The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, September 13, 2001 Gridders (continued from page 1) Griffiths. Playing in Mountaineer Stadi- um is a big deal for the young players and their parents. “It makes the football players feel more important,” said Sara Ble- jwas, Dallas Mounts A Squad cheerleader. “It's a more realistic environ- ment,” said Rich Thomas, Raider C Team coach. He believes the kids feel like superstars playing in the stadium. Last year, Mountaineer Stadi- um underwent a massive recon- struction project, which included replacing bleachers, the conces- sion stand and building a new field house. The Junior Mounts and the Raiders had played at the stadium until the construc- tion project. Josh Anderson, a Dallas Mounts A-Team player, remem- bers playing in the stadium. “It's a lot nicer. It’s a little bit more or- ganized,” he said. Representatives from the two teams met with the school board- 's property committee behind closed doors prior to the meeting. Griffiths suggested the board pass a resolution for the youth football teams to apply for field utilization to play their games in the stadium. The board approved the resolution. “The resolution allows them to apply for each of the games,” Griffiths said. Griffiths said the applications will come to his office and the school board will have final ap- proval. “If the field is not of playable quality, say if we have extensive rain or extensive drought, or if we have a hard time finding custodians or a maintenance person to open the field up, then the request will have to be denied,” Griffiths said. “Otherwise they will be allowed to use it.” The Junior Mounts and the Raiders will pay a fee for using the field which covers the cost of custodial, maintenance and se- curity personnel when using the stadium. “My primary concern is staffing these games,” said Mark Kray- nak, supervisor of Buildings and Grounds. The buildings and grounds staff has already worked a lot of overtime, and he is con- cerned about the availability of staff for the youth football games. In other business: The Dallas Middle School has been having difficulty .finding someone to fill the greeter posi- tion at the school. “The job is pretty boring,” said Anthony Mar- tinelli, middle school principal. However, during the renovation and expansion of the middle school the greeter plays a very important role, he said. While the security system is temporarily out of service due to the construction, the greeter in- sures the safety of the children, Martinelli said. The greeter sees every person who enters the school. Martinelli thinks the problem is finding the right person for the job. The position would be right for maybe a retired person, he said. e Dallas Elementary School will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony September 18 at 7 p.m. for its new playground. The public is in- vited to attend. Members of the Dallas Junior Mountaineers and Kingston Town- ship Raiders teams and cheerleaders, dressed in their uniforms, gathered on the floor for the Dallas School Board meeting Monday night. They, parents and coaches came to voice displeasure at the Westmoreland (continued from page 1) Commission, it has been made aware of the rezoning applica- proposed sale of public prop- erty, said Gorey. At the time of the POST PHOTO/HEATHER B. JONES choice of a playing field, and to ask to play at Mountaineer Stadium. Board members and administration said they had been unaware of the youth organizations’ request, and granted permission on a week- to-week basis. Thiet (continued from page 1) lot of activity to the Lions’ Ty . ; I just can’t believe booth, said Austin. “It has made a lot of money for Back Mountain senior citizens Back Mi. Senior Citizens will met at 1 p.m. on Sept. 20 at St. Therese Hall on Davis St. and Pioneer Ave., Shavertown. A guest speaker, Ellen Trent, R.N. from Geisinger, will speak on calcium defi- ciency. Some members will meet at the Habitat Site on North and Madison St., on Sat., Sept. 15. Plans being made to visit the Salvation Army headquarters. Mem- bers who signed up will be notified with details. A plan to volunteer at the soup kitchen are also being made. Members who signed up will be notified with details. For further info call 696-1828 or 696-3095. The club is non-denominational. New members welcome. Meetings are on the first and third Thursday each month at 1 p.m. unless oth- scheduled hearing the Luzerne County Planning Com- mission had not be notified. The public hearing has been postponed until the county plan- ning commission can make com- ments. Gorey said he has noti- fied the county and it has 45 days to give comments on the basic idea of the property sale. In a separate notification to the Luzerne County Planning tion made by Ciravolo, said Gorey. The county can also make comments within 45 days on the rezoning issue. Gorey hopes to have com- ments from the county in time to schedule the next public hearing for the rezoning request before the planning commission’s regu- larly scheduled October 2 meet- ing. Subscribe! Use the handy coupon on page 2. charity,” Austin said. The game belongs to the Harveys Lake Vol- unteer Fire and Ambulance Company and was brought out of retirement for the fair. The Lions also sold cans of soda and raffle tickets for a tele- vision and DVD player at the fair. But it was the mice who stole the show. After a long weekend of hard work and trying to raise money for good causes like the Eye people can be that rotten.” Kim Shina Harveys Lake Lions Club president League and Leader Dogs, Kim Shina was disappointed and very angry about the theft. “It's gone, those rotten peo- ple,” Shina said. 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