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School Board Members
along with administrative
staff spent the last week
reviewing their decision
to curtail some busing in
the Wyoming Valley West
School District.
The initial decision to
reduce some of the bus
transportation resulted
from a severe budget
crunch and a feeling by
part of the Board that the
tax increase should be
kept very low. Despite the
increased transportaiton
costs, a majority of School
Directors on a phone
canvass by the
Superintendent of Schools
indicated they would be
sympathetic toward
American
restoring the busing cuts.
The Board and ad-
ministration felt that if a
decision were to be, made
late in August to restore
busing it would be better
to have the
restored now as they were
last year. Therefore, all
busing and bus stops in
effect last year will be
continued in the 1982-83
school year. It is possible
that studies will be made
and that adjustments in
busing considered in
future years.
Any questions about
details of busing should be
directed to the school
district’s ‘administrative
offices.
Asphalt
Crews from American
Asphalt Paving Co.
began, last week, to do the
initial work on the Brook
St. and Bohac St.
Improvements contract.
The improvements are
comprised of storm sewer
and street reconstruction.
Long a trouble spot in the
borough, Bohac St. and
Brook St. were omitted
from the boundaries of the
Diaster Project by the
Federal Government
when Disaster Urban
Renewal Funds for
Swoyersville were
reduced from $22 million
to $17 million. Thus, none
of the borough’s Urban
Renewal funds could be
used on those streets. In
light of the omission local
officials. at the urgings of
the residents of the
vacinity, pursued the
current improvements by
way of a short term loan.
This loan will be sub-
sidized by the
municipality's 1983 State
Liquid Fuels Allocation
and the first three
quarters of the 1983
Revenue Sharing
Entitlements.
The project totals
$87,192 and is expected to
be completed within 90
days. Many local officials
are glad to see this trouble
spot solved and put to
rest. Said one, ‘the im-
provements on Bahac and
Brook Sts. will save us
money in the long run by
eliminating the need for
pumping each time it
rains.”
Students who plan to
attend the Wyoming
Valley = West = School
District beginning with
the 1982-83 school year
and who have not
registered are asked to do
so at their earliest con-
venicne - before the
beginning of school.
Registration may be
made by telephone.
Students may be
registered in the
elementary grades (K-5)
by having parents
Registrations for the
middle school (grades 6-
8) may be made by
telephoning 287-2131.
Students who wish to
register at the high school
are asked to telephone
779-5361.
Registrations may be
made Mondays through
Fridays between 8:30
a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Transition of a student
into a new school will be
much easier by
registering before the
start of school.
Four former residents
and four former members
of the Swoyersville
Fairway Club, spent their
vacation in great style
last week as they spent
the whole week playing
golf at Pocono Golf
Course, Shawnee on the
Delaware and Brian
Heights in Berwick.
The four duffers are
Eddie “Hubby Wheeler’
Kolesar, Old Forge; Leo
Kalinosky, Kingston,
John Scott Sr. and John
Scott Jr. of Edwardsville.
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Last week, a com-
player wolked into
Shanky’s and watched
Cooksie' Adams play pool
and agreed that Cooksie
was one of the best. This
unknown pool player, Oje
Lagu, challenged Cooksie
to a game and low and
behold knocked the great
Cooksie off. It looks like
Cooksie will never live
this down according to the
Worler, Cutter and Bobby
Gaydos, Jack Burns and
several others.
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Forty Swoyer 13 year
olds ended the Forty Fort
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Lions Club Tourney in
to a good rural area team
by the score of 8-5.
Leading the hitting for the
Fort Swoyerteam was
Joey Perzia with two
homers.
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Swoyersville lost four of
its fine residents this past
week. They were Victoria
Olejnmick Sr., Watkins
St.; Harry Sawchak,
Watkins St.; and Jerry
Walko, Jay St. All were
fine, kind and generous
. people and will be greatly
missed by everyone.
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This coming Saturday,
quite a bit of nostalgia will
be brought back as
Stack’s Lounge, Simpson
St., Swoyersville and
Shanky’s Bar, Hughes St.,
will play in an old timers
game at Tripp St. Field at
2 p.m. These players are
from the era of the late
60’s and early 70’s when
these two teams were
chief competitors and
always gave the fans a
terrific game. These
games were played at the
Hemlock St. Field and
later at Lagoski-Gavlick
Field in the Swoyersville
Wootsey Urban Memorial
Slo Pitch League.
Members of the Stack
Team who will play under
manager Johnny Lykon
and former State Champs
are: Denny Hlavac, Stan
“Fatty” Czaplicki, Dave
Olejnick, Rich McNeal,
Rich Yurko, Rich
Gavlick, Dan
Lukasavage, Ron Piec-
zynski, Tom Matinas,
Johnm Swircek, Bob
Thomas, Joe Olejnick,
Walt Glahn, Paul
Richards, Bob Snyder,
SparkyVinovrski, Bill
Lewis, Scorekeeper, Bob
Booth and their chief
rooter, Pete Nedelak.
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The Los Angles Dodgers
rooters such as Jack
Burns, Cotton
Tomaskovic, Frank
Roche, Sibby Cidero and
Gerry Drobenak are
happy these past days as
they crt up within five
games of The Atlanta
Braves. Dean Piazza is
getting kind of worried
since his Braves are going
into a tailspin. Everyone’s
waiting to see if the plug is
going to desert the
Braves.
~The Phillie fans like
Max Chipego, John
* Dorish, Mushy Lukashko
who is also a top White
Sox fan, Ron Gula, Chris
Gula who sawhis first
Phillie game with his pop
and grandpa, Ben Uzdilla
last Sunday, Vince Piazza
Jr., John Foglietta,
Burnsie Piazza, John
Cicero are sitting on air
since their beloved Phils
are atop the National
| League East and playin
top notch ball.
Now you take the
Yanks, better yet let
Bobby take them. You
should see the Yankee
rooters in Socky Saxon,
Joe and John Adamchak,
Shanky Adamchak Sr.
and Shanky Jr., Bobby
Gaydos, John Erceg,
Denny Hlavac among
many others, they are
ready to desert the
yankee ship as another
manger was fired this
past week. Cheer up men,
they will be up there in the
end. You Hope.
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In last weeks column in
Here and There, it was
reported that the Florida
trip sponsored by Helen
Amos from Oct. 22 to Oct.
29 will cost $299. per
person. This was a
mistake as the price is
$219. per person.
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The St. Mary’s Bazaar
was a successful affair
especially with the tight
security that was had
around the refreshment
stand. Not too many if any
of the youngsters got any
liquid refreshments on the
strong side that is. This
affair thanks to Eddie
Volack, Len Stefanko and
their committees was well
planned and went off in
pro style.
Pastor Rev. Edward
Sokolowski would like to
thank everyone who
committee
workers and everyone
who attended the recent
St. Nicholas Bazaar. The
affair was another suc-
cessful event.
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Members of the Shanky
team who hope to par-
ticipate Sam Barbose,
Jack Barbose, Torchy
Zachary, Sibby Cicero,
Paul Starolis, Willie
Labatch, John Mayerski,
Dave Check, Steve
“Shanky”’ Adamchak Jr.,
Maz Chipego, Duke
Stelma, Bob Mullery, Leo
Mullery, Tom Mullery,
Mascolli. The team will be
managed by the great
Worler Worlinsky.
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Staff Sgt. and Mrs.
Andrew Lopuhovsky of
Dover AFB, Delaware
recently became parents
of a son, Nicholas. Mother
is the former Janet
Dompkowski, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Dompkowski, Shavert-
own. Sgt. Lopuhovsky, the
proud pop is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Al Lopuhovsky
of Sidney St., Swoyer-
sville. They also have a
daughter Kristy Ann.
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1st Lt. Andrew
Lopuhovsky son of Mr.
and Mrs. Al Lopuhovsky
of Swoyersville, was
recently transferred to a
school in California where
he will teach navigation.
His wife is the former
Paulette Vinsko. They are
the parents of three
children Shawn, Andrew
and Brad.
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Master Sgt. and Mrs.
Paul Lopuhovsky and
family recently returned
from a three year tour of
duty in West Germany
and are spending a
furlough - with Mrs.
Lopuhovsky’s dad, Tony
Ostrosky of Simpson St.,
Swoyersville and Sgt.
Lopuhovsky’s parents, Al
and Alyce Lopuhovsky of
Sidney St., Swoyersville.
Alyce, Paul’s mom,
recently returned from a
months stay with Paul
and his family in West
Germany.
Paul and his wife the
former Rita Ostrosky are
the parents of three
children April, Wendy and
Paul Jr. Paul will be
stationed at Platzburg,
N.Y.
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This column has a big
appology to be made to
John Barbose Jr. and his
brother Joe for not
mentioning their names in
getting the Little League
Field in shape for the
District playoffs. These
two gentlemen, sons of
Mr. and Mrs. John
Barbose Sr. of Gillespie
St., Swoyersville, were
two of the men respon-
sible for keeping the field
in shape for the whole
cutting the grass every
weekend, sometimes
twice a week. Sorry men
but it is never too late to
identify a job well done by
two terrific gentlemen.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Perzia
and daughter Justine of
Frederick St., Swoyer-
sville, and Joe’s niece
Cathy Perzia of LeRoy,
N.Y. recently returned
from a one week vacation
to Virginia Beach.
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It's good to see Carl
Siracuse, formerly of
Shoemaker St.,
Swoyersville now a
resident of Dallas. Carl
was knocked down
temporarily by arthiritis
and with his fighting
spirit, he will be upgand
been a strong union lea
for many years and ¢
well be remembered as a
top basketball players for
Coach Eddie Chiamp
helping his 1944 team to
Swoyersyville’s District 2
title.
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Classes of 1946 and 1947
of Swoyersville High
Committees will meet this
evening August 11 at
Stack’s Loung on Simpson
St. at 8. Finalizing plans
for their class reunion will
be discussed. The reunion
will be held on Saturday,
Sept. 4, at the Knights of
Columbus Home on Main
St., Luzerne. Local class
members are asked to get
possible.
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Swoyersville Girls
Softball League will 8 3
a meeting, tomorrow
evening, August 12 at 8
p.m. in the Borough
Building, Shoemaker and
Main Streets, Swoyer-.
sville.
Plans for the annual
banquet will be discussed.
Anyone interested in
helping is asked to attend.
book.
General Chairman, Bob
Morgan, announced that
the Luzerne Centennial
Book is now on sale. Price
of the book is $5.00. They
can be purchased at his
office on Main Sti,
Luzerne or at designated
places to be announced.
The book is very in-
teresting, in it can be
found the history of the
Borough which was in-
corporated in 1882. All
borough officers, Borough
school officials, names of
every graduating class of
Luzerne since the
beginning and the last
class of 1966. Old Mile
Stones, buildings and
many other intereting
features which will bring
back many memories can
be found in this book.
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