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Hand paintings on display

The Forty Fort branch of the Citizens Bank, located at the corner of Welles Street and Wyoming Avenue, is exhibiting paintings and riverscapes by Sue Hand of Dallas through the month of July.

Hand, an artist known for her landscape paintings of our changing environment, is currently preserving on paper and canvas her depictions of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. The exhibit contains 14 paintings which are part of a greater body of work to be exhibited at her Dallas studio in September.

HL Walking Club meets Thursdays and Fridays

The Harveys Lake Walking Club meets at 7 p.m. on Thursday evenings and at 9 a.m. on Saturday mornings at Pole 155 to walk the block of Park, Pine, Ash and Oak streets. For more information, call 639-3299.

Youths needed for auction set-up

With the Annual Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction quickly approaching all area youth are invited to join in the fun and earn community service hours at the same time.

Any teens ages 12 and up are once again needed for auction set-up, which will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. today, July 5, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, July 6.

Lunch will be provided on both days. Call the library at 675-1182 to sign up now.

Flea market planned

Mountain Grange No. 567 will hold a flea market from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, at the Grange Hall, 1632 W. Eighth St, Wyoming.

A light eat-in or take-out menu is available, including whimpies, hot dogs with sauerkraut, soup, ice-cream desserts and more.

Interested vendors may call 287-7851 to reserve a table.

‘South Pacific’ comes to Music Box

The Music Box Players present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” July 17-19, 23-26, 30, 31, August 1 and 2 at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St, Swoyersville, PA.

Curtain time is 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday. A buffet dinner is served 90 minutes before curtain.

Call 283-2195 for tickets.

Mountain Grange meeting scheduled

Mountain Grange No. 567 will hold its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, at the Grange Hall, 1632 W. Eighth St., Wyoming.

Markets benefit fairground improvements

A flea market, craft show and farmers market will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, and Saturday, July 25, at the Luzerne County Fairgrounds, Route 118, Dallas.

Set up begins at 6 p.m. and vendors must provide their own tables. Cost is $10 for every 10 feet of space.

Proceeds benefit Luzerne County Fairground improvements. For information, call 675-FAIR.