Miss Vicky Stefanko,
RD 1, Box 17, Mehoopany,
has announced her
candidacy for the office of
prothonotary-clerk of
courts of Wyoming
to residents of Noxen,
Monroe and Northmore-
land Townships of
Wyoming County.
Miss Stefanko is
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currently serving as
deputy prothonotary and
clerk of courts in
Wyoming County, a
position she has held since
December, 1979, under
the supervision of Bar-
prothonotary-clerk of
courts.
With the experience and
knowledge she has ob-
tained working in this
office, she feels she can
Democratic Back
Mountain Chairman
Barbara Pitcavage,
announces and endorses
the candidacy of Jerry
Paxton, for Kingston
Twp. Supervisor.
“We feel that Mr. Pax-
ton will not only make the
best supervisor Kingston
Twp. has ever seen, but
has the foresight and
leadership needed in a
community that is rapidly
growing,” she said.
. Paxton resides at 152
town, with his wife Carole
and their two children,
Jerry, 11, and Therese, 5.
Paxton has served the
Back Mountain Area in
various ways:
member of the Shaver-
town Fire Company, a
representative to ‘the
Back Mountain Fire
Association, Kingston
Township Ambulance
Association, Back
Mountain Little * League
Association and Back
Mountain Mini Football.
He is employed at Proctor
and Gamble, Mehoopany.
Paxton feels that
Kingston Twp. is spending
too much money for a
community its size and
will show later in his
campaign how it is done.
Also, he plans a study to
solve our local unemploy-
ment problem and to help
senior citizens in every
way possible, as well as a
youth program involve-
ment in this time of
economic crisis.
serve Wyoming County
and its residents well.
Miss Stefanko is a life-
long resident of Wyoming
County and graduated
from Tunkhannock Area
High School in the
National Honor Society.
Her mother, Mrs. Shirley
Boice Stefanko of Sugar
Hollow, is a bookkeeper
for the Wyoming County
Agricultural Extension
THE DAL
Office. Her late father,
as a mailman in Tunk-
hannock borough.
Miss Stefanko is a
member of Tunkhannock
Baptist Church where she
is a leader in the Awana
Youth Club. She also is a
member of the National
Federation of Business
and Professional
Women’s Clubs, Inc.
Andrew J. Teslicko of
Mountaintop, a retired
detective from the
Washington D.C. Police
Department, has an-
nounced his candidacy for
Luzerne County sheriff. In
seeking this office, he
cited his vast experience
in the field of law en-
forcement, including six
years as director of Police
and Public Safety in
Wright Twp., Moun-
taintop and a four-year
stint as an investigator
The Back Mountain
Cultural Center’s third
annual amateur
photography contest was
held Feb. 26 and all
photographs entered were
exhibited Feb. 28 to
March 6 at the Art
Gallery, College Miseri-
cordia.
First premium of $50 in
the black and white cate-
gory was awarded to Don
Si
with the Luzerne County
public defender’s office.
Born in Wilkes-Barre,
he attended St. Mary’s
Byzantine Catholic School
and Coughlin High School
where he played football
and co-captained the
track team. He is a
veteran of the U.S. Navy,
having served with the 6th
Fleet for five years.
He attended the
University of Maryland in
London, Kings College,
American University,
Roberts, Kingston. He
also won the second
premium of $25, black and
white category and $25
second premium in the
color category.
First premium of $50 in
the color category was
awarded to Ron Roberts,
Plymouth.
Third premium of $10,
black and white category
was awarded to Daniel
FBI Advanced Detective
School and the Penn-
sylvania State Police
Academy.
He is a member of
professional organizat-
ions, including: Wyoming
Valley Crime Clinic,
Executive Board, Nor-
theast Police Chiefs’
Association, Luzerne
County Police Chiefs’
Association, Executive
Board, Life Member of
the MPCD Police
Siani, Mountaintop and
the third premium color
award of $10 each was
given to William Runner,
Shavertown and Henry W.
Photographs were
judged on creativity,
technical competence and
composition. Judges were
Charles Aquilina, Tom
Husband and John Rygiel.
Other participants
Ao
Association; Internati-
onal Investigator’s
Association; Mountaintop
Knights of Columbus,
Bishop Hafey, Wilkes-
Barre,
Legion Post 781, Moun-
taintop.
He resides with his wife
the former Gloria B.
Winn. The couple has five
children, Tony, David,
Theresa, John-Paul and
Julie.
Teslicko will be running
on the Democrat ticket.
whose photographs were
on display include Stanley
Yancis, Edward Jewell,
Hugh Richards, Bill
Corcoran, Karen K. Finn,
Beverly Price, Bill
Sechrist, Bruce Bigler,
Gary Wolosz and Fred A.
Adams.
The Back Mountain
Cultural Center is a non-
profit: community arts
organization. n= Member-
ship is open to the public.
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A renewed interest in
the actions of the Dallas
School District, combined
with reports of recent
incidents and problems,
have resulted in a total of
13 candidates running in
the May primaries for the
six vacancies on the
board.
The vacancies are due
to the expiration of the
six-year terms of Ernest
Ashbridge, Jr., Russell
Havey and Harry Lefko,
who were elected to of-
fice, and those seats
Shawn Murphy, appointed
when Patricia Gregory
resigned; Albert
Pisaneschi, appointed to
serve out the term of the
late Col. William Dierolf;
appointed to the board to
complete the term of Dr.
Mahmoud Fahmy, who
resigned the board to
‘accept a one-year ap-
pointment in the mid-east.
Incumbents whose
names will appear on the
ballot are Shawn Murphy,
Ernest Ashbridge, Jr.,
Albert Pisaneschi and
Patricia Gregory.
Murphy and Ashbridge,
Republicans, have cross-
filed. Gregory, a former
Republican now
registered Democrat, and
Pisaneschi, a former
Democrat now registered
Republican, have both
cross-filed.
Other candidates
running for the board
include Harry C. Sickler,
Republican, 105 Lehman
Ave., Dallas; John
George, Republican, 26
Memorial Hwy., Dallas;
Donald S. Anthony,
Republican, 69 Grand-
view Ave., Dallas; John J.
Thomas, Republican, 169
W. Center Hill Road,
Dallas; Reese E. Finn,
Republican, 94 Lehman
Ave., Dallas; William H.
Clewell, Republican, 107
Carverton Road, Trucks-
ville; Donald R. Jones,
Morgan, Republican, 145
Woodbine Road, RD 7,
Midway Manor, Shaver-
town, and LaRoy Ziegler,
Republican RD 3,
Wyoming.
Ziegler, Morgan and
George have cross-filed
for the two-year term on
the board and George also
has cross-filed for the
four-year term. All of the
others have cross-filed for
the four-year term on the
board.
The Dallas School
District is comprised of
Dallas Borough, Dallas,
Franklin and Kingston
Townships. Directors are
elected at large and not by
district as in the Lake-
Lehman School District.
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News Briefs
Robert Friend Jr. has been remanded to Luzerne
County Prison in lieu of $500,000 bail on charges of
stealing $350,000 worth of precious gems. Friend was
arraigned last week before District Justice Leonard
Harvey. A preliminary hearing date is set for Thursday,
March 3l at 1 p.m.
Friend was brought to Dallas by Luzerne County of-
ficials following extradition from El Paso, Texas. He was
caught there while allegedly trying to cross the border
into Mexico.
Roy P. Ridgeway, 34, of Dalton was arrested in June
1982 in connection with the crime. He pleaded guilty to
conspiracy in the theft of the missing jewels and was
sentenced to a minimum of seven months in prison.
The jewels were taken from a safety deposit box at the
Dallas branch of the First Eastern Bank. They were the
property of Seven Seals Corp. of Berwick.
Clifford Buckman Jones II waived yet another
preliminary hearing on four more charges of criminal
wrongdoing. The four are added to 82 separate counts of
burglary, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen
property and criminal trespass.
Jones, 22, of 94 Norton Ave., Dallas has been in-
carcerated while awaiting trial for the alleged crimes.
The latest charges were filed by Dallas Borough
patrolman John Fowler and include four counts each of
burglary and receiving stolen property.
Jones was arraigned before District Justice Leonard
Harvey last Thursday. He was represented by Attorney
John Fine Jr. Bail was set at $5,000 on each of the four
charges, totaling $20,000. The latest burglaries all oc-
curred in Dallas in 1982. Victims were: Thomas Walters,
320 Machell Ave.; Ralph S. Smith, 429 N. Pioneer Ave.;
Gary Ide, 22 Baldwin St.; and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Jacoby, 73 Church St.
Mark Walter Pilger, 24, Dallas has been ordered to
appear before District Justice Earl Gregory for a
preliminary hearing on April 12. Pilger was charged with
driving under the influence by Kingston Twp. patrolman
Joseph Bren and Robert Jolley last week.
He as arrested on Route 309 in Trucksville on Monday,
March 21 after being observed driving recklessly. A
breathalizer test registesred .19 blood alcohol con-
tent.
Lake-Lehman school director Gilbert Tough
resigned his position as representative to the Luzerne
Intermediate Unit last week. Tough cited business and
personal reasons and said he has “enjoyed relationships
with the board members and the administration and wish
you well in taking care of the children in the Special
Education Program, because that’s what it’s all about.”
It was reported last week that the senior ad-
ministrative staff at College Misericordia has prepared a
position paper which may lead to program and faculty
cuts. The position paper represents recommendations
which will be discussed by governing groups within the |
college community. Final action on the recom-
mendations is slated for April :
Sources at the school reported two liberal arts degree
programs and a nutrition program have been eyed for
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