THE WYOMING SEMINARY
DRAMA DEPARTMENT will spon-
sor a performance of Thornton
Wilder’s popular American play
“Our Town” on Friday, Feb. 15 and
Saturday, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m. in the
Buckingham Performing Arts
Center, Sprague Avenue, Kingston.
Tickets will be available in advance
for $2 at the student center, Maple
Avenue, 288-3003, or $3 at the door.
Each winter production at the
west side prep school traditionally
features a cast consisting of stu-
dents and faculty.
RENOWNED LOCAL ARTIST,
Sue Hand, will teach the non-credit
course, “How to Draw What You
See,” at College Misericordia, here.
Hand has studied with some of the
nation’s top watercolor painters.
The Dallas instructor has works on
display in every state and five
foreign countries.
The drawing classes, opened to
interested adults and high school
students, will run for six consecu-
tive Mondays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.,
beginning Feb. 4.
Three other -credit-free art
courses will also be offered. “Old
English Calligraphy” will run for
five consecutive Wednesday even-
ings, 6 to 8 p.m., beginning Feb. 6.
Also on Feb. 6, ‘‘Stenciling” will be
held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. for one
evening only. “Fun With Waterco-
lors” begins March 5 and continues
for the next six Tuesday evenings.
For further information and regis-
tration, call the college’s Office of
Special Programs at 675-2181, ext.
331.
TWO CREDIT-FREE COURSES
on the microcomputer will be
offered at College Misericordia the
week of Jan. 27.
‘“Wordprocessing with a Micro-
computer” will focus on the advan-
tages of typing on a personal com-
puter including storage, editing, and
flexibility. Classes will run for four
consecutive Tuesday evenings from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 29.
“Introduction to Computer Liter-
acy” will explain in basic language
a general overview of how a com-
puter works and what it is capable
of doing. Designed for the non-
computer person, classes will bene-
fit anyone interested in learning
computer terminology. They will be
offered on both Wednesday morn-
ings from 10 a.m. to noon, and
Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m., beginning Jan, 30 and 31.
Computer Consultant Laurie Alli-
son will instruct both courses. The
cost for each is $50.00.
For more information and regis-
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tration, call the college’s Office of
Special Programs, at 675-2181, ext.
331.
MEALS THAT ARE EXCITING
and delicious, but low in calories,
fat and cholesterol--that’s what the
Cardiac Cooking Course is all about.
The Mercy Hospital Wellness
Center will conduct the course in six
Wednesday evening sessions, begin-
ning on February 6 through April
13. Luanne Angeli, R.D:, will be the
course instructor.
This educational course follows
the guidelines of the New York
Heart Association’s ‘‘Culinary
Hearts Kitchen Course”, designed
to teach people how to put the
American Heart Association’s Die-
tary Recommendations into prac-
tice. These recommendations are
the foundation of the course: reduce
fat, cholesterol, sodium, calories
and increase complex carbonhy-
drates.
The sessions will cover basic prin-
ciples of nutrition, food selection
and preparation; ways to modify
favorite recipes; menu planning at
home and when eating out; and
entertaining. Students also will see
recipe demonstrations and taste a
variety of dishes. The course will
‘have special interest for heart
patients and their families.
Pre-registration should be made
by calling the Mercy Hospital Well-
ness Center at 826-3267. For further
information on leading a healthy
life-style, contact the American
Heart Association, Northeast Pa.
Chapter, 71 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-
Barre.
Clubs
THE COLUMBIAN SQUIRE
CIRCLE, sponsored by Fr. O’Leary
Council 8224, Knights of Columbus,
Dallas, now being formed, is in need
of new members. All Catholic gen-
tlemen in the Back Mountain and
Sweet Valley areas between the
ages of 12 through 18 are eligible to
join. We need 11 more candidates to
activate our Circle’s Charter. An
information night is scheduled for
Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. in Gate of Heaven
Gym, Dallas. Slides will be shown,
questions answered and refresh-
ments served. Parents and family
members of prospective members
are cordially invited. Give us an
hour of your time. For further
information contact John Charney
675-6455.
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IN ITS CONTINUING EFFORT to
aid the unemployed and meet com-
munity needs, the Office of Continu-
ing Education at Luzerne County
Community College is scheduled to
offer a variety of programs that will
provide participants with marketa-
i
ble job skills and, upon completion,
will place individuals back in the
job market.
Among the programs being
offered for the Spring semester is
the Professional Waiter and Wait-
ress Program which has had excel-
lent results in the past with approxi-
mately 95 percent of the students
obtaining employment upon comple-
tion of the program.
The course will run for 14 weeks
on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from
6:30 to 10 p.m., with classes begin-
ning on Tuesday, Feb. 19, Instructor
for the course is Jacqueline Stela-
cone and classes will be held at
Gnetti’s. Restaurant in Wilkes-
Barre.
Topics to be discussed during the
course include table service tech-
niques, beverage and wine service,
CPR race for life, and others. Tui-
tion cost for the program is $100 and
students will obtain 4.5 Continuing
Education Units upon successful
completion, as well as a Certificate
of Completion.
Successful job placement for this
course can be attributed to the
support received from numerous
local restaurants who have agreed
to give first job preference to stu-
dents possessing a Certificate of
Completion.
For further information on the
Professional Waiter and Waitress
Program, or to register to attend,
contact the Office of Continuing
Education at Luzerne County Com-
munity College, 829-7482.
THE OFFICE OF CONTINUING
EDUCATION at Luzerne County
Community College will host its bi-
annual Personal Enrichment Night
on Wednesday, Jan. 30, from 7 to 9
p.m. at the Educational Conference
Center on the main campus in
Nanticoke.
The program is designed to give
participants the opportunity to see
and participate in a variety of
programs which are being offered
for the Spring semester.
Refreshments, door prizes and
discounts on registrations will be
available at the program and any
questions that prospective students
may have will be answered that
evening by the college’s Continuing
Education staff and instructors.
For further information on the
Personal Enrichment Night, contact
the Office of Continuing Education
at Luzerne County Community Col-
lege at 829-7477.
NESBITT MEMORIAL HOSPI-
TAL is offering babysitting classes
for teens 12 to 16-years old. Classes
will be held on Wednesday, Febru-
ary 6, 13, 20 and 27, from 4 to 5 p.m.
in the classroom of the Nesbitt
Medical Arts Building, 534 Wyoming
Avenue, Kingston.
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qualifications necessary for good
babysitting, including the responsi-
bilities of the babysitter and the
parents. Students will learn proper
techniques for the’ care of infants
and small children. The classes also
include the teaching of basic life
measures used in emergency situa-
tions such as choking or breathing
difficulty,
The babysitting course has been
expanded from three to four ses-
sions to include a more significant
amount of basic first aid instruction
that will prove useful during minor
mishaps. Class members who
attend all four sessions will be
awarded certificates and an assign-
ment sheet.
The free program is provided as a
community service to area teenag-
ers. To register or for more infor-
amtion contact the Hospital Educa-
tion Department at 288-1411,
extension 4035.
THE IRISH TEACHERS PRO-
GRAM at King’s College will
resume this summer with 20 teach-
ers expected to arrive of a three-
week educational, cultural and
social program. The program was
not conducted last summer because
of a lack of sufficient funds on the
part of the Irish Teachers due to
poor economic conditions. More
than 250 Irish Teachers participated
in the program over the previous 10-
year period.
The Sixth Annual Cabaret held for
the benefit of the Irish Teachers
Program will be held from 8 p.m. to
midnight on Sunday, FEb. 17, at
Gus Genetti’s Best Western Motor
Inn, Market Street and Pennsylvani
Avenue, Wilkes-Barre. Pat Roper
and Gene Boylan Combo will be the
featured performers. Tickets are $5
and can be obtained from the Allied
Health Department at King’s Col-
lege or from local Irish groups.
THE MOTHER-TO-BE PRO-
GRAM of Nesbitt Memorial Hospi-
tal offers excellent obstetrical care
to the area’s expectant mothers. It
is held every Tuesday, at 4 p.m. in
th hospital’s Medical Arts Building,
534 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston.
The program which was initiated
in 1979 provides quality health care
to both mother and baby regardless
of one’s ability to pay. A compre-
hensive fee, covering physician,
obstetrical services and related hos-
pital costs is available for patients
without insurance.
Program participants meet with
staff members to ascertain a com-
plete medical history. They are then
assigned to a physician who will
care for them during all stages of
pregnancy. The program is com-
pleted with a check-up six weeks
after discharge from the hospital.
The Mother-To-Be Program’s
services include regular monthly
examinations, blood work and ultra-
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sound procedures. An eight-week
prenatal education program is
available to parents providing infor-
mation about natural childbirth and
care of the newborn. .
For information on the Mother-To-
Be Program, contact Nesbitt Memo-
rial Hospital's Obstetrics Depart-
ment at 288-8959.
GERALD COHN, M.D., Associate
in Neurology and Rehabilitation
Medicine at the Geisinger Medical
Center in Danville, will discuss
“Hyperbaric Oxygen: Revisited” on
Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 12 noon in the
NPW Medical Center Learning
Resources Center. The presentation
is part of the NPW Continuing
Medical Education Winter Lecture
Series Program.
For additional information about
the NPW Continuing Medical Edu-
cation Winter Lecture Series, please
contact the NPW Hospital-Wide
Education Department at 826-7624.
Remaining dates, topics and speak-
ers are: Feb. 20, “Chronic Pelvic
Pain in the Female,” James Bates,
M.D., Director of Gynecology and
Obstetrics, Geisinger Medical
Center; and March 6, ‘‘Extracor-
peal Lithotripsy, or Blasting the
Renal Stone,” Keith Van Arsdale,
M.D., Associate Professor of Sur-
gery (urology), University of Penn-
sylvania, School of Medicine.
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Meetings
THE ANTHRACITE JIM BEAM
BOTTLE CLUB will meet on Tues-
day, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Kone-
fal’s Restaurant, Main Street,
Edwardsville. Final reservations to
attend the mini convention at Valley
Forge will be accepted. Visitors are
invted to attend the meeting.
DISABLED AMERICAN VETER-
ANS Chapter 9, will conduct a
meeting on Monday, February 4, at
7:30 p.m. at the Parsons VFW, Scott
Street. Commander Murray Brown
will preside.
Alfred Fabie, who is in charge of
the membership drive, may be con-
tacted at 824-9346. Items on the
agenda for the meeting include
membership and hospital activities,
reports by Paul Migatulski, VAVS
representatives; and reports by
Peter Dudish, national service offi-
cer.
Refreshments will be served.
HOME ECONOMISTS are invited
to attend the District meeting of the
Pennsylvania Health Education
Association on April 24 at th Wood-
lands, Wilkes-Barre, to hear Dr.
Jeffrey Sternlieb, clinical psycholo-
gist, address ‘‘Developing an Effec-
tive Parenting Program.”
A state meeting is slated for
March 21 through March 23 at
Reading while the 76th annual meet-
ing and exposition will be held June
24-27 at the Philadelphia Civic
Center.
For membership and details, con-
tact Audrey Ide, RD 4, Box 528,
Dallas, Pa., 18612.
ED BOEHNE, President of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadel-
phia, will be the guest speaker at
the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber
of Commerce's February Com-
merce Club. It will be held on
Friday, Feb. 1 at 11:45 a.m. at
Genetti’s Best Western.
As chief executive officer, Boehne
is in charge of the Bank’s many
responsibilities that range from
clearing millions of checks daily,
acting as banker for the U.S. Trea-
surery, and supervising bank hold-
ing companies in much of Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey and Delaware.
He also is active in determining the
nation’s monetary policy through
the Federal Open Market Commit-
tee and setting the discount rate.
For reservations, please contact
the Chamber office at 823-2101. $8.00
members and $10.00 non-members.
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A REGULAR MEETING of the
Westmoreland Elementary School
P.T.O. will be conducted on Thurs-
day, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the
school cafeteria. President Geor-
gianna ‘Reynolds will preside. Fol-
lowing the meeting, a mid-winter
musical, ‘“The Runaway Snow-/g
man,” will be presented by West-¥¥
moreland’s fourth grade pupils,
under the direction of Mrs. Nancy
Campbell, Elementary Music
Teacher. Refreshments will be pro-
vided at the conclusion of the pro-
gram.
ON TUESDAY, FEB. 19, the Back
Mountain East La Leche League
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the home
of Mrs. John Vaida, Shavertown.
Baby Arrives-The Family and the
Breastfed Baby is this month’s topic
of discussion.
La Leche League is an interna-
tional organization that is as near to
every mother as her own home or
telephone. The League is dedicted to
helping mother during all phases of
their nursing experience. A lending
library, pamphlets and numerous
reprints covering many topics
related to breastfeeding and child-
care are available.
Mothers-to-be, new mothers, as
well as all women interested in
breastfeeding are welcome to attend
as are babies. For further informa-
tion about the meeting contact Mrs.
Ed Gribbon, Trucksville, Mrs. John
Vaida, Shavertown, or Mrs. Albert
Holcomb, Pikes Creek.
WILKES-BARRE GENERAL _
HOSPITAL’S Cardiac Support
Group kicks off its 1985 series of
meetings on Wednesday, FEb. 6 at 7
p.m. at the hospital.
The informal and educational
group sessions, held on the first
Wednesday of each month, are
designed to meet the physcial and
psychological needs of persons with
a diagnosed cardiac condition. They
offer a sound psychological coping
mechanism in which cardiac
patients and family member may
discuss any fears, stresses and con-
cerns regarding their condition.
For further information, contact
General's Social Service Depart-
ment, 829-8111, extension 3038.
Concerts
THE PHILADELPHIA GUITAR
ENSEMBLE, composed of four gui-
tarists from the Philadelphia area,
will perform at 8 p.m. on Friday,
Feb. 8, in the King’s College J.
try Center. The event is part of the
Cultural Events Series at King’s
charge.
Formed in 1981, the primary goal
of the quartet is to promote the
classical guitar as an ensemble
instrument through the perform-
ance of transcriptions and original
compositions. The ensemble has
performed a number of times in the
Philadelphia area and is currently
developing a program of pieces
written specifically for them by
Philadelphia composers.
Events
A FREE QUILTING DEMON-
STRATION will be held at College
Misericordia on Saturday, Feb. 2,
from 10 a.m. to noon. The session
will serve as preparation for an all-
day workshop to be held on Feb. 9.
“The only prerequisite for learn-
ing to quilt is patience,” explains
instructor Joanne Ennis, ‘‘because
the basic techniques are very
the steps necessary to make their
own patchwork quilts.
The demonstration is open to the
public without charge. Interested
participants must register.
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