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* School Affairs and People in the News * THE FOREST CITY NEWS, FOREST CITY, PA 18421 * WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016 * PHONE 570-785-3800 * email [email protected] - PAGE 3 At the Holstein Dairy Show at the Wayne County Fair on August 10, 2016, Katie Nebzydoski (right), Pleasant Mount, won Grand Champion honors for showmanship, followed by Tim Brown (left), Equinunk, as Reserve Grand Champion. Ka- tie is a member of the Pleasant Mount Go-Geers 4-H Club and a student at Forest City Regional H.S. Tim belongs to the Tri-Gal 4-H Club and aends Wayne Highlands H.S. Katie Nebzydoski wins Grand Champion honors Ec. Dev. board/ prog. authority mtg. set for Fri., Aug. 26 The Susquehanna County Economic Development board and the progress Authority cordially invite you to the an- nual Economic Development breakfast meeting on Friday, Aug. 26, at the Summit Inn in New Milford. Breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m. and speaker Denise Brin- ley, special assistant to the sec- retary at DCED and awards will follow. Quartet to perform Sun., Aug. 26 The Lumber River Quartet will be presenting a concert of Gospel music at the Finch Hill Baptist Church, 404 Rte. 106 (corner of Rtes 106 and 247) in Greenfield Township, on Friday, Aug. 26, at 7PM. The Lumber River Quartet are a well know Southern Gospel Ministry that travels and min- isters all across the US and Canada. Ronald, Glenn, Greg and Les have appeared on TV, Radio, and are National Re- cording Artists. With smooth harmonies, live energetic style, and some good Christian hu- mor, Lumber River gives the message God has given them in hopes of seeing people ev- erywhere come to know Jesus as their personal Savior. Lecture series At Hist. Society Will Discuss Stocks/bonds The first in a series of lec- tures on many different top- ics will be held on Thursday, August 25 from 6:30PM to 7:30PM at the newly air-con- ditioned Museum of the For- est City Historical Society. As part of the Society’s new lecture series, John Re- vak, Simpson, a retired CPA, will present an instructional speech on “Getting start- ed investing in stocks and bonds” which will explain the steps you can take to get started investing. Mr. Revak will look at how you can buy individual stocks and bonds from the perspective of those having little money, or for those who might have a lump sum to invest. The lecture is designed for young families who want to start investing, and also for senior citizens looking for investing alternatives in a low interest environment. It can also be helpful to re- cent graduates who want to develop habits of saving through investments etc. As a retired Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Mr. Revak does not sell any products. His lecture is in- structional and informative for anyone with interest in investing. This year’s Forest City Re- gional Seventh Grade Orien- tation has been changed to Wednesday, August 24,. All Forest City Regional students who are entering sev- enth grade, their parents, and any new high school students to FCR are invited to aend. Refreshments and registration are from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m in the high school cafeteria. The program will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium. The program will include information concerning school policies, schedules, locker combinations, computer in- formation, a building tour, cafeteria info, etc. Parents will also have the opportunity to put payment on their child’s cafeteria account. Seventh grade students will receive their district computer laptops at orientation. A par- ent or guardian must be pres- ent to complete the necessary paperwork in order for his or her child to receive a comput- er. Also, students will receive notebooks and matching fold- ers for each of their core class- es. This is a very valuable and informative program; please make every effort to aend. There will be a district tele- phone reminder message be- fore orientation. Hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please call the high school of- fice at 785-2420 or email Mrs. Terri Erdmann at erdmann@ fcrsd.org FCR 7th grade orientation date change noted Flea Market at Trinity Church Sat., Sept. 10 A FLEA MARKET will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 58 River Street, Car- bondale. Lunch counter avail- able! It will be held on Septem- ber 10th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. For information please contact 282-1776 or 282-6176. Tri-County Srs. mtg. changed The Tri-County Senior Citizens meeting has been changed to Monday, Aug. 29, at 1 p.m. at the William Penn Apartments. Pet of the Week Blu, 4 and a half, and Mila, 6 months, happily await the building of their new house in Eynon. They are owned by John and Kelsey Pazanski Wargo. Chicken & Biscuit Dinner in Starrucca Aug. 27 The Lake Como & She- hawken United Methodist Churches will hold their annu- al Chicken & Biscuit Dinner at the Shehawken United Meth- odist Church, Sco Center Road, Starrucca, PA on Satur- day, August 27, 2016 from 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. Take outs are avail- able. Cost is free will offering. All are invited. Proceeds ben- efit the Parsonage Commiee. Students are assigned to a bus based on the location of their home. Only notification from a parent can change the assigned bus. All students must ride the buses they have been assigned. If your address has changed, please notify ei- ther the elementary and/or high school offices so students are assigned to the correct bus- es throughout the school year. Parent drop off and pick up should be at either the el- ementary or high school office. Students are not allowed to be dropped off in the back park- ing lot. This area is for buses/ vans only. For additional information, call the elementary office at 785-2410 or the high school of- fice at 785-2400. Secretaries in these offices will have the bus number that your child is as- signed. Any other questions can be directed to Mrs. Chesn- ick at 785-2407. Thank you – Mrs. Chesnick, Transportation Director. Forest City/Vandling/ Browndale: Bus 3 (Driver: Mr. Bonham in AM) / Bus 2 (Driver: Mrs. Fox in PM): Pick up along Route 247S (White Rock Road) to Browndale; in Forest City— 400-500 blocks of Main Street (NAPA Stop), Lackawanna Street (600 through 300 blocks). Bus 7 (Driver: Mr. Nebzy- doski): Pick up along Pleasant Mount Drive into Browndale and Route 247S Marion and Vine Streets; Pat’s Day Care; in Forest City at the corner of South and Delaware Streets (300/400 blocks). Bus 9 (Driver: Ms. Mag- alaski): Pick up all students (elementary/high school) in Vandling along South Main Street, Ash Bouldvard, and Main Street at the Tiny Trea- sures’ Stop. Bus 36 (Driver: Mr. Ewain): Pick up in Browndale— low- er Marion and Main Streets, Imagination Station Day Care; in Forest City. Bus 20 (Driver: Mr. Kelly): Pick up in Browndale—Route 247S (Maple Street stop); in Forest City—Railroad Street, the 700 block on Main Street (NEP stop), and the 400 and 300 blocks on Susquehanna Street. Bus 28 (Driver: Mr. Dovin): Pick up in Browndale—West and Martin Streets; in Forest City—Jolene’s Day Care, the 200 block Delaware Street. Bus 19 (Driver: Mr. Medved): North Main Street, Forest City, all students (el- ementary/high school) in the Vandling development, Tumbling Tots Day Care in Vandling. Bus 16 (Driver: Mr. O’Neill): In Forest City—pick up Hud- son Street (700-1100 blocks) and Susquehanna Street (from 1100 block across to 500 block). Bus 22 (Mr. White): Pick up students in Forest City—North Main Street stops, 600 block of Main Street and 600 block on Hudson Street; in Vandling— the stop in the 600-700 block on Main Street and along Clinton Street. Bus 12 (Driver: Mrs. Arbu- co): Pick up students in Forest City—200 block of Main Street; in Vandling-- the stop at the old store for students in 500-600 blocks and at the Oak & Main Streets Stop. Bus 31 (Driver: Mr. Smith): In Forest City—pick up on up- per Dundaff Street (across from Kennedy Park), along Lacka- wanna Street (600-700 blocks) and the 500, 400, 300, and 200 blocks on Hudson Street. Pleasant Mount Area: Bus 3 (Driver: Mr. Bonham): Pick up along Route 670 fol- lowing Route 170 to Sherwood Drive to Route 247 to Brown- dale. Bus 7 (Driver: Mr. Nebzy- doski): Pick up along Pleasant View Drive, Bethany Turnpike, Creek Road, through Pleasant Mount, to Belmont Turnpike and Pleasant Mount Drive into Browndale. Bus 36 (Driver: Mr. Ewain): Pick up along Route 247S (Creamton Drive), Miller Pond Road, back to Creamton Drive to Browndale. Bus 20 (Driver: Mr. Kel- ly): Pick up Riverdale Road, Ayoub Road, Maple Grove Road to Pleasant Mount Drive to Browndale. Bus 22: (Driver: Mr. White): Pick up, Route 371 (Great Bend Turnpike) from entrance to Miller Pond Road through Pleasant Mount to Route 171S to Forest City. Bus 19 (Driver: Mr. Medved): Pick up along Dixon Valley and Turner Roads and along Route 371 (Great Bend Turnpike) to the entrance to Miller Pond Road to Forest City. Bus 16 (Driver: Mr. O’Neill): Pick up along Route 247 in Rock Lake area, across Niagara Road, Cribbs Road, Brookings Road to Dix Road, down Route 371 to Route 171S to Forest City. Herrick Township Union Dale Areas: Bus 9 (Driver: Ms. Mag- alaski): Pick up along Route 171 from Herrick Corners to Arlo’s, across Benne Road, back across Route 374 to Lewis Lake Road into Union Dale via South Main Street to Forest City. Bus 12 (Driver: Mrs. Ar- buco): Pick up North Road, Herrick Township, Route 374 from Dimock Corners across to Plue Road to Quigley Road into Union Dale and across Rt. 171 to Mausoleum Road back to Route 171 to Forest City. Bus 28 (Driver: Mr. Dovin): Pick up along Fiddle Lake Road, to Chet’s Road (Tirzah) to Route 374 into Herrick Cen- ter, Route 171S to Forest City. Bus 31 (Driver: Mr. Smith): Pick up along north Belmont Turnpike from Orson to Route 371, on Route 371/374 to Bun- nell Farm Road to Lyons Street into Union Dale (Cable’s) via South Main Street, Union Dale to Forest City. Forest City Reg. Busing Schedule for 2016-17 Winners of the Wayne Memorial Community Health Cen- ters’ (WMCHC) Children’s Coloring Contest, Vanessa Hodg- es, 11, from Forest City and Brynn Mahon, 5, from Honesdale were each awarded a $50 gift certificate for their commend- able artwork. The contest, held in honor of National Health Center Week--August 7th to 13th, was open to all children up to age 12. The winning entries were selected on creativity, outstanding effort and neatness. WMCHC joined community health centers across the United States in observance of Na- tional Health Center Week to recognize its staff’s tireless ef- forts in making the community a healthier place. Shown, left to right are: Frederick Jackson, executive director, WMCHC; Vanessa and Brynn; Erica Brown, administrative assistant, WMCHC. Hodges wins coloring contest from Wayne Memorial Health
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* School Affairs and People in the News *THE FOREST CITY NEWS, FOREST CITY, PA 18421 * WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016 * PHONE 570-785-3800 * email [email protected] - PAGE 3
At the Holstein Dairy Show at the Wayne County Fair on August 10, 2016, Katie Nebzydoski (right), Pleasant Mount, won Grand Champion honors for showmanship, followed by Tim Brown (left), Equinunk, as Reserve Grand Champion. Ka-tie is a member of the Pleasant Mount Go-Getters 4-H Club and a student at Forest City Regional H.S. Tim belongs to the Tri-Gal 4-H Club and attends Wayne Highlands H.S.
Katie Nebzydoski wins Grand Champion honors
Ec. Dev. board/prog. authority mtg.set for Fri., Aug. 26
The Susquehanna County Economic Development board and the progress Authority cordially invite you to the an-nual Economic Development breakfast meeting on Friday, Aug. 26, at the Summit Inn in New Milford.
Breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m. and speaker Denise Brin-ley, special assistant to the sec-retary at DCED and awards will follow.
Quartet to performSun., Aug. 26
The Lumber River Quartet will be presenting a concert of Gospel music at the Finch Hill Baptist Church, 404 Rte. 106 (corner of Rtes 106 and 247) in Greenfield Township, on Friday, Aug. 26, at 7PM. The Lumber River Quartet are a well know Southern Gospel Ministry that travels and min-isters all across the US and Canada. Ronald, Glenn, Greg and Les have appeared on TV, Radio, and are National Re-cording Artists. With smooth harmonies, live energetic style, and some good Christian hu-mor, Lumber River gives the message God has given them in hopes of seeing people ev-erywhere come to know Jesus as their personal Savior.
Lecture seriesAt Hist. SocietyWill DiscussStocks/bonds
The first in a series of lec-tures on many different top-ics will be held on Thursday, August 25 from 6:30PM to 7:30PM at the newly air-con-ditioned Museum of the For-est City Historical Society.
As part of the Society’s new lecture series, John Re-vak, Simpson, a retired CPA, will present an instructional speech on “Getting start-ed investing in stocks and bonds” which will explain the steps you can take to get started investing.
Mr. Revak will look at how you can buy individual stocks and bonds from the perspective of those having little money, or for those who might have a lump sum to invest.
The lecture is designed for young families who want to start investing, and also for senior citizens looking for investing alternatives in a low interest environment. It can also be helpful to re-cent graduates who want to develop habits of saving through investments etc.
As a retired Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Mr. Revak does not sell any products. His lecture is in-structional and informative for anyone with interest in investing.
This year’s Forest City Re-gional Seventh Grade Orien-tation has been changed to Wednesday, August 24,.
All Forest City Regional students who are entering sev-enth grade, their parents, and any new high school students to FCR are invited to attend. Refreshments and registration are from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m in the high school cafeteria. The program will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium.
The program will include information concerning school policies, schedules, locker combinations, computer in-formation, a building tour, cafeteria info, etc. Parents will also have the opportunity to put payment on their child’s cafeteria account.
Seventh grade students will receive their district computer laptops at orientation. A par-ent or guardian must be pres-ent to complete the necessary paperwork in order for his or her child to receive a comput-er.
Also, students will receive notebooks and matching fold-ers for each of their core class-es.
This is a very valuable and informative program; please make every effort to attend. There will be a district tele-phone reminder message be-fore orientation. Hope to see you there!
If you have any questions, please call the high school of-fice at 785-2420 or email Mrs. Terri Erdmann at [email protected]
FCR 7th grade orientation date change noted
Flea Market at Trinity Church Sat., Sept. 10
A FLEA MARKET will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 58 River Street, Car-bondale. Lunch counter avail-able! It will be held on Septem-ber 10th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. For information please contact 282-1776 or 282-6176.
Tri-County Srs.mtg. changed
The Tri-County Senior Citizens meeting has been changed to Monday, Aug. 29, at 1 p.m. at the William Penn Apartments.
Pet of the Week
Blu, 4 and a half, and Mila,
6 months, happily await the building of their new
house in Eynon. They are owned by
John and Kelsey
Pazanski Wargo.
Chicken & Biscuit Dinner in Starrucca Aug. 27
The Lake Como & She-hawken United Methodist Churches will hold their annu-al Chicken & Biscuit Dinner at the Shehawken United Meth-odist Church, Scott Center Road, Starrucca, PA on Satur-day, August 27, 2016 from 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. Take outs are avail-able. Cost is free will offering. All are invited. Proceeds ben-efit the Parsonage Committee.
Students are assigned to a bus based on the location of their home. Only notification from a parent can change the assigned bus. All students must ride the buses they have been assigned. If your address has changed, please notify ei-ther the elementary and/or high school offices so students are assigned to the correct bus-es throughout the school year.
Parent drop off and pick up should be at either the el-ementary or high school office. Students are not allowed to be dropped off in the back park-ing lot. This area is for buses/vans only.
For additional information, call the elementary office at 785-2410 or the high school of-fice at 785-2400. Secretaries in these offices will have the bus number that your child is as-signed. Any other questions can be directed to Mrs. Chesn-ick at 785-2407.
Thank you – Mrs. Chesnick, Transportation Director.
Forest City/Vandling/Browndale:
Bus 3 (Driver: Mr. Bonham in AM) / Bus 2 (Driver: Mrs. Fox in PM): Pick up along Route 247S (White Rock Road) to Browndale; in Forest City— 400-500 blocks of Main Street (NAPA Stop), Lackawanna Street (600 through 300 blocks).
Bus 7 (Driver: Mr. Nebzy-doski): Pick up along Pleasant Mount Drive into Browndale and Route 247S Marion and Vine Streets; Pat’s Day Care; in Forest City at the corner of South and Delaware Streets (300/400 blocks).
Bus 9 (Driver: Ms. Mag-alaski): Pick up all students (elementary/high school) in Vandling along South Main Street, Ash Bouldvard, and Main Street at the Tiny Trea-sures’ Stop.
Bus 36 (Driver: Mr. Ewain): Pick up in Browndale— low-er Marion and Main Streets, Imagination Station Day Care; in Forest City.
Bus 20 (Driver: Mr. Kelly): Pick up in Browndale—Route 247S (Maple Street stop); in Forest City—Railroad Street, the 700 block on Main Street (NEP stop), and the 400 and 300 blocks on Susquehanna Street.
Bus 28 (Driver: Mr. Dovin): Pick up in Browndale—West and Martin Streets; in Forest City—Jolene’s Day Care, the 200 block Delaware Street.
Bus 19 (Driver: Mr. Medved): North Main Street, Forest City, all students (el-ementary/high school) in the Vandling development, Tumbling Tots Day Care in Vandling.
Bus 16 (Driver: Mr. O’Neill): In Forest City—pick up Hud-son Street (700-1100 blocks) and Susquehanna Street (from 1100 block across to 500 block).
Bus 22 (Mr. White): Pick up students in Forest City—North Main Street stops, 600 block of Main Street and 600 block on Hudson Street; in Vandling—the stop in the 600-700 block on
Main Street and along Clinton Street.
Bus 12 (Driver: Mrs. Arbu-co): Pick up students in Forest City—200 block of Main Street; in Vandling-- the stop at the old store for students in 500-600 blocks and at the Oak & Main Streets Stop.
Bus 31 (Driver: Mr. Smith): In Forest City—pick up on up-per Dundaff Street (across from Kennedy Park), along Lacka-wanna Street (600-700 blocks) and the 500, 400, 300, and 200 blocks on Hudson Street.
Pleasant Mount Area:Bus 3 (Driver: Mr. Bonham):
Pick up along Route 670 fol-lowing Route 170 to Sherwood Drive to Route 247 to Brown-dale.
Bus 7 (Driver: Mr. Nebzy-doski): Pick up along Pleasant View Drive, Bethany Turnpike, Creek Road, through Pleasant Mount, to Belmont Turnpike and Pleasant Mount Drive into Browndale.
Bus 36 (Driver: Mr. Ewain): Pick up along Route 247S (Creamton Drive), Miller Pond Road, back to Creamton Drive to Browndale.
Bus 20 (Driver: Mr. Kel-ly): Pick up Riverdale Road, Ayoub Road, Maple Grove Road to Pleasant Mount Drive to Browndale.
Bus 22: (Driver: Mr. White): Pick up, Route 371 (Great Bend Turnpike) from entrance to Miller Pond Road through Pleasant Mount to Route 171S to Forest City.
Bus 19 (Driver: Mr. Medved): Pick up along Dixon Valley and Turner Roads and along Route 371 (Great Bend Turnpike) to the entrance to Miller Pond Road to Forest City.
Bus 16 (Driver: Mr. O’Neill): Pick up along Route 247 in Rock Lake area, across Niagara Road, Cribbs Road, Brookings Road to Dix Road, down Route 371 to Route 171S to Forest City.
Herrick TownshipUnion Dale Areas:
Bus 9 (Driver: Ms. Mag-alaski): Pick up along Route 171 from Herrick Corners to Arlo’s, across Bennett Road, back across Route 374 to Lewis Lake Road into Union Dale via South Main Street to Forest City.
Bus 12 (Driver: Mrs. Ar-buco): Pick up North Road, Herrick Township, Route 374 from Dimock Corners across to Plue Road to Quigley Road into Union Dale and across Rt. 171 to Mausoleum Road back to Route 171 to Forest City.
Bus 28 (Driver: Mr. Dovin): Pick up along Fiddle Lake Road, to Chet’s Road (Tirzah) to Route 374 into Herrick Cen-ter, Route 171S to Forest City.
Bus 31 (Driver: Mr. Smith): Pick up along north Belmont Turnpike from Orson to Route 371, on Route 371/374 to Bun-nell Farm Road to Lyons Street into Union Dale (Cable’s) via South Main Street, Union Dale to Forest City.
Forest City Reg. Busing Schedule for 2016-17
Winners of the Wayne Memorial Community Health Cen-ters’ (WMCHC) Children’s Coloring Contest, Vanessa Hodg-es, 11, from Forest City and Brynn Mahon, 5, from Honesdale were each awarded a $50 gift certificate for their commend-able artwork. The contest, held in honor of National Health Center Week--August 7th to 13th, was open to all children up to age 12. The winning entries were selected on creativity, outstanding effort and neatness. WMCHC joined community health centers across the United States in observance of Na-tional Health Center Week to recognize its staff’s tireless ef-forts in making the community a healthier place. Shown, left to right are: Frederick Jackson, executive director, WMCHC; Vanessa and Brynn; Erica Brown, administrative assistant, WMCHC.
Hodges wins coloring contest from Wayne Memorial Health
