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Pawlush explained the township
will be reimbursed by the Depart-
ment of Environmental Resources
for half the cost of the study, but he
is not at all worried that the super-
visors will not approve payment.
McFadden explained the Jackson
Township Sewer Authority had top
priority for the funding of sewers
approximately six or seven years
and, following a feasibility study by
an engineering firm, DER would not
approve the contract.
Because of the lack of DER
‘approval, the engineer did not go
back to the township and the town-
ship lost its grant money.
McFadden, who could not remem-
ber who the engineer was, reported
the reason for DER’s disapproval of
the contract was never known by
any member of the Jackson Town-
ship Sewer Authroty.
Having lost its top priority status
after that, Jackson Township was
forced to work an agreement with
the Dallas Area Municipal Authority
(DAMA) which currently has top
priority status, to obtain possible
grant money this year.
When Pasonick’s $47,000 contract
was presented to DER for approval,
DER found no problems and felt the
contract was fair, thus making
available a grant of 50% of the cost
of the contract.
McFadden reported the Municipal
Authority informed the township
supervisors of DER’s approval of
the contract, but that the authority
had no funding for half of the
engineer’s cost. As the engineering
firm for the township, Pasonick
began to conduct the feasibility
study and members of the authority
were optimistic of obtaining the
supervisors’ approval to fund half
the cost of the study.
According to the solicitor, the
township supervisors did not discuss
the approval of Pasonick’s contract
at their December, 1983 meeting as
members of the Municipal Authority
had expected and, to date, no firm
decision has been made as to how
the engineering firm will be paid.
McFadden reported he is in the
process of obtaining bids from area
banks for loans and that when he
has all the necessary information
compiled, he will submit documents
to the township solicitor, Attrorney
Blythe Evans.
McFadden went on to explain that
when the feasibility study is com-
pleted, the .engineering firm will
make recommendations to the
supervisors as to whether or not
sewers are necessary in the town-
ship. Grant money is also available
for a portion of a sewer project,
should it be necessary, but must be
applied for by Oct. 1, 1984.
If sewers are installed in the
township, McFadden reported, the
Municipal Authority will compute a
rate schedule for users of the sewer
system and the authority will pay
back the township’s cost of both the
feasibility study and the cost of the
serwer installation. However, the
township does run a slight risk since
there will be no fees collected if
sewers are not necessary. In that
case, the township would be respon-
sible for any loans taken to conduct
the feasibility study.
Pawlush, however, reported that
even though the feasibility study is
not yet complete, the engineering
firm has found a definite need for
correcting problems.
The engineering spokesman said
with on-lot septic tanks within the
township and there 'is a possibility
these septic tanks are discharging
untreated water.
McFadden said he doesn’t think
the township will have any prob-
lems, regardless of whether or not
the installation of sewers is neces-
sary.
“If there are no problems, people
will continue to buy land (in Jack-
son Township),” he said. “And if
there is a problem and it is
attacked, the (township’s) tax base
will be greater.
“The bad news,” McFadden con-
tinued, “would be that if there is a
problem and nothing is done about
it. That would be the bad news.”
Big
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you must fill out an application and
include three references. After the
references are checked out, some-
one will visit your home, and if
everything is in order, you will
become an official big brother or
big sister.
It sounds so simple, and yet, so
few people make the commitment.
According to Ms. Feeney, for every
girl in the program, there are 10
boys who await a phone call telling
them they’ve found a big brother for
them.
“We desperately need men to
volunteer for the big brother pro-
gram. When a mother calls to ask
us about putting her son on the list
of little brothers, the chance is good
that it will take about two years to
find someone for him. That’s pri-
marily because of the lack of men
volunteers,” she said.
Little sisters take about six
months to be matched with a big
sister.
One of those lucky little girls is
. Rachel Toney, of Wilkes-Barre
whose big sister is Debbie Levin of
Dallas. ;
Ms. Levin originally saw the
‘““Wednesday’s Child’’ series on
WNEP-TV, Channel 16, which por-
trayed several of the children in the
program, and thought that it would
be a good way to volunteer her
time. From the program, Debbie
says that she receives, “love and a
sense of fulfillment.”
“Rachel and I do things that we
both enjoy together,” Debbie said.
“Sometimes we go shopping, or to
the library or movies. Just simple
things.”
Ann Marie Hivish, Dallas, is
another big sister. Her little sister is
Sarah, and is only five and half
years old.
“I don’t have any children of my
own, so I thought this would be a
good way to become involved with
children,” she explained.
Once again, Mrs. Hivish reports
of the love and enjoyment that
everyone seems to feel once they
volunteer for the program.
Mrs. Hivish, who also serves on
the Advisory Committee for the
program, takes Sarah shopping and
to the outings held every once in a
while by the Big Brother/Big Sister
Program.
Ms. Feeney points out, however,
that recreation is not what the
program is about.
“What we’re trying to do is get a
good role model for these kids. We
encourage the volunteers to ask the
kids to help them with work around
the house,” Feeney said. “We want
the kids to help wash the car or
clean out the garage. Sure there’s
going to be times to go to Burger
King or roller skating, but if that’s
all there was to it, they could join
the YMCA.
“The primary purpose of the pro-
gram,” she added, ‘is to bring two
people together for a friendship. A
friendship that could last them the
rest of their lives.”
If you think you would like to
volunteer for the Big Brother/Big
Sister Program, or you have a child
that you would like to be placed on
the Little Brother or Sister list,
simply pick up the phone, and call
Jane Feeney at 824-5766.
DAMA
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“I inspected that creek myself
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“The creek was in good condition.”
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Responding to an accusation by
Luzerne Borough solicitor Arthur
Piccone that the DAMA treatment
plant may be overloaded, Bagley
explained the plant’s annual flow
for 1983 was 1.9 million gallons per
day. According to Bagley, the treat-
ment plant’s capacity is in excess of
Bagley said the treatment plant is
a major discharge into Toby’s
Creek.
“We are putting in excess of one
million gallons of water a day into
Toby’s Creek,” Bagley said. ‘‘And
what we put into the creek will
affect the creek. But we don’t test
the creek. It’s not our responsibility
to test the whole creek, just what
comes out of the treatment plant.
Bagley added that the complaint
of Luzerne Borough Council may be
a legitimate one, but that the raw
sewage could be coming from a
source other than the DAMA treat-
ment plant.
And, in light of a feasibility study
concerning the possible need for a
sewer system currently being con-
ducted in Jackson Township, Bagley
said, “It could be possible that
Jackson Township could be poliut-
ing Toby’s Creek.”
Daryl Pawlush, the assistant
project engineer for Michael J.
Pasonick Jr., Inc., the engineering
firm conducting the study in Jack-
son Township, has reported that
although the feasibility study is not
yet complete, there is a definite
need for correcting problems in the
township.
Pawlush said there is a possibility
that septic tanks in Jackson Town-
ship may be leaking pollutants to
areas such as Brown’s Creek and
Huntsville Creek which both empty
into Toby’s Creek. Pawlush added
that, after the Hillside Filtering
Plant in Jackson. Township, the
creek could still be polluted.
When questioned as to whether
these pollutants that are leaking
from Jackson Township septic tanks
could be polluting Toby’s Creek in
Luzerne, Pawlush replied, “there is
a possibility that Luzerne is con-
nected.”
Bagley reported he has not been
in contact with members of the
Luzerne Borough Council concern-
ing their accusations.
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Workshop set
A workshop entitled ‘“A Journal-
ist’s View of Persons with Mental
Retardation’ will be presented on
Wednesday, April 4 from 9 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. at Genetti’s Best Western,
Wilkes-Barre. This program marks
the culminating activity for March’s
observance of Mental Retardation
Month.
Noted author Robert Perske will
present his views on persons with
mental retardation drawn from his
experience as a journalist and
author on assignment in the United
States, Canada and Europe. He will
contrast past and present attitudes
on retardation and their impact on
Coming events
Films
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE
UNIVERSITY Wilkes-Barre
Campus Film Society is soliciting
members for its organization. Mem-
bership fees are $3 fer regular
membership and $10 for a sponsor-
ship. Checks should be mailed to
PSU Film Society, Penn State Uni-
versity at Wilkes-Barre, Lehman,
Pa. 18627.
The Pennsylvania State Univer-
sity-Wilkes-Barre Campus Film
Society has announced it will
present the following films:
‘‘Zabriskie Point’’ on Thursday,
March 29, at 7 p.m.; ‘Brewster
McCloud” on Thursday, April“12, at
7 p.m.; “Seven Samuri” on Thurs-
day, April 19, at 7 p.m.; and ‘“Woy-
zeck’ on Thursday, May 3, at 7 p.m.
All showings are free and open to
the ‘general public. Refreshments
are available as is child care to
those who call in advance.
The films will be shown in Room
L-101 of the Laboratory Building on
the Lehman campus of PSU.
Anyone wishing to become a
member of the Film Society may
obtain additional information by
calling Dr. Robert Merrill or Dr.
Christopher Shipley at 675-2171, Ext.
281.
Classes
OUR LADY OF MOUNT
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eight-week session of Aerobic Danc-
ing Classes to be held in the parish
hall on Route 29 in Lake Silkworth.
Classes, which began on March
19, will be held from 6:30 to 7:30
p.m. each Monday and Wednesday.
To register or for additional infor-
mation, contact the rectory at 477-
5040 or ‘Barbara Paoletti at 256- 3067.
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the intergration of individuals with
mental retardation into community
life.
The three local campuses of the
Pennsylvania State University, at
Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton and Scran-
ton, are co-sponsoring the program
along with the Luzerne-Wyoming
County Mental Health Mental
Retardation Administrator’s Office,
the Association of Retarded Citizens
of Luzerne County and the Chil-
dren’s Service Center of Wyoming
Valley.
The workshop is open to profes-
sionals, para-professionals, parents,
legislators, consumers from the
public and private sector and any
interested members of the general
public. The fee of $20 includes lunch
and beverage breaks. For parents {
and studednts, there is a reduced
fee of $12. Each participant in the
nationally recognized continuing
education unit of credit.
To receive a brochure or more
information on the program, contact
Ms. Ina Lubin, coordiantor of
health-care programs at Penn State
Wilkes-Barre, Lehman, Pa. 18627,
phone (717) 675-2171.
Back Mountain Parents and Kids
(PAK) is featuring Dr. Jeffrey
Sternlieb, a licensed clinical psy-
chologist, as the guest speaker at its
meeting scheduled for Monday,
March 26, at 7:30 p.m. at Walsh
Auditorium, College Misericordia,
Dallas.
Dr. Sternlieb’s topic of discussion
will be ‘Surviving Your Child’s
Junior High Years.” The speaker
will touch on such topics as Under-
standing Your Teenager, Personal-
ity Changes, Drugs and Alcohol
Among Teenagers and Teenage Sex-
uality.
Parents and concerned residents
are urged to attend this meeting.
There will be a question and answer
period following Dr. Sternlieb’s
presentation.
Library
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The second floor of the building
will initially be used for storage
with ultimate plans to open it later
for community use.
“All the comments we're hearing
are good,” said Ashbridge. “People
feel the new library will be more
accessible and the addditional
easier parking will make it more
available.”
The present library buildings are
listed for sale at $78,000 through
Besecker Realty also located on
Main Street, Dallas. The property
has 247 feet frontage on Main Street
and extends back to Rice Street
where the upper parking lot is
located. The buildings are for sale
either as a bulk unit or separately.
“The children’s annex could be
made available as a residential
home more quickly,” said Ash-
bridge. “If a buyer were to pur-
chase that building separately, we
could condense the two libraries
until the move was made.
“Should we sell both buildings
before our moving date,” Ashbridge
added, “we would hope that we
could lease them for a few months
until the move takes place.”
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