Millie Kear
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By WALLY KOCHER
| Staff Correspondent
st! Anyone who thinks elderly
-:| people are unable to contribute
‘to society has obviously never
vt met Millie Kear of Dallas.
<| Millie is a volunteer with the ¢
Thresholds program at the State
| Correctional Institution at
-| Dallas. She began working with
“| the program six years ago-at the
\ ‘| age of 76 and is still helping out
at the young age of 82.
Even though Millie doesn’t
interact with the prisoners, or
“clients’’ as they call them, she
campaigns for the program and
‘| recruits other volunteers.
The Thresholds program is the
“! brain child of Dr. Milton Bur-
‘| glass. A psychiatrist from New
Orleans, LA, Dr. Burglass began
to realize the needs of the prison-
ers around him: while he was
«| incarcerated in prison for cheat-
Z| ing in a financial deal during the
1 1960’s. After leaving prison, Dr.
¢ «| Burglass put his ideas into action
and began the Thresholds pro-
‘| gram.
1 s| The: program is a 10-week
“| course in decision-making and
problem-solving and is taught to
ul inmates by volunteers from the
| local community.
Each volunteer goes through a
{| basic training period consisting
| of one weekend. During the
intensive training, the volunteers
learn everything in two days that
the prisoners learn during the 10-
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The course is taught one night
a week and, on a second evening,
each client meets with his volun-
teer to review the lesson.
The, seven steps in decision-
making taught by the volunteers
are: Define the Situation,
Explore the Possibilities, Evalu-
ate Possibilities, Choosing a Cri-
teria, Decide, Action and Ratifi-
cation.
The Thresholds program began
locally at the Dallas Correctional
Institution in February, 1978.
Since then, workshops have been
held twice a year for the past six
years.
According to Sister Barbara
Craig, Co-Director of Thresholds,
the program has been very suc-
cessful at the prison. It has been
welcomed and respected by both
inmates and administration.
Sister Craig, along with her Co-
Director Ingrid Prater, is cur-
rently sifting through about 50
applications from the inmates to
determine which ones will be
chosen for the program. Prefer-
ence is given to those inmates
who will be paroled soon, how-
ever, others who will be incar-
cerated for longer periods of
time are also considered.
“When matching each client
with his volunteer, there’s a lot
of faith involved,” said Sister
Craig.
It appeared to be a good match
when Millie Kear met her clients
as she has had two clients that
she actually met with on a one-
to-one basis and three others to
whom she has written.
“I found the program to be
illuminating and rewarding,’”’
Millie beamed. ‘I learned far
more than they (the inmates)
did.”
Millie said she received per-
sonal satisfaction from helping
her fellow citizens, and she felt
she had shown the inmates some-
one still cares.
At the conclusion of the 10-
week course it is imperative that
contact between the client and
volunteer is stopped. "
Millie admits, however, that
she did hear from one of her
clients after he had been paroled.
“He sent me a necklace that I
wear from a state out west,” she’
said. After that, Millie never
heard from him again.
It’s obvious that Millie is a
devout believer in the Thresholds
program.
“Just give me a box to stand
and I'll tell anyone how
wonderful this program is,” she
lectured. s
For more information on this
program, write Thresholds, Box
71, Dallas, PA 18612, or call
Jackie Sheehan at 675-0675 or
Richard Nash at 287-8195.
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Slovak
organizes
The Slovak Heritage Society of
Northeastern Pennsylvania
annouces its formal organization.
The purpose of the Society is to
promote an awareness of Slovak
Culture among all people through
education and social interaction.
Although the Society has just for-
mally organized, its activities began
in 1975. At that time a special
exhibit of Slovak Art was being held
at the William Penn Museum in
Harrisburg. Under the direction of
Trude Check, a small choir of 25
voices prepared a program of
Slovak Music and thus began the
first of the cultural activities of the
Slovak Heritage Society.
On Sunday, April 8, there will be a
Pisanky (egg-decorating) class at
St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 667
N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre.” The
Artistic Director of the Society
David Lepore, a member of the
International Egg Art Guild will be
the instructor.
The Society has sponsored local
appearances by visiting artists and
with its own folk group known as
SPEV has appeared many times
before a wide range of audiences in
the northeastern part of Pennsyl-
vania. (Maria Jozef Manor in Dan-
ville, Luzerne County Folk Festival,
Fine Arts Fiesta, Valley Crest, Vet-
erans Hospital, and the Holiday
Fair at the Luzerne County Court
House).
SPEV is a group of 20 adults who
perform a program of Slovak folk
songs staged with costumes and
accompanied by piano and accor-
dion.
If interested in becoming a
member of the Slovak Heritage
Society please write Slovak Heri-
tage Society of Northeastern Penn-
sylvania, P.O. Box 5004, Station
“A”, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18710-5004.
SC ——h e
I SPOKE TO VERONICA FARI-
NOLA, who has been instrumental
in getting local businesses to sell
daffodils for the American Cancer
Society on March: 23, and she men-
tioned a few mole businesses that
are participating: Dallas Center
Carol Eason’s Beauty
Salon; United Penn Bank; Sam
Roberts Hair Salon.
OVERBROOK |
ROAD RESI
DENT JOHN F
SHEEHAN JR. |
executive. direc-
tor of the Greater
Wilkes-Barre
Chamber of Com-
merce was
named to the
advisory panel
for the
Public Involvement and Education
on Radiation program of the Penn-
sylvania State University.
The advisory panel will review
the need for statewide educational
programs related to low-level radio-
active waste disposal and radiation.
It will review and recommend spe-
cific program activities and
projects.
The program was developed to
provide educational programs in
response to public interest and con-
cern over the disposal of low-level
radioactive waste in Pennsylvania.
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CAROL HESSION, family counse-
lor at Clearbrook Lodge recently
conducted a lecture on Alcoholism,
a Family Affair: at College Miseri-
cordia. Additional upcoming lec-
tures include Drug Interaction,
Wednesday, April 4, and Fetal Alco-
hol Syndrome, Thursday, April 26.
These lectures are free to the public
and are scheduled for 8:45 p.m. in
Misericordia’s science building.
Nancy. Freda is chairwoman of the
lecture series. She is a junior at the
college majoring in occupational
therapy.
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GEORGE GUTHRIE CONYN-
Why not join?
During 1983, more than 125,000
Pennsylvania youth benefitted from
4-H. Through direct membership
and public projects such as bicycle
inspections and petting zoos, 4-H is
becoming a part of more lives each
year.
The 4-H program, part of the
Penn State Cooperative Extension
Service, is open to young people
between the ages of 8 and 19. More
than 150 project choices are offered
statewide, and activities range from
clothing construction to animal
breeding. They can ride horses or
shoot rifles, develop a stamp collec-
tion or keep a bee hive. The 4-H
program teaches young people to
examine their world, to question in
order to learn.
The major part of 4-H training
and counseling comes from volun-
teer leaders. Last year, 16,000
adults and teenagers gave some
time to help make 4-H grow.
If you’re interested in 4-H, as
either a youth participant or an
adult volunteer, contact the Luzerne
County 4-H Club office, The Penn-
sylvania State University Coopera-
County, Courthouse Annex, 5 Water
St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, phone:
825-1701 or 459-0736, ext. 701. Make
4-H a part of your life.
283-1671
GHAM of Trucksville has been
selected by the Friendly Sons of St.
Patrick of Greater Wilkes-Barre as
the organization’s man of the year.
Conyngham was honored at the
annual dinner of the Friendly Sons
on St. Patrick’s Day.
Conyngham is president of East-
ern Pennsylvania Supply Company
and the C.B. Scott Company, Scran-
ton. A graduate of Yale University
in the South Pacific Theater in
World War II and in the Korean
Conflict, receiving the Purple Heart
for wounds sustained in combat.
A member of St. Stephen’s Epis-
copal Church, Conyngham is asso-
ciated with numerous organizations
including the YMCA, Pennsylvania
Economy League, Blue Cross-Blue
Shield, Children’s Service Center,
American Red Cross,
Valley Historical Society, Vice-
chairman of the Luzerne County
Republican Committee, he is a
trustee -and board member of the
Veterans Medical Center, Wilkes-
Barre and Robert Packer Hospital,
Sayre.
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DOUGLAS IDE, a sophomore at
Lake-Lehman High School has been
selected to attend the Hugh O’Brien
Youth Foundation State Leadership
Conference in Lancaster.
An honors student, Douglas is a
member of the National Honor
Society, the Lake-Lehman Band, the
wrestling team, track team and is
president of his class. He is a
member of the EYC Prince of
Peace Church, Dallas.
Douglas is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Douglas Ide of RD 2, Hunlock
Creek.
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Pamela, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Selingo, Overbrook Ave.,
she earned a bachelor of science
degree in geology and education.
Pamela attended the Institute of
Spanish Studies in Valencia, Spain
and undertook graduate studies at
Robert Morris College and
Duquesne University. She is |
employed by the Beaver County
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Mt. Kisco, N.Y. is a graduate of
State University of New York,
Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse,
of medicine degree. He also holds a
bachelor of science degree in busi-
ness from Fordham University.
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Children’s Hospital of the King’s
Daughters, Norfolk, Va., as a pedia-
trician.
Pamela and Arthur will be mar-
ried in St. John’s Orthodox Church,
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