Byes Vol. 102 N' Dallas, PA Wednesday, October es 1991 35 Cents DAMA lawyer says there is ample precedent B ERIC FOSTER Ag Sf A lawsuit filed against the Dal- las Area Municipal Authority (DAMA) may never make it to a jury, in the opinion of attorney Benjamin Jones, solicitor for ‘DAMA. The suit, filed September 9 by C&K Sanitation, Searles Sani- tation, and Dave’s Sanitation, al- leges that DAMA's contract allow- ing only one firm to collect trash and recycables in Dallas Borough, Dallas Township and Kingston Township is unconstitutional. Jones presented a preliminary objection to the lawsuit in Luzerne County Court September 27. The three municipalities pasted ordinances earlier this year which gave DAMA responsibility for han- dling solid waste collection for them. DAMA in turn made a con- tract with Danella Environmental Technologies of Taylor that made it illegal for any other hauler to collect waste in the municipalities. The suit alleges that the exclu- sivity of the contract is unconsti- tutional because it interferes with the haulers’ right to make and keep contracts, and because it effectively takes property from the haulers, in the form of business, without the due process of law. The preliminary objection, which was also filed on behalf of the three municipalities, argues that the legislature has given municipali- ties the power to make exclusive contracts. “Since 1905 the U.S. Supreme Court has approved exactly this type of action,” said Jones. “It has Taxpayer group fields write-in candidates Page 3 been commented on by the courts of every state and approved. Let's take the borough of Harveys Lake, they've awarded one contract to one firm for the collection of solid waste.” “I think this is a classic case of a private interest versus a public interest,” said Jones. “The private interests, represented by the pri- vate hanlers, are working against the public good.” Diet is as important as workouts “By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff When you think of body ~ builders, you probably think of Arnold Schwartzenegger. Mountains of muscle pow- ered by a lion’s appetite. ' But if Arnold is anything like ; | five body builders who work 1 the Memorial Highway, he chows down his veggies and says yuck to the red meat. The five friends who work t in Dallas will compete in the 1991 Drug Free “Night of | Naturals” BodyBuilding Cham- pionships Sunday, October 13, at the Hanover Area High School Gym. The body-building show, sanctioned by the Northeast- ern Drug Free Body Building . Association, willbeginat 6 p.m. For Tess Hollitt, Mark Lu- ~ chettti, Marlo Lukas, Kris Fisk, and his brother Jim Fisk, the show is about more than build- / up massive muscles - it's ba building up massive discipline. “I eat no red meat,” says Hollitt, 27, of Harveys Lake. ° eat a lot of chicken and fish, a lot of vegetables, very little bread and no fats.” “They all know me at the Peking Chef,” she says. She's the customer who orders chicken and broccoli plain, without any sauce. ~ she has one cheat day a week. “On a cheat day, I'll go out. I'll eat all the bread I want, . cereal, I love cereal, spaghetti sauce instead of dry.” * Hollitt manages Thé Gym, which opened in June and is ' owned by her sister, Raye Hol- litt, who appears on the televi- | sion show American Gladiators. ~ As much as body building is : | - about increasing muscles, it's fat on the body. Hollitt started training last tatthe Gym, locatedin Dallas Except on cheat day - and also about having much less PUMPING UP - Shown preparing for an upcoming body building competition are, from left, Tess Hollitt of Harveys Lake, Marlo Lukas of Shavertown, Kris Fisk of Chase, and his brother Jim Fisk of Hunstville. Mark Luchetti of Plains also works with the group and will compete in the competition. year, and has dropped in weight from 165 pounds to 119. And the weight loss does not apply only to women. “] train about four and half hours a day except Sunday,” says Kris Fisk, 27, of Chase. “Lastyearat this time I weighed two hundred and some pounds. I weigh 140 now.” “I've been going full tilt boogie for about a year,” adds Fisk. “I did a little in high school. I just wanted to get back into shape. Diet is 90 percent of your prog- ress.” If Fisk had a cookbook, it would include plain tuna fish and plain spaghetti with vine- gar on it. “It doesn't taste good but it gives it a little bit of taste,” he says. For Marlo Lukas, 23, of Shav- ertown, body building started out as lifting weights for fun. “I went to a couple of shows and I liked the way it looks,” says Lukas, a senior account- ing student at College Miseri- cordia. “I started really getting into it when the Gym opened in June. You can still look femi- nine.” “Guys take to it more than other women,” says Hollitt, “as long as you look like a girl.” Mark Luchetti, 22, of Plains, began weightlifting last year to build up his left arm, which was injured in an auto accident more than three years ago. But then he went to a show to see a’ friend, and was hooked. Jim Fisk, 38, of Chase, has been training for several months, and will compete indi- vidually, as well as in a mixed pair division with Hollitt. While the regular workouts and dieting may be strict for body buiders, the week before the show is worse, as competi- tors try to eliminate every bit of through. Body builders pump up for competition fat between their skin and muscle so the muscle will shine “When you diet for a show, that's hard. Most professionals only do two shows a year," says Holljtt. “First you bulk up for a show, then about two weeks before - you start cutting.” “You want to get your skin real tight, almost translucent,” says Hollitt. “That's what the judges look for, they want to see the definition.” “The last week before you can't have any carbohydrates,” says Kris Fisk. “Basically, you're just about fasting.” “It was a gradual thing. You just cut out things little by little,” says Lukas, who loves to bake. “I've been working at Chi Chi's part time and you're car- rying food....” “I started to like frozen yo- See BODY BUILDERS, pg 8 By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff The Dallas Borough Council took on a new look October 3, ‘when three new members were appointed to fill vacancies created by recent resignations. Appointed were the three unop- posed candidates running in the ‘November election: William Roberts, William Peiffer, who is the brother of present council member ‘Patricia Peiffer, and Marie Eyet. They will fill the positions va- and Timothy Caroll, who an- nounced their resignations at the ‘September 17 council meeting. .Donald Cooper was chosen as ‘the president of the new council, ‘and Pat Peiffer vice-president. cated by Bob Brown, Don Shaffer, | Photo, page 3 | Roberts is a teacher at the Dal- las Middle School. He's had a long- time interest in recycling and will serve on the recycling, recreation, roads, and finance committees. “My idea is to hopefully con- tinue the resurfacing of the roads in the borough,” said Roberts. He would also like to continue the borough's recreation program, and help resolve the dispute over recy- cling. “People disagree with how it's being done,” said Roberts. “I'd like to see this ironed out to everyone's satisfaction.” Peiffer will serve on the roads, police and traffic oll __ committee. He Says CO! trolling traffic on Route 309 is one of his top priorities, especially with the imminent connection to the Cross Valley Expressway. “It's great that it's coming in, but it's something we have to look at,” Peiffer said October 7. He said that leftover federal highway funds may be available to offset the cost of new traffic lights, which can run to $150,000 each. “The borough can't afford it by itself,” he said. “The Back Mountain communities have to get together.” Peiffer mentioned the intersec- tions of Route 309 with Main Street (near Offset Paperback) and with Center Hill Road as likely locations for traffic signals. Peitter is also a member of the borough's zoning board, but says that he will resign that position in Dallas Borough Council gets 3 new members January. Eyet, a bookkeeper for her hus- band's landscaping business, will chair the finance and recreation committees. She has also worked for an accounting firm and held other bookkeeping duties. Eyet said she's eager to begin working on borough projects. “I'm looking forward to it,” she said. “It think we have a good group. I think we'll be able to do a lot in the coming years." Eyet's goals include forming plans to maintain borough prop- erty. “I'd like to see us start a capital improvement program,” Eyet said October 6. “A long range plan to take care of the roads.” See DALLAS, pg 3 "RUMMAGE SALE - Fri. Sui. .. vainst DAMA may be over before it begins The attorneys for the three pri- vate haulers, Al Flora Jr. and Philip Medico, have 30 days torespond to the objection. A judge will be given the briefs from both sides, and may decide that the lawsuit should be dropped. If the judge decides that the lawsuit should continue, DAMA will have to file an answer, which admits or denies the allegations made in the suit and explains why. The lawsuit has five counts, each asking for compensatory damages in excess of $20,000. Suits which ask for less than $20,000 are not eligible to go to trial, but go through Business owners expecting more growth for region By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff For several area businesses, the additional store space being con- structed at the Dallas Shopping Center is the fullfillment of a long- time need. Three businesses will be mov- ing into new stores in the shopping center, more than dou%ling their current size. More new stores are expected asa complete remodeling of the center progresses. “I would have done it a year or two ago if the space was available,” said Joe Nardone, owner of Joe Nardone's Gallery of Sound, who now has a store in the Dallas Shopping Center, but will be mov- ing into a larger one. Bill and Robin Granahan, own- ers of Mrs. G's Cookies, are plan- ning to move their store and head- quarters on Wyoming Avenue in Kingston to the shopping center pending financial approval. “We wanted to come to Dallas for the last four or five years, but arbitration instead. If the suit makes it to a jury, the jurywill decide on the actualawar “If it goes to a jury, it may take a year or more,” said Jones. “The jury will decide the facts and set any damage award. If they are excessive the judge has the right to set aside the verdict or modify it.” “For example if the jury went berserk and awarded $20 million, the judge could remold the ver- dict,” added Jones. “That's rarely done - juries rarely go berserk.” Jones, who is also solicitor for See DAMA SUIT, pg 3 there hasn't been the right space for us,” said Bill Granahan. “We'll nue in Kingston.” iy After the move, Mrs. c Ss Wyo- ming Avenue store will close, leav- ing stores at the West Side and Wyoming Valley Malls. El “We need more space for pro- i duction. An awful lot of people from out of state order by mail. A lot of people who order by mail are businesses. We have businesses are far away as Michigan order- ing,” said Granahan. “We thinkits a growing area and we live here,” added the College Manor resident. EM Video will also be moving to a larger store in the new section of the shopping center. The store's present space is so cramped that videos are stacked neatly on the floor. Peking Chef will also be relocat: ; ing its restaurant to a larger space See BUSINESS, pg8 daily. its destination. priority.” Cross Valley expected to open in early November The Cross Valley Expressway connecting Route 309 with Inter- Lk state 81 is expected to be completed in early November - bringing | with it lots of extra traffic to the Back Mountain. . Presently, approximately 25,000 vehicles travel Route 309 daily. When the highway is completed, the Department of Trans- portation estimates that traffic will increase to 45,000 vehicles Completion of the final leg of the highway will mean that vehicles heading to Interstate 81 and shoppers going to the Wyoming Valley Mall will no longer have to navigate congested Kidder Street. It will be easier for people to reach Interstate 81 because they won't have to contend with traffic from the Wyoming Valley Mall, and perhaps easier for people toreach the mall, because they won't - have to fight traffic heading toward the interstate. The mall traffic will still have halfa dozen traffic lights to go though before reaching “We have the contractor under the gun. We want that opened >t * before Christmas shopping begins,” said Rolly Keisling, spokes- man for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. “It'sa top Calendar............ 16 Classified...... 13-15 Editorials.............. 4 Obituaries........... 13 Community Events Sat. 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