Letter {Continued from page 1) jurisdiction), Gregory will have ‘eight municipalities and more than 28,000 population making it the larg- est district in Luzerne County. “I don’t need to worry about it since I will retire in October,” said Harvey. “But it will double Earl’s workload and whether or not he will ‘be allowed more secretarial staff will be up to the county commission- ers and the state. It will make it difficult for him if he does not get more office personnel.” - Gregory said he is not pleased with the decision but he doesn’t make the policies. “I have two options - take or leave it,” Gregory said. “Naturally, I’m going to take it.” Gregory said that the state wanted to cut costs and since Harvey was due to retire, he belives the state thought it was a good time to merge the two districts. Like Harvey, Gregory also believes it’s a foot in the back door for municipal courts. This is.what the state has proposed in the past but the people have opted for magis- terial districts in their own areas. Gregory explained that in Schuylkill County the districts have been reduced from 12 to five municipal courts. The municipal court means the people would have to go into the courthouse where magistrates would take turns sitting to hear ‘cases. “The merger means more files, more storage area and a need for more office help. I would be happy ‘to have Harvey's staff members they are experienced and know his area,’”’ said Gregory. ‘That all depends on the commissioners. I .can request but they make the - decisions.” Gregory said he will definitely need more room. He said he can “request that he remain where he is and some remodeling be done but “that also will be up to the county and state. County Commissioners and the President Judge make the determination of the site just as they decide how many secretaries. “The top magisterial salary is $29,500 and it makes no difference how large the population or district, I will not get any more than that.” Gregory also explained that he would have the disadvantage of having to run for re-election in five municipalities where he does not know many of the people and they do not know him. Both justices agree that despite the state explaining the mergers are to cut costs, it is letting the munici- pal courts in the back door. Both would also like to see a letter writing campaign effective but they are not optimistic about it. In an attempt to obtain the opin- ion of local police departments, Dallas Township Police Chief Carl Miers was the only one to return our call. Dallas Township is under the jurisdiction of Magistrate Gregory. Miers said nobody can really say if the merger will create a backlog of cases at the present time. “There is a potential for a back- log with the workload doubled,” said Miers, ‘‘Depending on the number of violators requesting hearings. At the present time, most of the hearings are scheduled when the officer is on duty. If there is a large number of cases it could require the arresting officer to appear at another time. According to their contract, this means over- time and additional cost to the municipality.” Miers also said the scheduling of criminal cases could be a problem for the magistrate. Eighty percent of these are presently scheduled when the officer is on duty. Just as in civil cases if an officer has to appear when off duty it means additional costs to the taxpayers. Consensus of opinion by the mag- istrates is that “like it or not’, the decision to merge is final. Check (Continued from page 1) ice time from them to help get the books returned. She has distributed “flyers to all of the schools in the Lake-Lehman and Dallas School ‘District as well as Gate of Heaven. *. Beverly will attempt to solicit the cooperation of local service clubs in ‘letting her speak to them about her project. She also will post flyers in "public places. ~ Books may be returned to the book drop at the old library on Main Street, Dallas; circulation desk at the new library, Huntsville Road; any Back Mountain area school; Back Mountain Lumber Company, Shavertown; First Eastern Bank, Dallas, or United Penn Bank, ‘Dallas. Those who return books ‘will remain anonymous, but those who have lost library privileges will have them restored when the books are returned. The new Pennsylvania State law mandates privacy in the maintenance of circulation of the library which means no one may know who else had the book. Beverly finds the project a chal- lenge and is enthusiastic about its success. Prior to moving to the Back Mountain, she worked as an assistant in a library in a high school near her home, so to keep busy when she moved here, she offered her services to the library Her priority was to get the catal- oging in order, listing all of the older books according to author, title, and subject on individual cards. She also organized the local chap- ter, Wyoming Valley Embroiderers’ Guild, affiliated with Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Started in 1983, it now has 78 members. She had been a member at White Plains and found none when she moved here. Mrs. Marchetti wrote to the national office to get materials on how to organize the chapter. The members are from Moosic to Bloomsburg with about 12 from the Back Mountain and most of them from Kingston and Wilkes-Barre. Since its organization, the Guild has had two nationally known embroidery teachers as guest speakers and two small exhibits. Presently, members are planning a larger exhibit at Dennison House in May. The mother of five boys, John in Washington, D.C.; Vincent, docto- rial candidate at Cornell; Christo- pher, student at Fordham; Michael, with the U.S. Army, Fort Gordon, Ga.; and Robert, senior at Dallas High School, Beverly became used to doing volunteer work when they were growing up, so when she moved to the Back Mountain she continued to look for something to do. She joined and worked with the Northeastern Philharmonic and the Meadows Auxiliary where she works on selected projects. She also b a member of the Dallas Woman's lub. Presently, she is doing whatever she can to help the library which is in great need of volunteers. Women (Continued from page 1) had to make a decision.” Sue said she gave it serious con- sideration and finally decided to open her art studio in 1976. She opened with just a few students and said it was scary in the beginning because she gave up a regular salary to go on her own. Her hus- band, was working, however, so she decided they could manage. Sue also had the advantage of being ‘with her daughter, Heather, while working in the studio. During the first summer, the number of students tripled and in spite of working long hours, Sue loved it. She said to her it was fun. She didn’t like cutting mats for the paintings so Joe did some of these for her on a part-time basis. Then he started to do some of the framing. Six years ago, the studio became so busy that Joe resigned from his other position and came into the business full-time. In her studio, Sue averages about 100 students weekly, from agest five through adulthood. Sue’s schedule varies in the summer but she averages about 80 hours of working time each week. “I don’t mind it because I love art and the people,” said Sue. ‘‘Some of my students have been with me since I opened nine years ago.” “The most rewarding to me,” said Sue, “Is that my students write to me when they leave this area and those, who come back here for holidays come to visit me and keep me informed as to what they are doing. Some day I know that some of my students will really make it big. They have set high goals and it is only a matter of time. I will consider that my ultimate success.” 287-9900 Meetings THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING of the Lake-Lehman Board of School Directors will be held on Tuesday, March 12, at 8 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Lake- Lehman Junior High School, Lehman. Joseph ‘“‘Red” Jones, president, will preside. DR. LOUIS R. SIEMINSKI will address the Back Mountain Kiwanis Club at their Breakfast meeting at Franklin’s Restaurant in Dallas, on Saturday, March 9, 8:30 a.m. He will offer advice on a possible club project to help the hearing impaired. LADIES AUXILIARY of the Jack- son Township Volunteer Fire Com- pany will not meet until April. THE ANTHRACITE JIM BEAM BOTTLE CLUB will meet on Tues- day, March 12, at 7 p.m. in Kone- fal’s Restaurant, Main Street, Edwardsville. There will be a display of decan- ters. Visitors are welcome to attend. THE NEW GOSS MANOR ASSO- CIATION for all members or any new families interested in joining will hold a meeting on Wednesday, March 6, at 8 p,m. at the home of Karen Rittenhouse, 13 Highland Drive. Discussions will be held on the annual picnic and some new projects in the making that will benefit everyone in the develop- ment. THE REUNION COMMITTEE for the Class of 1938, Lehman High School met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kittle, Huntsville Road, Chase. Plans were made for a class reunion to be held on Sept. 14, at Castle Inn, Dallas. Those attending were: Mrs. Jean McCulloch, Lehman; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Should- ice, Huntsville; Mr. August Walters, Dallas. THE SUSQUEHANNA SAAB CLUB of Northeastern Pennsyl- vania will conduct its first meeting on Sunday, March 10, at 2 p.m. at Hotel Magee, Bloomsburg. Any interested people or Saab owners are invited to attend. For further information, call 752-5304 after 7 p.m. WILKES-BARRE GENERAL HOSPITAL’S CARDIAC SUPPORT GROUP will hold its monthly meet- ing on Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. in the hospital’s board room on the main floor. Individuals with a diagnosed heart condition (and their family members) are invited to attend. Nicholas Ruggiero will dis- cuss ‘‘Angina and Heart Disease.” Dr. Ruggiero is a graduate of King’s College and received his medical degree from Jefferson Med- ical College, Philadelphia. He served a two-year internship at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and his residency in internal medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He also completed a fellowship in cardiol- ogy and was Chief Cardiology Fellow at Thomas Jefferson Univer- sity. For further information about the group, contact General’s Social Services Department. Events THE HOLY NAME SOCIETY of St. Ignatius Church, Kingston, has set the date of March 16, for ‘‘Recy- cle” from 8:30 a.m. to noon, at St. Ann’s Chapel parking lot, N. Good- win and Hoyt Sts., Kingston. Recyclables include: paper, such as newspapers, magazines, card- board, brown bags, junk mail and all paper products; Aluminum, including cans, pie plates, foil, food trays, siding, window frames and other clean household aluminum. Proceeds will benefit the youth activities of the parish. THE SOLO CLUB of Luzerne County announce the schedule for March is as follows: March 2, V.F.W,, 9:30. March 9, St. Patrick’s Day party, No. 2 Hose Co., 3rd St., Wyoming. Ham and cabbage dinner. Make reservations with Betty O’Hara. March 16, St. Patrick’s Day party Orioles Club, Pittston. Buffet start- ing at 7:30. Music by Teddy Mesh Band. Make reservations with Jose- phine Seipe 655-3320. dancing at Dupon March 23, Dancing at Carriage Stop Inn, 9:30. March 30, Dancing at Chet’s in Moosic, 9:30. Single persons over 35 interested in becoming a member, can call the following for information. Gene Schray, Doris Skurka, Betty Erwine. THE GREATER WILKES- BARRE Chamber of Commerce’s next Small Business Awareness Breakfast will be held on Tuesday, March 5 at the Sheraton-Crossgates. The session will begin promptly at 7:57 a.m. and end by 9:30 a.m. A country-style breakfast will be served followed by the program. The special guest speaker will be Cathy Shankweiler, M.Ed. Her topic is: “Do you really need a com- puter?’ Ms. Shankweiler is a partner in the Lehigh Valley Computer Learn- ing Center. The Center specializes in training corporate and small business personnel how to effi- ciently use computers and related application packages. As the Center’s Educational Director, Ms. Shankweiler has developed and implemented a number of specialized training pro- grams helping many individuals and businesses benefit from using her technologies. Please call Tilly Kalish at 823-2101 for reservations. The cost is $6.00 per person for Chamber members and $8.00 per person for non-mem- bers. THE LAKE-LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL BAND will hold a “Silent Auction” as one of their fund-rais- ers for the year on Saturday, April 27, at the Lake-Lehman High School. Doors will open at 1 p.m. with drawing scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Upon payment of a ticket, partici- pants will be given a number. Each article at the auction will have a can in front of it into which partici- pants will drop their numbers. Those numbers will be drawn with the winning number being chosen at random. Anyone wishing to donate mer- chandise or services is asked to contact Helen Rhode, chairperson, at 256-3595. WILKES-BARRE GENERAL HOSPITAL Registered Dietitian Margi Ace will give a presentation on proper nutrition to area Girl Scouts on “Girl Scout Day,” Satur- day, March 9 at area Boscov’s stores in Hazleton and Wilkes- Barre. The presentations will be held in conjunction with the ‘‘OK Heart’’ Project, the community- wide preventative health care risk factor awareness and cardiovascu- lar fitness program. Ace will address the basics of good nutrition for Girl Scouts ages 6 to 17 during the morning session, which begins at 10 a.m. at Boscov’s in Hazleton. She will be accompan- ied by individuals dressed in cos- tumes representing each of the four basic food groups: fruits and vege- tables, dairy products, meats and breads-grains. The afternoon presentation begins at 2 p.m. at Boscov's in Wilkes- Barre. Ace will provide the Girl Scouts with information about decreasing simple sugar intake and diets low in salt, saturated fats and cholesterol. Nutritious snacks will be served at both sessions. Ace received her B.S. degree in dietetics and M.S. in food and nutri- tion from Marywood College, Scran- ton. She is a part-time instructor in the King’s College physician’s assistant program, a member of the American Dietetic Association and the public relations chairperson for the ADA. She resides in Laflin. DADDOW-ISAAC POST 672, American Legion, will initiate its new members, Friday, March 8 at 8 p.m. Commander Ed Lyons has appointed Tom Reese and Ed Buck- ley as a committee to handle the program. Jack Joseph, 12th District Com- mander and Nell Carozzoni will be in charge of the initiation ceremo- nies. A. presentation from the State Senate for 50 Years Service to the Community will be made. Speaker for the affair will be Atty. Charles Lemmond, former Luzerne County Judge. Marion Harvey, president of the auxiliary and her members will take part in the program. Legion members and their guests are urged to attend. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOODMOBILE will be at the Noxen United Methodist Church on Monday, March 11, from 12:45 to 5:45 p.m. LARGE COOKED SHRIMP » $6.99 FRESH BOSTON SCROD Fier »%2.69 BOX OF COLOSSAL SIZE SHRIMP $400 Per Lb. The Bloodmobile is sponsored by Galka-Bean Sanitation. LEHMAN-JACKSON PTA will sponsor a Chinese Auction on March 11 in the school cafeteria. Admission will be $3.00 for adults and children free. Refreshments will be available. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Sales THERE WILL BE A HOAGIE SALE for the Harveys Lake Little League on Tuesday, and Wednes- day, March 12 and 13. Orders must be in by Friday, March 8. Call JoAnn, 477-2026 or Ailene, 639-1994. THE FRIENDS AND ALUMNI OF KING'S COLLEGE will hold their 11th Annual Flea Market and Bake Sale for the Benefit of the from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 31, in Scandlon Gymnasium. Admission is free and parking is available at the King’s Parkade, Main and North Streets. The Flea Market will feature 80 booths offering antiques, collecti- bles, crafts and general merchan- dise. A refreshment stand and used book booth will also be featured. People wishing to donate mer- chandise for the Flea Market can call the King’s College Alumni Office at 826-5879 to arrange for pick up. A RUMMAGE SALE will be held on Wednesday, March 6, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on Thursday, March 7, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Maple Grove United Methodist Church Hall, Pikes Creek. To get to the church hall, turn left off Route 118 past Sheldon’s Diner and proceed to the top of the hill. March 7 will be $1 Bag Day. THE MAPLE GROVE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN will be taking orders for a homemade pie sale. The pies will be made on March 29. Orders may be, called into Betty Sorber at 477-5255; Sharon Pudmott at 477-2428; Fran Afahara at 477- 5436. Pies offered are fruit and pump and are priced at $3.50. Pick up may be made between 3 and 5 p.m. on March 29 at the hall located in Pikes Creek. Church REV. CLIFF JONES of the Hunts- ville Christian Church has announced two more Sunday ser- mons for this Lenten season. They are: March 10, The Fellowship of Pain, I Corinthians 12:12, 13 March 17, The Fellowship of the Body, II Corinthians 7:2-4 More information about the Church and its programs is availa- ble by contacting Pastor Jones at 675-0611. Huntsville Christian Chjurch is located by the Huntsville Dam. Courses THE WYOMING VALLEY CHAP- TER AMERICAN RED CROSS is sponsoring a Water Safety Instruc- tor course to be held March 29, 30, 31, and April 13 and 14. The course will be conducted at Wyoming Valley West High School. A swim- ming skills test will be given prior to the start of course. Pre-registra- tion is required by registering at the Chapter office. Checks should be made payable to Wyoming Valley Chapter ARC - Water Safety instructor course in the amount of $20.00. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Safety Services office at 823-7161. Workshops A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP on “Sprinkler systems’’ will be presented by Penn State on March 26, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Hilton- Lackawanna Station, Scranton. This workshop would be most useful to building managers and maintenance supervisors, code enforcement officers, fire protection personnel, insurance managers and real estate manmagers. It will pro- vide an orientation to the design, installation, maintenance, and inspection of sprinkler systems. Wallace Merrell, workshop instructor, is a senior fire protection engineer for a nationally known insurance brokerage and consultant MALTBY DRUG STORE 326 HUGHES ST. SWOYERSVILLE, PA. 287-7724 89° FREE PICK UP AND DELIVERY LOWEST PRICES GUARANTEED JOE RANIELL, R. PH. 287-7724 firm. A past chairman of the High- Rise Building Code Committee (City of Pittsburgh), he is a ninstructor for various fire fighter training schools. For additional information, con- tact Mrs. Ina Lubin, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Continuing Education office, Lehman, phone 675-2171. WORKSHOPS ON METAL PUNCHING and machine strip quilting will be offered at College Misericordia, here. Metal Punching, scheduled for Monday, March 18, from 7 to 9 p.m., will offer each participant the opportunity to learn the early Amer- ican craft of piercing tin and copper. Students will be given a choice of two patterns to complete their own metal punched piece. Jeannette Saneholtz, co-partner of The Porches in Shavertown, . will instruct the workshop. Her own finished crafts are sold throughout the local area. A three-week course on the “Strip Quilted Vest” will be held Tuesdays, March 19 through April 2 from 1 to 3 p.m. For further information and regis- tration, call the college’s Office of Special Programs at 675-2181, ext. 3331. Fee for the metal workshop is $9 and $3 for materials; the strip quilting workshop is $21 plus mate- rials. Enrollment is limited. Seminars THE PARENT ENRICHMENT GROUP of the Trucksville Nursery School will conduct a seminar on Tuesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. for parents and teachers on how to talk to their children about sexual abuse. Executive Counselor, Mrs. Mary Llewellyn from Victims Resource Center will lead the discussion fol- lowing the viewing of Henry Wink- ler’s tape “Safe Kids, Strong Kids”. We will meet in the Educational Building of the Trucksville United Methodist Church. Dinners THE DADDOW-ISAACS AMERI- CAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT 672, Dallas will hold their Annual Ham and Cabbage Dinner at the Post Home, Saturday, March 16. Serving from 5 to 8 p.m. Music and dancing following the dinner. Tick- ets are available at the door and from auxiliary members. Ginger Spencer, is chairman and Marion Harvey, co-chairman. Concerts NORTHEASTERN PENNSYL- VANIA PHILHARMONIC, under the baton of Hugh Wolff, presents Spring in (Concert. The program features ‘‘Spring” from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi, the Spring Sym- phony by Schumann, and the unique Beethoven Triple Concerto with the Rogeri Trio. Performances are scheduled for Friday, March 29 at Wilkes-Barre’s Irem Temple and Saturday, March 30 at Scranton’s Masonic Temple. Concerts begin at 8:30. For best seats call Philharmonic Hotline 654-4788. Exhibits A “HIGH TOUCH-HIGH TECH” ART EXHIBIT of neural art is on display at Penn State Wilkes-Barre until March 14 in Hayfield House from 8 am. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Dr. George K. Shortess is the artist. The exhibit consists of sculpture, which interacts with the viewer, and of paintings. Dr. Shortess, psychol- ogy faculty member at Lehigh Uni- versity, uses computers and tradi- tional art media to create works which explore relationships among art, perception and the nervous system. This is the first time his works have been displayed in the Wyoming Valley, but they have been shown in Philadelphia, Bethle- hem and New York City. Clubs APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED for a new Round Dance Club forming in the Wilkes-Barre- Scranton-Hazleton area. Instructions in dance will be con- ducted at St. John’s Lutheran Church, corner of Academy and S. River Streets, Wilkes-Barre, on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month beginning on March 12. Each session will be two hours in length, from 8 to 10 p.m. and will include basic steps in the Waltz, Cha Cha, Two Step, Rhumba, Fox- trot, etc. The instructions are being spon- sored by the Circle Eighters of Wilkes-Barre and are available to adult couples in the region. Pre- vious dance experience is not neces- sary. Registration forms can be obtained by writing: Round Dance Club, 75 Pine Road, Break Creek Township, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 18702- 9756. *
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