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The Rev. Joseph F. Sam-
mons, S.T.L., pastor of St.
Therese’s Church, Shavertown,
recently celebrated the 25th
anniversary of his ordination to
the sacred priesthood.
A concelebrated Mass of
Thanksgiving was offered
Pentecost Sunday. Concele-
brating the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass with Father Sammons
were The Rev. Thomas J.
Croghan, pastor, St. Frances
Cabrini, Carverton; The Rev.
Leonard Fries, pastor, Christ
the King, Endwell, N.Y.; The
Rev. Frank Gartland, C.S.C.,
King's College; The Rev.
Thomas M. Jordan, paster,
ite of Heaven, Dallas; The
Rev. :Heve ‘LeBlanc, . C.S.C.;
King's College; The Rev.
lement Podskoch, C.S.C.,
chaplain, Chase Correctional
Institution; The Rev. William
Ribando, C.S.C.. King’s
lege; The Rev. Thomas
Roche, C.S.C., King’s College;
The Rev. Arnold Smith, pastor;
Sacred Heart, Luzerne, and/The
Rev. John Walsh, pastor
emeritus, St. Therese’s.
Seated in the sanctuary were
numerous other clergy, among
them The Rev. Francis 'T.
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Brennan and The Rev. Vincent
Langan, both former assistant
pastors at St. Therese’s;
sisters, family and friends of
Father Sammons, and parish-
ioners of St. Therese’s.
The homilist was The Rev.
Edward R. Scolt, pastor of St.
Patrick's: Church in White
Haven. Lectors were Charles
Sammons and Joseph Beirne.
Participating in the preparation
of the gifts were the brothers
and sisters of Father Sammons-
-Mary Sammons Beirne, Agnes
Sammons McMahon, Sister
Teresa Joseph Sammons, Sister
Jude ~~ Sammons, Charles
Sammons, Rita Sammons Mar-
lowe, Jeanne Sammons Fries,
Josephine Sammons Foster and
Paul Sammons.
Altar boys were Joseph Fries,
Michael Foster, Martin Reidy
and the Altar Boys of St.
Therese’s parish.
Thomas Shoback,
was master of
Organists ‘were
Mrs: “Robert! MeDowell © and
Richard Dower, Mrs. Richard
Dower was soloist.
Following the Mass, a dinner
reception was held for the
seminarian,
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celebrant.
A parish dinner reception was
held in the church hall. John
Baur was chairman of arrange-
ments. Principal speaker was
Atty. James Reinert of St.
by Mrs. John T. Luke, president
of Altar and Rosary Society,
and Daniel Wisnieski, president
of Men of St. Therese’s. Mr.
Wisnieski made the parish
purse presentation to Father
Sammons.
Congressman Daniel J. Flood
also stopped at the reception to
offer his congratulations and
make a few remarks.
Members of Altar and Rosary
Society, Men of St. Therese’s
and other members of the
parish assisted with arrange-
ments. Music was provided by
Al Hudak and the Merri-
makers.
Debra A. Rinken
Honored at Party
Debra A. Rinken was honored
at a graduation party recently
given by her mother, Vivian
Rinken, Idetown.
Miss Rinken is a 1974 gradu-
ate of Wilkes College and re-
ceived a B.A. degree, majoring
in Spanish. She is also certified
in elementary education.
She was named to the dean’s
list every semester during her
college career, and she gradu-
ated summa cum laude. She
hopes to obtain a teaching posit-
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wedding. Mrs. Bartkovitz is the
former Christine Konnick, Dal-
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cordia where she was named to
the dean’s list with a 4.0 aca-
demic average for the spring
semester. Her husband is a stu-
dent at Bucknell University
where he also was named to the
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ter with a perfect 4.0 average.
Neil Peters, West Center Hill
Road, Dallas, a student at Penn
State’s Wilkes-Barre Campus,
was named to the dean’s list for
the spring semester with a per-
fect 4.0 average. Mr. Peters, a
former resident of Towanda, is
majoring in surveying tech-
nology at the local Common-
wealth campus.
Loren Keller, former Back
Mountain resident, is a surgical
patient in the Geisinger Medical
Center at Danville.
Flora Austin and Madge Shel-
College Misericordia’s older
student program, initiated last
semester, has been extended to
include = summer session
courses.
Under the unusual program
all area residents 55 years of
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Gary Rice, son of Robert Rice
of Dallas, and Mrs. E. 8S.
Watkins, Nicholson, has been
notified of his acceptance to
Delhi Agricultural and Tech-
nical School, Delhi, N.Y. Gary
plans to study food preparation
and restaurant management.
While a student at Mountain
View, Gary was active in wrest-
ling, science club, and stage
crew. He received the industrial
arts award and the physical
fitness achievement award.
age or older may enroll in
courses at Misericordia without
tuition charges. All summer
courses are open under the
program on a space available
basis and if no prerequisites are
involved.
No credits are issued for the
tuition-free studies but older
students enrolled in the course
participate in all class projects
and activities.
Misericordia implemented
the program in the spring with
seven students enrolled. All
seven of the older students
selected different courses,
ranging from biology to theatre
arts.
The program, one of the first
of its type in the country,
received enthusiasm from both
the students and faculty
members involved. Faculty
personnel indicated that the
older students added ‘‘new
insight” to classroom discuss-
ions, according to a college
report.
Misericordia’s summer day
classes begin on June 24. In-
terested persons may register
at the college on weekdays
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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ter of the 1973-74 academic
year. In order to achieve such
honors, the students had to
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Jeffrey Bolinski, son of Mr.
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served his 11th birthday June 11
at a birthday party at his home
on Lehman Avenue, Dallas.
Wayne Williams, 116 Tunk-
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taking part in the joint service
training exercise ‘‘Solid Shield
74” off the east coast near the
Marine Corps Base, Camp
N.C. Wayne, who
serves aboard the USS Manito-
wac, is a Navy fireman.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pisanes-
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Dallas Senior High School grad-
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bert plans to enter either Key-
stone Junior College or a college
in Virginia in September.
Dorothy Norbut, Fort Lau-
derdale, Fla., who is visiting
relatives and friends in the
area, has returned to the home
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Den-
mon, Dallas, after spending a
week with Mr. and Mrs. William
Gibson Avenue,
Kingston.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gries, De-
munds Road, entertained at a
garden party monday afternoon
and evening in honor of their
cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Serber, New Port, Ky., and
Mrs. John Margrave and Elmer
Serber, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Margaret Dilg, Shavertown,
who will be 94 years old in
August, was also honored.
There were 32 relatives and
friends present.
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