Queen Contestants
Brenda Klinges,
Wyoming Area;
Since state boating laws do not
spell out penalties for deaths result-
ing from boating accidents, Luzerne
County District Attorney Robert J.
(villespie is having difficulty deter-
mining what charges, if any, will'be
brought against the
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" motorboat that killed four people
and left a fifth seriously injured in a
boating accident on June 18 at
Harvey's Lake.
Killed in the accident were Sharon
Pallis; 39, of Valley View Drive, RD
3, Wyoming; her son, Joseph, 6;
Karen Pitcavage, 34, of Crown Hill
Village, Box 146, RD 3, Wyoming;
and her son, Thomas, 7.
Michelle Pallis, 10; was serigusty
injured in the accident and is cur-
rently a patient at Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
Leonard Pallis Jr.; 39, Thomas
Pitcavage and his daughter, Mel-
By SHEILA HODGES
Post Correspondent
Back Mountain Library Auction
time is on us again as could be seen
last Wednesday evening when many
of the library committee members
began ‘setting up’ at the auction
grounds. People were busy with
hammers and spanners bolting, var-
jous pieces of framework together
to form the stands which will
become the Back Mountain Memo-
rial Library’s 37th Annual Auction
n July 7.
A big feature this year will be the
children’s activities which will be
held on the upper car park area and
will include an “E.T. Walk” as well
as a balloon game and throwing
balls in a tiger’s mouth.
Joann Freeman, this year’s auc-
tion chairman, is responsible for
coordinating all the committees for
the various events. One would think
it a mammoth task, however, Joann
takes it all in her stride. ‘Everyone
is so helpful and it all is so worth
while,” she said.
The items to be auctioned are so
varied but Joann did lists a few
timed items which would be coming
over the block:
Congressman Harrison will be
auctioning a United States flag to be
flown over the White House on
a
Award Presented
Thursday evening, Senator 0’Con-
nell will auction a Pennsylvania flag
on Friday evening and former Con-
gressman Dan Flood has been
invited. On Saturday evening,
Therese Young's beautiful home-
made quilt will be auctioned at 9
p.m. Vice President and Mrs.
George Bush have sent a Signed
Innaugural Program for auction
and Governor Thornburgh has also
sent an item which is as yet undis-
closed.
There will be a Fish Fry on
Friday evening and the refresh-
ment, candy and cookie stalls will
be doing great business. Fine
sales of soda.
This year’s chance items are a
quilt being made by the quilting
class ladies of the Back Mountain,
and an antique desk and lamp with
a hand-painted shade by Helen
Lamb.
Last year, the auction grossed
approximately $60,000. This year the
auction committee’s goal has been
set at $70,000. Freeman has made a
plea to anyone who has a few hours
to spare to volunteer in some way.
A team of volunteers is calling all
recent users of the library for help
in whatever way they can. ‘Without
the Auction as a community effort,”
Freeman concluded, ‘There would
be no library”.
wooden plaque was
the car company
sion and - swift
“Crowbar Annie’’
of a woman identified as
award presentation are,
left, Kingston Township
George Isaacs.
issa, were uninjured in the
crash.
Dennis John Abromavage, 24, of
84 Columbus Ave, Pittston, has
been identified as the driver of a.
Mastercraft’ speedboat that
slammed into Pale 19-foet Baja
outboard motorboat. The - Master-
cratt boat is owned by Mark Turner
of Shavertown.
Gillespie's office has been check-
ing with district attornies in other
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Quilt Donated
Pennsylvania counties where deaths
from boating accidents have
occurred. Possible charges may be
filed by the end of this week.
Meanwhile, Claude Neifert,
Waterways Patrolman for the Penn-
sylianiaFigh emmission: has
added two patrol boats to Harveys
Lake and the Harveys Lake Protec-
tive Association held a closed-door
meeting Sunday evening to deter
mine how it can make the lake safer
for boating.
Dallas Post/Mark Moran
Therése Young is obviously a very
talented lady, for from her knitting
needle has sprung a most beautiful
quilt which she has donated to this
year’s Back Mountain Memorial
Library Auction.
Miss Young, a native of Dallas
who now lives in Camden, New
. Jersey, says the quilt is made of
crazy patchwork blocks separated
by deep maroon velour borders. The
entire quilt is lined in matching
maroon velour.
Miss Young, who was a faithful
user of the library during her
younger years, hopes to be in Dallas
for the auction.
Qur apologies fo Ed Roth of
Oscar Roth Jewelers; 659 N.
Memorial Highway, Dallas, who
supplied necklaces for partici-
pants in the Little Miss Harveys
Lake Contest. Sa
* Originally, it was stated in the
Dallas Post that the necklaces
were from Olin Jewelers. Mr.
the necklaces and was most
accommodating to the Dallas
Post, sponsors of the contest.
Also, the tiara that was used to
crown Jennifer Lyn Reno, Little
Miss Harvey's Lake for 1983, was
donated by Bartikowsky Jewel:
ers and will remain with Miss
Reno as a keepsake from the
“contest. SEER
25 Cents
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Post Correspondent
A group of concerned taxpayers of
the Lake-Lehman School District
met last week at the senior high
school to voice their support of the
school board and the directors’
efforts to continue to provide quality
education to students of the district.
Following a discussion of the
progress in the district during the
past 10 years, the taxpayers drew
up a petition to present to the
directors relative to maintaining all
programs and extra-curricular
activities.
Signed by approximately 35 to 40
taxpayers at the meeting, the peti-
tion requested that the directors
maintain the excellent educational
programs . and extra-curricular
activities of the district although it
might mean an increase in the tax
millage.
The petition also expressed whole-
hearted support of Dr. David Pres-
ton, district superintendent, and
Raymond Bowersox, business man-
ager for the district.
Those in attendance agreed to
contact each director and express
personal support of any decision
deemed necessary by the school
board.
Ray Iwanowski presided over the
informal meeting. He expressed his
resentment at being considered part
of a taxpayers association, when he
was never asked to join the group
which appeared at the June board
meeting and vocally berated the
directors.
“All services cost more,” said
Iwanowski, ‘Heat, light, transporta-
tion. These are fixed expenses.
There is nothing any of us can do
about tiem. To cut back on pro-
grams will hurt our kids - education
includes not only academic pro-
grams but extra-curricular activi-
ties as well. ;
“The. five year contract negoti-
ated with the teachers actually
saved our district money. Think
what the costs would be if we were
negotiating this year. If taxpayers
can’t come up with some good ideas
I believe they should support their
district, not attack it.”’
Research undertaken by the sup-
portive group revealed that over the
past five years, the millage increase
averaged about five mills. Lack of
industry in the Lake-Lehman Dis-
trict and low assessments on older
homes prevents the district from
receiving higher appropriations.
Cartier Honored
Dr. DeGennarro and John Gesink
praised the district for its fine
academic programs.
DeGennarro said that he believed
he benefited from paying taxes, that
it was an investment in the future.
Gesink said that he had three
children in the district who were
excited about their education.
“We have a fantastic facility,” he
said, ‘And dedicated teachers.
These are some of the reasons why
I support the board. My children get
all this for about $400 per year. A
tax increase amounts to about $64
per year.
“I can make no judgment on the
administrators. Right or wrong,
they're giving my kids ‘one heck of
a bargain’.” i
Dr. Evan Thomas, Jr., who has
seven children in the district,
moved to Lake-Lehman three years
ago from Maine where he served on
the school board.
“Don’t scoff at my kids’ district,”
he said. “I’m proud that my kids
are at Lake-Lehman. I'm not
opposed to the 18-mills increase. My
home is equal in value to some in
the district for the past 30 years but
I'm probably paying a lot more
is new. It is the
inequity in assessment which is.
hurting the district.”
Athletic director Rodger Bearde
told the taxpayers that the coaches
are working very closely with the
directors so that no coaches will
have to be eliminated but expressed
his concern on a cutback in buses.
Both adults and former graduates
commended the district on the
strides made during the past sev-
eral years in improving the educa-
tional level at Lake-Lehman.
Dr. Thomas stated ‘If we're not
moving ahead, we're going back-
wards. If they can cut eight mills
without hurting one child, fine. Oth-
erwise, don’t cut any. We should be
adding programs each year.” :
“We are talking about something:
a lot broader than: Lake-Lehman,™
said Gesink. “Who wili solve the
problems of the future - the pollu-
tion, economics, technology, sci-
ence? We are talking about the
future of our nation and the world.
These kids of today are our future.
Don’t take their chance away.”
“If we can’t go forward, let's not
go back’, concluded the petition
drawn up and presented to the
board by the taxpayers. This state-
ment combined with their personal
calls of support gave them hope that
Lake-Lehman School District would
continue to go forward.
Cartier, Dallas:
Msgr. Andrew J. McGowan, presi-
dent of the board of the Northeast-
ern Pennsylvania Philharmonic,
Trailways will sponsor another
spectacular ‘Pops in the Park,”
Sunday, July 3 at 8 p.m. in Kirby
Park. The announcement was made
at the Philharmonic’s annual dinner
meeting, held at the Westmoreland
Club.
“We are delighted to be able to
bring Hugh Wolff and the Philhar-
monic Pops to Wilkes-Barre again
for this wonderful family event,”
Msgr. McGowan said, “and we are
{
deeply grateful to Frank Henry,
president of Martz Trailways, for
giving this very special gift to the
cormnmunity.”’
Gommenting on the Martz spon-
sofship, Mr. Henry said that the
1982 concert was so successful that
we knew then and there that we
should do it again in ’83. Thousands
of people, entire families among
them, attended last year’s event.
Their enthusiasm, and the magic of
the music, the fireworks and the
setting, gave all of us at Martz a
sense of involvement and excite-
ment unmatched by anything we
had experienced before.”
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