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THE TRUCKSVILLE NURSERY
SCHOOL is offering a summer pro-
gram for children ages 3 to 8 with
an ecology theme. The camp will be
held Mondays through Thursdays on
a weekly basis from 9 to 12. The
tuition cost for the program is $20.00
a week plus a registration fee of
$2.50 per week. You may register
your child for any or all six weeks.
Classes will be kept small so that
each child can be given individual
attention. Our program will include
opportunities to explore the world
around them, and how to care for
their environment. The children will
enjoy singing, creative activities,
experiments and nature walks. We
will teach appreciation for nature
and conservation. The children will
be involved in relationships, learn-
ing to share and take turns, saying
please and thank-you and coopera-
tion. It will be a rewarding experi-
ence.
For more information call the
Trucksville United Methodist
Church office from 9 to 12. Ask for
Director Linda Mazur.
YMCA will host a week of free swim
lessons. These lessons are open to
all area youth from first through
12th grades, and will be held from
3:45 to 6 p.m., June 17 to 21.
Registration may be made by stop-
ping in at the “Y”’, 10 North Main
St., or by calling 655-2255.
‘Regular classes will begin June
24. Private and semi-private swim
lessons will be held five days a
week for two. weeks per session.
Early registration is encouraged for
both the free learn to swim program
and the regular swim lessons.
THE CARVERTON UNITED
METHODIST CHARGE will hold its
annual Vacation Church School at
the Mt. Zion Church during the
week of June 24 through 28 from
9a.m. to 12 noon daily.
“All children ages 3 years through
high school are invited to attend.
Donations of cookies and snacks are
appreciated.
Registration forms are available
from Rev. Roger Ainsley-Richards
or Linda Gaughan ‘and on opening
day.
. For further information call 696-
3715 or 388-2205.
‘THE WILKES-BARRE PRONAOS
of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC
Sunday, June 16 at Wilkes College to
discuss the subject of reincarnation.
‘Because of the mystery and ques-
tioning that surrounds the subject,
‘the Wilkes-Barre Pronaos, AMORC
will be offering this symposium to
the public free of charge in order to
discuss and hear some of the ideas
around this fascinating topic.
The symposium will be held
Sunday, June 16 at Stark Learning
River Street, Wilkes-Barre. The
symposium will begin at' 7:30 p.m.
Refreshments will be served.
For more information about
crucian Order, AMORC write to:
Secretary, Wilkes-Barre Pronaos,
THE MEADOWS NURSING
volunteers (13 to 18 years) for their
summer candystriper program.
An orientation is scheduled for
Monday, June 17 at 10 a.m. Please
call Volunteer Services at 675-8600,
ext. 115 to register for this program.
Exhibits
eme of the family will be held
une 24-28 at the United Penn Bank
ciation. of Wyoming Valley as part
versary Year. Most of the art work
in the mixed media show will relate
to the family theme, although that
is not a requirement for acceptance.
Members of the Art Show Com-
mittee are Sally Handley and Tobi
Grossman, co-chairpersons and
Mindi Thalenfeld. Pauly Friedman
is chairperson of the 90th Anniver-
sary Celebrtion which is being
observed all of 1985 with events
ranging from Plays for Living to a
five-mile run.
Back Mountain artists include:
Jane Daley Balavage, Shavertown;
Richard Fuller, Dallas; Adele and
Joanie Schwarz, both Shavertown;
Dallas; Judith
Martin, Dallas; Kathy Millington,
Emily Siegal, Harveys
Lake; Ann Millington, Dallas.
THE PITTSTON YMCA will offer
Red Cross Lifesaving Certification
beginning Saturday, June 29, from
11 to 12:30, for anyone 16 years and
over. A Junior Lifesaving Class will
be held the same time for those
good swimmers under 16. Registra-
tions are limited and are taken on a
first come, first served basis. For
more information call the Pittston
Y YA
THE MAPLE GROVE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH will hold an
old-fashioned Ice Cream Social on
Saturday, June 15, at 4 p.m., featur-
ing bar-b-ques, homemade ice
cream and homemade pies.
The church is located near the
intersection of Route 118 and 29, on
the Main Road in Sweet Valley.
THE SHAVERTOWN UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH, 163 N.
Pioneer Ave., Shavertown,
announces the following schedule:
Wednesday, June 12--7:15 p.m.,
Bible Study.
Thursday, June 13--10:30 a.m.,
Bible Study; 7:30 p.m., Chancel
Choir rehearsal.
Saturday, June 15--9-12, Youth
Hoagie Sale.
Sunday, June 16--10 a.m., Morning
Worship-Communion; 6:30 p.m.,
Youth Fellowship.
Tuesday, June 18--8:30 a.m.,
SMART (Serving Methodists
Attempting Reasonable Tasks);
2:30 p.m., Lectionary.
APOSTOLIC FAITH TABERNA-
CLE, Village Road, Orange, will be
holding five nights of Spirit filled,
pentecostal revival services. Begin-
ning Wednesday, June 12, to Satur-
day, June 15, at 7:30 p.m. Also
Sunday, June 16, at 7 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to come and
hear Evangelist George Parsons
and family, minister in song and the
world of God. Host pastor is Rev.
Frank J. Chorba.
If transportation is needed,
arrangments can be made by call-
ing this number 333-5172.
Clinics
NESBITT MEMORIAL HOSPI-
TAL is sponsoring an Arthritis
Clinic on Wednesday, June 19 from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the hospital’s
Medical Arts Building.
Dr. John Carey, a specialist in
arthritis and rheumatology, con-
ducts the program which provides
arthritis patients with a complete
physical examination and treatment
plan. The results are forwarded to
the patient’s physician for consulta-
tion 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
Nesbitt’s Outpatient Registration
office at 288-1411, extension 4130,
Monday through Friday, from 1 to 4
p.m.
A FREE HEALTH FAIR will be
conducted by Nesbitt Memorial Hos-
pital personnel on Wednesday, June
19 at the Nesbitt Medical Arts Bldg.,
534 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. This
event is scheduled in conjunction
with the hospital auxiliary’s annual
June Festival.
Diabetes and cholesterol screen-
ings, blood typing and blood pres-
sure screenings will be offered from
10 am. to 4 p.m. In addition,
Nesbitt Home Care Services will
also conduct a display booth from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Cardiac risk profiles,
pulmonary function screenings as
well as speech and language screen-
ings will be held from 1 p.m.to 4
p.m. Health Information cards, bro-
chures and the vial of life will also
be displayed from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
A children’s health fair featuring
height and weight measurements,
blood pressure screenings and doc-
tors’ and nurses’ caps will be held.
An x-ray display by the radiology
department will feature ‘Mr.
Bones”.
Theater
RALPH MILLER, producer and
owner of the Pocono Playhouse,
Mountainhome, Pa., recently
announced that 50 percent of the
gross receipts earned during the
production of Jesus Christ Super-
star, appearing from June 11 thru
June 16, will be donated to the fight
against world hunger. This contin-
ues the spirit of love and sharing
recently demonstrated by the enter-
tainment industry.
Regardless of the number of tick-
ets purchases, the Playhouse
requests that everyone ordering
tickets make out two separate
checks...one for half the total
amount to “World Hunger”’, and one
for the other half to the Playhouse.
The Playhouse will forward all
checks made out to World Hunger,
directly to them.
Superstar is scheduled for eight
shows at the Playhouse from June
11 thru June 16, Tues., Wed., Thurs.,
and Friday at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, 5
and 9 p.m. Sunday 6 p.m., Wednes-
day matinee. All tickets range from
just $10 to $14. Church groups for
Superstar receive 20 percent dis-
count. Call the box office in Moun-
tainhome for further information
and convenient ticket reservation
(717) 595-7456. Tickets are also
available at the Jermyn Motor Inn,
Scranton, (717) 346-1666, Glinsky’s
Drug Store, Honesdale, (717) 253-
1390, AAA of Wilkes-Barre (717) 825-
6608, Sheraton Pocono Inn, Strouds-
burg, (717) 424-1930, Buck Hill Inn,
Overlook Inn,Canadensis (717) 595-
7519, The Sterling Inn in Sterling
(717) 676-3311, The Chateau, Tan-
nersville, (717) 629-6900, Pine Knob
Inn Canadensis (717) 595-2532, Shaw-
nee Motor Lodge, Echo Lake, (717)
421-1500.
Events
SCHOOL AND PRE-SCHOOL
CHILDREN will be fingerprinted as
a community service project by
members of the Back Mountain
Kiwanis Club in conjunction with
The Meadows Nursing Center’s Flea
Martket on Saturday, June 15, from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The location is Center Hill Road
and Memorial Highway, Dallas.
NOW THAT SCHOOL’S OUT and
summer is finally here...Areyou
ready to let loose and boogie?
Come join us for a night full of
music, laughter, and fun as we
dance the night away at Gate of
Heaven Church located on Machell
Avenue in Dallas, on Friday, June
14.
‘Celebrate the Music’ is our
theme, so ¢’mon down and blast this
scene.
Gate of Heaven Youth Ministry
will be your hosts from 7:30 to 11
p.m. we’ll be at our posts.
Refreshments will be served
throughout the night with fun and
good times as our main plight.
There will be a door prize awarde
at the start of the dance --with
sounds from anew disc jockey that
will know off your pants!!!
Hope to see you there!!!
THE FAIRMOUNT TWP. VOL.
FIRE CO.’S annual Firemen’s
Bazaar will be held on June 14, 15,
16 at the fire company hall, 1%» mile
east of Ricketts Glenn State Park on
Rt. 118.
The festivities begin on Friday
night at 6 p.m., Saturday and
Sunday at 3 p.m.
There will be live entertainment
each night. The traditional fire-
men’s parade will begin at 6 p.m.
Saturday night. After the parade,
there will be a horseshoe competi-
tion for the firemen and trophies
will be awarded for that and to the
various fire companies for their fire
apparatus and most uniformed per-
sonnel.
As always, there will be games,
pries and the array of delicious
foods, such as potato pancakes,
hamburgs, haluski, homemade soup
and French fries.
Bring your family, and come and
enjoy the fun, music and food at
Fairmount Twp.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
COUNCIL 8224 will sponsor Knight
at the Races and Las Vegas Nite on
Friday, June 21, from 7 p.m. till ?
at the Gate of Heaven Gym, Mach-
ell Ave., Dallas.
Cost is $2.50 per person (adults
only) with food and beverages
included. Tickets and horses may be
purchased at Schmid’s Amoco,
Shavertown; or Downend’s Town
House Restaurant, Lake St., Dallas.
Workshops
STEPHEN GLENN, Ph.D. a
nationally recognized authority on
drub. abuse and the effect on fami-
participants to present a series of
workshops and plenary sessions at
Wyoming Seminary’s upcoming
Summer Institute. ‘‘Developing
Wellness in Familkes-Parents, Edu-
cators and the Community Working
Together” set for June 24-26.
Titled ‘‘Developing Capable
Young People--A comprehensive,
positive approach to achievement,
motivation and health promotion”,
Glenn’s workshop will develop a
common perspective on delin-
quency, drug abuse, teenage preg-
nancy, discipline problems, and
underachievement. A profile of the
“high risk” individual. Glenn has
served as Director of the National
Drug Abuse Center for Training and
Resource Development, Washing-
ton, D.c.
Wyoming Seminary’s Summer
Institute is a three day conference
designed to bring adults together to
address problems faced by young
people and their families in such
areas as alcohol-drug abuse, sexual-
ity and family relationships. The
programs will consist of plenary
sessions and workshops presented
by nationally recognized experts
from throughout the country. It is
open to all parents, educators, coun-
selors, agency staff members and
others interested in youth.
Persons interested in attending
the summer institute for. Dr.
Glenn’s presentation or other ses-
sions, should contact Ron Gaetano,
Conference Manager, Wyoming
Seminary, Box 153, Kingston, PA
18704, 283-1771 or 287-1126, for com-
plete details, prices and registration
forms. The conference is sponsored
by Wyoming Seminary College
Preparatory School and co-spon-
sored by Commonwealth Prevention
Alliance, SmithKline Beckman Cor-
poration, Blue Cross of Northeast-
ern Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania
Blue Shield.
Sales
AN ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE
Project planned
Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
Kiwanis.
has been planned by the Resident’s
Council of Leader East Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center. The show will
take place Saturday, June 29 from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on center grounds
at 200 Second Avenue, Kingston. A
representation of area antique deal-
ers will be present and this will be
an annual event.
Margin and Ellie Stout of Tunk-
hannock, will be available to buy,
sell or trade dairy collectibles. The
Stouts have an extensive collection
of milk bottles and dairy collecti-
bles. Other dealers participating in
ger, Dimoch; Anne Malinchak, Dun-
more; Bob Frey of Fyfe and Drum
Antiques, Dallas; Larry Bruch,
Mountaintop; Maryan Daily,
Dallas; Amelia Rother, Wilkes-
Barre; Joseph Oblen, Kingston;
Marlene Kapes, Hazleton; Robert
Jones, Dallas; Louise Mroczek,
Wyoming; Stan and Dottie Gandzyk
of Hidden Treasures, Nuangola; Eli
Fleisher, Kingston and Linda John-
son of Harveys Lake.
A bake sale and food concessions
will be sponsored by the Council
members. All proceeds from the
show will be used for Council
projects within and outside the facil-
ity. Advisor for the show is Bob
Foote who will display antique
frames.
Dinners
A FELLOWSHIP DINNER will be
held on Saturday, June 22, at 6 p.m.
at the Wyoming Valley Baptist
Church, Rt. 315, Wilkes-Barre, for
visiting Missionary, Dick Mangham
of Florida. Contact Albina or the
pastor for any information.
Mangham will be guest mission-
ary for the revival being held on
June 23 to 26th, inclusive, Sunday to
Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Wyo-
ming Valley Baptist Church. Every-
one is welcome and invited to the
dinner and revival.
Contests
MICHAEL O’DONOVAN, Chair-
man announces Mary Ellen Keating
is MC for “Northeast Pa. Advo-
cates’ Most Photogenic Child Con-
test, Sunday, June 23 at Rocky Glen
Park at 3 p.m. The contest is for
children one month to 10 years of
age.
Celebrity Judge is Gina Major,
Miss Pennsylvania; Joe Zone,
Manny Gordon, Liz Doreskiewicz,
Barbara Merithew, Betty Serbin
from Kiziz Moseling.
Prizes are trophies and season
passes for Rocky Glen Park. Rocky
Glen Park Prince and Princess will
be chosen from all children regis-
tered in the Photogenic contest.
Registration forms are available
at Gallery of Sound; First Eastern
Bank, Market St., Wilkes-Barre;
Falcone Beverage Company; Chil-
dren Bootery, United Penn Plaza;
Pittston & Wilkes-Barre Y.M.C.A.
Rocky Glen Main Gte; N.E. Advo-
cates.
Registration fee is $10. send to
N.E. Advocates, 73 W. Ross St.,
Wilkes-Barre with photo, child’s
name, address, age, color hair,
eyes, parents.
Deadline to register is June 17.
Clubs
DADDOW-ISAACS AMERICAN
LEGION POST NO. 672, will hold
election of officers, Friday, June 14,
at the Post Home, Memorial High-
way, Dallas. Voting will be from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m. All persons must
have their 1985 membership card to
be eligible to vote.
Seminars
“CONVERSATIONAL TECH-
NIQUES FOR SOLVING
EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
PROBLEMS,” is a topic of a man-
agement workshop being sponsored
by College Misericordia. The semi-
nar is scheduled for Thursday, June
13, 8:30 to 4:30 at the Woodlands Inn
and Resort in Wilkes-Barre.
The program is designed to help
managers and supervisors encour-
age their employees to improve
performance and increase produc-
tivity. Participants will learn prob-
lem solving techniques, how to sus-
tain good employee performance
and how to use effective conversa-
J. Patrick Gatton, seminar
leader, is nationally recognized for
his consulting work in setting per-
formance standards and for training
managers and consultants. He has
helped thousands of managers
improve their effectiveness by
teaching proven management tech-
niques that impact on output and
morale.
For reservations and information
call the College Misericordia Center
for Professional Development at
675-3862. Discounts are available to
organizations enrolling three or
more individuals.
Lectures
“LIVE FOR LIFE” urges Dr.
William Y. Rial, former President
of the American Medical Associa-
tion. The recipient of numerous
awards and the present Executive
Director of Reprentation and Infor-
mation at the National Blue Cross
and Blue Shield Association in Chi-
cago, Dr. Rial will be in the Wyo-
ming Valley area to promote the
OK-Heart Project’s campaign
against heart disease.
On Thursday, June 13, Dr. Rial
will present a lecture at 7 p.m. with
the theme, ‘Live for Life’. The
lecture is open to the public, and
admission is free. The Woodlands
Inn will be the setting of this much-
anticipated event. Merrell-Dow
Pharmaceuticals is sponsoring Dr.
Rial’s visit to our area.
Along with other articles concern-
ing health, Dr. Rial has published
the Blue Cross-Blue Shield ‘Guide
to Staying Well”. It is this topic
which concerns Rial in his collabo-
ration with the OK-Heart Project.
Both Dr. Rial and the Project hope
to make Wyoming Valley citizens
aware of the factors in heart health.
Meetings
AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE
DALLAS POST SPONSORED
CRIME WATCH ORIENTATION at
the Dallas High School last month,
plans are being made for a Town-
ship-wide Crime Watch Organiza-
tion in Kingston Township.
Residents of the community are
invited to learn more about the
program on Tuesday, June 18 at
7:30 p.m. at the Township Municipal
Building, Trucksville. The program
has the full support of the Police
Department and the Supervisors.
Lieutenant Gerald Cookus, Crime
Prevention Officer of the Wilkes-
Barre Police Department will out-
line the program. For further infor-
mation please call Harold Shelly,
Crime Watch Chairman at 696-3295.
Seminar held
and discussed legal
J.D., presented the seminar
medical
and Lori Throne, Nanticoke.
Carl J. Feichtel, chairman of the
board and chief executive officer of
Merchants Bancorp, Inc.,
announced that Wyoming National
Bank of Wilkes-Barre became an
affiliate of Merchants Bancorp and
changed its name to Merchants
Bank, North, effective June 1, 1985.
Harold J. Rose, Jr., will continue to
serve as president and chief execu-
q
tive officer of the bank.
Effective with the acquisition,
Rose became vice chairman and
chief operating officer of Merchants
Bancorp, a director of the corpora-
tion and a director of Merchants
Bank, N.A. :
Wyoming National Bank is a 156
year old community bank with 11
offices in Wyoming and Luzerne
Counties.