1 IHE UALLAD FU I /Vvednesady, iviay 1, 1985
Miss Pennsylvania 1984
Portrait of Gina Major unveiled
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
An original portrait of Gina
Major, Miss Pennsylvania of 1984,
was unveiled for the first time last
Friday at a special assembly of
Lake-Lehman High School students.
Following the assembly, the portrait
was placed on display in the high
school foyer where it: will remain
forever in honor of Gina and her
achievements.
Board chairman Joseph ‘Red”
Jones introduced the idea of dis-
playing Gina’s portrait in the school
and when Jones brought it to the
board for approval, the directors
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David J. Yankowski, 594 Cigarski
Road, Shavertown, 29, announces
his candidacy for the office of Tax
Collector for Jackson Township.
David, graduate of Lake-Lehmn
High School, and a life long resident
of Jackson Township, is employed
by Acme Markets, Dallas. He
resides on Cigarski Road with his
wife, Mary and daughter, Laura.
Yankowski believes he can serve
the people of the township best
because he has lived here all his life
and has the best interest of the
township at heart.
Postal
officer
seeks aid
With the arrival of warmer
weather, Officer-in-Charge Robert
Lukas of the Dallas Post Office
requests dog owners to help protect
letter carriers, utility workers and
other citizens from the dangers of
dog bites.
Last year, almost 6,000 of this
nation’s letter carriers were bitten
by dogs. Many of the injuries were
serious, and some of the victims
suffered permanent disfigurement.
The cost to the Postal Service and
dog owners who subsequently paid
both injury costs and punitive dam-
ages in many dog bite cases
exceeded two million dollars. Many
more dollars and injuries can be
counted among non-postal workers
and individuals who were also bitten
by dogs.
The common assertion that “He
doesn’t bite” is not supported by
these painful statistics. Dogs are
territorial by nature and even the
most gentle pet will bite if it feels
its domain is threatened by the
presence of a carrier or other
person.
We suggest that pets be kept
away from the mailbox and areas
the letter carrier uses for access to
the property. It the pet cannot be
kept behind a secure fence, the
owner should restrain it with a
secure leash or tether or at least
keep the pet inside the house during
the usual hours carriers are making
their rounds.
Dog owners who do not restrain
their pets are risking lawsuits and
interruption of home mail delivery.
The Postal Service will seek to
recover damages when a carrier is
bitten. The delivery of mail may be
interrupted where loose dogs are a
problem--including, in extreme
cases, to entire neighborhoods.
We try to do our part by stressing
awareness of dog bite dangers to
our carriers, but we rely heavily on
the support and cooperation of the
community to help us end these
painful and costly injuries.
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were unanimous in agreeing with
the project. Administrators, faculty
members and students are deeply
pleased with the approval to place
the portrait of Gina on. display in
the school for, although there have
in the school, they have been for
achievements during their high
school career and not for something
done individually later in their lives.
Following the board’s approval, it
was learned that the pageant pho-
tographer would not allow the
administration to use his photo of
Gina so James Kozemchak of Ace
Hoffman and Paramount Studios
was commissioned to do the portrait
of Gina, a portrait lovelier than her
others. When pageant officials were
told of the honor bestowed on Gina,
they said they did not believe any
other school has ever honored a
former student in this manner,
which marks another first for Miss
Pennsylvania and the local entry in
the Miss America Pageant last Sep-
tember.
High School Principal J. Zaleskas
said he is happy that Gina is being
honored, that, in his opinion, her
achievements have brought glory to
the entire Back Mountain commu-
nity.
“Everyone is very proud of Gina
and -her success,” said Zaleskas.
“She was an excellent student with
a lot of personality and always
commanded attention because of
her outstanding qualities.”
Gina was a former member of the
Lake-Lehman Award-Winning Band
and Band Director John Miliauskas
is delighted that she is being hon-
ored. He said she is an excellent
reflection on her school but he
always knew Gina would be suc-
cessful. Miliauskas said that Gina
was a good student and a lady with
a lot of determination and self
discipline.
“I hope others in the program
ence that Gina had,” Miliauskas
said. “I'm thrilled to no end that
she has gone so far. I always knew
she had the potential to excel. It’s
‘Hooray Lake-Lehman!’ ”’, said Mil-
iauskas.
Joseph “Red” Jones said he initi-
ated the move to present the por-
trait because Gina graduated in 1976
and also was a member of the band,
but none of these had anything to do
with it. In his opinion, she achieved
the ultimate goal in her field in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by
winning the title of Miss Pennsyl-
vania. He also believes that, as an
entrant in the Miss America Pag-
eant, Gina not only represented
Pennsylvania, but the Back Moun-
tain and Lake-Lehman as well.
“That was the basis for my idea,”
said Jones.
“I can tell you that Gina believes
it is a great honor and is pleased
and flattered,” said Mrs. Major.
“The Director of the pageant could
hardly believe that a school would
do this.”
Mrs. Major said she thinks the
whole idea is wonderful and like the
idea that years from now, someone
can walk in the school and say
‘That’s Gina Major, a former stu-
dent, who was Miss Pennsylvania
and, who knows, Mrs. Major said,
Gina may even walk in with her
children and show them their
mother’s portrait.
Mrs. Major said it means so much
that the people from her own home
town think enough to do something
like this for a former student.
“It’s almost impossible to believe
everyone has been so wonderful,”
she said.
allas Post/Ed Campbell
Portrait unveiled
Gina Major, Miss Pennsylvania, stands with Joseph ‘Red’ Jones, left, president of the Lake-
Lehman School Board; and John Zaleskas, right, principal of Lake-Lehman Senior High School,
as the three display a portrait of Miss Major. The portrait, taken by photographer James
Kozemchak, will remain on. display in the main lobby of the Lake-Lehman Senior High School.
Miss Major is a graduate of Lake-Lehman High School.
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