A einen Af AC, olin i) Sai “bana rtd od a Dallas, PA 2 DPOF 0Pwel 4 The Dallas Post | Wednesday, May 30, 1990 Te DarLasPost Move faster to outhouse. risk. gency would not seem out of order. Crackdown on litterers is welcome sides ugly. as well they should. police have said that catching litterers is important. and prosecute abusers of our environment. Stop drunk driving on land or sea fatal—involving drunken boaters. high speeds, seems a formula for future disasters. clean up Lake wells Things are moving much too slowly in the effort to track down and eliminate sources of sewage contamination of wells at Harveys Lake. The potential exists for residents to become - seriously ill after drinking tainted water, yet action to remedy the situation is moving at a snail's pace. In most cases, the origin of the bacteria is an unconnected septic system, or an There are certain time-consuming steps, such as formal notification by letter, that must usually be taken before the borough or the sewer authority can act against a non-comply- ing citizen. But those restrictions are being magnified by a lackadaisical approach that allows days or weeks to go by between stages of the process. Meanwhile, residents are at It would seem that at the very least, those with the authority to correct a dangerous situation would see that the timetable is compressed as much as possible. Beyond that, given the apparent magnitude of the problem, declaring a health emer- Watch out litterers—your slovenly ways may be getting more expensive. That's the message from the Pennsylvania State Police as they vow to crack down on those who make our road- Don't belive it? How about a $300 fine, plus court costs; or up to 16 hours cleaning up litter; or even heavier fines and up to 90 days injail? Those are the penalties that apply to litterers, We live in a truly beautiful part of the nation, but it is marred by some of the worst littering to be found in any state. Thoughtless, careless or malicious people strew their garbage at random, destroying the appearance of our region. Now the If you want to help by reporting the slobs, call Troop P of the Pennsylvania State Police at 826-5460. They will investigate | Boaters will get a reminder this Saturday that the dangers of driving while intoxicated are not limited to the road, as the 'Luzérne County chapter of Mothers Against Driving Drunk hold a program on the effects of alcohol on boat operators. Harveys Lake is an appropriate location for this event, as it has been the scene of several serious accidents—many of them While they are at it, the organization may want to ask for a review of the state’s boating laws, including the one that allows boaters to consume alcohol while driving. That, combined with They are not forgotten i" (Photo by Ron Bartizek) + pore Letters Editor: An article by Charlot Denmon in The Dallas Post (May 23) noted that some have suggested that the Dallas Area Municipal Authority (D.A.M.A.) might be a logical ve- hicle to choose for developing our future water conservation and Letters invited may be included in that week's issue. The Dallas Post encourages readers to share their opinions with the community by writing a letter to the editor. All letters for publication must be signed and include a telephone number so that we may verify authen- ticity. We will not publish anonymous letters. Send letters to: The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612. Letters received by Noon on Monday area growth. Te SDALLASCP0ST Published Weekly by Bartsen Media, Inc. P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612 Telephone: 717-675-5211 Ronald A. Bartizek Charlotte E. Bartizek Editor and Publisher Associate Publisher Charlot M. Denmon Reporter Peggy Young Advertising Acct. Exec. Rich Johnson Reporter Jean Hillard Office Manager Paul Rismiller Composition MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION AND THE PENNSYLVANIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER'S ASSOCIATION Olga Kostrobala Classified/typesetting management policies. Unques- tionably, as the Back Mountain Area continues to develop, sooner or later a coordinated water management system will be im- perative. Our groundwater sup- plies have been cited in several studies as the limiting factor to In view of this fact, however, our present water management system doesn’t seem very logical. Presently, we pump water out of the ground; use it; carefully col- lect the wastewater; and then ship itall off to D.A.M.A., in Luzerne, to be processed. Subsequently, it is dumped into the Susquehanna to later be re-processed and used by the folks downstream (who re- process it and pass it along). Our groundwater thus makes a one- way trip. : If, as now anticipated, develop- ment in the Back Mountain Area begins to cause water shortages, a better system might involve proc- essing the area's wastewater lo- Suggests recycling wastewater for drinking cally and then re-injecting it into the groundwatervia injection wells. Such a process is currently used in parts of the South and Southwest by the “Southwest Water Com- pany”. An article in a recent issue of Barron's outlined the company’s progress and prospects in apply- ing its management efforts to wa- ter-short areas. ; The consulting and managing services offered by the company might have application here. Should we wait until we begin running out of water? Hugh P. King Dallas By NANCY KOZEMCHAK bration. A Harry Misson Dallas “No. I think there should be something done to those who do that.” The Back Mountain Memorial Library auction committees are busy planning for the varied activi- ties scheduled for this 44th an- nual auction. One of the new fea- tures for this auction is the start- ing date of the 4th of July. We are trying to make this day an old fashioned family picnic type cele- A brand new innovation is the selling of a bell with the details of the auction printed on it. The pa- tron pays $1.00, signs his name on the bell and we hang the bell in the entrance way of the library. To date, we have 245 bells hanging. This is marvelous support from our community supporters. We have been calling the printer to make more bells and he tried to figure out what we were doing with them. On his last visit to the li- brary, he said he was overwhelmed Bells sales supplement library auction by the bells. They attract your attention as soon as you enter the library. If your name is not hang- ing, come on in. The Book Club held its May meeting at the library with some special members unable to attend because of illness. We certainly missed our president, Florence Crump, who is recuperating from a fall and is our treasurer, Elin Northrup who was not feeling up to par. Only yesterday 60 Years Ago - May 30, 1930 COUNTY LIBRARIANS ATTEND CONVENTION Librarians of Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties attend the con- vention held during the past week at College Misericordia. Unknown persons saturated the old covered bridge that crosses Bowman's Creek near Orcutt's Grove, Noxen, and tried to burn it but nearby neighbors quickly brought it under control. Dallas Athletics lost 2-0 to Dupont in their game in the Wyo- ming League last week. St. Therese’s Parish plan to hold a rummage sale during the first week in June. 50 Years Ago - May 31, 1940 LEWIS GRADUATES WITH HONORS George R. Lewis of Dallas gradu- ated with honors from East Stroudsburg State Teachers Col- lege Tuesday. Tax Collector Arthur Dungey gt Dallas receives an extension ¢.i the tax duplicate because scarcely more than halfofthe town’s tazpay- ers have paid their personal taxes. Lehman student Richard F. Parks, RD 1, Dallas, won the Reader's Digest annual award for scholastic achievement. Beaumont team downs the Dallas Arrows 7-2. 40 Years Ago - June 2, 1950 TRAFFIC HEAVY FOR MEMORIAL PARADE All roads to the Sweet Valley Fair and parade were blocked with bumper to bumper traffic enroute to the big Memorial Day event. Wed - Dorothy Weber at,’ Frederick Marsh; Rebecca Capler and Archie F. Wilcox, Alice Kiv- inski and Edward Trumbower. Engaged - Mathilda Frederick and Michael Kozick; Mariea Elinor Traver and Joseph Luketic. 30 Years Ago - June 2, 1960 TRIBUTE HELD FOR REV. KENNETH O'NEILL Lehman Charge of Lehn?) Methodist Church paid tribute“o Rev. Kenneth O'Neill last week. Auction committee chairmen met at the Myron Baker home ta reporton the progress of this year. auction July 6, 7 and 8. Dallas American Legion em- barks on a campaign to have every home display the American Flag on June 14. Colorful ceremonies open the new Little League field in Dallas Township. Wed - Marilyn Barber and James J. Davis. Back Mountain gains in recently completed census figures which indicted approximately 4,000 in- crease in population. Linear Workers received in- crease in wages. 20 Years Ago - June 4, 1970 DALLAS BOROUGH OPPOSES MERGER Dallas Borough balks proposed police merger proposed by Dr. Hugo Mailey. Natona strike is predicted. Mini-recession hits greater metro region. William G. Hart, former Dallas resident, receives promotion to assistant superintendent of East- man Kodak's synthetic materials division. Donald D. Smith is named to board of Penn State Foundation. Dallas Rotary team leads league 3-0. Engaged - Joan M. Natitus and Robert M. Pascolini. Dallas Legionnaires clean, paint and fix up the Legion Post Home on Memorial Highway. te John McMullen Harveys Lake “No. There should be some sort of penalty given to those who burn the flag.” Bea Shelley Dallas “No. I don’t think those people are good citizens.” The Post Asks: Should flag burning be an allowed form of protest? Dave Randazza Dallas “No. I know it is freedom of speech but those people shouldn't do that type of thing.”
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