6 The Post COMMUNITY Memorial and honor books donated to library The following memory and honor books have been given re- cently to the Back Mountain Memorial Library. In Memory of Ida Marie Morris, “The Day the Babies Crawled Away” by Peggy Rath- mann, presented by Mary Ann Wintersteen In Memory of Ida Marie Morris, “Buster” by Denise Fleming, presented by Mary Ann Wintersteen In Memory of Buddy Boris, “The Game” by Ken Dryden, presented by Mike and Jean Loftus In Memory of Ruby Rochelle Terrill Lomax, “Last Cavalier: the life and times of John A. Lomax” by Nolan Porterfield, presented by Florence H. Sher- wood, Alpha Rho Chapter of Alpha Alpha State Delta Kappa Gamma International In Memory of Floyd Leo Gallup, Sr., “The Big Band Al- manac” by Leo Walker, present- ed by Joan Gallup In Memory of William L. Conyngham, “More Stories from the Round Barn” by Jacqueline Dougan Jackson, presented by Robert and Kim- berly Ferrucci In Memory of William L. Conyngham, “Cattle: an infor- mal social history” by Laurie M. Carlson, presented by Frank Burnside Family In Memory of Helga Dan- nert, “The Island at the Center of the Wotld” by Russell Shorto, presented by Susanne Dannert In Memory of Alice and Ed- ward Wodaski, “The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees” by David More and John White, presented by Chris and Dana Stone In Memory of Jan Nesbitt, “Firestorm” by Iris Johansen (audiotape), presented by Jean and Frank Hughes In Memory of Jan Nesbitt, “Home to Harmony” by Philip Gulley (audiotape), presented by Jean and Frank Hughes In Memory of Jan Nesbitt, “Ted Williams: the biography of an American hero” by Leigh Montville (audiotape), present- ed by Jean and Frank Hughes In Memory of Alice Wodaski, “The Vermont Encyclopedia” edited by John J. Duffy, Samuel B. Hand, and Ralph H. Orth, presented by Children Zukoski In Memory of Lenchen Tow- nend, “Kate Hannigan” by Catherine Cookson (large print), presented by Alice and Jack Sallada In Memory of Alys J. Wool- bert, “PS, I Love You” by Ce- celia Ahern (large print), pre- sented by Anne N. Davies In Memory of Ruth Morgan Daniels, “The Four Seasons” by Mary Alice Monroe (large print), presented by Abby and Paul Campbell In Memory of Ruth Morgan Daniels, “The Forest Lover” by Susan Vreeland (large print), presented by Abby and Paul Campbell HONOR BOOKS In Honor of Brook Kryston, “Mountaineering: the freedom of the hills” edited by Steven M. Cox and Kris Fulsaas, pre- sented by John and Jill Kryston Fresh Air Fund plans for 2004 summer visitors The Fresh Air Fund’s (Dal- las/Wilkes-Barre Area) com- mittee has begun its campaign to find local families who are interested in helping The fund provides free summer vacations to needy children from New York City. Through the fund’s Friendly Town Program, volunteer host families in 13 states and Cana- da open their homes for two weeks or more to inner-city children each summer. In 2004, The Fund celebrates its 127-year-old tradition of serving children. For more in- formation on how you can make summer special for a Fresh Air child, call Denise Moskaluk at 674 -3727, or The Fresh Air Fund at (800) 367- 0003. You can also visit The Fund online at www.freshair.org. | Remembering Jane Fund helps to fight cancer The “Remembering Jane Fund” administered by the Luzerne Foundation recently presented a check for $5,000 to the Northeast PA affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foun- dation. Thanks to the generosity of those who supported last September's Remembering Jane Con- cert/Fundraiser, approximately $15,000 was raised to benefit cancer victims and other charities. Preparations are already underway for the third annual Remembering Jane” event which will be held at the Irem Temple Pavilion in Dallas on Saturday, September 11. Presenting the check to the Komen Foundation are, from left: Brad Yocum; Dolly Woody, executive director of the NEPA affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; Rob Yocum and Charles Barber, executive director of the Luzerne Foundation. From lef fir row: Sally Daylida, Brendediisior, Lorraine Collin lini Lopez. Novi Jones, Mary Ann Skammer. Second row: Bobby Doran, Jessica Hurst, 1 Barbara Keating, Dolores Baltuskonis, Viola Mazur, Betty Spencer, Ellen Smith. Te Third row: Catherine Stritzinger, Ronald Christian, Bernard Mazur. Sisters of Mercy honor employees for service A luncheon was held in the Rivers Room at Mercy Center on March 30, for the employees of Mercy Center and the ad- ministrative staff. The leader- ship team recognized employ- ees for their years of service and thanked all employees for their dedication and service to the Sisters of Mercy. Employ- ees that were honored include: . Five years: Deborah Kopines, Personal Care; Johnette Zacharias, Personal Care; Arlene Lopez, Nursing Unit; Jessica Hurst, Activities; Ellen Smith, Activities; Ronald Christian, Dietary. 10 .years: Dolores Baltusko- nis, Personal Care; Barbara Keating, Personal Care; Nancy Jones, Nursing Unit; Sally Dayl- ida, Dietary; Brenda Misson, Dietary; Mary Ann Skammer, Switchboard; Betty Spencer, Housekeeping; Michael Barber, Maintenance. 15 years: Lorraine Coburn, Nursing Unit; Catherine Stritzinger, Dietary; JoEllen Engelhardt, Finance; Susanne Stash, Finance; Janis Babcock, Administration. 35 years: Robert Doran, Di- etary. MOVERS & SHAKERS Dr. W. Scott Blanchard, pro- fessor of English at College Misericordia, from the Re- naissance So- ciety of Amer- ica to conduct research in Milan, Italy, this spring. During a two-week stay in Milan, Dr. Blanchard will conduct his re- search at the Biblioteca Am- brosiana and the Biblioteca Trivulziana to read 15th Centu- ry manuscripts related to the career of Francesco Filelfo, a humanist banned from Flo- rence, Italy, in the early 1400s. His banishment occurred at the same time as the banishment of wealthy banker Palla Strozzi, after the coup that put Cosimo de? Medici and his family in power for most of the rest of that century. In addition to his role as an English professor at College Misericordia, Dr. Blanchard serves as the advisor to the new humanities summer research fellowship program for gifted upperclass students interested in studying and researching a subject in the field of humani- Celebrating = En ‘80th Anniversary: 1924-2004 i . Stop in for all your spring planting needs # GARDEN CENTER 8 LANDSCAPING annuals, perennials, trees & shrubs Fountain & Arbor Sale Up to 70% Off Tt FREE Giveaways on selected purchases Call for a landscape estimate ties during the months. summer Michele Firmstone, Shaver- town, has been inducted into the Alpha Sigma Lambda honor society at King’s College. Alpha Sigma Lambda is the national honor society for students in continuing higher education and is dedicated to the ad- vancement of scholarship and the recognition of high scholas- tic achievement by adult learn- ers in continuing higher educa- tion. Olym Sunday, May 9, 200g) pic medalist to address Girl Scouts Olympic medalist Do- minique Dawes will be the fea- tured speaker at a luncheon honoring the latest winners of the Girl Scout Gold Award from the Penn’s Woods and Scranton Pocono councils. The Gold Award symbolizes outstanding accomplishments in the areas of leadership, com- munity service, career planning and personal development. Successful completion of the Gold Award encompasses five requirements and demands effi- cient organizational, time man- agement and leadership skills in service to the greater com- munity. Personal and spiritual growth, positive values and community service are all es- sential to a successful Gold Award endeavor. At the 1996 Olympic Games, Dawes and the U.S. Gymnas- tics Team stole the hearts of Americans with their team gold medal. At those Games, “Awesome Dawesome” (as she is known by her coach and teammates) became the first African-American to win an in- dividual gymnastics with her bronze on the floor. Dawes is now president-elect . of the Women’s Sports Founda- tion. Presented by Fleet Bank and EGC Construction, the May 16 event will honor 31 young women from both councils at the Radisson Lackawanna Sta- tion Hotel beginning at 1 p.m. For more information about the luncheon, contact Scouts, Scranton Pocono Co cil at 344-1224 or email nkeller@spgsc.org. IN THE SERVICE Citation honors Carverton serviceman Rep. Phyllis Mundy recently presented a citation from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives honoring Staff Sgt. Timothy Mullen of Carverton for his service in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is a member of the 424th Medical Logis- tics Battalion. Pictured at left is his fiancee, Margaret Stair, also of Carverton. Citations honor Jackson Twp. servicemen Rep. Phyllis Mundy recently presented citations from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives honoring Army Ma- jor Rayford Petroski and National Guard First Lt. Francis Petroski for their service in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pic- tured at left are the servicemen’s parents, Rayford Petroski Sr. and Ann Petroski of Jackson Township. ¢ Navy Airman Scott S. McBride, son of Tracy L. McBride of Dallas, recently participated in Operation Vigi- lant Resolve, while assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 131, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, homeport- ed in Norfolk, Va. During the operation, McBride’s unit and Carrier Air Wing Seven launched F/A-18 Hornets from the Washington, -and conducted a 20-mm straf- ing run against an enemy posi- tion and dropped two 500- pound laser guided bombs on another enemy position in Fal- lujah, Iraq. McBride joined the Navy in August 2002. Army Reserve Pvt. Shane M. Snyder has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Dur- ing the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values. Snyder is the son of P. Snyder of E. Center St., Shaver- town. 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