With Jean Hillard (EDITOR’S NOTE: Jean Hillard, a Dallas Post columnist, recently spent two weeks in Florida with her family. In her column this week, Jean shares some of her experi- ences in the land of sun and fun with Dalla Post readers.) THE HILLARD FAMILY is on the move along with several other Back Mountain residents who are moving along the Southern Route for the Easter Holiday. Charlie, Jean, Keith and Lori had breakfast this morning, Saturday, March 22 in Dallas, Pa. We left home at 6:20 a.m., arived in Vir- ginia around 11 a.m., had lunch in Norfolk, Virginia, arrived in Fay- etteville, North Carolina around 5:30 p.m. 49 e tired and el after being told} 607 miles later, ‘no rooms’’ in previous} attempts we found a new Com- fort Inn with vacancies. One note to all our friends and Se neighbors, if you travel holiday HILLARD weekends, make reservations in advance. We thought, no problem if you're not in Florida, not true, everyone had the same idea. Tomorrow’s destination is St. Augustine, Florida. After several attempts at getting rooms anywhere tomorrow evening we called John and Louise Davis, former Sylvan Lake residents and the room they found for us was A No. 1, it was their home, which is in St. Augus- tine and, besides a room, we had the pleasure of their company. WE ARRIVED IN St. Augustine at 3 p.m., now 1,000 miles behind us. John and Louise really have it made, they own a beautiful double lot, surrounded by palm trees and lots of wooded area. Our evening was going out to dinner at one of their favorite spots and a lot of talk about home. The Davises enjoy Florida but each time they spoke of their two granddaughters, who are both in our area, their eyes filled with tears, each room in their home displays pictures of Dareci and Denise. -0- MONDAY MORNING early we began the tour of St. Augustine, the oldest city in’ the nation which houses the famous Fountain of Youth. A horse and buggy narrated tour through this city is something we’ll remember forever. It is truly a city spend a day in. Ripley's Believe It or Not, building is still standing from Ponce de Leon’s days, it’s truly remarkable. By 4 p.m. we were at our destination for the next 8 days, the Comfort Inn, Kissimmee, Florida. By 4:15 we were at the pool and by 5:30 we all had our first stage of a sun tan. 80 degrees and hotter weather forecast for the remainder of the week. -0- TUESDAY WAS JUST AS FULL of excitement, an all new one for the kids, a trip through the Tupper- ware plant then on to the famous Gatorland. Over 5,000 alligators on both sides of you, as you took the tour they were under you, around you and above you, it was a gutsy feeling but exciting. As we started across the swamp foot walk, we spotted a man with a rope around an alligator, camera in hand and a little bit of a “reporter” in my blood, I walked right up to him and asked why he was outside the fences, he quickly told me ‘he got out somehow”, he’s probably a wild one that strayed here, and “he’ll get you ma’am if he can,” I took one more second to snap the picture then got my family off the swamp walk where at least we 25% off ALL MERCHANDISE stood a chance against 5,000 caged ones and off to the zoo of pelicans, monkeys, zebras. Gatorland, it was another memory tucked away for- ever. -0- WEDNESDAY, 7 a.m., we're off to. Disneyworld, one of our favorite spots this trip. Now 10 p.m., just 15 hours later and we’re back in our room. What a day, we’ve been to Magic Kingdom, all day long and just as it was in 1978 we all agreed, “It’s a small world after all” is our favorite attraction again in 1986. While standing in line at Snow White’s exhibit, the kids began to stare at a very attractive lady. I watched and wondered, but I usually just watch these things through, I learn more that way. Finally Keith says, “Mom, see that girl? She played ‘‘Annie’’ on Gen- eral Hospital, I know she did.” I said ask her, well he wouldn’t but he finally talked me into it, all I said was ‘“‘excuse me, my kids have a bet you're” she smiled and said, they are right, I hope they had money on it. If they did, pay up! ence and it was a change in our expectations today. -0- ALSO AN UNEXPECTED EXPE- RIENCE today were two mechani- cal failures in exhibits while we were in line. One wasn’t bad, but one while waiting in the dingy tunnels at Pirates Cave was horri- ble. I'm the person who always sits in the last row on the end seat in church because I have claustro- phobia so bad, I feel trapped when there are people on both sides of me. I really pray a lot and talk to myself a lot to stand in lines when the EXIT sign becomes invisible. After about 45 minutes, no sign of daylight or movement I was ready to panic when my husband calmly says ‘‘Jeanne, I think the boat is moving.”’ One more deep breath, I made it! -0- THURSDAY WAS SPENT in the sun all day, 8 hours of just swim- ming and relaxing in the pool by our room and it was great. -0- FRIDAY by 6:45 a.m. we were off to Epcot Center, by 7:30 we were in line for our first attraction which was the “World in Motion,” this was the first of a 13 hour day, that was far above all expectations. Fantas- tic doesn’t even begin to describe Epcot. The World of Imagination, and the American Kingdom, two totally opposite attractions, but both superb. -0- A RIDE THROUGH MEXICO on a boat, right through a Spanish restaurant lit only by the candles on the tables was exotic. Epcot is a dream, you all must see it, don’t miss one attraction, each has a surprise. Saturday was another day of rest and relaxation by our pool, Saturday evening a shopping spree for our grandchildren whom we are missing terribly one week later. ANOTHER DAY AT DISNEY- WORLD, another day in the sun and Tuesday which turned out to be a favorite day of Keith and Lori was spent at Wet 'N Wild. This was our one and only day to get lost, both going and coming back to our motel. It was worth the hassle though, 675-1392 there were slides 100 feet in the air, some were enclosed called “Tube rides’ that you totally lost control of your body in, some were open air roller coaster type slides, all you rode directly on was your “bottom”, no cars to sit in, and all you ended up in a pool or lake but always in water. It was really an experience. Wet 'N Wild also had a beautiful beach which we enjoyed for a few hours, the sand is pure white and everywhere we went in Florida was exceptionally clean. Never papers or litter lying around. WEDNESDAY WAS ON THE ROAD — 1200 miles to begin, we're homeward bound. We drove to Fay- ettesville, North Carolina, almost 600 miles, arrived there by 5:30 p.m. got a room with a free spa, sauna, workout area, hot tub and indoor pool. Elegant doesn’t begin to describe this ‘relaxing section” of the motel. THURSDAY NIGHT by 7:30 we were home, totally beat from riding, but not too tired to spend the next two hours with our babies. The greatest feeling of being tired was when Little Loni cried as we left her to go home, she missed us too! -0- THE SPRING BREAK, the deaths of the college kids, the riots at Daytona Beach, and the millions of kids is a whole story in itself. I wish space permitted, I'd get into that which is also interesting, but not too happy most times. Let me just say there were thousands of good kids on spring break too, their hearts were broken just like parents, they only wanted a holiday, but one bad apple spoils the whole bushel. -0- WE WEREN'T the only Back Mountain people in Florida the past two weeks, Dave Thomas and sev- eral of his friends from college left for Fort Lauderdale Thursday, had car trouble and were back in Dallas Friday buying sun tan lotion. The guys left for spring break and I haven’t seen them since so I hope they had a safe happy trip. 0x THE MICHAEL FAMILY of Dallas, ‘Mom, Polly and five kids, Pat, Frank, Trisha, Chris and Tracey also left Friday for a week in Orlando, Florida. The first four are all students at College Miseri- cordia, where Mom is an instructor, Tracey is a student at Dallas High School. The Michaels go to Florida every year on spring break and they planned to visit Don and Fran Hale at Winter Gardens, Fla. The Hales are former Back Mt. residents. -0- : MRS. VIRGINIA DAVIS of Coun- try Club Apartments had another reason to be happy this Easter, she became a great-grandmother for the first time. The grandmother is Suzanne Davis Blackly, and the mother is Cindy Schneider, both live in Colorado. Now that’s a lot to be happy about, and Mrs. Davis is a very young looking great grand- mother. Our congratulations to you and your family. C0. WHAT’S NEW IN DALLAS in two weeks? I see red lights on 309 and a new fence around Agway. (Jean Hillard is a Back Mountain resident whose column appears weekly in The Dallas Post.) In celebration of their 50th wed- ding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Carl German would like to announce an ‘Open House’ invita- tion to family and friends. It will be held at their home, Lake Catalpa Road, Dallas, on April 19 spring > daily 10-5 from 1-4 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. German were mar- ried on April 18, 1936 in St. Therese’s Church, Shavertown by the late Rev. Harold Durkin. Their attendants were Emma Jer- ista and the late John Jerista. E AT TUDOR CORNERS R Y Students perform Dr. Joseph R. Fink, president of College Misericordia, announced the selection of Dr. Lee J. Williames as an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow in the 1986-87 ACE Fellows Program. An award-winning teacher, Dr. Williames is an associate professor and director of the college’s Honors Program. College Misericordia is one of only four Pennsylvania insti- tutions to have a representative chosen for the Fellows Program. The others are Lafayette, LaSalle, and Hahnemann University. The Fellows Program, established in 1965, is designed to strengthen leadership in American higher edu- cation by identifying and preparing faculty and staff for responsible positions in college and university administration. Thirty to thirty-five Fellows, nominated by the presi- dents of the institutions, are selected each year in a national competition. Dr. Fink continues to be actively involved in the Fellows Program by presenting workshops and seminars. The college is ‘currently hosting ACE Fellow Dr. Susan Namara from William Paterson College in New Jersey. Typically, each ACE Fellow, either at the home institution ‘or on a host campus, is assigned to a college or university president and chief academic officer to participate in administrative activities. Fellows attend three five-day seminars deal- ing with higher education issues, read extensively in the field, Church women hold luncheon Jackson U.M. Women held a cov- ered dish luncheon at the church recently. Beatrice Newell and Doro- thy Perkins, celebrated their birth- days. Those attending were: Margaret Bonning, Edythe Bonning, Dorothy Perkins, Beatrice Newell, Maria Roskoski, Dina Thomas, Jane Swel- gin, Dolores Swelgin, Kathy Cor- dick, Sandy Newell, Helen Franklin. NUMBER 9 SHOP ni pees bn dtr. 73 > as 2d Cotliclicn Betty McDonald OWNER NUABI Q@ SHOP 9 W. 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