f } | | | Dallas, PA Wednesday, February 15, 1989 Donkey won't go - students will This donkey wouldn't go for Frank Coslett, a senior at Lake-Lehman High School. But according to Bob Roberts, assistant principal, the senior class will be going on a trip to Washington D.C. because of the donkey basketball benefit game last Friday. The game drew about 1200 people and brought in around $3000 (and they are still counting). (Photo by Charlotte Bartizek) Dallas schoo By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer After spending nearly the whole work session discussing their op- tions, the Dallas School Board Monday night finally approved an $800,000 to $1,100,000 expan- sion plan for the Senior High School by a narrow 5-4 vote. Dr. William Camp made the motion to adopt the plan, which includes having four classrooms constructed in the present senior high school library, a new library and atrium and a new home eco- nomics room for 10-12 grade stu- dents. The board members have PG&W wants hefty rate hikes By RONALD BARTIZEK Post Staff If Pennsylvania Gas and Water Company has its way, the lower rates recently enjoyed by custom- ers of its Back Mountain subsidi- aries will be a thing of the past. The utility has filed a request with the Pennsylvania Public Utili- ties Commission to increase rates in the company's Spring Brook water service area effective March 31. Included in the filing are the Trucksville, Shavertown, Hillcrest and Homesite water companies. These companies were involved ““in a rate decrease mandated by the PUC on September 30. At that time, the commission said that PG&W was not providing water of sufficient quality to justify a rate been discussing various options since June, 1988 and came to the final vote at Monday night's meet- ‘ing when Superintendent Gerald Wyecallis advised them the final expansion plan had to be submit- ted to the state without further delay. Camp, Ernest Ashbridge, Ellen Nagy, Thomas Landon and John Litz voted affirmatively. James Richardson, John George, Clar- ence Michael and Tex Wilson voted against the plan. The district plans to raise the money for the new construction: through a bond issue and a future increase in millage. Total cost of increase. The commission also ‘ordered that the utility establish uniform rates throughout the Spring Brook service area, which includes 25,000 customers in the Back Mountain and Wilkes-Barre. If the current proposed rates take effect, rate increases for the Trucksville, Shavertown and Hillcrest company’s customers will rise by 83 per cent. Homesite customers will see their bills grow by 69 per cent. However, only customers of the Shavertown Water Company will pay more than they had prior to September 30. The other three company’s rates will be from 18 to 33 per cent less. The rate filing cites the cost of PG&W's “ambitious, multifaceted water improvement program” as | board votes for $1 million spending plan "through the soil. He also stated construction in the district clude ing elementary classrooms, and other necessary renovations will be approximately $3.2 million. The senior high school construc- tion is considered necessary due to district's adoption of a middle school plan. Once the ninth grad is moved up to the senior school building, the present junior high will become the middle school housing sixth, seventh and eighth grade students. sl In other business at the meeting the directors accepted the resigna tion of elementary guidance coun- the basis for the rate hike. In a press release, Robert Jones, the | utility's president, said that recent lack of rate increases has brou the company “dangerously close to being financially unable to con- tinue its improvement program.” Of the Back Mountain compa- nies, only the Trucksville Water Company provides filtered water. Its supply is the Hillside treatment plant, which has been filtered for some time. The other three com- panies use water from drilled wells. PG&W spokesman Tom Ward said Monday that water from wells naturally filtered by its movemen that the cost per customeris higher for companies using a well rather than a reservoir as a source. PROPOSED RATES FOR BACK MOUNTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF PENNSYLVANIA GAS AND WATER COMPANY - Figures supplied by Pennsylvania Gas & Water Company - Estimates of rates and volume are per month. Some companies bill monthly, others quarterly. Company No. of Rate before Rate since Proposed Average Name Customers September 30 September 30 Rate Mo. Usage Trucksville 290 $22.47 $10.11 $18.49 4,227 ] Shavertown 128 16.46 10.25 18.80 4,300 Hillcrest 46 23.49 10.06 18.37 4,199 Homesite 20 18.18 7.24 12.22 2,750 Old tires, junk cars cause furor in Jackson Township By SCOTT CRISPELL Post Correspondent If you've driven along Chase Road in Jackson Township re- cently, you may have noticed the hundreds of used tires piled throughout Ray Malak's property near Konefal’s Grove. You may not have known that the tires are causing quite a fuss around Jackson Township. According to Township officials, Malak started stockpiling the tires last summer and area residents have been complaining ever since. “His neighbors feel that these tires are an eyesore,” said Jackson Township supervisor chairman Thomas Adams. “They believe this is bringing their property values down.” Jackson Township zoning offi- cer Robert Culp echoed Adams’ statement. “It's a horrible situation down there,” said Culp. “Many people of Jackson Township are upset over this. I've received sev- eral phone calls concerning this.” According to Adams, Malak is blatantly disobeying township health and safety codes. “He is See TIRES, pg 2 8 Calendar......14 Classified.....12 Editorials.......4 Obituaries.....2 Police News..6 DALLAS BOROUGH COUNCIL - Borough Bldg Township Bldg. Harveys Lake Borough Bldg. % Harveys Lake Borg Bldg. Inside The Post Coming up: RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE - 10 AM-3 PM, Commons Bldg., Penn State Campus. Sponsored by the campus veterans club ' BACK MOUNTAIN WATER COMMISSION - Thurs., Feb. 16, 8 PM, Kingston Township Municipal Bldg. DALLAS TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS - Tues., Feb. 21, 8 PM, Dallas HARVEYS LAKE BOROUGH COUNCIL - Tues., Feb. 21, 7:30 PM, HARVEYS LAKE PLANNING COMMISSION - Property Transfers...12 Real Estate..............12 Religion...................5 School. ...ii.uun8 SpoHs............o8 aul Tues., Feb. 21, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 8 PM, Dallas Mos., Feb. 20, 7 PM, Costa Rican exchange student raped visit FAREWELL - Enrique Castro of San Jose, Costa Rica says farewell to his friend, Rich Hynick, before he leaves Lake- Lehman High School to return to his home. (C.M. Denmon Photo) By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer Enrique Castro, foreign ex- change student at Lake-Lehman High School, said goodbye to his friends last Thursday and left Fri- day for his home in San Jose, Costa Rica. Enrique, who arrived in the area December 3 of last year was spon- sored through the Intercambio International de Estrodrantes, an organization which sponsors teen- | agers from South and Central America at different times during the year, for a period of 10 weeks each. Enrique had visited Panama and the United States in 1985 where he stayed in Florida for a while. He said he liked the Back Mountain better than the southern part of the country. “I would prefer the weather warmer, at home it is no colder than 69 or 70 degrees,” Enrique said. He liked the Lake-Lehman School better than school at home because here he could take elec- tive subjects, but in his school he could not. While at Lake-Lehman, Enrique took Spanish and helped Ms. Michele Medura, the Spanish teacher. He also studied American History and found it very interest- ing, accounting, and a class on the American Indians. “I enjoyed the American Indians class and the Spanish I and III classes,” Enrique said. “I enjoyed helping the students speak Span- ish. Gym classes were the same as they are at home in San Jose.” Enrique found the school food different from that in his school at | home. He said the food served at Lake-Lehman was all right, but he preferred the food at home. Rice with chicken, rice and beans, beef, and soup wereamong | | his favorite dishes when he was at a home. : “Our food is spicier than it is here but not as spicy as the Mexi- can food,” Enrique explained. “We have no football in Central | America but we have soccer, vol- | leyball, basketball, baseball and softball. We compete with other | schools the same as the students in Lake-Lehman do,” he said. Enrique liked the malls in the | # United States because they are | much bigger than those where he : lives. He said living here is much faster-paced, but there is more discipline in America among the youth. od In Central America, youth must be 18 or older to drive and they | may drink at the age ofl8, al- | ' though Enrique said he does not | drink. ih Basketball is his favorite sport and when he returns home he plans to try out for the school team. Enrique attends a private school, but grades in his country go only tol1th. When he returns home he will be in 10th, which is equivalent to a junior here. While here Enrique celebrated Christmas with his host family, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kocher, Jr. Enrique found the customs much the same but a lot more emphasis placed on giving gifts. hot 22 The first time Enrique ever saw snow was while he was staying in the Back Mountain and he found it | See EXCHANGE, pg5 a i
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