| @BEES 3 The Dallas Post NEWS Sunday, January 23, 2005 festesns from page 1) | After the students visited each of the sta- \ltions, they were given a triangular piece of beeswax and a wick. Each student then made a beeswax candle to take home with the admonition that only his or her parents were allowed to light it. By the way, hornets are just large wasps that live in colonies. They eat bugs and ‘can ‘sting several times ‘without dying. Bees ‘eat nectar from flow- ers, make nests out of wax and die after a sin- gle sting. Also, honey kills bacteria on con- tact and can be substi- tuted for sugar in ® recipes. For more information about bees, beekeep- ing and honey making, visit www.cliffsun- flower.com gueen bee in the hive. PHOTOS FOR THE POST/M.B. GILLIGAN tudents, from left, Steven Gusp, Jerica Mutzabaugh and aranda Moosic were mesmerized by the working beehive Parent Colleen Kustrin, left, and kindergarten teacher Betsy Balonis helped students to spot the Students, from left, Tony DeCesaris, Kyle James, Katelynn Harrison and Devin Lindley, tried their hand at wearing a bee- keeper's gloves. Grants will help update 40-year-old ordinances By CAMILLE FIOTI Post Correspondent DALLAS TWP. — The town- ship ordinances will finally be getting a long-desired overhaul, thanks to a $120,000 state grant through the Luzerne County Office of Community Development. Engineer Thomas Doughton said at the Jan. 18 meeting that the town- ship is eligible for the grant, which ranges from $100,000 to $125,000 every two years, and is designed to benefit low- to moderate-income families. The ordinances were written in 1965 and haven't been revised since then, Doughton said. The supervisors allocated $40,000 for rewriting the zon- ing, planning, subdivision, land development and noise ordi- nances. Preparing a long-range Township Comprehensive Plan, which is determined how land is used, is also part of the project. He said a citizens advi- sory board would probably be created to assist the township. The funds will also be used to control flooding in the area of Route 309, the Kunkle/Aldersen road intersec- tion, and near the Kunkle fire station. “The fire department had two feet of water with (the storm caused by) Hurricane Ivan,” Doughton said. Another $80,000 will be used for that project, which will include dredging Leonards Creek, a tributary of Bowman's Creek, and placing approximately 300 feet of Gabian baskets (narrow, wire baskets filled with stone), along the sides of the creek. In other business: e Marlene Burkhart of Ondish Hills complained that noise from Pulverman Enterprises seemed to get worse the previous weekend. “I walked all around my house, and we have a big lot, and no matter where I went, you could hear that sound,” she said. “It was so loud, there was no escaping it.” Vice President Frank Wagner said Randy Mark, owner of Pulverman, has been cooperative and is making progress with the sound reduction project. Retiring cheerleading coach honored By ANDREW CLYDE For The Post LEHMAN TWP. — Tears and applause erupted at the Jan. 18 Lake-Lehman School Board meeting when cheer- leading coach Sandy Dobrowolski accepted a plaque for achievement. Dobrowolski, the cheerlead- ing coach for the past 14 years, is retiring to “be a grandmoth- er,” she said at a small ceremo- ny during the meeting. A former Lehman cheer- leader, Christie Snyder pre- sented the award to Dobrowolski amid a standing ovation. “She really put herself out there,” said Snyder, Class of 1997. “She went way beyond cheerleading.” LIBRARIAN (continued from page 1) chairman, and the library’s board of directors extended the children’s room to almost triple its former size. The “children’s wing,” completed in 1998, meas- ures 28 by 78 feet. Access to the area is through a beautiful arch graced by fanciful wood carvings produced by local artisan Marshall Rumbaugh. “I once mentioned to Kerry reeman (a former library board resident) I thought an archway through the wall would be an easy way to add on to the chil- dren’s room, and that’s exactly what they did,” says Rudolph. In addition to providing space for story hours and activities that no longer interfere with other patrons, the bright new space has made a noticeable dif- ference in kids’ behavior. “The children were immediately qui- eter, more respectful, cheerful,” says Rudolph. Much of the credit for the room’s organization, book selec- tion, and atmosphere has belonged to Rudolph, wherever the children’s area has been located. Many patrons and com- ~ munity residents have remarked about her abilities and personal traits. “She’s amazing and has the finest taste in good children’s lit- erature. She’s a walking card cat- alogue, who is very computer savvy, and knows where every ook is,” says Jean Grube, a tory hour volunteer in the chil- dren’s room the past three years. “She is very receptive. A per- fect lady, with an extra touch of kindness, and well-liked by the i : Spend a weekend with us on a guided retreat for individuals. 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Marilyn looked carefully at who illustrated the books, and whether the would book be read and useful to the community. But I'm especially rewarded when a reluctant reader comes back and says ‘I liked that (book). Are there any more?’ I'm confident because of Marilyn's example that I can work for this community.” children,” says Barbara Kohler, director of Little People Day School, which shares the build- ing with the library. “Shed let the children choose their own stories and the kids would say they saw Mrs. Rudolph in the grocery store.” Rudolph’s influence crossed the generations. “For persons of any age, Marilyn has always been a warm and welcoming figure and a sin- gle line of continuity throughout the history of the library. She can make order from chaos, has a calming influence on people and is a friend of the kids. She’s ladylike, yet her appearance belies her sense of humor,” says Shawn Murphy, a library patron whose children and now grand- children enjoy the story hours and children’s room. The original children’s library, where Rudolph became librarian succeeding Mrs. Florence Crump and Nancy Kozemchak, was in the Kilmer-Parrish house next to the Ryman house on Main Street. Rudolph recalls has \ bg being anxious, yet happy, to start out there. The old building offered sur- prises beyond children’s pranks. “One day some sort of animal swooped down from one stack to another. It didn’t look like a bird. I saw it was a flying squir- rel and managed to get it out- side. The next day it was back and probably came back in through the chimney. We then took him to Rickett’s Glen. He never came back and I don’t know if he ate the books or read them,” says Rudolph with a laugh. “Raccoons nested in that house too, but had a sadder end- ing.” The former Marilyn Coughlin, Rudolph graduated from the Wilkes-Barre Institute for Women in Kingston (The build- ing that is now Wyoming Seminary Lower School) and then Connecticut College for Women. She is the granddaugh- ter of James M. Coughlin for whom Coughlin High School is named. With a degree in social work Rudolph didn’t feel qualified to work as a children’s librarian when hired by Mrs. Martin Davern, yet she has seen the role of the librarian expand to involve more community serv- ice and outreach, or “social work,” than ever. A new program called “The Family Place — a parent-child workshop” will start in May and involve infants, two months to 1-year-old, and their parents. The library will pro- vide an hour-long educational play environment for the infants while the parents inter- act with each other and invited professionals. And about the wizard. For many years, each Halloween Rudolph would dress up like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz. “But scarecrows are stiff and don’t talk to anyone,” says Rudolph. One year many of the children were frightened and cried when they saw the scare- Crow. “Millie Zarambo (another library employee), hand made a wizard’s costume and I asked to borrow it,” says Rudolph. The rest is history, because since then Rudolph has dressed to become the library’s Wizard each Halloween. The library plans a communi- ty retirement party for Marilyn Rudolph on Wednesday, Jan. 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. The library will be open and the communi- ty is invited to drop by and cel- ebrate her career. STYLIN Our goal is to make you look and feel your best. Our highly trained staff offers skilled hands, receptive ears and experienced eyes. 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