WOODSY OWL COMES TO BACK MOUNTAIN:
Students from the Westmoreland Elementary School
shake hands with Woodsy Owl following an environ-
mental awareness program brought to the school by the
Bell Telephone Pioneers of America. Approximately 300
Approximately 300
students at the Westmore-
land Elementary School
found out, ‘Who is
Woodsy Owl,”’ and what
he does, when the Bell
Telephone Pioneers of
America brought its
environmental program
to the Back Mountain.
Woodsy Owl, the official
American symbol for
anti-pollution is a fantasy
character who visits
world. = Specifically,
Woodsy is concerned
about noise, water, air
and litter pollution. His
motto--‘‘Give a hoot,
Don’t pollute,” catches
the imagination of the
children and inspires
them to practice anti-
pollution habits, from a
very young age.
The program, brought
to Westmoreland last
Wednesday, consists of an
18-minute full color film
and a visit from Woodsy
Owl. The children were
Telephone Pioneers.
encouraged to speak to
the owl and shake his
hand. Third-grade
teacher, May Claire
McCarthy, was instru-
mental in bringing
Woodsy to the children.
actively involved in
programs for the blind,
including trips to the
circus and Easter Egg
hunts for blind children.
The White Haven School
and crippled children also
receive benefit from the
organization’s charitable
efforts.
Herb Cruikshank,
environmental chairman
of Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania, explained the
Woodsy program has al-
ready received a Humani-
tarian Award. The group
has taken it to a number
of schools in the Wyoming
Valley; Westmoreland
was the first Back
Mountain = elementary
school to meet Woodsy.
Linda Shypulefski,
another Telephone
Pioneer, plays Woodsy for
the volunteer effort.
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The Red Cross standard
first aid course will be
given later this month in
the ambulance
association’s building
with Leonard Roginski of
Dallas and Carl Aston of
Jackson Township in
charge. All residents of
the township 16 years of
age or older are invited to
sign up for the course by
calling Edward Havrilla,
“Jackson Township
Ambulance Association
president, or Carl Aston,
“ambulance association
treasurer.
The ambulance
association has issued an
invitation to all residents
of - Jackson Township to
serve as volunteers.
Persons 16 years or older
are welcome and further
information can be had by
calling any of the
association’s officers.
Elected to serve two-
year terms were these
officers: president,
vice-
president, Robert
Bohlander, who succeeds
Rock Knorr in that post;
secretary, Mrs. Marie
Havrilla; treasurer, Carl
Aston; crew chief, Robert
Bohlander; represent-
ative to the Back
Mountain Ambulance
Association, Rocky
Knorr.
Jackson Township
Ambulance Association
meets the second Thur-
sday evening of each
month in the Jackson
Township Ambulance
Association building.
A special worship ser-
vice to commemorate the
Week of Prayer for
Christian Unity will be
held Sunday, Jan. 23, 7:30
p.m., at St. Therese’s
Church, North Pioneer
Avenue, Shavertown. This
ecumenical service is
sponsored by the Back
Mountain Ecumenical
Clergy Association.
The theme of the ser-
vice is, ‘Jesus Christ,
Life of the World.” Clergy
and laity participants will
be Rev. Joseph Sammons,
host pastor; Mrs. Audrey
McGough, Shavertown
United Methodist Church;
Sister Ruth Neely, Mercy
Center Convent of Dallas;
Rev. Harriet Santos,
Huntsville United
Methodist Church; Rev.
John Bendik, chaplain,
Misericordia College;
Rev. James Wert,
Shavertown United
Methodist Church; Ralph
Nobel, Trinity United
Presbyterian Church;
Rev. Clifford Jones,
Huntsville Christian
Church. Rev. James
Doyle, Professor of
Theology, King’s College,
Wilkes-Barre, will deliver
the homily. The choir of
St. Therese’s Church,
directed by Mrs. Aileen
McDowell, will sing. All
clergy of the Back
Mountain area are invited
to participate in the
opening procession.
The service is being
coordinated by Rev.
Bendik and Rev. Wert of
the Association. It is
requested that all clergy
of the association gather
in the social hall for
robing at 7:15 p.m. After
the service, there will be
offering plates at the
doors to benefit the Back
Mountain Food Bank. A
time of fellowship and
refreshments will be held
in the Social Hall to which
all are invited.
recent meeting of the
Jackson Township
Ambulance Associationin
the association’s building.
Officers for 1983 were
elected and plans made
for a Red Cross course in
standard first aid at the
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