L ] The Dallas Post Scouts need help to repair damaged camp Editor: Penn's Woods Girl Scout Council's Camp Louise outside Berwick has suffered major dam- age from the recent storms. Sally Jervis, executive director, said that all winter camping has had to be cancelled. She explained that damage to the camp includes washing out the camp's road, which cannot be traversed by automobile because @its base was washed out. The camp caretaker's home had water damage to the lower level, making it'unlivable. The septic system was destroyed. Erosion has been discovered at the dam for the lake. Staffand members of the board are currently evaluating whether torepair or replace the caretaker's home. Temporary repairs to the road will allow John Gallagher, facilities director and his wife Deborah Gallagher, camp direc- tor, and their children to remain on the upper floor of the house. Early estimates of damage and necessary repairs to Camp Louise are more than $150,000. None of the damage is covered by insur- ance since the Council did not carry flood insurance for a camp located on the side of the Jonestown Mountain. As Council members and the public have learned of the dam- age, there have been offers of help. Unfortunately, volunteer work crews cannot begin to do what needs to be done at Camp Louise. If Girl Scouts and the public want to help restore Camp Louise, the best way to help will be to sell or buy more Girl Scout Cookies dur- ing the sale now going on. What the Council needs now is money. Troops will conduct extra booth sales to benefit the Camp Louise Restoration Fund. Over the years, cookie profits built Camp Louise. Now cookie profits at $1.00 a box will restore the camp. For ex- ample, it will take the sale of 45,000 boxes of cookies to repair the road. The hope of everyone at the Council is that we will be able to open camp in May for the regular camping season. Ellie Rodda Penn's Woods Girl Scout Council *Unique area 4-H club seeks new members ‘Editor: Imagine a world with no stores. No grocery stores, no clothing stores, no hardware stores, no shoe stores, no drug stores, no toy stores. Now imagine gathering materials from your environment and making everything you need to survive. In our modern society ‘Wthere is really no impelling reason todo this unless you are as curi- ous about this lifestyle as I am. Sometimes you are aware of something long before you have an actual realization of it. I knew the Native American Indians had no stores, but one day, years ago, I suddenly realized exactly what that meant. That realization : et F, (® "ONLY YESTERDAY 60 Years Ago - Feb. 7, 1936 BORO GETS STATE $$$ TO PAY TEACHERS Revived movement for early construction of the Luzerne by- pass bore fruit this week when William W. Multer, county con- troller; announced he had inserted $100,000 item in the road and bridge department of his tentative budget to cover possible damages in construction of the road. Since the teachers’ fund is ex- hausted, Dallas Borough School Board will pay instructors by us- ing a part of the district's general fund it was decided on at their meeting. A $3,698 appropriation from the State due this month will ease the financial strain on the oard. 50 Years Ago - Feb. 8, 1946 NO MORE SEWAGE MAY BE DUMPED IN CREEK Residents of Dallas Borough who are now dumping their sew- age in Toby's Creek will have to change their method of disposal or be-subject to heavy penalties. ® ‘That .was made evident at Bor- ough Council when James Besecker, secretary, read the let- ter from J.R. Hofert, secretary of aroused an intense curiosity about how their daily needs were met. That curiosity led to years of read- ing, amateur research, and ex- perimentation with this type of primitive lifestyle. I am also en- thusiastic about sharing what I've learned, and am still learning, with others. The most effective way to accomplish this was to become a 4-H volunteerand leader to the “Dream Catchers.” Our projects thus far include making dream catchers, Indian jewelry, rawhide and rawhide drums, arawhide shield, toy blow- dart guns, soo-soo sticks and tan- ning a buffalo hide. We won sev- eral awards at the Wyoming the Sanitary Water Board of Penn- sylvania Council contends that it operates no sewer system and dumps no refuse into Toby's Creek but admits that certain Main and Lake Street residents do. Jive Junction Teen Age Center for Dallas will reopen tonight fol- lowing the basketball games. The Junction, which was closed last fall, has all its facilities available - again. Members are requested to show their cards for admittance and non-members will be charged a nominal fee. 40 Years Ago - Feb. 3, 1956 DALLAS ESSO STATION - HAS GRAND OPENING Residents of the Back Moun- tain area once again displayed their generosity and public spiritedness on Tuesday by top- ping all previous figures in the Mothers March on Polio. Approxi- mately 270 volunteers collected $2,866.37. Last year's total was $2,542. The epidemic of scarlet fever among grade school children in Lehman is apparently on the wane, with no new cases reported since Sunday. A few of the children affected, are back in school again. Clyde Birth, owner, announces his Dallas Esso Service Center will have its grand opening Feb. 9, 10 and 11, with free gifts and awards. First prize is a GE Por- table TV. Drawing is March 31. You could get - Center cut pork chops or roast, 55¢ lb.; ground beef, 3 1bs. $1; Louella bread, 19¢ loaf; broccoli, 25¢ bnch.; Ig. eggs, 59¢ doz. County Fair for our dream catch- ers. We are just completing our most recent project which is transform- ing raw deer hides into buckskin clothing. These projects have brought us a great sense of accomplishment and a respect for the people who developed and perfected this way of life. Our future projects will com- bine our interest in primitive skills with our love of nature. For infor- mation contact Sandra Tamanini at 675-8994. Sandra Tamanini Dallas Township 30 Years Ago - Feb. 3, 1966 FRANKLINTWP. TO ADOPT WAGE TAX Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary was one of 290 libraries in Pennsylvania to receive state aid this week. Its allotment was $3,440 out of the $2.7 million awarded for public library devel- opment program. In making a detailed breakdown of payments, Gov. Scranton said libraries serv- ing more than 7.1 million people in 63 counties are sharing in the disbursal at a rate of 15¢ per capita up 2.5¢ from 12.5¢ paid last year. Franklin Township announced its intention of passing al% wage tax in 1966, according to adver- tisement in this paper. Predomi- nantly rural, Franklin thus yielded to external pressure as a member of Dallas School District to set this tax, presumably as a defense against a levy of a wage tax by Wilkes-Barre against workers from Franklin. 20 Years Ago - Feb. 5,1976 BMT PROTECTIVE ASS'N to FIGHT RATE HIKE A ssixyear record of 96 wins and 42 losses brings Dallas basket- ball coach Joe O'Donnell to within four games of 100 wins, one of the ambitions of every coach. Back Mountain Protective As- sociation President Dr. F. Budd Schooley this week announced that his group planned to chal- lenge the rate increase proposal submitted by UGI-Luzerne Elec- tric Eivison to the Pennsylvnia Public Utilities Commission. .-So Hurry In @&2 Custom Orders Accepted Hunter Green Leather Sofa SAVE $100 OMY $499 Oak Dry Sink ONLY $199 Burgandy Leather Sofa SAVE $100 oY $499 Maple Table w/ Chairs SAVE $50 NOW ONLY $249 Country Plaid Sofa, Love & Chair SAVE $100 onLy $997 Oak Butterfly Table ONLY $199 . Dining Room Table w/6 Chairs ~~ SAVE $100 ONLY $199 Glide Rocker From ONLY $199 . Solid Cherry Corner Cupboard ~~ SAVE $100 ONLY $799 3 pc. Coffee 2 Ends 1/2 OFF $19% S.K. Heavy Pine Table w/ Chairs SAVE $50 ~~ OnY $299 Heavy Pine Ends 25% OFF $59% *'5 Piece Basset Bedroom SAVE $100 on¥ $299 Pine TV Unit ONLY $69% -'5 Piece Maple Bedroom SAVE $100 ony $499 Cherry Bookcase ONLY $129% - Simmon Sofa & Loveseat SAVE$59 omy $599 Handstiched Quilts ONLY $44°% ‘Pine Hutch & Buffet SAVES50 omy $199 3 Ply Cotton Throws ONLY $34% “Maple Bunk Beds SAVE$50 OoM¥ $149 1/2 Pint Candles ONLY $3 Thick Pine Tressle Table w/ Chairs SAVE $50 ~~ okLY $349 Coopersmil Jellys ONLY $29 Pulaski Cherry Curio SAVES$50 ONY $449 Gonewiththe Wind Lamps ~~ FROM $19% "Handmade Jelly Cupboards SAVE$20 FROM $139 Oak Pressed Back Bar Stools saviate $79% EACH Washpine Droplea Table w/6 Chairs SAVE $100 SNL $299 Oak Rockers FROM $99 Heavy Roanoke Rocker SAVES$20 OR¥ $129 Oak Press Back Rocker ONLY $139 Rt. 29 Pikes Creek Many Items 1/2 mile South of Rt. 118 M-T-W {0-5 1 Of A Kind ThEF 10-8 477-2045 Sat. 10-5 Sun. 12-5 aRETRES A Case for conservation SOE A 9. N Alene N. Case According to Mr. Jim Hiltner of Waste ManagementInc., the Back Mountain communities are doing a very good job recycling wastes. Waste Management collects our garbage and recyclables under contract with the Dallas Area Municipal Authority (D.A.M.A.). During 1995, we recycled 805.6 tons of paper and 559.4 tons of Blue Bin contents (known as “co- mingled”) for a respectable 27.8% recycling rate. The 1994 percent- age was only 22%, so we are defi- nitely improving. And, the goal in the state of Pennsylvania is to reach 25% by 1997. By that mea- sure, we are two years ahead of schedule. I asked Mr. Hiltner if there were specific things that Back Moun- tain residents could do to make the program run more smoothly. Except for a wisecrack about pre- venting snow, he really couldn't think of anything. (For my own information, I inquired about the proper procedure for putting out office paper and he assured me that it should still be put into clear plastic bags. No plastic bags should be used for newspapers, however.) Apparently, we have not only learned to recycle, but we have learned to do it well. Actually, our recycling rate is even higher than that calculated by the waste hauler. Most of our municipalities and townships are now collecting leaves, grass clip- pings, and used Christmas trees and turning them into compost or mulch. Some residents have be- gun composting kitchen and yard wastes themselves and using the compost as a soil amendment for their gardens. These yard wastes often ended up inlandfillsinyears past. Other items not included in Dallas, PA Wednesday, January 31, 1996" 5. Keeping up our area's good start on recycling programs: the tally are the car batteries and waste oil that are being collected by D.A.M.A. and local garages re- spectively. These items may not have taken such space in our landfills, but they contributed a great deal to the pollution of our soils and waterways. Keeping them out of the waste steam is very important. But—there always seem tobe a “but”—before we congratulate ourselves too much, let's consider improvements that can be made. First, is 25% a reasonable recy- cling goal? There are at least two parts to the answer to that ques- tion. The first part is that, al- though PA is one of the leaders among states in the USA, it is well below the average in Canada or Europe. Ontario has a goal of 50% recylcing by the year 2000. Countries like Switzerland or Aus- tria pride themselves in produc- ing very little solid waste that must be landfilled. That leads us to the second part of the answer to the question: We must not only increase the amount of recycling we do, but we must reduce the amount of trash we generate in the first place. That appears to be happening slowly. In 1994, PA generated 9 million tons of trash. That was a half a million tons less than in 1993. Perhaps “Reduce” and “Reuse” are working, too. Second, let's lobby for an in- crease in the number and kinds of items collected as recyclables. Although our plan includes much more than the three items re- quired by state law, there are other items for which markets now ex- ist which could easily be included in our curb-side pickup program. The most obvious are magazines and catalogs. These certainly make up a large segment of my “household waste and they would be easy to put outon “Paper Days.” The paper recycling plants that have recently come on-line are able to use this type of paper. If you want these and other items added to the next contract, please Guaranteed Money Market Account | write D.A.M.A. at 530 South Me- morial Highway, Shavertown, Pa 18708. "in od Third, we must encourage busi- .» nesses to get involved. I don't mean simply encouraging them to recycle—they are generally do- ,» ing that along with the rest of us. + I mean supporting businesses that sell or produce materials made : from recycled waste. I mean pro- viding incentives for manufactur- ers to reuse materials. I mean providing grants to engineering - firms that design equipment with - disassembly and recycling in - mind. The PA state government ~ has proposed doing many of these things in the Action Plan on Recy- cling Development and Waste Reduction that came out in Octo- - ber, 1995. The money for this program will come from fees col- lected when wastes are dumped | fr in landfillls across the Common- wealth. That is one fee that should be good for our economy and our environment. In case you wonder what needs to be done to create markets for recyclables, let me give you a few examples. There are now 36 mil- :. lion tires stockpiled in PA, with 12 9. million generated each year. Some uses for these exist, but the de- mand has not yet caught up with the supply. Household batteries , are important to keep out of land- fills because of the heavy metals they contain. But, most plants that recycle them are located in Europe. Boxboard—the flat card- board out of which cereal boxes are made—is often high in re- : cycled content but is not easily recyclable due mainly to the glues used to put them together. The recycling of plastics is such a com: _« plex process that many compa--" nies have stopped trying. We should all be encouraged by our response to this environ- mental challenge. But, join mein - pushing forward. Let's reach for’ . Ontario's goal of 50% recycling by C the year 2000. Together we can: do it. Xie 525,000 Minimum Deposit So why not invest in something you can always count on. A Guaranteed Money Market Account from Mellon. It comes with a guaranteed great rate available when you open an account with money from another financial institution. The security of FDIC insurance. And there's no penalty for early withdrawal. Plus, for added convenience, you can also write checks from your account. 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