Vol. 106 No. 31 By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff LEHMAN TOWNSHIP - Pro- posed changes to the zoning ordi- nance could affect future plans for land around the Huntsville and Ceasetown reservoirs owned by Pennsylvania Enterprises, the owners of Pennsylvania Gas and Water. Changes would prohibit any development or use of land, in- Zea /\ AN Sa > he Dallas Po St Dallas, PA cluding on-site septic systems, within 150 feet from the water's edge of any stream flowing into a reservoir. All land within 100 feet of the water's edge and trees larger than six feet in diameter would be left undisturbed. No development or use would be allowed within 50 feet of the edge of any other body of water, including streams, ponds, lakes ‘and wetlands. The planned changes won't affect present zoning regulations, which severely limit development and use of land near reservoirs, which is zoned C-1 (conservation). One-family houses are allowed in the C-1 zone only if the zoning board has approved them first, according to zoning officer Bar- bara Simms. Land zoned C- 1 may be subdivided and sold, as long as its proposed use and plan comply with all regulations. PG&W owns the Ceasetown (Chenery) Reservoir at Pikes, Creek, a new filtration plant and approximately 4,853 square acres — about a third of the township - around it and the Huntsville res- ervoir. The value of the land, 45 different parcels, for tax purposes is $53,950, according to tax rec- ords. The company also owns three parcels ofland totalling more than 30 acres, valued at $23,420, around the Huntsville Reservoir in Dallas Borough and a filtration plant on Huntsville Creek in King- ston Township, according to tax records. “We expect to finalize the sale of the water companies by the end of the year,” said PG&W spokes- person Juneann Greco. “It's a lengthy process. There are no plans at this time to sell the re- maining land around the reser- voirs.” August 2 thru August 8, 1995 Zoning changes could affect PG&W land, 1/3 of Lehman od PG&W announced its intention to sell between 7,000 and 8,000 acres of watershed land in its local water division to Pennsylva- nia American Water, a large, publicly-owned water company headquartered in Hershey, in May. Ownership of the company’s remaining 46,000 acres of water- shed land in the area will be trans- ferred to PG&W's gas division, which Pennsylvania Enetrprises plans to keep, Greco said. ® Accused killer to face trial 1 In love with Willie Amy Lloyd frolicked with Willie, a three- month-old foal, at Wellspring Farm in Dallas. The colt's mom, Janie looked on. Willie likes to play with a large rubber ball that he rolls around the paddock. More photos of horses and their human caretakers on page 3. POST PHOTOS/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Carving's a labor of love for Ric By JACK HILSHER Post Correspondent If someone called Lehman Avenue's Richard Yanalunas loony, they would not be com- pletely wrong, but not in the ac- cepted slang sense of the term. For Rick — he gets that more than Richard — has the recent distinction of having his wood carving of a loon win second place in a world-wide competition. And as for the loon — a rather large diving bird — it has the distinc- tion of giving rise to that expres- sion “looney,” all because of its wild and crazy cry. It's sort of a shame, because loons don't even look slightly daffy. In fact, they are strikingly hand- some, and a good choice to carve...Rick’s prize-winning effigy is over a foot tall, displaying a dark regal head raised over a body of mottled black and white pat- tern. POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Carving of puffins won first place at a show in New Jersey. A loon won second place at a prestigious event in Maryland. In the spring dozens of loons can be found at our Huntsville Dam. They fish well, diving deep, Rick says, “They are seen in our area in both spring and fall, I think their numbers are growing. Some may even be about to stay here year-round, which I'd like to see. They make great subjects to carve.” His loon carving earning a second place ribbon meant it had to be just about perfect, for com- petition is intense and world-wide. Over 1,000 carvers from seven countries participated in the annual event sponsored by the Ward Foundation of Maryland, which celebrated its 25th anni- versary this year. Carvers are divided into five groups: Youth, novice, intermedi- ate, open and world. Only the world group shared in cash awards of $93,000. Rick's class was the intermediate and he intends to tackle the world group next. k Yanalunas His interest in carving may stem in part from a grandfather who worked in wood. Rick, 46, is the owner/operator of Bucky's Auto Body Shop in Trucksville. He is married to the former Eleanor Jones of Shavertown who partly shares his hobby since hers is bird-watching. Their living room features close-at-hand high-pow- ered, binoculars and a 35-mm camera with telephoto lens, the necessary tools for both hobbies. Rick has made bird patterns from pictures the two have taken. The couple has two children: Amy, 22, an environmental scien- tist, and Stacey, 20, an artist at Old Dominion in Virginia. Stacey has won many awards with her watercolors and pencil drawings. Their living room is brightened by samples. Yanalunas has always been ~ able to relax with wood working of See CARVING, pg 10 By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS TOWNSHIP- Charges of homicide, aggravated assault and criminal attempt against Frederick Kirkendall, Jr., were bound over to Luzerne County Criminal Court after a prelimi- nary hearing August 1 before District Magistrate James Tup- per. Kirkendall is accused of killing his grandfather, Charles Corey Besteder, and wounding his fa- ther, Frederick Kirkendall, Sr., with a .16-gauge shotgun June 11 at Besteder's home on Route 309 near the Kunkle-Alderson Road. Kirkendall was visiting his family on an eight-hour pass from Clarks Summit State Hospital the day of the shooting. Fred Kirkendall, Sr., is perma- nently paralyzed from the waist down and is a patient at the John Heinz Institute of Rehabilitation in Scranton, according to Dallas Township police chief Carl Miers. Kunkle fire chief Jack Dodson, the lirst to arrive at the scene of the shooting, testified that he saw Kirkendall walking up the drive- way from the house. “All I knew was that there had. been a shooting,” Dodson said. “I saw Freddie and asked him what happened. He said, ‘I just shot my father and my grandfather. The demons told me to do it.’ I got out of the truck and tried to talk to him, but he told me he had to get out of there because his uncle. would kill him when he found out’ what had happened.” : Dodson said he ran down the. driveway and found Besteder, his head slupmed back, sitting in a chair on the front porch. | “I touched his neck, but 1 ) couldn't find a pulse,” Dodson said. “There was lots of blood on the left side of his chest and his left arm. His wife said she thought he was dead." 2 Dodson said he found Fred Kirkendall, Sr., lying on his back in the side yard. bs. “I took his hand and asked if he See TRIAL Pg 10 New Zoning regs target cottages, conservation By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff LEHMAN TOWNSHIP — Changes in the zoning ordinance dealing with nonconforming uses ofland, adopted at a special super- visors’ meeting July 31, have al- ready begun a ripple effect among township residents. The changes, which prohibit any type of expansion of noncon- forming uses and expansion of buildings on nonconforming lots, directly affect Jackson Road resi- dent Dan Major and anyone plan- ning to enlarge summer cottages at Lake Silkworth. Major, owner of Dan's Lawn and Garden Equipment, has op- erated his lawn mower repair business without a nonconform- ing use permit for the past year. He would like to apply for a tem- porary use permit, which is good for a year and could be renewed twice more with the supervisors’ approval, but has been stymied by the way in which his land has been zoned. According to a building permit which Major obtained in 1983, his land is zoned agricultural. He recently learned his land covers two zones, residential in front and agricultural in the rear. He says the dividing line is 100 feet back from the road, while the Luzerne County planning commission, who makes the final decision in such matters, says it's 200 feet back. No copies of the township's old zoning ordinance, adopted a week or two before the municipal build- ing burned down, are available to verify the location of the line. They didn’t survive the fire. “Nobody knows where the line is,” Major said. “I was given the wrong information, that it was 100 feet from the road. The front See ZONING, pg 10 BM Education pages appear on pages 8-9. See what's in store this fall. HB He's a champ. Josh Butler is tuning up for a national weightlifting meet. Page 11. 18 Pages 2 Sections Calendar................. 18 Classified............... 16-17 Crossword.................. 18 Editorials... 4 Obituaries................... 16 School... ak 15 Spons........c..... 11-14 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING The Dallas Post MAILING LABEL- Please enclose this label with any address changes, and mail to The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612-0366
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