RE EE Se * » [Ea a a NE ES a ae Py AA: or Sn Th a Lai a oie EE Go a » * ig es oat - » 14 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, May 15, 1991 ERNEST ASHBRIDGE JOHN LITZ rx RICHARD COSLETT CLARENCE MICHAEL JOHN GEORGE ELLEN NAGY Six candidates compete for five seats on Dallas School Board Ernest Ashbridge Ernest Ashbridge Jr. is running for his fifth term of office on the Dallas School Board. A resident of Kingston Town- ship, Ashbridge is a graduate of Wilkes College with a B.S. in Busi- ness Administration and gradu- ated from the Graduate School of Banking, University of Wisconsin. He is vice president and controller of Hanover Bank and Chief Finan- cial Officer. . He is past president and board member of the Back Mountain Memorial Library Association, past presidentand member of West Side Area Vo-Tech School, president of Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18, Trustee of Kingston Township Police Pension and Captain of Irem Temple Arab Patrol. “My goal is to continue provid- ing the best quality education to our students with improved and updated curriculum a priority, at the same time keeping a close watch on the finances and the impact of attaining our goals on the local taxpayers,” he said. Dr. Richard Coslett Dr. Richard Coslett operates a private dental practiceat 121 South Memorial Highway, Shavertown. He and his wife Carol were married seven years ago and reside in Shavertown with their five-year- old daughter, Chelsea, who will enter kindergarten this fall. Born and raised in Kingston, Coslett graduated from Wyoming Valley West in 1976 and in 1980 graduated from Moravian College with a B.S. in chemistry. He then graduated with top academic honors from Temple University’s Dental School in 1984 and was selected to participate in a dental residence program at Geisinger in 1984-85. “I have always been interested in education and children and decided serving on the school board would be a way to help the commu- nity where I live and work. I am interested in money being used wisely and for the best education that parents and citizens can pro- vide for our students. “I also believe a board functions best if people of different back- grounds make investments for the children. I would like to get the parents and teachers working together to stimulate education, a cooperative effort on both sides. I believe in today’s system there are too many programs. I would like to see the children become more inter- ested in reading. Public education is at a critical point and it is in the public school that it is one time in life that everybody starts at an equal level. It is time parents and teachers have an equal role in helping children, not one side leav- ing it up to the other. Neither should it be just the fast-learning children who get the attention but it should be at all levels,” Dr. Coslett said. John George I have been a member of the Dallas School Board for the last eight years. During those years I have seen a major change in the education system. Some of these changes include massive cost increases for teach- ers and administators, less State and Federal funding and a huge drop in pupil registration. In 1979 the enrollment was approximately 4,000 and today in 1991, it is approximately 2,300. I would enjoy seeing more par- ticipation by taxpayers in school problems. John Litz John P. Litz of Windsor Drive, Dallas, is a candidate for re-elec- tion to the Dallas School Board. He is currently serving as President of the Board. A registered Republi- can, Litz has crossfiled on both ballots. A resident of Dallas for over 17 years, Litz is employed as Division Controller by UGI Corpo- ration in Kingston. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Lafayette College and a Masters Degree in Business Administra- tion from Wilkes University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and a Registered Professional Land Surveyor in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He and his wife Ann have three children: Regan, a graduate of Dallas and currently a freshman at Lehigh University; Damian, a senior at Dallas; and Matthew, a fifth grade student at Dallas Ele- mentary School. Litz was involved with the Back Mountain Youth Soccer Associa- tion for nine years as a coach, board member and President. He is on the Board of United Cerebral Palsy of Luzerne County. Clarence Michael I think Ihave served intelligently and faithfully on the Dallas School Board during the past four years. My attendance record at the Voca- tional Technical School and Dallas School Board meetings which were innumerable is excellent. Economi- cal and educational considerations have played a role in many of my decisions that have come before the board. I have taken on leadership proj- ects by serving as vice president, president of the Dallas School Board and currently as 3rd vice president of West Side Vo-Tech. During my tenure the board has solved the overcrowding problem in our schools, initiated state-of- the-art computer programs, helped underwrite across-the-currciulum writing programs, created a Middle School concept and moved the ninth grade to the high school, built a maintenance central sup- ply building, created a full-time staff development program and a lot of other problems such as as- bestos removal, radon, lead, tree removal, termites, ad infinitum. Perserverance is the key. In the future the school board must plan for the 21st century with innovative programs; must deal with new special education, regulations, convince the state to contribute its “fair share”, watch the escalating costs at West Side Vo-Tech, and must be willing to give uncounted hours for noremu- neration exception the satisfaction of a job well done. Ellen Nagy Ellen J. Nagy has announced her candidacy for a second term on the Board of Education of the Dallas School District. She will be listed on the Democratic and Republi- can ballots. During her first term, Mrs. Nagy supported the implementation of several new programs, including the computer assisted learning programs in all of the Dallas ele- mentary schools, the Northeast Pennsylvania Writing Project, the teacher development program, and a girls soccer team. The district also changed to a new grade configuration, with grades six through eight in the Middle School, and grades nine through 12 in the Dallas High School. To accommodate these changes, a new library and home economics suite were built at the high school, with the former li- brary being converted into five classrooms. Four Kindergarten rooms were also added to the Dal- las Elementary School. Mrs. Nagy has been aresident of Dallas for 10 years, and has been very active in community organi- zations. She is a past president of the Dallas Federated Woman's Club, and has also served as Sec- retary and Education Chairper- son. She was a member of the Advisory Committee of the Luzerne County Children and Youth Serv- ices for six years, and served as Vice-Chairperson. Professionally, Mrs. Nagy is the Director of Community Relations for the local Visiting Nurse Asso- ciation for the last seven years. Prior to this position, she was the Director of Admissions and Mar- keting at Leader East Nursing Center, Kingston. She is a gradu- ate of Mansfield State University and had done graduate work at Penn State, Mansfield and Wilkes Universities. She currently lives in Orchard View Terrace with her husband Carl, who is a Regional Vice-Presi- dent with First Valley Bank. Their two daughters, Mary Ellen and Eileen, are both graduates of Dal- las High School, Two-way race for Dallas Twp. Supervisor Ronald Schwartz Roland Schwartz, Windsor Drive, Dallas, is running against Philip Walter of Demunds Road, Dallas Township on the Republi- can ticket. Schwartz is an employee of the Dallas Township Road Depart- ment. Schwartz has said he is run- ning because he believes it is time for a change, that it is good to get someone with new ideas. He also believes he can do the job as well as Walter because he has attended the meetings. Schwartz was formerly in con- struction and built his own home in Dallas. A Navy veteran, he has two sons and two grandsons. He said he wishes to help the town- ship and its residents. Philip Walter Dallas Township supervisor Philip Walter has announced his candidacy for re-election to the board. , £ “I am in my 26th year serving the township and I decided to seek another term in order to continue the progress in the township with- out moving too fast. We want prog- ress in our municipality but we want it well planned,” said Walter. ~ “The township has been run- ning smoothly and has been im- proving without costing taxpayers too much money. We try to be fair with everyone when issuing per- mits because we believe most people use common sense. “When people take advantage of our ordinances then we have to amend some of them,” Walter said. sioner. And they are asking you PHILLIP WALTER “We don't want to make money on people because we are not a business,” he said. “I would like to stay in office until all the projects we have planned are completed.” RONALD SCHWARTZ Walter and his wife Leona reside on Upper Demunds Road, Dallas. They are the parents ofa daughter, Phyllis and two sons Roy and Rich- ard. Re-Elect ERNEST ASHBRIDGE JR. School Director Dallas School District Education - B.S. Business Admin. Wilkes College Graduated from Graduate School of Banking - University of Wisco sh “My goal is to continue providing the best quality education to our students? with improved and updated curriculum a priority - at the same time keeping a close watch on the finances and the impact of attaining our goals on the local taxpayers." - 20 Years of Experience - (Paid for by the Candidate) A Few Good Reasons ToVote | Jim McCarthy Luzerne County Commissioner Al Roman, Bob Hazeltine, Michelle Boice, State Sen. Ray Musto, Hazleton Councilman Jim Ferry, Atty. . Gerald Deady and Matt Brady help launch Jim McCarthy's campaign for Luzerne County Commissioner. g They, and thousand of others, are working for, and yoting, Jim McCarthy for Luzerne County Commis- to vote for him too. 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