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Vol. 91 No.9
house long before that date.
Dallas School Board members
enjoyed a quiet session Monday,
March 9, in stark contrast to’ the
controversial sessions which have
been the order of the day since last
April, when a basketball coach was
fired and rehired the same night,
and then the board entered the food
service controversy in June. The
“breather” from these and other
be dealt with: smoothly by the
beard.
The only piece of unpleasant news
brought before the board was the
reminder of the rock-throwing
incident ‘at ‘the -Hanover-Dallas
basketball game when a Dallas
youth was injured. Hanover Area’s
board president Al Schlosser and
Superintendent © Dr. Ronald
Giberson forwarded apologies to
the Dallas officials’ and both
commended the Dallas basketball
and behavior.
Director Clarke Bittner, inter-
jecting some humor into the
tranquil session, came prepared
with ear protectors in the form of
styrofoam cups as he said
‘someone wants “to put a sharp
object in these ears.” He was
referring to Mrs. Pat Gregory who
made that wish known publically
following a remark from Bittner
regarding the Sunshine Committee.
Gregory is the founder and first
charter member of the committee.
Director Earl Fritzges told Bittner
“I don’t remember it being your
ar,” but director Gregory said it
certainly was. Bittner felt ‘the
episode was no cause for “levity.”
The cafeteria report no longer
lists the exact surplus government
foods received by the school, only
the ‘‘estimated value which in
February was $4,502. Loss since
September continues for a total of
$23,632. February’s deficit was
$1,947.
Cafeteria chairman Harry Lefko
said he could not be present for the
meeting with the Parents: Food
Committee due to his employment,
but director Dick Hislop reported
the meeting was a positive one. Still
no official reports on the status of a
food service survey were presented.
Lefko, asked if reports of his im-
pending resignation were founded,
replied “No comment”. He said
other newspapers have also ap-
proached him regarding this
matter.
No action was taken on the
as presented by that body. The
Dallas share is about $2,000 less
than last year or $13,354. A special
meeting for study of the budget will
be held March 30 at 7 p.m. in the
administrative offices, Church
Street. Many districts have made
the news lately, including neigh-
boring Lake-Lehman, for not ap-
proving the budget for the LIU,
customarily a routine order of
business.
Ashbridge said no programs have
been cancelled by the special
education unit and cutsare only ‘‘in
the thinking stages’. But he
types may be brought back to'the
district which will have to pick
them up.
In keeping with the new policy of
local clergymen delivering the
invocation prior to the meeting the
Rev. Thomas Clemow, pastor of the
Trucksville United Methodist
Church, offered the prayer.
Hired through approval by Dept.
of Human Resources were Ms.
Dawn K. Clark, Harveys Lake and
Vance Bugely, RD 1, Dallas. The
former will be paid $6,968 and
Bugely $7,400. District hired Bar-
bara Strazdus as an instructional
aide at $3.20 hourly; Mrs. Linda
Casey, teacher, received a one year
maternity leave; and Tony
Chiarucci resigned as building
coordinator at Dallas Borough.
The district lost ‘one of its finest
and best business ‘managers with
the official resignation of Fred
Croop’’, already reported in this
publication. Ashbridge was high in
his praise of Croop as were Lefko
and Brennan. Bittner joked it is
“under duress’’ the board is ac-
cepting his resignation.
Croop will leave in June with an
open invitation to ‘Call if you
change your mind.”’ Also resigning
was Mrs. Suzanne Young,
elementary teacher, withregrets. It
was noted she had been on
maternity leave.
Maryanne Storz was reappointed
as assistant cheerleading coach and
Robyn Jones, field ee coach.
by Tom Mooney
A rip-roaring battle for borough
council and the mayorship at
Harveys Lake should highlight this
year’s Back Mountain primary
elections. Most other communities
will see only moderate competition
for supervisor positions, though a
good race could be shaping up in
Jackson Twp.
Harveys Lake will see a compli-
cated battle, with six Republicans
parties’ nominations for three
borough council seats, while three
Democrats and two Republicans
compete for mayor.
Jackson will see three members
of each party competing for the
. nomination for a single supervisor
seat.
The two Harveys Lake incumbent
Republican council members,
Andrew Morgus, and Becky
Casterline, are running for
renomination, as is their Democrat
colleague, Michelle Boice. But the
Republicans are being challenged
by « fellow party’ members John
Brokenshire, Joseph Ruotolo,
Richard Myers, and Robert
DeRemer, former council
president.
Three Deomcrats; newcomers
Daniel Hanson, Daniel Blaine, and
oh
Renee Yuscellis, are running as a
team for their party’s nomination,
while Boice is waging an in-
dependent campaign and has also
filed to run for the Democratic
nomination for mayor. Also seeking
that nomination are Democrats
James Ward and Frank Picchi, who
are allied with the trio running for
council.
Incumbent Republican Mayor
Alvin Zim is seeking renomination,
challenged by Charles Cavill.
At Jackson Twp., incumbent
Walter Zincavage will run again for
the nomination as Republican
standard bearer for supervisor,
challenged by William Bills and
Frederick Fielding. One seat ‘is
open. Seeking the Democratic nod
are John Wilkes, Robert Hagen-
bach, and Arthur Spencer.
Elsewhere, the contests mostly
involve Republicans competing for
the supervisor nomination, with the
Democrats ‘showing little interest. *
Kingston Twp. incumbent
Republicans Ambrose Gavigan and
Edward Price will look for their
party’s renominations, facing a’
challenge from fellow Republican.
George Tucker with two seats open.
The Democrats have no candidate:
In Dallas Twp., Glenn Howell, a
Republican incumbent, ‘is being
oo
challenged by Thomas Frantz:
Again, the Democrats’ have no
candidate:
Lehman Twp.’s incumbent
Republican supervisor Paul
Goodwin is looking for nomination
for another term, challenged by
Douglas Ide. Nobody is running for
the Democrats.
A Republican, incumbent Walter
Hoover in Lake Twp., will be trying
to succeed hinmself, though fellow
Republican Lewis Higgins will be
after the nomination as well. Robert
Sorber is the only Democrat en-
tered.
John McCafferty and Fred Dymond
will compete for the Republican
nomination as supervisor, while
Leonard Zarnoch will run for the
Democrats.
Little competition should be seen
in Dallas Borough, at least for
council, as three incumbent
and Willard
seeking the
William Berti,
Newberry--are
primary race.
But with incumbent Mayor Jim
Davies bowing out, Republicans
Paul LaBar and Delmar Besecker
Christine Mascali will run for the
Democrat nomination.
Magistrate: Earl Gregory of
Shavertown is on both the
Democrat and Republican ballots in
his renomination bid and has no
competition.
A wide-open race could develop in
the Dallas School District. With four
incumbents - choosing not to’ run
again, seven challengers have
appeared. Five of them are cross-
filed for a trio of four-year terms--
Tex Wilson, Thomas Mertz, Joseph
O'Donnell, Joseph Bren and
William Camp, while Sheila
Bonawitz has listed herself for the
Republican ‘nomination only.
Former board member Col.
William Dierolf has cross-filed for
the single two-year term.
In the neighboring Lake-Lehman
School District, Thomas Williams,
who has cross-filed, is the only
candidate seeking the nomination in
Region II. Four men--Edward Mark
(an incumbent); Joseph Salvo,
Joseph Jones, and William Price--
will run for the four slots open in
filed.
Primary elections will be held
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Twenty five cents,
“Good things are happening at
Lake-Lehman’’ was the evaluation
reached by the state’s special
education auditors regarding the
district’s special education gifted
program.
The special education audit noted
the program complies with esta-
blished standards and auditors said
they had ‘many warm feelings
about the direction the program is
taking’. This initial report, to be
followed by a final evaluation,
‘concludes the school ‘is getting a
lot of mileage out of the program”.
Also receiving good reports were
the sports programs. The board
adopted a resolution congratulating
the basketball and wrestling teams
on their fine accomplishments ‘this
year and complimenting the
coaches and participants for a ‘‘job
well done.”
Two board members individually
offered their congratulations
regarding the teams outstanding
showings. President © Angelo
DeCesaris, on behalf of the board,
extended his congratulations to all
team members and Paul Jobson
and students: Gilbert Tough,
director, said that although Jobson
was ruled ineligible by the PIAA
and experienced the stress and
strain of the hearings, Jobson
and the Lake-Lehman District is
proud to have him.
Tough: added ,the young mian
continued to practice with the team
and is a member of the team.
the Jobson youth is a good boy who
carries a high academic record.
Jobson was awarded the game ball
after one spirited contest, noted the
‘school director.
Head coaches for fall sports were
named as follows: football, Thomas
Hisiro; hockey, Jane Morris; and
Cross country, Edmund
Narkiewicz. A summer all-sports
conditioning and recreation
program will be held with the
following instructors, Rodger
Bearde, basketball; Hisiro, foot-
ball; Floyd Hitchcock, wrestling;
and Richard Hohenwarter, weight-
lifting.
The news was not as cheery for
the LIU 18. The board failed to
approve its' almost $6,400 contri-
bution to the annual LIU 18 budget
on a vote of four no; three yes; with:
two absent. ‘““No’’ votes on the
question were registered by
DeCesaris, Al Keiper, Al Sorchick
and Donald Jones. Paul ‘Crockett,
Ed Mark, and Tough voted yes.
Paul Williams and Arnold Garinger
were absent. Tough included in the
motion that the budget be passed to
exclude payment for the library
learning examination center as it is
in operation during school hours
and district teachers cannot use it.
After the budget failed to pass,
Tough then made a separate motion
the district withdraw from all LIU
18 services for fiscal 1981-82 if
they’re not going to pass the budget
and then adjust the Lake-Lehman
budget accordingly. He asked the ~
solicitor to review language used in
the cast of ‘witlideawal from the
service. The motion died for lack of
a second.
Contacted afterwards for
clarification on this motion of com-
plete withdrawal, Tough would say
only for the record that it is not his
vention to withdraw from the LIU
In an effort to save money, two
adjoining townships will seek bids
on = certain necessary road
materials in order fo realize a cost
difference by purchasing jointly in
bulk. The cooperative spirit of
Kingston and Dallas Townships
may set a precedent in other infla-
tion-affected municipalities.
Township, the township of Kingston
advertise for nine types of road
supplies. Bids will be received at
the Kingston Township Building,
reviewed by Manager Kunkle in
caucus with’ Dallas Township of-
ficials.
In other items brought before the
board, supervisors passed a
resolution to advertise an ordinance
establishing a personnel policy for
all Kingston Township employees.
The board also directed the police
pension fund trustees to purchase a
packaged policy consisting of life
insurance, disability; and pension
Franklin Life Insurance Company.
This is subject to approval from the
Department of Community’ Affairs.
All non-uniformed employees will
accident insurance with: Bankers
Life Insurance Company.
The public will learn if the bulk of
the revenue sharing money is put
back into the remodeled municipal
building’s heating system.or given
to the volunteer ambulance and fire
companies as requested at a special
meeting March 23 at 8 p.m.
Recreation report showed
Emmanuel Bus Lines will provide
fees to the township for field trips
during the summer recreation
program to be held at the West-
moreland playground. One super-
visor and three instructors will be
hired. The stipulation that those
who held the job previously cannot
be rehired by the commission is
under discussion to’be rescinded.
Planning and zoning commission
report ‘showed the township is
looking for a suitable sign or-
dinance as in Sterling Township;
decided raising bees in a resident
district is a nuisance; held an ap-
plication for a beauty parlor in
abeyance; and will institute a $25
fee for new developers. There was
$103,250 in new buildings and
repairs during February.
Fred Maloney of Midway Manor
told the supervisors someone is
dumping mattresses at the inter-
section of Manor Road and Car-
verton Road and is afraid a health
menace will result. ‘Police Chief
Paul Sabol will handle it. -
No elections have been held, no
balloting has taken place, and no
levers pulled, but without spending
a dime, making a speech, or any
promises, the first winner of a seat
on the Dallas School Board has been
declared.
He is former board member Col.
William Dierolf, who turned out to
be the only candidate to file for the
special two year term. Clarke
Bittner, who now holds the slot
vacated by the resignation of Atty:
Basil Russin, declined to file for the
two years remaining in the term or
for a separate four year term. This
leaves the board with four lame
duck incumbents, noted a director,
and possibly five if Harry Lefko
decides to resign. Lefko offers only
a ‘no comment’ when queried.
Dierolf believ::s the problem with
the board is ifs sometime reluc-
tance to provide information to the
public (who should know ‘what's
going on. The public also has a
responsibility to’ attend meetings,
not just those pertaining to the
budget or their pet peeves, said
Dierolf.
Dierolf admits' an answer is
sometimes unavailable on the spot,
but he said he makes it his responsi-
bility to investigate and report back
to the interested party. He believes
the theory on which the Sunshine
Committee was founded is sound so
far.
Dierolf, a dedicated man, missed
only one meeting during his six-
year tenure on the board and that
absence was due to his hospitaliza-
tion. He revealed it is very possible
he will seek a four year term when
this one expires in December, 1983.
Some persons are surprised that
Bittner decided not to run as he
appears to enjoy being a director,
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