By JOHN HOINSKI Staff Writer Insalaco’s Market will expand to the Back Mountain area within the next year, planning to build in the newly proposed Country Club Shopping Center on Route 309, Dallas. The announcement was made last week when officials from the J.L. Architectural firm of Shaver- townunveiled their plans to the Dallas Township Planning Commission. ROX 336 BRIGHTON, ThA According to the outline, the center will be con- structed on a seven-acre site adjacent to the township Municipal building near the Northeastern Bank office, along Route 309. The property is currently owned by Humford Equi- ties of Wilkes-Barre. Final approval for the project, however, will not be announced until March 18 by the township zoning board. The opening is set for October 1985. - Although Insalaco’s has been the only store named to move in so far, officials say they have been contacted from a number of other businesses. 0 LARD A Saad | “We had been contacted by a lot of stores even before we made the announcement,’ George Nichol- son, a representative of Humford Equities said. “It is highly unusual for:all spaces to be rented out before completion of a building,” Nicholson added. “They will be named as the project moves along. ‘“Insalaco’s will be the anchor tenant. Aside from them we don’t know who else will be in there. We had a few drug stores express interest but we don’t know for sure who else will be in.” Nicholson said Insalaco’s will occupy 31,000 feet of the 50,000 allocated for the shopping center, including 7,000 set for a drug store. The remaining spaces will be occupied by either one large store and a number of smaller ones or by just a group of small businesses. Associates of the architectural firm, John Lukasa- vage and H. John Holthaus, said plans for the center also include a covered walkway. In addition, entrances and exits will be located off Route 309 and Upper Demunds Road with parking spaces to be situated on the upper side of the lot facing the Municipal building. Vol. 97, No. 7 Wednesday, February 26, 1986 25 Cents By JOHN HOINSKI Residents of Davenport Street say they are fed up with the Dallas Water Company and that they are not happy with the quality of work the company has been producing. “I've had it with them,” Sherry Hann said. “They don’t care. One week, they broke our gas line and the next week they broke our sewer line. They just dig, but they don’t care where they are digging.” For the past few months, workers have been installing new water lines on the street near Newberry Estates as part of a project that originated back in 1981. With the help of a $455,000 low-interest Water Facili- ties loan, the company has been . been replacing old leaky pipes with on 1 bors say they have turned their once beautiful road into a quagmire. “There used to be grass on our front yard,” Hann said. ‘But now, ease of the-water runoff from the road, it’s ‘eroding and coming _ back further and further inte our property. Even after they replaced the pipes there were still leaks. “I just want to know if they will accept responsibility for the mess they are making,” Charles Hann added. John Salla, general manager of the Dallas Water Company, said he does realize that the construction does cause some inconveniences but he believes his crews have been doing a good job. “Overall, I would say they are doing a good job,” Salla noted. ‘‘I know people are being inconven- ienced to some extent, but with the weather conditions involved I think they are doing a good job. “I would like to tell the people if they have a problem to call and we will fix it immediately,’”” Salla added. But residents voiced other com- plaints as well. “This is terrible,” said one resi- dent who wished not be be identi- fied. “I understand that they have a job to do, but when they finish they should leave the road in decent condition. They make holes in the road and they fill it in with mud instead of packing:it in with dirt: bad that one car had to be lifted out by a tow truck after it sunk in the crossing leading to a driveway. Residents would like to see the borough council pass some sort of (See UPSET, page 2) Daisy Troop 625 of Dallas, under the direction of Sharon Hartshorne, enjoyed a pfesentation by interesting talk about hew homeland: Minna is a senior at Dallas High Schoai, The Daisy Scouts, kindergarten age students, were amazed at the dinnerence in living in Finlang: Minna wore her ethnic costume which showed beautiful hand embroidery done by her mother, father and herself. Each town.in Finland has its own special dress. Shown here, from left, first row, are Sara Podehl, Nadalie Temperine, Corrine Frinola, Beth Hartshorne. Second row, Cari Cave, Amy Lloyd, Emlyn Farinola, Minna Tolavonen, Megan Elston and Vivian Riley. Joseph Mollahan. Woman injured in crash Shown here in the photo at left is the car driven by Margaret H. Phillips, 503 Carverton Road, Wyoming, after she hit an ice patch early Sunday morning in Kingston Townsh#. According to police reports, Phillips was operating her 1985 Oldsmobile Ciera when the vehicle hit an ice patch and struck a center guard rail that opened into the northbound lane. Phillips was injured in the accident and was transported to Nesbitt Memorial Hospital where she was originally listed in serious condition. Her status has since been upgraded to ‘fair.’ Phillips’ 12-year old daughter, Meredith, who was a passenger, was treated and released. Officer Michael Morvic was the investigating officer Potholes devouring car tires By JOHN HOINSKI Staff Writer There is one word familiar. to anyone who has driven a car in the past few weeks — ‘‘pothole” — those looming crators that strike without a moment’s notice, devour- ing tires and sending motorists scurrying to local repair garages. Throughout the Wyoming Valley and surrounding areas, travelers have become increasingly irritated over the rising number of potholes and the hazardous driving condi- tions they have been posing. In an effort to help curb the been out making repairs to alleviate the problem at least temporarily. “Right now we are taking care of the A (primary) roads,” William Britt, foreman of a PennDOT crew working on Route 309 in Kingston Township said. “We have to attend to them first because they are the main roads, the roads that are the busiest. We won’t be able to get to the secondary ones for a while. We still have to take care of the major roads like Rt. 3097762, RT. 115 and Carverton Road. They take first priority.” . s While PennDOT provides service for the state roads, officials from local municipalities say they have (See POTHOLES, page 2) Inside The Post Births .................... 8 Calendar .............. 16 Classifieds ....... 13,15 Commentary ......... 6 Cookbook ............... 7 Obituaries ....... 4 People ................... 8 Property transfers . 2 School .................. 12 Sports ............ 9,10,11
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