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Vol. 122 No. 49 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 February 5 - 11, 2012
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WILKES-BARRE, PA. www.mydallaspost.com AN EDITION OF THE TIMES LEADER
This Super Bowl wager has potential to stin
Giants, Patriots fans all
across Back Mountain make
wagers over big game.
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
Locals are gearing up for the
big game today — Super Bowl
XLVI —- and a match up of this
year’s two best teams in the NFL,
the New York Giants and the New
England Patriots.
Bruce Riley, of Nicholson,
adorned his office at Misericor-
dia University with Giants mem-
orabilia even before realizing his
favorite team would be in the Su-
per Bowl.
“I've been a Giants fan ever
since I was 7 or 8 years old,” said
Riley, 35. “I lived in Florida and
my dad really liked the Miami
Dolphins, but I liked the Giants
because they were my favorite
color.”
There’s plenty of blue in Riley’s
office. The collection includes
@ covers of Sports Illustrat-
%d magazines featuring photo-
graphs of the last time the two
teams met in the annual cham-
pionship game in 2008 as well as
an aerial view of the former Gi-
ants Stadium.
nN Li
Riley: “| don't think it will be a
blowout, but | think the Giants will
win, 30-24."
Yanora: “21-17, Giants."
McGovern: “| think it will be a
close game throughout. I'd say,
24-21, Patriots.”
“In terms of being a fan, on a
scale of 1to 10, 'm probably a 12,”
he said.
Riley's family eventually
moved to New York state, where
he grew up, and he’s come to love
all New York teams, most of
which are represented by his fa-
vorite color, too.
“lI like the Rangers, Mets,
Knicks, (Syracuse University)
Orange,” he said. “But my new fa-
vorite college football team is the
(Misericordia University) Cou-
gars.”
Riley grew up with the Giants,
and he began to idolize former li-
nebacker Lawrence Taylor, even
using Taylor’s number, 56, when
playing football in high school.
“The more I watched them, the
more into them I got,” said Riley.
“During the (most recent) play-
offs, these past two games, Iwas a
See WAGER, Page 10
It's a deal. New York Giants fan Lou Yanora, of Dallas, presents his godchild Connor McGovern, a New England Patriots fan, with a
proposition and a pooper scooper. If the Patriots win Connor, gets $50. If the Giants win, Connor has to pick up dog droppings.
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
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Jeffrey Soroka, left, and Sophia Loiselle reach as high as they can
stretch during their morning exercise class.
HEALTHY
life lessons
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
Students at Building Blocks
Learning Center in Dallas Town-
ship were “shaking it all about” on
Jan. 25 in observance of National
Healthy Weight Week.
Youngsters aged 1 to 5 partici-
pated in a program that empha-
sized the importance of moving
around and eating healthfully.
Administrative Director Jen-
nifer Gimble said the center’s
staff always focuses on eating
right and exercise, but the
Healthy Weight Day was devoted
to learning about different move-
ments the kids could do on their
own and how to enjoy fresh fruits
and vegetables.
“We enforce this behavior every
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Healthy Weight Week, celebrated
in the third week of January, was
founded by Frances M. Berg, a
licensed nutritionist, family well-
ness specialist and professor at
the University of North Dakota
School of Medicine. For more
information on Healthy Weight
Week, visit www.healthyweight-
.net.
day by eating fruits and vegeta-
bles at snack time,” said Gimble.
The tykes shimmied and shook
to pop hits and even danced to the
Hokey Pokey after performing
some traditional exercise move-
ments.
Theideaisto get the kids learn-
ing these behaviors while they're
young, said Gimble, so they be-
come a permanent part of their
lives.
The healthy intervention may
be happening just in time -nation-
al statistics on childhood obesity
have skyrocketed in the past 30
years. The Center for Disease
Control and Prevention chalks up
the changes to the availability of
more calorie-dense foods and in-
Jamie Timlin, left, and Sage Morgan enjoy their morning fruit
snack at the Building Blocks Learning Center.
during their morning snack time.
Mukul.
creasingly sedentary lifestyles.
The issue has become so press-
ing that First Lady Michelle Oba-
ma wagered a campaign called
“Let’s Move!” in early 2010 to en-
courage children to practice
healthy habits.
| According to the CDC, being
overweight or obese as a child
posesa great risk of carrying extra
weight in adulthood, which could
eventually lead to the develop-
ment of health disorders such as
See HEALTHY, Page 10
a
Zack Brody, left, and Khora Crowder eat apples and cucumbers
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Working at their morning routine at Building Blocks Learning Center are, from left, Bobby Gregor, Kira Lee, Lyla Wydra and Isham
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