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August 17
CIVIC BRIEFS

Open House at Old Noxen School

The Noxen Historical Community Association Inc. will hold an Open House at the Noxen Historical Community Center (Old Noxen School) School Street Noxen from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17.

An Art Show featuring the works of Chuck Kovalick and his students will be held on the second floor. Light refreshments will be provided.

For more information, call 298-2052.

Beef dinner planned

The Sweet Valley Volunteer Fire Company will hold a family-style beef dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23.

Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children ages 6 to 11. Children under the age of 6 eat free.

Meadows celebrates 25th anniversary

The Meadows Nursing Center will have a 25-year anniversary celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, in the lobby and All-Purpose Room. The community is invited to enjoy refreshments, a light lunch and free raffles.

Take a stroll down memory lane with a pictorial history of the “Meadows.”

For more information, call 675-8600.

Healthy Heart Seminar slated

State Rep. Karen Boback, in conjunction with Geisinger Health of Wilkes-Barre and Back Mountain Mutual Aid, will hold a “Healthy Heart Seminar” from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the Kunkle Fire Hall.

The event will be open to all Emergency Responders, including E.M.T.’s, volunteer firefighters and local police departments. Cholesterol and blood pressure screenings will be offered, along with information on proper oral care, body mass index calculating, massage therapy and hearing tests. State Fire Commissioner Ed Mann will be the special guest that day.

Dallas Harvest Festival returns

The Sixth Annual Dallas Harvest Festival will be held from 1 to 6 p.m on Sunday, Sept.14, on a portion of Main Street, Dallas, between the Route 415 intersection and Huntsville Road.

Dallas Days Weekend will get underway on Friday, Sept. 12, with the annual Dallas Days Dance, featuring the return of “Just Us” and “Abilene” from 7 to midnight at the Shadowbrook Pavilion in Tunkhannock. Ticket prices are $25 each and include light refreshments, beer and soda.

Tickets will be sold in advance only and will go on sale July 30 at Ochman’s Coins and Jewelry in Dallas and the Dallas Borough Municipal Offices, 25 Main St., Dallas.

For more information, call the Dallas Harvest Festival Hotline at 675-1950.

Music Box to present ’Sweeney Todd’

The Music Box Players present “Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” a musical thriller by Stephen Sondheim, September 12 to 14, 18 to 21 and 25 to 28 at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes Street, Swoyersville.

Dinner and show and show only tickets are now on sale. Thursdays through Saturdays, curtain is 8 p.m. and on Sundays, curtain is at 3 p.m. A buffet dinner is served 90 minutes before curtain.

Call 283-2195 for reservations. There will be a special show-only price for students.

Vendors sought for fall craft show

The Auxiliary at Geisinger Wyoming Valley is hosting its second annual fall craft and gift show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, St. Joseph’s Oblates, Highway 315 in Pittston.

Anyone interested in being a vendor for this event should call Judy Carter at 819-5745 or 655-8860 for more information.

Lupus group meets

The Tunkhannock area monthly lupus support group meeting is held at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month at the Tunkhannock Library, 220 W. Tioga St.

For more information, call 1-888-99-LUPUS or visit www.lupuspa.org.