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1988-89
Celebrity^
Rudolf Nurevev and
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Friends
A
Friday - January 13, 1989
Mitrani Hall - 8:00 p.m.
This gala event celebrates the
beginning of Bloomsburg
Special Sesquicentennial Event
Spring Semester
Celebrity Artist Series
University's Sesquicentennial.
Programs
We are proud of our heritage and
invite
you
to join us at this festive
occasion featuring one of the
world's greatest dancers of our
Rudolf Nureyev
Fri., Jan.
lime.
As
NYC Opera National Company
god Apollo in Balan'ApoUon Musagete' and
wandering soul in Maurice
the
"La Traviata"
Tues., Jan. 24
chine's
the
13
Bejan's 'Songs of a Wayfarer',
Xureyev reveals new depths
in
Budapest Symphony Orchestra
with Leonard Pennario
Men., Feb. 27
these works."
Chicago,
Illinois
January 25, 1988
"Gershwin By Request"
with Leon Bates
"Concerning Nureyev himself,
the
man
looks as youthful as
when he jumped over the Iron
Curtain in 1961, and is in fine
shape. He commanded his roles
and the audience with pure stage
presence, amazing grace and a
profound knowledge of the
March
Fri.,
3
The Boys Choir of Harlem
Wed., March 22
balletic arts."
Sacramento, California
January
12,
Pilobolus
19HH
For ticket information,
Dance Theatre
Sat.,
call
April
1
(717) 389-4201
These programs are made possible by grants from ihc Bloomsburg University Foundation, Community Government
Association, Human Relations Commiiicc, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
LJ The Magazine
In Tffls Issue
for
Columbia County
Winter 1988-1989
Vol. 2,
Medalist Award. 1987, Columbia Scholastic Press Association
First Class honors with distinction. 1987. Associated Collegiate Press
Features
Addicted
6
A Bloorasburg Realtor admits he can't kick the Coke habit.
10
The
Terra-ized by Ted Kistler
Lou Terra to restore America's dream
'Vette Virus drives
car.
see page 6
Speeding through Numidia by Lisa Barnes
on the Numidia Raceway.
12
Straight talk
O-Tannenbaum! by Ted Kistler
From Columbia County comes a forest of profit during
34
the
hohday season.
Scrunching, Spiking and Teasing by Jennifer Brelsford
Keeping up with the latest styles can get hairy.
37
40
Still
Standing by Jean Sicinski
The Opera House
in Catawissa is
still
standing after
1
19 years.
Special Section: Lifespan
It's a Small World ...by Sandi Kaden and Gina Vicario
For some, the small world doesn't include daycare.
16
see page 34
Baby by Lisa Barnes
20
The Bloomsburg and Berwick
experience for
more pleasant
is
too active to
retire.
For Sale by Cindy Woodward
Why people
see page 22
32
ABOUT THE COVER:
a cold winter day
a
Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Big Hearts by Jean Sicinski
Big fjeople helping htUe people.
31
On
making Ufe
their famUies.
Actively Retired by Nancy Vought
Columbia County's most popular journalist
22
28
hospitals are
new mothers and
are leaving Coliunbia Coimty.
Today's Elderly by Sandi Kaden and Dan DelFine
They
aren't a "rocking chair"
crowd.
in
Bloomsburg Town Park,
Departments
Elaine Stauffer and Krickett,
along with Beth Salaman,
entertain some daycare
4
Behind the Lines
by Brian
5
The Cutting Edge
42
The Back Page
children. (Photo
Foelsch)
-
-
Tomato Tech; Retaining Our Students
Reaching Out; The Case Against The Keg
Winter 1988-1989
^^
No.
1
BEHIND THE LINES
During the past five years, 8,202 child abducwere reported to the National Center for
Missing and Rxploited children in Washington,
D.C. Only 3,802 children were located, 96 of them
tions
deceased. No one knows the extent of the problem
since there
is
no federal mandate to report missing
children to a central unit to process the numbers.
We at Spectrum experienced the problem firsthand while working on a stor\' about daycare in
Columbia Count>- (pp. 16-19). The children had
been eager to be photographed, and the parents
had signed standard model releases.
However, when it came time to fill
in
some of
the usual journalistic data-child' s name, age, home
names-many of
"You never know who's
town, parent's
the parents ob-
pointing out that most abductions are the result
Winter 1988-1989
of a domestic problem where one parent thinks
he or she has custody of the child, but, in fact,
Vol. 2, No. 1
EDrrOR-IN-CHIEF
Walter M.Brasch
doesn't; or where one parent has legal custody
of the child and the other parent disagrees with
the court order.
Without court orders, both par-
ents have equal rights to a child's care. "In
most
becomes a pawn
when parents fight." Being a pawn also leads to
abuses. Smith points gut that in many cases,
cases," says Smith, "the child
"The child is uprooted, often hidden, forced to
go from school to school, and deprived of contact
would have been easy to go back to the
parents, and tell them that based upon our re-
out there," one
search, individual cases of child abuse have not
increased significantly in the past 10 years, that
We did not understand the logic
more than 95 percent of all abductions are by
one of the parents or a very close relative who
akeady knows all the child's data, that in Columbia County only one "stranger abduction"
into
our citizens.
of allowing photographs, while disallowing identification.
It
would have been easy
for us to claim that the
who wouldn't allow full identification
were wTong, and that we had certain journalistic
parents
standards to maintain.
It
fication,
was reported in the past ten years and
child was returned later that day.
we would just find some
whose parents would allow
other cute kids
full identification.
we also recognized that there may have been
a"siory behind the lines." So, we looked into some
But,
was perfecOy
years," says Joan Mosier, director of the stale's
Mosier says, "You used
tective.
and
else's child.
B loomsburg.
publish full data about
we decided,
Now
parents are very pro-
upon a
There doesn't appear
to
be the free and
responsibilities to
itself; we have no right or mandate
impose our personal values upon others. No,
be able to chat with
the parents weren't
wrong
to insist
certain cloak of secrecy surrounding
their children;
it
was, after
we decided
all,
their children.
easy interchange there used to be." While readily
And,
acknowleging there is a problem Mosier also says
features a lot of real cute kids, but without
,
that
more than 90 percent of
all
abductions are
done by a child's parent or a very close relative.
Bloomsburg Police Chief Larry Smith agrees.
A Few
CJunc 1984 through September 1988)
Child Abductions reported: 8,202
Parental Abductions: 7,724
L/Katcd Alive: 2.841
Deceased: 3
so,
Staci
Wilson
DIRECTOR
Susan Sugra
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Beth Sal aman
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES
Jennifer Brelsford, Jean Cancelliere,
Sandi Kaden, Jean Sicinski
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
DIRECTOR
Nancy Vought
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
CIRCULATION
~
DIRECTOR
Beth Salaman
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
ZONE MANAGERS
understand
to
Sandi Kaden, Glenn Schwab,
Sandi Kaden
attitudes.
bring forth the truth and to help society better
to
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Nancy Vought
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Beth Salaman
had long ago decided that the parents weren't
wrong, and we had no right to try to manipulate
their opinions
Kistler
Lisa Barnes
it
we didn't do that because we
As joumahsts, we have
Children and Youth Services office in
someone
all right to
theirchildren. But,
of those fears.
"Families have gotten real skittish in recent
that the
We might have even convinced a few that
would have been easy for
those in journalism to say that without full identi-
Ted
ASSOCUTE EDITOR
ADVERllSING
with the other parent."
It
parent said, reflecting the fear our society has put
jected.
MANAGING EDITOR
to publish
a story that
identification.
We have responsibilities not only
to the integrity
of our profession, but also to our
readers as well.
Statistics
Stranger Abductions: 478
Lxx;atcd Alive: 145
Deceased: 93
Voluntary Mi.ssing ("runaway.s"): 9,547
Cases Closed: 8,295
Deceased: 21
fSourcc: National Center for Mis.sing and Exploited Children)
Jennifer Brelsford. Cindy
Woodward
DISTRICT MANAGERS
Jean Cancelliere,
Jean Sicinski, Staci Wilson
DESIGN AND GRAPHICS
DIRECTOR
Brian Foelsch
ASSISANT DIRECTORS
Lisa Barnes, Ted KisUer,
Glenn Schwab. Nancy Vought
PRODUCTION
DIRECTOR
Glenn Schwab
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Nancy Vought
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Lisa Barnes. Jean Cancelliere.
Brian Foelsch. Sandi Kaden.
Ted KisUcr, Beth Salaman, Susan Sugra
PROMOTION
DIRECTOR
Staci
Wilson
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Spectrum
is
published twice a year by the Program
in
Journalism of the Department of Mass
Communications, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815). Single copy
price is SI 95. No portion of Spectrum may be reprinted, including advertising, without permission
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(ASpectru,
Sandi Kaden
A.SSLSTANT DIRECTOR
Cincy Woodward
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THE
CUTTING
EDGE
Maynard
Bates,
specialist,
who
major
rules
The
question
they
which are
throughout
the
greenhouse to a computer base,
These
properly.
tomatoes
Washington Research Plant
Profs. Paul Hartung and
Dennis Huthnance, of the
University
Bloomsburg
minimal
effort.
this
farmer
cannot taste the end product
since
has no tastebuds. This
it
farmer
an Expert Computer
is
Department of Mathematics,
along with BU students, have
System so simple to use a high
created this program.
school student could run
produced
it
as
probes
has
hooked
greenhouse
Unfortunately,
feel
The Expert system
to Bates.
also
presently are being raised in the
with
will
though they are talking directly
opportunity to achieve a nearly
tomato
field.
When users ask the computer a
Tomato Tech
perfect
a
Expert system will
simulate an expert in the
It
was
interviewing
after
maintained by non-specialists.
temperature,
Tomato loss due to cold front
problems from lack of
humidity, and carbon dioxide.
supervision could be solved by
The computer monitors
this
to stabihzc
has the
the
develop
to
"smart" greenhouse.
TECHNOLOGY
The new farmer
tomato
a
outlined
the
atmosphere
greenhouse
the
day
and night, telling the user what
changes need to be made, and
suggestions
offering
problems.
user
It
when
even
will
fix
the
windows.
The goal of the system, says
Hartung,
to sell
is
greenhouse
sites
will take ten people over a
year
to
finish
creating
the
Expert system, Hartung points
companies
(Pennsylvania Power and
Light, Agrownautics, and
Corning) are involved in
out. Currently three
to
tell
open or close
to
system, he says.
It
one acre
assisting
makers of the
the
system.
—BETH SALAMAN
which can be
EDUCATION
RETAINing Our Students
funds
an
if
they agreed to provide
twenty-five
additional
be successful,
we must
program
have an additional opportunity
Unit,
was hired as the case
manager of the program. She
will work with up to 150 at-
student's needs."
school until their
from
the
stale
and
their
risk
youths,
1986, 22,000 students
agencies
dropped out of high school in
Pennsylvania. Gov. WiUiam
program.
In
Casey
allotted $1 million for
1988-89 to
schools
as
start
that
programs
have
in
above
well
as
community
coordinate
districts.
to
help
with
the
This program has four main
goals-improvement of school
attendance and academic
performance,
reduction
of
highly
is
individualized to meet each
might
The student
need
counseling
or
group
activities, tutorial services, or
dropouts
keep potential
school. Benton and
in
Berwick were both given
Winter 1988-1989
state
student's education.
Education
RETAIN's
is
not Project
only concern. "To
pregnant or parenting
or
alcohol
problem
arc
weak peer relations and suffers
"Home
visitations are rare,
but all attempts will be
intervene
with
a
made to
potential
program are considered high
risk because they exhibit
to
A
youth, and youths with a drug
as needed.
students, and the increase of
program
could be a
juvenile offender.
referred into the program. "The
parental
the
disruptive
school
or
within
the
community, plus home visits
and Treatment Alternatives an
Intervention Network) is a
in
in class or
considered high risk and are
supportive
dropout," Vargo says.
involvement
also display
behavior
services
other
dropout rates, the enhancement
of social development of
rates. Project
may
individual
peer
RETAIN (Remedial Education
average dropout
and has
or suspensions. The student
Vargo,
life,"
Bonnie Vargo, of the Central
Susquehanna Intermediate
in
levels,
"The
says
percent.
graduations with special help
more grade
excessive absences, detentions
Students in the Benton and
Berwick school districts now
to stay
touch
on every aspect of the student's
student has usually established
from low self-esteem," says
Vargo.
Students
come from a weak
non-supportive family
structure. Vargo says, "The
or
family has a
lot to
certain dropout "predictors."
student's problems.
These
predictors
comes back
student
who
is
the
out usually
Students referred into the
include
with
greatest potential for dropping
a
behind one or
do with a
It
always
to the family."
— STACI WILSON
Addicted
Bloomshurg native admits he cant kick Coke habit
Robert "Tony" Barton, a
backs off 'National Geographic',"
Bloomsburg native, will openly admit
to anyone that he is hooked on
coUecung. From "Playboy" pins, or
Barton says, "Each one has a Coke
They skipped
they didn't do
whole
the first issue of any magazine. Barton
win keep anything he can find that
him, especially Coca-Cola
When
Agency,
Barton, of the Barton
Now, he
buy absolutely
name on it.
will
tried to
buy
a
Coke
valuable to collectors.
remembers. "He came nmning
I
didn't have any like that.
I
Where 'd you
it
"Whoa,
mother
was going to
get this?' His
I
molest the kid or something.
explained what
it
says he did not start collecting
was just
I
bottle
hanger for something free
did and she said they
I
received
more than 1800
Illustrated
to read
Guide
to the
says he was truly inspired by the
book, and started looking for some of
drove to
the items.
"I just couldn't believe all the
Since that encounter. Barton's
expanded
— Barton decided
"The
Orangevillc and got the hat."
collection has
— he
does not remember what he
Collectibles of Coca-Cola." Barton
I
in a hiile store in OrangevilJe.
Well, right after lunch
a fluke. After purchasing a
six-pack of the soda and sending in a
said.'where'd you get this?
probably thought
got
substantial part of Barton's Ufe, but he
because of the items' monetary value,
through Burger King and he had a knit
whoa,'
For the past 13 years, Coca-Cola's
advertising gimmicks have been a
hat off a
kid once years ago," Barton
on.
almost have a
price guide, and are considered
Coke's
an>Thing v/ith a Coca-Cola
even
I
are not usually thought of by most
products, he never intended to get so
"I
but
There's hundreds of
people, the ads are Listed in the official
started collecting
involved.
it,
series.
ad.
when
them." Even though advertisements
interests
memorabilia.
a couple of years
to include
things they (the Coca-Cola
Company)
put out," he explains. "They just put
items, foreign and
out gobs and gobs, tons of this
domestic. His foreign producLs are
advertising stuff out. People don't
mainly bottles and glasses from
Greece, Germany, and Japan,
made some
other ajuntries, while domestic
objects include signs, clc ks and
prins.
Al.so included in his colleciion are
magazine adverti-sements.
"I
how much they do. Whatever
you can think of they've probably
realize
among
took the
with their
name on
After purchasing his
first
it."
item,
Barton joined "The Coca-Cola
Collectors Club," an organization with
Spectrum
membership of a few hundred
The club now has
international status and 4,838
a total
people.
members.
links together
It
members
15 different countries through
directories
in
and annual conventions.
where the collectors set up their own
card tables and display what they're
willing to trade. People
room
aU
is,"
it
go from room
in the hotel trading and
buying, and
it's just all
Coke;
there are also
unauthorized items are considered
20th century serving tray, do attain
some
"everybody brings anything
they want to trade. There are nights
to
However,
unauthorized items. Most of the
worthless, but others, such as an early
its
"At those conventions, " Barton
recalls,
extremely hard to tlnd.
value, according to Barton. "In
1908. the Western Coca-Cola Bottling
Company
tray.
It
put out a 'topless' sei"ving
had a picture of a topless
woman on
They
it.
Company) were
furious," he says
collection
is
a
when
If
good investment,
to stop. If
Barton
now
that
is
its
stop
now,
it's all
Coke
home
all
Fairs
In-Store
Wicker Parties
over."
so involved with Coca-Cola
breakfast.
his
I
Mall Shows
not his main
he stopped drinking Pepsi, and
drinks
over'
it's all
is
and also because,
to stop.
stop
I
that his
He collects because it is fun.
"I don't know when
concern.
know
of Gift Items
Wholesale
Although Barton notes
monetary worth
don't
Large Selection
Coca-Cola
with a laugh.
that's
he says with excitement.
'I
(the
W% Discount
day, even for
And everyone who
or office
is
asked
if
to
Students and Faculty
138 East
Main Street
visits
they
Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815
Aside from the conventions. Barton
spends countless hours going to yard
sales
and
flea
markets searching for
additions to his collection.
It
was
at a
yard sale in 1975 that he purchased
his first item, a 1921 limited- run
serving tray for $13.
at
It is
now
valued
$425. Barton also receives help
expanding
his collection
"hobby."
have a
lot
and give
I
me
And
come by
other people
me
who
go travelling wiU bring
'I saw this, do you have
I
got this for you at a yard sale,
here take
Central Pennsylvania 's
professional regional thieatre
'World's Best-tasting Hoagies'
Light
Home
of 1800
Hoagies
Up The Sky
October 13-29
Fools Rush
In
December 1-18
Free Deliveries
Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn
February 2-18
it.'"
While some of the items
in
Barton's collection, such as a tiny
Coke-shaped
bottle with a hpstick
inside, nail clippers,
and Coke
by the Coca-Cola Company. His
favorite objects are the cars and
many of which
Winter 1988-1989
are rare
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Bloomsburg
bottle
key chains are "different," he prefers
the older items which were approved
trucks,
Ensemble
back
things, or
this?
mk
presents an American Journey
men
these things because they
collect.
Bloomsburg
Theatre
his
of deUvery
uniforms, deUvery people
know
Hoagies
from the
many people who know about
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and
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would
like a
collection,
make
it
Coke. Barton's
aroimd the country, because, to him,
and everjthing around him,
clear that for him,
Coke
is
Barton's devotion to the Coca-
Cola Company does not end with his
collection, taough.
just about
&
Coke.
ENGRAVEABLES
He can
also
answer
any question deahng with
He knows when and how
soda was
first
the
discovered, and the
"On
disputes involving the company.
Plaques
Medals
Awards
Ribbons Engravings Trophies
SPORTSWEAR
Computer
Embroidenng, and Engraving
Iron Street
Bloomsburg, Pa 17815
items as a Christmas bottle patented in
December 1923, an eight-ounce can
from the West Coast which was never
released in this part of the coimtry, a
Coke
plastic
bottle
used for
refrigerator displays,
which was given
to
The phone
and a telephone
him by
Patricia.
trademaik was written in the "C" of
traditional hobble-skirt or
'Coca,' "Barton notes, "so Pepsi
and
all these Coke imitation companies
came along and used the 'Cola'
it
wasn't included.
Now, on the newer items,
trademark or patent
is
the
imder the whole
But Barton's "hobby" does have
He has stayed away from
is
his wife,
shaped like a
Mae West
nicknamed because of its
bottle,
similarity to a
As
woman's
figure.
his collection continues to
grow, so does Tony Barton's
enthusiasm.
He
says he'U probably
doesn't seem likely
same breath he asks, "You
stop soon, but
since in the
thing."
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sweaters just aren't
the original Coca-Cola items, the
because, they said,
Specializing in
new jeans and
Coke.
Barton does have such novelty
"it."
WAGNER'S TROPHIES
the
it
know what I'd like
to get next..."0
its limits.
the clothing, except for various
T-shirts fi-om bottiing
companies
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Terra-lzed
Lou Terra
America 's dream car
'Vette Virus drives
to restore
Originality
by Ted
Kistler
comes
when the Corvette was
being fitted with some of its most
legendary' power mills, Lou Terra was just
In the 1960s,
the determining factor in
"Vette virus. "I've raced a car since
I
at
a price. Terra located the intake
manifold for his '65 coupe
Maryland
in
Of the remaining
'62 and '67) the '62
it
three 'Vettes, ('61,
is
Terra's personal
"The
means something, the year means
something..." This was the first year for
favorite. "It's the year," says Terra,
car
and an original top for his '67 Roadster in
California But why would anyone pay the
exhorbitant prices and search the country
the 327 cubic inch motor, long
acknowleged as one of Chevrolet's
was
for just the right parts? "It's the
race-bred mills and a descendant of the
first
preservation of the breed," says Terra.
265 small block originally created
another young guy afflicted with the
nineieen-years-old," says Terra That
race car
is
the value of any collectible car, but
was a 1958 Chevrolet Impala with
Actually, preservation
is
just part of the
finest
1955
in
for use in grocery-getting passenger cars.
Terra's '62 sports the 300 horsepower
was a
a 348 cubic inch displacement big block
picture. Terra admitted that
motor. Racing a car the size of a split-level
combination of the love affair he has with
version backed by a four-speed gearbox.
ranch house
the "Vette and the monetary aspect of
Terra says that
restoring and collecting
when fmished, but
is
not generally considered
the hot ticket in
performance circles but
back then he could not afford a Corvette.
They were
expxjnsive, impractical
until
that fuels his
it
will
1969 when he and partner
now
it
awaits the
Terra treatment.
Of the
The
'61
model is
1400
built that year and
carries the 230
horsepower 283
five
one ofthe
collection, only
the "73
be black-on-red
for
"Vettes in his
Terra's involvement with race cars
continued
them
interest.
and
exactly what he wanted.
it
and '67
first
Bruce Shaw opened a speed/machine
shop. There, Terra and Shaw did
are completed.
everything from selling spark plugs to
marina blue and
backed by the four-
supports the
speed.
highly-
most recent addition
building race-ready motors.
"When you
what you're doing,
really like
it
makes
work a pleasure," he says.
Today, Lou Terra is sole proprietor of
Terra's Speed Shop in BJoomsburg and
now owns fivc'Veties. "I've made a living
out of
my
at the shop. Becau.se
of his
full distributor/dealer for several
"Everything
is
done
to original.
To
427
horsepower L71 big block. The
is
fact that
a convertible further increases
it
the
On
its
most valuable piece
it
worth,
in his
I
go
is
a basic
Stingray model equipped with the T-top.
is
'65
is
notable for the fivc-milc-pcr-
Such pre-planning
is
who,
like
Terra, have an automotive preoccupation.
Automotive technology has changed
dramatically since the cars in Terra's
introduction of radial tires as standard
collection
was
however,
less efficient than the old bias-ply
tires the radials replaced.
The
not unusual
for the car-crazed "gearheads"
hour urcthane nose added that year and the
latter feature,
the
coupe runs a 327
cubic inch block cranking out 365 horses
through a four-speed. It will be treated to a
red-on-black paint scheme, the inverse of
the '62.
the other hand, the '73
'73
The
also
to the ensemble.
cubic inch, 435
equipment. This
Corvette supply companies.
crazy with that," notes Terra.
collectible
The
own
Corvettes. This sideline has led Terra to
become a
mouse motor,
is
collection.
reputation as a 'Vette fanatic, others have
asked him to Terra-iyx their
'67
making
hobby," says Terra.
Recently, a side business has
developed
The
were
built.
Keeping up with
changes can be a full-time job
in itself.
"You just can't be a mechanic
today.
must be an automotive and
the
You
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Though this 1961
may not
much now,
Corvette
look
like
the fiberglass-
bodied car
will
soon
receive the full
Terra treatment.
engineer," says Terra of the latest
advances. Turbo-chargers, on-board
computers, fuel-injection and
all
the other
components with hyphenated names found
on today's cars force the mechanic to stay
abreast of
"I
what
is
new and understand
it.
with obvious satisfaction, "You've got a
400 horsepower Corvette coming out that
gets 20 miles per gallon and meets E.P.A.
emissions." This performance comes at a
price, though. The mid-$30,000 needed to
buy a new base-model Corvette is about
year-old
race his
who wants to restore, collect or
own Corvette or other collectible?
you can build a car and not
"It's great if
waste your money doing
Terra,
"Do
it
it,"
advises
right the first time
and get
advice from a professional.''^
eight times that of the 1970 model.
do a lot of reading," says Terra.
"High performance is back," he notes
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through Numidia^
by Lisa Barnes
On this
rainy Saturday afternoon
Xumidia Raceway is empty except
for a few disappointed stragglers who
will have to go home and find
something else to occupy their time.
But Max Naylor, owner and manthe
ager of the racetrack
is still
there tying
up some loose ends before he heads
off to his
home in New Buffalo.
who has been a drag
Naylor,
racer
NaHot Rod Association-sanctioned
track last March, after the original
for eighteen years, purchased the
tional
owner, Dr. Russell
J.
Pratt of
Catawissa, died.
Since taking over the raceway,
Naylor has been trying to build up
local interest in the sport.
Drag racing has not always had
the greatest reputation.
Most people
image of two kids
dragging down a back country road.
But, according to Naylor, "Drag
have
a stereotypical
Photo by Staci Wilson
me
every weekend': Dave Scree, Orangeville,
his "57 Corvette, and pit crew, including wife Karen (left), with
success at the Numidia Raceway.
'They're with
credits
his
racing isn't the leather jacket sport
that
it
used to be."
Like so
many
other sports, drag
One Numidia
racing has had to change with the
times. Well-run raceways
now
replace
the country roads, computerized
racer
,
Dave Scree
of Orangeville, has been driving his
0-11.99 seconds; the Heavy
Ehminator, 12.0-19.99 seconds; the
Bike Ehminator, is for motorcycles;
timing equipment replaces the old
1957 Corvette for the past twelve
years. He simply enjoys the thriU of
checker flags and stop watches. Drag
the races and the excitement of
racing has evolved into a multimillion
competition. This past season he was
bigger races.
dollar sport nationally.
one of Numidia's No.
"The great thing about drag racing
anybody can do it, says Naylor.
"Your car doesn't have to be fast."
Of
racing
itself,
Naylor says
that
is no feeling like it in the world.
"Have you ever been in an airplane?"
he asks. "It's almost the same
feeling." He adds that the intensity
there
isn't quite ihe
the thrust
12
same, "but the
is still
there."
thrill
of
1
represented the raceway
National Hot
sion
1
finals.
racers,
and the Trophy Class, is for drivers
don't wish to compete in the
who
and
at the
Rod As.sociation DiviHe races in the Super
is
that
Unlike
many
sports where the
enemy, drag racers
Eliminator category, one of four
competitor
classes.
arc a friendly bunch, according to
The Super Eliminator
racers
who can
is
for those
reach the finish line in
is
the
Naylor.
"These guys are practically
all
Spectrum
friends. If
someone needs
another racer has
share.
There
is
a part,
and
mechanic, and racing just seemed the
he will gladly
it,
natural thing to do," she says.
a real sense of
loaned a part to a fellow racer
went on
to beat
to maintain her
husband's car before actually racing
who
The
Huntington got involved in racing because of her father
and husband reinforces that drag
racing
great thing
is
fact that
family-oriented.
spectators
we
members, or
about racing is that
anybody can do if
says.
ONLYONEWHO^
HELPEDMILUONS
herself.
him when they
raced against each other.
The
SHFSNOTTHE
got involved."
I
She used
Sorce jokes that he has already
later
how
"That's
camaraderie"
Many
OFPEOPLERND
NEWHOMES.
"Most of the
get are family
friends of the racer," he
famihes, like the
Huntingtons, race together in the
various classes.
Sorce 's wife, Karen, and son are
Although drag racing traditionally
conjures visions of the "macho man"
his pit
women
with
are
some of the
racetrack's
also involved in the sport, working as
at all the races.
old daughter has taken more of an
Kelly Huntington, of Numidia,
whenever she can, which
isn't
too often since she works third
shift.
interest in racing than her six-year old
son.
She and her husband campaign a 1971
Vega.
One of the
biggest concerns that
drag racers have
"My
father used to race.
"They're
every weekend," he says.
Huntington adds that her four- year
strongest competitors.
races
crew
me
He was
a
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is
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which services many of the Numidia
cars, the track has been very good for
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but for some, the world
of daycare
is
too small
by Sandi Kaden
and Gina Vicario
It was "a small world" at the
Bloomsburg University Daycare
Center, and more than thirty children
were dressed in ethnic clothes
representing a handful of countries.
For the day, they would not only dress
as a non- American child, they would
learn about a culture that was a part
of the American "melting poL"
For the thirty children, daycare was
something to be enjoyed, but for many
Columbia County children, daycare
doesn't exist. Many programs in
Columbia County offer care for
children through the
first
grade, but
after that age, finding daycare
can be
difficult.
Karen Woland, administrator of
Columbia Day Care, Bloomsburg,
says that although the
new daycare
on East Fifth Street is
designed to accomodate 100 children,
only 24 school-aged students will be
faciUty
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The remaining 76
are
reserved for those not akeady enrolled
in school. "Preference
is
given to
opportunity to partiapate
m scouting
or athletic teams."
Limiting enrollment in daycare
younger children because the younger
centers
the child, the greater the need for
funding. Although the Pennsylvania
daycare," says Woland,
out,
who
points
"Older children have the
is
largely because of a lack of
Department of Welfare issues grants
to daycare centers, says
"There
is still
Woland,
not enough funding to
provide care for
all
the low-income
families in the area."
JUl Baer, latch-key director at the
Berwick YMCA, agrees that there
need for more fur ing. "Without
is
a
additional funding to renovate the
upstairs at the 'I'MCA," Baer says,
"We may
be forced to limit our
enrollment."
The
staff
and parents hold many
fundraisers to obtain the
more equipment
donating
much
money
for
for the children,
of their free time.
"Most who work
in
daycare believe
strongly in the cause," says Joyce
Campenni, center sup)ervisor at
Columbia Day Care, Berwick, "They
are obviously not in the business to
turn a profit."
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another major factor in
is
limiting enrollment.
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which requires centers
child with a
minimum
to provide
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of 40 square
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working with children.
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the time
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by Lisa Barnes
Both Bloomsburg and Berwick
have recently renovated
each month there. There are
three registered nurses
hospitals
at least
staff per
handle the three phases of
their maternity facihties to offer better
shift to
accommodations for expectant
child-birth: post-partum, labor
mothers.
delivery,
Bloomsburg Hospital unveiled
new wing
this past July,
care that
Uttle excluded."
The
unit provides single rooms,
modernized birthing
room an expanded nursery, and a
special room where the new mother
and father can share a candle-light
private baths, a
,
dinner.
The maximum capacity
patients,
is
ten
and fourteen babies.
The new
facihty also provides a
expectant mothers there are prenatal
seven classes. Sibling classes are also
offered so children can understand just
what child-birth is.
The Berwick Hospital's Family
Birthplace has been instrumental in
maternity care by being the first
hospital in the area to provide family-
centered birthing, a concept which
Bloomsburg also employs. "We
beheve that child-birth should be a
family event, and not an individual
thing," says Jane Yepez, director of
pubUc
relatively
Gci singer Medical Center in
Danville.
Bloomsburg's
facility
full-time obstetricians,
practitioners,
.six
has two
general
and several family
physicians to handle the 40-50 births
new concept that
is
a
offers the
with an option to have the baby kept
room with her whenever she
At Berwick, family-centered
problems the hospital can't handle,"
to
Berwick
immediate family and grandparents
the opportunity for extended
visitation. It also provides the mother
wants.
arc usually sent
relations at the
Hospital. Family-centered birthing
mothers, because "there arc very few
new-boms
provided, Bloomsburg also
lessons that consist of five series of
in the
high-risk
is
teaches a variety of classes. For
sense of security for expectant
says John. However, any extremely
and
and nursery.
In addition to the inner-hospital
its
while
Berwick completed a $3 million,
hospital-wide renovation in October
1987. Both units provide similar care,
and are designed to make the
expectant mother feel more
comfortable and secure.
In Bloomsburg, the new wing
offers a "home-like, soft, and
feminine look," according to Bonnie
John, head nurse of the maternity
wing at Bloomsburg. "There's so
much pink that sometimes we're
afraid that the fathers might feel a
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is
part of a three-tier program.
The other two
aspects that
Yepez
emphasizes are the privacy and the
various options that the mother has.
These options vary from method of
delivery to feeding. Like Bloomsburg,
Berwick also serves a gourmet meal to
the
new
parents.
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pregnant before.
Both the Bloomsburg and
Berwick hospitals are doing their best
to keep up with current standards.
According to Dr. Curtis Vickers, one
of the two obstetricians at Bloomsburg
Yepez estimates that Berwick
400 babies per
slightly below Bloomsburg's
doctors.
Hospital delivers about
year,
average.
Obstetrics nurses at
who have been
offered for those
full-
time obstetrician, and five family
Berwick
doing pretty
teach various classes for pregnant
Hospital, obstetrics
women and their
well in Columbia County. "There are
families. Like
is
we can't do at
Bloomsburg." One thing, though, that
very few things
Bloomsburg, they offer prenatal and
sibling classes. However, they also
neither
Berwick or Bloomsburg have
There's so much
is
pink that sometimes
Geisinger
a Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit.
"We'd have
them to
became necessary,"
to transport
if that
says Vickers.
we're afraid that the
Although the two hospitals may
not be as technologically advanced as
fathers might feel a
some of the bigger medical
e excluded'
like Geisinger, they
centers
offer
still
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energetic role model.
After starting out in journalism on
Berwick
the night beat at the
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Until several years ago, he raised
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later
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was grooming
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Although Fenstermacher did not
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Fenstermacher has been married
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the
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Columbia County Conservation
a member of
Fenstermacher has written two
books on local history, and currently
writes two columns- "Post Scripts"
to
he continues to
is
Columbia County's Torch Club,
career as a newspaper journalist.
in his 77th year,
attend college, he
in the
years.
school after six years and began a
write daily, serves as the
the property as a
as editor. Harter always claimed he
lung cancer in
ago, Ted
photos a friend sent from Switzerland.
and
moved from
More than five decades
a chalet-style home in
was designed from
Enterprise, he
the position so,
by Nancy Vought
live in
Fowlersville that
telephone operator and he a night
member without a
the
college
degree. The Torch Club promotes
among
its
subjects civic, religious,
philosophical, scientific, economic,
and
artistic. To be a member, you
must have a degree in higher
education or the equivalency in work
experience. He also served as a
trustee for Bloomsburg State College
Photos by Brian Foetech
worked seven-day
weeks for a salary of
"I
"We flew under power
lines to get better
pictures.
Winter 1988-1989
"180 moving vans
suddenly appeared
"
Berwick.
"The continuity of
in
covering community
news is not there."
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1
TF: I didn't think so at the time.
Erasmus Hall was a beautiful, clean,
for ten years, an honor not usually
given to non-college graduates.
NAPOLi PIZZA
reporter
Nancy Vought,
Fenstermacher
PIZZfl
talks
local journalism,
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about education,
at
the Enterprise.
were
would benefit me in later years.
Erasmus had a newspaper and
monthly magazine. Those two
that
pubhcations introduced
me
to
Spectrum: I understand it took six
years for you to graduate from high
joumahsm.
school.
Spectrum: Because of the decline in
My formal
Rockford,
in 1930.
Illinois,
recent years of hiring non-college
Nescopeck
began in
education finally ended
High School
educated people to
at
It
continued
jobs, has the
administrators required
grades because of
moving.
It
frustrating
me
fill
professional
need for higher education
become necessary?
TF: Absolutely. It's much more
at
Erasmus Halla, German Academy in
Brooklyn, New York, and ended at
Nescopeck. At the time, school
387-051
My years there
enjoyable and filled with activities
and his early days
Ted Fenstermacher:
FAST
campus.
In the following conversation with
staffs
difficult to
break into the field of
journalism without
first
obtaining
"theoretical" knowledge. Education,
to repeat
my family's
working on school pubhcations, and
completing an intemship
was a very boring,
time for me.
is the
best
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TF: After moving
1927,
Nescopeck
to
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noticed that the local paper,
1
Berwick Enterprise, was missing
the
something-a community news column
for
^
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approached by him to manage a
miniature golf course in Berwick.
Nescopeck.
editor,
approached the
I
asked for the job, and was
hired at fifty cents a column. Fifty
cents
may seem
but
was a
it
like a small
lot in
amount,
those days.
Spectrum: Miniamre golf in 1930?
TF: Berwick had five or six nine-hole
courses at the time. Because of the
"no Sunday sales" law in that
community, I also managed a course
in Lancaster on the weekends. In later
years,
'It
took
me
six
years
to finish high school'
Spectrum: Did you continue your
column after graduating from high
TF:
began seUing GE
the Berwick area. I was very
Actually,
radios in
successful,
much
radio.
to the amazement of
Those were hard
GE made
a very expensive
Nevertheless,
and
my
our
district
I
sold quite a few
became known to
manager. As a result, I was
sales record
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Philadelphia designed Uke Robin
Hood's
forest.
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Spectrum: What made you retum
and
to
Gifts
writing?
In 1931, the
Berwick Enterprise
advertised for a night reporter.
I
appUed, along with over forty others,
for that position.
The editor
remembered my Nescopeck column
for the position.
me
to
West Main Street
Bloomsburg, Pa.
\\
Times were bad
when it came to finding jobs and, I
felt, many were more qualified than
and hired
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I
I
the store owner.
times and
ran an archery range for
brother, a beautiful place near
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Spectrum: What was it like working
on a daily, rural newspaper in 1931?
TF: I worked seven-day w-eeks for a
salary of S8 per week.
We printed
new spapers on a flatbed press at a
of 1 ,800 per hour Our paper went
about the crash,
immediately flew
1
my
over the area with
Schuyler,
at
even encouraged him to
times
to
under power hnes so
numbered about 2,300.
1
colleague, Keith
There wasn't
fly
He thought I was
much left to
photograph because
it
had
disintegrated
years.
been thrown over a wide area. Our
county had never experienced a
tragedy of this nature where so many
hves were lost in one accident.
TF:
It
started out as a
way
to boost
Saturday sales. Most of the papers
were sold
and
as subscriptions,
we were
begun
I have many more
maybe even a third
be tapped.
to
book.
upon impact. Because
flying so low,
I
could see the
remains of the passengers
How do you feel about
Spectrum:
today's joumahstic efforts,
particularly small-town
"The Office Window,"
one of the more popular columns in
this area, was my favorite for many
Spectrum
area contains a wealth of
could get better
1
picmres of the plane.
nuts.
TF: This
historical information that hasn't
ideas for columns,
the controls. Several
rate
almost even' household in Berwick.
Subscriptions
terrain of that area. After hearing
who had
newspaper
reporting?
TF: On
the whole,
reporting
good.
is
I
think the
Many young
moving around quite a
and the continuity of
covering community news like we had
in Berwick is not there.
reporters are
lot
Saturday newsstand sales were always
Our editor got the idea for
column from a Shickshinny
weekly, the Mountain Echo. Their
"Mountain Musings" was the model
sluggish.
How
Spectrum:
did you get
become
for
my
Do the
Spectrum:
reporters
go too
when covering stories? Reveal too
much in print and photo coverage?
TF: It really is a matter of moral
far
the
judgment. Because stories need to be
column.
covered completely and accurately,
sometimes means revealing what
Spectrum: 0\'er the years as editor,
you must have covered many tragic
stories.
Which
readers consider private matters.
really
most in your mind?
TF: Two stories stand out the ACT
plant closing and an airplane crash
near CentraUa which claimed 54 hves,
including Earl Carroll, a famous
Broadway producer. The 1962 ACF
interested in writing about local
closing affected practically every
history?
household in the area and made daily
TF: After
headlines forneariy a year
approached by the newspaper
—
remember,
in particular,
Black
was the day 180 moving
vans appeared in Berwick to transport
Thursday.
as
It
many ACF
Missouri.
'=1=1=1=1=1=1=1='
fierce
new jobs in
This move surprised many
Berwick residents and was conducted
go
retired at 62,
I
1
route
when
stories.
for today's aspiring journalists?
was a
necessity in today's job market.
always been
natural. I've
interested in history.
filled
my
stories
when
I
My
grandmother
was a child and
childhood with interesting
on the North Branch Canal and
other local historical landmarks.
families.
interesting people this way.
for
my
columns.
I
met
me
Many
material
a
good education.
It's a
It's
also important to start reading as
many books
as possible
and spend
time watching television.
watch
it.
pure junk
Most
—
television
I
less
rarely
shows
are
a waste of time. In this
competitive world, you need
knowledge you can
get.
all
the
Q
a lot of
in
happened around noon
one day and rescue efforts were
greatly hampered by the mountainous
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more dramatic
TF: Get
area residents, also interested in
near Centralia
a
continue writing. Historical writing
preserving history, send
airliner crash
segments of
Spectrum: What advice do you have
to
were saddened by the plant closing
and the necessity of uprooting their
The
all
covering their
was
with a great deal of secrecy. People
the early 1960s
among
the media; sometimes novice reporters
lived with us
engineers and
administrators to their
It's
up to the editor to make a
judgment on what should or should
not go into the paper. Competition is
stories stand out the
I
it
the
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there
more
historical
stories of this area in Pcnn.sylvania to
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Imagine having no one
to share
^ig Htarts
your adolescent
experiences with. Imagine not being able to spend quality
time with someone
between
countr\'
who
could teach you the difference
and wrong. There are children aU over
right
who do
guide them in times of need. But there
problem.
It's
this
not have this special role model to help
is
a solution to this
The meeting
takes place at the child's
home
with
everyone involved present. This begins the bonding and
friendship that will hopefully last a long time.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Bridge, Columbia
called Big Brothers and Big Sisters.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters is a valuable organization to
communities everywhere. According to Mary Diehl,
Coimty, was estabUshed several years ago.
caseworker for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Bridge,
CathoUc Campus Ministry, headed by Rev. Chester P.
Snyder and Sister Anita. There was an overwhelming
Columbia Coimty, "The program is really turning kids
around, giving them a direction. The Big Brother or Big
Sister volunteer gets a lot out of this,
and
it
It
started as
Operation Friendship by the Bloomsburg University
doesn't require
a lot of time."
The organization provides
children, primarily of single
parent homes, with a friend and role model.
Many
needed but many successful matches
have been made in the Bloomsburg area. Big Brothers/Big
Sisters is based on a goal -oriented program. Child and
volunteer are matched up according to the need of the child
volunteers are
still
and the strength of the volunteer.
school, for instance, the child
Big Brother/Big
Sister
education. This person
who
Mary
Diehl
If a child is failing
would be matched up with a
f
has a strong ability in
would then become the
child's role
model.
The program begins with an
application submitted by
the parent. In every case, the missing parent, if not
Photo by Staci Wilson
deceased, would be notified and infonmed about what
happening
to their child.
With the approval of both
guardians, the caseworker performs an extensive
interview,
.first
is
home
with the parent, then with the child. The
parent mu.st sign a lot of
fonnris,
including a
home
survey.
All forms are kept confidential.
After the caseworker reviews the applications, she
decides what volunteer would be suitable for the child's
needs.
who
The volunteer and
the parent arc contacted about
the ca.scworkcr has chosen.
confidential.
When
the
match
the extcn.sive process reaches
child firsts meets his
is
it
Tbc prc-match
is
also kept
confirmed by both
climatic point.
new Big Brother/Big
parties,
The excited
Sister.
amount of work and the worry of liability became more
apparent. With careful planning and perseverance, Big
Brother.s/Big Sisters of the Bridge was established.
The organization's headquarters is in Wilkcs-Barrc, but
the local program is controlled by an advisory board. The
advisory board had to raise enough money to employ a
caseworker and create a written program of rules and
guidelines. 'ITiey developed a constitution and, in August,
official. The organization then received
money donations from the Columbia County
United Way, Berwick United Way, the Diocese of
19H7,
it
became
grants and
Harrisburg, the Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club, Advisory
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Board of Children and Youth Services, St. Joseph's Church
and private contributions. With these generous
donations, a caseworker was hired and in a short time they
were overwhelmed with children and volunteers.
in Berwick,
The program
is
really turning
kids around, giving
direction.
The
Sister gets a
it
P.
them a
Big Brother or Big
lot
out of
doesn't require a
Rev. Chester
Everybody deserves
a chance to make it
on their own.
this,
lot of
and
time'
Snyder, head of the Advisory Board,
"When there is a legitimate need for something, just
them know and people will respond. The community
states,
let
sees the legitimate need.
The program works and
there
is
a
general caring about the kids."
Right
now Big
more men
Brothers/Big Sisters of the Bridge need
volunteers.
The volunteer must be over 1 8 and
amount of time with the child.
willing to spend a consistent
Children up to the age of 17 are always in need and
supportive volunteers are greatly appreciated.
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'Columbia
County
home;
owner
FOR
SALE
by Cindy Woodward
The small town atmosphere and
Columbia County
scenic beauty of
many of the people who
have made it their home. However,
there are still those who find Uving in
leave the area for reasons other than
hfestyle. "There's
job satisfaction. Their reasons include
here," says one resident, "There just
divorce, death of a family
and
does not meet their
expectations. For some,
rural,
it
may
be too
or too cold. Perhaps there
is just
not "enough to do." For these and
some Columbia
County residents choose to pack up
their belongings and leave.
Although there are differences as
to where and why people go, some
famthar patterns have developed.
Lack of jobs is the number one
reason for this migration. According
to Linda Meckley of the Barton Real
Estate Agency, people seem to think
that there are not enough well-paying
jobs to choose from.
Ruth Killian, office manager at
other reasons,
Century 21 Killian Real Estate,
indicates there are also those
who
member,
seems to be
Warm
illness.
many people
feel
it is
necessary to
no action around
notliing to do."
weather
making summer
In the case of divorce and death,
appeal to
this area
relocating'
facilitates
moving
the busiest time of
the year for real estate agencies in the
leave the bad memories behind. In
county. Also, famihes with children
both cases, these people perceive the
want
relocation as offering opportunities for
school before the beginning of the
a fresh start in
life.
Increasingly, illness
major player in
fall
is
becoming
this migration.
a
to enroll
term,
them
making
in their
new
the adjustment
easier for the children.
Some
On
the other hand, there are
people with illnesses are unable to
many who do
stay in the area for the harsh winters
appealing.
and very hot summers. In these cases
they must relocate to an area where
to raise their children because of the
the climate
is
more moderate and
low crime
find
They
rate,
Columbia County
feel
it
and because
The
There are also those who are
simply searching for a different type
the big cities; and there
is
it is
considered "quiet" and "relaxed."
predictable.
of environment, often one that
a safe area
is
more
cost of living
is
also lower than
is
closeness
between communities, famihes, and
friends. Also,
it is
within driving
metropoUtan. "People are definitely
distance to a few major cities as well
moving
as the Wilkes-Barre
to larger cities," says
Meckley. What they are looking for
may
include employment, homes,
more or varied cultural activities, etc.
"The area also seems to be a bit
and Allentown
Whatever the reasons,
Columbia County will remain
"home" to many happy rcsidenis.0
areas.
slow-paced for the younger
generation," says Diane Barnes- Allen
of the Lutz Real Estate Agency. There
is httle
to
do
for the youth
who
are
looking for a fast-paced, on-the-go
Winter 1988-1989
31
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today's elderly:
'We
by Sandi Kaden
and Dan DelFine
When
they were young they were
resjjected participants in their
communities.
Now that they
are older
and have earned their place in society,
aren't
a rocking chair crowd'
they are often virtually forgotten.
12 percent national average which will
"They" are the senior citizens.
According to the Bloomsburg Area
Industrial Development Association,
increase to 14.5 percent by the year
Columbia Coimty's
represent a large portion of the
total
those aged 65 and over
is
population of
13 percent.
This compares closely with the
2000.
Although the elderly do not
population in comparison to the
growing pre-school population, they
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do have special needs. One group of
concerned people
who
has taken a
special interest in those needs are the
employees
at the
Columbia-Montour
Area Agency on Aging.
According to Kathy Lynn, director
of the
AAA,
the agency's
main goal
have senior citizens remain
is to
members of their
active, vital
communities, rather than becoming
which wiU allow them
perception people have of senior
registered nurses supervise their in-
"For the most
centers.
The agency's supportive
are also an integral part in
AAA has been serving the two
thirteen years the staff has, with the
goal to
state
doing so in the near
transportation, caseworkers, legal
not get a big budget increase this
and ombudsmen.
'We won't stop
and
get
given to those in the
think
greatest social
and economic need.
know what we'U
Depending upon the season, the AAA
provide services to between 500
may
in cases
"We
necessary.
it is
we're looking for
is
The agency has
AAA is particularly proud of
a 24-hour
homemaker
services, personal care,
the call. Protective services also deal
gives the
agency a chance
becoming
complaints he or she
at
bringing seniors together in a social
There are eight senior centers
throughout the Columbia-Montour
boarding home. The
talks to the
the
problem
resolve
it.
money
for extra furnishing for the
results," explains
center,
buying supplies and
museums,
plays,
and
client-
Winter 1988-1989
Lynn
resort areas.
is
the
"We
may have
FIRST
EASTERN
This program
about
BPNK
ombudsman
BLOOMSBURG OFFICES
administrators to
"We
won't stop
until
we
get
Lynn.
feels that the future success
of the agency
trips to
are not a 'rocking chair' crowd,"
have
before approaching the
is
operated. Fundraisers are held to raise
appUances, and going on
to
S
cUent and finds out what
home
aU of which are basically
wiU continue
to offer the future.
living arrangements at a nursing or
nursing
area,
AAA is
that the
actively involved in
allows a client to voice any
to
Senior center services are aimed
and similar organizations,
program, more
ombudsman program.
it
check up on the cUent."
setting.
this
Another service
"Delivered meals provide two things
also gives the
AAA
abuse cases wiU be reported.
independent living within the home.
cUent a nutritional hot meal, and
to offer senior
Lynn
with self-neglect within a home.
hopes that with
needs to be done to ensure
"it
much
action can be taken within one hour of
shopping assistance and anything else
mind," says Lynn,
future has
citizens and, with the assistance of the
"Here Where You
Need Us!"
answering service to take referrals
concerning abuse. Investigative
services.
AAA
and mental
They provide
home-deUvered meals,
my
and cut-back
elderly are not being overlooked.
much
seniors with
in
to trim
The existence of the
senior citizens
and sexual
financial exploitation
year.
that
"We have
The
enter
anything from
abuse."
the busiest time of the
they
if
don't
these homes," explains Lynn, "what
assault to verbal, physical,
in-home
has.
society, they stiU require special
when we
find
makes winter
its
AAA gets the most out of the money
it
demonstrates that the issues of the
of shut-ins, sicknesses and accidents
The
services." According to Lynn, the
services.
with law enforcement officials
is
An increase
more
Although the elderly are not on the
results'
60
eUgible to receive these services,
and 2000 cUents.
did
verge of becoming a large minority in
we
until
citizen over the age of
and priority
"We
where we can," she explains.
supportive services are the most
is
future.
and more people in need of our
more involved in protective services.
A state mandate last year granted the
AAA the right to enter client homes
important programs sponsored by the
AAA. Any
governments keeps them from
year," says Lynn, "and there are
become
it's
funding from both the federal and
supportive services include
many
home
services, senior center services,
care projects.
AAA would like to expand
programming, however, lack of
help of volunteers, provided
services for the elderly. In
have
The
services
its
to
ensure seniors' independence. These
Recently, the agency has
counties since 1975. During the past
home
part, all the
center participants are very active."
services,
dependent on institutional care.
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Tannenbaum!
O,
from Columbia County
comes a
forest of profit
by Ted Kistler
produced more
Even
you didn't choose, cut, and drag your last
Christinas tree from a nearby forest, chances are it still
came from Columbia County.
marketable. The evergreens must constantly be protected
from
and third-generation Christmas
grandfather,
tree farmer.
is
now
spreads across
first to
acres.
which
Andrew was
the
shear the trees, a practice by which the farmer trims
the tree as
used to
more than 2,000
Seedlings are raised in greenhouses for a year or two.
one of
the country's oldest and largest Christmas tree farms
it
grows
come from
to
form the pyramid shape. "People
all
over
to learn his
yields a healthy,
Andrew's son, Anthony, introduced the Douglas
most populariy grown variety in the area, to
Pennsylvania. Under Anthony's direction, the fanm, and
the industry in general,
grew quickly. Today, Christmas
from Abraczinskas Nurseries arc distributed from
is
tree for
Transplanting the evergreens
to the elements
to the tree
The
at a
and toughens the
when
it's
young age exposes them
tree.
them
fanner takes these "transplants," purchasing
tree
in his
"There's less trauma
planted out in the field," says Miller.
own
fields
his
own, and
where they remain
replants
until harvest.
These two-to four-year-old
trees are
on
A
cover crop such as clover or
is
planted between the rows to
five- or six-foot centers.
fescue (a tough wiry grass)
control
spaced evenly, usually
weed growth. This cover must be
regularly
mowed
and/or sprayed to further ensure that weeds do not affect
Florida to Boston.
Robert Miller
young
transplanting in the field for an additional year or two.
them from another grower or using
Later,
trees
The controlled climate
methods," says
Abraczinskas.
Fir, the
enemies-disease, insects and climate.
prevention and cure.
It
the turn of the century that Abraczinskas'
Andrew Abraczinskas, began what
their natural
This requires planning a program combining both
Abraczinskas, co-owner of Abraczinskas Nurseries,
was around
farm crops.
the eight- to ten-year wait until the trees are mature and
"Chrisunas trees are a crop," says Eugene
Millville,
traditional
Significant effort goes into every Christmas tree during
if
a former vice-president for the
Prudential Insurance
Company and
a retired
degrees from Pcnn and Harvard universities.
tree
lawyer with
He and
his
growth and
spacing
is
that disease is controlled. Inadequate
the primary contributor in the popularization of
rhabdocline, a fungus which forms lesions on the needles.
wife operate a "small to medium-sized farm" near
These lesions render the affected
Buckhom. The
turning the needles
Millers began their operation four years
200 acres with
more than 100,000 young evergreens on land which once
"34
ago. Since then, they have planted over
Spraying
is
insect control.
tree
unmarketable by
brown by December.
the most common form of disease and
Whether the spraying is done by helicopter
Spectrum
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P-olo by Brian Foelsch
A
"small to medium-sized farm": Romill farm, established near Buckhorn over four years ago, stretches
across 200 acres with more than 100,000 young evergreens which will be distributed along the East coast.
The adelgid
or portable sprayers, chemicals play an important role. "I
becoming more and more concemed about
this," says Miller of the safety of these compounds.
An insecticidal "soap" is apphed to trees infested with
the Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid, an aphid species which
particularly attacks the Douglas Fir. The soap is non-toxic.
think people are
On a star-filled winter night, over fourhundred years ago, Martin Luther is said to
have picked his way through the forest near his
home. As he walked, he gazed upward, through
branches of evergreen, marvelling
world and heavens around him. The
legend continues that Luther, in an attempt to
by sucking the juice out of
its "blood." The adelgid
soap by developing a wax on
attacks the tree
the needle, depriving the tree of
can build a resistance to the
its
body which prevents the soap from contacting the
"Timing is crucial," says Miller. All adelgids must
insect.
be killed quickly or the survivors will develop the wax,
making extermination much more difficult and forcing the
need for other, sometimes less-safe, chemicals.
The weather plays a vital role in the production of any
agricultural crop, but
evergreen farmer
it
is
of particular importance to the
who must keep
his crops alive for eight
Evergreens are
to ten years t)efore he can harvest.
extremely resilient to adverse weather when they have
the tangled
matured
at the
young. Said one farmer of the past summer's drought,
preserve the beauty of that evening and share
with his family, cut
down one of the
trees
know
it
and
it
the tree in their homeland, brought the
to
Pennsylvania where they
settled.
practice then spread quickly
among
elsewhere in the United States.
Winter 1988-89
that if
lost
few years but
we had
them
are equally susceptible while
planted seedlings,
we
custom
The
Christians
"I
probably would
all."
Weather also plays
a part in disease
and insect
infestations. Rhabdocline, for instance, is
home with him.
It was much later that German immigrants,
who had long been cultivating the tradition of
took
have
for a
most
likely to
cause the greatest problems in warm, moist weather.
It takes manpower and machinery to protect the great
number of trees grown in this area. Miller keeps only three
people on
staff,
including himself.
school students and retired people"
required.
He hires "mostly highwhen more hands are
Most of the work on smaller farms
hand, though a helicopter
may
t»e
is
done by
contracted at times for
large spraying jobs.
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Larger nurseries, like Abraczinskas', however, need
more
Once
52 newly-renovated guest rooms, including
full
its
own
the trees are ready for the market, there has
considerable investment of time and
spacious mini-suites
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Because of the scale of the work
full-time hands.
involved, Abraczinskas Nurseries also
20 West Main, Bloomsburg
service hotel, located
money
crop. Miller estimates that he will have
40
in the
been
a
mature
to 80 cents
invested per tree per year by the time he has a marketable
in
the heart of town, just a minutes walk from
crop.
Bloomsburg University
per
Over a 10-year period
that
comes out
Yes, Virginia, Christmas trees do
Columbia County.
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Douglas Fir — This
just
a great steak
house
the
most popularly grown
It soft,
blue-green
needles are about one inch long and are retained
well
More than
is
Christmas tree in the area.
when
Scotch Pine
the tree dries.
- Both
varieties,
French and Spanish, have
excellent needle retention.
The French
short, blue-green needles; the
strain has
Spanish has
medium-length, paired needles. This was the
Chicken,
fish,
and seafood
first
variety to be sheared
by Andrew
Abraczinskas.
Fraser Fir
1-80
and Rt 42
exit
needle retention.
at 11 a.m.
Always looking
of the Appalachian Mountains,
sturdy branches, symmetrical shape and excellent
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Open
— A native
the Fraser has a balsam aroma, flattened needles,
Colorado Blue Spruce - The needles are sharp, stiff,
about one inch long and range in color from dark
green to silver-blue.
for
good help
Concolor Fir (White Fir) - Used primarily in the East
as a Christmas tree or as an omamcntal. Needles
arc two to three inches long, cither silver-blue or
green in color and arc well -retained.
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Photos by Brian Foelsch
scrunching.
Spiking
and teasing
by Jennifer Brelsford
it,
You can scrunch it, spike it, color
and even perm it. You can call it a
punk, a bob, or a
But most of
Tom
all, it's
Danville residents
Cruise look.
forever changing.
may
be more
conservative in their hairstyles, but
Bloomsburg
is
more innovative and
severely short styles seen in Europe.
1960s, men's ears were covered, and
"Women
their hair
soft,
Joann Serra,
men
are going
towards short and tailored styles with
fullness
even
on
top.
starting to
more long
"High school kids are
clean up their act- no
hair," says Serra.
comparison
Winter 1988-89
years. Six years ago, the
to the
wedge or
"Dorothy Hamill look" was a popular
style for
women. Five
women were
Levels-ears cut out and a big drop in
back. Just three years ago, the
Newton" look was
no
style
the 1950s brought
in-very long
and bangs. For men,
on the side-bums to
imitate the "Elvis Look." In the
in their face; for
crew-cuts
in;
The major
styles for
women now
are layered bobs, fringes, and hair
face.
Men
neat and trim look.
now, so they want
are going for the
They
to
fit
dress better
their hair with
their image. "It's the early
'50s
brought back again," says Perry.
years ago,
walking around with Bi-
fall
definitely out.
toward the
considerably in the last five to ten
hair with
are choosing a
more feminine look compared
around the United
States."
"Juice
University Cuts, Bloomsburg,
women
to
would
some, ponytails were
here are up-to-date and sexy in
tlie
Deirdra Perry, manager of
believes that
towards the face, and longer,"
Hairstyles have changed
manager of the Danville Hairport.
Across the board,
like their hair
she says, noting, "Hairstyles around
upbeat because of the college
students, according to
around here
Clients in their 20s are
more
responsive to these changes, according
to Lisa Sarday,
manager of Campus
Clippers, Bloomsburg. People
who
are
seldom try anything new
because they want to stay
in business
conservative, she says, pointing out
that
"Business professionals want to
37
keep
they
a neat
come
and simple hairstyle so
styles they've
across as being purely
Not only
professional."
Serra beUeves that teenagers stay
HP
their
rather
own
conform
to their
with reds and golds are popular colors
says Serra.
and four-year-olds "have a tendency
new jewel
want a new look."
Little
UtUe
girls are
frostings
and highlights are big around
'What anyone feels
wearing today is
htUe spiky gel guys," said Perry.
These new hairstyles
will
like
change
in style'
seasonally because people are ready
for a change
by
then.
The blunt
though, never changes.
different
\our business.
names such
It's just
as the
cut,
called
pageboy
Columbia and Montour counties.
In the next few years residents
have
changing their hairstyles, but they
starting the
have
to get
used to seeing
to
more,
it first.
first,
are
going to get perms, because they don't
and the undercut style, Perry says.
According to Serra, people enjoy
"Residents have to be
Memoer FDIC
the
wanting perms. "Little
boys come in here with straight and
simple cuts and go out looking like
Penn
Bank
"They go well with
tones seen in clothing this
season." Perry also points out that
boys are
going away from the bowl cuts and
United
hairstyles
phaning, and perming. Haircoloring
cUques,"
she says. Surprisingly, though, three-
to
N\t- vvori; Jiard for
own
new
treatments such as coloring, cello-
They would
identity.
are
years, and are
it."
important, but so are special
about the same. "Teenagers don't
want
had for
quite content with
be tight or kinky.
men
perming
are going
Men
trend.
are also
"More and
away from
the
barbershop-type haircuts and are
because
coming
the older clientele are used to their
into hair salons for different
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styles
and perms," says Perry.
Where do
new
and then create a
these salons get their
ideas? Both Perry's and Serra's
tool to
accommodate
says Sarday. According to Serra
and Perry, weaving shears and razors
it,"
salons are Sebastian Artistic Centers,
are frequently used to create texture in
so their staffs get training in the
hair.
salons. Hairdressers also read
important tool because they keep the
magazines, such as
Modem Salon
and
American Salon.
Newsletters, videos, and state and
international
shows help "keep the
edge from Europe," according to
two to three shows per year
keep them updated, she says.
to
Accessories are an accent to a
person's hairstyle. Hair-manes, Hair
Raisers,
Mane-Squeezes, and
decorative
combs
now. "Bows
Beaded
will
are very popular
be in," says Serra.
barrettes are going to be a big
hit for winter,
Along with
the changing hairstyles
are the tools that create them. "Hair
new
still
the
most
hair soft
and flowing," says Serra.
There
more communication
is
between the clients and styhsts about
tools and products, and so the client
has more knowledge when using
geland hairspray are being used more
often because of this
new knowledge.
"Cellophix by Sebastian,
is
a soft
spray that texturizes and protects the
hair
and
is
the biggest retail product,"
says Serra.
Do Columbia
and Montour
counties keep up with the rest of the
United States? According to
she predicts.
specialists will create a
are
them. Such products as mousse,
Serra. Their staffs are required to
attend
"Our hands
hairstyle
Rosemary Schultz of Bloomsburg, the
residents seem to have the same or at
least similar styles that are seen in the
national hair magazines. "Basically,
though, what anyone feels tike
wearing today
Schultz.
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is
in style," says
After 119 years, the
Opera House
Catawissa
in
is
still
Standing
Phdo by Stad
by
Wilson
Jean Sicinski
Lucianno Pavarotti. Beverly
None of them sang
Sills.
in Catawissa.
know, there was no opera
in the
Enrico Caruso.
In fact, as far as
we
Opera House.
According
Although the building contains no evidence of an opera,
a variety of activities including small businesses, meetings,
plays, and
movies were held
there.
The Opera House, built in 869 by the Sharpless Estate
was originally intended to be a Masonic building.
Years later it developed into a band hall, and was renamed
1
on January 16, 1889, to Opera House.
Although no operas were performed there, several
outstanding live dramas were, including a traveling troupe
of actors performing the national hit Uncle Tom's Cabin
n890;.T7ie legendary building also housed the .shows
Great Engle Clock(\H9()) and Ten Nights
in
a Bar
Shows and plays continued to be performed
when it became a movie theater.
(1891;.
With the influx of movie
activities,
g(x;rs
until
and flourishing
up shop.
An
ice
all in
operation by
Hazel John, 90, her graduation exercises
1916 of Catawissa High School were held
She also recalls local meetings held there to excite
American citizens about World War I.
Fonder memories include making trips to the ice cream
shop on the ground floor, then climbing to the second floor
to watch movies. The third floor, says John, had Masonic
meetings. These meetings are still held today.
Expansion of the legendary building continued
there.
rally the
throughout the twentieth century. Other businesses
included a schoolroom for retarded pupils, a barber shop,
an insurance shop, a store and a restaurant.
Today
Opera House is still standing and
The ground floor holds classes for a special
kind of karate, Tae Kwon Do, the middle floor is used for
the
functioning.
storage, and the third floor
small businesses tcx)k advantage and began to
rent space in the building and set
40
Room
to
for the class of
and
Co.,
1902,
shop, cigar shop, and a pool bar were
the following year.
Ma.sons.
still
houses meetings for the
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It
started with reports
on crime. And the high incidence of
parolee crime in Michigan. And ended
by placing the blame for much of that
crime on prison officials.
Officials who, in an effort to ease
prison overcrowding, were themselves
breaking the law.
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forced the state to make changes in
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who
feel closed-in
and isolated in the
The door locks behind
him, and she
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anyone can
if
stop the hurt she feels; the
Women's
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the victims of domestic
Women are brought to the
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violence. But, because of
offices
to provide support to
funding cuts, the future of
someone
knowing
for so long, yet
the
that the violence
jeopardy.
can't continue.
According to the Office of
women in
Columbia County received
services provided by the
Shamokin, Mount Carmel,
and Benton areas.
one
as
kind that comes from loving
and abuse
period.
Millville,
Outreach Program
way
is left
trial
Last year, 916
victims of domestic
violence
received $25,000 for the
two-year
program may be
in
This funding expires Jime
Thompson, Outreach
government, there are 3-6
Center. Outreach
miUion cases of spouse
abuse each year. The
by the
coordinator
at
the
Many
behind when the
groups are held in their
Center as a result of
PCADV 's
week. Transportation
cutbacks.
is
provided when needed.
The
as
program was
in November 1987
rural
one of three
is
dropped from the Women's
where support
initiated
Women's
Center.
left
communities one day a
1989, according to Florence
Domestic Violence, a
branch of the federal
be
pilot projects
If this
funding
occurs Columbia
Coimty's isolated victims of
domestic violence might be
deal with reahty
left to
The
in the state, the remaining
alone.
two being urban programs
government can't afford
Pennsylvania Coalition
in Philadelphia and
help.
Bloomsburg Women's
Against Domestic Violence
Pittsburgh. According to
Center offers the Rural
(PCADV).
Thompson, each program
state
is
funded
through the
our
reality is that
to
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Two
selling as
150 half-kcgs a
it is
Campus
many as
week; now
years ago.
Beer was
lucky
if it
can
sell 30,
cracked
down on underage
drinking.
Last November, the
fraternity
Beta Sigma Delta
was raided by
the
LCB, and
according to Dave Truehart,
manager of Campus Beer.
over 100 underage students
"TTiere's been an increase
were
in the sale
of cases, but
there has definitely been a
decrea.se in the sale of
kegs," says Truehart,
aren't losing
this,
as
"We
any money by
but we're not making
much of a profit."
Weekends at Bloomsburg
University were once filled
with parties. In
students return," says
Mike
Blass,
manager of the
state
Uquor
store.
it
is
Blass says that
too early to
tell if
sales
are higher this fall than last
Students have found that
parties
have become more
"The social life at
Bloomsburg is more laid
private.
back, people are just
hanging out with a few
friends," says
arrested. Since the
Tracy
Mark
Fabian,
Beta Bust, fraternity parties
Groller, 20.
have decreased. "The 'over-
also 20, agrees,
21
instead of going out to the
'
crowd seems
to
be
big parties, people are just
drinking more (at the bar)
because there
is
"Now
staying in and drinking."
nowhere
The crackdown on
them to go," says
Gary Woodland, manager
of Good Old Days. We
else for
underage drinking has
forced students to
more cautious and
always do a good business,
but since the crackdown on
become
find
alternatives to large parties.
Pennsylvania, BU's
underage drinking and the
fall.
reputation as being a parly
diminishing fraternity
of Hess', says that
But they have chosen not to
do away with drinking, only
school was well known, but
parties, business has
although,"thc sale of beer
to hide
changed
since the police and the
State Liquor Control Board
up."
that scene has
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is
always an
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when
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this
it
Hartz,
when
isn't
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students
it
better.
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Celebrity^
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A
Friday - January 13, 1989
Mitrani Hall - 8:00 p.m.
This gala event celebrates the
beginning of Bloomsburg
Special Sesquicentennial Event
Spring Semester
Celebrity Artist Series
University's Sesquicentennial.
Programs
We are proud of our heritage and
invite
you
to join us at this festive
occasion featuring one of the
world's greatest dancers of our
Rudolf Nureyev
Fri., Jan.
lime.
As
NYC Opera National Company
god Apollo in Balan'ApoUon Musagete' and
wandering soul in Maurice
the
"La Traviata"
Tues., Jan. 24
chine's
the
13
Bejan's 'Songs of a Wayfarer',
Xureyev reveals new depths
in
Budapest Symphony Orchestra
with Leonard Pennario
Men., Feb. 27
these works."
Chicago,
Illinois
January 25, 1988
"Gershwin By Request"
with Leon Bates
"Concerning Nureyev himself,
the
man
looks as youthful as
when he jumped over the Iron
Curtain in 1961, and is in fine
shape. He commanded his roles
and the audience with pure stage
presence, amazing grace and a
profound knowledge of the
March
Fri.,
3
The Boys Choir of Harlem
Wed., March 22
balletic arts."
Sacramento, California
January
12,
Pilobolus
19HH
For ticket information,
Dance Theatre
Sat.,
call
April
1
(717) 389-4201
These programs are made possible by grants from ihc Bloomsburg University Foundation, Community Government
Association, Human Relations Commiiicc, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
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In Tffls Issue
for
Columbia County
Winter 1988-1989
Vol. 2,
Medalist Award. 1987, Columbia Scholastic Press Association
First Class honors with distinction. 1987. Associated Collegiate Press
Features
Addicted
6
A Bloorasburg Realtor admits he can't kick the Coke habit.
10
The
Terra-ized by Ted Kistler
Lou Terra to restore America's dream
'Vette Virus drives
car.
see page 6
Speeding through Numidia by Lisa Barnes
on the Numidia Raceway.
12
Straight talk
O-Tannenbaum! by Ted Kistler
From Columbia County comes a forest of profit during
34
the
hohday season.
Scrunching, Spiking and Teasing by Jennifer Brelsford
Keeping up with the latest styles can get hairy.
37
40
Still
Standing by Jean Sicinski
The Opera House
in Catawissa is
still
standing after
1
19 years.
Special Section: Lifespan
It's a Small World ...by Sandi Kaden and Gina Vicario
For some, the small world doesn't include daycare.
16
see page 34
Baby by Lisa Barnes
20
The Bloomsburg and Berwick
experience for
more pleasant
is
too active to
retire.
For Sale by Cindy Woodward
Why people
see page 22
32
ABOUT THE COVER:
a cold winter day
a
Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Big Hearts by Jean Sicinski
Big fjeople helping htUe people.
31
On
making Ufe
their famUies.
Actively Retired by Nancy Vought
Columbia County's most popular journalist
22
28
hospitals are
new mothers and
are leaving Coliunbia Coimty.
Today's Elderly by Sandi Kaden and Dan DelFine
They
aren't a "rocking chair"
crowd.
in
Bloomsburg Town Park,
Departments
Elaine Stauffer and Krickett,
along with Beth Salaman,
entertain some daycare
4
Behind the Lines
by Brian
5
The Cutting Edge
42
The Back Page
children. (Photo
Foelsch)
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Tomato Tech; Retaining Our Students
Reaching Out; The Case Against The Keg
Winter 1988-1989
^^
No.
1
BEHIND THE LINES
During the past five years, 8,202 child abducwere reported to the National Center for
Missing and Rxploited children in Washington,
D.C. Only 3,802 children were located, 96 of them
tions
deceased. No one knows the extent of the problem
since there
is
no federal mandate to report missing
children to a central unit to process the numbers.
We at Spectrum experienced the problem firsthand while working on a stor\' about daycare in
Columbia Count>- (pp. 16-19). The children had
been eager to be photographed, and the parents
had signed standard model releases.
However, when it came time to fill
in
some of
the usual journalistic data-child' s name, age, home
names-many of
"You never know who's
town, parent's
the parents ob-
pointing out that most abductions are the result
Winter 1988-1989
of a domestic problem where one parent thinks
he or she has custody of the child, but, in fact,
Vol. 2, No. 1
EDrrOR-IN-CHIEF
Walter M.Brasch
doesn't; or where one parent has legal custody
of the child and the other parent disagrees with
the court order.
Without court orders, both par-
ents have equal rights to a child's care. "In
most
becomes a pawn
when parents fight." Being a pawn also leads to
abuses. Smith points gut that in many cases,
cases," says Smith, "the child
"The child is uprooted, often hidden, forced to
go from school to school, and deprived of contact
would have been easy to go back to the
parents, and tell them that based upon our re-
out there," one
search, individual cases of child abuse have not
increased significantly in the past 10 years, that
We did not understand the logic
more than 95 percent of all abductions are by
one of the parents or a very close relative who
akeady knows all the child's data, that in Columbia County only one "stranger abduction"
into
our citizens.
of allowing photographs, while disallowing identification.
It
would have been easy
for us to claim that the
who wouldn't allow full identification
were wTong, and that we had certain journalistic
parents
standards to maintain.
It
fication,
was reported in the past ten years and
child was returned later that day.
we would just find some
whose parents would allow
other cute kids
full identification.
we also recognized that there may have been
a"siory behind the lines." So, we looked into some
But,
was perfecOy
years," says Joan Mosier, director of the stale's
Mosier says, "You used
tective.
and
else's child.
B loomsburg.
publish full data about
we decided,
Now
parents are very pro-
upon a
There doesn't appear
to
be the free and
responsibilities to
itself; we have no right or mandate
impose our personal values upon others. No,
be able to chat with
the parents weren't
wrong
to insist
certain cloak of secrecy surrounding
their children;
it
was, after
we decided
all,
their children.
easy interchange there used to be." While readily
And,
acknowleging there is a problem Mosier also says
features a lot of real cute kids, but without
,
that
more than 90 percent of
all
abductions are
done by a child's parent or a very close relative.
Bloomsburg Police Chief Larry Smith agrees.
A Few
CJunc 1984 through September 1988)
Child Abductions reported: 8,202
Parental Abductions: 7,724
L/Katcd Alive: 2.841
Deceased: 3
so,
Staci
Wilson
DIRECTOR
Susan Sugra
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Beth Sal aman
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES
Jennifer Brelsford, Jean Cancelliere,
Sandi Kaden, Jean Sicinski
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
DIRECTOR
Nancy Vought
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
CIRCULATION
~
DIRECTOR
Beth Salaman
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
ZONE MANAGERS
understand
to
Sandi Kaden, Glenn Schwab,
Sandi Kaden
attitudes.
bring forth the truth and to help society better
to
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Nancy Vought
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Beth Salaman
had long ago decided that the parents weren't
wrong, and we had no right to try to manipulate
their opinions
Kistler
Lisa Barnes
it
we didn't do that because we
As joumahsts, we have
Children and Youth Services office in
someone
all right to
theirchildren. But,
of those fears.
"Families have gotten real skittish in recent
that the
We might have even convinced a few that
would have been easy for
those in journalism to say that without full identi-
Ted
ASSOCUTE EDITOR
ADVERllSING
with the other parent."
It
parent said, reflecting the fear our society has put
jected.
MANAGING EDITOR
to publish
a story that
identification.
We have responsibilities not only
to the integrity
of our profession, but also to our
readers as well.
Statistics
Stranger Abductions: 478
Lxx;atcd Alive: 145
Deceased: 93
Voluntary Mi.ssing ("runaway.s"): 9,547
Cases Closed: 8,295
Deceased: 21
fSourcc: National Center for Mis.sing and Exploited Children)
Jennifer Brelsford. Cindy
Woodward
DISTRICT MANAGERS
Jean Cancelliere,
Jean Sicinski, Staci Wilson
DESIGN AND GRAPHICS
DIRECTOR
Brian Foelsch
ASSISANT DIRECTORS
Lisa Barnes, Ted KisUer,
Glenn Schwab. Nancy Vought
PRODUCTION
DIRECTOR
Glenn Schwab
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Nancy Vought
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Lisa Barnes. Jean Cancelliere.
Brian Foelsch. Sandi Kaden.
Ted KisUcr, Beth Salaman, Susan Sugra
PROMOTION
DIRECTOR
Staci
Wilson
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
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is
published twice a year by the Program
in
Journalism of the Department of Mass
Communications, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815). Single copy
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THE
CUTTING
EDGE
Maynard
Bates,
specialist,
who
major
rules
The
question
they
which are
throughout
the
greenhouse to a computer base,
These
properly.
tomatoes
Washington Research Plant
Profs. Paul Hartung and
Dennis Huthnance, of the
University
Bloomsburg
minimal
effort.
this
farmer
cannot taste the end product
since
has no tastebuds. This
it
farmer
an Expert Computer
is
Department of Mathematics,
along with BU students, have
System so simple to use a high
created this program.
school student could run
produced
it
as
probes
has
hooked
greenhouse
Unfortunately,
feel
The Expert system
to Bates.
also
presently are being raised in the
with
will
though they are talking directly
opportunity to achieve a nearly
tomato
field.
When users ask the computer a
Tomato Tech
perfect
a
Expert system will
simulate an expert in the
It
was
interviewing
after
maintained by non-specialists.
temperature,
Tomato loss due to cold front
problems from lack of
humidity, and carbon dioxide.
supervision could be solved by
The computer monitors
this
to stabihzc
has the
the
develop
to
"smart" greenhouse.
TECHNOLOGY
The new farmer
tomato
a
outlined
the
atmosphere
greenhouse
the
day
and night, telling the user what
changes need to be made, and
suggestions
offering
problems.
user
It
when
even
will
fix
the
windows.
The goal of the system, says
Hartung,
to sell
is
greenhouse
sites
will take ten people over a
year
to
finish
creating
the
Expert system, Hartung points
companies
(Pennsylvania Power and
Light, Agrownautics, and
Corning) are involved in
out. Currently three
to
tell
open or close
to
system, he says.
It
one acre
assisting
makers of the
the
system.
—BETH SALAMAN
which can be
EDUCATION
RETAINing Our Students
funds
an
if
they agreed to provide
twenty-five
additional
be successful,
we must
program
have an additional opportunity
Unit,
was hired as the case
manager of the program. She
will work with up to 150 at-
student's needs."
school until their
from
the
stale
and
their
risk
youths,
1986, 22,000 students
agencies
dropped out of high school in
Pennsylvania. Gov. WiUiam
program.
In
Casey
allotted $1 million for
1988-89 to
schools
as
start
that
programs
have
in
above
well
as
community
coordinate
districts.
to
help
with
the
This program has four main
goals-improvement of school
attendance and academic
performance,
reduction
of
highly
is
individualized to meet each
might
The student
need
counseling
or
group
activities, tutorial services, or
dropouts
keep potential
school. Benton and
in
Berwick were both given
Winter 1988-1989
state
student's education.
Education
RETAIN's
is
not Project
only concern. "To
pregnant or parenting
or
alcohol
problem
arc
weak peer relations and suffers
"Home
visitations are rare,
but all attempts will be
intervene
with
a
made to
potential
program are considered high
risk because they exhibit
to
A
youth, and youths with a drug
as needed.
students, and the increase of
program
could be a
juvenile offender.
referred into the program. "The
parental
the
disruptive
school
or
within
the
community, plus home visits
and Treatment Alternatives an
Intervention Network) is a
in
in class or
considered high risk and are
supportive
dropout," Vargo says.
involvement
also display
behavior
services
other
dropout rates, the enhancement
of social development of
rates. Project
may
individual
peer
RETAIN (Remedial Education
average dropout
and has
or suspensions. The student
Vargo,
life,"
Bonnie Vargo, of the Central
Susquehanna Intermediate
in
levels,
"The
says
percent.
graduations with special help
more grade
excessive absences, detentions
Students in the Benton and
Berwick school districts now
to stay
touch
on every aspect of the student's
student has usually established
from low self-esteem," says
Vargo.
Students
come from a weak
non-supportive family
structure. Vargo says, "The
or
family has a
lot to
certain dropout "predictors."
student's problems.
These
predictors
comes back
student
who
is
the
out usually
Students referred into the
include
with
greatest potential for dropping
a
behind one or
do with a
It
always
to the family."
— STACI WILSON
Addicted
Bloomshurg native admits he cant kick Coke habit
Robert "Tony" Barton, a
backs off 'National Geographic',"
Bloomsburg native, will openly admit
to anyone that he is hooked on
coUecung. From "Playboy" pins, or
Barton says, "Each one has a Coke
They skipped
they didn't do
whole
the first issue of any magazine. Barton
win keep anything he can find that
him, especially Coca-Cola
When
Agency,
Barton, of the Barton
Now, he
buy absolutely
name on it.
will
tried to
buy
a
Coke
valuable to collectors.
remembers. "He came nmning
I
didn't have any like that.
I
Where 'd you
it
"Whoa,
mother
was going to
get this?' His
I
molest the kid or something.
explained what
it
says he did not start collecting
was just
I
bottle
hanger for something free
did and she said they
I
received
more than 1800
Illustrated
to read
Guide
to the
says he was truly inspired by the
book, and started looking for some of
drove to
the items.
"I just couldn't believe all the
Since that encounter. Barton's
expanded
— Barton decided
"The
Orangevillc and got the hat."
collection has
— he
does not remember what he
Collectibles of Coca-Cola." Barton
I
in a hiile store in OrangevilJe.
Well, right after lunch
a fluke. After purchasing a
six-pack of the soda and sending in a
said.'where'd you get this?
probably thought
got
substantial part of Barton's Ufe, but he
because of the items' monetary value,
through Burger King and he had a knit
whoa,'
For the past 13 years, Coca-Cola's
advertising gimmicks have been a
hat off a
kid once years ago," Barton
on.
almost have a
price guide, and are considered
Coke's
an>Thing v/ith a Coca-Cola
even
I
are not usually thought of by most
products, he never intended to get so
"I
but
There's hundreds of
people, the ads are Listed in the official
started collecting
involved.
it,
series.
ad.
when
them." Even though advertisements
interests
memorabilia.
a couple of years
to include
things they (the Coca-Cola
Company)
put out," he explains. "They just put
items, foreign and
out gobs and gobs, tons of this
domestic. His foreign producLs are
advertising stuff out. People don't
mainly bottles and glasses from
Greece, Germany, and Japan,
made some
other ajuntries, while domestic
objects include signs, clc ks and
prins.
Al.so included in his colleciion are
magazine adverti-sements.
"I
how much they do. Whatever
you can think of they've probably
realize
among
took the
with their
name on
After purchasing his
first
it."
item,
Barton joined "The Coca-Cola
Collectors Club," an organization with
Spectrum
membership of a few hundred
The club now has
international status and 4,838
a total
people.
members.
links together
It
members
15 different countries through
directories
in
and annual conventions.
where the collectors set up their own
card tables and display what they're
willing to trade. People
room
aU
is,"
it
go from room
in the hotel trading and
buying, and
it's just all
Coke;
there are also
unauthorized items are considered
20th century serving tray, do attain
some
"everybody brings anything
they want to trade. There are nights
to
However,
unauthorized items. Most of the
worthless, but others, such as an early
its
"At those conventions, " Barton
recalls,
extremely hard to tlnd.
value, according to Barton. "In
1908. the Western Coca-Cola Bottling
Company
tray.
It
put out a 'topless' sei"ving
had a picture of a topless
woman on
They
it.
Company) were
furious," he says
collection
is
a
when
If
good investment,
to stop. If
Barton
now
that
is
its
stop
now,
it's all
Coke
home
all
Fairs
In-Store
Wicker Parties
over."
so involved with Coca-Cola
breakfast.
his
I
Mall Shows
not his main
he stopped drinking Pepsi, and
drinks
over'
it's all
is
and also because,
to stop.
stop
I
that his
He collects because it is fun.
"I don't know when
concern.
know
of Gift Items
Wholesale
Although Barton notes
monetary worth
don't
Large Selection
Coca-Cola
with a laugh.
that's
he says with excitement.
'I
(the
W% Discount
day, even for
And everyone who
or office
is
asked
if
to
Students and Faculty
138 East
Main Street
visits
they
Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815
Aside from the conventions. Barton
spends countless hours going to yard
sales
and
flea
markets searching for
additions to his collection.
It
was
at a
yard sale in 1975 that he purchased
his first item, a 1921 limited- run
serving tray for $13.
at
It is
now
valued
$425. Barton also receives help
expanding
his collection
"hobby."
have a
lot
and give
I
me
And
come by
other people
me
who
go travelling wiU bring
'I saw this, do you have
I
got this for you at a yard sale,
here take
Central Pennsylvania 's
professional regional thieatre
'World's Best-tasting Hoagies'
Light
Home
of 1800
Hoagies
Up The Sky
October 13-29
Fools Rush
In
December 1-18
Free Deliveries
Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn
February 2-18
it.'"
While some of the items
in
Barton's collection, such as a tiny
Coke-shaped
bottle with a hpstick
inside, nail clippers,
and Coke
by the Coca-Cola Company. His
favorite objects are the cars and
many of which
Winter 1988-1989
are rare
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Bloomsburg
bottle
key chains are "different," he prefers
the older items which were approved
trucks,
Ensemble
back
things, or
this?
mk
presents an American Journey
men
these things because they
collect.
Bloomsburg
Theatre
his
of deUvery
uniforms, deUvery people
know
Hoagies
from the
many people who know about
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mac's
and
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would
like a
collection,
make
it
Coke. Barton's
aroimd the country, because, to him,
and everjthing around him,
clear that for him,
Coke
is
Barton's devotion to the Coca-
Cola Company does not end with his
collection, taough.
just about
&
Coke.
ENGRAVEABLES
He can
also
answer
any question deahng with
He knows when and how
soda was
first
the
discovered, and the
"On
disputes involving the company.
Plaques
Medals
Awards
Ribbons Engravings Trophies
SPORTSWEAR
Computer
Embroidenng, and Engraving
Iron Street
Bloomsburg, Pa 17815
items as a Christmas bottle patented in
December 1923, an eight-ounce can
from the West Coast which was never
released in this part of the coimtry, a
Coke
plastic
bottle
used for
refrigerator displays,
which was given
to
The phone
and a telephone
him by
Patricia.
trademaik was written in the "C" of
traditional hobble-skirt or
'Coca,' "Barton notes, "so Pepsi
and
all these Coke imitation companies
came along and used the 'Cola'
it
wasn't included.
Now, on the newer items,
trademark or patent
is
the
imder the whole
But Barton's "hobby" does have
He has stayed away from
is
his wife,
shaped like a
Mae West
nicknamed because of its
bottle,
similarity to a
As
woman's
figure.
his collection continues to
grow, so does Tony Barton's
enthusiasm.
He
says he'U probably
doesn't seem likely
same breath he asks, "You
stop soon, but
since in the
thing."
232
sweaters just aren't
the original Coca-Cola items, the
because, they said,
Specializing in
new jeans and
Coke.
Barton does have such novelty
"it."
WAGNER'S TROPHIES
the
it
know what I'd like
to get next..."0
its limits.
the clothing, except for various
T-shirts fi-om bottiing
companies
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Terra-lzed
Lou Terra
America 's dream car
'Vette Virus drives
to restore
Originality
by Ted
Kistler
comes
when the Corvette was
being fitted with some of its most
legendary' power mills, Lou Terra was just
In the 1960s,
the determining factor in
"Vette virus. "I've raced a car since
I
at
a price. Terra located the intake
manifold for his '65 coupe
Maryland
in
Of the remaining
'62 and '67) the '62
it
three 'Vettes, ('61,
is
Terra's personal
"The
means something, the year means
something..." This was the first year for
favorite. "It's the year," says Terra,
car
and an original top for his '67 Roadster in
California But why would anyone pay the
exhorbitant prices and search the country
the 327 cubic inch motor, long
acknowleged as one of Chevrolet's
was
for just the right parts? "It's the
race-bred mills and a descendant of the
first
preservation of the breed," says Terra.
265 small block originally created
another young guy afflicted with the
nineieen-years-old," says Terra That
race car
is
the value of any collectible car, but
was a 1958 Chevrolet Impala with
Actually, preservation
is
just part of the
finest
1955
in
for use in grocery-getting passenger cars.
Terra's '62 sports the 300 horsepower
was a
a 348 cubic inch displacement big block
picture. Terra admitted that
motor. Racing a car the size of a split-level
combination of the love affair he has with
version backed by a four-speed gearbox.
ranch house
the "Vette and the monetary aspect of
Terra says that
restoring and collecting
when fmished, but
is
not generally considered
the hot ticket in
performance circles but
back then he could not afford a Corvette.
They were
expxjnsive, impractical
until
that fuels his
it
will
1969 when he and partner
now
it
awaits the
Terra treatment.
Of the
The
'61
model is
1400
built that year and
carries the 230
horsepower 283
five
one ofthe
collection, only
the "73
be black-on-red
for
"Vettes in his
Terra's involvement with race cars
continued
them
interest.
and
exactly what he wanted.
it
and '67
first
Bruce Shaw opened a speed/machine
shop. There, Terra and Shaw did
are completed.
everything from selling spark plugs to
marina blue and
backed by the four-
supports the
speed.
highly-
most recent addition
building race-ready motors.
"When you
what you're doing,
really like
it
makes
work a pleasure," he says.
Today, Lou Terra is sole proprietor of
Terra's Speed Shop in BJoomsburg and
now owns fivc'Veties. "I've made a living
out of
my
at the shop. Becau.se
of his
full distributor/dealer for several
"Everything
is
done
to original.
To
427
horsepower L71 big block. The
is
fact that
a convertible further increases
it
the
On
its
most valuable piece
it
worth,
in his
I
go
is
a basic
Stingray model equipped with the T-top.
is
'65
is
notable for the fivc-milc-pcr-
Such pre-planning
is
who,
like
Terra, have an automotive preoccupation.
Automotive technology has changed
dramatically since the cars in Terra's
introduction of radial tires as standard
collection
was
however,
less efficient than the old bias-ply
tires the radials replaced.
The
not unusual
for the car-crazed "gearheads"
hour urcthane nose added that year and the
latter feature,
the
coupe runs a 327
cubic inch block cranking out 365 horses
through a four-speed. It will be treated to a
red-on-black paint scheme, the inverse of
the '62.
the other hand, the '73
'73
The
also
to the ensemble.
cubic inch, 435
equipment. This
Corvette supply companies.
crazy with that," notes Terra.
collectible
The
own
Corvettes. This sideline has led Terra to
become a
mouse motor,
is
collection.
reputation as a 'Vette fanatic, others have
asked him to Terra-iyx their
'67
making
hobby," says Terra.
Recently, a side business has
developed
The
were
built.
Keeping up with
changes can be a full-time job
in itself.
"You just can't be a mechanic
today.
must be an automotive and
the
You
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'Everything
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done to original':
Though this 1961
may not
much now,
Corvette
look
like
the fiberglass-
bodied car
will
soon
receive the full
Terra treatment.
engineer," says Terra of the latest
advances. Turbo-chargers, on-board
computers, fuel-injection and
all
the other
components with hyphenated names found
on today's cars force the mechanic to stay
abreast of
"I
what
is
new and understand
it.
with obvious satisfaction, "You've got a
400 horsepower Corvette coming out that
gets 20 miles per gallon and meets E.P.A.
emissions." This performance comes at a
price, though. The mid-$30,000 needed to
buy a new base-model Corvette is about
year-old
race his
who wants to restore, collect or
own Corvette or other collectible?
you can build a car and not
"It's great if
waste your money doing
Terra,
"Do
it
it,"
advises
right the first time
and get
advice from a professional.''^
eight times that of the 1970 model.
do a lot of reading," says Terra.
"High performance is back," he notes
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by Lisa Barnes
On this
rainy Saturday afternoon
Xumidia Raceway is empty except
for a few disappointed stragglers who
will have to go home and find
something else to occupy their time.
But Max Naylor, owner and manthe
ager of the racetrack
is still
there tying
up some loose ends before he heads
off to his
home in New Buffalo.
who has been a drag
Naylor,
racer
NaHot Rod Association-sanctioned
track last March, after the original
for eighteen years, purchased the
tional
owner, Dr. Russell
J.
Pratt of
Catawissa, died.
Since taking over the raceway,
Naylor has been trying to build up
local interest in the sport.
Drag racing has not always had
the greatest reputation.
Most people
image of two kids
dragging down a back country road.
But, according to Naylor, "Drag
have
a stereotypical
Photo by Staci Wilson
me
every weekend': Dave Scree, Orangeville,
his "57 Corvette, and pit crew, including wife Karen (left), with
success at the Numidia Raceway.
'They're with
credits
his
racing isn't the leather jacket sport
that
it
used to be."
Like so
many
other sports, drag
One Numidia
racing has had to change with the
times. Well-run raceways
now
replace
the country roads, computerized
racer
,
Dave Scree
of Orangeville, has been driving his
0-11.99 seconds; the Heavy
Ehminator, 12.0-19.99 seconds; the
Bike Ehminator, is for motorcycles;
timing equipment replaces the old
1957 Corvette for the past twelve
years. He simply enjoys the thriU of
checker flags and stop watches. Drag
the races and the excitement of
racing has evolved into a multimillion
competition. This past season he was
bigger races.
dollar sport nationally.
one of Numidia's No.
"The great thing about drag racing
anybody can do it, says Naylor.
"Your car doesn't have to be fast."
Of
racing
itself,
Naylor says
that
is no feeling like it in the world.
"Have you ever been in an airplane?"
he asks. "It's almost the same
feeling." He adds that the intensity
there
isn't quite ihe
the thrust
12
same, "but the
is still
there."
thrill
of
1
represented the raceway
National Hot
sion
1
finals.
racers,
and the Trophy Class, is for drivers
don't wish to compete in the
who
and
at the
Rod As.sociation DiviHe races in the Super
is
that
Unlike
many
sports where the
enemy, drag racers
Eliminator category, one of four
competitor
classes.
arc a friendly bunch, according to
The Super Eliminator
racers
who can
is
for those
reach the finish line in
is
the
Naylor.
"These guys are practically
all
Spectrum
friends. If
someone needs
another racer has
share.
There
is
a part,
and
mechanic, and racing just seemed the
he will gladly
it,
natural thing to do," she says.
a real sense of
loaned a part to a fellow racer
went on
to beat
to maintain her
husband's car before actually racing
who
The
Huntington got involved in racing because of her father
and husband reinforces that drag
racing
great thing
is
fact that
family-oriented.
spectators
we
members, or
about racing is that
anybody can do if
says.
ONLYONEWHO^
HELPEDMILUONS
herself.
him when they
raced against each other.
The
SHFSNOTTHE
got involved."
I
She used
Sorce jokes that he has already
later
how
"That's
camaraderie"
Many
OFPEOPLERND
NEWHOMES.
"Most of the
get are family
friends of the racer," he
famihes, like the
Huntingtons, race together in the
various classes.
Sorce 's wife, Karen, and son are
Although drag racing traditionally
conjures visions of the "macho man"
his pit
women
with
are
some of the
racetrack's
also involved in the sport, working as
at all the races.
old daughter has taken more of an
Kelly Huntington, of Numidia,
whenever she can, which
isn't
too often since she works third
shift.
interest in racing than her six-year old
son.
She and her husband campaign a 1971
Vega.
One of the
biggest concerns that
drag racers have
"My
father used to race.
"They're
every weekend," he says.
Huntington adds that her four- year
strongest competitors.
races
crew
me
He was
a
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is
money.
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which services many of the Numidia
cars, the track has been very good for
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but for some, the world
of daycare
is
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by Sandi Kaden
and Gina Vicario
It was "a small world" at the
Bloomsburg University Daycare
Center, and more than thirty children
were dressed in ethnic clothes
representing a handful of countries.
For the day, they would not only dress
as a non- American child, they would
learn about a culture that was a part
of the American "melting poL"
For the thirty children, daycare was
something to be enjoyed, but for many
Columbia County children, daycare
doesn't exist. Many programs in
Columbia County offer care for
children through the
first
grade, but
after that age, finding daycare
can be
difficult.
Karen Woland, administrator of
Columbia Day Care, Bloomsburg,
says that although the
new daycare
on East Fifth Street is
designed to accomodate 100 children,
only 24 school-aged students will be
faciUty
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The remaining 76
are
reserved for those not akeady enrolled
in school. "Preference
is
given to
opportunity to partiapate
m scouting
or athletic teams."
Limiting enrollment in daycare
younger children because the younger
centers
the child, the greater the need for
funding. Although the Pennsylvania
daycare," says Woland,
out,
who
points
"Older children have the
is
largely because of a lack of
Department of Welfare issues grants
to daycare centers, says
"There
is still
Woland,
not enough funding to
provide care for
all
the low-income
families in the area."
JUl Baer, latch-key director at the
Berwick YMCA, agrees that there
need for more fur ing. "Without
is
a
additional funding to renovate the
upstairs at the 'I'MCA," Baer says,
"We may
be forced to limit our
enrollment."
The
staff
and parents hold many
fundraisers to obtain the
more equipment
donating
much
money
for
for the children,
of their free time.
"Most who work
in
daycare believe
strongly in the cause," says Joyce
Campenni, center sup)ervisor at
Columbia Day Care, Berwick, "They
are obviously not in the business to
turn a profit."
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is
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child with a
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to provide
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Both Bloomsburg and Berwick
have recently renovated
each month there. There are
three registered nurses
hospitals
at least
staff per
handle the three phases of
their maternity facihties to offer better
shift to
accommodations for expectant
child-birth: post-partum, labor
mothers.
delivery,
Bloomsburg Hospital unveiled
new wing
this past July,
care that
Uttle excluded."
The
unit provides single rooms,
modernized birthing
room an expanded nursery, and a
special room where the new mother
and father can share a candle-light
private baths, a
,
dinner.
The maximum capacity
patients,
is
ten
and fourteen babies.
The new
facihty also provides a
expectant mothers there are prenatal
seven classes. Sibling classes are also
offered so children can understand just
what child-birth is.
The Berwick Hospital's Family
Birthplace has been instrumental in
maternity care by being the first
hospital in the area to provide family-
centered birthing, a concept which
Bloomsburg also employs. "We
beheve that child-birth should be a
family event, and not an individual
thing," says Jane Yepez, director of
pubUc
relatively
Gci singer Medical Center in
Danville.
Bloomsburg's
facility
full-time obstetricians,
practitioners,
.six
has two
general
and several family
physicians to handle the 40-50 births
new concept that
is
a
offers the
with an option to have the baby kept
room with her whenever she
At Berwick, family-centered
problems the hospital can't handle,"
to
Berwick
immediate family and grandparents
the opportunity for extended
visitation. It also provides the mother
wants.
arc usually sent
relations at the
Hospital. Family-centered birthing
mothers, because "there arc very few
new-boms
provided, Bloomsburg also
lessons that consist of five series of
in the
high-risk
is
teaches a variety of classes. For
sense of security for expectant
says John. However, any extremely
and
and nursery.
In addition to the inner-hospital
its
while
Berwick completed a $3 million,
hospital-wide renovation in October
1987. Both units provide similar care,
and are designed to make the
expectant mother feel more
comfortable and secure.
In Bloomsburg, the new wing
offers a "home-like, soft, and
feminine look," according to Bonnie
John, head nurse of the maternity
wing at Bloomsburg. "There's so
much pink that sometimes we're
afraid that the fathers might feel a
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is
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The other two
aspects that
Yepez
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various options that the mother has.
These options vary from method of
delivery to feeding. Like Bloomsburg,
Berwick also serves a gourmet meal to
the
new
parents.
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Both the Bloomsburg and
Berwick hospitals are doing their best
to keep up with current standards.
According to Dr. Curtis Vickers, one
of the two obstetricians at Bloomsburg
Yepez estimates that Berwick
400 babies per
slightly below Bloomsburg's
doctors.
Hospital delivers about
year,
average.
Obstetrics nurses at
who have been
offered for those
full-
time obstetrician, and five family
Berwick
doing pretty
teach various classes for pregnant
Hospital, obstetrics
women and their
well in Columbia County. "There are
families. Like
is
we can't do at
Bloomsburg." One thing, though, that
very few things
Bloomsburg, they offer prenatal and
sibling classes. However, they also
neither
Berwick or Bloomsburg have
There's so much
is
pink that sometimes
Geisinger
a Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit.
"We'd have
them to
became necessary,"
to transport
if that
says Vickers.
we're afraid that the
Although the two hospitals may
not be as technologically advanced as
fathers might feel a
some of the bigger medical
e excluded'
like Geisinger, they
centers
offer
still
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became a day reporter,
replaced Robert D.Harter
Until several years ago, he raised
Nubian goats on
later
hobby. These goats originated
was grooming
Nubian Desert in Africa, and he
credits them with helping him recover
from three bouts of cancer.
Although Fenstermacher did not
editor' s
Fenstermacher, retired editor of the
Berwick Enterprise, /fnw/zec/ high
young reporter for
when Harter died of
1945, Fenstermacher
his
the city desk to the
where he remained for 28
only
free interchange of opinion
and a
members on
historical column, "Tracking
Yesterday," for
The
Press-Enterprise.
Fenstermacher has been married
his wife, Mae, for 55 years. He
Now,
recalled their courting days, some of it
by telephone while she worked as a
the
manager of
Columbia County Conservation
a member of
Fenstermacher has written two
books on local history, and currently
writes two columns- "Post Scripts"
to
he continues to
is
Columbia County's Torch Club,
career as a newspaper journalist.
in his 77th year,
attend college, he
in the
years.
school after six years and began a
write daily, serves as the
the property as a
as editor. Harter always claimed he
lung cancer in
ago, Ted
photos a friend sent from Switzerland.
and
moved from
More than five decades
a chalet-style home in
was designed from
Enterprise, he
the position so,
by Nancy Vought
live in
Fowlersville that
telephone operator and he a night
member without a
the
college
degree. The Torch Club promotes
among
its
subjects civic, religious,
philosophical, scientific, economic,
and
artistic. To be a member, you
must have a degree in higher
education or the equivalency in work
experience. He also served as a
trustee for Bloomsburg State College
Photos by Brian Foetech
worked seven-day
weeks for a salary of
"I
"We flew under power
lines to get better
pictures.
Winter 1988-1989
"180 moving vans
suddenly appeared
"
Berwick.
"The continuity of
in
covering community
news is not there."
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1
TF: I didn't think so at the time.
Erasmus Hall was a beautiful, clean,
for ten years, an honor not usually
given to non-college graduates.
NAPOLi PIZZA
reporter
Nancy Vought,
Fenstermacher
PIZZfl
talks
local journalism,
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about education,
at
the Enterprise.
were
would benefit me in later years.
Erasmus had a newspaper and
monthly magazine. Those two
that
pubhcations introduced
me
to
Spectrum: I understand it took six
years for you to graduate from high
joumahsm.
school.
Spectrum: Because of the decline in
My formal
Rockford,
in 1930.
Illinois,
recent years of hiring non-college
Nescopeck
began in
education finally ended
High School
educated people to
at
It
continued
jobs, has the
administrators required
grades because of
moving.
It
frustrating
me
fill
professional
need for higher education
become necessary?
TF: Absolutely. It's much more
at
Erasmus Halla, German Academy in
Brooklyn, New York, and ended at
Nescopeck. At the time, school
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My years there
enjoyable and filled with activities
and his early days
Ted Fenstermacher:
FAST
campus.
In the following conversation with
staffs
difficult to
break into the field of
journalism without
first
obtaining
"theoretical" knowledge. Education,
to repeat
my family's
working on school pubhcations, and
completing an intemship
was a very boring,
time for me.
is the
best
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TF: After moving
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Nescopeck
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noticed that the local paper,
1
Berwick Enterprise, was missing
the
something-a community news column
for
^
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approached by him to manage a
miniature golf course in Berwick.
Nescopeck.
editor,
approached the
I
asked for the job, and was
hired at fifty cents a column. Fifty
cents
may seem
but
was a
it
like a small
lot in
amount,
those days.
Spectrum: Miniamre golf in 1930?
TF: Berwick had five or six nine-hole
courses at the time. Because of the
"no Sunday sales" law in that
community, I also managed a course
in Lancaster on the weekends. In later
years,
'It
took
me
six
years
to finish high school'
Spectrum: Did you continue your
column after graduating from high
TF:
began seUing GE
the Berwick area. I was very
Actually,
radios in
successful,
much
radio.
to the amazement of
Those were hard
GE made
a very expensive
Nevertheless,
and
my
our
district
I
sold quite a few
became known to
manager. As a result, I was
sales record
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Philadelphia designed Uke Robin
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forest.
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Spectrum: What made you retum
and
to
Gifts
writing?
In 1931, the
Berwick Enterprise
advertised for a night reporter.
I
appUed, along with over forty others,
for that position.
The editor
remembered my Nescopeck column
for the position.
me
to
West Main Street
Bloomsburg, Pa.
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Times were bad
when it came to finding jobs and, I
felt, many were more qualified than
and hired
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I
the store owner.
times and
ran an archery range for
brother, a beautiful place near
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Spectrum: What was it like working
on a daily, rural newspaper in 1931?
TF: I worked seven-day w-eeks for a
salary of S8 per week.
We printed
new spapers on a flatbed press at a
of 1 ,800 per hour Our paper went
about the crash,
immediately flew
1
my
over the area with
Schuyler,
at
even encouraged him to
times
to
under power hnes so
numbered about 2,300.
1
colleague, Keith
There wasn't
fly
He thought I was
much left to
photograph because
it
had
disintegrated
years.
been thrown over a wide area. Our
county had never experienced a
tragedy of this nature where so many
hves were lost in one accident.
TF:
It
started out as a
way
to boost
Saturday sales. Most of the papers
were sold
and
as subscriptions,
we were
begun
I have many more
maybe even a third
be tapped.
to
book.
upon impact. Because
flying so low,
I
could see the
remains of the passengers
How do you feel about
Spectrum:
today's joumahstic efforts,
particularly small-town
"The Office Window,"
one of the more popular columns in
this area, was my favorite for many
Spectrum
area contains a wealth of
could get better
1
picmres of the plane.
nuts.
TF: This
historical information that hasn't
ideas for columns,
the controls. Several
rate
almost even' household in Berwick.
Subscriptions
terrain of that area. After hearing
who had
newspaper
reporting?
TF: On
the whole,
reporting
good.
is
I
think the
Many young
moving around quite a
and the continuity of
covering community news like we had
in Berwick is not there.
reporters are
lot
Saturday newsstand sales were always
Our editor got the idea for
column from a Shickshinny
weekly, the Mountain Echo. Their
"Mountain Musings" was the model
sluggish.
How
Spectrum:
did you get
become
for
my
Do the
Spectrum:
reporters
go too
when covering stories? Reveal too
much in print and photo coverage?
TF: It really is a matter of moral
far
the
judgment. Because stories need to be
column.
covered completely and accurately,
sometimes means revealing what
Spectrum: 0\'er the years as editor,
you must have covered many tragic
stories.
Which
readers consider private matters.
really
most in your mind?
TF: Two stories stand out the ACT
plant closing and an airplane crash
near CentraUa which claimed 54 hves,
including Earl Carroll, a famous
Broadway producer. The 1962 ACF
interested in writing about local
closing affected practically every
history?
household in the area and made daily
TF: After
headlines forneariy a year
approached by the newspaper
—
remember,
in particular,
Black
was the day 180 moving
vans appeared in Berwick to transport
Thursday.
as
It
many ACF
Missouri.
'=1=1=1=1=1=1=1='
fierce
new jobs in
This move surprised many
Berwick residents and was conducted
go
retired at 62,
I
1
route
when
stories.
for today's aspiring journalists?
was a
necessity in today's job market.
always been
natural. I've
interested in history.
filled
my
stories
when
I
My
grandmother
was a child and
childhood with interesting
on the North Branch Canal and
other local historical landmarks.
families.
interesting people this way.
for
my
columns.
I
met
me
Many
material
a
good education.
It's a
It's
also important to start reading as
many books
as possible
and spend
time watching television.
watch
it.
pure junk
Most
—
television
I
less
rarely
shows
are
a waste of time. In this
competitive world, you need
knowledge you can
get.
all
the
Q
a lot of
in
happened around noon
one day and rescue efforts were
greatly hampered by the mountainous
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more dramatic
TF: Get
area residents, also interested in
near Centralia
a
continue writing. Historical writing
preserving history, send
airliner crash
segments of
Spectrum: What advice do you have
to
were saddened by the plant closing
and the necessity of uprooting their
The
all
covering their
was
with a great deal of secrecy. People
the early 1960s
among
the media; sometimes novice reporters
lived with us
engineers and
administrators to their
It's
up to the editor to make a
judgment on what should or should
not go into the paper. Competition is
stories stand out the
I
it
the
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there
more
historical
stories of this area in Pcnn.sylvania to
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Imagine having no one
to share
^ig Htarts
your adolescent
experiences with. Imagine not being able to spend quality
time with someone
between
countr\'
who
could teach you the difference
and wrong. There are children aU over
right
who do
guide them in times of need. But there
problem.
It's
this
not have this special role model to help
is
a solution to this
The meeting
takes place at the child's
home
with
everyone involved present. This begins the bonding and
friendship that will hopefully last a long time.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Bridge, Columbia
called Big Brothers and Big Sisters.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters is a valuable organization to
communities everywhere. According to Mary Diehl,
Coimty, was estabUshed several years ago.
caseworker for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Bridge,
CathoUc Campus Ministry, headed by Rev. Chester P.
Snyder and Sister Anita. There was an overwhelming
Columbia Coimty, "The program is really turning kids
around, giving them a direction. The Big Brother or Big
Sister volunteer gets a lot out of this,
and
it
It
started as
Operation Friendship by the Bloomsburg University
doesn't require
a lot of time."
The organization provides
children, primarily of single
parent homes, with a friend and role model.
Many
needed but many successful matches
have been made in the Bloomsburg area. Big Brothers/Big
Sisters is based on a goal -oriented program. Child and
volunteer are matched up according to the need of the child
volunteers are
still
and the strength of the volunteer.
school, for instance, the child
Big Brother/Big
Sister
education. This person
who
Mary
Diehl
If a child is failing
would be matched up with a
f
has a strong ability in
would then become the
child's role
model.
The program begins with an
application submitted by
the parent. In every case, the missing parent, if not
Photo by Staci Wilson
deceased, would be notified and infonmed about what
happening
to their child.
With the approval of both
guardians, the caseworker performs an extensive
interview,
.first
is
home
with the parent, then with the child. The
parent mu.st sign a lot of
fonnris,
including a
home
survey.
All forms are kept confidential.
After the caseworker reviews the applications, she
decides what volunteer would be suitable for the child's
needs.
who
The volunteer and
the parent arc contacted about
the ca.scworkcr has chosen.
confidential.
When
the
match
the extcn.sive process reaches
child firsts meets his
is
it
Tbc prc-match
is
also kept
confirmed by both
climatic point.
new Big Brother/Big
parties,
The excited
Sister.
amount of work and the worry of liability became more
apparent. With careful planning and perseverance, Big
Brother.s/Big Sisters of the Bridge was established.
The organization's headquarters is in Wilkcs-Barrc, but
the local program is controlled by an advisory board. The
advisory board had to raise enough money to employ a
caseworker and create a written program of rules and
guidelines. 'ITiey developed a constitution and, in August,
official. The organization then received
money donations from the Columbia County
United Way, Berwick United Way, the Diocese of
19H7,
it
became
grants and
Harrisburg, the Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club, Advisory
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Board of Children and Youth Services, St. Joseph's Church
and private contributions. With these generous
donations, a caseworker was hired and in a short time they
were overwhelmed with children and volunteers.
in Berwick,
The program
is
really turning
kids around, giving
direction.
The
Sister gets a
it
P.
them a
Big Brother or Big
lot
out of
doesn't require a
Rev. Chester
Everybody deserves
a chance to make it
on their own.
this,
lot of
and
time'
Snyder, head of the Advisory Board,
"When there is a legitimate need for something, just
them know and people will respond. The community
states,
let
sees the legitimate need.
The program works and
there
is
a
general caring about the kids."
Right
now Big
more men
Brothers/Big Sisters of the Bridge need
volunteers.
The volunteer must be over 1 8 and
amount of time with the child.
willing to spend a consistent
Children up to the age of 17 are always in need and
supportive volunteers are greatly appreciated.
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'Columbia
County
home;
owner
FOR
SALE
by Cindy Woodward
The small town atmosphere and
Columbia County
scenic beauty of
many of the people who
have made it their home. However,
there are still those who find Uving in
leave the area for reasons other than
hfestyle. "There's
job satisfaction. Their reasons include
here," says one resident, "There just
divorce, death of a family
and
does not meet their
expectations. For some,
rural,
it
may
be too
or too cold. Perhaps there
is just
not "enough to do." For these and
some Columbia
County residents choose to pack up
their belongings and leave.
Although there are differences as
to where and why people go, some
famthar patterns have developed.
Lack of jobs is the number one
reason for this migration. According
to Linda Meckley of the Barton Real
Estate Agency, people seem to think
that there are not enough well-paying
jobs to choose from.
Ruth Killian, office manager at
other reasons,
Century 21 Killian Real Estate,
indicates there are also those
who
member,
seems to be
Warm
illness.
many people
feel
it is
necessary to
no action around
notliing to do."
weather
making summer
In the case of divorce and death,
appeal to
this area
relocating'
facilitates
moving
the busiest time of
the year for real estate agencies in the
leave the bad memories behind. In
county. Also, famihes with children
both cases, these people perceive the
want
relocation as offering opportunities for
school before the beginning of the
a fresh start in
life.
Increasingly, illness
major player in
fall
is
becoming
this migration.
a
to enroll
term,
them
making
in their
new
the adjustment
easier for the children.
Some
On
the other hand, there are
people with illnesses are unable to
many who do
stay in the area for the harsh winters
appealing.
and very hot summers. In these cases
they must relocate to an area where
to raise their children because of the
the climate
is
more moderate and
low crime
find
They
rate,
Columbia County
feel
it
and because
The
There are also those who are
simply searching for a different type
the big cities; and there
is
it is
considered "quiet" and "relaxed."
predictable.
of environment, often one that
a safe area
is
more
cost of living
is
also lower than
is
closeness
between communities, famihes, and
friends. Also,
it is
within driving
metropoUtan. "People are definitely
distance to a few major cities as well
moving
as the Wilkes-Barre
to larger cities," says
Meckley. What they are looking for
may
include employment, homes,
more or varied cultural activities, etc.
"The area also seems to be a bit
and Allentown
Whatever the reasons,
Columbia County will remain
"home" to many happy rcsidenis.0
areas.
slow-paced for the younger
generation," says Diane Barnes- Allen
of the Lutz Real Estate Agency. There
is httle
to
do
for the youth
who
are
looking for a fast-paced, on-the-go
Winter 1988-1989
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today's elderly:
'We
by Sandi Kaden
and Dan DelFine
When
they were young they were
resjjected participants in their
communities.
Now that they
are older
and have earned their place in society,
aren't
a rocking chair crowd'
they are often virtually forgotten.
12 percent national average which will
"They" are the senior citizens.
According to the Bloomsburg Area
Industrial Development Association,
increase to 14.5 percent by the year
Columbia Coimty's
represent a large portion of the
total
those aged 65 and over
is
population of
13 percent.
This compares closely with the
2000.
Although the elderly do not
population in comparison to the
growing pre-school population, they
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do have special needs. One group of
concerned people
who
has taken a
special interest in those needs are the
employees
at the
Columbia-Montour
Area Agency on Aging.
According to Kathy Lynn, director
of the
AAA,
the agency's
main goal
have senior citizens remain
is to
members of their
active, vital
communities, rather than becoming
which wiU allow them
perception people have of senior
registered nurses supervise their in-
"For the most
centers.
The agency's supportive
are also an integral part in
AAA has been serving the two
thirteen years the staff has, with the
goal to
state
doing so in the near
transportation, caseworkers, legal
not get a big budget increase this
and ombudsmen.
'We won't stop
and
get
given to those in the
think
greatest social
and economic need.
know what we'U
Depending upon the season, the AAA
provide services to between 500
may
in cases
"We
necessary.
it is
we're looking for
is
The agency has
AAA is particularly proud of
a 24-hour
homemaker
services, personal care,
the call. Protective services also deal
gives the
agency a chance
becoming
complaints he or she
at
bringing seniors together in a social
There are eight senior centers
throughout the Columbia-Montour
boarding home. The
talks to the
the
problem
resolve
it.
money
for extra furnishing for the
results," explains
center,
buying supplies and
museums,
plays,
and
client-
Winter 1988-1989
Lynn
resort areas.
is
the
"We
may have
FIRST
EASTERN
This program
about
BPNK
ombudsman
BLOOMSBURG OFFICES
administrators to
"We
won't stop
until
we
get
Lynn.
feels that the future success
of the agency
trips to
are not a 'rocking chair' crowd,"
have
before approaching the
is
operated. Fundraisers are held to raise
appUances, and going on
to
S
cUent and finds out what
home
aU of which are basically
wiU continue
to offer the future.
living arrangements at a nursing or
nursing
area,
AAA is
that the
actively involved in
allows a client to voice any
to
Senior center services are aimed
and similar organizations,
program, more
ombudsman program.
it
check up on the cUent."
setting.
this
Another service
"Delivered meals provide two things
also gives the
AAA
abuse cases wiU be reported.
independent living within the home.
cUent a nutritional hot meal, and
to offer senior
Lynn
with self-neglect within a home.
hopes that with
needs to be done to ensure
"it
much
action can be taken within one hour of
shopping assistance and anything else
mind," says Lynn,
future has
citizens and, with the assistance of the
"Here Where You
Need Us!"
answering service to take referrals
concerning abuse. Investigative
services.
AAA
and mental
They provide
home-deUvered meals,
my
and cut-back
elderly are not being overlooked.
much
seniors with
in
to trim
The existence of the
senior citizens
and sexual
financial exploitation
year.
that
"We have
The
enter
anything from
abuse."
the busiest time of the
they
if
don't
these homes," explains Lynn, "what
assault to verbal, physical,
in-home
has.
society, they stiU require special
when we
find
makes winter
its
AAA gets the most out of the money
it
demonstrates that the issues of the
of shut-ins, sicknesses and accidents
The
services." According to Lynn, the
services.
with law enforcement officials
is
An increase
more
Although the elderly are not on the
results'
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eUgible to receive these services,
and 2000 cUents.
did
verge of becoming a large minority in
we
until
citizen over the age of
and priority
"We
where we can," she explains.
supportive services are the most
is
future.
and more people in need of our
more involved in protective services.
A state mandate last year granted the
AAA the right to enter client homes
important programs sponsored by the
AAA. Any
governments keeps them from
year," says Lynn, "and there are
become
it's
funding from both the federal and
supportive services include
many
home
services, senior center services,
care projects.
AAA would like to expand
programming, however, lack of
help of volunteers, provided
services for the elderly. In
have
The
services
its
to
ensure seniors' independence. These
Recently, the agency has
counties since 1975. During the past
home
part, all the
center participants are very active."
services,
dependent on institutional care.
The
explains Lynn, referring to the
lies in quality care.
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Tannenbaum!
O,
from Columbia County
comes a
forest of profit
by Ted Kistler
produced more
Even
you didn't choose, cut, and drag your last
Christinas tree from a nearby forest, chances are it still
came from Columbia County.
marketable. The evergreens must constantly be protected
from
and third-generation Christmas
grandfather,
tree farmer.
is
now
spreads across
first to
acres.
which
Andrew was
the
shear the trees, a practice by which the farmer trims
the tree as
used to
more than 2,000
Seedlings are raised in greenhouses for a year or two.
one of
the country's oldest and largest Christmas tree farms
it
grows
come from
to
form the pyramid shape. "People
all
over
to learn his
yields a healthy,
Andrew's son, Anthony, introduced the Douglas
most populariy grown variety in the area, to
Pennsylvania. Under Anthony's direction, the fanm, and
the industry in general,
grew quickly. Today, Christmas
from Abraczinskas Nurseries arc distributed from
is
tree for
Transplanting the evergreens
to the elements
to the tree
The
at a
and toughens the
when
it's
young age exposes them
tree.
them
fanner takes these "transplants," purchasing
tree
in his
"There's less trauma
planted out in the field," says Miller.
own
fields
his
own, and
where they remain
replants
until harvest.
These two-to four-year-old
trees are
on
A
cover crop such as clover or
is
planted between the rows to
five- or six-foot centers.
fescue (a tough wiry grass)
control
spaced evenly, usually
weed growth. This cover must be
regularly
mowed
and/or sprayed to further ensure that weeds do not affect
Florida to Boston.
Robert Miller
young
transplanting in the field for an additional year or two.
them from another grower or using
Later,
trees
The controlled climate
methods," says
Abraczinskas.
Fir, the
enemies-disease, insects and climate.
prevention and cure.
It
the turn of the century that Abraczinskas'
Andrew Abraczinskas, began what
their natural
This requires planning a program combining both
Abraczinskas, co-owner of Abraczinskas Nurseries,
was around
farm crops.
the eight- to ten-year wait until the trees are mature and
"Chrisunas trees are a crop," says Eugene
Millville,
traditional
Significant effort goes into every Christmas tree during
if
a former vice-president for the
Prudential Insurance
Company and
a retired
degrees from Pcnn and Harvard universities.
tree
lawyer with
He and
his
growth and
spacing
is
that disease is controlled. Inadequate
the primary contributor in the popularization of
rhabdocline, a fungus which forms lesions on the needles.
wife operate a "small to medium-sized farm" near
These lesions render the affected
Buckhom. The
turning the needles
Millers began their operation four years
200 acres with
more than 100,000 young evergreens on land which once
"34
ago. Since then, they have planted over
Spraying
is
insect control.
tree
unmarketable by
brown by December.
the most common form of disease and
Whether the spraying is done by helicopter
Spectrum
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P-olo by Brian Foelsch
A
"small to medium-sized farm": Romill farm, established near Buckhorn over four years ago, stretches
across 200 acres with more than 100,000 young evergreens which will be distributed along the East coast.
The adelgid
or portable sprayers, chemicals play an important role. "I
becoming more and more concemed about
this," says Miller of the safety of these compounds.
An insecticidal "soap" is apphed to trees infested with
the Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid, an aphid species which
particularly attacks the Douglas Fir. The soap is non-toxic.
think people are
On a star-filled winter night, over fourhundred years ago, Martin Luther is said to
have picked his way through the forest near his
home. As he walked, he gazed upward, through
branches of evergreen, marvelling
world and heavens around him. The
legend continues that Luther, in an attempt to
by sucking the juice out of
its "blood." The adelgid
soap by developing a wax on
attacks the tree
the needle, depriving the tree of
can build a resistance to the
its
body which prevents the soap from contacting the
"Timing is crucial," says Miller. All adelgids must
insect.
be killed quickly or the survivors will develop the wax,
making extermination much more difficult and forcing the
need for other, sometimes less-safe, chemicals.
The weather plays a vital role in the production of any
agricultural crop, but
evergreen farmer
it
is
of particular importance to the
who must keep
his crops alive for eight
Evergreens are
to ten years t)efore he can harvest.
extremely resilient to adverse weather when they have
the tangled
matured
at the
young. Said one farmer of the past summer's drought,
preserve the beauty of that evening and share
with his family, cut
down one of the
trees
know
it
and
it
the tree in their homeland, brought the
to
Pennsylvania where they
settled.
practice then spread quickly
among
elsewhere in the United States.
Winter 1988-89
that if
lost
few years but
we had
them
are equally susceptible while
planted seedlings,
we
custom
The
Christians
"I
probably would
all."
Weather also plays
a part in disease
and insect
infestations. Rhabdocline, for instance, is
home with him.
It was much later that German immigrants,
who had long been cultivating the tradition of
took
have
for a
most
likely to
cause the greatest problems in warm, moist weather.
It takes manpower and machinery to protect the great
number of trees grown in this area. Miller keeps only three
people on
staff,
including himself.
school students and retired people"
required.
He hires "mostly highwhen more hands are
Most of the work on smaller farms
hand, though a helicopter
may
t»e
is
done by
contracted at times for
large spraying jobs.
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Larger nurseries, like Abraczinskas', however, need
more
Once
52 newly-renovated guest rooms, including
full
its
own
the trees are ready for the market, there has
considerable investment of time and
spacious mini-suites
-Bloomsburg's only
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Because of the scale of the work
full-time hands.
involved, Abraczinskas Nurseries also
20 West Main, Bloomsburg
service hotel, located
money
crop. Miller estimates that he will have
40
in the
been
a
mature
to 80 cents
invested per tree per year by the time he has a marketable
in
the heart of town, just a minutes walk from
crop.
Bloomsburg University
per
Over a 10-year period
that
comes out
Yes, Virginia, Christmas trees do
Columbia County.
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Douglas Fir — This
just
a great steak
house
the
most popularly grown
It soft,
blue-green
needles are about one inch long and are retained
well
More than
is
Christmas tree in the area.
when
Scotch Pine
the tree dries.
- Both
varieties,
French and Spanish, have
excellent needle retention.
The French
short, blue-green needles; the
strain has
Spanish has
medium-length, paired needles. This was the
Chicken,
fish,
and seafood
first
variety to be sheared
by Andrew
Abraczinskas.
Fraser Fir
1-80
and Rt 42
exit
needle retention.
at 11 a.m.
Always looking
of the Appalachian Mountains,
sturdy branches, symmetrical shape and excellent
34
784-7757
Open
— A native
the Fraser has a balsam aroma, flattened needles,
Colorado Blue Spruce - The needles are sharp, stiff,
about one inch long and range in color from dark
green to silver-blue.
for
good help
Concolor Fir (White Fir) - Used primarily in the East
as a Christmas tree or as an omamcntal. Needles
arc two to three inches long, cither silver-blue or
green in color and arc well -retained.
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Spectrum
Photos by Brian Foelsch
scrunching.
Spiking
and teasing
by Jennifer Brelsford
it,
You can scrunch it, spike it, color
and even perm it. You can call it a
punk, a bob, or a
But most of
Tom
all, it's
Danville residents
Cruise look.
forever changing.
may
be more
conservative in their hairstyles, but
Bloomsburg
is
more innovative and
severely short styles seen in Europe.
1960s, men's ears were covered, and
"Women
their hair
soft,
Joann Serra,
men
are going
towards short and tailored styles with
fullness
even
on
top.
starting to
more long
"High school kids are
clean up their act- no
hair," says Serra.
comparison
Winter 1988-89
years. Six years ago, the
to the
wedge or
"Dorothy Hamill look" was a popular
style for
women. Five
women were
Levels-ears cut out and a big drop in
back. Just three years ago, the
Newton" look was
no
style
the 1950s brought
in-very long
and bangs. For men,
on the side-bums to
imitate the "Elvis Look." In the
in their face; for
crew-cuts
in;
The major
styles for
women now
are layered bobs, fringes, and hair
face.
Men
neat and trim look.
now, so they want
are going for the
They
to
fit
dress better
their hair with
their image. "It's the early
'50s
brought back again," says Perry.
years ago,
walking around with Bi-
fall
definitely out.
toward the
considerably in the last five to ten
hair with
are choosing a
more feminine look compared
around the United
States."
"Juice
University Cuts, Bloomsburg,
women
to
would
some, ponytails were
here are up-to-date and sexy in
tlie
Deirdra Perry, manager of
believes that
towards the face, and longer,"
Hairstyles have changed
manager of the Danville Hairport.
Across the board,
like their hair
she says, noting, "Hairstyles around
upbeat because of the college
students, according to
around here
Clients in their 20s are
more
responsive to these changes, according
to Lisa Sarday,
manager of Campus
Clippers, Bloomsburg. People
who
are
seldom try anything new
because they want to stay
in business
conservative, she says, pointing out
that
"Business professionals want to
37
keep
they
a neat
come
and simple hairstyle so
styles they've
across as being purely
Not only
professional."
Serra beUeves that teenagers stay
HP
their
rather
own
conform
to their
with reds and golds are popular colors
says Serra.
and four-year-olds "have a tendency
new jewel
want a new look."
Little
UtUe
girls are
frostings
and highlights are big around
'What anyone feels
wearing today is
htUe spiky gel guys," said Perry.
These new hairstyles
will
like
change
in style'
seasonally because people are ready
for a change
by
then.
The blunt
though, never changes.
different
\our business.
names such
It's just
as the
cut,
called
pageboy
Columbia and Montour counties.
In the next few years residents
have
changing their hairstyles, but they
starting the
have
to get
used to seeing
to
more,
it first.
first,
are
going to get perms, because they don't
and the undercut style, Perry says.
According to Serra, people enjoy
"Residents have to be
Memoer FDIC
the
wanting perms. "Little
boys come in here with straight and
simple cuts and go out looking like
Penn
Bank
"They go well with
tones seen in clothing this
season." Perry also points out that
boys are
going away from the bowl cuts and
United
hairstyles
phaning, and perming. Haircoloring
cUques,"
she says. Surprisingly, though, three-
to
N\t- vvori; Jiard for
own
new
treatments such as coloring, cello-
They would
identity.
are
years, and are
it."
important, but so are special
about the same. "Teenagers don't
want
had for
quite content with
be tight or kinky.
men
perming
are going
Men
trend.
are also
"More and
away from
the
barbershop-type haircuts and are
because
coming
the older clientele are used to their
into hair salons for different
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styles
and perms," says Perry.
Where do
new
and then create a
these salons get their
ideas? Both Perry's and Serra's
tool to
accommodate
says Sarday. According to Serra
and Perry, weaving shears and razors
it,"
salons are Sebastian Artistic Centers,
are frequently used to create texture in
so their staffs get training in the
hair.
salons. Hairdressers also read
important tool because they keep the
magazines, such as
Modem Salon
and
American Salon.
Newsletters, videos, and state and
international
shows help "keep the
edge from Europe," according to
two to three shows per year
keep them updated, she says.
to
Accessories are an accent to a
person's hairstyle. Hair-manes, Hair
Raisers,
Mane-Squeezes, and
decorative
combs
now. "Bows
Beaded
will
are very popular
be in," says Serra.
barrettes are going to be a big
hit for winter,
Along with
the changing hairstyles
are the tools that create them. "Hair
new
still
the
most
hair soft
and flowing," says Serra.
There
more communication
is
between the clients and styhsts about
tools and products, and so the client
has more knowledge when using
geland hairspray are being used more
often because of this
new knowledge.
"Cellophix by Sebastian,
is
a soft
spray that texturizes and protects the
hair
and
is
the biggest retail product,"
says Serra.
Do Columbia
and Montour
counties keep up with the rest of the
United States? According to
she predicts.
specialists will create a
are
them. Such products as mousse,
Serra. Their staffs are required to
attend
"Our hands
hairstyle
Rosemary Schultz of Bloomsburg, the
residents seem to have the same or at
least similar styles that are seen in the
national hair magazines. "Basically,
though, what anyone feels tike
wearing today
Schultz.
D
is
in style," says
After 119 years, the
Opera House
Catawissa
in
is
still
Standing
Phdo by Stad
by
Wilson
Jean Sicinski
Lucianno Pavarotti. Beverly
None of them sang
Sills.
in Catawissa.
know, there was no opera
in the
Enrico Caruso.
In fact, as far as
we
Opera House.
According
Although the building contains no evidence of an opera,
a variety of activities including small businesses, meetings,
plays, and
movies were held
there.
The Opera House, built in 869 by the Sharpless Estate
was originally intended to be a Masonic building.
Years later it developed into a band hall, and was renamed
1
on January 16, 1889, to Opera House.
Although no operas were performed there, several
outstanding live dramas were, including a traveling troupe
of actors performing the national hit Uncle Tom's Cabin
n890;.T7ie legendary building also housed the .shows
Great Engle Clock(\H9()) and Ten Nights
in
a Bar
Shows and plays continued to be performed
when it became a movie theater.
(1891;.
With the influx of movie
activities,
g(x;rs
until
and flourishing
up shop.
An
ice
all in
operation by
Hazel John, 90, her graduation exercises
1916 of Catawissa High School were held
She also recalls local meetings held there to excite
American citizens about World War I.
Fonder memories include making trips to the ice cream
shop on the ground floor, then climbing to the second floor
to watch movies. The third floor, says John, had Masonic
meetings. These meetings are still held today.
Expansion of the legendary building continued
there.
rally the
throughout the twentieth century. Other businesses
included a schoolroom for retarded pupils, a barber shop,
an insurance shop, a store and a restaurant.
Today
Opera House is still standing and
The ground floor holds classes for a special
kind of karate, Tae Kwon Do, the middle floor is used for
the
functioning.
storage, and the third floor
small businesses tcx)k advantage and began to
rent space in the building and set
40
Room
to
for the class of
and
Co.,
1902,
shop, cigar shop, and a pool bar were
the following year.
Ma.sons.
still
houses meetings for the
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Activated
in
1985, the Bloomsburg
University Foundation, Inc. has the
It
started with reports
on crime. And the high incidence of
parolee crime in Michigan. And ended
by placing the blame for much of that
crime on prison officials.
Officials who, in an effort to ease
prison overcrowding, were themselves
breaking the law.
It aroused public outrage and
forced the state to make changes in
the system.
Changes that wouldn't have
occurred if a few reporters at a Detroit
newspaper hadn't been looking
responsibility of securing private funds to
maintain and enhance quality and excellence
areas of the University. The BU
Foundation conducts an active program
in all
information, cultivation,
among
and
o*
solicitation
individuals,
corporations, and foundations.
The
Bloomsburg University Foundation
membership includes outstanding business,
professional, and civic leaders from
throughout the Commonwealth.
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The Rural Outreach
Program is designed to help
Reaching Out
who
feel closed-in
and isolated in the
The door locks behind
him, and she
wondering
anyone can
if
stop the hurt she feels; the
Women's
will
the victims of domestic
Women are brought to the
Rural Outreach Program
violence. But, because of
offices
to provide support to
funding cuts, the future of
someone
knowing
for so long, yet
the
that the violence
jeopardy.
can't continue.
According to the Office of
women in
Columbia County received
services provided by the
Shamokin, Mount Carmel,
and Benton areas.
one
as
kind that comes from loving
and abuse
period.
Millville,
Outreach Program
way
is left
trial
Last year, 916
victims of domestic
violence
received $25,000 for the
two-year
program may be
in
This funding expires Jime
Thompson, Outreach
government, there are 3-6
Center. Outreach
miUion cases of spouse
abuse each year. The
by the
coordinator
at
the
Many
behind when the
groups are held in their
Center as a result of
PCADV 's
week. Transportation
cutbacks.
is
provided when needed.
The
as
program was
in November 1987
rural
one of three
is
dropped from the Women's
where support
initiated
Women's
Center.
left
communities one day a
1989, according to Florence
Domestic Violence, a
branch of the federal
be
pilot projects
If this
funding
occurs Columbia
Coimty's isolated victims of
domestic violence might be
deal with reahty
left to
The
in the state, the remaining
alone.
two being urban programs
government can't afford
Pennsylvania Coalition
in Philadelphia and
help.
Bloomsburg Women's
Against Domestic Violence
Pittsburgh. According to
Center offers the Rural
(PCADV).
Thompson, each program
state
is
funded
through the
our
reality is that
to
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The Case Against The Keg
Two
selling as
150 half-kcgs a
it is
Campus
many as
week; now
years ago.
Beer was
lucky
if it
can
sell 30,
cracked
down on underage
drinking.
Last November, the
fraternity
Beta Sigma Delta
was raided by
the
LCB, and
according to Dave Truehart,
manager of Campus Beer.
over 100 underage students
"TTiere's been an increase
were
in the sale
of cases, but
there has definitely been a
decrea.se in the sale of
kegs," says Truehart,
aren't losing
this,
as
"We
any money by
but we're not making
much of a profit."
Weekends at Bloomsburg
University were once filled
with parties. In
students return," says
Mike
Blass,
manager of the
state
Uquor
store.
it
is
Blass says that
too early to
tell if
sales
are higher this fall than last
Students have found that
parties
have become more
"The social life at
Bloomsburg is more laid
private.
back, people are just
hanging out with a few
friends," says
arrested. Since the
Tracy
Mark
Fabian,
Beta Bust, fraternity parties
Groller, 20.
have decreased. "The 'over-
also 20, agrees,
21
instead of going out to the
'
crowd seems
to
be
big parties, people are just
drinking more (at the bar)
because there
is
"Now
staying in and drinking."
nowhere
The crackdown on
them to go," says
Gary Woodland, manager
of Good Old Days. We
else for
underage drinking has
forced students to
more cautious and
always do a good business,
but since the crackdown on
become
find
alternatives to large parties.
Pennsylvania, BU's
underage drinking and the
fall.
reputation as being a parly
diminishing fraternity
of Hess', says that
But they have chosen not to
do away with drinking, only
school was well known, but
parties, business has
although,"thc sale of beer
to hide
changed
since the police and the
State Liquor Control Board
up."
that scene has
12
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picked
Dave
increases
is
always an
incrca.sc in sales
when
return,
this
it
Hartz,
when
isn't
manager
students
it
better.
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Activities
Your Council
"Working To Meet Your Needs
DANIEL
J.
BAUMAN, MAYOR
VICE PRESIDENT
GEORGE HEMINGWAY,
Council Members:
DR. STEVE BECK
PHIL KEATING
ED KITCHEN
CHARLES LEARN, JR.
FLORENCE THOMPSON
Wellness In Bloom
Arthritis
Fresh Start
Support Group
Self-help group acts as an outreach
American Cancer Society's Fresh
Stan is designed to help you stop
smoking in just four weeks.
to the people in Northeastern
Pennsylvania affected by the #1
Together we can
crippling disease.
ease the
^
pain.
Cardiopulmonary
Cf)
^^
Resuscitation (CPR)
CPR! You can save a victim of
drowning, suffocation, trauma, and
CPR.
Culinary Hearts Kitchens
f
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Learn the American Heart
Association's
approach
After Fifty
Helps improve the quality of
your life by taking more
responsibility for your own health.
Learn a Death Defying Act. ..Learn
heart attack with
Staying Healthy
recommended
Weight No More
Total lifestyle approach
to weight control that views
overeating from behavioral,
to heart-healthy eating.
psychological, social, and
physiological perspectives.
Diabetes Education
Offers individuals with diabetes
a clear understanding of diabetes.
Teaches the
individual's family
and
friends about diabetes so they
may
offer active support.
The Bloomsburg Hospital not only helps you
but helps you stay
Classes for these and
forming soon.
Please
call:
get well,
well. too.
many
other programs are
387-2400
IHE
BLOOMSBURG HOSPITAL
BH
Your friends
for life.
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