GUST 22, 1
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Season completed
The Luzerne County Recreation Department-North Valley Swim & Tennis Club Summer Volleyball
League finished its first season recently. The league consisted of six teams who competed
every Wednesday night for six weeks. The first place team was the Harveys Lake Waves. The
Sharks were the second place team. Pictured, from left, are members of the Harveys Lake
Waves with their winning trophies, Scott James, Larry Stash, Mike Stash, Greg Javer, Chuck
James, Tony Javer, John Charles-Director of the Luzerne Couunty Recreation Department;
members of the Sharks: Terry Miller, Jonah Zmiles, Andrea Harris, Mike Kestelaba, Mary: Claire
Solano and Noreen Harron.
Meet held
Heinz on aging
By SEN. JOHN HEINZ
For bones, aging means becoming more brittle,
more fragile, more susceptible to hard impacts and
falls than the skeletal structure of younger individuals.
For as many as 20 million of our older citizens,
brittle bones are more than just a factor of “normal”
aging: they may be the result of osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is one of a group of diseases which
causes a reduction in the bone mass to a point below
that necessary for normal functioning. A fall, blow or
lifting action that would not bruise or strain the
average person can easily cause one or more bones to
break in persons with severe osteoporosis. In fact,
about 1.3 million fractures each year are attributable
to osteoporosis. And the cost of the disease in the
United States is about $3.8 billion annually.
All of us reach our ‘peak’ bone mass at about age
35. After reaching this peak, the bone mass declines
‘throughout the remaining years of life. In women,
bone mass decreases rapidly for 3 to 7 years after
menopause. Given that women have less bone mass
than men to begin with, this natural decrease means
they are at a higher risk than men of developing
osteoporosis. White women are a much higher risk
than black women; underweight women have osteopo-
rosis more than overweight women; and women who
smoke may have an additional risk factor.
Unfortunately, there are no laboratory tests for
determining an individual’s potential for developing
osteoporosis, nor for diagnosing the disease in its early
stages. Too often it takes a fall and a fracture for a
diagnosis.
There are certain preventative steps you can take to
reduce the risk and retard or halt the progress of
osteoporosis before irreversible structural defects
occur. The mainstays of prevention and management
are estrogen and calcium, with exercise and nutrition
ESTROGEN. Estrogen replacement is highly effec-
tive for preventing osteoporosis in women. Even when
started as late as six years after menopause, estrogen
prevents further loss of bone mass but does not restore
it to premenopausal levels. Discuss this with your
doctor.
CALCIUM. The usual daily intake of calcium among
Americans is only about 500 mg - one-third of the 1,500
mg recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for older
men and women. For those unable to take the
recommended level of calcium by diet, calcium tablets
are available. Again, check with your doctor before
taking calcium supplements - there are some potential
adverse side effects. Normal exposure to sunlight
provides a natural source of Vitamin D, an aid to the
body’s calcium absorption capability.
EXERCISE. Bones which are not used regularly,
appear to ‘“‘give up” their calcium to other apparently
needier or at least more active areas of the body.
Even modest exercise, like walking, can help maintain
bone density. You shouldn’t live in fear of falling. All
too often, those who have suffered, a fracture or who
have a friend who has broken a bone become recluses,
afraid to go out for fear of injury. Sensible caution
combined with moderate exercise is the best
approach.
DIET. Caffeine and excessive protein in your diet
can accelerate bone loss. On the positive side, dairy
products are high in calcium. One cup of skim milk
has 302 mg; 8 ounces of yogurt or Swiss cheese has
about 274. Almonds and Brazil nuts have a high
calcium content, as do fresh salmon, shrimp, soy and
herring.
For more information on osteoporosis, write for the
booklet, ‘Osteoporosis’ - National Institutes of Health
Consensus Development Conference Statement,
Volume 5, Number 3, NIH Office of Medical Applica-
tions of Research, Building 1, Room 216, Bethesda,
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Studying plans
Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
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-ing will take, it is decidedly modern
with lots of brick and glass. Many
nies for added space. There will be
ample parking as up to 28 cars will
be handled easily. :
The entire project is scheduled to
be completed in seven months,
should all go well, says Dr. Ochrei-
ter, who adds it took almost a full
year just to plan the project.
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Former scheduling of hours has
yet to be completed, however, Dr.
Ochreiter will split his time between
the Dallas location and his Kingston
office at 480 Pierce Street. Dr.
McGrane will remain associated
with the Back Mountain Medical
Center on Route 118 in Dallas until
the new offices are complete.
Dr. McGrane graduated in
Family Medicine from the Univer-
sity of Texas at Austin. Dr. Ochrei-
ter received his training at the
Illinois College of Podiatry and is
completing his Master’s Degree in
Health Administration at Marywood
College in Scranton.
The couple resides in Dallas.
BARON'S
The ‘First Luzerne County
Recreation Department 1-
Meter Diving Meet was held
recently at the North Valley
Swim & Tennis Club in Jen-
kins Twp. The event
included many: local divers
along with various other
aquatic clubs in the region.
Shown here going over
results of the meet are, from
left, John Charles, director,
Luzerne County Recreation
Board; Denise Johnson,
manager, North Valley Swim
and Tennis Club; and Joseph
Czopek, meet director.
Absent at the time of the
photo was Mike McGinley,
meet director.
Scholarships
are available
than $200,000 in scholarships is
available through the Century III
Leaders program to college-bound
high school seniors throughout the
country:
Seniors with records of excep-
tional school and community
involvement, as well as’outstanding
leadership skills, should contact
their high school principals starting
in mid-September to obtain an
application. The entry deadline for
the 1984-85 program is October 22.
(General information is: available
by writing Century III Leaders,
P.O. Box 33008, Washington, D.C.
20033).
“I entered the Century IIL i.ead-
ers program for the scholarship
money which could help pay for my
college education,” said Lillian
Oshva, one of two New Jersey state
winners last year, ‘‘but the rewards
which I gained from this program
were much greater than I could
have imagined, and far exceeded
the money incentive.”
Century III Leaders is funded by
the Shell Companies Foundation and
sponsored by the National Associa-
tion of Secondary School Principals,
which represents more than 34,000
The program is designed to inspire
America’s youth to become involved
in community and social issues, to
assume leadership roles, and to
explore their responsibilities as
adults.
The 1984-85 competition will get
underway at the high school level in
mid-September. Students are judged
on their leadership abilities, school
and community activities and
awareness of current events.
After completing the application
and preparing a ‘Projection for
Innovative Leadership” on a partic-
ular challenge facing the nation in
its third century, each applicant will
take a curren’ vents exam. School
where the top contenders are inter-
viewed by a selection committee.
Then two winners and two runners-
up are named in each state and the
District of Columbia. Each winner
receives a $1,500 scholarship and an
all-expense-paid trip to the national
Century IIT Leaders conference in
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia.
Runners-up at the state level each
receive a $500 scholarship.
SEAFOOD
as important additional factors.
MD 20205.
In a crowd, a young child is
always on the ragged edge of being
lost. He is a catastrophe just wait-
ing to happen!
He runs ahead, lags behind, stops
to look and touch, takes off in
another direction to explore some-
thing which has attracted his atten-
tion. Parents are only human, and
can also be distracted for the
moment it takes for a parent and
child to lose contact, reminds Grow-
ing Child, the monthly child devel-
opment newslétter. When the child
is found - usually only moments
later when he begins to wail loudly -
both parent and child are relieved.
The child is comforted, and the
parent takes tighter security mea-
sures.
But sometimes it doesn’t work out
so easily. When the dawdling child
looks for his parents, they are gone.
And with them goes his whole
world. He is small, and lost in a
forest of moving, unfamiliar and
uncaring big people.
Where are Mother and Father?
They are always there in the world
as he has known it. Now his whole
world is shattered. How could they
leave him? Don’t they love him any
more? Are they gone forever?
At this point, sheer panic strikes
and most children will cry loudly
and push here and there calling
“Mommy, Daddy! I want my
Mommy!’ These children are con-
spicuous and readily recognized as
“lost.”
But a child may simply freeze in
terror at his sudden loss of security
and simply stand there, jostled by
the crowd, with tears rolling down
his cheeks. Another child may
cower in fear and to escape the
crowd may crawl under or into any
small enclosed space to hide. These
children may take hours to find.
And what of the parents during
this time? Worried, fearful for the
child’s safety, angry at his disap-
pearance, angry at themselves for
letting it happen, impatient at the
time lost, and angry at the thought
that the child's ‘‘lostness’ reflects
on their carelessness. It is this
strange mixture of worry, fear,
guilt, and anger that produces such
a mixture of parent response when
the child is found.
Here are a few suggestions to
avoid lostness:
— If you are using a shopping
cart, put the child in the seat
provided.
— Many discount houses and
department stores provide strollers
for young children. Use them. This
is particularly important if you
have a lot to do because it keeps the
child from becoming overly tired
— Use a child’s harness and lead.
These are not always easy to find
but there are many alternatives: an
old leather belt with a snap ring, or
a waist harness made out of cloth
and clothesline.
— If the child does get lost, it is
important that he know his full
name. Make a game of teaching it
to him: ‘“What’s your name, little
boy?’’ Later add ‘‘What’s your
Daddy’s name?”’ and ‘‘Where do
you live?” This last becomes very
important if you are a family that
moves frequently.
— Finally, should you and your
child get lost from each other,
remember that it can happen to
anyone. Try to ‘keep your cool,”
and at the moment of reunion let
your child know that you are as
happy to. find him as he is happy to
find you.
Growing Child newsletter follows
a child’s development month-by-
month from birth to six years old.
For more information and:a free
sample newsletter, write to Growing
Child, P.O. Box 620N, Lafayette,
Indiana 47902. Include child’s birth-
date when writing.
Arlo Guthrie, Tom Rush, Patrick
Sky, and the Red Clay Ramblers
will be performing at the Philadel-
phia Folk Festival, rain or shine, so
those attending are warned to be
prepared.
The Philadelphia Folk Festival, a
three-day event encompassing three
evening concerts, three afternoon
concerts, two days of workshops,
dancing, juggling, storytelling and
camping, will happen Aug. 24 to 26
at the Old Poole Farm in Upper
Salford, Montgomery County, Pa.
Festival organizers, noting past
years that have included flooding
rains and parching heat, have
announced that all events will go on
as scheduled. They recommend that
those attending the Festival plan for
all kinds of weather.
Foul weather gear and sturdy
shoes are a must, as is a hat for
protection from the sun and sun
lotion.
As always, no drugs or alcoholic
beverages are permitted at the Fes-
tival.
Tickets for single days and even-
ings are still available. For infor-
mation, call the Philadelphia Folk
Festival at 215-242-0150 or toll free
at 800-422-FOLK (in Pennsylvania)
or 800-556-FOLK.
Serve-Your-City Club of Wilkes-
Barre will sponsor its 25th annual
Haymarket Outdoor Antiques and
Art Show and Sale Saturday, Sep-
tember 1, in a large, cleared field
midway between Dallas and Tunk-
hannock, Route 309, in the village of
Evans Falls.
The sale will be conducted from
10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Antique dealers
participating in the show will offer a
comprehensive collection of
antiques and collectibles and sell
their wares from open automobiles.
Club members will feature a
white elephant table and homemade
jams, jellies, pickles and baked
goods will be offered for sale as a
project to raise funds to continue
the Club’s support of various chari-
ties.
The art show will feature many
for Sept. 1
water colors and. oil paintings dis-
played on the outside of a weath-
ered barn adjacent to the field i
which the antiques show is held.
Spacious, level parking is availa-
ble at no charge and patrons may
enjoy a snack in a rustic outdoor
setting at the snack bar which will
be set up on the premises. :
Rain date for the affair will be
Sunday, September 2, same hours.
Principal
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comes to Dallas via the Millerstown
school system where he served as
high school principal. Millerstown is
located near the Lewisburg/Harris-
burg areas.
Prior to being appointed principal
at Millerstown, Dr. Cypher taught
American History, Comparative
Religions, Sociology, Cultures and
Economics in Fulton County and
* was Assistant Principal in the
Peters Township Schools in Western
Pennsylvania.
A graduate of Shippensburg State
College where he received his Bach-
elor of Arts Degree and his Master
of Arts Degree, Dr. Cypher earned
his Ph.D. in Education Administra-
tion at Penn State University.
Paul George is back at his
regular hours: 9 a.m. to 6
p.m. Monday thru Saturday.
Call
287-7000
His main contributions to Millers:
town were changes in the curricu-
lum, personnel and school policy.
Admitting that any assessment at
this time of his plans for the Dallas
School District would be premature,
however, Dr. Cypher does hope the
public will take an interest in the
schools. He is also interested in
keeping the public informed about
what goes on in the Dallas Junior
and Senior High Schools.
Dr. Cypher’s wife, Kay, is a
graduate of Juniata College in Hun-
tington, Pa., with a degree in Home
Economics. The couple has three
children, Kristin, 11; Tricia, nine;
and Mark, seven. The family likes
the Dallas countryside and is cur-
rently seeking a home near the
Dallas schools.
The Lake-Lehman Band will be
traveling to Atlantic City on Tues-
day, Sept. 11, to participate in the
Miss America parade.
The Lake-Lehman Band Sponsors
are chartering a bus for parents and
friends of the band who would like
to travel to Atlantic City for the
parade.
Anyone desiring further informa-
tion regarding this trip should con-
tact Mrs. Joan Titus at 675-4079.
Ress Christian Academy, a minis-
try of the Sweet Valley Church of
Christ, announces the beginning of
its sixth school year on August 27,
1984. The school year will start off
for students and staff with a two
day orientation program.
Ross Christian Academy uses the
curriculum of Accelerated Christian
people from kindergarten through
twelfth grade. Minister Gary
DeSanto and principal Walter Car-
penter look forward to a very suc-
cessful school year.
«If you are interested in enrolling
your child in Ross Christian Acad-
emy, please call either 477-2320 or
477-2143, to obtain more informa-
tion.
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