Sunday, March 13, 2011 PAGE 9 Keegan Davis Hollister shares a moment with his mother Carrie Hollister at Night at the Races at Our Lady of Victory Church. RACING toward a good cause t was a night of fun, food and wagering as a Night at the Races/ Mardi Gras celebration was held at Our Lady of Victory Church in _Harveys Lake. The second annual event offered racing, food and ‘refreshments, games of chance and a hint of Mardi Gras — all while rais- ing money for the church. Participants who paid $10 to purchase a “horse” enjoyed food, beer, soda, snacks, desserts and a great time with friends. If that horse finished first in its respective race, the owner was THE DALLAS POST awarded $50. vil George Young, of Dallas, cheers his horse on and wins at night at the races at Our Lady of Victory Church. 3 5: Ay © F # : 3 CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Barbara Tomanek, of Harveys Lake, has the winning horse in this race. Members of the Friends of the Back Mountain Memorial Library met recently to plan the 23rd annual Luncheon With a Special Author. From left, seated, are Vivian Bednarz, luncheon co-chair; Kay Simons, Friends president; Beth Rosenthal, luncheon chair. Standing, Joanne Runner, Sandy Richardson, Nancy Brown, Tish Crahall, Shirley Forney and Sandy Peoples. Absent at the time of the photo Debbie Kirkwood, Claudette Banks, Claudia Stevens and Mary Lou Grant. Friends planning author luncheon The Friends of the Back Mountain. Memorial Library will host their 23rd annual Lun- cheon with a Special Author at 11 a.m. on April 28 at the Apple- tree Terrace, Newberry Estate, Dallas. The guest speaker will be lo- cal author Mary Garrity Slaby who writes under the pen name f Molly Roe. ® Mrs. Slaby is a veteran lan- guage arts and reading teacher at Lake-Lehman Junior-Senior High School. She holds a Ph.D. in education from Temple Uni- versit and a Pennsylvania teach- ing certification in six areas. She was born in Philadelphia, raised in Schuylkill County and lives in Dallas with her husband John. She has pursued the hobby of genealogy for the past decade. Digging into the past has given her newfound respect for her an- cestors and a better understand- ing of history. “Call Me Kate,” winner of a 2010 Mom’s Choice Award, is the first in the author’s trilogy of historical novels loos- ely based on the lives of her an- cestors. The event begins with time for hospitality at 11 a.m. with lunch served at 11:45 a.m. This year’s menu is a buffet luncheon, including an appetizer bar, an entrée table with a choice of chicken francaise, sliced ham, quiche, assorted salads, breads and muffins topped off with a dessert bar featuring sweet cheese-filled crepes with straw- pastries. ii 5 Cost is $25 with all proceeds going to benefit the library. Ta- bles of eight are encouraged and may be reserved. Checks should be made paya- ble to the Back Mountain Me- morial Library and received at the library at 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas by April 18. Invitations have been mailed to previous attendees. Addition- al reservation forms are availa- ble at the library. PEOPLE BRIEF Kopen named 3 . to dean's list Kaytlin Emily Kopen, of Shavertown, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2010 semester at Washing- ton University in St. Louis. A graduate of Wyoming Seminary, Kopen is en- rolled in the university’s College of Arts & Sciences. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a semester grade point aver- age of 3.5 or above. DAISY SCOUTS VISIT SPCA Daisy Troop #32647 of Dallas recently visited the SPCA of Luzerne County and donated litter, dog and cat food, detergent, pet toys and other items. Cary Martin, the SPCA's education and volunteer director, spoke to the troop about the importance of caring for pets and led the girls on a tour of the facility to see the various animals. From left, first row, are Olivia Feisel, Lauren Butwin, Jessica Allen, Morgan Williams, Shelby Pocono, Brownie Troop #169; and Ryan Cotello. Second row, Nadia Evanosky, Elena Berti, Jordan Banks, Cara Pocono, Hannah Blazure, Alisson Zeiss, Alyssa Pritchard, Gabriella Feisel, Brownie Troop #0184; and Madison Carlsson. Third row, Cary Martin. Webelos visit Polar Bear Weekend Pack 281 Webelos Den 5-2 re- cently visited Two Mountains District “Polar Bear Weekend” at Camp Acahela where they were guests of Troop 281. Webe- los 5-2, led by Aric Gingo, are members of Pack 281 of Dallas, chartered by Dallas United Methodist Church. Pictured “where the waters meet” are, from left, Josh Bacon, Drake Dettore, Matthew Metzloff, John Macey, Tyler Stivers, Ivan Gingo and Garrett Pall.
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