The Dallas Post Dallas, Lake-Lehman bands in RW By MICHAEL TWICHELL Post Correspondent ~ Dallas, PA Wednesday, November 8, 1995 3: | —t | o pig » Students, SeN1OrS team up on blankets "By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff pouiniot Ed Richards reported that his students took first place in Group II, with an overall score of 95. They also won Best Percussion, Best Color-Guard, and Best: Marching in Group II. They are playing for their ninth first- -place finish in Atlantic Coasts, against DALLAS - The Dallas and Lake- Lehman high school bands, after stellar performances at Sunday's Tournament of Bands Chapter 7 Championships, advanced to the Atlantic Coast Championships, to ha - be held Saturday and Sunday heavy competition, including @ @ BACK MOUNTAIN- Students November 11-12 at Lackawanna Pittston Area and New Jersey's | from the Salt and Light Ministry County Stadium. Governor Livingston. “It's going" | at College Misericordia have Dallas, under the directionof to be a tough battle,” said . | teamed up with senior citizens to Todd L. Hunter, finished second Richards. | make blankets for Hospice St. in Group I competition, with an Atlantic Coast Champion- ° | John patients and clients of the overall score of 87.05, pulling ships is a two-day event, involv- St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen. PHOTO BY MICHAEL TOUEY/COLLEGE MISERICORDIA ahead of group rivals Nanticoke ing 25 bands from several states " Residents and friends of The Gretchen Hoffman, co-coordinator Nicole Curyk, Father Michael Bryant and co-coordinator and Lackawanna Trail, whom they in each group. Group], in which Meadows Apartments and Wesley Cassandra Mitchell stitched together blankets from knitted and crocheted blocks made by senior have been finishing behind re- Dallaswill compete, begins at4:00 Village made dozens of colorful Citizens for Hospice St. John patients and clients of the St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen. The project cently. “I was very pleasantly p.m. Saturday. Group II, featur- knitted and crocheted afghan Was coordinated by College Misericordia’s Salt and Light Ministry, a division of the campus ministry. surprised, and very happy forour ing Lake-Lehman, starts at 4:00 | © squares, which 17 young women students,” said Hunter. p-m. Sunday. Tickets are $12 st | from the college stitched together : Lake-Lehman band director the gate. into, snuggly, warm blankets. hemophilia,” she said. ————— $3id. “To know I'm doing some- . “These aren't made tofita single A Back Mountain woman who ll do it as lon thing io help Someone Ii the ea or double bed,” said co-coordina- wishes to remain anonymous g makes me feel really good. tor Cassandra Mitchell, who or- helped enlist the aid of nearly 40 as they want them ganized the project with Nicole area senior citizens who could and my hands Both young women are sen- Curyk. “They're the perfect sizeto knit or crochet blanket squares r ey » iors, Mitchell majoring in elemen- wrap around yourself to keep for the students to sew together. will stand it. tary education and minoring in warm.” “I want the focus to remain on Mrs. Marion Stookey child welfare and Curyk majoring | As the students enthusiasti- the students,” she said. “It's Knitted blanket squares in social work. QO @ callyhand- -stitched theirblankets unique for them to team up on a : together, many commented on project with senior citizens, who Meadows Nursing Center, also They also led children’s story how, colorful and pretty the pat- are only too glad to help someone donated many squares to the hourslastyearat the Back Moun- terns were, Mitchell said. in need.” project. tain Memorial Library, helped It was remarkable how quickly The people who make the The Salt and Light Ministry, build a house for Habitat for and well everyone worked,” she squares are very creative and named for a statement by Christ Humanity, participated in the said. “Instead of taking the squares adapt the size to the need, from that “You are the salt of the earth college's hunger and homeless back to their dorms, they stayed baby blankets on up, she added. and the light of the world,” was awareness week, raised money and made friends while they Mrs. Marion Stookey of The formed to raise awareness of for a homeless shelter and have sewed. It was like an old-fash- High Meadows Apartments knit- controversial social peace and participated in the college's spring ioned quilting bee.” ted several bags of the squares. justice issues. break service projects. Nicole also BY @ | She expects to have 20 blan- She also crochets, but decided to In addition to making theblan- Went to Guyana to work with a kets ‘ready to donate around knit them using a plain stitch kets, it also plans to collect Teddy service project last summer. Thanksgiving time. because she’s done more knit- bears for children with AIDS for “The great part is meeting the “This is the second year the ting. the Christmas season and will families,” Mitchell said. college has done this project, “IThadn’tknittedinalongtime,” work next semester with other Mitchell said. Although theyorigi- she said. “Working on and off, I campus ministry groupsonalocal Making blankets for AIDS pa- nally planned todonatedtheblan- can make a 14-inch square in version of the Clothesline Project, tients is an offshoot of the AIDS kets to area AIDS patients, she about 24 hours.” a display of T-shirts made by Quilt, a traveling living memorial and Curyk decided to include Arthritis in her hands hasn't abused women as part of their to AIDS patients, with squares 2 Chem o oe Soup kitchen and Sorred her. n healing therapy. made by families and friends. It ci : ospice St. John. “I'll do it as long as they want Curyk and Mitchell are alsoon grew and spread across the coun- 1 i oD @ “We got the idea from a story themandmyhandswillstandit,” the Campus Ministry board. try by word of mouth, eventually Dallas Kiwanis elects officers late last summer in a Sunday she said. “When I was asked to be co-coor- including the needs of homeless Newly elected officers of the Dallas Lions Club were recently newspaper about a boy from Dallas resident Mrs. Louise dinator for Salt and Light this people and clients of women’s installed by Paul McCue at a meeting held at the Victoria Inn, Hdzleton who has AIDS and Lamaroux, who volunteers at The year, I was very happy,” Mitchell shelters. attended by Lions, spouses and friends. Officers for the 1995-96. = : year are: Bruce Pitts, president; David Spring, D.D.S., vice I T 3 A president; Jack Williams, secretary; Dave Keating, treasurer: John R Budget Use the handy coupon on page ~ Frantz, Tail Twister and Art Menichillo, Lion Tamer. FE (continued from page 1) to subscribe to The Dallas Post ¥ President Gary Hozempa handed the gavel to President Bruce. plinried for 10US and $1,000 fr. district violations. Pittst at the installation. ath | 1996 to the volunteer ambulance _ In other business, the supervi- , ALTO SE UL AO aD : Ce and fire departments. sors voted to hire Hall & Mihalis = oN D | Residents also wanted to know and: Co. to mudi ihe Fesseation Panas QC PV-M1345 PV-10205 Open House at the | the status of Zoning Officer John area project. The audit will cost Combination VHS VCR/13” diag. - | Krupa's investigation into the between $850 and $1,000 ac- Color TV ? 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