{ THE DALLAS POST Sunday, September 21, 2008 PAGE 8 PEOPLE Adaptation Conference at BRIEFS Anglia Ruskin King's students University in complete internships Comibrid ge, Back Mountain residents who k: a Shiver: were among 24 King’s College town resident students who have successfully Steinberger received her completed internships this Bachelor of Arts degree in En- summer at sponsoring orga- glish from Wilkes University nizations in the local area, as well as throughout Pennsylva- nia, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, D.C. are Edward Lewko, Shavertown, W-B City Police Department; Lauryn Ference, Shavertown, Luzerne County District Attorney; Lau- ren Pyskoty, Dallas, Instructors Network; and James Savitski, Shavertown, King’s College and her Master’s in English with a concentration in Medieval and Renaissance drama and Irish literature from the University of Scranton. She earned her docto- rate in English literature and criticism from Indiana Uni- versity of Pennsylvania. Ashlie Morris honored Ashlie Morris, of Dallas, a Environmental Program, student at Misericordia Uni- : : versity, has been recognized by Jennings os hin the Jane DeMaio Memorial ! g i Scholarship. Morris will use the Crystallene Jennings 18 monetary awards to complete among 34 King’s College educa- their medical imaging degrees tion majors currently student at Misericordia. teaching in local elementary and The DeMaio Memorial Schol- high schools. Jennings is at arship is presented annually by Dallas High School. the family of the late Jane De- Maio, who was a mammography technologist at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. Locals receive degrees at LCCC Luzerne County Community College recently awarded de- grees to Back Mountain resi- dents who completed require- ments for their field of study in August. They are Lauren Kath- leen Brace, Sweet Valley, Al- Nisa Bracey, Trucksville; Jeffrey Matthew Dulsky, Hunlock Creek; Sheila Kummer Gionfrid- do, Shavertown, Heather Sue Hontz, Dallas; and Linda Dale Monk, Hunlock Creek, Associ- ate in Appliance Science de- grees; Jacqueline Cotter, Shaver- town; Kyle Anthony Filipczyk, Shavertown; Stephanie Ann Madjeski, Hunlock Creek; Ni- cole Rae Silvetti, Shavertown; and Niki Jade Winters, Trucks- ville, Associate in Science de- grees; Tammy Lynn Sebolka, Sweet Valley, Certificate of Specialization. 53-plus group in KT may soon become reality Twenty-seven senior residents make suggestions as to what came to the Kingston Township municipal building on Septem- ber 9 and expressed an interest in forming a township senior citizens group, says recreation commission member George Elias. “I didn’t know how to gauge it one way or another, but the people that were there were surprised and the office person- nel were surprised,” Elias said. The idea for a 55-plus group came about during a township recreation commission meeting when members were discussing what activities should be pro- vided for the community. The commission held sign-ups in an attempt to see not only if there was an interest in such a group, but what activities potential members would like to partici- pate in. Those who signed up did they want to do as a group. Daytime and overnight bus trips were the most popular. The seniors specifically recommend- ed destinations including the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour, the “Grand Canyon” in Wells- boro, a Pennsylvania winery, dinner theaters in Lancaster and events at the FM. Kirby Center. Many seniors also indicated a desire to meet regularly in the lower level of the township’s municipal building to socialize and play cards, games, have lunch or hear speakers. “It was an interesting group that was there,” Elias said. “They all were positive and upbeat, I thought.” Elias was surprised more than just seniors showed up. A repre- sentative from the Borough for the Aging and one from Gener- ation to Generation, a Back Mountain non-profit organiza- tion designed to enrich lives through inter-generational shar ing, came to show their support: for a senior group. A man also A stopped by with an offer to teach ballroom dancing lessons for a fee. Now that the idea of a senior’? group has attracted over two dozen people, Elias says he will"! report his findings to the rest of” the recreation commission. He *“ expects a meeting for everyone’ who signed up to occur in the near future. Elias says anyone 55 and over” who is a resident of Kingston Township and would like to join’ the senior group should leave a his or her contact information ~ with the township secretary by calling 696-3809. id - Rebecca Bria nA Lewko graduates Edward Lewko, Shavertown, earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from King’s l O'DONNELL FAMILY EYE CARE Bnd Rd Co I el TB BB BR Bh BB BLL Eye Exam College at a recent summer commence- ment ceremo- ny. The gradua- tion speech was delivered by Dr. Doug Ayers, a 1986 King’s College graduate and a noted local veterinarian. He is also an active community leader founding and is chairing The Lands at Hill- side Farms and the North Branch Land Trust, which work to preserve the local environ- ment. 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