£0] “do The Back Mountain's => 50 Cents April 14 thru April 20, 1999 Library, community o will miss Nancy Kozemchak By KASIA McDONOUGH Post Staff DALLAS - Bright rays of sun- shine stream- ing through the windows at the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary were a “small comfort to the staff mourning the loss.”.of co- worker Nancy NANCY Kozemchak KOZEMCHAK who passed away unexpectedly Saturday. Nancy Kozemchak was em- ployed at the library for 31 years. Initially hired to be the children’s librarian, she was quickly given the responsibility of managing the library's financial records. “Nancy was interested in details and had all the professional skills needed fo do that sort of work, so she became our business manager,” said Marilyn Rudolph, Children’s Librarian... See NANCY, pg 8 fables out results were i he ie on the fox that attacked : rabies shots as a result of the vicious encounter The incident dren were plying in the hack: yard of their Sunrise Estat < home. : hehator by an animal is en- couraged to call the Game Com ‘mission, which investiga such reports. “We freq ent receive calls from people wh see a fox in the da time bu Anyone noticing s suspicious fact” A flock of swans has taken up residence at Shadyside Lake, off Rt. 309 in Kunkle. The beautiful creatures are fun to watch as they POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK feed, flipping bottoms up to reach plants on the bottom. A wary Canada goose swam over to take a closer look. Family seeks better way to serve disabled By KASIA McDONQUGH Post Staff JACKSON TWP. - The future is fraught with unknowns for an aging Back Mountain couple con- cerned about the welfare of their disabled daughter. Ronald and Barbara Chvotzkin of Jackson Township face a seri- ous plight. In addition to a diag- nosis of mental illness, their daughter Heather suffers from anorexia and bulimia. She re- quires help and supervision for most daily activities. “Our daughter needs someone to make sure she eats every meal and that she takes her medica- tions,” said Barbara Chvotzkin. “If she skips her meds, Heather spirals backward to the point of hospitalization. It is like we have been caught in a revolving door for 10 years,” said the frustrated mother. Heather, who is 23 years old, currently lives at home but the family knows this is not a perma- nent solution. “She is very hard to handle,” said Ronald Chvotzkin. “She likes the same things most girls her age enjoy. She likes her music and she loves to dance, but the existing programs don't offer her a chance to participate in those activities.” Several options are cutiently available to people who suffer from mental illnesses. Hospitals pro- vide acute care and short stay accommodations for patients, but are not equipped to treat indi- viduals once they are released. Several community organiza- tions offer support programs which may include assisted liv- ing, counseling and recreational opportunities. “We have counse- lors who visit clients’ homes to teach them a variety of life skills, anything from balancing a check- book to taking the bus,” said Pat Mentis of Step-by-Step. “We also run facility-based programs which would be the traditional group home setting where clients re- ceive structure and support from the staff.” The Chvotzkin family has taken advantage of these pro- See BETTER WAY, pg 2 Teen returns with new view of world By MEIRA ZUCKER Post Correspondent developed into gangrene. TRUCKSVILLE - When the automobile Becqui Miller was riding in stopped, the station attendant grabbed a bucket and a funnel, filled the bucket with gasoline, and poured the measured fuel into the tank of the four-wheel-drive vehicle. Not your typical gas station for the Back Mountain, but quite common for Trujillo, Peru. Becqui has just returned from a two- month missionary trip to Peru, during which she helped medical missionaries, entertained children during tent crusades, taught English classes, and got to meet a hosts. people and culture unlike her own. Where Becqui visited, the people are impoverished and employment is limited. The residents live from moment to moment, and only hope to have enough money to be able to eat the following day. Medical care in Peru is rudimentary and sparse. Worms and parasites infect most Peruvians. Becqui saw many children and adults with amputated limbs. She later learned that these amputations were due to complications from simple, easily-cured infections that were left untreated and During the medical mission part of her trip, the doctors and staff saw more than 800 patients in two days. Becqui adminis- tered worm medicine to children and, The foods of Peru shocked Becqui. A local specialty is fish soup, prepared by boiling the entire fish, with scales and guts intact, eyeballs floating to the top. Another favorite is cerviche, a marinated raw fish soup. Peruvians also enjoy goat meat with rotten egg sauce. As a guest, Becqui was obliged to try all offered food, so as not to offend her Eating the local fare proved dangerous for her. She was sick for 40 of the 60 days there. To prevent dysentery, fruits and vegetables are often washed with Clorox bleach. American packages foods are prohibitively expensive; cereal is $7 a box, and a package of Snickers bars is $8. Thousands of people crowded the tent crusades to hear the words of Sam and Evelyn Klinger, who encouraged the Peruvi- ans to find Christ. Becqui participated by amusing the children present, and helping work in the huge undertaking. Other days she minis- tered to homeless children, some of whom wore the same clothes for the entire five weeks that she visited them. “It was so good to have her back,” says Becqui Miller taught English at an American school in Trujillo, Peru. donning a clown’s outfit, entertained those waiting. In addition, with her knowledge of Spanish, Becqui interpreted for the doctors and clinic patients. Becqui's mother, Deborah Miller. When Becqui arrived in New York after her trip, See MISSIONARY, pg 8 Kids keep half hour recesses Board gives principals discretion on scheduling time By KASIA McDONOUGH Post Staff DALLAS - The Dallas School ~ Board agreed to establish a policy permitting 30 minutes of recess for elementary students that can be divided in two equal parts at the discretion of teachers and prin- cipals. “The policy includes a 30- minute period which will stand as block of time designated for re- cess. The board is recommending the full 30 minute recess for days which permit outdoor activities and two 15-minute breaks for days on which inclement weather is a factor,” said Dr. Gilbert Griffiths, Superintendent. The district will continue to permit an additional free period of 15 minutes for students in first, second and third grades. Westmoreland Elementary cur- rently offers the additional recess to all three grades, while Dallas Elementary has adopted a plan which allows the extra time for students in first and second grade. Dallas ‘Elementary gave ‘the extra free time to students in the first three grades, in years past, but a change in policy which dis- courages young students from sharing the playground with fourth and fifth graders resulted in the elimination of the 15-minute recess for third graders. Several teachers spoke about the need for students, especially the youngest learners, to have a recess from structured learning during the school day. “It is very important for young children to have an extra break later in the afternoon, because they eat lunch at 11:15 a.m. The second half of See RECESS, pg 8 30 Pages, 3 Sections Calendar..........ieiis 14 Classified............. 12-13 Crossword.....5i..aus 14 Editonials.........cuuive 4 ObIUANES..... in ueeenss 2 SCHOOL... iii ansinine 11 BporS. eis 9-10 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING E-mail: dalpost@aol.com The Dallas Post MAILING LABEL- Please enclose this label with any address changes, and mail to The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612-0366
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