OVA Ya YA FAANRALNS INSANE] rll NS | | anton | Pd ish FOV PF 30 AVHWIUIRIUV OO MU PMIUUNUIIVA adic. sage SBT, alin. Fg DEL LL a or rT IT La A TY Rn Ay I JOBE En hank 40 SE Jinditt BEES, 4 L gil 4. 4% EET LC eli tgdint dodemaiiagh, Oumbagd © J J EA RB OST Vol. 102 No. 39 Dallas, PA Wednesday, October 2, 1991 35 Cents By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff Bon gasoline which has tainted the well water of some Lehman Township residents will eventu- ally be removed from the ground and treated. But there's a lot of work to be done first. According to Mark Carmon, spokesman for the state Depart- ment of Environmental Resources (DER), the contaminated well wa- ter will be treated after the resi- | dents with tainted wells are sup- plied with safe water, and after a study is done to show the extent of the contamination. “It’s not going to be cleaned up overnight,” said Carmon. “It's not @0 days to find a middle ground By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer Hoping toavoid a strike by teach- ers, the Dallas School District last week requested that the Pennsyl- i vania labor Relations Board (PLRB) point a fact-finder to help reach x on a new contract be- tween the district and the Dallas Education Association. .. Negotiations apparently have | moved the two sides closer gether as the union continues to work under the previous agree- Dump owner says he's cleaning fast 8S possible By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff The Department of Environ- “mental Resources (DER) set the end of September as the deadline for a dump along Outlet Road in Lehman Township to be cleaned up. But the owner of the land where the dump is located, Ignatius Hozempa, estimates that the earli- est he can finish the clean-up is | the middle of October. | = “We're doing the best we can. ® trying and I'm getting busted. In not even supposed to be on my legs,” said the 57-year-old Hoz- empa. “On Sundays we're down there from about 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.” © “When you're trying and still getting blasted it isn't fair,” said Hozempa. “We're making prog- | ress. | don't have a lot of money I | can go around and spend. A dumpster is $700 and they give | you five tons. Anything over five | tons they want $60.” Mark Carmon, spokesman for DER, said that he hopes the that agency will be able to reinspect the property sometime this week. | “It depends on the workload,” said Carmon. “We've got a limited staff.” The Lehman Township supervi- sors filed a complaint on June 17 | against Hozempa for the dump. “Its a politics move,” said Hoz- empa who is a Republican candi- date for Lehman Township super- visor. “This has been here 15 or 20 years and they don't say anything about it until after the primary.” Hozempa said that he’s sorting through the rubbish on the 10 by 75 foot tract of land to collect the recyclables from the pile of bottles, many of them from his bar in Dallas, along with aluminum cans, cardboard, wood and cinderblock debris. “I'm tired of this. We've got a 30 See DUMP. pg 8 Removing gasoline from Lehman wells could take months like an accident where you can just clean up the soil and go.” The most common method for treating the water would be to drill a well into the midst of the con- tamination and pump out the contaminated water, said Carmon. Once pumped to the surface, there are several methods of treating the water, including filtering. “The first step is to protect the well users. Then you have to deter- mine the extent of the contamina- tion,” said Carmon. “And then design your clean-up plan.” “Hydrology is a little like black magic,” said Carmon of the proc- ess of tracking water underground. “You can't see it, you can't touch it See GASOLINE, pg 5 ment which expired just prior to this school year. Earlier reports have said the teachers were asking for a five-year contract with wage increases averaging nearly 10 percent yearly while the district had offered a two-year contract withan average $2,000—about five percent—raise each year. The PLRB responded by appoint- ing John Hamrick of Bethlehem, a professor and arbitrator. Hamrick has a law degree and is an associ- ate professor in business at \ CHARLOT M. DENMON At her desk at The Dallas Post Dallas hopes fact-finder can settle contract Kutztown University as well as an adjunct professor of business and labor at Lehigh University and at Northampton Community College. He also has had the wide experi- : ence in other contract cases prior to the Dallas School District. As fact-finder, Hamrick is ex- pected to provide both parties an opportunity to make known the supporting reasons for their posi: « tions in an effort to produce a nef agreement. The fact-finding proc- ess also provides the public with an opportunity to react, since the fact-finder’s report is made public if no agreement is reached. Fact-finding is a tool to docu- ment the issues and place them in proper perspective. District and union representatives present documentation to support their positions. The fact-finding process pro- ' ceeds for a period of 40 days from the date of the PLRB order, during which time the union is barred from its legal right to strike. Once the fact-finder issues his report, the parties have 10 days in which to respond. The report can be accepted or rejected; neither party is obligated to the report. If both parties accept the report, the dispute is settled. Ifone or both parties reject the report and the See FACT-FINDER, pg 8 By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer money for the library,” “Chefs & Artists,” the Back Mountain Library cookbook, is selling like hotcakes. . “I thought it was a great idea to help raise some said Maryan Daily, who chaired the cookbook committee. thought it would catch on like it has.” In fact, the book is selling so well, that bulk orders are not being accepted until more are ready. “Nine hundred of the first 1,000 have been sold and until the next 1,500 come from the printers we are not selling 15 or 20 at one time. We will take orders for the future and if we sell our total 2,500, we certainly will plan for a second printing.” To spur sales even further, the committee has taken a table for the October 6 Craft Show spon- sored by the Dallas High School Soccer Club. “They make wonderful gifts and people are purchasing them to give as Christmas gifts,” Daily said. “They are great to send to former Back Mountain resi- dents because there are so many pictures and recipes in the book that will appeal to them.” - Daily said that Ellen Casey, Pennsylvania's First Lady, will be at the local library on November 6, and from 10 to 10:20 a.m., she will read to the children CHEFS & ARTISTS PURCHASER - Tina Puffenberger purchases one of the Chefs Artist Cook- books from the library director Susan Frey last Thursday. (Post Photo/C.M. Denmon) Library cookbooks are a big hit during their story hour. This will be followed by a reception at which Mrs. Casey's recipe for choco- late cake (published in Chefs & Artists) will be served. Several members of the library and Book Club will make the cake from the recipe. Hors d'oeuvres will also be served. Residents are invited to attend the ‘Books & Brunch’ with Ellen Casey. The cookbook will be available for purchase that “But I never day. concluded. “Before Christmas we plan to put some of the books in the Back Mountain Book Store and also in the Tudor Book Shop. We will also put some in the College Misericordia Book Store and in the Wilkes University Book Store.” Daily said the book's variety has attracted a wide range of purchasers. “People are also enjoying the book because of the different categories. Everyone has a favorite section,” she said. “The pictures and the Something Special, which includes recipes from famous chefs, are of great interest. Others enjoy the recipes submitted by different groups or by friends from the past whose daughters or other relatives submitted a favorite recipe. It amazes me how enthused people are about the book. I hope it continues, it will be great for the library,” Daily Back Mountain loses a loyal friend Charlot M. Denmon, a Dallas Post reporter for the past 20 years and one of the Back Mountain's best-known personalities, * died Saturday, September 28 after suf- fering a stroke at home the previ- ous evening. Mrs. Denmon was 74 years old at the time of her death, and was known throughout the Back Mountain for her years of reporting and photography that appeared in the newspaper. Mrs. Denmon, who was affec- tionately known by her childhood nickname “Tooties;” had at one time or another reported on virtu- ally every community and organi- zation in the region. In the course of her years of taking photographs and writing, she had become well- versed in the Back Mountain's history, and was often approached by researchers and other news media when questions arose about a past event or personality. She was devoted to The Post, and during her years with the newspaper had served in every area of the business, including a time as editor of the newspaper. She Judge will decide fate of Commonwealth building By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff Luzerne County President Judge Patrick Toole, Jr. will de- cide within the next several weeks whether Commonwealth Tele- phone Company can goahead with plans to build a 40,000 square- foot building on land zoned agri- cultural in Dallas Township. On June 18, the three-member township zoning board unani- mously approved a special exemp- tion so the company could con- struct the building near the Maples housing development. Jack Graham, whose home is adjacent to the proposed building site, and Jeffrey Pace, who re- cently built a home in the Maples, appealed the board's decision before Judge Toole on Septeruber 26... “First of all it’s not zoned com- mercial,” said Pace. “I havea home within 300 feet of the (proposed) building and I have two small children and I fear for their safety.” researched and wrote a history of The Post in 1985, and gathered and wrote all the material for the newspaper's - 100th anniversary edition in 1989. Mrs. Denmon was highly re- spected for her straightforward reporting of local government news and for feature stories about area people. Friends and news sources this week expressed their appre- ciation for her style and accuracy. “I'll remember her for her fair- ness,” said Clarence Michael, a Dallas school director and parent. “I always felt comfortable when she was there at school board meetings. She would doa storyon your kids or the school and she had a way with it.” Joseph “Red” Jones knew Mrs. Denmon as a friend, one-time co- worker and subject of news stories See CHARLOT DENMON, pg 5 “I think in contrast to other requests to appeal zoning board decisions, this has a lot of merit.” - Erik Dingle Attorney for Jeff Pace 5 “Then you have the wetlands,” he said. “They say it’s not on He : wetlands but they are right above it and the road is going i to : through them.” “The environmental issue is not addressed by the zoning board at all,” said Robert Bayer, chairman of the zoning board. PEL Instead, Bayer said that he. E zoning board must base its deci- sions strictly on the township's ordinances. : “I know there were a lot of We comments that we didn't care : See JUDGE, pg 8 features fun, Have a chilling tale to tell? Then tell it to the Dallas Post. Dallas Post. Post. Halloween story contest The Dallas Post is sponsoring a Halloween story contest. There will be three age groups for story submissions: 12 and under, 13 to 17, and 18 and above. Stories should concentrate on suspense and the supernatural, rather than violence. Entries should be 600 or less words in length and should include the entrant's name, age, address, phone num- ber, high school and grade level. ; The stories should be sent to: The Dallas Post, Halloween Story Contest, P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612. The deadline for entries is Tuesday, October 22. Winning entries in each category will be published in the October 30 issue of The Each winner will also receive a $50 U.S. Savings Bond from the prizes Calendar............ 14 Police repoft.................5 2 Classified......11-13 Property Transfers........... 2 Editorials.............. 4 SChool............... iw 10 Obituaries.......... 1 SPOMS..........c.coimi; shuns 0 Community Events SALSAMBA, LATIN JAZZ QUINTET - Thurs., Oct. 3, 7:30 PM, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Lehman. Free. THE MIRACLE WORKER - Performed by the National Players, : Tues., Oct. 9, 8 PM, Walsh Auditoriium at College Misericordia. Free. Pre- theater dinner ($20) begins at 5:30. 674-6307 for reservations. FLEA MARKET - Sat., Oct. 5, Sweet Valley Vol. Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary. Refreshments available. | CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING or tol RCE Si i The |
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