Sunday, March 1, 2009 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 9 DHS MARCHING BAND PERFORMS AT CITRUS BOWL The Dallas High School Marching Band participated in the Citrus Bowl Parade in Orlando, Flor- ida as well as in the Macy's Parade at Universal Studios during this year's New Year celebrations. Students performed under the direction of Band Director David Smith and Drum Majors Kevin Barry and Hillary Hoover. As they marched, they played the new Dallas Fight Song which shares the melody of the Penn State Fight Song. Watch for the next local performance of the Dallas Marching Band in the Memorial Day Parade in Dallas on Monday, May 25. Members of the band who made the trip to Florida are, from left, first row, Amanda Mikolaitis, Jamie Wise, Jennifer Merithew, Grace Carolan, Jodi Hilstolsky and Ashlyn Van Deutsch. Second row, David Sebolka, Bernie Bronsberg, Kevin Barry, Hilary Hoover, Sal Polit-Moran, Andrew Arnoldi and Band Director David Smith. Third row, Brian Wise, Bryan Biesecker, Michael Mazula, Kevin Hunter and James Schwemmer. ANIMALS Continued from Page 1 tered an animal that was resistant to the treatment. “I haven’t come across a prob- lem yet,” Walters said. “It’s al- most like they sense it’s some- thing good for them. Iwarm up to them first. I get them to be famil- iar with me.” In one instance, a dog that could no longer walk was brought to her as a last resort be- fore putting it down. “Fortunately, this technology was successful with the animal and the animal has full function of its back legs after several treat- ments,” Walters said. “That’s where it’s nice because if a dog can’t walk, they may have to com- promise the dog.” In addition to treating ail- ments, VOM is also used as a pre- ventative measure to find and eradicate conditions before an animal has symptoms. According to Walters, 60 percent of a dog’s nervous system can be knocked out before any clinical signs of weakness are shown. “This technology can pick up a problem before the dog can show you it’s not functioning 100 per- cent,” Walters said. “We want to get to the animal and help before symptoms show up.” Two other techniques may be used in VOM. They are the cold laser technique, which heals at the cellular level, and myofascial treatment, which works into the muscular level to treat scar tissue or injury. VOM isn’t exactly chiropractic care for animals. “It has similarities to some of the chiropractic modalities and functions by restoring function Dr. Mary Walters, a chiropractor and Dallas resident, per- forms veterinary orthopedic manip- | ulation on a dog. Wal- ters, 49, heard of VOM a few years ago in an article in one of the journals she re- ceives at her chi- ropractic office in Forty Fort. As an avid animal lover, she took an interest in VOM and enrolled in a four- day training course in Philadelphia. SUBMITTED PHOTO by reducing ‘subluxations’ as is done in chiropractic care,” says the International Association of Veterinary . Chiropractitioners and the American Animal Adjust- ing Association’s Web site. It uses a hand-held device that is used in a popular human chiropractic technique called ‘Activator Meth- ods’ but it is not to be confused with that technique. The differ- ences between VOM and chiro- practic care are significant and distinct.” Walters practices VOM in con- junction with a veterinary affil- iate. She offers VOM at Valley Dog in Courtdale and also in vet- erinarians’ offices. The cost of a treatment averages about $50. “VI of la 4 \eclanllion CCA CRU REN AR ATURE Fantasy Kitchens “Where Dream i Al Become A Reality” The Family Owned & Operated i“ | 30 Years Experience Dominick D. 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The Boston Col- lege Campus educates learners ages 3 to 21 with multiple dis- abilities, including complex healthcare needs. “The Campus School is locat- ed in a building where I have classes, and every day I see kids being brought to school in spe- cial vans, or being taken for strolls in their wheelchairs by students who are education ma- jors,” Boris said. “When 1 learned that lots of Boston Col- lege students run the marathon in order to raise funds and spread awareness, I thought that it would be a great opportunity to help these students and their families.” Though training is physically exhausting, McMahon says find- ing the time to train is more diffi- cult than actually doing it. McMahon puts in three short runs during the week, a paced run on Saturday and a longer run on Sunday. He also participates in a long run with his GoKids Boston team every few weeks. Most recently, McMahon ran the last 17 miles in the Children’s Hospital Boston Marathon to prepare. He is tracking his run- SUBMITTED TEXT Patrick McMahon finds it harder to find time to train thanit is to actually do the training required for the Boston Marathon. ning progress on a blog at http://mc-marathon4go- kids.blogspot.com/. Boris got into the routine of running again last September, but she began to seriously train over winter break in December and January and follows the Campus School Marathon Team’s training schedule. She runs five days a week, with one long team run on Sunday. She al- so cross-trains one day a week and does yoga at least once a week to prevent overly sore mus- cles. “Often times it has been diffi- cult to fit in runs every day with- in class and work schedules, and I've found myself frustrated or exhausted trying to fit it all in,” Boris said. “While it is some- times challenging to get motiva- ted to run for two or so hours in cold weather, I find that just be- ing on Boston College’s campus and witnessing Campus School students is enough of an inspira- tion for me to get my running shoes on.” So far, McMahon has raised just under $800. Boris’ team has to raise $3,000 collectively, so she is not as concerned with pro- ducing funds as she is with bringing awareness to the Cam- pus School. Boris’ team and McMahon have until race day to come up with $3,000 for the charities they represent. Even after the marathon is over, Boris and McMahon want to continue to be dedicated to their causes. Boris hopes to learn more about the Campus School at Boston College and other ways she can help. McMa- hon plans to take part in Go- Kids24, a 24-hour sports and en- tertainment festival set for May 16 and 17 to benefit GoKids Bos- ton. POOL Continued from Page 1 sons will also be offered from June 22 to July 17. In addition, lifeguard train- ing and water safety instruc- tor training courses are slated in the upcoming months. Two other programs are held at the pool during the fall and winter. The Mountaineer Diving Team, an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Pro- gram, also practices and com- petes at the pool. The pro- gram was founded five years ago and continues to be run by Dallas High School diving coach Kim Kuzma. The Dallas Mountaineers Aquatic Club (DMAC) also uses the pool. The team is part of the Northeast Pennsyl- vania Age Group Swim League made up of 14 teams of co-ed swimmers ages five through 14. 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