Film presentation
Students serving on their prom committees
and heatlh personnel from Lake-Lehman,
Dallas, and Northwest High Schools met
recently with Lenore Rosencrans, prevention
specialist, Luzerne-Wyoming Co., D & A Pro-
gram, to discuss plans for the presentation of
the film ‘The Last Prom’ to all junior and
senior classes.
“The Last Prom” is a gripping film which
covers such timely topics as drinking and
driving. among youth and peer pressure. It
focuses on how teenagers go along with the
crowd or act in a capacity they feel is right,
even though they may be placing themselves in
a dangerous situation.
“The Last Prom” is the tragic story of four
teenagers who are involved in a fatal car wreck
while driving on the night of their high chool
prom. What starts out as an evening filled with
laughter, fun and dancing ends in tragedy
caused by the abuse of alcohol and fast driving.
Through the use of flash backs from the scene
of the accident, the tragic story unfolds. The
untimely deaths of to of the students have a
grave impact on the two survivors who are both
physically and psychologically wounded by the
event. J
Both Lake-Lehman and Dallas High School are
having their proms on May 25 in Wilkes-Barre.
We hope theirprom is accident free and as
successful and enjoyable as was the Northwest
prom.
The program and film were chosen with the
goal of discouraging students from drinking and
driving on their prom night and to create a
memorable awareness of the consequences of
doing such.
Life expectancy has risen for every age group
in our country except for young people. The No.
1 cause of death among this group is drinking
and driving. The two don’t mix.
Prom time is a time of gaiety among youth; a
time of celebration with friends. Don’t spoil it by
becoming one of our highways’ fatalities. Enjoy
your prom and make a responsible decision not
to drink and drive. We wish each and every one
of you an enjoyable evening and a safe and
happy drive home.
This film is available for preview by contact-
ing Lenore Rosencrans at 826-8790.
JULIA SONTOWSKI
w Julia Sontowski, 85, of Box 224,
RD 1, Benton (Red Hill) died May
15 at the home of her sister, Mrs.
| Helen Mack of Tuckerton, N.J.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Betty Beovich; sisters, Mrs. Helen
Mack, with whom she resided the
past several years; Stella Malis,
Harrisburg; granddaughter, Betsy
Booth, Walnut Port.
Funeral services were held May
19 from Mikelski Funeral Home,
Shickshinny, with a Mass of Chris.
tian Burial in Fairmount Springs
with the Rev. Richard Zavacki offi-
ciating. Interment, St. Martha's
Cemetery.
JOHN MOHANCO
John Mohanco, 76, a resident of
Harveys Lake, died May 15 at
Thomas Nursing Home, Sweet
Valley.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Mary Melnyk; sons, John, Oakton,
Va.; George, Marietta, Ga.; two
grandchildren.
Services were held May 18 from
Luther Kniffen Funeral Home,
Wilkes-Barre, with the Rev. Andrew
Pillarella, pastor of Trinity Presby-
terian Church, Dallas, officiating.
2 ROBERT SORBER
Robert P. Sorber, 65, of Sorber
Mountain, RD 1, Noxen, died May
16 at his home.
Surviving are his wife, the former
June Deater; son, Claude, Sorber
Mountain; daughters, Mrs. Judy
Neilson, Sorber Mountain; Mrs. Isa-
belle Butler agd Mrs. Julie Wood,
both of Stull; Mrs. Alice Giberson,
Warrior Run;. brothers, James,
Dallas; Philip, Sweet Valley;
Hiram, Sorber Mountain; sisters,
Mrs. Ferne Smith, Ruggles;
Ione Burnell, Outlet, Harveys Lake;
Mrs. Essie Wandel, Stull; Mrs.
Betty Moore, Outlet Road, Harveys
Lake; Mrs. Marge Freeman, RD 1,
Dallas; Mrs. Guida Beahm,. Eliza-
bethtown; 12 grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was held May 19 from the
Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home,
Pikes Creek, with the Rev. Lawr-
ence Reed, pastor of Emmanuel
Assembly of God Church, Harveys
Lake, officiating. Interment, Chest-
nut Cemetery, Loyalville.
® EDWARD ZIFCHAK
Edward Zifchak, of RD 2 Harveys
Lake, died May 18 in Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital where he had been
a patient for five days.
Surviving are a brother, Ralph,
Harveys Lake; a sister, Mrs. Wilma
Guido, Luzerne; several nephews.
Funeral was held May 22 from
Strish Funeral Home, Larksville,
with a Mass in St. Anthony’s Church
and burial in the parish cemetery,
Courtdale.
CAROLYN DRAGON
Mrs. Carolyn V. Dragon, of RD 2,
Harveys Lake, died May 19 in Nes-
bitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston.
Surviving are her husband, Ches:
ertown,
Private funeral services were
held at the convenience of the
family from Curtis L. Swanson
ment, St. Nicholas Cemetery, Shav-
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ter Dragon; sons, Chester Jr., at
home; Paul, Springfield; daughter,
Maria, at home; brothers, Roy
Wheatley, Shavertown; Ronald
Wheatley, Luzerne; sisters,Evelyn
Rosnick, Hyattsville, Md.; Norma
Wheatley, Luzerne; Nancy Oliver,
Loyalville; Natalie Kern, Loyalville.
- Funeral was held May 22 from
Kopicki Funeral Home, Kingston,
with a Mass of Christian Burial in
Sacred Heart Church. Interment,
Chapel Lawn Memorial Park,
Dallas.
RAYMOND LAUX
Raymond F. Laux, 80, of Lakeside
Drive, Harveys Lake, died May 19
at Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas.
Surviving are his brothers,
Harold, Somerset, N.J.; Robert,
Dallas; sisters, Helen Rother, Dept-
ford, N.J.; Mrs. Ruth Waldow,
Shavertown. His wife, the former
Helen Kearn, died July 20, 1982.
Births
The following area couples have
announced births recently:
A son to PEGGY AND GREG-
ORY MOYER, RD 2, Dallas, on
May 15, in Nesbitt Memorial Hospi-
tal, Kingston.
A daughter to CAROL AND
JEROME NOVAK, RD 1, Box 390,
Dallas, on May 14 in Nesbitt Memo-
rial Hospital, Kingston.
A son to DENISE AND FRED W.
RESCHAUER, 169 Butternut Road,
Shavertown, on May 13 in Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital, Kingston.
A son to CAROL AND LEROY
WAGNER, Box 1, White Birch Vil-
lage, Dallas, on May 12 in Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital, Kingston.
A son to ANDREA AND
MICHAEL SNYDER, RD 1, Sweet
Valley, on May 10 in Mercy Hospi-
tal, Wilkes-Barre.
A son to ELIZABETH AND
JAMES HARKINS, 188 Mount Airy
Road, Shavertown, on April 4 in
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kings-
ton.
A daughter to CONSTANCE AND
CHARLES LAJEUNESSE, 128
Perrin Ave., Shavertown, on April
18 in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital,
Kingston.
A son to SUSAN AND ROBERT
SHAFER, 251 Hughes St., Swoyers-
ville on April 19 in Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital, Kingston.
A daughter to SUSAN AND
ANDREW SORDONI, Pole 48, RD 1,
Box 298, Harveys Lake, on April 20
in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
A son. to MARGARET AND
HARRY VAN KUYK, RD 1, Box
135, Dallas on April 20 in Wilkes-
Barre General Hospital.
A son to SHARON AND PATRICK
LYONS, 93 Grandview Ave., Dallas,
on April 20 in Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital, Kingston.
The Lake-Lehman High School
Band swept the International com-
petition in Montreal, Canada, giving
the Back. Mountain musicians their
fourth international title.
The Lehman students won Overall
Best Band in Parade and Field
Show competitions with superior
ratings in both categories. They
were als ogiven special awards in
field show for Best Overall Brass,
Best Overal Woodwinds, Best Over-
all Silk Squad and Best Overall in
Drum Major in John Headman.
‘In addition to the Overall awards,
they also received first place tro-
phies in the AA Class for Concert,
Field Show, Parade and Indoor
Majorettes. Indoor Color Guard and
Swing Flags were presented tro-
phies and excellent ratings.
The band, under the direction of
John Miliauskas, received 12 tro-
phies in all.
The judges referred to the Lake-
Lehman band as “the best high
school marching band in the United
States.”
Seven buses (four of band stu-
dents and three of band boosters)
traveled to Canada for the event.
The trip was sponsored by the Lake-
Lehman Band Sponsors Association.
Dame Cathedral, St. Helene Island
and the Thousand Islands high-
lighted the trip.
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Memorial services sponsored by
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Jackson
Twp. Volunteer Fire Dept. will be
held at the Fire Hall Honor Site on
Chase Rd., Saturday, May 26, at 4
p.m.
Rev. Herbert Nahas, Pastor of St.
Mary Orthodox Church of Wilkes-
Barre and Capt. Fred J. Gosart, of
the 402nd MP Army Reserve Unit
will conduct the services.
The program will honor the
memory of the departed Fire-fight-
ers and Servicemen, who made the
Supreme Sacrifice for their commu-
The award-winning Lake-Lehman
High School Band Color Guard will
make a formal procession. Mem-
bers of the Guard are: Captains-
Rick Titus and Ray Jones; Rifles-
Cindy Slocum, David Swan, Billy
Gosart, Mike Kmetz and Ray Shaw.
Standard bearers-Ernie Clamar,
American Flag; Carolyn James,
Pennsylvania State Flag.
The memorial wreath donated by
the Ladies Auxiliary will be carried
to Capt. Gosart by representatives
of the Girl and Boys Scouts. They
are: Becky Miers, Sam Wilkes,
Michael Malak, Donna Phillips,
Julia Ackinson, Amy Gallup, and
Spring Williams.
Capt. Gosart will place the Floral
Wreath at the base of the stone
monument.
Officers of the Jackson Twp.
Four generations
Ladies Auxiliary are: Mary Man-
zoni, president; Mrs.
Evans, vice-president; Mrs. Bernice
Burnaford, secretary; Mrs. Grace
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Fielding, Mrs. Irene Kasko Preslip-
ski and Rev. Nahas are co-chairper-
sons of the event.
Michael Buono, trumpeter, will
“Retreat” at the end of the Memo-
rial Service.
Program are: 2nd Lt. Douglas
Rauh, Commander of the Firing
Squad and the following eight mem-
bers of the 402nd M.P. Army
Reserve Unit of Wilkes-Barre; SFC
William Mathers, SSG Philip Math-
ers, Sgt. Joseph Coyne, Sgt. John
Martin, Sgt. Frank Sawicki, Sgt.
nedy, and Sgt. John Galushka.
The Jackson Twp. Fire Company
Parade will commence at 5:30 p.m.
and will include all the above-
mentioned units in addition to var-
ious Police and Fire Units from the
Back Mountain Area. The parade
will begin at the Fire Hall and
proceed for one mile to terminate at
Konefal’s Picnic Grove on Chase
will lead.
The Firemen’s Bazaar will be in
progress and will continue through
Sunday, May 27.
are four generations. From
left, Steven Klinger, fourth
Prison to get
new system
The state budget approved by the
House of Representatives includes a
$25,000 appropriation for a new
siren system at the Dallas Correc-
tional Institution at Chase.
Rep. George C. Hasay, prime
sponsor of the amendment, said the
system has been long in need of
modernization. It was constructed
some 20 years ago.
“I hope the Senate, in its wisdom,
votes to retain this small but defi-
nitely needed appropriation for this
security improvement at the
prison,” Hasay ‘said.
Luzerne County lawmakers Frank
Coslett and Stanley Jarolin joined
Hasay in cosponsoring the amend-
ment and it received overwhelming
support from both sides of the aisle.
fourth generation; and
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