Vol. 107 No. 11 The Back Mountain's The Dallas Post SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS & LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS 5 a hy 2 UN Dallas, Pennsylvania 50¢ ‘Mar. 13 thru Mar. 19, 1996 "Teen lectures "critic on AIDS By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS - Jonelle Humphrey, assistant chairman of the high school AIDS Council, hotly de- bated. including information on condoms in health classes with Shavertown chiropractor Dr. David Madeira at the March 11 school board meeting. Madeira has previously dis- seminated information which he says proves condoms have a high failure rate and don't protect people from catching AIDS. The only way to prevent the spread of AIDS is total abstinence, he said. “Whetheryou like it or not, kids are having sex,” Humphrey said. “Maybe you didn't when you were in school - and I commend you for that. But kids today are having sex. Kids are catching AIDS. Kids are dying. If there's something available that will prevent the spread of AIDS and prevent kids from dying, we should be edu- cated about it.” Criticizing Madeira's informa- tion on condoms’ high failure rate and the ability of the AIDS virus to escape through miniscule holes between the molecules of the condoms’ material, she added. “I spoke to the CDC (Centers for See TEEN, pg. 8 POST PHOTO/GRACE R. DOVE Lehman Township architects Rob Lewis and Margaret Bakker, in photo above, confer on the blueprints for a house which they designed, and which was featured in the spring edition of Fine Homebuilding magazine. The exterior of the home, left, was designed to resemble a child's drawing of a house, with simple geometry and square windows. The two-story home appears to have three floors because of the way its levels are arranged. Photo courtesy of Fine Homebuilding. Lehman Twp. architects’ design gains attention By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff LEHMAN TOWNSHIP - A well- known husband and wife team of architects have had a custom home design published in the Spring, 1996 issue of Fine Homebuilding annual Issue on Houses. Margaret Bakker and Rob Lewis, who have designed numer- ous homes in the Back Mountain, worked with artist Kathy Calderwood to create a truly unique dream home and studio on a small hill in Victor, NY, near Rochester. Calderwood had seen photos of a home which Bakker had de- signed in Bear Creek and was referred to Bakker and Lewis by their former employer, Peter Bohlin. After touring the Bear Creek home and taking Bakker and Lewis to her building site, \ Calderwood outlined her dream house to them. Inspired by a tall cobblestone style pump house, ‘she wanted a home which would combine the tall, skinny look of a narrow Victorian home with a con- temporary home's open floor plan. “It was a difficult site to work on, the top of a knoll which was steep on three sides,” Lewis said. “We told her she wanted to build So, what is the Back Mountain? By BING WOLFE Special to The Post What is the Back Mountain? Do you live in the Back Moun- tain? Where does it begin? And end? ““.sué Jones of Keelersburg, near Centermoreland answered, “I don't live in the Back Mountain, I don't even live in Luzerne County, [ live in the Endless Mountains.” “Yes, I live in the Back Mountain because I live on the back side of the mountain from the river,” re- sponded an auto mechanic who lives in Sweet Valley, Gary Norconk. Another Sweet Valley resident Calista Chamluvier, put it this way, “Yes I only 12 minutes from Dallas, I do live in back of Red Rock Mountain.” Fifty-year resident of Noxen Gilbert Boston said, “Yes, I live in the Back Mountain, it ends down here at Lutz's corners,” (Junction of 29/309) Donna Baloga, who resides in Lake Township with her husband and children, stated, “Yes I live behind the mountain. Lake-Lehman High School stu- dent Marty Noon Jr. of Harveys Lake put it this way, “Yes, I live in the Back Mountain. It begins where the rock cut is and ends about 10 miles that way.” (He pointed North). Marty is a mem- ber of the Back Mountain Enduro Riders Club founded about 1958. His father, Marty Sr., has been president of the club since 1976. Club meetings are the first Wednesday of each month, 8 p.m. Charles Bartlett has been appointed zoning officer in Lehman Township. He and his wife, Alice, have lived in the township for 31 years. at the Farmers Inn. Marty Jr. pointed out that several busi- nesses have Back Mountain in their name; Back Mountain Ra- diator, Servistar and Music to name a few. Professional musician, amateur philosopher and owner of Back Mountain Music, Gary McCoog pointed out he is a lifelong resi- dent ofthe Back Mountain. “What is the Back Mountain? Itis people in this safe, caring community, the nice group of people. It is what people make it. It is only in the minds of the people that make it up.” Back Mountain Maid Service has two listings in the phone di- rectory, 836 Tunkhannock and 825 Wilkes-Barre. The message | left on their answering machine went unanswered. : Community service non-profit organizations also include the name Back Mountain. Scott Shemo, an employee of the Back a tower on an ant hill. The way the finished home sticks out above the treetops makes it resemble a tree house.” Many Bakker and Lewis designed the post-modern home SO Calderwood’s top-floor studio win- dows catch the morning sun. Other windows have sweeping views of the spectacular landscape POST PHOTO/RON BARTIZEK Gary McCoog says the Back Mountain is defined more by its people than geography. Mountain Memorial Library put it this way, “Yes this library is lo- cated on Huntsville Road, Dallas in the Back Mountain. The Back Mountain begins at the rock cut 309 and ends beyond Harveys Lake, the county line?” The term Back Mountain origi- See BACK MOUNTAIN, pg 3 New zoning officer seeks organization, fairness By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff LEHMAN TOWNSHIP - Newly appointed zoning officer Charles Bartlett says he doesn’t want to be the Wyatt Earp of the town- ship. “Some zoning violations occur because people simply didn't know they needed to get a permit before they started work on their prop- erty,” he said. “The best rule of thumb is to ask first.” A graduate of GAR High School in Wilkes-Barre and Williamsport Technical Institute, Bartlett has a background in construction and technical and legal writing and is self-employed preparing specifi- cations for construction projects. He has also studied at Penn State and is currently enrolled in a course for zoning officers and public officials through the state Department of Community Affairs and the Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Educational Institute. Bartlett, 55, and his wife, Alice, have lived in the township for 31 years. “I wouldn't want to live any- where else,” he said. “The people here are very friendly, genuine, sincere and willing to help one another.” Since being appointed inJanu- ary, Bartlett has begun to com- puterize the zoning office and update the zoning procedures. “It's important to keep accurate records and be organized,” he said. See ZONING, pg 8 to the west and south. “Kathy had sketched a few ‘things that she wanted us to in- clude,” Bakker said. “We turned her sketches from two dimensions to real space and figured how she could build it affordably.” Bakker and Lewis tucked sev- eral shelves and other spaces in various rooms so Calderwood could display her collection of funky toys and memorabilia from the ‘50's. Large walls show off the beautiful paintings she creates. Windows are designed for the convenience of Calderwood's two cats and the deck for her to have privacy with the morning news- paper. Although its east facade looks like a three-story building from the outside, the house is actually set on two [loors. A combination office and guest bedroom on the first floor and the second-floor studio are built above the garage, while a living room with a 14-foot vaulted ceiling is stepped up half a level from the garage. The living room and master bedroom above it occupy the western end. Kitchen windows catch the southern sun. “We had to work around zoning codes which restricted us to a maximum ridge height of 35 feet from the average grade and 2 1/2 See ARCHITECTS, pg 8 Prison water deal leaves mixed taste By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff JACKSON TOWNSHIP - It's better than nothing, but some people indackson Township aren't satisfied with a compromise solu- tion to the state prison's water use. The S.C.I.D. Concerned Citi- zens, which has worked for the past 14 years, with officials at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas (SCID) on problems which concern the community, is only partially satisfied with the prison’s latest attempt to resolve a dispute over use of the prison's wells for its primary water supply. In a compromise worked out between corrections commis- sioner Martin Horn and state sena- tor Charles Lemmond, the prison will use its wells one day a week between May 1 and October 30, buying the rest of its water from Pennsylvania Gas and Water's Ceasetown Reservoir. Horn estimates the new policy will result in an 84 percent sav- ings of well water during the May through October dry season. Dur- See WATER, pg 2 HW Talking health Dallas High girls hear about ovarian cancer. Pg 5. HW Lost season This should have been Carrie Fetterman's year, but an injury cut it short. 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