CREATE Te boy Siem = ony ER A RR SS aE i 4 Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, October 17, 2002 American Legion Auxiliary inducts officers Dallas American Legion Auxiliary Unit 672 recently held installations of officers at the Dallas Legion. A reception followed. In the picture are newly elected officers, from left: Membership Chairman Joan Brzycki, Thelma Barteld, Past President, Irene Martine, Sergeant of Arms; Linda Wolfer, Secretary Treasurer; Kay Smith Second Vice President, Publicity; Barbara Miller, District President; Doreen Henderson, President; Deana Blejwas, First Vice President and Jan Godown, Luzerne, Wyoming County President. L-L board turns down requests to attend conferences By KALEN CHURCHER Special to The Dallas Post LEHMAN TWP. — The Lake- - Lehman School Board took its first step Tuesday night in limit- ing the number of conferences it will pay for district employees to attend. Six of nine board members voted against sending Philip Lip- ski, the district's wrestling coach, to a two-day coaching clinic at Penn State University. Lois Kopcha, Joseph Kapitula, James Mahon, Moderno Rossi, Charles Balavage and Charles Boytin cast the dissenting votes. Michelle Coombs, Angelo DeCe- saris and Sheila Gionfriddo vot- ed in favor. Michael Gokay, high school principal, swayed at least two board members to accept re- quests for seven educational conferences. Prior to Gokay ad- dressing the board, Boytin said the number of symposiums at- tended by teachers was getting out of hand. “I'm going to vote no for any of these (conferences) that aren’t mandatory,” Boytin said. “I will be too,” echoed Kapitu- la. Even Lipski’'s written conces- sion to pay half of the clinic's $333 cost didn't persuade enough board members — some of whom said he has enough wrestling expertise to run the clinic himself. Members argued additional costs — including $130 for a two-day substitute teacher — would not be worth the expenditure. In the end, approval was granted for attendance at confer- ences covering topics including special education, teaching gift- ed children, literacy and bully- ing. Cost to the district, exclud- ing substitutes, will be about $420. During a work session earlier this month, board members questioned the legitimacy of sending an individual to a con- ference year after year when the district's budget is so severely strapped. Lake-Lehman’s effort to trim conference costs is being felt by at least one other Luzerne Coun- ty school district. Randy Tomasacci, Northwest Area School Board president, said earlier this month he wanted to see an end to the reimburse- ment for lodging, meals and travel. This article appeared in origi- nal form in the Times Leader. Tell our advertisers you saw them in The Dallas Post. 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Until recently, the $200,000 in startup costs was too much for the college to shoulder. But because of memorial do- nations after the death of a local doctor and some other “outside gifts,” including potential federal funding, the 18-month certifica- tion program could be ready for fall 2008. The family of the late Dr. Thomas E. Baker established a sonography fund to help finance the program. Since Baker's death on July 14, the college has received multiple monetary gifts, although college spokesman Jim Roberts de- clined to say how much. Dr. David Rimple described his colleague as having an affec- tion for College Misericordia, of- ten taking walks through the campus to relax. Baker and his wife, Jean, also attended church on the campus. Because he was the first to in- troduce echocardiography to the area and because of his desire to bring ultrasonography to pa- tients, it seemed logical Baker would help students learn the science, even after his death. “I think (Baker's) family recog- nized the synergism between the two,” Rimple said Monday. Baker's daughter, Danielle, said her father believed testing should be as non-invasive as New drop-off point for BMT food pantry possible. She learned of her fa- ther’s interest in sonography at College Misericordia through Rimple and said her family agreed it was “the perfect pro- gram.” Establishing the fund al- lowed them “to do something lasting” in honor of Baker. According to the college, the) program — in the making for - about 18 months — will include laboratory and. clinical educa- tion components. Emphasis will be placed on teaching sonogra- phy students in areas including professional ethics, sonographic anatomy, ultrasound implemen- tation, patient care and inter- pretation of sonographic images. @ Elaine Halesey, chairwoman of Misericordia’s medical imag- ing department, said there is a national shortage of profession- als trained in medical imaging. That scarcity extends to Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, in- creasing the need for formal training. Rimple said nothing can sub- stitute for knowledge gained through an academic course gy Often, sonography training is conducted through informal program or on-the-job training. To Rimple’s knowledge, no pro- gram like the Misericordia pro- posal exists in the area. “(Sonography) is a tremen- dously flexible and useful kind of technology,” Rimple said. “And that’s why it has grown ‘® fast. “It's a technology that is inex- pensive, relatively speaking. ... It does not expose the individual to radiation and it can be done day after day, hour after hour, if the patient's condition changes.” This article appeared in origi- nal form in the Times Leader, The Back Mountain Mountain Food Pantry sponsored by the Bac Mountain Ministerium is in need of many food items. The client population grew over the past year creating a lager need than in years past. Due to the construction at Trucksville United Methodist Church Education Building, it is not possible to accept food items at the Ed- ucation Building. Food collection points have been established at St. Paul's Lutheran Church and Shavertown United Methodist Church. 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