/ Vol. 121 No. 38 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 October 31 - November 6, 2010 50¢ Serving the communities of the Dallas and Lake-Lehman School Districts www.mydallaspost.com HALLOWEEN HAUNTS CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Matt Crofchick had much to offer visitors in the science room at the Haunted Library, a fundraiser for the Back Mountain Memorial Library. Halloween is an annual holiday observed on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints’ Day, but is today largely a secular celebration. Common Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, ghost tours, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, committing pranks, telling ghost stories or other frightening tales and watching horror films. Studying other cultures By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com A new course at Dallas Middle School is taking seventh graders all over the world without ever having them leave the class- room. “Exploration of World Lan- guages” aims to teach students about some of the most widely spoken languages across the globe from a few different per- spectives — culturally, econom- ically and socially. The seventh-grade students are studying Hindi, Arabic, Rus- sian, Chinese and Japanese with the help of Dallas Middle School Spanish teacher Susan Davis, of Taylor, who is learning right along with them. “They love it,” Davis said of her students. “It’s a nice age for this course because the students are excited to learn about other cultures.” Davis also coordinated to have members of the Back Mountain community present information about certain cultures. Eric Lee, owner of Peking Chef West res- taurant in Dallas, spoke to the class about the Chinese language and culture. Lee was born in Bor- neo, about 400 miles from Singa- See CULTURES, Page 12 L Know a picky eater? Tips may help break habits By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com Candace Levanavage had run out of options. She was slowly beginning to realize her steady diet of burgers, fries and chicken tenders would not keep her healthy in the long run. Simply changing her eating patterns wasn’t so easy. Leva- navage, 20, of Pittston, is a picky eater in an extreme sense, and she becomes anx- ious around foods she’s never tried before, like fruit or cer- tain vegetables. Betsy Hicks, who has been researching picky eating hab- its in children and adults for 15 years, had some solutions to Levanavage’s problem, but one was especially helpful — start small. “Have you had parsley in anything?” Hicks asked Leva- navage at a seminar on picky eating habits. Levanavage insisted she had, on potatoes and pasta dis- hes her Italian mother has served her throughout the years. “Take a piece of parsley and t put it in your mouth,” said Hicks. “Every day, increase the amount of time you keep it in your mouth.” Levanavage admitted that was the single most inspiring 6098151200799 CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Thea Kahn, of Shavertown, selects gluten-free foods during a class on picky eaters presented by Misericordia University and area pediatricians. piece of advice she’d heard in years. “I've never heard anything like this before, that I could just spit something out after a while,” she said. “I would cry: (if I had to eat the whole thing at once).” Hicks presented a seminar based on her new book, “Picky Eating Solutions,” on Oct. 25 at Misericordia University. A diet counselor, she is co-foun- der of Elementals Living, a ho- listic medicine center in Wis- consin. Her research began when she saw patterns within the eating behaviors of her own three children. After studying in 15 countries, appearing on “Voice of America” over 200 times and presenting seminars and speeches throughout the world, she’s become an expert on the subject. Hicks’ advice to parents struggling with temper tan- trums at the table is what most parents would expect: pa- tience, consistency and love. Her 10 easy steps to expand- ing children’s food horizons in- cluded eliminating grazing, See PICKY, Page 12 CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST David Green, of Harveys Lake, and some of his creations that are displayed at the Pauly-Freidman Gallery at Misericordia University. Self-taught sculptor exhibits work By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com David Green wasn’t always an accomplished sculptor. The art- ist, whose work is currently on display at the Pauly Friedman Art Gallery at Misericordia Universi- ty, was curious about the art form as a young man, but didn’t make much progress on that first day of carving. “I grabbed a chisel and a ham- mer, and after an hour of getting nowhere, I knew I had to learn a little more,” said the 62-year-old Green, of Harveys Lake. The largely self-taught sculp- tor has over 30 pieces on display at the Misericordia gallery, as well as simultaneous exhibitions in New York City and Philadel- phia. The collection at Misericor- dia, titled “Sculpture and the Hu- IF YOU GO .. "Sculpture and the Human Figure in Stone" will be on display through Nov. 7 at the Paul Friedman Art Gallery at Misericordia University. The gallery's hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, contact Dona Posatko, gallery curator at 674- 6250 or log onto www.misericoridia.edu/art. man Figure in Stone,” features stone and marble pieces varying in size, shape and texture that represent the human body. Bryan Benedetti, director of the Pauly Friedman Art Gallery, saw Green’s work on display at Lizza Studios in Tunkhannock and offered the artist a spot in the busy gallery’s schedule. “I thought (the pieces) were very strong, pleasing forms, sim- plistic in capturing the lines and essence of their subject matter,” he said. “The variety of stone led to a very interesting installation.” After spending much of his life as a contractor, Green began revi- talizing his interest in the arts. As a sculptor, he feels the medium has its own language, separate from that of painting or drawing. “Natural forms would be the overall overriding focus (of my work),” he said. “I've always been fascinated by natural forms, and the human figure is endlessly fas- cinating as a source for inspira- tion.” The exhibit features a variety See SCULPTOR, Page 12 pc Sls gi
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers