( )} EE Sr mt ES MUR Sh a DN a) Im eg ge ey em Ear 4 Be as pers EEL REET ETT ramp or rp te gas o Th TT eT tn Noy erm i ET a nb ——— a area - ha Ref i J p ® Sl= VAN CH I=elel\V IV ISHNINRI=I SHO] i No | =S DVN BNC SWAY (=H R= VEE els (ee BI ISH R= { [OF ES Vol. 108 No. 48 ~ Dallas, Pennsylvania November 26 thru December 2. 1997 | ; : J : i Schools’ test scores beat state aver , similar district 1 By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER sixth graders takea writing testto improving the curriculum. We reflective that we are doing better 1996 PSSA Scores : Post Staff . determine written skills. Dallas look for trends.” than the state average. I'm pleased : f = sixth graders took the writing test Rogers said individual depart- overall, but there is always room LAKE-LEHMAN Math Score Band Reading Score Band 1 BACK MOUNTAIN - Results this year. ments look at the breakdown of for improvement,” he said. Lehman-Jackson 1340 1310-1370 1360 1320-1400 3 (o.) from the Pennsylvania State Bob Rogers, pupil personnel subtext scores and look for any Speziale said Dallas has a stra- |Lake-Noxen 1350 1290-1350 1360 1300-1350 i School Assessment (PSSA) tests department head, said that Lake- consistencies or inconsistencies. tegic plan toachieve success. “We | 8th grade 1260 1270-1330 1310 1290-1340 I are in and both Lake-Lehman and Lehman is happy with the re- The test takes a total of four repeatedly look at teShnology and | 11th grade 1340 1260-1320 1440 1290-1360- ; Dallas school districts say they sults, but is always looking to days to complete and is very in- curriculum and the district con- DALLAS Math Score Band Reading Score Band. fare well alongside the state aver- improve. “We always like to im- volved, said Rogers. “It's an ex- tinuously looks at itself,” he said. | Westmoreland 1340 1310-1390 1420 1330-1390 age. . The PSSA is used by the prove. We never rest on one set of tensivetest. Thereismorewriting Speziale believes the dynamic | Dallas 1370 1370-1410 1400 1360-1420 i districts to determine if and how scores,” said Rogers. going into the tests,” he said. staff, faculty and administration |8th grade 1360 1330-1390 1350 1340-1370 g they need to change their curricu- Li romlts are taken seriously Michael Speziale, assistant at Dallas is the reason the stu- | 11th grade 1340 1320-1380 1350 1290-1340 | um. and used in curriculum planning, superintendent at Dallas, said he ~~ dents are doing well. S band sh th f 20 simil hools ; Only fifth, eighthand 1 1thgrad- hesaid. “They don'tjust i isi i SOI aang shoYSans wt a Siar sean i y g gra i ey don'tjusigetssron is never comploiely satisfied with See SCORES, pg 8 | nearest to a district's score. State avg. is 1300 in all cases. ers are tested. Every two years "On parole, man leads , police on 22-mile car chase By KYLIE SHAFFER KOETTER Post Staff DALLAS - John P. Ross, 55, of | Dallas led police on a 22 mile car chase Nov. 19 that started on Lower Demunds Rd. and ended when his car flipped on Flat Rock Rd. in Franklin Township. . Ross was arrested by Dallas Township patrolman Jeff Dennis after police saw him run a stop sign at the intersection of Lower Demunds Rd. and Edinger Rd. He fled the scene in his vehicle after Dennis turned on his lights and siren. The chase lasted 18 minutes and got up to 60 mph at times. Carl Miers, Dallas Township po- lice chief, said Ross deliberately rolled his vehicle. “His plan was to roll the car, get out and run,” said Miers. Ross was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, operating a vehicle under D.U.IL related suspension, driving while not properly licensed, reckless endangerment, fleeing and elud- ing police. See CHASE, pg 2 Churches pack boxes of cheer « for children By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post Staff LEHMAN - Children in war torn and forlorn countries will have their own colorfully wrapped box of presents to open this holiday season thanks to two Back Moun- tain churches. The Huntsville Christian Church and the Lehman United Methodist Church are both do- nating shoe boxes full of every- ‘hing from crayons and paper, stuffed animals and dolls to tooth- raste and a hairbrush. Operation Christmas Child, a project of samaritan’s Purse, distributes yoxes to more than one million ‘hildren between infancy and 14 rears old in 27 countries. Christine Szots of Dallas, is in ‘harge of the Huntsville Christian “hurch'’s shoe box collection. The hurch’s goal is to fill a U-Haul ental truck and drive it to the istribution point in Boone, North . ‘arolina, where a group of eight eople will stay and work a 12 our shift. The church has al- :ady collected S600 to cover ship- ing costs to North Carolina. Last year the church collected 32 boxes. Szots said Samaritan’s Purse a shelf. We are always working on test scores. “I think the scores are IT'S EGGCITING Watched closely by Sandy McGrady, a teacher at Trucksville Nursery School, Shannon Brobst broke an egg for the first time while helping prepare pumpkin bread for the school's annual POST PHOTO/KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Showing some of the donated boxes on the steps of the Huntsville Christian Church, from left, first row, Karen Kaleta, Haley Bullock, Christine Szots and Gordy Kutz; second row, Milissa Bullock and Kristine Kaleta. goes wherever there is a need. The organi- zation started in 1993 under the direction of Franklin Graham, who is evangelist Billy Graham's son. Operation Christmas Child helps children in hospitals, orphans, or those living in very poor conditions, said Szots. “If it wasn't for this program, the children would not get a Christmas gift. Many of them do not have families or if they do, their families have no money,” she said. oY Szots said a big part of the program for the church is teaching children the impor- tance of giving. “It’s a really wonderful way to teach children the true meaning of Christmas, which is giving. It's easy, for them to lose sight of that,” said Szots, whose twin 7-year-old boys enjoy going to the dime store to pick out little presents for See BOXES, pg 8 POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Thanksgiving feast. Dressed as Pilgrims and Indians, the children made food that was taken home to their families. More photos on page 7. Borough cited for recycling program Taxes stable in '98 budget By JESSICA MORGAN Post Correspondent DALLAS BOROUGH - The Dallas Borough Coun- cil was awarded a letter of commendation from the Luzerne County Commissioners for its efforts in establishing a recycling program in the Dallas Bor- ough. Councilman Theodore Wright thinks this award is especially significant to the borough because at the time the program was initiated, Dallas was not required to have a recycling program. “This project was started before I became a mem- ber of council,” he explained. “But at that time, council had the foresight to start recycling and recycling has proven to be the right thing to have done. We have a good program here in Dallas.” In other matters, a motion was passed to approve the Dallas Borough 1998 proposed budget for $693,428. The motion was passed with dissenting votes coming from Jay Pope and Wright. Wright suggested that council take another look at the budget prior to the final decision which needs to be done in December. Council President Patricia Peiffer pointed out that it is the fourth year that the borough has been able to submit a budget that did not include an increase in taxes. The current Dallas Borough tax rate stands at 20 mills j Borough Manager Milt Lutsey reported that the borough road department did an excellent job dur- ing the first snowstorm of the year. “Everything went along smoothly,” he said. “Even with one man short, we were able to take care of the streets.” Lutsey also reported that quite a bit of salt had to be used by the road crew in their efforts to keep the streets safe for traffic. More salt was due to arrive by the middle of See DALLAS, pg 8 BE EECA TE SRE Comments at fire key to dispute Harveys Lake, Idetown appear to part ways By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post Staff ER BACK MOUNTAIN - The rift between the J. R. Davis Fire Co. at Idetown and Harveys Lake Fire & Ambulance was widened by com- ments made at the scene of the Country Manor personal care home in May. But perceptions of the comments. differ between members of the departments. Harveys Lake Fire & Ambu- lance personnel say they were slandered by comments made by an Idetown assistant chief, and that is why the Back Mountain Firemen’s Association unani- mously suspended Idetown in October. But Idetown’s treasurer says tapes of an interview with a television reporter at the scene don’treveal any negative remarks about the Harveys Lake company. The two fire companies have had tense relations for 20 years. Frank Lutinski, Harveys Lake fire chief, thinks it all started when the borough lines changed and Lehman Twp. stopped having ju- risdiction at the lake. 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