SR a ag SI AVAIL NCTE = | SHOIS\V\VIS NER SISO] = Vol. 108 No. 9 Teen will _ examine " medical careers By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post staff DALLAS - For Bridget Baines, a junior at Dallas High School, a trip to Boston this summer may confirm her inclination to pursue a career in medicine. Bridget will attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medi- cine this July. She was nomi- nated by Abbey Campbell, Hu- man Physiology teacher at the high school. For someone who has |, a keen interest in § medicine, this is a great honor said Baines. “It's go- ing to be so exciting. I'm skeptical about what I want to do, so I'm anxious to see if this is what I want,” she explained. The conference takes place from June 30 through July 10. The program will expose more than 300 students with a serious inter- est in medicine to leading indi- viduals and organizations in the field. The juniors and seniors will have the opportunity to attend day-long concentrations at some of the country’s top institutions. “They place you in groups ac- cording to your interests,” Baines said. “I talked with a girl who went last year. She saw live sur- geries with scrubs on and every- thing. There are also many lec- BRIDGET BAINES tures to attend,” she said with great enthusiasm. To be considered, students must have a good grade point THE DAL VANS MAN (= lo 1\V] PAN POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK A BIT oF MEXIco IN THE BAck Moore Mallory Trojan, facing camera, and her troopmates dressed in the garb of Mexico for the Penns See BAINES, pg 5 Woods Council's Neighborhood 25 International Festival. Clockwise from bottom; Jessica Adkins, Mallory Trojan, Erin Lindbuchler, Amanda Szczucki. More photos on page 5. Businesses find warm welcome in Back Mountain By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post staff everything from food stores and the 309-415 Plaza in Dallas. deavor. “It's good because there are no other tobacco stores in the . 50¢ Exil® February 26 thru March 4, 1997 Lake 'eyesores' might come tumbling down By JENNIFER JUDGE Post Correspondent SCHOOI BI through the grant varies from year to year, but council secretary Carole Samson said the board hopes to receive as much as $15.0 000 this 8 year, HARVEYS LAKE - Neighbors of dilapidated houses. at i Harveys Lake are hop- a” bh ing the bor- ough gets a county grant to tear down the dangerous eyesores near their homes. The Har- veys Lake Bor- __ forGertrude Dwyer. Dwyer, a22- year resi- : Lake Road . ough Council what she voted unani- iterms “an mously at its ‘eyesore.” or Harveys Lake Borough may tear down Si os oh this burned-out house on Second Street. 0 a demolition has been di grant from the Luzerne County Office of Community Develop- ment. The amount available Deer Meadow home owners wary of blasting By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post staff lapidated for close to four years. See EYESORES, pg 3 DALLAS - Some residents of the Deer Meadow subdivision are concerned about blasting that is scheduled for March in their neighborhood. Nine residents signed and submitted a petition to Dallas Borough asking that the blasting be postponed until they have more information. The resi- dents learned about the blasting on Feb. 19. “I think folks around here just want a guarantee that someone will take care of their house if something happens to it due to the blasting,” explained Polly Leandri, Deer Meadow resident. “The residents are just looking for more information.” Leandri said she doesn’t think “anyone is out to do anything to anyone,” only that “they want to be sure their homes will be taken care of.” Other residents who asked not to be identified agreed they desire © dent of Old See BLASTING, pg 2° BACK MOUNTAIN - Once a well-kept secret, the Back Mountain's potential as a suc- cessful business haven is out of thebag. New businesses are pop- ping up and providing a variety of services that are more convenient for Back Mountain residents. The new businesses include florists to banks, smoke shops and a jewelry store. The businesses interviewed have been open from one year to one week. For most of the owners these businesses are their first. Back Mountain Tobacco is the newest addition to the commu- nity. First-time store owners Chris and Meagan Ferrara of Kingston opened their store on Feb. 12 in Cigars started out as a hobby for Chris Ferrara, who at one time worked for a cigar retailer. “I thought I'd take the hobby and try to make more out of it,” he said. Although the store has been open only two weeks, Ferrara said busi- ness doubles daily. “It's really picking up steadily,” he said. Ferrara is hopeful and optimis- tic about his family’s new en- area,” explained Ferrara, who is very happy with their choice of location. “I like the people here, they are very friendly,” he said. Ferrara and his wife are the only employees of the business, but their son Christopher, 3 months, will help out when he’s older. See BUSINESS, pg 8 By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post staff LEHMAN - Dance For Heart is a fun and energetic fundraiser that uplifts and edu- cates. The event has been held for the last 15 years to benefit the American Heart Association in its fight against heart dis- ease and stroke. On March 16 approximately 300 par- ticipants are expected to show, sweat, donate and learn at the Penn State Wilkes- Barre Campus gymnasium in Lehman. Eight area fitness clubs and three dance studios are participating, including Col- lege Misericordia, Major Performing Arts Center in Trucksville, and STAR, a reha- * bilitation center in Dallas. Also, Gay Gasper, the National STEP Challenge Champion will lead participants in aerobics and STEP classes to demonstrate various techniques. Organizers see this as a perfect balance between celebrating a healthy lifestyle and getting the facts out about serious health issues. “This is a great way for people to practice what we preach, which is fitness and nutrition. It’s wonderful because it brings the community together and raises much needed money for the Heart Asso- ciation,” explained Anne Kelly, executive Event turns fitness to fundraiser director of Luzerne County division of American Heart Association of the local event that once led the country in funds raised. “Our mission is to stop death and disability caused by heart disease and stroke.” Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women said Kelly. Ac- cording to the American Heart Associa- tion, 1,500,000 Americans will have a heart attack this year and about one-third of them will die. Based on the Framingham Heart Study, 45 percent of all heart at- tacks occur in people under age 65, and five percent occur in people under age 40. About 500,000 Americans suffer strokes each year according to the Framingham study. In 1990 women comprised 60 percent of stroke fatalities. Karen Belli of Dallas, sponsorship chair- person, said Dance For Heart is an impor- tant educational tool for awareness. “It's a unique way to get people involved. There are lots of benefits from this,” she said. To facilitate the atmosphere of aware- ness, various venders will be present with free health and nutrition information. Also, there will be body fat testing, nutritionists, massage therapy and chiropractors on See HEART, pg 3 POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Sue Schilling, foreground, is organizing Dance for Heart, which will be held at Penn State Wilkes-Barre in March. Behind her is Jean Marie White, Trucksville. opening remarks. . oo . _ Allsessions are free, but advanced registration? is requir : school in Luzerne County may register students by calli league at 675- 3429 or no later than March 10. For further information call 655- 5555 or 675-3429. Hl West Point bound Erin Stair has been appointed to the U.S. Military Academy. Pg 7. 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