The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, April 25,1990 11 "PEOPLE Barbara Shaver named as “Richardson a WN nd promoted at First Eastern Robert D. Richardson has been promoted to an executive vice president of First Eastern Corp., parent company of First Eastern Bank, where he serves as an ex- ecutive vice president and head of the Commercial Bank. A member of the First Eastern staff since 1969, he was promoted to senior vice president in 1981 and to his present position in 1986. Richardson earned a BA degree in ‘Economics from Dickinson Col- lege and is a graduate of the Ston- ier Graduate School of Banking. He serves as a senior associate member of the Robert Morris Asso- ciates; the National Association of “Bank Loan and Credit Officers; president, Dallas fire and Ambu- lance Association; director, Wyo- ming Valley Children's Associa- tion; ‘chairman, administrative board and member, board of trus- Dallas United Methodist tor, United Way of Wyoming Val- “ley. Richardson is a member of the wadvisory ‘board, Pennsylvania Bankers School of Commercial Lending; executive council, Penn- sylvania Bankers Association, member of Wyoming Valley Chap- ter American Institute of Banking, Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce, Westmoreland Club, George M. Dallas Lodge, Caldwell ROBERT RICHARDSON A.A.O.N.M.S. of Wilkes-Barre. He has also participated in numerous fund raising events for various college and community organiza-' tions. He served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserve for 15 years, attaining the rank of Major. Bob and his wife, Sandra, reside in Dallas and have three children, Robert, Jr., Mark and Susan. John Jablowski named For the second consecutive year, Barbara Jean Shaver, 10, daughter of Danny and Terry Shaver, of Harveys Lake, has been accepted as a State Final- ist in the Miss Pennsylvania American Pre-Teen Pageant to be held Aguust 10and 11, 1990 at the Vista International Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa. - The Miss American Pre-Teen Pageant is open to girls between the ages of 8 and 12 who are good students. Emphasis is placed on the importance of mental alertness, self-confi- dence, achievement in school, and performance on stage. The pageant seeks to recognize the accomplishments of each young lady who enters, and to help her set goals for the future. The winner of the pageant will receive a cash award and will represent her state at the National Pageant which will be held in November 1990 in Anglovich Electric; Back Moun- tain Bowl; Riverside; Villa Roma; Miss Pre-Teen state finalist - riding, swimming, cooking. BARBARA SHAVER Quixote Enterprises; Harveys Lake Gulf; Kuglers Amoco; Co- lumbia Porch and Shade Co., Inc.; DiVeronica's; Hoss’ Gar- den Hut; Bob's Archery, Hunt- ing & Tackle; Back Mountain Youth Bowling League. Scouts, dance, reading, bike Misericordia prof named to statewide Don Skiff, assistant professor of business at College Misericor- dia, joined the steering committee of the Pennsylvania Society of Teaching Scholars. The newly- formed organization is an out- growth of the State System of Higher Education Summer Acad- emy for the Advancement of Col- lege Education and will work to improve the teaching and learn- ing process at the post-secondary level. As a member of the steering committee, Skiff will help develop the society's mission statement, by-laws and goals for next year. Initially, membership will only be open to Summer Academy gradu- ates. When the goals and objec- tives are established, membership will be available to all teaching faculty. Last August, Skiff was one of only six faculty from Pennsylva- private and state university fac- ulty discussed the uses of learn- ing styles in developing education Nagy leads workshop at national nurse Ellen J. Nagy, a Dallas resident and Director of Community Rela- tions at the Visiting Nurse Asso- ciation in Edwardsville, presented two workshops at the national meeting of Visiting Nurse Associa- tions of America. More than 200 representatives from Visiting Nurse agencies across the country at- tended the VNAA's 1990 Annual Meeting, March 7-10 in San Anto- «ol0 "Outstanding" list nio, Texas. The two workshops led by Mrs. Nagy focused on current trends in marketing in the home care indus- try. Nagy stated that “With all the improvements in medical technol- ogy, the aging of our population, and the high costs of institutional care, there has been a dramatic increase in the need for home health care. Our job at the VNA is NEAR to be ready to meet the home care needs of Luzerne County residents in the years to come.” Mary Ann Keirans, VMNA Administrator, stated that the meeting was the largest ever for the coalition which has a member- ship of 115 nonprofit, community- based home health care agencies. “Visiting Nurse organizations have always assumed a leadership role committee DON SKIFF tees, & Charon: dicectoc. Greater Wilkes Tampa, Fla. Her hobbies include baseball, nia private colleges to attend the 7 Barre Industrial Fund, and direc- Consistory and Irem Temple Miss Shaver is sponsored by bowling, cheerleading, Girl first Summer Academy. About 40 strategies, collaborative learning, teaching and learning styles for minority students and other top- ics. convention in the home health care market. In fact, VNA's originated the concept of home care more than 100 years ago and in Luzerne County 82 years ago. We will continue to be the innovators in health careaswe move into the next century, and this national meeting reinforced that,” said Keirans. -.John J. Jablowski, Jr. of Hanover ! Township has been named to the ! annual list of “Outstanding Young ‘sl Men in America” by the Board of ‘i Directors of the “Outstanding 's, Young Men in America” Associa- | tion. - i The Alabama based association / @ annually selects men between 21 Yi and 40 that have demonstrated "| outstanding qualities of commu- | nity leadership, citizenship and i | ® achievement. 4 = The Hanover Township resi- it! dent is currently serving as Public i! Relations and Communications 1 Director for American Surfpac, a *; multi-million dollar international ‘| municipal water treatment system +, corporation. : it, Two Or THE AREA Top CD YIELDS: 24 MONTH CERTIFICATE '% )% 8.70" 8.48 YIELD* RATE 18 MONTH CERTIFICATE 8.60" 8.34° Here at Merchants Bank rates for intermediate-term CDs are up. 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A graduate of Penn State Uni- versity, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and | serves on the Board of Directors of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Campus Alumni Association. Jab- lowski most recently served as a ..Congressional Assistant with local ‘= Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski. ‘Prior to his work with Kanjorski, he served as District Director/ + Legislative Assistant to former w Pennsylvania House Majority Pol- . icy Chairman Representative David * R. Wright. Dr. Madeira ‘opens office Dr. David J. Madeira has opened a chiropractic office at 245 North Memorial Highway in Shavertown. Dr. Madeira received his Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree from New York Chiropractic College in Long Island and is a member of the International Chiropractors Asso- ciation (ICA). As an ICA member, Dr. Madeira is part of a profes- sional association dedicated to the advancement of chiropractic, the second largest primary health care profession in the world. 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