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Grange gets help
Mountain Grange No. 567 on West Eighth Street in Kingston Township is going back to its roots.
The Grange post’s membership has been dwindling for the last 50 years, said recently-elected …
Volunteers work to benefit Blue Chip
Thanks to a supply drive and other projects sponsored by Leadership Wilkes-Barre participants, Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge owner Marge Bart won’t have to worry about visitors going to the …
Hooked on fun
Damp weather and a few dark clouds couldn’t keep about 135 youths and their families from participating in the Sixth Annual Kids Fishing Day hosted by the Back Mountain Police Association on …
Heroes at home
The Dallas Lions, in partnership with Frontier Communications, has concluded the 2012 sponsorship campaign for the Hometown Hero project which honors veterans, past and present, from the Back …
Mom Prom a hit
Moms gathered in their old prom gowns, bridesmaids dresses and wedding gowns to attend the local mom Prom at Irem Country Club. Mom Prom is a national ladies-only prom event that benefits the Greater …
Talk attempts to thwart bullying
A bullying prevention program was hosted by Jill Evans Kryston at the annual Women’s Salad Supper sponsored by the Susanna Children and Family Fellowship group on May 6 at the Trucksville …
Cycling for a cause
The Fourth Annual Spencer Martin Memorial Bike Ride for Habitat was held May 6 in memory of the long-time devoted volunteer for Wyoming Valley Habitat for Humanity. Martin volunteers for many years …
Checking roads in Kingston Twp.
Bryan Emershaw, of Division Street in Shavertown, thought he was in trouble when he saw a motorcade of Kingston Township vehicles pull over near his home on May 6.
“I thought I’d …
Reunion will honor Jackson, Dallas players
Ted Jackson Sr. managed to accomplish quite a bit during his 27 years as Dallas High School football head coach.
Though his 231-76-3 career record, 16 Wyoming Valley Conference, four Eastern …
LifeSmarts team captain says competition was ‘frightening’
The Dallas High School LifeSmarts team recently traveled to Philadelphia for a few days, but the trip was anything but a vacation.
The team performed in the 2012 National LifeSmarts Championship …
Concert of Bollywood songs will help raise money for ‘classrooms’
Samir Date and Dipalee Somaiya are sure to charm a local audience when they perform Bollywood songs on May 18, but concert organizers hope the audience will be charmed even more by the idea of …
Miliauskas inducted into PA Hall of Fame
John Miliauskas, of Dallas, was inducted into the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Hall of Fame at the PMEA Annual In-Service Conference Awards Luncheon held April 20 at the Lancaster …
YOUNGEST OF ENTREPRENEURS
Cameron and Mackenzie Fleeger, of Dallas, had reservations about going into business together, but they put their differences aside to participate in the first-ever local Lemonade Day at the Dallas …
Sign will track progress of sign
The Dallas Foundation recently installed a sign in front of Dallas Elementary School off Hildebrandt Road to track the progress of its first major project – the installation of another …
Trashion show is huge success
Tammy Keller of Fairmount Springs was the epitome of a bag lady at the first-ever Trashion Show at Ross Elementary School on April 27, but then again, she wasn’t alone.
Her ensemble was …
How will Lehman schools survive?
Though it wouldn’t solve all budgetary concerns, making changes to the district employee health care plan would save about $1 million annually Lake-Lehman School District Superintendent James …
MU nursing exhibit set to begin today
The Center for Nursing History of Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Pauly Friedman Art Gallery at Misericordia University will present the exhibit, “The Impact and History of Nursing Education …
Developing character at an early age
New efforts at Dallas Elementary School are bringing back the importance of character development among little ones and their teachers.
Two years ago, the school began working with the Ambassador …
Who’s the cutest dog in the land?
Eskimo Joe, or E.J., as his family calls him, is a 6-year-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi who manages to stay positive despite his lack of prize-winning pedigree in the dog world.
He’s been entered …
MU pres retiring but staying here
Misericordia University President Michael MacDowell may be a Los Angeles, Calif., native, but he said the Back Mountain feels more like home.
That’s why the 65-year-old will maintain …
Rock Solid is moving ahead
Rock Solid Academy, a budding K-8 Christian school in the Back Mountain, will hold its first open house this week, and officials announced a more than $2,000 decrease in tuition rates for the 2012-13 …
Taking pride in their school
About 80 kindergarteners from Wycallis Elementary put what they learned about Earth Day into action on April 20 by weeding the flower beds in front of their school.
Kindergarten teacher Victoria …
HL police move is hotbed issue
Harveys Lake Police Chief Charles Musial said the current station on State Route 415 has too many safety issues to justify staying rather than moving to the former recreation center on Little League …
Students embrace opportunity to learn from one of the best
Internationally-known author and journalist Carl Bernstein spoke to a select group of Misericordia University students about the Watergate scandal and “The Cult and Culture of Washington: An …
The Dallas Post wins three Keystone awards
The Dallas Post earned three of 24 Keystone Press Awards won by Impressions Media newspapers this year for news, feature and sports stories, photos and columns, special projects and design in …
Lake-Lehman seniors prep for last time on stage
For many of the students performing and working behind the scenes on the upcoming Lake-Lehman play, “Once Upon a Mattress,” it will be their last time on the Lehman Township stage for a …
LL Foundation awards scholarships
The Lake-Lehman Foundation awarded the first John Peter Farrell Memorial Scholarship to a graduating senior at the foundation’s tea event on Sunday, April 15 – exactly one year after …
Sam Kravitsky loves to go fast
Sam Kravitsky wants to go fast.
And while driving quarter midget cars in races across the country, he usually does.
Twelve-year-old Kravitsky, of Franklin Township, started racing about three …
Misericordia President Michael A. MacDowell to retire
DALLAS TWP. -- Speaking to faculty, staff and students inside the Lemmond Theater at Walsh Hall, Misericordia University President Michael A. MacDowell announced today that he will step down when his …
Motorists, business owners prepare for Center Street Bridge …
Kingston Township officials, residents and businesses are preparing for the start of the East Center Street Bridge replacement project on Monday – a project that’s been 12 years in the …
Chamber’s first-ever Business Expo is April 18
The first-ever Back Mountain Chamber Business & Community Expo will be held at Misericordia University on Wednesday, April 18 and the event will be tied into the bi-annual presentation of the …
Religion class is about acceptance
An elective class at Dallas High School allows students to discuss a topic most public schools try to avoid – religion.
Dallas High School students learn about the history of various …
HL police station might move
Members of Harveys Lake Borough Council have expressed concerns about plans to relocate the police department to Little League Road, and a public hearing will be held on April 17 to further discuss …
Dallas Foundation begins first-ever fund campaign
The Dallas Foundation for Educational Excellence, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds to improve the lives of Dallas students, will begin its first-ever fund campaign to replace the …
‘Champions’ perform for board
The superintendent called it a “tournament of champions.”
Two groups from Dallas High School that qualified to compete on the national level performed for the Dallas School Board on …
Chamber mixes it up
The Back Mountain Chamber of Commerce held its first business mixer April 3 at Eye Care Specialists in Dallas. More than 100 people attended the event, which was held to celebrate the Feb. 27 opening …
Young artists show off work
Johnna Pesavento-Dudick wandered around the William and Melba Dickson Educational Facility at the Trucksville United Methodist Church on March 24, awestruck by the colors and the people swirling …
Noxen youngsters are ‘adopted’ by MU students
About 40 Lake-Noxen Elementary School third and fourth-graders often start their after-school program by shimmying and shaking to the beats of a few silly songs.
That’s because the …
Proposal made for wildlife sanctuary
About seven Dallas residents attended a preliminary meeting at the Back Mountain Memorial Library on March 31 to discuss the creation of a wildlife sanctuary in the borough.
Andrew Duda, of …
Students carry on egg dyeing tradition
Kindergarteners at Wycallis Elementary School hopped to it on April 2 – literally.
After receiving detailed instructions, the youngsters in Victoria Flynn’s class bounced to their work …
IN YOUR EASTER BONNET
Students at the Ross Elementary School in Sweet Valley celebrated the Easter holiday with an Easter Bonnet Parade this week. The students wore their handmade bonnets and, as these photos show, were …
Peyton brings talent to Misericordia
Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning is taking his career to a new level – he’s decided to travel east to Misericordia University in Dallas Township, where he’ll …
Library’s book shop extends operation hours
Ruth Tetschner always wanted to own a book store.
But that dream was too expensive - and too risky - to come to fruition.
“Book shops have a high rate of failure,” said Tetschner, …
LEARNING ACCEPTANCE
Youngsters gathered in the children’s wing of the Back Mountain Memorial Library on March 21 to learn more about children with disabilities in recognition of March as Intellectually …
Diving in for a GOOD CAUSE
About 90 participants took a dip in Harveys Lake at the seventh Harveys Lake Polar Bear Plunge held at the Garrity Realty dock on March 24. The event was hosted by Lake-Lehman juniors Bethany …
BRINGING HISTORY ALIVE
One Norman Rockwell painting had enough influence to shape a History Day project for four Lake-Lehman students.
“The Problem We All Live With,” by Norman Rockwell, depicts 6-year-old …
Model Passover Seder will teach about historical values
The Sweet Valley Church of Christ will host a model Passover Seder on April 4 led by North American Director of Jews for Jesus Jhan Moskowitz.
The Passover Seder is a symbolic meal that recalls …
Seniors forced out of Dallas center
The Dallas Senior Center closed earlier this month due to safety and visibility concerns, and local seniors are worried another center won’t come soon enough.
Trula Hollywood, executive …
WORKING TOGETHER
The crunching sound of metallic foil moving in all directions marked the first-ever Family Science Challenge at Wycallis Elementary on March 8.
Seventy-three families, or 295 people, raced to see …
LifeSmarts program teaches just that
The LifeSmarts program is true to its name.
Students in grades nine through 12 learn tidbits of information in five different categories related to consumer affairs – personal finance, …
