Wilkes
plans
events
Plans are already underway for
Wilkes College’s 39th Annual Home-
coming Weekend, which will take
place Friday, Oct. 17 through
Sunday, Oct. 19.
According to Anthony J. Shipula,
’78 Director of Alumni Relations at
the College, a Homecoming Com-
mittee was recently selected, and
has already planned a full schedule
of events.
Named as Chairman of the Com-
mittee was Jennifer Morgan, 74, of
Pittston. Morgan holds a Bachelor’s
degree in Elementary Education
from Wilkes College, and is
employed as a first grade teacher in
the Pittston Area School District.
Serving on Morgan’s committee
are: John and Christiana Baron, 75,
73’; Jenny Centrella ’74; Gina
Davies ’77; Betty DeCosmo ’81;
Dale DeRonde ’62; Joanne Falck
70; James Ferris ’56; Deborah
Hargraves ’76; Beverly Hiscox ’58;
Ann Marie Kopec ’79; Andrea
Petrasek ’69; Jean Pierkowski 71;
Michelle Revitt ’69; Ray Salsburg
’71; Doris Saracino; Margaret
Scholl ’81; Robert Silve ’69; Dr.
Carl Urbanski ’57; Stephen Urban-
ski ’85; John and Virginia Zikor, ’69,
’70; and Carl Zoolkoski ’59.
This year’s Homecoming activi-
ties will include the annual Alumni
Golf Tournament on Friday, Octo-
ber 17, the Wilkes vs. Juniata foot-
ball game and Alumni Open House
on Saturday, Oct. 18, and a break-
fast buffet and Annual Meeting of
the Wilkes College Alumni Associa-
tion on Sunday, Oct. 19.
Two commemorative events will
also be featured this year. A dinner
dance at The Woodlands on October
17 will honor the reunion classes of
'36, 41, ’46, ’51, ’56, ’61, ’66, '71, '76
and ’81 and will pay special tribute
to George Ralston, Dean of Student
Affairs Emeritus and Special Assist-
ant to Alumni Relations.
And on October 18, a special
luncheon will celebrate the 50th
Anniversary of the “Golden Colo-
nels,” members of the Class of 1936
of Bucknell University Junior Col-
lege.
Further information on these and
other activities for the 39th Annual
Wilkes College Homecoming is
available from the Office of Alumni
Relations at 824-4651, ext. 325.
Arts show
planned
at PSU
An Arts and Crafts show, a chil-
dren’s ballet workshop and a Square
dance will highlight the Arts at
Hayfield Summer Festival II,
Sunday, Aug. 17 at the Penn State
Wilkes-Barre campus in Lehman.
The public is invited to the day-long
until 8 p.m.
More than a dozen artists and
craftsmen from across the state will
have displays on exhibit from noon
until 6 p.m. Among the displays
already registered include stone-
ware, basketry, stencils, appliques
and hand crafts.
According to Candyce Fike, Arts
at Hayfield President, the festival is
designed for the whole family. “We
have something for everyone. There
will be continuous entertainment,
games and activities for the chil-
dren, and lots of good food and
refreshments.”
She adds, ‘It is the perfect way to
spend a summer Sunday with your
family.
A new feature at this year’s
Summer Festival will be a square
dance featuring well-known caller
Red Jones and his band. The square
dance will be held from 6-8 p.m. at
the campus Commons. A $1.00 dona-
Arts at Hayfield is a non-profit
organization, started three years
ago to promote culture and the arts
in the Back Mountain area. The
membership is made up of mem-
bers of the community, various
cultural groups and members of the
staff and faculty at Penn State
Wilkes-Barre.
Among the events Arts at Hay-
field has sponsored over the past
two years include the annual Black
Tie Ball, held in October at the
Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus, a
variety of concerts and theater
presentations and a film series.
For more information on the Arts
at Hayfield Summer Festival II call
the Penn State Wilkes-Barre
campus at 675-2171.
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Wednesday, /
Aug. 6
WILKES-BARRE GENERAL
HOSPITAL'S CARDIAC SUPPORT
GROUP will meet on Wednesday,
Aug. 6, at 7 p.m. in the board room,
main floor. The Education Depart-
ment will present a program on
cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
(CPR).
The group is open to cardiac
patients and their families.
For more information, call Gen-
eral’s Social Service Department at
829-8111, ext. 3038.
Thursday, /
Aug. 6
VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM
WAR, Post 2, will meet Thursday,
Aug. 7 at 8 p.m. at the Coral
Lounge, 245 Owen St., Swoyersville.
A film will be shown, and refresh-
ments served. The Veterans of the
Vietnam War, Inc. is a full service
organization open to all veterans.
THE OBSTETRICS DEPART-
MENT of the Geisinger-Wyoming
Valley Medical Center is offering a
free early prenatal class on Thurs-
day, Aug. 7, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in
the hospital’s Learning Resources
Center.
This one-evening class is designed
for expectant couples in the early
months of childbearing, with the
focus on learning how to deal with
the minor discomforts of pregnancy
and care of the mother and unborn
child throughout the pregnancy.
The Geisinger-Wyoming Valley
obstetrics department is also offer-
ing a prenatal course, prenatal
refresher class and a sibling class
in August.
For registration and additional
information about GWV’s early
prenatal class and other maternity
programs, please call the obstetrics
department at 826-7324.
Friday, /
Aug. 8
PARISHIONERS OF HOLY
TRINITY PARISH, Swoyersville
were busy the past few weeks
making homemade pirohis for their
Parish Festival to be held on Aug. 8,
9 and 10 on the parish grounds on
Hughes Street.
Highlighting the festival will be a
variety’ of homemade ethnic foods
such as haluski, potato pancakes,
knepels, clam chowder, wimpies,
goulash, holupki, sausage and pep-
pers, hamburgers, hot dogs and
kraut and frshly baked pizza.
A bake sale and arts and crafts
stand will also be featured. Nightly
entertainment by the Henry Charles
Orchestra on Friday and Saturday
nights and by G.O. & the Bell-Tones
on Sunday night.
A live broadcast by WBAX radio
will be held Sunday afternoon from
2 to 5 p.m. Sunday’s raffle will
include a $1000 bond or $500 cash as
top prize.
Father John Marinko, pastor at
Holy Trinity is honorary chairman
assisted by Joseph and Elaine Lip-
inski as co-chairmen. Vince Dennis,
Sr. is chairman of stands. Anna
Sitar and Barbara Modla are food
chairmen.
Various booths have been set up
and will include games for the
young and old. A large covered
shelter, in addition to the school’s
gym and cafeteria will be available.
Seating at tables indoor and out-
doors will be provided. The event
will be held rain or shine and
everyone is invited to attend.
Saturday, /
Aug. 9
THE SOLO CLUB of Luzerne
County announces its schedule for
the remainder of August:
August 9 - dancing at Mayfair
Supper Club, 9:30 p.m.; August 16 -
dancing at Dupont VFW, 9:30 p.m.;
August 23 - dancing at Chet’s in
Moosic, 9:30 a.m.; August 30 -
dancing at Hemingway'’s, Route 115,
Wilkes-Barre, 9:30 p.m.
Single persons over 35 years of
age are welcome to join the club.
For more inforamtion, contact
Betty Yuskoski at 288-7783, Gene
Schray at 675-1704, or Betty
Democko at 824-1015.
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“HELPFUL AND HARMFUL
WILD PLANTS” is the theme for
free interpretive programs the
weekend of August 8 at Frances
Slcoum State Park.
Saturday, Aug. 9, at 2 p.m. the
film “Poison Plants’’ will be shown.
This film points out some of the
common poison plants found in
North America and what can be
done if they are encountered.
Sunday, Aug. 10, at 2 p.m. the
guided walk, “Useful Wild Plants”
will examine wild plants used as
foods, medicines and for dyes by
American Indians and early set-
tlers.
The general public is invited to
take part in these free informative
programs.
Interested persons should meet at
the Environmental Information Bul-
letin Board near the front of the
boat rental parking area. Rain or
shine!
Sunday, /
Aug. 10
THE THREE CHURCHES of the
Carverton United Methodist Charge
- Carverton, Orange, and Mt. Zion
have planned a farewell Open House
at the Orange United Methodist
Church Community Hall next
Sunday, Aug. 10 from 2-5 for
summer interns, Mark and Phyllis
Terwilliger.
They will be returning to school
later this month at Boston Univer-
sity School of Theology.
Monday, /
Aug. 11
THE MONTHLY MEETING of
the Society Toward Autistic
Research, S.T.A.R., will be held on
Monday, Aug. 11, at 7 in tehbase-
ment room kindly donated by
Church of Christ Uniting, corner of
W. Market St. and Sprague Ave.,
Kingston.
Mrs. Karen Snisky will give a talk
on her current experience at Dr.
DellaCotto’s clinic near Philadel-
phia.
Topics of discussion will be films
offered this fall and workshops
being offered by TEACH of N.C.
University. Parents, relatives, pro-
fessionals and general public are
welcomed.
Tuesday, /
Aug. 12
THE ANTHRACITE JIM BEAM
BOTTLE CLUB will meet at 7:30
p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, in Kone-
fal’s Restaurant, Main Street,
Edwardsville.
In addition to the routine busi-
ness, arrangments for the annual
summer outing at Farmer’s Inn,
Huntsville Road, on Sunday, Aug.
31, from 1 p.m. will be finalized.
All members are invited to attend
as guests of the club. Reservations
can be made at the Aug. 12 meeting
or by phoning secretary Audrey
Meade, at 696-1762.
Preliminary arrangements will
assure an enjoyable time for all in
attendance.
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THE = CANCER SUPPORT
GROUP of the Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital Oncology Department will
hold its monthly meeting Tuesday,
Aug. 12 at 7 in the hospital’s oncol-
ogy lounge, second floor north.
Dr. Jeffrey Fremont, psycholo-
gist, and a registered nurse from
the Oncology Department will
answer questions and offer informa-
tion concerning various areas of the
cancer issue.
. The meeting is open to cancer
patients, their families, and anyone
interested in learning more about
cancer-related matters. For infor-
mation, contact Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital at 288-1411, extension 4522.
Next
week
INSURANCE WOMEN OF WYO-
MING VALLEY will hold their 7th
annual Insurance Industry Night, on
August 14, at 5:30 p.m. at the
Sheraton Crossgates in Wilkes-
Barre.
Guest speakers include Armando
M. Castellini, President of Castellini
& Hric Insurance Services in New
Jersey, who will speak about the
new Comprehensive General Liabil-
ity policy; Ronald Bachman, Senior
Vice President, Director of Market-
ing of the Pa. Medical Society
Liability Insurance Company will
speak about Medical Malpractice
and Ms. Norman J. Bair, CPCU,
CPIW, owner of the Bair Insurance
Agency, whose topic will be Legisla-
tion. ;
The meeting is open to anyone in
the insurance or risk field.
Reservation may be made by
August 6, by contacting Marguerite
Simone of the Martin D. Popky
Agency, PO Box 1112, Kingston, Pa.
18704. Chairman of the event is
Carol Laskaris.
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THE NORTHEAST PENNSYL-
VANIA LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
ALUMNI CLUB will host the Class
of 1990 at its annual freshman send-
off Tuesday, Aug. 19.
The event will be held from 7:30
p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Westmore-
land Club in Wilkes-Barre.
Invited to join in welcoming
incoming freshmen into the Lehigh
family are parents, alumni, family,
friends and undergraduates.
To make reservations or obtain
additional information, call club
president Ann Mermelstein, Class of
1976, at (717) 829-5453.
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ALL LEADERS AND ASSIST-
ANTS of Girl Scout Neighborhood
No. 24 are reminded of a meeting to
be held Wednesday, Aug. 13, 7 p.m.
at Prince of Peace Church. The new
scout program, upcoming plans,
registration, and other important
information will be discussed.
Anyone interested in becoming a
scout leader is also invited to
attend, or may contact Penn’s
Woods Girls Scouts, 10 S. Sherman
St., Wilkes-Barre.
Meeting will be chaired by Ethel
Renshaw, council field director and
Terry Sutton, neighborhood direc-
tor.
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THE ANNUAL JAZZ CONCERT
will be held in Tunkhannock,
Sunday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. on the
Court House Green.
This popular event, held each
summer for many years, give the
“Music of Your Life’ group, as well
as the younger music fans a chance
to hear their favorite old standards,
blues and dixieland tunes played by
musicians who have been entertain-
ing the public for many years.
The concert this year will feature
leading jazz artists. The ever popu-
lar Clarinetist, Don Watt, who
played with the. “Big Bands’ for
many years will again give his
rendition of tunes he recorded with
those bands. Also on the stand wil
lbe Joe Weldon, keyboard; Allen
Greenberg, drums; Joe Faux, bass;
Art Kreinberg, trombone; from the
Tunkhannock area will be well
known musicians, Jim Welch, trum-
pet; Sid Daniels, saxophone; and
Vernon Van Dyke, piano.
AN ARTHRITIS CLINIC at Nes-
bitt Memorial Hospital will be held
on Wednesday, Aug. 13 from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. in the hospital’s Medical
Arts Building, 534 Wyoming Avenue
(Poplar Street entrance), Kingston.
Dr. John Carey, rheumatologist,
conducts the clinic.
Patients are referred by their
family physician to the program.
Dr. Carey examines each patient,
evaluates their condition and
designs an individual treatment
plan. Results are then forwarded to
their physician.
Patients must make an appoint-
ment with the Arthritis Clinic by
calling Nesbitt’s Outpatient Regis-
tration office at 288-1411, extension
4130, Monday through Friday, from
1 to 4 p.m.
Coming
events
THE ARTS AT HAYFIELD
SUMMER FESTIVAL II will be
held on the campus of Penn State
Wilkes-Barre Sunday, Aug. 17 from
noon until 8 p.m. Arts and crafts
displays from around the state will
highlight the day of fun, food,
games and prizes. A children’s
ballet workshop will also be
presented. The day will wrap-up
with an evening square dance to be
held at the campus commons from 6
to 8 p.m. featuring caller Red Jones
and his band.
All events are open to the public.
Admission is $1.00.
For more information on this fun
day for the whole family call the
campus at 675-2171.
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WILKES-BARRE GENERAL
HOSPITAL will hold a seven-week
series of Childbirth Preparation
Classes beginning on August 18. The
classes, held Mondays from 7 to 9
p.m., are taught by registered
nurses from General’s Obstetrics
Department. Classes are free-of-
charge.
The Childbirth Preparation
Classes are designed to answer the
many questions that arise during
pregnancy and to better prepare
parents for labor and delivery.
Topics range from prenatal care to
infant nutrition and include relaxa-
tion and breathing techniques, body
conditioning exercises and types of
deliveries. Parents-to-be also view a
film of the labor and birthing
process and are given a tour of
General’s Obstetrics Department.
Classes should be attended in
conjunction with regular visits to a
physician and are open to all area
couples and single parents regard-
less of the hospital in which they
plan to deliver.
Information on classes and reser-
vations can be made by calling the
hospital’s Nursing Service Depart-
ment at 829-8111, extension 2205.
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MEN OF GATE OF HEAVEN
CHURCH, Dallas, and of neighbor-
ing churches, will spend the week-
end of August 22, 23 and 24, at St.
Alphonsus Retreat House, Toby-
hanna.
A retreat is a weekend away from
life’s problems and distractions,
where the retreatants are helped to
discover themselves and deepen
their love for God and neighbor.
Anyone interested can obtain fur-
ther information by calling Bob
Lavelle, 675-1409, or Gus Faerber,
675-2875.
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THE PHILHARMONIC
WOMEN’S LEAGUE OF SCRAN-
TON will hold its Fourth Annual
Show of Calvin Klein’s Fall-Winter
fashions and furs on Tuesday,
August 26, at 10:30 a.m. in the
historic lobby of the Hilton at Lack-
awanna Station.
Tickets are $15 which includes a
continental breakfast with cham-
pagne and a chance on a door prize
donated by Joseph the Furrier.
Joseph the Furrier is sponsoring
the show with all proceeds to benefit
the Philharmonic Women’s League
of Scranton.
For reservations, call the Philhar-
monic office at 342-0920 or Joseph
the Furrier at 346-1518.
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