en NSEC EX XC i ad AE Vol.90 No. 7 What do you think freeze?...p.5 Junior Women name contest winners...p.9 Mid-East recipes...p.10 L-L Matmen win fitle...p.11 Tom Thumb Wedding...p. 14 (Photo by Mark Moran) Bingo Bill ~ couldaid Lake Legion...p.3 ° open house...p.10 JV’s undefeated p.12 solicitor...p.4 It took the Irish to bring harmony to the Harveys Lake council. In a rare unanimous vote Tuesday night, Harveys Lake warmly en- dorsed the plans of a group of Luzerne County organizations to stage a mini-marathon around the lake as part of the Irish Heritage Games on June 29. Sponsored by the Donegal Society, the Wyoming Valley Track Officials Assn., and other organizations, the run around the lake will be part of a set of com- petitions. Other events in wrestling and swimming are also planned and are likely to take place in Wilkes- Barre, according to a spokesman for the planning committee. The Irish Heritage Games will and, according to the spokesman, more than 1,000 families are ex- pected to attend. The spokesman said the run will begin at the amusement park and include’ one lap around the lake. More than 400 runners are predicted by the planners. The event will be advertised in the National Track and Field News and the entry of one nationally known runner, Greg Myers, has already been received. The vote pledging full cooperation to the mini-marathon was actually only one of three rare unanimous tentious Harveys Lake council. In another unique decision, council members agreed to disregard the reported dissatisfaction of Pennsylvania Fish Commission officials and permit the Susquehanna Bassmasters to submerge old Christmas trees and tires into selected areas of the lake to provide a refuge for fingerlings and thus enhance fishing. The resolution, moved by Councilman Gifford Cappellini, specified the installation of trees and tires must take place under council’s supervision and utilize stainless steel wires. The Bassmasters had requested council permission to enhance their plans for a club fishing competition during the coming summer. The third unanimous vote was to pay the borough’s monthly bills. Resident Bill Zimnisky again spoke to the council about his concern for a 91-foot dock under construction by Nicholas Arnone which Zimnisky believes impedes navigation in the Sunset Section of the lake. Councilmembers stood by earlier refusals to challenge Arnone’s construction; noting through Solicitor Joseph Kasper that the project appeared to be protected as maintenance of a nonconforming prior use. Councilman Cappellini also directed comments to the public defending his donation of his council pay toward a borough «copy machine acquisition. Cappellini said that he had declined compensation when first elected because he was an assistant public defender for Luzerne County and state law forbade his accepting pay for his council duties. He said he was obliged by a council resolution withdrawing his $50 per month stipend and had suggested that the money be ap- plied to the copy machine acquisition. ‘He said he was no His comments were directed to a letter to the editor which appeared recently in The Dallas Post. Other active items of decision including a plan to increase the size of the zoning hearing board from three to five members and discuss a -council appointment to the borough planning commission were referred to ‘work session.’ You ! might ask--what did the Harveys Lake council disagree on Tuesday night? Only a couple of minor points. There was a minimum of dialog when Cappellini proposed Coun- cilwoman Margaret Purcell as the council’s representative on the planning commission. The idea was voted down 5-2, on Bruce Ander- son’s motion to table. There was a potential for disagreement when the sewer bill for the controversial stone house was put before council for payment. Solicitor Kasper advised paying for Standing room was at a premium last Thursday evening at the public fire hall when the Wyoming County Redevelopment Authority dis- cussed plans for the demolition of the Noxen Tannery. The hearing was the first step toward the securing of a half million dollar grant for the purchase of land and an apartment building. John Martin, executive director of the Wyoming county Redevelop- meeting, which also was attended by Michael Gleason and Richard Remecki, the other two members of the Redevelopment Commission. Other Wyoming County leaders in attendance at the session were Willard Baker, Harold Grow and Barziloski, Wyoming County commissioners; Edgar Engleman of Noxen, a member of the Wyoming County Planning commission, and Noxen Township supervisors Harold Bennett and Joseph Nalbone. Almost unanimous approval was given by those in attendance to the recommendation to submit a Community Development applica- tion for the funds to the Department by the March 15 deadline. Last Thursday’s meeting was mostly an informational session to acquaint Noxen Township residents how the project will develop. Thursday’s session was the fourth public hearing at Noxen concerning the acquiring and proposed demolition of the Noxen Tannery, Previous meetings, one held last September, and two others were held before the pre-applications were submitted by the Wyoming County Redevelopment Authority, both of which failed to receive funding. Inattendance at Thursday night’s session was Edward L. Jones of Noxen, owner of the old Armour Leather Tannery, which was the major employer in Wyoming County in the early years of this century. Jones met recently with the Wyoming County Commissioners when the acquisition of the tannery was discussed. At that time, the matter of how many acres of tan- nery land was the main discussion point, Originally, the first two ap- plications to HUD = called for acquiring 50 acres in addition to the buildings. That was reduced to 14 acres after the Authority learned HUD rated the application lower because it felt the acreage was too large. Acquisition and demolition of the tannery, it was announced, will take aobuta year, and it is expected that the authority will make an offer to Jones to purchase the land some- time in late summer. In the meantime, Surveyor James Walton of Laceyville and the engineering firm of Triad Associates of Scranton have been selected by the Redevelopment Authority to survey and appraise the land and buildings. Once the land is cleared, a low and moderate income family apartment building the period the borough occupied the structure. In other business council acknowledged receipt of $384 in cable television franchise fees and reported that the CTV franchisee hoped to resolve ‘problems’ by the end of April. It was also reported that the franchisee planned to collect from patrons using the premium-priced ‘Showtime’ feature without paying the additional fees. The report also referred to some billing complaints due to finance charges. Kindergarten registration for the 1980-81 school year for the Dallas School District has been announced by Dr. Richard A. Shipe, superintendent. It will be held the week of March 24 through March 27 in the library of the Dallas Township Elementary School, Church St., Dallas. The hours will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. A birth certificate of other ac- ceptable evidence of age must accompany each registration. A child must be five (5) years of age on or before Sept. 30, 1980 to make him eligible for kindergarten. As of October, 1974, Act 67, requires the following immuni- zations by all new enrollees prior to entry into school for the first time. Diptheria--three or more propertyly spaced doses of dip- theria toxoid. Tetanus--three or more properly spaced doses of tetanus toxoid. These immunizations may have been accomplished by administer- ing tetanus toxoid, diptheria and tetanus toxoids or diptheria and tetanus toxoids and pertusis vac- cine. Poliomyelitis--three or more properly spaced doses of trivalent Measles—-a single dose of live attenuated measles vaccine or the disease. Rubella-a single dose of live attenuated rubella vaccine. Although whooping cough and mumps immunizations are not legally required, the Health Department recommends children get these shots in infancy along with immunizations. Please ‘bring records on the child’s immunizations. If records are unavailable parents will be asked to try to remember all the shots the child has had and the years in which they were given. If there is any medical reason why the child should not be fully immunized please bring a certificate from the child’s phuysician stating the reason. Persons objecting to im- munizations for religious reasons, the state requires that a signed form to this effect at school. Those last names beginning with AB,CD,E, & F, will register on Monday, March 24; GH LJ KL, & M, Tuesday, March 25; N,0,P,Q,R, & S, Wednesday, March 26, T,U,V,W,X,Y, & Z on Thursday, March 27, 1980. The children who did not attend the kindergarten program this past 27. A a i § Mb 5 RS A a Lo Ss us a. RE i Ce iii
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