|| Sunday, November 26, 2006 COMMUNITY THE POST PAGES Essay, oratorical entries are due | ceived by Jan. 7. The American Legion is also sponsoring a high school orator- ical contest. The theme for year’s contest is “We The People.” The contest will consist of an 810-minute, memorized oration on some phase of the United States Con- stitution and a 3-5-minute ex- i> Dallas American Legion Post 672 i is holding its annual essay ~ contest for high school stu- dents. The contest is held in con- junction with the 72nd annual contest sponsored by the Penn- ia American Legion. i The contest is open to all high school students who reside in Bi Hota tempore oration on one of four y opic 1s “How topics assigned by the national We Support Our Troops?.” PD Ay headquarters. The first place winner will re- ceive a $7,500 scholarship, “plaque, and a paid trip to the Pennsylvania American Legion State Convention to present the winning oration. The winner will also repre- sent Pennsylvania in national and regional contests and re- ceive an additional $1,500 schol- arship from the national organi- zation. The second place winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship and a plaque, while the third place winner receives a $4,000 schol- arship and a plaque. Application forms may be ob- tained at high school offices or by calling Michael at 675-0488. | There are monetary awards at the local and district levels. Scholarship awards are present- ed to the three finalists in the fi- jal round of the state contest. : a e first place winner will re- ive a $3,500 scholarship, a que, and a trip to the highs ican Legion convention in July 2007 to read the winning essay to the assembled delegates. * . The second place winner will receive a $3,000 scholarship and a plaque, while the third place winner will receive a $2,500 scholarship and a plaque. Interested students may con- tact their school office or call Dallas American Legion com- mander Clarence J. Michael at 675-0488. All entries must be re- FOR THE DALLAS POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK e three pigs - Amy Vodzak, Samantha Culver and Hannah @:: - attracted a lot of attention. er. When you're casting for a play, you take a look at the characters and try to match them up with the right student. Can they sing? Can they react well with each other? It's ajudgment call. The kids did a great job an ot a lot of help from a lot nego! 9% This year McKeown re-started the drama club, which had been inactive for about the last nine years. More than 50 students learn about all aspects of the thea- ter. “Right now, we're just feeling our way through things,” said McKeown who is the vice presi- dent of the Music Box Playhouse in Swoyersville. ‘Tm trying to give (the students) an awareness of the theater, especially commu- nity theater. I try to teach them what it’s all about.” DHS PLAY Continued from Page 1 teacher, at the high school. “The kids lov it and they got a great response from the public. We had more than 500 people attend the three shows. The parents and fac- ulty raved about it.” . Preparations for the play began back in September, with the selec- son of a play, tryouts, set con- action and more than eight weeks of rehearsing five days a week, said McKeown, who was assisted by Audrey Ide. “It’s a lot of hard work and it’s nerve-wracking up to the week before the play,” he said. “Then, everything seems to come togeth- DALLAS GUIDANCE OFFICE OFFERING PRACTICE SAT The Dallas High School will offer a practice Scholastic Apti- tude Test at 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec.1at the high school. The cost is $25 and checks should be made payable to Dallas High School. ~The registration deadline is Tuesday, Dec 5. For a registration form, call the high school at 675-5201 or write to: Dallas High School Guidance Office, Practice SAT, P.O. Box 2000, Dallas, Pa. 18612. Dallas High School guidance counselors planning for the test, from left, are Robyn Jones, Jack Wolensky and Diane Sher- man. HOLIDAY HIGH TEA TO BE HELD DEC. 10 The fourth annual Holiday High Tea will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 at the Frederick Stegmaier Mansion in Wilkes- Barre. The event benefits College Misericordia’s Women with Children Program, which was established in 2000 to provide support to women with children by helping them realize their full potential through higher education. The program was de- signed to provide support, services, housing and financial aid for academically qualified single mothers of any age who are deter- mined to complete their undergraduate degree. The program has grown steadily, but due to limited facilities and funding, en- roliment is capped at only six adults. There are 25 women on the waiting list. Tickets are $125 per person and may be ordered by calling program director Vicki Austin at 674-6728 or e-mailing vaustin@misericordia.edu. High tea planning committee mem- bers are Vicki Austin, Carolyn Bell, Brenda McGinley, Sherry Huntzinger, Jean Messaros, Elly Miller, Mary Louise Faber, Kim Koehl and Shawn Murphy. Children enrolled in the Women with Children Program at College Misericordia, from left, first row are Jacob Mullen, Matthew Poole, Elizabeth Poole and Olivia Harris. Second row: Alyssa Burcker. ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW Practice Limited To: * SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY e SSI BENEFITS Free Case Evaluation (570) 499-2558 *NO FEE IF BENEFITS ARE NOT AWARDED PO. BOX 826, TUNKHANNOCK, PA 18657 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIMANTS’ REPRESENTATIVES ATTENTION HUNTERS GET YOUR DEER CUT & PROFESSIONALLY WRAPPED AT... 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Takeouts will be available and orders should be called in advance. Dinners are $8 for adults and $3.50 for children under age 12. For takeout or- ders or more information, call 477-3521. Be sure to leave your name and the number of din- ners requested. Grief support group meeting at St. Paul's A grief support group, spon- sored by Hospice St. John and led by the Rev. Peggy Sue Pfeffer, will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at St. Paul’s Luth- eran Church, Route 118 in Dallas Township. Anyone who has experienced grief — in- cluding families who did not receive hospice services — is encouraged to attend the meet- ing. This is an informal gather- ing, allowing participation at individual comfort levels and participants are welcome to bring a friend. There is no admission charge, but regis- tration is requested by calling the church office at 675-3859. UM Women meeting Nov. 28 The United Methodist Wom- en at the Lehman-Idetown United Methodist Church will hold its regular monthly meet- ing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28. The Advent/Christmas pro- gram “Let There Be Peace on Earth” will be presented by Linda VanGorder. The UMW will hold the annual Christmas party at the Red Rooster on Tuesday, Dec.5. Reservations may be given to Kristi Snyder or Jayne Haefele. River of Life begins nightly meetings Pastors Stephen and Mary Ann Kotch of River Of Life @ Kingdom Power Ministries in Shavertown will hold special meetings at 7:30 p.m. each Tuesday through Sunday at the church, located at 219 North Memorial Highway. The Sun- day meetings will be held at 6 p.m. The meetings will vary each evening to include teaching on spiritual gifts, prophecy, heal- ing, dreams and visions in- terpretation, spiritual counsel and worship. The public is invited. Men's breakfast held each Tuesday The Shavertown United Methodist Church recently began holding a weekly ec- umenical men’s breakfast. The group meets at 8 a.m. each Tuesday at Pickett’s Charge restaurant on Route 415 in Dallas. The Dutch treat break- fast is followed by fellowship and a short devotion period. The breakfast, fellowship and devotion period last no longer than one hour. Men from all Back Mountain churches are encouraged to attend. For more information, call Bob Deeble at 696-2148. Awana Club meets at Grace Community The Awana Club of Grace Community Church meets from 6-7:45 p.m. each Wednes- day at the church, located across from Chapel Lawn Cem- etery on Memorial Highway. The club holds its meetings through April. The Bible-based club is open to boys and girls in kindergar- ten through sixth grade. Awana is one of the largest nondenom- inational children and youth ministries in the world. 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