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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.