12 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, August 19, 1998 Ending on a sweet note St. Therese's vacation Bible School ended with an ice cream party last week. Before digging in, youth guides Sandy Krogulski, Aaron Katyl and Amanda Coleman cavorted in front of the building with campers Ranya Grzybowski, Theresa Ann Restaino, Sara Krogulski, Gianna DeGraba, Kayle Shovlin, Katie Manteleone, Kathryn Reinert, Nicholas Lombard and Leigh Hillman, Below, serving up ~ the goods, from left, Brigette Henry, Donna Matthews, Bruni Saxon (behind), and Mary Jane Henry. POST PHOTOS/ CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Other terms available - (or | (Tl: | (oH AT ALL LOCATIONS *Annual Percentage Rate. Payments — $20.03 per $1,000 borrowed for 5 years. Consult your tax advisor regarding deductibility of the interest. Rates are subject to change without notice. Contact one of our nine offices for other available products. 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Paul Marmo, Environmental Health Specialist for the Depart- ment of Health, reports that three beaches in Harveys Lake are regu- larly sampled by the people who run the beaches, and they use independent labs. Marmo has heard no complaints this year. “It can vary over the lake, and day by day,” says Marmo. Because there are no public bathing beaches, the state does not require routine water testing. Doubts have existed for some time regarding the efficiency of the sewer system in Harveys Lake Borough. At a recent Borough meeting, a resident complained that during a storm she saw femi- nine hygiene products floating out of a sewer lid and towards the lake. The system often overflows at certain points after heavy rains. Moreover, fecal coliform bacteria is found in human, bird, and all warm-blooded animal waste. In this most recent incident, however, human waste seems unlikely as the source of the bac- teria. No rain fell for nearly two weeks before the race, and no problems with the sewers had been reported. “We don’t have the data to precisely say it's the ducks,” says John Levitsky, EAC member. This year, EAC will be of wildfowl in the lake. “We want to ban excessive feeding of the collecting and summarizing lake water data from various agencies. In ad- dition, EAC will run a study to identify if the birds are the source of the pollution prob- lem. “My antici- pation is that this problem is from the birds,” says Levitsky. Levitsky, an engineer and wildlife tech- nologist, has Kim Chollak, Rebecca Parry, Emily Kleinfelder watched birds and Amy Parry posed on a water slide before ever since he hitting the lake last week. could hold bin- oculars. “The key issue is to stop feeding the birds,” says Levitsky. He estimates the current popula- tion at 100 Mallard ducks and 35 Canada geese. In the winter, the population swells to 300 ducks and 80 geese. The birds have become perma- nent residents, and no longer migrate or behave as wild fowl - should. They no longer travel from lake to marsh to field, spreading their waste. They eat non-tradi- tional foods such as pizza crusts, popcorn, and bread that, through spillage and their wastes, pollute the lake. Three Canada geese pro- duce as much waste as one hu- man, Levitsky states. Five to six ducks also equal one human. The easy food creates concen- trated duck populations which are more at risk for avian botu- lism, avian flu, fowl cholera, and plagues. Poor water quality also . affects the birds and other lake life. People who feed wildfowl, says Levitsky, are, in reality, doing something very negative. EAC will begin a public educa- tion campaign to stop the feeding Your BACK-To-ScHOOL HEADQUARTERS Selection Of adidas Footwear & Apparel Shop Sneaker King For The Area’a LARGEST For Men, Women a n! 3-Stripe Windpants > 719% regular $32.00 selected colors RUNNING 0ZWEEGO JR. 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