Donation made Rep. Frank Coslett has announced that the filing deadline for partici- pation in the property tax and rent rebate program has been extended to Dec. 31. The 120th District lawmaker noted that this year, for the first time, households with incomes of up to $15,000 qualify. The increase was enacted by the Legislature last year. The property tax and rent rebates are cash grants of up to $500. Those qualifying for the rebates automati- cally qualify for an inflation divi- dend which will be distributed in December. Citizens age 65 and older, widows and widowers age 50 and older and permanently disabled persons age 18 and older are eligible for the program. Coslett said that more than $103 million was distributed in this year’s first mailing of rebates to senior citizens and disabled persons. The property tax and rent rebate program, inflation dividends and other programs benefitting senior citizens are funded by profits from the Pennsylvania Lottery. Applications and filing assistance are available at Revenue Depart- ment district offices, most Area Agencies on Aging, senior citizen centers and Coslett’s district office at 1265 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, Pa. 18704. The telephone number is 288-3990. Emily Motichka Born in Larksville, she had been Centermoreland area most of her a resident of the life. She was a officiate. moreland. tina, Endicott, N.Y.; Mrs. Harold ton. Xenia Mehalick Kriel, with whom she resided. been a resident for many years. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Lake; Mrs. Vladimir Semonchick, Montross, Center- Sweeney. Centermoreland. resided. death. John Kriel, with Fort Lauderdale, Rep. George Hasay has co-spon- sored legislation to toughen the pen- alties for assaulting police officers who are performing their duties. Hasay said the measure would make it a second degree felony to knowingly, intentionally or reck- lessly cause serious bodily injury (or attempt to do so) to a police officer in the performance of his or her duties. Second degree felonies are punishable by a maximum of 10- year prison term and-or a maxi- mum $25,000 fine. Currently, this penalty only applies to assaults on police “officers when they are making or attempting to make an arrest. The measure would also make it a first degree misdemeanor, punisha- ble by a five-year prison term and- or maximum $10,000 fine, to inten- tially, knowingly or recklessly cause any injury, as distinguished from serious injury, to a police officer in the performance of his or her duty. “In many non-arrest situations, assaults against police officers (causing bodily injury) can only be punished as simple assault’ with a maximum two-year prison term and-or a maximum $5,000 even though the police officer was per- forming his or her duties when attacked,” Hasay said. Hasay said the measure (House Bill 2709) would plug this loophole by treating all attacks which cause bodily injury as the more serious crime of aggravated assault and by punishing offenders with appropri- ate prison terms. Hasay, who represents portions of Luzerne and Columbia counties, said the measure was co-sponsored by a bipartisan group of 37 lawmak- ers in response to a number of violent incidents throughout the state. Politics (Continued from page 1) coach relieving Bearde from that position, Bearde coached baseball, basketball, directed the audio-visual program and built a highly- respected athletic program recog- nized by other coaches and athletic directors throughout the area. Sud- denly, Noon has a problem with the athletic director also coaching bas- ketball,” a duty common to most athletic directors in the area such as Mickey Gorham, AD and football coach at Meyers; Marv Antinnes, AD and football coach at Wyoming Seminary, and Gerry Stinson, AD at Dallas and, until recently, baseball coach. The reason, no doubt, is politics, but a reason that should not enter the picture for these directors, like all school directors, are elected by the taxpayers to make decisions that benefit the students and the faculty, who are employed to teach the students. All people are not expected to like all people — it is human nature that there are person- ality clashes, but when school direc- tors come into a board meeting, they are expected to put personal differences behind them and vote for the welfare of the students. To use their position on the board as a personal vendetta against another board member is wrong, wrong, wrong! To put down a man, who is known as a gentleman and a professional athletic director, respected by col- lege recruiters throughout the East, is a disgrace to the entire district. Bearde has built an athletic pro- gram and helped build an outstand- ing curriculum at Lake-Lehman. If he is let go as AD it will be tearing down one of the finest athletic programs in the area, one respected and admired by both boys and girls coaches in Wyoming Valley. Bearde first came to Lake- Lehman in 1979 as basketball coach and when Athletic Director Edward Edwards became ill, Bearde became his assistant, then took over from Edwards when he retired in 1982. Since that time Bearde has devoted hours of his time, saved money in athletic budgets, and attended most every sporting event. All one had to do was look around, Bearde was there. With the late James Nicholas, Bearde helped come up with the slogan ‘Good Things Are Happening at Lake-Lehman,” and they made them happen. The kids became enthused, teachers and students developed great school spirit and good things did begin to happen. Arnie Garinger, former Lake- Lehman director for many years and past president of the board, can attest to Bearde’s performance. “His record speaks for itself,” said Garinger. “We were fortunate to get him. He spent years upgrad- ing the program. Bearde is a profes- sional athletic director as well as an admissions counselor. He knows what it takes for a kid to get into college and he is always there to help.” Garinger said he was appalled at the things he has been reading in the papers about Lake-Lehman. He said it appears this new board is trying to tear down the good things that have been done over the past years in the district. “Instead of ‘Good Things are Happening at Lake-Lehman’, it seems ‘Terrible Things Are Happening’,”’ said Gar- inger. According to Garinger, realtors had reached the point where they were suggesting to newcomers in the area that they settle within the district. They pointed out that the district had a total school program, upgraded buildings, excellent cur- riculum, quality faculty and a respected athletic program. “There has always been a major- ity and a minority on the board, I guess there has to be,” said Garin- ger. “In the past, it has been my HAVE A SERVICE PROBLEM? Call 675-5211 Mon.-Fri. 8:30 - 5:00 Jean Brutko, circulation mgr. WANT TO ADVERTISE? 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