Vietnam Documentary
The award-winning documentary film Walk With Frank will screen at The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre, PA on Friday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at kirbycenter.org, at the F.M. Kirby Center Box Office, and charge by phone at 570-826-1100
Tickets to the screening are $10. Veterans are eligible to receive two free tickets by calling or visiting the F.M. Kirby Center Box Office. Walk With Frank tells the story of a Vietnam War veteran as he walks across New York State to help other survivors of PTSD while confronting his own dark past.
50th Class Reunion
The 50th year reunion of Bishop O’Hara/Dunmore Central Catholic High School Class of 1973, will be celebrated in November, 2023.
All classmates, friends, and family of the Class of 1973 are asked for contact information. Forward this information to Lauren Telep (Olyphant) by calling/texting (646) 241-9443. Call/text regarding classmate’s postal mail addresses as we need to update the classmates’ databases.
The invitation will be forwarded to the classmates in September 2023 and payment will be due before the class reunion in November. It is early, but we need help with information on the class of 1973 from Bishop O’Hara/ DCC of Dunmore. Please share with classmates, family, and friends of the Class of 1973.
Hiring Lifeguards
Lackawanna County is looking for lifeguards at its lakes and pool and four parks–McDade, Aylesworth, Covington, and Merli-Sarnoski. All applicants must be Red Cross certified. The country will be paying lifeguards $15 per hour and will also reimburse individuals for the certification cost.
Applications are available on the County’s website – www.lackawannacounty.org. Further information is available by calling the Parks & Recreation Office at 570-963-6764.
Chamber Dinner
The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce announced that its 154th Annual Dinner, presented by PNC Bank, will be held on Wednesday, May 24, at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center.
The annual dinner celebrates the accomplishments of The Chamber’s past fiscal year and will feature a keynote presentation by Harold Ford, Jr, a former United States Congressman and executive vice president and regional president in New York with PNC Bank.
Tickets for the annual dinner are available online at www.ScrantonChamber.com.
Library of Things
The Albright Memorial Library in Scranton now circulates more than books, DVDs, eBooks, puzzles, board games, and videos games. Need a pair of binoculars so you can identify the orange bird that is in your tree? Need a basin wrench to fix a leaky sink? Going camping and need Internet access? With a Lackawanna County System Library card, you can now borrow items like a projector screen, Cricut Joy machine, Internet Hot Spot, Roku, digital slide converter, binoculars, air compressor, laminator, candle maker and more.
The items can be borrowed for one week with 2 renewals. In some cases, like for the laminator and button machine, supplies can be purchased from the library.
For a complete list, visit lclshome.org and search for the term “library of things” in the online catalog.