Vol. 117 No. 14 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 April 2 - April 8, 2006 SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS AND LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ins a - a PHOTOS FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Rita Balberchak of Fernbrook selects some books from the shelves in the Slightly Read Bookstore at the Back Mountain Memorial Library. Slightly Read Bookstore receives needed facelift PHOTOS FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK By DAVE KONOPKI Lake-Lehman High School students, Mike Ryan, Bryan Poepperling and Matt Boyle did a project about Jesse Owens as their Post Editor entry in History Day competition. DALLAS - For the past seven years, the Slightly Read Bookstore at the Back Mountain Memorial Library has been like the family station wagon — it gets the job done but it’s not much to look at. That's all changed. @ ® @ The bookstore recently got a facelift through a Community Revital- 1 S ! : ! ! ! } ! } ization Grant secured by State Sen. LS Editorial, Page 5 Charles Lemmond. The library held a re-opening of the bookstore last week with more than a dozen people attending the event. “This is wonderful,” said library director Martha Butler. “It’s beauti- ful and it’s cozy.” That wasn’t always the case. When the bookstore opened in fall 1998, it was given one coat of white paint on everything except the ceiling. And the floor remained concrete, said bookstore manager Fred Krohle. “There was certain drabness about it,” said Krohle, who hasbeen the manager since 2003. “We thought we'd dress it up and make it more L-L students win award for seventh consecutive year By GENELLE HOBAN Post Correspondent Sie . See BOOKSTORE, Page 4 LEHMAN TWP. — The tradition contin- 9 ues at Lake-Lehman High School. For the seventh consecutive year, the school captured the Outstanding School Award at the Regional History Day Contest at Penn State Wilkes-Barre for achieving the most winning entries of any high school in the region. “We've had a tradition here for a number of years,” said Mike Novrocki, History Day coordinator at Lake-Lehman. “Participa- ting in History Day is required for our ninth and 11th grade honors students. It is a very important and worthwhile event that was put into the curriculum. We give our stu- dents pointers, but everything else is on tory. This year’s theme was “Taking A taries and group documentaries. their own and done outside of class.” Stand in History: People, Ideas, Events.” “In the beginning it was hard,” said Matt More than 200 students from Luzerne, Lake-Lehman earned four first place Boyle, 15, whose group took third place in Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Pike, Wayne awards, two second place awards and three the exhibit category. “It just took a lot of and Wyoming counties in grades 6-12 par- third place awards in six of the seven con- work, researching and putting the board to- ticipated in the regional competition. The test categories, which included individual gether. Everything had to be backed up with goal of the competition is to get students papers, group performances, individual ex- excited about researching and learning his- hibits, group exhibits, individual documen- See HISTORY, Page 6 {il Ha i Josh Scarbriel and Rick Jayne, students at Lake-Lehman High School, produced and presented a video about the Molly McGuires. Nine-year-old Kayla Gleco, Dallas, checks out a display of chains for sale Spring craft show attracts hundreds, at the Dallas & Soccer Booster makes thousands Club's annual From left, bookstore manager Fred Krohle, state Sen. Charles spring craft Lemmond and library director Martha Butler participate in the show. ribbon-cutting ceremony. for booster club It began several years ago as a ¥ Inside The Post ¥ How To Reach Us nice way to raise a few dollars for a News: 829-7248 high, school. Bocce Poa "CHARLOTTE BARTIZER 10 Pages, 1 Section thepost@leader.net y- dle dbonton Wine Be Silir Ta Pugziss REA Ln RC Sl : ik ND AT TuRiredS Of Deoole worded fo Sb 2 aaa wD annual Spring Craft Show sponsored SEHR oF | Phage io. » of oll AY || CVC cre ES by. the Dallas Soccer Booster Clb. Only Yesterday ............... 5 Subscriptions Vendors from at deast three states SPOFLS seri cr ir ersersnsirmnins 7° and Delivery: 829-5000 sold their goods at the event, which was held at Dallas High School. The club also holds its annual Fall Craft Show, its largest fund-raiser of the year. Last year’s spring craft event raised more than $3,000 for the soccer program. The amount of money raised this year was not available at press time. In the past, proceeds from the craft shows have WE WANT TO MEET THE CANDIDATES The Post wants to give our readers a chance to get to know the candidates who are running for two high-profile offices in the May 16 primary election - state Senator in the 20th District and state Representative in the 117th Legislative District. All candidates are welcome to submit a biography no longer than 175 words. Longer information will be edited for length. Headshots of the candidates are also welcome. All information - biography and photos - must been used for the team banquet, Dallas resident Sandra : : be e-mailed to thepost@leader.net no later than Wednesday, April jackets for the junior varsity, hooded Geurts, a textile artist, Eight-year-old Kirsten Cope, Shavertown has fun 19. Photos must be sent in a JPEG format and the biography must sweatshirts for freshmen, year-round works on some items at shopping with her grandmother Johanna Cope of be sent as a plain text message. The information about the candi ss Soko Dallas. dates will appear in the May 7 edition of The Post. For more in- pref Ring, sud the salary of an assist the craft show. formation, call editor Dave Konopki at 829-7248.
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