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A little mosquito with a great big pen-chant for telling tall tales will take centerstage at The Gathering Place, 304 S. StateSt., Clarks Summit, on Saturday, March 28,beginning at 1 p.m. when the Dietrich Chil-dren’s Theatre of Tunkhannock presents afree performance of “Why Mosquitoes Buzzin People’s Ears.” This performance is part ofa series of four plays that will be performed atThe Gathering Place this spring.The West African folk tale was adapted

for the stage by director Jennifer Jenkins andrecounts the story of a mosquito who tells afib to an iguana, who puts sticks in his earsto keep from hearing the nonsense. In a tele-phone game-like fashion, the fib gets largerand larger as it spreads through the animalkingdom — frightening snakes, rabbits, mon-keys and so on. By the time brakes are put onthe mosquito’s story, its effects are so devas-tating that the sun cannot rise and the jungleis trapped in darkness.“We decided to present this play at The

Gathering Place because it is a crowd favor-ite,” said Dietrich Children’s Theatre stagemanager Laurel Radzieski. “The actors allplay multiple roles and the fast-paced natureof the production is an exciting introductionto theatre. We are committed to presentingengaging theatrical and cultural experiencesfor children and families and it’s not uncom-mon that a child attending one of our playswill be experiencing his or her first encounterwith live theater. We chose this play, and thethree to come, because we felt each providesa unique and engaging experience to bothnew theater-goers and those who are familiar

with staged performances.”Last summer, representatives of The Gath-

ering Place announced plans to renovate the

former Clarks Summit firehall, located onthe first floor of the Clarks Summit BoroughBuilding, and create a space for communityeducation and the arts. Part of The Gather-ing Place’s programming includes the Abing-ton Area Community Classroom, which of-fers continuing education courses throughoutthe year to all ages in a variety of disciplines.Organizers say that the partnership with theDietrich Children’s Theatre is just a taste ofwhat they hope to offer in the future.“We wanted to give the community a sam-

ple of the type of interesting and inclusiveprogramming we will offer once the reno-vations on the building are complete,” saidDori Waters. “These plays provided a greatopportunity to bring something to the com-munity that will appeal to both children andadults that can use the venue as is. We wantThe Gathering Place to be a destination thatis welcoming and inspiring, a place wherepeople can gather to learn, to create and toshare their talents and knowledge with oth-ers.”Future Dietrich Children’s Theatre per-

formances at The Gathering Place include“Balto: A True Story of the Bravest Dog inAmerica” on Saturday, April 18, at 1 p.m.;“Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories” on Satur-day, April 25, at 1 p.m. and “Lon Po Po: ARed Riding Hood Story From China” in May.All performances are free to the public

and the project itself was supported by aLackawanna County Community Arts andCulture Grant, a program of LackawannaCounty Commissioners Corey D. O’Brien,Jim Wansacz and Patrick M. O’Malley.For more information on The Gathering

Place or to find out how to support renova-tion efforts, visit gatheringplacecs.org.

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A free performance of ‘Why MosquitoesBuzz in People’s Ears’ will be presented at TheGathering Place at the Clarks Summit BoroughBuilding, 304 S. State St., on Saturday, March28, at 1 p.m. This interactive West Africanfolktale will be presented by the Dietrich Chil-dren’s Theatre of Tunkhannock in conjunctionwith The Gathering Place for Community, Artsand Education. Call 570-945-8453 for moreinformation.

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Members of the Abington Senior Center joined Clarks Summit Borough Mayor PattyLawler painting rocks that will be used as stepping stones in the Finish Shop PocketPark on Depot Street. More than 20 senior artists participated in the event, which wassponsored by a Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Grant.

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University of Scranton education majors are serving as student teachers at areaschools during the spring semester. A total of 25 student teachers will serve at 14schools in 10 school districts, which include Blue Ridge, Lackawanna Trail, PittstonArea, North Pocono, Western Wayne, Mid Valley, Scranton, Valley View, Lakeland andDunmore. Natasha Brea of Nicholson will serve at Lackawanna Trail High School.

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Tree Commissionby Joshua ArpSPECIAL TO THE ABINGTON SUBURBAN

About this time last year, a friend calledme and asked me to give him a bid for fer-tilizing his lawn and trees. We all knowthat trees and grass canand do grow withoutany human help, butwe also instinctivelyknow that plants canbe helped by cultiva-tion.In the case of a

lawn, for example, ifyou want a dense greencarpet, you will needto cultivate conditionsin which grass willthrive. Some of theseconditions includeproper mowing heightand practices, regularwatering, proper soilpH and sufficient soilnutrients. While lawnscan survive without allof these conditions,lawns will thrive onlywhen these conditionsare met.Trees and culti-

vation, on the otherhand, are an entirelydifferent story. Shad-ing out competitors,staying green through the entire growingseason and responding to weekly trim-ming are basically non-issues for thrivingtrees. In the case of lawns, the prairie is themodel. While the prairie is home to graz-ing livestock, I think it is a safe bet thatyour Toro makes more regular visits toeach grass plant in your lawn than the elkdid to each grass plant on the prairie. Thecultivation of your lawn is more intensivethan a prairie in its native state.In the case of trees, however, the forest

is the model. While the prairie gets grazed,except for chewing insects, the growth of amature forest is untouched. One significantchange that occurs when when you movea tree from its native environment to your

built environment is often the nutrient cy-cling. In a forest, everything is recycled; byrecycling their own nutrients, trees actu-ally improve the soil in which they grow.In lawns or in parking lots little to noth-

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rounded by pavement,trees might not needsupplemental fertiliza-tion to thrive. Whilenitrogen fertilizationcan boost growth andimprove tree health,unnecessary fertiliza-tion may, in fact, harma tree. In fact, a pub-lication from the In-ternational Society ofArboriculture (ISA)notes that “Treesgrowing in turf that isroutinely fertilized, orwhere clippings are re-turned to the soil, maynot require supple-mental fertilization.”If trees need fertil-

izer, what would bethe recommendedamount, type and situ-ation? First, universityrecommendations forlawn feeding parallel

the recommended feeding of trees: two tofour pounds of nitrogen per 1,000 squarefeet applied annually. Second, organicfertilizer is ideal because it replicates thenatural form and delivery of nutrients, itimproves the organic content and struc-ture of the soil and it is not leached out ofthe soil as easily. Third, the more qualita-tive difference between your trees and thenutrient cycling of the forest habitat, theymore they may need feeding.

Joshua Arp is an ISA-certified MunicipalSpecialist, a Clarks Summit tree commissionerand an operator of a landscape maintenancebusiness. He can be reached at [email protected].

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‘Refashioning Friday’Keystone College will host “Re-

fashioning Friday” on Friday, March27, from 5-8 p.m. in the HibbardCampus Center. Proceeds from theevent, which is being coordinated byKeystone student Nicole Kerekes, willbenefit the Women’s Resource Centerof Northeast Pennsylvania, locatedin Scranton. The center provides re-sources and counseling to victims ofdomestic violence.

Participants can prepare for anevening on the town with discountedsalon services, shopping at localhealth and beauty vendor stations, araffle and refreshments. Admissiontickets will be sold at the door for$5 and salon service tickets can bepurchased in advance by visiting key-stone.edu/refashioningfriday. Oncean order is processed, customers willreceive a confirmation email with theappropriate appointment time.

Gardening EventThe Penn State Master Gardeners

are hosting an open house at the Plowand Hearth store at the Shoppes atMontage, 2111 Shoppes Boulevard,Moosic, on Saturday, March 28, fromnoon to 3 p.m. The event will featurepresentations by the gardeners on treecare, container gardening, soil, nativeand invasive plants and other topics.Barbara Giovagnoli of the Lackawa-nna County Office of EnvironmentalSustainability will give a presentationabout composting and the Lackawa-nna County 4-H will feature children’sactivities. Call 570-963-6842 or [email protected] for more in-formation.

Furry Friend 5KThe third annual Furry Friend 5K

will be held on Saturday, March 28, atthe Lackawanna River Heritage Trail.Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m.and the event will begin at 10 a.m.The cost is $15 per person for those

who register before the event or $20per person on the day of the event.T-shirts are $10. Participants may reg-ister via the online form on the shel-ter’s website event page: griffinpond-animalshelter.com/events/ and payonline via FirstGiving at firstgiving.com/fundraiser/gpas/furryfriends5k.Registration forms may also be mailedwith a check to: Griffin Pond AnimalShelter, Attn: Furry Friends 5K, 967Griffin Pond Road, South AbingtonTwp., PA 18411. A printable registra-tion form is available on the websiteevent page as well as on the Face-book event page at facebook.com/events/685007338275145/.

Community Egg HuntThe Abington Area Joint Recre-

ation Board (AAJRB) will host a freecommunity egg hunt on Sunday, March29, beginning at 1 p.m. at StroneyField at Hillside Park, 1188 WinolaRoad, South Abington Twp. Childrenage 12 and younger are welcome toparticipate. A bake sale will also beavailable, with the proceeds benefit-ting the AAJRB. Additional event spon-sors include KinderCare Learning Cen-ters, the Abington Community LibraryTeen Leadership Committee and theGriffin Pond Animal Shelter. Call 570-343-3270 for more information or toregister.

Poetry ReadingIn celebration of National Poetry

Month, the Keystone College Concertsand Lectures Series will present a freepoetry reading by poets Elaine Equiand Jerome Sala, Ph.D., on Thursday,April 2, at 7 p.m. in the Theatre inBrooks on the LaPlume campus.

For more information, call KateDempsey Jones at 570-945-8161 oremail [email protected].

Easter Egg HuntThe 25th annual Moosic Lions

Easter egg hunt will be held on Satur-

day, April 4, beginning at 11:30 a.m. atKobesky Field in the borough’s Green-wood sections. All Moosic children age12 and younger are invited to attend.

Philadelphia TripThe Marywood University Lifelong

Learners will host a trip to Philadelphiaon Sunday, April 12, for a presentationof the Philadelphia Pops Orchestra.The bus will leave from Marywood Uni-versity at 10 am. The group will havebrunch at the Waterworks Restaurantfollowed by the concert. The cost ofthe trip is $155. Call 570-383-0544for more information.

Observatory HoursThe Keystone College Thomas G.

Cupillari ’60 Astronomical Observa-tory spring program will continue eachWednesday and Friday through Friday,May 29, with the exception of Friday,April 3.

Open to the public and free ofcharge, the spring sessions will beheld regardless of sky conditions andwill be cancelled by the threat of se-vere weather.

This season’s astronomical pro-grams will feature an illustrated lec-ture and telescopic observations. Themain objects planned for viewing in-clude the moon, the planets Mercury,Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn, andvarious double stars, star clusters,nebulae and galaxies.

Large groups such as schoolclasses, scouts and community or-ganizations interested in attending asession may contact professor Thom-as Cupillari at 570-945-8402 or [email protected].

The Thomas G. Cupillari ’60 Astro-nomical Observatory is located approx-imately two miles west on Route 107from exit 202 on Interstate 81 and ap-proximately two miles east of Fleetvilleon Route 107. Visit keystone.edu/ob-servatory for more information.



Passion PlayThe Clarks Green Assembly of

God, 204 S. Abington Road, will host“The Path to the Cross” on Friday,March 27, and Saturday, March 28, at7 p.m. The event is a portrayal of Je-sus Christ’s final hours through musicand drama. Call 570-586-8286 formore information.

Interactive ServiceThe Clarks Green United Method-

ist Church, 119 Glenburn Road, willhost an interactive Holy ThursdayService on Thursday, April 2, from 6-8p.m. Prayer stations, explanations ofthe Stations of the Cross and a slideshow of famous artwork depicting thelast week of Christ’s life are part ofthe service. Call 570-586-8946 formore information.

CountrysideCommunity Church

The Countryside CommunityChurch, 14011 Orchard Drive, Newton

Twp., will host a Passover CommunionMeal on Thursday, April 2, beginningat 6:30 p.m. The church will also holda Tenebrae service on Friday, April 3,at 7 p.m. On Easter Sunday, April 5,a sunrise service will be held at 6:30a.m. and an Easter service will beheld at 10 a.m. Call 570-587-3206 oremail [email protected] more information or to reserve aseat for the Passover meal.

Waverly CommunityChurch

The Waverly Community Church,101 Carbondale Road, will host aGood Friday service on Friday, April 3,at 7 p.m. A men’s breakfast will beheld on Saturday, April 4, at 9 a.m.,while an egg hunt and craft time forchildren ages 12 and younger willbe held from 11 a.m. until noon.On Easter Sunday, April 5, a Resur-rection worship service, including aservice for children, will be held at11 a.m. Call 570-587-2280 for moreinformation.

O’Malley Easter Party

The annual O’Malley Family Easter Party will be held on Sunday, March 29, at the Key-ser Valley Community Center, 101 N. Keyser Ave., Scranton, from 1-3 p.m. Children frompreschool through fifth grade are invited to attend. The event will feature pictures withthe Easter Bunny, Goodfella’s pizza, orange drink, jelly beans, a chocolate bunny, UTZchips, a McDonald’s cheeseburger coupon, Krispy Kreme donuts, and a free kids meal forTexas Roadhouse as well as a coupon for the Keyser Avenue McDonald’s. Entertainmentwill be provided by deejay Jason Miller.

Although the event is free, reservations are requested by Thursday, March 26, bycalling 570-346-1828. Please leave a voice mail with the number of children attending.

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NRA Banquet

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Friends of National Rifle Association will host its 23rdannual fundraising banquet on Saturday, March 28, at Genetti Manor in Dickson City.Tickets are $45, $85 for couples and $25 for anyone younger than 21 years old. Formore information or to purchase tickets, call Carl Mozeleski at 570-587-2662 or emailhim at [email protected].

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Autism 5K

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[email protected]. Pleasehave them in by noon on Friday to havethem included in the following Thursday’sedition. Visit the abingtonsuburban.comfor the complete calendar listing, includingadditional events.

SPECIAL EVENTSThursday, March 26: Pasta DinnerThe fourth grade class of Waverly El-

ementary School will host a pasta dinneron Thursday, March 26, from 5-7 p.m. atthe school, 103 Waverly Road. Ticketsare $8; $5 for children and take-outs areavailable. The dinner will be catered bythe Barcia family, owners of Clarks Sum-mit-based Parmigiano’s restaurant. Themenu will include a Caesar salad, pennepasta with marinara sauce, homemademeatballs, rolls, beverages and dessert.The funds raised from this dinner will

benefit the students’ field trip to the DaVinci Science Center in Allentown, aswell as the printing of their elementaryschool yearbooks.Reservations are required and can be

made by contacting Kate Walsh at 570-575-9767 or emailing [email protected].

Friday, March 27: Police OutreachThe Evangelical Free Bible Church,

431 Carbondale Road, South AbingtonTownship, will host a free dinner for po-lice officers, state troopers and their spouseson Friday, March 27. Doors will open at 6p.m. with dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m.The dinner will be prepared by the Inne ofthe Abingtons. The guest speaker will beChaplain Gary Holden of the Police Chap-lain Program. Tickets are required and canbe obtained by calling 570-586-5557, ext.6.Friday, March 27: Soccer FundraiserThe Abington Rowdies Boys U-15 Soc-

cer Club parents will host a fundraiser atMaiolatesi Wine Cellars in Scott Town-ship on Friday, March 27, from 5-7:30 p.m.Tickets are $25 and include two glasses ofwine and appetizers. All proceeds will ben-efit the team’s trip to Europe. Call Lisa at570-586-3290 or Lori at 570-499-7535 fortickets or for more information. Attendeesmust be age 21 or older.

Through Friday, April 3:Pizza Sale

The Chinchilla Hose Co.’s annual pizzasale will be held every Friday in Lent at the

fire hall, 104 Shady Lane Road, from 2-7p.m. Red, white and white broccoli pizzatrays will be available. Orders can be placedon Fridays beginning at noon by calling570-586-5726. Walk-ins are welcome.

Through Friday, April 3:Pizza and Halushki Sale

The Factoryville Fire Co. ladies auxil-iary will host its annual pizza and halushkisale on Fridays from through April 3 atthe fire hall, 120 College Ave. A 12-cutpie will be $9 and $1 for each additionaltopping (mushrooms, onions, pepperoni orbroccoli). White pizza will also be avail-able. Halushki will be sold by the quartor by the pint. Good Friday broccoli andcheese is available by order only. Call 570-945-5769 after 3 p.m. on Fridays for preor-ders or for more information.

Friday, April 3: Pasta e Fagioli SaleThe Clarks Summit United Methodist

Church, 1310 Morgan Highway, will hosta pasta e fagioli and vegetable soup saleon Friday, April 3, from 3-7 p.m. in thechurch’s Fellowship Hall. Tickets are $6for take-out, $7 for eat-in. For people whocannot attend or who do not like soup,the church will donate soup to a familyor shut-in with ticket purchase. Advancetickets are available by calling 570-587-2571 and a limited number of tickets willbe available at the door.

Saturday, April 4: Easter Egg HuntThe Countryside Community Church,

14011 Orchard Drive, Newton Twp., willhost an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April4, beginning at 1 p.m., for children up tosixth grade. Registration is required byTuesday, March 31. Call 570-587-3206or visit countryside-church.org for moreinformation.

MEETING NOTICESVeterans of Foreign Wars

The Abington Memorial Post No. 7069of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 402 Win-ola Road, Clarks Summit, meets the firstThursday of every month at 7 p.m. Newmembers are always welcome.

Glenburn 4-HThe Glenburn 4-H Club is open to

young people ages 8-19 who would ei-ther like to learn how to sew or knowhow and would like to learn new skills.Hilda Lewis and Ann Northup are in-structors. Call 570-563-1369 for moreinformation.

Social Singles ClubA social singles club meets at 7:30 p.m.

on the first Wednesday of the month atOur Lady of Snows Church rectory base-ment, 301 S. State St., Clarks Summit.Meet other active, mature singles for funactivities and friendship. Call Linda at570-470-5220 for more information.

SPECIAL NOTICESEnter to Win

The Abington Community Library,1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit, ishosting a raffle for children to receive apersonalized, pre-recorded message fromJosh Gad, the voice of Olaf in “Frozen.”Tickets are $1 each and all proceeds will beused to purchase children’s books for the li-brary. Anyone may enter, but it must be onbehalf of a child 12 years of age or younger.A winner will be drawn and notified duringNational Library Week in April. Call 570-587-3440 for more information.

Eyeglass CollectionThe Abington Heights High School

Students Against Destructive Decisions(SADD) are collecting used eyeglasses,which will be donated to the LackawannaBlind Association. Collection will takeplace until, Friday, March 27. Donationsmay be brought to Abington Heights HighSchool, 222 Noble Road, Clarks Summit.Call 570-585-5300 for more information.

Leaves of ClassThe Friends of the Weinberg Memorial

Library at The University of Scranton aresponsoring their 17th annual “Leaves ofClass” raffle to help support the Friends ofthe Library Endowment Fund.This year’s raffle features more than

$8,000 in prizes. Tickets are $20 and earneach participant a chance for monthlydrawings for prizes. Drawings will continuethrough Thursday, Dec. 31.Among the prizes are an iPad, diamond

bracelets, gift certificates to several arearestaurants, an evening with family andfriends at Woodloch Resort, cash prizes,services for personal care, gift baskets, sea-son passes to local theaters and concertsand many more gifts.To be eligible for the drawings, a com-

pleted entry form, along with $20, must bereturned to the Dean’s Office of the Wein-berg Memorial Library. Checks should bemade payable to “Friends of the WeinbergMemorial Library.” Tickets may also bepurchased online. Gift envelopes are avail-able for anyone who would like to give araffle ticket as a gift.

For more information on the Leaves ofClass drawing, call 570-941-7816 or visitscranton.edu/academics/wml/friends/loc/index.shtml.

Donations RequestedThe University of Scranton’s Weinberg

Memorial Library is requesting book andtag sale donations for its annual spring sale,as well as volunteers to help with prepara-tion and staffing for the event, which willtake place during the last weekend of April.All proceeds from the book sale will benefitthe Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Li-brary Endowment, which supports librarycollections and services. The Friends of theWeinberg Memorial Library, the librarystaff and volunteers will conduct the event.The library will accept any hardcover

or paperback books in good condition,including children’s books, cookbooks, fic-tion and non-fiction. In addition, the li-brary is collecting media and tag sale items.Donations may be placed in the boxes ontheMonroeAvenue side of the library. Do-nations will be accepted until Wednesday,April 22.This year’s book sale is scheduled for

Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.,and Sunday, April 26, from noon to 4 p.m.,in the fifth floor Heritage Room of theWeinberg Memorial Library. A special pre-view sale will be held on Friday, April 24,for Friends members and Schemel Forummembers. For additional information or tovolunteer, call Barbara Evans at 570-941-4078.

Waverly PreschoolThe Waverly Preschool, located inside

of the Waverly Community House, 1115N. Abington Road, is now accepting reg-istrations for the 2015-16 school year.The school offers three programs: a three-year-old, two-day program with classes onTuesdays and Thursdays; a four-year-old,three-day program with classes on Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fridays; and a newfour-year-old, five-day program with classeson weekdays. All classes run from 9-11:30a.m. and offer an optional extra day classfrom 12:30-3 p.m. on Tuesdays (four-year-olds) and Wednesdays (three-year-olds).There is also an optional daily extra hour,“Lunch Bunch,” running from 11:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.Call Kathy Davis, owner/director at

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William Shakespeare opens his greatplay “Henry V” with a chanting Chorusthat laments that the performance about tobegin could never match the true glory ofKing Henry’s tale without a stage as big as akingdom and actors descended from royalty.The playwriting students of Rachel Strayer’s“Scripts for the Stage” class at the AbingtonCommunity Library, however, feel quitecomfortable performing their original piecesin the library with their classmates.The class will hold a staged reading on

Saturday, March 28, at 7 p.m. in the RyonRoom of the Abington Community Library,1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit. Any-one is welcome to attend the staged read-ing, but only students who have completedthe seven-week session will perform theirworks.Local playwright Rachel Strayer ex-

plained that she created this program in or-der to spread her knowledge and passion for

playwriting to the area’s youth.“I’ve enjoyed writing for as long as I can

remember,” she said. “My husband asked ifI ever considered a degree in creative writ-ing and I got very excited about the idea.I found a fantastic program at Wilkes Uni-versity; I was able to get my M.A. and myM.F.A. in creative writing with a focus onplaywriting.”“Scripts for the Stage” is an intermedi-

ate level playwriting class that congregatesonce a week over the course of a fewmonthsto learn the ins and outs of playwriting.They learn the different styles of playwrit-ing, such as realist, surrealist, absurdist, etc.,and through this they decide which genrethey’d prefer to adopt for their own pieces.For Strayer, the No. 1 goal is supporting thestudents’ creativity.“What I care about most is the students

finding their own voice and writing style,”she said. “Do they like their settings to bemore abstract or concrete? Do they wantto be very specific in their stage directionsor do they trust the actors to make their

own choices? And of course some of mystudents love writing comedies while oth-ers are drawn to more serious topics, so wetalk about the conventions of each genre.We have a good showing of fantasy worksas well; it’s always fun to talk about how tostage a play with a dragon in it.”Strayer exposes the students to several

plays, including classics like TennesseeWil-liams’ “The Glass Menagerie” and newerplays like Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice.” This al-lows the students to connect with a numberof different writing styles.“Both are beautiful, emotional plays with

excellent use of symbolism, characterizationand dramatic irony,” she said. “The writingstyles of the two authors are also very differ-ent. ‘The Glass Menagerie’ includes a lot ofdescriptions of a realistic set and a lot of in-struction for the actors and director. In ‘Eu-rydice,’ the playwright leaves a lot of roomfor actor’s choice and director’s preference.Her settings are much more surreal and thestructure of her dialogue is very poetic.”The playwrights-in-training start every

class with a writing prompt, usually focusedon a different element of playwriting.“To start with, they might have to write

a two-page play about something that hap-pened to them over the summer,” she said.“On another day their writing prompt isto write a short play that takes place in afantastical setting, like a forest of books or akitchen where it snows.”As they develop their longer pieces for

the staged reading, Strayer ups the ante bygiving the students a more in-depth exer-cise. This helps the students better under-stand a particular character in their play byasking them to write a monologue in thatcharacter’s voice explaining how they feelabout what’s happening and about their rolein the piece.“My goal is to have them writing in

styles and settings they wouldn’t normal-ly choose,” she said. “This gives them awider range of options when writing andasks them to be very purposeful in theirdecisions.”In order to hone their skills, the inter-

mediate students get more freedom andchallenges than those in the beginner levelcourse, “Playing with Words.” Strayer im-poses very few restrictions when it comes tosubject matter so that the young playwrightscan write on subjects they care about in the

genre they like best.“I might impose restrictions on the inter-

mediate writers because it’s a new challengeto write a script for only four actors whenyou’re used to writing a script for 10or viceversa,” she said. “The writing assignmentshave less to do with learning the basics andmore to do with stretching them to thinkoutside of the theatrical conventions withwhich they are comfortable.”When the time comes to write the fi-

nal piece, the students are encouraged toexplore any subject they desire. Accordingto Strayer, they take this freedom and runwith it.“The range is just so vast,” she said. “No

year is predictable in terms of subject mat-ter; I’m very excited to see what this year’sgroup comes up with.”“I love the staged readings because all

the students are so eager to read each other’swork,” Strayer continued. “Each playwrightgets to cast his or her own script, whichhelps them to think about the personalitiesbehind their characters. We read out loudin class because plays are meant to be heardand it’s the best way for a young playwrightto figure what is or isn’t working in theirplay. The staged reading is an extension ofthat evaluation, but it’s also a chance forfamily and friends to celebrate the finishedproduct along with these talented writers.”Visit lclshome.org/b/abington-commu-

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A staged reading of plays produced bystudents in Rachel Strayer’s “Scripts forthe Stage” class will be held at the Abing-ton Community Library on Saturday, March28, beginning at 7 p.m.

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AHSD NotificationsAbington Heights School District would

like to remind residents that they can re-ceive up-to-date closing and delay mes-sages, as well as other alerts, via text oremail. To receive messages via text, text@abingtonhe to 570-471-5703. Standardtext messaging rates will apply. To unsub-scribe from text messaging, text ‘unsub-scribe @abingtonhe’ to the same number.For email messages, send an email [email protected]. To un-subscribe, reply with ‘unsubscribe’ in thesubject line. For more information on theservice, visit remind.com.

Winter HoursWinter hours for the Newton Rec-

reation Center, 1814 Newton-RansomBlvd., will be weekdays from 9 a.m. tonoon and from 3-8:30 p.m. Saturday hourswill be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundayhours will be from noon to 5 p.m. Thesehours will run through Sunday, May 31.

Permits RequiredClarks Summit Borough officials would

like to remind residents that burn permitsare required in the borough, even for rec-reational burning. Call 570-586-9316 formore information.

Reflective Address MarkersThe Fleetville Volunteer Fire Co. is

selling reflective address markers for theresidents of Benton Township. Organiz-ers say that the markers are highly visibleday and night, with reflective material onboth sides. They are also fade-resistantand will last for years.Markers are $20 and will help the fire

department find residences quickly incase of an emergency. Call 570-945-3139for more information or to place an order.

Assistance AvailableThe Voluntary Action Center (VAC),

538 Spruce St., Scranton, was recentlyawarded a grant to help seniors age 60and older enroll in SNAP, formerly foodstamps. Officials say that the SeniorSNAP Enrollment Initiative Grant will in-crease the enrollment of senior citizens re-siding in LackawannaCounty in the SNAPprogram and that approximately two out ofthree senior citizens who qualify to receiveSNAP are missing out on benefits. Seniorcitizens who have an income at or below$1,916 for single individuals or $2,585

for married couples and resources under$9,000, excluding primary home, vehicleand other items, could qualify for SNAPbenefits. Call Jennifer Wynn at 570-347-5616 or email [email protected] formore information.Volunteers NeededThe borough of Clarks Green is re-

cruiting residents to serve on variousboards and commissions. These includethe borough’s zoning hearing board,board of health, planning commis-sion and shade tree commission. Resi-dents should send letters of interest toClarks Green Borough, 104 N. AbingtonRoad, or email them to [email protected]. Call 570-586-4446 for moreinformation.

Preschool AvailableThe Oppenheim Family Children’s

Center at Keystone College is acceptingnew enrollees. Located on Keystone’s cam-pus in La Plume, the program offers severalpreschool program options for childrenthree to five years old. Children must bethree years old by Sept. 1 to participate.Preschoolers will receive developmentallyappropriate educational services providedby qualified early-childhood professionals.The center also serves as a training site forstudents majoring in education and relatedfields at Keystone College.Licensed and inspected by the Pennsyl-

vania Department of Public Welfare, thecenter is accredited by the National Acad-emy of Early Childhood Programs and hasearned a “Four-Star” rating by the Officeof Child Development and Early LearningQuality Rating System. This designationrecognizes child care facilities which ex-ceed state requirements.Call 570-945-8260 or email

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Volunteers NeededMake-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania

and West Virginia has ways for Lackawan-na County to help grant the wishes of chil-dren living with life-threatening medicalconditions. Local residents are encouragedto become a wish volunteer and/or refer achild to Make-A-Wish.Currently, the local Make-A-Wish

chapter is working to grant 20 wishes inLackawanna County and it needs kind-hearted individuals to step forward andvolunteer their time and friendship in or-der to assist with wish fulfillment. Since1988, there have been 220 wishes grantedin Lackawanna County. To become a wishvolunteer, individuals must be at least 21years of age, pass a criminal background

check and attend a training session.Every wish starts with a referral — in

fact, a wish is not possible without one. Bethe start of a wish-come-true today by re-ferring a child who is between the ages of 2½ and 18 and has a life-threatening medi-cal condition.To learn more about referring a child or

becoming a volunteer, please contact Mag-gie O’Brien at 570-341-9474 or visit great-erpawv.wish.org.Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania

and West Virginia is a nonprofit organiza-tion that grants wishes to children.Currently, the local chapter is one of

the most active in the country, having ful-filled more than 15,000 wishes. For moreinformation, please call Make-A-Wish at(800) 676-9474 or visit its website at great-erpawv.wish.org.

Clarks Green Shade TreesThe Clarks Green Shade Tree Com-

mission is seeking to assist borough resi-dents by providing free or low-cost treesfor resident properties. The commissionis also looking for volunteers for plant-ings, scheduled in November and April, aswell as attendees for its monthly meetings.Residents interested in either free or lowcost trees for their properties are asked tocontact the commission by emailing JanBrown at [email protected] or bycalling her at 570-586-4446.

Volunteers NeededServing Seniors Inc. is seeking dedicat-

ed and caring people of all ages to providefriendly visits and companionship to resi-dents in long term care and personal carehomes within Lackawanna County. Visi-tation volunteers will help to improve thequality of life of an older adult. Training isprovided. Call Lisa M. Torch at 570-344-3931 for more information.

Ombudsmen NeededServing Seniors is in need of volunteers

for its Ombudsman (Resident Rights’ Ad-vocate) Program. Volunteer ombudsmenare community neighbors who are speciallytrained to help clarify responsibilities andthe rights of consumers in long-term livingfacilities. Applicants need to be availablefor a few hours a month, older than age 18and concerned about the rights of nurs-ing home and assisted living/personal carehome residents. Call Lisa M. Torch at 570-344-3931 for more information.

Volunteer OpportunitiesThe Voluntary Action Center, a Unit-

ed Way agency, matches volunteers withvolunteer opportunities at more than 100nonprofit agencies in Lackawanna County.Visit the Voluntary Action Center’s web-

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Used Clothing Drop Off ShedThe Church of the Epiphany, 25

Church Hill Road, Glenburn, is sponsoringa used clothing drop off shed, which is lo-cated in the church parking lot. All cloth-ing, sneakers, shoes, belts, purses, blankets,sheets, pillowcases, drapes and stuffed toyswill be accepted.Organizers are asking that no rags, fab-

ric scraps, pillows, toys or household goodsbe placed in the shed. Donations will notbe cut up or shredded.The items will be sent to people who

can use them either in the United States orinternationally.Donations are tax deductible and re-

ceipts are located on the shed. If possible,please place items in tied or closed bags.

Items NeededThe Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, 967

Griffin Pond Road, South Abington Twp.,is requesting donations of the followingitems: blankets, sheets, towels, cleaningsupplies, laundry detergent, paper towels,dish soap, kitty litter, puppy chow, kittenfood, dog food, cat and dog toys and giftcards. Call 570-586-3700 or email [email protected].

Park SurveyThe Abington Area Joint Recreation

Board (AAJRB) is conducting an onlinesurvey in order to gauge public interest andparticipating in the Abington Area Parkcommunity as well as to help the park bet-ter serve residents’ needs. Those interestedin participating can visit abingtonparks.com and follow directions to the survey.

Donations NeededThe Benton Township Lions Club, in

cooperation with Abington Memorial Post7069, Veterans of ForeignWars, has placeda deposit box for eye glasses and hearingaids at the post home, 402 Winola Road,Clarks Summit. The yellow box is in frontof the post and is clearly marked for depos-its.

Online FundraiserAn internet-based fundraiser is avail-

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SportSCelebrating Winter Sports

The Lackawanna Trail All Sports Booster Club recently held its annual awards night for winter sports. Athletes from the school’s boys and girls basketball team, wrestling teamand the basketball cheerleaders were recognized for their excellence and achievements.

Lackawanna Trail girls basketball team members recognized at the event are pic-tured, from left: head coach Bob Fitzsimmons; Grace Wetzel, most improved player;Daria Lewandowski, coach’s award; Kerrigan Buck, hustle award and assistant coachJodi Kwiatkowski.

Lackawanna Trail boys basketball team members recognized at the event are pic-tured, from left: Jacob Sanders, most improved player; Addison Hoffman, coach’s award;Tyler Rzucidlo, offensive player award; Ross Fauquier, most valuable player and headcoach Christian Sunseri.

Lackawanna Trail wrestling team members recognized at the event are pictured, fromleft: assistant coach Jon Hickok; Nathaniel Barbolish, coach’s award; Trent Phillips,most dedicated player; and Tyler Baltrusaitis, most outstanding player. Zack Oulton wasrecognized as most improved player.

Lackawanna Trail basketball cheerleaders recognized at the event are pictured, fromleft: coach Betty Jo Bergey; Rachel Lehman, best all around; Olivia Dodgson, most spir-ited; Samantha Morgan, most improved; and Melissa Russell, most dedicated.


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Mock Trial Success

The Abington Heights High School Mock Trial team recently won the Region 10 MockTrial Championship at the Lackawanna County Courthouse in Scranton. The team willadvance to the state competition in April. Individual awards were won by Alex Fried andMatt Klucher.

From left: Rachel Gilmore, Joe Sileo, Alex Fried, Matt Klucher, Alex Klucher, Anna Mo-her, Neel Mehta, Alyson Campbell, Jordan RIppon, Catherine Gee, Amelia Walker-Serranoand Courtney Toroni. Keonei Mahoney is also a team member.

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Area Community Park, located at the in-tersection of Winola Road and Grove St.,is available for rentals. Amenities includethe use of Eston Wilson Lake, the bound-less playground, soccer and softball fields,hiking and nature trails and a dog park.Handicapped-accessible parking is alsoavailable.Reservation forms are available at the

Clarks Summit Borough Building, 304 S.State St., or online at abingtonparks.com.Call 570-585-4811 for more information.

Dining/Meeting Room AvailableThe dining/meeting room at Abington

Memorial VFW Post 7069, 402 WinolaRoad, Clarks Summit, is available for rent-al and catering. Call the post at 570-586-9821, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m.until 6 p.m. for more information.

Help for Disabled PersonsLackawanna County Coordinated

Transportation is offering reduced-faretransportation to persons with disabilitiesliving in rural areas of the county. Thoseeligible must live in Lackawanna County,be 18 to 64 years old, and have a disabilityas defined by the Americans with Disabili-ties Act. Applications are available by con-tacting Lackawanna County CoordinatedTransportation, 800 North/South Road,Scranton, PA 18504 or by calling 570-963-6795.

SPORTS, HEALTH ANDWELLNESSFree Yoga Class

The Clarks Summit United MethodistChurch, located at the intersection of theMorgan Highway and Grove St., is spon-soring a free yoga class on Tuesday eveningsfrom 6-7 p.m., instructed by Tina Young.

Yoga Classes for SeniorsAyoga class for beginners is offered to se-

niors 55 years of age and older at the Abing-ton Senior Center, 1151Winola Road. Theclass is held eachMonday at the center from11:15 a.m. to noon. A fee of $4 per classis required to help pay for the professionalinstructor. Call 570-586-8996 for moreinformation.

Zumba ClassesZumba classes will be held at theWaver-

ly Community House, 1115 N. AbingtonRoad, on Mondays and Thursday eveningsat 7:15 p.m. and on Saturday mornings at

9 a.m. Call Diane Hibble at 570-878-8212for more information.

CHURCH EVENTSWeekly Children’s Program

The Waverly Community Church, 101Carbondale Road, hosts a weekly seriesevery Friday for children from three yearsold to fifth-grade level from 6:30-7:45 p.m.The “Badge of Honor” program will fea-ture Biblical and character education whileproviding children the opportunity to earnmerit badges. Call 570-587-2280 for moreinformation.

Countryside Community ChurchEvents

The following is a list of events tak-ing place at the Countryside CommunityChurch, 14011 Orchard Drive, NewtonTwp.• Bible study is held on Monday morn-

ings at 10 a.m., followed by a prayer groupat 11:30 a.m.• The “Pins and Needles” sewing group

meets on the first and third Tuesday of themonth at 1 p.m.• Choir rehearsal is held on Wednes-

days at 7 p.m. from September throughMay.• A free indoor walking program is

held at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday mornings,followed by beginner yoga classes at 10:30a.m.Call 570-587-3206 or visit countryside-

church.org for more information.Clarks Green UMC Events

The following is a list of events takingplace at the Clarks Green United Method-ist Church, 119 Glenburn Road.• Sunday Drive Discussion will be held

on Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. in the churchlounge. Sunday Drive Discussion is anopen-forum conversation on contemporaryquestions and spiritual living in a secularworld.• A Christian book study is held on

Monday evenings at 7 p.m. in the churchlounge. Come and enjoy thought-provok-ing studies of Christian authors with di-verse perspectives.• Tae Kwon Do classes for all ages are

held at the church. Children’s classes areheld Monday through Thursday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. and adult classes are held on Sat-urdays from 7-8:30 a.m. Classes are open tothe public for nominal prices.• Exercise classes are held at the church

on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-10 a.m.Classes are open to the public for nominalprices.Call 570-586-8946 for more informa-

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