at’‘the Center. 2 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA ~ Wednesday, August 26, 1998 PROPERTY TRANSFERS ie The following property trans- fers werrerecorded at the Luzerne County Courthouse for the week of Aug. 14 - 20. Paul J. Klug, et ux, to Paul D. Benedetti, et ux, Lot 15, The Maples, $60,000. Also, Gerald J. Cooke, estate al, to Norman Steidinger, et ux, Lots 18, 20, Harveys Lake Ber., $5,000. James C. Matusek, to Evan Gephart, Jackson Twp., $19,000. Also, Thomas E. Baker, et ux, todJeffrey Leas, et ux, Lot 19 Maple Crest, Kingston Twp. $43,500. Super friends, from left, Sue Hand, Debbie Soles, Paul LaBar. Soles is holding a key to the city presented to her by LaBar, Dallas Borough Mayor. 'Super’ friend visits Dallas “When the Dallas Cowboys plaged the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl a few years ago, the national news media spent some time considering whether Dallas, PA would change their, name for the weekend as did a small Texas town. . Mrs. Debbie Soles, a second grade teacher from Pittsburgh, watched the morning news on television and decided to encour- age her second graders to write letters to the mayor of Dallas, ‘asking him to change the name to fSicclors” for the big game. “The students’ letters arrived on the desk of Mayor Paul LaBar that January after serious flooding had created numerous area problems and heavy paperwork for the Back Mountain area. Knowing that her father-in-law was disappointed that he didn’t “have time to give the kids their wish or even write back to them, Dallas artist Sue Hand clipped ‘local news articles ans sent them tothe class and their teacher along with a personal letter. The ec- static students wrote back, and a friendship developed between Sue Hand and Debbie Soles and her: students at Chartiers Valley El- ementary School that has contin- ued for several years. Although they had spoken to- gether on the phone several times, the two women had never met until a few weeks ago when Mrs. Soles and her two children drove to Dallas from Pittsburgh. During her short visit, Debbie . Soles was presented with a “Key of Friendship” plaque by Mayor LaBar and Hand. Then she was whisked down Main Street to meet Chief of Police Jack Fowler and Council member Jay Pope. Im- pressed with the small town friendliness of Dallas, Soles smiled and said, “It’s a lot different than Pittsburgh!” Hand and Soles plan to con- tinue their unofficial pen pal pro- gram during the 98-99 school year. Blood drive to be held August 26 The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas, will sponsor an American Red Me Cross Blood Drive in the center's Multi Purpose Room, first floor, on ‘Wed. Aug. 26 from 1-6 p.m. Community memers are invited to donate The donor area is air conditioned for comfort. information, call 675-8600, ext. 138. For More than ever A Real Hometown Paper you can feel good about The Dallas Post cr SNR "J Custom Homes SN STR + SC FAX: 717-348-0026 I ROBERT KRAUSE + KRAUSE CusTaoM HOMEBUILDER hn 22 Years of Construction Experience t Clarks Summit /[ Dallas, PA "= /)' BUILDER >) PHONE: 717-348-0016 Heel GL, Desizrd BAD CHECKS Dallas resident Patricia Quarteroni, 41, was arrested June 8 by Dallas Borough patrolman James Drury after police were called about a bad check incident at Fino’s Pharmacy. Dominick P. Fino Jr. showed police a check that Quarteroni had written the pharmacy for $312.31 on April 30. Fino con- tacted Quarteroni after the check was returned to him unpaid be- cause of insufficient funds. Fino said she told him she would be in on June 3 to pay the amount, but she never showed. After leaving a . phone message asking her to pay the amount by June 7, Fino re- ported the incident to police on June 8. This is Quarteroni’s third bad check offense in five years, ac- cording to police reports. She was charged with one count of pass- ing bad checks. PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS ~Dallasresident Peter Dorsa, 40, was arrested Aug. 8 by Dallas Township patrolman Douglas Higgins after he threw a fan at Amos Totten. Totten told police that when he went to report the incident Dorsa threatened to kill him and the police. While at the police department, Dorsa threatened to Kill police. He was charged with public drunkeness and disorderly con- duct. Related charges of terroris- tic threats and simple assault were dismissed. THEFT OF CHECKS Wilkes-Barre resident Sandra Lyn Mills, 18, was arrested June 10 by Dallas Borough patrolman Russell Devens after police were called by Marie Belasco, who no- ticed that some of her personal checks were missing and can- celled checks were coming back to her in someone else’s hand- writing. Mills admitted to police that she had written seven checks to- talling $1,875. She was charged with theft by deception and re- ceiving stolen property. D.U.I. CHARGES » Falls resident Mark Spak, 37, was arrested Feb. 17 by Kingston Township patrolman Walter Davis after he was seen driving errati- cally on Rt. 309. After failing field sobriety tests, he was taken to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital where his blood alcohol level was determined to be .126. He was charged with driv- ing under the influence of alcohol. e Dallas resident Peter Dorsa, 40, was arrested May 30 by Dallas Township patrolman Brian Feeney after police were called to a one- vehicle accident on Kunkle- Alderson Rd. At the scene of the accident police observed that a number 11 was placed over both the vehicle's | inspection sticker and license plate to make it appear that the inspection and vehicle registra-- tion did not expire until Novem- ber, when they actually expired in March and May. Bus driver contests charges Leonard Bellas of Dallas, who was charged with leaving an acci- dent at Dallas High School in February, says he was not in- formed until May 22, when he received a summons, that there was a problem. According to Dallas Township police reports, police responded to a call by Adam Buckler who said the left rear wheel of a school bus hit his car as he was turning into the school, trying to avoid the bus. Police called Emanuel’s bus company and inspected the buses before determining that Bellas was the driver. They found paint em- bedded in the tire and a damaged tire rim on Bellas’s bus. Bellas, 71, told The Dallas Post that he did feel something bump his bus. “When I felt something hit the bus I looked and saw someone looking at their car, but by the time I came to a stop no one was there,” he said. Bellas is upset that he was charged without his side being told. District Justice James Tupper said the case will go to the Luzerne Court of Common Pleas. Bellas was charged with leav- ing an accident while he was driv- ing a school bus last winter. A woman claimed that she hita bus Bellas was driving from behind and that he did not stop. Bellas said he did stop and asked the woman if she and her children were all right. The charges were dismissed. Bellas said he does not want the charges to tarnish his reputa- tion. 16 Carverton Road, Trucksville cat Arex’. [TIEN Eat in or Take Out Try Our Wings! Mon.: 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm Tues., Wed., Thurs.: 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm Fri.: 11:00 am - 12:00 Midnight Sat.: 12:30 pm - 12:00 Midnight * Sun.: 2:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Dallas Post 675-5211 FAX: 675-3650 e-mail: Dalpost@aol.com "Mailing Address: P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612 . Shipping Address: 607 Main Road, Dallas PA 18612 i Office hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Pos overs t e" oun : g : County, including Dallas, Kingston, Lehman and Jackson townships, Dallas Borough, Harveys Lake and the Dallas and Lake-Lehman school districts. 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Box 366, Dallas PA 18612. © COPYRIGHT 1998: Entire contents copyrighted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means without the express written consent of the publisher. i eh rey - hn DISTRICT COURT BRIEFS Dorsa was taken to Wilkes- Barre General Hospital where his blood alcohol level was determined tobe .115. Without being asked, Dorsa told police that the inspec- tion and expiration. stickers did not belong on his car and that he replaced them that morning. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, fraud, driving with a suspended license and operating a vehicle without the required financial re- sponsibility. A related charge of careless driving was dismissed. The following people waived their right to a preliminary hearing before District Justice James Tupper. e Harveys Lake resident Timo- thy Short, 21, arrested June 23 by Dallas Borough patrolman James Drury after police observed him driving erratically on Rt. 415, Rt. 309, E. Franklin St., Main St. and Cedar Ave. After failing field sobriety tests, Short was taken to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital where he refused to take a blood alcohol test. Re- fusal of the test results in a one- year suspension of a driver's op- erating license. Short told police that he tried to out run them because he did not have a driver's license on him. He was charged with driving un- der the influence of alcohol, at- tempting to elude officers, driving without a license and exceeding the speed limit by 29 mph. Re- lated charges of reckless endan- germent, failure to stop at red light and damage to real property were dismissed. e Dallas resident Ryan Keefe, 19. arrested June 6 by Dallas | Township patrolman Jeffrey Den- nis after police observed him driv- ing erratically on Rt. 415. After failing field sobriety tests; » - he was taken to Wilkes-Barre - General Hospital where his blood alcohol level was determined to be .048, which is over the legal limit of .02 for minors. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and careless driving. A * related charge of a minor operat- ing with alcohol was dismissed. * Larksville resident Stephen Roccograndi, 53, arrested May 16 by Lake Township patrolman dJ ohn'’ Fuches after police observed him driving erratically on Rt. 118 and’ Rt. 29. After failing field sobriety tests, he was taken to Wilkes- Barre General Hospital where his blood" alcohol level was determined tobe’ .195. He was charged with driv- ing under the influence of alcohol and failing to keep right. Related’ charges of failing to drive at a safe’ speed and careless driving were > dismissed. e Hunlock Creek resident Ji ot : seph Brosh, 55, arrested May" 29 3 by Dallas Township patrolman : Brian Feeney after police observed him drive around a police car that’ was intentionally blocking off a section of Main St. After failing field sobriety tests, Brosh was taken to the Dallas~ Township Police Station where his blood alcohol level was determined’ to be .176. He was charged with driving under the influence. fr spoil you. Steven's \ # n's Town & Country | Steve ~~ Cleaners i Country Club Shopping Ctr. ¢ 675-0468 We'll Spoil You! We treat you as someone special. You can see it in the friendly smile that en you at the counter. You know it in the cheerful way we handle special Ly You'll notice the difference in our first-class drycleaning,too. Come in today.. 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