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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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)
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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.”