‘The Dallas Post yd ents SIS AVANCE | = COMMUNITIES (©) oll I | 3 BVA HM WARSI. WAY =T HM Sp [VV AVN RST 0] 5 [OO] B DISTRICTS Vol. 109 No. 24 Dallas, Pennsylvania June 17 thru June 23, 1998 Disease can't esp Eileen Rockensies down By KYLIE SHAFFER KOETTER Post Staff 1 never Toi it odd . Beltran, a missionary in W. Africa; local senior citizens and other organizations. Her family, faith and outlook allow her SHAVERTOWN - Eileen Rockensies to live happily and help provide happi- The A was ready to cancel her wedding in 1970 - ness to others. Rockensies because doctors told her she might have MS is a disease in which myelin, a family, eo a brain tumor. Then they said it might be protective layer over nerve fibers, is dam- seated, a brain abscess and one doctor even conn ee Been 8 aatughle aged. Cells multiply in the damaged area Eileen and suggested that her symptoms were merely The disease now has her homebound, causing the formation of scar-like tissue, Kenneth: psychological. but, if you think she’s sitting around called Sclerotic tissue. This tissue can standin ? Seven years after her first symptoms feeling sorry for herself; think again. slow down or prevent the transmission of 9 appeared and many CAT scans and spi- Despite being homebound, Rockensies signals between nerve cells, impairing from left, nal taps later, Mrs. Rockensies was cor- = is an extremely active member of the many body functions including vision, Regine, 3 rectly diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis community. She volunteers countless evin an (MS) at age 35. P 4 See ROCKENSIES, pg 8 Patricia. hours for St. Therese’s Church; Sr. Sponsa School board members i _f Ui ‘want more lef a oe info about teacher hires By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post Staff LEHMAN - The Lake-Lehman School 3 i 7 : Board will now receive justification of a | & ; : a. oh : recommendations for all future teaching 1 : J a candidates before making its final deci- sion to hire. Some members of the board, such as president Lois Kopcha and Robert Allardyce, think it is the right of the board to be more informed about prospective candidates. At least one board member believes the hiring process should stay as it is, with little board input. . At the board's last work session, Kopcha said the board should be given the names of the top three candi- dates for each teach- ing position, a writ- ten justification and alist from the administration ranking the candidates. The board held an unofficial vote of 4 to 3 to support Kopcha's sugges- tion. Kopcha, Allardyce, Rose Howard and Moderno Rossi voted yes and Karen Whipple, Ed Kern and Gary Miller voted no. Tom Williams and Ron Payne were. not present to vote. dh Currently, the board receives only the recommendation of the administration to: hire a particular teacher, whom they are” told nothing about. “I've talked to Dr. Price about it before and he’s fine with it. I'm not suggesting that we be in on hiring, just that we be more involved,” said Kopcha, who be- lieves she owes it to the public to know more about who is being hired. “It makes for better relations with the public. If people ask why one person was hired and not the other, we can tell them.” She said board members would not look through the candidates’ resumes, only the recommendations and only in executive session. Graduation brings out all kinds of emotions as shown i in these photos. A hero. Sidlnh a i humor w sayi ing, “Mom, you gavem birth, but...it’s just a guy thing.” He also let his fellow classmates know how much he would miss them. “I love you all,” he said before closing his remarks. Remembering past achievements and the people who helped realize those he: achievements was one theme com- monplace to all the student speakers. Salutatorian Erik Steltz noted how in- fluential the faculty and staff were to him as a student. He commended the teachers especially for their dedication and support. “Teachers have the power to create or discourage minds, and they choose to create,” said he. Goodbyes are often hard, so how does one say goodbye forever to friends of 13 years? “I hope the best of your By ALEXANDER LAFFEY out life. In his welcoming speech. Special to The Dallas Post : Hoover also reminded his peers that "the wise man is the man who knows that he doesn’t know it all.” Superintendent Dr. Gilbert R. Griffiths had words of inspiration for the graduates. He told them to look upon their years at Dallas as “a chap- ter written and recorded,” and as one that "will remain on the shelves for many years to come.” He also hoped the graduates would perceive their in- dividual futures as "the beginnings of a new chapter.’ Class president William Piasta stressed the importance of good role models in shaping one's personality and mind. He cited his parents and friends as the people he most looked up to, and his father as his personal DALLAS - The sun was setting beau- . tifully as the 1998 Mountaineer gradu- oO ating class walked off the stage Tues- day, following a very emotional cer- “emony held outdoors in the athletic field. A large turnout of family and friends showed up to bid the graduates farewell. Many were forced to stand and observe as the bleachers became overcrowded, but no one seemed to mind very much. After all, this was a happy event. After everyone got situated, class - secretary Kenneth Hoover initiated the é& ceremony with a morality tale he re- called which tied in with a theme of the ceremony: decision making through- See HIRING, pg 2 Hl Medieval fun Dallas Middle School students study King Arthur. Photo story, Pg 3. Township must name, number all roads by end of summer By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post Staff LEHMAN - The Lehman Town- ship supervisors have the daunt- ing task of naming all the private roads and rural routes by the end of the summer. All streets must have names and all homes must have numbers for the new county 911 system that went into effect ent names,” Sutton said. They will also work closely with the Shavertown, Dallas and Hunlock Creek post offices while naming streets. In other business, the board. voted to accept a new pension plan for its two full-time police officers. The plan is completely funded by the state, said Sutton. This year $4,500 is given to the township to cover its officers. The board approved hiring of Damien Hoover as a part-time looking for donated commercial playground equipment for a play- ground he is building. medieval them of the program. Special programs start June 30, and children can sign up now for the program, which sets a goal of eight books read by Aug. 14. Call 675-1182 for information. HB Unbeatens battle Back Mountain Legion Baseball team comes up short against Plymouth. Pg 9. 16 Pages, 2 Sections The Dallas Post @ this week. police officer at a salary of $8,070. Calendar FRE rners tes rsiias 16 Dave Sutton, board chairman, Roadmaster Douglas Ide will Lh Classified............. 14-15 said the supervisors willmeet with = be attending a two-day seminar to » Crossword................ 16 other townships tomakesurethey learn about environmentally safe = Editorials... 4 are not giving the same names to dust control for unpaved roads in A 2 : TRON AnTizek Obituaries. .........iu. 12 their streets. the township. Currently Lehman Signing up for summer SORO0L a 13 ve Xe : 3m SoRfnNS oe LN calcium to control the Elizabeth Eby, right, a volunteer, signed up Alexandra Kijek, of Shenson 9-10 EE iid 4. at p Do Coll a A Evie Kingston Twp. for the summer reading program at the Back g 4]; er of the Pikes ; Fi: ; one road could have three differ- Creek entertainment complex, is Mounzain Memorial Library. Eby wes dreseed io i isifale ihe CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING and mail to The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612-0366 MAILING LABEL- Please enclose this label with any address changes,
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