a. — Vol. 109 No. 3 Dallas, Pennsylvania SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS & LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS 50¢ - — January 21 thru January 27, 1998 \ Customers say it's a leak, water company says a spring By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post Staff KINGSTON TWP. - Customers cf National Utilities, Inc. (NUI) are once again frustrated by the level of service provided by the water company. People who live in Midway Manor say a water main break two weeks. After digging in one man’s backyard, NUI said they believe the constant flow of water is coming from a new spring. Neighbors say they've heard this “excuse” one too many times. “Last year there was a water main break across the street and they said it was a spring at first,” said Charles Gemberling of Wood- bine Rd., who has a stream of “Last year there was a water main break across the street and they said it was a spring at first.” Charles Gemberling Midway Manor Midway Manor for 25 years, said he’s never seen anything like the amount of water that has been water flowing along his property line. flooding his yard and spilling out onto the street for the past two weeks. His neighbor dug a small trench for the stream to flow through to the gutter. NUI dug in Gemberling’s lawn last week to search for the leak. When they did not find it, they told Gemberling it was probably a spring, he said. They said they would be back later to look again. Gemberling has a sump pump tokeep water out of his basement. “It's usually quiet this time of year. Now it's running every.20 minutes,”: he ‘said.. .So far, the water has stayed out of his base- ment. Not so for Lee Jones, who lives one house away from Gemberling. | See WATER, pg 12 has been flooding their lawns for Gemberling, who has lived in Lake-Lehman class gets a response from White House By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post Staff \ LEHMAN TWP. - Anew Contemporary Issues class at Lake-Lehman High Scheol helps make students more aware gil the world around them. Discussion ‘of : the’ ‘Chinese government's siege on Tibet prompted the students to write a letter to President Bill Clinton condemning the situation. To their surprise, the President responded within three weeks. His letter acknowl- edged their concerns and applauded the students for their efforts. “No one knows about this. That is the ultimate reason (why we wrote the letter). We wanted to let the people in Washing- ton know that we knew about it and cared about what is going on in Tibet,” said Mike Albee. Darby Wolfe could not believe such violations of human rights were occur- ring. “I was shocked over the lack of human rights. I was shocked nothing was being done about it and that China didn’t care,” she said. One student felt solutions were not being pursued because of pure capital- ism. “It's capitalism. Everything is for money. They (world powers) don’t want to mess with China because it’s going to be a big power,” said Micah Hendershot. Alex Coveleski, who was hired specifi- cally to teach this class, gave his stu- dents the idea to write the President. “They really wanted to express their opin- ‘By CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK and NANCY KOZEMCHAK DALLAS - When the dust clears, the © carpets are laid, and the final coats of paint are slapped on, the Back Mountain Memo- rial Library will have a bright new periodi- cals room, thanks to the efforts of J onathan Meehan, 17, of Trucksville. “He's done a wonderful job, working hard, : arranging details, painting, plastering, re- aligning shelves,” and refurbishing an exist- ing room in the library's basement, said Martha Butler, library director. The periodi- cals room contains 153 magazine titles that & are two years or more old. Current issues and newspapers are kept upstairs in the reference area. Jonathan chose this very unglamorous project to fulfill his leadership requirement to earn Eagle Scout designation. “It's been a challenge. I've learned from it,” he said. "I wouldn't head up a project like this again. It's a lot of responsibility.” But he proudly posed in front of a ragged unpainted, unfin- ished portion of the old school wall to illus- trate the difference the work has made. © Jonathan has had a lot of help. Chris Young, a younger member of Trucksville United Methodist's Boy Scout Troop #155, at the library on a Saturday to help complete ES —————— POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Millie Zaremba filled up the shelves in the newly refurbished seriodioals room at the Back Mountain Memorial See LIBRARY, pg 3 Library. See LAKE-LEHMAN, pg 12 P Dallas El tary School students of "TV itis’ | mre ® | 20 Pages, 2 Sections: By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER entire audience following his lead mn watch five shows on t.v. a week fun with everyday found objects Calendar. cu. 8 Post Staff and clapping out intricate beats. “Il liked it a lot. I'm and use his imagination to enter- and alittle creativity. “We want to oe ; ; ; So Yd Gs Tyas Classified.......;:..% 10-11 Jamie shares his story with the . h tain himself the rest of the time; show them the possibilities in a : DALLAS - With small, hollowed group of fresh faces. He found he not gouyg to watc and that’s just what he did. plastic bottle or a paper cup.” Crossword Sheree aeatunind ee 8 out creamer containers as eyes, had “T.V. itis,” a disorder that t.v. so much.” He made hats out of bowls, Jamie found a bright pink do- Editorials............xe.s0u 4 paper cups as ears and a folded = suppresses the imagination. So, ’ a ; antennas out of plastic forks and nut shaped item and asked the Obituaries................. 10 paper plate as a mouth, Jamie his mother took him to the Bridget Major spindly fingers out of cigar cases. kids to use their imagination and SCRODIS. oii ravine 7 introduces fourth and fifth grad- “imaginologist” for treatment. The Fourth grade Orth said the program is de- - tell him what it could be. Every- Spots. Lu Lai 9 ers to a world where imagination reigns. He warms up the crowd with a game of imaginary catch. Amid the sea of dancing hands, Jamie picks one and whizzes an implied curve ball. The catcher, a fourth grade girl with gusto, flings the ball back and is beside herself with laughter as Jamie is forced to take the invisible ball out of his mouth where it has landed. Jamie is the main character in, “Imagine If with Jamie,” a show aimed not only to entertain, but to encourage kids to turn on their minds instead of the television. “Imagine If” was performed for Dallas Elementary students Jan. 14 by Michael Orth, a New York City based actor. The show was sponsored by the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). With a back- ground in children’s and commu- nity theater, Orth has performed the show for nearly three years. "I enjoy performing in the schools and really enjoy the audi- ence,” he said. "Kids in elemen- tary school are fun because they are ready to take a roller coaster ride with you. They are willing to be respectful and have fun.” And have fun they did as Jamie mesmerized the audience with an impromptu musical number made possible with two one liter plastic soda bottles that were casually setting on the stage. He had the £3) “doctor” suggested that he only signed to show kids they can have Bla 8 . POST PHOTO/KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER "Imagine If" brought Dallas Elementary students into the act last week. From left, Mary Moore, Robert Santillare, Ashley Ide and Melissa Evans, with "Jamie" the presenter behind. thing from hat to skirt to record were suggested. Jamie was sur- prised that one astute student knew what a record was. The PTO thought “Imagine If” sounded like a good idea when a brochure arrived in the mail. “This is supposed to supplement edu- cation. It’s a fun program with an educational intent beyond the classroom experience,” said Margie Esopi of the PTO. “I really enjoy seeing the kids respond to the performance.” After taking the Imagination” and giving Jamie one last bravo, the students left to go back to their classrooms and pon- der what they had just seen. As they left, it was obvious Jamie's message got through. Nick Onzik said he thought the program was funny and that he will use his imagination more. “I liked it a lot. I'm not going to watch t.v. so much,” said ‘Bridget Major, fourth grade. “It's a fun program with an educational intent beyond the classroom experience.” Margie Esopi Dallas Elementary PTO “Pledge of CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING The Dallas Post MAILING LABEL- Please enclose this label with any address changes, and mail to The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612-0366
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