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
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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,
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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.
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