LL Vol. 118 No. 17 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 May 6 - 12, 2007 *The ALEAS POST SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS AND LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS a —— 5 gus - = aa en a FOR THE DALLAS POST/ CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK arry Sorber, of Dymond Hollow, arrives early Thursday morning at the United Methodist Church in Center Moreland. Sorber and Dave Pearn ovided music for a National Day of Prayer service. Early risers pray on While most people were still sleeping, eating breakfast or pack- ing school lunches, a quiet prayer time was being observed by a few people at the Center Moreland United Methodist Church on Creamery Road in Center More- land. & The prayer time, which marked the beginning of the National Day or Prayer Event, was followed by a prayer breakfast and an 8 a.m. prayer service. Prior to the breakfast, devotions were led by former US Army Chap- lain James May, of Falls, who has served as a chaplain in Iraq. The prayer service was led by Pastor Mary Jean Simonin, pastor of the Center Moreland UMC, assisted by Pastor Jerry Mattocks of Tunkhan- nock. Special music was performed by some of the CM Sunday School children and Larry Sorber and Dave Pearn of the Dymond Hollow UMC. Members of Boy Scout Troop 336 presented the flags. U.S. Army Reserve Chaplain Col- onel Rev. Rodney Miller was the guest speaker. Chaplain Colonel Miller serves with the Army Re- serves unit of the 11th MT Police Brigade in Ashley. He is a United Methodist minister, serving the Al- bright and Wesley United Metho- dist in Nescopeck. He is a member of the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church and lives in Nescopeck with his wife, Betsy, and two children, Allison and Rod. Donations made at the local event benefit the National Day of Prayer Task Forces in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This year’s Prayer.” iat In the early morning twilight, friends Bill Race and Norm Harding, both of RE : ; 'S Tunkhannock, pray together at the United Methodist Church in Center theme was America, United in Moreland during a National Day of Prayer service this past Thursday. Learning how to feed, By GENELLE HOBAN Post Correspondent The opportunity to learn proper and appropriate babysitting tech- iques prompted about a dozen pre- teen and teenage girls to attend a ba- bysitting seminar at the Back Moun- tain Memorial Library last Saturday. From how to feed a baby to basic first-aid skills to the rules and respon- sibilities of being a babysitter, the girls heard a wide variety of material from instructor Julie Burke of the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, who taught the six-hour training course. “Knowing that the babysitter went through this training class gives the parents a sense of security,” Burke said. “Our trained babysitters leave FOR THE DALLAS POST/ CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Megan Banks, left, and Nicole Slavoski pair up with a doll at an American Red Cross class for babysitters held at the Back Mountain Memorial burp and diaper at Red Cross course care of her 4-year-old niece. “When my niece comes over, my mom usually has to run a lot of er- rands and if I could babysit she wouldn’t have to drag us around with her,” the 11-year-old said. “It would be really helpful.” Prothero showed what she had learned about properly feeding a ba- by by holding the baby up with the head above the shoulders and tipping the bottle up so very little air could get into the child’s mouth. Each girl in attendance received a Babysitters Training Handbook and a mini first-aid kit as part of the $40 fee. The book lists and explains how to create a resume, questions to ask par- ents, family interview forms and game ideas. FOR THE DALLAS POST/ CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Herb Baldwin, of Dallas, reads his poetry and adds comic moments to the evening with skits and props. Spontaneity + creativity = sheer delight By CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK For The Dallas Post Economic prosperity for the last four decades has its benefits - not the least of which is generational tolerance, goodwill and appreciation seen at the Open Mic performance this past Saturday night in Dallas. More than a dozen spontaneous and creative acts delighted everyone. There were piano solos, a vio- lin performance, impromptu comedy stand ups and conversation. The performers ranged in age from 14 to whatever. Dan Siani, of Mountain Top, who stopped playing piano for 15 years while raising his family, played honky-tonk keyboard selections and the audience wouldn’t let him stop. College Misericordia students listened approv- ingly to poetry by Ron Krause, of Dallas, about the 1960s with some explanation about who Dr. Benja- min Spock, Donna Rice, Edmund Muskie and Gary Hart are. Krause examined his youthful passions and the younger college students related. Jim Spak, of Ashley, read his haiku and Owen Saut read a rollicking poem about “Planned Zucchi- ni.” Rich Fufaro and Herb Baldwin both jumped in as impromptu emcees and entertainers. Krista Connolly, circulation coordinator from the Back Mountain Memorial Library, covered the 70s with her reading of a Nora Ephron book and a long look at the contents of her pocketbook. The library sponsors the event and provides re- freshments. The college students then got up and sang some original songs off the top of their heads and intro- duced the older crowd to Alana Morisette, whom members of the audience liked very much. Teenage newcomers Nova Price, Janelle Marshal- lick and Kendra Balmer, all of Dallas, played instru- ments or gave readings and all said they felt com- fortable and well-accepted by the adoring audience. Interestingly enough, the former Richardson car dealer showroom on Lake Street in Dallas provides a beautiful spot for the evening as the glowing sun sets behind the glass walls on the building and the performers are silhouetted against it. College Misericordia students Keira McMe- namin and Matt LaRose perform individually and as the group "Autumn Leaves." here with the knowledge to be re- Library. “I really wanted to learn how to sponsible caretakers while parents take care of children because I never are out.” take care of little children and howto ski said. “I want to be the fun babysit- really knew how to before today,” Eleven-year-old Samantha Zimin- ski, of Dallas signed up for the class because she wanted to learn how to make them happy when she babysits. “I want to learn what to do instead of doing something wrong,” Zimin- ter that every kid wants to have.” Taylor Prothero of Wilkes-Barre decided to take the class to help take said Megan Banks, 11, of Dallas. “I hope to babysit this summer and make some money.” ¥ How To Reach Us Church Services around the Back Mountain. 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