THE DALLAS POST Sunday, November 10, 20132 COATS FOR KIDS The Back Mountain Police Association will conduct its annual Coats for Kids drive from noon to 3 p.m. today, Nov. 10 at the Shavertown shopping Center. VETS DAY PROGRAM Daddow-Isaacs Dallas American Legion Post 672 will conduct a ceremony commemorating Veterans Day at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11 at the at the Post Home. The Post Honor Guard will be present. BINGO PLANNED Bingo will be held on Monday, Nov. 18 at the Northmoreland Twp. Fire Hall In Centermoreland. Doors open at 5 p.m. and early birds start at 6:30 p.m. Food and beverages will be available. For more information, call Jim at 570-333-4906. ROAST BEEF SUPPER A roast beef supper will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at the Northmoreland Twp. Fire Hal in Centermoreland. Takeouts will be available. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12 years of age and may be purchased at the door. For more information, call Jim at 570-333-4906. LEARN GREEN SPACE Municipal and county officials, developers, home builders and interested citi- zens will have the opportu- nity to learn how commu- nities across Pennsylvania are preserving their special open spaces, green ways and natural resources while achieving their develop- ment objectives. Dallas Township, in con- junction with the North Branch Land Trust, will host a presentation enti- tled “Growing Greener- Conservation by Design” by Ann Hutchinson of the Natural Land Trust, Media, ABOUT To learn more call 570-270-2160 or visit us online at AVAVATVECT) Tae EXT TI ETQA Te VA EV CR I TN [EE LOCALLY OWNED and OPERATED ye i TUES. 10-6 hati 10-5 THURS. 10-8 FRI 10.8 SAL 10-6 SUN.12.5 skis! Boots! ginding®' pelmets! snowboards! Snowboard Bindings! Ski & Snowboard Apparel! TOP OF THE SLOPE SKI SHOP YOUR SKI & SNOWBOARD HEADQUARTERS! 100 S. MAIN ST. DOWNTOWN WILKES-BARRE Like us on 7 Facebook at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 at Misericordia University’s Insalaco Hall The presentation will be an advertised public meet ing so that our municipal officials may all attend. ROUNDTABLE MEETS The Wyoming Valley Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 in the lower level of the Daddow-Isaacs American Legion, 730 Memorial Highway, Dallas. The speaker for the eve- ning will be Rev. Dr. William Lewis of Dallas, who will present his program on “Who Was Lincoln?” There is a $3 donation for non-members. For more informtion, call John at 570- 675-8936. EASTERN STAR CRAFT SALE The Dallas Chapter Eastern Star Building Association will hold its 21st annual craft and holi- day gift sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Dallas Chapter Eastern Star Building Association Eastern Star Hall, Foster Street and Woodlawn Avenue, Dallas. Vendors are being sought and may rent an 8&foot table for $15. Eastern Star members will serve lunch, featuring homemade soups, whimpies, hot dogs, haluski and dessert and will sell their famous Welsh cookies. For more information, call Dianne Corby at 570-675 4893. CONTRA DANCE SET A New England Contra dance featuring music by the Curt Osgood and Friends with Curt on hammered dulcimer along with calling by Ted Crane will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Church of Christ Uniting, 776 Market St., Kingston. No partner or previous experience is necessary. Admission to the dance is “pay what you wish.” Come early at 6:00 p.m. for a pot- luck dinner. For more information, call 570-333-4007. Veterans Day Concert tonight at SUMC A Veterans Day Concert will be held at 7 p.m. today, Nov. 10 at Shavertown United Methodist Church. It will be co-sponsored by the Shavertown UMC Fine Arts Series and the Back Mountain Men's Ecumenical Group. Proceeds from this concert will benefit the First Lt. Michael J. Cleary Memorial Fund which supports veterans and their families.Tickets are $5 each and may be purchased at the church or by calling 570-675-3616. World War |l veterans gathered recently during a men’s breakfast group meeting. From left, first row, are Ken Cosgrove, George Pyle, Pete Roushey. Second row, Gene Kelleher, men’s group co-founder; Welton Farrah, Pete George, | Willis Ide and Bob Deeble, men’s group co-founder. Absent at the time of the photo were Warren Shiner and Harold Trethaway. 5 IRENE BR SECA Aa SUERES RE Submitted photo Wears a Ho a aa i SER 8 ES FETE ARNE NE Tryouts for AAU basketball 5 set Wyoming Valley Barons Basketball, hosted at the Rock Rec Sports Complex, 340 Carverton Road, Suite 100, Trucksville, announc- es its tryout dates for the 2014 AAU girls and boys season. Rock Solid Basketball has joined with Backcourt Hoops’ Coach John Bucci and Wilkes-Barre Express to create an AAU bas- ketball program in the Wyoming Valley. Tryout fee is $25 per player, including a Barons T-shirt. All players are encouraged to attend both tryouts for their age group at no additional cost. Tryouts for the Wyoming Valley Barons 2014 season will held-on the following dates: mountain area. Join us Thanksgiving Day, 12:00-5:00pm, for a traditional feast with your family and friends. Reservations Suggested El J of Chef Huntzinger and staff welcome you to the historic Beaumont Inn in Dallas, offering outstanding cuisine for brunch, lunch and dinner. The Inn offers 10 elegantly appointed rooms for your overnight stay in the back Also accepting reservations for Holiday and Corporate events, with our dining area seating up to 80 people. Visit us at thebeaumontinn.com or call 570-675-7100 For special events please contact Nancy Kaminski at nkaminski@thebeaumontinn.com Girls 4th and 5th grades - Sunday, Nov. 10, Noon to 1;30 p.m. Girls 6th and 7th grades - Tuesday, Nov. 12, 5:30 to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 17, Noon to 3 p.m. Girls 8th and 9th grades - Tuesday, Nov. 12, 7 to 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, Now. 17, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Girls 10th and 11th grades - Sunday, Nov. 10, 3 t0 4:30 p.m. Boys 4th and 5th grades - Sunday, Nov. 10, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Boys 6th and 7th grades - Thursday, Now. 14, 5:30 to 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 17, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Boys 8th and 9th 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m. and Only 4 miles from downtown Dallas. . Route 309 Dallas, PA. « 570-675-7100 « thebeaumontinn. com 9 / pd grades - Thursday, Nov. « FE Basketball will utilize Th Gun, a basketball shootin machine that improves a basketball player’s shot. a It acts as an automatic rebounder, another shot. It has a tims ing device that can deter | mine the distance and the | speed of the player’s return passes, creating situation: in which players can devel op their shooting skills with game-like intensity: The Gun can fire up to 500. | shots per half hour. { Teams of 9-10 children | | per age group, per gen- | der, will be selected. AAU practices start Feb. 23, 2014 with tournament playa beginning in late Marchiz | Teams travel throughout | Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. Cost for 4th-5th graders,who play in four tournaments and one shootout is $360 per player for the season. Cost for 6th-11th graders who play in six tournaments; and two shootouts is $500 per player. Fees cover tour ;; nament entries, uniforms; insurance, first aid, coach- es travel and gym fee. 1 | For more information, | i call the Rock Recre Center at Sr Jf SPORTS BRIEFS «i ALUMNI SOCCER: GAME All current and fora Dallas High School soci? | cer players are invited to: | the Annual Dallas Alumni Soccer Game at 11 a.m] on Saturday, Nov. 30 at Lt. Michael Cleary Field. Hot chocolate, drinks, and donuts will be provid- ed. Bring your cleats and be ;; ready to have fun. 9 For more information,;: contact Sandy Michalisini| at sandy1965@epix.net. PEOPLE BRIEFS | KORNAK IN) ‘SEUSSICAL’ ai Amanda Kornak, of Dallas, is performing nly present A in Wilkes Theatre’s of “Seussical” at 2 p.m. today, Nov. 10 and Nowv:s 17 and at i 8 p.m. on Nov./| 15 and 16 in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center ony the University’s campus. 2 The play tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of; dust containing Whos; including Jojo, a Whoq child sent to military school for thinking too many “thinks.” Gl Kornak plays ay Wickersham in the play. 4
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