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and Dave Forster.
A grand re-opening of the Robert
D. Wintersteen Memorial Recrea-
tion Center at Harveys Lake was
held on Tuesday, July 16.
This building was constructed
with grant monies several years
ago, when Robert Wintersteen
served on Borough Council as the
Recreation Chairman. To date, the
building has been used by various
Borough groups, such as the Boy
Scouts and Little League, as a
meeting place.
Through the efforts of current
borough council, and especially
councilman Frank Buono, Recrea-
tion Chairman, along with Ailene
Forster, wife of councilman David
Forster, the building is going to b
used as a recreation center for
borough youth. Roth Novelty Com-
pany of Wilkes-Barre has been very
cooperative in assisting Buono and
Forster in putting a program
together. The building contains
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member council, which will be
made up of local business leaders,
educators and residents, will serve
three, two and one year appointed
terms.
Jones said the EAC is very impor-
tant because it will become more
involved with the Lake’s problems
and it (EAC) will be able to work on
viable solutions. Jones also said that
borough politics will be kept out of
the appointment process.
“We want a council which is not
political,”’ Jones said. ‘‘Politics
should not affect the choice of quali-
fied people for the council.”
Jones said that the EAC will be a
more potent governing body than
just an appointed ‘‘committee’’
because if the political structure of
council changes, the appointed EAC
members remain until their terms
run out.
Said Jones, ‘“This way they
(EAC) members know that they are
going to be there and they can help
the community.”
The copper sulfate treatment cost
Harveys Lake Borough $3,250. Har-
veys Lake Borough paid $1,250 and
the Pennsylvania Water and Conser-
vation Fund contributed an addi-
tional $2,000 through state repre-
sentative George Hasay’s office.
The EAC, Jones said, will be
commissioned to do periodic water
sampling of Harveys Lake and to
determine possible solutions for any
water quality problems. The seven-
member council, which will be
made up of local business leaders,
educators and residents, will serve
three, two and one year appointed
terms.
many of todays popular video
games, as well as concession
machines.
Adult supervision will be provided
at all times when the building is
open. Ailene Forster has volun-
teered much of her time to get the
program started and will be one of
the adult supervisors. She'is looking
for more parents to donate time in
this regard.
Anyone who would like to get
involved is asked to contact Ailene
at her home, 639-1994, or through
the Borough Secretary. The num-
bers of hours in which the building
will be open is dependent on how
much volunteer help is donated.
Council’s recreation budget is
very limited, and Ailene, therefore,
is hopeful that residents will get
involved to build this program for
the youth. Many of the popular
recreation sights for the borough
youth have either been torn down,
or closed over the years. It is
therefore, hoped, that this can be a
simple beginning to a more complex
recreation program for the youth of
our borough.
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the lives of seven people.
Fire
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cal condition.
Sweet Valley fireman Lester
Lynn, 19, was admitted to Wilkes-
Barre General Hospital for smoke
inhalation and electrical shock. He
was listed in fair condition. Fire-
man Drew Weber, 38, was treated
for smoke inhalation and later
released.
According to Deputy Luzerne
County Coronor Joseph Shaffer,
there were 19 people, 14 boarders
and five members of the Thomas
family, living in the two-story struc-
ture. The patients were all sleeping
on the first floor of the structure
when the blaze broke out. The
home, a boarding home, for elderly
persons who were not totally disa-
bled, was designed to house 21
residents.
Pennsylvania State Police Fire
Marshall Nick Guska said, ‘They
(the boarders) were all in bed. This
in itself was a major factor in their
death. Half the patients probably
did not even know what was hap-
pening.” :
According to eyewittness Janet
Cross of RD 1 Sweet Valley, the
blaze began around 4 a.m. Tuesday
morning in the area of the window
curtains in the front of the struc-
ture. Cross’ home is located directly
across from the Thomas Guest
Home.
“I looked out my front window
and saw what appeared to be a
small fire on the drapes,” Cross
said. “My husband and I ran across
the street to see if we could help,
but when we got there (to the front
porch of the Thomas Guest Home
only about 40 yards away) we could
not do anything. The flames were
spreading too fast.”
Mrs. Cross went on to say that
heat from the fire inside was so hot
that a ‘window. blew out on the
front door.” Then it (the guest
home) went up in flames,” Cross
said.
Cross’ daughter, Holly, age 14,
said she also saw the flames burn-
ing in the area of the front window.
“I saw flames coming from the
front of the house,” said Holly.
“The flames were near the front
door and within a very short period
of time the whole house was burn-
ing.” :
State Police Fire Marshalls were
rummaging through the debris
Tuesday afternoon looking for clues
as to what might have caused the
blaze. At press time, no one would
speculate on the cause.
According to fire officials at the
site, the 14 boarders at the home
were all living on the first floor of
the structure. Ronald and Patricia
Thomas along with their children
Leslie, Lance, 15; and Ronald Jr.,
7; were sleeping on the second floor.
Police officials say that Ronald Sr.
sustained his second degree burns
while attempting to get his family
members and some of the boarders
out of the building.
The Thomas’ escaped the flames
by leaping from the second story
windows. 15-year-old ance
Thomas, who jumped off the roof
attached to the rear of the building,
said the structure had a new fire
alarm system and that they (resi-
dents of the guest home) had regu-
lar fire drills. {
“The alarm system was working
and we just installed it only two to
three years ago,” said Lance. “The
alarm is a very, very loud system
and you could hear it as the fire
trucks were approaching.” Thomas
continued by saying that his mother
and father held monthly fire drills
coordinated with the Sweet Valley
Fire Department. on
“It just a freak thing that can
happen to anyone,” the younger
Thomas continued. He estimated
the damage to “be in the tens of
thousands.”
Luzerne County Coroner Dr.
George Hudak said Tuesday after-
noon that his office will make a
final determination on the causes of
death for the seven victims by
Wednesday morning.
Fire officials are continuing their
investigation.
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Gate of Heaven is a member of
the Scranton Diocese under the
direction of Bishop James C.
Timlin. Timlin and other diocese
officials spent the past three weeks
debating about whether or not to
close the doors of Bishop O’Reilly
Senior High School in Kingston in
June, 1986. The officials, however,
keep the Kingston-based school
opened indefinitely.
Morgan has been principal of
Gate of Heaven, located on Machell
Avenue, Dallas, for the past two
full-time and three part-time teach-
ers. Gate of Heaven provides educa-
tion for students from grades one
through eighth.
Currently, Gate of Heaven has an
enrollment figure of 280 students.
Morgan said that the school is
within its operating budget as long
as the enrollment does not drop
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below 250 students.
Gate of Heaven, which opened its
doors in 1952, costs a student a total
of $950 a year for their education.
The $950 tuition fee is divided into
two funding sources.
A student will pay $400 tuition
costs for a single academic year
and the participating parishes of
Gate of Heaven will contribute the
remaining $550. Tuition costs span-
ning the past three years are as
follows.
For the 1985-86 school year: $400 a
year for the first child; $400 for the
second child and $50 for each addi-
tional child of a household.
In 1984-85, a student paid $300 for
the first child and $150 for the
second. In 1983-84 tuition was $250
for the first child and approxi-
mately $75 for the second child.
The major participating parishes
of Gate of Heaven are Saint Ther-
esa’s, Shavertown; Saint Frances
Cabrini, Carverton; and Lady of
55 Main St., Luzerne
Victory Church, Harveys Lake.
Morgan said the Gate of Heaven
parish currently provides over 50
percent of the funds used to make
up the difference between student
tuition and the overall costs of a
year’s education.
During the July 14 public meeting
in the Bishop O’Reilly gymnasium,
Father John Jordan, acting diocese
superintendent and principal of
Bishop Hoban, said that two of the
major reasons behind the possible
closing of Bishop O’Reilly were
declining enroliment and lack of
support from the community.
‘“We have a PTG (parent-teachers
guild) here and it’s very active,”
Morgan said. “Community support
is one thing we have had no prob-
lem in getting.” ;
Morgan said that approximately
80 percent of Gate of Heaven gradu-
ates continue their education at
Bishop O'Reilly High School.
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