¥ The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Tuesday, December 31, 1996 3 ATA AA Prothero will = = = UK Ol QQ) OO (i ww ~ WP = 0 make music fo Fiesta Bowl Lh epe ! si {milerie Prothero, daughter of gi ack and Carol Prothero of Dallas will perform at the Fiesta Bowl in Termpe, Arizona when Penn State plays Texas on Jan. 1. She will also perform in the Fiesta Bowl Vi parade. Valerie is a 4-year mem- “ber of Penn State's Marching Blue Band as a mellophone player. She has performed in the Citrus, "Outback and Rose Bowls. “Valerie will graduate in May -with ‘degrees in Chemical Engi- nieéring and Environmental Engi- neering. She is a member of the National Engineering Club, a Neuman Club and Pro Life. ([® "She is a 1993 graduate of Dal- ri: High School, where she was viee-president of the National Honor Society. She played melophone in the Marching Band, French horn in the Concert Band and ‘trumpet in the Jazz Band ander the direction of Todd Hunter. She also played soccer and-basketball at Dallas. ",riValerie has a sister Jacqui at yoo who is a member of the Dallas Marching and Jazz Bands. Jacqui will graduate in June and will attend Bloomsburg Univer- sity: Teachers VALERIE AND JACK PROTHERO Eckman named president of industrial resource board Hanford Eckman, of Dallas, has been named the newly appointed president of the Northeastern * Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) Board of Direc- tors. Eckman, founder and chair- man of Energy Convertors, Inc. (ENCON), located in Dallas, notes, “When one big plant closes, I think everyone tends to be dazzled by the big story... but, in truth, what sustains the economy of this area is the collective good of what is done by the small and medium sized manufacturers.” He adds, “Manufacturing is still one of the best paying wage industries, and if we can improve the manufac- turing capabilities of those com- panies and develop better tech- Eckman, an engineering gradu- ate of Purdue University, held positions with Republic Aviation Corporation, Thermo-Tek Corpo- ration and The Singer Company before starting ENCON in 1973. The company employs 250 people, and manufactures heating ele- ments and electric heating prod- ucts distributed worldwide, pro- viding most of the electric heating sources for the U.S. and Canada. He has previously served as a member of the Dallas Area School Board, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Advisory Board, College Misericordia Board of Trustees, and the Advisory Board of Mellon Bank, N.E., Dallas, He also served as Director of the Greater Wilkes- Barre Chamber of Commerce. HANFORD ECKMAN children, Elizabeth J. Lloyd, Peter H. Eckman and Charles M. Eckman, plus eight grandchil- nologies. we can bring more jobs to the area.” USS Enterprise. and the United Arab Emirates. Navy in August 1995. (continued from page 1) pT who_say they don’t know a lot ‘abort the disorder. I am surprised heré are still a lot of people who ont know how to intervene.” i Corbett explains that the dis- dict] deals with ADD in different ways depending on the severity of the case. First they try to support «&child with ADD in regular classes through tutoring and extra assis- tance. Corbett adds, “In most cases, this is what is needed by children with moderate needs.” ~. Rose Ragnacci, technical coor- dinator at Lake-Lehman, along ‘With Barbara Landon of Tunkhannock, presented a hands on workshop, titled "Using Hyperstudio in the Classroom.” Ragnacci .. explained that Hyperstudio is a “multi-media Quthoring tool” that allows stu- Sones to create presentations. . Ragnacci and Landon pre- tinted to a full computer lab of 28 people. Teachers who chose this ‘eonférence took back knowledge that" ‘would allow their own stu- dents to use the new software. Sandy Weyman teaches writ- ‘ ing workshops and Advanced ’ + Placement English at Lake-Leh- * man High School. Weyman is a 3 + member of the Northeastern Penn- ll | & | Trey Rd CC CT EEL ® a EE SEE ana? ta Ta THETA Wa - WE WILL BE MOVING OUR CLARKS SUMMIT MEN’S STORE, LADIES’ SHOE DEPARTMENT : : ] : tt x 3 5 oN GREAT 4 (0): 8): Xo} SUGG. RETAIL 40 I J sylvania Writing Project Fellows. The group held a panel discus- sion on research papers and re- search teaching. .». The Northeastern Pennsylva- nia Writing Project is a four to six week writing intensive workshop held in the summer at either Wilkes or King's, often attended mostly by teachers. Weyman said that alumni of the class keep in touch and meet several times a year. The group fosters “a sharing of ideas about writing,” she says. Weyman says the group had mixed emotions about the re- search paper, but that they con- cluded that it is a necessary part of the curriculum. “It is important because it is something students have to go through on a college ‘Fr. Cusick at Holy Family Residence : Father William Cusick of Gate of Heaven Church has been tempo- . + rarily assigned to the Holy Family Residence while he continues to : * recuperate from illness. Cards and letters may be send to Holy Family : + Residence, 2500 Adams Ave., Scranton PA 18503. Church will hold New Year's watch 3 “The Brethren in Christ Church of Hunlock Creek will hold a New . Year's Eve watch night service Dec. 31 beginning at 9 p.m. The evening will feature games, refreshments and the presentation of the Focus on + the: ‘Family Video, A Man Call Norman. The evening will conclude + ‘around midnight with a communion service. * charge. The church is located on Hartman Road next to Spencer's : junkyard in Lake Silkworth. Call 477-2188 for directions. All are welcome. No campus. Teaching it allows us to give them a guided tour. Even though it is tedious, it is impor- tant to go through,” she explained. All the teachers involved felt the day of workshops was useful. Baranowski, who was presenting for the third time at the confer- ence, said, “It was a learning day and an educationally social day. Teachers never get the chance to interact that way.” Sandy Weyman also appreci- ated the chance to not only listen to the presentations, but the op- portunity to share her own obser- vations about teaching. Weyman added, “You get to interact with other people at other schools and update your learning. The confer- ences help teachers because they offer such a wide variety of timely topics.” Airman Faux returns from Mediterranean Navy Airman Donald R. Faux, son of Donald E. and Christine A. Faux of RR 3, Dallas, recently returned from a six month deployment to the Mediterranean, Adriatic and Red seas aboard the aircraft carrier Faux was one of 5,200 Sailors and Marines aboard the carrier who traveled more than 50,000 miles as the lead ship of the USS Enterprise Battle Group before returning to their home port in Norfolk ,VA. Although 140 of the 180-day deployement was spent at sea, Faux was still able to visit Bahrain, Crete, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Span The 1994 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School joined the dren, who all live in the Dallas area. : i) He and his wife, Phyllis, reside in Shavertown. They have three Parsons reports for duty in Japan £3 Marine Pvt. Howard E. Parsons, son of Howard and Cindy J. Par- sons, RR 2 Outlet Road, Harveys Lake, recently reported for duty with Marine Wing Support Squad- ron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Okinawa, Japan. The 1995 graduate of Lake- Lehman High School joined the Marine Corps in October, 1995. ErNIES ) Fitness Club |© Route 309, Dallas Fitness (nextto Treatlce Cream) 674-2420 Club 1 WEEK FREE Visit our facility and receive a Gift | I Certificate for a Week of Fitness. | Don't forget to bring a friend! [Ewes ; | i Not Good With any other Offers. % Offer expires 12/31/97 2 Re oe a i ma om oat nt nn Join the Area's Friendliest OPEN NEAVE € FN: DNA B VN B5Y urgeons have recently devel- oped a ground- breaking procedure that eliminates a lot of the pain associated with coronary bypass surgery. It's called endoscopic saphenous vein harvest- ing. In most bypass operations, surgeons take, r “harvest,” portions of the saphenous vein from one or both legs. The vein is then used as a bypass, or “graft,” around the coronary blockage or obstruction. Ironically, much of the pain associated with open heart surgery comes from that large leg incision. Now, surgeons don’t have to make that lengthy leg incision. Instead, they make some very small ones, and ALAC DEB ETN UB DR '¢ YoUR LEADING RES BYPASS BREAKTHROUGH Announcing a promising new procedure in open heart surgery. And only one regional hospital offers it. WILKES-BARRE GENERAL HOSPITAL. | HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SOURCE Ed using an advanced fiber optic television camera for guidance, they remove those portions of the vein that are needed for the heart. Smaller incisions mean much less pain — and a faster recovery. Wo ow ww PO NE NE SEE A OF SRE 8 GE Ne SSS Se 8 RB ve BW de mo If you're a candidate for coronary bypass surgery, or if you know someone who is, tell them this exciting news. 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