In midwinter when the ground is covered with snow and ice, many sportsmen turn interests to skiing, ice skating or snowmobiling but not so Charlie Meck, who lives with his wife Shirley, and two children on Sterling Avenue, Dallas. In the heart of winter, Charles Meck’s interest in in fishing— not ice fishing—but in the pre- paration he feels necessary for successful catches during the fishing season just around the corner. . Visitors at the Meck home are apt to find him sitting at a table in the downstairs re- creation room tying flies—a project for which he has a special interest. Half of his basement is filled with fly-tying equipment. He first hunted and fished with his father while a small boy in his native community of Cressona, and as he grew, so did his interest in these two outdoor sports. He became interested in {ly-tying about 15 years ago and learned how to achieve success by the do-it-yourself methods, gaining knowledge by reading various pieces of information on the subject. Today, he has become quite an expert in the art and for the past three years, has scheduled and taught special fly-tying courses at the Wilkes-Barrre Campus of Penn State University. Charles Meck graduated from Cressona High School. He later attended Pennsylvania State University, State College, where he was graduated with a B.S. degree in secondary educa- tion with a major in biology. He then attended University of Scranton where he received his Masters in school administra- tion. Before coming to: the Back Mountain area in 1965, Mr. Meck taught for one year in North Plainfield, N.J. In 1961, he joined the staff of Penn State University as district adminis- {rator for continuing education al the McKeesport Campus. In October, 1965, he became assistant director of continuing education at the Wilkes-Barre Campus and he and his wife and daughter, Lynne 9, moved into their white ranch-style home tastefully furnished in Early American appointments. Since residing in Dallas, their son, Bryan 5, was born. Mr. Meck is a member of several hunting and fishing clubs. He has gone goose hunting; fished for salmon; and enjoys deep sea fishing. As assistant director, Mr. Meck is responsible for setting up and scheduling all courses offered through continuing education. He makes frequent trips to State College for conferences and workshops. Under his direction, the local campus has established a close working arrangement with College Children’s interest in books about witches continues to mount and the Back Mountain Memorial Library Children’s Annex has added two new ones to their collection. One by Jeanne B. Hardendorff is called Witches, Wit, and A Werewolf. These are well-known stories retold by the author. Some of the interesting titles are: ‘The Questioning Ghost’, ‘Striking A Corpse Candle’, ‘The Strangling Woman’, ‘Vengeance Will Come’, and ‘The Witch In The Stone Boat.’ Here is a tasty peppering of ghosts, murderers, witches, and ghouls in a diabolical stew ‘guaranteed to drive you to the pinnacles of fear and trembling. Whether your cup of tea is ‘Captain Murderer’ who brides chopped up into tasty pies, or watching the ghost- woman who weaves fabulous gleaming cloth in ‘From The Loom Of The Dead,” this ghostly, ghastly collection will send shivers up your spine in broad daylight, not to mention what will happen when you are all alone in the dark of night . . . Another new edition is The Witch Who Saved Halloween by Marian T. Place. The hero of this timely tale is Young Wit- chard, a boy witch, not a warlock. As such, he must wear a PITT FEF 2 Pra a middy blouse and skirt plus the usual hat and pointed shoes until the happy day when he earns the rank of Junior Wizard when the costume is more satisfactory. Of course, this is trying and so are his difficulties when he wants to play touch football with the earthlings he sees on a field below him as he flies about his business on his broom. His elders are having their troubles, too, because pollution is making it hard to breathe, buckles tarnish, and all sorts of unpleasant things are hap- pening. Witchard’s mother is trying to locate another planet where witches can live without a polluted atmosphere. If this happens, it will mean a pretty sorry sort of Halloween for earthlings. Witchard has heard a lot about pollution and Halloween, and once he makes contact with the earthling football players, he decides to do something about the matter of Halloween. Here is another engaging story that bridges the worlds of witchdom and earth in a way that makes sense if you don’t worry too much about every piece of scientific lore. Wit- chard turns out to be as delightful and modern a witch as undoubtedly many are in spite of their poor reputation. Misericordia, that administra- tion lending its facilities when needed. Mr. Meck is president of Luzerne County Association for Continuing Education; a member of National University Extension Association, and the Industrial Management Club of Wilkes-Barre. He has worked on numerous Boy Scout drives and helped with other community projects including the library auction. He played football and basketball while in high school. He is still an ardent football fan and attends most of Penn State’s football games. He and his family have done extensive traveling and have visited such places as Oregon, San Francisco, and Albuquer- que, N.M. , His wife does not share his interest in fishing but spends her leisure time in women’s as- sociations and enjoys working at crafts. They spend many of their evenings together, Charlie at one end of the table tying flies, Shirley at the other end making wreaths for the Trinity Church bazaar where they are both members. She is also active with a local Junior Girl Scout troop and is involved in many fund drives, being especially active for the past four years in muscular dystrophy and the Heart Fund. Prior to this year she was also in charge of setting up the church nursery schedule. The Mecks are happy living in the Back Mountain area. Mr. Meck finds the people friendly and the location convenient to fishing streams and good hunting sites. He describes it as an area ‘away from it all,” but close to all modern facilities. In his position as ad- ministrator, he comes in close contact with today’s youth and he finds them to be of good caliber. He feels a few bad examples are overplayed rather than placing emphasis on the many who are out- standing young men and women. He is also aware that there is a drug problem in this area as in other parts of the country and through courses scheduled on campus, he is trying to help combat the problem. In an interview with the Post, Mr. Meck stated, ‘There is no generation gap—only a com- munication gap. Through meeting today’s youths’ educational and social needs, that gap can be closed.” 40 Black Bears Killed on Road Forty black bears were killed on Pennsylvania highways by vehicles during 1971, according to reports from Game Commis- sion field personnel. During the year 30 bears were killed illegally. Other known bruin losses brought the total out-of-season bear mortality to Photo by J. Kozemchak Sr. by Nancy Popielarz Patti Turpak Movie Night Feb. 10 is movie night. The junior class will present an old- time film festival featuring the Three Stooges, W.C. Fields and Charlie Chaplin. The movie will be shown in the Dallas Senior High School auditorium prom- ptly at 7:30 p.m. The senior class will sell candy bars at $.50 each. The public is invited to attend. Please come and sup- port this program. Prom Plans for the Junior-Senior Business Firms Use Red Cross Program To Learn First Aid Many local business firms are utilizing the Red Cross First Aid Program in order to comply with the first aid training re- quirements set forth in the Oc- cupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Anthony Broody, first aid chairman for Wyoming Valley Chapter, American Red Cross, announced this week. The law makes it mandatory for all business firms located more than minutes from a hos- workers on duty at all times, and the Department of Labor recognizes that persons who have a current training cer- tificate in the Red Cross Stan- dard, Advanced-and Basic First Aid courses shall be considered as adequately trained under the requirements of the act. The local Red Cross chapter also teaches first aid to all volunteer ambulance units, police and fire companies, in addition to civic, church and local groups. Prom are well underway. Chairman Jay Berger and his committee were chosen at a recent junior class meeting. Trudy Drake and Raelene Daring have chosen the theme “Sunrise-Sunset,’”’ and will be in charge of decorations. The prom will be held April 28 at the Host Motel. It is sure to be a night to remember, so start making plans now. Girls Basketball Congratulations to our Number one basketball team. The girls have gone undefeated for eight straight games. The girls played a fantastic game against Wyoming Valley West Jan. 27, and the score was 38-36. Keep it up girls, we're behind you all the way. Intramurals Intramural volleyball has begun for the girls of Dal-Hi. The girls are divided into seniors, juniors and sopho- mores. Each Thursday during eighth period one group takes part in this sport, with hopes of being the winner. Good luck girls. District Chorus Dallas High School will host the Northeast District Choral Festival Feb. 17, 18, and 19. Fifteen students from Dallas have been selected to partici- pate. They are: Leslie Evans, Nancy Fleming, Patti Lewis, Judy MacAvoy, Deborah Philo, Nancy Pichert, Linda Wentz, Robert Carle, Bruce Dodson, Roger Howell, Paul Jordan, Jay Futch, Jay Miller, Bud Nelson, and David Voelker. Chess Club The Dallas Senior High School Chess Club elected officers Feb. 2. The following were selected: President, Fred Robinson; vicepresident, Fred Daniels; secretary, Ronnie Lavelle; treasurer, Ed Connnon. by Bridgette Correale If you were wondering where the crowd was going Saturday evening it was to Gate of Heaven’s dinner and dance. Doing their thing, whether it be dancing, eating or just plain talking were: Eileen and Charlie Batka, Marianne and Jack Clearly, Bridgette and Vince Correale, Bobbie and Charlie Di Guiosa, Carol and Paul Hession, Julie and Ray Iwanowski, Irene and Bill Michaels; Bill and Mary Motyka, Marilyn and Tom Naessig, Jack Roheme and Yolanda and Fred Tomaselli. February 10 is Birthday Day in Oak Hill. Celebrating their birthday on this day are Gary Davis, Laurie Dougherty, Irene Michaels, and daughter Susan, and Shirley Osborne. Happy Birthday everyone. Belated birthday greetings to Bobbie Di Guiosa who celebrated her birthday Feb. 2. Happy anniversary to our mailman, Al Bellas, and his wife ‘Marie. The couple celebrated their 2ist wedding anniversary Feb. 3. Oak Hill grades one through eight will be held at Gate of Heaven Feb. 12 at 9 a.m. Visiting their daughter Bridgette Correale and family are George and Adele Amalfitano of Brooklyn, N.Y. Congratulations to Charles and Eileen Batka of Hilltop Drive. This handsome couple will celebrate their 11th wed- ding anniversary Feb. 10. The Mitchells—Fred, Dolores, Donna and Bryan—of Park Drive visited ‘Grandma’ in Philadelphia this past week. Happy anniversary to Isabelle and Stan Chilson. Mellisa: Yoniski, 2-year old daughter of Tom and Jane Yoniski, is a surgical patient at Wilkes Barre General Hosital. Prayers for a speedy recovery. Save your newspapers. The school of religion at Gate of Heaven is sponsoring a paper drive’ March 11 and‘ 12. The collector in Oak Hill is Paul Hession. Best wishes to Charles Batka Jr. who will receive his first Holy Communion Feb. 13. Several neighbors and friends will participate in this Mass. visors will conduct a meeting Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. at the Lehman Firehall. Happy St. Valentine to all the ‘Swinging Lovers’ of our area. A special happy St. Valen- tine’s birthday, ato Kelly Dobiniek of Loailirive who will be 14 years old. Tailgating Results In Accident, Fine Laura M. Sharrow of RD 5, Shavertown, was found guilty of operating her vehicle at a dis- tance too close to another auto- mobile to be reasonable follow- ing a hearing before District Magistrate Frederick W. An- derson Jan. 25. Kingston Township = Police- man Clifford Culg## charged that the defendant who was operating a Cheverolet sedan at Route 309 and East Franklin Street, struck a vehicle owned by Peter A. Isbitski while he was attempting to make a left turn onto East Franklin Street. The fine levied by Magistrate Religious instruction for = Lehman Township super- Anderson was $10 plus $10 costs. 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