PAGE 14 Sunday, December 12, 2010 CAST YOUR VOTE IN THE PARADE OF TREES You can still get your vote in for the Parade of Trees happening now until Christmas at the Harveys Lake Grotto. Here's a list of the busi- nesses and charities participating in this year's lineup: An anonymous business, supporting the Junior League of Wilkes- Barre Antique Classic Boat Society Inc., supporting the American Cancer Society Back Mountain Chirspractie Center, supporting the Welsh Cultural Endeavor Barber Ford Inc., supporting the Back Mountain Dad Cancer Fund Smith's Country Store, supporting the Carrie Martin Scholarship Fund of the Luzerne Foundation Borton-Lawson Engineering, supporting Pulmonary Fibrosis (in memory of Al Floyd Kenna) Choice One Community Credit Union, supporting the Pancreatic Cancer Action Group Clements Dentistry, supporting the Leukemia Lymphoma Society Dino's Supreme Cleaning, (in memory of Adam Disler) supporting David's Coffee Shop Eastern Landcare, supporting the Back Mountain Little League Grasshopper Lawns Inc., supporting Multiple Sclerosis Greg Sorber Well Drilling, supporting the Catherine McAuley House Grotto Pizza, supporting the Arthritis Foundation Hillman Securities & Time Technologies, supporting Volunteers of America Invisible Fence of NEPA, supporting the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Moto-Graphics, supporting Cub Scout Pack 693 Orlando Foods, supporting the Alzheimer’s Association of NEPA Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Booster Club, supporting Luzerne/ Lackawanna High School Hockey Petals Preserved, supporting Susan G. Komen for the Cure Red Hat Society - Reading Witch Chapter, supporting Cystic Fibrosis Reilly Finishing Technologies, supporting the Nanticoke Area Head- start Rice's Food Equipment, supporting the Back Mountain Food Pantry Salon NouVeau, supporting the Women with Children program at Misericordia University Slocum Insurance Company, supporting the Meadows Nursing Auxil- iary Weaver Stables LLC, supporting Providing Hope Ministries, serving LCCF CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Megan and Morgan Rogers, of Dallas, pay special attention to their tree selection. TREES Continued from Page 1 There is a tree decorating party held the Tuesday before Thanks- giving every year, and DeCosmo said it’s definitely the kick-off of the holiday season at Grotto. “We have a big party with the businesses and hundreds of people come to decorate the trees,” said DeCosmo. : Voting takes place during most of December, and votes are tallied the week after Christmas. Basketball club plans boys and girls tryouts for The FIRM Athletic Basketball Club will hold open tryouts for its 2011 spring AAU basketball teams for girls in grades four thru nine and boys in grades five thru nine at the Kingston Rec Center, 655 third Ave., King- ston. The schedule is as follows: Sunday, Dec. 26: 10 to 11:30 a.m., girls grades 4-6; 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., girls grades 6-7; 1 to 2:45 p.m., girls grades 89; 2:45 to 4:30 p.m., boys grades 5-7; 4:30 to 6:15 p.m., boys grades 7-9. Friday, Dec. 31: 10 to 11:45 a.m., girls grades 6-8. 201 spring season Sunday, Jan. 2: 5 to 6:30 p.m., boys grades 7-8. The cost for tryouts will be $25. : Participants need to attend only one session. For more information, e-mail Isiah Walker at walkr6@aol.com. CRUISER Continued from Page 7 He said a recent meeting with local legislators has encouraged progress. Sebastian said that Borton- Lawson, an engineering firm, is set to begin work on the replace- ment in May and will complete the project in November of next year. e A donation of $500 to the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary was approved. e The board also authorized AFG Pension Administration to review and update the town- ship’s non-uniformed employ- ees’ pension plan which will en- sure compliance with mandates of the Internal Revenue Service and Economic Growth Tax Re- lief Reconciliation Act and clar- ify provisions for future audits from the state Auditor General’s office. e The board approved sum- mer usage of the Center Street Park field for practicing purpos- es by Back Mountain Baseball and the Kingston Township Raiders junior football organiza- tion. JEWISH Continued from Page 1 is smaller and less integrated has been difficult, but she re- mains dedicated to maintaining her family’s faith. “Christmastime is very chal- lenging as a child,” she said. “In New York, I had more Jewish people in my class.” She hopes her children, Soph- ia and 8-year-old Ethan, are able to realize the importance of Ha- nukkah and continue celebrat- ing the holy holiday in the fu- ture. “I'd like them to be able to ex- perience it,” she said. Although Abbe realizes there are fewer Jewish families, she al- so said the community at large has been very welcoming and supportive of her faith. “Everyone is very inviting and respectful,” she said. The Shavertown-based Ber- ley family also makes the trek across the valley to attend the annual dinner. Beverly Berley, her husband, Fred, and their son, 9-year-old Eric, look for- ward to the event at the JCC ev- ery year. “You can celebrate with all these people,” Beverly said of the dinner, which was attended by nearly 200 people. “I know about 90 percent of these peo- ple.” She said it’s a much bigger cel- ebration than she has at her Back Mountain home, where she said there are few Jewish families. “The JCC is like a magnet for all these people,” she said. Kingston resident Gary Greenberg, president of the JCC, said there are a fair amount of Back Mountain families who participate in the celebration, and the area is symbolic to Jew- ish history. The first celebration 21 centu- ries ago was commemorated by lighting houses to involve every- one in the miracle of the oil, ac- cording to Chabud.org. “The running of the torch used to go through rural areas so that everyone could participa- te,” Greenberg said. Gabriela Fernandez, a native of Barcelona, Spain, attended the dinner with the Bell family, of Shavertown, for whom she works as an au pair. She said she came to try to learn more about the religion and the holiday. “I know it’s like (the Catholic holiday of) Advent, and we light candles every week,” said Fer- nandez, who practices Catholi- cism. “I just want to learn and understand more about it.” Greenberg said Hanukkah is a time for everyone to come to- gether, and the JCC is a welcom- ing place for those who wish to celebrate. ; “The JCC is like a home away from home,” he said. DARLING & SONS® : FARMS & GREENHOUSES “Growing Quality Is A Family Business Since 1930” 4 WREATHS, POINSETTIAS, GARLAND Trees 3 Ft To 12 Ft » Boughs * Cemetery Pots & Logs Grave Blankets * Christmas Cactus * “Stand Straight” Tree Systems Drilled Trees & Tree Stands Also Carrying McCutchon’s Canned Goods OPEN 9-5 DAILY THROUGH DECEMBER 23 * 675-2080 1/2 Mile Off Rt. 309, Dallas, Hildebrandt Rd. (200 yards north of Dallas Elementary School) James V. Pyrah, Esq. | Angela Forlenza Stevens, Esq. ARIS EVE (570) 718-4900 Personal Injury / Wills & Estates Family Law / Real Estate 655- 6211 HOME HEATING OIL and K-1 KEROSENE Proudly Serving The Back Mountain Area Since 1993 FUTURE Continued from Page 3 Koval is currently conduct- ing a baseline report for the property’s existing condition, which documents all of the plant and animal species on the land, as well as the unique for- mations that aid ecosystems. He said there are many bene- fits to conserving one’s land, in- cluding giving the land trust the ability to fight for owners’ land rights. “We have a responsibility to monitor the land at least once a year,” he said. “We have the right to enforce (restrictions) and seek damages” if the terms of the agreement are violated by a third party. “It's an agreement for the KNITTING Continued from Page 1 fees, Bozentka said. It’s about friendship and learning from one another. The group has taken trips to New York and re tose) phia to various yarn shops to se different yarns made from bam- boo and other organic materials. “When I go into a yarn shop, I am like a kid in a candy store,” Bozentka said. “The different col- ors and variety of types of yarn are amazing.” Excited to start her first pro- ject, a coffee cozy, Ashley Farrow of Sweet Valley, came to the Sit'n Knit group in the summer. “I saw a flyer and was curious,” she said. Working with a burgundy red yarn, Farrow practiced “casting off” and making stitches all sum- mer, making several stitches and then picking them apart. Glanc- ing down at her pattern, she is happy to be working on a project, to have a final product. “It is not hard to learn,” Farrow said. “Fixing mistakes is hard.” First timer Molly Paz, of Hard- ing, came to learn. She does bead- ing, but cannot take it with her when traveling. Knitting, she said, is a craft you can take any- where. “Luckily, we live in a climate where we can make warm things to wear,” she said. Bozentka thinks the mobility of knitting also contributes to its growing popularity. Stashing a ball of yarn and a few knitting needles in a bag allows work on project to continue in a docto: office waiting room, at soccer games or a dance practice. “It is a great way to unwind,” she said. Mimi Koch, of Shavertown, has been knitting on and off for several years and has made af- ghans, scarves, hats and mittens The report will continue until best use of the property,” he | for her three grandsons. summer, when flora and fauna said. “It gives me something to do are in full bloom. - Sarah Hite | while watching TV,” she said. PUZZLE ANSWERS Puzzles, Page 2 — Kin ssword — — Go Figure! ———— g Cro rd answers — Super Crossword Answers Answers Solution time: 21 mins. 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