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Vol. 95, No. 17
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For you, Mom
Mrs. Jean Brutko of Shavertown is about to be pleasantly
surprised by her children, Barry and Sheila, as they prepare to
present their Mom with flowers for Mother's Day. Barry is a
Discrepancy of funds
«Dallas Twp. PTO
*being investigated
Dallas Township Police Chief Carl
Miers expects to complete the pre-
liminary aspect of an investigation
into mismanagement of funds by
the Dallas Township Parent-
Teacher Organization by mid-week.
' Miers reported that, following the
completion of the preliminaries, he
will meet with District Attorney
Robert Gillespie to discuss the facts
that have developed in the case. At
that time, Miers said, the two will
determine whether there is enough
evidence to warrant prosecution.
Miers ‘said he is investigating a
‘‘/discrepancy in funds’’ and,
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Doing his part
existed over a period of time. Fol-
lowing an audit of the books by
Chief Miers, that shortage was con-
firmed. It was also reported, how-
ever, the money was either found or
replaced prior to the start of the
investigation.
Miers said the parent-teacher
organization is a group comprised
of parents and teachers in an effort
to improve school programs and is
completely separate from the school
board. He said the fact that the PTO
is a separate entity from the school
board is the reason for the investi-
gation by his department and not by
the school board.
Chief Miers would not confirm or
deny whether or not any members
of the Dallas School Board are
involved with the PTO bookkeeping
discrepancy.
— DOTTY MARTIN
Dallas Post/George Poynton
1984.
Festival participants
25 Cents
By DOTTY MARTIN
Associate Editor
Tex Wilson and Harry Sickler,
both members of the Dallas School
Board, were arrested last Friday in
an alleged bid-rigging scheme.
According to the Pennsylvania
State Police at Wyoming, Wilson,
56, of RD 1, Box 403, Dallas, and
Sickler, 63, 105 Lehman Ave.,
Dallas, offered false information to
an architect who had expressed
interest in purchasing the former
Trucksville Elementary School in
Kingston Township.
Smith Miller & Associates of
Kingston was awarded a contract to
purchase the building after submit-
ting a bid of $116,500, the highest of
three bids received by the school
board. The other two bids were
Frank Donnelly of Wyoming who
submitted a bid of $75,000 and Land-
farm Inc. of Cambria who bid $61,-
000 for the building.
Originally, it had been reported
that Wilson and Sickler turned
themselves in to State Police Friday
afternoon, however, Sickler, con-
tacted at his home Sunday evening,
said that is not true.
“We did not turn ourselves in,”
Sickler said, but would not elabo-
rate.
Sickler said he and Wilson have
been advised by their attorneys to
offer no comment at all concerning
the case and would not reveal any
additional information,
“I am not hiding anything, believe
me,” he said. “But my attorneys
have asked me not to comment.”
Sickler is being represented in the
(See BID, page 8)
HARRY SICKLER
TEX WILSON
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The Dallas High School Concert
and Marching Band, under the
direction of David C. Benn, partici-
pated along with over 1800 students
from throughout the United States
in the “World of Music’ Festival
held April 27, 28 and 29 in Nashville,
Tenn. 4
The other states represented were
Texas, Illinois, Oklahoma, Ohio,
Florida, Virginia, Georgia and
Iowa. The main purpose of the
festival was to provide an opportun-
ity and outlet for those music pro-
grams who desire a tangible means
by which to judge their accomplish-
ments in a group activity.
Bands were divided into two
classes, based on school enrollment
in grades 10-12. Class A consisted of
schools with a school enrollment of
By WALLY KOCHER
Staff Correspondent
Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The month of
May has been designated as “Older
Americans Month.” The Dallas Post
has decided to honor these individu-
als by featuring an Older American
in each week’s issue during the
there is life, quality life, after 65.
Our honorary ‘‘Older American’’ for
this week is Mrs. Viola Rossman, of
Harveys Lake.)
Viola Rossman will be celebrating
her 78th birthday this June, and, to
this day, she actively works with
young people.
Since the age of 21, Mrs. Rossman
has been involved with youth work.
“I enjoy being with young people
because I love them. For as long as
I can remember, I’ve wanted. to be
a part of the younger generation,” |
she said.
Mrs. Rossman’s first encounter
with a group of teenagers came
when she became a lone troop
leader for two groups of Girl Scouts
at Idetown and Outlet. Being a Girl
Scout herself since the age of 12,
Mrs. Rossman felt this would be an
excellent way to satisfy her needs
and help others at the same time.
at heart’
Although there were many things
to do to keep two Girl Scout troops
busy, camping was Mrs. Rossman’s
favorite.
“I guess you could say that camp-
ing is my favorite pastime,” she
addmitted with a laugh. “We’ve had
some pretty amusing experiences,
too! One night we went on an over-
night camping trip to the Endless
Mountains. During the night, the
girls thought they had heard a wild
cat near by. They got all excited
about it, but later discovered it was
only a mother raccoon and her
babies in a tree.
“Later that night, it began to pour
down rain,” she added. ‘Since we
didn’t have any tents, just our
sleeping bags, we tried to leave
right away. It was too dark how-
ever, and the stream we had to
cross was too high and rough, so we
ended up staying there all night. It
certainly was a memorable eve-
ning.”
Not all of Mrs. Rossman’s experi-
(See GAL, page 8)
900 and above, Class B of 899 and
below.
The Dallas High School Concert
Band received the highest score in
the Concert Band competition 'in
Group B, with 9 other schools in B
competing, and the highest score in
the Marching Band competition in
Group B. In addition, the Dallas
High School Band front won the
award for the best Band front in the
festival, regardless of class.
The Dallas High School Marching
Band finished the 1984 competitive
season with 10 first place awards
and two second place awards. Since
entering competition in 1981 the
Band has been awarded 40 first
place trophies and five second place
trophies. The 1984 Band Staff
includes: David C. Benn, Band
Director, and Drill Designer; Joan
Benn-Silk Instructor; Karen
Arnaud-Strutter Instructor; Mrs.
Ethel MacAvoy-Band Booster Presi-
dent.
Inside The Post
Births ..............e.... 2
Calendar ................ 9
Classified ....... ... 14,15
Cookbook ............... 5
Obituaries .............. 2
People ....... Linariavienn 8
Perspective ............ 4
School .................. 16