Sunday, December 16, 2012 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 5 PEOPLE BRIEFS @.iindile completes basic training Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class David L. Martindale graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an in- tensive, eight-week program that in- cluded training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits to- ward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Martindale is the son of Karis Martindale, of School Street, Martindale “Shavertown. He is a 2011 gradu- ate of Dallas High School. Pantig inducted into nursing program Rachael Pantig, of Harveys Lake, was inducted into the nursing program at Wilkes University at the Eighth Annual Professional Nursing Induction Ceremony on Oct. 21. Pantig is a sophomore at Wilkes. Chielli inducted @ BSN program students inducted into the Accelerated BSN program at the ceremony. She is the wife of Jack J. Chielli and the daughter of Manuel and Elizabeth Askin. MU education dept. honors two teachers Joanne Yanchick, a teacher at Evans Falls Elementary School in Tunkhannock, and Kerri Manning, a preschool teacher at Adventures in Learning, Dallas, were recently honored by the Misericordia University Teacher Education Depart- ment. Yanchick was honored for her work with Misericordia student teachers on assignment in the classroom. Manning was pre- sented with the Outstanding Early Childhood Educator Award for her excellence in early childhood education. Two will attend Coastal Carolina McKenzi Kaminstein, of Noxen, and Kellie Terlesky, of Shavertown, have been accept- ed at Coastal Carolina Uni- versity, Myrtle Beach, S.C. for the fall 2013 semester. Kaminstein is a student at Commonwealth Connections Academy. Terlesky, a Scranton Preparatory student, plans to major in Exercise and Sport Science. Alyssa Dolman works at Romero Center Alyssa Dolman, of Trucks- ville, a student at King’s Col- lege, recently participated in a service project in Camden, N.J. The congregation of Emmanuel Assembly of God listens to the Teen Challenge Choir. From drugs to music, choir makes difference By SARAH HITE Dallas Post Correspondent eborah Chielli, of Dallas, She was among 11 King’s stu- Six members of the Teen Chal- was inducted into the Acceler- dents who worked at the Rom- lenge Choir, a nationally-touring ated Baccalaureate Program in ero Center during the college’s group of men from the faith- Nursing at Wilkes University at fall break. The Romero Center based Teen Challenge program, the Eighth Annual Professional is based on the values of Arch- Visio] aman] Assembly of Nursing Induction Ceremony bishop Oscar Romero, who was 0 UFCal Li) Maryeys Lake on . : Nov. 18 to sing songs of change. on Oct. 21. assassinated for defending the a . The Teen Challenge Program, Participants at the ceremony rights of the people of El Salva- which has 250 locations through. received their individual white = dor. : out the United States, is a rehabil- «coats and signed the Nurses’ Dolman is a sophomore itation program for men and Code of Ethics. majoring in history and second- women of all ages who struggle Chielli was one of only 18 ary education at King’s. with substance abuse. Arnold ning Wild” by Linda Howard, BOOKS ON CD “Son” by Lois Lowry, S00KS Continued from Page 3 MYSTERY “Fox Tracks” by Rita Mae Brown BIOGRAPHY “Salt to Summit” by Daniel “Victory at Yorktown” by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen, “The Patriarch” by David Nasaw, “NW” by Zadie Smith, “Into the Fire” by Dako- ta Meyer, “The Forgotten” by David Balducci , “The Racke- teer” by John Grisham, “Mad River” by John Sandford, “Run- “Wrecked” by Carol Higgins Clark, “The Last Lion” by Wil- liam Manchester and Paul Reid, “Back to Blood” by Tom Wolfe, “Midst Toil and Tribulation” by David Weber, “Thomas Jeffer- son: The Art of Power” by Jon Meacham, “The Marseille Cap- er” by Peter Mayle OBITUARIES DRAGON - Chester (Chet) John Sr., 83, of Harveys Lake, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, at home. He was born on April 14, 1929, in Luzerne, and was an outstanding football player and graduate of Luzerne High School. He worked for the Blue Rib- bon Bakery for 16 years until the closing due to the Agnes flood. He then worked as a carpenter until his retirement. He was a Korean Conflict vet- eran and attained the rank of sergeant while serving in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a Bronze Star with a “V” device for valor, Navy Occupa- tion Medal, UN Service Medal, Korean Service Medal with three clusters, National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. He was a member of the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars of Post 283, Kingston, of Our Lady of Victory Church, Harveys Lake. Surviving are his children, Chester Jr, of Huntington Mills; Paul, of Trucksville; Ma- ria Davis, of Harrisburg; five grandchildren; brother, Peter, of Harveys Lake; nieces and neph- ews. Memorial donations to Our Lady of Victory Church, R.R. #1, PO Box 309, Harveys Lake, PA 18618. OWELL - Ruby J, 89, of iter Moreland, died Satur- y, Dec. 8, 2012, at her home. She was born in Machias, N.Y., on March 7, 1923, gradu- ated from beauty school in Buf- falo, N.Y., and resided in Fran- klinville, N.Y. After the war, she and her late husband, Donald, moved to Delevan, N.Y., and op- erated a dairy farm. During that time, she worked for the Kender Music Co. In 1969, they moved to Largo, Florida where they re- sided for 33 years. They then settled in Center Moreland in 2002. She was a member of the Northmoreland Baptist Church in Center Moreland. Surviving are her sons, Do- nald C., of Delevan, N.Y.; the Rev. James, of Center More- land; daughter, Rebecca Sue Heintzelman, of Irving, Texas; 13 grandchildren and 39 great- grandchildren. Memorial donations to the Northmoreland Baptist Church, 21 Ripple Brook Road, Tunk- hannock, PA 18657. KILE - William F., 80, a for- mer resident of Kingston Town- ship, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at the Geisinger Wyoming Val- ley Hospital. He was born June 13, 1932 in Kingston, was a resident of Kingston for most of his life and was a 1951 graduate of Kingston High School. Prior to retiring in 2003, he was employed by Roat Supply Co. and later by Nesbitt and Wilkes-Barre General Hospitals. He was a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve in the early 1950s and, as a young man, was a member of Tony Grant Dance Studio, Stardust Revue. Surviving are his daughters, Kathy Cikota, Harding; Mary, Tulsa Okla.; Maureen, Tulsa, Okla.; sons, Bob, Harding; Ke- vin, Northbook, Ill; 10 grand- children; six great-grandchil- dren; nieces and nephews. (Malencore) Roman, 61, of Route 118, Sweet Valley, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, at the Bonham Nursing Center, Still- water. She had been in ill health for 6 1/2 years. was a 1969 graduate of Berwick Area High School and earned her L.P.N. degree from Luzerne County Community College. L.P.N. at the Berwick Hospital Center, The Bloomsburg Hospi- tal, Home in Dallas and had also done private-duty nursing. for special needs children for the past 20 years. She had served two terms on the board for the Northwest Area School District. Charles and Anna (Saluta) Ma- lencore; her husband, Pat, with whom she celebrated her 43rd wedding anniversary on July 12; her children, Patrick E. Jr., of Benton; Adam C., of Benton; Garrett A., of Berwick; Aaron M., of Nescopeck; Christopher Rinehimer, of Plymouth; Jessica Hess, of Wilkes-Barre; Tegann, Jalissa, Keysha, Kayla and Holly Roman, all at home; 11 grand- children; sisters, Nancy Chap- pel, of Berwick; Jacqueline Ge- ro, of Plantation, Fla.; brothers, Philip Malencore, of Berwick; Charles Malencore Jr, of Bloomsburg; nieces and neph- ews. American Cancer Society , 1420 N. Susquehanna Trail, Selins- grove, PA 17870. ROMAN - Valentina M. “Val” She was born June 10, 1951, She had been employed as an the Meadows Nursing She also was a foster parent Surviving are her parents, Memorial donations to the Though the name refers to a specific age group, men and woman of all ages are welcome to the program. The ages of the men in the choir ranged from 19 to 47 years old. During the hour-and-a-half- long program, the men shared their personal stories about over- coming their addictions with the audience. For 30-year-old Dan, of Port- smith, Va., it took a fall from a five-story building and a few run- ins with the law before he made the decision to turn his life around. “I had a vision in jail,” he said. “God said when you see this sign, a Wawa sign, you need to stop and give up. (At a later time), I was running, an officer was chas- ing me and I saw a Wawa sign and I put my hands up and I just gave up.” Dan said he started abusing drugs and alcohol after his moth- er died when he was 13 years old as a way to hide his emotions. Af- ter attending Youth Challenge, a sister program of Teen Chal- lenge, more than a decade later, he’s finally learned to deal with his pain. “God delivered her from pain,” he said of his mother. Emmanuel Church pastor Lawrence Reed invited the group to perform at the church years ago, but he first got involved in the program as a student in min- istry school when he worked at the Philadelphia Teen Challenge location as a counselor. “I think it’s a beautiful program that’s very effective,” he said. “People think we don’t need this type of thing in our day and age, but we do.” Choir director Bob Costanza said the yearlong, faith-based program also teaches vocational skills, such as woodworking, to help the men and women find a career after they graduate. “We have an 86 percent success rate,” said Costanza. Costanza said the choir travels to spread the word about the BILL TARUTIS PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Emmanuel Assembly of God Pastor Rev. Lawrence Reed sings a welcome hymn at Harveys Lake. The Teen Challenge Choir performs at the Emmanuel Assembly of God in Harveys Lake. Teen Challenge Program and to raise funds, but the act also helps others. “There have been times where there was a person struggling with substance abuse in the church (where we were perform- ing) and they came to Teen Chal- lenge as a result,” he said. “It seems everyone knows someone who is dealing with substance abuse.” Members of the congregation clapped along to the beat and cheered after each number. “I'm amazed how much their lives have changed,” said Joy Ry- man, of Mountain Top. “God is very powerful.” May Vollrath, of Harveys Lake, was moved to tears just talking about the program at a dinner that followed. “I think it was wonderful — I just loved it,” she said. “It was God-inspiring. Their testimonies were moving.” Audrey Wilke, of Harveys Lake, could relate to the subject matter. “My son is a smoker and he loves his beer,” she said. “He needs prayer in his life. I hope (Teen Challenge Choir) comes back. It’s good to see God work- ing in young people.” Barbara Moyer, of Lehman, said the program gave her hope. “It seems everyone is going through a drug or alcohol issue in their family,” she said. “I was up- lifted by (the program).” CHURCH BRIEFS “The Gift’ returns Back Mountain Harvest As- sembly presents its annual out- door Christmas musical, “The Gift,” at 6 p.m. today, Dec. 16 at the church, 340 Carverton Road, Trucksville. Live animals, such as camels, horses, sheep and goats will all be part of the show which fea- tures new choreography and original music this year. Communion Service scheduled A Christmas Candlelight Communion Service will be held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 19 at the Sweet Valley Church of Christ, 5439 Main Road, Sweet Valley. The church is handicapped accessible. For more information, call 477-2320. Church plans Hymn Sing Community Bible Church of Sweet Valley is holding a Christ- mas Hymn Sing at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23 at the church, 5390 Main Road, Sweet Valley, directly across from the Sweet Valley Fire Hall. Light refreshments will be served. Loyalville church lists services Two services of worship will be held on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 at Loyalville United Metho- dist Church, Loyalville Road, Lake Township. An afternoon service will begin at 1 p.m. and an evening service will be offered at 8 p.m. Traditional hymns and the good news of Christ’s birth will be shared at both services. A meal will be served at the church on Christmas Day, Dec. 25 for anyone who might be alone or away from family for the holiday. Reservations can be made by calling the church at 570-477-3521. There is no charge for the meal but a free will offering will be accepted.
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