a —_ ———— yy rm — A EEA AS RRR rs 16 Wednesday, / | Feb. 26 . THE SHAVERTOWN UNITED ‘METHODIST CHURCH, 163 N. Pioneer Avenue, will hold Bible Study at 7:15 p.m. DRUG THERAPY, urine and blood glucose testing, and blood glucose monitoring machines are three of the topics to be presented on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the second of a six-part community diabetes program sponsored by Nes- bitt Memorial Hospital. Afternoon and evening sessions “will be held at 1:30 and 7 p.m. in the «classroom of the Nesbitt Medical Arts Building, 53¢ Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Principal speakers will be The free program is designed to help provide the public with increased awareness of the compli- cations surrounding diabetes. For more information, please call the hospital’s education department at 288-1411, ext. 4035. Thursday, / Feb. 27 THE SHAVERTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH will hold at 10:30 a.m.; Brownies Troop 929 will meet at 4 p.m.; Chancel Choir rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM WAR, Post 2 will meet Thursday, Feb. 27, at 8 p.m. at the Coral Lounge, 245 Owen St., Swoyersville. . Election of officers will be held, and refreshments served. A direc- tory of the names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. is available for references at the meeting. The Veterans of the Vietnam War, Inc. is a full service organization open to all veterans. -0- THE WILKES COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY con- tinues its Biology Lecture Series for the 1985-86 academic year with a presentation on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 8:15 p.m. in Stark Learning Center Room 1. Dr. William Phelps is the guest speaker for the evening, and will speak on ‘‘The Biology of Papilloma Viruses.” The lecture is open to the public, free of charge. William Phelps, an expert on pap- illoma viruses, is currently a post- doctoral fellow at the Laboratory of Tumor Virus Biology at the National. Cancer Institute. The Institute is a division of the National Institute of Health. -0- STUDENTS AT PENN STATE WILKES-BARRE will be participat- ing in a Jump Rope and Dance for Heart on Thursday, Feb. 27 from noon until 3 p.m. in the Commons on the Lehman Campus. Jump Rope and Dance for Heart is an event sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Association for Health, Physi- cal Education, Recreation and Dance to benefit the American Heart Association. At the event, student teams will jump rope for up to three hours, collecting pledges from community sponsors for every minute jumped. Janie Griffin, coordinator for the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Jump Rope and Dance Events stated “The students are actively participating in the fight against Heart Disease-- the Nation’s Number One Killer. At the sametime, they are learning that experience is a key factor in maintaining strong and healthy hearts.” The funds raised through Jump Rope and Dance for Heart project support research, education, and community service programs of the American Heart Association. 60% OFF CUSTOM MADE DRAPES ‘Limited Time Only! Let us help with your Spring decorating now! — CALL — 825-4315—824-7496 -0- THE LUZERNE-WYOMING COUNTIES BUREAU FOR THE AGING Retired Senior Volunteer Program is sponsoring a two day Medication Awareness Program for senior adults. The program’s pur- pose is to emphasize the importance of keeping a record of all medica- tion, following directions exactly, and familiarization with over the counter medication. The program consists of a slide presentation, ‘‘Treating Yourself with Care” and the Brown Bag Clinic. For the Brown Bag Clinic, participants are asked to bring in all their medications (Prescription and non-prescription) for the phar- macist to review. RSVP will be assisted by pharmacists from the Mercy Hospital. The slide presentation and Brown Bag Clinic was held at the Dallas Senior Center. Friday, / Feb. 28 DAMIAN BREZINSKI, a 1984 graduate of King’s College and a student at the John Hopkins Univer- sity Medical School, will conduct a slide presentation and lecture on “Current Trends in Cardiology’ at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, in Room S-90 of King’s Administration Building. Sponsored by the Center for Inde- pendent Learning and the depart- ment of biology at King’s, the pres- entation will be open to the public free of admission charges. A native of Nanticoke, Brezinski will begin a year of research in cardiology at Harvard University in March. More information on the presenta- tion can be obtained by contacting Dr. Edmund Napieralski, director of the King’s Center for Independent Learning, at 826-5900, Extension 715, Joma from 8: 30 a.m. to 4: 30 Ey / March 1 A VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL materials Preview program and clinic will be offered to churches of the area in cooperation with the Pennsylvania State Sunday School Association. On Saturday, March 1, the Preview will be held at the Wyoming Avenue Christian Church in Forty Fort, at 9:30 a.m. and also at the Tunkhannock United Method- ist Church on Church and Warren Streets in Tunkhannock at 3 p.m. The purpose of the VBS Preview and Clinic is to give individual churches opportunity to preview all available 1986 VBS materials at one time and in one location. Materials from 17 denominational, cooperative and independent publishers will be colorfully displayed along with craft ideas, visual aids and promotional materials. Plenty of time will be allowed for browsing and answering questions, although none of the materials will be endorsed or sold during this Preview program. Perhaps the most rewarding part of the two-hour programs is the excellent “mini-clinic’’ sessions that provide good tips and ideas on how to make your VBS ministry more effective. Under the leadership of Jan Cagno from the staff of the Pennsylvania State Sunday School Association, relevant ideas for the successful planning, organization and administration of VBS are dis- cussed and presented in stimulating visual fashion. Supportive ‘‘Idea Sheets’ containing comprehensive outlines on VBS work are also DALLAS BAPTIST CHURCH IDETOWN GOOD NEWS AMERICA Ret - ve GOD LOVES YOU SPECIAL SERVICES March 16 11 AM. &7 P.M. March 17 thru March 19 7:30 P.M. PUBLIC WELCOME fn HOUNTAIN VIDE® 878-2198 ROUTE 309 DALLAS, PA 18612 12-5 Sundays Friday, April 11, the Lower School; Susan Tryneski, Dallas; chairperson, distributed to all participants at the Preview. These Previews are just ome of the 29 that will be conducted throughout the state during Febru- ary and March. The public, as well as Pastors, Sunday School leaders and children’s workers, are cor- dially invited to attend this free program. Sunday, / March 2 THE SHAVERTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 163 N. Pioneer Avenue lists the following events: 9 a.m. Children’s Choir rehearsal; 9:20 a.m. Cherub Choir rehearsal; 9:30 a.m. Church School for all ages; 11 a.m. Worship; 4 p.m. Confirmation Class No. 1; 6 p.m. U.M. Youth Fellowship. : Monday, / March 3 CHAPTER 9 DISABLED AMERI- CAN VETERANS will ‘meet on Monday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the Parsons VFW, Scott Street, Wilkes-Barre Commander Leo Myslak Jr. will preside. Refreshments will be served and all members are urged to attend. -0- THE NEW COMMUNITY SING- ERS will meet at 7 p.m. at The Shavertown United Methodist Church, 163 N. Pioneer Avenue. 0- “LEADERSHIP ROLES OF WOMEN IN CHURCH” will be the topic of a public lecture by Sister Mary Boys, associate professor of theology and religious education at Boston College, to be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 3, in the J. Carroll McCormick Campus Minis- try Center at King’s College. Sponsored by the King’s Campus Ministry, the lecture will be open to the public free of admission charges and will cover a number of topics, including feminine spirituality, women in ministry and equal part- nerships in a faith community. Sister Boys received her Bache- lor’s degree in religion and humani- ties from Fort Wright College and her Master’s and Doctorate degrees in religion and education from the Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary. She also completed research work at the Ecumenical Institute for Theologi- cal Research in Jerusalem. Sister Boys has served as a visit- ing lecturer in religious education at Claremont School of Theology, the Princeton Theological Seminary, Villanova University and John Car- roll University. She is a member of the Catholic Biblical Association, the Society of Biblical Literature and the Catholic Theological Society of America. More information on the lecture can be obtained by contacting Mary Anne Psomas, associate campus minister at King’s at 826-5900, ext. 691. Tuesday, / March 4 THE HARVEYS LAKE DEMO- CRATS would like to invite all interested Democrats to their next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, at 7 p.m. at the Harveys Lake Borough Building. -0- GIRL SCOUT TROOP 634 will meet at 6:30 p.m. and Parsonal Commit- tee will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Shavertown - United Methodist Church, 163 N. Pioneer Avenue. -0- A GOVERNOR’S VETERANS OUTREACH and Assistant Center Representative will be at the Kings- ton Township Municipal Building on Tuesday, March 4 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. to help veterans or their dependents with problems or ques- tions relating to benefits. Proof of veteran status or disabil- ity is required. Appointments are not necessary. Phone 825-7343. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Father J.J. O’Leary Council 8224 will conduct a spaghetti supper on Thursday, March 6, at the Gate of Heaven gymnasium, Machell Ave., Dallas. Takeouts will be available to those who provide their own con- tainers. Donation is $3 for adults and $1.50 for children. Tickets will be on sale at the door the night of the supper. For more information, call 639- 1251 between 4 and 8 p.m. -0- THE ALDERSON UNITED METHODIST WOMEN will sponsor a soup sale on Saturday, March 8, in the basement of the church, Har- veys Lake. Pick-up time is between 10 a.m. and noon and patrons are requested to provide their own containers. Deadline for orders is March 2. Orders may be placed by call 639- 2864, 639-5253, or 639-5705. 50- A NATIONAL TELECONFER- ENCE titled “Enhancing U.S. Agri- cultural Competitiveness Overseas” will be presented Thursday, March 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the PSU Wilkes-Barre Campus, Lehman. The program will focus on global marketing opportunities for agricul- tural producers and processors. Particular attention will be given throughout the teleconference to the interplay of finance, marketing, transportation and government rela- tions in trade programs. The program will help econo- mists, agriculturists, bankers, transportation specialists, trade councils and government officials explore ways in which American Agriculture has been successful in marketing its product overseas and the factors that have led to its success. The program is free, lunch is on your own. Registration is requested by March 4. Contact Tobi Gross- man, Continuing Education, PSU Wilkes-Barre Campus, 675-2171 or Josephine Kotch, Extension Home Economist, PSU Cooperative Exten- sion Service Luzerne County 825- 1701 or 459-0736, ext. 701. -0- THE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN of the Maple Grove United Methodist Church will hold a Rum- mage Sale in the Church Hall on Wednesday, March 5, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on Thursday, March 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The church is located on the Sweet Valley Road in Pikes Creek (just two tenths miles off PA 118.) *® Coming events A PUBLIC POETRY READING by Samuel Hazo will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13, in Confer- ence Rooms A & B of the Sheehy Student Center at King’s College. Featuring poetry related to nature and the beauty of life, the perform- ance is being sponsored by the Academic Dean’s Office and the Literature and the Arts Project Team at King’s. The event will be open to the public free of admission charges. More information on the perform- ance can be obtained by contacting John Ennis, associate professor of English at King’ s at 826-5900, Exten- sion 766. -0- SPRING TRAINING FOR VOL- UNTEERS in the Thresholds pro- gram will be held March 15 and 16 at the Parish House of Prince of Peace Episcopal Church in Dallas. Thresholds is a course in decision making taught to inmates at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas. Volunteers are any individuals from the local community, at least 20 years of age, who want to commit themselves to helping inmates prepare for readjustment into community life. After the train- ing weekend, volunteers will be assigned an inmate on a person-to- person basis for approximately two hours a week for 10n weeks. For more information, call Ingrid Prater at 823-9548 or Sister Barbara Craig at 287-6801 after 6 p.m. or leave a message at 675-1723. The mailing address for. Thresholds is Box 71, Dallas, Pa. 18612. =0- THE MAPLE GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH is holding a Craft Bazaar on Friday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A wide variety of handmade items will be offered for sale to the public. Also, featured will be a bake sale and hearty soups, hot dogs, wimpies and ice cream will be available for lunch or supper. THE TUNKHANNOCK BUSI- NESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION will hold a St. Patrick’s Day Dance on Saturday, March 15, from 9-12 at the Nativity Hall in Tunkhannock. The featured band will be the renowned “Brother John.” Tickets are $6.00 per person with beer and set ups provided. Tickets can be reserved by calling evenings 836-2245. -0- TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE for the Fellowship Club’s Annual Roast Beef Dinner to be held at the Shavertown United Methodist Church on Wednesday, March 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Social Room. Cost of the tickets: $5.00 for adults; $2.00 Children (12 and under); under 3 free. Contact Marla Karalunas (696- 4466) or any club member to obtain tickets. LOBSTER MEAT Ib. $799 | *Offer expires 3/5/86 “SPECIAL 3 Months $75 Complete Gym ‘Exercise Classes JUMBO LOBSTER TAILS Ib. $999 CRAB CLAWS bog * | 1 99 DEVILED CRABS, SHRIMP, LOBSTER, FRESH CLAMS, ADMISSION $2.00 6:30-10:00 P.M. 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | / ¢ 5 A COBB or ice cream, tea or coffee M.C. LE ST.
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