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Qiu irics
JENNIE DUGAN
Photo colorist and
Girl Scout leader
* Jennie Audrey (Young)
Dugan, 82, of Shavertown, died
June 18, 2004, at Kingston
mmons Nursing Home.
Mrs. Dugan was born in Ply-
do uth in 1922, the daughter of
Baia and Helen (West) Young.
Dugan graduated from
Ziel High School in 1940
and taught herself to be a col-
yrist, adding color oils to grad-
uation, wedding and family
shotographs before color pho-
graphy was available.
Throughout the 1950s and
1960s, she was the colorist for
Art Husband Studios in
Kingston, and also Ace Hoff-
man Studios, Wilkes-Barre, and
ount Studios in Ply-
outh. She worked at RCA of
Mountain Top as an electronics
technician in the mid 1970s.
. She became a leader of Girl
Scout Troop19 in Trucksville in
e late ‘50s and built the troop
m fewer than 10 girls to
more than 50 who learned to
love nature ds much as she did.
In addition to weekly meetings,
she took the scouts on camping
trips and excursions to many
places, including New York
City. As a Girl Scout herself in
the 1930s, Mrs. Dugan had
achieved Girl Scouting’s high-—
ést rank.
3» Mrs. Dugan was a member of
the Trucksville Methodist
Church, where Troop 19 met
for more than 50 years.
¢ Mrs. Dugan fed and befriend-
ed all the wild animals that
came to their wooded property,
from squirrels to possums to
rotund raccoons and was an
For the last 20 years she col-
ected sage and entertaining
quotes about animals and peo-
ple that she had hoped to pub-
lish as a book.
. Surviving are Paul, her hus-
band of 63 years; a daughter,
Helen Worth, of Columbia,
Md.; and two sons, Christo-
pher, of Eldersburg, Md., and
Bruce, of Rowlett, Texas. Her
qldest son, Paul of Shickshinny,
died in 2002.
¢ supporter of animal caus-
Memorial donations may be
mad to the SPCA, 524 E.
Main St., Foxhill Road, Plains
Township, PA 18705, or Hos-
ice Community Care, 385
@ Ave., Kingston, PA
704.
. LEWIS WALTERS
‘Tunkhannock resident
Lewis Walters, 74, of Vago
Road, Tunkhannock, died June
25, 2004, at Tyler Memorial
Hospital, Tunkhannock.
He was the son of the late
Elizabeth Walters Bunn. He
was employed at United Reha-
bilitation Services Workshop,
Tunkhannock, for several years.
Surviving are several cousins.
I'Interment, Forty Fort Ceme-
tery.
MICHAEL SKOPIC
Life Insurance agent was Lehman native
Michael Skopic, 91, a CLU,
General Agent, of Lehman
Township, died June 23, 2004,
in the Lakeside Nursing Centef,
Harveys Lake.
He was born Sept. 19, 1912,
in Lehman Township. He was
the son of the late Joseph and
Eva (Turinsky) Skopic. As a
youth, he enjoyed baseball,
basketball and playing the vio-
lin. He was a classical music
lover all his life. He was a
graduate of Lehman High
School and the Chartered Life
Underwriters. He was a life in-
surance agent for Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co. for over 40
years.
Following retirement from
Metropolitan Life, he was em-
ployed for 20 years by Midland
National Life Insurance Co. He
was a member of St. John the
Baptist Orthodox Church, Ed-
wardsville. He served on the
church council in several capac-
ities as treasurer and trustee.
He enjoyed taking his family on
educational outings. He was an
avid fisherman and made many
trips to Canada.
He was preceded in death by
a daughter, Susan (Damien)
Ceselsky; his former wife of 53
years, Florence (Smith) Skopic;
brothers, John, Metro, Charles,
Peter and Paul; sisters, Mary
Zahorian and Anna Parleman.
Surviving are his daughters
and care givers, Mary Ann Ma-
tochak and Nadine S. Mericle,
both at home; and Catherine FE.
Skopic, New York; grandchil-
dren, Robert P. Ceselsky, Aram
M. Alemian and Adora Skopic;
sister, Julia Crispell, Lehman;
brothers, Stephen Skopic,
Union; and Joseph Skopic,
Bloomsburg.
Interment, parish cemetery,
Pringle.
Memorial donations may be
made to St. John the Baptist
Orthodox Church, 93 Zerby
Ave., Edwardsville, PA 18704.
ures.
GLADYS HENNING
Tunkhannock High School graduate
Gladys Sherwood Henning,
88, of Mehoopany, died unex-
pectedly Friday, June 25, 2004,
at Tyler Memorial Hospital in
Tunkhannock.
She was preceded in death
by her husband of 47 years, A.
Philip Henning.
Born Sept. 12, 1915, in
Tunkhannock, she was the
daughter of the late A.W. and
Effie Ross Sherwood. Gladys
was a 1933 graduate of
Tunkhannock High School and
attended Elmira College.
Gladys was a member of the
Mehoopany United Methodist
Church, United Methodist
Women, Mehoopany Women’s
Club, Tunkhannock Senior Citi-
zens and Tyler Hospital Auxil-
iary.
Gladys especially enjoyed her
daily contacts with endearing
friends and cherished family.
Life along ,the Susquehanna
River brought her many pleas-
Gladys was also preceded in
death by brothers, George and
Walter Sherwood; sisters, Mil-
dred Chalfont and Ina Francis;
grandson, Sean Henning; and
son-in-law, Ronald Ash.
Gladys was a very loving
mother and is survived by chil-
dren: Janet H. Ash of Camp--
bell, N.Y.; Arthur Philip and
Barbara Henning Jr. of
Mehoopany; Robert S. and
Pauline Henning of Fountain
Valley, Calif.; Shirley H. and
Lynn Snover of Appalachian,
N.Y.; Ina H. and Orville Hunter
of Tunkhannock; 10 loving
grandchildren, Daryl and San-
di Cevette, Judi and Mark
Hugg, Dan and Julie Cevette,
Robert and Bridget Cevette,
Charles and Marsha Henning,
Richard and Kimberly Hen-
ning, Kristopher Snover, Kim-
berly Snover, Mark and Jazmin
Kintner, and Marissa Kintner;
and eight dear great-grandchil-
dren, sister and brother-in-law,
Edna and Lewis Chambers,
Chalfont; sister-in-law, Doris
Sherwood, Nicholson; several
nieces, nephews and many
very special friends.
Interment, Vaughn Ceme-
tery, Mehoopany.
Memorial donations may be
made to Mehoopany United
Methodist Church, RR 1, Box
7, Mehoopany, PA 18629, or
the Mehoopany Area Library,
P.O. Box 202, Mehoopany, PA
18629.
SENIOR MENUS
Senior Citizens Centers
sponsored by the Area Agency
on aging for Luzerne and
Wyoming Counties offers 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 June
7-11. All menus include mar-
garine, milk and coffee. The Se-
nior Center is located at 22
Rice St., Dallas.
MONDAY: Closed.
TUESDAY: Sweet and sour
chicken, rice, Oriental vegeta-
bles, chilled pineapple.
WEDNESDAY: Swedish
meatballs over noodles, sliced
beets, chilled peaches.
THURSDAY: Cheese ravioli
with tomato sauce, seasoned
spinach, Italian ice.
FRIDAY: Batter dipped fish,
hash brown potatoes, peas and
carrots, sugar cookie.
Remember When
- We've been digging through our pile of old photos, and thought it would be fun to share some of
them with you. Space allowing, we’ll publish a scene from the Back Mountain’s past each week on
this page. Sometimes we'll be able to tell you about the event and the people in the frame, and some-
times we’ll be clueless. That’s when you can help — if you know names and details, please get them
to us and we'll do our best to fill in the blanks for our readers. E-mail is the best communication
method, so if you can, send info to: thepost@leader.net. Otherwise, send a fax to 675-3650, call 675-
5211 or drop a note to: The Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre PA 18711.
PAL; AS. PA -
Origin of the auction bell
According to Ted Wright, seen highest up on the ladder in this photo, members of the Dr.
Henry M. Laing fire Company of Dallas are shown removing the bell from the old Shaver-
town school building, which stood in the vicinity of the present Burger King. The bell was
taken to the Back Mountain Memorial Library, where it is rung each year to signify the
opening of the annual auction. This year’s event takes place July 8-11.
In the photo, from left: Chuck Witter, Dave Carey, John Sheehan, Wes Cave, Lynn Sheehan,
Don Shaffer and Wright.
OBITUARIES
ALFRED LAWRENCE
Once lived in Shavertown
Alfred Thomas Lawrence Sr.,
83, of Buckhorn Road, Blooms-
burg, June 25, 2004, at Grand-
view Health Care Center,
Danville.
He was born Aug. 29, 1920, in
Bolivar, the son of the late
Frank and Harriet Oatridge
Lawrence. He was employed at
Ridon Glass Co., Wilkes-Barre,
as a glazier for a number of
years. He attended Kingston
High School and lived in
Shavertown for 35 years before
moving to Bloomsburg.
He was preceded in death by
a brother, Edward Lawrence;
and two sisters, Betty Maricle
and Edna Pritchard.
Surviving are his wife of 65
years, the former Eileen Barrett;
a daughter, Eileen Lawrence of
Bloomsburg; two sons, Thomas
Lawrence, Whippany, N.J.; Al-
fred Lawrence Jr., Dallas; two
grandchildren, Cheryl Leonard
and Tricia Gasparine; one
nephew and three nieces also
survive.
Donations may be made to
the charity of the donor’s
choice.
EDWARD SORBER
U.S. Army veteran
Edward L. Sorber, age 70, of
Lehman Township, died June
25, 2004, at Hospice Commu-
nity Care, Wilkes-Barre.
He was born in Wilkes-
Barre, Dec. 8, 1933, and was a
son of the late Clarence and
Emily Gutton Sorber. He was
an Army veteran during the
Korean conflict. He was em-
ployed by Cornell Iron Works,
Mountain Top, for 10 years,
retiring 10 years ago. Mr. Sor-
ber was a member of High
Point Church, Larksville.
He was preceded in death
by brothers, Robert and
Willard.
He is survived by sons,
Richard, - Manassas, Va.;
David, Sweet Valley; Mark,
Lehman; Jeffrey, Sweet Valley;
Edward, Forty Fort; brother,
Clarence, Dallas; sisters; Au-
drey Staley, San Diego, Calif.;
Dorothy Rhineheimer,
Philadelphia; Judy Hadokows-
ki, Dallas; 13 grandchildren.
The family requests that
memorial contributions be
sent to the High Point
Church, Larksville.
The Post publishes
obituaries of Back
Mountain residents,
natives or those who
have a long connection
to the area.
Send obituaries to:
The Post
15 N. Main St.
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EASTERN PECHNSYLVANIA
RESEARCH MATTERS
- by
Dr. David J.
Madeira
A
Antibiotics
And Your Child’s
Sore Throat.
Acute sore throat is a common
reason for pediatric visits to
primary care physicians, with an
estimated 15%-30% of such cases
caused by group A streptococci.
The study we look at today
included 156 patients age 4-15 with
sore throat for less than seven days
that also met at least 2 of the
following criteria: fever, no cough,
swollen/tender neck lymph nodes,
and tonsillar exudates. They were
assigned to 3 groups:
1. Penicillin for seven days.
2. Penicillin for three days
and placebo for 4 days
3. Placebo for 7 days.
The main measure was days to
complete resolution of pain and
throat swabs were taken. The
duration of symptoms in all three
groups was essentially identical, as
were the side effects, number of
days missed from school, and
recurrence of sore throats over 6
months.
The authors conclude: “No
rationale exists for treatment with
antibiotics in most children with
sore throat, irrespective of the
presence of streptococci. This
finding is in agreement with the
Dutch and Scottish guidelines on
the management of sore throat.”
As 1 have written in a previous
column, most Pediatricians report
feeling pressured by their patient’s
mothers to do something (usually
demanding an antibiotic, and
sometimes - horror of horrors -
asking for one to be prescribed over
the phone.)
So give your Pediatrician a break
if she suggests watchful waiting for
little Johnny's sore throat. Even if
your child has group A streptococci
(the really bad bug), he is not likely
to do any better with an antibiotic.
For more information on drugless
health care, call Dr. Madeira today.
Zwart S., Rovers MM, de Melker RA. et al.
Penicillin for acute sore throat in children
randomized, double blind trial. British Medical
Journal (online), Dec. 6, 2003
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