oe | Byrons' land ; Byrons’ fields. them to make fields available, . especially since there is a lack of hy oo 3 INET" (GV A4311 TU ELS The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, October 1, 1997 * 5 (continued from page 1) and not environmentally harm- ful,” he said. Chuck Edkins, men’s soccer coach for College Misericordia, said his team uses the fields for pre-season practice in August and periodically throughout the sea- son. “It’s outstanding,” he said of the Byrons’ contribution. “I think what they do for NE Attack and Misericordia is great.” Molly Peeler, Back Mountain Thunder U-14 girls coach, said she is extremely thankful for the “It’s wonderful for soccer fields in the area,” she said. “Itreally is nice. We have so many teams and so little property.” Peeler also complimented the -.Byrons on their maintenance of the fields. “They keep them in excellent condition. The lines are well marked and the parking is convenient. It’s a great setup,” she said. , Tom Byron said his family has spent many hours themselves ~ working on the fields. lot of renovation ourselves. didn’t just hire people to doit,” he “We did a We said. The Byrons seeded, filled holes and lugged rocks out of the Library news The Back Mountain Memorial Library is selling “Entertainment ‘98.” The book sells for $25 and helps the library to earn extra ‘money for fund raising. The use of the coupons offers a constant ~ stream of new customers to over 135,000 merchant locations worldwide. You help your pocket- ' book with hundreds of savings on dining, travel, shopping, sports, ~ theater and more. You are en- titled to many additional benefits as discounts at hotels and re- sorts. The book is broken down into 8 sections. Fine Dining, gold ~ awards dining, casual dining, in- formal dining and carryout, na- tional values, attractions, mer- message! Someone painted this swastika and an obscenity inside a barn on the Byrons' property. Another swastika was found on a rock on the land. fields. Roger Howell, NE Attack U-12 girls coach, said, “It’s been more than generous to allow our club to use the fields for games and prac- tice.” Fellow Attack coach Gary Norconk said he and his team are very fortunate. “It's fantastic (what the Byrons are doing). They should be commended. There are not too many people who would open their nice.” he said. property up like that,” said Norconk, who coaches the U-16 premier boys team and is an as- sistant coach for Lake-Lehman High School. NE Attack uses the fields for both practice and their games. “There are 10 teams with 16 to 18 players on a team, they all have parents and grandparents. People are only asked to help keep it “It’s amazing there Find super savings in coupon book on sale now chandise and local services. The coupons may be used while on vacation and the books make ex- cellent gifts. Entertainment ‘98! A super value. 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If you provide a product or service to home owners, do-it-yourselfers or the trade, you won't want to miss this special issue. It's sure to bring big readership for your : DETER CC ERER 0 Le Co] To i KS 4 ) . Call Today to Make Your Advertising a Part of this Special Section. The Dallas Post 675-5211 are people like that.” Norconk said Tom Byron ap- proached him about the fields more than four years ago. “We drew up a contract that said we could use the fields free of charge and all we had to do was maintain them,” he said. There are a total of six soccer fields, including two full size fields (one main field for games and one for practice), and four smaller fields for the younger players. “We've spent thousands and thousands of hours working on those fields,” said Norconk. “The main field is one of the nicest fields in the whole Wyoming Val- ley.” The Byrons’ property now has a new use as the home course for the College Misericordia cross country team. Just this season Tom Byron offered the cross coun- try team its own Division III, five mile course on the Byrons’ prop- erty. The Misericordia Invitational was held Sept. 20 and hosted six _ colleges. Tom Byron, who was a runner in high school and college, knew Misericordia did not have a Divi- sion Ill course and wanted to help. “I was thinking about it for many years,” he said. the college did not want to use township roads for liability rea- sons, so they laid out a totally interior course on our land.” The course winds on old farm roads, wooded paths and new road cre- ated just for them. “It got good reviews from our - kids and the other runners,” said Scott Crispell Misericordia’s sports information director. “They thought it was a pretty good course. It's a real cross country course, with hills and fields.” The college runners previously used Dallas High School's three mile course where they had to repeat a part of the course. Crispell said the team was grate- ful to use the high school course, but is happy to have their own. The Byrons have suffered other forms of harrassment through the years. Disgruntled hunters have made their opinions about the “It was apparent ~ couple’ S$ stance against hunting on their property known in vari- ous ways. Joan Byron has found deer ears and hooves in her mailbox. Three times entire deer carcasses were left in their drivéway and once someone unloaded a handgun into their frontyard. But that seems to have settled down; major signs of trespassing have not been de- tected in the last two years, she said. : The Byrons do not think there is a connection between the re- cent vandalism and the incidents during hunting season. A BR RR IN RR AE Sr Sn BK I SOD AY 3 en A POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Tom and Joan Greulick Byron donate use of their land for 10 soccer fields and the College Misericordia cross country course. Land Trust sponsors Painted Pumpkin Contest The Back Mountain Regional Land Trust is presenting a Painted Pumpkin Contest for children ages 2-10 years, as part of the Trifunathon Festival on October 4 at Nesbitt Park in Wilkes-Barre. There will be three age divi- sions: 2-4 years, 5-7 years; and 8- 10 years. Categories for entries are funniest, scariest, and famous personality lookalike. Three local florists will be donating uniquely designed ribbons for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Hillside Dairy ice cream gift certificates will be awarded to top prize winners. If winners are present at Awards Ceremony (to be held between 2 and 3 p.m., photographs will be taken for pub- lication in the next edition of the Land Trust newsletter. Contest rules are: (1) An entry form must accompany each pumpkin. Forms available at con- test display in Nesbitt Park. (2) Pumpkins must be painted and/ or decorated only. No carved pumpkins will be accepted. This is a contest for children. 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