I. , ) PAGE 10 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, November 16, 2008 HEROES Continued from Page 1 were placed outside in the front. Students and staff at- tached postcards bearing the names of veterans and active military personnel to each flag’s pole. Clarence Michael, of Dallas, commander of Post 672 and a former eighth-grade teacher, spoke and said the middle school does something differ- ent each year to celebrate Veter- ans Day. Michael cited exam- ples of a penny collection to support people in the military serving overseas and an as- sembly where children thanked their fathers and grandfathers for being heroes. Members of the Dallas Mid- dle School select choir, under the direction of Holly Major, sang patriotic songs including CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Seventh-grader Frank Hullihen addresses the audience during a Veterans Day Assembly at the Dallas Middle School. the United States National An- them and “God Bless America.” “I really want to specify that this program could not be done without the help of my Social Studies department,” Holth- ause said. “It wasn’t just myself alone. The people who helped me put the flags in this morn- ing- one was a band teacher, there were reading teachers and there were English teach- ers. It took the whole staff to pull this project off.” HOLA Continued from Page 1 words to color. Liam Davis, 3, of Trucksville, came to the Spanish/English sto- ry hour with his nanny, Charlene Grady, of Hanover Township. The two attended the regular children’s story hour at 10 a.m. and stayed for the bilingual story hour. “I've worked as a nanny for many years and I've been to many story hours,” Grady said. “This is the first time I've seen something like this. This is amazing. It would be nice if the other librar- ies joined in as well. She’s great.” A native of the Dominican Re- public, Ryan, 38, came to Amer- icain 1999, settling in Miami. She purchased a home in Harveys Lake around the same time and went back and forth between the two locations. While in Miami, Ryan completed early childhood education classes and worked at a preschool for two years. She al- so became a citizen of the United States of America. Ryan later lived in Manhattan, N.Y. and Hoboken, N.J. before CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/FOR THE DALLAS POST Elsie Ryan, left, held a story hour for preschool and kindergarten children in Spanish and English at the Back Mountain Memorial Library. moving to Dallas two years ago with her children, Vanessa, 7, and Joseph, 3. Having no family in the Back Mountain, she hopes volunteer- ing at the library will help her to make friends. But her biggest wish is to teach the children what she knows. “Just to look at the faces and see they are learning and they’re ON THE WEB To see more photos, go to www.mydallaspost.com happy- that means the world to me,” Ryan said. “I treat the kids the way I want somebody to treat my own. What goes along comes along.” Try a Harvest @2¢/ to reveal softer, more radiant skin, Sas Kari to be ones best Have a Poel and the second one’s on us! VEY ITe Rela \VATa NN e)VZ<T 0a] o1c] 8 Plus... your first fill is on us! Bring in this ad to redeem offer. Best of the Best... @ Full Set $50 570.287.4045 VATA: Ra EX-R Ke Nal alo120 900 Rutter Ave. Forty Fort (off the Cross Valley in the Big Brick Building) Te Fr we, 1 7 [Lue Weadvys Nirsing © Re i The Meadows Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is located on a 15-acre tract in Dallas, Pennsylvania. This 130 bed skilled nursing facility offers both skilled and intermediate care to their residents. Along with the 24-hour nursing care, the Meadows Nursing & Rehabilitation Center offers rehabilitative therapy to those needing to improve or maintain their current condition. The expansion of the Meadows Nursing & Rehabilitation Center’s therapy department is a great advantage to both our current long-term residents and residents coming to our facility for rehabilitation. We have renovated and expanded our therapy area over 3,000 square feet. This additional space allows us to accommodate all disciplines of therapy in one area. Our objective I mn expanding our therapy area was to create an aesthetically pleasing atmosphere that encourages our residents to work to the ot best of their ability alongside our therapy stalf to meet or exceed their goals. St Meadows Nursing & Rehabilitation Center offers superior nursing care, which rehabilitates and improves the residents’ health, and, when necessary, helps them to accept declining health with dignity and comfort in a loving, caring atmosphere. Their nurses are on duty around the clock, and a physician is always on call. In addition to excellent medical care, residents and their families benefit from the spiritual, social and emotional support offered at Meadows Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. cn [5] @ Pd PN pede pede pend hd AN eh ped P— -h LY ek ud pb ANON eb Pde, Peal pnb bpd smh r ede pegd
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