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Rullock up
Whos of Bradley ‘Bullock con-
tinues to have its ups and downs:
Brad has once again been confined
to his floor in the Heart Transplant
unit of Columbia Presbyterian
Hospital in New York.
Although he was told he might be
released in two weeks, a July 15 test
result was not encouraging to his
doctors. Similar results came back
from a biopsy taken last week.
Brad’s resistance is low and he is
and down
susceptible to illness. As a result,
his medication has been increased.
He is no longer allowed the
privilege of going outside onto the
hospital grounds.
Brad’s father, robert Bullock,
said it remains a matter of getting
the good test results. In the
meantime, Brad has taken up
reading andf is passing his time
immersed in books.
Once again, it is time for the
Annual Shavertown Volunteer Fire
Company Auction’and Co-chairmen
Bill Pugh and Ed Carey are just
ready to go. The auction will run
from July 29 through 31 at the Fire
Bpany grounds. Activities will
inGude a Fireman’s Parade on
Thursday at 6 p.m.; new and old
goods; treasures and junk. Kiddie
and other games are under the
supervision of Slim Adamitz. Food
will be provide by the Ladies
Auxiliary. An Antique Auction will
be held Friday evening, beginning
at 6:30.
Chairman Pugh explained
proceeds from the event will be put
toward the purchase of an $80,000
diesel, first class pumper, which
“will be delivered in late fall. The
new truck will make a total of three
pumpers owned by the Company.
The purchase is being made at no
additional cost to the people of
Shavertown. Pugh said all that is
needed is public support of the
auction and the response letters
sent out yearly. The fire company
received a 50 percent return on its
letters for 1982. Pugh said this
response is disappointing. “When
you think of what we have,” he said.
He urges residents to come out in
the fun and excitement of the
bidding, meeting old friends and
neighbors, games, food and untold
treasures, the Shavertown Auction
is the place to be this weekend.
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A recent survey conducted by
Southern Columbia School District
officials indicated parents and
teachers of the district generally
favor a four-day school week. The
survey was the first step in
determining whether a departure
from the traditional five-day school
week was feasible. The favorable
response has prompted the district
to continue its study of the shorter
week.
Local districts, however, are
taking a wait and see attitude.
Lake-Lehman School District
business manager Ray Bowersox
said the idea has never been
brought up by that district.
The four-day week would be tried
to help with heating and transporta-
tion costs. Bowersox agrees money
could definitely be saved in tran-
sportation. But he does not see a
substantial decrease in fuel costs.
“The thing I think about is the
weekend activities,” he explained.
At Lake-Lehman High School and
the Lake-Noxen building, activities
continue through the weekend all
winter. The buildings are opened
for athletic events, social events,
community use and fundraising
projects. When the renovations pre-
sently underway at the junior high
building are completed, Bowersox
believes that facility, also will see
more use after school hours.
A Tuesday through Friday week
could be a. feasible approach, but
unless a total shutdown were in-
stituted on the off days, Bowersox
sees no fuel cost savings.
years of 1976-77 when schools were
encouraged to close for the coldest’
weeks. “Some tried it, but found
they were heating up for activities
anyway,” he said. i
With a four-day week students
would have to increase classroom
time by one and one quarter hours"
required to attend class for 900
levels, 990 hours. The additional
time, plus extensive bus travel for
many in the district could be a
disadvantage to the students.
Dr. Richard A. Shipe, Dallas
School District Superintendent; said
that since he has been with’ the
district no such plan has been
recommended. Shipe said that
during the energy crisis several
years ago, the district tried closing
for a week during February but he
didn’t believe it made much dif-
ference in fuel costs.
“A certain temperature needs to
be maintained in the buildings
whether or not they’re open,’ he ex-
plained. He also said that whether a
four or five day week is used, the
state requires the schools to have
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They’re coming for lunch, they're
there for dinner! They drive out
from Wilkes-Barre and even far-
ther, for a meal or just a snack.
Workers around the Lake, bathers
and even other restaurant em-
ployees hit the stand frequently.
The only complaint owners Barbara
and Teddy Bartosh have heard so
s that there aren’t enough stools
around during the rush hours.
What's the magic at Lover’s Taco
across from Sunset at Harveys
Lake? “Everybody is going crazy
for Mexican food,” explains Bar-
bara. ‘“They’re finding out it isn’t
what they thought. It doesn’t have
to be hot and spicy unless you want
it to be.”
Lover’s Taco sells a full line of
Mexican foods from Burittos, Tacos
Quesadillas and special desserts.
The food is prepared entirely on the
premises by Barbara, her mother,
Teddy, and Joyce Ruggere, who is
considered a member of the family.
The three make the fixings for the
various Mexican delicacies from
scratch.
Open from 11 to 11, seven days a
week, the stand requires full time,
attention and energy. But the three
women are always ready with a
smile for customers. They are into
something they love doing and
public response indicates they have
the right idea.
It started when Sandra Bartosh,
Barbara’s sister was living in
Mexico. Barbara joined her there
for a year and the two traveled
and = Tamales to Frijoles, extensively, learning to cook native
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foods first hand. Barbara admits
she loves cooking and has also
seriously studied Oriental, Polish,
Japanese, Chinese and Korean
cuisines.
In 1976, the sisters hit upon the
idea of a Mexican food stand. The
girls went into fast foods at Harveys
Lake and as Barbara says, “It was
an immediate success.”
The purchase of a hotdog mobile
their opportunity to expand. Bar-
bara took the cart to Key West,
Fla., where the family has a home,
and opened an arm of the business
there. This is presently franchised
as Barbara and her mother have
returned their attentions to the
Valley. When fire destroyed the
stand in 1979, Sandra took em-
ployment with Kidder, Peabody as
a stockhoder.
Barbara and Teddy are now
looking for locations to move
established in Wilkes-Barre or
Kingston by the winter, in an indoor
restaurant complete with liquor
license. This will allow for an ex-
panded menu and some famous and
interesting Mexican drinks.
The stand at Harveys Lake opens
each year for the first day of trout
season. Fisherman arrive at 6 a.m.
and eat chili and chicken soup,
while the ladies bundle up to try and
stay warm insie. Things get a lot
hotter, of course, throughout the
season. As cool and refreshing as it
might be to sit in the shade of the
stand’s overhang and eat the
delights of your choice, the cooking
end, behind the grill, can be stifling.
Lover’s Taco take its name from
the family owned sheepdog, therby
keeping it a real family venture.
The restaurant features take out
can be phoned in at 639-1929.
Lover's Taco is available for
catering as well, and this service is
expanded to all types of cuisine and
function. An Oriental style lun-
cheon, Chinese dinner or Mexican
menu for your party can be
arranged by contacting Barbara.
If the whole concept appears.
ambitious for a mother and her
daughter, it is. But customers who
know the Bartosh ladies, and Joyce,
soon realize the energy and en-
thusiam they exude can make just
about anything possible.
180 days, so it would mean a longer
school year. ;
I can see that as a problem
because an earlier start in August
means warmer weather. If the
students are uncomfortable they
are less likely to apply themselves.
“There would be too many
logistical problems. Transportation
costs would be the same, buildings
would have to be opened for evening
and weekend activities, there would
be all kinds of scheduling problems
and possible contract problems.”
Shipe also said an earlier start in
the morning would not be practical
for the students. Some of them are
early enough for younger children,
he said.
“A four-day school week might be
feasible in some climates but I can’t
see any benefits for our area,” said
Shipe.
Shipe said he believed Northwest
experimented with a similar plan
several years ago but found it was
not feasible.
Only two districts in Pennsyl-
vania have ever applied for a four-
day schedule to date, and both
dropped the idea after the initial
feasibility study. One district
decided the cost saving would not be
as much as the original calcula-
tions. The other received opposition
from families with two working
parents.
At Southern Columbia, the idea is
being presented to the community
and faculty. Approval from both
sectors is necessary to move fur-
ther ahead on the plan.
Patient care should be the
number one priority of the volun-
teer emergency personnel invovled
in the Back Mountain MICU con-
troversy. Prior to a meeting
scheduled for Tuesday evening at
Irem Temple. Country Club. Fall
Fair spokesmen Ray Hillman said
he hopes the paramedics and local
ambulance representative will keep
this in mind.
Hillman said the Fall Fair ap-
pointed committe of himself, Kerry
Freeman and Jack Dowey were
looking forward to across the board
acceptance of their plan for more
efficient handling of the unit.
“The big problem we noted in our
investigation was. that the unit
wasn’t being used,” he said. The
three have been interviewing
principals in the operations of the
unit since last March. ]
Some recent changes in
scheduling and procedures have
resulted in better acceptance by the
11 participating local ambulance
association, he said. Over the last
several weeks, the MICU has taken
on the role of a response vechile
rather than a transport.
Paramedics now preform
emergency room functions aboard
the local vechile whenever possible.
This eliminates time taken ip in
moving the patient and allows for
more efficient care. The only time a
patient is moved to the MICU is
under absolute necessity.
Scheduling problems “have also
eased with newly-appointed interm
coordinator, Ann Rowlands, have 70
to 75 percent daytime coverage.
Rowlands explained this is possible
because of an .indlux of new
paramedics of colleges age who are
more available during the day.
But Hillman said without the
cooperation of local ambulance
units, the paramedics find them-
selves sitting-out shift. “They must
have a reason for sitting there,” he
noted. ‘‘they aren’t happy about
sitting around doing nothing.”
When asked whether the Back
Mountain communities have suf-
ficient need for the unit, Hillman
said, “It only takes one life.”
Rowlands reported she has ac-
tually had about 95 percent
cooperdtion since being named
coordinator. The move came as a
surprise to the paramedics and
rendered null their internal
structure, which had Wes Cave as
unit chairman.
Rowlands met with the unit last
week and said she is capable of
doing the job as long as she has the
members’ cooperation. The MICU
has 30 EMTs and 18 paramedics on
its staff. These/ are all volunteer
personnel. :,
“I can be intern coordinator for
two minutes, 20 minutes or
forever,” she explained. “If I don’t
do the job, I won't be here.”
She said she has worked with the
paramedics since the unit’s in-
ception. “We’reall friends. We may
argue about things, but we’re all
interested in. the sdame thing,
providing the best emergency
medical attention possible. I’m
certain things will smooth over.”
It will be several months before
the Library Auction Committee will
know the exact amount of net profit
raised during the 1982 auction but
General Chairman Joe Killeen
expects it to be approximately
$43,000.
“That’s not bad, considering last
year’s gross profit was about
$43,000,”’said Killeen. ‘This year’s
net should go-a long way toward
helping the Back Mountain
Library’s budget.”
William Frederick, librarian for
the local library, said that $87,000 is
budgeted for 1982. ‘Proceeds from
this year’s auction will probably be
used during the final months of 1982
and the early part of 1983.”