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Vol. 122 No. 52
THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889
The
www.mydallaspost.com An edi ti on of The Ti mes Leader
February 26 - March 3, 2012
WILKES-BARRE, PA.
The rivalry between the Dal-
las and Lake-Lehman high
school swimming and diving
teams is a little friendlier than
one might think.
The Lake-Lehman team,
which started competing in the
Wyoming Valley Conference in
2007, entered into an agreement
withDallas this year toutilize its
pool for home meets. The team
practices at Misericordia Uni-
versitys Anderson Sports and
Health Complex.
Nancy Edkins, coach of the
Lake-Lehman swim, said the
team previously held all of its
swimmeets and practices at Mi-
sericordia University, but due to
the lack of diving facilities, there
was no diving team.
The Dallas pool, which is lo-
cated in the middle school, is a
larger facility equipped with sev-
eral diving boards. Erin Cooper
Yurko was hired late last year to
coach Lake-Lehman divers.
The BlackKnights compete at
Dallas when the Mountaineer
swimmers and divers are at an
away meet. Lake-Lehman divers
always trainat the Dallas facility.
Edkins, who is also principal
of Lake-Noxen Elementary
School, met with Matt Stretan-
ski, former Dallas swimming
coachandcurrent pool manager,
and the districts athletic direc-
tor to work out a schedule.
Were two neighboring dis-
tricts we should be friends,
said Edkins. The coaches here
are fair with us. (Dallas) always
comes first because its their fa-
cility.
Stretanski, who coached the
Dallas swim team for 14 years,
said the Dallas team had similar
issues before the natatorium
was built at the middle school in
2002. The teamheld practices at
Misericordia andcouldnt have a
diving teamdue to the lack of fa-
cilities.
When we wanted to start div-
ing, Wyoming Valley West,
Wyoming Area, Wilkes-Barre Ar-
ea and other districts were very
supportive, and worked with us
to get us practice time, he said.
One year, we had our home
meets at Nanticoke.
Stretanski, who is also a histo-
ry teacher at the middle school,
said when Lake-Lehman offi-
cials approached himand others
about the possibility of using the
Dallas pool, he said it was like
paying it forward.
We have a good relationship
with Lake-Lehman, but wed do
it for anyone, he said.
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
No, you are not seeing things. Those yellow swim caps belong to Lake-Lehman swimmers Amelia Jenkins, left, Jolisa Copeman,
center, and Sammy Sabol and they are in the pool at the Dallas Middle School Natatorium for a recent meet against Pittston Area.
The Lake-Lehman swim team uses the Dallas facility for practice sessions and home meets.
FRIENDLY RIVALRY
Black Knights swim team considers Dallas
Middle School Natatorium its home pool.
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
See RIVALRY, Page 12
Were two neighboring districts we should be
friends. The coaches here are fair with us. (Dallas)
always comes first because its their facility.
Nancy Edkins
Lake-Lehman swim coach
Due to overwhelming vol-
umes, the Dallas Area Munici-
pal Authority has increased it
recycling collection to every
week as of Feb. 20.
Larry Spaciano, executive di-
rector of DAMA, attributes the
increase in recycling collection
to the authoritys new single
stream recycling program. Cus-
tomers no longer have to sep-
arate materials like plastic,
glass and cardboard, making re-
cycling easier than ever.
Weve collected about 15
more tons this January com-
pared to last January, said Spa-
ciano.
Spaciano said the increased
recycling collection will also en-
courage customers to recycle
more often because of the quick
turnaround.
It was more difficult for
them to take out that much re-
cycling to the curb at one time,
he said. We looked at it overall
and said its probably going to
be more cost-effective for us
and a lot easier for the residents
if we do it on a weekly basis.
Spaciano said recycling isnt
just good for the environment
its also going to save DAMA
customers money in the long
run.
We have an agreement; we
take it down to Northeast Recy-
cling Services and then, de-
pending on the market, theyll
pay us a certain amount for the
recycling, he said. The bot-
tom line is we never have to
pay to get rid of it, even if the
bottom of the recycling market
drops out. It doesnt cost us
anything to get rid of it, so its a
win-win for us.
Before DAMA took on its
own solid waste and recycling
collection, whatever recyclable
materials collected were the
property of the hauler, Spaciano
said. Therefore, when compa-
nies took the materials to the
recycling center, whatever mon-
ey they received for the materi-
als was theirs to keep.
Now DAMA is reaping the
benefits of its own program.
The authority received its first
check in January for about
$3,600 all of which will go
back into the program and
eventually save customers mon-
ey.
Spaciano said, hopefully, the
amounts of those checks will
increase due to the more fre-
quent recycling collection.
Bill Feher, DAMAs solid
waste supervisor, hopes to in-
crease the recycling opportuni-
ties for residents, including pro-
viding outlets for recycling elec-
tronics and tires. He also said
the return on the program will
allow DAMA to stabilize its
rates.
Spaciano said, despite the in-
creased collection, there wont
be additional costs for manpow-
er or vehicles because the crews
are out collecting garbage every
day anyway.
It will even itself out, he
said.
Spaciano said convenience
and the way the program is de-
signed has encouraged custom-
ers to increase their recycling
habits which, in turn, benefits
the entire Back Mountain. He
hopes the program will contin-
ue with an educational aspect
to promote recycling through-
out the community.
SINGLE STREAM
RECYCLING
With DAMAs new program,
customers can mix recyclable
materials in the same bin.
Heres a list of what you can
and cannot recycle.
These are OK to recycle: 1-7
plastics, aluminum cans, alumi-
num foil, cardboard, cereal box-
es, color paper, detergent bot-
tles, empty aerosol cans, enve-
lopes (window OK), egg car-
tons, file folders, glass jars and
bottles, hard and soft cover
books, juice and milk cartons,
junk mail, newspapers and in-
serts, magazines and brochures,
multi 3-ply paper, white paper,
paperboard boxes, phonebooks
and catalogs, plastic milk jugs,
plastic soda bottles, pots and
pans, school papers, small met-
als, tin cans and water bottles.
These are NOT OK to recy-
cle: drinking glasses; frozen
food, ice cream or frozen juice
containers; hazardous or bio-
hazardous waste; light bulbs,
plates or vases; mirrors, ceram-
ics or Pyrex; napkins; needles;
paper to-go containers; paper
towels; plastic 6-pack holders;
plastic microwave trays; plastics
other than those listed; scrap
metal; shredded paper; stickers
or sheets of address labels; Sty-
rofoam; syringes; tissues; Tyvek
envelopes; waxed paper; waxed
cardboard; and window glass.
For more information about
recycling, contact DAMA at
696-1134.
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Dallas Area Municipal Authority collectors Rick Earl, left, and
Josh Backes combine paper and plastics into one of the new recy-
cling trucks.
DAMA recycling
is huge success
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
Now DAMA is reaping the bene-
fits of its own program. The
authority received its first
check in January for about
$3,600 all of which will go
back into the program and
eventually save customers
money.
Calling all local professionals
Dallas High School students
want to hear from you.
The Dallas High School guid-
ance department recently
launched its Career Spotlight
Speaker Series, in which local
professionals, Dallas graduates
or parents of Dallas students
are invited to speak to high
school students about a partic-
ular job field.
Guidance counselor Robyn
Jones said the series is part of a
new directive in career prepara-
tion that will eventually be
mandated by the state Depart-
ment of Education.
We actually plan to be well
ahead of the game, said Jones.
Along with the speaker se-
ries, the guidance department
at the new high school features
a career resource center, com-
plete with a group counseling
room and computers available
for students to explore colleges
and career paths on their own.
The philosophy is that
youre here at Dallas High
School to get an education to
prepare you for your future con-
tribution to society, said Jones.
If you make it relevant to the
student, the student takes own-
ership of their high school jour-
ney.
The speaker series has al-
ready had three programs in
the following fields: dentistry,
video game arts and engineer-
ing. The idea is to bring in Dal-
las alums or parents of current
students. Jones said having lo-
cals explain their career paths
is more encouraging for kids.
Were trying to get the
home, school, community - that
dynamic triangle - to get to-
gether, said Jones.
Jones hopes the program will
eventually become self-sustain-
ing, and she would like to see
the entire school participate in
helping students realize their
futures.
For example, Jones said, a
person in a science field could
talk to several science classes in
a day. Right now, the program
is held twice a month for a few
students at one time of the day
in the guidance department.
Then you have the entire
school involved in career plan-
ning, not just the guidance de-
partment, she said.
The most difficult part in cre-
ating this speaker series is find-
ing the speakers, and Jones
hopes community members in
various fields will eventually
begin to volunteer to speak to
students.
Lets bring people back who
graduated to see our brand-
spanking beautiful new build-
ing and to give back to the
school that gave so much to
(them), she said. And not just
graduates, but people in the
community who live back here.
What better teacher is there
than experience?
Students seem to agree. Sev-
eral students said they have
benefited from the program, in-
cluding senior Jess Adams, who
hasnt decided on his career yet
but has a better idea due to the
speaker series.
Adams, 17, of Dallas, attend-
ed the presentation offered by
DHS students learn from the pros
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
If you are interested in presenting to Dallas High School seniors in the
Career Spotlight Speaker Series, contact the high school guidance
department at 674-7218.
F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N
See PROS, Page 12
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MONDAY, FEB. 27
Kingston Township
180 E. Center St.,
Shavertown
The board of supervisors
will holdaspecial meetingat 7
p.m. in the municipal building
for general business purposes.
T H I S W E E K S
M E E T I N G S
Lake Township recently purchased a newDodge 5500 truck to use
for snow plowing and hauling. Shown here with the truck are, from
left, Bob Grey, supervisor; Amy Salansky, supervisor; Dick Schooley,
Gary Long and Larry Meeker, of the Lake Township Road Depart-
ment.
Lake Township purchases
new Dodge 5500 truck
C M Y K
Sunday, February 26, 2012 PAGE 3
T H E D A L L A S P O S T
The Rev. Roger Griffith
knows he has talent. Hes been
part of the band, Eddie Day &
the Starfires, as a bass player
since the late 1960s.
He knows his church has tal-
ent. Trinity Presbyterian Church
on Irem Road in Dallas has had
a praise band for the past seven
years, and the group even revis-
es classic hymns to breathe new
life into older music.
But it wasnt until Feb. 17 that
Griffith, who has been the pas-
tor at Trinity for seven years af-
ter being away from the area,
learned that the surrounding
community has talent, too.
The church sponsored a talent
show, called Back Mountain Has
Talent, to give locals a chance to
let their varied skills shine.
Auditions were held in five
different categories: vocal, in-
strumental, dance, poetry and
Broadway.
Griffith got the idea to host
the talent show after judging
the open mic nights during Dal-
las Days before the Dallas Har-
vest Festival for the last three
years.
Music has been important to
me all my life, and its a big part
of what we do here (at the
church), he said. Music is very
therapeutic and it transcends all
ages and all barriers, across de-
nominations.
Alecia Evans, 23, of Dallas,
anxiously waited in the front
pew to perform with her boy-
friend, 30-year-old Robert Wil-
liams, of Dallas.
Evans has been singing for
much of her life, ever since she
was a little girl singing along
with her fathers band.
I cant even remember the
name of the band, she said.
Williams plays the guitar
while the pair sings, and they
perform covers along with origi-
nal music, too. The furthest
theyve traveled for a gig is At-
lantic City, New Jersey.
The pair performed Who
Says You Cant Go Home? by
Bon Jovi.
Its nice that theres finally
something around here for peo-
ple who want to perform, said
Evans. There should definitely
be some more outlets for people
to show what theyve got.
The girls in the RJG Latino
Multicultural Dancers group,
based in Wilkes-Barre, seek out
ways they can express them-
selves throughout the northeast.
Kimmy Martinez, 13, of
Wilkes-Barre, said the group
was formed about four years ago
to keep at-risk kids off the
streets. Nine of the girls per-
formed on Feb. 17, but the
group is much larger.
Martinez said the group
makes its own costumes for per-
formances. The furthest the
girls have traveled for a perform-
ance was to Lopez, but theyve
also performed at the Fine Arts
Fiesta in downtown Wilkes-
Barre and at Kings College.
Its basically to show our cul-
ture, said Martinez.
Kendall Mosley, 13, of Wilkes-
Barre, had a bit of trouble when
she first got on the stage for her
audition.
Technical difficulties kept her
silent onstage for a few mo-
ments but not long after, she
was belting out the Christian
hymn, How Can I Keep From
Singing?
Mosley, who has been singing
since she was 7 years old, heard
about the talent show through
her uncle Stephen Perillo.
Perillo, whos part of Making
a Difference Ministries, also per-
formed during the talent show
with Barbara Roberts under the
name BLEST.
Mosleys mother, Jaclyn, said
their family is very musically in-
clined, but Kendall wasnt al-
ways interested in expressing
Twenty-three-year-old Alecia Evans, of Dallas, and her boyfriend,
30-year-old Robert Williams, of Dallas, sing Who Says You Cant
Go Home? by Bon Jovi.
Kendall Mosley, 13, of Wilkes-Barre, performs How Can I Stop
From Singing? at the first-ever Back Mountain Has Talent audi-
tions Feb. 17 at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Dallas.
SARAH HITE PHOTOS/ THE DALLAS POST
Alexandra Rivera, 14, left, of Wilkes-Barre, and Kimmy Martinez, 13, of Wilkes-Barre, lead the RJG Latino Multicultural Dancers during
their audition. The group, formed four years ago to keep at-risk youth off the streets, went on to win first place in the dance category.
Talent abounds
at Trinity Church
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
VOCAL CATEGORY
Michele Fromel, first place; Sarah
Bilby, second place; Wendy Barbe-
rio, third place
INSTRUMENTAL CATEGORY
Jessie and Wyatt Steltz, first place
DANCE CATEGORY
RJG Latino Multicultural Dancers,
first place
POETRY CATEGORY
Miranda Bauer, first place; Mary
Gilbert, second dplace
BROADWAY CATEGORY
Hanna Kasko, first place
TA L E N T W I N N E R S
See TALENT, Page 12
F
ebruary 5 was more than
Super Bowl Sunday it
was also Eagle Day at the
Endless Mountains Nature Cen-
ter in Tunkhannock. Nature-
goers had the opportunity to en-
joy a presentation by naturalist
Rebecca Lesko called A Year in
the Life of an Eagle. Wildlife
photographers Jim and Joan
Borden displayed their work
and discussed their experiences
watching bald eagles. Joe De-
Marco, an expert bird watcher,
helped attendees spot resident
and migrant eagles at the Sus-
quehanna River. Lesko also led
the group in building an eagles
nest, a make-and-take craft.
ABOVE PHOTO: The Endless
Mountain Nature Center, Tunk-
hannock, was filled to capacity
on Feb. 5 with people who came
out to hear a lecture and see a
slide presentation on bald ea-
gles.
RIGHT PHOTO: Nancy Stark, of
Lehman, spots seven eagles
flying over the Endless Moun-
tain Nature Center in Tunk-
hannock during a presentation
about the birds.
Eagle
seekers
unite
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Natural gas issues were at the
forefront of the board of super-
visors meeting on Tuesday, as of-
ficials discussed the replacement
of the Transco pipeline and revis-
ing its zoning ordinance.
The township office received
notice Tuesday from the Wil-
liams-owned Transco interstate
pipeline that two replacements
of the line will begin in July and
conclude in mid-September.
Transco will replace a 2,044-
foot section that runs under-
neath Hildebrandt Road and a
193-foot section that runs be-
tween Yalick Road and Highland
Boulevard.
Resident Jane Tolomello asked
the board whether the pipelines
current condition poses a prob-
lem to residents.
I would like to know the rea-
son why, because if its a matter
of some dangers that theyre
waiting until July to do if its a
matter of a leak waiting to hap-
pen I think it would be nice for
them to notify the municipality
as well as the residents living
nearby, she said.
Township Engineer Thomas
Doughton said the company may
be changing the class of the pipe,
which determines the thickness.
Supervisor Bill Grant said he
spoke to a Williams official about
the project who told him the line
was tested with a smart pig, a de-
vice that runs through the line to
collect detailed information, in
2010 and it was deemed to be in
good condition.
Grant said the Williams engi-
neer also told him the replace-
ment is part of standard mainte-
nance on the line.
They assured methere were
no problems, said Grant.
The Transco gas pipeline runs
from Texas to New York.
In Dallas Township, Williams
Field Services LLCrecently com-
pleted its 33-mile Springville
Gathering Line from Susquehan-
na County, which taps into the
Transco.
Another gas company, Chief
Gathering LLC, is in the process
of constructing a gathering line
to connect to the Transco line lo-
cated in Dallas Township.
Doughton told residents the
Springville project is about 95
percent complete and vegetation
will be planted on the right-of-
way along Sedlar Road and in
other areas in late March or early
April.
Theyre very sophisticated
planting schedules, and its
strictly for storm water con-
trols, he said.
Solicitor Thomas Brennan
said the township must begin
restructuring its zoning ordi-
D A L L A S T O W N S H I P
Gas line replacement
set to begin in July
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
See GAS, Page 12
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BESTEDER - Helen Jean (Ed-
wards), 91, of Centermoreland,
died Friday, February 17, 2012, at
Greenleys Personal Care Home
in Tunkhannock, where she had
been a guest for the last three
years.
Shewas borninParson, onJuly
7, 1920, was a lifelong resident of
Centermoreland and a longtime
member of the Centermoreland
United Methodist Church. She
was a graduate of Dallas Town-
ship High School and, for many
years, worked for Endicott John-
son Shoe Company in Tunkhan-
nock and later in the garment in-
dustry in Wyoming.
She was an active volunteer of
the Centermoreland Volunteer
Ambulance and the American
Red Cross. She never missed vot-
ing in an election.
Survivingareason, Karl, Tunk-
hannock; a daughter, Susan
Riggs, Virginia Beach; nine
grandchildren; 17 great-grand-
children; nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to the
Centermoreland United Metho-
dist Church, c/o Robert Phillips,
124 Creamery Rd., Tunkhan-
nock, PA18657.
CASTERLINE Bruce Alan,
49, of Tunkhannock, died Sun-
day, February 12, 2012, at home.
Hewas borninScrantononOc-
tober 5, 1962.
Surviving is his sister, Gladys
Amaya, of Henderson, Nev.
CONNER - Marguerite Weir,
87, of Dallas and formerly of
Wilkes-Barre, died Monday, Feb-
ruary 13, 2012, at the Meadows
Nursing and Rehabilitation Cen-
ter, Dallas.
She was born on August 22,
1924 in Wilkes-Barre, raised in
Wilkes-Barre and was a graduate
of E.L. Meyers High School,
Class of 1942. Prior to her retire-
ment, she was employedby Berk-
heimer Associates, Wilkes-Barre.
In her earlier years, she was em-
ployed by Merrill Lynch and the
YWCA, both of Wilkes-Barre.
She attended Gate of Heaven
Church, Dallas and was a past
member of the former St. There-
se Church, Wilkes-Barre. She was
affiliated for many years with the
Foster Grandparent Program,
Wilkes-Barre. Additionally, she
held membership with the Saint
Als Senior Citizens Club, Wilkes-
Barre.
Surviving are her son, Elmer,
Dallas; daughter, Margaret Loef-
flad, Mountain Top; four grand-
children; six great-granddaught-
ers; brother, Walter Weir Jr., Dal-
las; nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to the
American Heart Association, 613
Baltimore Dr., Suite 3, Wilkes-
Barre, PA18702.
FARVER - Ann B., 93, of Sweet
Valley, died Monday, February
13, 2012, at theMeadows Nursing
Center, Dallas.
She was born January 5, 1919,
in Cambra, and resided in Sweet
Valley most of her life.
She graduated from Hunting-
ton Township High School in
1936, and was employed by Jay
Fashions dress factory in Sweet
Valley for 17 years, retiring in
1970.
Shewas amember of theSweet
Valley Church of Christ, the
Sweet ValleyVolunteer FireCom-
pany Ladies Auxiliary and the
Dallas Senior Citizens.
Surviving are her daughters,
Shirley Major, of Sweet Valley;
Jean Hillard, of Dallas; Sharron
Davis, of Dallas; and Paula Birth,
of Jim Thorpe; brothers, George
Beuka, of Berwick, William Beu-
ka, of Lakehurst, N.J.; sisters, Ma-
ry Kitching, of Port Richie, Fla.;
Virginia Place, of Clearwater,
Fla.; and Irene Barrett, of Hun-
tington, Long Island; seven
grandchildren; 12 great-grand-
children; one great-great-grand-
son.
Memorial donations to the
Sweet Valley Church of Christ,
5439 Main Rd., Sweet Valley, PA
18656.
FINNEY - Janet Marie, 61, of
Tunkhannock died Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 14, 2012, at home.
She was born September 22,
1950, in Bellefonte.
Surviving are her companion
of 19 years, Bill Auchus, Tunk-
hannock; children, Mary and
Kenneth Trudgen, Swoyersville;
Dawn and Glen Ford, Courtdale;
Donald and Adrienne Finney,
Courtdale; Gene andTammy Fin-
ney, Courtdale; Hope and Steve
Bednarek, Kingston; brothers,
Ray DeArmitt, Kingston; Joseph
Emel, Kingston; Mick Emel,
HunlockCreek; TerryEmel, Glen
Lyon; sisters, Kate Shotwell,
Wilkes-Barre; Tina Ellesworth,
Exeter; Dorothy Strohl, Tunk-
hannock; Pat Emel, Hunlock
Creek; 13 grandchildren; nieces
and nephews.
GERSTEIN- AllanJ., of Dallas,
died Sunday, February 19, 2012,
at home.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre,
served in the United States Army
101st Airborne Division and was
the recipient of the OCC Medal
Germany and the National De-
fense Service Medal.
He was a graduate of Meyers
High School and attended Penn
State University until he went in-
to business with his father. He
owned and operated General Ra-
dio and Electronics Company as
well as a Honda motorcycle dea-
lership, Wilkes-Barre, prior to re-
tiring.
He was a member of Temple
Bnai Brith, Irem Temple Shrin-
ers, Masonic Lodge and the Jew-
ish Community Center.
Surviving are his wife, the for-
mer Natalie Honey Salsburg;
daughter, Dr. Jaclyn Gerstein,
Boise, Idaho; sons, Mitchell, Dal-
las; Dr. Brad Gerstein, Shaver-
town; three grandchildren; two
sisters, Roberta Kirshner, Shaver-
town; and Marcia Fleishman,
Pittsburgh; nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to the
AmericanHeart Association, 613
Baltimore Dr., Suite 3, Wilkes-
Barre, or Temple Bnai Brith, 408
Wyoming Ave., Kingston.
GUNSTER - William P., of
Country Club Road, Dallas, and
Harveys Lake, died February 18,
2012, at the Meadows Nursing
Center, Dallas, where he had
been a guest.
Hewas borninLuzerneonJuly
24, 1915, was a graduate of the
former Kingston High School
and Wyoming Seminary School
of Business and also attended
Bucknell College, which is now
Wilkes University.
He was the former president of
Luzerne Bank and was also a
member of its board of directors
for 50 years. He formerly held the
office of Luzerne County Clerk of
Courts. He was a licensed real es-
tate agent and insurance broker
and owned and operated the W.J.
Parry Agency in Luzerne up until
the time of his death.
In 1956, he was elected as a
presidential elector for President
Dwight D. Eisenhower and also
for Richard Nixon. He was a
member of the Young Republi-
cans, serving as past regional di-
rector and, in 1959, was elected
as a member of the Young Repub-
licans Hall of Fame. He was a
member of the Kingston Lions
Club, serving as a past president.
He was a member of the Luzerne
County Republican Committee
and was a former treasurer.
Hewas a former member of the
West Side Settlement. He was a
former treasurer and school di-
rector for the Luzerne School
District. He was a member of the
Luzerne Volunteer Fire Compa-
ny, where he served as past presi-
dent and treasurer. He was a
member andpast president of the
Luzerne Businessmens Associ-
ation.
He was a member and past
chairman of the Harveys Lake
Municipal Authority and of the
Harveys Lake Boat Club. He was
a member of the Kingston Lodge
395 F&AM and the Caldwell
Consistory, as well as the Irem
Temple Country Club.
Surviving are his wife, the for-
mer Ada Feebish; sons, Parry
Gunster and Greg Hanson; a
daughter, Willa Heverin; four
grandchildren; several great-
grandchildren; a sister, Lou Ann
Gunster; nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to the
American Association of the
Blind.
HARDISKY - Helen, 90, for-
merly of Lehman Township and a
resident of Star Hill Rest Home,
Harveys Lake, died Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 14, 2012.
She attended Swoyersville
schools.
Surviving are a daughter; Ma-
rie Caricato, of San Diego, Calif.;
one grandson and two great-
grandchildren; brother, William
Tibus, Swoyersville; nieces and
nephews.
HOLDREDGE - John C., 83, of
Dallas, died Sunday, February19,
2012 at Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital.
He was born in Trucksville and
was a graduate of Kingston
Township High School. He was
an inspector with the Tobyhanna
Army Depot for 28 years.
He was a member of George M.
Dallas Masonic Lodge and Keys-
tone Consistory, Scranton and al-
so Irem Temple Shriners and the
Shrine Board of Governors. He
was a veteran of the Korean War
and a member of Daddow Isaacs
American Legion, Post 672, Dal-
las. He was a member of St. Pauls
Lutheran Church, Dallas.
Surviving are his wife, the for-
mer Bina Dendler; son, Scott,
Folsom; daughter, Jacqueline
Holdredge, East Kingston, New
Hampshire; four grandchildren.
JONES - Jeanne B. Nana, of
Lehman, died Sunday, February
19, 2012, at Little Flower Manor,
Wilkes-Barre, at the age of 88.
She was born in Wilkes-Barre
and was a graduate of Coughlin
High School. Upon graduation,
she attended Wilkes-Barre Busi-
ness School.
She was employed by Spring
Brook Water Co. for a number of
years before going to work at the
Hazard Insulated Wire Works.
She was an active member of
First Welsh Presbyterian Church
in Wilkes-Barre, where she
served as an elder, deacon, mem-
ber of Womens Fellowship, choir
mother, Quilter, Welsh cookie
baker andamember of theEthnic
Committee.
She was a member of the Na-
tional Welsh Gymanfa Ganu
Committees in 1983 and 1993,
where she was chairman of the
Market Place. She and her hus-
band, the late Thomas Jones,
opened their home to more than
40 foster children.
Surviving are her daughter,
Kyle Yankoski, Lehman; son,
Heath Simms, Oneida; seven
grandchildren; three great-grand-
children.
Memorial donations to the
First Welsh Presbyterian Church,
South Meade and East North-
ampton streets, Wilkes-Barre, PA
18702 or to Creating Unlimited
Possibilites, 159 Simpson St.,
Wilkes Barre, PA18702-1445.
LYNCH - Thomas E., 18, of
Harveys Lake, died Monday, Feb-
ruary13, 2012, shortly after arriv-
al at the Geisinger Wyoming Val-
ley Medical Center Emergency
Room, Plains Township, due to
injuries received in a motor vehi-
cle accident in Dallas Township.
He was born December 21,
1993, in Kingston. A Dallas High
School senior, he was a member
of the Boy Scouts Two Mountain
District Council of Northeastern
Pennsylvania, and earned his Ea-
gle badge on his birthday last De-
cember 21. His Eagle Scout pro-
ject was building an information
center for the Back Mountain
Trail on Harris Hill Road. He also
traveled to Philmont, N.M., on a
high-adventure trip.
He had enlisted in the U.S. Ar-
my and was scheduled to report
to Fort Benning, Ga., on August
8, with ambition to be a Cavalry
Scout. Surviving are his mother,
Liz deLeur Lynch; aunts and un-
cles.
Memorial donations to Troop
281 Endowment Fund, c/o Ro-
nald Santora, Scout Master, 25
Parsonage St., Dallas, PA18612.
OLIVER - Esther M., died
Monday, February 13, 2012. She
had resided in Bonham Nursing
Center in Stillwater and was a
former resident of Hunlock
Creek.
She was born on May 19, 1921,
in Harmony, Union Township
and was a graduate of Harter
High School, West Nanticoke.
She was employed many years as
a seamstress in the garment in-
dustry.
Surviving are her daughters,
Nancy Saxe, Clearfield; JeanDor-
shefski, Hunlock Creek; Mary
Lou Bodek, Shickshinny; sons,
John H., North Wales; Michael J.,
Fountain, Colo.; 15 grandchil-
dren; 32 great-grandchildren; 20
great-great-grandchildren; and
sister, Susan Featherman, Shick-
shinny.
Memorial donations to Patter-
son Grove, c/o Ron Harvey, 136
Pine Crest Lane, Shickshinny, PA
18655, or to the Fairmount
Springs United Methodist
Church, c/o Gail Sorber, 218 Old
County Rd., Benton, PA17814.
PANEK Joseph E., 75, of Dal-
las, died Sunday, February 19,
2012, at The Meadows Nursing
Center.
He was born in Luzerne, was a
graduate of Luzerne High School
and had worked in the furniture
industry with Nelson Furniture,
Kingston, and also at the Pump
and Pantry in Dallas.
Surviving are his wife, the for-
mer Jane Layaou; and daughter,
Janet Kuren, both of Dallas.
SAYLOR Marguerite, of
Stark Road, Tunkhannock, died
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, in
Golden Living Center.
She was born in Endicott, N.Y.,
onSeptember 25, 1928. She was a
member of the church of Nativity
BVM, Tunkhannock.
Surviving are her children, Ga-
ry, Tunkhannock; Stephen, Tunk-
hannock; Donna, Pittston; Rose
Mary Swartwood, Falls; Robert,
Tunkhannock; David, Meshop-
pen; Ann Gross, Danville; Jeffrey,
Tunkhannock; Michelle Roth,
Tunkhannock; 19 grandchildren;
19 great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations to Nativi-
ty BVM Church, 99 E. Tioga St.,
Tunkhannock, PA18657.
SOBECK - George S. III, 66 of
Tunkhannock, died Friday, Feb-
ruary 17, 2012, at Geisinger
Wyoming Valley Medical Center,
following a nine-year battle with
cancer.
He was born in Kingston on
May 12, 1945, and graduated in
1963 from West Side Central Ca-
tholic High School. He was a Na-
vy veteran who served his coun-
try during the Vietnam era. He
worked at Procter & Gamble in
paper making and retired in the
late 1990s.
He was a member of the Amer-
ican Legion in Black Walnut and
the Moose Lodge in Tunkhan-
nock.
Surviving are his wife of 43
years, Geraldine Sobeck; his chil-
dren, George IV, of Springville;
Steven, of Falls; Jennifer Lane, of
Tunkhannock; eight grandchil-
dren; a brother, John, of Wyom-
ing; a sister, Suellen Kravulski, of
Hanover Township; nieces and
nephews.
Memorial donations to the
Hope Lodge, 626 W. Lexington
St., Baltimore, MD 21201.
STONE- Sandra L., 65, a native
of Tunkhannock, died Saturday,
February 18, 2012, at her resi-
dence.
She was born in Tunkhannock
on December 22, 1946.
Surviving are her husband,
Clifford Sunny L.; her sons, Ri-
chard Vogrin Jr., of Tunkhan-
nock; and Dennis Vogrin, of
Tunkhannock; daughter, Mary
Vogrin, of Denville, N.J.; broth-
ers, Albert Robinson, of Lacey-
ville; Kevin Robinson, of Tunk-
hannock; Richard Robinson, of
Troy, Mo.; sister, Theadora Da-
vitt Cornyn, of Oxnard, Calif.;
nieces and nephews.
O B I T U A R I E S
The United States Postal
Service is teaming up with
the U.S. State Department
for National Passport Day
on Saturday, March 10.
The Dallas Post office
will hold a Passport Fair
from 8:15 a.m. to noon that
day to help customers who
need a passport get ready
for overseas travel. Pass-
port applications will be
processed in the main win-
dow section.
The cost for an adult
passport (16 years of age
and older) is $135. For per-
sons under the age of 16,
the cost is $105 with sepa-
rate payments of $80 and
$25, respectively.
Employees at the Dallas
Post Office will take a cur-
rent photo for a $15 fee.
For more information,
call the Dallas Post Office
at 675-0131.
Passport Day
is March 10
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The Back Mountain Commu-
nity Partnership voted to join
the Back Mountain Chamber of
Commerce at a meeting Feb. 16.
Lynn Banta, co-founder of the
chamber, presented information
to the partnership about the or-
ganization and its inclusion of
governmental bodies, nonprofit
agencies and educational facil-
ities.
The plan for the chamber is
that there wouldnt just be com-
merce, said Banta. There is a
synergism between the commu-
nity and also the cultural re-
sources in the Back Mountain.
Banta read a letter from the
chambers board of directors,
which explained the two
groups similar missions in
keeping intact the growth,
prosperity and safety of the
Back Mountain.
The group unanimously vot-
ed to join the chamber. The
partnership consists of Dallas
Borough and Dallas, Franklin,
Jackson, Kingston and Lehman
townships. Representatives
from Jackson and Lehman
townships were not present at
the meeting.
Lehman Township is also part
of the chamber as an individual
municipality.
Chairman James Reino Jr., of
Kingston Township, said being
part of the organization allows
for increased communication
between businesses and the mu-
nicipalities in which theyre lo-
cated.
In most cases, communities
dont hear from businesses un-
less they are applying for some-
thing or are expanding, and
then there is no input until its
too late, said Reino, who will
serve as the groups representa-
tive for the chamber. I think
this is the first chamber like this
Ive heard of in the state.
In other news, the group dis-
cussed earned income tax col-
lection within individual munic-
ipalities.
Mike Prokopchak, of Fran-
klin Township, said there have
been instances in which resi-
dents addresses dont reflect
where they actually live, and
this could result in the wrong
municipality collecting earned
income taxes.
For example, I live in Fran-
klin Township, but my address
says ... Dallas, he said.
He said that sort of confusion
hurts smaller municipalities like
Franklin Township, which has
an annual budget of about
$300,000.
The group agreed to ask a
representative from the Don
Wilkinson Agency to discuss
this and other issues at its next
meeting.
The next Back Mountain
Community Partnership meet-
ing will be held at 3 p.m. Thurs-
day, March 15 in Insalaco Hall
at Misericordia University, 301
Lake St., Dallas Township.
B A C K M O U N TA I N C O M M U N I T Y PA R T N E R S H I P
Partnership votes to join BMT Chamber of Commerce
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
The plan for the chamber is that there wouldnt
just be commerce. There is a synergism between
the community and also the cultural resources in
the Back Mountain.
Lynn Banta
Co-founder,
Back Mountain Chamber of Commerce
Residents of Mercy Center Skilled Nursing and Personal Care celebrated Valentines Day
with a festive atmosphere, entertainment and greetings from Misericordia University stu-
dents, as well as greeting cards from St. Thereses confirmation class and students from Ad-
ventures in Learning. From left, first row, are Adelle Luke, Rachael Jones, Marie Lauck, who
also celebrated her birthday that day. Second row, Sr. Joan Broderick, Deborah Dragon, Per-
sonal Care activity coordinator; Al Deno, entertainer; Dedra Deno, entertainer; and Ann Marie
Morgan, activity director.
MERCY CENTER RESIDENTS
ENJOY VALENTINES DAY
The township was awarded a
$75,000 Community Develop-
ment Block Grant to pave a por-
tion of the township roads, the
Board of Supervisors an-
nounced Monday.
Its considerably less than
weve gotten in previous years,
but all money is welcome
here, said Supervisor Doug
Ide.
Municipalities can apply for
the grant, which is funded by
the U.S. Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development,
every three years. The amount
of the last block grant the town-
ship received was $99,000, the
board said. The money will be
used to pave roads in the Lake
Silkworth area and possibly
others in the township.
Were going to see how far
we can stretch ($75,000), said
Ide, adding that the grant
would have to be combined
with township funds.
After the meeting, Ide gave
an informal tour of the town-
ships new $750,000, 120-by-60-
foot garage. The insulated pole
barn has six bays with automat-
ic doors, radiant heated floors,
a separate storage room, future
locker area and a spacious
break room, complete with a
full kitchen. Township funds
were used to build the garage,
which is large enough to house
all the townships road equip-
ment and police cruisers, Ide
said.
An open house, which will in-
clude a tour of the garage and
the renovated municipal build-
ing, will take place in the
spring.
L E H M A N T O W N S H I P
$75,000 paving grant awarded
CAMILLE FIOTI
Dallas Post Correspondent
A consultant spoke to borough
council and residents Tuesday
night about the proposed float-
ing wetland islands.
Fred Lubnow, Ph.D., director
of aquatic programs for Prince-
ton Hydro of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, said the islands,
which are made of recycled plas-
tic, come in three different sizes.
The 5-foot and 60-foot islands
are globular in shape, while the
250-square-foot islands are more
rectangular with curves, giving
them the most natural appear-
ance.
Lubnow noted three benefits
the islands would bring to the
lake.
One is nutrient removal, with
each island removing 10 pounds
of phosphorous per year. One
pound of phosphorous can gen-
erate 1,100 pounds of algae.
The islands would enhance
fishing in the area and aid in na-
tive vegetation growth.
The islands would be an-
chored in place by cinder block
and rope. Residents could ask to
have an island, which can last for
up to 10 years, placed near their
property.
Lubnow also noted the bor-
ough is able to secure grants for
its projects because Harveys
Lake is consistent in maintain-
ing its structures. Once the bor-
ough has completed a model for
reducing phosphorous in the
lake, it will become eligible for
funding to begin a dredging pro-
ject. With two more grants re-
maining, the phosphorous reduc-
tion should be complete by the
end of 2012.
Resident Carole Culver said
she is unhappy with the recy-
cling pickup. Culver said she
takes the time to sort and tie
newspapers, only to find that
they are mixed in with regular
trash. Councilwoman Amy Wil-
liams agreed.
Councilwoman Michelle
Boice voiced her disappoint-
ment with state Rep. Karen Bo-
backs decision to vote in favor of
the gas drilling bill , which takes
away any rights the borough had
in regards to drilling. Boice add-
ed that the bill is a gift to the
gas industry, but a slap to the ci-
tizens.
She urged all residents to get
involved with this issue, and said
the gas industry is now doing to
the land what the coal mining in-
dustry did in past years.
H A R V E Y S L A K E B O R O U G H
Wetland islands are discussed
Consultant says floating
islands will reduce
phosphorus, enrich fishing,
help natural growth.
By SUSAN BETTINGER
Dallas Post Correspondent
In observance of Scout Sunday
on February 5, Doug Newbigging
of Pack 155, chartered with the
Trucksville United Methodist
Church, and Ben Higgins of Pack
281, chartered with the Dallas
United Methodist Church, par-
ticipated in a special service at
the NewLife Apostolic Church in
West Pittston. The Scouts, who
are both members of the church,
collected the offering during ser-
vice that day. Shown here, from
left, are Newbigging, Higgins
and Rev. Philip Webb, pastor of
New Life Apostolic Church.
Scout
Sunday
observed
CuraHospitalityandtheMeadows NursingandRehabilitationCenter, Dallas, recentlypartic-
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life-savings actions. Staff wearing red also made monetary donations and enjoyed an extra
dress down day. Some of the Wear Red participants are, from left, Stephanie Jones, Betty
Sorchik, ArnieBlack, CuraDDS, CamilleFioti, ChristinaTarbox, Meadows administrator; Phyllis
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By Samantha Weaver
It was English philosopher Francis Bacon who made the following
sage observation: The root of all superstition is that men observe
when a thing hits, but not when it misses.
Im sure youve seen photos of those picturesque covered
bridges. It seems that they would have provided a welcome haven for
people driving buggies caught out in the rain. You may be surprised
to learn, though, that the bridges werent designed with a roof for
the comfort of travelers. Being made of wood in an era before pro-
tective sealants, the bridges themselves needed to be protected
from the elements.
Most frogs lay their eggs in the water; that way, when the tad-
poles hatch they are already in their element. The red-eyed tree frog,
however, protects its eggs from aquatic predators by attaching its
eggs to the underside of leaves that hang out over a body of water.
Once the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water.
The next time you travel to the United Kingdom, if you visit the
university towns of Cambridge or Oxford, you should keep off the
grass. Professors are the only ones allowed to walk on most of the
green swards in those towns.
In ancient Rome, it was widely believed that holding in gas could
cause a person to catch a disease or become poisoned. This was such
a concern to public health that Emperor Claudius went so far as to
pass a law making it legal to fart at banquets.
Have you ever known someone who keeps making the same
error over and over again despite being corrected? The next time
you run into this person, youll know what to call him or her: a mump-
simus.
M O M E N T S I N T I M E
20 YEARS AGO - 1992
The Back Mountain Wres-
tling Club recently attended the
Line Mountain Tournament.
The following boys placed: Ste-
phen Arnold, Michael Dom-
broski, Damien Temperine,
Brock Rasp-
en and Brett
Larson.
Mike
Guerins
pin against
Wyoming
Valley West
was his
100th victory asd a Black
Knight. He is the son of Bill and
Barbara Guerin.
30 YEARS AGO - 1982
Cadette Troop 631 from the
Shavertown area of Penns
Woods Girl Scout Council have
been demonstrating their ex-
pertise in food preparation
while completing requirements
for the Creative Cooking Inter-
est Project. Under the leader-
ship of Mrs. Margaret Craft,
Shavertown, and Mrs. Frances
Williames, Trucksville, the girls
have been busy preparing a va-
riety of home-made dishes such
as yogurt, pizza and Chinese fa-
vorites. Scouts include Megan
Taylor, Jennifer Farley, Paula
Wandel, Tracy Cave. Mary Craft
and Elizabeth Williames.
Altar and Rosary Society of
Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas,
recently elected committee
chairpersons for the year. They
are: Nancy Parsons, corre-
sponding secretary; Madge
Faerber, sanctuary light; Rose
Wolensky, deanery representa-
tive; Catherine Polacky, pilgrim
statue; Joan Kingsbury, publici-
ty; Lucille Luksic, hospitality;
Mary Darling, flowers; and Car-
olyn Catrombone, Meals on
Wheels co-ordinator.
40 YEARS AGO - 1972
The Brothers Four restaurant
was the place for the annual
Blue and Gold Dinner of Cub
Scout Pack 132 which was held
recently. Drew Fitch, cubmas-
ter, presented the wolf badge
and gold arrow to Kurt Garner,
Richard Rollman and Mark
Hughes.
Dallas Junior Womens Club
will conduct its annual hoagie
sale at Gate of Heaven Church,
Dallas. Mrs. James Thomas is
chairman.
50 YEARS AGO - 1962
Rainbow Girls of Charles
James Memorial Assembly
held a public installation last
week at Trucksville Methodist
Church educational building.
Participants in the ceremony
were: Jo-Carol Birnstock, Nan-
cy Sieber, Barbara Tag, new
Worthy Advisor, Marion Jolley,
retiring Worthy Advisor, Barba-
ra Hopkins, Linda Tag, Karen
Rome, Martha Mesnick, Gail
Kelley, Penny Farrar, Donna
Smith, Sharon Evans, Colleen
Conaghan, Margie Davis, Bar-
bara Hildebrandt, Judy Wil-
liams, Jean Ide, Gail Rum-
baugh, Hilda Root, Diane Tran-
sue, Glenda Williams and Sally
Moyer.
Plans are underway for the
annual Card Party and Fashion
Show sponsored by Dallas Ju-
nior Womans Club Tuesday at
Saint Thereses Church. Mrs.
Joseph Borton, general chair-
man, will be assisted by Mes-
dames: Ed Johnson, Dean John-
son, William Hanna, Kenneth
Kirk, Thomas Decker, Robert
Lewis, Thomas Reese, Ned
Hartman, Diane Myers.
60 YEARS AGO - 1952
Members of Dallas Eastern
Star are rehearsing for their pre-
sentation of the comedy, Ev-
erybodys Crazy scheduled for
this Saturday in Dallas-Franklin
Township auditorium. Mrs.
Frank Trimble is director. Cast
members include: Mrs. Fred
Swanson, Mrs. Robert Scott,
Mrs. Cletus Holcomb, Walter
Galka, Louise Wyant, Dick Ri-
chards, Mrs. Herbert Ray, Bert
Hill, Harriet Jean Williams,
Earl Crispell, Jr., Robert Shep-
herd, Mrs. Stephen Johnson,
Howard Hontz and John Hack-
ling.
Members of Shavertown
Brownie troop 105 enjoyed a
trip through the Dallas Post and
lollipop refreshments Monday
afternoon. Present were: Flora
Sue Anderson, Lois Burnaford,
Evelyn Frantz, Ann Marie
Faulls, Sandra Laidler, Char-
lene Mannear, Karen Monko,
Doris Fay Whipp, Pamela Yeag-
er and Patricia Rood.
70 YEARS AGO - 1942
Members of the Junior Class
of Dallas Township High
School will hold a basketball
season Dime Dance Wednesday
evening in the school gymnasi-
um. Every school in the Back
Mountain League has been in-
vited to attend and will be rep-
resented by its cheerleaders.
Edith Spencer is general chair-
man, assisted by Irene Stofila,
Naomi Higgins, Lawrence
Smith, Ernest Reese, Betty
Kriedler, Dolores Updyke, June
Fahlinger, Marilyn Wilson,
Esther Ryman, Gladys Wells,
Marian Moore, Laura Rothery
and Ann Detrick.
Dallas Borough Schools ob-
served Lincolns Birthday with
a special chapel program. Betty
Wagner read Walt Whitmans
O Captain, My Captain and
Janet Garinger gave a paper on
Lincoln at Gettysburg. The
Gettysburg Address was read
by James Waters.
Information for Only Yester-
day is taken frompast issues of
The Dallas Post which is 122
years old. The information is
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ago.
ONLY
YESTERDAY
D O E S T H E C O U N T R Y N E E D A T H I R D P O L I T I C A L PA R T Y ?
Well, Id rather make
the two parties we
have better. Really,
they should improve
themselves.
Patricia Michael
Dallas
Probably couldnt
hurt to have some
other ones. More op-
tions, maybe better
results.
Chris Pollick
Scranton
Yes, a third party
would be nice - one
that really represents
the middle class that
does all the work.
Deanna Mennig
Dallas
The two we have
arent working very
well so it probably
wouldnt hurt to have
a third one if it had
enough support.
Bob Sarley
Trucksville
An Independent party
would be ideal. The
parties are too polar-
ized right now and
need new ideas.
Shaun Fassett
Plains
Just two parties. A
third takes away from
the choice the people
make and it is usually
a weak candidate.
JoAnn Sarley
Trucksville
C M Y K
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E D I T O R I A L
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An Ikea shopping trip for an-
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ture groom breaking into song
and dance before getting on one
knee.
To stage his proposal, a self-
proclaimed thrill-seeker enlist-
ed the help of a pair of Minneapo-
lis cops to fake his arrest for hom-
icide in front of his future bride.
Those stories may be rare, but
more people are finding elabo-
rate, sometimes extreme ways to
propose marriage, wedding in-
dustry experts say. For many
couples, the marriage proposal
has become part of the wedding
build-up, complete with paparaz-
zi-style photography to capture
the moment, and often, an audi-
ence.
Some grooms-to-be are even
hiring a proposal planner - for a
fee of $2,000 to $10,000 - who all
but promises that the bride-to-be
will say yes.
Im only getting married
once, so I wanted this to be an
engagement to remember, Ryan
Calhoun, 28, said of his shock-
ing arrest proposal, which he
said had little romance but plen-
ty of adrenaline. It was a little
risky, and it takes the right wom-
an to do something like this.
From engagements that create
public spectacles to private, jet-
setting fairy tales, popping the
question is not just becoming a
bigger deal. Its big business, too.
Amy Lynch isnt surprised.
The Nashville author and re-
searcher of generations Y and Z
said couples are getting married
later in life and typically living
together before theyre engaged,
therefore demystifying the pro-
posal process - to the point that
they feel the need to turn it into
an event.
Marriage isnt the usual mark-
er of adulthood that it used to
be, Lynch said.
Its a bigger decision to make,
so the proposal and the wedding
have accorded more impor-
tance.
Local jewelers say popping the
question with a ring is no longer
enough. Most women want to
pick out their engagement rings,
yet nearly 70 percent of women
surveyed feel the Surprise fac-
tor is essential to the perfect
proposal, according to a joint sur-
vey by theknot.com and Mens
Health magazine.
Having been in the business
since the1970s, Rich Nordstrom,
manager of Bergstrom Jewelers
in St. Louis Park, said hes
pleased to see that guys are go-
ing the distance to propose, be-
cause it hasnt always been that
way.
This is something youre go-
ing to remember forever and
reminisce about, he said. Since
she already knows shes getting a
ring, theres more pressure to
surprise her so that moment is
burned into her memory forev-
er.
Meaghan Butzer, 31, of Min-
neapolis, says her fairy tale en-
gagement is the topic of conver-
sation at the Edina, Minn., salon
where she works. How he pro-
posed is usually one of the first
things inquiring minds want to
know.
Butzers fiance, an airline pilot,
surprised her with a recent trip
to Mackinac Island in Michigan
via an open-cockpit airplane that
was used as a military trainer in
World War II.
He put so much thought and
effort into it - it felt like a fairy
tale, Butzer said. I wasnt ex-
pecting it at all. ... I wasnt wear-
ing clothes suited for oil to be
dripping everywhere, but hed
packed my flight suit.
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Jason Dailey and his wife Shelly, of Richfield, Minnesota have
been married for three years. Jason, who spent months forming
the perfect marriage proposal, gave her a painting of the very
spot where they were standing, Buckingham Fountain in Chicago.
The painting depicted a couple wearing the same clothes as Jason
and Shelly and the man on a bended knee.
There are new rules of engagement
By AIMEE TJADER
Star Tribune
EmmaRosenis soontobecome
EmmaSugerman. Rosen, 25, who
works in health care marketing,
will legally take the last name of
her husband-to-be, medical stu-
dent Noah Sugerman, when the
two marry this summer.
Vanessa Messersmith, 32-year-
oldowner of thehipclothingshop
Blacklist Vintage, took the name
of her husband Jeremy, a musi-
cian, when they married six years
ago. Both consider themselves to
be feminists, and neither made
the decision lightly.
The majority of married wom-
eninAmericahavealways chosen
to legally assume their grooms
last names. But at the end of the
20th century, more women re-
tained their maiden names as a
way of retainingindividual identi-
ty.
A widely-noted Harvard study
of college-educatedwomenfound
that between 2 and 4 percent in
1975 kept their names. Those
numbers sharply increased
through the 1970s and 1980s be-
fore declining in the 1990s to just
below20 percent in 2001.
New brides return to old custom
By KRISTIN TILLOTSO
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Methodist Church, recently
their annual races.
First-grade Tiger Cub
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while Cub Scouts in second
through fifth grades raced
pinewood derby cars. Pine-
wood derby prizes were
awarded for the best times
overall as well as the best
times in each age group and
for best in show.
Top finishers in the frog
races were Charles Kappler,
first; Anderson Leo, second;
and Andy Goodrich, third.
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First - Noah Daily
Second - James Ruane
Third - Evan Sabecky
Fourth - Noah Zim
Fifth (tie) - Lukas Polachek
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Wolf Cub Scouts
First - Matthew Oley
Second - Thomas Janoski
Third - Jake Nita
Bear Cub Scouts
First - Ryan Nita
Second - Eli Chappell
Third - Jake Wienckoski
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Second - Ian Atkinson
Third - Benjamin Ross
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Scouts from Cub Scout Pack 281 participated in their annual frog races and Pinewood Derby.
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Hope Center
offers hearing tests
Free hearing tests and au-
diology evaluations will be per-
formed on Wednesdays by ap-
pointment at the Hope Center,
340 Carverton Rd., Trucksville.
For more information, call
696-5233.
The Full Monty
comes to Music Box
The Full Monty, a Tony-
Award winning musical about
out-of-work blue-collar workers
who strip to make ends meet
will be performed today, Feb. 26
and March 2-4 at the Music Box
Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes
St., Swoyersville.
Curtain time is at 8 p.m. on
Fridays and Saturdays and at 2
p.m. on Sundays. A buffet din-
ner is served 90 minutes before
curtain.
For reservations, call 283-
2195.
Zen Meditation
program is Feb. 28
An Introduction to Zen Med-
itation will be held from 7:30 to
9 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at
Mercy Center on the campus of
Misericordia University.
The program includes a de-
scription of the practice of Zen
meditation, a brief practice
session and time for comments
and questions.
Pre-registration is required.
Contact Sr. Barbara Craig at
675-1872.
A free-will offering will be
taken.
Roast beef dinner
planned for Feb. 29
A roast beef dinner will be
held from 5 to 7 p.m. on
Wednesday, Feb. 29 at the
Northmoreland Twp. Volunteer
Fire Co. in Centermoreland.
Ticket prices are $8 for adults
and $4 for children under 12
years of age and are available at
the door. Takeouts will be avail-
able.
Support group meets
The Dallas Alzheimers Sup-
port Group will meet at 10:30
a.m. on Thursday, March 1 in
the board room of The Mead-
ows Nursing & Rehab Center, 4
E. Center Hill Rd., Dallas.
Contra dance set
A New England Contra dance
featuring music by the Contra
Rebels with fiddlers Todd Cle-
well and Barb Schmidtt, accom-
panied by Henry Koretzky on
guitar along with calling by Karl
Senseman, will be held at 7 p.m.
on Saturday, March 3 at the
Church of Christ Uniting, 776
Market St., Kingston.
No partner or previous experi-
ence is necessary. Admission to
the dance is $9 for adults, with
reduced admission for families.
For information, call 570-333-
4007.
Scouts take part
in food program
The Boy Scouts of Troop 281
and the Cub Scouts of Pack 281
will again participate in the
annual Scouting for Food pro-
gram. Food and money dona-
tions collected over a one-week
period will benefit less fortunate
families in the community.
The Scouts will distribute
door hangers from1 to 3 p.m. on
Sunday, March 4 throughout the
Back Mountain. The food will
be picked up beginning at 9 a.m.
on Saturday, March 10.
Food will then be sorted,
boxed and taken to the Back
Mountain Food Pantry at the
Trucksville United Methodist
Church. All donations will re-
main in the Back Mountain.
Eastern Star
plans craft show
Dallas Eastern Star Building
Association will hold its 10th
annual spring craft show from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday,
March 10 at the Dallas Eastern
Star Building, Foster andWood-
lawn Streets, Dallas.
The organizations Welsh
cookies will be for sale. Home-
made soups, wimpies, hot dogs,
haluski and homemade desserts
will be available for purchase.
Chicken noodle or vegetable
beef soup can be ordered for $6
a quart by calling Dianne Corby
at 675-4893.
Gas representative
to speak at luncheon
Wyoming County business
leaders will hear about the in-
vestment in the community
from Southwestern Energy
Company at their March Educa-
tional Luncheon set for March
14 at the Fireplace Restaurant in
Tunkhannock.
Reservations to attend the
luncheon can be made by calling
the Chamber office at 836-7755.
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2011-2012 academic year.
SEVENTH GRADE
Honor Roll
Richard Charles Abate
Taylor Anna Alba
Savanah Rae Aton
Alexis Jaye Barker
Cheyanne Brooke Brucher
Taylor Lyn Cercone
Steven Alexander Coley
Abigail Jean Crawford
Mahmoud Yousef Dabsheh
Ian Marshall Dawsey
Jennifer Lynn Evans
Samantha Lynn Evans
Noah Brian Gorski
Andrew Quinn Herrick
Evelyn Elizabeth Hosey
Katelynn Rose Hutchins
Daniel Coulter Ide
Katherine Ann Kaminski
Hailey R. Kubiski
Charles John Kuschke
Devin B. Lindley
Jacob Ryan Lotz
Matthew Richard Makara
Sarah Kathleen Malak
Tyler William Manzoni
Maranda Martin
Kaitlyn Meehan
Owen James Morgan
Adam Thomas Motovidlak
Matthew Kyle Myers
Chyenne Michelle Nelson
Corrine Lynn Nevel
Nathan Thomas Pavlichko
John Benjamin Pelton
Kendra Renee Pudimott
Justin Lawrence Raspen
Megan Ann Rusonis
Sequoia Sioux Saxe
Jacqueline Kay Sharon
Walkker James Shaw
Hailey Joyce Shefler
Michael Joseph Sikora
Marylillian Stepanski
Hannah Rose Stroud
Mackenzie Rose Sutton
Kristopher James Sweitzer
David Allen Thomas Jr.
Jakeb Anthony Tomolonis
Garret Tyler Weston
Kenneth Steele Wickard
Rene Evelyn Wildoner
David Norman Williams
Johnathan Todd Williams
Michael Frank Wojciechowski
Luke Angus Yaple
Kaitlyn Marie Young
Lauren Marie Zeisloft
Connor Zekas
High Honor Roll
Nicholas Sergei Albertson
Nikolas Jacob Antinnes
Elizabeth Bartuska
Emily Ann Carey
Janelle Cawley
Shawn William Deeds Jr.
Jessica Lynn Derhammer
Vincenzo J. Ferrari
Rebecca Lynn Ford
Jay Curtis Foster
Peter Samuel Hummel
Michael Kenneth James
Karly Ann Johns
Carolyn Anne Kerkowski
Alyssa Lee Kristeller
Justin Lansberry
Collin G. MacMullen
Thomas John Manzoni
Kara Pauline Martin
Sean Patrick McMonagle
Aubrey Lynn Scavone
Jake David Selingo
Katelyn Alexandra Sincavage
Cole Matthew Spencer
Katie Morgan Strohl
Sierra Lynn Titus
Blake Nathaniel Valyo
Nicholas James Wnuk
Distinguished Honor Roll
Ashley Herceg
Emily Marie Johns
Andrew Paul Leahy
Marina Renee Malcolm
EIGHTH GRADE
Honor Roll
Elizabeth Jane Bauer
Emily Ann Bauer
Benjamin Joseph Brooks
Aubrey Lynn Bullock
Kayla Marie Carrera
Morgan Arielle Coburn
Karli Anne Coole
Jacob John Corey
Anthony Joseph DeCesaris
Riley Ann Gallagher
Domanique Victoria Glatz
Mark Allen Gray, Jr.
Anthony Ralph Greco
Alivia Elaine Harrison
Katelynn Marie Harrison
Charles Lawrence Hennebaul III
Isabelle S. Henry
Brandon Douglas Hogrebe
Jacob Luke Hummel
Kyle Robert James
Samantha Kanios
Bernard Jakob Karlowicz
Colby Allen Karnes
Kyle Joseph Katchko
Corey Daniel Kinney
Rebecca Ruth Kobal
Lisa Michelle LaBar
Rachel Michelle Leskowsky
Jenny Lynn Lewis
Rachel Marie Mahoney
Karen Lynn Marchakitus
Connor James McGovern
Jared Thomas McGrath
Nickolas James Nat
Jerome Paul Natishan III
Dylan James Nayavich
Dakota-Rose Leanna Newell
Rebecca Sue Osiecki
Zacharia Ouladelhadjahmed
Michael Anthony Peck
Samantha Marie Rosencrans
Francis Charles Saccketti III
Julie Ann Salansky
Sara Rae Schuler
Matthew Ryan Sowden
Megan Amelia Spess
Madison Stambaugh
Brandon Michael Tosh
Jessica Ann Ulozas
Corey Weaver
Mikayla Elizabeth Weston
Claire Elizabeth Wilson
Chelsea Lee Witter
Rebecca Lynn Wright
High Honor Roll
Jillian Lee Ambrose
Holly Cheyanne Banta
Julia Ann Baur
Eric Daniel Bordo
Joseph Edward Chaga
Zachary Michael Corey
Julia Ellen Eneboe
Nicholas Eury
Zachary Michael Field
Kyra Ann Grzymski
Dominic George Hockenbury
Perry William Hoover
Kayleigh Elizabeth Konek
Grace Elizabeth Kuschke
Karlie Ann Lobitz
Maranda Sue Moosic
Alaina Marie Nastasiak
Haley Alexis Nice
Christina Marie Olson
Miranda Grace Parry
Christopher Sabol
Alexis Lynne Soifer
Molly Margaret Storz
Katie Ann Supey
Kaitlin Marie Sutton
Blaise Albert Waligun
Thomas Lee Williams
Distinguished Honor Roll
Lauren Taylor Cunius
Kaley Ann Egan
Julia Therese Hutsko
Marie Rose Johns
Rachel Jean Malak
Michael Gary Minsavage
Lindsay Elizabeth Pembleton
Catherine Ann Rose
John Noah Thomas
Clayton Atwood Vasey
NINTH GRADE
Honor Roll
Crystal Janice Audia
Natalee Marie Barker
Halle Bennett
Alexander Osbourne Bergmann
Aleaha Marie Blazick
Joshua Carl Bullock
Tyler Eric Burke
Cahil James Carey
Matthew Jack Cragle
Daniel Xavier Cross
Anna Margaret DeFranco
Brian Devine
Derek Mark Dragon
Emma Elizabeth Evans
Kaitlyn Evans
Emily Galasso
Jessica Robin Geiger
Jessica Elizabeth Harvey
John Joseph Hospodar
Cory Logan Hoyt
Andrew Richard Hutsko
Katrina Lee Joyce
Mercedes Keller
Jared Adam Kepner
Shawn Michael Kidd
Kierra Ashlyn Kimble
Brandon James Kozlowski
John Anthony Labatch
James Scott Loefflad
Christian MaCulloch
Tiffani Danielle Malinowski
Collin Eric Masters
Eric Alan Masters
Sade Elizabeth Miller
Ginger Lee Mutzabaugh
Robert James Nayavich
Miranda Elaine Nichols
Haley Helen Novitski
Anna Joy OConnell
Tessa Mary Paul
Carolyn Price
Isabel Sanchez
Joshua Robert Sayre
Amanda Lynn Scavone
Eliana G. Sicurella
Adam Elijah Simmonette
Colleen Mae Spencer
Danae Sutliff
Bethany Lynne Taylor
Sara Margaret Tronsue
Rachael Ann Waligun
Korri Rae Wandel
Christian Scott Zeisloft
High Honor Roll
Alysa Kaitlyn Adams
Melissa Lyne Anthony
Courtney Ann Carey
Matthew Christopher Chabala
Justus James Cole
Kirsten Anne Cope
Emily Grace Crawford
Hannah Leigh Cross
Morgan Rae Dizbon
Monica Anne Fries
Micayla Mary Grey
Caitlyn Taylor Henninger
Jeremy G. Jayne
Connor Adam Jones
Nicole Marie Lockard
Lauren MacMullen
Jasmine Mari Leilani Moku
Neil Patrick Mras
Jamie Lynn Niedjaco
Alexis Sophia Oplinger
Julia Rose Pilch
Rachel Helen Pilch
Cayle Rae Spencer
Michael Avery Symeon
Frank Matthew Vacante
John Thomas Aloysius VanScoy
Jacob Aaron Yaple
Ronald Jude Ziomek
Principals Honor Roll
Katherine Bartuska
Noah Thomas Crispell
Zane D. Denmon
Matthew Edkins
Antonio Ferrari
Jason Charles Field
Sela Ann Fine
Elana M. Herceg
Philip Samuel Hettes
Shauna Christine Leahy
Megan Ann Mahle
Brittney Paige Mahoney
Matthew Granville Miller
Jenna Koury Mortenson
Hannah Rachel Stull
TENTH GRADE
Honor Roll
Brittany Marie Acevedo
Douglas Lee Albertson
Emily Mae Anglovich
Rachel Nicole Anthony
Emily Joy Barber
Scott Michael Bean
Danielle Rae Belcher
Tyler R. Bonner
Grant A. Calkins
R-e-onna Elizabeth Canfield
Desirae Leigh David
Victoria Marie DeCesaris
Peter Henry Groblewski
Robert Price Hamilton
Adeline Eve Hannigan
Zebulon Harrison
Alexis Elizabeth Harry
Dustin Daily Jones
Olivia Taylor Kojadinovich
Stephanie Nicole Konek
Kahli Kotulski
Lacy Lyn Lawson
Shoshanna Marie Mahoney
Robert Nichols
Brooke Anne OBrien
Megan Jo Osiecki
Corey James Pagnotti
Katelyn Anne Pelton
Dylan Robert Pudimott
Alexander Thomas Scott
Lara Ann Shirey
Christina Ann Solomon
Daniel A. Stefanowicz
Brinley Elizabeth Williams
Vincent Frederick Williamson
Joseph John Wojcik III
High Honor Roll
Brady Robert Butler
Maria Anna Chinikaylo
Adam Taylor Dizbon
Austin Charles Harry
Calvin Elliot Karnes
Jordan S. Lindley
Timothy Vincent Marchakitus
Courtney E. McMonagle
Lacey Raye Miller
Jason Patrick Patterson
Kyle Jacob Romanofski
Symantha Susan Sharon
Megan Elizabeth Sorber
Emily Anne Sutton
Robert William Wright III
Principals Honor Roll
Michelle Ash
Cassia Rose Cole
Nicholas Joseph Egan
Brittany Faux
Christopher Michael Herrick
Kaylee Ann Hillard
Alexander Charles Hoyt
Anna Michelle James
Meghan Elizabeth Maccarone
Emily Mae Malak
Rene Suzanne Rismondo
Ashley Rose Rood
Tracy Lynn Snyder
Kelly Ann Sweeney
Alyssa Rae Talacka
Amy Joi Williams
Lindsay Nicole Williams
ELEVENTH GRADE
Honor Roll
Ryan Christian Akins
Ashlee M. Barker
Kayley Bedford
Kenneth Wayne Besecker
Zachary D. Bevan
Mark M. Bilbow
Emily Blaski
Victoria E. Cadwalader
Jessica L. Campbell
Jeffrey Carter
Christie Cawley
Zachary T. Chabala
Michelle Chappell
Piotr Chrzanowski
Jarod J. Ciehoski
Jolisa Raquel Copeman
Kayla D. Denmon
Karli Ann Doran
Makenzie Rose Fallon
Nicole C. Ford
Lydia Iona Forster
Michael Cole Hartman
Brent Hizny
Shalynn R. Honeywell
Robert H. Ide
Kassie R. Keiper
Brandon Nathaniel Kelley
Genevieve Konopinski
Colin Kovalchek
Shane Christopher Kreller
Megan M. Lee
Samantha J. Lindley
Craig Michael Manzoni
Alesha Martin
Kevin Charles Masters
Michael L. Murphy
Donald W. Nevel, III
Abraham Caleb OConnell
Nicole Marie OConnor
Samantha A. ONeill
Katrina M. Patla
Michael Raymond Penny
Jeremy W. Prater
Joseph Daniel Rader
Rachel Runner
Catherine A. Salaway
Donald J. Scavone, III
Brian P. Sisk, Jr.
Sarah N. Stacey
Tyler Stein
Cassandra Marie Stevens
Kendra Nichole Stine
Kieran C. Sutton
Deanna Marie Szabo
Kasey Rebecca Wasylyk
High Honor Roll
John Patrick Butler IV
Miranda Evan Dembowski
Cody Derhammer
Tristan Ryder Fry
William Hillman
Michael J. Labatch
Emily Maculloch
Sierra S. Pall
Cody Christopher Spriggs
Molly F. VanScoy
Principals Honor Roll
Joel Austin
Sarah M. Bedford
Thomas D. Boyle
Jason Daron
Megan A. Davis
Christopher N. Edkins
Carly L. Gromel
Jana Haganova
Katie E. Heindel
Rachael E. Hohol
Ashley D. Jackson
Jared M. James
Amanda L. Mathers
Karli A. OBrien
Samantha M. Sabol
Bethany Joi Williams
Karen Yamrick
Kaitlyn Yoniski
Dustin Zeiler
TWELFTH GRADE
Honor Roll
Amber Elizabeth Anderson
Eliott James Anderson
Olivia L. Anglovich
Katelyn A. Ashton
Curtis James Barbacci
Jacob Daniel Bevan
Kevin John Bohan
Lauren Elizabeth Boyle
Sarah Jessica Brooks
John Thomas Butchko
Brittany Lee Carey
Laura L. Casterline
Adam Chorba
Stephanie Marie Cunningham
Hope Dante
Matthew DeAngelis
Tyler P. Denmon
Korey Mitchell Fegely
Sean Fertal
Kyle J. Fine
Nicole Lauren Fink
Charleen AR Fisher
Desiree L. Frost
Bradley Fuller
Christopher Thomas Gerlin
Samantha Joe Headley
Scott P. Judson
Jonathan Dennis King
Benjamin Raphael Kon
Lucas Lansberry
Samantha Marie Loefflad
Morgan Leigh Mathews
Curtis V. McGovern
Tyler James-Charles McGovern
Lianna Milazzo
Briar D. Moore
Hunter L. Murphy
Colleen Katherine OCallaghan
Christopher Donald OConnor
Justin Z. Partington
Paige L. Pyskoty
Desiree Amanda Remas
Liam Ribaudo
Troy J. Shurites
Evonne M. Spencer
Job Thompson Stepanski
Kailee Taylor
Jordan Thomas
Zachary D. Titus
Keegan G. Truska
Zachary David VanLoon
Mackenzie E. Wagner
Daniel C. Williams
Ashlyn R. Wilson
David A. Wilson
Eric Wojciechowski
Merissa R. Wright
High Honor Roll
Lindsey Lee Bennett
Julia A. Bilbow
Sara Elizabeth Davis
Jay Brendan Dawsey
Amy L. Denmon
Callie M. Grey
Lewis B. Hackling
Ryan C. Hoyt
Alexander Samantha Jayne
Michael Thomas Kiwak
Emily Anne Leskowsky
Zachary J. Manganella
Carol F. Mosier
Brent R. Oliver, III
Tiffany Celia Oplinger
Mikayla O. Orrson
Cody A. Poepperling
Rebecca A. Rosser
Justin M. Salvati
Brandon Michael Scott
Raine C. Scott
Vincenzo E. Sicurella
Carl D. Whispell, Jr.
Matthew David Wolman
Principals Honor Roll
Kristen Dicton Boyle
Joseph Charles Brandenburg
Bryan P. Carter
Pawel Chrzanowski
Connor Ian Daly
Shelby Jean Foster
Victoria Ann Frederick
Matthew Joseph Gorski
Rachel Holena
Kevin T. Katchko, Jr.
Kayla R. Koziol
Michelle Lipski
Marissa L. Moosic
Jared L. Novitski
Nathan Rinehouse
Alison L. Sankey
Nikki Sutliff
Taryn E. Talacka
Paige Elizabeth Vacante
Alexis P. VanFleet
Julia Catherine Whitesell
Lake-Lehman High School Honor Roll
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