In order to help individuals cope
with some of life’s ‘stressful and
problematic situations, the Office
of Continuing Education at
Luzerne County Community
College is offering a variety of
‘growth enhancing non-credit
The following seminars and
Creative Living, Feb. 21;
‘Biofeedback: Bahavioral
Medicine Applications, Feb. 21;
Increasing Speed of Reading
. Comprehension, Feb. 21; New
‘You Are Somebody Special, Feb.
22; Single Parenting, April 2 and
‘Eliminating Self-Defeating
' All of the courses will be held at
the college’s main campus in
‘Nanticoke and will meet in the
evening, one night a week, ranging
~ The primary emphasis of the
courses will be dealing with the
specific problems mentioned.
For further information on the
_or for a complete schedule of
“session dates and times, contact
. the Office of Continuing Education
at Luzerne County Community
College, 829-7477.
. Jazzercise classes will begin on
Township School. The classes,
which will continue for eight
“weeks, will be held every Tuesday
‘and Thursday evening from 7 to 8
- Cost is $16 for every class and $8
for one class per week. Classes will
‘be held in the school gymnasium,
‘Church St., Dallas.
Anyone desiring to register may
do so by contacting Diane
Hozempa at 675-2483.
‘Workshops
a “Good Grooming” Workshop
will be offered on Saturday, March
'3 and 10, from 8:45 - 12:30 at the
Wyoming Valley Chapter House.
‘Topics covered will be of interest
“fo al lages. Red Cross Certificates
will be awarded to those attending
‘both sessions. Workshop fee will be
‘charged to cover the most of
materials and refreshments.
Workshop sessions will incluce:
body and hair care, kitchen
cosmetics, keeping fit with
exercise, nutrition and diet, fabric
care and selection. Instructors for
the sessions will be: Faye Brown,
In-Vogue; Henrietta Scavo, Lady
Vogue Salon; Mary Schiowitz,
Simon’s Fabricland; Grace
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Armillay, RDA, Rural Health;
Kathy Moscatello, LPN.
. Registration is limited. Cal
Wyoming Valley Chapter House
(823-7161) to receive application.
Dances
The Kiwanis Club of Dallas in-
vites the public to its Sweetheart
Dance scheduled for Friday, Feb.
Country Club.
Music will be provided by ‘The
Reflections.” A cocktail hour will
precede the dancing and a break-
fast buffet will be served.
- For reservations, contact any of
the following: John or Pat Luke,
chairpersons; Line or Bernie
Lindquist, or Reese or Sybil
Pelton.
Mr. Lindquist is club president.
Meetings
The monthly meeting of the
Divorced in the Exeter-Wyoming-
Pittston area will be held on
Thursday, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m. at St.
Cecilia’s Parish Center.
‘Nesbitt Memorial Hospital will
host a meeting of all area
Ambulance Units in the hospital
Board Room on Wednesday, Feb.
15 at 7 p.m.
Speaking at the meeting is Dr.
William Hakkarinen, Director of
the Wyoming Valley Family
Practice Residency Program. A
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graduate of the University of
Maryland, School of Medicine, Dr.
Hakkarinen has been an active
staff member of Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital since 1979. He was ap-
pointed Director of the Family
Practice Residency Program ‘in
1982. He is also the Director of
Ambulatory Services at Wilkes-
Barre General Hospital.
He previously served as Director
of the Rural Health Corporation of
Northeastern Pennsylvania and
Noxen.
Dr. Hakkarinen is a diplomate
with the American Board of
Family Practice and is a member
of the American Academy of
Family Physicians, American
Academy of Medical Directors,
American Medical Association,
Luzerne County Medical Society,
Pennsylvania Medical Society and
the Society of Teachers of Family
Medicine.
The Alzheimer’s Support Group
of Northeastern Pennsylvania will
meet Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7:30
p.m. in the Wellness Center, lower
level of Morey Hospital, Wilkes-
Barre.
The award: wining film,
‘Someone I Once Knew” will be
shown and will be followed by a
question and answer period.
Anyone desiring additional in-
formation concerning this group is
asked to call the Alzheimer’s
number at 6556032. Ideas for
future meetings are welcome.
‘The Daddow-Isaac American
Legion Auxiliary Unit 672 will
meet at the Post Home, Memorial
Highway, Dallas, on Thursday,
Feb. 16 at 8 p.m.
The Jackson Township Tax-
payers Association will conduc tits
February meeting on Tuesday,
Feb. 21, at 8 p.m. at the Lehman
School Elementary Building.
Speaker will be Dick Kindler,
chairman of the Jackson Township
General Municipal Authority, who
will speak on sewage conditions
and problems in the township. He
will also outline options which the
GMA has available to it to deal
with such problems.
The regular meeting of the Lake-
Lehman Booster Club will be held
Thursday, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m. at the
Castle Inn, Dallas.
The women of Prince of Peace
Episcopal Church, Dallas, will
hold “their “regular monthly
meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at
10:30 a.m.
Mrs. Phyllis Rivers will present
Part II of “The Meaning of Bread
to Man.”
Hostesses will be Edna Yatsko,
Lorretta Reese and Mary Martin.
Drives
The Back Mountain Blood
Council will sponsor a blood drive
on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 12:45
to 5:45 p.m. at the Eastern Star
Building, Dallas.
The Council is organzing a
Bloodmobile just for the person
who has never given blood before.
The bloodmobile will be run in
conjunction with a blood pressure
screening arranged by the local
chapter of the American Heart
Association.
The theme, ‘“The First Time is
the Best Time” is being used by
other groups in Northeast Penn-
sylvania and is part of a general
campaign to increase the number
of new donors.
Pack 232, Gate of Heaven,
Dallas, is sponsoring a paper drive
on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 9 to 12.
Proceeds from the paper drive will
go towards the Pack’s spring trip.
The public is asked to participate
by bringing their papers to the
rear parking lot of Gate of Heaven
next to the swing sets.
Theater
Barre continues its 20th
Anniversary Season with the
stirring drama by Anthony
Shaffer... ‘Equus’’.
Performances are scheduled for
March 9, 10 and 11 at the Dorothy
Dickson Darte Center for the
Performing rts, campus of Wilkes
College, Wilkes-Barre. Curtain
i time each evening will be 8 p.m.
Play director Joseph Kelly of
Kingston commented that
“Equus” has been an electrifying
journey into the mind of a 17-year
old stable boy. As a psychiatrist
explores the young boy’s tortured
psyche, the play becomes a
shattering confrontation between
the passionate spirit of the life
force itself, and the distortions
forced on the spirit by ‘‘civilized”’
society. A psychiatric detective
story ofinfinite skill. It’s
presentation is not recommended
for your audiences.
Cast members for “Equus’’
include Michael Downend, Sylvia
Sabol and Paul Lott of Wilkes-
Barre; Thomas Wagner, Exeter;
Joan Mitchell, Bill Owens, and
Andy Malinowsky, Kingston;
Diane Yenason, Harveys Lake and
Joan Cardoni, Bear Creek.
Tickets to “Equus” will be
available at the door each evening
of the three performances, how-
ever, advance reservations can be
made by writing or calling
Showcase Theatre, P.O. Box 1635,
Kingston and-or Mrs. Charles F.
Hensley, 146 Madison St., Wilkes-
Barre. Group rates are also
available, 20 or more persons
representing a group; and those
interested may write or call Mrs.
Edward Urbanski, 80 Third Ave.,
Kingston.
Concerts
‘‘Barbershop Harmony’ will fill
the air of Meyers High School,
March 30 and 31 when the 32nd
annual ‘‘Parade of Quartets’’
Concert is presented by the
the Preservation and Encourage
ment of Barber Shop Quartet
Singing in America (SPEBSQSA).
Curtain time is 8 p.m. each
evening.
‘Harmony On Broadway” is the
concert theme and featured will be
the 59-member “Wyoming Valley
Harmony Chorus” of the Wilkes-
Barre SPEBSQSA Chapter under
direction of Ray Patsko, Wikes-
Barre and assistants Jack
Muchler, Wilkes-Barre and Ray
Ramage, West Pittston.
Two guest quartets will headline
the concert, “The New Yorkers’’
and ‘The American Chord
Exchange’’...plus local quartets,
‘“Tag Masters’. “Touch of Class’,
“Lookin’ Good” and “Four On A
Beat’.
Tickets to the concert are
available in advance by writing in
care of the chapter’s rehearsal
site, St. Mary’s Greek ' Rite
Catholic Church Hall, 321 Chestnut
Ave., Kingston or tickets may be
obtained from members of the
Wilkes-Barre SPEBSQSA
Chapter.
Clinics
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital,
Kingstonwill offer ‘FREE’ Blood
Pressure screening throughout the
month of February. All screenings
are conducted from 6:30 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. each evening.
Employees from Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital volunteer their
time to conduct the screenings
asssited by community volunteers
in conjunction with the American
Heart Association.
Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the
Medical Arts Building, 534
Wyoming Avenue, Kingston.
Thursday, Feb. 16 at Nesbitt’s
Health Center, 1701 Wyoming
Avenue, Exeter.
Friday, Feb. 17 at Nesbitt’s
Health Center, Colonial Village
Mall, Arch Street, Nanticoke.
Tuesday, Feb. 21 at Nesbitt’s
Health Center, Narrows Shopping
Center, Edwardsville.
The Wyoming Valley Chapter
American Red Cross will conduct
a CPR: Race for Life class on
Monday, Feb. 20. This 3-hour
course trains the student in ar-
tificial respiration, one-person
rescuer CPR and the obstructed
airway technique.
The class will meet from 7 - 10
p.m. at the Chapter House.
To register, call Safety Services
at 827161. A $3. fee will be
charged.
Wilkes College will hold its
Second Annual Business Sym-
posium on Saturday, March 3, at
8:30 a.m. in the Schaeffer Lecture
Hall of Stark Learning Center.
A roster of speakers will be on
hand to discuss the American
Business Phenomena of Merger
and Acquisition.
Among those corporate leaders
who will look at various aspects of
merger acquisitions are Frank
Menaker, Esq., General Counsel,
Shown here is one family which
will be participating in “Our New
Addition,” a special Sibling Class
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital's
Obstetric Departments will begin
offering a special Sibling Class
called ‘Our New Adition” on
Monday, Feb.27 at 6:30 p.m. at the
hospital.
The two-hour class, to be held
every eight weeks, is designed to
promote family bonding and to
help lessen the anxiety of a child
who might feel threatened by the
arrival of a new baby into the
family. The class is open fo
parents (and their children) who
are already enrolled in General’s
childbirth classes and to others
expecting a baby within two
months of the class.
Class instructors are registered
nurses from the hospital’s
Education and Obstetrics
Departments. To familiarize ’
siblings with the hospital and
sponsored by Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital’s Obstetric
Department. From left, Frank
reduce any fears, they will give the
children a tour of the entire
Obstetrics unit, which includes the
nursery, high risk nursery, bir-
thing rooms, delivery rooms and
post-partum unit. By utilizing
baby-size dolls, children will also
practice holding, feeding and
diapering a newborn, with in
structors emphasizing that
siblings are not to handle a baby
without parental or adult super-
vision. During the first hour of
instruction, when children are
separated from their parents,
instructors will encourage the
childrens’ questions and discuss
any negative feelings the siblings
might have regarding the arrival
of the new baby.
Parents, meanwhile, will discuss
a wide range of topics with in-
structors, some of which include
holdin g newborn Stefanie Bendick,
six-year-old Jennifer Bendick and
three-year-old Nathan Bendick.
preparing siblings before the
birth, helping the child cope with
separation from his mother (while
she is a hospital patient), helping
the child cope with the hospital
environment, bringing the
newborn home and dealing with
the sibling’s adjustment period
once the newborn is home
Finally, during the final hour of
the class, parents and children will
view an educational film together,
after which instructors will again
encourage questions and
discussion. Children will then
receive certificates, a ‘snack, and
coloring sheets.
To register or for further in-
formation, contact Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital’s Education
Martin Marietta Corporation,
Bethesda, Maryland; William
Sword, Managing Director;
William Sword & Company, Inc.
and Chairman of Sword Holdings
Eugene
Roth, Esq., partner, Rosenn,
Jenkins and Greenwald, Wilkes-
Barre; and Richard Maslow,
president and chief executive
officer, InterMetro Industries,
Wilkes-Barre.
The Wyoming Valley Chapter,
American Red Cross will conduct
an Advanced First Aid and
Emergency Care Review course at
Kunkle Fire Hall. This course will
meet on Tuesday nights, 7 - 10
p.m., beginning February 21.
Anyone interested in attending
must hold a curent certificate
which will expire in the coming
year.
To register contact Julie Roan at
675-0830.
Shows
The Building Industry
Association of Northeastern
Pennsylvania (formerly the HBA
of NEPA) is accepting ap-
plications for the group's sixth
Annual Spring Home Show to be
held at the Wyoming Valley Mall
from Tuesday, Feb. 28 through
Sunday, March 4.
Charles McAvoy, president of
the Association, announced that
with the improved economy and
lower interest rates, a record
turnout of purchasers of building
industry products and services is
anticipated.
McAvoy said the Association
would like to have as many as 50
local companies displaying their
products and services for the local
community.
Reservations for display space
are being accepted by Rich Ter-
shak at 47 Yorktown Road,
Mountaintop, or Chick McAvoy at
Northeast Drywall * Supply,
Kingston.
The Wyoming Valley Coin Club
will sponsor a coin show and
exhibit on Saturday and Sunday,
Feb. 18 and 19 at the Arena Motor
Inn of Wilkes-Barre at the inter-
section of Routes 309 and 315 -
Kidder Street. The show will open
on Saturday, at 10 am., and
continue that day until 7 p.m. and
on Sunday, the show will open at 10
a.m. and close at 6 p.m.
Fifty dealers will offer one of the
finest arrays of United States and
Foreign Coins, Currency, Tokens
and Medals ever presented in the
Northeast.
Admission is free and free houly
door prizes will be awarded.
Dinners
The Luzerne County Con-
servation District will celebrate its
20th anniversary with a Breakfast
Buffet to be held on Saturday, Feb.
25 at 8:30 a.m. at the Regency
Catering, Wilkes-Barre.
The District’s purpose ‘is the
protection and promotion of
natural resources in Luzerne
County.
The public is invited to attend
this buffet breakfast which will
feature a menu of juice, cheese
omelets, Canadian bacon, home
fries, fellowship and discussion of
conservation programs in Luzerne
County.
Tickets are $5 per person and
may be obtained by contacting the
Conservation District at 735-8700.
There will be a Pancake Supper
at the East Dallas United
Methodist Church on Feb. 25 at 5
p.m.
Featured will be pancakes,
sausage, eggs, pie and coffee.
Tickets are available from men of
the church or at the door.
Parties
Father Leary Council 8224
Knights of Columbus will sponsor
a cocktail party on Friday, Feb.
17, from 7:30 to 9:80 p.m. at the
Knights of Columbus Hall,
Luzerne.
Donation is $10 per person and
all proceeds will be donated to the
Jack Charney family.
Additional contributions may be
made by contacting Grand Knight
William Falzone at 117 Elizabeth
Street, Dallas.
For Ape!
Department, 829-8111, Ext. 2300.
Church
The Shavertown United
Methodist Church, 163 N. Pioneer
AVe., Shavertown announces the
following schedule:
Wednesday, Feb. 15--7:15 p.m.,
Bible Study.
Thursday, Feb. 16-10:30 a.m.,
Bible Study; 7:30 p.m. Chancel
Choir rehearsal; 7:30 p.m.
Stewardship meeting.
Friday, Feb. 17-1 p.m., Youth
Overnight Retreat at SUMC.
Saturday, Feb. 18--Youth
Overnight Retreat to 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 19--9:45 a.m.
Church school, classes for all ages.
Together Time for youth and
elementary divisions in Social
Hall; 11 a.m., Morning Worship.
Monday, Feb. 20--6:30 p.m., Girl
Scout Troop 631 will meet; 7 p.m.,
Fine Arts. Committee will meet.
Tuesday, Feb. 21:4 p.m.,
Brownie Troop 929 will meet; 8
p.m., Priscilla Circle will meet.
Motorist
brochure
available
A new consumer brochure
designed to help motorists is now
available from the Getty Refining
“You Can Buy Smart and Save
Money - A Consumer's Guide to
Interpreting Gasoline Prices,” the
booklet contains informa tion about
retail gasoline prices, under-
standing price advertising, the use
of credit cards and other topics
that affect gasoline purchases and
automobile performance.
“We are making this brochure
available as a consumer service
because with all the gasoline
buying options facing the public,
we believe tht an informed driver
should have all the facts to make
the right decisions for his or her
particular needs and vehicle,”
said Wendell Plummer, regional
“The retail
gasoline industry is competitive
and it can be difficult to get the
straight facts about services and
prices.”
The 10-page booklet features a
question-and-anser section, a
recap of “Quick Facts’’ and
colorful illustrations. Com-
plimentary copies are available at
area Getty service stations or by
writing to: Consumer’s Guide to
Interpreting Gasoline Prices, P.O.
Box 4131; Delaware City,
Dela ware 19706. i
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