Health Calendar

Thursday, November 01, 2001 Page: 5D

ADOPTIVE PARENTS: Support group for adoptive parents, 6-8 p.m. Sunday,
Covenant Presbyterian Church, 550 Madison Ave., Scranton. Call Marietta
Scalise-Warnitsky, 454-9611 or (888) 454-9611.

AL-ANON: 7 p.m., Nesbitt Hospital Medical Arts Building auditorium (enter
through patio entrance at the back of the building) Kingston, call 603-0541 or
(866) 231-2650; and 8 p.m., Christ United Presbyterian Church, 105 Lee Park
Ave., Hanover Township.



ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT: Judith Seroska, RN, presents a seminar discussing
topics on symptoms and related behavior, communicating with these affected and
more, 7-8:30 p.m., Davis Manor’s cafeteria, 185 S. Mountain Blvd.,
Mountaintop. Call 474-6377.



p.m., Greater Pittston YMCA, 10 N. Main
St., Pittston. Call 655-2255.



hildren and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
of Luzerne County support group, 7-9 p.m., third-floor parent-teacher room,
Luzerne Intermediate Unit, Tioga Avenue, Kingston. Call 675-3700.



BLOOD DRIVE: 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., John S. Fine High School, 427 Kosciuscko St.,
Nanticoke. Call Gary Smith, 823-7161.



“Keeping Well in Mind and Body,” sponsored by
Wyoming Valley Health Care System, 6-8 p.m., Thomas P. Saxton Medical
Pavilion, 468 Northampton St., Edwardsville. Call 552-4324.



hrist-centered support for alcohol and drug problems,





p.m., board room, Mercy Special Care Hospital, 128
W. Washington St., Nanticoke. Call Gloria, 735-0413.



arents for Parents, a support group for parents of
children with Down syndrome, 7 p.m.. For meeting location, call 714-6320,
days, or 825-9995, evenings.



GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS/GAM-ANON: Both meetings, 8 p.m., Valley Crest Nursing
Home, Wilkes-Barre Township. Call Help Line, 829-1341.



p.m., Community Medical Center,




MENTAL HEALTH: Recovery Inc., 7-9 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
Church and Wyoming avenues, Kingston. Call 822-6486 or 288-2197.



p.m., St. Stephen’s Procathedral, 35 S. Franklin
St., Wilkes-Barre. Call 654-7755.



ortheastern Pennsylvania Overeaters Anonymous, 7-8
p.m., Clear Brook, 1003 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, call Carol, 287-3137;
workshop meeting, 8:15-9:15 p.m., Clear Brook, 1003 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort,
call 655-2305.



SENIORS EXERCISE: Group strength/stretch exercise and relaxation classes
for adults 65 and older, 10:15 a.m., Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, 468
Northampton St., Edwardsville. Call 552-4550.



SUNRISE STRETCH: Sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne and
Wyoming Counties, gentle stretching exercises, 7:30 a.m., West Park, Swallow
Street, Pittston. Call 822-1158.



WOMEN’S ISSUES: Anonymous, co-dependency self-help group, 7-8 p.m.,
Choices, 518 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Co-ed meeting, 8:15-9:15 p.m. Call








This is a calendar of special meetings and one-time events open to the
public. To have your health-oriented event posted here, send information to
Diana Kurutz, Times Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, by fax:

advance.


AL-ANON: 7 p.m. today, Brick United Methodist Church, 935 Foote Ave.,
Duryea; 8 p.m. today, College Misericordia Mercy Center, Dallas; noon Friday,
discussion meeting, Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion classroom, Northampton
Street, Edwardsville; 7 p.m. Friday, Hampton Inn, Route 315, Plains Township;


Kingston; 7 p.m. beginner/discussion, 8 p.m. step and tradition meeting,
Sunday, Prince of Peace, Main Street, Dallas; and 8 p.m. Sunday, Luzerne
County Community College, Educational Conference Building, use Prospect Street
gate, Nanticoke. Call 603-0541 or (866) 231-2650.



p.m. today and 2:15-3 p.m. Friday,
Greater Pittston YMCA, 10 N. Main St., Pittston. Call 655-2255.



BABYSITTER’S TRAINING CLASS: Sponsored by American Red Cross Scranton
chapter, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, 545 Jefferson Ave., Scranton. Call 207-0117 to
register.



p.m. today, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-12:30
p.m. Saturday, 545 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, call 344-7281; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Friday, Luzerne County Courthouse, North River Street, Wilkes-Barre; and 10
a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Johnson Technical Institute, 3427 Main St., Scranton, call




p.m. today, Mercy Hospital, lower-level, Medical
Arts Building, Church Street, Wilkes-Barre. Call 826-3350.



DIABETES DIALOGUE: Series of lectures, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Moses Taylor
Hospital, 2 W. Conference Center, Scranton. Call 340-2140.



a.m.-6 p.m. today, Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center, 1111 East End Blvd., Plains Township. Call (877)




p.m. Friday, St. Vincent DePaul Church
auditorium, 1201 Providence Road, Scranton. Call Tony, 344-7866.



rientation, 7 p.m. today, Community Medical Center,




GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS/GAM-ANON: Both meetings, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, St. Johns
Lutheran Church, 425 Jefferson Ave., Scranton. Call Help Line, 829-1341.



HEALTH CLINIC: Back Mountain Free Medical Clinic, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Father
Sammon’s Hall of St. Therese’s Church, Pioneer Avenue, Shavertown. Volunteers,
services and supplies needed. Call 696-1144.



HEALTH CLINIC: Interfaith Health Clinic, 5:30-6:30 p.m. today, St.
Stephen’s Procathedral, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Walk-ins welcome or
call 825-6653 for appointment.



HEALTH FAIR: “Breathe Easy – Stay Healthy,” 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Mercy
Special Care Hospital, 128 W. Washington St., Nanticoke. Call 740-5242.



HUNTERS’ HEALTH: Includes blood pressure screening, heart and lung check
and vision screening, 5-9 p.m. Friday, Tyler Memorial Hospital, Route 6,
Tunkhannock. Call 996-1238.



p.m. Sunday, John Heinz Institute of
Rehabilitation Medicine, 150 Mundy St., Wilkes-Barre Township. Call Katie
Lyons, 823-7459.



MAMMOGRAMS: For women veterans throughout November, Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center, Plains Township. Call 824-3521, extension 7454, for
appointment.



MENTAL HEALTH: Recovery Inc., 7-9 p.m. today, Dorranceton United Methodist
Church, 549 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Call 822-6486.



oon today, St. Stephen’s Procathedral, 35 S. Franklin
St., Wilkes-Barre; 6:30 p.m. today, women’s meeting, Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church, Wyoming Avenue and Bennett Street, Kingston; 7 p.m. today, Wesley
United Methodist Church, Fourth and Broad streets, Nescopeck; 8 p.m. today,
St. Ignatius Church, Bergan Hall, 335 N. Maple Ave., Kingston; 8 p.m. today,
St. Ignatius Church, Bergan Hall, 335 N. Maple Ave., Kingston; 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 190 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre; 7:30
p.m. Friday, St. Ignatius Church, Bergan Hall, 335 N. Maple Ave., Kingston; 10
a.m. Saturday, experience, strength and hope meeting, Salvation Army, 123
Hazle St., Wilkes-Barre; 7 p.m. Saturday, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
Wyoming Avenue and Bennett Street, Kingston; 10 p.m. Saturday, Westminster
Presbyterian Church, Hanover and Westminster streets (basement entrance),
Wilkes-Barre; 6 p.m. Sunday, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 190 S. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre; and 8 p.m. Sunday, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Wyoming Avenue
and Bennett Street, Kingston. Call 654-7755.



p.m. Sunday, St. Mary Help of Christians Church,
Father Gerrity Hall, 535 N. Main St., Pittston. Call Debbie, 472-2209 (days)
or 472-9232 (voice mail).



ortheastern Pennsylvania Overeaters Anonymous, 8-9
p.m. today, Grace Episcopal Church, Butler Street, Kingston, call Barbara at

Ave., Kingston call Carol at 287-3137; and 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, First
Presbyterian Church, Warren Street and Exeter Avenue, Exeter, call Marilyn,




ecovery program based on the 12-steps for people who
have difficulty with relationships, Co-dependents Anonymous, 6:30 p.m. Friday,
St. Patrick’s Church, 1407 Jackson St., West Scranton. Call Mary Ann,




SENIORS EXERCISE: Group strength/stretch exercise and relaxation classes
for adults 65 and older, 10:15 a.m. Mondays-Fridays, Thomas P. Saxton Medical
Pavilion, 468 Northampton St., Edwardsville. Call 552-4550.



TEEN CHILDBIRTH: Prenatal class for parents ages 19 and younger, 7-9 p.m.
today, Mercy Hospital Medical Arts Building, Church Street, Wilkes-Barre. Call




WALKERS: Meet for fun, friendship and exercise, 2 p.m. today, front of the
Lee Park Tower Senior Center, Wilkes-Barre. Call 822-8254.



ake Off Pounds Sensibly, 6 p.m. today, weigh-in 5:30
-6 p.m., meeting follows, Shavertown United Methodist Church, 163 N. Pioneer
Ave., Shavertown, call Crys, 675-4336 or Betty, 696-0106; weigh-in at 8:30
a.m. Friday, meeting follows weigh-in, St. John’s Lutheran Church, corner of
Academy and South River streets, Wilkes-Barre, call Peggy, 287-0904; weigh-in

Eighth St., call 283-1800; and meeting 7:30 p.m. Friday, weigh-in 6:45-7:15
p.m., Wyoming Methodist Church, Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming.



YOGA CLASS: Teaching poses and postures to build strength, 6-7 p.m. today,
Catholic Youth Center, 36 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Call 823-6121 for
fees.