ae The Post Sunday, May 23, 2004 3 K "Open house — (continued from page 1) our environment by helping to . clean up our roads and streams. Most of our members and busi- ness owners are, in fact, Back Mountain residents.” Major sponsors of the event ware Twin Stacks Center, 1 Pennstar Bank, Autoworks In- ‘" ternational, Stax & Co. and Par- ‘ente Randolph, CPA. “Our hope is that people will look at the Back Mountain as a “business area just like Pittston, Wilkes-Barre or Scranton and will want to foster our home- town spirit,” said Ed Mott, branch manager of the Pennstar office in Dallas. The hours of the business fair are 4-7 p.m. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and beverages - will be served. More than 30 as- sociation members will display their products and services, and & many will offer door prizes val- ued at $50 or more. “We hope the public will join us for an evening of fun and sur- prises,” said Banta. “We live and work together, and it would be nice if more of us got to know each other.” Representatives of major sponsors of the Business Fair and Card Exchange gathered recent- ly for a photo. From left: Jill Martin, Parente Randolph CPA; Buzz Boback, Autoworks In- ternational; Lynn Banta, Twin Stacks Center; Ed Mott, Pennstar Bank. Stax & Co. restau- rant, which is reopening under new ownership, is also a major sponsor. Small art (continued from page 1) little mistake and it’s very hard © to save the painting.” She’s re- ~ minded of the expression, “the devil is in the details.” Miniature art is named not only for the reduced size of the . paintings, but also for the de- © ‘tailed work and vibrant colors used. The art form requires at- tention to the smallest detail, sharpness of line and exact se- lection of color. The finished product must be perfect enough to be scrutinized under lesser known quote by Mies van der Rohe (an artist/archi- tect, of course) which insists that, “God is in the details.” Miniature artists frequently work under a magnifying glass s'when painting and a glass will ii be supplied at the Smithsonian “exhibition to each person at- 2:tending in order to more easily -i:8ee;the details of the paintings. Even the packing process is detailed and precise. “We hand- JASONS | © a magnifying glass. There is a wrapped the paintings in bub- ble wrap.” says Jim Rogowski , president of the Cider Painters. “Then I read that each painting has to be in its own bubbled- mailing envelope, so we’ll be repacking them.” says Rogows- ki. Well, maybe, the devil was working the details that time. The first international exhib- it of the World Federation of Miniaturists was held in 1995 in London ; the second, in 2000, was shown in Tasmania. This third show will be the largest international exhibition of fine art in miniature ever as- sembled. Each local society deter- mines the canvas size and me- dia requirements for their paintings; but a full artistic menu for the exhibition will in- clude landscapes, portraits and still life done in watercolor, oil, and acrylic. There will be some scrimshaw, enamel, porcelain and even sculpture, adds Ro- THE UNIVERSITY OF I SE A i i SCRANTON ANT ESUIT UNIVERSITY Summer 2004 Youth Programs Arts-based Enrichment Arts Unite — Music, creative writing, dance, puppetry, storytelling and theater for kinder- garten through 8th-grade students. July 12-30, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. * $650 wi Gitted Programs Time Travelers — Hands-on thematic curriculum combining science, math, literature and art for high-achieving 6th- through 8th-grade students. 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The local society based in Dallas, was established in 1984 and now has around 200 mem- bers in countries all over the world. “No they don’t come to the meetings, but we do talk on the telephone, and all con-* tribute when it comes time for a show,” says Rogowski. Sandy Leonard, from Pikes Creek, who has two entries in the Smithsonian exhibit, hopes to be able to attend the June 20 artists’ reception and opening in Washington, D.C. “It would be an opportunity of a lifetime for me,” she says. Whatever the inspiration for these interesting art pieces it should be a worth- while show. More information about the show can be obtained at www.smithsonian.org/exhibi- tions/ or call the Cider Painters-at 477-5116. : Tax (continued from page 1) in September. The combina- tion of interest and principal will be about $200,000. The cash balance in the gen- eral fund stood at $243,344 at the end of April. In February, the supervisors considered tak- ing out a tax anticipation note to cover potential deficits, and in March, they authorized O'Neill to transfer up to $100,000 to the general fund from the capital reserve fund if tax receipts fell behind. Nei- ther step has been necessary. The capital reserve fund is in good shape in part because the Green Road paving project is expected to cost much less than the $500,000 that was borrowed when the work was first planned. The current quote is $330,000, and O'Neill said he expects it to finish a bit below that amount. The new SAT is coming... Will vou be ready? PTC 1s. WE OFFER SEPARATE COURSES FOR THE CURRENT AND NEW SAT 4 % ££ X PROFESSIONAL MATH & VERBAL FOR SENIORS NEW MATH & CRITICAL READING NEW SAT WRITING WITH ESSAY Solicitor asks patience In battle over noisy plant By CAMILLE FIOTI Post Correspondent DALLAS TWP. — A second noise study performed on Pul- verman Enterprises concluded that the plant is in violation of the noise ordinance and if the owner does not comply with an enforcement to cease and de- sist with unacceptable noise levels the township will take them to court. Township Solicitor Michael Melnick delivered the news at the May 18 meeting of supervi- sors to a crowded room of an- gry residents who have been annoyed for months by what they term a constant thumping noise produced by the sheet metal plant’s heavy presses. Melnick said that normally a violating party is given seven to 14 days to comply with an en- forcement order. He said any- one could file a suit against the company on their own but the township must follow due process. “Due process means to issue an enforcement notice. Now you can go ahead and jump the gun and sue right now, but I'm telling you we have to follow things step by step, otherwise we're all going to wind up in Federal Court on the other end of a civil rights suit.” Dr. Gilbert Griffiths, who lives in Orchard View Terrace, expressed disappointment that ‘Melnick never contacted him to go along on a recent visit to the plant as promised. “Even a phone call saying you couldn’t make it would have sufficed for us. It is ex- tremely important to us to know that the support is there and you follow through with your commitments. If we don’t know that the support is there, we're really not sure that the follow-up is going to happen,” said Griffiths. “Have faith” replied Melnick. Dr. Michael Kovalick of Downing Drive passed out a lengthy report copied from the World Health Organization’s web site (www.who.org) de- scribing the adverse health ef- fects of noise, particularly on children. The report reads, “Low frequency noise is associ- ‘ated with vibrations. Adverse health effects due to low fre- quency noises are estimated to be more severe than for com- munity noises in general and these noises are generally un- derestimated with the usual types of sound measurement. Children have been identified as particularly vulnerable to noise exposure.” Louise Latzko of Kingswood Drive said, “My son is 6 and the first time he was exposed to the noise he started screaming at the top of his lungs. 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