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THE DALLAS POST
Sunday, July 21,2013
North Branch Land Trust's 13th Annual River Trip is later this month.
Annual trip on Susquehanna set for July 27
North Branch Land
Trust’s 13th Annual River
Trip is set for Saturday,
July 27.
From Meshoppen
to NBLT’s beautiful
Howland Preserve, this
is an easy 11-mile paddle
open to anyone and suit-
able for all levels of expe-
rience even beginners.
The Vosburg Neck sec-
tion of the Susquehanna
is especially beautiful
and quiet with mountain
ridges, beautiful rock
formations and remnants
of the old canal system
walls. Bald eagles con-
sider this area their play-
ground!. Bring binoculars
as you are sure to see
many eagles especially
juveniles learning to fish
along with Great Blue
Herons, Kingfishers and
many other birds.
A Department of
Forestry island will be
the stop for lunch with
time for a little exploring
and maybe even a swim.
Be sure to bring proper
footwear for water, sun-
Nothstein graduates from PCOM
Jared Matthew
Nothstein, of Dallas, was
among the 266 gradu-
ates awarded the Doctor
of Osteopathic
Medicine = Degree
from Philadelphia
College of
Osteopathic
Medicine (PCOM)
at the college’s
122nd commence-
Dr. Nothstein
Gary Nothstein, of Dallas,
and the brother of ET3
Gergory Nothstein, who
is S serving in teh nuclear
mmm program of the
United States
Navy.
He earned
a bachelor
of science
degree in biol-
ogy from Wilkes
ment on June 2.
Nothstein was
hooded by his father, Dr.
Gary Nothstein, a 1986
gradaute of PCOM.
Dr. Nothstein is the son
of Mrs. Mary Ann and Dr.
University
in 2009 and
will continue his medi-
cal training in internal
medicine at St. Luke’s
University Health
Network in Bethlehem.
Traver honored by Kohl's
Shelby Traver, daughetr
of Kelly and Anne
Traver, of Sweet
Valley, has been
selected as a store
winner in the Kohl's
Cares Scholarship
Program for her
commitment to
improve her commu-
nity.
To recognize her efforts
and celebrate her selection
as a store winner, Kohl's
Traver
has provided Traver with
a Kohl's Cares cer-
tificate of recog-
nition and a $50
Kohl's gift card.
Traver, 11, is
a sixth-grade
student at the
Lehman-Jackson
Elementary
School.
She is the granddaugh-
ter of Cecil and Sandra
Traver, of sweet Valley.
to include a donation to
North Branch Land Trust.
Meet at the Howland
Preserve for a 9:30 a.m.
morning shuttle to the put-
screen, lunch, snacks and
drinking water.
Endless Mountain
Outfitters is the guide for
this trip and offers recre-
ational kayaks, tandem in at Meshoppen. Directions
kayaks and canoes for rent. will be given when register-
The recreational kayaks ing. A brief talk about the
are $50 and tandem kayaks river is scheduled for 10
or canoes are $65 for the
day. PFDs and paddles are 10:30 a.m.
included. A lesson on how Registration is required.
to kayak will be given. Register directly with
Endless Mountain Out-
fitters online at www.
emo444.com, call 746-9140
or email kayaks@ptd.net.
If you bring your own
boat, registration for the
event is $20 per boat and
participants are asked
a.m. with the river launch at
Members of Team Friedman are, from left, first row, Tina Hall, Courtney Shatrowskas, Kim Herron,
Pauline Carmody, event marketing Volunteer; Michael Zimmerman, CEO of FSA NEPA. Second row,
Michael Winsock, Carlos Gomez, Phil Price, Jerry Uravage and Eric Rogers.
Friedman walk set to begin
Teams are now form-
ing for Family Service
Association’s (FSA
NEPA) Fifth Annual
Pauly Friedman Family
5K Walk/Run slated
for Sunday, Aug. 11 at
Misericordia University’s
Anderson Sports Center,
Lake Street, Dallas.
The charity event is
named in honor of Pauly
Friedman, past president
and life member of the
FSA Board of Directors
and founder of its Friends
Committee.
Heading the list of
teams that have already
committed to the event
is Friedman Electric
who, in recognizing that
this marks the fifth year
for the event, expects to
have its largest turnout of
employees participating
in its “Team Friedman.”
All monies raised
through the event will
benefit FSA’s Help Line,
a 24/7 information,
referral,and after hours
crisis service that serves
Luzerne, Wyoming,
Sullivan, Bradford and
Tioga Counties. Each
person participating in
the event must raise a
minimum of $25 in dona-
tions to receive awards.
Teams with a minimum
of five individuals may
consist of both walkers
and runners.
Registration for the 3.1
mile event is at 8:30 a.m.;
race time is 9:30 a.m.
Pre-registration is sug-
gested with the first 300
registrants guaranteed
an “official” event t-shirt.
Walk-ups will be accep
on race day.
For more informatio
on the upcoming 5K
Family Walk/Run or to
pre-register, contact FSA
at 823-5144 Ext. 309 or
email fsawv.ruthkemmer-
er@verizon.net.
Scholarships available to Valley Forge Military Academy
Students residing in the 20th Initiative.
Senatorial District interested in
Interested
applicants can
these credits to academically
SANE CHIL FEE
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receiving a $12,000 annual leg-
islative scholarship to attend the
Valley Forge Military College
in Wayne, Delaware County,
are encouraged to apply now
through Sen. Lisa Baker's office.
Baker has assembled a selec-
tion committee comprised of
military and educational leaders
who will review the qualifica-
tions of interested candidates.
One candidate will be selected
each year to participate in the
Valley Forge Military College
Legislative Appointment
Applications are due no later
than Aug. 5. Because this is the
program’s first year, the applica-
tion timeline is extremely com-
pressed, college officials said.
Candidates must have earned
a minimum SAT score of 1,000
and an overall GPA of 2.5 or
higher and must submit a high
school transcript and verifica-
tion of ACT or SAT scores. He
or she should also be active in
sports or other extracurricular
activities, have leadership skills
and strong character, and be
service-oriented.
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“Any student can apply for
the appointment, not just those
interested in a military career
in the Armed Forces,” Baker
explained. “If scholarship stu-
dents continue on to a service
academy, a top-notch college
education will be obtained at
virtually no-cost to the student.”
Each appointee who receives
a $12,000 annual scholarship to
attend Valley Forge’s two-year
transfer college can then apply
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The program is ideal for
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