Vol. 117 No. 7 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 February 12 - February 18, 2006 50¢ SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS AND LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS A labor of art, love Annual Suzanne Maria Rossetti Memorial Juried Art Contest @ its 25th year The Suzanne Maria Rossetti Me- morial Juried Art Contest was found- ed by compassion. And it’s continued for a quarter of a century because of love. Local students in grades seven through 12 are invited to enter the 25th annual Suzanne Maria Rossetti Memorial Juried Art Contest. The event is sponsored by Dallas resi- dents Joe and Sue Hand in memory of the late Suzanne Rossetti, a native of Saugus, Mass. Sue Hand was overwhelmed when she read a 1981 Time Magazine story about 23-year-old Suzanne Rossetti, who locked her keys in her car out- side of a convenience store in Phoe- nix. Two men approached her, saying they were willing to help. They murdered her, instead. After reading the tragic story, the Hands called Suzanne’s parents, Louise and Peter Rossetti, and ex- pressed a desire to hold an art exhibit in her memory. All students in grades 7-12 residing n, or studying art within, the geo- graphical boundaries of the Dallas, Lake-Lehman, Tunkhannock and Northwest Area school districts may enter the contest. All entries must be delivered to Sue Hands Imagery, 35 Main Street in Dallas, beginning Feb. 13 and no later than Feb. 22. Ribbons will be awarded in 12 dif- ferent categories on each separate grade level by two panels of three judges each. They will be judged separately on each grade level in a variety of cate- gories including pencil, pastel, water- @- acrylic, oil, ink, scratchboard, ixed media, fibers, photography, prints, and miniature drawings and paintings. The size of the photo- graphs must be at least 8-by-10. No entry may exceed a total size of 40 inches in any direction. All two-di- mensional entries must be mounted or matted, or framed — the exception is works on canvas board or stretched canvas — and must be accompanied by an entry form. Entry forms are available from area school art teachers or at Sue Hand’s Imagery. All two-dimensional artwork, oth- er than matted paper, must have a se- cure hanger on the back. Artwork must have been completed in the last 12 months and may not have been en- tered in any previous Rossetti Art Show. Each student may submit a total of three entries. In addition, a separate awards jury of six artists will assign many community-sponsored cash awards and gift certificates. The deadline for entries is 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22. The public is in- ted to the opening reception of the ow from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, March 5 at the MacDonald Art Gallery on the campus of College Misericordia in Dallas. An awards ceremony will fol- low at 4 p.m. in the Walsh Auditori- um. The exhibit of winning art works will continue through March 31. For a complete listing of all rules, call Heather Madeira at 675-5094. V Inside The Post 8 Pages, 1 Section CTOSSWOIES iivuiisciiverseninrisssisioe 2 CIVIC FIBWS vooinsieriericssnirsenisaseseersns 3 Only Yesterday.......ccoceeriivenrnnnn. 4 SPOEES .....ovtiiiisiiin dieu itineis 6 ¥ How To Reach Us News: 829-7248 thepost@leader.net 15 N. Main St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 & Advertising: 829-7101 Subscriptions and Delivery: 829-5000 Wordhorde gives singers, poets a chance to grab the spotlight Talent center stage BY GENELLE HOBAN Post Correspondent DALLAS - Unique beats from the guitar and bass of Tristan Oldershaw and Alex Santini — and the poetry of Dallas resident Ron Kross — echoed throughout the reference room at the Back Mountain Memorial Library last weekend. The three men were part of the li- brary’s fifth Wordhorde event. Word- horde is an open-mic night in a cof- feehouse atmosphere where perform- ers can sign up at the door to play and sing music, read poetry or perform drama. The cultural event is spon- sored by the Friends of the Back Mountain Memorial Library. Wordhorde began “| was in in September 2005 th a during the Back e origi Mountain Harvest nal cast of Festival, and since 1 " has seemed to really 1776" on catch on in the com- Broadway munity. ‘ ’ & “The president of so I've al the Friends of the Li- ways had brary, Jill Kryston, an interest came up with the : name,” said Brian in the Fulton, circulation arts.” supervisor at the li- brary. “Her son went Ron Kross to school (else- Dallas resident where), and that’s what they called it where he went.” Fulton described the event as a place to kick back and have some fun. Kross read a poem he wrote while taking a poetry class in New York. “The professor handed each of us a postcard and told us to write about it,” the soon-to-be 70-year-old said. “Mine had a big black pot on a tripod from Middle Ages Norway.” Kross admitted that they only thing he could associate with Norway was Leif Erickson, so he said he wrote a poem about how he arrived in America before Christopher Co- lumbus. “l write poetry whenever I can,” said Kross who has lived in the area for about a decade. “I was in the origi- nal cast of “1776” on Broadway so I've always had an interest in the arts.” Oldershaw, 22, and Santini, 19, are Wilkes-Barre residents and friends who frequently perform their origi- PHOTOS FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Alex Santini and Tristan Oldershaw perform at the Wordhorde at the Back Mountain Memorial Library. Dallas resident Ron Kross shares a poem with the audience. nal songs, which are a mix of rock and jazz, at many area open-mic nights. “My mom told me about this,” said Oldershaw who has been playing the guitar since he was 8 years old. “I al- ways get a little anxiety beforehand but once I get up there it goes away.” Oldershaw’s father and his step- mother came to see him perform at the library. “I'm just here watching,” Dan Ol- dershaw of Mountain Top, Tristan’s father, said. “I play the guitar too, but I stopped performing a long time ago.” The King’s College Campion Socie- ty, a creative writing association, helped setup the event and also baked refreshments for event goers. “We need to do a service project for grant money,” Chad Hoffman, 18, a student at King’s said. Another member of the Campion Society, Nate Richardson, 20, of Plains Township, read his original poem titled, “A Wandering Sailor,” as an audience of 20 or so listened. “It was published in a horror maga- zine in Texas,” Richardson who was also wearing a sailor’s cap said. “It’s a portrayal of basically the human race as wandering through life, not know- ing, but knowing internally.” Fulton said the next Wordhorde will most likely take place during Na- tional Library Week in the first week in April. Legion serves up a Proceeds from 46th annual pig roast will benefit many of the organization's service projects DALLAS - The members of the Dad- dow-Issacs Post 672 American Legion take their commitment to the Back Mountain community very seriously. And that’s one of the reasons they've been holding their annual pig roast for more than four decades. “That’s our purpose, really. That's what the American Legion stands for,” said dinner chairman Jim Baloga. “We're here to serve the community.” The legion held its 46th annual pig roast last weekend at the Post Home on Route 415. More than 250 people en- joyed a dinner of roast pork, potatoes, stuffing and beverages. The operation got under way at 9 p.m. Saturday and the cleanup didn’t end until 12 hours later. Following the dinner, approximately 110 people attended a dance from 9 p.m. 1 a.m. “It’s long day,” said Baloga. “But it’s worth it.” Last year’s pig roast drew approxi- mately 310 people, but Baloga says turn- out at this year’s event was about nor- mal. Proceeds from the pig roast will be used toward many of the legion’s com- munity service projects. “This is one of the few fund-raisers that we do,” he said. “A lot of people re- quest things, like Little League. We also give money to the VA hospital and to fire and ambulance companies. Having a fund-raiser likes this really helps out.” 7p : of community support PHOTOS FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Colleen Williams, left, and Bonnie Thomas right, cut pieces of sheet cake for the American Legion's annual pig roast. Betty DeBarry of Lehman Township gets a hot spoonful of gravy over her takeout meal at the pig roast.
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