Shown here is one of the elephant
acts which will be presented at the
35th Irem Shrine Circus at the 109th
Artillery Armory, ' Kingston,
beginning on March 26 and con-
March 26 — April 1
‘BY WALLY KOCHER
Get ready for the greatest show on
earth! The circus has come to town.
That’s right. The Irem Temple
Shrine Circus is proud to announce
that for the 35th consecutive year,
they will once again be bringing the
wholesome entertainment of the
circus, to the area, that thousands
of people from all over Nor
theastern Pennsylvania have come
to expect.
The show, which is entitled
“Circus Odyssey’ and is produced
by. Ed Migley’s Stardust Prodiuc-
tions, has several new and exciting
features. According to Mr. Donald
Britt, Potentate for the circus, two
fo these new acts are both aerial
acts, which will be performed
simultaneously.
“We've never had that before,”
said Britt. “It should be interesting
and exciting.
‘Of course there will be
merous animal acts consisting of
“gers, bears, chimps, dogs and
Dodie Dodson, above left, and
Lenny Bozak make cookies for the
Dallas Junior High School students
to enjoy at lunch. Dodie and Lenny
tinuing through April 1. The two-
hour show is produced by Ed
Migley’s Stardust Productions and
a 10-speed bike will be awarded at
every performance to the attending
others.” He also added, ‘Mr.
Migley has promised us the best
show we've ever had.”
The uniformed units of the Irem
Temple sponsor the circus. These
units consist of approximately 675
men that take part in various ac
tivities such as the clown unit, arab
patrol, jazz and oriental bands,
stage crafters and other units.
According to William Turnbaugh,
General Co-chairman ffor the cir-
cus, before the circus arrives, all of
the men help get the armory in
shape.
“We have our own bleachers that
we set up. Also, we get the con-
cession stands ready and do any
last minute wiring that’s needed,’’
he said.
“We also help out during the
circus. We conduct the concession
stands, parking and the ushering.”
Portions of the funds raised from
hospitals and burn centers for
children; Mr. Britt explained.
“Nationally we sponsor 18 dif-
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holder of the winning circus
program number. The brand new
Big 3-Ring Circus is sponsored by
the Uniformed Units of Irem
Temple.
ferent hospitals and three burn
centers. The clsoest hospital is in
Philadelphia, and the closest burn
center is in Boston,
Massachusetts,”
Approximately 25,000 people are
going to be the guests of the
Shriners during their evemt. These
groups include both the physically
and mentally handicapped, the
elderly, boys scouts, girls scouts
and all types of youth groups.
According to Mr. Turnbaugh, this
has been done in the past and has
always been well received.
The circus will be held from
Monday, March 26 to Sunday, April
1. Showtimes will be: Monday, 2:15
and 7:45 p.m.; Tuesday through
Friday, 1:45 and 7:45 p.m.;
Saturday, 9:45 a.m., 1:45 and 7:45
pm.; and Sunday, 1:30 and 5:30
p.m.
Tickets may be obtained at the
Simon’s Fabricland, J.C. Penney’s,
or the Circus Box Office at the 109th
Armory in Kingston.
Ross Township
lists numbers
police departments that appeared
in the March 21 issue of The Dallas
Post, it was incorrectly reported
that residents of Ross Township
should contact the Tunkhannock
State Police in the event of an
emergency. Chief Joseph Skibitsky
has brought it to our attention that
Ross Township residents should
contact the Shickshinny State
Police at 542-4117.
Also, if there is no answer at the
Ross Township Police telephone
number, residents may also contact
the Luzerne County Com-
munications Center at 6755259.
This numberis listed directly below
the Ross Township Police phone
number in the Dallas Phone Book.
Association elects
officers for 1984
The Back Mountain Firemen’s
Association has elected the follow-
ing officers for the 19840-85 year.
They are Jack Dodson, president;
Rollie Evans, vice president; Ted
Wright, secretary; and Rocky
Knor, treasurer.
The following member companies
have announced their bazaar dates
for 1984: Jackson Township - May
24, 25 and 26; Idetown - June 7, 8
15, 16 and 17; Lake Silkworth - June
15, 16 and 17; Franklin Township -
July 19, 20 and 21; Kunkle - July 26,
27 and 28; Lehman - July 27, 28 and
29; Shavertown - August, 2, 3 and 4.
At Harveys Lake
As a result of a meeting with
Harveys Lake Mayor Frank Picci
Protective Association, Rep.
George C. Hasay is asking state
officials for assistance in a number
of improvement projects.
In a letter to Thomas J. Collins,
Penn DOT district engineer, Hasay
said that members of the associa-
tion are requesting department
assistance in the following areas:
— Construction of a bike pathway
along the edge of the road around
the lake;
— Installation of a traffic counter
during mid-July on both sides of
the lake to determine the use of the
area around the lake for a possible
reclassification;
— Resurfacing of the road
around the lake with a better grade
construction material than stone
and chips;
— The posting of additional “No
Littering” signs;
-— Improvements to ‘the inlet
bridge which is in need of face
work;
— Removal of old guardrails.
Hasay noted that he had
requested removal of the guardrail
last year, but no action was taken
by PennDOT.
“I’m very upset that these deteri-
orating guardrails were not yet
removed,” he said.
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Hasay also asked Ralph W. [i
Abele, executive director of the |
Pennsylvania Fish Commission, to
reschedule a meeting with borough
officials to discuss the installation
of bathrooms and garbage contain-
ers at public access areas around . |
the lake. 4
‘Essentially, the citizens of Har- = |
veys Lake are asking the state for
assistance in making these low-cost
improvements,” Hasay said. “This |
is one of the largest and most =
beautiful lakes in Pennsylvania and
I urge the state to act as quickly as
possible.”
Program
receives
approval
Dr. ‘Shejla Pringle, chairman of
College Misericordia’s division of
nursing, recently announced that
the baccalaureate nursing program
received its second, eight-year
accreditation from the National
League of Nursing. :
The eightiyear | period is ' the
maximum time allowed for a school
to. be ‘accredited and is an
achievement most colleges strive to
attain,
Accreditation is a voluntary
process which'represents approval
by nursing! peers across the
Progress: tial are ace
credited meett criteria deemed
necessary and desirable by nursing
educators from public, privatte and
religious institutions.
Misericordia’s bachelor of
science in nursing program has
maintained accreditation since
1969.
The nursing program has been
part of the college’s curriculum for
nearly 40 years. Studients are
prepared to provide health care
services to individuals, families
The 1984 American Cancer
Society campaign will be held April
2 through April 9. Volunteers will be
canvassing door to door in
residential areas. Shown here
making plans for the campaign are
Martha Baranowski, above left,
and.Ellen Campbell are busy serv-
ing a Ham and Egg Breakfast to
approximately 500 hungry people
last Sunday at the Dallas Senior
Marilyn Bostock, of the Luzerne
Intermediate Unit 18, checks the
eyes of Jamie Daulburt of Dallas,
High School. The breakfast was co-
sponsored by the Back Mountain
Police Association and the Dallas
Kiwanis Club for the benefit of the
Association for Retarded Citizens
during kindergarten registration
held last week at the Dallas
Administration Building. (Photo by
Ed Campbell)
Sally Lehman, seated, chairman,
Dallas area; Paul LaBar, mayor,
Dallas Borough and Roxanne
Weinberger, chairman, 1984
American Cancer Society Wyoming
Valley residential campaign.
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of Luzerne County. Ms. Baranowski
is a volunteer for the ARC while
Ms. Campbell is president of the
board of directors of ARC. (Photo
by Ed Campbell) :
Inside The Post
Births. .................. 3
Calendar enter 8
Classified .......... 18,19
Obituaries .............. 3 4
People ............... 5,6,7
School ................ 9,10
Sports ........... 14,15,20
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