Vol. 119 No. 35 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 August 31 - September 6,2008 = DALLAS Pos Serving the communities of the Dallas and Lake-Lehman School Districts | www.mydallaspost.com ~ Oh, boy! It’s that time of year Dallas and Lehman schools open Tuesday “i. oomsion sect P y An expansion project to Ross Elementary School is perhaps Heaven School in Dallas return- firm will be paid $18,000 for 15 the biggest change to the Lake- ed to classes on Tuesday, Aug. months. Lehman School District for the 26. Lake-Lehman parents resur- upcoming school year. The ex- It’s the time of year many chil- Both Lake-Lehman and Dallas rected the Lake-Lehman Educa- pansion will add four :class- dren dread. No longer are they have recently implemented edu- tional Foundation in April. The rooms and take at least nine free to sleep in, frequent pools cational foundations for the ben- foundation was originally found- months to complete. The school and playgrounds and ride bikes efit of each respective district. ed in 1995 to better the district, board anticipates bringing in a an 7 ; from morning to night. The Dallas School Board vot- but later disbanded. The group : minimum of two temporary CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST BE Dallas and Lake-Lehman ed in June to hire the Education is trying to raise enough money modular units at the school until Richard Emel, Joe Wojcik and Katelyn Wojcik decorate a locker at B School Districts open on Tues- Foundation Consulting Group to to build a district wellness cen- Lake-Lehman High School in preparation for the opening day of a day, Sept. 2. Students at Gate of help set up a foundation. The ter. The foundation presents no See TIME, Page 8 school. |! She made an impact, now faces challenges Former student donates half | of his prize money from essay Bl contest to Heinz in her honor. The LB 50¢ BE SE ACS By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com With her eyes shut, she wrote “Baby?” on a piece of paper. Ld Unable to speak after suffering a «hemorrhagic stroke and aseriesof .... «i, seizures, Beth Finarelli motioned | with her hand that she wanted to BE write something. The 29-year-old Dallas resident | was worried about the baby boy | | wr Te EE % she had been carrying before she became ill. i Baby Michael, now a year and a I half old, was taken from his moth- 8 er by Cesarean section shortly af- Hy ter the stroke and is doing just fine 8 while his mother continues to work hard every day to improve | her physical condition. : Having been a teacher before i the incident, Fi- | u : narelli touched |] The thing the lives of many CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST | loved tudents. One stu- ) about her dent in particu- tudents in the “Catch the Summer Read- ie i lar, Conor Har- Be : " : class is it rington, consid- ing Bug” program at the Back Mountain was inter- ers her his favor- Memorial Library were treated to an ti d ite teacher of all i end-of-the-year party at Frances Slocum State active an time. | Park where they enjoyed refreshments, re- we really Harrington, . ™ : absorbed 17, of Dallas, re- ceived certificates and, yes, caught bugs! cently won an es- ABOVE: Alexis Lanza, of Dallas, isn't quite the French say contest : sure she likes the long-legged spider she culture.” about communi- ty service at the Conor Annual A.M. Harrington Pugh Benefit | Former student Horse Show. He of Beth Finarelli raceived a prize ) of $500, half of | which he is re- i quired to pay forward. Harrington i chose to give his half of the prize money to the John Heinz Institute I in honor of Finarelli and of his i grandfather, John Burns, who un- i derwent rehabilitation at the insti- a tute after suffering a stroke. “It feels like the years I was a ! teacher, I made a difference,” Fina- | relli said. “The fact that years later | Conor would say I'm his favorite teacher and donate it (his award | | caught at Frances Slocum State Park during an end-of-the-year reading party conducted by the Back Mountain Memorial Library. LEFT: An insect hunt at Francis Slocum State Park was among final activities of the Back Mountain Memorial Library's summer reading sessions. For additional photos, please turn to Page 5. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Christine Lambacher, of Lehman, puts her Best of the Back Mountain Make sure your vote is counted Cast your vote for your favorite any- es: Red Rooster Pancake House and Fam- thing by voting in the “Best of the Back ily Restaurant, Hunlock Creek; Grotto @ fountain 2008 Readers Choice Pizza, Harveys Lake; Back Mountain Awards.” Memorial Library, Dallas; Wayne's money) in conjunction of me, it re- ally makes me feel like made a dif- ference to Conor.” Finarelli, unmarried and known as Miss Abrams at the time, taught The contest, which kicked off in the August 17 issue of The Dallas Post — fea- tures more than 70 categories and read- ers are encouraged to vote for their favor- World, Dallas; Bagel Art, Dallas; Star- bucks, Shavertown; Asaki Sushi and Hi- bachi Restaurant, Shavertown; Fire and Ice on Toby’s Creek, Trucksville; The ® Your 0p PICKS fou ary Lhoice Awards ballot into an entry box at the Lands at Hillside French, Spanish and other classes See CHALLENGES, Page 6 ites. Lands at Hillside Farms, Trucsklville; > & WN | Farms dairy ) Ballots appear in every issue of The and Ochman’s Coins & Jewelers, Dallas. errs ENTER HERE bar in Dallas Post, which publishes on Sun- All entries which contain a vote for at : Trucksville. | | days, periodically in the daily Times Leader and online at www.mydallaspost- .com. Ballot boxes have also been placed at the following Back Mountain business- A least 25 categories will be counted and entered into a drawing for a $100 cash prize award. Ballots must be received by The Dallas Post no later than September 25, \ pA Day EAS LOS HIRI pot cum 6118098 151200798
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