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Meyers High School's Class of 1956 held its 40th reunion at the Woodlands
Inn in Wilkes-Barre. Classmates in attendance included those pictured, first
row, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 from left: Michael Antonacci, John Brislin, Robert Amory, Martin Klein, and &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Joseph Butkiewicz. Second row: Helen Flyte Hughes, Mary Alyce Lange &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Hodakowski, Peggy Rollman Thomas, Marge Haeffner Paraventi, Helen Martin &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Balesteri, Rev. John J. Klein, Barbara Bachman Edwards, Alayne Ashton
Emery, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 and Hilda Wood Pace. Third row: Jane Houser Lyons, Moncey Miller Carey,
Beverly Nagle Barnick, Linda Gelb Mitchell, Thelma Keller Correll, Roz
Greenwald Walsh, Liz O'Kane Lovecchio, Pearl Harbay Allabaugh, Marlyn Simon
Kehrli, Eugenie Nardone Costantino, Eleanor Young Leake, Mary Ann DeGiusto,
Joanne Pluto Meshinsky, Nance Craze Browdie, Viola Pascoe Griffiths, Patricia
Graziano Krzyzewski, and Mary Ellen Zwiebel Mills. Fourth row: Dan Hughes,
Edward Wickkiser, Joseph Perugino, Joseph Donnelly, Robert Milford, John
McGowan, Mark Kornfeld, Boyd Hoats, James Ward, and Tom Brown. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Volunteers were honored by the American Red Cross Blood Services,
Northeastern Pennsylvania Region, at an appreciation luncheon held at the
Blood Center in Wilkes-Barre. The volunteers received recognition for their
services during a recent blood drive program. The honorees are pictured, not
in order: Hilda Deats, Kathryn Kramer, Margaret Robbins, Kathleen Fabrizio,
Marion Melnyk, Ann Harffner, Florence Rollman, Marilyn Mille, Dorothy
Williams, Mary Evans, Grace Evans, Leona Thomas, Jayne Rauf, George Leo, John
Humble, Ida Hubbard, Yolanda Sicola, Ruth Reese, Jack Rogers, Jean Pierkowski,
Irene Augustine, Josephine Lopatto, Emily Lang, Kathleen Cavan, Theresa
Salusky, Wilma Krueger, Helen Brojekowski, Elsie Edmunds, Anna Amos, Eleanor
Cook, Adele Samanek, Margaret Tomasick, Bertha Kaziesik, Anita Catina,
Josephine Gorka, Hazel Johnson, Rita Brislin, Irene Churley, Mildred Hummer,
William Luish, Marion Zelinski, Peg Ellman, Gerry Van Dyke, Nancy Patsko,
Evelyn Young, Rose McNulty, Lois Daniels, Oma Weidner, Peggy Dile, Ila Chapin,
Angeline Hochreiter, Barbara Evans, Fred Krueger, Ann Hopiak, Hilbert Felter,
Nancy Spacek, Frances Stuchkas, Celia Pennaccoli, Joan Davis, Chesterine
Norczyk, Florence Mizdail, Helen Ginther, Mary Dalmas, Eleanore Czapla, Gloria
Thomas, Keith Maxwell, Mildred Petcavage, John Wassi, Helen Reh, Arthur Numan,
Elsie Edwards, Mary Ellen Detz, Clare Cobleigh, Jean Herron, Bill Hoover, Joan
Hoover, Meidedes A. Danmenhauser, Netti Buchola and Mary Tokach. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Associates from Prudential's Money Management Group in the Scranton
recently volunteered during demolition work at a Wyoming Valley Habitat for
Humanity site in Wilkes-Barre. The volunteers helped renovate walls, ceilings,
and floors. The work will support Habitat's mission to provide decent
affordable housing and an opportunity for home ownership to economically
disadvantaged families. Prudential employees shown seated first row, from
left, are: Dan Dubinski and David J. Fritz. Second row: Gretchen Spott, Carrie
Ponas, Mike Bozentka, and Mare Consugar. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Luzerne County Human Resources Development Department (LCHRDD), the
local Job Training office, will participate in a $1 million grant awarded to
the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from the United States Department
of Labor. The grant will provide assistance to nearly 300 truck drivers and
dock workers laid off when Consolidated Freightways's Pocono Summit operation
closed last October. The grant is also servicing another Consolidated
Freightways layoff in Chicopee, Mass. Pictured seated, from left, are: Alice
Matson, site coordinator; and Terry White. Standing: Charles F. Luce,
executive director LCHRDD; Jack McNulty, co-chair transition team; Bill Dunn,
dislocated worker unit rep and Merle Mackin, employment manager/AA. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Pierce Bakery in Kingston recently donated a decorated cake to the Teens Do
Care Program held at Temple Apartments in Kingston. The program included 14
students from the Wyoming Valley West Middle School and 21 residents of Temple
Apartments. Participants celebrated birthdays, played games and visited in the
community room of Temple Apartments. From left are: Stephanie Wallace, Rebecca
Shucosky and Miranda Bodfish, of the Teens Do Care Program. Second row:
Barbara Chvotzkin, Y~ale Chvotzkin, and Helen Chvotzkin of Pierce Bakery. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Franklin First Savings Bank, a subsidiary of ONBanCorp, Inc., recently
received the Outstanding Record of Meeting Community Credit Needs Award from
its federal regulatory agency. The award recognizes business's for their
participation in a variety of governmentally sponsored loan programs and
involvement in local community development and redevelopment projects and
programs. From left are: Tim Shiplett, community reinvestment officer,
Franklin First; and Thomas H. van Arsdale, chief executive officer and
president, Franklin First. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Representatives from Offset Paperback Manufacturers, Inc. and G.C.I.U.
Local 137-C were recently recognized for their key role in the 1996 National
Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Food Drive by the United Way of Wyoming
Valley. Offset Paperback Mfrs., Inc. produced 100,000 free postcard fliers
which were delivered to residential postal customers alerting them to the NALC
food drive and requesting donations of non-perishable food items. The business
received a commemorative postcard and NALC shirts for their services. From
left are: Walter Klepaski, director of labor participation, United Way of
Wyoming Valley; Mike Wills, president, NALC Branch 115; Joseph Makarewicz,
executive vice president, Offset Paperback Mfrs., Inc.; Frank Reilly,
president, G.C.I.U., Local 137-C; Mark Umphred, Sr., director of pre-press at
Offset; and Rosemary Popson, customer service representative at Offset. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Frank Pizzella, Plains Township Commissioner, recently donated his paycheck
to The Wyoming Valley Children's Association (WVCA). The donation will help
WVCA with its ongoing commitment to provided therapy and various intervention
services to youth with disabilities. WVCA is a United Way agency. First row,
from left, are: Michael Bish, Kali Dadurka and Patrick Marley. Second row:
Sharon Harry, executive dIrector; Kathy Sabol, board member; Pizzella, and
Paul Sabol, Plains Township Policeman and Children's Association volunteer. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jennifer Bau, Jennifer Moss and Adrianne Gushka were presented scholarship
donations from the Leadership Wilkes-Barre Alumni Committee at the 1996
Leadership Wilkes-Barre graduation ceremony held in June. Moss and Gushka will
attend Wilkes University and Bau will enroll at King's College. From left are:
Moss, Gushka, and Bau. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Susquehanna River Bassmasters recently received recognition for
community service at the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Bridge annual
meeting. The area fishing club has coordinated Big Brothers/Big Sisters'
annual Free Fish Day at Frances Slocum State Park for over 10 years. The club
also provides basic fishing instructions children enrolled in the programs in
Wyoming and Luzerne counties. Pictured, from left, are: Tanya Oliviany, Big
Brothers/Big Sisters of the Bridge; ~Kathy Saporito, Susquehanna River
Bassmasters; Marty Saporito, Susquehanna River Bassmasters; Joseph Cerski,
Susquehanna River Bassmasters, Kathy Bolinski, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the
Bridge, and Joseph Saporito, Susquehanna River Bassmasters. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The VNA League for Home-Health Services elected officers during its
fifteenth annual meeting at the Saxton Pavilion in Edwardsville. Dr. Joy
Armillay, director of health awareness for the Wyoming Valley Heath Care
System, was the featured speaker. Organizational chairpersons are shown, from
left: Mariellen Mosca, Dr. Armillay, Mary Hale and Nettie Mosca. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 PNC Bank employees in the Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pocono and Lehigh Valley
regions helped raise $1,050 for the Easter Seal Society of Northeast
Pennsylvania. The Easter Seal Society provides services to enable people with
disabilities to live independently. From left are: Peter F. Curtin, PNC Bank
vice president and Lackawanna regional executive; Bill Calpin, PNC Bank vice
president and president of the board for Easter Seal Society; with John
O'Hara, interim executive director of Easter Seal Society. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary's Scranton chapter made a monetary
donation to the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute (NRCI). The contribution
will provide cancer research and educational programs to individuals inflicted
with cancer throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. Shoe at the presentation,
from left, are: Joann C. Scubelek, community relations and education director
for NRCI; Donna Gilpin, cancer chairman; Connie Ganz, Dorothy Prompovitch,
auxiliary president, members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary,
Scranton chapter. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Cross Valley Federal Credit Union recently received the Dora Maxwell Award
for Social Responsibility at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Credit
Union League in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Cross Valley Federal Credit Union was
honored for raising over $5,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation along with
fund-raising for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, the United Way, the American
Cancer Society, and the Thanksgiving Feed-A-Friend Project. The award is named
after Dora Maxwell Steigman, a national credit union pioneer who dedicated her
life to helping the poor. Shown during the award presentation, from left, are:
John Gulick, PCUL chairman; Al Baloga, CVFCU chairman; Ted Franchella, CVFCU
vice-chairman; Elizabeth Letcavage, PCUL Key Notes editor. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 As part of its community involvement, The Building Industry Association of
Northeastern Pa. (BIA) presented a donation to the Domestic Violence Service
Center. Shown during the check presentation, from left, are: Paul Ochman and
Toni Rogan of BIA; Ellen Harris, executive dircteor (DVSC); and Marge Ochman,
executive officer, of BIA. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Three Webeblo II Scouts were recently awarded the "Arrow of Light," Cub
Scouting's highest achievement award, in a ceremony held at Scout Hall,
Stocker St., Plains. From left are: Jarrod Million, Thomas Panatieri and Ryan
Newhart who is also the recipient of the N.E. Pa. District's Cub Scout Regatta
first place trophy for the second consecutive year. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 WILKES-BARRE &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Planning session for St. Mary's all class reunion &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Planning Committee for St. Mary's All Class Reunion will conduct a
meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19 at the library of Bishop Hoban High
School Wilkes-Barre. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Plans will be furthered for the 2-day reunion scheduled Labor Day weekend
at Genetti's in Wilkes-Barre. Call Paul Maher, 822-2500, or George Horn,
822-7376 for further details. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Two students from area colleges were selected for internships at Prudential
Securities, Inc. The students will work with members of the investment staff
under the guidance of Robert Ostrowski, senior vice president of Investments.
Shown seated, from left, are: candice Shiner-Tohme, sales assitant; Susan
Orstrowski, fianaical advisor; and Sherry Boich Zwiebel, sales assistant.
Standing: Bryan Yurko, Bloomsburg University; Orstrowski, and Tom Fedak,
King's College. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Alumni of Ashley High School's Class of 1951 gathered recently for a
reunion held at the Spinning Wheel Restaurant in Wilkes-Barre. Classmates
pictured first row, from left, are: Margaret Ducaji, Catherine Dunaj Berryman,
Joan Czajkowski Bergman, Eileen Beddel, Martha Wojewodzki Lebonoski, Marcella
Shiller Yermal, and Jeanette Drazba Phillips. Second row: Ann Gabrysh Rice,
Helen Morris Rice, Frances Corcoran Gutosky, Genevieve Grodzicki Lehman, Joan
Walters Finn, Theresa Basher Krogulski, and Jerome Finn. Third row: William
Planey, Stanley Stanek, Millard Berryman, Alfred Yanovich, Stanley Zukowski,
Richard Duda, John Fritz, and Richard Banniger. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Easter Seals Society of N.E. Chapter, donated a supply of infant and
toddler passenger safety seats to the Maternity unit of Mercy Hospital,
Wilkes-Barre. Shown presenting one of the seats, from left, are Angela
Osterhuber, Ed.M., Easter Seals; and Cathy Mozdian, Mercy Hospital. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Meyers High School's Class Of 1956 Held Its 40th Reunion At The Woodlands Inn 
In Wilkes-barre. Classmates In Attendance Included Those Pictured, First Row, 
From Left: Michael Antonacci, John Brislin, Robert Amory, Martin Klein, And 
Joseph Butkiewicz. Second Row: Helen Flyte Hughes, Mary Alyce Lange 
Hodakowski, Peggy Rollman Thomas, Marge Haeffner Paraventi, Helen Martin 
Balesteri, Rev. John J. Klein, Barbara Bachman Edwards, Alayne Ashton Emery, 
And Hilda Wood Pace. Third Row: Jane Houser Lyons, Moncey Miller Carey,