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Computer classes begin at Dunmore Activity Hub

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By Steve Svetovich

Computer classes, including two about Facebook, began last month at the Dunmore Activity Hub and Cafe, 1414 Monroe Ave., Dunmore.

The computer activity at the Hub began with a beginning and refresher question-and-answer session at The Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton.

The Dunmore cyber seniors brought their smart phones, iPads, tablets, laptops and other computer and technological devices to The Commonwealth Medical College on Saturday, Feb. 13, from 9 a.m. to noon, to receive help from the faculty and student volunteers. Free refreshments were served.

The informative event was followed up with computer classes at the Dunmore Activity Hub and Cafe. The first two classes about Facebook were held Monday, Feb. 22, and Thursday, Feb. 25.

“What is also exciting,” said Jeanne K. Hugenbruch, executive director of the Dunmore Activity Hub and Cafe, “are the new classes we are offering with the help of National Geographic, the Culinary Institute of America, the Smithsonian Institute and a number of professionals in a variety of fields.”

The Cyber-Seniors Project is something new at the Dunmore Activity Hub and Cafe.

The Commonwealth Medical College, in conjunction with the Dunmore Activity Hub, worked on this collaborative project to provide technology training in an effort to bridge communication barriers.

The mission is to provide education in the major communication outlets, such as Facebook and Skype, on an individual’s smart phone, tablet, or computer.

The other new classes are also exciting and informative for the seniors.

“Learn to Take Better Pictures with National Geographic” was held at the Hub Thursday, Feb. 4. The tutorial included a one-half hour video by professionals from National Geographic, all supporting materials and a one-half hour discussion facilitated by Hugenbruch.

“Discover the Secrets of Good Nutrition” was held Friday, Feb. 5, at the Hub. It was held again Tuesday, Feb. 16. It included a one-half hour video by professionals in the field, all supporting materials and a one-half hour discussion led by Hugenbruch.

“The Joy of Mediterranean Cooking” was held Monday, Feb. 8, at the Hub. That included a one-half hour video by the Culinary Institute of America, all supporting materials and a one-half hour discussion led by Hugenbruch.

“Nature-Based Health Care” was held Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the Hub. The course included a one-half hour video, all supporting materials and a one-half hour discussion facilitated by Hugenbruch.

Shirley Martinelli is reservationist at the Dunmore Activity Hub and Cafe. Lottie Collins is site council president. Carol Angerson is lead volunteer.

For more information on the Dunmore Activity Hub and Cafe and its programs, call 570-207-2662.

Annual Dunmore Cemetery Tour

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The Dearly Departed Players will present the annual Dunmore Cemetery Tour on October 4 and 11 at 2 p.m.

The 2015 Dunmore Cemetery tour will take place on Sunday, Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 11.  Tours will begin at the cemetery gate, located at 400 Church Street in Dunmore at 2 p.m. The tour this year will take approximately two hours, and comfortable walking shoes are suggested for audience participants. The event is free to the public.

This year’s tour is entitled “Criminal Intent.”  The Dearly Departed Players will present twenty costumed stops throughout the cemetery—each one dealing in some way with crime.

Julie Esty, the Historian/Artistic Director for the Dunmore Cemetery Tour, said that the group is covering many a topic including murder, national and local terrorism, prohibition, prostitution, political corruption, con artists, shoplifting, gambling and domestic abuse.

“Those are some very weighty subjects,” said Esty, “ but the [Departed] Players do manage to get some good laughs in to lighten things up.”

Students from Act Out Theater and the University of Scranton theater groups, the Ezra Griffin Camp and Sons of Union Veterans will also be present at the event. William L. Courtright, mayor of Scranton, will be issuing a proclamation in honor of a long ago Scranton Chief of Police.

Additionally, Kuhn’s Classic Memories from Williamsport, Pennsylvania will be in the cemetery with a Victorian hearse, undertakers, and horses on both Sundays.

The Dunmore Cemetery Tour was voted the Best History Centered Event for 2014 by Happenings Magazine readers and now draws in well over 1,500 tour attendees from all over the East Coast.

“It’s such a joy to see so many people coming from so many different places,” said Esty, “and they come back year after year.”

The tour is presented by the Dearly Departed Players, who have been voluntarily performing together for many years, and they will perform under Etsy’s direction. Among their ranks are historical interpreters, local history authors, musicians, dancers and theater technicians.

Attendees are advised to arrive early to view exhibits. More information can be found on Facebook under the page entitled: “The Dunmore Cemetery Tour.”

New Marywood Amphitheatre Celebrates Family’s Commitment to the Arts

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Michael J. Delfino and Sr. Anne Munley, IHM, president of Marywood University, stand in front of plans for Marywood’s Amphitheatre at the new Learning Commons. Photo Credit: Marywood University

Michael J. Delfino and Sr. Anne Munley, IHM, president of Marywood University, stand in front of plans for Marywood’s Amphitheatre at the new Learning Commons. Photo Credit: Marywood University

Michael J. Delfino, a longtime supporter of Marywood University and its mission, presented a gift in support of the Michael and Gwen Calabro Delfino ’47 Amphitheatre on Marywood’s new Learning Commons—honoring the legacy of his late wife Guenelda (Gwen) Calabro Delfino, an alumna of the Class of 1947.

Mrs. Calabro Delfino and her four sisters all attended Marywood. The family’s contribution to the region has also left a mark. (Mrs. Calabro Delfino’s father, Joseph Calabro, opened one of the first Pennsylvania movie theaters in Carbondale in 1922.)

Following in Mr. Calabro’s footsteps, Mr. and Mrs. Delfino opened their first business, the Maple Drive-In Theatre in Honesdale in 1953; then, in 1969, they purchased the Circle Drive-In Theatre in Dickson City. Mr. Delfino continues to operate the drive-in theatre, along with a flea market and the Circle of Screams Halloween attraction.

“I am confident the amphitheatre at Marywood University will continue our family’s multigenerational commitment to provide entertainment for the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania in perpetuity,” said Mr. Delfino.

The amphitheatre, located on the east side of Marywood’s Learning Commons, will provide a newly expanded, natural tiered lawn and will constitute the ideal open-air setting for academics, staged art, outdoor exhibitions and recreation. The outdoor space of the Amphitheatre enhances Marywood’s continuing commitment to provide the community with an array of cultural and educational events.

The newly constructed Learning Commons and the Motherhouse and Seminary Memorial Garden at Marywood University will be dedicated at a special event celebrating the University’s 100th Anniversary at 10 a.m. on September 8, 2015. This event is free and open to the public.

For a full listing of Centennial Events at Marywood University, please visit http://100.marywood.edu/celebrate/events/index.html.