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Teacher plans student trip to Paris and London

Wyoming Area teacher, Barbara Bullions, is sponsoring a student trip to Paris and London in June of 2009. The ten day trip will give the students an in depth view of the city, including tours of the Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, the Musee d’Orsay, and the palace of Versailles, followed by a high speed train ride through the chunnel to London.

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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Volunteers Mary Rusky, Inkerman; and Ruth Musto, Pittston

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In London, the students will take bus and walking tours of the city’s highlights. They will see Trafalgar Square, Picadilly Circus, Big Ben, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Covent Garden, and more. A tour guide will accompany the group from the minute they land in Paris until they depart from London. This will be Mrs. Bullions’s third trip through EF Educational Tours. She took students to England in 2002 and Italy last summer. Anyone interested in this tour can leave a message for Mrs. Bullions at 655-2836 x 2180.

Happy Birthday-

Happy belated birthday to Kendra Radle of Exeter, who celebrated her 15th birthday on January 8.

Johanna Malinowski will celebrate on January 12. Her granddaughter Catherine D’Ardenne will celebrate on January 18.

Marie Griglock of Hughestown is celebrating today, January 11.

Sherrie Dougherty of West Pittston will celebrate on January 12.

Joseph Butera, AKA Joe B, of Avoca will celebrate on January 14.

Libby Harned Mullen of Hughestown will celebrate on January 14.

Tina Grieco Calub of Hughestown will celebrate on January 14.

D.J. Gavlick of Suscon will celebrate on January 16.

New Arrivals-

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center announces newborns

A boy was born to Melissa Bilbow and David Nockley of Wyoming on December 30.

A girl was born to Crystal Fussner and James Ratchford of Pittston on December 31.

A boy was born to Maria and Anthony Brogna of Pittston on December 31.

A girl was born to April and Arron Visneski of West Pittston on December 31.

Polka Sundays-

The Dupont VFW Post 4000, Main Street Dupont announces the schedule for their Polka Sundays, for January and February. Dances are held between 2 and 6 p.m. unless otherwise specified and admission is $12.00 per person.

January 11: Jude’s Polka Band; January 18: Stanky and the Coalminers; January 25: George Tarasek and Polka Partners (Red and White Day). February 1: Joe Stanky and the Cadets; February 8: The Golden Tones; February 22: The Pennsylvania Villagers; and February 23: Polka Family Band, 7 to 11 p.m. (Fat Tuesday)

Seeking Volunteers-

The Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Volunteer Department is looking for friendly and courteous people to serve the community by donating their time and efforts to Northeastern Pennsylvania’s largest community hospital.

The department is seeking adults, seniors and church and school service groups to work flexible hours doing such activities as greeting visitors, making deliveries, hosting in the waiting rooms and taking the Volunteer Hospitality Cart to patient rooms.

For more information or to sign up, please contact Daria Kochanievich, Volunteer Coordinator for Wyoming Valley Health Care System, at 570-552-1199.

King’s Dean’s List-

Dr. Nicholas A. Holodick, vice president for academic affairs at King’s College, recently announced the students who have qualified for the Fall 2008 dean’s list, having achieved a grade point average of 3.4 or higher. The following students are from the Greater Pittston area:

Jonathan Baker, Wyoming; Elysia Balavage, Wyoming; Kristen Baumes, Hughestown; Sara Bechtold, Avoca; Jeffery Cox, Wyoming; Katherine Darby, Pittston; Hope Defazio, Pittston; Alicia Demarco, Pittston; Michael Dorbad, Exeter; Jacqueline Gaughan, Duryea; Jason George, Pittston; Ian Gilmartin, Pittston; Alyssa Grove, West Pittston; Chelsea Harrison, Inkerman; Sara Hunter, Dupont; William Joyce, Avoca; Ann Kaluzavich, Pittston; David Kaluzavich, Pittston; Nikole Karkut, Dupont; Jason Kendzor, West Wyoming; Katelynn Knick, West Pittston; Matthew Kotch, Pittston; Gary Lambert, Wyoming; Mary Kate Lambert, Wyoming; Adria Latona, Pittston; Melissa Latona, Pittston; Amanda Letoski, Exeter; Jessica Linskey, Pittston; Tina Lispi, Pittston; Todd Maisano, Pittston; Christina Mansfield, West Pittston; Christine Martin, Avoca; Kevin McCarthy, Exeter; Ashley McCulloch, Pittston Township; Ryan McDonnell, West Pittston; Joseph McDonnell, Wyoming; Jaime McMurtry, Pittston; Daniel Mickulik, Wyoming; Johnna Miller, Duryea; Clyde Miller, West Wyoming; Stephanie Norton, Exeter; Ronald Oley, Exeter; Amy Oliveri, Hughestown; Dylan Ostrowski, Pittston; Marlena Pace, Exeter; Kristen Piazza, Pittston; Abigail Race, Exeter; Elizabeth Rafalko, Dupont; Robert Sable, Avoca; Lyndsey Sabol, West Pittston; Marybeth Sanchez, Duryea; Joseph Scrobola, Wyoming; Alexandra Shinert, Wyoming; Marco Stallone, Exeter; Gary Stavish, West Wyoming; Matthew Stella, West Wyoming; Jennifer Strzelczyk, Exeter; Brian Stubbs, Pittston; Omar Tasgin, Dupont; Justin Vacula, Exeter and Amanda Yakobitis, Pittston