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by Charlot Denmon
“We ‘have pizza, Coke,
McDonald’s and blue
jeans, but very few own
homes or have big yards
like people do here.”
Claudia Buhl, slim,
blond, 15-year old teenager
was comparing Dallas and
surrounding area with her
home town of Freiburg,
dermeiny, as she sat at the
dinner table eating Italian
spaghetti ‘and meatballs
with her pen pal’s family,
the Maurice Blinski’s, Leh-
man Avenue, Dallas.
Claudia and Marisa
Bolinski, Dallas Senior
year. had
written to the International
Youth Service, submitting
their names for a pen pal.
Marisa’s name was sent to
Claudia, who immediately
wrote to Marisa. Since that
time the two have been
corresponding regularly.
This summer, Claudia’s
dream of coming to
America came true when
“Be a part of the auction
and become a part of your
community,” so says Rena
Rothschild, chairman of
this year’s Back Mountain
Library Auction.
Shortly after Rena and
efficient,
quality
American,
Canadian,
Scandinavian
& European
solid fuel
her family moved to
help 1976 auction chair-
man, Howard Strom. It
was not long before she
was deeply involved.
Rena advises all
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newcommers to the Back
Mountain to volunteer. ‘She
says that one of the best
and most pleasant ways to
meet your new neighbors is
to give something of
yourself.
The candy and baked
goods booths are two of the
tion. Their success
depends almost entirely on
donations from area cooks.
Rena urges all residents
to make a batch of their
favorite fudge or some
home-baked goods. The
more homemakers who
make something and
contribute it, the better,
according to her. The
donations can be delivered
any day of the auction,
which is July 7, 8 and 9 this
year.
Some newcomers and
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her parents gave per-
mission for her to come to
America and spend five
weeks with the Bolinski
family. Arrangements
were made and Claudia
boarded the plane at
Stuttgart Airport in Ger-
many which carried her to
Kennedy Airport where she
was met by Marisa and her
family about 4:30 Sunday
(afternoon.
They = returned im-
mediately to Dallas and
Claudia has been busy
since arriving. She has
many things planned for
her by Marisa and her
friends. Among these will
be a visit to New York City
where she will see the
Empire State Building,
tour the United Nations
and see a Broadway show.
She and her host family
will also visit Virginia
beaches, Cape Cod and
Canada. Marisa and her
friends also have planned
numerous parties and
other social events.
Claudia lives in the
country in Germany but
she says most families live
in apartment buildings
located close together.
Everyday living in
Germany is more formal.
Families don’t just drop in
on friends or relatives but
wait for an invitation.
Teenagers, however, are
much the same as they are
in America, according to
Claudia. She finds meals
are different at home.
In Germany they have
only toast and jam for
breakfast, a dinner at
noon, and only a light
supper in the evening. She
finds it difficult to eat a
heavy dinner at night but
believes she will adjust.
Through her
correspondence with
Marisa, Claudia has
learned their schools are
different. In Freilburg, the
students have no choice in
the subjects they take.
Their schedule is given to
them at the beginning of
the school term. Claudia
also studies Latin, and
speaks French as well as
German. The school sports
are volleyball, gymnastics,
and basketball. Claudia
also likes to swim and uses
the large pool in the town’s
recreation building. ;
They have very little use
for cars in Freiburg and
usually travel by bus or
train
Claudia’s father is the
sales manager for Tralle, a
health and beauty aids
firm.
Claudia has a busy five
and Marisa are looking
forward to some very
happy times. Before she
leaves the area, she has
promised to share a
teenager’s opinion of
america with Post readers-
that is, a teenager from
another country.
A public hearing was held
prior to Dallas Borough
Council meeting last week
to hear the request of
David Jones, developer of
Powderhorn Estates to
rezone a one-third acre
parcel of land from C-1 to
R-1. They also listened to
residents in the area of the
development and W.
Center Hill some of whom
protested the rezoning and
others, who contended that
Jones had not carried out
the requirements set down
by council before the
granting of the permit.
The request was tabled
Noxen’s Homecoming
celebration to be held
Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, July 14-16, will be
the biggest ever as the
committee completes
plans for a full program for
the three day. annual
benefit event. Proceeds of
the affair will go to con-
tinue fire-fighting facilities
for that area by the Noxen
older residents as well
have been led to believe
that membership "in ‘a
specific organization is
necessary to donate these
items. This is not true,
says Rena, since giving a
batch of fudge is just the
Volunteer Fire Company
and its Auxiliary.
Plans for the celebration,
an outgrowth of the 1976 Bi-
Centennial Celebration in
Noxen, will be completed
at a meeting to be held
Wednesday, July 12, at 7
p.m., in the Noxen
Township Fire Company
headquarters. All mem-
bers of the fire’ company
same as donating a box of
books.
“Bake a pie, rolls or
cake, work a shift in the
refreshment stand,
pound a nail, but do
become involved,”’ urges
‘Rena Rothschild.
The Dallas Fire and
Ambulance Association
wishes to impress upon
Dallas Area residents that
valuable time and lack of
information needed to
successfully complete a
fire or ambulance call is
being lost when the call is
not placed directly over the
emergency number 675-
1151.
When this number is
called, 20 phones are ac-
tivated and equipment and
men respond more quickly
and more efficiently.
Stickers with the number
have been mailed out with
the letters for the fund
drive and can be placed on
your phones. If you do not
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Please call 675-1151.
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and its auxiliary are asked
to attend the meeting for
work assignments.
Highlights of the three-
day celebration will in-
clude a parade, selection of
a homecoming Queen and
her court; pet show;
pinewood derby, dancing in
the evening, an amateur
show, all kinds of refresh-
ments, prizes, and a family
dinner to be served on
Sunday afternoon, July 16,
starting at 2. Additional
details will be announced
next week.
Heading, this year’s
homecoming celebration
planning committee are
Charles. «Womer,. John
Lyons and David Harris,
who are being assisted by
Noxen * ‘residents and
members ‘of
company and its auxiliary.
'..To subscribe to the
by council members at the
meeting which followed
until the members had an
opportunity to confer with
the borough engineer and
other professionals before
handing down a decision.
Invitations for bids for
the paving of some of the
roads in Stonehedge and
Highland Boulevard will be
published June 28 and July
and opened at the July 18
meeting of the council.
Work is expected to be
completed by the end of
summer.
Glenn Geisle, Chester
Engineering, Pittsburgh,
presented the background
of the firm’s principles.
The company has sub-
mitted an application for a
special planning assistance
grant to the Department of
Community Affairs in
order to obtain funds for
the preparation of
plan for the borough. The
master plan to be drawn up
by the company will: in-
clude land development
uses and : SEomings,
dinances. .
Councilman Kenneth
Young reported that the
borough recreation center
was open with Jay Pope as
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Stephen Zneimer
Elmcrest Woods asked that
a road in his area be
dedicated and black-
topped by the borough.
Zneimer stated that he
made the same request at a
previous meeting and that
council agreed to pave the
road. Council members
stated that they did not
remember agreeing to
pave it since it was not a
borough street.
Council president Harold
necessary documents
including a letter from the
borough engineer and a
description of the road will
be obtained in anticipation
of taking it over and that
Zneimer will be informed
of progress made.
Ronald Myers, Back
Mountain Telecable, asked
the borough council to
accept a proposed fran-
chise from the company as
required by Federal
Communications
mission, he claimed, for
the protection ' of the
company and the borough.
“nrembers in-
grant a cable franchise to
anyone, and withheld
action on the request.
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