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First Posted: 9/23/2012

The Wyoming Area Class of 1977 will hold its 35th anniversary reunion party from 1 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 29 at The Checkerboard Inn, Carverton Road, Trucksville.

Cost is $40 per person. Reservations can be made by sending checks payable to WA Class of ’77, c/o Cindy Yudiski Lynch, 355 Susquehanna Ave., Exeter, PA 18643 or by visiting the Wyoming Area Class of ’77 Facebook page.

Tire recycling

The Luzerne County Solid Waste Management Department and PADEP will conduct a tire recycling collection event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct.13 at the Hanover Area Junior Senior High School, 1600 Sans Souci Parkway, Hanover Township. The event is free of charge to all residents of Luzerne County only.

Tires eligible for collection include regular size automobile, motorcycle, pick up truck and SUV. All tires must be removed from rims, free of liquids and heavy mud and cannot be cut. There is a 1- tire limit per vehicle for all residents. Any Wyoming Borough resident who wishes to participate must have a registration number which can be obtained by calling 1-800-821-7654.

Any questions from Wyoming Borough residents should be directed to the borough office at 693-0291.

WA soccer parents

Wyoming Area soccer parents will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25 in Room 194 of the Wyoming Area Secondary Center.

Octoberfest

The Wyoming Recreation Board will sponsor its fifth annual Octoberfest event from noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Flack Field (across from Midway Shopping Center behind Kasarda’s). There will be vendors, food, a beer tent, specialty baskets, children’s games, pumpkin catapult, ride to pumpkin patch.

There will be entertainment from 4:30 to 8 p.m., including headliner, the Jeanne Zano Band. Interested vendors may call Paul at 540-5055. Anyone who would like to donate a basket or gift certificate is asked to contact Jeanne at 905-1946.

Daisy Troop 30516

Wyoming Daisy Troop 30516 for girls in kindergarten and first grade will meet the first and third Monday of each month at the borough building.

The first meeting of the year will be at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 1. To sign up, call Jacki Kasa at 693-0230.

Rotary Crab Fest

The Wyoming Rotary Crab Fest will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5 at the West Wyoming Fire Hall, Shoemaker Street.

The event will be limited to the first 185 people who make reservations. The event includes all-you-can eat Baltimore hardshell crabs, clam chowder, hot dogs, beer and soda.

For reservations, call Mark Sobeck at 760-1644 or Mike Kelly 237-5063. Cost is $35 per person.

Night at the Races

Members of West Wyoming Hose Company #2 will hold a Night at the Races on Saturday, Oct. 6. Doors open at 6 p.m. and post time is 7 p.m.

Members are currently selling horses for $10 each. Horse owners receive admission to the races as well as free food and drink for the evening. Horses can also be purchased by calling the fire department at 287-1182.

All proceeds will benefit the fire department.

Farmers’ market

There will be fresh local produce this Saturday at the Farmers’ Market in the Park. The market opens at 9 a.m. every Saturday in the Butler Street Park off Eighth Street.

Craft and food vendors will also be on hand. Additional vendor spaces are still available. Call the borough office at 693-0291 to register.

The event is sponsored by Wyoming Borough and the Wyoming Recreation Board.

Compost yard schedule

The West Wyoming compost yard will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays for residents of West Wyoming and Wyoming Boroughs.

The compost yard accepts brush, branches, leaves and grass. Residents are reminded to take care that yard waste does not contain plastic or recyclable bags. The compost yard does not accept stones or dirt.

Compost is also available free of charge to residents of both towns.

St. Monica’s news

Dinner and a Movie Night: Saturday, Oct. 6 after the Vigil Mass at St. Monica’s Parish at 5:30 p.m. with the movie “October Baby” sponsored by our Parish and the Guardian of the Redeemer Catholic Men’s Fellowship. All are welcome and if you would like to bring a covered dish to share it would be appreciated. For more information, call Father McKernan at 693-1991 or email at [email protected].

36th Annual Rosary Rally Today: Wyoming Valley Knights of Columbus Plan Rosary Rally today, Sept. 23. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish at Holy Trinity Church, 116 Hughes Street, Swoyersville will host this year’s Rosary Rally. The theme is “Praying for Our Country.” The Rosary procession will begin at 2:15 p.m. from the American Legion grounds at 259 Shoemaker St., Swoyersville and process to Holy Trinity Church where Marian Devotions will begin at 3 p.m. Mass will follow with John M. Dougherty Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus serving as principal celebrant and homilist.

Wyoming Valley Chapter Pro-Life Banquet: Monday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. Genetti’s in Wilkes-Barre. Cost is $25 per person. Call 826-1819 for more information. If interested in attending or sponsoring a teen from the Parish, Call Ada Magni at 693-1388.

Lancaster Bus Trip: Saturday, Nov.10 to Sight & Sound Theater to see the theatrical musical “Jonah.” Bus leaves at O.L.O.S. parking lot at 10 a.m. and includes a shopping trip Rockvale Outlet Mall, lunch and anack. For information and reservations, call Brenda at 693-0920.

Northeast PA Catholic Radio Banquet: JMJ Radio, 750 AM, will hold the first-ever Catholic Radio Banquet on Nov. 11 at St. Anthony of Padua Hall, Exeter. A special Mass will be held at 4 p.m. followed by a dinner at 5 p.m. with featured speaker Fred Berretta, a survivor of US Airways Flight 1549 which crashed in the Hudson River in 2009. Tickets are $25 per person. For information and reservations, call 654-7542.

The Music Ministry at St. Monica under the direction of Ninarose Lewko announces the following music schedule:

Junior and Teen Choirs – Sundays from 9 to 9:43 a.m. Meeting at the grand piano.

Junior and Teen Orchestra – Sundays from 8:30-9:43 a.m. Meet at the grand piano.

Cantors and Cantor Choir: -Mondays at 7 p.m. and/or at appointed times in the choir loft.

Senior Choir and Senior Orchestra – Mondays at 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the choir loft.

The Music Ministry at St. Monica’s is sponsoring a concert by the Catholic Choral Society at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3 in the church. The group will perform Advent and Christmas music under the direction of Ann Manganiello.

Library news

The Wyoming Free Library will have story time from 10 to 11 a.m. on Sept. 25 and Oct. 9, 16 and 30 for children ages 3-5. The program, entitled “For Me, For You, For Later” is part of the Grow Up Great initiative sponsored by PNC Bank and Sesame Workshop.

The five-session program will teach preschoolers and their parents financial concepts such as making choices, needs and wants, learning to wait, value and spending, sharing and saving money. Each session will offer a story, craft and snack. Space is limited, so please call the Wyoming Free Library at 693-1364 to register.

The Friends of the Wyoming Free Library will hold a Mixed Bag Designs Fund Raising Party at 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24 at the library, 358 Wyoming Ave. Refreshments will be served