Sunday, December 2, 2012
THE DALLAS POST
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‘Some of the local dancers who will appear in the Moscow Ballet's production of The Great Rus-
sian Nutcracker at the F. M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre are, from left, first row, Janice Lisman,
‘Dallas; Elizabeth DeMarco, Tunkhannock; Megan Keiser, Tunkhannock; Brianna Grow, Tunkhan-
nock; Grace Nicolai, Dallas; Abigail Zellner, Tunkhannock; Emma Davies, Tunkhannock; Sophie
- Burke, Tunkhannock. Second row, Jessica Dymond, Tunkhannock; Sydney Williams, Tunkhannock;
- 'Kailey Davis, Tunkhannock; Mary Grow, Tunkhannock; Jordan Wilson, Dallas; Gabrielle Grzymski,
4 : Dallas. Third row, Emily Grow, Tunkhannock; Alyssa Dragon, Dallas; Anna Giacometti, Dallas;
_ Anna James, Jackson Township; Rachel Magnotta, Dallas; and Katie Greene, Tunkhannock.
Locals will dance in ‘Nutcracker
The internationally touring
ballet company, The Moscow
Ballet will stage the classic Great
Russian Nutcracker on Monday,
Dec. 3 at the FE. M. Kirby Center
in Wilkes-Barre.
The show is part of the compa-
ny’s 70 city tour. Several local
dancers from the Back Mountain
area will appear with the profes-
sional troupe.
The Moscow ballet the profes-
sional choreographer, Elisabeth
Harris, from Dallas, will serve as
the regional coordinator and
trainer for the production. This
is the 12th year Ms. Harris has
worked with the company. The
Dallas resident has choreo-
graphed over 20 ballets and her
students have performed with
the Joffrey Ballet, the American
Ballet Theater, the New York
City Ballet and the Tampa Ballet.
Lake-Lehman Jr./Sr. High School students who will appear in today's production of "Annie Jr. are
Hannah Kasko, Aleah Ashton, Katelyn Sincavage, Stephanie Chaga, Paige Eiswerth, Marina Mal-
comb, Julia Bucholtz, Jessica Salus, Carly Trapani, Gabi Fitzgerald, Courtney Richards, Amanda
May and Jace Garnick. Absent at the time of the photo was Keara Gallagher.
‘Annie Jr. at Lake-Lehman today
“Annie Jr.” will be presented
at 2 p.m. today, Dec. 2 at Lake-
Lehman High School.
Tickets are $10 for reserved
seating, $7 for general admis-
sion and $6 for students
through high school ages. Tick-
ets may be obtained by calling
675-1761.
Lake-Lehman Theatre Sets
are designed and built by pro-
fessionals Pam Pearson and Lar-
ry Scott with assistance from
Dave and Kris Hall, Raine
Scott, students and parents.
Chris May served as costume
coordinator and choreography
was created by Bryn Harvey.
With help from second and third
generations, light display returns
Well over 20 years ago, Tom
and June Kukuchkas in Tunk-
annock enjoyed creating a
arge display of holiday lights
with the help of their three
young boys, Kevin, Eric and Jeff.
This was no ordinary display.
A large train of lights built by
homemade construction and al-
so a Peace on Earth sign were
two of the largest features.
Lights in every tree and on ev-
ery shrub were a must. This dis-
play was always a community fa-
vorite and easily viewed by a
then much more lightly traveled
Route 29 just outside down-
town Tunkhannock.
After many memorable years,
—the boys went off to college, got
& arried, started and joined fam-
ily businesses, moved away, had
children of their own - and their
commitment to the project
proved very difficult to keep.
Mom and Dad were sad to see it
go, but over the years reluctant-
ly reduced the display to an av-
erage showing.
Still, the passion for the elab-
orate displays of the old days
burned in the hearts of these
now young men.
The talks began a year ago
and the light display has been
reignited.
The large front field previous-
ly used by the family for the dis-
play is now home to the family
business, Creekside Gardens
and the gardens are alive with
lights. With extra help from 8-
year-old Grayson Kukuchka and
the garden center staff, the old
team is on fire with renewed vig-
or, bigger ideas and over 40,000
lights.
The Four Firs is a quartet of
singing lights performing night-
ly that are sure to delight. New
versions of the old stand-bys are
also featured and lights are in all
the trees. Several staff members
who remember the old displays
as the grand finale of the family
light tour are now excited to be
a part of it themselves.
The display will be lit nightly
from dusk to 10 p.m.
Anyone wishing to get more
details on the new display or the
history behind the tradition is
encouraged to call Kevin Ku-
kuchka at 836-3595 or email
him at creeksidegar-
dens@epix.net.
CHURCH BRIEFS
HUMC will sell
Country Cookbook
The Huntsville United
Methodist Church will sell a
Country Cookbook in time
for the holidays. Do you
want to know how to make
ice cream out of snow ......
it’s in there. How about mak-
ing homemade jelly? It’s in
there.
The book will feature new
New library books
The following new books
have been added to the
shelves of the Back Mountain
Memorial Library, 96 Hunts-
ville Road, Dallas, for the
month of November 2012:
EXPRESS
“Poseidon’s Arrow” by Clive
Cussler, “Notorious Nine-
teen” by Janet Evanovich, “A
Wanted Man” by Lee Child,
“The Last Man” by Vince
Flynn, “The Buzzard Table”
by Margaret Maron, “The
Black Box” by Michael Con-
nelly, “The Forgotten” by Da-
vid Baldacci
FICTION
“The Perfect Hope” by Nora
Roberts, “The Prodigal Son”
by Colleen McCullough, “No-
torious Nineteen” by Janet
Evanovich, “A Wanted Man”
by Lee Child, “The Last Man”
by Vince Flynn, “The Black
Box” by Michael Connelly,
“The Forgotten” by David Bal-
dacci, “Back to Blood” by Tom
Wolfe, “The Secret Keeper” by
Kate Morton, “The Cutting
Season” by Attica Locke, “The
Marseille Caper” by Peter
‘Mayl, “The Fun Stuff, and
Other Essays” by James
Wood, “The House at Tyne-
ord” by Natasha Solomons,
‘Devil’s Trill” by Gerald Elias,
“Porch Lights” by Dorothea
Benton Frank
NONFICTION
“Show Dog” by Josh Dean,
“Bipolar Disorder” by Janell
M. Caponigro, “Quiet: The
Power of Introverts in a World
That Can’t Stop Talking” by
Susan Cain, “The World Atlas
of Beer” by Tim Webb and Ste-
phen Beaumont, “The Joy of
X” by Steven H. Strogatz
MYSTERY
“The Buzzard Table” by
Margaret Maron, “A Christ-
mas Garland” by Anne Perry,
“The Corpse on the Court” by
Simon Brett
BOOKS ON CD
“Poseidon’s Arrow” by Clive
Cussler, “Dear Life” by Alice
Munro, “Killing Kennedy” by
Bill O'Reilly, “A Christmas
Home” by Greg Kincaid, “No-
torious Nineteen” by Janet
Evanovich, “Mad River” by
John Sandford, “Live by
Night” by Dennis Lehane,
“Angels at the Table” by Deb-
bie Macomber, “The Perfect
Hope” by Nora Roberts, “Live
by Night” by Dennis Lehane,
“Angels at the Table” by Deb-
bie Macomber, “The Perfect
Hope” by Nora Roberts, “The
Black Box” by Michael Con-
nelly, “Severe Clear” by Stuart
Woods
LARGE PRINT
FICTION
“The Twelve” by Justin Cro-
nin
“A Winter Dream” by Ri-
chard Paul Evans
“A Winter Wonderland” by
Fern Michaels...[et al.]
and old ideas and will be
filled with over 280 recipes.
Cost is $15.
To reserve a copy, email
HUMC1877@gmail.com or
call 477-3748.
“The Gift’ returns
Back Mountain Harvest
Assembly presents its an-
nual outdoor Christmas
musical, “The Gift,” at 6 and
8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14 and
Saturday, Dec. 15; and at 6
p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16 at
the church, 340 Carverton
Road, Trucksville.
Live animals, such as cam-
els, horses, sheep and goats
will all be part of the show
which features new choreog-
raphy and original music
this year.
Free play at Sweet
Valley church
A free Christmas drama,
entitled “3 Guys Write a
Christmas Play” will be held
at 7 p.m. on Dec. 14 and 15
at the Sweet Valley Church
of Christ, 5439 Main Road.
A nursery and refresh-
ments will be provided. The
church is handicapped ac-
cessible.
For more information, call
477-2320.
Rehearsing for a live radio show full of holiday cheer at the Dietrich Theatre are, from left, Joe Bar-
one, Owen Frazier, Pam Frazier, lan Frazier, Carol Broll and Hoyt Keiser.
Live radio holiday show at Dietrich
Whether you remember
crowding around a radio with
your family to hear the latest
radio drama or if you are
among the younger set who
cannot remember life without
CD players or iPods, the Die-
trich Radio Players invite you
to join them for an evening that
celebrates those golden days of
radio.
Eleven radio thespians will
present a live show full of holi-
day cheer and comedy at 7 p.m.
on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at the Die-
trich Theater.
Under the direction of radio
personality Hoyt Keiser and
master of sound effects Esther
Harmatz, the group will per-
form Fibber McGee and Molly
— “Fibber Paints a Christmas
Tree White” which originally
aired on Dec. 18, 1945 and My
Friend Irma — “Irma Wants Ex-
tra Money for Christmas”
which debuted on Dec. 16,
1952. The show will close with
The Abbott and Costello Pro-
gram — “Lou Prepares for a Big
Party” which hit the airwaves
on Dec. 24, 1942.
Admission to the show is
free and tickets are available at
the Dietrich’s ticket booth or
by calling 996-1500.
SENIOR CENTER MENU
Senior Citizens Centers
sponsored by the Area
Agency on Aging for Lu-
zerne and Wyoming Coun-
ties offer hot noon meals
Monday through Friday to
people 60 years of age or ol-
der. Donations from partic-
ipants are gratefully accept-
ed and needed in order to
expand this program.
The following is the me-
nu for the week of Dec. 2:
MONDAY: BBQ beef bris-
ket, corn, roasted red pota-
toes, wheat dinner roll, ice
cream sandwich, marga-
rine, milk and coffee.
TUESDAY: Baked macar-
oni and cheese with ham,
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Also Carrying McCutchon’s Canned Goods
OPEN 9-5 DAILY & 9-4 SAT. & SUN THRU DEC. 23 * 675-2080
1/2 Mile Off Rt. 309, Dallas, Hildebrandt Rd. (200 yards north of Dallas Elementary School)
green beans, stewed toma-
toes, whole wheat bread,
fruited Jello with banana
slices, margarine, milk and
coffee.
WEDNESDAY: Stuffed
pepper, mashed potatoes,
cream of mushroom soup,
whole wheat bread, crack-
ers, grapes and apricots,
margarine, milk and coffee.
THURSDAY: Baked fish
with crumb topping on
side, broccoli/ cauliflower
gratin, wild rice, whole
wheat bread, ketchup, tar-
tar sauce, peaches and
“cream,” margarine, milk
and coffee.
FRIDAY: Honey glazed
turkey, steamed green
beans, baked butternut
squash, whole wheat din-
ner roll, pumpkin pudding
parfait with gingersnaps,
margarine, milk and coffee.
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