RY i ¢ Ves’ ZN org An WA ove EA Poke Wo PR page 13 Vol. 100 No. 25 "A Centennial Edition" J Fa ix Editor's note: Normally, The Post discourages the use of anonymous 1 sources. However, the sensitive nature of this story demanded that we allow the youths we spoke with to remain unidentified. | By SCOTT A. DAVIS | Post Staff The circumstances surround- ing the shooting death of Richard Hillman earlier this month are a ! sobering reminder that no matter what the law says, minors can obtain and consume alcohol. One way minors in the Back Mountain say they obtain alcohol By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer Fedro Carter Jr. of Meshoppen was found guilty on four counts Friday in connection with a rob- bery at Back Mountain Burger King restaurant in Shavertown in Janu- ary. Luzerne County Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Michael S. Melnick, who prosecuted the case last Thursday, said that the Luzerne County jury took only about three . hours of deliberation to return a PN robbery, theft, receiving stolen | property and simple assault. |. Carter is one of the two men {|/ 7 accused of holding up the Burger 5s" # King Restaurant in Shavertown on | January 9, just before the restau- | rant closed for the night. The two men pistol whipped employees and left with $135. ; The other man has not yet been taken into custody, but Kingston Township police are still working on leads which they believe will be helpful in apprehending him. Atty. Melnick stated that Bur- ger King employees were key wit- ~ nesses for the prosecution during the three days of the trial and told the court that the employees were in fear of their lives when the holdup took place. 5 The defense counsel for Carter, Atty. Youngelaus called several 4 witnesses to the stand but Atty. ~ Melnick indicated that they did Tr hs ‘By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer a. Chairperson Kathy Shaskas said a that the first Back Mountain Memorial Library Benefit Horse Show was a huge success. More than 200 entries attended the show | held last Sunday at the Luzerne | County Fairgrounds. T They galloped, trotted, cantored © and walked their horses in the | categories which were divided for all ages and experience. Shaskas, who is a riding in- structor, and her husband John, who is chairperson of the auction | for the second consecutive year, decided on the horse show as a new attraction to raise funds for the library. Each rider paid an entry fee of $5 or $7 which benefits the library. It is hoped the horse "show will become an annual event to help supplement the funds raised by the dinner dance and the “auction. Blue first prize ribbons and sil- ~ ver bowl trophies were paid for by sponsors and the county contrib- uted the use of the fairgrounds. Profits from the food stand also went to the library. ' Shaskas estimated the horse show netted approximately $2,000, ~ which will be used for the everyday ~ expenses of the library. Jeff Ayers of Allentown served as judge, issuing orders to the J riders in the ring. Ayers is a regis- a tered judge and a professional | horseman. The judging was di- vided into numerous categories including a ‘most pleasurable’ category which applies to the ride » verdict of guilty on four counts. is through their parents. Several minors told The Post that their parents give them alcohol. The minors would not allow their names to be printed, saying they fear prosecution. One 17-year-old Dallas youth said he has access to alcohol through his parents. “My parents give it tome,” the 17-year-old said, “as long I promise not to drink and drive. They figure I would get it someplace else anyway.” The youth said his parents have allowed him to drink since he was 14-years-old. “I was arrested once, but my parents paid the fine,” he said. T Suspect found guilty in Burger King robbery more discredit than good. Melnick said one witness admitted when placed under oath that he had lied to an investigator and withdrew a previous story that Carter had been at the witness's apartment the night of the robbery. Another wit- ness has had 13 convictions from Florida to Georgia to Texas to Pennsylvania and said he was an alcoholic and blacked out at times, according to Melnick. The witness testified that he remembered the night of the robbery because it was such: a bitter cold night, but a Aneteordlogist called by the prose- cution said the weather was mild. Judge Bernard Podcasy re- manded Carter to Luzerne County Prison until he is sentenced at a later date. Atty. Melnick indicated to The Post that the district attor- ney could seek a five-year manda- tory sentence in a state prison for using a handgun in the robbery. Following the trial, Kingston Township Police Chief Paul Sabol cited Sgt. James Balavage, Patrol- men Michael Moravec and Robert Weiss, for their intensive investi- gation which resulted in the ap- prehension of Carter. “It was their persistent work on the case which resulted in the conviction of Carter on the four counts. They set excel- lent examples for our department. I am also appreciative of the coop- eration given us by members of other Back Mountain police de- partments,” Sabol said. ; Assistant librarian Nancy Koz- emchak spent the day at the horse show working wherever needed but she spent a portion of her time looking for the coolers before she finally learned the coolers she was looking for were the cool-down "Most stores are strict about the age of their customers. The trick is to find someone over 21 to buy it for you.” be 15 year-old, Dallas The youth said he never drinks and drives, and said he has called his parents for rides several times. “They do not get mad. Once they threatened to stop giving me drinks, but nothing ever happened,” he said. A 19-year-old Trucksville youth said he also obtains alcohol from his parents. “At first, my mom did Woman at the well not want me to drink and my dad would have to slip me a beer,” the youth said. “Now, I can get it from either of them.” The 19-year-old said his par- ents will not give his friends alco- hol, but said he has friends whose parents will give alcohol to other minors. “My [riend’s parents give him cases (of beer) at a time. He Jaclyn Walkowiak of Pinetree Drive plays the proverbial woman while at vacation bible school last week at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Dallas. (Photo by Charlotte Bartizek) No one can talk to a horse, of course blankets for the horses. “Who says you can't learn some- thing new,” laughed Nancy. Winners in the various classes included Magee Allegruce, champion; Heather Brosh, reserve champion, First library horse show raises $2000 Junior Equestrian Class; Jennifer Connell, champion; Laurie Barna, reserve champion, Senior Equestrian; Silver Spoon, J. Connell, champion; Many Stars, L.Garlan, reserve cham- See HORSE, pg 2 Except for Robin Pavlick, Lake Silkworth, who explains in detail to her horse Wally Ballou the lay of the brings them to our party spot,” he said. Dallas Borough Police Chief John R. Fowler said he believes parents give alcohol to their chil- dren because, “They want to be buddies more than parents.” Chief Fowler stressed that he has not had any cases where it was proven a minor obtained alcohol from his or her parents. “I do not know of any cases,” Chief Fowler said, “but it does go on.” Chief Fowler warned that par- ents who supply their underage children with alcohol are violating the law and would be prosecuted. The Department of Transporta- Charges filed in | youth's slaying By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer Lehman Township Police Offi- cer Barney Dobinnick and State Trooper Carl Allen filed charges Friday, June 23, against a juvenile in connection with the fatal shoot- ing June 11, of 18-year-old Lake- Lehman graduate Richard Hillman. The petition filed by the police charges the juvenile with man- slaughter and involuntary man- slaughter. SE . No date has been set for a hear- ing and the juvenile will be notified by mail of the petition which was filed in Luzerne County Juvenile Court. On Thursday, District Attorney Correale Stevens announced that his office intended to charge the juvenile with one count of volun- tary manslaughter and involun- tary manslaughter. The juvenile has not been taken into custody because he is not considered to be a danger to the community. Now that the petition has been filed it will be up toJudge Chester B. Muroski to set a hear- ing date. Muroski must also deter- mine if the charges are appropri- ate. If convicted by a juvenile court tion sends a pamphlet with all driver's license registrations and renewal forms. According to the pamphlet, “Any adult who buys alcohol for anyone under twenty- one, even their own children... will receive a mandatory fine of $1,000 for the [irst offense and $2,500 for each following offense.” ; p Cards streak “lonlydrink at home; inmyown 4 house,” said a 19-year-old Har- veys Lake youth. “My parents and I have an agreement. I stay home andl can drink. If goout, Idonot drink,” he said. Chief Fowler said that parents See MINORS, pg5 | # bd i i J of the charges, the juvenile could 0 f be kept in custody in a juvenile Be detention center until his 21st birthday, then spend additional time in jail after that. Although announcing hisoffice’s intention of filing charges, the district attorney stated that his office is still investigating other phases of the case, specifically those involving the furnishing of alcoholic beverages to minors. The juvenile and Hillman re- portedly argued at a graduation party they both attended, accord- ing to friends. The underclassman is said to have left the party after the fight and later Hillman left to go home. At about 5 a.m., police say that sul Hillman went to the home of the juvenile on Swamp Road, Lehman Township. During a fight there, the juvenile took a .22 caliber re- volver from the home and allegedly shot and killed Hillman. Interviews conducted by the ey district attorney's staff of many persons present at the graduation party or who had been in contact with Hillman or the juvenile dur- ing the weekend of June 11 indi- cate the arguments were over a former girlfriend of Hillman's who had begun dating the juvenile. DAMA told to come up with new expansion plan By SCOTT A. DAVIS Post Staff The Department of Enviromen- tal Resources has rejected an expansion proposal submitted by the Dallas Area Municiple Author- ity, pushing to project back to the planning stages. The proposal called for the upgrading of the authority's exist- ing waste treatment plant to handle 2.6 million gallons of water each day. The plant also proposed to filter 400,000 gallons of surface and storm water which flows into the treatment system. DER rejected the proposal last week. According to DER spokes- man Mark Carmon, DER wants DAMA to design a new plan that would prove to be more cost effec- tive and enviromentally sound. DER instructed DAMA to sto all design work and return to plan- ning a new proposal, including a detailed cost analysis for each proposal. The new proposal’s tar- getdate has been set for November 1989. would have cost approximatel $1.5 million to complete. DER told DAMA to consider two alternatives. One possiblility would be to upgrade the plant to handle 3 million gallons per day, without the filtration of surface and storm water. This option would cost approximately $4.9 million dollars. The other involves connecting DAMA to another area sanitary authority. : "There is a preliminary study for See DAMA, pg 3 Inside The Post Calendar......16 Classified.....15 Editorials....... 4 Obituaries.....2 Police News..2 Coming up: BLOOD DRIVE - Thurs., July 6, 12 Noon-6 PM, Trucksville Property Transfers.. 14 | ; Real Estate............. . 14 Religion.................... 6 School................ 10,11 SPOS... 13 A ik United Methodist Church, Church Street DALLAS TWP. SUPERVISORS - Building : Wed, July 5, 8 PM, Dallas Twp. LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL BOARD - Thurs., June 29, 8 PM, Music Room of the Lehman-Jackson Elementary School FRANKLIN TWP. PLANNING COMMISSION - Mon., July 3, 6:30 PM FRANKLIN TWP. SUPERVISORS - Mon., July 3, 8 PM JACKSON TWP. SUPERVISORS - Mon., July 3, 7:30 PM, Jackson Tsp. Fire Hall The rejected upgrade proposal 1 eo J a a AE ala. on eA on A Sd eT —- ra, : Lila ES - pl lS li oe i i il sll 0, . on ai : track at the Back Mt. Library Horse Show. It did some good because Equestrian Class. (Photo by Charlotte Bartizek) ye they placed second in the Senior KINGSTON TWP. ZONING HEARING BOARD - Mon., July 3, 8 PM, Kingston Twp. Municipal Bldg. given by the horse not the appear- ance. : 7)
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