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15-year-old charged as adult in shooting outside HS football game in York

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Happy birthday Emery Terrance Yurko!

EXETER: The Cosmopolitan Senior Citizens Club will meet 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, in St. Anthony&#8217;s center. Host/hostesses are: Virginia Craig, Fran Lepo, Kathy Loucks and Helen Zarychta. There will be a wimpy (sloppy Joe) lunch. Costumes are optional.Previous 50/50 winners were: Theresa Bekanich, Edmund Czachor, Ed Hall, Johanna Malinowski and Victor Malinowski. The special game prize winner was Lucy Poccescki. The Jackpot prize was shared by Rose Mary Golenski and Cheryl Pipher.KINGSTON: Kingston Active Adult Center, 335 Third Ave., will offer a lunch and learn nutrition session &#8220;Eating Better for Less,&#8221; 11:45 a.m. for one hour Tuesdays through Nov. 1 with Penn State Extension.Commonwealth Medical College students will be available 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday for blood pressure checks.The Blind Association will do glaucoma screenings 10:30 a.m. Thursday. An Alzheimer&#8217;s Support Group will be available at 11 a.m.Wilkes nursing students will sponsor a health fair 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25.MOUNTAIN TOP: The Mountain Top Social Club meets 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at St. Paul&#8217;s Church.For trip information call Otto, 570-407-0056; general club information, Grace, 570-474-0250.NANTICOKE: The Rose Tucker Active Adult Center, 145 E. Green St., has Seniorsize with Birchwood Nursing and Rehab Center at 10:30 a.m. Thursday and Lillian from Penn State Nut. Links will present week #2, Learn to Plan Low Cost, Fast and Easy Meals. Timber Ridge staff will provide blood pressure screenings at 11 a.m.A health fair with Wilkes nursing students is 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25.PITTSTON: Blooms and Bubbles, the Greater Pittston Chapter of the Red Hats Society, Wednesday at Antoinette Luce&#8217;s home in Bear Creek. Call 570-954-4570 for reservations.PITTSTON - The Jenkins Township Senior Citizens, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jenkins Township Hose Company. Bingo will follow. Hostesses will be Jean Linskey and Pat Rinish.PITTSTON: The Pittston Active Adult Center, 441 N. Main St., celebrates October birthdays Friday.Ned Bloom, Red Cross, will speak 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, on &#8220;Are You Red Cross Ready?&#8221; PITTSTON: St. Joseph&#8217;s Senior Social Club, 1 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20, Mt. Carmel Center, with a Halloween theme. Christmas party will be discussed.Servers for the month are Gloria Migatulski, Dorothy Manganero, Maria Montante and Chet Montante.PLAINS: Plains Senior Citizens Project Head&#8217;s Christmas Party is Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Woodlands Inn. A Thanksgiving dinner is Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the Bernardine Hall.Host/hostesses for Wednesday&#8217;s meeting are Sunny Dudock, Helen Dula, Donald Emerick, Gloria Flynn, Jeanne Gross and Mary Gurka. Host and hostesses are asked to be at the Bernardine Hall, Plains, 11:30 a.m.PLYMOUTH: The Senior Citizens Friendship Club of St. Mary&#8217;s meet 1 p.m. Monday in the Holy Child School Building, Willow Street.Servers are Joe and Joan Natishan, Mary Plytage, Jeanette Smith and Vicki Fajen.Previous chance winners were Joann Laskoski, Jeanette Smith and Karen Wiedlich.WILKES-BARRE: The St. Robert Bellarmine seniors have a sign up sheets for the covered dish Wednesday, Oct. 26.Upcoming trips are Thursday, Oct. 27, to Hollywood Casino and Thursday, Nov 11, Hunterdon Hills, for a Christmas show and dinner.Call Otto Eime, 570 407 0056, for details.WILKES-BARRE: The Lee Park Senior Center, 140 Lee Park Ave., Hanover Township, will host Guardian Center, 11 a.m. Tuesday for a cognitive skills game.Walgreens staff will present safety prevention 11 a.m. Wednesday.Birchwood staff will play bingo at 11 a.m. Thursday.WYOMING/W.WYOMING: The Wyoming, West Wyoming Seniors celebrate Halloween with pizza and soda Tuesday .Birthday honorees for October are Nancy Marcy, Helen Ostrowski, Debbie McDermott, Eleanor Seneski, Eugene Stanczak and Linda Weber.Previous fifty-fifty winners were Dorothy Rossick, Helen Markert and Frank Perfinski. Bingo jackpot winner is Marge Malarkey.Eleanor Seneski will supply baked goods for her 90th birthday.

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