The Dallas post. (Dallas, Pa.) 19??-200?, December 30, 2012, Image 8
PAGE 8 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, December 30, 2012 2012 Continued from Page 7 OCTOBER A mixer on the deck at Metro Bar & Grill in the Twin Stacks Center, Dallas, introduced the Back Mountain Young Profes- sionals Association, a new branch of the Back Mountain Chamber. The intention of the new group is to attract younger professionals to the community to gather and share ideas while working together to build an en- vironment for both families and businesses. Members of Boy Scout Troop 381 in Dallas honored the memo- ry of Eagle Scout Thomas Lynch who was killed in an automobile accident on his way to school on Feb. 3. Lynch had left behind an unfinished Scout project and fel- low Scout Casey McAndrew dove in to finish building information kiosks at three locations on the Back Mountain Trail. Seniors from the Back Moun- tain greeted one another with ex- citement and hugs at the opening of the new Senior Center in the Twin Stacks building in Dallas. Children of all ages enjoyed the array of equipment and vehicles on display at the first-ever Dallas Township Fall Roll Out held on the municipal grounds on Route 309. The Dallas School Board ap- proved a trial agreement for cyb- er services with Seneca Valley School District. Dallas would pay Seneca Valley $8,750 for 25 part- time seats and unlimited full- time seats in a cyber school pro- gram. Kingston Township supervi- sors approved a request from Fab- cor Inc. for a time extension on the East Center Street Bridge project. Township Manager Kathleen Sebastian stated that Fabcor planned to have the bridge open to the public in De- cember. Residents of Harveys Lake Bor- ough expressed their concerns about the possible moving and renovation of the police station. Council informed the public that the current building would be as- sessed by an engineer as was dis- cussed at a previous meeting. Michael Novrocki, Social Stud- ies teacher and National History Day coordinator at Lake-Lehman High School, received the Cen- tennial Medal Award for Excel lent in Education from Philadel phia University. The award is pre- sented to educators for their ded- ication in preparing their students for college. NOVEMBER Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 155 led a group in the Pledge of Allegiance at a candlelight vigil and prayer session at The Mead- ows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dallas. Reverends Dr. Robert Zanicki and Gideon Gae- tano led the audience in prayer and song. The Back Mountain Commu- nity Partnership discussed emer- gency trailers that were being purchased. The partnership pur- chased equipment with previous grant money for emergency re- sponse crews and was looking to make accessibility to that equip- ment quick and easy so emergen- cy crews can be on scene as fast as possible. The Dallas Foundation an- nounced results of its contest to determine the location of a Dal- las School District sign. There were 2,134 votes cast and 62.5 percent of the people voted to re- place the existing sign at the in- tersection of Route 309 and Hil- debrandt/Upper Demunds Road. The new sign is expected to ar- rive in January 2013. Dallas Township residents were invited to participate in a se- ries of public visioning sessions. As the next step in a process be- gun in 2008, township officials would work to complete the Comprehensive Plan over the course of the next several months. Thousands of Back Mountain residents were left without pow- er in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Downed trees and power lines made clean up and repair a non-stop job for utility crews and families throughout the area. The most devastating storm in decades left millions or people across the country without pow- er as thousands fled their water- damaged homes. Two Dallas artist had their work chosen for display during the nation’s largest juried exhibit and sale of works by artists with cognitive, physical, hearing and visual disabilities. The Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital's Annual Art Ability Exhibit selected 33- year-old Billy Sukus for his piece entitled “26 Fe Iron” and 35-year- old Pat Cleary for his piece entit- led “Beadweaver.” Dallas High School announced plans to open a student-operated store called Mountaineer Mar- ket. The store would serve as a fundraising tool for the school and a hands-on classroom where students could learn job skills such as keeping inventory, practi- cal math, cash handling and work-related social skills. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK FILE PHOTO/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Marilyn Gregorski relaxes at her home in Dallas after retiring as director of volunteers at The Meadows Nursing Center. PEOPLE Two named to dean's list at RIT Anna Kammen, of Shaver- town, and Catherine Sullivan, of Lehman, have been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2012 quarter at Rochester Institute of Technology. Kammen is a second-year student in RIT’s National Tech- nical Institute for the Deaf while Sullivan is a fifth-year student in RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano Col- lege of Computing and Informa- tion Sciences. Nicholas is recipient of scholarship Kyle Nichols, of Tunkhan- nock, a current first-year student at Gettysburg College, was awarded a David Wills Scholar- ship by the College. The David Wills Scholarship goes to top-ranking applicants based upon their grade-point average, class rank, and SAT or ACT scores Divorce Made Easy * We'll help you get what you want * You can save up to 90% of regular cost Call for a free Consult : 570-814-3563 1 BARONESS JULIANE VON SCHMELING MBA, EJD Ross Elementary School in Sweet Valley hosted a Dads Day, a day for fathers to volunteer part of their day to participate in fun activities with their children’s class. Fifty-three fathers took part in the day, some of them multiple times for multiple children. The Back Mountain saw its first taste of snow on Nov. 27, causing the Dallas School Dis- trict to call for a two-hour delay while the Lake-Lehman School District remained on its regular schedule. DECEMBER Thanks to Facebook, the Chini- kaylo family from Church Road in Lehman Township was able to find Lillie, its 3-year-old Border Collie/Labrador mix that had be- come frightened by firecrackers and ran out of the family’s back- yard. A posting on Facebook by someone who had found Lillie got her back to her family with- out incident. Cross Creek Community Church on Carverton Road in Trucksville participated in Oper- ation Children Child, a shoebox collection whereby participants filled a shoebox or small plastic tote with items for children ages 2-14 in countries all around the world. A special meeting was held by the Harveys Lake Protective As- sociation to hear both sides of the police move issue. County Presi- dent Larry Radel gave the posi- tion to move the department while Councilwoman Michelle Boice took the opposing posti- ion, saying the police department should remain at the borough’s main entrance. A straw poll of residents who attended the meet- ing was taken. The unanimous decision was to keep the depart- metn at its present site. Residents of Dallas Township and members of the township’s planning board met with Jack Va- raly from Varaly Associates to be- gin the process of building a com- prehensive plan for the township. Varaly was hired by the township to help prepare a plan to map out a vision for the future. Fashion designer Jay McCar- roll, a native of Lehman and win- CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK FILE PHOTO/ FOR THE DALLAS POST $ 5 peor Bok 3 | CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK FILE PHOTO/ FOR THE DALLAS POST David Harris visits his daughter Jennifer's kindergarten class at Ross Elementary School as part of a special Dads in School program. Harris had just recently returned home from military duty. Lorraine Farrell, widow of John Peter Farrell, pauses to reflect at the Lake-Lehman Foundation annual tea and scholarship awards banquet. ner of the first season of “Project Runway,” returned to the Back Mountain to participate in a holi- day-themed fashioned show at Misericordia University. organization meeting, Dr. Ri- chard Coslett was elected presi- dent and Dr. Bruce Goeringer was named vice president. Mark Kornoski was re-elected presi- elected second vice president. Dallas Elementary students got an early start on their season- al shopping lists during an an- nual holiday shopping event at the school. Youngsters and their parents perused the various wares and vendors at the event, which included items for every- one in one’s family from brother to godmother. Furry friends and their owners flocked to Dymond’s Farm in Or- ange to have their photos taken with Santa Claus and raise mon- ey for animals in need. The event was organized by Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge, located just down the street from the fam- ily farm. The Kukuchka family in Tunk- hannock revived its Christmas holiday display, setting up more than 18,000 lights at the family business, Creekside Gardens. The Dallas School District’s board of directors discussed al- ternative approaches to updating Dallas Elementary School which is in need of maintenance and re- Dallas Borough Council ap- dent by one vote over Andrew pair A water main break at the proved the proposed -013 budget of $1,140,000 and authorized its advertisement. At the Dallas School Board re- CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK FILE PHOTO/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Lauren and Ryan Finlay, right, had help with their lemonade stand from friends Maya Rosenthal and Olivia Stevens, left. (across from Children Service Center) 334 S. Franklin St., Suite 201 W-B www. theBaroness.biz TheBaroness L@comeast.net 570-696-3580 { www.FIREandICEonTobyCreek.com i RT 309, Trucksville Just North of Sheetz The Life of the Kitchen ® invented for life a Mitchers Aicd | FOR THE WAY IT'S MADE Kingston * 287-9631 Salko on the Lake-Lehman School Board while Walter Glo- gowski was named fist vice presi- dent and Dr. Kevin Carey was school earlier in the year prompt- ed a study to determine the s of the building and possible (% tions for rehabilitating it. RE( D| (A HER 16 Carmaren Read BOG-2100 = D) BYE A : a Electrolux FRIGIDAIR