Spanish Bible Study from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. every Sunday at the church, 340 Carverton Road, Trucksville. For more information, call the church office at 696-1128 or Luis/Stefano Rosario at 706- 1005. Rummage, bake sale planned for Oct. 5, 6 A rummage and bake sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6 (Bag Day) at the Alderson United Methodist Church, Pole 108 Lakeside Drive, Harveys Lake. For information, call Nancy at 639-5688 or Sally at 333-4218. Dorcas Society plans rummage sale St. Paul’s Dorcas Society will hold its annual fall rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5 and 6 at the church, 474 Yalick Road (Route 118), Dallas. Bag Day sale will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Items for sale will include, but are not limited to, jewelry, men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, toys, games, books, small household appliances, holiday decorations, household goods. Homemade baked goods will also be available both days of the sale. Fall barbeque at TUMC Trucksville United Methodist Church Annual Fall BBQ will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5 and Saturday, Oct. 6 with take-outs available from 4:30p.m. at the church’s Educa- tional Building, 40 Knob Hill Road, Trucksville, off Route 309 at Carverton Road, Trucksville. Tickets, at $8 for adults and $4 for children, are on sale now. The menu consists of half a chicken, all the fixings, home- made desserts and beverages. To reserve tickets, call the church office at 696-3897 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Book study at SV church The Sweet Valley Church of Christ, 5439 Main Road, Sweet Valley invites area ladesto a study on the book by Beth Moore, “Jesus, the One and Only” 10 a.m. on Saturdays, starting Oct. 6. To order a book for the study, log onto www.ifeway.com. Fall rummage sale planned at LIUMC The Lehman-Idetown United Methodist Women will hold their annual fall rummage sale \ ® from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday Ng Oct. 12 and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 13 (Bag Day) at the church, Mountain View Drive, Lehman. ; A lunch and bake salewill be held on Friday with homemade vegetable soup sold for $5 a quart. Gently-used clothing and items may be dropped off at the church through Oct 10. No large items or electronic items will be accepted. Vendors wanted | Trucksville United Methodist Church Curiosity, Antique & Crafts Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10. This year’s event includes an alternative Christmas Market, lunch counter and bake sale. Vendor tables are $25to $40. Call 239-2348 to reserve a table. PEOPLE BRIEFS PENNDOT OFFICER TALKS TO SCOUTS ABOUT DRIVING LAWS James May, district press officer, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, District 4, recently spoke to members of Boy Scout Troop 281, Dallas regarding texting and driving and the new junior drivers law. The presentation was part of the requirement for the Scouts to earn their Traffic Safety Merit Badge. From left, are May, Andrew Santora, John Murray, Aron Nap- kora, Dylan Pilger, Jake Arnold, Lenny Javick, Colton Powell, John Blat, Calvin Crane, Saman- tha Crane and Peter Quinn, Scout Leader. Three named to PSU dean's list Three Back Mountain resi- dents have been named to the dean’s list at the Pennsylvania State University. They are Nikolas D. Capitano, Shaver- town; Nicole L. Elbattah, Sha- vertown; and Garry R. Mus- selman, Dallas. Four graduate from Penn State Four Back Mountain resi- dents have received degrees from the Pennsylvania State University. They are Kyle B. Arnaud, Dallas, BS in Kinesiology, University Park campus; Jor- dan M. Broody, Shavertown, BS in business, Wilkes-Barre campus; Robert F. Monk, Dallas, BS in business, Wilkes- Barre campus; and Joseph G. Roman, Shavertown, BS in administration of justice, Wilkes-Barre campus. Ide student teaching at Lake-Noxen Matthew Ide, of Harveys ° Lake, a senior at King’s Col- lege, is student teaching at Lake-Noxen Elementary School. Ide is among 34 King’s stu- dents who recently began a 14-week student teaching experience in neighboring elementary and high schools. : The supervised student teaching experience is neces- sary to fulfill King’s degree requirements and to obtain a Pennsylvania Teacher Certif- icate. Ide Philharmonic sets Chamber Music series The Northeastern Pennsyl- vania Philharmonic will pre- sent its opening Chamber Music Series concert at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11 at the Westmoreland Club in Wilkes-Barre. The performance will fea- ture Alice Hallstrom, violi- nist; Deborah Wong, violist; Sadie deWall, bassist; Ste- phen Groat and cellist Peter Brubaker, performing the Dvorak-Quintet for two vio- lins, viola, cello and bass and Rossini-Duo for cello and bass. \ Tickets are $29 and Ag) available by calling the North- eastern Pennsylvania Philhar- monic Box Office at 270-4444 or online at the Philharmonic website at www.nepaphil.org. |
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