| & Sunday, August 24, 2008 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 7 The 2008 Kiss the Pig contestants and their charities are, from left, allas High School Principal Jeffrey Shaffer (Dallas High School Mini-thon), Misericordia University President Mi- chael MacDowell (Back Mountain Memorial Library), Dallas Middle School Principal Thomas Pantry), Lake-Lehman Jr.-Sr. High School Principal Tracey Hallowich (Community Cares for Kids) and Penn State Wilkes- Barre's Chancellor Charles Davis (Back Mountain Recreation). Who will be lucky enough fo The Dallas Harvest Festival Steering Committee is pleased to announce the start of the 2008 Kiss the Pig Contest. This year, five Back Mountain educators will embark on an ad- venture of the fundraising kind and, in doing so will vie for the dubious honor of smooching “Rocco Rooter,” that handsome potbelly pig. The 2008 Kiss the Pig contes- tants and their chosen Back Mountain-based charities are: @ State Wilkes-Barre’s Chan- cellor Charles Davis (Back Mountain Recreation, Leh- man); Dallas Middle School Principal Thomas Duffy (Back Mountain Food Pantry, Trucks- ville); Lake-Lehman Jr.-Sr. High School Principal Tracey Hallow- ich (Community Cares for Kids, Shavertown); Misericordia Uni- versity President Michael Mac- Dowell (Back Mountain Memo- rial Library); and Dallas High School Principal Jeffrey Shaffer (Dallas High School Mini- thon). For a $1 donation, the public r ATA Duffy (Back Mountain Food kiss pig? is invited to choose the winner, whether by voting for a favorite school or a favorite charity. Bal- lot jars, ballots and posters have been placed in a number of Back Mountain businesses, including (but not limited to) N-Mart, Trucksville; Unimart, Dallas; Ochman’s Coins and Jewelry, Dallas; J&J Deli, Dallas; Curry Donut, Dallas; and Curves for Women, Lehman. All ballot jars will be collected and the votes tallied on Septem- ber 12. The winning “kisser” will then be announced by Dis- trict Judge James Tupper\ dur- ing the Sixth Annual Dallas Har- vest Festival on Sunday, Sept. 14. Judge Tupper will also deter- mine the validity of the “kiss” (based on direct contact). On behalf of the winner, the winning charity will then be awarded 50% of the monies col- lected and the remaining funds will be applied toward next year’s festival. Frontier Communications is the sponsor of this year’s Kiss the Pig Contest. NOXEN BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH COMMUNITY DAY A day of fun in Noxen The Annual Community Day event at the Noxen Bible Baptist Church provided a full day of activities for participants. There was a picnic lunch, remote-controlled airplane demonstrations, Smoke House, Safety Town, games, competitions and good old-fashioned fun. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Grandma Pat Rittenberg enjoys the Sommunity Day activities with her grandchildren, Ashley, left, and Cooper Thomas. For more photos, visit www.mydallaspost. Keeping the water cool at the Noxen Bible Baptist Church Community Day are, from left, Drew Kopcha, John Wandell and Stacia Wallace. com. SILVER Continued from Page 1 parent company Ecumenical En- terprises Inc. (EEI), said The Meadows Nursing Center was the first facility in the Back Mountain to offer services for the elderly. “There were nursing homes in he Wyoming Valley, but there were no facilities to care for the elderly in the Back Mountain and Tunkhannock areas,” he said. Starting with the Meadows Apartments in 1981, the campus quickly expanded and the Mead- ows Nursing Center opened in 1983. Between 1983 and 2000, the Hi-Meadows apartments, the IF YOU GO Community, volunteers and em- ployees are invited to come and see the changing faces of The Meadows with a pictorial history called “Stroll Down Memory Lane” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednes- day, Aug. 27. Other events planned are free raffles and a light lunch. Meadows Manor for Assisted Living and The Little Meadows Daycare sprung up. The Meadows Campus has been a good asset to the Back Mountain community as it in- vests nearly $12 million back in- to the community through pur- chasing from vendors, payroll and benefits, according to Carl Noto, chairman of EEL DARLING & SONS’ MS & GREENHOUSES “Growing Quality Is A Family Business Since 1 930" Hou GROWN CORN & TOMATOES Squash ® Beans e Lettuce ® Broccoli Red Beets ® Cabbage * Peppers ® Fruit ® Onions As the organization attempts to keep an eye out for new needs to be met, a new trend in phys- ical therapy allows more pa- tients to return to their homes after spending only three to four months in the nursing home for rehabilitation. Construction has begun on a 2500 square foot ad- dition to the physical therapy de- partment, Noto said. “It is not like it was in the old days,” Monsignor McAdrew said, noting the practice used to be that once a patient was ad- mitted to a nursing home, he or she stayed there. “Now more pa- "We have been munity and, on the other hand, the community has been here to help us.” Marilyn Gregorski Volunteer Services, Meadows Nursing Center tients can return home after working with a physical ther- apist.” A name change is also on the agenda as the Meadows Nursing Center will change its name to The Meadows Nursing and Re- habilitation Center, reported . 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