Sunday, November 20, 2005 COMMUNITY THE POST PAGES Students in grades 9-12 who * reside in the Dallas and Lake- . Lehman school districts are in- vited to compete in the Ameri- ' can Legion’s 67th National High . School Oratorical Contest. © Scholarship awards are pre- - sented to the three finalists in the final round of the national i contest. The first place winner re- ceives an $18,000 scholarship, second place receives $16,000 and third place takes home a ' $14,000 scholarship. Each state winner who is cer- | tified into, and participates in, : the first round of the national contest will receive a $1,500 ' scholarship. Each first round - winner who advances to, and * participates in, the second ' round but does not advance to * the final round will receive an additional $1,500 scholarship to @® education beyond high sron mT O choarships available through contest school. The subject to be used for the oration must be on some aspect of the Constitution of the Unit- ed States, with emphasis on the duties and obligations of a citi- zen to our government. The ora- tion must be the original work of each contestant and must not be less than eight minutes or long- er than 10 minutes long. Any interested student who resides in the Dallas or Lake- Lehman school district should contact Daddow-Isaacs Post 672 Dallas American Legion com- mander John Emil Sr. at 675- 4461. All applications must be re- ceived before Jan. 14, 2006. The American Legion also has infor- mation on how to qualify for more than $138,000 in scholar- ships for students in high school or students who are being schooled at home. The Senior Citizens Center, sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne and Wyoming Counties, offers hot meals at noon Monday through Friday to people age 60 and older. Dona- tions from participants are ac- cepted and needed in order to ex- pand the program. . For more information about the hot meals program, call 822- 1158. The following is the menu for the week of Nov. 21: © Monday: Chicken a la king over buttermilk biscuit, vegeta- ble medley, hot cinnamon apples, Senior centers offers hot meals at noon orange sherbet, milk and coffee. Tuesday: Kielbasa with sauer- kraut, boiled potatoes, zucchini, whole wheat bread, apricot nec- tar, low-fat Nutrigrain Bar, milk and coffee. Wednesday: Roast beef with gravy, whipped potatoes, brocco- li with lemon, graham crackers, whole wheat rolls, fruit mix, milk and coffee. Thursday: The centers will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Friday: The centers will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Daddowlsaacs American Legion Post 672 holds annual Veterans Day breakfast The Daddow-Isaacs Dallas American Legion Post 672 held a special breakfast last weekend in honor of Veterans Day. Commander John Emil Sr. spoke about the significance of Veterans Day and guest speaker Richard Wren spoke about his du- ties as the Luzerne County director of vet- eran’s affairs. Legion member Clarence Mi- chael presented Certificates of Apprecia- tion to Robert Johnson, Robert Geschlei- ter, Jack Good, and Walter Galka for their outstanding service to the American Le- gion. Emil expressed his desire that certif- icates of appreciation being given to indi- vidual legion members continue in the fu- ture. A poignant moment in the program oc- curred with the solemn reading of 100 names of servicemen and women from Pennsylvania who been killed while serv- ing in Iraq. A recording of “Taps” accompa- nied the reading of the names and set a . plaintive mood. The Reverend William Le- wis offered prayers to open and close the breakfast. Daddow-Isaacs Dallas American Legion Post 672 commander John Emil Sr. reads the names of Penn- sylvania men and women who have been killed while serving in Iraq. Below, from left, Luzerne County director of Veterans Affairs Richard Wren talks during a spe- cial breakfast at the Dallas American Legion while mem- bers Clarence Mi- chael, commander John Emil Sr. and the Rev. William Lewis look on. CIVIC BRIEFS adies Auxiliary )eeting Nov. 21 The Ladies Auxiliary of Dallas ‘American Legion Post 672 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday Nov. 21 at the Post home on Route 415 in Dal- las. All members are encouraged to attend. Class of 1986 plans reunion Organizers of the 20th reunion -of the Dallas High School Class of 1986 are looking for information about several classmates. The re- union will be held Saturday, July 1. fl. 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