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THE NORTHEASTERN PENN-
SYLVANIA PHILHARMONIC,
under the direction of Hugh Wolff,
will present a family concert on
Friday, Jan. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at
Irem Temple in Wilkes-Barre and
Saturday, Jan. 28, at 6 p.m. at
J} Along with works by Vivaldi and
Mozart will be Prokofiev’s classic
introduction to the symphony,
“Peter and the Wolf,” featuring the
Bob Brown Puppet Company and
narrator Peter Phillips.
Tickets are available at regular
outlets and through the Philhar-
monic Hotline-287-1916 and 342-0920.
WYOMING VALLEY ORATORIO
SOCIETY CHORUS will begin
rehearsals at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
24, in the upstairs choir room of St.
Stephen’s Episcopal Church, South
Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre.
Music Director Clifford Balshaw
has announced that Bach's ‘St.
John Passion’ will be presented on
Sunday, April 8 ‘at 3:30 p.m. with
Charles Bressler as tenor soloist.
New singers wishing to join the
group at this time are asked to call
Mr. Balshaw either at St. Stephen’s
or at his home in Dallas. Tenors and
basses are especially welcome. The
work will be sung in German, with
orchestral accompaniment.
REGISTRATION FOR HEART
SCREENING sponsored by the
American Heart Association North-
eastern Pa. Region will be held on
Friday, Jan. 27, from 9 a.m. to 12
noon at the Kirby Health Center, 71
N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre.
A nominal fee is charged for this
service, which includes the electro-
cardiogram, test for high blood
pressure, sugar and cholesterol. .
The purpose of the Heart Screen-
ing Program is to seek out the
coronary prone individuals who are
unaware of their cardiac abnormali-
ties and refer them to their physi-
cian for proper follow-up care. This
program is not intended for those
persons with known heart problems.
Individuals over 65 years of age
must present a permission slip from
their. physician. Those wishing to be
screened are to call the Heart Office
at 822-6247 to make an appointment.
Also, in cooperation with the
Pennsylvania Association for the
Blind, a free glaucoma screening
will be available.
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A VITAL SIGNS (Blood Pressure)
class will be held on Wednesday,
Jan. 25, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the
Wyoming Valley Chapter, American
Red Cross, 156 South Franklin St.,
Wilkes-Barre.
Class size is limited. Please call
Mrs. Mary Lou MacFarland, direc-
tor of Nursing-Health Services at
823-7161 for more information. A
minimal fee will be charged.
THE REGULAR MONTHLY
MEETING of the Lake-Lehman
Board of School Directors will be
held on the third Thursday of the
month, Jan. 19, instead of the
second Tuesday.
The January meeting will be held
at the regular time, 8 p.m. in the
music room of the Lehman-Jackson
Elementary School, Lehman.
Joseph “Red” Jones, president, will
preside.
Please note that this change is for
THE DADDOW-ISAACS AMERI-
CAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT
672 will meet at the Post Home,
Dallas on Thursday, Jan. 19, at 8
p.m. President, Marion Harvey will
preside at the meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS of
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Luzerne
County will meet Thursday, Jan. 19,
at 7:15 p.m. at 15 S. Franklin St.,
Wilkes-Barre.
FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO
SHARPEN THEIR WIT at card
game playing, the Office of Continu-
ing Education at Luzerne County
Community College is offering its
poplar “Casino Blackjack Atlantic
City Style” course for the Spring
semester.
The non-credit course will run
Monday and Thursday evenings,
from 6:30 to 9:30, at the college’s
Educational Conference Center on
the main campus in Nanticoke.
Designed to introduce the rules of
blackjack, casino etiquette, and the
basic strategy for the beginning and
intermediate player, the course will
also show how to eliminate the five
percent house advantage through
the skillful use of basic blackjack
strategy.
Instructor for the course is Barry
Prandy, who has played profes-
sional blackjack for six years.
Prandy has played professionally in
every Atlantic City and most Las
Vegas casinos.
For further information on the
‘‘Casino Blackjack Atlantic City
Style” course, or fo register to
attend, contact the Office of Contin-
uing Education at Luzerne County
Community College, 829-7482.
IF YOU'RE TOO BUSY TO GO
TO PENN STATE, Penn State will
go to you.
The Department of Independent
Learning of the Pennsylvania State
University will offer independent
learning courses to improve stu-
dents’ business skills.
Credit courses offered include
Systems Organization, People and
Organizations, Business Logistics,
Credit-free courses to be offered are
The Computer Programme, Per-
sonal Time Management and The
Business of Writing.
Courses are beginning this month
over WPSX-TV and PENNARAMA,
the learning network. All courses
include textbooks and study guide,
television lessons and interaction
with a Penn State instructor by mail
and telephone.
To receive a free catalog and
course schedule, call toll-free: 1-800-
252-3592 (state of Pennsylvania) or
1-800-458-3617 (nationwide).
THE EDUCATIONAL OPPOR-
TUNITY CENTER will present a
special workshop on state and fed-
eral financial aid programs for col-
lege and technical school on Tues-
day, Jan. 31, from 7 to 9 p.m. at
King’s College, in the Susquehanna
Lounge located in the Administra-
tion Building.
Speakers for the program, ‘‘Meet-
ing College Costs” will be Ms.
Barbara Dillman, EOC counselor,
and Dr. Peter Yasenchak, Regional
Director, Pennsylvania Higher Edu-
cation Assistance Agency
(PHEAA).
The Educational Opportunity
Center, funded by the U.S. Dept. of
Education provides free career
guidance and information on college
and technical school programs for
eligible individuals age 16 and over
who want to return to school.
“Meeting College Costs” is free
and open to the public. Registration
is requested and may be made by
calling EOC at 825-8435.
EDUCATION will present a semi-
nar on
ment and its Impact on Nursing:
DRG’s” (Diagnostic Related Group-
ings), on Wednesday, Jan. 18, from
8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Merrick Hall.
Phillip A. Greiner, RN, MSN, will
conduct the seminar, which is
approved by the Pennsylvania
Nurses Association to award .6
CEU’s.
An inStructor in the Family and
Community section of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania School of Nurs-
ing, Philadelphia, Greiner will dis-
cuss the background and
development of prospective reim-
bursement, the cost of health care,
the DRG system of reimbursement
and its effects on the health care
system and on nursing.
Greiner is the author of an article
entitled “What has become of the
Traditional Nurse,”’ which was
printed in the in the December, 1981
issue of Nursing Outlook.
For information and registration
call the College at 675-2181 extension
331.
THE DALLAS LIONS will sponsor
a “Nite at the Races’ on Saturday,
Jan. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at College
Misericordia, Merrick Hall.
There will be eight races with 10
horses per race and intermissions
between each race to allow for
wagers. The cost of the night’s fun
and entertainment will be $3.00 per
person which includes free refresh-
ments.
The horses will be off and running
on schedule and the Dallas Lions
urge everyone not to miss this
thrilling event.
THE DALLAS INTERMEDIATE
SCHOOL PARENTS - TEACHERS
ORGANIZATION will sponsor a
roller skating party on Sunday, Jan.
22, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Roller
King on Third Avenue in Kingston.
Admission is $1.25 and skate rental
is 75 cents.
SHOP TALK
(‘Shop Talk” is a column about
Back Mountain businesses and busi-
ness people. To submit information
for “Shop Talk,” phone The Dallas
THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT
of Bishop O’Reilly High School,
Kingston, will administer the S.R.A.
High+School Placement Test to
eighth grade students planning on
entering the high school next year
on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 9 a.m. to
12 noon at the west-side school,
Maple Avenue.
Parents with questions concerning
the test should contact Sister Fran-
cis de Sales RSM, Director of Guid-
ance for Bishop O'Reilly, 288-1404.
COLLEGE MISERICORDIA’S
JOHN F. ADAMS PAVING, RD 2,
Box 349A, Dallas, is one of 13 new
members recently accepted by the
Board of Directors of the Greater
Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Com-
merce.
recreation courts, driveways and
parking lots, the company was spon-
sored by Eileen Connelly of Entre
Computer Center.
John F'. Adams is owner.
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bakery at Dymond’s Farm Market
specialties in the bakery section
which is open Wednesday through
Sunday, include delicious home-
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County chairman;
executive director,
will begin on
additional information.
The American Community Gar-
dening Association and GLAD Wrap
and Bags will co-sponsor the first-
ever national community gardening
contest in 1984. The program is
designed to focus public attention on
the important trend in community
gardening, recognize the accom-
plishments of community gardeners
nationwide, and encourage their
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Frosting Friends of Luzerne
County ‘and the John Heinz Rehabili-
tation Center of 99 Mundy Street,
Wilkes-Barre, will sponsor a cake
decorating and vegetable garnish
demonstration on Monday, Jan. 23
at 7:30 p.m. in the John Heinz
Center staff dining room.
The public is invited to attend the
demonstration free of charge.
Mrs. Eileen Hoyt will decorate a
cake entitled ‘“Basketfull of Straw-
berries.” Among the things Chef
Charles Cannavale will demonstrate
are how to garnish a floral arrange-
ment of vegetables and make birds
of apples.
Refreshments will be served.
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Supervisors has announced that
there exists a vacancy on the Kings-
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