Vol. 121 No. 26 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 August 1-7, 2010 The BDAT1AS POST. Serving the communities of the Dallas and Lake-Lehman School Districts | www.mydallaspost.com 12-foot guest not welcome By EILEEN GODIN Dallas Post Correspondent A 124oot high green leafy guest stood proudly awaiting the return home of Dallas resi- dents Bert and Rosalie Albert. Albert, 78, guided a reporter and photographer to the back yard of his Valley View Road home to introduce the unex- pected visitor. He and his wife usually spend the winter BLASTING OFF TO VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Church drawing by teen donated Austin Shultz dedicates ink drawing of Lehman-Idetown United Methodist Church. By EILEEN GODIN Dallas Post Correspondent A small country church in- spired an area youth to apply his love of architecture and artistic talents, thus creating a detailed ink drawing of the church months in Florida and return in which will be used as a fundrais- May. This year, due to health is- er. sues and guests, their stay was Austin Shultz, 15, of Lehman extended until the end of July. Township, spent 12 weeks Rounding the corner of the working on a black and white NY batty home, the group saw 2 ink drawing of the Lehman-Ide- i ym town United : Methodist ' The dedication of an ink draw- than the height of his garage Church. The drawing has been ing of the Lehman-Idetown Chuckling, Rosalie, 30 cai d framed and was dedicated to United Methodist Church by because the weed is eoiica) the church during the 10 a.m. Austin Shultz, of Sweet Val- because her husband is so at- church services on July 25. ley, took place last Sunday tentive to the backyard’s elabo- Reverend Beverly Butler Morning. rate flower beds. proudly pointed to a space to “There is never a weed in the yard,” she said. “We call it Jack and the Beanstalk.” the right of the altar where she plans to hang the drawing. Butler said postcards and note cards featuring the draw- detailed,” Butler said. “I was amazed. Everyone who sees it is amazed.” Albert pointed to a shorter oi : i y When the drawing was weed with the same shaped i ing are available for purchase in ghared with the congregation, leaves on it but admitted he is “5 groups of 10 for $5 and a print Byer said gasps, followed by unsure of what type of plant it kx signing is scheduled for August applause, erupted from those in is or how it wound up taking a 15. Butler said 100 prints of the ,4endance. root in his well-manicured gar- u drawing have been made for the “My drawing shows more de- den. The weed has a stocky type of stem which, when bro- ken, is hollow inside. Albert thinks it may be a type of bam- boo. See GUEST, Page 10 CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Pastor Lynn Snyder, dressed as a spaceman, tells a Bible story dur- ing the Shavertown Methodist Church Vacation Bible School. For more Vacation Bible School photos, please turn to page 4. Ralling around a little girl in need By KIM ROLLMAN Dallas Post Correspondent & Sweet Valley’s Brittaney Ro- WHAT: Bake Sale to Benefit Erin Redmond WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 7 signing. The limited edition prints are not matted and a price is to be determined. Mon- ey raised from the sales will benefit the church, she said. The drawing of the 1856 church is at an angle and so de- tailed that even the lettering on the stained glass window over the door, weathered marks on the siding and bricks in the chimney are visible. The scale and size of the church, steeple and surrounding landscape give a three-dimensional appear- ance. The detailed drawing sur- prised both Shultz and Butler. tail than the photograph,” Shultz said. Shultz said the simple family church design appealed to him and he specifically likes the steeple of the church as it ap- pears in the drawing. “I like the tower with the old bell up there,” he said. “It is a nice classic little family church.” Shultz’s mother, Robin, said her son’s talent was realized when he was noted as the best in his sixth-grade art class. His cousin, Jerry Shilanski, saw po- tential in Shultz and wanted to encourage his talent. : Noon to 4 p.m. : : : sencrans, 17, and Lake Silk- in conjunction with Highlights Se Jailhe tuk oblate fu Fo ek ia Jue worth’s Ginger Mutzabaugh, 13, Motor Club Classic Car Show P ana's agery to “loo are spending their summer vaca- tion helping others. The two Lake-Lehman stu- dents spend their weekdays, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., volunteering at the Meadows Nursing Home in Dallas, transporting patients to and from therapy and assisting with resident activities such as (free admission and free parking) WHERE: The Meadows Nursing Home 55 W. Center Hill Rd., Dallas Back Pavilion WHO: Coordinated by Brittaney Rosencrans and Ginger Mutza- baugh and, with guidance from Sue Hand from Sue Hand’s Imagery of Dallas, was able to place and size objects in the drawing. “It was good to have a differ- ent set of eyes looking at it,” Shultz said of the direction he received from Hand. “This helped so I did not miss any- around.” When Shilanski offers lessons to Shultz, the young man seized the opportunity. “He has a great talent,” Robin Shultz said. “He practices with the pen and ink the most. I am very proud of him.” Shultz hopes to develop his growing talent and interest in fishing at the pond. thing.” architecture to pursue a career Next weekend, the enterpris- aprons to create a menu of sweet “I had no clue it would be so in architecture design. ing duo will hold a bake sale to treats to sell at the event. The benefit a little girl who was born girls have even included resi- with a condition that, without costly surgery, will cause facial deformity. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST dents of the nursing home in their project. The residents will assist with the baking as part of Brittaney and Ginger heard the their daily activities. Cakes, coo- story of little Erin Redmond just Michele Henninger, of Lake Silkworth, holds her 3 1/2-year-old kies, brownies and pies will all be a few short weeks ago. daughter Erin Redmond who needs eye surgery. available along with “grandma’s Redmond, 3, of Sweet Valley, special” zucchini bread. Henninger is grateful for the ef- fort put forth by the teens. “lI am thrilled,” she exclaims, “I think it’s amazing that they cared vendors. The compassionate teens have asked family, friends and the staff at the nursing home to dust off their hand mixers and don their was born with a coloboma of the eye, an irreversible condition which interferes with her vision. She was also born with retinal de- tachment, a separation of the light-sensitive membrane in the back of the eye (the retina) from its supporting layers. Doctors tried to reattach the retina, but surgery was unsuccessful. Erin’s mom, Michele Hennin- ger, says failure to reattach the @ will have debilitating re- ults in years to come. There is a high probability that Erin will go blind in her left eye, but nothing can be done to reverse the condi- tion. In addition, Erin’s eye will not grow, thus limiting her face from growing as well. As the little girl ages and the rest of her body grows, the left side of her face will remain the same size. In or- der to prevent deformity, doctors will need to perform another op- eration to insert a conformer into Erin’s eye, allowing her face to grow normally. The surgery seems like an easy solution, however there is a ma- jor obstacle - money. According to Henninger, the procedure has been denied by her insurance car- rier because it is considered cos- metic. Henninger needs to come up with $20,000 for the surgery. Touched by Erin’s story, Britta- ney and Ginger decided they had to help. After mulling over a few ideas, the girls decided to hold a bake sale in conjunction with a car show being held at the Meadows. The event will take place from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7, on the grounds of the Mead- ows Nursing Home, Dallas. Baked goods will be available in the back ilion near the food See GIRL, Page 10 PE At the <7 Pa ) n . Fs esas Mursing Cosphes ~Lites Classic Car Show BILL TARUTIS PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Participating in the dedication of an ink drawing of the Leh- man-ldetown United Methodist Church are, from left, Rev. Beverly Butler, pastor; Robin Shultz, of Sweet Valley, mother of the artist; Austin Shultz, artist; Margaret Shultz, of Dallas, grandmother of the artist; and Jerry Shilanski, of Lehman, cousin of the artist. Brittaney Rosencrans, left, and Ginger Mutzabaugh, right, volun- teers at The Meadows Center, have made this banner to publicize their benefit bake sale for Erin Redmond, center, who needs eye surgery. 6'B098 1512007090 a SEH EE ARIS ¥
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