™ AN o £4 " —— Vol. 1 06 No. 26 By JACK HILSHER Past Correspondent A newcomer to the Back Moun- tain might be excused for asking, “What does the Harveys Lake Protective Association protect against?” After all, the lake has its own police force. So could it be aliens from space, aggressive trout or savage gypsy moths? The answer is, of course, none of the above. The name dates back 75 years ago when there was Taxes level in Lake-Lehman final budget Meeting ends in shouting match By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff LEHMAN - A special school board meeting June no police protection against any peril, real or imaginary. That was the year 1920. Since 1931 there was protec- tion, when Ira Stevenson was appointed Chief of Police at a salary of $175 per month, and the Borough of Harveys Lake has been guarded ever since, but the asso- ciation never bothered to change its name. One of the chief's first duties, incidentally, was to order 100 signs made, each 18"x24" and Dallas, Pennsylvania Early goals me, group stil cares for reading, “Undressing in Cars Positively Forbidden.” An early association prospec- tus - author unknown - said it would be “devoted to the protec- tion of the value of your invest- ment in your Harveys Lake prop- erty and in your enjoyment of it.” The association charter reads, “Our purpose is the maintenance of a society for the improvement of the highways and public places, and for the furtherance of other - civic improvements and better- A — sa A ments.” Such laudable goals continue to this day. A recent lake beauti- fication project has placed over 60 flowering cherry trees along the lake's entrance, all sold to local interested persons. Past president Guy Giordano says, “That type of good work will con- tinue, even though we blow hot and cold. The association will go along not being too active and then suddenly spring tolife again!” Guy adds, “We have about 160 Post Staff Harveys Lake families, out of a potential of about 1,600. That's only 10 percent, and we could stand more.” Cur- rent president Joe Shaver points out, “Anyone wishing to join us can write H.L.P.A. Box 45, Har- veys Lake, 18618 and a member- ship person will be in touch. Our dues are modest, we meet quar- terly, and there's lots to do for members who like to be active.” See LAKE, pg 2 Road work now 2 years off schedule Work on one intersection now planned for August By GRACE R. DOVE 26 ended with a new budget and a shouting match as board president Joseph “Red” Jones and Harveys Lake resident James Nelligan traded barbs. Nelligan accused the board of postponing its approval of a tentative budget with a seven-mill tax hike until after the May primary election. “You wouldn't have been re- elected. Do icicles Several board melt in the spring? memb challenge this board Fe? gre say p lan to vote on these is- is shortsighted sues before the elec- ; tions so it can avoid charges of cowardice and politics,” Nelligan shouted. “This budget is only robbing Peter to pay Paul, but more important, it's robbing our children to pay the teachers,” he continued, wagging his index finger. “The majority of this board has been irresponsible time and time again, voting for huge teacher contract increases when the students need textbooks.” “You don't know what you're talking about,” Jones fired back, noting that within the past 10 years the board has sometimes passed the tentative budget before the primary election. The budget, which contains no millage increase, also came under fire from Patricia Gold, Dr. John Presper and Elizabeth Sichler, the only board member to vote against it. Calling the budget “crisis management,” Sichler said each year has seen maintenance budgets which Rangers are BMT champs Tim Faneck scored the go-ahead run in the Rangers' half of the fifth inning in last week's Little League championship. Faneck had reached base on a double. He was congratulated by Darrell Evans, who pitched the first three innings, as Giants catcher Matt Eyet looked at the score. Story, more photos on page 9. BACK MOUNTAIN - Delays in plans and funding have set the construction schedule for improve- ments to Routes 309 and 415 back by two years. The massive upgrade of traffic signals and inter- sections throughout the Back Mountain was origi- nally scheduled to be finished by mid-1995, but only one segment of the first phase has been completed —- adding a center turmn- ing lane between Harris Hill Road and Center Street in Shavertown. According to dis- trict engineer Chuck Mattei of the Penn- sylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), upgrad- ing and adding a traf- fic light at the Route 415/118 intersection in Dallas Township will begin in mid-August. PennDOT hasn't let any of the other bids yet, Mattei said. “We had to change some of the original designs,” Mattei said. “It's a paperwork jungle getting them approved, then lining up for funding. It took longer than we expected because we had to hire design consultants. Doing the designs in-house would have taken much too long.” See LAKE-LEHMAN, pg 2 Driver of car hit by rig charged with DUI By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS TOWNSHIP - Police have charged the driver of a car hit by a tractor-trailer June 23 with driving under the influence. The accident occurred shortly before 3 a.m. on Route 309 near Shadyside Lake in Kunkle, and closed the highway for more than eight hours. The 1984 Ford LTD sedan was operated by D. A. Moyer, 21, of Tunkhannock, and also carried a passenger, Brad Casey, 21, of Tunkhannock, according to Dal- las Township police. Casey was taken by helicopter to Community Medical Center in Scranton, while Moyer was trans- ported to the same hospital by the Dallas ambulance. Both are listed in satisfactory condition in the trauma unit, according to a hos- pital spokesperson. The older model Freightliner cabover tractor-trailer, owned by National Freight of Vineland, NJ, was operated by Randy P. Korb, 38, of Olyphant, who was taken by the Kunkle ambulance to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospi- tal, where he was treated and See DUI, pg 8 Boat fire injures two By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff HARVEYS LAKE - Two men were burned and a fiberglass boat was destroyed June 18 after it caught fire while refueling near the Grotto Marina at 11 p.m. Plains resident Ronald Reed, 35, was filling the boat's gas tank from a five-gallon container when the fumes caught fire, according to Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission waterways conser- vation officer Jim Stout. Reed and a passenger, Chris- topher Civiello, 22, of Scranton, jumped into the water after being burned in the fire. Reed then climbed back into the boat and attempted to use a fire extin- guisher to control the blaze, Stout said. Reed and Civiello suffered sec- ond and third-degree burns of the lower legs and were taken by the Harveys Lake ambulance to the hospital, where they were treated and released, Stout said. Two other passengers, Mich- elle Civiello and Mike Kroski, weren't injured. The Harveys Lake Fire and Ambulance Company and the police assisted at the scene. | POST PHOTO/GRACE R. DOVE Lunchtime! Girl Scouts Loren Rader and Danielle Mitkus line up to get hot dogs from Darlene McMahon at a picnic marking the end of Girl Scout Neighborhood 25’s week-long day camp at Frances Slocum Park. Publishing schedule for July 4 week Because of the July 4 holiday, The Dallas Post will be delivered to subscribers a day late that week. Local home-delivered subscrib- ers will receive their copies in Thursday's mail. Out-of-area sub- scribers should expect their paper a day later than normal. Copies will be available on local newsstands the afternoon of Wednesday, July 5. The office of The Dallas Post will be closed all day Tuesday, July 4. All news and advertising deadlines will be on our regular schedule, but early submissions will be appreciated. See ROAD WORK, pg 8 Wendy's plan hits snag By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS - It's back to the draw- ing board for developer Larry Claudia of Fallen Oaks Associ- ates, who wants tobuild a Wendy's fast food restaurant on Route 415 on the site of the former Dallas Agway. Based in Binghamton, Claudia has a purchase contract for the empty lot and the Robo Wash and hopes to begin construction as soon as possible, eyeing the early fall as a possible opening time. The proposed 2,720 square- foot restaurant would have an exit from its parking lot onto Mill Street, which neighbors objected to at a zoning hearing June 7. The hearing was continued toJune 21 so Claudia could meet with his engineers todiscuss the Mill Street exit and redesign several signs to See WENDY'S, pg 3 HB West Point bound Shannon Kelly will attend the U.S. Military Academy. Page 2. HB Poem for the 4th Rebecca Hoffman pens an homage to Jefferson. Page 3. 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