Check president
John F. Kilduff has been named
to a full-time staff writer’s position
at The Dallas Post, announced
Dotty Martin, editor.
Kilduff, a resident of Kingston,
replaces Judie Mathers, who
resigned her position earlier this
month to relocate to the Gettysburg
area.
A graduate of Luzerne County
Community College with an Asso-
ciates Degree in Journalism with a
Minor in Political Science, Kilduff
received a Bachelor of Arts Degree
in Journalism with a minor in Polit-
ical Science from Shippensburg Uni-
versity in May, 1984.
Kilduff most recently was
employed as a man:zigement assist-
ant for the Departmient of the Air
Force at McGuire Air Force Base,
New Jersey. He has also served as
a staff correspondent for the Citi-
zens’ Voice, Wilkes: Barre, and as
an assistant public i1iformation offi-
cer at Luzerne County Community
College.
At The Post, Kilduff will be
responsible for general assignment
reporting as well as police and court
news and borough council and town-
ship supervisors’ me etings.
Merchants Bancorp officials, Carl
J. Feichtel, chairman of the board
and chief executive officer, and
Harold J. Rose, Jr., vice chairman
of the board and chief operating
officer, announced that First State
Bank of Scranton was merged into
Merchants Bank, North, formerly
Wyoming National Bank of Wilkes
Barre, effective June 15, 1985. Rose
is chairman of the board and chief
executive officer of the combined
affiliate. David E. Dorsey is vice
chairman and Barry C. Boyer is
president of Merchants Bank,
North. ?
According to Feichtal, ‘‘Mer-
chants Bancorp acquired Wyoming
and First State Banks because both
banks have a history of being high-
performance, - community-oriented
banks with well-established tradi-
tions of excellence in customer serv-
ice. These acquisitions will enable
the corporation to enchance its prof-
itability and establish a strong pres-
ence in the Wilkes Barre-Scranton
marketplace, a major northeastern
Pennsylvania population center.”
In a joint statement, Rose and
Dorsey said, “As a result of the
merger, Merchants 13ank, North has
greater banking resources which
will create more opportunities for
our organization tc) help families
and businesses in the Wilkes Barre
and Scranton areas to prosper.”
They continued, ‘‘Merchants
Bank, North will coritinue the tradi-
tion of leadership in the community
established by its piredecessors and
the same helpful, friendly people
will continue to pirovide superior
customer service and innovative
service offerings.”
Rose also explained the rational
for the selection of the name, Mer-
chants Bank, North, for the com-
bined affiliate. ‘‘“I'he Merchants’
name has come to stand for a
progressive and proifitable organiza-
tion with dedicatior) to community
service, innovative financial prod-
uctsd and high-quality customer
service. The strength of the name,
Merchants Bank, N()rth, will help us
establish a unified marketing
approach in the bank’s five-county
marketplace.”
Effective with the merger, Mer-
chants Bank, North has total assets
of $560 million and 18 banking
JOHN F. KILDUFF
merger
offices in Lackawanna, Luzerne,
Pike, Wayne and Wyoming counties.
Rose announced the following
individuals will serve as directors of
Merchants Bank, North: Robert D.
Barber, Barry C. Boyer, John N.
Conyngham, James E. Crass, III,
Victor A. Decker, III, Esq., David
E. Dorsey, Carl J. Feichtel, I. Eric
Feldman, Frank M. Henry, Richard
C. Marquardt, Robert M. Osmun,
Frank Phillips, Edmund H. Poggi,
Jr., Harold J. Rose, Jr., Eugene
Roth, Esq., Ronald W. Simms,
Eugene T. Sobol and Donald L.
Williams.
Rose also announced that the
management of Merchants Bank,
North will keep in touch with the
needs of the ‘communities in its five-
county marketplace through its
advisory committees. Members of
these committees are business,
covoe and community leaders who
will make recommendations and
suggewstins to the bank in its
efforts to effectively serve local
of both businessmen and consum-
ers.
WM. E. DANTONA, JR.
President
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For the sixth successive year, the
Economic Development Council of
Northeastern © Pennsylvania
(EDCNP) continues its commitment
to promoting exporting and interna-
tional trade to businesses and indus-
fries in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Howard J. Grossman, Executive
Director of EDCNP, announced that
efforts are being made to expand
export trade development in Luz-
erne County. Kinds of services
offered in Luzerne County include:
assessment of firm’s product’s
potential for exporting to foreign
markets; assessment and identifica-
tion of foreign markets-buyers for a
product; guidance on specific meth-
ods of exporting such as shipping,
freight forwarding companies,
export management companies;
guidance on methods of exporting
financing, letters of credit, pro-
forma invoices; guidance on docu-
mentation requirements; use of
Council’s export library reference
materials.
Grossman stated ‘‘that the
EDCNP export promotion program
can provide individualized export
information and assistance to busi-
nesses who are new to export or
expanding their current interna-
tional markets. The EDCNP export
program is also unique in that the
Council’s export specialist is a busi-
ness firm’s direct access to trade
shows, seminars, trade information,
foreign market statistics, regula-
tions, and correspondence to foreign
commercial posts, through a close
relationship with the Pennsylvania
and U.S. Departments of Com-
merce.”
For additional information, con-
tact Charles Naples, Economic
Development Council of Northeast-
ern Pennsylvania, 1151 Oak Street,
Pittston, PA 18640-3795, telephone
(717) 655-5582.
Open Sundays
EDWARD
Battling fire
Members of the Dallas Fire Department are shown here
inside a home on Parrish Street, Dallas, which was severaly
damaged by fire Friday morning.
New number
If the best things in life are free,
the U.S. Department of Agricul
ture’s Meat and Poultry Hotline can
~~ VALLEY TRANSPORTATION
342-6200 825-4181
1-800-468-3537 (
Daily service to Atlantis Casino J
from Scranton & Wilkes-Barre
be added to the list on July 1, when Wilkes-Barre—Fare $16.00
the service becomes toll-free. Rebate— Sun.Fri. — $22.00
Consumers dialing the new Sat. — $20.00
number - (800) 535-4555 - can get Fri., Sat., Sun. Nite Trips
food safety tips for meat and poul- Available
try products and report problems
experienced with such products.
The toll-free hotline will operate
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT.
Reservations Please
ONE DAY EXCURSIONS
June 22 DISNEY SHOW. Radio City Music Hall.
June 29 Deep Sea Fishing Trip, Point Pleasant,
NJ
July 6 Great Adventure. Includes admission
into safari & park.
July 7 TOM JONES. Resorts International ff
Casino, Atlantic City, NJ.
July 13 Charlestown Shopping, Utica, NY.
July 17 BIG RIVER. Broadway musical.
) July 20 Baltimore Inner Harbor Tour. Includes
admission into National Aquarium &
dinner. .
MULTIPLE DAY TOURS
July 6-7 Washington, D.C. Tour. Includes 1
night accommodation, dinner at
. Hogates Seafood Restaurant, break:
fast, and a 4 hour sightseeing tour.
M. LUCAS
July 9-11 Ocean City, Maryland. Package
includes 2 night accommodations at
Phillips Beach Plaza Hotel.
{ July 19-21 Niagara Falls Tour. Includes 2 night )
accommodations at the "NEW" Ramada
Inn, 2 breakfast, 1 dinner at the Skylon
Tower, Niagara Tour, Maid of the Wis }
Boat Tour, and tour of local winery.
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