a The Dallas Post bh Pi” Taking to othe quick way out Students practice bus evacuation 3) @5Y GRACE R. DOVE : IES > nN wed py a a 5 R Post Staff * Students at Dallas Elementary Sehool went out the back door of a school bus October 17. No, they weren't breaking the rules, they were >1¢éarning how to get out safely irl an emergency. ' As part of National School Bus Safety Week, Oct. 17-21, drivers _ Angelo Concert and Bill Hartman ‘met with the students to review bus riding rules and what to do in cdse of a bus accident. ‘“Can. you see the driver yet? Can he see you?” Concert asked, showing second-graders the “danger zone" around a bus. “If you drop your lunch money and you can't see the driver, don't stoop ‘down and get it. Wait until the driver knows you're here.” ! Later the students practiced a us evacuation drill, jumping out of the back door into the arms of football players Joe Noon, Rob Kohli, Pat O'Neilland Aaron Gingo. : “Wes ‘re surprised to see them so active this early in the morning,” Ofeilfand Gingo said. “One dove tojut of the door and took us bsatprise. They really trust us tofeatth them.” [denny McPhee said she learned ®t fo tc scared if she's in a bus cident. ed. you can always call the schdel for help,” added Meredith Davies,’ who also learned where the bus’ s ignition key is. “The driver helped us under- stand what to to,” said Brian Gibbons, while Chris Smith and Andrew VanLoon chorused, “Remember to get off the bus sdfely.” The children said they wouldn't forget, what they had learned. ; It's good that they remember,” said district transportation direc- tor Susan Farr. “We rarely have major problems — maybe a heater motor will overheat and start to smoke.or a hose breaks. The kids know-what" “they're “supposed t6™ do.” POST PHOTO/GRACE R. DOVE SAFETY CATCH - Dallas football players Pat O'Neill and Aaron Gingo catch first-grader Jackie Arnaud as she jumps from the emergency exit of a school bus during a safety drill October 17 at the Dallas Elementary School. The district sent a handout containing bus safety rules, acci- dent procedures and an illustra- tion of the “safety zone” around each school bus home with each student after the bus drills. Some safety rules are: e Remain calm’ and quiet and wait“ forthe “driver or an older student to tell you what to do. Ld r : » % LC] ¥ * 4 . ¥ 5 # SZ ‘Anzalone Bros. & Co. gn Nittany Joe :i Live Ag Je Penn State Proud : . $5.00 Availabl Or by Mail: . "i ROSE Stan Hamilton 1 Book Joe Paterno ® +] = PA. Scholarship Fund * Student Bookstore, 2391 Huntsville Rd. fr State College LEER: CRTC] Shavertown, PA 18708 +/Gallery of Sound tapes 1{e]g a Make Checks Payable to: i! 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School directors announced at their October 11 meeting that eight of the original 24 applicants were interviewed before picking the three finalists. The board will interview Dr. Derry Stufft, superintendent of the Huntingdon School District; Dr. Edward Watnick, superinten- dent of the Leechburg School District and Dr. William Price, director of curriculum services at Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18, before October 25 and meet in an executive session November 1 to select a possible candidate, ac- cording to board president Jo- seph “Red” Jones. Before making a final decision, the board and search committee members will visit the candidate's school district. District residents on the search committee are Alex Covaleski and William Mann, Region I; David Duncan and Donna Chamberlain, * Region Il and Gertrude Evans and David Kaufman, Region III. The board tabled a resolution which would have authorized the development of drawings and specifications for an addition to the middle level building, to cost no more than $135,000. “The administration and the board didn’t have enough infor- mation to vote on it tonight,” Jones said after the meeting. In other business, the board ; approved: e Lists of activities advisors, substitute teachers and support staff. e The appointment of Kim Stucker as senior high school - guidance secretary at an hourly wage of $8.00, to replace Joy Kozemchak, who resigned Sep: tember 23. The school board's next regu- lar meeting has been changed to November 10 at 8 p.m., due to election day. Kingston Twp. moves to force Searles to clean up By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff A Kingston Township resident may have his Mount Olivet Road property declared a nuisance and be ordered by the Luzerne County court to clean it up if he doesn't comply with township ordinances. Zoning officer Ben Gorey said he had contacted Fred Searles, Sr., five times in the past five years about accumulated trash on the property and junk vehicles along the roadway, but Searles has never replied. At one time the Department of Environmental Resources had been involved, Gorey said. At their October 12 meeting, the Kingston Township supervi- sors directed solicitor Ben R. Jones, III to take legal action against Searles to make him clean up his property. The supervisors also approved St pee mm fo FALL CRAFT FESTIVAL (Sponsored by the LCCC Alumni Association) 100+ craft vendors e Raffles e Beverages Home-cooked foods e Bake sale Garage Sale of used office equipment $1 Admission to benefit Student Scholarship Fund. - Saturday, October 22, 1994 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. LCCC Gym & Student Center Luzerne County Community College 1333 S. 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