First Posted: 1/13/2013

Magic 93’s, Frankie Warren is Master of Ceremonies for a Night at the Races benefiting St. Monica’s Parish, 363 W. Eighth St. West Wyoming. The race will be held on Friday, Feb. 8. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. and post time 7 p.m. Admission if $10 and seating is limited to 175 people. Tickets may be purchased before and after all weekend masses. There will be complimentary food, beverages with admission ticket. Purchase a horse for $10 and give it a winning name.

For more information, contact Tom Tomsak at 237-2188. You don’t have to be present to win any of the prizes. Receive a $50 cash prize if your horse wins the race. There will also be a Chinese auction of gift baskets, etc. Donations for raffle baskets will be appreciated. Contact Donna at 333-5353 or Mary at 696-3359. Baskets may be donated with a theme of your choice.

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A Pro-Life March will be held in Washington, DC on Friday, Jan. 25. Come with your family and witness the sanctity of life. Buses will leave from the Knights of Columbus Hall in Luzerne at a time to be announced. If interested, call the rectory at 693-1991.

Due to the holiday, Wyoming/West Wyoming Senior Citizens will meet next on Jan. 22.

Sweepstakes winners are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yesnowski, Robert Samuels, Theresa Alexa, Douglas Kaminski, Gus Janoski, Marge Gentile and Sylvia Miller.

Holy Redeemer Test

Registration for incoming freshmen at Holy Redeemer will be held at 7 p.m. on Jan. 23 in the Auditorium. Appointments for class scheduling for new students for the 2013-2014 school year will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Feb. 4 to 7. Call Holy Redeemer High School Guidance Department at 829-2424 to schedule an appointment.

Girl Scouts decorate

Two local Girl Scout troops from Wyoming decorated the borough building windows for the Holiday season. Troop leader Jackie Kasa and Amy Chepalonis also helped with the decorating

WA Senior Parents

The Wyoming area High School Class of 2013 Night at the Races will be held Saturday, Feb. 16 at St. Barbara’s Center. Parent volunteers are needed. Information on selling horses, gift basket donations, food donations, was sent home this week with each senior. For more information, call Mary at 885-2472 or Gina at 332-7817. The next nmeeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14 in room 164.

Library news

The Wyoming Free Library winter pre-school story time will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17 Call 693-1364 to register.

The Wyoming Free Library will host the monthly Furry Tales Reading Program at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19. The Junior Friends Book Club will meet at 11 am. that day. The book for January is available for pick up at the library. Following the book club, the Junior Friends will serve pizza and hold their monthly meeting. You can still join by filling out an application at the library or through Facebook. Call 693-1364 if you have any questions.

The Wyoming Free Library is in the process of creating a newsletter.

If you would like to be on the e-mail list to receive it, please send an e-mail to jroberts@osterhout.lib.pa.us . Copies of the newsletter will be available at the library.

Hose Co. fund drive

Wyoming Hose Company No. 1 recently began its 2013 fire drive. It is residents’ generosity that allows the firefighters the safety equipment necessary to respond when needed. A second reminder will be sent to residents shortly. If corrections are needed on the form, mark the appropriate area and list the updated information.

Anyone who has not received a donation request is asked to call the station at 693-1371 and leave a message for John Marianacci, 2013 fund drive chairman.

Sanitation stickers

Garbage stickers for 2013 are now on sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Wyoming Municipal Building. Full year stickers are $200 and $190 for seniors. Stickers may be purchased through two payments, each for half a year. Garbage stickers may also be purchased through the mail by sending a self-addressed/stamped envelope to Wyoming Borough, 277 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, PA 18644. The sticker fee includes garbage pickup, curb-side recycling collection and seasonal yard waste removal. A monthly bulk item pickup is also offered at $5 per item (limited to one per month.)