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Vol. 96, No. 22
RHA
1985
25 Cents
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
The 1985 Harveys Lake Homecom-
ing Festival is an opportunity for
residents of Wyoming Valley and
neighboring areas to re-discover the
natural wonders of Pennsylvania’s
largest lake by volume, Harveys
Lake. The lake, approximately 660
acres of ‘surface and nine miles
around, was discovered by Benja-
min Harvey in 1781.
The Homecoming Festival grew
out of the Bicentennial Celebration
held in 1981, an event planned by
the Harveys Lake Historical
Society. The Society, organized by a
group of lake residents interested,
recruited the aid of other residents
and organizations in planning what
Lake Days.
The 1981 celebration proved to be
so well received after the Bicenten-
nial Celebration, Sandra Serhan,
president of the Historical Society,
wrote to the Harveys Lake Protec-
tive Association asking that organi-
zation to continue the Harveys Lake
Days as an annual event.
Guy Giordano, president of the
association at the time, composed
and sent a letter to each of the Lake
It’s your
day, Dad!
By JUDIE MATHERS
Staff Writer
This year, in tribute to the men
who brought each of us into this
world, The Dallas Post turned to the
experts for their thoughts and com-
ments about Fathers.
LEE WAGNER, 17 Westminster
Drive, Dallas, who is 14, says his
Dad is special because ‘‘He’s him-
self. He’s there when I need him,
and he has never let me down.”
CATHY AND. KELLY ANN
CAVE, whose Dad’s name is
George, live at RD5 Dallas. 10 Year
old Kathy said her Dad is special
because ‘‘He takes us to get ice
cream and he just bought me a 10-
speed bike for my birthday.”
(See DAD, page 12)
Photos, page 11
Events, page 12
organizations suggesting that a
Steering Committee be formed com-
prised of representatives from the
various organizations of the lake
and other interested persons.
The organizations were receptive
to the idea, realizing that such an
event could revitalize Harveys Lake
as a regional tourist event. With the
approval of the organizations, the
Steering Committee was organized
and Gerry Finnerty was named
chairman of the first Homecoming
Festival in 1983.
Members of the committee met
regularly drawing up plans for the
two-day event. An entry form was
made up and published in the local
papers as well as information tell-
ing interested groups or persons
where additional forms could be
obtained.
The festival was planned as a two-
day event by the committee made
up of members from the 10 organi-
KELLY ANN CAVE
Serving Harveys Lake
Dallas Post/Ed Campbell |
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
The parish community of Our Lady of
Victory Church, Harveys Lake, will dedicate
the newly-constructed annex to the church on
July 28 at an 11:15 a.m. Mass celebrated by
Bishop James Timlin. The dedication marks
the completion of the Parish Community
Center, which was started in 1983 following the
unveiling of the expansion program on May 28
of that year.
The $500,000 expansion program was devel-
oped to provide for the present and future
needs of Our Lady of Victory parish and
included the construction of the new parish
community center.
The addition, which is connected directly to
the original church sanctuary, provides addi-
tional seating, a quiet room, child care room,
reconciliation room and facilities for a daily
Mass chapel.
The Center also includes a rectory and parish
offices, C.C.D. classrooms and staff office,
Youth Ministry accommodations, meeting
rooms, adequate facilities for social activities
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including a kitchen, new landscaping and
parking facilities.
Renovations were also made to the original
church including installation of a new roof, new
kneelers, carpeting, releading of the stained
glass windows, new storm windows and a new
bell and carillon.
On May 16, 1984, the campaign to meet a
parish goal of $250,000 to help meet the needs of
the parish. This goal to-date has exceeded by
the parishioners with a total of $286,000.
There are probably few area residents who
realize that Our Lady of Victory Roman
Catholic Church is the oldest Catholic Church
in the Back Mountain.
A historical committee is presently research-
ing the exact date of the founding of the
church, but it is a known fact that the church
has been in existence prior to 1923, first as a
chapel of St. Ignatius, Kingston, then as a main
church for four years for St. Therese’s, a
mission.
According to unofficial reports, Our Lady of
Victory Church was dedicated by His Excel-
lency Bishop Michael J. Hoban as a mission of
St. Ignatius Parish, Kingston.
In November, 1929, the Lake church was
named a mission of the newly-dedicated St.
Studs a
ycated
Therese’s Church, Shavertown. Eleven years
later members of the parish funded the instal-
lation of a central heating plant so the church
could be used throughout the year.
In 1950, the church was named a mission
church of the newly-formed Gate of Heaven
Parish, Dallas, with Masses celebrated by the
Rev. Kane. y
A rectory was purchased at Sandy Beach in
April, 1951, and September 3, 1969, Our Lady of
Victory was established as a parish by His
Excellency Bishop J. Carroll McCormick, D.D.
with the Rev. Patrick D. Healey appointed the
first pastor.
A golden jubilee celebration on August 26,
1973, marked the 50th anniversary of the
church dedication by Bishop Hoban in 1923.
In January, 1980, the Rev. George A. Jeffrey,
present pastor of the church, was appointed by
His Excellency Bishop J. Carroll McCormick,
D.D.
Now the parishioners are working toward a
successful dedication and program of events
celebrating the completion of the church expan-
sion program which will fulfill the growing
needs of the present day as well as those of .
future generations. 1
Dallas Post on a regular basis.
house!
By JUDIE MATHERS
Staff Writer
Graduation ceremonies for the
Dallas Senior High School Class of
1985 were once again simple, to the
point, and extremely meaningful to
the. members of the graduating
class and their families and friends.
After a brief invocation by Rabbi
Arnold Shevlin, the seniors were
told by Superintendent Gerald
Wycalis that an appropriate defini-
tion of ‘‘graduate’’ for this occasion
would be “to change gradually”. He
said the seniors had come as
curious young children and were
now leaving the school ready for the
challenges of life - equipped with
character, knowledge, and skills.
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
Lake-Lehman High School gradu-
ated 144 students, Saturday, June 8,
at the 27th annual commencement
and baccalaureate in the Edward H.
Edwards Stadium.
Led into the stadium by their
class officers, the graduates in their
gold and black gowns proceeded
around the stadium and passed
through an arch of green foliage
flanked by gold and rust mums to
their seats.
Baccalaureate and commence-
ment speaker was Rev. John J.
Bendik, chaplain, College Misericor-
dia, who told the graduates that
receiving their diplomas was simi-
lar to receiving blueprints for build-
ing their dream houses.
“What kind of a dream house will
you build as you take your place in
the world of the future?” Rev.
Bendik asked the students. “We
may be drowning in information but
we must know how to use that
information in order not to sink. The
task ahead of you is to re-structure
America from an industrial to an
informational society. In the years
ahead, survivial will depend upon
(See LEHMAN, page 12)
“Does the Class of 85 have the
fortitude they will need to meet the
sometimes difficult times ahead?”
Wycallis questioned. ‘Only the
future will tell.”
Those attending the graduation
then heard words of reflections of
the past and anticipation of the
future from the Salutation, Thomas
Sudal, the Valedictorian, David
Garber, and Class President, Glen
Eyet, III.
Eyet told the audience, ‘I am
proud to say ‘We finally made it.’
We have grown together from
infants to adults. Never again will
we have these kind of relationships.
”” His theme of friendship was ended
by quotes from the song ‘You've
Got A Friend.”
Sudol told the members of his
class that their school years had
been ‘a period of transition which
had moved them towards greater
understanding. He thanked parents,
who he called “protectors, promot-
ers, and providers.” He concluded
by saying that he hoped the class
would set unattainable goals so they
would always reach new heights.
David Garber’s opening question
was followed by loud cheering when
he asked the Class of ’85, ‘How
many of you are ready to graduate
from Dallas High School?” There
were snickers among parents and
students alike when he mentioned
that he would never forget the
Senior trip to Virginia Beach. He
remarked, “I had never spent a
-
whole night in an emergency room
before, and it was a night I will
remember the rest of my life.”” He
went on to tell the class, ‘Our
parents should be proud of us for
being one of their accomplish-
ments.”
The 199 members of the graduat-
ing class then received their diplo-
mas and concluded the ceremonies
which have closed the door on the
past and opened the door to the
future. The Dallas Post salutes the
graduates, and wishes them the best
of things to come.
Inside The Post
Calendar .......... 19,20
Classified ..... 21,22,23
Commentary ......... 6
Cookbook ............... 7
Crossword ............. 2
Dear Aunt Patty .... 9
Obituaries ............. 2
People ............ 8,9,10
School ............... 16,1¢
Sports .............. 14,15