i Bs. 5 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 18, 1990 3 Paramedics - (continued from page 1) send an ambulance and an ad- vanced life support unit to an inci- dent that requires it. Until now the policy has been to dispatch an ambulance and that crew would EE a SEF 3 TS arrive at the scene and make a determination if a Medical Inten- sive Care (MIC) unit was needed. "The decision by the board came as a surprise to some, especially after the board said in May that it would not go ahead with the plan. Sabol said that the change of opin- ion came after many meetings with EMS personnel and other emer- gency crews. “We believe the people on the ambulance crews are very important,” said Sabol. “But we have to cover all bases.” Dallas Township Solicitor Frank Townend told the board that he agreed with their decision. “If we _. make any errors it should be by ¥ providing extra service rather than not providing enough service.” Dallas Township Police Chief Carl Miers also agreed. “We have a liability at the center,” he said. “If the dispatchers have information that simultaneous dispatch should be done then they should do it.” Some fire and ambulance crews believe the board was wrong to institute the policy at this time. Ted Wright, president of the Dallas Fire and Ambulance Association, told the board that there are a lot of things to be considered. “Our concern is that ALS (Ad- vanced Life Support) is dispatched and on route to a scene where they are not needed and something else happens where they are needed and they can't be there,” said Wright. Sabol responded by saying a MIC unit can be cancelled on route if it receives the cancellation order from any of the major hospitals in the area. Sabol said that any hospital, not just Nesbitt where the MIC units are based, can make the cancellation decision. Wright also said the communi- cation center's board may be making a decision that interferes with local ambulance companies procedures. “I am not happy with their decision,” said Wright. “This is the first step in the comm center trying to control how we (fire and ambulance crews) run our day-to- day operations.” Wright said he was not the only person unhappy with the decision and said that area fire and ambu- lance chiefs will be holding a meeting to see what can be done about the situation. Ron Stern, a spokesman for Nesbitt Hospital, said he was happy to hear of the decision to go with simultaneous dispatching. “We think it is the right protocol and we are excited to be a part of a team providing service to the Back Mountain,” said Stern. He added that most parts of the county have adopted a policy of simultaneous dispatching and that the Back Mountain is now getting in step with other areas. Sabol said that the simultane- ous dispatching will not begin immediately because the dispatch- ers have to be trained in certain areas before it can go into effect. He estimates that the policy will begin within a month. «Woman gets no help from Kingston Twp. By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer The Kingston Township Super- visors have told a Shavertown woman that they cannot help her with rain water that is running on her property from a neighboring construction site. Roseanne Wrobliewski, of Longdale Avenue, told the supervi- sors last week that the rain water started running on her property “after her neighbor began building a home on land next to hers. + She said that the neighboring property allows the water to runon her land and she is often, “...walk- ing in mud up to my ankles,” as she said. Wrobliewski asked the supervisors to take action against her neighbor to help alleviate the problem. However, the township said that it has no power to do so. “The construction going on next to her has been in compliance with all our permits,” said township zon- ing officer Ben Gorey. “There are no violations there that I know of.” Gorey said since there were no violations that he could not offi- cially do anything about the situ- ation. Township Solicitor. Ben Jones agreed, saying that Wrobliewski would have to file a civil suit against the property owner because the township could not help. Wrobliewski told the board that if she were to file a suit it would be against the property owner and the township for not stopping the construction. The board did take action on a number of other property matters at its weekly meeting. The supervi- sors approved a resolution which amended the township's Act 537 sewage facilities plan regarding the proposed Uplands subdivision. The supervisors also accepted the township planning icommisgion’s recommendation to allow modifi- cations to the Crane's Landing Phase IV subdivision plan with respect to a cul-de-sac and storm water easements. In other business at the meet- ing, the board: eApproved on first reading an ordinance to amend the township personnel manual and an ordi- nance to amend Chapter 16 of the code of ordinances covering park rules. eAppointed Thomas Shone of Shavertown to the civil service commission filling the unexpired term of Kenneth Jenkins. eAuthorized the solicitor to draft amendments to the township code of ordinances to allow the civil service commission to conduct physical agility and psychological testing and establish veteran's preference rules for police officer candidates in accordance with state law. Do you have news for us? Send or bring it to The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612. Or call the office at 675-5211 Eastern Star chapter wins stamp trophy By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer Past Matron Irene G. Transue, Dallas Chapter 396, Order of East- ern Star, was awarded the travel- ing trophy for the Chapter having contributed the largest number of stamps at the Grand Chapter Session of the Order of Eastern ‘Star, Pennsylvania atJaffe Mosque, Altoona. The members of the local Chap- ter processed 459,117 cancelled stamps and the proceeds from the sale of these stamps were donated to Camp Can Do in Dauphin County, which is a camp for young cancer victims. On behalf of the Chapter, members of the group who worked on the stamp project expressed their sincere appreciation to all those who contributed the stamps or worked on the project, in par- ticular Commonwealth Telephone Company and Sr. Dorothea Cahill, RSM, of Dallas who contributed a i STAMP PROJECT - Working in the 1990 stamp project of the Eastern Star, above, are from left, Louise Frantz, Betty Meeker, Madeline LaBarre, Irene Transue, Jr., Past Matron, holding trophy; large collection of foreign stamps. Florence Dennis, Worthy Matron and Elsie Jolley. (Post Photo/Charlot M. Denmon) Adopt-a-pet Kitty is a four-month female kitten, who was unwanted by her owner. A playful tri-color domes- tic short-haired feline anxious for ~ someone to adopt her and take her home for a pet. She loves to play, is house-broken and has been inoculated for distemper. Stop at the Luzerne County SPCA, Main Street, Fox Hill, Wilkes-Barre and see Kitty. You won't want to leave her. This week's road repairs ~The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Luzerne County Maintenance Manager, Matthew R. Collura, has announced the following road work schedule for the week of July 16: BASE REPAIR - S.R. 4016 in Hunlock Twp. BRUSHING - Various routes in Exeter and Franklin Twps. DITCHING - TR 309 and Mt. Olivet Rd. in Dallas and Kingston S. MOWING - North Cross Valley Expressway .and ramps in Courtdale, Kingston and Wilkes- Barre. POTHOLE PATCHING - Various routes in Dallas and Exeter Twps. Police report. DALLAS TOWNSHIP VANDALISM AT JOB SITE On July 9, Tom Padavan, con- tractor at Pheasant Run, reported to Dallas Township Police that sometime between July 8 and July 9 at 12:30 a.m., someone entered the construction site and punched a hole in the victim's Universal Rundle acrylic tub valued at $800. PAINTING ITEMS TAKEN AT MISERICORDIA On July 9, a burglary-theft at College Misericordia was reported to Dallas Township Police by an employee of R.W. Goldatt Painting contractors that someone had to enter locked doors with a key on the construction site and took a paint machine and other items valued at over $3000. CONSTRUCTION ITEMS STOLEN James Skursky , July 9, reported a theft at College Misericordia. He told Dallas Township Police that sometime between 7:30, July 8and 8 p.m., July 9, someone took two drywall benches and several other items. SHRUBS STOLEN FROM PAYNE PRINTERY Thomas Gauntlett, Payne Prin- tery, Dallas, reported a theft July 12 to Dallas Township Police. During the night someone dug up about 10 shrubs from the front yard, probably after 11 p.m., the approximate time he retired for the night. DALLAS BOROUGH FIGHT AT SKATING RINK On July 8, Officer James Martin was dispatched to Rollaway Skat- ing Rink where he found two juve- niles were assaulted in the head and back by another juvenile while the first two were outside waiting for a ride. PURSE STOLEN Diedre Miller, Dallas, reported to Officer James L. 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