4 The Post 2003 in Photos * Captions, with issue date, (photographer in parentheses.) Left to right in each row. Top row: Feb. 13 - Perry Coolbaugh became the first wrestler in the history of the Dallas program to record 100 wins (Ron Bartizek); Feb. 27 - Heat wave? No, just a birthday prank for Larry Hilbert, of Hilbert’s Equipment (Charlotte Bartizek). 2nd row: April 10 - Judi Ross helped her sons, Christopher and Jacob, fill in a calendar as they awaited the return of Christopher Sr. from duty in the Middle East (Erin Youngman); March 6 - The Dallas High School girls basketball team cele- brated winning the. District 2 championship (Jim Phillips); April 3 - Craig Thomas portrayed Clarence Darrow in his individual performance at the Regional History Day competition (Charlotte Bartizek). 3rd row: May 9 - His customers have become quite attached to Dan Jones after his 30 years as a mail carrier in Dallas (Erin Youngman); May 23 - Dancers at the Lake-Lehman prom were re- flected in the ceiling at Genetti’s in Wilkes-Barre (Charlotte Bartizek); May 23 - Makenzie Kapitu- la, 2 1/2, waited for her mom, Tonya, to vote in the primary election (Erin Youngman). 4th row: July 18 - Sue Hand held back tears as she watched her painting go over the block at the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction (Ron Bartizek); Justin Eimers' helmet went flying as he knocked out a hit for the Back Mountain National All-Stars (Jim Phillips), Oct. 12 - Lake-Lehman senior Angie Nice was congratulated by her act- ing coach, Mark Alan Gordon, after she appeared on stage in a school play. Her triumph over stage fright was chronicled on the MTV series, “Made. (Ron Bartizek). 4th row: Sept. 19 - Dallas Borough Mayor Timo- thy Carroll was the “winner” of the Kiss The Pig contest, held during the first Harvest Festival (Charlotte Bartizek);, Chelsea MacDougall react- ed after she was named Miss Pennsylvania Teen (contributed, but too neat to pass up). sy » If a picture is worth 1,000 words, it would have taken a couple million to describe the work turned in by Post photographers in 2003. Here, in roughly chrono- logical order from top to bottom of the page, are some that reflect the diverse; personality of the Back Mountain. It was a year of school and sports triumphs, festivals, personal accom- plishments and shared emo- tions, with a bit of whimsy mixed in. There were plenty more examples, and we apologize if we missed one of your favorites. Rs. Ron Bartizek, cally)
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