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Dallas, PA Wednesday, August 12, 1992
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| Antique cars,
“hot rods on
display
: Page 10.
Melissa
Howell wins
scholarship
for Seminary
Page 12.
Penn State
ub honors
members
Page 12. |
SPORTS
American,
National
stars win
Sports page.
COMMUNITY
Cancer group
hosts party
for triathlon
Page 6.
16 Pages 1 Section
Calendar.............. 10
Classified........ 14-15
Editoria’s................ 4
Obituaries............ 13
Police repon.......... 2
Property transfers..2
School... 12
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Local volunteers make triathlon run
By ERIC FOSTER
Post Staff
~ When the 1992 Wilkes-Barre
Triathlon is run Sunday, August
16, one winning team will be back
again and the odds are they'll be as
successful this year as last.
Directed by attorney Jim Harris
and Joanne Gensel in 1991, the
triathlon and its hundreds of vol-
unteers attacted some 450 com-
petitors from all over the world.
This year, the team of Harris
and Gensel are back as race co-
directors, and the event will be
larger and the competition keener
than ever before.
More than 575 racers are ex-
pected to swim, bicycle, and run
their way through the Back Moun-
tain. The race will determineithe
six men and the six women proies-
sionals who will represent the
United States in the world cham-
pionship held in Canada. The top
amateur triathletes in the country
are being drawn to the race be-
cause it's been named a qualifying
race for the Ironman Triathlon in
Hawaii. So far, the competitors
hail from 28 states and four other
countries.
Though the number of competi-
tors for the race has increased,
Harris and Gensel say they'll still
be outmanned by the volunteers,
who will be passing out water,
directing traffic, and setting up the
starting areas toname just a few of
their jobs.
“Joanne and I don’t run the race
by any means,” said Harris, of
Dallas. “The volunteers, they run
Schedule, map on page 16
the race. For us, it's a matter of
getting the right people together.”
“The focal point is these people
put hours and hours in and they've
done it for years,” said Gensel.
Many of the volunteers at the
triathlon will be apparent, people
handing out water all along the
course, paramedics standing by at
the swimming area and the finish
line, scores of volunteers firefight-
ers and fire police at busy intersec-
Going for the score
Walt Weir of The Fieldhouse went up for two points ir in a playoff
game August 5 in the Dallas Recreational Basketball League.
Sean McGovern tried to block from behind as Tim Sutliff (3) and
Dennis Dacusin (12) awaited a rebound while Jack Wolensky
watched for fouls. The Fieldhouse won 83-76 and will meet
Humphrey's August 12 for the championship. The league has
played this summer at the Dallas Recreation Center. Story, more
photos on sports page. (Post photo/Ron Bartizek)
Schooley Farms developers take the ‘green
By ERIC FOSTER
Post Staff
If Leonard Romanowski and Dr.
William Burak had wanted to, they
could have sought permission to
build 50 new homes on the 19th
century Schooley Farm in King-
ston Township.
Instead, their development on
the 131 acres of land zoned agri-
cultural will have no more than 29
new homes on it, and perhaps
fewer.
Under the township's ordi-
nances, the minimum lot size for
homes in an area zoned agricul-
tural is 2 1/2 acres. Romanowski
and Burak's subdivision, named
Hillbrook Farms, lots will have an
average lot size of 4 1/2 acres. Lo-
cated along Schooley Hill Road and
Ondish Road, Hillbrook Farms lots
range from 2 1/2 acres to 7 acres.
“The bottom line is, this is going
to be developed one way or an-
other,” said Romanowski. “We
thought let's buy the land and let's
Jackson officials worry
about quarry fencing
Fear someone
By GRACE R. DOVE
Post Staff
Safety concerns have prompted
Jackson Township supervisors to
ask American Asphalt to repair a
dilapidated fence behind the com-
pany's rock quarry in Chase.
American Asphalt is in violation
of township zoning ordinances by
not properly maintaining a fence
around its operation, according to
township zoning officer Robert
Culp. :
Culp said that owners of prop-
erties adjacent to the quarry have
complained that only part of the’
quarry is surrounded by a six-foot
chain-link fence as required by the
township's zoning ordinance.
The rest of the quarry is sur-
rounded by a badly deteriorated
four-foot high turkey wire fence
that has fallen down or has holes
in several places, Culp said.
“The old fence was in place be-
fore 1968, when I became zoning
officer,” Culp said. “At that time it
was a good fence, but now it has
deteriorated very badly.”
“If a hunter unfamiliar with the
area accidentally goes through one
could fall 100
of the holes in the turkey wire, he's
in for a long fall. It's more than 150
feet to the bottom of the pit.”
Culp added that the chain-link
fence has been broken through on
several occasions, allowing dirt-
bikers access to filled-in sections
of the quarry. Although American
Asphalt has repaired these breaks,
Culp said that the fence is broken
through again within several days
of the repairs.
Wade Hoyt, whose parents’ Hill-
side Road property adjoins the back
of the quarry, said that he has
walked right up to the edge of the
quarry as recently as three months
ago. “There's no fence where | was,
just a clearing in the woods and
suddenly, a big hole in the ground,”
he said.
Township solicitor Blythe Evans
reported to the supervisors at their
June 1 meeting that he had sent
American Asphalt a letter in May
asking them to repair the fence.
The supervisors directed Evans
to write the company another let-
ter about the fence at the August 3
meeting because they had not
See QUARRY, pg 13
not prostitute it. The most we can
put on here are 29 other homes.
If the land has to take a hit, it's
the smallest hit possible.”
To further protect the land from
over-development, property own-
ers in the subdivision will have to
abide by covenants. Among other
things, the covenants restrict to
20%, or one-half acre in total, how
many trees can be cut on the
wooded lots . The covenants also
stipulate that anyone purchasing
two adjacent lots shall have the
lots conveyed to them as one lot,
which means that there could be
fewer than 29 new homes built on
the farm because the covenants
say that the property can never be
subdivided further.
To meet storm water runoff
regulations, individual lots will
have detention basins to moderate
the flow of water into Snake Creek,
which winds through the area. The
homes would be connected to the
sewers, but would have individual
wells. No new roads are called for
A LONG V WAY DOWN - a drop of more than 100 feet awaits unwary
hikers who might inadvertantly walk through a dilapidated turkey
wire fence surrounding part of American Asphalt’s quarry in Jackson
Township. (Post Photo/Grace R. Dove)
tions along the course. £
Others will be invisible, like
divers under water at the swim
course. 1
“Divers will be in the water atall
times," said Luzerne County Sher-
iffs Department Lt. Rich Zeglin of i
Dallas. “If any swimmer gets in
trouble, we'll be able to respond
immediately.” i:
Besides divers the Sheriffs
Department also will have its
motorcycle unit helping local po-
lice officers direct traffic, and seven
See TRIATHLON, pg 16
Pizza
Wars
winners
chosen
The results are in! Voters in
Pizza Wars II have selected Pizza
Perfect, Grotto Pizza and Pizza Hut
as their top choices in the Back
Mountain. 3
The three-week contest drew
more than 2,200 votes as connois-
seurs of the round and square
delicacies chose their favorite place,
for thin crust, thick crust and with %
“the works.” (he
Pizza Perfect was the runaway 4
winner of the thick crust category.
The restaurant alsohad won in the
first Pizza Wars in 1990. :
Grotto Pizza took the honors in
thin crust, also repeating their
1990 victory.
Pizza Hut took “the works? hi It
was their first time in the Wighers” &
circle.
In addition to The Dallas Post,
sponsors of the contest were: The
Dough Company, Grotto, Little
Caesar's, Pizza Hut, Pizza Perfect,
Red's Subs, III Guys Pizza and
Mimmo’s. Fadl
Three entrants, drawn at ran-
dom, will each receive a $35 gift |
certificate to the sponsor restau-
rant of their choice. Theyare: John
Hope, 310 Harris Hill Road, Shav-
ertow; Joe Costellc, RR 2, Lake
Silkworth; Greg Sorber, 89 Perrin
Avenue, Shavertown. ;
in the subdivision, but Ondish
Road, now unpaved, would be
paved.
“Our interest is keeping every- 3
thing the way it is,” said Roma-
nowski, who wants the subdivi-
sion to keep its farm character.
Both Romanowski and ‘his
partner Dr. Burak live near ‘the
subdivision. 3
Burak’s home on Howell Road |
overlooks the farm fields, while
Fugitive
nabbed
at mall
By GRACE R. DOVE
Post Staff
Friday, August 7, was not a
good day for Edward Price to go
shopping.
Wanted by Dallas Township
police and the Luzerne County
Sheriffs Department since he
escaped from custody Thursday,
July 2, Price was spotted by off-
duty Luzerne Borough Patrolman
Charles Baloh, who was also shop-
ping at the Wyoming Valley Mall. |
“I wasn't sure if it was Price at
first, so 1 kept walking by him,”
Baloh said. After contacting au-
thorities to make sure that Price |
was still at large, Baloh detained |
Price until Wilkes-Barre Township |
police arrived to take him into ;
custody.
“I've had previous dealings with |
Mr. Price and know that he is a
runner,” Baloh continued. “One of |
the first things that I did was to ]
advise him net to resist.”
See FUGITIVE, pg2