Pot ARCH JS SE LE I c De gf : QP 9 @ 1 D | ® 9 Vol. 107 No. 7 Ne Dallas, Pennsylvania > Newspaper Since 1889 The Dallas Post SY = BAVA NE THE COMMUNITIES (© i I on | =H B VAN BS EVANS ICR WPAN (= I VY AVN BS 01 3 [61 @] BS BI ECH B21 [0 BS 50¢ Feb. 14 thru Feb. 20, 1996 By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff HARVEYS LAKE - Never underesti- mate a beaver. For two years municipal officials and residents of Outlet Road and Outlet Drive have battled the toothy little crit- ters, applying to the state and federal governments for a permit to remove several beaver dams and lodges which have caused Harveys Creek to back up into their yards. They haven't yet de- clared victory. Nearly a half dozen state and federal agencies have approved the permit to dredge the creek, but the funding sources lo pay for it have dried up. The borough has budgeted $30,000 for some of the work, but it may not be enough. Officials won't know the total cost until they bid the work out. “We're trying to get some money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for some of the work, but they haven't given us a decision yet,” said borough secretary Carole Samson. The borough will obtain bids on the work once the engineer approves the : plans, according to councilman Martin Noon. During the recent flooding, residents once again saw Harveys Creek run through their yards. “It's still a major problem,” said Laurie Knauer. “It seeped into our base- ment and soaked the carpet. First it flooded, now it’s frozen.” The creek is always up to the top of its banks and floods after the smallest rainstorm, she added. “The only time we didn't have a flooding problem was during the drought, when there wasn't any water at all in the creek,” she said. “I can see three beaver huts from my house.” Once only 15 feet wide, the creek is Beaver removal ok d, now there's no money to do the job now a small pond which encroaches as much as 30 feel into residents’ back yards and occasionally onto Outlet Drive. It has become a pond, an artifi- cial wetland ,and the main reason the stale denied a similar request from the borough in 1992 to dredge the creek bed. In 1994 the Game Commission relo- cated all but one beaver from the creek, which the animals consider a gourmet's paradise because of its large concentra- tion of their favorite foods. The borough also applied for a permit to dredge the beaver city and accumulated debris from the creek bed. » The permit was held up in 1995 because an aquatic plant, the North- eastern white water crowfoot, was found along a 100-foot stretch of the creek below the dam. A cousin of the common buttercup, the white water crowfoot has been recommended for designation as a threatened species because it's found in only six places in eastern Penn- sylvania. : The latest round ended in a draw, with the permit finally being approved and the sole remaining beaver inviting its friends in to help rebuild the dams and lodges which borough personnel had poked holes in to drain water. Newberry fire ruled ‘accidental By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS - The fire marshal has ruled the cause of a fire which destroyed two condominiums at Newberry Estates to be acciden- tal. According to fire chief Brett Slocum, the cause of the Febru- ary 7 fire is still under investiga- tion. Units 426 and 427 of Orchard West, built in 1972, were com- ‘ pletely destroyed, while unit 428 sustained slight fire damage and unit 425 had some smoke dam- age, Slocum said. Helen Streubert owns 426 and Marion Isaacs owns 427. Both See NEWBERRY FIRE, pg 9 Dallas youth skiers burning up the slopes By ANN POEPPERLING Post Correspondent The Dallas Ski Racing team is a force to be reckoned with, accord- ing to Montage ski instructor Bob Nattress of Shavertown. The team, consisting of eight Dallas High School freshmen, competes against many older high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from area schools in the Montage Interscholastic Racing Series. : What the Dallas racers lack in age, they make up for in sheer guts. In their first two races, the Dallas team captured a first and second place trophy in the high school division, battling a tough veteran Nanticoke team. The Interscholastics consist of a series of three modified giant slalom races held at Montage Mountain, one each month from December through February. The event is open to any school and includes separate divisions [or elementary, middle school, and high school students. Three students {rom the same school are required to make up a team, although the Dallas team is not affiliated with or sponsored by the Dallas School District in any way, says Natiress, who organized the team two years ago. During two years in the middle school division, the Dallas team took first place in the finals both times. The team’s core consists of four teens who are members of the Montage Junior Racing Program: Chris Schneider of Trucksville; Chris Nattress, C.J. Tyrrell, and Stacey Wagner, all of Rose Vil- Members of the Dallas ski team gather around some of the trophies and individual medals they've acquired in various races. Kneeling: Stacey Wagner; standing from left, Chris Nattress, Chris Schneider, C.J. Tyrrell. Along with the team’s first and second place finishes, several ski- ers also won individual medals as well in the first two races. Chris See SKI RACERS, pg 10 lage, Shavertown. Their teammates are Jon and Matt Kertesz, Shavertown; and Mike Senausky and Mike Sabol, Trucksville. Tim Madeira makes his mark playing 'Honest Abe' Lincoln ber,” Tim Madeira said. “They love it. I acted while studying at King's College and participate in the an- nual productions of Dickens's’ A Christmas Carol held at the Dal- las High School.” The troupe first presented their production at the Fourth Penn- sylvania Republican Dinner in Hershey February 9, performing for more than 1,000 people. They also plan to present it February 19 at the Centre County By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS - Honest Abe, the 16th president of the United States, will visit the New Life Community Church in a special Presidents’ Day program, “The Great Eman- cipator.” Played by Dallas native Timo- thy Madeira, Lincoln will recite excerpts from some of his most famous and obscure speeches, Shelly Evans recovering at Buffalo cancer center By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff JACKSON TOWNSHIP - Shelly Evans spent Christmas, New Year's and his wife Rosettes birth- day in the hospital. He'll also spend his 44th birthday, February 16, there, receiving radiation to treat the remnants of a huge tumor removed from his thigh and pelvis in November. “This is the first time he's ever been away from home,” said his sister, Dale Evans Fedak. “He's homesick.” Evans was transferred last week to the Roswell Park Cancer Insti- tute in Buffalo, NY., after recover- ing from surgery December 22 for a rare form of cancer al Buffalo General Hospital. “Ididn’t think Shelly would look It’s very depressing 5 there are lots of. bald heads, which is the norm here.” Rosette Evans In letter to Shelly’s sister as good as he does,” said Dale, whovisited him last weekend. “He can get into and out of bed and moves around in a wheelchair by himself." : ; Half of the large body cast he had to wear has been removed. He asked Dale to save it [or a Hallow- een decoration for him. The plucky farmer has no See SHELLY EVANS, pg. 10 HB Home away Egda Hernandez, and exchange student from Venezuela, finds Dallas not so different. Pg 3. Hl To the mat Mike Metz is winding up his Dallas High School wrestling career. Pg 11. 18 Pages 2 Sections The Dallas Post TIM MADEIRA as ABRAHAM LINCOLN compiled by his brother, Michael. The performance is a family al- fair, with their sister, Denise Ma- deira-Warner singing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” accompa- nied by her husband, Michael Warner. “Our family has been involved in drama ever since I can remem- Republican dinner for Governor Tom Ridge in State College, where Michael is a deputy attorney gen- eral. Anyone who wants to attend the February 18 performance al the New Life Community Church may call Dr. David J. Madeira at 675-4776. 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