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From The Journal-Herald

January 28, 1993

Editors & Publishers Jay and Clara Holder

Judy Gallagher and Diane Lamson volunteered to chair the 1993 White Haven Festival. Past chairman Seth Isenberg will lead the publicity and entertainment committees. Volunteers from this year’s festival also plan to be involved.

Pat King of Crossroads Gift Shop is leading a committee of the White Haven Business Improvement Committee to create a White Haven brochure.

Members of Crestwood High School’s Future Homemakers of America are volunteering at Hospice St. John in Wilkes-Barre.

Kidder Township supervisors will formalize a mutual aid agreement between their township and White Haven regarding fire protection responses. Now, the White Haven Volunteer Fire Company #1 responds to calls with Kidder Township Fire Company under an informal agreement.

Weatherly borough is establishing a commission for Eurana Park. On January 18, members elected Jim Wetzel as president, John Magula v.p., Bob Zimmerman, treasurer and Karen Magula publicity chair. Regular activities at the park are: roller skating Sunday afternoon, adult basketball later on Sunday, children’s dance on Monday afternoons, and biddy basketball Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Frank Migneco of East Side, an employee of Jersey Central Power & Light, was pictured on the front page receiving an honor from the New Jersey Heat Pump Council for his work with them.

A photo in this week’s issue shows new Eagle Scout Bill Henning at his court of honor on January 9 in the parish hall of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in White Haven.

Roberta and Earl Davis celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on January 13 at the White Haven Presbyterian Church.

Pastor’s Corner this week was written by the Rev. William Hosking.

Valentine’s Day (is coming)… Call Caster’s Floral Shop at 443-9xxx (for) fresh flowers, green & blooming plants, balloons, candy, roses, plush animals, Trolls…

Rich O’Dea will not run for election to the Crestwood School Board since he is employed by the state of Pennsylvania and is prohibited by the Hatch Act from being a candidate.

President Bill Clinton, while he was a candidate, said he would see that Haitian refugees will be welcomed and “we’ll find a home for them.” The current policy is to return the refugees to Haiti. As he became president, he changed his tune, saying that the current policy will take time to change, and it’s not something he could change (by himself). Meanwhile, Haitians are preparing their boats.

Storks Sink the Suds was Wayne Wagner’s headline for this week’s column on the Weatherly Youth Basketball games. Austin Gregory scored 16 of the Storks’ 34 points. In the senior league, Gerhard’s Roofers won three games, the last a 25-23 squeaker over the Fire Company. Amanda Peabody led all scorers with 18 for Gerhard’s.

Phil Engman wrote about the Super Bowl, men’s college basketball, and about Carl Lewis’ attempt to sing the national anthem ahead of a Nets-Bulls game.

Berwick’s teams took down Crestwood’s in basketball matches this week, with the ladies losing 51-52 in Berwick.

The Ugly Mug team earned their first win of the year, 16-14 over Suitch Insurance. Lehman Funeral Home’s team picked up another win, 24-22 over the Lions behind Danielle Chmielinski’s 9 points to remain undefeated.

The review this week was of a terrific meal from Lionel’s Food Factory of Weatherly. We really enjoyed a bowl of Clinton Kunkel’s award-winning Clam Chowder recently

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