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(Photo by Alex Rebar)
The staff and auxiliary
of Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital this week
reviewed its participation
in the successful 1979
Luzerne County Fair
organized to raise funds
for the Dallas Area
Medical Center and the
Intensive Care Life
Support Service in the
Back Mountain.
The Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital effort included
participation by per-
sonnel from the
Laboratory, Nursing and
Radiology Departments,
Rural and Shavertown
Branch of the Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary, the Medical
Auxiliary, alumni and
wives of directors of
Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital with the
assistance of the residents
of Newberry Estates,
residents of Sutton Road
and the Dallas Women's
Club.
The laboratory . per-
sonnel «provided free
hypertension screening
through the performance
of blood tests (HDL and
Cholesterol). In addition
to the 610 hypertension
screening tests per-
formed, the laboratory
also conducted 947 free
blood pressure tests.
Results of each screening
test were forwarded to the
individual’s private
Sunday, Sept. 23 will be
‘Family Sunday on the
Lehman United Methodist
Charge as we begin the
Sunday School Enlarge-
ment Campaign.
Families are urged to
attend Sunday School and
Church together. Sunday
School is 10 a.m. at Leh-
Yman and -11 a.m. at
‘Eating Is
~ “Eating is Okay’ ac-
cording to Dr. Henry
Jordan, a nationally
known physician and
psychiatrist. He is an
authority on a new,
dynamic method of
weight reduction, ex-
plained in his book with
this title. He advocates
changing eating behavior
by teaching individuals to
take a look at how and
‘why they overeat.
Dr. Jordan will be intro-
ducing this concept known
“as ‘‘Behavior Modifi-
cation”, at an evening
presentation on Oct. 3,
- from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at
~ Pomeroy’s Community
Room, Wyoming Valley
~Mall, Wilkes-Barre. His
appearance is being
Idetown. At Idetown a
family covered dish
dinner will follow Sunday
School. :
There will be a clean-up
day at Idetown at 9 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 20.
There will be a meeting
of all persons interested in
participating in a
religious census and other
outreach programs at the
sponsored by Rural’
Health Corporation of
Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania. :
Dr. Jordan is presently
director of the Institute of
Behavioral Education in
Philadelphia. = He
developed his weight
control program for the
hospital of the University
of Pennsylvania and has
published several books
and numerous pro-
fessional articles on the
aspects of weight control.
His behavior modification
program has had a high
success rate in teaching
people how to take off
weight and keep it off.
The public is invited to
attend Dr. Jordan’s
presentation at which
Lehman Church on
Monday, Sept. 24, 7:30
p.m. for the whole charge.
The Lehman United
Methodist Women will
meet on Tuesday, Sept. 25
at 7:30 p.m.
The Idetown United
Methodist Women will
sponsor a turkey supper
on Saturday, Oct. 13.
time information also will
be given'for enrollment in
the first behavior
modification course to be
offered by Rural Health
Corporation. Those in-
terested may call Rural
Health Corporation at 825-
8741 or 455-4755 for more
details.
from
Dallas Baptist Church
joined the Dallas congre-
gation, Sunday, Sept. 16,
10th anniversary. The
members also dedicated
future building ‘to the
Lord.”
The chapels
represented were
Towanda, Tunkhannock,
Northeast: Chapel of
Scranton, and the Wilkes-
Bare Chapel. The Rev.
Milton Hodge, Ray Smith,
Shirley Smith, and Frank
Stephens reported on the
chapels.
The Southern Baptist
Church in Dallas has
grown since Elmo
Brawley initiated. its
beginning in 1966.
Brawley was transferred
to the area by Bendix in
that year and resided with
physician by the Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital
Laboratory.
The laboratory
program was coordinated
by Virgil Serafine, chief
laboratory = technologist.
Personnel from the
hospital’s = Nursing
Department also joined in
this » important -com-
munity program
providing 500 free blood
pressure tests.
Members of the
Radiology = Department
also participated in the
fair with an exhibit of x-
rays and explained ac-
tivities in the Radiology
Department from the
patient’s viewpoint.
Frank Jones, chief
radiology technologist,
and Barbara Zarambo
were among those par-
ticipating.
The sale of baked goods
generated $664.05 which
was donated to the Fall
Fair Committee. The
Baked''Goods ‘Booth was
stocked and staffed by the
Rural and Shavertown
Branches of. the. Nesbitt
Memorial: Hospital
Auxiliary, Medical
Auxiliary, Alumni and
wives of the directors of
Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital ' with the
assistance of the residents
of Newberry Estates and
residents of Sutton Road
and the Dallas Women’s
Club.
his family in Wilkes-
Barre.
When Brawley
discovered that there was
no Southern Baptist
Church for him and his
family to attend, he began
to recruit members and
before long with the
cooperation of the Home
Mission was successful in.
beginning a mission.
A summer missionary
couple, Rev. and Mrs.
Tom Sibley, were
assigned to this area by
the Associational
Ministry, to take a
religious survey to
determine the possibility
of establishing a mission
in the Wilkes-Barre Area.
Vacation Bible School
was held in July in the
Shavertown School
Building. On July 31, 1966,
the first service of the
Dallas Baptist Chapel was
held in the Eastern Star
Building in Dallas.
After the Sibleys
returned home Sept. 1 of
that year, ministers and
others from the
Harrisburg area came to
lead Sunday worship ser-
vices. In January, 1967,
Rev. . Gene . Trawick
served until the coming of
Rev. Ed Walters in
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Earl of Mount Zion will
observe their 29th wed-
ding anniversary on
Sunday. They were
married on Sept. 23, 1950,
in Wyoming Presbyterian
Church by the late Rev.
Robert Wood, Sr., who
was pastor of the Car-
verton United Methodist
Charge at the time.
Mrs. Earl is the former
Miss Elizabeth Miller,
daughter of Mrs.
Margaret Miller | of
Wyoming and the late
Leroy Miller. She is a
graduate of Wyoming
High School and Empire
Beauty College of Wilkes-
Barre.
Mr. Earl is the son of
Mrs. Maude Earl of
Mount Zion and the late
Thomas Earl, Sr. of
Mount Zion, and is a self-
employed dairy farmer at
Mount Zion.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl are
parents of two sons: Tim,
a graduate of Dallas Area
High School. Tim
received an associate
degree in engineering
from Penn State at Leh-
man, and a bachelor of
science degree in
education from Edinboro,
Pa. State College, and is
associated with Station
WRIE in Erie, Pa. John
Earl is a graduate of
Dallas Area High School
and Westchester State
College. He is a teacher at
Dallas Area Junior High
School where he is a
physical ed and health
instructor, and an
assistant coach of foot-
ball.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Earles, Heights
Drive Carverton, obs-
erved their 24th wedding
anniversary on Tuesday.
They were married on
Sept. 18, 1955, in Kssex
United Methodist Church
in Baltimore, Md. by the
pastor, Rev. Warren E.
Reese.
Mrs. Earles is the
former Miss Helen Dixon,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Dixon of Baltimore,
Md. = and is church
secretary at Shavertown
United Methodist Church.
Earles is the son of Mrs.
Lillian Anson of
Baltimore, Md. and the
late Coy Earles. He is a
graduate of Kenwood
High School in Baltimore,
Md. and received a
medical degree from the
School of Medicine of the
University of Maryland.
He is director of the
Family Practice
Residency Program in
Kingston.
The couple has three
children: Miss Denise
Earles, a nursing
assistant at = Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital in
Kingston; Dana, assistant
manager of the Perkins
Pancake House in Lan-
caster, Pa., and Douglas,
a student at Dallas Area
Junior High School.
The Newcomers Club of
Wyoming Valley recently
held its first general
meeting at the Grace
Episcopal Church in
Kingston with President
Mrs. Joseph Bevevino
presiding.
Mrs. Ralph Billman,
second vice president,
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introduced nine guests
who are new area
residents and prosepetive
new members of the club.
Mrs. Billman recently
held a coffee at her home
for the guests. Get-
acquainted coffee will be
held monthly for
prospective members.
Anyone interested in
joining the Newcomer's
Club should contact Mrs.
Joseph Bevevino,
president, Forty Fort; or
Mrs. Ralph Billman,
Trucksville.
For the first program
Doreen Pavinski, sales
director, and beauty
consultants Andrea
Endrusick and Elaine
Dougherty from Mary
Kay Cosmetics, put on a
skin care and make up
demonstration. Volunt-
eers for models were Mrs.
Donald Walsh, Mrs.
Ralph Billman and Mrs.
Joseph Cheatham.
Mrs. David Larkin and
Mrs. Dennis Zutant,
cavorting chairwomen
announced several for-
thcoming social events
such as: a box-lunch
picnic, costume party,
covered dish dinner, wine
and cheese party,
progressive dinner,
Easter egg hunt, Ken-
'‘tucky Derby party and a
family pienic.
Service projects were
discussed. The club plans
to adopt another needy
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family since this project
was such a success last
year.
The first money maker
for charity will be a bake
sale to be held Thursday,
Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. at the
Farmers’ Market on the
Public Square, Wilkes-
Barre. Plans are also in
progress for the abilities
auction to be held in
November. All proceeds
are donated to charity.
Co-chairwomen = Mrs.
Brian Conroy,
Howard Levenson and
Mrs. Robert Jenkot are
now finalizing plans for
the first couples gourmet
dinner to be held Satur-
day, Oct. 6.
Many special interest
groups, chaired by mrs,
Paul Clemow are
available for all members
wishing to participate,
namely - Baby Sitting co-
op, Arts and Crafts, Pot
Luck Luncheon, Gourmet,
Slinmastics, Beginners
and Intermediate Bridge,
General . Membership
Coffee, Tuesday Lun-
cheon, Couples Cards,
Book Swap and Racquet
Ball.
Next - month’s meeting
will be speaker, Carmen
Ambrosino, executive
director from the
Wyoming VAlley Alcohol
and Drug Services; Inc.
who will put on a role-play
about a family drug
problem. Charles Cometa
and Donna Reisser will
assist him.
The next board meeting
will be held Sept. 25 at 8
p.m. at the residence of
Mrs. David Larkin,
Shavertown. |
We must be aware of
needless innovations,
especially when guided by
‘Winston Churchill
February, 1968.
Later the congregation
moved to 42 Mill St.
Dallas, site of a former
Free Methodist Church.
The building is owned by
Mr. and Mrs. Don LaBar,
who were recognized at
the dinner for their
generosity in making the
church facilities
available.
The dinner was held in
the Idetown Fire Hall with
many friends of the
congregation in at-
tendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Boudreaux were honored
as the only two of the 51
charter - members
present. Tom, Thelma
and Gayle Baker were
presented with a farewell
gift. The Bakers will be
transferring to Jackson-
ville, Fla., in October.
Baker has been treasurer
of the church and of the
Northeast Pennsylvania
Baptist Association.
Among guests. present
were Mayor ahd Mrs. Al
Zim of Harveys Lake; Mr.
and Mrs. William Listh,
Christian Service Corps
workers from Atlantic
Beach, Fla.; and Rev.
Eugene Trawick, first
pastor of the church, who
now. serves in the Boston,
Mass. area.
The Dallas Baptist
choir, directed by Mrs.
Mildred Thomas,
presented a special
musical selection.
The Rev. Charles
Bigner, pastor, led in
dedicating the church
property and future
building site as the people
stood on the ground
staked out where the
building will be con-
structed. The property is
located at the intersection
next to the Idetown Fire
hall. Ground will be
broken around Easter.
For further information
on Dallas Batpist Church,
contact Rev. Bigner at
675-2613.
Sept. 22, a
Chairman for the dinner.
Bullocks
anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Willard C.
Bullock, Jr. of Carverton
will observe their 13th
wedding anniversary on
Monday. They were
married on September 24,
1966, at Mount Zion United
Methodist Church by Rev.
William Reid, who was
pastor there at the time.
Their attendants were
Miss Ellen Bidwell of
Orange and Mr. Bullock’s
brother, Robert.
Mrs. Bullock is the
former Miss Carol -
Sweitzer, daughter of
Mrs. Doris Sweitzer and
the late Roland Sweitzer
of Mount Zion. Mr.
Bullock is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Willard Bullock
of = Trucksville and
operates a tire store on
Route 309 in Shavertown.
The couple has two
children: Erica, six, and
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The Greater Luzerne
County Hairdressers and
Cosmetologists ~~ Associ-
ation 5, met recently at
the Kingston Beauty Box,
Kingston.
Guest speaker was Ms.
Carol Pfifferling, from
the Luzerne County Drug
and Alcohol Abuse
Program.
Ms. Mary Taylor,
chairperson for National
Beauty Salon Week,
thanked Francesco
Stuppino of Looking Good,
Old Forge, for donating
his salon and services,
and also members of
G.L.C.H.C.A. 5, who
donated their time, in the
Cut-A-Thon held Sept. 17-
18, for the benefit of St.
Judes Hospital.
The Greater Luzerne
County Hairdressers and
Cosmetologists ~~ Associ-
ation 5, holds meetings
Auxiliary
to install
new officers
Dallas
Legion Auxiliary
p.m., at the Post home,
Dallas.
Mary Blihar, district
president, will install the
following elected officers:
President, Estelle
Shuleski; 1st vice
president, Marion Culver;
ond vice president,
Virginia Spencer;
treasurer, Margaret
Rice; ‘secretary, Ruth
Struthers; chaplain,
Florence Shively;
historian, Marie’ Cic-
carelli; Sergeant-at-a-
rms, Gertrude Bell.
Hostesses for the
meeting are Hazel
Shacochius, Margaret
Rice and Ruth Struthers.
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