Sunday, October 17, 2010 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 11e Gary Farber, left, and Elijah Miller have formed the Youth Wilderness Experience. Their dreams come true with formation of wilderness group Two Back Mountain residents form non-profit Youth Wilderness group. The dreams of two Back Mountain men to be able to &: local youth the opportu- F'nity to enjoy and learn about the great outdoors has come to fruition with the forma- tion of their non-profit orga- nization, the Youth Wilder- ness Experience. Gary Farber and Elijah Miller have enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and other outdoor activities their en- tire lives, thanks to their par- ents and friends who would always make time to take them outdoors. The two men formed the organization so they can pass on their inter- est, knowledge and experi- ences to others. Through the cooperation and help of the Back Moun- tain - Harvest’ Assembly Church, where both are members, the men held their first fundraising event re- cently with a trap shoot at the Harties Farm near Har- veys Lake. Forty-four shoo- ters, including four women, attended with everyone shooting four rounds of 10 clay birds. Lunch and re- freshments were provided along with a raffle for a beau- tiful muzzleloader. Top shoo- ter of the was Jeff Traver. “Elijah and I knew each other from church and we of- ten talked about hunting and fishing,” said Farber. “When the game commission started their youth mentor program, it gave us an idea that maybe we could make a difference in a young person’s life with some outdoor experiences.” “Someone was always will- ing to take time from their schedule to take me fishing, hunting or hiking and when we brought the idea up to Pastor Dan Miller he liked it and the church decided to get involved,” said Miller who is not related to the pas- SPORTS BRIEFS Basketball clinic set The Rock Rec. Center will hold its fifth annual Fall Basketball Clinic for Girls and Boys in kinder- garten through sixth grade on Monday and Wednesday evenings, starting October @: and continuing through vOctober 27. Early registration fee is $40 per player prior to Oct. 10 at which time the fee will be $50 per player. For more information, contact The Rock Rec. at 696-2769 or email The- RockRecCenter@bmbha.org. Rock Rec plans boys cage league The Rock Recreation Center, 340 Carverton Rd., Trucksville will host a 7th and 8th Grade Fall Boys Basketball League for six weeks through Oct. 23. The league fee is $150, plus $25 per game for referees and scorekeeper. All games will be played on Saturdays between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. For more information, contact The Rock Rec Cen- ter at 696-2769. 4-H club plans fall festival A Fall Festival for Soar- ing Saddles 4-H Club of Sweet Valley will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24, at Pine- @) ood Acres in Sweet Val- ley. There will be a tack exchange, pony rides, pumpkin decorating, re- movable horse tattoos and cider, cookies and cup- cakes for sale. The club intends to use some of the proceeds from this event to make a dona- tion to the Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge. Girls basketball league planned The Rock Recreation Center, 340 Carverton Rd. Trucksville, will host a Seventh-Grade Fall Girls Basketball League for six weeks through Oct. 28. League fee is $150 plus $25 per game for referees and scorekeeper. All games will be played on Thurs- days between 6 and 8 p.m. For more information, contact The Rock Rec Cen- ter at 696-2769. tor. Farber, Miller and a host of volunteers who have offered their time and energy to this project will hold several more fundraisers this fall. They have already purchased three electronically-operated clay bird throwers and their goal is to raise enough mon- ey to purchase youth fire- arms, archery equipment, fishing equipment and other outdoor-related items. “We want to be able to have kids between the ages of 7-15 learn about hunting, fishing and archery with ma- jor emphasis on safety in all three areas,” Miller stated. “We also want them to learn about plants, trees, garden- ing and general outdoor knowledge.” “A lot of today’s kids are only interested in Ipods and texting,” added Farber. “We want to open their eyes to the wonders of the outdoors which will be something they will some day pass on to their children.” The men thanked the Har- ties family, Pastor Miller and all the volunteers who made their first event a success and indicated they have more events planned for this fall. The Youth Wilderness Ex- perience plans to hold its first outing for youths in March 2011. The organization is look- ing for volunteers and dona- tions, both monetary and equipment, for the youth events next year. Anyone interested in more information about the orga- nization is asked to call 333- 5389. SHOCKS & STRUTS “1m PH Offer good through October 31, 2010 DALLAS AUTO PARTS 688 Memorial Hwy. Dallas, PA 18612 675-2143 ROCK SOLID TEAM ENDS SEASON The Rock Solid Boys16U AAU basketball team recently com- pleted a very successful sea- son with a record of 33 wins a A Sp ow and four losses. The team also ; gt 0 0 AWC EN ’ Na finished in eighth place out of F 4 4 80 teams at the Gym Rat Chal- | lenge in Albany, N.Y. which is oh one of the top tournaments in Pe the US. The team consists of o players from Dallas, Wyoming Valley West and Hazelton Area high school. 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