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Good morning cheer
show, ‘Good Morning America’
left, kneeling, Karen Banks,
By JOAN KINGSBURY
Staff Correspondent
Pallas Senior High Scheel Cheerleaders wil
get lots of exposure Feb. 28 when they say
“Good Morning America’ to all of the
continental United States.
The Dallas cheerleaders were chosen from
hundreds of videos sent to the Good Morning
America Show in New York City. The videos
chosen would be used at the beginning of the
show.
According to cheerleading coach Mary Ann
Storz, a teacher at Dallas Junior High School,
the idea of sending their video to the Good
Morning America Show originated when a
taping was made for Channel 16, WNEP, to
say Good Morning to Northeastern and Cen-
tral Pennsylvania. Channel 16 officials were
so impressed that they suggested a video be
made and sent to the New York Station. One
week ago, the girls were notified of their
CO-
Members of the squad include seniors
Kristan Tamburro, Patti Allen, Lori Handley,
Sandi Shone and Karen Banks. All seniors
with the exception of Karen Banks have fe
VEarsT varsity experience while "Karen tha
been a varsity cheerleader for one ih
Juniors Karen Wells and Sharon Dougherty
have been varsity cheerleaders for two years
while Kerrie Bonawitz and Diane Yamrick,
also juniors have been on the varsity squad
for one year.
Sophomores Lori Timek, Cherie Davis and
Linda King have all been members of the
varsity for one year. Maryann Storz has been
head cheerleading coach for the past six
years. Suzie Eans has served as her assistant
coach this year.
The girls, who cheer at all sports events
and pep rallies, received top honors at Penn
State University cheerleading camp in July.
They were chosen in the top five out of 60
squads and received five ribbons of superior-
ity and a ‘Spirit Stick’ for their achieve-
acceptance.
ments.
In Octobér, the Dallas cheerleaders won
second place (losing by .06 of a point after
three rounds) at the Penn State Hazleton
Campus Ct teetleading cory hiion.
j ar this month, the gi 41 defend-their
title at “the Nesquehoning “Rotary Club’s
Annual Cheerleading Combetition held every
year at Panther Valley High School in Lans-
ford, Pa. In March, they will defend a title
they have held for two consecutive years at
the Holy Name of Jesus Annual Pennsylvania
Invitational Cheerleading Competition in Har-
risburg.
Being a cheerleader is not all trophies and
honors, however. There 'is some work
involved as the girls hold an annual cheer-
leading clinic in June for young girls ages 6-
12. The clinic usually averages 100 girls per
clinic and proceeds are used to send cheer-
leaders to camp in July. For the past two
summers, the girls picked potatoes at Dr.
Handley’s farm for profits to buy personal
equipment and they also hold a car wash and
bake sale to help defray expenses.
By JANE C. BOLGER
Staff Correspondent
They're all named ‘Smith’ - the
guys who are picketing at the
entrance to Offset Paperback along
the Memorial Highway in Dallas.
Actually, while they were not
about to give their right names,
they did identify themselves as
members of Operating Engineers
Local No. 542 who are picketing not
Offset itself, but Mountain Streams
and Trade Eastern Inc., the com-
pany performing construction work
on the site.
Two by two, they walk the picket
v line from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily
which are the hours the construction
takes place. Their placards read
‘Mountain Streams Is Unfair,
Paying Sub-Standard Wages and
Conditions.”
Two. large signs right behind the
men, visible from the highway,
have nothing to do with the strike,
but proclaim “Jobs for Pennsylvani-
ans - The Greater Wilkes Barre
Industrial Fund’ and ‘‘Project
sponsored by Luzerne County Board
of Commissioners through the
Office of Community Development
of Luzerne County.” |
as The two ‘Smiths’ on duty last
week, who billed themselves tongue-
. in-cheek ‘as a father” and son team
] from Wilkes-Barre named Charlie
‘Smith’ and Jimmy ‘Smith’ seemed
to have no actual knowledge about
what the strike was about or even
when it started.
“We're here just doing our duty,”
was their only comment.
A check with the Business Agent
for Operating Engineers Local No.
542 also found him unwilling to give
his name or to be quoted. As close
as could be ascertained, the strike
maybe
October or November - and a con-
stantly changing series of pickets
from that union and other support-
ing crafts have spent weekly shifts
along the Dallas highway since that
time and will apparently continue to
do so until the construction is fin-
ished.
Many motorists traveling back
and forth on the highway wave at
the men or honk in support or just
in sympathy for the guys who have
stood out there through all the snow
and ice storms this year. Asked how
they keep warm, the two men on
duty explained, “We walk,” point-
ing to the small triangle at the plant
entrance and “We dress warm.”
They also bring their lunch,
taking turns eating in their cars and
use the rest room facilities at the
neaby Hess Gas Station. The only
other thing they do during their
eight-hour stint is watch the cars go
by.
One commented ‘‘I never
dreamed there was this amount of
traffic on this highway.”
His buddy added, as a passing
truck raised a cloud of dust, “and at
what a high speed - this is supposed
to be 35 miles an hour - it’s not.”
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put the snow tires on the rear wheels.
The Luzerne County Conservation
District is urging County residents
to celebrate Arbor Day. April 27.
Pennsylvania has observed Arbor
Day since 1941 when it was officially
designated by a legislative act. This
is an excellent opportunity for every
citizen to work toward the enhance-
ment of natural beauty, the
improvement of the environment,
and the perpetuation of our valuable
resources.
In order to encourage the celebra-
tion of Arbor Day by planting trees,
the Conservation District is offering
several varieties of seedlings for
sale at a reasonal cost. This year
four varieties of evergreens are
being sold - Colorado Blue Spruce,
By JANE C. BOLGER
Staff Correspondent
Construction of a mini-mall on
Route 309 behind Treat Drive-In is
scheduled to- begin this summer,
according to owner-developer John
Baur of Shavertown.
Baur reports he has been con-
tacted by ‘‘several interested par-
ties!” as a result of his posted sign
advertising office and retail space
available and will “build to suit.”
Baur ' envisions eight more
attached stores or offices on the 1.1
acre site that presently houses a
video arcade and a hobby shop in
addition to the Treat Drive-In Res-
taurant which is noted for its ice
cream. A sure sign of spring is that
Treat is scheduled to open for the
season ‘“‘in a few weeks...probably
the middle of March,” according to
Baur who spends the school year
teaching Math at the Dallas Junior
High School.
Plans for the mini-mall “have
been underway for two and a half
years,’ according to Baur but were
held up by legal difficulties in
obtaining a permit to build on the
site from Dallas Township. He
finally won the case last fall when
Judge Bernard Brominski handed
down his decision in Luzerne County
Court giving him permission to
build.
“It was too late to start then...it
would have been November,” Baur
commented, ‘‘but we’re ready
now.’’
Mini-mall site
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Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
next
mall.
State Dog Wardens. assigned to
the Regional Office of the Pennsyl-
vania Department of Agriculture
Wi SO0n he conver 1g O85 4 gerne
County according fo Gene "Dota
supervisor of Bureau of Dog Law
Enforcement ‘based in Tunkhan-
nock.
“Wardens from our 10 county
coverage area will be on the lookout
for unlicensed and free running
dogs. Fines can go as high as $300
plus court costs,” said dziak.
Noting that the eounty treasurer
has made it much more convenient
for residents to purchase a. 1984
license, Dziak continued, ‘‘Many
borough and township buildings now
have. dog licenses on sale for the
convenience of the people so there’s
no excuse for those who can’t get to
the courthouse to purchase a
license.”
Raymond Grivner who is the state
dog warden based in Luzerne
County echoed Dziak’s feelings.
Grivner stated “Every day you can
100K 1 the lost-and-fey seo tion of
the local newspapers: ard you'll see
why a dog license is good insurance
in reuniting a lost dog with it’s
owner. If most of these animals had
a license the grief involved in losing
a family’s pet might be eliminated.
Unfortunately most people think
their dogs can never stray or get
lost only to realize they were wrong
when it’s too late. Besides that,
having a dog license each year is a
state law and we're here to enforce
that law,” Grivner concluded.
The license drives by state war-
dens along with local police will
begin next month and continue until
the end of April. Wardens will then
move to other counties and return to
Luzerne County during the summer
months.
Dallas Post/Ed Campbe!
School; Peter Austin,
Preston, superintendent,
Lake-Lehman High
Club; Dr. David
Donald
Booster
Douglas Fir, Canadian Hemlock and
Scotch Pine. Also a hardwood, Pin
Oak is available.
Orders will be accepted until
March 23. For additional informa-
tion on this annual project, contact
the Luzerne County Conservation
District, 71 North Market Street,
P.O. Box 148, Nanticoke, Pa. 18634
or by calling 735-8700.
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