Sunday, May 20, 2012 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 5 CIVIC BRIEFS Qi Box slates auditions The Music Box Repertory Company will hold auditions for “Fame Jr.” at 6:30 p.m. today, May 20 at the Music Box Din- ner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. The musical is for young adults ages 12-20. Those audi- tioning are asked to bring a CD or iPod with a karaoke track of a song of their choice to sing. All will be asked to read from the script. There is no fee to participate in this show. Performance dates will be June 22, 23 and 24. ‘Wizard of 0z at Music Box The Music Box Repertory Company will present a musical for children, “The Wizard of Oz” today, May 20 at the Music Box Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. All tickets are $12 and include a McDonald’s Fun Meal. Per- formance times are 6 p.m. Fri- day, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased by calling 283-2195. JT Fire Dept. plans Open House The Jackson Twp. Volunteer Fire Dept. and Ambulance Asso- ciation will hold an Open House from 1 to 4 p.m. today, May 20 at the fire department, 1160 Chase Road. There will be free refresh- ments, door prizes, safety mate- rial and equipment demonstra- ns. AL meets May 21 Harveys Lake American Le- gion Post 967 Sons of the Amer- ican Legion will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 21 at the post home, 4907 Memorial Hwy., Dallas. Nomination of officers will take place. Food will be served after the meeting. Bingo set for Monday Bingo will be held on Mon- day, May 21, at the Northmore- 'd Township Fire Hall. oors open at 5 p.m. and early birds start at 6:30 p.m. Food and beverages will be available. For more information, call 333-4906. Roast beef dinner planned A roast beef dinner will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23 at the Northmoreland Twp. Fire Hall. Tickets, which can be pur- chased at the door, are $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12 years of age. For more information, call 333-4906. PennFuture plans program at Hillside Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) and The Lands at Hillside Farms will host an evening of food and drink from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thurs- day, May 24 at Hillside’s historic Coach Barn, 65 Hillside Road, Shavertown. Speakers will lead a discus- sion on the impact of climate change on food supply in Penn- sylvania and what local citizens can do about it. Guests will enjoy local and sustainably produced hors d'oeuvres, ciders, wines and beers as well as informational displays highlighting key ele- ments related to Pennsylvania’s changing climate. Admission is free for PennFu- ture members and $10 for non- members. Reservations can be made by calling 208-1757. Dinner will kick off library auction A dinner to kick off the an- nual Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 4 at Ap- ple Tree Terrace. A social hour will be followed by a buffet-style dinner and a mini auction. For ticket information, call the Back Mountain Memorial library at 675-1182. Estate planning workshop slated The Masonic Village at Dallas will sponsor an estate planning workshop from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6 at the Irem Clubhouse, 64 Ridgway Drive, Dallas. Attorney Alvin Blitz will dis- cuss decisions that need to be made when preparing a sill, power of attorney and living will. The program is free of charge. For reservations, call 675-1866 by June 5. Siberski will speak to group Jim Siberski will be the guest speaker at the Dallas Alzheim- er’s Support Group meeting from 10:30 to 1 p.m. to Tuesday, June 7 at the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 4 E. Center Hill Road, Dallas. Talk attempts to thwart bullyin Etiquette expert Jill Evans Kryston talks to girls at TUMC salad supper. By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com A bullying prevention pro- gram was hosted by Jill Evans Kryston at the annual Women’s Salad Supper sponsored by the Susanna Children and Family Fellowship group on May 6 at the Trucksville United Metho- dist Church education center. Women and school-age chil- dren attended the luncheon, during which Evans Kryston spoke about the increased in- stances of bullying in schools and how students can deal with bullying behavior. Evans Kryston, owner of De- fining Manners: A School of Contemporary Protocol in Sha- vertown, said etiquette is about honing relationships, and bully- ing is just the opposite. “Etiquette can be used to change that bullying behavior,” she said. Evans Kryston said bullies thrive on the imbalance of power and she emphasizes that focus- ing on others’ feelings can help deter some of their bullying tendencies. “There’s a wrong way and a right way to deal with bullying,” she said. She said most of what contrib- utes to a person’s success in life is how fine-tuned their people skills are — not just education and technical skills. Dallas Middle School student Ivy Chamberlain, 14, of Trucks- ville, believes bullying is a prob- lem in younger children because of insecurities. “I see it all the time,” she said. “With girls, they do it mostly be- hind each other’s backs or most girls bully online. I see a lot of boys bullying girls, too.” Chamberlain even said she’s been bullied before, but mostly when she was a student in ele- mentary school. “People would say ‘you're fat’ and other really nasty things to me,” she said. “It was mostly in like fifth grade.” Though she would occasional- ly bully others, Chamberlain re- MAPS™ AUTO LEASING MORE « You Own the Vehide ot i credit waive for detalii WWW.CHOICEONE.ORG ents. an Pages J il Re your rate by 8 totaf of Call Today 288- 1706 * Free Refreshments e See Equipment in Action e Meet Your Local Volunteers AFFORDABLE THAN EVER. + No Security Depasit Mileage Options Available Jackson Township ‘Ambulance Association e Face Painting * Door Prizes e Safety Tips YOU CAN DRIVE THE CAR OF YOUR DREAMS WITH A LOWER MONTHLY PAYMENT! 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Kiera Gross, 16, of Trucksville, doesn’t see a lot of bullying at Dallas High School because the administration is very pro-active in combating the issue. “We have a lot of programs about it,” she said. “I don’t really see it at school.” Teacher Amy Burke, of King- ston, sees bullying in schools all the time and believes adminis- | trators need to open their eyes more to students’ concerns. “Schools say they have a no | bullying policy, but it’s not true,” she said. Burke’s 8-year-old daughter Chloe has been bullied before and said “people being mean to | other people” is a commonplace activity at elementary school. “People bully because they're jealous,” she said. 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