8 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, March 5, 1997 Be School board (continued from page 1) because of the board's behavior. “I'm not picking on any one indi- vidual. As a unit they are not functioning well,” he said. Wengen said recent actions by the board are leading to divisive- ness in the community. ~ Wengen describes himself as ~ ‘non-political and “strictly in it for the kids. I really want to see some things change,” he said, when asked why he decided to run for the board. “They need to start making decisions,” said the Dallas Youth Basketball and ‘Back Mountain Baseball, Inc. coach. Ted Wright, Dallas, said the lack of decision on the new school prompted him to run for a seat. “The straw that broke the camel's back was the flip-flop on the location for the new elementary,” ‘Wright said. “The board needs to make decisions and stick with them.” ~~ He also said there are other ‘issues that prompted him torun, such as the intensified sched- ule. He believes the purpose of the board is to write and carry out policies, be responsible for funding tax structure and find the best available people to work in the district. : Like his three other group members, Wright believes com- munication with public is im- portant. “Everybody has got to be working on the same page. There has to be an open line of communication with the board,” he said. Wright now serves on the Dallas Borough Council. “Jackson Twp. (continued from page 1) ceives the grant, the road will be ‘paved in 1998-99. -Glogowski said that decisions on which roads will be paved in the future will be made based on ‘traffic levels. Priority roads in- «clude Cigarski and Mountain roads as well as Krasko Road and ‘Pine Tree Road. Fred Murray again complained -about the township's strategies in , dealing with contaminated soil re- ‘moval five years ago.”I've been doing my own investigating and I've found some very interesting 'things,” he said. Murray said the » soil removed from Jackson Town- ship was not incinerated, but in- ‘stead used in an asphalt plant in ‘Texas. Murray questioned why the township spent the money to send the dirt out of town when ‘there was an asphalt company ‘locally. Murray has vowed to con- ‘tinue researching the contami- ‘nated soil issue + ~ Also during the meeting Art Parsons of MMP Inc. made a pre- liminary presentation to the board on tire recycling. Parsons intends to set up his recycling center in Shickshinny and hopes the town- ship will get involved. Parsons will shred the tires and ship them throughout the United States. The supervisors accepted the resignations of Joan Conrad from the Planning Commission and Karen Whipple from the Recre- ation Board. 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Tracy Jones, seated center, is flanked by her parents Dale and Carol Jones at the announcement of her selection as a National Merit Finalist. Standing, from left, Griffiths, acting superintendent, and Jack Wolensky, guidance officer. — Disaster (continued from page 1) ing, very sympathetic for the pub- lic.” He said his wife, Cathy, is also very understanding about his responsibilities. “Although she doesn't always like it, she is very supportive,” he said. One might think with such a demanding job and a family of four Panko couldn't put more on his plate, especially when he’s not even getting paid for it. But, Panko is certainly not the type to sit around watching Sportscenter. In addition to the Red Cross he is also a volunteer for Wyoming Val- ley Multiple Sclerosis and the Valley Santa Program. His desire to give back to the community may be explained by his own experiences as a receiver of this special humanity. Panko'’s first experience with the Red Cross came early in his life during an extremely difficult time. In 1972, the same year as the Agnes flood, the Panko family home was de- Frank Galicki, principal; Dr. Gil Finalist (continued from page 1) about engineering and design. The honor was a complete sur- prise to Jones. “I had no idea until the beginning of the school ~ year,” shesaid. “I'm proud. Hope- fully this will mean money for college.” She said Penn State University is her first college choice. She credits encouragement from her parents, Dale and Carol Jones, and lots of hard work for becoming a finalist. “I like to do well. It just makes things easier,” she explained. Wolensky said final results should be in by April. “All indica- Taxpayers Association The Lake-Lehman School District Taxpayers Association will meet Thurs., March 6, at the Lehman Township Municipal Building. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. All taxpayers of the district are urged to attend. stroyed by fire. “The Red Cross was great with us. They put us up in a hotel and helped us find a place to live,” he said. Approximately five years ago Panko made a decision that changed his life. He left his bus driving job that he had since he was 18 years old, became an EMT and started to volunteer with the Red Cross. He said volunteering has im- proved him in many ways. “It helps out in other areas of my life. I learn how to manage different situations and deal with different people. I'm definitely more orga- nized and able to keep calm,” said Panko. During the flood of January tions are good. She will probably at least receive some award,” he said. : Two other students, Amanda Eisenhart and Allison Piazza, re- ceived commendations for aca- demic success from the program. River mercilessly took the Wyo- ming Valley hostage, Panko put his skills to use. He and two other volunteers comforted approxi- mately 90 people at the Dallas High School that served as a shel- to meet March 6 ter. When he speaks of this inci- 1996, when the Susquehanna dent, Panko points out the short- age of volunteers. “There were only three of us. Ideally there should have been enough volun- teers to put one at the door, a couple to register people and a couple to perform other duties, he said. “After the Agnes flood people were everywhere and then they slowly drifted away. We need to get more people active,” Panko said. According to Amy L. Miner, Emergency Services Director for the Wyoming Valley Chapter of | the Red Cross, Panko is a very reliable volunteer who is always available to help. “Just last week he was called at 2 a.m. to activate volunteers to report in,” she ex- plained. Panko has helped people in both local and national disasters. He is just one of many Red Cross volunteers we tend to overlook until a disaster hits. In a region that has had it’s share of natural disasters, trained volunteers such as Panko not only provide us with shelter, food and clothing, but also a smile and a sense hope. The Red Cross was started in the United States in 1881 by Clara Barton and locally in 1916. In 1994 the Red Cross responded to 68,225 domestic disastersinclud- ing hurricanes, floods, earth- quakes and fires. The Red Cross is always in need of volunteers. Panko stresses the flexibility of classes and meet- ings. “We are always in need of volunteers. It only takes a couple hours in the evening once a month and possibly day classes on the weekend. Once a year there is a week-long schooling where the national Red Cross comes in with every class it has and offers it for free,” he explained. For more information on do- nating time or money, call The ~ American Red Cross at 823-7161. best. recovery. V J tenburny General Iospital is the heart of Northeastern Pennsylvania. 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