Meadows honored
to be used at the Center.
A unique approach to developing
businesses in FRuzerne County is
being fostered by representatives of
area economic development, busi-
ness, and educational agencies.
They have formed the Business
Incubator Advisory Board of Luz-
erne County and their main goal is
to foster the development of emerg-
ing businesses through the county.
Incubators are not a‘‘new’” con-
cept; they have existed in one form
or another for over two decades.
Universities, private industry, and
local governments have all estab-
lished and supported incubators.
Basically, the incubator is a vehicle
for reducing the obstacles to new
business formation ‘and expansion
by providing inexpensive-flexible
work space. Some facilities also
offer management and skill-training
assistance, business services, and
or financial assistance to their
tenant firms. :
Incubators can benefit entrepre-
neurs by:
--creating a synergy among tenant
firms--tenants often share equip-
ment and give each other business;
--eliminating building mainte-
nance responsibilities;
--providing an environment. where
they are not alone, thereby reducing
the anxiety of starting a new busi-
ness; and
--increasing their visibility.
The community also benefits from
FRED WHIPPLE
Fred W. Whipple, Sr., of 318
Surviving are a son, the Rev. W.
Fred Whipple, Dunmore; sister,
eral great-grandchildren. He was
cLaughlin Funeral Home, Kings-
Interment, St.
+» CRAGG HERDMAN
Cragg Herdman, 83, of RD 1,
Dallas (Beaumont) died June 20 in
lowing a long illness.
His first wife, Ethel, died in 1958.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Eva Root of Noxen; daughters, Mrs.
jane Coburn, Chula Vista, Calif.;
Mrs. Rebecca Paton, RD 1, Dallas;
four grandchildren; six great-grand-
Garden City, Long Island, N.Y;
Mrs. Vivian Sweezy, Canfield, Ohio;
Mrs. Oma Rankin, Forestburgh,
N.Y.
Funeral was held June 23 from
with the Rev. Truman Reeves,
retired minister of Centermoreland
Baptist Church, officiating. Inter-
ment, Warden Cemetery, Dallas.
EUGENE CONSIDINE
Eugene J. Considine, 84, of 165
Highland Ave., Trucksville, died
June 20 in Leader Nursing Center
a guest for four years. :
Surviving are his wife, the former
Lena Oplinger; son, Robert D.,
Shavertown; daughter, Mrs. C.
Robert Griffiths, Trucksville;
brother, William Considine, and a
sister, Margaret Considine, both of
Wilkes-Barre; 10 grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren.
Private funeral services were
held June 22 with the Rev. Robert
Gendreau, pastor of Grace Episco-
pal Church, Kingston, officiating.
Interment, Mount Greenwood Ceme-
tery, Trucksville.
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following areas:
Noxen
Harveys Lake
Lehman Twp.
Lake Twp.
Kunkle
Orange
Centermoreland
establishment of an incubator
through:
transformation of underutilized
property into a center of productiv-
ity;
--creation. of opportunities for
public-private partnerships;
--creation of opportunities for
public-private partnerships;
--diversification of the local eco-
nomic base;
--enhancement of the locality’s
image as a center of innovation and
entrepreneurship;
surround area; and
--employment opportunities.
No one incubator is designed or
managed like another. The
resources and needs of each com-
munity determine both how a facil-
ity develops and whether or not it
works.
The Business Incubator Advisory
Board of Luzerne County is inter-
ested in businesses, which helps
revitalize the community since
small business plays a major role in
driving the economy.
The Advisory Board will offer
assistance to agencies, private
sector, or educational groups seek-
ing to establish an incubator facil-
ity. The Board will also serve on a
clearinghouse capapcity to match
business firms looking for such
assistance to the available, most
suitable, incubator space.
Thinking
‘Observe hatching
Assistance is.
now available
The Governor’s Energy Council is
offering financial assistance to
Pennsylvania homeowners for the
purchase of solar water heating
systems.
Luzerne County Rep. Frank Cos-
lett said the grants for up to $1,000
are available to every Pennsylvania
homeowner if they receive a loan or
use a credit card to purchase a
system. ;
Residential buildings of one to
four units are eligible for the
grants.
Rep. Coslett noted the program
provides a 40 percent subsidy (up to
$1,000) for qualifying systems.
Grants cannot be approved for sys-
tems purchased prior to the date
that the application is approved.
Complete details, including appli-
may be obtained by writing to Rep.
Frank Coslett at P.O. Box 17, House
of Representatives, Harrisburg, PA,
17120, or his district office at 1265
Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, Pa.
18704.
Remember
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The following area residents have
announced births recently:
A son to KAREN AND RONALD
GRITZEN, RD 3, Box 257 Dallas, on
June 21, in Nesbitt Memorial Hospi-
tal, Kingston.
A son to DONNA AND NORMAN
WALSH, RD 1, Box 142, Harveys
Lake, on June 16 in Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
A son to LOIS AND MARK LIN-
SINBIGLER, RD 2, Box 200, Har-
veys Lake, on: June 15 in Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital, Kingston.
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Mi: A R G UE R 1 TE
AND FREDERICK DEWEES,
Shrine View Road, Dallas, on Jun
16, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospi-
tal.
A daughter to MARY JO AND
RALPH CASALDI, RD 2, Box 368-A,
Dallas, on June 7 in Nesbitt Memo-
rial Hospital, Kingston.
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Box 366, Dallas, Pa. 18612.
RICHARD DODSON, RD 2, Box 164-
A, Harveys Lake, on June 8 in
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kings-
ton.
A daughter to DEBRA AND JOE
MASKALIS, RD 2, Dallas, on June 8
in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital,
~ Kingston.
A son to BRENDA AND
ALPHONSO NOVACKOWSKI, 48
Church St., Trucksville, on June 7 in
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kings-
ton.
A son to MAUREEN AND DR.
DAVID LUCCHINO, RD. 5, Box 312,
Medical Center, Plains Township.
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rial Hospital, Kingston.
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IDE, RD 1, Box 85, Harveys Lake,
Hospital.
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