=, 27 5 A >, AN 7 Bn £ ® tion to run for reelection. Dallas and Lake-Lehman Honor Rolls 10 Vol. 101 No. 7 Dallas, PA Wednesday, February 21, 1990 35 Cents The race is on Back Mountain residents toss hats in ring Vernon touts "record of service By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer Anne Vernon of Highland Ave- nue, Trucksville, announced her candidacy, Tuesday, as a Republi- can candidate for Representative of the 120th Legislative District, a position now held by Rep. Scott Dietterick. Vernon becomes the fourth candidate overall, and third from the Back Mountain, to seek the office. Dietterick said several weeks ago that he will run for re-election. > Clarence Michael of Dallas an- ® ounced his candidacy Jan. 30, and Luzerne County Commissioner Jim Phillips declared his intention to be a candidate a week later. See VERNON, pg 5 ANNE VERNON ANDREW KOTCH Kotch a political newcomer Andrew Kotch has officially announced his candidacy for the office of State Representative of the 120th District. A resident of Kingston Township, he will be running on the Republican ballot. Kotch is employed by WBRE- TV. He has kept in close touch with the pople and governmental of- fices of the district during his 15 years in the television news busi- ness. He has reported on events throughout northeast Pennsylva- nia both as an on-air reporter and photographer. Kotch is a lifelong resident of the community. He is particularly concerned with the economic fu- ture of the area and would like to see better employment possibili- See KOTCH, pg 5 Lemmond will run again for Senate By CHARLOT M. DENMON A Staff Writer State Senator Charles D. Lemmond cited improved coopera- tion between the state and local officials in announcing his inten- “During my term in office the achievement I am most proud of is the improvement in communica- tions between the Commonwealth and the municipal governments. We now have a direct line from the state to PennVEST, PennDOT, DER and the municipalities,” Lemmond told The Dallas Post on Monday. “I am also glad that the Judiciary Committee is updating some of our laws. Lemmond said wetland protection and park expanison were top priorities “In the future, I'd like to see us to continue working well with municipal and appointed officials. The 911 emergency system needs to come into existence and I am very much in favor in enacting the state's first living will. Presently, while most states have laws and regulations, Pennsylvania does not have any regulations. I believe it is important for a person to make a rational choice.” Sen. Lemmond also said he would advocate that the Pennsyl- vania State Police be improved by an additional 500 staff to be used to aid outlying areas. “I also want to continue to work with the Back Mountain Citizens’ Council on our environmental needs. I feel this has to be on the top of our list of priorities with the wetland subject at the top of the list. The passing of the environ- mental bill mandating county plan- ning is one l am very pleased about. “We will also be addressing is- sues on child abuse which is so badly needed. I am the Republican representative on the caucus,” he See LEMMOND, pg 5 SEN. CHARLES D. LEMMOND New principal Oliver no stranger to district J By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer When Lake-Lehman Senior High School PrincipalJay Zaleskas steps down from his position in June of this year, John Oliver, the current Junior High Principal will take over. Oliver, who resides with his family in Dallas, has been a princi- pal in the Lake-Lehman District since 1975, first as an assistant junior-senior high school princi- pal. In 1983, at the time of high school principal James Nicholas’ death, he was appointed as junior high principal. “Prior to becoming principal, I was a member of the faculty,” Ol- iver said. “The only place I taught following graduation from college \ was at Lake-Lehman. I received py graduate degree from Rutgers ’ and my upper-graduate degree in educational administration from the University of Scranton,” Oliver Calendar................ 16 Classified......... 14-15 Editorials................ 4 Obituaries............... 2 Police Report......... 2 Property Transfers.. 8 School........oe..iii: 11 Coming up: HARVEYS LAKE ZONING BOARD - Tues., Feb. 27, 7 PM, Harveys Lake Municipal Bldg., Route 415 LEHMAN TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD - Mon., Feb. 26, 7 PM, Lehman Twp. Municipal Bldg. LEHMAN TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION - Mon., Feb. 26, 8 PM, Lehman Twp. Municipal Bldg. \ Oliver has spent his entire career in the Lake-Lehman district said. “As a member of the faculty I taught science, health and phys ed. “When I came to the district, Edgar Belles was superintendent and Anthony Marchakitus was high school principal,” Oliver ex- plained. Oliver said that in the junior high school, the student popula- tion numbers approximately 370 and in the senior high there will be about 650. “As principal, the management will be about the same, but dealing with the older students will be a challenge although I have dealt with most of the students when they were in junior high. New Girl Scout troop forms JOHN OLIVER “I will have approximately 45 to 50 teachers on the senior high staff - about two times as many as I now have at junior high. I will, however, have an assistant,” Ol- iver explained. Oliver's wife, the former Carol Ripa, is a member of the Lake- Lehman faculty where she teaches reading. The couple has two chil- dren; Johnny, age 11 year and Joanna, six. Oliver is involved in the Back Mountain Baseball Association where he is a past president, and is also a member of the Back Moun- tain Youth Soccer Organization. They enjoy traveling as a family when it is possible although the position of principalis ayear-round position. He is also a member of the Masonic organizations, Pennsyl- vania Secondary School Principals Association and the National Sec- ondary School Principals Associa- tion. “I would like to express my appreciation to Jay Zaleskas for leaving the senior high in such excellent shape,” Oliver said. “Everything I learned, I learned from Jay,” he concluded. A newly-founded Girl Scout troop has been originated in our area. Designed for girls, ages 5-6, Daisy Trooop 639 meets weekly at Lehman-Jackson Elementary School. (there has never before been a Daisy Troop for kindergarten girls of the Lake-Lehman School District.) The new scouts left to right are Joanna Oliver, Jaclyn Schaffner, Hollie Nichols, Vanessa Goss, Gina Coombs, Theresa Kamarunas, Lindsey Shaw. Absent when photo was taken is Ashley Yan- chik. In the foreground are Mrs. Donna Shaw, troop leader, left; Mrs. Veronica Schaffner, right, asst. leader for first half of the year. ng A In Spring a young man's fancy turns to? Dan Shilanski of Harveys Lake took advantage of Monday's holiday and fair weather and looked over a sporty car at a local lot. (Phato by Ron Bartizek) '911' available for some Back Mountain towns In a story published in The Dallas Post on February 7, it was stated that Back Mountain resi- dents should not call ‘911’ to re- quest emergency assistance. Given that the boundaries of the Back Mountain are not defined by any official designation, that statement was not fully correct. The Noxen Fire Department has offered 911 service through the Wyoming County Communications Center for eight years, according to Fire Chief Lew Hackling. “When the fire company first went on line with 911, I was very hesitant,” Hackling said Monday. “But it has proved to be a success.” sional dispatching as two major benefits of the system. Hackling said that using the Wyoming County system has meant real savings to the Noxen fire company, saving it the cost of buying and manning its own radio equipment. Because the system is paid for by a surcharge on all Wyoming County telephone bills, the fire company also avoids the cost of joining the Back Mountain Communications Center. “Done countywide, it (911) uses the least manpower necessary,” Hackling said. He added that the system offers more than efficiency. “There's additional information at Hackling mentioned convenient 24-hour answering and profes- See 911, pg 2 1 A LOCALITY FIRE & AMBULANCE POLICE I DALLAS BORO. 675-9912 675-9911 ; DALLAS TWP. 675-9912 675-9911 : KINGSTON TWP. 675-9912 675-9911 KUNKLE 675-9912 x | : or f 675-3261 I HARVEYS LAKE 639-5261 675-9911 | i or i J 639-1690 | J LEHMAN TWP. 675-9912 675-9912 | i or | ; 675-3518 i ! JACKSON TWP. 675-9912 696-2879 ! or or A 696-1213 675-8500 I Lake Twp. 477-5121 477-5557 | | SWEET VALLEY 477-5121 477-2337 | | LAKE SILKWORTH 675-9912 675-1483 | | FRANKLIN TWP. 911 333-4848 | i (calls from 696/675 | a dial 1-836-6161) I J NOXEN 911 911 5 i or i g 298-2061 § | 'DETOWN 675-9912 * : : 639-5336 ‘ : ROSS TWP. 477-5121 477-2337 : ! *NOTE: Service not offered. Call nearest listed number i a — i — i ————— a
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