supplies ‘encouragement to students in the The Dallas Post | Dallas, PA Wednesday. septemoe 1 1992 Er Sleepy Hollow held up over water concerns By BILL HARPER Post Staff Concerns about the Sleepy Hollow development water supply have led the Kingston Township Supervisors to delay action on the development for another thirty days. At the September 9 meeting, Township Solicitor BenjaminJones requested the delay so the board can further investigate the devel- opment's proposed water hookup. Jones said that the board will act on the request by October 14. “The extension was requested in order to give the township time to meet with the developer, and representatives from the state Department of Environmental Resources and National Utilities,” Jones said. Jones said that if the a meeting cannot be held before the 30 day By BILL HARPER Post Staff Stiidents in Miami Florida, who So back to school on September 14, will soon be adopted by students in Dallas. The Dallas School District decided to participate in the nationwide Adopt-a-School program at the September 14 meeting. S ‘Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Gil wr said that students in all es will be sending school and notes of Miami/Dade County School District. The army, Red Cross and other groups are providing food, shelter and clothing, according to Griffiths. The school year in Miami was delayed when Hurricane Andrew struck south Florida in late August. “When the hurricane struck, we felt that it was important to assist our sister schools in Florida because of assistance which the K received during the Agnes docilline: the township will have to either approve or disapprove ac- tion on the development. “If the board does not approve the plan, the developer can refile with the township, but he goes back to where he started,” Jones said Sleepy Hollow developer William Bauman of Hughestown agreed to the delay, but was unavailable for comment after the meeting. What concerns the supervisors is the formation of a private water company for the development, according to township manager Jefferey Box. “A water company cannot be formed if the development is adja- cent to an existing water com- pany,” Box said. Sleepy Hollow is a 41 lot devel- opment next to Midway Manor off of Howell Road. Miami Florida schools adopted by Dallas students Flood and the help the district gave the troops during Operation Desert Storm,” Griffiths said. The local school district contacted the district in Miami over Labor Day weekend and was placed on a waiting list. Griffiths said that as a schools reopens, a school on the waiting list will adopt the individual school. “We should know which school we will adopt by September 16 or 17”, Griffiths said. Diamond Manufacturing of Wyoming has offered to assist by providing a truck, trailer and drivers to take the items and distribute them to the students in Miami. The elementary school’s parent teacher organization and the middle school and high school student councils have been contacted according to Griffiths “We are hoping to fill an entire tractor trailer and use this project as away to bring the school district together while at the same time helping another school district,” Griffiths said. Child care (ci@@inued from page 1) the “school ‘board approved’ the district's application fora $135,600 family center child development grant, to operate in conjunction with the Head Start program already in operation at the Lake- Noxen building. In financial matters, the board reopened the 1991-92 budget to acceptadditional special education subsidy funding of $33,782.45. Dr. Martin McMahon reported that state subsidy payments of 826,571.91 are late, resulting in oss in interest of $241.17 to date. The board approved raises for administrators, with Ed Kern and eRedtrced the full-time positions of federal program coordinator, formerly filled by Pat Peiffer, and supervisor of curriculum and instruction, filled by Dr. Steven Boston, to half-time positions, both to be filled by Dr. Boston. ¢ Returned Peiffer to the teaching staff from her former position as federal program coordinator. » Approved a sabbatical leave due to health reasons for Peiffer for the first semester of the 1992-93 school year. Kern and Presper cast the two dissenting votes because they felt that insufficient medical evidence to support Ms. Peiffer’s need for a health sabbatical was THUMPER TAKES SECOND - Jim Warman of Centermoreland shows off his dwarf rabbit Thumper, second prize winner in the dwarf rabbit judging Wednesday, September 9, at the Luzerne County Fair. Jim is a member of Noah’s Ark 4-H Club. (Post Photo/ Grace R. Dove) Fair (continued from page 1) Luzerne County Fair Queen. For Swire, it was worth the wait. “I've been runner-up for the past two years, so the third time is a charm this year,” Swire said. The rain and clouds left the area late Thursday night giving fairgoers a beautiful Autumn weekend to enjoy. “This year has been fabulous. At 10 p.m. Saturday night, we had a steady stream of people coming in and out of the gates,” according to Steve Lipka, a Lions Club volunteer at the fair gates. “This is one of the best years that we've ever had” Lipka said with enthusiasm. And it was one of the best years for the fair. Finance Chairperson Lillian Piatt. said .that around 65,000 people attended the 1992 Luzerne County Fair. Piatt said that this was about the same as last year’s record. According to organizers, the weekend is important to the fair. “If we have a good day today, we will have a super fair,” Fair chairman Ed Kelly said on Sunday afternoon. While on Sunday many of the people said that they were visiting the fair to see their daughters participating in the fairy princess contest there are other reasons why people come to the fair. “People are inquisitive and they enjoy the fellowship and seeing the people they see at the fair from year to year,” Dick Williams, a fair volunteer said. Fair Grounds Chairperson Ray Hillman said that 1992 was another fantastic year for the fair and the weekend was superb. “People are impressed with the fair. Its clean and family oriented entertainment,” Hillman said. And on Sunday afternoon, the Fairy Princess competition entertained the fairgoers. Fifty-six girls ages two to 10 participated in an event in which everyone was a winner, according to Gina Major. For the participants, performing at the fair was a new experience. “I was really nervous, but I remembered that I've been in other competitions and I just thought about that,” Jennifer Dombroski of Dallas said. The 10-year-old Dombroski won the Junior Princess competition, something which she called exciting. This was the first year for the contest, and Sunday's family day at the fair was the right day for the contest. “This was planned as a fun event for the kids and everyone who came and saw it,” Major said. Body of man found at Kandle Lite Motel According to Kingston Township Police, an unidentified male body was discovered at around 10 a.m. on September 15 in a room at the Kandle Lite Motel on Carverton Road in Kingston Township. Kingston Township Police Chief Paul Sabol said that the person, who is approximately 31 years of age, had registered for a room at the motel on Saturday night. The person may have died sometime on Sunday according to Sabol. Police report that the person, who has not been identified pending notification of next of kin, did not have a car at the motel and both beds appeared to have been slept in. According to police, nobody answered the door when the motel's cleaning staff knocked on the door. The body was found by the cleaning person when she entered the room using apass key. Sabol said that police do not suspect foul play in the death at this time The body was taken to ie ; Luzerne County Corner. Any person with information is asked to contact the Kingston Township 5 Police at 696-1174. Kingston Township Raiders undefeated For the third consecutive week, the Kingston Township C-Team Raiders were victorious. The Raiders beat Larksville’s Green Wave 22 - 0. The young defensive squad shut down Larksville. Stephen Duda and Tommy Peranto led the defensive effort which allowed only one earned first down. An open field tackle on a kickoff return was made by Vincent Ginochetti. Ginochetti also stopped Larksville's only chance to score. The Kingston Township Raiders 3 A \ A and B squads were unsuccessful in defeating the Larksville Green Wave on September 13. The final score for the A game was 22 to 0, and the final for the Bgame was 14 to O. Coaches Kerpovich, Martin and Spraugue are very proud of the improvements these youngsters have made over the course of the season. The teams are looking forward to the upcoming games with ; Swoyersville. East Dallas UMC will hold fair September 19. East Dallas United Methodist Church will hold a Fall Fair, Septem- i? ber 19 from 10 to 4 p.m. Quilts, refreshments crafts and a flea market. For reservations for flea market tables and crafts, call 675-3466. Overheard at the fair. . . “Monday morning, I'm going back to work.” 1992 Luzerne County Fair chairman Ed Kelly when asked, what his plans were for when the fair ends on Sunday. a Kelly said that he took the past two weeks off in order torun. = - the 1992 fair. So you couldn't witness history in the making when the lights © = came on at Wrigley Field Don't miss out again!!! 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