AEE 16 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 22, 1992 Police intern (continued from page 1) ~ situations such as writing up an accident narrative or requesting assistance from another officer. “Chief Miers was very helpful, devoting lots of time to making my internship go as smoothly as pos- sible and making sure that learned “many valuble lessons,” he said. + Fleschut also commended the | patrolmen as excellent teachers who shared their individual styles of handling complaints and en- joyed sharing their experience and ~ expertise with him. “You'll grow up quickly as an officer, especially when you're in charge at an accident or crime scene,” they all told him. Fellow officers also gave him a dose of good-natured teasing, especially about his age and his | preference for hot chocolate in- stead of coffee on the graveyard ~ shift. _ Fleschut has taken their advice to heart, planning to apply to take the rigorous battery of oral, writ- ten, physical and psychological ~ tests for admission to the Pennsyl- vania State Police Academy in Fresh Air Hershey. “Basically, the only training that I need to become a municipal po- liceman is a municipal police train- ing course and firearms qualifica- tion known as Act 120,” he ex- plained. “But the real challenge for me is state police work, possibly as a K-9 officer.” Several years’ experience as a state trooper can lead to training in more specialized areas such as drug enforcement or the K-9 units, whose dogs do everything from finding lost children to retrieving evidence and apprehending crimi- nals. In his evaluation of Fleschut, Chief Miers described him as a person with “good common sense and the right personality for a police officer, always looking for more challenges. If I had an open posi- tion, I would strongly consider hiring him.” “I feel that my internship with Dallas Township will help to make me a better officer,” Fleschut con- cluded. “It was a great learning experience.” (continued from page 1) up, she wants to work on televi- sion, possibly as an actress. Ashley and Sharell both have enjoyed playing Barbie dolls and ~ swimming at Warden Place. Ash- ley visited a horse farm, where she petted horses and fed one a carrot. ~~ Jim and Lorraine Johnson, | members of the Luzerne County ~ Sheriffs Department SCUBA ae feam, took the girls to a practice | dill, for which they received cer- ficates of commendation from Lt. ®eh Ziglin. ~. Ziglin has made up “care pack- ges” filled with small toys and | Bracks for each girl to take home, | and even swore them in as honor- | ary sheriff's deputies, complete ] i special badges that he made. “Meeting members of the sher- s department has been an excel- ot experience for the girls,” Lor- ~ raine said. “In New York, the county | eur work more closely with the lice in law enforcement, so the had a chance to see a different side of their jobs here. They were fascinated with the diving and | underwater rescue work.” Valerie and Todd Swanson, who live behind Hanson's campground, | are sharing two weeks with nine- year-old Shawntiasha Smith of Queens. Shawntiasha, who has a sister and three brothers at home, wants to be a teacher, a police officer or a nurse. She jumps rope “double Dutch” - complete with fancy moves and special routines. ~~ The family has visited manyarea restaurants; Shawntiasha'’s favor- ite is Treat Drive-In in Fernbrook, ~ where Valerie's oldest daughter Ember works. “I love their soft ~ vanilla ice cream with sprinkles,” she smiled. + The Swansons have taken her exploring in the woods behind the house, where they found a garden shake, a turtle shell, snails and a pond to splash in. ~~ Shawritiasha also has enjoyed playing with the kittens, riding ~ bikes and going cruising in Val- _erie's venerable Volkswagen beetle with the Swansons’ two younger ~ daughters, Amanda and Alaina. bo: =We set up our pop-up camper King s students receive summer “internships Chris Bedwick, director ofthe Center for Experiential Learning at King's College, recently an- nounced that 35 juniors and sen- iors at King's are conducting in- ternships this summer. The stu- dents represent 14 different aca- demic majors, and have been placed at 32 different sites, 18 of which are new to the Center for * Experiential Learning at King's. The King's interns include Courtney Butler, Shavertown, Jewish Community Center, Wilkes- Barre; Gina Gallagher, Dallas; Robert A. Gonos, Esq. Office, Wilkes-Barre; Lea-Ann Malak, Trucksville, King's Personnel Serv- | ices, Wilkes-Barre; Laura Napier- alski, Shavertown, The Woodlands Inn, Wilkes-Barre. Combine your auto and homeowners insurance policies into ONE "Comprehensive Coverage Competitive Rates (0) 1 CRO TTT £1 Security Policy 07:1] Slocum Insurance Agency, Inc. SYR Talo] P10 2 LATA Dallas, PA 18612 675-1167 in the back yard, so the girls have their own private playhouse, where they can also sleep out,” Valerie said. “Shawnie is interested in everything. She loves to go food shopping and help around the house.” “I want to come back next summer to Valerie's,” she said. “Here I can play outside whenever I want to. It's always safe here.” The Johnsons have been Fresh Air families for two years, while this year is the Swansons’ first. “It's like having another daugh- ter,” said Valerie Swanson. Todd Swanson agreed, “Shawnie is a great girl. I've enjoyed having her here to visit.” Families wishing to host aFresh Air child are interviewed and their references are closely checked before they are approved, accord- ing Back Mountain Chairperson Karen Duncan. Agencies in New York City match children with host families and help to organize ac- tivities. Families who have previously hosted Fresh Air children may request “their kids” the following year; these children may visit for a month instead of two weeks. “While the children are here, we check how they are doing and work with their families if problems arise,” Duncan said. “All that we ask of our host families is to have fun with the kids and to love them.” Sharelle and Shawntiasha have grown close to their “Fresh Air moms” and have already asked if they can return next year. “I wish that we had walkie-talk- ies, one for you and one for me,” Shawntiasha told Valerie Swan- son. “That way, whenever I want to come to visit you, I could call you and you could tell me the safest way to get from Queens to Wilkes- Barre on the bus. And you could meet me.” Median Household Incomes in the Back Mountain POPULATION MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME COMMUNITY 1980 1990 Change % Change 1980 1990 Change %Change Dallas Borough 2679 2608 -71 -3% $20431 $36875 $16444 +80% Dallas Twp. 7287 7625 338 +9% 19167 34288 15121 +79% Franklin Twp. 1473 1414 -59 -4% 17443 31343 13900 +80% Harveys Lake 2318 2746 428 18% 14317 27875 13558 +95% Jackson Twp. 2941 3600* 659 +22% 20285 40881 20596 +102% ~ Kingston Twp. 6535 6763 228 +3% 17708 33402 15694 +89% Lehman Twp. 3030 3035 5 -—- 14983 29277 14294 +95% Total 26263 27791 1528 +6% Luzerne Cty. 343079 328149 -14930 “4% $13990 $23600 | $9610 +69% * Estimate. 1990 Census figures included prisoners. Source: Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania, 1990 United States Census of Population and Housing. Subject to revision; the Census Bureau has reported minor changes may be needed. Incomes (continued from page 1) We look for growth in particular. We look back to see if the market is over-saturated.” In researching whether or not to locate a supermarket in the Back Mountain, Insalaco used the 1980 census data as a starting point. According to Howard Grossman, director of the Economic Develop- ment Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania, it's not uncommon for large businesses to use census data to determine where to open new locations. The data also is used by federal and state govern- ments to determine eligibility for a variety of programs. In doing the study, Insalaco found that while there were al- ready several supermarkets in the Back Mountain, some people from the area still traveled to Kingston and Wilkes-Barre to shop for gro- ceries. “We tracked them from 1980 on,” said Insalaco. “We just liked the trends.” Recession proof? While much of the nation is in the grips a tenacious economic recession, Insalaco predicts that the Back Mountain will be spared from much of it. “I think that there are some pockets that are going to be reces- sion proof,” said Insalaco. “I think we're going to be somewhat reces- sion proof.” “We've had very strong growth in our company right through the recession,” said Kevin Smith, co- owner of Ruth K. Smith Realty. “Seven new developments have taken off in the last four to five years. If it’s worth it, it's going. A customer sees the value in it. It's been a little slower just in the last two months.” After coming off of a very strong sales this winter, Mary Griffin, owner of Griffin Real Estate, also has found the market slowing in the last couple months. Unlike areas like Texas, where wild overbuilding led to a crash in the real estate market, Smith says that property has held it's value here. 675-1201 In front of Dallas Nursery o he craft room IT'S COMING. . . 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Back Mountain Housing Characteristics NUMBER % OWNER MEDIAN % COUNTY MUNICIPALITY OHU'S PIED VALUE AVERAGE Dallas Borough 1006 82.5 $85,600 153% @ Dallas Twp. 2684 82.2 97,200 174% Franklin Twp. 514 90.7 75,600 135% Harveys Lake 1040 ! 80.9 63,500 113% Jackson Twp. 863 88.4 106,400 190% Kingston Twp. 2480 85.1 83,000 148% Lake Twp. 698 86.7 67,000 120% Lehman Twp. 1125 88.0 77,600 139% Total 10410 84.6 81,572 146% Luzerne County 128,483 69.4 56,000 mes Source: Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania, 1990 United States Cen “The Back Mountain market hasn't suffered,” said Smith. “We haven't seen people in the Back Mountain losing money on the sales of their homes.” “When people move to the area, this is often the first place they look,” said Griffin. “Mountaintop is often their second choice.” Griffin finds that it’s much eas- jer to find a home in the Back Mountain today than it was 16 years ago when she moved to the area from Boston. “When I moved here, there were very few homes to choose,” said Griffin. “What I've seen are a lot more homes to choose from in the Back Mountain.” Smith also sees the business climate of the Wyoming Valley area improving in general. “The Greater Wilkes-Barre Part- nership and Chamber of Commerce have done a good job as far as bringing industry in,” said Smith. In Kingston Township, where 75% of the township's budget is in earned income taxes, taxes col- lected so far this year are ahead of what's predicted in the budget. Because it’s a home rule town- ship, Kingston Township collects a 1% earned income tax instead of .5%. For 1992, township manager Poverty levels in the Back Mountain The percentage of people earning less than the poverty level according to the U.S. Census. Municipality 1980 1990 Dallas Borough 2.9% 4.8% Dallas Township 5.4% 8.3% Franklin Township 10.0% 6.6% Harveys Lake 12.0% 10.2% os Jackson Township 2.9% 1.9% $ Kingston Township 6.5% 8.0% Lake Township 13.3% 7.3% Lehman Township 12.7% 5.1% Luzerne County 9.9% 10.9% Jeff Box budgeted $825,000 for earned income taxes, $5,000 more than 1991. As of June 30, the $495,000 in taxes collected was well above what was budgeted,. The flip side of the coin And have the poor gotten poorer in the Back Mountain? The percentage of individuals whose income is below the poverty level is lower in the Back Mountain than it is in Luzerne County: 6.6% overall for the Back Mountain compared to 10.9% for the county. In three municipalities, Dallas Borough, Dallas Township and Kingston Township, the poverty rate increased slightly between 1980 and 1990, and in the others it fell, sometimes drastically. 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