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Installation ceremonies for 2010 officers and board members of the Wilkes-Barre Chapter, Barbershop Harmony Society, were held at a dinner dance held at R & D Memories, Wilkes-Barre. New officers installed for 2010, shown above, seated from left to right are Program Vice-President, Phillip and Barbara Brown, Shavertown; President Drew and Mary Smith, West Pittston; Secretary Lou and Millie Volpetti, Pittston. Standing from left, immediate Past President, Tom Roberts Kingston; Music and Performance Vice President, Wayne Steele, Wyoming; Denise Holmes, West Wyoming; Chapter Development Vice President Jarrett Roan, West Pittston; Lori Holacher, PhD, Tunkhannock; Treasurer Phillip R. Tuhy, Wilkes-Barre; Marian Petro, Trucksville; and Marketing and Public Relations Vice President, William A Zdancewicz, Edwardsville.

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Newly installed board members include Joseph Husty, Kingston; Robert Dingman, Dallas; George Finnan, Pittston; John Lang, Mountaintop; Jerry Cookus and Jim Morpeth, Wilkes-Barre; and Chorus Director, Raymond Patsko, Wilkes-Barre. Upcoming programs for the chapter include Singing Valentines, set for Friday, February 12, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and its 59th Annual Concert, April 17 in Wyoming Area High School, Exeter.

Inquiries for information available by calling 709-3716, 696-3385, or 287-2476. The Wilkes-Barre Barbershoppers maintain year around open membership invitation to area men who enjoy singing, acappella, Rehearsals are held on Mondays, 7 p.m. in the Brooks Estate Community Center, Wesley Village Campus, Pittston.