aE a_i Ny a 5 | - By pe 3 8 A LAS Vol. 100 No. 49 "A Centennial Edition" Dallas, PA Wednesday, December 13, 1989 35 Cents PTO buys four computers for Dallas school {vey CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer In a presentation made to members of the Dallas School Board ' at ‘its regular meeting Monday, December 11, Ms. Ruth Tetschner, principal of the Dallas Elementary School, commended the school's Parent-Teacher Or- ganization for aiding the school's computer program. “Parents are becoming more seriously involved in their chil- dren's mathematics and members of the Dallas Elementary PTO are interested in learning and want to show their interest,” Tetschner told the board. ' “The PTO purchased four addi- "tional computers for the elemen- tary school and we now have 28 computers in our lab for the chil- dren. Ten years from now many of today’s jobs will have disappeared and the new jobs will not be able to be done without math,” Tetschner | See PTO, pg 3 By CHARLOT M. DENMON py Staff Writer “It's a big change, I don't believe ~East Berlin can go back to what it was,” Arno Miller, Dallas teacher the Berlin Wall. Miller is familiar with Germany having been a student in that countryin 1965. “It wasn't too long after the wall was built,” Miller explained. “I took a trip to Berlin and traveled through East and West Berlin. East Berlin and the area around it was dreary and there were still remnants from 1 World War II in that part of Ger- Dallas seeks county grant Dallas Borough Manager Milton Lutsey announced he has submit- ted a local needs questionnaire to the Luzerne County Community Development program for a Capi- tal Improvement Project Grant. “If successful in receiving a grant the monies would be used to re- move and replace old and blocked storm drains,” construct catch basins, and install reinforced 36" concrete pipe for channel improve- ments in drainage areas. The proj- ect would be completed with pave- "ment restoration of sidewalks and cut areas of driveways and gutters along with topsoil and seeding . where needed,” the manager said. In a prepared statement, Lutsey said the Dallas Borough Council members consider this proposed project as one of the community's priority needs. It would be a con- connecting with the area above Jackson Street which was com- pleted last year. A necessary step in applying for this grant is having residents of the proposed project area com- plete a brief survey form. Lutsey, borough manager, will be complet- ing the survey, December 18 and 19, and requests the cooperation of area residents. said in commenting on the fall of tinuation of a two-phase project," 'Tis the season The Dallas Post Office is showing the signs of the season as area residents line up to mail cards and packages to friends and relatives. Above, Mike Williams helped a customer as others waited on Monday. (Photo by Ron Bartizek) many. While in East Germany, I talked with some of the East Berlin students. They were hesitant to say much and couldn't believe we could move about as freely as we. did,” Miller said. “After I came back to America, I took a group of students to Ger- many in 1973,” Miller went on. “While there we visited East Ber- lin. There was some progress made, a few new buildings, but there were guard posts at regular inter- vals along the wall and guard dogs running loose. On the east side of the wall there was-a large strip where the people were not allowed to cross. But in West Berlin, the Arno Miller visited in 1988 people could stand on the plat- -forms along it:and vw..ve to friends and relatives if they saw any. “In 1988, during the summer I took a group of Dallas students and we toured East Berlin. The country looked better but there were still reports of people trying to escape and some killed. Last year I was in Budapest, Hungary and I had occasion to talk with some East Germans who were visiting there and they were hop- ing conditions would become bet- ter,” Miller continued. Lots of smoke, not much fire Dallas Fire Chief Ted Wright helped to carry burning materials from the Dallas Amoco Monday afternoon. While the building was filled with smoke, the fire itself did little damage. (Photo by Ron Bartizek) “I believe Hungary is the coun- _try that started the freedom move ‘when they allowed their people to leave the country and visit Aus- tria,” Miller said. “I believe one of the matters Bush and Gorbachev may have discussed was the re- duction of troops and missiles. The Germans are very nervous about the missiles. You can't blame them. It is a weird feeling to see all those missiles pointing at you. It's no secret that the United States has a lot of bases and troops over there and the Germans want them out of Widespread contamination unlikely Six Lehman wells now known ainied By SCOTT A. DAVIS _ Post Staff Water from two more wells has been found contaminated in Lehman township bringing the total of tainted wells to six. But the contamination levels have been low and township authorities do not presently consider the problem extensive. Township Supervisor Douglas Ide has confirmed that two more wells have been found contami- nated, but said they are not lo- cated in Lehman Center where four other wells have been contami- nated. He explained the different location may indicate the two re- cently detected cases are not re- lated to the previous four. “So far, I do not believe we are facing an extensive problem,” Ide said Monday. He said about 12 . other homes tested have shown no contamination. “From the test J [A rea residents reflect on changes in East Germany there. “The government has become unstable, they really don't have a government now,” Miller said. “Everything is moving forward, it's a big change, 1 don't think it will go back to what it was. They may have a democracy but I don’t be- lieve it will be like ours.” Lisa Owens, who lives in Hun- lock Creek, was born and raised in Germany. “If we wanted to travel we had to have a passport (I.D. card) to go from county to county,” Lisa said. “Now they are free to travel, something I never thought I would see in my lifetime. “How many Americans do not ' results, “Ide explained,”it is notas extensive a problem as Harveys | Lake is facing.” Te Harveys Lake has been facing a serious fecal coliform bacteria contamination in its drinking wells since May. The borough has been unable to determine the source of the contamination and the state Department of Environmental Re- sources is looking into the matter. Ide explained the contamina- tion in Lehman Township may not be as extensive as Harveys Lake's because the area has alower popu- lation density than areas of the lake. He specifically mentioned Warden Place, which has reported the highest contamination levels i at the lake. . Ide said the source of Lehman ie Township's contamination has not been identified yet, but a test of one contaminated home has shown See LEHMAN, Pg 3 realize the opportunities thoy have?” she asked. “I was in Ger- many during the second World War and we had it tough. Ameri- cans think they have it tough they ‘don't know what tough is,” Lisa” continued. {8 Atone time, Lisa took her grand- children to Germany to see her grandmother, who is no longer there. “She owned her home,” Lisa explained, “But the land was not hers. That belonged to the town and you build what they tell you, not what you want to as you can here. See GERMANY, pg5 Jackson sewer project nears completion By SCOTT A. DAVIS Post Staff Nine months after Jackson Township began installing a pub- lic sewer system, the main line and most of the lateral pipes are in place. Residents can expect tobegin hookup procedures by the end of January. Frank Ferraro, a project engi- neer, told the Jackson Township Municipal Authority Monday that all piping for the project should be completed around Christmas, and the system could be flushed around the first week of January. According to Ferraro, 16 to 18 lateral pipes remain to be installed, mostly in the Meadowcrest area of the township. He said he expects the remaining laterals to be in place within the next two weeks. “There is not much frost in the area,” he explained. “Only six to eight inches of frost. It is really not slowing us down.” Jack Ziegler, of the Luzerne ~ County Redevelopment Authority, said that as soon as the pipes are completed, the authority will begin notifying residents to apply for permits to connect to the system. “We are preparing to send form information and permit informa- tion to residents for hook-up,” Ziegler said. Ziegler complimented the au- thority and Linde Enterprises, who Kingston, Dallas townships plan for recycling By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer In less than two years Kingston Township and Dallas Township officials will have to have a recy- cling plan in effect, according to a bill signed into law by Pennsylva- nia Governor Robert Casey. That statute requires commu- nities the size of the two townships to implement recycling programs by September 1, 1991. While the townships are cooper- ating to some extent, according to Dr. Thomas Winters, head of the hi % recycling committee of the Back Mountain Citizens' Council, they have not yet decided on a particu- lar plan. “We have had several recycling meetings and both townships have been represented,” Dr. Winters said. “We had strong representa- tion from Kingston Township at the last meeting. Supervisors Her- bert Hill, William Tippett, Ben Franklin, Don Gavigan and Town- ° ship Manager Jeff Box were pres- ent. ; “In the past two meetings, two approaches were presented; Waste Management and Lackawanna County. Each is different,” Win- ters said. Winters thinks the local com- munities will likely follow the lead of Luzerne County. “Luzerne County's plan may be to tie into Lackawanna County and set up several receiving points, then have the county deliver to Lackawanna County. “If the private haulers are used, they would have to be restruc- tured,” Dr. Winters explained. “They would also have to keep the records. Aa “Waste Management is the big- gest possibility at present,” he said. “They are eager to get into the business. In this area Waste Management is operating out of Dunmore but no matter the method there will have to be records,” Dr. Winters explained. Dr. Winters said if Lackawanna County is used they accept co- mingled items and only paper is separated. He can see either method working. “If Waste Management is used, ~ See RECYCLING, pg 2 have been contracted to lay the pipes, for completing the project in only nine months. “Nine months, that’s not bad,” he said. The township-wide sewer proj- ect was mandated by the state Department of Environmental Re- sources. The public sewer system is replacing a septic system which Calendar....... 14 Classified.12-1 3 Editorials........ 4 Obituaries......2 Coming up: Breakfast with Santa Sat., Dec. 16,810 11 a.m. All You Can Eat. Adults: $4.00 t Children under 12: $2.00 Christmas Party Jackson Twp. Fire Hall Sun., Dec. 17,1 p.m. ~ Children's Christmas Party Daddow-Isaacs American Legion Post, Dallas Sat., Dec. 16,2 to 4 p.m. Santa will arrive by fire truck. was contaminating the area's water supply. Of the $3.8 million dollars needed for the project, $2,515,890 is being paid by federal funding. Another $983,505 is being paid through a PennVest loan obtained by the township. : The “Sewage Collection and Conveyance Project” will connect Jackson Township to the Dallas Area Municipal Authority waste treatment plant in Trucksville. 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