Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 28, 1999 r2 +The Dallas Post PROPERTY TRANSFERS 4 « The following property transfers were recorded at the Luzerne County Courthouse for the week ~of July 9 - 15: Ralph Parsons, per sheriff, to Federal Nat’| Mtg Assoc., 499 Main St., Dallas Borough, $3,540. ‘Noel A. Thomas, estate al to Geroge W. Davis, et ux, 417D Orchard West, Dallas Borough, $80,000. Robert L. Gngleman, to Michael A. Yager, sea deed, Dallas Twp., $94,900. David B. Zucker, et ux, to James E. Pfeiffer, et ux, 29 Kingwood Drive, Dallas Twp., $210,000. Walter L. Debaecke, et ux, to Steven Leonardo, see deed, Franklin Twp., $85,000. Mary E. Barrett, et ux, to Kimberly Sorber, et ux, see deed, Harveys Lake Bor., $68,000. Blanche E. Thompson, to William Scarlett, et ux, 2 parcels, Harveys Lake Bor., $26,000. Rolling Meadows Development Corp. to Hanover Homes North Corp., Lot 12 Maplecrest Farm, Kingston Twp., $74,900. Richard Gardner, et ux, to David A. Sellitto, et ux, Lot 61 Sunrise Estate, Kingston Twp., $245,000. : Bruce D. Stedron, et ux, to James C. Misson, Jr., et ux, Lot 12 Maplecrest Farm, Kingston Twp., $74,900. Randy M. Burgess, et ux, to Sharon A. Yoniski, Lot 45 Oak Hill, Lehman Twp., $104,000. Georg A. Taylor, et al, to Drue J. Daniels, et ux,1.05 acres Lot1, Lehman Twp., $17,500. if OBITUARIES GERALDINE EDWARDS Geraldine I. (McCarroll) Edwards, 69, of Lehman Township with a ‘mailing address of Dallas, died July 22, 1999, at Penn State Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township. Born Nov. 26, 1929, in the Trucksville section of Kingston Township, she was the daughter of the late Marble and Ann (Chesock) McCarroll. She resided in Lehman Township most of her life. She was a member of the World Wide Church of God and was past president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Lehman Volunteer Fire Co. “Surviving are her husband, Barry Edwards with whom she cel- ebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Nov, 8; four nephews, one niece and two great-nieces. A memorial service will be conducted at a time and place to be announced. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society in Wilkes-Barre. Arrangements are by the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home Inc, Pikes Creek, Lake Township. MARY BUNNEY Mary Bunney, 92, of Dallas, and formerly of Shavertown, Kingston Township, died July 25, 1999 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born Feb. 11,1907, in Edwardsville, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Ann (Bryant) Malarkey. She attended Luzerne schools. ~ She was employed as a clerk at Lares Market, Luzerne and owned and operated Bunney’s Grocery Store, Fernbrook. “An active memer of the Democratic party, she served as a committee woman in Jackson Township for many years. She was a member of the Trucksville United Methodist Church, Trucksville, Kingston Township. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas R. Bunney; son, Thomas R. Jr.; brothers, Cornelius, Charles and Joseph. .*. Surviving are her daughters, Ann Ostrum, Elizabeth Fitch and Margaret Besecker, "dll of Dallas; Mary Ellen Bunney, Shavertown; sons, Donald, Tunkhannock; dohn, Shavertown; sister, Margaret McDonald, Luzerne; 18 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. “+ Interment, Evergreen Cemetery, Shavertown, Kingston Township. +, Memorial donations may be made to the Trucksville United Method- ist Church, 40 Knob Hill Road, Trucksville, or to the SPCA of Luzerne County. 3 KENNETH HILLARD - Kenneth P. Hillard, 37, of Reading, died July 25, 1999 in Reading Hospital from complications of bacterial meningitis. He had been a patient since-Friday. « Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of Jean (Farver) Hillard, of Dallas, and the late Charles S. Hillard. »* He was a 1979 graduate of Dallas High School. He attended Ber ren State University, State College, where he received a degree in hotel and food service. *.* He co-owned and operated The Mail Room, Shillington and Sinking Spring, for the past 14 years, and the Hideout Bar & Grill, Shillington, for the past six months. "+” Surviving in addition to his mother are his brother, Keith C., Dallas; sisters, Loni J. (Hillard) Hughes, Dallas; and Lori A. (Hillard) Bennett, Baltimore; his companion, Daniel Fegal; nieces and a nephew. .», Private interment will be in Mount Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas. Obituary notices of local interst are published free of charge. AY EVE Lo Jo CSP 21 (ol Dallas « 674-2429 4¢ Copies CRIZP& EER LEED $1 OFF B] SRST R 2l=Te | 2 @S gl To] ge] PRESENT THIS CouPON (oe 3 [ [21g[} | Impl (oF: 1 [Me FTG IY BL [TRY 00 8 10 8 at 283-3611 to set up an appointment DISTRICT COURT BRIEFS : Guilty plea in theft from gas station George William Nichols Jr., 19, of RR 2, Box 425A, Harveys Lake, pleaded guilty to a charge of theft resulting from an incident May 23 at the Texaco station on Rt. 309in Shavertown. Kingston Twp. po- lice officer Franklin Buckler said in an affidavit of probable cause that Nichols, aided by two accom- plices, stole the money box. from the station at approximately 7 p.m. Nichols and Richard Good walked into the “shed” at the sta- tion and asked for job applica- tions. They said they would fill them out on the spot, and asked the employee on duty to get them a quart of oil. When the employee went toanother shed to get the oil, ‘he saw Nichols and Good run off toward Holcomb Rd., Nichols car- rying the "money box” containing more than $1,000. When the sta- tion employee ran after them, he saw Nichols drop the box. The initial report of the theft included a description of a black - Geo Tracker that was thought to be involved. The car was stopped by Jackson Twp. officer Scott Davis and the two men in it brought back to the Texaco station for identification. They were identi- fied as Good and William Breha, who was the driver. Nichols was not with them in the car. When they searched the Geo, police found a wallet and other identifi- cation belonging to Nichols. Nichols was given a 60 day jail term, eligible for work release, in a hearing before District Justice James Tupper. POSSESSION OF WEAPONS CHARGE Chester Smith Jr., 20: of RR 2, Box 435AA, Harveys Lake, faces charges of possessing prohibited offensive weapogs after he was stopped May 9 at just after 1 a.m. by Dallas Twp. police officer Brian Feeney. Feeney said he saw a Mazda RX-7 driving north on Rt. 309 with the headlights off. Of- ficer Jeffrey Dennis assisted Feeney, and noticed a silver painted metal pipe and a leather case holding numb-chucks in plain sight when Smith got out of the car to try to flip up the car’s headlights. Smith is also charged with driving while his license was suspended. DUI CHARGES The following persons face driv- ing while under the influence and other charges after preliminary hearings before District Justice James Tupper: * Virginia Kehler, 40, of 2730 Ransom Rd., Dallas, who was ar- rested at about 6:30 p.m. April 25 after police were called to a one- car accident on Ransom Rd. Dal- las Twp. police officer Fred Rosencrans said Kehler failed field sobriety tests, and a chemical test found her blood alcohol level to be .181 percent. * Eugene Hargenrader, 42, of RR 1, 34 Maple St., Harveys Lake, who was stopped at about 1:20 a.m. March 27 after Dallas Bor- ough officer Douglas Wolfe saw a pickup truck driven by Hargenrader driving erratically on Rt. 415. After he failed field sobri- ety tests, Hargenrader was given a chemical test which found his blood alcohol level to be .168 per- cent. He also faces a charge of disregarding a traffic lane. ¢ Clark Cavanaugh, 22, of Lot 107, Valley View Trailer Park, Dallas, who was stopped at about 3 a.m. March 31 after Dallas Twp. officer Brian Feeney saw a Buick EVITA Music by Andrew Lloyd Weber Lyrics by Tim Rice August 13-15, 19-22, 26-29 and September 9-11 a www.musichox.org THE MUSIC BOX [eLluE DINNER PLAYHOUSE oar -2195 Swoyersville, PA 18704 PL AY operated by Cavanaugh driving on Upper Demunds Rd. Feeney clocked the car at 60 mph in a 40 mph zone, while weaving back and forth. Cavanaugh pulled into a driveway on Campground Hill Rd. and began to walk to a house. When Feeney called him back to his car and ‘asked to see Cavanaugh's license and regis- tration, Cavanaugh said his li- cense was under suspension, but that a traffic citation in the car had all the information. Officer Jeffrey Dennis assisted, and said he saw Cavanaugh take two black film containers from his pocket and leave them in the car. One container held what Dennis thought was marijuana. Cavanaugh failed field sobriety tests, and his blood alcohol level was measured at .143 percent. A urine test also showed the pres- ence of marijuana. In addition to DUI, he faces charges of speeding, failing to keep right and driving while his license was suspended. * Mary E. Artsma, 35, of4 Spen- cer Rd., Dallas, who was arrested after 1 am. May 8 after being stopped by Dallas Twp. officer Brian Feeney. Feeney said he saw a van operated by Artsma driving north in the southbound lane on Lake St. After she failed field so- briety tests, she was taken for a . blood alcohol test that measured .202 percent, more than twice the legal limit. She also faces a charge of failure to keep right. The following defendants waived their right to preliminary hearings before District Justice James Tupper. * William Martin Shively, 38, of ° 48 Mill St., Dallas, who was stopped April 11 by Dallas Bor- ough police officer William Norris after Norris saw a vehicle oper- ated by Shively stop at a green light at Orloski’s on Rt. 309. Norris said that as he followed Shively, his car swerved across lanes be- fore stopping near Wendy's. In an COOK'S PHARMACY ® Computerized Prescription Service ® Russell \ Stover Candies ® Greeting ( Cards * PA Lottery Tickets * Newspapers * Magazines 159 N. MemorialHwy., Shavertown, PA \ ) affidavit of probable cause, Norris said Shively stated there was no need to take field sobriety tests because he knew he was over the limit. A breath test showed his blood alcohol level tobe .157 per- cent. * David Kaczmarczyk, 26, of RR 1, Box 62A, Mehoopany, who was stopped at about 1:45 a.m. March 26 by Jackson Twp. officer Scott + Davis after Davis saw a car driven . byKaczmarczyk driving erratically on Hillside Rd. After he failed field sobriety tests, Kaczmarczyk re- fused to submit to a breath test, resulting in the automatic sus- pension of his driver's license for one year. * Brendan Bucan, 22, of 33 S. Atherton Ave., Kingston, who was arrested at approximately 9:15 p.m. April 9 by Kingston Twp. officer Charles Rauschkolb. A county 911 dispatcher reported an accident in which one car had left the scene, but was stopped in a driveway by the driver of the car that was struck. Bucan failed field sobriety tests, Bucan measured .156 percent blood alcohol on a breath test. He also faces charges of driving without a license, care- less driving and causing an acci- dent. ¢ Evan R. Brown, 32, of 93B Outlet Rd., Harveys Lake, who was stopped April 4 at about 3:45 a.m. by Dallas Borough officer James Martin after Martin saw a car traveling slowly and errati- cally on Rt. 415. Martin said Brown did not stop when he first turned on the cruiser’s siren and lights, but eventually pulled over near the Samuel Insurance office. Ac- cording to Martin, Brown at first said, “I know! I'm having trouble with the transmission. Didn’t you see the smoke coming from the vehicle?” Brown failed field sobri- ety tests and was then given a breathalyzer test that measured his blood alcohol level at .172 percent. A blood test conducted later measured :153 percent. Mar- tin also found a plastic bag con- taining a small amount of mari- juana when he searched Brown. Charges of possession of mari- juana and careless driving were dismissed. * Craig S. Fischer, 33, of Evans- ville, Indiana who was arrested at approximately 3 a.m. March 6 by Dallas Twp. officer Brian Feeney, who had been called to the inter- section of Main Rd. and Rt. 309 by Kingston Twp. officer Franklin Buckler. Buckler said he saw. a blue Toyota drive through the stop sign and Main Rd. and Lower Demunds Rd., and when he pur- sued the car it stopped in the middle of the road. Fischer failed field sobriety tests and then Té- fused to submit to a blood test, resulting in the suspension of his driver's license for one year. He also faces charges of failing to stop at a stop sign and failing 16 keep right. e Martin D. lorio, 44, of 23" S. Pioneer Ave., Trucksville, who was stopped May 26 atabout 9 p.m. by Kingston Twp. officer Wade Curtis after an approaching car driven by lorio forced Curtis’s cruiser off the road. Iorio failed field sobriety tests, and a chemicalanalysisTead .187 percent blood alcohol con- tent. He is also charged with’ fail- ing to stop at a stop; sign. * Francis J. Marcinko II, 36, of 149 1/2 Gouge St., Plains, ar- rested at about 2:15 a.m. Mateli'8 by Dallas Borough officer Jefnies Martin, who said he saw a brow Porsche traveling at an excessive speed on Rt. 309. Martin saith he clocked the car at 65 mph ing 85 mph zone. In an affidavit of prob able cause, Martin said Mareinko at first responded to requests’ to see his license and registration By ¥ ud staring straight ahead and nrut- tering, “Ay yum! Ahyum! Ah ygufit” and then by saying it was a com: pany car. When Marcinko’ Was getting out of the car, Martin, say another license plate upside down on the rear floor, which Marcio said was his old registration: Marcinko failed field sobriety tests and was taken for a blood alcohol test, which measured .179 per- cent. He is also charged with speeding. 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