Vol. 120 No. 15 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 April 12 - 18, 2009 The 50¢ Serving the communities of the Dallas and Lake-Lehman School Districts | www.mydallaspost.com CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Portraying the women of the March family in the classic production of “Little Women" to be presented at the Lake- Lehman High School are, from left, Mikayla Orrson, Johnna Hudak, Kiri Koziol, Leah Conklin and Tyler Pearson. L:L students present a classic play By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com To Leah Conklin, the most dif- ficult part of preparing for her school musical is pretending to be a tomboy. Conklin, a senior at Lake-Leh- man Junior/Senior High School, will play Jo March in the school’s upcoming production of “Little Women, the Broadway musical.” “For me, it’s hard because Jo is a tomboy and I'm the biggest girly- girl,” Conklin said. The students of Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School will perform “Little Women” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17, and Sat- urday, April 18, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 19. A student fine arts exhibit will be held in con- junction with the show. Based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, the musical tells the story of sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March as they grow up during the United States Civil War. : Tyler Pearson, a sophomore, and Mikayla Orrson, a freshman, will both play Amy March. Orr- son will play Amy when she is a younger child in the first half of the musical and Pearson will be Amy in the second half when her ¥ character has matured. “We're kind of alike already,” Pearson said of the two Amys, who both have light skin, eyes and hair. Sophomores Winter Wenner and Brittany Adams will also share a role. Unlike Amy, their character, Rodrigo, is a man. Wenner will have to sing an oc- tave lower than she normally does to play the role. “I have a pretty big range so I don’t really mind,” Wenner said. Jonathan Pineno, who has been directing the performances See WOMEN, Page 11 Stanley Lugosky, of Luzerne, explains to James Siberski his role in the care of his mother who had Alzheimer's disease. Seeking help with Alzheimer's By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com 11 Kay Fairley wants are a few friends and help addressing her Christmas cards. After 20 years as a caregiver to her husband, David, who suffers from Alzheim- er’s disease, Fairley says she has lost contact with most of her friends and is faced with social isolation. “It might sound crazy, but sometimes I have lunch with workers from the Bloomsburg Wal-Mart,” Fairley said. The Benton woman is one of about 10 people who regularly at- tend the Dallas Alzheimer’s sup- port group at the Meadows Nurs- ing Center. The group meets at 11 a.m. on the first Thursday of each month. Dallas resident Maryan Daily, 79, founded the Alzheimer’s sup- port group in June 2004 when her husband, John, was in the fi- nal stages of the disease. “I was desperately in need of support myself and went looking for a group,” Daily said. “There weren't any, so I called the asso- ciation and said, ‘Can I start one?’ Since I did that, I've never Cast of ‘Little Women’ prepares for production Cast of “Little Women, the Broadway musical” Jo March - Leah Conklin Professor Bhaer - Ryan Glatz Amy March (child) - Mi- kayla Orrson Amy March (older) — Tyler Pearson Meg March - Johnna Hudak Beth March — Mariah Rasp- en Marmee March - Kiri Ko- ziol Mr. Laurence — Christoffer Dunsmuir Laurie Laurence - Burke Aunt March - Amber Hart- man Mr. John Brooke — Derek Osborne Mrs. Kirk - Anne Wallo Clarissa — Brittany Austin Braxton — Julia Whitesell Rodrigo - Winter Wenner Rodrigo 2 - Brittany Adam- sKnight — Derek Osborne Hag - Ranya Grzyboski Troll — Hunter Root Chorus of Trolls — Rebecca Rosser, Charity Marvin, Tyler Pearson, Johnna Hudak and Amanda Teutonico Chorus of Hags —- Emily Sisk and Autumn Galka Mitch See CAST, Page 11 09815120079 ERR Hm & been happier to be able to help other caregivers.” The group typically attracts about eight to 10 caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s at its monthly meetings. About a doz- en other caregivers communi- cate with Daily for support only by the telephone or through e- mail because they have no one to watch their loved one with Alz- heimer’s or they have to work. Some months the groups will invite a speaker, such as James Siberski of Misericordia Univer- sity, an assistant professor, coor- dinator of gerontology educa- tion and director of the Geriatric Care Management Program Cen- ter at the university. But most of the time, Daily leaves the meet- ings open so people can talk amongst themselves. “Support groups go a long way towards reducing emotional and practical stress,” Daily said. “It is the best opportunity to feel reas- sured and to get validation. Groups give you private and con- fidential time to allow tears and fears to flow. Everyone under- stands since they have been in the same situation.” Tonipaula Yakoski attended the meeting for the first time in April. The woman is debating whether or not to send her 95- year-old father, Paul Cybul, who has dementia, to a senior citizens center several times a week to so- cialize. “It’s hard because he doesn’t want to go anywhere else; he wants to live with me,” Yakoski CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Amy and Allison Zeiss, of Dallas, participate in an Alzheimer's support group which meets at the Meadows Nursing Center in Dallas. IF YOU GO... Alzheimer's support group Meets the first Thursday of every month at a.m. in the board room of the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas For more information, call 822-9915 or 675-8600, ext. 195 said. Yakoski’s father lives with her in her Springville home, nine miles north of Tunkhannock. She made the trip to Dallas be- cause there is no Alzheimer’s support group in Wyoming or Susquehanna counties. Howev- See HELP, Page 1 \&= STOCKING EASTER EGGS Rin a a, 2 Rey - Fa Sa RE co CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/FOR THE DALLAS POST Members of the Dallas High School Key Club helped stock and decorate for the Dallas Borough's annual Easter egg hunt. From left, are Tiffany Miller, Amanda Mikolai, Laura Zimmerman, Gabrielle Carra- vaggio and Kasey Bloom. For more Easter egg hunt photos, please turn to page11l. ° i |
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