¥ oe RE Je THE ON Jet JEL SE en OA WT A Te > A WE FU 3 a Ae a A TI i Rp A a AT By ly Sly Sl The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 10, 1992 ¥ Summer -recreation programs ‘announced | Dallas Borough © The Dallas Borough Recreation Center will open for the '92 season on Monday, June 15. Hours for this year will be 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. The center offers a variety of activities for borough youth with atleast one planned event per day. Some of the events that will take place this year are arts and crafts, library hikes, capture the flag, swim trips to Irem Temple, bowling, mini- _ golf, basketball clinics and leagues and many others. " The first event will be meet-the- staff pizza party on June 15 at 6 p.m. This night provides a great . opportunity to meet this year's stall + and find out what's planned for tiis summer at the “Rec”. Staff members [or this year are, + dack Wolensky, Director; Kathy Farrell, Assistant Director; Joan -., Kingsbury, arts and cralts; Amy Jo. «Cutter, John McKeever and Missy Pomrinke. The park is open to all borough "residents ages 6 and above. Chil- 2.+ dren under 6 must be supervised while attending the center. The staff also asks that children who are coming to the center for the A first time register with any stall member. A calendar of events will be available in the near future to let “‘everyone know what is happening ‘the Center, so this summer no ¥. in Dallas Borough should be >i. bored, just come down to “The #1 Rec”! Kingston Twp. -*'. The Kingston Township Sum- mer Recretion Program will be held from June 15 to August 7. Regis- tration for children in grades 1 through 6 is scheduled for Satur- day, June 13, at the Center Street “Park from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. ‘Registration fee is $1 per child. Bosition open on wp. Rec. Board | oe Kingston Township Board upervisors has announced that avacancy exists on the Township's Recreation Commission. Township residents who are interested in _serving are asked to submit a let- ter of interest to the Township Office. 11 ::Carverton. Road, Trucksville, PA 18708. The Rec- reation Commission is involved in many community activities which include the Summer Recreation Program, Easter Egg Hunt, Punt, Pass and Kick, and other activities throughout the year. Please call : @ Township Office at 696-3809 . §@® more information. ldetown Volunteer Fire Company begins fund drive The Idetown Volunteer Fire Company is holding its annual fund drive. If the fund drive is suc- cesful, the company would like to replace the tank on its truck with a larger stainless steel tank. A letter is being sent to the residents of the Idetown /Harveys Lake area. Rick Wentzel is president of the company, and Joe Blaine, fire chief. Both are Harveys Lake residents. New members are welcome. Donations may be sent to: Ide- , town Volunteer Fire Company, RR : Ex 383-D, Dallas PA 18612. Ce A d Shavertown Fire Aux. plans game party The Ladies Auxiliary of the Shavertown Fire Co. will hold a “Game Party” Thursday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Fire Hall. Re- freshments will be served. The public is welcome. FRANKLIN TWP. BAZAAR PLANNERS - Franklin Township firefighters who met to plan the fire company’s annual bazaar included, from left: Nick Ruskino, assistant chief Jeff Sudol, Fred Risch, secretary Debbie Jones and her daughter Jennifer, Terri Handley, chief Ron Witkowski and assistant chief Dave Howell. Absent from the photo were assistant chief Howard Jones, Lisa Risch, Lisa Howell, Joe Strazdus and treasurer Dick “Bart” Bartholomew. (Post photo/Grace R. Dove) Franklin Twp. bazaar will help buy new equipment for fire company By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Franklin Township Fire Com- pany's annual bazaar, slated for June 11-13, has been organized by a woman for the first time in the fire company’s 44-year history. Fire company secretary and bazaar committee chairman Deb- bie Jones said that the fire com- pany has raised $50,000 of the $125,000 necessary to purchase a new fire truck. “We need to upgrade our equip- ment to meet the standards of the other fire companies in the Back Mountain. Our old pumper can handle only 750 gallons per min- ute, which really isn't adequate for the new, large homes being builtin the township. We need a new pumper that can handle twice that amount,” Jones said. Since rural municipalities like Franklin Township don’t have fire hydrants or nearby water sources, they depend heavily on tankers and pumpers, Jones said. Fire- fighters need lots of water [ast because the average home can burn to the ground in 15 minutes or less. Even if fire breaks out near WHAT: Franklin Twp. Fire Company bazaar WHERE: Franklin Twp. Fire Hall, 8th Street WHEN: Thurs.-Sat., June 11-13. Starts at 6 p.m., Thurs. and Fri., 5 p.m. Sat. a lake or pond, often the firetrucks can't get close enough to take advantage of it. Jones and her committee have planned three days of family fun, including snacks, games, rides and a chance for kids of all ages to ride Franklin Township Engine #2, a vintage 1950 Chevrolet pumper. The bazaar will start at 6 p/m. Thursday and Friday, June 11 and 12, and 5 p.m. Saturday, June 13. Entertainment will include “Great Rock Scare” Thursday night, “Little Rock” Friday night and “Riverside” Saturday night. Saturday night will also feature the fire parade, which will line up at the Memorial Shrine Cemetery at 6 p.m., and end at the fire hall. Parade units may compete for trophies for the best-looking am- bulance or rescue unit, the newest fire truck, the best-looking tanker, the fire company sending the most personnel, the fire company trav- eling the longest distance to the fair and two judge's awards for {floats or special vehicles. The organizing committee in- cludes Jones, Fred Risch, Lisa Risch, and assistant chiefs How- ard Jones, Dave Howell and Joe Strazdus. “The fire company needs the support of the community so that we can help protect the public,” Jones continued. “And new mem- bers are always welcome; there's a job for everyone who is willing to learn, regardless of health limita- tions or work schedules.” Franklin Fire Company's train- ing nights are the first Monday of the month, with the regular meet- ing the second Tuesday of the month, at the fire hall. Jones concluded, “Firefighting is one of the country’s most dan- gerous occupations. And our 25 firefighters do it for free. What would happen if there were no volunteers?” Lake-Lehman band takes top honors By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Lake-Lehman High School's 72- member band marched away with four first place awards and a spe- cial trophy for having taken first place the most times during the nation's oldest band competition, June 5-7, at Sherburne, N.Y. The Black Knights won first place in the field show involving the entire band and color guard, jazz band, indoor guard and con- cert band, and a third place in the parade competition. Because they had won the most first place trophies, the Knights also earned the Albert C. Whitney Memorial Award as the top band. “The students really enjoy going to Sherburne,” commented band director Ed Richards. “Many band parents formed a car convoy and followed the bus up so that they could watch the competition. They had a great time — lots of small tailgate parties.” The only participating band from Pennsylvania, Lake-Lehman has attended the Sherburne Parade of Bands for the past 29 years, com- peting against 38 bands from New York State. “We have been going up there for so long that many people in town know us,” Roberts added. “The people of Sherburne take a personal interest in us and give us an excellent crowd response dur- ing the competition.” Sherburne Parade of Bands, the nation's oldest high school band competition, was established in 1949. Mundy supports bill to add school budget hearings State Rep. Phyllis Mundy, King- ston, has co-sponsored legislation to change the way school districts handle the adoption of their budg- ets. House Bill 2797 was introduced today in the state House and re- quires school districts to hold two separate meetings devoted strictly to the budget. The first would be a special in- formational meeting to be held before a budget is proposed. The second meeting would be a public hearing after the budget is pro- posed to give residents of the school district a voice before a final plan is adopted. “I'm hearing from my constitu- [J Clothing & Accessories * Evening by “Appointment 651 Wyoming Ave. Kingston 283-5116 Mon.-Sat. 10 - 5 ents that they feel powerless in the school budget process,” Mundy said. Another provision of the bill would expand the school district budget adoption process to a minimum of 60 days. “The combination of the in- creased amount of time to pass a budget and the two meetings spe- cifically set aside to deal with budget issues will provide the public with opportunities to influ- ence budget decisions,” Mundy said. “When you're dealing with a budget that uses local, state and federal monies and the adoption of that budget could increase taxes, then the taxpayers should have ample opportunity and time to let their concerns and opinions be heard by the school board.” g ‘ Steven's Great still exists Na (/ Town & Country Cleaners Country Club Shopping Ctr. « 675- 0208 drycleaning and service No longer care for questionable bargains? Do you yearn for personal attention and on-time service? Take heart! Great service and fine drycleaning can be yours at... 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The property, formerly the Schooley Farm, is owned by the Hillbrook Farms. Corporation, formed by Dr. William Burak of Hollow Road, Kingston Township, and Leonard Romanowski, of Hill- top Drive, Kingston Township. The homes would be connected to the sewers, but would have individual wells. According to Township zoning officer Ben Gorey, the planning commission requested that the developer have a study done to ensure that there is enough water in the area to have individual wells. The study showed that with the large lot sizes, there is sufficient water, Gorey said. To meet stormwater runoff regu- lations, Michael Wilk, the design engineer from Borton-Lawson Engineering, said that individual lots will have detention basins to moderate the flow of water into Safe Boating Day at | Harveys Lake on June 13 The NE Regional Highway Safety Program is sponsoring “Harveys Lake Safe Boating Day" during National Safe Boating Week, June 7-13, The event will take place on Saturday, June 13, from 10 a.m. to2 p.m. at Sandy Beach, Harveys Lake. Activities to heighten aware- ness about boating safety will include a demonstration by the Luzerne County Dive & Searchg Meadows Nursing Center seeks summer Candy Stripers The Volunteer Department at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas, is now accepting applica- tions for their Summer Candy Striping program. Teens 13 to 18 are encouraged to apply, and ori- entations are scheduled for Tues- day, June 23, and Wednesday, June 24 in the All Purpose Room, first floor of the Center, from 9a.m. to noon. Teens can select the ori- entation date most convenient for Snake Creek, which winds through the area. The peak flow of the creek woul be unchanged, Wilk told the plan ] ning commission, but the creel! would be at peak flow for longe periods of time as the water seeped into the creek over a longer perio of time. Arepresentative of the Hillbrook Farms Corporation said that i approval is granted, some work could begin this summer, but there is no rush for construction. Atthe June 2 meeting, the Plan- ning Commission voted to post: pone all discussion of the Sleepy Hollow subdivision because the township had filed an injunctjon against the developer, alleging that work had begun on the property before approval had been granted, The Sleepy Hollow subdivision is located off of Howell Road. . According to zoning officer Ben Gorey, the township discovered on May 29, that rough grading o roads, stripping topsoil, cutting trees, and laying rock for road bases was being down on the prop- erty, being developed by William Bauman of Hughestown. } The proposed subdivision would have 47 lots on 64 acres of land. According to township manager Jeffrey Box, the developer has agreed to cease work immediately The developer also has agreed toinstall soil erosion control meas- ures, and to go through the town- ship's approval process. If the project fails the approval process, then the land most be reclaimed to its original state, Box said. * | Box said the developer alsa agreed to pay the township $1,800 in damages. Team, and free boat inspections by the Coast Guard. The Boat Commission, in conjunction with § M.A.D.D. will distribute floating key chains and literature in re- gards to, drinking alcoholi and operating a boat. ui cow vids | Free food and soda will also, be availble to spectators, COUFtesy« of Lake merchants. J For more information contact | Cathy Sabulski at 829-3489. them. The starting date is Thurs- day, June 25, for volunteer assign- ments. i Uniforms are provided by the Meadows, and teen volunteers can help by assisting with residents’ activities, filling water pitchers, making beds, nail grooming and) friendly visiting. Anyone interested in volunteer- ing as a Candy Striper can call the, Volunteer Department. THANK GOODNESS Plus . . 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