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The show must go on
By ANN DEVLIN
Staff Correspondent
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Mrs. Florence Sherwood, chorus director for the-
Dallas Senior and Junior High Schools, had a near
brush with death, but thanks to family, friends,
students and teachers, Mrs. Sherwood is recovering
and this year’s spring chorus program was a big
success.
According to Mrs. Sherwood, her illness ‘‘couldn’t
have come at a worse time.” :
She was admitted to the hospital on May 9, right
smack in the middle of the Senior High Chorus
Concert week. Mrs. Sherwood was able to direct the
Monday dress rehearsal, the Tuesday performance for
the elementary .school, and the Wednesday perform-
ance for the junior high school. However, shortly after
the Wednesday. presentation, Mrs. Sherwood admits
she didn’t feel very well.
“I had. chills, 'a headache, and was sick to; my
stomach,” says Mrs. Sherwood. ‘At first I thought I
had the flu, but then I experienced chest pains.” After
rays made it apparent that this was more than the flu.
Mrs. Sherwood explained, “I had a pulmonary embol-
ism, and a pneumonia infection on top of that.”
In spite of her condition, Mrs. Sherwood said, “I
knew the concert must go on.” Luckily, Mrs. Sher-
wood’s daugher, Denise Sherwood, a substitute
teacher, knew what to do. “No other substitute teacher
could have known what to do,” says Mrs. Sherwood,
“there was so much to be done after school hours.”
Denise stayed after school to organize things for the
concert and brought. some materials home for her
mother to supervise. The Thursday morning concert
for the intermediate school, and thé Thursday and
Friday night performance for the public were a
success. :
Denise and her mother give credit to others, who
helped them complete the concert series. Charlene
Baker, a senior, helped accompany the chorus, and
Liz Morgan, a junior, helped conduct the chorus.
The next day, Saturday, the chorus was slated to
compete in the ‘Music in Our Parks Competition” at
Hershey, which was to be their first competition of
this type ever. “My husband and daughter were
willing to chaperone the chorus,” says Mrs. Sherwood.
Denise was also responsible for completing a
number of other chorus related activities, according to
nces at baccalaureate and graduation ceremonies,
the Awards Day at the junior high school, and the
junior high chorus concert.
“Before the junior high chorus concert, we had a
hospital tour to do,” says Mrs. Sherwood. Certain
members of the chorus visit area hospitals such as
Wesley Village, the VA Hospital, and Valley Crest.
“They really look forward to us coming,” Mrs.
Sherwood says. Thanks to Denise and help from Mrs.
Nancy Campbell, elementary music teacher, and
Marilyn O’Connell, intermediate music teacher, the
chorus managed to make their rounds to the hospitals.
Mrs. Sherwood and Denise also thank others for
their help’ with various projects such as Mr. Benn,
senior high band director, Reese Pelton, junior high
instrumental instructor, Michelle Drago, accompanist,
and juniors Leslie Billman and Jill Brown.
Without the help of all the students, the completion
of the chorus concerts could not have been realized.
Mrs. Sherwood explains, “I have a tremendous chorus
this year and a super bunch of kids. They knew what
had to be done, they pulled together, and they did it.”
The students helped Mrs. Sherwood in more ways
than one. “The kids came to see me at the hospital,”
says Mrs. Sherwood. “They brightened my day when
they came down.” The senior high chorus presented
her with a music box of a man playing a piano. Other
students brought her roses. “It made me cry that they
thought that much of me,” Mrs. Sherwood says.
“The kids really liked Denise,’”” Mrs. Sherwood says,
pointing to bouquets of flowers that the students
presented to her daughter. Denise, a graduate of West
Chester College, has a degree in music, elementary
education, and library science. She was also a song
leader at Girl Scout camp, and has done leader
workshops in music.
“I had a good time, even though it was all of a
sudden,” says Denise, ‘I’ve been substituting for six
years, but this work really carried me throughout the
day.”
Mrs. Sherwood’s illness couldn’t stop her from
missing everything, however. Her son, Scott, tape
recorded the senor high concert which she heard, and
a friend, Ralph Fitch. videotaped the concert, which
Mrs. Sherwood plans to view.
“Denise took me to baccalaureate to hear the
chorus, and my husband took me to graduation so I
could see the kids graduate and hear them sing,”’ says
Mrs. Sherwood. She was also able to see the junior
high concert at the end of May.
Mrs. Sherwood was also able to keep her promise to
a group of the chorus students when on Wednesday,
June 13, she took them to the Pocono Playhouse to see
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,”
starring Jimmy Osmond. Nancy Campbell, Mrs.
Pitcavage and Marilyn O’Connell helped arrange the
all-day trip. “It was an interesting trip,” says Mrs.
Sherwood, ‘I finally fulfilled all my obligations, but I
was exhausted at the end of the day.”
Mrs. Sherwood began teaching music in Dallas in
1951 and, to this day, still loves working with the
students. The illness has sharpened her outlook on life,
however.
“I have a strong faith in God that He certainly has a
purpose for me,” says Mrs. Sherwood. ‘‘Several times
I never should have lived, but I did.” According to
Mrs. Sherwood, she was severely burned as a baby,
and miraculously pulled through.
“I'm grateful to God for my life and appreciate my
world.” Mrs. Sherwood says, “The stars look brighter
now, and my family seems even more wonderful.”
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By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
Lake-Lehman School Board mem-
bers approved its $7.4 million
budget for the 1984-85 school year at
their regular meeting held June 12.
The budget, which passed by a 5-4
margin, calls for 113 mills real
estate tax for Jackson, Lake,
Lehman and Ross Township as well
as Harveys Lake Borough and 119
mills for Noxen Township, located
in Wyoming County. The 113 millage
is an increase of six mills over 1983-
84 and the 119 millage is an increase
of 12 mills for Noxen.
A budget summary shows the
District will have an estimated
beginning balance of $197,102 availa-
ble for appropriation in 1984-85.
There ‘is a total of $150,853 in the
general fund and $46,249 in the
Federal fund.
Other estimated revenue for the
next year includes $3,323,095 from
local sources such as real estate
taxes, per capita taxes, public util-
ity realty taxes, delinquencies,
earnings on investments, rentals
and contributions and donations
form private sources. Estimated
revenue also includes state basic
instructional subsidy of $2,782,353,
income for homebound instruction,
vocational education of $32,765,
driver education $4,095, and subsi-
dies for non-educational programs
such as transportation $548,085,
rentals and sinking fund payments
$339,565, medical, dental and nurse
servi es and sewage treatment
operation for a sum total of $3,727,-
702.
Federal revenue includes educa-
tion of disadvantaged children $224,-
702, vocational education operating
expenses $15,208 and Federal block
grants $23,395, a total of $263,305.
The revenue items total $7,314,190
which added to the beginning bal-
ance equal $7,511,292 or an esti-
mated balance in the federal fund at
the end of 1985 of $53,854.
Instruction is the largest expendi-
ture item in the budget. The esti-
mated amount for regular pupil
instruction is $2,942,993, special
instruction $159,863, vocational edu-
cation instruction $623,224 and other
instruction programs for elemen-
tary, secondary $43,452. Total
instruction is estimated $3,769,532.
Support services expenditures for
programs for pupil personnel,
instructional staff, administration,
pupil health, business, operation
and maintenance of plant services,
student: transportation, central
suply and miscellaneous items total
$2,524,085.
Estimated expenditures for stu-
dent activities such as band, athlet-
ics and other extra-curricular activ-
ities total $156,647 and community
service expense incurred by the
district is estimated at $12,310 or a
ing out non-instructional services.
Financing uses of the district
includes debt service, fund transfers
and budgetary reserve whic htotal
$994,864, the largest amount the
reduction of debt service for $935,-
928.
Instruction expense includes all
costs necessary for the education of
the student, teachers, benefits,
equipment, supplies, purchased pro-
fessional and technical services and
miscellaneous items.
Non-instructional services include
all extra-curricular expenses
incurred by the district in order to
give each student an opportunity to
develop the full range of his or her
abilities.
Tax structure in Lake-Lehman
School District is comprised of real
estate taxes in Luzerne County com-
munities of the district 113 mills;
Wyoming County community of
Noxen 119 mills, per caita tax of $5
mandated by Section 679, per capita
tax of $5 called for by Act 511,
Swoyersville. Mrs. Gutch is the
daughter of John and Agnes Sholtis
of Follies Rd., Huntsville. Mr.
Gutch is the son of Nicholas and
Susan Gutch of Milbre St., Swoyers-
ville They have two grandchildren,
Jennifer and David Keefer.
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real estate transfer tax of one per-
cent.
Voting for the 1984-85 budget were
Gilbert Tough, Donald Jones,
Thomas Williams, Daniel Hudzik,
and Joseph “Red” Jones, board
president. Casting dissenting votes
were Allen Keiper, Edward Mark,
Martin Noone and Bing Wolfe.
Board president Jones expressed
appreciation to finance chairman
Gilbert Tough and members of his
committee for the countless number
of hours they spent working on the
budget.
Robert Allardyce of Jackson
Township questioned the directors
as to whether Planned Parenthood
officials or members of that
agency’s staff members had ever
visited the school. Dr. David Pres-
ton, school superintendent stated
that to the best of his knowledge
they had not, but if any had been
there it was at the request of a
teacher for instruction as it related
to a particular class.
Allardyce also stated that he
would like to have copies of the job
description of the district’s adminis-
trators and their salaries for the
past three years, enrollment figures
for the past four years, real estate
millage for the past five yeas, and
also wanted to know if the directors
received expense money.
Dr. Preston explained that the
board directors received only mile-
age expense if it was necessary for
them to travel great distances and
reinbursement for the ‘‘out-of-
pocket’ expenses if they were
requested to attend special confer-
ences or seminars. He told Allar-
dyce he could arrange to obtain the
copies he requested from Raymond
Bowersox, business manager of the
district. ;
President Jones requested that
Allardyce come to the next board
meeting and report his findings
A special meeting for general
purposes will be held Tuesday, June
26, at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of the
high school. The next regular meet-
ing of the board will be held Tues-
day, July 10, 8 p.m., in the audito-
rium of the high school.
Dennis Garvey of Dallas will be
participating in a special fund rais-
ing event, “Jail Bail for Heart’,
which will be held on Thursday,
June 28, at Wilkes-Barre’s Public
Square, during the hours 11 a.m. to
4 p.m.
Garvey, along with 30 other prom-
inent Luzerne County people have
been served arrest warrants by the
Northeastern Pa. Region fo the
American Heart Association, charg-
ing them with “failure to have a
heart.” They will be jailed in a cell,
Thursday, June 28, until they raise
the necessary bail to earn their
release.
Money raised from the event will
help to support the American Heart
Association’s vital programs of
research, public and professional
education, and community service
programs.
Garvey stated, “Heart Disease is
the Number One Killer in the
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