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The Dallas Post 09-18-2011
The Dallas Post 09-18-2011
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Vol. 121 No. 29
THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889
The
www.mydallaspost.com An edi ti on of The Ti mes Leader
September 18 - 23, 2011
WILKES-BARRE, PA.
The Dallas Township Board of
Supervisors signed an agree-
ment Wednesday with Chief
Gathering LLC, which angered
residents who have been rally-
ing for months against natural
gas development in the area.
The agreement allows the
company to construct part of a
30-mile gathering line in the
township. The pipeline will tap
into the Transco interstate pipe-
line at a site off Hildebrandt
Road about 1,300 feet away from
the Dallas School District cam-
pus.
The terms are similar to that
of an agreement the township
entered into with Williams Field
Services LLC last month. The
Williams pipeline tap-in site is
about 500 feet away from the
Chief site. Solicitor Thomas
Brennan said the only difference
between the two documents was
that Chief was party to the
agreement under protest.
Both companies have an
agreement in place with stipula-
tions. Those include providing
at least a 25-foot setback for the
pipeline from adjacent property
owners, insisting the companies
follow the townships land devel-
opment approval process, ensur-
ing the companies follow federal
regulations in relation to natural
gas pipelines and removing com-
ponents to both companies me-
tering stations, which still need
to be approved by the town-
ships zoning hearing board, to
make them as benign as pos-
sible.
Other stipulations in both
agreements include that the
companies cannot construct nat-
ural gas facilities within a 1.75-
mile radius of the Dallas School
District campus and a deed re-
Amid protests, Chief gets permission for pipeline
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
See CHIEF, Page 13
The next Dallas Township Board of Supervisors meeting will be held at
7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19 in the municipal building.
U P N E X T
Its not agoodsignwhennational weather personalities convergeonyour areatodoalivetelevisionspot. It usuallymeans the
weather where you are is pretty nasty. Al Roker from NBCs Today show broadcast live from the Huntsville Dam last Friday
morningwhileparts of WyomingValleywerealreadyfloodedandresidents inother areas hadbeenevacuatedfromtheir homes.
Roker, above center wearing a blue baseball hat , and members of NBCs camera crew are shown here at the base of the dam
whichwas reportedlyhigher thanever before. ExtensivefloodingoccurredinWest Pittston, Duryeaandparts of Wilkes-Barreas
water fromHurricane Lee pushed the Wyoming Valley Levee Systemto exhaustion and caused the Susquehanna River to crest
at a record 42.66 feet. For more flood-related photos, please turn to pages 3 and 13.
MAKING NATIONAL NEWS
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Despite some traffic back-up
and lingering construction crews
on campus, the new Dallas High
School was open for the business
of education on Wednesday,
Sept. 14.
Administrators and staff were
on hand to direct students
through the building, though stu-
dents had an orientation a few
weeks ago to familiarize them-
selves with the school.
Its awesome its sobig, said
Cohner Rice, 17, of Shavertown.
He was one of those who attend-
ed the orientation but admitted
he still needs to adjust to the new
surroundings.
Principal Jeffrey Shaffer has
never seen students so excited to
come to school in his 20 years as
an administrator.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime ex-
perience, he said. The recent
weather events set us back but
were here; we did it. It was four
years of work.
Eighteen-year-old Dana Carey,
of Dallas, said she wasnt around
for the orientation, but walked
around the building in awe be-
fore the school opened just to get
a glimpse of where she would fin-
ish her Dallas High School ca-
reer.
Her favorite aspect of the new
school was thediningarea, which
is part of the commons area.
Students pick up their lunches
in a buffet-style cafeteria before
heading out into the commons to
small, roundtables withfive plas-
tic chairs at each.
The commons area, where the
highschool concessionstandand
store are located, is drenched in
sunlight during the day due to
floor-to-ceiling windows.
Its gorgeous, she said. I real-
ly like the (dining) tables and
how intimate they are.
The $43 million project has a
completion date of Sept. 18, but
students entered the new build-
ing in droves Wednesday, wan-
dering the halls with smiles on
their faces.
Traffic, construction hold ups
Traffic patterns have changed
drastically for all schools on the
Dallas School District campus,
but administrators were on hand
to direct cars to the correct loca-
tions.
All passenger vehicles now
must enter the campus through
the Hildebrandt Road entrance,
while buses will travel through
the Conyngham Avenue access
road.
Once students and parents get
to Pear Tree Lane, the road
breaks into entrances to two
routes for the middle and high
schools. Signs instruct drivers to
parking areas and drop-off areas.
Pear Tree Lane is still an access
route, as well.
Buses arent organized accord-
ing to numbers but to designated
drop-off and pick-up areas. Stu-
dents assigned to an area are re-
minded that their bus number
wont always be the same.
For Dallas Elementary School,
parents are encouraged to have
students ride the bus or car pool
with others to limit traffic. Par-
ents drop off their children at the
rear of the school usingthe Hilde-
brandt Road entrance and pick
them up at the front entrance us-
ing the Conyngham Avenue en-
trance.
Some construction crews were
also visible on the campus, pav-
ing the remainder of the high
school parking lot.
At a board meeting Monday
evening, Bob Nesbit of Crabtree
Rohrbaugh & Associates, the
project architect, said there are
still some lingering issues at the
high school, but most were clear-
ed up before the buildings doors
opened.
Other issues related to the fed-
eral Americans with Disabilities
Act compliance will need to be
completed during after-school
hours, but cause no disruption to
education at the school.
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Amandeep Kaur finds herself lost in the new Dallas High School
on her way to the office.
New high school
welcomes students
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
This is a once-in-a-life-
time experience.
Jeffrey Shaver
Dallas High School principal
There are only five days re-
maining to vote for your fa-
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Voting will continue until
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The Dallas High School
Marching Band has the most
members its had in nearly a dec-
ade, and students are excited to
learn fun music, make new
friends and have a winning sea-
son.
About 34 musicians are under
the direction of Mike Potoeski
this year, and the young band
(more than half its members are
comprised of seventh and
eighth-graders) is learning mu-
sic thats making themsee stars.
The theme of this years
marchingbandshowis Night at
the Movies, with songs from
The Dark Knight, Gettys-
burg, Star Wars and Super-
man.
I wanted to choose some-
thing that wouldappeal to anau-
dience as well as be appropriate
for competing and judges, said
Potoeski.
In fitting with the theme,
drum major Grace Carolan, of
Dallas, dressed as Star Wars
character Princess Leia.
Carolans mother, Rita, said
the energy of the band is at a
high point this year, and she be-
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Allyson Spencer is happy to be
part of the Dallas High School
Marching Band.
New beginning for
Dallas HS Band
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
See BAND, Page 13
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER19
Dallas Borough
25 Main St., Dallas
Council will hold a work ses-
sion at 7 p.m. in the municipal
building.
Dallas School Board
2000 Conyngham Ave., Dallas
Township
The school board will hold a
regular meeting at 7 p.m. in the
administration building next to
Wycallis Elementary.
Lake-Lehman School Board
Old Route 115, Lehman Town-
ship
The school board will hold a
regular meeting at 7 p.m. in the
library of the junior/senior high
school.
Lehman Township
Old Route 115, Lehman Town-
ship
The board of supervisors will
hold a regular meeting at 7 p.m.
in the municipal building.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20
Dallas Township
601TunkhannockHwy. (Route
309), Dallas Township
The board of supervisors will
hold a regular meeting at 7:30
p.m. in the municipal building.
Harveys Lake Borough
Route 415, Harveys Lake
Council will hold a work ses-
sion at 5:30 p.m. and a regular
meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the mu-
nicipal building.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Dallas Borough
25 Main St., Dallas
Council will hold a regular
meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the mu-
nicipal building.
T H I S W E E K S M E E T I N G S
Employees of GEM Riverside
Rehabilitation, providers of
physical, occupational and
speech therapies with offices in
MountainTop, Wilkes-Barre and
Dallas are collecting cleaning
supplies for the recent flood vic-
tims through the month of Sep-
tember. New cleaning supplies
can be dropped off at the follow-
ing GEMRiverside locations: 80
N. Mountain Blvd. (Route 309)
in Mountain Top, 506 Hazle St.
in Wilkes-Barre and 27 Main St.
in Dallas. From left, are ther-
apists Miriam Liddle, Nadine
Rolles, Melissa McLaughlin and
Kim Carpenter.
Collection
schedule
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Sunday, September 18, 2011 PAGE 3
T H E D A L L A S P O S T
Do you remember what you
were doing in1972 when the Sus-
quehannas waters flooded the
Wyoming Valley following the
rainfromHur-
ricane Agnes?
I was fish-
ing and camp-
ing with
friends
through the
rain for two
days before
returning
home to find
out that the
river was ris-
ing rapidly and there was talk
about evacuating everyone from
town. All we knew was that was
the wettest camping trip we had
ever been on.
When the announcement for
mandatory evacuation came a
week ago for Wilkes-Barre, King-
stonandthe surroundingmunici-
palities, the first thing the Mrs.
and I did was place a call to
friends in Kingston who are rais-
ing two young boys and told
them we had a place for them to
stay. I recall my parents doingthe
same thing in 1972 for some of
their friends.
Im sure that almost everyone
from the Back Mountain had ei-
ther a relative or friend with
them last week or they were vol-
unteeringtosomehowhelpthose
who had to move.
Afewpeople I managed to talk
with had willingly opened their
doors to help out.
Russ and Sherri Newell from
Dallas had relatives at their
house while Chris and Julie Fre-
derick from Sweet Valley had a
grandmother and godmother
from Kingston with them.
Dave and Lori Monk had fam-
ily from Luzerne and Forty Fort
for a few days while Geraldine
Nesbitt and her dogs Piper, Ma-
ple and Seth, had friends from
Wilkes-Barre staying with them,
even though repairs from the
wind storm the week before that
had put a large branch through
the side of her house were not yet
completed.
Back in 72, we would watch
the news coverage on the three,
or was it four, local television sta-
tions, on the radio or in the news-
papers once they got back to
printing. Last week, there was
round-the clock-coverage deliver-
ed by satellite, keeping us up to
the minute on events or prob-
lems.
The only thing that worried
me was there were so many peo-
ple still in the mandatory evac-
uation areas taking photos or
videos and sending them to the
media. According to Webster, the
definition of mandatory is: needi-
ng to be done, followed or com-
plied with, usually because of an
official requirement.
The power of water is unbeliev-
able! I have photographed some
of its aftermath and have seen
firsthand what water can do in
the way of damage.
Maybe people should watch
the scene from the movie The
Day after Tomorrow when the
flood waters pour through the
streets of New York City, crush-
ing everything in its path.
Is something you send to the
media so your name appears on
the screenor post onFacebookor
Twitter really worth your life?
Maybe people just dont care or
maybe they just were not taught
the meaning or maybe Im just
old school and still listen to the
authorities.
Thats like the newmath I hear
about kids being taught which is
driving parents nuts when they
attempt tohelpwithhomework. I
was at the fair last week helping a
friend in her booth. I had a lady
come by and want to purchase
two jars of jelly at $3.59 each and
she had a $10 bill in her hand.
I added in my head, out loud
which is a bad habit but neces-
sary for me with numbers. I say,
360 twice is 720 minus 2 is 718 is
$2.82 in change. The woman
looked at me like I had a third eye
and said she hadnt heard any-
thing like that in a while, adding
that it sounded like Chicago
math.
If it was Chicago math, I would
have kept the two jars of jelly and
taken the $10 plus the other $20
in her wallet and called it even. It
was just plain math - without the
use of artificial intelligence.
For everyone who was affected
bylast weeks flooding, I wishyou
a speedy recovery. Remember,
the Valley witha Heart will pull
together once again.
Harp Heffernan was the associ-
ate publisher, outdoor editor and
chief photographer of the Sunday
Independent, a newspaper that
was in his family for 87 years in
Wilkes-Barre. You can e-mail him
at news@mydallaspost.com.
H A R P I N O N T H I N G S
Last weeks flood brought back lots of memories of Hurricane Agnes
HEFFERNAN
High and dry, locals extend a hand
Heavyraincausedbyremnants
of Tropical StormLeeswelledthe
Susquehanna River and caused
surrounding creeks and streams
to reach historic levels last week.
Residents in the Back Moun-
tain still reeling from the effects
of Tropical Storm Irene opened
their homes and businesses to
evacuees fleeing the Wyoming
Valley flood plain.
The Susquehanna River crest
at 42.66 feet last Friday more
than a foot higher than the crest
brought on by Tropical Storm
Agnes in 1972, which caused
much of the Wyoming Valley to
be covered in water.
The levee system from Forty
Fort to Wilkes-Barre held tight
but other areas, like West Pitt-
ston, Pittston, Edwardsville and
Shickshinny, were devastated by
the waters wrath.
Much of the Back Mountain
was unaffected by the most re-
cent flooding, except for areas
usually hard hit during heavy pe-
riods of rain.
Homes onpart of HillsideRoad
in Jackson Township were evac-
uated as the Hillside Bridge dam-
aged during flooding caused by
heavy rains in 2006 has yet to be
fixed.
Locals walked down Hillside
Road, clutching umbrellas to get
a peak of the overflowing Hunts-
ville Dam, hoping it would not
fail during the inclement weath-
er.
Im just here taking pictures,
said Maryann Jones, of Jackson
Road in Lehman Township. Im
worried it might break This is
horrible. Its terrifying.
The Huntsville Damfared well
during the storm, but many from
the Wyoming Valley had to flee
their homes due to flooding con-
cerns.
Dallas Middle School
becomes evacuation center
CatherineWega sat at a tablein
the break roominthe Dallas Mid-
dle School, intently watching
news coverage of the impending
flood.
She arrived at the school with
her husband, Jack, early on
Thursday to help evacuees from
the Wyoming Valley as the Amer-
ican Red Cross set up shop in the
schools cafeteria for those whose
homes were in danger of being
submerged in the Susquehanna
River.
It wasnt a new experience for
the Wegas. During the flooding
that resulted from Tropical
Storm Agnes in 1972, the Wegas
lost their Forty Fort home. They
slept at the Dallas schools, while
also taking turns volunteering at
the site.
Their current home safe and
sound in the Dallas area, the We-
gas helped residents to whom
they could relate about 40 years
ago.
My worst memory (from
Agnes) would have to be in the
school at night, there was a boy
about 10 years old who looked
like he had something in his jack-
et, saidWega. It hadtobe about
2 a.m. I asked him, What do you
have under there? and out pop-
ped the head of a little puppy.
Back then you couldnt have pets
in shelters. I said to him, You
cant have that in here. And he
said to me, But lady, this is all
weve got left.
Wega allowed the boy to keep
his pet in a classroom near the
courtyard at the middle school,
as long as he kept quiet. She said
the courtyard where animals
stayed outside looked like Noahs
Ark, with dogs all of kinds hud-
dling together under an over-
hang.
Seeing the dozens of volun-
teers fromDallas schools and Mi-
sericordia University who
showed up to help Thursday
didnt surprise Wega, remember-
ing how Back Mountain resi-
dents came out in droves during
the Agnes Flood to help those in
need.
People would come to the
shelter, look at the list and say,
Oh, I knowhimor her, walk into
the cafeteria and take them back
to their homes, said Wega. Ev-
eryone helped. Those that
couldnt provide shelter opened
their closets and brought blan-
kets and bedding.
Having lived through two ma-
jor flooding incidents in the area,
Wega is not surprised it hap-
pened again.
Thats like saying you dont
expect there to be another bliz-
zard, she said.
Former high school wellness
teacher and current school board
candidate Larry Schuler joined
theWegas intheir efforts andsen-
timents.
Hopefully, you think it will
never happen again, but its inevi-
table, he said.
Kingston couple
caught off guard
The Gordons from Kingston
were caught off guard when fire-
men approached their home
early Thursday morning and
urged them to leave their resi-
dence.
We were woken up at 2 a.m.
andwere toldto get out, saidSo-
nia Gordon, 72, of Maple Avenue
in Kingston. She had just enough
time to grab the couples medica-
tions and they were out the door.
Sonia and her husband, Rob-
ert, were driven by ambulance to
West Side Career and Technolo-
gy Center in Pringle in those
early hours, only to learn there
was no room left there. They
were sent to the Dallas Middle
School by the afternoon.
Robert Gordon, who needs
constant oxygen and travels in a
wheelchair, said despite the ur-
gency of the situation, everyone
he encountered was very friendly
during the evacuation and trans-
port.
I was in Korea; I had a rough
life, the 75-year-oldsaid. This is
nothing.
Sonia Gordon remembers
when the couples Elm Avenue,
Kingston home was destroyed in
the Agnes Flood. She and Robert
went to West Side Career and
Technology Center that time,
too, only he was transported to
the center in a helicopter instead
of an ambulance.
Robert Gordon told jokes to
anyone who wouldlisteninorder
topass the time before eventually
returning to his home.
Why dont ducks throw rocks
at each other? he asked. Be-
cause they quack up.
More shelters
in Back Mountain
The Lake-Lehman Junior/Se-
nior High School and Misericor-
dia University also served as
evacuation shelters in the Back
Mountain.
Ella Gurevich and her family
walked into the Anderson Sports
and Health Center on the Miser-
icordia University campus on
Thursday, smiling despite the
personal interruption caused by
the impending flood.
We were onvacationinthe Po-
conos, said Gurevich. We had
to come back to Kingston, pack
what we could and come here.
The family is no stranger to
taking shelter at Misericordia
they were evacuated and stayed
there during the heavy rains of
2006.
Everyone is nice here and
theyre very well-organized, she
said.
Businesses began to evacuate
the Back Mountain, too just in
case.
Around11a.m. Thursday, Barb
Mikielski and her associate Mary
Lansberry were unplugging com-
puters, puttingpaperworkinbox-
es and carrying much of their of-
fice equipment into their vehi-
cles.
Mikielski owns Abstract Re-
sources on North Main Street in
Shavertown, a real estate closing
office. While some properties on
the street get water damage dur-
ing heavy downpours, Mikielski
wasnt worried about flooding.
A neighbor told us it didnt
flood here in 1972, but we stop-
ped at the fire department and
they saidto pack up andevacuate
just in case, she said.
She andLansberry workeddili-
gentlyThursdaymorningtopack
upcomputers andimportant doc-
uments before heading to Mikiel-
skis residence in Lehman Town-
ship to work from there.
When I started five years ago,
I actually had an office set up in
the dining room, said Mikielski.
Were going back to where we
started.
Fire departments
ready to help
A few members of the Shaver-
town Fire Department were
standing by on Thursday as the
rainpouredintothe swift-moving
Toby Creek.
Captain Erik Sowga said the
crew was prepared to move oper-
ations to the Kingston Township
Municipal Building on East Cen-
ter Street if flooding woes got the
best of the area.
Despite the possible evacua-
tion of their own premises, mem-
bers were on hand to help pump
out basements and aid their
neighbors any way they could be-
fore the flooding worsened.
In 2006, the water came in
andwe hadabout 18 inches of wa-
ter in our meeting room, said
Sowga. Wed just have to get the
gear to higher ground. You cant
stop it, so we just have to relo-
cate.
Kingston Township Manager
Kathleen Sebastian said only a
few properties on North Main
Street were flooded, and certain
areas in the township had drain-
age issues due to heavy rainfall.
We were quite prepared, she
said.
As river levels rose, BMT residents offered help
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Veteran Shavertown volunteer fireman Jerry Paxton, along with his granddaughter, Nicole Paxton, explains the departments role and
preparedness prior to the flood.
Christelle Patrice and Rachael Rutkoski, students at Misericordia
University, help set up cots in Dallas Middle School for flood vic-
tims.
Having lost her entire home in the Agnes Flood of 1972, Maryann
Jones, who now lives on Jackson Road in Lehman, checks out the
Huntsville Dam.
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tor Monday for completion of
the building.
Bob Nesbit of Crabtree Rohr-
baugh & Associates, the project
architect, told the board some
construction issues lie ahead for
the new building, some of which
would not be able to be complet-
ed before the opening of school.
Paving, installing lights and
signage are issues that would be
completed by Wednesday, but
other concerns brought to light
by a building inspector will take
more time.
Nesbit said the inspectors
main concerns were issues relat-
ing to the schools compliance
with the federal Americans with
Disabilities Act. Aspects of the
chemistry and art labs, as well as
the lack of handrails in the audi-
torium, will take more than a few
days.
Nesbit wrote a letter to the in-
spectors manager, asking for a
60-day period for these items to
be resolved. He noted two wheel-
chair-bound students in the high
school will not be taking classes
in either lab this semester.
Superintendent Frank Galicki
said these issues would need to
be resolved after school or on
weekends in order to ensure the
safety of students.
Technically, said Nesbit, the
completion date for the project is
September 18, but those issues
may push that back.
Field-related aspects of the
project still need to be complet-
ed as well. Nesbit said the track
was incorrectly paved, and the
subcontractor responsible must
redo that aspect at no cost to the
district.
Residents asked whether the
field hockey space would be
ready for the teams games and
practices. Nesbit said, because of
the issues with the track, the
field may not be completed until
the end of the month.
Chris Gabe, of Shavertown,
said the team has been utilizing
the baseball field for practices
and now has to use Wyoming
Seminarys Klassner Field in
Kingston for home games.
He said its not fair for the girls
not to have a field until halfway
through their season.
Galicki assured Gabe that the
work would be concluded as
soon as possible.
This is not a contractor prob-
lem; its a weather problem, said
Mark Kraynack, supervisor of
buildings and grounds.
Nesbit also presented a series
of change orders to the board to-
taling more than $48,000, upon
which the board will take action
at next weeks regular meeting.
Galicki also clarified an issue
related to Pear Tree Lane. He
said the road that leads to the
Grandview Terrace development
will be opened to school traffic.
Dallas Township will partici-
pate in a PennDOT traffic study
at that location to determine
whether the road should be
closed, but this will take time,
said Kraynack.
Galicki added that the twice-
canceled high school dedication
will occur at 6:30 p.m. on Mon-
day, Oct. 3 prior to regular
school board meeting.
In other news
Jack Wega, director of feder-
al funds, offered a report about
the American Red Cross evacua-
tion shelter held at the middle
school over the weekend for eva-
cuees fleeing the flood plain.
Wega, who has a background
in emergency management, said
many district staff, faculty and
students volunteered to help the
cause. The shelter held 126 peo-
ple over the weekend, and closed
on Saturday shortly after the
evacuation was lifted.
The board approved a con-
tract for administrators at the
meeting that included yearly
raises through 2016 based on the
Act 1 index.
Business Manager Grant Pal-
fey said two administrators, mid-
dle school Principal Thomas
Duffy and Dallas Elementary
School Principal Thomas Traver,
would receive their raises over
two years and subsequent raises
would be based on the Act 1 In-
dex. He said all but one adminis-
trator had a pay freeze for the
2010-11 school year.
Palfey added administrators
received a health benefit that
would allow reimbursement of
up to $2,000 annually for medi-
cations and licensed practitio-
ners.
A pension update includes a
tax-deferred annuity plan, much
like a 401k, based on the Act 1
Index.
Palfey said the administrators
costs are 28 percent less than the
school next closest in adminis-
trative costs in Luzerne County.
D A L L A S S C H O O L D I S T R I C T
Board praises site contractor for building completion
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
Note: Salary increases from 2012-2016 will be the base salary plus the Act 1 Index.
Superintendent Frank Galicki: 2010-11 salary, $103,000. 2011-12 salary, $104,751.
Wycallis Elementary Principal and Director of Curriculum and Instruction Paul Reinert: 2010-11 salary, $97,700.
2011-12 salary, $97,700 (Note: Reinert received a $2,500 raise last year).
Senior High Principal Jeffrey Shaffer: 2010-11 salary, $88,268. 2011-12 salary, 89,268.
Senior High Assistant Principal Brian Bradshaw: 2010-11 salary, $64,575. 2011-12 salary, $65,075.
Middle School Principal Thomas Duffy: 2010-11 salary, $75,190. 2011-12 salary, $79,033 (Note: Duffys raise will
be implemented over two years).
Dallas Elementary Principal Thomas Traver: 2010-11 salary, $73,213. 2011-12 salary, $79,033 (Note: Travers raise
will be implemented over two years).
Special Education Director Amy Linnen: 2010-11 salary, $70,000. 2011-12 salary, $70,500.
Business Manager Grant Palfey: 2010-11 salary, $80,000. 2011-12 salary, $81,360.
Director of Technology William Gartrell: 2010-11 salary, $86,000. 2011-12 salary, $89,268 (Note: Gartrell also
received a $2,000 raise last year).
Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds and District Clerk of Works Mark Kraynack: 2010-11 salary, $60,109.52.
2011-12 salary, $65,000 (Note: Kraynack also received a raise last year. He received a stipend throughout the
Dallas High School construction project as clerk of works, but that stipend will end at the conclusion of the
project.
D A L L A S S C H O O L D I S T R I C T A D M I N I S T R AT I V E S A L A R I E S
Sarah Christine Bridges and
Joshua Drew Baranowski were
united in marriage on May 28,
2011 at the National Historic
Landmark of Berry Hill in Vir-
ginia by Rev. Christopher of
South Boston.
The bride is the daughter of
Gerry and Barbara Bridges of
Shenandoah, Virginia. She is the
granddaughter of Ralph and An-
nie Lee Bridges.
The groom is the son of John
and Jeris Baranowski of Shaver-
town. He is the grandson of the
late Dr. and Mrs. Lester Jordan
of Trucksville and the late Ed-
ward and Rosalie Baranowski of
Hanover.
The bride was escortedby her
father and chose her long-time
Air Force friend Captain Dawn
Straight as her maid of honor.
The brides daughters, Madalyn
and Katie Dickson, served as ju-
nior bridesmaids andher young-
est daughter, Charlotte, was the
flower girl.
The groom chose his oldest
brother, John Baranowski, as
best man with brothers Jarrod
and Jeremy Baranowski serving
as groomsmen.
The bride is a graduate of
Page County High School in
Shenandoah, Va. She graduated
from the University of Colorado
with a Bachelor of Science de-
gree in nursing and is a first lieu-
tenant in the Air Force, serving
at Langley Air Force Base in Vir-
ginia as a registered nurse in ob-
stetrics.
The groom graduated from
Lake-Lehman High Scholl in
2002 and received his Bachelor
of Science degree from the Uni-
versity of Pittsburgh. He was
commissioned in to the United
States Air Force as an officer in
2009 and holds the rank of first
lieutenant at Langley Air force
Base where he works as a regis-
tered nurse in the emergency
room.
The couple resides inSeaford,
Va.
Bridges-Baranowski vows exchanged
MR. AND MRS. JOSHUA BARANOWSKI
Adam Stofila, 17, of Shaver-
town, earned his private pilots li-
cense on August 18.
Stofila has been flying since he
was 15 years old and completed
his solo flight on May 31, 2010.
He continues his aviation studies
and flight training through Tech
Aviation Flight School at the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport.
Asenior at Dallas HighSchool,
Stofila plans to continue his avia-
tion studies at LCCC and Mary-
wood University after gradua-
tion.
He is the son of Sandra and Mi-
chael Stofila, of Shavertown.
Adam Stofila earns his private pilots license
The Area Agency on Aging of
Luzerne/Wyoming Counties re-
minds recipients of the 2011 Se-
nior Farmers Market Nutrition
Programvouchers that they have
until November 30 to redeem
them.
These vouchers can only be
used to purchase locally grown
fresh fruits and vegetables at
Farmers Market stands that are
participants of the Dept. of Agri-
cultures SFMNP.
Baked goods, meat, jam, hon-
ey, apple cider or eggs are not al-
lowable for purchase with these
vouchers.
For further information, con-
tact Rhonda Adams at 822-1158
Ext. 3337.
Vouchers still good
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Caits Quest, a nonprofit or-
ganization dedicated to raising
awareness about domestic vio-
lence, arose through tragedy this
year.
The organization honors the
memory of CaitlinMcGuire, 24, a
Dallas HighSchool graduatewho
was murdered in February by her
boyfriend before he took his own
life.
Four of McGuires friends Jo-
di Feldmann, Nikki Gelso, Holly
Gumble and Cory Patton are
nowworkinghardtopreservethe
memory of their friends life and
help other women in need.
The group will celebrate the
end of a series of fundraising
events with a 5K walk/run at 10
a.m. today at the Dallas High
School track.
Gelso, a Dallas native now liv-
ing in Philadelphia, said just a
month after McGuires passing
the group decided to rally togeth-
er in her honor.
Initially, we wanted to donate
all the money to the National
Coalition Against Domestic Vio-
lence, but thenwedecidedtoalso
help out her family, Gelso said.
She said the group wanted to
help McGuires family pay back
student loans in addition to pro-
moting awareness to the wom-
ens cause. McGuire had attend-
ed Bloomsburg University and
was in the process of attaining a
graduate degree in psychology
from Marywood University.
Whenyoukeepgettingbills in
the mail after something like
that, thats like another slap in
the face, said Gelso.
Once the amount of money
neededtopayoff theloans is met,
the group will donate the excess
to the National Coalition Against
Domestic Violence.
We began to talk in February
about it, but we didnt openanac-
count until May 2, said Patton,
of Dallas. We were collecting
money but we really didnt know
what we were going to do at that
point. Its been a slow rolling
process.
Since June, the womenhave or-
ganized three fundraisers this
year for Caits Quest, including
running a concession stand at a
4-Hhorse showand a raffle at the
Luzerne County Fair.
The success of the organiza-
tion came as a surprise to all the
women it was the first experi-
ence any of them had with orga-
nizing a nonprofit.
Its been chaos, said Gumble,
of Dallas. But its not all about
raising money; its more about
raising awareness and remem-
bering her not for what hap-
pened, but for who she was. Any-
one cantell youshe was absolute-
ly one-of-a-kind.
Through all the work, the
women said the organization has
helped them with their personal
grieving processes as well.
Its great toseehowmanypeo-
plearerespondingandhowmany
people cared about Cait, said
Gelso.
Gumble said the project has al-
so made the women closer to
McGuires family and has opened
them up to a network of friends
and family the women didnt
even know McGuire had.
Even through all of this, weve
met Caits extended family and
people we didnt even know she
knew, like her friends at college
and they all cared so much
about her, she said.
Feldmann, Gelso, Gumble and
Patton also agreed that, while
losing a best friendhas beena dif-
ficult experience, the contact
with other women in similar sit-
uations has been a great reward.
One thing Ive noticed at the
smaller fundraisers is that wom-
encame up to us andtoldus their
stories, said Gumble. They
gave us special thanks for bring-
ing awareness to this issue.
Caitlin McGuires friends wont let her memory die
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Cory Patton, Holly Gumble and Jodi Feldmann look at photos of their friend Cait McGuire, who was
murdered by her boyfriend in February. The three women, as well as their friend, Nikki Gelso, will
hold a 5K race in McGuires memory today at Dallas High School as part of the organization Caits
Quest to raise awareness of domestic violence.
The Caits Quest 5K Walk/Run will be held at 10 a.m. today at the
Dallas High School track. Cost is $25 per person and registration will
begin at 8 a.m. Checks can be made payable to Caits Quest. For more
information about Caits Quest, visit www.caitsquest.com.
F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N
Caits Quest benefits
will help pay off murdered
womans student loans.
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YOUR SPACE
20 YEARS AGO - 1991
The Dallas Lions Club recent-
ly held a series of work nights in
which park equipment was built
and refurbished at the Burndale
Recreation Center in Dallas Bor-
ough. A flagpole was also erect-
ed and a flag was obtained from
Sen. Charles Lemmond. Partici-
pants included Craig Tupper,
Dave Fitch, DrewFitch and Paul
LaBar, May-
or of Dallas
Borough.
Wendy
Vaughn,
daughter of
Paul and
Ann
Vaughn,
Dallas, has
been se-
lected as an entrant in the 1992
Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA
Pageant, a Cavern Production,
to be held at the Palace Inn in
Monroeville, Pa., September 27,
28 and29. The state pageant will
select this years Pennsylvania
representative in the nationally
televised CBS-TV special, the
Miss Teen USA Pageant, to be
held next July.
30 YEARS AGO - 1981
Dallas High School Marching
Band, in its first ever field com-
petition, took first place Sunday
in the tournament held at
Wyoming Area High School Sta-
dium. Under the direction of Da-
vid C. Benn, this was the first
field competition the Dallas
band has entered.
Allison Berlew, Pinecrest
Ave., Dallas, won the bicycle
awarded at the Luzerne County
Fall Fair by Tuppers Sporting
Goods Store.
40 YEARS AGO - 1971
The Womans Association of
the Trinity United Presbyterian
Church will meet this week at
the church. The program will be
a workshop for the Holy Bazaar.
The workshop will be under the
direction of Mrs. Robert Mason-
er and Mrs. James McClain, co-
chairmen of the bazaar.
Children fromkindergarten to
college age are very conscious of
fashion trends, so at the home of
Marge and Vince Angelicola,
Oak Hill, Dallas, children aged 4
to 10 entertained their parents
and friends with a fashion show
Tuesday afternoon. The pro-
grams coordinators were Lauri
Osborne and Cheryl Elley.
50 YEARS AGO - 1961
Commander William OBrien
awarded a framed certificate to
Miss Miriam Lathrop, winner of
the annual Americanism Award
for community service, in recog-
nition for outstanding contribu-
tion to the life and development
of the area over the period of her
incumbency as Librarianof Back
Mountain Memorial Library.
Robert M. Boyer has been
named manager of the McCrory
Store in Back Mountain Shop-
ping Center, succeeding Tho-
mas Hobbs who has been pro-
moted to a McCrory store in
Lancaster.
60 YEARS AGO - 1951
Trucksville Methodist
Churchs sixth annual flower
show this year omitted the hob-
by show that usually accompa-
nies it, and specialized in two
features, framed pictures and
monochromatic arrangements.
Mrs. Leonard Adamshick, Leh-
man, took blue ribbon for a
monochromatic niche in tones
of yellow and orange, featuring
bittersweet. Mr. and Mrs. John
Letson, Trucksville, won a gold
ribbonfor outstandingdahlia ex-
hibit.
The Fernbrook Little League
baseball team held a corn and
wiener roast at Hillside Farms,
Trucksville, on Sunday. The
boys played ball and later went
fishing in the dam nearby. Pre-
sent were: John Sholtis, John
Sincvak, Jimmy Rodgers, Barry
Landmesser, Larry Zekas, Ray
Schultz, Daryl Dickson, Leslie
Dickson, Bobby Rodgers, Spen-
cer Holmgren, Jackie Lasher,
Billy Steinhauer, Robert Stocker,
Bobby Phillips, Alfred Davis,
Roger Bellas, Dickie Rodgers,
Melvin Trimble, Joseph Tondo-
ra, Ross Steinhauer, Robert Phil-
lips, Coach Thomas Hughes,
Mrs. Thomas Hughes, Thomas,
Kenneth and Lida Jean Hughes,
Manager FrankHemenway, Mrs.
Frank Hemenway, Patty, Carol
and Betty Hemenway.
70 YEARS AGO - 1941
Boys of the Freshman class of
Dallas TownshipHighSchool or-
ganized a Future Farmers of
America club last week. At the
first meeting the following offi-
cers were elected: Clifford Chap-
in, President; Wayne Elston, vice
president; Michael Stredny, sec-
retary; Richard Case, treasurer;
Daniel Kozemchak, reporter.
Gerald Snyder, teacher, is club
advisor.
Miss Rhoda Ziegler of Trucks-
ville was hostess to a group of
friends at a corn and wiener
roast on Saturday evening at her
home. Guests were Misses Elea-
nor Brown and Dorothy Love-
land of Shavertown, Allen Mon-
tross and Roy Verfaille of Dallas,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Vivian of Fern-
brook, and Leon Schoenfield of
West Nanticoke.
Information for Only Yester-
day is taken from past issues of
The Dallas Post which is 122
years old. The information is
printed here exactly as it ap-
peared in the newspaper years
ago.
ONLY
YESTERDAY
The History Channel
On Sept. 27, 1854, two ships collide off the coast of New-
foundland, killing 322 passengers and crew. The wooden-hulled
Arctic was severely damaged when it slammed into the iron-
hulled steamer Vesta. In trying to beach the ship, the Arctics
captain ran over several lifeboats, causing even more people to
drown.
On Oct. 1, 1890, an act of Congress creates Yosemite National
Park, home of such natural wonders as the 2,425-foot-high Yose-
mite Falls, rock formations Half Dome and El Capitan, and three
groves of giant sequoias, the worlds biggest trees.
On Sept. 28, 1938, auto inventor Charles Duryea dies in Phila-
delphia at the age of 76. Duryea and his brother Frank designed
and built one of the first functioning gas-powered automobiles.
Charles insisted on taking full credit for the brothers innovation
and said that Frank was simply a mechanic.
M O M E N T S I N T I M E
W H AT I S YO U R FAV O R I T E P R O F E S S I O N A L F O O T B A L L T E A M ?
Probably the Steelers
because when I go
over to anybodys
house its always
about the Steelers.
Amy Avillion
Dallas
The Cowboys. Its a
childhood thing. All my
relatives are Cowboy
fans."
Bryan Bucci
West Wyoming
The 49ers because I
always thought Joe
Montana was cute.
Dorothy Spencer
Beaumont
Green Bay. Because
every Thanksgiving I
would go over to my
uncles and now Im
hooked on them."
Chris Reimard
Dallas
"Eagles, sadly, be-
cause every time they
get to the Super Bowl,
they choke.
Nick Evans
Dallas
The Green Bay Pack-
ers. I was born and
raised on them and
last year was good for
them.
Robert Lapasick
Dallas
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E D I T O R I A L
www.mydallaspost.com
Dear Editor:
I represent my friends and
neighbors in Oak Hill who, as a
group, wish to publicly com-
mend the actions of the Ide-
town Volunteer Fire Company
whose members unselfishly
disregarded their own personal
situations to come to the aid of
residents in this neighbor-
hood.
As did many others in this ar-
ea, we suffered various forms
of devastation from hurricane
Irene. An immediate problem
was the rapidly rising water in
our finished basements.
The Idetown Fire Company
volunteers who responded to
our 911 call for assistance were
calm and yet listened to the
concerns for each and every
situation. They immediately
provided relief with their auxil-
iary generator-driven pumps.
They successfully removed
the almost three feet of water
from our home as well as
neighbors who were also with-
out power. They worked all of
the daylight hours of that
dreadful Sunday and into the
dark of that evening.
They were led by Joe Blaine,
along with Chris and other
men and women, and we are
ever so grateful for their excel-
lent dedication and service to
our community at this time of
emergency.
A huge THANK YOU to
these outstanding volunteers
for being there for the Oak Hill
residents in our time of need.
Carolyn Straka
Lehman Township
L E T T E R T O T H E E D I T O R
Oak Hill residents are
thankful for volunteers
During recent storms, neither
anearthquakenorahurricanehas
been able to stop loyal patrons
from visiting the Back Mountain
Memorial Library. Even the most
recent obstacle of road construc-
tion is not enough to stop deter-
mined readers fromchecking out
their favorite books.
Betweenthehoursof 7a.m. and
5p.m., youmay access the library
by driving up Franklin Street,
whichis off MainStreet inDallas,
past the Dallas Hardware Store.
Usual routes, including Hunts-
ville Road, are openafter 5 p.m.
Facebookclass
The librarys Facebook class
will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on
Monday, Sept. 26. This informa-
tiveprogramwill includeadiscus-
sion of how Facebook matters in
everyday life. The class will in-
clude instructions on how to set
upa Facebookaccount, select pri-
vacy settings and how to avoid
scams andviruses.
There is a $5 fee for the class,
pre-registration is required and,
although not required, if you own
alaptop, youarewelcometobring
it withyouto class.
Genealogyworkshop
Also, anEarlyLuzerneCounty
Genealogy workshop will be
held from 2 to 4:30 p.m.on Satur-
day, Sept. 24. This free workshop
will be presented by Kathleen
Smith. Pre-registration is re-
quired. Learn more about where
tofindinformationontheoriginal
Luzerne County territory.
Gardeningprogram
In anticipation of autumn
weather (already?), the library is
offering a Gardening Program:
TipsandTricksFall WinterEdi-
tion. Attend this free class and
learn how to plant and protect
bulbs and shrubs in the garden
from hungry critters and other
winter damage.
Ideas to extend the beauty of
containersintothefall andwinter
seasons will also be shared. This
class will be presented by Master
Gardeners Jean Kolojejchick and
RoseannNardone.
Bulbfundraiser
A reminder: The library is cur-
rently holding a Flower Power
bulb fundraiser. Visit the librarys
website at backmountainlibra-
ry.org to place your order for
bulbs that are guaranteed to
bloom!
Thelibraryreceives a50%prof-
it from each order and the bulbs
will be shipped directly to cus-
tomers homes inearly October.
For more informationor topre-
register for anyof theaboveclass-
es, please call the library at 675-
1182.
New route to library
C M Y K
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T H E D A L L A S P O S T
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tudents at Ross Elementary School inSweet Valley hada special visit fromthe national character-buildingand
anti-bullying program Omega-Man & Friends. The comic book superhero-based program features informa-
tionabout howstudents canmakegooddecisions inlifeandcovers topics suchas peer pressure, bullying, drug
prevention, making healthy choices, academic excellence and violence prevention.
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Second graders listen to Omega-Man talk about bullying at Ross Elementary School.
Second-grader Anthony Hurysh tangles with Omega-Man during
an illustrative talk about bullying at Ross Elementary School.
Omega Man visits Ross Elementary School
The Ninth Annual Dallas
Harvest Festival takes place
from1 to 6 p.m. today, Sept. 18,
rain or shine, on Main Street.
The event showcases the
Back Mountain regions rich
agricultural heritage and fea-
tures a large farmers market,
Kids Corner, fire truck rides, a
petting zoo and a wide variety
of community food vendors.
This years entertainment
will be scheduled on two
stages.
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T H E D A L L A S P O S T
BOGDON - Joseph S., 87, of
Broadway Road, Hunlock
Creek, died Saturday, Septem-
ber 3, 2011. He was a patient of
Hospice Community Care,
Kingston.
He was born and raised in
Nanticoke, attended Nanticoke
schools and was employed at
the Duplan Silk Mill in Nanti-
coke. He later retired from
Eberhard Faber, Mountain Top,
after 29 years of service.
He was a World War II veter-
an, serving 17 missions in the
8th U.S. Air Force in Italy.
Surviving are his wife of 64
years, the former Margaret Bar-
noski; son, Joseph P., Hunlock
Creek; one grandson; brothers,
John, Nanticoke; and Leon,
Glen Lyon.
Memorial donations to the
Sweet Valley Ambulance Asso-
ciation, P.O. Box107, Sweet Val-
ley, PA18656.
DAILEY - Roy R. Sr., 74, of
Meshoppen, died Sunday, Sep-
tember 11, 2011, in CMC, Scran-
ton, after an illness.
He was born in Tunkhannock
and was a retired employee of
Procter &Gamble, Mehoopany,
where he worked as a techni-
cian.
He was a member of the
Tunkhannock United Metho-
dist Church and a graduate of
Tunkhannock High School,
class of 1955.
He served with the U.S. Ma-
rines. He was a Deputy Game
Protection Officer in Wyoming
County for 25 years.
Surviving are a daughter,
Brenda M. Carrier, Meshoppen;
four sons, RoyJr., Jenningsville;
Matthew, Meshoppen; Michael,
Meshoppen; Timothy, Fork-
ston; two sisters, Barbara Huff,
Tunkhannock; and Ramona
Harvatt, New Jersey; nine
grandchildren; one great-grand-
son; nieces and nephews.
LAKE- Martha W., 79, of Dal-
las, died Thursday, September
8, 2011, at the Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
She was born February 22,
1932, in Alderson, Harveys
Lake.
Surviving are a sister, Marjo-
rie Eicher, Montana; sons,
Charles M. Jr., Hunlock Creek;
and Jeffrey, Harveys Lake;
daughters, Patricia Vaughan,
Belcamp, Md.; and Elizabeth,
Dallas; six grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren; nieces and
nephews.
Memorial donations to the
Back Mountain Memorial Li-
brary.
LUNGER - Martha F., of
Tunkhannock, died Sunday,
September 11, 2011, in Tyler
Memorial Hospital in Tunkhan-
nock.
She was born in Coudersport
on July 26, 1953, was a 1971
graduate of Tunkhannock High
School and a 1975 graduate of
Marywood College, receiving a
Bachelor of Science in Elemen-
tary Education. Prior to her re-
tirement, she taught fifth grade
in the Tunkhannock Area
School District for 25 years.
She was a member of the
Tunkhannock Womens Club.
Surviving are her parents,
Murray and Trudy Trunk Fisk,
Tunkhannock; her husband of
19 years, EdwardLunger; broth-
er, Paul, of Falls; sisters, Jane
Wiggins, of Martinez, Ga.; Ma-
rilyn Heller, of Clarks Summit;
Ann Fisk-Ware, of Tunkhan-
nock; nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to the
Humane Society.
SEARFOSS - Dorothy Ann,
77, of Franklin Township, died
Tuesday, September 6, 2011, in
the Wilkes-Barre General Hos-
pital.
She was born in Wilkes-
Barre, was a graduate of Dallas
High School and attended nurs-
ing school.
For many years, she and her
late husband, Donald, owned
and operated La Barre Printing
of West Pittston. She was a
member of the En Plein Air So-
ciety, NorthBranchLandTrust,
past member of the Wyoming
Valley Art League, Cider Pain-
ters of Americ and a regular
contributor to the Anna Maria
Rossetti Art Show.
Surviving are brothers, Lo-
ran, Dimick; and Gary, Appala-
chin, N.Y.; nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to the
SPCA of Luzerne County, 524
E. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA
18702.
O B I T U A R I E S
Two receive PA
degrees from Kings
Kimberly Peron, of Shaver-
town, and Chelsea Sprau, of
Sweet Valley, received masters
degree in physician assistant
studies during a summer com-
mencement ceremony at Kings
College.
A physician assistant (PA) is a
dependent mid-level health
professional licensed by the
state to practice medicine as
delegated by and under the
supervision of a physician.
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celebrates birthday
Austin Ryman, son of Scott
and Joy Ryman, of Mountain
Top, celebrated his 12th birth-
day on September 13. He is a
student at Kistler Elementary
School and has a sister, Brooke,
1 year old.
His maternal grandparents
are Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence
Reed, of Harveys Lake. His
paternal grandparents are mar-
tin and Brenda Ryman, of Wap-
wallopen.
Four locals graduate
from Penn State
Four Back Mountain residents
have graduated from the Penn-
sylvania State University. They
are:
Jacqueline P. OBrien, Dallas,
University Park campus; Jillian
R. Ritz, Dallas, University Park
campus; Keith G. Sprau, Dallas,
Abington campus; and Elizabeth
A. Sukaloski, Dallas, Wilkes-
Barre campus.
Five named to
deans list at PSU
Five Back Mountain residents
have been named to the deans
list at the Pennsylvania State
University. They are:
Nicholas D. Capitano, Shaver-
town, University Park campus;
Elizabeth A. Carey, Dallas, Uni-
versity Park campus; Nicholas
R. Moser, Dallas, Wilkes-Barre
campus; Chad M. Schraeder,
Dallas, Wilkes-Barre campus;
and Keith G. Spray, Dallas,
Abington campus.
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T H E D A L L A S P O S T
Supervisor chairman James Re-
inoadvisesanytownshipresidents
whose property sustained damage
fromTropical StormLee or Hurri-
cane Irene to let the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency (FE-
MA) FEMAevaluatethedamages.
If your property received any
flood damage, let FEMA evaluate
it, he said. Donot doit yourself.
Supervisors announced
Wednesday night that a Damage
Recovery Center has been opened
by the Pennsylvania Emergency
Management Agency (PEMA)
and the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency. The center will
be open from10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on
the campus of Luzerne County
Community College, 1334 S. Pros-
pect St., Nanticoke, to help resi-
dents apply for assistance with re-
covery efforts.
Supervisors passed a motion to
fileadeclarationof aStateof Emer-
gency for damages sustained by
Hurricane Irene on August 28 and
Tropical StormLee on September
8.
Township Manager Kathleen
Sebastian estimated the township
received about $85,000 in damag-
es fromboth storms.
Township road crews and staff
were commended for their hard
work, long hours and constant up-
dates through media outlets, such
as Facebook, toremove, repair and
keep residents updated on safety
issues during the hurricane and
flooding.
In other news
Supervisors gave their stamp
of approval on an ordinance allow-
ing Kingston Township supervi-
sors the ability to withdraw funds
from the Capital Improvement
Fund to the General Fund to meet
financial obligations.
Reino said the ordinance ap-
proval is requiredfor the township
to temporarily transfer funds not
exceeding $100,000. He described
it as a possible backup until the
earned income tax revenue starts
coming in.
Anyfundstransferredout of the
Capital Improvement fundhave to
be returned before the end of the
year, he said.
Last month, supervisors ap-
proved a $52 local services tax on
residents employed within the
township to bolster revenue, esti-
mating the tax would bring in
$40,000 in additional revenue to
the township for the 2012 fiscal
year.
A motion was approved to
give The Lands at Hillside Farms
the services of two police officers
during its Fall Fast fromnoon to 5
p.m. on October 1 and 2 for traffic
control.
K I N G S T O N T O W N S H I P
Residents should let FEMA evaluate storm damage
By EILEEN GODIN
Dallas Post Correspondent
If your property received any flood damage, let
FEMA evaluate it. Do not do it yourself.
James Reino
Chairman, Kingston Township supervisors
Day Care collects
child-related items
Adventures in Learning Day
Care Center, 50 Lake St., Dallas,
is collecting child-related items
for those affected by the recent
flooding. Drop-offs can be made
from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday at the center
until Friday, Sept. 23.
For more information, call
Lori Russell at 675-2128.
Cub Scout Sign Up
Night set for Sept. 20
The annual School Sign-up
Night for Cub Scouts will be
held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Dallas
Elementary School, where new
Scouts can register.
For more information, contact
Crys Jennings at 696-6941 or
Russ Banta at 696-2833.
Zen Meditation
program planned
An Introduction to Zen Med-
itation will be held from 7:30 to
9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept 20 at
Mercy Center on the campus of
Misericordia University.
The program will include a
description of the method of
Zen meditation, a short practice
session and time for questions.
A free will offering will be tak-
en.
Pre-registration is required.
ContactSr. Barbara Craig at
675-1872.
Music Box presents
Mid-Life! The Crisis
The Music Box Repertory
Company presents Mid-Life!
The Crisis musical, a hilarious
new musical comedy September
23-25, 30, October 1 and 2 at the
Music Box Dinner Playhouse,
196 Hughes St., Swoyersville.
Curtain time is 8 p.m. on Friday
and Saturday and 3 p.m. on
Sunday.
For more information, call
283-2195.
Little Theatre
show is rescheduled
Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre
has rescheduled performances
of Into the Woods postponed
due to evacuations and local
flooding.
New performance dates are 8
p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24 and 3
p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25.
Little Theatre is extending an
invitation to those in the com-
munity affected by the flood to
pay what they can. The theat-
res regular ticket price is $18.
For reservations, call 823-
1875.
See live owls
Join the naturalists from Car-
bon County Environmental
Education Center at 10 a.m. on
Sunday, Sept. 24 at Wild Birds
Unlimited, Dallas Shopping
Center, for a presentation about
owls.
For more information, contact
Craig Yarrish at 675-9900.
Riding clinics
benefit equine rescue
Saturday Horsemanship Rid-
ing Clinics will be held from
10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sat-
urday, Sept. 24 at Tanament
Stables in Benton. Bring your
own horse or ride a Tanament
horse.
Cost is $50 with 10 percent of
proceeds donated to Trailways
to Heaven Equine Rescue. Call
864-0102 for reservations.
Intertribal Powwow
set for Sept. 24, 25
The Seventh Annual Fall
Intertribal Powwow benefiting
the Noxen Fire Co. will be held
from10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sat-
urday, Sept. 24 and from10 a.m.
to dusk on Sunday, Sept. 25 at
the Noxen Fire Co. grounds,
Stull road.
The event honors all veterans.
Admission is free. Dogs are
welcome but must be leashed
and cleaned up after at all times.
Participants are asked to bring
lawn chairs.
All drums are welcome. Vol-
unteers are also needed and
may call Natalie Wisteria at
947-2097 for more information.
Bird-watching program
at Frances Slocum
Join Bruce Troy of Wild Birds
Unlimited as he leads a leisurely
walk through Frances Slocum
State Park to seek out songbirds
at 8:30 a.m. on September 24,
October 22 and November 12.
Participants should meet in
the parking lot at the Envi-
ronmental Education Center
and boat rental.
For more information, contact
Craig Yarrish at 675-9900.
Show set for
Irem Pavilion
An Arts, Crafts and Collec-
tibles Show will be held from10
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept.
25 at the Irem Country Club
Pavilion, Dallas.
A light lunch, baked goods
and door prizes will also be
available. The event is spon-
sored by the Irem Ladies with
Rosalie Parsons as chairlady.
Interested vendors are asked
to call 675-3488.
G2G dance slated
The Fourth Annual Gener-
ation2Generation Lee Vincent
Dance will be held from1 to 5
p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25 at
Genettis Hotel and Convention
Center in Wilkes-Barre.
The afternoon of intergener-
ational music, conversation and
fun will feature the Klezmer
Band, the JCC Youth Choir,
Color Esperanza Migrant Educa-
tion Dance Group and Youth
Choir. The Lee Vincent Tribute
Band will perform favorite big
band dance tunes and Eddie
Day and the Starfires will cap off
the day with their well-known
sound and signature Twist
contest.
Admission to this event is free
with a complimentary ticket
available by calling 675-4270 or
by visiting gentogen.net.
Event benefits
Make-A-Wish
The Second Annual Wines &
Wishes event to benefit the
Make-A-Wish Foundation will be
held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Mon-
day, Sept. 26 at the Metro Gar
and Grill, Dallas.
Cost is $50 per person prior
to September 9 and $65 after
that date. To purchase tickets,
call the Make-A-Wish Founda-
tion Scranton office at 341-9474.
Bingo scheduled
Bingo will be held on Mon-
day, Sept. 26 at the Northmore-
land Twp. Vol. Fire Hall in Cen-
termoreland. Early birds start at
6:30 p.m.
Food and drink will be avail-
able.
Dinner planned
A roast beef dinner will be
held from 5 to 7p.m. on Wednes-
day, Sept. 28 at the Northmore-
land Twp. Vol. Fire Hall in Cen-
termoreland.
Tickets will be available at the
door.
Learn about wolves
Nikki Banfield, naturalist, will
present a free program on
wolves at 6 p.m. on Thursday,
Sept. 29 at Wild Birds Unlimit-
ed, Dallas Shopping Center.
For more information, contact
Craig Yarrish at 675-9900.
Boback hosts
open house
Rep. Karen Boback (R-Colum-
bia/Luzerne/Wyoming) will
host an open house from 5 to 7
p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29 at
her district office, 5929 Main
Rd., (off Route 118), Hunlock
Creek.
Advanced registration is not
required to attend the open
house, but residents who have
questions may call the Hunlock
Creek office at 477-3752 or
Tunkhannock at 836-4777.
Square Dance set
A Square Dance sponsored by
the Franklin Township Volun-
teer Fire Company Ladies Auxil-
iary will be held from 7 to 10
p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1 at the
fire hall, 329 Orange Rd., Or-
ange.
Admission is $6 and music
will be provided by Just Us
Country Duo. Food and refresh-
ments will be available. Doors
and kitchen open at 6 p.m.
For more information, call
333-4626 or 333-5912.
Contra Dance set
A New England Contra Dance
will feature the music of Smash
the Windows and calling by
Bob Isaacs at 7 p.m. on Sat-
urday, Oct. 1 at the Church of
Christ Uniting, 776 Market St.,
Kingston.
No partner or previous experi-
ence is necessary. Admission to
the dance is $9 for adults and
$25 for families.
For more information, call
333-4007.
Vendors sought
for craft show
Vendors are being sought for
the 28th Annual Dallas Boys
soccer Craft Show scheduled for
October 2 at Dallas High
School. Set up begins at 7:30
p.m. Show opens at 10 a.m.
Volunteers are also needed for
vendor set up and breakdown.
Vendors being sought
Yard sale/flea marketers and
vendors are being sought for
Lehmans Autumn Festival set
for 1 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.
15 at the Lake-Lehman High
School grounds.
Applications are available at
www.autumnfestival.webs.com.
C I V I C B RI E F S
The Dallas Knights of Columbus, Council 8224recently made a donationto ALSAC, the local
arm of St. Judes Childrens Hospital in Memphis, TN. St. Judes specializes in research and
development of cures for childhood cancers. Pictured above making a $1,000 donation are,
fromleft, TomCasey, financial secretary; Jack Cacozza, Grand Knight; Helen Barsh, receiving
for St. Judes; and Jerry Schmid, treasurer.
KNIGHTS DONATE TO ST. JUDES
At a recent Dallas Kiwanis meeting, three members were cited for their years of service to
the club. JimSnyder had 35 years of service and has served as club secretary for that entire
time. John Navich was cited for 30 years of service. He has been involved in numerous pro-
jects, including the golf tournament, the fish stand at the Luzern County Fair and the All-Star
Girls softball Tournament. Tex Wilson has 30 years of service and has served as chairman of
the golf tournament and the Luzerne County Fair Fish Booth. He has also served as club presi-
dent. Fromleft, are JimSnyder, 35 years; John Navich, 30 years; Tex Wilson, 30- years; Susan
Grab, PA Kiwanis Governor; Rosemary M. McFee, trustee; and Brian Potsky, Dallas Kiwanis
president.
KIWANIS MEMBERS HONORED
Members of Dallas Kiwanis toured the Franklin Security Bank at their July meeting. Richard
D. Drust, Vice-President of Business BankingandDeposit Services, gavethegroupatour of the
facilityandexplainedhowfuturebanks aregoingtooperateelectronically. Fromleft, areHarold
Stout, Charles Kishbaugh Drust, Beverly Atherholt and Ronald Viglone,
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members of the congregation at
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September 11, 2001. Participants
in the service wore uniforms or
insignias indicating their area of
service. All current and past
members of the military were
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Servicemen and members of the congregation participate in the
service.
Remember
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Rotary turkey
dinner scheduled
A roast turkey dinner and
bake sale will be held from 4:30
to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.
19 at Loyalville United Metho-
dist Church.
Cost is $8 for adults and
$3.50 for children under 12
years of age.
Takeouts are available by
calling 477-3521.
Pastie sale resumes
The Lehman-Idetown United
Methodist Church will resume
its monthly pastie sales on
Thursday, Sept. 22. Cost is $5
each.
Orders are due by Monday,
Sept. 19 by calling Bob at 477-
5219.
Ziti dinner will
benefit Molly Brobst
A baked ziti with meatballs
dinner to assist Molly Brobst,
of Trucksville, with expenses
she faces in her battle with
cancer will be held from 4 to 7
p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24 in
the Centermoreland United
Methodist church dining room.
Takeouts are available. A free
will offering will be taken.
For reservations, call 333-
4401.
Roast beef supper set
The Lutheran Brotherhood
and St. Pauls Lutheran Church
will hold their first roast beef
supper from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on
Saturday, Sept. 24 at St. Pauls
Lutheran Church, Route 118,
Dallas. Takeouts begin at 3:30
p.m.
Tickets for the family-style
dinner are $8.50 for adults and
$3.50 for children.
C HURC H B RI E F S
Grace Church sets
Bible Conference
A Fall Bible Conference will
be held at 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m. and
6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25 at
Grace Community Church, 4122
Memorial Hwy., Dallas.
Dr. David Mappes, of Baptist
Bible Seminary, will speak on
An Overview of Jude: Defining,
Defending and Living the
Faith.
For more information, contact
Pastor Roland Preisler at 852-
1409 or e-mail gracecommun-
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DVD-based study
group begins Oct. 2
The Truth Project by Focus
on the Family, a DVD-based
study designed to equip believ-
ers with a comprehensive bibli-
cal world view, will be held from
6 to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2,
at Grace Community Church,
4122 Memorial Hwy., Dallas.
For more information, contact
Pastor Roland Preisler at 852-
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Bake sale planned
at St. Pauls Church
The Dorcas Society of St.
Pauls Lutheran Church, Route
118, Dallas, will hold a rummage
and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7 and Sat-
urday, Oct. 8.
Included will be toys, books,
clothes and knick-knacks. Bag
Day will begin at noon on Sat-
urday.
For more information, call
696-3254.
C HURC H B RI E F S
C M Y K
Sunday, September 18, 2011 PAGE11
T H E D A L L A S P O S T
The inaugural Misericordia
University Orientation Day of
Service on Saturday, Aug. 27
sought to create a sense of com-
munity among the 369 members
of the incoming freshman class
by having them give back to the
communities, people and non-
profit organizations inthe region.
It was an incredible opportu-
nity for our students to get to
know the area they now call
home, says Kristen Mitchell Sa-
muels, M.S.W., community ou-
treach coordinator at Misericor-
dia University, who coordinated
the service sites. I was so im-
pressed by the feedback. The stu-
dents were incredibly positive
and open to the experiences and
many have come through the of-
fice asking about how they can
participate in more service activ-
ities.
Overall, more than 500 mem-
bers of the campus community -
freshmen and transfer students,
orientation leaders, staff and fac-
ulty - fanned out across eight ser-
vice locations in the neighboring
communities around Misericor-
dia University to offer their time
and talent.
Teams repaired flood-dam-
aged sections of the Back Moun-
tainTrail, plantedtrees anderect-
ed fence posts at Blue Chip
Farms, prepared Camp Orchard
Hill for the upcoming season,
conducted general maintenance
work and planted 450 seedlings
at Frances Slocum State Park,
prepared a greenhouse for anoth-
er planting season at The Lands
at Hillside Farms, befriended res-
idents at Mercy Center, became
wheelchair transports at the
Meadows Nursing Center and
conducted detailed landscaping
work at the Dallas Senior Center.
Without the volunteers, it
would have been difficult to have
this work done, said Sherlene
Long, director of the Dallas Se-
nior Center, as she watched MU
students clean out debris-filled
gutters, cut grass anduse a power
washer to clean the buildings vi-
nyl siding. I love to see the
younger people volunteer like
this. From the bottom of my
heart, thank you.
Chelsea Mixon 12, of Bethle-
hem, served as a student orienta-
tion leader at Blue Chip Farms,
an animal refuge. Fifty-eight
freshman students, orientation
leaders and Peer Advocates
chipped in to ensure that Margie
Barts labor of love continues to
thrive for the benefit of old or un-
wanted animals.
Beinga senior social workma-
jor, I have had numerous experi-
ences volunteering and working
with people of all ages, Mixon
acknowledges. I had a new and
unique opportunity to volunteer
with several freshman students.
All of the volunteers quickly
jumped in to complete various
tasks around the farm.
Oneof thethings that touched
me the most was talking to Mar-
gie Bart, the founder of Blue Chip
Farms. Her story is truly inspira-
tional. She has such a big heart
and love for animals. She told us
howshe dedicated her life to pro-
vide a safe and peaceful place
where animals can be happy and
loved. Thank God for people like
Margie. Anyone who loves ani-
mals should check out this place.
An hour of their time can go such
a long way.
Between light showers and
overcast skies, Jenny Borton, of
Harding, pulled weeds and clear-
ed brush around the landscape of
the Dallas Senior Center in Dal-
las Borough.
I think the service opportuni-
ty is good, she offered. I enjoy it
because I like helping people.
I think its (the day of service)
a great idea, added Victoria
Adeyinka, of Maplewood, N.J.,
who assisted Borton in her land-
scaping activities. We have a
chance to help people out and
give back to the community. Its
always good when you can do
that.
Inside a historic greenhouse,
37 Misericordia volunteers loos-
ened and scooped up aged dirt
that has been used over the years
for flowers and vegetables at The
Lands at Hillside Farms. Withthe
soil removed, the volunteers
hauled in fresh dirt for fresh
plantings.
Ive done a lot of community
service, acknowledges Jenna
Reel, a freshman from Lancaster,
but this is different than any-
thing Ive ever done. Its a good
experience. We get to knowmore
of the area and get to know more
people in our class. It helps to
stay involved a lot because you
are going to have to know the
community and because a lot of
students would probably stop
with community service.
Misericordia Universitys Ori-
entation Day of Service was part
of a slate of activities for a four-
day orientation weekend. It be-
gan with freshman move-in day
andthe annual Convocationcere-
mony, which welcomed incom-
ing students to campus and
marked the beginning of the new
academic year.
Brooke North, of Denver; Katrina Kindig, of Mechanicsburg; Giuliana Mucaro, of Howell, N.J.; and Robert Romagnolo, of Cresco, repair
areas of the Back Mountain Traildamaged by a summer rainstorm during Misericordia Universitys inaugural Orientation Day of Ser-
vice.
Dylan Reedy, of Falls, a business major at MU, uses a weedwacker
to clear high grass at the Dallas Senior Center in Dallas Borough.
Student orientation leaders, Kayla Attig, left, of Myerstown, and
Dan Zuckerman, of Plainsville, Conn., plant one of 450 seedlings
at Frances Slocum State Park.
Inaugural Orientation Day held at Misericordia
Program allows freshman
students to learn how to
give back to the community.
The Penn State University
Wilkes-Barre campus will pre-
sent its annual film lecture se-
ries beginning in October at
R/C Theaters Movies 14 in
Wilkes-Barre for the first time
since the program began nearly
10 years ago.
This years film series, titled
Celebrating Five Decades of
Thrillers, will feature the films
The Sixth Sense, The Exor-
cist, Rosemarys Baby, The
Changeling (1984), and The
Ghost & Mrs. Muir beginning
on October 6. Participants can
register through the colleges
Continuing Education depart-
ment, andthe five-weekevent is
open to the general public.
Bill Bachman, instructor of
communications at Penn State
Wilkes-Barre, will conduct the
movie and lecture program,
which he hopes will change the
way viewers watch films.
I hope people come out and
become wiser consumers of mo-
vies and begin to ask questions
and come up with some newan-
swers, he said.
Bachman said the weekly
class consists of a pre- and post-
screening discussion which will
helpparticipants lookfor points
of conversation within the mo-
vies to expand upon afterwards.
The movies are not just typi-
cal seasonal scares. Bachman
calledsomeof themlovestories,
some compassionate stories
and others entertaining on a
deeper level.
I think The Exorcist is a re-
ally challengingpiece of filmbe-
causeit deals withdemonic pos-
sessionandhas some pretty ma-
ture themes associated with it,
but I think its a unique, almost
one-of-a-kind film from back in
the 70s, said Bachman.
This isnt the first time the
campus has offered this kind of
class.
The program started as a cul-
tural offering on campus, with
films beingscreenedintheaudi-
torium in the Science Center.
Over time, the college has been
able to offer the course for one
credit for students and a contin-
uing education credit for the
general public.
The class does feature a syl-
labus and Bachman said, be-
sides active participation in the
discussions, an essay will be
part of the course requirements.
Choosing the films is a pains-
taking process, said Bachman,
explaining he aims to choose
five of the best of the best to
present and further discuss. He
tries to provide an overarching
themethat might reflect current
events or the time of year.
Two years ago, when we
were going to be invaded by a
pandemicI did a whole series
on diseases, he said. I opened
that series up with a general
practitioner from the Back
Mountaintogiveus just agener-
al background (on this issue).
When the program first start-
ed, Bachman credited its suc-
cess to the fact that the film se-
ries reflected local interests,
such as movies that featured ac-
tors who hail from the area or
dealt withsubject matterthat re-
lated to the regions history.
This film series thrived on
trying to find films that had a lo-
cal tie-in,hesaid. I canremem-
ber the very first movie we ever
did in this, and it wasnt that it
was a local attachment based in
the historic sense, but there was
a local attachment and this area
lovedit todeathbecauseit repli-
cated a lifestyle here, and that
was How Green Was My Val-
ley.
How Green Was My Valley,
released in 1941, is about the
hardshipsworkersandresidents
faced in a Welsh mining town.
As luck would have it, this
years series fits inwell withthat
local theme, too. Scranton na-
tive Jason Miller played the role
of Father Damien Karras in
The Exorcist.
PSU film lecture
series is set for
Theaters Movies 14
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
Contact the Penn State Wilkes-
Barre campus Continuing Educa-
tion department at 675-9243 for
more information. Registration
forms are also available at R/C
Theaters Movies 14 in Wilkes-
Barre but must be returned to
the Continuing Education depart-
ment on the campus in Lehman
Township. Registration costs $40
for all five sessions, which will be
held on Thursdays at 7 p.m.
M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N
Lock-In Committee
sells hot dogs
The Dallas High School
Lock-In Committee will sell
hot dogs, drinks and baked
goods at todays Dallas Har-
vest Festival. Cruise and gift
basket raffle tickets will also
be for available for purchase.
All proceeds help fund the
all-night party held for seniors
after graduation. Donations of
baked goods would be appre-
ciated.
PTSO sells gift cards
The Dallas High School
PTSO is selling $50 & $100
gift cards for Thomas & Weis
Markets. Proceeds from the
sale of the gift cards will help
fund the 2012 Lock In held
after graduation.
Gift cards will be available at
the Dallas Harvest Festival or
by calling Ann Manganello at
675-9516.
Dallas Soccer Club
sets craft show
The 28th Annual Fall Craft
Show sponsored by the Dallas
Boys Soccer Club will be held
from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sun-
day, Oct. 2 at the Dallas Mid-
dle School, 2000 Conyngham
Ave, Dallas.
A variety of craft vendors,
homemade baked goods and
lunch will be available. Admis-
sion is free.
Festival will benefit
local ski club
Matt DeAngelis and Dave
Margary will conduct the
first-ever Lehman Autumn
Festival from1 to 6 p.m. on
Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Lake-
Lehman High School grounds
to benefit a local ski club.
Admission and parking are
free. There will be live enter-
tainment, food, vendors, yard
sale marketers and more.
Anyone interested in the
yard sale, vendor space or
sponsorship may contact 262-
6275.
MU schedules three
open house programs
Misericordia University is
offering an open house pro-
grams on the Back Mountain
campus to give students and
their parents an opportunity to
spend a day touring the 124-
acre campus and to meet with
students, faculty, coaches and
admissions and financial aid
counselors.
The open house will be held
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sat-
urday, and Oct. 29. Regis-
tration will begin all three days
at 9 a.m. in the Anderson
Sports and Health Center at
the north gate of campus.
The open house schedule
includes registration, refresh-
ments, campus tours, a faculty
session and lunch and meet-
ings with representatives of
student services, athletics and
financial aid.
For more information, con-
tact the Misericordia Uni-
versity Admissions Office at
675-4449.
S C HOOL B RI E F S
President Thomas P. Leary
and other officials from Luzerne
County Community College re-
cently visited the offices of
Back Mountain Dental to meet
with LCCC graduates who work
there and to discuss the impor-
tant role they play in the com-
munity. The LCCC Alumni As-
sociation presented each of the
graduates with a gift. From left,
first row, are Bonnie Brennan
Lauer 87, Shavertown, director,
alumni relations, LCCC; Beth
Patterson 01, Sweet Valley; Do-
reen Ackers 85, White Haven;
and Janine Kravitz 02, Laflin.
Second row, Thomas P. Leary,
Kingston, president, LCCC;
James C. DeFinnis, DMD; Leigh
Hoover 87, Benton; and Terri
Dempsey, Dallas.
Officials
visit alumni
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THEDALLAS POST
Sports
PUZZLE ANSWERS
Puzzles, Page 2
Running back Jim Roccogran-
di ran for a career-high 262
points on a mere 11 carries and
quarterback Ryan Zapoticky
passed for 170 more, including
two touchdowns, as Dallas
amassed 520 yards of offense
enroute to a 48-20 non-confer-
ence trouncing of Scranton Prep
Saturday afternoon.
And, all of that came without
two keys offensive skill players
Paul Brace and Felix Dolman
who were both injured in the
opener versus Coughlin.
The Mountaineers needed
just one offensive play to push
their lead to 41-13 in the third
quarter.
Zapoticky hit receiver Jason
Simonovich down the right
sideline and, after breaking a
tackle, scored on an 82-yard
touchdown.
Zapoticky also started Dallas
scoring with a 4-yard TD pass
to Shane Dunn at 8:10 of the
first quarter.
Roccograndi, however, was
the story of the initial 24 min-
utes. The senior back had
touchdown runs of 42, 40 and
89 yards to allow the Mountain-
eers to take a 27-6 lead. He had
just one carry in the second half
but it was a big one a 53-yard
run that set up Dallas seventh
touchdown of the game.
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Ryan Zapoticky (No. 5) kicks the ball for Dallas with help from holder Jason Simonovich (No. 11).
Madalyn Bozinski leads the Dallas cheerleading line during the
game against Scranton Prep.
Mounts
win big
The Lake-Lehman offense
went right down the field
with the second-half kickoff,
gaining sizeable chunks of
yardage to cover 80 yards
and score a touchdown. But
even that wasnt enough to
thwart Lackawanna Trail as
the visitors handed the black
Knights a 48-28 non-confer-
ence loss Saturday night.
Lehman failed to make any
inroads on the deficit, falling
to 0-2.
The Black Knights made
the District 2 Class 2A play-
offs last season and are now
teetering on being knocked
out of the district picture
early.
Lehman coach Jerry Gil-
sky was somewhat satisfied
with his offense. The Black
Knights had nearly 300 yards
with Nick Shelley leading
the ball carriers with 78
yards on 19 carries. Quarter-
back Jared Novitski was 7-
of-14 for 103 more, including
two long gainers to sopho-
more tight end Kyle Roma-
nofsky.
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Nick Shelley (No. 25) gains yardage for Lake-Lehman.
Lake-Lehman Marching Band member James Suchocki uses his
tuba to cheer on the Black Knights football team.
Knights
now 0-2
The 28thAnnual Fall Craft Showsponsoredby the Dallas Boys Soccer Clubwill be heldfrom
10a.m. to4p.m. onSunday, Oct. 2at theDallas MiddleSchool, 2000ConynghamAve, Dallas. A
varietyof craft vendors, homemadebakedgoods andlunchwill beavailable. Admissionis free.
Members of thehighschool boys soccer teamare, fromleft, first row, AJNardone, DavidMiller,
Blake Pertl. Second row, Devin Michalec, Donald Michalisin, Matt Saba, Jesse Bynon, Ryan
Kozloski, Danny Saba, Yuri Ackerman, Josh Shilanski, Eric Yurko, Justin Ellis, Casey Barrett.
Third row, Brian Butler, Eric Kalo, Mike Gallis, Brian Stepniak, John Murray and Brian Goyne.
DALLAS SOCCER CLUB
SETS FALL CRAFT SHOW
Girls basketball
clinic slated
A free basketball clinic for
girls in grades four through nine
will be held from11 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. today, Sept. 18 at
Lake-Lehman High School.
For more information, contact
Coach D at ford.darnell@ya-
hoo.com.
DYB sets signups
Signups for the Dallas Youth
Basketball Winter League will
be held from 6 to 9 pm. on Tues-
day, Sept. 20 and Friday, Sept.
23 at Wycallis Elementary
School Cafeteria.
Boys and girls currently in
third through eighth grade and
reside in the Dallas School Dis-
trict are eligible to sign up.
For more information, call
Scott at 675-1324.
Blast fastpitch teams
seek new players
The U12 and U14 Endless
Mountains Blast fastpitch teams
are still looking for a few qual-
ified players to fill their 2012
rosters.
Those interested in U12
should contact John Keefe at
885-5808. Interested U14 players
should contact Bill Kern at
498-5991.
The Endless Mountains Blast
is a travel fastpitch softball
organization based in Tunk-
hannock. Additional informa-
tion can be found at http://
www.eteamz.com/endlessmt-
blast, or by e-mailing
ronh@sbsmod.com.
Basketball league
forming in Lehman
A Varsity Boys Premiere Fall
Basketball League hosted by the
FIRM AC runs every Sunday in
September at the Lake-Lehman
High School.
Anyone interested in joining
the league is asked to contact
James Perez at 235-4832.
S P ORT S B RI E F S
C M Y K
Sunday, September 18, 2011 PAGE13
T H E D A L L A S P O S T
lieves the bands new leader can
take credit for the resurgence of
marching music at Dallas.
I think their new teacher has
an absolute passion for what hes
doing, she said. The band has
bonded so well.
Potoeski believes the dedica-
tionof the bandmembers andthe
community have changed the dy-
namics of the band.
The kids are putting their
time in, he said. During band
camp we have 12 hour days, and
sometimes the kids say thats not
enough.
Those difficult days keep the
band together, and Potoeski fos-
ters that family feelingby hosting
ice breaker opportunities to
give musicians a chance to social-
ize outside of practice, too.
Were focusing on more com-
munity service programs, too,
said Potoeski.
Allison Spencer, 17, of Shaver-
town, has been a percussionist in
themarchingbandfor threeyears
and she said shes never felt this
close to her fellow bandmates.
Its different, she said. Were
more involved together like a big
family.
She also said the increase in
younger band members has been
a good experience for everyone.
Its been good they learn ve-
ry quickly, said Spencer. In a
few years, theyll be pros.
AndPotoeski hopes these posi-
tive lessons will become a main-
stay in the program as well as in
life for the students.
Rita Carolan believes her
daughter, a sophomore at the
high school, has gained confi-
dence and skills in music and in
herself by being part of the band.
Shes acquired amazing music
skills, fostered and learned a lot
of discipline and made amazing
newfriendships, she said. Shes
become very passionate about
band.
Cindy Biesecker, of Dallas,
president of the band booster
club, said it has been interesting
to watch the band grow over the
years with her baritone-playing
son, Bryan.
Werejust filledwithprideand
excitement, she said. Theres a
pride in the school and the kids
have matured as individuals.
BAND
Continued from Page 1
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
TOP PHOTO; Appreciative par-
ents and friends fill the stands
as they watch the Dallas High
School Marching Band perform.
LOWER RIGHT PHOTO; Sopho-
more Grace Carolan is the drum
major for the Dallas High
School Marching Band.
LOWER LEFT PHOTO; Brian Bie-
secker plays the baritone.
"Were just filled with
pride and excitement.
Theres a pride in the
school and the kids have
matured as individuals."
Cindy Biesecker
Dallas Band Booster Club president
Tunkhannock and many ar-
eas in Wyoming County saw
the worst flooding ever experi-
enced.
Wyoming County Emergen-
cy Management Agency Eu-
gene Dziak said the Susque-
hanna River rose to 44.6 feet in
Tunkhannock more than one
foot higher than the 43-foot
reading taken during the
flooding after Tropical Storm
Agnes in 1972.
Many were left without
houses to go home to in the
Tunkhannock area and be-
yond. The Tunkhannock Area
High School remained one of
few remaining American Red
Cross Disaster Relief shelter
for displaced residents this
week, despite the start of
school on Tuesday.
Tunkhannock shelter man-
ager Barbara Morton said
about 40 residents were stay-
ing at the site Wednesday and
the shelter would remain open
as long as residents needed.
Were slowly returning to
normal, but theres a lot of dev-
astation in this area, she said.
Many agencies are currently
helping the recovery effort.
This is a wonderful communi-
ty.
Jennifer Sheridan and her
two young children were liv-
ing with her aunt in Exeter
Township for just two weeks
prior to the flood.
I was paying my aunt $50 a
month to store my things in
her basement after I moved
from my apartment, and now
its all gone, said Sheridan. I
lost everything.
After staying with family
members, Sheridan went to
the Tunkhannock shelter Sat-
urday. The Laceyville Fire De-
partment offered toys and
clothing for her children, ages
5 and 14 months, and the shel-
ter hosted arts and crafts for
the kids, too.
Sheridan said having her
children with her and keeping
them calm is her number one
priority.
I dont know what Id do
without them, she said, smil-
ing at 5-year-old Olivia.
Several volunteers untan-
gled merchandise from debris
in front of Gays True Value
Hardware on Bridge Street in
Tunkhannock on Wednesday.
Crews have been tallying up
the damage and cleaning
around the clock since last Fri-
day night.
One volunteer, who did not
wish to reveal his name, said
the 99-year-old company re-
ceived similar damage during
Agnes in 1972, but more water
filled the store this time
about 10 feet flooded the build-
ing.
He said the store hopes to re-
open in two or three weeks.
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Ann Forgach and her dog, Amy, find comfort at Misericordias Anderson Center as their Swoyers-
ville home is threatened by flood waters.
Flooding affects Wyoming Co.
Tunkhannock Area High
School was one of last
centers to remain open.
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
Flood victims can visit the Wyoming County Disaster Relief Center,
sponsored by the federal and state emergency management agen-
cies, at 41 Philadelphia Ave., Tunkhannock, between the hours of 10
a.m. and 7 p.m. for more information about flooding recovery. Regis-
ter at www.disasterassistance.gov.
D I S A S T E R R E L I E F C E N T E R
striction on the tap-in site prop-
erties that would prohibit fur-
ther natural gas activities even if
the companies choose to sell the
space.
Brennan presented the agree-
ment and asked the supervisors
to take action on the issue
Wednesday, which upset resi-
dents who wanted to view the
document before it was ap-
proved.
Were the people of the town-
ship we have our rights to be
heard, said resident Elizabeth
Martin. You know, we resent
the fact that youre force-feeding
something to us that we have
not even seen in writing. We
dont know whats in that agree-
ment. Do you blame us?
Residents were also angry
over the terms of the agreement
because the issue of the tap
sites closeness to the schools
has been at the forefront of dis-
cussions. The agreement does
not, and Brennan said the town-
ship legally cannot, forbid the
company from developing in a
certain location. Brennan said
the agreement protects resi-
dents.
Were saying yes when we
should be saying no, said resi-
dent Wayne Dottor.
Attorney Robert Schaub, rep-
resenting Bill and Scott Watkins
and Jeffrey Dickson who all re-
side in Goodleigh Farms, urged
the supervisors not to take ac-
tion on the issue due to a pend-
ing lawsuit against a property
owner whom his clients allege
broke a property covenant when
signing an easement with Chief.
Brennan said the agreement
applies to the pipeline route for
which Chief applied earlier this
year and if that were to change,
the agreement, as well as the ap-
proval, for land development
would be null and void.
Atty. Jeff Malak, who serves as
local counsel for Chief, told resi-
dents the agreement was a prec-
edent for the industry and men-
tioned he was also an interested
Back Mountain resident.
Then why dont you act like
it? said resident Jim DeMi-
chele.
Others called Malak a turn-
coat and a traitor, but resi-
dent Jane Tolomello said the
motivation behind her protest
against the supervisors actions
is a personal one.
Until you are a father, you
wont understand, she told him.
Others said the group is pro-
testing the gas companies be-
cause of their arrogance and ill
treatment of citizens.
You people dont seem to un-
derstand they dont give a
damn, said Tinsley.
Many in attendance criticized
the townships ineffectiveness in
monitoring the companies. One
issue residents cited was when
Transco dug up its 53-year-old
pipeline a few weeks ago and the
line was exposed to the ele-
ments during Hurricane Irene.
Brennan told them there is on-
ly so much the township can do
legally.
Just because its in the town-
ship doesnt mean we control
it, he said.
Chief received conditional ap-
proval from the township plan-
ning commission Tuesday,
which allows the pipeline to be
constructed, contingent upon
several factors. The company
must still submit several per-
mits to the commission and
comply with all zoning require-
ments before construction can
begin.
At Tuesdays meeting, Ted
Wurfel, Chiefs Vice President of
Environmental, Safety and Reg-
ulatory Affairs, said some of the
required permits wont be re-
ceived for 30 to 45 days.
The company is also in the
process of presenting a case for
zoning approval for a metering
station.
In other news, Brennan an-
nounced that a draft of a cura-
tive amendment to the township
zoning ordinance relating to nat-
ural gas development is availa-
ble for public inspection and will
be discussed at a public hearing
on October 13.
CHIEF
Continued from Page 1
Township supervisors ap-
proved a Local Taxpayers Bill of
Rights and announced a tire re-
cycling event at their regular
meeting Wednesday evening.
In preparation for the county-
wide switch to one designated
tax collector, Don Wilkinson
Agency Inc., supervisors adopt-
ed a Local Taxpayers Bill of
Rights.
The bill of rights will govern
the practice, procedures and ap-
peals process once the new tax
collection agency begins collect-
ing taxes in 2012. The Local Tax-
payers Bill of Rights is available
in the municipal building for
public review.
Carlene Price, township secre-
tary and treasurer, said the bill of
rights was required to be in com-
pliance with the Luzerne County
Tax Committees mandate to
have one designated tax collec-
tor for the entire county.
Price explained that, in the
past, municipalities chose be-
tween three different tax collec-
tors. Lake Township currently
uses Berkheimer.
The change will save the coun-
ty a few dollars and be more effi-
cient, she said.
In other news
Supervisors signed a Decla-
ration of Emergency for damag-
es from Hurricane Irene. Barney
Dobinick, township emergency
management coordinator, said
township damages from Hurri-
cane Irene were about $26,350.
Flooding damages from Tropical
Storm Lee are still being deter-
mined, Price said.
Supervisors announced a
tire recycling collection will be
held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Hanover
Area Junior Senior High School
in Hanover Township.
This year, participants must
have a registration number and
can do so by calling 1-800-821-
7654. Residents are advised to
leave a message with their name,
phone number and a final count
of the number of tires being tak-
en to the recycling collection.
The Solid Waste Management
Department will call back with a
registration number.
Tires being accepted are from
regular size automobile, pick-up
truck, SUV and motorcycle. All
tires must be off the rims, whole
and clean. There is a limit of 15
tires per vehicle.
L A K E T O W N S H I P
Taxpayer Bill of Rights passed
By EILEEN GODIN
Dallas Post Correspondent
C M Y K
PAGE14 Sunday, September 18, 2011
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