SEC. I, PAGE TWO Dr. Richard Crompton announces the association of Lanning A. Anselmi, M.D. in the practice of family medicine as of July 14, at 206 Carverton Road, Trucksville. Dr. Anselmi, the son of the late Atty. Albert and Louise Anselmi, of West Wyoming graduated cum laude from Wyoming Seminary in 1969. He was a Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude graduate at Dickinson College, ROTH JEWELERS Memorial Hwy. Dallas We will I be | closed July . 4-5-6 Carlisle, in 1973, majoring in biology and art history. Dr. Anselmi received his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia in 1977. His post-graduate training in family medicine includes one year at St. Joseph Hospital, Stamford, Connecticut, and two years at United Health and Hospital Services Family ‘Practice Residency Program, Kingston, a Hahnemann Medical College affiliate. Dr. Anselmi is a member of the Luzerne County Medical - Society, Pennsylvania Medical Society, American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Practice, and a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners. ; Dr. Anselmi is married to the former Katherine Kaby of Wilkes-Barre. They reside in Dallas. Office hours are by appointment calling 696-1135. On a clear day Mount St. Helens can be seen from the Toledo, Washington Airport. There have been few clear days, however, since Pvt. Jeffrey Wayne Martin from Hunlock Creek has been there helping sur- vivors of that eruption. Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Martin, Hunlock Creek, has been working with his unit, the 513th Transportation Company. They have been part of a coordinated effort by the state of Washington, the National Guard, and the 9th Infantry Division. Their mission has been to look for survivors and bodies amidst the devastated area near the volcano. “My responsibility is driving a truck to support the rangers and rescue Lauer came to the from Rogers Optical Com- pany where he worked in fisplay and advertising. He also did free lance commercial art work for a period of years. A native of Wilkes- workers,” Martin ex- plained. One week after the first big eruption, a second eruption let everyone in Toledo see what the ash was like. About one-and- a-half inches of the fine, gritty ash blanketed the whole area. It had to be washed off of the helicopters, delaying search missions. Even a slow-moving truck would swirl the fine ash into a cloud. Cooks had to go to great pains to keep it out of the food. Summing up his ob- servations, the 1979 graduate of Northwest Area High School said, “I like the excitement of helping in this rescue effort. We're really doing something = important.” Martin intends to get out of the service and go to truck driver’s school. Barre, Lauer is married to the former Mary Teresa Whalen, also of Wilkes-Barre. The Lauers with their five children, however, have resided in Shavertown for man years. Four of their chil. dren are graduates of Dal- BRR STD O 0S At Your Photo) las High School while the fifth will be a junior at Dallas in the fall. The Lauers son, Paul, is married and living in Plains; Marilyn and Ray are married and both live in Dallas. Carolyn and Bob, the youngest, are at home. Lauer graduated from St. Nicholas High School, now merged with Bishop Hoban, and St. Joseph's College. | In his leisure time which is limited, Lauer enjoys music, preferably folk, although he admits he likes a mixture. He en- joys traveling and the Lauer family usually travel during the sum- mer, visiting various par- ts of the country. _ His wife, Mary, also en- Joys music and is a mem- ber of the New Com- munity Singers. Lauer is a member of Travel, Pennsylvania and is editor of the organization's magazine. He also is a member of the Luzerne County Association for Retarded Children. He also is active with the Luzerne County, Folk Festival which takes a lot of his time. Lauer also travels to festivals in various parts of the state to get an'idea what types of events or displays are pepulards other areas. He ries to keep up with the latest in ideas for the an- nual event. ] The second week of the Ham ’'n Yegg Club drive in support of our Back Mountain Memorial Library, netted checks from the following members: Justin Bergman, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. Robert Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kiley; Robert W. Laux, Mr. and Mrs. James Oliver, Newell H. Schooley, Mr. and Mrs, James C. Thomas, Dr. 'F. ‘J. Abrantes, Mr. and Mrs. William Bradbury, Joan P. Flack, Paul J. Gaffney, George M. Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Liput, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pichert, Dr. and Mrs. David F. Rimple, Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Templin, Stephen J. Tkach, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burnside, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Butasek, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dixon, Dr. and Mrs. Henry Gallagher, Roland E. Koeb, Lillian Krasner, Joyce Krivenko, Mrs. Robert Shortz, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Zimmerman, Anees Barakat, Jr., Dr. I. Berger, Dr. Richard Crompton, Dr. and Mrs. Savings from 25% to 60% Off our everyday Low Prices! eSelect Dresses LY ysis) Sale priced from $15.99 to $36.00 eSelect Tops & Shirts NATIONALLY ADVERTISED Sale priced from $5.00 to $12.00 eSportswear Groups NATIONALY ADVIRTISHD Sale priced from $5.00 to $26.00 EYNON PLAZA Route 6, Eynon, Pa. This fall Travel, Pen- nsylvania, will have a workshop in Hazleton which will involve various groups. If Lauer has any other free time, he usually uses it doing do-it-yourself projects in and around his home. There is never enough time to finish everything which needs to be done, according to the agency director. Since 1961 the Luzerne County Tourist Promotion Agency has grown from a small operation originated by the local Chamber of Com- merce in cooperation with Hazleton, Pittston and Nanticoke Chambers and the Luzerne County com- missioners, into a full- time operation for the purpose of promoting tourism in this area of Pennsylvania. It was in 1968 that the Tourist Promotion Agen- cy became a full time operation with Paul Lauer of Shavertown ap- pointed as executive director. Since that time, the agency has continued to flourish placing em- phasis on events as well as local historical and out- door.-.recreational * Sites, especially area state parks. According to the latest figures, released at the end of 1978, Luzerne County ranks eighth in terms:of total réceipts for tourism--$106,000,000. Carlton Davies, Dr. Marshall U. Rumbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Cromwell Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Warneka, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wildes, Francis Ambrose, Earl and Alice Brown, Dr. Michael Bucan, Mrs. Welton G. Farrar, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Flynn, Carl F. Goeringer, Len and Jean Groboski, Mr. and Mrs. James Hagen, Jane A. Kirmse, Dr. Richard Post, Andrew Shaw, Jr., William Spurlin and Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Whitehead. Only Allegheny, Philadel- phia, Monroe, Erie, Lan- caster, Dauphin and Mon- tgomery counties, not necessarily in the above order, rank ahead of Luzerne County. With offices’ located in Kingston, the Luzerne County Tourist Promotion Agency headed by Lauer is presently involved in a four-county regional promotion including Luzerne, Lackawanna, Schuylkill and Columbia counties. Lauer, with the cooperation of the other counties, is putting together a sampler tour--a circle type tour focusing on the history and heritage of the region designed to bring in peop- le using the interstate highways in the area. The = tour includes covered bridges in Colum- bia County, the Montour Preserve, Anthracite Museum Complex inec- luding the Pioneer Tunnel in Ashland (an old coal mine), Luzerne County’s Eckley Village, Lackawanna County's Anthracite Museum located at McDade Park as well has various shrines ° and historical sites. Lauer also is a member of the Cherry Blossom Festival committee and has been since its begin- ning. The year the agency sponsored the high school band festival and the jazz festival. Lauer is involved in the festival planning each year and the agency al- ways has a responsibility events. Russell L. Thomas, of 28 sunset Ave., Goss Manor, Dallas, has retired after 10 years.as a-member of the maintenance staff at Penn State-Wilkes-Barre. Thomas first joined the Penn State - Wilkes-Barre = mainten- ance staff when it moved to its present location on a 50-acre campus in Leh- man Township. Before joining the campus, he worked for the Glen Alden (Blue Coal) Corporation for 20 years. He is a graduate of Coughlin High School in Wilkes-Barre and at- tended Penn State and the Luzerne County Com- munity College. During the Second World War he served in the field ar- tillery in Europe. Thomas is a member of the Dallas United Methodist Church and served as past president of the church’s board of trustees. He is currently a member of the church’ administrative board. He is’ also a member of Masonic Lodge 442, Keystone Consistory, and Irem Temple. His wife, Bette Thomas, teaches fifth grade in the Dallas Intermediate Building. Shortly before his retirement, Thomas was honored with a surprise party in the Hayfield House on the Penn State- Wilkes-Barre = Campus. > With Feathers SUPER SPECIAL $500 eS Na —
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