PAGE 8 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, April 6, 2008 ROSS ELEMENTARY STUDENTS HONORED Student of the Building for February at Ross Elementary School are, from left, first row, Ashley Herceg, Jacey Kleintob, Morgan Marchakitus, Shelby Traver, Eva Fine and Joshua Hin- kley. Second row, Kacie Pashinski, teacher; Shannon Kreidler, teacher; Abigail Carr, Matthew Edkins, Marie Johns, Nikolas An- tinnes, Shoshanna Mahoney, Lacey Miller, Rielly Sutliff and Do- nald James, principal. Absent at the time of the photo was Corey Kinney. SCOUTS HONORED AT TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WARTIMES Continued from Page 1 said. Being a doctor in the Army al- so meant Schlifka had to operate on enemy forces, as agreed upon in the Geneva Convention. “You just sort of put the blin- ders on and do what you have to do,” Schlifka said of those times. “It was a little unnerving and I tell you that it’s very impressive, the level of discipline that our medics in the field have. You're in a fire- fight, your guys are getting killed and now all of a sudden, you're saving the lives of the guys that are shooting at you.” In fact, 70 percent of the oper- ations Schlifka performed were not on Americans, but on Iraqi women and children, coalition forces and insurgents. In addition to the children Schlifka saw in the ICU when he first arrived in Iraq, he performed successful surgery on a 3-month-old girl to remove shrapnel from her brain. An 8-year-old Iraqi boy who was taken to Balad Hospital after a massive rock fell off a building and struck him was not so lucky as Schlifka was unable to save Working in a hospital did not necessarily mean Schlifka was out of harm’s way as the hospital was often mortared and enemies tried to run down the gate several times. When air attack alarms sounded, indicating everyone should take cover, Schlifka con- tinued to operate. The way medical personnel worked together and the fast pace they kept were impressive to this US. doctor, indicating that teamwork is an integral part of the 96 percent survival rate in a combat zone. “If I operated on a guy at 9 o'clock at night, if he was stable, 2 o'clock in the morning he'd be loaded on a C-130 and flown to Landstuhl, Germany,” Schlifka ‘ pd | Wiad HEAD & NECK TEAM Members of the 207th Head and Neck Team at Balad Military Hospital in Iraq include Lehman Township resident Dr. Brett Schlifka, standing the farthest back. Dr. Hans Bakken, far right in the first row, was Schlifka’s second partner in neurosurgery in Iraq. said. “And then a day or so there and he'd be back at Walter Reed (Army Medical Center in Wash- ington, D.C.). “Aside from the distance and being in a combat zone, from a neurosurgical standpoint, it’s a wonderful place to be because of the people that you work with and the efficiencies,” Schlifka added. “It was the pinnacle of my medical career.” Schlifka, 37, and his wife, Me- lissa, moved to Lehman Town- ship with their daughter, Tatiana, who is now 9 months old, last fall when he was named an associate neurosurgeon at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township and Geisin- ger South Wilkes-Barre. He is board certified and specializes in brain, spine and trauma surgery. Originally from Skokie, Ill., Schlifka became familiar with Pennsylvania while he trained in Philadelphia and rotated at Geis- inger Medical Center in Danville. He was impressed by the hospital and the people here and wanted to move back to the East Coast. His wife felt Danville was too ru- ral, so the couple compromised on the Wilkes-Barre area. “I think her preference was that there had to be a Target (store) nearby,” Schlifka joked. As a medical student, Schlifka studied cardiothoracic surgery. But he was drawn into neurosur- gery during his internship at Ma- digan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash. He did a utiliza- tion tour for two years as a flight surgeon in Korea with an apache helicopter brigade and then re- ceived a civilian deferment to fur- ther train in neurosurgery. While he was in Iraq and not working, Schlifka was sleeping, eating or working out in the gym. His goal was to be able to bench press 400 pounds before he came home. He made it to 385 pounds. Upon returning to the United States, Schlifka was the assistant chief and temporary chief of neu- rosurgery at Madigan Army Med- ical Center before coming to Geisinger Wyoming Valley. In his free time, he enjoys working around the house and rebuilding cars. Although Schlifka was dis- charged from the military in Oc- tober, he does not rule out the possibility of re-enlisting in a few years. American Red Cross sponsors two blood drives during April The American Red Cross will conduct two blood drives in the Back Mountain during the month of April. The bi-monthly drive at Irem Country Club will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Monday, April 7. Misericordia University will sponsor a community drive on from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 11. The double red unit will be at this drive. The Red Cross requests that all donors bring identification and their Red Cross Blood card. First- time donors will receive a card af- ter their first donation. Anyone 17 years of age, weighing a mini- mum of 110 pounds and in good health are eligible to donate. A pre-scheduled appointment can be made to reduce the time Missing the conversation? Maybe it’s you. | Consult an Audiologist Audio & Hearing Aid Services At HEALTHLEADERS timesleader.com from the professionals you trust. that listens. Ashby s Leigier (Cc audiology associates n)) The information you need needed for donating by calling 823-7164, extension 2150. Dylan Pilger" and ‘Tyler Evans, Boy Scouts from Dallas Troop 281, werelrecently rec- ognized in a special ceremony during the Sunday worship service lead by Rev. Roger F. Griffith at theirihome chu Trinity Presbyterian Church in Dallas. Also present were scout leaders, Mrs. Mary Chap- pell and Mrs. Charla Pilger. Pi- leger and Evans, currently part of the confirmation class at Trinity, helped cook and serve pancakes at a recent church supper and participated in the Boy Scout food drive for the Back Mountain Food Pantry on March |. From left, are Rew. Roger Griffith, Charla Pilger, Dylan Pilger, Tyler Evans and Mary Chappell. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/FOR THE DALLAS POST Lynda Hunter, of Dallas, creates homemade memory quilts as a way to memorialize deceased loved ones. They can also honor a living person or even a beloved pet, like the one shown here. MEMORIES Continued from Page 1 Making her first memory quilt was not an emotionally easy task. Although an average-size quilt takes about 20 hours to pro- duce, it took her much longer to make her own. “I tried for almost a week straight to do this, and I would start it ... and have to stop,” Hun- ter said. “A couple of times I would be cutting this stuff out and would be crying so hard. And then everything fell into place and I found more comfort doing it than anything else. Just After finishing her initial quilt, Hunter made several for family members. One day, she took a quilt to a grief support group of which she was a member and it was a hit. Before she knew it, other members of the group were bringing in clothing of the people they lost so they could have quilts of their own made. Though she had no intention to sew quilts for profit, Hunter realized there is a great demand for them and hopes the quilts bring the same comfort she felt from her own to others. It takes about four articles of clothing to make a memory quilt. Almost any type of cloth- ing can be used, but Hunter rec- ommends people submit all from three patterns or a solid col- or, which requires more cloth- ing. Quilt sizes offered are twin, full, queen, king, lap and wall hanging and every quilt is backed with fleece. Photos are another special as- pect of the quilts. 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