We HE Covering T Organized only a few short months, the Lake-Lehman chapter of the Pennsylvania Industrial Arts Student Association has already proven itself beyond everyone’s wildest imaginings. The group of 25 industrial arts students reeently returned from state competitions in Cumberland with First Place honors. The club now qualifies to attend the national contest in Hous- ton, Texas, but advisor and indus- trial arts department chairman, Byron Race said costs are prohibi- tive at this time: PISA competition is held on dis- trict and statewide levels. The win- ners who do compete nationally do sounder the auspices of the Ameri- "Phe" Lake-Lohman club took its. award winning project to Shippens- burg State College to capture the district title on Feb. 18. The club ). LT 2 e produced walnut, octagonal wall clocs by the assembly line method. The project won in the manufactur- ing and design category. Included in the project, aside from actually producing the clocs were written explanations of every step in the manufacturing process, booklet with accurate drawings, flow chart (a diagram of movement through the assembly line), time study, cost analysis and accurate list of materials an d tools needed to complete the job. After winning at districts, the group entered its -project in the state competitions on April 8 and 9. “I'm really proud of the job the boys did,” explained Race, ‘‘Consid- ering; we've only: been organized for : Lite ds guile ab adic ment" A his To raise ‘money for entry into the competitions, the club printed T- shirts for the volleyball team, and. (Mark Moran photo) The bridge over Toby’s Creek on North Main Street in Shavertown will be completely replaced this summer, according to Luzerne County Engineer James Brozena. Bids on bridge construction are expected fo go out in July, with the road then being closed for two or three months during the actual building period. Replacement of the bridge will be financed under the Billion Dollar Bridge Program, a combined fed- eral and state project, which was passed by the state legislature last December. Damage incurred. in Shavertown I during the heavy rains the past few weeks ‘spurred on replacement of the bridge,” according to Kingston Twp. Manager Mark Kunkle. Damages to the berm were reported when creek waters came over the bridge, washing out the parking lot adjacent to it and flood- ing both the Shavertown Fire House and the basements of most sur- rounding properties. The present bridge itself is not structurally bad, according to the county engineer, “but it is hydraulically inadequate, causing it to act like a dam when the waters rise.” sold food at high school volleyball games. They also sold a number of beautiful clocs, which was one reason the project received high marks from the judges, the fact that it could be used as a fundraiser. Race noted there are approximately 10 clocks left. and these will be sold at $25 a piece to anyone who wants one. He also pointed out entry into the competitions could not have been possible without the help of the school district. Race and industrial arts faculty member, Dan Williams started the club as a way to bring recognition to’ the students in the departniient, who are least often appreciated for their contributions, From the results of the: group’s pitfalls antrisdinte. the It-appears ‘the move "was a sound one, Attending the state meet were members Scott Oakley, Phil Winter, Charles James and Duane Miller, RATER rEatitivg By JANE BOLGER Graduation from the Dallas Senior High School will not take place as scheduled for June 6 with the blame being placed on Mother Nature for dumping 13 inches of snow on the area April 20. The following day, Tuesday, June 7 at 6 p.m. is now the official graduation date for the 241 members of the senior class assuming that nother “snow day’® will not close the schools again. The State Department of Educa- tion in Harrisburg was petitioned to allow the graduation, for which the invitations were already printed, to take place on schedule. The emer- gency petition was denied, accord- ing to Dallas School Superintendent Dr. Richard A. Shipe, with the state standing firm on requiring 180 days of school attendance. This ruling, which is covered under Section 1501 of Act 80, is necessary to qualify for state sub- sidy. In the case of the Dallas Senior Class, who were the only ones requesting a dispensation, the sum of money involved would have been roughly $1300 to $1500. Actually as it turns out things could have been worse, had there been five or six or seven snow days during the year instead of only one, graduation would have had to be postponed for a matching number of days. Some questions have been raised as to why an apparently overly optimistic school calendar was adopted by the Dallas School Board last year which allowed for no snow days at all. In prior years, snow days had been written on the calendar and scheduled to be made up during the Easter recess, but apparently this was felt to be disruptive to vacation plans. Adverse reaction to the change in graduation date has largely come from seniors who have family members traveling long dis- tances to attend or who had made definite plans for graduation par- ties. It’s apparently too late to accom- modate the Class of ’83, but some constructive suggestions have been heard that the School Board might want to consider. The best plan suggested seems to be to schedule future graduations for Friday nights, Saturdays, or even Sundays with open school days in the week just prior to that to cover any snow days. Jane Morris (Dan Walsh photo) » 2 Or the chorus is directed by ~ Every few years plans for consoli- dation of the Back Mountain munici- palifies have been suggested. Some, like the ill fated police merger, have even been put into effect for a short period of time, but they have all failed. The opposite however is true of the behind-the-scenes efforts of Dallas Borough, Dallas and Kings- ton Twps. which hae been quietly working ‘together on their own, minus the official fanfare that blessed most other attempts. Four years ago Dallas and Kings- Numerous Kingston ‘I'wp.. resi- dents will soon have new addresses, courtesy of the U.S. Post Office and the Township which have been at work on an addressing project for the past year and a half. Under the new system every residence has been assigned a house and. a street number rather than the formerly used box number or R.D. number, In the past, new addresses have been forced on residents in certain areas every five or six years as post office routes changed. This was a L-J PTA The Lehman-Jackson PTA is proud to announce it has been awarded the ‘‘Most Outstanding Local Unit Award in the State” ‘for the third consecutive year. To receive such a prestigious award for yet anothe year, reflects the performance and quality of the ongoing activities and services given to the school. Criteria for judging this award Candidate BY MARIA PALLANTE Lake-Lehman school board candi- dates are really doing their home- work, and athletics appear to he a major topic. Once again, a matter of budget expenditure has been brought to light, this time by Mr. Joseph Boyle. Boyle, treasurer: of Lehman’s ton Twps. decided to bid together on all road materials. Dailas Borough joined in two years ago. So the three municipalities are able to make larger volume purchases at a much better price, saving each municipal- ity roughly 10 to 15 percent of the cost, thus saving the taxpayers’ money, too. This same effort, which has been teermed ‘‘functional consolidation” by Kingston Twp. Manager Mark Kunkle, has also resulted in dual use of the breathalyzer to test drunken drivers. Kingston Twp. continuous convenience to people who, despite the fact that they hadn’t moved, found that they no longer received fourth class mail and more importantly that their drivers licenses, automobile regis- tration and other legal documents were incorrect and ‘had to be changed. In some cases, several years back, even the name of the town was changed, for example when R.D. 5, Shavertown was changed to R.D. 7, Trucksville. Under the new shares the breathalyzer with Dallas Borough and Dallas Twp. who supply their own operators; other surrounding municipalities may use it on a fee basis. The extremely successful Police Communications Network, housed in Dallas Twp. is another example of a joint effort which has improved life in the Back Mountain by offer- ing coordinated twenty-four hour police protection. In a less formal manner, with no written agreements, there are other system, it is suggested that a four line address including the designa- tion Kingston Twp. will provide a better identity. The project, which has been approved by the Kingston Twp. Board: of Supervisors, covers the entire township, but will particu- larly effect more residents in the Midway Manor and Spring Garden sections where street addresses have not been specifically in use before and some people hae elected advantage to the addresssing are based on the publicity the unit receives, the type of campaign used for membership and services to the school, including programs. A logbook of photos, flyers and newspaper articles is complied and submitted. This year’s logbook was the creativity of publicity co-chair- persons Barbara Cragle and Irene Show; L-J PTA President, Linda Mazur and Past President, Judy Kmetz. \ L-J PTA used the theme “Smurf Your Way Into the PTA” throughout the year to increase membership. The award also represents the cooperative efforts of the fine staff at the Lehman-Jackson Elementary School including the Elementary Principal Mr. Charles James and the PTA members who worked together for the children. PTA neigbhorly ‘‘swaps’ going on continsally. Dallas Twp. lends its paving roller fo Kingston Twp. and borrows its paver; Dallas Borough lends its tar kettle and borrows a tractor. The larger question of formal consolidation has never been settled with some critics claiming that the local municipalities “are willing to share the equipment but are not willing to share the power” and that everyone ‘‘wants to be the head honcho.” Twp project, according to Kingston Twp. Manager, Mark Kunkle, is that it will also pinpoint exact locations for police, fire and ambulance emer- gency vehicles. A list of the new addresses is currently posted in the Kingston Twp. Municipal Building on Carver- ton Road for anyone interested in determining if they will be affected by the change. In addition, a letter is presently being drafted in cooper- ation with federal postal authorities which will officially notify residents of the change. Board members have provided lead- ership and talents throughout the year in volunteer services. The award, for the State’s Most Outstanding Unit will be received at the State Convention in Allentown in October. The logbook will be on display at Summer Session in Wil- liamsport and shared with the other PTA’s. Booster Club, has corrected an ear- lier statement which revealed the club as. purchasing footballs in con- junction with the football program. It is the Mother’s Club, however, and -not the Booster Club, which receives six balls ordered in excess by the athletic department solely for the use of the women. These balls are paid for by the mothers and chanced off at home games. It is also Boyle’s umderstanding that the Lake-Lehman School Board is doing a very adequate job of controlling the budget. In his research, he has found that present football coach Kirk has utilized only half of the money spent in previous checked with Athletic Director Rodger Beard and discovered that total student activity expenditure has dropped significantly since last year. A figure of $57,267 in 1981-82 has been reducd to $38,800 for 1982- 83. The bulk of this money is used for extracurricular activities. “I think that the people at Lehman High should be given a pat on the back,” Boyle stated. “When they can produce winning teams and manage to keep spending mini- mal, they're doing a good job.”
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