2 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, May 10, 2000 DISTRICT COURTS BRIEFS Shooting charges going to court Charges against Mary Perno, 43, relating to the shooting of her husband, have been forwarded to Luzerne County court. The shoot- ing took place Jan. 26 at the home of Peter and Mary Perno, 29 Circle Drive, Trucksville. Police were called tothe scene by Peter Perno’s sister, who was upstairs in the home when shots were fired. She told police that when she came - downstairs she saw Peter Perno on the floor and Mary Perno with a gun in her hand. A police investigation found that Peter Perno had been shot in the abdomen, chest and upper body. Mary Perno told Detective Gary Sworen that she and her husband had argued about the state of their marriage. She faces one charge each of simple assault and reckless endangerment, and two counts of aggravated assault. Woman nabbed third time for shoplifting Dallas Twp. police say Helen Prokopchak, 52, of RR2, Dallas, was arrested Dec. 29, 1999 after the store detective at BiLo in the Country Club Shopping Center called a complaint to Luzerne County 911. The detective pre- vented Prokopchak from leaving the store, and recovered 11 items valued at $50.23 from her purse. ‘When Dallas Twp. officer Robert Jolley checked the woman's iden- tity, it indicated she had been arrested twice before for retail theft. Student caught with drug paraphernalia David V. Spellman, 19, of 5092 Hunters Court South, Bensalem, is charged with use and posses- sion of drug paraphernalia, after a marijuana pipe and marijuana residue were found in his dorm room at College Misericordia. Dallas Twp. officer Jeffrey Dennis was called to the campus Jan. 27 by a resident advisor who smelled the drug coming from Spellman’s room. DUI CHARGES Charges of driving under the influence, underage drinking and careless driving against Melissa Morrow, 20, of 358A S. Memorial Hwy., Shavertown, have been for- warded to Luzerne County Court. In an affidavit of probable cause, Dallas Borough officer James Martin said he saw a car being driven erratically by Morrow southbound on Rt. 309 at about 2:30 a.m. Jan. 9. Martin pulled the car over and found four people inside. A breath test measured Morrow’s blood alcohol at .211 percent, more than twice the legal limit for adults. After she failed field sobriety tests, Morrow was later taken to Wilkes-Barre Gen- eral Hospital for a blood test, which measured .175 percent. ‘The three passengers were also intoxicated, according to breath tests, and two were underage. e William Richardson, 64, of Pole 4, Harveys Lake, was ar- rested at about 2 a.m. Oct. 8, 1999 by Dallas Borough officer David Rinehimer after he and Dallas Twp. officer Jeffrey Dennis observed a car being driven er- ratically on Rt. 415 just north of Dallas center. After Richardson nearly fell over during field sobri- ety testing, Rinehimer said, he Meeting about Lake Twp. address changes Lake Township residents who are interested in learning about future address changes in Lake Township are invited to attend the next meeting of the Lake Town- ship Board of Supervisors. The meeting will be held on Thurs., May 11, in the Municipal Building at 7 p.m. Marian Mattey, Sweet Valley Postmaster, will also be present to explain future changes at the Sweet Valley Post Office. Citizens may express opinions and con- structive comments on the project. was placed under arrest and taken to the Luzerne County Central Processing Center for testing. Richardson was uncooperative when asked to take a breath test. e Jack Schoonover, 41, of 184 W. River St., Wilkes-Barre, ar- rested near midnight Feb. 15 by Kingston Twp. police officer Rob- ert Parrish. Parrish said in an affidavit of probably cause that he saw a car being driven erratically by Schoonover on Rt. 309 near Center St., Shavertown. After he failed field sobriety tests, Schoonover was taken for a blood test that measured .198 percent alcohol, nearly twice the legal limit. Schoonover is also charged with driving with a suspended license. e James W. Fife, 21, RR 2, Box 413, Jermyn, arrested about 7 a.m. January 29 by Dallas Bor- ough officer James Martin, after a call complaining about a possibly intoxicated driver on Rt. 309 was relayed by Luzerne County 911. When Martin pulled behind the car, it began to speed away, he said, and tailgate slower cars. A breath test measured .143 per- cent blood alcohol. A later blood test measured .126 percent. Fife also faces a charge of careless driving. The following defendants waived their right to a preliminary hearing before District Justice James Tupper. e Benjamin Winter, 32, of RR 3, Box 157, Hunlock Creek, arrested atabout9 p.m. Feb. 5 by Kingston Twp. officer Franklin Buckler, who said he saw a car being driven erratically southbound on Rt. 309 near the exit of the rock cut. Win- ter failed field sobriety tests and a breath test given at the Wilkes- Barre police station measured .195 nercent alcohol. nearlv twice the legal limit. * Richard B. Engelman, 51, of RR 1, Box 1116, Sweet Valley, arrested at about 7 p.m. Feb. 5 by Lake Twp. police officer John Fuches after the officer saw a car driven by Engelman moving er- ratically on Rt. 29, near the police station. Engelman declined to take field sobriety tests, and a blood alcohol test measured .226 per- cent, more than twice the legal POST PHOTO/M.B. GILLIGAN Scout completes ballfield tables David Glicini of Scout Troop 181 in Dallas officially completed his Eagle Scout project with the recent presentation of six picnic tables to the Back Mountain Baseball Association. David funded his project with donations solicited at baseball registration and through a bake sale. He constructed all of the tables with help from about 15 other scouts and some of the troop’s leaders. The Boy Scouts of America requires an Eagle Scout candidate to earn a minimum of 21 merit badges and perform a project that benefits the community and is totally designed and led by the candidate. David will be submitting his application for Eagle Scout upon the completion of two more merit badges. He is the son of Robert and Paula Glicini of Dallas. Pictured above at the presentation ceremony at the Back Mountain Little League field are, from left: front row, Michael Glicini, Billy Barnes, Scott Daube. Middle row: Matt Buckman, Eric Goeringer, Paul Luksa, Matt Daube. Back: Tom Dougherty, Bk. Mt. Baseball Vice President of Fund Raising, David Glicini, Paula Glicini, Robert Glicini, and Ed Luksa. Fire department web addresses Five local fire departments now have web pages where anyone who is interested may find out more about the departments and how to become a volunteer. The are: Shavertown: http://go.to/shavertownfire Trucksville: http: //www.trucksvillefire.com Kunkle Fire & EMS: http://home.usnetway.com/~kunkle Harveys Lake Fire & EMS: http: / /www.geocities.com/harveyslakefire Northmoreland Fire: http: //www.geocities.com/station 140 YEAR EXPENDITURES 90/91 $13,321,398 91/92 $13,648,632 92/93 $14,552,141 93/94 $14,114,262 94/95 $15,180,084 95/96 $16,531,429 96/97 $17,461,459 97/98 $19,777,978 * 98/99 $18,492,911 99/00 $19,614,081 00/01** $19,756,802 School EEOC Dallas School District bugets * Includes expenses for the renovation of Dallas Elementary ** Proposed. Does not reflect millage increase to 174. MILS DOLLARS/MIL 141 $41,830 158 $43,177 158 $45,143 158 $46,503 158 $47,633 158 $48,379 158 $49,783 158 $50,818 170 $51,885 170 170 Budget (continued from page 1) don't get much help from the state,” Melone said. Federal, and all other sources of revenue re- main the same at $327,000. Salaries are projected to in- crease $179,720 to $9,872,645, and account for 50 percent all expenditures. Benefit costs dropped $282,711 to $2,655,800. “For the second year in a row, Dallas has a zero percent increase. At one time, Blue Cross would have cost 5 mils just for the in- crease,” Melone said. Seven teach- ers retired, and six of those posi- tions were filled at entry level or just above. One position was eliminated. Karen Kyle felt the cost of pro- posed renovations to the middle and high school buildings should be anticipated. “Those financing costs need to be addressed,” she said. Only board president Ernest Ashbridge Jr. spoke against a tax Franklin Township will conduct a spring cleanup for Township increase. “There's absolutely no need to do this,” he said. Ashbridge cast the only vote against the proposed budget. “The public should be in an uproar when they find out they (the mem- bers who voted for the budget) want to take their money and sit on it.” The business manager, Ashbridge says, didn't project a millage increase. Ashbridge’s main point was the large fund balance. “With a $4 million fund balance that could rise to $5 mil- lion, the (tax) increase is abso- lutely unnecessary,” he said. The proposed budget will be available for public inspection until a final budget is voted at the June meeting of the school board. The process of turning the pro- posed budget into final budget won't be complicated, says Ashbridge. “The fund balance must be fine-tuned, but the line items will stay the same.” ‘Franklin Twp. cleanup May 12 cals, shingles, or animals or hu- man waste. 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