: 6 The Post COMMUNITY Sunday, April 18, 2004 Pack 281 gives out winter awards The Cub Scout Pack 281 Dal- las boys worked hard during the winter months to obtain various badges and activities segments. First grade Tiger cubs Keith Baxter, Brian Butler, Brian Drouse, Albert Hunter Bouchard, Dylan Parsons Bouchard, David Schnable, Zachary Connolly, Jesse Goode, David Mallarkey, Nicholas Muldoon, Anthony Pace, Mark Pall, Jacob Plank, Morgan Salter, Jeff Strazdus and A.J. Sweppenheiser all re- ceived Tiger Badges and activi- ty beads. Earning Wolf Badges, achievement arrows and activi- ty segments were second grade Wolf cubs Jacob Arnold, John Blat, Chad DeBona, William Gately, Lenny Javick, David Matcho, Brian O'Donnell, Peter Shaver, Joshua Evans, Ryan Fra- nia, Patrick Gelso, Jarad Hoats, Steven Kirk, Lucas Leonardo, David Madl, Jacob Moody, Aaron Napkora, Taylor Newhart, Patrick Newhart, Casey Barrett and Dominic DeLuca. Third grade Bear cubs An- thony DiMaria, Dante DeAnge- lo, Ryan Deremer, James Del- priore, Tyler Evans, Brian Goode, Ryan Leonardo, John Murray, Cory Parsons, Jeremy Peters, Dylan Pilger, Michael Podskoch, Greg Strazdus, Da- mon Szatkowski and ‘Marcus Wagner received their Bear badges, achievement arrows and activity segments. Fourth grade Webelos cubs Matthew Blom, Anthony Pizzo, Tom Rogers, Andrew Smith, Dakota Stritzinger, Andrew Arnoldi, Patrick Dockeray, Jere- my Geisinger, Joseph Kapolka, James Kelly, Thomas Lynch, Andrew Santora, Michael Terninko, Alex Zubko attained various achievement pins, Compass point emblems and activity segments. Fifth grade Webelos cubs Gary Anderson, Carl Baxter, Travis Culver, Morgan Dear- mitt, Brian DeLuca, Richard Evans, Matthew Gilbert, Sergey Ivanov, Kevin Muldoon, Scott Napkora, Steven Scherer, Christopher Clemson, Travis DeBona, Nick Dennis, Christo- pher Dillon, Zachery Dirsa, Adam Goeringer, Ryan Hogan, Mark Luksa, Tyler Morgan, Christian Pyros, Drew Schaub , Brandon Roberts and Christo- pher Taminini also received various achievement pins, em- blems and activity segments. The boys are now looking forward to their well-earned yearly spring trip to Cooper- stown, N.Y. and the summer camping season. If any kindergarten to fourth grade boy is interested in join- ing Dallas Pack 281 for the 2004-5 year, call 675-3133 or 675-7415. : | The photo show s Den Leader Mrs. Lisa Terninko announcing the awards to Webelos 4.2. 0 From left: Andrew Santora, James Kelley, Patrick Dockeray, Joseph Kapolka and Jeremy Geisinger. Den Leader Mike Terninko is in the background. Brownies visit firehouse Dallas Fire & Ambulance recently hosted a visit from Brownie Troop 2610. The scouts were given a tour of the station and received a demon- stration of the equipment. Shown from left, first row: Kailyn Mikula, Abby Downs, Christina Valenti, Courtney McCarthy, Madisen Gilhooley, Samantha Starbuck, Ka- ley Polachek, Corinne Conyngham. Second row: Patty Rug- gere, Dallas Fire & Am- bulance, Sara Pizzo, Ash- leigh Schwartz, Assistant Chief Ralph Schwartz, Kara Hockenberry, Avery Conyngham, Marie Khoudary and Katie Conrad. Stettler to receive community service award Dr. Wallace F. Stettler, a resi- dent of Dallas, will receive the 2004 Distinguished Communi- ty Service Award from the Anti- Defamation League of Greater Wilkes-Barre Society of Fel- lows. The award will be pre- sented at the Anti-Defamation League dinner on Wednesday, May 5 at the Woodlands Inn and Resort in Wilkes-Barre. The Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Ser- vice Award was created to rec- ognize leaders in business, community affairs, and charita- ble endeavors who distinguish themselves in their dedication to preserving liberty and ad- vancing the causes of human rights, dignity and equal oppor- tunity. Dr. Stettler has served in many key leadership roles in the community encompassing education, church and other non-profit organizations as well as numerous fundraising cam- paigns. “Wally is a fitting recipient of this award,” notes Sue Kluger, general chairman of the event. “He is a tireless champion for so many causes in this commu- nity.” Land Trust dinner The North Branch Land Trust will hold the 2004 NBLT papi Dinner on Thursday, April 29 at Gennetti’s in Wilkes-Barre. This annual event has special sig- nificance this Mi \DiBe dini To i ichael Dibernardinis Secretary, PA DCNR Nor ele years preserving the precious places in Northeastern PA. Master of Ceremonies for the evening will be Dr. Jim Finley of Penn State’s School of forest resources, and the featured speaker will be Michael DiBernardinis, Secretary of the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Vincent Cotrone will be the 2004 Stew- ardship Award honoree. In addi- tion, the evening will include a silent auction. Tickets, sponsorships and program ads are now on sale, those interested can. go to www.nblt.org/dinner or call 696 5545 for more information. : i Dr. Stettler, a native of Philadelphia, received his BA from Dickinson College in Carlisle; PA, and his Masters of Sacred Theology from Drew University in Madison, NJ. He was presented a Doctorate of Humanities from King’s Col- lege in 1971, a Doctorate of Law and Letters from College Misericordia in 1982 and a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Wilkes University in 1990. In 1967 he became the ninth president of Wyoming Semi- nary College Preparatory School. While there, he led the school in realizing more than $15 million in capital funds to develop and further the educa- tional program. Also during his tenure, endowment funds tripled to more than $14 mil- lion and all indebtedness was eliminated. After a distin- guished 23-year career at Wyoming Seminary, he re- signed from his position in 1990. As an active participant in the community, Dr. Stettler has been involved in numerous ed- ucational, church and non-prof- it organizations. He was chair- man of the board of the United Way of Wyoming Valley for two years, was a founding member of the board of Leadership Wilkes-Barre, and currently serves on the Wilkes University Council, the Wilkes-Barre YMCA board of directors, and is secretary of the board of the FM. Kirby Center for the Per- forming Arts. A fundraiser extraordinaire, Dr. Stettler was the 1984 gener- al campaign chairmen for the United Way of Wyoming Valley, and served on fundraising com- mittees for the Osterhout Li- brary, the Wyoming Valley Boy Scouts’ Annual Dinner and the new children’s wing at the Back Mountain Memorial Library. Tickets for the 6 p.m. event are $125 per person and may be obtained by calling event chair Sue Kluger at 288-3345. The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is one of the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights/human rela- tions organizations. Its mission is to fight all forms of hatred and bigotry and to secure jus- tice and fair treatment to all cit- izens alike. Trained to sit The Community Room of the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary was the site April 3 for the American Red Cross class for baby-sitters. Instructor Suzanne Youngblood is shown with the participants. From left, seated, are Kathryn Reinart, Kathleen Paley, McKenzie Kelly, Heather Uren, Amanda Sutton, and Tom Herrick. Standing, Julia Travis, Lauren Harabin, Mrs. Youngblood, Leigh Hillman, and Reid Cooley. Dallas Borough curbside yard waste collection The Dallas Borough Road Department will begin curbside yard waste collection following the conclusion of the borough’s spring road-cleaning program. The department is scheduled to complete sweeping of all roadways by April 23. Curbside yard waste pickup will begin the week of April 26 and con- tinue each week through the summer months with collec tions on Tuesdays and Wednes- days. There will be no curbside collection the week of Spring Cleanup, May 3-8. Following are guidelines for the curbside yard waste collec- tion program: 1) The Public Works Depart- ment will collect a maximum of two green recycling containers (or equivalent) per household. 2) All yard waste must be placed in containers. No loose items will be collected and will be left curbside if not placed in a container. 3) Branches placed curbside for collection must be bundled in lengths not to exceed six feet. 4) Each container should weigh 30 lbs. or less to prevent injury to the road personnel. 5) The curbside yard waste program is designed to collect grass clippings, trimmings and small amounts of yard debris. Whole trees or amounts that exceed the two-container limit listed above will not be accept- ed. The Dallas Area Municipal Authority will accept dropoff of any yard waste during regular business hours at the D.A.M.A. facility in Kingston Township. Call D.A.M.A. at 696-1133 for hours of operation and dropoff policies. Dallas Township recycling site open DALLAS TWP. — The recycling site for yard waste in the rear of the township building is for residents only. Acceptable items in- clude leaves, grass, twigs and yard waste. No stumps, logs or kitchen trash will be accepted. Violators will be prosecuted. 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