kis = 3win 14 Wl Dallas High Honor Roll 13 ALLASCI0ST Vol. 102 No. 10 35 Cents Lehman residents get deal on cable TV { § By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer Residents of Lehman Township soon will be getting a better dealon cable television than those inother Back Mountain municipalities According to a spokesperson for the Tele-Media Company, Lehman Township residents who have cable service will not pay as large an increase for service because the company does not pay franchise fees to the township. The question of the rate increase came up at the March 11 meeting ofthe township supervisors. Board members stated that it did not want to see the cable company charge its residents for the fran- chise fee. Tele-Media announced last month that it would be increasing &( the cost of service to each cus- tomer by $1.50 per month plus the cost of the franchise fee. During Monday night's meeting supervisor Douglas Ide said he did not think it would be right for the company to charge the residents since no franchise fee was paid to the township. On Tuesday morning a spokes- person at Tele-Media said that the residents would nol be charged f.1 the franchise fee. Lehman Town- "' ship is the only local municipality that doesn't receive the fee. a The supervisors stated that they 4] would not be assessing the fran- Y chise fee to Tele-Media or the other cable company that serves the township, The Blue Ridge Cable - Company. Besides the monthly fee to customers the supervisors were going to contact Tele-Media about expanding its service. “"There are people that want the service but it seems like Tele-Media won't extend it to them,” said Su- pervisor David Sutton. “I'm in fa- vor of sending them a letter and Ay explaining that we would like to A" see them extend the service.” Also at the meeting, the board denied a request from the Luzerne See CABLE TV, pg 6 Calendar................ 18 Classified.......... 15-17 Editonals......u.........u 4 Obituaries................ 2 . Police report............ 2 ¥ Property transfers...11 School............ 12-13 Sports... 14-15 Community Events SPAGHETTI SUPPER - Sat. March 16, 4:30-7 PM, Trucksville United Methodist Church. Takouts available, bring your own container. $3.50, children 5 and under free. 696-3897. HAM AND CABBAGE DINNER - Sat., March 16, 5-8 PM, Daddow-Isaacs American Legion, Dallas. Music for dancing at 9 PM. HAM AND CABBAGE DINNER - Sat., March 16, 4 PM, Mountain Grange, Carverton. HAM DINNER - Sat., March 16, 4 PM, Bloomingdale Grange. Adults $5.00, Children 4-10 $3.00, under 4 free. HAM DINNER - Sat., March 16, 4:30-7 PM, Dymond Hollow United Methodist Church. Adults $6.00, children 5-12 $3.00, under 5 free. Reservations: 388- 6571, 333-4332. SUNDAY BREAKFAST - Sun, March 17, 8 AM-Noon, Lake Silkworth Volunteer Fire Co. Adults $4.00, Children $2.00. Dallas, PA Wednesday, March 13, 1991 FUN AT THE PLAYGROUND - John Saba, Scott Saba, Blake and Jonathan Saba of Sterling Ave., Dallas get together for a family game of basketball at the Dallas Rec Center court Sunday morning. (Post Photo/Charlotte Bartizek) Parents pushing for return of Dallas rec program head By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer A group of Dallas Borough par- ents are continuing their crusade to have the director of the bor- ough's summer recreation program rehired. Jack Wolensky, who the parents say did an outstanding job at therecreation center in Burndale Park, was terminated from the position in January. The borough council said at the time that the budget did not allow for the $2,000 expenditure that had been Wolensky's salary. “We have 25 or 30 volunteers and we are covering every streetin Dallas Borough with petitions,” said Marie Eyet, the leader of the parents group. “We have had a nice response from the residents. Some of them didn't realize the situation with the playground because they didn’tlive anywhere near it or they didn't have young children. They were very understanding and most were cooperative. We had a good re- sponse on Sterling Avenue and Huntsville Road." “We don't plan to cause a dis- turbance but we do plan to present our petitions to the members at the »fiext eourid! meeting. Ouy concern is the playground and its program. Jack Wolensky has done a wonderful job with the children and as a guidance counselor he knew how to handle the children. He is a professional and is inter- Jack Wolensky's supporters say they'll pack next Tuesday's council meeting ested in the children. We don't want a structured program such as a day care center. It is a play- ground where the children can have fun in the summer,” Mrs. Eyet said. Eyet says that Wolensky also was unselfish in providing serv- ices beyond those called for by the recreation plan. “Wolensky knew how to handle all the children whatever their age. He was great with them; he used his car to take them bowling or on other trips and never charged anyone for it. Allwe wantis to have him in charge of the playground program. We don’t care what his title is and we don't see why every- one has to submit a resume or application. They never did be- fore,” said Mrs. Eyet. Changes in playground man- agement were discussed at the January council meeting when it {was announced that a letter had been sent to Wolerisky by: the council telling him his position had been terminated. A large group of borough residents attended the . See REC PROGRAM, pg 3 Dallas cafeterias narrow los By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer Dallas School Board member James Richardson reported at the board's March 11 meeting that the school cafeteria is still operating at a loss. “The good news,” said Richardson, “is that our loss is much less at the end of February this year than it was last year. In February, 1990, the loss for the month was $7,028 and this year February's loss is $2,213. Ourala carte in the senior high school has helped make the senior high self- supporting. Our deficit has been in the Middle School and the el- ementary schools. One factor which will probably help bring this year’s loss down is the use of government commodities. These usually come induring October but this year the first ‘shipment of them came in January,” Richardson said. Emergency action brings Kunkle woman back from death By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer Good timing, great teamwork and a will to live combined to re- turn life to a Kunkle woman follow- ing a severe heart attack in Janu- ary. Arlene Updyke, 86, suffered a heart attack at her home in the early morning hours of January 23. The attack was severe enough that she went into full cardiac arrest and if it were not for quick action from family members and area emergency crews she would not be alive today. “l guess it's a miracle,” said Updyke on Monday. “Everything fell right into place and I am doing well.” According to her daughter, Ju- lia Scott, the local emergency crews and the newly installed 911 phone system saved her mothers life. “I can't praise them enough,” she said. “I was panicked and prepared for the worst but they were able to get a pulse back.” Scott, who lives with her mother, said that she was called down- stairs because her mother did not A suggestion that next school year a la carte could be served at the Middle School was discouraged by School Superintendent Gerald Wyecallis, who explained the price could be a factor since the younger children did not have the opportu- nity to earn extra income. Thomas Stitzer, education committee chairman, announced that there would be an Education Committee meeting April 22, 4 p.m., in the administration build- ing at which time discussion would be held on all-day kindergarten. Ruth Tetschner, Dallas El- ementary School principal, re- ported that a fifth grade team of four students placed fifth in the “Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl” inwhich 89 schools participated. Team members were Ken Hoover, Sheehan Gallagher, Jason Vodzak and Jay Pope. The contest is pat- terned after a Jeopardy-type con- test and is conducted throughout feel well. After helping her mother relax, Scott called her daughter, Julia Rhone, who lives next door, and asked her to come look at her grandmother. “I knew something was wrong but I told her not to hurry over,” said Scott. “When I got back to my mother’s bedroom she was wheez- ing and having trouble breathing.” Meanwhile, Rhone contacted the Back Mountain Communications Center and asked that the Kunkle Ambulance be dispatched. She then went to the home and found that her grandmother had gone into full arrest. Rhone immediately began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and instructed her mother to call the comm center again and notify the ambulance personnel that there was a full arrest. When the ambulance crew ar- rived they took over giving CPR and prepared Updyke to be taken to the hospital. The five member crew worked furiously to save the See ACTION, pg 3 the United States. The local stu- dents received an engraved trophy for finishing fifth. In other business, the board members » Approved Wilkes College and College Misericordia students as teacher's aides and observers in the Middle Schooland High School. o Gave permission for seven S Mountain youngsters. The Dallas Post and six area merchants are sponsoring a spring coloring contest for Back The contest, which begins with this issue, is open to chil- professional employees to attend conferences in their respective fields at a total cost of $1,969. e Approved revision ofthe 1990- 91 school calendaras follows: April 3 to become a student school day, May 24, a student school day, June 11, graduationandJune 12, teachers in-service day. » Appointed Mary Harris, Dal- las, as housekeeper No. 1 at Dal- las Elementary School, effective March 12, at hourly rate of $6.24. Mrs. Harris replaces Mrs. Mary See CAFETERIA, pg 5 dren through the age of 13. Entries will be divided into three age categories; 5 and under, 6 to 9 and 10-13. A child's age on March 22 will determine his or her age for purposes of the contest. Entries may be colored in any medium and must be received at the office of The Dallas Post by 5:00 p.m. Thursday, March 21. An entry form appears on page 8 of this week's Post. Addi- tional copies are available at no charge at The Post and partici- Kids can win prizes In coloring contest pating sponsors. Athree judge panel will choose first and second place winners in each category. Sponsoring businesses have donated prizes valued at $50.00 for each win- ner. Judges are Sue Hand, Liz Lloyd and Jean Hillard. Winning entries will be dis- played in the guess place of the prize sponsors from March 27 until April 10. Other entries will be displayed at the Back Mountain Community Library. In addition to The Post, spon- sors are Friendly's Restaurant, Gino's Shoe Store, Hanover Bank, Pizza Hut, Something Special Restaurant and Dr. David H. Spring, D.M.D. HELPED SAVE A LIFE - Members of the Kunkle Ambulance Association have been praised for efforts to bring a woman back to life when she suffered a heart attac in January. Shown are the members who responded to the scene. From left: Jack Dodson, Karri Dodson, Gary Bennett, Dodie Dodson and Rich Setser. (Post Photo/Rich Johnson) Ea a EE a —.—e®e a
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