CIVIC BRIEFS

A "60 Years of Harmony" concert by the Wyoming Valley Barbershop Harmony Chorus will be held at 7 p.m. today, Aug. 12 at the Irem Temple Country Club Pavilion, Dallas.

The concert is part of the Summer Sunday Free Performances sponsored by Irem Temple Country Club.

For more information, call 287-2476 or 696-3385.

The NEPA Coast Guard Veterans Assoc. will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at the Dallas American Legion Post, 672 Memorial Highway, Dallas.

For more information, call Neil Morrison at 288-6817 for additional information.

Officials representing townships of the second class in Luzerne County will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at Checkerboard Pavilion, Carverton Road, Trucksville for their annual county convention and training seminar.

The purpose of the convention is to provide township officials with up-to-date information to help them better serve their residents and to give them an opportunity to exchange ideas on local government issues.

The Noxen Historical Community Association will sponsor the annual dinner and open house at the Noxen Historical Community Center (Old Noxen School) on School Street in Noxen.

A buffet dinner will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18. Cost is $14 per person and reservations must be made by July 30.

An Open House will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 19. An art show featuring the works of Chuck Kovalick and his students will be held on the second floor. Light refreshments will be provided.

For more information, call 298-2052.

The Cruise for the Cure benefit fundraiser, coordinated by family members, friends and supporters of cancer patient, Joe (Butch) Long, of Falls, will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18 at the Lake WInola Volunteer Fire Company.

The benefit car cruise features muscle cars, street rods, classic cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Registration begins at 11 a.m. in the parking lot at Thomas' Family Market, 420 W. Tioga Ave., Tunkhannock. Donation is $10 for car and driver and $5 per passenger.

The cruise concludes at the Lake Winola Volunteer Fire Company, Route 307, Lake Winola, where the public is invited to attend a social from 1 to 6 p.m. A $10 donation per person will be accepted. Children 12 years of age and under are free.

The social event at the fire hall features food, refreshments, basket drawing and 50/50 tickets. Music will be provided by DJ Rayztoonz of Beaumont.

For more information, call contact event coordinators John or Diane Sneed at 388-3930, Jack or Carmen Karp at 290-1908, Mike or Tammy Patton at 955-6404, Scott or Michelle Kinney at 877-3011 or email [email protected].

Harveys Lake American Legion Post 967 Sons of the American Legion will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 20 at 7:30 pm at the post home, 4907 Memorial Hwy., Dallas. Food will be served following the meeting.

The Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Mental Health and Developmental Services, along with its Training Council on Quality, will host a training entitled "Dual Diagnosis - Supporting People with an Intellectual and Mental Health Disability" from 9:45 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Aug. 22 at the Luzerne County West Side Annex, Forty Fort.

Dr. Sharon Falzone, director of the Northeast Pennsylvania Health Care Quality Unit, a component of The Advocacy Alliance, will discuss fundamental principles, concepts and approaches to support individuals with an intellectual and mental health disability.

The training is free. For more information or to register, phone 825-9441.

Reps. Sandra Major (R-Susquehanna/Wayne/Wyoming) and Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Wyoming/Columbia) are co-hosting a Senior Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 23 at the Triton Hose Company, West Tioga Avenue, Tunkhannock to provide area senior citizens with a one-stop-shop to gather information on services and programs available to them and their caregivers.

Admission is free and light refreshments will be served.

Various health screenings will also be offered, along with three break-out sessions focusing on identity theft at 10:30 a.m., aging at 11:30 a.m. and senior law at 12:30 p.m.