a. ss —— a, L. Sunday, November 10, 2013 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 3 Light From page 1A ‘but in this day and age that we live in, it’s not safe,” said Petts of the Halloween holiday. “One mother I spoke to said she thinks the tra- dition of going house-to-house (trick-or-treating) is fading away, agree with her.” phanie and Anissia Lahr, of Wilkes-Barre, remember going door-to-door in homemade costumes their mother had sewn for them. “I just remember all those costumes she made us,” said Stephanie, who dressed as Luigi of the Super Mario Brothers video game franchise. Anissia said their childhood cos- tumes ranged from darkly-clothed witches to the frivolous frocks of cartoon character Rainbow Brite. “We would always get compli- ments on them,” she said. Stephanie said the Light the Night event is a fun alternative for children, and she hopes it will keep church on her own children’s minds. “Light outshines darkness, and that’s what Jesus was about,” she said. “We are members of the church and we don’t want our chil- dren to go away from it.” Petts said the event tries to bring out the positive aspects of a traditionally spooky holiday, “Halloween can be a lot about death, and we're about life,” he said. “We wanted to shine the light of Jesus on what’s typi- safe alternative for families to be together.” CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK photos | FOR THE DALLAS POST Friends Shoshana Mahoney as a lemon, Megan Parsons as Elf # 1, cally a night of mischief. It’s a Hailey Watkins as Elf #2 and Taylor Wells as a fairy wait in line for a turn in an inflatable amusement at the Rock Center in Trucksville on Halloween night. Earl Eackowshi of Wilkes-Barre, makes a 19-bean chilli for the Chilli Bake-Off at the Rock Center Halloween party. Holy Redeemer High School will present Cole Porter’s musical “Anything Goes” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 and Saturday, Nov. 16 in the school’s McCarthy Auditorium, South Pennsylvania Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre. The musical features & madcap antics oard an ocean liner bound from New York to London. A stow- away, Billy Crocker, is in love with the heir- ess Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to Lord ‘Anything Goes’ at Holy Redeemer Evelyn Oakleigh. Billy is aided in his quest to win Hopes heart by nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy #13 Moonface Martin. “Anything Goes” introduced such songs as “You're the Top” and “I Get a Kick Out of You.” Tickets for either performance are $7 for adults, $6 for senior citi- zens and $5 for students. All seats are reserved and may be purchased at the school or at the door Back Mountain students who will appear in Holy Redeemer High School's rendition of “Anything Goes” are, from left, Don Stephens, Shavertown; Maria Khoudary, Dallas; Michele Fromel, Dallas; Robert Dougherty, Shavertown; and Alexis Davison, Dallas. ‘Sleepy Hollow’ comes to Lake-Lehman Juniors Jenna Mortenson and - Ronnie Ziomek play the roles of Katrina Van Tassel and Ichabod. Crane in the Lake-Lehman High School Theatre's rendition of “Sleepy Hollow.” A cast of over 40 stu- dent actors and singers, along with crew, will bring the Washington Irving classic, “Sleepy Hollow” to life on stage at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17 at the Lake-Lehman High School Theatre. Scenes take place in homes of Sleepy Hollow, the one-room school house now run by the new schoolmas- ter, Ichabod Crane from Connecticut, outdoors in the woods briefly and primarily in the town square. The music runs from the uptempo good citi- zen full company piece, “A Superstitious Yankee Folk” to Ichabod and the pupils’ very entertaining “Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child” to the hys- terical competition for Katrina’s hand in marriage by Ichabod and the rowdy Brom Bones in “Katrina Wont You Let Me Take You Home.” Annual Lake-1L.ehman Craft Show set for Nov. 23 The Lake-Lehman Band Sponsors 26th Annual Fall and Holiday Craft Show will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, 23 at the Lake- lan Jr./Sr. High scrvol, Old Route 115. Lehman. Up to 100 crafters will be on site, offering holi- day gift items for home decor. A wide variety of ven- dors will sell handmade jewelry, wreaths, pottery, wood crafts, candles, jams and pickles, doll clothes, quilted, sewn, and crocheted pieces, pet foods and related items, carpets, folk art, hand-painted items, Planning the Lake-Lehman Band Sponsors 26th Annual Fall and Holiday Craft Show are, from left, Jess Geiger, Collin MacMullen, Nicole Lockard, Josh Szabo and Katie Kostrobala. AA Auto LLC Highest Prices Paid for Junk Vehicles 570-905-0279 BACK MOUNTAIN BOWL Sicilian Pizza » Wings Hoagies and More! EILEEN RECHT] Memorial Hwy Dallas + 675-5026 @risimas Open House . November 16 &17 Saturday & Sunday | 0:00 am t0 4:00 pm | Join us at the old Beaumont School just a few short miles from Dallas, off Route 309 * heading toward Tunkhannock, take the road across from Smith’s Country Store and ge you're there! purses and many other unique items. A bake sale and a vari- ety of hot foods will be served in the cafeteria. Admission to the show is free and all proceeds benefit the Lake-Lehman Band pro- grams. For more information, call 570-477-2935. Tickets, at $10 for reserved seats, $8 for general admission and $6 for students and senior citizens, are now on sale and may be reserved by calling 570-901-1259 or emailing ginamajor@aol. com. Only general admission tickets are sold at the door. [RTE » [VETER ToT ETF - CHEERFUL EXPRESS GAS RIGHTS CUSTO 18) LENDER MEMBER FDIC bank happy. —’ “Investment products: Not FDIC Insured. No Bank Guarantee. May Lose Value. JACKSON TOWNSHIP Police reports now available to residents SUSAN DENNEY Dallas Post Correspondent Supervisor Alan Fox read a lengthy police report to assembled residents and said that, in the future, police reports will appear on the township's website. Then, he publicly thanked resident Ed Chesnovitch for his continuing insistence on public police reports. Supervisors also stated that other reports, including zoning reports, will appear on the website as well. The supervisors observed a moment of silence for late township employee Andrew M. Sholtis. A memorial fund has been created to honor the former township zoning officer who died on Oct. 20. Those wishing to contribute may drop off donations at the township office. Supervisors have appoint- ed Joseph R. Stageracting zoning officer, - planning administrator and code enforcement officer. The supervisors also accepted, with regret, Mike Putnam's resignation as assistant code enforcement officer. Fox reported on efforts being made to acquire work- ers’ compensation insurance for the township. The town- ship’s policy had been can- celed by its current insurer. Fox said the insurance was put out for bid but no offers had been received from independent companies, indicating the township will have to rely on more expen- sive insurance sources guar- anteed by the state. Chairman John “Jay” Wilkes, Jr. said that Jackson was not the only township having problems with work- ers’ compensation, report- ing that 824 second-class townships in Pennsylvania have had their coverage dropped as of last week. Out of 1526 such townships, that represents more than half. Township solicitor Jeffrey Malak explained that a new law has extended additional workers’ compensation ben- efits to firefighters and that insurers are dropping poli- cies because of increased claims. Fox said, that according to contract, the township’s police officers are due for replacement ballistic vests. But he also said that $8,000 in state grant money has been received to provide the eight vests. Building From page 1A “The board was cog- nizant of it all; the feasi- bility of the project was questioned. There were problems with water, plumbing, asbestos. The place was in rough shape - and offers are offers,” Galicki said. Mark Kraynack, Superintendent of Building and Grounds for the Dallas School District, thinks the old school is “a real money pit,” not an historic building and that the school board did not want to get “legally” involved in the project. Dallas School Board legal counsel Attorney Ben Jones says the state of Pennsylvania public school code “discourages any district from leasing property” because school property is owned by the public and a school dis- trict should not be a land- lord or leasor. The exception to this is the athletic fields which are leased to the Back Mountain Little League Association on a short- term year-to- year basis. In July or August 2010, the Dallas School Board voted against con- sidering the offer from Misericordia University and Radnor Properties. 570. 675. 4321 i clementsdentistry.com a rl ne 30 Foster Street, Dallas PA (across from CVS) NESS BANKING
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