Ete pl = = pL , ce % 2 Vol. 100 No. 41 |} "A Centennial Edition" Dallas, PA Wednesday, October 18, 1989 35 Cents A tough call Seth Linsinbigler of Harveys Lake has a hard decision ahead. Which one of these Darling's Farm Pumpiens will become the family pumpin, {Fhom by Charloits Baflizek) No leaks found in Harveys Lake sewers By SCOTT A. DAVIS Post Staff Confirming what it has been saying all along, the Harveys Lake Sewer Authority announced last Wednesday that tests have shown the sewer system is not the source of contamination found in the area’s drinking water. Authority Chairman John McManus told reporters, “After much dye-testing in Warden Place the sewer lines appear to be very sound, no leaks.” The authority used miniature video cameras Monday and Tues- day of last week to view sewer lines along Second, Kitchen, and Orchard streets in Warden Place. The cameras searched for any cracks, breaks, or other leaks in the pipes. No defects were found. Authority Executive Director Richard Boice said it is now obvi- ous that sewer lines are not the ,source of contamination. He said the problem could be an old out- house or abandoned septic tank, but is not the sewer authority's fines. “I want the public to know we are still going to look to other sources until this problem is solved,” Boice said. The sewer authority was highly criticized by residents who claimed the sewer lines were the probable source of the drinking water con- tamination. “We would now like to become a participant in fighting this problem rather than a sus- pect. We are looking at the best interests of the people of this area. I hope in the future that people are aware of that,” McManus said. Lake-Lehman teachers’ contract still not settled, strike unlikely By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer While both sides in the dispute have indicated approval of the general terms for a new contract, Lake-Lehman teachers and the school board have yet to iron out all the details. Following a meeting held last Wednesday night, it was an- nounced that both sides had reached an agreement and that an announcement would be made at a special meeting to be held Fri- day, October 13, at 8 p.m. At that meeting the one action item on the agenda called for a vote to either ratify or not ratify the five- year contract tentatively agreed on by the teachers union and the school board on Wednesday, but the vote did not take place. President of the board Marc Elgaway announced that the board Flags can't By SCOTT A. DAVIS Post Staff While the state and federal gov- ernment struggle with the right to burn the American flag, Kingston Township had to deal with its own flag problem last week. Jamie Spencer, identifying her- “self only as a Kingston Township businesspersqn, attended the monthly. meeting of the township supervisors on Wednesday night. She said she was notified by the township's zoning officer and told she must remove a flag reading “OPEN” from her business on Main Street in Shavertown. Spencer challenged the zoning officer's demand to remove the flag. According to Spencer, Zoning Offi- cer Benjamin Gorey told her she was in violation of a township ordinance because “the flag flut- tered in the wind.” Spencer claimed flags are used by several township businesses to draw attention to their establish- ments. “We are not they only people who have these flags,” she said. “Other businesses have this con- ELATED STORIES - pg 5 was informed at 7:10 p.m. by the state mediator that the teacher's union, which also met earlier Fri- day night, did not vote on the proposals as expected. Elgaway explained that there would be no vote because both sides needed time to work out salary schedule details. As of Friday no meetings had been scheduled since several of the board members would be out of town. School board members voted 8- 1 to reject the fact-finder’s report that had been accepted by the teachers of the district at a meet- ing held Tuesday, October 10. None of the board members commented on the board's deci- sion after that meeting nor did any of the teachers who attended.” According to reports, during the negotiations the teams could not agree on the district's proposal to add additional days to the oul work schedule. A report by the fact finder, | Thomas J. DiLauro, appointed by the Pennsylvania Labor Board at the Lake-Lehman Education As- sociation’s request because after both sides had been negotiating since January and reached no agreement, was compiled and 3 copies given to both the board members and the teachers. i The report stated that Both | 1 parties agreed that items resolved included additional services, health care insurance, group term life insurance, chaperone duty, travel expense, accumulated sick leave, bereavement leave, mentor pro- gram (a new item). i flap in Kingston Wp. | cern.” No other businesses ap- peared at the meeting. According to Gorey, the town- ship has an ordinance prohibiting the use of flags and banners that flap in the wind as advertisements. “I can appreciate the township not wanting to look cheap, but we want to stay in business,” Spencer . told the supervisors. She said her flag tells people that her business » is there and open. sidh The supervisors told Spencer that flags can be used for a two week period for grand openings and special events. Any other uses i strictly prohibited. Township Solicitor Ben Joes? explained the ordinance was made because the flags and banners are a distraction. “If its sole purpose = for advertising, they then distract vehicular traffic,” he said. “That is the wrong the township wants to mend.” Jones pointed out that many other municipalities have the prohibition. i fs. ViGordy assured Spencer WY i businesses will be notified of the ordinance. The supervisors pointed out that American flags are allowed to be flown in the township. Recycling pla By SCOTT A. DAVIS Post Staff Three possible approaches to recycling in the Back Mountain have been proposed to the Back Mountain Citizens Council Solid Waste Recycling Committee as they search for a way to meet a 1991 HL police officer awarded $60,000 in assault lawsuit By SCOTT A. DAVIS Post Staff A Harveys Lake police officer who was assaulted by a woman during an accident investigation was awarded $60,000 by the courts. Officer Ronald Spock, Lakeview Terrace, lodged a suit against a woman who assaulted him twice while he was investigating an acci- . dent she was involved in. Spock ’ was injured during the assault. The woman was identified in the suit as Ellen Ferrara of Lakeview Drive, Harveys Lake. The incident occurred during the officer's shift in August of 1986. According to reports, Spock was called to the scene of a single ve- hicle accident along Route 415 in Harveys Lake. Spock arrived at the scene and discovered Ferrara had driven her car off the road, over an embankment, and came to rest near the edge of the lake. The woman became violent and kicked Spock in the groin twice, causing injuries to the officer. A civil court jury's verdict awarded Spock and his wife, Isla, the $60,000 in damages last week.. list. 675-5211. Thanks for your patience. Because of an error in processing The Dallas Post's circulation list last week, subscribers whose subscription expired between October 11 and November 11 were inadvertantly dropped from the We have corrected the error and added one week to the sub- scriptions of all who were dropped. If you have experienced any other difficulty with your subscription, please call our office at Calendar......14 Classified.12-13 Editorials....... 4 Obituaries.....2 Police Report............. 2 Religious Services......8 School................... 10 a Coming up: RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE - Mon., Oct. 23, 1-6 PM, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Rte. 29, Lake Silkworth. Sponsored by the Lake Silkworth Lions and Lioness. HARVEYS LAKE ZONING BOARD - Tues., Oct. 24, 7 PM, Harveys Lake Municipal Bldg., Rte. 415 LEHMAN TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY - Mon., Oct 23, 8 PM, Lehman Twp. Municipal Bldg. By CHARLOT M. DENMON - Staff Writer G.A.R. and Homecoming - Sat- urday will be a big day in Dallas. It's the game of the year - the battle of the undefeateds. Both teams go into Saturday's game with a 6-0 record and the winner will probably be the Divi- sion B champion and earn the opportunity to go on to the East- ern Conference championship. HOMECOMING COURT - The Dallas High Homecoming Queen will be chosen from seven Dallas High Students at halftime in Saturday's game. Candidates are, from left; Lorraine Mitch- ell, Danielle Skoronski, Patricia Cominsky, Renee Strauser, Sarah Lewis and Amy Kowalski. Absent from photo was Carrie Wilson. (Photo by Ron Bartizek) Excitement builds for Saturday's showdown Grenadiers Coach Charles Fick in a recent television inter- view, said his team is ready for Dallas, but they are not in awe of the Mountaineers. “He shouldn't be,” said Dallas Coach Ted Jackson. “He has 19 starters back from last season and we have two. Their team is scary; they have good speed and some great athletes in skill posi- tions. They have a good quarter- back in Santana Johns. He is an exceptional athlete and as I have said before he has Division I feet." Jackson said the Grenadiers have two excellent receivers and if the Mountaineers key in on them, the Grenadiers can always go to their tight end, Matt Skre- penak. “We have to keep them from making the big play,” Jackson See SHOWDOWN, pg 2 ns proposed dosing to begin recycling Hiced on the municipalities by the state. The committee met with recy- cling experts and municipal and other public officials on Septem- ber 28 to explore how best to implement recycling in the Back Mountain. 4 One approach brought to the committee involves organizing the State Correctional Institution, Dallas as a Back Mountain recy- cling center. State Representative Scott Diettrick wrote a letter for the committee to Commissioner David Owens of the Department of Corrections asking if it would be possible to involve the state prison | system in a recycling program. Diettrick pointed out in the let- ter that state prisons are often located on large tracts of land. Some of this land, according to Diettrick, could be used for stor- age and/or sorting and Separating recyclable materials. : Also, Diettrick explained that the large labor pool at state pris- ons could be called upon to lend assistance to the recycling pro- gram. Another proposal was submit- ted describing a plan in which Back Mountain recyclables could be shipped to a large recycling plant presently being planned for Lackawanna County. 3 Luzerne County Recycling Co- ordinator Frank Chadwick and Leonard Carlin of the Economic Development Council described the | Luzerne and Lackawanna coun- ties recycling facilities being planned. A large 125 ton per day recycling plant- called a Materials - Recovery Facility- is being planned for Lackawanna County, accord- ing to the two men. The plant is expected to be operational by April, 1990. According to this plan, each Back Mountain municipality could bring its recyclables to a Luzerne County receiving plant, which would then truck the materials to the Lackawanna plant. The Lackawanna plant is being paid for partly by state funds with the stipulation that all processed materials be shipped by train. At present the plant is expecting to receive co-mingled recyclables atno charge or payment. The plan- See RECYCLING, pg3 Ses
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