PAGE TWELVE
A
‘Swoyersville Girl's
Softball Organization held
their second annual
banquet last Sunday at
the Andrew Lawrence
American Legion Post 644
Home, Shoemaker Street,
Swoyersville, with over
200 in attendance. All of
the players in the minor
and major traveling
league were honored
- along with their coaches.
Rev. Joseph Ziobro,
assistant pastor at Holy
Trinity Church in
Swoyersville, gave in-
vocation and benediction.
Welcome address was
given by William Hlavac,
president of the Wyoming
Valley Girl's Traveling
Softball League. Toast-
master was Professor
John Kolesar, main
speaker was Karen
Klassner, teacher in the
physical education
"
dd
” 1 "x40" } SIL
department, coach of
basketball, softball and
field hockey at Wyoming
Seminary. She gave an
inspired talk to the young
girls. Bob Allen Jr.,
president of the
Swoyersville Girls Soft-
ball League, gave brief
remarks.
Trophies were
presented by Bob Allen
Jr. manager of the win-
ning Maltby Drug team
and his assistant Andy
Silvi, to their players.
Dennis Hlavac presented
trophies to his Barilla
team, winner of the
American Division in the
Traveling League.
Trophies were also
presented to the Minor
League graduates and the
Major League graduates.
Mike Simko, Swoyer-
sville Borough Coor-
dinator, talked on the
Place,
»©
3"
aun iinats
Find The perfect desk :
for a big job in a
small space at the .
area’s largest office
furniture warehouse
for new and used
furniture!!
S oan. ANY } a
: 27x40” 5 suit Rice: *98.88
ec
2 HOURS: PLENTY OF FREE PARKING! 3
° Mora &
2 SAT Discount
¢ 9-11:30 OFFICE COMPANY ©
“, 7 100 PENNSYLVANIA BLVD , WILKES-BARRE, PA. 18701 A
, MURRAY COMPLEX ~ BEWIND POST OFFICE Phone 828-7088 &®
Tung p18®
success of the Girls
Softball league and said
they hope to have more
teams in the minor and
major leagues next year.
He said that he hopes the
organization receives
more help to run the
leagues.
One of the hi-lites of the
evening was when
Toastmaster = Kolesar
introduced Holly Stahler,
one of the stellar players
of the runner-up Lehman
Funeral Home team.
Holly received severe
burns to her body in an
accident earlier this
summer in Elmira, N. Y.
She went through many
operations the past few
months and this was her
first appearance in public
since coming home from
the : hospital in Elmira.
She was given a nice
ovation by the crowd.
Coach Paul Pasek’s
undefeated Swoyersville
Jr. Football A Team had a
week off from play in the
Greater Pittston League
and not to get the
youngsters rusty he
decided to take on the
Kingston Huskies Jr.
Football A Team of the
West Side Jr. Football
League. The Sailors
showed that they are a
well disciplined team and
came out on top with a 20-
6 win at the Huskie Field.
Making the T’s for the
Sailors were the new TD
twins as Joey. Bednarski
by making two on a 10-
yard scamper and the
other a 70-yard gallop
also made a two pointer.
Bednarski’s new TD
partner, Marty Gabel
made one on a 20-yard
run. Marty was tran-
sferred to the running
back position due to the
injury to Joey Rhiel.
Filling in for Gabel at
Center are Andy Yuhan
Alba’s Cafe Dart
League began their 1982-
83 season this past week
with the following results:
the Colts hammered out a
3-0 win over the Eagles.
Tops for the Colts were
John Barber with a big 48-
50-135 series, Al Bogdon,
92, Bill Reese 89 and Walt
Zimmerman, 87. Hi for
the Eagles were Ron
Gula, 45-35-114, and Sibby
Cicero, 80-35.
In the second game, the
Steelers took a close 2-1
win over the Packers. Hi
for the Steelers were John
Tobias, 101-39-35, Fronge
Fronskewicz, 37-92, Bob
Zurawski, 35-91, Babe
Kern 33-87. Hi for the
Packers ' were Paul
Starolis, 38-40-440-122,
Jack Knecht 37-91, Emil
Gomba, 37-86, Bernie
Derby 76 and Jack
Kemrite, 71.
Ann’s Cafe Dart League
members will meet this
coming Monday evening
at 8 at Ann’s Cafe on
Hughes Street,
Swoyersville. Plans will
be formulated for the
beginning of the new 1982-
83 season which will begin
on Monday evening, Oct.
4.
Shanky’s Thursday Nite
Dart League will hold a
meeting Thursday
evening, Oct. 7 at 8 at
Shanky’s on Hughes
Street, Swoyersville.
Plans will be finalized for
the 1982-83 season which
will begin Thursday
evening, Oct. 14.
and Dave Schwenk.
Also out with an injury
is quarterback Dave
Salus. Dave got three
fingers broken in the
Jenkins Twp. game.
Coach Pasek is hoping to
have him back in a few
weeks.
The Sailors played the
Pittston Panthers away
this past Sunday and this
A. and Jane A. Sapack,
217 Kossack ws
Swoyersville, has been
B
coming Sunday, Sept. 26,
the Sailors will entertain
the Exeter Panthers at
Roosevelt Field at 2:30
p.m. The C teams will
play at 11 a.m. and the B
teams at 12:30 p.m.
Speaking about the B
team; they were given a
week off and are also
undefeated.
Sapack
completes
training
assigned to Lowry Air
Force Base, Colo., after
completing Air Force
basic training.
The airman studied the
Air Force mission,
organization and customs
and received special ig
training in’ human
relations.
The airman will now
receive specialized in-
struction in the in-
telligence field.
Reprogrammed inte-
rest money from the
and Urban Development
will enable the Borough to
complete the majority of
the remaining street
imrovements in town
according to local of-
ficials. ‘Some years ago
the Luzerne County
Redevelopment Authority
was required to return all
earned interest from
advanced grants on
Disaster Urban Renewal
Projects under their
Since that
time the Authority has
of Washington, D.C. to
obtain us money for the
continuation of im-
provements in the
respective communities.
Swoyersville Borough
stands to recapture ap-
proximately $250,000-
$300,000.
At this point the
Authority, which will
issue all contracts, has
solicited estimates from
Chief William Dorman
of the Swoyersville Police
Department and Mayor
Anthony Stefanosky,
announced that borough
residents may borrow an
electric engraving device
to mark valuable items in
the home.
The device is being
made available, free of
charge, as ‘part of the
Pennsylvania Crime
Watch Program, designed
to help prevent
burglaries.
Identification stickers
and an instruction manual
also are available.
officials, with this
formation,
in-
must now
request a formal budget
revision from HUD to
program these funds into
site
Borough Coordinator
Michael Simko feels that
there is only an outside
chance that any contract
could be issued this year.
“The amount of paper
work and regional and
central office approvals
as well as preparation of
plans and contract
documents will in all
likelihood take us out of
this construction season.
However, during the
winter months we can
prepare in order to be
ready for a bid as the
Spring of 1983 ap-
Approximately 11
streets are involved in the
final phase of street
improvements which first
began in mid-1976 after
complete sanitary and
storm sewer placement
was accomplished. North
Lackawanna, Townsend
Ave., Talcott St.,
Harradon St., Laverick
St., New St., Bond Ave.,
Stock Ave. Bigelow St.,
and Warren St. total in
excess of $500,000; with
Warsaw St. totaling
$278,000 itself. In the
pursuit of the remainder
of the needed funds local
officials are looking to ta
some of the last
remaining dollars in
President Reagan’s very#
limited pot of funds;
Luzerne Towers Social
Club met recently in the
community room with
President Betty Sutliff
presiding.
The Lord’s Prayer was
offered followed by the
pledge of allegiance.
Secretary Franklin and
treasurer Verna Kreitz-
burger, presented their
reports.
Speaker was David
Fagula, executive
director of the Housing
Authority of Luzerne
County. Plans were
finalized for a day at the
Bloomsburg Fair on Sept.
28.
Annual Halloween
Party will be held on
Thursday, Oct. 28. Russell
Breckenridge and his
committee will have
charge of decorations.
Tillie Michinist, Mary
Orloski. and Celia Soldon-
are hospitalized it was
announced.
Game winners were
Verna Meholick, Ed
Young ladies of this
area are invited to enter
the 12th annual Miss
Pennsylvania National
Teenager Pageant to be
held at Lycoming College,
Williamsport, May 20, 21,
and 22, 1983. This is the
official state finals to the
August of 1983 at Lehigh
Resort, Fla. Contestants
will be judged on
The Confraternity of
Christian Mothers of Holy
Trinity Parish of Hughes
Street, Swoyersville will
conduct a meeting this
Sunday, Sept. 26, at 7:15
p.m. in the school
auditorium.
Chairman Mary
Chipego and co-chairman
Madeline Barush an-
nounced their committee
which includes the eighth
grade and graduate
mothers, Marie Adam-
chak, Diane Amos, Mary
Asklar, Joanne Baker,
Phyllis Balberchak, Vera
Balent, Catherine Baron,
Tillie Berti, Anna Bizup,
Catherine Budash, Olga
Cajka,
Cheskiewicz, Mary
Chipegeo, Barbara
Chorba, Julia Crofchick,
Dombroski,
Ruth Golias, Elaine
Lipinski, Gloria Mizenko,
Marie: Tafoni, Lucille
Watlack and Mary Wilce.
The annual Welcome
Tea is set to be held on
Sunday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m.
in the church lower level
on Hughes Street. This
occasion marks a special
welcome to the sisters and
lay teachers for the 1982-
83 school term. Chairmen
| for the affair are Elaine
* Lipinski and Mary Wilce.
Fourth Sunday of the
month is Communion
earmarked for such
improvements.
Warner and Lottie
Magrich.
Ted Shewan, pianist,
honored the following
birthday celebrants: Vida
Goodman, Ed Warner,
John Polack, John Lazar,
Mildred Walsh, Mae
Jastremski, Russell
Breckenridge and Tille
Machinist.
Refreshments were
served by Josephine
Krupack, Agnes Shewan
and Bridget Kocher.
»
scholastic achievement-
leadership, poise, per-
sonality and appearance.
There is no swimsuit
competition. There will be
optional speech and talent
contests with cash prizes
and college scholarships
Scholarships and
awards totaling more
than $2 million will be
given in 1983. The State
Winner will receive a
$1,500 Lycoming College
Scholarship, a $1,000 cash
dward, full Barbizon
Modeling Scholarship,
and an all-expense paid
trip to the national finals.
A $4,000 scholarship from
Millikin University in
Decature, Ill. will be
given to the winner. Two
$4,000 scholarships from
Eckerd College, St.
Petersburg, Fla. will be
given to the citizenship
winners and a $2,000
scholarship to Millikin
will be awarded to the
talent .winner. Johnson &
Wales College in
Providence, R.I. will
award a -full two-year
tuition scholarship.
Contestants do not have to
win the pageant to win
many of the scholarships
offered.
Any teenager between
the ages of 13 and 18 in-
terested in entering the
pageant may write for an
application to: Mrs. G. R.
Scarborough, State
Director, P.O. Box 2838,
Pensacola, Fla. 32503. |