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Dunmorean Meets the Prince of Wales

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Marcelle Reineke

Artist Marcelle Reinecke won a new admirer on Sept. 9, when she met Charles, Prince of Wales.  Reinecke, the daughter of Dunmore residents Frederic and Michelle Reinecke, met the heir apparent to the British throne during her one-month artist’s residency at the Dumfries House in Scotland. Prince Charles is the patron of the estate and recently saved the house and furnishings from auction.  

Reinecke is a graduate of Dunmore High School and Marywood University and obtained her master of fine arts degree in May from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where she currently resides.

Dougherty helped lead Bucks over West

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By Steve Svetovich

Michael Dougherty of the Dunmore Bucks broke up a West Scranton two-point conversion attempt in the back of the end zone with no time left as the Bucks held on to a 27-25 win Friday, Sept. 18, at Scranton Memorial Stadium. It was Buck’s second straight win after losing their season opener to Scranton Prep, 21-0.

The fifth-ranked Bucks used a brutal running attack to score three second-half touchdowns on the Invaders.

West Scranton quarterback Matt Gaul, who completed 19-of-30 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns, led the Invaders on a 62-yard scoring drive in the final 1:28 only to have Dougherty break up the two-point conversion attempt.

Dougherty played a superb game defensively for the Bucks. He also had an interception and three pass breakups in the contest.

West took the first lead with 11:02 left in the second quarter when Gaul tossed a 27-yard score to Shyann Jackson who had to jump high in the air to snare the pigskin. The point after touchdown (PAT) made it 7-0.

Bucks back Garrett Murray scored on a one-yard plunge with 2:37 left in the second quarter. The PAT knotted the game, 7-7.

Dunmore drove the pigskin 53 yards on eight plays to move ahead, 13-7, with 6:50 left in the third quarter. Murray’s three yard burst capped the drive. The extra point failed. Then came the wild fourth quarter.

The Invaders came back with Tayon Brown’s 10-yard TD scamper, with 10:04 left in the game. A bad snap led to a failed extra point and the game was tied, 13-13.

The Bucks were ready for a showoff Murray had runs of 18 and 14 yards to set up a Colin Holmes 18-yard TD run, with 6:21 left to play. The PAT gave the Bucks a 20-13 lead.

With just over three minutes left, West receiver Sam Egan grabbed a high loft from Gaul to the Dunmore 22. Four plays later, Williams scored on a 10-yard pass from Gaul, with 2:24 left. Down 20-19, West opted for the two point attempt, but Dunmore’s Nick Shoemaker pressured Gaul who could not find an open receiver.

The Bucks seemed to seal the contest when Murray scampered into the end zone for a 42-yard touchdown run, with1:28 left in the fourth quarter. The PAT gave Dunmore a 27-19 lead. But Gaul came right back completing two passes to Jackson and one each to Donovan DePasquale and Egan.

That set up a superb catch by Williams from Gaul from 22 yards out as the clock expired. Williams made the catch in the end zone with three defenders around him.

The heroic Dougherty was then there to stop Gaul on the final two-point conversion attempt as Dunmore won, 27-25. Dunmore upped its record to 2-1 while West fell to 1-2.

Murray led Dunmore with 152 yards rushing and three scores on 15 carries. Holmes ran for 70 yards on 20 carries. Jackson caught nine passes for 107 yards for West. Egan caught five passes for 54 yards.

The Bucks rushed for 242 yards to West’s 61 in the contest and had no passing yards to West’s 192.

Dunmore Grad Takes the Cake with New Business

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By Emily Fedor

Kallista Pluciennik started her own baking business, Lola's Dessert Shop. (Credit: Kallista Pluciennik)

Kallista Pluciennik started her own baking business, Lola’s Dessert Shop. (Credit: Kallista Pluciennik)

Kallista Pluciennik, a Dunmore High School alumna of the class of 2013, graduated from the Culinary Institute of America this past July with a degree in baking and pastry arts. And within a month of her graduation, she opened her own business: Lola’s Dessert Shop.

Currently a one-woman-show, Pluciennik is selling macarons, speciality cakes, cookies and more delicious desserts to Dunmore and beyond right out of her own home. Lola’s Dessert Shop, which is mainly operated through an online Etsy store, is sweet showcase for Pluciennik’s baking talents.

Online editor Emily Fedor caught up with the rising pastry chef (and guiltily interrupted her mid-baking) to talk about the process of opening her own business, recipe and design inspirations and, of course, her favorite sugary sweets.

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Emily Fedor: How did you first get interested in baking?

Kallista Pluciennik: When I was little I would bake with my grandma, but I never really thought of that as a profession until high school. I didn’t really get into it until I started doing the bake sales and stuff. That’s when I figured out that’s what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

EF: And when did you realize you wanted to open your own business?

Custom cupcakes by Lola's Dessert Shop.

Custom cupcakes by Lola’s Dessert Shop. (Credit: Kallista Pluciennik)

KP: I was planning it while I was at school because I know around here there aren’t many jobs for what I can do. So I was looking for actual jobs maybe just to make some money. Then my plan was to move away, but then I figured why not just start my own business?

EF: Where did the shop name come from?

KP: My grandma’s name was Dolores and everyone called her Lola. So that’s why I named it Lola.

EF: What did the process of getting Lola’s off the ground entail?

KP: I did have to get my shop name approved by the state, but I did that awhile back so I could have the name. Then I got my kitchen regulated…by the Department of Agriculture so I am allowed to bake out of my house. They come, I think once a year, and they inspect your kitchen just to make sure that everything’s up to where it’s supposed to be. You pay a small fee and that’s it.

EF: And how’s the response been so far?

KP: It’s been awesome. I just love how the community is helping. A lot of people are supporting small businesses nowadays. So there was definitely a lot of support there. I’ve gotten so many views on my Etsy site, like almost 1,000 already, and I’ve gotten at least 20 orders. So to start, I think that’s really good.

EF: How have you been getting the word out there?

KP: Social media is definitely helping. I do have a Facebook account for it. I have an Instagram and my Etsy site. And then also I’m starting to do farmers’ markets where you have your own little stand.

EF: Where do you get the recipes and ideas for the baked goods you make?

Custom macarons by Lola's Dessert Shop. (Credit: Kallista Pluciennik)

Custom macarons by Lola’s Dessert Shop. (Credit: Kallista Pluciennik)

KP: I use a lot of the recipes that we had from school, but I’ve adapted those to what works for me. I also get a lot of my ideas from Pinterest. There are a lot of bake shops in Australia that have some really cool ideas so I’ve been taking some from them.

EF: What’s your favorite pastry to make?

KP: Macarons. They’re really difficult to make so I feel like the fact that I’m able to make them is sort of a skill. And they’re really versatile. You can make them in any flavor, color, shape. You could do anything with them. You can even make a cake out of them. They’re really cool.

EF: What can followers expect from Lola’s in the future?

KP: Right now we’re just saving up money to find an actual space to put it in. The courthouse square would be nice because I know there are a lot of spaces for rent there. I do have some fun macaron flavors in the making, and I want to start making my own chocolates, but it’s all in time.