by Frances A. Sabaluski
The Jonathan R. Davis
This application filed in
Book 20, pages 397, 398 and
The charter signers and
first officers were im-
Shortly after the fire
company charter was
collected annually. Then in
1966 Ed Gilmer, Ken
399 of the Luzerne County = mediately joined by a large i
Volunteer Fire Company of Court of Common Pleas, group of concerned men er ay, gid rn Ci
Idetown, among the pears the signatures of and renovations and a organized. The first of- throughout Pennsylvania
youngest of companies in John W. Hewitt, J. Sheldon building addition were ficers for the auxiliary and made some stops in
the Back Mountain had its Cave, Andrew R. Lavix, immediately begun on the were Mrs. Doris New York and New Jersey
inception in 1959 when Edgar M. Darby, Willis E. carriage house. BY Margellina president; collecting data on the best
Albert G. Davis offered the 1de, Ernest L. Fritz, January 1960 progress on Mrs. Marshall Patton, ways to organize and
use of a carriage house william A. Casterline, the converted carriage vice-president; Mrs. Helen operate a horse show.
surrounding property near
Idetown ‘corners to in-
terested area residents.
The group met in July at
the home of Bernard C.
Harold S. Donnelly, and
William A. Valentine
(solicitor).
First officers were then
appointed for the company.
house was sufficient to
allow the company to use
the newly built garage
area.
At this time a dual
Lavix, secretary; Mrs.
Naomi Davis, financial
secretary; and Mrs.
Alverna Anesi, treasurer.
In 1962 a used cab and
.Other members of the
first horse show committee
were Ralph Snyder,
Emerson “Bud” Snyder,
Lester Hoover, and Lloyd
prone wo JSonsier oo They were president, J. presentation was held at chassis was purchased “Hap” Jennings. Their Church are planning the parish chicken dinner to be held
g te one 1 na in the Shelden Cave; vice: the fire hall with Albert G. from the Stegmaier work was well repaid with Aug. 29. Seated left to right; Mary Fedor, co-chairlady;
y Voie vas, step one ! president, Edgar M. Davis giving the company Brewery for a nominal fee. a successful show and a Joe Haczewski, chairman; Father Leo Kozlowski
2 formation of this new fire Darby; secretary, John M. their first piece of fire Fj il . 2 : . ?
1 company which would be a a. or" Paul Fight} : ireman William profit of more than $600. honorary chairman; Theresa Roman, chairlady; Ben
4 p yx a Hewitt; treasurer, au ighting equipment, a 1959 Waggoner and several Arrangements for this Archacavage, co-chairman. Standing in the same order;
memorial to avis’ » Dorris; financial Howe pumper. The second others began building a year’s ilth annual horse Madaline. Sraltowshi. kitchen. activity: Mets
1 Jonathan R. Davis. The secretary, B.C. Banks; fire presentation Was a check 1400 gallon water tank show are now bein ; res :
oup met again on Nov hief ill Ide: £ ; : ) g Haczewski, publicity; Bernie Archavage, salads and
grow 2 so jchiot Willis |. B. or or $500 given by Richard which was then mounted on completed. The show will vegetables; Ceil Piotrowski, waitresses; and Emily
Donnelly;
read,
Club.
the chassis along with the
necessary equipment.
In 1966 a newer chassis
was purchased ' and the
tank and related apparatus
was transferred to it.
run Saturday, Aug. 14 and
Sunday, Aug. 15 at the Leh-
man Horse Show Grounds
on Route 118. This year’s
show committee includes
Ed Gilmer, Harold Grey,
A special feature notable = Ron Ritts, William Pre-registration is under A Spanish class will be class from 10 a.m. to noon
when passing this fire hall Casterline, Ken Wentzel, way at King’s College for taught Thursday nights in
on Route 415 is the Idetown = Ray Grey, Emerson and Continuing Education Spanish and Com- in effective speaking.
World War II Honor Roll Ralph Snyder, Walter classes of the fall semester munication This will Free brochures are
which stands on the front = Blejwas Jr, Roger and will continue until cover pronunciation basic available daily by con-
lawn surrounded by Phillips, Jan McLaughlin, Friday of this week. In- training in understanding tacting the Continuing
| flowers and crowned by an Bill Hearst, George ' person registration for the spoken language, Education Office in the
| American flag. Purchased Honeywell. continuing education will g,hqamentals of grammar, college Administration
a by donations of residents The company is be Aug. 30 from 5:30 to reading and writing. Building, North River
es
oe SE eS
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2,
and dedicated on
Decoration Day 1945 it was
especially proud of their
charter members who are
8:30.
originally . located at still active, J. Sheldon King’s will conduct a
Idetown Corners and was Cave and William A. career prep program
moved to its present Casterline. Financial which opens on Sept. 7.
. . . location in June 1964 when secretary, John This is an academic
x PAST COMMITTEE. MEMBERS.-Pictured above are the company assumed Chesnovitch is serving his remediation refresher
charge of maintenance.
In 1966 Davis was so
15th year in that office.
Other officers for = 1976
course to prepare students
for entrance to a regular
There will be a Saturday Street, Wilkes-Barre.
Pesacreta’s
C. Casterline, J. McLaughlin, D. Ide, C. Palmer, J. impressed ~~ with the include president, Walter college program. Classes
Casterline, W. Casterline, A. Zim, D. Zim, E. Snyder, S. progress of this ~~ Blejwas Jr., vice- will be in remedial math, Supper Club
Cave, E. Gilmer, L. Jennings, and H. Haefele. Kneeling, organization that . he president, Kenneth English-communication ;
.in the same order; R. Ritts, B. Rollman, W. Blejwas, B. relinguished the $1 (one MacDougall, secretary, skills, social science, and Rt. 118-10 min. from Dallas
Dobinick, R. Snyder, W. Hurst, B. Ide, G. Sabaluski, and dollar) per year rental and ~ Ronald Ritts, treasurer, physical science. i fe aturin g-
of six to one, with Earl Fritzges voting
deeded the building and
property to the fire
company.
In 1972 an adjoining piece
of property was purchased
and in 1973 Al Zim
William A. Casterline, fire
chief, George Sabaluski
Jr., assistant fire chief
Robert ‘‘Jan’’ McLaughlin,
and captain William
Hearst.
Theology courses in the
coming evening session
will feature St. Paul and
His Apostolic Epistles on
Monday nights from 6:30 to
9, and will be a study of the
Homemade
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bidder could use it as he desired : presented the company Looking forward toa 1977 Apostle Paul and his
providing he complied with zoning no. He explained that he believed that with a 1962 Cadillac am- and beyond, the members mission as presented in D HAM $395
ordinances. the teachers should be Shadent bulance. This new piece of of the Jonathan R. Davis Luke's Acts of the GLAZE Ivssssavaiecrsioravanes
Guyette’s Communications Inc. conscious and willing to perform these equipment brought into full Volunteer Fire Company Apostles, with detailed i ; i seosl
were lone bidders for audio-visual functions without extra view the. need for more. are few training their new. - ceamirction. | of | the PO RTE RHOUS E STEAK SL 5
equipment installation in the amount compensation. garage space. In the spring young members in theological ideas
of $2,450.
Charles Preece was appointed as
Dallas Senior High School track coach
by the unanimous approval of the
seven members present. William
Price and Harry Lefko were absent
from the meeting.
Lewis Isaac was appointed student
council advisor and M. Jay Pope
named junior class advisor by a vote
replacement of the boiler at the Noxen
School and J.L. Turner Co. of Wilkes-
Barre was the apparent low bidder at
$10,300. Yatsko paving was the low
bidder for completion of parking-lot
paving with a $2,050 estimate. Bids
were also opened and sent to
committee for the installation of
automatic, electric heat control units
and Power Regulator Co.,
Philadelphia, was the apparent low
bidder at $4,700.
Back Mountain mini-football league
was granted permission to, use the
Dallas High School field for practice
and the senior high school field for
their . Sunday games as it was
explained that the youngsters’ must
play on a field enclosed by a fence as a
safety precaution.
The September meeting will be held
on Monday, Sept. 13.
The board also authorized the
school district to give school event
passes to all senior citizens so that
senior citizens could attend all
district-sponsored events at no cost.
The passes will soon be printed and
available at all of the district
buildings.
The Lehman High School was also
a varsity sport, pending a successful
search for a coach for the sport.
of 1973 a new addition was
begun which doubled the
size of the existing
building.
In 1974 a new 400 gallon
per minute: portable pump
and 15 complete sets of
bunker . . gear ' (helmet,
bunker coat, boots, gloves
and face shield) were
added to the company
inventory. In 1975, 600 feet
of 21» inch hose was put on
the pumper, along with a
portable fight generator
and lights which was
received from the Harveys
Lake Lions Club and in 1976
5 more sets of bunker gear
have been acquired.
In addition to completing
their new building the
membership has given
hours to attending various
fire schools, answering fire
and rescue calls, training,
maintaining their trucks
and equipment, competing
at the firemen’s com-
petition featured at the fall
fair and working on their
major fund raising ac-
methods and procedures of
the company so they may
in: the. future. continue to
fulfill. the. purpose of this
company which is ‘‘..to
operate and support a
volunteer fire dept: in the
Northeast district of Leh-
man Township, Luzerne
County, Pa. and to
cooperate with all neigh-
boring fire departments in
the control and elimination
of fire and the saving of life
and property from
whatever cause...”
i
developed in his epistles.
Faiths of the East will be
will cover the religious
traditions of East Asia:
Hinduism and Buddhism
as living faiths.
Men and Morals will be a
development of moral
consciousness in the lives
of contemporary men and
women, particularly within
the Christian tradition.
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