i pre | | Sunday, May 13, 2012 THE DALLAS POST SENATOR BAKER READS AT LITTLE MEADOWS CENTER In celebration of the National Week of the Young Child, Lit- tle Meadows Learning Center, managed by Hildebrandt Learning Centers LLC, invited Senator Lisa Baker to be a guest reader to the prekindergarten classes. Senator Baker chose to read the 2012 Pennsylvania One Book, Every Young Child book, “Stop Snoring Bernard.” The One Book, Every Young Child program is designed to encourage adults to read daily to children and promote early literacy activities through reading, conversation and quality interactive experiences. Shown here, from left, are Isabella DeCesaris, Christopher Sholtis, Senator Lisa Baker, Noah Moran, HLC's Health Con- sultant Lauren O'Shea, HLC'S Chief Operating Officer Tim- othy O'Shea, Jacob Bedosky, Little Meadows Assistant Direc- tor Jeanette Niebauer and Rebekah Jia. REP. BOBACK PARTICIPATES IN LITTLE MEADOWSPROGRAM Representative Karen Boback participated in the "Pin- wheels for Prevention" program at Little Meadows Learning Center, managed by Hildebrandt Learning Center LLC. The program, held during the national “Week of the Young Child,” taught child abuse awareness and prevention. During the month of April, Little Meadows displayed pinwheels as a pledge for the fight against child abuse. For a donation, fam- ilies could sign a pledge card supporting the fight with all pro- ceeds donated to the local Victim's Resource Center. KIWANIS AWARDS THOMAS’ GIFT CERTIFICATES The Dallas Kiwanis held a drawing for its annual food give- away before Easter at Thomas’ Foodtown in the Dallas Shop- ping Center. Money generated from the drawing will help with children’s programs sponsored by the Dallas Kiwanis. Prizes were gift certificates to Thomas’ Foodtown. Winners were Diana Konopki, Hunlock Creek, first place, $300; Bernard Banks, Shavertown, second place, $150; and Phyllis Shalata, Shavertown, third place, $50. From left, are Brian Boraski, Ki- wanian; Beverly Atherholt, president, Dallas Kiwanis; Charles Kishbaugh, Kiwanian; and Michael Zaleskas, manager, Tho- mas’ Foodtown, Dallas. CIVIC BRIEFS JT Fire Dept. plans Open House The Jackson Twp. Volunteer Fire Dept. and Ambulance Association will hold an Open House from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 20 at the fire department, 1160 Chase Road. There will be free refresh- ments, door prizes, safety material and equipment dem- onstrations. SAL meets May 2 Harveys Lake American Legion Post 967 Sons of the American Legion will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 21 at the post home, 4907 Memo- rial Hwy., Dallas. Nomination of officers will take place. Food will be served after the meeting. Pennkuture plans program at Hillside Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture) and The Lands at Hillside Farms will host an evening of food and drink from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 24 at Hillside’s historic Coach Barn, 65 Hill- side Road, Shavertown. Speakers will lead a dis- cussion on the impact of cli- Pennsylvania and what local citizens can do about it. Guests will enjoy local and sustainably produced hors d'oeuvres, ciders, wines and displays highlighting key ele- mate change on food supply in beers as well as informational ments related to Pennsylvania’s changing climate. Admission is free for Penn- Future members and $10 for non-members. Reservations can be made by calling 208- 1757. Dinner will kick off library auction { A dinner to kick off the an- ntial Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 4 at Apple Tree Terrace. A social hour will be fol- lowed by a buffet-style dinner _and a mini auction. For ticket information, call the Rack Mountain Memorial ‘library at 675-1182. Hope Center to offer new program The Hope Center, in conjunc- tion with The Wilkes Uni- versity School of Pharmacy, will initiate a Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Program. This program will be for the uninsured and underinsured and will concentrate on those patients needing assistance for injectable insulin, steroid in- halers and Plavix. Call 696-5233 for qualifica- tions and appointments. and Susan Berdis. Library auction committee preparing The 66th Annual Back Mountain Memorial Library Antiques & New Goods Auc- tion will be held July 58 on the library grounds, Huntsville Road, Dallas. This year’s event features Jon Myer and Renie Workman from WNEP-TV as honorary co-chairpersons. Booths open at 5 p.m. and Members of the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction Committee are, from left, first row, Carol Sweeney, Ernest Ashbridge, Mary Ann Finch, George Finch and James Snyder. Standing, Martha Butler, Joyce Gebhardt, Leslie Horoshko, Ruth Tetschner, Marilyn Feldman, Dianna Berry, Karen Schuster, Victoria Gryzboski, Vicki Austin, Wayne Williams, Jane Kishbaugh, Pauline Kutz for its 66th event the bidding starts at 6 p.m. each night. Thursday night is Family Night, Saturday morning the Children’s Auction and patrons can bid on Sue Hand’s painting at 9 p.m. Sunday. Last year’s painting sold for a record $87,000 This year, the auction cele- brates the many volunteers who have helped make the auction a success over the year. Committee members gath- ered recently to discuss plans for the upcoming kick off din- ner slated for June 5 at Apple Tree Terrace in Dallas. Reser- vations for the dinner can be made by calling the library at 675-182. Soccer medals on display at BMT library Spring brings grass and kids kicking soccer balls. Kaitlynne Patla, a fifth-grade student at Lake Leman, has been playing soccer since she was 4 years old. This June, at the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary, she will display‘the med- als and trophies she has won playing this sport. Kaitlynne said it was her dad who got her interested in play- ing soccer. She has since played on both intermural teams and in travel leagues. “I am a defender on the Wyoming Valley Soccer Club ’00 girls team and I also play for the Pittston Stoners,” she said. Her jersey number is # 7. Her favorite professional player is Alex Morgan. Kaitlynne lives in Harveys Lake with her brother, Natha- niel, sister, Morgan, and their parents, Ed and Krista Patla. PEOPLE BRIEFS Kelly named to All American team Lindsey Kelly a student/ athlete from Dallas High School, was recently named to the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Associ- ation of Amer- ica Academic All America Team. To qualify for this award, the athlete must have a minimum GPA of 3.750 on 4.0 scale or 95.75% on the grade scale the Kelly Pinnacle PEOPLE QWNac ot oh a BRIEF % Rehabilitation Associates Hilary Hoover is award recipient Hilary Hoover, of Trucks- ville, was among 11 Miser- icordia University students recently presented the Mi- sericordia University Logo Leadership Award at the 29th Annual Student Affairs Leadership Awards Dinner in Sandy and Marlene In- salaco Hall on campus. Rehabilitation @ssociates, PC 520 Third Ave. Kingston / Kevin M. Barno, MPT ¢ K. 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