Vol. 116 No. 44 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 October 30 - November 5, 2005 50¢ SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS AND LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS Lk os fs lin Some of the Dallas Elementary School students who participated in the Great Apple Crunch Day program, from left, first row are Olivia Thomas and Brielle Brace. Second row: Isabella DelPriore, Talia Szatkowski, Cody Long, Logan Brace, James Flores, Katie Conrad and Megan Mancinelli. Elementary students get fo core of program By M.B. GILLIGAN Post Correspondent at least have separate teachers for ‘health and wellness, and our stu- dents have wellness classes once a week.” Wyecallis students also partici- pated in the International Walk to School Day earlier this month. “Obviously, with our location, we didn’t have the students ac- tually walk to school but they all had to walk at least one mile in their gym classes,” said Arnaud. “We incorporated some mathe- matics into it. I told them each lap was a quarter of a mile and they had to figure out how far they walked. Some of them walk- ed up to two miles.” These programs and others like them are becoming more prevalent as schools try to ad- dress the issue of childhood obes- ity. “I'm sure you've heard this be- fore, but this generation of chil- dren could be the first to not out- live their parents,” said Burd. “Many health issues are related to obesity. Like diabetes, which is on the rise in children.” This school year, Burd will not only be measuring the height and weight of the student in kinder- garten through fourth grade, she will use the information to deter- mine their body mass index. “Bach parent will get a letter explaining what their child’s BMI is and what that means,” she said. Those numbers are used to deter- mine percentiles for a healthy weight. A BMI of 0 to 5 percent means a child is underweight; six to 85 percent represents a normal weight; while 86 to 95 percent means the child is at risk of being DALLAS TWP. — Elementary school students in the Dallas School District recently partici- pated in the statewide Great Ap- ple Crunch program. The second annual event was sponsored by the Pennsylvania Advocates for Nutrition and Activity. The program works with schools and communities to pro- mote healthy eating and physical activity as a means of addressing the state’s childhood obesity problem. “Our country is such a rich country and we have so many foods to choose from that we dort always make healthful choices,” said Linda Burd, a school nurse for the Dallas and ~ Wycallis elementary schools. | “The Great Apple Crunch is a way for us to promote better nu- trition.” Students throughout the schools were encouraged to add more fruits and vegetables to their diet. The district’s food ser- vices provider, Metz & Associ- ates, made apple crisp for the lunch desert and students were encouraged to try it. Brace’s Or- chards of Dallas also donated ap- ples that were made available to students in both schools. “The other thing that PANA is doing is to lobby for more phys- ical education in the Pennsylva- nia’s schools,” said Karen Ar- naud, a health and wellness teacher at Wycallis Elementary. “They are pushing for some type of physical education every day. We're fortunate in this district to See APPLE, Page 12 SCHOOL DAY Aber 3, 2003 Some of the third graders at Wycallis Elementary School who took part in the Great Apple Crunch program, from left, first row are Abigail Downs, Alexandra Milligan, Dylan DeArmitt,and Sarah Boyd.Second row: Cody Karasinski and Jacob Bozentka. Third row: Marissa Rolliman, Mariah Clarke, Caroline Price, Madalyn Bozinski, Gregory Navestad and Kelsey Monahan. Haunted Library offers thrills, chills for all ages FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Barbara Kohler enjoys her time at the Haunted Library, a fund-raiser for the Back Mountain Memorial Library. A treat for boys and ghouls BY GENELLE HOBAN Post Correspondent DALLAS - As they walked through the Haunted Library at the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary, the girls of Girl Scout Troop 2535 clenched onto one another tightly. However, before they entered the haunted scene, only one ad- mitted to being afraid. “I'm a little bit scared of going in,” Samantha Ziminski, 10, said as she painted her ghost at the arts and crafts table. “Everyone else is telling me not to worry, though.” Kaitlyn Palmer, 9, said she wasn’t afraid of going in because she went in last year, so she knew what to expect. The library is holding the Haunted Library for the third consecutive year. The two-week- end event — which uses the theme “Dallas After Dark” — con- cludes Sunday, Oct. 30. The See LIBRARY, Page 8 FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Monica Morrison, Sweet Valley, finds looking in the mirror at the haunted library very unusual. History enthusiasts take a ride down memory lane A former railroad line is focus of Back Mt. Historical Association meeting By WARD PRICE For The Post DALLAS — A record number of people were in attendance Wednesday evening to display interest in the Back Mountain Historical Society’s presentation about a railroad line that no long- er runs through our area. The Bowman's Creek Branch — a line of the Lehigh Valley Rail- road — was the center of atten- tion during the meeting. Ap- proximately 170 people attended the event, which took place at the Banks Student Center on the campus of College Misericordia. Harry D. Owens of Mechanics- burg was the guest speaker in front of the standing-room-only crowd while displaying a slide AT Harry Owens shows slides of the Lehigh Val- ley Railroad during a meeting of the Back Mountain Historical As- sociation on Wednesday night at College Miser- icordia. show that depicted the railroad. Before Owens began his pre- sentation, he passed out actual rail line tickets to each of the ob- servers. “You are about to go on a jour- ney right after the Civil War,” he FOR THE POST/JONATHAN J. JUKA said. Construction of the Bow- man’s Creek Extension was started in 1886 and its origin pur- pose was the logging of 40,000 acres of timber throughout the region. Passenger cars were added by 1893 to allow people to travel be- tween Wilkes-Barre and Bernice. Each passenger car carried ap- proximately 70 people, Owens said. See RAILROAD, Page 12 V¥ How To Reach Us News: 675-521 thepost@leader.net 15 N. 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