A look back: Jan. 18, 1985
The Panther Valley Chamber of Commerce elected Theodore Puschak of Coaldale as its new president during a meeting held Thursday evening in the AMVETS Post Home, Lansford.
Other officers names were Robert Davidovich, first vice president; John “Sonny” Kovatch, second vice president; Ronald Tirpak, treasurer; Mary Faust, recording secretary; and Cary Sinclair, executive secretary.
Named to board of director terms were Claude Derby, Frank Winkler, Tirpak, John Kovatch Jr., Steven Cormier, Frederica Winkler, Ronald Blisard, Joseph Borghi, Puschak, William Boyle, Louis Vicorek, Robert Williams, Masha Krajcirik, Denise Leibensperger, Lester Peterson, Richard Swarcheck, Daniel Dopira and A. Millard Neavil.