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EXETER: The Cosmopolitan Senior Citizens Club will meet 1 p.m. Jan. 24 in St. Anthony&#8217;s center. Host/hostesses are: Bernadine Bednar, Tony Matreselva, Fran Poluske and Lucy Pogcescki.From the previous meeting 50/50 winners were Rose Mary Golenski, Kay Haddock, Johanna Malinowski, Cheryl Pipher and Betsie Williams. The Jackpot prize winner was Kay Haddock.A casino trip is scheduled for Jan. 19 to Sands Casino, Bethlehem. 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 be closed Jan. 16 in observance of Martin Luther King Day.Lunch &amp; Learn will be 12:15 p.m. Jan.19 with Mary Reeves, LSW, admissions director from Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock, to discuss &#8221; Medicine Cabinet Review.&#8221;January birthdays will be celebrated Jan. 20.A Polish Day special lunch will be Jan 25.NANTICOKE: The Rose Tucker Active Adult Center, 145 E. Green St., will host seniorsize 10:30 a.m. Jan 12 with Birchwood Nursing and Rehab Center.The center will be closed Jan 16 for Martin Luther King day.The Meadows will host accu-checks 11 a.m. Jan. 17.Exercise at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 24 with Guardian Elder Care.A Polish Day luncheon will be served Jan. 25.Seniorsize 10:30 a.m. Jan. 26 with Birchwood Nursing and Rehab Center.PITTSTON: Blooms and Bubbles, the Greater Pittston Chapter of the Red Hats Society, will meet at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at The Gramercy Restaurant, 155 S. Main St. This special meeting will honor Edythe Kepics on the occasion of her 90th birthday.Hostesses for this meeting will be Maria Montante and Dolores D&#8217;Elia. Call Maria at 570-655-2398 or Dolores at 570-654-6354 for reservations. Any friends of Edythe&#8217;s are welcome.PITTSTON: St. Joseph&#8217;s Senior Social Club will meet 1 p.m. Jan. 19, at St. Joseph Marello Center, William Street.Membership dues will be accepted and matters for the coming year will be discussed.Servers for this month are Marie Sperazza, Charles and Shirley Valenti and Theresa Zaffuto.Refreshments will be served, bingo and card games will follow.For more information call Theresa, 570-654-2967.PLAINS: Plains Senior Citizens Project Head welcomed two new members, Debbie and Louis Zuzelski.The next meeting is noon Jan. 18 at St. Peter and Paul Church in the Bernardine Hall, Plains. The host and hostesses are Marian Mahle, Beverly Mattick, Cathy and John Macy, Dolores McDermott and Marianne Yolanda. They are requested to be at the hall 11:30 a.m.The Hollywood Casino bus trip is Jan. 19 and the bus will leave from the St. Peter and Paul parking lot 8 a.m., and will leave the casino at 4 p.m. to return to the church parking lot.PLYMOUTH: The Senior Citizens&#8217; Friendship Club of St. Mary&#8217;s invites anyone interested in going to the Sight and Sound Theater to see the show &#8220;Jonah&#8221; April 25. Call Ann, 570-779-3203 for more details.PLYMOUTH - The Shawnee Senior Citizens will meet 1 p.m. Jan. 12 at the First Welsh Baptist Church. The executive committee will meet at 12:30 p.m.&#8220;Thoughts of New Years&#8221; will be the discussion by the members.Members are reminded to bring a sandwich, beverage will be provided.SWOYERSVILLE: The Swoyersville Senior citizens will meet 1 p.m. Jan. 18 at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church social hall.WILKES-BARRE: The St. Robert Bellarmine senior&#8217;s reminds members in the event of inclement weather we will follow the Wilkes-Barre Area School District closings, i.e. if school is canceled or dismissed early because of weather events, than the club will not meet.WILKES-BARRE: The Lee Park Senior Center, 140 Lee Park Ave., Hanover Township, will close 11:30 a.m. Jan. 12, There will be a bag lunch.The center will be closed Jan. 16, in observance of Martin Luther King day.There will be a Colon cancer presentation 11 a.m. Jan. 17 from Cancer Institute.There will be a health presentation 11 a.m. Jan. 18 by Manor Care.EVENTS:<div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>Editor&#8217;s note: 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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