Arfiii ” i LR as ERE ean | The Dallas Post TT pT— r= {a LAE A GUL 3 40) : Dallas, PA Wednesday, August 21, 1991 Luzerne County Fair to have contests for all Luzerne County residents may want to keep an eye open for the Great Pumpkin. If they can find it, they can win $25 at the Luzerne County Fair's “Largest Pumpkin/Squash Con- test.” Second place in the contest will win $20, and third place $15. To qualify, the monstrous mel- ons, which must be grown in Luzerne County, must be brought to “the. fairgrounds by 11 a.m. September 4. with the weight per- ~manently marked on the top. There -is no entry fee. Other contests are the scare- crow contest, the best apple pie contest, and the Hershey Cocoa . cake contest. There is no entry fee for. any of the contests. -.«carecrows must be set up on the fairgrounds between Septem- ber 1 and September 4. The con- . test is open to clubs, groups and individuals. First prize is $100, second $50, and third $25. ~ Apple pies must be brought to “the fairgrounds between noon and 1 p.m. on September 7. They must be baked from scratch. First prize is $50, second $25, and third $15. The Hershey Cocoa cake con- test must be a frosted layer cake - made with Hershey's Cocoa. There is also a cookie and brownie con- test for youths between the ages of 8 and 18. Entries for both contests must be brought to the fair be- tween 8 and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4. The Luzerne County Fair Queen Contest for girls ages 16 to 20, will be held Thursday, Sept. 5, from 6 to 7 p.m. The winner of the pag- ' eant will receive a $500 U.S. Sav- ings Bond, and the first runner- up, a $100 bond, provided by Pepsi Cola. On Sunday, Sept. 8, a Fairy Princess Contest will be held for children ages 2 to 6. The children can dress up as their favorite fairy tale character and win a prize. For more information on the contests, or any fair events, call 675-FAIR (3247). ‘Water commission inactive | &xcept for em By CHARLOT M. DENMON, Sif Writer “The Back Mountain Water ‘Commission is still in action but is only meeting if an emergency re- quires it. “At our last meeting sometime “‘ago, we drew up a proposed ordi- ‘nance to give to the municipalities who belong to the Commission for “their approval to have Dallas Area Municipal Authority take over ~supervision of all developers so all developments would have the same .. size water lines and all the equip- _.ment the same,” said chairman James Ward. “Any development who wanted to turn it (their sys- tem) over to the Commission could do so and the Commission would agen- run it at no profit,” Ward plained. “About that time the recycling program was being considered so nothing more has been done to date. It now appears we will have to wait until recycling is resolved,” Ward said. “What we would like to have is one strong ordinance to make it easier if one water com- pany is ever organized in the Back Mountain. The Dallas-Shavertown ater Company under its mew mpany is willing to take over - developments but since they must aJGl asks for rate boost to cover tax hikes -charge is attributable to specific UGI Corporation's Luzerne Elec- tric Division announced that it is filing today with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) for recovery of approximately - $518,000 as a result of recently enacted increases in various state taxes. If approved by the PUC, the fil- . ing will become effective on August © 24, 1991. The average UGI resi- ergencies operate at a profit, their charges would be higher.” Ward also said that recommen- dations the commission issued for this summer's drought were very similar to those the governor is- sued. Ward explained that the Back Mountain's only source of water is ground water from underground aquifers in areas called intrafrac- tures. “These are at different levels,” said Ward. “A lot of wells this year are deeper. Many wells have had to be drilled deeper this year to keep a reserve of water and some home owners living next to one another have had to drill, at different depths. There is no guarantee water will be found at the same depth in the same area,” Ward said. He also said that some Dallas wells have dropped and as well as some in Kingston Township. “One of the largest intrafrac- tures in the Back Mountain runs downhill from College Misericor- dia to Commonwealth Telephone Company toward Route 415 and Native Textiles, one large zone gathering water. If development continues it will drop the water table and will take it away and the wells will have to be drilled deeper, then the deepest well will have the advantage,” Ward explained. dential heating customer using 18,836 kilowatt-hours of electric- ity per year will pay an additional $1.54 per month as a result of the state tax increases. A non-heating customers electric bill will increase 56¢ per month. Mark R. Dingman, Vice Presi- dent and General Manager of the Luzerne Electric Division notes, “The increase in the Siole tax sur- su Summer Festival set Beth Ward, President at Arts at ~ Hayfield, along with Joan Diana, . chairperson of the Summer Festi- * val have announced the schedule « for the Seventh Annual Arts at ~ Hayfield Summer Festival, August ' 25 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the - Penn StateWilkes-Barre campus . in Lehman. “We have over 50 booths of ju- “ried crafts, featuring everything _ from weaving, pottery, stoneware ~ and jewelry,” says Mrs. Ward, “plus “a full line-up of entertainment, ildren's activities and refresh- * snents.” The schedule is as follows: 11 ~ a.m. Craft and art show opens; 1 ~ p.m. Stingray's Blues Band; 2;15 . p.m. Performance by the Emerald . Isle Step Dancers, under the direc- tion of Mary Holmgren; 3 p.m., ~ “Sojourner Truth” presented by the . Germantown Theatre Guild of Philadelphia. Cecily Patterson portrays the famous abolitionist and women's rights advocate; 3:15 p.m. Magic tricks by entertainer Pat Ward; 4 p.m., “Just Us” folk/ rock band. In addition to the SummerFesti- val line-up, the public is invited to stay foran “Evening with the Stars,” beginning at 8 p.m. at the Center for Technology on campus. The Embroiderers' Guild keeps ancient art alive By CHARLOT M. DENMON - Staff Writer Beverly Marchetti’s smile was dazzling as she began to talk about her favorite diversion, embroidery and the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. “When we lived in White Plains, New York, I was a member of the Guild,” said Marchetti, who now lives in Dallas. “And when we moved here there was no local chapter. I tried to find one somewhere in the area but there was none. “Finally I met Donna Morgan and Gina Thackara and the three of us formed a Steering Committee. I was the organizer, Donna knew the Valley and Gina had the ideas. We published the information about the meeting, then hoped someone would show up. Ninety people came to that first meeting. We were thrilled and that was the beginning of our local chapter—the Wyoming Valley Chapter.” The Guild is a national organization, founded in 1957, as an offshoot of the Royal Embroiderers’ Guild of England. There are now 331 chapters in the United States. In the Middle Atlantic Region, which includes this area, there are 39 chapters. The local chapter. . was chartered in 1983 and now has 52 members. “We hold exhibits annually,” said Marchetti. “A year ago we had one at College Misericordia. Our national headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky holds bi-annual exhibits in major museums. Their next one will be in the Indiana Museum of Art.” “Our goal is to preserve the art of embroidery and we encourage our members to learn more about it. In Wyoming Valley it is a big art because there is so much ethnic embroidery, all of it beautiful and we try to make the people realize what they have,” Marchetti ex- plained. “We also go into the schools to teach the art of embroidery when we are invited, but I don't believe all the schools know about us. The Back Mountain schools have never invited us. We would love to teach the children the art but we have to be invited,” Marchetti said. She said when members of the Guild go into the schools they try to select projects the children will enjoy. “One class of sixth graders has had some of us come in since they were in kindergarten and this past year they created their own design. Some of the fifth graders we taught won prizes at the annual Woodlawn Exhibit, the largest embroidery show in the county,” Marchetti said proudly. Marchetti says it also is rewarding to help someone who does only cross stitch to advance to more detailed work. The Guild helped the Historical Society of Wyoming Valley restore the background on some of its older pieces, then made up Kits to sell for a fundraiser for the Society. “We hold our meetings monthly with six of them education pro- grams and in the others we bring in our work. Visiting teachers and correspondence courses are regular features of the chapter and we also receive the benefit of classes planned at the regional and na- tional level,” Marchetti explained. “We had seminars and field trips and classes where more experienced teachers teach novices. Re- cently, we learned Norwegion embroidery called ‘Hardanger.' We also do cloisonne embroidery, a French art.” Marchetti has herself designed crests for College Misericordia and Bishop O'Reilly and is presently working on one for Wyoming Seminary. Her priority interest, however, is in church embroidery and she has done vestments for the College Chapel, the nursing home, St. John's and the Dorrance United Methodist churches. She also does commissions for churches in New York, working in either wool or silk. “About 20 percent of our members are from the Back Mountain,” Marchetti said. “We all work on embroidering baby gowns to be used by SHARE, an organization at the Nesbitt Hospital which is devoted - INTRICATE DESIGNS - Beverly Marchetti shows off one example of her embroidery work. Marchetti’s chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America has 52 members, many of them from the Back Mountain. (Post Photo/C.M. Denmon) to helping families who have lost infants through miscarriage or stillbirth. It's so rewarding to know that the child will be in a beautiful gown and it makes the parents so much more satisified. “The Guild also provides a way to socialize with others who enjoy 2 ; doing what you like to do,” Marchetti stated. “We exchange knowl- edgeable information with one another. I am happy that we were able to bring these people together.” Until recently when illness prevented her from doing so, Marchetti : also was active in the Philharmonic League, Back Mountain Library, | : Meals on Wheels, and the Dallas Area Federated Woman's Club | where she was treasurer for one year. “I had to curtail my activities during the past year, but once 1 am 4 : feeling better I will get back into action,” she said. Marchettiis currently working on a new type of embroidery, “Black % Embroidery,” which came to England from Spain and became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth,. It was often called “Queen’s Lace” be- cause it replaced the lace usually worn on the cuffs and collars of uni- forms and dresses. It is a favorite of Marchetti's because of the vari- ety of designs. The Guild will hold its annual luncheon September 18, to which guests are cordially invited. The program that day will be a slide | program featuring handmade name tags which Guild members wear at their meetings. 3 1) a Less is More | tax increases recently enacted and levied on public utilities by the state. These taxes are recoverable directly from utility customers in accordance with Pennsylvania regulations.” UGTI's Luzerne Electric Division serves over 58,000 customers in portions of Luzerne and Wyoming counties. for Aug. 25 audience will learn of the many stars, planets, galaxies and neb- ula which can be viewed from our back yards; then, theyll gaze “through the telescope in the Fried- man Astronomy Dome, the only one of its kind in Luzerne County. For more information on the Summer Festival VII or “An Eve- ning with the Stars,” call 675-2171. ANTIQUE SHOW & SALE Sat. & Sun. Aug. 24 & 25 9 - 5 Daily Over 35 Dealers Under Cover Lunch - Bake Sale The Barn Market St., Lehman, PA (across from Penn State Campus) OPEN HOUSE AT "THE BARN" (Store-wide Discounts) FREE ADMISSION & PARKING | Penn State Craft Show & Festival - Aug. 25 Kanjorski to hold meeting U.S. Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski will hold a town meet- ing, Thursday, Aug. 22, 7-9 p.m. in the Edwardsville Borough Build- ing, 2nd Floor Council Chambers, 470 Main Street, Edwardsville. People not able to attend can call the Congressman's office toll- free at 1-800-222-2346, or visit his district office, 10 E. South St., Wilkes-Barre. WITH The Dallas Post you get more of the news you want for only $16.00 a year. Call 675-5211 to order yours, or use the handy coupon on page-2. Are your Automobile and g [e] 3 [=Tod Ta T= £3 Premiums too high? or:1/H Slocum Insurance Agency, INc. 575 Memorial Hwy. Dallas, PA 18612 675-1167 ial [glo [TolTglo [S14] Insurance Co. 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