1 & Vol. 107 No. 3 Dallas, Pennsylvania 3 > By CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Post Staff DALLAS - It was an animal 1 lover’s nightmare, made easier ‘to accept by an army of helpful volunteers. At 11:30 Saturday night the roof over the riding « arena at Winterview Farm on Machell Avenue in Dallas col- lapsed under the weight of record snows. Justa few hours earlier Dr. John Shaskas, his wife Kathy, and others had be- gun to pull all the animals out of the adjacent stables. “With the help of many area horse people, we had the ani- A small army of volunteers turned out to move horses and clean up after a section of the roof at Winterview Farm in Dallas collapsed. In top photo, Dave Schooley manned a snowblower to clear off the rest of the roof. Desiree Schooley, left, and Jocelyn Snow brings down part of horse barn roof mals out into the paddock shortly after,” said Kathy Shaskas. The veterinary clinic associated with the stable was unharmed. The Shaskases had called WNEP-TV 16's Action 16 line late Saturday afternoon to alert horse owners and solicit volun- teers when they first noticed the roof sagging. Between that call for help and phone calls among customers and friends, nearly 100 people showed up to move horses from the stables into the outdoor paddock. Sure that the animals were secure, they began clearing snow from the still-intact parts Kozick carted food to the horses that had been moved to the paddock in left photo. Above right, of the roof over the former indoor riding ring. No animals were hurt, and the veterinarian office was undamaged. of the barn. Dave and Adam Schooley, Jason Foster, Joe Saraka and others ventured onto the roof with shovels and a snow blower to remove the heavy blanket of snow threat- ening the remaining structure. “I went to shake one man's hand and thank him,” John Shaskas said. “He replied, ‘Don’t bother. I'm just here to help out,’ and climbed on the roof and started shoveling.” Sharon Nulton, a riding in- structor, was distraught Sun- day morning at the thought that it might take months to repair the facility. John Shaskas said about 40 feet of roof was POST PHOTOS/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK a gaping hole took the place lost on the 200-foot long build- ing, and it would take six to eight weeks to repair. Kathy Shaskas said she thought some of the rink might remain usable once the dam- ages area was secured, but through teary eyes muttered, “It’s still very upsetting when it’s your own business.” Katie Harkins, Aubrey Budzin and Desiree Schooley, all riding students at the school, wondered if the horses would be able to stay at Winterview as they watered, fed and cleaned their equine friends. Post reporter Grace R. Dove contributed to this article. € © Lake-Lehman could save $100G on bond refinancing 3 4 2 By ANN POEPPERLING Post Correspondent At its regular meeting January 9, the Lake-Lehman School Board passed a resolution which could save the district $100,000 in in- terest costs, according to secre- tary Raymond Bowersox. _. Will Conyngham, president of the Back Mountain Regional Land The measure appoints profes- sionals to analyze the feasibility of refunding the school district's general obligation bonds, series of 1991, which are callable in July, 1996. $3.2 million would be needed to call the original issue of $3,910,000. Bowersox recom- mended using the firms of Wheat Trust, pointed out significant features of the group's first conservation easement during a meeting of the Back Mountain Business & Professional Association. t First Butcher and Singer and W.H. Newbold’s and Sons in a 60/40 split respectively. \ The original issue is paying an interestrate of 5.5-6.25%, accord- ing to Bowersox, and was sched- uled to be paid off in July, 2003. The reissued bonds, projected to have aninterestrate ofabout 3.7- 4.4% would be paid off a few months earlier. However, accord- ing to Bowersox, if the interest rates are not feasible on the day of market, the school districtisinno - way obliged to go through with See LEHMAN BOND, pg. 12 [Land Trust records first transaction, By RONALD BARTIZEK Post Staff The Back Mountain Regional Land Trust is wrapping up its first transaction, and members hope to line up more in 1996. Will Conyngham, president of the organization, described the 42-acre parcel of land that will be protected by a conservation ease- ment at the January meeting of the Back Mountain Business and Professional Association. The sec- ond generation land owners, now in their early 70's, wanted to pre- looks ahead serve the Salem Township plot in the same condition they had known it. In conveying a conser- vation easement to the land trust, the owners have protected the acreage from development, with the trust agreeing to enforce the terms forever. “It's a great mechanism for pro- tecting land,” Conyngham said, and it can have positive tax con- sequences as well. When land is protected in this way, the owner may take a tax deduction for the See LAND TRUST, pg 10 SY = SAVAIN (CTE Ew | =H OO 1\V/ | \V/ [6] \N 1H SOT i I |= VAN EVANS 0 VAN ot = |\V) AN ARS OF i (© [©] BS BT ISH Hi 21 [07 BS Jan. 17 thru Jan. 23, 1996 Parents, teachers 50¢ oppose closing Westmoreland By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS - Parents and teach- ers opposed to closing the Westmoreland Elementary School made their feelings known to the school board at its regular Janu- ary 15 meeting. Closing the school and hous- ing all students in kindergarten through third grade in the Dallas Elementary School and students in fourth and fifth grade in a new building to be built behind the present middle school is one of the options which the board is considering. “We would like to keep our K through five building,” said read- ing specialist Rita Mundy, who teaches at Westmoreland. “We can't operate a school as a com- munity in which all students are known and cared about ifwe don't know them and they don’t know ‘us, as would happen in a larger school. It's also easier to maintain discipline.” See WESTOMORELAND, pg 8 Craft shop proponent will challenge ruling By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff KINGSTON TOWNSHIP-U. S. Army Captain Roy Evans won't take “no” for an answer. ; After hisrequest torezone prop- erty at 20 No. Memorial Highway from residential to business (B-2) was denied at the supervisors’ January 10 meeting, Evans vowed to appeal it and if necessary to apply for rezoning to B-1 instead. “The supervisors already had their minds made up behind closed doors before the meeting,” he said. “I definitely plan to ap- peal this in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas.” Evans bought the house and garage, zoned residential, in Oc- tober for $62,000. The day after he bought it, he putit back on the market for $95,000 under a con- tract with Busch Real Estate. The property is at the corner of Holcomb Road, a narrow streeton a steep hill leading to Pioneer Ave. The B-2 district ends at Evans's property's frontline, where itabuts the cemetery, and at the rear, where it meets the Hill property. Cars would enter and exit Evans's property from the highway. See CRAFT SHOP, pg 8 Nabbed using stolen credit cards According to Dallas Borough police, New York residents Reginald Ukachukwu and Imeh Vdofia, both Nigerian nationals, were recently indicted by a federal grand jury in Scranton and charged with 27 counts of credit card fraud and related charges. The two, plus a third unknown suspect, are accused of using sto- len credit cards and phony New Jersey drivers’ licenses to obtain cash advances from branches of the Pioneer American Bank in Luzerne, Lackawanna and Mon- roe counties between June and September of 1995. They allegedly withdrew a total of $10,950 in four transactions from the branch at the Dallas Village Shopping Center. Patrolman Russell Devens was assisted in the investigation by the U.S. Postal Investigation Ser- vice, the U. S. Attorney's office and the U. S. Secret Service. Po- lice are investigating whether or not the suspects are in the coun- try illegally. The men are in jail and could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count if found guilty. BH Gift of sight Shavertown optometrist Dr. Curtis Goodwin will bring used glasses to island nation. Pg 3. HB BMT Baseball will hold registration for boys and girls, all ages, this Saturday. Pg 9. 14 Pages 2 Sections Calendar..............n0 7 Classified............... 12-13 CIOSSWOrd........... cies 7 Editorials.................... 4 Obituaries.................. 12 Soho0L......4. nai 7 SPONS......o.. 9-10 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING Please enclose this label with any address changes, The Dallas Post MAILING LABEL- and mail to The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612-0366
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