Stargell named
to Arts Council
Gov. Dick Thornburgh announced
recently the nomination of former
Pittsburgh Pirate team captain
Willie Stargell, of Pittsburgh to the
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
Stargell, 43, retired in 1982
following a remarkable 20-year
playing career with the Pirates.
Since his retirement, he has been
involved in a number of projects,
including narration of selected
works of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. in a national tour with the
Rochester (New York) Philhar-
monic in early 1983.
Upon Senate confirmation,
Stargell will serve until July 1986,
replacing Cathryn L. irvis, whose
term expired and was not eligible
for reappointment.
The Pennsylvania Council on the
Arts is the state agency responsible
for the encouragement and
development of the arts in the
Commonwealth. The council,
through its grants programs,
support projects initiated by non
profit art groups, institutions and
artists.
Since 1979, the state ap-
propriation for the arts council has
increased from $2.6 million to $4.8
million in fiscal year 1983-84.
show presented by the Back Moun-
tain Jay-C-Ettes, was held March
21 at the Irem Temple Country
Club. Shown in the top left photo is
Debbie Bayer, one of the Jay-C-
Ette models as she is seen in a
three-tier skirt with a high neck.
The top center photo depicts one of
the lighter moments of the evening
as “Big Bird” (Debbie Brewer)
offers some words of -encourage-
ment to Jay-C-Ette children Sarah
Tupper, left, and Seth LaJeunesse.
Charlie Kishbaugh, a Jay-Cee
model, is shown in the top right
photo while Tara Tupper, one of the
Jay-C-Ette children, stands inno-
cently in the lower left photo.
(Photos by George Poynton)
The 32nd Annual ‘‘Parade of
Quartets’’ Concert of the Wilkes-
Barre Chapter, Society for the
Preservation and Encouragement
of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in
America (SPEBSQSA) will be pre-
sented this weekend at Meyers
High School, Wilkes-Barre, March
30 and 31. Curtain time each
evening will be 8 p.m.
Appearing on the program will be
“The Tag Masters” well-known
quartet of the Wilkes-Barre
SPEBSQSXA Chapter. Membrs are
Joseph Fry of Trucksville; tenor-
Phillip Brown from Shavertown:;
Baritone, Raymond Patsko,
Wilkes-Barre; ‘and Bass, Robert
Kressly, Wilkes-Barre.
Limited tickett sales will be
available at the door each evening,
according to Ticket Chairman
Robert Carey, Dallas, who en
couraged advance reservations by
calling chapter members, and or
calling the parish rectory of St.
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Greek Rite
Mary's
Members of the Irem Temple
Uniform Units participated in the
St. Patrick’s Day Parade in
downtown Scranton. Shown here in
the photo at left is one of the leaders
of the Irem String Band while the
gigantic replica of the Shrine Fez is
shown inthe right photo. (Photos by
Bill Savage)
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Outbreak concerns
pregnant women
The outbreak of Giardiasias in
eastern Pennsylvania has caused
concern among pregnant women
who may be infected and treated
for the disease. To allay these
fears, the March of Dimes Birth
Defects Foundation has issued the
following statement.
The infecting organism in the
current epidemic, Giardia, has
never been incriminated as a cause
of birth defects. The infection is
confined to the intestinal track and
apparently does not travel through
the blood stream to other parts of
the body including the uterus and’
placenta. Thus, the fetus will not be
harmed by the infection itself. If tthe
diarrhea is very severe, ill effects
on the fetus could possibly result
from maternal dehydration and
.inadequate intake of food.
Intravenous feeding may be needed
in these few cases.
The drug metronidazole,
marketed by Flagyl TM, is used for
treatment and has been studied to
some extent as a possible cause of
birth defects in humans. No ill
there have been some remaining
questions because the drug has
been shown to produce cancer in
rodents when given im large doses.
This finding has not been observed
in humans.
Women of child bearing age who
develop diarrhea im this epidemic
period should have the diagnosis of
Giardiasis confirmed or ruled out
by fecal examination done by a
physician or hospital laboratory
before treatment is started.
Women proved to have Giardiasis
should be treated with
metronidazole because the benefit
of the drug outweighs the risk of
birth defects in the fetus.
Dr. Vincent A. Carboni has an-
nounced the establishment of his
private practice of Pediatrics-
Adolescent Medicine and Allergy
@tth childrem and adult at the re-
cently opened Mercy Medical
Offices, Lake Street, Dallas.
Support facilities at this location
include x-ray, laboratory and
physical therapy thus eliminating
the need for his patients to travel to
the city for testing and treatment.
Originally from Trenton, New
Jersey, Dr. Carboni received his
Bachelors Degree from Drexel
, Philadelphia, and his M.D. from
the University of Medicine of New
Jersey. He completed a three year
Residency Program at Monmouth
Medical Center, Long Branch, New
Jersey and is Board Certified in
Pediatrics. Further training in-
cludes a two year Fellowship iin
Allergy and Immunology at St.
Christopher’s Hospital for
Children, Philadelphia, an affiliate
of Temple University. He is Board
Eligible in Allergy-Immunology as
well ?
Dr. Carboni is a member of
several professional organizations
which include: the Pennsylvania
Medical Society, Luzerne County
Medical Society, American
Academy of Pediatrics and the
American Academy of Allergy and
Clinical Immunology. He is on the
staff of Mercy Hospital Wilkes-
Bairreg andl appointtments can be
made through his office by dialing
675-8289 weekday afternoons.
DR. VINCENT CARBONI
He and his wife, Elaine, reside in
Dallas with their daughter Theresa
and a new arrival expected in July.
Dr. Carboni has stated that he is
looking forward to practicing
medicine in Dallas and becoming
part of the community, He has
extended an invitation to any civic
organization to give a talk in either
field of medicine. He recently
hosted a group of pre-schoolers
through the facilities at Dallas in an
effort to reduce the anxiety of going
to the doctors, and emcourges other
Day Care groups to arrange a visit.
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Steven. C. Friedman has joined
Commonwealth Telephone Enter-
prises, Inc. (CTE) as director of
employee relations. His responsibil-
ities include labor relations, sar-
lary administration, performance
evaluation, employee communica-
tions and CTE’s Affirmative Action
program.
Friedman was vice president,
human resources, for a division of
Consolidated Foods, Chicago. Prior
to that he was manager, industrial
relations, Amerace Corporation;
director of employee and labor
relations for the Village of Oak
Park; personnel manager, Armac
tor, Oakton Community College.
A U.S. Navy veteran, Friedman
holds an MBA from Lake Forest
School of Management and a BA in
industrial psychology from the Uni-
versity of Illinois.
His wife, Sharon, and his family
will relate to the Wyoming Valley
area soon.
William Griffin, of Dallas, vice
president of Administration for
Custom Management Corporation
(CMC) has been invited to present
his “Situational Leadership” semi-
nar at a session of the New Eng-
land Hospital Assembly currently
being held in Boston, Massachu-
setts. |
Griffin’s participation in this
year’s forum represents the third
management workshop which he
has conducted as part of the
Assembly’s ongoing educational
series.
“Situational Leadership’ is
designed to provide individuals
with the ability to effectively
develop their leadership styles in
improving morale, performance
and productivity. General topics of
discussion focus on the identifica-
tion of the individual’s basic style
of leadership, diagnosing the lead-
ership needs of others, and the
practice ‘of various management
techniques.
Griffin holds an undergraduate
degree iun Business Administration
from Oglethorpe University in
Atlanta, GA, and a MBA with
distriction from Babson Colllege in
Wellesley, Ma.
In addition to his membership in
the New England Hospital Assem-
bly, Griffin is also affiliated with a
number of professional manage-
ment organizations, including the
American Society for Training and
Development and the National Res-
taurant Association.
STEVEN FRIEDMAN
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As vice president of Administra-
tion for Custom, his duties include
labor relations, contract adminis
tration, human resource develop-
ment, and corporate support serv-
stom Management Corporation
is a professional contract manage-
ment company which performs a
wide range of institutional, health
care, educational, business, restau-
rant and environmental services
with more than 500 accounts nation-
wide.
A native -of the new England
area, Griffin and his wife Mary
Dallas.
The Booster Club of Holy Trinity
School, Swoyersville met recently
with Joseph Lipinski presiding.
Plans are being made for the
second annual Sports Banquet
scheduled for April 1 in the school
auditorium at 5 p.m. Basketball
players and cheerleaders involved
in the sports program will be
guests. Eighth grade students will
be honored and will receive their
trophy awards at this affair.
Family and friends are invited to
attend. Reservations may be made
with Elaine Lipinski. A parent is
requested to accompany each child
attending the banquet.
Plans are being formulated for a
Father-Son basketball glame and a
Mother-Daughter basketball game
to be held in the school gymna
sium.
A nominating committee for elec-
tion of new officers for the 1984-85
basketball season was announced.
The committee consists of John
Uter, Don and Mary Wilce, Jeannie
Miller, Arlene Adamchak and Rich-
ard Nemetz.
Father Joseph Ziobro is modera-
tor of the school’s Booster Club.
i) Michael C. Polcha is
stor at Holy Trinity Church.
Pastor Fred Clifford, former
pastor of the Community Church of
Dallas, will return to the church to
present his current work with Bible
Basics International on SUnday,
April 1.
Bible Basics International is an
organization founded to write Bibli-
cal scripts in an easy to translate,
easy to understand style. Its read-
ily translatable materials are
bridging .a gap for translators,
radio broadcasters, missionaries,
and listeners in far away and often
unheard of places.
Pastor Clifford is the Southeast-
ern Representative for Bible Basics
International and will speak at the
11 am. and 6 p.m. services on
April 1.
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