There are many facets to what the average person calls ‘‘entertain- ment” — movies, TV, music, travel, ete. But what can be a more basic form of entertain- ‘ment than read- ing a good book? People are for- tunate nowadays because they can buy paperbacks at reasonable prices, join book clubs, and borrow hard- cover, more expensive books at libraries. They are also afforded book reviews, and lists of the top- selling books and Literary Guild Selections. For avid readers, Howard Fast’s series of books is strongly recom- mended. It is the saga of the Lav- ette family as revealed by Fast in “The Immigrant”, “The Legacy’, ‘“The Establishment’’, and the newly-published “The Immigrant’s: Daughter’’, which recently made the top ten best-seller list. Another area that now tends to be overlooked, because of VCR's, satel- lite dishes, and other forms of modern technology, is the radio. In the past, the radio was to people what TV is to everyone today. Radio stations exist nearly every- where, in small towns, cities, and major metropolitan centers. Radio’s two services are classified into amplitude modulation (AM) and frequency modulation (FM). Now more than 60 years old, radio broad- casting has also undergone a revolu- tion. Listeners at one time favored AM radio, but now FM stations collectively attract more than 60 percent of the listenership because of new competitive formats, supe- rior high-fidelity sound, stereo- phonic capability, and station cover- age. The Radio Advertising Bureau reports that 99 percent of all U.S. homes are radio-equipped, with 5.5 radio sets in an average household. Total radio listening per person averages three hours per day. Despite the fact that television has overshadowed radio, radio has more mobility and portability. Lis- teners may use radio at almost any time in almost any location. People may listen to radio while engaged in other activities. In other words, radio is an extremely flexible medium. It is interesting to note that radio achieves its highest audi- ence levels between 6 and 10 a.m. and then declines to its lowset level during the evening (prime-time tele- For listening pleasure, area resi- dents have many radio station, such as WNAK-73AM, WILK-98AM, WARM-590AM, WNAK-730AM, WBAX-1240AM, WBEQ-1300AM, WBQW-1320AM, WARD-1540AM; WRGN-88.1FM, WRKC-88.5FM, WVIA-89.9FM, WLCH-90.7FM, WMJW-92FM and WKRZ-98.5FM. In the realm of theater, area Eddie (Continued from page 1) wasn’t with his eyes, but tha was probably something behind them causing his poor vision. The assumption was correct when a CAT scan revealed the presence of an aneurism or growth. Eddie was immediately taken to Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia and operated on five days later. After four hours of surgery, a malignant growth was found on his pituitary gland. Radiation was chosen as the best form of treatment and when doctors found out the Turchins lived near the Wilkes-Barre Gen- eral Hospital (the family lives in Ceasetown in Jackson Town- ship), they strongly suggested Eddie’s therapy be done there. “They said the General had the best type of facility for his par- ticular problem and that he would probably respond better being in his home environment,” _ Mrs. Turchin said. ‘‘And he did.” Eddie began a series of 29 treatments of heavy dosages of radiation concentrated on the brain area that began in early November and continued until the beginning of December. The outlook didn’t look good, but the tumor did gradually begin to shrink. He hasn’t received any treat- ments since, although he still -takes three types of medication and has to see one of three specialists every five or six months. Despite all the adver- sity, Eddie has taken it all in stride. : “He was only eight years old at the time and he never com- plained,” Mrs. Turchin <aid. Eddie, now a sixth grade stu- dent at Lake-Lehman, is the same as anyone else, with vary- ing interests, including swim- ming and wrestling. But his real passion is Scouting. Since 1983, Eddie has been involved in Scouting and has acquired numerous badges for projects such as woodcrafts, first aid, leather designs and written reports among others. He is cur- rently working on his Citizenship Boy Scout Merit badge and recently attended a Jackson Township meeting to collect information for his report. And, like father, like son — or in this case — like son like father, Eddie Sr. has also taken an interest in Scouting and is now a Scout leader. “You don’t know how wonder- ful it is to be involved in some- thing like this with your son,” Mr. Turchin said. ‘‘He’s doing all the things I never had a chance to do as a kid. He’s a Scout, and I wasn’t. He’s an altar boy, and I wasn’t. And now with him involved in these things, I'm able to participate with him in them, too. And it’s a lot of fun. We have a lot of laughs together.” Mr. Turchin said he used to worry all the time whether Eddie was ever going to beat his ill- ness. But, because of Eddie’s profound belief that he will over- come his obstacle, that attitude has rubbed off on his father. Now, the two are enjoying life more than ever. They absolutely refuse to look at the negative side and firmly believe that someday he will be cured. Scout’s honor! People cannot legally move house- hold articles that were used or stored out of doors without comply- ing with rules designed to limit the spread of gypsy moths. If outdoor items are to move from areas designated as ‘‘high risk” to uninfested areas, they must be inspected and certified free of eggs, caterpillars, pupae, and adults of the gypsy moth species. 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Entered at the post office in Dallas, Pa. 18612 as second class matter. residents can attend plays produced by the drama departments of local colleges, traveling companies, The Little Theater of Wilkes-Barre, Showcase Theater, the Genetti Dinner Playhouse (Hazleton), Music Box Dinner Playhouse (Swoyers- ville), the Bucks County Playhouse (New Hope), Pocono Playhouse (Mountainhome), and of course, plays produced on Broadway (New York City). What has developed in recent years is what is called Children’s Theater. The Music Box Players Children’s Theater in Swoyersville plans “The Fabulous Fable Fac- tory’’ and ‘Jack and the Bean- stalk.” All children’s productions feature a McDonald’s “Fun Meal” for each ticketholder. The last pro- duction of ‘‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was quite entertain- ing. The Children’s Theater at the Pocono Playhouse, ‘Broadway of the Poconos,” is held on Wednesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. All tickets are $3.00, and reservations are rec- ommended. The Pocono Playhouse plans “Babes in Toyland” (July 16- 17), ‘“Pinnochio” (July 23-24), ‘“Cin- derella’ (July 30-31), ‘The Wizard of Oz” (August 6-7), “Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ (August 13-14), and “Charlie Brown’’ (August 20-21). For interested parties, the same productions are presented a day later at the Bucks County Play- house, ‘‘State Theater of Pennsyl- vania’”’ (South Main Street, New Hope). (Debbey Wysocki is the entertain- ment writer for The Dallas Post.) BILL LEWIS Club meets March is National AWANA month. The ‘Community Church of Dallas recently recognized its Cub- bies and Sparks Club members at a morning worship service. The boys and girls participated at a morning worship service. The boys and girls participated in the service by sing- ing their club theme songs along with “This Little Light of Mine” and “Boys and Girls for Jesus.” They also recited a Bible verse. On March 12 the Sparks Club participated in Uniform Day by wearing their uniforms to school. The boys and girls who wore their uniforms to school received a spe- cial prize on Club Night. AWANA stands for ‘‘Approved workmen ar not ashamed,” and is designed to teach boys and girls the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The club meets on Wednesday evenings from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Community Church of Dallas. It is for boys and girls from 3 years of age through second grade. The public is invited. For mroe informa- tion contact, Pastor Dale Brown at 675-3723. DENISON CEMETERY *PLACEMENT: *PICK-UP: QUI ES o 5 Investment Accounts — Stock Account — Balanced Account Charles Perry Sharon Bloshinski c/o Equitable Financial Services 16 S. River St., Suite 200 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702 Mail To: 717 825-8781 693-3107 Name Address City Phone Bill Lewis, of Wilkes-Barre, has announced his intention to seek re- election as a Member of the Repub- lican State Committee of Pennsyl- vania, representing Luzerne County. He will see election to the seat in the primary election on Tuesuay, May 20. Lewis is Chairman of the Luzerne County Young Republicans and has served as State Treasurer of the Young Republicans of Pennsyl- vania. He has served as a local Republican Committeeman and, during the 1984 Pennsylvania Reagan-Bush Campaign, he served on the State Ethnic Voters Task Force. A graduate of Wilkes College, Lewis holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Lehigh University and is presenting com- pleting a Masters of Business Administration degree at Wilkes College and a Doctorate in govern- ment and public administration at Lehigh University, where he served as the Parkhurst Fellow in Govern- ment. Lewis serves as Counselor of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and recently completed service as Co-Chairperson of the 17th Annual Presidential Student Symposium, held in Washington, D.C. 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