> i A * ist VO SN ale Ld dl er 1 ON 0 OO OO TO 0 SOO NT REE lid ig EEwasvTaEnERRR HEaRNaANRaENS *i il BETS tr Li ® LLL LLL LLL] 355 | & my -_~ RYE ERE } | Si ] mE The Dallas Post Vol. 107 No. 4 e Lake Silkworth resident Gail Ide, a volunteer at the Luzerne County Emergency Management Agency, was interviewed for several minutes on CNN's 6 p.m. newscast Saturday. She de- scribed evacuation and emer- gency procedures for correspon- dent Brian Jenkins. Unfortu- nately, they spelled her name “Idd” in the caption that accom- panied the interview. Ww Supporters sing Westmoreland' Evacuees flood Back Mountain By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS - Volunteers at the Red Cross evacuation shelter at the Dallas High School turned out early Saturday morning to care for about 150 people displaced by the mandatory evacuation of the Wyoming Valley. Many arrived at the shelter after spending much of the night helping their own family members or friends get away from the rising waters of the Susquehanna. “It was amazing,” said Dallas Township resident Maryann Popielaraz, who came with her son, Andy, to work at the shelter. “People of all ages donated food or showed up to help out. They brought toys, towels, personal care items —anything they thought the evacuees could use.” Maryann registered evacuees, while Andy moved cots, brought in food and did whatever needed to be done. When she and Andy reminded an older woman stepping outside for a walk to button up her coat to protect her from the wind, the woman said, “It’s just like south- ern hospitality back here.” A man who has small children invited families with toddlers to come to his home to play, while a family from the Lake-Lehman area called to offer the use a spare bedroom, Maryann recalled. Someone else donated decks of playing cards and board games for the kids. Shavertown resident Kim Bren, also working registration, came out because her mother, Maude McHenry, who works for the Red Cross, had called her and said the agency needed help. “We have to keep track of people in case their relatives are looking for themand getanaccurate count for meals and cots,” she said. The middle school cafeteria served as a staging area for cots and other supplies. For school board member See EVACUEES, pg. 7 dd) * The scene at the parking lot of the Red Cross evacuation shelter at the Dallas High School included an RV, an outboard motorboat and two dogs taking their masters for a walk Saturday afternoon. e A checker at Insalaco’s at the Country Club Shopping Center said there was a line of custom- ers at the door when the store opened at 7 a.m. There were Maude McHenry, left, in top photo, comforted Kathrine Jenks of Swoyersville, while Nancy Rogers helped tuck her in. Andy Popielarz, near right, plumped the pillow for Annie Tressa of Swoyersville at the Dallas High School emergency site. Far right, Melissa Evans helped Mark Saypach of Swoyersville feel at his temporary home, the Dallas High School evacuation center. POST PHOTOS/ CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK POST PHOTO/GRACE R. DOVE Robin Kinley and Maria Yurchision signed petitions at a special PTO meeting Thursday night to keep the Westmoreland Elementary School open. £5 Dallas, Pennsylvania Gail 'Idd' on CNN and other flood notes noticeable bare spots on the shelves in the meat and fresh produce departments by 8:30 a.m., as valley residents flocked to Back Mountain stores because downtown stores were closed. * One Weather Channel announcer displayed a lack of geography knowledge when he called the Susquehanna at Wilkes-Barre the “Wilkes-Barre River” several times. He also By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff TRUCKSVILLE - Westmore- land School parents and teachers rallied last week in an attempt to prevent the closing of their school. Despite threatening skies and thick fog, about 150 parents at- tended a meeting Jan. 18 at Westmoreland to learn about the district's options and how they will affect the students. If the district closes Westmoreland, it could build a new school on that site, add to the present Dallas Elementary build- ing to create a large school hous- ing all students in grades K through five or split up the el- ementary grades, housing the lower grades in the present Dallas Elementary building and two or three grades in a new addition to be built behind the middle school. PTO president Susan mention the “Towanda River.” * Evacuees at the Dallas High School called their shelter “The Back Mountain Marriott” be- cause of the great meals served up on short notice by the cafete- ria staff. * Area firefighters pulled marathon 12-hour shifts Friday and Saturday pumping flood See FLOOD NOTES, pg 7 § praises Baiamonte outlined the district's building options, their costs, ad- vantages and disadvantages, fol- lowed by reading specialist Rita Mundy, who presented research supporting smaller elementary schools such as Westmoreland. “What kind of a PTO would we have in a huge mega-school with 1,000 children?” Baiamonte asked. Parents said they were con- cerned about the increased traffic a new school would bring main campus, where the high school, middle school and Dallas Elemen- tary School are located. “Go up there at 9 a.m. and see the traffic now,” Baiamonte said. “Now add our 450 children to that.” “The pros and cons from the architects were mainly based on maximizing building use and See WESTOMORELAND, pg 8 Super Bowl calls for : name change, fans say As the Super Bowl football game pitting the Pittsburgh S Steel er -against the Dallas Cowboys draws near, some folks have become uncomfortable with the name “Dallas ona Pennsyl nia town. Hugh Boice, who lives on Country Club Road, says h his family and his “bar buddies" think their town should becom Jan. 24 thru Jan. 30, 1996 See NAME CHANGE, Pg 0 Dallas man kidnapped, beat wife, police say By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff BACK MOUNTAIN - Dallas resident William Goldsmith has been charged with multiple counts of reckless endangerment, mak- ing terroristic threats, harrassment and stalking, disor- derly conduct, simple assault, unlawful restraint, false impris- onment and kidnapping after a domesticincidentJanuary 20, ac- cording to arrest documents on file with District Justice James Tupper. He was arrested by police from Dallas and Lehman townships after his wife, Michelle, reported he had beaten her, pushed her into a glass door, pointed a loaded gun at her and told her, “You're going to die tonight,” tied her hands and tied her to the seat of the car. He then drove her to the Lehman Township residence of Gary Powell on Troxell Switch Road, where he pounded on the garage door, pointed a gun at the second-story window where Powell's friend was standing and shouted for Powell to come out. | Goldsmith then left the Powell residence and drove his wife home, where he released her. Goldsmith had been trying ta find out where his wife was stay- ing, the documents said. Two hours later Mrs. Goldsmith’ reported to police that her Bis band had said he was returning to. the Powell residence with a can of gasoline or kerosene and intended to kill Powell, his wife and him- self. Powell told police Goldsmith called him, saying he would be stalking Powell all night and to have a nice night. In the course of the investiga- tion, police siezed two semi-auto- matic handguns which were ob- tained by search warrant and a haa See KIDNAP, pg 2 Bl Hats on! Second graders at Westmoreland School celebrated "Hat Day". Pg 3. HW J.P. Cosgrove leads the Dallas boys' basketball team by giving it his all. 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