Vol. 118 No. 43 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 October 28 - November 3, 2007 *The DAIIAS POST. SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS AND LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com It appeared to be just a regu- lar school day at Lake-Leh- man Junior/Senior High School. There were a few cars in the parking lot and outside of the building, all was quiet. The problem - it was quiet in- side, too. Teachers in the Lake-Leh- man School District were not inside or outside their schools Tuesday. Although the teach- ers remained on strike Tues- day, they were not picketing. Although no official reason could be obtained for the lack of picketers at all Lake-Leh- man Schools on Tuesday, the weather most of that day was dark, dreary and rainy. And that didn’t go over well with Jaime Wesley, an 11th- grader on the Lake-Lehman Even though teachers in the Lake-Lehman School District are on strike and students are not in class, most extra- @ activities continue. Here, Andrea Butchko, Kody Sutliff, Jaime Wesley and Catherine Sullivan decorate the gym at Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School for senior night at the girls’ volleyball team on Tuesday. The students had extra time to prepare the gym because teachers in the school district are on strike. The lone senior on the team, Kelly Evans, weaers No. 8 and is represented with a deco- ration above the door trimmed in black and gold balloons. Extra-curricular activities continue at Lake-Lehman DOTTY MARTIN/ THE DALLAS POST “I don't think it's right actually. And today they're not out there because it's raining.” Jaime Wesley Lake-Lehman junior girls’ volleyball team. “I don’t think it’s right ac- tually,” Wesley said of the strike. “And today they’re not out there because it’s raining.” Wesley and the underclass- men on her team were inside the senior high school gymna- sium decorating for senior night. Kelly Evans, the team’s lone senior, was to be honored later in the evening at the See ACTIVITY, Page 9 Challenged students enjoy Trail of Treats program a Students from the Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18 physical support class at Kistler Elementary School in Wilkes-Barre attended the Trails of Treats event at the Ramada Inn on Tuesday. From left, first row, are Serena Evans, Trucksville; Nicky McAdarra, Avoca; and Elizabeth Breznay, Plains. Second row, Debi Zielinski, Shavertown, teacher; Mary Lea Cease, Mountain Top, teacher assistant; and Robin Jones, Dallas, enabler. ‘special’ Halloween entally and physically chal- lenged children from the Back Mountain and the entire Wyoming Valley came out Tuesday to WNEP-TV Chan- nel 16’s Fourth Annual Trail of Treats at the Ramada Inn in Wilkes-Barre. The Halloween party is designed specifi- cally for these children who might otherwise not have a chance to go trick-or-treating. The kids went from room to room and fil- led their bags with goodies. Many of WNEP’s on-air personalities took part in the event. WNEP thanks the following organizations that helped make this year’s Trail of Treats a success: Anthracite Region for Independent Living, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of NEPA, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Boscov's in Wilkes-Barre, Career Uniforms and Scrubs, Citizens Bank, Geisinger Wyom- ing Valley, Gertrude Hawk Chocolates, Grot- to Pizza, Guard Insurance, John Heinz/Al- lied Services, Komen Foundation, McDo- nald’s, NEPA Magic Association, Pepsi, Ra- mada Inn on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, Rotary of Kingston, Sallie Mae, Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Yankees, Shamrock Communi- cations, St. Joseph Center, UGI-Penn Natural Gas, Unitrin Direct, Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce, Wilkes-Barre City/Depart- ment of Health/EMT, Wise Potato Chips, Wyoming Valley Alcohol & Drug Services, and Wyoming Valley Health Care System. Students in the Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18 Life Skills Class at the Nanticoke Edu- cational Center came in costume to WNEP-TV's Fourth Annual Trail of Treats along with their teacher, Becky Kowalek. From left, first row, are Joseph Radar, Dallas; Michele Chappell, Hunlock Creek. Second row, Don Jacobs, WNEP-TV Channel 16; Alex Scott, Sweet Valley; Robert Nichols, Hunlock Creek; Mike Stevens and Sherman Burdette, both from WNEP-TV Channel 16. V Inside The Post 20 Pages, 1 Section Community .......... 2.35,6 Editorial .. 4 Obituaries......... assess 8,9 SCOPE... eesicivsisissonnss ht Sports....... reeires 10,1,12,13 Old Shoe Game preview, Page 12 v How To Reach Us News: 970-7440 news@mydallaspost.com 15 N. Main St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 Advertising: 831-7303 @ .b<crivtions and Delivery: 829-5000 Harveys Lake woman will showcase creative By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com Before her daughter was even born, Christina Urban decided to be a stay-at-home mom. To make some extra money, Urban started crafting artistic items to sell. Now, 24 years later, Urban’s work has grown and become her ca- reer. The Harveys Lake woman will be a featured artist at the Second Annual Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts on November 2 and 3 at the banquet ball of Triton Hose Company in Tunkhannock. Urban does decorative paint- ing and fine art. Her specialties include collectible wooden fig- ures of Santa Claus, Christmas ornaments and painted furniture. She is also known for her pet por- traits created from photos and hand-painted onto wood, slate, canvas and rock. Urban once painted portraits of two turtles onto a rock. The portrait looked so realistic, the turtles took a lik- ing to the rock and it became the newest member of their family. A lifelong resident of the Back Mountain, Urban grew up around art. Her father was a fine painter and her mother was artistic. Though she has never had formal art training, Urban considers her- self an artist and is a member of the National Society of Decora- tive Painters. In addition to the work she creates to sell, she gives art lessons in her home. “That’s really fun; I really enjoy the kids,” Urban said, admitting that one of her students is an adult. At the upcoming Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts, Urban will sell wooden Santa Claus candles- ticks, cut-out pieces of wood shaped like Santa Claus with de- tail painting, painted furniture and hand-painted pet ornaments. Urban attends about eight arts and crafts shows a year, including those at the Hayfield House at Penn State/Wilkes-Barre, Jack Frost Mountain and in the Lake- Lehman School District (where talent Harveys Lake resident Christina Urban will show- case and sell her artistic creations next weekend at the Second An- nual Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts at the Triton Hose Com-~ pany in Tunk- hannock. about her job is its ability to in- clude her family. Her mother, daughter, and son help her with her son is a student). This year, she will use a show in Philadel- phia as a trial to break out of the Wyoming Valley area. What Urban likes the most See TALENT, Page 5
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