The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, February 21, 2002 3 oVlatilda Croom notes her 90th birthday By SANDY PEOPLES Post Correspondnet TRUCKSVILLE — Matilda Croom was born on Valentine's Day. Surrounded by more than ®:0 family members and friends, she celebrated her 90th birthday in grand style as the guest of honor at an open house given by her children at the Trucksville United Methodist Church Satur- day. Croom is a life-long resident of Trucksville. She graduated from Kingston Township High School @~ 1930 and worked at the old Trucksville Post Office for many years. She has been a member of Trucksville United Methodist Church since 1924 where she sang in the choir for many decades. “Our mother has always been very active in the church,” said her daughter, Jeanne Thomas. “She was always busy with church activities and church inners. She loves to be with people and is still very outgoing. She was always a part of the women’s organization at the church and served as president of the women’s society.” She also was a member of the adminis- trative board of the church and the administrative council for many years. @ “She has a great sense of hu- anor even though our brother was often compelled to call her ‘yardstick mommy’ when we were growing up,” joked. Croom’s activities with the church began when she was a Thomas | Lemmond to seek re-election to the Senate oO Senator Charles D. Lemmond (R-Dallas) has announced he will seek re-election as State senator for the 20th Senatorial District, which includes Wayne, Pike, Wyoming counties and parts of Susquehanna, Monroe and Luzerne counties. “Representing the honest, hard working people of the 20th Sena- orial District, where I have lived all my life, has been both a joy and an honor,” said Lemmond through a press release. “I am proud of the effective “Yes, I have seen many things in mu yy lifetime and I have : enjoyed them all.” : ~~ Matilda Croon Celebrating 9 90th Dithiay young woman. “Mrs. Croom worked with the Queen Esther's mission group in the 1940s,” said Pat Baird, a friend and fellow church mem- ber. “It was a youth volunteer group for girls whose mission was to help others. She was also the first noble grand of the Lady Toby Rebecca Lodge, which still exists in Lehman.” Age has slowed, but not stopped a busy life. “She still maintains her independence,” said Thomas. “She cooks and cleans for herself and plays in two card clubs. She does her own grocery shopping and loves to go to the mall. “She always says she wants to keep moving and keep going and goes out to get her hair done at the beauty parlor every week. She drove her own car until she was 85 and her eyes began to bother her.” When she was younger, Croom and her family loved the out of doors, and spent summer days fishing in Wyalusing, said Linda Monelli, Croom’s other daughter. “They had a motor boat and a camping trailer near Sugar Run. We used to go there with them as children, and they enjoyed partnerships I have with my col- leagues - both in the Pennsylva- nia Senate and House of Repre- sentatives and the United States Congress — and with our county and community officials. By working with local leaders and area residents, we've been able to build stronger communities.” Senator Lemmond chairs the Senate's State Government Com- mittee, is Vice Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and also serves as a member of the Senate Committees on Finance, POST PHOTO/SANDY PEOPLES Matilda Croom sat, surrounded by her children at her 90th birth- day celebration. From left: Linda Monelli, Edward Croom and Jeanne Thomas. many good times there for more than 50 years.” Croom is the daughter of the late Lewis and Bessie Roushey. She is the oldest of six children. Her grandparents ran the Hoover farm in Trucksville. She is also the wife of the late Harold Croom, a salesman at the old Royer Foundry in Kingston. She has three children, Jeanne Thomas, Edward Croom and Linda Monelli; three grandchil- dren, Gerald Thomas, Sharon Croom and Suzanne Monelli; and five great-grandchildren. Croom was very excited to be the center of attention on her special day. “It's so wonderful to see all these people who turned out to celebrate with me,” she said. “I have lived in Trucksville all my life and I have seen many changes. I can remember when there were many small family- owned businesses along the road to the lake. I especially re- member the old feed mill. People got around with horses and bug- gies back then, and later you could see old Ford coupes going up and down the road. Yes, I have seen many things in my lifetime and I have enjoyed them all.” Churches (continued from page 1) township.” Tensions mounted at the Feb- ruary 11 meeting when the ordi- nance was first introduced, when Glidden questioned the constitutionality of it, and the supervisor is still not content with the ordinance. “You get up in court everyday, and you have two lawyers on separate sides of the same is- sue, and I think this is an issue that needs to be looked at,” said Glidden. “If we get to the posi- tion to where we have to hire outside to take care of the build- ing permit fees, then the town- ship will have to pay for it.” Paul Sabol, chairman of the board of supervisors, supports the ordinance. A member of Trucksville United Methodist Church, Sabol said he was con- tacted, by a member of the church to see if the supervisors could waive the fees. He then contacted Jones to write the reg- ulation. “All we're doing is deleting the fees we would get from these churches,” said Sabol. “The only fee the churches would have to pay is if we put money up for the engineers they would have to pay it. We are not using our money.” Currently, anyone building a home or building an addition to a home must file for permits with the township. Of dozens of permits, only a few set filing fees would be waived, said Jones. “Of the approximately 84-85 fees levied by Kingston Town- ship associated with building and zoning fees, only 16 set fees are included in (the proposed or- Ben Jones " Solicitor Kingston Township Supervisors dinance),” he said. “The ordinance only deals with the filing fees associated with zoning and building,” said Ben Gorey, township zoning offi- cer. “The filing fees are set fees, and mostly do not cost much money each.” Gorey’s salary comes from the township's general fund, said Jones. Gorey evaluates the eval- uates permits, and without fees paid into the general fund, other moneys collected would be used to pay Gorey. Jones said the amount of money not collected by waiving the fees was minimal, and just how often a church built an ad- dition was so rare, it really would not make much of a dif- ference in the township budget. The proposed ordinance must pass another reading in front of the supervisors at next month's voting session, and Jones said he is confident of the legality of it. “I am confident this ordinance is legal, but if it is not, I will eat my words and change the ordi- nance,” said Jones. Military and Veterans Affairs, and Rules. He is the Republican Caucus representative on the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, the Legisla- tive Budget and Finance Com- mittee, the Joint State Govern- ment Commission's Task Force on decedents’ Estates, and the Joint Select Committee to Exam- ine Election Issues. 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