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    Vol.121 No. 19
THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889
July 8 - 14, 2012
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AN EDITION OF THE TIMES LEADER
Remembering those
who fought for freedom
DHS Leadership in Civics
group unveils military honor
wall during July 3 ceremony.
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
The Dallas High School Stu-
dent Leadership in Civics group
unveiled its most recent project —
a military honor wall - at a dedi-
cation ceremony on July 3 at the
high school.
The honor wall features two
plaques with name plates — one
for Dallas-area military person-
nel who have earned the Purple
Heart and one for families of ser-
vice men and women who have
received the Gold Star.
The area, located near the
school’s front office, also features
a plaque of the United States seal
d plaques featuring the em-
hs of each faction of the U.S.
— Army, Marine Corps,
Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard.
Club president Marcus Wagn-
er, 18, of Shavertown, said the
project is the first of its kind for
the club. The group organizes the
school’s annual Veterans Day pro-
gram and volunteers with local
veterans throughout the year.
The project was created in con-
junction with the Back Mountain
Men’s Ecumenical Group. For-
mer Student Leadership in Civics
Vice President Aaron Weir said
he worked as a liaison between
the men’s group, the civics club
the school board to make the
ct a reality.
e spot we chose for the wall
was the most centrally-located ar-
ea where it stands out the best,”
said Weir.
Funding for the project was
provided by the Back Mountain
Men's Ecumenical Group
through the First Lt. Michael
Cleary Memorial Fund associat-
ed with the Luzerne Foundation.
Retired U.S. Air Force Col.
John Brougher said the group
could find only one person from
the Dallas area who met the crite-
ria for the wall so far — First Lt.
Michael Cleary.
Cleary, a 1999 graduate of Dal-
las High School, was killed in ac-
tion in December 2005 while
serving in Iraq.
Brougher said several other
names have been discovered
since the criteria has been ex-
panded to include military per-
sonnel since World War II, but he
See FREEDOM, Page 1
BILL TARUTIS PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Retired U.S. Air Force Col. John Brougher, right, of Dallas, de-
scribes the conceptual design of the Wall of Honor as former Dal-
las Student Leadership in Civics Club Vice President Aaron Weir
looks on at a ceremony to honor Dallas graduates who received
the Purple Heart and/or Gold Star.
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Rev. Dr. William Lewis, of Dallas, de-
scribes the symbolism and branches of service shown by the Wall
of Honor.
For more information about the U.S. military honor wall at Dallas High
School or to be included on the wall, contact the Student Leadership in
Civics club by e-mailing slic@dallassd.com or by calling the high school
at 570-675-5201.
Dallas School District Superintendent Frank Galicki, right, and Rev. Dr. William Lewis, of Dallas,
unveil the Wall of Honor at Dallas High School.
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Last chance for bidding
66th Annual Back Mountain
Memorial Library Auction
comes to an end tonight.
he 66th Annual Back
Mountain Memorial Li-
brary Auction comes to
an end tonight when local artist
Sue Hand's painting of the auc-
tion grounds goes across the
auction block. In years past,
Hand’s painting has garnered
thousands of dollars for the li-
brary. There's still time to grab
an auction item as bidding starts
at 6 p.m. and plenty of time to
stroll the grounds, eating your
way from one end to the other,
all the while finding bargains in
the Plant Booth, the Odds and
Ends Booth and in the Book
Booth.
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Setting up the Nearly Olde booth for the 66th Annual Back Mountain Memorial Auction are Ma-
die Grant, left, Catherine Falzone, center, and Mary Lou Grant.
Volunteer Becky Kosierowski, of Wyoming, helps set up a chil-
dren's toy corner in the Odds and Ends booth and has some fun
in the process signaling the beginning of the annual four-day
Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction.
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
After the Back Mountain
Memorial Library Auction,
there are still opportunities
to meet and mingle with old
and new faces at the library.
The Back Mountain Memo-
rial Library Farmers’ Market
opens at 9 a.m. Saturday, Ju-
ly 14 and organizer Bill Grant
said it’s astounding to see
friends and neighbors recon-
nect at this annual event.
“It’s a community event,”
said Grant, who’s been run-
ning the market for the last
three years. “Most of the ven-
dors are from the Back
Mountain or the general ar-
ea, and most people see
friends and neighbors while
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK FILE PHOTO/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Ellen Crispell, of Dallas, buys Amish specialties from Sarah Yoder, Turbottsville, at a previous
Back Mountain Memorial Library Farmers’ Market.
Farmers’ market starts July
“It's a community event. Most of the vendors are
from the Back Mountain or the general area, and
most people see friends and neighbors while
they're here. It's also a social event.”
Bill Grant
Farmers’ market coordinator
they’re here. It’s also a social
event.”
Vendors pay to rent spaces
at the market, which benefits
the library.
Vendors this year range
from old standbys like Dy-
mond’s Farms and Brace’s Or-
chard to a few new faces like
an ice shaving stand and a
woman who sells “fancy cup-
cakes.”
“We have a few spaces this
year called flex spaces where
Mo
some vendors can’t be there
the whole 13 weeks but can
only be there three or four or
five weeks,” said Grant.
The flex spaces will keep
See MARKET, Page 1
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