12 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 8, 1998 Fireworks fun It seemed like the whole Back Mountain - maybe all of northeastern PA - came out for the fireworks in Dallas Sunday. The annual event, sponsored by Orloski's Quik Marts, was held on the Dallas school grounds, but cars jammed Rt. 309, at Country Club Shopping Center and the Little League field. In photos, getting warmed up for the show: Right, Kyle Cook, Harveys Lake, eagerly reached for his glow stick; below gentar, Kyle and Karly Huff shared a seat; below left, Cody Phillips, Trucksville, was sparkling. POST PHOTOS/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Windsor Park (continued from page 1) design, develop, plant, weed, and water a garden on such a large scale? Dr. Mussari has several reasons for his own interest. “There's an old saying, ‘To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow,’ “ he said. But it was really his wife who started the whole process. “I was working on a film and Kathleen started a small garden,” he said. Their interest grew from that first garden and it became a birthday tradition that on every birthday the two would buy plants and plant them together. “She was the one who was the driving force, the inspiration,” Mussari said. Windsor Park was also devel- oped tobe used as a television set. The Mussaris, who both teach in the Communications department at King's College, also make docu- mentary films. For the past year, the two have been conceiving, film- ing, and producing “Windsor Park Stories,” hour long documenta- ries that have aired on Channel "44. The series is currently in its second run and can be seen at 7 p.m. on Saturday evenings. “The idea was to put ordinary people who've done extraordinary things on television,” Mussari said of the series. “We decided to try to do something we've really wanted to do — bring them to Windsor Park and let them tell their story.” From January to April, the Mussaris brought people to Windsor Park. “It’s been the most difficult thing we've done,” he said. “Once a week, we had to produce a show.” Eric Lehman, a Dallas high school graduate, reflected on the death of his mother, Donna Lehman. Rudolph Schleich, a re- tired King’s professor, looked back at what it meant to be a German American during World War II and at his parents’ experience as immigrants to this country. How do the Mussaris find so many fascinating stories to tell? “The stories seem to find us,” ‘Mussari said. “They are people who come to the park. They are people we know in life. They are people we admire. They're dealing with everyday life and living itina meaningful way.” ‘Windsor Park Stories is about real heroes, Mussari explains. But The Falls Neighbors for Tor burgers donated by Travatos “There are so many ~ small moments in history that tell us abo t the bigger _ Rudolph Schleich Windsor Park story subject Rudolph Schleich feels the series does even more than that. “It puts the contemporary scene in alarger perspective and it saves. for pos- terity what is so easily overlooked by the history books,” he said. “There are so many small mo- ments in history that tell us about the bigger events. Each of us has an indelible part in the tapestry of history.” Schleich explained his experi- ence as a Windsor Park story in a recent phone interview. “It gives those who participated a chance to revisit those pages in our own history,” Schleich said. “This was an opportunity for me to do this in a way I wouldn't have necessarily done.” Perhaps it was inevitable that Windsor Park would change be- cause of Windsor Park Stories. Slowly, as people tell their stories, Windsor Park becomes a memo- rial. A tree was planted by the community in honor of Donna Lehman. Rose and Gus Rossi planted a tree in honor of their son. Mussari said, “It's actually kind of wonderful that someone would plant a tree in honor of a loved one.” Windsor Park and its stories have brought a community to- gether. Mrs. Mussari said that every once in a while someone from the community weeds a small patch of the garden. “It’s had a healing effect,” Dr. Mussari said. “They are absolutely wonderful stories’ that will teach all of us that it’s not the size of your bank account or the length of your car that matters.” The Mussaris are currently working on a second season of “Windsor Park Stories.” More in- formation about the show can be found on the internet. af www.leader.net/wps. Benefit for tornado victims where you make your own hot dog or sausage sandwich will _ be available. Mini craft shops s will be set up by various crafters : from ourarea. : For both childrenar and adults, Meat Market, hot dogs donated _ by 52 Diner, wimpies made by local residents, and all the fix- : = . ngs donated by Bricks Market. Itis shaping up to be a fun evening. Come rain or shine as : most attractions will be held : inside. For more nthrmmtion. to donate a bake sale item, rent a stand to sell your crafts, or buy a b0-b0 ticket, please call lie aval bie ~ Debbie Dixon at 388-2403. Diversity (continued from page 1) multicultural understanding. Most (of these students) had no exposure with different economic backgrounds or races. We had students who were Hindu, Bud- dhist, Muslim and atheist. We had kids with learning disabilities and physical disabilities,” ex- plained Trompetter. During the a program called, “Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes,” Dr. Pe- ter Alan Kaufman, executive di- rector of Jewish Family Services, separated the group based on eye color. He proceeded to rattle off statistics citing how unsuccess- ful and untalented blue-eyed people are. In the same breath he talked of these same statistics showing that brown-eyed people were destined to be smart and successful and able to establish effective relationships with oth- ers. “You're a blue-eye basher,” one boy exclaimed with a smile un- derlined with a tinge of sincerity. “My job in life is to let people know about blue-eyed people,” Kaufman shot back, but with a grin. With his lecture full of humor- ous absurdities, Kaufman got his point across. “He did this to show how it feels to be segregated and put down,” said Jaclyn, who lives in Dallas. One girl said if all his statistics were true she would, “Thank good- ness | don’t have blue eyes, but feel bad for those who did.” Although his examples were absurd, a student named Joy recognized these ideas in the real world. “It’s real life. If you look hi was so different than anything | . Tv ve ever been to.” Jaci Walkowiak Dallas different than someone else, you're always going to be ‘judged’ by someone else.” As the students sat around on | the floor listening, it was obvious how comfortable they were with one another. They teased each other and laughed easily. H they disagreed with someone's opin- ion, they generally waited until the speaker was finished to ex- , press themselves in a non-accu- satory manner. Trompetter said respect ud open lines of communication are absolutely essential for a camp like this to be a success. “If you establish an atmosphere of guilt and blame, most people will shut down,” she said. So, there were ground rules in the camp. All things said in a room were confidential, everyone had a right to their opinion and everyone had to listen even if they didn’t agree. “If somebody said something we didn’t like or that offended us, we say ‘Ouch,’ and they say ‘Whoops.’ This way students can express themselves without get- ting argumentative,” Trompetter said. Jaclyn, 16, who will be a junior next year, said she came to “learn more about diversity in the area.” Rotary hands out book scholarships Each year Dallas Rotary Club awards “book scholarships” to four students, two from Lake-Lehman school district and two from Dallas school district. The students are selected by the school guidance counselors, not only for scholastic ability, but also for other areas of excellence. Each student was presented with a check for $500 to help defray some of the cost for books, while attending the first year of college. Shown in the picture from left are, Brian Blase, Dallas H.S. who plans to attend Penn State in their Actuarial Science program; Jennifer Vodzak, Dallas H.S. who plans to attend Wilkes University aiming through the Hahneman program to become a psychiatrist; Melissa Saxon, President of the Dallas Rotary Club; Kathleen Santry, Lake-Lehman H.S. has a great interest in graphic arts and advertising will be attending Pace University, New York City and Michael Sudol, Lake-Lehman H.S. who has won several awards in art, plans to attend the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, FL. Field trip to pick berries July 11 She was one of four students from Wyoming Seminary to be accepted to the camp. What struck her was how dose everyone got in such a short pe- riod of time. “Everyone came in and only knew the people from their schools. Everyone opened up so much and became so close. A lot of kids said they never felt that close to anyone. This was so different than anything I've ever been to,” said Jaclyn, the daugh- ter of Linda and Dave Walkowiak. “Most of the speakers were ex- cellent. They were people we could allrelate to and they really opened our eyes. They didn’t hold any- thing back and really put it out there for us,” she said. One of the biggest eye openers for Jacyln was how people, in- cluding herself, felt about sexual orientation. “We always think of race as the main discrimination. But, I saw through conversation that we were all unsure about how we felt about the issue of people’s sexual orientation,” said Jaclyn, who came to this conclu- sion after the group heard repre- sentatives from Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. “We saw a film about how it would feel to be straight in a gay United Penn REALE Thursday through Saturday July 9, 10, 11 world. I guess I never really took it into account (how it must feel to be gay in our society),” she said. Jaclyn learned that there area lot of underlying differences be- tween people and that this area has a lot of problems dealing with diversity. “didn’t realize because I'm in the majority being white and Catholic. Now I'm more open and aware.’ The students do not plan to forget what they learned, but to actively use it. All 40 students already planned to organize a ¢ group called TRUTH in their schools to get across the ideas they learned at the camp. Also, they will publish The TRUTH newsletter every two months. “At Sem we are getting a Day of Concern, for which we will bring in speakerg Every schoolis doing it alittle differently, but the idea is the same,” said Jaclyn. “We are losing talented peo because they J do Mon., Tues., Wed. 10-6; Thurs. 10-8 & Sat. 10-5 United Penn Plaza Kingston « 288-6188 " Sidewalk Sale July 9, 10, & 11 MEN'S SHOP | Country Club | United Penn Plaza 9 Kingston ¢ 288-6501 Up to 75% off Mens er Boys A field trip to pick wild blueberries on Haystack Mountain in Mountaintop will be sponsored by the Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society on Sat., July 11. Meet at the Blackman Plaza K-Mart parking lot in Wilkes-Barre at 9 a.m. or Crestwood Motel, Mountaintop at 9:15 a.m. John Jakoby will lead. Bring berry buckets. Free and open to the public. SALE 30% t 50% Off Suits, Dresses & Separates Sale Starts July 9 Mon.-Sat. 10-5; Thurs. 10-7 & 287-4801 Fy
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