* | Ye EE Ce . mT 8 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, May 3, 1995 Primary (continued from page 1) Edwin Kern, Michael Warner and “Rosemary Howard. “Region 1: 2 incumbents, -1 challenger o In Region I, Kern, incumbent _Elizabeth Sichler and Kopcha are “contending for two seats. 2 Seeking his second term, Kern says it will be his last. = “Two terms are enough,” he “said. “You tend to get a bit stale if you stay in any longer than that. I favor some type of term limit to “allow other people with good ideas «to have a chance at it.” A Lake-Lehman graduate and ‘medical salesperson, Kern has ‘served on the transportation and ‘buildings and grounds commit- tees, and has represented the district on the board of the West Side Area Vocational-Technical School. “If the Taxpayers’ Association candidates all are elected, you'll seereal fiscal responsibility which will not harm educational pro- grams,” he said. “I want to keep our educational programs and not hurt the students, but I also want a zero millage increase.” Lois Kopcha has become so committed to making education everyone's business that she quit her job as a licensed practical nurse to have more time to work with taxpayers’ groups. Formerly vice-president and presently secretary of the Lake- Lehman Taxpayers Association, she is also on the board of the Wilkes-Barre Area Taxpayers’ Association and a member of the Luzerne County Public Forum and the Northeast Taxpayers’ Alliance. “Ibelieve in it,” she said simply. In addition to attending all Lake-Lehman school board meet- ings, Kopcha goes todifferent area school board meetings, especially at budget time, to see how other districts do business. “I want to make our board tax- payer-friendly,” she said. “The only way to change things is to get elected.” ". Her primary goal, if elected, is to make the board accountable to its constituents. o “I would like to see the board hold community meetings to : explain programs and answer Fd ¥ FI LIZ SICHLER MARTIN MCMAHON questions, not to transact busi- ness,” she said. “The people must understand where the district is going.” Since the taxpayers’ group became active, Kopcha said she has seen smaller millage in- creases. “For a while it went up stead- ily,” she said. “Our group has been trying to keep the millage increases down.” She said her organization could have saved the district $150,000 — if the school board would have Golf tourney to benefit Arthritis Foundation - Ken Wallace Dealerships will sponsor the 10th Annual Golf Tourna- ‘ment tobenefit the Arthritis Foundation June 26 at the Wyoming Valley ‘Country Club. olf This year's prizes will include a '95 Chevrolet Cavalier, '95 Saturn SL1, or a '95 Dodge Neon for any hole-in-one on the designated holes. » A $115 donation includes: buffet lunch, golf cart, green fee, course refreshments, and dinner following the tournament. 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It's the same with the driver training teacher — we could sub- contract that job out and save more money.” Harveys Lake resident Eliza- beth Sichler, a paralegal, is seek- ing her third term on the school board. A past treasurer, second vice- president, first vice-president and president, she has served on the policy and athletics and activities committees, and represented the district on the boards of West Side THOMAS WILLIAMS ROSE HOWARD Area Vocational-Technical School and Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18. She wants to continue to im- prove academics and incorporate more education in technology into all facets of the curriculum. “I believe the distict should serve all students in an environ- ment conducive to education and prepare them to enter the work force, technical school or a two- year or four-year degree program after graduation,” she said. List Price $38.00 McMahon runs in new district this time In Region II, incumbént Tho- mas E. Williams has squared off against Dr. Martin McMahon, Jr., for one seat. McMahon is no stranger to the school board, having served one full term. Elected a second time in 1993, he was forced to resign his position after moving from Region III, where he was elected, to'Re- gion II, which he would: like to represent now. A dentist at the Monroe- Noxen g Health Center, McMahon served on the board's transportation committee and has been second vice-president, first vice- president and president. He wants to keep improving the district, capitalizing on its. good strategic plan, strong faculty and the community's involvement in the schools. “I would like to see a computer in every classroom, especially in the elementary schools,” he said. “The PTA and PTO groups have worked hard to donate computers to the schools. I would also like to see foreign languages offered in the junior high and the use’ of satellite technology to help us expand our curriculum in a cost- effective way, for example by adding Russian to the foreign ~ language curriculum.” Williams, seeking his fourths term, has served on all of the board's committees and is pres- ently its treasurer. He has been second vice-president, first vice- president and president. = He wants to continue the dis- trict's excellent academic ‘and strong athletic and activities programs, noting the band’s many nationwide awards and the ac- *# complishments of the wrestling team. “My children and I received a very personalized education all the way through Lake-Lehman,” he said. “We have many inter- ested and dedicated faculty members and parents who volun: teer in the schools. 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