5) IRE y / “representatives of the Wilkes-Barre 4 % 7 take place this weekend and bor- i EAT pe AT PEER Spring Home Improvement Section Inside Vol. 101 No. 16 Dallas, PA Wednesday, April 25, 1990 35 Cents Rec center planned for Back Mountain By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer A $5 million project which will bring health and fitness together has been unveiled for the Back . Mountain. - At a press conference Monday, General Hospital and the Wilkes- Barre YMCA announced plans to ~ puta facility in the Back Mountain which would house a recreational facility and a family practice unit. Plans for the first-of-its-kind facility have been in the making for approximately four months, ac- Rumble strips still Lause furor “By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer The rumbling over the rumble strips on Route 309 is on the in- crease among Dallas residents, as much over the strips themselves as over the perceived inaction of Dallas Borough officials. Meanwhile, Tom Ochal, assis- tant traffic engineer for PennDOT, Ahen contacted last Friday, said “he PennDOT supervisor Bonacci had issued an order just that morning to the Luzerne County = Maintenance to fill in the two upper Wrumble strips and see if that would “ reduce the problem. “If that doesn't work, we will possibly pursue filling in a third one. If that can be done without an adverse effect fine, if not we will have to pursue an alternative such as a warning sign or a wigwag light. No one envisioned that the noise and vibration would extend as far as it has,” Ochal said. Ochal said that PennDOT had not informed the council of its intentions but that he planned to do so that day (Friday). Council president Timothy Car- roll did not return several phone calls by a reporter. Residents and business owners Ci last Tuesday's council N 5 "action to get rid of the five sets of meeting to ask if it had taken any rumble strips on Route 309 near the intersection with Route 415 and above. The strips were in- stalled in January as a measure to slow down vehicles and trucks on See RUMBLE, pg 3 Harveys Lake to hold $5 million complex will have swimming pool, cording to Norman Ledwin, presi- dent and CEO of Wilkes-Barre Health Care, the parent organiza- tion of the hospital. Ledwin said that he got together with Bernie Hargadon, executive director of the YMCA to discuss this idea. “I don't think there is a concept like this in the country,” said Ledwin. “We will construct a major recreational facility in the A regular occurance medical offices Back Mountain, we intend to have, with the YMCA, a major medical model for recreation and wellness,” he added. The preliminary plans for the facility call for a 50,000-square- foot building which will house an Olympic size swimming pool, rac- quet and handball courts and other recreational areas. The idea of having the pool was one of the “triggers” for the facility, according to Hargadon. “We are targeting for family type programming,” he said. “The aquatic facility is a key issue, we can develop a number of programs for its use.” Ledwin said that there will also be a variety of services offered. “The facility, from a medical stand- point, will house a major family practice entity with up to six phy- sicians as well as ancillary person- nel,” said Ledwin. He added that the primary services will be outpa- See REC CENTER, pg 2 This 1989 Chrysler damaged three other cars parked in John and Kathy Gialanella's driveway in Harveys Lake Saturday morning. According to police, the driver, Evelyn Walsh, lost control of the car while rounding a curve before striking the Gialanella's cars. Police say that Walsh was charged with driving under the influence in connection to the mishap. The Gialanella's say that this is the third accident in as many years in front of their home. Townhouses get preliminary OK By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer A company planning to build townhouses in Lehman Township cleared a major hurdle Monday night as preliminary approval for a subdivision was given by the town- ship’s planning commission and zoning hearing board. The subdivision plans, which call for building 48 townhouses along the border of Lehman and Dallas Townships and Harveys recycling day April 28 By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer The third annual recycling and cleanup day in. Harveys Lake will ough officials are hoping for a lot of cooperation from the community. David Abod, borough council- man and member of the Environ- mental Advisory Committee (EVAC), is hoping to see a large turnout for the event. “This is something for the whole family,” said Abod. During the day, volunteers will be cleaning up garbage and debris along Lake Drive. Also, the bor- ough will be collecting glass for recycling. Abod said that anyone who has glass to be recycled can bring it to the borough building Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. He says that this recycling is the start of the summer season of cleanup at the lake. According to Abod, the borough will be holding monthly recycling projects. Abod says that recycling is a positive step for the community | and that it can be cost effective if enough people get involved. “We See RECYCLING, pg 3 Trial of Joneses on selling alcohol to minors begins By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer The owners of a Lake Silkworth bar are in court this week on charges of providing alcohol to minors. David “Jigger” Jones and his wife, Eleanor, were scheduled to appear in Luzerne County Court Tuesday. Jones was charged with furnishing alcohol to minors and also a count of corrupting minors. The charges were filed in con- ‘nection with an incident which occurred last June when 18-year- old Richard Hillman was shot and killed. Jones’ wife also faces charges of providing alcohol to minors. The trial is expected to last only a few days. Later next month the couple will also face charges from the state Liquor Control Board. Those charges are in connection to the same case in which the couple alledgedly sold beer and a bottle of whiskey to minors. Lake Borough, were first submit- ted three months ago tothe Lehman planning commission. However, many aspects of the plans had been questioned by various gov- erning bodies which reviewed them. During the last three months, engineers of Quad 3 Group Inc., Wilkes-Barre, modified the plans to meet most of the requirements for approval by the township. On Monday night, representa- tives of Quad 3, Home World, and the public attended meetings of the Lehman Zoning Hearing Board and the planning commission to voice opinion on the proposal. The plans were discussed first during a special hearing of the zoning hearing board. The hearing was held to decide whether or not a variance would be given to Home World for the subdivision. A township ordinance requires each dwelling unit in a subdivision to have a minimum area of 4,000 See TOWNHOUSES, pg 5 By CHARLOT M. DENMON and RICH JOHNSON Staff Writers Public reaction is overwhelm- ingly positive for the new pro- posal to bring a recreation and wellness center to the Back Mountain. The idea of a swimming pool Local reaction to plan very positive and more ball fields for area youths has caught the eye of many civic leaders. Alan Landis, who has a long association with the Dallas Fair and youth activities in the Back Mountain, thinks the proposal is a good idea. Landis said that he personally feels the facility See REACTION, pg 2 State rep campaign By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer With the May Primary only three weeks away, the five Republican and one Democrat candidates for the 120th District State Represen- tative office are working hard to garner votes. “The pace is stepping up,” said Nancy Eckert, finance chairper- son for Anne Vernon, "but we expect it these last three weeks. Every- thing has been going well. There hasbeen alot ofenthusiasm among our people and we are encouraged by the interest shown by the voters in the various communities.” Eckert, speaking for Vernon, said the candidate and her com- mittee members have been doing a lot of door-to-door solicitation and have had good response from the people. 3 Vernon has also been doing mailings and plans to do some radio and television spots during the next few weeks. “We have been running a grass roots campaign and the reception we have had in all areas has been very gratifying,” Eckert concluded. Clarence Michael, Dallas resi- dentand president of Dallas School Board, said he is pleased with the results of the debates he has en- gaged in to date. “I got a very good feeling from the breakfast at Irem Saturday. The audience appeared to be very receptive about the issues I brought forth. My goal is to get to the larger groups,” Michael said. He said he and his committee have been going door-to-door, making phone calls and putting COLLECTORS COLLECTION - Some of the items to be displayed at the Collectors Show May 5, at Trinity Presbyterian Church are displayed above with from left, Judy Taylor, June MacCloskey and Grace Martin. (Photo by C.M. Denmon) Collectors show planned for May 5 By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer The Back Mountain Collectors Group and the Women of the Trin- ity Presbyterian Church are plan- ning a Collectors Show, Saturday, May 5, 1 to 5 p.m., at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Country Club Road, Dallas. Miniature furnished rooms, hand-carved birds by Peter Peltz, Cape Cod artist; paper weights, cut glass crystal heirlooms, cookie cutters, (more than 1,000 varie- ties); soft sculpture dolls and their clothes and furniture; owls; an- tique figurines, quilts, bells, bas- kets, trains, regular dolls, Oriental china, wood carvings and many more will be displayed. Collectors are all local residents including Elizabeth Taylor, Cath- erine Bolinski, June MacCloskey, Blanche Thompson, C.Wesley Boyle, Helen Bubeck, Frances Linskill, Grace Martin, Doris W. Kitchen, Judy Taylor, Babara Koehl, Leona Hunter and Lottie Karweta. Tickets are $1.50 and are avail- able from members of the collec- tors group, Women of Trinity or at the door. : Proceeds are for the benefit of the local mission service projects of the group. : picks up the pace up some signs. “The pace is beginning to quicken and I'm finding that the people seem to like integrity. There is a lot of inter-network. I'm also stepping up now on the issues and one of the key issues will be the forum May 6 at Penn State.” ... Michael said he has appeared at various clubs in Wyoming and" Kingston and would like to get more information to some of these organizations in other parts of the district. “I have been doing a lot of work on the West Side,” he concluded. Andrew Kotch, who also resides in the Back Mountain, said he uses his house ‘as his campaign headquarters. grip His campaign chairman is his father, Andrew Kotch, Sr. “l have been meeting a lot of the voters personally and going door- to-door has been a daily practice since my petitions were filed. My friends on the campaign commit- tee have been doing a lot of cam- | paigning. I have some other proj- ects in mind but “Does Macy's tell Gimbel's what they're doing?” Kotch said he is very encour- aged from what he has seen and heard out on the road from the - populous. “They are very receptive about the race and have not narrowed it down to any one or two.” : Kotch said because of his new: background he has dealt with so many people, he has had broad appeal and feels he relates to the people better. “The pace of the campaign is beginning to quicken during the past few weeks and you can begin to feel the competitiveness,” Kotch said. “My campaign has been going well,” said Candidate Jim Phillips. “I operate out of my home and have been using direct mail, signs and will use the radio. I have been to different functions all over the place.” Phillips said he will have a fun- draiser, April 26, at Irem, and a Rally at the VFW in Kingston, May 9, and will be doing door-to-door See CAMPAIGN, pg 3 Police Report......... 2 Property Transfers.. 2 School............. 12-13 Sporis............. 14-15 Coming up: KINGSTON TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION - Tues., May 1, 8 PM, Kingston Township Municipal Bldg.
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