12 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, April 16, 1997 Play’ (continued from page 1) Deirdre McLaughlin will also be joining the cast. Of the three, Taroli is the new- ‘comer. Jesus Christ Superstar will be his first show. “I've followed my daughter around as she’s audi- tioned,” he explained. “I admire what she does and I'm gaining an appreciation of how hard it is.” Taroli’'s daughter, Alison, is a member of the Northeast Junior Players. He adds, “I just hope live long enough to see her on Broad- way because that’s where she’s headed.” Taroli will be playing an apostle, a member of the chorus, and a member of the mob in the produc- tion. “I've always liked Jesus Christ Superstar,” he said. “I think it’s the best rock opera next to Tommy. I just really wanted to be involved because I like the music.” Taroli says that his dream part would be any part in Tommy. Deirdre McLaughlin was bit by the acting bug ata young age. “My grandmother has been taking me to shows since I was four or five,” she said. “The moment I saw some- one on stage, I thought, ‘That's what I want to do’.” McLaughlin performed in her first show in kindergarten. She was recently part of a Scranton cast of Tony and Tina's Wedding and starred as Princess Jasmine in Aladdin at the Kirby Center. But she’s careful to note she has no favorite parts. “I just become so enthralled with every character I play,” she says. In this production, McLaughlin will play a soul girl and will also be a cho- rus member. Mclaughlin is not the only talent in her family. Her seven-year-old sister Brianna is also involved in acting. Mclaughlin says she is happy with the quality of local theater. “I think it's very good,” she says. “You wouldn't expect it because it's such a small area. But people really appreciate the arts.” Taroli agrees. “Local produc- tions are surprisingly good,” he said. “They don't have all the bells and whistles of Broadway, but the “Local productions are surprisingly good.” “Garry Taroli Jesus Christ Superstar cast member acting is excellent.” Stylinski isn’t as upbeat. “The quality of local theater is fairly uneven. Some of the difficulties arise when egos get in the way and start ruining a production.” But he adds, “There are more and more theater groups springing up between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. There are people trying to put projects together.” Stylinski, who has been with the Music Box Theater for 3 and 1/2 years, is no newcomer to act- ing. Atage 18, he became involved with community theater in Con- necticut. Stylinski’s interest in music and theater eventually led him to drop out of an engineering program. Stylinski, who will be sharing the part of priest, apostle and chorus member with John Krokos, said, “I used to sing all the time. Nalking down the street, I would sing. People thought I was men- tally retarded.” Butall of Stylinski’s singing has paid off. Some of his acting credits include Man of La Mancha, Sweeney Todd, Pippin, Evita, and Fiddler on the Roof. He has also performed in summer theater in Cape Cod. Taroli encourages people to at- tend the production. “I think they will enjoy it whether they come because it is the Easter season or because of the Andrew Lloyd Webber music,” he said. The show will be performed April 18-20, 24-25, and 26-27 and May 1-4 and 8-10 at the Music Box Theater in Swoyersville. Evening performance curtain timeis 8 p.m. and Sunday matinee curtain time is 3:15 p.m. The box office phone number is 283-2195 or 1-800- _ 698-PLAY. Kingston Twp. (continued from page 1) There will be a public hearing on May 14 at 8 p.m. regarding a request by Michael and Jane Lowery of Shavertown to rezone property at 124 East Center St. from a two family residential to a. neighborhood commercial. Also, Joanie Keating and Michael Kravitsky IV wrote letters commending the Kingston Twp. police force for their positive and active role in the community. Police Assoc. to hold annual breakfast + The Back Mountain Police As- sociation will be conducting their 14th Annual Ham ‘n Egg Break- fast on Sun., April 27. This year’s breakfast will be held at the Dal- las Area High School and will be served between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. All proceeds of the breakfast are donated to the A.R.C. (The Asso- ciation for Retarded Citizens). Cost for this all-you-can-eat breakfast is $5 for each adult and $2.50 for children, ages 3-12. Children under 3 can eat for free. Tickets will be available at the door or can be obtained in advance by calling Breakfast Chairman, Sergeant Daniel Hunsinger at 288-4576 ext. 433. Donations are welcome. 'Belshazzar's Feast’ at St. Paul's April 19 “Belshazzar’s Feast,” a dinner murder mystery based on Daniel 4:17-30, will be served at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, on April 19. The dinner, served at sunset and prepared by Phil and Ardeth Dale, will have a taste of the Mid-East and the setting will be one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Guests will take the roles of the king's ministers, soldiers, the queen, the king's son, his fiancé, the king's mistresses and Daniel. The pastor, Robert Bohm, will play King Belshazzar, whose murder by poison the gneate vrill calvin Civil War group to meet April 16 The Wyoming Valley Civil War Round Table will hold its monthly meeting, Wed., April 16 at 7 p.m. in the Dallas High School Library. Election of officers and formation of Committees will be held. The business meeting will be followed with a video on Stonewall Jack- son, with discussion by members. Anyone with an interest in the Civil War is invited to attend. For more information, call 675-3803. Spring Road Inspection will take place on May 3. Finally, Kingston Twp. officer James Ibbotson was honored with a citation from the Senate of Penn- sylvania for his courage in saving the Miller Family of Trucksville from their burning house in the early hours on Feb. 8. The next board of supervisors meeting will be held on May 14 at 8 p.m. UM Trucksville to hold parhecue May2&3 The Trustees of the Trucksville United Methodist Church have scheduled their spring Barbecue for May 2 and 3 at the Educational Facilities on Church Road. (Please follow detour signs to reach the location.) The meal will be served from 5-7 p.m. with takeout orders available at 4:30 p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance from one of the Trustees or by calling the Church Office 696-3897. Adult | tickets are $6, children $3. Pictured are men who will be preparing the chicken: from left, Richard Harrison, Lee Baker, Edward Johnson, Trustee; Edward Bessmer, Chairman of the BBQ; Wayne Long, Robert Johnson, Raymond Metzgar Jr., Chairman of the Board of Trustees. At the dedication, from left; Red Jones, County Commissioner; Lee Piatt, Chairman of the Board of Volunteers of America; Alan Garner, President/CEO of Volunteers of America; Charles McCormick, Chairman of the Board of Catholic Social Services; Ned Delaney, Executive Director of Catholic Social Services; and Joe DeVizia, member, Board of Directors of Volunteers of America. Local volunteers dedicate transitional living program Volunteers of America and Catholic Social Services recently dedicated anew Transitional Liv- ing Program designed to work with runaway and homeless youth in Luzerne County. The program is the result of a col- laborative effort of the two agen- cies. The program is open to runaway and homeless youth, ages 16 to 21, who are wanting to learn the skills needed to live on their own and become productive members of the community. The youth will be helped to finish their schooling, taught skills necessary for employment, independent liv- ing skills such as cooking, house cleaning, money management and community service. Geranium sale benefits victim center The Victims Resource Center's 12th Annual Geranium Sale is going on now. Celebrate Spring by ordering these beautiful geraniums or purhcase a plant just in time for Mother’s Day or Memorial Day. Choose from red or pink. Available May 8. Only $2.00 each. Deadline for orders is April 25. Delivery is available on orders of 50 plants or more. Contact the VRC at 717-823-0765, Wilkes-Barre. .Tetschner, the School building project includes 2 gyms, offices The Dallas School Board voted 6-3 to incorporate new adminis- trative offices into the construc- tion of the new K-5 elementary school, and to add a new gym- nasium to and refurbish the existing Dallas Elementary School. The entire building pro- gram is projected to cost $8.4 million. Board members Maureen Banks, Reese Finn and Thom Russ voted against the recom- mendation, while John Litz, James Richardson, John Landon, Ernest Ashbridge, John George and Joseph Kunec voted for it. Banks said she voted no because there were no tangible cost figures presented. Paul Degillio, of Quad 3, Inc., estimated the administration structure would cost $750,000, including furnishings. Degillio said a new gym at Dallas El- ementary will cost approximately $500,000. The board did not specify what type of gymnasium. The current gym will become a cafeteria. or Degillio also Presented the * board with the project floor plan « for the new 22 classroom els ementary school. The school will be divided into three see- tions; north, central and south, The central section will hold the main classrooms. Degillio ex-" | plained this design would segre-- : gate the students from the noisy gym and cafeteria. The PIAA gymnasium, including aregula-- tion size basketball court, adds. approximately S800.000 to the: construction cost. a The main entrance will be on the north side of the building; along with the administrative offices, library, gym and nurse. The south section will house. ptr the cafeteria, art, music, Kin-. dergarten and special educa; tion rooms. . Degillio told the board thie design leaves room for common. areas and expansion. ro by Kylie a Dallas board (continued from page 1) Elementary. Her new position will begin next school year with an annual salary of $52,890. McCarthy has been with the dis- trict since 1995. She previously worked at St. Marys Elemen- tary in Scranton. Rutt +h Westmoreland principal who is retiring, was paid $62,647 this year. Dallas Elementary principal Sam Barbose receives a salary of $60,593. KATHLEEN McCARTHY Lauretta Galm, who has chil- dren in the high school, voiced her concerns about drugs in the schools. Galm said she had spo- ken with students who say drugs are a problem in the school. “I understand you're not responsible (for the problem), but you can help,” she told the board. “There is nothing we can do without ‘working within the realm of the law.” Maureen Banks Dallas school director. Galm expressed her frustra- tion with the school for not letting trained police dogs “sniff” out the drugs in student's lockers or the students themselves before they ‘enter the building. Ernest Ashbridge, board president, told her the dogs were against the law because it was considered a viola- tion of the student’s civil liberties. Banks said the board shared her frustration. “There is nothing we can do without working within the realm of the law. We need more parents to look at their kids. We can only do what we can within the law and the law says we'd be violating civil rights (if we used the dogs),” explained Banks. office of The Dallas Post. 5" by 7": $5 ea. I 01 would like the following reprints of comet Hale-Bopp: ___8"by10" @ $10ea.=$ |] __5'by7" @$5ea.=$ | Name Would you like a copy of this photo? Keep it as a reminder of this once-in-2000-years event Taken April 10, 1997, this photograph shows comet Hale-Bopp over the water tower at Offset Paperback in Dallas. It is from a 20-second time exposure shot from the parking area behind the Reprints are available in two sizes: 8" by 10": $10 ea. 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