er Li, a —————— Sunday, February 17, 2013 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 7 Life members of the Franklin Twp. Volunteer Fire Co. were honored at the company’s annual installa- tion dinner. From left, seated, are Robert Appleby, Harold Hoover and Ron Witkowski. Standing, State Sen. Lisa Baker and State Rep. Karen Boback. Franklin Twp. Fire Co. installs JVicers, honors life members he Franklin Twp. Volunteer Fire Co. held its installation dinner on Saturday, Jan. 26 at Fire & Ice on Toby Creek in Shavertown. The company honored three of its four life members, who have a combined 185 years of service. Installing officer was State Rep. Karen Boback, 117th District who handled both Executive and Fire Line Officers and initiated the new members. Guest speaker was State Senator Lisa Baker, PA 20th District. Senator Baker serves as the chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee. Executive officers for the 2013 administration installed are Doug Farr, president; Ron Witkowski, vice president; Maureen Oremus, secretary; and Josh Hilstolsky, treasurer. Fire officers are Harry Sweppenheiser, chief, Maureen Oremus, first assistant chief; and Doug Farr, second assistant chief. The company added to its fire police membership with the addition of Rick Stoss, as Lt. Josh Hilstolsky has retained his role of Captain. Newly-initiated members are Mark McCrossen, Rich Redmond, Heather Stoss, Rick Stoss, Adam Burton, Jeremy Burton, Lindsey Oremus, AJ Sweppenheiser and Jeff Strazdus. Fire line officers of the Franklin Twp. Volunteer Fire Co. are, from left, seated, Harry Sweppenheiser, chief; Maureen Oremus, first assistant chief; and Doug Farr, second assistant chief. Second row, Rick Stoss, Sen. Lisa Baker, Rep. Karen Boback and Josh Hilstolsky. Junior members initiated into the Franklin Twp. Volunteer Fire Co. are, from left, seated, Adam Bur- ton, Lindsey Oremus and Jeff Strazdus. Standing, Jeremy Burton, Sen. Lisa Baker, Rep. Karen Bo- back and AJ Sweppenheiser. ETIQUETTE SKILLS OUTLINED AT ROTARY CLUB MEETING V' Jill Evans Kryston, director of Defining Manners, a school of contemporary protocol, gave an informative and entertain- ing presentation on life skills and business and social eti- guette at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Dallas. She also spoke about the prevention of bullying and the levelof civility among our young people. From left, are Kryston and Todd Buckley, president of the Rotary Club of Dallas. PEOPLE BRIEFS Three locals are student teaching John Smulowitz, of Shaver- town, and Amy Rome and Jane Tomkinson, both of Dal- las, are student teaching this semester as part of their edu- cation at King’s College. Rome is student teaching at Dallas High School, Smulowitz is student teaching at Dallas Elementary School and Tom- Vinson is student teaching at ¥ Vycallis Elementary School. The supervised student teaching experience is neces- sary to fulfill King’s education degree requirements and to obtain a Pennsylvania Teacher Certificate. Yanik participates In service project Robert Yanik, of Dallas, was among nine students at King’s College who participated in a recent service project in Phoe- nix, Ariz., through the Shoval Center, the college’s service- learning organization. As part of the Students Engaged in Reflective Volun- teer Experiences (SERVE) trip, the group volunteered at the Andre House of Hospital- ity, a homeless ministry spon- sored by the Congregation of Holy Cross. The students ran the day-to-day operations of the ministry while the regular staff went on a week-long retreat. Four named to dean's list Four Back Mountain resi- dents have been named to the dean’s list at Lycoming Col- lege. They are Benjamin Adrian, of Dallas, a business major; Scott Hizny, of Harveys Lake, a communications major; Pa- trick Kalish, of Monroe Twp., a business major; and Nathan Volkel, of Sweet Valley, a eco- nomics major. Students at Lycoming Col- lege make the dean’s list if they complete at least 12 se- TV news anchors visit The Irregulars WBRE-TV's Drew Speier gives presentation on past, present and future of news. The Irregulars of the Back Mountain started off their monthly Think Tank Break- fasts in January by featuring Drew Speier, evening news anchor on WBRE Eyewitness News, in a presentation titled “Past, Present and Future of Television News.” The groups upcoming breakfast marking its second anniversary will be held on Saturday, Feb. 9 at Leggio’s Restaurant in Dallas. Presen- ter will be Thom Heaney, owner, Liberty Tax Service franchise at 332 Memorial Highway in Dallas. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. for socializing ahead of the buf- fet-style breakfast at 9 a.m. Attendee reservations are re- quired. For more information, contact Cholly Hayes, facilita- tor, at 760-1213; or Bobby Zampetti, publicity, at 690- 2323. Well-recognized present and legendary television personalities from WBRE Eyewitness News who attended the January Think Tank Breakfast of The Irregulars are, from left, seated, Vince Sweeney, Mike Remplewicz, Drew Speier and Tony Ingargiola. Standing, Skip Ward, Mark Albrecht, Pete Yak- sick and Cholly Hayes. mester hours and earn a mini- mum grade point average of 3.50 for the semester. Gibbons graduates from Ithaca Kaitlyn Gibbons, daughter of William Gibbons and Susan Gibbons, of Tunkhannock, graduated in December 2012 with a major in Clinical Exer- cise Science from Ithaca Col- lege’s School of Health Sci- ences and Human Perform- ance. Grimaud on dean's list at Widener Barbara Grimaud, of Tunk- hannock, has been named to the dean’s list at the Widener University School of Law Dean for the spring 2012 se- mester. Students named to the list earned a grade point average in the top 20 percent of their class and division for the se- mester while pursuing Juris Doctor degrees. Olson named to dean's list at Ithaca Cara Olson, of Dallas and a junior Performance/Music Education major, was named to the dean’s list in Ithaca College’s School of Music for the fall 2012 semester. Dr. Oley receives honor Richard M. Oley, DO, FAAFP, of Dallas, has achieved the Degree of Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the nation- al medical association repre- senting nearly 100,300 family physicians, residents and med- ical students. Established in 1971, the AAFP Degree of Fellow recog- nizes family physicians who have distinguished themselves through service to family med- icine and ongoing professional development. Dr. Oley is a partner of Dallas Family Practice, LLC and resides with his family in the Back Mountain. He is active as a volunteer in the Boy Scouts of America and the Shavertown United Metho- dist Church. He also is an assistant clinical professor of medicine with the Common- wealth Medical College. Karnopp named to dean's list Callin Karnopp, of Tunk- hannock, has been named to the Dean’s List of Academic Achievement at Elmira College for the fall 2012 semester. A member of the Class of 2014, Karnopp is majoring in Business Administration. PennDOT centers closed The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced that all driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed through Monday, Feb. 18, in observance of President’s Day. Customers may still obtain a variety of driver and vehicle prod- ucts and services online through PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website, www.dmv.sta- te.pa.us. A complete listing of Penn- DOT driver and photo license center closings in 2013 is availa- ble on the website under “News, Stats and Facts.” PennDOT reminds motorists they can log on towww.511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions before heading out.
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