IT OUT! PANDED lassified Section € Money-Saving Coupons Vol. 112. No. 28 SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS & LAKE- Dallas, Pennsylvania 50 Cents LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS July 11 to July 18, 2001 Parents, friends hopeful By HEATHER B. JONES Post Staff JACKSON TWP. - The walls of Eddie Halloran’s bedroom are painted the blue/green color of water. On the walls hang posters of rock legends Jimi Hen- drix and Jim Morrison. As a native New Yorker, he of course has Yankee memo- rabilia hanging on his wall. On top of his dresser lie hats he likes to wear at swimming pools, and on the floor in the corner are his slightly worn, but com- fortable sneakers. Eddie was the New York Catholic 55th Auction provides fun, 200d finds By HEATHER B. JONES Post Staff $ DALLAS - As a light rain began to fall on the opening night of the 55th Annu- al Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction, seeking cover under one of the tented areas sounded like a good idea. At the back of the long rectangular tent that housed the “Odds ‘n’ Ends” flea market, were three boxes filled with treasures for music lover Rick Pol- ney, Harding. He has just started col- lecting old LP albums and thought the auction would be a good place to pick up a few more LPs for his collection. He peered into the first box, search- ing through the tattered and worn cov- _ers of the donated LPs. The outer paper actually, browned by age, read “Colum- bia” in bold letters across the back. “The earlier, the better,” Rick said as he continued his search. He moved plastic bunny and pump- kin decorations on the table next to him to make room for his finds. Has he found a treasure? “Only time will tell, when I get home and play them,” he said. As the rain slowed, and the water rolled off the sides of the tent above, Rick only took notice of the LPs from the 1940's he had come across. A few more LPs are added to his pile. He did- n't even notice the bottleneck he creat- ed in the crowd of people browsing through the flea’ market. As a beginning collector, Rick said See AUCTION, pg 3 Kids try hands at painting the natural world Nearly 20 children were on hand for the painting class held recently at Frances Slocum State Park in Wyoming. The program was geared for the three to five-year-old age set and they thoroughly enjoyed the leaf-print- ~ ing and finger-painting activities. “We've been coming here for years, ever since I was little,” said Lori Bar- rington of Edwardsville. Her daugh- ters, Katie and Jane, participated in the painting program and several other programs offered at the park this sum- mer. “Were camping here for two weeks and we really enjoy the pro- grams.” The programs are not limited just to campers at the park and many parents take their children out for a day trip. “This is our first trip out this year but we were here a few times last year for the programs,” said Christine Mash of Wyoming who had her three children with her. Kathy Kelchner, the park naturalist at Frances Slocum, showed: the chil- dren how to do leaf painting while ex- ‘plaining the types of leaves they used. The program took place in the Am- phitheater at the campground which id surrounded by many different types of See PAINTING, pg 3 High School Athletic Association 100- yard backstroke champion in 1999, and the November 1999 Wendy's Ath- lete of the month from College Miseri- cordia. He was awarded College Miseri- cordia’s Most Valuable Swimmer for 2001 and chosen by his fellow swim- mers as captain of the Misericordia swim team for next year. As Ed Halloran, Sr., proudly tells of his son’s accomplishments, the sad- ness in his eyes tell a much deeper sto- ry. On June 13, life for Eddie Halloran, Jr., changed forever with one unfortu- lifeguard’s spirit will bring him back “One of his friends was there and noticed Eddie go into the pool, but never saw him come up.” Ed Halloran Sr. Jackson Twp. nate dive into the swimming pool at Francis Slocum State Park. As he dove into the pool on the warm June day, just to cool off after sitting Meeting ‘Maria’ Sonia Manzano, known to a generation of Americans as “Maria” on the Sesame Street television program, presented a signed book to Kimberly Fowler, whose father was high bidder for the item at the 55th annual Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary Auction.. Kim said “Maria” had inspired her to study Spanish in high school, although she confessed her favorite Sesame Street character is “Snuffy.” More Library Auction photos on page ©. on the lifeguard stand in the hot sun, Eddie accidentally hit another swim- mer. The other swimmer was unin- jured, but Eddie suffered a serious spinal cord injury. “He only remembers floating to the bottom of the pool and not knowing why he couldn't move. He didn’t even know that he hit anyone. He was just looking up saying ‘what am I going to do, drown down here.’ He was scared and hoping someone would come along and get him,” Ed, Sr., said. “One of his friends was there and no- Ld POST PHOTO/RON BARTIZEK POST PHOTO/SANDY PEOPLES Julie Manorek (left) and Helen Gavigan are glad to see each other again. A trunktul of history opens at the Meadows By SANDY PEOPLES Post Correspondent DALLAS - Tom Traver's fourth grade class from the Dallas Elemen- tary School visited the Meadows As- sisted Living Center at the end of the school year to give the residents a very special gift. The children had been there last February to meet their resident pen pals, and returned to perform their spring play, “A Trunkful of History.” The play opens with children play- ing in an attic. They find a trunk con- taining historical documents about the town of Middlebury, Connecticut in 1905. Several scenes flash back to events of that year. Many of the resi- dents smiled as they seemed to identi- fy with the era; several in attendance were born shortly after the turn of the century. “The students did all the work for the play,” said Traver. “They gathered the costumes and props, and con- ducted the auditions for the parts. They worked on it for three weeks, and the whole class participated in one way or another. This is their sec- ond performance. Their first perfor- mance was for their parents and the other classes at the school.” Samuel Barbose, the school princi- pal, came by to watch the play and extend his congratulations to the stu See TRUNK, pg 3 ticed Eddie go into the pool, but never saw him come up. He yelled to another lifeguard, ‘My friend went down but I didn’t see him come up.’ So she jumped in and pulled him up,” said Ed Sr. The accident was an ironic fate for a young man who took to the water with enthusiasm the first time he was ex- posed to it. “When he was 3 years old we took him to the Y and he just jumped right in. At 3, he was going off the diving See HALLORAN, pg 8 Counselors say special ed time shortchanges other students By HEATHER B. JONES Post Staff DALLAS - In a presentation to the Dallas School Board during the July 9 meeting, Guidance Department Chair- person Raelene Olszewski admitted, some students fall through the cracks. “I do think we are losing some of our students along the way,” Olszewski said. One reason for ‘losing students’ is the amount of time elementary and middle school counselors need to spend with special education students. Anthony Martinelli, Middle School principle, said he estimates about 70 percent of the counselors’ time is spent with special education students and paperwork. Even more time is spent on the ele- mentary school level with special edu- cation students, Olszewski said. With counselors spending the major- ity of their time on the smaller amount of the student population, Frank Nati- tus, school board member, asked, “Is there a way to use the website for ser- vices for students and parents?” Olszewski said there are so many possibilities in ways the district could use the website as a guidance tool. “It really would be a great help to expand that area of the website,” she said. Dr. Gilbert Griffiths, superintendent, See COUNSELORS, pg 3 14 Pages, 2 Sections Calendar... .....ve sri aiasenas ans 14 Classified.........caureres 10-13 CroSSWOId... ..i...ssveusnssessneess 14 . EQitorials.........civiicaaisitivonnves 4 ObIRUAES. i... iii irra sesasens 2 SCHOOIS. ........ ces ienssasedensvsnusns 7 SPOS ihe ciecvariedenssviransssanans 9 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING E-mail: dalpostl @epix.net Please enclose this label with any address changes, and mail to The Dallas Post, P.O.Box 366, Dallas, PA 18612
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