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THE TIMES LEADER TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
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Endurance athletes are obsessive
about nutrition not to lose
weight but to improve perform-
ance. Many follow Runners
World editor-at-large Amby
Burfoots Twitter feed: exer-
science. Take our quiz based on
recent studies he has retweeted.
1. A study of the effects of zinc and
selenium supplements in cy-
clists, published in the Biological
Trace Elements Journal, showed
what type of change in resting
testosterone and lactate levels?
a) No significant change
b) 14 percent increase in serum
testosterone levels
c) 1.5 percent rise in plasma lactate
2. Quercetin, a plant-derived flavo-
noid, is believed to improve
endurance by reducing inflam-
mation. A study, published in the
International Journal of Sports
Nutrition Exercise Metabolism,
of runners who either ingested
quercetin chews or placebos
before exercise showed what?
a) Quercetin chewers blood
showed nearly twice the reduc-
tion of inflammation.
b) Quercetin chewers had slightly
higher inflammation levels.
c) No significant difference in the
two groups.
3. True or false: The spice curcu-
min does not help treat inflam-
matory arthritis and tendinitis,
according to researcher at the
University of Nottingham in
Great Britain and Ludwig-Max-
millians University in Munich,
Germany.
4. Runners need to store glycogen
in their muscles for endurance.
In a study published in the Brit-
ish Journal of Nutrition, subjects
who used the supplement hy-
droxycitrate (HCA) saw what
type of increase in glycogen
synthesis into their muscles?
a) no increase
b) a twofold increase
c) a threefold increase
ANSWERS: 1: a; 2: c; 3: false (results
showed that curcumin prevents
the molecule interleukins from
promoting inflammation); 4: a.
From The Times Leader wire ser-
vice
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disease at age 48 and, after a
long battle, is now in complete
remission.
To view the film trailer, visit
www.NotAsIPictured.org.
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5.
Appointments are not re-
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The Adult and Pediatric
Urgent Care Centers at Geis-
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Monday through Friday and
from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sat-
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Prostrate cancer checks
The Greater Hazleton
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from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sept.
20 and 22 at the Hazleton
Health & Wellness Center,
Suite 202, 50 Moisey Drive,
Hazle Township. Dr. Daniel
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will conduct the screenings
which are intended for men
ages 50 years or older or men
40 years of age or older who
are at high risk for the disease
such as men who are African
American or have a family
history of prostate cancer.
The screening includes a
digital rectal exam and a PSA
blood test. Individuals should
arrive 15 minutes prior to their
and bring their primary care
providers name, phone num-
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screening results will be
mailed directly to health care
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Pre-registration is required.
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Q: Whenever my
doctor has me get lab
work, it seems that
they take a ton of
blood. How likely is it
for a person to get
anemic from getting
frequent blood draw-
ings?
A: Outside of the hospital setting, its
pretty unlikely for anyone to develop
anemia just from having periodically
blood draws. While those tubes may
seem like a lot in number, the average
amount of blood collected per tube is
only about 5 or 6cc or about a tea-
spoon of blood per tube.
However, frequent blood collection
in hospitalized patients is a potentially
serious issue. Repeated blood draws
over many days in the hospital, partic-
ularly in a very sick patient whose bone
marrow isnt working well enough to
replace lost red blood cells, can lead to
anemia or a worsening of pre-existing
anemia. This is of particular impor-
tance in folks who have an underlying
cardiac condition like a recent heart
attack or congestive heart failure,
where providing adequate oxygenation
to injured heart tissue is critical. Ane-
mia can stress the body, and thats not
a good thing.
To prevent this from happening,
doctors should be more judicious in
their ordering of daily blood work for
their hospitalized patients. Also,
switching to smaller pediatric blood
collection tubes will cut the amount of
blood removed in half.
Q: According to the patient informa-
tion I received from Medco pertaining
to those taking levothyroxine, they
advise taking the (thyroid) tablet with
a full glass of water because it can
dissolve very quickly and swell in the
throat and cause choking. Given the
small size of the tablet, Im hard
pressed to believe there is any real
danger of swelling to any appreciable
size to cause choking. Is there a real
risk of choking?
A: Ive been a physician for more
than 21 years and have never heard
about a person choking directly as a
result of a thyroid tablet rapidly dis-
solving and swelling in the throat. The
Physicians Desk Reference does not
mention any potential tablet swelling
issues with Synthroid (brand name
levothyroxine); rather, that taking
Synthroid at the same time as calcium,
antacids, iron, Questran and Xenical/
Alli can affect its absorption and de-
crease its effectiveness.
I agree with you that there are much
larger tablets and capsules out there in
Pharmacyland capable of getting
lodged in the throat especially in
folks who have any esophageal narrow-
ing or motility problems. That said, its
a good idea to take pills with a tall
glass of water to help them go down
smoothly, reduce the risk of GI upset
and move them more easily through
the stomach.
ASK DR. H
D R . M I T C H E L L H E C H T
Frequent blood
testing will not
cause anemia
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.
Rice noodles, a staple of southeast
Asian cuisines, are available in a wide
variety of shapes and thickness;
Vietnamese pho (a soup) is one
well-known rice noodle dish
Mung bean noodles, also known
as cellophane noodles, vermicelli and
"see-through" noodles, pair well with
any recipe that uses soy sauce
Sweet potato noodles, used in
Korean cooking, turn from gray
to golden as they cook in a wok
Avoid Japanese udon and ramen,
as they are made with wheat
Source: NPR Kitchen Window, MCT Photo Service
Graphic: Pat Carr 2011 MCT
Oodles of gluten-free noodles
Tasty, and wheat-free
If you love noodles but have to shun wheat
due to an intolerance for gluten, dont
despair. Visit your local Asian grocer.
Healthy Living
In Tom Chapins new
childrens song The Ulti-
mate Lunchroom, the
school lunches are nutri-
tious and free be-
cause the students grow
the food themselves in the
garden. Meals are served
on real dishes, so theres
less plastic and no Styro-
foam. And when lunch is
over, the children head to
the compost bin, a practice
thats so cool they also do it
at home.
Its a wild fantasy to be
sure this particular cafe-
teria serves only food that
was born to be chewed
but Chapins message is
clear: School lunchrooms
can and should aim a lot
higher.
In what could be the mu-
sical score for the burgeon-
ing food movement, Chap-
ins latest CD, Give PEAS
a Chance: Whole Grain
New CD aims to make
healthy eating groovy
By JULIE DEARDORFF
Chicago Tribune
See MUSIC, Page 2C
Youth boxing is getting
pummeled by pediatricians in
a newpolicy statement oppos-
ing such pugilism as too dan-
gerous of an athletic activity
for children.
The position statement
from the American Academy
of Pediatrics and the Cana-
dianPaediatric Societyargues
that the high risk of concus-
sion could damage young
brains whiletheyrestill devel-
oping.
Pediatricians should
strongly discourage boxing
participation among their pa-
tients and guide them toward
alternative sport and recre-
ational activities that do not
encourage intentional head
injuries, coauthors Laura
Purcell and Claire LeBlanc,
both doctors affiliated with
the Canadian Paediatric So-
ciety, wrote in the journal Pe-
diatrics.
More than 18,000 children
younger than 19 were regis-
tered with USA Boxing, ac-
cordingtothepaper. This may
not sound like a huge number
when compared with the
number of school-age kids in-
volved in sports like football
or baseball.
But for disadvantaged
youth in particular, the au-
thors point out, boxing often
gives kids and teens an ap-
pealing alternative to gang-re-
lated activity. The sport pro-
vides participants with exer-
cise, self-discipline and self-
confidence, along with a so-
cial environment away from
the streets.
I think thats an incredibly
Pediatricians knock youth boxing
By AMINA KHAN
Los Angeles Times
See BOXING, Page 2C
S
hawn White reaches out to Phi-
ladelphias black community by
organizing barbers to help raise
awareness of HIV and AIDS.
White, 39, a researchtechnicianat
the University of Pennsylvania, said
he is trying to build on the relation-
ships that barbers have with young
people. ... Thats why we chose bar-
bers.
Wendell Dingle, 23, a student at Temple
University, helps others in the black com-
munitybyofferingfreeincometaxprepara-
tion and assistance to families filling out
federal student aid forms.
I get the personal satisfactionof making
someones life a little easier in some sort of
way, Dingle said.
White and Dingle are among more than
180 black men in Philadelphia and about
100 in Detroit who since the beginning of
August have posted their stories in an on-
line video project spotlighting black men
who are leading the way in boosting their
communities.
The Black Male Engagement project,
supported by the John S. and James L.
Knight Foundation and the Open Society
Foundations Campaign for Black Male
Achievement, is promoting the stories of
suchmen. Someworkas volunteers, others
work for programs that pay them.
ThedeadlineforparticipationisSept. 30.
And then the second phase kicks in.
Once weve uncovered these hundreds
of guys, said Trabian Shorters, Knight
Foundation vice president for communi-
ties, were going to turn around and say,
What else might you do if we were willing
to give you $1,000, $5,000, or $50,000?
The project is focused on Philadelphia
and Detroit because they are cities where
the Knight brothers once owned newspa-
pers, including The Inquirer and the Phila-
delphia Daily News. If the pilot program
succeeds, Shorters said, it will beexpanded
to other places.
This was inspired by the recognition
that blackmenandboys ina lot of our com-
MCT PHOTO
Shawn White organizes barbers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to spread aware-
ness about HIV/AIDS.
Promoting positive image
Black Male Engagement program in
Philadelphia raising awareness of
HIV/AIDS through barber shops
By VERNON CLARK
The Philadelphia Inquirer
See PROJECT, Page 3C
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compelling argument. I think its
very, very tough (to ignore the
benefits of boxing), said Dr. Da-
nelle Fisher, vice chair of pediat-
rics at Saint Johns Health Center
in Santa Monica, Calif., who was
not involved in the paper. Some
of these kids, just by gettingthem
off the street, are so much safer.
But while youre getting them
out of the neighborhood where
there are gangs, drugs and other
dangers, she added, you want
to make sure youre not also put-
ting them at risk.
Even though other sports, like
football or soccer, may have high-
er overall injury risk, boxing spe-
cifically targets the head and tor-
so meaning injuries to the
head are much more frequent.
Repeated concussions, Fisher
said, can lead to seizures, demen-
tia and corrupt the brains infor-
mation processing abilities.
And as the papers authors
point out, younger brains may be
more at risk of damage.
The adolescent brain is still a
developing organism. Theres
even some evidence that the
brain continues to develop into
the early 20s, Fisher said.
The paper recommends that
pediatricians steer their patients
away from boxing to other
sports, like swimming or basket-
ball, and that doctors educate pa-
tients, parents andcoaches about
the medical risks.
BOXING
Continued from Page 1C
MCT FILE PHOTO
Alexis Rocha, 13, of Santa Ana,
Calif., goes on the offensive
during a sparring session at the
TKO Boxing Club.
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Music for Free-Range Earthlings,
serves up 14 nutritionally and environ-
mentally conscious songs that tackle a
wide range of nationally debated food
issues.
In addition to school lunches, Chapin
comments on several of his longtime in-
terests: hunger, local and sustainable
farming practices, good food choices,
slow food, family meals and positive
self-image. He also introduces his lis-
teners to a spunky little beanstalk thats
growing in the first ladys garden.
Though the songs are meant for en-
tertainment, he also hopes that Give
PEAS a Chance will be used as an edu-
cational tool. Teachers and parents can
download teaching materials related to
the songs on his website, tomchap-
in.com/studyguide.
The Motown/Southern rock-inflect-
ed song Chain of Food, for example,
succinctly explains the cycle of life. In
the piece, herbivores provide the fuel
for carnivores and sunlight from our
star can turn up at the salad bar and
out there where the wild things are.
I love the idea that if a kid in the car
listening to the song says, Whats a car-
nivore? it could spark a conversation,
said Chapin.
The Ultimate Lunchroom, a happy
and upbeat school-lunch anthem, was
inspired by Jan Poppendiecks book,
Free for All: Fixing School Food in
America. Poppendieck, a board mem-
ber of the nonprofit organization Why-
Hunger, now starts all her speeches
with the songs lyrics.
Like the womens movement and the
civil rights movement, people are real-
izing food is hugely important and that
it touches all bases, said Chapin, also
on the board of WhyHunger. When you
start talking about hunger, you start
talking about all the food questions:
How it is produced, how it is marketed,
local vs. imported food, farmers mar-
kets, who has access to healthy food
and what is healthy food and what is
junk.
MUSIC
Continued from Page 1C
The song The Junk Food Pyramid is a
funny, cautionary tale of a junk food binge
and crash. Heres how Chapin suggests
using it as an educational tool:
Label reading 101: Explain the difference
between fresh food and processed foods.
Point out the list of ingredients and then
teach kids how to read the nutrition label.
Go to www.fda.gov and type nutrition
label into the search engine.
Treasure hunt: Ask your child to raid the
cupboards in search of the product with
the most ingredients and the one with the
least. Copy down the list of ingredients and
see if your child can tell which ones are
from the earth and which are created
artificially.
Serve up a Food Plate: The governments
Food Pyramid recently morphed into the
Food Plate. But no worries the updated
choosemyplate.gov has tips and resources
for parents on how to eat a balanced diet.
ON THE MENU
Like the womens movement
and the civil rights movement,
people are realizing food is
hugely important and that it
touches all bases."
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ALLISON first
noticed clumps
of hair around
the house
about four
weeks ago.
Those clumps
have begun to
multiply, and now Cali is visibly
naked, especially on her back.
Allison, while tired of cleaning
up the hair, is more concerned
with what might be causing her
mixed-breed dogs hair loss.
I must admit that there are
simply too many possibilities to
address when we consider a
possible cause for Calis hair
loss.
Instead, I will approach her
case using a flow-chart tech-
nique to narrow the choices.
At the top of the chart is the
problem/symptom hair loss.
First, we need to determine
whether Calis hair loss is simply
a matter of shedding, and there-
fore normal, or if it is excessive.
Since Allison reports areas of
bare skin on Calis body, I am
going to assume her hair loss is
pathologic. From there, we need
to decide whether the hair is
being lost because of traumatic
removal (I made that phrase up)
or falling out of its own accord.
To determine whether the hair
loss is traumatic, especially if
you do not see your pet chewing
out or otherwise removing its
hair, simply look at the skin
where the hair is missing. Are
the hairs broken or is the skin
devoid of any remnants of hair?
If theyre broken, there is trauma
involved. If there are no remain-
ing hairs, it has fallen out.
Hair loss is most commonly
because of animals scratching,
rubbing or biting at themselves
to relieve an itch. This results in
the loss of hair. Hair falling out
without apparent cause is much
less common.
The causes for non-trauma-
related hair loss are usually
hormonal. Diseases such as
hypothyroidism, Cushings dis-
ease and diabetes can lead to
hair loss. These diseases usually
have other symptoms associated
with them, and hair loss is not
one of the early symptoms, but it
sometimes is the first symptom
noticed by pet owners.
To diagnose hormonal causes
for hair loss, we usually use one
or more blood tests. Treatment
can be initiated, and over time,
the hair may grow back. It may,
however, be a different color.
Hair loss due to trauma usu-
ally occurs as a result of pruritus.
These patients itch. What might
cause the itching? I could write a
book on that subject. We start
with the most common stuff and
work our way down. In Calis
case, we are not sure what type
of hair loss she is experiencing,
but odds are its traumatic.
Maybe Cali has something
simple, such as fleas. Perhaps
she has an allergic condition.
She might have mange. Thats
only a start. One things for sure,
there is an underlying cause, and
Cali needs that answer. She
needs to be examined.
YOUR PET
J EFF KAHLER, D. V. M.
Animal hair loss can
be normal to problematic
Jeff Kahler is a veterinarian in Mod-
esto, Calif. Questions can be sub-
mitted to Your Pet in care of Life-
Styles, The Modesto Bee, P.O. Box
5256, Modesto CA 95352.
LUZERNE COUNTY: The Wyom-
ing Valley Chapter of the Amer-
ican Red Cross hosts community
blood drives throughout the
month. Donors who are 17 years
of age or older, weigh at least
1 10 pounds and are in relatively
good health or 16 years old and
have a parental permission form
completed, may give blood
every 56 days. To learn more
about how to donate blood or
platelets or to schedule a blood
donation, call 1-800-REDCROSS
(733-2767).
In addition to those listed below,
blood drives are conducted at the
American Red Cross Regional
Blood Center, 29 New Commerce
Blvd., Hanover Industrial Estates,
Ashley, Mondays and Tuesdays
from9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fridays
and Saturdays from7:30 a.m.-3
p.m.; and Sundays from7:30
a.m.-noon. Appointments are
suggested but walk-ins are ac-
cepted. Platelet appointments
can be made by calling 823-7164,
ext. 2235. Blood Drives also take
place from9 a.m.-noon on the
first and third Monday of each
month at the Hazleton Chapter
of the American Red Cross,165
Susquehanna Blvd., Hazleton.
For a complete donation schedule,
visit: redcrossblood.org or call
1-800-RED-CROSS (733-2767).
Area blood donation sites in-
clude:
Today, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Geis-
inger Wyoming Valley Medical
Center, 1000 E. Mountain Drive,
Plains Township; noon to 4 p.m.
Honesdale National Bank, 786
Wyoming Ave., Kingston, 1 to 6
p.m. Northmoreland Baptist
Church, 21 Ripplebrook Road,
Tunkhannock, (Wyoming County
Chapter).
Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. The
American Legion, 523 Centre
St., Freeland;
Thursday, noon to 6 p.m. Wood-
lands Inn & Resort, 1073 High-
way 315, Plains Township.
Friday, noon to 5:30 p.m. Fairway
Motors, 1 101 N. Church St., Hazle
Township, (Pocono Raceway
blood drive satellite location.)
Monday, noon to 5:30 p.m. Our
Lady of Mount Carmel Church,
273 William St., Pittston; noon to
3:30 p.m. Kraft Foods, 50 New
Commerce Blvd., Wilkes-Barre.
Sept. 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Luzerne
County Community College,
Prospect Street and Middle
Road, Nanticoke.
Sept. 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wilkes
University Henry Student Cen-
ter, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-
Barre; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, 1 1 1 1 East End Center,
Plains Township.
Sept. 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Christ
United Methodist Church, 175 S.
Mountain Road, Mountain Top;
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kistler Ele-
mentary School, 301 Old River
Road, Wilkes-Barre.
Sept. 19, 8:45 a.m. to noon. Hazle-
ton Chapter House, 165 Susque-
hanna Blvd., West Hazleton.
Sept. 20, 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
4909, 403 Main St., Dupont;
noon to 6 p.m. Saxton Medical
Pavilion, 468 Northampton St.,
Edwardsville; 10:30 a.m. to 4
p.m. Jewish Community Center,
60 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre.
Sept. 26, noon to 6 p.m. American
Legion Post 672, 730 Memorial
Highway, Dallas; 9:30 a.m. to 3
p.m. Gentiva Home Health, 1065
Highway 315, Plains Township.
Sept. 27, noon to 6 p.m. American
Legion Post 644, 259 Shoemak-
er St., Swoyersville.
Sept. 29, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Misericordia University Insalaco
Center, 301 Lake St., Dallas; 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Kings College
Campus Center, 133 N. River St.,
Wilkes-Barre.
BLOOD DRIVES
munities are highly disengaged or
hard to engage, said Shorters,
who is coordinating the project.
The Knight Foundations mis-
sion is to build communities
where everyone is better informed
and engaged, Shorters said from
his office in Washington.
Through the programs website
-- www.bmechallenge.org -- Phila-
delphia and Detroit residents may
share their stories of leadership in
writing and through video. Any-
one cannominate menfor the pro-
ject. InOctober, entrants will bein-
vited to join fellow community
leaders in celebrations in both ci-
ties.
Men who submit their stories
will be eligible to apply for finan-
cial andother support for their pro-
jects in the programs second
phase, which runs through No-
vember.
This is about guys who figure
out ways to help make their com-
munities strong and to go above
and beyond the typical, Shorter
said.
He said images associated with
black males often are absent,
problem, or threat -- all of those
connoting a population that ends
upbeingless engagedinthe issues
that matter.
Shorter said challenging stereo-
types was not the objective, al-
thoughI amsurewewill challenge
themalong the way.
White, whoseworkwithbarbers
is called Shape Up, Barbers Build-
ing Better Brothers, said he had
been with the project, conducted
by the University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing, since 2009,
spreading the wordabout safe sex.
Were trying to see if interven-
tions will work through barber-
shops, White said. Were trying
to increase condom use and re-
duce multiple partnerships among
18-to-21-year-old heterosexual Afri-
can-American males around the
city.
Dingle said he was working to
increase the number of black stu-
dents in colleges by helping fam-
ilies apply for financial aid.
I gointothe schools andI meet
with students and counselors,
Dingle said. I get them to dedi-
cate a night andI sendout fliers so
they can invite parents and stu-
dents to come in and fill out their
forms.
Shorters said the hope of the
Black Male Engagement project
was to present hundreds of stories
of black men and boys of all eco-
nomicbackgroundsworkingtoim-
prove their communities.
What makes this project special,
Shorters said, is the assumption
that black men are assets to our
communities, how they are help-
ing others rather than how others
can help them.
PROJECT
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Rachelle Alexandra Youells,
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Wyoming Valley Health Care System announces Cheryl Kellar of
Plymouth received the 201 1 Patient Choice Award at a dinner and
awards program at the Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, Ed-
wardsville. Runners-up are Genevieve Falzone of West Wyoming
and Brian Moran of Wilkes-Barre. Thirty-two caregivers represent-
ing clinical and non-clinical departments across the health care
system were nominated by former patients for exceeding expecta-
tions in patient care. Kellar is a senior inpatient therapist at First
Hospital Wyoming Valley, Kingston. Falzone is a registered nurse in
Wilkes-Barre General Hospitals Cardiac Rehabilitation department,
while Moran is a registered nurse in the hospitals Emergency De-
partment. Each of the 32 nominees received a certificate of recog-
nition; the winner and runners-up received a cash prize and en-
graved commemorative plaque. From left: Patrice Persico, chair,
WVHCS Board of Directors; Mark Schor, CEO, Behavioral Health
Services of Wyoming Valley; Falzone; Kellar; Moran; and Cornelio
Catena, CEO, Wyoming Valley Health Care System.
Patient Choice Award presented at WVHCS
EXETER: The Cosmopolitan
Seniors, a Project HEAD club,
will meet at 1 p.m. today at St.
Anthony Center.
New members are invited.
Hosts are Joe Kleback, Anti-
onette Manganello, Frank Onda,
Frank Schall and Veronica
Wyandt.
FALLS: Terry Fitting from
the Area Agency on Aging will
discuss programs offered
through the Commission on
Economic Opportunity at 11:15
a.m. Wednesday at the Falls
Senior Center, Route 92.
A special Grandparents Day
lunch and recognitions will be
served Thursday. Members are
asked to bring photographs of
their grandchildren.
Paige Johnson, a representa-
tive from AARP, will present
Medicare Fraud at 1 p.m.
Friday. For more information,
call 388-2623.
MOUNTAIN TOP: The Moun-
tain Top Social Club will meet
Sept. 13 in Father Nolan Hall
Day Room at St. Judes Church.
Doors will open at 3:15 p.m.
Anyone age 50 years or older
can join.
The next trips are to Ehr-
hardts Lake Wallenpaupack,
Hawley, on Sept. 14, and Nov. 4
to a Christmas show at Hunter-
don Hills Playhouse, New Jer-
sey. For more information or
reservations call Otto at 474-
0641.
NANTICOKE: The Rose
Tucker Center at Special Care
Hospital, 128 W. Washington
St., will serve bagged lunches
and remain open for all regular
activities today.
Visiting Nurses Association
will present a topic at 11 a.m. on
Wednesday.
A special Grandparents Day
lunch and $1-per- card-three-
card-limit bingo with prizes are
planned Thursday. For more
information, call 735-1670.
PLAINS TWP.: The Plains
Senior Citizens, Project HEAD,
will meet at noon Wednesday in
the cafeteria at SS. Peter and
Paul School, Hudson Road.
Hosts Jack Hoover, Sarah Ku-
rinka, Len Kravitz, Alice
Krommes, Marion Mahle and
Yolanda Mariani will begin
setup at 11:30 a.m.
A trip is planned to Hunts
Landing, Matamoras, on Nov. 3.
Contact Michael Boncheck at
823-2871 for details.
PLYMOUTH: The Senior
Citizens Friendship Club of St.
Marys will meet at 1 p.m. Sept.
12 in Holy Child School, Willow
Street. Serving will be Rosalie
Meurer, Jean Mihalick, Barbara
Orlowski, Maggie Panek and
Janice Perfetto.
Recent 50/50 winners are Pat
Cole, Regina Korba and Berna-
dine Clark. A Christmas trip is
planned for Nov. 22 to the
Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre to
see Its Beginning to Look a
Lot Like Christmas.
Members are reminded to
contribute to the bakeless bake
sale through Joseph Kelly.
SWOYERSVILLE: The
Swoyersville Seniors will meet
at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Holy
Trinity Church Hall. President
Liz Zdancewicz will preside. An
Arbys lunch will be served and
refreshments will follow. Win-
ners of the 50/50 fundraiser are
Mary Bebey and Ann Kuchem-
ba.
WILKES-BARRE: The Char-
les T. Adams Senior Center, 5 E.
Market St., will host an Italian
luncheon at noon Friday in
remembrance of the terrorists
attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
All military personnel and
veterans, firefighters, police
officers and first responders are
invited as guests. Contact the
center at 825-3484 by noon on
Thursday to attend.
WYOMING: The Wyoming-
West Wyoming Seniors will
convene at 1:30 p.m. today in
the St. Monica meeting rooms.
Frank Perfinski will conduct the
meeting. Servers are Armonde
Casagrande, Betty OHara and
George Yurek. There will be
refreshments and bingo will be
played. New members are in-
vited.
Fifty-fifty winners are George
Kraynak, Elinor Yurek and
Theresa Kennedy. Bingo jackpot
winners are Frank Perfinski and
George Kraynak.
NEWS FOR SENIORS
The Mature Worker Program received a certificate of achievement for attaining the Senior Commu-
nity Service Employment Program average of 100 percent of the National Council on Agings Perform-
ance Goals for 2010-201 1 at the 201 1 NCOA Conference in Atlanta. The Mature Worker program was also
recognized as one of the top three projects for the best performances in community service. The Ma-
ture Worker Program of the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne-Wyoming Counties is a federally fund-
ed training program for people who are 55 years and older who want to get back into the work force.
For more information, call 1-800-252-1 158, ext. 3335. Representatives, from left, are Joseph Middleton,
Frances Chapman, Dave Vernouski, Claire DiSanto, Denise Hatcher, administrative support, Katherine
Yellets, Mary Steckman, Joan Pesta, Gerry Chickeletti, program director of the Mature Worker Pro-
gram, and Susan Nork.
Mature Worker Program reaches performance goals
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Name: unknown
SPCA No: A13638779
Sex: male
Age: adult
Breed/type: domestic short-hair
About this cat: neutered; new
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A13789867
Sex: male and a female
Ages: both 3 months old
Breeds/type: domestic short-hair
orange tabby and a calico
About these cats: neutered; new
arrivals; owner surrendered
How to adopt: Call or visit SPCA
of Luzerne County, 524 East Main
St., Plains Township. For more
information call 825-4 1 1 1. Adop-
tion hours are 1 1 a.m. to 3 p.m.
and 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through
Friday; from 1 1 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays. Visit the
SPCA of Luzerne County online at
http://spcaluzernecounty.org.
Residents of The Meadows Manor, a personal care facility in Dallas,
were entertained by George Rittenhouse who performed a medley
of old songs. At the festivities, from left, are Helen Maopolski, Mar-
garet Olenik, Dorothy Wilson, Rittenshouse, and Grace Sutton
Meadows Manor residents enjoy singers performance
The Shickshinny Senior Center celebrated the 150th birthday
of Shickshinny Borough. Annie Grover presented a proclamation
from Shickshinny Mayor Beverly Moore to the Shickshinny high
rise. A birthday cake and punch were served. Participants, from
left, are Barry Noss, Mike Steeber, Rosalee Whitebread and Annie
Grover.
Shickshinny Senior Center share in 150th birthday
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Representatives from re and rescue services, local and
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anniversary of the horror of Sept. 11, 2001.
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