Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
Recently the youth of Trucksville
UM Church participated in a 25-
hour ‘‘Starvation.” Designed to be a
meaniful experience, the event was
also held to raise money for the
Appalachian Service Project.
Through this program, youth and
adults from five participating
churches in Wyoming Valley will be
sepnding a week in Sweedesville,
Tenn., where they will be helping
repair the houses of elderly and
HELEN KREIDLER
Mrs. Helen I. Kreidler, 81, of
Ridge Avenue, Idetown, died March
23 in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital,
Kingston, shortly after admission.
Surviving are her daughter, Mrs.
Betty Parrish, with whom she
resided; brother, Walter Hoover,
Ruggles; sister, Frances Hoover,
Dallas; two grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was held March 25 from
the Richard H. Disque Funeral
Home, Dallas, with the Rev.
Michael Shambora officiating.
Interment, Chapel Lawn Memorial
Park, Dallas.
ELSIE HOOVER
Mrs. Elsie E. Hoover, 81, of Outlet
Road, RD 4, Dallas, died March 22
in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital,
Kingston.
Surviving are sons, Ellis W.
Hoover, Outlet; Rev. Warren W.
Hoover, Maple Crest, N.Y.; daugh-
ters, Joyce Hoover, OUtlet; Mrs.
Faith Dinger, Outlet; brother, For-
rest Sorber Sr., Sorber Mountain;
sister, Mrs. Lois Garinger, Tampa,
Fla.; seven grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren.
impoverished families.
During the 25 hour fast, when the
participants only consumed water,
the group watched and discussed
hunger films and a covenant life-
style.
A large part of their time was
also spent preparing for their Sun-
rise Service tobe held on Easter
morning at 6:30 a.m. The service
will be presented in the form of a
clown ministry, and Rev. Jim Pall
from Forty Fort United Methodist
Church visited for an hour to share
his experiences as a Christian
Clown.
The coordinator of this event and
the youth leader at Trucksville is
Mrs. Linda Mazur. The pastor, Rev.
Thomas Clemow, conducted an eve-
ning commission service during the
starvation. The youth group hopes
to raise well over $400 as a result of
this event.
Obituaries
Funeral services were held March
25 from the OUtlet Free Methodist
Baker, pastor of Bowman’s Creek
Free Methodist Church, officiating.
Interment, Kocher Cemetery, Har-
veys Lake.
FLORENCE BOLGER
Mrs. Florence H. Bolger, 81, of 40
Midland Drive, Dallas, formerly of
Brooklyn, N.Y., died March 20 in St.
Stanislaus Medical Center, Shea-
town, Newport Township.
Surviving are her son, James L.
Jr., Dallas; three grandchildren;
brother, Arthur Halpin, Mutton-
town, N.Y.
Funeral services were held March
24 from the McLaughlin Funeral
Home, Kingston, with a Mass of
Christian Burial in Gate of Heaven
Church. Interment, Mount Olivet
Cemetery, Carverton.
MARY SNYDER
Mrs. Mary Snyder, 75, of the
Hillside Personal Care Home,
Dallas, died march 19 in Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital, Kingston.
She was preceded in death by her
The officers and directors of Wyo-
ming Valley’s Fine Arts Fiesta have
issued a special invitation to every-
one in the area to participate in the
very special 30th Anniversary cele-
bration to mark the 30th annual
Fiesta. The Fiesta will be presented
on Public Square in downtown
Wilkes-Barre on four consecutive
days, beginning, Thursday, May 30,
and continuing through Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday, May 31, June 1,
and 2.
The Fine Arts Fiesta, the first
full-scale arts festival in Pennsyl-
vania, is presented ‘‘as a gift from
the arts to the people of the region.”
According to David G. Wilson,
Fiesta president, and Brian J. Bene-
detti, general chairman of the 1985
Fiesta, an elaborate program of
cultural activities and performances
have been planned. They include the
complete roster of the performing
arts, from classical symphony and
band music to jazz and rock-and-
roll, from musicals and dramatic
plays to opera, from ballet to
feature displays of juried crafts, as
exhibits. Persons wishing to partici-
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may write for applications to:
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"Red Jones Caller"
husband, John. Surviving are sev-
eral cousins.
Graveside services were held
March 25 in Bethel Hill Cemetery,
Fairmount Township, with the Rev.
Thomas A. Clemow, pastor of the
Trucksville United Methodist
Church, officiating.
WILLIAM FREEMAN
William K. Freeman, 73, of
McAllisterville, formerly of Sweet
Valley, Dallas andiLoyalville, died
March 20 in Poly-Clinic Medical
Center, Harrisburg.
Surviving are his wife, the former
"Maria Caron; sons, William, Oak
Harbor, Wash.; Robert and
Edward, both of New Jersey; step-
sons, George R. Widdick, Sylmar,
Calif.; Thomas Widdick, Cranford,
N.J.; sister, Loretta Stesney,
Exeter; 10 grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held March
24 from the Curtis L. Swanson
Funeral Home, Pikes Creek, with
the Rev. Andrew Pillarella, pastor
of Trinity Presbyterian Church,
Dallas, officiating. Interment,
Maple Grove Cemetery, Pikes
Creek.
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Board will
continue
program
The West Side Area Vocational
Technical School board met Monday
evening to establish new program
guidelines for its Adult Education
courses. Last month, the board
spoke of the possibility of closing
the program because of a decline in
enrollment.
Board member Joseph O’Donnell
spoke to the Dallas School Board
this month about the possible clos-
ing due to a lack of support for the
program from member schools such
as Dallas. At present, 50 percent of
those enrolled in the program are
from non-member schools.
The board voted that these non-
members will pay the difference
between tuition and cost of the
course; also that non-members
DR. WILLIAM D. CAMP
Dr. Camp is
candidate
Dr. William D. Camp has
announced his candidacy for a posi-
tion as director on the Dallas School
and Democratic tickets in the May
primary.
Camp indicated that he was con-
cerned about continued quality edu-
cation in Dallas. As a parent of two
»school age children, Camp reiter-
ated the necessity of having a
schooliclimate conducive to.learning
with an emphasis on the basic skills
of reading and writing. As a tax-
payer, Camp is concerned about the
district’s financial condition.
A native of Hawthorne, New
Jersey, Camp has been a resident of
New Goss Manor in Dallas for 15
- years. Since moving to Pennsyl-
vania, Camp has been associated
with Luzerne County Community
College where he serves as chair-
man of the Social Science-History
Department.
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THE DALLAS POST/Wednesday, March 27, 1985
Judie Mathers joins
staff of Dallas Post
Judie Mathers, of 75 Mountain
Road, Shavertown, has joined
the staff of The Dallas Post as a
full-time member of the edito-
rial department.
The appointment of Mrs.
Mathers was announced
recently by Dotty Martin, editor
of The Dallas Post.
Mrs. Mathers, a native of the
Back Mountain and a graduate
of Dallas High School, was most
recently employed as a reporter
and copy editor of the Suburban
News, Sweet Valley.
Prior to her employment at
Suburban News, she was
employed as the public relations
coordinator for the WIC
(Women, Infants and Children)
Program of Maternal and
Family Health Services.
Mrs. Mathers, who holds a
Bachelor of Science Degree in
Psychology and Special Educa-
tion from Syracuse University,
is a member of the committee
for volunteers of the American
Red Cross Youth Program, a
member of the Dallas Wrestling
Club, and a member of the
Huntsville United Methodist
Church.
She is married to Hap Math-
ers, also a native of the Back
Mountain. °
The former Judie Gross of
Trucksville, Mrs. Mathers was a
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JUDIE MATHERS
high school correspondent for
The Dallas Post as a junior and
senior at Dallas High School.
In her new position at The
Dallas Post, Judie will be
responsible for police and court
news as well as general assign-
ment and feature writing.
Offset gets $600,000 loan
State Senator Frank J. O’Connell
(R-20) and Rep. Frank Coslett (R-
120) are pleased to announce that a
low-interest loan in the amount of
$600,000 will be responsible for the
creation of 40 new jobs over the
next three years at Offset Paper-
back Manufacturers, Inc., Dallas.
Offset Paperback Manufacturers,
Inc. produces book bindings for
major publishing houses.
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