By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
The Back Mountain Memorial
Library Biathlon Relay will be run
again this year, Saturday, July 12, 8
a.m., with all proceeds benefitting
the library.
A two-person team or single ath-
lete event, this is the second year
for the biathlon which is again
under the direction of Nancy Eckert
and Carol Ertley, co-chairmen.
The event, sponsored by Falcone
Beverage, Busch Beer and The
Times Leader, will start and finish
at the library, Huntsville Road,
Dallas.
Nancy and Carol attribute the
success of last year’s relay to the
assistance of Frank Poplaski, Fal-
cone Beverage representative, who
did an outstanding job of helping
organize the 1985 biathlon relay.
“It was Frank’s recommendations
and assistance that made the relay
the success that it was,” said Nancy
Eckert. “It was the sponsors who
provided the prizes and the T-
Chairman
constructs
new barn
When John Shaskas, general
chairman of this year’s Back Moun-
tain Memorial Library Auction,
named Gary Foltz as grounds chair-
man, he knew exactly what he was
doing and why.
Foltz, a self-employed building
contractor, is excellent at carpen-
try. When he was told that many
persons attending last year’s auc-
tion commented that they missed
the old Risley barn and block where
the auction was held for many
years, he studied old photos and
designed a modern version of the
barn and block.
As soon as weather permitted,
Foltz started the construction and
both barn and block are completed
including paint in time for this
year’s event. Painted barn red with
white trim, the new barn and block
bring back many memories of the
days when the auction was held on
Lehman avenue in front of Risley’s
barn in which were stored antiques,
old and new items for the auction.
The barn design was changed
several times during the building
which originally was to have only
two decks and just a place under a
roof for the antiques. The completed
barn is completely enclosed with a
separate room to store antiques.
The large block is also under roof
and a tower is mounted on the roof
start of the auction.
— CHARLOT M. DENMON
ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCED
David Greenwald, M.D. is
pleased to announce the addition of
Dr. Edward Schnipper to the staff of
Medical Oncology Associates.
Dr. Schnipper received his M.D.
Degree from Georgetown University
and completed three years of Inter-
nal Medicine training at Long Island
Jewish Hillside Medical Center. Fol-
lowing his residency training, he
completed fellowship training and
oncology at New York University
School of Medicine and Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in
New York. Following his formal
training, Dr. Schnipper joined the
faculty of Rutgers University School
of Medicine in New Jersey as
Assistant Professor. In addition, Dr.
Schnipper directed the Clinical
Cancer Interferon Research Program
at Hoffman-LaRoche Inc., New
‘Jersey.
Prior to joining Medical Oncology
Associates, Dr. Schnipper was Asso-
ciate Attending at Long Island Col-
lege Hospital and Assistant Profes-
sor of Medicine at Downstate
Medical School, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Dr. Schnipper is a diplomate of
The American Board of Internal
Medicine and is Board Certified in
the sub-specialty of Medical Oncol-
ogy. He has published numerous
articles in the field of hematology
and oncology and is a member of
the American Society of Oncology
and the Society for the Study of
Blood.
Dr. Schnipper will reside in Shav-
ertown with his wife, Dr. Lia
Schnipper, and daughter, Emily.
Appointments may be
made by calling Medical
Oncology Medical Associates,
35 West Linden Street,
Wilkes-Barre, at 826-1741.
shirts.”
This year’s biathlon will be kicked
off by Sen. Charles Lemmond of
Dallas and will start and finish at
the Back Mountain Library. The
bicycle event will be first and cover
a distance of 11.7 miles followed by
the run of 4.3 miles.
“Last year we had approximately
80 entries including singles and
teams. This year we are expecting
more entrants. It is for all ages and
participation can be by singles or
teams,” said Carol Ertley.
She explained that the team
entries can have one member ride a
bicycle and the other member do
the run.
Entry fees are $7.00 per team if
pre-registered by July 7 or $5.00 per
single, if pre-registered by the same
date. Late registrations from July 8
up to and including the morning of
the race are $8.00 team and $6.00
single.
Busch T-shirts will be presented
to the first 300 entrants. Registra-
tion slips may be clipped from the
paper or obtained from the library.
Checks and registration forms
should be sent to the Back Mountain
Library, 94 Huntsville Road, Dallas,
Pa.
There are nine categories in the
biathlon, husband and wife, parent
and child, male and female, all
male, 45 and over, all female, busi-
ness, under 12, and individual.
Awards and prizes will be presented
at the conclusion of the race.
Carol Ertley, wife of Ronald
Ertley, is a member of the library
board, and three years ago, served
as new goods chairman. Carol is
also active in the American Cancer
Society, the United Way, and is
president of the Parents Association
of Wyoming Seminary’s Lower
School. She is also chairman of
Irem’s Women Golfers and a sus-
taining member of the Junior
League.
She and her husband are the
parents of four children.
Nancy Eckert is the wife of Lee
Eckert of Dallas and is a past
member of the Dallas Borough
Council. During her tenure she
served on the committee for the
beautification of Dallas and also
worked closely with Sylvia Hughes
during the 1976 Bicentennial Com-
mission in Dallas Borough. Like
Carol Ertley, she is a sustaining
member of the Junior League and is
involved in numerous civic and
community affairs.
Nancy is the manager of the Back
Mountain Office of Howell & Jones,
Inc. Coldwell Banker. She is also a
member of the Back Mountain
Library Board and has been
involved with the library for many
years.
Nancy and Lee are the parents of
two sons, Paul, now touring Europe
and presently in Morocco; and Lee,
Jr., married and living in Hunts-
ville. ’
Carol Ertley explained that there
will be two water stations set up
along the course and police and
ambulance personnel will be at stra-
tegic locations. The race will be led
by a pace vehicle, brightly deco-
rated with flags and banners to
provide safety measures for the
entrants, and the race will be run
regardless of the weather.
This year, the 45 and older cate-
gory is new to the biathlon and it is
hoped there will be many entrants
in that division.
“It was Leonard Falcone’s idea to
conduct the biathlon,” said Carol.
“Falcone Beverage wanted to do
something to benefit the library and
he came up with the idea of the
biathlon relay.
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
Joseph Fry of Trucksville is
serving his third year as chair-
man of the food concession stand
of the Back Mountain Memorial
Library Auction and, although it
is a lot of work, he enjoys doing
it.
“Until three years ago, I was
never involved at all with the
auction,” said Fry. ‘I have been
in the Back Mountain for the
past 32 years but it wasn’t until
three years ago that I worked
with the auction. It was James
Anzalone, that year’s auction
chairman, who got me involved.”
Fry took over chairman of the
stand from Ed Roth and he gives
much of the credit for its success
the past two years to Jeanine
Wood. He said without her work-
ing with him, he couldn’t have
done it. When they asked him to
serve again this year he first
asked if Jeanine was going to
help him. When she agreed, he
consented.
Fry is retired so he said he has
the time to work with the conces-
sion. It is a challenge and Fry
likes a challenge.
This year the stand will sell hot
dogs, hamburgs, French fries,
coffee, soda and something new,
chicken nuggets, cole slaw,
baked beans and potato salad.
“People get tired of just a
hamburg or hot dog so we
thought we would make available
platters with a hot dog, hamburg
or variation of, chicken nuggets
and two choices of either potato
salad, baked beans or cole
slaw.”
Fry said there is a lot of work
setting up refrigerators, bringing
in counters and cleaning them,
ordering food, getting prices and
getting enough volunteers to staff
the stand. His wife also assists
and works as a volunteer in the
stand during the auction.
In addition to plain hamburgs,
auction-goers will be able to pur-
chase a Swiss-burger or an Auc-
tion-burger, the latter similar to
a California burger.
“It’s a lot of work but we also
have a lot of fun and it’s all
going for a good cause-the
library. We're looking forward to
a big year, especially with the
new food we have added,” said
Fry.
JOSEPH FRY
Debbie Dinger, chairman of the
New Goods in this year’s Back
Mountain Library Auction, has
gained a wealth of experience
during the past five years. A stran-
ger to auctions until she became
involved in 1981, since that time
Debbie has served three years in
finance, last year as new goods co-
chairman, and this year as new
goods chairman, assisted by Mary
Foltz.
Since Debbie likes getting
involved, talking with people, and is
a well-organized person, there is no
doubt that she will do a fine job.
Debbie was born in Wiliamsport and
lived there for a while but has lived
in various sections of the c’untry
from Williamsport to Florida, wher-
ever her father’s work took him.
Her husband, Kirk, is involved
with the auction because Debbie is
involved. He does the babysitting,
answers calls and takes messages,
all of which Debbie says are very
important.
Mary Foltz is a native of the Back
Mountain since she is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rose, exec-
utive with the Wyoming National,
now Merchants Bank.
This is Mary’s first year to work
with the auction, despite having
graduated from Dallas High Schoool
and College Misericordia. She has
been busy with her children, ages
five and two, and showing horses
which she owns. She and her hus-
band recently returned to the area
from Virginia where they had been
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