8 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, October 9, 1991 Business i Cider Painters make art in small spaces in the new shopping center. located a store at the Dallas Shop- In addition to steady growth in ping Center, said that the highway * population, the Back Mountainwill had nothing to do with the deci- : soon be seeing an increase in traf- Sion, but the Fromng population Masterpieces fic when the Cross Valley Express- Ol the area did. way opens in November (see sepa- “The overall highway improve- O11 a S by 5 card rate story). ment program has always helped ® ® Business owners don't agree on the shopping center,” said George __howor if the extra cars will change Nicholson, vice president of Hum- ** their business, and most say they ford Equities and the managing were ready to expand anyway. agent for the Dallas Shopping «* “I think it will definitely be a Center. * positive sign. It will bring more = But Nicholson said that the people to the Back Mountain area, remodeling of the shopping cen- especially to Harveys Lake,” said ter's facade and the opening of the Peking Chefowner Eric Lee. “There highway is a coincidence. “There are some good restaurants in the was an opportunity planned with area. I'm not just talking about my the opening of B. Levy. When this own.” And Lee added, “Don't forget in * the Back Mountain there are some very unique businesses.” Nardone was unsure of how the Sharkness, manager of EM Video. - highway would change business. “All of our customers are from here “Anyone who lives in Wilkes- in Dallas.” Barre won't go to the Back Moun- “I very rarely get down to the ' tain to shop,” said Nardone. “I Valley and I never get to.the mall,” ~2would hope that it would be an said the Dallas resident. “I think .'« advantage to the Back Mountain the main people who go to the mall in general.” are young mothers with young Clyde Croft, general manager children and they want them to for, B.Levy Shoes, which recently run out of steam.” By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff When you pick up an index card to file a name or an ad- dress, youre probably not struck by the thought that three-by-five inches would be a great size for a painting. But for the Cider Painters of America, three-by-five inches is as big as the canvas gets. : The group, formed in Dallas “As for the Cross Valley, 1 don't in 1983 by ten painters, will think it's going to make an impact exhibit more than 265 paint- on the video business,” said Diane : iu ings at First Eastern Bank on ; West Market Street in Wilkes- Barre through October 18. Sixty-seven artists from eight states and one from Canada will have their work displayed. Since its founding, the Cider Painters, with about 365 mem- bers, a third of whom live in Northeastern Pennsylvania, has grown to an international organization. Members live in is completely remodeled it'll look brand new.” Body Builders (continued from page 1) gart a lot,” she says. “But now can't,” says Fisk. “I'm in there that the diet is really strict I getting a glass of water.” Since cereal is a no-noright body through, then why not : before the competition, Lukas have a trophy to show?” asks pl recently had chicken forbreak- Hollitt. “I train twice a day, “Breakfast is the hardest to ot of aerobics and a lot of mind “get used to,” she says. “Eating power." chicken at eight in the mom- While the others are com- ing, that seems odd. Lately I've peting in their first show, this been eating egg whites and will be Hollitt's third this year. vegetables.” “Everything has opened up The strictness of the diet is for me,” she says. “I've done what makes working out to- modeling jobs. I just competed Kris Fisk. “You've got to have in the Pocono Downs pageant, someonescreaminginyourface and has had similar success in “She's just upsetbecauseshe and took 5th in the Allentown wants to go in there but she Classic in July. Australia, and Turkey, as well as Canada. “Ten people who were ove one night started it,” said Sue Hand, another founding mem- ber. “I had taken a workshop . with a Whiskey Painter of America, which grew out of a federal work program during don’t miss the sweets. I miss “Personally I compete be- the frozen yogurt, and bagels cause of the hard work I put the depression.” and cereal.” into it - all the changes I put my ‘The Whiskey Painters used a four-by-six inch canvas. The Cider Painters chose three-by-five “because the whiskey painters were 4 by 6 and we wanted to be better than they were,” said Hand. “We don't look at our paint- ings as being miniatures. We look at them as being paint- ings,” said Jim Rogowski, na- tional coordinator of the group. “A lot of old masters of the Flemish School were miniature usually four hours a day. Its a gether so important. in the Miss Pocono Downs “It'sgottobedoneasagroup Beauty Pageant.” painters.” h or it doesn't get done,” says She was picked as a finalist Rogowski, of Hunlock Cree adds that before photography it was very popular to do very - screaming rock and roll.” two body building competitions : : small paintings of women so Or sometimes itll just be earlier this year. She took 3rd ART SHOW JUDGES - Shown from left judging paintings at Sue Hand's Imagery in Dallas men could take them off to war. playiul iii t7ashop™ in the strength competition and for the Cider Painters Art Show are Linda Ondish of Kunkle and Claire Chollak of Dallas. 5 The majority of the paintings 2 ays Hoflltt to Fe Dita shop. i 3 a Twenty-three awards will be given at the show, which runs through October 18 at First oy HA Se th § : Eastern Bank in Wilkes-Barre. Also judging the show was Leigh Pawling of Dallas. All three the hundreds are members of the Cider Painters. (Post Photo/Eric Foster) ~ » | Free Estimates Warehouse To You whe A 675-8691] CERTIFIED TINIE Salem Reg. 78:96. Salem Reg. 25:96 Salem Reg. Toa. ® Triple Point 95 cassimere Desire II O85 Installed wall to wall gq 5 . Installed wall to wall a La i 95 Installed wall to wall » “ with 1/2" padding with -heavy 1/2" padding with heavy 1/2" padding 30 Colors Sq. Yd. Stock Colors Only Sq. Yd. 30 Colors Sq. 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