_ of New York. Her father was a @: Hanson, of course, agree .) Comfortingly, she can e- The Post NEWS Sunday, August 29, 2004 3 chool (continued from page 1) on the wooden second floor planks and measures out his steps to show exactly where he sat as a boy. “I always sat right here so no one could see me but they found me anyway,” says Koval- ick. He has become an accom- plished artist and provides a 'six-week art class which is theld on the second floor of the school. His lessons are free but there is a $5 charge per student to pay for electricity SE and upkeep. vl “It’s a way to give back to the community and we are very proud of him,” says ; Pauley. Ra 3. Florence Wright Faux grad- sated in 1937. “m one of the | old ones,” she says. “It was dike one big family in this val- , it really was.” ' g Shag “It was like one big family in this valley, it really was.” Florence Wright Faux 1937 graduate Ione Sorber Burnell, came from the Hudson Valley area lumberman and lived on Sor- -ber Mountain. “We went to the ‘Rock School’ in Ruggles and then they told us we had to come here,” she said. “You could ‘never do that these days, but the teachers were wonderful. ‘Mrs. Engleman and Mrs. Thomas could get anyone to do anything — they had a way about them at this school.” #1 Cathie Engleman Pauley and her sister, Ann Lee Engle- eir mother was special. The DEngleman family boarded the ‘teachers in their house and ‘their father fell in love with Catherine Hewitt, who came “to teach at the school. “We are very proud of the “part our family (Engleman) “had in starting this town and keeping it up,” says Pauley. * The downside to all this could be a feeling of anxiety "for those who move away. “I think you're sheltered in a small town because when you “do go somewhere else, it’s strange not to know everyone you see,” says Hanson. Robert Belles was a beloved student, teacher, principal and superintendent of the school until 1956, when the high school was moved to Harveys Lake. Wail her best friend, Emily Schenck Dendler, every day, and does, she says. “It’s like we are never separated.” : ta a rr ———— ~lone “Pony” Sorber Burnell explains to Ann Lee Engleman Hanson who everyone in a photo is. 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Last year’s Harvest Festival was so successful that this year’s committee decided it was unnecessary to pay for any on-air radio advertising. “We had between four and five thousand people show up last year and a lot of those peo- ple couldn’t say enough good things about it,” said Rich Fu- faro, committee chair. “We think many of those people will come this year and so will a lot of people who heard about what they missed.” Dallas Days’ activities will continue on Saturday and Sun- day, Sept. 18 and 19 with lots of other highlights. There will be children’s events from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday and a sort of Homecoming Dance will be held at Irem Temple Country Club on Saturday evening. “Tickets are now available for the dance and must be pur- chased ahead of time,” said Fu- faro. “Irem needs to have an exact number, so there won't be any tickets sold at the door.” The $20 per person tickets can be purchased at Hilbert’s Equipment, Ochman Jewelers, Chuck Robbins Sporting Goods, the library, and the Dallas Borough office. “They Dallas Days and Harvest Festival Sept. 17-19 Fri., Sept. 17: ‘Wordhorde’ at the library 7-9 p.m.. Sign up Mon., Sept. 13 Sat., Sept. 18, Children's fes- tival 1-4 p.m. Homecoming dance, Irem Temple Country Club Sun., Sept. 19, Harvest Festi- val 1-6 p.m., Main Street ‘Kiss the Pig’ ballots now on sale Historic walking tours For information, call 675- 1389 The next committee meet- ing will be Wed., Sept.1at 7 p.m. at the Dallas Borough building. New volunteers are welcome. can even call the Borough building and send a check to order tickets. We'll have a will call table at the dance.” The Harvest Festival com- mittee will begin meeting weekly at 7 p.m. on Wednes- day, Sept. 1 at the Borough building. “We have had a won- derful turnout of volunteers so far, but we can always use more help,” said Fufaro. Any- one interested in volunteering just needs to attend a meeting. “Im really excited about it. We're going to have 65 booths this year/and they are all taken already. /We’ll have more food vendors this year, too.” Watch for the signs to start appearing throughout Dallas. Catch/ the spirit and reserve the weekend of September 17- 19 for this year’s Dallas Days celebration. Cathie Engleman Pauley, left, returned to the school where her mother taught. Daughter Gennifer Pauley and friend Michael Nalbone helped decorate for the reunion. g Wi Charles Kovalick left the school in 1956. He now teaches an evening art class there. Students Garrett Hopfer and brother Matthew, Noxen, showed their work at an art exhibit upstairs. Walking (continued from page 1) Coalition partnered to clean up that area during the Great Pennsylvania Cleanup, and the Luzerne County Conservation District planted native vegeta- tion along the creek banks. The anticipated walking and biking trail will follow the creek from Dallas center to Pickett’s Charge restaurant on West Center Hill Road. Judy Rimple, President of the An- thracite Scenic Trails Associa- tion, will be on hand to answer questions about the trail, and artists’ renderings of the pro- posed site will also be on dis- play. 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