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_...AND NO ONE SHALL ENTER ly Pictured above is the PA Fish Commission Boat Launch
Access Area at Sandy Beach, Harveys Lake. Harveys Lake Borough Council maintains the Fish
“Commission is in violation of local ordinances, thereby necessitating the closing of the heavily: used
launch site. (Linda Shurmaitis Photo)
Local youth clean up mess
BY CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Writer
_Dallas Borough Recreation
ter, which has been the target
of vandalism the past several
weeks, has. been cleaned up' and
restored by a group of borough
vi allas Borough councilman Russ
‘Eyet, chairman of the recreation
center received a pleasait surprise
late Monday afternoon when he
visited the center and discovered at
least a dozen neighborhood boys
‘BY BONNIE DOMBROSKI
Siaff Writer
Soon the countryside will be
glowing with the fresh colors of
spring flowers. But only if the
hardy little plants can force their
shoots up through the blanket of
roadside litter that has accumu-
lated over the winter months.
The Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation is again working to
make the area litter-free by head-
ing up the annual “KEEP AMER-
ICA BEAUTIFUL” campaign.
On Saturday, April 23, thousands
& local volunteers will be out in
9 fource,
highways, roadsides, parks and
scenic areas of PennDOT’s six
county Northeastern Pennsylvania
District.
PennDOT District Engineer
Charies M. Mattei said, ‘‘Once
again, our emphasis is on educat-
ing our young residents. We feel
that it’s much easier to teach
school children good habits than
aduits who have been littering for
vears. We hope to see all our local
school kids get involved in the
campaign, and expect that they
will learn positive anti-littering
habits in the process.”
clearing litter from,
and girls cleaning up the play-
ground.
Eyet told The Dallas Post that a
minimum of eight and at least 12
boys and girls worked from 2 to 7
p.m. after discussing the vandalism’
done by three or four youths and
decided to do something about it.
The boys and girls, who came out
Monday are among these using. the.
rec center throughout the,summer,
and they donot wait {0 See the
center closed.
They brought their own ‘equip:
. ment including rakes, hoes, shov-
els, wheelbarrows, ‘brooms and
Mattei said that the educational
programs for youngsters include
school visits by PennDOT person-
nel, video and slide presentations
and informational publications.
Everyone participating in the
campaign receives an official
“Trash Clan’ membership patch,
an orange safety vest, coloring
books and other anti-litter materi-
als. For further information about
registration, call Jim Munley at
826-5406.
A Shavertown man and his father
began their clean-up effort on
Friday, April 1. Stan Rusiloski and
his dad, Ben Rusiloski, Sr. both live
along Chase Road in Jackson
Township. Every spring they pick
up the trash which detracts from
the beauty of the rural area where
their homes are located. This year,
other items. They cleaned all the
broken glass from the tennis and
basketball courts, picked up all the
debris, swept the entire tennis
court, cleaned and trimmed the
grass area, and scraped the
chipped paint from the hailuing.
The majority of the young volun
.feersiiere residents of the neighbor-
"hood, ‘who "without ‘any request
from council or other adults, got
together and decided to demon-
strate to the public that the major-
ity of boys and girls are responsi-
ble young adults.
Litter mars the beauty of Back Mt
opposed to bottles? Stan thinks that
is due to the fact that people can
collect aluminum cans, turn them
in, and receive 25 cents a pound for
it. The price paid for ‘glass is
considerably lower, ata penny a
pound. Even with his whole truck-
load, Stan would only get between
$5.00 and $7.00. Not much reward
for five hours of back- Preskimg
work.
Stan told The Post that the bot-
tles appeared to have been tossed
from car windows, as there were
never bunches of the same type of
bottle together. People are not
dumping bottles instead of having
to pay for garbage removal, but
are merely careless and inconsider-
ate.
Stan figured that 1500 bottles in
Stan contacted Jim Munley and ” 500 feet means three bottles every
became part of the “KEEP AMER-
ICA BEAUTIFUL” campaign.
It took the two men each two and
a half hours of work to clean up a
500 foot section of the road. When
they were done, they had accumu-
lated five trash bags of litter, 12
aluminum cans, and 1500 glass bot-
tles. That’s enough bottles to fill up
the back of Stan’s pick-up truck.
The trash consisted mostly of
fast-food containers. And the
reason there were so few cans as
foot along the roadway. When it is
presented that way, people can get
an idea of just how severe the
problem is.
The Rusiloskis would like to issue
a challenge to any interested group
or individual to see if anyone can
assemble a larger trash mountain
than theirs. The dividends received
in the process would include
cleaner areas throughout the state
and pride in our efforts to help
“KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL.”
Legal battle will ensue
Harveys Lake officials rope
off commission access area
BY DEBBY HIGGINS
Post Editor
On Saturday morning, April 2
Harveys Lake Borough council-
members roped off the entrance to
the Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Boat Launch Access Area near
Sandy Beach. The Borough council
maintains it has the right to close
the area because the Fish Commis-
sion is in violation of local ordi-
" nances.
According to borough zoning offi-
cer Ron DeBalko, the area was
closed because it presents a health
hazard to the community.
But the health hazard has existed
long before Saturday’s actions by
the borough.
Rick Boice, Harveys Lake Coun-
cil member, told The Dallas Post,
the problem has existed since 1977.
“Our records on file indicate dia-
logue concerning this matter has
been exchanged between the two
bodies since 1977,” Boice said.
“Harveys Lake has been under the
impression we have always needed
some type of facilities at the launch
access area to serve the public.”
The crux of the problem lies in
the reluctance of the Fish Commis-
sion to upkeep lavatory facilities on
the site. Boice said the commission
will not erect permanent, year-
round facilities because they say
it’s up to the borough to maintain
and service the lavatories.
The councilmember said the com-
mission was willing to pay the
borough $1000 per year toward the
upkeep costs. But Boice says the
issue is more involved than just
paying the bills.
“If the borough accepts the com-
mission’s offer, we would be liable
to get insurance coverage for he J
lavatory facilities,” Boice told The
“but, our insurance carrier = |
cannot insure the structure because
Post.
the borough would not own it.”’
The ‘‘Catch-22”’ situation has
been brewing since the late '70s
when the Department of Environ-
mental Resources mandated public
sewers for the Harveys Lake com-
munity.
At that time, the commission
provided outhouses at the site
in 1984
because outhouses were in violation
which were removed
of local ordinances.
In 1986, the Harveys Lake Protec- He
tive Agency provided portable toi-
lets at the launch area but they,
too, were removed because those
facilities are only legal in the bor-
ough as temporary conveniences at
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. BY BONNIE DOMBROSKI
Staff Writer
Dinosaur, according to The
American Heritage Dictionary,
is any of the various extinct,
often gigantic, reptiles of the
order Saurischia and Orniths-
chia, that existed during the
Mesozoic era. The name dino-
saur is derived from two Greek
words meaning ‘‘monstrous’’
and ‘‘lizard’’. Sound scary?
Well, millions of children
nationwide don’t think so. Their
love of these creatures is the
reason behind the new dinosaur
age! Sn
Dinosaurs can be found
almost anywhere, from the food
our children eat, to the sheets
on their beds, to the clothes
they prefer to wear, to their
favorite toys and books.
Mike Dzanko, manager of
Valentine's Toys in Dallas, says
all kids go through a phase
where they seem to like dino-
saurs. But they have become
really popular the last two
years.
‘‘People are still dinosaur-
crazy,” said Dzanko. “Every-
GIGANTIC BEASTS ON THE PROWL — With names that are hardly pronounceable, dinosaurs
have become the fascinating fancy for many area children. From bibs to posi in a can; dinosaurs
are once more stalking the earth! (Linda Shurmaitis Photo)
Dinosaurs popularity still a mystery
saurs sells well.” Valentine's
has an assortment of toys
including kits and models,
games, stuffed animals, cards,
and other ways to play with
dinosaurs and learn about
them.
Gertrude Hawk Chocolate
Candy Shop carried a chocolate
dinosaur at Christmas and
again at Easter. It was one of
the more popular items, with
the larger molds selling out
fast.
At Gate of Heaven School,
Mrs. Grove’s first grade class
was given a dinosaur after a
promise from the Dinosaur
Fairy. Since Mrs. Grove didn’t
like the dinossaur white, she
and the children painted him
green.
The second grade class at the
Dallas Elementary School was
given a project to work on at
home by teacher Mrs. Klick.
After the class studied about
dinosaurs in their readers, Mrs.
Klick said she was ‘amazed at
how many of the children
expressed an interest in the
subject.”’ As an enrichment
activity, the children were to
make a plica of one of the
he ;
school or one of their favorites.
from their own books and toys.
Doing the project at home gave
the children more time to work
on it than they would have at
school and also created the
opportunity for older brothers
or sisters and parents to
become involved. The artistic |
creations of the students are on
display in the classroom.
Nine-year-old Jeff Ehret is a
third grade student at Lake-
Lehman Elementary School.
Jeff, who has an extensive col-
lection of dinosaur books, toys,
models, posters, and stuffed
animals, says he first became
interested in dinoaurs when he
was in nursery school.
“I think they’re neat because |
they're different from animals |
around here,” Jeff said. “And |
also because they were on the
earth even before men were.”
In January the Ehret family |
took a vacation in Florida. One
of the highlights of the trip for |
Jeff was a visit to Epcot Center
where they saw the dinosaur
exhibit. Moving dinosaurs were
shown in their prehistoric habi-
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