) 0 V EE Inside Story Trucksville volun- teer Fire Company begins its annual fund drive. Contributions are neces- sary to the operation of the all-volunteer opera- tion. This year's goal is $25,000. Page 6. Brownie Troop 650 finishes a busy year that included earn- ing 11 badges. Next up, a pool party on June 26. Page 13. Pathfinders named at the recent Women's Network held at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Three of four honorees are from the Back Mountain. Page 13. Awards and scholar- ships continue to pour in for local students. Page 7 Rec program in Kingston Township will begin June 21 and last for 8 weeks. Page 2. 3 hospitalized as result of two serious vehicle accidents over the weekend. Page 2. All-stars will come to Dallas for the 14th an- nual Dallas Kiwanis Girls’ High School softball game, to be held June 21. Page 11. Todd Paczewski, Matt Sleightholm earn scholarships for athletics, one in baseball and the other in soccer. Page 12, 18 Pages 2 Sections Calendar.............: 18 Classified........ 15-17 Crossword.........-.. 14 Editorials................. 4 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING Dallas, Pennsylvania pages 8-9. By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Friday, June 11 was the last day of school and graduation for 160 members of the Lake- Lehman High School Class of 1993, who applauded their parents in appreciation of their support and sacrifices during commencement ceremonies. 2 pages of photos Pages 8-9 A week earlier, the class had had its own special day, “Mov- ing Up Day,” which included the Senior Brunch, awards, photos and a ceremony in the auditorium, in which the gradu- POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK MIXED EMOTIONS - Stephanie Schwartz, left, wipes away a tear while Kevin Weaver expresses his joy at graduation ceremonies for the Lake-Lehman Class of 1993 last week. More photos on Lehman grads honor their parents ating class was formally pre- sented to the school. The ceremony began with each class member approach- ing the stage as his or her name was called, where, amid hugs, handshakes and a few tears, each student received either a boutonniere or corsage from a See GRADUATES, pg 8 Bear fails tree test at Misericordia By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Amid the cheers of students and onlookers, a tranquilized black bear made an undignified exit from College Misericordia Thursday, June 10, after having taken refuge—a tranquilizer dart in its rump—in the crotch of a tree near the administration building. According to Dallas Township Police Chief Carl Miers, the 200- plus 1b. male black bear had been spotted during the week in Shrine Acres, College Manor, near the hot dog stand in the parking lot of the former Daring's Market on Route 415, near the Dallas High School and in the Dallas Town- ship park behind the Dallas Acme. Several Dallas Borough resi- dents had reported seeing a bear Wednesday, June 9, in the vicin- ity of Machell Ave, while a Dallas Township young woman saw it cross Lower Demunds Road on her way to work Thursday morn- ing. S thats not a really big area for one bear to cover,” Miers said. “Irom my experience as a hunter, I've seen them range over a five- square-mile area.” After having led Dallas Town- ship police a merry chase through College Manor, the bear entered the Misericordia campus, where police kept it in the area near the administration building until Game Commission officers could arrive with a tranquilizer dart gun. But the tranquilizer didn't have the desired effect: the bear headed for a nearby tree, where it wedged itself before the drug took effect. “When the dart hit him, he went up up that tree in about four seconds,” Miers chuckled. As students, campus security officers and staff from the admini- stration building gathered on the lawn to watch the rescue, the Dallas Fire Company, under the direction of Chief Robert Besecker, tethered an extension ladder to the tree to prevent it from swaying in the strong breeze. A Game Commission officer then climbed the ladder to tie a safety line to the bear's leg as it slept, paws and head dangling as the tree swayed in the wind. Police requested help from the crew of a bucket truck from Asplundh, a contractor for UGI, which quickly raised a hybraulic bucket for one of their men to secure lines around the bear's body, so that it could safely be lowered to the ground. “We knew that we could do it if we could get to it,” said Asplundh supervisor Ed Danko. “We're See BEAR, pg 2 “Z2222-2-2" — 5» Newspaper Since 1889 * The Dallas Post . 1 Wednesday, June 16, 1993 Dallas woman winning against Lyme disease It toook a year to pinpoint illness By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff She isn't an outdoor enthusi- ast. Her family doesn’t have any pets. To her knowledge, she was never bitten by a tick. Her symptoms don't fit the “classic” pattern of a rash and flu- like sypmtoms which doctors look for. But Dallas Township resident Kim Kirk, 29, has been diagnosed with Lyme disease. Nearly half of the patients even- tually diagnosed with Lyme dis- ease never get the telltale “bull’s- eye” rash around the site of the tick’s bite, Kim said. “My symptoms weren't the clas- sic syptoms which many doctors look for. They were mostly neuro- logical: constant lightheadedness, tingling and numbness all over my body - including my face and tongue- and bright spots in front of my eyes,” Kim said. She also had recurring bladder The Decrfick (Ixodes dammini) HM Disease is hard to diagnose, pg 10 HM Where to get more information, pg 10 infections and “unbelieveable fa- tigue,” often ready to fall asleep on the couch at 10 a.m. “I have no idea how I got Lyme disease,” she said. “My doctor told me that it can lie dormant in a person's system for a long time See LYME DISEASE, pg 10 Mt. Olivet Rd. fire ruled fourth arson By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff An early-morning fire Thurs- day, June 10, at the vacant Frank Hilstolsky residence on Mt. Olivet Road, Kingston Twp., has been ruled arson by the Pennsylvania State Police fire mashal’s office. According to Trooper Sylvester Myers, the home had been vacant for approximately 10 years and had no utilities hooked up. “The structure had been locked and secured. We found signs of forced entry at the rear, where most of the fire damage occurred,” Trooper Myers said. The rear of the home is shielded from view from the road and nearby homes by trees and tall bushes. From the pattern of the burn marks, Myers said that some type of accelerant had been used to POST PHOTO/GRACE R. DOVE Frank Dunham of the Game Commission checks the condition of a tranquilized male black bear who took refuge in a tree near the administration building of the College Misericordia campus Thursday, June 10. start the fire, which he has ruled as arson. His office is continuing to investigate the fire. Trucksville Fire Chief Brian Johnson said that the back of the building was fully involved by the time that his firefighters arrived on the scene. Trucksville was assisted by Shavertown and tankers from Dallas, Franklin Township, Jackson Township and Kunkle fire companies. Johnson said that approximately 75 firefighters battled the blaze, which was re- ported shortly after 4 a.m. This is the eighth in a series of suspicious fires, four of which have been definitely ruled as ar- son, in the Back Mountain since late November, 1992. Fires in Franklin Twp. May 31 and the Fern Brook section of Dallas See ARSON, pg 10 Dallas budget won't hike tax rate By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff A $50,000 cutback in state aid for special education won't affect the tax rate in the Dallas School District next year. After having received final figures from the state's educa- tion budget, the Dallas school board adopted a final $15,692,095 budget for the 1993-94 school year. The plan calls for no tax increase, the third consecutive year that the district's tax rate will be 158 mills. According to business man- ager Charlotte Williams, the district will lose $110,000 in special education funding due to changes in the funding for- mula. Offset by a $60,000 gain in state-paid funding for special education students in state- approved private schools, the net loss is actually $50,000, Ms. Williams said. The district will need to use See BUDGET, pg 3
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