News Makers

Anthony Plocinik II has been named to the dean's list at Penn State University, main campus, for spring semester of his junior year with a GPA of 3.75.

Plocinik will be continuing his education as a senior at the main campus majoring in advertising and a minor in psychology. He is currently working as an intern with an advertising company in Bethlehem.

Anthony is the son of Ann Therese and Tony Plocinik of Beltzville Lake, grandson of Peter Kupec and the late Bernadine Kupec of Lansford, and Ron and Bernie Plocinik of Coaldale.

Army Pvt. Cameron R. Moser has graduated from the Field Artillery Firefinder Radar Operator Advanced Individual Training (AIT) course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

The student learned to establish and maintain radio and wire communications; operate and maintain firefinder radars and associated equipment; construct fortifications, bunkers, and crew-served weapons emplacements; and perform operator maintenance on prime movers, radar systems, and related equipment.

Moser is the son of Heidi Foster of Olcott Lane, Charlestown, N.H.

Francis W. Wolman, senior vice president and senior lending officer of the Jim Thorpe National Bank, Jim Thorpe, was recognized for serving 40 or more years in the banking industry at the Pennsylvania Bankers Association (PBA) Group 3 meeting held on April 17 at the Westmoreland Club, Wilkes-Barre.

February Lehighton Area School District elementary students of the month are:

East Penn Elementary School: kindergarten, Mrs. Betz: Paige Kemmerer; first grade, Mrs. Bruch: Abbie Miller, and Mrs. Zerbe: Malakhi Tower; second grade, Mrs. Biery: Darian Johnson, and Mrs. Bonser: Alyssa Frey; third grade, Mrs. Snyder: Gabrielle Cadden-James, and Miss Wassmer: Cole Schleicher; and fourth grade, Mrs. Breiner: William Kocher.