— oo Nw ' ([g)) q Dallas Middle § Women's Club The Back Mountain's = La Cn 8 5 Wa Newspaper Since 1889 (// The Dallas Post Vol. 104 No. 21 —————. Inside Story Free blood pressure testing Saturday at the Jackson Township fire hall. Page 3, Lehman seniors make "Prom Promise" not to drink during prom and : graduation time. Page 3. Election results for all contested Back Mountain races. Page 2. Library gears up for 47th annual auction. Donations are sought, and a craft booth will be a new addition. Page 7. . Dallas High L “honors night photo ‘eoverage. More to come next week. Page 13. Offset Paperback awards Thomas Marvel scholarships to children of employees. Page 12. School students recognized in Johns Hopkins Talent Search. Page 12. Crossword puzzle appears on page 14. installs officers, awards scholarships. Page 9. Karen Shelley's paintings on display at Mellon Bank. Page 6. Astros take sole pos- session of first place in National League. Page 11. Brakettes star will be one of coaches at BMT softball camp. Page 11. Dallas, Lehman teams wrap up a success- ful spring. Page 11. 18 Pages 2 Sections Calendar.............. 18 Classified........ 15-17 Crossword............ 14 Editorials.............. 4 Obituaries............. 15 Property transfers..2 School.............. 12-13 Dallas, Pennsylvania SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS & LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS Wednesday, May 26, 1993 HE a Fire Chief..and father of the bride When the fire alarm sounded the afternoon of Saturday, May 22, Dallas Fire Chief Bob Besecker responded, looking sharp in a tuxedo because he came directly from his daughter's wedding reception. Besecker and his wife, Peggy, returned to the reception after seeing that things were under control. The fire, in an unoccupied house in the Maplewood Heights section of Dallas Township, has been labeled suspicious and the state fire marshal's office is expected to investi- gate. POST PHOTO/RON BARTIZEK CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, . NEWS OR ADVERTISING Memorial Day events planned around area By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff During Memorial Day weekend, May 28-31, several Back Mountain municipalities will host special observances. Friday, May 28: » Sweet Valley: The Sweet Valley Fire Company's annual carni- val begins at 5 p.m. behind the Ross Twp. Elementary School. Saturday, May 29: e Jackson Township: The annual memorial service with firing squad and guest speakers The Very Rev. Herbert Nahas and Captain Kevin Miller of the 109th Field Artillery, sponsored by the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Com- pany, will begin at the memorial at the Jackson Township Fire and Ambulance Hall on Chase Road at 2 p.m. e Sweet Valley: The Sweet Valley Fire Company's annual carni- val opens at 5 p.m. behind the Ross Twp. Elementary School. Sunday, May 30: e Oakdale: The Oakdale Cemetery Memorial Association will hold a memorial service at the Oakdale Church at 7:30 p.m., to honor the memory of soldiers and civilians who have passed away this year. Monday, May 31: e Oakdale: The Oakdale Cemetery Memorial Association will hold a memorial service with firing squad, at the cemetery at 10:30 a.m., followed by a roast beef dinner in the church hall between 11 am. and 3 p.m. » Dallas Borough: The annual Dallas Memorial Day parade will begin at 9 a.m. at the Daddow-Isaacs Post 672 and proceed down Route 415 for a short service at the Honor Roll at Dallas Corners, followed by services at Woodlawn and Chapel Hill cemeteries. e Sweet Valley: The Sweet Valley Fire Company's annual carni- val opens at 10 a.m. behind the Ross Township Elementary School. The parade begins at 1:30 p.m. Tupper startled by size of win Will sell his beer business By DAVE KONOPKI Post Correspondent Jim Tupper received dozens of telephone calls last Tuesday but one was the most telling. Surrounded by more than 100 friends and family members at the Irem Temple Country Club, Tupper, a candidate for District Justice, picked up the phone at 9:30 p.m. and was informed that he had just won the vote in Dallas Township, the home base of his opponent, Dallas Township po- lice chief Carl Miers. Jim Tupper was going to be the Back Mountain's new District Justice, eventually tallying two votes for each one garnered by " Miers. See TUPPER, pg 10 JIM TUPPER Rules few for boat operators A 4-year-old can legally pilot a speedboat in Pennsylvania By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff With the approach of warm weather and the boating season, the Harveys Lake Borough Coun- cil is considering an ordinance which would prohibit boats on the lake from traveling fast enough to create a wake after dusk. On a busy weekend, several hundred boats at once can be on the lake, according to Deputy Waterways Conservation Officer Paul Grimes, who also serves as the borough's codes enforcement officer. “I've never stopped to count,” he said from his vantage point on the bridge over the Inlet, where he and another officer could easily observe incoming and outgoing boat traffic, occasionally good- naturedly asking boaters to slow down coming under the bridge. BM Power rules vary in area lakes, pg 10 HW Alcohol a factor in many fatalities, pg 10 “We have relatively few prob- lems,” he added. “Most people obey the rules of the road.” “I've been out on the lake my- self after dusk, and I know that it can be hard to see the required lights on other boats until you're practically on top of them,” said councilman Richard Boice. “The problem is that while some people are sitting out in the middle of the lake doing some night fish- ing, sometimes other boaters out for an evening's ride are going too See RULES, pg 10 GOLD MEDALISTS - Back Mountain students at West Side Tech who recently won gold medals for television production at the Pennsylvania State Skills Olympics show off their wards with their teach- ers, from left: Sean McDonough, audio-visual instructor; senior Steve Hoover; senior Dan McCoy and Stephen Stahl, administrative director of West Side Tech. Tech students head for national meet By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Two West Side Area Vocational- Technical School students, Steve Hoover of Trucksville and Dan McCoy of Franklin Township, will be heading to Louisville, Kentucky with video in hand after winning a gold medal for television commu- nications at the Pennsylvania Skills Olympics, a statewide competition held at Lebanon County Area Vocational-Techni- cal School. Steve and Dan will represent Pennsylvania at the National Vocational-Industrial Clubs of America conference June 21-27. Seniors and best buddies who do everything together, Steve and Dan had been selected by their teacher in communications, Sean McDonough, to compete. The competition had two phases: a general knowledge test - on television production and the history, pledge and symbol of the Vocational-Industrial Clubs of America, followed by a practical knowledge demonstration. “We had 2-1/2 hours to pro- duce a 30-second promotional video on an assigned topic,” Steve said. “Our topic was the building maintenance competition. It was tough - they had gotten off to a See TECH STUDENTS, pg 2
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