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Vol. 124 No. 34
THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889
October 27-November 2, 2013
The
DALLAS POST .
|| KES-BARRE, PA.
WWW.MYDALLASPOST.COM
AN EDITION OF THE TIMES LEADER
Teachers and stu-
dents from Dallas Senior
High School filled the
Anderson Center at
Misericordia University
on Oct. 22 for a mock
evacuation of the school
in anticipation of another
gas leak or emergency.
The evacuation drill was
carried out for high
school and middle school
‘students on Tuesday with
a similar drill planned
for elementary stu-
dents on Thursday. The
drill was scheduled for
just after the start of
a class period so to
limit the impact on
Misericordia’s commuter
students. Dallas
Township Police Chief
Robert Jolley pointed
out that the district
does not have enough
buses on hand to evacu-
ate all students in case
of an emergency and
that asking other school
districts for assistance
is being considered. The
evacuation was timed,
orderly and seemed to
take about 20 minutes to
a half an hour.
racticing safety:
Misericordia University for a mock evacuation.
Charlotte Bartizek photos | The Dallas Post
&
the special section inside today’s paper.
HONORING THE ‘BEST
OF THE BACK MOUNTAIN
Charlotte Bartizek | The Dallas Post
The 2013 Best of the Back Mountain Awards event sponsored by The Dallas Post and honoring more than 80 residents and business
owners was held Tuesday at Fire & Ice on Toby Creek. Here, Fire & Ice Head Chef Gary Edwards and Shawn Loyd prepare Bananas Foster
for winners and their guests to enjoy at the conclusion of the awards event. For a complete list of winners and additional photos, see
From Dallas, PA to Dallas, Texas
Charlotte Bartizek | The Dallas Post
Katie Zimmerman is a little shaky on top of Ava
Dettore, Sierra Lolselle and Victoria Dent.
Dallas Middle School
cheerleaders will
compete at nationals
in January
SARAH HITE
Dallas Post Correspondent
The Dallas Middle
School cheerleaders are
getting ready to compete
against squads from across
the country at the National
Cheerleaders Association
Senior and Junior High
Nationals competition in
January.
Nineteen members of
the team will travel from
Dallas, Pa. to Dallas, Texas
for the two-day cheer-
ing competition. This is
the first time the middle
school team has qualified
for the event.
DALLAS MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHEERLEADERS FUNDRAISING EVENT
What: Vera Bradley Bingo
When: Sunday, Oct. 27
Where: Dallas Middle School Cafeteria
Time; Noon
Cost: $20 for 20 games. Prizes include Vera Bradley
handbags and wallets
The team, comprised of
girls in seventh and eighth
grades, qualified for the
competition while attend-
ing Lake Bryn Mawr Camp
hosted by the National
Cheerleaders Association
in August.
“Teams have to mas-
ter skills in different
groups to qualify,” said
Lisa Alves, president of
the Dallas Middle School
Cheer Booster Club and
team volunteer. “This is
the first time the middle
school team has qualified;
we've had stunt groups
qualify in the past.”
Head Coach Jen Sorber,
of Trucksville, said the
team has been practicing
more than ever to prepare
for the event.
“We start in May and
we usually practice two or
three days a week during
the summer,” said Sorber.
“When football starts, we
practice three days a week
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Dallas students, teachers
m participate in mock evacuation
Teachers and students from Dallas Senior High School participate in a mock
Teachers and students from Dallas Senior High School fill the Anderson Center at evacuation in the event of a gas leak or emergency. They were bused from the
school to the Anderson Center at Misericordia University.
Submitted photos
Mt. Democrat, located near Breckenridge, Colo., is 14,148 feet high. This was
McCarroll’s finishing peak - No. 58 of 58.
From terrible grief
to a goal-filled life
Lehman native Marcia
McCarroll scales 58 highest
peaks in Colorado after
losing the love of her life
Marcia McCarroll has turned
a terrible grief into a life filled
with goals. When the love of
her life died four and a half
years ago, McCarroll decided
she needed to keep herself busy
and chose climbing as a way to
fill her life.
McCarroll has now scaled all
58 14ers in Colorado, 14ers are
the highest peaks in Colorado
whose summits have an eleva-
tion of over 14,000 feet.
McConnell, 46, of Littleton,
Colorado has strong ties to
the Back Mountain area. She
is a native of Lehman and a
graduate of Lake-Lehman High
School. She owns property in
Lehman and has family liv-
ing here. Her mother, Nancy,
brother, Todd, and sisters,
Jane and Sandy McCarroll
live in Lehman. Sister, Jill
Shine,r lives in Lehighton and
brother, Jay McCarroll, a well-
known fashion designer, lives in
Philadelphia.
Seven years ago, McCarroll
fell in love with York native
Dr. Gerald Myers. Myers was
a chiropractor and McCarroll
The hardest peak, according to
McCarroll, was Little Bear Peak, locat-
ed in the Sangre de Criso Mountain
Range in Southern Colorado with an
elevation of 14,037 feet.
is a pharmacist. She met him
as a patient and and said of the
experience, “When I saw him
for the first time, my heart just
jumped out of my body. I told
my mom, ‘That’s the man I'm
going to marry!”
Myers called her for a date
and, several months, later the
couple moved to Colorado.
Both were outdoor enthusiasts
and were looking for activities
only possible in the West.
Their life was filled with out-
door activities and adventures
until Myers died while trying
to reach the summit of Denali,
also known as Mount McKinley,
in Alaska.
Myers was the ultimate
outdoorsman, according to
McCarroll and reaching the
summit of Denali was his goal.
He was a ski instructor, moun-
taineer and experienced climb-
er and well-prepared for the
Denali ascent.
McCarroll said Myers had
left a note with his climbing
group, saying that he was going
to scale the summit by himself.
He was never seen again and his
body was never found.
After Myers’ death, McCarroll
told herself, “If I'm going to
recover from grief, I have to
have a full schedule. If not, I'm
thinking why he’s not around.
The ‘wes’ have now changed to
Ts.”
Before his death, Myers had
done all the planning for trips
and activities the two did
together. They had done one
14er and she said of the experi-
ence, “I thought I was going to
die.”
But reaching the summit
of a mountain top is bliss for
McCarroll. “It’s so peaceful and
serene and beautiful.”
So she began climbing 14ers.
In the past, Myers had led the
way. Now it was up to
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