MOTHER’S DAY was celebrated
with a Mother’s Tea at Trinity
Nursery School. The children per-
formed the following selections: My
Mother Loves Me (a finger play),
I'm A Little Teapot, Katy the Kitten
and The Pollywog Song. An original
song ‘Mothers You Are Special”,
lyrics written by. the staff, com-
pleted the program. 2
Then mothers
and their children
enjoyed a tea. As
a momentum: of
the occasion, the
children made
special cards for
begonia was pro-
vided for each
mother to take
home.
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ELIZABETH A. BUZINKAI AND
MARY H. MICKIEWICZ, Shaver-
town, were recently inducted into
the Aquinas Society, the honor
society of King’s College. Congratu-
lations!
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EILEEN JUDGE AND THOMAS
N. CROSSIN were recently married
in St. Therese’s Church, Shaver-
town. Msgr. Joseph P. Gilgallon
performed the ceremony.
Mrs. Crossin is the daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. James W. Judge,
Shavertown. A graduate of Bishop
O’Reilly High School and, College
Misericordia where she received a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Busi-
ness Administratrion. She is
employed by GMAC, Kingston.
Mr. Crossin is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Crossin, Forty Fort, is
a graduate of Bishop O'Reilly High
School and Villanova University
where he received a Bachelor of
istration. He is employed by Bonner
Following a wedding trip to Para-
sins are residing in Swoyersville.
WYOMING VALLEY RESI-
DENTS will have the opportunity to
see the re-enactment of the Battle of
Wyoming on Sunday, May 18 at the
Swetland Home, Wyoming Avenue,
Wyoming.
Dressed in total colonial attire,
120 volunteers participate in the re-
enactment. This event marks the
208th anniversary of the Battle of
Wyoming. About 170 patriots lost
their lives while fighting against
British, Tories and Indians.
Children under 12 will be admitted
free. Cost for adults for the two day
event is $3. This fee included admis-
sion to both historic homes, the
ecumenical church service and the
battle.
For more information call the
Wyoming Historical Geological
Society.
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BRYAN JEFFREY ELSTON, son
of Roslyn and Bob Elston, 106 Ter-
race Street, Dallas, was baptized at
the Idetown United Methodist
Church, April 27. Rev. Michael
Shambora, officiated. The Idetown
Choir, under the direction of Shirley
Mahley, provided special music for
the ceremony.
Maternal grandparents are Hen-
rietta, and Harold Frederici, RD 2,
Box 443 Harveys Lake. Paternal
grandparents ae Harold Elston,
Huntsville, an Billie Wilauer, Wyo-
ming.
Brian was born Thursday, Jan. 30,
1986 in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital.
Following the baptism, a recep-
tion luncheon was served. Guests
included Dale and Bonnie Elston,
Sweet Valley and Phyllis and Ken
Monsey, Lemon.
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MELISSA MARIE SMITH, daugh-
ter of Karen Smith, 147 Meadow-
crest, Trucksville was crowned Pee
Wee Miss Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania in the Miss Hemisphere Pag-
eant held at Pomeroy’s Community
Room.
She won the highest award in her
age group and received a crown,
trophy, banner and scholarship for
the Philadelphia Theatre of Arts
School.
Melissa also holds the titles, Little
Sunburst of 1984 and Baby Sweet-
heart 1985.
(Joan Kingsbury, a Back Moun-
tain resident, is a columnist for The
Dallas Post. Her column appears
weekly.)
“Soap Opera’ - those associated
with this type of show prefer the
term ‘‘serial drama.” Drama it has
been for millions of fans who get
caught up each day in the tangled
lives of the characters.
Dramatic serials originated on
network radio, where they were
first spawned by advertising. They
came to be known as ‘‘soap operas’’
sponsored by.
soap companies. |
One of the largest
was Procter &
Gamble who even
today, is the lead-
ing TV adver-
tiser. The com-
pany buys time
on as many as 30-
40
different shows each year. In fact,
Procter & Gamble now produces its
own programming (ex. NBC’s soap
‘Another World’’).
Modern serial dramas are rem-
nants of such early soaps as ‘‘Stella
Dallas,” true-to-life story of mother
love and sacrifice; ‘The Romance
of Helen Trent,” the story that asks
the question, can a woman over 35
find romance?; “When a Girl Mar-
ries,” thestory of ‘Joan Field and
Harry Davis, and every girl who
has been in love, “Mary Noble,
Backstage Wife,” married to mati-
nee idol Larry Noble, dream sweet-
heart of a million other women;
“One Man’s Family,” dedicated to
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the mothers and fathers of the
dering offspring; ‘Ma Perkins,”
“Portia Faces Life,” “Just Plain
Bill,” “Our Gal Sunday,” and many
others.
Soaps went through a transition
period in the late 1970s. A major
development was the lengthening of
several of the most popular ones
from one-half to a full hour. Another
significant move was to reorient
daytime serials toward a younger
female audience and male audience,
which now includes large numbers
of students, unemployed males,
mothers and grandmothers.
Dramatic serials have become
favorites of TV viewers. There is
now a soap awards ceremony and a
return to the Daytime Emmys.
Stars of these shows frequently
appear on the cover of numerous
publications, most of which are
devoted solely to the soap genre.
Soap opera festivals are also being
held on a regular basis. The Wyo-
ming Valley Mall has hosted such
festivals through the years with
stars from ‘‘Another World,”
“Ryan’s Hope,” “All My Children,”
ete.
(Debbey Wysocki is the entertain-
ment writer for The Dallas Post.
Her column appears weekly.)
THE LADIES AUXILIARY of the
Jackson Township Volunteer Fire
Company will hae a bake sale on
Election Day, May 20, at the Fire
Hall, Chase Rd. Refreshments will
also be on sale. Baked goods would
be appreciated.
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THE BACK MOUNTAIN
WIDOWS CLUB will have their
meeting and luncheon on Saturday,
May 17 at the Bonanza Restaurant,
Dallas, 12:30 p.m. All widows are
invited.
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LADIES AUXILIARY of the Jack-
son Twp. Volunteer FireCo. will
meet at the fire hall on Chase Rd.,
BOB
Pd. Pol. Adv.
May 14, at 7:30 p.m. Hostesses are:
Mrs. Mary Emerick, Mrs. Carolyn
Esser, Mrs. Desiree Evans. New
members are welcome.
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THE QUILTERS of East Dallas
U.M. Church enjoyed a Chicken and
Biscuit Dinner in honor of Mrs. Ben
Brace’s 91st birthday. Those who
attended were: Viola Brace, Jean-
ette Dickenson, Charlotte Weaver,
Freda Hughey, Sara Clark, Helen
Franklin, Natalie Walter, Beatrice
Ockinhouse, Gladys Wagner and
Marella Stanton.
Getting eto up
Dallas Post/John Hoinski
By JOHN HOINSKI
Staff Writer
A group of Dallas residents con-
cerned over the dilapidated and
deteriorating condition of the Rice
Cemetery on Huntsville Road have
begun a voluntary cleanup drive in
an effort to restore the site.
For the past two weeks, approxi-
mately eight citizens have been
spending their time clearing debris
to upgrade the area which has
existed since 1830 and where some
of the orginal settlers from the Back
Mountain are believed to have been
buried.
“We just feel the people buried
there deserve = a little more
respect,” said Jack Fowler, one of
the volunteers.
“Right now we are trying to clean
it out and set up the tombstones that
have been knocked down and scat-
tered,” Fowler added. “But the
problem is that we’re not sure
where they belong. We’ve been
down at the Courthouse to see if
there is any way we can find out.”
Jim Davis, a resident of Daven-
port Street, initiated the action
when he approached the Borough
Council at the last monthly meeting
to get their help in the project.
“We talked to Jerry Machell and
Ted Montross, but all the board
members were supportive,” Davis
said. ‘“We’ve been up here using
chain saws and axes to clear the
weeds and tree limbs and the coun-
cil has sent up a truck to haul the
debris away.”
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thing is for sure, there is much
work to be done.
“There are a lot of markers here
indicating the graves of the people
buried here, but they are covered
by dirt and trees and a lot of them
are scattered around. So we’re not
sure where they belong,” said
David.
“They use to have that informa-
tion about the layout of the ceme-
tery stored in a building up here but
it was destroyed some time back,”
he added. ‘If anybody has an idea
where we can find that out, please
contact us and let us know.”
Davis says he doesn’t really know
why he became involved in the task
other than he believes it is some-
thing that should be done.
“This place has sort of been
forgotten up here,” Davis noted. ‘I
just think that somebody should do
something to clean it up.”
In addition to Fowler and himself,
Davis’ two sons, Scott and Jim,
have also contributed to the cause
along with Bob Parrish, Joe Hudak,
Joe Dwinchick and John Ochman.
The Kingston Township Board of
Supervisors has extended the
Annual Spring Clean-up for the ben-
efit of Township Residents.
The Clean-up will continue
throughout the week of May 12
through 17th. The hours will be from
7 am. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Saturday hours will be from
8 am. to 3 p.m. There will be no
hours on Sunday. Only Kingston
Township Residents will be permit-
ted to participate in this program,
proof of residency will be required.
Items not permitted will be wash-
ers, dryers, refrigerators, television
sets, hot water - heaters, boilers,
furnaces, stoves, or large appli-
ances. No tree stumps, concrete or
rock, or household garbage.
The Kingston Township Supervi-
sors have noted that the last Spring
Clean-up was a tremendous success
and township residents are encour-
aged to participate in this year’s
program. There is no charge to
residents for participation in the
clean-up.
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