3 ard : department. T. Pfeiffer Memorial Perform- sistants will be on hand to an- this area for the upcoming high Co my Students compete ance Scholarships, rewarding swer questions. Rovnak is an school year or semester. These Dallas, the Edith Pillarella honored for scholarships three serious students of musi- amateur astronomer, retired personable and academically Grace Andrews BY Wyoming Seminary Five talented middle and high cal theater. aerospace engineer, and Penn select exchange students have Award at the Wyoming Seminary College school performers will light up . State graduate. Small groups are good English, are bright, curi- instittion’s Preparatory School in Kingston the floorboards of the Wyoming DHS Class of '67 welcome on public nights. ous and anxious to learn about annual Honors recently presented its annual Seminary Buckingham Perform- plans reunion Larger groups, such as Girland the USA by living as part of Award Banquet Joseph C. Donchess Distin- ing Arts Center on North The Dallas High Class of 1967 Boy Scout troops, are invited to your family, attending high at the Banks guished Service Award to Edith Sprague Avenue in Kingston on will hold a reunion picnic from 1 call for a private session. school and sharing their own Student Life Pillarella, of Dallas, class of Sunday, June 3 as they compete to 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 16, The observatory openedin culture and language with you. : Center. 1965, for exceptional service to for three scholarships to attend at the Castle Inn. Food and soft 1990 and the computerized The exchange students arrive Martin Martin grad- the community and Wyoming ~~ Sem’s summer Performing Arts drinks will provided and acash Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain from their home country shortly uated summa cum laude May 19 Seminary. Institute (PAI). bar will be available. reflecting telescope is the only before school begins and return with a bachelor’s degree in man- Pillarella, a retired nursery Courtney Sowinski of Moun- Cost is $15 per person and one of its kind in the region. at the end of the school year or agement. The award is given to teacher and librarian at Wyom- tain Top, Evan Frase of Ply- reservations are required. Send ~~ The rural setting provides a semester. Each ASSE student is the outstanding non-traditional ing Seminary Lower School, mouth, Bryn Harvey of Trucks- payment to Donald Dennis, P. ~~ perfect opportunity for star- fully insured, brings his or her student who demonstrates en- taught for 23 years and received ville, Kyle Segarra of Honesdale O. Box 325, 1321 Durham Road, gazing away from city lights. own personal spending money thusiasm for lifelong learning. the Maslow Award for Excel- and Anne Berkowitz of Chester Pineville, PA 18946. _ For more information regard- and expects to bear his or her lence in Teaching in 1984. Springs will compete for one For further information, call ing viewing opportunities, con- share of household responsib- Misericordia She is an active member of full scholarship for PAL; asec- Bob Kelley at 1-800-775-8975. tact Thomas Winter at 675-9278 ilities, as well as being included honors Sarah Martin Trinity Presbyterian Churchin ond-place, $1,000 scholarship; or : or txw2@psu.edy; and Rovnak in normal family activities and College Misericordia recently Dallas, which her late husband, a third-place, $500 scholarship. Friedman Observatory at 925-2561 or jer32@psu.edu. lifestyles. The students are well eYized the acaderic ac the Rev. Andrew Pillarella These five performers were ~~ open Monday nights Information is also available on screened and qualified by ASSE. plichaments of teacher odu- founded in 1961, and she estab- among more than 25 young The Friedman Observatory at college’s Web site at Families may select the young- cation Sarah Martin of Dallas lished the church’s nursery artists who auditioned for an the Penn State Wilkes Barre www.wh.psu.edu. Go to the ster of their choice from exten- during the institution's annual School. She holds bachelor’s and opportunity to perform inthe campus in Lehman Township quick links for the Friedman sive student applications, family Honors and Awards Banquet at 1025ter’s degrees in English and Musical Theater Scholarship offers opportunities to view the Observatory. photos and biographical essays. the Banks Student Life Center. library science from Bloomfield Gala Benefit on June 3. night sky through a comput- F. ili ht To become a host family or | The K. Monica Kruger Award College and Pratt Institute. The gala performance will erized 16-inch Meade telescope. amilies souqg find out more about ASSE and | CR Cie The award is the highest begin at 7:00 p.m. and is open to The observatory is open to the for exchange students its programs, please call Sue graduated cum aude witha honor bestowed by the Wyom- the public. public starting one hour after ASSE International Student ~~ 1-732-251-1517 or 1-800-677- | bachelor’s degvee In clementary 10E Seminary Board of Trustees Tickets are available in ad- sunset on clear Mondays. If Exchange Programs (ASSE) is ~~ 2773. Or visit us at www.asse- education. The award is present- °% behalf of everyone associated vance or at the door and are $50 Monday is not clear, the observ- seeking local host families for com. _= Sunday, May 27, 2007 COMM UNITY THE POST PAGE 7A @:o00L BRIEFS with the school. It expresses for adults and $25 for students. atory will be open Tuesday at boys and girls from a variety of appreciation for the life and Proceeds will benefit PAI's Mu- the same time. countries around the world. Regina Martin is ed to an outstanding adult lear- example, sacrifices and devotion sical Theater Program and will John Rovnak, acting director These students are 15 to 18 honored at Misericordia ner in the teacher education of those who are honored. help to fund this year’s William of the observatory, and his as- years of age, and are coming to COMMITTEE PLANNING FOR 61ST LIBRARY AUCTION The Back Mountain Memorial Library's 6Ist Annual Antiques & New Goods Auction will be held this year on July 5, 6, 7 and 8 on the library-grounds in Dallas. Committee members gath- ered recently to discuss the upcoming fundraiser. From left, seated, are Nadine Young, Auction Advisory & “Nearly Olde"; Lou Ellen Zekas, “Nearly Olde"; Leslie Horoshko, antiques chair- person; Diane Holtje, plants; Neela Patel, basket raffle; Karen Shuster, auction treasurer. Stand- ing: Jim Reese, electrician; Karen Attanasio, bid-time events; Carol Eyette, new goods chair; Carol Sweeney, auction chairperson; Ron Moran, auction advisory; Joe Stager, auction adviso- y; Ernie Ashbridge, auctioneer and advisory; John Rhoades, Rotary Club Food Booth; and Clarence Michael, auction co-chairman. Anyone who would like to volunteer this year may stop JENNIFER YENCHA WINS GIRL SCOUT COMPETITION S474 ig es by the library and sign up or call 675-182. Jennifer Yencha, of Wyoming, created the winning logo design for Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania (GSHPA). A merger of Penn's Woods, Scranton Pocono, Hemlock and Penn Laurel Girl Scout Councils, GSHPA will serve 45,000 girls throughout northeast and central Pennsylva- WYCALLIS STUDENTS DESIGN YEARBOOK COVER nia. Jennifer, age 7 1/2, attends Wycallis Elementary School in Dallas and is a member of Brownie Troop 2694. “Her design really captured the essence of the new council,” explained Catherine Schafer, CEO of CDS Creative Inc., who oversaw the competition. Over 200 logo designs were submitted by girls, ages 7 to 17. The professional marketing staff at CDS Creative selected the five finalists. “Girl Scouts from 30 counties then voted on these logos and Jennifer's design received the most votes,” added Schafer. The new Girl Scout logo is featured on a variety of merchandise, including t-shirts, backpacks and teddy bears. Jennifer and her family were a guests of honor at the “Joining our Hearts To- gether Celebration” held May 5 at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds. NAT 0:48 ERY (0) NS WA HI BY BN SIE FM. RIRBY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 4 The Wycallis Elementary School recently held a contest to design the cover of the 2006-2007 school yearbook. The contest was open to all Wycallis fifth grade students and the winning de- signs were chosen by Wycallis art teacher Mrs. Caprice Ryman and principal Kathleen McCarthy. The winning design, which will be featured on the front cover of the yearbook, was submitted by Madison Ziemba. Four additional designs, submitted by Maria Lombard, Kayla Wanek, Emma Niz- nik, and Khadayah Whitaker, were chosen to be featured on the back cover. Proudly displaying the winning designs are, from left, Mrs. Ryman, Lombard, Wanek, Niznik, Ziemba, and Whitaker. Showtimes: 1:00 pm $6 * 7:30pm $8 5-Show Ticket Series: $25 and $35 NOTES on A SCANDAL « May 30 * Rated PG-15; 92 Minutes Two woman, caught up in a drama of need and betrayal, are at the heart of this psychological thriller. The twists and turns of the story are noted in the acerbic diary of Barbara Covert (Dame Judi Dench), a domineering and solitary teacher. Her world changes when the school’s new art teacher (Cate Blanchett) arrives and they soon become friends. Their relationship takes an ominous turn when Barbara discovers art teacher, Sheba, is having an incendiary affair with one of her young students. As Barbara threatens to expose Sheba, her own secrets tumble out, exposing the deceptions at the core of each of the woman's lives. miss potter. June 6 © Rated PG; 92 Minutes Academy-award winner Renee Zellweger stars as the plucky heroine Beatrix Potter in this charming biography about the much-loved children’s author. Set in Edwardian England, the story begins just as Beatrix is on the cusp of becoming a celebrity with the publication of her first book. She falls in love with publisher (Ewan McGregor) and becomes engaged to the dismay of her parents. Persuaded to delay her wedding and leave London, these actions ! prove disastrous and change Beatrix’s life forever. After facing tragedy and loneliness, she returns home an independent woman with strong views. Even though she became a successful writer, prize- winning farmer, and entrepreneur, Beatrix Potter's first, abandoned love held an important spot in her life. | THE TALIAN * June 13 ® Rated PG-13; 92 Minutes Based on a true story, six-year old Vanya, living in a state-run orphanage in contemporary Russia must choose between adoption by an affluent Italian family or running away to find the mother who abandoned him. Nicknamed “The Italian” by the other orphans, Vanya steals his birth records and his mother’s address, and escapes. This initiates an intense pursuit by the adoption broker and the head of the orphanage. Find the runaway child or lose a very lucrative deal. [Led pelt] HOME COMFORT SERVICES We Offer: . 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