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GLEN LYON: St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church is holding a vegetable soup, halushki and bake sale. Cost is $5 a quart. To order, call 735-7682 or 736-6908 by Sunday. Orders can be picked up in the church basement on March 30.
LUZERNE: Luzerne Borough will sponsor an Easter Egg Hunt 1 p.m. April 1 at the Lower Charles Street Park and Playground. The event is for children up to 10 years of age. Every child will receive a prize. Rain date is April 7. For more information, to volunteer or make donations, contact Luzerne Borough Parks and Recreation commissioners Judy Gober at 570-331-2226 or Jason Tarreto at 570-709-9260.
NANTICOKE: Anthony T.P. Brooks, director of the Luzerne County Historical Society, will be speaking to the Nanticoke Historical Society at 7 p.m. on March 29 at the Samantha Mill House, adjacent to the Mill Library, 495 E. Main St.
Brooks is a 10th generation native of Pennsylvania descending from Isaac Bennett, an original shareholder in the Susquehanna Company, who came to the Wyoming Valley to plant crops in 1762. He claims to be a perfect blend of seven different nationalities that make up the Wyoming Valley, from Connecticut Yankee farmers, Irish canal workers, German artisans to English miners, Welsh Methodists and Byzantine Catholics. Brooks will be presenting a slide show speaking on architectural influences in the Wyoming Valley over the last 250 years.
An early arrival is recommended since seating is limited. Refreshments will be available.
SHAVERTOWN: Local artists B.L.E.S.T. will perform at a pizza and halushki dinner 6 p.m. Saturday at the Shavertown United Methodist Church social room, 163 N. Pioneer Ave. Musicians and singer/songwriters, Stephen L. Perillo of St. Mary’s Church of Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Fatima in Wilkes-Barre, and Barbara Roberts, a member of Shavertown United Methodist Church, will share their musical gifts through a music ministry featuring original music. They are both members of the group Step By Step and Making a Difference Ministries.
Cost of the dinner is $6.50 for adults and $4 for children and includes beverage and dessert. For more information contact Pastor Lynn at 570-675-3616.
WILKES-BARRE: The Bal Polonaise, a debutante ball that is held every two years, will take place 6 p.m. April 14 at the Ramada Inn, Wilkes-Barre. Presentation of the debutantes will be at 7 p.m. Cost is $50 per person and reservations are due in advance. Deadline for reservations is April 4. For more information, or to make a reservation, contact Felicia Perlick at 443-9940.
