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While some students focus on the finish line that awaits the end of 12th grade, Monique Bar-rese and Miranda McCartney had their eye on a ball, a bowl-ing ball to be exact. Together they helped raised $363 through “Strikes for Tikes,” bowl-a-thon event to benefit children and their families served by the Sal-vation Army in Forest City.

All seniors at Forest City Regional High School are re-quired to complete a 22-hour service project prior gradua-tion. Monique and Miranda, friends since they were in el-ementary school, knew they wanted their project to benefit their community. A teacher sug-gested the Salvation Army and put them in touch with regional manager Michael Cipilewski. Michael’s wife, Michelle Cipi-lewski (Christmas Coordinator) has helped with bowling events in the past, and she was willing to help Miranda and Monique, coordinate the process of plan-ning and organizing a success-ful fundraiser.

Miranda’s boyfriend, a competitive bowler, works at Idle Hour Lanes in Scranton and helped with securing the venue. Miranda and Monique designed posters, flyers, and tickets, and wrote letters to local businesses which they hand de-livered. After an appearance on local WBRE television to pro-mote the event, donation checks started to roll in. Funds raised from the bowl-a-thon, in addi-tion to other local fundraisers, helped to provided more than 70 local children with clothing and toys for Christmas and fed 52 families Christmas dinners with all the trimmings.

Miranda studies cosmetology

through the vocational Career Technology Center and plans to obtain a business degree from the University of Scranton, and one day, open a salon. “Business owners in Forest City and Car-bondale were so generous, and one said he rarely sees young people going door to door to help the community.” “It was so fulfilling to be able to help kids in our community,” said 18-year-old Monique who plans to study neuroscience at one of the three local colleges that ac-cepted her for admission.

Michael said that the Strikes-For-Tikes event is an excellent reminder of how important and beneficial it is to involve all gen-erations in volunteer communi-ty service. “Without volunteers like

Miranda, Monique, and my wife, Michelle, we wouldn’t be able to provide Christmas for local children and families in need,” said Michael.

A little exerciseBetter than none

Exercise can reduce heart fail-ure risk, no matter what your age. Recent studies indicate that when it comes to exercise and heart failure, the better-late-than-never axiom rings particularly true. Even small boosts in activ-ity can cut risk.

Researchers found that inac-tive people who got moving to reach recommended physical activity levels at some point dur-ing the study reduced their risk of heart failure by 22 percent. Inac-tive folks who increased their ac-tivity levels to about 30 minutes of walking four times a week re-duced their risk by 12 percent.

Many people get discouraged if they don’t have the time or ability to exercise vigorously, but research demonstrate that every little bit of movement matters and that picking up exercise later in life is decidedly better than not moving at all.

FCR Pre-K registration April 28 & 29

The Forest City Regional School District has scheduled K4-Pre-Kindergarten Registra-tion for Thursday & Friday, April 28 & 29, 2016. Appoint-ments will begin at 9:00a.m.

Parents are required to phone the elementary office (570)785-2410 to schedule an appointment. The registra-tion process will take approxi-mately 45 minutes. The child’s medical/health information will also be recorded.

District policy requires K4-Pre-Kindergarten students to be 4 years of age on or before the first day of school.

Parents/guardians must bring the following items to registration:

child’s birth certificate,proof of residencyproof of income,child’s social security num-

ber; andchild’s immunization re-

cords.Immunizations should in-

clude:3 DpT3 Polio1 MMR3 Hepatitis 2 Varicella or history of

Chicken Pox diseaseWe look forward to meeting

the students and parents of the Class of 2030!

High School Seniors got the ball rolling for Christmas

Seniors Monique Barrese, far left, and Miranda McCartney, second from left, held a bowl-a-thon for their senior proj-ect at Forest City Regional High School. The project raised funds for the Salvation Army. Also pictured are Michelle and Michael Cipilewski with the Salvation Army.

Local Musicians at Scranton Cultural Center

Live from its Grand Ball-room, the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple is proud to present the Soul Shakers Winter Blues Guitar-mageddon on Friday, Febru-ary 26 at 7:30 p.m.!

From straight ahead blues to ripping funk to R&B, the Soul Shakers Rhythm Sec-tion has served as back up for some of the best players in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Sharon O’Connell (drums) and Bill Coleman (bass) have carefully blended their indi-vidual styles with Eric Bro-dy (keyboard), and evolved into one of the region’s best rhythm sections, having per-formed with most of NEPA’s blues icons.

Don’t miss this fabulous night of NEPA’s best blues musicians: Phyllis Hopkins, Doug & Eamonn Hubert, Bob McCartney, Teddy Young, Clarence Spady, Matt Bennick and Peter Florance!

Light fare and a cash bar will be available for purchase.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Fidelity Bank Box Office at the SCC (420 N. Washington Ave., Scranton) in person, by call-ing 570-344-1111, or via all applicable Ticketmaster out-lets.

Sponsored by Arlo’s Coun-try Store, Music Go Round, River Street Jazz Cafe, and Beumont Inn

Susquehanna Co. Contractor Workshop

The Susquehanna County Conservation District will be holding a Heavy Equip-ment Contractor Workshop on March 18th, 2016 at the Mon-trose Bible Conference’s Drey-er Hall in Montrose. The work-shop begins with breakfast and registration at 7:30 a.m., at 10:15 there will be a break where contractors will be able to speak with local venders and we will conclude at noon with door prizes.

This year’s speakers include Mark Madden with Penn State Co-operative Extension who will be giving a presentation on growing grass in difficult plac-es; Elizabeth Davis with PA 1 Call who will be explaining the call before you dig procedure; Matt Gall with the Army Corps of Engineers will be explaining how to identify different types of wetlands; Carl DeLuca with the DEP North East Region Of-fice will be giving a presenta-tion on Enforcement and how you can stay out of trouble.

The District hopes all heavy equipment contractors will be able to attend this informative workshop. Registration is due by March 4, 2016. For more information please contact the District at 570-278-4600 ext. 3054.

Vendors wanted for 2016 H’dale Events

Vendors are being sought for the 2016 Greater Honesdale Part-nership Events. If you have par-ticipated in previous Honesdale events, you should have received a Vendor Questionnaire to be filled out and returned by March 15. If you have never participated and are interested in receiving information about our events, please call Gail at 570-253-5492 or email ghp@visithonesdalepa.com (please put “Vendor” in the sub-ject line of your email) and infor-mation will be sent to you.

Clifford Historical Society opens a “General Store”Come one – Come all! The

grand opening of the new General Store in the Clifford Museum of Local History has been scheduled for Sun-day February 21st, 1:00pm-4:00pm.

As part of the Clifford Township Historical Society’s (CTHS) continually evolving efforts to preserve and dis-play local history, the General Store is the group’s latest proj-ect to come to fruition. “We’re really so excited about this,” said Sandy Wilmot, President of the Clifford Township His-torical Society. “The Museum of Local History has kept growing since it first opened in 2012, and the General Store has been a planned part of this all along. For years, we’ve been collecting all kinds of memorabilia and local histori-cal artifacts to display in the store, and to have this project finished is great.”

Located in the Community Center on Cemetery Street, Clifford, the Museum of Lo-cal History comprises an ev-er-growing assemblage of all things related to the history and the people of the local area. The General Store has been designed and built with-in the museum itself.

“Our store was designed to be just like some of the old general stores that were once found throughout the Clif-ford area,” said Wilmot. “It’s comprised of two separate walk-in rooms and includes memorabilia as well as items for sale.

In the main room, CTHS has displayed numerous artifacts, many of which have been do-nated from friends through-out the community. “There’s a pot-bellied stove, a big old barrel where folks can play checkers, and on loan to us from the Kenny Bennett fam-ily of Harford is the original McCaskey cash register from Bennett’s Store,” said Wilmot. “The shelves are stocked with jams, jellies, and apple butter

that society members make from local area fruits and sell to benefit our many projects. We’re also selling CTHS cal-endars, CDs and books about the area’s history, note cards and Christmas ornaments, mugs and more.”

The room off the store’s main area is a replica of an old doctor’s office. As Wilmot noted, “Around the turn of the century, the doctor was also the town barber. This room houses an antique tilting bar-ber’s chair that’s on loan to us from Sarah Keating. We’ve also collected numerous old

medical books, vintage jars and bandage tins, and many somewhat unusual items that you wouldn’t necessarily find in a doctor’s office of today -- so many things have changed through the years. Being able to share some of these items from long ago is not only edu-cational, but it’s a wonderful way for many of our donors to be able to pass along some of their own heritage.”

While the General Store has been designed to be as au-thentic as possible, perhaps one of the more interesting aspects of the store is its con-struction. The cedar boards that side the exterior walls were collected from the for-mer Paradise Valley Dance Hall owned by Harvey White. “The hall is now being re-modeled by Mike and Dave Prestys,” Wilmot added, “and they were more than happy to donate enough siding for our project. CTHS volunteer, con-tractor Jerry Lewandowski, carefully removed the siding and installed on the exterior of our General Store. It really looks great and adds so much authenticity.”

The CTHS continually ben-efits from local area residents and its dedicated volunteers who share their time, count-less talents and skills, as well as their own ancestral memo-rabilia to help further the group’s works and enhance the community’s education of area history. Anyone who has any historical items that they would like to donate to or lend to the museum is in-vited to contact them at 570-679-2723 or www.clifford-townshiphistoricalsociety.org. The museum is open monthly on the third Sunday

from 1:00pm-4:00pm.Written by Union Dale free-

lance feature writer Karen Ber-nhardt Toolan for the Clifford Township Historical Society, with thanks to the Susquehanna County Room Tax Grant Fund through the Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau.

Clifford Township Historical Society volunteers Shirley Granger, Sandy Wilmot, and Marianne Pribula take a break while putting the finishing touches on the new General Store in the Museum of Local History, located in Clifford’s Com-munity Center. The new exhibit will open to the public on Sunday February 21st, from 1:00pm-4:00pm.

Rally set forJeannie LallySun., Feb. 28

On Sunday, Feb. 28, a fund-raiser will be held for Jeannie Lally. It will be from 2 to 6PM at Waldorf Park Social Club, 13 Waldorf Lane, Scranton,

Jeannie is a resident of Tay-lor diagnosed with stage III breast cancer in May, 2015. Shortly after diagnosis, she lost her job of 30 years. After undergoing surgery and che-motherapy, she is now having daily radiation treatments. Mounting medical and travel expenses have become an enormous strain. Please join friends and relatives to rally around this wonderful woman who has helped so many peo-ple throughout her life.

Jeannie is the daughter of former Carbondale native Ann Cerra Lally, and the late Joseph Lally. Her maternal grandpar-ents were John and Jennie Mo-linaro Cerra, also Carbondale natives. Jeannie is a cousin of Ann Marie Ewonishon Ma-chek, wife of Joseph Machek, Browndale.

Cost to attend is $20 which includes dinner buffet, beer, wine and soda. Also basket raffles,50/50, live entertain-ment by Dashboard Mary and much more. For tickets and info call Kelly 570-351-6858 or Ann Marie 570-954-6877. Do-nations can be made in Jean-nie’s behalf at Community Bank, N.A., 500 Davis Street, Scranton, PA 18505 or any of its branches.