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by Sylvia S. Cutler
A name to be reckoned with in
the fashion world of Wyoming
Valley is that of Florence Weir,
fashién coordinator for Laz-
arus.
It never ceases to amaze me
how much energy and activity
Florence generates and how she
manages to organize intricate,
totally professional shows, as
she did this past Wednesday
evening at Gus Genetti’s.
In conjunction with Seventeen
Magazine, and with Karen
Young. a representative of
Seventeen Magazine as com-
mentator, Florence produced a
fall fashion show entitled
was a beautifully produced, ex-
cellently coordinated effort, I
knew that Florence was exper-
iencing a high degree of tension
Wednesday, but looking at her
you'd never have known it. She
looked smashing in a pale blue
printed lame three-piece long
dress.
The show was something to
rave about. There were easily
500 people there, many of them
men!
The show was divided into
slides accompanied by com-
mentary; there were perform-
ances, exhibiting clothes in act-
ion. There were nostalgia, and a
look into the future. There was
excellent music, both live and
on tape.
An opening segment
described the decades in the life
of Seventeen Magazine, and the
events during that period of
time. Dancers Flo Weir, Frank
Levin, Jo Ann Geveke and Carl
Shimel exhibited dances of the
forties, fifties, sixties and
seventies, wearing clothes con-
sistent with each era.
Choreography was by Bob
Niznik.
There was a scene with foot-
ball heroes and cheerleaders.
The players were Dave Frit-
zges, Mel Wynn, Bob Burgers,
Bruce Ridilla, and Dave Jones.
Cheerleaders were Karen
Granteed, Gale Young, Norma
Murray, Margret Hoidra,
Michele Shurites, Karen Kon-
savage, Bernadette Wisniski,
and Linda Neyhard.
Another scene consisted of
‘marches with young men and
‘women marching across the
stage.
Another scene had male and
female models in tomorrow’s
around the perimeter of the
stage. This was expecially
effective, as in the ordinary
fashion show with glamorous
models and that stylized
model’s walk, the average
female in the audience would
have a difficult time relating.
She never thinks of herself as
able to be in the model's shoes.
In this instance, these did not
seem like models, but like or-
dinary ‘‘teens’’ in action,
wearing the clothes that are
accessible to all, at prices
possible for the average person.
The outfits were fantastic.
Some were kooky, some chic,
some imaginative, some extra-
ordinary. The way in which
separates were coordinated,
and the combination of colors
and shades was extremely
unusual. I'm not especially
fashion oriented. I have a
6th Prize for Poetry
Barbara Ann Long, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Long,
62 Hickory St., Trucksville, has
been awarded sixth prize for
her original poetry entitled
“Ring Magic,” entered in the
1974 Clover International Poe-
try Competition, Washington,
D.C. All sixth prize award win-
ners remain in the final com-
petition for the top prizes.
Barbara will be a junior at
Wilkes College in September.
tendency to wear red slacks
with a red top and be very care-
ful about getting the exact same
shade of red.
Florence managed to team
browns and pinks, blues, greens
and aquamarine, several
shades of red or orange or
whatever, odd combinations
tied together with accessories.
Very heavy on this season’s
preview is the inclusion of
colorful patterned kneesocks,
worn with just about
everything. Hats, mufflers, big
bags, clunky shoes, smart slack
outfits, longer skirts, sharp
jackets are all very big.
It’s odd, one can be an old
word-hound, having written
prose for years, but the English
language (or the writer) is
inadequate to describe the
excitement and color of what I
saw. You had to be there to
believe it. The action, the
electronic music supplied by
Tom Lewis and Robert
Kachline, the spotlights by
effective scene with a burglar, a
flashlight, and a group of
models groping around a dark
stage with a single spot
illuminating each. . .
Additional credit must be
given to
Marshal Auron, Jerry Killian,
Warren Gensel, Calvin Gensel,
Charles Samuels and Jay
Newman for a well-done
production.
Raymond V. Linares, adver-
tising manager for the Green-
street News Co., was recently
elected president of the board of
the Wilkes-Barre Little
Theatre, which begins its 52nd
season this fall.
A resident of Dallas, Mr.
Linares has been active in the
Little Theatre for the past five
years.
For the past three years, he
has been a member of the board
and has served , at various
times, as technical director and
member of the executive,
finance, and playreading
committees, as well as cam-
paign chairman. He joined
Greenstreet News in Novem-
ber, 1973.
Anthony Kane, Sugar Notch,
was elected chairman of the
campaign committee.
Residents interested in sup-
porting the Little Theatre may
contact Mr. Kane.
Tryouts for the Little
Theatre's first production,
Forty Carrats, which will run
Oct. 4-6, will be held at 537 N.
Main St., Wilkes-Barre, this
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Director Ralph Pinckley
announced that parts are
available for five men, ages 20
fo 40. and six women from late
teens to mid 60's.
The Little Theatre's second
production Promises, Promises
will run Nov. 15, 16, and 17.
Director and coordinator is
Robert Niznik. Mr. Kane is
musical coordinator.
Tryout dates are Sept. 11-12 at
8 p.m. and Sept. 15 at 2 p.m.
Needed are male singers,
actors to play voung and
middle-aged executives, female
dancers, and several actors and
singers, three discotheque-type
actresses in non-singing and
dancing roles. !
Little Theatre's spring
schedule begins with 6 Rms Rv.
Vu, March 14-16, and concludes
with Funny Girl, May 16-18.
Also elected to board posts
along with Mr. Linares were:
Robert Niznik, vice-president;
Marion Mihalko, secretary;
and Shirley Gensel, treasurer.
Assisting Mr. Kane in this
year’s campaign drive will be:
Richard Bolen, Glen Summit,
advertising manager; Atty.
Theodore Evans, sustaining
members; Walter Mitchell,
patron sales, and Robert
Stemping, renewals.
The Wilkes-Barre Little
Theatre depends upon comm-
unity support for its existance.
Available memberships are:
subscribing; patron, which en-
titles the member to two re-
served seats for each perform-
ance; and sustaining, which en-
titles the member to four re-
served seats for each perform-
ance.
A special youth program for
both urban and rural boys and
girls will be one of the highlights
of the 1974 Agricultural Pro-
gress Days scheduled for Aug.
28-29 at the Bloomsburg Fair
Grounds.
County Agent E. V. Chadwick
points out that 4-H Clubs, FFA,
and FHA Chapters will provide
educational programs of inter-
est to all youth. Included will be
a conservation demonstration;
garden tractor and bicycle driv-
ing through an obstacle course;
a horse show: pony rides; and
many modern-living exhibits.
A number of student clubs in
the Pennsylvania State Univer-
sity’s College of Agriculture will
have members at the field days
to answer questions on careers,
training, and opportunities
available in the areas of plant
and animal science.
Other features will be “‘moo’’-
ternity pen of various species of
animals, a consumerama pro-
gram, a display on foods for
youth, and a “talking bicycle”
which gives care and safety
tips.
Sunday Dinners
Square dancing will be held
the night of the 28th as part of a
special evening program.
Dances will be elementary and
geared for those interested in
learning the art.
Photo by Ace Hoffman
From The Librarian
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Ann Gray and Robin
Not long ago the Children’s
Librarian at the Back Mountain
Memorial Library found a note
from the mother of a small child
inserted in a book that the child
had returned. The note con-
tained a message of particular
enthusiasm about a group of
books currently available in the
Children’s Annex of the library.
The series is known as ‘‘Let’s-
Read-and-Find-Out'’ and is
edited by Dr. Roma Gans,
Professor Emeritus of
Childhood Education, Columbia
University and Dr. Franklyn M.
Branley, Astronomer Emeritus
of the American Museum-
Hayden Planetarium.
Working on the premise that
children want to be up-to-date
and are eager to know, the
editors have planned the books
to present basic information,
written with an understanding
of how children think, brief
enough for the child to cope
with, yet long enough to
challenge him. ;
Margaret Brennan
Honored by Faculty
The nursing department fac-
ulty of College Misericordia re-
cently . honored Margaret
Brennan at a cocktail party and
in Dallas. Miss Brennan has
served as chairman of the
nursing department since 1970
and has resigned her position as
chairman of the department for
the oncoming academic year.
Miss Brennan was presented
with a corsage of yellow roses
and : several gifts from the
faculty members for apprecia-
tion for her outstanding interest
in the department.
Call 836-2151
ANNOUNCING
NEW SUNDAY
The newest book in the series
is a science book titled,
“Opossum.” The author -
illustrator, well known in
children’s literature, is Kazue
Mizurma. The oppossum, a
marsupial who like the
kangaroo, carries its young in
its pocket is the only mammal
of its kind in North America.
This crafty little animal often
plays dead when persued and
hangs by his tail from the
branches of the trees. The
opposum’s babies, as many as
twenty, «can fit in a teaspoon
when born. These and other
facts about the oppossum can
be found in this remarkably
illustrated book.
Miss Mizurma has also
written and illustrated ‘‘The
Blue Whale,” another recent
book in the series. The illust-
rations created in watery tones
of blues and greens enhance the
very well-researched, yet
simply stated text. Because
these whales are the largest
creatures that have ever lived,
are warm ‘blooded and swim in
the icy ocean waters, the
children have become in-
terested in further information
about their feeding habits, their
young and their survival. The
book answers these and many
other questions.
Not one of the above series
but an equally fine new nature
book is ‘Year on Muskrat
Marsh’’ by Berniece Freschet.
It is a story book about the
northern Minnesota wilderness
wetlands known as Muskrat
Marsh. The marsh long ago was
a lake but gradually the sub-
merged bottom and vegetation
crept out from the shore.
Among the plants and in the
water, live a variety of
creatures, somewith wings
others with webbed feet. The
story is a chronicle of the
marshlands and many of its
creatures as they live and feed
through the changing seasons.
Peter Parnall’s elegant
drawings bring life to the
creatures of the marshes and
the beauty of the watery world
that sustains them.
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Tennis has certainly in-
creased in popularity this sum-
mer despite the late beginning
of the season on the Newberry
courts. Tennis pro Roy Graham
has had very good response for
all of her clinics. Last Thursday
a tournament was held for the
junior members who have been
participating in the clinics. The
winners were Mike Brown, boys
11 and over; Chris Evans, boys
10 and under; Debbie Schalm,
girls 11 and over; and Tracy
Thomas, girls 10 and under. In
the doubles events Mike Brown
and Chris Evans teamed up to
win for the boys. Debbie Schalm
and Harvey Ruggles won the
girls’ doubles contest.
It is certainly a feather in
Roy's cap that she was the only
local woman to be invited to
participate in the Wyoming
Valley Open Tennis Tourna-
ment which was held last week-
end. The women's matches
were played on the Newberry
Courts and featured such high
ranking women as Marilyn
Rachleff who has competed
Kunkle
by Barbara Evans
675-2050
The Kunkle Silver Leaf Club
will meet at the home of Doris
Harrison, Aug. 20 at 8 p.m.
Arline Updyke will preside at
the business meeting.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Joy Class of Kunkle
United Methodist Church will be
held Aug. 13, 8 p.m. at the home
of Kathy Flick. Sylvia Brace
will be co-hostess.
Call 675-2622 to make reserv-
ations for the sixth annual Flea
Market of the Joy Class to be
held Aug. 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at
Kunkle Firehall, Route 309,
north of Dallas.
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bleton. But we bet Roy had the
most fans in attendance.
The formal garden at New-
berry was the scene of the wed-
ding of Jan Hartman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hartman,
Orchard East, to Felix-Julio
Sevilla Martin, son of Senor and
Senorita Felix-Julio Sevilla
Ricote of Toledo, Spain.
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Smith,
Orchard East, have returned
from visiting Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Gross at their summer home in
the Thousand Islands, Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. Gross are former
residents of Huntsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Turner,
Orchard West, sper@®ast week-
end at Buck Hill Inn, Buck Hill
Falls. They especially enjoyed
golfing while there.
Two big events are planned
for the Newberry Estate Coun-
try Club for the Labor Day
weekend. Reservations are now
being taken for a clambake with
all the trimmings which will be
held from 5 to 10 p.m. Aug. 31.
Then on Labor Day a family
affair featuring ‘‘all you can
eat’ will be held from 1 to'6 p.m.
There will also be tennis and’
golf tournaments for the adults;
hunt for children.
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