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MARCH 30
Dallas cheerleaders won a second
state championship; construction of
_a separate exit from the Dallas Post
Office onto Foster St. was approved
by the federal government; and the
kickoff dinner for the Back Moun-
tain Memorial Library Auction was
planned.
APRIL 6
Don Evans received the Paul
Harris Fellow Award at the Dallas
Rotary’s 56th Annual Charter
Night; Dallas Patrolman John
Fowler was injured while attempt-
ing to break up a fight; and Dallas
Twp. Police Chief Carl Miers spoke
about Act 139, Crime Victim’s Com-
pensation.
APRIL 13
Twelve people announced their
candidacy for the Dallas School
Board; Bradley Bullock celebrated
the first anniversary of a heart
transplant; and the Dallas Fire Co.
received its rebuilt 1953 Class A.
Pumper.
APRIL 20
Several new businesses opened in
the Back Mountain area; Floyd
“Shorty” Hitchcock resigned his
coaching position at Lake-Lehman;
and “The Russ Paulson Band”, a
local musical group, released a
record.
APRIL 27
The new Dallas Baptist Church
opened in its temporary location at
42 Mill Street; Kingston Township
officals had their hands full with a
controversy over a proposed landfill
on Bunker Hill Road; and the
Dallas AFS Chapter sought families
to host foreign high school students.
MAY 4
A three year contract between
Dallas School Board and profes-
sional employees of the district
raised some concern among board
members; repair work began on
Huntsville Road; and the Dallas
Senior High School Mixed Chorus
presented its annual Spring Concert.
MAY 18
Underage drinking was recog-
nized as a growing problem in the
Back Mountain; a hearing was held
for John Brdaric of Bunker Hill who
was accused of operating an illegal
dumping ground; and 12-year-old
Bobby Adams of Trucksville was
one of 150 bike riders to complete
the 25-mile Back Mountain route in
the “Ride to Stop Cancer.”
MAY 25
Under consideration were the pos-
sible closing of the Dallas Borough
School and the Trucksville Elemen-
tary School; Sobeck and Lindquist
Co. applied for a permit to build
townhouses in Dallas Township; and
plans were underway to build a new
medical clinic on Old Lake Road in
Dallas.
JUNE 8
Dallas School District released
‘enrollment statistics; a tough fight
was predicted in the race to elect
five Dallas School Board directors;
and Kingston Township residents
were issued a new mailing address.
JUNE 15
Back Mountain Baseball Inc.
acquired land from the Dallas
School District to build new baseball
fields; the idea of converting the
former Dallas Borough Eleméntary
School into new quarters for the
Back Mountain Memorial Library
was greeted with enthusiasm; and
The Dallas Post announced the can-
didates in the Little Miss Harveys
Lake Contest.
JUNE 22
Dallas students protested admin-
istrators’ decision to transfer ecol-
ogy instructor Wayne Hughes; tax-
payers protested Lake-Lehman tax
increase; and Jennifer Lynn Reno
was announced as Little Miss Har-
veys Lake. :
JUNE 29 :
Concerned taxpayers of the Lake-
Lehman School District voiced their
support of the school directors’
efforts to provide a quality educa-
tion to students in the district;
Luzerne County District Attorney
Robert Gillespie considered filing
charges in a Harveys Lake boating
accident that left four people dead;
and the Back Mountain Library
Auction prepared to open its doors.
JULY 6
Charges wee filed against Dennis
John Abromovage of Pittston in
connection with a boating accident
at Harveys Lake that killed four
people;. the Dallas School Board
voted to allow Wayne Hughes to
continue in his position at the senior
high school; and Lake-Lehman tax-
payers were warned of a nine-mill
tax increase.
JULY 13
The 37th Annual Library Auction
was a huge success; AFS Interna-
tional students entertained at a
Talent Show; and Peter Scott
returned to his Shavertown home
after being injured during a cross-
country bicycle ride for Project
Concern.
JULY 20
Three inmates from the State
Correctional Institution at Dallas
received Associate Degrees from
LCCC; Andy Sokol retired from his
mail carrier position; and bus costs
in the Dallas School District
remained the same.
JULY 27
State Auditor General Al Benedict
praised Dallas and Harveys Lake
for earning interest money; Dennis
Abromavage was ordered to stand
trial in connection with a Harveys
Lake boating accident; and the
Back Mountain Nationals Girls All
Star Softball Team won the District
16 championship.
AUGUST 6
The Dallas School Board voted to
increase the school lunch price; the
Franklin Township Fire Co.
received a new fire truck; and the
Reds won the Minor League cham-
pionship in the Back Mountain Little
Leage Organization.
AUGUST 10
Jay Zaleskas was named princi-
pal at Lake-Lehman Senior High
School; 11 Back Mountain boys
traveled to Europe with the Wyo-
ming Seminary soccer team; and
Frances Slocum State Park insti-
tuted a nature hiking program.
AUGUST 17
The Dallas School Board fired
buildings and - grounds ‘ supervisor
John Gabriel for having poor evalu-
ations; Our Lady of Victory Church
at Harveys Lake raised $250,713 for
a new parish community center;
and Dallas schools were set to open
for the new school year. :
AUGUST 24
An injunction was served against
the Dallas School Board, halting the
public hearing for John Gabriel; a
second boating accident occurred at
Harveys Lake; and a Harveys Lake
businessman worried about a road
running through his property.
AUGUST 31
Students of Gate of Heaven School
were transferred to the former
Dallas Borough School building until
asbestos problems at Gate of
Heaven could be repaired; Kenneth
Sorber resigned from the Lake-
Lehman School Board race; and
arrests in the Back Mountain for
driving under the influence nearly
doubled.
SEPTEMBER 7
Gate of Heaven Church closed
while workmen repaired asbestos
ceilings; a public hearing was
scheduled in the John Gabriel case;
and local organizations celebrated
PTA Week.
SEPTEMBER 14
Dallas Boy Scout Troop 281 noted
its 50th anniversary; Back Moun-
tain Parents and Kids group imple-
mented a drug prevention program;
and the Luzerne County Fall Fair
attracted thousands.
SEPTEMBER 21
Middle States officials visited
Dallas schools; parents of Lake-
Lehman students voiced concern
over the school board’s decision to
eliminate four bus runs; and the
first project funded under the
Resource Conservation and Devel-
opment Program in Luzerne County
got under construction at the Dallas
Senior High School.
SEPTEMBER 28
Christopher French took his own
life with a .357 Magnum in the
parking lot of a Back Mountain
church; a physical therapy depart-
ment was added to the Back Moun-
tain Medical Center; and the Jack-
son United Methodist Church
celebrated its 100th anniversary.
OCTOBER 5
A Department of Environmental
Resources grant was presented to
Frances Slocum State Park to carry
out landscaping; Peter Johnson
arrived in the Back Mountain from
Australia as a participant in the
American Field Service exhcange
student program; and the Dallas
School Board was putting in long
hours with the John Gabriel case.
OCTOBER 12
The Dallas School Board was
expected to approve the sale of the
former borough school to the Back
Mountain Memorial Library; Vin-
cent Marchakitus, a Lake-Lehman
School Director, was killed in a one-
vehicle accident; and college presi-
dents discussed the impact of edu-
cation as a business.
OCTOBER 19
Procedures to follow in the event
of a missing child were outlined;
Dallas High School students
selected their 1983 Homecoming
Court; and a town meeting was
scheduled for the Back Mountain
area in conjunction with ‘‘The
Chemical People.”
OCTOBER 26
Seven candidates competed for
five seats on the Dallas School
Board; John Baur won a two and
one half year court battle over
zoning laws in Dallas Township;
and the 1983 Lake-Lehman Home-
coming Court was announced.
NOVEMBER 2
Gate of Heaven School announced
its reopening date; Back Mountain
residents prepared for the General
Election; and Alan Davis discussed
life as a medical student during the
U.S. invasion of Grenada.
NOVEMBER 16
Democrats won all six open seats
on the Harveys Lake Borough Coun-
cil; Gate of Heaven students
returned to their own school build-
ing; and the Dallas and Lake-
Lehman football teams prepared for
the Old Shoe Game.
NOVEMBER 23
It was announced that no arrests
were made in connection with the
fatal death of 56-year-old Betty Britt
in a traffic accident on Route 309;
the Mercy Medical Center at Dallas
scheduled an opening date; and
Back Mountain residents partici-
pated in the American Cancer
Society’s Great American Smo-
keout.
NOVEMBER .30
The possibility of nuclear war was
looked at; deer season opened; and
the Back Mountain Family Center
attempted to get a foothold in the
community. :
DECEMBER 7
Kingston Township residents were
thrilled with the reduction of taxes
for 1984; Martin Murray and his
son, both of Franklin Township
were charged with Recklessly
Endagering Another Person in ton-
nection with a hunting incident; and
John Gabriel decided to appeal the
Dallas School Board’s decision to
fire him.
DECEMBER 14
Commonwealth Telephone Co.
customers are notified of federal
telephone canges; Joseph O’Donnell
was elected president of the Dallas
School Board; and Joseph ‘Red’
Jones was elected president of the
Lake-Lehman School Board.
DECEMBER 21
Both Dallas and Lake-Lehman
School Boards failed to agree on
appointments to vacant seats; a
free food distribution program in
the Back Mountain accommodated
1700 ‘people; and Harveys Lake
swelled from heavy rains.
DECEMBER 28
Fourth-grader Leslie Scoble
designed the winning Christmas
card in a Dallas School District
contest; David Neiman and Rose-
mary Kravitz were announced as
winners in the 1983 Great Back
Mountain Holiday Decoration Con-
test; and Christmas traditions
around the world were studied.
Committee meets
The Professional Education Committee of the Wyoming Valley Unit of the American Cancer
Society announced recently that funds have been made available to provide financial assistance
to registered nurses. The funds will enable the nurses to participate in courses and programs
which will increase their knowledge of cancer and cancer nursing care. Applications for the
Scholarship Program are available through the Wyoming Valley Unit at 825-7763. Members of
the Professional Education Committee are shown here. From left, seated, Dr. Marie Luraschi,
Rosemary ' Polomano, Melanie Roguls, committee chairman; Mrs. Joseph Petz, Mrs. Charles
Wasserott IV, and Betty DeCesaris. Standing, Dr. Gary Nataupsky, Shirley Smith, Charles
Wasserott. IV, Joseph petz, president, Wyoming Valley Unit, American Cancer Society; Mary
Boutanos, field representative, ACS; and John Shalanski.
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