Bia Vol Dallas, PA Wednesday, March 25, 1992 35 Cents Daffodil Days Flowers to fight cancer will be available this week. Page 3. . Lake Twp. supermarket gets approval from county commissioners. Page 3. Volleyball, track previews --- Sports page. he Dallas Elementary PTO holds book fair Page 10. Library will close protest state funding cuts. Page 3. aRep. Mundy = others try to help get more traffic lights on Route 309. Page 3. Brownie Troop 704 pays a visit to the foot doctor. Page 6. By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff It will soon be cherry blossom time at Harveys Lake. What? You didn’t know that Harveys Lake had any cherry trees, let alone cherry blossoms. Well the borough does now, and they are ex- pected to be planted sometime this week. The idea for planting the cherry trees came from Guy Giordano at a recent meeting to plan a sum- mer festival at Harveys Lake. Giordano said he thought of planting the trees “because of the possibility of a cherry blossom festival.” Giordano said that because Harveys Lake is a little cooler than the Wyoming Valley, its 62 large Japanese Cherry Trees would blossom later, proba- Calendar.-............ 14 Classified........ 12-13 Editotials............... 4 Obituaries............ 11 Police report.......... 2 Property transfers..2 School......ii ik. 10 SPOMS........00ivmssens 9 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, - NEWS OR ADVERTISING 242,” the courses can lead to a PICKING THE CHERRY TREES - Matt DePrimo (front) president of the Harveys Lake Protective As- sociation helps two workers from a tree wholesaler unload Japanese Cherry Trees along with Har- veys Lake Council president Richard Boice (second from the back). The trees will be planted along Route 415 going into Sunset and on Lakeside Drive at Sunset( Post Photo/Eric Foster) Cherry Blossom time will soon arrive in Harveys Lake bly in middle to late April. The Harveys Lake Protective Association bor- rowed money from its budget to purchase the trees, which will run along both sides of Route 415 as it nears the lake at Sunset, as well as along some of Lakeside Drive at Sunset. The Protective Association is hoping that for $100, people will have a tree dedicated to some- one. Those dedicating trees will also have their names placed on a plaque in the borough building. Giordano, and Matt DePrimo, president of the Protective Association, point out that it would cost $300 to $400 to have similar trees planted pri- vately. Giordano said that Pennsylvania Gas and Water See CHERRY TREES, pg 8 Preparing for the world of work "Tech Prep! combines job skills, academics By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff What do lathes, biology, writing skills, applied physics and com- puters have in common? For Lake- Lehman High School students, these courses mean marketable job skills for the 21st century. “We have found that the old so- called general courses offered to students who weren't college- bound did not adequately prepare them for a job after graduation,” explained principal John Oliver. “Because we feel that the 21st century job market will require computer skills in many occupa- tions, we recently started a pro- gram of study which applies com- puter technology to many different vocational fields.” Known as “tech prep” or “tech wide range of occupations, from ~ oe () ——— LET’S SEE IF THIS WORKS - Amber Tarreto and Curtis Kivler compare notes on a writing exercise in Lake-Lehman High School's new computerized writing lab. (Post photo/Grace R. ‘their own child.” Hanson's plan draws praise Will the Beach Boys, Dolly Parton play at Harveys Lake? By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff The summer dances at the for- mer Hanson's Amusement Park at Harveys Lake will be moving out- doors this year, and getting much bigger with the addition of a 4,000 seat amphitheater. Most people interviewed Tues- day approved of the plan, which could bring nationally-known bands to the area. Even Albert Timko, of Carpen- ter Road, who vehemently opposed Hanson's plan to build townhouses at the park in the summer of 1991 favors the construction of an amphitheater. “I think it's great. When they Golf course gets OK with strings It will use water, but add to tax base, attorney say: By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff The proposed Huntsville Golf Club may use a lot of water, but it also could contribute substantial tax payments to Lehman Town- ship and the Lake-Lehman School District. The Lehman Township Planning Commission granted approval to the proposed Huntsville Golf Club at its March 23 meeting if the club meets a number of conditions. The conditions are: ¢ The club mustobtain an earth disturbance permit from the De- partment of Environmental Re- sources. » The club must complete a well Friends rally to aid family of 3-year-old tumor victim By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff When Thomas and Jennifer Reese learned this January that their daughter Wendy Lynn had a brain tumor, they were faced with the kind of potential tragedy that parents have nightmares about. But they haven't had to con- front the tragedy alone. Friends of the Reese family at the Trucksville Nursery School banded together to do everything they could to help the family. Wendy, who turned 3 on March 3, had gone to the school once a week since September of 1991. Her six-year-old sister Amanda had attended the school for more than two years and mother Jennifer Reese was active as a volunteer in the school. “Initially, when this happened, we wanted to help the family and they didn't want to go public,” said Linda Mazur, director of the nurs- ery school. “We had parents visit- ing them, then we tried to help take care of some of the smaller needs,” While Wendy was at the Geisin- ger Medical Center in Danville and undergoing two operations to remove part of the tumor, she was sent books to be read to her, and night clothes she could get into easily. And while parents Tom and Jennifer visited Wendy at the hospital, parents from the school helped watch her sister Amanda, said Mazur. “I knew her from the year before when her mom brought her to the parent group meetings,” said Mazur. “She's a real sweet child. You could really say that anyone would want a little girl like that for # at A RA Ca J HR F “ Ba £ & FEES SFAERT A a Nt CS have a concert the lake will be’ crowded,” said Timko. “But that the way it was in the '60s.” Unlike the townhouse plar Timko said the traffic the amph theater brings in will not be per-| manent, and the project will not 1 require expensive additions to the! sewer system. : Shirley Hanson, owner of th park, says that Thom Greco, op- erator of Market Street Square and a promoter of musical events, has | a five-year lease agreement with her and will construct the amphi- | theater. “We hope to have Chicago in See HANSON'S, pg 8 test to make sure it meets town ship standards. a e A proposed tunnel under oud Route 115 for golf cart access to | part of the course will have to approved by the township supervi- SOTS. ¢ The Department of Environ- mental Resources must approve | the club's planning modules for a sewer or septic system. “What that means is you can ahead and build this course, but you can’t use it until all the condi- | tions are met,” said David Sutton, | chairman of the Planning Com- | mission. A Sutton said that if the Planning See GOLF COURSE, pg 84 WENDY REESE tant to ask the public for help, with | 5 the expense of ongoing treatment, a fund was set up to help defray some of the medical expenses. The Parent Enrichment Group at the school, which had already | planned to raffle off a quilt to raise % funds for the school, decided to donate half of the proceeds to the Wendy Reese Fund. The quiltison display at the Back Mountain | Memorial Library, and raffle tick- ets can be purchased at the school or the library. y “The quilt was done by about 14 mothers, some that were novices and some that have quilting skills,” said Mazur. : “We want everybody to keep her in their prayers and to thank the people who have helped,” said Jennifer Reese. “We do appreciate | everything people have done.” te BE Ni iE i
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