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Helen Lavelle, Pat and John Atkins, and Tara and Timothy Atkins will be honored with Mighty Oak awards at a Cinco de Mayo Fiesta benefiting the Employment Opportunity & Training Center of Northeastern PA. The May 5 fiesta, featuring Mexican cuisine and the sounds of mariachi, is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at the Radisson at Lackawanna Station hotel ballroom in downtown Scranton.

All these honorees work tirelessly to improve the quality of life in our region, EOTC Executive Director Linda Ciampi says in a release, adding, I hope that others who know of their dedication and service will join us on May 5.

Helen Lavelle is CEO and chief creative strategist at the Lavelle Strategy Group. Patricia Payne Atkins and John Atkins owned Patsels, a renowned Clarks Summit restaurant. They and the Atkins son, Timothy, and his wife, Tara, will be honored with EOTCs signature award for their generous support of EOTC and other community causes.

EOTCs Cinco de Mayo celebration coincides with downtown Scrantons First Friday event. First Friday visitors may view festive artwork created by EOTC program participants on display in the Radisson public hall.

EOTC is a nonprofit human service agency that provides job readiness, parenting and child development programs in the Lackawanna County area. To learn more about EOTC, visit http://www.EOTCworks.org. There is no admission for EOTCs Cinco de Mayo art display. Admission to the Might Oaks fiesta is $50. Call Mary Coolican at 570- 558-7562 for reservations.

At the White House

Mike and Judy Rogan of Archbald were invited to witness the swearing-in ceremony of Mikes nephew, attorney Donald F. McGahn II, as White House counsel for President Donald Trump after witnessing Dons bosss inauguration in January. Don is the son of Archbald native Noreen Rogan McGahn, Mikes sister. Among those sworn in with Don were Kellyanne Conway, Sean Spicer, Jared Kushner, Steve Bannon and Reince Preibus.

My nephews aide sent me a text saying if we were going to still be in D.C. on Sunday, Don would like us to be his guests at the White House for a private ceremony. Didnt know what it was until we got there. It was the swearing-in of his top-level people, Mike said in an email. We were only 15 feet or so from Trump when he was speaking. It was cool. We were bouncing around the White House for five hours.

While there, the Rogans and the McGahns bumped into Vice President Mike Pence on the way to see my nephews office in the West Wing, Mike added.

High notes

Carbondale native Mike Malone , vice chancellor for research and engagement at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has been named an outstanding engineering alumnus by Penn States College of Engineering. Established in 1966, the Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award is the highest honor bestowed by the college and recognizes graduates who have reached exceptional levels of professional achievement. Mike will receive his award, along with 11 other recipients, at a ceremony Thursday at the Nittany Lion Inn on Penn States University Park campus.

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Namedropper, April 19, 2017 -- Might Oaks, bumping into Mike Pence, Penn State honor - Scranton Times-Tribune