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Theater
EDDIE HUGHES, experienced 14-
year-old performer from Lawrence-
ville, N.J. has won the coveted lead
in the musical hit, ‘Oliver’,
appearing at Pocono Playhouse in
Mountainhome from July 30 through
August 4. The show is based on
Charles Dickens’ classic story,
“Oliver Twist”, about an appealing
orphan boy’s adventures in
London’s underworld.
All tickets at Pocono Playhouse
range from just $10 to $14. There
are 9 performances per wek. tues-
day, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at 5
and 9 p.m. Sunday at 6 p.m. Mati-
nees Wednesday and Thursday at 2
o’clock. Call the box-office in Moun-
tainhome, PA. for further informa-
‘tion and convenient ticket reserva-
tions (717) 595-7456.
Seminars
WILKES-BARRE GENERAL
HOSPITAL'S VOLUNTEER SERV-
ICES Department will hold a baby-
sitting seminar for girls ages 11 to
18 on Wednesday, August 7 from
noon to 4 p.m. at the hospital. The
seminar is free-of-charge.
Agenda includes first-aid for
emergencies, basic care of small
children, fire safety and personal
safety. The course is taught by
registered nurses form General's
Education Department and by offi-
cers from the Safety and Security
Department. Participants receive a
certificate upon completion of the
course.
Registration is limited to 25 par-
ticipants and pre-registration is
advised. Tor egister, contact
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital's
Volunteer Services Department at
829-8111, extension 3029. Pictured
above are participants from the last
sseminar. From left: Jean Oleniak
(Wilkes-Barre); Kasia McDonough
(Wilkes-Barre); B. Gail Marshall,
R.N., instructor, Edication Depart-
ment (W. Wyoming); Lori Hewitt
(Wilkes-Barre); Heidi Stepanski
(Wilkes-Barre).
| Trips
~~ ENORMOUS INTEREST IN
RAILROAD HISTORY has been
created by the Steamtown, USA
excursions over former Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western trackage,
Scranton to Moscow, Penna.
The popularity of this ‘mode of
travel by tourists has inspired a
special 10 hour excursion to Nor-
wich, New York, sponsored by the
Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley
Historical Society, Saturday, Sep-
tember 7.
The train will leave Taylor Yard
at 8:30 a.m., travel via Binghamton
on the D&H then the Delaware
Otsego System to Norwich.
Upon reaching Tunkhannock
Creek Viaduct at Nicholson the
train will allow patrons to detrain
and make a ‘“‘runpast’ for them to
view and photograph the area.
Two more runpasts will occur in
New York State. Equipment will
consist of modern air conditioned
coaches, some with glass domed
roofs, powered by two diesel loco-
motives.
Details are available from Mike
Kelly, who will provide two coaches
for the trip, at 824-0635, or trip
- chairman neil Weinberg, Locust
Lane, Box 369, RD 3, Waverly, Pa.
18414, at 563-2491.
Programs
A SERIES OF CONFERENCES
designed to explore some of the
most significant and pressing issues
facing the United States wil be
Plosoed by Luzerne County Com-
unity College during the 1985-86
academic year.
The program, ‘National Issues
Conferences,” will be open to the
public free of charge and willexam-
ine major national and international
topics through in-depth analysis and
discussion. Participants will be
from local, state and federal levels.
According to Fred Walters, pro-
gram coordinator and Associate
Professor of World Affairs at LCCC,
representatives of federal and state
governments, business and labor,
humanitarian and service organiza-
tions, and academia will serve as
program participants. These expert
panelists will devote substantial
time to addressing the questions
and concerns of the members of the
audience.
In response to one growing local
concern, the initial conference of
the 1985-86 academic year series
will examine the impact of foreign
imposts through its international,
national, and regional context. The
conference will be hald in late
September at the community col-
lege’s Educational Conference
Center on the main campus in
Nanticoke.
The earlier conferences, coordi-
nated by Walters, paved the way for
the creation of the new National
Issues Conference series. For fur-
ther information on the upcoming
conference program at Lauzerne
County Community College contact
Fred Walters, 829-7415.
Events
A WIDE VARIETY of special
activities for children, including
special concerts, crafts, juggling,
storytelling, puppets, and more are
planned for the 1985 Philadelphia
Folk Festival.
The 24th annual three-day event
will take place August 23to 25 at the
Old Poole Farm in Schwenksville,
Pa. The schedule of events includes
afternoon and evening concerts,
special showcase concerts, work-
shops, crafts, camping and dancing.
Children under 12 are admitted
free to the Festival, and there is
plenty of free parking. Plenty of
different types of nourishing foods
and drink' are available on the
grounds or families can bring a
picnic lunch.
Tickets and information are avail-
able from the Philadelphia Folk
Festival at 7113 Emlen St., Philadel-
phia, Pa. 19119; or by calling 215-
242-0150. Outside Philadelphia call
800-422-FOLK; outside Pennsylvnia
call 800-556-FOLK.
The Philadelphia Folk Festival is
sponsored by the Philadelphia Folk-
song Society, a non-profit, educa-
tional corporation.
A “FUN FAIR” for all ages will
be held at the Shavertown United
Methodist Church in the Edward
Hall Parking Lot and Social Room
on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 3 to 7
p.m.
Games and prizes will be included
in the afternoon’s activities. At 4
p.m. “Uncle Ted's Magic Show’
will be featured. At 5 p.m. Clowns
will arrive on the scene with bal-
loons for the children. At 6 p.m. the
Webspinners Sq7are Dance Group
will be the featured attraction.
Movies and popcorn will be offered
for the young (and young of heart)
in the Social Room. A Petting Zoo,
pony rides, new and used books and
refreshments will be offered.
Sharon Atherholt has accepted the
chairmanship of the “Fun Fair”
event for the Council on Ministries
of the Shavertown UM Church. She
is assisted by Jan Anderson, Jenni-
fer Davenport, Bonnie Kauffman,
Chick and Marion Kozak, Mary Lou
Swingle, Marla Karalunas, and
Olwen Overman.
The public is invited for an after-
noon of fun and fellowship. Ade-
quate parking will be available and
Jim Aikens will assist in traffic
safety.
The Reverend James A. Wert is
pastor of the Shavertown United
Methodist Church. Associate Pastor
is The Reverend Harriet L. Santos.
THIS WEEKEND’S NATURE
PROGRAM at Frances Slocum
State Park, Mount Olivet Road,
PICK YOUR OWN!
Call:
333-4944
Daily Except Sundays
Wyoming - will look at Indian life.
The walks are free and open to the
public.
At 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 and
Sunday, Aug. 4, ‘Tales of the Wood-
lands: American Indian Life” a free
guided walk along the Frances
Slocum Trail, will discover a Dela-
ware Indian rock shelter, share
Indian stories, and learn which
plants and animals were useful to
American Indians of this area.
Comfortable walking shoes, not
sandals are recommended for the
walks. Call the park at 696-3525 for
more information.
JONATHAN R. DAVIS VOLUN-
TEER FIRE COMPANY, Idetown
will hold its 20th Annual Horse Show
on Saturday, Aug. 10, starting at 8
a.m. and Sunday, Aug. 11, starting
at 9 a.m. The show will be held at
the Lehman show grounds, 4 miles
west of Dallas.
Come and enjoy a fun day with
plenty of good food, plenty of free
parking and children under 12 years
of age will be admitted free.
There will be classes for all ages
to enjoy. Some ‘of which will be
English, Western, pony, pleasure,
jumpers, hunters, pee wee and
timed events.
THE JACKSON UNITED METH-
ODIST CHURCH will be having
their annual church and Sunday
School picnic on the church grounds
on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 3 p.m.
A brief worship service will be
conducted by Rev. Michael Sham-
bora. A supper will be held and
some games will follow.
A CHICKEN BARBECUE AND
AUCTION will be held on Friday,
August 9, and Saturday, August 10,
at the Centermoreland Methodist
Church Grounds.
Dinner will be served from 4 to 7
p.m. with the auction to follow. A
concert by the Jacobs Brothers will
be conducted on Friday at 6:30 p.m.
THE LUZERNE COUNTY 4-H
HORSE AND PONY ROUND-UP
will be held at the Lehman Horse
Show Grounds in Lehman, on Satur-
day, Aug. 3 starting at 8:30 a.m.
and continuing throughout the day.
The show allows members to com-
pare their riding skills with that of
other horse club members in the
county.
Classes tobe included in the show
are Equitation, Grooming and
Showmanship, Pleasure, Working
Trail, Working Hunter, Pole Bend-
ing, Barrel Racing, Pony Driving
and many more.
To see local youth participate in
these classes and to help encourage
them with their 4-H projects, plan to
attend the 4-H Horse Show. Admis-
sion is free and refreshments are
available.
For more information on the 4-H
horse project contact Donna Skog,
Courthouse Annex, 5 Water Street,
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 or phone
825-1704 or 459-0736, ext. 704. 4-H is
administered through the Pennsyl-
vania State University Cooperative
Extension Service which offers edu-
cational programs and materials
without regard to race, color, sex,
religion, national origin, handicap,
or age as provided by law.
BISHOP O’REILLY HIGH
SCHOOL will distribute school uni-
forms from the Flynn & O’Hara
Uniform Company at the school on
Wednesday, Aug. 14, from 9 a.m. to
11:30 a.m.
TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE
for the traditional smash ’em, crash
em action at the Allentown Fair.
The National Championship Dem-
olition Derby returns at 12:30 p.m.
on Saturday, Aug. 31. General
admission for the no holds barred
contest on the track is $4 for adults
and $2 for children under 12.
General admission tickets for the
derby and for all the evening grand-
stand shows plus half-priced
grounds admission passes are avail-
able every weekday 9 a.m:-5 p.m. in
From Pittston
FIRE CO.
8 A.M.
9:00 A.M.
the main fair office and at the fair
box office during box office hours.
Reserved seating tickets for the
evening shows are available only at
the fair box office and Ticketron
outlets.
Mail orders are accepted with a
$2-per-ticket handling charge which
provides admission to the grounds.
For tickets or more information
write, The allentown Fair, 17th &
Chew Sts., Allentown, PA 18104.
Meetings
THE GREATER WILKES-
BARRE CHAMBER OF COM-
MERCE’S next Small Business
Awareness Breakfast will be on
Wednesday, July 31, at the Sheraton
Crossgates. The session will begin
promptly at 7:57 a.m. and will end
by 9:30 a.m. A country-style break-
fast will be served followed by the
program.
The guest speaker will be Leonard
DAvis, President of All Business
Opportunity Services, Inc., a full-
time business brokerage office. His
topic is: “How to Buy and Sell a
Small Business.”
Mr. Davis is the exclusive agent
for the franchise brokers network
which represents more than 70 fran-
chisers of products and services. It
is the largest network of its kind in
the country.
For reservations, please call Tilly
Kalish at the Chamber office, 823-
2101. The cost is $6.00 members and
$8.00 non-members. Please make
checks payable to the Greater
Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Com-
merce.
THE IDETOWN UNITED METH-
ODIST CHURCH COUPLE’S CLUB
will meet on Saturday, Aug. 3, at
6:30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Klienfelder at Harveys
Lake.
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675-3336
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Insurance For All Needs
24 Carverton Road, Trucksville
696-1525 696-1808
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Expert body work
R. West 6th Street,
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693-0444
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266 Memorial Highway
Shavertown
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FRANKLIN COSLETT
1265 Wyoming Ave.
Forty Fort
288-3990
BRADER'S AUTO TAG SERVICE
607 Memorial Highway
Dallas
675-8507
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COCCIA FORD
Luzerne-Dallas Highway
Luzerne
287-1155
THE JEAN SHOP
Memorial Highway
Dallas
675-5069
FRANKLIN'S FAMILY RESTAURANT
Memorial Highway
Dallas
675-5294
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639-1264
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675-0673
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675-0660
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