"DHS will do Dickens this weekend The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, April 1, 1998 - .3 Dallas High School will present Nicholas Nickleby adapted by Tim Kelly from the novel by Charles Dickens, this Friday and Satur- day, April 3 and 4, at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Charles Dickens capitalizes on the fact that in the Victorian age, England was impoverished but flamboyant and dangerous but ~ elegant. You will find yourself caught up in the deviousness of Lady Hawk and Ralph Nickleby, : (continued from page 1) 3 - !to Dusty Rhodes and Joanne *» White for their efforts in the events i “Cell Biology” and “Redesigner *Geénes.” Other members whose com- bined skills and hard work led to the team’s accomplishment were Rrew Baer, Tina Baigis, Daisy oice, Mike Casey, Angela Davis, hn Dawe, Dave Fine (a sopho- more alternate for States), Jon Korbeil, Eric Nygren, Alison Piatt, en Weaver, and Ben Wolfe. % The team is advised by gifted glass instructor Mary Alice Bukasavage. She scheduled meet- X a ; imgs to'prepare the team by in- forming them of fules and regula- jons,-answering questions, offer- ing advice, and supervising the team’s progress. The participants prepared for about six weeks prior to the competition. “I'mvery proud of them,” said Lukasavage. “They l¢arned while they had fun doing thé projects.” The events included building bottle rockets, “surfing the net,” and the “Scrambler.” In the Scrambler, students must design a car that will transport an egg. Seund easy? The catch is that the car must come as close as pos- sible to a wall without touching it, therefore without breaking the egg. In"addition, the students do not know the distance the car has to travel until they arrive at compe- Beanie Baby sale, raffle to aid ill woman BACK MOUNTAIN - Two local business owners have banded to- ‘gether to help a 26-year-old woman get a bone marrow trans- plant. Adam Hozempa, owner of Adam's Clothes in Shavertown and Janet Lozo, owner of Humphrey's Bootery in Dallas are holding a “raffle and silent auction to help raise money for the expensive operation. : “Meredith Mullin of Luzerne, who is Hozempa’s niece, was di- agnosed with acute lymphoblas- tic leukemia in September 1996. After chemotherapy the children’s disease went into remission, but came back this past September. Fhe transplant operation costs tabout $200,000. : = For the next four weeks, raffle ‘tickets will be sold for a chance to ‘win 12 rare “Princess Di” Beanie ‘Babies and six Erin Bears. “Humphrey's Children’s Apparel .donated the special Beanie Ba- ‘bies. The weekly silent auction, “full of nice items, will also be on ‘for the next four weeks. * -In addition to the raffle and -auction, Hozempa has launched ‘a mailing campaign. Currently, an estimated “$50,000 is needed to cover *Mullin’s transplant expenses. .Donations may be mailed to: “Franklin First Savings Bank, 168 "N. Memorial Highway, Shaver- ‘town, PA 18708, or made in per- ison at any branch location. Make ichecks or money orders payable to “COTA For Meredith” and write ®jccount number 105133861 in ‘tHé memo space. Donations are 3106 percent deductible. COTA is nthe Children’s Organ Transplant Association, Inc. the viciousness of Wackford Squeers, the heart-wrenching struggles of Smike, and the ad- ventures of Nicholas Nickleby him- self, In other words the play has all the melodrama and comedy the ~ Victorian age could offer, plus street musicians, jugglers, acro- bats, stilt walkers, and street ven- dors. An added bonus this year is that, for the first time ever at Dallas, faculty have roles in the production. Eight faculty mem- bers have been cast, six as mem- _bers ofan acting troupe led by Mr. and Mrs. Crummles (Larry Schuler and Candice Fike). Lois Redmond and Harry McKeown play Mrs. Nickleby and Charles Cheeryble. Students include Rob Fletcher, Amy Samuels, Peter Redmond, Kate Weiss, Tim Herbert, Jeanette Humphrey, Jason Vodzak, Emily Mallick, Michelle Jayne, Jennifer POST PHOTOS/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Rehearsing for Nicholas Nickleby, in left photo, from left, first row; Cassie Palfey, Peter Redmond, Ken Hoover, Jeanette Humphrey, Linda Shrader. Second row, Sally Kennard, Barbara Deeb, Larry Schuler, Tim Herbert, Candyce Fike. Above, Peter Redmond and Kate Weiss, with Lois Redmond, Peter's mother. Moser, and many more. Violin music is provided by Morgan McOwen. The play is directed by Donald Hopkins, assisted by Audrey Ide who has created an array of color- POST PHOTO/RON BARTIZEK Lake-Lehman science team members, with their entry for the "Scrambler," from left, seated; Michael _P. Casey, Ryan Mahle, Joanne White, Alison Piatt, Angela Davis, Jeff Kernag, Ben Wolfe, John Dawe. Standing, Drew Baer, Dusty Rhodes, Eric Nygren, Ken Weaver, Jon Korbeil, Tina Baigis, Dave Fine, Mary Alice Likasavage, instructor. tition. Another event, “Mission Pos- sible,” requires students to build a Rube Goldberg device. They must use five forms of energy and 32 action transfers, built within certain dimensions, to place a ping-pong ball inte a cup. Overall, the students enjoyed the experience. Their hard work paid off, as the results suggest. “It’s exciting the be part of the first team from Lake-Lehman to go to States,” said participant Joanne White. The team is presently prepar- ing for the upcoming competition by redesigning, rebuilding, and developing strategies. “We know what we have to do in order to do well down at States,” said team member Jeff Kernag. Tey The members are eager to com- pete and earn some medals for Lake-Lehman. White said, “It will be interesting to see how we will do at the State level.” Yard section. 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