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Autumn can be your chance to jump into theleaves you’ve just raked into a big pile.Or tobite into the soft sweetness of a tangy cider
doughnut.Some people say fall hasn’t officially arrived until
they’ve picked apples from an orchard and filledtheir kitchenwith the spicy aroma of pie in the oven.
But, for a certain running,kicking, remembering-not-to-use-their-hands group ofathletes and their families, F-A-L-L can be spelled S-O-C-C-E-R.Consider the Norconk
family, well-represented on arecent Sunday at HamiltonPark in Kingston by dadShaun,momShirlene,1-year-old brother Noah, grandfa-therGaryandcousinTeagan,who formed a cheering sec-tion for 4-year-old JacksonNorconk.“Go, Jackson, go, go, go!”
the grown-ups called.“Turn it around!”“Stay with it!”There wouldn’t be a score,
or a record of wins or losses.Just fun and exercise – andlearning. “We are here toteach the children how toplay,” league president BenMiller said, “and have themdevelop a love for the sport.”After the game, for third-
generation soccer lover Jack-son, there would be anothertradition.“We go for ice cream,”
Shaun Norconk said.
Culinary delightsFood of all sorts easily
comes tomind in autumn, asgrowers harvest and con-sumers enjoy a cornucopia of
pumpkins, squash, apples,grapes and even the occa-sional rutabaga.“I make mashed potatoes
with rutabagas, not just plainmashed potatoes, becausethat’s aWelsh tradition,” saidMeryl Davis, 73, of Dallas,who moved to the UnitedStates in 1959. “Rutabagasare denser, so it’s a challenge,but you do what you have todo.”Davis plans to serve that
autumnal dish at Thanksgiv-ing, a holiday she began cele-brating after she came to thiscountry. Thanksgivingwasn’t a national holiday in
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
The Norconk family, consisting of grandfather Gary, Mom Shirlene, Dad Shaun,Brother Noah, 1, and Cousin Teagan, watch Jackson Norconk play for the blueteam in the Kingston Lightning League. Their family was one of many groupswatching the games that take place at Hamilton Park in Kingston each autumn.
Cheering for
FALLBy MARY THERESE [email protected]
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Jackson Norconk, in blue,controls the ball throughthe yellow defense of #2Joey Pannacoli, JosephGalante and Isabelle Maro-sevitch.
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Wales, where she grew up, but itwas a tradition in her communityto collect food and distribute it tothe poor at the end ofOctober. “Itwas a thanksgiving toGod for theharvest.”
Road-trippingHer other plans for autumn in-
clude admiring the foliage.“I love to travel and look at the
leaves,” she added, recommend-ing the Mehoopany area as agood place to spot lots of color.“I like to go for a ride, to no
place in particular,” said anotherfan of autumn colors, Janet Yostof Edwardsville, who was recent-ly working behind a stand at theFarmers Market in Wilkes-Barre.“Just the other day I went to Nes-quehoning.”Her sister, Lori Cotrone of
Kingston,mentionedHeller’s Or-chard in Wapwallopen as a placeshe likes to take her 12-year-oldson and 7-year-old daughter for“apples and apple dumplings.”For herself and her husband, shelikes to plan a fall visit to the Fin-ger Lakes region of New York.“It’s beautiful up there,” she
said.The further north you go, the
earlier the foliage is likely topeak. Sowhen the Parra family ofWyomingheads southnextweek,they’ll likely see some autumncolors on theway toWashington,D.C.“It’s been a tradition of ours to
go to the Vietnam Veterans Me-morial, every five years,” MariaParra said, explaining she andher husband, Frank, have twicepaid tribute to deceased veteransby volunteering to read theirnames.The reading of the names was
held in 2007 for the 25th anniver-sary of the wall, and in 2002 forthe 20th anniversary. This year,the four-day event begins onWednesday,and volunteers willdevote 65 hours to reading some58,282 names.“You arrange (to participate)
months in advance, and theysend you a list of 30 names,” Par-
ra said. “It’s a verymoving experi-ence.”This year she and her husband,
himself a Vietnam veteran, willtake their 6-year-old daughter,Eliana, along. “We try to remem-ber and appreciate.”By then Parra expects the fam-
ily will have participated inmanylocal fall activities, from lookingfor the perfect pumpkin at theWhistle Pig farm in Noxen totossing a ball to the family dog atFrances Slocum.“We’re on the go,” she said.
“You want to get it all in.”
Empty nests?Those activities can create lots
of warm fall memories for chil-dren.But what happens when
youngsters grow up and go awayto school? Are family traditionsforced to change?“Mymom and I would take na-
ture walks all the time,” 18-year-old Shelby Jackloski of Swoyers-ville said, reflecting on past au-tumns, before she went away tostudy music education at NewYorkUniversity. “Mymomisverycrafty. We’d pick pine cones andmake wreaths, and my mom(when I was little) would makeall my Halloween costumes.”By early November, Jackloski
expects, shewill have returned to
the Wyoming Valley just once, tocrown her successor asWyomingValley West’s homecomingqueen. This year, she’s experienc-ing a different kind of autumn,but that’s OK.“Life is too short not to enjoy
right now,” she said, explainingshe is forging new traditions, in-cluding a recent project in whichshe and fellow NYU students ledinner-city children on a trick-or-treating expedition through their
campus.When she comes home for
Thanksgiving, there will be timefor some familiar activities. Sheexpects she’ll lead the singing asa cantor for at least one churchservice, and she expects to havetwo Thanksgiving dinners withherparents and twosets of grand-parents.There might even be time for
some horseback riding in the Po-conos.
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JOHN E. KASKO FILE PHOTO/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Visiting an orchard to bring home apples or apple dumplings is high on the autumn ‘to-do’ list formany families.
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Shelby Jackloski of Swoyersville and her friend Taylor Reilly hopethey’ll have time to continue their autumn tradition of horsebackriding this year. The two Wyoming Valley West graduates, whohave been friends since preschool, enjoyed an excursion to TripleW Stables in the Poconos in 2011.
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As the year drawsto a close and thecold weather
creeps in, the WyomingValley becomes a specta-cle of vibrant orange, red,and yellow, a sight to be-hold on any fall day. Amidthis beautiful backgroundthere’s plenty to do withthe family, from hayridesand picking the perfectpumpkin to stocking yourkitchen with the freshestof locally grown or pre-pared food.
* * *Get lost, ride a cow train or a
pony or check out some farmanimals at Maylath’s Farm andOrchard, a haven for fall fun.Maylath’s not only offers freshproduce, but a giant corn maze
and a smaller hay-bale maze forlittle ones.Maylath’sFarmandOrchard,
621 Rock Glen Road, SugarloafHours: Store open from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Entertain-ment on the weekends: cornmaze from 10 a.m. until an hourbefore dark Saturdays and Sun-days, cow-train rides and hay-rides from noon to 5 p.m. Satur-days and Sundays.Specializes in:Freshproduce,
mazes and hayrides.More info: 233-6783.
* * *Get ’em in cider form, dum-
pling form, candy-coated orstraight off the branch.Brace’sOrchardhasplenty of
apples and other treats tochoose from, plus it offers a re-laxing hayride through its or-chards.Brace’s Orchard, 444 Brace
Road, DallasHours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. dailySpecializes in: All apples, all
the time, plus a variety of otherin-season fruits, as well as wag-on rides.More info: 333-4236.
* * *Right down the road from
Brace’s Orchard sits Dymond’sFarm,aplace rifewithpumpkins,Indian corn and gourds. It alsooffersabeautifulmountainview.Dymond’s Farm, 352 Brace
Road, DallasPETE G. WILCOX FILE PHOTO/THE TIMES LEADER
Sam James, 3, of South Abington Township once found the perfectpumpkin at Roba’s Family Farm in Dalton.
Fun fall family ideasBy SARA [email protected]
See FAMILY FUN, Page 7
PETE G. WILCOX FILE PHOTO/THE TIMES LEADER
Matthew Bednar, 2, of ClarksSummit gets a close-up look ata llama with help from hisgrandfather Steve Smith ofPittsburgh at Roba’s FamilyFarm in Dalton.
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Kyra Kivler of Dallas was deter-mined to spend her dollar onsome homemade cider donutsfrom Brace’s Orchard.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. dailySpecializes in:Avariety of in-
season goodsMore info: 333-5011.
* * *Right at the heart of thePoco-
no Mountains sitsHeckman Or-chards, a farm that’s been in op-eration since 1962. There areplenty of homegrown fruits andveggies to pick from this time ofyear, from apples and potatoesto fall and winter squashes, aswell as fresh batches of apple ci-der. When December comes, thefarm also offers the chance topick your own Christmas tree.HeckmanOrchards, Route 115
South, EffortHours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. dailySpecializes in: Cider, apples,
potatoes, squash, ChristmastreesMore info: 629-1191.
* * *Hungry? Look no farther than
Miller’sOrchard’sFarmMarketfor a bounty of homemade andlocally grown foods. This sev-
enth-generation family farm of-fers a variety of apples and veg-etables as well as honey madeby the local bee-keeping How-land family, plus meat, eggs,soups, pies, applesauce, cider,cookies and so much more.Miller’s Orchard’s FarmMar-
ket, 1421 Fairview Road, ScottTwp.Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Saturdays; noon to 4 p.m.Sundays throughNov. 22; 10a.m.to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Fri-day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdaysthrough Dec. 22.Specializes in: Pretty much
every type of food you can thinkof.More info: 587-3399.
* * *Take a scenic ride through the
Tom Styer Farm and Market,where children can take in thesurroundings and delight in thefarm animals. Hop off afterwardandstroll throughamarket filledwith pumpkins, potatoes, fruits,jams, jellies, maple syrup andhoney.Tom Styer Farm and Market,
215 Shady Lane, MuncyHours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. dailySpecializes in: Hayrides, a
market of homegrown food.More info: 546-5861.
* * *Until Thanksgiving Day you
can stop atBurger’s FarmMar-ket to pick from many delecta-ble treats, such as cabbages,corn, peppers, apples and chest-nutsBurger’s Farm Market, 371
Saint Johns Road, DrumsHours: 9 a.m. until dark until
Thanksgiving Day.Specializes in: A variety of
homegrown food.More info: 788-1773.
* * *You might have to wait until
right after Thanksgiving to hitup this hot spot, but Roba’s
Family Farm is worth the tripeven post-fall season. Roba’s of-fers a slew of Christmas trees topick from so you can get yourClark Griswald on and hang withSanta (just make sure to callahead to see if he’ll be around.).Also, visit The Old Barn Cafe &Bakery, home of some tasty ci-der donuts.Roba’s Family Farm, Decker
Road, DaltonHours: Starting Nov. 23: 10
a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday throughFriday;8a.m. to8p.m.Saturday;8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.Specializes in: Kicking off
your Christmas season with a
wide selection of trees andwreaths.More info: 563-2904
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S. JOHN WILKIN FILE PHOTO/THE TIMES LEADER
Joseph Mariotti, 4, Dominick DeAngelo, 4, and Liam Lazecki, 3, peekout from the ‘apple tree’ at Miller’s Orchard in Scott Township.
AIMEE DILGER FILE PHOTO/THE TIMES LEADER
Elana Bilder, 1, of Pittston founda pumpkin as petite as she wasat Martin O’Malia’s producestand on Main Street in PlainsTownship.
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Thirty-eight-year-old Pattie Monroe was always entranced by Big Bird.“Hewas just so big and bright,” the Kingston resident said. “He is that
one image of my childhood that really stands out to me. Oh my gosh, ifmy daughter hatedwatching ‘Sesame Street,’ I don’t knowwhat I’d do. I
get to watch him all over again with her.”
Monroe and her 4-year-old,Madelyn, snuggle in on thecouch every day to watch thepopular PBS show, which hasbeen on the air since 1966,presidential debates about itsfuture notwithstanding. It’stheir bonding time,when they
not only enjoy each other’scompany, butMadelyn gets inquality education time.“Sesame Street” is a staple
for kid-friendly TV, but whatother shows are parents sittingdown to watch with their chil-dren nowadays? Surprisingenough, many reality showswere mentioned in the mix.
“Baking shows, like‘DC Cupcakes’ and‘Cake Boss,’ ” SerenaHoran, 8, of Larks-ville said. “The cup-cakes are so prettyand so cool. Mymom’s going toteach me how tobake, and we’re go-ing to make some of
the cupcakes from theshows.”
“We watch ‘Project Run-way,’ every week,” Trish Mon-zon, 42, of Wilkes-Barre saidof her viewinghabitswith12-year-old daughter Sophia.“She’s my little fashionis-ta, and she always says
she’s going to try out for theshow one day.”Prime-time favorites such
as “Glee,” “The Middle,” and“Modern Family” are otherpopular choices.“I like shows that are funny,
but can have a message,” El-liot Rousseau, 38, of Kingstonsaid of what he watches withhis son Michael, 12, and hisdaughter Lily, 10.Otherparents are looking to
the past for good television.“I’ve actually started having
my son Jacob watch oldershows on Netflix,” 27-year-olddadJakeTaylorofDallas saidofhis 7-year-old. “There are car-toons on there I watched as akid, like ‘Rugrats,’ ‘Hey Ar-nold!.’Not that there’s anythingwrong with the cartoons theyhave now, but, well, I mean Ilike to rewatch them aswell, soit’s good for both of us.”Sure, there are plenty of
kid-friendly shows out there,but what about those certainprograms that are just notsuitable for younger eyes?“While I really, really like
them, I would never let mychild watch any of the crimeshows, like CSI or SVU,”Monzon said.
Thosemight be a given,but some shows are a bittrickier.
“I think some peo-ple think shows like‘Family Guy’ are OK
because they’re car-toons, but I wouldn’t let
himwatch thatuntil hewas inhis teens,” Taylor said. “Samething with ‘The Simpsons.’ Ilove that show, but I’d definite-ly wait until he was older.”
FROM BIRDS TO CAKES,family-friendly programming abounds
By SARA [email protected]
Buddy Valastro stars in the TLC show ‘Cake Boss.’
‘Project Runway’ judges from the 2008 season attend afinal runway rehearsal.
The Nickelodeon 1990s cartoon ‘Rugrats’ is seeing a re-surgence thanks to Netflix.
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"THE MIDDLE”Sara Pokorny’s pick.As an only child I missed out on
the stereotypical sibling bickering(or maybe I didn’t miss out onanything, according to my friendswith brothers and sisters), so everytime I sit down to watch “TheMiddle,” that aspect of it brings methe greatest joy.
“The Middle” follows the lives of
the Heck family, your run-of-the-mill kin who get themselves intosituations that are pretty believ-able, despite the comedic libertiestaken. (Nothing ever gets to thepoint of absurd.) Smart writingbolsters the Indiana-dwelling family– mom Frances, or “Frankie,” dadMike, and kids Axl, Sue and Brick –all of whom I feel could’ve been mysibling at some point in my life.Frankie is my mom in some ways,as is Mike my dad. That’s why thisshow works: because of the real-ness that can resonate with anyfamily, from any walk of life.
“The Middle” is closely followedby “Modern Family” (on at 9 p.m.and another excellent show), butthe writing for this one is a littleless crass and devoid of the in-nuendos, making it suitable, andperfect for laughs, for any age.
WHEN IT AIRS: 8 p.m. Wednes-days on ABC
"DANCING WITH THE STARS”Mary Therese Biebel’s pick.The winners are usually gra-
cious, the losers are usually goodsports, and their competition is anart form. So I’d be happy to watchABC’S “Dancing With the Stars”with children.
We’d probably have lots to talkabout. I can imagine myself saying:“Yes, honey, we both know DancerA is more talented than Dancer B,but being the most talented orworking the hardest doesn’t alwaysput you on top. It doesn’t seem fair,but this happens in life.”
Another thing I would say is, “It’sonly a game. Let’s just watch it forfun and not get upset if our favor-ite dancers don’t win.
And yet a third admonition:“Sometimes the dancers wear niceclothes, but other times they’re notvery modest. Please don’t try todress that way, or your parents willbe mad that I watched this withyou. And, girls, remember you’ll
probably run faster, jump higherand have healthier feet if youDON’T wear high heels.”
When it airs: 8 p.m. Mondaysand alternately 8 or 9 p.m. Tues-days (check listings) on ABC.
“PARENTHOOD"Sandy Snyder’s pick.The houses might be perfect – I
challenge you to keep focus on theplot line whenever a scene is set in
See TELEVISION, Page 10
What to watch with the wee onesTIMES LEADER STAFF
J.R. Martinez and Karina Smir-noff won a past season of‘Dancing with the Stars.’
‘The Middle’ follows the lovable Heck family.
‘Parenthood’ on NBC assem-bles an eclectic cast of lovablecharacters.
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the matriarch and patriarch’scharmingly appointed yet rusticabode – but the occupants are farfrom.
That’s only part of what makesthis Ron Howard project so relat-able.
The story revolves around therelationships among the Braver-man clan: grown siblings, theirparents and children/grandchil-dren. The “life situations” run thegamut. We have:• The generally rock-solid cou-
ple with three children (one arecent, past-40 surprise packageand another who struggles withAsperger’s).• The single mom of two teen-
agers who initially married thewrong guy but is now engaged toher daughter’s much-youngerformer teacher. Mom now livesback at home, in an adorable out-building belonging to her Mom andDad, while one daughter hasmoved out to rent her own quirkylittle corner of industrial America.Both “residences” add some cute,if predictable, plot points.
• The interesting, often-bicker-ing, sometimes seemingly mis-matched interracial couple, whoserelationship first produced a child,then a marriage, and is usuallygood for some amusing push-pulls.• The formerly one-child power
couple with a Type A but devotedmom and a stay-at-home dad. Adesperate longing for more chil-dren ultimately brought a new“baby” via adoption, but becausehe joined this Braverman branch asan almost pre-teen, the challengesare all the more intensified.
And, finally, of course, we havethe original parents (Craig T. Nel-son and Bonnie Bedelia), Grandmaand Grandpa, the glue that holdsthis disparate bunch together andsees to it that extended-familymeals and celebrations go on nomatter what. Usually under twin-kling lights in a simply stunningoutdoor setting.
Amid a host of heartbreaks – thisseason has brought a breast-can-cer diagnosis for Kristina (MonicaPotter) – the zest for life and thelove of family, no matter what –always prevails. As does hope. Alsono matter what.
What parent can argue with thatlesson?When it airs: 10 p.m. Tuesdays
on NBC.
“DOCTORWHO” (2005)Michele Aed’s pick.I enjoy a variety of sci-fi televi-
sion shows, and “Doctor Who”happens to be a favorite.
With Matt Smith now playing thecharismatic Doctor, he and hiscompanion(s) board the navy-blueTARDIS (which doubles as a policebox, and, yes, it is bigger on theinside!) each week for anothertime-traveling adventure.
From encountering Cybermenand dinosaurs to the destructiveDaleks and a Wild West cyborg,“Doctor Who” harnesses the powerof imagination for children of allages. Don’t worry, parents, there’sno need for earmuffs and nothingprovocative here.
Season 7 is in hiatus and willreturn in spring of 2013, but anoth-er Christmas special is quickly
approaching and so is a brand-newcompanion.
My suggestion is to start fromSeason 1 and work your way up tothe current episodes. The first sixseasons are available on Netflixand on DVD. “Doctor Who” airs onBBC America at 8 p.m. Sat-urdays. Reruns are consistentlyairing as well.
“SUPERWHY!”Irene Kovaleski’s pick.Having a little one sure helps me
to feel like a kid again, especiallywhen I get to watch all of today’sfun programs with him. When I wasyounger, I remember only having afew shows to choose from. Think“Sesame Street” and “The ElectricCompany,” which are still on by theway. But in today’s world there areso many kid-friendly shows out
there, especially on the PBS KidsSprout channel.
One my little guy likes to watchis “Super WHY!” It follows theanimated adventures of four fairy-tale friends who enter storybooksto solve everyday problems. Thefour characters, Whyatt, Pig, RedRiding Hood and Princess Pea aretransformed into literacy-poweredsuperheroes: Super Why with the“Power to Read,” Alpha Pig with“Alphabet Power,” Wonder Redwith “Word Power” and PrincessPresto with “Spelling Power.”
As they try to solve the problem,they encounter different obstaclesand at different times talk right totheir young viewers to get someassistance. As they overcomethose obstacles, “Super Letters”pop up and are uploaded intoWyatt’s Super Duper Computer andeventually form the word(s) thatmake up the solution to the “superbig problem.”
Not only does this show helppreschoolers develop key readingskills, but it introduces them toproblem-solving. It’s geared forchildren ages 2-6 and runs about24 minutes.When it airs: 2 p.m. weekdays
and 11 a.m. Saturdays on PBS, WVIA-TV; 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdaysand 8 and 10 a.m. Saturdays andSundays on PBS Kids Sprout.
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’Super WHY’ runs on PBS.
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Some people serve manicotti and haluski alongsidetheir turkey. Others so heartily embrace main-stream American Thanksgiving fare, they bake a
dozen pumpkin pies. From fresh pumpkins.
Family continues traditionof growing what they eat
By MARY THERESE [email protected]
FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and corn are just a few of the many vegetables from his own farm thatwill grace Larry O’Malia’s dinner table on Thanksgiving. The Plains Township farmer, a regular atWilkes-Barre’s Farmers Market each Thursday, said he will raise 95 percent of the food the family willeat on the holiday.
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There are people who gladlyhead to a restaurant for Thanks-giving dinner, and there are par-ents who heave a grateful sighwhen a grown daughter or sonsays, “Hey, we’d like to cook forthe whole gang at our house.”Then there are veteran cooks
who never want torelinquish themashing of sweetpotatoes and sauté-ing of Brusselssprouts.As for farmer Lar-
ry O’Malia of PlainsTownship, he goeseven further towardkeeping the spirit ofthe Pilgrims aliveeach November.“Ninety-five per-
cent of the things on ourThanks-giving table we grew ourselves,”he said. “We’ll have corn, brocco-li, Brussels sprouts, potatoes. Alot of it, we raised from seed.”“It’s a lot of work,” he said,
“but even if it wasn’t our busi-ness I think we would grow foodjust sowe could eat it ourselves.”Thanksgiving is a greatly an-
ticipated break from farm
chores, said O’Malia, who ad-mits his work is done after thevegetables are planted, grownand harvested.“I’m a spoiled male,” he said
with a laugh, describing how hiswife, sister, sister-in-law andmother pitch in to cook for
about a dozen peo-ple. His mommakes about 11pies, he said.“Thirteen,”
mom Rita O’Maliasaid, giving an up-date. “I have a lot offriends I give themto, and I keepenough at myhouse for dinner.”Rita O’Malia
said she uses a va-riety called “cheese pumpkins”and will probably need aboutfour of them to make her baker’sdozen.While theO’Maliawomenwill
be cooking and baking up astorm, Sandy Henrie of Shick-shinny will gladly journey to herdaughter’s home in Drums,
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Eliana Parra may be only6, but she’s alreadylearning her way arounda kitchen.
“She loves to cleanvegetables andstir and mix as much as possible,”said her mom, Maria Parra ofWyoming. “I’m letting her programthemicrowave for reheating things,andwe get pizza shells. She loves toassemble pizza,with cheese, peppe-roni, green peppers and onions.”One of the little girl’s favorite reci-
pes is especially easy.
It’s a pumpkin spice cake with onlytwo ingredients: a boxof cakemix andacan of pumpkinThe recipe calls for pure pumpkin,
not pumpkin-pie mix, her mom noted,and “it’s nutrient dense, with lots of vi-tamin A and fiber.”We can thank the pumpkin for that,
and thank the Parras for sharing thePumpkinSpiceCake recipe,whichElia-na followed earlier this autumn. We al-so are including a kid-friendly recipefrom TV chef Rachael Ray and anotherfrom her counterpart Paula Deen.
PUMPKIN SPICE CAKEIngredients:18.25-ounce spice cake mix15-ounce can pumpkinMethod:Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
(175 degrees C). Generously grease a 9-
by-13 inch baking pan.In a large bowl, mix together the
spice-cake mix and canned pumpkinuntil well blended. Spread evenly intothe prepared pan.Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the pre-
heated oven, or until a knife inserted in-to the center comes out clean. Cool andserve, or store in the refrigerator. Thistastes even better the next day.The Parras like to ice it with non-
dairy whipped topping.
RACHAEL RAY’SYOGURT AND FRUITPARFAITSIngredients:3 cups vanilla nonfat yogurt1 cup fresh or defrosted frozen straw-
berries in juice
Simple recipes for kids show the joy of cooking
Eliana Parra likes to work in the kitchenalongside her mom, Maria.
There’s a cake mix in that bowl. After the cake is baked, Eliana spreadssome icing.
KITCHEN creationsBy MARY THERESE [email protected]
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where she expects 19 or 20people will gather for thefeast.After years of doing the
cooking, Henrie said, it was arelief to have the youngergeneration take over aboutfive years ago. She’s pleasedto report her daughter carrieson her tradition of makingstuffing from cornbread,torn-apart biscuits, sage,poultry seasoning, celery andonions.But for some people, cook-
ing a labor-intensive Thanks-giving dinner just isn’t practi-cal.“For years I’ve had to work
that day,” said Marianne Sai-lus of Wyoming, who is chap-lain at the John Heinz Insti-tute in Wilkes-Barre Town-ship. She, her father, and hersister-in-law’s father willhead out to a restaurant,where Sailus will count thefollowing blessings:“I don’t have to plan the
meal. I don’t have to cook themeal. Best of all, I don’t haveto clean up, which I abhor.”But, what about leftovers?Sailus said she won’t miss
them.“When youhave such a sub-
stantial meal,” she said firm-ly, “you don’t need leftovers.”
FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Just as the pilgrims raisedmuch of what they ate at thefirst Thanksgiving, a farm-er’s family can say the same.
TABLEContinued from Page 11
1 pint fresh blackberries,raspberries or blueberries1 cup good-quality granolaMethod:Layer1/3 cupvanilla yogurt
into the bottomof each of fourtall glasses. Combine defrost-ed strawberries and juice withfresh berries. Alternate layersof fruit and granola with yo-gurt until glasses are filled.Serve parfaits immediately tokeep granola crunchy.
PAULA DEEN’SCHICKEN NUGGETSWITH DIPPING SAUCEIngredients:
2 cups crushed sour-cream-and-onion-flavored potatochips1 egg2 tablespoons milk6 chicken breast fillets, cut
into 1.5-inch cubes1/3 cup butter, meltedHoney Mustard (recipe fol-
lows)Directions:Preheat oven to 350 de-
grees.Spread the crushed potato
chips in a shallow dish. Beattogether the egg andmilk in ashallow bowl. Dip the chickencubes into the egg mixtureand then dredge them in thechips. Place the chicken nug-gets on a baking sheet anddrizzle with melted butter.Bake for15-18minutes or untilgolden brown. The chicken
nuggets can be frozen afterbaking. Serve with your favor-ite sauce, such as honey mus-tard or ranch dressing.HONEYMUSTARD3/4 cup mayonnaise3 tablespoons honey2 tablespoons yellow mus-
tard1 tablespoon lemon juice or
juice from 1/2 lemonHorseradish, to taste2 tablespoons orange juice
(more or less, as needed)Combine all ingredients ex-
cept orange juice; stir well.Use orange juice to thin themixture to pouring consisten-cy if you want to use it asdressing or thin it to dippingconsistency if you want to useit as a dip.Cover and chill for two to
three hours.
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’Tis the time of year to givethanks, for anything and every-thing: something tangible, afamilymember or a pet. There’salways room to show some ap-preciation. We asked someWilkes-Barre Academy andWyoming Valley MontessoriSchool pupils just what it isthey’re thankful for this year.
GivingTHANKS
‘I’m very thankful for myfriends and family, and thehouse that I live in.’
- Angelo Terrana, 12,Wilkes-Barre Academy
‘I’m thankful for my twodogs, my fish and God.’
- Jonah Stegmueller, 5,Wilkes-Barre Academy
‘I’m thankful for mymom,because I look up to her. She’san occupational therapist, andI love how she helps people.’
- Isabella Greer, 12, Wilkes-BarreAcademy
‘I’m thankful for my mom anddad. Oh, and turkey.’
- Lily Cannon, 5, Wilkes-BarreAcademy
‘All my family – my mom anddad, grandparents and cou-sins. Every year we have abig dinner.’
- Abel Waksor, 10, WyomingValley Montessori School
‘My mom and dad and grand-parents. We drive to see mygrandparents in Delaware forThanksgiving.’
- Kevin McNulty, 9, WyomingValley Montessori School
‘I’m thankful for all my sis-ters. They’re 13, 12, 9 and 7years old.’
- Jessica Kline, 10, WyomingValley Montessori School
‘I’m very thankful for myfriends and family.’
- Rex Hrabal, 5, Wilkes-BarreAcademy
‘… my family is so support-ive. I’d love to live in NewYork City in a big apartment.’
- Megan Purcell, 12, Wilkes-BarreAcademy
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A pony, a doll, some armyguys – but I just want a hulahoop. As the Christmas seasoncloses in, children’s lists are get-ting longer and longer. Weasked some little folks atWyom-ing Valley Montessori Schooland Wilkes-Barre Academy justwhat’s on top of their wish liststhis Christmas. Some of the an-swers might surprise you.
‘I want to have a safe Christ-mas with the whole familyand spend time with them.’
– Matt Parsons, 12, Wilkes-BarreAcademy
‘An iPhone 5. It’ll be the firstphone I ever had.’
- Neha Metgud, 12, Wilkes-BarreAcademy
‘An iPhone … and a day ofworld peace.’
- Reed Karaska, 12, Wilkes-BarreAcademy
‘A Bat Cave.’
– Tyler Dickerson, 5,Wilkes-Barre Academy
‘A toy dinosaur. They’re funto draw, and I like orangeones.’
- Morgan Cookus-Gnoinski, 5,Wilkes-Barre Academy
‘A new toy dinosaur. I lovedinosaurs. I like purple andpink.’
- Abigail Cookus-Gnoinski, 5,Wilkes-Barre Academy
‘Books, lots of books. Anykind of books. I love to read.’
- Rylee Critchosin, 9, WyomingValley Montessori School
‘An old-style sled. I love to gosleigh-riding in Kirby Park.I’ve only ever seen thosesleds in pictures and comics,but I really want one.’
- Simon Scharrer, 10, WyomingValley Montessori School
‘I’d love a pet snake, like amilk snake. And I’d name himMilky.’
- Karima Scharrer, 9, WyomingValley Montessori School
HOLIDAYwish list
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While Rebecca Polgar ofKingston spent part ofher seventh-birthday
party drawing hearts, snowflakesand a Star of David on a piece ofsilk, her friend from gymnasticsGrace Kohl drew a sun and a treeand then carefully used a Sharpiepen to give her tree a little rounddot.
What does that tiny extra circlerepresent?
“It’s where the squirrel lives,”Grace, 5, explained to a bystan-der.
For a half hour or so on a recentafternoon at the Downtown Artsbuilding in Wilkes-Barre, arts-and-crafts fan Rebecca and a live-ly group of her friends trans-formed pieces of plain white silkinto colorful scarves with anykind of designs they wanted.
“It’s wearable art,” instructorGwen Harleman told them. “Youcan wear it as a scarf or a belt,hang it on wall or give it as a gift.”
While some of the young party-goers intended to wear their fash-ionable new scarves themselves –after they were sprayed with alco-hol for a watercolor effect andironed to make the designs per-
manent – others did say they in-tended to give them as presents.
Giving something you’ve madeyourself can be helpful if you aretrying to navigate the holidayseason on a budget.
“Everybody has some kind oftalent, whether they know it ornot,” said Terri Stocki, certifiededucation director with the Con-sumer Credit Counseling Serviceof Northeastern Pennsylvania.
You don’t have to buy electron-ics or other big-ticket items,Stocki said.
A sincere gift “doesn’t have to
be something tangible. It couldbe a gift certificate for so manynights of babysitting, doing yardwork, detailing a car,” she sug-gested. “You could give someonea favorite cookie recipe with in-gredients in a jar.”
If you want to become hands-on creative as the holiday seasonapproaches, artist Harlemansaid, the possibilities seem infi-nite.
“There’s so much bounty in na-ture,” she said. “You can make
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Grace Kohl sprays her silk scarf with 91 percent alcohol to make the colors bleed, while Chloe Costellofolds her scarf. The girls were two of several children who made crafts during a birthday party atDowntown Arts in Wilkes-Barre.
Gifting made EASYHandmade to store-bought, thought is what counts
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Terri Stocki of Consumer Credit Counseling Service ofNortheastern Pennsylvania offers the following tips:
• Do not carry your checkbook or more credit cardsthan you will use during that shopping trip. If yourwallet is lost or stolen, this will limit the damage.Also, make a copy of the front and back of all credit cardsand put the list in a safe place at home. In an emergency,you will have easy access to a list of all your cards, theaccount numbers, and the bank’s Customer Service num-ber to report the incident.
• Do not carry large amounts of cash. Even if you arecommitted to paying for your purchases with cash, beaware that pick-pockets take advantage of crowded areasand distracted people. Instead, make frequent trips to theATM to replenish your stash of cash. Or consider usingyour debit card for transactions, making sure to hangonto receipts and record in your check register to avoidoverdrafts.
• Do not shop while in a hurry or at the last minute.You’ll end up spending more than you should simply to beable to mark the item off your list. Block out a specifictime for shopping. Make your first trip a leisurely one,simply getting an idea of what’s available this year and atwhat price. Take notes, and once back at home, get orga-nized for the actual buying adventure.
• Do not shop without a list. Santa thinks it’s a usefultool, and so should we. Make your list specific. Don’t justinclude the names of those for whom you need to buy a giftbut also include the specific item you’re looking for, andmost important, the amount you intend to spend.Having an overall holiday budget floating around in yourhead isn’t good enough. Without a plan, you’ll likely getcaught up in the hype and overspend in the blink of an eye.
• Do not pile new debt on top of old. Some people arestill paying for 2011 holiday expenses as they enter the2012 buying season. Don’t make your financial situationworse by being one of them.Remember, you’re buying for friends and relatives whowill be the first to understand if you need to cut back. Ifyou are in a tenuous financial situation, it will only bemade worse through irresponsible spending.Consider writing a heartfelt note to those on your list,being sincere about your feelings toward them and whythey mean so much to you.Most people can’t recall what they received last Christ-mas, but this will be a treasured gift remembered foryears to come.“The holidays can be particularly difficult for those unem-ployed or facing foreclosure,” Stocki said. “However, evenif your situation is not that serious, we’re living in tougheconomic times, and no one should be spending moneythey don’t have.“Being financially responsible this holiday season is a giftto yourself and to those you care about.”
FIVE THINGS“NOT TO DO AT THE MALL.”
By MARY THERESE [email protected]
Sophia Polgar, 12, holds up a scarf she decorated during a craftsession that was part of her younger sister Rebecca’s birthdayparty at Downtown Arts.
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decorations with pine cones andglitter, maybe glitter from a tube.You can gather twigs and spray-paint them for a table setting.”“Allmy life I’ve lovedgathering
fall leaves, putting them betweenwaxpaper and ironing them,” shesaid. “Now I go further and putcrayon shavings in with the leav-es to get a stained-glass effect.”Even better than the potential
savings, craft-enthusiast momRemy Sweeny of Wilkes-Barresaid, is that when you work oncrafts with your child, that timespent together is itself a gift.“Absolutely,” she said, adding
that she recently helped herdaughters Ariana andGrace craftHalloween spider decorationsfrom Play-Doh.But chances are, no matter
how many Mason jars you fillwith sugar and flour, youwill findyourself at a conventional mall.On page16, Stocki offers five tipson “what not to do” there.
SPENDINGContinued from Page 16
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Rebecca Polgar, 7, decorates a silk scarf during her birthday party at Downtown Arts in Wilkes-Barre. Making crafts and giving them asgifts or using them as decorations can make the holiday season more affordable, experts say.
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Forget about chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Nothing will getyou into the holiday spirit faster than checking out a blizzard offamily films soon to open at your local multiplex. • Of the sixflicks on tap this season, the variety is striking. There’s every-thing from a pricey prequel to the “Lord of the Rings” movies
(“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”) to a ’toon take on video-gamevillains (“Wreck-It Ralph”) to a look at the ways in which a trio of chil-dren can drive their grandparents around the bend (“Parental Guid-ance”). • Read on for a rundown of family films both naughty and nice:
• “WRECK-IT RALPH” (NOV. 2): John C.Reilly voices the title character in this ani-mated flick about a video-game baddie whodecides to go good. On his journey throughthe arcade, he crosses paths with a handfulof characters (Sarah Silverman, “Glee’s”Jane Lynch) while trying to evade Fix-It Fe-lix, Jr. (“30 Rock’s” Jack McBrayer), who’sbeen tasked with making Ralph toe the line.
• “RISE OF THE GUARDIANS” (NOV.21): The latest from the folks at Dream-Works Animation spins the saga of a meanienamed Pitch (Jude Law) who is hellbent on– what else? – world domination. To the res-cue come Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), theEaster Bunny (Hugh Jackman), the ToothFairy (Isla Fisher) and Jack Frost (ChrisPine). In the pages of Entertainment Week-ly, Baldwin likened the roster of iconic char-acters to “the Justice League of childhood.”
• “THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTEDJOURNEY” (DEC. 14): The first of three Pe-ter Jackson-directed movies based on J.R.R.Tolkien’s classic fantasy novel is likely to beas bewitching as Jackson’s “Lord of theRings” trilogy. Martin Freeman stars as Hob-bit Bilbo Baggins, who, accompanied by agroup of Dwarves, treks to the Lonely Moun-tain to try to get back treasure stolen by thedragon Smaug. Ian McKellen, Cate Blan-chett and Andy Serkis co-star.
• “MONSTERS, INC. 3-D” (DEC. 19): Yetanother Pixar classic gets the 3-D treat-ment. And just in time, too. The prequel“Monsters University” is set for a June 2013release. So what’s “Monsters Inc.” about?The 2001 comedy trains its eye, so to speak,on a pair of scare-inducing oddballs: the fur-ry Sully (John Goodman) and his walkingorb sidekick Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal),who befriend a young child named Boo (Ma-ry Gibbs) after she bravely walks throughher closet door and into Monstoropolis. Jen-nifer Tilly, Steve Buscemi, James Coburnand Frank Oz round out the voice cast.
HOLIDAY MOVIE SEASONCREEPING UP
By AMY LONGSDORFFor The Times Leader
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• “PARENTAL GUID-ANCE” (DEC. 25): Billy Crys-tal and Bette Midler pair upfor the first time in a comedy,directed by “Return to WitchMountain” helmer Andy Fick-man, about grandparents leftin charge of three unrulyyoungsters. Wanna bet there’splenty of cross-generationalbonding before the end cred-its roll?
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Christmas is just around thecorner so it’s time to stock upon the DVDs and Blu-rays that
make the season seem so festive.Below, aquick lookat six titles guar-
anteed to put a smile on the youngones’ faces.
• “DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL”(2009, DISNEY, G, $20): Who doesn’t want alittle Tiny Tim and “Bah, Humbug” under theirtree? Director Robert Zemeckis (“The Polar Ex-press,” “Beowulf”) and Jim Carrey work won-ders with an animated update of the Dickensclassic. There are thrilling action sequences,poignant encounters with Bob Cratchit (GaryOldman) and a genuinely scary visit from theGhost of Christmas Yet To Come. A real treat.
• “IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE”: TWO-DISCCOLLECTOR’S SET (1946, PARAMOUNT,UNRATED, $20): The granddaddy of all holi-day flicks has been reissued dozens of times, of-ten in shoddy packages. But Paramount earnsits DVD wings with a remastered edition thatdoes justice to the Frank Capra classic. In one ofhis signature roles, James Stewart plays GeorgeBailey, a small-town banker who discovers thetrue meaning of life one snowy Christmas eve.
• “CLASSIC CHRISTMAS FAVORITES”(2007,WARNER,UNRATED, $25): In betweenhanging stockings and munching on candycanes, there’s nothing like taking a stroll downmemory lane with ten of Rankin-Bass’s liveliestholiday specials. On tap: “How the Grinch StoleChristmas,” “The Year Without a Santa Claus,”“Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,” “Rudolph andFrosty’s Christmas in July,” “Nestor the Long-eared Christmas Donkey,” “Frosty’s WinterWonderland,” “’Twas the Night Before Christ-mas,” “Leprechauns Christmas Gold,” “Pinoc-chio’s Christmas” and “Stingiest Man in Town.”
• “A CHRISTMAS STORY” (1983, WAR-NER, PG, $20 ): Here’s an irreverent charmerthat somehow manages to be both smart-aleckyand sentimental at the same time. Based on amemoir by Jean Shepherd, the film stars PeterBillingsley as Ralphie, a kid obsessed with own-ing a Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-Shot BBAir Rifle. You’ll never forget Shepherd’s hilari-ous voice-overnarrationor the famous “tongue-frozen-to-the-lamp-post” scene, which wasripped off by Farrelly Brothers for “Dumb and
Dumber.”• “ARTHUR CHRISTMAS” (2011, Warner,
$30): The folks at Aardman Animations (“Wal-lace&Gromit”) arebehind this adorable lookatSanta’s son Arthur (James McAvoy), a misfitwho must spring into action to save Christmasafter his Pop’s (Jim Broadbent) toy-deliveringgadgets malfunction and leave one youngsternamed Ramona without her present. With thehelp of Grandsanta (Bill Nighy) and a chip-per elf (Ashley Jensen), Arthur fires upthe sleigh and sets out to deliver Ramo-na’s gift before Christmas morning ar-rives. Nice work, as usual, from Aard-man, which gifts movie-lovers with acartoon that’s smarter and funnier thanmost holiday fare.
• “THE SANTA CLAUSE: 3-MOVIECOLLECTION” (1994-2006, DISNEY, G-PG, $50):While this series of new-to-Blu-rayDisney movies isn’t in the same league as “It’sA Wonderful Life” (which the third entryquotes) or “Miracle on 34th Street,” the filmsare, by and large, as welcome as a tall glass ofeggnog on a frosty night. Tim Allen is a toy-company exec who unknowingly inherits therole of St. Nick, much to the excitement of hisyoung son. The final film, co-starring MartinShort as a jealous Jack Frost, is far too hectic,but the original and its sequel are first-classsleigh rides.
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some seasonal choices that aregreat for any family to share.
* * *FALL-THEMED, suggested by
Carol Dalmas, Hoyt Library Ou-treach Librarian• “THOSE DARN SQUIR-RELS” by Adam RubinGrumpy Old Man Fookwire
runs into conflict with somemis-chievous squirrels, who have tak-en over his backyard birdfeeders.• “THE LITTLE SCARE-CROW BOY” by Margaret WiseBrownThis picture book teaches a
story of family, home and lifethrough a child’s eyes.• “LEAF TROUBLE” by Jo-
nathan EmmettOne little squirrel explores
why the leaves that make up hishome are changing from color tocolor.
* * *THANKSGIVING-THEMED• “10 FATTURKEYS” byTony
Johnston, suggested by Wyom-ing Free Library Executive Direc-tor John RobertsThis silly rhyming story about
10 turkeys teaches children howto count backward. The turkeysget up to all kinds of silly things,from strutting on a boar to doinga noodle dance.• “AN OLD-FASHIONEDTHANKSGIVING” by LouisaMay Alcott, suggested by Janet
Bauman, Children’s and YoungAdult librarian at theBackMoun-tain Memorial Library in DallasThe Back Mountain Memorial
Library has two versions of thishistorical story. The novel for ele-mentary-age children is illustrat-ed by Holly Johnson, and the pic-ture-bookversion is illustratedbyJames Bernardin. Both versionsfollow the activities of seven chil-
Seasonal storytelling
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dren in 19th-century New En-gland as they prepare for theThanksgiving holiday while theirmother is away caring for theirgrandmother.
• “THANKSGIVING AT THETAPPLETONS”by Eileen Spinel-li, suggested by Janet Bauman
This is a make-you-laughThanksgiving tale in a picture-book form. When calamitymatches every step of the prepa-rations for the Tappletons’Thanksgiving dinner, they real-ize that there is more to Thanks-giving than turkey and trim-mings.
• “TURKEY SURPRISE” byPeggyArcher, suggestedbyCarolDalmas.
Two pilgrim brothers set off tohunt up a turkey for Thanksgiv-ing dinner, a task that’s not aseasy as they think.
* * *CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY-THEMED
• “HOW THE GRINCHSTOLE CHRISTMAS” by Dr.Seuss, suggested by John Ro-
berts.This Dr. Seuss classic is a
rhyming tale of a Christmas-hat-ing creature who sets out to de-stroy the holiday for others, withsurprising results.
• “LI’L RABBITS KWANZAA”by Donna Washington, suggest-ed by Carol Dalmas.
When Li’L Rabbit’s GrannaRabbit gets sick, his family de-cides to not celebrate his favoritepart of Kwanzaa, a feast calledKaramu. Li’l Rabbit sets out tofind a special treat for Granna
Rabbit so she can celebrate thefeast anyway.
• “THE HANUKKAH MICE”by Steven Kroll, suggested byCarol Dalmas.
A mouse family looks on as theSilman family, who resides in thehome where they inhabit thewalls, celebrates the first Hanuk-kah night. When daughter Ra-chel receives a dollhouse as a gift,the mouse family explores itwhile the Silmans are asleep.
• “HOW THE EASTER BUN-NYSAVEDCHRISTMAS”by De-
rek Anderson, suggested by Car-ol Dalmas.
It’s a holiday collision whenSanta gets knocked out by a toytrain and the Easter Bunnyswoops in to attempt to makeChristmas go on normally. Willhe succeed?
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