PAGE 4 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, September 30, 2012 Eve Tempaugh, right, of Outsourcing USA, and Jackie Miller and Jordan Semar, both of Live Mercu- ry, sample appetizers on the deck of Metro Bar and Grill during the Back Mountain Chamber Mixer. Chamber group mixes It up spinoff mixer on Sept. 15 on the deck at Metro Bar & Grill in the Twin Stacks Center, Dallas, introduced the Back Mountain Young ofessionals Association, a new branch of the Back Mountain Chamber. The intention of the new group is to attract younger profes- sionals of the community to gather and share ideas while working together to build an environment for both families and businesses. The Chamber hopes to have mixers not just for networking but to also have events that include families, feeling the need to look to the young demographics of the area to bring them together as a strength. Coordinators of the group are Tim O’Shea, Lauren O’Shea, Denise Ogurkis and Kevin Corcoran. Tony Vergnetti, of Scranton, serenades the crowd at the Back Mountain Chamber Mixer. Ce of Carrie Flower, chat at the Back Mountain Chamber Mixer. Katie Burnside, left, of Eastern Insurance Group, Jo Gulvas, of Mary Kay Cosmetics, and Cindy Post, Back Mountain Chamber Board of Directors Secretary Peggy Hamilton, left, cringes as board member Tony Banta, right, shows her an electronic receipt at the Back Mountain Young Professionals Association Mixer at Metro Bar and Grill in Dallas. Looking on are Tim O'Shea, second from left, and Jackie Miller. Members of the public will have the option of voting to have the sign moved to the Dallas School District campus. The Dallas Foundation For Excellence In Education, Inc. (the “Dallas Foundation”) is seeking input from the commu- nity as to the location for the new Dallas School District sign. The foundation chose the sign as its first major project because it wanted to do some- thing to benefit the entire com- munity. The sign is a means of communicating information about academic, athletic and extra-curricular events as well as other important announce- ments to students, faculty, families and the community. The foundation is seeking help from the community to decide the best location for the new sign. The two options are the location of the current sign on Route 309 near the access road by replacing the existing sign at the intersection of - Route 309 and Hildebrandt/ Upper Demunds Road The second option is to in- stall a sign on the Dallas School District campus near the access road at Dallas Ele- mentary on Hildebrandt Road. Students and faculty will vote at school prior to the One of the options the public will have to vote for is to keep the existing sign at Route 309 and Hildebrandt Road. Public will decide placement of new DHS sign homecoming football game. There are two ways members of the public can vote. They can mail their location choice to The Dallas Foundation, 1000 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, PA 18704 by Oct. 6, including their email and/or home ad- dress to be included on the foundation’s mailing list There will also be a ballot box at Dallas Mountaineer Sta- dium for the homecoming foot- ball game on Saturday, Oct. 6. For more information about the Dallas Foundation, log on- to www.ourdallasfoundatio- n.org. | es all friends, family members Cross Creek Community Church, located two miles from the light in Trucksville at 370 Carverton Road, Trucksville, will celebrate “Friend Day” on Sunday, Oct. 14 with two servic- es at 9 and 10:45 a.m. Pastor Dave Martin encourag- and neighbors to join the con- gregation. A fully-staffed nursery and C4- Kids for children will be provid- ed. Additional services are Wednesday Family Night at 6:30 p.m., Adult Bible Study, Revolu- tion College and Career, Teen Cross Creek Community Church invites members of community to join in ‘Friend Day CrossRoads and Revive and AWANA for children ages 18 months through fifth grade. There is also a Marathon Men’s Ministry, Women’s Ministries, Celebrate Recovery and Small Group ministries. For more information, call 6960399. Durling Memorial Walk will benefit Hope Lodge Lake-Lehman senior Brian Durling is organizing the Fran Durling Memorial Walk for 9 a.m. to noon on Satur- day, Oct. 13 at the Noxen Walking Trail (behind the Noxen Food Mart on Route 19) as his senior completion project. There will also be basket raffles, a bake sale, t-shirts as well as food and drink for sale. The walk is being held in memory of Durling’s father, Fran Durling, who passed away from cancer in Decem- ber 2011. All money raised will be donated to Hope Lodge, a fa- cility that allows cancer pa- tients and their caretaker to stay for free while receiving treatment away from home. Hope Lodge provides transportation to and from treatments, meals and all the basic needs at no cost or time limit to families. Durling chose the facility to benefit from his walk be- cause his parents stayed there on and off for 15 months. Hope Lodge oper- ates solely on donations and provides much-needed ser- vice to cancer patients. Cost to participate in the walk is $10. Children under 5 years of age will be charged $5. Anyone unable to attend the walk but interested in making a donations is asked to send that donation to Brian Durling, PO Box 103, Noxen, PA 18636. For more information, call Brian or Peggy Durling at 298-2448. MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW! 570-696-3580 www. FIREandiCEonTobyCreek.com RT 309, Trucksville Just North of Sheetz i . BILL TARUTIS PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
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