The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 22, 1992 3 DER says Lehman Twp. dumps are cleaned up By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Two illegal dumps in Lehman Township have been cleaned up, acording to Mark Carmon of the Pennsylvania Department of Envi- ronmental Resources (DER). One was located behind St. Stephen’s cemetery on Jackson Road; the other was on land owned by Ignatius Hozempa on Outlet Road. Carmos said problems with the landfills have been satisfactorily resolved, although some work remains to be done on Hozempa's land. In a letter dated April 22, DER instructed St. Stephen's parish in Plymouth to stop dumping burned construction materials behind the cemetery, to bury everything, to backfill the site and to plant a ground cover. Two underground fires broke out there, on Friday, May 1 and Wednesday, May 6, according to Lehman Fire Chief Harold lbaugh. Firefighters had diffi- culty extinguishing the first blaze until a backhoe was brought in to unearth the burning material. Coolbaugh said that the same material caught fire again May 6. The cause of both fires was un- known, Coolbaugh said. Carmon said that his staff in- spected the cemetery June 29 and found that everything had been cleaned up to DER’s satisfaction. Only an old washing machine was left at the site. DER also has inspected Hoz- empa’s site several times since August, 1991. After Hozempa removes recyclable materials and buries several stumps, DER will be satisfied, Carmon said. Due to Hozempa's health prob- lems, DER has given him an exten- sion on his cleanup until August. Carmon said that unless further dumping is found, he considers the case to be closed. But not everyone is satisfied with DER’s action in the matter. “I think that DER should have responded faster to our complaint on the Hozempa case, which took nearly two years to resolve,” com- mented township supervisor David Sutton. POINT OF CONTENTION — Work continues on this pump house on Old Route 29 near Mizdail Road in Jackson Twp. despite re- jeted warnings that it violates township setback ordinances. Water line nel from page 1) narrows on the curve going down to the bridge. The stone wall was removed because it is on the right- of-way,” he continued. Culp contends that Mizdail Road is a township-owned road with a 33 foot right-of-way. Ms. Mizdail complained that Mazzuco Enterprises also altered the drainage patterns of Mizdail Road in front of her farm during construction, forcing her to have a drainage ditch dug in front of her storage shed so that it won't wash ay from heavy rains. “According to our surveys, part of the Mizdail barn is on a right-of- way owned by PG&W, and a sec- tion of the storage shed sits on the 50-foot township road's right-of- way,” Borton said. “I know that Jackson Township complained to the state about the setback violations,” he continued. “But the state doesn't have to comply with local ordinances. The township never revoked the con- struction permit. I thought that we had all these matters settled.” A hearing before the Jackson Township Zoning Hearing Board has been scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 27, according to township zoning officer Robert Culp. large cement water meter pit origi- nally designed to be installed in jont of a barn owned by Ms. Alice izdail on Mizdail Road. Ms. Mizdail said that a crew from Mazzuco Enterprises, the pipeline project's contractor, tore up approximately 100 feet of a century-old hand-build stone wall on her property alongside the road- way to install the meter pit's large cement liner. PENNZOIL RADIO- CONTROLLED # STOCK CAR or Pennzoil Racing Cap Come in for details LUBE-OIL-FILTER $1 9.95 + Tax up to 5 gts. featuring quality Pennzoil motor oil Pp PENNZOIL Performance. Protection. Quality.™ Pete's Automotive Dallas, PA 18612 675-4724 Promotion offer ends: 7-29-92 Designed: to tie into Pennsylva- nia Gas and Water's lines, the meter pit was later relocated to conform to the utility's construction plans, according to Chris Borton, presi- dent of Borton-Lawton Engineer- ing, who designed the entire proj- ect. He added that the stone wall was actually located on the right- of-way, which is registered as being 50 feet wide in the Luzerne County Road Docket of November, 1825. “Mizdail Road's right-of-way parallels the stone wall line up to the Mizdail farm, where the road PACKING PREMIUM GUIDES — Shown from left preparing Premium Guides to be mailed are fair volunteers: Ron Fitch, Walter Roberts, Ayleen Landon, co-chairperson of the arts and crafts show at the fair. Luzerne County Fair Premium Guides are out By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff Premium Guides for the Luzerne County Fall Fair are ready to be picked up at area businesses. What is the Premium Guide? It's a combination of an events guide, a catalogue of contests, and a “Who's Who" listing of the volun- teers who spend a year preparing for each fair. Lastyear’s Luzerne County Fair Premium Guide was judged the best in the state, and this year’s looks even sharper. Inside, you'll find a complete schedule for fair events. Fair com- mittee chairpersons are listed so you know who to contact if you're interested in participating in one of the events, or helping out. Hundreds of craft and livestock contests aré also catalogued, with rules and the prizes listed. At a recent meeting, about 20 fair volunteers spent three hours taping shut 500 of the Premium Guides with entry forms to be sent to regular exhibitors. Entry forms were placed in the remaining 1,500 Premium Guides to be distributed at businesses throughout the county. This year’s fair will run from September 9 to 13. According to Clem Norman, exhibitor chairman for the fair, exhibitor space is nearly sold out. There are only five outdoor spaces, THANK YOU Connie Scott Chairperson of the 46th Annual Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction "Nobody does it better” The Board of Directors of the Back Mountain Memorial Library [Peking Many people say that Peking Chef is the best Chinese Restaurant in Northeast Pennsylvania. Are We? We want you to tell us! | "UNCOMPROMISING EXCELLENCE" [Palins Shopping Center Chet sons J EFS 40 feet of space under the tent, and 45 feet of space in buildings left to rent. The Fair is still accepting appli- cations for the Fair Queen Con- test. The contest is open to women between 16 and 20 years old. The 1992 Fair Queen will receive a $500 U.S. Savings Bond. For more information on the fair, exhibitor space, or the fair queen contest, call 675-FAIR, or fair chairman Ed Kelly at 639- 1398. Entertainment for this year’s fair will feature Southbound, a coun- try-rock band featuring the Back Mountain's own Gary McCoog; rock bands Nu Attitude and Twice Shy; the Poets; Joe Stanky and his Cadets, a polka band; and the Jacobs Brothers Gospel Singers. Where to get a Premium Guide Premium Guides for the Fair are available at The Dal- las Post, The Back Mountain Memorial Library, Sue Hand's Imagery, Back Mountain Lumber Company, The Trac- tor Store, Cheshire Cat, Damien's Restaurant, Grotto Pizza, Marina Cafe, Drury's Restaurant, Cook's Store, Pike's Creek Beverage, and Sheldon’s Lunch. Penn State Wilkes-Barre | will hold conferences for | women considering college. “With the latest labor reports, and unemployment at a new high, Americans are realizing that a college degree is more necessary than ever. Women in particular, who have been locked into low- paying dead-end jobs, are giving new thought to a business or tech- nology degree as a step to a ca- reer,” Dr. Paul J. Schwartz com- mented in announcing a new pro- gram at the Wilkes-Barre Campus of Penn State. Dr. Schwartz, director of aca- demic programs, applied for and received a grant to provide a free 14-week seminar for women con- sidering returning to or entering college. The program is called “Taking the First Step.” The pro- gram is funded by Penn State University's Committee for Equal Opportunities (EOPC). The first _% session will be September 9 fronj || 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Participants will be accepted orf a first come-first serve basis. Fof|| each of the 14-sessions, a ligh{ meal will be served, and child card | costs will be reimbursed for chili | dren under 12. | The goal of “Taking the Firs Step” is a personal and thorough!| orientation to the opportunities and! | challenges of college, no matieg| what college a woman attends of] what she majors in. “We are confident that at th | end of the 14 weeks, most of thd | women will feel positive about thei chances for success,” Dr. Schwartg] said. Interested women may cal} | his office, 675-9252, for a broi chure and information about how to register. Library auction took in $58,000 According to Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction chairperson Connie Scott, approximately $58,000 was raised during the auction s 1 four nights. “These are preliminary figures only,” Scott said. “Since we don't have! our expenses tallied yet, we don't have an actual dollar figure of what we actually earned for the library. conditions, I am very pleased.” Actual dollar figures will be released as soon as all the accounting i work is finished, Scott said. General Hospital Golf Tournament is Aug. 7. Wilkes-Barre General Hospital will hold its 14th Annual Golf Tour+ nament on Friday, Aug. 7, at the Irem Temple Country Club, Dallagl | — Rain date is Friday, Aug. 14.) Donation is $125, which includes cart and green fees, eric | refreshments during the tournament cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and ‘al clambake dinner at the Irem Temple Country Club Pavilion. Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis. “rol For more information, contact Sam Soltis, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, 829-8111, extension 2492. 4 | In light of the present economic i [] Dallas Fire adds new breathing equipment - Dallas Fire Co. recently took delivery of four new MSA 4500 SCBA | (self contained breathing apparatus) air packs and four extra al i bottles. This equipment is used to enter smokefilled buildings for <=" = rescue and to extinguish fires. These airpaks are latest state-of- the-art design with new high pressure light weight bottles. = ; Shown in full bunker gear ready to enter a hazardous atmosphere are firefighters Patrick Hozempa and Jim Deremer. Kneeling are: from left, 1st Asst. Chief Brett Slocum, firefighter Tim Rismondo_ _ and Asst. Engineer Tony Ruggere. Standing on the left is Paul Klecha, MSA sales rep from A. Danchek Fire Equipment Sales in Kingston and on the right, Dallas Fire Captain, Martin Barry. 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