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EXETER: The Cosmopolitan Senior Citizens Club will meet 1 p.m. Tuesday in St. Anthony&#8217;s Center. Host/hostesses are: Marie Cheskiewicz, Edith Jones, Lenore Maffei and Bernie Petrasek.Elections will be conducted later this month for officer positions.A trip is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 1, to Sands Casino, Bethlehem. Pick ups in Exeter and Pittston. Club membership not needed for trips. Call Johanna, 570-655-2720.FALLS: The Falls Active Adult Center, SR 92, Exeter Township, will host a special Veterans Day lunch Wednesday.Lunch and Learn at 12:15 p.m. Thursday with Pat Lawless from the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, discussing cancer screenings.Closed Friday for Veterans Day.JENKINS TWP.: The Jenkins Township Senior Citizens meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Jenkins Township fire hall. Plans will be completed for the Christmas party. Bingo will follow. Host/hostess will be Clarence Maisano and Barbara Clarke.KINGSTON: Kingston Active Adult Center, 335 Third Ave., will hold blood pressure checks 10:30 a.m. Thursday by River Run Rehab. At 11:30 a.m. there will be meditation with Jean.The center will be closed Friday for Veteran&#8217;s Day.A &#8220;family Feud&#8221; game will be played 11 a.m. Wednesday by Greenbriar Estates staff.LUZERNE/WYOMING COUNTIES: Senior Farmers Market vouchers must be redeemed by Wednesday, Nov. 30. Vouchers are for locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables at participating Farmers Market stands of the Dept. of Agriculture&#8217;s SFMNP. For information contact Rhonda Adams, 570-822-1158, ext. 2337.MOUNTAIN TOP: The Mountain Top Social Club has seats available for a trip to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton, New Jersey, Friday, for dinner and a Christmas show and Hollywood Casino, Thursday, Nov. 17.Pick up time for both is 8 a.m., St. Paul&#8217;s Church, Mountain Top, with a second pick up at St. Aloysius Church, Wilkes-Barre.For trip information call Otto, 570-407-0056; club information, Grace, 570-474-0250.PLAINS: Plains Senior Citizens Project Head&#8217;s Thanksgiving dinner is Wednesday at the Bernardine Hall. A trip is available for members and non-members to Pines Dinner Theatre, Allentown, Thursday, Dec. 15. Dinner, play and transportation, $70. Contact Mike Boncheck, 570-823-2871. Bus leaves 10 a.m. from the SS Peter and Paul Church, returns to church 6 p.m.PLYMOUTH: The Senior Citizens&#8217; Friendship Club of St. Mary&#8217;s in Plymouth will meet 1 p.m. Monday, in the Holy Child School Building, Willow Street. Servers will be Helen Skovira, Karen Wiedlich, Ann Yeager and Louise and Stanley Bednarski.Previous cash winners were Margie Masiewicz, Karen Wiedlich and Joann Laskoski. Many others won candy gifts and homemade goodies made by Helen Skovira. Phyllis Warakomski and Carol Smith won prizes for their Halloween costumes.The Christmas party is 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at the Luzerne Knights of Columbus Building. Reservations are being accepted.Louise and Stanley Bednarski celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary.Corinne Namey was welcomed into the club.PLYMOUTH: The Shawnee Senior Citizens meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at the First Welsh Baptist Church. Executive board meets at 12:30 p.m. Bring a sandwich, beverages are provided.WILKES-BARRE: The St. Robert Bellarmine seniors bus trip to Hunterdon Hills is Thursday for a Christmas show and dinner. Another trip is set for the Hollywood Casino, Thursday, Nov. 17.Call Otto Eime, 570-407-0056, for details.WILKES-BARRE TWP.: UGI Retirees and guests are reminded of the Waterfront bus trip at Silver Birches, Lake Wallenpaupack, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Attendees meet at Sears parking lot 9 a.m. at the Wyoming Valley Mall.WYOMING/W.WYOMING: The Wyoming, West Wyoming Seniors met at St. Monica Parish Hall.The birthday honorees for November are Helen Ostrowski and Paul Piccillo.The 50/50 winners were Marge Malarkey, Ann Koslosky and Marion Matione.The bingo jackpot was taken by Marge Malarkey.The next meeting is at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Bakers are George Yurek and Marion Mantione.<div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>Editor&#8217;s note: Beginning this week, senior news items will be found in Thursday&#8217;s Life section. To submit entries for senior news, correspondences must be received Mondays, or 10 days prior to the event.If you have questions, call Carol Swan at 570-704-3990 or Sarah Haase at 570-991-6111.</factboxMeta></div>

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