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Officers Elected
Back Mountain residents were elected offi-
cers of Planned Parenthood Association of
Luzerne County at that organization’s annual
meeting held recent at Magee’s Publick
House in Dallas.
The Rev. Thomas Clemow, pastor of the
Trucksville United Methodist Church, was
elected first vice president. The Rev.
Clemow chairs Planned Parenthood’s Affili-
WVIA Plans
WVIA-TV 44's joining with schools, civic
and governmental agencies throughout
Northeastern Pennsylvania for what will be
the largest community service project in the
public television station’s history.
This major television programming-out-
reach event, “The Chemical People,” is part
of a nationwide effort to combat the growing
problem of school-age drug and alcohol
abuse.
The ultimate goal of ‘‘The Chemical
People” project is to use national and local
programming as a catalyst toward the for-
mation of task forces that will deal with
chemical abuse in each viewing community.
The ambitious ‘‘Chemical People’ nation-
Dallas Post/Joan Kingsbury
ate Development Committee which is repson-
sible for organizational strategic planning.
The Rev. Clemow resides with his wife,
Linda, and daughter, Sarah, in Trucksville.
Marsha Howes will serve a second term as
secretary of Planned Parenthood. A clinic
volunter who was honored for her service to
the organization in that capacity, Ms. Howes
also chaired the recent Planned Parenthood
Community
First Lady Naney Reagan, who will host two
one-hour PBS television specials to air Nov. 2
and 9, with funding by the Richard King
Mellon Foundation and Metropolitan Life
Foundation.
Ed Finn, WVIA’s coordinator for ‘The
Chemical People’’ outreach, said several
organizational meetings and teleconferences
have already been held to plan the project.
Representatives from the communities
have formed committees to work with WVIA
in various phases of the effort. Their involve-
ments include finding available resources
and obtaining funding, planning of local
Children’s Fashion Show. The wife of Dr.
William Hakkarinen, she resides in Dallas.
Planned Parenthood Association of Luz-
erne County is the largest private, non-profit
provider of medical and educational family
planning services in the county, operating
centers in the Kirby Health Center Annex,
Wilkes-Barre and in Hazleton.
Project
television programs, and developing commu:
nity town meetings.
Mr. Finn and committee members are now
seeking coordinators for town meetings in all
locales. The purpose of town meetings, which
will take place in conjunction with the
television broadeasts, is to provide a forum
at which each individul community can
discuss the scope and impact of their local
school-age drug abuse problem.
Ultimately, the “Chemical People” town
meetings should result in the establishment
of permanent task forces comprised of par-
ents, teachers and others. who want to offer
children help, and their parents hope.
Car Wash Opens
Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held recently at the new Back Mountain Car Wash located on
3 Route 309 next to Yester-Days Restaurant. Participants in the ceremony are shown here. From
left, Ed Nelen, Mark Kunkle, Kingston Twp. manager; Ambrose Gavigan, Kingston Twp.
supervisor; Cindy Veras, Fred Darrow, of Klean Haus Enterprises, manufacturers of the car
wash equipment; Marlene Veras, James Veras, owner; John Dana, Kingston Twp. Zoning
Officer; Mike Kerkowski, Hanover Bank and Paul Andes.
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Construction in Progress
Construction has begun on a new building next to Jedidia’s Restaurant on Route 309 in Dallas.
The building will house Gino's Shoe Store and possibly the Dallas Dry Cleaners. Both stores are
now located in the Dallas Shopping Center. John Ginochietti, proprietor of Gino’s Shoes, reports
his business will move into the new building in approximately two months in hopes of providing
more space and more convenience for its shoppers. Robert DeRemer, proprietor of Dallas Dry
Cleaners, is unsure at the time whether or not he will move his business to the new location or
rent half of the building.
Two Back Mountain residents,
Robert A. Roderick and Gary H.
Williams, have been promoted to
vice president by First Eastern
Bank, according to an announce-
ment by Richard M. Ross, Jr.,
president and chief executive offi-
cer.
Roderick, who joined First East-
ern in 1975, has held several mana-
gerial positions within the bank and
currently serves as manager of
Research Planning in the Informa-
tion Services Division.
He graduated from East Pater-
son Memorial High School, Elm-
wood Park, New Jersey, and
magna cum laude from King’s
College with a BS degree in Busi-
Harch Named
Newswatch 16 has a new co-
anchor as of July 18.
WNEP-TV News Director, Bob
Absher, announced that Karen
Harch, reporter and substitute
anchor for Newswatch 16 for the
ness Administration. Roderick has
also received his MBA from Wilkes
College, is a graduate of the Penn-
sylvania Bankers Association
School of Banking at Bucknell Uni-
versity and is presently attending
the | Stonier Graduate School of
Banking.
He is a member of the Wyoming
Valley Chaper, American Institute
of Banking (AIB), the George M.
Dallas Lodge No. 531 F&AM, Irem
Temple Country Club and the
adjunct faculty of Luzerne County
Community College.
Roderick resides in Dallas with
his wife, Helen, and son, Robert.
Williams started his banking
career with First Eastern in 1973
and is a Commercial Lending Offi-
cer at the bank’s Main Office. He is
a graduate of Dallas Senior High
School and received his BS degree
in Accounting and his MBA from
Wilkes College.
He is a member of the Wyoming
Valley Chapter, AIB, serves as
treasurer of the World Trade Club
of Northeastern Pennsylvania, is a
member of the adjunct faculty of
Luzerne County Community Col-
lege and is a member of St.
Therese’s Church, Shavertown.
Williams resides in Shavertown
with his wife, Frances, and their
children, Chad and Erin.
past two years, will join Nolan
Johannes for both the 6 and 11 p.m.
newscasts.
“Newswatch 16 has always been
the result of a team effort,” said
Absher, ‘‘and we believe that
Karen will add another strong ele-
ment to what is already the strong-
est news team in the area. She has
proven herself as a reporter and
will add that expertise as well as
her personality to the newscasts.”
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