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DALLAS: Dallas American Legion Post 672 Daddow-Isaacs will meet on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the post home. Plans will be discussed concerning the annual pig roast. All members of the post are invited to attend.
New members are invited to participate in the many worthwhile community projects undertaken by the post. Clarence J. Michael, commander, will preside.
KINGSTON: A Taste of the Parish, sponsored by St. Ignatius Church, will be held on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. in Conlan Hall, North Maple Avenue. Parishioners will prepare 40 foods to be sampled. Takeouts will not be available. Donation is $8.
Chances for gift baskets will be sold and a cookbook with all the recipes will also be available.
LUZERNE COUNTY: The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is offering a free teleconference titled “Where is My Memory?” on Jan. 16 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The conference will take place by telephone in the convenience of your home.
Presenter Michael Driscoll, Ph.D., a neurophyschologist with Geisinger Health Systems, will focus on cognitive changes in multiple sclerosis and the affect it has on memory. Some of the topics Driscoll will address are how to recognize cognitive dysfunction, the importance of an evaluation and various treatment approaches, including the use of technology. Registration deadline is Jan. 15.
For more information and to register, call 1-800-227-2108 or visit www.nationalmssociety.org/pac.
TRUCKSVILLE: The Trucksville Nursery School is accepting applications for the 2007-2008 school year. The school is located at the William and Melba Dickson Educational Facility in Trucksville United Methodist Church on Church Road.
Developmentally appropriate programs are offered for preschoolers from 2 1/2 to 5 years of age. Positive self-concepts are nurtured in a caring environment and hands-on learning activities are used to develop social and communication skills.
Staff members will be available to accompany prospective parents and children on tours of the state-of-the-art facility during open house week, Jan. 29 through Feb. 2.
Call the school office at 696-3899 to reserve a spot or visit www.trucksvillenurseryschool.com.
WARRIOR RUN: The second Firemen’s Idol dance and karaoke contest, sponsored by the Hanover Township and Warrior Run fire departments, will be held on Jan. 27. The fun fundraiser begins at 7 p.m. at the Warrior Run fire hall on Academy Street and will feature celebrity judges such as Sherman Burdette, consumer reporter at WNEP-TV, and DJ Burnie from Froggy 101.
Bring your own music or chose from more than 1,000 songs from 2-Guys DJs. The winner and runners-up will earn trophies.
Tickets for the dance only are $10 and the cost for the karaoke contest is $6 to enter. Tickets are available from any member of either fire department and at the door.
For more information, the song list and contest rules visit www.htfdonline.com and follow the links.