fl A Ht ——— rm ¢ Vol. 101 No. 47 Dallas, PA Wednesday, November 28, 1990 Ei Man's wet friend Jay, a trusty Chesapeake Retriever owned by Brad Eckert of Dallas, shakes out some water after a round of practice last week at Harveys Lake. (Post Photo/Charlotte Bartizek) - re Dallas fifth graders By CHARLOT M. DENMON + Staff Writer Fifth grade students at the Dal- las Elementary School have been learning a lot about the Mideast crisis and the service personnel there since they first started writ- ing to Lt. Commander Dan With- ers, USN, stationed on the USS O'Brien in the Persian Gulf. Lt. Cmdr. Withers is the uncle of fifth grade student Joel Withers whose teacher is Miss Reiss. Joel's dad is Steven Withers, who gradu- ated from Dallas as did his brother Dan. ‘When Joel came to school and told the students that his uncle had been sent to the Mideast, the students, aided by Miss Reiss, wrote letters to Lt. Cmdr. Withers. When he received the letters, Lehman board By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer The Lake-Lehman School Board approved a change order requested by Interco Construction Company Inc. in the amount of $1,392.10 at their monthly meeting Nov. 20. The additional excavation work was a result of clay which was found at the time the company was doing footing work for the addition to the senior high school. The board also appointed Asbestos Management Inc., RD 1, Athens, Pa. as the district's designated representative in asbestos matters and related services as outlined in their pro- posal at an annual fee of $1,400, effective Nov. 21, 1990. onave Mideast pen pal Withers wrote a long letter to the students telling them how much he appreciated hearing from them and also sent them a large photo of the U.S.S. O'Brien, which the stu- dents have hanging on the wall in their classroom. Since their first letters to the Lt. " Cmdr., the students have written several times and Withers has answered them. In order for the students to learn more about the American flag and their country, Miss Reiss helped them plan a Veterans Day pro- gram. Last week Lt. William Murtagh of the U.S. Navy came to the school and brought with him Petty Officers Gavin and Karkack, who served as color guard with him. Master Gunnery Sgt. Jack See PEN PAL, pg 3 Lt. COMM. DAN WITHERS, U.S.N. plans reorganization Dec. 4 The reorganization meeting of the board of directors will be held Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m., in the library of the Lehman-Jackson Elementary School with a commit- tee-of-the-whole meeting to follow in the board room. The next regu- lar monthly meeting will be Tues- day, Dec. 11, at 8 p.m. in the library of the Lehman-Jackson Elementary School. School superintendent Nancy Davis reported that since assum- ing her position November 5, she had attended the Luzerne Inter- mediate Unit meeting, the West Side Vo-Tech School meeting and the Wilkes-Barre Partnership meeting. She also expressed her appreciation for the open house ) held in her honor on her arrival in the district. Secretary and business man- ager Raymond Bowersox was also authorized to. notify tax collectors that final reports for the 1990 real estate and per capita taxes were due in his office by Jan. 8, 1991. Summary of the local returns to the county are to be included with the real estate reports and the secretary is to inform the tax col- lectors that he will be unable to sign the certificates of authority levying taxes until an internal audit of each final report is completed. A proposal to approve a gas reimbursement formula for 1990- See LEHMAN, pg 5 & @& BY. CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer . Property owners will see no increase in Dallas Borough taxes under the tentative budget adopted November 20. The borough's council unanimously approved a 14-mill budget for 1991 as council members Jerry Machelland Donald Shaffer were absent. The $436,310 budget spends $16,388 more than the 1990 budget. The tentative budget will “w= be on file in the borough office for By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer The Harveys Lake Council is going to put pressure on more than 125 homeowners in the bor- ough who are more than two years behind in paying garbage collec- tion fees. At last week's meeting of the board, councilman George Gwil- liam announced that residents who owe more than two years of gar- bage fees will be receiving a letter from the borough asking them to make payment or to at least con- tact the borough about setting up Fyment plans. #5 w { Dallas Borough 1991 rd budget holds line on 10585 30 days. Council President Tim Carroll recommended that council con- sider increasing the council treas- urer William Baker's salary from $360 to $460. “I know it isn't a lot, but our treasurer saves us a lot of work and money during the course of a year and I think we should recog- nize him. We give our other em- ployees salary increases annually and I think Baker deserves it,” Carroll said. The members of council agreed Lake to go after trash More than $31,000 in trash collection fees are past due If, after receiving the letter, the fees are still not paid the borough may take the homeowners to court . to collect the money. Gwilliam, who serves as the garbage complaint officer, said that the borough is owed more than $31,200 in past due garbage collection fees. ‘Harveys Lake is the only bor- ough in the Back Mountain which utilizes a municipal hauler. The Eihishes 6th in regionals Oliver will run in national meet By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer Dallas Cross-Country runner Steve Oliver just doesn't stop- running, that is. The Dallas senior placed sixth last Saturday in the Kinney Northeast Regional Cham- pionships at Van Cortland Park, New York, to qualify for the Na- tional Cross-Country Champion- ship in San Diego, California, Dec. 2. After winning meets all season long, Oliver won the District 2 and PIAA State Cross Country Cham- pionships, then with Gretchen Schuler qualified for the Mid-East Cross Country Championships where he led the Pennsylvania team to victory. The San Diego meet is in its 12th year and is the only national championship in high school sports that is actually played out. In Saturday's run Oliver fin- ished in 16:01 on the 5,000 meter course, just nine seconds behind Brian Spoonire of Asbury Park High School, who outran Kevin Hogan of East Moriches, New York, to take the overall win. The course was hilly and muddy and Oliver said he got off to a bad start. He was given an unseeded position at the beginning of the race because a mandatory red sticker was miss- ing from his race number. “It was a great race but the beginning was tough,” said Oliver. “I didn't get a good start and there were people everywhere. 1 was about 20th about one mile into the race but by the end of the second Calendar.......16 Classified.13-15 Editorials........4 Obituaries......2 mile I was in the top five,” Oliver said. “Steve had a great performance,” said his coach William Kvashay. “He pulled through at the end, it's a real honor,” Kvashay continued. “It’s the first time anyone from this area has ever done it. Steve did and we are all still sort of stunned.” Oliver said he is looking forward Paople........iniiiiii 10 Social.........c..L.0000.. 8 School.......... Siiraenatess 12 SPOS. piiinmminimits13 Red Cross Blood Drive, Wed, Dec. 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Dallas United Methodiist Church, Church Street. Appts: 823-7161 Community Events Stargazing - Fri, Nov. 30 and Sun., Dec. 2 at 8 p.m., Friedman Astronomy Dome, Penn State campus, Lehman. Free, weather permitting. Christmas Bazaar- Bloomingdale United Methodist Church, Sat., Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. E ake sale, refreshemnts. Christmas Concert- Presented by the Orpheus Choral Society, Dec. 8, 7 p.m. Alderson United Methodist Church, Harveys Lake. STEVE OLIVER will compete in national cross country meet the treasurer's salary would be increased to $460. : Borough manager Milton Lut- sey reported that a total of $1,512 was received from fines and acci- dent reports during the month of October. ar Chief of Police John Fowleran Borough part-time officer Do Gavigan were presented plaques commending them for their brav- borough's hauler is J.P. Miscaro Inc. and the borough pays the hauler and then charges residents a fee. The current fee is $85 per Lh home annually. ss Because the fee is relatively low, Gwilliam said that the borough can’t take those persons who do not pay the fee to court until Did get a couple years behind in pay- ments. “The costs of going to court are expensive and it doesn't make sense to go after someone who owes $85 when we have to pay to the meet in San Diego. “1 under. i stand it's a great trip.” | At the nationals, the United States will be divided into four regions and the top eight runners | from each region qualify, so Oliver | will face only 31 runners. That | should eliminate the problem of | runners crowding each other out ih at the start. Lake taxes stay same By RICH JOHNSON E Staff Writer i] Tax rates in Harveys Lake Bor- ough will stay the same next year despite an expected $27,000 defi- cit in this year’s budget. The Harveys Lake Borough council approved the proposed 1991 budget on first reading at the board’s regular meeting last week. The $544,000 general budget shows increases in both revenues and expenditures over the current year. : The proposed budget calls for ‘See TAXES, pg 2
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