ty Way @® while being educated by Sunday, September 9, 2012 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 17 JOE BUTKIEWICZ PHOTOS/ THE TIMES LEADER Lake-Lehman runners Kieran Sutton, left, and Dominick Hockenbury reflect on their races. Regan Rome crosses line first at Dallas junior breaks tape in just over 19 minutes to win 5K run at Letterkenny. Dallas junior Regan Rome broke the tape in 19 minutes and seven seconds, running away with the girls varsity 5K run at the Cliff Robbins Sr. Memorial High School Invitational Cross Country Races at Letterkenny fields on Sept. 1. Robbins Rome outdistanced second- place finisher, Tessa Barrett, a ju- nior from Abington Heights by 35 seconds — the widest margin of victory in the four races. Rome finished in 19:07 while Barrett turned in a time of 19:42. Dominic DeLuca, a junior at Dallas, finished second in the boys varsity 5K run behind Rico Galassi of Holy Cross. DeLuca crossed the line in 16:33. Galassi posted a winning time of 16:13. Dallas junior Regan Rome LC Dems Rent will be held on Sept. 16 Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club in Mountaintop. The Luzerne County Demo- cratic Committee will host a golf tournament at noon on Sunday, Sept. 16 at the Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club in Mountaintop. Registration is $125 per golfer and includes fees, carts, buffet, refreshments and more Hole sponsorships are also available for $100. Payment can be made to the Luzerne County Democratic ommittee, 39 Public Square, ite 1000, Wilkes Barre, PA 02. Corporate checks cannot be accepted. The Luzerne County Democratic Committee will host a golf tour- nament at noon on Sunday, Sept. 16 at the Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club in Mountaintop. From left, are Bob Boyer, mayor of Wyoming and chairperson of the Luzerne County Democratic Committee; and John Bolin, golf tournament chairperson. plan golf tourney CUB SCOUT CARNIVAL HELD LL Cub Scout Pack 281 held a Cub Scout Carnival on the grounds of Dallas United Methodist Church on Aug.18. The event featured carnival games, balloon animals and hot dogs, chips and desserts. Cub Scouts, new Scouts and their family members were in attendance. Here, Cub Scouts Ben Ross, left, and Jimmy Ruane take aim with their slingshots at the carnival. Penn State Extension celebrates 100 years of 4-H clubs at Fun Day Event marks 100 years of youth development in healthy living and science. Penn State Extension Lu- zerne County recently cele-- brated 100 years of 4-H at 4-H Fun Day held at Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. The event marked 100 years of youth de- velopment in areas such as healthy living, science, agri- culture and much more. 4-H inspires youth ages 8-19 to become leaders in their community, stand out amongst their peers and be- come innovative thinkers, all of which will help improve the future for the aspiring adoles- cents. Youth who attended 4-H Fun Day were challenged with a nutrition wheel that quizzed them about proper nutrition. Families enjoyed a healthy blutrition Educators healthy choice eating. The children also had the opportunity to become engi- neers by building gliders, learning about insects and on Larry West, representing Senator P. John Blake, presents Molly Rupert, left, of Shickshinny, and Micayla Grey, of Lehman, with a proclamation sponsored by Senator Blake and Senator John T. Yudichak, stating congratulatory recognition as well as acknowl edging 4-H for its commitment to youths for 200 years. their habitats and testing their recollection by playing a memory game while discover- ing what 4-H can offer to them. 4-H members Micayla Grey and Molly Rupert from the Hooves and Hoppers 4-H Club shared their knowledge of 4-H and brought live rabbits and chicks that children really en- joyed. Among the attendees was Larry West, representing Sen- ator John Blake, who present- ed Penn State Extension with a proclamation sponsored by Senator John P. Blake and Senator John T. Yudichak. The proclamation stated con- gratulatory recognition as well as acknowledged 4-H for its commitment to youth for 100 years. SCOUTS DONATE TO FOOD PANTRY Cub Scouts from Pack 281 of Dallas United Methodist Church recently held an outdoor movie night in the pavilion at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Dallas. The Trinity Men's Club sold hot dogs and sodas and donated the proceeds to the Scouts who, in turn, donated the money to the food pantry. Here, Mary Chappell, a long-time Scout leader, presents a check to Rev. Roger Griffith, president of the Board of the Back Mountain Food Pantry. “ill A member of the Board of Directors of the Back Mountain Food Pantry was on hand recently to receive a gift from the Harveys Lake Yacht Club and express the heartfelt gratitude. From left, are Madeline Flynn, project organizer; Sandy Peoples, food pantry board member; and Gary Con- rad, yacht club commodore. Yacht club donates to food pantry This is the 10th summer that members of the Harveys Lake Yacht Club have made a dona- tion to the Back Mountain Food Pantry. They held 50/50 raffles at every major event throughout the summer. Yacht club member Made- line Flynn, returning chairper- son of the food pantry fun- draiser, has made sure that raf- fle tickets were sold at every party and potluck dinner. This year she raised $566 for the pantry to help meet its mission to help those less fortunate in our community. Thanksgiving will soon be upon us, and dozens of fam- ilies will benefit from the ef forts of Mrs. Flynn and the yacht club members who do- nated so generously again this year. PEOPLE BRIEF Gilligan is Dean's Award recipient Mary Kathryn Gilligan, of Dallas, was a recipient of the Dean’s Award for aca- demic excellence during the 2012 spring term at Colgate University, where she is a member of the Class of 2013. To be eligible for the Dean’s Award, a Colgate student must achieve a 3.30 or higher average while enrolled in four courses. A graduate of Dallas Se- nior High School, Gilligan is concentrating in Envi- ronmental Geology and Educational Studies at Col- gate.
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