Vi : 3 Pp @ y worl A © | & & wp Joti 50 Cents SI = RAVAN [CREE 5 | = 010] VI VISIR gI=tS (@I =H Bw | =H BVA WANS WAN (=0 BRS \V VANES 0 os (O10) DISTRICTS March 17 thru March 23, 1999 igs, : If, Vol. 110 No. 11 Dallas, Pennsylvania »® OO ¢ © L 1tS most senior By KASIA McDONOUGH Post Staff DALLAS - The International Year of “*.Older Persons is in full swing and the * Dallas Senior Center has reason to celebrate. Sarah Smith Day was held March I'l to honor the Center's oldest mem- * “ber. Mrs. Smith, formerly of Village Road, nowresides at the Mountainside Manor in Dallas. This is her 18th year as a member of the Senior Center. Sarah has three children, Mary Ellsworth, James and William Smith who reside in the area. She also has 12 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchil- dren and 14 great-great-grandchil- dren. William visits his mother each day if the weather permits. “She loves dominoes but doesn’t like to lose; she will smack you if you win” said Will- iam who bore evidence of his recent victory on the back of his hand. Sarah also enjoys bingo and has no trouble keeping up with the rush of numbers as theyre called. She won twice this day and quickly pocketed her reward. “You can’t fool her about money” said Jean Levi, Director of the Senior Center. Mrs. Smith's health is as good as her mind. Her family can’t recall a day she spent in bed because of illness. Sarah attributes her stamina to fresh air and hard work. “I grew up on a farm and that's been good for me,” she S ai d : PMA On March 31 the Senior Center will honor its oldest gentleman Bill Hughes, 93. He was the Jackson Town- ship tax collector for 16 years and was amember of the Board of Elections for 12 years. His son, William Hughes is a sci- ence teacher at Dallas and his daugh- ter, Mrs. Robert Sherwood, is the former music director at the high school. Mr. Hughes has nine grand- children and four great-grandchildren. wssHetias been a member of the Se- nior Center for 13 years. His favorite activity is shuffleboard which he plays Sarah Smith, 96, and Bill Hughes, 93, are the oldest members of the Dallas Senior Center. “She loves dominoes but doesn’t like to lose; Wil William Smith Sara Smith’s son competitively as a member of the Center's shuffleboard team. Friends of Mr. Hughes said that chasing girls has kept him young but “take your vitamins” was the advice Bill was dispensing to those inter- ested in living a long and healthy life. The Dallas Senior Center, located at 22 Rice Street, is sponsored by the Luzerne-Wyoming County Bureau of the Aging. Itis open Monday through. Friday 9 am-2 pm. For more informa- tion contact Jean Levi at 675-2170. -out by teenagers protesting Dallas Twp. police officer Fred Rosencrans, above, looked over a leaflet passed the donkey basketball game held at Dallas High School last week. At right, Russ Eyet kicked up his heels prior to the event, which is a fundraiser for the Student Council. POST PHOTOS/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Students want project to * do more than earn grade By PETER GAGLIARDI Post Correspondent DALLAS - Sarah Nichol and Candi Smith are making a differ- ence by collecting old eyeglasses and sending them overseas. The students are fulfilling their required Dallas High School Completion Project by supporting a charity known as Volunteer Donkeyball protest fizzles, may have drawn bigger crowd By RONALD BARTIZEK Post Staff DALLAS - They came, they passed out leaflets, but they didn’t conquer many people. Emily Mallick, the Dallas High School junior who led a protest against a donkey basketball game at the school, was disappointed with the support she received for her effort. She and four others showed up on a bitterly cold night last Thursday, but most of the people who were entering the school walked by without notice. Others made remarks as they walked by, like the man who said, “You must have better things to do.” Mallick expected more support on her side of the yellow police lines that marked the area the protesters were confined to. “A lot of people chickened out,” she said, explaining that 30 schoolmates had said they might participate. She was undeterred by the biting wind. “I'll stay out until I feel See DONKEYBALL, pg 8 Dog's owner grateful for two who care By KASIA McDONOUGH Post Staff TRUCKSVILLE - Instead of eating lunch on two recent days, two employees of the Trucksville Dog and Cat Hospital gave up their lunch hour to search for a missing pet. ; Shane, a nine-year-old black lab, wan- dered from her home several weeks ago. “She could push open the front door to getout,” said Joan Bates, the dog's owner. “Shane wasn’t happy in the house or the car, but she was at ease outdoors,” recalls Bates. When Shane was diagnosed with can- cer last summer, Joan Bates struggled with the inevitable dilemma. “I thought | about putting her to sleep but she could still eat and didn’t seem to be suffering,” - Bates said. : Despite her deteriorating health, Shane continued to run, tail wagging, through a sprinkler in the back yard. “She was . happy jumping around with my other dogs,” said Joan Bates. Seeing the joy in Shane’s eyes, Joan knew she made the right decision. Until recently, Shane did not show signs of her serious illness. However, :° Joan began to notice subtle changes in . Shane's behavior. “I was worried because she seemed disoriented sometimes,” she said. : When Shane disappeared from the yard Joan suspected that she had run off and become confused. “My son and I searched the neighborhood but we couldn't find her,” said Bates. Joan-called herveterinarian to tell him Shane had disappeared. “I thought maybe someone would find her and call the animal hospital,” she said. Several days later, an employee at the Trucksville Dog and Cat Hospital received a call that a neighbor saw a dog matching Shane’s description lying near a creek. “The woman who saw the dog said that it was wearing a red collar and we knew Shane had ared collar,” said Donna Rish. “We called Mrs. Bates to tell her the news but she said she couldn't retrieve Shane from the creek because there is a See LOST DOG, pg 8 Shane, background, frolicked with Puppy in the backyard pool last summer at Joan Bates's house. Shane, who loved the water, wandered away from home a couple of weeks ago. Her body was found near a creek by two employees of Trucksville Dog and Cat Hospital who searched for her on their lunch hours. Hl ‘bye old school Hundreds turn out for last carnival at Westmoreland. Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH). The students are enthu- siastic about the project. Sarah said it's not “just a graduation project. We wanted to do some- thing to make a difference, to help other people.” They decided on the project as freshmen, discussed it with their advisor, Mr. Issac, as sophomores, and are doing the actual work in “anywhere people will let us.” The flyers will direct people to put their old glasses in bins located at Dallas Senior High School and at Pg 3. # ut H Youth bball 2g —— roundup Lng We wanted to do Check out who won in =3e : Lo boys and girls tournament esl something to make a action. Pg 9. Rey's 5 difference, to help nt § other people.” Sze Sarah Nichol r= p & Dallas junior 14 Pages, 2 Sections oY es Calendar................ 14 2a their junior years. Classified........ 12-13 QO: 2 The students developed a logi- Crossword 14 ee cal plan which they are about to i lh i CN g Z implement. They are going to put Editorials Shelia, 4 rs z = up flyers in doctors’ offices, res- Obituanes.,............:ix 12 3% taurants, supermarkets, and School... Lluis 11 =o Sports... 9-10 SE See PROJECT, pg 8 Candi Smith, left, and Sarah Nichol are collecting used al ¥ eyeglasses as their completion project at Dallas High School. Each student is required to do a project prior to graduation. For more CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING E-mail: dalpost@aol.com MAILINC about the requirement, turn to page 8.
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