88 80000 C0GS ARES EAANARLEARRAENRRARB®R | 8 8 as guess acnacses Dallas, PA Wednesday, September 30, 1992 ® Fall Home Improvement Section Inside COMMUNITY bX Local homes | on display Page 6. Municipal uilding is finally ready Page 3. SCHOOL McDonald awarded book scholarship Page 6. ‘SPORTS Mounts score important soccer win @rorts page. Red Cross Blood drive Friday, October 2, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Dallas United Methodist Church. Call 823-7164 for appts. 26 Pages 2 Sections Calendar............... 8 Classified........ 12-13 Editorials................ 4 Obituaries............ 11 Police report.......... 2 Property transfers..2 SChOOL.......... oivaess 10 CALL 675-5211 |. FOR HOME DELIVERY, ° | NEWS OR ADVERTISING Just hangin’ out Two scarecrows made by local Brownie and Girl Scout troops awaited the judging at the Fall. Roundup last weekend at the Luzerne County Fairgrounds. Story, more photos on page 5. (Post photo/Charlotte Bartizek) New director at Back Mountain Library By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Martha Wheeler, formerly of Drums, has joined the staff of the Back Mountain Memorial Library as its new director. For.nerly a long-term substitute librarian in the Mid-Valley School District, Ms. Wheeler is impressed with the library's variety of chil- dren's programs and the commu- nity's dedicated support of it. “Dallas is unique, with a neigh- borly, small-town atmosphere, but also having access and lots of inter- action with Wilkes-Barre, a rather large, urban center,” she said. “Back Mountain people are very friendly and seem to be extremely happy living here.” Impressed with the spirit of cooperation at last weekend's mini- auction, Ms. Wheeler was pleased to see the large turnout, despite the rain. Everyone pitched in to do whatever work was necessary, regardless of their committee's assignment, to make the fund- raising event a success, she noted. “I'm looking forward to next year's July auction,” she added. “I've heard a lot about it. It's very special, very exciting.” Her job involves the overall management of the library, work- ing with the board and coordinat- ing the staff and volunteers. “Our library has a great variety of activities and a good assortment of books geared to all interests and age levels. I'm impressed with the community's involvement with it,” she said. In the future, she hopes to add more programs for all age groups. Her main goal is to work with the staff and community in a joint effort to make the Back Mountain Memorial Library as accessible as possible to its patrons. Ms. Wheeler is a recent gradu- ate of Marywood College and is (ers NEW AT LIBRARY - “Reading is not only a great tool in life — it's lots of fun!” Martha Wheeler has been named director of the Back Mountain Memorial Library. (Post Photo/Grace R. Dove) needlepoint, tennis, counted cross- stitch and cross-country skiing. Although she wouldn't reveal her age, she admitted to being born on the Virgo-Libra cusp. studying for her masters’ degree in library science at the State Univer- sity of New York (S.U.N.Y.) at Bing- hamton. Her hobbies include hiking, By DAVE KONOPKI Sports Correspondent Like tedious hostage negotia- tions, the standoff between the city of Philadelphia and the com- munity of Dallas has reached an impasse. As reported last week, the morn- ing crew on 610-AM WIP, Philadelphia's all-sports station, has demanded that the township and borough of Dallas change their names prior to the October 5 show- down between the Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys. Refusal todo so, they said, would result in rioting in the streets of Dallas. So far, Dallas has refused. The standoff continues. According to the show's pro- ducer, Joe Weachter, the light- hearted battle between the two areas has turned into a lot of fun. “It's been great,” said Weachter. Collection of items for Miami schools to start By BILL HARPER Post Staff Operation Adopt-a-School, a support drive for the Buena Vista Primary Center and Royal Palm Elementary School in Miami Flor- ida will begin in the Dallas School District October 2 and run until October 9. According to Dallas Senior High School Principal Frank Galicki, the project will be a community-wide as well as school-wide. “There will be a community drop- off at the school's administration building, and Dallas area munici- pal authority will provide 100 re- cycling bins for the collection of articles,” Galicki said. Dallas still hot topic on Philly radio station “We've had a great time with it. We've had a lot of fun with yo city. When we started the p game hype, we knew there wa: someplace in Pennsylvania wit] the name Dallas. We looked at map and found your city. Ther also an Eagleville, Pa. But w haven't bothered them. They don need to change their name.” It's been non-stop fun since th beginning, according to Weachter. “We went to the Dallas Barbe Shop near Philadelphia,” conti ued Weachter. “We were givin ‘Jimmy Johnson’ haircuts. It was | great. We've also gone to street | signs and placed the word ‘dump in front of the word ‘Dallas’.” The station has also been si mulcasting shows with aradio sta. tion in Dallas, Texas. Weachte said WIP was receiving calls from as far away as Gun Borough Ci Texas. See PHILLY, pg 14 Galicki said that Diamon Manufacturing in, Wyoming providing a truck and driver to take the collected articles to Mi- ami. gy “Miss Pennsylvania Judy Fitch, who lives in Dallas, taped pub service announcements which w begin airing on WBRE-TV 28 « September 30,” Galicki said. The two schools which the dis trict is adopting were damage during Hurricane Andrew in Au gust. Dallas School District be came involved in the program o September 7 and approved th participation at the September 1 school board meeting. See SCHOOL, pg 14 Adopt-a-School needs items The Dallas School District would like the following items con- tributed to Operation Adopt-a-School. There will be a community drop off point for all those interested in contributing at the Dallas | School District Administration Building from October 2 through9. | Pencil cases or pouches Pencils Erasers Crayons Colored Pencils Glue Sticks Rulers Chalk Blunt-nose scissors Tablets /notebooks Folders Coloring books Dot-to-dot books New /used learning materials Story books Elementary games and puzzles Nerf balls Jump ropes All items which are appropriate for kindergarten through sec- ond grade are welcomed. Tis the season for striking deer with cars BY BILL HARPER Post Staff Vehicles hitting deer and other large wildlife cause damage to automobiles and injury to people every year. However, these acci- dents are easily preventable ac- cording to the state Game Com- mission. “Many of these accidents can be prevented when the driver uses some common sense whenever he or she is in a car,” Stephen Schweitzer, Land Management Supervisor for the State Game Commission said. hee Drivers always need to be alert and watch their speed whenever i a car, Schweitzer said. He addec that a driver should be more alert if a road is routinely traveled an he knows that there is a heavy popluation of deer. : Kingston Township Police Chief | Paul Sabol said that many drivers get into a routine by taking the same way to and from work every- day, ia and they have other things on | their mind when they drive. SE “A driver will be thinking about See DEER, pg 14 ¥ in the 309-415 Plaza. The office is open between than October 5. Voter registration forms still available Prospective voters in the November election have until October | i 5 to register. To assist Back Mountain residents who wish todo so, | | The Dallas Post has voter registration forms available at its office through Friday. Completed forms must be delivered to the county |. election bureau at the Luzerne County Courthouse Annex no later | 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday 4
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