Health Calendar

Thursday, October 25, 2001 Page: 3D

AL-ANON: 7 p.m. today, Brick United Methodist Church, 935 Foote Ave.,
Duryea; 8 p.m. today, College Misericordia Mercy Center, Dallas Township; noon
Friday, discussion meeting, Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion classroom,
Northampton Street, Edwardsville; 7 p.m. Friday, Hampton Inn, Route 315,
Plains Township; 9 a.m. Saturday, Mercy Medical Arts Building, Church Street,
Wilkes-Barre; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Room B,
Wyoming Avenue, 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.

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



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



CANCER SUPPORT: “I Can Cope” series, sponsored by Wyoming Valley Health
Care, “Learning More About Cancer Treatment,” presented by Dr. David
Greenwald, 6-8 p.m., Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, 468 Northampton St.,
Edwardsville. Call 552-4324.



p.m., Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
cafeteria, 1000 East Mountain Blvd, Plains Township. Call 826-7717 for
reservations.



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.



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



HEADACHES: Lecture by Dr. Vithalbhai Dhaduk, 7 p.m., Community Medical
Center, nursing building, Scranton. Call 969-8986 to register.



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



MOM’S CLUB: 1 p.m., Allied Services Rehabilitation Hospital community room,
Scranton. Call 963-0785, 348-1405 or 826-3966.



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.



STROKE SUPPORT: 6 p.m., Allied Rehabilitation Hospital community room,
Scranton. Call 348-1263.



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.



WEIGHT LOSS: Taking Off Pounds Sensibly, open house, 7 p.m., Nebo Baptist
Church, Prospect Street, Nanticoke.



WOMEN’S ISSUES: Anonymous, co-dependency self-help group, 7-8 p.m.,
Choices, 518 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Coed 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.


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



AUTISM SUPPORT: Supporting Autism and Families Everywhere, 7 p.m. today,
Mark II Restaurant, 400 Kidder St., Wilkes-Barre. Call 822-7259.



p.m. today and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, 545 Jefferson
Ave., Scranton, call 344-7281; and 1-6 p.m. Friday, Clarks Summit United
Methodist Church, Morgan Highway, Clarks Summit, call 207-0107.



CELIAC SPRUE/p.m. Sunday, Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center, Kistler Learning Center, Plains Township. Call Pattie,




EX-POWS’ GROUP: Support group for ex-POWs, 11 a.m. today, eighth-floor
group room, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains Township.
Call Alan Kurlansky, 824-3521, extension 7698.



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



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



ponsored by Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical
Center, registered dietitian Marianne Perrone will discussing foods that
battle heart disease, 6 p.m. today, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Kistler Learning
Center, 1000 East Mountain Blvd., Plains Township. Call 826-7717.



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.



INFERTILITY: 7-8:30 p.m. today, Moses Taylor Community Center, Old Forge.
Call 340-2120 to register.



or veterans during October and November at
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains Township. To register,
call 824-3521, extension 7454.



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



MS HELP: Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, Sunday, Riverside Rehabilitation
Center, 220 S. River St., Plains Township. For meeting time, call Deborah A.
Malys, 823-1204.



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; 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 Ave., 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. today and Friday, Thomas P. Saxton Medical
Pavilion, 468 Northampton St., Edwardsville. Call 552-4550.



pen house, 6 p.m. today, Shavertown Methodist
Church, 163 N. Pioneer Ave., Shavertown. Call 477-5867.



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.