Ch ® fo & BR ST Win $1,000 000 Details on page 10 Vol. 106 No. 44 By JACK HILSHER Post Correspondent Harry Crispell of Fairground Road, near the Dallas High School, has discovered three secrets of longevity. First, he says, “You must have bacon and eggs every morning and not worry about the choles- terol stuff. Second, smoke at least a pack of unfiltered Camels daily and not worry about that cancer stuff. Last, but not least, never retire.” Crispell could have added that you'll never have to worry about what to do in your re- tirement. He doesn’t. At 86 he still works...six days a week from seven to noon at the Back Mountain Auto Specialists in Shavertown. He'd be there all day if he didn't have to head home for housekeeping chores and to help an invalid wife. At 86, Harry Crispell's going strong There Harry cooks, washes dishes, cleans and also man- ages to take care of a large lawn and a small garden. If proof were needed that Harry's secrets work, a close look at him is all that is neces- sary. Slim. Trim. There is a small white mustache, his hair is mostly intact and combed in place, his complexion is great See CRISPELL, pg 14 Harry Crispell was presented with a gold honorary lifetime memership in the American Automobile Association in 1990 by Wyoming Valley AAA president Charles Spitale, left, and George Alles, right. Then 81, Crispell was cited as one of the oldest active emergency road service workers. Michelle Molesky, right, of Dallas, chased Lehman's Adrienne Miroslaw during last week's district title game between the two Back Mountain teams. Lake-Lehman won 2-0, ending the KINGS OF THE MOUNTAIN POST PHOTO/RON BARTIZEK Mountaineers’ 5-year district championship streak. Kacy Ziomek (24) is in the background. She had both assists. | ehman plays again Thursday. Story, more photos on page 11. Lake-Lehman race may popey? No, just funny By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff LEHMAN - The race for six seats on the Lake-Lehman school board November 7 promises to be one of the Back Mountain's most interesting elections. If the Lake-Lehman Taxpayers’ Association gets one more candi- date elected, it will change the majority and the entire complex- ion of the board. Lake-Lehman school directors are elected according to the re- gions in which they live. Region I is. composed of Noxen Township in Wyoming County and Lake LJ Township and Harveys Lake Bor- ough in Luzerne County. Region II is. made up of Ross Township and the middle and southwest districts of Lehman Township, while Lehman Township's north- west district and all of Jackson Township comprise Region III. Two seats are open in each region, with all but one seat in Region III being for the full-four- year term. The two-year seat in Region III was formerly held by Dr. Martin McMahon, who couldn’trepresent his region after being re-elected and moving from Jackson Township to Lehman Township, in Region II. The critical seat is in Region II, where the team of McMahon and incumbent Thomas Williams have squared off against taxpayers’ association candidate Rosemary Howard. If Howard is elected, the board's majority will shift to the taxpayers’ association members. Howard, who won the Republi- c tip balance on board can nomination in the primary, said she's running for office “to make a difference for the common people.” “The schools are the property of all who support them,” she said. “They should have a say in how their money is spent.” She wants to end wasteful spending by better planning. One more seat, and taxpayer association candidates will become the majority. “The board shouldn't wait until the last minute to advertise for bids,” she said. “For example, the paving work at the middle and high schools last year was done in October. The board later admit- ted it was done too late. Also, the boiler at the high school is in- spected every year, but it sud- denly needed replacement this year. Shouldn't that have been picked up earlier?” She also questioned the board's renting of a modular unit for the middle school. Buying it outright might have been cheaper in the long run, she said. “During the past eight to 10 years the board has passed what it calls ‘maintenance budgets’ which don't add any new pro- grams,” she said. “All they do is pay for the teachers’ pay raises. The only new programs are paid See L-L VOTE, pg 8 POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Angie Schoonover played Snow White in the group judged best in last weekend's Dallas Kiwanis Halloween Parade. The group of youngsters from Orange was organized by Nancy Kuffa. All the winners’ photos appear on page 7. By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff TRUCKSVILLE - Starting in January, the students at the Westmoreland and Dallas Ele- mentary schools will see a new face, when Kingston Township patrolman Frank Ziegler returns to the classroom. He's not trading in his uniform and cruiser for a grade book. Ziegler has been appointed the Back Mountain's first DARE offi- cer, who will teach the 17-week Drug Abuse Resistance Educa- tion program in the district's eight fifth-grade classes. “I love kids,” he said. “My wife and I have four - Elizabeth, 17, twins Victoria and Virginia. 14, Dallas fifth-grader November 1 hry 7 7 1995 fficer DAREs ids to avoid rugs, alcoho DARE officer for and Frank, 5. They tell us about the peer pressures they see in the schools, how the media greatly influences their friends and the choices kids face every day.” A 1974 graduate of Mansfield State with a bachelor’s degree in See DARE, pg 10 meets First Family By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS TOWNSHIP - Kelly Lenahan recently had an oppor- tunity which she'll be able to tell her grandchildren about. She met President and Mrs. Clinton when they visited Scranton for the dedication of their godchild, Zachary Rodham. Kelly's uncle, attorney Patrick Rogan, had received an invitation to the ceremony and reception and was allowed to bring one guest. Naturally he invited his favorite niece. “Iwas nervous,” Kelly said. “My uncle had to talk to the Secret Kelly Lenahan’s essay, pg 8 Service people at the church be- fore we could go in.” They sat in the fourth row of pews, right behind the presiden- tial aides. At one point in the service when the congretation exchanges the sign of peace, Presi- dent Clinton shook Kelly's hand. Kelly, 10, gave baby Zachary a crystal clock shaped like a child's block and Chelsea Clinton a Waterford crystal ring holder. See FIRST FAMILY, pg 14 Library gains support for new funding scheme By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS - Several months ago the Back Mountain Memorial Library proposed a novel method of obtaining financial support from its nine member municipalities and two school districts. Instead of asking each for a flat yearly contribution, board mem- ber Bruce Rosenthal suggested basing yearly municipal contri- butions on 4¢ for each book checked out by residents, while the school districts could donate $2 per student. “So far we're on target,” he said Friday. “One school district and six municipalities have already written the amount we requested into their budgets.” According to Rosenthal’s fig- ures, Dallas School District was the first to budget its fair share of $5,200, an increase of $4, 200 over last year. Dallas Borough promised See LIBRARY, pg 2 lM Oops! Franklin Townships new zoning plan may violate state regulations. Pg 3. HB Shoe preview Saturday's 48th Old Shoe Game is shaping up to be a classic. 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