Vol. 122 No. 19 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 July 14 - 18, 2013 The DAILAS POST . WILKES-BARRE, PA. WWW.MYDALLASPOST.COM AN EDITION OF THE TIMES LEADER Dotty Martin hh. dmartin@mydallaspost.com Called “the jewel of the Back Mountain community” in a recent | : marketing survey, the Jewish _ § a pry Community Center Day Camp is now | open for all to enjoy. Having operated for 75 years as a day camp for area children, the camp on Route 415 in Dallas is open to the public late afternoons, early evenings and weekends. “It was suggested that we get more usage out of the camp,” Rick Evans, camp director and director yf community development for the @ Center Alliance of Northeast Pennsylvania, said of the market- ing study conducted by Wilkes University. The Jewish Center Alliance was formed with the merger of Jewish Family Services, the Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Federation, which is the fundraising arm of the new group. Dallas. The camp will continue to be known as the JCC Camp, “because that’s the brand,” Evans said. And the camp has plenty to offer. There are three swimming pools, who recently remodeled and opened the Beaumont Inn in the Back Mountain, was a big proponent of heating the gym which also sports a three tennis courts, a baseball/soccer field, an archery area, a covered hock- ey rink and a heated gymnasium. Camp chairperson Rob Friedman, Charlotte Bartizek/For The Dallas Post Camp counselor George Simms explains how to play the ball game Gaga to one of the youngest campers at the JCC summer and day camp in rock climbing wall. The Rosenberg Gym, named for Sam and Claire Rosenberg, will be available to area teams for practice "JCC day camp is now for everyone Back Mountain camp facilities are open to public during the colder months of the year. “I've heard from several high school teams that there are not enough fields to practice on when the weather changes,” Evans said. “That’s where our gym will come in handy.” Evans said the camp receives fund- ing from the Rosenberg Foundation, as well as from United Way of Wyoming Valley and the Luzerne Foundation. The camp also offers a program for autistic children and currently has 38 campers in a program coor- dinated by Wendy Patton and Joan Kleinman. It receives support from the Luzerne County Mental Health/ See CAMP | 11 From ‘Hell’ to Huntsville Chef Michael Langdon selects fellow ‘Kitchen’ competitor Anthony Rodriguez as sous chef Since returning home [ from “Hell's Kitchen,” Huntsville Golf Club Executive Chef Michael Langdon, 34, of Hanover Township, has worked to bring several chefs fea- tured in Season 11 to res- taurants in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Beginning this week, one fellow contestant begins a more permanent trip. Langdon, a Plains Township native and Hanover Township resident, has selected Anthony Rodriguez to be CLARK VAN ORDEN | THE TIMES LEADER the new sous chef at the Executive Chef Michael Langdon prepares an Asian steak tartare, Private Shp n Dallas bli one of the new appetizers on the summer menu at the Huntsville WO Ie as con'esianis on. nolf Club in Dallas, the Fox culinary competi- tion show hosted by mer- hirial Michelin-rated chef 1d television personality Gordon Ramsay. The cur- rent season, which airs at 8 p.m. Thursdays, was filmed in August, and the contestants are sworn to secrecy about the final results. “Fox makes it pretty easy to keep your mouth shut,” Langdon said with a smile. Cool under fire Langdon said the posi- tion became available last month when for- mer sous chef Joseph Markovich accepted a position as executive chef at the Country Club of Scranton. Rodriguez was an ideal choice after he survived Ramsay’s tem- per with ease, Langdon said. “He was always calm, always kept his head about him. It’s kind of hard to have a gung-ho attitude when Ramsay’s screaming in your face,” Langdon said. “That’s somebody I would want by my side — somebody that’s not going to crack, somebody that’s not going to throw a tantrum when things get hard.” See CHEF | 11 Lots of bidding time left There’s still time to get out and bid on items at the 67th Annual Back Mountain Memorial Library ® Bo “ak Keeping cool FOES IEEE Charlotte Bartizek/ For The Dallas Post Auction. The auction continues from 5 p.m. to midnight tonight on the library grounds, Huntsville Road, Dallas. An original painting of the auction grounds done by Back Mountain artist Sue Hand will be auctioned off toward the end of the night. Here, Diane Johnson and Maryann Bandell fit their chairs in for a better look at the goods to be offered. Back Mountain residents find plenty of ways to keep cool during the dog days of summer, Here, Aidan Chapple and Ally Young play in the wading pool and fountain at Newberry Estates, Dallas. For more photos, please turn to page 3. 6 I] 20079 7 9
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