SE A I Rp SH RR ER EE SE SRR ASE LY 8 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, October 20, 1993 EH ¢ . ! { ? IRENE BRISLIN Age: 45 Address: RR 2 Box 122, Harveys Lake Party affiliation: Republican, on Democratic ballot because she cross-filed and won the Democratic nomination in the May primary. Occupation: nurse. . Public service experience: 16 ‘years, including Scouts, Drug-Free Schools program, Lake-Noxen'’s Volunteers In Partnership (VIP) program and as a volunteer coach. JOHN BOBERSKY Age: 47 Address: 844 Park Ave., Shaver- town. Party affiliation: Democrat. Occupation: disabled. U.S. Navy veteran. Public service experience: none. PATRICIA GOLD Age: 38 Address: RR 2 Box 262, Hunlock Creek. Party affiliation: Republican. Occupation: bank employee. Public service experience: Lake- Lehman Strategic Planning Com- mittee, Coalition for Drug Free Schools, Lake-Lehman football and wrestling clubs, founding member and board member of the Lake-Lehman Taxpayers’ Associa- tion. JOSEPH “RED” JONES Age: 55 Address: 121 Hilltop Drive, RR 4 Dallas. Party affiliation: Republican. Occupation: sales manager. Public service experience: 12 years on the Lake-Lehman School Board, work with the Boy Scouts, Catholic: Youth Center and the Arthritis Foundation. DR. MARTIN MCMAHON Age: 37 Address: RR 4 Box 243-A, Dallas. Party affiliation: Republican. Occupation: dentist. Public service experience: four years on Lake-Lehman school board, seven years on Jackson Township Municipal Authority. ALLEN MOSS Age: 49. Address: RR 1 Box 1163, Sweet Valley. Occupation: self-employed landscaper. Public service experience: several years as a police officer in Anchorage. Alaska. Lehman (continued from page 1) of what's going on in the schools. We want more information, not the smoke and mirrors that we have been getting from the pres- ent school board.” If elected, Moss's goals are to: e “Achieve a better relationship between those paying the bills and those spending the money.” He believes that generally, there is a lack of good communication between taxpayers and the board. ~ e Assure that the students receive a well-rounded education, so that they won't have trouble making changes in future jobs or be unable to carry on a good conversation without using slang or mispronounced words. “The schools are trying to be all things to all people, which they can't,” he said. “Our present educational system is a mirror- thin veneer concealing a lack of substance.” “If I can work toward accom- plishing these two goals, I would feel quite satisfied,” he said. REGION 2 (Ross Township, Lehman Town- ship’s center and southwest districts) Patricia Gold “Honesty and integrity in gov- : ernment.” © Running unopposed in Region 12, Gold snagged both party nomi- ‘nations in the May primary. © “I am grateful for the votery “confidence in me,” she said. ‘won't let them down. I will do ho best to give them what Il wanted in 1a representative on the school ‘board.” Although she had not origi- ‘nally planned to run for office, Gold said that she decided to run 1.0 “give the people a true repre- sentative who will serve their best .interests, not special interests.” “The Public School Board As- 'sociation’s manual states that board members should always . show a united front to the public,” “she said. “How can nine different * people always have identical opin- “ «fons? Dissention and speaking “one’s mind on issues are good — 4 this country was founded on dis- sention.” Gold's goals for her first term of «office are to: e Change the format of public meetings so that people can ad- dress individual board members instead of always having to go through the president of the school board. “We want spontaneous answers to questions, not rehearsed ones,” she said. * Hold school board meetings in different areas of the district each month, giving people living in the outlying areas who nor- mally wouldn't come out a more ‘convenient meeting place. “This was done when 1 first began attending board meetings,” she said. “The school baord went out to the people.” e Provide greater public disclo- sure on action items. “When an issue is voted on, it should first have been discussed in open public meetings so that everyone understands it,” Gold said. e Give the board several names of candidates for open positions, so that they can choose the best- qualified person for the job. “Giv- ing the board only one candi- date’s name places too much power in the hands of the admini- stration,” she said. e Have open negotiations for the upcoming teachers’ contract. “A good dteacher is worth his weight in gold,” she said. “They have hard jobs, but they already are paid well and have good fringe benefits. We can’t hold our kids hostage to the greed of the PSEA (teachers’ union.)” Because teachers provide as vital a community service as po- lice and fire protection, Gold be- lieves that they shoudn't be al- lowed to strike. “Strikes are a smoking gun held to the head of every child in the state,” she said. REGION 3 (Lehman Township's northwest district, Jackson Township) John Bobersky (Democrat) “See that the kids and the tax- payers get a fair shake.” A Navy veteran, Bobersky is running for the school board because he wants to see educa- tional programs strengthened. “It's awhole different world from when we were growing up,” he said. “It's all technical. [want to see that the students are well-prepared.” If elected, his two goals are to: » See that the students get the best education that the district can afford. e Give the taxpayers “a fair shake” in terms of taxes. “The teachers already get a good sal- ary,” he said. “When negotiations begin, they must be realistic and consider the salaries of the tax- payers and what they can afford. Raises of 18 percent over three years is totally ridiculous.” Joseph “Red” Jones (Republican, incumbent) “Education is the key to a productive and improved society.” A twelve-year veteran of the Lake-Lehman school board, Jones is seeking re-election because he wants to continue the district's progress in its quality of educa- tion. “During the past 10 years, our SAT (achievement test) scores are up 30 points,” he said. Estimating that he spends between 22 and 25 hours amonth —- more during budget time and negotiations — on school board business, Jones said that he is proud of the board's accomplish- ments. “We have a lot of people on our board who truly care about the students,” he said. “They have a more professional attitude, which has brought the board a lot of stability.” If re-elected, Jones's goals are to: ¢ Continue to provide the stu- dents with opportunities to grow and develop in a quality academic environment. “We must prepare students to work in meaningful jobs or go on tovocational school or college after graduation,” he said. “It costs only $4,000 per student per year to provide a good education. That's certainly much better than spend- ing $30,000 a year for each in- mate in the state correctional system. I firmly believe that better Don’t Be Afraid To Learn More About Good education is a good preventive measure against the lure of a life of crime.” Jones also supports the dis- trict’s strong co-curricular activi- ties program as a way to help channel youthful energies and build character. “Better a ball than juvenile hall,” he quipped, quot- ing one of his constituents, Tina Hampel. ¢ Continue to work with the state legislature toward improve- ment of the educational system. * Use “balanced judgement” in the pursuit of quality education and its cost. * Anticipating the upcoming teachers’ contract negotiations in January, Jones said that he is confident that the board and the teachers will reach an equitable settlement. “We have never had a strike in Lake-Lehman,” he said. “Every- one has a good attitude. I'm sure that both sides will bargain in good faith.” Health.... Dr. Martin McMahon (Republican, incumbent) “Lake-Lehman is moving in the right direction.” Although he has moved from Region 3, McMahon said that he is able to stay on the ballot be- cause no one could be found to run in his place. He is seeking a second term because he believes that he has done a good job during his first. “We have made some good programs and are moving in the right direction,” he said, citing the alignment of the elementary cur- riculum, so that all children in the same grade learn the same sub- jects and make a smooth transi- tion to the middle level and even- tually on to senior high school. The high school core curriucu- lum, a block of subjects required of all students and filled out with electives, has been strengthened to include technology in the workplace, McMahon said. k He is also proud of the new addition to the senior high school. If re-elected, McMahon's goals are to: * Continue to expand the high ¢ school's core curriculum and stay up to date with technology. e Continue to make sure that all courses are applicable to real- life situations and that they will prepare students after grauda- tion to enter meaningful jobs, obtain further vocational training or pursue two or four-year de- grees. * To reach a settlement in the * district's upcoming teacher con- tract negotiations, scheduled to begin in 1994, to obtain “a fair settlement which will not be too much of a burden for the taxpay- ers.” “I believe that the teachers are willing to negotiate in good faith,” he said. “So far our relations have been fairily amicable. 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