PAGE SIX
by Charlot Denmon
The U.S. Army has come
to the Back Mountain. Not
to defend but to recruit.
Sgt. Kenneth Confer, re-
cruitman representative
with the U.S. Army Re-
cruiting Station in Wilkes-
fice in the Dallas Borough
Municipal Building. He is
residing with his wife,
Shirlene, at the Country
Club Estates in Dallas.
Both are natives of the
Pittsburgh area.
Confer graduated from
Kensington Senior High
School and in January
following his graduation,
he enlisted in the U.S.
Army with the intent to be-
come a career man.
Following his training at
Fort Benning, then Fort
Gordon, Confer went to
Vietnam for 18 months re-
turning to the states in
October 1969. Shortly after
he was discharged from
the service but after being
out of service for 63 days he
decided he would reenlist
in the Army to go to
Hawaii, which he did in
December of 1969.
On his first leave, while
in Hawaii, he returned to
this country and married
Shirlene. They both re-
turned to Hawaii. Follow-
ing his tour of duty in
Hawaii, Confer and his
wife returned to the States
where he had a month’s
leave before he was. as-
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signed for a second tour-in
Vietnam, this time for a
year.
After completing the
year in Vietnam, Confer
was assigned to Fort
Stewart, Ga., for a year
then to Fort Campbell, Ky.,
for another year. In
November, 1973, he went to
Germany, accompanied by
his wife, their German
Shepherd and Siamese cat.
The Confers spent three
years in Germany before
returning to this country in
December, 1976.
Following a 15-day leave
over the Christmas holi-
days which he and Shirlene
spent visiting their
families in the Pittsburgh
area, Confer was assigned
to the Harrisburg Recruit-
ing Command which
Pennsylvania including
Wilkes-Barre area. He was
in Harrisburg only one day
when he received orders to
report to this area.
Confer has traveled
extensively in the Orient,
Europe, Vietnam and
across the United States
but he says he has seen no
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area as ‘fantastic’ as the
Wyoming Valley and Back
Mountain area. He and
Shirlene moved to their
new home in May from
Kingston.
As the Army representa-
tive in the Dallas area, he
has an office in the Dallas
Borough Building which is
open Tuesday through
Friday from 9 a.m. to 6
p.m., and on Saturday by
appointment.
Men or women interested
in becoming a member of
the U.S. Army may obtain
information and complete
the necessary paper work
prior to their enlistment.
Confer also accepts
speaking engagements and
will speak before any of the
area’s service clubs, veter-
ans’ agencies, church
groups or schools. He does
not limit his speaking to
senior high schools but has
interesting films and other
equipment to present to the
younger students.
Confer is now taking
courses in business ad-
ministration through
LaRoche College, Pitts-
burgh. At present, he has
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ing on six additional
credits. Eventually he
plans to receive his degree
in business administration
which will help him further
his opportunity for ad-
vancement in the per-
sonnel field.
He is an avid bowler and
carries a 175 average. He
member of one of the
men’s leagues at the Crown
Imperial Bowling Lanes.
His wife also bowls and has
a 155 average. She also is
interested in joining a
league at the local lanes.
The Confers are camping
enthusiasts and do a lot of
tent camping on weekends
and also when Confer i is on
leave.
Confer likes fresh water
fishing preferably for bass
although he occasionally
goes trout fishing. He is not
too familiar with the local
streams and to date has
only fished Sylvan and
Moon Lakes and Bowman’s
Creek, along Route 309 to-
ward Tunkhannock. He has
also tried Frances Slocum
State Park.
He and Shirlene do some
horseback riding .and at-
tend many sports events
since both are sports
oriented.
Confer has done exten-
Agneles across Route 66
through all of the Eastern
States and through all of
Germany, Okinawa and
Japan.
He also has been to
Alaska. He frequently
visits bases in New Jersey
and Maryland and the
headquarters at Harris-
burg.
His major responsibility
is to inform the public
about the U.S. Army--what
it has to offer in jobs, train-
ing, college or technical
schools. There are open-
ings from cook to motor
and aviation mechanics to
pilots and in all of the con-
struction fields.
Confers says that there is
offer he can make to the
young man or woman of
today. There is a starting
salary of $374.40 with room
and board and, on Oct. 1,
crease.
Art exhibit
Ferdinand Roten Art
Galleries of Baltimore,
Md., will conduct a public
art exhibit at College
from 10 to 5.
The exhibit will feature
bu old masters and con-
temporary artists and will
also include both Western
and Oriental manuscript
13th century. All prints will
prices ranging from $10 to
over $1,000. Most, however,
are priced under $100.
The exhibit will be held
in Kennedy Lounge at
Misericordia under the
sponsorship of the Art
Department. There will be
no admission charge.
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in Shavertown
on left.
Mrs. Florence Williams,
Harveys Lake, is a patient
in Nesbitt
Hospital.
Joseph 'Kasmark, East
Dallas, former business
manager of the Dallas
School District before
accepting a position with
the auditor general's staff
of Pennsylvania, has
resigned to assume the
position of business
manager with West Side
Vocational Technical High
School.
Mrs. Bertha Evans, 222
Holly St., Trucksville, is a
surgical patient in Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. John
Henninger, Ryman Road,
RD 3, Dallas, announce the
birth of a son, Sept. 1, in
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Abram Nesbitt, II,
Lake Catalpa, Dallas, will
entertain the Kingston
Branch of Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary, Sept. 9,. at tea.
Mrs. Forrest Bromfield,
president of the branch will
preside at the busiess
meeting where plans will
be discussed for the
Holiday Fair, Oct. 18 and
19, in the Medical Arts
Building.
Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital Auxiliary of
Shavertown will meet Sept.
9 at St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church, Shavertown. A
social hour will be held at
noon followed by a business
meeting at 1 p.m.
Leonard ‘Pooch’ Kozik,
returned home from
Wilkes-Barre = General
Hospital where he was
admitted for an infection in
District Magistrate
Leonard Harvey and his
wife Marian, Woodlawn
Avenue, Dallas, have
returned home after a
fishing trip to Canada
where they stayed at their
fishing cabin.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl E.
Kaschenbach III, 140 Third
Ave., Kingston, announce
Laura Elizabeth, Aug. 28,
in Nesbitt Medical Arts
Center. Mrs. Kaschenbach
is the former Adele Jancik
of West Lawn, Pa.
Kaschenbach is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl E.
Kaschenbach, Jr., Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E.
Davis and Miss Deborah
Davis, Tunkhannock, and
Mrs. Margaret D. Shepard,
Lehigh Street, Shavertown,
returned home from
England and Wales where
they visited relatives and
toured the area.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Ashbridge, Jr., and
daughter, Robin, have
returned home from their
two-week vacation at the
Jersey Shore.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Hunter, Dallas, were
honored at a party at the
Maple Grove Methodist
Church in observance of
their 25th wedding an-
niversary, by their
children, Beth Schuckers,
RD 1, Shickshinny; Bert
Hunter, Kingston; Troy
Hunter, Dallas; and Ken's
sister, Kathleen Cornell,
RD 1, Hunlock Creek.
Boy Scout Troop 233,
Shavertown, will visit
Gettsburg, Sept. 10 and 11.
Boys 11 years or over who
would like to go on the trip
may contact John Baloga,
"Ronald Maturi, Paul
Priebe.
Col. William Dierolf,
Applewood Manor, Dallas,
has returned home from
Robert Packer Memorial
Hospital where he was a
medical patient. He
presided over the special
meeting of the Dallas
School District last Friday
night at the high school
Mr.
Wendler, 12 Wyoming
Ave., Dallas, announce the
Wilkes-Barre © General
Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Harrington, 174 Sterling
Ave., Dallas, annotince the
birth of a daughter, Aug.
30, in Wyoming Valley
Hospital. It is their second
child.
Pete Shiner is recovering
from open heart surgery at
his home on Sterling
Avenue, Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Nel Seidel,
Audubon
chapter meets
Sept. 11
The first general
membership meeting of the
local chapter of the
National Audubon Society
will be held at College
Misericordia Sept. 12 at
7:30 p.m
The purpose of the first
meeting of the newly-
formed chapter will be to
adopt + a chapter
constitution, elect officers,
and select a chapter name.
A suggested constitution
has been prepared by the’
chapter steering
committee and has been
to review prior to the
meeting. A nominating
committee will be selected
to prepare a slate of
officers.
Originally, it was
suggested that the chapter
be called the Northeastern
Pennsylvania Chapter, but
the National Audubon
Society suggested that the
name reflect flora or fauna
indigeneous to the area.
As soon as the local
chapter is organized
officially, plans can be
‘made for chapter
‘activities, including local
field trips. A trip to Hawk
Mountain, near Hazleton,
is already under
consideration.
Area residents interested
in Audubon activities and
members of the National
Audubon Society who are
interested in joining the
local chapter are
encouraged to attend the
Misericordia meeting. The
meeting will be held in
Kennedy Lounge. :
ER REELS CARR
36 Saginaw Ave., Dallas,
announce the birth of a
daughter, Aug. 31 at
Wyoming Valley Hospital.
© A birthday party was
held at the home of Herbert
Mo ‘yer, Sept. 4, in honor of
David Lloyd. The family
and friends attending were
Connie Moyer, financee of
the guest of honor; Herb
Margie. Moyer,
Herb Moyer, Jr., Sonja
Boice, Butch Boice, Jeffrey
Boice, Paul Boice, Tara
Boice, , Edith Boice;
Don Boice, Mary Boice,
Patsy Long, Teri Long,
Dean Long, Anne Long,
Patricia Long; Trayci
Long, Pearl Ide, Fred
Hughes, Lois Hughes,
Cindy = Hughes, Carl
Rollman, Helen Hoover,
Cheryl Hoover, Flaoyd
Hoover, Joann Hoover,
Curtis Hoover, Virgina
Hoover, Kevin Walker,
Donna Walker, and Buddy
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