Ja ‘The Dallas Post . The Back Mountain's \\ > ty Pre SI RAVAN (CTE | = COMMUNITIES (@] = I oe | SD VAN I BVARST C7 BAN of =H I LV VAN BR 0 ou [OO 5 D1 ISH | 21 [03 BS Dallas, Pennsylvania Vol.'107 No. 20 For Dallas Students, science is | elementary’ By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff : | DALLAS - Students at the Dal- las Elementary School learned how our eyes work, all about Morse code, how sounds are produced and all about plants at a science expo May 8 and 9. Projects also included experi- ments with electricity, a fossil collection, a working periscope. a collection of sea shells, a lie detec- ‘tor and displays on human blood, the solar system and volcanoes. “Look, here's a way to make different sounds,” said kindergar- ten teacher Mrs. Mertz, running a metal spoon across a line of bottles containing different amounts of water. Lyndsay Ellis immediately picked the spoon up and smiled as she tried the experiment for herself. Scott Provose stared open- mouthed at a collection of sea shells, tentatively touching a large, Sea-worn scallop. Sara Swepston demonstrated the Morse code on a telegraph she made herself from batteries, wires and lights, “I saw it in a science book,” she said. “I learned the whole alphabet — it wasn’t hard. The hardest part was setting ev- erything up.” She easily translated a mes- See SCIENCE, pg 12 John Law, in top photo, helped Sara Swepston get a good look at the home made camera box made by his son, Michael, for the Science Expo at Dallas Elementary School. At left, Whithey Adams displayed an impressive collection of sea shells. More photos on page 12. POST PHOTOS/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff KINGSTON TOWNSHIP - When construction begins this summer on a 6,000 square-foot addition to the municipal garage. it will be only a matter of time until road supervisor Butch Chamberlain gets his own office with a real desk and windows. He presently operates [rom a mobile office — the cab of his truck, according to township manager Jeff Box. . The masonry garage addition, which will connect the salt stor- age shed and the present truck bays, will upgrade the existing buildings, add two floors of of- fices, work space and storage [a- cilities. Construction will begin as sqon as the weather improves and will be finished next year. Box said. A new municipal building, ex- pected to be started next spring, will be built on a hillside on East Center Street opposite the town- ship recreation park. The two- story brick structure will house the police department, two class- Bond issue to cover costs of new building New garage for road crew comes first, then two-story township headquarters =a = [==y or pm = — TH: Si. mre hom CEm—————, RU SN 3 em EE IY es ER Ee fe — bo it Easy = ee ee ee Sc A py Em———— os SS fs do r—— RA POLICE pa = bose [| | [11 ‘SOUTH ELEVATION SCALE: 1/8 =1-0" KINGSTON TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL BULIDING MARCH 28, 1996 Architect's sketch of proposed Kingston Twp. municipal building. room/ conference rooms and stor- age rooms in the lower level. The municipal offices will be in the upper level, which will include a 150-seat supervisors’ meeting room, two conference rooms and space for future expansion. The supervisors hosted a pub- lic information session May 13 to unveil the plans for the garage and a new municipal building to the public. The entire project will cost $2.9 million, which Box said will probably be funded by a mu- nicipal bond issue. At the regular May 8 meeting the supervisors unanimously voted to award a bid for painting the traffic lines on all township owned sireels to Alpha Space Control of Fayetteville, PA, at a rate of .04558¢ per fool. fora total ol $7,400. and to pay Vincent Construction $3,318.51 for work on Firecut Road. The supervisors also voted to hold the spring road inspection June 2, with chairman Paul Sabol voling against it because ola prior obligation. May 15 thru May 21, 1996 Gas cleanup could take -3 more years By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff LEHMAN - Higher levels of one gasoline additive and the reap- pearance of a second one in wells around Lehman Corners don't surprise the Environmental Pro- tection Agency. The severe winter and reduced well water usage due to the clos- ing of a pizza shop have caused the levels of the gasoline additive Pool backers present MTBE to increase and benzene to reappear in the wells, according to EPA site coordinator Richard Fetzer. ‘ 4 See CLEANUP, pg 2 their case to board By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS - Residents who want the district to build a pool for the swimming and diving teams pre- sented figures which they say show the facility can pay for its own operation to the school board at its May 13 work session. The swim team presently uses the pool at College Misericordia, which the district pays $25 per hour for. Swim team parents don't Surveys support Dallas High pool, they sa y | care for the facility because it doesn’t have a diving area and is See POOL, pg. 8. APE TaeE Ripe ee $11250 $2250 $6480 968826. HW Crafts revived Lake-Lehman High School art class practices old-time crafts Pg 3. HB Showdown Lehman will face off with Meyers, with a chance to tie for the season title. Pg 9. 16 Pages 2 Sections Calendar.............. 16 Classified............... 14-15 Crossword......ui.....s 16 Editorials... rd ObluaHes. i. us 14 SChoOk vain 11 5 Sl RO 9-10 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING ges, The Dallas Post MAILING LABEL- Please enclose this label with any address chan and mail to The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612-0366
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