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Courses
THE GREATER WILKES-
BARRE CHAMBER OF COM-
MERCE will sponsor the upcoming
Dale Carnegie Course to be
presented to Wilkes-Barre. The
course is designed to aid in commu-
nication skills, human relations and
leadership abilities.
Dave Yarrish, a local Dale Carne-
gie representative, is in the process
of arranging for a class to begin
shortly in the Wilkes-Barre area.
Interested persons can get detailed
information by calling the Chamber
at 823-2101.
COLLEGE MISERICORDIA will
courses for adults and children
throughout June.
For information and a free bro-
chure detailing summer courses for
adults and children, contact the
college’s Office of Special Programs
at 675-2181, ext. 331.
Programs
OBSTETRICAL CARE to area’s
expectant mothers is offered each
Tuesday by the Mother-To-Be Pro-
The program is held at 4 p.m. at the
Wyoming Valley Family Practice
Center, 540 Pierce Street, Kingston.
It provides quality health care to
both mother and baby regardless of
one’s ability to pay. A comprehen-
sive fee, covering physician,
obstetrical services and related hos-
pital costs is available for patients
without insurance.
The Mother-To-Be Program’s
services include regular montly
examinations, blood work and ultra-
sound procedures. An eight week
prenatal education program is
available to parents providing infor-
mation about natural childbirth and
care of the newborn. It is completed
with a six weeks check-up after
discharge from the hospital.
- For more information on the
Mother-To-Be Program, contact
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital’s Obste-
trics Department at 288-8959.
AN EIGHT-HOUR BACK CARE
SCHOOL emphasizing back injury
prevention will be presented by the
Department June 11-13 from 6:30
p.m. to 9:15 p.m. in the Valley
Medical Building located adjacent
to the NPW Medical Center.
Along with instruction in the pre-
vention of back injuries, the pro-
gram will include information on
anatomy, physical therapy, the
importance of exercise, the role of
stress and relaxation and maintai-
nance of ideal body weight in back
care.
Reservations and additional infor-
mation for the NPW Back Care
School may be obtained by calling
the NPW Outpatient Physical and
Occupational Therapy Department
at 826-7971. There is a $30 fee per
individual to cover the cost of the
program.
* THE WYOMING VALLEY BAP-
TIST CHURCH will show a film,
“Kevin Can Wait” on Sunday, June
9, at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
The church is located on Route 315,
across from the VA Hospital.
~ Park” on Sunday, June 9, at 2 p.m.
~ St., Wilkes-Barre.
Tickets are $8 for general admis-
For ticket information, call 288-
Fair Lady”. This well loved Lerner
presented at the Wilkes College
Center for the Performing Arts on
Sept 27, 28 and 29 and Oct. 4, 5 and
\ vevouts will be held at the Wilkes
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College Center for the Performing
Arts on June 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Men and women of various ages
from late teens and upward are
needed to round out the cast.
Tryouts are open to anyone inter-
ested in participating in local com-
munity theatre.
Events
THE WYOMING VALLEY CHAP-
TER, American Red Cross will hold
its seventh annual Swim-A-Cross the
week of July 22-26, event chairper-
son Suzanne Youngblood announced
recently.
Last year’s event raised $12,000
for the Chapter through 21 area
pools and their staffs. Over 300
swimmers took part in the event
and competed for prizes contributed
by area merchants.
This year’s event will be kicked
off with a Celebrity Swim Anything
Goes relay on Monday morning,
July 22 at the Kingston pool.
The 1985 Swim-A-Cross is being
sponsored by McDonald’s, KRZ 98
% FM and Nexxus Hair Care prod-
ucts.
A list of participating pools will be
announced in the future. Back
Mountain pools participating last
year were Irem Temple, Jewish
Community Center Holiday House,
Valley Swim and Tennis Club and
Moon Lake.
THE WILKES-BARRE CHRIS-
TIAN WOMEN’S CLUB will hold a
breakfast-buffet on Wednesday,
June 19, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at
Gus Genetti’s Restaurant, Market
St., Wilkes-Barre.
Polly Mortel from Ivyland, Pa.
will be the special speaker while
Aileen Gleason, a soprano soloist
from Clarks Summit, will offer spe-
cial music. A representative from
Rural Health will be on hand to
inform club members about ‘Swim
Safety for Summer.”
A free nursery is provided for pre-
school children.
For reservations, call Vera at 824-
5937 or Merriam at 822-8835.
THE MEADOWS NURSING
CENTER AUXILIARY will conduct
a Flea Market on Sunday, June 15,
on the grounds of the Nursing
Center, Route 415, Dallas.
All proceeds from the flea market
will be used to help build a chapel-
meditation room at the nursing
center.
Table spaces are $6. For more
information, call Catherine Bolinski
at 675-5153, Diane Corbey at 675-4893
or Barbara Barakat at 675-2854.
FRANCES SLOCUM STATE
PARK, Mount Olivet Road, Wyo-
ming, will offer environmental edu-
cation services to school classes,
scout groups, and other organized
groups of children or adults, begin-
ning the week of June 1.
Park Naturalist Jeff Smith is now
accepting group reservations for
guided walks on the Park’s scenic
trails. The educational walks, which
run from 1 to 11% hours in length,
may be scheduled for weekdays, or
weekends between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
A choice of guided walk topics,
including nature study and Ameri-
can Indian culture is available.
Groups are encouraged to sched-
ule walks at least three weeks in
advance by contacting Frances
Slocum State Prk at 696-3525.
THE OFFICE OF CONTINUING
EDUCATION at Luzerne County
Community Coolege is offering an
eight-week refresher course for
inactive registered nurses this
summer at the college’s main
campus in Nanticoke.
The course is designed to enable
inactive registered nurses to update
their knowledge and skills in prepa-
ration for the return to nursing
practice.
Classes in Job Re-entry Skills,
Stress Management and Assertive-
ness Training begin the eight week
intensive training program which
includes 70 hours of lecture and
laboratory training and 80 hours of
clinical experience for which a cer-
tificate is awarded. In addition, a
certification course in Cardiopul-
monary Resuscitation will be con-
ducted as part of the refresher
training.
Because previous classes have
had extremely successful job place-
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ment records with employers giving
full support to the training and to
hiring program completers, this
class has become very popular with
those who are interested in re-
entering the work force again as
nurses.
For more information on the nurs-
ing refresher course, or to register
to attend, contact the Office of
Continuing Education at Luzerne
County Community College. Regis-
tration deadline is Thursday, June
5.
Clubs
SOLO CLUB of Luzerne Co.
announces the schedule for the
month of June:
June 1-Hawaiian Night at the
Moose, W. Pittston, Buffet at 7 p.m.
Open bar and dancing. Mary
McNally is in charge of tickets.
June 8-Dancing at Dupont V.F.W.
June 15-Bus trip to Atlantic City
Casino. Betty O’Hara in charge of
reservations.
June 22-Dancing at Chet’s in
Moosic.
June 29-Dancing at Mayfair
Supper Club.
Membership is open to single per-
sons 35 and older. For information,
call Gene Schray, Betty Erwine,
Doris Skurke.
Church
THE SHAVERTOWN UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH, 163 North
Pioneer Avenue, Shavertown,
announces the following schedule:
Wed.-Sat., June 5-8--Wyoming
Annual Conference.
Sunday, June 9--9:45 a.m. Church
School for all ages; 11 a.m., Morn-
ing Worship. Confirmation Sunday
and Acolyte Recognition.
Monday, June 10--7:30 p.m. Work
Area on Evangelism.
Tuesday, June 11--8: 30 a. m.,
SMART (Serving Methodists
Attempting Reasonable Tasks);
2:30 p.m., Lectionary.
THE DISCIPLES of , Christ of
Huntsville Christian Church invite
the public to their two summertime
picnics. The first is scheduled for
June 8 at Moon Lake. The other will
take place on August 24 at Knoebels
Grove. Additional information about
both events is available by contact-
ing Pastor Cliff Jones at the
Church.
Meetings
VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM
WAR, Post 2, will meet Thursday,
June 6, at 8 p.m., at the Coral
Lounge, 245 Owen St., Swoyersville.
A film will be shown, and refresh-
ments served.
The Veterans of the Vietnam War
Inc. is a full service organization
open to all veterans.
THE REGULAR MONTHLY
MEETING of the Lake-Lehman
Board of School Directors will be
held on Tuesday, June 11, 1985, at 8
p.m. in the auditorium of the Lake-
Lehman Senior High School,
Lehman.
Joseph ‘‘Red” Jones, president,
will preside.
THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE
ACTION HOTLINE CONFERENCE
CALL sponsored by the Greater
Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Com-
merce will be held Tuesday, June
11.
This session will be held at the
Sheraton-Crossgates in Conference
Room C. Coffee and doughnuts will
be served from 7:30 a.m. on and the
call will start promptly at 8 a.m.
Please call the Chamber office at
823-2101 with reservations by
Monday, June 10. There is no
charge for Chamber members while
hou embers will be charged $5
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Tourney set
THE HARVEYS LAKE LITTLE
LEAGUE ORGANIZATION will
hold a meeting tonight, June 5, at 8
p.m. at the Recreation Building
behind the Little League field.
Drives
A BLOOD DRIVE will be con-
ducted on Thursday, June 6, from
8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital's Medical Arts
Building, 53¢ Wyoming Ave., Kings-
ton.
All community residents are
invited to attend. The need for blood
is increased during the summer
months and your support is greatly
appreciated.
The target for the Nesbitt Memo-
rial Hospital Blood Drive is 150
units. Anyone interested in donating
blood is asked to call the Commu-
nity Relations Department, 288-1411,
extension 4025, to schedule an
appointment.
Classes
WILKES-BARRE GENERAL
HOSPITAL'S special sibling class,
“Our New Addition,” will be held on
Monday, June 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the
hospital. The two-hour class, 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.
It is open to parents who are
already enrolled in a General’s
childbirth course and their children,
and to others expecting a baby
within two months of a sibling class,
free of charge.
To register or for more informa-
tion, call the hospital’s Education
Department, 829-8111, extension
2300. Next class date is August 12.
Workshops
UNITY OF WYOMING VALLEY,
presents Better Your Health
Through Natural Methods Workshop
on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. at 168 North Washington St.,
Wilkes-Barre.
This promises to be of value to
anyone interested in better health.
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The leaders of this workshop will be
Drs. Gene Riggins, Charles Greely
and Dennis Schlener of the Allen-
town Holistic Chiropractic Center.
Areas of interest to be covered are:
Relieving Stress; Nutritional Evalu-
ation for Living Longer; Weight
Control and why a properly aligned
mind is necessary for better health.
The public is invited.
Screenings
A FREE BLOOD PRESSURE
SCREENING and diabetes-choles-
terol screening will be held Monday,
June 24, at the Back Mountain
Satellite Center, Lehman, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Free screening schedules are
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NO ONE HAS THIS
QUALITY AT THIS
PRICE! ! NO ONE!
available by contacting Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital’s Community
Relations Department at 288-1411,
extension 4025. 7
Concerts
THREE ‘JUMPING,’
“EXCITED,” ‘NEUTRON DANC-
ING” SINGERS have been signed to
play the Allentown Fair.
The pop-soul trio, the Pointer
Sisters, will give one show at 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 30, at the grandstand.
Tickets go on sale starting Thurs-
day, June 6. They are $14 for
reserved seats both on the track and
in the grandstand; $12 for unre-
served generai admission tickets.
For tickets or more information,
write The Allentown Fair, 17th and
Chew Sts. Allentown, PA 18104.
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