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JACKSON TOWNSHIP
Jackson Township
police cited several
juveniles for liquor viola-
tions last weekend.
Patrolman Andy Kasko
stopped a Pringle youth
on Huntsville Road and
cited him with tran-
sportation . of malt
beverages. A Jackson
Township and a Lake
Township youth were
charged with possession
and ' consumption of
alcoholic beverages. They
were picked up in the
Valley Road area. Police
confiscated a half barrel
of beer and a tap. Both
incidents took place on
Saturday evening.
ROSS TOWNSHIP
Three persons were
injured on Sunday when
their vehicle left Route
118 in Ross Township and
landed on its roof in a
stream, at the bottom of a
25-foof embankment.
Sally Ann Gruver, driver
of the vehicle was treated
and released from Nesbitt
Hospital. She told police
she was traveling west on
Route 118 and swerved to
avoid hitting a dog in the
road.
Two passengers in the
car were also taken to
Nesbitt Hospital by Sweet
Valley Ambulance. Marie
Geiser, 20, of 235 Poland
St., Swoyersville was
listed in fair condition in
the Intensive Care Unit,
and Daniel Rice, 23, RD 2,
Dallas, was treated and
released. The vehicle
wastowed to Don Wesley's
in Sweet Valley. Police
chief Joe Sieiniteky in-
vestigated.
KINGSTON TOWNSHIP
Three persons received
minor injuries last
collided on Route 309 in
Trucksville near the in-
tersection with Knob Hill.
Kingston Township police
cited one driver, John
Sylvester Skvasik, RD 1,
Sugar Run, with failure to
yield the right of way.
Skvasik was crossing the
highway from Knob Hill
Road and hasthe passing
lane of the southbound
lane blocked. Gerri Sue
Fry, 20, of 89 N. Welles
Ave., Kingston was
unable to stop in time and
slid into the left rear of the
Skvasik vehicle. Treated
and released at Nesbitt
Hospital were Flo
Marie Skvasik, Sugar
Run, passengers in the
Skvasik car. Fry was also
transported to the
hospital by Kingston
treatment.
Donald J. Evans,
Shavertown, was cited for
driving while intoxicated
and recklessly endanger-
ing on Friday, May 14 at
11 p.m. Evans turned left
onto Hillcrest Road from
Wood St., and side-
swipped a parked vehicle
owned by Joseph T.
Youngblood, Lehigh St.,
Shavertown. Youngblood
was standing near his
automobile when it was
hit, Shavertown Firemen
also witnessed the in-
cident as they were in
attendance at a fire on the
street. Firemen stopped
Evans and called
Kingston Township
police.
Two drivers were cited
with failureto stop at the
scene of an accident last
week in separate in-
cidents in = Kingston
Township. Keith Richard
Thomas, 19, Main Road,
Sweet Valley admitted
running into a car backing
out of a parking space at
McDonald’s Restaurant
on Memorial Highway.
Thomas did not stop after
impact, but was identified
by the other driver,
Laurie Ann Walles, Cease
Drive, Shavertown.
Charles Lewis Zekas was
also cited when he
reportedly struck a 1982
Dodge driven by Melvin
R. Derhamer, RD 3,
Wyoming, on Carverton
Road. Derhamer said
Zekas, who lives in Dallas
entered his lane,
sideswiped his vehicle
and fled. A witness copied
Zekas' registration and
gave it to police.
Exeter was thrown from
his bike last Thursday,
May 14 and landed near a
creek over an embank-
ment on Eighth Street in
Wyoming. Bryan Emer-
shaw told Kingston
Township police he was
traveling East on Car-
verton Road near the
Eighth St., intersection
when he thought he saw
an animal cross in front of
him. He applied his
brakes, but the bike didn’t
stop. He continued
through the intersection,
struck a guardrail and
was thrown.
Kingston Township
police are investigating
the theft of gasoline from
a vehicle owned by
Marlene Stroud, 32
Orchard St., Trucksville.
The incident took place
between May 15 and 16,
although it ws the second
time in a week she
reported gas being
siphoned. In both in-
stances the gas cap was
taken and about a quarter
of a tank of gasoline
siphoned.
The Back Mountain
Jay-C-ettes are over-
whelmingly against the
idea of changing their
name; to avoid. State af-
filiation, A -membership
vote at a meeting last
week established: this fact
for certain. ‘‘We’ve made
an identity for ourselves
in the seven years we’ve
been here,”’ explained
president Carol Honko.
association with the
Jaycees and changing our
name would do that.”
Before taking the only
apparent alternative, that
State, the club plans to
just see if there is any way
we can keep our name and
remain independent,”
said Honko. ‘If there is no
other way, well probably
affiliate.
The final decision will
The , Dallas Fire
Company responded to
several minor incidents
last week beginning with
a house fire on Maple St.,
last Monday, May 10.
Firemen used the smoke
ejector to clear smoke
from the residence of
be made at the organiza-
tion’s. next meeting
scheduled for June 14. The
Jay-C-ettes have until
June 30 to take action.
the primary objection to
affiliation concerns a $15
charter fee, plus a $10 per
girl membership fee to be
paid yearly. The mem-
bership money is split
between the State and
National organizations.
According to Henko, all
present project proceeds
are returned directly to
the Back Mountain
community in the form of
scholarships or other
benefit contributions.
“We just hate to give that
much of it to the state.”
There are 27 members
in the Back Mountain Jay-
C-ettes, meaning $270 per
year for state affiliation.
One other alternative
would be to raise the
annual dues on the local
level, presently $5.
Edward M. Wojtowicz, 8
Maple St. The blaze which
was confined to one room
of the house was ex-
tinguished before firemen
arrived.
Minor damage was also
reported in a car fire at
the Dallas Shopping
Center near Stapinski’s
Drugs, a chimney fire at a
The idea of affiliation is
not eagerly anticipated,
but appears to be better
than a name change.
“Other local clubs. are
state Caffiliated,”” said
Honko. “I presum they
arerequired to pay dues.”
The Back Mountain
Jay-C-ettes were, in-
formed . that they must
affiliate or change their
name as the unauthorized
use of the trademark
Jaycee is against national
policy. The club did
belong to the state
organization, but dropped
its membership two years
association. with the
larger group. The local
organization was in-
formed, however, that
legal consequences will
result if it continues to use
the Jaycee name without
state affiliation.
residence on Robbins
Road and a stove fire in
Elmcrest Woods.
Shavertown Volunteer
Firemen put out a blaze
on Hillcrest Road on
Friday, May 14, at the
home of Mark Evans. An
interior wall behind a
chimney was damaged.
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THE DALLAS POST, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1982
GRAND OPENING--Valley Chevrolet of 355 Market St., Kingston recently held their
grand opening at their premises as many interested future customers and friends
came into the newly remodeled Valley Chevrolet building. Frank Kolojejchick and his
maintenance crew did a fine job. Owners are Joseph Frank of Laflin and Ken Wallace
of Laflin. Wallace stated that the best of deals can be made with any of their top
salesmen just come and see them. Left to right, Michael Bray, salesman, Ken
Wallace, Barry J. Fisher, general sales manager, Joe ‘Parker’ Podskoch, salesman
of the month.
Support the
Back Mountain Library
All but three of the 18
member party from Lake-
Lehman which took to the
Appalachian Trail last
week, gave up the trek
after completing the first
25 miles.
American Studies
John Comitz,
student Joe Yanchunis
and guest hiker Greg
Simms complete the 40-
mile journey from the
Delaware Water Gap ‘to
* the Lehigh Tunnel. They
arrived at their destina-
tion on Sunday. The
remainder of the group
stopped at Wind Gap on
Saturday afternoon and
were returned home by
bus.
“It was exhausting,”
reported accompanying
‘teacher Barbara
Krywicki. ‘‘After two
days we figures we had
had the experience, so we
cut it short a day.”
The students goal was
to experience the beauty
of nature and get a feeling
of what their ancestors
went through by hiking
the rugged, hilly lertalgy
it,”” said American
Studies instructor Robert
Roese. “I think some of
the students really had a
chance to find out who
they are.”
They certainly
developed a sense of the
American wilderness and
the kind of individualism
required to exist there, he
explained.
A few large blisters
marred the pleasure of
walking, but these were
the worst of the physical
difficulties. Although the
trail is extremely rocky
and hazardous, Krywicki
said the students held up
well. “They really
seemed to enjoy it. It was
a good education for all of
us.”
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