Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 17, 1992 & 35 Cent g Special graduation y Section inside COMMUNITY Women's Network Pathfiners Page 8. ° Carol Turner honored by Seminary Page 13. Dallas Boro zone meeting Page 3; SPORTS Little League results Sports page. Finn catches them all Sports page. 16 Pages 2 Sections Calendar. .....0......... 9 Classified........ 13-15 Editonials................ 4 Obituaries............ 12 Police report.......... 2 School... 12-13 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, ~~ NEWS OR ADVERTISING Support for amusement tax fading | By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff The Lake-Lehman School Dis- trict’s proposed 10% tax on amuse- ments may have its short life ended June 18, when the school board meets to discuss the 1992-93 budget. The tax, which would raise an estimated $65,000, has drawn complaints from businesses and individuals throughout the district. At a meeting June 11, three board members said they would oppose the tax while board president Liz Sichler suggested that it be with- drawn. Ed Kern, who was one of two board members to vote against the tax when first proposed, was joined by Jeff Fritzen and Joseph “Red” Jones in voicing opposition to the levy. Dr. John Presper, who cast the other dissenting vote on May 27, says he still supports an amuse- ment tax, though preferring a .smaller one. If Kern, Fritzen, Jones and Si- chler are joined by one more board member, they can vote the tax down. Board members who are op- posed to the amusement tax say they are concerned that it could keep businesses from prospering. Sichler added that the school board never meant to harm local businesses in any way. The idea of an amusement tax had been one of ' several ways of finding extra reve- CHECKING THE OUTLET — Harveys Lake councilman David Abod examines the sediment buildup at the lake's outlet with a team of scientists. Shown from left are Hank Zygmunt and Teena Reichgott of the U.S. Environmental Protectional Agency, Abod, Lance Himmelberger, of the state Department of Environmental Resources, Jeff Mahood and Richard Maculatis of the Soil Conservation Service. (Post Photo/Eric Foster) Seeking clues to lake algae growth By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff For nearly three years Harveys Lake councilman David Abod and the borough's Environmental Advisory Council have been slash- ing through jungles of red tape to have a study of Harveys Lake done. One of the primary purposes of the study will be to discover what causes the periodic blooms of blue- green algae on the lake's surface. On Thursday, June 11, the study took a small step forward as scien- tists from the federal Environ- mental Protection Agency and the state Department of Environmental Resources (DER) toured the lake with Advisory Council members. “This is the beginning of a clean lake that will have more access for recreation,” said Abod Though in recent years the lake has been spared blooms of blue- green algae, more properly known as cyanobacteria, past blooms have shut the lake down. An outbreak of cyanobacteria was severe enough to close the lake to swimming in 1981, and again in 1985. Harveys Lake Borough re- sponded by hiring a firm to dump copper sulfate in the lake. Besides coating the surface of the water, blooms of cyanobacteria can Kill fish by leaching oxygen [rom the water as it decomposes. Copper sulfate is only a temporary solu- tion, however, as too much can kill the fish population. With the water from Harveys Lake eventually running into the Plymouth Relief Reservoir, the lake's quality can also be impor- tant to the health of people living in the Wyoming Valley. One last piece of red tape re- mains to be cut before the study See LAKE ALGAE, pg 5 Students, players recall 'Coach Bro’ Edward A. Brominski left a last - ing memory when he died last week. He touched thousands of young lives while he was a football coach and history teacher at Dallas High School. Some of those players and students reminisced about "Coach Bro" for readers of The Post. Ed Brominski taught us more than just winning. He taught us about life while playing a game. He consistently was able to credit our actions to basic common de- nominations - such as the role of parents and family in a sport eve- ryone’s ability to participate and do the most with what skills they had, and most importantly, the significance of team work. He brought the aura and values of depression era football into the - dynamics of the 1960's at Dallas, and established a tradition of success. We who knew him and his family (his wife was a teacher and his son a former classmate EDWARD A. BROMINSKI and All-Scholastic tackle) feel a debt of gratitude at his passing. He will be remembered for what he represented, his persona, and for life's lessons he taught his stu- dents and players. Coach Brominski won my re- spect a long time ago. Carl Kaschenbach Member of Dallas Football Team 1961-63 I knew Coach Eddie Brominski from two different avenues. One, he was my high school coach and one of my high school history teach- ers. | still remember the text that we used; A Unit of American His- tory by Hamm, Bore, & Benton. The other as 1 got older became educated, became a teacher and coach; knew him as a fellow coach. On both avenues I've found very few to equal him and none to sur- pass him. His scholastic, athletic and coaching accomplishments are legendary. His personality was See BROMINSKI, pg 3 Dallas Boro needs grant to raze old pub By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Although demolition of the de- teriorated Hearthstone Pub is one of Dallas Borough's top priorities, . solicitor Ted Krohn says that the borough's hands are tied until grant money becomes avail~ble. The Hearthstore Pub has been an ongoing headache [ur Dallas Borough officials since Septem- ber, 1988, when council first di- rected former solicitorJohn S. Fine, Jr. to take the necessary legal steps to permit the borough to raze the dilapidated structure, since its owners ignored repeated requests to do so. But until late 1990, no one was sure who the Hearthstone’'s own- ers really were, although a corpo- ration called TLC Enterprises had been mentioned in legal briefs filed at the Luzerne County Courthouse. No one seemed to know who was alfiliated with TLC Enterprises. Owners of nearby structures have repeatedly complained to Dallas Borough officials that if the Hearthstone Pub caught fire, their See OLD PUB, pg 10 nue for the district discussed at school board work sessions. “In light of the lack of a consen- sus, | suggest that the motion for the tax be withdrawn,” she said. Anotheroftheboard’s new ideas fell by the wayside when Tom Wil- liams, Presper, Jones, Fritzen and Ken Williams spoke against the proposed tiered busing system. The board then decided not to enact it, earning applause {rom the 300 taxpayers attending the meeting. They were concerned that any one-time savings to be gained by implementing the new busing Judy Fitch crownec Miss Pennsylvania By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Dallas native Judy Fitch won the title of Miss Pennsylvania as easily as she has captured the hearts of her friends in the Back Mountain. On less than two hours’ sleep, she spent her first official day as Miss Pennsylvania making a speech, attending a breakfast and posing through a photo session. “I don't think that it's really sunk into her mind that she's won the title and is on her way to the Miss America pageant,” said her mother, Mrs. Betsy Fitch. “My husband Ralph and I had gone to the competition in Altoona pre- pared to comfort her in case she didn't win. We're still a bit in shock’ ourselves.” It's better to go into competition’ prepared to lose as well as geared up to win because no one really knows what the judges are looking for, Mrs. Fitch said. “Of course we By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Students in grade 6-B at Lehman-Jackson Elementary School celebrated the last day of school Tuesday, June 9, by paint- ing their art teacher's car. Mrs. Susan Roese’s pupils had earned special points for coopera- tion, good conduct, work done neatly and assignments handed in on time during the second semes- ter. The students’ individual points were counted toward a class total, which could be redeemed for spe- cial treats during the semester. The class which accumulated the most points for the entire semester spent their last art class THAT'S MORE LIKE IT - Lehman-Jackson sixth graders Carrie Race and Joe Tamagnini put the finishing touches on art teacher Susan Roese’s old car, transformed by grade 6-B into a funky “peacemobile.” (Post photo/Grace R. Dove) Painting teacher's car is reward for 6th graders | system wasn't worth the is tion and hardship that it coul cause families with small children A final budget for the 1992-9¢ school year must be enacted be] fore July 1. The next budget worl session is scheduled for Thursday June 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the hig} school. N Businesspeople and taxpayer delivering comments on the tentaj tive budget included: 1 * High school track team mem bers Len Luccharino and Sug See TAX, pg 10 | | i! il JUDY FITCH Miss Pennsylvania 1992 really wanted the title for her, bu we had to be ready to help her [acq anything. The competition and the emotions are all very intense.” Judy's talent presentation was| the song “You're My World,” popu larized by Helen Reddy. Betsy Fitch said that Judy had chosen it ta See JUDY FITCH, pg 10, I using water-soluble tempera point] to decorate Mrs. Roese’s venerable | 1981 Dodge Aries. | “You can paint anything but the | windows or lights. Be creative: | make it look nice. Use your favorite | designs or slogans —but please use only approved words." After Mrs. Roese's final instruc- | tions, 26 sixth-graders divided into | teams, grabbed brushes and pa- | per cups of paint and quickly trans- formed the tired old car into a funky” ‘Peacemobile.” “Sponge! Imade a mistake,” was | frequently heard, along with, “You | sent a water streak through iy] work!" See PAINTING, pg 10
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