VOL. 84 NO. 27 DALLAS, PA. A Greenstreet News Co. Publication FIFTEEN CENTS Approval of an Appalachian Regional Commission grant of $538,395 to assist the West lide Area Vocational-Technical Schou¥:{ Kingston, in the expansion and modification of 11 shops, was announced recently by Gov. Milton J. Shapp. Ber- nard Wvicki. head of the Vo-Tech Com- mittee’ of the Dallas District Board of Supervisors, points out that the money could be put to a different purpose, however. : “We could end up with just additional classrooms. We, the 15 members of the school’s operating committee, have final say’’, Mr. Novicki pointed out. The project that the Appalachian grant was earmarked for is a proposed $2,500,000 expansion project that would provide additional space in the following areas: plumbing and heating, masonry and trowel trades, advanced automobile mech®Pics, ornamental horticulture, welding and industrial electricity. The construction, under the proposed program, would also provide five related classrooms. Besides the grant from the Appala- chian Commission the project will be financed by $855,971 from the Common- wealth and $1,105,634 from local sources. The Bureau of State and Federal Economic Aid, Pennsylvania Depart- ment of Commerce, developed the project in cooperation with the Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Avoca. Mr. Novicki, when asked if the grant would have any effect on the ‘half-day or full-day >’ discussions that came out in past Vo-Tech school board meetings, said, “It won’t have any effect, because it is no issue.” Teachers, parents and students have turned out on a yearly basis in recent years, fearing that Vo-Tech would go “from its present full-day program to a half day session. Teachers fear for their jobs and parents and students worry Nearly 250 former flood evacuees returned to the campus at College Miseri- cordia recently on the anniversary of the evacuation of the West Bank of the Susquehanna during Hurricane Agnes. Electrical Storm Causes Damages An electrical storm which rocked the Back "@untain area Thursday afternoon and dumped .86 of an inch of rain within half an hour, caused extensive damage and some flooding in Kingston Township and sent the Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company on four calls in the Dallas area within 15 minutes. Michael Stanley, Kingston Township manager, reported that a tree fell on some electric wires near the Duke Isaacs car lot, Route 309 and Pioneer Avneue; which lasted two hours. : Heavy rain caused blocking of drains which resulted in some flooding. Trees were uprooted on the property of Chief oi Police Paul Sabol, Pioneer Avenue and Merle Pope, Warden Avenue, y (continued on PAGE EIGHTEEN) The former evacuees were invited to the college as guests of Sister Miriam Teresa, RSM, president, and represented a portion of the nearly 1500 flood victims who stayed on the campus most of last summer. The guests attended an ecumeiiical service in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, Mercy Center, and then walked to Merrick Hall for an informal reception. Participating in the ecumenical service were the Rev. Michael J. Rafferty, chaplain’ at Misericordia; the Rev. Robert Yost, pastor of the United Metho- dist Church in Shavertown; and the Rev. Edward Scott, assistant pastor at St. Ignatius Church in Kingston. The brief reunion at College Miseri- cordia recalled the days when Merrick Hall served as an emergency dormitory and dining center for flood evacuees and volunteer workers. During the reception, the hall reverted to its status as the college’s main ding area and social center. The reunion was not meant to be a remembrance of the summer’s tragedy, Sister Miriam Teresa told the guests, but rather as a time to give thanks that the flood victims had come through the dis- aster safely and are recovering. 7 Photo on page two. about the problems of attending two different schools, in the event of a hali- day program. Some argue that the half- Vo-Tech students “men without coun- tries’. referred to as “tech students” at their local schools, and brought together with students from other schools the rest of the day. A problem of loyalty and a feeling of not-belonging could develop, they say. Mr. Novicki points out that the dis- cussion of half-day sessions had never been brought before the operating com- mittee of the school. He said that some of the schools near the vocational school in Pringle have requested information that might point that they are considering half-day sessions, but he also emphasized that he, at least, is not considering the possibility. He gives as his reason the lack of feasibility of a half-day session for students from the Dallas and Lehman areas, or from any other area which requires lengthy transportation to and from the Pringle institution. Mr. Novicki, pointing out that he speaks from ‘‘four or five years exper- ience working with the Vo-Tech school,” blames the yearly concern over half-day sessions on the administration of the technical school. ‘Upon investigation on half-day concern to be the administrators of the Vo-Tech school’, he said. $650,000 More for HLMA The Harveys Lake Municipal ATithority (HLMA) has learned that they will be receiving $2,376,070 from the Environ- mental Protection Agency, for construc- tion of waste water treatment works. The announcement of the approval of funds by the agency was made June 28 by U.S. Rep. Daniel J. Flood. The approved works project will create a pumping station, with a force main and the necessary intercepting sewer lines to tie the Harveys Lake system into the system of the Dallas Area Municipal Authority (DAMA). The $2,376,000 is an increase in the originally promised figure of $1,729,000, according to HLMA chairman William Gunster. The grant, referred to as PL660, was raised following a May request from the environmental agency for new en- gineering figures on the project, because “a considerable time has elapsed since application’’. The new estimates pro- vided to the agency by HLMA’s en- gineering firm, Glace and Glace, from Harrisburg, resulted in approximately $650,000 more for the lake sewer project. This newly-acquired money should help relieve Harveys Lake Borough concern over the sewer project. HLMA recently got a grudging vote of approval from the Harveys ‘Lake Borough Council, as janother chai ler iu the borough’s story of many years of bitterness and fighting over the proposed sewer project. Some members of borough coupcil had 2 questioned HLMA’s efforts toward points out that they have other appli- cations ‘‘in the works’, as well. One is with the Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is the one which, according to Mr. Gunster, council chairman Thomas Cadwalader referred to prior to tendering his resig- nation. Mr. Cadwalader had claimed that a possible $300,000 with that agency. Mr. Gunster engineering firm firms. has men who do nothing but check on sources of grants and loans for projects like the one at the lake. done as routine’’, he added. Asked what the additional monies Harveys Lake Borough, Mr. Gunster said, ‘Probably one of two things. It rental fee, (not of the $300 hook-up) or it might lead to our reducing our obligation on the Farmers Home Administration loan, which also would result in reduction in annual charges.” Regarding the troubles the HLMA has some of councii members citizens of the borough might be urhappy «hove their faith in (he must. cipal authority Mr. Gunster said, in the vite The three-day, 29th annual Lehman Horse Show ended July 1, a big success. Show officials report that the affair began with the best opening night in the long-running event’s history, and that the trend continued throughout the show. The Lehman Volunteer Fire Company- sponsored event opened at 6:30 p.m., June 29, with a parade, featuring the Lake-Lehman award-winning band, under the direction of John Miliauskas. Spectators head the band play ‘Super Star”’, “This Is My Country”, ‘“‘Cade’s County” and ‘The Star Spangled Ban- ner’, Pony class competition followed. Another big feature of the show’s first night was the crowning of the Lehman Horse Show Queen, Tammy Blaine, of Wyalusing. Diane McQuon of Northwest was chosen first runner-up and Jo Ann Photo by Alex Rebar Jones Evans, master of cere- Queen; poise and personality. Judges for the contest were: Bittner and Marvin Antinnes. Jones Evans served as master of ceremonies and Mrs. Thomas Brown as chairman of the queen contest. Saturday and Sunday festivities then saw competition for cash, trophies and ship was shown by hunters, jumpers, walking horses, driving and pleasure sters. This year’s program was dedicated to Lanceford Sutton and Lewis Ide for their years of service to the Lehman Volunteer Fire Company. A show official gave the opinion that fine weather and the addition of more (continued on PAGE FOURTEEN) Susuan Karazia, G.A.R.; Teri Leaf, Margaret Central Catholic. J)
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