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AVOCA: The West Side Social Club in Avoca Borough will hold nomination of officers at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the club. All regular club members are invited. Contact Mike Clifford, club president with questions.DALLAS: An Apprise program counselor will be available to answer questions about Medicare and affiliated programs from 9 a.m. to noon on the following Fridays; Oct. 23, Nov. 13 and Dec. 4, in the Dallas office of Senator Lisa Baker, Dallas Shopping Center. Questions can be answered regarding PACE, PACENET and Extra Help, as well as fraud and abuse. Call 570-675-3931 to schedule an appointment.Remember to bring photo ID, your Medicare card and proof of income, including Social Security earnings.DALLAS: The Meadows Nursing &amp; Rehabilitation Center&#8217;s Auxiliary will sponsor a Fall Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday at 4 E. Center Hill Road, Dallas.Admission is free and all proceeds will benefit the 130 residents at the center. The event will feature various vendors, an Auxiliary-sponsored bake sale, Christmas treasure table, and lunch.The Meadows is asking for donations of small or gently used Christmas items. For more information call 570-675-8600, ext. 195 or 115.EXETER: The Cosmopolitan Seniors Club will meet at 1 p.m. on Tuesday in St. Anthony&#8217;s Center. Host/hostesses are Ed Czachor, Joe Kleback, Tony Matreselva and George Mislan. Members are asked to either come in costume, wear black or orange, or something related to Halloween, such as hat or jewelry, etc.A trip is being planned to Sands Casino for Thursday, Nov. 19. Pick ups are in Exeter and Pittston. Club membership is not required. Call Johanna at 570-655-2720 for reservations and information.FALLS: The Falls Active Adult Center, SR 92, Exeter Township, will host a representative from State Rep. Karen Boback&#8217;s office from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday to answer any state related questions.Kristi Green, RN from Traditional Home Health Care &amp; Hospice, will be at the center from 12:20 to 12:50 p.m. on Thursday to check blood pressures. Bingo will be played after.KINGSTON: The Kingston Active Adult Center, 335 Third Avenue, will be offering blood pressure checks at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, with staff from Manor Care. A representative from the Attorney General&#8217;s Office will be doing a presentation at 11 a.m. on &#8220;Senior Crime Prevention.&#8221;Our soup, sandwich and salad bar alternative to lunch will be served on Wednesday. Please call ahead to register.The center will be hosting a Medicare open enrollment event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday. Appointments must be made in advance. &#8220;Meditation with Jean&#8221; will be at 11:30 a.m.Nursing students from Wilkes University will host a Health Fair at the center from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.There will be a Halloween special luncheon Friday, Oct. 30. Come dressed in costume.We are currently holding a used book sale at the center. Feel free to stop in and browse our selection.LUZERNE/LACKAWANNA COUNTIES: The Medicare annual enrollment period began Oct. 15 and ends Friday, Dec. 7, at an event at the Lutherwood Senior Housing Community in Scranton.APPRISE volunteers are holding open enrollment events through local Area Agencies on Aging across the Commonwealth to help understand the different Medicare health insurance and prescription drug plans available.To learn more about the APPRISE Program, or to find an open enrollment event in your area, call 1-800-783-7067, or visit www.aging.pa.gov.Medicare beneficiaries can also complete their own plan comparisons by accessing the plan finder tool on the Medicare website at www.medicare.gov/find-a-plan, or call 1-800-MEDICARE 24 hours a day, seven days a week.MOUNTAIN TOP: Basic AARP Driver Safety Course will be given at the Wright Township Senior Center, 460 S. Main Road, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. This session is for individuals who have not completed a 2-part basic or refresher course within the last three years. Attendance at both sessions is required.The cost is $20 per person, or $15 for AARP members, and needs to be renewed every three years.Pens, a driver&#8217;s license, a check payable to AARP to the first class, and your AARP membership card, if a member, are required. Call Les Loomis, the instructor, at 570-885-0572 soon as the class is limited to twenty-five persons.MOUNTAIN TOP: The Mountain Top Social Club will meet at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the school cafeteria for a Halloween party. All members are asked to dress in costumes and party games will be enjoyed by all. there will be coffee and dessert.The next trip is scheduled for Thursday to Mount Airy Casino. The bus will leave Mountain Top at 8:15 a.m. at the parking lot at St. Jude.As a reminder, there will be only two trips left for this year.For further questions regarding trips call Otto at 570-407-0056. Any other inquires call Grace at 570-474-0250.PITTSTON: The Pittston Active Adult Center is having a trip to Sands Casino on Monday, Nov. 2, for $25 and includes motor coach transportation, $20 free play and a $5 food voucher.The center has a trip to American Music Theater on Wednesday, Nov. 18, with dinner and Miller&#8217;s smorgasbord.Experience a musical memory you&#8217;ll cherish at the 2015 Christmas Show &#8220;Deck The Halls.&#8221; Cost is $98. Motor coach transportation is included.PITTSTON: The Jenkins Township Senior Citizens&#8217; will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Jenkins Township Hose Company. Host and hostess are Clarence Maisano and Barbara Clark.Following the refreshment period bingo will be played. New members are always welcome.PITTSTON: Blooms and Bubbles, the Greater Pittston Chapter of the Red Hats Society, will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Ma Ma B&#8217;s restaurant on Jumper Road. For reservations contact Beverly Bryden, hostess for this meeting, at 570-654-1000.Halloween entertainment will be provided following the meeting and lunch.Members are asked to bring a donation for the food pantry.PLAINS: The Plains Senior Citizens Project HEAD will meet on Wednesday at SS. Peter and Paul&#8217;s St. Bernardine Hall. Host and hostesses will be Bernardine Polak, Lillian Piechota, Arlene Ruane, Joseph Ruane, Ann Marie Sedon and John Sedon. They are to be at the Hall by 11:30 a.m. to set up refreshments.PLYMOUTH: The Senior Citizens&#8217; Friendship Club of St. Mary&#8217;s in Plymouth will meet at 1 p.m. on Monday at the Holy Child School Building on Willow Street in Plymouth. Servers will be Jean Mihalick, Joe and Joan Natishan, Albert Perlis and Mary Plytage. This will be our Halloween party so members are encouraged to come in costume.At the previous meeting cash winners were Joe Natishan, Barbara Orlowski and Catherine Smith. New member, Karen Wiedlich, was welcomed to the club.Barbara Orlowski, president; Carol Smith, vice president; Barbara Elgonitis, secretary; and Josephine Medura, treasurer, were elected as officers and will be installed at the Christmas party in December.A trip to &#8220;An Olde Fashion Holiday,&#8221; at Woodlock Pines, in Hawley, is set for Thursday, Dec. 10. This trip includes: breakfast goodies and beverages upon arrival, Country Shop for unique gifts and baked goodies, bingo, a holiday dinner and the special show. Anyone interested should call Ann at 570-779-3203.SCRANTON: The Marywood University Lifelong Learners have the following trips scheduled: Saturday, Nov. 7, Mt. Hope Mansion and winery trip to experience Poe Evermore in the Mansion where some of the best works of Edgar Allan Poe will be performed. Lunch and a visit to the winery will also be included for $89.On Friday, Dec. 4, there is a trip to the Fairmont Park at Christmas. Visit the historic Strawberry Mansion and Woodford Mansion decorated for Christmas followed by lunch on the East Balcony of the Philadelphia Art Museum and a Audubon and Warhol audio tour at the Museum.Buses will leave at 8 a.m. for each trip from Marywood University with a pick up at the Pittston Park and Ride. For reservations call 570-383-0544.SCRANTON: As part of National Memory Screening Day an annual initiative of the Alzheimer&#8217;s Foundation of America (AFA) at Marywood University in Scranton will offer free, confidential memory screenings from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the Psychological Services Center in the McGowan Center at Marywood University.Qualified healthcare professionals will administer the screenings and provide educational materials about memory concerns, brain health, and care giving. The screenings are a series of questions and tasks and take five to ten minutes. For more information call 570-348-6269.SCRANTON: AAA North Penn is sponsoring a Medicare 101 educational meeting from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, at the AAA North Penn Scranton office, 1125 N. Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509; and from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, at AAA North Penn, S. Williamsport, 1 E 6th Avenue, S.Space is limited so call soon, 1-800-982-4306, ext. 544, Monday through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.WILKES-BARRE AREA: Anyone 50 and older can pre-register for a flu shot available through the Area Agency on Aging Active Adult Centers through October for Luzerne and Wyoming counties. Insurance and Medicare cards are required.Places, dates and times for shots at local centers are: Butler Township Active Adult Center, 11 a.m., Tuesday, contact Cathy, 570-788-4881; Plains Active Adult Center, 11 a.m., Wednesday, contact Fran, 570-824-5542; Mountaintop Active Adult Center, 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27, contact Carol, 570-868-8517; Rose Tucker Active Adult Center, Nanticoke, 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27, contact Gail, 570-735-1670.

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