Vol. 122 No. 14 THE BACK MOUNTAIN’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 SUNDAY JUNE 9-15, 2013 The DALLAS P 50¢ WILKES-BARRE, PA. www.mydallaspost.com AN EDITION OF THE TIMES LEADER ck Mountain A Grief counseling sessions offered after deaths of seven young area residents in last year and a half. By DOTTY MARTIN dmartin@muydallaspost.com The death of 18-year-old Thomas Lynch on Feb. 13, 2012, sent shock waves through the Back Mountain. Lynch, of Harveys Lake, passed away shortly after arrival at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Emer- gency Room, Plains Township, due to injuries received in a motor vehicle ac- cident in Dallas Township. Since then, six other young Back cademy helps others manage grief WHAT: Grief counseling sessions spon- sored by the Back Mountain Academy WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays starting July 1 and continuing for six weeks WHERE: Dallas High School COST: Free of charge INFO: Call 696-6941 or email backmt- nacademy@gmail.com Mountain residents have died, four in- volving automobile accidents and two from cancer, leaving area residents nearly speechless and grasping for ways to cope with the losses. Candyce Fike, former chairperson of the foreign language department at Dallas High School, wants to help. Thirteen years ago, Fike started what is now known as the Back Mountain Academy and is reaching out to any- one who feels they may need help with their grief. The academy is sponsoring grief counselor Elisabeth “Els” Heij, of New Milford who has trained internation- ally, for six sessions at the Dallas High School in an effort to bring the Back Mountain community together in its time of grief. The sessions, which are being offered free of charge, will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Mondays beginning July 1 and are open to anyone of any age. See GRIEF, Page 4 BILL TARUTIS FILE PHOTO/FOR THE TIMES LEADER Kelly Gibbons, right, hugs friends at a celebration of life for her daughter Kelci Gibbons at the Harveys Lake Beach Club. Kelci Gibbons was killed in an automobile accident on July 24, 2012. Former Dallas High School grid coach will be inducted into Pa. Scholastic Football Coaches Hall of Fame this Saturday Ted and Sandy Jackson relax in their Shavertown home among memorabilia from his long career as head football coach at Dallas High School. More accolades for Ted Jackson By DOTTY MARTIN dmartin@mydallaspost.com There is life after Dallas High School football for Ted and Sandy Jackson. It’s not the same life they had for the 27 years Ted was head football coach of the Mountaineers but it’s a good life, nonetheless. The Shavertown couple recently returned from a motor trip to the state of Wyoming where they assist- ed daughter Jill, a magna cum laude graduate of Ithaca College, begin her first clinical rotation in pursuing P’ adoctorate in physical therapy. They’re dog sitting for son, Mat- thew, while he’s in San Francisco training for a new job involving ro- botic surgery equipment. Then there are those two beauti- ful little grandsons, Max and Jared, {es : LPS Ted Jackson Sr. will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Scholastic Fooball Coaches Association Hall of Fame at 1 pm.. on Saturday, June 15 at the Holiday Inn-Harrisburg East, 4751 Lindle Road, Harrisburg. No tickets are required for the induction ceremony. A buffet luncheon will follow at a cost of $24 per person. To make reserva- tions for the luncheon, contact Chuck Sponsky at 814-241-8523 or by email at csponsky@yahoo.com. Hall of Fame inductees will also be presented during the Big 33 game at 7 p.m. on June 15 at the Hershey Sta- dium. Game tickets are available on the Big 33 website at http://www.big33.org. the sons of oldest son Ted Jr. and his wife, Robin. Ted Sr. will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Coaches Association Hall of Fame in Harrisburg this Saturday, mak- ing him one of just 230 coaches to receive the honor since 1986. This year’s inductees will be introduced at the Big 33 football game, an annu- al contest between the best players from Pennsylvania and Maryland. “It couldn’t have come at a better time,” Sandy said of the award, refer- ring to her husband’s dismissal last year by the Dallas School Board. Ted has chosen Ted Jr. to present the award to him and, although Jill and Matt are unable to attend the awards ceremony, the Jackson fam- ily will fill several tables at the event with members of both Ted's and Sandy’s families, as well as several friends, planning to attend. See JACKSON, Page 4 BILL TARUTIS PHOTOS/FOR THE DALLAS POST Lucy, left, and Susie play Cow Pie Bingo on a gridded plot of ground during the Knight of Mayhem. Mayhem ensued at this fundraiser it may have been day time but it was cer- : a Knight of Mayhem as the Lake- Letanen fundraiser took place on June 1 on the high school grounds. Lucy the cow ended the Cow Pie Bingo competition with pinpoint accuracy when she selected the winning plot at row 11, column 19, “owned” by Bill and Rita Cutter, after one hour and 15 minutes of play. Due to the heat and humid- ity - temperatures rose well into the 90s on Saturday - officials changed the rules of Cow Pie Bingo and, instead of the square with the most volume being declared the winner, the square with the first deposit was named the winning square. In addition to the bovine Bingo, there were children’s games, a rock climbing wall, an outdoor wrestling tourna- ment, a pie-baking contest and the crowning of Little Miss Lake-Lehman. ABOVE: Athletic Director Jeff Shook goes for a dunk during Lake-Lehman High School's Knight of Mayhem. AT LEFT: Brianna Lee, 12, of Hunlock Creek, right, crash- es while texting and driv- ing a simulator car as her friend Alyssa Pudinott, 12, of Sweet Valley, watches during the Knight of Mayhem. The simulator car was sponsored by Smith Insurance Group, Inc. of Shavertown. School's out! chool ended on June 7 for students in both the Dallas and Lake-Lehman School Districts. Both schools held com- mencement ceremonies that evening at their respective football stadiums. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Students take home projects and wave good-bye to classmates they might not see again until next year at Lehman -Jackson Elementary School. : Through the open window in the empty art room at Wycallis Elementary School, these chil- dren are seen playing outdoors on one of their final days of Make your reservation for the Lemmond Award reception school. David and Judy Rimple will be presented with the first-ever Charles D. Lemmond Jr. Community Spirit Award at an awards reception set for Tuesday, June 18 at Lemmond The- ater on the campus of Misericordia University. Established by The Dallas Post, the award is named after the former sena- tor who passed away in 2012 and is designed to recognize a resident of the Back Mountain for his or her leader- ship and advancement of community spirit. The award honors those who en- deavor to improve the lives of Back Mountain residents through oustand- ing community service, public service or philantrophy and embody Senator Lemmond’s commitment to doing the right thing, in the right way, for the right reason. The Rimples started the develop- ment of the Back Mountain Trail on the old Lehigh Valley Railroad bed. The trail, being developed for over a decade, connects Luzerne Borough with Dallas Township. The awards reception is free and open to the public; however, reserva- tions are necessary and will be made on a first-come /first-served basis. To make a reservation, Call The Dal- las Post at 675-5211 or email Dallas Post Editor Dotty Martin at dmartin@ mydallaspost.com. Please leave your name, your telephone number and the number of people in your party. A free will donation will be taken at the event to benefit the Back Moun- tain Trail. 680981542007 90,
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