PAGE TWO Stanford L. Weiss, executive director, and the board of directors of Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Penn- sylvania announce the appointment of Rena Rothschild as director of operations, replacing Carol S. Cregan who has moved to the newly created position of director of planning and development. Ms. Rothschild com- pleted her undergraduate studies at Cornell University Graduate School of Business after spending a year at the University of Rochester Graduate School of Business. She was hired as a Penn State University auditor at The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in January of 1972 and resigned as patients’ ac- counts manager at the medical center in July of 1975 when she moved to the Wilkes-Barre area. Ms. Rothschild resides in Dallas, is married and has two children. Ms. Cregan has a Bachelor’s degree from Rosemont College and a Masters of Social Work from Marywood Graduate School of Social Work. Her major area of con- centration at Marywood was macro practice, community organization and planning. Prior to assuming the director of operations position at Rural Health Corporation in August of 1975., she was director of operations for the Commission On Economic Opportunity of Luzerne County and director of agency operations for the United Way of Wyoming Valley. She is married, resides in Kingston and is the mother of one son. Rural Health Cor- poration operates centers for medical and dental care at: Black Creek- Nuremberg, Freeland, Shickshinny, Noxen and a pediatric center in Wilkes- Barre. It is a non-profit corporation run by area citizens with partial fun- ding from the D.H.E.W. Carlton Davies, D.M.D. has assumed the post of dental director for Rural Health Corporation of ‘Northeastern Penn- sylvania, replacing Robert F. Goulstone, D.M.D. The promotion was announced by the board of directors of the corporation and by Stanford L. Weiss, executive director. Dr. Davies joined Rural Health Corporation in December of 1973 and has ‘been associated primarily . HAROLD C. SNOWDON HAROLD C. SNOWDON, JR. RICHARD W. SNOWDON with the Harvey's Lake- Noxen Health Center in Noxen, Pennsylvania. As part of his new respon- sibilities he has been traveling to the other dental units in Freeland and Shickshinny, while caring for patients in Noxen and participating in the recruitment and hiring of new dental personnel for Rural Health Corporation. The dental center at Black Creek will be operative in October. A graduate of Forty Fort High School, Dr. Davies received both his Bachelor's degree and his dental degree from the University of Pittsburgh. His residency was served at Elizabeth Steele Magee Hospital in Pittsburgh following post-gtaduate study. Prior to joining Rural Healh Corporation, Dr. Davies was in private dental practice locally and a member of Nesbitt Memorial Hospital staff. © SADDLEMAN BOOT JEANS SABUNQY¥O0Y © College Misericordia will begin its 54th academic year on Sept. 7, welcoming more than 800 freshmen and upperclassmen to campus. Students are expected to begin arriving on campus over the weekend, moving into the dormitories, and preparing to begin classes on the day. A special mass, Residents of Courtdale, Edwardsville, Kingston Township, Larksville, Luzerne and Pringle are still needed to participate as Advisory Board members of the Luzerne- Wyoming County Mental Health-Mental Retardation Center. To date 13 residents have submitted their names for ap- pointment to the Advisory Board. Six more names are needed. Community par- ticipation is needed to assist the MH-MR Center in providing more effective services, to develop mental health programs and fo give residents a voice in the policies in the MH-MR Center. The staff of the West Side Regional Center located at 1003 Wyoming Avenue in Forty Fort and the staff of the Community Participation Project met last week to plan for the development of the Ad- visory Board. The West Side Com- munity MH-HR Advisory Board will represent residents from Courtdale, Dallas Borough, Dallas Township, Edwardsville, Forty Fort, Franklin Township, Kingston, Kingston Township, - Larksville, « Luzerne, Pringle and Swoyersville. Anyone eighteen years of age or older interested in representing his or her town on the MH-MR Ad- visory Board can contact Kathy WIlaker of the Consultation and Education Service. For more information call 823- 2155, extension 25. Monday--Labor Day. green beans, peaches, milk. “apple sauce, cookies, milk. Monday--No School chilled milk. ice cream, chilled milk. ustoome Ao wT BANKAMERICARD Made of 5/1 Rugged Steel & celebrated by the Rev. Joseph M. Boles, chaplain, will mark officially the beginning of the school year. Misericordia will welcome one of its largest freshman classes in recent years, with some 280 new students beginning studies this fall. Included in that number are 46 transfer students, transferring to Misericordia from other area institutions. Twenty- nine male students will be among the new Misericordians. The increase in incoming freshmen has been attributed by the college to several unique academic programs and to the intensive recruitment efforts of the admissions office staff. Nursing is a particularly attractive major at Misericordia, a spokesman said, because the college has the only four-year program in Northeastern Pennsylvania that is approved by the National League for Nursing, the professional accrediting SOM plan A special half-hour program on the Sisters of Mercy will be broadcast Sept. 4 on Channel 28, WBRE, Wilkes-Barre, at 10:30 a.m. Sr. Regina Kelly, RSM, consultant on special projects and former dean and professor at College Misericordia, Dallas, will introduce the film, “Tenderness of All Things.” A portrayal of the health apostolate of the Sisters of Mercy, the film is narrated by Sr. Regina, who also wrote the script and assisted in production. Locally Sisters of Mercy are celebrating in September the centennial of their arrival at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, Towanda, where they conduct St. Agnes School. It is considered the third ‘cornerstone’ of Mercy foundations in the Scranton Diocese. In 1874 Sisters of Mercy arrived from Buffalo, NY, (Wilkes-Barre /Scranton) Dallas School Dis. 7 (Educ) 22 WDAU 2|41 WVIA 8 (Scrantén) (N.E. Pe. Educ.) 17 WPHL 3} 9 WOR 9 / (Philadelphia) (New York City) 28 WBRE 4] 11 WPIX 11 (Wilkes-Barre) {New York City) 16 WNEP 6] 12 WBNG 12 {Binghamten, N.Y.) L Local Weather 13 (FM Music 24 Hours) agency. Other programs attracting large numbers of students include social work with its new gerontology concentration, music therapy, and in the sciences, biology. Female students in particular are finding the premed program attractive, the spokesman said. The new students will barely have enough time to settle in at the college before beginning an intense schedule of both academic and social activities. Testing and counseling for freshmen will continue through the first week. Social events planned include a Bluegrass Music Festival on Sept. 24 and a performance of Richard ITI by the National Players on Sept. 29. Other activities include student music recitals, a number of field hockey matches, and a Campus Ministry Folk Music Workshop. The schedule of events will continue to be filled the spokesman indicated. VERONICA B. KUC- ZYNSKI Mrs. Veronica B. Kuc- zynski, 89, of Hunlock Creek RD 3, died Aug. 26 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Romanowski, with whom she resided. The former Veronica Romanowski, she was born Nov. 1, 1887, in Poland, and resided the last 65 years at Hunlock Creek. She was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Lake Silkworth. Also surviving are sons, Joseph and Walter, Hunlock Creek RD 3; Bolek, Poland; daughter, Stella, Poland; 26 grand- children; five great- grandchildren. Funeral was Tuesday with Mass of Christian Burial in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Interment was in the parish cemetery. OLIVER MASON Oliver B. Mason, 64, of RD 3, Dallas, died Aug. 27 at Harveys Lake following an apparent heart attack. Born in Wilkes-Barre, October 12, 1912, he had been a resident of Dallas for the last 45 years. A graduate of Dallas High School, he was em- ployed as a plumber for Ralph Fitch and Sons of Dallas. He was a member of East Dallas United Methodist Church. * Surviving are his wife, the former Dorothy Hunter; a son John, at home; a daughter, Dorothy Congdon, Center Valley, Pa.; a brother, Earl, Wilmington, Del.; one grandchild. .Funeral was held Tuesday morning from the Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, 672 Memorial High- way, Dallas. Burial was in Memorial Shrine Cemetery, Carverton. at St. Gabriel's Parish, Hazleton; a year later they came to St. Mary’s Parish, Wilkes-Barre, from Pittsburgh; and on Sept. 7, 1877, they opened the Towanda mission, again from Pittsburgh. According to Sr. Regina, while “Tenderness of All Things’’ is not set in one of the local Mercy Hospitals in Scranton or Wilkes- Barre, “It depicts some of the short-term and long- term health care facilities Bluegrass festival College Misericordia, in cooperation with Wilkes College, will hold a Bluegrass Music Festival on campus on Sept. 24. The festival will be held on the college lawn in front of the administration building, rain or shine, and will feature four Bluegrass groups-Homestead, New Applachia, Northeast Externsion, and Abilene. The concert will run from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. that day. reduced price are scheduled to go on sale this week at the Do Re Music Center in Dallas, the Book and Card Mart in Wilkes- Barre, and the Gallery of Sound at the Wyoming Valley Mall. Tickets will also be available by con- tacting the college. The college hopes to make the festival an an- nual event, promoting an interest in this typically American music. Steam WE INSTALL HEAT SAVERS sponsored by Sisters of Mercy wherever their hospital base may be.” Along with hospital work, Sisters of Mercy are also engaged in social work and education. They sponsor College Misericordia and Mercy Center, both in Dallas. GLEN ROSENGRANT Glen Rosengrant, 53, of Sweet Valley, died Aug. 26 in Mercy Hospital. He was born on Aug. 11, 1924, in Montrose. Rosengrant was a member of the Harveys Lake Outlet Bible Tabernacle. He served in the Army during World War II. Survivors include his widow, the former Beatrice Goss; sons, Dewey, Binghamton, N.Y; and Mark, Montrose; daughters, Mrs. Jeannie Moreau, Dalton; Mrs. Crystal Heeman, Silveria; Sherry Rosengrant, Montrose; Mrs. Evelyn Parkinson, Sweet Valley; Mrs. Marjorie Cotterman, Huntington Mills; Mrs. Grace Riley, RD 1 Hunlock Creek; 25 grandchildren; nine great- grandchildren. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. Weldon Hettesheiner of Larksville Mountain Full Gospel Church of- ficiated. Interment was in Lateer Cemetery, Sweet Valley. METRO SHUTA Metro Shuta, 211 Chestnut St., Shavertown, died Aug. 25 at his home. Born in Austria-Hungary, he resided in Wilkes-Barre Township for many years prior to moving to Shavertown several years ago. A retired miner, Shuta formerly was employed by Glen Alden Coal Company at its Huber Colliery, Ashley. He was a member of Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Anna Chehoski, Bayonne )N.J.; Mrs. Joseph Wesloski and Mrs. Barbara Phillips, Elizabeth, N.J.; Mrs. Stephen Berozan, Shavertown; Mrs. Leo Woods, Albany, Ga.; Mrs. George Smith, Morrisville; sons, William, Columbus, 0.; Joseph, Wilkes-Barre; Michael, Cranford, N.J.; John, Dallas; Walter, Méarlboro, Mass.; 21 grandchildren; seven great-grandhildren. Funeral was Monday with Divine Liturgy in H Resurrection RO Cathedral. Interment was in the parish cemetery, Plains. Franklin Township Volunteer Hose Company will sponsor a benefit square dance in the firehouse hall in Orange on Saturday, Sept. 17. Robert Appleby is in charge of arrangements, and tickets can be secured from any member of the fire com- pany or its auxiliary. The fire company also is making plans for a benefit hoagie sale to be held later this month. Allan Shaver is chairman of the hoagie sale. Expressions of Sympathy ul EET 13.6 CU. FT. REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER © 3.79 cu. ft. freezer. * Two Ice 'n Easy trays under protective package rack. o Automatic defrosting in re- frigerator section. e Twin vegetable bins. eo Coil-free back. e Only 30!" wide, 64" high. Model TB-145V 319% Hot water Warm air 288-3636
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