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DUPONT: The Dupont V.F.W. Post 4909 Home Association will hold their 70th Anniversary dinner dance from 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at the post home, 401-403 Main Street. Buffet will be served from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Millennium will provide dancing entertainment from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.For tickets and reservations contact Bob Lopata at 570-654-9104; or at the post home. $30 per person, deadline is Friday, Nov. 6. There will be no tickets sold at the door.EXETER: First Lt. Jeffrey DePrimo, American Legion Post 542, will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the home of commander Ron Gitkos, 459 Roosevelt Street in Exeter. Plans for the upcoming poppy sale on Saturday, Nov. 7, and the Veterans Mass on Sunday, Nov. 8, will be made. Members please contact commander Gitkos at 570-654-2261.NANTICOKE: State Senator John Yudichak reminds area veterans that a Pennsylvania American Legion service officer will be available at his office at 164 S. Market Street, Nanticoke, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27.Interested veterans and their spouses are asked to call 570-740-2434 to schedule an appointment. The officer will be able to help with information on government benefits including VA health care, compensation, pension, education and dependent benefits. Surviving spouses can also meet with the Service Officer to learn about their eligibility for VA benefits.DALLAS: State Senator Lisa Baker, R-Lehman Township, invites veterans of all ages and from all service eras to utilize the Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars Service Officer Network to receive free information and assistance for government benefits including VA healthcare, compensation, pension, education and dependent benefits. Surviving spouses can also use these service officers at no charge to learn about their eligibility for VA benefits.The VFW service officer will be available for scheduled appointments from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday at Senator Baker&#8217;s office, 22 Dallas Shopping Center, Memorial Highway. All veterans, not just VFW members, can call 570-675-3931 to schedule an appointment.HAZLETON: State Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) announced the Department of Veterans Affairs&#8217; Mobile Veterans Center (MVC), which provides free services to veterans and their families, will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday at the MVC center at the Laurel Mall, 106 Laurel Mall Road, weather permitting. It will remain in place until all veterans in attendance are served.Trained personnel will be on hand to offer services that include individual, marital, family and bereavement counseling; medical referrals; assistance in applying for VA benefits; employment guidance and referrals; alcohol and drug assessments and referrals; and information and referrals to community resources. The MVC visit schedule is subject to change.HUDSON: The Hudson VFW, LANI Memorial Post 6325, 35-37 Cleveland Street, will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. All regular members are urged to attend. A home association meeting and refreshments will follow.

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