@ The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, January 13, 1999 7 Front row, seated, from left, Mike Liberski, Nick Romanowski, Beth Bennett, Tim Rutkoski. Second row, kneeling, from left, Josh Sutton, Dave Walters, Cliff Culver. Standing, from left, Brian Mackowski, Dr. Cliff Mirman, Ben Wolfe, Matthew Peleschak, Alison Piatt, Ken Weaver, Natalie Shiskowski and two additional competition participants. : Lake-Lehman students take top honors in bridge building competition Students from Lake-Lehman and Wyoming Area earned top honors during Wilkes University’s Annual High School Bridge Build- ing Competition, sponsored by the Wilkes Engineering Club. More than 200 area teenagers assembled in the University’s Rite Aid Auditorium to compete for first, second and third place prizes by constructing the sturdiest popsicle stick bridges. The bridges ‘had to be free standing with two side trusses and connecting members and needed to support the most weight. Lake-Lehman seniors Ben Wolfe, Alison Piatt, Ken Weaver and .~.-sophomore Natalie Shiskowski were awarded first place, while freshmen Josh Sutton, Dave Walters and Cliff Culver secured second place. The 48 participating teams were provided with a competition packet that included 10 wood popsickle sticks, 20 thin, wood stirring sticks, one tube of Super glue and one paper ruler.The teams were given one hour to design and build their bridges, which had to meet the given di- mensional requirements. Dr. Cliff Mirman, assistant pro- fessor, mechancial/materials en- gineering at Wilkes and engineeering club advisor, senior Matthew Peleschak, engineering club -president; senior Brian Mackowski, engineeering club member and additional club mem- bers supervised and conducted the judging. The bridges were placed, one at a time, in a loading apparatus. A weight slowly descended upon the bridge, applying pressure to it. A camera was fixed on the apparutus, allowing other teams to view the pressure tests via a large screen at the front of the auditorium. The sturdier bridges withstood the maximum force, while others were crushed in the vice. The bottom half of the screen displayed a graph showing the levels of force each bridge held. As the load increased, the graph line rose. When the line remained stagnant, the test was finished. Leigh Pawling of Kingston, a Dallas High School graduate, has been awarded a fellowship by the Virginia Center for the Creative ‘Arts (VCCA). “The VCCA is located near Sweet Briar College in the foothills of IN ue - Pawling will be among the ‘approximately 20 Fellows fo- Pawling awarded art fellowship at Sweet Briar cusing on their own creative projects at this working retreat for visual artists, writers and COmMpOSers. A typical residency ranges from two weeks to two months. An artist is provided with a comfortable private bedroom, a private studio and three pre- pared meals a day. Beyond the breakfast and the dinner hour, there are no schedules or obligations. This distraction-free atmo- sphere, as well as the energy that results from havng some 20 visual artists, writers and composers gathered in one place enables artists to be highly productive. : Trucksville Nursery School “Meeting the needs of children from ages 2 1/2 thru 5 for over 29 years...” OPEN HOUSE January 29, 1998 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. GION (Gq lol oo [110 2{o 80 HVT CVI] 696-3899 High Touch Service No appointment needed - Medicare and major insurances welcome Omega combines service for patients. near you. advanced technology with a dedication to outstanding Our quality testing and caring, personal attention is available at a location Dunmore Comprehensive Health Care Services Center 1416 Monroe Avenue, 347-5010 Also located in Wilkes-Barre MEDICAL LABORATORIES (a l=No] ooo I (=X Me=T pl (16) 800-222-4493 Toll Free in PA New memorial books at Back Mountain library Back Mountain Memorial Library announces the addition of new me- morial books: In memory of Sesto P. 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