The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, September 12, 1990 ar By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer An unseen aspect of thisyear’s Luzerne County Fair was the se- curity provided by the county sheriff's department. While no major incidents were reported, there were plenty of small ones to tend to. One incident struck close to home, though, for Lt. Richard Zeglin and his wife, who is an emergency medical technician (EMT). On the first night of the fair they received a call that a child had been injured. Upon arriving at the scene they found that the child was their daugh- terand she had broken her hand. Later in the week, Zeglin chuck- led about the incident saying, “The really bad part came when I saw the doctor's bill.” Overall, Zeglin said that this was one of the smoothest-run- ning fairs ever and he gave a lot of credit to the volunteers and to the visitors. “We had it pretty easy this year,” said Zeglin. “We didn’t have any major problems and the fair committee and the visitors have to be commended for that. You could say we put out a lot of brush fires,” Zeglin said, “so we didn't have to fight a major fire.” The sherrif’s staff kept busy = bd pt cals "I am so thankful and impressed that help was so readily available to us.” during the fair handling all the small problenis that came about, many of which were medical situ- ations. This was the first year that the fair had a first aid sta- tion available to the public. The station was manned by sheriffs personnel who are EMT's. Some of the situations that came about dealt with young- sters being injured while run- ning around and the heat affect- ing people. In one circumstance a woman approached a deputy and said that her husband suf- fered from asthma and his medi- cine wasn't working. She said that her husband could not make it to their car and she was wor- ried because he was too proud to ask for help. Two sheriff's personnel ap- proached the man and a couple of minutes later they were driv- ing him to his car in a golf cart. The woman, who did not want to give her name, praised the Sherrif's Dept. watched over fairgoers men’s work. “I am so thankful and impressed that help was so readily available to us. Itis things _ like this that make a fair great,” she said. “This was our first trip to this fair but I guarantee it won't be our last,” she added. Most of the calls handled by the department are in no way glamorous. They are calls that need to be handled as quickly and quietly as possible. Zeglin said that his men handle a lot of circumstances like this and the public doesn’t hear about them. “We go out and do what is necessary to keep this a safe place for every- one,” he said. “The fair commit- tee spends a lot of time making this a great fair and we just do our part to help out.” Zeglin said that part of their success is due to the manpower that is available. In addition to officers, the department's K-9 division was on hand to help with crowd control. : Whether it be helping a child find his parents or to help a person to their car the Zeglin said that the department will be at the fair doing what it can. “Sheriff Jagodinski supports our efforts here and when we tell him how smoothly things have gone he will be happy to send us back again,” said Zeglin. It was last fair for Woodward By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer As general chairman Hugh Woodward walked around the Luzerne County fairgrounds Sunday the many long hours of work he had put in during the five-day event showed in his face. Also showing was a bit of sadness because he knew that this would be the last Luzerne County Fair for him. Woodward's job has taken he and his family to Cincinnati and so this fair had a little more meaning than ones in the past. “This has become a big part of my life and I can say I will miss it,” said Woodward. The past few weeks have been hectic for Woodward as his family has already made the trip to Ohio to start a new life there. He has stayed behind to work at the fair and clean up all the details before moving on. “I have mixed emotions on wanting the fair to end,” said Woodward. “It’s been hectic and I have a lot to do before moving but I will miss all of this.” ~ “As chairman of the fair am glad things went well, but as Hugh Woodward I have a few GIFT OF THANKS - Luzerne County Fair Chariman Hugh Woodward (left) is presented a painting from last year's fair queen Heather Hand during opening ceremonies of this year's fair. The painting, a collage of scenes of previous fairs, was given to Woodward in recognition of his many years of work with the fair. This was Woodward's last year as chairman of the fair as he and his family have moved to Cincinnati. (Post Photo/Rich Johnson) sad feelings because the fair has been fun and there are so many people I have met through this that I will now have to say goodbye to.” Woodward's wife, Linda, has also played a big role in the county fair and was missed by a number of volunteers. Woodward said that some of the volunteers sent her a bouquet of flowers which made her “...sit | down and cry when she realized that she would be missing her friends at the fair.” Woodward smiled a bit when he said that nextyear’s fair won't have him as a chairman but might see him and his family as ~ By RICH JOHNSON “ 7 Staff Writer Harveys Lake Borough moved one step closer to beginning a curbside recycling program when it was approved for a grant by the Department of Environmental Resources last week. DER approved more than $54,000 to be used by the borough and Lake Township for the recy- cling program. News of the ap- proval was met with excitement by borough councilman David Abod, who is coordinator of the recycling program. “I haven't received official notice - yet,” said Abod. “But I've been told (A that our application was approved and we're jumping up and down over it.” Abod said that most of the money will be used to buy a truck and trailer needed for the curbside program, according to Abod. He said that the equipment will be used by both Harveys Lake and Lake Township for recycling proj- ects. Currently the borough is hold- ing a weekly dropoff program in which residents can bring recy- clable materials to a dumpster across from the borough building. This will change once the curbside program begins, according to Abod. Harveys Lake gets recycling grant “I am very happy with the way things are going,” said Abod. “If everything goes as planned we will make it easier for residents to recycle. We will be able to pick the stuff up at doorsteps and the materials will not have to be sepa- rated by the residents.” Abod said that there is a lot of work to be done before the pro- gram starts. He said that the bor- ough is hoping to have the pro- gram underway by the beginning of 1991. He added that the borough is also in the process applying for another grant to help obtain more equipment for the project. visitors. : Conviction—— (continued from page 1) time before it is actually presented. This fact weighs heavily on Hillman, but he is continuing to hope the court makes a quick decision. “I can only hope this decision comes as fast as the Superior Court's decision in favor of Smith,” said Hillman. “We haven't given up and we hope the court will take a hard look at everything and allow the appeal.” Smith's attorney, Basil Russin, could not be reached for comment. ll, fi | il : i i 1 Be at ey Tm RNSESS Construction Consultants, Lid. 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