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was housed. They all loved towatch
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the paper come off the rollers. Tom
joked, “The Dallas Post is still
rolling along’
As Tom remembers, it was
around 1906 that Harry Anderson
became editor ‘of the Post and
began the first sports page in the
paper. ‘It was great,” Tom says,
bseball teams in the area” The
girls who worked in the newspaper
office in these days were May
Bulford and sometimes her sister
Ruby and Emma Wall.
The next editor was Howard
Risley, whose father had a store in
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Noxen and also lent money to local
farmers, and who moved the
newspaper office to Lehman
Avenue where he and his wife Myra
ran the operation. One particular
recollection Tom has of Howard
Risley is when as an air raid
warden during the second World
War “he would come thundering
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active man often helping out at son §
Tom Reese's fax office on Main §
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25 Cents
Power Lifting
During the past football season
many Dallas fans marvelled at the
strength of Mountaineer Matt
Moran, 5'5", 165 senior, who played
in the backfield. ;
Few of those fans realize that
since November, Matt Moran has
won a statetitle. In fact, very few of
his classmates are aware of Matt’s
achievement.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Moran of Trucksville, Matt copped
the state title in February during
power lifting competition at
Lehighton. In August he will go to
Phoenix, Ariz., where he will
compete with others throughout the
United States for the national title
in his age and weight division. Last
year, Matt came in fifth in national
competition and according to his
brother, Paul, he has improved by
150 pounds in his weight class.
In order to clarify power lifting
for Post readers, Paul Moran ex-
plained tha tthere are three typesof
lifting-Olympic, Body Building and
Power Lifting. In power lifting
individuals are judged in three
categories; the Squat, Bench Press
and the Dead Lift. The person with
the highest total for the three cate
gories is the winner.
Weight lifting builds strength and
Matt, always strong for his size
started Jifting when he was about 12
years ot age. His older brother did
lifting and as the case with many
boys, Matt followed inhis brother’s
footsteps.
The first contest he entered was
at the Wilkes-Barre YMCA about
two years ago. This was open
events which are divided into
classes by age and weight.
In the state competition this past
February, Matt lifted 520 lbs. in the
squat; 300 Ibs., bench press and 480
Ibs. dead lift for a total of 1300 lbs
Each entrant was evaluated by a
panel of three judges well versed in
power lifting.
Alice Lane of Noxen will make
her third appearance in the Cancer
Society Bike-a-Thon May 1. The 67-
year-old great-grandmother of four
will once again pedal all 25 miles of
the fund-raising ride. After losing
her son-in-law to’ cancer in 1980,
Alice vowed toride andraise money
for cancer research as long as she
was able. In 1982 Alice won a 10-
speed bike and also a trophy for
attaining the most sponsors. Alice
says she rides because she enjoys
being outside, and because she
knows she helps researchers come
that much closer to a cure for
cancer.
Bike-a-thon
chairman, Ian
Matt Moran is a natural in the
sport which he likes so much. Being
only 55" is an advantage in power
lifting and weight is not important.
V. Scalisi of Dallas, who weighs
approximately 123 Ibs., came in
second in the state competition in
his weight class this season.
Matt had a real interest in foot-
ball and has participated in track
and baseball during his school
years but actually his entire life is
power lifting at the present time.
His ambition is to become a power
lifting coach.
During the past year, Matt has
entered several competitions at the
Wilkes-Barre YMCA and ' last
Saturday entered the Garden State
Teenage Open Power Champion-
shjips where he placed second at 165
lbs. In June, he iwll enter the
Pennsylvania High School compe-
tition in Allentown. He is sanctioned
by the United States Power Lifting
Federation.
‘The sport is relatively young in
the United States, not yet 20 years
old but the United States leads all
countries. Kutztown State College is
the national champion in lifting,
something few people realize. A
man, who held the world’s record
for three years during the 1970s is a
Kingston resident, John Kuc, Kuc
still holds the world’s record for the
dead lift and full total.
According to Paul Moran, only 50
miles east or south of here power
lifting is a well known
respected sport. In its favor is the
fact that it does not require speed
and coordination but a lot (yes, a
lot) of hard work. Usually an in-
dividual does not reach his peak
until around the age of 30. If Matt
Moran achieves his dream, power
lifting would be his entire
future.. not a luerative career but a
self-rewarding one.
Richardson, President of Offse
Paperback has announced that hig
company in conjunction with
bike for the winner of the ride.
The ride is May 1, with registra-
tion at 9a. m. and starting time at 10
a.m. The ride begins and finishes at!
Dallas Senior High School in Dallas.
Registration and sponsor sheets are
available through Coscia’s,
Franklin’s, and Villa Roma
restaurants. Also through the
students activities office of College
Misericordia and the Cancer
Society office. The rain date has
been set for May 8. For further
information contact ‘the Cancer
Society office at 825-7763.
Moran Photo)
The Dallas AFS Chapter is
searching for families to host
foreign high school students bet-
ween July 3 and July 7, 1983. Having
completed a year of study in the
United States, the AF'S students will
be traveling by charter bus to
communities around the country
before returning home. The teen-
agers will participate in community
activities during their stay in
Dallas.
“The main requirements for an
AFS ‘bus stop’ family are an in-
terest in young people and a
curiosity in the world,” says Jackie
Sheehan, local AFS Chapter
president. “A family may acquire
new perspectives about another
culture, experiencing the fun of a
Kingston Twp. officials have their
hands full with a controversy over a
proposed landfill on Bunker Hill
Road in that town.
With John Brdaric applying for a
permit to use his property there as a
dump site, many township residents
and officials are totally up in arms.
Supervisor Ambrose Gavigan in-
formed the Post that the situation
was reviewed at the last township
meeting. To date; the owner of the
dump site has not received a per-
mit.
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Still, his request was taken one
“ step further, to the Department of
Environmental Resources.
Gavigan said the township super-
visors and the township manager
“Would do everything to try and
stop the landfill from opening.”
Mark Kunkle, township manager,
said State Sen. Frank O'Connell and
Rep. Franklin Coslett were notified
of the problem. He also stated he
received a letter from the Luzerne
County Planning Commission,
which informed him of several
points on which the landfill should
not be allowed in that particular
new friendship and help a student
discover the life of this com-
munity.”
AFS is a privately supported, non-
profit international student ex-
change program active in 59 nations
and 2,700 communities throughout
the U.S. Foreign high school
students live for a year with
American families and attend local
schools. American teenagers travel
abroad with AFS on similar
programs, Annually, AFS ex-
changes over 7,000 students.
Families interested in par-
ticipating in this four-day inter-
national experience are urged to
call Mrs. Kate Dickson at 639-5514
or Mrs. Jackie Sheehan at 675-0675.
Forexample the “lopography”’ or
physical make-up of the area is not
favorable. There are steep slopes
running up and down.
Also it is directly in line with
residential areas below the site and
there is a potential for soil erosion.
No public water system is in the
area, 50 private wells are in danger
of water pollution.
There are anthracite mine spoils
and or “culm” in the area, causing
concerns of a possible mine fire
brought about by an accident or
neglect at the landfill.
Route 831 (Bunker Hill Road) was
not ‘designed for truck traffic.
Heavy trucks would cause the road
to deteriorate and add an additional
headache for residents.
Finally, this area is zoned for
conservation, to which a landfill
does not comply.
David Lamoreaux, solid waste
manager of DER, with whom
Brdaric has recently filed his ap-
plication told the Post the applica-
tion had been received over one
month ago. As of now DER is
waiting for the matter to be
reviewed. This could take between
60 and 90 days.
BY JANE C. BOLGER
The new Dallas Baptist Church
opened its doors last Sunday for
services at its temporary location .
at 42 Mill Street, adjacent to the
Agway Store, The congregation
called Dr. Robert Myrant,
professor of Theology and Bible
Studies at the Baptist Bible School
of Theology, Clarks Summit, to be
their pastor.
This past weekend students from
both the college and the youth
ministry canvassed the Dallas-
Shavertown area inviting people to
attend services at the new Calvary
Baptist Church in Dallas. Church
members ‘are extending an invita-
tion to attend regularly with the
schedule being Sunday School at
9:45 a.m., Sunday Worship services
at 11 and 6 p.m. and a Prayer
Meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays, a
nursery is provided for every
church service.
Drug Talk
BY JOAN KINGSBURY
To promote better understanding
Dallas Intermediate School re-
cently viewed a program presented
by Tom Cesarmi, Luzerne and
Lackawanna County Drug and
lcohol Abuse Council. The one
hour program was presented .to
each class team individually, giving
each student ample time to ask
questions and discuss drug in
formation.
The film ‘Drugs Are Like That”
was presented. This film deals with
drug dependency, showing how
damaging dependency can be.
Comparing the body to a machine,
the film noted how, just as a
machine must be kept in good
working order, so must a body, in
order to function properly. Just as
you wouldn’t put some harmful sub-
stance into a machine, neither
should you use drugs that will harm
your body.
‘Part of the discussion was cen-
tered on hard drugs such as
Twenty-five people attended the
first service at the new church and
at least 40 or 50 are expected this
week with the congregation
showing signs of rapid growth. A
similar church started and
pastorized by Dr. Myrant four
years ago in Minnesota, with fewer
people at the original services, now
has over 600 members.
Church organizers are presently
negotiating for seven acres of land’
in close proximity to the Dallas
High School, where they plan to
build a permanent structure. These
building plans are an announce
ment that the Dallas Baptist Church
plans to be a permanent part of the
community administering to the
spiritual needs of the people.
Anyone wishing further information
about the church may call 675-8842
or write Box 446, Dallas, 18612.
at Dallas
cocaine, PCP, LSD and Heroin and
their damaging effects,
According to Dallas Intermediate
School Principal ‘Ruth Husband,
school officials strongly. feel that
ehil nutie ned
to avoid taking any unkfigwn sub-
stance. Recently a few Inter-
mediate students took pills from a
student at the school. Although tests
showed that these pills were over
the counter caffeine pills, school
officials are convinced that the
children must be educated in the
field of drug abuse.
Since parent communication is so
important, the school district is
providing a four week seminar pre-
sented by the Family Service
Center.
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Looking ahead to next year’s
curriculum, the Dallas School
District Elementary
Administrators have been meeting
with JoAnn Hall, PAK, and Cesarini
reviewing methods for drug and
alcohol educational material: