Vol. 103 No.3 + who y Dallas Middle School helps Special Olympics Page 8. ~~ Napieralski's paper 3rd in i-nation =Tpage 8. it American All Stars are 11-year-old champs Sports page. Megan Daney takes silver (3 at Junior Olympics Sports page. COMMUNITY Back Mtn. Business and Professional Ass'n plans mixer Page 3. Bonny Devlin chairs Heart Ass'n walk Page 3. Misericordia donates to Dallas Fire. Page 2. 14 Pages 1 Section Calendar... .......... 10 Classified........ 12-13 Editorals............... 4 Obituaries............ 12 Police report.......... 2 Property transfers..2 Schoobi nisin 8 SPOONS... chides) 9 (of \M MYL PAR FOR HOME DELIVERY, ' NEWS OR ADVERTISING ¥ i C) ® " E) Codoie® Dallas, PA Wednesday, August 26, 1992 Een | SPORTS HL, Idetown fire co's dispute territory By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff After several meetings with the Harveys Lake Borough Council over the past year, the D.C. Roberts anddJ.R. Davis Fire companies still don’t agree on what role the com- panies are to play in fighting fires in the borough. At the council's August 18 meeting, about a dozen firefighters from the D.C. Roberts Fire Com- pany protested the council's July decision to recognize theJ.R. Davis Fire Company, which is about 100 yards south of the borough line in Idetown, Lehman Township. “We feel that in recognizing another fire company from outside the borough, it creates competi- tion in getting to the scene and could be a public safety hazard,” said Frank Latinski, vice president of the Harveys Lake Fire and Ambulance Association (D.C. Roberts). Latinski was also worried that by recognizing J.R. Davis, there would be more competition for borough, and state funding be- tween the companies. Council president Richard Boice said that he contacted the auditor general's office and recognizing a fire company doesn't mean that the borough has to provide any funds to the fire company. “We have no intention of giving any money to any other fire com- pany,” said Boice. “In the begin- ning, we made it perfectly clear, no boundary lines, no money.” Joe Blaine Sr., chief of the J.R. Davis Fire Company said that the company has no interest in ob- taining borough funding. “We don't care about borough funding, we never got it,” said Blaine. “We get it from the people that we cover. We probably get 70% of our fund drive from people Paintings in miniature The Cider Painters of America, a worldwide organization of artists who create paintings no larger than a 3 by 5 inch note card will hold an exhibition at College Misericordia from Sept. 12 to Sept. 26. The exhibit will be in the Kennedy Room of Merrick Hall. Exhibit hours are Tuesday and Friday from 6 to 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 1 to 5 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. An opening reception will be held Sunday, September 13 from 2 to 5 p.m. There are Cider Painters from across the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe and Turkey. Jim Ro- gowski of Pikes Creek, a Cider Painter himself, is shown at Sue Hand's Imagery judging the hundreds of paintings submitted for this year's exhibit for awards. (Post Photo/Eric Foster) D.C. Roberts Fire Co. fair Aug. 26-30 The Daniel C. Roberts Fire Company of Harveys Lake will hold a firemen's fair Wednesday, Au- gust 26 to Sunday, August 30, at Hanson's Park. The fair, which begins at 5 p.m. each day, will feature musical entertainment each night from 7 to 11 p.m., food booths, amuse- ment rides, and game booths. “Shirley Hanson and Thom Greco are donating the use of the land to the fire company,” said Charles Evans, chairman of the fair. “All proceeds go strictly to the fire company.” Co-chair for the fair is Bill Davis Sr. Admission is free. Wednesday and Sunday are family nights, with a special price of $6 to ride all the rides from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. On Saturday, there will be a firemen's parade starting at 6 p.m. at Oak Street, which is near Han- son's. Members of Harveys Lake Council will sit in the dunking booth on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The entertainment will be blues guitarist and singer Mickey Daniels on Wednesday. C.E. Inc. on Thurs- day, featuring Charlie Evans and his band playing songs ranging from Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis to country and western. Little WORKING ON A FAIR — Shown from left are some of the volun- teers who worked to set up the grounds at Hanson's Park for the D.C. Roberts Fire Company's fair. Standing are: Charles Evans, chairman of the fair. Wayne Smith, fireman, Dave Hanson, grounds owner, Dave Forster, fireman, Bill Davis, co-chair of the fair. Kneel- ing are Corey Hanson and Jason Wilson, a junior fireman. (Post Photo/Eric Foster) Rock will play Friday, and The Wazoos will play Saturday. On ‘Sunday, Chick Reeves and The EZ Ride Band will play country and ‘western music. For the kids, there will be guest appearances by Batman, theJoker, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Cookie Monster, and Big Bird. __schooldistrict, which had assignec in the borough that we cover, where we have covered for 30 years.” Blaine himself lives in Harveys Lake Borough, as do most of the company's 38 members. “Iwas burned out in 1980. I lost everything I owned. This fire com- pany (J.R. Davis) was here in five minutes,” said Blaine, who lives near the Idetown fire hall. “They want me to dial Harveys Lake Borough, my house will be gone by the time they get here.We're just out for the safety of the people. Latinski argued that when it comes to fighting fires, D.C. Roberts and J.R Davis already cooperate, LL dispute Ovel deaf boy settled Mark Dutton will be allowed to attend Scranton State School for the Deaf - By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff An out-of-court settlement reached last week between Lake- Lehman School District and the Dutton family of Harveys Lake will allow 13-year-old Mark Dutton to attend Scranton State School for the Deaf (S.S.S.D.), a move which he and his family have requested for the past two years. Mark, who communicates only in sign language, has been the subject of a two-year long legal battle between his family and the By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff Eight years ago a group of people from the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus decided that something needed to be done to make the campus a more integral part of the community. “Probably Jim Ryan, who was our CEO at the time, was the per- son who first started talking about how the campus could be more of a cultural center,” said Phyllis Belk, director of public relations at the campus. “Most people thought of Area police plan to 'blitz' for safety By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Three police departments along the Route 309-415 highway corri- dor are applying for state and fed- eral funds in grants of up to $10,000 per municipality to set up highway safety programs. According to Dallas Township Police Chief Carl Miers, the High- way Corridor Safety Grant is an AR rindi Seg in RT Arts at Hayfield a Penn State Aug. cil and recognizing J.R. Davis isn necessary, because there is already: a mutual aid agreement between the companies. Aw “Before we're out of bed, we ca them depending on where the fir is. On this side of the lake, we always call J.R. Davis,” sai Latinski. “Mutual aid is a neces sity in rural firefighting. We auto matically call the nearest depart ment.” "agp Blaine would like to have J. Davis called first if the fireison t south side of the lake. ot See FIRE TERRITORY, pg Mark to special education cl operated by Luzerne Intermed Unit 18 at the Dana Street Schoo. in Wyoming Valley West Schoo? District. Part According to the agreem Mark will attend Scranton Staté School for the Deaf as a non dential student five days a w with Lake-Lehman School Distric being allowed to monitor Ma progress. The district is also quired to pay the Dutton fam settlement of $35,000. See DEAF BOY, p bi \ 3 id « * * LA ® % ©: RY us as an engineering extension, The results of Ryan's talk, an many other people's interest is group Arts at Hayfield, which w. organized in 1984. : Two years later the first Su mer Arts Festival was held and we still reap the benefits today, with the annual Arts Festival sched uled for Sunday, August 30, at th¢s campus. WA “It started out small, it's grown said Joan Diana, head libraris See ART FEST, pg 1 18-month program in which I police departments pool their and equipment to run a “safety blitz" on targeted areas of localj highways. Hi Dallas Borough, Dallas Tow ship and Kingston Township pl to work together on the propos “safety blitz,” in which police i stall a portable digital speed See SAFETY BLITZ, pg 1 comes school buses. for a school bus. School buses mean extra safety rules for drivers School starts for most area children September 2, and with school Drivers should be aware of the traffic laws concerning school buses. When the bus slows and stops at the curb and the red lights begin to flash, all vehicles behind the bus and heading in the opposite direction on the road also come to a stop while the children climb out. School officials worry that too often, drivers heading in the opposite direction ignore the flashing lights, ignore the stop sign stickingouton the side of the bus, and ignore the law by driving right by the bus. hE Because children are so likely to dart across the street after they | leave a school bus, state law says that all drivers heading in either direction on aroad must stop at least 10 feet away from abus whenever | they see a bus stop with its red flashing lights on and stop sign extended. There is only one exception. On a highway where the" | opposing lanes are divided by a barrier such as a concrete curb, | guiderails, or an expanse of grass, opposing traffic does not have tostop - Though driving past a bus with flashing red lights could costadriver | 5 points on their driver's license and a 60 day suspension of their driving privileges. Ifyou have six or more points on your license you've got to take a special examination or the license will be suspended.
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