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Vol. 122 No. 39 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889

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November 20 - 26, 2011

WILKES-BARRE, PA.

The Back Mountain BusinessAssociation and the Back Moun-tain Economic DevelopmentCouncilhave mergedto formtheBack Mountain Chamber of Commerce.

Lynn Banta, chairman of theeconomic development council,

said the chamber will begin itsmembership drive in Decemberand will soon hire a full-time ex-ecutive director.

Owner of the Twin StacksCenter, Banta said the BackMountain region has grownsince the inception of the twogroups, and a chamber of com-merce will have more offeringsto suit the needs of local busi-nesses.

For example, members willhave access to a health care planthrough the chamber.

For small businesses, thats agodsend, she said.

Banta also cites more pres-

ence with the community as abenefit offered by forming a lo-cal chamber of commerce, as well as learning opportunities inseminars and expos.

Were looking for a way to

help our businesses connect with our community. We thinkthats very important, she said.Were looking for a way to sayto new businesses that are start-ing this is a great place to start abusiness.

The chamber will also contin-ue to offer what both the busi-ness association and economicdevelopment council have provided its members in the past.

Banta said the economic devel-opment council has a mentoring program for new business own-ers or businesses moving intothe area.

We have a group of execu-tives willing to help a new busi-ness and we also have a greatalliance with the Small BusinessDevelopment Center in Wilkes-

Back Mountain Chamber of CommeBy SARAH HITE

[email protected] inquire about joining the Back Mountain Chamber of Commerce, call675-9380.

F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N

See CHAMBER, Page11

Lake-Lehman students froma life skills class broke bread withbuddingteachersWednes-day at Misericordia Universityfor a Thanksgiving celebration.

The meal signifiedthe endof a semester-longeducation classat Misericordia in which thecollege students got hands-onexperience working with spe-cial needs students.

The life skills class at Lake-Lehman Junior-Senior HighSchool is forstudentswho need

to learn adaptable skills, saidteacher Lee Sikora.Theseare studentswhocan-

notbe maintained in a learning support classroom, said Siko-ra, of Sweet Valley.

Students mixed ingredients,kneadeddoughand cutout coo-kies, then ate a traditional Thanksgiving meal while thecookies baked in an oven.

Life skills student AugustHeadley, 16, chose a reindeer-shaped cookie cutter to use while making sugar cookies.

I like animals becausetheyre cute, she said.

Formany of the Misericordiastudents, the class was the first

time they worked hands-on with special needs students.Most said it was an eye-open-ing experience.

Asa classwe were apprehen-sive about how it was going to

go, given the fact that the stu-dents had different disabilitiesandwere allat differentlevels,said Tara Coughlin, 25, of Har- veys Lake.

The theme for the semester-long class was internationaltravel. Each week the life skillsstudents were taught about adifferent country and its food,art, geography, traditions andmusic and dancing.

The high school students were given passports that werestamped each week with spe-cial stickers.The Thanksgiving mealrepresentedAmerican tra-ditions, andstudentsmade sug-arcookies before enjoyinga full

spread of turkey, stuffing, cran-berry sauce and other typical Thanksgiving fare.

It was a huge learning

curve, said Coughlin. Ilearned that the students arehigher functioning than I hadinitially guessed them to be.(My class) had discussionsabout how we underestimatedthem we were blown away.

Sikora said throughout the year, the life skills students areconstantlyout in the communi-ty to educate themselves andothers around them.

We go shopping, we go tothe bank, we go swimming,said Sikora. I try to get themout into the community asmuch as possible.

Teacher Education ProfessorMolly Vitale, who teaches themethods and life skills class atMisericordia, saidmostcollegestudentsdont have an opportu-nity to work with special needsstudents in their field work, sotheclass is aunique experience.

With this prolonged experi-ence, the students get to build

relationships,she said.In spe-cial education, you get to seethat people are people are peo-ple.

Thisis thesecondyearMiser-icordiahas workedwith thestu-dentsat Lake-Lehman. Inprevi-ous years, students worked with the Circle of Friends pro-gram on campus, a college pro-gram dedicated to helping young women with specialneeds learn to live more inde-pendently.That programendedlast spring due to lack of fund-ing.

Sikora said the life skills stu-dents parents tell her the stu-dents are now takingwhattheylearned in the classroom andimplementing it at home, suchas making small meals forthemselves.

Its a transforming experi-ence, she said.

Brittany Kneal, 21, of Dallas,said shes grateful for the expe-rience to work with the lifeskills students.

They are such an inspira-tion,she said.Ive learned the

students can be verbal and en-gaging. Ive learned from themas much as theyve learnedfrom me.

CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST

Making dough is not really a guy thing, so Misericordia University student Brittany Kneal helps Robert Nichols from Lake-LehmanHigh School with the process at a collaborative bake and dinner as part of the teacher education program for people with special needsneeds at the schools.

Lake-Lehman student August Headley and Nikki Pisacano fromMisericordia University share table conversation during a Thanks-giving bake and dinner.

Sharing a mealand life lessons

By SARAH [email protected]

They are such an in-spiration. Ive learnedthe students can be ver-bal and engaging. Ivelearned from them asmuch as theyve learnedfrom me.

Brittany KnealMisericordia University student

New Life CommunityChurch is looking for a newhome.

The church, located in the Twin Stacks Center along Route 415 in Dallas Township,began raising funds this yearto find a suitable spot for itsrelocation.

Pastor Gideon Gaitano saidthe main motivation for themove is space the churchneeds more of it. He said thechurch has about 75 members,and weekly attendance is be-

tween 80 and 90 people, onaverage, because many bring guests. The current space canonly hold about 100 people.

Gaitano said the church hasbeen in the Twin Stacks Cen-ter for about three years, andsince then its membership hasmore than doubled. Thechurch has had a presence inthe Back Mountain for about30 years.

We would like to stay in theBack Mountain, preferablyhere in town to remain acces-sible and visible, he said.

Prior to the move to Dallas Township, Gaitano said thechurch was located in a barn,dubbed the Glory Barn, onBrace Road in Franklin Town-ship. His offices are still locat-ed there, and the church occa-sionally holds events in its for-mer location.

It was very difficult to finda location in Franklin Town-ship, said Gaitano. But theBible teaches, Go and makedisciples.

A member of the church atthe time had an office in the Twin Stacks Center and worked with the church andthe owners to secure a newhome.

Were very grateful to theowners of Twin Stacks Cen-ter, he said. Its given us theopportunity to grow.

Gaitano said the location al-lowed the church to becomemore visible and accessible, which he attributes to thechurchs growth.

It also has to do with the way the Bible is being present-ed, he said. It has to be rele- vant and practical. We also em-phasize evangelicalism anddiscipleship and teach that youare a witness of the abundanceof life Christ offers.

Gaitano said the church islooking for a place that canhold at least 300 people in thehope that the church member-ship will continue to grow. Hesaid parking is also anotherimportant factor, but finding abuilding that looks like achurch isnt.

Were open to different op-tions, he said. Preferably, well find a site where we wont have to do a lot of re-modeling or restructuring.

While many churches usetheir buildings as logos or rep-resentations of the communi-ty, Gaitano said the teachingsof the church are the most im-portant aspects of member-ship.

Since we have no building, we have a discipleship mess-age, he said. We are consis-tent with the four statements look to God, learn His word,love your neighbor, lead toChrist in everything we do.

Church seeksnew location


For more information about NewLife Community Church or tomake a donation towards itsrelocation fund, call 639-5433 orvisit the churchs website atwww.newlifefamily.org.

M O R E I N F O

Pennsylvania NationalGuard members and reservistsrecently deployed for 60 ormore days may soon be eligiblefor reduced-fee hunting licens-es, thanks to a bill sponsoredby Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20). TheSenate passed the measureunanimously on Monday.

This bill is one more way we can thank our soldiers whoare serving this nation withsuch courage and sense of du-ty, Baker said. It is appropri-

ate that the Senate voted toextend this hunting privilege just a few days after VeteransDay.

Current law requires Guardmembers and reservists to bedeployed for at least 180 daysin the prior 24 months in orderto qualify for the discountedlicense, but Bakers bill reduc-es the programs required timelimit to 60 days.

By reducing the minimumlength-of-service requirements,the bill extends this benefit toseveral hundred NationalGuard members and Reserv-ists who are often deployed forless than 180 days, Baker said.This is another small way wecan honor our militarys contri-butions to this Commonwealthand country.

Reduced fees for Guard

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MONDAY. NOV. 21

Lake-LehmanSchool Board Old Route 115, Lehman

Township Theschoolboard will hold a

regular meeting at 7 p.m. inthe junior-senior high schoollibrary.

Lehman Township1183 Old Rte. 115, Lehman

Township The board of supervisors

will hold a regular meeting at7 p.m. in the municipal build-ing.

T H I S W E E K SM E E T I N G S

The Dallas Township PoliceDepartment will join law en-forcement nationwide throughDecember 4 to crack down onnonseat belt use especiallyatnight when the greatest num-ber of unbelted crashes anddeaths occur.

Police officers willstrictly en-force Pennsylvanias seat beltlaws and motorists are encour-aged to buckleup. Driversstop-ped for a traffic violation whoare not wearing a seat belt willreceive a secondcitationfor notbuckling up.

The seat-belt usage rate inPennsylvania is currently 83.82percent, a marked decrease inusage from thehigh of 87.9per-cent. 120,734 crashes occurred

in Pennsylvania in 2010, result-ingin 1,324 fatalities.Seat belts were not worn by 58.2 percentof people killed in occupant-re-lated crashes. The percentagerises to 75 percent at night.

Pennsylvaniahas a secondaryseat-belt law but several groupsare subject to a primary seatbelt law: Children from birth toage4, driversunderage 18whooperate a motor vehicle in which the number of passen-gers exceeds the number of available seat belts in the vehi-cle and commercial truck driv-ers.

Beginning Dec. 24, LaceysLaw will go into effect, making teen driver safety and seat-beltlaws stronger.

DT police officers crack downon drivers not using seat belts

Sen. Lisa Baker is shown here with Rev. Al and Linda Martin at the Memories in the Makingexhibitcurrentlyon display at Sen. Bakers officer in theDallasShoppingCenter. Theartworkwillbe on display throughout the month of November and may be viewed from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.weekdays.Memories in the Making is a program of creative expressionsfor individuals with Alz-heimers Disease and otherdementias.For additional information on the program, call 822-9915.

MEMORIES IN THE MAKING EXHIBITON DISPLAY AT SENATOR BAKERS OFFICE

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The Dallas School Board un- veiled a working mass evacua-tion plan to the public Mondayevening.

The plan states students willbe transported to Lake-LehmanSchool District schools in theevent of a catastrophic occur-rence on the Dallas campus,and vice versa.

Superintendent Frank Gal-icki said the plan is still a workin progress, and he hopes tohave a drill of the evacuationupon coordination with both

districts schedules.I have communicated with

first responders, local police,fire, administrators at theneighboring Lake-LehmanSchool District and developedthis collaborative agreement,he said.

At last months school boardmeeting, concerned parentspressed the board for more in-formation about an emergencyevacuation plan due to the on-going natural gas development within 2,000 feet of the cam-pus.

Galicki told those parents anevacuation plan was put inplace long ago, and evacuation

sites included MisericordiaUniversity, Irem Temple Coun-try Club, the old Dallas Town-ship High School building andGate of Heaven School.

He said after the storms of late August and early Septem-ber when both districts hosted

many evacuees, the two super-intendents got together to de- velop a plan.

There are not too many ar-easnow in theDallascommuni-ty wherewe could evacuate to,he said. Gate of HeavenSchool is no longer available,

the Dallas Township school isstructurally a nightmare andtheres no heat, so we wouldnt want to take kids there. Irem Temple pavilioncan onlyhousea couple hundred kids, so wehad to look elsewhere.

Galicki has also talked to thesuperintendent at Forest CityRegional School District inSusquehanna County, an area where natural gas activity isprevalent.

Hes going to e-mail me hisplan, he told the audience.

Galickisaid hewouldincludethe public in future announce-ments regarding the plan.

Dallas Elementary repairsRick LeBlanc, of Crabtree

Rohrbaugh & Associates, toldthe board roof repairs will needto be made to Dallas Elemen-tary in the near future. He saidthere are roof panels in threeclassrooms that are sagging asmuch as six inches, and theymust be monitored closely un-til work can begin on the project.

The board approved the esti-mated $15,000 project and willadvertise for bids within thenext month.

D A L L AS S C H O O L D I S T R I CT

Mass student evacuation plan is unveileBy SARAH HITE

[email protected] have communicated with first responders, localpolice, fire, administrators at the neighboringLake-Lehman School District and developed thiscollaborative agreement.

FrankGalickiDallas School District superintendent

See MASS, Page11

Curious craft-goers flocked inandoutof thePennStateWilkes-Barre campusparking lotin Leh-man Township for most of theday November 13 in support of the Arts at Hayfield HomespunHolidays Craft Fair.

Hundreds of vendors spraw-led the athletics and commonsbuildings for the show, the firstfundraiser for the Arts at Hay-field program after the popularsummerfestival wascanceledinAugust due to Hurricane Irene.

JanisWinter, festival and craftshow chairperson, said the can-celation was just the secondtime thats happened in the 25 years shes been involved withthe group.

We gave partial refunds tocrafters and food vendors, said Winter. We had some moneysetasidein a stainedglassresto-ration fund for the HayfieldHousethat wewereableto use.

While the program took aslight hit financially, she saidcrafters were in more trouble aslarger festivals like the Blooms-burg Fair were also canceled.

Ive had crafters tell me that(their sales at) Bloomsburg Fairpay for their medical insurancefor the year, said Winter.

As a resultof thecancellation,crafters were more apt to apply

fora spot at theHomespunHoli-days even, according to Winter, who received applications fromcrafters shed never even heardof prior to this year.

Crafters Dolores and JerryFrask, of Drums, were affectedby the summer festival cancella-tion. The pair makes woodenshelves with hooks decorated withpopular cartooncharacters,country-themed paintings andother designs.

(The summerfestival cancel-lation) hurt, she said. This isthefirsttimewevebeenhere(atHomespun Holidays).

Art Smith of A & A Craftsbased in Stroudsburg said his

display of bird seed houses canonly be set up during the fallmonths, so he just missed the fi-nancially-damaging fair cancel-

lations in early September.He was concerned about set-

ting up shop recently at a craftshow in Tunkhannock, butSmith was surprised to see howmany customers shopped forhandmade gifts.

Tunkhannock was one of themany hard-hit areas during flooding in early Septembercaused by remnants of TropicalStorm Lee.

People are ready to get out,he said. Theyre ready to get abreak. You can only clean up somuch.

Diane and Ralph Geiger, whoownRalphsBirdhouses basedin Waverly, N.Y., said it was their

first time selling at the Home-spun Holidays show, and theyapplied soon after the summerfestival was cancelled.

We wanted to make up forthat loss, Diane said.

The retirees have been craft-ing for about seven years, andthis was the first time theyvebeen worried about weather af-fecting their sales.

We were signed up for theCanton Apple and Cheese Fes-tivalbut thatwascancelled,shesaid. We had to go to other ar-eas to make up that difference.

Despite the dismal weatherthis year, many crafters remainundeterred.

Dolores Frask said productsfrom their business, Jerdee

CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST

Jennie Vesloski, of Franklin Twp., displays some of her mostcolorful hand-quilted table runners at the Hayfield HolidayFair.

Nancy Turner, of Stillwater, shows offsome of her warmestcre-ations.

Crafts return toPSU/WB campusHomespun Holidays Craft Fair attended by many afterpopular Arts at Hayfield was canceled this summer.


See CRAFTS, Page11

Lack of payment and a com-

munication breakdown led Jack-son Township supervisors toterminate a 49-year agreement with neighboring LarksvilleBorough during their Novem-ber 7 meeting.

In 1962, an agreement boundthe two municipalities forshared maintenance of a mile of Steele Road, a dirt road.

Jackson Township chairmanJohn J. Wilkes Jr. said theagreement worked well for years. Jackson Township, wellequipped to maintain dirt roads,used its manpower and ma-chines and, in return, LarksvilleBorough paid $400 from its liq-uid fuels fund for the work, hesaid.

Liquid fuels money is allocat-ed by the state based on themileage of roads within a mu-nicipality and is often ear-marked for road repairs and re-lated expenses.

It worked flawlessly up until2005, Wilkes said.

That is when Larksville Bor-ough stopped paying. To date,about $2,800 is owed to Jackson Township.

Wilkes said several lettershave been sent to Larkville Bor-ough to clear up the balancedue, but there seems to be acommunication error.

Honoring the terms of theagreement, Jackson Township

continued to maintain the roadand has not received compensa-tion for its services, Wilkes said.

He explained in the pastthere were times when Larks-

ville Borough would pay aheador catch up on payments. Wilkes said about two monthsago the borough council andtownship supervisors met.

It went well, he said aboutthe meeting. We had a gooddialogue but there must be abreakdown of communicationsomewhere else.

Wilkes said the two munici-palities have worked well to-gether in the past, sharing equipment and maintenance of a second road, WeavertownRoad.

Jackson Township has similaragreements with Plymouth andis a member of both the BackMountain Community Partner-ship and the Back Mountain Re-gional Emergency ManagementAgency.

Wilkes said the township would be willing to reinstatethe agreement with LarksvilleBorough once the balance ispaid.

In other news Resident George Manzoni

was hired as a part-time roaddepartment employee.

Wilkes was appointed asthe PEMA and FEMA designat-ed agent.

The next supervisors meet-ing will be held at 6 p.m. onMonday, Dec. 5 in the munici-pal building.

J A C K S O N TO W N S H I P

Agreement withLarksville is ended

By EILEEN GODINDallas Post Correspondent

Borough Council Tuesdaynight voiced its oppositionto HR 1950 and SB 1100, which would take away localmunicipalities rights tozone for gas drilling.

Councilwoman-elect Mi-chelle Boice stated, Theyare trying to take away thelittle rights that we haveleft in regards to the drill-ing industry.

Councilman Larry Radel,in a letter to state Sen. LisaBaker, R-Lehman Twp., andstate Rep. Karen Boback, R-Harveys Lake, urged the law-makers to vote no to thebills.

In the letter, Radel statedthat it is his responsibilityto preserve the natural envi-ronment and protect itsunique qualities.

In other business Councilman Richard

Williams III said he is sup-porting the Harveys LakeFire Department regarding apotential change in dispatchservice. At present, the fire

department, which is all vol-unteer, provides assistanceto its residents.

The 911 Emergency Com-munications Center is trying to take over the boroughscall boxes, so that the firedepartment will no longerbe in charge of the dispatch-

ing.According to Williams, thefire chief said the 911 centerdoes not have the authorityto make this change and thatthey must provide documen-tation in order to do so.

Fire Department PresidentEd Kelly said, The way it isnow, emergency calls are dis-patched immediatelyif thechange takes effect, andthere will be about nine min-utes between the times of the alarm to the dispatch.

Council approved pay-ment to American Asphaltfor the re-pavement of Perre-go and Lewis streets.

Funding for a new cruise was approved.

It was reported that bor-ough employees are still re-pairing storm damage to ba-sins and driveway pipes.

H A R V EY S L A K E B O R O U G H

Council attempts toprotect zoning rights

SUSAN BETTINGERDallas Post Correspondent

The board of supervisorspassed a proposed 2012 bud-getat itsmeetingTuesdayeve-ning.

The $2.5 million fiscal plan would keep property taxes at.52000 mills and the earned in-come tax at 1 percent.

A mill is $1 for every $1,000in assessed property value.

Secretary/Treasurer GlennHowell said the 2012 spending

plan hasnt changed muchfrom last year in terms of funds, but expenses have gen-erally increased due to infla-tion.

The township received sev-eralapplications andheld mul-tiple meetings every monthfor natural gas developmentissues, which caused in-creased costs for lawyers andengineers fees.

Howell said there is an ebband flow to the budgeting process, andthe documenthasa habit of balancing itself out.

For example, the township

usually budgets for paving projects in spring, but the wet weather caused the road de-partment to focus more oncleanup efforts. Howell saidthe money always moves toward where it is needed most.

The board will vote on the2012 budget at its Dec. 20meeting. The document isavailable for public inspectionat the municipal building at601 Tunkhannock Hwy., Dal-las Township.

In other news, the boardheard from several residents who urged the township to get

involved in a petition circulat-ing through neighboring mu-nicipalities opposing state leg-islation that would dissolve lo-cal zoning laws.

Resident Diane Dreier saidshe would get a copy of thepetition for the supervisors if they would consider signing it.

Supervisor Phil Walter saidthe board has already ex-pressed its ill feelings aboutthe pending state law to locallegislators state Sen. Lisa Bak-

D A L L AS T O W N S H I P

Supers pass budget, hold line on propBy SARAH HITE

[email protected]

See BUDGET, Page11

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The Forty Fort branch of Citi-zens Bankis hostingan exhibitof artwork by Betty Jones, of Trucksville.

Jones has been studying fineart painting for the past three years with Sue Hand.

She is exhibiting florals, land-scapes, barns, covered bridgesandbarns andanimalscreated in

watercolor, acrylic and oil. The landscapes include many

local scenes, including HillsideFarms, Pittston, Benton,Blooms-burg and the Loyalsock Creek.

Born in Essex, England, Jonescame to the United States at age19.

Besides painting, she enjoysbaking, sewing, knitting and

singing, especially with the Dr.Edwards Memorial ChurchChoir in Edwardsville.

The public is invited to viewthisexhibitof artworkwhichwillcontinue through mid-Decem-ber. TheForty FortbranchofCiti-zens Bank is located on the cor-ner of Wyoming Avenue and Welles Street.

Betty Jones, of Trucksville, is exhibiting her art work at the Forty Fort branch of Citizens Bank.

Jones displays art work at bank

The Meadows Nursing Cen-ter Auxiliary, Dallas, recentlykicked off its 28th annual mem-bership drive that asks the com-munity to help by either donat-

ing $10 as a sustainer memberor to actively volunteer to helpresidents at the center.

Since the centers inception, volunteers have donated over300,000 hours of service andmore than $273,000 to variousdepartments in the center for

essential equipment. The auxiliary also sponsors

special events for the residents

enjoyment such as an annualIce Cream Social, a SummerLuau and various holiday par-ties.

For information about becom-

ing a member and volunteer op-portunities available, call 675-8600, Ext. 195.

Gathering to prepare the Meadows Nursing Center Auxiliarys annual membership drive mailing are,from left, seated, Florence Hozempa, Irene Transue, membership chairperson; and Phyllis Sappe.Standing, Cristina Tarbox, Meadows administrator; Maryan Daily, Millie Yanchik, Lloyd Ryman, RuthVoelker and Marilyn Gregorski, volunteer coordinator.

Meadows kick off members drive

A Thank You Receptionwasheld recentlyin the pavilionof theMeadowsNursingand Rehabil-itation Center for Century Club members of the Meadows Annual Appeal. Members and theirguestsenjoyed an evening of finger foods catered by CURA Hospitality as well as entertainmentby musician George Rittenhouse. The Meadows Annual Appeal helps to fund special equipmentand largerenovation projects that benefitresidents of Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Cen-terand Meadows Manorlocated in Dallas. From left, firstrow, areKimberlyKirk, Philip Tuhy, JeanMeagher, CeCe McCarthy, SisterMiriamStadulis, Beth Roe, June Stevens, Della Schulz,Kirk Rei-chart, George Sailus and Msgr. Donald A. McAndrews, co-founder of EEI. Second row, Gary Kirk,

Ray Condo, Maurice Meagher, Rev. Phyllis Pelletier, Rev. Dr. Robert M. Zanicky, pesident of theboard; Clyde Stevens, Edward Snitko, Carol Poggi, David Klingerman, Atty. Tom OConnor, GaryUzelac and Joe Butkiewicz.

MEADOWS CENTURY CLUB MEMBERS ARE THANKED

Bridge groupneeds players

The Shriners Hospital for

Children Marathon BridgeGroup is in need of substituteplayers. Games of all ages andmixed genders are played onthe third Friday of each monthfrom October through June atIrem Country Club in Dallas.

Fore more information, con-tact Ellie at 675-8346.

Food pantry listsdrop-off sites

The Board of Directors of theBack Mountain Food Pantryreminds everyone that thereare two official collection sitesin the Back Mountain wheredonated non-perishable foodcan be dropped off during regular business hours: Hil-berts The Tractor Store onRoute 415 in Dallas and CooksPharmacy on Route 309 inShavertown.

Monetary donations are alsoneeded at this time of year tohelp provide turkeys for themore than185 client familieson record at the pantry.

Donations may be sent to The Back Mountain Food Pan-try, 40 Knob Hill Rd., Trucks- ville, PA18708.

Trail cleanupVolunteers are needed to

clean up the Back Mountain Trail from 11a.m. to 2 p.m.today, Nov. 20.

Volunteers are asked to meetin the Harris Hill parking lot inKingston Township and tobring rakes.

For more information, call

Julie McMonagle at 696-5082.

Breakfast buffetslated for today

The Noxen Volunteer Fire

Company will hold a breakfastbuffet from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.today, Nov. 20 at the fire hall,Stull Road.

Price is $7.50 for adults and$4 for children under the age of 12.

Library Friendshold fruit sale

The Friends of the BackMountain Memorial Libraryare sponsoring their annualcitrus fruit and cheesecake salethrough November 21. Orderforms have been mailed toregular customers and newcustomers are invited to stop atthe library to pick up an orderform.

Fruit orders may be pickedup at the library, 96 HuntsvilleRd., Dallas from 3 to 6:30 p.m.on Friday, Dec. 9 and from 9a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec.10.

All checks for pre-paid ordersshould be made payable to theBack Mountain MemorialLibrary. All proceeds benefitthe library.

Bingo slatedBingo will be held on Mon-

day, Nov. 21 at the Northmore-land Twp. Fire Hall in Center-

moreland.Doors open at 5 p.m. andearly birds start at 6:30 p.m.Food and beverages will beavailable.

Santas Helpers Kid Watch

Martial Arts provides

child servicesBack Mountain Martial Arts

at Twin Stacks is providing asafe environment for children while their parents shop from3:30 a.m. to noon on BlackFriday, Nov. 25.

For more information, call574-3068 or e-mail [email protected].

Support group meets The Dallas Alzheimers Sup-

port Group will meet at10:30a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1 in theboard room ofThe MeadowsNursing and RehabilitationCenter, 4 E. Center Hill Rd.,Dallas.

White Christmascomes to Music Box

The Music Box Repertory

Company presents Irving Berlins White ChristmasNovember 26 and 27, Decem-ber 1-4, 8-11and 15-18 at theMusic Box Dinner Playhouse,196 Hughes St., Swoyersville.

Curtain time is 8 p.m. Thurs-day through Saturday and 3p.m. on Sunday.

For more information, call283-2195.

Contra dance setA New England Contra

dance will feature the music of fiddler Eileen Nicholson andguitarist Tom Hodgson andcalling by Bob Nicholson at 7p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3 at theChurch of Christ Uniting, 776Market St., Kingston.

No partner or previous expe-rience is necessary. Admissionto the dance is $9 for adultsand $24 for families.

For information, call 333-4007.

C I V I C B R I E F S

BORISUK George An-drew, 63, a former residentof Tunkhannock, died Tues-day, November 8, 2011.

Surviving are his wife of 40 years, Mary Ann Borisuk; adaughter, Dawn Tomblin; hismother; a brother and a sis-ter.

BUNOSKY Eleanor B.,85, formerly of SR 309, Dal-las, died Thursday, Novem-ber 10, 2011, at the TheMeadows Nursing Center,Dallas.

She was born in Edwards- ville and later lived in Lacey- ville and Nanticoke. She worked in area garment fac-tories and last at GoldenQuali ty Ice Cream, Ply-mouth.

Surviving are a sister,Louise Horonzy, Ohio; broth-er-in-law, Kenneth SkipHeller, Sweet Valley; niecesand nephews.

ELICK - Raymond Joseph,69, of (Osterhout) Tunkhan-nock, died Monday, Novem-ber 7, 2011, in the ThomasJefferson University Hospitalin Philadelphia.

He was born in Wilkes-Barre and served in the U.S.Coast Guard. He had a long career working at the Procter& Gamble Paper Mill in Me-hoopany.

He earned a bachelors de-gree from Keystone Collegeand an MBA from WilkesUniversity.

Surviving are three sisters,Geraldine Grigas, BarbaraZelinski and Diana Lewan-dowski; brother, Carl; sevenchildren, Raymond Jr., Char-les, John, Jennifer, Stuart,Justin and Brendan; fourgrandchildren.

Memorial donations to the

Rosemary Elick Fund, c/oFirst Liberty Bank, Tunkhan-nock.

KELLY - Constance B., 66,of Dallas, died Friday, Octo-ber 28, 2011, at The Mead-ows Nursing Center, Dallas.

She was born in Fort Riley,

Kansas, was a graduate of West Islip High School, Long Island, N.Y., and St. FrancisSchool of Nursing, Pough-keepsie, N.Y., where sheearned her Registered Nurs-ing Degree and Certificate inJune of 1965.

She worked in Good Sa-maritan Hospitals pediatricunit, West Islip, N.Y. She lat-er relocated with fellowclassmates to Hawaii, whereshe worked as a registerednurse for several years. Uponher return to the mainland,she moved to Tucson, Ariz.and specialized as an emer-gency room nurse at PimaCounty Hospital, Tucson, where she worked for morethan a decade.

Surviving are sisters, Don-na Kelly Johnson, Linden-hurst, N.Y.; Lorene Starns,McKinney, Texas; brother,Monty, Brookfield, Conn.

SCOTT - Elizabeth (Be-tty), 88, of Shavertown, diedMonday, November 7, 2011,at Hospice Community Care,Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

She was born September 6,1923, in Luzerne, and was aresident of Shavertown forthe past 20 years. Prior tothat, she was a resident of Luzerne for most of her life.

She was a graduate of Lu-zerne High School, class of 1941. She was a life memberof the Luzerne United Meth-odist Church, where she was

active in the United Metho-dist Women and the Hobbyclass.

Surviving are sons, Garryand Gail, both of Shaver-town; three grandchildren.

Memorial donations to Lu-zerne United MethodistChurch, 440 Bennett St., Lu-zerne, PA 18709.

SCOTT - Kathy L., 65, of Noxen, died on Thursday,November 10, 2011, at thehome of her daughter andson-in-law, Patricia andChristopher Engel, of Moun-tain Top.

She was born May 15,1946, in Berwick, graduatedfrom Lake-Lehman HighSchool in 1964 and latergraduated from Wilkes-BarreBusiness College. Prior to re-tirement, she was employedby Frontier Communica-tions, Dallas.

Surviving are her husbandof 34 years, Raymond Scott;children, Lori Hendrickson,of Clarks Summit; PatriciaEngel, of Mountain Top; andClinton, of Sweet Valley; fourgrandchildren.

STALEY - Fred C., 86, of Dallas, died Thursday, No- vember 10, 2011.

He was born in Luzerneand a ttended GAR HighSchool, Wilkes-Barre. Heserved in the U.S. Navy dur-ing World War II aboard theaircraft carrier USS Bataan.

He was employed by Fos-ter Wheeler Corporation,Mountain Top, for 32 years.He was a member of theAmerican Legion Post 672,Dallas, and the VFW Post238, Kingston.

Surviving are his compan-ion, Myrtle Brown, Dallas;daughter, Molly Samuels,Berwick; sister, KatherineStaley, Venice, Fla.

O B I T UA R I E S

Suzanne Szewczyk, of

Dallas, was one of 16 stu-dents from Wilkes Univer-sitys chemistry, biochem-istry and pharmacy pro-grams selected to havelunch with renowned sci-

entist PaulWender, Wilkes

University class of 1969. Wender, of the depart-ment of chemistry and thedepartment of chemicaland systems biology atStanford University, gave

theinauguralCatherineH.

BoneLecture at Wilkes onOctober 27.

A senior majoring inchemistry, Szewczykis thedaughter of Jill Szewczyk.

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The board of supervisorsadoptedthe 2012budget in a 4-1 vote andincreasedtaxesin a 3-2 vote at a special meeting Wednesday.

Supervisors James Reino Jr.,Jeffrey Box, Frank Natitus andJohn Solinsky voted forthe bud-get while Shirley Moyer votedagainst it.

The $3 million budget has adeficit of $153,138 and Reinosaid the supervisors didnthave any other choice but toincrease property and earnedincome tax rates.

Reino, Box and Natitus votedfor tax increases and Solinskyand Moyer voting against them.

Property taxes will increasefrom .0004112to .00075 mills. A

mill is $1 for every $1,000 in as-sessed property value.

Township Manager KathleenSebastian said this increase willgenerate an additional $177,740for the township.

Moyer said she opposed thistax increase because of concernfor senior citizens in the town-ship.

They just got hit with in-creased school taxesand countytaxes last year, so I was con-cerned about that, she said.

Earned income taxeswill alsorise, from 1.50 to 1.57 percent,.5 of which is remitted directlyto the Dallas School District. This hike is estimated to bring

in, at most, $129,250 in revenuebut Sebastian said earned in-come tax collection is unpre-dictable.

Last week the board passed a$52 local services tax for non-residents employed in the town-ship. Reinosaid theboardwant-ed to raise taxes evenly for ev-eryone in the township so noone area was particularly hard-hit.

Sebastian said the amount of funds that surpass the deficit,$193,852, can be transferred in-to the capital improvementfund.

K I N GS TO N TO W N S H I P

Budget adopted by 4-1 voteBy SARAH HITE

[email protected]

See BUDGET, Page11

The $3 million budget has a deficit of $153,138 and Reino saidthe supervisors didnt have any other choice but to increaseproperty and earned income tax rates.

The Wyoming CountyChamber of Commerce islaunching its Sixth Annual IShopped Local This HolidaySeason Contest.

Sponsored by Cabot Oil &Gas Corporation, retail pur-

chases made in Wyoming County from November 25through December 24 willqualify shoppers for entry to win a $500 grand prize.

Qualifying purchases in-clude everything from meals

in restaurants, gift certifi-cates, furniture, clothing andappliances to shoes, food,home improvement materi-als, cars, vehicle upgrades, jewelry and more.

Purchases made at Wyom-

ing County Chamber mem-ber businesses will be award-ed a double entry. Look forthe Buy it Here, Keep itHere logo on retail storedoors.

Each time you shop Wyom-

ing County, you may submitan entry form toward the$500 drawing.

To enter the contest, com-plete a shop local entry formand return it, along with anoriginal receipt to WYCCC,

P.O. Box 568, Tunkhannock,PA 18657. One entry per re-ceipt is allowed.

For more information, con-tact Maureen Dispenza atthe chamber office at 836-7755.

Wyoming Co. Chamber of Comlaunches holiday shopping cont

Lake-Lehman Marching Bandsenior Christopher Gerlin, of Shavertown, was awarded the2011 Tournament of Bands

Group1 Scholarshipat theAtlan-tic Coast Championship compe-tition held October 30 in Her-shey.

Eighty two seniors from 30marching bands across ninestates submitted essays for con-sideration and Gerlins was se-lected as the winner.

Gerlin has been in the Lake-Lehman Marching Band drumlinefor fiveyears,the IndoorPer-cussion ensemble for six yearsand the Symphonic Band for six years.

He is a member of the Lake-Lehman Jazz Band and is also amember of Fusion Core DrumandBugle Corps based in MorrisCounty, N.J.

The son of Jeff and MicheleGerlin, of Shavertown, he plansto continue to march in DrumCorps. and pursue an Educationdegree in history and/or music.

Gerlin awarded band scholarshipLake-Lehman Marching Bandsenior receives Tournamentof Bands Scholarship.

Council approved the proposed2012 budget at a meetingWednes-day evening.

The $1,155,000 budget has notax increases for next year. Theproperty taxrate in theborough iscurrently1.28mills.A millis $1forevery $1,000 in assessed property value.

Theearnedincometax rate willstaythesameat.5percent,andthereal estate transfer taxwill remainat1 percent.

Borough Manager Tracey Carrsaid expenses were mostly un-changed.

ShesaidtherearemanyprojectsongoingafterHurricane Irene and Tropical StormLee sweptthroughthe borough, but the budget wasbuilt to handle those unforeseen

expenses.Were very careful financially,

shesaid. The budget willbe available for

public inspection at the municipalbuildingat 25 MainSt., Dallas.

Carr also said correspondenceabout residents flooding issueshas been sent to the state Depart-mentof EnvironmentalProtectionfor further guidancein addressing the complaints.

Council approved three resolu-tionsinvolvinggaminggrant appli-cations.The boroughwill supportthe Back Mountain CommunityPartnershipsgrant applicationfora regional emergency manage-ment center and Lehman Town-

ships application for a new streetsweeper.

Councilalso approved an agree-mentwith MisericordiaUniversityin which bothpartieswill supportoneanother ongrant applications.

Council reduced the police offi-cers pension contributions to 2percent and set non-uniformedemployees contributions to 1 per-cent.

Borough employees will con-tribute 5 percent of annual insur-ancecosts,which includemedical,dental and vision coverage.

Thenext Dallas BoroughCoun-cil meeting will be held at 7:30p.m. Dec. 21 at the municipalbuilding.

D A L L AS B O R O U G H

Council approves 2012 bBy SARAH HITE

[email protected] The budget will be available for public inspection at the municipalbuilding at 25 Main St., Dallas.

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20 YEARS AGO - 1991

The Dallas Gridiron Club metrecently to present jackets to se-nior members of the Dallas foot-ball team.Those receivingjackets were Dave Fitch, Lenny Kelly,Bob Luke, John Morris, FrankNatitus, Dave Podehl, Jeremiah

Van Ordenand Chris Williams.

Mary Bi-anca Riccimay only bea fifth gradestudent but

shes wel-come to shop at College Miser-icordias bookstore any time, saycollege representatives. Ricci, astudent at Gate of Heaven in Dal-las,wasdesignateda specialkidfor winning the $100 gift certifi-catedonatedby Misericordia andgiven away atWNEP-TVs For OurKids special open house. Miser-icordia is one of four sponsors of the program which focuses onchildrens issues.

30 YEARS AGO - 1981

Brian Evans of Beaumont wasawarded the Lew Reese Memo-rial plaque given annually to theBack Mountain Teener whomakes the most outstanding con-

tribution to the game. The award waspresented at a recentbanquetatwhich BobBoone andJohn Vu-kovich of the Phillies were guestspeakers.

Dr. Irving Berger was present-ed an attendance award by DallasLions President FrankRollman ata recent meeting. The award rec-ognized Bergers 25 years of service to the club.

40 YEARS AGO - 1971

The Dallas Senior HighSchool Key Club set the wheelsin motion for their annual CiderSale tobe heldat the Homecom-ing football game with CentralCatholic High School. Among the members of the club whoparticipated in the first phase of the sale are: Kevin Chadwick,Jack Coon, Bill Race, WayneEvans, Louis Sappe, Bob Hanni-gan, Steve Summa, Larry Fritzg-es, Ted Wilson, Eddie Riefen-stahl, Alan Shaver, Luther Ro-zelle and Jon Jay LaBerge.

TheBack Mountain Branch of

the Mercy Hospital Auxiliary will hold its annual fall card par-ty and fashion show this after-noon at the Castle Inn, Dallas.Coordinators of the event are:Mrs. Ted Popielarz, Mrs. John Thompson, Mrs. John Konsav-age, Mrs. Gurdo Bronzo, Mrs. Thomas Brislin, Mrs. AnthonyPende and Mrs. Paul Menapace.

50 YEARS AGO - 1961

Two Dallas Senior HighSchool students took first placeprizes in the Safe-T-O Driving Contest conducted by the Penn-sylvania Manufacturers Associ-ation Casualty Insurance Com-pany. Barbara Tag took firstplace in thegirls division. Barry

Slocum took Grand Prize. A to-tal of 46 students from 14schools participated.

Four senior Dallas SeniorHigh School students have beenhonored for high performanceon the National Merit Scholar-ship Qualifying Test given lastspring. W. Frank Trimble, highschool principal, names thesecommended students: LewisChere, Mary Bennett, Barbara Tag and Diane Payne.

60 YEARS AGO - 1951

Janice Houser, 15, daughter of Mrs. Ruth Houser, Shavertown,has been elected treasurer of Wyoming Junior Red Cross. Jan-ice, a sophomore, is starting herfourth year as official delegatefromWestmoreland HighSchool,having held this position sinceseventh grade.

Dallas Senior Girl Scouts areplanning a basement room forbrownies in the Library Annex.Redecoration will start at theground floor, with laying of ce-ment to supplement cement

flooring already in place. Mem-bers of the troop committee met Thursday evening at the home of the chairman, Mrs. Robert Flem-ing, to complete plans for parentcooperation. Mrs. Stefan Hel-

lersperk is troop leader, Mrs.James Lacy assistant.

70 YEARS AGO - 1941

Mr. George Lewis is directing the senior play to be held in theDallas Borough School, Fridayevening. The cast includes Wil-liam Wagner,John, Joseph,Kath-leen Bogart, Helen LaBar, Isa-belleHunt, DonaldCosgrove,Do-rothy Doran, Margaret Jones, Ed- winNelson, JayGould,Jane Ayreand Louis Kelly and the play se-lected is Girl Shy a three- actcomedyby KatherineCavanaugh.

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H O W D O YO U P R E PA R E A T U R K E Y F O R T H A N K S G I V I N G D I N N E R ?

They just buy it, thenwe take the stuffingout and cook it.

Colby Roberts

Sweet Valley

They stuff them butthey dont kill the tur-keys. They just bangthem on the table andwe help eat them.

Sarayah SmithHunlock Creek

Stuff it with differentvegetables. This year,my father said I couldcarve it myself.

AndrewEvansSweet Valley

Cut it and thensquish it all down withyour hands.

Adora Shannon

Sweet Valley

First, you take all thebones out and then allthe guts out and thenyou cook it.

Faith DePieroHunlock Creek

I would use my hunt-ing knife to cut a holein the turkey and putstuffing in it with aspoon.

Chad HoneywellHunlock Creek

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Dear Editor: The peoplein DallasTownship

whooppose thepipelinescoming into their area characterize prop-ertyowners andgas leaseholdersas a minority; a few even accuseus of being greedy. These peopledo not own the land or hold gasleases from which thegas extrac-tion will be done.

Families who have paid taxesfor several generations have a le-gal right to what is rightfullytheirs. It disturbs me that muchof the opposition to natural gasdevelopment and the Williamsand Chief projects comes fromfolks intent on trying to intimi-date property owners who willbenefit from it. They dont seemtohavea veryhighregard for ourproperty rights, liberty or thepursuit of happiness.

Pipelines and metering sta-tions are nothing new to Dallas. They have been in the area fordecades without incident; more-over;as royaltiesstartto comein,landowners reinvest that moneyin their properties and tax yieldsgrow. You can be sure Dallas Township will be among the firstto benefit. Every business andhouseholdbenefitsfrom econom-ic prosperity.

The Transco pipeline was in-stalled several years before the

school system constructed aschool building which now isclaimedto bein toocloseproxim-ityto thepipeline.Whatwerethearchitects, school board andbuilders thinking when theyOKd the construction of a build-ing where they did and now asudden danger is eminent? If they had done their homeworkthen, it would have been a muteissuenow.Donot blame thepipe-line companies, landowners andlease holders who live on 87

miles of pipelines for their mis-takes.

I have had the privilege of at-tending several meetings wheregas drilling was blamed for ruin-ing wells and bodies of water. This simply is not true. Itcouldnt be more clear to me thatthe real issue for these folks isntthe damage gas drilling compa-nies do to the water or the envi-ronment. Rather, these peopleareone of threetypes:one typeisdetermined to impose its ownideological agenda and sees gasas a threat to that agenda, a sec-ondgroup isintentonconvincing others to vote them into politicalofficeand thethirdinvolves plainoldNIMBY(not in my backyard)types. All three end up giving lease holders and gas drilling companies blackeyesas a way toadvance their own special inter-est.

There is a coalition that hasgoneso faras togettimeon pub-licTV toclaimthattrucksusedingas drilling will ruin the road in-frastructure. The trucks used bythe gas industry are a drop in thebucketto thethousandsof truckseveryday thatbring food andoth-er life-sustainingcommodities tothis area. Any damage done bythe above-mentioned vehicles,the repair and upkeep is placed

on the backs of taxpayers. Anydamage done by gas companytrucks is paid for and repaired bythe gas companies.

The landowners and leaseholders who own the gas and oilarenot in theminority. We arealltoo often the silent majority. We cannot allow a small contin-gent of vocal individuals to dis-tort our needs or opinions anylonger.

Wayne E. Weaver Northmoreland Township

L E T T E R T O T H E E D I TO R

This gas lease holderprotecting what is his

Dear Editor:I am humbly thankful for all

who helped me in any way withthe November 8 election. Any-thingwe accomplishin lifeis notaccomplished without help fromothers.

My fellow Luzerne CountyCouncil members are a wonder-ful group with many varied tal-ents. I amhonored tobe a part of these elected officials.

I amsureI am notpresumptive

when I saywe areall appreciativeto the voters.

We must select a county man-agerand approvea budget.Thesearetwodauntingand very impor-tant tasks.

I ask for all your prayers so we will be given the ability to worktogether and make logical deci-sions about the best use of thecounty taxpayers money.

Eugene Kelleher Dallas Township

New county council member isgrateful for community support

By Samantha Weaver It was 18th-century Ger-

man scientist Georg ChristophLichtenberg who made the fol-lowing sage observation: Ev-eryoneisa geniusat least oncea year. The real geniuses simplyhavetheir brightideas closerto-gether.

The Battle Hymn of theRepublic (popularly known bya line from the chorus, Glory,glory hallelujah) was writtenby Julia Ward Howe in Novem-ber of 1861 after the authormade a trip to Washington,D.C., and reviewed Uniontroops near the city. The song was published the following February in The AtlanticMonthly magazine, earning Howe a grand total of $4 for what was destined to becomeone of the most popular songsof theCivil War anda perennialAmerican classic.

When cartoon icon BugsBunny first appeared, in 1935,he was called Happy Rabbit.

If youre a cat owner, itprobably will come as no sur-prise that cats spend approxi-mately 80 percent of their timesleeping.

Becoming a sports star isthe dream of many young peo-ple, so you might think thatsomeone whois signedto a pro-fessional baseball contract hasit made. Youd be wrong,though;onlyoneout ofevery10athletes who sign such a con-tract ever becomes a major-league ballplayer.

Youve certainly heard theold adage lightning neverstrikes twice but, strictlyspeaking, its not true. Techni-cally, lightning always strikestwice. Each lightning bolt ismade up of multiple bolts thattravel the same path and strikethe same spot in swift succes-sion.

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TheVillage at Greenbriar personalcare homein Dallas recentlycelebratedOctoberwith a tripto Braces Orchard,a pumpkindecorating contest and a Halloween Party. Residents who participated in the festivities are, fromleft, first row, Maggie Dzanis,MillieBartos, Jeanne Jones, Betty Lorusso, ElizabethBaloh, Florence Sokol. Second row, Gertrude Naughton, Marianne Petro,Frank Baumiller, Lucy Mandato, Marion Templin, Gene Wojcikiewicz and Jeff Spinichi.

GREENBRIAR RESIDENTS CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING

Daddow-Isaacs Dallas American Legion Post 672 placed awreath on the Veterans Memorial Monument in the center ofDallas. From left,are JimBaloga, JohnEmil Sr. andCommanderJim Spencer.

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Daddow-Isaacs Dallas Amer-ican Legion Post 672, the SALand the Ladies Auxiliary madea $350 donation to the BackMountain Memorial Library.Books will be purchased inmemory of Past CommanderLeonardKep Gottshalk and aCivil War exhibit will be spon-sored at a later date. From left,are Clarence J. Michael, JohnEmil Sr., Martha Butler, librarydirector; Commander JimSpencer, Jim Baloga, GingerSpencer and Margaret Rydock.

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Church memberssell coupon books

Members of the ShavertownUnited Methodist Church areselling Save Around CouponBooks for $30. Each book hasover $3,000 worth of couponsto be used locally.

To place your order, call thechurch office at 675-3616.

BMT Ministeriumsets service The Back Mountain Minis-

terium, comprised of churchesin the Back Mountain commu-nity, will sponsor its annual Thanksgiving service at 7 p.m.on Wednesday, Nov. 23 at theDallas United MethodistChurch, 4 Parsonage St., Dallas.

An offering of nonperishablefood will be received and dedi-cated during the service tobenefit the Back MountainFood Pantry, a non-profit orga-nization that provides food for

families in need. The service is open to the

public.

Church offersBlack Friday deal

Free supper, including soupand salad, and a free showing of the movie Fireproof will beoffered on Friday, Nov. 25 at theSweet Valley Church of Christ,5439 Main Rd.

Supper is served from 4 to 8p.m. with the movie scheduledto begin at 7 p.m. A nursery andcare for older children will beprovided.

Call 477-2320 for more in-formation.

Chi Rho Singerswill appear at TUMC

The Chi Rho Singerswill-present an evening of music at7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8 atthe Trucksville United Metho-

dist Church, 40 Knob Hill Rd. This choir of the Susquehan-

na Conference of the UnitedMethodist Churchi nclude-sapproximately 40 pastorsunder the direction of the Rev-erend John Dromazos, retiredand living in Lewisburg,.

Various styles of music willbe presented, which may in-clude classical, traditional,contemporary, folk and folkrock selections. Several in-struments are used to accompa-ny the choir. At times, the audi-ence is invited to join the choi-rin a few selections.

A free will offering will bereceived.

Holiday services setCross Creek Community

Church, 370 Carverton Rd., Trucksville will hold a Christ-mas Eve Candlelight Service at5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24.

Christmas Service will be heldat 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, Dec.25.

A full-staffed nursery andJunior Church are provided.

For more information, callthe church office at 696-0399.

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The Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency (FEMA)FEMAhas extended the registrationdeadlinefor anyonewho suffereddamage from Hurricane Ireneand/orTropical StormLee toDe-cember14.

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S tudentsat boththe Dallas MiddleSchool andthe Dallas High School honorsveteranswith school- wide assemblies held on Veterans Day, November 11.

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TOPLEFTPHOTO:U.S. ArmyNational Guard First Lt. Paul Luksa, left, of Dallas, offers remarksduring a panel discussion at the third annual Student Leadershipin Civics VeteransDay Commem-oration at Dallas HighSchool.TOPRIGHT PHOTO:Dallas High School graduate MatthewHoidra, right, andseniorsAngelina Hoidr,left, and Sarah Pomfret singthe nationalanthem at the third annual VeteransDay Commemorationsponsored by the Student Leadershipin Civics Club lastFriday morning.BOTTOMRIGHT PHOTO: Veterans from Daddow-Isaacs AmericanLegionPost # 672, Dallas, partic-ipate in a Veterans Dayprogram at the Dallas Middle School. From left, are CharlesFleming, GusBaloga, JohnEmil andClarence Michael.

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HolyRedeemer HighSchool recentlyheld an induction ceremonyfor members of its2011-2012StudentLeadershipCouncil(SLC).Each member received a pin at the ceremony, which was part of a special school Mass.

Student LeadershipCouncilofficers forthe 2011-2012schoolyear areSarah Cavanaugh,president; MichaelMartin,vice president;Julia Wignot, secretary; David Gawlas, treasurer. Vice Principal Michael Booth is council advisor.

SLC members are, from left, first row, Bryce Partlow, Nanticoke; Megan Banks, Dallas; Donald Stephens, Shavertown; VinceVillani, White Haven; Casey Carty, Harveys Lake; Audrey Zavada, Forty Fort; Krista Heller, Wilkes-Barre; Meghan Burns, Wilkes-Barre; Miranda Robasky, Kingston; Rachel Sowinski, Mountaintop; Cornelia Chmil, Hanover Twp.; Bethany Chmil, Hanover Twp.;Rebecca Makar, Wilkes-Barre; Stephanie Amendola, Mountaintop; Shaina Dougherty, Shavertown; Vera Sedlak, Kingston; Rachel

Platko, Hanover Twp.; Anna Layaou, Tunkhannock; Mary Pat Blaskiewicz, West Pittston; Elizabeth Arensmeyer, Kingston; JuieKosik, Laflin; Melanie Kusakavitch, Pittston; Christopher Pawlenok, Mountaintop; Ryan Doyle, Mountaintop.

Second row, RobertBertram, Wilkes-Barre; MichaelDubinski, Hanover Twp.; MichaelKosik, Laflin; Alyssa Platko, Hanover Twp.;ThomasCaffrey,HanoverTwp.;Joshua Foust,Mountaintop; DanielSeasock,Wilkes-Barre; VitoAiello,Wilkes-Barre; Andrea Zupko,Plymouth; Ashley Leighton, Wilkes-Barre; Cody Januszko, Wilkes-Barre; Sara Cavanaugh, Plains; Amy McLaughlin, Mountaintop;John Jablowski, Wilkes-Barre Twp.; Mary Catherine Evans, Mountaintop; Jennifer Ringsdorf, Shavertown; Madison Mishanski,Wilkes-Barre; Patrick Villani, White Haven.

Third row, MichaelConlon, Inkerman; MichaelMorrison,Dallas; Matthew Nicholas, Courtdale; DarikJohnson, Wilkes-Barre; Con-lan McAndrew, Mountaintop; ShaneFlannery, Wilkes-Barre;Eric Gdovin, Kingston;Eric Jones,Wilkes-Barre; Dalton Ell,Plains; CodyTsevdos, GlenLyon;WilliamCavanaugh, Plains;Kurt Jones, Mountaintop; Davis Gawlas, Shavertown; MichaelMartin, Mountaintop;MarioAdajar, PlainsTwp.;Cole Kebles, Dallas;ZacharyEvans,Mountaintop;Michael Brown, Mountaintop. Absent fromphoto:JuliaWignot, Christian Choman.

HOLY REDEEMER STUDENT LEADERSHIPCOUNCIL MEMBERS INDUCTED

Students in Miss Heather Pit-cavages first grade classat DallasElementarySchoolrecentlyspenttimeweedingthe bedsaroundtheschool, working on area beautifi-

cation. In the photo at left, ErinOldt pulls weeds. The top photoshows, from left, Miss Pitcavage,Nathan Deyo, Jimmy Fazzi Ni-cholas Godin andBrian Kwak.

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WAHS Class of 86 plans reunion

The Wyoming Area HighSchool Class of 1986 will holdits 25th anniversary class re-union at 6 p.m. on Saturday,Nov. 26 at Bar Louie, MoheganSun Casino. Reservations arerequired.

Contact one of the following classmates for ticket informa-tion: Leslie (Olerta) Leibmanat [email protected], Trisha(Kamor) Seidel at 885-4121 [email protected] orLee (Stelacone) Seaman [email protected].

Recital slated Wyoming Seminarys Guest

Artist Series presents AmberDocters van Leeuwen on cello, Taisiya Pushkar on piano andJohn Michael Vaida on violinin recital presenting pianotrios by Haydn, Mendelssohnand Schoenfield at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30 in theGreat Hall of Wyoming Semi-

nary, 228 Wyoming Ave., King-ston.

The concert is free and opento the public. For more in-formation, call 270-2192.

Christmas ChoralConcert planned

The Wyoming SeminaryMadrigal Singers and Chorale will present their annualChristmas Choral Concert at 3p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4 in theGreat Hall of Wyoming Semi-nary, 228 Wyoming Ave., justnorth of Kingston Corners.

The concert is free and opento the public.


Twelve Twenty Fourperforms at TAHS

Twelve Twenty Four willbring its holiday rock orches-tra concert to the Tunkhan-nock Area High School Audi-torium at 7 p.m. on Friday,Dec. 9. The performance fea-tures the music of the TransSiberian Orchestra, as well asthe local bands own recordedholiday creations.

The Tunkhannock HighSchool performance proceeds will benefit the TunkhannockArea Music Program.

Tickets, at $15 per personpresale or $20 at the door, canbe purchased from Tunkhan-nock Marching Band students,Gays True Value, BridgeStreet, Tunkhannock; RockStreet Music, Pittston; or on-line at www.twelvetwenty-four.net.

For more information, call

836-6979.

Sem Jazz Emsembleplans concert

The Wyoming SeminaryUpper School Jazz Ensemble,recently selected by the Penn-sylvania Music EducatorsAssociation (PMEA) as thebest jazz ensemble in the state will present a concert at 7 p.m.on Tuesday, Dec. 13 in theBuckingham Performing ArtsCenter on the Upper Schoolcampus.

The concert is free and opento the public.

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Thirty-one students in the Mi-sericordia University Nursing Program were recently inductedinto the Theta PhiChapter oftheSigma Theta Tau InternationalHonor Society of Nursing during an induction ceremony in Sandyand Marlene Insalaco Hall oncampus.

In order to be nominated formembership into the Interna-tional Honor Society of Nursing,undergraduate nursing candi-dates must have completed atleast onehalfof thenursingcurri-

culum, maintained at least a 3.0grade point average and beranked in the top 35 percent of the graduating class. The stu-dents must also demonstrateleadership in nursing at Miser-icordia University and in thegreater community.

Graduate nursing candidatesmust have completed one fourthof the nursing curriculum andachieved a 3.5 grade point aver-age.

Students inducted into the ThetaPhi Chapterare Angela An-

derson, Shavertown; Tyler An-derson, Denver; Jean Bantell,Hughestown; Stephanie Castle,Canton; Kathleen Clutcher, Sha-mokin; Patricia Dupak, Moun-tain Top; Angela Evans, Noxen; Wendy Franklin, Hanover Town-ship; Jeffrey Hartzell, Strouds-burg; Laura Herbener, Freeland.

Also, Colleena Jenceleski,Nanticoke; Kelly Johnson,Branchville; Ann Jones, Ply-mouth; Christine Karosa, Du-pont; Anne Kulick, Elysburg;DAndra Lindbuchler, Wyoming;

Kimberly Loftus, West Pittston;Jennifer McDonald, Dushore;Amanda Ollivier, Palmyra.

Also, Avani Patel, Philadel-phia; Aubree Petrone, Bellever-non; Yvette Ploskonka, Moun-tain Top; Jacqueline Polito, Whitestone; MarciaPollack, Bar-nesville; Kerri Ryan,Beach Lake;Karen Simeone, Northumber-land; Christine Stich, Drums.

Also, Jane Stredny, HarveysLake; Michele Switzer, Sunbury;Chantelle Udzella, Kingston; andEmily Wolter, Harveys Lake.

The Misericordia University Nursing Department inducted 31 students in the Theta Phi Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau Society duringan induction ceremony in Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall. Participating in the ceremony were, from left, first row, Laura Herbener,Tyler Anderson, Amanda Ollivier, Jane Stredny, Michele Switzer, Stephanie Castle, Jacqueline Polito, Kelly Johnson, Aubree Petroneand Anne Kulick. Second row, Angela Evans, Wendy Franklin, Chantelle Udzella, Yvette Ploskonka, Colleena Jenceleski, Jeffrey Hart-zell, Jean Bantell, Marcia Pollack, Karen Simeone, Kimberly Loftus, Angela Anderson, Patricia Dupak and Kathleen Clutcher.

MU nursing students inducted into society

TheWyomingSeminary Mock Trial Teamrecently won second place in the fifth annualEmpireCity InvitationalMock Trial Competition, held at theU.S. District Court forthe Eastern District ofNewYorkinBrooklyn, NewYork.Thiswasthesecond time Semhadbeen invitedto compete intheevent. The Sem team concluded the tournament with a 10-1-1 record, defeating four teams fromTexas,Ohio,California and Wales, United Kingdom to compete in the championship round. Seenfollowing theirreturnfrom the Empire CityInvitational MockTrialCompetition are,from left,firstrow, Harry Parkhurst, Trucksville, team co-captain; Renata ODonnell, Wilkes-Barre, co-captain;and LoganMay,Dallas, co-captain.Secondrow,LaurenCappello,Manassas,Va.; AlainaSchukraft,Dallas; Ashlyn Reiser, Shavertown; Amanda Immidisetti, Princeton Junction, N.J.; and CarolineReppert, Kingston.Thirdrow,Adam Carlisle,teacher-coach; Joshua Greenberg,Wilkes-Barre; An-

drewDrewchin, White Haven; Jason Curtis, Dallas;Leah Goldberg, Wilkes-Barre; and JustinNay-lor, teacher-coach. Absentat thetime of the photo were Neil T. and Catherine R. ODonnell,SemMock Trial attorney-advisors.

SEMINARY MOCK TRIAL TEAM WINS SECOND PLACE

The staff of MisericordiaUniversitys The Highlanderstudent newspaper won twoprestigious PennsylvaniaNewspaper Association Keys-tone Press Awards.

The contest provides no di- visions among four-yearschools and The Highlandercompetes equallywith alluni- versities in the state, includ-ingPittsburgh,PennState and Temple universities.

Writer April Dulsky, of Dal-las Township, won a third-place award forher enterprisenews story, Loophole LassosStudents Health Care.

Dulsky is a junior majoring in communications and En-glish.She isthe web editorforthe newspaper and a frequentcontributor since her fresh-man year.

The daughter of Debra andKenneth Dulsky says she wasinspired to write the articlebecause fellow Highlanderstaffer writers and campusfriends were going to losetheir health care coverage be-cause of the legislative glitch.

MU paperwins twoawards

The non-profit NEPA Schol-arship Association will presentthe 2011-12 Miss America pre-liminarylocal pageantcompeti-tion on Saturday, Nov. 26 at the Woodlands and stage finals atthe Dallas Middle School.

Private interviews will beheld at the Woodlands.

Stage finals will begin at 6:30p.m. at the Dallas MiddleSchool Theatre.

Eighteen young women fromNortheast Pennsylvania willcompete for three official titles

leading to Miss America stateeventsand then into thenation-al Miss America nationals.

Nine teens will compete forthe title of Miss Luzerne Coun-ty and nine college women willcompete for the titles of Miss Wilkes-Barre/Scranton andMiss Northeastern PA.

Tickets, at $10 for adults and$5for children under12yearsof age, will be available at thedoor.


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SportsBMT youth soccer teams finish first

The Twisters recentlywon the U12 girlssoccer championshipgame in the Back Mountain YouthSoccer League by way of a 3-0 victory over the Hurricanes. Members of the Twisters team are,from left, Jacqueline Dottor, Annalise Cheshire. Second row, Coach Ann Adams, Nina Johnson,Erin Amos, Hannah Vitale, Kaitlyn Sarday, Madison Klopp, Brittany Schwartz, Makayla Adams,Samantha Spencer, Bryce Van Deutsch, CarmenJury,GabrielaRamirez,Kady Mamolaand CoachReo Cheshire.

TWISTERS ARE SOCCER CHAMPIONS

TheHurricanesrecentlyfinished second theU12girls championshipin theBack MountainYouthSoccer League after suffering a 3-0 loss to the Twisters. Members of the Hurricanes team are,from left, first row, Emma Oley, Olivia Shenefield, Sarah Congdon,CarolineConrad, Lauren Dela-

mater, Nora Brown, Kiana Price, Maria Ostrum. Seconcrow, PeytonRoss, Makenna Bryant, KatieRomanowski, Alex Nockley, Heather Shively, Rachel Nelligan and Madelyn Lewis.

HURRICANES ARE SECOND IN U12 DIVISION

TheLightning finished in secondplacein theU11 division ofthe Back Mountain Youth SoccerAssociation. Team members are, from left, first row, Isabella Green, Hannah Yanovich, EmilyFarrell, SophiaAnswini,Sarah Kuderka and ChloeOsborne. Second row, CoachChris Fry,JadeFry, Morgan Davis, Brianna Brennan, Aryan Blazick, Keirstyn Empfield, Trinity Skovira, MiaRaineri, Coach Jeff Empfield. Absent at the time of the photo Anna Carty and Hailee Koytek.

LIGHTNING IS U-11 SECOND-PLACE TEAM

ThePenn State Wilkes-Barre WomensVolleyball Teamrecentlyheld a weekend of benefitvol-leyball games with proceeds going to the Dig Pink Foundation which contributes funds to orga-nizations that serve breast cancer patients. The benefit was organized by Meghan Murtagh, ateam captain. Fromleft,first row,are Meghan Murtagh, KarleeKenney andJess Ozmina.Secondrow, Chelsea Wertz, Malika Mathis, Kellie Yekel, Tiffany Denny-Rochester, Abigail Collins, and Mi-chele Vowler.

PSU VOLLEYBALL TEAMSUPPORTS DIG PINK FOUNDATION

At the annual end-of-seasonbanquet for the Dallas HighSchool cross country teams,Kyle Borland was chosen asthis years recipient of the Co-rey Ehret Award.

This award is given to amember of the girls or boysteam who showed courage in

overcoming adversi tythroughout the season. Theaward is in honor of Corey Eh-ret, a senior member of thecross country team who hasbeen courageously battling cancer.

Borland, a sophomore in hisfirst season of varsity competi-

tion, stepped up to the chal-lengeof helpinghis teamwin adistrict title while fighting ill-ness at the end of the season.At the state meet, Kyle fell inthe beginning of the race, gotback up and fought his wayback into the race to help histeam to a 12th place finish.

Kyle Borland, left,has been awarded the Corey Ehret Award for showing courage. The award ispresented to a member of the Dallas High School girls or boys cross country teams in honor ofCorey Ehret, a senior member of the team who is battling cancer. With Borland are coach MattSamuel, center, and Corey Ehret.

Borland is Corey Ehret Award winner

Kingston Township AssistantManager RobertHivish Jr., ofTrucksville, bagged this 8-point, 170-pound deer on Novem-ber 5 near Lakewood using a Mathews Z7 bow. Hivish isshown here with his 3-year-old son, Connor.

HIVISH BAGS DEER

Blast fastpitch teamsseek new players

TheU12 and U14 EndlessMountains Blastfastpitch teamsarestill looking fora fewqual-ified playersto filltheir2012rosters.

Thoseinterested in U12shouldcontactJohn Keefe at885-5808.Interested U14 playersshouldcontactBill Kernat 498-5991.

TheEndless Mountains Blastis a travel fastpitch softballorga-nization basedin Tunkhannock.Additional information can befoundat http:// www.eteamz.com/endlessmt-blast,or bye-mailing [email protected].

DHS AlumniSoccer Game set

Allcurrentand formerDallasHighSchool soccer players areinvitedto theAnnual AlumniSoccerGameat 11a.m.on Sat-urday, Nov. 26 at ClearyField.

Hotchocolate anddonuts willbe provided.

Tryouts slatedRock SolidAAU Basketball

will holdtry-outsfor theSpring 2012 TravelBasketballSeason onSunday.,Jan.8 and Sunday, Jan.15.CallDougMiller at696-2769.

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Fundraising scheme victimsGalicki announced those

who were affected by the PSATfundraising scheme headed byformer guidance counselorJohn Wolensky may apply forreimbursement until the end of

this year. Wolensky pocketed moneyfrom a fundraiser conductedfrom 1997 to 2008 in which stu-dents were overcharged asmuch as $15 for a practice SATtest. He also took money fromstudent meal accounts andfootball helmet funds.

Wolensky pleaded guilty to atheft charge in February 2009and was sentenced to two yearsprobation. He admitted to tak-ing $24,683 and was ordered topay restitution to the districtfor the misappropriated funds,but a report released last yearfrom the state auditor generalsoffice contendedWolenskymayhave taken more than doublethat amount.

The money Wolensky paidback to the district was placedin an escrow account, and any

unclaimed fundswillbe used toaid students who cannot affordto pay for certain tests.

To make a claim, visit theDallas School District websiteat www.dallassd.com.

Ted Jackson Jr. resigns The board unanimously ac-

cepted the resignation of TedJacksonJr. as head boys basket-ball coach.

Board President Bruce Goer-inger said Jackson handed inhis resignation on Saturday. Asa basketball coach, he earned astipend of $6,235. The season wassetto startatthe end oflast week.

Jackson also serves as assist-ant football coach under his fa-ther, Ted Jackson Sr. JacksonJr. was suspended a week be-fore the Oct. 22 game againstPocono Mountain East for un-sportsmanlike conduct penal-ties in prior games.

Galicki couldnt comment on whether JacksonJr.will stayonas assistant football coach.Goeringer and Galicki declinedto comment on whether the

suspension was related to theresignationor if JacksonJr.wasforced to resign.

The basketball coaching po-sition will be advertised and fil-led as soon as possible. Juniorhigh, freshmanand juniorvarsi-ty coaches will lead practicesuntil then.

Jackson Jr. was the boys bas-ketballcoachfor sevenseasons.

In other news, the board Discussed athletic field

completion with Bob Nesbit of Crabtree Rohrbaugh & Associ-ates on the new high schoolportion of the campus. Mostfields willnot be completeuntilnext fall.

Heard a presentation ontwo student attendees of theNational Young Leaders Forumon Medicine in Philadelphia. The board contributed to thetwo students trips last year, which examined what it takesto be a medical doctor.

Honored the leaving mem-bers of the board Russell Bigus,Dennis Gochoel and GaryMathers, and acknowledgednew board members ColleenSlocum, Larry Schuler andFred Parry.

Approved the following maintenancedepartmenttrans-fers: Molly Cobleigh to house-keeper at a rate of $12.33 per

hour effective Oct. 25, E. KeithHarvey to housekeeper at a rateof $12.33 per hour effectiveOct. 31 and Jennifer Adams tohousekeeper at a rate of $12.33per hour effective Nov. 7.

Approved Dorothy Krakos-ki and Richard Forsey as substi-tute housekeepers, effectiveOct. 31.

Accepted the following re-signations: Brittany Neves, Wy-callis Elementary special edu-cation aid,effective Oct.21;Ma-ry Jo Hromchak, head girls bas-ketball coach, effective Oct. 20;andMarissa ONeil,seniorhighhousekeeper, effective Oct. 25.

Approved the internship of Kyle Suponcic, a sports man-agement major at MisericordiaUniversity, with Athletic Direc-tor Nancy Roberts.

Approved an agreement topay $18,000 to settle and com-promise all claims raised by theparents of an eligible student.Galicki declined to elaborateon this matter.

Increased the cost of openswim at the Dallas MiddleSchool natatorium from $2 to$3 and began Sunday hours,startingNov.20 andcontinuing through March 25.

Approved the sale of 100

lockers from the old DallasHigh School to the Hanover Ar-ea School District at a cost of $12.50 per locker. BusinessManager Grant Palfey said themoney will go directly into thegeneral fund.

Appointed the following winter sports coaches: KellyMartin Johnson as head girlsbasketball coach with a stipendof $6,235 and James Gattuso asboys basketball seventh gradecoach with a stipend of $664.

The next Dallas SchoolBoard meeting will be held at 7p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5 in theadministration building.

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Crafts, usually sold well at thesummer festival but scheduledattendance at other shows earli-erin theyear helpedthe compa-ny turn out its greatest profit insix years.

Weve been going to moreand bigger shows, she said.

Winter isgratefulfor thecom-munitys supportand theweath-ers cooperation that made theHomespun Holidays eventa suc-cess.

It could have been worse,she said. We could have had itlast weekend in the snowstorm.

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Barbara Mikielski, left, of Lehman, Rose Weaver, center, of Swoyersville, and Mary Dysleski, ofKingston Twp., admire holiday baskets.

Diane Smiles, of Wyoming,likes the homemade Christ-mas ornaments she found atthe holiday fair.

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Barre, she said.Shesaid thepopulation within

the Dallas and Lake-Lehmanschool districts territories nowrivals that of Wilkes-Barre, andthe number and type of busi-

nesses in the region could bene-fit from this synergistic type of organization.

Well also offer a way for busi-nesses to be recognized and to

recognize the key people inthose businesses, she said. Youknow, people do great things inthe Back Mountain and when youre recognized for that, it en-courages more people to do

great things, and a chamber of commerce is a vehicle for doing that.

Banta said the chamber will work alongside other local busi-

ness groups, such as the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Com-merce,ratherthan competewiththem.

Were not interested in being a bedroom community, shesaid. We need to have a thriving business community of ourown.

Banta said the chamber aimsto expand its membership tohome-based businesses and non-

profit agencies, which is atypicalof business organizations.

We believe part of the mis-sion is to preserve this greatplace we live in, said Banta.

CHAMBERContinued fromPage 1

The 36th Annual Student ArtExhibit will be held during Thanksgiving Week at SueHandsImagery, 35Main St.,Dal-las.

Artworks on display includeimpressionistic and reali

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