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Four Luzerne County 4-H mem-
bers received awards in the State 4-
H Horse Show held recently in
Harrisburg’s State Farm Show
Comlex.
More than 500 contestants from
most counties in Pennsylvania vied
for awards. Members and their
horses, all winners in county and
district competition were entered in
73 production clases and 31 perform-
ance classes.
County winners and their placings
in performance classes were: Kathy
Heller, Dallas, second, Hunt Seat
Equitation, Sr. Division; Tonja
Spencer, Dallas, third, Clover Leaf
Barrels (over 13.2) and 10th in Four
Corner Stake Race (over 13.2);
Tracie Moss, W.Pittston, sixth,
Pleasure Pony Driving.
In the production clases Michelle
Wolfe, Mountaintop, placed third in
the Arabian Colt and filly '84 class.
Several other horse club members
participated in the state contest and
received participation ribbons. They
were: Beth Finn, Dallas; Amy
Honeywell, Hunlock Creek; Darlene
Phillips, Hunlock Creek; Melanie
Raspen, Hunlock Creek; Tammy
Strittmatter, Mountaintop; Mary
Venturi, Mountaintop; Brian
Thomas, Nescopeck and Christy
Campbell, Hunlock Creek.
Donna Skog, Luzerne County
Extension Agent, points out that the
contest clases gave members an
opportunity to display skills in
horsemanship and to properly
groom a horse for a show.
Skog emphasizes that the primary
purposes of the state 4-H horse
program are to develop riding
skills, gain self-confidence by com-
peting in shows, receive training in
leadership and become more
Award presented
James Connery, center,
Energy, Pat Collins,
responsible by caring for an animal.
The state show climaxes the year
for nearly 8,000 Pennsylvania 4-H
members enrolled in horse and pony
project work. In Luzerne County,
130 youth were enrolled in the 4-H
horse program.
Adults who volunteered their time
to serve as leaders in the horse
project were: Debbie Atherhold,
Lehman; Margie Bart, Wilkes-
Barre; Lisa Bartorillo, Forty Fort;
Mike Brown, Dallas; Dana Camp-
bell, Hunlock Creek; Denise Castel-
lano, Shavertown; Peter Ecker,
Hazleton; Harold Grey, Dallas; Jan
Hayes, Wilkes-Barre; Lynda and
Dick Heuer, Shawanese; Nancy
Honeywell, Hunlock Creek; Paula
Kalinovich, Drums; Diane Kreller,
Sweet Valley; Anthony Lipinski,
Wilkes-Barre; Carol Malig, Dallas;
Wendy Martin, Dallas; Robert
McLaughlin, Dallas; Pam Morgan,
Dallas; Don Moss, W. Pittston;
Kathryn Nardone, Wilkes-Barre;
Mary Parente, Harveys Lake; Lor-
raine and Robert Phillips, Hunlock
Creek; Dorothy Potkey, Drums;
Patty Spaide, Mountaintop; Donna
Strittmatter, Mountaintop; Linda
and Susan Thomas, Nescopeck; Val-
erie Weigand, Mountaintop; Mar-
ietta Weller, Mountaintop;
Whitebread, Sybertsville; Kathleen
Williams Dallas; Christine Wil-
doner, Shickshinny; Ann Wolfe,
Mountaintolp; and Olive Yanchu-
nas, Mountaintop.
This educational youth program is
sponsored by The: Pennsylvania
State University Cooperative Exten-
sion Service. In Luzerne County,
contact Donna Skog, Courthouse
Annex, 5 Water Street, Wilkes-Bare,
PA 18711 or phone 825-1706 or 459-
0736, ext. 706.
state of Pennsylvania.
Three Dallas students have
recently returned from the State
Performance Festival which is
sponsored by the Pennsylvani Music
Teachers Association.
Keith McDonald, Susan Steinkir-
chner and Michele Lamoreux, all
students of Michele Millington
Drago of Dallas were awarded a
certificate and ribbon for their
piano performances.
The students qualified for the
state level through the local per-
formance festival held recently at
Marywood College.
HUNTING
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Deer season opens
husband's
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
The opening day for antlered,
whitetailed deer in Pennsylvania
may be Monday, Nov. 26, but not in
our house. It may be the opening
day for bringing down a deer, but
the season begins long before that
formy husband and his friends.
At least six to eight weeks prior to
that date, the hunting members of
my family begin taking weekend
trips to the ‘cabin’ in a nearby
county. “Why?” 1 ask. The answer
— “We have to get ready.”
Ready for what, I wonder! All
summer they take off for that same
cabin to go fishing or to paint or to
put in a shower or to check the heat.
What could possibly be left to get-
ting ready?
Perhaps they need to check their
inventory of cards (certainly not a
pots and pan check), a food check
perhaps and, of course, the liquor
cabinet or shelf or whatever. 1
certainly don’t know, I have never
been in the place, nor do I ever care
to be.
About two weeks before hunting
season begins, it never fails, but
every night after dinner our nimrod
has to ‘‘get a new pair of boots,’ or
“buy some more shells,” “Look for
a bright orange cap,” or something.
We probably have enough boots,
caps and shells to supply all of the
Back Mountain — that is, if he
makes a purchase every time he
PATRICIA KRISTAN
Seven years old
Patricia Kristan, daughter of
John and Carol Kristan of Dallas is
celebrating her seventh birthday
today.
Patricia is a student in Mrs.
Rees’s first grade class at Gate of
Heaven School, Dallas.
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a hunter!
says he’s going shopping.
Then comes the big week — the
week of Thanksgiving and he gets
down to business. He has to sight
his gun; the house smells like witch
hazel. “I’m fixing my equipment,’
he says. The basement is no longer
the basement, but a storage house
for his hunting clothes, boots, caps,
rifle, his suitcase packed with
clothes (enough for a week) for two
days.
I warn my friends ‘Don’t try to
call me, youw’ll never get through,”
for he and his friends spend hours
discussing ‘‘last minute’ plans.
Actually, I believe they are counting
down fhe days, then the hours and
then the minutes. :
Saturday dawns and bright and
early (well, not really bright at 5:30
a.m.) and off they go. No breakfast
at home, no indeed, but a stop a
mile down the road for coffee and
whatever.
When I ask why so early, the
answer is always the same — “We
have to sight our guns.”” How often
do you sight a gun? I have never
gotten an answer to that one.
What was that verse ‘‘A ‘loaf of
bread, a jug of wine and thee”? Not
thee, O Whitetail. Not fo my hunter,
rather it is ‘“A deck of cards, a
glass of scotch and thee, O White-
tail.” That is, if they ever leave the
cabin to hunt for one.
Can’t prove it by me, for he’s
never brought one home and I wish
him the “Best of Luck that he
doesn’t’’, for I don’t eat venison.
Miss Charm
Pageant open
America’s Miss Charm National
Scholarship Pageant is looking for
girls to represent this state at the
upcoming National Finals, July 30 -
Aug. 3, in Washington, D.C. There
are five age divisions and a repre-
sentative is being sought for each
age category. Little Miss (4-6), Miss
Ideal (7-9), Junior Miss (10-12),
Teen (13-16), and Miss (17-25). Each
girl will compete in a private inter-
view, talent, evening gown .and
sportswear. Over $100,000 in Schol-
arships, Prizes and Awards will be
presented throughout the finals.
As a Youth Development Pro-
gram in its 8th year, it encourages
community and state participation
through civic and social organiza-
tions by giving of their time and
talents to charitable functions.
American’s Miss Charm National
Finals are presented to award
scholarships and to bring outstand-
ing recognition to all participants.
America’s Miss Charm National
Headquarters would like to invite
girls from this state, regardless of
race, color or creed, to apply. Send
a long, stamped, self-addressed
envelope, stating your age, for more
details to: America’s ‘Miss Charm
Scholarship Program, P.O. Box
7246, Jacksonville, NC 28540 (919)
455-9643.
Heapital patient
Mrs. James (Tina) Davis, of
Sunset Court, Sweet Valley, has
been a medicl patient at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
for the past three weeks.
Shop early
Mail early
this Christmas.
© USPS 1984
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
This weekend, highways through-
out the area will be filled with
motorists heading to their cabins or
lodges in Luzerne, Lackawanna,
Wyoming, Pike, Susquehanna,
Wayne or Bradford Counties — all
for the same purpose — to bring
down a white-tailed buck.
Although the season doesn’t open
until Monday, Nov. 26, hunters,
male and female, take off early to,
get settled in prior to taking to the
woods, to find their ‘‘favorite
stand.”
According to reports filed by
Game Commission field officers,
Pennsylvania hunters accustomed
to recent deer harvests of well over
100,000 animals, should have
another good season.
The two-week antlered deer
season opens one-half hour before
sunrise, Nov. 26, and closes at
Sunset, Saturday, Dec. 8. As in most
recent years, the Commonwealth’s
pre-hunting’ season population is in
excess of three-quarters of a million
deer, perhaps as many as 865,000
according to Wildlife biologist Bill
Shope, who estimates deer popula-
tions.
In 1983, hunters reported the ninth
largest buck and total harvest ever,
taking 70,233 bucks and 66,060 doe.
It is hoped by the Game Commis-
sion that even more deer will be
taken by hunters this season.
“While populations in high-density
counties are gradually being
brought nearer to unit management
goals, food shortages could develop
in case of a severe winter, and an
underharvest of deer this fall could
result in excessive mortality,” said
Shope. He hopes hunters take at
least 69,000 bucks and 70,000 antler-
less deer this year.
Game protectors indicate that the
concentration of deer in farming
areas may be higher this year and
that. deer killed on highways are
slightly ahead of last year. As
usual, complaints from farmers
continue about crop damage.
Hunters are reminded they must
wear at least 100 square inches of
fluorescent orange material, either
on the head, or on the chest and
back combined. Fluorescent orange
caps and coats or vests are recom-
mended by the Game Commission,
not only for safety, but to make it
easier to keep tabs on other hunters.
A hunter can take only one deer
and cannot kill, or attempt to kill, a
second whitetail in the same license
year.:
Not more than 25 persons are
permitted to hunt deer in a single
party and groups of five or more
hunting together must maintain a
big game hunting roster.
Bucks must have two or more
points to one antler or one antler at
least three inches long. When
hunter kills a deer, it must
tagged within one hour and before
the animal is removed from where
it was shot.
This year’s tag is the bottom part
of the new ‘‘universal’’ hunting
license. It can be written on with a
pencil, pen (not a felt tip), pointed
stick, shoelace tip, bullet tip or even
a fingernail. The tag must be
attached to the ear of the deer
before the deer is moved from the
spot where it was killed.
The tag must clearly show the
date and the county where the deer
was killed and other stated informa-
tion. The hunter should provide and
place another tag on the carcass of
the deer.
As a safety precaution, hunters
planning trips to camps should
leave information concerning their
destination with their families
before leaving.
The name or number of the camp,
a nearby road, intersection, stream,
mountain and nearby telephone
numbers can be helpful to officials
trying to locate a hunter in the
event of an emergency.
Hunters should also post a list of
their names and addresses on camp
doors in case of an emergency.
Hunters should be certain they do
not load their firearms before the
.
or falls, a loaded gun can accidently
discharge and result in a serious
accident.
Venison spoils quickly so hunters
should take proper care of their
deer and have them processed as
quickly as possible to prevent spoil-
ing, especially in warm weather.
Skinning the deer also helps reduce
the chance of spoiling.
Deer should not be fastened to the
outside of cars while being trans-
ported. The table quality of the
venison suffers when it is exposed to
elements such as wind, snow, dust,
grime, fumes and engine heat.
Each hunter should read thor-
oughly the small booklet he receives
with his license. It contains all the
necessary information concerning
regulations, legal weapons, tagging,
safety precautions, shooting hours,
maps and game lands. It is the
hunter’s best friend.
School
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graduates with only one school
director surveyed having completed
post-graduate study to the doctorate
level.
- The majority earn between $20,-
000 and $50,000 per year with only
three earning less than $20,000 per
year.
- The average number of children
was two with both children attenling
public school.
The average age of local school
directors surveyed was 47 years of
age.
- Protestant was the preferred
religious affiliated and Republican
the preferred political affiliation.
- All surveyed school directors
were white (Caucasian) and all but
one were married.
- The surveyed school directors
reported that, on the average, they
spent more than 20 hours per week
on schoel board-related subjected.
Two said they spent between five
and 10 hours per week doing school
board work. :
- The average number of years on
the school board for the local school
directors was five. This may be
attributed to the fact that several
members had been school board
members for several years.
- As for the occupational titles of
local school board members, the
areas of executive capacity and
sales capacity were equal. Only four
school directors surveyed were
involved in education or administra-
tion.
Tonja
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approximately 30 men and women
in each class.
In the state races, she won a
participant ribbon in pole bending,
10th place ribbon in the quadrangle
and a second place ribbon. in the
cloverleaf.
Since the state competition, Tonja
has sold Pokey and bought a new
horse, Missy, a four-month-old Pal-
omino filly, whom she will train and
break herself. Also a registered
quarter horse, Missy’s full name is
Ima Actions Baby Doll.
Tonja will begin entering competi-
tions in May of 1985 and will con-
tinue until October. In September of
1985, she and Missy will enter the
Pennsylvania Futurity for which
Missy was nominated because of
her bloodline. Missy is not the first
horse Tonja has trained, although
this time she is being assisted by
Sherry Radzinski whom Tonja said
is excellent with horses.
A member of the Riding Ho 4-H
Club where she has been president
for three years and secretary for
two, Tonja will no longer be eligible
to be a member of‘ the club after
December because of her age.
Tonja lives with her grandmother,
Betty Moore of Lehman. A graduate
of Lake-Lehman High School, she is
currently attending Luzerne County
Community College where she is
pursuing an associate degree in real
estate. When she completes her two
years at LCCC, Tonja may transfer
to a four-year college to further her
education.
The daughter of the late Bonnie
Spencer, Tonja has a sister Holly,
age 12, who rides occasionally, and
a brother, Jamie, who goes trail
riding, but neither of them ride
competitively.
“It’s ironic,” said Tonja. “My
grandmother does not like horses at
all, but she bought me my first one
and she attends all the competi
tions. She doesn’t like them, but she
is always there.”
Tonja has a color photo portfolio
of the competitions she has been in
which she says is fantastic.
Although she has sold Pokey, who is
16 years old, the girl to whom she
sold him plans to enter him in
competition for about the next three
years.
Who knows, next season Tonja
may be competing against Pokey
with her new horse, Missy. What
will be the outcome, you ask. We'll
just have to wait until the new
season in 1985. In the meantime, we
wish Tonja success in training
Missy and in winning in the future,
both in her career and in her riding.
Back Mountain resident Paul
Youngblood, 81 North Lehigh Street,
Shavertown, is co-captain of the
King’s College rifle team this year.
Youngblood, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Youngblood, is a graduate of
Bishop O’Reilly High School, Kings-
ton. At King’s, he is a senior major-
ing in computers and information
systems and business administra-
tion.
Led by leading scorer Loring, the
King’s team opened the season in
Philadelphia by defeating the Phila-
delphia College of Pharmacy and
Sciences.
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