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Vol. 122 No. 12
THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889
MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2013
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AN EDITION OF THE TIMES LEADER
WE REMEMBER ...
emeteries around the Back Mountain were
spruced up and flags placed on the graves of
veterans this week, all in anticipation of Me-
morial Day tomorrow. Memorial Day is always ob-
served on the last Monday of May. Formerly known
as Decoration Day, it commemorates all men and
women who have died in military service for the
United States. In the photo at left, Shawn Fenner
and his grandfather, Art Parks, of Daddow-Isaacs
American Legion Post #672, refresh grave flags at
Woodlawn Cemetery. At right, Mark Linsinbigler,
of Harveys Lake, the only child of Lewis and Esther
Linsinbigler, decorates the graves of his parents at
Chapel Lawn Cemetery in Dallas. Linsinbigler’s fa-
ther served as a torpedo man in the U.S. Navy.
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Hl Memorial Day
~ @arade steps
off at 9 a.m.
Daddow-Isaacs Dallas Amer-
ican Legion Post 672 will con-
duct its annual Memorial Day
Parade at 9 a.m. on Monday,
May 27.
Marchers will include veter-
ans, Scouts, American Legion
baseball team, Lions, Shep-
herds, fire trucks, ambulances,
vintage cars and dignitaries.
The parade will begin at the
American Legion, process to
the center of Dallas, then to
Woodlawn Cemetery and final-
ly to Chapel Lawn Cemetery.
/ Speakers will be State Sena-
tor Lisa Baker and Lieuten-
ant Commander Susan Allen,
retired.
Scouts and Legion members
will place flags on the graves of
eterans at 6 p.m. on Wednes-
y, May 22.
Jim Spencer is Dallas Post
Commander and encourages
Back Mountain residents to
line the parade route to show
their appreciation for all the
veterans who are deceased and
those that are still in uniform.
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Making a difference, one veggie at a time
By SUSAN DENNEY
Dallas Post Correspondent
With a Fertile Grounds membership, a
fresh box of locally-grown organic produce
is yours every
week from June
to October.
Fertile Grounds
CSA is an organi-
zation that allows
individuals to
pledge their sup-
port for a local
farm while shar-
ing the risks and
beneifts of food
production.
Project Director
Garlic plants are
growing in the soil of
Fertile Grounds farm Deb Shoval. a na-
in Noxen. tive of Kingston,
said the venture is
in its third season and is now farming 37
acres in Noxen. Fertile Grounds also has
an acre pick-your-own plot at The Lands
at Hillside Farms where members can
choose from flowers, herbs and vegetables
to supplement the boxes they receive each
week.
Shoval is uniquely trained to run the
farm. When she was just 19 years old, she
apprenticed at the Darthia Organic Farm
in Gouldsboro, Maine. Of the experience,
she said, “They taught us everything.” She
went on to seek a degree in sustainable
agriculture from Hampshire College and
an MFA in Film Directing from Columbia
University.
She explained that organic farming re-
quires different methods. “Fertility is the
most important thing. We won’t need her-
bicides and pesticides.”
At the Noxen farm, Shoval showed off
See FERTILE, Page 7
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE DALLAS POST
Fertile Grounds organic vegetable farm project director Deb Shoval explains
the community supported agriculture system at the farm in Noxen.
HOW TO JOIN
To become a member of Fertile Grounds, register online at www.fertilegroundscsa.
com. Those wanting to register by mail can contact Fertile.Grounds.Office@gmail.com
or call 262-3930.
A membership costs $500 and includes a box of organic produce for a 22-week
season from the first week of June through October. The box typically feeds a family
of four or two vegetarians and includes six to 10 different vegetables, depending on
the season. Those interested in half memberships can contact Fertile Grounds to be
matched with a partner.
Boxes can be picked up at Hillside Farms, Dundee Gardens in Hanover Township or at
the Wilkes-Barre YMCA.
Members can also pick flowers, herbs and vegetables from the organization's one
acre plot at The Lands at Hillside Farms.
Boy Scout Michael Huntington
touches the flag atop Bull Hill, thus
earning his pin.
Scouts feeling
Army Pride
Members of Boy Scout Troop 146
selected from over 10,000 applicants
from across the United States to attend
the 51st Annual West Point Scoutmas-
ters’ 2013 Camporee this past April.
By JANE BRENNAN
and AMY HUNTINGTON
For The Dallas Post
Scouts in the Back Mountain are
swelling with Army pride this spring
as Boy Scout Troop 146, Jackson Twp.
Vol. Fire Department, was selected
from over 10,000 boy, girl and ven-
ture Scout applicants from across the
United States to attend the 51st Annual
West Point Scoutmasters’ 2013 Campo-
ree this past April.
Troop 146 was the only troop from
the Northeastern PA Council of the Boy
Scouts of America selected to attend.
Scout mom and Dallas resident Beth
Redington got the idea while passing
through West Point on her way home
to visit her parents in Queens, NY last
summer and thought it was worth a try
to apply.
“I never thought it would happen!”
said Anthony Huntington, Troop 146
Patrol Leader. “We had so much going
on in our troop. My parents who are
troop leaders were so busy because my
grandpa just died in a weird shipwreck
on Lake Michigan, the holidays were
approaching and our troop families
were just so busy and couldn’t take one
more meeting. How could we get our
materials in by Dec. 1?”
But the key to their success was
quick action and a swift rally from sev-
eral members of the Back Mountain
community.
Dallas resident Ed Zaborowski is a
Retired U.S. Army Colonel and a for-
mer West Point Cadet, graduate of
the United States Military Academy
(USMA) Class of 1955.
“I had been sending the Boy Scouts
information about various opportuni-
ties at West Point for years,” he said.
“My two grandsons recently graduated
West Point in 2011 and 2009 and the
Scouts enjoyed seeing their sports pro-
grams, including one with my grandson
on the winning USMA lacrosse team.
“I was very happy to help Troop
146 with the application process,” Za-
borowski continued. “The camporee of-
fered an excellent way to introduce the
Scouts to West Point. Academically,
West Point usually ranks in the top five
colleges in the country.”
Zaborowski also sent the Scouts arti-
cles about the importance of their faith,
complemented them on their involve-
ment in church and community activi-
ties and reminded them to never ever
give up. One article was a story of an
Army Sergeant who returned to service
in Afghanistan after having more than
20 surgeries after being hit by machine-
gun fire in both of his legs. It took him
two years, fitted with a special prothesis
called an intrepid dynamic exoskeletal
orthosis (IDEO), but he returned with
no physical profile limiting his actions.
“I told the Boy Scouts, never give
up!” said Zaborowski.
Because the application required a
currently-enrolled Cadet to apply, Col.
Zaborowski reached out to Lake-Lehm-
an. School District Superintendent
See SCOUTS, Page 7