G THE BACK MOUNTAIN Xa 1992 FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY he Dallas Post Vol. 103 No. 5; = Dallas, PA Wednesday, December 30, 1992 35 Cents Insiue Story CPORTS | Dallas trio are all-stars Sports page. yrestling Preview for Dallas and Lehman. Sports page. | SCHOOL Pre-school registration a Dallas. Page 7. Financial aid presentation at Penn State. Page 7. COMMUNITY @pecial visit from Santa x Lake-Lehman. Page 12. Dallas Post closed The office of The Dallas Post will close at 2 p.m. Thursday and all day Friday for the New Year in the drop-off box at the front of the building. 12 Pages 1 Section Calendat......:......... 7 Classified........ 10-11 Editorials............:-.. 4 Obituaries........;..- 10 Police repott......... 2 School. Ju itiii.: 7 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, | NEWS OR ADVERTISING ———————— A —- A——— Manusky chases 2nd - NFL goal in playoffs By DAVE KONOPKI Sports Correspondent When Greg Manusky got his chance to play in the National Football League, he grabbed a piece of paper, sat down and wrote the three things he wanted to accom- plish as a player in the NFL. Last season he succeeded in obtaining one-third of the goals written on that piece of paper and when the Minnesota Vikings host the Washington Redskins this Saturday afternoon at the Met- rodome in Minneapolis in the opening round of the NFL playoffs, the former Dallas High School standout will be on the road to completing number two. “There were three things I wanted to do as a professional football player,” said the 6-2, 240- pound middle linebacker /special teams standout from his apart- ment in Bloomington, Minn., just a few hours after his Vikings elimi- nated Central Divison rival Green Bay, 27-7, from the playoffs. “I wanted to make the Pro Bowl, I wanted to play in the Super Bowl and I wanted to make the All- Madden team. If I could accom- plish those three things, I'd be happy.” He accomplished one of those goals last season when he was named to the All-Madden team, an NFL all-star team selected by CBS football analyst and . former See MANUSKY, pg 12 Prize winners Winners of a three-foot tall stuffed cow raffled oft Christmas Eve at Hillside Farms Dairy Store were the Glicini family of Dallas. David and Diane, back and Matthew and Michael, front, admire their prize. Their parents, Paula and Robert Glicini, said that they will donate the toy to the pediatrics unit of the Geisinger-Wyoming Valley Hospital, after the holidays. The raffle raised more than $500 to benefit the Turchin family, according to Will Conyngham of Hillside Farms. (Post Photo/Grace R. Dove) holiday. Items may be left. Jackson Township loses a stalwart citizen By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff An era in Jackson Township ended Monday, December 21, with the death of Robert Culp, 86, who had served as township zoning officer and building inspector for the last 26 years. Described by township supervisor Joe Stager as “a good Christian gentleman,” Culp taught Bible study classes at his Huntsville home, where he had a large library of books on Biblical topics, and was an avid hunter and fisherman. “Bob knew the ways of wildlife from walking in the woods all year round. He could even show you where bears live,” reminisced hunting buddy and former supervisor Tom Adams. Two years ago, at age 84, Culp bagged a buck during muzzleloader season, Adams said. One of their favorite hunting spots was the Gates farm on Chase Road. During the summer, when he wasn't fishing the Susquehanna River, Culp enjoyed working in the garden that he had “hacked out of the mountainside,” breaking up See CITIZEN., pg 12 ROBERT CULP IKINGS™ n ours ec ST. that's wher Gl teams, We need g fo #91 —— by fos of the = Menushy Comes oo al guys, and €lmet and then 3° €@8MMates e last IS anusk nen the ; €S put a st; f next da y Jot He finish practic vel. what ci oe | Jay! He! itt ed p om like that © "tHe Stinky and 4 ot goofy y SIAR SG ON THE CARD - Dallas native Greg Manusky is on the 'All-Madden’ football team. en p layed th £3 ut we her 0 dy ws Some water users pay four times more than others By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff The cost of water for customers of four Back Mountain water companies owned by General Waterworks, Inc., increased between six and 100 percent on December 10. What's a person to do? Drill a well? “Drilling -a well could pay for itself within three years,” said Kirigston Township supervisor Don Gavigan, one of several: area residents to file a formal complaint with the Public Utility Commission (PUC) when the rate hike was first proposed in June. “We're getting hammered,” he continued. “People living across the hill from me who are on Pennsylvania Gas and Water's lines pay only $35-$40 a quarter for water, while my family pays $150 quarterly. The bills are so different that it's ridiculous.” Under the rate increase approved December 10 by the PUC, yearly water bills for customers of Dallas Water Company rise 62 | percent, from $276 to $446, while Harveys Lake Water Company's rates double, from $131 to $262. - See WATER, pg 5 Jackson taxes rise first time in 35 years By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Jackson Township property owners face their first tax increase in 35 years in 1993. And while it's a big one in millage — from 3.5 mills to 13 mills — the actual bite on an average home owner will rise from only about $9 to $32.50. The 9.5-mill increase is expected to generate an additional $75,185, for a total of $99,585 in property tax income, according to figures supplies by township secretary Henry Zbiek. Other anticipated increases include 33 percent, or $5,800 more, for an anticipated $23,000 in real estate transfer taxes and 14 percent, or $33,810 more for an anticipated $270,500 in earned income tax. The earned income tax is one percent, which is split with Lake- Lehman School District. Residents also pay a $10 occupational privilege tax and $5 per capita tax. Skyrocketing health, workmen's compensation and liability insurance premiums are expected to increase by 30 percent, or $9,020, to $39,000, according to the budget. The supervisors expect to spend 30 percent more on road work this year, estimating outlays at See JACKSON, pg 5 No tax increase at Lake By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff The Harveys Lake Borough Council unanimously passed its 1993 budget of $554,850 with no tax increases for the tenth consecutive year at its rescheduled meeting Tuesday, December 22. The budget holds the line on the 21.5-mill property tax, $10 per capita tax and one percent earned income tax, which the borough splits with the Lake-Lehman School District. Income is anticipated to increase $52,572, or 10.4 percent, with a Lehman holds budget line | By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff The Lehman Township supervisors passed the township's 1993 budget of $330,660 with no tax increases at its regular meeting Monday, December 21. Property taxes will remain at 14 mills, the highest amount that the township is allowed to levy under state law, according to township secretary Alvin Cragle. The state determines township tax rates according to their sizes and populations, Cragle said. The $5 per capita tax and one percent income tax, which is split significant gain in various state grants to fund dry hydrants and a VASCAR unit for the police. Miscellaneous income is anticipated to increase by 11.7 percent, or $1,450, to $13,750. Anticipated expenditures of $8,850 for zoning and planning will decrease 46 percent, or $7,640, while general road expenses of $89,415 show a decrease of $29,385, or 24.7 percent. Recreation costs of $2,500 are projected to decrease by $500, or 16.6 percent. See LAKE, pg 12 | with the Lake-Lehman School District, remained the same. The 1993 budget is only $3,260 | higher than last year, according to | figures supplied by Cragle. Significant revenue increases | included 25 percent gains of $2,000 each in the real estate transfer tax and building and sewage permits. Increases of $500 or 16.6 percent in the utility tax and $3,000 in miscellaneous income (a state grant to purchase computer equipment for the township office) are also anticipated. Liquor license fees are expected See LEHMAN, pg 5
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