Fire program
Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
The Shavertown Volunteer Fire
Co. presented a program for stu-
dents and faculty of the Westmore-
land Elementary School on Lehigh
Street recently. The program con-
sisted of a film and actual training
on what to do if your clothing were’
to catch on fire.
The fire company also sponsored
a poster contest for the students
during Fire Prevention Week. There
will be a winning student from each
grade and also a grand prize winner
of a $50 U.S. Savings Bond. Students
were asked to have their parents
help with ideas for their posters and
EILEEN HAINES is the daugher
of George and Ann Haines of Sweet
Valley. She is president of the Key
Club, Grand Officer of the Rainbow
Girls, and a member of the National
Honor Society. Eileen enjoys tennis
and interior design, but admits that
these can’t compare with exploring
the subleties of Calculus with ‘her
mentor and friend, Ms. Zbieck. Her
future plans are to major in Ele-
mentary Education at Bloomsburg.
MICHELLE JUDGE is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Judge
of Harveys Lake. Michelle is a
member of the National Honor
Society, treasurer for Student Coun-
Directors and the club journalist.
Her hobbies include reading, swim-
ming, playhing guitar, running and
playing basketball. She hopes to
attend West Point and study law,
and advises everyone to “Dream
the impossible dream!”
STEVE MAZUR is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Mazur of Chase.
Steve’s interests include hunting,
fishing, bicycling, football, running
and ping-pong. He especially enjoys
listening to music, watching movies,
and autumn. Steve plans to attend
college but has not decided where.
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THE KEY CLUB CAR WASH was
a tremendous success. President
Eileen Haines attributed -the: wast
turnout to the unusually pleasant
weather. She also said that Dave
Kapitula’s enthusiasm outshone all
other car washers, even the infa-
mous Rose ‘The Sponge’’ Zbiek.
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A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY
WISH to Mr. Morgan who cele-
brated his 57th birthday on October
10.
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THE LAKE-LEHMAN KEY
CLUB in association with the
Kiwanis and Circle K are sponsor-
ing a ‘‘Buck-a- bowl-of-soup’’ cam-
paign to benefit Spinabifida. It will
be held at Franklin's Family Res-
taurant on November 7 and 8. Tick-
ets may be purchased from any Key
Club member.
The Lake-Lehman E.C.I.A. Chap-
ter I Reading and Math staffs
recently participated in a computer
workshop held at the Lehman-Jack-
son Elementary School.
Janet Saufley and Al Witmer,
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Company, were on hand to demon-
strate various uses of the computer
and printer, and to answer any
questions posed by the E.C.I.A. staff
members concerning the use of the
computerand its accessories.
Additionally, various software
programs wer made available to the
E.C.I.A. staff for preview. The
‘“Edu-Care’”’ representatives offered
suggestions and advice concerning
these programs.
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E.C.ILA. members in attendance
at the workshop were Pat Peiffer,
Molly Simonds, Ed Ladamus, Sheila
Race, Drena Gorgone, Dave Smith,
Terry Piatkowski, Gerald Gizenski,
Carle Welter and Marie Borton.
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also to watch for potential fire
hazards around their own home.
Presenting the program were
Charles Symond, Fire Prevention
Chairman; Tom Honeywell, Jim
Sidorek, Luke Alar, Chief Gary
Beisel and President Harold Shelly.
Dean named .
Dr. Kevin McGovern was recently
appointed assistant academic dean
at College Misericordia.
“Dr. McGovern brings to his new
position a wealth of experience,
having served as a member of the
English faculty, as vice chairman of
both the faculty college senate, as
director of developmental educa-
tion, Title III coordinator, and coor-
dinator of grants and research,”
said Dr. Joseph R. Fink, president
of College Misericordia.
In his new position, Dr. McGovern
will be responsible for directing the
credit-bearing programs of the
Department of Continuing Educai-
ton, including weekend college and
summer sessions. He will also coor-
dinate activities of the College Mis-
ericordia Graduate Council.
Dr. McGovern is: a Woodrow
Wilson Fellow and holds a doctorate
from the University of North Caro-
lina, at Chapel Hill. He is a special-
ist in Irish literature and served for
many years as the American bib-
liographer for the International
Assn. for the Study of Anglo-Irish
literature.
Dr. McGovern resides in Trucks-
ville with his wife, Claire, and their
two children.
In case of fire
Dallas Post/Ed Serieel
Rachell Schall
EACH CLASS HAS BEEN HELP-
ING TO RAISE FUNDS for the
United Way drive by some sort of
activity. The eighth graders gave
$1.00 each for the privilege of
‘‘dressing up’’ for one day. The
other classes had other projects
with the result that the school sur-
passed its quota of financial aid to
the drive. On Wednesday, Sister
Dorothy Hagen, R.S.M. a volunteer
worker for the United Way,
addressed the students about the
good works accomplished by this
annual drive. Sister was accompan-
ied by “C.P.” a five-foot robot,
loaned for the occasion by Mr. Gary
Balm, Manager of Jewelcor. CP
spoke tora very enthusiastic audi-
ence who would like to have bought.
“him”. Mrs. Lillian Lockman then
explained how crippled children
benefit from the United Way Drive.
Lorena Beniquez
MICHAEL CARR is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Carr of Dallas.
Michael is an employee at Gus
Genetti’s in Wilkes-Barre. The
senior plans to attend the Penn
State Lehman Campus for a degree
in criminal justice
CHRIS CAVALARI is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cava-
lari of Holly Street in Trucksville.
Chris is the secretary of the Key
Club, a Sunday School teacher, and
a salesperson for Avon Cosmetics.
She loves to be outdoors, play
soccer and be with animals. Chris’
future plans are to attend college
(close to home) and major in jour-
nalism, She eventually hopes to be a
newspaper publisher.
TIMOTHY COTTER is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Cotter of
Shavertown. Timothy enjoys sports
and is a member of both the basket-
ball and soccer teams. He is also
employed at McCrory’s in the Wyo-
ming Valley Mall. Tim- plans to
attend college after graduation but
is undecided about his major.
SCOTT CULVER is the son of Lee
and Marion Culver. Scott lives on
Perrin Ave. in Shavertown. He loves
to race motorcycles and hunt. Scott
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Manor New Goss
Fernbrook Manor
Haddenfield Oak Hill |
Hills Old Goss
Harveys Lake Manor
Idetown Pioneer Ave.
Lehman Shrine Acres
Areas Trucksville
Areas
Donna Greger
Her five-year old son, Timmy, who
has a bone problem in his leg, has
been, amongh many others, a recip-
ient of aid through the Crippled
Children’s Foundation. Fifteen
hundred children were seen at the
foundation last year. Timmy will
have further surgery on his leg in
the spring. Best of luck, Timmy!
The student of the week this week
at Gate of Heaven is Michael
Blazes. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Blazes at Dug Road,
Kingston Township. Michael's
favorite subject in school is arith-
metic. He says that is because he
enjoys solving problems and work-
ing with numbers. Michael plans to
go to Scranton Preparatory School
for high school. He is looking for-
ward to a future in medicine.
Michael participates in swimming
Kim Rollman
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is presently employed at Coscia’s
Restaurant in Dallas. After gradua-
tion, Scott plans to attend college or
a trade school, but is not sure of a
specific area.
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CONGRATULATIONS to the
Dallas Band for taking first place in
the Arthritis Foundation’s
of the Bands.” Dallas competed
against three other local bands and
also received special awards for
best music and marching. Also a
second congratulations to trumpet
player Mark Steinkirchner who
received a special merit award for
performing in the opening ceremo-
nies of the competition.
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WHAT'S WITH THE SPEED
BUMPS at Dallas? Many of the
students have been complaining
about the size of the bumps and find
them very inconvenient and
destructive to their cars. The stu-
dents feel that if the bumps have to
be there, they can at least be of
normal size!
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CONGRATULATIONS to Senior
High secretary, Mrs. Wilson, on the
birth of her granddaughter!
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DALLAS’ GOLDEN GIRL, Amy
Aston, won a second place in the
Coatsville Iron City Invitational and
a first place in the Reading Invita-
tional. Does Amy ever ‘‘run’’ out of
programs at the Y.M.C.A. ‘‘Prince”’
is Michael’s favorite music group.
His favorite song is ‘‘Let’s Go
Crazy’ by Prince.
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DR. VINCENT CARBONI, a
pediatrician, will speak to the par-
ents at the PTG meeting tonight on
the subject, ‘‘Controversial Topics
in , Pediatric Medicine.” Tonight,
also, the pumpkins decorating con-
test will close, with awards for the
best, the funniest; and the most
original pumpkin head. After the
meeting, the Book Fair will open in
the school lobby. Books may be
purchased that evening, or during
the school day on Thursday, Friday
and Monday, Oct. 22, when it will
close at the school day’ s end. J
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AT THE RECENT LUZERNE
COUNTY FAIR, seventh grader,
Richard Huey, received several
awards for his fine rabbits. Rich-
ard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Huey of RD 3, Dallas, raises rabbits
as a hobby. In the Junior Competi-
tion he won two blue ribbons, one
gold third-place ribbon, and a
Champion medalion. Congratula-
tions, Richrd! 3
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AT THE LUZERNE COUNTY
FOLK FESTIVAL, our sixth grade
following placed in that contest and
won: Tom Finarelli, 1st place; Jeni-
fer Harteis, 1st; Christopher Scott,
place; Kathy Hughes, 2nd place;
Anthony Finarelli, 3rd place; Vir-
ginia Johnson, 3rd; John Lukas,
3rd; Greg Stahovee, 3rd; Cindy
Kiniskas, 3rd; Terry Joyce, 3rd;
Eric Pieczynski, 3rd. From the sev-
enth grade John pieczynski won
first place. And from the eighth
grade Rachel Schall won first and
second place. Twenty-two other stu-
dents received honorable mention.
We would like to congratulate them
for their fine work. z
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FATHER JOHN TERRY AND
MR. ANTHONY ENGLISH, direc-
tors of the local CYC, spoke to the
children at an assembly on Friday
morning. The Catholic Youth Center
is an agency member of the United
Way. A slide presentation showed
numerous facilities at the center for
persons of all ages - pre-school
through adulthood - with special
functions for the handicapped. Aero-
bics, crafts of various kinds, danc-
ing, swimming and other indoor and
outdoor sports are part of the pro-
gram.
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