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22 Hazleton Standard-Speaker, Thursday, May 9, 1991 I 17 receive at St. Ann's Church Jl Ah 1- Freeland and White Haven Correspondents: Joe Falatko, Freeland, Fern Pohl, White Haven 636-3861. Leave items at 443-9935. The News Stand, Leave items at home, 542 Centre St. 314 Towanda St.

communion class, represented by Kavitski and Osborn A prayer to the Blessed Mother was read on behalf of the class by Tait and a basket of flowers in honor of the Blessed Mother was placed on the altar by Kluck and Yanoski. Mrs. Roseanne Denion is the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine instructor at St. Ann's, assisted by Mrs. Bridget Richards.

Mrs. A.J. Breznitsky is the parish CCD i Review plans for new Arbutus lodge vC V. The application for a new Masonic Lodge building in Freeland was reviewed by the Freelnd Borough Planning Commission last night and recommendations will be forwarded to the borough zoning hearing board for action at its meeting on May 20. Arbutus Lodge No.

611, Free and Accepted Masons, Freeland, seeks to convert the former Killian's Family Restaurant building at the corner of Carbon and Adams streets and add a 16x30 foot building at the property, listed as 303-305 Adams St. The planning commission, chaired by Vice Chairman Bob Correll and with member Richard Mladek present, formulated a letter to be sent to the hearing board. At issue in the application, according to the commission, is the matter of the borough's right-of-way on Adams Street, and ingress and egress to the property including at an emergency exit. These items will be checked out, Correll said. The hearing board had met on the application and conducted a public hearing on April 15, when it sent the application for zoning ap- 27TH GOBBLER Bernie Yencha, ardent Freeland area out-doorsman, bagged this big gobbler Wednesday in state game lands off Route 437 in the Honey Hole east woodlands.

The spring gobbler is the 27th taken by Yencha in his active hunting career. FHS prom Friday; list school events Maple Lane gets conditional OK The sacrament of holy eucharist was celebrated at St Ann's Church at the 10:45 a.m. Liturgy Sunday. Seventeen boys and girls received the sacrament for the first time. The class consisted of Beth Adams, Robert Angelo, Shawn Barry, Bryan Dion, Thorns Hubel, Kelly Kavitski, Amy Kluck, Alicia Kollar, Marissa Martin, Jeremy Myers, Michael Otte, Charles Osborn, Jonathan Searfoss, Marissa Tate, Erica Tiglio, Andrea Uricheck and Christopher Yanoski.

Very Rev. Francis Kelly, VF, pastor, was celebrant of the Mass. The altar was adorned with a banner donated by the class which displayed all their names and had the theme, "Come to the Table of the Lord." The offertory gifts were presented bv class members Adams, Angelo, Barry, Hubel, Martin, Otte, Searfoss and Tiglio; readings were by Kollar, Myers, Uricheck and Dion. A "sign of peace" was extended to the faith community by the first Mark 25th anniversary Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Gaydos, Drums, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. They were married April 30, 1966, in St. John's Byzantine Catholic Church, Hazleton, by Monsignor Joseph Jackanich. Gaydos is a native of Eckley. Mrs.

Gaydos is the former Ber-nadine Bodolosky. They are the parents of a son, Matthew. A Mass of Thanksgiving was held on April 28 in St. Mary's B.C. Church, Freeland.

A papal blessing was received by the couple. A surprise anniversary celebration was held in their honor at the Holiday Inn, given by Mrs. Helen Kuntz and Terry Ann, aunt and cousin of Mrs. Gaydos. Guests attended from Southampton, Allentown, Hershey, New Jersey, Virginia and the Hazleton-Freeland area.

Freelnd gets grant Freeland Borough was notified by the Luzerne County Office of Community Development that its application for a Capital Improvement Program grant has been approved. Mayor Ken Job told borough council this week that the grant check for $40,000 was received and turned over to the borough treasurer. The grant through the CIP program will provide funds for the construction and restoration of streets in the borough. That program presently is being worked out. Councilman Gene Knelly, who heads the council's streets and sanitation committee, said that residential area streets, Chestnut, Walnut and Schwabe, have been earmarked for work late this summer.

ST. LUKE'S SERVICE The Ascension of Our Lord service at St. Luke's Lutheran Church will be held tonight at 7:30 with holy communion. BIRTHDAYS Stanley J. Swankoski, Schwabe Street; Matt Gimmer, Vine Street, today.

Anthony Paris, Hemlock Street, retired carpenter contractor, and a member of the Bass Anglers Sportsman's Society, who also is a widely-known fishing fly-tier, this past weekend. Lisa Sheaman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sheaman, South Fern Street, Freeland Elementary School student, sixth on April 5. VFW HOME MEETING The Home Association of the Freeland Post 5010, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will meet Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

THE OTHER SIDE RESTAURANT LOUNGE 421 Centre Freeland 636-1055 Open Mother's Day from 11 am to 7pm Make Your Reservations for Mother's Day Friday Luncheon Specials CHILI DOGS 50 TACO SALAD $2S0 PIZZA HOAGIE wff s250 ROAST BEEF on Kaiser wcupofsoup 52 proval. It will continue its hearing on the application May 20 at 7:30 p.m. Anthony Lucadamo, borough solicitor, represented the commission at last night's hearing. On hand for the Arbutus Lodge were officials Robert Ostroff, Gerald Allen and John Gretchen. Four neighbors with concerns also testified at the hearing.

The Masonic organization, in Freelnd for about 100 years, has its meeting hall on the third floor of the former Fairchild-Whitehead (Woodie's Restaurant) building. Brought out in the heaing last night is that no liquor will be dispensed in the lodge building, in line with a credo nationally accepted by the Masons that no alcoholic beverages are allowed. The Freeland lodge has a membership of 140 on its rolls, but a smaller number of members meet on a weekly and monthly basis. A special meeting of the lodge's hall association has been called, for tonight at 8 at the Feussner Ford conference room for an updated report on the building plan's progress. home addition, and to Keith Wheeler, R.R.

1, White Haven, for a sideyard variance to build a garage. Prior to hearing the three requests, the board reorganized, electing Deborah Oberst as chairman and Vince Musolino vice chairman. Joseph Pollakusky resigned as chairman last month and Oberst was vice chairman. Gino Andreuzzi is the solicitor for the board. In addition to Oberst and Musolino, members Mary Jane Zavasky and Pollakusky were present.

Fred Sheaman was absent. Following the board reorganization and the hearing of the cases, the board met in a work session with township planning consultant Jack Varaly on general matters. FHS '33 TONIGHT The Freeland High School Class of 1933 reunion committee will meet tonight at 8 at Balon's. BIRDWATCHERS! The Other Side softball team is sponsoring a trip to see the Orioles and Blue Jays baseball game at Baltimore June 8. The deadline for sign-ups is May 25.

MIDGET MEETING The Freeland Jr. Whippets Midget Football Association will meet tonight at 7 at the Freeland YMCA. WILL RUN the Foster Township High School. He spent several years in the military and was graduated as a pilot and participated in flying combat missions in the European Theatre in World War II. After almost five years in the service, he returned to Freeland and went into business and became ao tive in civic affairs.

He was one of the organizers of the Fearnots Volunteer Fire Co. of Foster Township and helped to build the firehouse building on Green Street in the township. He also was on the ground floor of organizing the Freeland Little League baseball program and also was in the forefront in establishing the Freeland Open golf tournament more than a score years ago. Hollick, in a statement, said the reason he is entering the Foster po litical race and seeking another term are many, but he listed two. He said that for the first time in the political history of Foster Township, there is no representative of the Woodside District, which includes the Grove section and the west end of the township, and is the most populated area in the vast township.

Also, he added, is his feeling that every supervisor should represent all the people of the township and not select, special interest groups. As to experience in being a supervisor, he said that he spent many years on the road crew in the township and 20 years as a foreman the Luzerne County Road and Bridge Department, and attended many road maintenance classes and seminars over the past 25 years. Jennifer Mowery Wins Big 33 scholarship Jennifer Mowery, Freeland High School senior, has been awarded a $1,000 Big 33 scholarship for 1991, it was announced by school officials. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

John Mowery, 25 Railroad Upper Lehigh. She plans to attend Bucknell University in the fall. Thirty-three scholarship of $1,000 each were awarded from over 600 applicants. The scholarships are open to all students and are academic-technical in nature. They are given annually by the Big 33 Scholarship Foundation a non-profit foundation based in New Cumberland.

Janine Smith St. John's crowning set The Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality of St. John Nepomucene Church will hold its May crowning Sunday proceeding the 9 a.m. Mass. Janine Smith, sodality prefect, will crown the Blessed Mother.

She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vemon Smith, Smithwood Road, R.R.1 Freeland. She is a freshman at Bishop Hafey High School and is a member of the BHHS Student Council and junior varsity cheerleading squad. Sarah Gallagher will serve as crown-bearer in the ceremony.

The court consists of Kelly De-John, Peggy Gallagher, Leslie Herring, Jessica Iben, Jennifer Kokiko, Beth Lesko, Chris Lesko, Kristen Michalesko, Robynn Smith and LeAnn Uricheck. St. John's pastor, the Rev. John B. Boyle, will celebrate the Liturgy Musical selections will be offered during the ceremony and Liturgy by Judy Opert, director of the parish youth choir.

BASEBALL TRIP A group trip for the night game July 13 between the Phillies and San Francisco Giants is being organized by St. Anthony's CYO. Information can be had from Chuck Ravina, 636-3825, or Steve Jordan, 636-3208. The Freeland High School prom is set for Friday night at Edgewood in the Pines. Prom hours are 6 to midnight.

The prom is the first of the series of year-end activities announced by FHS Principal Adolph Peters. They include: May 17, 18 Senior class play at Freeland Elementary School auditorium, 7 p.m. May 21 Awards program, FHS, 7 p.m. May 24 Class Night, Carmen's Country Inn, midnight. CYO fete set May 23 St.

Anthony's CYO program will hold its awards banquet honoring basketball-cheerleader graduates and year-end award winners on May 23 at 6:15 p.m. at Cherone's 1 Jackie Branz, former CYO cheerleader and a basketball player with St. Anthony's girls team and the Freeland High School Lady Whippets, will be the main speaker. She graduated from Lock Haven University. The Rev.

John Doris, pastor, and coaches Chuck Ravina, Steve Jordan and Jeanine Laputka will take part in the program. Awards will be presented to graduates. Players and cheerleaders should make fund-raiser returns following the 10 a.m. Mass on Sunday. Uniforms can be returned on the May 23 banquet date.

Rerservations for the banquet (players and cheerleaders must make reservations) can be made by calling Ravina at 636-3825 or Jordan at 636-3208. NAPOLI PIZZA 720 Centre St. This Week's SPECIAL TWO PIZZAS Call 636-1920 For Fast Delivery May 27 Memorial Day (no school). May 31 Art trip to New York, 8 a.m. May 29 through June 5 Senior examinations.

June 5 Distribution of caps and gowns and commencement tickets (six), FHS gym, 9:15 a.m. June 6 Senior make-up exams. June 7 Commencement practice at elementary school, 9 a.m. June 4 through 11 Underclass examinations. June 12 Underclass make-up exams.

June 12 Commencement at elementary school, 7 p.m. June 12 Last day for students. June 13 Last day for teachers (in-service). Mt.City title at stake National Video will bowl Service Electric for the championship of the Mt. City Men's Bowling League tonight at 7 at St.

Michael's lanes, Freeland. Video last week captured the second-half title with a win over Kolbush Electric. Members of the Video team are: Mark Verfin, Dom Sebia, George Slusser, Ray Witner, Larry Kinney, Irv Brown and Sid Hudock. Top scorers in the second-half playoff match: Kinney 625, 214, 206, 205, Slusser 550, Witner 504, Verfin 515; Walt Biesadesky 506, Bruce Dobash 602, 211, Mike Chernigo 512. VFW CHAPLAIN John Zrelock, veteran Freeland VFW member and a past commander, will be seated as post chaplain at the installation of officers ceremony Saturday evening at the post home.

SORRENTO PIZZERIA 462 Centre Freeland By Popular Demand WE NOW DELIVER from 3 to 1 1 pm Freeland Area Including: Upper Lehigh Jeddo Borough Drifton Hi-Tor Butler Terrace 636-3355 The Maple Lane Trailer Park's expansion and vast rejuvenation project received conditional approval from the Foster Township Zoning Hearing Board last night The action by the hearing board was only the first step in approvals sought by the new owner, Dr. A. Chadaga, of the housing facility on Route 940, the Freeland-White Haven highway. Authorizations still must come for the work planned there from the township planning commission, supervisors and state Department of Environmental Resources. Thirteen more housing units are planned for the park, and a vast improvement of the grounds is underway.

Included in the project will be a new, expanded sewage treatment plant, a community pavilion, landscaping, and new paving. Some of the conditions imposed last night include the need for two accesses to the park from the highway; a check of sewage problems in the park by the township sewage enforcement officer; approvals by the DER; and screening of the sewage treatment plant, which must be located in an off-wetlands area of the 25-acre development. Douglas Bird, engineer on the project, represented Maple Lane. Two other cases were heard at last night's lengthy meeting. Approvals were given to J.R.

Stanton of Maple Lane for a family mobile HOLLICK "1 John "Dom" HolHck John Hollick has an nounced his candidacy for the Democratic Party nomination to retain his seat as supervisor in Foster Township. Hollick, who is serving as road- master on the board of super- visorsd, is seeking his second full term. He had served as a Foster Township school director for 12 years. His work for the township school district then included playing a key role in having school district land in Woodside transfered to the township, land on which the present township municipal build ing stands. He is a life-long resident of the township, having been born in the Grove section, and is a graduate of it in 1878 us annuo DELI OUTLET Tuesday and Thursday 1 1 AM Thru 4 PM DELI READY ITALIAN MEATS Mother's Day Is Sunday We have a large Selection of Pretty Dusters, Gowns Mums Or a Gift Certificate If You Can't Choose PROSCUITTO MORTADELLA CAPICOLA IMPORTED: GENOA SALAME PEPPERONI DRY SAUSAGE VINEGAR VIRGIN OLIVE OIL RT.

940, FREELAND 'food 542 Centre Freeland WOODSIDE PARK Paid For By The Candidate.