Looking over stock
Main Street in Dallas.
By PAMELA AARON
In the heart of Dallas, where
Main Streets, sits the oldest oper-
ating pharmacy in the Back
Mountain area: Fino’s Phar-
macy.
- The 80-year old, 2 story wood
frame structure that houses
.Fino’s Pharmacy remains a
historical beginnings of Dallas
Township.
Originally built and maintained
by the Odd Fellows as a town
“hall and meeting place, the build-
ing stood approximately 300 feet
northeast of where it stands now.
In the early 1900's, the structure
was sectioned off into two com-
partments; a store on the left
side was rented out first as a
grocery store, later as a phar-
‘macy, while the right side con-
tained the stairs that led to the
second floor, where the meeting
rooms remained.
With the construction of the
Memorial Highway in 1943, the
entire ediface was shifted back
.to the creek bed; actually having
“been lifted from its foundation
and relocated to its present posi-
tion. .
As one enters through the
actual doorway of the original
store, one is reminded of the
historical beginnings of phar-
“macy as well. The old time
an era “where daily deliveries
were unheard of, can still be
‘seen sitting atop the myriad
‘shelves of current products, as if
‘serving as a reminder of the
advances and great strides that
have been made in the fields of
medicine and pharmacology.
Where once a jar read merely
“lanolin’”’, underneath one can
“find over 10 different brands of
skin softener, all scientifically
‘produced to achieve more spe-
cific results. The store has
become so large, in fact, that
. Dominic Fino, owner and opera-
tor. of the pharmacy, is taking
over the back portion of the
second floor for storage purposes
‘and also installing a computer-
ized system of prescriptions to
‘better enable him to serve his
- patrons quickly and easily.
Mr. Fino comes from a family
Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
of pharmacists; his father, Pat-
rick ‘and brother, Mike, both
operated Fino’s Pharmacy on 32
N. Main in Pittston. Raised in
the Wyoming Valley area, he
received his pharmacy degree
from the Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy.
His wife, Ruth, can be seen at
the register, shelving products or
helping with prescriptions, as
can two of his children, Leeann,
16, who attends Dallas High
School and Dominic, 15, who
attends Seminary. Their third
child, Michael, is in the 6th grade
at Wyoming Seminary.
The Carey sisters have long
been an established source of
good humor at Fino’s; it’s easy
to spot a Carey, as they all sport
varying degrees of freckles. All
have, at one time or another
worked in the store. Presently,
Polly Boberski, Patty Burdette,
Jane Zimmerman, Bonnie Cook,
Carol Arner and a niece, Sheri
Stroud, are the Carey cross sec-
tion employed. Two additional
pharmacists, work alongside Mr.
Fino: Larry Licata of West Wyo-
ming, who has been at the store
five years and Robert Wilson,
who heartily claims to have been
around forever, though Mr. Fino
cites that it has really been only
the past 25 years that they've
been working together. Licata,
Wilson and Fino have over 120
years of combined pharmacy
experience.
Wilson delivers his one-liners
almost as fast as he does his
prescriptions, which is reason
enough to stop by his counter
when one needs a little cheering
up...(perhaps laughter is the best
medicine after all.)
All Fino’s employees are noth-
ing, if not cheerful. Karen Skur-
sky will never let you leave
without a big smile, nor Mike
Kerkowsky, a pharmacy student,
at L.C.C.C., without a “thank you
and come again.”
Fino’s caters to its customers
and is available 24 hours a day to
them. They recognize major
credit cards, M.A. and give a 10
percent discount to senior Cciti-
zens, as well as delivering free in
the Dallas area. Fino’s fills all
third party prescriptions. The
store is open Monday through
Saturday 9 a.m. til 9 p.m. and
Sunday 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
and 5:30 p.m. til 9 p.m. to serve
you. Phone 675-1141.
or GUYON DILFIELD
- Guyon L. Dilfield, 82, of Cross
Mountain View Guest Home, Sweet
Valley, died March 16 in Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital, Kingston, where
he had been a patient for one week.
* Surviving are his son, Robert G.,
Lynwood, N.J.; daughter, Mrs. Lois
seven
grandchildren: one great-grand-
child. His wife, the former Letitia
Givens, died in 1971.
Funeral services were held March
19 from the Metcalfe and Shaver
Funeral Home, Wyoming, with the
Presbyterian Church officiating.
Interment, Memorial Shrine Céme-
if STANLEY KOZAK
Harveys Lake (Beaumont), died
March 15 in the Wilkes-Barre Gen-
eral Hospital, following an illness. |
Mary Kuback; daughters, Mrs.
Rosemary Pilger, Rochester, N.Y;
Mrs. Shirley Patton, Beaumont:
nine grandchildren; eight great-
grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Anna
Montross, Kingston: brother, Frank
Nanticoke.
Funeral services were held March
18 from the Nulton Funeral Home,
Beaumont, with a Mass of Christian
Burial in Our Church of the Good
Shephard, Plymouth. Interment,
Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas.
A brother, Anthony, preceded her in
death.
Interment, Cathedral Cemetery,
Scranton.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the American Cancer
Society.
polly, Martin, editor of The Dallas
Post, recently participated as a
‘Western Washington Chapter of
the Society of
Professional Journalists.
Martin, a member of Sigma Delta
Chi since 1976, joined ‘professional
judging work of journalists located
in the western Washington area.
Choosing to judge ‘work in the
area of Sports Reporting, Martin
judged entries in both Non-Daily
Newspgper and Magazines.
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Daffodil volunteers
above, from left,
Teryl Ann Farinola.
Farinola family.
William A. Shaner has been
named regulatory relations man-
ager for Commonwealth Telephone
Company, a subsidiary of Common-
wealth Telphone Enterprises, Inc.
Scott Burnside, Commonwealth’s
vice president of sales and external
affairs, said Shaner will be respon-
sible for all contacts with state and
federal regulatory agencies, the
maintenance and revision of tele-
phone company tariffs and joint
agreements involving other tele-
phone companies.
Shaner has neary 20 years experi-
ence in various aspects of the tele-
phone industry. Prior to. joining
Commonwealth, he held the ‘position
of commercial manager for Coop-
ersburg Telephone Company,
located in ‘Lehigh' County. When
Commonwealth Telephone Enter-
prises acquired Coopersburg late
last year, Shaner played a key role
in transfer activities.
Shaner hols a B.S. in commerce
and finance from Wilkes College
and an associate degree from Her-
shey Jr. College. He is also a
graduate of the Milton Hershey
School.
Shanker and his family reside in
Dallas.
WILLIAM A. SHANER
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John Thomas
IS candidate
John Jones Thomas has
announced his candidacy for Luz-
erne County Jury Commissioner on
the Republican ticket.
Thomas is a retired food industry
salesman, having been employed by
Phillips Seafood & Frozen Food Co.
for 32 years. He has been active in
musical circles throughout the
valley for many years and is also an
active participant in the various
Masonic bodies. Hé is a member of
the First Baptist Church of Kings-
ton.
Thomas, a supporter of the Luz-
erne County Republican party, has
served as committeeman and secre-
tary of the Kingston Republican
Organization. He is currently a
committeeman in the middle dis-
trict of Dallas Township.
Hasay has
publication
Copies of a ‘‘Day-Care Checklist
for Choosing a Program,” a new
publication from the Pennsylvania
Commission for Women, are now
available from Rep. George C.
Hasay.
The commission compiled the
checklist with assistance from the
departments of Public Welfare and
Education, to help parents choose a
Stone program for their -chil-
ren.
The reverse side of the checklist
includes sample questions that par-
ents can ask while visiting the day-
care center, and some they should
ask themselves before selecting a
making the transition to day-care
smooth for child and parent, and on
keeping day-care an integral part of
the family experience.
A limited number of free copies
are available at Hasay’s district
office, 2261 Sans Souci Parkway,
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. The tele-
fo numbers are 542-7345 and 5
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