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Nurses mark 103 years
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he United States Congress has passed a resolution setting aside
the week of Feb. 21-27, 1988 in honor of the Visiting Nurses
Associations of America. Congress praised the thousands of nurses
from the Visitng Nurse Associations as they entered their 103rd
year of dedicated services to the American public.
In Luzerne County the only VNA is the Visiting Nurse Associa-
tion-Home-Health Services, which like other VNAs across the
country has a long history of service to the community. The local
VNA is a nonprofit agency with offices in Kingston and Hazleton
and is a member agency of the United Ways of Wyoming Valley
and Greater Hazleton. This year the Visiting Nurses are celebrat-
ing their 80hh anniversary for caring for the homebound ill in our
unity. They began in 1908 as the Visitng Nurse Association of
s-Barre, and over the years were joined by other VNAS in the
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0 ty,‘including the West Side VNA, and the VNAs from Pittston,
Hazleton and Nanticoke.
‘On introducing the federal legislation, Senator Bill Bradley (NJ)
noted, ‘One of the unique aspects of the Visiting Nurse Associa-
tions is their strong community support. A board of directors
composed of health care professionals and community leaders
oversees each association to ensure high standards of care. The
United Way, funded by contributions from local businesses, is one |
of the primary financial backers for indigent care services
provided by every Visiting Nurse Association, and that organiza-
tion serves as another guarantor of quality care. Of course, the
'VNAs also rely on individual and corporate contributions within
their communities as well as on some federal and state governmen-
tal funding.”
A wide range of VNA services, such as skilled nursing care,
hige health aides, rehabilitation therapies, and personal care
ow patients to be cared for at home. Along with its two “sister”
programs, Homemaker Services of Luzerne County and Nurses
Care, the local VNA offers comprehensive home health care
services.
To find out more about your local Visiting Nurse Association,
please call 283-0681, or in outlying areas 1-800-432-9791. Or you can
contact VNAs of America at 1-800-426-2547.
Local census will be taken
fgacal representatives of the U.S. Census Bureau will revisit
ted area households beginning March 1 to conduct its Survey
~ of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), LaVerne Collins,
director of
the bureau’s Philadelphia Regional Office, announced
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"oIPP is a major nationwide continuing survey .introduced in the
fall of 1983. It is one of the nation’s largest surveys, with about
36,000 households participating. i
The Census Bureau publishes periodic reports providing informa-
tion from the survey. Subjects covered include the following:
-Jobs and earnings
“The economic effects of unemployment, disability and retire-
ment
-How taxes affect personal spending
-Participation in programs such as Social Security, Medicare,
and Medicaid, and food stamps.
Information from SIPP helps policy makers and administrators
determine how well government programs are serving the public
ee how changes in programs and policies will affect the public.
“Information collected in SIPP is confidential by law. Interviewers
have credentials idenifying them as U.S. Census Bureau employ-
ees. ;
neighbors who live in our communities. :
“Our duty to remember”’
Over 1,000 people attended the
Dallas Post/Ed Higgins, Jr.
dedication ceremonies of the Luzerne County Vietnam
Veteran's Memorial, held on the south lawn of the Luzerne County Courthouse, Sunday. The
sculpture by Gerhard Baut, Swoyerville, paid tribute to the more than 10,000 men and women
from the county who served in Southeast Asia. The monument was dedicated to the spirit of the
82 deceased veterans as well as to those who are still living. The monument was conceived
and erected through donations of thousands of Luzerne County residents.
Dallas Post/Linda Shurmaitis
ZNO VERY TALENTED RESIDENTS — Sonja and Professor Robert Stetten critique an original
inting done by Mrs. Stetten. The Dallas residents are fine examples of the many artistic
Artistic talent abounds in Back Mt.
one man’s views of the state of
BY DEBBY HIGGINS the human condition.
Post Editor
Art, like beauty, lies in the
eyes (and ears) of the beholder.
The literary seers of history
have quoted eloquent phrases to
describe various types of art
and artists. And “art for art’s
sake” need not be searched for
in large cities or deep in the
backroom of some musty book-
store. Sometimes. a form of art
and its artist is just around the
corner or down the street.
One such artist is playwright
Professor Robert Stetten of
Dallas. And Stetten’s works are
profound, dramatic pieces of
studios.
Stetten, an assistant professor
of psychology at Wilkes College,
uses the idiosyncracies of the
mind and the turmoil that can
result from those conditions, as
a basis for characters and situa-
tions in the form of spoken
drama.
The professor says his works
are “labors of love”, written
with a desire to have people
enjoy his efforts.
Stetten’s most recent play,
performed by members of the
Showcase Theatre, was aired in
January from the WVIA-FM
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“Statues on An Empty Beach”
took three months to write and
about one and one-half years in
the pre-wrtiting stage, Stetten
said.
“I used composits of real
people and certain aspects of
my experiences in the rehelm of
psychology to develop charac-
ters.” Stetten said. ‘I strive to
build a mood more than action
in which dialogue plays an inte-
gral part.”
The play was also performed
in Port Jefferson, New York
and at the Darte Center at
Wilkes College, where it was
well-received. ik
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Fowler named acting borough chief
Dallas Borough Council at its
meeting last week named
Patrolman Jack Fowler acting
police chief of the borough to fill
the position left vacant by the
death of the former police chief
Edward Lyons.
Fowler, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Fowler, Sr. of Dallas, has
been a member of the borough
police department for the past
15 years. He graduated from
Dallas Senior High School and
attended Luzerne County Com-
munity College for courses in
Criminal Justice as well as var-
ious seminars in police work on
a regular basis.
In December, Fowler was also
appointed to the position of
acting chief while the late
Edward Lyons was ill.
The acting chief is married to
the former Ann Marie Evans,
also of Dallas.
In appointing Fowler, council
members announced that
Fowler will fill the position as
acting chief until the March 15
council meeting when the new
police chief will be appointed
permanently. The Council is
expected to appoint Fowler as
the new Police Chief pending
results of a non-competitive
Civil Service Test.
Fowler was first appointed to -
the force by the late Mayor
Stephen Hartman when Jerry
Machell was council president.
When Fowler was first named
to the police department, he
was sponsored by a federally
funded program then under the
supervision of the late James J.
Loftus. >
He is a member of the George
M. Dallas Lodge No. 531,
Dallas; Caldwell Consistory,
Bloomsburg, and the Daddow
Isaacs American Legion Post
No. 672, Dallas. He is also a
past member of the Back Moun-
tain Police Association and
people to
be honored
BY CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Writer
Elva Valentine of Dallas
chairperson of the Youth Recog-
nition Committee, announced a
‘new youth recognition award is
to be given to two outstanding
student volunteers from the.
Greater Wyoming Valley.
The two outstanding teen rec-
ognition awards of $300 each
was initiated by the Volunteer
Action Center Advisory Com-
mittee in an effort to encourage
and recognize the community’s
young people who have indi-
cated a special interest in volun-
teering assistance to those in
need of it.
Correspondence and applica-
tions for the nomination of such
students have been sent to local
agencies and schools. Nomina-
tions for such students between
the ages of 14 and 19 years of
age may be made by the high
school principal or the school
guidance counselor, or from an
agency where a student did
volunteer work.
The students nominated will
be required to write an essay
about their volunteer experi-
ences. The winners will be
selected by a committee com-
prised of community represent-
‘atives. The criteria used for 7]
judging the winners will include
Quality volunteer work, docu-
mented volunteer work, a refer-
ence from the agency where the
volunteer work was done and
documented scholastic records
and a recommendation from
high school or administrative
personnel.
The winners will be
announced and the $300 cash
awards presented to them
during National Volunteer
Week, April 17-22. Nominations
of nominees close March 1.
Ms. Valentine said that some
nominations have been received
but the committee is requesting
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ON THE JOB — Jack Fowler, Dallas Borough acting police
chief, performing his new duties as chief.
plans to join again in the near
future.
Fowler is well qualified for
the position having been
involved in numerous major
cases which were satisfactorily
resolved.
His chief responsibilities will
include the assignment of offi-
cers to duty, follow through on
investigations, completion of
reports, assist fellow officers
and do his best to preserve law
and order for the taxpayers of
the community. 5
Chairman of the police com-
mittee of th Dallas Borough
Council is Craig Tupper.
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