Retires Thursday
By JOHN F. KILDUFF
Staff Writer
Dallas resident and District Justice Leonard Harvey
will officially retire from his local judicial post
tomorrow, October 3, just two days before his 70th
birthday which the state has set as a mandatory
retirement age.
Judge Harvey has served the District 11-3-08 magis-
trate position since 1970 when he was appointed
following the death of then Justice Harold Major.
Prior to assuming the District Justice position,
which includes the communities of Dallas Borough,
Harveys Lake Borough, Jackson Township, Lake
Township, Lehman Township and Plymouth Township,
Harvey was a local Justice of the Peace from 1948 to
1970.
On Saturday of the past week, friends, relatives and
collegues of the 69-year-old Justice held a special
retirement party at the Dallas American Legion in
honor of Harvey’s 15 years of service.
Over the years, there were rewarding as well as
difficult times for Justice Harvey.
“I guess the most difficult and disappointing part of
this job has been seeing all those young kids getting
involved with drugs,” said Justice Harvey.
“Even at my age it is a pretty hard thing to
accept,” he added. ‘These young kids seem to get
involved often times very innocently and they (drugs)
can ruin a person’s life.”
Justice Harvey explained the particulars of a case
just this past Sunday involving a 19-year-old Back
Mountain girl who was spending time in the Women’s
Detention Center of the Luzerne County Prison for
reportedly smuggling drugs into an inmate at the
State Correctional Institute at Dallas (SCID).
“I just cleared up the paperwork and had a long talk
with the girl’s father,” Harvey said Sunday morning.
“The young girl was crying and was very upset and
I’m sure she will never try something like that again.”
Harvey expressed concern for the young woman,
who Harvey said really did not belong in prison. Said
Harvey, “She got involved in something that was over
her head and she now understands her mistake.”
Harvey said over the years he has seen a significant
increase of today’s youth getting involved with drugs,
a trend he says he hopes will slow down for the good
the younger generation.
On the brighter side, Harvey said he most enjoyed
his duties presiding over hundreds of wedding ceremo-
nies.
“I would have to say that I really enjoyed marrying
people,” said Harvey. “Over the years, I must have
married hundreds of people.”
Harvey said he was marrying people since the mid
40’s when he was a Justice of the Peace.
“When I was a JP, I would marry people just about
anywhere,” said Harvey. ‘‘Some ceremonies were in
my office, some in homes and of course in the various
churches,” said Harvey. “They (marriages) were a
lot of fun and were very satisfying.”
Although Harvey will officially be retiring on
Thursday, he will be ‘“on call” as part of Pennsyl-
vania’s Senior Magistrate program.
According to Harvey, as a retired justice he will be
filling in for area magistrates who take vacation time
or who are unable to preside due to illnesses.
“I was told by an official during Saturday’s retire-
ment party that I will have all the extra time I can
handle,” said Gregory. “They told me my work would
be mostly within this general area.”
Harvey said he and his wife Marion, the former
Marion Weitz, will be spending a great deal of time
vacationing at their cottage in Quebec, Canada and
their trailor near the Salmon River in New York. The
Harveys reportedly enjoy fishing for Walleye and are
planning to catch ‘‘the big one.”
Harvey is amember of the Dallas United Methodist
Church, George M. Dallas Lodge, Caldwell Consistory,
Irem Temple Wilkes-Barre Shrine Club, Director of
the American Legion Post 672, past president of the
Harveys lake Rod and Gun Club and is Treasurer of
the Luzerne County Magistrates Association.
Harvey was also recently re-instated as an active
member of the Dallas Kiwanis Club which meets
every Wednesday night at Irem Temple Country Club
in Dallas.
Justice Harvey’s magistrate district will be com-
bined with Magistrate Earl Gregory’s office effective
Thursday, October 3.
Due to redistricting according to population shifts,
Harvey’s current district is being phased out by the
Pennsylvania court system.
Anyone with business after Wednesday, October 2
from Dallas Borough, Harveys Lake Borough, Jackson
Township, Lake Township or Lehman Township, will
be required to file charges and pay fines at Justice
Gregory’s office on Route 309, Shavertown next to
McDonald’s Restaurant. :
Louis F. Goeringer, chairman of
the board of the Greater Wilkes-
Barre Chamber of Commerce,
announced the resignation of the
organization’s president, John F.
Sheehan, Jr. of Dallas.
Goeringer cited Sheehan’s many
years of dedicated service to the
Chamber first as executive secre-
tary and later as executive director
and president.
“Under John’s leadership, the
Chamber undertook numerous inno-
vative projects,” Goeringer said.
‘‘He was instrumental in identifying
the need to develop an effective
community-wide leadership training
program and was a motivating
force behind Leadership Wilkes-
Barre.”
“During his tenure, we became
fully accredited by the United
States Chamber of Commerce and
completely computerized our office
operation and records keeping sys-
tems,” Goeringer continued.
“He was also closely involved in
the organization of the Committee
for Economic Growth recognizing
the need for a coordinated effort in
the area of industrial development.
‘Sheehan has served the business
community well, both as a repre-
sentative and as a spokesman,”
Goeringer concluded, ‘‘and we cer-
tainly wish him the best in his
future endeavors.”
Sheehan is president of the Penn-
sylvania Chamber of Commerce
Executives, serves on the board of
the American Economic Develop-
ment Council, and recently com-
pleted the six-year training pro-
gram at the Institute for
Organization Management spon-
sored by the United States Chamber
of Commerce.
He will continue as president of
the Chamber through December 31,
1985.
The Kingston Township Board of
Supervisors, in conjunction with the
Luzerne County Office of Commu-
nity Development are pleased to
announce the availability of low
interest loans under the County’s
Home Rehabilitation Loan Assist-
ance Program.
The Luzerne County Home Reha-
bilitation Loan Assistance Program
has low interest loans for a maxi-
mum of $10,000 for a 10 year term to
rectify code deficiencies, provide
winterization activities, along with
general property improvements.
The loan amount and term of the
loan will be determined by utilizing
loan amount and term of the loan
will be détermined by utilizing
normal banking practices. The
interest rate for the assisted loan is
three percent, five percent, seven
percent and nine percent, depending
upon the applicant’s earnings. Eligi-
bile homeowners must have a total
household income conforming with
established guidelines as set by the
Luzerne County Office of Commu-
nity Development.
The low interest loans are pro-
vided through First Eastern Bank
and the United Penn Bank.
For further information residents
may contact the Kingston Township
Administrative Office at 696-3809 or
the Luzerne County Office of Com-
munity Development at 824-7214.
Certain veterans and dependents
are eligible for GI loans for homes,
condominiums, and manufactured
homes. The VA Home Loan Progam
can help veterans finance the pur-
chase of homes with favorable loan
terms, a modern interest rate, a
long repayment period and, gener-
ally, no down payment.
reach and Assistance Center can
answer questions about the VA
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Tom Bufano will be at the Kingston
Township Municipal Building, 11
Carverton Road on Thursday, Oct.
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provide individual assistance on this
or any other veteran matter. Veter-
ans must provide a copy of their
separation document or disability to
verify their veteran status.
For information, phone 825-7343.
Anniversary noted
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The Mercy Consultation Center
will celebrate its 10th anniversary
with a luncheon at Gus Genetti’s
Best Western Hotel on Saturday,
Oct. 12, from noon to 3 p.m. Arnold
H. Zucker, M.D., a practicing psy-
chiatrist and psychologist, will be
the principal speaker.
Located in Mercy Center, Dallas,
the Mercy Consultation Center is a
private psychological counseling
center sponsored by the Sisters of
Mercy, Scranton Province. It spe-
cializes in providing clinical serv-
ices for priests, ministers, members
of religious communities and others
involved in ministry. The Center
has been the recipient of the Ameri-
can Psychiatric Association’s Signif-
icant Achievement Award for its
The award-winning Lake-Lehman
Band has once again entered the
season of marching band competi-
tion for the 1985-86 year.
Oiling up their traveling wheels,
the band under the direction of John
Miliauskas began by appearing as
the ‘Honor Band” to lead Miss
America in the Miss America Pag-
eant Parade on the boardwalk at
Atlantic City on’ September 10
before an estimated crowd of 200,-
000.
Their prestigious position in this
year’s parade was attained by win-
ning first place, with the highest
score over all bands in the 1984
Pageant Parade.
The band was accompanied on the
trip by members of the Lake-
Lehman School Board, administra-
tion, teachers, band parents, spon-
sors and friends making up a
convoy of eight buses.
‘Because of their fine showing to
the delight of the spectators and the
highest score in the parade again
this year, the band has once again
been invited to attend the Pageant
Parade next year.
Rolling once again, the band trav-
eled to North Penn High School in
Lansdale, Pa. on Sept. 14 to attend
their “Knight of Sound’ band caval-
cade, competing against all bands
that evening in the Cavalcade divi-
sions.
When the judging was all over the
Lake-Lehman Band not only took
first place in their division, but also
had the highest score over all bands
in all divisions in the competition.
On Sept. 22, the band journeyed to
Nanticoke Area to attend their
“Fall Fanfare 85” to compete in the
“Tournament of Bands’ ' competi-
tion. Competing in Class III Lake-
Lehman was awarded First Place in
their class and once again compiled
the highest overall score over all
bands ‘Special Awards’ presented
to the band were High Music, Best
Marching, Best Band Front, Best
Percussion Section and Doug Ide
was awarded the trophy for best
Drum Major over the 11 bands in
the competition.
The band brought home a total of
six trophies for the evening per-
formance.
The band also presented an eve-
ning concert at the Luzerne County
Fall Fair earlier in September.
Still rolling along, the band trav-
eled to the Bloomsburg. Fair on
Sept. 26 to give their annual march-
ing band concert, from the band-
shell, a tradition of the band direc-
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tor for the past 25 years. Attended
by capacity crowds, the band con-
cert was well received and appre-
ciated as noted by the numerous
rounds of applause they were given,
much to the delight of the Blooms-
burg Fair Assoc.
In the coming weeks, the band
will be on the road appearing in
competitions every weekend
through November.
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work with clergy and religious an
for its comprehensive network sys-
tems.
Dr. Zucker is a diplomate (psy-
chiatry) of the American Board of
Psychiatry and Neurology and is a
Fellow of the American Psychiatric
Association. He received his certifi-
cation in psychoanalysis from Col-
umbia University Psychoanalytic
Center. He is dedicated to integrat-
ing the fields of pscyhiatry and
religion and serves as Associate
Professor at Iona College’s (New
Rochelle, N.Y.) Graduate Division
of Pastoral Counseling. His presen-
tation at the Anniversary Luncheon,
‘Health, Wholeness and Holiness,”
exemplifies his holistic view of the
psychological and spiritual dimen-
sions of the human personality.
Reservations for the luncheon
may be made by contacting the
Mercy Consultation Center, Mercy
Center, Dallas, PA. Proceeds from
the luncheon will benefit the Center.
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