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6 The Dallas Post
COMMUNITY Tr
Sunday, December 19, 2004
Oratorical and essay
contest entries sought
High school students and
home-schooled students of the
Back Mountain have been invit-
ed by Dallas American Legion
Post 672 to compete in the 66th
annual National High School
Oratorical Contest. The contest
has been arranged with the full
cooperation of the local school
districts who will assist with the
contest arrangements.
The subject of the prepared
oration portion of the contest
. must be some phase of the
Constitution of the United
States, emphasizing the duties
and obligations of a U.S. citizen.
The prepared oration must be
the original effort of each con-
testant and must be 810 min-
utes in length. The three nation-
al finalists receive scholarships
of $18,000, $16,000 and
$14,000, respectively.
The Back Mountain
Memorial Library, 96
Huntsville Road, Dallas,
announces the addition of the
following books to their collec-
tion:
EXPRESS
“Night Fall”
DeMille
“Loop Group” by
McMurtry
“Skeleton Man”
Hillerman
“Metro
Evanovich
FICTION
“Rumpole and the Penge
Bungalow Murders” by John
Mortimer
“Loop Group” by
McMurtry
“Circle of Grace” by Penelope
J. Stokes
“I am Charlotte Simmons” by
Tom Wolfe
“Skeleton Man”
Hillerman
“How to be Lost” by Amanda
Eyre Ward
by Nelson
Larry
by Tony
Girl” by Janet
Larry
by Tony
In addition, contestants who
win their state finals contest
and represent their state at the
national contests will receive no
less than $1,500 in scholarship
funds. The American Legion
will pay the expenses of state
winners at the national contest.
The Post is also sponsoring
an essay test. The topic this
year is “America — Sweet Land
of Liberty.” All essays must be
no less than 600 words and no
more than 1,000. The local
school must determine its own
winner by Feb. 5. Prizes will be
awarded locally and at the state
level.
Students interested in either
competition may find complete
rules at their respective schools
or by contacting Clarence J.
Michael at 675-0488.
New books at Back Mountain Library
“Suspect” by Michael
Robotham
“Falling Awake” by Jayne Ann
Krentz
NONFICTION
“Hallelujah! the welcome
table” by Maya Angelou
“The End of Faith” by Sam
Harris
BIOGRAPHY
“Divorced from the Mob” by
Andrea Giovino
“Beauty Beyond the Ashes”
by Cheryl McGuinness
MYSTERY
“Till the End of Tom” by
Gillian Roberts
“Thief in Retreat” by Aimee
Thurlo
AUDIOTAPES
“True North” by Jim Harrison
YOUNG ADULT
“The Princess Present” by
Meg Cabot
SPECIAL DONATION
“Judy Moody, M.D.: the doc-
tor is in!” by Megan McDonald,
gift of Brownie Troop 3855 of
Lehman, Theresa James, Troop
Leader.
“Santa” entertained local children when they took a break from
shopping.
Dallas Rotary takes children
on Christmas shopping spree
For almost 30 years, the
Rotary Club of Dallas has host-
ed a Christmas shopping spree
for 30 Back Mountain children.
This year they added another
15 children from the Northwest
School District. All were treat-
ed to a day of food, fun and
gifts.
Their day started with a
breakfast sponsored by
McDonald’s in Shavertown,
then they were off to the Bon
Ton at the Midway Shopping
Center where they were treated
to coats, boots, hats, mittens,
outfits and anything else they
needed.
Each child was paired off
with a chaperone from the
Rotary Club and embarked on
their wishes-come-true shop-
ping day. Many Rotary family
members and friends joined in
to help the children make their
purchases. The Rotary Club
gave each child spending
money and a generous discount
coupon from the Bon Ton. The
Rotary Club raised $5,000 for
the event through their annual
charity golf tournament and
food stands at the Luzerne
County Fair and the Dallas
Harvest Festival.
The children were visited by
that jolly man in a big red suit
who had even more presents to
give them as well as games,
stuffed animals, cookies and
candy provided by the Bon Ton.
At the end of the day the chil-
dren boarded a school bus pro-
vided by Emanuel Bus Lines
and headed back to Dallas to
rejoin their parents.
DADDOW ISAACS
Some WWII veterans who attended the Legion program, from left: Ed Roth, Tom Reese, Buddy | Bayer Joe Drust, Ed ‘Buckley, and
John Good.
Standing: Kep Gottshalk, Michael Crisci, Nick Chorey, Bob Johnston, Loren Fiske, Len Groboski, Pat Kelly, George Horwatt, Elwo
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Ide, Willis Ide, Tom Templin, Irwin Messick and Welton Farrar.
Legion notes Pearl Harbor Day
On Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, members of the Daddow-Isaacs
American Legion Post 672 gathered to commemorate the Dec. 7,
1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, swapping stories over breakfast with
fellow veterans from Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf War, the
Cold War and World War II. Pearl Harbor Day, which once sent a
shiver down the spine of every American, now passes almost
unnoticed as America slides into historical ignorance. Peace and
prosperity have dulled us to the meaning of pain and have dis- |
abled the language of suffering, according to many veterans.
Sixteen million Americans served in uniform during WWII;
400,000 were killed and 670,000 were wounded. The total of sol-
diers killed was 28,504,000 and civilian deaths numbered
46,403,000.
At the event, Cdr. John M. Emil Sr., Tom Reese, Rev. William
Lewis, and Clarence Michael spoke on Pearl Harbor remem-
brances. Mary Reese sent remembrances which were kept by her
Governor re tiie
., National Emergency
A newspaper from the day of the attack.
late husband over the years. For more information, contact ptib-
licity chairperson Clarence J. Michael at 675-0488.
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Scouts take on high adventure
Boy Scouts from Troop 241, Lehman, attended the Philmont Scout Ranch in July. Philmont is
located in Cimarron, New Mexico and is the premier high adventure scout camp in the coun-
try. The scouts spent two weeks backpacking in the mountains of New Mexico at elevations
up to 14,000 feet. During the trek, the scouts participated in horseback riding, mountain
climbing, rifle shooting and other activities.
Anyone interested in joining Troop 241 can contact Scoutmaster Mark Pall at 477-3594.
Scouts and leaders in the photo are, kneeling from left: Mike Caffrey (Asst. Scoutmaster),
Keith Cornia (Asst. Scoutmaster), Mark Pall (Scoutmaster), Ryan Wagner, Bill Tomayko (Asst.
Scoutmaster).
Standing: Michael Caffrey, Matt Poremba, Kevin Tomayko, Steve Cornia, Bill Holena, Matt Pall,
David Harrison, Rick Jayne, Tom Perry.
Volunteers assemble food baskets for needy families
Volunteers at the Back Mountain Food
Pantry recently assembled more than 150
Thanksgiving food baskets for needy families
in the Back Mountain. A record amount of
donations and clients’ needs have kept volun-
teers busy all year long as well as during the
holiday season. Many of the families are elder-
ly and others have small children.
Contributions to the food pantry help them
avoid difficult decisions between food and fuel
or food and medicine. Cash donations were
used to augment the baskets with fresh turkeys
and fresh vegetables.
Donations are always needed to help the
pantry feed the hungry, especially during the
cold winter months ahead. Call the pantry at
696-2917 for information on how you can help
or if you need assistance.
Volunteers completed the large task of filling
more than 150 orders for Thanksgiving Day
meals. Shown in photo, from left: Sandy
Valenti, Teresa Brown, Carol Eyet, Jennie Hill.
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Audubon Society |
Christmas Bird Count
Would you like to volunt
to be part of the National
Audubon Society’s Christmas
Bird Count? Your assistance
will help to gain a better
understanding of the winter
bird populations in our region.
Contact any of the following
people to volunteer:
Dallas Christmas Bird
Count (December 26), Conthct
Jim Hoyson at 696-4925 or
Birdder@aol.com ' "77!
Tunkhannock Christmas
Bird Count (December 18),
contact Rick Koval at 829-4381
or koval@nblt.org
The Greater
Valley
includes both Luzerne and
. Wyoming counties.
Kingston Twp. parking
ordinance reminder
Kingston Township Winter
parking ordinance is effective
through - March 31, 2005.
Under this ordinance, residents
are prohibited from parking
vehicles on streets between the
hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
daily. Vehicles also are not per-
mitted to be parked on streets
during snowstorms, or for
eight hours after the end of the
storm. ;
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A. Yes, for the same reasons that
car seat belts are a good idea. But
the best reason to wear a helmet is
that it never falls off, so after a -
spill you can ge! up and joi! on’
fong rather than walking uphill ;
or your hat and goggles.
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