By JOHN HOINSKI
Staff Writer
Several Dallas High School Sen-
iors planning to vacation in the
Bahamas later this month may be
slapped with a suspension and possi-
bly have their graduation jeopar-
dized if they go ahead with their
idea, the Dallas School Board
announced Monday night.
According to the Board, the school
will only recognize the scheduled
Senior class trip to Montreal,
Canada, for the week of May 25-30,
the same time the unchaperoned
trip to the Bahamas is scheduled.
Reading from a letter, of which
copies had been sent to the parents
of the students planning the Baha-
mas vacation, Dallas High School
Principal Dr. Thomas Cypher said
any student who goes on the trip
would have the days counted as
illegal and unexcused and that disci-
plinary action in the form of a
short-term suspension will be taken.
The Jewelcor Travel Agency, the
company the group organized the
trip through, sent a letter to the
Dallas School District, stating the
trip would be educational. The letter
also contained the names of the
students who signed up for the trip.
In other matters, several teachers
voiced their concern over the possi-
ble cutbacks of programs, including
the forensics and in-house suspen-
sion, because of possible financial
problems the district may be facing.
“This school district has always
maintained the highest quality of
education,” Don Hopkins, Chairman
of the English department, said.
“The school should not be served by
cutbacks but by educational qual-
ity:
Teachers would like to meet with
board members to discuss next
year’s scheduling and other prob-
lems such as teacher overload and
assignments that may have an
effect on the educational program.
Board president Donald Jones
said he believes the problem is
really an administrative one, but
said that he and the rest of the
board members would be happy to-
meet with concerned teachers if the .
problem is not ironed out.
In still other business, the podrd
failed to re-hire the accounting firm
of Parente and Randolph and
instead replaced them with the
outfit of Albert B. Malone and
Company.
Board member John George,
along with Directors Al Pisaneschi
and Thomas Landon who voted
against the move, argued that for 18
years the job performed by Parente
and Randolph had been exceptional,
including last year when overtime
work estimated to be at $3,000 was
done at no expense to the school
district.
Board members agreed, but
because of the financial crunch the
district may be facing and even
though many of the people working
with Parente and Randolph live in
Dallas, they decided to go with the
low bid received by Albert B.
Malone and Company. The firm will
be paid a fee not to exceed $5,900.00.
Jackson Township supervisors
voted to participate in the Luzerne
County Police Information and
Retrieval System at the May 5
meeting, as recommended by Town-
Jones explained that the system is
countywide and will increase police
efficiency by providing a central
clearing house for information.
Twenty three municipalities pres-
ently participate in the program,
according to Chief Jones, and cost
for enrollment is based on individ-
ual per capita rates. Jackson Town-
ship’s feel would amount to $205.
Director of the system is to be
appointed by the Luzerne County
Commissioners. The commissioners
would be reported to on a regular
basis concerning the program.
The supervisors also voted to pur-
chase office furniture and police
equipment at a total of $3,500. This
equipment will be used to furnish
two offices and a waiting room, and
also office supplies and a police
scanner radio, in the police trailer
which was purchased last month for
$4,600 from Leo Rakowski, West
Nanticoke.
— CHARLOT M. DENMON
By JOHN HOINSKI
Staff Writer
The Lake Lehman High School
marching band will take its award
winning show on the road tomorrow
when it departs for the Festival of
Music competition at Virginia
Beach.
Approximately 150 band members
and two bus loads of parents will
leave from the school at 5 a.m. and
arrive at their destination at
approximately 3 p.m.
The group will take part in the
two-day exhibition, along with 28
other schools from across the east-
ern seaboard, Minnesota and
Canada, and then travel to Wil-
liamsburg for a day at Busch Gar-
dens and a tour of Colonial Wil-
liamsburg.
Officials would not disclose how
much money the trip would cost,
only that band members and the
Band Association have worked on a
number of projects to help raise
funds.
Over the years, the group has
been recognized as the premiere
band in the area and they have the
credentials to prove it, including
over 600 trophies. Three times they
have won International champion-
ships, along with numerous national
titles, and in 1984, the Lake Lehman
band won the State Championships
in Cavalcade Competition and the
Atlantic Coast Championship in
Tournament of Bands.
“What people don’t realize is the
pressure these kids are under,” said
Claude Turner
Claude S. Turner, a life-long resi-
dent of Noxen, died May 12 in the
Leader West Nursing Home.
Born in 1903, he was last
employed by the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation. His
wife, Nina Brown, preceded him in
death.
Surviving are daughter, Nancy
Kreidler, Pikes Creek; six grand-
children; brothers, Clarence, Ken-
neth and Russell, all of Noxen;
sister, Doris Mingus, Noxen.
Another sister, Florence Schooley,
died in 1985.
Funeral services will be held May
15 at 11 a.m. from the Nulton
Funeral Home, Beaumont, with the
Rev. Theodore Lorah of the Maple
Grove Methodist Church officiating.
Interment will be in the Orcutt
Cemetery. Friends may call today
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Leo Chase
Leo M. Chase, of 41 Pinecrest
Ave., Dallas, died May 11 in the
Veterans Administration Hospital,
Plains Township.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, he had
resided in Dallas for the past 32
years. He was a Navy veteran of
World War II. He was a graduate of
Hanover High School and Philadel-
phia College of Pharmacy. He had
owned and operated the Dallas
Drug Store on Lake Street, Dallas,
until his retirement in 1970.
He was a member of the Luzerne
County Pharmaceutical Society, the
Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical
Society and the DAV Wyoming
Valley, Chapter 9. He was a
member of the Gate of Heaven
Church, Dallas.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Jane Greenfield; daughters, Mrs.
Jane Shultz, Dallas; Mrs. Mary
McGlasson, Baltimore, Md.; sons,
Leon J., Trucksville; Charles R.,
Rome, Italy; brothers, Stanley and
Casimir Czajkowski, both of Lee
Park section of Hanover Township;
Theodore Czajkowski, Ashley; Dr.
Raymond J. Chase, Pipersville,
Pa.; five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
today at 9 a.m. from the Kopicki
Funeral Home, 263 Zerby Ave.,
Kingston, with a Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 from the Gate of
Heven Church. Interment will be in
St. Nicholas Cemetery, Shavertown.
Denton Updyke
Denton Seebol ‘“‘Ducky’’ Updyke,
71, of 59 Whitebirch Village, Dallas,
died May 10 in the Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Born in Courtdale, he had resided
in Whitebirch Village for the past 14
years, prior to residing in the Back
Mountain area for many years. He
was educated in Courtdale schools
and Luzerne High School.
Before retiring, he had been
employed as a security guard for
the First Eastern Bank, Wilkes-
Barre. Previously he had been
employed by Bertels Metalware,
Wilkes-Barre, for 25 years. He was
a member of Courtdale United
Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Ann M. McDyer; sons, Ralph, John-
son City, N.Y.; Daniel, Dallas;
daughters, Mrs. Loretta Monka and
Cathy Trudgen, both of Dallas; Mrs.
Charlotte Jones, Chenango, N.Y.; 12
grandchildren; brothers, Lawrence
Parrish, N.Y.; Marshall, Sarasota,
Fla.; sister, Lyda Miller, Courtdale.
Funeral services will be held
today at 11 a.m. from the Richard
H. Disque Funeral Home, Inc., 672
Memorial Highway, Dallas, with the
Rev. Gregory Myers, pastor of the
Courtdale United Methodist Church,
officiating. Interment will be in
Evergreen Cemetery, Shavertown.
Warren Sutton
Warren H. Sutton, 63, of 71 Hill-
side Rd., Shavertown, died May 8 in
the Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, fol-
lowing a brief illness.
Born in Harveys Lake, he had
been a life-long resident of the Back
Moutnain area. He had been man-
ager of the Conyngham-Hillside
farms for 40 years.
He was director of the Columia-
Luzerne County Holstein Associa-
tion, Pennsylvania Holstein Associa-
tion and Eastern Pennsylvania
Supply Company Profit Sharing
Plan.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of
World War II. He was a member of
George M. Dallas Masonic Lodge
and Caldwell Consistory, Blooms-
burg.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Erma Rhone; daughters, Mrs.
Louise ARnold and Mrs. Erma
Stark, both of Shavertown;
Tammie, at home; son, Warren G.,
Shavertown; sisters, Mrs. Helen
McClennahan, State College; Mrs.
Beverly Wilcox, Towanda; brother,
Allen, Shavertown; seven grandchil-
dren; two great-grandchildren.
summer day.
at affordable low rates.
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LENOER
Band Director John Miliauskas.
“There are some bands that come
in and participate in only one cate-
gory. We participate in a number of
different phases.”
Miliauskas says the band pre-
pares every day and ultimately it’s
up to them as to how well they
perform.
“They always do their very best
and that’s all I can ask from them,”
he said. “But it’s also very educa-
tional for them. They learn a lot
from these trips.”
Among some of the places the
band has traveled to include: Mary-
land, Rhode Island, Florida, West
Virginia, Georgia, Virginia, Ken-
tucky, Washington D.C., New York,
New Jersey and Montreal, Canada.
They have also been cited by the
Pennsylvania State Governor and
the White House and received a
proclamation from the Pennsyl-
vania State Senate.
Following their afternoon arrival
on Thursday, the band will have
concert rehearsal that night before
offering a concert performance
Friday morning, followed by a field
rehearsal and performance: in the
afternoon.
Saturday’s activities include:
band front events, a parade and
awards ceremonies. From there,
the band will then travel to Wil-
liamsburg where they will spend the
entire day at Busch Gardens. On
Monday they will tour Colonial Wil-
liamsburg and return home that
night, arriving at approximately 10
p.m.
Project
discussed
By KATHY SUDA
Staff Correspondent
An announcement on the closing
of the financing package for the Oak
Hill Sewer Project was made at the
regular monthly meeting of the
Lehman Township Board of Super-
visors.
The financial package which is
being handled through Merchants
Bank should be ready for closing
late this week pending signatures of
Secretary Alvin Cragle and Supervi-
sor Doug Ide. The council also
announced the board is still unable
to find an insurance carrier for the
project.
The board turned down an option
to be included in a Community
Service Program which would allow
a District Magistrate to allow sum-
mary offense and misdemeanor
offenders to work an established
number of hours in community
service in order to avoid obtaining a
record. According to Ide, problems
with the project in connection with
Lehman Township involve the lack
of personnel to coordinate the pro-
gram and also to supervise individu-
als in the program. Also, Ide added,
the liability would be on the shoul-
ders of the township in case of gross
negligence.
Eileen (Pipech) Sorokas, Wilkes-
Barre, announces her candidacy for
re-election as a member of the
Democratic State Committee. She
will be seeking her third term rep-
resenting Luzerne County.
She has received the endorse-
ments from the Luzerne County
Democratic Executive Committee,
Wilkes-Barre City Democratic
Organization, West-Side Democratic
Club, Swoyersville Democrats,
Mountaintop Democrats, Edwards-
ville Democratic Club.
Eileen is a graduate of St.
Joseph’s Parochial School, Wilkes
Barre Twp. High School, and United
Way Union Counselling Course. She
is continuing her education at
King’s College, Penn State Lehman
Campus and Luzerne Community
College. A member of St. John’s the
Baptist Church and Altar and
Rosary Society, she is employed by
Pittston Fashion and a member of
the I.L.G.W.U.
Mrs. Sorokas is a member of
various organizations including the
Greater Wilkes-Barre Democratic
Club, West-Side Democratic Club,
Mountaintop Democrats, American
Legion Auxiliary, Polish Club of
Hudson, Donegal Society, General
Pulaski Memorial Committee of
Luzerne County, served as vice-
president of the Wyoming Valley
Hearts Basketball Association,
Servicemen Club of Plains, and the
Wyoming Valley Crime Clinic.
She is a volunteer worker for
Cystic Fibrosis and the American
Heart Association.
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