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
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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. Movers and
their customers can both be held
liable for violations, which are pro-
secuted under administrative law
by the U.S. Department of Agricul-
ture.
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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.
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announced his intention to seek re-
election as a Member of the Repub-
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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.
Lewis is President of the North-
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