12 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, December 27, 2000 Local hero (continued from page 1) came running. He pulled the Rottweiler and the other dog off, and got us into the house.” “Lyn came in and took over — my mom was hysterical.” “I was talking to her a few min- utes before, when I was plowing her drive,” Sheehan said. Then, shortly after he left, “I heard screaming — ran over and saw her wrestling with the two dogs — I got a hold of the first dog, which was the Rottweiler, then I reached for the other dog.” The mixed-breed let go of Albosta and started for Sheehan: “The only good thing about him snapping at me was he had her arm in his mouth,” he said. The dog made a grab at Sheehan's own arm, but fortunately only got the sleeve of his jacket. “He was holding the dog off,” Albosta said. “He never thought twice — he just did it.” “The one that had her arm ran back under the fence,” Sheehan continued. “The Rottweiler kind of sat there.” He hollered at Albosta to run into the house, chased the dogs away, called the police to report the incident, then waited there until the police came. By then both dogs had gone back under the fence to their own yard. The police made a note of the incident, but as Dallas Borough does not have specific dog laws, the situation was turned over to the county Dog Warden. Presum- ably the dogs will be kept under a 10-day quarantine, which is stan- dard under Pennsylvania dog law, to ensure there is no risk of rabies or other diseases. POST PHOTO/ELIZABETH SKRAPITS Lyn Sheehan Jr. with his 3-year-old daughter, Caroline, Paulette Albosta and her Shar-Pei, Rocky. “My wife says she doesn’t know whether to hug me or kill me,” Sheehan said. “I went over there with no weapons or anything — just grabbed the Rottweiler by the collar and lifted him off the ground.” In addition to the bites on her arm and chest, Albosta suffered a concussion and a broken tooth. Rocky’s neck was badly ripped, and he required 100 stitches to close up the wounds inflicted by the other dogs. Albosta believes if ithadn’t been for Sheehan's inter- vention, the situation would have been much worse. “Without him, this would have been a very differs ent Christmas,” she said. “This guy truly saved our lives ... He was like an angel out of nowhere.” Albosta explained that she was friendly with Sheehan and his family prior to the incident, but they hadn’t been particularly close friends; Sheehan was simply re- acting to the call of a neighbor in distress. “It's not like he had a vested interest in saving us ... That's just the kind of guy he is.” Sheehan, who lives two doors down from the Albostas with his wife Paula and three-year-old daughter Caroline, is also a vol- unteer with Dallas Fire & Ambu- lance Inc. But Albosta declared, “This is a guy who makes every day a volunteer experience.” The day of the dog attack, Sheehan had been plowing driveways for people who lived near his house, despite having just come home from a long shift at Proctor & Gamble. “He worked all night and yet was trying to do nice things for the neighbors,” Albosta said. She cited another example: “Two nights ago a neighbor’s water pipe broke and he went over to help her.” “We're fortunate to have such wonderful neighbors,” Genevieve Albosta said. Her daughter agreed. “He’s an angel,” she repeated. Things are picking up POST PHOTO/JIM PHILLIPS U.S. Marines picked up donations to Toys for Tots at last week's faculty concert at Dallas High School. From left: Pfc. Miller, Pvt. Banko and Gunnery Sgt. Mock posed with some of the many items that were brought as admission. 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/station140 Tower (continued from page 1) house and beside what looked to be an old equipment shed was the original WBRE-TV tower Nextel had hoped to use for its antennae. The tower Is tall and very narrow, of a zig-zag lattice design; guy wires radiated from it to hold it in place, and it appeared rusted and somewhat rickety. Nextel had deemed the tower unfit to hold the proposed load of antennae, but had agreed to remove it if they were permitted to erect their own monopole. Also noted were fallen trees, blown down by strong winds, slightly downhill from the site, and the back road leading to the property, which is rocky, rutted, and all but inaccessible to most The hole in the foreground is the proposed site of the tower. William Anzalon'e house is in the background. vehicles; it would be made pass- able by Nextel as a requirement for site development. After examining the Voitek and Anzalone properties, the mem- bers of the expedition went down the street to look at the water tower which serves Woodridge, and had been considered at one point by Nextel as a possible col- location site. However, the own- ers of the tower would not agree to allow the collocation, so appar- ently Nextel did not push the is- sue. “We tried not to [tick] off too many people,” Gavin said, his voice laced with irony. He said three hearings were the most Nextel has ever had on a disputed site prior to Kingston Twp. Closing arguments will be heard on Jan. 9, after which the Plan- ning Commission will make its decision on a recommendation. via Member FDIC Pointless Merger Pickup Truck and Sedan Peanut Butter and Jelly Pen Delicious Successful Merger LA Bank and Pioneer American Bank With 41 branches and 70 ATM locations, they are dedicated to efficiently meeting your needs, now and in the A Successful Merger has taken place. LA Bank and Pioneer American Bank have united creating the finest banking experience in the area, Pennstar Bank. As the largest community bank headquartered in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Pennstar Bank will serve its customers and their communities with greater lending power and leading-edge services. years to come. star Merger At Pennstar Bank, the name may be new, but a strong commitment to serving you will stay the same. Call 1-866-4STAR-PA or visit Pennstar Bank on: the world wide web at www.pennstarbank.com. BANK he (h ® "i fF @h ~- Sp Te No
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers