The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, September 30, 1992 3 Former Rockette trains others in art of dance ‘BY BILL HARPER Post Staff The ballet ‘Swan Lake,’ which 1 was originally performed over 125 . years ago, has grown and devel- ‘ oped through the ages. On October 11, the Northeast- ‘ern Pennsylvania Academy of + Dancing and Children’s Ballet . Theatre Company School will pres- ' ent their version of the ballet at the « Kirby Center at 8 p.m. . The performance features local ' talent and several dancers from « Back Mountain, something which : Director /Choreographer Barbara + Woronko-Anzalone of Shavertown , says makes her company unique. “We use our own children in our production of the ballet,” Woronko- . Anzalone said. “The ones who we train are the ones who participate in the production.” Woronko-Anzalone is a former Rockette which gives her a per- ipective when putting a show like an Lake’ together. e will be using some original choreography, but every particu- lar movement in the show will be adapted to the individual dancer,” Woronko-Anzalone said. She said that the dancers in the program have different levels of PEEENE FT SUEUR PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT- Jennifer Dombroski of Dallas 5a EBERT EE ctices for her role in “Swan Lake.” 3 28 SEA ER ‘ability and experience. The per- formers are preparing in individ- ual classes, but in the end, it is the director /choreographer’s respon- sibility to put the show together. “Putting a show together is like working on a puzzle. All the differ- ent pieces must fit together in order to tell a story,” Woronko-Anzalone said. Woronko-Anzalone said her students have also appeared in productions of the ballets “Sleep- ing Beauty” and “Cinderella.” Although she is now a director, Woronko-Anzalone believes her stage experience prepared her for the task. Woronko-Anzalone started tap and jazz at the age of three and was 6 when she took up ballet. Her audition with the Rockettes came after her dance in the Miss Pennsylvania Pageant. She said that her training in jazz, tap, and ballet benefited her during the audition. “At Radio City Music Hall, pro- spective Rockettes have to audi- tion in three disiplines, and to be technically sound in jazz and tap; a strong ballet background is re- quired,” Woronko-Anzalone said. A fall on the stage ended her performing with the Rockettes, although she is still active in the alumni group. She has been asked to come back and perform with the group; however, directing the show and running the studio is the fo- cus of her life now. The experience of performing and auditioning in New York is something which she recomends to her students who want to be- come professional dancers. “Girls who want to continue with BARBARA WORONKO-ANZALONE their dancing and eventually open a studio need the experience and background of going to New York and auditioning for roles so that they can have something to tell their students about,” Woronko- Anzalone said. Her stage background includes roles in the Kinley Summer Stock program in Ohio. In addition to performing in “Oklahoma,” she had the opportunity dance with Tommy Tune in the Kinley production of “Walking Happy.” Woronko-Anzalone said that Tommy Tune has choreographed the Broadway productions “My One and Only” and “Grand Hotel.” “The summer I performed with Kinley was one of the best summers I've ever had,” Woronko-Anzalone said. Anzalone now describes herself as a “teacher, mentor and guide,” and is interested in developing the younger talent in the area. “At one time, enjoyed the stage, but now I prefer to direct and choreograph. Now, it is time for the younger students to perform and grow,” Woronko-Anzalone said. Center in Wilkes Barre. Company's ballet season. last year. Hartshorne and Saxon to perform in "Swan Lake" Beth Hartshorne and Monica Saxon, both of Dallas will be featured in the October 10 production of “Swan Lake” at the Kirby The production of “Swan Lake" will open the Northeastern Pennsylvania Academy of Dancing and Children’s Ballet Theatre Hartshorne is a member of the academy's Bobette Dance team and will be performing as a Cygnette in the production. Four other members of the team were chosen as Cygnettes. Saxon will be featured in the leading role as the White Swan and is a member of the Starlette Dance Company. Saxon appeared as the fairy godmother in the academy’s production of “Cinderella” Finally! Jackson to open new building By GRACE R. DOVE ‘Post Staff « After nearly a year of delays, ‘headaches and unforeseen catas- straphes, Jackson Township mu- pal officials began planning eir move into the renovated «municipal building on Chase Road. % During the winter, cleanup ‘crews had unearthed six large oil «storage tanks - twice what they “had originally expected to find — “and more than 1,200 tons of con- “taminated soil which had to be removed and disposed of, costing “the township more than $200,000. » 4 ‘Saxon named Then the building contractor, Tri-City of Allentown, went bank- rupt, after subcontractors had stopped working because Tri-City hadn't paid them. After much legal wrangling, the supervisors obtained a settlement with the subcontractors through Tri-City's bonding company. The township was given permission to finish the work itself and to finally move into its new quarters. Chief of Police Don Jones and the supervisors discussed the lo- gistics of moving his department, equipment and telephone system, administrator ‘at Lakeside Nursing Home R Lakeside Nursing and Assisted nLiving Center announces the Ky ‘appointment of Melissa M. Saxon, > Administrator of the 56 bed facility ted on Old Lake Road in Dallas. "Ms. Saxon, a graduate of Ee ribore State College and "Marywood College, holds a B.S. in Special Education and a Masters Lin Public Administration. ' In addition to training for her #Nursing Home Administrator's “License, she has held management positions in day and residential service programs for adults with mental retardation and physically handicapping conditions. She has also done independent contract work with Luzerne/Wyoming County MH/MR Office and Mountain Top Kids Day Care Center. Ms. Saxon resides in Shavertown with her husband, Paul and five children. into the building later this week, with the assistance of road depart- ment employees. Jones will notify township sec- retary Henry Zbiek of any addi- tional office furniture that his men might need by the next supervi- sors’ meeting Monday, October 5. In other business, the supervi- sors announced that three vacan- cies on the township's recreation board must be filled as soon as possible. Interested residents may contact township secretary Henry Zbiek at 696-1700, before the October 5 meeting if possible. MELISSA M. SAXON Fertility Society. OB-GYN ASSOCIATES of Kingston is pleased toannounce Richard J. Turnamian, MD, FACOG has joined Burton S. Benovitz, MD, FACOG; Paul D. Greismer, MD, FACOG; Gerald D. Gunster, MD, FACOG; John W. Frye, MD, FACOG; and Michael M. Ferraro, MD, FACOG inthe practice of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility. Dr. Turnamian received his undergraduate education at Bucknell University and his medical education at UMDNJ- Rutgers Medical School. He completed his Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at York Hospital serving as Chief Resident his final year. He is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, a Fellow in the American College of Obstetricians and Gyne- cologists, a member of the American Association of Gyne- cologic Laparoscopists and a member of The American Dr. Turnamian Resides in the Back Mountain with his wife. Ob-Gyn Associates is accepting new patient appointments Volunteers teach others to read Wyoming Valley Literacy Program achieves success By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Imagine a world where street signs and maps don't make sense. It's nearly impossible to fill out a job application. Forget about or- dering from a restaurant menu - the letters seem to swim around and look like some sort of bizarre code. Even reading the newspaper is a waste; it's too much effort to laboriously piece each word to- gether, letter by letter, only to fi- nally lose the meaning of the entire sentence. This is the world of people with reading difficulties. They're often very bright, very resourceful, very embarrassed. They have apartments, cars, jobs and families. There's nothing “wrong” with them. They just can’t read. “Many of our students are ashamed that they have trouble reading,” said Mrs. Mary Callahan, chairperson of the Wyoming Val- ley Literacy Volunteers. “But they're willing to try to learn. And they know that we'll protect their privacy.” Twenty-one volunteers from the Back Mountain have been trained by this program to tutor basic reading skills, one-to-one with people with reading problems or those learning English as a second language. Using the Laubach method, tutors show their students how to break the English language down into its basic sounds and the let- ters that make them, tracing each letter or combination of letters as they begin to read them. From basic sounds, the stu- dents gradually progress to words, then short sentences. At the con- clusion of the course, the student can read at about a sixth-grade level. Mrs. Betty Schechter of Shaver- town recently finished working with a young man who wanted to learn toread so that he could do betterat work and be able to read to his children. “He was intelligent — he had memorized the entire written driver's license test,” she said. “And he was certainly industrious, meeting with me three times a week for two hours.” “There’s so much embarrass- ment and frustration for them. You have to work on self-esteem as much as reading,” said Mrs. Schecter. Jack Penman of Dallas has tu- tored three students, one of whom was dyslexic. He wrote letters backwards and inverted letters in words, seeing “was” instead of “saw,” for example. “We worked on the letters’ shapes as well as their sounds, remembering special combina- tions,” Penman said. “Although he didn't complete the course, he learned enough to get a better job. Learning toread —and learning not to be afraid of reading — opened up a whole new world for him.” Rosemary Caputo has been working with a man from Eastern Europe who is learning English as a second language. Although he has spent many years in the United States, he never had to learn English because he lived and worked with people from his home- land. “Now he wants to become a U.S. citizen,” Mrs. Caputo said. “We have been concentrating on his acquiring enough English to pass the citizenship examination and survive economically as a citizen.” Mrs. Caputo has taught one student, while Penman has worked with three and Mrs. Schechter has taught two; Schechter's second student was also learning English as a second language. But the Wyoming Valley Liter- acy Program doesn’t end with the completion of the six Laubach books. “We can continue working with our students, reinforcing basic skills in daily life and in the workplace, wmirs. cauanan said. “We can help our students study for their General Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.), prepare them for the written citizenship exam or continue lessons in English as a second language. We'll individu- ally tailor a program to fit the stu- dent's needs. And we don’t charge for our services.” Students come from very di- verse backgrounds, Mrs. Callahan said. But all have one common goal: to improve their basic read- ing skills. Mrs. Callahan said that the Wyoming Valley Literacy Program is always looking for volunteers, welcoming anyone who can read well and is patient and dedicated. And prospective students are always welcome, free of charge. For further information, con- tact Mrs. Mary Callahan at the Wyoming Valley Literacy Volun- teers office in the Hoyt Library, at 287-2013. “There's something very nice about helping someone whom you don't know,” Mrs. Schechter said. Jackson zoners OK pump house, continue hearing on quarry fence By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff The Jackson Township zoning hearing board heard testimony in two requests for zoning variances Monday, September 26, concern- ing a pump house for Chase Prison, built on Route 29 and Mizdail Road, “and repairs to a fence around a quarry owned by American As- phalt on Chase Road. The board granted a zoning variance to the Pennsylvania De- partment of General Services and its engineering consultants, Bor- ton and Lawton, for the pump house, constructed to bring water from Huntsville Reservoir to the prison, after considering testimony on the noise that the facility might produce. Dan Speicher, environmental specialist for Skelly and Loy, Inc., presented the results of noise level (decibel) tests that he performed Monday afternoon, September 28. “Even in a worst-case scenario, with all four pumps and the fan running, people living in nearby homes shouldn't notice it.” he said. The variance was granted with the stipulations that the pumps be operated only during the day un- less an extreme emergency arises, and that the contractor repair an improperly built drainage ditch. The second variance request, from Bernard Banks, Jr., owner of American Asphalt on Chase Road, was adjourned until October 5. Banks, who recently received a written order from the Office of Surface Mining of the Department of Environmental Resources (DER), requested that township specifi- cations for fences be relaxed so that he could replace the fence around American Asphalt’s quarry the way that he claimed DER told him would be safest. Township ordinances require six-foot chain-link fences with cross-rails at the top, middle and bottom around surface mining operations like the quarry. Banks said that DER gave him verbal specifications for a new chain-link fence reinforced by heavy wire cable strung along the top and bottom, but without cross- rails. Although sections of Banks’ fence currently meet township specifications, large sections of the original fence, described by zoning officer Robert Culp as four-foot turkey wire, are badly deteriorated or have fallen down. Banks said that his men have already begun to build a chain- link and cable fence with no cross- rails around the quarry. “It's a safer fence than the one that the township requires,” Banks said. “A fence with three cross- rails is rigid, like a ladder. People can climb it.” He said that without rails the fence is flexible and un- stable for anyone to climb over. Adjoining property owner Paul Dugan testified that there is no fence at all between his property and the quarry. John and Char- lotte Phillips, whose property also adjoins Banks’, said that the origi- nal fence separating theirland from American Asphalt, has been down since 1985. “I didn't even know that the fence was down,” Banks said. According tominutes ofthe June and September supervisors’ meet- ings, solicitor Blythe Evans, Jr., wrote to Banks in May and August about the fence's deteriorated and dangerous condition. The zoning hearing board ad- journed the hearing until Monday, October 5, at 7 p.m., so that writ- ten confirmation of Banks’ com- munications with DER can be obtained and members of the zoning hearing board can look at the fence if they wish to. SOLID PENNSYLVANIA CHERRY DINING ROOM SALE! Ho RN SHINGS Celebrati LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE NO FINANCE CHARGES FOR ONE YEAR! 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