The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, May 26, 1993 3 Free blood pressure screenings in “Jackson Twp. By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff * Jackson Township residents are invited to take a break from their Memorial Day activities and visit the township's fire and ambulance building Saturday, May 29, for a free blood pressure screening between 10 a.m. and noon. “High blood pressure is a po- tentially serious health condition which doctors can treat easily if it's’'detected early,” said assistant ambulance crew chief John Wilkes. “I hope that many people in the community take advantage of this free service.” In addition to the screening, } ‘the ambulance crew will be on ‘hand to show off the township's ‘new 1993 ambulance, described ‘by ambulance crew chief Carl Schmitt as “an emergency room on wheels,” completely equipped ‘with state-of-the-art emergency ‘medical equipment. + The Jackson Township Ambu- ‘lance has just begun its 1993 “membership drive, according to ‘chairman Sam Wilkes, who urged ‘residents to send in their mem- “berships as soon as possible. Funds from the drive are used to meet normal repair and operat- -ing expenses during the year. L:ake-Lehman seniors make ‘Prom Promise . By GRACE R. DOVE . Post Staff |" When the students at Lake- , Lehman High School asked to be ' allowed to sign the Prom Promise, | their friends and teachers listened. '' The Prom Promise, a signed + commitment with one’s best friend : to avoid drugs and alcohol during : prom and graduation season, is ' very important to the Class of "93. POST PHOTO/GRACE R. DOVE READY TO HELP — Members of the Jackson Township Ambulance Association show off their new ambulance, to be on display during a free blood-pressure screening Saturday, May 29, include: front row from left: President Bernice Manzoni, EMT; fund drive chairman Sam Wilkes: Jason Kairo, First Responder; Tom Adams, EMT; second row: assistant chief John Wilkes, EMT; John Hutchins, EMT; ambulance chief Carl Schmitt, EMT. The ambulance association, composed of eight active crew members and 10 support mem- bers, is also accepting member- ship applications. “You don't have to be on the J Of the group of eight members ‘ of Students Against Drunk Driv- + ing (SADD) and the Peer Helpers . interviewed, seven knew some- one who had been arrested for ‘ underage drinking. ‘I Three of the eight knew some- * one who had been in an alcohol- $ : related car accident. © Oneoftheir classmates, Christy + Elston, a 1992 Lake-Lehman “graduate, died in an alcohol-re- . lated accident. + “Some kids kind of joke about . it, but deep down they take it * seriously,” said Rich Davis. “Most + of our class has signed the prom- . isein the past two or three weeks.” The students had attended an - assembly Monday, May 24, at § which WBRE-TV evening news anchor Keith Martin and Mrs. - JoAnn Parrish, a registered nurse at Wilkes-Barre General Hospi- - tal, had discussed avoiding drink- . ing while driving with them. ' “It was a good reminder, be- + cause our prom is Friday,” said . Kim Daniels. . The students agreed that most of the senior parties that they Stacey Paculavich. stance-free. There will be no more incidents of bouncers finding bottles stashed under the long skirts of the girls’ gowns or friends with quarter kegs on ice outside in the parking lot, as happened too often only a decade ago. Although the students said that many high school students ex- periment with alcohol, they don't do it as often as their predeces- sors. The problem is that the stu- dents tend to overdo it when they drink. “It's only a few kids that use drugs and alcohol. 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POCONO + BLOOMSBURG he Tre Te Ye Te Te Ye Te Yr Ye TY Ye eT Te Yr Te dr Ye dr te DY Ae A Ye I A Yr A Re Ye tr Ye te A Ye Ae - ambulance crew,” John Wilkes said. “We can use your talents in many different capacities: main- taining equipment, handling cor- respondence, helping out with paperwork and in our Adopt-a- Highway project, which maintains two miles of Huntsville Road.” Wilkes said that the ambulance association plans other free pub- lic health screenings during the year. CER. PROM PROMISE - Signing their Prom Promises, pledges to avoid drugs and alcohol during prom and graduation season, at Lake-Lehman High School were, sitting, from left: Kim Daniels, Julie Demidovich, Tim Norconk, Ken Miroslaw, Chris Salko; standing: Rich Davis, Jarrod Baranowski and Harveys Lake hosts boat show this weekend The Harveys Lake Business Association, in conjunction with the Sunset Marina and the Na- tional Antique and Classic Boat Society (PA Chapter, Harveys Lake), will sponsor a boat showon Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30, from noon to 5 p.m. and noon to 4 p.m. respectively. The event will be held at the Grotto Pizza marina and grounds, Har- veys Lake. The Boat Show is open to all individuals interested in showing or selling their boats. The entry fee for the show is $20. In addi- tion, tables will be available for selling marine supplies at arental fee of $10. All amounts are pay- able to the Harveys Lake Busi- ness Assocation. Proceeds from the boat show will be applied to other community events within the Harveys Lake area. For more information or to register by phone, please contact one of the following association members: Kevin Trowbridge, (717) NEW-BOAT; Allan Swantek, (717) 639-3248; Bruce Myers (717) 639- 5314; or Bill Nash, (215) 970- 5749. June 4 Bobby Vinton polka concert to be rescheduled Bobby Vinton was forced today to postpone part of his farewell tour due to a construction diffi- culty at his new “Bobby Vinton's Blue Velvet Theater” in Branson, MO. This includes the perform- ance that was to have taken place on June 4 at The Bud Light Amphitheatre at Harveys Lake. This event will be rescheduled to a later date to be announced. All tickets purchased for the show will be refunded (by mail only) at the main office of Prime Ticket, the exclusive ticket serv- ices for the Bud Light Am- phitheatre at Harveys Lake. Mail tickets, along with your name and full address to 33 Wilkes-Barre. Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. Area native writes book on Flood Recovery Task Force Robert P. Wolensky, a native of Trucksville and now a Professor at the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, is home for a few weeks discussing and promoting his book “Better Than Ever! The Flood Recovery Task Force and the 1972 Agnes Disaster.” Bob is staying with his mother Rose on Carverton Road while he travels around the Valley con- ducting media interviews and book signings at several local book stores. His book analyzes the remark- able work of the Flood Recovery Task Force, a powerful group of local citizens led by Federal Judge Max Rosenn, which was very in- fluential in the post-Agnes recov- ery of the Wyoming Valley. Along with Judge Rosenn, who has a summer home at Harveys Lake, other Back Mountain resi- dents and Task Force members that figure prominently in the volume include Ed Schechter, Margaret Anderson, Andrew J. Sordoni III, Tom Kiley and Harold Rose. Fair vendors must apply by June 1 Clem Norman, Vice President and Concession Chairperson for The Luzerne County Fair to be held September 8 - 12 has announced vendors must make application by June 1, 1993 {o insure a space. Chairperson Norman said that if you do not have an application by June 1 then it will be on a first come first serve basis. Anyone wanting to apply may do so by contacting Clem Norman at 675-FAIR or by writing to his attention at Luzerne County Fair, Route 118, Box 393, Dallas, PA 18612. : Hillside Farms Dairy Store - OPEN HOUSE - DAIRY STORE HILLSIDE ROAD, SHAVERTOWN - $i Fre HILLSIDE Free Balloons e Product Samples Wandering Clown Calf in a Pen Name the Calf Contest ' ) - Winner Receives a Free Birthday Party Demonstrations Hours: 1-4 Sat., May 29 ¢ “Iv 717-696-2881
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