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Vol. 111 No. 8
Dallas, Pennsylvania
'Girls of Winter' head into playofis
By KASIA McDONOUGH
Post Staff
KINGSTON - A group of Back Moun-
tain basketball players took their talent
to town and now their talent is taking
them places.
The Bishop O'Reilly girls’ basketball
program is positioned to make a run in
the post-season thanks in large part to
the contributions of former Gate of Heaven
standouts. “We have six girls from the
Back Mountain on our team and they're
really a key part of our success,” said
Mobile home
"foundation’
oets approval
By RONALD BARTIZEK
Post Staff
DALLAS - The Dallas Township zon-
ing officer has approved a permit for a
mobile home installed on a lot in Kunkle.
2 The home became a point of considerable
controversy when neighbors complained
that it was not an allowed use of the land,
which is across County Rd. from Kunkle
Motors. The township's zoning ordinance
prohibits mobile homes outside of trailer
parks except when used as temporary
construction offices.
Dan Meeker owns both the auto deal-
ership and the home, which is being
rented by his grandson. Neighbors com-
plained last month that Meeker had re-
ceived approval to place a 20’ by 40’
modular home on the lot, but instead put
in a 12’ by 60’ mobile home.
The home was originally placed on
spindly concrete block pillars. At its Dec.
15 meeting, the township zoning board
approved the home with the requirement
that it be placed on a permanent founda-
tion within 60 days.
Leonard Kozick, zoning officer, said he
inspected the home Feb. 15, and found
that it was now held up by 10 cinder
block columns, each about 24” wide and
resting on 3’ by 3’ footings. “I went under-
neath,” Kozick said. “As far as I'm con-
cerned, it’s a permanent foundation.”
While he believes the mobile home is
an inappropriate use, Kozick says he is
restricted in his ability to disapprove it.
“I'm not an engineer, and I have no regu-
lations to go by” to determine what a
permanent foundation is, he said. Dallas
Township has no building codes, and
therefore no guidelines to determine com
See FOUNDATION, pg 3
Grant may end runofl woes
By KASIA McDONOUGH
Post Staff
HARVEYS LAKE - Hemlock Gardens
residents and the Harveys Lake Protec-
tive Association have joined forces in an
effort to solve a long-standing problem
affecting both water quality and quality
of life at the lake.
The group is planning to file an appli-
cation for a Growing Greener grant to
finance improvements along a stretch of
dirt road, running through the Hemlock
Gardens development just off Second
Ave. “The road is in horrible condition
especially in the winter,” said Mrs. Millie
Monk “It’s icy and snow covered and its
dangerous.”
In addition, the unfinished surface
has a negative impact on the lake's fragile
ecosystem. “This is really an example of
non-point source pollution, which is an
issue receiving a lot of attention from the
Department of Environmental Protection
and similar organizations around the
country,” said Michael Daley, who serves
Rick Guntli, assistant coach. “All but one
of them, Kelly Kester, played at Gate of
Heaven so they know each other and they
play together well.”
Maria Wright, an O'Reilly senior, is
one of the top scorers in the Wyoming
Valley Conference. “Maria is our leader
on the court and in the locker room,” said
Guntli. “If she is playing well, we're play-
ing well; if she’s having an off night we're
having an off night.”
Wright's points have helped the O'Reilly
squad to a 14-2 record in the regular
season, but it is her ability to pass the
ball to an available teammate which keeps
the offense running smoothly. “I think
my assists are my strength,” she said. “I
really work on passing in practice. Find
See GIRLS, pg 8
Chelsey Ostrowsky
led Hoban to the state
championship last
February 23, 2000 thru February 29, 2000
her.
year, and hopes to do
it again.
Check these out
Lauren Whitney made sure Dr. Alex Frederick got a good view of her choppers during a Dental Health Month program held
last week at Back Mountain Day Care in Shavertown. Group photo on page 2.
as the chairman of the borough’s envi-
ronmental committee. “The focus has
been to identify more diffuse sources of
pollution which may not be easily recog-
nizable but have a tremendous effect on
the environment.”
Rain water and melting snow carry
large silt deposits from the unpaved road
to the lake causing an abundance of
organic nutrients to accumulate. “Runoff
from Hemlock Gardens is funneling sedi-
ment into the lake raising its floor and
causing a buildup of phosphorous,” said
Daley. “Phosphorous is the fuel which
feeds algae blooms and anyone familiar
with the lake’s recent history knows how
devastating algae blooms can be.”
“During the last election, there was
some talk in the borough about raw
sewage being allowed to flow into the
lake,” said Daley. “But it’s not sewage; it’s
sediment.”
Paving the road would eliminate many
of these hazards but the home owners
See RUNOFF, pg 3
POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK
POST PHOTO/KASIA McDONOUGH
This gravel road in Hemlock Gardens at Harveys Lake is contributing to pollution
of the lake. A state grant may help alleviate the problem.
Chelsey Ostrowsky's not
the biggest, just the best
By KASIA McDONOUGH
Post Staff
WILKES-BARRE '- Superlatives do not define her. De-
fenses do not contain her. Opposing offenses do not baffle
Chelsey Ostrowsky, a Bishop Hoban High School junior,
isn’t the tallest, the fastest, or the strongest young woman
you'll find on a basketball court. She isn’t the purest
shooter or the best defender, although she has tallied 1,000
points and 1,000 rebounds in just three years. What
Ostrowsky is not matters little to her and it matters even
See CHELSEY, pg 8
Trucksville
stalwart stricken
while shoveling
A Robert "Butch" Chamberlain
had retired only a year ago as
Kingston Twp. road superintendent
Robert “Butch” Chamberlain, who re-
tired just a year ago after 29 years as road
superintendent in Kingston Township,
died Friday, apparently from a heart at-
tack. Ironically, the man who had cleared
township roads of snow and ice for so
long was stricken while shoveling out his
own driveway.
Jeff Box, Kingston Township Manager,
praised Chamberlain on his retirement,
and again Monday. “Butch was one of the
best public servants there ever was,” he
said. “He was dedicated and hard work-
ing, always putting 110 percent into
whatever he did.”
Box said Chamberlain's successor,
Donald Fritzges, who took over when
Butch retired, was plowing nearby when
he stopped to greet his old friend. Butch
See CHAMBERLAIN, pg 3
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Editorials................. 4
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