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EDITOR’S NOTE: Dallas Post
correspondent Wally Kocher
ing a celebrity as he and two other
members of his church group
presented Donny Osmond with a
check in support of the Osmond
Foundation. Following is Wally’s
account of the youth group’s accom-
nlishments.
By WALLY KOCHER
Staff Correspondent
I had the distinct honor, along
with Sue Dodson and my sister,
Debbie Kocher, of being the guests
of Donny and Marie Osmond at the
Bloomsburg Fair on Wednesday,
Sept. 28. We were given this oppor-
tunity because our local youth
group, the Outlet Youth Group,
raised $250 for the Osmond Founda-
tion.
It all started when I received a
brochure in the mail concerning the
Osmond Foundation, which raises
money for childrens’ hospitals. I
discussed the idea of helping this
cause during one of our youth
group’s weekly meetings. The club
members were in favor of helping
and, from that point on, it was
ork, work, work!
“making and selling decoupage
Increases
staff level
Good unemployment news contin-
ues to emanate from the Back
Mountain area as the newly opened
Meadows Nursing Center in Dallas
announced this week that it was
increasing its staffing level from an
original contingent of 50 to a present
total of 75 employees.
+ With the constant increase in resi-
dents at the Center, Administrator
Thomas J. Sweeney, expects that
still more hiring will be done over
the coming weeks.
The Nursing Center disclosed that
9 employees, or 65 percent of the
Back Mountain Area. Dallas Bor-
ough leads the way by far with 26
followed by Harveys Lake Borough
(7), Noxen (5), Sweet Valley (4),
Trucksville (2), Shavertown (2),
Tunkhannock borough (2) and
Lehman Township (1).
When in full operation, the Center
is expected to house a staff of full-
time and part-time workers of 150.
According to Sweeney, the esti-
mated annual payroll at that time
will exceed $1.0 million.
The rapid acceleration in hiring at
the Center corresponds to the ever
increasing resident population.
Only officially in operation since
Aug. 31, the Center has boosted its
resident rolls from eight people,
admitted on opening day, to a total
of 37 at the end of last week. Many
more admissions are expected over
the coming weeks.
On Sept. 19, the Center conducted
an orientation session for six new
licensed practical nurses being
brought on staff. They brought a
combined total of 31 years of nurs-
ing home experience to their posi-
Area hospital personnel were
treated to escourted tours and a
general orientation of policies, pro-
cedures and services at the Mead-
ows Nursing Center, Dallas on Sept.
15 and 21.
The Center is a facility for skilled
and intermediate nursing care on a
long-term basis.
Thomas J. Sweeney, Nursing
Center Administrator, greeted the
representatives of the social service
department from Nesbitt Hospital,
Mercy Hospital, NPW Hospital,
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital,
Tyler Memorial Hospital and the
John Heinz Institute of Wilkes-
Barre. Sixteen people in all
attended the two sessions.
Mr. Sweeney explained to the
participants the admissions policies
and procedures in use by the Center
particularly as they relate to resi-
Ng
plaques. All of the members did
their part, while others went above
and beyond the call of duty. We
never would have been able to
reach our goal, however, without
the help of Lawrence Killian, who
supplied almost all of the materials
for the project. After selling the
plaques, we still weren’t anywhere
near our goal of $250. We then asked
for donations and held a special
service at the Outlet Free Methodist
Church where we conducted an
offering for the cause. All of our
work paid off and, within a couple
of weeks, we had raised the money
to meet our goal.
As president of the youth group
and ‘head instigator’ of the
project, I took it upon myself to
contact the Osmond’s agent to make
them aware of what we were doing.
After approximately two months of
speaking with not only their agent,
but also their head office, tour
agent, press agent, production man-
ager and countless secretaries, I
received a call asking us to go to
the Bloomsburg Fair to present the
check to Donny and Marie person-
ally.
Upon arriving at the fair, we went
directly to the entrance to go back-
stage. We told the guards that Allen
Finlinson, the Osmond’s tour pro-
duction manager, was expecting us.
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A few minutes later, Allen came
out, introduced himself, and
escorted us back stage. We were
informed that we would not be able
to meet Marie as planned, because,
as Allen put it, ‘her head was in the
sink and her hair was all suds.” He
did tell us, however, that if we
would wait a while, he would find
Donny.
As the tension mounted, and the
once fluttering butterflies in my
stomach turned into what seemed to
be soaring eagles, Sue, Debbie and I
watched as everyone was getting
ready for the show.
Soon, Donny came bouncing down
the stairs with Allen right behind
him.
After introducing ourselves, we
presented the check to Donny to
which he exclaimed to be “FAAAN-
TASTIC!”” After speaking with him
for a few moments, the nervousness
began to fade as he made me feel
more like a friend than just another
fan. He posed for pictures before
Allen told him there were only 15
minutes before the show. Since
Donny still had to get ready, we had
to say our goodbyes.
As we were leaving, both Donny
and Allen told us to enjoy the show,
and that’s exactly what we did. We
sat in our front row seats and
enjoyed the show.
tion.
. One week later, on Sept. 26, the
Center hired an additional 11 indi-
viduals in various work categories.
The Center has been filling posi-
tions in the following work categor-
ies: administrators, registered
nurses, licensed practical nurses,
nurses aides, housekeepers, laundry
personnel, maintenance, bookkeep-
ing, secretarial, cooks, cooks help-
ers, dietary aides, porters, beauti-
cian and physical therapy aides.
The Center is owned and operated
by Ecumenical Enterprises, Inc.
(EEI), a local non-profit corpora-
tion sponsored by the First Presby-
dent referrals being made directly
from the hospitals. During the ses-
sions, discussions developed as to
the changing needs of hospitals and
nursing centers resulting from the
recently published revisions in gov-
ernment payments for medical
expenses.
The hospital representative were
given a tour through the Nursing
Center that provided a first-hand
look at the Meadows nursing care
practices.
The tour concluded with a lunch-
eon hosted by the Nursing Center.
Informational brochures and other
material were presented to each of
the participants.
Those hospital representatives
taking part in the sessions were:
Nesbitt Hospital: Mary Lou Zales-
kie, Margaret Lundey, Marcella
de
Scranton Catholic Diocese, the
Jewish Federation of Greater
Wilkes-Barre, and the Metropolitan
Lutheran Council of Wyoming
Valley. EEI has been in operation
since 1968 and presently operates
the following housing projects:
Interfaith Heights in Wilkes-Barre;
Midtowne Apartments in Wyoming,
and the Meadows Apartments
(adjacent to the Meadows Nursing
Center) in Dallas.
They also have a new elderly
hosuing project under construction
in West Pittston which is expected
to be opened in Spring 1984.
Pietrzykoski; Mercy Hospital:
Sister Ruth Ann Fox, Margy Noble,
Robert Warnar; NPW: Lucille Bor-
illa; Tyler Memorial: Sheila
Rogers, Lori Travis; Wilkes-Barre
General: Betty DeCesaris, Mary
Lou Bartz, Ray Gilroy, Denise
Namowicz; John Heinz = Institute:
Mary Saxton, Karen Sylvester,
Marion Krupka.
The Meadows Nursing Center is
owned and operated by Ecumenical
Enterprises, Inc., a non-profit orga-
nization sponsored by the First
Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-
Barre, the Catholic Diocese of
Scranton, the Jewish Federation of
Greater Wilkes-Barre and the Met-
ropolitan Lutheran Council of Wyo-
ming Valley.-Attorney Sol Lubin is
President of EEI and Ray Condo is
Executive Director.
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
Running is gradually becoming
the top individual sport in the coun-
try - popular with young and old,
male, female, or husband and wife.
appears to be in the thick of the
fast-growing sport with their goal of
qualifying for the Olympics.
Scott and Ann Sick of Dallas have
been running competitively since
their high school days. Both
attended Sullivan County High
School where they were members of
the school’s cross-country and track
teams. Scott went to Lock Haven
State University where he earned
his B.S. in physical education. While
there, he continued to run competi-
tively on the school’s varsity team.
Ann attended Bloomsburg State
University where she received a
B.S. degree in physical education.
She continued to run but not com-
petitively because she enjoyed run-
ning and wanted to stay in top
physical condition, hoping to. make
it to the upcoming Olympics.
While at school, Scott averaged
about 70 miles per week, Ann about
50 miles per week. Ann received her
degree in December, 1981 and Scott
continued his education receiving
his Masters Degree in physical edu-
cation from Slippery Rock Univer-
sity in the spring of 1982.
In June of 1982, Scott and Ann
were married and shortly after that
moved to the local area from Sulli-
van County when Scott accepted a
position with an area health spa. He
now operates his own sporting goods
business, ‘Champion Sport Circle”
in the Back Mountain area. Ann is
an R.N. with the Home Health
Services, located in Kingston.
After they were married, the
Sicks continued running until they
averaged approximately 80 miles
per week. They entered countless
races and marathons. Scott has run
in the Boston Marathon three times,
while Ann has run it twice. The last
marathon in which they partici-
pated was in Houston, Texas, last
January. They have also run in
Gettysburg, Philadelphia and New
York.
Scott has run in 13 marathons and
hundreds of short races similar to
the Back Mountain Run. “The Back
Mountain Run is a good one to start
the training and conditioning
season,” said Scott. “It’s a good 10
miles to run at the beginning of the
summer.” :
The Sicks ran in the first-ever
Partners Race in Washington, D.C.,
Saturday, Oct. 2. Sponsored by
“Foot Locker’, the road race for
two-person teams of family and
friends was held in West Potomac
Park. The race was introduced by
the sponsor to focus attention on
running as a sport which is enjoyed
by thousands of families and
Dr. A. D’Anca
presents paper
Dr. Alfred F. D’Anca, Shaver-
town, of the Bone & Joint Medical
Group in Wilkes-Barre, recently
returned from a trip to Brussels,
Belgium where he presented a
paper at the Tenth International
Conference on Hoffmann External
Fixation. :
Dr. D’Anca’s presentation was
based on his research of wrist
fracture care using an external
fixation device called the Hoffmann
Apparatus. His study involved the
case histories and results of wrist
fractures treated with the Hoffmann
device in over 100 residents of
Wyoming Valley during the past
three years.
The case histories of all area
residents who have had the Hoff-
members of the Bone & Joint Medi-
cal Group were used in Dr.
D’Anca’s analysis. Drs. Thomas
Byron, Peter Feinstein and Sanford
Sternlieb are the other Orthopedists
in the group who contributed the
results of their experience as well.
Drs. Zahid Husain and Victor Lab-
bate are Rheumatologists with the
Bone & Joint Medical Group.
Three hundred surgeons from all
over the world attended the confer-
ence in Brussels in order to share
Lt. Duermit
Lt. Kevin D. Duermit was
recently promoted in ceremonies
held on board the U.S.S. Enterprise
at Alameda, California.
Lt. Duermit is a 1980 graduate of
the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis,
Md. with a B.S. in mechanical
engineering. . Upon graduation he
served briefly as a liaison officer in
the U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C., before continuing
his studies in nuclear power at
Orlando, Fla. and Balston Spa, N.Y.
His tour on the U.S.S. Enterprise
began in August, 1982, a month
before the nuclear powered aircraft
carrier began its eight month
deployment to the Indian Ocean
area.
While on board, he qualified and
was certified as Propulsion Plant
Watch Officer and Reactor Mechan-
ical Division Officer.
A part of the Seventh Fleet, while
at see, the U.S.S. Enterprise visited
ports at Hawaii, the .Philippines,
Singapore, Kenya, Australia and
Japan. The carrier participated in
defense exercises off the coasts of
Oman in the Persian Golf, near
Pohang, Korea in the Sea of Japan
and the North Pacific Ocean near
the Aleutian Islands.
Lt. Duermit is the son of Mr. and
friends, who regularly run together
but have never been given the
opportunity to compete as a team.
race as the official Partners spokes-
persons, Craig Holm and Kare Cos-
saboon Holm, fastest husband and
.wife running team in America. They
have qualified for the 1984 Olympic
Trials with their performances in
this year’s Boston Marathon,
becoming the first married couple
to ever qualify for the Olympic
Marathon Trials.
In the Foot Locker race, winning
partners were determined by com-
bined running times. A total of 108
awards were presented in each cat-
egory, including gift certificates. A
special prize, a free trip to
Jamaica’s Sandals Resort for eight
days and seven nights, was
presented to the first husband and
wife team to cross the finish line.
Winning partners were determined
by combining their running times.
The five-mile Partners Race is a
step toward building for the Olym-
pic qualifying time. According to
Scott, Ann has an excellent chance
to qualify for the Women’s Olympic
Marathon. A qualifying time for the
trials is two hours and 51 minutes.
Ann’s best time to date is two hours
DR. ALFRED F. D’ANCA
information on the latest advances
in external fixation. Seventy papers
were presented by 60 surgeons rep-
resenting 20 countries including the
United States, Canada, Germany,
France, Switzerland, Belgium,
Italy, Cuba, Turkey, Iran, England,
Denmark, Finland, India, Yugo-
slavia, Japan, Israel, Greece and
China. :
The conference was organized by
the Orthopedic Department of the
University of Brussels in conjunc-
tion with Jaquet Orthopedie of
Switzerland and Howmedica of
America.
promoted
Mrs. Donald J. Duermit of Dallas,
and a graduate of Dallas High
School, where he was an honor
student and received a Letter of
Commendation as a National Merit
Scholar.
Lt. Duermit also was active in
high school varsity sports.
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and 59 minutes. She has had from
May, 1983 to May, 1984 to run a
qualifying time.
For Scott, it is more difficult.
Qualifying time for the men is two
hours and 19 minutes; his best time
is just under two hours and 32
minutes. His goal is to run under
two hours and 30 minutes.
Both Ann and Scott will enter the
Marine Corps Marathon in Washing-
ton, D.C., Nov. 6. This is a qualify-
ing time marathon. If Ann, Scott, or
both come close to qualifying, they
will continue to train and also enter
other qualifying time marathons.
Their training program is a fairly
simple one, as they run long dis-
tances, run intervals (hard runs),
enter races because ‘they believe
competition builds speed, use no
salt, watch their calories and in
general, keep physically fit.
The Sicks usually run during the
morning hours and try to supple-
ment with other running during the
day as they find the time.
“It takes a lot of time, determina-
tion and dedication,” said Scott.
“How we do in the Marine Corps
marathon will determine what we
do afterward. There is only so far
you can go before burning yourself
out.” ;
EDC planning
public meeting
The Econonic Development Coun-
cil of Northeastern Pennsylvania
(EDCNP) Regional Energy Center
will hold a public meeting to focus
on updating the Pennsylvania
Energy Policy Statement. The
meeting will be held on Oct. 5 in the
EDCNP Conference Room in Avoca,
from 12 noon to 3 p.m.
Howard J. Grossman, Executive
Director of the EDCNP, noted that
the Pennsylvania Energy Policy is
the official policy document for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on
energy. It reflects comments
offered by members of #e Gover-
nor’s Energy Council (GEC), its
Advisory Committee, Pennsylvania
State Energy Centerfs, numerous
professional organizations, citizens’
groups, and the general public.”
The original draft was published
and circulated for comment in May,
1980. Hearings were held in seven
locations where more than 200
people had the opportunity to
express their views and offer
suggestions. In addition, more than
240 letters were received by the
GEC.
The Energy Policy proposes strat-
egies to meet these goals:
1. Greater efficiency in the use of
energy. ;
2. The development and use of
energy supplies and supply systems
that offer the best balance of relia-
bility and low cost.
3. The economical use of Pennsyl-
vania’s indigenous energy
resources.
4. Fairness in energy pricing
practices to consumers and pro-
ducers.
Special sections are devoted to
strategies that minimize the impact
of rising energy prices on low-
with energy emergencies.
Anyone wishing to attend the
meeting or to review the current
Pennsylvania Energy Policy should
contact John Wozniak, Northeastern
Pennsylvania Energy Center,
Regional Energy Coordinator at 1-
800-982-4332.
Seminar planned
A one-day seminar on ‘‘Interna-
tional Licensing and Technology
Transfer’ will be held on Wednes-
day, Oct. 12, at the Sheraton-Cross-
gates, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre.
The seminar is sponsored by the
Economic Development Council of
Northeastern Pennsylvania, Small
Business Administration, Pennsyl-
vania Power and Light Co. and the
U.S. Department of Commerce.