.» Vol. 92, No. 51 One year and a day after Katrina Marea Fanti of Dallas ushered in: 1982 as The Dallas Post's “First, Baby of the New Year” in the Back Mountain, a second tiny baby girl welcomed 1983. : Kelly Elizabeth Wagner, 7 1b. 121% oz. baby girl, was born to William R. and Michelle Wagner of RD 1, Dallas. The 21% inch long daughter arrived at 12:37 a.m., Jan. 2, in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston. Kelly is the couple’s first child and they are delighted with as they describe her ‘our late but precious holiday gift.”” Kelly also is the first grandchild for both the maternal and paternal grandparents. MRS. Wagner is the former Michelle Shurites, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shurites, Poplar St.,, Dallas. She has two brothers, Joseph and Charles. Maternal great grandmother is Mrs. Mary Arabinick, Larksville.: % Baby Contest 1983 Mr. Wagner is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wagner, Jr., East Dallas. Kelly is the first girl in the Wagner family for several generations. The paternal grand- parents are Reuel and Mary Lasher and Frank and Elva Wagrer, Sr., all of Dallas. Wagner has two brothers, Robert and Barry. Kelly as the first Back Mountain baby in 1983 will receive gifts from the Dallas Post, Daring’s Market, Stapinski Drug Store and The Jean Shop. The parents may, claim a certificate from the Dallas Post to present to sponsoring merchants. All gifts must be claimed before Jan. 31, 1983. Katrina Marea Fanti, daughter of] Mr. and Mrs: Richard Fanti. RD 6, Dallas, celebrated her first bir- thday on New Year's Day with a family birthday party. She marked Baby Contest’ in 1982. the Back Mountain has local police convinced that the ring of thieves has become far more brazen with the holiday season. Suspicions that enforcement personnel for several months. Break-ins, with similar scenarios, have been common in communities such as Kingston Township, Jackson Township and Dallas Township. Over the holiday, however, Dallas Borough was added to the list with three incidents occurring on the same street in the , same evening. burglaries on Thursday, Dec. 30 between the hours of 6 and 11 p.m. Jackson Township police chief, Don Jones said a variety of jewelry, silver and sterling was taken from the residences of Dr. Stanley Dombroski, Follies Road; Henry Doran, Sutton Road; Stuart Graham, Sutton Road and James Campbell, Christian Church Road. . The latest incidents bring the total of burglaries reported in the township to eight within the last 10 weeks. Kingston Township was hit on Jan. 1, under the same circum- stances as previous breakins. Patrolmen Robert Jolley and Joseph Bren investigated incidents at the homes of David Monk, Crane Road; Sarah Hudak, Meadowcrest; Helen Bendik, Terrace Ave. and Marilyn Castellino, Harris Hill Road. The homes are situated within one half mile distance of one another. While KT police did not itemize the stolen property, it was noted the suspects appear to be interested in larger things, such as stereos. State Police from the Bureau ot Criminal Identification are working with local police and Jackson Township has enlisted the aid of the state’s Criminal Investigation Division. ; 25 Cents Jones is particularly concerned that people in the area are still not taking the problem seriously enough. “It is very important that people report suspicious persons, automobiles, or occurences either to state or local police,” he said. ‘‘If we are aware of strange or unusual happenings, we can keep a better handle on the situation.” Jones believes people can help police put an end to the rash of crime with a minimum of watchful- ness and participation. For a related story on recent Back Mountain burglaries, see page 3 inside. In Dallas Something is happening in Dallas land it could be an area first. ‘Whether the final result will appeal to the collective community eye, only time will tell. George Grady, Jr., an artist, commissioned by Hugh King of The Recyclery in Dallas center, has indeed begun setting up to paint a 35 by 20 foot aztec mural. Grady says the finished product will be “vertical and perpendicular lines of vivid color.” King describes it differently. ‘‘He’s copying a page out of a National Geographic magazine,” he said. “I wanted to jazz the area up a bit,” said King. “I haven't seen anything like it anywhere around. Dallas can use it.” Neither King nor the artist know how long the project will take. The mural will sit on the side of King’s building facing Route 415. As Grady, a native of Kingston, ex- plains, “We all use plastic signs, but there is more than one aspect to color.” Grady, 31, met King more than a ‘year ago, when he brought his bike into the shop. Grady actually prefers to be known for his orna- mental plaster work, which revives an art form almost extinct in today’s society. He is the only prac- ticing artisan in Pennsylvania at this time and recently completed a job for Robert Roccograndi in Forty Fort. The Roccograndi walls and ceilings took one and a half years to complete. Grady then moved on to a project in the Stroudsburg area in which he is currently involved. College in New York where he studied graphic arts, mechanical paste up and fashion design. He was washing dishes, to put himself threugh school, when an apartment ‘buiiding, owned by his landlord, was damaged by water. At 18 years of age, Grady undertook the project of restoring and replastering the walls, thus beginning his career in ornamental plastering. He admits, he is as yet, undiscovered. To earn a decent living, he paints houses such as District Justice Leonard Har- vey’s old office on Main Street, which he completed last fall. How long he’ll be around Dallas doing the mural is anybody’s guess but in all probability the project will keep passersby interested as all await the finished product. Dallas Post's 1982 Back Contest winner. Last week the Dallas Post inter- viewed Dallas Area School Board president Dr. William Camp con- cerning his goals and anticipations for the coming year in the district. Continuing in the same vein, Lake- Lehman School Board president Kenneth Williams was interviewed for a second edition in the series. In future weeks, The Dallas Post will bring comments from local govern- ment officials highlighting their expectations for 1983. Williams, who has served as school director for 12 years, was elected president for a one-year term in December. His seat, along with five others on the board, is up for re-election in November, 1983. Surprisingly, he is not certain that his name will be on the ballot for another term. “I haven’t decided whether or not to run again,” he said. “I’ve had 12 satisfying years. I'm still debating the question.” Neither does Williams know which of the remaining five directors will opt for re-election. He noted - the present board is one which works well together and has always been able to come to terms with its differences. As president of the board he looks forward to a peaceful year, saying many of the major building projects and academic changes have al- ready been made. With two years to go before contract negotiations loom, Williams is not anticipating serious hassles within the next 12 months. With a variety of major renova- tions completed in district buildings, Williams said there are no new projects on the drawing boards at the moment. Although additional work is scheduled for the senior high school according to the long range plan, it is not likely to be ready initiated a number of programs which will continue to grow over the year. Again, dddi- tions are not planned at this time. There are several decisions to be made in the athletic field with a replacement for hockey coach Jane Morris on the list of priorities. Morris retired from her long-term tenure as coach with the close of the 1982 season. The board will name a replacement within the next several months. “We will be looking at soccer over the coming year, also,”’ said Williams. “A lot of people are in- terested and I know we'll ¥e talking about it soon. I don’t know whether we'll get into it or not.” Otherwise, Williams believes the board and the public are relatively satisfied with the athletic programs and personnel. As with all other facets of the district, he noted the board is very satisfied with the administration and the job it is doing to make Lake- Lehman a progressive, forward- looking school. ‘I don’t anticipate any changes at all in that area. We are all very happy with the ad- ministration and have every reason to believe things will continue to run smoothly.” Ray Kaderka 4 Ray Kuderka, Sr., superintendent .of postal operations at Dallas Post Office, ended his 28 years in the Federal Service, Thursday, Dec. 30. Kuderka, a registered male nurse before entering the postal em- ‘ployee, spent 26 years of his tenure ‘at the Dallas office. Prior to that he with the 3rd Armored Division and was taken prisoner during World War II, in the European Theater of Operations. The son of the late John and Ann Kuderka, Ray was born in Kingston ‘but later moved to the Back {Mountain where his parents operated a farm in Vernon. Follow- ing his graduation from Dallas Borough High School, Kuderka ‘completed nurse’s training at Central Islip State Hospital, Long Island, N.Y. He was working as a male nurse nursing position at Phelps Dodge Corp. in Elizabeth, N.J. Kuderka then married the former Jenny Fanti of Orange and soon after they returned to this area where he and his wife assisted her family in the operation of Fanti’s Park and Restaurant. In 1957, he entered the Postal Ser- vice employ as a substitute rural carrier on RD 3, Dallas, and in 1969, assumed the position as part time postal clerk. For the past 12 years, he has worked in his present The Kuderkas are the parents of ¥ affiliated with British Petroleum Products, Philadelphia; Mrs. John Howe, Dallas; and Sgt. Kennethi Kuderka, with the 2nd Armored Division, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. They also have four grand- children, John P. Jr. and Jennifer Howe; Christopher and Sherri Lynn Kuderka. Kuderka is an avid sports en, thusiast and plans to attend both pro, college and high school athletic fishing and small game and deer; hunting. He and his wife also plan to do some traveling visiting some relatives and friends in the southerr, area of the United States. He alsq hopes to take a trip to Belgium some time in the future if time v
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