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Dallas, PA
Wednesday, January 22, 1997
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Parre General Hospital. Prelimi-
mary reports are that she suffered
a;broken hip.
=~iO'Malia, 46, had been arrested
at1:53 a.m. the same day by Dal-
las Twp. patrolman Wayman Miers
after police observed him driving
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erratically on Main Rd.
After failing field sobriety tests,
O'Malia took a breath test which
showed his blood alcohol level to
be .259, more than twice the legal
limit of .10. That charge will also
go to court.
8 DISTRICT COURT BRIEFS
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_D.U.L CASES SENT
TO COUNTY COURT
TY The following D.U.I. defendants
“waived their rights to preliminary
‘hearings before District Justice
ames Tupper Jan. 7:
-e Harveys Lake resident Carrie
Py 20, who was arrested
‘Oct. 28 by Dallas Borough patrol-
than William Norris after police
observed her driving erratically
into the Hess gas station on Route
809. After failing field sobriety
tests, Llewellyn took a blood test
which showed her blood alcohol
level to be .213.
* ‘Related citations for driving an
unregistered vehicle and purchas-
ing alcohol while a minor were
dismissed.
‘Ys Harveys Lake resident
Rowland Fluck Jr., 49, who was
arrested Oct. 5 by Dallas Borough
patrolman Michael Prokopchak
after police observed him driving
erratically on Route 415. After
failing field sobriety tests, Fluck
took a blood test|which showed
his blood alcohol level to .109. He
was also charged for disregarding
a traffic control device.
“* Benton resident Mark Rodney
Snyder, Sr., 42, who was arrested
Oct. 4 by Kingston Twp. patrol-
man Wade Curtis after police ob-
served him driving erratically on
route 309. After failing field so-
briety tests, Snyder took a blood
'test which showed his blood alco-
‘hol level to be .309, more than
ithree times the legal limit of .10.
{He was also charged with careless
driving.
{:* Harveys Lake resident Ken-
Ineth B. Olshefski, 43, who was
larrested Sept. 12 by Kingston Twp.
‘patrolman Robert Parrish after
~ police observed him driving er-
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ratically on Route 309. Parrish
asked the defendant if he was
having mechanical difficulties or
ifhe had been drinking. Olshefski
said he had been drinking. When
asked to do field tests, he said he
would fail them anyway. After
taking a blood test, his blood alco-
hol level was determined to be
341.
MAN ARRESTED FOR FORG-
ERY
* Wilkes-Barre resident Robert
Answini, 37, was arrested Oct. 9
by agent David J. Falcheck after
police were made aware of his
alleged use of a forged prescrip-
tion at Thrift Drug Store in Coun-
try Club Shopping Center in Dal-
las. Answini waived his right to a
trial Jan. 10. The prescription
named Dr. J. P. Brennan as the
prescriber. When contacted,
Brennan said the prescription was
forged.
Falcheck called Answini about
the forgery. Answini denied all
involvement with the prescription.
He agreed to submit handwriting
exemplars. After being interviewed
and providing handwriting exem-
plars, the defendant admitted
cashing the forged prescription.
MAN CHARGED FOR DRIVING
UNLICENSED VEHICLE
* Harveys Lake resident Scott
Barber, 33, was charged with driv-
ing without a license and driving
an unregistered vehicle on Nov. 4
by Dallas Twp. patrolman Dou-
glas Higgins. Two related charges
of false reporting to law enforce-
ment and driving while operating
with a suspended license were
dismissed.
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Dallas PA 18612, or bring it to our
office at 45 Main Road, Dallas.
Deadline is Friday at 3 p.m.
COMMUNITY
JAN. 22, BLOOD COLLECTION,
Wyoming Valley Chapter Ameri-
can Red Cross, Meadows Nursing
Center, Dallas, 1-6 p.m. Appoint-
ments recommended.
JAN. 25, FEB. 1, COVER DISH DIN-
NER, AI-Noor Mosque for
breakaing the fast at sunset. The
mosque is located at 999 Scott
Street, Wilkes-Barre. For more
information call 823- 9660 or 288-
0372.
JAN. 28, FAMILY NIGHT OUT, 5:30-
7:30 p.m., Noxen First United Meth-
odist Church, Rte. 29, just North of
Noxen. Monthly program “Building
Strong Families.” including a free
family dinner and program to help
families of all kinds. Public encour-
agedto come. Forinformation, call
Keith Benjamin, 298-2503
FEB.1,37TH ANNUAL PIG ROAST,
Dallas American Legion Post #672,
Memorial Highway, Dallas, Serv-
ing and takeouts from 5p.m.-8 p.m.
with dancing from 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Tickets on sale atthe Post Home or
from any officer of the legion. $6
perperson. Publicisinvited. PLCB
rules will apply.
FEB. 25, MINNEAPOLIS GOSPEL
SOUND, has been rescheduled
from Feb. 6. Time and place re-
main the same, at College Miseri-
- cordia.
FRIDAYS -BACKMOUNTAIN FREE
MEDICAL CLINIC at St. Therese’s
Church, lower level, corner of Pio-
neer and Davis St., Shavertown,
welcomes all who are in need of
medical care by competent doc-
tors, nurses and staff. If uninsured
or underinsured, we care to help.
6:30 p.m. Confidentiality assured.
BINGO every Wednesday night at
the Jonathan R. Davis Fire Hall,
Idetown. Early birds 5:30 p.m.;
regular series 6:30 p.m. Call 639-
5755 for more information.
BINGO every Thursday night at the
Kunkle Fire Hall, Rte. 309, Kunkle.
Jackpot. Early birds 5:45 p.m., regu-
lar games 7:15 p.m.
BINGO every Sunday night at the
Shavertown Fire Hall, Main St.,
Shavertown. 6 p.m. Free admis-
sion, pay as you go. Hard card
game with paper card specials.
CLUBS/GROUPS
FEB.6,BKMT. TRANSPORTATION
MANAGEMENT ASSSOC. meets
at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held
in Room 105 of Hayfield House at
Penn State Lehman Campus. Top-
ics to be discussed at the meeting
willinclude the new Agility program
involving a Back Mountain Car Pool.
Should you have any questions,
call Faith Ann Liuzzo-Giordano at
963-4119.
IDETOWN UMCHURCH COUPLE'S
CLUB meets the third Saturday of
each month January through June,
and September through Decem-
ber. New members are always
welcome.
HARVEYS LAKE CRIME WATCH
ASS’N. meets the last Wednesday
of every month at the borough hall,
7 p.m. For more information call
the borough office at 639-2113.
S.P.A.W.N. (Society of Poets and
Writers of the Northeast) meeting.
Second Sunday of each month.
Call Steve at 639-2320 for more
information.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meet-
ings in the Back Mountain:
Monday - 7:15 p.m. (OD) and 8:30
p.m. (OS),Prince of Peace Church,
Main Street, Dallas.
Tuesday - 7:30 p.m. (OD) at the
Lehman Fire Hall, Lehman.
Wednesday - 7:30 p.m. (OD) at
Loyalville Methodist Church.
Friday - 8 p.m., (CD) at St. Therese’s
Church Rectory, Pioneerand Davis
St., Shavertown.
OD: Open discussion; OS: Open
speakers.
‘Mr. A's Amazing Maze Plays’ at Showcase
Rehearsals are in full swing for
the upcoming children’s produc-
tion of “Mr. A's Amazing Maze
Plays” at Showcase Theatre on
Tunkhannock Avenue in Exeter,
set to have its opening onJan. 24.
The production by Alan
Ayckbourn is directed by Lori
Mundy, who is shown above re-
viewing a scene with David
Kasmark of Dallas at a recent
rehearsal. Kasmark will portray
Mr. Accousticus, who becomes
the new occupant in a most mys-
terious house.
Performance dates are Jan. 24,
7 p-m.; Jan. 25 and Feb. 1, (12:30
p-m. and 4:00 p.m.) and Jan. 26,
and Feb. 2 (2:00 p.m.) Reserva-
tions can be made by calling 654-
2555. Tickets are $4 each; group
reservations encouraged, and tick-
ets will be sold at the door to
capacity of the theatre’located
next to Fox Hill Country Club.
The Play was the winner of the
1993 Martini/TMA Regional The-
atre Award; Best Show for Chil-
dren and Young People. Its plot
features a little girl with a great
imagination, a faithful dog com-
panion, a mysterious old house,
its new occupant, loss of sounds
in people and animals and a search
to restore everything back to or-
der, thanks to audience support.
CLUBS/GROUPS
THURSDAYS, BACK MT.
TOUGHLOVE, Shavertown U.M.
Church, 163 N. Pioneer Ave.,
Shavertown. Toughlove is a self-
help program for parents troubled
by teenage behavior. For more
info, 675-3616 or 675-0372.
"50 SINGLES CLUB, meets 1st & 3rd
Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.
at the Black Diamond Post 395
American Legion, 386 Wyoming
Ave., Kingston. For information,
696-4209, 283-5614.
SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS for
ACOA (Adult Children of Alocholics)
and other dysfunctional families are
held, every Sunday, 8 p.m. Blue
doors of Mercy Center at College
Misericordia, Dallas. For more in-
formation call the Help Line at 829-
1341.
FELLOWSHIP EVANGELICAL
FREE CHURCH, Ladies’ Bible
study Weds., 6:30-8 p.m. Thurs.,
9-11:30 a.m. at Fellowship Evan-
gelical Free Church, 45 Hildebrandt
Road, Dallas, (next to Dallas High
School). For more information call
675-6426.
BAHA'I FAITH: The Baha'i Commu-
nity of NE PA holds study classes
every other Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
in Falls Twp. A social hour follows.
The Baha'i Faith works to bring
about racial harmony, equality of
the sexes, understanding among
nations and world peace. For more
information call 378-3782 or 824-
4460.
THE NORTH BRANCH FRIENDS
(Quakers) holds adult discussion
and Sunday School at 10 a.m. and
unprogrammed worship ‘at 11
a.m.Sundays at Wyoming
Seminary’s Lower School, 1560
Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. For
more information call 825-0675.
EXHIBITS
JAN. 25-FEB. 22, SHARING OUR
ART, MacDonald Art Gallery, Col-
lege Misericordia., featuring a vari-
ety of artworks collected and cre-
ated by MacDonald Art Gallery
members. Free and open to the
public. Gallery hours: Tues., Wed.,
Thurs., 12-5p.m., 6-8 p.m.; Fri. 12-
5p.m.;’ Sat., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Closed
Monday. Forinformaiton 674-6250.
THROUGH FEB. 23, LOUISA
MATTHIASDOTTIR PAINTINGS
1930s-1990s. Sordoni Art Gallery,
Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre.
Free. 831-4325.
THROUGH APRIL 12, IMAGES OF
THE MINES: ANTHRACITE COAL
ERA ART 1869-1939, over 30 im-
ages of an important period of PA’s
anthracite coal industry history.
Wyoming Historical and Geologi-
cal Society Museum, 69 S. Franklin
St., Wilkes-Barre. 823-6244.
Simply Amazing Lori Mundy, director and David Kasmark of Dallas
SPECIAL
EVENTS
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JAN. 25, BASIC BOATING SAFETY
CLASS, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. snow date,
Jan. 26. Ages 12 and over. Ad-
vance registration required. Call
477-3960 about other PA Fish and
Boat Commission Safe Boating
Courses.
JAN. 25; FEB. 1, 15; MAR. 1, 15,
NATURE DISCOVERY SATUR-
DAYS, a series of winter activities
for kids ages 4 to 6, Wilkes-Barre
YMCA, S. Franklin St., Wilkes-
Barre. Limited to 25. Hours 10:30
a.m.-noon. Cost $30 for series, to
benefit Riverfront Parks, 826-1108.
JAN. 24-26; FEB. 1-2, MR. A’S
AMAZING MAZE PLAYS, an au-
dience-assisted kids production.
Showcase Theater, Tunkhannock
Ave., Exter. $4, Group reserva-
tions accepted. 829-2631.
THROUGH MARCH, PENN STATE
WILKES-BARRE FRIEDMAN OB-
SERVATORY, is open free to the
public Friday and Sunday nights
starting at 8 p.m., weather permit-
ting. See the moon, planets and
other wonders of the universe,
through our giant 14” telescope
(the largest in NE PA). Find out
why astronomy is one of the most
fascinating fields of science. Res-
ervations are requested for groups
with over 10 people. For more
information, call 675-2171 or 675-
9278.
J HEALTH
PREGNANCY EXERCISE PRO-
GRAMS, Mon.and Thurs., 10a.m.-
11a.m.and 7-8 p.m., Nesbitt Medi-
+ cal Arts Building auditorium, 534
Wyoming Avenue, Kingston. $3
per session. To register or for more
information, call 552-8632. or 1-
800-838-WELL.
"Music.
JAN. 29, STRING TRIO OF NEW
YORK: THE CHAMBER JAZZ
ENSEMBLE, violin, guitar, and
bass. Buckingham Performing Arts
Center, Wyoming Seminary, N.
Sprague Ave., Kingston, 8 p.m. $5
for adults, $3 for students, Tickets
at the door. 283-6090.
MOZART CLUB of WILKES-
BARRE, seeks newmembers. The
club meets the third Monday of the
month at Church of Christ Uniting,
Market St., Kingston with a concert
following each meeting at 8 p.m.
Active, junior and associate mem-
berships are available. For more
information call 287-7820 or 655-
3184. Concerts open to the public.
NORTHEAST PA DOO-WOPP SO-
CIETY seeks new members. Meet-
ing/social hour at Lispi's Lounge,
Fox Hill Road, Plains Twp. first
Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m.
For details call 842-0730 or 696-
4325 nights.
STAGE
FEB. 7-9, 13-16, 20-23, 28- 28
“ANNIE,” Music Box Dinner Play-
house, 196 Hughes St.
Swoyersville. Curtain8p.m. Thurs.-
Sat., 3:15 p.m. Sun. Call 800—
698- 7529, 283-2195.
NORTHEAST JR. PLAYERS need
directors, designers, choreogra-
phers and general help for ‘96-97
season which includes two full-
scale musicals and
AT THE KIRBY
FEB. 1, COLLIN RAYE, country
singer. 8 p.m., $28, $24 and $21.
Presented by Delta Productions. :
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