wv gr 14 ©. je ; w= TOT RSNIRINRL ~The Dallas Post VEDZATTE g ed N=) ™ Dallas, PA Vihsty TY 22 1992 es | Lake-Lehman class uses King day to teach others ~ By DIANA SHOEMAKER Student Correspondent The Advanced Placement Eng- . lish class at Lake Lehman High + School is celebrating Martin Lu- . therKing, Jr. day in a different way this year. The class, taught by Ellen Campbell, plans to promote equality and racial awareness in v their school this month by educat- ing fellow students about Martin Luther King, Jr. and other out- standing African American achiev- ers. ~The class has spent several weeks working on this project. They have discussed and researched “information about African Ameri- _.can music, history, and people. . The class is combining their indi- vidual research into a larger pres- entation which they will share with other Lake Lehman students. Jenni Judge, class member, revealed one goal of the group. “I SA . hope to make people more aware of black accomplishments.” Members of the class will travel to other English classes through- out the day to present their pro- gram which includes a variety of topics. The class will highlight African American achievements in sports, history, politics, entertain- ment, music, and literature. They plan to present a brief biography of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as several student essays written to the theme of equality. Tammie Yetter, a student, gave her view of the project, “I would like people to be more open-minded to the idea of equality.” The class hopes that their ac- tivities will encourage students to gain further understanding of the importance of different cultures andrdces in their schooland in the United States. BRINGING KING'S MESSAGE TO OTHERS - The Advanced Placement English class at Lake- Lehman High School used the occasion of Dr. Martin Luther King Day to bring his message of tolerance and hope to other students. N «Water WE confintied from page 1) by a drain on the water table. “It's a matter of looking out for ~allof us,” said Bowersox. “We need water to operate.” According to Paul Lumia, a di- rector of the Huntsville Golf Club, _ the club will submit a package to ~ the planning commission at its meeting on February 24. The plan- ning commission is the last local government body which will have to review the plans for the course. The Lehman Township Zoning ~, Hearing Board accepted the plan “to build the private golf club in an area zoned residential at its meet- . ing last November 25. : - Test wells will be drilled in the » next few weeks to determine if there is sufficient ground water for the course. The test wells will be pumped continuously for several days to see if neighboring wells would be affected. In case the wells do not provide enough water, supervisor David Sutton suggested to the club that ponds be constructed on the course for water - a suggestion he feels would be practical even if the wells were shown to be adequate. “I'm aware of a couple of springs on the property,” said Sutton, who is a member of the Planning Com- mission. “They'd fill those ponds when it's raining. When things get down and it's not raining then they can use them. Plus the better courses often have water you have to shoot over.” Sutton said that noaction would be taken on the plans the first night they come before the Plan-. ning Commission. The Planning Commission will have 90 days to review the plans. The Department of Environmental Resources, Luzerne County Soil Conservation District, Luzerne County Planning Commission, and the township engineer will all review the plan and give their recommendation to the township, Sutton said. Supervisor Ray Iwanowski is also on the five-member Planning Commission. Lumia said the course would not be used for tournaments. “A private golf course - most private golf course owners don't want tournaments because they chew the course up,” he said. The club would admit 450 members with an initiation fee of $15,000, and an annual member- ship fee of between $2,200 and $3,200. Residents from outside the area would pay a $5,000 initia- tion fee because they would play on the course less, Lumia said. The principal investors in the golf club are Richard Maslow, of Dallas; Dave Hall, of Shavertown and Dick Pearsall, of Dallas. Attor- ney Richard Caputo, of Dallas, is representing the group. Obituaries MARGARET BILLS Margaret Alice Bills, 87, formerly of Huntsville Road, Shavertown, _ died Jan. 13, 1992, in Cross's Mountainview Guest Home, Sweet = Valley. Born in Larksville, June 25, 1905, she was the daughter of the : A ton Joseph and Anna Dugan Lance. She was educated in Ply- ‘%.mouth publie:schools. She was a + former resident of Detroit, Mich. where she resided for 35 years. ~ She was a member of St. John the + Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, Edwardsville. © She was preceded in death by her husband, William; brother, Leslie. Surviving are two nieces. Interment, Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Pringle. «MARIAN BUSS Marian Bray Buss, 81, of South Sherman Street, Wilkes-Barre died _at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. . Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a : daughter of the late William and « Susan Remphrey Bray. . She was preceded in death by * brothers, Clinton, Russell, William . and Charles Bray. . Surviving in addition to her * husband, Leonard, are sons, Fred, Wilkes-Barre; William, Silver .. Spring, Md.; daughter, Mrs. Rich- + ard (Lois) Gdovin, Shavertown; . brother, Arthur Bray, Mountain- ' top’ seven grandchildren; numer- ous nephews and nieces. Interment, Evergreen, Ceme- ! tery, Shavertown. 1 FRANK ORKWIS Frank Orkwis, 71, of Hemlock . Drive, Oak Hill, Dallas, died Jan. 1 15,1992, at home, after an illness. ~ Born in Flushing, NY, July 22, 1920, he was the son of the late © Frank and Balbina Maruszak , Orkwis. He was a graduate of . Jamaica High School, Long Island, NY, and a Navy veteran of World . War II. He was employed by Topps Chewing Gum Co., Brooklyn, NY, working there for 39 years, retiring in 1985 as technical coordinator ~ from the Duryea plant. He was a member of Back Mountain Kiwa- . nis Club and American Legion Post 199, Parsons. He also was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, . Dallas, and its Holy Name Society. He and his wife, the former Georgianna Geiple, celebrated 50 . years of marriage on Nov. 30, 1991. He was preceded in death by . brothers, Stanley and Walter; sis- . ter, Sophie Ostrowski. * Surviving in addition to his wife, . are sons, Frank, Ocala, Fla.; Ken- ' neth, Kingston; Ronald, Dallas; + daughter, Joy Ann Stephenson, . Lakeland, Fla.; seven grandchil- ! dren; sister, Stella Baker, Long * Island, NY. . Interment, Mount Olivet Ceme- tery, Carverton. Memorial donations, if desired, . may be made to Hospice St. John, 665 Carey Ave., Wilkes-Barre 18702; or to Mercy Center Con- vent, Lake Street, Dallas, 18612. [oy a as. a machinist. LEONARD PETCHKIS Leonard J. Petchkis, 68, of Pine Ridge Road, Centermoreland, died Jan. 15, 1992 at Veterans Admini- stration Medical Center, Plains Township. A lifelong resident of Center- moreland, he was the son of the late George and Catherine Petchkis. He was self-employed as a farmer, also working at Bullard Machine Co., Bridgeport, Conn., He attended Blessed Sacrament Church, Cen- termoreland. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Disabled American Veterans. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Anna Kochan; son, Ronald, Wapwallopen; daughters, Anto- inette Hockman, Centermoreland; Christine Bissonnette, Bridgeport, Conn.; Lee Anna Fell, West Brook, Conn; brother, Benjamin, Bridge- port, Conn.; sister, Della Pon- ganis, Stratford, Conn; one grand- daughter. : Interment, Memorial Burial Park, Carverton. Memorial donations, if desired, may be made to American Cancer Society, Kirby Health Center, 71 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 18702. MICHAEL PETROWSKI Michael Petrowski, 80, of RD 3, Hunlock Creek, diedJan. 19, 1992, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital shortly after admission. Born in Edwardsville, he was the son of the late Edward and Sadie Trotsky Petrowski and at- tended Edwardsville Schools. He was a resident of Sweet Valley for 32 years. An Army veteran of World War II, he served in the European: theater of operations. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Anna Adamczyk; sisters, Mrs. Catherine Kytic, Bradford; Mrs. Mildred Rodgers, Long Beach, Calif.; nieces and nephews, great- nieces and nephews. Interment, St. Hedwig’'s Ceme- tery, Larksville. HAROLD SHAFER Harold J. Shafer, of Main Road, Hanover Green, Hanover Town- shil, died Jan. 19, 1992, at Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Hanover Green, he was the son of the late John E. and Cora Templeton Shafer. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Edith Saunders; sons, Wil- liam, Dallas; Jack, Backets Har- bor, NY; Dale, Hanover Green; seven grandchildren; brother, Myrlynn, Harrisburg; one nephew. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday from the Earl W. Lohman Funeral Home, 14 W. Green St., Nanticoke, with Rev. Frederick R. Nagle officiating. Interment, Hanover Green Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call 2 lo4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Memorial donations, if desired, may be made to Goodwill Hose Company or to the Hanover Town- ship Ambulance Unit. Shrine J BENJAMIN JENKINS Benjamin (Red) Jenkins Jr., 72, of West Pettebone Street, Forty Fort, diedJan. 18, 1992, in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston, fol- lowing an illness. Born in Kingston, he was the son of the late Benjamin w. and Rachel Lloyd Jenkins. He had previously resided in Shavertown.. Prior; to his retire- ment in 1983, he was employed as an auto mechanic for 34 years for David Ertley Inc., Kingston. Surviving are his wife the for- mer Frances Treslar. Interment, Forty Fort Cemetery. EMMA SARLEY Emma L. Sarley, 80 of RR 1, Unityville, died Jan. 20, 1992 at Bloomsburg Hospital. Born in Plymouth, June 20, 1911, she was daughter of the late Charles and Bertha Hoover Hutch- ins. She resided in Dallas for 30 years prior to moving to Unityville 20 years ago. She was employed by Percy Brown's Restaurant, Wilkes- Barre for 35 years, retiring in 1972. She was a member of Lungerville Christian Church. She and her husband, William R., celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary last October. She was preceded in death by brothers Charles and Ira. Surviving in addition to her husband, are a son, William C., Dallas; brother, Willard G. Muncy; three grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday from Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home, corner of Routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek, with Rev. Furman Doty of Lunger- ville Christian Church, officiating. Interment, Fern Knoll Funeral Burial Park, Dallas. Friends may call 1 p.m. Thurs- day until time of services. In lieu of flowers family requests memorial contributions be sent to the Lungerville Christian Church, RR 1, Box 489, Unityville, Pa. 17774. HELEN SOKOL Helen Sokol, 69, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, died Jan. 13, 1992, at Lakeside Nursing Home, Ide- town. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Yesko Sokol. She was a graduate of Coughlin High School. She had resided at Lakeside Nurs- ing Home for the past 11 years. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a secretary by Max Burke and Son Insurance. She was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Bernard (Bette) Rollman, Dallas; one niece and one nephew. Interment, St. Mary's Byzantine Cemetery, Dallas. Memorial donations, if desired, may be made to National Alzheim- ers Association, 70 E. Lake St., Chicago, ILL. 60601; or to the local chapter, Riverside Adult Day Care Center, 220 S. River St., Plains 18705. JOHN ELINCHIK John P. Elenchik, 84, of West Overbrook Avenue, Dallas, died Jan. 14, 1992 at Meadows Nurs- ing Center, Dallas. Born in Plymouth Township, he was the son of the late John M. and Anna Chewey Elenchik. He at- tended Jackson Township schools and resided in Dallas for the past 42 years. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by Sordoni Con- struction Co. He was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas, and its Holy Name Society. He also was a member of International Plasterers and Cement Masons Union, Lock 150, Wilkes-Barre. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary, June 3, 1991. Surviving are a son, John A., Orange; daughters, Marian Kern, Dallas; Eleanor Taylor, Cape Coral, Fla.; Elizabeth Kowaleski, Randall, Wash.; brothers, Frank, Jackson Twp.; Joseph, Shavertown; sisters, Mary Elenchik, Agnes Manzoniand Frances Stash, all of Jackson Township; Anna Bebey, Wilkes- Barre; Katherine Hudak, Dallas; Margaret Harrison, Muhlenburg; 12 grandchildren; two great-grand- children. Interment, St. Stephen's Ceme- tery, Lehman Township.. THOMAS LYMAN Thomas Wayne Lyman, of RR 1, Springyille, died Jan. 16, 1992, at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhan- nock. Born in Lymanville, he was the son of the late Perry and Mary Wilson Lyman. x Surviving are his wife of 43 years, the former Joan Hoffman; sons, Richard, Springville; David, Laceyville; Donald, Noxen; Kevin, Wyalusing; Jason, Honesdale; daughter, Lisa ‘Robinson, Springville; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Interment, Lynn. Lynn Cemetery, FLORENCE MULRANEY Florence Sobieski Mulraney, 56, of Berlin, NJ, died Jan. 14, 1992, in Cooper Medical Center, Camden, NJ. Born in May 1935, in Trucksville, she was the daughter of the late Julian and Mary Sobieski. She was a 1952 gradu- ate of Lake-Lehman High School. After her marriage, she moved to Berlin. Surviving are her husband, Andrew X.; children, Andrew J. Clementown, NJ; Steven A., Lin- denwold, NJ;'Colleen Carow, Char- lotte, NC; Nancy Mulraney, San Diego, Calif.; Daniel and Julianne, both of Berlin; brother, Leoanrd, Mountaintop; five grandchildren. Interment, Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Berlin. 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