The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, December 28, 1995 § LIBRARY By NANCY KOZEMCHAK The Back Mountain Memorial Library is showing a collection of Nativity sets in the display case at the library. These were borrowed from Marilyn Gregorski of Dallas. She began to collect these sets in 1972 and now owns over 50 dif- ferent sets. The sets were col- lected during trips to Italy, Ger- many, Austria, Nassau and Mex- ico. Some are gifts from family and friends. There is a stained glass set from Long Beach Island, NJ; a home made one with small trees from Nassau; a wooden set from the Met in New York; a special one with a star from Austria and a Precious Moments nativity set. There is a pyramid nativity from Germany; a large fuscia colored glass from Mexico and a mini- ature glass set also from Mexico. Cosgrove attends science seminar Dallas High School student Joseph Cosgrove recently at- tended Susquehanna University's tenth annual Science in Action Day. Cosgrove attended a lecture on the “Restoration of Chesapeake Bay: Status and Trend" given by Cynthia Adams Dunn, Pennsyl- vania program director for the Alliance at the Chesapeake Bay and chose one of seven hands-on laboratory sessions frommath and computer science to molecular biology. Students graduate from Kutztown Two Back Mountain residents received degrees when Kutztown University held its Winter Com- mencement Dec. 16. Brian M. Jordan, Dallas, Bache- lor of Science, Telecommunica- tions /Production /Journalism & Public Relations. Andrea D. Bunney, Shaver- town, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Busi- ness Administration /Marketing. LaBar begins studies at Messiah College David W. LaBar began his stud- jes as a freshman at Messiah College this fall. LaBar, a com- puter science major, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood LaBar, RR 4, Dallas and is a 1995 graduate of Ebenezer Faith Christian High School. Save Time ¢ Trouble « Money Subscribe to The Dallas Post Lovely Nativity sets are on display at the BMT Library An egg shape one is Peruvian; an older traditional one from Ger- many; a tiny one with a baby on a mat from Ecuador; purchased at the Luzerne County Fair years ago. A large straw set on plat- form, all made of straw, was bought at Heritage Days at the Armory. This is a unique collec- tion of a special kind and will be at the library until January 17. New books at the library: “The Brimstone Wedding” by Barbara Vine is a wise and unsettling tale of the power and the poison of love. Genevieve Warner, 32 years old, thirteen years into a loveless marriage, and recently swept into her first passionate love affair says she cannot tell the gracious, dig- nified, dying woman who she cares for in an English nursing home because she's too old; she'll have forgotten what sex is. But the dying woman has not forgotten. She knows all about love: its prom- ises, its betrayals, its sometimes deadly consequences. She learned 30 years ago in a country house she still owns. “Mistress of the Bones” by T.J. MacGregor is a satisfying and suspenseful novel in the series featuring the husband and wife team of Quin St. James and Mick McCleary. The rich history of Florida's Tango Key provides a lush and evocative backdrop to a story that begins with the discov- ery of a body in a house in the center of a mango grove. Itis Lou Hernando, and the chief suspect is his 17-year-old sidekick Ross Blade, a refugee from a troubled family, who's found a real home with Lou in the cliffside house, a repository of secrets from a time when pirates roamed the nearby waters. This is a treasure hunt of a different order. “Angel” by Nicholas Guild be- gins with news clipping about a grim murder in a Dayton motel that shatters the lives of a father and son who share a prosperous New England law practice. The father suffers a fatal heart attack and the son, who had reluctantly chosen to forego a career with a presitgious New York firm, suc- ceeds him as the trustee of dark secrets. OBITUARIES MADELINE SZALKOWSKI Madeline Szalkowski, 87, for- mer resident of Nanticoke and Lake Silkworth, died Dec. 24, 1995, in the Kingston Health Center, Kingston, where she had been a patient for the past three months. Born June 20, 1908, in Ha- nover Township, she was the daughter of the late Augustus J. and Mary Calpin Fisher. She was a 1926 graduate of Sugar Notch High School. She received her nursing degree from the Nanticoke State Hospital School of Nursing in 1931. Before her retirement, she was employed as a registered nurse at St. Stanislaus Nursing Home, Nanticoke. Earlier in her nursing career she had served at Nanti- coke State Hospital, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Elizabeth, NJ; and Beth Israel Hospital, Newark, NJ. She was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Lake Silkworth and its Womens Soci- ety. She was a Lioness of the Lake Silkworth Lions Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester; brothers, John and Leo P. Fisher; sister, Regina Fisher. Surviving are brothers, Aloysius Fisher, Korn Krest section of Hanover Township; John Fisher, Wyoming; Lawrence Fisher, Sugar Notch; sisters, Anna Brennan, Wilkes-Barre; Augusta Makoski, Iselin, NJ; Gertrude VanLeuven, Sugar Notch; Catherine Rostock,. Pittston; several nieces and neph- ews. Funeral services will be con- ductedat9:45a.m. Thursday from the Luther M. Kniffen Funeral Home, 465 S. Main St., Wilkes- Barre, with a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. The Rev. Thomas R. Hudak, will officiate. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Lehman Township. LOUISE HAMRICK Louise A. Hamrick, 83, a for- mer resident of the Meadows Apartments, Dallas, and Buffalo, NY, died Dec. 24, 1995 at the home of her great-niece, Rebecca Kupstas, Lehman Township. BorndJan. 21, 1912 in Hanover Township, she was a daughter of the late William and Louise Schley Nancarrow. She was a graduate of Hanover Township High School and West Chester State Teachers College, where she received a teaching degree. She taught in the public schools of Coatesville and Hanover Town- ship. Before retirement in 1965, she was in charge of sales promotions for the Sylvania Corp., Buffalo. Previously she was a program director of a Chicago radio sta- tion. She was a member of the Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, Dal- las, and the Episcopal Church Women. She was active in its annual bazaar and antiques show. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl “Tiny” Hamrick; brothers, Arch and William Nan- carrow; sisters, Viola DeHaven and Wilma Sakoski. Surviving are nephews, Char- les Sakoski, Hanover Twp.; the Rev. Robert Clements, San Diego; William Connors, Kingston; Char- les Connors, Mountaintop; nieces, Louise Ann Offshack, Tunkhan- nock; Aileen Dymond, Shaver- town. Interment, Oak Lawn Ceme- tery, Hanover Township. Memorial donations may be made to the Prince of Peace Epis- copal Church, Main Street, Dal- las, 18612 or to the charity of the donor's choice. More Obituaries appear on page 10 ’ EAERGENCY rin peso nal economic back. oo Vi. S. 1 o. N. . INC. Volunteors n Serite Or IN hihi needs your help to provide for the needs of the persons who find shelter with us each night. Please take a moment to send a donation. Of all the gifts you give this holiday season, none will ~ be more deeply appreciated and gratefully accepted. oy cb O.N. PATOL Traditional holiday treat for the old folks Dallas High School art students who recently visited the Valley Crest Nursing Home to carry on their class's tradition of painting the windows for the holidays were, first row: Jim Ryan, Keith Sassaman, Jamie Sabol, Cheryl Love and Jamy Kozak; second row: Debra Bayer, Greg Cobleigh, tel Johnson, brianne Natitus, Sandy McCloud, Janel Burakewicz, Don Holdredge and Jolynda rown. Art students bring cheer to county nursing home Dallas High School art students who recently visited the Valley Crest Nursing Home to carry on their class's tradition of painting the windows for the holidays were Matt Menges, Erin Barry, Sarah Williams, Emily Mathers, Megan Gusher and Rebecca Menges. 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