i —— The Dallas Post SISISAVAINCR Eo | =H O1O\VI\V ISIN IRE ISSN ©] i No | =H 5 VAM WARSI. S WAY J =0 B= 1 ANN RST 01 2 [0 [0 | IE BI EST R21 [03 BS Vol. 110 No. 20 Dallas, Pennsylvania 50 Cents May 19 thru May 25, 1999 ' Three long-time Lake-Lehman HS coaches resign positions By KASIA McDONOUGH Post Staff 3 LAKE-LEHMAN - Three high school coaches turned in their whistles and the ‘school district must scramble to fill the vacancies in time for summer competi-- tion. Tom Williams, co-head coach of the varsity wrestling team, resigned after 10 years of service. The long time coach said the demands of his own family were a factor in his decision to resign. “I have young children, and I would like to be able to spend more of my free time with them,” he said. Williams expressed his gratitude to the athletes and parents who have been eo on Hunstville Hackers take As club prepares to host U.S. Open qualifier, a couple of regular guys rate the course By RONALD BARTIZEK Post Staff LEHMAN - Huntsville Golf Club in Lehman will play host to some of the best golfers in the region May 24, when a local qualifying round for the 1999 U.S. Open is held on the championship layout. The Open is considered the top tour- nament in the U.S. — perhaps in the world — and the qualifier 3 is quite a feather in the cap of the Huntsville j club. Both profession- als and amateurs will i, compete May 24, hop- * . ing to advance the next step to a sectional tourna- ment, where a good round will send them to Pinehurst #2 in June. All a golfer needs to do to have a chance at playing with the likes of Tiger Woods, David Duval and Ernie Els is carry a handicap of 1.4 strokes or less, pay a $100 entry fee, and be one of the top four or five scorers May 24. The actual number will be deter- mined after the round is completed. "In order to give our readers a closer look at the level of challenge these golfers will face, Dave Gribbin, an advertising account executive for The Abington Jour- nal, and I decided to sacrifice a workday and spend it on the course, so our fellow weekend hackers could get a feel for a championship course, that in this case is rated the fifth-best in Pennsylvania by Golf Digest magazine. Also, the second hole, a par 4 that plays anywhere from 301 to 391 yards, was included in a list of candidates in a “Greatest Golf Holes in the World” reader poll being conducted by GOLF magazine. It's tough work, but ~ someone has to. do it. Dave had made the arrangements for our day, and allwe had to do was show up on a nice Wednesday afternoon, sling our bags in the cart, check in with Tim Foran, golf director, and head for the practice tee. Well, we didn’t actually put our own bags on the cart, because there were some nice young men waiting to do it for us. Before we headed to the practice range, which faces a beautiful stone out- and we proceeded to warm up by hitting to each of the three target flags. Then we were ready to take on the monster, or so cropping backdrop, we grabbed a few free i @ tees from a stand set up along the way. A pile of balls was waiting by each station, j L-L will address school safety issue By KASIA McDONOUGH Post Staff LAKE-LEHMAN - Seeping sewage and school safety were among the topics discussed at this month's school board meeting held at Ross El- ementary School. Denise Gordon, former president of the Ross- Elementary School PTO, presented a letter to the | Ross school to board expressing the | double in size, group's gratitude for the | page 3 renovations planned at the school. The open letter also: highlighted Gordon's concerns about the middle level build- ing, including a report that sewage from the school is seeping onto adjoining properties. School board members were alarmed by the report of which they had not been apprised prior Gordon's letter." am not aware of any report of sewage seeping onto school property or neigh- See LAKE-LEHMAN, pg 8 Dancin’ Connie Voitek, left, and Jennifer Ramey mimed "YMCA" during rehearsal for the Westmoreland Elementary School concert last week. The concert, the last | for the school, was held in the high school auditorium. : More photos on page 5. POST PHOTO! CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK involved with the Lake- Lehman program. “The championships have been great, but what I'll take away from this ex- perience is the memory of all the terrific kids I have worked with over the years,” he said. “I RODGER BEARDE would really like to thank the kids and their parents for their commitment and dedication.” Roger Beard, athletic director, resigned from his post as head boys basketball coach. The embattled coach said the team’s 1-22 record last season contrib- uted to his decision to step down. “The record was that way because many of the boys who had played in years past chose not to join the team last season,” said Beard. “I was very pleased with the efforts of those guys that did play but it was disappointing to go through the season without some of our key players.” No one has been hired to replace Beard as head See COACHES, pg 8 ‘Middle school could use $6 million In repairs By KASIA McDONOUGH Post Staff DALLAS - The Dallas Middle School is beginning to show signs of age so district officials are preparing for a costly renova- tion project. The Quandel Group, a construction management firm based in Harrisburg, made a presentation to the school board directors highlighting along list of trouble spots. Dan Lipsett, project manager, sum- marized the findings of a walk-through conducted by the group earlier this year. His report included estimates for repair- ing or replacing each of the failing sys- tems. |: The proposed $6 million project would take at least two full summers to com- plete and may also involve some disrup- tion of classes. “We will probably ask you ‘to vacate parts of the building to conduct some of the work while school is in ses- sion,” said Lipsett. The roof of the 30-year-old school is a major concern. It has been patched sev- eral times and will need to be patched again or replaced this summer. Quandel estimates replacing the roof will cost $800,000. Another $1 million will have to be spent for replacement windows. “I would estimate 90 percent of the windows leak because the thermal seals are shot,” said Lipsett. The heating, ventilation and air condi- tioning (HVAC) system is another pri- mary concern. The maintenance depart- ment reports a high percentage of its monthly budget is spent repairing the malfunctioning network. : The school board is considering a rec-- ommendation to replace the entire unit with a gas or oil-fired system. This pro- posal would cost the district an esti- mated $1.2 million, while keeping the existing system and installing new baseboards would cost less. “Even if we look at it and say it's going to cost an additional $450,000 to install a new unit, : Kristin Hannigan of Harveys Lake cradled her cat, Fritz, as she waited for the pet to receive a rabies shot. The Dallas Kiwanis See U.S. OPEN, pg 9 Club sponsored a $5 rabies shot clinic, and a record number of people turned out. More photos on page 3. the district will save money in the long run by having a more efficient system,” said Dr. Gilbert Griffiths, Superinten- dent of Schools. Several smaller projects are also being considered but these may be put on hold until the more immediate needs are ad- dressed. Included in the list of possible undertakings are removal of asbestos POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK See MIDDLE SCHOOL, pg 8 HB Good science goes on display at Dallas Middle School, as college profs, high school teach- ers judge projects. Pg 11. ® Playoff picture coming into focus for high school teams. Sports. 14 Pages, 2 Sections The Dallas Post LABEL- Please enclose this label with any address changes. Calendar...............5a. 14 Classified............ 12-13 Crossword... cc... 14 EAIONAIS.. ..oierinesirnnisi 4 Obitluanes.......... L003. 2 School... .5....thami 11 Sports... ih 9-10 ~ y CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING E-mail: dalpost@aol.com and mail to The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366. Dallas PA 18612-0366 MAILINC
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