The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, May 1, 1996 3 Xi a living classroom’ which will best fit with the school’s curriculum. Cotrone discussed the need for trees, their benefits and life cycles and how to care for them with the students, who had read about each tree in class before the ob- servance. As students study sci- By RONALD BARTIZEK Post Staff DALLAS - The former Native Textiles plant in Dallas Borough is attracting interest from poten- tial buyers, according to the real - estate agent who is handling the property. Andy Hustey, a representative ence and American history, they will learn anecdotes on historical figures and the trees named for them, such as the Mount Vernon red maple, the Abraham Lincoln white oak, the Clara Barton red- bud and the Martin Luther King, Jr., sycamore. “Although they couldn't par- ticipate in the actual tree plant- ing, the children will be able to help take care of their trees as with Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services in Wilkes-Barre, said last week he had shown the building six times in the past month. He said the plant is suited to a variety of uses, and potential buyers included a warehouse com- pany, a manufacturer and an in- vestor who could purchase the property and then lease it to a final user. The building, first opened as Natona Mills in 1947, is 93,000 > ' By GRACE R. DOVE to ol <i Vi Post Staff in Of roe) o- DALLAS - Dallas Elementary Nel | school students celebrated Arbor Wy oa Ray, April 26, with the planting of ly @ @ a grove of 20 trees of historic he! importance. " “Set, up near a small creek be- oy) tween - their building and the |. Middle, School, the grove will be to! incorporated into a living class- ft rpom-complete with seats made of oe split logs, which students will visit oh as part of their studies. The PTO 16! plans to finish the living class- & 6 rom: by the end of the school ¢ yeai., a Obfained through American 1 Forests: Famous and Historic Tree Iy' Program, the trees include seed- ir lings cultivated from the seeds of a trees planted by famous people such as George Washington and i Thomas, Jefferson, trees which witnessed such important battles they grow,” said PTO president Dori Zinn. “We hope that combin- ing history and science through the trees and the outdoor class- room will help bring the subjects square feet, while the land totals 16 acres. Open House at BMT Senior Center May 17 On Friday, May 17, The Luzerne /Wyoming Counties Bureau for the Aging Senior Center Program will be sponsoring a Senior Center Opén House at the Dallas Senior Center, 22 Rice Street, Dallas, 9a.m.-2 P- m. (675-2179). For more information on this and other programs contact Linda Kohut at the Bureau for the Aging at 822-1158. The asking price is wal ulin Closed Native Textiles: plant getting attention 1 y, $600,000. When Native Textiles closed in, — 1995, there was some concern about possible environmental: problems at the site. Used dyes. were discharged into a pond in, front of the plant until 1972, and ° several below-ground tanks held other waste as well as heating oil. , But Hustey said he has been told : the ponds are considered clean - now, and one is even stocked with. fish each year. “I don’t think the site problems, are as bad as everyone seemed: to think,” Hustey said. An enviran-, mental cleanup is now winding down, and the work must be cer- : tified by the state Department of - Environmental Protection when. it's finished. Hustey said the present owner, Carris Brook In- dustries, a division of Hanson PLC, is conducting the cleanup. S af; as Geftysburg and Saratoga, or alive for them.” i! trees located at the homes of fa- Founded in 1875, American Ba mous figures such as Abraham Forests is the nation’s oldest citi- 1H Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, alex zen non-profit conservation group : Haley and Patrick Henry. and has more than 150,000 mem- PTO members, teachers, np. bers. 1 developed the Famous POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK 3 ban forester Vince Cotrone of the and Historic Tree Program to pro- ; 1 Pent§ State Cooperative Extension, mote tree plantingand care by the Daniel Anderson, Joshua Perry, Amy Scafella, Mark Covert, Tel | master gardener Lois Noble and public and to provide education Alexa Kirk and Lyndsey Szalkowski learned all about trees 7, Will Gantz of Dallas Tree and opportunities in history, science from Penn State Cooperative Extension's urban forester Vince ie 8 Shrub Preservation selected trees and environmental improvement. Catrone. ¢ @ « | The Lake-Lehman High School Symphonic Band presented its annual spring concert April 27. The program featured music from Othello, by Alfred Reed. Edward A. Richards directed the performance, and then shared direction of the Black and Gold : Band with Johathon Pineno. 2 Ly ¢ @ | 9H @ it Mike Smith helped Darrell rt Hogan don his duds for "Things i That. Go. Bump in the Night," by i Joy: B0500K. Gerald Brady, percussion, Te &£ Ryan Mariner, who plays puphonium and saxophone. Post Photos/ Charlotte Bartizek "Presc SUMMER June 4-June 7 June 10-June 14 June 17-June 21 { June 24-June 28 v July 8-July 12 American Gir « Director, Maureen Judge Devine, Childhood Education and former director of Wilkes-Barre YMCA Youth, Preschool and Aquatic programs. Registration also being accepted for Fall 96-97 School Year Program. Limited Space Available Program” Accepting Registration for Shavertown, PA 18708 | 675-3180 hool CAMPS When | Grow Up | WanttoBe__! 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