12 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 6, 1994 W They work (continued from page 1) “For a small-town library, ours offers many services,” Connie said. “They do the best that they can to keep everything as up-to-date as possible. People would certainly miss it if it weren't there — espe- cially if they had to travel to Wilkes- Barre or Kingston every time that they needed to look something up.” Connie said that the auction's ability to fund 25 percent of the library's budget speaks well for the community. Ernie and Betty Ashbridge Ernie and Betty have worked on the auction since they first moved to the Back Mountain in 1956, both having chaired the antiques committee several times. “We're always on the lookout for good antiques, but don't begin serious collecting until November or December,” Ernie said. Their daughter, Robin, now living in West Chester, has inher- ited an appreciation of antiques {from her parents’ work with them at the auction. While growing up, she also helped out at the auction, work- ing as a spotter until the library ~ moved to its present quarters on Huntsville Road. Spotters stood on platforms, where they could more easily see the crowd, and indicated bidders to the auctioneers. “Robin always looked forward to helping out,” Ernie said. “She Penn State really enjoyed it.” Ernie has been on the board since 1973; both he had Betty are also “Ham ‘n Yeggers.” Betty has also been a member of the Friends of the Back Mountain Memorial Library. “We feel very dedicated to the library and what it provides to the communily,” Ernie said. Lois and Jeff Townsend The couple started working at the auction around 1974. Lois worked with the Dallas Junior Women's Club's homemade fudge stand and made handcrafted items with the Jayceettes, while Jeff worked with the Jaycees. Later they both manned the Rotary food booth. Their sons, Scott and David, began working as runners when they were eight years old. “Under the old bidding system, the runners carried buyers’ money to the block after they had bought something and brought the pur- chases back,” Lois explained. “They really had to pay attention to who had bought which item.” In 1990, when chairman Con- nie Scott brought back the Chil- dren's Acution, she recruited Lois and Jeff to head it. Jeff is the assistant scoutmaster of Dallas Boy Scout Troop 281, which ob- tains new and good used toys and other kids’ items for the sale and also supplies the young auction- eers. Both Scott and David are troop members. “It's kind of exciting, something special set up by the kids for other kids,” Lois said. Bennie and Ken Matchett Bennie has worked at Mrs. Crump's Book Booth since 1982, and will begin her fifth year on the board in November. In 1992, when poor health forced chairman Mrs. Florence Crump to give up her work at the library, Bennie stepped in as co- chairman of the booth. “With the increasing popular- ity of the book booth and the heavy work involved, Ken decided to help us out on his days off from work,” she said. Bennie credits the book booth’s success not only to Ken, but also to co-chairmen Anne Aston, who handles the phone calls and helps out during her time off from her job, and Jeff Matus, who drives in from his job at Penn State and gives up Saturday afternoons to help categorize, store and move the mountains of books which come in all year round. Jane McMichael Retired from Owens-Illinois for the past ten years, Jane, 72 years young, couldn't see herself sitting home for the rest of her life. So she started working as an aide at the library. On her days off, she comes in as a volunteer. “I love it here," she said. “The people and the staff are great. It's a lovely place to work.” Jane works with business manager Nancy Kozemchak on the Rotary/Kiwanis wheelchair loaner program and the book store in the basement originated by Mrs. Kozemchak. She also selects books and magazines to take to The Mead- ows aApartments the first Mon- day of every month, another proj- ect which Mrs. Kozemchak insti- tuted. “The people at The Meadows really look forward to book day,” she said. “Often they'll give me specificrequests for materials. It's fun trying to find things which will interest them.” Jane is also proud of the book store in the library's basement, reasonably priced books too good todiscard, donated by friends and library members. Last year the book store raised $1,500 for the library, Jane said. During her free time, she vol- unteers at the library, setting up the main desk and taking care of _ the flower garden. The untiring efforts of these volunteers, the library staff and the Freeman, Rothschild, Aicher, Kutzand Shaskas families, among others, has made the auction a success for all of its 48 years (continued from page 1) Another 8,000 students also are served through the campus’s continuing education programs, mini-courses and special semi- nars. Community colleges with com- petitively priced tuition fees are now attracting students who once were attracted by Penn State and its satellite campuses. Penn State Wilkes-Barre was established in 1916 in Wilkes- Barre to teach mining, engineer- ing and mathematics, long before Luzerne County Community Col- lege opened. Penn State moved to the old Conyngham estate in Lehman in 1968. 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