8 By HOWARD J. GROSSMAN
Special to The Dallas Post
A powerful force has been unleashed in Northeast-
ern Pennsylvania through a variety of techniques
designed to utilize talent and resources which hereto-
fore may have been underutilized to benefit Northeast-
ern Pennsylvania.
{ A women’s network has been organized in Luzerne
! County to bring to the attention of the community the
important role which women play in the County and
the likelihood of increasing this role in coming years.
Through the auspices of the Economic Development
Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania, a series of
women’s roundtables have been held to discuss issues
of importance to women including housing needs, and
related topics. This has led to a series of recommenda-
tions which have been made as to the opportunity for
new legislation which would be helpful in securing
housing, particularly for single women with children.
In Lackawanna County, the Planning Council for
Social Services completed a report on this topic which
has enabled public attention to be placed on the
problems facing low-income women. In still other
parts of Northeastern Pennsylvania, more attention is
being placed on ways and means by which women can
enter the mainstream of leadership.
Each of the women’s roundtables has discussed a
number of issues affecting Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania. Primary concern has been placed on the need
for housing accommodations which would provide both
transitional and or more permanent housing for
women who must raise children by themselves and
cannot afford traditional housing costs.
In too many cases, it is a situation where housing is
unavailable let alone at a cost which is in keeping with
the income of that family. Thus, the problem of
housing and jobs to support a family under these types
of circumstances as well as finding places to take care
of children while the mother works has become a
difficult problem facing many parts of the country, as
well as Northeastern Pennsylvania.
At a recent meeting of the State Legislative Delega-
tion from Northeastern Pennsylvania, sponsored by
the Economic Development Council of Northeastern
Pennsylvania (EDCNP), information was presented
concerning these types of issues. Recommendations
were made to consider state legislative programs
which would help alleviate this type of problem.
Some of the other issues discussed at the women’s
roundtable meetings included the following:
— Need for day care facilities within industry to
encourage women to continue to work.
— Need for social services in a ‘‘one-stop’ center to
more effectively implement such resources.
— Need to expand job opportunities for women.
— Need to effectively provide for opportunities
which will enable women to have leadership positions
in managerial and administrative roles.
Both from the vantage point of creating ways and
means by which women can increasingly take on
responsible positions in Northeastern Pennsylvania
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pounded by parallel head-of-household and job respon-
sibilities, the isues and their solutions are important to
the region’s future.
Networking of information and sharing of ideas and
new projects to help overcome these types of problems
is an important contribution which programs such as
the Women’s Network can make.
Such a process which has been initiated in Luzerne
County could, in fact, be considered at a regional level
as well. Thus, all public and private sector entities and
individuals in Northeastern Pennsylvania should
encourage this sharing process and at a minimum,
support the network concept and aid in expanding
ways and means by which a Women’s Network can
help focus attention on these types of issues. It is a
vital link in forging a quality future for Northeastern
Pennsylvania in the years ahead.
(Howard J. Grossman is the Executive Director of
the Economic Development Council of Northeast
Pennsylvania. His column appears periodically in The
Dallas Post.)
NATALIE A. ZIOLKOWSKI, 15,
Dallas, will perform a solo variation
on Saturday, July 26, with The
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Summer
School Program at Carlow College’s
Antonian Theatre, Pittsburgh.
Natalia will be a 10th grade stu-
dent at Bishop Hoban High School
this fall. She is a member of the
Wilkes-Barre Ballet Theatre Com-
pany which will be performing at
the opening of the Paramount Thea-
tre in Wilkes-Barre on September
19.
The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Company will be performing on
November 19, 1986 in Scranton as
part of the Community Concert
Association series.
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FOUR BACK MOUNTAIN RESI-
DENTS have been honored by the
Pennsylvania Department of Educa-
tion for being active partners in
their children’s education.
Honored are Mrs. Jean Klimek,
Shavertown; Mrs. Rosemary Per-
rotto, Trucksville; Mrs. Olga Welch,
Dallas; and Mrs. Patricia Zikor,
Trucksville. All four women are
volunteers at the Dallas Intermedi-
ate School.
The commendations completed
the second year of the Parent Part-
ner Recognition Program, a joint
effort by the state Education
Department and the Pennsylvania
Associations of Elementary and
Secondary School Principals. Par-
ents were selected by the principals
of the schools their children
attended based on ‘‘consistently
active and positive contributions’ to
their children’s education.
The program was one component
of a parent involvement campaign
launched by Thornburg under his
education reform program, ‘‘Turn-
ing the Tide: An Agenda for Excel-
lence in Pennsylvania Public
Schools.”
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MONICA A. FLYNN, of 18 Mara-
bee Ave., Dallas, has been named to
the first semester Dean’s List at
Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.
Each of the students named to the
list has achieved at least a 3.45
semester grade point average out of
a possible 4.0.
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DAVID ALAN BURNAFORD, RD
5, Box 416, Dallas, has been named
to the Spring semester Dean’s List
at The University of Connecticut in
Storrs, Connecticut.
In order to be named to the
Dean’s List at The University of
Connecticut, a student must hold a
minimum grade point average of 3.0
on a scale in which 4.0 is perfect.
Burnaford is studying Liberal
Arts and Sciences.
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BONNIE L. COOK, of Dallas, has
been named to the Dean’s List for
the Spring Semester at the Philadel-
phia College of Pharmacy and Sci-
ence.
Cook is a fourth-year Pharmacy
major at PCPS and one of 18
Luzerne County residents to be
named to the Dean’s List at the
Philadelphia institution.
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NAVY PETTY OFFICER 2ND
CLASS JAMES W. HADDLE, son of
James W. Haddle Jr., Route 1,
Dallas, recently participated in the
International Naval Review on July
4 as part of the Statue of Liberty
Centennial Celebration while sta-
tioned aboard the guided missile
cruiser USS Yorktown, homeported
in Norfolk, VA. ’
Twenty-one naval ships from 14
countries joined 11 U.S. Navy ships
in the review, with this being only
the fifth such gathering of military
vessels in U.S. history.
For the Yorktown, this review
held special meaning. Not only did
the cruiser celebrate her second
birthsy, but the Yorktown commem-
orated her namesake’s visit to New
York Harbor as an original Interna-
tional Naval Review participant.
In 1893, when the State of Liberty
was a newcomer, ships from 10
nations, including the gunboat USS
Yorktown, commemorated the 400th
anniversary of Columbus’ discovery
of America during the first Interna-
tional Naval Review in New York
City.
A 1980 graduate of West Side
Vocational Technical High School,
Pringle, Haddle joined the Navy in
January 1981.
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KEVIN M. MCLAUGHLIN, son of
William A. McLaughlin of RD 1,
Harveys Lake, has been promoted
in the U.S. Air Force to the rank of
airman first class.
McLaughlin is an administration
specialist at Holloman Air Force
Base, N.M., with the 833rd Air
Division.
His wife, Cindy, is the daughter of
Ralph and Nellie Road of RD 2,
Harveys Lake.
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CPL. MATTHEW W. EVANS, son
of Matt Evans of 91 N. Pioneer
Ave., Shavertown, and Barbara
Evans of 117 Church St., Dallas, has
completed a U.S. Army primary
leadership course at Ford Ord,
Calif.
Students received training in
supervisory skills, leadership princi-
ples and small unit training tech-
niques essential to a first-line super-
visor in a technical or
administrative environment.
Evans is a squad leader with the
31st Infantry at Fort Irwin, Calif.
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JAMES F. JOLLEY, son of James
and Lorraine Jolley of 175 Oak St.,
Trucksville, has been promoted in
the U.S. Air Force to the rank of
airman first class.
Jolly is a special purpose vehicle
and equipment mechanic at Eielson
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114 Memorial Hwy.
Shavertown, Pa.
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KAREN L. WILLIAMS, PAUL W. WARREN
Couple plans to wed
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Williams, Sweet Valley announce the
engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Karen L. to
Paul W. Warren, son of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Warren,
Washington Crossing, Pa.
Miss Williams is a graduate of Lake-Lehman High School and the
Pennsylvania State University with a BS degree in Physics. She is
employed at the Applied Physics Laboratory of John Hopkins
University, Laurel, Md.
Mr. Warren is a graduate of Pennsbury High School and the
Pennsylvania State University with a BS degree in Industrial
Engineering. He is employed at General Electric, Syracuse, N.Y.
The wedding is planned for September 27 at the United Methodist
Church, Lehman, Pa.
YES seeks host families
Richard W. Mackey has been
named Controller in the Business
Office at Keystone Junior College,
according to Margaretta B. Cham-
berlin, President.
A graduate of Keystone Junior
College, Mackey received a Bache-
lor of Science degree in Accounting
and a Master of Business Adminis-
tration from Wilkes College. Prior
to his appointment at Keystone,
Mackey served as Assistant Comp-
troller at Wilkes College and held
the position of Director of Finance
at Maternal and Family Health
Services.
Mackey is a member of the
George M. Dallas Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons 531 and the
Church of Christ Uniting, Kingston.
He and his wife Lori and son Glen
reside in Dallas.
Holthaus
appointed
Following a nomination from U.S.
Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA)
Dallas resident Richard Holthaus,
Jr. has accepted appointment to the
United States Air Force Academy in
Colorado.
A 1986 graduate of Dallas Senior
High School in Dallas, Richard
received the school’s Outstanding
Academic Achievement Award and
the Presidential Academic Award.
In addition to his impressive scho-
lastic record, Holthaus actively par-
ticipted in competitive school sports
including tennis and wrestling. His
other extra-curricular activities
included the Chess Club and The
National Honor Society.
The newly appointed cadet is the
RICHARD HOLTHAUS JR.
son of Richard and Ruth Holthaus
who have another son, Ryan and
two daughters, Rachel and
Rebecca.
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responsibly played a'big part in
another individual’s cultural experi-
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made that difference.
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