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Stasik family
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Statf Correspondent
“Outdoor cooking on the grill is
a favorite of the enti e family,”
said JoAnn Stasik, who with her
husband, Bill, and two children,
Bill Jr. and Crystal, are residing
temporarily "in the Back Moun-
tain area.
“We had to find a place te live
after our home in Forty orl
suffered severe damage by fire
It was a large house we had
remodeled into two apartments,
one upstairs and one ‘down. It
was just about completed when it
was damaged by a wood stove
fire, so until everything is settled
and the renovations done we
moved to the Back Mountain.”
JoAnn said her son and daugh-
ter enjoyed suburban living
although they missed their West
Side friends. However, since they
have grandparents and a lot of
aunts, uncles and cousins living
in this area they find a lot to do.
JoAnn is an insurance agent
for All State Insurance Company.
Bill, Sr. is employed as a
mechanic for Proctor & Gamble
Paper at Mehoopany. They work
different hours so whichever one
is home near the dinner hour
begins preparing the meal. With
their busy schedule, they find it
much easier to plan informal
meals they can prepare on the
gas grill.
A favorite of the entire family,
especially when planning to
entertain guests, is a dinner
including Soy-Honey Chicken
Drumettes, Charcoal Broiled
Potatoes, tossed salad and Ice
Cream Cake. The chicken can be
prepared in advance and may be
eaten cold, or, if preferred,
heated in foil on the charcoal.
The ice cream cake can also be
made ahead of time and kept in
the freezer. The chicken, pota-
toes, salad and cake, accompan-
ied with ice tea or any favorite
cold beverage make an easy-to-
prepare but delicious dinner.
Since the fire, JoAnn and Bill,
with the children, have had very
little leisure time because they
spend ‘as many hours ‘as possible
restoring the house. When they
do find time, Bill Crystal and
Bill, Jr. like to go jogging. JoAnn
enjoys roller skating or playing
tennis. :
This summer, they look for-
ward to spending most of their
time in the out-of-doors just
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10 small chicken legs
4 c. each soy sauce and honey
1T. vinegar
1» t. gr. ginger
Cut each chicken leg at the
joint to make two pieces. In
shallow dish or heavy plastic bag
mix soy sauce, honey, vinegar
Cover or seal; marinate, turning
occasionally for six hours or
overnight. Place chicken and
marinade in shallow baking dish.
Bake at 400 degrees, turning and
basting occasionally, 25 minutes
or until deep brown. May be
charcoal if desired.
Chicken wings may be substi-
tuted for chicken legs to serve as
hors d’oeuvres. Use 20 small
wings, cut each wing at joints,
reserve tips for another use.
CHARCOAL BROILED
POTATOES
6 med. potatoes
3 med. onions
6 slices cheddar cheese
Oregano
In square of aluminum foil,
slice one potato, half of one
onion, place slice of cheddar
cheese over top, sprinkle with
oregano and salt and pepper if
desired. Dot with butter or mar-
garine. (Oil may be used if
desired).
Fold in corners of aluminum
foil so potatoes and onions are
tightly wrapped. Place on raised
charcoal grill and let cook until
potatoes are soft when tested
with fork. Serves 6.
ICE CREAM CAKE
60 Ritz crackers
1 stick margarine
2 pkg. pistachio instant pudding
(3 oz. each +) ¢
Y, gal. vanilla ice cream
1 ¢. milk
Crush crackers, melt margar-
ine and mix with crushed crack-
ers. Press cracker crumbs on
bottom of baking dish or pan.
Reserve one third of cracker
crumbs for top.
Soften ice cream in bowl; add
milk and pudding. Mix for two
minutes then pour over cracker
crumbs crust. Place in freezer
overnight or until ready to use.
After mixture is hard, spread
cool whip over top. When not
using keep in freezer.
The annual meeting of Rural
Health Corporation of Northeastern
Pennsylvania was held recently at
Genetti’s Motor Inn in Wilkes-
Barre. The local health care organi-
zation celebrated the completion of
14 years of service to over 20,000
patients in Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania.
Featured speaker for the event
was Father James J. Doyle, C.S.C.,
Professor of Theology at King’s
College. he spoke on ‘Bioethics -
Today and Tomorrow’.
During the meeting, Rural Health
elected members and officers of the
Board of Directors who serve as the
agency’s service areas. Elected as
president was Howard Bregman,
Shickshinny, vice presidents are
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Gifford J. Lawrence and Ruth
McHenry, Noxen. Shawn Murphy,
Wilkes-Barre, was elected as secre-
tary with Thomas J. Dougherty,
Wilkes-Barre and Frank Bott,
Nuremberg, serving as treasurer
and assistant treasurer, respec-
tively.
Ten year employees honored were
Irene Zaleskas, Physician Assistant,
Shickshinny Health Center and
Edward De Mers, Van driver, Free-
land and Black Creek Health Cen-
fers.
Rural Health Corporation admin-'
isters six medical and three dental
centers located in Wilkes-Barre,
Noxen,. Shickshinny, Freeland,
Nuremberg and Exeter.
Meeting participants
Participants at Rural Health
Corporation's Annual Meet-
ing included, form left, Frank
Bott, assistant treasurer,
Father James Doyle, King's
College, Jewell E. Miller,
outgoing president; Howard
Bregman, newly elected
president; Ruth McHenry,
second vice president; Gif-
ford J. Lawrence, first vice
president; and Stanford L.
Weiss, Executive Driector.
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“I'm sure I didn’t trip”, said
Nancy McKay. “My leg just seemed
to go out from under me.”
Nancy, a retired school ‘teacher,
didn’t trip. Her left hip broke
because her bones had become
extremely fragile. Nancy McKay is
a victim of osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a major health
problem for postmenopausal
women, says Josephine Kotch,
Extension Home Economicst for
Luzerne County. It results in a
decrease of the total bone mass,
making the bones extremely fragile
and susceptible to breakage.
It is the reason why some older
women grow shorter. It may also
result in ‘‘dowager’s hump” as ver-
tebra collapse. The most likely
cause of osteoporosis is not getting
enough calcium and vitamin D over
a long term period.
Milk and milk products are the
main dietary sources of calcium.
Most milk is fortified with vitamin
D, which comes from sunshine.
She notes that adult women need
800 milligrams of calcium every
day. Yet a recent U.S. Department
of Agriculture survey showed that
the average women over 45 was
only getting about 450 milligrams -
about half the recommended
amount.
There are many reasons why
women don’t drink milk - the cost,
fear of gaining weight, lack of
awareness of its importance in the
adult diet or just plain dislike.
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It may not be too late for women
who have not been getting encugh
calcium. Current findings indicate
that large daily amounts of calcium
- 1000 milligrams - from focd or
supplements may help prevent
osteoporosis.
Findings also showed that regular
exercise retards the disease and
diminishes calcium waste.
One cup of whole milk, skim milk
or buttermilk provides about 300
milligrams of calcium. So does one
cup of plain yogurt (140 calories.
fruit added another 120 calories) 115 |
ounces ofcheddar cheese, 1%» cups
of cottage cheese and 1% cups of ice
cream or ice milk. :
Skim milk is the lowest calorie |
source of calcium (about 86 calo- |
ries) followed by buttermilk (99
calories). At the other end of the
scale is ice cream with about 330
calories for an admittedly large 115
cup serving. The same amount of
ice milk would run about 300 calo-
ries. A
Women who choose to get their |
calcium from dietary supplements
should discuss this with their family
doctor, and read labels carefully
before they buy. :
For more information on ways to
get more milk in your diet - write or
call Josephine Kotch, Extension
Home Economist, Luzerne County
Extension Service, 5 Water Street,
Courthouse Annex, Wilkes-Barre,
PA 18711, call 825-1701 or in Hazle-
ton 459-0736.
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The National Tuberous Sclerosis
Association is searching for families
affected with Tuberous Sclerosis
(TS) in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Tuberous Sclerosis is a neurolgoi-
cal disorder, which is believed to
affect up to one in 20,000 births. An
individual with TS has a 50 percent
chance that each offspring will be
affected.
It is most often characterized by
two neurological symptoms-epilep-
tic seizures and varying degrees of
mental retardation. It is accompan-
ied by benign tumors of the brain
and frequently affects other. organs
such, as retina, kidneys, lungs, liver,
pancreas, spleen and heart. In
some; death occurs if the growth of
the tumors are massive and the
functioning of vital organs becomes
impaired. a
Public awareness of TS is of vital
importance; since recently technol-
ogical and medical advancement
have indicated that many cases are | |
unrecognized. od
A chaptauis recently being
formed in Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania. The purpose of a support
group will allow families to §
exchange their experiences, to
share any ideas and to be more HM
informed of any new medical devel-
opments in areas of medicine, treat-
ment and medical research. f
Anyone interested may contact:
NTSA, 655 Mercer Street, Turtle
Creek, Pa. 15145. (412) 829-2095.
Homeowners in danger of losing
their homes through no fault of their
own are eligible for state help in
making mortgage payments, said
Sen. Raphael Musto (D-Luzerne).
Musto reminded those afraid of
losing their homes because of unem-
ployment, underemployment or
other problems over which they
have no control, that they can apply
for loans through the Homeowner’s
Emergency Mortgage Assistance
Program. Loans to repay mortgage
delinquencies and continue mort-
gage payments for up to three years
are available for homeowners.
at least two monthsdelinquent in
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mortgage payments and have
received notice from lenders that
legal action is underway to fore-
close the property. Musto explained
that the property must be the prin-
cipal dwelling place of the applicant
and must be owner-occupied, one-
family, or two-family.
Homeowners applying for assist-
ance can not have their properties
foreclosed during the application or
assistance periods of the program
said Musto. 3
Persons interested in finding out
more about the Homeowner’s Emer-
gency Mortgage Assistance Pro-
gram can all a toll-free numbver, 1-
800-342-2397, said Musto.
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