Sunday, April 5, 2009 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 7 Lake dances discussed The Back Mountain Historical Association will have a special presentation at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, in the new- ly-completed Insalaco Hall at Mi- sericordia University. F. Charles Petrillo, author of “Harvey’s Lake,” and State Repre- sentative Eddie Day Pashinski will talk about the Dances at Han- son’s Amusement Park on Har- vey’s Lake. Harrison Wick, au- thor of “Pennsylvania’s Back Mountain,” will have a book sign- ing and the book can be pur- chased before and after the pre- sentation. The Star Fires were organized in the late 1950’s by drummer Ri- chard “R. Jay” Gumbravich and bass player Roger “Griff” Griffith as friends in junior high school. Others band members joined, in- cluding Howard Dymond on key- board, vocalist Charlie McCuen, Bob Gardner on saxophone and SUBMITTED PHOTO The Star Fires, shown here in front of Hanson's Amusement Park in 1966, will be part of a discussion about dances at Harveys Lake's when the Back Mountain Historical Association meets on April 15. lead guitar Fred Rodiger. In their college years, Eddie Day joined the Star Fires as vocalist. Many popular recording art- ists, including Chubby Checker, the McCoys, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Patti & the Em- blems, and the Shangri-Las played with the Star Fires at Han- son’s Amusement Park on Har- vey’s Lake. The Back Mountain Historical Association The presentations are free and open to the public. PEOPLE BRIEFS Prater and Madras present paper John Prater, a icordia Uni- 4 versity, present- ed their re- search project on Childhood Obesity at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fam- ily Physicians Research Day held on Saturday, March 14, at Skytop in the Poconos. Their project examined childhood obesity risks with an analysis of dietary and health practices in middle and high school stu- dents. Prater Orlandini accepted to dental school Justin Orlandini, a 2006 grad- uate of Dallas High School, has swwmbeen accepted to the Temple BE University School of Dentistry 144d will begin his dental Studies this fall. The son of Leo and Darlene Orlandini, of Dallas, he is cur- rently attending Wilkes Uni- versity and will graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Horwatt named to dean's list Morgan Horwatt, of Dallas, has been named to the dean’s list at Paul Smith’s College for the fall 2008 semester. 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Wolanski to attend optometry school Ashley, Wolanski, the daugh- ter of Paulette and the late Tho- mas Wolanski, of Shavertown, will attend the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University after graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Misericordia Uni- versity in May. Wolanski is a graduate of Dallas High School. Decker Two named to dean's list at Ithaca College Diana Glicini, daughter of Robert and Paula Glicini, of Dallas, and Ann Onzik, daugh- ter of Edward and Maryanne Onzik, of Shavertown, have been named to the dean’s list at Ithaca College’s School of Health Sciences sand Human Performance. To receive this award, the students must have attained a minimum grade point average of 3.5. 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