PAGE 8 THE DALLAS POST | Sunday, February 21, 2010 | Kerry Beth Dymond realizes childhood dream, opens shop By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com It was Kerry Beth Dymond’s childhood dream to open a cof- fee house. The self-proclaimed coffee lover, now 38, turned her dream into a reality last No- vember when she opened KB’s Coffee House on North Memo- rial Highway in Shavertown. The coffee house is located in the same building as Dy- mond’s Bakery, owned by her husband’s family. “It was something I always wanted to do and they had this building next to them and I would look at the building and I can envision a coffee house here,” Dymond said. “I wanted to provide something in the Back Mountain that was differ- ent, somewhere you can go and hang out and just chat.” KB’s Coffee House sells gourmet coffee made from fresh roasted coffee beans that Dymond purchases and the ar- ray of coffee flavors is rotated to include Irish Créme, Swiss Almond Chocolate and Hawai- ian Hazelnut. “My beans are the freshest around, plus my flavoring is roasted right into the bean; it’s not syrup,” Dymond said. The coffee house also offers baked goods, a light breakfast of eggs, bacon and ham and lunch of sandwiches and soups. The baked goods, sand- wich bread and some of the soups are all from Dymond’s Bakery. Dymond makes the break- fast and lunch herself since she formerly worked as a chef in various restaurants prior to working for her parents, Helen and Fran McGough, at their Kingston business, Helfran Glass. Currently, Dymond is work- ing on perfecting java cinna- mon bread made from Dy- mond’s cinnamon bread that is dipped in a mixture of coffee and egg and then grilled. She is also contemplating doing BYOB dinners in the fu- ture and prepared her first din- ner at the coffee house for sev- eral people on Valentine’s Day. “I would really like to do it as maybe a once a week type of thing,” Dymond said. “I love cooking so it works out nice. And with the BYOB, I know people do appreciate that, es- pecially when times are tough.” There are no employees at Dymond’s business, so it is up to her to take orders, wait on tables and cook food. The work keeps her busy and she hopes she stays so busy that she is forced to hire help. The coffee house has a tongue-in-groove wall that ris- es to a cathedral ceiling and of- fers a comfortable setting with jazz music, Frank Sinatra or Dean Martin playing in the background. Dymond said sev- eral of her customers have told her the coffee house feels like a chalet or a New York bistro. The coffee house seats eight and Dymond plans to add seats for six to eight more peo- ple after she finishes redoing an existing side room. She also hopes to add seating outdoors when the weather becomes warmer. Although Dymond and her husband, Michael, currently live in Kingston, they are cur- rently renovating an old farm- house in Orange and will soon be residents of the Back Moun- tain. “I really do love the Back Mountain,” she said. “The community, it stays together. I had a lot of people come in and say they like to support the businesses in this area.” CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Kerry Beth Dymond has opened a lunch and coffee shop next to Dymond’'s Market in Shavertown. The shop features gourmet coffee, desserts and sandwiches. SCOUTS TAKE PART IN ‘SCOUT SUNDAY MASS’ CUB SCOUTS HOLD SPACE DERBY GATE OF HEAVEN SCHOOL jos od Cub Scouts of Pack 232, Gate of Heaven kicked off the Centen- nial Anniversary of Scouting at “Scout Sunday Mass" on Feb. 7. Scouts participated as altar servers, gift bearers and hosted a juice/donut reception for all girl and boy Scouts, past and cur- rent, to celebrate the upcoming year’s worth of “Happy 100th Birthday, BSA!" events. From left, first row, are Gracie Hunting- ton, Alex Hajkowski, Colin Marshall, Jacob Brennan, Ryan Malo- ney. Second row, Fr. Daniel Toomey, Cole Dewees, Tommy Haj- kowski, Patrick Redington, Joseph Brennan, Nicole Dewees, Ri- chie Huntington. Third row, Lori Marshall, Michael Huntington, Jeffery Busher, Michael Parmelee, Jacob Dragon, Anthony Car- avaggio, Michael Caravaggio, Tony Caravaggio. Fourth row, Matt Dewees, Tyler Wojciechowski, Ryan Marshall, Chester Brennan, Christopher Huntington, Justin Marshall, Anthony Huntington, Chris Switzer, Tyler Dragon. Cub Scout Pack 241, Lehman, recently conducted a “Space Derby" rocket race at Lake-Lehman High School. Boy Scouts from Troop 241, with the assistance of Scout leaders and par- ents, facilitated the competition that allowed the Scouts to build and race little rockets. From left, first row, are Dillon Ma- jor, Bear Scout, first place; Matthew Major, Wolf Scout, second place; Nick Fegely, Bear Scout, third place; and Riley Newman, Webelos | Scout, maker of the “Scouts’ Favorite” rocket. Sec- ond row, T. J. LaBar, Senior Patrol Leader, Troop 241; and Don nie Ide, Scoutmaster, Troop 241. A new Boy Scout Troop is forming at the Jackson Township Vol- unteer Fire Department of Luzerne County. The new troop, Troop 146, has been named after the Jackson Township Fire Station Identifier Number, Station No. 146. From left, are Dan Manzoni, Jackson Twp. VFD Fire Chief; Richie Huntington, Troop 146 Scout- master; George Manzoni, Troop 146 Chartered Organization Rep- resentative; and Mike Attanasio, president of Jackson Twp. VFD. New Boy Scout Troop forming In this 2010 Centennial Anni- versary Year of Boy Scouting in America, Boy Scouting is ex- panding in the Back Mountain. A new Boy Scout Troop is forming at the Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department of Lu- zerne County. The new troop, Troop 146, has been named after the Jackson Township Fire Sta- tion Identifier Number, Station No. 146. Interested boys ages 11-18, in- cluding Jone f Scouts of and Cross- ing-over fifth-grade Webelos Scouts and older, are encouraged to visit and register with Troop 146 from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at the Jackson Township VED, 1160 Chase Rd., Shaver- town, just past Chase Corners. Currently-registered Scouts may register at $20 for the year (half-year price) while new Scouts will be charged $40. Reg- istration forms are available at the Jackson Township Volunteer Xire e Department bullding. A sS A Charis O'Connell on dean's list Charis O'Connell, of Har- veys Lake, has been named to the fall 2009 dean’s list at Mansfield University. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must be at- tending the university full- time and earn at least a 3.5 GPA. Wesley participates in mock interview Richelle Wesley, of Shaver- town, was among 40 Miser- icordia University students PEOPLE BRIEFS student worker in the Insalaco Center for four years and has assisted with numerous career preparation programs. A senior, she has also completed occupa- tional therapy fieldwork at the Veterans’ Administration Hospi- tal and with the Luzerne Inter- mediate Unit. Bell on dean's list Benjamin Bell, of Shavertown, a Northeastern University stu- dent majoring in Biochemistry, was recently named to the uni- versity’s dean’s list for the spring 2009 semester. To achieve dean’s list dis- who took part in series of een mock tinction, students must carry a inter. full program of at least four Views courses, have a quality point with average of 3.25 or greater out of regional a possible 4.0 and carry no sin- buciness gle grade lower than a C during profes. the court of their college career. ron Shongls at Halsor named to Salas Thoroughbred Society Center for Career Devel- Chelsea Halsor, Class of 2011, opment. was recently named to the Skid- The mock interviews are more College Thoroughbred one of several workshops Society for the fall 2009 semes- held by the Insalaco Center ter: : for Career Development at The Thoroughbred Society MU each semester to help recognizes Skidmore College students prepare to join the varsity student-athletes who job market. The center has ~~ have achieved a grade point also held workshops on time ~~ average of 3.67 or higher in the management, resume and previous semester. cover letter preparation. She is the daughter of Sid Wesley has served as a Halsor and Cydney Faul-Halsor, of Dralias, ll ...,.......,,...o so SCHOOL BRIEFS Schoenberg Festival at Seminary Wyoming Seminary Upper School will present a special Schoenberg Festival, offering instrumental and vocal music by Arnold Schoenberg, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Great Hall of Wyoming Seminary, 228 Wyoming Ave., just north of Kingston Corners. The Saturday concert will present Schoenberg’s piano trio “Verklaerte Nacht” and several short pieces by Schoenberg’s student Anton von Webern; the Tuesday performance will feature Schoenberg’s melodrama “Pierrot Lunaire.” Both concerts are free and open to the public. Musica Misericordia set for Feb. 25 The Misericordia Uni- versity Fine Arts Department will present Musica Miser- icordia, an evening of solo performances and chamber music by members of the Misericordia music faculty, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, in Lemmond Theater in Walsh Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. A light reception will fol- low the concert. For more information, call 674-6739. LLHS Class of 1970 plans meeting The Lake-Lehman High School Class of 1970 will have a reunion meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, at Grotto Pizza, Harveys Lake. Anyone interested in help- ing plan the 40th anniversary is asked to attend and bring addresses of classmates. For more information, contact Ginny Piatt Ide at 639-2587 or gmide@ya- hoo.com or Jane Cornell Maneval 477-2715 or fricman@aol.com Program addresses elder abuse The Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Elder Abuse Task Force of Pennsylvania will host two free elder financial abuse education programs, “Protecting Yourself from Elder Financial Fraud: Don’t Become a Victim!” from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, March 8, ih Sandy and Marl) Insalaco Hall at Misericordia University. To register, call 822-1158. Lunch will be served following the noon workshop and light refreshments will be available at the evening program. Deadline for registration is March 1. MU sets Movie Night The Misericordia University Student Activities Department has announced the campus wi begin to offer movies in the recently renovated Lemmond | Theater in Walsh Hall. i The schedule includes “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” at and 8 p.m. on Sunday, March Admission is $1 for Miser- icordia students with ID and for the general public. For mo information, call 674-6411. i LL Band Sponsors | plan craft show The Lake Lehman Band Sp sors will sponsor their annual Spring Craft Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, at the Lake-Lehman Jr. /Sr. High School, Old Route 115, Lehman. Over 100 vendors will offer 2 a variety of handmade jewelry, wood crafts, wreaths, can candy, fudge, soaps, lotions¥%%ll clothes, quilted/crocheted pieé- es, purses, apparel, folk art, hand-painted and pet-related * items. A Chinese auction will feature items donated by all ! vendors. z There will also be a bake sale and a variety of hot foods Served in the cafeteria. Admission is free and pro- ceeds will benefit all Lake Leh- man Jr./Sr. High School Band and music students For more information, call ; 574-6325. Lock-In fundraiser at T.G.l. Friday's Back Mountain residents are asked to support the Dallas High School Grad Lock-In by eating in or taking food out at’ T.G.IL Friday’s in Wilkes-Barre: any Wednesday or Thursday until May 20, 2010. A portion of sales will be donated to the Lock-In and coupons must be presented tor servers. Coupons can be printed from. the Dallas School District Weh site. MU prof will speak at MH/MR evel} Jim Siberski, M.S., CM.C,, CRmT, assistant professor and coordinator of gerontolo- gy education at Misericordia University, is the featured speaker at the Luzerne-Wyom- ing Counties Mental Health/ Mental Retardation Program’s 19th Annual Intellectual Dis- abilities Awareness Month Breakfast at 9 a.m. on Friday, LL March 19, at the Shadowbrook Resort, Tunkhannock. Siberski will present, “Where We Began, Where We Are and Where We Will Be Going,” as part of the “Moving Toward the Future” program. The program also features Randy Johnson, who will present the inspiration- al program, “Living an Everyday Life: A Road Map,” from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. To register for the program, call 8250441, J
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