12 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, December 29, 1993 Book buddies — (continued from page 1) program, the sixth-graders had to learn how to read to the younger set. Read slowly. Point to the pic- tures and talk about them. Ask simple questions. “They were very happy when the little kids started paying at- tention to the stories being read to them,” Edwards said. The book buddies also helped their friends learn “Astro-phon- ics,” an introduction to letters and the sounds that they make, Ed- wards said. “We plan on having the book buddies go to assembly together, so that the kindergarteners can learn better listening manners,” she said. “They also marched together in the Halloween cos- tume parade.” December 6 was a big day for the kindergarteners. Their book buddies took them to Santa's Shop to buy Christmas presents for their families and helped them keep track of their purchases and spending money. Operated by the PTA, Santa's Shop offers inexpensive gifts priced between 25¢ and $3.00, obtained at cost from local mer- chants. “The kindergarteners are the most fun. Their eyes open wide the first time that they come in,” said co-chairman MaryAnn Finch, who has helped organize the shop for the past five years. “The boys always try to buy shiny jewelry for their mothers, while the girls often shop for younger brothers and sisters first,” she said. There was certainly a fine se- lection of gifts, everything from jewelry to fishing lures and pet toys. Spyke VanCampen’s eyes lit up as he browsed through the merchandise. “Let's see what you want to look at,” said book buddy ‘Chris Murray. Edwards said that the program has been successful for the sixth- graders, who are slowly realizing that they are role models for the younger students. “There has been a big change in them,” she said. Now the fifth grade wants to form a similar program, possibly working with the first-graders’ Reading is FUNdamental (RIF) project. “I wish we had had this when I was in kindergarten,” said Steve Barber, coloring another picture with his buddy a PHARMACY « Computerized Prescription Service » Russell Stover Candies + Greeting Cards « PA Lottery Ticket » Newspapers x + Magazines 159 N. Memorial Hwy, Shavertown, PA 675-1191 Building Dallas (continued from page 1) information that he can find about the area. “Luckily I got shots of the old Agway building before it was torn down,” he laughed. Specifically, he wants to copy drawings or photos of the old freight station, the Ben Fran- klin store, the original Honor Roll on Memorial Lane, the Himmler Theatre, the Dallas Dairy and Commonwealth's warehouse, served by theirown rail spurs. It took Chamberlain nearly 1,000 hours to build the model of the landmark Harry E breaker, which received lump coal by truck and rail from nearby mines and processed it into usable sizes during the heyday of Wyoming Valley's underground coal mines. Its enclosed conveyor belts running from the railroad tracks and the street still cross over Swoyersville's back road. “I chose the Harry E because it was an era of valley history that I missed,” Chamberlain said. “The mines are an impor- tant part of our history. Many railroads were centered around the breakers, bringing in build- ing materials and raw coal and taking out the finished coal.” He has painstakingly recre- ated several homes behind the breaker on Slocum Street, copying two architectural de- signs common in the area - the “company houses” of the coal fields and the Sears-Roebuck Gd Lm ve 3 POST PHOTO/GRACE R. DOVE LIFELIKE DETAILS - Walt Chamberlains' model train layouts are realistic down to the telephone poles, cars and people. Shown is a detail from his layout, of Swoyersville. homes built from kits ordered from the famous wishbook. Backyards have coal bins, wood piles, fences, swing sets and gardens - complete with tomatoes tied to stakes. The cars even have authentic pe- riod license plates. A self-employed landscaper, Chamberlain works on his lay- out during the winter when business is slow, making every part of the model layout by hand. His wife, Donna, often helps out with pointers on the layout or how to photograph it. Her photos of the Harry E model will be featured next year in Model Railroad Magazine's “Trackside Photos” section. Their three year-old daugh- ter, Nina, often ventures out to the workshop in the garage to watch Dad and his trains. This year she might have her own train platform under the Christ- mas tree. 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