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Dallas Post/Dotty Martin
On this particular day,
Hers is best
Leslie Scoble, above center,
District,
Leslie Scoble, a fourth grade stu-
dent at Westmoreland Elementary
School, this year became the first
elementary student to win the
Christmas card contest conducted
within 'the Dallas School District.
The contest, conducted annually
by the district, is open to all 2,500
students within the district. The
students are asked to design a
Christmas card and submit it to the
adminsitration.
Dr. Richard Shipe, superintend-
ent, along with other schoel admin-
istrators, then select one card as the
winner. That card is duplicated and
used as the official holiday greeting
from the Dallas School District. It is
sent to all teachers, all school board
members, and all retired teachers
of the district.
Leslie is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs.
Heights, Trucksville. ‘Her ar
teacher at Westmoreland is Raelene
Daring.
Staff Correspondent
Around the world, Christmas is a
special holiday. Each country has
its own special traditions. On
Wednesday, three American Field
Exchange Students living in the
Back' Mountain presented a pro-
gram of their country’s holiday
traditions at St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church.
Juan Carlos Fernandez, who is
living with the Robert Vail family of
Trucksville this year, told of tradi-
tions in his native Bolivia. Christ-
mas Eve the children go to bed
around 8 o’clock. They are awak-
ened by their mothers around 11
and told that Papa Noel has brought
the gifts. Children clean their shoes
and place them in the doorways for
Papa Noel to fill. At the stroke of 12,
everyone opens their gifts. Children
go out into the streets to play with
their new toys.
Following the opening of the gifts,
dinner is served. Turkey is always
served at Juan Carlos’ home. The
turkey is deboned then stuffed with
a combination of baked ham, beef
and pork mixed with lemon juice,
oregano, garlic and sherry. Juan
Carlos will prepare a turkey in this
way for the Vail’s holiday dinner.
Dinner ends at 5:30 and everyone
goes to bed.
Dallas Post/Dotty Martin
and
Award winner
Leslie Scoble’s award-win-
ning Christmas card, featur-
ing a teddy bear dressed as
Santa, is shown here. The
drawing on the front of the
card was enhanced with an
inside verse that read: ‘‘As
educators, let us recall,
during the joys of the Holi-
day Season, that children
are precious and that each
young person is the world’s
most shining hope for the
future.’
Coming next week
The Dallas Post takes a look at
the past year in “Looking Back at
1983” in next week’s issue.
In Bolivia, Dec. 25 is a religious
holiday with everyone attending
church. In decorating for Christ-
mas, the creche has a dominant
place.
Christmas in Australia is hot,
sometimes reaching 100 degrees. In
Adelaide, Peter Johnson's home, the
holiday season is kicked off by a
large Christmas pageant held by a
local department store. This tradi-
tion is 50 years old. At the end of the
parade, Father Christmas makes
his appearance. Little children
follow him into the store to his
Magic Cave where elves are hard at
work making toys.
On Christmas Eve around 9
o'clock people meet on the big
parkway to sing Christmas carols.
Thousands of people, each holding a
small burning candle, is a very
impressive sight.
On Christmas Day everyone goes
to church, then home to the Christ-
mas ‘dinner. Peter’s mother and
grandmother buy delicacies from
all over the world, they also have
turkey, cold ham, cranberry sauce
and plum pudding.
Following a heavy dinner, Austra-
lians celebrate their Christmas Day
with a swim at one of their beautiful
beaches.
Peter is staying with Mrs. Mary
Ann Wintersteen and her son,
Robbie.
Lars Ebbeson, who is staying with
Contest winner
New traditions
25 Cents
Lars Ebbeson get ready to
taste traditional Christmas
the John Sheehan family of Over-
brook Ave., in Dallas, told of Christ-
mas in his native Denmark.
On the second Sunday of Advent,
Lars’ family traditionally makes
cake houses that are decorated with
candies. This is a happy occasion
with lots of talking and good cheer.
Then, although it’s cold out, food is
grilled and eaten outside. Three to
four times during the Advent season
people get together to make paper
stars and angels that are used for
decorating.
Dallas Post/Dotty Martin
220 Davenport St.,
Decorating Contest.
The homes of David Neiman, 32
Old Mill Road, Dallas, and Rose-
mary Kravitz, 220 Davenport St.
Dallas are the winners of the 1983
Great Back Mountain Holiday Deco-
ration Contest.
The Neiman home, which fea-
tured four perfectly designed Christ-
mas ‘trees each in a different color,
was judged the best in the lighted
display category, while the Kravitz
residence, titled ‘Winter Wonder-
land” received top honors in the
Dallas Post
‘First Baby
The Dallas Post is sponsoring its
Third Annual New Year's Baby
Contest and will soon be waiting
patiently for the arrival of the first
Back Mountain resident of 1984.
year subscription to The Dallas
Post, a $5 gift certificate from
Stapinski’s Drug Store, a $5. git
certificate from the Jean Shop, a
unlighted display ‘category. Both
Neiman and Kravitz will receive $50
Savings Bonds.
Homes receiving Honorable Men-
tion in the lighted display category
were ‘Christmas Spirit” by Ken
and Charlene Cook, Market Street,
Lehman; and ‘‘White Christmas
Simplicity”” by Walter and Mary
Chappell, 57 Huntsville Road,
Dallas.
The home of Duane and Sandy
Sprau, 110 Church Street, Dallas,
Sponsors
Contest’
seven-inch cake from Carvel: Ice
Cream, dinner for the parents at
Pickett’s Charge Restaurant; and a
Flowers.
Parents of the winning baby may
claim a certificate from The Dallas
Post to present to sponsoring mer-
chants. All gifts must be claimed
before January 31, 1984.
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received Honorable Mention in the
unlighted dispaly category while
Jedidia’s Restaurant, Route 309,
Dallas, received Honorable Mention
in the business category.
Other homes nominated for the
lighted display category inlcude
those of Jdyce Hoover, RD 4, Box
272, Dallas; Frank Neiman, 36 Luz-
erne Ave., Dallas; and William
Rinehimer, 24 W. Center St., Shav-:
ertown.
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Births ..........3
Calendar ............12
Classified ......... 10, il
Cookbook .......... 5
Obituaries ........... 3
People ................. 6
Perspective re 4
School .............. *
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