PAGE 4 THEDALLAS POST Sunday, July 10, 2011 Take the Stage Players who will perform "The Rockin’ Tale of Snow White" Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16 on the grounds of the Back Mountain Memorial Library are, from left, first row, Jessica Salus, the mirror; Joshua Balera, Zip the dwarf; Julia Macey, Pip the dwarf; Riley Wren, Tip the dwarf; and Dallas Woodruff, as the skunk. Second row, Cassandra Masters, Lady in Waiting; Mike Sebolka, Kip the dwarf; Sophia Soifer as Snow White; Olivia Anderson, Chip the dwarf; Madison Chul- ick, Flip the dwarf; Alex Metz as Josh the son; and Olivia Zablocky as Peggy Sue the daughter. Third row, Rebecca Balara, Lady in Waiting; Jenna Lombardo, Mel the DNR Rep.; Caitlyn Metz, evil queen; David Sebolka, conflicted huntsman; and Allyson Sebolka as the mother. Absent at the time of the photo were Gavin McKenna as Big Mike and Evelyn Toennes as Little Bird. Players will perform rockin version of ‘Snow White Take the Stage Players will present “The Rockin’ Tale of Snow White” at 6 p.m. on Fri- day and Saturday, July 15 and 16 on the grounds of the Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas. The performance is part of “Theater on the Auction Block,” a children’s theater program of- fered by Take the Stage Center for the Performing Arts, Trucks- ville. The show is outdoor theater with lawn seating. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children 10 and under. Proceeds will benefit the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary. The August show, “Captain Bree and Her Lady Pirates” is still open for cast members from ages 10 to 18 and will be held August 19 and 20. For more information, call 690-5439. Lions club hosts speaker Bob Manbeck represented United Water Pennsylvania at a recent meeting of the Dallas Li- ons Club. He described the com- pany’s scope of operations by not- ing that United Water serves a population of approximately 166,000 people in 39 municipal- ities encompassing portions of eight counties. From left, are Li- on Dr. Dave Spring, a member of United Water Pennsylvania Dal- las Regional Customer Advisory Council; Manbeck and Sean McGrath, president, Dallas Li- ons. Volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 281 in Dallas who helped with Dylan Pilger's Eagle Scout pro- ject are, from left, first row, Matt Reynolds, Zack Dixon, Jonathan Adams, Michael Santora, Bra- dley Adams, Justin Butscavage. Second row, John Blat, Eric Davies, Aaron Napkora, Jared Ca- saldi, Dylan Pilger, Paul Smith, Michael Smith, Danny Burkhart, Tom Lynch, David Oley. Third row Josh Frankevich, Aaron Butler, Andrew Santora, Lenny Javick, John Murray, Brian Drouse, Calvin Crane and David Schnable. Absent at the time of the photo were Pat Kalish, Scott Napkora, Ryan Cohen, Scout Master Ron Santora and Scout Leaders Phil Dale and Todd Adams. Pilger is refurbishing playground as part of Eagle Scout project Dylan J. Pilger, a Life Scout and Senior Patrol Leader with Boy Scout Troop 281 in Dallas, is beginning his steps to become an Eagle Scout by refurbishing the playground at the Trinity Presbyterian Church and Trini- ty Learning Center on Irem Road in Dallas. Pilger is adding an additional 10 feet to the existing play- ground area and reframing it with PVC piping. The play- ground area will have new rub- ber mulch and additional land- scaping around the pavilion that Pilger helped build last year. Pilger had a lot of help from his fellow Scouts, leaders, fam- ily and friends. To help with the cost of the Eagle project, he sold first-aid kits and received many private and company donations from Home Depot, Dallas Hard- ware, Hilbert’s Tractor Store, 84 Lumber, members of Trinity Presbyterian Church, members, staff and parents Trinity Learning Center, The Men's Club of Trinity Presbyter- ian Church, Airport Sand and Gravel and all who gave person- al donations. A junior at Dallas High School, Pilger is the son of Rob- ert and Charla Pilger, of Dallas. Boy Scouts assist auction Members of Boy Scout Troop #146 of Jackson Township re- cently provided refreshments and assisted at the Annual Mu- nicipal Surplus Auction held at the Jackson Township Munici- pal Building with LAG Auction Services. From left, first row, are Ryan Marshall, Justin Marshall, Collin MacMullen and Tony Caravaggio. Second row, Jamie Wilkes, Jackson Township Su- pervisor Chairman John Jay Wilkes Jr, John Thomas, An- drew McCarroll, Chester Bren- nan and Jackson Township Act- ing Assistant Roadmaster David Lulewicz. OBITUARIES DiGIACOMO - Reno A., 15, of Hunlock Creek, died Saturday July 2, 2011. He was born in Kingston, at- tended Gate of Heaven school and was currently a student at Scranton Preparatory School, entering his junior year. Surviving are his parents, Ri- chard and Andrea Chackan Di- Giacomo, of Hunlock Creek; ma- ternal grandparents, Joanne Gavlick, Rock Hill, S.C.; and Ri- chard Gavlick, Wyoming.; aunts and uncles. Memorial donations to Scran- ton Preparatory School. HILL - Carole Ann Tomasky, 67, of Dallas, died on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She was born in Swoyersville on January 23, 1944, graduated from West Side Central Catholic and College Misericordia, and began her career at the Luzerne County Courthouse. Her next position was at the Denison Cemetery. Surviving are her husband, David, with whom she celebrat- ed her 40th anniversary in Sep- tember; her son, James Cunning- ham, of Nanticoke; her daughter, Lynn Hill, of Nanticoke; two grandchildren. Memorial donations to Gate of SAME ORIGINAL RECIPE, HAND MADE, HAND BAKED PIZZA * WINGS « AND MORE! . 696-2100: Mon. Wed. 4-10PM ¢ Thurs 4-11 ¢ Fri 11-11 e Sat. 12:30-11 ¢ Sun. 2-10 Heaven Church, 40 Machell Ave., Dallas, PA 18612; or Go Red for Women - American Heart Association, 613 Balti- more Dr, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. HUBBELL - Pauline R., of Dal- las, died Friday, July 1, 2011, at Hospice Community Care Inpa- tient Unit at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. She was December 19, 1925, in Carbondale, attended Carbon- dale schools and was a member of Centermoreland Church. Surviving are daughters, Lin- da Thomas, Harrisburg; Mary Ann McCracken, Woodlawn, Va.; son, Walter Neverkewitz, Harris- burg; three grandchildren; three step grandchildren; four great- grandchildren. Memorial donations to Cal- vary Bible Church 2937 SW 27th Ave., Suite 302, East Strouds- burg, PA 18301, or the COPD Foundation, 9 Three Point Gar- den Road, Miami, FL 33133. MEEHAN - Mabel, 95, of Har- veys Lake and a former resident of Wilkes-Barre, died on Mon- day, June 27, 2011, at the Mead- ows Nursing Center, Dallas. She was born on March 6, 1916, in Wilkes-Barre, was a member of Our Lady of Victory - Church, Harveys Lake, and a past member of Saint Therese Church, formerly of Wilkes- Barre. For many years, she was a member of the Saint Therese Se- nior Citizens Club, Wilkes-Barre. Surviving are her sons, Mi- chael, Noxen Township; and Charles, Wilkes-Barre Township; daughters, Laura Williams, Har- veys Lake; Susan Kinsman, Swoyersville; several grandchil- dren and great-grandchildren. POEPPERLING - William J, 100, of Franklin Township, died Sunday, June 26, 2011, in the Meadows Nursing and Rehabil- itation Center, Dallas. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, and, prior to his retirement, he was a heavy-equipment operator for Futch Construction, formerly of Exeter. He was a member of St. Fran- cis X Cabrini Church, Carverton, and the International Union of Operating Engineers of Wilkes- Barre Local 542. Surviving are children, Bill, Pompano Beach, Fla; Renee Spare, Franklin Township; five grandchildren; nine great-grand- children; brothers, Paul, Wilkes- Barre; and George, North Dako- ta; sister, Margaret Burrell, Dal- las; nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to the United Cerebral Palsy of North- eastern Pennsylvania, 425 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, PA 18503. SCHECHTER - Edward, 91, of Shavertown, died Saturday, July 2, 2011, in his home after a 40- year battle against Facioscapu- lohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSH). He was born in New York City, in 1920, and graduated from De- Witt Clinton High School and Dartmouth College. He attended the Harvard Business School for two years, leaving shortly before graduation in 1942 to enlist in US. Army and fight in World War II He was trained as an infantry officer with the 10th Mountain Pg 1 gi bo) Retutilitation Assovistes, #C Kevin M. Barno MPT ~<. Pinnacle Rehabilitation Associates Kevin M. Barno, MPT ¢ K. Bridget Barno, PT Sharon Marranca, MPT * Hal Glatz, MPT e Maria Hall, PTA PAIN TRAVELS... Fortunately We Can Read The Map! Arthritis or disc problems in your spine can cause pain in your arms or legs. Where you have your physical therapy is your choice. WE ARE NOW A GHP PROVIDER 520 Third Avenue ® Kingston CALL 714-6460 TODAY! www.pinnaclerehabilitation.net Division in Colorado and Wash- ington. He was deployed to the Pacific Theater, where he served as an intelligence officer in bat- tles throughout the islands of the South Pacific. He was among the first American soldiers to enter Hiroshima following the drop- ping of the atomic bomb. He at- tained the rank of Captain and earned both the Silver and Bronze stars. He moved to Wilkes-Barre in 1953 as president of a start-up company, Stressteel Corpora- tion. For 27 years, he was in- volved in the manufacturing and marketing of high-strength steel bars used in buildings, bridges, containment structures and foundations. He was a board member and president of the Prestressed Con- crete Institute, Chicago, Ill. As director of the Greater Wilkes- Barre Chamber of Commerce, he also served on the boards of the Flood Recovery Task Force, the Boy Scouts, the Luzerne County Transportation Authority, the United Way, the YMCA and the Earth Conservancy. He was a board member and chairman of the Pennsylvania Transportation Advisory Com- mittee, Harrisburg. He was one of four founding members of Leadership Wilkes-Barre and a founder and the first executive director of the Committee for Economic Growth. For his many years of commu- nity service, Wilkes University awarded him an honorary docto- rate of Humane Letters in 1988. Surviving are his wife, Betty, with whom he celebrated his 67th wedding anniversary in Ja- nuary 2011; their children, Claire Schechter, Mountain Top; Ellen Schechter-Berger, Titusville, N.J.; Dr. Jay Schechter, Potsdam, N.Y.; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; sisters, Marjorie Bronfman, Montreal, Canada; and Grace Rubin, Seat- tle, Wash. Memorial donations to the FSH Society, 64 Grove St., Wa- tertown, MA 02472. 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