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working people who take their
homes with them when they go on
the road and keep all four genera-
~ tions together.
“We only book within a 150-mile
radius of Scranton,” says Steve Jr.
“We can do a better job that way;
you can’t get too far away from
your maintenance.”
Ever since Steve Jr. bought his
first ride, ‘“The Helicopter,’ in 1958
and followed it with a ferris wheel
and a merry-go-round about which
he says ‘you don’t have a fair
without them’, months of winter
maintenance have had top priority.
The latest ride, the 75-foot ‘Sky
Diver” which was a highlight at this
year’s Fall Fair, was bought just
last year for $28,000 as scrap iron at
Seaside Heights, New Jersey where
it had toppled from the 300-foot pier
into the water during a storm. The
Swikas rebuilt it entirel in nine
months at their “winter headquar-
ters” in Montdale at a costkof
$60,000 in order to add to their
growing list of attractions.
- Obviously, this close-knit family
encompassing four generations is
not part of the typical image most
people have of ‘‘the gypsies’ who
pass through their towns bringing
them carnivals and fairs. Partially,
it could be as Steve Jr. stated ‘“The
carnival industry as a whole has
been housecleaning for the past 10
years’ but more likely it is that this
is a special family which has chosen
as their occupation bringing a
couple hours of fun into the lives of
millions of people yearly.
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terian Church, hosted guest speaker
Ron Gaetano, an expert in the field
of young people. In May, District
Attorney Robert Gillespie and an
employee of the Liquor Control
Board presented a program geared
to prom and graduation time when
many tragedies occur because of
alcohol intake by young people.
This year students from kinder-
garten through ninth grade are
learning the dangers of drug and
alcohol abuse through a program
recommended by PAK. Through
this program, students learn how to
deal with peer pressure and learn
the dangers of substance abuse. The
20-lesson course utilizes film strips
and activity sheets in the learning
process. The programs are geared
to each age level. Because the
programs are costly, PAK has
donated a portion of the cost while
district Parent-Teacher Organiza-
tions (PTOs) have paid for the
larger portion of the program.
WVIA-TV/Channel 44 will present
a program ‘‘Chemical People’ deal-
ing with this topic on Nov. 2 and
Nov. 9. First Lady Nancy Reagan
will host the programs. This nation-
wide program will be followed by
community question and answer
sessions.
To achieve their goals, PAK needs
more people to hecome involved. A
public meeting will be held Tues-
day, Oct. 4, at the Dallas Junior
High School auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
The drug and alcohol prevention
program educational materials will
be available for review. Program
teachers will also be available to
answer any. questions. Flyers will
be sent home with school children
as a reminder prior to the meeting.
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