Sunday, December 18, 2011
THE DALLAS POST
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CIVIC BRIEFS
Bridge group
needs players
The Shriner’s Hospital for
Children Marathon Bridge
Q. is in need of substitute
layers. Games of all ages and
mixed genders are played on
the third Friday of each month
from October through June at
Irem Country Club in Dallas.
Fore more information,
contact Ellie at 675-8346.
Food pantry
lists drop-off sites
The Board of Directors of
the Back Mountain Food Pan-
try reminds everyone that
there are two official collection
sites in the Back Mountain
where donated non-perishable
food can be dropped off during
regular business hours: Hil-
bert’s The Tractor Store on
Route 415 in Dallas and Cook’s
Pharmacy on Route 309 in
Shavertown.
Monetary donations are also
needed at this time of year to
help provide turkeys for the
more than 185 client families
on record at the pantry.
Donations may be sent to
The Back Mountain Food
Pantry, 40 Knob Hill Rd.,
Trucksville, PA 18708.
@ lie Christmas
comes to Music Box
The Music Box Repertory
Company presents “Irving
Berlin’s White Christmas” at 3
p.m. today, Dec. 18 at the
Music Box Dinner Playhouse,
196 Hughes St., Swoyersville.
For more information, call
283-2195.
Legion plans
holiday party
Daddow-Isaacs Dallas Amer-
ican Legion Post 672 will hold
its annual Children’s Christ-
mas Party today, Dec. 18 at the
Post home.
Santa will arrive, courtesy of
the Dallas Fire and Ambulance
Assn., at 1 p.m. A clown will
also be in attendance to make
balloon figures. Refreshments
will be served and gifts distrib-
uted to children up to age 8.
John Emil Sr. is chairman
and Joe Kelley is co-chairman
of this event. Contact Clarence
J. Michael for further informa-
tion at 675-0488.
11 AMTO 5 PM
Fire company holds
breakfast buffet
The Noxen Volunteer Fire
Co. will hold a breakfast buffet
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today,
Dec. 18 at the fire hall, Stull
Road.
Cost is $7.50 for adults and
$4 for children under 12 years
of age.
Vet center at
Boback’s office
The mobile vet center will
be stationed at Rep. Karen
Boback’s office, 608 Hunter
Hwy., Tunkhannock from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday,
Dec. 19.
Some of the services provid-
ed through the center include
individual and group counsel-
ing, marital and family coun-
seling, bereavement counsel-
ing, medical referrals, assist-
ance in applying for VA bene-
fits, employment counseling,
guidance and referrals, alcohol
and drug assessments, in-
formation and referrals to
community resources.
Holiday House
Contest continues
The Kingston Township
Recreation Commission will
host its annual Holiday House
Contest.
Residents are welcome to
nominate their own house or
any home within the township
by calling the Kingston Town-
ship Administration at 696-
3809.
Prizes will be gift cards to
Lowe’s Home Improvement as
follows: $60, first place; $55,
second place; $45, third place;
and $40, fourth place.
Voting will be conducted
today, Dec. 18. Contestants
should have their decorations
lit that night.
Boback hosts vets
claims consultant
Rep. Karen Boback (R-Co-
lumbia/Luzerne/ Wyoming)
will host a claims consultant
from the Wilkes-Barre Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday,
Dec. 20 in her Sweet Valley
office, 5929 Main Rd.
Anyone with questions
about veterans’ services can
contact either of Boback’s
full-time district offices in
Sweet Valley at 477-3752 or in
Tunkhannock at 836-4777.
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Melody, center, and David Buck, right, are honored as Volunteers
of the Year Award winners by Paul Lumia, left, executive director
of the North Branch Land Trust.
North Branch Land Trust re-
cently held its 15th annual holi-
day gathering at the Appletree
Terrace in Dallas.
Executive Director Paul Lumia
gave an overview of the Land
Trust’s conservation work over
the past year, along with an up-
date on projects in process. The
highlight of the evening was the
awarding of NBLT’s Volunteer of
the Year awards. This year’s re-
cipients were Zack Kaufer and
Melody and David Buck.
Kaufer holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Environmental Studies
from King’s College and is pursu-
ing his Master’s Degree in Water
Resource Management from
Deakin University, Geelong, Aus-
tralia. He is currently employed
by GAI Consultants as an envi-
ronmental specialist and is an
avid scuba diver.
He received The Land Conser-
vation Volunteer of the Year
Award for his volunteer assist-
ance in monitoring many proper-
ties conserved by North Branch
Land Trust.
Melody and David Buck start-
ed their environmental voluntee-
rism in the 1970s and 80s in the
Stroudsburg area, helping to es-
tablish the Tannersville Cranber-
ry Bog Preserve and volunteer-
ing with the Nature Conservancy.
David Buck worked on the Mon-
roe County Open Space Planning
Commission and presided over
the Pocono Audubon Chapter
and Pocono Citizens for Conser-
Mi ii oy
Paul Lumia, left, executive director of the North Branch Land
Trust, presents a Volunteer of the Year Award to Zack Kaufer.
vation.
After relocating to Sugar Run
along the Susquehanna River in
Bradford County in 1998, the
Bucks started Endless Mountain
Outfitters, a canoe and kayak
sales and guiding business. They
are actively involved with the
Endless Mountains Heritage Re-
gion and have helped organize
countless river festivals, trips
and sojourns.
David is the Susquehanna
North Branch Water Trail manag-
er, Susquehanna Greenway Coor-
dinator and was awarded the
Pennsylvania Trail Advocate of
the Year in 2010 from the Amer-
ican Trails Association.
The Bucks received the Volun-
BLT cites volunteers Bucks, Kaufer
teer of the Year Award for their
continued support of the Land
Trust’s mission and commitment
of volunteering time to many
events, committees and activ-
ities.
As is becoming a tradition at
NBLT, the organization no longer
bestows physical awards such as
plaques upon its Volunteer of the
Year award recipients but, in-
stead, makes a donation to a de-
serving non-profit in the names of
the honorees.
This year monetary gifts will
be made by NBLT to EarthWatch
on behalf of Zack Kaufer and to
the Oldest House in Laceyville on
behalf of Melody and David
Buck.
RSA is
presented
to Mt. Zion
Mark A. DiPippa, president of
Rock Solid Academy, finished the
2011 church tour for the academy
at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in
Wilkes-Barre. DiPippa reminded
the congregation to support the
school with prayer, sharing the
news about Rock Solid Academy
and using their time, talent and/
or treasure to advance the mis-
sion of the school. Rock Solid A-
cademy will open a new tourin
2012 by scheduling churches for Mark A. DiPippa, president of Rock
DiPippa to attend and share the
vision of the school.
Sn
Solid Academy, recently finished his church tour at Mt. Zion
Baptist Church in Wilkes-Barre. From left, are Deacon Donald S. Williams, DiPippa, Deacon Charles
Gilliom, Deacon Deborah Whitaker and Deacon Wayne Whitaker.
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