| | fl Sunday, June 12, 2011 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 9 Rosemary Shaver wins Weinberg Library prize Rosemary Shaver, of Shaver- town, a junior with a double ma- jor in history and political science and in the honors program at The University of Scranton, was se- “= lected as the winner of the inau- gural Weinberg Memorial Li- brary Research Prize. The award recognizes excel- lence in research projects that show significant knowledge of the methods of research and the information gathering process and use of library resources, tools and services. Shaver was also recently in- ducted into and elected chapter president of Alpha Sigma Nu, the National Jesuit Honor Society. Additionally, during her spring semester at the university, she was inducted into Phi Sigma Al- pha, the political honor society; and Pi Gamma Mu, the social sci- ences honor society. She is also a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, the freshman hon- or society; and Phi Alpha Theta, the history honor society. Shaver was recently named ed- itor-in-chief of The Aquinas, the university’s student newspaper, for 2011-2012 after serving as Fo- rum Editor for the past two years. SHAVER She was also awarded the Frank Sabatino, Volpe and Scully schol- arships through the university’s History and Political Science de- partments during 2010-2011. Back Mountain residents are named to Penn State dean’s list The following Back Moun- tain residents have been named to the dean’s list at the Pennsyl- vania State University for the spring 2011 semester: Joshua Aciukewicz, Trucks- ville, University Park ; Kelsey T. Amy, Sweet Valley, University Park; Ryan E. Besteder, Har- veys Lake, University Park; Candice J. Bittner, Dallas, Uni- versity Park; Jordan M. Broody, Shavertown, Wilkes-Barre; Nik- ki Broody, Shavertown, Wilkes- Barre; Marley K. Bross, Shaver- town, Wilkes-Barre; Rachel L. aGAS es Continued from Page 7 al without zoning approval. The same decision would be likely for a pipeline project, ac- cording to Kozick. Williams began to present its pipeline plans to the planning commission last month, but of- ficials said the company will not return for another presentation at the next planning commis- sion meeting on June 14. In other news... e Supervisors renamed three roads within the township in or- der to better serve residents in terms of emergency services. Engineer Tom Doughton also said roads need to be officially named in order to receive state liquid fuels reimbursements from the previous year. The fol- lowing changes were approved: the property presently ad- dressed as RR1 Box 189A will be referred to as 41 Chestnut Ridge Lane, due to the length of the owner’s driveway; the street that extends from the center of Dallas all the way to Kunkle-Al- derson Road will be known as Lake Street; and the unnamed short road that runs from Coun- try Club Road to Route 415 will be called Joe-Pag Lane. ¢ The township received zon- ing application for conditional use approval for a Misericordia University project including the construction of a multi-use building in excess of 15,000 square feet in a R-2 zoning dis- trict. A public hearing will be held on the application on July 5, and it will be discussed at the next planning commission meeting on June 14. PLAN Continued from Page 3 unteer fire companies serving the entire community — the Franklin Township Fire Depart- ment and the Franklin - North- moreland Township Ambu- ance Association. / Other aspects of the plan, such as recreational sites, are good ideas but not high on the priority list for the township, said Dymond. “With our budget, I'm not sure those things are going to happen,” he said. The plan includes expanded park space and creation of walking paths within the town- ship. The public can have more in- put in the township’s compre- hensive plan at two upcoming meetings — before the planning commission meeting at 7 p.m. June 27 and prior to the next regular supervisors meeting at 7 p.m. July 5. POLICE Continued from Page 3 Lane, Bulford, Blueberry, Deerhill, Cross Creek, Sutton, Shefield, Beaverbrook and Gross Roads this summer. A motion was passed to ac- cept Lake Township into the intergovernmental agree- ment for the Back Mountain Regional Emergency Manage- ment Agency. Barney Dobin- ick, Lake Townships emer- gency management coordina- tor, was appointed to the posi- tion as Back Mountain Regional Assistant Coordina- tor. A letter of support was au- thorized to be sent to Lehman Township supervisors for a weight and traffic study on Hillside Road and Old Route 115. The study will be com- pleted by the Luzerne County Commissioners/Road and Bridge Department. David Lulewicz was ap- pointed as acting assistant roadmaster. Buckman, Dallas, Wilkes-Barre. Also, Kayla R. Candrilli, Dal- las, University Park; Nikolas D. Capitano, Shavertown, Wilkes- Barre; Elizabeth A. Carey, Dal- las, University Park; Rachel T. Chin, Dallas, University Park; Kelcey A. Cole, Dallas, Univer- sity Park; Katelyn M. Confer, Shavertown, University Park; Gregory C. Davis, Dallas, Wilkes-Barre; Daniel B. Elbich, Dallas, University Park; Mia E. Esopi, Dallas, University Park; Monica R. Esopi, Dallas, Uni- versity Park. Also, Serena A. Fulton, Dal- las, University Park; Shane E. Grady, Sweet Valley, Wilkes- Barre; Jessica L. Herb, Harveys Lake, Worthington Scranton; Natalie C. Herron, Dallas, Uni- versity Park; Stacy A. Hills, Sha- vertown, Wilkes-Barre; Casey J. Judge, Dallas, University Park; Andrew K. Kempinski, Dallas, Wilkes-Barre; Mallory A. Kern, Trucksville, University Park; Andrew D. Kretchmer, Shaver- town, Worthington Scranton. Also, Erica M. Lisses, Shaver- town, University Park; Mat- thew B. Luksic, Shavertown, Wilkes-Barre; Kelly A. Maho- ney, Sweet Valley, Berks; Brian P. McLaughlin, Dallas, Univer- sity Park; Nicole A. Melnick, Dallas, University Park; Megan A. Millo, Dallas, Wilkes-Barre; Holly L. Mitkowski, Hunlock Creek, University Park; Garry R. Musselman, Dallas, Wilkes- Barre; Rebekah L. Nulton, Dal- las, Wilkes-Barre. Also, Thomas W. Parrish, Dallas, University Park; Mi- chael D. Pelleschi, Dallas, Wilkes-Barre; Kaitlin A. Rando, Dallas, Harrisburg; Jacob S. Re- inert, Dallas, University Park; Jillian R. Ritts, Dallas, Universi- ty Park; Chad M. Schrader, Dal- las, Wilkes-Barre; Bradley C. Sherman, Dallas, Wilkes-Barre; Thomas K. Smith, Sweet Valley, Wilkes-Barre; Clinton P. Sorber, Sweet Valley, Wilkes-Barre; Kianna M. Spencer, Dallas, Wilkes-Barre; Kristine J. Strong, Dallas, Wilkes-Barre; Scott D. Summa, Lehman, Wilkes-Barre; Adam E. Supey, Dallas, Wilkes-Barre. Also, Matthew R. Thomas, Sweet Valley, Wilkes-Barre; Ryan A. Urzen, Dallas, Wilkes- Barre; Jaime L. Wesley, Hun- lock Creek, University Park; Mi- chael G. Zaleskas, Shavertown, Wilkes-Barre; Loni J. Zardus, Dallas, World Campus; Noah J. Zurad, Shavertown, University Park. Alexandra Kijek, Wyoming. BACK MOUNTAIN RESIDENTS GRADUATE FROM WYOMING SEMINARY Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School celebrated its 167th Baccalaureate and Commencement on Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29, as 126 seniors from nine states in the United States and eight other countries completed their high school educations.Wyoming Seminary graduates from the Back Mountain area are seen prior to Baccalaureate and Com- mencement. From left, first row, Brianna Wise, Shavertown; Alyxandria Stephens, Dallas; Louise Lumia, Dallas; Mia Medico, Shavertown; Catherine Clements, Shavertown; Laura Strze- letz, Dallas; Alison Parkhurst, Trucksville; Mary Thede, Dallas; Katrina Wallace, Dallas; Caroline Meuser, Shavertown and Lauren Skudalski, Wyoming. Second row, Jezza Malik, Shavertown; Jared Gollhardt, Dallas; Shane Kalna, Shavertown; Spencer Youngman, Dallas; Evan Leas, Sha- vertown; and. Ronald Rose, Shavertown. Third row, Omeed Firouzi, Shavertown; Zachary Har- vey, Trucksville; Jacob Baker, Shavertown; Sergey Ivanov, Trucksville; Bijoy Ghosh, Dallas; James Curtis, Dallas; and Dakota Klein, Harveys Lake. Absent at the time of the photo was Back Mountain residents who received degrees from the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania this year are: Joshua Aciukewicz, Trucks- ville, University Park, BS; Adam J. Besecker, Dallas, University Park, BS; Nathan R. Bolander, Dallas, University Park, JD; Jaime M. Carey, Dallas, Univer- sity Park, BS; Patrick R. Chocal- lo, Dallas, Wilkes-Barre, Aengt; Kelcey A. Cole, Dallas, Universi- ty Park; BS; Thomas A. DeAnge- lo, Sweet Valley, University Park, BS; Michael E. Dubil, Sha- vertown, Wilkes-Barre, BS. Also, Daniel B. Elbich, Dallas, University Park, BS; Mia E. Eso- pi, Dallas, University Park, BS with distinction; Amanda E. Gongleski, Dallas, Wilkes- Barre, BS; Scott M. Grundow- ski, Dallas, University Park, BLA; Natalie C. Herron, Dallas, University Park, BS; Nooshin Hosseini, Dallas, Milton S. Her- shey = Medical Center, MD; Amanda D. Kretchmer, Shaver- town, Worthington Scranton, BA. Also, Kelly A. Mahoney, Sweet Valley, Berks, BS; Bryan P. McLaughlin, Dallas, Universi- Locals graduate from Penn State ty Park, BS; Sean M. McMahon, Shavertown, Wilkes-Barre, BS; Anna M. Miller, Shavertown, Wilkes-Barre, BA; Bernard T. Montigney, Hunlock Creek, Wilkes- Barre, BS; Rebekah L. Nulton, Dallas, Wilkes-Barre, BS with distinction. Also, Michael T. Pelleschi, Dallas, Wilkes-Barre, BS with distinction; Anthony r. Raineri, Shavertown, University Park, BS; Kristine J. Strong, Dallas, Wilkes-Barre, Aengt; Amanda E. Touey, Dallas, University Park, BS; Loni J. Zardus, Dallas, World Campus, AA. Locals named to dean's list at King’s Several Back Mountain resi- dents have been named to the dean’s list at King’s College for the spring 2011 semester. Dallas: Robert Yanik, Mat- thew Alles, Nicholas Diaco, Har- ry Giacometti, Kristen Justice, Konrad Kraszewski, Janelle Marshallick, Laura Panzitta, John Prater, Nicole Rave, Chris- topher Skevofilax, Amy Sper- ling, Lindsay Szalkowski, Da- niel Taroli, Jane Tomkinson, An- gela Wagner, Christopher Wil- son Harveys Lake: Megan Devine, Joseph George, Kyle Kidd, Am- ber Mays Hunlock Creek: Kayla Cross, Emily Sisk, Justin Eimers, Ri- chard Hardy, Michael Sipsky, Ashlee Swanson Shavertown: David Dewitt, Mark McCracken, Christopher Prater, Sean Ziller, Christina Dennis, Aimee Fritzges, Mi- chael Gergel, Daniel Gilbert, Ke- vin Gilbertson, Robert Green- halgh, Alexander Kish, Alyssa Miller, Nicole Mitkus, Adam Pajka, Kathleen Paley, Harry Pockevich, Amanda Waligun Trucksville: Kevin Barry, Adam Barry, Michael Griffith Tunkhannock: Caitlin Hole- han, Megan Yakoski Wyoming: Preston Balavage, Sarah Bolton, Jeffery Cox, Thaddeus Dziedzic, Cody Kara- lunas, Mary ‘Kate Lambert, Alexandra Shinert, Kayla Solo- mon Harding and Gerstein receive essayt awards Brandon Harding was recog- nized as the first-place winner in the American Legion’s Essay Contest. Harding has participa- ted in the contest while in grades 9-12. He will continue his education at Lehigh University. He was presented with a certif- icate, a gold medal and a $300 savings bond. Rachel Gerstein was awarded second place and received a certificate, a silver medal and a $200 savings bond. * The essay contest was spon- sored by Daddow-Isaacs Dallas American Legion Post 672. This year’s topic was “What Are the Pros and Cons of Off-Shore Drilling?” From left, are Joe Kel- ley, Dallas Post 672 command- er; Brandon Harding, Rachel Gerstein, Clarence J. Michael, essay chairman. SCHOOL BRIEFS PSU offers youth programs Penn State Wilkes-Barre Sum- mer Youth Program offers half and full-day camps for children | ) _ entering grades one through 10 at the Wilkes-Barre campus located in Lehman. A variety of programs are available for budding artists, actors, animal lovers, scientists, sports enthusiasts and more. Hands-on activities, experi- ments and projects with experi- enced instructors are geared to ‘each grade level. For more information, call Teri at 675-9219. THS Class of 1961 plans reunion The Tunkhannock High School Class of 1961 is planning its 50th anniversary reunion to be held on Saturday, June 25 at the Triton Fire Company with a mixer at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. Music of the 50s and 60s will be provided by the Tones at 7 p.m. For more information, call Allan Kinsman at 674-9882. WSCC plans 70th Birthday Bash West Side Central Catholic High School Class of 1959 is planning a 70th Birthday Bash the week of June 25 and 26. Any classmate interested in attending who did not receive an invitation may call Rosemary Grebeck at 655-3333. Misericordia hosts diversity camp Misericordia University will host the 2011 Diversity Institute Summer Camp from June 26-30. Participants in the five-day, four-night program will stay in the Misericordia residence halls and will be treated to campus- wide cultural events and lead- ership workshops. The camp’s goals is to create student leaders who are en- gaged in and community ad- vocates for inclusive excellence in the region. Sessions will examine stereotypes, aging and ability, and world religions, which also includes visits to a local mosque, temple and church. For additional information, please contact Erica Acosta at 674-8155. Counselor Recital at Wyoming Sem The Wyoming Seminary Arts Institute (PAI) will present a Counselor Recital in the Great Hall of Wyoming Seminary, 228 Wyoming Ave., just north of Kingston Corners, at 8 p.m. on Monday, June 27. The recital is free and open to the public. For more informa- tion, call 270-2186. CHURCH BRIEFS Vacation Bible School set June 18-24 The Sweet Valley Church of Christ, 5439 Main Rd., Sweet Valley, will hold a Vacation Bible School for children ages 2 years old through sixth grade from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. from Sunday, June 19 to Friday, June 24. For more information or to register, call 477-2320. Chicken and biscuit dinner planned Members of the Men’s Club of Trinity Presbyterian Church, 105 Irem Rd., Dallas will sponsor a chicken and biscuit dinner including home made desserts and beverages from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 25. Takeouts will be available at 4 p.m. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children. Vacation Bible School planned Vacation Bible School for pre-school to high school stu- dents will be held from Mon- day, June 27 to Friday, July 1 at River Of Life Fellowship Min- istries, 22 Outlet Rd., Lehman. For more information, call 477-3720.
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