¢ TE EER eR a AAT FASS . J The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, March 10, 1993 3 By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff March didn’t begin auspiciously for Lake-Noxen principal Robert Kunkle when the school’s 13-year- old telephone system abruptly conked out last week, just as the school was starting up an experi- mental “Homework Hotline.” “The old system had been slowly deteriorating for some time,” Kunkle said. “But when the of- fice's main phone gave up the ghost, the entire system went . down.” At one point Monday and Tues- ; day, March 1 and 2, Kunkle had "to string a telephone wire across * the ceiling from his office to the secretary's desk to have any serv- ice at all. The Back Mountain Memorial ‘Library, in conjunction with the i 10 other libraries of the Luzerne "County Library System, is hold- “ing an Essay Contest on how “Libraries Change Lives”. In 100 words or less, tell us how a library or librarian helped change your life or made a differ- ence for you. All ages are invited . to participate. Essays will be ~ judged at the Back Mountain Memorial Library and awards Service was still sporadic; Kunkle joked about two tin cans and a string being more efficient. In the middle of all the confu- sion, March 1 was the beginning of an experimental district-wide “Homework Hotline” program, which allowed students to find out the day's homework assign- ments. Set up through Commonwealth Telephone Company, the hotline operates like voice mail, with each teacher assigned a specific code number. Using a touch-tone phone, students can access the teacher whom they need and hear a recording of the day's lessons and assignments. Of course, there's a safeguard built into the system to prevent pranksters from getting into a teacher's voice mail program and given to entries from the following categories: funniest, most dra- matic, most money saved, and most unusual. The winners will then be judged on the county level. These testimonials will be used to support the case for library funding with legislators and pol- icy makers to tell others how the library can help them. All entires will be forwarded to the American Library Association. The Associa- Brave business persons The Back Mountain Business & Professional Association held a mixer at Gager Associates last Thursday evening. Originally scheduled in December, the event was cancelled because of snow. As luck would have it, the weather last week wasn't any better, but several hardy members made it out anyway. From left, enjoying the hors d'oeuveres and conversation, Carol Eyet, Dennis Oliver, Liz Lloyd and Dr. Bruce Goeringer. Thresholds training set March 13-14 The training weekend for Thresholds’ volunteers will be held on Saturday, March 13 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Sunday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Parish House of the Prince of Peace Episcopal Church on Main ~ Street, in Dallas. Thresholds teaches decision making and problem solving skills . to inmates at the State Correc- tional Institution in Dallas on a one to one basis over a period of 10 weeks. The course is endorsed by the administration of the Dallas Correctional Institution as well as by the Bureau of Corrections. * There is a great need for new volunteers to give as many men as possible a chance to complete the course and point them to a new life upon their release from prison. For further information, call Ingrid Prater at 823-9548 or leave - a message al 675-1723. ro PHARMACY - Computerized Prescription Service - Russell Stover Candies « Greeting Cards + PA Lottery Ticket - Newspapers - Magazines 159 N. Memorial Hwy, Shavertown, PA 675-1191 Phone crash ko's 'Homework Hotline cancelling all homework for the day. After its month-long trial run, the teachers will evaluate the hotline and decide if they want to continue using it. Meanwhile, back at Lake- Noxen, Kunkle, secretary Mrs. Komsisky and the faculty gamely struggled with the improvised setup until a new touch-tone system, featuring call-forwarding to the main office and other con- veniences, could be installed. Luckily the school board au- thorized Kunkle to replace the school's phone system immedi- ately at its March 2 committee-of- the-whole meeting. “Now that we have to do is figure out how it works,” Kunkle joked. | Library sponsors essay contest for all ages tion will select three people who submit outstanding stories from all received to be awarded a trip for two to the 1993 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference where they will be honored at the opening General Session. For more information and/or entry form, call 675-1182 or stop by the library. Help support your library with your essays! 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Standing, Phyllis Belk, Murray Miller, Mary Reddy, Rob Lewis, Irene Thomas, Larry Law, Al Babetski and Ed Schechter. Persons who want to be involved with the organization, which is dedicated to planned development and conservation causes, may contact Conyngham at the Dairy Store on Hillside Road. Recent projects included the development of the first detailed map of the Back Mountain, a forum on land trust and a home beautification contest. Group to form regional land trust A group of interested citizens within the Back Mountain have recently met and initiated discus- sion with the intent of organizing a Land Trust within our commu- nity. Calling themselves “The Back Mountain Regional Land Trust” they soon hope to become one of the newest members in what is becoming the fastest growing conservation movement in the nation. Charles Wasserott IV of Dallas Township, one of the group's or- ganizers, said the group was being formed to “provide for the long- term stewardship of natural and historical resources by the con- servation and preservation of for- ests, woodlands, waterways, wild- life habitat, agricultural lands, significant historic sites and struc- tures and to protect and enhance scenic natural beauty and cul- tural landmarks within our com- munity.” : The group has already sched- uled another organizational meet- ing March 18 at 7 p.m. in room Many things go into making a classic. Performance. Durability. Timelessness. Satisfaction. Simplicity has been making classic lawn equipment for years. And nobody has been able to match oh 105 of Hayfield House on the Penn State Lehman Campus. That night they plan to formally develop the group's mission statement prior to the formal submission of the land trust's Articles of Incorpora- tion. : According to The Land Trust Alliance, the national organiza- tion of land trusts, on an average, a new group like the Back Moun- tain Regional Land Trust is form- ing every seven days somewhere within the United States. These separate trusts currently report memberships of more than 640,000—making their collective size greater than most national conservation organizations. According to Wasserott, “Or- ganizations like what we hope the Back Mountain Regional Land Trust will become. have been making tremendous conservation contributions'throughout the last. decade. Seme are large, sophisti- cated organizations. Others oper- ate with small budgets and no Classic American Values. the quality Simplicity builds into each machine. Quality made right here in America. Our customers swear by Simplicity. 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