Vol. 110 No. 22 "Harveys Lake's water is cleaner this year The Back Mountain's By KASIA McDONOUGH Post Staff HARVEYS LAKE - Go jump in the lake! Sure, the water may be cold at first but, if you don’t mind , goosebumps, this summer should be a trouble free : swimming season at historic Harveys Lake. { Officials of the Harveys Lake Environmental Ad- : visory Committee are cautiously optimistic that the problems which interfered with sporting events and § recreation last summer will not spoil the fun this year. “Overall, we can speculate, that in all probabil- ity fecal coliform levels will be lower this year,” said ! i John Levitsky who is a member of the Committee. High levels of fecal coliform bacteria caused the @ A Mini March for Cys- tic Fibrosis Foundations were held recently by stu- dents of Trinity Learning Center. The march benefitted the Cystic Fibrosis Foun- dation in honor of An- drew Matcho, son of Donna and David Matcho of Dallas, Andrew’s brother, David is a stu- dent in Mrs. Guyette’'s Play Group Class at Trin- ‘ily. Learning Center. .>’Mini marches are -geared to pre-schoolers in The Daddow-Isaacs Post 672 of the American Legion held its Memorial Day parade and ceremonies Monday. The largest crowd in years turned out for the annual event. Above, Martha Reese, left, Trinity kids march to help a friend an effort to start them learning about commu- nity service and having fun doing it. The Mini March was coordinated by Mrs. Nancy Guyette and Mrs. Joan Rovinsky. The march was an overwheliming success. " More than $1,100 was raised by the students by collecting donations from sponsors for their participation in the walk, personal donations and by purchasing raffle tick- @ Sharon Mayernick handed out balloons to Ryan Hogan, left, Travis Debona nad Donnie Stephens. 5 ~~ —-— S = AVANCE el =Re{0]\Y [VIS RR =SHO] =i No | SH BYAVE WARSI S WAY (= B= | \V EVN RS 0) 5 [60 I BI ISH ES [OF KS Dallas, Pennsylvania swim portion of last year’s Wilkes-Barre triathlon to be canceled. “The problem was limited to a small area of the lake where people were feeding the water fowl on a regular basis,” said Levitsky. The anticipated improvement is a result of an ordinance which prohibits feeding water fowl at the | ¢ Honoring the sacrifice and Michael Crisci observed a moment of silence in honor of those who gave their lives to preserve American freedom and prosperity. More photos on page 8. lake. Feeding water fowl discourages migration since the birds do not have to fly south in search of food as they would do instinctively. “We have seen a dramatic decrease in the number of birds that wintered here this year,” said Levitsky. “We used to have 350 mallards at the lake every winter, while this year the number was between 70 and 100 birds.” A comparison can be made between the water fowl and bears in the wild that become abnormally aggressive once introduced to “human food.” “Di- rect import of processed foods does not allow the recycling which would occur in nature if the birds See WATER, pg 3 By KASIA McDONOUGH Post Staff LAKE-LEHMAN - Lake-Leh- man School Board directors re- main targets of a lawsuit filed in Luzerne County Court alleging defamation of character, false light and invasion of privacy. The charges stem from a letter sent to district taxpayers on July 15, 1998 as a purported update on the status of negotiations be- tween the school district and the Lake-Lehman Education Associa- tion. The correspondence was not printed on official letterhead and was unsigned. The letter’s closing paragraph states, “This report was submitted with the assistance of the district’s Chief Negotiator on behalf of the Board of Directors and the administration of the Lake-Lehman School District.” By KASIA McDONOUGH Post Staff BACK MOUNTAIN - The state Senate is considering new legisla- ~ tion to expand the popular prop- erty tax and rent rebate program. This year’s $19 billion state budget includes $96.8 million to fund the program, which benefits senior citizens, widows or widow- ers over the age of 50, and dis- abled persons who rent or own their homes. Qualified individu- POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK ’ ets to win prizes. The prizes, donated by Joe Nardone’s Gallery of Sound, included children’s videos, com- pact discs and cassette tapes. Trinity Learning Center Staff Members donated Beanie Babies and the grand prize of a Children’s Basket of Summer Fun. About 35 children participated in the fundraiser with 29 ac- tually taking partin the Mini March. The chil- dren were joined by Trinity Learning Staff Members, moms, dads, sisters and brothers. After the walk each child was treated to a “snack,balloons and prize bags. Cystic Fibrosis rep- resentative Cynthia Phillips was also in at- tendance. Thanks to the gener- ous support from the students of Trinity Learning Center and the funds they raised, researchers will be able to keep making ad- vances in finding a cure for this dread disease. A shy Andrew Matcho, in chair, was the guest of honor at the mini-march held at Trinity Learning Center. Donnie Stephens was pushing, and Brett Wanek, left, and David Matcho, Andrew's brother, got into the picture. als may receive payments up to S500 to offset property taxes or rental payments. “Historically, this has been a very popular pro- gram which we are looking to make available to an even larger percentage of our neighbors,” said Rep. George Hasay, 117th Legis- lative District, which includes Harveys Lake, Jackson Township 50 Cents June 2 thru June 8, 1999 Matt Ide and Chris Suder, members of Boy Scout Troop 693, Harveys Lake, dug an auger into the soil as part of a soil-testing project at Harveys Lake. POST PHOTO/KASIA McDONOUGH Suit alleges Lehman school directors fl defamed negotiator Bruce Campbell, the district's chief negotiator during the collec- tive bargaining process, accepted responsibility for the letter at a school board meeting in which the new agreement was an- § + nounced, but he is not named as a defendant in the lawsuit. “Mr. Campbell did say he authorized the letter and that it came from his office,” said Moderno Rossi, school board president. That statement is a matter of public record.” Court papers reveal the law- suit has been filed on behalf of Walter Glogowski, PSEA Chief See SUIT, pg 8 "MODERNO ROSSI Lawmakers eye expansion of tax/rent rebate plan and part of Dallas Township. Hasay has been working closely with several members of the legis- lature to pass House Bill 773. “This bill would eliminate half of a person’s Social Security payments and 50 percent of federal railroad benefits from income calculations used to determine eligibility for the program,” he said. The legis- lation was passed by the Pennsyl- vania House of Representatives on May 3 and was forwarded to the Senate Committee on Aging and Youth. Currently, the program is re- stricted to those who earn less than $15,000 annually. Wages, Social Security benefits, and in- terest earned on investments are considered when determining eli- gibility. Under the proposed legis- See REBATES, pg 8 HB Edwards dies Edward Edwards, beloved Lake-Lehman teacher and sports coach, died May 27. Pg 2. Hl Handle w/care If you find a wild animal, it's usually best to.leave it alone. 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