\, ) Vol. 104 No. 52 Dallas, Pennsylvania =A NCEE =Xele\V[\V [S\N RESCH O) Si Be | SH BAH WARSI SWAN =SB= [VON RS 0, (0 0] DISTRICTS Dallas, PA Wednesday, December 29, 1993 MASTER MODELER - Walt Chamberlain is working on an H-O train layout that recreates Dallas in the 1950s, when the Lehigh POST PHOTO/GRACE R. DOVE Valley Railroad tracks were still in place. He is shown above with an earlier layout of Swoyersville and the Harry E coal breaker. Building '50s Dallas in H-O scale By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff From the time the Lehigh Valley Rail- road came through the Back Mountain in 1886 until only a couple of decades ago, the iron horse was intimately connected with the area's history and development. Old enough to remember the high trestle across Carverton Road, Huntsville resi- dent Walt Chamberlain wants to recreate a portion of this extensive rail network in H-O scale. He has already recreated the Harry E breaker on Swoyersville’s back road in an H-O layout so lifelike that photos of it are indistinguishable from the real thing. Now that the Harry E is nearly finished, Chamberlain's next project is more ambi- tious. He wants to do Dallas. Big time. “My biggest enjoyment is recreating the - miniature world, figuring out what I can ' use to make it appear lifelike,” Chamber- lain said. “I've begun to sketch out the tracks from Bankovich's Seafood on Route 415 to the vicinity of the Commonwealth Tele- phone building on Lake Street. I want it to look like it did in the mid-1950’s.” Eventually he plans to enlarge the lay- out to include the entire Back Mountain's rail system, from the Coxton Yards in Duryea through the rock cuts to the old trestle over Carverton Road, then to the Bowman's Creek branch to Ricketts Glen's ice ponds, the Tunkhannock line and the Harveys Lake branch. “Itsounds ambitious, but have the rest of my life to do it,” he joked. Because he wants everything to look just as it did in the ‘50's, Chamberlain is currently researching old photos and any See BUILDING DALLAS, pg 12 Ci Book Buddies’ links grade school kids By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Imagine having to make the transition from carefree childhood to an all-day kindergarten. Al- though the teacher is nice, there are rules to remember. The world suddenly seems to be made up of many strange faces. Now imagine having your own special friend, one of the “big kids" in sixth grade, who will help you through the maze of letters and numbers. Someone who will color pictures with you, read you neat stories, take you shopping at Santa's Shop at Christmas. This is the new “Book Buddies” program at Lake-Noxen Elemen- tary School, in which each kin- dergartener is teamed up with a sixth-grader to help them adjust to school. Paired by random selection, the buddies form working relation- ships with their young friends, according to sixth grade teacher Cathy Edwards. Each class has its own bulletin board area in the kindergarten hallway, where bright crayon pic- tures colored by each pair of buddies are proudly displayed. Sprawled comfortably in the hallway, the pairs of book bud- dies recently worked on a Christ- mas project together. , “It's a lot of fun. I like coming down here," said sixth-grader Matt Kehler, who is the youngest child at his home. His young friend, Erica Smet- ana, chattered happily as she colored the pictures in a four- page Christmas book that they were making. “I like it when he comes. He brings me real neat stuff that I can draw. We do neat things to- gether. I'm already six and know how to read,” she grinned. Erica said that when she’s in sixth grade, she wants to be a book buddy like Matt. “They like it a lot,” said Chris Murray, while helping kindergar- tener Spyke Van Campen color a picture. “We did some ABC's with them. Spvke keeps asking me when I'm coming next.” Chris said that working with Spyke was easy because he as three younger sisters at home. Spyke grinned and colored his pictures, trying to stayin the lines. “l like reading the best. My favorite story is about Rudolph,” said Steven Hendel. “I like having Jamie as my buddy.” His book buddy, Jamie Piatt, has younger sisters at home. But working with Steven is different, she said. “I have to show him the ropes,” she said. “We talk about the books that he likes, brothers and sisters and what he wants for Christ- mas." Shae Adamshick was proud of the little Christmas book that he and his big buddy, Steve Barber, put together. Shae loves to color. Working with Shae is like work- ing with his nephews, Steve said. Before they plunged into the See BOOK BUDDIES, pg 12 POST PHOTO/GRACE R. DOVE A TOUGH DECISION - Lake-Noxen kindergarten student Spyke VanCampen and his book buddy, sixth-grader Chris Murray, check out the inexpensive gifts for sale at their school’s Santa's Shop. Christmas light vandal was big, bold and furry Dallas Township police chief Carl Miers has announced that his officers have a suspect in a recent spree of vandalism to Christmas decorations at several township homes. First attributing the torn-down colored lights to young people, police later traced the damage to a black bear after Glendalough residents reported December 18 seeing one in their neighborhood ripping some colored lights from several bushes. “This damage was consistent with other damage reported ear- lier at Haddonfield Hills,” Miers said. A Haddonfield Hills resident had also reported that avan used to store the candy that he sells had been broken into and the candy disturbed, Miers said. Po- lice found broken glass, blood and | bear hair at the scene. A bear was also seen rooting through garbage cans at the Country Club Apartments and the Dallas Mobile Home Park on Route 309, Miers said. “We're sure that it's the same animal,” Miers said. “We can understand him hitting the gar- bage cans, but we're not sure why he’s attracted to the colored lights. He's probably just out on one last. spree before he goes into hiberna- tion.” Eagle project aids emergency Crews By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff Helping a neighbor in need, one of the most unselfish acts which anyone can do, can place the “Good Samaritan” himself at risk, especially if the victim is bleeding. This concern, that people stop- ping to help at accidents could contact blood-borne diseases themselves, has inspired a Shav- ertown Eagle Scout candidate to develop an easy-to-use kit which could save lives by minimizing “Good Samaritans’ exposure to diseases such as hepatitis-B or HIV, the virus associated with AIDS. As his Eagle Scout project, Aaron Getz designed a “First Responder Kit” small enough to be carried in the glove compart- ment or first aid kit of a car, camper or boat, which can help to protect someone offering help in an emergency. Each First Responder Kit con- sists of a plastic pouch containing latex gloves, a gauze pad, adhe- sive bandages, disposal bags, biohazard stickers, instructions on how to use the kit and informa- tion on universal precautions which people should take against blood-transmitted diseases. “Two of the most dangerous blood-borne diseases are hepati- tis-B and HIV, the virus which causes AIDS,” Getz said. “The infected person may not even know that he or she is infected.” Often the first person to help outat an accident are passers-by, friends and family who are at the scene before trained emergency personnel arrive, Getz said. = “By using a kit like this, these i ‘Good Samaritans’ can still ren- der assistance while protecting themselves from these and other blood-borne diseases,” he contin- ued. Getz noted that although latex gloves don't guarantee complete protection, they are much better than using one's bare hands to help someone who is bleeding. Although many first aid kits contain some of the materials in Getz's First Responder Kit, Getz said that people don't often use them because they haven't been trained in first aid. His simple kit, a new idea, requires only minimal training to use, he said. The 250 kits were assembled by members of Getz’s own troop and Girl Scouts and the youth group from the Shavertown United Methodist Church. Getz distributed them to mem- bers of the Kingston Township - Ambulance Company, Shaver- town United Methodist Church, fellow Scouts assisting with the project and area service organiza- tions, giving a presentation on their use and necessity to each group. See EAGLE PROJECT, pg 2 Office closed Friday, December 31 The office of The Dallas Post will be closed all day Friday, December 31 for the New Year's holiday. We will re-open Monday, January 3 at 8:30 a.m. News copy for the January 5 issue should be submitted by 3 p.m. Thursday, December 30. Advertising deadlines are Monday, January 3 at 4 p.m. os a BM Breakfast is payoff tor Dallas High students who raised the most in food drive. Page 3 HW It was a big year for Back Mountain teams and players in all sports. Dave Konopki's year-end review is on page 9. EE 'NDEX 12 Pages 1 Section Calendar................ 8 Classified........ 10-11 Crossword.............. 8 Editorials................ 4 Obituaries............. 10 School... iis Z SPOS... iil 9 The Dallas Post CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING Please enclose this label with any address changes, and mail to The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612-0366 MAILING LABEL-
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