De SIS SAAN CRE | =RO10 1 1\Y [6 TRE I=IN O | oi Bw =H BVA BSA RoR 0 aN = l= a LY ANNES 0d o [Je BR BI ICY | 21 [04 ES Vol. 107 No. 31 Dallas, Pennsylvania July 31 thru August 6, 1996 By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff KINGSTON TOWNSHIP - An unusu- ally wet summer may have helped wash away the memories of last year’s drought emergency, but the Kingston Township Water Commission hasn't forgotten. Served by 13 small water companies, the township created the commission earlier this year and has obtained a state grant to pay for a study of its water supplies. “Last summer we ran out of water every Saturday night at 5 p.m. — and we weren't the only ones,” said commission member Marlene Hogrebe. “The water table is dropping as development in- creases. I've heard estimates that the Back Mountain could run out of water by the year 2000.” Hogrebe tied into the public water system, formerly owned by Goeringer and purchased by Pennsylvania Gas and Water, after her well water began leaving orange iron deposits on her home's fix- tures. Ironically, aweek after she went on the system she lost her water. “PG&W sent a tanker to our neighbor- hood to maintain our water supply,” she said. “We called it the Silver Bullet.” Final approval on the grant will come from the Department of Environmental Protection in November or early Decem- ber, with work beginning soon thereal- ter. The study must be completed by June 30, 1997, Hogrebe said. The stale will pay for 75 percent of the costs, with the water commission giving the remain- ing 25 percent in in-kind services. The study will be made by R. E. Wright Environmental in Middletown. It will ex- amine the water service available to town- ship residents, the township's demo- graphics, industry, topography, popula- tion and land use, and will propose pos- sible solutions based on its needs (or the next decade using a regional approach, according to project manager Wall Water commission will study supplies, offer solutions Harner. His staff will visit each of the township's 13 systems —- Echo Valley, Maplecrest, Meadowcrest, Sunrise Estates, Cedar Lane, Midway Manor, Midway Manor- Harris Hill, Homesite, Trucksville, Hillcrest, Huntsville and Brown Manor —- and map them for the study. “We plan to make a detailed inventory, evaluate current usage and project the future needs of the systems owned by the 13 small companies,” Harner said. “We'll look at the water sources, storage and treatment facilities, capability to be used to fight fires and distribution of each system. We will also identify each system's deficiencies and how they can be over- come, giving a cost projection for each. We will also propose regional solutions.” Possible regional solutions could in- PennDOT will tackle H clude connecting all the systems intoore which would buy water from Pennsylva-- nia America Water Company, which re- cently purchased PG&W’'s water divi sion, or having PAWC buy several small’ systems outright, according to’ PAWC director of business development Chuck Johnson. “Another possible long-term solution- is to tie into the Huntsville Reservoir and its treatment plant at Hillside,” Johnson said. No matter what the township decides after the study is complete, "it will have facts and figures to make educated choices,” Harner said. If the study is successful, alter it's completed the township will propose dis- cussions with neighboring municipali- ties, Hogrebe said. “the program, .~.and science are my favorite sub- Williams gets a peek at college sciences By ANN POEPPERLING Post Correspondent DALLAS - Dallas High School junior David Williams of Pioneer Ave., college life this summer on the campus of College Misericordia. While most high school stu- dents are spending the summer relaxing or working, Dave is living on campus taking classes as part of the month-long Young Schol- “ars - Explorations in Mathemat- ics and Biology program. The program, headed by Dr. Mazen Shahin, professor of math and compuler science al Misericordia, explores the link between mathematics and biol- ogy. Designed to encourage mi- nority and female students to choose careers in science and mathematics, the program is made up of 20 young men and women age 14 to 16, including Hispanics, Asian-Americans, Alrican-Ameri- cans, and whites. .*.* Dave explained his interest in “In school, math jects. I don't know exactly what I want to be, but I feel this might .show me what occupations and ‘opportunities are out there.” “I've definitely learned a lot so "far — especially some new math concepts. We've also studied ap- plications in math and biology and how theyrelate toeach other.” And, he adds with a laugh, “We is getting an early taste of POST PHOTO/ANN POEPPERLING Terri Lewis, Teaching Assistant, worked with David Williams to measure the diameter of the tube with calipers. also have time forsome fun.” The young scholars from Pennsylva- nia and New York have a full day of classes beginning at 8 a.m. lasting until about 4:30 p.m., made up mostly of math and com- puter labs, biology labs, and tech- nical writing. On Fridays, the students take field trips lo various industries and labs such as the PP&L Berwick power. plant; Sire Power, Tunkhannock; Temple University and Franklin Institute, Philadel- phia; the Albert Einstein Medical Center in the Bronx, NY; and eco- logical activities with the natural- ist al Frances Slocum State Park. The field trips allow students to see how math and biology could splve problems in real life situa- tions. “For example, al Temple University Medical School we ob- served a lab which was exploring ways lo help premature babies with liquid in their lungs to breathe easier,” said Dave. In addition to their classroom and lab work, the students listen to lectures given by math and science profes- sors [rom various colleges and universities, as well as a speaker from the Multicultural Resource Center in Philadelphia. On weekends, according to _ Dave, the kids accompany their counselors to different recre- ational areas like Hickory Run State Park, Ricketts Glen, and Frances Slocum. “We play bas- ketball, soccer, and go swimming," he said. “I'm having fun making new [riends. With this diverse group, we learn a lot about differ- ent cultures.” Dr. Shahin feels the mix of stu- dents adds a different perspective to the program. “We work in teams of four; one from each cul- ture. The students get the expo- sure of working with each other.” See SCIENCES, pg 8 : plains, * ter him - By JACK HILSHER Post Correspondent * 'LEHMAN - On the third Satur- day in July, a venerable American custom took place in the Back Mountain. It was called a “family reunion.” This one was the 84th reunion of the Hoover family and itwas held at the home of Laurence and Iva Killian on Troxell Switch Road. (For those who don't recog- nize the location, you just can't getany “backer” in the Back Moun- tain than Troxell Switch!) Iva was a Hoover as Larry ex- “Her dad Robert Hoover lived to be 90 and had a long- forgotten road nearby named al- ‘Hoover Road,’ on an- other forgotten place - ‘Sister Hill.’ so-called after his three Hoover sisters named Cathy, Stella and Fanny. Hoovers, you'll realize, are , scattered all over the area.” Reunion hostess Iva Killian is * also such a good president [or the » reunion commitiee that she gets . renominated each year automati- . cally. Next year will be her sev- See HOOVER, pg. 8 Hoover descendants gather for 84th time Hoover Family Reunion members and guests posed for their annual group portrait. By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff BACK MOUNTAIN - With new signals on Back Mountain high- ways almost ready to operate, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials are plan- ning their next project. Work will begin on the Route 309 intersection with Carverton and Church roads in Trucksville next summer. According to PennDOT district engineer Charles Mattei, bids to realign the intersection and up- grade the bridge over Toby's Creek will be let August 22, with most of the work taking place next sum- mer. Anticipated to cost $450,000, the project will involve removing the deck of the existing bridge on Carverton Road and replacing it with a wider one to accommodate right turning lanes onto Carverton Road and Route 309. Engineers plan to use the bridge's existing Carverton Road next abutments, which are “in very good condition,” Mattei said. Plans also call for realigning Carverton and Church roads and adding additional concrete barriers for traffic control. The bridge over Toby's Creek was last replaced in 1975 or 1976, when Carverlon Road was up- graded, according to Kingston Township road foreman Buich Chamberlain. The construction is part of a state and federally funded safety improvement project on the Route. 309-415 corridor, which has up- graded and/or added trafic sig- nals atl seven Back Mountain in- tersections between Harris Hill Road and Route 118. Although no specific time frame has been given, [urther plans:call. for upgrading the five-sireet in- tersection at Dallas Corners and construction of a jug handle turn and installation of a traffic light at Route 309 and Hillside Road in Trucksville. Rules eyed for nuisances, temporary merchants By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - The planning commission will hold a special work session August 19 at 6 p.m. at the fire hall to discuss two ordinances. According to chairman Ed Dorrance, the supervisors have asked the commission for input into drafting ordinances regulat- ing itinerant merchants and nui- sances. Although the township hasn't had any encounters with itiner- ant or seasonal merchants set- ting up tents to sell items, officials want to address the issue, which . has become “somewhat of a prob- lem in neighboring municipali- ties,” Dorrance said. Present regulations require transient salespeople working door-to-door to obtain a $2 per- mit. No other guidelines exist, ac- cording to secretary Davida Rob- erts. The commission will also dis- cuss a second ordinance dealing with public nuisances at the Au- gust 19 work session. la The commission also discussed the Tall Pines subdivision with owners Willard and Carol Bul- lock. At its last meeting it ap- See RULES, pg 2 BM Family evicted A mother and two sons were evicted from a Harveys Lake home, and the house condemned. Pg 2. HW State Olympians A bevy of Back Mountain athletes are entered in the Keystone Games. Pg 9 14 Pages 2 Sections Calendar..........cn ev 14 Classified............... 12-13 Crossword.................. 14 Editorials; ii... 4 ODIUANES. i is yess 5 School... ln wy 10 SPOS. oa a 9 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING The Dallas Post L- Please enclose this label with any address changes, 4 4 and mail to The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612-0366 MAILING LABI oN wt] | | |
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