Vol.121 No. 47 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 January 2 - January 8, 2011 The DALLAS Pos 50¢ Serving the communities of the Dallas and Lake-Lehman School Districts | www.mydallaspost.com Decorated holiday homes light up the Back Six Kingston Township homes were nominated for Holiday House lighting contest By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com Michael and Lisa Golden didn’t believe their home was nominated for the 2010 Kingston Township Holiday House light- ing contest. One reason for their skepti- cism? A family whose members are very skilled in the art of prac- tical joking. But mainly, they thought the nomination was a fluke because their 12-year-old son, Michael Jr., HT is responsible for the hundreds of lights that adorn their home on Tamanini Drive in Shavertown. Michael Jr. has mapped out a lighting plan every Christmas for the past two years — trees get white lights, bushes are colored. No inflatables. “It evens it out,” he said. The whiz kid works on the fes- tive décor in his spare time, even by himself if he has to. “It’s nothing for me to come home from work and see Michael out there toying with the lights,” said Lisa. He said his inspiration stems from classic and current Christ- mas movies, from “National Lam- poon’s Christmas Vacation” with hands-on By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com Creative tykes tinkered with clay and plastic animals at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock on Dec. 28 as part of a holi- day camp that aims to keep kids busy — and out of their parents’ hair — during the long school break. Amy and Steve Colley, artists-in-resi- the blindingly bright lights of the fictional Griswold family, to “Deck the Halls,” starring Mat- thew Broderick and Danny DeVi- to who play neighbors competing for the brightest light display. “He is competitive,” said Mi- chael Sr. “We’ll drive around the neighborhood to see who has more lights.” Lit candy canes line either side of the winding path from the dri- veway to the entrance of the Golden home, and the sweet touch was almost scrapped this year due to rain. “When we had all that rain, all the lights (in the candy canes) See HOLIDAY, Page 3 Mike and Joan Dzanko of Harris Hill Road pose with the Victor- ian ice skaters Mike made by hand. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/FOR THE DALLAS POST The Ford house on Maple Leaf Road, Shavertown, is also a finalist in the house decoration competition. | Students | generous | hearts | credited E Chemistry students at § Lake-Lehman donate items § for local soldier overseas k By SARAH HITE 5 shite@mydallaspost.com A simple extra-credit assign- ment turned into a whirlwind of generosity for Lake-Lehman High School teacher Cecelia Can- delario’s chemistry classes. It wasn’t long after the school’s Veterans Day program that Can- delario got an idea to send suppli- es and goodies to soldiers over- seas. What she didn’t expect was the outpouring of support from students, who donated their money and time to the cause. “Im incredibly proud,” Cande- lario said. “I didn’t know they had it in them.” Students brought in items such . B® as beef jerky, peanuts, tooth- B brushes, shampoo - even used movies and video games - to earn an extra five points on any test during the quarter. In just two weeks, 120 students brought in enough items on a wish list to fill between 10 and 15 boxes of items. “We're swamped,” said Cande- lario, who kept the goods in the back of her classroom. “I had no- where to put anything at first.” The students also collected nearly $250 to cover the cost of shipping the boxes, which are be- ing sent to Richard Fenner, a lo- cal soldier serving in Afghanis- tan. Local businesses were also solicited to help cover costs. Colleen O’Callaghan, 17, of rts of the state, including Philadelphia, m also made traveling difficult - many Sweet Valley, offered to help with the complications of mailing packages overseas. Her mother works for the Dallas Post Office and helped walk Candelario through the paperwork. Students even took time out of their school schedule to help out — some came to Candelario’s room during study halls to help @R cc at the Dietrich, taught 34 kids ages wrenrough 12 during the three-day camp about clay, pottery, drawing and painting. Tuesday’s class was reserved for clay model making. Students got their hands dirty while molding clay into animal shapes, from horses to lizards. The final formations were then baked, or fired, in a kiln to become little statues for the stu- dents to appreciate. “We try a bit of everything,” said Amy, of Tunkhannock. “A lot of kids are busy during the school year and don’t have the opportunity to try art classes.” It wasn’t the first time 8-year-old Abi- gail Kaleta of Tunkhannock played with See CAMP, Page 8 Matthew Williams, Tunkhannock, enjoys time working with slab clay pieces. clay. “I like pottery — it’s my favorite type of art,” she said. She said she’s made clay birds, a vase and a nest with eggs in the past, all of which she’s given as gifts for family. She kneaded the clay on Tuesday, hop- ing to transform it into the likeness of a lizard. pack boxes, others stayed behind after school to organize and pack- age the items. “I did nothing,” said Candela- See GENEROUS, Page 8 Theatre Holiday Camp this week. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/FOR THE DALLAS POST | Abby Ritz, Tunkhannock, and Taylor Lynn enjoyed some slab work at the Dietrich 0981512007989 oo
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