By JOHN F. KILDUFF
Staff Writer
Wyoming Valley officially closed
the book on the OK Heart project
last Friday. Telephones were dis-
connected. Waste-paper baskets
were left filled to the rim with
crumpled papers. OK Heart test
doned desk tops.
A single copy of the ‘Heart Test”
book authored by the renowned Dr.
Edward Diethrich of the Arizona
Heart Institute, lay open atop a
was fitting the book was left open as
the OK Heart staff packed up and
left Wyoming Valley. In a sense, the
OK Heart project will never leave
Wyoming Valley. It began here, and
the entire country watched.
“My gut feeling,” said 35-year-old
George Culver, Executive Director
of the OK Heart project, “is that the
greater Wilkes-Barre, Wyoming
Valley area is probably the most
heart health conscious community
in the entire country right now.
“Our original hope with this
project was to make enough people
aware of this idea (heart health)
and ‘to have its power felt in the
community for years to come,” said
Culver. “And I think we have
accomplished that.”
Culver, a native of Mumford Ala-
bama, currently makes his home in
Manhattan, N.Y. Culver says his
experience with the OK Heart
project in Wyoming Valley has
made him what he calls, ‘‘an
adoped son of Wyoming Valley.”
“I really do consider myself an
adoped son of this area,” Culver
said. ‘‘Throughout this project I
have learned and have become a
part of the sincere love these people
(Wyoming Valley residents) repre-
sent.
“lI have met many fine people
during my stay in Wyoming
Valley,” Culver added. ‘‘I may
leave the area but I will always
come back to visit.”
Culver was no stranger to work-
ing in community projects like OK
Heart when he started here back in
August of 1984 in the basement of
the Luzerne County Medical Society
building as he had been involved in
community projects in Philadelphia
and in ‘New York involving stage
performances.
“I have always been involved in
the ‘cause business’ as I call it,”
Culver said. “I have always enjoyed
getting involved in something I per-
sonally believe in. Something that is
worthwhile to the community and
society.”
Culver was involved in the mid-
seventies with a group trying to
save a musical hall in Philadelphia.
“I intended to spear-head a move-
ment to save the hall,”’ said Culver.
“The building was a couple hundred
years old. I wanted to create a
public theater for fledgling acting
companies so they would have a
place to go. :
“It just did not come off despite a
tremendous amount of effort from a
lot of people,” said Culver. ‘‘A heart
and soul effort I called it. f
“I look at the OK Heart project
the same way. It as a heart and soul
effort by the entire community. I
think we (Wyoming Valley) have
begun to move away from the work
disease and have moved toward
‘heart health’ as a counter measure
to prevent heart disease,” Culver
said.
Culver said he is proud of the fact
that approximately one out of every
five Wyoming Valley residents actu-
ally took the heart test and returned
it for diagnosis.
“Given the circumstances and the
time we had, I think we had a
major impact on Wyoming Valley
residents,”” Culver said. ‘‘For
instance, before the OK Heart
project started our surveys indi-
cated that approximately 70 percent
of the public were aware of the
risks of heart disease. Now, the
awareness is probably much higher,
around 80 to 90 percent awareness.”
Said Culver, “That kind of aware-
ness response, in terms of the news
media, is up there with a major
catastrophe. Of course I am talking
about recognition of our project and
its concern,” said Culver.
OK Heart anticipates final figures
to indicate that over 50,000 Wyo-
ming Valley residents took the test.
“Anytime a community can get
one quarter of its population doing
something, they can do anything,”
said Culver.
The OK Heart project began in
June of this year and implemented
two separate heart tests around the
Wyoming Valley. A public broad-
casting service special will be
shown nation-wide next month.
Actor Cliff Robertson will narrate
the special which was targeted for a
single community for the entire
country to assess.
“Pulling away from the heart
disease aspect for a moment, which
was our main mission,” said
Culver, ‘we had another mission
with this project. We wanted to get
a community excited and get it
mobilized in the broadest possible
What this project has shown,”
said Culver, “is that this commu-
nity has a great deal of future
potential. It has all the characteris-
tics of a good-spirited people.”
Culver said the theme of the OK
Heart project, ‘‘Here’s Our
Chance,” was created after many
months of deliberation and thought.
“I wanted the ‘Here’s Our
Chance’ theme to envelope a leader-
ship ‘role of national significance,”
Culver said.
“I wanted to have it (theme) to
have a major impact on the commu-
nity. And it did. This whole project
should be a confidence builder,”
said Culver. ‘It basically means
that we (Wyoming Valley) can do
anything we want, if we make the
effort.”
Said Culver, “The success of this
project is the result of these people
(Wyoming Valley residents). And
what the community gets out of it is
a shot in the arm of confidence. We
had our chance with the OK Heart
project and we showed the entire
country that we can pull together
for a community effort. We should
be very, very proud of this effort.”
Since the Indians roamed the Del-
aware Valley and glided silently
over the silvery waters in kayaks
and hand-made canoes, man has
been afforded a front-row seat. for
nature’s autumn leaf spectacular.
As days become more crisp and
nights get cooler, the trees of the
river valley begin to don their fall
colors — golds and .crimsons, scar-
lets and oranges — making a fall
canoe trip a super way to view the
brilliance of the foliage.
ADVENTURE TOURS in Mar-
shalls Creek offers exciting two-day
(overnight) canoe trips on the beau-
tiful Delaware River through the
Delaware Water Gap National Rec-
reation Area.
The package comes complete with
canoes, meals, camping equipment,
riverside campsite, shuttle up the
river and qualified guides. In addi-
tion to canoeing, there is plenty of
For those who prefer to *‘do it on
their own,” Adventure Tours offers
canoe and raft rentals on a daily or
multi-day basis and provides river
maps and expert assistance in plan-
ning your outing. Adventure Tours
is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Daily canoe trips are available at
CHAMBERLAIN CANOE RENT-
ALS in Minisink Hills, beginning at
8 a.m. eah day. Canoe trips can last
from a few hours to a couple of
days. Canoes should be returned to
the base no later than 6 p.m. Trips
run between Port Jervis, NY, and
Portland, PA. River maps and
instructions are available.
Overnight camping is permitted
on the shorelines and many of the
islands throughout the area.
Opening daily in May will be
SHAWNEE CANOE TRIPS.
Located in Marshalls Creek, Shaw-
nee Canoe offers three bases at
Belvidere, NJ, Marshalls Creek and
Shawnee Village.
The base at Shawnee offers canoe-
ing, rafting and tubing. Trips can
run from two hours up to 11 hours,
covering six to 30 miles of the
Delaware River.
In addition, Shawnee Canoe offers
canoe and rock climbing instruction
on weekends only, May through
October.
TRI-STATE CANOE & BOAT
RENTALS is located in Matamoras.
Their riverfront canoe-boat base
and camping facilities offer person-
alized leisure and whitewater trips.
Tri-State also offers canoeing and
day-rafting with riverside bar-
beques. In addition, kayaks, row-
boats and tubing are also enjoyed
by many.
A Shad Fishing Contest will be
held during April, May and June,
with prizes being awarded each
month. Group rates and senior citi-
zen discounts are available. Camp-
ers are welcome at Tri-State, with
riverfront sites available.
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servicemen and women home on
leave to attend in uniform; mem-
bers of the Red Cross, Ration
Observers, Junior Woman’s Club,
fire companies and service organi-
zations. Because of the large attend-
ance, the dedication ceremonies
ing.
On opening day, the library had a
the
library opened at 2 p.m. and Mr.
Herbert Hill of Shavertown took out
the first book. 125 books were put
into circulation during the firsst
day. The total book circulation for
the first year was 30,000. Active
borrowers amounted to 1,000.
Now, in 1985, the library has a
book stock inventory of 52,561 vol-
umes; 10,530 active borrowers; and
an annual book circulation of 70,000.
On Marcy 4, 1985, the library
opened its doors in a brand new
building at 96 Huntsville Road with
a beautiful interior, improved facili-
ties and more space to provide
better service for the next forty
years.
The entire community is invited
to celebrate with the staff members
and the board of directors the first
forty years and share with us some
fruit punch and birthday cake.
Come in and enjoy the library’s
birthday party!
their mothers to celebrate the New
Year.
The Day of Atonement should also
be a Day of Joy for when his sins
are pardoned, man is brought closer
to God.
~ Members pray for four reasons,
penance for thei transgressions,self-
discipline, focus on the spiritual not
compassion in their hearts for
others.
Following the final service in the
Temple at sundown, Sept. 25, there
is a “Break the Fast table’ at the
Temple-a table of Danish, honey
and coffee-so members start the
New Year with something sweet, so
they will have a good new year.
During the month preceding Rosh
Hashanah, Elul, the Shofar (Ram’s
Horn) is blown every morning at
service with the exception of Shab-
bat (Sabbath) and the day before
the Rosh Hashanah. This is to
remind the worshippers to begin
serious consideration of their trans-
gressions.
At the end of the Day of Atone-
ment (Yom Kippur), families sit
down to their preferred dinners,
beginning with the lighting of can-
dles and the blessing of the Chalah
(bread) which is in the form of a
wheel (wheel of life) or a ladder,
signifying man going up and down
the ladder of life. They dip the
bread in honey to renew hope for a
good and pleasant year and they
usually have fish, signifying as
many good deeds throughout the
year as there are fish in the sea.
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coed student body, and a much
larger staff, the purpose is still
ble education.”
The Sisters have a love of learn-
ing and a passion to see that others
love learning.
Sr. Regina Kelly, who teaches
English, at the college, noted the
many changes at College Misericor-
dia but said that the changes have
been good.
“They’re vibrant,” she said. “We
now have approximately 25 Sisters
on campus as teachers, administra-
tors or staff. We have a faculty of
about 65 and one third of these are
In line with educating the poor,
each year many scholarships are
students in local high schools and
TET Ie
the individual departments to
schools outside of the area.
A new scholarship is the Presiden-
tial Scholarship given in honor of
the Constitution’s anniversary with
the hope it will generate an interest
in the Constitution. Students from
many different high schools are
interviewed by a Committee in
order to determine to whom the
scholarship will be awarded.
As it has been over the years,
students from other countries attend
the local college.
Living up to their vow to give
service, during the 1972 Flood the
Sisters opened Alumnae Hall as a
hospital and patients from Nesbitt
Hospital were brought to the
campus where they remained until
they could be moved back or dis-
charged. Fifty four babies were
born in Alumnae hall during that
time. One wing of the Administra-
»
ie
tion Building was headquarters for
the National Guard and Mercy
Center was used to house families
and to distribute clothing to the
flood victims.
College Misericordia is one of 19
colleges in the USA sposnored by
the Sisters of Mercy, five of these in
Pennsylvania. There are two
national offices at the local college.
Dr. Fink, president of College Mis-
ericordia, is president of the 19
college organization, all of which
work together for uniformity of aim,
admission requirements and goals.
The second is the organization of 300
Sisters who teach in higher educa-
tion, headed by Sr. Regina Kelly.
She sends a newsletter out to all of
the colleges in which they are
involved.
There are three Sisters of Mercy
Hospitals in this province-in Scran-
ton, Wilkes-Barre and Johnstown.
The hospitals are now forming a
Health Care Organization, manag-
ers of all the hospitals in the area
with William McGuire, local
campus, head of the organization
with national headquarters in Silver
Springs, MD.
There are 9,000 to 10,000 Sisters of
Mercy in the United States and
about 18,000 in the entire world:
They have five convents in Guyana
and did have a hospital until
recently. The Sisters still run the
hospital but the government now
claims to own it. Two Sisters from
College Misericorida go down every
summer and work with those who
are in Guyana.
There are nine provinces of Sis-
ters of Mercy and 17 independent
ing to form one large group since
they all have the same constitution
and they all train together in Cincin-
nati, Ohio.
The local Sisters also try to help
the poor and three from the campus
recently learned Spanish and went
to the Puerto Ricanm section in
Lancaster to try to help those
people. Sr. Barbara Craig and two
other Sisters opened a home for
women in Scranton.
After St. Mary’s High School was
closed in 1972, the Sisters wanted to
remain in the area so they organ-
ized Project Remain. They visit all
of the people in the high rises and
also visit the priests to determine
what they can do to assist any of
them.
The senior Sisters live at Mercy
Center which is being renovated.
When the renovations are complete,
the seriously ill Sisters from all
areas will be brought to Mercy
Center to be cared for.
Various committees are always
working to better the lives of the
Sisters.
Sisters of Mercy are active in the
local community speaking before
various groups, working with the
Fine Arts Fiesta, serving on boards
of organizations and working with
the prisoners at State Correctional
Institution in various ways.
Little did Catherine McCauley,
who died Nov. 11, 1841, realize the
legacy she left-an inspiration to
thousands of women to become Sis-
ters of Mercy and spread their vows
of poverty, chastity, obedience and
the care of the poor, sick and
ignorant throughout the world. Her
inherited legacy of a million dollars
disappeared quickly helping
Dublin’s poor; her legacy she left
was her work with the poor, sick
and ignorant which has inspired 0)
many.
It was highly esteemed in Europe
and Asia, the pet of emperors, but
mention carp in United States and
at best you might get a “yuk.”
This largest member of the
minnow family is highly touted in
England is second only to trout in
popularity. The carp was introduced
into Pennsylvania in the late 1870s
and given to farmers to stock their
ponds. Only a few were ‘‘deposited”’
in public streams. Many of those
fish escaped into the streams, how-
ever, and today carp are found in
all 67 counties of the Keystone
State.
But before you turn your nose up
too far, the Pennsylvania Fish Com-
mission would like you to consider
the ‘““common’’ carp.
First, as the word ‘common’
suggests, they can be found just
about anywhere. They also come
close to being the largest fish in
Pennsylvania waters and pound for
pound, they probably outfight any
fish that swims. And if that’s not-
enough, when properly prepared,
they are really pretty good eating.
These characteristics should qualify
the lowly carp as a good choice to
introduce people to the sport of
fishing.
Carp of 30 pounds are not uncom-
mon in Pennsylvania. The state
record carp weighed 52 pounds and
was 44 inches long. It was caught in
the Juniata River in Huntingdon
County by George Brown of Saltillo
in 1962.
To qualify for a Commission
Angler Recognition Award, carp
must weigh 15 pounds for a senior
award and 13 pounds for a junior
(under 16) award. The largest fish
entered in 1984 was a 35 pound, 37%
inch carp taken from the Schuylkill
River in Philadelphia. The angler,
Clarence Cole, of Philadelphia, was
using cornmeal and 12 lb. test line
when he hooked the monster in
September.
Not far behind was 13-year old
John Clipp of Portersville, who
caught a 35 pound carp which was
28 inches long, in the Allegheny
river in Forest County in June, 1984.
The youngster was using a minnow
and 8 1b. test line.
And what are those fishermen
using to catch the big fish? More
than half of the anglers catching
citation-sized carp were using live
baits, including worms, crayfish,
hellgrammites, cut bait and min-
nows. Corn ranks number two, fol-
lowed by doughballs and artificials.
Most popular artificials were purple
twisters, Rapalas and jigs.
And although carp may not be as
attractive as a rainbow trout, they-
really aren't all that bad. The carp
is usually reddish brown with
darker tones over -the back and
dorsal area, shading to a golden
olive along the sides. The belly is
yellowish white. The body, which is
chunky in appearance, is covered
with heavy scales. Two small bar-
bels project from each side of the
upper jaw. The dorsal fin extends
over a large portion of the back and
contains upwards of 20 soft rays.
* Carp spawn in the spring to early
summer in shallow, weedy bays
where the eggs adhere to the vege-
tation. The carp is a prolific
spawner. Several million eggs may
be released by one female who will
be attended by several males. Nei-
ther the eggs nor the young are
given any parental care.
To catch carp you have to be
smarter than the fish, and carp are
among the most intelligent of Penn-
sylvania fishes. They frighten more
easily than trout and are hard to
fool with bait. They prefer shallow
marshy areas, especially those with
abundant weed growth and other
organic matter. However, they can
be found over all types of bottoms
and in most any kind of water,
although not usually in the faster
flowing streams.
The carp is a fighter and will give
anglers a real tussle. He is reluctant
to give up and is anything but
gentle. He may very well take 100
yards of line on that first long run.
A skilled angler may be able to land
a big carp on a six-pound or eight
pound line, but' for the average
angler, 10 or 12 pound would be
better. J
Use a light leader. Remember,
carp are smart. They are even
inclined to let go of a bait if they
feel the weight of a sinker. A small
hook, small bait and either no
sinker or a slip sinker seems to be
the order of the day for effective
carp fishing.
Now we come to the part where
we said carp, properly prepared are
good eating. First, carp have to be
dressed properly.’ They should be
filleted and have the skin removed.
The dark strip of red meat along
side should be discarded. This
sometimes has a strong taste. To
rid the fillets of small bones, cut
about two-third of the way through
the fillets every fourth of an inch or
so parallel to the ribs all the way
from one end of the fillet to the
other.
Many people soak the fillets in
cold saltwater for several hours
before cooking. They can also be
placed in a marinade of vinegar,
onion, seasoned pepper and a few
bay leaves for about four to five
hours. Use a glass dish. They can be
dipped in your favorite batter and
fried until golden brown.
Carp is a low fat fish, relatively
low in calories. It is an excellent
source of protein. In fact, it is
comparable to milk protein in nutri-
tive value. A 3% ounce serving will
supply about one half of the daily
requirement for an adult.
Carp can be pickled, baked,
broiled, barbecued and used for
chowder. And smoked carp is
almost as good as smoked salmon.
Finally, the most outstanding
method of carp control is hook and
line fishing: The ranks of the carp
fishermen are steadily increasing in
Pennsylvania. Carp may be taken
at any time of the year and there is
no size limit.
The Diocese of Scranton will spon-
sor a Day of Evangelization Satur-
day, Oct. 19, at the John Long
Center on the campus of the Univer-
sity of Scranton.
The all-day program will be
presented by the FIRE team, a
Catholic alliance of Faith, Interces-
sion, Repentance and Evangelism.
Bob Valiante, co-ordinator of the
day, said a capacity crowd is
expected since the team is world-
renown as educators, speakers and
authors.
It all starts Oct. 19 at 9 a.m. with.
a welcome by the Most Rev. James
Timlin, Bishop of Scranton. The day
will conclude with Liturgy about 5
p.m. with Bishop Timlin as princi-
pal celebrant.
The four speakers will be the Rev.
Michael Scanlan, the Rev. John
Bertolucci, Ann Shields and Ralph
Martin.
Father Scanlon is president of
Steubenville University in Ohio and
is chairman of the annual confer-
ence for priests and deacons in
Steubenville.
He is a Franciscan priest, gradu-
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ate of Harvard Law School and a
member of the New York Bar Asso-
ciation. Ordained in 1964, Father
Scanlan has served as rector-presi-
dent of St. Francis Seminary in
Loretto and has authored several
books including Power in Penance;
Inner Healing and A Portion of My
Spirit.
Father Bertolucci is one of the
most gifted preachers in the Catho-
lic Church. A priest of the Albany
Diocese and a Catholic Evangelist,
Father Bertolucci speaks to thou-
sands of peopleyearly in confer-
ences around thew orld. In writing
for Christian magazines, Father
Bertolucci directs and speaks on a
weekly Catholic television series
and radio program called ‘The
glory of God.” He is an assistant
professor of theology at the Francis-
can University of Steubenville.
Shields has served in the educa-
tion field for the 18 years as an
English instructor and as head of
college campus ministry.
Currently, she is an associate
editor of New Covenant magazine
and editor of the monthly FIRE
publication.
A frequent speaker at national
and international religious confer-
ences, she has authored numerous
articles and co-authored with
Father Scanlan the book “And Their
Eyes Were Opened - Encountering
jesus in the Sacraments.”
Martin has been a leader in
renewal movements in the Catholic
Church since the mid-1960’s. He is a
founder and a leader of The Word of
God, an ecumenical Christian com-
munity in Ann Arbor, Mich.
A husband and father of five
children, Martin also heads
Renewal Ministries, an interna-
tional teaching, speaking and writ-
ing ministry based in The Word of
God community.
Each person will speak on one of
the four topics of FIRE. Martin will
center his talk on Faith, Shields on
Intercession, Scanlan on Repent-
ance and Bertolucci on Evangelism.
Advance reservations may be
made by writing to Fire-CCR, P.O.
Box 3306, Scranton, Pa. 18505-3306,
or by calling 344-2214 between 9
a.m. and 3 p.m. Advance tickets are
$6 and those purchased at the door
will be $8.
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