~ 8 The Dallas Post : a —— Dallas, PA Wednesday, September 19, 1990 PEOPLE Margaret R. Spencer of Dallas, executive director and chief ex- “ecutive officer of Heritage House, Wilkes-Barre was recently selected as a governing council represen- tative, Class of 1993, for the American Hospital Association's Section for Aging and Long-Term Care Services. Mrs. Spencer was selected from a competitive slate of candidates for her new position in which she hopes to “convey the need for sensitivity to the special needs of hospitalized older people.” - Anon-profit organization, Heri- tage House is a retirement com- munity for persons 62 years of age and older offering a continuum of care including independent apart- ments and rooms, personal care, intermediate and skilled nursing Lacare. opened in 1977, isadivision of the ~ Wilkes-Barre General Health Heritage House, which Corporation and is the successor to the Home for Homeless Women ' which was founded in 1874 and later destroyed by Hurricane Agnes in 1972. Mrs. Spencer was responsible for the start up of the facility including furnishing, staff- ingand development ofall policies and procedures. Mrs. Spencer is a member of ! the Board of Directors of the Penn- sylvania Association of Non-Profit Homes for the Aging (PANPHA), and immediate past president of its Northeastern Pennsylvania chapter; member and immediate past chairperson of the North- Edward M. Stein, Jr., President of Mercy Med-Care, Inc., has an- nounced the appointment of Rich- ard Hiscox, D.O., as Medical Di- rector of the emergency unit at pi. Mercy Hospital, Nanticoke. “A native of Wilkes-Barre, Dr. i Hiscox received his undergradu- ate degree from the University of Rochester and completed gradu- ate studies in Natural Sciences at Roswell Park Memorial Institute of the State University of New York at Buffalo. He graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed a rotating internship at Dallas Memorial ~ Hospital, Dallas, Texas. While practicing at Dallas ~ Memorial, Dr. Hiscox seved as a member of the hospital's Board of Directors, Chiefof the Medical Staff and Medical Director of the hospi- tal's chemical dependency unit. Dr. Hiscox is a member of the ; American Osteopathic Association, American College of Practitioners in Osteopathic Medicine and Sur- gery, and the American Osteo- pathic Academy of Addictionology. He is also a Diplomat of the Na- tional Board of Examiners for Osteopathic Physicians and Sur- geons. Dr. Hiscox also practices family MARGARET SPENCER eastern Region Council on Aging and former chairperson of the Pennsylvania Council on Aging. She is also a member of Alpha Delta Mu, Epsilon Chapter of the National Honor Society of Social Work. Mrs. Spencer serves as Chair- man of the Board of Derma Sci- ences, Inc., assistant secretary and member of the Board of Directors of Heritage House, a member of Dr. Hiscox named Medical ~ Director of Nanticoke Unit RICHARD HISCOX, D.O. medicine at his office located at Market Street Plaza in Nanticoke. Some of the services he provides include osteopathic manipulative therapy, minor emergencies, and alcohol and drug detoxification. He is on the staff of Mercy Hospi- tal, Wilkes-Barre as well. Dr. Hiscox and his wife, Bonnie, are currently residing in Shaver- town with their four children. Sorber named editor of Circle K state publication Lisa Sorber, of Hunlock Creek, former editor of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Collegian student newspaper, has been named edi- tor of the Krier, the Circle K publi- cation that serves Pennsylvania District statewide. Sorber, now a junior at the Penn State University Park Campus, isa 1988 graduate of Lake-Lehman High School and attended Penn -State Wilkes-Barre the past two years. While at the local campus, she served as editor of the campus newspaper, was representative to the Student Government Associa- tion, served as copy editor for the student literary magazine the “Forum”, and was a voting board member of the Circle K District Board, which includes represen- tatives from across Pennsylvania. She was also named to Who's Who Among Students at American Junior Colleges. LISA SORBER Lisa is the daughter of Philip and Delores Sorber. She is major- ing in English and hopes to teach at the high school level. "> Tack Caddy a Purse & Rider Breeks Breeches........ Ratcatchers................ Oster Blade Wash...... EAN ae $7.50 FREE! Combination Comb & Hoof Pick with $25.00 purchase or more. 85 Warren St., Tunkhannock, PA 836-2740 P English Riding Belts... Engineering ‘Spencer named to hospital council the Board of Directors of the Home for Homeless Women and a member of the Board of Directors of the Wilkes-Barre General Health Foundation, Diversified Medical Services, Inc., and General Medi- cal Services, Inc. She is also a member of the American Associa- tion of Homes for the Aging and American College of Health Care Administrators. She is a graduate of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania with a bache- lor’'s degree in economics. She is an adjunct faculty member of Marywood College and has been a guest lecturer at Pennsylvania State University, King's College, Wilkes University, University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Campus and University of Wisconsin, Madison. She has been a licensed Nursing Home Administrator in Pennsylva- nia since 1978. Mrs. Spencer is the recipient of many awards, including the Meri- torious Service Award from the American Association of Homes for the Aging and the Distinguished Service Award from the Pennsylva- nia Association of Non-Profit Homes for the Aging, both in 1983. She has also received the “Out- standing Achievements and Serv- ice Award” from the Pennsylvania Council on Aging in 1988 and the “Outstanding and Dedicated Serv- ice Award” from the Northeastern Pennsylvania chapter of PANPHA in 1990. She resides in Dallas with her husband, L. Robert Spencer. KRISTINE ERTLEY Kristine Ertley. will teach at Lower School H. Jeremy Packard, president of Wyoming Seminary announced recently that Kristine Ertley, Dal- las, was appointed to the position of kindergarten teacher at the Lower School in Forty Fort. A graduate of the University of Vermont, Ertley earned her BS degree in Early Child Development. Area residents honored for five years service to Meadow 8 Several Back Mountain residents were among those honored for five years of service to Ecumenical Enterprises, Inc. at their annual Employee Appreciation Social. Certificates of Appreciation and Savings Bonds were awarded to six employees. EEl is a private non-profit corporation with 165 emloyees that owns and manages The Meadows Nursing Center, Meadows and Hi-Madows Apartments, Dallas; Garden Village Apartments, West Pittston; Midtowne Apartments, Wyoming; and Interfaith Heights Apartments and Townshouses, Wilkes-Barre. Shown at the awards program, first row, from left, honorees Sabrina Major, Dallas; Thelma burkholder, Hunlock Creek; second row, John Muth, Assistant Administrator Meadows; Ray Condo, Exectutive Director EEI; Howard Ellsworth and Andy Novak, honorees; and Thomas Sweeney, Administrator, Meadows. Marlene Trace and Mary Ellen Sickler, Harveys Lake, were also honored. Dr. Fields joins General Hospital staff David R. 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