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Huntsville UMC
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of growing up in the church
and being taken from activity
to activity, from a United
Methodist Women meeting to
the women’s quilting circle at
her grandmother’s house. She
remembers walking from her
home on Chase Road to go to
church on Sundays, something
she said a person could not do
now because of the traffic.
She started teaching Sunday
school there when her children
were small. “I kind of enjoyed
raising my kids in the same
church I was,” she said.
“There’s been a lot of years of
good fellowship. We're like a
big family,” said Nicely.
“When someone has a prob-
lem, it’s everyone’s problem.
We melt together.”
“It’s a thrill to drive down the
mountain from Larksville or
Plymouth and look over the ex-
' : nally called the Vanloom
‘There's been a lot ethodist Episcopal Church.
of years of good PI
. , unisviie unite
Jellowship. We're | yethodist Church
like a big family. 125th anniversary events
Shirley Nicely October 11 - covered dish
Huntsville UMC member
panse of Jackson Township, see
the cross at the top of the
steeple and know we are still a
vital part of this community
and people,” wrote an unidenti-
fied member in the recent an-
nual report.
Huntsville United Methodist
Church will mark its 125th an-
niversary with a series of up-
coming special services and
dinners.
The church, which was built
in 1877 on land donated by the
Lamoreaux family, was origi-
dinner with several former
pastors attending.
October 12 - 10 a.m. wor-
ship service, special music by
Shavertown 5, and special
guest Dr. William Reid, for-
mer Wilkes-Barre District Su-
perintendent.
November 16 - 10 a.m.
worship service, Bishop Su-
san Morrison and current
Wilkes-Barre Superintendent
Dr. Parker.
For more information call
675-3375.
Te
POST PHOTO/ERIN YOUNGMAN
Pastor Jim Pall stands at the front of Huntsville United Methodist Church. He is a graduate
of Lake-Lehman High School. Along with being part-time pastor at Huntsville, he is the full-
time chaplain at Chase Prison.
Blood drives scheduled in October
The American Red Cross has scheduled the following blood col-
lections in the Back Mountain during October.
Fri., Oct 10: Meadows Nursing Center, 55 West Center Hill Rd.,
Dallas, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Mon., Oct 13: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Rt. 118, Dallas, 1 p.m.
to 6 p.m.
Correction
In an article in the Septem-
ber 26 issue of The Dallas Post,
Angie Nice was described as a
junior at Lake-Lehman High
School. The Post was given that
information by the school of-
fice, but it is incorrect; she is a
senior.
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on the program.
Despite the district’s best ef-
forts at advertising the pools
hours, off-again, on-again con-
struction issues combined with
the fact that it was a new pro-
gram left the public confused
about whether the pool was
open.
“We did run into a few snags.
All through the spring we were
still getting phone calls about
when the pool would open.
Well, the pool had been open
for weeks,” said Stretanski.
While the district lost money
on the five-day-a-week public
swim sessions, other swim-
ming programs proved very
successful.
“It's a public
facility so we just
want to be able to
pay our lifeguards;
we need people to
come and swim.”
Matt Stretanski
Dallas swimming coach
In the spring, 75 children
participated in a middle school
swimming and diving clinic,
while the American Red Cross
Learn-to-Swim program had 40
enrollees aged toddler and up.
A second swimming and diving
clinic enrolled 35 children and
a summer United States Swim-
ming Team was also very well
received, said Stretanski.
In the end, the district isn’t
looking to make a profit off of
the public programs, he said,
but rather to break even.
“It’s a public facility so we
just want to be able to pay our
lifeguards; we need people to
come and swim.”
The varsity swim team had
its best season ever last year
and Stretanski credits much of
its success to the team finally
having a pool of its own.
Since the swim program was
established in 1994, the team
has been traveling for all prac-
tices and meets. Having the
pool has enabled them to get in
extra practice, offer additional
clubs and programs and lessen
the burden of traveling.
“We didn’t beat ‘em (the
number 1 and 2 teams at dis-
trict championships), but we’re
finally at the point where we
can be competitive,” said Stre-
tanski.
“The pool made us much
more successful; it allowed us
POST PHOTO/ERIN YOUNGMAN
Members of the swim team do a pre-season workout in the
Dallas natatorium.
From left: Ninth graders Jesse Shrader, 14, and Tom Run-
scavage, 14. Behind them, sophomore Marci Romanoski, 15,
and junior Rachel Martin, 16.
to make our own schedule, and
that’s the key.”
In addition, he said being
able to have home meets
brought crowd support the
team had not had in the past.
Stretanski sees a larger role
for the facility.
“The Back Mountain is, I
think, a very close-knit commu-,
nity,” he said. “You can tell how
everyone wants to be part of
the community and this is a
good way to stir interest and
encourage that community feel-
ing.”
“If we can pay for it, if we can
break even, then why not?”
Public programs planned
The Dallas School District is offering a variety of public and
school age aquatic programs for fall and winter 2003 - 2004.
Evening Public Swim is offered on Wednesdays and Fridays,
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and on Sunday afternoons from 2 to 5 p.m. The
pool is open to the public for lap and recreational swimming. No
one under 18 will be admitted without a parent or guardian. Proof
of residence and a $2 daily fee apply. ;
The Mini Mountaineers, an Age Group Swim Team, part of
the Northeast
Pennsylvania Age
Group Swim League
(NEPAGSL), will run from October 20 through March 1, No com
petitive swimming experience is required, however, members
need to be able to support themselves in the water.
Practices will be held Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays from 6:15
to 8:15 p.m. Swim meets will be on Saturdays and or Sundays.
The Mini Mounts age-group swim team is a NEPAGSL ten-team
competitive swimming league for swimmers 6 to 14 years of age.
There are dual meets between all the teams during the regular
season and a championship meet at the end of February.
Volunteers will be needed to help run meets and start a booster
“organization.
There will be informational meetings and registration for all in-
terested parents on Thursday, October 2 and Tuesday, October 7
at 7 p.m in the Middle School Natatorium (pool). Those interest-
ed who cannot make the meeting should contact Matt Stretanski.
Registration fee is $200 per swimmer ($175 for additional sib-
lings) Membership fees include team bathing suit, team swim cap,
team t-shirt, insurance and league membership.
For more information contact Matthew Stretanski at mstretans-
ki@dallassd.com or 675-5201.
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