L Dallas, Pennsylvania The Back Mountain's Newspaper Since 1889 October 18 to October 24, 2001 SCHOOL Magazine sale raises funds for student activities. Pg 3 SPORTS Lake-Lehman gets a big win against North Pocono. Pg 11. : DALLAS POST SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS & LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS COMMUNITY First Federal Bank holds grand opening at new Shavertown branch. Pg 6. ® By HEATHER B. JONES Post Staff ALLAS - Kissing a pig was more than just a prank for students at Col- lege Misericordia. It also was a great way to raise money for former College Misericordia student Ed Halloran, Jr. The junior class organized the 1st An- nual Kiss the Pig Contest at College Misericordia to raise money for the Ed Halloran Accident Fund. "» In June Halloran suffered a serious spinal cord injury from a diving acci- Lake Silkworth development | *poses problems, solution far oft By HEATHER B. JONES Post Staff LEHMAN TWP. - Lake Silkworth'’s fu- ture sewage problem is a topic Lehman ownship Supervisors say they are very well aware of, but can do nothing about right now. Kathleen Drialo, a part-time Lake Silkworth resident, told the supervisors Monday night she is very concerned about the future of the sewage at the lake. “We are aware of Lake Silkworth,” said David Sutton, chairman of the su- pe: visor. “Lake Silkworth has become developed improperly.” The area that once housed small summer cottages has become a year round home to many residents. The de- velopment and population, Sutton be- lieves, is a source of foreseeable prob- lems for the township. The lake does not have the infrastructure to support the development of recent years. Long-range plans are to provide Lake Silkworth with a sewage system, but @ von stressed long range. “It's going to become very costly for the people to pay,” Sutton said. “We simply can’t do it right now.” “The problem with the sewage is not going to go away,” said Drialo. The supervisors agreed, but the town- ship is not prepared to do anything at the current time nor can it afford to, Sutton said. Grant money is needed to pay for the sewer project, he said, and @®. of now, there are no funds available for such a project. Scott Nice, a Briar Crest Road resi- dent, brought complaints about water runoff to the board of supervisors’ meeting. The water comes from Boyle Road. After investing more than a $1,000 in gravel for his property, Nice Kevin Wagner Winning pig kisser has not received any relief from the problem. “We're putting another pipe in to pick up the water coming out of Boyle @:0ad, said Douglas Ide, roadmaster. Within a few weeks, Ide said, other See LEHMAN TWP., pg 9 dent at Frances Slocum State Park. He experienced severe paralysis from the injury. He is currently at the Kessler In- stitute in New Jersey. Donations to the Ed Halloran Acci- dent Fund help defray expenses for the family from Jackson Township. Hallo- ran’s parents devote all of their time to Feeling the his recovery. Ed Halloran, Sr. said his family greatly appreciates the generosi- ty of the community over the past five months because the accident not only strained them emotionally, but also fi- nancially. College Misericordia students raised $1,227 for the fund. The students des- ignated jars for staff members who vol- unteered to kiss a pig if their jar re- ceived the most money. Kevin Wagner, Director of Resident See HALLORAN FUND, pg 9 beat - % Eo a POST PHOTO/HEATHER B. JONES Kevin Wagner prepared to pucker up and smooch Frank the Pig at a College Misericordia fundraiser to help the re- habilitation of Ed Halloran, a student. POST PHOTO/JIM PHILLIPS Michael Miller, a percussionist in the Dallas Marching Band, concentrated on his work during an exhibition performance Sunday at the high school. Dallas hosted a Tournament of Bands, which attracted groups from around the area. More photos on page 4. $11 million in bids awarded for school project By ELIZABETH ANDERSON Post Correspondent : ROSS TWP. - The Lake-Lehman School Board approved $10,786,969 in bids for the Lake-Lehman Senior High School Ad- dition and Alterations project at the board meeting Tuesday night. All contracts were awarded to the lowest bidders with the exception of the con- still being evaluated. Police, SUPErvisors spar over arbitration Jd Meeting audience favors direct negotiation By HEATHER B. JONES Post Staff DALLAS TWP. - Residents don’t want to pay costly arbitration costs for what they feel is a negotiable disagreement between the township and the police concerning the police contract negotia- tions. “It's in arbitration and they're going to take care of it,” was the quick re- sponse Philip Walter, chairman of the Dallas Township Board of Supervisors, gave to taxpayers questioning why no attempts have been made to settle the police contract. The interchange took place at the Tuesday, Oct. 16 township supervisors’ meeting. The township and police officers be- gan contract negotiations in May. After three unproductive meetings over the course of fourth months, the police filed for arbitration. Filing for arbitration did not have to mean the end of possible negotiations however, bi “Can discussions still go on? Yes,” said Michael Melnick, assistant town- ship solicitor. “The parties can still ne- gotiate.” The police had no choice in filing for arbitration according to Melnick. Under Act 111, which authorizes collective bargaining between policemen/firemen and their public employers, arbitration must be filed for at least 110 days prior to the end of the fiscal year. The police waited for the last possible day to file, September 13. “The police have a certain timetable within which they must ask for arbitra- tion. If they don’t ask for it, they lose that right. They are then stuck with their expired contract,” Melnick said. The township and the police have un- til about five minutes before an arbitra- tor would render a decision to try to reach a settlement between themselves, See POLICE, pg 7 18 Pages, 2 Sections tracts for the security system, library equipment, and the Prototyping Lab & Technology Education Department equip- ment. The low bid on the library equip- ment was rejected as it was not in compli- ance with the specifications of the con- tract and the next lowest bid was taken, while the bids for the security system are Local firefighters salute fallen brothers By SANDY PEOPLES Post Correspondent * DALLAS - Their badges and fire trucks were draped in black. They came from every town in the Back Mountain and the sur- rounding area, to pray for and salute the fallen heroes from New York City. The members of the Back Mountain Volunteer Firemen’s Association, their families, police officers, clergy and others yormed a silent procession from oe to the campus of Col- lege Misericordia to remember those who had given their lives, in the line of duty on September 11. Crowds of people along the side of the road waved and ap- plauded with a new appreciation for the work and dedication of the men and women in blue. “The idea for the procession ind memorial service came from . Jack Dodson, Chief of the Kun- kle Fire Department and Presi- dent of the Back Mountain Vol- - 4 “A little bit of all of us died that day, but we are a proud group, and we live ___ toserve.” Ted Wright Dallas Ass't Fire Chief unteer Firemen’'s Association,” said Ryan Moss, a firefighter for the Shavertown Fire Depart- ment. “We all felt that we should do something. We also started a fund with $1,000 seed money from our firemen’s association. Our hope is that others will want to add to it. They can do so at the PNC Bank. Then we will send the money and a plaque to the firefighters’ families in New York.” Speakers at the service were Rev. Joseph P. Rafferty, Pastor of Our Lady of Victory Church, Harveys Lake; Frank Lutinski, Fire Chief, Harveys Lake; Phyllis Mundy, State Representative of the 120th District; Ted Wright, Assistant Fire Chief, Dallas; Rev. David Mansfield, Pastor of Huntsville Christian Church; Jack Dodson, Fire Chief, Kunkle and President of the Firefighters Association; and Rev. Michael Bealla, Pastor of Endwell United Methodist Church, Endwell, NY. Chief Lutinski offered the opening remarks. “We went from carefree tranquility to what we feel today,” he said. “Many fire- fighters responded to their final call on that tragic day. Others are still with us because of a few minutes or a few feet. Their loss is felt across America.” In her remarks, Mundy said, “the essential elements of our natural character remain. As we look at the pictures of the emer- gency service workers who paid the ultimate price, we must nev- er forget them. We must remem- See FIREFIGHTERS, pg 7 The business manager has been autho- rized to re-bid the contract on the Proto- typing Lab & Technology Education De- partment equipment at a later date. General construction will be handled by S.G. Mastriani, Dunmore. See SCHOOL BIDS, pg 7 Ladder trucks from Shavertown and Kunkle formed an arch across POST PHOTO/SANDY PEOPLE Memorial Highway, from which the American flag proudly waved. A procession of emergency vehicles passed under later in the day. “ i Calenhdar..i......c ane 18 Classified.................. 14-17 CrossSword................uu1s 12 Editonials............c..ive vies 8 Obituaries...........csseeciivses 2 SchOoL.. oie is 3 SPOS... Ei ilaieieiiss 11-12 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING E-mail: dalpost@ epix.net Please enclose this label with any address changes, and mail to The Dallas Post P.O. Box 366, Dallas, PA 18612-0366
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