SR OID JD @ oO ® i @® os oO or 8 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 21,2000 3 Entrepreneur — (continued from page 1) fish.” Alves met Frank in a class last fall at Wilkes. “He stuck around after class and started toask smart questions. You could tell he was there more than as a college stu- dent. That caught my attention.” Frank, he said, didn’t have a sys- tematic way to approach his busi- ness. : The garden ponds are the most unique aspect of Frank's busi- ness, and these ponds are more than open air aquariums. The pools often have waterfalls and are surrounded with plants. The fish, too, are bigger. His pool at home has two catfish, coy and goldfish six to eight inches long or more. Luzerne County Recreation De- partment. He maintains and land- Murphy (continued from page 1) member to Luzerne County Chil- dren & Youth Services Advisory Board. She is a current member of the Pennsylvania Commission for Women, the Pennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund and the Luzerne County Board of Assis- tance. Murphy was a member of the second graduating class of Lead- ership Wilkes-Barre in 1983. She has acted as a mentor since 1985 and was Past Chair of the Leader- ship Wilkes-Barre Advisory Coun- cil. One of her projects is an interactive voter exercise program for groups which is given several times a year. “I try to encourage people to vote by showing them how important each and every vote is and what power there is in a vote,” she said. For the last five years, she has been Special Assistant to State Senator Charles Lemmond, Jr. where through a well-run office, “I make state government accessible to the taxpayers,” she said. She tries torelate to the public's needs so that they get better answers to questions and faster service from the Senator. “Women bring a different view to problems as well as solutions,” she says. Murphy also is a founder and coordinator of the Naylor- Lemmond Community Thanksgiv- ing Dinner, named in part to honor her grandfather, Benjamin Naylor. Family life is very full as every- one prepares for the June wed- ding of her youngest daughter, Brennan, toJohn Tomedi. Katelyn Murphy McCarthy with husband and baby Aiden will be coming from Atlanta, Georgia while Jen- nifer Murphy Wilconish with hus- band and daughter Olivia Rain- bow will be here from Boulder, Colorado. Murphy's private life also re- flects her leadership strength, as co-founder of the Unitarian Uni- versalist Congregation located in the Montessori Center in Kingston. She has served as lay leader and notes that “It was the first orga- nized religion to permit women in the clergy in the early 1800s.” In fact, she has a recurring thought about a possible calling to enter the seminary. As she says so often in appreciation, “I feel blessed.” Car wash aids Legacy soccer team Ponds range in depth, but most are two feet deep with a one foot shelf around them. “Three feet is plenty,” Frank said. The pools are lined with a flexible plastic be- tween 32 and 45 millimeters thick. A pond is filtered by several different processes, and requires less work than a tank. “After a pond matures, it'll take care of itself,” he said. Ponds may need to be drained and cleaned every three or four years. The pond is an ecosystem, he said, and the fish, plants and water create a complete environ- ment. Frank wants to add more plants around the outside of his pool. “The more plants the bet- ter,” he said. Waterfall construction and lev- eling a pond are the two biggest challenges of his job. Frank de- signs and builds his ponds him- self, or has friends help him if the job is bigger. The price of his average pool is under $600, and ‘most of his customers are resi- dential. Aquatic Creations is an artistic side of his profession, and building waterfalls does use his engineering skills. he said. “I'm really geared toward the engineer- POST PHOTOS/BILL GOODMAN Accepting the award, from left: John M. Levitsky, Chairman, Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce; Cindy Yevich, Fleet Pennsylvania Services, sponsor of the award; Kevin Frank, and Jane Ashton, Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce. ing side of the business,” he said. With his degree, he will design water treatment plants, dikes, and other larger structures. Frank also works for the scapes the county park, located just off Wyoming Avenue next to the Wyoming Valley Airport. Alves feels there could be a future in Aquatic Creations. “It’s the kind of business that can be permanent. It could support a family,” he said. Frank isn't worried about build- ing his business too much. “I'd like to get my degree first,” he said. He has four jobs lined up for the summer so far. “Kevin is a curious, hard work- ing young man. He's the kind of kid you'd want next door,” said Alves. : “I'd really like to thank the chamber for the award. It's nice to get recognition for the hard work,” Frank said. Some of his $750 award will go toward school, but some of it will go toward the other ponds as well. Kevin Frank may not make a living from his business, but it will be more than an opportunity that got away. Meadows taking Candy Striping applications Applications are now available for the summer Candy Striping program for teens 13 to 18 at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. The session begins with orientation on June 21 and June 22 from 9 a.m. to noon. Teens can choose either date. Uniforms will be provided by the Meadows. 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