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Extensive ' renovations are cur-
rently underway to made the 1985
Luzerne County Fair the best and
most successful since it began 17
years ago. The fair, scheduled from
Wednesday, Sept. 4, to Sunday,
Sept. 8, provides five days of live
entertainment, hobby arts and
crafts and 4-H entries and exhibits,
hundreds of commercial exhibitors
and food concessions, and thrilling
rides by S&S Amusements, for over
40,000 people who attend annually.
Hours are Wednesday to Friday, 5
p.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday and
Sunday 9 a.m. to midnight.
The grounds committee, chaired
by Robert Bayer, Dallas, has
approved the leveling of an addi-
tional eight acres of land, three for
the expansion of the amusement
ride midway, and five for more
commercial exhibitor space and the
erection of a permanent horse show
arena. The new horse show ring,
approximately 150’°x300’, will pro-
vide a location for the 4-H and other
community groups to hold horse and
livestock shows.
Earlier in July, over 50 people
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Anyone interested in photography
is welcome to attend the meeting.
Church
THE ANNUAL FLEA MARKET
sponsored by the Joy Class of
Kunkle United Methodist Church
will be held on Saturday, Aug. 10, at
the Kunkle Fire Company Grounds
beginning at 9 a.m.
The Kunkle Fire Company
grounds are located on Route 309,
four miles north of Dallas.
To reserve a booth please call 675-
2622. Cost of a booth is $5.00.
The Hoy Class will sell refresh-
ments featuring hot dogs with all
the trimmings, homemade pies and
beverages.
REV. MICHAEL SHAMBORA has
announced that all services at the
Lehman, Idetown, and Jackson
United Methodist Churches are can-
celled for Aug. 11.
Everyone is invited to attend the
annual worship service and picnic
at the Frances Slocum State Park
at 10 a.m.
A covered dish supper is planned
after the worship service and a
softball game. Members and friends
are invited to attend.
Theater
STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S MUSI-
CAL THRILLER ‘‘Sweeney Todd”
about a homicidal barber, a tonso-
rial Jack the Ripper in Dickensian
London, opened at the Pocono Play-
house in Mountainhome on Aug. 6
and runs through Aug. 11.
The Stephen Sondheim-Hugh,
Wheeler-Hrold Prince collaboration
premiered in March 1979 on Broad-
way and swept eight awards, includ-
ing best musical honors at the 33rd
annual Tony Awards.
“Sweeney Todd’’ is a rare theatri-
cal treat, a fantastic entertainment,
that leaves you humming, gasping,
thinking and just slightly different
from the way you started out.
All tickets at Pocono Playhouse
range from just $10 to $14. There
are 9 performances per week. Tues-
day, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday at 8:30 p.m., Saturday at 5 &
9 p.m. Sunday at 6 p.m. Matinees
Wednesday and Thursday at 2 p.m.
Call the box-office in Mountain-
thome, PA for further information
and convenient ticket reservations
(717) 595-7456.
BEGINNING ON AUGUST 18,
Wyoming Valley will have the
chance to see a hit musical which
only last year was thrilling crowds
representing the nine 4-H groups in
Luzerne County spent numerous
hours clearing rocks from the arena
area. From July 8 to 20, the Luzerne
County Road and Bridge Depart-
ment, under the direction of the
County Commissioners, graded the
eight acres of land for seeding. Also
helping were Dallas Boro, Dallas
Twp. and Lehman Township Road
Departments.
One highlight of the 1985 fair will
be an all day, half Western and half
English horse show sponsored by
the Luzerne County 4-H, on Sunday,
September 8.
“The highlight of the year for 4-H
members os to exhibit his-her
projects at the Luzerne County
Fair”, said Donna Skog, a livestock
and youth agent with Penn State
University Cooperative Extension
Service and the fair’s 4-H commit-
tee chairperson. Premium bro-
chures and entry forms can be
obtained by calling Miss Skog at
825-1704.
New to the fair this year is the
premium livestock department,
ent Ralph Sands and assistant
‘celebration of life and love,”
“BABY” has recently moved into
regional theatres and has been play-
ing to standing room only crowds at
over 60 locations across the country.
The Music Box is proud to present
its Northeastern Pennsylvania pre-
miere.
Performances of ‘‘BABY’’ are
August 16-18, August 22-25, August
29-31 and September 5-8.
Thursday August 22 will be a
performance in conjunction with the
March of Dimes, with $1.00 of every
ticket sold being donated to help
fight birth defects.
For information or reservations
call 283-2195.
GILBERT AND SULLIVAN’S
CLASSIC COMEDY “H.M.S. Pina-
fore” will be presented by the
Departments of Theatre and Music
of Bloomsburg University, as their
summer production, at 9 p.m. on
Aug. 7 through 10 and again on Sept.
5 through 7 in Mitrani Auditorium of
Haas Center for the Arts.
The production, also referred to
as ‘‘TheLass That Loved a Sailor,”
takes place on board a 19th century
British Man-of-War. It involves a
tale of hopeful love threatened by
the snobbery of England’s social
rank.
Tickets ($5, adults, $2.50, children
under 12 and senior citizens) are on
sale now and at the door. Group
rates are available. For reserva-
tions call 389-4287 or 389-4284.
THE DADDOW-ISAACS AMERI-
CAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT
672, Dallas, met recently at the Post
Home and elected the following
officers for 1985-86.
Marion Harvey was re-elected
president; Florence, Shively, vice
president; Marguerite Dubil, second
vice president; Ruth Struthers, sec-
retary; Marion Kunigonis, trea-
surer; Dorothy Adamski, historian;
Jean Hazeltine, Sergeant-at-arms;
Florence Owens, chaplain.
The Annual Family Picnic will be
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Harvey, Aug. 15 at 6 p.m.
Telephone Committee will contact
members.
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superintendent Dave Weatherfield.
“Over 100 inquiries have been
made about the cattle,” said Sands.
Cattlemen are urged to get their
inquiry in as soon as possible by
calling 696-1447.
Hundreds of commercial exhibits,
ranging from printed Tee-shirts to
recreational trailers, palm reading
to lawn tractors and log cabins, are
featured at the five-day event. To
reserve exhibitor space, contact
committee chairman, Buck Albert
at 288-3607.
Arts and craft enthusiasts have an
opportunity to “show” their creativ-
ity and enter their prized posses-
sions for monetary and ribbon
awards. Literally thousands of dol-
lars are given away each year by
the fair. Premium brochures, listing
the departments and classes can be
obtained by calling Joe Suprum,
Hobby Srts and Crafts chairman, at
735-7916 or 288-5990.
The fair is sponsored annually by
the Dallas Area Fall Fair Associa-
tion, which is comprised of twelve
civic organizations. Members of
these organizations work voluntarily
to put on the fair.
Self-help
tests work
The first self-testing medical diag-
nostic tool was the thermometer.
Things are much more sophisticated
now. '
The August Reader’s Digest
reports that ‘last year American
consumers spent some $350 million
for diagnostic tests and devices - up
seven-fold since 1980 and still on the
rise.”
You can monitor your own blood
pressure with a simple manual
device selling for $20 for $30 or an
electronic model costing $240 that
automatically pumps up the cuff
and provides a digital readout.
Sales of pregnancy-test kits are
rising at a 15 to 20 percent annual
rate. The tests are more accurate
for positive results than for negative
- 98 percent accuracy when the test
is positive, but only 82 percent when
negative. “If a woman gets a nega-
tive result, she is advised to take
another test a week later, unless she
has her period in the interim. If she
does as directed, the level of nega-
tive accuracy rises to 94 percent,”
the Digest article continues.
Occult blood tests, designed to
reveal hidden blood in the rectum,
can indicate cancer, colitis and
ulcers. As a rule, doctors will per-
form this test on their patients 50
and over during their annual physi-
cal. But many people do not have an
annual physical. They can do the
test at home for between $4.50 and
$7.50. A positive finding does not in
itself signify the presence of dis-
ease; it does, however, give strong
motivation for checking with one’s
doctor.
Additionally, there are home tests
for blood-glucose levels - essential
for many diabetics - and tests for
urinary-tract infections. In prepara-
tion are home tests for cholesterol,
strep throat and forecasting of fer-
tility cycles for women.
These tests are not to be used for
self-diagnosis, physicians caution,
but they are valuable ‘screening
tools” for alerting someone to see a
doctor if there is need.
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The Wyoming Valley OK Heart
Project will hold a special OK Heart
“Smoke-out” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
today on Public Square, W-B,
designed to inform and education
people about the dangers of smok-
ing cigarettes, OK Heart spokesper-
son, Pat Hawk said.
“We hope that the day will be a
form of encouragement for people
to quite smoking,” Hawk said. ‘We
will have booths set-up to hand out
smoking literature and to answer
questions.”
According to Hawk, everyone who
participates for the day will sign a
“Quitter’s Honor Roll’ which will
be signed by and displayed in
Wilkes-Barre Mayor Thomas
McLaughlin’s office in City Hall.
Hawk said that the ‘‘smoke-out”
was created because smoking is one
of the five ‘risk factors’ associated
with heart disease. The other four
risk factors, known a modifiable
risk factors are stress, diet, weight
control and exercise.
Since the OK Heart Project
kicked-off in June, an estimated
22,000 Wyoming Valley residents
have taken the ‘Risk Factor” test
and returned it for examination. OK
Heart officials say than an addi-
tional 20,000 to 30,000 Wyoming
Valley resident have taken the
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them for examination.
Hawk said that anyone attending
the ‘“‘smoke-out” will be able to
discuss any issue dealing with heart
disease and that an answer to any
question will be provided. ‘We will
find an answer, for you one way or
another, ”’ Hawk said.
In addition to Mayor McLaughlin,
state senators Rapheal Musto and
Frank O’Connell are expected to
attend. :
Hawk also said that starting on
August 9, a second Heart Test will
Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
be given to Wyoming Valley resi-
dents. According to Hawk, it is
extremely important for people who
have taken the first test to take the
second test.
“The second test will help mea-
sure any major changes in the
health and awareness of Wyoming
Valley residents,” Hawk said.
Heart Tests are available this
week and can be picked up at the
OK Heart Headquarters in the Ster-
ling Hotel, Wilkes-Barre.
— JOHN F. KILDUFF
Pennsylvania’s new ‘Pa. Double”
Lottery instant game, with a chance
to double youir cash, was launched
Tuesday, Aug. 6, Bernard Edwards,
acting Lottery Executive Director
announced.
Concurrent - television spots fea-
tured ambidextrous Fred, the “Pa.
Double’ spokesman, who multiplied
viewers’ fun as they closely
watched the commercials for redun-
dancies repeated in the ad which
closes with twin retailers.
“This is a game you can play
alone or in tandem with a twin, a
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