SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2013 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 3 Juniors Shoshana Mahoney, left, and Emily Sut- ton pose for a photo at the Lake-Lehman prom. Lake-Lehman prom. be O'Connell and Bethany Wil- liams were elected Prom King d Queen and presided over the Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior Prom on May 17 at Genetti’s in Wilkes-Barre. The theme of the event was “Magic.” Music was provided by disc jockey Black Tie Af- fair and Tony the Magician entertained. Lo Other members of the Prom Court were Emily Blaski, Carly Gromel, Amanda Mathers, Molly Van Scoy, Kaitlyn Yoni- ski, Tom Boyle, Chris Edkins, Bill Hill- man, Bryar Raspen and D.J. Scavone. Lake-Lehman seniors Jared James, left, Aman- da Mathers, and Kendra Vanesko take photos. BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE DALLAS POST Vince Edwards, left, Caitlyn Callahan, Kaitlyn Mitchell, and Josh Ayers arrive at Genetti's for the Lake-Lehman Prom was ‘magic’ Garrett Hopfer, left, and senior Alyssa Kobal wait in line for their formal portrait at the Lake- Lehman High School prom at the Gen- etti Hotel & Con- ference Center in Wilkes- Barre. A No-Kill Animal Shelter Est, 1898 Spaniel from Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge. Sports Page @aises funds for Blue Chip Farms (ports Page Great Haircuts held a fund- in on May 19 at its Dallas location ‘at Twin Stacks Center to benefit Blue Chip ‘Farms Animal Refuge. The Sports Page’s six locations raised over $1,000 for Blue Chip. Be ps ; Sports Page stylist Megan Weitz gives a haircut to a patron at the Sports Page in Dallas where a haircut-athon was held to benefit Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge in Dallas. Megan Weitz, left, of Sports Page, is shown here with Donna Patton, Kristen Fino and Chloe, a 5-year-old Beagle/ Dallas Township Police Chief Robert Jolley is sworn in as president of the North- east Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association by District Justice James Tupper. Jolley named head of police chiefs association At the annual meeting of the Northeast Pennsylvania Chiefs of Po- lice Association, Robert Jolley, chief of police in Dallas Township, was elected president of the organization. Chef Jolley was sworn in by Justice James Tupper. The Northeast Pennsylvania Police Chiefs Association was incorporated in 1952 and is comprised of 23 counties. Also elected to serve the association were the following police chiefs: Al Walker, vice president; Michael Flana- gan, secretary; Keith Keiper, financial secretary; Dan Huntsinger, treasurer; David Souchick, sergeant at arms; How- ard Kocher, chaplain and Tim Trently, chairman of the board. Retired Kingston Township Police Chief Paul Sabol continues to serve as President Emeritus of the associa- tion. Kingston Township announces summer recreation program The 2013 Kingston Township Sum- mer Recreation Program will be held from June 17 through Aug. 9. The program is sponsored by the Kingston Township Board of Supervi- SOrS. The program is open exclusively to resident children of Kingston Town- ship who have completed kinder- garten up to 12 years of age at time of registration. Proof of residency, age and proof of the completion of kindergarten for 5 years olds will be required at the time of registration. One township logo t-shirt will be pro- vided to each child upon registering. For more information, call the Kingston Township Municipal Build- ing at 696-3809. This summer program will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each weekday, weather permitting. Program participants will meet at the Center Street Park each morn- ing. Children should bring a bag lunch and drink each day. Parents are reminded that the children are responsible for their own admission fees for field trips, swimming and other activities. The recreation supervisor and counselors will have exciting and enriching activities planned for the children. Each day spent at the Center Street Park will include sports, games, guest speakers, music, arts and crafts. In addition, there will be several field trips throughout the summer. Registration will be held form 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 8 at the Center Street Park Pavilion. After that, registrations will be accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 10 through 21 at the administration office. Several reading programs offered at Back Mountain Memorial Library In addition to the regular sum- mer reading program at the Back Mountain Memorial Library, several reading and book discussion groups will be offered. The groups include children from pre-school through teens completing high school and will offer a variety of books including those on the summer reading theme, “Dig Into READING!” “Story Hours” are for children 2 years of age (toddlers) and those from 3 to 5 years of age. Children enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays and a special themed craft each week. Story hours begin the week of June 23 and end the week of Aug. 4. Call 675-1182 to register begin- ning at 9:30 a.m. on June 11. “Early Readers Story Hour” with Donna Schuler, a semi-retired school teacher, is for children who have just completed kindergarten and first grade. Children will break into small groups and take turns reading aloud (short books of 100 words or less). They will then join back together to listen to a story, sing songs and make a craft. Children do not need to purchase any books for this program. Sessions are from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on Mondays starting June 24 and ending Aug. 5. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. on June 11 by calling the library at 675-1182. “Discover the Joys of Digging in the Dirt!” will be held with Maria Sorokin from 11 a.m. to noon on two Mondays, June 17 and 24 for children who have just completed second grade through fifth grade. The featured book on June 17 is “First Garden: The White House Garden and How It Grew” by Robin Gourley. Learn about gardening, plant a seed, and enjoy a snack from a White House chef. The featured book on June 24 is “I Wonder What It’s Like To Be An Earthworm” by Erin Hovanec. Learn about earthworms, make a worm bookmark and eat a wiggly treat. Children do not have to borrow or purchase any books for this program. Register for one or both ses- sions by calling the library beginning June 11. “Donuts & Discussion” is conducted by Janet Bauman, Children’s Librarian. Tweens who are 9 through 12 years of age are invited to come to one or all of the book discussion sessions. The tweens enjoy refreshments and donuts, make new friends and learn the art of book discussion. There will be four sessions over the summer from 6 to 7 p.m. on Mondays. Participants are asked to borrow or purchase the selected books for this program: “The City of Ember” by Jean DuPrau (June 24), “The Magician's Elephant” by Kate DiCamillo (July 8), “The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman (July 22), and “Chasing Redbird” by Sharon Creech (Aug. 5). Register anytime by calling the library. The “Young Adult Book Discus- sion Group” is moderated by Kristen Andrews, an English teacher with the Dallas School District. Teens 13 years of age and older are invited to take part in one or all of these book discus- sion sessions from 6 to 7 p.m. on Mondays. Teens will discuss themes, plot, characters and style of these hot- test post-apocalyptic and dystopian novels: “Delirium” by Lauren Oliver (June 24), “Matched” by Allyson Condie (July 8), “Across the Uni- verse” by Beth Revis (July 22), and “Divergent” by Veronica Roth (Aug. 5). Snacks and refreshments will be served. Participants are asked to borrow or purchase the specific books for this program. Register anytime by calling the library. “Relax & Read” is a reading and reviewing program for teens who would rather read and write than meet and discuss. Teens write short reviews of any books they choose to read over the summer. The reviews are posted for other teens to read for book recommendations. Teens may begin reading and reviewing begin- ning June 12. Forms are available in the YA and Children’s sections. Each time a review is completed, teens are entered to win a gift certificate to be awarded at the conclusion of the summer reading program. The more teens read and review, the more chances they have to win the gift certificate.
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