i Sunday, September 7, 2008 THE DALL AS POST PAGE 9 CIVIC BRIEFS Social group may form Kingston Township residents 55 years of age and older in- terested in forming a social group may express that interest signing up from 1 to 3 p.m. uesday, Sept. 9, in the lower 2] of the Kingston Township Municipal Building, 180 E. Cen- ter St., Shavertown. School Night for Scouting planned Cub Scout Pack 281 of Dallas will hold School Night for Scouting from 6 to 8 p.m. on jednesday, Sept. 10, in the afeteria of the Dallas Elemen- ary School. § All boys are in grades one Brough five are eligible to join. or more information, call Nan- cy at 675-3133. vil War Round Table neets on September 11 { The Wyoming Valley Civil ar Round Table will begin its th year at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, in the lower level of the Daddow-Isaacs American Le- gion Route 415, Dallas. Dr. Brian Carso will present his program, “Treason, Amnesty and the Language of Betrayal During the Civil War.” Flea market scheduled A flea market will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sat- y, Sept. 13, at the Mountain nge #567, West Eighth Street, Carverton. Lunch and snacks will be available for pur- chase from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call Dolores Tamanini at 287-7851. HL Legion plans dance Harveys Lake American Le- gion will hold a dance from 8 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Legion Post. The country band, “Hillbilly D’Lux” will provide music for returns on Sept. Y The Sixth Annual Dallas Harvest Festival will be held from 1 to 6 p.m on Sunday, Sept.14, on a portion of Main Street, Dallas, between the Route 415 intersection and Huntsville Road. Dallas Days Weekend will get underway on Friday, Sept. 12, with the annual Dallas Days Dance, featuring the return of “Just Us” and “Abilene” from 7 to midnight at the Shadowbrook Pavilion in Tunkhannock. Ticket prices are $25 each and include light refreshments, beer and soda. Tickets will be sold in ad- vance only andmay be pur- chased at Ochman’s Coins and Jewelry in Dallas and the Dallas Borough Municipal Offices, 25 Main St., Dallas. For more information, call the Dallas Harvest Festival Hotline at 675-1950. Art exhibit planned A one-day art exhibit at Sue Hand’s Imagery, 35 Main St., Dallas, will coincide with the Dallas Harvest Festival from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14. Gallery owner Sue Hand will display her paintings featuring local college and private school campuses. Irem Ladies plan craft show for September 21 More than 50 vendors are expected to participate in the Arts, Crafts & Collectibles Show which will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Irem Country Club Pavilion, Dallas. In addition to crafts, there will be a light lunch available, baked goods and super door prizes. There is ample parking and the pavilion is handicapped accessible. The event is sponsored by the Irem Ladies with Laura Warman as chairlady. Zen Meditation dancing and will feature-country-- -program-scheduled music with a little bit of rock and roll. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door. Door prizes, a 50/50 drawing and snacks will all be part of the evening's festivities with pro- ceeds benefiting the Legion’s elevator fund. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the public is welcome. For more information, call 639-2240. $ sic Box to perform “Sweeney Todd” The Music Box Players pre- sent “Sweeney Todd, The De- mon Barber of Fleet Street,” a musical thriller by Stephen Sondheim, September 12 to 14, 18 to 21, and 25 to 28, at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Dinner and show and show only tickets are now on sale. Thursdays through Saturdays, curtain is 8 p.m. and on Sun- days, curtain is at 3 p.m. A buf- ~ fet dinner is served 90 minutes before curtain. Call 283-2195 for reservations. 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Anyone interested in being a vendor for this event should call Judy Carter at 819-5745 or 655- 8860 for more information. Flu shots available Flu shots will be provided by CareWorks Convenient Health- care from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Mr. Z's, 495 Memorial Hwy., Route 415, Dallas. Cost is $25 per person. * All Subjects * Reasonable Rates Calling senior citizens who want to have fun By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com Is there a need for a senior citi- zens group in Kingston Town- ship? That's what members of the township’s recreation commis- sion would like to find out. All residents ages 55 and up who are interested in forming a senior group are asked to sign up from 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, in the lower level of the municipal Recreation commission mem- ber George Elias says the idea for a senior group came about dur- ing a discussion of what activ- ities should be provided for the community at one of the com- mission’s meetings. “The need perhaps exists, maybe it doesn’t exist, but we want to determine if there is an interest in forming some type of a social group for the 55-plus,” Elias said. Through sign ups, the com- group, but what activities poten- tial members would like to par- ticipate in. Elias feels such a group could enjoy activities to- gether such as bus trips, oldies music dances or simply playing cards. The recreation commission will provide some of the money needed for activities held by the group. Funding for the recre- ation commission comes from the township’s tax revenue. Sign-ups are being held on a that day and many older folks are out and about town. The com- mission is hoping they will stop by the municipal building to sign up for the senior group. As of right now, the group is open only to township residents. But if the sign-up session results in a low turnout, the commission may consider opening the group to other communities in the Back Mountain. “I really, truly don’t know,” building on East Center Streetin mission wants to find out not on- Tuesday because several grocery Elias said of the number of peo- Shavertown. ly if there is an interest in such a stores hold a senior discount ple he expects to sign up. Eleven-year-old ENJOY Meghan Donahue, of Dallas, who has Down syndrome, will par- Continued from Page 1 ticipate in the Fourth one in either of their families has Annual Buddy Walk Down syndrome which is not at Kirby Park on hereditary and affects about one September 13. in 800 children. Many children with Down syndrome suffer from heart problems. Although prenatal tests showed her heart was nor- mal, Meghan was born with an arterial ventricular canal heart defect and endured major heart surgery as an infant. That was when Margie learned her baby loved music. Playing soothing music while her new daughter was in a neo- natal intensive care unit, Margie noticed that not only did the mu- sic calm Meghan, it calmed the other babies as well. Doctors weren't sure if Megh- an would ever walk and one pro- fessional recommendation was to place her in St. Joseph’s Cen- ter in Scranton, a residential fa- cility for persons with develop- mental disabilities. That was es- pecially ironic for the Donahues because Margie’s grandfather, Dr. James O’Boyle, was an obste- trician and gynecologist who helped take care of the children at St. Joseph’s Center years be- fore. But the Donahues felt Megh- an, their third child, would thrive at home and should not be institutionalized. And, although “it took her longer than many -ghildren,. ‘Meghan - began: walk- e two-and-a-half. , at was a huge hurdle for us,” Margie said. Now, Meghan is in the fourth- grade at Good Shepherd Acade- my in Kingston where she is a student in a regular classroom and receives learning support. She is also tutored outside of school for extra help, which en- ables her to progress through her academic years at school. “You want to mainstream her, but unless you give her help in every subject, she’ll fall behind,” Tom said of his daughter. The Donahues have accepted just about all of the assistance and resources offered to them which, they say, is why Meghan has succeeded. The couple has also participated in several local Down syndrome support groups. Meghan is close to her sib- lings, Cara, 20; Chris 18; and Ben, 9. Cara is a sophomore mu- sic therapy ‘major. at. Elizabeth- town College and will likely work. with, people. with Down syndrome. Chris is a senior at Scranton Preparatory School and Ben’s teachers have told his parents they often pair him with CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST children lagging behind because he has the patience and under- standing to help them. Meghan also likes to socialize with her 65 first cousins. “She fits in with them and can do everything they do,” Margie said. “She basically does every- thing all the other children do.” Tom and Margie have often observed people staring at Meghan and, although they are not bothered by that as much as they used to be, they would still prefer people ask questions in- stead of staring. “It toughens you a little as a parent,” Margie said of having a special-needs child. “You kind of learn to toughen up a little bit be- cause people will stare.” Meghan is friendly to just about everyone and is great at re- membering names, often inquir- ing about how people are doing. Tom loves to come home and have his daughter ask how his day was and both he and Margie admit that having Meghan in their lives has caused them to stop and enjoy life. The Donahue family will take part in the Luzerne County Down Syndrome Network's Buddy Walk at Kirby Park at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. The walk is one of the National Down Syndrome Society’s Buddy Walks, a one-mile walk founded in 1995 to celebrate Down Syn- drome Awareness Month in Oc- tober and promote acceptance and inclusion of people with the condition. Money, raised from the local walk goes to help those afflicted by Down syndrome in the area. After her first day of school, Meghan was excited about go- ing to the Ranch Wagon for hot dogs, one of her favorite foods. ‘And, although sheéwwas a bit worn out from a full day of aca- demics, a pianoiéssen and time on her swing, she was still cheer- ful. “She’ll ask about you tomor- row,” Margie said. RUNS Continued from Page 1 ry said of the emotions she felt during the run. “It was like Mike’s funeral all over again. ‘Taps’ was played, but this time we were there and able to sup- port families of other soldiers. That pit will always be there, but I definitely feel like he was there across the country.” Erin Kavanaugh, Cleary’s fiancée, was also a member of the team and the entire Cleary family was at the closing cere- mony in Arlington. The family includes Michael Cleary’s par- ents, Jack and Marianne Clea- ry; sisters, Shannon Cleary, GOLFERS Continued from Page 1 Fair, graduation lockin pro- grams, Wyoming Valley Chil- dren’s Association, Back Moun- tain youth sports leagues, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Players are sought for the golf tournament. Although the for- mat remains a captain and three crew members, individuals are invited and will be teamed up with others in a group. The entry fee is $100 and players must sign up by September 8. A seafood and steak dinner will take place after the tournament, followed by an awards ceremony and raf- fle. “We've always had a wonder- ful dinner and about four or five years ago, we started preparing the food ourselves,” Freeman said. Sponsors, at $100 each, are also desired and will be accept- ed until September 12. Each ad- vertiser will have a sign dis- played near a green or tee. To sign up to play or sponsor a hole, call tournament chair- person Kevin Smith at 696- 5420. Diane Flaherty; Owner Certified Massage Therapist SERENITY Wellness Center 212 Main Street, Shavertown, PA 18708 570-674-0701 MASSAGE THERAPY FOR YOUR HEALTH GIVE DAD THE GIFT OF RELAXATION TWILIGHT YOGA IN THE GARDEN Spaces limited - Call Today a ALL TREATMENTS BY STRESS HEADACHES SCIATICA BACKACHE MUSCLE PAIN ARTHRITIS S P = BEGINNING JUNE 5™ $10.00 I A LE == APPOINTMENT ONLY Erin Flanagan and her son, Kel- ly Tangemann and her hus- band, Fred; and brother, Pa- trick. 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