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Marywood University Presents Summer Concert

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Marywood University’s music, theatre, and dance department presents the Marywood Summer Festival Band in a concert of traditional American band repertoire on Sunday, July 19 at 7:00 p.m., in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts located on the university’s campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

Cody Messersmith, a junior music education student at Marywood, and Anthony Fortuna, an alumnus of the University, will be the featured soloists, playing the tuba and the bassoon respectively. The concert will also include the overtures from “The Poet and Peasant” by Franz Van Suppé and “The Barber of Seville” by Gioachino Rossini, as well as show tunes and marches from the American band literature of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

For additional information on Marywood’s Summer Festival Band Concert, please visit http://www.marywood.edu/mtd/events, or call(570) 348-6268.

Dunmore Boy Scout Reels in a Record Breaking Catch

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Boy Scouts are across the region are camping at Goose Pond Boy Scout Reservation this summer. Activities include boating, swimming, merit badge classes and fishing. Scouts are often known for their “patrol yell” and their large mouths. But, a stay at Goose Pond has another meaning for a large mouth.

Joe Talutto of Dunmore Boy Scout Troop 66 poses with his impressive catch. It's the largest largemouth bass in Goose Pond records.

Joe Talutto of Dunmore Boy Scout Troop 66 poses with his impressive catch. It’s the largest largemouth bass in Goose Pond records.

Trying to angle for the big one is every fisherman’s goal. Boy Scout Joe Talutto of Dunmore Troop 66 reached that goal this week. Talutto caught the largest largemouth bass in Goose Pond records, weighing in at 5lbs, 4oz. Receiving plenty of praise and slaps on the back, Talutto hopes to keep his newly gained fame and title for the largest largemouth bass at Goose Pond. Excited about his catch, he told a whopper of a fish story to the other Scouts and leaders. He didn’t need to embellish or exaggerate the size. He will have this memory at Goose Pond to store away with years of others amazing Scouting memories.

The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated in 1910, under the laws of the District Of Columbia. Scouting has since spread throughout the country, with councils in every region of the United States, becoming the largest youth organization in the United States.  Being born of the Boy Scout Association from Britain by General Robert Baden-Powell, the scouting effort was brought across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States.

The NEPA BSA consists of the Dan Beard District and the Two Mountains District. With the headquarters being centrally located on Montage Mountain in Moosic, Pennsylvania, it offers training, scout shop, information and houses the business office of the council.

Marywood Architecture Students Debut Product Design Studio

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Marywood University interior architecture and architecture students have been chosen to take part in a sponsored studio this summer. Under the advisement of Stephen Garrison, assistant professor of interior architecture and design at Marywood, students will join other universities including: Florida State, Auburn University, University of Oregon, and Appalachian State University. The program is run by a furniture company based in Dallas, Texas called Groovystuff.

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Stephen Garrison, assistant professor of interior architecture and design at Marywood, will advise students during this summer endeavor. (Courtesy: Marywood University)

Groovystuff represents a breakthrough approach to the nurturing of home furnishings design talent in partnership with leading U.S. colleges and universities. Recognized with the 2013 ICON honor for “Industry Contribution & Influence,” the Groovystuff foundation was established in 2010 by Chris Bruning to improve the competitiveness of consumer products in the U.S. The foundation provides students with job opportunities and presents professors with an invaluable opportunity to network with retailers, designers, manufacturers, suppliers, journalists, and industry professionals at the High Point Market.

The work created during the studio will be exhibited in a sponsored booth at the High Point Market in North Carolina this fall. High Point designers, manufacturers, and retailers will judge the attending students’ work. The winning entry will go into production with Groovystuff, and students will be able to earn royalties on their sales.