Vol. 121 No. 22 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 June 27 - July 3, 2010 S POST. Serving the communities of the Dallas and Lake-Lehman School Districts | www.mydallaspost.com First session for second to fifth-graders has 26 participants. By CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Dallas Post Correspondent Starting last Monday and con- tinuing through August 19, the summer reading program in the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary’s Children’s Room has al- ready made an impact - overtly and in ways that might not be so obvious. Twenty-six children attended a new special program for second to fifth-graders interested in learning the basic, early levels of a book discussion. Maria Sorokin, a volunteer ,om (J has been a Story Hour read- er for seven years, started this book discussion group. It in- cludes her daughter, Samantha, who was too young to join the ol- der age-level book discussion groups. Sorokin volunteered for the job and, gracefully and enthusiasti- cally, led the children through a book about a trip to Niagara Falls. She augmented the reading with large, colorful pictorial books about the Falls with histor- ic stories and old cartoons show- ing people going over the Falls in bar is. Sorokin presented plenty “of statistics (790,000 gallons of water go over the Falls each sec- ond). Sorokin said she loves reading to the children. The book “A Field Trip to Niagara Falls” by Geroni- mo Stilton, recounts the trip a class of mice make to Niagara Falls. “It sounds like a pretty nice trip, even though it’s a five hour drive,” said Danny Dudick, of Dallas, within earshot of his mother after the reading and dis- cussion. The book discussion triggered the imaginations of many of the children, like Nicole Amoachi, of Shavertown. “I'd like to go swim- ming in the Falls,” she said, “but I don’t know if you can drink the water. I liked learning about the book.” Johanna Kiska, of Shavertown, got the most inspiration from the book discussion. “I like anything with water in it, or if it’s about wa- ter,” she begins. “That’s because I'm afraid of the water. Everybody makes fun of me because I can’t swim.” The 9-year-old continues, “I want to take some more swim- ming lessons soon, maybe this summer,” she thought. Parents interested in the sum- mer reading programs and their schedules at the Back Mountain Memorial library are asked to call Children’s Librarian Janet Bau- man at 675-1182 to pre-register for the many different age-based programs through Aug 19. There is no fee for these programs. pe FIELD TRIP TO i HIAGARA FALL, ’, 3 Te odds saved ssued Wa set ih the Children's Room at the Back Mountain Memorial Library. Be New program gives youngsters reading opportunity CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Volunteer Story Hour Maria Sorokin and her daughter, Samantha, present a "Field Trip to Niagara Falls" at a book discussion group in i aR Cian eine Sd adhssonnid DMS CHORAL STUDENTS PERFORM WITH ANDRE RIEU Members of the Dallas Middle School Select Chorus join world-renowned Dutch violinist, conductor and composer Andre Rieu on stage at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on June 21. The fourth through eighth-grade students joined Rieu in performing Michael Jackson's “Earth Song" as a special tribute to the late singer. The chorus is under the direction of Hollie Major. Students who performed with Andre Rieu are Nell Adams, Casidhe Menig, Maddie Gilhooley, Emily Banta, Sarah Blamire, Ruby Mattson, Troy Reinert, Cassidy Buda, Katie Colacito, Krista Zimmerman, Madison Ziemba, Jared Blockus, Cortlyn VanDeutsch, Luby Kiriakidi, Abbie Bendick, Allie Bruch, Hannah Kimball, Christina Valenti, Rory Mullin, Patrick Newhart, Samuel Reinert, Jared Hoats, Luke Matusiak, Will Colacito, Mark Pall, Jake Bozentka, Dominic Augustine and Aaron Napkora. BACK MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP Members want water study, discuss ways to obtain funding By REBECCA BRIA For The Dallas Post Members of the Back Moun- tain Community Partnership 09815120079%19 6 Thursday afternoon proposed a water study of the area and dis- cussed ways to obtain funding for it. The partnership is an inter- municipal group composed of Dallas, Franklin, Jackson, King- ston and Lehman Townships and Dallas Borough. In his solicitor’s report, Attor- ney Jeffrey Malak gave examples of what some other Council of Governments (COGs) in the state are doing, including a wa- ter table study, a joint detective borough, a joint youth center, a stormwater plan and a UCC (Uniform Construction Code) appeals board. Raymond Iwanowski, a super- visor from Lehman Township, said he does not believe a water study has ever been done in the Back Mountain. Iwanowski said a source of funding for such a study may be gas companies. He suggested that Brian Oram, a ge- ologist and professor at Wilkes University, complete the study. BMCP Vice President James Reino, chairman of supervisors in Kingston Township, suggest- ed the group write a letter to gas companies to see if they would fund a water study. Iwanowski said he will first make some phone calls, includ- ing to EnCana Oil & Gas, to find out if there is interest on an in- formal basis before the group makes a formal request. : Joseph Chacke, o NE 'A Alli- ance, said he will also check to see if any funding is available from the Department of Environ- mental Protection. NEPA Alli- ance is a non-profit organization which provides administrative and professional services to the BMCP at no cost. Reino added that water com- panies may be interested in par- ticipating as well. Iwanowski then asked Malak to find out See WATER, Page 12 Church sells one, buys two By CHARLOTE BARTIZEK For The Dallas Post The sale of a property on 13 Warren Dr. in Shavertown by Gate of Heaven Church and the acquisition of two more proper- ties by the church Parish and Fi- nance Councils have drawn at- tention to ongoing and future changes for Catholics in the Back Mountain. The single-family house in Sha- vertown had been housing for the former Gate of Heaven Pastor Fr. Kevin Mulhern from October 2006 until July 2009, after the original rectory on Machell Ave- nue was sold to Snowdon Funeral Home. Fr. Mulhern lived in the home until last year when he was re-assigned to serve in another area. Fr. David Toomey, now the pas- tor of Gate of Heaven in Dallas and Our Lady of Victory Church in Harveys Lake, resides in the rectory at Harveys Lake. “The maintenance and upkeep expense of this property (13 War- ren Dr.) was not cost effective” the parish noted in this week’s bulletin. The Warren Dr. proper- ty was sold for $211,000 in May 2010. But the sale again brings up the possibility of more changes for Back Mountain Catholics. “This has nothing to do with consolidation or closure. Abso- lutely not,” Father Toomey said, emphatically. “The Back Moun- tain is growing.” The parish’s weekly bulletin stated, “the release of the expens- es made financial sense.” Fr. Toomey pointed out that the parish has also purchased two additional properties. A property formerly owned by Lee Cyphers at 22 King St. in Dal- See CHURCH, Page 12
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