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Thursday, December 27, 2001 7
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Reminders
for college
bound seniors
Seniors applying to college are
reminded that the application
deadline for regular decision at
most colleges is January 15. If
your applications have not yet
been turned into the Guidance
Office, please do so the first
week of January.
Every student going on to
higher education at a college,
university, technical school or
trade school will be required to
fill out a FAFSA form. FAFSA
stands for free application for
student assistance, The FAFSA
form will determine if the stu-
dent will receive any federal or
state aid. The PHEAA form is
the state of Pennsylvania finan-
cial aid form. PHEAA stands for
Pennsylvania Higher Education
Assistance Agency. Colleges rely
heavily on the information pro-
vided by the FAFSA to deter-
mine if the student is eligible for
any aid packages from the indi-
vidual institutions of higher ed-
ucation. The Dallas High School
Guidance Department provides
an expert in the area of finan-
cial aid. Mrs. Peg Charnick from
College Misericordia will give a
comprehensive presentation for
both parents and students. It is
highly recommended that you
attend this evening program on
January 7 at 7 p.m. in the high
school cafeteria, to better un-
derstand the financial process.
The PTSO will be ringing in
the New Year with its monthly
meeting on Thursday, Jan. 2 at
8:15 a.m. in the Guidance Of-
fice. New members are always
welcome.
A very warm thank you to the
ladies of the PTSO who have so
generously given their time to
making our first semester so
enjoyable for our students. They
are: Susan Levinson, Debbie
Marcy, Sherry Riley, Kathy
Simpson, Mary Barbara Gilligan
and Mary Ellen O’Brien.
The PTSO had its second Dal-
las "Proud Popcorn’ Day for the
month of December. PTSO par-
ents Mary Ellen O’Brien and
Deb Marcy were our proud pop-
corn parents preparing the pop-
‘corn bags for student recipi-
ents. A special thank-you to
these ladies for their time and
effort in making this program
possible for our students.
Grant, Zinn earn
U of S honors
‘The University of Scranton in-
ducted 144 students into the
Richard H. Passon Chapter of
Alpha Lambda Delta, the nation-
al honor society for freshman, at
a recent. ceremony. The honor
society was established last year
by the university to encourage,
honor and promote academic ex-
cellence early
in a student's college careers.
The 144 inducted met the honor
society’s requirement of a mini-
mum of scholastic average of 3.5
or above, based on their first full
semester average of their first
year in college. Inductees includ-
ed Lauren E. Grant and
Matthew D. Zinn, Dallas.
Scholarship program
offers awards to
agriculture students
Students pursuing careers in
agriculture can apply for a
scholarship from the Careers in
Agriculture scholarship pro-
gram, jointly sponsored by
Agriliance, Land O'Lakes Farm-
land Feed and Croplan Genetics.
High school seniors who will
enroll in a two-or four-year
agronomy or livestock curricu-
lum in the fall of 2002 are eligi-
ble to apply. Fifty $1,000 schol-
arships will be awarded. Appli-
cations are available at
www.agriliance.com in the Ca-
reers section. All applications
must be returned via regular
mail by March 1, 2002, to be eli-
gible. Winners will be notified by
mail in May.
For more information or to re-
quest an application, call 800-
232-3639, ext. 4584.
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Jaylynn enjoys a roll and butter in her highchair.
Host Omar Hallsson poses with Dr. Stan Hamilton, pastor, and Lin-
da Penko, secretary, from the Hands of Hope Community Ministry.
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Servers, from left: Tex Wilson, Kiwanis; Art Peoples, Rotary; Jack Williams, Lions Club; Sharon
Williams; Nick Calvitti, Lions Club.
POST PHOTOS/SANDY PEOPLES
Pete Austin from the Harveys
Lake Lions Club is busy doing
hundreds of dishes.
Homeless
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does it with such dignity and
style. It's a great privilege to
come here, and we can't thank
him enough for his overwhelm-
ing generosity. He is a hero to
the children and their parents
who come for dinner. Omar wel-
comes anyone and everyone. The
children get to experience an
elaborate dinner that they may
otherwise only read about or see
on television. And to all the ser-
vice clubs who help him, we say
thank you to them too.”
After a visit from Santa, the
guests were ready to board the
buses back to Wilkes-Barre. Jeff
Emanuel, owner of Emanuel
Bus Company, was one of the
drivers. “I enjoy helping out with
this event during this time of the
year,” he said. “It's my way of
giving what I can. Omar is the
one who gives these kids a
chance to get out and have a
nice time at the party.”
Omar Hallsson arrived in
America in 1988 and has owned
the Castle Inn since 1992.
Tell our advertisers you saw them in The Dallas Post.
They'll appreciate it, and so will we.
BB Chase prison superintendent
lauded for 30 years service
Deputy Secretary for the De-
partment of Corrections, Dennis
Erhard, recognizes Superinten-
dent Thomas Lavan for his 30
years of service to the citizens of
the Commonwealth.
Lavan entered the Department
of Corrections in December,
1971 as a correctional officer
trainee at SCI-Dallas. After mov-
ing up the ranks at Dallas and
SCI-Retreat in July 2001 he was
promoted to superintendent at
SCI-Dallas.
Lavan gained his experiences
and wisdom the old-fashioned
way; he worked his way up
through the ranks with dedica-
tion and hard work. Wherever
he has served, SCI-Dallas and
SCI-Retreat staff understood
they would be held accountable
for doing their jobs to the best of
their abilities.
Besides exhibiting outstanding
leadership skills during the daily
operations of institutions, as
well as during times of need, he
aided in apprehending two es-
capees from Dallas in 1999.
Lavan headed a team of ap-
proximately 50 corrections offi-
cers from SCI-Retreat to aid in
the effort of apprehending the
escapees. His decision-making
skills and prompt action at the
scene were instrumental in the
capture of the escapees. Officers
under his direct command were
later commended for their heroic
efforts during the capture.
Lavan now plans to improve
security at SCI-Dallas by in-
stalling a new fence and other
security measures.
Only yesterday
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mass bell, controlled from the
administration office, and locat-
ed on the roof.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hinkle,
Shavertown, donated a twenty-
five foot spruce tree on the steps
of Commonwealth Telephone
Company. Ted gave the one last
year, right from his own front
yard.
30 Years Ago -
December 28, 1971
BANK PROMOTES TWO
Two Back Mountain men were
among officials of The First Na-
tional Bank of Eastern Pennsyl-
vania to be promoted recently,
Thomas H. Kiley, bank chair-
man, announced. They are John
L. Owens and Robert C.
Lawrence. Mr. Owens, Shaver-
town. Mr. Owens began his
banking career with First Na-
tional in 1947. Mr. Lawrence is
joined the bank as an assistant
vice president and assistant
trust officer in the business de-
velopment section of the trust
department of First National
Bank.
The Welcome Wagon spon-
sored a Christmas Party for the
guests at Valley Crest recently.
Helping to make the evening a
festive occasion were members
of College Misericordia’s glee
club, who provided musical en-
tertainment.
Employees of Commonwealth
Telephone Company held their
fourth annual tour of the chil-
dren's wards of area hospitals.
At each stop children in the
wards were presented with gifts
made by: Commonwealth em-
ployees as part of this project.
20 Years Ago -
December 23, 1981
NEW PASTOR AT HARVEYS
LAKE CHURCH
Rev. Lawrence D. Reed has
taken over the duties as the pas-
tor of Emmanuel Assembly of
God of Harveys Lake. He is ea-
gerly anticipating the church’s
new addition to be completed
and filled with fine community
folk gathered to worship. Rev.
and Mrs. Reed share in a musi-
cal ministry as well.
Mary Ann Walsh, a sophomore
at College Misericordia, was
named recently to the NPWIALL
all-star volleyball squad. Ms.
Walsh is a Dallas resident and
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Walsh.
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