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THE TIMES LEADER TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011
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The home-improvement website
Networx recently featured seven
edible weeds. Take our quiz based
on these yummy weeds that the
website breathlessly reports may
be growing in your yard right
now!
1. In addition to being a provider of
calcium and potassium, the weed
yellow dock is used by herbalists
for what medicinal purpose?
a) anemia fighter
b) gentle purgative
c) treat bleeding hemorrhoids
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
2. The leaves of lambs quarter are
said to have a nutty flavor and
often are used in place of spinach
in salads. What is the other name
by which lambs quarter is called?
a) meadow oysters
b) goosefoot
c) deerhoof
d) bearear
e) all of the above
3. Never mind the sting in nettles,
another edible weed. The cooked
leaves are said to be tasty in
soups. What somewhat surprising
nutritional punch do nettles pack?
a) high in protein
b) high in Vitamin B-12
c) high in potassium
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
4. Why does the humble and
ubiquitous dandelion taste so
bitter in salads?
a) its a member of the nightshade
family
b) it has a strong chemical reac-
tion to the vinegar in salad dress-
ing
c) it has a high iron content
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
5. Plantain -- the weed, not the
elongated banana -- can be found
sticking out of cracks on many
sidewalks. What medicinal value
does the weed purportedly offer?
a) reduces gout swelling
b) its calcium promotes bone
growth
c) replenishes electrolyte levels
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
ANSWERS: 1: d; 2: b; 3: a; 4: c; 5: e
(primary claim to fame: a poultice
on insect bites, rashes and cuts)
From The Times Leader wire ser-
vice
N U T R I T I O N Q U I Z Edible weeds
Q: If Imactively breast-
feedingmy 5-month-
olddaughter, canI still
get pregnant? I havent
hadany periods since
givingbirth.
J.R.,Bradenton,
Fla.
A: While its true that the brains milk-
stimulatinghormone prolactinsuppress-
es the productionof the hormones that
trigger ovulationanda menstrual cycle,
anythingthat creates dips inanelevated
prolactinlevel couldallowaneggtobe
released. If that were tohappeninthe
presence of sperm, the persistent absence
of your periodcouldmeanyoure preg-
nant again. Althoughnot common, some
womennever get their first menstrual
periodafter birthtoalert themthat
theyre againfertile.
Prolactinlevels duringactive breast-
feedingshouldremainhighenoughto
serve as a natural formof birthcontrol
referredtoas lactationamenorrhea
(LAM). Active breast-feedingof a baby in
the absence of formula, rice/oatmeal
cereal or strainedfoods is saidtobe about
98percent effective inpreventingpreg-
nancy. But once yousupplement your
baby withother liquids or solids or skipa
breast-feedingsessionwithout pumping,
the prolactinlevel will dropandyoull run
the riskof unplannedpregnancy unless
another formof birthcontrol is used.
Q: I aman84year-oldwidowinpretty
goodhealth. Idlike toremaininmy home
for the rest of my life, unlike many of my
friends whohave already movedinto
assisted-livingfacilities. Howdoes some-
one my age findout about resources to
helpas I get older andneedmore help?
HowdoI knowwhois trustworthy?
Y.H., Cumming, Ga.
A: Youhave raiseda questionthat
many seniors are startingtoaskas they
are gettingolder. Animpressive statistic
that makes your questiontimely is that
there are10,000baby boomers turning65
every day. If the desire is toremainin
your home for life (i.e. agingin
place), howcanyourest assuredthat all
home care needs will be met over the
years especially if theres nospouse of
childrentoprovide ongoingcare? The
goodnews is that there are several trust-
worthy organizations toassist withfind-
ingthe resources neededfor success in
the home setting. One suchorganization
is the National AginginPlace Council
(www.ageinplace.org). Their missionis
toeducate andprovide resources tose-
niors sothat they may remainat home for
life. There are local chapters inevery
state. Some of the companies represented
inanAginginPlace Council are in-home
care services, geriatric care management,
home modificationservices, elder and
disability legal resources, transportation
services, mobile physicianservices for the
homebound, financial planningservices
andmany others.
ASK DR. H
M I T C H E L L H E C H T
Breast-feeding
not sure method
of birth control
Dr. Mitchell Hecht is a physician specializing
in internal medicine. Send questions to him
at: Ask Dr. H, P.O. Box 767787, Atlanta, GA
30076. Personal replies are not possible.
Teen website updated
Maternal & Family Health Ser-
vices, Inc. has launched the rede-
signed website, Safeteens.org. The
site is designed to empower teens
and young adults to make positive,
healthy choices. Topics such as safe
sex, relationships, peer pressure,
nutrition and others are covered.
For more information, visit
mfhs.org or call 1-800-367-6347.
After-hours care available
Geisinger Careworks After-Hours
Care, a partnership between Care-
works Convenient Healthcare, Geis-
inger Health Plan and Geisinger
Health System, has opened an after-
hours urgent care clinic at the Geis-
inger-Dallas Community Practice,
114 Lt. Cleary Drive, Dallas. The
facility will be staffed weekdays from
5 to 11 p.m. and, beginning in Au-
gust, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on week-
ends.
Urgent care clinics treat minor
health problems such as allergies,
asthma, burns, colds, cuts, fevers and
sprains. Patients have access to ser-
vices including immunizations, labs,
X-rays, EKG and IV therapy.
Info on joint replacements
The Hazleton General Hospital
Healthy Steps program will present a
free joint replacement information
session at 6 p.m. on July 21 at the
Hazleton Health & Wellness Center,
50 Moisey Drive, Hazle Township.
The hospitals Healthy Step Team
will discuss preparation, surgery,
recovery and rehab to ensure a posi-
tive experience with a successful
surgical outcome.
Candidates for the Healthy Steps
Joint Replacement Program are
patients who are planning to under-
go joint replacement surgery because
of severe pain in the joints, muscles
and bones that can no longer be
managed with medication and phys-
ical therapy. Pre-registration is en-
couraged. Register online at
www.ghha.org or call 501-4447.
Ability celebration set
The Anthracite Region Center for
Independent Living will host a Di-
verse Ability Celebration from 7 to 11
p.m. on July 29 at Best Western
Genetti Inn & Suites, 1341 N. Church
St., Hazle Township. The event will
mark the 21st anniversary of the
center as well as that of the Amer-
icans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Tickets to the event are $5 each.
Guest speaker for the evening will
be Geri Jewell, actress, comedian,
author, motivational speaker and
advocate for those with disabilities.
Best known for her role as Blairs
cousin Geri, on the sitcom, The
Facts of Life, Jewell became the first
person with a disability to have a
regular role on a primetime televi-
sion series. The event will also fea-
ture a DJ, dancing, a basket raffle and
other entertainment as well as light
refreshments. Proceeds will benefit
the local center. To purchase tickets,
visit the ARCIL office, Suite 228, 8
W. Broad St., Hazleton Township, or
call 455-9800, ext. 10.
IN BRIEF
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at least two weeks in advance.
WhenLynnPattersonresolvedto
loseweight earlythis year, shetook
a hormone normally associated
with pregnancy, not dieting.
The 53-year-oldCatonsville, Md.,
nurse went onthe hCGdiet, named
for human chorionic gonado-
tropin, a hormone that is
produced naturally in
pregnant women and of-
ten used in fertility treat-
ments to trigger ovulation.
Promoters of the diet say
Controversial diet leaves
some hungry for less
See DIET, Page 5C
L
ast year, Kerri Campbell made a decision: She would
no longer sit at her desk eight hours a day. Today, the
retail broker for Daymon Worldwide in Pleasanton,
Calif., stands on a couple of black pads, each about an inch
thick. Her keyboard is on a wooden stand built by her hus-
band, and her monitor rests at eye level on a box, a hard drive
dock and a ream of paper.
Its nothing fancy, she says, but this
do-it-yourself workstation has
changed the way she feels at the end
of the day. She has more energy, she
says, and feels more fit.
I think standing is a more health-
ful way to work, she says from her
quiet office.
Like many people with desks that
allow for standing, retail broker
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For the past year, Mary Gagnon has been using her treadmill desk at home, in Danville, Calif.
TAKING A STAND
These workstations keep workers on their feet
Here are some ways to incorporate
movement into your workday from
occupational therapist Dan Shafer of
VocSolutions, Inc.:
Drink many glasses of water a day.
Not only is water good for you, but the
trips to the bathroom get you moving.
Position your printer away from
your desk so you have to get up to
retrieve your work.
Stand while talking on the phone if
you can.
Stand to greet people who come to
your desk or office and try to have
conversations with co-workers while
standing.
Park far away from the front door of
your building.
Choose to walk over to and talk with
co-workers rather than send instant
messages or email.
Build a walk into your lunch break.
TIPS TO KEEP MOVING
By LAURA CASEY Contra Costa Times
See STAND, Page 5C
By LAURA VOZZELLA
The Baltimore Sun
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LUZERNE COUNTY: The Wyom-
ing Valley Chapter of the Amer-
ican Red Cross hosts communi-
ty blood drives throughout the
month. Donors who are 16
years of age or older, weigh at
least 1 10 pounds and are in
relatively good health may give
blood every 56 days. To learn
how to donate or to schedule a
blood donation, call (800)
GIVE-LIFE.
In addition to those listed below,
blood drives are conducted at
the Red Cross regional blood
center, 29 New Commerce
Blvd., Hanover Industrial Park,
Mondays noon-6 p.m.; Tuesdays
9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays from
7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Collections
also take place every Monday
from 9 a.m.-noon at the Hazle-
ton Chapter House, 165 Susque-
hanna Blvd., Hazleton.
For a complete donation schedule,
visit nepagivelife.org or call
(800) GIVE-LIFE, ext. 2150.
Area blood donation sites
include:
Today, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church, 813
Wyoming Ave., Kingston.
Wednesday, noon-6 p.m., Mohe-
gan Sun at Pocono Downs, 1280
Highway 315, Plains Township.
Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Kingston
Township Municipal Building,
180 East Center St., Shaver-
town.
July 19, noon-6 p.m., Thomas P.
Saxton Medical Pavilion, 468
Northampton St., Edwardsville;
12:30-6 p.m., Veterans of For-
eign Wars Post 4909, 403 Main
St., Dupont.
July 21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Center, 1111 East End Blvd.,
Plains Township.
July 24, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Our
Lady of Victory Church, Second
Street and Route 415, Harveys
Lake.
July 25, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Geisinger
Wyoming Valley, 1000 E. Moun-
tain Drive, Plains Township;
12:30-6:30 p.m., Irem Country
Club, 397 Country Club Road,
Dallas Township.
July 26, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Jewish
Community Center, 760 S. River
St., Wilkes-Barre; noon-6 p.m.,
American Legion Post 644, 259
Shoemaker St., Swoyersville; 1-6
p.m., Wright Township Fire Hall,
477 S. Main Road, Mountain
Top.
July 27, 12:30-6 p.m., Black Dia-
mond American Legion, 386
Wyoming Ave., Kingston.
July 30, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Antho-
ny/St. George Maronite Church,
315 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre.
July 31, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., St.
Judes Church, 420 S. Main
Blvd., Mountain Top.
BLOOD DRIVES
BACK MOUNTAIN FREE MED-
ICAL CLINIC: 6:30 p.m. Fri-
days, 65 Davis St., Shavertown.
Volunteers, services and suppli-
es needed. For more informa-
tion, call 696-1 144.
BMWFREE COMMUNITY
HEALTH CLINIC: 6-8 p.m.,
second Thursday, New Cov-
enant Christian Fellowship
Church, rear entrance, 780 S.
Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Free
basic care for people without
health insurance and the un-
derserved. Call 822-9605.
CARE AND CONCERN FREE
HEALTH CLINIC: Registration
5-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, for-
mer Seton Catholic High
School, 37 William St., Pittston.
Basic health care and informa-
tion provided. Call 954-0645.
CARE AND CONCERN FREE
PEDIATRIC HEALTH CLINIC
for infants through age 1 1,
former Seton Catholic High
School, 37 William St., Pittston.
Registrations accepted from
4:30-5:30 p.m. the first and
third Wednesday of each
month. For more information,
call 654-9923.
THE HOPE CENTER: Free basic
medical care and preventative
health care information for the
uninsured or underinsured,
legal advice and pastoral coun-
seling, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Mondays;
free chiropractic evaluations
and vision care, including free
replacement glasses, for the
uninsured or underinsured, 6-8
p.m. Thursdays; Back Mountain
Harvest Assembly, 340 Carv-
erton Road, Trucksville. Call
696-5523.
VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE: 9
a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through
Friday, 190 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Primary and
preventive health care for the
working uninsured and under-
insured in Luzerne County with
incomes less than two times
below federal poverty guide-
lines. For appointments, call
970-2864.
WILKES-BARRE FREE CLINIC:
4:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and
5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. on the first
and third Wednesday, St. Ste-
phens Episcopal Church, 35 S.
Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Ap-
pointments are necessary. Call
793-4361. Physicians, nurse
practitioners, pharmacists, RNs,
LPNs and social workers are
needed as well as receptionists
and interpreters. To volunteer
assistance leave a message for
Pat at 793-4361.
FREE CLINICS
Dr. Tatiana C. Franco recently
joined Geisinger Wyoming
Valley Medical Centers oph-
thalmology
team as
Geisingers
first glaucoma
specialist in
northeastern
Pennsylvania.
She will see
patients at
the GWV
outpatient
specialty center, 675 Baltimore
Drive, Plains Township. Franco
is a graduate of Central Uni-
versity of Venezuela School of
Medicine. She completed oph-
thalmology residencies at
Geisinger Medical Center, Dan-
ville, and the Venezuelan Asso-
ciation for the Advancement of
Ophthalmology, Caracas, Vene-
zuela. She also completed a
glaucoma research fellowship
at Mount Sinai Medical Center,
New York, N.Y., and a glaucoma
clinical fellowship at the Vene-
zuelan Association for the
Advancement of Ophthalmol-
ogy, Caracas, Venezuela. She is
fluent in English and Spanish.
Pennsylvanias APPRISE pro-
gram, which helps older Penn-
sylvanians and other Medicare
enrollees understand their
benefits, has earned an In-
novation Award from the feder-
al Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services. APPRISE
was chosen for the award for
developing an annual enroll-
ment toolkit that provides
community education re-
sources and support materials
for volunteer counselors. The
toolkit also includes informa-
tion to prepare local Area
Agencies on Aging programs
for the busy enrollment period.
Pennsylvanias APPRISE was
one of five state programs
honored for its innovative
achievements. APPRISE is a
free insurance-counseling
program coordinated at the
local level through the Area
Agencies on Aging. Trained
counselors volunteer to assist
older Pennsylvanians with their
questions about Medicare,
Medicare Supplemental Insur-
ance, Medicaid and Long-Term
Care Insurance. For more in-
formation about the APPRISE
program and volunteer train-
ing, contact Helene Flannery,
RSVP project director, AAA of
Luzerne Wyoming Counties, at
822-1158 ext. 3370 or 1-800-252-
1512.
HEALTH PEOPLE
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TODAY
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT:
7-8:30 p.m., Annunciation Ro-
man Catholic Church, 122 S.
Wyoming St. Hazleton. Call (877)
438-351 1; 4:30-5:30 p.m., Hos-
pice for the Sacred Heart, Center
for Education, 340 Montage
Mountain Road, Moosic. Call
706-2400.
BRAIN TUMOR SUPPORT
GROUP: hosted by Geisinger
Wyoming Valley Medical Center,
5-6:30 p.m., Candys Place, 190
Welles St., Forty Fort. For in-
formation, call Sara Beyer at
808-6407.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY: 12-
step bible-based recovery pro-
gram for hurts, habits and hang
ups, 6:30 p.m., Cross Creek
Community Church, Carverton
Road, Trucksville. Call Dave at
706-5104.
GENTLE YOGA CLASS FOR
CANCER PATIENTS & OTH-
ERS: 5:30-6:45 p.m., Candys
Place, 190 Welles St., Forty Fort.
Free to cancer patients (doctors
note required for all patients); $5
per class or $30 per month for
all others. Call 714-8800.
HIV TESTING: free, walk-in
service conducted by the Wilkes-
Barre City Health Department,
5-7 p.m., Wilkes-Barre Free Clinic,
St. Stephens Church, 35 South
Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. For
information, call the Wilkes-
Barre City Health Department at
208-4268.
TRAUMA SUPPORT: day pro-
gram for female trauma victims,
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Nanticoke. Call
Linda OBoyle at 735-7590.
WEIGHT LOSS SUPPORT: Take
Off Pounds Sensibly, weigh-in
5:30-6:15 p.m., meeting to follow,
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Church, Hanover Township.
Contact Tess at 825-6312.
WEDNESDAY
ABUSE SUPPORT: a communi-
ty support group for victims and
survivors of domestic violence in
the Wilkes-Barre area. 6:30 pm
Childcare is provided. Call 1-800-
424-5600. Services are free and
confidential.
ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT
GROUP: 7 p.m., Wesley Village,
209 Roberts Road, Jenkins
Township. Call 655-2891, ext.
402.
AQUATIC EXERCISE AND
AEROBICS: 3:30-4:30 p.m. and
5:30-6:30 p.m., John Heinz
Institute, 150 Mundy St., Wilkes-
Barre Township. Call 826-3738.
ARTHRITIS AQUATIC PRO-
GRAM: 2:30-3:15 p.m., Greater
Pittston YMCA, 10 N. Main St.,
Pittston. Call 655-2255.
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT: In
Loving Memory support group
for parents who have lost a child,
7 p.m., at the home of Norm and
Peg Ball, Tunkhannock. For
information or address, call
836-3324.
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS:
7:30 p.m., 333 Broad St., Hazle-
ton. Call Help Line, 829-1341.
IMMUNIZATION CLINIC: 1-4
p.m., Kirby Health Center, 71 N.
Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Free
for children ages 6 weeks to 18
years. Must have a current im-
munization record and call 208-
4268 for an appointment.
MEDITATION AND DEEP RE-
LAXATION CLASSES: for all
physical levels. Learn ancient
breathing techniques to enhance
all vital systems in the body and
experience a sense of peace and
deep relaxation; 5:30-6:30 p.m.,
Candys Place, 190 Welles St.,
Forty Fort. Cost is $5 per class or
$30 per month. The first class is
free for everyone. Call 714-8800.
NAR-ANON: support group for
families affected by the disease
of drug addiction; 7 p.m., United
Methodist Church, 175 S. Main
Road, Mountain Top. Call 262-
3793.
WEIGHT LOSS SUPPORT: Take
Off Pounds Sensibly, weigh-in
5:30-5:55 p.m., briefing 6-6:30
p.m., Lehman United Methodist
Church, call 675-1682 between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m.; 6-6:45 p.m.
weigh-in and 7 p.m. meeting,
West Pittston Borough Building;
weigh-in 5:30-6 p.m., 6 p.m.
meeting, Trinity Presbyterian
Church, 105 Irem Road, Dallas,
call 639-5464.
THURSDAY
AL-ANON: 10 a.m., Nebo Baptist
Church, 75 S. Prospect St., Nan-
ticoke; 7 p.m., Brick United Meth-
odist Church, 935 Foote Ave.,
Duryea; 7:30 p.m., Misericordia
University, Mercy Center, 301
Lake St., Dallas Township (first
building on right). Call 603-0541
or (866) 231-2650.
ALATEEN: 7:30 p.m., Miser-
icordia University, Mercy Center,
301 Lake St., Dallas Township.
Call 603-0541.
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS:
7:15 p.m., Heather Highlands
Community Center, 609 S. Main
St., Jenkins Township. Call 654-
1032 or 655-1565.
EX-POWS GROUP: 1 1 a.m.,
Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center, eighth-floor
group room, 1 1 1 1 East End Blvd.,
Plains Township. Call Alan Kur-
lansky at 824-3521, ext. 7698.
GENTLE YOGA CLASS FOR
CANCER PATIENTS & OTH-
ERS: 5:30-6:45 p.m., Candys
Place, 190 Welles St., Forty Fort.
Free to cancer patients (doctors
note required for all patients); $5
per class or $30 per month for
all others. Call 714-8800.
IMMUNIZATION CLINIC: 9-1 1
a.m., Kirby Health Center, 71 N.
Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Free
for children ages 6 weeks to 18
years. Must have a current im-
munization record and call 208-
4268 for an appointment.
OSTOMY SUPPORT: 6 p.m.,
Hazleton General Hospital, an-
nex board room, 700 E. Broad
St. Call 501-4787.
RECOVERY INC.: support group
for people with anxiety, panic
attacks and depression, 7-9 p.m.,
Dorranceton United Methodist
Church, 549 Wyoming Ave.,
Kingston. Call Peggy at 288-
0266.
SENIORS EXERCISE: group
strength/stretch exercise and
relaxation classes for adults 55
and older, 10:15 a.m., Thomas P.
Saxton Medical Pavilion, 468
Northampton St., Edwardsville.
Call 552-4550.
SUICIDE BEREAVEMENT
SUPPORT GROUP: for family
and friends of suicide victims,
6-7:30 p.m., Catholic Social
Services, 214 W. Walnut St.,
Hazleton.
WEIGHT LOSS SUPPORT: Take
Off Pounds Sensibly, weigh-in
5:15-5:45 p.m., meeting follows,
West Wyoming Municipal Build-
ing, 464 W. Eighth St., call 333-
4930; weigh-in 5:30-6 p.m.,
meeting follows
FRIDAY
AL-ANON: 7 p.m., Nesbitt Med-
ical Center, 562 Wyoming Ave.,
Kingston (front entrance, first
room on right); 7:30 p.m., Trian-
gle 24 Hour Club, Route 415,
Dallas (next to bowling alley).
Call 603-0541 or (866) 231-2650.
EXERCISE CLASS: 10:15-1 1:30
a.m., standing strong chair class,
Candys Place, 190 Welles St.,
Forty Fort. Free to cancer pa-
tients (doctors note required for
all patients); $5 per class or $30
per month for all others. Call
714-8800.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS:
6:30-8 p.m., Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church, 190 S. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre. 7 p.m., basement
of St. Stanislaus Church, West
Church and Maple streets, Nanti-
coke. Call (866) 935-4762.
SENIORS EXERCISE: group
strength/stretch exercise and
relaxation classes for adults 55
and older, 10:15 a.m., Thomas P.
Saxton Medical Pavilion, 468
Northampton St., Edwardsville.
Call 552-4550.
WEIGHT LOSS SUPPORT:
Weigh-in 5:30-6 p.m., meeting
follows, Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church, 813 Wyoming Ave., King-
ston, call 287-8883; 6:30 p.m.,
Edwardsville Borough Building,
Main Street, Edwardsville, call
Pam at 331-2330; weigh-in 6:30-
6:45 p.m., meeting follows,
Harveys Lake Sewer Authority
meeting room, Route 415, call
Shirley, 639-0160.
SATURDAY
AL-ANON: 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.,
Clearbrook, 1003 Wyoming Ave.,
Forty Fort. Call 603-0541 or
(866) 231-2650.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY: faith-
based 12-step recovery program,
1 1 a.m., Nebo Baptist Church, 75
Prospect St., Nanticoke. Call Sue
at 735-8109 or Lisa at 472-4508.
LUPUS SUPPORT GROUP FOR
TEENS: 12:30 p.m., Lupus Foun-
dation of PA, 615 Jefferson Ave.,
Scranton. Call (888) 995-8787
or visit www.lupuspa.org.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: 1 1
a.m. and 7 p.m., basement of St.
Stanislaus Church, West Church
and Maple streets, Nanticoke;
6:30 p.m., St. Stephens Episco-
pal Church, 35 S. Franklin St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Call (866) 935-
4762.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS:
10:30 a.m., First Presbyterian
Church, Warren Street and
Exeter Avenue, Exeter. Call Mari-
lyn at 655-2532 or visit
www.oa.org.
SUNDAY
AL-ANON: 7 p.m., Christ United
Presbyterian Church, 105 Lee
Park Ave., Hanover Township; 7
p.m., Prince of Peace Episcopal
Church, Main Street, Dallas; 7:30
p.m., Nebo Baptist Church, 75
Prospect St., Nanticoke. Call
603-0541 or (866) 231-2650.
CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP: 2
p.m., Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center, 1000 E. Mountain
Blvd., Plains Township. Call
Rosemarie Butera at 655-0728.
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS/
GAM-ANON: both meetings,
5:30 p.m., St. Johns Lutheran
Church, 425 Jefferson Ave.,
Scranton. Call Help Line at 829-
1341.
NAR-ANON: support group for
families affected by the disease
of drug addiction; 7 p.m., Clear-
brook, 1003 Wyoming Ave., Forty
Fort. Call 262-3793.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: 5
p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran
Church, 190 S. Main St., Wilkes-
Barre; 8 p.m., Harvest Assembly,
340 Carverton Road, Trucksville.
Call (866) 935-4762.
MONDAY
ARTHRITIS AQUATIC PRO-
GRAM: 2:30-3:15 p.m., Greater
Pittston YMCA, 10 N. Main St.,
Pittston. Call 655-2255.
CANCER SUPPORT: Peer-to-
peer groups for caregivers,
family and friends, 5:30-6:30
p.m., Candys Place, 190 Welles
St., Forty Fort. Call 714-8800.
FREE PREGNANCY TESTING:
counseling, education, support
and options on crisis pregnancy,
6-8 p.m., The Hope Center at
Back Mountain Harvest Assemb-
ly. Call 696-1 128 or (866) 219-
2446.
NAMI CONNECTIONS: a con-
sumer support group for people
living with mental illness, 6-7:30
p.m., Suite 6 (second floor),
Thomas C. Thomas building, 100
East Union Street, Wilkes-Barre.
PROSTATE CANCER SUP-
PORT: 4 p.m., Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital Radiation
Oncology Department, 575 N.
River St., Wilkes-Barre. Valet
parking is available. Call 552-
1300.
SENIORS EXERCISE: group
strength/stretch exercise and
relaxation classes for adults 55
and older, 10:15 a.m., Thomas P.
Saxton Medical Pavilion, 468
Northampton St., Edwardsville.
Call 552-4550.
WEIGHT LOSS SUPPORT: Take
Off Pounds Sensibly, weigh-in
5:30-6 p.m., meeting to follow,
United Methodist Church Social
Hall, Buffalo Street, White
Haven; 6:30-8 p.m., Christ Unit-
ed Methodist Church, 175 S. Main
St., Mountain Top. Call Barbara,
474-9349.
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Health, Times Leader, 15 N. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre, PA1871 1-0250; by fax:
829-5537; or e-mail health@time-
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information must be received at least
two weeks in advance.
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