| eD ec Vol. 107 No. 25 Westmoreland School anti-drug class graduates By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff TRUCKSVILLE - In addition to being graduation day for Dallas seniors, Friday was also the day eight classes offifth graders gradu- ated from a class which could affect the rest of their lives. Students recited a pledge to “strive to live my life drug-free and violence-free” during a special as- sembly commemorating their completion of DARE, Drug Avoid- Blocked pipe wrecks yard, ®® owners say 4 OD $ LB g i» By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff LEHMAN - Represented by at- torney Ben R. Jones III, Gerald and Althea Clark asked the su- pervisors for help in dealing with a drainage problem, which in the past 30 months has allowed wa- ter to carve an eight-inch-deep gully through 150 feet of their property. The water is draining from Old Route 115 on the hill just before the intersection with Route 118, across their back yard, where it bubbles - up-and seeps through walls into their basement. They believe one of several drainage: culverts along Old Route 115 is blocked, sending the water into their yard. The supervisors promised to “check the culverts along that stretch of Old Route 115 and open up any which are blocked. Oak Hill resident Peter Kostelnick asked the supervisors to research any ordinances per- taining to keeping cats tied up. He and his wife have created a bird and wildlife feeding area in their yard, which has now been in- vaded by a neighbor's cat. “It’s pretty gruesome towatch a cat mauling a chipmunk while See LEHMAN, pg 2 ance Resistance Education, taught by district DARE officer Frank Ziegler of the Kingston Township police department. “Now you're part of the DARE family,” he said to the students after they recited the pledge which he wrote for his students. Each student received a certifi- | cate and a bag containing a plas- tic notebook pouch, pencils, a pencil sharpener, a bumper sticker, smaller stickers and a T- shirt, all sporting the DARE logo. Dallas, Pennsylvania Katje Brown gave DARE officer Frank Ziegler a hug after receiving an award for writing one of the three best essays in Westmoreland School’s fifth . grade. “This is a piece of history,” Ziegler told the students as they received their certificates, which have the official Kingston Town- See DARE, pg 10 By ANN POEPPERLING Staff Correspondent LEHMAN TWP. - School board members heard a proposal to fi- nance new and old debt June 13, but disagreed on the correct course for the Lake-Lehman School District. Representatives gave a presen- tation on refunding a current bond issue and financing a $1.5 million capital expenditures project for the district. Representing the district's bond counsel was Attor- ney Tim O'Neill of Lamb, Wendle. SIVAN CRE gl=Kelel VI VISIN TR RISSHol ain if | =» VV BM WNC W WN RM = 2 LV WES Tel ple lel plo] N21 [03 ESS | June 19 thru June 25, 1996 ‘and McErlane from Westchester, PA. Also present was Henry Solusti representing the under- writing firm of Wheat, First, Butcher, and Singer of Philadel- phia. As Keri Ann Bachman shed tears at the Dallas High School graduation ceremony, Kerri Lynn Brown, far left, and Brenda So HAPPY SHE COULD CRY POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Baker cast wary glances her way. They were looking a bit teary- eyed a few minutes before. More photos on pages 6-7. 1 -year-old pile driver plies Harveys Lake, slowly By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff HARVEYS LAKE - Its owners call it their pleasure ship, but it’s the biggest, loudest and slowest boat on the lake. Well, it's not exactly a boat. The noisy behemoth is a floating pile driver used to sink dock pilings into the lake bed. Owned by Dauksis Construc- tion, the pile driver is at least 45 years-old, according to general manager Rick Miller. It consists of a'large floating platform, a 900-1b. hammer, its tall mounting and a four-cylinder car motor to drive it. The pile driver isn't self-propelled and must be pushed or pulled to each jobsite on the lake by a small work boat. “You can’t buy one like this - you have to build it," Miller said. “It would cost about $10,000 to duplicate.” The pile driver pounds 20-[oot pilings into the lake bed to a depth of about six feet by pulling the hammer 20 feet into the air, then dropping it onto the end of the upright piling. Workers [irst use a chain saw to taper one end into a blunt point to help il penetrate See PILE DRIVER, pg 3 POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK The 45-year-old pile driver, at rest. Additional photo on page 3. Traffic light project keeps Pat Maguschak on her toes By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff BACK MOUNTAIN - She's a woman for all seasons, who works in all types of weather to make sure road construction projects proceed smoothly and on time. Orange resident Pat Maguschak is an inspector su- pervisor for the Pennsylvania De- partment of Transportation (PennDOT) working on the instal- lation and upgrading of traffic lights in the area as part of a highway safety improvement project. Pat is in charge of the supervi- sors, who ensure the work is done according to state specifications for salety and quality. She works the same hours as the contrac- tors — which can be sunrise until sunset or all night - and must often scramble up and down em- bankments in all kinds of weather. “The suppliers certify to us that the materials conform to specs for strength, quality and ability to withstand extreme weather con- ditions,” she said. “I must keep track of all the certifications and make sure that the contractor installs everything correctly.” Correct amounts vary for dil- ferent materials, Pat added. For example, the asphall base, called BCBC, can be sel down in layers no more than eight inches thick. Because the Dallas job requires up to 14 inches of the base, con- tractors must lay it in at least two layers. She is also in charge of the workers’ and motorists’ safety and coordination of traffic patterns. which sends her out twice a day to check the orange barrels and cones used for traffic control. Pat can also authorize minor changes in the design of the project in case unexpected problems arise. "I can move a drain or raise or lower a curb,” she said. “Depend- ing on the project, this type of minor change can come up every day. There's no way for us to know everything that's underground until the contractor actually starts digging — and finds a problem with a drain pipe or gas or walter lines which nobody knew about when the plans were drawn.” Major changes, such as relo- cating a traffic signal, must be See PENNDOT, pg 10 50¢ Bond issue divides board According to Solusti, the total size of the proposed “wrap-around financing” bond would be about $4,410,000. That amount consti- tutes $2,910,000 to refund exist- ing debt, and $1,500,000 new money for capital expenditures projects planned by the district over the next three years. The existing debt, a 1991 bond issue originally financed by First Eastern Bank in the amount of | $3,910,000 at a rate varying be- tween 4.5% and 6.25%, would See BOND ISSUE, pg 10 Meadows volunteers leave legacy of service By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS - Residents of The Meadows Nursing Center said good bye recently to a family who has brought them hours of joy as volunteers. Lena Kuehn, 17, and her sis- ter, Michelle, have volunteered as candy stripers every Tuesday for two years, visiting with residents, bringing them fresh ice water and simply being their friends. Lena, who has logged 233 hours of ser- vice, also gave the ladies mani- cures, while Michelle volunteered for 223 hours. Tuesdays were the highlight of their week - the girls said they would have volunteered more if it were possible. Visits to The Meadows became a family affair, with nine-year-old brother Logan and parents Connie and Kermit coming in every other month for seasonal programs fea- turing poetry and music. “We sang old Gospel favorites and familiar hymns,” Connie said. “The girls played the piano and played or sang duets. Logan re- cited poems and occasionally sang solos, which they really loved.” Their friends at The Meadows See VOLUNTEERS, pg 3 State board allows Watkins to return to dental practice By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS - After about 10 hours of testimony and deliberation at a preliminary hearing June 14, the state Board of Dentistry unani- mously voted to reinstate Dr. Wil- liam Watkins's dental license and a limited certificate permitting him to administer inhaled anesthesia. The five-member board had temporarily suspended his license May 17 after the May 1 death of three-year-old Jonathan Walski of Sweet Valley, in the dentist's office. The child suffered an ad- verse reaction to an inhaled anes- thetic administered by oral sur- geon Dr. Joseph Mazoula so that See WATKINS, pg. 2 BW School stars Lake-Lehman award and scholarship winners. Pg 13. HW Blacktop ball Dallas Rec basketball season opens with a bang Pg. 11. 18 Pages 2 Sections Calendar.............0 18 Classified............... 16-17 Crossword...........0... 18 Editonials......a.....cni 4 ObRUares. ........uuw 16 School. ....o0 ai 13-15 SOOM. iii 11-12 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING The Dallas Post L- Please enclose this label with any address changes, and mail to The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612-0366 4 4 MAILING LABI ACCT A TIAN!
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