The Post NEWS Sunday, November 9, 2003 Response (continued from page 1) thing go behind our back.” Frank Wagner, vice chairman of the board, assured Dodson nothing would be done without Dodson’s knowledge. Officers of the Dallas depart- ment described the new se- quence to the supervisors at a meeting Thursday. They said only 20 hours on weekends are affected, and Kunkle would be the third department called out during that time. Dodson said the Kunkle de- partment has been the second call for emergencies in the township since 1992. Responding to a question from the public, Wagner said a regional study planned by the Back Mountain Council of Gov- ernments had been put on hold. “Right now we have to tread water,” he said, since the state has offered no assurance that a hoped-for $50,000 grant would come through. Wagner serves as president of the COG. The supervisors also voted to enact an illegal-parking ordi- nance as soon as it can be drafted and advertised. It would ban illegal parking on township roadways between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., with fines set at $15 for the first offense and $25 for each violation there- after. Leaf pickup will take place the week of Nov. 17-21. Resi- dents are asked to place bagged leaves near the curb, not to rake leaves onto road shoul- ders. SLTS availability. Pickup times: Here's my order for: Plain ___ Cherry (Specify Name 12th Citrus Fruit Sale Conducted by the Friends of the oR re Back Mountain Memorial Library Including Gourmet Cheesecake and Pineapples! Prepaid orders msut be received by November 21 to ensure Friday, Dec. 12, 4-6 p.m. Sat., Dec. 13, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Cheesecakes should be picked up Friday to assure quality.) ° TEN SEN EEN EN SEN AER NE GON BEN NEN REN SEE SEN GEN GEN SER EES BEE SEN SR GEN SEN WE SE A Em ____ Box (es) oranges @ $13 ea. ____ Box (es) grapefruit @ $13 ea. ____ Box (es) mixed orange/grapefruit @ $14 ea. ___ Golden pineapples (2) @ $10 ea. ___ Fresh fruit sampler @ $18 ea. ____ Gourmet cheesecake @ $8 ea. ___ Blueberry ___ Chocolate Swirl) Address City State Phone Zip Pre-paid orders due by November 21 Checks should be made payable to: Back Mountain Memorial Library. Send or bring completed form to: Back Mt, Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas, PA 18612 Proceeds benefit the library. Information at 675-1182. Coupon presented as a public service by The Post OPEN SUNDAYS = | (800) 724- ZN] NE=——7Z 4884 AE List 52865 Ranger Rick (continued from page 1) across the nation on the advi- sory panel. “You see what I'm saying here about why I wanted to be an advisor,” Ezra pointed out, referring to the word balloon above his picture on the advi- sors’ page of the September is- sue. “I like to learn about na- ture and share what I know with other people. I also like to get e-mail.” Advisors are asked their opinions about many different topics. “Sometimes it’s a word or an expression” said Marie Frick. “What they're trying to do is to see if everyone in the nation uses the same expres- sion, and is it going to make sense to all of the children that get their magazine if they put it in an article” she said. “Mostly what they're looking for is a cross-section of every- body,” said Ezra’s dad. “What they'll do is, they'll send them a picture or article ideas with some of the text just to make sure that the kids understand what the picture says, the cap- tions and that kind of thing.” Ezra gave an example. “Yeah, like the one they sent to me. There's this bear on a building (actually an outhouse, accord- ing to Marie) and I sent them my idea as to what the bear would be saying in the word balloon.” Ezra’s contact person at Ranger Rick sends him e-mails every other week asking what he has seen in his backyard. He recently rounded up a garter snake that was slithering around his neighbor’s swing set where her two children were playing. She was quite upset about it so “Ezra just calmly picked up the snake and let it “I like to learn about nature and share what I know with other people. I also like to get e- mail.” Ezra Frick, 9, Dallas Youth advisor to Ranger Rick magazine go in the next yard” said Marie. “And when he came back he explained to her that it (the snake) was just ‘smelling’, that’s why he was sticking his tongue out.” Scott, who works building the levee, has brought home a variety of insects and amphib- ians that his field inspector has given him for Ezra, including a praying mantis, different kinds of frogs and a garter snake in a box. The Dallas family enjoys hik- ing together and discovering wildlife along the way. Ezra’s favorite animals are ducks and birds, so his mom and dad have taken him to many zoos and aquariums to observe them up close. “He’s always liked ducks”, said Marie, “and he’s liked pen- guins for the last four or five years. That's part of the reason we went to the New England Aquarium in Boston. When we found out that their central area is all penguins, we had to go!” Scott added, “Usually when we go places we're explaining to him what's going on, but when we go to the aquariums where they have penguins, he’s Ezra Frick, 9, says he likes animals, but the riddle page is his favorite in Ranger Rick magazine. telling me and Marie the names of the penguins, virtual- ly all of them.” Ezra explained, “There's a couple of kinds of penguins you're most likely to see at the aquariums; Chin Strap, Adelie, Little Blue and the Rock Hop- per; he looks like he has eye- brows.” A brief walk through the Frick’ finished basement proves to be an environment conducive to learning. Ezra, who is home-schooled, has ready access to a telescope and shelves upon shelves of Nation- al Geographic and Smithsonian magazines. His mom incorpo- rates what he learns from Ranger Rick into his science and reading curriculums. “We did a whole unit study on wolves. There was an article in Ranger Rick and a program on Nature about bringing the wolves back to Yellowstone.” said Marie. As much as Ezra loves being an advisor, and reading about animals, his favorite feature in the magazine is the riddle page. His favorite is, “What do you get when you cross a ghost cocker spaniel with a ghost poodle? Cock-a-poodle-boo!” Event to benefit Northeast Regional Cancer Institute @ The 2nd Annual “It’s All in the Game!,” an evening of fun and games to benefit the Northeast Regional Cancer In- stitute, is set for Thursday, No- vember 13 from 6-9 p.m. at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, Scranton. 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