As adults, we all look back on our
youth and fondly remember the fun
we had sledding after the first good
snowfall. Almost everyone has at
least one story about a close call or
a hair-raising incident. And some of
us can tell stories about fatal acci-
dents or accidents that left someone
we know disabled for life.
According to Bill Dethlefs, direc-
tor of the state Health Department’s
Division of Emergency Health Serv-
ices, some 50,000 Americans are
treated at hospital emergency
departments annually for injuries
resulting from sled, toboggan and
snow disc accidents.
' “These injuries range from
sprains to broken bones, and when
those broken bones are in the head
or spine, they can be permanently
disabling or fatal,” Dethlefs said.
He said each type of sledding
device presents its own hazards.
“Snow discs and similar devices
are usually used by small children
with little experience in handling
such devices. Toboggans are better
suited to older children and adults,
and should be operated by more
than one person. Neither the snow
discs ‘nor toboggans have steering
or braking mechanisms and are
difficult to control.
Sleds with metal runners do have
steering mechanisms, but no brakes
and are almost exclusively used
where snow is hard packed, such as
streets, roads and sidewalks.
Dethlefs advised parents to super-
vise younger children while sledding
and to teach older children these
few simple rules:
— Don’t sled on the street unless
it has been closed for that purpose.
— Check ‘‘off-street’” hills for
rocks, tree stumps and other haz-
ards.
— Don’t make a sledding run if
there are people in the area who
might get hurt.
— Learn how to stop or get off the
device safely.
— Don’t coast on to or through
busy streets or highways.
— Keep the tow rope from slip-
— When you reach the bottom, get
out of the way of others coming
down.
— Walk back up the hill to the
side, out of the way of other sled-
ders.
— Don’t take chances and don’t
show off.
— Don’t risk a lifetime of perma-
nent injury for a moment of fun.
Every winter you read about
tragic and unnecessary deaths
caused by that invisible Killer -
carbon monoxide.
Dr. James Fox, of the state
Health Department’s Division of
Environmental Health, says this
colorless, odorless gas strikes hard-
est in cold weather.
“That’s because it is produced
when coal, oil, charcoal, gas or
kerosene are burned in a poorly
ventilated room. Also, an automo-
bile engine running in a closed
garage may produce enough carbon
monoxide to kill in a matter of
minutes,” Fox said.
Fox said once this gas is inhaled
into the lungs, it enters the blood-
stream. The gas attaches itself to
the blood cells and displaces the
oxygen. The body, deprived of
oxygen, is literally asphyxiated
internally.
Even an alert person has little
time to recognize early symptoms.
They include yawning, headache,
nausea, dizziness, ringing in the
ears, and abdominal pains. Gaspy
breathing and unconsciousness
quickly follow.
A victim of carbon monoxide poi-
soning must get fresh air immedi-
ately.
State Senator Frank J. O’Connell
(R-20) announced that the Gover-
nor’s Energy Council is offering a
grant program to co-fund feasibility
studies of site-specified waste-to-
energy projects with interested
local governments.
“The Council will provide grants
to ‘successful bidders for a maxi-
mum of 50 percent of the cost of
such studies up to $12,500,”” O’Con-
nell said. “A total of $50,000 is
available for this cycle.”
The Luzerne County Republican
said the Council is interested in
proposals from local governments
for a variety of waste-to-energy
technologies and applications
including, but not limited to, landfill
gas recovery, direct incineration,
resource recovery and refuse-
derived fuel production.
The deadline for proposals is Feb-
ruary 24. Interested municipal offi-
cials should’ contact the Council at
Post Office: Box 8010, Harrisburg,
PA 17105, or telephone (717) 783-
9982.
JANE SCHOOLEY
Jane Nixon Schooley, 97, of Harris
Hill Road, Trucksville, died Jan. 5
in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital,
Kingston.
Surviving are a son, David N., a
retired executive of The Boston
Store, with whom she resided;
daughters, Mrs. Fred Woolbert,
Forty Fort; Mrs. Sheldon Jones,
Bluefield, Va.; sisters, Mrs. M. Cass
Roberts, Watkins Glen, N.Y.; Mrs.
Leroy Trescott, Woodbury, N.J.;
three grandchildren; four great-
grandchildren.
Funeral was held Jan. 7 from the
Trucksville United Methodist
Church, with the Rev. Thomas A.
Clemow, pastor, and the Rev:
Wesley Kemp, chaplain at Leader
West Nursing Home, officiating.
Interment, Cedar Crest Cemetery
on the church grounds.
Early withdrawals permitted only
JOSEPH ENOSH
Joseph M. Enosh, 61, of 50 Park
Ave., Swoyersville, died Dec. 30 in
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Margaret Linko; two daughters,
Mrs. Barbara Hilensky, Mountain-
top; Margaret. Enosh, at home;
sister, Mrs. Anna Straub, Ashley;
five grandchildren.
Funeral was held Jan. 2 from the
John J. Baloga Funeral Home,
Forty Fort, with a Mass of Christian
Burial in Holy Trinity Church,
Swoyersville. Interment, parish
cemetery.
EUGENE ALTPETER
Eugene J. Altpeter, 65, of RD 1,
Box :60-A, Harveys Lake, died sud-
denly Jan. 3 at Ideal Hospital,
Vestal, N.Y.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Yvonne Hunter; daughter, Leigh
Ann, Denver, Colo.; sister, Mrs.
Patricia Kessenich, Isle of Capri,
Fla.; brother, Jerome, Seattle,
Wash.
A mass of Christian Burial was
held Jan. 7 in Our Lady of Victory
Church, Harveys lake, with The
Rev. George A. Jeffrey as the cele-
brant. Interment was private.
DR. CARLTON DAVIES
Dr. Carlton Davies, 68, of RD 1,
Box 135A, Mehoopany, previously of
Dallas, died Jan. 1 while visiting his
daughter in Madison, Ga.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Betty Davis; daughters, Diane L.
Davies, of Madison, Ga.; Linda G.
Murphy, Hyattsville, Md.; son,
Marc Davies, Philadelphia; three
grandchildren.
Funeral was held Jan. 8 at the
Mehoopany Methodist Church.
EDWARD MANGAN
Edward T. Mangan, Box 248-3,
RD 3, Dallas, died Jan. 6 at the
Watkins Nursing home, Dallas.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Mary Krisanda, formerly of Ashley;
sons, Edward, Tom and Patrick,
both of Wilkes-Barre; Stephen, Nan-
ticoke; daughters, Mrs. Maureen
Walko, Nanticoke; Mrs. Theresa
Ruggere, Wilkes-Barre; Mary Gail,
Nanticoke: ‘and Barbara, Wilkes-
Barre; 13 grandchildren; one great-
grandchild; sisters, Mrs. Rosemary
Faegenburg and Mrs. Ann McVey,
both of St. Petersburg, Fla.; broth-
ers, Leonard, St. Petersburg, Fla.;
and Patrick, Bethlehem. ;
Funeral was held Jan. 9 from the.
George A. Strish Inc. Funeral
Home, Ashley, with a Mass of Chris
tian Burial in St. Leo’s Church,
Ashley. Interment, St. Mary’s Cem:
etery, Hanover Township.
TORQUATO ORLANDINI :
Torquato (Corry) Orlandini, 71, of
26 Lindbergh St., Swoyersville, died
at his home Jan. 8 following a heart:
attack. ; Ee
Surviving are his wife, the former
Mary Cecconi; daughters, MRs.
Rosalie Steadle, Horsehead, N.Y.;"
Mrs.. Geraldine Kerkowski, Dallas;
Mrs. Coreen Stee, Dorrance; sister fu
Puchalsky, Carverton; seven grand-
children. p
am. from John J. Baloga Funeral
Home, 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty.
Fort, with a Mass of Christian®
Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Name:
Church. Interment will be in Memo-,
rial Shrine Cemetery, Carverton.
road.
accident occurred.
flames.
Township Patrolman John Appel.
Youngster injured
which took place at 12:20 in the
Beverages.
afternoon were
A charge of Driving Under the
Influence has been lodged against
Frances Zeveney, 45 of Oval Drive,
Lakeway Manor. Kingston Town-
ship Patrolman Joseph Bren appre-
hended Ms. Zeveney traveling north
on Route 309 in Trucksville in a 1973
Chevy Malibu.
The Kingston Township Road
Department will be picking up
Police report the vehicle was
being operated in an erratic manner
at 10 to 15 miles per hour when they
stopped the vehicle. Police were
subsequently informed by Raymond
Mackiewicz that his vehicle had
not stop after the accident.
ary 16 through January 20.
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A breathalyzer test was adminis
tered at the Kingston Township
Police Station. A hearing for Ms.
Zeveney on the charges will be held.
Jan. 12 before District Magistrate.
Earl Gregory. : R :
on the curb by 7 am. 2
All tree stands must be removed
prior to the pick up. ; .
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