~ Woman injured in crash
Helen Wasch, 31, of RD 2, Box 401, Harveys Lake,
was injured in an accident on Feb. 22 when the car she
was driving collided with a van driven by Robert
George Ellis, of Wilkes-Barre.
A passenger in the Wasch vehicle, Iris Wickham of
After being struck by the van, Ms. Wasch’s car then
struck a parked car and a utility pole. No charges
have been filed in the mishap.
Dispute goes to court
A dispute between the Dallas Township Supervisors
and Commonwealth Telephone Co., Dallas, over a plot
of land owned by Commonwealth will be settled in
court.
The land, which has not been used by the phone
company since 1946, measures 100 feet wide by 682 feet
in length. The supervisors want to purchase the land
and use it to expand municipal facilities, however, the
phone company will not sell.
The township is required to file condemnation
proceedings to obtain the land through eminent
domain after which, a declaration of fair market value
will be filed by the township.
The land is located between the municipal building
and the Dallas Drive-In. The township supervisors
have tentative plans of using it for a parking lot and
expansion of the communications center and police
station which are both housed in one room.
Construction halted
The Jackson Township planning commission has
requested the board of supervisors to temporarily
suspend the granting of building permits at the Sutton
Hills housing development. The commission also
wants construction at the project temporarily halted.
The commission has recommended the construction
halt until all properties at the housing development
are surveyed and a new map showing exact bounda-
ries of lots is filled by John Churnetski, Sutton Hills
developer.
The action from the commission came after area
residents complained that houses in the development
violate the township zoning code.
The complaints are lodged against Clarence Yeagley
of Mountaintop for four homes he is building in the
development.
Council overrides veto
Harveys Lake Borough Council voted on Feb. 21 to
override Mayor Frank Picchi’s vote of ‘a $26 a year
garbage tax. Picchi vetoed the fee originally because
the ordinance establishing it referred to it as a ‘‘tax”
and the borough code does not allow for the creation of
a garbage collection tax.
Voting in favor of overriding the veto were council
members John Yenason, Ronald Edwards, David
Forster, William Gallagher and Robert Maximowicz.
Council president Daniel Blaine and councilman
Arnold West were not at the meeting.
- The council also voted to advertise three amend-
ments to the ordinance establishing the fee. One
amendment would delete the word ‘tax” from the
ordinance, the second would allow persons who own
both a home and a dock to pay the fee only once and
the third would exempt persons who are over 65 years
of age and earning less than $5,000 a year from paying
the tax.
The Harveys Lake Taxpayers Association opposed
the garbage collection fee.
Dallas man arrested
David Lieb, of Dallas, was arrested Feb. 21 by
Wilkes-Barre police officers Tom Unvarsky and Joan
Tucker after he allegedly led them on a high-speed
chase over Wilkes-Barre streets.
Lieb was arraigned on Feb. 22 on criminal charges
of recklessly endangering the life of another person,
resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and simple
assault. He was also given 16 traffic citations for
infractions of the motor vehicle code.
Zoning hearing changed
The zoning appeal involving the Brdaric Demolition
Co. vs. the Kingston Township Board of Supervisors,
originally scheduled for March 6 at the Luzerne
County Courhouse, has been rescheduled for April 16.
The Kingston Township Planning Commission and
the supervisors have denied the demolition company a
rezoning ordinance to permit it to use lands on Bunker
Hill as a landfill site. The demolition company seeks to
over-rule that decision.
Township residents spearheaded a drive to stop the
attempts of the Brdaric Co., claiming using the land
as a landfill site would create dangerous and hazard-
ous condiditons detrimental to residents’ health.
The appeal will be heard by Judge Bernard Bromin-
ski.
SISTER THERESA SAMMONS
Sister Mary Theresa Joseph Sam-
mons, RSM, of Mercy Center, died
Feb. 22 at Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-
Barre.
Surviving are brothers, the Rev.
Joseph F. Sammons, pastor of St.
Therese’s Church, Shavertown;
Charles, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Paul,
Towanda; sisters, Sister Mary Jude,
RSM, stationed at St. Vincent's
Parish, Plymouth; Mrs. Mary
Beirne, Mrs. Jeanne Fries, both of
Endicott, N.Y.; Mrs. Agnes
McMahon, Mrs. Josephine Foster,
both of Johnson City, N.Y.; and
Mrs. Rita Marlowe, Endwell, N.Y.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated Feb. 25 in Blessed Sacra-
~ ment Chapel, Mercy Center, Dallas.
Interment, St. Mary’s Cemetery,
Hanover Township.
BOBBIE UZDELLA
Bobbie C. Uzdella, 56, of Old Lake
Road, Shawanese, Harveys Lake,
died Feb. 23 shortly after admission
to Community Medical Center,
Scranton, after being stricken ill at
Obituaries
work.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Mary Kaiser Uzdella, Lindwood; his
wife, the former Patricia Gosart;
daughters, Mrs. Mary Sawicki,
Swoyersville; Miss Robin Uzdella,
Harveys Lake, brother, Frank,
Lindwood.
Private funeral services were
held from Richard H. Disque
Funeral Home, Dallas, with the
Rev. Michael Shambora, pastor of
Idetown United Methodist Church,
officiating. Interment, Idetown
Cemetery.
WILLIAM WEAVER
William R. Weaver, 50, of RD
Noxen, died Feb. 22 upon admission
to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Surviving are a brother, James,
RD 2, Hunlock Creek; nieces and
nephews.
Funeral was held Feb. 25 from the
Clarke Piatt Funeral Home, Hun-
lock Creek, with the Rev. Lawrence
Reed, of the Emmanuel Assembly
of God Church, Harveys Lake, offi-
ciating. Interment, Oakdale Ceme-
,
BRUCE D. DESFOR
tery, Hunlock Creek.
RUTH TILGHMAN
Mrs. Ruth Allman Tilghman, of
1510 Hillcrest Lane, Aston, formerly
Riddle Memorial Hospital, Media.
Surviving are sons, Robert V. and
Eugene F., both of Aston; Charles
R. Jr., Kingston; daughters, Ruth
E. and Dorothy L. Lewis, Aston; six
grandchildren; three great-grand-
children. .
Funeral services were held Feb.
14 from Rigby-Harting-Hagan
Funeral Home, Media. Interment,
Media Cemetery.
SARAH BEDNER
Mrs. Sarah Robinson Bedner, 86,
formerly of 42nd Street, Dallas, died
Feb. 20 in Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital, following an illness.
Surviving are a son, Robert R.,
Cos Cob, Conn.; grandchildren,
Sarah L. and Robert R. Jr., both of
Cos Cob, Conn.
Funeral was held Feb. 23 from the
Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home,
Shavertown, with the Rev. Robert
A. Gendreau, officiating.
Policy changed
The Lehman Volunteer Fire Co.
change in policy concerning the
rental of their Show Grounds.
The Show Grounds, located on
Route 118 in Lehman, is now availa-
ble for rental by any group or
organization.
To reserve a rental date or for
more information, interested per-
sons should contact Lou Ide at 675-
1656.
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The Penn Mountains Council Boy
Scouts of America will hold its
“Friends of Scouting” dinner on
Wednesday, Feb. 29, at Gus
Genetti’s Best Western, Wilkes-
Barre. Frank Paczewski of Dallas
will serve as chairperson for the
dinner.
Paczewski is the Executive Vice
President of Franklin's Family Res-
taurants. He currently serves as the
President of the Wyoming Council
of Churches, is a past president of
the Wilkes-Barre YMCA, Penn
Mountains Council, and the North-
eastern Pennsylvania Restaurant
Association, a member of the Advis-
ory Board of Northeastern Bank,
Kingston-Dallas; chairman of the
Contest winners
FRANK PACZEWSKI
ner tonight
Administrative Board, Shavertown
United Methodist Church, and a
board member of Blue Cross of
Northeastern Pennsylvania, George
M. Dallas Lodge, Caldwell Consis-
tory and Irem Temple Shrine.
Paczewski reports that the scout-
ing program requires significant
financial support from the wide
community it services. Alumni and
friends of scouting have supported
this enterprise in the past by
becoming sustaining members. The
chairman extends an invitation to !
all friends of scouting to join him o
Feb. 29 at the dinner.
Ticket reservations may be made
by calling 288-7544.
Rebennack’s, Shavertown,
From left,
MacAvoy, Band Boosters
Mariani awarded
The following area couples have
announced births during the past
week:
A daughter to JENNIFER AND
STEVE WITHERS, 64 Midland
Drive, Dallas, on Feb. 21 in Nesbitt.
Memorial Hospital, Kingston.
Births
A son to ANN LOUISE AND
ERIK GILLIS, 155 Meadowerest,
Trucksville, on Feb. 21 in Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital, Kingston.
A daughter to NANCY AND JACK
SCHOONOVER, RD 3, Box 167-7
Dallas, on Feb. 20 in Nesbitt Memo-
rial Hospital, Kingston.
A daughter to SUSAN AND JOHN
DAVIDSON, 36 Country Village,
Dallas, on Feb. 17 in Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
A son to JAYNE AND TOM
EVANS, 109 Manor Drive, Shaver-
town, on Feb. 16 in Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
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A daughter to KATHRYN AND
CURTIS GOODWIN, RD 2, Box 318,
Harveys Lake, on Feb. 16 in Wilkes-
Barre General Hospital.
A son to SHARON AND WILLIAM
RICE, 51 Dorchestr Drive, Dallas,
on Feb. 17 in Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital.
A son to BETTY LOU AND
JOEPH ANTOSH, 134 Valley Drive,
Dallas, on Feb. 19 in NPW Medical
Center, Plains Township.
A son to JANET AND THOMAS
MEDAR, 239 Kossack St., Swoyers-
ville, on Feb. 19 in Nesbitt Memo-
rial Hospital, Kingston.
779-1228.