\ | = I was one of tens of thousands of Other Heathkit users man 3 % loyal Heathkit t y ab : y customers who times went over the 100 mark. ie] 3 4 enjoyed the soothing “therapy” of Theyalsosaywhat they assembled 1 ade. assembling something from parts, decades ago is still in use and : ced Se using a soldering iron and an working fine. They are all sad that ; Nets | £109 § ENTS easy-to-follow instruction man- neither Heath nor any of its for- val, and then Saperioncing the mer competitors make any kits pride of a true do-it-yourselfer available today. or- h . ay Pe ed i wel yanmar hos reals @ Just before Hurricane Agnes sald. but I did assemble several units ba’ = decided to cover Kingston with and, when I went back for more to 0j- jog water in ‘72, during the mad rush If there is anything sad about my favorite place, the old Shel- ob, |’ to-pack and get to higher ground this saga it is that Heath dropped bourne Corporation on Pennsyl- ial ru2/(Dallas, of cuss) I remember car- its kit line several years ago and ~~ vania Avenue in Wilkes-Barre, I tes ~».t1ying my stereo outfit upstairs showsnosignofstartingupagain. remember asking salesman Paul at » and thinking, “At least this willbe Sales were such that kits were no Israel to show me a kit. He said, he © safe.” longer profitable, and customers “aon they se gone I reminded ms ox i NOT! Old Man Susquehanna jg ELIS SCI SESE fea a aonen. 1 Know: he said, ng- rol lapped fost over Doth on units, which had continued to “Butadentist in Plymouth bought eg Oe Ee ik oy a come down in price. Further- all. He plans to assemble them ec- 5 et ay gana jo ot more, computers were attracting and sell them to his patients!” : i m an ; ; 2] : y to ribs, Bull smmyscl om kits the technical-minded and siphon- I suppose those one-hour film Josh Wysocki, 10, son of Lake-Lehman Middle Level secretary Susan Wysocki, showed off the * Po 2 Hut tate spread vor ot of this. | ing up all the hobbiests' cash. processing places have killed the School's brand-new modular building, which replace a 20-year-old similar structure. ool world. The pest-fmown kit fan had - 10S dariseom. and cheap elec. | | rst * ‘But don't fret. Dried out ™ this comment to make: “Heath's onics have kis ts. Sad. I ° ° ° : ed out muc Zction leaves. the t lik remember one comment from a wn Mater, both units performed as good Sieur, aie “ r be “as - new, delivering rich, clear me, no place to turn.” So spoke dha pi a: jy) id ; hts os Barry Goldwater, who used to fl : Up a Jie solqering pen- ; : | : rs much warmer sound to Benton Harbor twice a year cil, smelling the smoke and run- jan hsistor unis would ever his private plane to buy kits. The ning a blue wire from Point A to By JOHN SANSEVERE | $ & ge And it is doubtful transis- y . Lug B. Then, when he is done, Post Correspondent “These are temporary build- Macintosh computers equipped I Senator, then 83, who had wired g » Wie tors would have stood the pro- 0 over 100 kits. said. “It's just 2nd it works, there is a real glow : ings,” said principal Robert with various learning programs longed immersion as these vac- that wool tote 0% J of accomplishment.” Special education pupils and Roberts, adding that special edu- through computer terminals in uum tube units did. 21 peop’e aay are geting ter the seventh grade study skills cation pupils will have a place to the modular building. N ; ribly lazy, and they don't like to do I'lladd another comment. There ; vine were th d anythin the : botiracr kb classes at the Lake-Lehman call theirown inthe new building, Lake-Lehman school board 'S ran 1 ere the prog ucts of the via g 2 oon hey someone pg comparison between kit- middle level building will share a The special pupils are assimi- donated the old junior high modu- ug ra Jompany In enton Har- else 0 o. I think he current builtelecronicsandassembly-line |. two-room modular addition lated into mainstream classes by lar building to the Back Mountain . Fa ™ ichigan, maker of Heathkits. Senora on is certainly missing junk made by teen agers and recently leased for five years for an inclusion program. This al- Fireman's Association, to train Fo : : out. robots In Taiwan. $57,834, or $964 a month. lows those with special needs to with by an unanimous vote on The building is 72 feetlongand benefit by interacting with main- August 15. 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