W-b Area 
City Asks Board 
To Give Back Taxes 
From Percy Brown's 
The Solicitor Says The City 
Needs The Money To Pay For Past 
Costs And Help Offset Future Costs

Another Spartan Effort 
Wyoming Valley West Should Roll To League Championship Once Again

Tuesday, December 15, 1992 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 2A 





LOCAL DIGEST &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 NANTICOKE &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Santa to visit this Friday &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Nanticoke Lions Club announces Santa Claus will visit Nanticoke Patriot
Square at 6 p.m. Friday to distribute Christmas stockings to city
childrenResidents reminded of garbage-fee deadline &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 City residents must pay $130 by Dec. 31 for garbage collection for 1993.
Families who want to pay the fee in two installments must pay $70 by Dec. 31
and $70 by June 30. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Taxpayers forum to meet Sunday &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Greater Nanticoke Area Taxpayers Forum will hold its monthly meeting at
2 p.m. Sunday in city council chambers, East Ridge and Prospect streets. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 PLAINS TWP. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Church asks volunteers to meet &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Saints Peter and Paul Food Pantry volunteers are asked to meet at the
pantry at 9:15 a.m. Thursday and Friday to help pack food baskets for needy
families for the holidays. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 EXETER &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Taxpayers group to meet &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Wyoming Area Taxpayers Association will hold a regular meeting at 7
p.m. Wednesday at the Exeter Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. Wyoming Area
School Board Member Anthony Sobesky will speak during the January meeting.
Those who want to address Sobesky must register their questions at the
December meeting. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 LARKSVILLE &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 1993 budget to be on display &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Residents can examine the proposed 1993 budget at the borough secretary's
office from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. The borough council will
adopt the final budget during a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 30. The
tax ordinance for 1993, which incurs no increase in real estate taxes and
retains all other taxes for 1993, will also be considered for adoption. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Garbage stickers for 1993 will be available at the municipal building on
Jan. 1. Sticker prices remain the same: regular households $100 in January,
$150 after Jan. 31; senior citizens, $75 in Jan., $100 after Jan. 31. These
fees are for the weekly collection of two 30-gallon bags. Additional stickers
can be purchased for any bags over the two-bag limit. For more information,
call the borough secretary at 288-6619. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Lions Club to meet &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Larksville Lions will meet at 1 p.m. Sunday at Alvin's Cafe on West State
Street to pack Christmas baskets for the homebound. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 LUZERNE &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Sigmond named to fill council seat &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Rosemary Sigmond, of Kelly Street, was recently appointed to fill a vacant
borough council seat. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The council will adopt its 1993 budget during a special meeting at 7 p.m.
Dec. 21 in the borough building. Residents can examine the proposed 1993
budget for the borough at the borough building during normal business hours.
The council will meet in executive session following the adoption of the
budget to discuss the status of a borough employee. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Garbage stickers for the period January to June 1993 will be available at
the borough building on Jan. 4. Sticker prices will remain the same: one bag,
$48.50; two bags, $61; and three bags, $73.50. Extra bag stickers are
available for $1.50 for residents who purchase garbage stickers. For more
information, call the borough secretary at 287-7633. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 TRIMMED HERE &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 WILKES-BARRE &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Planning Commission to meet &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Luzerne County Planning Commission will hold its next regular meeting
at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the commissioner's meeting room at the county
courthouse.

Local Digest 
Nanticoke 
Santa To Visit This Friday 
Nanticoke Lions Club Announces Santa Claus Will Visit Nanticoke Patriot Square 
At 6 P.m. Friday To Distribute Christmas Stockings To City Children.

Local Digest Nanticoke Santa To Visit This Friday Nanticoke Lions Club Announces Santa Claus Will Visit Nanticoke Patriot Square At 6 P.m. Friday To Distribute Christmas Stockings To City Children.