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JCC day camp is now for everyone
Back Mountain camp facilities are open to public
JCC CAMp The JCC Camp on Route 415 in Dallas is now open to the public from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Three swimming pools will be open through Labor Day with the rest of the camp operating year-round. A family membership is $300 or participants may purchase a $5 day pass to use camp facilities. For more information, call Camp Director Rick Evans at 947-6766.
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Called “the jewel of the Back Mountain community” in a recent marketing survey, the Jewish 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 of community development for the Jewish Center Alliance of Northeast Pennsylvania, said of the marketing 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. 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,
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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 Dallas.
three tennis courts, a baseball/soccer field, an archery area, a covered hockey rink and a heated gymnasium. Camp chairperson Rob Friedman,
who recently remodeled and opened the Beaumont Inn in the Back Mountain, was a big proponent of heating the gym which also sports a
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 featured in Season 11 to restaurants 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 the new sous chef at the private club in Dallas. The two met as contestants on the Fox culinary competition show hosted by mercurial Michelin-rated chef and television personality Gordon Ramsay. The current 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.
rock climbing wall. The Rosenberg Gym, named for Sam and Claire Rosenberg, will be available to area teams for practice
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 funding 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 coordinated by Wendy Patton and Joan Kleinman. It receives support from the Luzerne County Mental Health/ See CAMP | 11
Keeping cool
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Executive Chef Michael Langdon prepares an Asian steak tartare, one of the new appetizers on the summer menu at the Huntsville Golf Club in Dallas.
Cool under fire Langdon said the position became available last month when former 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 temper 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
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There’s still time to get out and bid on items at the 67th Annual Back Mountain Memorial Library 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.
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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.
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PropertyTransfers The following Back Mountain real estate transactions have been recorded in the Luzerne County Office of Recorder of Deeds for the week of July 1, 2013: Ruth Pritchard to Aimee Nicole Fritzges, Kingston Township; $105,000 Betty L. Darrow to Edward Furman, Lot 5 and partial lot 4, Kingston Township; $105,500 Patrick J. and Marilyn E. Dellavale to Joel and Winona Salesky, Kingston Township; $272,100 Vincent R. Jr. and
Monica V. Weihs to James S. Ready, Jackson Township; $68,000 Shawn and Amy L. Rolph to William and Jean Gelatka, Lot 2, Franklin Township; $450,000 William R. and Karen A. Adrian (per agent) to Cartus Financial Corporation, 6 Orchard Lane, Dallas Township; $515,000 Cartus Financial Corporation to Francis Charron, 6 Orchard Lane, Dallas Township; $515,000 Albert Podgurski and
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Ann M. Mahler to Jeffrey A. and Luann F. Mack, Lot 68, Lehman Township; $144,900 Estate of Joseph A. Kubiski Sr. to David L. Wynn, 3 1/4 acres, Franklin Township; $60,000 Robert E. Sr. and Ruth W. Post Revocable Living Trust to Charles M. and Natalia A. Carpenter, Lot 1, Dallas Borough; $306,000 Kathleen M. Papciak to Janet L. Smith, Lot 94, Kingston Township; $126,000 Edward G. Jr. and Kathleen Dudick to Lesie
Ray III and Denise Jean Yoder, 239 West Center Hill Road, Dallas Township; $155,000 Amie L. Dorney to John Peter J. and Kathleen Kulick, Ross Township; $197,000 Bruce Fine to Shelly Levulis, Lot 2, Dallas Borough; $250,000 Merle and Mary Ann Taylor to Mark Jr. and April A. Hargraves, Lot 33, Hunlock Township; $120,000 Philip J. and Barbara A. Andrus to Luzerne County, 12 S. Main St., Kingston
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Township; $1 Linda and Alexander Monelli to Richard C. Panagacos, Lot 41, Kingston Township; $100,000 Estate of Anthony Koval Sr. to Back Mountain Regional Fire and EMS, Inc., Lot 2, Dallas Township’; $128,000 Estate of Marlyne A. Lipfert to Andrew D. and Colette J. Check, Dallas Township; $183,000 Ronald A. and Deborah L. Miller to Harry, Beverly and Carol Hiscox, Lot 166, Dallas Township; $340,000
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Beating the summer heat
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It’s been downright hot around these parts lately with temperatures soaring into the 90s and humidity levels just as high. Back Mountain residents, however, know how to keep cool. Although humidity was expected to be a little lower this weekend, there’s still plenty of summer — and summer fun — remaining.
Best of friends Lauren Chapple and Carly Cavanaugh cool off together at the pool at Newberry Estates.
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Sean Murphy, of Harveys Lake, enjoys an ice cream cone at Back Mountain Bowl in Dallas. Leigh Mulherm, of Dallas, and Mike Zablotney, of Kingston, have fun cooling off in Harveys Lake.
Reagan Wojtowich, Ally Young and Aidan Chapple, in rear, have fun playing in the wading pool at Newberry Estates.
Holly Egbert, of Shavertown, refreshes herself in the pool at Newberry Estates, Dallas.
Lifeguard Drew Harding, of Dallas, takes a long swig of water while on duty at the Harveys Lake Beach Club.
Chris Dailey, of Dallas, and Sara Hodakowski, of Kingston, cool their toes at Harveys Lake pole No. 38.
LEFT : Hayla Bryant doesn’t hesitate to plow into the waiting pool at Newberry Eestates to cool off in this heat.
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NEw bOOkS AddEd tO libRARY ShElvES The following new books have been added to the shelves of the Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas, for the month of July 2013: EXPRESS “Tell Me” by Lisa Jackson, “Second Honeymoon” by James Patterson, “Merry Christmas, Cowboy” by Janet Dailey, “The Lemon Orchard” by Luanne Rice, “Bombshell: An FBI Thriller” by Catherine Coulter FICTION “Tell Me” by Lisa Jackson, “Second Honeymoon” by James Patterson, “Flora” by Gail Godwin, “Merry Christmas, Cowboy” by Janet Dailey, “The Lemon Orchard” by Luanne Rice, “Bombshell: An FBI Thriller” by Catherine Coulter, “Manuscript Found in Accra” by Paulo Coelho, “Palisades Park” by Alan Brennert, “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-CanEat” by Edward Kelsey Moore,
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By Samantha Weaver
* In 1977, Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Company, made the following regrettable statement: “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” * Gross fact of the day: Half of the bacteria in the human mouth haven’t even been identified yet by science. * The drug Ivermectin is a broad-spectrum antiparasitic, used mainly to treat infestations of worms. The people who have been helped by this medication might be surprised to learn that the drug was developed through research spurred by a fungus found growing on the golf shoe of a botanist. * If you’re a centenarian, you might want to consider moving to New Mexico. In that state, there is a law declaring that everyone 100 and older is taxexempt. * Unless you were around on
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The History Channel * On July 24, 1567, during her imprisonment at Lochleven Castle in Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate in favor of her 1-year-old son, later crowned King James VI of Scotland. In 1542, while just 6 days old, Mary had ascended to the Scottish throne upon the death of her father, King James V. * On July 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln informs his chief advisers and cabinet that he will issue a proclamation to free slaves, but that he will wait until the Union Army has achieved a substantial military victory. The Emancipation Proclamation had less to do with ending slavery than saving the crumbling union. * On July 23, 1918, Della Sorenson kills the first of her seven victims in Nebraska. Over the next seven years, friends, relatives and acquaintances of Sorenson died under mysterious circumstances. In 1925, Sorenson was arrested when she made an unsuccessful attempt at killing two children with poisoned cookies. * On July 28, 1929, President John F. Kennedy’s wife,
“The Black Country” by Alex Grecian, “A White Wind Blew” by James Markert, “The Silver Star” by Jeannette Walls, “The Bookman’s Tale” by Charlie Lovett NONFICTION “Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions” by Joseph L. Matthews, “Trident K9 Warriors” by Mike Ritland BIOGRAPHY “Mom and Me and Mom” by Maya Angelou LARGE PRINT FICTION “Zero Hour” by Clive Cussler, “The Time Between” by Karen White, “Just One Kiss” by Susan Mallery, “Ladies’ Night” by Mary Kay Andrews YOUNG ADULT “Mountains Beyond Mountains” by Tracy Kidder, “The Apprentices” by Maile Meloy, “The Caged Graves” by Dianne K. Salerni
April 17, 1964, you may not be aware of the hullabaloo caused by the introduction of the Mustang. In Seattle, a truck driver was so distracted by a display of new Mustangs that he crashed his cement truck through the window of the dealership. In Chicago, so many people were trying to crowd into the cars in a showroom that the dealer had to lock all the vehicle doors. A dealer in New Jersey had only one Mustang, so he auctioned it off. The winner of the auction insisted on sleeping in his new car that night, just to make sure nobody else got it before his check cleared. * Arizonans take note: Hunting camels is illegal in your state. * If you’re like the hypothetical average person, your mouth will create 10,000 gallons of saliva over the course of your lifetime. *** Thought for the day: “A pint of sweat saves a gallon of blood.” — General George S. Patton Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, is born into a prominent New York family. In 1951, she began her first job as the Washington Times-Herald’s “Inquiring Camera Girl,” roaming the streets of Washington, D.C., and asking “man on the street” questions. * On July 26, 1943, Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger is born in Dartford, Kent, England. Michael Philip Jagger attended the London School of Economics, but left without graduating in order to pursue a career in music. * On July 25, 1978, Louise Joy Brown, the world’s first baby to be conceived via in vitro fertilization, is born in Manchester, England. In December 2006, Louise gave birth to a boy, Cameron John Mullinder, who was conceived naturally. * On July 27, 1996, in Atlanta, the XXVI Summer Olympiad is disrupted by the explosion of a nail-laden pipe bomb in Centennial Olympic Park. The bombing killed one and injured more than 100 others. Police were warned of the bombing in advance, but the bomb exploded before the anonymous caller said it would.
YOUR SPACE This purple building is near Movies 14 in Wilkes-Barre. “Purple Pizazz” is the title of the photo taken by Janelle Marshallick, of Dallas.
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ONLY YESTERDAY 20 YEARS AGO - 1993 Five sixth grade students from Lake-Noxen Elementary School recently received Academic Awards given to the outstanding students in five different subject areas. Awardees were: Chad Sorber, mathematics; Sheila Ely, Computer Science; Alison Piatt, Science; Katie Tripp, Language Arts; and Maria Dobiniak, Social Studies. Tony Lumbis, winner of the Geography Bee at the Lehman-Jackson Elementary School, and Stacey Pagoda, winner of the 6th grade Spelling Bee at the school, were recently presented with plaques at the Annual Awards Day Program held recently at the school. Karen “K.C.” Boback has won the title “1993 Little Miss Sunburst Queen.” Along with winning a two foot trophy, a rhinestone crown and the entry fee to the International finals, she won a trophy for “Best Attire.” K.C. is the daughter of Buz and Karen Boback, Harveys Lake. 30 YEAR AGO - 1983 Members of Boy Scout Troop 331 of Harveys Lake recently participated in an 18 mile whitewater rafting trip down the Lehigh River in Jim Thorpe. Those attending the trip included: Scoutmaster Lee Blansett, assistant scoutmasters Chet Keprowski and Jon Thomas, senior assistant scoutmaster Ray Phillips, senior patrol leaders Carson Gramley and George Hogen and Boy Scouts Billy Blansett, Chet Keprowski, Eric Toluba, Chris Toluba, Dennis Hogan, Andy Springer, J.R. Smith
and Doug Frantz. Girl Scout Council, is A gilded tire iron grac- located seven miles north es the “Window Whacker of Berwick. Local campers Award” presented to attending session the Kingston Township two are Wendy Police by Howard Anderson, Lori “Duke” Isaacs, Inc. for Davidson and Kim solving a crime. The Davidson, Harveys formal-looking wooden Lake; Mary Lousie plaque was presented Chappell, Dallas; by the car company Bonnie Lee president, George Kester and Sandra Isaacs, in apprecia- ONlY Ann Russell, tion of “the apprehen- YEStERdAY Shavertown; Jean sion and swift convicMarie Petro, Rita tion” of a woman identified Joan Roginski and Corinne as “Crowbar Annie” who Martin, Trucksville; and smashed numerous plate Leslie Burkert, Dallas. glass windows, to the tune 50 YEARS AGO - 1963 of $4,000 at the auto dealerNobody would suspect ship. that the Queen of the Rodeo Barbara Jean Cartier, of at Lehman Horse Show is Dallas, was admitted to twenty-four years old and “Who’s Who Among Students has five children. Walter in American Universities Mekeel, chairman of the and Colleges” at College Parade, crowned Marilyn Misericordia’s senior awards Yeisley at half past midnight banquet. Ms. Cartier gradu- on the Horse Show grounds ated magna cum laude with a after the press of rodeo bachelor of science degree in events canceled out the Elementary Education. She square dance. Marilyn, wife is the daughter of Mr. and of Keith Yeisely, received Mrs. Robert Cartier, Dallas. a transistor radio from 40 YEARS AGO - 1973 Gosart’s; a wallet from Shel Members of the Dr. Henry Evans; a wicker handbag M. Laing Fire Company who from McCrory’s; ten gallons have served on an active of gas from Ross Williams; basis with the volunteer a Rodeo Sundae from Forty group for 20 years or more, Fort Ice Cream; and jewelry were honored at a dinner by from Grace Cave. the Dallas firemen. Those Miss Lucy Courtright, honored were: Donald Trucksville, was guest of Bulford, Donald Shaffer, Royer Foundry and Machine Daniel Richards, James Company recently at a party Besecker, Alvin Shaffer, held at the home of Mr. and William Baker and Howard Mrs. Stanley Davies, West Johns. Dallas. Miss Courtright, The excitement and retiring after 33 years of wholesome fun of outdoor service, was feted at a bufliving at a Girl Scout camp fet supper. She was also preprevails again this week at sented with gifts. Camp Louise, now in its Mrs. William Blackman, second session. The facil- organist and choir director ity, owned by Penn’s Woods of the Little White Church
on the Hill, Trucksville, was hostess to the senior choir at a buffet supper recently. Supper was served to the following: Mesdames Harry Owens, Velma Williams, Georgeina Weidner, Harold Croom, Corinne Jones, Sandra Hoover, Blanche Atherholt, Linda Renville and Sheldon Bennett. 60 YEARS AGO - 1953 Robert Laux is chairman of the Gate of Heaven Summer Party which will be held July 29 and 30. Supper will be served both evenings and there will be many other attractive features. Members of Girl Scout Brownie Troop 153, sponsored by St. Therese’s Church, Shavertown, enjoyed a wienie roast recently, in form of a Garden Party, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ray, Trucksville. Intermediate troop members present were: Francis Mary Lenahan, Carol Klinges, Diana Bednar, Barbara Yenches, Beverly Ann Hoover and Agnes Parduski. 70 YEARS AGO - 1943 Nicholas Cave, Huntsville Road, member of the firm of H.A. Whiteman & Co., Wilkes-Barre wholesale paper merchants, was appointed a member of Dallas Borough Council at its meeting Friday night to fill the unexpired term of Peter D. Clark, who was recently appointed Luzerne County Treasurer. Movies playing at the Shaver Theatre, Shavertown, included “Reap the Wild Wind” starring John Wayne, Paulette Goddard and Susan Hayworth; and “Stand By for Action” starring Robert Taylor and Brian Donlevy.
“whAt iS YOUR fAvORitE iCE CREAm flAvOR?”
“ChoColate Chip Cookie dough.” Sahara Carr Dallas
“hershey’s “Vanilla. Just CappuCCino Crush.” plain Vanilla.” mary Ann finch Lake Twp.
kristi Gillen Noxen
“ChoColate with “Mint ChoColate Chip attreat pizza.” sprinkles on top at tasty Freeze.” Alyssa mcEntee Dallas
mark holton Tunkhannock
“ChoColate with sprinkles on top at tasty Freeze.”
Shane holton Tunkhannock