“The Dallas Post. Jan. 31 thru Feb. 6, 1996 Vol. 107 No. 5 Robin Suda likes Navy, and the feeling's mutua Dallas, Pennsylvania | By RONALD BARTIZEK Post Staff Robin Suda, the outstanding Dallas track, basketball and cross country star, will be going home in away, ifher dream of attending the U.S. Naval Academy is real- ized. Robin was born in Annapo- lis, Maryland, home of the Acad- emy, and her grandparents, Jerry and Irene Sturhman, still live there. Robin said, recalling a four-day visit in November that sealed her determination to attend the mostly-male training ground for Navy officers. She had visited the campus regularly since childhood with her parents, David and Sharon Suda of Trucksville. And her potential track and basketball coaches cer- tainly made her feel welcome when both asked the Academy’s admin- istrators to pursue the talented senior. The Academy brass then con- tacted U.S. Representative Paul Kanjorski (D-Nanticoke), who made the actual recommendation, of Congress, the Executive Office or a service veteran. Robin's appointment to the prestigious school — you don't choose a service academy, they choose you — isn't a sure thing yet, although she’s been given the impression it's only a formality. She must complete one more step, called the Blue and Gold inter- view, with Cmdr. Duguay, an An- napolis graduate from northeast- ern Pennsylvania. Her coaches say she’s a shoe-in after that. When she does reach the cam- pus, she'll be the first Dallas graduate to attend a service acad- emy. Being a distinct minority in the freshman, or plebe, class doesn't phase the confident but quiet three-sport star, who also carries a 3.4 grade point average while taking some of the most challeng- ing courses at Dallas High School. Robin will be one of about 400 See SHE LIKES NAVY, pg 10 ROBIN SUDA “I felt like I belonged there,” PUC holds up rate hike for National Utilities’ By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff which must come from a member | @ ‘Harveys Lake suing Greco for sewer hil By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff HARVEYS LAKE - The mu- nicipal authority has taken con- cert promoter Thom Greco to court to collect $6,775 in unpaid sewer bills for the amphitheater and its BACK MOUNTAIN - Custom- ers of National Utilities won't be paying more for their water any- time soon. The state Public Utility Commission has put the has quite a of none ‘as By company’s request for an average rate increase of 49 percent on hold for seven months for further study. If the PUC had approved the rate increase, it would have in- creased the yearly water bills of 486 customers of the Oak Hill water company in Lehman Town- ship 38.9 percent, from $357 to $496. Oak Hill is the only com- pany in the division with water meters. The 275 customers of the Rhodes Terrace water company at Harveys Lake would have seen their bills increase 48.9 percent, from $249 to $371. The 180 customers of the Worden Place water company at Harveys Lake and the 575 cus- Well, they tried to help tomers of the Midway Manor wa- ter company in Kingston Town- ship would have seen their yearly bills increase 62.8 percent, from $208 to $339. The state Office of Consumer Advocate has filed a formal com- plaint against the increase and asked the PUC to stop the rate hike until it is fully investigated. “We are aware of the custom- ers’ concerns,” said consumer advocate Irwin Popowsky, “We would like to see the PUC hold public hearings on this request.” According to PUC press secre- See RATE INCREASE, pg 8 POST PHOTO/GRACE R. DOVE Dallas Elementary School students Stephanie Matley, Kristen Allardyce, Christy Williams, Danielle Zarambo and Matt Breymeier show off one of the signs which renamed their school “Steelersburgh Elementary” in honor of the Super Bowl last Friday. Story on page 3 Anna Lloyd named top " hunter pony riderin PA By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS BOROUGH - When Anna Lloyd first climbed into an Three friends’ horses also call the cozy barn home. Anna and her older sister, Amy, first started out as recreational backyard riders. While Amy chan- a keen sense of the game. Katie Guntli scores S00th point Katie Guntli,a member of the undefeated Gate of Heaven 7th grade girls varsity basketball team, scored her 500th point Jan. 23. Katie is the daughter of Rick and Dorothy Guntli of Dallas. She is an honor student at Gate of Heaven and is active in Girl Scouts. She also excels at soccer and softball. She has three sisters, Theresa, Molly and Maggie. Her coach, who is also her dad, describes Katie as a team leader and a joy to coach, with POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Subdivision ok'd by 5-0 vote By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - The planning commission held its last regular meeting January 29 as a five-member board. Because of increased growth in the township, the supervisors plan to add two more members in February. The commission unanimously approved the Chadsford Estates major subdivision owned by Charles and Ann Marie McAvoy after a lengthy discussion with the McAvoys' attorney, Robert Marsh, on two issues, a lot which will handle stormwater runoffand a guarantee that the first road, Abby Road, will be completed to See CHADSFORD, pg 2 related businesses. In order to collect the money the authority has placed alien on the properties, which Greco leases from Shirley Hanson. “He thinks we're overcharging him and we think we're under- charging him,” said municipal authority manager Rick Boice. “We have so much written up on his bill that we ran out of space for him in our computer.” The sewer authority charges Greco $500 per event at the am- phitheater and $1,500 per year for the Tijuana Bar and a restau- rant downstairs from the bar. The facility - amphitheater, bar and restaurant — has a total of seven public bathrooms. The bill is based on estimated daily units of use, orEDU'’s, which cost $500 per year apiece, Boice said. One residential EDU is equivalent to 350 gallons per day, the estimated average daily use for a family of 3.5 persons. Com- mercial use is based on seating. “We're paying them for use by a capacity crowd, whether or not we have all our seats filled,” Greco said. “Our capacity is 5,000 people, not all of whom use the bathrooms. Some use the Job Johnnies which we set up for our events. Our average attendance See GRECO, pg. 8 Rep. Mundy's bug bill stymied by state agency By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff BACK MOUNTAIN -InaCatch- 22 situation, the state Depart- ment of Conservation and Natu- ral Resources (DCNR) first sug- gested amendments to a house bill which would have funded spraying for caterpillars that in- fested the area last summer, then objected to its own amendments. “It’s ironic,” said bill co-spon- sor Rep. Phyllis Mundy. “The DCNR objected to House Bill 1766 because it said there weren't enough trained personnel in the state to administer it. DCNR sug- gested allowing individual coun- ties to operate their own spraying programs, which it would then reimburse. When we wrote that into the bill, DCNR objected to its own amendments.” According to DCNR press sec- retary Gretchen Leslie, the de- partment isn't comfortable with any spraying of residential areas to control native insect pests. The elm spanworm, fall cankerworm and two species of tent caterpil- lars which defoliated the area last summer are indigenous to the area, unlike the gypsy moth, which was imported from the Orient. “It’s too hard to survey for in- festations and predict outbreaks for specific areas,” she said. “You have to go out and check all the trees for egg masses, some of which are rather small.” The elm spanworm infestation collapsed last year in other areas of the state and may collapse in the northeast this summer, she added. See BUG BILL, pg 8 HB Celebrate, help Sister Andre Dembowski will hold her fourth annual Birthday Party for the Poor Feb. 3. Pg 6. BM Water boys kyle Baker and Dean Evans are setting the pace for the Dallas swim team. Pg 9. 14 Pages 2 Sections @ English saddle on her pony, she neled her energies into the Wyo- Calendar.................... 11 never thought she would oneday ming Seminary swimming team, Classified 12-13 be named top pony hunter rider Anna continued her riding in- $e oo 4 oo 7% ST msl cL % | TTT in the state by the American Horse Struction with Jeff Ayers of Crossword.................. 11 Show Association. DoViestown, who noticed her tal- Editorials.................. 4 Anna, 14, has been riding for ¢€nt ituari Win eS a Amv. 16. Bhs become Arhn's Obituaries.................. 12 mother, Elizabeth. Later shetook biggest fan, attending all of the SCNO0k.....o i itvens 7 riding lessons with Kathy Shaskas shows her sister has competed in SPONS:......coc0n vis 9-10 and Sharon Nulton. and keeping a journal, complete The Lloyd family owns Well- with sketches and results, of each CALL 675-5211 @ spring Farm on Machell Ave, show. Their brother, Matt, 18, PHOTO COURTESY OF TERESA RAMSAY FOR HOME DELIVERY, home to ponies Snow White, Duch- ess, Janie and Janie's colt, Willie. thinks Anna is “a bit crazy,” butis See ANNA LLOYD, pg 13 Anna Lloyd, riding Shenandoah Artist, showed off the winning form in the American Horse Show Association's Pony Finals. 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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