[ “9 Vol. 104 No. 35 Dallas, PA SIS EVAN CH Eg =Nole\vV/\V [S\N BR =CHe Silo | = DALLAS & LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS Wednesday, September 1, iloes Dallas students will return to high- tech teaching aids By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff When Dallas school district students return to classes Wednesday, September 8, they'll find some everything from additional computerized study materials to camcorders on the high-tech changes, buses. The long bus ride to school may not be as much fun this year for some students because camcorder hookups have been installed in five buses to help curtail discipline problems. A camcorder will be in one of the five buses every day, but the students and “Ethics ] { breach charged © By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Accused of violating the con- flict of interests section of the commonwealth’'s Ethics Code, Franklin Township supervisor Andrew Prebola waived his right to a preliminary hearing before District Magistrate Earl Gregory Tuesday, August 24. Prebola’s case has been bound over to the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, Gregory said. Prebola is accused of persuad- ing his fellow supervisors, Robert Redmond and Timothy Dymond, at a private meeting to hire Pre- hola’s son, Jack, to build asshed to store road materials, instead of seeking price quotations for the construction, as is required by state law. For projects which cost between $4,000 and $10,000, second class townships must solicit three price quotes, which may be in writing or telephoned in, according to Bob Evans, municipal consultant for the Pennsylvania Department of State. The supervisors had decided to build the storage shed after the ‘See ETHICS BREACH, pg 14 Insalaco’'s markets being sold The Insalaco supermarket chain, including its store in Dal- las, is being sold to a New York company for $41 million. The Penn Traffic Company announced August 30, that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the operating assets of the local chain. Insalaco currently operates 12 supermarkets in northeastern Pennsylvania, including one in the Country Club Plaza in Dallas, with annual sales estimated at $155 million. Two new stores now under construction will be in- cluded in the deal. The total purchase price for the 12 stores (excluding inventories) is $41 million plus the assump- tion of $4 million in debt. Penn Traffic will also purchase In- salaco’s inventory, which is esti- mated at approximately $8 mil- lion. Insalaco’'s will be responsible for all other liabilities of the com- pany including accounts payable, accrued expenses, past employee obligations and bank debt. . Claude Incaudo, President and CEO of Penn Traffic, stated “The Insalaco Markets will continue to operate under their well recog- nized ‘Insalaco’'s’ trade name and the Insalaco family has agreed to continue their role in the com- pany. The stores will be serviced ‘by our existing distribution facili- ties in DuBois, Pennsylvania and will become part of our Riverside division.” “We are pleased that our com- pany and employees will be join- See INSALACO'S, pg 14 the drivers won't know which lucky bus has it - until the students’ hijinks are caught on videotape. All school libraries, except for the Westmoreland Elementary School, have been completely compu- terized, although the “old-fashioned” Dewey Deci- mal system card catalogues are still there. Each classroom in the Westmoreland and Dallas Elementary schools will now have its own computer, networked into the building's computer lab. First begun in 1989, the computer lab for grades Kindergarten through eight has expanded into a system which keeps detailed records of each stu- dent's work and careful documentation of the child's strengths and areas needing extra work. “Computerized lessons supplement the teachers’ classroom material, giving the students extra prac- tice in math, reading and writing skills,” said district computer coordinator Jack Wega. As well as providing access to research materials, computer lab time also teaches the students more about the basic operation of a computer and word processing, Wega said. Middle school students will work this year with new computer programs in science, designed to Pretty face Melissa Owen, age 6, of Harding, had her face painted at Sunday's Arts at Hayfield festival. As usual, perfect weather brought a good crowd to the annual event. POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Amphitheater noise committee folds By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Ten days after it was formed, the committee that was supposed to resolve problems with noise and disruption caused by the Harveys Lake amphitheater ap- pears to have folded. Three days after the Harveys Lake borough council appointed a committee to deal with prob- - lems connected with the Bud Light Amphitheatre and other associ- ated businesses operating at the former Hanson's amusement park, the committee held an unadvertised meeting Friday, August 20 to discuss its strategy. Now Councilman Rick Boice says that the committee has been disbanded. Appointed committee members present at the August 20 meeting were councilmen Boice, Martin . Noon and Ed Kelly and residents Ruth Eaton, Margaret Kopko, Marion Attanasio, Sandra Perez and Julie Savage. “There was no talk of disband- ing,” Mrs. Attanasio said. “I told them that 1 was quitting the committee because I felt that it was nothing more than a political ploy by the borough council.” Attanasio said that at the Au- gust 20th meeting, the committee had set another meeting for Au- gust 25. “I wasn't aware that the com- mittee had been disbanded,” Ms. Perez said. Perez, Kopko and Savage met August 25 with councilmen Noon, Kelly and Boice because the women felt that the borough's noise ordinance had not been enforced the weekend of August 21-22 and during the August 24th concert. “I was disgusted because we had worked with them to find ways of dealing with the noise and parking problems and once again, the noise ordinance wasn't en- forced. I thought that the meet- ings were a waste of time,” Perez said. Perez said that although an- other meeting had been discussed for August 25th, no definite date had been set. Boice said he was under the impression that the committe had been disbanded. “They (Perez and Savage) said that they didn’t want to be on the committee. If we could meet regu- larly, it would be wonderful, but evidently they're not interested,” he said. The borough will have to con- tinue to deal with amphitheatre and noise complaints as they are reported to the police, as it has in the past, Boice said. The fact that the committee meetings were not advertised at least 48 hours in advance is a violation of the Pennsylvania Open Meetings (“Sunshine”) Law, ac- cording to David Morgan, legal counsel for the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers’ Associa- tion. “All public agencies and their appointed committees must ad- vertise their meetings,” Morgan said. “If a quorum of the commit- tee meets, then the meeting must be advertised at least 48 hours in advance,” “The entire purpose of adver- tising meetings for public access is to keep the public informed of governmental activities. When the cat's away, the mice play -and the Harveys Lake taxpayers are the cats,” he continued complement the school's new science textbooks, according to principal Anthony Martinelli. The eighth grade English classes also have new computerized lessons, Martinelli said. He expects incoming sixth-graders to face many adjustments such as changing classes in a larger building, different class schedules and an expanded curriculum, which includes graphic arts, home eco- nomics and shop. Sixth-grade homeroom teachers will take their Martinelli said. students on a tour of the building the first day, Lehman Township fire labeled arson By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff A fire which heavily damaged a home onJackson Road in Lehman Township early Sunday morning, August 29, has been ruled arson by the Pennsylvania State Police fire marshal. According to Lehman Township Fire Chief Harold Coolbaugh, the 4 a.m. fire was concentrated in the living room area of the home, located next to the St. Stephen's cemetery and owned by the Dio- cese of Scranton. Although the house is still standing, the living room and walls sustained extensive damage. Other portions of the home were damaged by heat and smoke, Coolbaugh said. “The fire marshal was out there Monday and found an accelerant. I'm reporting it as arson,” he said. The arsonist had apparently entered the home through the unlocked front door, climbing the inside front starway and pouring the accelerant down the stairs, out the front door and across the front porch before lighting it, according to Trooper Andrew Pet- ros of the fire marshal’s office. Kevin and Vicki Brown, who had been renting the home, were away, preparing to move out of the state, Coolbaugh said. Petros said that there weren't any witnesses to the fire. Although the fire occurred in an empty home during the early morning hours and involved the use of an accelerant, Petros said that he didn't see any immediate connections with similar fires which plagued Dallas and Fran- klin townships during the early summer. “This fire was too far away from the others to be related,” he said. - The Lehman Township police will continue the investigation, Petros said. Twenty Lehman Township fire- fighters were assisted at the scene by twelve firefighters fromJackson Township. No injuries were re- ported, Coolbaugh said. Girl Scouts bring the Achey Breaky to town By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff The Tush Push, Electric Slide and Achey Breaky have finally arrived in the Back Mountain. They aren't bands - they're three of the latest popular Coun- try-Western dances. Starting Saturday, September 4 and continuing the first and third Saturdays of each month, Country-Western dancing will be held at the Westmoreland Ele- mentary School gym from 7 until 11 p.m., sponsored by the par- ents of members of Cadette-Sen- ior Girl Scout Troop 622. Featuring DJ Rich Austin and dance instructor Bonnie Kocha- nowski, the biweekly dances will include dance lessons available from 7 until 8 p.m., at no extra charge. The $5 per person or $8 per couple donation will help to raise money for the girls’ trip to Europe, planned for 1995. In addition to dancing, afford- able non-alcoholic refreshments will also be available. “People in the area need an affordable place to go out on weekends, especially if they're looking for an alternative to the bar scene,” said troop advisor Jamie Kozemko. “You don't even need a partner to do these dances — many people dance in lines or do their own thing in small groups. It's great for either singles or married people.” Casual or Western attire and comfortable shoes are the order of the day, Kozemko said. Country- Western dancing has been de- scribed as good exercise and something whichanyone canlearn at any age. “Country-Western dances pro- vide alternatives to the weekend bar scene, alcohol and spending a small fortune just to have a nice See ACHEY BREAKY, pg 14 A A Aa aA aan ass arms sa as oa HM Versatile musician will open cultural series at Penn State, page 10 HB Lake-Lehman superintendent lays plans for next 4 years, page 3. L fhead 14 Pages 1 Section Calendar.............. 10 Classified........ 11-13 Crossworgd............ $5 Editorials................ 4 Obituaries............. 11 Property transfers...2 Spons.......iiiu un. 9 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING y address changes, , P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612-0366 The Dallas Post MAILING LABEL- Please enclose this label with an and mail to The Dallas Post em
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