PAGE 10 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, March 15, 2009 SUBMITTED PHOTO Members of the Dallas Mountaineer Diving Club are, from left, first row, Coach Kim Kuzma, Kayla Wanek, Mandy O'Day and Madeleine Ross. Second row, Jake Bozentka, Matt Blom, Patrick Ma- daya, Francois Ross and Matthew Edkins. Absent at the time of the photo were Klay Zimmerman, Joshua Ferris and Jake Rome. Dallas Diving Club season ends The Dallas Mountaineer Div- ing Club ended the diving sea- son with a successful meet against the Sea Serpents from the Harrisburg area at the Dallas Middle School. Coach Kim Kuzma has select- ed four divers ( Matthew Edkins, Patrick Madaya, Francois Ross and Madeleine Ross) to com- pete in the Spring Regional Ju- nior Olympic Championships at the Nassau County Aquatic Cen- ter in East Meadow, NY on March 14-15. Results of the February 28 meet are as follows: On the 1-meter board: 15 and under boys: Matt Blom, third place 13 and under girls : Mandy O’Day, second place; Kayla Wa- nek 13 and under boys: Francois Ross, first place; Patrick Ma- daya, third place; Jake Rome 11 and under boys: Matthew Edkins, first place; Jake Bozent- ka, second place 9 and under girls: Madeleine Ross, first place; Gianna Leo, third place 9 and under boys: Klay Zim- merman ; Joshua Ferris, third place On the 3-meter board: 13 and under girls: Mandy ODay, first place; Madeleine Ross, second place; Kayla Wa- nek, fourth place 13 and under boys: Matthew Edkins, first place; Francois Ross, second place; Patick Ma- daya, third place; Jake Bozentka, fourth. STEPNIAK TO SWIM AT RHODE ISLAND Stacey Stepniak, a senior at Dallas High School, has signed a letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic career to swim Division | at the University of Rhode Island. The daughter of Ben and Sheri Stepniak of Dallas, Stepniak has been a four-year letter winner. She ended her swimming at Dallas winning 16 district medals and has been a state finalist since her freshman year. Shown at the signing of the letter of intent are, from left, first row, Sheri Stepniak, Stacey Stepniak and Ben Stepniak. Second row, Romayne Mosier, head coach; Brian Bradshaw, vice principal and Matt Stretanski, former coach. : Curves locations take part in drive for food banks During the month of March, Curves of Kingston/Shaver- | town will participate in the 11th Annual Curves Food Drive to benefit local food banks. Collectively, over the past five years, nearly 50 million pounds of food were distrib- uted to local communities all over the world through the Curves Food Drive. Curves of Kingston/Shaver- town is also waiving its nor- mal service fee for any new member who brings in a bag of non-perishable groceries and joins between now and March 28. » VOANS 2 » Others wishing to donate may drop off non-perishable food items at Curves Monday through Friday during busi- ness hours through the month of March. For more information, please call Ellen K. Wengen at 696- 4321. ARES SCHOOL BRIEFS Psychology prof to speak at Misericordia The Misericordia University Psychology Department will host Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D., a widely-recognized professor of psychology from Emory Uni- versity, for a free lecture from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20, in the Banks Student Life Center’s Kennedy Lounge. The lecture is open free to the public. For more information, call Marnie Hiester, Ph.D., de- partment chair, at 674-6316. Professor will discuss fantasy television Dr. David Wright Jr., Ph.D., associate professor and History Department chair at Miser- icordia University, will discuss “The History of Science and Fantasy Television” at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, in the Catherine Evans McGowan Room of the Bevevino Library as part of the Spring Speaker Series. For more information, call 674-6231. Craft show benefits LL Marching Band Lehman. : Admission is free to the show where approximately 100 craf- ters will display their unique items and a Chinese Auction will be held. For more information, call 574-6325 or visit www.lake- lehmanband.com. Businesses wishing to donate a basket or gift card for the Chinese Auc- tion are asked to call 696-3988. PSU/WB hosts high school students Penn State Wilkes-Barre is hosting its annual “Be a Penn Stater for a Day” program from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednes- day, April 1. All high school juniors and seniors thinking about college are invited to visit . the Wilkes-Barre campus. All participants who spend the day on campus will have the chance to attend classes, meet professors, have lunch in the cafeteria and interact with other students and staff members. To learn more, call the Admis- sions office at 675-9238. Seminary will hold visit either campus 6n Easter Monday, April 13. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. at the Lower School and at 8:30 a.m. at Upper School. Vis- iting students will attend class- es, tour campus and have lunch in the school cafeteria. Tours of the Upper and Lower Schools for parents also will be offered. For more information, call the Lower School Admission Office at 718-6610 and the Upper School at 270-2160 or visit www.wyomingseminary.org. MU professor to present lecture Angela Asirvatham, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology at Misericordia University, will present “Support in the Nervous System: Conversations Between Schwann Cells and Neurons” at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, April 17, in the Catherine Evans McGowan Room of the Bevevino Library as part of the Spring Speaker Series. For more information, call 674-6231. Open House planned at Misericordia ‘Misericordia University in- vites high school students and A Spring Holiday Craft Show visitation day their parents to an open house to benefit the Lake-Lehman The Wyoming Seminary Up- program at the Back Mountain High School Marching Band per School in Kingston and campus from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 Lower School in Forty Fort are p.m. on Saturday, April 25. p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at offering area elementary, middle For more information, contact the Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior and high school students and the Misericordia University High School, Old Route 115, their families an opportunity to Admissions Office at 675-4449. CHURCH Noxen United Methodist Lenten Food Sale BRIEFS Church will hold a rummage planned for March 27 Campaign will help restore church windows Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, Main Street, Dallas is embarking on a Capital Cam- paign to repair and restore the Chancel Windows. For more than 60 years, these beautiful stained glass windows have provided enjoyment for many traveling up Main Street but the windows are now in danger of falling apart from the many years of expansion and contraction. For more informa- tion, contact the church office at 675-1723 or visit www.princeof- peacedallaspa.org. Sunday School conducts fund-raiser The kindergarten through second grade Sunday School class at the Center Moreland United Methodist Church is doing its annual mission project, “Pennies for Bibles.” In the last several years, thou- sands of pennies have been collected and hundreds of Bibles have been sent all over the world. This year the monies will be sent through Norm Nelson’s Compassion Radio. Anyone who would like to donate pennies to the Sunday School class is asked to call 333-4479 or 333-4226. Pennies will be collected through the first week in April. Noxen U.M. Church rummage sale slated sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, at the church, Route 29, Noxen. There will also be a bake sale, soups, whimpies, funnel cakes and halushki. River of Life to hold spaghetti dinner River of Life Ministries Youth Group will host a spaghetti dinner from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at 22 Outlet Rd., Lehman. Dinner will con- sist of entrée, salad, dessert and beverage. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4.50 for children ages 5 to 10 and free for children 4 and under. Tickets are required. Take-outs are available. For tickets or more informa- tion, call Sue at 256-3382 or Tracy at 477-3863. Workshop on ‘bullying’ scheduled for March 15 A workshop on “bullying” will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, at the Lehman-Ide- town United Methodist Church, 1011 Mountain View Dr., Leh- man, just off Route 118 across from the Lehman Post Office. Presented by Craig Piso, Ph.D., who has 39 years of pro- fessional experience as a licens- ed psychologist working with adolescents and young adults, the program is geared toward youths ages 10-16 and their parents. For more information, call Rev. Beverly Butler at 675-5192. A freewill offering will be taken. St. Frances Cabrini Parish, 585 Mt. Olivet Rd., Wyoming is having a Lenten Food Sale on Friday, March 27. Items for sale are Manhattan clam chowder, $7/quart; halush- ki, $5/quart; and fresh-baked bread, $3/10af. Orders need to be placed by ednesday, March 25, by calling Jo McGuire at 675-1860. Pick-up time is from noon to 5:30 p.m. Study guide scheduled A special class for Lent led by Pastor Drew Cottle, pastor of the Center Moreland and Dy- mond Hollow United Methodist Churches, will be held at 7:30 p.m. each Monday night through Lent at the Center Moreland UMC, Creamery Road, Center Moreland. The study will focus on the book, “Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living,” by Rueben P. Job. Books will be available at no charge and a study guide book may be pur- chased for $7. For more information, call Pastor Drew at 333-4354. Easter services planned at churches The Center Moreland and Dymond Hollow United Metho- dist Churches are planning a Maundy Thursday Communion Service on April 9, a Cross Walk on Good Friday, April 10, and a Sunrise Service on Easter morn- ing, April 12. For more information, call Pastor Drew at 333-4354. SPORTS BRIEFS Girls soccer team ~ conducting tryouts USTA Strikers U-11 girls soc- * cer team is currently conducting tryouts for players looking to play in the 2009 spring and fall travel league seasons. Premiere level training from a profession- al and licensed coaching staff is offered with a strong emphasis on individual player develop- ment. Participants born after August 1, 1997 are eligible to try out. Registration fees will be waived for players who are chosen from the tryout sessions. Serious soccer players should contact United Soccer Training Academy at 466-0262 or visit www.unitedsoccertrainingaca- GE eas demy.org for more information. Soccer booster club plans craft show The Dallas Boys Soccer Booster Club will hold its Spring Craft Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, at the Dallas Senior High School. Over 100 vendors from PA, NY and NJ will sell hand- crafted items such as jewelry, wooden items, candles, Easter and spring decorations, doll clothes and homemade candy and fudge. Admission is free, however, food, beverages and a bake sale will be available. An all-cash raffle will also be held. For more information, contact Katie at ktyou@aol.com or 675-0138. KRISHNAKANT PATEL, MD | Ea i Ea ES o 4
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