2 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, September 16, 1998 With their winning ‘graham cracker schools, from left, seated; Kate Benedetti, ‘Maria Stevens, Danielle Padavan, Erica Swatko, Chris Yale, Chandra Hull. Standing, Stephanie Kutza, Todd Jones, Jason Smith, Ryan Chlubicki, Bobby Gebhardt, Bobby Zaruta, Ken Bauer, Jason Hayes. At right, Erica Swatko with her group's project, a tropical school complete with a palm courtyard. Freshmen fashion schools from crackers, learn cooperation . DALLAS - Imagine this; you ‘and four or five friends are given a package of graham crackers, a little icing and one sheet of heavy paper. Your mission - choose a leader, divvy up the work, and build a miniature school. Oh, and you have only 45 minutes to fin- ish. ! ( LAD | That's what about 100 ninth grade students in Ruth Skammer’s Wellness I class at Dallas High School did last week. Best of all, the three winning groups received two extra credits for building the best schools. Skammer said the cooperative learning project was meant to teach the students to work in groups and to make decisions, such as who would be the team “leader, and which members would have what responsibilities. Pick- ing a leader “wasn’t hard,” said Jason Smith. “They just nomi- nated me.” : The winning schools were se- J lected by a panel comprised of two teachers and principal Frank Galicki. Each of the top three projects drew two votes, so there was no order of finish. What was the hardest part? “Getting the icing to stick,” ac- cording to Chandra Hull. by Ronald Bartizek DISTRICT COURT BRIEFS Assault, trespass, harassment charges filed + ~Shavertown resident Robert Shotwell, 28, was arrested June 29 by Dallas Township patrolman Brian Feeney after police re- sponded to a domestic dispute in Dallas. .~.Police found Joseph Shalata, 22, standing outside the residence at RR 2, Box 129-C, Dallas with a bleody nose and swollen right eye. He also had a cut leg and red marks around his neck. Shalata told police that Shotwell -hit and punched him after he got out of his car because Shotwell ‘and Jessica Evans were fighting. ‘Evans told police that Shotwell .threw her down concrete steps. Clark Crawford, 27, told police that Shalata’s and Evans's stories were accurate and that he pulled Shotwell off Shalata and then went into the house and ripped the phone out of the wall so that no one could call police. Shotwell was taken to his par- ents’ home in Shavertown. Police told him not to return to the resi- dence where his girlfriend was that night. . -He violated the trespass warn- ing and went to see Evans that morning. She called police and Shotwell ran into the woods and was not found. He was charged with simple assault, harassment and defying a trespass warning, D.U.L CHARGES ' eo Dallas resident Amy Nadzan, 24, was arrested June 9 by Dallas Township patrolman Brian Feeney after police observed her driving erratically on Hildebrant Rd. «After failing field sobriety tests, Nadzan was taken to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital where her blood alcohol level was determined to be .134. She was charged with driv- ing under the influence of alcohol. A related charge of failing to keep right was dismissed. ; * West Pittston resident Chris- topher Mikulka, 26, was arrested June 14 by Dallas Township pa- trolman Wayman Miers after po- lice were called to car off road which hit a sign and dirt embank- ment on Ransom Rd. - After failing field sobriety tests, Mikulka was taken to the Luzerne County D.U.I. Processing Center where his blood alcohol level was determined to be .123. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a suspended license. The following people waived their right to a preliminary hearing before District Justice James Tupper: ¢ Courtdale resident Steven Pembleton, 31, arrested July 1 by Dallas Township patrolman Brian Feeney after police observed him driving erratically on Lower Demunds Rd. After failing field sobriety tests, Pembleton was taken to Wilkes- Barre General Hospital where his blood alcohol level was determined to be .244, more than twice the BE <P> < PE <PE> <PE> <Ph> <PhR> <P> < PE SPAS <PR> <PR> < PO Dining Fours Lunch Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner Monday-Thursday 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Friday & Saturday 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Sunday 3 p.m. -8 p.m. Breakfast Sunday only 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Raomo, * with individual heat, air conditioning, private baths, cable TV, direct dial phone, and includes a : continental breakfast. v +° ‘The Beaumont inn ABER CPE APE PERS <P> <P<DE BSI < Pe <PEY <DE>. Weekly Features Uppetizer Feature Touscan Sausage Spiraled with Angel Hair & Naped in a " Roasted Garlic & Tomato Cream Entree Features Breast of Chicken with Artichoke & Lobster Brunch Petite Surf & Turf with Poached Egg Re. 309, Dallas; Phene 675-7100 23 S00 (S20 U25 (T20 (T2y (U20 U20 C20 S20 (S23 [S43 tan UJ 5 legal limit. He was charged with driving under the influence of al- cohol, failing to keep right and disregarding traffic lane. * Wilkes-Barre resident Dean Benedetti, 22, arrested June 13 by Dallas Borough patrolman Michael Prokopchak after’ police observed him driving erratically on Rt. 309. After failing field sobriety tests, Benedetti was taken to Wilkes- Barre General Hospital where his blood alcohol level was determined to be .112. He was charged with driving under the influence of al- cohol and exceeding the speed limit. * Shavertown resident James Barto, 61, arrested May 5 by Harveys Lake Borough patrolman Mark Karlonis after police ob- served him driving erratically near the Alderson section of Harveys Lake. ; He was taken to the Luzerne County D.U.I. Processing Center where his blood alcohol level was determined to be .217, more than twice the legal limit.. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and failing to wear a seat belt. e Shickshinny resident Ryan P. Leahey, 24, arrested August 25 by Dallas Township patrolman Doug Higgins after police observed him driving erratically on Main Rd. After failing field sobriety tests, Leahey was taken to the Dallas Township Police Department where his blood alcohol level was determined to be .194. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a suspended license. e Shavertown resident Kevin L. McGeehan, 31, arrested June 10 by Dallas Township patrolman Jeffrey Dennis after police ob- served him driving erratically on Westminister Dr. After failing field sobriety tests, McGeehan was taken to Wilkes- Barre General Hospital where his blood alcohol level was determined to be .187. He was charged with driving under the influence of al- cohol. Related charges of failing to keep right and disregard traffic signals were dismissed. e Tunkhannock resident Jack A. Schoonover, 41, arrested June 20 by Dallas Borough patrolman Michael Prokopchak after police observed him driving erratically on Rt. 309. After failing field sobriety tests, Schoonover was taken to Wilkes- Barre General Hospital where his blood alcohol level was determined to be .180. He was charged with driving under the influence, pos- session of marijuana and disre- garding traffic lane. A charge of careless driving was dismissed. * Shavertown resident George Spess, 40, was arrested June 6 by Dallas Township patrolman Brian Feeney after police were called to a one-car accident on Overbrook Ave. with no injuries. After failing field sobriety tests, Spess was taken to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital where his blood alcohol level was determined to be .122. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. A related charge of careless driving was dismissed. Any 107 Ji Nana Lee's Cheesecakes 3. Grand Opening Sept. 19 - & Sin i, (@ TSG (©) ge [4 VS RB TS 6) RE VER DETER KW Te Visit us at 55 Main Street, Luzerne - = 1 283-0540 The Dallas Post : 675-5211 : FAX: 675-3650 : e-mail: Dalpost@aol.com Mailing Address: P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612 . . 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All letters must be ‘signed and include a phone number at which we can reach the author. Deadline “is Noon, Monday prior to publication. ‘Want a photo that has appeared? We can provide prints of photos taken by -our staff. Prices: 5x7 - $7; 8x10 - $12. Call or stop by to order. BMT surgeons offer new procedure for bypass surgery Wilkes-Barre General Hospital's cardiac surgery team continues to offer area open heart patients a relatively new and ad- vanced procedure that eliminates the long incision in the leg which is required to remove a vein for open heart or coronary artery by pass surgery. The iatediie is called videoscopic saphenous vein har- vesting and it reduces the postop- erative pain and recovery time associated with coronary bypass surgery, which is performed on more than 300,000 patients in the United States each year. Back Mountain residents George E. Cimochowski, M.D. and Michael D. Harostock, M.D. and colleagues Russell F. Stahl, M.D. and George C. Economopoulos, M.D. have completed over 70 suc- cessful videoscopic saphenous vein harvesting procedures since the procedure has been offered at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. “In the videoscopic surgical pro- cedure, also known as “Endo- scopic vein harvesting.” a sur- geon makes two or more inci- sions, two to three inches inlength, in one or both legs to accommo- date special surgical instruments used in the procedure. .». These include a miniature camera which allows the surgeon to:view the inside of the legon a television monitor and remove the vein through the small incisions. v Raymond publishes manuscripts ‘Staff members of Allied Services John Heinz Institute of Rehabilita- tion Medicine, Wilkes-Barre Twp., have recently had two manuscripts accepted for publication. “The Role of the Clinical Neuropsychologist in the Assessment and Treatment of Rehabilitation Patients”, co-authored by Michael J. Raymor.d, Ph.D., of Dallas, director of the neuropsychological /cogni- tive services department and Rebecca M. Castellino, cognitive therapist and “A Model Program for Brain Injury Rehabilitation”, co-authored by Michael J. Raymond, Kristin C. Bewick, M.S. Ed., CPCRT, cognitive therapist, Alexanne Kennedy, M.S., CCC-SLP, speech therapist and Terence Duffy, M.D., medical director of the brain injury program.at John Heinz, will be published in a special issue on rehabilitation’in Journal of Health Management and Public Health. Sweet Valley Fire Co. to present band The Sweet Valley Fire Co. Auxiliary will present “The Pigeon Hill Station” a country blue grass band on Sat., Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Sweet Valley Fire Hall, Main Road, Sweet Valley. Donation is Adults S5; children 6-12, $2.50 and under six free. Tickets may be purchsed from any fireman or auxiliary member. O'Reilly to hold Fall Craft Show Sept. 19 The Public Relations Committee of Bishop O'Reilly High Schid will sponsor a Fall Craft Show Sat., Sept. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m: at Bishop O'Reilly High School. The show is strictly craft oriented. Awide variety of crafts will be available with many vendors from Northeastern Pennsylvania participating. Refreshments and home baked goods will be sold by the committee. Chances are also be ing sold on a quan size, handmade quilt. A limited amount of vendor space is still available. information contact Pat Manorek at 696-2490. For Hore PROPERTY TRANSFERS John S. Nicholas, et ux, to Henry G. Gallagher, et ux, see deed, Dallas Twp., $118,400. Bruce W. Huyghue, to Walter L. Podbelski, et al, Lot 2 Bl 2, Jackson Twp., $279,000. The following property trans- fers were recorded at the Luzerne County Courthouse for the week of Aug. 28 - Sept. 3: Harry F. Goeringer, et al to Brian J. Feeney, et al, see deed, Dallas Twp., $3,000. 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