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Vol. 97, No. 51
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By JOHN HOINSKI
Staff Writer
Depending on which residents
you talk to, people who live on
the paved section of Davenport
Street in Dallas Borough are
either satisfied with the condi-
tion of the road or they are not.
Ever since work was done by
the Dallas Water Company on
the street last year, there have
been a number of complaints
about the condition in which the
road was left. Some say it is the
water company’s fault, others
say it is a combination of the
company and stormy weather,
and still others have no com-
plaints at all.
One who does have complaints
is Elwood Sheldon. Sheldon said
he complained to the company
about the road conditions last
August but has not received
satisfaction.
“They need to fill in the later-
als better and they should
square off the road edges,”
Sheldon said. “A lot of times
you get water coming down the
hill and it washes into your
yard.”
That’s the same problem that
at least two other residents are
experiencing. George Michaels
said the company was already
doing work on the road when he
moved in, but did not install any
curbing when they finished.
Now Michaels says water runoff
goes onto his property and
through his yard.
Says Sophie Bernick, ‘‘I had to
fill in a couple of spots in front
of my house because the water
was washing off the road and
into our driveway. It’s certainly
not a big problem. But they
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~ News S you need
The deadline for senior citizens and other eligible persons to
Rep. George C. Hasay said that those eligible for the
widowers age 50 or older and permanently disabled persons
maximum eligible income for claimant and spouse is $15,000.
Only one person per household may apply.
Eligibility is based on income tax figures for the 1985 tax
year.
The maximum amount of the rebate is $500. Those who
booklets which may be obtained from Hasay’s offices.
. Hasay’s local office is at 2261 Sans Souci Parkway,
AIDS antibody test available
free-of-charge ‘AIDS antibody test for persons who fear they
may have been exposed to the virus that causes AIDS.
Michael Mulvey, Public Health Educator said his office is
risk groups for AIDS - may not be aware that the test is
available locally.
He said persons at highest risk of infection from the AIDS
virus are persons with multiple sexual partners, or users of
illicit intravenous drugs who share needles. :
Those interested in scheduling a test through the Lacka-
wanna County State Health Center should call the State
Health Center at (717) 963-4567.
Zoning office hours listed
The Office of the Kingston Township Zoning Officer will be
open from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays for the months of January and February, 1987.
Events calendar now available
The ‘1987 Pennsylvania Calendar of Events” is now
available free from the state Commerce Department’s
Bureau of Travel Development. The 104-page booklet lists
more than 800 local events held annually throughout the state,
Each listing includes the event’s exact and regional
location, contact address and telephone number. The calendar
also has an index of Pennsylvania’s 51 tourist promotion
agencies and a map dividing the state into six regions,
followed by a list of counties within each region.
For a free copy of the ‘1987 Pennsylvania Calendar of
Events,” write the Pennsylvania Bureau of Travel Develop-
ment, 416 Forum Building, Dept. SXD, Harrisburg, PA 17120
or call toll-free 1-800-VISIT-PA, ext. 274.
Veteran’s rep to visit here
Regional Representative Andy Dorak of the ‘Governor's
Veterans Outreach and Assistance Center will be available on
Thursday, January 8 at the Kingston Township Municipal
Building, 11 Carverton Road in Trucksville from 1:30 p.m. to 4
p.m. to help individuals with problems or questions relating to
Oh boy, who’s this guy?
By JEAN HILLARD
Staff Correspondent
Sleigh bells ringing, curtains being
pulled back, children looking out the
windows and Ho Ho Ho, here come
Santa Claus.
Since the mid 1960’s, Santa Claus has
visited the little children of Haddonfield
Hills, Dallas, in their homes every year
during the Christmas season.
When the sleigh bells are ringing
outside, you better be good because
Santa is surely in our town. tonight.
The late John Konsavage was one of
the first to get in touch with Santa at the
North Pole and, after a lot of convincing
that these kids were special, Santa and
his elves (the reindeer were always too
busy preparing for their long flight on
Christmas Eve and Rudolph refused to
let them go) made it every time.
The first year Santa came there were
only a handful of houses in Haddonfield
Hills.
Now, some 20 years later, there are
over 60 houses. Of course not every
house has little children, but everybody
peeks out the windows to see Santa no
matter how big they are.
Every child gets to sit on Santa’s lap
and he gives each one a present, his
elves pick out the presents, always a
perfect match, a football for a little guy
and a dolly for a little girl. He even
stays a while for pictures if you want
them.
This year he had a present for a little
girl whose mommy had received a
present 20 years ago.
The second generation is now in sight,
Santa is getting older, and jollier and
he’ll probably be telling us about yet
another generation 20 years from now.
Santa has so many stories and many
them from Haddonfield Hills, Dallas,
a.
A Dallas Post photographer happened
to be in the area when Santa was
visiting this year and little Billy Piekan-
ski, 10 months old and big sister Loni
Jean Piekanski, 22 months old were
telling Santa first hand what they
wanted for Christmas.
Santa already knew and he surprised
them with their favorite toys - a ball for
each.
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By DOTTY MARTIN
Editor
Another year has come and
gone and, with 1987 right around
the corner, the Back Mountain
not only has a lot to reflect on
but a lot to look forward to.
With a growth rate as rapid as
an runner’s heartbeat, the Back
Mountain steams full speed
ahead into 1987, becoming
bigger and better than ever
before. :
This past year, however, was
not without incident in our area
as a trip through our news
stories of 1986 proves.
JANUARY
The year began with a bang,
literally, as Caroline Ross Rit-
tinger, of Forty Fort, was
charged with the New Year’ Ss
Day murer of her father, Robert
August Shipkoski. Shipkoski, a
resident at Hillside Personal
Care Home in Dallas, wasy
stabbed to death in his room at
the center.
Also during the first week of
the new year, Michael and Bar-
bara Kasper discovered a box of
dynamite while clearing their
basement at 106 Pioneer Avenue
in Shavertown, preparing to
move to a new home. After the
dynamite was de-activated, it
was learned that the former
owner of the property was a
construction specialist and had
stored the dynamite in {he
Things didn’t calm down for a
while as six corrections officers
were injured at the State Cor-
rection Institute at Dallas
during an altercation with three
inmates. Shortly after that,
Henry C. Tuck IV, Country Club
Road, Dallas, died from a gun-
shot wound to the head. Tuck’s
younger brother, Andrew, who
was in the room with Henry at
the time of his death, was later
the death was ruled accidental.
FEBRUARY
In early February of this
year, Wayne Hughes, an envi-
ronmental science teacher at
Dallas, and John Comitz, a sci-
ence teacher at Lake-Lehman,
mourned the Challenger space
shuttle tragedy. Both men were
applicants to NASA’s Teacher-
In-Space program.
Charles D. Lemmond Jr., of
Dallas, announced his candi-
dacy for the 20th Senatorial
District State Senate position
while William Seranton III,
former editor of The Dallas,
Post, announced his candidacy
for governor of Pennsylvania.
The Dallas School Board dis-
cussed the possibility of closing
the Dallas Township Elemen-
tary School, which was indeed
shut down later in the year,
while Insalaco Markets
announced plans to occupy 31,-
000 feet of space in the new
Country Cluly Shopping Center.
MARCH
In March, Kingston Township
residents were told that Century
Communications would receive
a 10-year contract to hook up
them up to cable television
while Dallas residents would
receive cable service from Tele-
Media Company.
APRIL
In April, 32-year-old Ronald
Quarteroni of Lehman Township
held police at bay for over four
hours with a .44 magnum rifle.
Quarteroni was eventually
talked out of the house and
committed to a mental health
facility for treatment.
The Back Mountain Baseball
Organization held its Opening
Day while Harveys Lake Coun-
cil members entertained ques-
tions from residents concerning
the garbage policy in the bor-
ough and a flap developed over
who would hold positions at the
; (See 1986, page 12)
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