PAGE 8 Sunday, January 15, 2012
THE DALLAS POST
Snow shovels stand ready and handy at the Lake-Lehman Junior/
Senior High School.
Ruth Tetschner settles in with a newspaper and a book in the
At the Dallas Elementary School, the motto seems to be “Bring it reading room at the Back Mountain Memorial Library.
on’ - snow, that is.
~~ What's with the
WEATHER?
other Nature has been teasing us, what with temperatures
in the 40s and 50s during the month of January. She got
serious this past week, though, bringing cold weather and
even some snow showers to the higher elevations. The weather fore-
cast calls for temperatures in the low to mid 20s this weekend with
the thermometer expected to climb back into the 30s next week.
Fluctuating temperatures like that leave Back Mountain residents
confused as to how they should act. Is settling down inside with a
good book the way to behave this month or is skateboarding more in
line with the weather we’ve been experiencing?
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Beth Savage, of Dallas, beats the winter doldrums by thinking
about far-away places that are warm and inviting.
Blake Saba, of Dallas, takes advantage of the warm weather to take down Christmas decorations on his house before winter sets ‘® |
Winter isn't boring for Dallas resident Jack Murray as he admires
older skate boarder Chris Reimard do tricks.
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS
Cody Kyttle serves up hot chili sauce for enchiladas at CK's Au-
thentic Mexican Food in Dallas.
MU garden
Is award
recipient
PEOPLE BRIEFS
Fenske joins
Friedman Electric
Susan Mondlak Fenske, of
Kingston Township, is Friedman
ROTARY MEMBERS RING
SALVATION ARMY BELLS
Electric’s new Solar Specialist in
the Energy Solutions Department.
Sister Regina Kelly a Reailybyests experience
i tpt in the technology and energy
Memorial Garden is Cited by meres Forshee her
Pa. Horticultural Society. ence in
energy effi-
Each year the Pennsylva- ciency in the
nia Horticultural Society San Francis-
investigates and cele cobayae.
brates community . land- The Sister Regina Kelly Memorial Garden at Misericordia Uni- working
scapes and gardens in the verstiy recently received an award from the Pennsylvania Hor- through the
tri-state area and acknowl- ticultural Society. From left, first row, are Dr. Agnes Cardoni, FENSKE California
edges the efforts of those originator of the project; Barbara Soyka, Joanne Bittner, Back State energy
ho keep them beautiful Mountain Bloomers; Barbara Merdiushev, Director of Major Gifts deregulation market in 2008, she
who P e u . and Planned Giving, Misericordia University. Second row, Drew moved her family to the east coast
The award given 1S Becher, president, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. and resumed her career in the Members of the Rotary Club of Dallas have rung the bells
based on plant variety, de- technical sales and energy effi- for the Salvation Army around the holidays for many years.
sign, use of space and hor- : ; ciency fields, specializing in the This year, the kettle drive on Route 309 in Dallas brought in
ticultural practices. den Club as its community ty headquarters in Phila- | lightingand building automation several hundred dollars, thanks in part, to a generous dona-
Among the sites chosen project. The Bloomers delphia. controlsindustries. ~~ tion of $300 from J&J Deli, Route 415, Dallas. The funds came
this he Si tend the garden from April Tepresentatives fro Fenske recently joined Fried- from management, employees and customer tips. More than
year was the Sister Re- gar p p m man Electric as a strategic player , employ ps.
gina Kelly Memorial Gar-
den at Misericordia Uni-
to November to keep it in
perfect order for the enjoy-
the Sister Regina Kelly
Garden were also among
in the renewable energy division.
two dozen Dallas Rotarians, spouses and friends volunteered
to ring the bells for two days to help make the holidays a little
brighter for the clients served by the Salvation Army. From
versity in Dallas. ment of the university and those who were honored . ;
y / left, are Rotarian Kerry Freeman, Event Chairperson Lois Ma-
The garden features the community at large. atareceptionat the Gover- Melissa Flack cri, Bill Cuff from 15 Def and Club President Ken Chapple.
plants mentioned in Shak- Drew Becher, president nor’s Residence in Decem- named fo honor roll
espeare’s works and is a of The Pennsylvania Horti- ber hosted by Pennsylva- Melissa Flack, a student in the
setting for study, rest and cultural Society, presented nia’s First Lady, Mrs. Su- | 5thformatKent School in Kent,
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adopted by the Back Bloomers and Misericor- keep Pennsylvania beauti- She is a daughter of Mir. and
Mountain Bloomers Gar-
dia University at the Socie-
ful.
Mrs. Harold Flack, of Dallas.
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