' ¢ ’ nT "SY > ) The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, January 7, 1998 & MOVERS & SHAKERS Lesa Schmid, medical office assistant in the endocrinology de- partment at the Penn State Geisinger Health Group, + Valley Medical Building in Wilkes-Barre, has been named employee of the month for December. A member of the Penn State Geisinger team for the past eight years, she has also worked in various capacities in the business office. While working with Ronald Har- ris, M.D., Schmid was recognized with a first place award from the Hospital Asso- ciation of Penn- sylvania for the Humanlink 24 Hour Patient Ac- cess to Interven- tion for the Con- trol of Diabetes program, as well as special recognition from the American Diabetes Association’s Provider Recognition Program. She co-authored an article en- titled, Diabetes Intervention in the Information Age, for the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1996. Sheresides in Shavertown with her husband, Richard, and chil- dren Haley and Kristy. R. Steven Webb has joined the professional staff of the Lehigh - Valley Financial Group of Massa- chusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Steve was an agent with John Hancock Mutual of Boston, MA for nine years prior to joining the Lehigh Valley Finan- cial Group. He specializes in life insurance, estate and retirement planning. Webb reisdes in Shav- ertown. ~ Steve earned his LUTCF desig- nation in September of this year. This designation marks an agent's long-term commitment to profes- sionalism on behalf of clients, es- tablishes the agent's competence and business experience, marks acommitment to NALU'’s (National Association of Life Underwriters) Code of Ethics, and fosters addi- tional professional development. Steve is currently an officer on the Board of Directors for the Wyo- © ming Valley Association of Life Underwriters. Commonwealth Telecom Ser- vices, Inc. (CTSI), a business unit of Commonwealth Telephone En- terprises has appointed Robert J. Gedrose as vice president of operations. CTSI offers business and resi- dential customers. a totally new telecommunica- tions approach through innova- tive packaging of local, long-dis- tance, Internet and data ser- vices. CTSI pro- vides these com- petitive services in selected mar- kets, and currently operates in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Hazleton, Lancaster, Reading and Kingston. As vice president of CTSI, Gedrose is respnsible for the over- all direction and day-to-day man- agement of the business, which offers customers an alternative to Bell Atlantic and other other incumbant monopoly providers. Prior to joining CTSI, Gedfrose, most recently was vice president / general manager with MFS Com- munications in Denver, Colorado. His experience additionally in- cludes a variety of senior manage- ment positions with VMX, Inc.; Applied Voice Technology; Sprint Communications and US West in Seattle. Gedrose holds a bachelor of science degree in economics from Williamette University in Salem, Oregon. He resides in Shaver- town with his wife, Callae. While most Americans are cel- ebrating the holiday season at home or with family, Navy Lt. j.g. James E. Fritsch, whose wife Christine, is the daughter of Tho- mas and Carol Yezilski of Ransom Road, Dallas, is sheduled to spend the holidays forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Mo- bile Bay. Fritsch is one of more than 65,000 Sailors, Maries and Coast Guardsmen who are serving our country separated from their fami- lies and loved ones this holiday period. Fritsch is working abroad to preserve peace as our nation’s forward defense forces. Fritsch’s ship is one of the most powerful warships ever put to sea. The computer-based AEGIS weap- ons system is the heart of the ship’s war-fighting capability. It centers around a powerful radar that enables the crew to detect, track and fire on more than 100 targets at a time. The 1997: graduate of Parsippany High School of Parsippany, NJ, joined the Navy in May 1993. Fritsch is a 1993 graduate of U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolia, MD, with a BS degree. For nearly 90 years the Snowdon family has been proud to offer personal service to area residents during their time grief and bereavement. This family tradition continues with the an- nouncement of Brent Snowdon joining the Snowdon Funeral Homes organization. Brent be- comes the fourth generation of the Snowdon family to partici- pate in the fam- ily owned busi- ness. A long time resident of the Back Mountain, Brent Snowdon is a graduate of Dallas Area High School. He achieved honors while earning a B.A. in Communication from the Annenberg School of Communi- cation at the University of Penn- sylvania. He graduated in 1992. "Snowdon was a member of the Secondary School Committee and the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. “We are so pleased Brent has decided to join us,” noted Harold C. “Rollie” Snowdon, “It is very important to us to continue to provide our friends and neigh- bors with personal, caring and professional service. Keeping our company family owned is part of our future.” § Established in Wilkes-Barre in 1908 by J. Willim Snowdon, the Snowdon Funeral Homes have expanded over the past 90 years. Now with six locations in Wilkes- Barre, Kingston, Forty Fort, Shav- ertown, Scranton and Moscow. Dr. Hozempa in VISION USA program Stanley T. Hozempa, O.D., of Shavertown is participating in VISION USA, a program which provides free eye care to people who cannot afford such services. Through the program, which is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Optometric Association and the Pennsylvania Vision Conservation Institute, qualified low-income workers without health insurance that covers eye examinations and their families will receive free com- prehensive eye examinations and eyeglasses, ifneeded, during Save Your Vision Week, March 1-7. Those interested in receiving eye care in March must apply in Janu- ary to establish their eligibility. Dr. Hozempa is one of 327 doc- . tors of optometry who is partici- pating in the 1998 VISION USA © BiLo Oil Co. Call around for prices - then make us your last call! We'll beat any adver- tised home heating oil price in our Per area by Gallon MINIMUM 125 GALLONS CALL TOLL FREE 1-888-BUY-BILO (1-888-289-2456) 24 Hour Hot Line COOK'S PHARMACY, { e Computerized Prescription Service ® Russell Stover Candies ® Greeting Cards e PA Lottery Tickets ® Newspapers ® Magazines | 59 N. MemorialHwy., Shavertown, PA df = SR TT 5 program. In 1997, over 560 Pen - sylvanians received eye care. To qualify for the program, ap- plicants must (1) have a job or live in a household where at least one person is working full- or part time; (2) not have health insur- ance that covers eye examina- tions; (3) have an income falling below an established level based on household size; and (4) not have had an eye examination dur- ing the past two years. Both children and adults are included in the program. People who wish to participate in the program can obtain a mail- in application by contacting their local Salvation Army office, or by contacting the Association for the Blind executive office at (717) 234- 3261 or their local member agency, or by writing VISION USA at 243 N. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO, 63141. These forms, which are available now, must be post- marked by January 23, 1998. Applicants can also register by phone from January 2-30, 1998, by calling toll-free (800) 766-4466. Phone lines are open Monday through Friday between the hours of 8a.m.and 10 p.m. Because the toll free number will be busy, par- ticipants are encouraged to use the mail-in application when pos- sible. Qualified applicants will be assigned a volunteer optometrist from their ‘community who will perform a comprehensive eye ex- amination at no charge during Save Your Vision Week, March 1- 7, 1998, G=NEC/WANR | | Larina Shumbres Account Executive Cathy Clamar The Best Call You'll Ever Make.® Guaranteed. Free Delivery to Home or Business! Account Service Representative 650-8885 446-8885 650-6845 PE! Sicilian Style 16 Carverton Road, Trucksville call Ahead RYT op R KoT0) Eat in or Take Out Try Our Wings! 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Back row: Dr. Laurie Langan, Dr. David Bergey. president of the Luzerne County Dental Society, Santa, Dr. George Nahas, Virginia Nahas. John Beberus of Dallas was recently appointed to the board of Harding is bank's top salesman directors at Wyo- TRUCKSVILLE - Roger Harding ming Valley of Dallas is currently the top Children’s Asso- cross-selling salesman at any ciation, a local United Way agency which provides diag- nosticand thera- peutic programs and services to local children who have disabili- ties: Beberus was elected to a three year term. He holds an M.B.A. in finance and labor relations from Wilkes University and is employed as the director of human resources at PG Energy. Grange National Bank office. Harding has worked at the Trucksville branch since it opened and has been in banking a total of 19 years. “| feel good about it. At first | was just trying to make extra money for Christmas and then | got into the competition,” Harding said. 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