To x fp A ‘end unbeaten season 12 Vol. 101 No. 8 35 Cents | : Healthy’ fast food coming to ~ #Shavertown By RONALD BARTIZEK Post Staff ‘What's the result when you combine a physician, an interna- tional chef, an accountant and a dietitian? In one case, it's an “International” fast food restau- rant called “For Crepes Sake.” That's the name of a new eatery soon to open in the former Reben- nack Appliance store in Shaver- town. One of the principals told The Dallas Post last week that the restaurant should be ready to open LY) at the beginning of April, as soon as renovations to the Route 309 ' store are completed. “For Crepes Sake” will serve a wide variety of the thin French pancakes stuffed with fillings from around the world, including tasty morsels of Italian, Mexican, Ger- man, Oriental and Scandanavian foods. But that's not all; dessert fillings for all tastes will also be available. : According to one of the owners, / who doesn’t wish to be identified “yet, the Shavertown location is the first of what the partners hope will become a nationwide chain of stores. The spokesman, a physi- cian, emphasized that the food will be healthy as well as flavorful, with calorie and nutrition listings posted for each dish. He said the restau- rant would serve no fried foods. “It will have the atmosphere of an upscale fast-food type restau- rant, with reasonable prices,” he said Friday. Entrees are expected to be priced at $3.95 to $4.95, which will include two crepes and a salad or vegetable. In addition to the meals and desserts, “For Crepes Sake” will also serve international coffees, all in a themed decor with international news playing on the radio. “For Crepes Sake” will offer seating for 60, as well as take-out service. The present parking area * is being expanded to accommo- date an adequate number of cars, according to the spokesman. The restaurant will be open initially for lunch, dinner and dessert, proba- bly from about 11 a.m to 11 p.m. Girl Scout cookie sales down here By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer The shortfall in this year's Girl Scout Cookie sale includes the “ Back Mountain, where 5,000 fewer *™ boxes have been sold than last year. In order to make up for the projected loss, special sale events are being organized and residents are being asked to make a special effort to take the drive over the top. Girls started selling cookies January 13 but orders will still be accepted at the Council office at 829-2631, or by calling Neighbor- hood 24 Cookie Chairperson Wal- ter Yeager at 477-2964, or Neigh- borhood 25 Cookie Chairperson Lorraine Simon at 696-4428. It is also possible to order a case of cookies to donate to a favorite charity like a soup kitchen, Head Start Center or a religious group. A case of cookies is $30.00 and the Girl Scouts will deliver them to the charity for only a $1.00 charge. There will also be Girl Scout Cookie Booths at various locations around the Council where resi- dents may buy cookies. The booths will be at the following locations on the date listed: March 2 - United Penn Bank, Forty Fort. March 3 - Columbia Mall, out- side Bloomsburg; West Side Mall, Edwardsville; Acme Market, Shav- ertown. See COOKIES, pg 5 Two and < one-half year-old fi 1 leYd=To [14g HB EAVAT=I 0) Trucksvillegetsa spin around the Back Mountain SO EVER B11] o) from her mother Sally. She borrowed her 0] fo) {SEH €1 (=X {o] gf gT=1gul=1 010) &oly) the rink. (Photo by ~ Charlotte Bartizek) New laws drive some from gas business By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer While new state regulations have driven some local service stations from the gasoline business, others - say they will comply with them and continue doing business as usual. The Department of Environ- mental Resources, two weeks ago, directed its regional staff to begin canvassing facilities with above and underground storage tanks to insure that the tanks are regis- tered and comply with the state’ s new Storage Tank Spill and Pre- vention Act. Until recently, DER had asked tank owners to voluntarily comply Obituaries......2 with the law, according to DER Deputy Secretary Mark McClellan. .The agency has worked with the regulated industry, trade associa- tions and product suppliers to ensure that they are familiar with the registration requirements. But now the agency is taking a more aggressive stand to ensure that Pennsylvanians and the environ- ment are protected from leaking tanks. : During the past year, two lo- cally-owned service stations, La- Bar's in Dallas; and Gorda's in Kingston Township, had their tanks and pumps taken out and ceased selling petroleum. Kenneth Martin, owner of Mar- . Police Report............. 2 Property Transfers..... 8 School... ..co.oioviiie 11 Spors................. 12-13 Coming up: RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE - Mon., March 5, 1 to 6 PM, Our Lady of Victory Church, Warden Place, Harveys Lake BACK MOUNTAIN WATER COMMISSION - Thurs., March 1, 8 PM, Kingston Township Municipal Bldg. DALLAS TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS - Tues., March 6, 8 PM, Dallas Township Bldg., Route 309 FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION - Mon., March 5, 6:30 PM FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS - Mon., March 5, 8 PM JACKSON TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS - Mon., March 5, 7:30 PM, Jackson Twp. Fire Hall. KINGSTON TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD - Mon., March 5, 8 PM, Kingston Twp. Municipal Bldg. tin's Service Station and Garage in Kunkle, had to have all but one of his tanks removed. “The others were too old so I couldn't use those but I still have the new one which is registered and I have the permit which I had to pay $50 for. Most of our busi- ness will be mechanical work,” Martin said. Mrs. LaBar said they decided to have Sunoco take out the tanks and pumps because it was too expensive to insure them and’ maintain them. “After all the years in business, we now have our sporting goods See GAS, pg 3 Police pact will cost Dallas Borough $3121 By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer The Dallas Borough police have . signed a three year contract giving the three full-time officers increases of $5,000 over the next three years, retroactive to Jan. 1, 1990. The agreement was arrived at after months of negotiations be- tween the police representatives and the council representatives, followed by compulsory arbitra- tion when the Borough and police officers reached an impasse in collective bargaining. The borough will pay legal fees of $3,120.99 for the arbitration. +. See POLICE, pg 2 Wrong number for police nearly tragic | By RONALD BARTIZEK Post Staff A Trucksville woman's letter to The Dallas Post, and the newspa- per's subsequent followup, have corrected a potentially dangerous situation for Kingston Township residents. Denise Cardell, who lives off of Route 309 near the Back Moun- tain Music store, wrote The Post this week to alert readers that the Bell of Pennsylvania telephone book lists a disconnected number for the Kingston Township Police Department. (Her letter appears on page 4.) Ms. Cardell discovered the er- ror when she called the number after witnessing an accident that took place in front of her home. The operator said the caller had to dial directory information to get the police phone number Only later did Ms. Cardell find out be that the accident involved a car driven by her daughter, who was trapped in the car until she was rescued by an emergency worker who happened upon the wreck. “I just kept dialing it over and over,” Ms. Cardell said in describ- ing the incident, “because I thought it was me. I don't know See NUMBER, pg3 By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer Because neither Dallas Town- ship or Dallas Borough has ap- propriate building or fire codes, | Fire Chief Theodore Wright re- the Luzerne County Children and Youth Services to inspect a Back Mountain house to insure the safety and welfare of chil- dren involved in a child custody case. Wright refused the request although it was made by the agency through a court order signed by Judge Chester Muroski, saying he had no crite- ria by which to inspect any build- ing. “For me to say that a building is safe is arbitrary and could possibly subject the Dallas Fire and Ambulance Inc. and myself personally to accept liability if the building were to burn down,” Wright explained. ; “I urged both the Borough and the Township to enact a set of codes,” Wright explained. “The cost of such codes would not mean additional costs to the mu- nicipalities. It would be up to the developer or building owners to absorb the costs. “Kingston Township has had Dallas fire chief urges | | adoption of codes | cently ‘refused ‘a request’ from the BOCA code enforced for Neither the borough or township has fire codes, though the borough has agreed wirito'add them > 7 several years and judging from | the growth that is going on in that township, the building codes have had no adverse effect on construction,” Wright continued. “I also recommended that the borough and township enact a mandatory smoke detector law and also investigate a sprinkler | ordinance for all new residen- | tial, commercial and industrial construction or remodeling. The | borough approved including it with the updating of their new zoning ordinances but the town- ship gave me no answer at all.” Wright said that the fire com- pany also submitted to the Dal- las Water Company a list of fire hydrants that should be in all of the developments, but the com- | pany answered “Absolutely not”, “Kingswood Drive is the only area in the Orchardview Devel- opment with one hydrant at the bottom of the hill,” Wright ex- plained. See CODES, pg 3 CONCERNED CHIEF - Dallas Fire Chief Ted Wright is con- cerned that neither the Borough nor Township has fire codes. He refused to inspect a home because of the lack of adequate regulations. (Photo by C.M. Denmon) hI... LO. eh
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