As a parent, Umphred said he was
satisfied with the education his child-
ren are receiving for the tax dollars
invested. But he said he would like to
be in a position to help make decisions
as to where the money goes. He would
like the board to look at things from
an average income, viewpoint such as
his, he said.
Overall, Fritzges sees his bid for a
board seat as an effort to help the
board, ‘‘continue to move forward in
all areas, motivate youngsters with
all skills, keep moving and not be
complacent.” He doesn’t feel the need
to initiate any ‘substantial changes”
in board policy, except perhaps ‘to
emphasize vocational training.”
Hislop said he feels his presence on
the board would ‘‘give the board a
broader view’. “Most school boards
are made up of business or pro-
fessional men,” according to Hislop,
and he would like to see the skilled
laborer represented.
He also feels the need to have a
Franklin Township representative on
the board since the retirement of Ted
Dymond will leave that portion of the
district unrepresented.
Mrs. Brennan feels the Dallas
schools can ‘‘provide quality educa-
tion without spending a lot of money.”
She said she is interested in ‘‘educa-
tion for all children, slow as well as
fast’ and would like the chance to
work for these children on the board.
The Lake-Lehman candidates
appear not quite as satisfied with
their school district as the Dallas
candidates.
Of three candidates for the two
seats in Region III in that district,
Mike Slimak is running on the
Republican ticket, Ed Mark has the
nomination of both parties and Angelo
DeCesaris will fill the Democratic
slot. >
Slimak, who is retired, living in
Chase, is the incumbent candidate.
(The other incumbent, Richard Ide,
lost in his bid for re-election in the
primary.) Slimak has held a board
position for 12 years in the Lake-
Lehman district and said he feels,
‘‘We’ve had a pretty good district over
the years.”
He said he believed the district has
provided a ‘‘fair transportation
system, for the students. “I think
we've done a good job, the youngsters
have always come first,”” he said.
He also said he believed the curri-
culum in Lake-Lehman is ‘‘good”
“Some people, complain, I think it’s
good,” he said.
On athletics Slimak said, ‘We're
pretty well covered and for the size of
the district, I think we hold our own.”
He also said it was his opinion the
Lake-Lehman scool district as pro-
viding more than a dollars worth of
education for a dollar's worth of
taxes.”
His Democratic opponent, Angelo
DeCesaris from Chase Road is a
college professor from Wilkes who is
also a certified public accountant.
DeCesaris agrees with Slimak that
the transportation system in Lake-
Lehman has, ‘‘started to move in the
right direction.”” But he disagrees
with his Rpublican opponent in the
other areas.
There ‘‘could be much done” to im-
prove the quality of education in the
Lake-Lehman district, according to
DeCesaris. He added that he ‘‘per-
sonally feels very strongly that this is
the one area for improvement.”
The athletic program at Lake-
Lehman, ‘‘speaks for itself,” accord-
ing to DeCesaris. “It is not that
successful as of late. Something is
wrong when time after time teams
fail,” he said.
board should play is in providing ade-
quate equipment. ‘“The physical ed
program in the curriculum may be
the place to begin the improvement in
athletics,” he added.
DeCesaris said he also feels
strongly about the tax dollar and the
Lake-Lehman School District. “I
think there are times when pennies
have been pinched unnecessarily and
times when money has been wasted.”
He cited the installation of a $6,000
fence around the new elementary
school as an example of his latter
accusation.
DeCesaris and Ed Mark, a school
psychologist with the Luzerne Inter-
mediate Unit, who is running with
both the Republican and Democratic
nominations cited a meeting held
Oct. 13 night between the members
of the board and the citizen's advisory
committee as leading to possible solu-
tions to problems in the district. Mark
is chairman of the: citizen’s commit-
tee. ; :
DeCesaris, commenting after the
meeting said, ‘‘I think basically there
there. There were a few suggestions
made and they were well received. I
think Mr. Garringer did well in
reporting them to the board. Now
we'll have to see what action the
board makes on them.”
Mark said this week, “It was
enlightening to note the emergin
profiles of several board members
who had the courage, the interests of
the taxpayers and the educational
needs of the youngsters foremost
when they confronted the ad-
ministration regarding the im-
plementation of proposed curriculum
and the clarification of bugetary,
administrative expenditures.” :
two (Finance committee) of the three
absent boards members were
responsible for preparing the budget
and the accompanying administrative
fiscal data which the present board
members sought. The noted fustration
of the board members present that
evening appeared to be reflective of
the year.”
He said it was his own opinion the
board should, perhaps, ‘make a’
survey on transportation problems to
see if other alternatives to the present
system are available.” He also said
before making any real recommenda-
tions he would like to see what came
out of the Monday night meeting.
As for the curriculum, ‘‘That’s why
I'm running,” Mark said. He added he
was ‘unhappy’ with ‘‘The district’s
past record’ and ‘‘what came back to
the district in the Middle States
Association’s evaluation and the
Educational Quality Assessment”
made on the district last year.
year.
Mark said he feels these evaluations
of the system need a closer look and
he feels he ‘‘would have a better
the situation,” than most.
On the athletic program he also said
he would like to see what feedback the
Monday night meeting got.
Slimak feels his availability due to
his retirement and his experience
make him a good candidate for re-
election.
DeCesaris said, ‘‘The main thing is
I don’t think children are getting as
good an education as they should. The
district has a need for diversity, a
need for special courses.” He added,
“I think in an area of administration,
which is a multi-million dollar
business, I have to question whether a
professional business manager might
not be warranted in the district.”
Mark said, the major issues in the
campaign include the 60 mills.
“People are going to look for quality
education. I'm concerned with this in-
crease, which is hard for those on
fixed or retired income, additional ex-
penses should be watched.” As for im-
proving the district, Mark said he
would like to wait and see what
happened Monday night.
Paul Crockett, who has held a
school board position for over 30 years
was out of town and unavailable for
comment, this week.
Keith ‘‘Skip”” Bonham who will be
running in Region II on a write in
function testing.
of school.”
Mrs. John Onzik, an
and a wide range of friends.
Chief Jones
investigates
vandalism
Jackson Township Police
Chief Don Jones, is
investigating vandalism in
the township which
occurred sometime
Saturday afternoon.
An eyewitness reported
seeing a man paint over the
wording on a sign erected
on private property by
friends of Mrs. Richard
Hogoboom, who is a
candidate for township
supervisor.
The sign was on the
property of Willkam
Carpenter who had ¥en
permission for posting the
large wooden sign.
Mrs. Hogoboom is
currently serving as
chairman of Jackson
Township supervisors,
filling the unexpired term
of Felix Niedjaco who
resigned due to ill health.
Mark certified
by association
Ed Mark, a psychologist
residing in Jackson
Township, has been
awarded National
Association of School
mother of nine, ‘‘enjoys every minute
of raising her children in the Back
Mountain and anticipates no greater
problems for her eight-year old to
face than her 22 year old faced.
The differences Mrs. Onzik and
several other parents interviewed see
in the last 10 years and from the Back
Mountain to other geographic areas
The area colleges provide the child
intellectual as well as cultural and
social stimulation.
And maybe, if we are to believe the
parents, this all comes not yet in-
fected with the changing morals and
social pressures facing the rest of the
country.
What do the children say?
Psychologists certification
for his involvement with
children and youth. Mark
has completed more than
15 years of clinical, school,
psychiatric and
rehabilitation experiMs
related to children, youth
Dallas Borough Council
will enter into a contract
with Associates Planning
‘and Development Services,
Inc. for assistance in
preparing a planning
program and to investigate
and prepare applications
for financial assistance to
carry out such programs.
Future fees of the
consultant will come
assistance monies secured
through his efforts. The
decision to retain the
consulting firm was made
on the recommendation of
Peter Arnaud who stated
that with the influx of
people and the future Cross
Valley Expressway, he felt
that the Council should
begin planning for the
future.
Luzerne County Planning
Commission sent written
approval for the
Powderhorn Estates
subdivision. It is now up to
the developer, David
Jones, to post the bond
required by council and
complete their other
stipulations in order that he
may go ahead. Chairman
Jerry Machell reported
that he had received a
request to have 15 minute
parking signs posted in
front of Do-Re Music
Center and the Dallas Post,
which has recently moved
into the former Grace Cave
location. It was noted that
Main Sreet is a state
highway and that council
cannot change the parking
limit signs.
Harold Brobst asked if
the Post had been issued an
occupancy = permit.
Investigation proved that
until this date no
occupancy permit
ordinance had ever been
enforced. Council went on
record that effective
Tuesday night’s meeting
occupancy permits would
be required in the borough
at a fee of $2. This applies
all commercial properties,
and new builders.
The chairman stated that
he received numerous calls
that speed limit signs have
disappeared from streets
in the Parrish Heights
section of Dallas, and that
motorists are still
speeding.
Garris was instructed to
ask Harold Kocher for a bid
on hauling the borough’s
trash.
Newly appointed
chairman of recreation,
Jim Richardson, attended
the meeting and reported
to council that he planned
to ask for quotations on
seeding the lower end of the
playground this fall, if it is
not too late.
A letter from Leo
Corbett, engineer, stated
that he had visited the
playground with Robert
Karichner of American
Asphalt and found
numerous items in need of
completion before the
company had fulfilled the
contractual agreement. He
listed the items for
council’s information.
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campaign, using a stamp, said he had
thought of running in the primary but
could not make up his mind in time
whether he was willing to ‘give the
Lake-Lehman residents 100 per cent
for six years. At the primary,
realizing Region II voters would not
be given a choice in the election, he
“decided he could give the six years,”
and began his campaign.
Speaking on the individual issues,
Bonham said it was his belief that a
possible solution to the transportation
problems out in Lake-Lehman might
be to bring in an expert to perhaps
“set up new schedules or routes or
(Continued next week.)
bring about a different system’’.
Bonham said he was ‘‘concerned’’
with little children having to rise at 5
a.m. to get to school, and believed
there must be a solution. “Of course I
would have to get on the board to see if"
any of this is feasible,” he added.
Bonham agrees with his running
mates in Region III that the quality of
education in Lake-Lehman is ‘‘nil’’.
“I've heard lots of complaints from
graduates who say they were cheated
in education in the district,” he said.
In athletics, Bonham said,
“Something is lacking, I don’t know
and handicapped
individuals. :
Something has to be done in our
athletic program, he said, ‘we don’t
produce’’.
pite the lower taxes is the Lake-
Lehman district, Dallas and Wilkes-
Barre with high millage get what
their tax dollar pays for in education
where Lake-Lehman students do not.
“We have to prepare students for
college if that’s what they want in this
district,” Bonham said. “West Side
Tech should be encouraged for
students interested in the trades.
Education wise, we have to be fair to