Michael O`Neill House of Flowers

PAGE 4 - THE FOREST CITY NEWS, FOREST CITY, PA 18421 * WEDNESDAY, JUlY 6, 2016 * PHONE 570-785-3800 * email [email protected]
Wivey’s Memorial
Golf League
by Art McLain
The “Coming Soon” sign on the office door of 44 North
Scott Street in Carbondale will be taken down as the Women’s
Health Center prepares to see patients beginning July 1st.
Women’s Health Center
Opening Carbondale Office
Thinking About Golf
By Art McLain
Par is a score that an experienced and talented golfer
expects to make on a hole in
golf. Pars range from 3 on
shorter distance holes to 5
on the longest holes. Rarely
you might encounter a par 6
on an extra long hole somewhere but usually par ranges
from 3 to 5.
What gets really exciting
for golfers is when they make
a score of less than par on a
hole. One shot less than par,
for example a score of 3 on
a par 4 hole, is considered
a birdie. A even greater accomplishment is an eagle or
a score of two shots less than
par. Technically a hole-inone would be an eagle but
the significance of a perfect
shot usually stands alone by
the term ace or simply a holein-one.
Good players usually like
Pet of the Week
to play on par 5 holes as they
are generally the holes that
could be most easily eagled.
A good drive, a second shot
on or near the green and then
a putt or chip is most commonly the score of an eagle.
An eagle on a par 4 is much
tougher. Sometimes a long
hitter of a ball can drive the
ball to the green on a par 4
and make a putt. Professionals make eagle fairly often
but it is still quite an accomplishment.
Another way to make an
eagle on a par 4 is after a tee
shot the second shot goes
into the hole. This might not
be as easy as it sounds as the
shot is played off the ground,
without a tee, and the shot
might be uphill, downhill,
side hill or pretty much any
combination of complicating
factors.
Recently a local team made
both a hole-in-one on a par
3 and an eagle on a par 4.
This is quite a feat especially
considering that they are not
nearly professional players.
In a captain and mate league,
both hitting and then taking
the best shot and playing
again from that spot, they
have made both a hole-in-one
and another eagle. Golf is a
social game and neither of
these gentlemen knew each
other before being paired together to form a team. Congratulations Del and John.
Best wishes for a great golf
season. If you would like
help with your golf game feel
welcome to contact me at [email protected] and
find me at the Fern Hall Inn
Golf Course and the Lakeland Golf Course in Fleetville.
Art McLain Golf Instruction
Junior Golf Lessons
Ages 4-16 $25 per private lesson (30-45 min.)
Series of 5 lessons for $100
Adult Lessons - $35
Package of 5 private lessons for $150
Please call Art McLain at
570-280-5135 to reserve
your lessons
GENCO DENTAL CARE, PC
“We Keep the Smile In The Mile”
DENTAL IMPLANTS
Participating with
Most Insurances
ALL PHASES OF DENTISTRY
570-785-9500
518 Main Street, Forest City, PA 18421
Effective July 1, 2016, the
Women’s Health Center, part
of Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC), will see patients at its
newly-established office in
Carbondale. Located at 44
North Scott Street, Suite 2, the
site will provide prenatal and
gynecology services Monday
through Friday.
“We are opening this site in
response to a demonstrated
need for accessible, affordable
quality healthcare services for
women in the Greater Carbondale area, and we look forward
to serving them,” said Robert Fortuner, finance director,
WMCHC. Fortuner noted that
the Women’s Health Center
also has offices in Honesdale,
Hamlin, and Lords Valley. The
Carbondale site is funded in
part by a community-based
health care grant from the
Pennsylvania Department of
Health.
Board Certified OB/GYN
Thomas O’Brien, MD, FACOG,
Certified Nurse Midwife Patricia Konzman and Certified
Registered Nurse Practitioner
Susan Tomaine make up the
team of providers staffing the
upper valley office.
“We’re very excited to have
this new office in Carbondale,” stated Konzman, who
has been practicing midwifery
with the Women’s Health Center for over 20 years. “We look
forward to having another
location to provide women’s
Wivey’s League to
Hold 3-Day Golf
Tournament
Wivey’s Memorial Golf
League will hold its 2nd annual 3 day Golf Tournament Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 19,20,21. Its success last
year has resulted in making
that 50th Anniversary event an
annual tourney.
The format will be five 9
hole, handicapped matches
with a partner of your choice.
Teams will be flighted, with
flight winners in a shootout
finale.
Friday, August 19—1PM
First 9 hole round, Shotgun;
3:45PM Second 9 hole round,
Shotgun; 7PM Dinner; 7:30PM
Calcutta
Saturday, August 20—1PM
Third 9 hole round, Shotgun;
3:45PM Fourth 9 hole round,
Shotgun; Lunch or dinner provided.
Sunday, August 21—9AM
Fifth 9 hole round Tee Times
begin; 2:15PM 9 hole Shootout Finale. Breakfast, lunch
and Hors d’oeuvres available
throughout the day.
Cost is $150 per person. A
$75 non-refundable deposit is
required to reserve your spot.
Field is set at 72 golfers, but
could be expanded to 84 golfers.
Before June 30, sign-ups
open to Wivey’s Golf League
members, substitutes and former members in good standing. After June 30, sign-ups
open to any golfer who has an
established handicap.
For more information see
website www.wiveysleague.
com
Annual Rock Lake Picnic Sat., August 20
The Rock Lake Picnic sponsored by St. Katharine Drexel
Parish will be held on Saturday, August 20 at St. Juliana’s
Church, Rte., 247, Rock Lake.
The Turkey and Ham Family
Style Dinner will be held from
11:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Takeouts
will be available. Supper will
be served at 5 PM. Mass will be
celebrated at 6:30 PM. Music
will be by Just Us from 8 PM
to 11 PM and is being donated
by Ed Howell. There will be
games, prizes, Bingo, refreshments and a giant flea market.
Everyone is welcome!
health and prenatal visits.”
WMCHC’s clinical affiliate,
Wayne Memorial Hospital in
Honesdale, is one of only two
facilities within a 50 mile radius of Carbondale to offer delivery of newborns. In 2015, the
hospital’s maternity unit, New
Beginnings Birthing Suites, facilitated over 450 births. In addition to deliveries, physicians
of the Women’s Health Center
perform pregnancy related
and gynecological surgeries at
Wayne Memorial.
The Women’s Health Center
accepts most private insurances, Medicare, medical assistance and participates in Pennsylvania’s Healthy Beginnings
Plus Program. A sliding-fee
scale is offered for those who
qualify. For more information
or to make an appointment,
call 570-253-3005 or 1-800-8696636.
Openings for
Lions Golf event
Still available
The Forest City Lions Club
long-running annual Golf
Tournament is coming up
soon. It will be held on Friday,
August 5, starting at 9AM at
Panorama Golf Course. Only
33 foursomes will be accepted.
The cost is $75 per person
and includes: green fees, prizes (men’s, women’s & mixed
division), refreshments and a
dinner to follow.
It will be a 9AM shotgun
start and will be a Captain &
Crew format. Only foursomes
will be accepted, no individual entries. The tournament is
flighted and no handicaps are
necessary.
An entry blank can be found
on page 4 of this edition with
all details. Checks payable to
Forest City Lions Club can be
mailed to James F. Marsicano,
632 Railroad St., Forest City,
PA 18421
Attic Treasures
sale in Lake
Como July 9
Attic Treasures and Bake
Sale will take place on Saturday, July 9, from 9 AM to 1 PM
at the Lake Como United Methodist Church. Tools, Toys,
Household Items, and More.
There is something for everyone. No early birds please!
Benefits the Lake Como United Methodist Women Projects.
$5.00 a bag sale from 12 Noon
to 1 PM.
PA Doe licenses
Available earlier
for non-res
PA Game Commission announces that non-residents
may apply for doe licenses on
the 3rd Monday of July, one
week after resident applications will be filed, the 2nd
Monday of July.
There was previously two
weeks between those two licensing application periods.
Michael O’Neill
House of Flowers
For 44 years Michael O’Neill
has served the community’s
need and love for flowers. Is
there anyone who doesn’t love
flowers?
Flowers highlight
many events from the joy and
happiness of wedding days,
birthdays, anniversaries and
even the sad occasion of a funeral. Forest City has had the
florist business since 1949.
Mr. O’Neill started working
in the florist business while in
high school for a cousin, Isabel.
He grew up in Pleasant Mount
on a dairy farm. He attended
Forest City schools. He still
has relatives in the area and
though he had the option of
leaving he returned to Forest
City. He attended college to
further an education in art. At
times there is a gallery of art in
his shop. He is an artist himself and recently has worked
on landscape paintings.
Mr. O’Neill said that perhaps 50 percent of his business
is providing the flowers for
weddings. Chances are you’ve
seen his work at a wedding
you have attended. He takes
pride in his workmanship and
the hours can be long in creating just what the brides have
in mind.
Mr. O’Neill is a member of
the American Institute of Floral Designers. Each year they
have an exhibition at the Philadelphia Flower Show. If you
have not been to the show you
should go and will be amazed
by the exhibits and displays.
Each year there is a different
theme and the past year the
theme was National Parks. Mr.
O’Neill’s creation was an elk
which he said might have taken 40 hours of work from start
to completion. It is made with
a wide assortment of materials
and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, they run the
flower show, liked it so much
they asked if they could keep
it and did.
He would like to thank his
customers for supporting his
business. When asked if he had
a favorite flower he could not
name a specific flower. Asked
how many different flowers he
has worked with he estimated
it is probably more than 100
different flowers. At home Mr.
O’Neill and his partner, Bill,
have a garden of perennials.
They have four basset hounds.
Mr. O’Neill has no plans to
retire. He loves what he does
and it is evident through his
beautiful creations.
Thank you, Mr. O’Neill, for
your loyality and service to
Forest City and the happiness
you share through the flowers
and arrangements you provide to your customers. If you
haven’t been to his House of
Flowers why not give it a visit?
ENTRY BLANK
Forest City Lions Club
GOLF TOURNEY
Friday, August 5th
One Shotgun Start
9:00 A.M.
Cost: $75.00 per person
Checks payable to: FC Lions Club
Send your team’s total entry fee to:
James F. Marsicano
632 Railroad St.
Forest City, PA 18421
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