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Events
LEHMAN CADETTE TROOP 706
will hold a Tupperware Party on
Thursday, Sept. 26, 7 p.m. at the
Lehman Fire Hall.
Anyone interested in attending
please call Charlene Cook, 675-5700
or contact any of the following girl
scouts: Melissa Larkens, Andrea
Bunney, Amber Roese, Mary
Cipolla, Megan Lukasavage, Mandy
Jones, Jennifer Hynick, Denise
Thompson, Becky James or Jenni-
fer Cook.
Proceeds will go toward their
future trip to Georgia of 1986.
COME WITNESS THE 200 YEAR
OLD ART of ballooning at the Penn-
sylvania State Balloon Champion-
ships at Shawnee Inn on October 18-
20.
The three day event will begin
with a balloon flight on Friday at
4:30 p.m. with the championship
competition taking place on Satur-
day afternoon. The winners will
share a cash prize of $2,000 with
plaques and trophies for other fin-
ishers.
The weekend will include arts and
crafts, game booths sponsored by
service organizations, food, sky
diving demonstrations, ultralites,
entertainment throughout the day,
radio controlled model air plane and
car demonstrations, parasailing,
helicopter and ultralite rides, and a
flea market. In addition, a hot air
balloon demonstration will com-
mence throughout the day with teth-
ered rides available. The weekend
activities open at 11 a.m. each
morning and admission is $5.00 for
adults and $2.00 for children (4-12).
The admission for Friday is $3.00
and $1.00.
“The Championshp promises to be
breathtakingly beautiful-colorful
balloons, blue skies, and the spec-
tacular Fall foliage of the Pocono
Mountains’’, commented Dick
Powel, balloon meister for the
races. He continued, ‘‘this event is
going to be really exciting because
the pilots are the best in the state
and come by invitation only, the
competition will be keen.”
The public is encouraged to par-
ticipate in the event and can walk
among the balloons as they prepare
to take off. The times for flights are
Friday at 4:30 p.m. and Saturday
and Sunday at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Shawnee Inn is located just off
Exit 52 of Interstate 80 in Shawnee-
on-Delaware, Pa. Parking will be
free. For additional information call
Shawnee at 717-421-1500, extension
490.
THE NORTHEASTERN PENN-
SYLVANIA DIVISION OF THE
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION pres-
ents the 15th Annual “Battle of the
Bands’’ Competition on Sunday,
Oct. 6, at 2 p.m. at Wilkes-Barre
Memorial Stadium. (Rain date -
Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m.). This
competition is sanctioned by Tour-
nament of Bands and is the only
show not affiliated with any school.
Our slogan is, “They March That
Others May Walk.”
~ GAR, High School Band wil lopen
this competition with an exhibition.
Bands participating are: (This
order of bands is not particularly
the order they will appear, as a
marching schedule will be deter-
mined by random drawing on Sept.
16.) Junior High School Class-Plains
Area: Group I - Mid Valley, Lacka-
wanna Trail, Loyalsock Township
and Nanticoke Area; Group II -
Northampton, Dallas, Bishop
Hoban, Coughlin, Crestwood, and
Wyoming Area: Group III, Western
Wayne, Blue Ridge and Hanover
Area and Lake-Lehman.
The finale will be a full olympic
retreat with all participating bands
on the field.
Also participating at this event
will be the U.S. Naval Reserve
Color Guard, Avoca, and the Civil
Air Patrol, Squadron 209.
Admission at the gate is $5.00 per
of age and over. Tickets may be
purchased in advance at $3.00 per
MIDWAY
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919 Wyoming Ave.
CHACKO'S
WEST BOWLING
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398 Marion Street
Luzerne, PA
287-0755
OPEN BOWLING DAILY
11 AM to 11 PM
SPECIAL SENIOR
CITIZENS’ RATE
John Chacko, Jr.
Prop.
ticket from any member of each
participating band.
Refreshments will be available at
the stadium.
For more information, call Tilgh-
man Smith at (717) 868-3509.
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
will hold a Fall Festival on the
Church grounds on Saturday and
Sunday, Sept. 14 and 15.
Booths will include Country Store
with homemade jams, jellies, candy
and canned goods; used books; arts
and crafts which the women of the
church will provide; house plants;
Christmas shop with homemade
ornaments; bakery; cookie corner
and a “Carnival Corner’ sponsored
by the Youth which will include
circus snacks, games, crafts and
clown face paintings.
Entertainment will be provided
both Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy
the sounds of Bill Hartman, both
Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. Bill
is an accoustical guitarist who plays
and sings the songs of the 60’s, 70’s
and 80's. Jennifer Gallagher who
has appeared in many of the pro-
ductions of the Music Box and who
will appear in ‘Damn Yankees”,
will be featured on Saturday at 2:30
p.m. A ‘Magical Show’ presented
by Pat Ward, magician, will take
place on Saturday at 4 p.m. The
“New Arts Trio” of the Mozart Club
will sing on Sunday at 4 p.m.
In case of inclement weather, the
Fair will be held inside.
Dealers may rent a table if inter-
ested call the church office, 287-
8440.
THE NORTHEASTERN PENN-
SYLVANIA INSURANCE ASSOCIA-
TION will sponsor its “20th” annual
“Insurance Day”, Wednesday, Sept.
18, 1985 at the Woodlands, Wilkes-
Barre. This year’s chairman is
Joseph P. White.
This year’s program will begin at
9 a.m. with a continental breakfast
and will include the following speak-
ers-Lawrence G. Brandon, CPCU,
Executive Vice President and Trea-
surer, American Institute of Prop-
erty and Liability Underwriters;
Raymond M. Hassett, Vice Presi-
dent of Field Operations, U.S.F. &
G. Companies; Bud Sodbinow,
CPCU, Regional Representative,
Insurance Services Office, Inc.;
Patrick E. Dougherty, Esq., Dough-
erty, Mundy & Leventhal; John
Sheehay, Deputy Insurance - Con-
sumer Affairs, Pennsylvania Insur-
ance Department.
Invitations have been mailed but
additional tickets may be purchased
at the door.
TICKET FOR THE BACK MOUN-
TAIN KIWANIS CLUB’S forthcom-
ing Demo Derby are available at
the following locations:
Auto Shine Car Sales, Harveys
Lake; Cook’s Variety Store,
Lehman Corners, Lehman; Dallas
Auto Parts, 668 Memorial Hwy.
Dallas; Elston & Gould, Memorial
Hwy., Dallas; Evans Automotive,
144 Main St., Shavertown; Pikul’s
Cafe, 131 Casey Ave., Wilkes-Barre;
Pizza Perfect, 16 Carverton Rd.,
Trucksville; L.L. Richardson
Dodge, 50 Lake St., Dallas; Sport-
Jes, 141 E. Main St., Plymouth;
Treat Drive In, Rt. 309, Fernbrook,
Dallas.
The date of the Derby is Sunday,
Sept. 22, with rain date Sept. 29.
Location is Lehman Show Grounds,
Rt. 118, Lehman. Starting time is 12
noon. Gates will be opened to the
spectators at 10:30 a.m. Admission
prices are: $3.00 for adults; $2.00 for
children ages 6-12 and free for
children under 6 years.
BIG BOULDER SKI AREA sets
the stage this year for its annual
Oktoberfest with a host of live
entertainment, Bavarian food and
arts and craft exhibits for the entire
family on Saturday, Sept. 21 and
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Sunday, Sept. 22.
The two-day event officially kicks
off at noon Saturday with live enter-
tainment in the Chalet provided by
John Keppel’s Orchestra and the
G.T.V. Almrausch dance group of
Philadelphia, performing their
unique folk dance called Schuhplat-
tler (or shoe slapping). The dance,
which originated in the Bavarian
Alps, blends high stepping precision
with scores of lifts and twirls, gen-
erating excitement for dancers and
audiences alike. Shows in the Chalet
will run through 10 p.m. Saturday
and 7 p.m. Sunday.
Big Boulder is located just five
miles from Pocono Exit 35 of the
Northeast Pennsylvania Turnpike
and off Exit 43 of 1-80. For informa-
tion call (717) 722-0101.
THE MAPLE GROVE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH will hold an
old-fashioned Ice Cream Social on
Saturday, Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. featur-
ing Bar-B-Ques, homemade ice
cream and homemade pies.
The church is located near the
intersection of Routes 118 and 29, on
the Main Road in Sweet Valley.
DALLAS TOWNSHIP CLASS OF
1935 will hold its 50th anniversary
reunion on September 21 at Castle
Inn, Dallas beginning at 6 p.m.
Anyone knowking the address of
Irving Parsons who formerly
resided at Fernbrook is asked to
contact George Rogers, chairperson
at 675-4579. You may also contact
George Rogers for reservations.
ESP AND HYPNOSIS will be
featured Thursday, Sept. 12, at the
Wilkes-Barre Campus of the Penn-
sylvania State University as the
1985-86 series of cultural and special
events brings Astonishing Neal back
for a return engagement at the
campus in Lehman.
Other performances scheduled for
this academic year include instru-
mental ensembles, comedy and con-
temporary theater. All such events
are open to the public as well as to
students and faculty.
Astonishing Neal’s program, ‘‘A
Close Encounter With the Mind,”
will begin promptly at noon in L-101.
He claims to be able to read minds
as well as to bend metals and move
objects with mind power.
Another amzing segment of his
show utilizes volunteers from the
audience. Under Neal's hypnotic
spell they become such famous per-
sonalities as Bruce Lee, the Hulk,
Richard Simmons, Elvis Presley
and Michael Jackson.
AN ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT
STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST
SUPPER will be held on Saturday,
September 14, at St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church, Shavertown.
Take-outs begin at 4:15 p.m. with
serving scheduled to begin at 4:30
p.m. Prices are $4.75 for adults and
$2.50 for children.
For tickets, call 675-1006 or 675-
3859. Tickets may also be purchased
at the door.
THIS WEEKEND, NATURE
PROGRAMS at Frances Slocum
State Park, Mount Olivet Road,
Wyoming will continue. The guided
walks are free, and open to the
general public.
Saturday, Sept. 14, 2 p.m. “Tales
of the Woodlands” will discover how
the Indians. used the park for sur-
vival, along with how the park got
its name.:
Sunday, Sept. 15, 2 p.m., ‘Natures
Neighborhoods”, will look at the
different homes that nature pro-
vides for its occupants.
For more information call the
park at 696-3525.
THE FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP
VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
will ‘resume its weekly Bingo on
Hours: Mon. to Thurs. 11.to 11 —
Fri. & Sat. 11to 12 — Sun. 12to 7
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10-9 p.m. Mon. to Sat.
12-5 p.m. Sundays
Wednesday evening, Sept. 18 at the
fire hall in Orange. The doors will
open at 6 p.m. with an early bird
special at 6:45 p.m.
On opening night there will be
free gifts for all players and door
prizes will be awarded throughout
the evening.
Our jackpot will be worth $300.00.
A wide variety of refreshments will
be available.
Drives
THE ANNUAL FUND DRIVE OF
DALLAS FIRE AND AMBULANCE
INC. is currently underway. In
order to continue to provide our
community with the finest fire and
emergency medical services, we
ask thatif you have not made your
contribution yet and wish to do so,
please forward your contribution by
mail to: Dallas Fire and Ambulance
Inc., Fund Drive, P.O. Box 41,
Dallas, Pa. 18612.
Contributions can also be made in
person to Besecker Realty, 10 Main
St., Dallas. Your continuing support
is most appreciated.
Exhibits
PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, WRIT-
ERS, STAGE AND SCREEN LUMI-
NARIES are among those invited to
the Wilkes-Barre campus of Penn
State to honor artist Preston Smith,
whose one-man exhibit of paintings
will open in Hayfield House this
month.
‘“Arts at Hayfield” the sponsoring
organization, has arranged for the
general public to meet the artist
and preview the exhibit between 3
and 5 p.m. on Sasturday, Sept. 14. It
will be mounted in the former grand
living room of the Conyngham
family mansion in Lehman.
A private reception will be held on
Sunday, evening, Sept. 15. From
Monday, Sept. 16 through Saturday,
Sept. 28, the exhibit will be open to
the public from 7-9 p.m. each week-
day.
Church
THE SHAVERTOWN UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH, 163 North
Pioneer Ave., Shavertown,
announces the following schedule:
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 11:45 - 5:45
Back Mountain Bloodmobile.
Thursday, Sept. 12, 10:30 a.m.,
Bible Study; 7:30 p.m. Chancel
Choir.
Saturday, Sept. 14, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30
p.m., Special Session Wyoming Con-
ference Boulevard UM Church,
Binghamton, NY
Sunday, Sept. 15, 9:30 a.m.
Church School for All Ages Chris-
tian Education Day; 11 a.m., Wor-
ship; 12 p.m. Church Picnic at Moon
Lake; 7 p.m. Adult Education.
Monday, Sept. 16, 12:30 p.m. Ruth
Circle; 8 p.m. Mary Circle.
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2:30 p.m. Lec-
tionary; 8 p.m. Priscilla Circle.
SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK
OF SEPTEMBER 15, at the Trucks-
ville United Methodist Church is:
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Church School;
9:45 a.m., Worship Service; 10:20
a.m. Fellowship and coffee; 11 a.m.,
Worship;:.6 p.m., Dorothy Gilbert
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Monday: 6:30 p.m. Girl Scouts;
7:30 p.m. Web Spinners Square
Dance Club.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. Quilters; 9:30
a.m. Bazaar Workshop; 7 p.m.
Finance Committee meeting; 7 p.m.
Childbirth class; 7:30 p.m: Web
Spinners Square Dance Club.
Thursday: 5-8 p.m. Ballet Club.
Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Chancel
Choir rehearsal.
Saturday: 7:30 p.m. Web Spinners
Square Dante Club.
“HOW TO BE PROSPEROUS” is
the message to be given by the Rev.
Jean Grace Addison, at 11 a.m.,
Sunday, Sept. 15 in Unity Church of
Christ, Gus Genetti’s, 77 E. Market
St., Wilkes-Barre.
Unity is non-denominational and
all are welcome.
A prayer service is held at noon
Tuesdays in the church. Russell
Douglas Addison will continue the
discussion class “The Quest for
Truth” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in
September.
The Course in Miracles groups
meet at 11 am. and 7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays. Contact the Rev. Addi-
son at 822-2230 for information.
The Rev. Addison is available for
counseling by appointment, wed-
dings, christenings, funerals
andhome and business blessings.
Unity’s Dial-a-Prayer can be con-
tacted at 826-0117.
COMMUNITY CHURCH OF
DALLAS announces the start-up of
its AWANA program on Wednesday,
Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. Three and four
year olds will be part of the Cubbies
Club; while kindergarten through
second grades makeup the Sparks
Club.
Fach Wednesday night the pro-
gram includes a Bible story,
memory verses and game time.
Children earn awards as well as
honor roll prizes while learning the
Scriptures.
Children between the ages of four
years of age through second grde
are invited to attend. If you have
any questions concerning the pro-
gram, please call Pastor Dale S.
Brown at 675-3723.
Trips
THE DALLAS UNITED METH-
ODIST WOMEN will sponsor a bus
trip to Luray Caverns, Natural
Bridge, Monticello and Ashlawn.
This includes the tableau with lights
at Natural Bridge.
We need more passengers for
information or reservations call 675-
0597.
Meetings
THE WYOMING VALLEY AREA
SUPPORT GROUP for Separated
and Divorced will meet on Thurs-
day, Sept. 12 at 8 p. m. in St. |
Cecilia’s Parish Center, 1600 Wyo- -
ming Avenue, Exeter. Grace Bohr,
MFT, guest speaker, will discuss
“Coping With Stress”.
Grace Bohr, a family therapist,
earned a master’s degree in coun-
seling from Marywood College, and
a master’s degree in family therapy
from Hahnemann Medical College.
Currently she is in private practice
in Scranton and is also a clinical
consultant to the Marriage Tribunal
of the Scranton Diocese. The Sup-
port Groups for Separated and
Divorced are sponsored by the
Office for Family Life of the Dio-
cese of Scranton.
The monthoy meetings are open
to the separated and divorced who
are seeking the mutual encourage-
ment of others who must deal with
the challenges of separation and
divorce.
THE FIRST MEETING of the
Luzerne County Boroughs’-Town-
ships’ Association for the year 1985
(fall) will be held on Thursday,
Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. at the new men’s
dormitory dining hall at. Wilkes
College.
All borough-township officials are
‘invited to attend. Reservations may
be made by calling Wilkes College
(717) 824-4651, extension 448.
THE WILKES-BARRE CHRIS-
TIAN WOMEN’S CLUB will conduct
a breakfast buffet on Wednesday,
September 18, from 9:30 to 11:30
a.m. at Gus Genetti’s Restaurant,
Market St., Wilkes-Barre,
Bonnie Jamison, an author from
Medford, N.J., will be the speaker
while Ken and Cindy Reichard, a
husband and wife voice and trumpet
team, will provide music. A fashion
show on investment dressing will be
conducted by Melba’s Fashion
Nook, following the theme of
‘Putting it all together.”
A free nursery is available for
pre-school chidren. For buffet and
nursery reservations, call Laura at
477-5005 or Vera at 824-5937. Reser-
vations close Friday, September 13.
THE BOOK CLUB of the Back
Mountain Memorial Library will
conduct its first fall meeting on
Monday, September 16, at 1:30 p.m.
at the library.
June McClosky and Blanche
Thompson will give a report on the
garden sale held by the Collectors
Club in August.
Mrs. Dana Crump will preside.
Tea will be served.
(More CALENDAR, page 16)
THANKS!
All Our Customers
for a successful
Summer at Harveys Lake
Call 287-3146