8 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, March 29 , 1989 New at the Post Office: "Baby Grams” “We deliver when you deliver,” said George T. Harkins, Harris- burg Division manager/postmas- ter, in announcing the Postal Serv- ice’s latest addition to its family of services. Called a “Baby Gram”, it's only available at philatelic centers in various central and northeastern Pennsylvania post offices. Customers have their choice of two versions which can be used as a keepsake or for sending an- nouncements. The “Special Delivery” birth announcement has a drawing of a teddy bear on a rocking horse with space to write the baby's name, height, weight, time and date of birth. It's a unique and commemo- rative way to alert friends and family of a new arrival. The other “Baby Gram” is a message which can be sent to the parents from family members. It reads “Through children, we clearly see ourselves. We live another life, and we perpetuate our dreams. ' Congratulations!” Each card can be purchased for $1 and includes either a blue or pink envelope which has the teddy bear and rocking horse artwork on the outside. In addition to purchasing the “Baby Gram”, a unique pictorial cancellation, featuring a stork, can be given for the birthdate. It is available free-of-charge and can be applied at the philatelic center, providing the envelope is going to be mailed at that time, or retained as a memento. The Baby Grams will be sealed in plastic bags to protect their appearance and en- sure personal handling. Harkins suggests purchasing . either a 25 cent Love stamp or any . of the Special Occasion stamps ~ which say “Happy Birthday” or “Congratulations” to add “that special touch not only for mailing the card, but also for celebrating the joyous event.” the special . Occasion stamps are available in a ' booklet for $5. The “Baby Grams”, envelopes and special “Stork Delivery” can- cellation are available at 13 phila- telic center locations including | Harrisburg, Lancaster, Allentown, Bethlehem, Gettysburg, Lehigh Valley, Reading, Scranton, Stroudsburg, Wilkes-Barre, Wil- liamsport, Wind Gap and York. “If these “Baby Grams” prove successful, as we expect they will, we'll make the items available to all post offices in the Harrisburg Division and perhaps the United States,” added Harkins. Dallas PTO Easter candy sale winners Dallas Elementary PTO recently concluded the annual Easter Candy Sale fund-raising event. Prizes awarded were to Tommy Graham, first price, $100; Apry! Traver, second prize, G.E. AM/ FM stereo cassette recorder; Lizzie Lord, third prize, Timex watercolor watch; David Ertley, fourth prize, $10. Prizes were also awarded to six children whose names were drawn from the pool of names of children who participated in the sale. These children and the top four are shown above with the Easter Bunnie. First row, from left, Lizzie Lord, Apryl Traver, Ricky Hislop; second row, David Ertley, Tommy Graham, Easter Bunnie, Joey Lynn Walko, Kristen Nackley; third row, Gail Culver, Michael Murphy and Frank Geskey. (C.M. Denmon Photo). April 2-8 is "Week of Young Child" at By NANCY KOZEMCHAK The Back Mountain Memorial Library is inviting the community to visit the library during the week of April 2-8, proclaimed by Gover- nor Robert Casey as the “Week of the Young Child”, and is encour- aging activities that bring the magic of reading to young chil- dren. This special week is part of the “Year of the Young Reader” in 1989 and is meant to stress the importance of reading to very young children. The library is inviting young families, child care centers, day care homes, special education programs and the en- tire community to come in and see hat we have to offer. Governor Casey has stated, “Pennsylvania recognizes that reading is essen- tial if our young children are to understand and appreciate the orld around them. The Com- onwealth is working to raise public awareness of the impor- Cub Scout Pack 281, Dallas United Methodist Church Cub Scout Pack 281 holds Blue and Gold dinner Cub Scout Pack 281, Dallas United Methodist Church, recently held their annual Blue and Gold Dinner at the Dallas Junior High School. Co-chairmen were Rhonda Hannigan and Louise Wasserott. Tiger organizer, Nancy McDonald, introduced the follow- ing Tigers to the Cub Pack: Jacob Swartwood, Matt Hoover, Matthew Zinn, Chad Woolbert, Kevin So- becky, Bruce Pitts, Daniel Lour- bach, Scott Doughton, John Cyp- rich, Donald Roos, Jessie Williams, Damian Temperine, Ryan Onyshzak, Mark Groberits, David Kowalek, Mike Boyer, Adam Pelak, Steve Pelton, Jessie Schecktman, Gary Long, Owen Coclin, David Neiman, Nick Zimniski, Chuck Whitehead, Chuck DePiero, Paul Mizenko, Chris Pratz, J.L. Wisnieski, Jeff Parrish, Jake: Walter, Mike Barlow, David Werts and Jeff Kasakowski. Gail Stredny of Den 1, Shirley Gingo of Den 2, and Mary Ann Stanislow of Den 5 presented the Wolf Badges and Gold and Silver Arrows to the following cubs: Clay Cadwalader, Justin Hoover, Edmund Keller, Mark Liparela, Mark Mittrick, Robbie Neil, Eddie Novak, Aaron Stredny, Daniel Wasserott, Bobby Williams, Char- les Atkinson, Bruce Chiampi, Matt Gingo, Mark Haydon, Sean Killeen, Bruce Kunkle, Thomas Sobecky, Members of the Lehman- Jackson PTA sponsored a program recently with guest speakerLt. Gary Sworen, Luzerne County District Attorney's office, discussing “The Occult: Truth or Fiction.” A large audience of adults only attended the meeting and found the pro- gram very informative. More recently board members of the Lehman-Jackson PTA were Lehman-Jackson PTA holds meetings guests at a luncheon at Picketts Charge hosted by the faculty of the elementary school. The luncheon was the faculty members way of showing their appreciation to the PTA. Representing the faculty at the luncheon were Charles James, Lehman-Jackson Elementary prin- cipal and faculty members Ms. Kendra Cosgrove and Mrs. Julie Iwanoski. tance of reading and encouraging every family to read together as a way to foster knowledge, self-es- teem and confidence in our chil- dren”. Pennsylvania's libraries play an important role in bringing the magic of reading to our young children and their families. When I attended the American Library Association Conference in New York City a few years ago, I reeceived a patch from one of the exhibitors that states, “BOOK IT!” I have had it hanging on my bulle- tin board at the library ever since then and didn’t really understand the connection it had with librar- ies until I read about it last week in our local paper. It seems this project is one of the most success- ful private sector initiatives in the country. The BOOK IT! is the National Reading Incentive Pro- gram of Wichita, Kansas and is celebrating its fifth year as Amer- ica’s largest and most renowned reading incentive program. The program is free and available to elementary schools. The president brary and chief executive officer of Pizza Hut, Inc., Steve S. Reinemund, states. “We developed the BOOKIT program because we believe that youth literacy is one of the most important issues facing the coun- try today. Motivating young stu- dents to read today will ensure a stronger nation tomorrow,” Since 1985, the program has doubled in size. Over a half-million elemen- tary school teachers in 13,000 school districts nationwide are involved in the program. Thanks, Pizza Hut, for your concern! A new novel at the library: “Father and Son” by Peter Maas is a very powerful and moving story of a successful New York execu- tive, a widower who has found in his only son, Jamie, all the reason he needs to go on living and work- ing. When Jamie is drawn into an IRA gun-running plot, they are drawn into the tangled, violent, harsh reality of a war that will shatter the lives of father and son...A complicated, satisfying story in the search for truth. Jessie Yarnel, John Zimniski, Duane Sprau, Gene Koshinski, Justin Walsh, Mike Stanislow, Greg Stanislow, Scott Walsh, Kevin Frank, Matt Barnard, Jeff Nutche, and Richard Samanas. Sandy Kirchner and Mary Blase representing Den 4 and Den 6 presented the Bear Badges and Gold and Silver Arrows to the fol- lowing cubs: Andrew Popielarz, Chris Appel, Steven Kosisky, David Parks, Kevin Kirchner, Robert Dukas, Thomas Reich, and Brian Blase. Webelos 4 Leaders Jeffand Lois Townsend presented the Webelos 4th graders: Justin Kerr, Devin Michael, Jeremy ‘Onychzak, Cory ‘Stanislow, Scott Townsend, Jeff Harger, Chris Miele, Ryan Keefe, George Simms, Ben Smith and Jason Nutche with the following awards: Fitness, Physical Fitness- Sports, Athlete, Naturalist, Show- man, Scientist, Aquanaut, Engi- neer, and Sportsmen. Webelos 5 Leaders Janet Riley and Richard Pelak awarded the Webelos 5th graders, Greg Riley, Matthew Pelak, John Beecham, Greg Cobleigh, Ryan Doughton, Jared Dukas, David Ertley, James Galliford, Artie Gay, Tim Kehler, David Petrikonis, Nick Waligorski, and Adam Yarnel with the follow- ing activity pins: Artist, Citizen, Outdoorsman, Compass Emblyn, Compass Points, Fitness, Ready- man, Scholar, Showman and Craftsman. Entertainment was provided by Vince Hall, Director of Claws ‘N’ Paws Wild Animal Park. The Pack Committee is made up of Bruce Davis, Scouting Coordi- nator; Ward Hartman, Cubmas- ter; Nancy McDonald, Unit Com- missioner; Karen Appel, Commit- tee Chairperson; Jan Waligorski, Secretary; Sandy Sprau, Treasuer; Janice Riley, Ways and Means; and George Onyshczak and Doreen Gay, Religious Coordinators. Special thanks for their support to Dallas United Methodist Church, Dallas School District, Burger King, Mark II Family Restaurant and Patient Care. Candidates reminded of rules for posting signs All area political candidates that plan to post signs in Kingston Township are reminded that signs cannot exceed four square feet in area and such signs shall not be attached to fences, trees, utility poles or the like. They shall not be attached to fences, trees, utility poles or the like. They shall not be erected closer than fifteen feet (15) to any road or lot line. There shall be a distance of one hundred fifty feet (150) between such signs. Political campaign signs can be erected no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to any election and must be removed no later than thirty (30) days after said election. Applications for a permit to erect political signs within the Town- ship can be obtained from the Township Zoning Office, 11 Carver- ton Road, Trucksville, PA. A bond, in the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) must be deposited with Kingston Town- ship before the posting of any po- litical signs. The Bond will be re- turned to the candidate or the campaign committee after the elec- tion if the signs have been removed within thirty days (30) after said election. Ifyou have any questions, please contact the Zoning Officer at 696- 3809 on Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday. Look what's coming to The Dallas Post on April 12th! 7 1 SPRING HOME IMPROVEMENT There's no better place for your home improvement advertising than in the prime suburbs this newspaper serves. They boast the highest incomes and the fastest rate of building in northeastern Pennsylvania. Your ad in the Post reaches these active, home-centered people in a unique way. There's no rushing through our pa- per the way they do with the dailies. This paper - and your ad - stay around all week long. And since this section will be clearly defined and pre-promoted, interested readers will look forward to seeing it. SPRING HOME IMPROVEMENT in the Post will be a convenient tabloid size. It will contain informative articles about home improvements and repairs, and lawn and garden care. It's the perfect place for ads for: HOME CENTERS, PLUMBING SUPPLY STORES, ELECTRICAL AND LIGHTING CENTERS, CARPET AND FLOOR COVERING SHOPS, HARDWARE STORES, GARDEN CENTERS, SERVICES OF ALL KINDS, and many others. And, best of all, you can IMPROVEMENT at the be in SPRING HOME same low rates you enjoy every week in the Post. So, don't miss out. To place your reservation, call the Post office . Then we'll be happy to help you set up an ad that presents your merchan- dise or service best. PUBLICATION DATE: Wednesday, April 12, 1989 AD DEADLINE: Friday , April 7 $ —_y (One day earlier if proof required) THE DALLAS POST 675- 5211 v K
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