6 Dallas Post Dallas, PA February 28, 2001 Congregations of faith throughout Luzerne County are invited to conipete in a spirited competition to collect pennies to help families living in poverty. The Second Annual “Penny Wars for the Poor” awards the “Proud Penny Trophy” to the congrega- tion collecting the most pennies during 40 days and 40 nights of the Lenten season. Last year, St. Jude's Church in Mountaintop surpassed all other competitors by collecting $1,458.65. Nearly $5,000 was raised in total. Funds from the Penny Wars are donated to the Commission | | | | | | The Northmoreland Twp. Vol. fire Co. located just off Rt. 292 in Centermoreland will be host- ing Lenten meals starting Ash Wednesday, Feb. 28 and every Friday through Good Friday, April 13. Serving at the Firehall from 5- 7 p-m. Take out orders can be called into the firehouse after 4:30, the phone number is 333-4911. Menu: Combination Dinner L-L Class of ‘81 seeks The Lake Lehman Class of 1981, in planning its 20th Re- union is in need of the following classmates addresses: Darrin Barbacci, James Connon, Thomas Carle, Susan Conaway, Barbara Coulton, Bethal Cowart, Regina Edmondson, Jane Ha- gan, Waren Harding, Melanie Keller, William Kohl, ‘Elizabeth Lasco, Kelly Latham, Steve Leroy, Tammy Lincoln, Cindy McDaniels, Mary McEntee, Robert McLaughlin, Frank Mec- The Dallas High School .P.T.S.0. in conjunction with the Guidance Department recently announced the second “Student of the Quarter” awards of the 2000-2001 school year. Spon- sors were Pace Physical Therapy and Valley Open MRI & diagnos- tic Center whose representatives presented each winner with a $100 Federal Savings Bond. Awards went to: kkk Amy Koshinski, Creative Student: Amy Koshinski is 18 and in the 12th grade. She lives on Jackson 24 Street, Dallas. Her parents are Eugene and Doreen Koshins- § ki, and she has a brother Eu- § gene. Amy plays in the marching and jazz band, district and regional chorus. ~ Churches collect pennies for poor on Economic Opportunity (CEO), a local nonprofit organization that has advocated for and served Luzerne County's low-in- come neighbors for more than three decades. The donations are used to help low-income par- ents with children meet the challenges of poverty through CEO's assistance with food, housing, utilities, transportation , and other needs. The Penny Wars officially be- gin Wednesday, Feb. 28. For more information, contact Denise Murphy, Volunteer Coor- dinator at St. Therese’s Church in Shavertown (696-1144.) Centermoreland hosts Lenten meals (Haddock, Crab Cake & Shrimp); Breaded Shrimp Dinner; Bread- ed Crab Cake Dinner; Breaded Haddock Dinner. : All dinners served with frenc fries & coleslaw; Manhattan Clam Chowder; New England Clam chowder; Haluski. Desserts available. The Northmoreland Fire Co. Kitchen Committee, will be preparing the meals. missing classmates Manus, Jackie McManus, Rae Ann Miller, Robert Moku, Brian Montross, Lori Robey, Linda Ruck, Patricia Ryan, Paul Sane- holtz, Bonnie Shaffer, Joseph Smith, Debbe Symonds, Phyllis Szurgocinski, Harry Taylor, Matthew Thorn, Jackie Williams, Gwyn Wood, Bonnie Ziminski. If you have any information, please call Donna Hartman at 675-4630 or Email NephraOO9@AOL.com She is also on the planning com- mittee for the school. Her hob- bies are singing and songwriting. She also has outstanding scholastic achievement awards in music and. chorus, performed for WVIA and will be aired on television in March or April. kok Brad Lothridge, Student Achiever: Brad Lothridge is a 17-year old 12th grader. He lives ilk at Evergreen 8 Street, Shaver- town with his parents Brad #A and Amy Lothridge. Brad's extracur- ricular school activities include marching and jazz band, drama, county band and chorus. Brad has received the Student Achiever Award, and high school 1&2 honors 2 times. His hobbies are music, acting, DALLAS ROTARY INDUCTS FIRST NEW MEMBER OF THE MILLENNIUM Dallas Rotary President, John Rhoads, welcomes newest member Phil Hoover who is Vice President and General Manager of Enter- com Communications, Inc. which owns WKRZ, Froggy 101, The WILK Network and the Buzz-102.3 radio stations. Standing to the right of Phil Hoover is Kevin Smith of Ruth K. Smith/Century 21 Re- alty and the Rotarian Sponsor for Mr. Hoover. Dallas Rotarians are actively involved in the Luzerne County Fair, the Back Mountain Li- brary and Auction and other volunteer civic activities. Rotary Club International is open to individuals who are business owners, man- agement level employees and professionals in the community - new members are always welcome. Dallas Rotary, District Number 7410, meets every Thursday at the Castle Restaurant in Dallas on Route 309 starting at 6:30 pm. Seniors to meet March 1 Back Mountain Senior Citizens will meet on Thursday, March 1 in St. Therese’s Church Hall on Pioneer Ave and Davis Street in Shavertown at 1 p.m. A speaker from Geisinger Medical Center will give a presentation on diabetes. Plans for St. Patricks Social Meeting will be discussed. New members welcome. The club is non-denominational. For information call 696-1828 or 696-3095. lifting weights, and he is a mem- ber at Ernie's Gym. 3 kokk Joshua Katyl, School Spirit: Joshua Katyl is an 18-year old in 12th grade. He lives in Dal- las with his par- ents David and gs Debra Katyl, and has a brother Daniel, and a sister Mary Kate. ¢ Joshua's ex- tracurricular activities are soccer 4 years, baseball 4 years, Stu- dent Council, Senior Steering, Knowledge Bowl; and the JETS Team His hobbies are working on his computer, and getting prepared to go to the University of Pittsburgh next fall. He is a member of Senior All-Star team for soccer, named captain of soc- cer team as a senior; and in- ducted into’ Who's Who Among ELE GUIDANCE NOTES | Dallas High School names Students of the Quarter High School Students. kkk Luke Miller, Citizen Student: Luke Miller is a 17-year old in 12th grade. He 4 lives at Terrace Avenue, Trucksville with his parents Deb- orah and Daniel IT Miller and his brother Elijah, pu and sister Re- becca. His extra curricular school activities wrestling, football, are, student council, student Advisory Coun- cil, Strategic Planning Commit- tee, Senior Steering. Luke is also the Dallas High School Football Weight- lifting Captain, and was nominated the Ameri- can Legion State Police Youth Week Cadette. Some of Luke's hobbies are riding dirt bikes, and spending time with friends. Check out new scholarships in the guidance office Several new scholarships have arrived and are available for re- view in the scholarship file in the Guidance Office. e The Dallas Lions Scholarship e The Ronald Russo Memorial Scholarship for seniors interest- ed in a career in human services * The Lehigh Valley Section of The Society of Women Engineers Scholarship for local woman planning on enrolling in an engi- neering program at an ABET accredited college or university in the fall of 2001 e The Dupont High School Alumni Scholarship * Education Research Center of America Community Contri- bution Scholarship ®¢ Head Start Scholarship to students who are former Head Start participants e The L.C.C.C. Presidential Scholarship for seniors attend- ing L.C.C.C. in the fall 2001 who demonstrate outstanding acade- mic achievement of high school and who show a commitment to Book Susquehanna students These Back Mountain students extra curricular activities. do National Young Leaders Confer- ence Any sophomore or junior in- terested in being nominated for the National Young Leaders Conference this summer in Washington, D.C., should see Ms. Jones in the guidance De- partment. (LL J Youth Salute Nominations Any junior interested in being nominated for Youth Salute of Wyoming Valley should see their school counselor as soon as pos- sible. You must have a “B” GPA and be involved in extra-curricu- lar activities, which involve lead- ership ability. The community is reminded that you are welcome to nomi- nate a student for out Student of the Quarter Award. Ballots are available in the Guidance Office. If you know of a Dallas High School student doing a random earn dean’s list honors have been named to the dean's list for the 2000 fall semester at Susquehanna University. To qualify for the dean's list, students must achieve a minimum 3.4 grade point average out of a possible 4.0 for the semester, while completing a minimum of 12 semester hours. business major, daughter of Louis and Sharon Bartolini. Brittany Bartolini, a freshman Alma DeRojas, a junior English and Spanish major, daughter of Juan and Alma DeRojas. act of kindness or an act of vol- unteerism helping others, give us a call at 674-7218 and we will mail you a nomination bal- lot, or stop by the guidance of- fice and pick one up. Career Day in May Thanks to all the parents and community members who re- sponded to the request for help- ing out in planning of our Career Day in May. Without your help, this program would not take place. The following people have agreed to be volunteers for our Career Day Team: Sherry Riley, Susan Levinson, Carol VanSto- ry, Mary Barbara Gilligan, Jack- ie Stash, Christina Kalchmar, Kathy Samanas, Bea Nagey, Sue Oswalt, Mary Ghilani, Al Jumper, Robyn Jones, school counselor. The Guidance Department re- ally really appreciates your in- volvement in our school. New Guidance Helper The Guidance Office welcomes sophomore Jennifer Zinn as a guidance helper for the spring semester. (LX J] Junior Class raises money for the Salvation Army A tip of the hat to members of the Junior Class who took the time to raise money for the Sal- vation Army with a Christmas Kettle outside Thomas’ Family Market. These students recently were invited to a luncheon at the Salvation Army in recognition for their efforts. The students in- volved in this kind act of com- munity service were: John Pam- bianco, Junior President, Ricky Branco, Ryan Rother, Amanda Donahue, Erin Rivinsky, Victoria Tasselmyer, Jamie Coleman. This is just another example of Dallas High School kids caring about their community. Way to £0 juniors. Head Start now accepting applications Luzerne County Head Start, Inc., Lake-Lehman Center, is now taking applications for the 2001-2002 school year. Families need to meet age eligibility and income guidelines in order to qualify for the federally-funded pre-school program. The following free services are provided: education, health, social services, parent involvement, disabilities, nutrition, transition, and transportation. For more in- formation, parents should call Luzerne County Head Start, Inc., at 639-2465 or 639-2456. Jane Balavage, Dallas, recent- ly received the 2000 PDHA Com- munity Dental Health Award. It was presented to her at the 77th Pennsylvania Dental Hygiene As- sociation Annual Session/Key- stone Dental Health Confer- ence. Jane re- ceived this award because of her exemplary efforts in Com- munity = Dental Health. This award is pre- sented annually member who has initiated, de- veloped, and established the most innovative community den- tal health project. Jane is secre- tary of the NPDHA and is em- ployed by Monroe-Noxen Health Center. to the PDHA The Luzerne County Commu- nity College foundation, Inc. re- cently began the community phase of its first Annual Fund Campaign. All proceeds raised during the community phase of the campaign will benefit annual student schol- arships. The ! goal of the 2000/2001 An- nual Fund Campaign is $100,000. William V. Le- andri, President and: CEO of Luzerne National Bank, has been named chairperson of the Annual Fund Community Cam- paign. “Since opening its doors in 1967, Luzerne County Com- munity College has been an im- portant financial and academic stepping stone for thousands of residents in Northeastern Penn- sylvania,” says Leandri, “A con- tribution to the College's Annual Fund will provide the life pre- server for a future worker, per- haps even a leader, in our com- munity.” Leandri resides in Dal- las and is a member of the LCCC Foundation Board and the LCCC Board of Trustees. He established the Luzerne National A MOVERS & SHAKERS : Bank /Jonathan Steinruck Memorial Annual Scholarship. The community phase of the An- nual Fund Campaign will wrap up in early April. For more in- formation, contact Elly Miller, LCCC annual fund director, at 740-0737 or the LCCC Develop- ment Office at 740-0731. Michael J. Mahoney, presi- dent and chief executive officer of Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc., was recently elected to the board of directors of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and In- dustry Committee for Economic Growth. mr. Mahoney will serve a one-year term expiring on De- cember 31, 2001. In his dual ‘role as i newly elected | board member of the Chamber of Business and Industry and its affiliate, the & Committee. for = Economic Growth, Mr. Mahoney will assist efforts to create new jobs, diversify Greater Wilkes- Barre’s economy, increase capi- tal investment, broaden the tax base and encourage and support business growth. Michael J, Mahoney was appointed presi- dent and chief executive officer, of Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. in July of {y 2000. He joined C-TEC Corpo- ration (the predecessor company to CTE) in June 1991 as execu- tive vice president of its cable television unit. His tenure with C-TEC additionally includes serving as president and chief operating officer and director of RCN Corporation (“RCN”), a | spin-off from C-TEC, from Sep- | tember 1997 until October | 1999, where he provided key $ | leadership to the company’s | planning and expansion efforts. °o A graduate of Villanova Universi-. ty, Mr. Mahoney is a certified public accountant. ! i . | { Senior Citizens Centers, spon- sored by the Luzerne/Wyoming Counties Agency on Aging, offer hot noon meals Monday through Friday to people 60 years of age or older. Donations from partic- ipants are gratefully accepted and needed in order to expand this program. The following is the menu for the week of Mar. 1- 7. All menus include margarine, milk and coffee. THURSDAY: Ham steak w/fruit sauce, green beans, sweet potatoes, dinner roll, ap- ple juice, gelatin. FRIDAY: Baked fish w/lemon butter, parsley boiled potatoes, spinach, lemon, whole wheat bread, chocolate cookie. 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