p’ )' ! y/ . © © “9 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, May 21, 1997 3 POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Only a shell remained Friday of what was Country Manor personal care home, where nine residents died in a fast-spreading fire. An investigation into the cause is continuing. Blaze (continued from page 1) time was fantastic, Noxen was right there after us,” said Dodson, who is the president of the Back Mountain Fire Association. “Frank Lutinski (Harveys Lake fire chief) did a great job and can be proud,” said Dodson. Firefighters and ambulance crews from throughout the Back Mountain and surrounding areas responded to the blaze, but the fire spread so quickly that when they arrived on the scene the build- ing was fully engulfed in flames. {The Harveys Lake Fire and Ambulance Co. was on the scene Miller to play at Concert In Your Town « Luzerne County Community Cpllege Symphonic Concert Band willeature a variety of tunes at the inaugural Concert in Your Town Series at Pittston Area High School on Tues. May 27. * Among the concert favorites are selections from “The Wizard of Oz” with the haunting bassoon solo played by Johanna Miller of Jackson Township, a member of the LCCC Band. ' Miller is a graduate of West Chester University with a Bach- elor of Science degree in econom- ics and finance. ! Her instrument, the bassoon is featured during the scene music from Dance of the Witches where the haunting sound is created to enhance the music. * The Pittston Area Jazz En- semble under the direction Rob- ert J. Lemoncelli will perform a special concert preview show starting at 7 p.m. in the Pittston Area H.S. Auditorium Admission is free to the public. MN a. PHARMACY 24 9% 2 0 « Computerized Prescription Service : « Russell Stover . Candies . * Greeting Cards . » PA Lottery Ticket - » Newspapers - * Magazines » 159 N. Memorial Hwy, Shavertown, PA 675-1191 La i 3 ue within a couple of minutes after being alerted to the fire around 9 p.m. The fire quickly consumed the old building leaving only a shell standing. “The all wood con- struction greatly contributed (to the fast pace of the flames),” said Dodson. Freeman said she learns some- thing from every fire. “Some calls you never forget and this is defi- nitely one,” she said. Authorities do not know ex- actly what ignited the devastating fire, but they do know the flames started on a porch commonly used by Country Manor residents and employees as a smoking area. The personal care home's fire safety system was up to state regulated standards, and it met all other code requirements. An investiga- tion is continuing. Community college dean is new CEQ at Penn State W-B Dr. Mary E. Hines, dean of in- struction and curriculum devel- opment at Dundalk Community College in Maryland, has been named campus executive officer of Penn State's Wilkes-Barre Cam- pus, effective July 1. “Dr. Hines has extensive expe- rience in college administration, curriculum development and de- veloping academic partnerships,” said Robert E. Dunham, senior vice president and dean of the Commonwealth Educational Sys- tem. “We look forward to her lead- ership as we begin our new Com- monwealth College structure July fa— Dean of instruction and cur- riculum development at Dundalk since 1994, Hines has had re- sponsibility for the college credit and non-credit instructional pro- grams and academic services in- cluding policy development and implementation; faculty recruit- ment, development and evalua- tion; facilities, budgeting and schedules; strategic planning and outcomes assessment; and ac- creditation. She is a member of the president's staff, the Faculty Council and other policy commit- tees for the college. Chair of the Instructional Technology Task Force, she manages the college distance learning initiatives, chairs the Tri-College system Task Force on Academic Programs, rep- resents the instructional divisions on Tri-College system Commit- tees and is a member of many state and county educational com- mittees. From 1984 to 1994 Hines was associate dean of instruction at Catonsville Community College, where she had college-wide ad- ministrative responsibility for fac- ulty, staff, budget, facilities, ad- vising, planning and evaluating all aspects of liberal education and learning services, and served as division chair of the humani- ties division of the college from 1980 to 1984. She also held the rank of pro- fessor of philosophy, serving as department chair from 1979 to 1984, and was an adjunct profes- sor of philosophy at a number of Maryland colleges and universi- ties. Among her recent honors, she received an Outstanding Aca- demic Leadership Award in 1996, the Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland in 1995 and the Yokohama Academy Award for Partnership in 1994. She is a frequent speaker and has pub- lished on issues in higher educa- tion, ethics and the role of com- munity colleges. 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The second gift will fund a new multi- media auditorium on the third floor of the library, called the Catherine Evans McGowan Audi- torium. The Campaign components in- clude $7 million for the new li- brary, $2 million for endowment and faculty development, $500,000 for the J. Donald and Marion E. Munson Center for Educational Technology, and $500,000 for a first stage renova- tion of Merrick Hall, Metz said. To date $7.6 million has been pledged toward the $10 million goal, he added. “Without a doubt, this is the most ambitious campaign the College has ever conducted, with aneed that cannot be overstated,” Metz said. “The dedicated volun- teers serving the Campaign on the Cabinet and the regional teams are determined that this Cam- paign will succeed. With their efforts and the support of the College's alumni and friends, this Campaign will allow Misericordia to continue its mission and serve its community well into the next century.” Dr. Albert B. Anderson, Miseri- cordia president, described the new library as “the academic heart of ithe campus.” The 37,500 square foot, three story building, designed by the nationally known architectural firm of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, of Wilkes- Barre, will include state-of-the- art information and communica- tion technology, with 24-hour elec- tronic access to regional, national and global computer information networks. There will be space for more than 125,000 books, refer- ence materials and other items, and 260 seats, a 76 percent in- crease over seating in the current library,” he said. Ground breaking for the library is scheduled for March, 1998 and the building is scheduled to be completed by August, 1999 in time for the fall semester. Increasing the College's endow- ment will help Misericordia pro- vide more financial aid to stu- dents and will provide for addi- tional materials and training for the new library, as well as faculty development. Five hundred thousand dollars are allocated for the J. Donald and Marion E. Munson Center for Educational Technology, a 7,000 square-foot, two floor facility lo-' cated in the former McGinty Gym- ~~ nasium. The Center will house complete television and radio pro- duction studios for the new com- munications program, technologi- cally complete classrooms, a cur- riculum laboratory and model classroom for the education pro- gram, and a new computer lab with moré than 20 new Macintosh ' computers for training in instruc- tional technology. Faculty teach- ing in distance learning programs will use the center, as will busi- nesses looking for satellite and video conference facilities. Merrick Hall, which serves as the student activities center, no longer has enough space to meet the needs of a growing student body and increased student ac- tivity. Five hundred thousand dollars in campign funds have been allocated for a modest’ reconfiguration, renovation and expansion. These plans include enhanced dining facilities, meet- ing rooms and offices, as well as an expanded bookstore and more space for the College's many com- muting students and student ac- tivities. “The many direct and indirect beneficiaries of the Misericordia tradition now have an exellent opportunity to make an impor- tant contribution to the College's future. the needs are real and the opportunities are unlimited,” Metz said. This is a preliminary sketch of the Lake St. side of the Bevevino Library at College Misericordia. SHARON "SHAY" MAGE | EILEEN EILEEN WALSH |S INERTIA) (0 THE MacHINE "ECO-XL" Don't GET A Perm, CoLor, OR CONDITIONING TREATMENT CALL For OUR (CITE O== Ne! SPECIALS WITHOUT IT IER [o1=3n BR malo) === WW \V/= [8] = ForMERLY DR. BorTHWICK's OFFICE IR oR g [oI Ko) N= In Fol 1010 2 VIN =i ml =To] V I HE =H @%e)=] V2! OF WEST CENTER AND PIONEER NIOXIN,| ESSEN
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