L Vol. 122 No. 10 THE BACK MOUNTAIN’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 \ MAY 12-18, 2013 The DALLAS PO 50¢ WILKES-BARRE, PA. www.mydallaspost.com AN EDITION OF THE TIMES LEADER & Nikki Velasquez and her 2-year-old son, Elija Celebrating M it back and relax, Mom. Today is your day. Moth- er’s Day is a celebration honoring mothers and mother- ‘ hood, maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March or May. The celebration of Mother’s Day be- gan in the United States in the early 20th century. PHOTOS BY BILL TARUTIS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST h, watch the ducks at The Lands at Hillside Farms. ABOVE: Jennifer Moore carries her 7-month-old son Ethan while they peruse the flowers at The Lands at Hillside Farms. AT LEFT: Three-year-old Jackson Krenek, left, strolls along the stream at The Lands at Hillside Farms with his mom (and mom-to-be) Jessica. Don Shaffer was honored with one last ride on a 1927 Mack fire- truck when his body was trans- Firefighters from Back Mountain Regional Fire and EMS load the cas- ! : : Fb ay t of former fire chief Donald Shaffer onto a 1927 Mack firetruck. AIMEE DILGER /THE TIMES LEADER haffer honored with last ride 725" oT Cd Shaffer, who was born in Wilkes- Barre but had lived in Dallas all his at Frances Slocum life, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013. he Back Mountain Police Associa- ported from Disque Funeral Home For more than in Dallas to its final resting place in Chapel Lawn Cemetery. Firefighters from Back Mountain Regional Fire & EMS placed the casket of the former fire chief onto the truck following funeral services on May 4 and escorted it to the cemetery. MN a volunteer firefighter at the Dr. Henry M. Laing Dallas Fire Compa- | Free Day on May 4 at Frances Slocum ny and served as chief for 17 years. | Gate Park. In addition to fishing, there He was also a member of the Six County Fireman's Association for | Was a Smokehouse, a KO demonstra- ¢,rieigh Thomas, 7, of Dallas, pulls more than 30 years and served as | tion, fish school, lunch and prizes for in a bluegill. See SHAFFER, Page 4 2 oi Dallas Borough Police Officer Dave Rinehimer teaches Zachary Brady, 6, of 50 years, h i i i years, he was tion sponsored its annual Fish for 120 young fisherpersons. INSIDE: MORE PHOTOS, Page 4 Lake-Lehman History Day Coordina- tor Michael Novrocki was named the recipient of the Patricia M. Behring State History Day Teacher of the Year Award. Hitting a History Day Grand Slam Lake-Lehman students bring home five awards from statewide competition. By DOTTY MARTIN dmartin@mydallaspost.com It was a grand slam for Lake-Lehman students when they cleaned up at the statewide History Day competition. After having won the Outstanding School Award, Senior Division, at the Regional History Day Contest for 14 consecutive years, the Lake-Lehman students brought home the Outstand- ing School Award from the State His- tory Day Contest this year. In addition to winning a first place, a second place and a third place, Lake- Lehman was named the best school in the entire state of Pennsylvania. And, as if that wasn’t enough, Lake- Lehman History Day Coordinator Mi- chael Novrocki was named the recipient of the Patricia M. Behring State History Day Teacher of the Year Award. This is the fourth time the Black Knights have been named the best school in the entire state of Pennsylva- nia. Ironically enough, Novrocki was un- able to attend the state History Day competition last weekend at Cumber- land Valley High School as his son re- ceived First Holy Communion at the same time. History teacher Brian Gorski and English teacher Stacey Ruddy accom- panied the Lehman students and kept Novrocki apprised of their accomplish- ments. “I've gone most years before this and couldn’t be there this year,” Novrocki said. “My colleagues texted me every five minutes and every piece of informa- tion was even more amazing.” The team of Katie Bartuska, Elana Herceg, Brittany Mahoney and Lana Sicurella brought home a first-place award in the group documentary cat- egory with their presentation on the Munich massacre, an attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany on 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team, who were taken hostage and eventually killed, along with a German police officer, by the Palestinian group Black September. Second-place in the group exhibit category went to the team of Sela Fine, Hannah Cross and Shauna Leahy who did their presentation of Nelly Bly, the pen name of American journalist Eliza- beth Jane Cochrane who remains nota- ble for two feats: a record-breaking trip around the world in emulation of Jules Verne’s character Phileas Fogg, and an See HISTORY, Page 4 6 I 51200 7 9%illg
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