a a Residents honored Course completed Rogers (Continued from page 9) why shouldn’t athletes? What's the sense of giving a kid a scholarship when he doesn’t have a chance of graduating? For too long, college athletics have majored in the art of sucking the athletic talent out of kids for four or five years and then turning them out into the real world with nothing more than a good jump shot. 3 Proposition 48 is the best hope to stem the most deplorable form of human usury since slavery, unconsciousable big-time coillege athletics. BITS & PIECES Well, the Goodwill Games are over. Just wanted to let you know: -0- Did anyone notice the silence in the New York papers over the arrest of four Mets for brawling with police in Houston on Saturday night? It was deafening. Not even a peep. Talk about homers. -0- In New York, Yankee writers, take your pick, are plugging the sports pages chuck full of hope and bosh about the inevitable decline of the Boston Red Sox. I keep hearing 1978, 1978 - the year the Sox blew a 14 game lead in August and then lost a one-game playoff to the Yankees to lose the division. It is not going to happen. Don Baylor, an ex-Yankee, will not let it happen. Quote me on this. -0- This Tuesday, former Lake- Lehman athletic director Rodger Bearde, will be interview for the same post. The only other man in the race for the job is John Howe, a West Pittston resident now living in the Back Mountain and a former AD at Fitch High School in Connecticut. post rogers add two Next week, I'll try to get a hold of some people and let you know what’s going on. It should be interesting. -0- Did you ever notice how much trouble Dallas and Lehman have in getting rid of athletic personnel? Remember the Clint Brobst lynching? I've heard that the Shorty Hitchcock affair wasn’t very pretty, either. ; = We should say a little prayer for Dick Howser. The Kansas City Royals manager will be operatedon this week for a brain tumor. (Rick Rogers is a sports column appears weekly.) ARKSVILLE (717) 779-3420 Larksville, PA 18651 - surpasses its goal The Luzerne County Council of the American Heart: Association’s Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter reached 104 percent of its campaign fiscal year, according to William Brace, county campaign chairman. The campaign goal was $121,404. In making the announcement that $125,899 were raised to help combat heart and blood vessel diseases in’ the fiscal year that ended on June 30, Brace thanked the residents of Luzerne County for their generosity. “the tremendous support shown by the people of Luzerne County in the fight against heart and blood vessel diseases, the number one cause of death and disability in the nation, indicates that they are both concerned and committed,” he said. “On behalf of the entire Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter, I wish to thank everyone who made this cam- paign such a rousing success.” Brace said the money raised during the camapgin will be used by the chapter to support research projects into the prevention and treatment of these diseases, provide public and professional education and offer community service pro- grams. ‘‘As a national organization, the American Heart Association is com- mitted to reducing the number of premature deaths and cases of disa- bility from heart and blood vessel diseases and the Northeast Pennsyl- vania Chapter is playing a key role,”” he said. ‘I hope that the people of Luzerne County will con- tinue to generously support our work.” EDC sponsors area contest The Economic Development Coun- cil of Northeastern Pennsylvnia (EDCNP) issued a reminder recently that the deadline for sub- mitting entries in the Eighth Annual Pocono ‘Northeast Community Awards Program (PNCAP) is Friday, August 29. As a major component of the Council’s Area Awareness and Action Program, the PNCAP honors communities and organizations for their community improvement efforts and projects in improving the qualify of life in the Pocono Northeast region. Ginny, Kirkwood, Director of Shawnee Development and PNCAP Chairperson, said, ‘‘The Pocono Northeast Community Awards Pro- gram is significant in recognizing communities and organization for their worthwhile civic endeavors. Interested parties are encouraged to submit projects for competition by August 29, 1986.” Dr. Charles A. LaJeunesse of Shavertown, assistant professor of psychology at College Misericordia, was notified that his article dealing with decision making will be pub- lished by University Associates in ‘The 1987 Annual: Developing Human Resources.” The article entitled, ‘‘Rankings and Ratings: A Comparison of Deci- sion Making Approaches,” explores the relative strengths and weak- nesses of autocratic, democratic and consensus group decision making processes. The premise for the decision making article evolved from a lead- ership development course for Col- lege Misericordia freshmen. ‘These potential leaders appreciated and learned from this structured experi- ence,” Dr. LaJeunesse explained. “Each time I conducted the deci- sion making processes, the results came out in the predicted direction. The fact that the rankings and ratings system works in a variety of settings convinced University Asso- ciates of its value,” he said. Dr. LaJeunesse holds a doctorate in counseling psychology and a master’s degree in counseling from the University of Missouri, Colum- bia, Missouri. . in The Dallas Post and were taken by a Dallas Post photographer are available for sale. The cost is $2.50 for a 5x7 and $5. for an 8x10 print. Color photos are $3. for a 5x7 and $6. for an 8x10 available only when a a - 295 Buttonwood St. Phone (717) 779-9689 MIKE HARPER TONY DeMARANVILLE RICK CUSICK Larksville, PA 18651 Photo Description Date Published Number of Copies: wm 1 print. Color photos are Bw 8 kin hE 8x10's 1 Ball held The Potentate’s Ball, which was named ‘Illustrious Sir Jim’s Circus Fantasy,” took place Saturday eve- ning, July 19, at Irem Temple Coun- try Club, Dallas. Potentate Brokenshire and his Lady Mary Ann were escorted to the stage by his Chief Aide, Noble Wilbur I. Thomas, where they intro- duced The Honorary Chairman, Christopher Samsel. Christopher, age 4, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Samsel, Berwick, and is a patient at the Philadelphia Shriners Orthopaedic Children’s Hospital. He was escorted by Irem’s Impe- rial REpresentative, Noble Clifford L. Jones. Members of Irem’s Divan, Past Potentates of Irem, visiting dignitaries from other Shrine Temple’s, The Right Worshipful Grand Master of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania, Brother Carl W. Stenberg Jr., and their Ladies were welcomed and intro- duced. The Legion of Honor Color Guard, under the command of Noble Harry L. Wood III, presented the colors. The Clown Unit, of which Potenta- ties Brokenshire is a member, under the direction of Noble Clyde R. Oster, flanked the honor aisle. A social hour starting at 5 p.m., with dinner at 6 p.m. preceded the affair. The dining and terrace rooms where dinner was served were decorated in Shrine colors of red, green and yellow and were enhanced with table linens of white DR. CHARLES LAJEUNESSE Ss Ball and green with fresh cut daisies in bud vases arranged on the tables. The pavilion, where the ball was held, was decorated in a circus-like atmosphere, with red, green and yellow miniature lights suspended throughout the seating and dancing areas. Dancing to the music of Noble Lee Vincent Big Band followed the Grand Entrance. Nobles Hugh E. Williams Jr. and Donald J. Berry were general chair- men with Nobles Robert Emery, Robert T. Farrell, William A. McHenry and Milan W. Shepherd as general co-chairmen. The following additional Nobles served as chairman and co-chair- men: Decorations, Hugh E. Williams Jr., Donald J. Berry, alvin G. Dungey, James George, John L. Harry, Harry L. Wood Jr.; public- ity, Walter E. Schimmelbusch; pho- tography, James T. Kozemchak Jr.,; grand entrance, Wilbur I. Thomas; announcer, Milan J. Krupa; director of work, William A. McHenry; parking, Lewis J. Yates, John R. Nixon Sr., Kenneth R. Stecker; color guard, Harry L. 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