25 Cents officials in efforts to attract new businesses and to encourage growth and the expansion of existing busi- ton. nesses. | “I am proud to be your senator nd I want you to be proud of me,” Lemmond said. ' Lemmond also touched on the sues of the struggling apparel industry in Northeastern Pennsyl- vania and the financial cutback “Education is a vital part of our Giant project ' Staff correspondent Twenty-one students in the Life class at Dallas Senior High School have formed their own business, “Quilts-R-Us”’, under the direction of their instructor, Nancy Goerin- but two are juniors, number approx- imately 50 percent girls and 50 percent boys. At the beginning of the second semester, under the supervision of Mrs. Goeringer, the students dis- cussed various ideas for a project or projects that would help prepare them for life” after high school. Finally, they decided to form a company and the idea to design and make a quilt which the students would either sell or chance off was The students became involved immediately in naming officers, assigning responsibilities, and look- ing for financing. Once they had decided to design, make a quilt and chance it off, they discussed the kind of quilt and the final result was an ‘All School” quilt, done in the colors of the school-Columbia biue and white. A board of directors, Brenda King, Edward Reilly and Mrs. Goer- inger, was appointed. The first step taken by them was the appointment of a general manager, Kim Yakowski. Those interested in applying for positions with the newly-formed company were told to submit resumes to the manager. After careful evaluation through person- to-person interviews, Paul Gritman was hired as accountant; Patrick Russin and Jessical Fritsky as design specialists; Geralyn Wil- liams, buyer; Janet Karrott, cutting supervisor; Kim Yakowski, con- struction supervisor; Ed Reilly, sales manager; John Boos, space coordinator and Jerry Phares, supply supervisor. The other stu- dents were hired to work as general employees. “I wanted the students to take on a project that would be a learning experience, something that would teach them that what appears to be the smallest job if not done well will create difficulty all along the line,” said Mrs. Goeringer. “I wanted them to develop responsibility and pride in their work and the import- ance of their role in the company. I also wanted them to realize tnat they had the ability and skill to take an idea and effectively develop a management plan, to achieve their goal.” When one sees the nearly-finished blue and white quilt with the Dallas High School monogram in the center, it leaves little doubt that the students achieved the goals set by their instructor. To see the students at work kindles the utmost faith on one’s part in the youth of today. A lot of work went into the organi- zation of the company before the actual work on the quilt got under- way. First, accountant Paul Gritman negotiated a large enough loan to finance the new company, filling out the necessary applications. He also broke down total costs and came up with a figure of 25 cents for each chance sold as well as the fact that at leat 13 chances would have to be sold by each student in order to break even. All chances sold over that number would be profit for the company. Contracts, including bonus incen- tives written into the agreements, were negotiated between the Dallas Post/ Charlot M. Denmon juate funding for quality education. will assist in the efforts to secure i In his ongoing efforts to relieve e districts high unemployment onservation Corps program for another year, a program designed vor of continued funding for the job training program which tailors { Lemmond is expected to be U.S. Representative, James Nelli- Kirkwood has not made any offi- ent of Revenue, has also made no employees and the board of direc- tors. It was the manager’s responsi- bility to evaluate employees work- manship and absenteeism and take proper disciplinary action. The advertising manager was responsi- ble for all publicity and bulletins pertaining to the sale of the chances on the quilt. Quality control manager Nick Long was responsible for rejecting inappropriate work and keeping recgrds of attitudes on the job. Buyer Geralyn Williams delegated some of her responsibility to assist- ants to help her in the buying of supplies for the quilt and supply : | manager Jerry Phares was desig- nated to make certain there were i always sufficient supplies in inven- tory for use by the workers. Cutting supervisor Janet Karrott, Sandy Luke and Heather Hayes did a fantastic job of cutting out all of the small pieces needed to put together in making the quilt, and Jessica Fritsky did an outstanding job scal- ing the design to the size needed for the quilt, as well as developing a plan to piece the quilt together. Maintenance supervisor John Please see QUILT, page 2 grams. 24 percent of its $325,000 goal, or $79,774. Industries Inc.; take place in early February. In the running ublic declaration. The 20th Senaytorial District Dallas Post/ Ed Campbell By KATHY SUDA A lawsuit filed by the Lehman Township Supervisors against the company which manufactured the defective propane gas stove involved in the 1984 burning of the former municipal building was discussed at the Lehman Township Supervisors regular monthly meeting Monday. Township Solicitor Joseph Van Jura told supervisors that a claim has been filed with Missouri Insurance Guarantee Corp., a security firm for the Ideal Mutual Insur- ance Company which was named as the insurance firm for the Locke Stove Com- pany. The claim filed is for $55,000 in unreimbursed losses reflecting the differ- ence between insurance monies received and the cost of the construction of the new municipal building. Van Jura said the claim releases Locke Stove as an entity in the suit and that the Missouri Insurance Guarantee Corp. is in a better position to satisfy the terms of the suit. Van Jura also said that Pargas will also be joined in as a defendant in the case because Pargas serviced the stove for several years. In other business, James Cook Jr. and Glen Johnson proposed that Lehman Town- ship farm landowners participate in the Agricultural Area Security Act. The act will protect Lehman Township farm land- owners from having developments built near farms and obstructing farming. The security areas will be a minimum of 500 acres of nonadjacent farmland set aside from development in a open agreement allowing the farmer to sell part of his acreage at any time as long as it is within the required zoning restrictions. * Johnson cited an example in Lancaster in which farming was required to begin at a late morning hour so as not to disturb an adjacent housing development. The act would insure Lehman Township farmers from experiencing similar problems. The board resolved to publicly advertise the proposal and a public hearing will be held within 60 days on it. In new business, the board passed a motion that the township be reimbursed for By JOHN HOINSKI Staft Writer The Dallas School Board said Monday night they may close the Dallas Township Elementary School for good following the current school year. The possibility was discussed during the information session of said a final decision would not be made until sometime in March. In the meantime, officials said they would discuss other options with parents and various other groups before final steps are taken. Under the proposed plan, sixth diate school would be shifted to the Junior High building where seventh and eighth classes are now located. Students from the kindergarten and grades one through five would then be housed in the Westmoreland Ele- mentary and Intermediate schools. Preliminary studies show that the Jr. High currently has seven rooms would not be a problem. The main stumbling block, how- ever, seems to be over the merger of sixth and ninth grade students in the same building. Gerlad Wyecallis, superintendent of the board, said contact would be minimal although they are still in the process of gathering more input. Wyecallis said the i grade class, v past expenses for the Oak Hill Sewage Project and future expenses be directed to the municipal authority. The board also approved two sites for pumping stations under the recommendation of the Luzerne County Planning Commission. Construction will begin in April, expected to last for one Oak Hill residents will be connected to the line. { The board also passed a resolution to join Kingston Township, Dallas Township and Dallas Borough in a cooperative purchas- ing program. i 12 Inside The Post | ts, Classified on 19 Commentary ...... 6 People ............ 8,9 School ............. 15 Sports ...... 11,12,13
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