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Dinners
THE FAIRMOUNT TWP. VOL.
FIRE COMPANY will be holding a
ham and cabbage dinner on Satur-
day, March 23 at the fire hall
located on Rt. 118, !» mile east of
Ricketts Glen State Park.
Serving will be from 4-8 p.m. All
you can eat! Adults $4.00; children
under 12, $2.50.
MOUNTAIN GRANGE NO. 567, of
Carverton, will conduct its ham and
cabbage dinner on Saturday March
23, at the Grange Hall.
Serving will begin at 4:30 p.m
and will family style dinner with
dessert.
Clinics
NESBITT MEMORIAL HOSPI-
TAL is sponsoring an Arthritis
Clinic on Wednesday, March 27,
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the
hospital’s Medical Arts Building.
Dr. John Carey, a specialist in
arthritis and reheumatology, con-
ducts the program which provides
arthritis patients with a complete
physical examination and treatment
plan. The results are forwrded to
the patient’s physician for consulta-
tin input and followup care.
Patients requiring orthopedic or
corrective surgery or extensive
physical therapy are tested with a
multidisciplinary approach known
as CORE (Combined Orthopedic
and Rheumatologic Evaluation).
Patients, referred by their physi-
cian, must make an appointment
with the Arthritis Clinic by calling
office at 288-1411, extension 4130,
Monday through Friday, from 1 to 4
p.m.
Classes
THE GREATER WILKES-,
BARRE FAMILY YMCA is offering
swim lessons for pre-schoolers and
infants. The new session will begin
the week of April 8.
The swimming classes that will be
offered are Sunfish, Tadpole I and
Tadpole II. Sunfish is a National
YMCA program specializing in
infant swimming. The class is for 3
months to 3 years old. Mom or Dad
must accompany their child to the
swimming class. In Sunfish, the
child becomes familiar and enjoys
the water with the use of songs and
games.
Tadpole I is the first step in our
pre-school progressive program.
Certain basic skills are taught to the
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advanced class, which is Tadpole II.
When a pre-schooler completes. the
Tadpole II class he or she will be
able to swim 50 feet, survival float,
know basic safety skills and tread
water. Tadpole I and Tadpole II
classes are for boys and girls 3 to 5
years old. For further information
call the YMCA at 823-2191.
THE WYOMING VALLEY CATH-
OLIC YOUTH CENTER offers a
preschool exercise class for 3-5 year
olds and their Moms called ‘Me and
My Shadow’’. This class is held
every Thursday from 10-11 a.m. and
was designed with the participants
positive self- -development i in mind.
Registrations are taken daily.
There is a qualified baby sitter on
hand for those who need her assist-
ance.
For more information call us at
823-6121. Rev. John Terry is director
of the Catholic Youth Center, a
member agency of the Wyoming
Valley United Way.
THE WYOMING VALLEY CATH-
OLIC YOUTH CENTER is offering
a Women’s Slimnastics class every
Monday and Wednesday from 6:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
This class will include a warm-up
period followed by stretching and
conditioning exercises. After the
exercise period, class members
may use the pool and gym.
Also, every Tuesday night is
“ladies night” at the CYC. The
health center will be open for ladies
only from 6 to 9 p.m. The health
center provides a variety of activi-
ties.
For more information, call 823-
6121 or stop by at 36 S. Washington
St., Wilkes-Barre. Rev. John Terry
is director of the CYC, a member
agency of the Wyoming Valley
ANY ADULT who wants to
improve their swimming or learn
how to swim is encouraged to sign
up for the Wilkes-Barre YMCA’s
Beginner and Advanced Swim
classes.
The first series of lessons begins
April 8 and meets twice a week for
six weeks, Tuesdays 9-9:45 a.m. and
Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:15-9:15
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Be Registration is going on now at
the Wilkes-Barre YMCA. For fur-
ther information call the YMCA at
823-2191.
"THE WILKES-BARRE YMCA
will begin pre-school gymnastic
classes for 3, 4 and 5 year olds.
‘The beginner class (Tumbler I)
skills and introducing them to the
balance beam, uneven bars. The
II) will have the children work on
skills that are more advanced on
the mats, beam and uneven bars
mini tramp.
“Y” at 823-2191.
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TAL is offering babysitting classes
for teenagers 12 to 16 years old. The
classes will be held on consecutive
Wednesdays beginning April 3 and
continuing April 10, 17 and 24 from 4
fo 5 p.m. in the classroom of the
Nesbitt Medical Arts Building, 534
Wyoming Ave., Kingston.
Teens participating in the course
will be taught the qualifications
necessary for good babysitting
which include the responsibilities of
the babysitter and the parents. Stu-
dents will learn the proper tech-
niques for the care of infants and
small children.
The classes also include the teach-
ing of basic life measures used in
emergency situations such as chok-
ing or breathing difficulty. The
babysitting course includes a signif-
icant amount of basic first aid
instruction that will prove useful
during minor mishaps.
Class members who attend all
four sessions will be awarded a
certificate of attendance. The free
program is provided as a commu-
nity service to area teens. To regis-
ter or for more information, contact
the Hospital Education Department
at 288-1411, ext. 4035.
DUE TO THE NATION’S WIDE-
SPREAD ECONOMIC RECOVERY,
it is predicted that a record number
of people will be selling and buying
homes within the next year.
A seminar on th procedures
involved in buying and selling a
home will be offered by the Office of
Continuing Education at Luzerne
County Community College on
Thursday, March 21 from 7 to 9
p.m. at the college’s Educational
Conference Center.
Topics such as realtors, when to
purchase, types of mortgages, clos-
ing costs, programs available by
FHA and VA, warranties, lawyers,
plus much more will be discussed in
the seminar which is entitled
“Buying a Home in Northeastern
Pennsylvania.”
Richard Tershack, executive
director of the Home Builders Asso-
ciation of Northeast Pennsylvania,
will be the general presentor for the
seminar in conjunction with legal
and realty representatives.
For further information on the
seminar, or to register to attend,
contact ' the Office of Continuing
Education at Luzerne County Com-
munity College, 829-7477 or 829-7483.
Courses
INSTRUCTORS ‘HAVE COM-
PLETED ARRANGEMENTS for
the 16th Defensive Driving Course
offered to Luzerne County and
neighboring counties on April 16 and
April 23.
The course is offered as a public
service by civic oriented organiza-
tions intersted in the welfare of all
drivers under the auspices of the
Pennsylvania State Police, as stated
by Captain Frank Anzelmi, Com-
manding Officer, Troop P, Wyo-
ming. Seating arrangments for 100
will be provided at the State Police
Headquarters, 475 Wyoming
Avenue, Wyoming, in association
with The Valley Automobile Club,
AAA, sponsor of the program.
The first 100 drivers registered
with The Valley Automobile Club
will formulate this scheduled pro-
gram arranged for April 16 and 23,
1985, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. There is no
charge for this program. It is
important to call the AAA promptly
at 824-2444 to insure your registra-
tion. All materials used in this
course are courtesy of The Valley
Automobile Club. It is necessary to
attend BOTH sessions to receive
your certificate. Registration with
the National Safety Council will only
include those drivers attending
BOTH SESSIONS.
THE WYOMING VALLEY CHAP-
TER AMERICAN RED CROSS will
sponsor a Multimedia First Aid
course to be held April 2 and 4 at
the Chapter House, 156 South Frank-
lin Stret. The schedule course is
from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. each night.
Preregistration is required by
making a check payable to the
Wyoming Valley Chapter, American
Red Cross in the amount of $12.00.
" Checks should identify the course
and dates applying for.
Additional information may be
obtained by contacting the Safety
Services Office at 823-7161.
A BEGINNER PHOTOGRAPHY
COURSE will be offered at the
Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth
Center beginning Wednesday, April
3. The class will be held each
Wedne;sday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. for 8 weeks.
The Photography course is an
elementary class for those individu-
als who wish to learn the proper use
of a 35mm SLR camera. Class
topics will include focusing, flash
use, and comosition. No photo-
graphic experience is necessary,
but you must provide yoru own
35mm SLR camera. °
Instructor for the class will be
Mr. Jim Kane, Jr., a professional
photographer.
For further information give us a
call at 823-6121 or stop by at 36
South Washington Street, Wilkes-
Barre. Rev. John Terry is director
of the Catholic Youth Center, a
member agency of the Wyoming
Valley United Way.
THE WYOMING VALLEY CHAP-
TER AMERICAN RED CROSS is
sponsoring a Water Safety Instruc-
tor course to be held March 29, 30,
31 and April 13 and 14. The course
will be conducted at Wyoming
Valley West High School. A swim-
ming skills test will be given prior
to the start of the course. Pre-
registration is required by register-
ing at the Chapter office.
Checks should be made payable to
Wyoming Valley Chapter ARC -
Water Safety instructor course in
the amount of $20.00.
Additional information may be
obtained by contacting the Safety
Services office at 823-7161.
Trips
THE LAKE-LEHMAN BAND
SPONSORS are planning a bus trip
to sunny Atlanta from Mary 15 to
20.
While in Atlanta, the group will
attend the Festivals of Music where
the Lake-Lehman High School Band
will be performing. They will also
visit Six Flags Over Georgia, Geor-
gia’s Stone Mountain Park and Vil-
lage, and other points of interest in
the Atlanta area.
This trip is open to the public. If
you would like more information,
contact Joan Titus (675-4079) or
Nancy McCarroll (675-2717).
Church
ON SUNDAY, MARCH 24, the
12:15 p.m. Mass at Nativity of the
Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Tioga
Street, Tunkhannock, will be inter-
preted in sign language. This Mass
is another in a continuing series of
special masses being celebrated
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June 23 $36.00
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April 13 $1 09
2 Nights Plus Sightseeing
child $69
NASHVILLE plus OPRYLAND
$419
August 7
7 nights plus Ohio Fair
child $279
FESTIVALE CRUISE
October 20 1 ’
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April 28 $494
Riviera 4 Nights
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June 29 $ 3 2 9
Seven Nights
child $209
HAWAII — WAIKIKI
October 15 $679
8 Nights
2 island $769
BRITANIS CRUISE
November 9
7 Nights — Aruba,
' Panama, Cartagena
829-1232
)~ Wilkes-Barre
836-6313
Tunkhannock
Catholic Diocese for the hearing-
impaired.
The Mass will be interpreted by
Carolyn Boone, Assistant Director
of the Religious Education, Aposto-
late for the Deaf, Diocese of Scran-
ton.
Anyone who may benefit, their
family and friends or interested
parties are invited to attend.
Concerts
“SPRING IN CONCERT,” the
sixth concert of the 1984-95 Season
of the Northeastern Pennsylvania
Philharmonic will be performed on
Friday, March 29, at Irem Temple,
Wilkes-Barre and Saturday, March
30, at the Masonic Temple in Scran-
ton. Both performances will begin
at 8:30 p.m.
In keeping with the season, the
Northeastern Pennsylvania Philhar-
monic will perform “Spring” from
Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and the
“Spring” Symphoney of Schumann.
The Rogeri Trio, a nationally
acclaimed chamber ensemble, will
be featured in a performance of the
unique Triple Concerto of Beetho-
ven.
Tickets are available at the Book
and Record Mart and the Gallery of
Sound in Wilkes-Barre and at the
Paperback Booksmith and Gian-
netta Music in Scranton. They may
also be reserved through the Phil-
harmonic Hotlines, 342-0920, or 287-
1916. Tickets are priced at $15, $13,
and $7.50 with student tickets 1
price.
JAZZ FLUTIST LESLIE BURRS
will perform in a solo concert at
College Misericordia on Thursday,
March 21, at 8 p.m. in Merrick Hall
on the Dallas campus.
A master’s class will be held prior
to the concert at 2 p.m. for high
school students, music instructors
and the public. The afternoon will
emphasize the use of simple
improvisational techniques, daily
exercises and utilize a variety of
unusual flutes.
Both the concert and clinic are
offered, without charge, by College
Misericordia as a community serv-
ice.
For information, individuals and
groups may contact Ted Veremey-
chik, director of cultural events, at
675-2181, ext. 272.
degree from the Wharton School of
the University of Pennsylvania and
a doctorate from Temple Univer-
sity. She is the author of seven
books including “Groups: Theory
and Experience,” the leading col-
lege test on groups, and ‘‘Making
Groups Work” a leader’s guide to
groups.
The registration fee is $45 for the
full two day workshop; $30 for one
day. Forfurther information, con-
tact Misericordia’s Center for Pro-
fessional Development at 675-3862.
Screenings
FREE BLOOD PRESSURE AND
DIABETES CHOLESTEROL
SCREENINGS will be offered at
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital’s Outpa-
tient Satellite Centers during the
month of March on the following
dates:
Monday, March 25, at the Back
Mountain Medical Center, Lehman-
Dallas.
Screenings will be conducted by
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital employ-
ees from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on each
date. Hospital volunteers assist with
the screenings in conjunction with
the American Heart Association.
Theater
BALLET NORTHEAST, North-
east Pennsylvania’s newly-formed
ballet company, will perform a pro-
gram of classical and contemporary
ballet at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March
23, in the Administration Audito-
rium on the campus of King’s Col-
lege. Admission for the perform-
ance, part of the Cultural Events
Series at King’s, is $2 for adults,
with students being admitted free of
charge.
The performance will consist of a
variety of pieces, the highlighting
being “Romeo and Juliet,”’ choreo-
graphed by Ruth Paage and featur-
ing Kristin Schleich and Peter
Degnan, executive director and
artistic director respectively of
Ballet Northeast.
For more information on the per-
formance, contact the King’s Stu-
dent Activities Office at 826-5856.
Workshops
COLLEGE MISERICORDIA is
sponsoring a two day workshop
featuring Dr. Matti K. Gershenfeld,
nationally acclaimed author, lec-
turer and consultant.
The workshop topics are ‘‘Work-
ing Effectively With Groups” and
“Make Meetings Work’ on March
28 and 29, respectively. Participants
may attend either workshop or both,
at a special combination rate.
Dr. Gershenfeld holds a master’s
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NORTHEASTERN PENNSYL-'
VANIA PHILHARMONIC and the
Times-Leader announce the intro-
duction fo the Young People’s”
Ensembles in Luzerne County, a
program designed as an ‘‘Introduc-
tion to the Orchestra” for young-
sters in Kindergarten through
Fourth Grade. A series of children’s
concerts is being scheduled from
March 25 through March 28 in
selected area elementary schools.
An Ensemble of leading musicians
from the Philharmonic will perform
young children in the familiar -set-
ting of their own schools. It is the
goal of the Young People’s Ensem-
ble’s Program to launch a love’ of
music for children at an early age.
A major underwriting grant for
the project had been received from
the Times Leader and a minimal
performance fee will be provided by
each participating school. The part-
nership among the Philharmonic,
Times Leader and local eductional
institutions reinforces: their joint
priority of a broad-based education
for our children.
The Young People’s Ensemble
program is being chaired by -
Marsha Silberman and Diane
Myers. They are being assisted by
committee members Kathy Kozel,
April Jacobsen and Aileene Schot-
tenfeld. For additional information
about the project, contact members’
of the committee or the Philhar- .
monic office, 287-1916. i
A SIX-WEEK TRAINING PRO-
GRAM for Geriatric Nursing Assist-
ants will be offered by the Office of
Continuing Education ‘at Luzerne
County Community College begin-
ning Monday, April 1 at the col-
lege’s main campus in Nanticoke.
The Geriatric Nursing Assistant
Program was developed in response
to a national awareness to upgrade
the ; quality of care provided to
geriatric patients in nursing homes,
boarding homes, and in private
dwellings. Students who have suc-
cessfully completed the program at
LCCC in the past have had a 100
percent job placement rate.
Students who successfully com-
plete the program will receive in
addition to a Nursing Assistant Cer-
tificate, 15 Continuing Education |
Units from Luzerne County Commu-
nity College.
For further information on the
program, or to register to attend,
contact the Office of Continuing
Education at Luzerne County Com-
munity College, 829-7477.
THE GREATER WILKES-
BARRE YMCA announces that the
recreational gym and swim activity
has gotten underway for the
summer. The gym and swim pro-
gram is for anyone that is. a
member of the YMCA. For anyone
who wishes to participate in our
program that is not a member there
is a fee of one dollar. y
The program consists of - a 45
minute gym class. Some of the
activities are: stretching, jogging,
kickball, dodgeball, baseball, bas-
ketball, and an obstacle course. The
other part of the program is a swim
class. In this class the children are
allowed to go off the diving board or
play games in the shallow end. The
class is also for 45 minutes.
the days and times for the gym
day from 4-5 p.m.
For further information or any
questions, please call the YMCA at.
823-2191. RN
Sunset, Harveys Lake
639-1264
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