<& a — Vol. 109 No. 26 Dallas, Pennsylvania SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS & LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS / 3 50 Cents July 1 thru July 7, 1998 i: By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post Staff LEHMAN - There will be no tax in- crease in the Lake-Lehman School Dis- trict this year. In a 6-3 vote, school board members opted for a zero millage in- crease on a $17.1 million budget Thurs- day. Luzerne County and Wyoming County will again have 221 mills and 42 mills, respectively. There is a $48,000 fund balance. Board members Ed Kern, Robert Allardyce, Lois Kopcha, Kim Howard, Ron Payne and Moderno Rossi voted for the budget, while Karen Whipple, Gary Miller and Tom Williams voted against it. The latter three and Howard voted for a $17.5 million budget with a three mill increase. Before voting for a three mill increase, Howard told the small audience that she wanted to maintain a budget with no increase, but felt the district needed the three mills. Later she voted for no millage increase. To create a budget with a zero millage increase, $98,585 worth of equipment and supplies for buildings and grounds and $35,000 for a new maintenance per- son were cut. Currently there is only one maintenance man in the district. The board thought adding a person would reduce in the district having to contract out for services. Within the budget, provisions are made for the hiring of at least seven new teach- ers, said board president Lois Kopcha. At a yearly salary of $31,570, there are funds for two teachers at Lake-Noxen Yankees third baseman Eric Koval tagged out the Phillies Jonathon Wood in the second inning of the championship game for the Back Mountain Major League. It Elementary, two at Lehman-Jackson El- ementary, one at Ross Elementary and two special education teachers for the district. Also, there are provisions for one special education aide and a secretary. The money was set aside after many parents and board members, such as Whipple, brought up the fact that class sizes grew too large after retiring teachers were not replaced. Kopcha said some parents said they had to get tutors for their children be- cause the larger class sizes were not Ld | POST PHOTO/RON BARTIZEK was one of the few bright spots for the Yanks, as the Phils won 8-0 to take their second consecutive championship. Story, more photos on sports page. conducive to their learning. Kern said, “With this budget, you get what you need for education. You get the teachers and supplies you need.” Kopcha feels there is still room for more cuts. “I think they could make more cuts,” she said after the meeting. “They don’t touch sports at all. I think the cleaning (of fields) could be cut in half and we don’t need an assistant athletic director. We need to look at how we spend our money.” Business boro for parking lot By JENNIFER JUDGE ) Post Correspondent DALLAS BOROUGH - Three borough business owners are con- cerned about the seven parking spaces the borough will lose when the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PénnDOT) com- Streets. Bernard and Roberta Walter and Bob Besecker spoke at the regular monthly meeting of the borough council about the changes. “If Dallas is to have any kind of municipal center, parking necgls to be convenient first, safe sec- ond, and affordable last,” Ber- nard Walter told council mem- bers. Walter and Besecker have asked council to consider build- building that formerly housed the Bike Works on Main Street. Walter recently purchased the building Whirlwind tour of West leaves Judy Brokenshire eager for more nosis: By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post Staff HARVEYS LAKE - As Judy Brokenshire drove into Yellowstone National Park in Mon- tana, the line of cars came to an abrupt halt. She sat in her trusty Ford and wondered. “What's stop- ping traffic?” Then she saw it. A buffalo walked right past her open driver's side window. Being an experi- enced traveler, she reached for her ready-to-shoot camera and documented, although a bit blurry, her close encounter with a 2,000 pound animal. Later she happened to read the yellow slip of paper the ranger had handed her at the park en- trance. It read: “Many visitors have been gored by Buffalo. Do not approach the Buffalo.” Well, it approached her. She was just lucky he wasn’t camera shy. This was just one of the many No resolution yet on road maintenance By MEIRA ZUCKER Post Correspondent HARVEYS LAKE - There doesn’t seem to be any question that the roads in Hemlock Gar- dens need repair, but there's plenty of debate about who should fix them. Since 1990, residents have complained about deep ruts and uncontrolled runoff. Disagree- ment centers on who bears re- sponsibility for repair of the roads. The roads are private, and al- though owned by Ruckno Con- struction, the developers of the subdivision, only the homeowners use them. See ROADS, pg 3 ae | Since I've 0 ten : do anything.” Judy Brokenshire memorable incidents on Mrs. Brokenshire's one woman cross country tour from May 14 to June 5.-. She put 5,409 miles on her 1994 Ford Taurus and came home with an appreciation for the U.S. countryside and a ton of memo- ries. The idea for the adventure came about after a broken wrist kept her from a planned trip to Italy. “I always wanted to see all of the national parks, so that's what I did,” she said, cheerfully. Her husband, John, a C.P.A. who works for a credit union in Wilkes- Barre, could not take off work. So, she went by herself. Last year when she turned 50 years old, Mrs. Brokenshire made a decision to start doing the things she always wanted to do, with or without her husband. “I was really concerned about this turning 50 thing. I was not happy about it at all. But, I de- cided that 50 was not going to get me down,” she said. Her first solo adventure was last year when she went whitewater rafting in North Caro- lina while her husband attended a motorcycle rally. Her husband is proud of her for taking her fun into her own hands. “I thought it was wonderful (that she went on the trip). It was a good thing for her to do,” said Mr. Brokenshire. “She has things she wants to do and I don’t have the blocks of time (necessary to them See TRAVELER, pg 8 Scouts from Troop 281, Dallas United Methodist Church, display some of the items they have collected for the children's auction portion of the annula library auction. From left; Bobby Murphy, Steve Neiman, Jeff Pace, Chris Smith (kneeling), Andy McGee, Casey Zalenski, Jason Jolley, Dave Glicini. Items are still being accepted. Call 675-6415 to make a donation of a new or good used item. POST PHOTO/KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Judy Brokenshire stands next to her trusty Ford Taurus that she drove across the country and back. Mrs. Brokenshire made a promise to herself when she turned 50 to start doing the fun things she always wanted to do, even if it meant going by herself. space. Besecker owns Besecker Realty, adjacent to Walter's build- ing. PennDOT has a plan to allevi- ate traffic problems in the five- streetintersection area. Additional turning lanes will be added that will eliminate street parking on erts doesn’t feel the borough can it’s too much for council to spend on five or six or seven parking spaces,” he said. Roberts instead suggested that council look to- ward developing spaces on Foster Street in an area already owned spaces will be available. They could be set aside for public park- ing.” Foster Street runs between the post office and CVS. Anyone park- ing there would have to cross Rt. 415toreach Walter's or Besecker’s office. See PARKING, pg 8 of Jean Purcell give recital. Pg 3. HB Sweet sounds Piano and organ students Bl Stars are out Back Mountain baseball and softball all-star teams, and Harveys Lake Little League all-stars. Sports. The Dallas Post 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, owners ask pletes work on Main and Church ing a municipal lot near to the’ Main Street nearest Rt. 415. _ Council president William Rob-=- afford to build a parking lot. “In: my opinion, even if it is $35,000, by the borough. “Foster Street Ls 2 oA = i 2 ’ a cakes y L 2 Ti ‘No tax increase, new teachers in Lehman budget
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