| The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, April 22,1992 3 Harveys Lake group plans a summer of fun The Harveys Lake Business- Tourist Association is inviting you to a “Endless Summer at Harveys Lake.” This is a series of weekend events that will take place through- out various locations around the lake. These activities include shows, contests, sports events and carnivals. “Endless Summer at Harveys Lake” promises a mini- vacation in which everyone can enjoy the beauty and charm of the Harveys Lake area. Moreover, several Back Moun- tain businesses are offering assis- tance to this event in order to help promote the interest and good will surrounding the Harveys Lake community. Specifically, Common- wealth Telephone Company, Damien's Restaurant, Grotto Pizza, Sunset Marine, Rich and Char- lotte’s, Quest Consulting, Atty. James Reinert, Dr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Wilkie and WBRE-TV/28. © Damien Kaye, chairperson of ommittee, stated, “Nine out of fh in our area will fondly recall carefree days at Harveys Lake. Unfortunately, there is an entire generation void of these memories. “Endless Summer at Harveys Lake” will insure this and future generations those memo- ries.” Boat Show On the weekend of May 9 and 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. festivi- ties will commence with an An- tique and Modern Boat Show at Grotto Pizza's Marina. The event is organized and sponsored by Sun- set Marine at Harveys Lake. Up to 30 antique wooden sport boats, dating from 1937 to 1970, are expected. In addition to the classic boats, high performance modern boats can be viewed as well. Frank Dominic will have his nitrous oxide burning hydroplane racing boat on display. Many new and exciting Mastercraft and Chris Craft boats will be on hand. Boat and accessory vendors and representatives of various boat clubs will have booths, such as the Harveys Lake Chapter of the An- tique & Classic Boat Society. Mimes and face painters will be on hand for the children. All boats can be viewed close-up on land as well as in the water in the marina. There will be a dona- tion of $1 at the gate for adults, children are free. All proceeds go to EVAC (Environmental Advaisory Council). The organizers are still solicit- ing other exhibitors. For more in- formation contact Allan Swantek at 639-2628 or Bruce Myers at 639-5314. Luzerne County Fair seeks queen contestants Does the idea of being a queen sound appealing to you? Well the Luzerne County Fall Fair is seeking contestants for its annual Fair 1991 FAIR QUEEN - 1991 Luzerne County Fair queen Laura Musto is on the right. At left is runner-up Angela Patla and in the center is 1990 queen Janine Chest. (Post file photo) Queen Pageant. Though the Fair, which will be held in September, may seem a long way off, it's not too early to enter the queen pageant, which is judged on much more than attractiveness. Contestants, who must be residents of Luzerne County, must submit a written essay with their application on the theme “What the Fair Means to Me.” To enter you have to be at least 16 years old, and not over 20 by June 1, 1992. When the competition commences on September 10, potential Fair Queens must give a three to five minute speech on “Why You Should Come to Our Fair.” Contestants will also be judged on poise, neatness, and ability to communicate. And for the top five candidates, the answers given to judges’ questions also count. The Queen will receive roses, a $500 U.S. Savings bond, and other prizes. First runner-up will receive roses, a $100 U.S. Savings Bond and other prizes. The Queen will also represent Luzerne County at the state fair queen pageant in January of 1993. For more information, or an application, call 675-FAIR or 639- 1398. Rain date willbe May 16 and 17. For more information on other activities planned this summer at Harveys Lake under the auspices of “Endless Summer a Harveys Lake” Group contact Ruth Eaton at 639-2000. Other events: June 7 - Corvette Racing & Antique Car Show June 20 - Irish Heritage Run Aug. 16 - Triathalon Aug. 26 thru 29 - Fire Company Fair - Hanson Park Aug. 28 - Little Miss Harveys Lake (Friday Evening) Aug. 29 - Fire Company Parade Sept. 5 - Mardi Gras Parade & Festivities Sept. 5 - Mardi Gras Ball at Damien's Restaurant ~ Sept. 6 - Firework display (be- hind the Grotto) Boycott (continued from page 1) offensive and degrading misinfor- mation, name-calling, innuendoes, and insults of teachers, the teach- ing profession, and public educa- tig." writes Wagner in the letter. "I'm absolutely outraged, but I'm not going to lose sleep over it,” said Williams. “We told the truth. We told it factually. Not a single time did they call and challenge what | was saying on the radio.” Williams show is broadcast weekday mornings on WILK, and .lately his hottest topic has been ‘the contract negotiations the Dal- «las teachers have had with the .district. ¢ Williams, with guests from the «Dallas Taxpayers Forum have ie what they called outra- » s requests for a 9.85% aver- +ag¥ salary hike and have gone on +0 comment on education in gen- . and not very positively. After . than a year of negotiations, {the contract was settled last month: *with an average 4.5% pay hike for « two years. :. “How come Mr. Wagner and his associates never called me?” asks Williams, who invited both school hoard members and teacher nego- tiators to speak on the show. Nei- thar AiAd me because he can't,” said Wil- liams “He's trying to intimidate my employer, WILK.” Like shark on the scent of blood, Williams vows not to back down. And true to form, the topic of dis- cussion on his show Friday, April 17, and Monday the 20th was Wagner's letter. Williams says his contract with WILK gives him the control over the content and guests on the show. Wagner said that the decision to write the letter was reached by a consensus after a recent meeting of representatives from each school district in Northeastern Pennsyl- vania. Though Wagner said that other media has presented information he felt was misleading or inaccu- rate, the Fred Williams’ show has . been. by. far the worst offender. “I think he’s crossed the line,” said Wagner. “The day he crossed the line for me, was the day he called the kids from Dallas dum- mies and the kids from Nanticoke morons. They can say you don’t deserve a raise, you don't work hard enough, you only work 180 days, but you don't call people names. There's a lot of ways he could say they're not achieving well on the SATs without calling names.” One Back Mountain business owner was upset about the letter Friday afternoon, but called WILK to have advertisements pulled from Williams’ morning broadcast and aired at other times. A WILK official said that only one advertiser has asked not to have its ads aired during the Fred Williams show, no advertisers have cancelled their spots altogether, and the three businesses which sponsor Williams specifically have all stayed on board. While Williams calls the letter an attempt at censorship, Wagner says it's just common sense. “How comfortable’ comfortable do you think people in the teach- .ing profession will be going into a business whose money is support- ing someone who is against us?” asks Wagner. “I don't see this as a big threat. 1 could be out there picketing sponsoring businesses. That's not what we're going to do. All we're saying is you can adver- tise with anyone you want, but this deserves some thought.” Williams says that the letteris a ploy to divert attention away from the recent contract controversy. Wagner counters that the con- troversy is why the teachers have waited until after a contract agree- ment was reached to respond. “I think the timing is a little different than if we were in the middle of negotiations. Then people could say we had something to gain,” said Wagner. “I just felt that something had to be said. People have to make a decision. I really don't think you'll see a parade of people forming to support what he does.” “He wonders why we don't re- spond,” said Wagner. “A: I won't respond to that caliber of program. That's of a caliber that’s not solv- ing anything and it enrages people with misinformation. B: I'm work- ing.” “He says why don’t we respond to his radio show. I think that's what we're doing now.” Dear Sponsor: As you are probably aware, . the professional educators of the . Dallas Education Association re- ' cently reached a contract settle- - ment with the Dallas School . District after more than a year of ' bargaining. During negotiations, many . newspapers as well as radio and * television news stations reported . on the progress of negotiations . or the lack thereof. Some of these + media offered observations and even possible solutions to the | ongoing contract talks. However, during this same , period of time, the teachers of ‘ the Dallas Education Associa- « tion, and all teachers for that matter, were subjected to the narrow-minded teacher bash- ing of WILK-AM radio talk show host Fred Williams. On a weekly «i not daily - basis, Mr. Wil- ¥ TP POP PIN TIT IE TC ®F® on ® 9+ < ai » CRS hE J liams spewed his offensive and degrading misinformation, name-calling, innuendoes and. insults of teachers, the teaching profession, and public educa- tion. His comments went so far as making repeated references to the valley's public school children as “morons” and “dummies”. Many of his own listeners repeatedly responded to say how appalled they were with his characterizations. While we realize that Mr. Wil- liams’ comments may not nec- essarily be those of WILK radio or the sponsors, it becomes readily apparent that a program of this kind exists because of its sponsorship. Although we are cognizant of the value of advertisement in at- tracting consumers to your prod- uct or services, we question the value of having your company's ‘William Wagner's letter asking businesses to pull radio ads name associated with a radio show of this caliber in our com- munity. Regardless of the per- ceptions of the listening auidi- ence, the over 2,000 teachers of this valley and 80,000 teachers statewide are consumers too. In the past, we, as a regional, state and national teachers’ as- sociation, have dealt quite effec- tively with issues and individu- als such as this. At a recent meeting of repre- sentatives from each of the school districts in the north- eastern region of Pennsylvania, Mr. Williams’ radio show and its sponsors were among the topics of discussion. It was decided that prior to informing our members across the state about the abrasive content of this radio show and the sponsors sup- porting it, we would provide you with the opportunity to disasso- + from you on or before Monday, ciate yourself with this program. We understand that you may have been unaware that your business dollars were not only fueling this disgusting program, but also driving away current and potential customers within the teaching profession. We would appreciate hearing May 11, 1992, informing us of your future plans in sponsoring the Fred Williams radio show. This will allow us ample time to edit the sponsor list prior to our state teachers meeting in Phila- delphia on May 16, 1992. We look forward to hearing from you regarding this serious matter. William R. Wagner, President Dallas Education Association TT a « aa Rk a Pe PS x $ o> B 2 2 E 5 a 5 oo = = am Oo a op oo Jr — a — - - —— Most people have no trouble getting used to a new lens prescription or even to wearing eyeglasses for the first time. Occasionally, however, people will complain of discomfort when changing or starting in with new glasses. The most common reason for this is too much change at one time. This is likely to occur when you have had no examination fora few years. During that time your eyes may have changed a good deal, but so gradually that you were scarcely aware of it. 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