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By JOHN HOINSKI
Staff Writer
The masses are gone and serenity
has returned. Only the skeletal rem-
nants are visible. But for five days
last week the Luzerne County Fair
was the showcase event of Wyoming
Valley as a record crowd turned out
for the 18th annual festival.
“It was a great year,” beamed
Fair Chairman Ray Hillman. “We
doubled everything we had over last
year. All of our exhibitor space was
taken and we had a waiting list for
people who wanted to set up here.
That never happened before. And,
for the first time, we filled the
parking lots across from the medi-
cal center. Next year we will
expand the parking even more. It
was just a fantastic year.”
Approximately 105,000 people
attended this year’s Fair, following
a 70,000 turnout from the year
before. And it’s going to be getting
bigger.
“It’s almost scary,” said Carolyn
Bulford, public relations director for
this year’s event. “We are becom-
ing so well known that we just keep
growing. We're already planning to
expand with more structures for
next year. How many, I don’t know.
And we’ll also concentrate on
expanding the grounds.
“But I can’t say enough about the
volunteers,” Bulford added. ‘‘The
more you become involved in some-
thing like this, the more you realize
how important these people are.
The Jobs Corps, for instance, with-
out their help we would never have
completed the buildings (two arts
and crafts and the horsebarn), and
from the volunteers of the clubs that
make up the Fall Fair Association,
they were a big help. Plus the
women who spent time in the arts
and crafts building, which was a
huge success, were there until 4
a.m. helping out.”
Other highlights of the Fair were
the opening night performance by
Boxcar Willie and the Texas Train-
men, the Hanover Area cheerlead-
ers, the horseshows, which
expanded from two to three, the
Lake-Lehman Band and the birth of
two calfs.
The dollar amount generated
won’t be known for a few weeks, but
before any profits are realized, first
there is a small matter of bills to be
paid that have to be attended to.
“We’re 100,000 in debt before we
make anything,”” Hillman
explained. We have the materials
for the three buildings and the
electricity lines that had to be put in
to be paid for. But we’ll have all
those bills taken care of withing a
month, no problem.’’
That is until next year. And prep-
arations for the 1987 fair should be
underway by early October.
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25 Cents
Fair fun
These two ‘guys,
Luzerne County Fair,
attended ever.
By JOHN HOINSKI
Staff Writer
Americans love to eat. Mention the word food and
heads turn. If people have a greater urge than to
bombard their palate with tantalizing dishes, it is their
desire for passion. Except, of course, when there is too
much food to be ignored.
Last week at the 18th Annual Luzerne County Fair,
approximately 25 exhibitors, fried, baked, steamed
and froze enough concoctions to keep people reaching
for Alka-Seltzers for days. From french fries to funnel
cakes and pizza to pierogis, the Fair was a haven for
of Shickshinny laughed as she held a gyro stuffed in a
pita pocket with all the trimmings. “Then we went to
the Italian and Greek food. And now we're making our
way over to the seafood. We were here last year and
we really enjoyed the Fair. Plus the kids like to see
the animals and displays and we see a lot of friends.”
Bonnie and Mark Chackan of Plymouth, along with
their seven-year-old daughter, Angie, also enjoyed
their Sunday evening in the Back Mountain and did a
little indulging themselves.
“We like the gyros,” Bonnie said. ‘We have been
coming here for the last three years. It’s just nice to
get out.”
And while the patrons enjoyed gobbling up whatever
delights they could cram into their stomachs, the
exhibitors were busy firing up their grills.
“We made a lot of good connections,” said Jack
Rentko of Rentko’s Catering in Nanticoke, making
their first appearance at the festival. “It was a lot of
hours, but it was worth it. We’ve already received an
offer for a wedding and some small parties. So it was
a lot of good advertisement.
‘“‘And the people who ate here were coming back two
and three times. Everything we make is homemade,
plus we had a good selection. We had pierogis, haluski,
Manhattan and New England clam chowder, pigs-in-
the-blanket, chili and batter diped items. Plus we
offered a 10-item breakfast for $2.95.”
And there were others: “We had a good night on
Saturday,” said one vendor who only likes to be
referred to as Frank, of Frank and Helen’s potato
pancakes from Kingston. “It’s tough to compete with
the local vendors from the Back Mountain, but then
again, when you're in business, it always seems like
the guy next to you is doing better,” said Helen, his
wife.
Judging by the crowds huddled around all the food
stands, it looked as though all the vendors did well.
By JOHN HOINSKI
Staff Writer
Final preparation for the School
District’s new soccer field will be
completed by Sunday, superintend-
ent Gerald Wycallis announced
Monday night at the Dallas School
Board meeting.
Approximately 30 Marines will be
present over the weekend, leveling
the field and sifting topsoil through
a separator. About half that number
will begin work on the site on
Thursday. The job is being done as
part of a community project.
In other business:
— Appointed Mrs. Rita Bren as a
full-time nurse during the absence
of Mrs. Eleanor Fleming who has
been granted a sabbatical leave for
the first semester of the 1986-87
school year.
— Accepted the resignation of
Mrs. Maureen Stair, TELLS aide,
with regrets.
Appointed Ms. Gail Keen, RD 1,
Box 500A, Harveys Lake, as a part
time chemistry teacher at the rate
of $12.00 an hour.
— Appointed Ms. Anne Z. Gray as
a part-time TELLS aide for the
1986-87 school year at the rate of
$5.00 per hour, four hours a day.
— Agreed to change the name of
the Dallas Intermediate School to
the Dallas Elementary School.
— Named Robert Mitkus as the
junior high schoool cross country
coach.
— Appointed Ms. Maria Augustine
as cross country coach; Mrs. Sheila
Bonawitz as cheerleaders coach and
Mrs. Karen Arnaud as strutters
coach.
— Named Ms. Patricia A. Harri-
son as the junior high school cheer-
Together again
Dallas Post/Susan J. Dadurka
leading advisor.
— Recommended that a resolution
be adoppted to confirm the interim
action of the Superintendent to
transfer Mr. Roy Stambaugh, RD 2,
Box 274, Harveys Lake, to a mainte-
nance position in the Dallas School
District. Mr. Stambaugh will be
assigned to all schools, and will be
paid at the rate of $11,250 prorated
for the 1986-87 contract year. The
vote passed by an 8-1 margin with
director Albert Pisaneschi voting
against.
A small fire broke out late
Monday afternon in the girls’ lock-
erroom of the Dallas Senior High
School, causing minor damage.
At approximately 2:35 p.m., a
female student who had. been
attending a physical education
class, attempted to enter the room
when she noticed smoke emanating
from it. After alerting Larry Shuler,
who had been teaching the class at
the time, he in turn notified assist-
ant principal Frank Galicki who
summoned the Dallas Fire Com-
pany.
By the time the two trucks
arrived, however, the fire was
extinguished. “One of the ballasts in
the fluorescent lights caught on
fire,”” said Fire Chief Bob Besecker.
“It burned the plastic covering the
light, but there was only smoke
when we arrived and it was con-
tained to the one room.”
Two exhaust fans were used to
clear the smoke.
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent 4
The Gerald Brown family of Cen-
share of trouble this summer. Mrs.
Brown (Janet) and her son, Carl,
recently returned home after having
been patients in out-of-town hospi-
tals during the past summer.
Carl, a teacher associate in the
Tunkhannock School District, was
born with a congenital heart defect
and on Jume 16 he underwent open
heart surgery in the University of
Alabama Medical Center in Bir-
mingham. On the same day, his
mother, Janet, had a kidney trans-
plant at Geisinger Medical Center in
hall.
expenses.
a.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Danville.
Following their surgery, mother
and son returned home from the
hospital just one day apart, but a
series of problems sent both of them
back to their respective hospitals
and it was on August 30, that
mother and son returned home
(See SURGERY, page 12)
Inside The Post
Births .........c0.00.. 4
Calendar .......... 15,16
Classified ......... 13,14
Divorces ................ 4
In Our Town .......... 6
Obituaries ............. 2
People ............5.. 8,12
Marriage licenses .. 3
Property transfers . 4
Sports ................ 9,10