`essential' Workers Told To Stay On Job 
Besides Five Council Members And The Mayor, The City Has 110 Part-time And 
Full-time Employees, According To The Most Recent Tally From City Council.

Aircraft Icing Often Beyond Crews' Control 
Recent Winter Crashes Of Aircraft Sometimes Can Be Traced To Glaze Ice On 
Propellers And Wings During Bad Weather.

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Franklin &amp; Marshall College sophomore center Jen Gibbon, a Hanover Area
graduate, scored 13 points Wednesday as the Diplomats defeated Muhlenberg, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 63-61Gibbon also had four rebounds and four blocked shots. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Windsor Canadian is offering Pennsylvania hockey fans the opportunity to
win $100,000. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In the Windsor Breakaway Contest, four Pennsylvania residents will be
selected in a random sweepstakes to attempt a breakaway shot against 1980
Olympic goalie Jim Craig for $1,000. One contest finalist will be chosen to
take a full-ice challenge shot worth $100,000. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Finalists who fail to score a goal will receive $250 and assorted Windsor
hockey gear for their efforts. A $250 donation will be made to the Eastern
Pennsylvania Chapter of the Leukemia Society of America, with an additional
$50 donation for each save made by Craig. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The four finalists will take their breakaway shots between periods of the
March 28 Philadelphia Phantoms game at the Spectrum. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 No purchase is necessary to enter. All entries must be received by March 7.
A copy of the rules and contest entry forms are available at participating
liquor retailers. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Also, consumers may write to: Windsor Breakaway Contest, c/o Shandwick,
8400 Normandale Lake Blvd., Suite 500, Minneapolis, Minn., 55437. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Past or present college, professional or semi-professional hockey players
may not participate. Entrants must be legal residents of Pennsylvania and be
21 years old or older. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Two Luzerne County gymnasts have been selected to perform with the Olympic
gold medal-winning United States women's gymnastics team. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Sandy Ritz of Hazleton and Cassie Mladek of Freeland, members of the
Pottsville Gymnastic Training Center squad, will perform in the Tour of
Champions to be held tonight at Hershey Park Arena. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Ritz, 15, is a Level 10 gymnast, one level below the elite/olympic level.
Her most recent accomplishments include qualifying for the seven-state
regional championships and winning three national medals. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Mladek, 8, will be part of a group performance of 4-8 year olds that will
be narrated by Bela Karolyi, who has coached a number of Olympic gold
medalists, including Nadia Comaneci, Mary Lou Retton, Kerri Strug and
Dominique Moceanu. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Pottsville Gymnastic Training Center, a USA Gymnastic member club, was
chosen by the USA Gymnastic Federation to perform with the Olympians. Coaches
of the team are Sandy Kost-Sterner and Barbara Kost-Sterner. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Olympic gold medalists taking part in the show include Moceanu, Shannon
Miller, Dominique Dawes, Amy Chow, Jaycie Phelps and Amanda Borden. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Coughlin Junior High girls basketball team won the Wyoming Valley
Conference Junior High first half title by defeating Hazleton Area, 39-30. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Zoccola 2 2-3 6, Reinard 0 0-0 0, Bowman 3 2-4 8, Howe 3 1-2 7, Jones 0 0-0
0, Rava 5 0-0 10, Uhas 2 4-6 8, Pierandozzi 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 9-15 39. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Yablonski 4 1-4 10, Moran 0 0-0 0, Brislin 5 6-8 16, Stecker 0 0-1 0,
Shaffer 2 0-0 4. Totals 11 7-13 30. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Yablonski. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Stanley Cooper Sr. Chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold its 10th annual
fly tying class beginning Jan. 27. It is a comprehensive class that is well
suited for the beginning fly tyer. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Previous fly tying experience is not necessary. The eight-week course will
be held from 7-9 p.m. on Monday nights through March at the Wyoming Valley
West Middle School, Kingston. A free fly casting clinic also will be conducted
for all students in April at Kirby Park. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Students will be taught a manual whip finish, quill and feather winged wet
flies, nymph and streamer patterns, egg flies, Caddis and Mayfly patterns and
more. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The cost for the course is $40. Tools will be provided for an additional
cost. Anyone interested in more details or enrolling is asked to call Stan
Cooper at 825-8969 or Ernie Pagliarini at 654-7960 during the day or 693-2263
in the evening. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Georgetown Conservation Club will hold its 52nd annual sportsmen's
dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Wilkes-Barre Township Volunteer Fire Hall. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Club president Dwight Nichols announced the event will mark a special
tribute to the late Joe Weiss Sr., a noted Georgetown outdoorsman. The Grand
Champion Trophy, awarded to the member who garnered the most points in the
club competitive field events, will be presented to Paul Zbegner in his
memory. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Other members who have excelled in the field events and will get trophies
are Kevin Tombasco, Ken Zabofski, Matt Franckowiak Sr., Bill Dempski Sr., Bill
Dempski Jr., Jeff Nichols, Bill Opet, Herb Kochanski, Paul Papsun Jr. and Ron
Lyons. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Conservationist of the Year trophy will be awarded to Dave Zabofski. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Principal speaker will be Dave Coryl, district waterways patrolman of the
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Outgoing president Chet Stavish will welcome the gathering. Paul Zbegner
will be toastmaster and club chaplain Ben Ambrose will ask invocation. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Georgetown Conservation Club was organized at the Settlement House in
March, 1936. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Tonight's girls basketball game between Coughlin and Crestwood will be
played at Coughlin. The game originally was scheduled for Crestwood. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Seton Catholic at Lake-Lehman boys basketball game, set for Saturday,
will start at the following times -- junior high, 1 p.m.; junior varsity, 2:15
p.m.; varsity, 3:30 p.m. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Crestwood-Bishop Hoban wrestling meet, originally scheduled for
Saturday night at Crestwood, has been rescheduled for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at
Bishop Hoban. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The West Side Tech-Dallas wrestling meet, originally scheduled for
Saturday, has been rescheduled for 7 tonight. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Franklin & Marshall College Sophomore Center Jen Gibbon, A Hanover Area 
Graduate, Scored 13 Points Wednesday As The Diplomats Defeated Muhlenberg, 
63-61.

Franklin & Marshall College Sophomore Center Jen Gibbon, A Hanover Area Graduate, Scored 13 Points Wednesday As The Diplomats Defeated Muhlenberg, 63-61.