Vol. 117 No. 16 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 April 16 - April 22, 2006 Action heats up at the annual Kingston Town- ship Basketball Shootout OST 50¢ SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS AND LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS NG READI Statewide program begins in the Back Mountain NCR AM NVR i AV PHOTOS FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Sarah Berholtz, 6, explains to her younger brother Jonathan the ins and outs of reading books. Learning By GENELLE HOBAN Post Correspondent ALLAS - For roughly the D past 16 years Mary Baker has been telling stories and singing folk music through- out the Wyoming Valley. Baker recently lent her story- telling talents to children at the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary on Huntsville Road to kick off its participation in the “Pennsylvania One Book, Every Young Child” program during National Library Week. Pennsylvania libraries, public television and museums are joining forces to increase aware- ness among parents and the childcare community for litera- cy development. Using a one- book, one-state model, the goal of the yearlong program is for early literacy skills to develop using interactive experiences with both books and stories. Baker, a former teacher and mother of two, read “Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse” to more than 50 children and their families. A “Traveling Trunk” filled with mouse-related pup- pets and games for young chil- dren was available for hands-on creative play. “When I was living in a small town in New York I fell in love with the art of storytelling,” said the Kingston resident, 52. “I have master’s degree in story- telling from East Tennessee State University.” Baker said that in order to be a good storyteller, a person must have a story to tell that comes from the heart. Participants in the program at the Back Mountain Memo- rial Library each received a pa- perback copy of “Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse.” The families also received information about We want to meet the candidates & {0 read by the book Mary Baker, a singer and songwriter, performs for the children at the Back Mountain Memorial Library. early literacy. “Storytelling is one of the ba- sics of literacy,” Baker said. “Storytelling makes the listener make those really important brain connections. It’s not about deciphering words or sounding them out, it’s about understanding the meaning of the words.” Janet Bauman, the children’s and young adult librarian at the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary, said the main goal of a children’s room in a library is to get people in to see what it has. “We want to encourage care- givers and daycare centers to take reading one step further,” Bauman said. “We want them to embellish on the reading.” Later this month, Bauman will visit the Head Start and Early Intervention programs in the Dallas and Lake-Lehman school districts to read the book to children, present a story time, and speak with the teach- ers about early literacy. See READING, Page 9 chance to get to know the candi- dates who are running for two high- profile offices in the May 16 primary elec- tion - state Senator in the 20th District and state Representative in the 17th Legislative District. All candidates are welcome to submit a biography no long- er than 175 words. Longer information will be edited for length. Headshots of T he Post wants to give our readers a Shelby Harrison, a kindergarten student at Ross Elementary School is first in line for the annual Easter Parade. The kids paraded outside the school for their parents and sang two songs before parading through the classrooms. Creativity on parade More than 30 years ago, kindergarten teacher Sue Thomas started an Easter Bonnet Parade at Ross Ele- mentary School. And it's become an annual tradition. This year's parade was held Wednesday afternoon at the Sweet Valley school under the direction of kindergar- ten teachers Jamie Hallowich and Linda Van Orden. Each child creates a hat at home using anything they want. Creativity is stressed and over the years children have made hats out of everything from recycled items to baseball hats to Easter baskets to milk cartons. The parents who attended the event hear the singing of "Here Comes Peter Cottontail” and the “Easter Parade.” Garrett Kolb shows off the Easter hat that he made. Garrett says it was made of iron. The two kin- dergarten class- es at Ross Ele- mentary School line up to sing Easter songs to their parents. TIMES LEADER STAFF, PHOTOS/CLARK VAN ORDEN Dallas American Legion honors its longtime members FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK The Daddow-Issacs Dallas American Legion Post 672 recently honored longtime members and World War Il veterans. Attending the breakfast, from left, first row are Alvah Jones, Joseph Drust and Herbert Dreher. Second row: Clarence Michael, Ed Buckley Stephen Salanski, Theron Osborne, Willard Lozo, and post com- mander John Emil Sr. the candidates are also welcome. All information - biography and photos - must be e-mailed to thepost@leader.net no later than Wednesday, April 19. Photos must be sent in a JPEG format and the biography must be sent as a plain text message. The information about the candidates will appear in the May 7 edi- tion of The Post. For more information, call editor Dave Konopki at 829-7248. By DAVE KONOPKI Post Editor DALLAS - Herbert Dreher walked up to the podium and smartly saluted his commander. The salute was as sharp and crisp as it was five decades ago. It’s been more than 50 years since the Dallas resident served his country as a member of the military during World War II, but he found a way to continue serv- ing it long after he put away his uniform. And the Dallas American Le- gion thanked him for it last week- end. Dreher was one of 10 members of Daddow-Isaacs Post 672 who were honored for being 50- and 60-year members during a special breakfast at the Post Home on Route 415. The longtime legion members received a certificate and pin to recognize the accom- plishment. “It’s a great honor,” said Dreher after receiving congratulations. - “A great honor.” Dreher, Raymond Daring, Gil- bert Hillon, James Kenny, Wil- lard Lozo Jr. and Theron Osborne were honored for being 60-year members, while William Guyette, Leonard Harvey, Alvah Jones and George McCutcheon were recognized for 50 years of service. After eating breakfast, the crowd of more than 50 veterans and their family members joined See LEGION, Page 9 Inside The Post 10 Pages, 1 Section Puzzles... 2 EGG MUNt..crerrsiins 3 CIVIC cireisramermenassssesssssomorsisse 4 Only Yesterday......cccceusseee 5 SPOILS ciosessinsrsassissnvusiossinin 7-8 How To Reach Us News: 829-7248 thepost@leader.net 15 N. Main St. Wilkes-Barre PA 18711 Subscriptions and Delivery: 829-5000
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