Vol. 117 No. 10 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 March 11 - March 17, 2007 *The DALLAS POST. SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS AND LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE DALLAS POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Rita Goode conducts part of the World Day of Prayer service at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Dallas Township. World learning power of prayer Annual event brings millions together for day of spiritual inspiration By MATT HANNON For The Dallas Post @ DALLAS TWP. — Millions of people around the world believe in the power of prayer. The Rev. Roger Griffith is one of them. The pastor of Trinity Presby- terian Church recently led a World Day of Prayer service at his church on Irem Road. The lo- able influence in the world,” says a statement on the World Day of Prayer Web site. Women pray for people across the world, but each year a certain country and its culture is chosen to be the focus of the prayers. This year, the World Day of Prayer USA Committee chose Paraguay, with the theme of “United Under God's Tent.” - Each year, a symbol is chosen to guide — and inspire — the peo- ple in prayer. This year’s symbol was a fianduti, a spider-web lace ££ John Dymond admires a piece of art at the annual Rossetti art show at the MacDonald Art Gallery. Work of art By GENELLE HOBAN Dallas Post Correspondent i Annual contest 00zes with talent woven together with one piece of ALLAS TWP. — From spectacu- cal observation of World Day of Prayer is held at a different church in the Back Mountain each year. Next year’s service “I've been see- ing definitive evidence of our thread. “The cloth is woven from: one thread, like us,” said Griffith. “(It is) woven from one larly vibrant colors to intricate three-dimensional designs, the 26th annual Suzanne Maria Ros- setti Memorial Juried Art Con- test was oozing with local talent. The exhibit was opened to the public last weekend at the MacDonald Art Gallery on the College Misericordia campus and an awards ceremony followed the showcase. Students in grades seven through 12 en- tered their work in categories from pastels to photography to just about every other type of medium in between. The students must re- side in the Dallas, Lake-Lehman, Northwest will be held at Sha. WOTl Getting i of God that vertown United Smaller and ties us together.” Methodist Church. Griffith and Trini Griffith said that Smaller around MTL rian he believes theworld US @S We [earn Church member is beginning to see - Catherine Bolinski changes from the af- from each oth helped put the event fects of prayer. er and pray for together and were ‘Tve been seeing @aach other.” happy with the definitive evidence amount of women of our world getting The Rev. Roger who came to pray. smaller and smaller » Griffith “Tp’s very inspiring around us as we Trinity Presbyterian 4, have a group to- learn from each oth- pastor gether like this,” said er and pray for each Griffith. “It makes other,” he said. “This me very happy.” World Day of Prayer puts an em- phasis on unity and togetherness in celebration of what is in com- mon rather than the differences.” Every year on the first Friday in March, millions of women of different faiths throughout the world come together spiritually to observe World Day of Prayer. “Informed prayer leads to prayerful action. Through World Day of Prayer, women affirm that prayer and action are inseparable and that both have immeasur- Bolinski said she feels the group is doing a great good for the world. wg “I'love having this great fellow- ship of women together,” she said. “We get to reaffirm our love for the great Jesus.” When someone in the group mentioned to Bolinski about the great weather for the prayer ser- vice, Bolinski answered with “We expected it. That's the pow- er of prayer in action.” See PRAYER, Page 8 Mary Darling and Bina Holdredge carry a fianduti, a spider-web lace woven together with one piece of thread, into the service. Area or Tunkhannock school districts “I entered three pieces and all three did well,” Laura Madeira, 14, said. “My pen and ink (drawing) of the Forty Fort Meeting House won a special award for the best local historical subject.” Madeira is no stranger to art. After all, she is the granddaughter of well-known Dallas artist Sue Hand and began taking arts lessons from her grandmother at the age of 6. “I get most of my inspiration from photo- graphs my grandmother takes while on loca- See ROSSETTI, Page 8 PHOTOS FOR THE DALLAS POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Event organizer Sue Hand explains how winners were chosen during the annual Rossetti art contest at College Misericordia. po wh Sirak wins Ist place in American Leg Wyoming Seminary senior Kendra Sirak took first place on the local level in the 72nd annual essay contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania American Legion. The Shavertown girl and other winners were honored last week- end during a breakfast at the Dad- dow-Isaacs Dallas American Le- gion Post 672. The topic for this year’s contest was “How Can We Support Our Troops?” Students who reside in the Dal- las and Lake-Lehman school dis- tricts were invited to enter the contest at the local level. Sirak received a $300 savings bond , a certificate and a medal. She will also advance to the next level of competition. The second place winner was Dallas High School junior Ro- semary Shaver and third place was awarded to John Bailey, a ju- nior at Bishop Hoban. Honorable mention awards were given to Lake-Lehman ju- nior Bethany Yamrick, Lake-Leh- man junior Emily Thomas, Dal- las senior Billy Barnes, and Lake- Lehman senior Greg Heindel. Sirak will be competing for monetary awards district and state levels. Scholarship awards are pre- sented to the three finalists in the final round of the state contest. The first place winner receives a $3,500 scholarship, a plaque, and a trip to the American Legion convention in July to read the winning essay. The second place winner re- Dallas resident Sirak, a senior at Wyoming Seminary, won first place for her essay about sup- porting our troops. ceives a $3,000 scholarship and a plaque, and the third place win- FOR THE DALLAS POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Greg Heindel, a junior at Lake- Lehman High School, won an honorable mention award. ner receives a $2,500 scholarship and a plaque. ¥ How To Reach Us News: 675-521 thepost@leader.net 15 N. Main St. & Wilkes-Barre PA 1871 Subscriptions and Delivery: 829-5000 Lake-Lehman PTO elementary basketball league crowns its district champions ( Test your mind. Puzzles. 2 Take a trip back in time. 4 V¥ Inside The Post 12 Pages, 1 Section Civic news 5 Church news..........iiviviiee 2&9 Puzzles .. 2 School news 3 OP ONES ers enertrestsirntriniorenssisserens 7
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