a 1,000 Nothing’s cuter than a little hooter This small gray-phase screech owl made an unscheduled stop at the Back Mountain Foot Center at the Route 309-415 Plaza Monday morning. It stayed on a window ledge until about 4 p.m., when it flew away. Game Commission officials theorized it may have hit the window and became temporarily stunned. The owl should have some very strange tales to share with its family. POST PHOTO/GRACE R. DOVE Driver who hit cop lacked valid license oO) = 3 By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS - The driver of a '96 unsafe speed. Richard Vinnacombe turned himself in to police Monday after- noon. He told police he thought a rock had been thrown up against Chrysler mini-van which struck a police officer on Huntsville Road shortly before 7 a.m. Monday faces a misdemeanor charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving injuries. He also may be charged with three summary offenses: Driving with a suspended license, careless driving, and driving at an the car when he heard a sound as he passed by two policemen. Their cars were parked alongside Huntsville Road without their flashers on. According to patrolman James See DRIVER, pg. 2 Supervisors expect to * shave propsed budget By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff HARVEYS LAKE - The bor- ough will see its 14th consecutive year with a 21-mill property tax, according to the preliminary budget which the council unani- mously passed at its November 20 meeting. The borough expects to start the year with a general fund bal- ance of $212,568. * The $613,630 budget projects By JACK HILSHER Post Correspondent Genealogy, the study of the ancestry of an individual, can be a historical science, an art, or just a hobby. Regardless, tracing one’s “family tree” fascinates us...we all want to climb it. Gee, maybe we're related to Buffalo Bill! Or, hey, even royalty! A family tree exists in the Back Mountain with an astonishing number of branches: 2,347 de- scendants for 13 generations! That tree's name is Crispell, and a Dallas Post story on Harry Cris- pell, 86, and still working, caused so much interest that his clan merits a further visit. That possibly record-setting a $19,250 increase in real estate taxes, with most other revenues anticipated to increase very little. Anticipated expenditures for general administration will in- crease from $81,300 to $89,600, while police expenses will increase from $116,700 to $126,000. Total anticipated expenses are $622,410, a difference of $8,780 from 1995. “We haven't finalized all our See BUDGET, pg 2 “Solomon was a wagon maker and Jarmer. He was a good man who followed the laws of health and lived to the age of 102." From “History of Luzerne County” number of Crispell descendants should not surprise anyone fa- miliar with former times. ..planned parenthood lectures were un- known. Take Minnie E. Crispell for example: Born -1913, married - 1929, died - 1991, husband - Santa faces a By Rudolph ‘Red’ Nose (This is the first of a four-part children’s story, The Dallas Post's Christmas present to our young readers.) It all started in Santa's work- shop. The elves were hard at work, as usual, and, as they built toy trains, carved out blocks, pro- grammed video games and in- vented new and better playthings, they talked. “I hate these election years,” said a green-haired elf named Jovial. “Every 500 years, it's the same old thing. It gets tiresome. Why don't we just proclaim Santa Wii sid 4 Ts NX Sa NS Dallas, Pennsylvania J 50¢ November 29 thru December 25, 1995 Home owners buy water co. Cedar Lane residents end years of frustration “over pressure, quality By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff KINGSTON TOWNSHIP - Resi- dents of the Cedar Lane subdivi- sion now have no one to blame but themselves for water prob- lems. The development of $300,000 homes, once plagued with poor quality and low pres- sure, was also staring at a pro- posed $850 per home water bill. Instead of paying up, the home owners decided to ante up, and bought the water company. Originally owned by John Moreck and operated by United Services Associates, Cedar Lane's water system has been nothing but a headache to residents for the past five years. It supplied the 25 to 30 families for free — but with some restrictions. Washing cars or sidewalks wasn't allowed. Watering lawns was allowed only on alternating days. The pressure was so low that lawn sprinklers sometimes Decking the halls Nancy Grabensteter, owner of Hill the Florist on Pioneer Ave. 1s hard at work frying to keep up with the holiday season demand. “We couldn't have done it without everyone's complete cooperation. Erik Dingle Cedar Lane home owner wouldn't work anyway. Only one family had a backyard swimming pool. The pressure dropped noticea- bly between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., especially during the summer, forcing families to make do with- She and a crew of elves were busy Monday making wreaths, bows and other decorations. More photos on page 9. out showers before bedtime. Occasionally the water was off all night, forcing people to go to work unwashed, unshaved, their teeth unbrushed. Adding insult to injury, Moreck promised last year toadd a 25,000 gallon holding tank to the system once the Public Utility Commis- sion approved an $850 yearly water fee for each household. Until the PUC became involved, resi- dents got their water for free. The system storage tank's capacity was about 1,000 gallons. See WATER, pg 10 POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Family's search casts a wide net Louis L. Lamoreaux, progeny - count ‘em 15. And doesn't that name ring a Back Mountain bell? Plus there are scads of others as familiar: Ide, Oney, Sickler, May, Weaver, Dymond...thelist is truly endless. Amateur genealogists know one source to help their tracing is the family Bible, especially those old massive gilt-edged tomes with pages in the front marked “Births” and “Deaths.” It is interesting to realize the importance the Bible itself placed on generational lineage...whole sections of scrip- ture are devoted to naming of wives, and sons, and the sons of See FAMILY, pg 10 POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Minnie Sidorek and granddaughter Noel show off a copy of "The Crispell Chronicles." challenge ... from an elf! Santa for life and be over with it once and for all?” “I agree,” chimed in a blue- haired elf named Blithe. “After all, who could possibly be a better Santa than Santa? Let's bring it up at the Elves’ Congress next week. After all, nobody's even run against him in all the thousands of years he's been bringing pres- ents to good little boys and girls.” An orange-haired elf named Snark listened but didn't say anything. That night, after he finished his work, Snark didn't play the usual Elf games. He didn't join in the nightly reindeer races, which meant that Blitzen, his usual mount, had to sit sadly on the sidelines and watch. He didn't even come to the commisary for hot chocolate and cookies and he hadn't missed his hot chocolate and cookies in halfa dozen centu- ries. As the week passed, all the talk in the workshop centered on the motion to declare Santa Santa for all time. The workshop was abuzz with suggestions as to the proper wording of the proposal. Ifanyone planned to vote against it, he wasn't talking. See STORY, pg 9 Wendy's aims for Dec. opening By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS —- New jobs are coming to the Back Mountain and area fast-food connoisseurs will soon have a new restaurant to try when Wendy's opens near the center of Dallas. “We want to be open by the end of the year, or by mid-January at the very latest,” said manager Steve Kepic of QSF, Inc, the fran- chise owner. He has already hired two full- time mangers from the area, and expects to hire a total of eight full- time management personnel and 35 to 50 part-time and full-time crew members. Located at the site of the former Dallas Agway and the Robo-Wash, the 2,720 square-foot restaurant, which features burgers, chicken breast filets, baked potatoes and a potato topping and salad bar, will have a drive-in window for takeout orders. See WENDY'S, pg 3 HW Shop at home Business Association slates "Open House" for Dec. 1-3. Pgs 14-15. Bm Diving in Dallas is ready to start its second swimming season. Pg 11. 18 Pages 2 Sections Calendar................... 18 Classified............... 16-17 Crossword............... 18 Editonials................ 4 Obituaries................... 16 SCHOOL... oo es 8 SPOONS... 11-13 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING re The Dallas Post MAILING LABEL- Please enclose this label with any address changes, and mail to The Dallas Post, P.O. 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