L Dallas, Pennsylvania The Back Mountain's Newspaper Since 1889 October 25 to October 31, 2001 United We Stand Vol. 112. No. 43 SPORTS DALLAS POST SCHOOL Lake-Lehman, Sem tie, both will be in playoffs. Pg 11. COMMUNITY Dallas couple celebrates 60th wedding anniversary: Pg 3. Lake-Lehman students raise funds for recovery. Pg 6. Schools finding it difficult to lure new administrators By HEATHER B. JONES Post Staff BACK MOUNTAIN - Leader, discipli- narian, manager, counselor and com- municator are only a few of the roles that a school administrator plays each day. More than 40 percent of the nation’s 93,200 principals are nearing retire- ment age and the Bureau of Labor Sta- tistics projects openings for school ad- ministrators will increase 20 percent over the next six years. School districts are looking toward young, energetic ‘Old Shoe’ " game holds promise of . excitement By RICK NOTARI Special to The Dallas Post BACK MOUNTAIN - The Dallas Mountaineers are a team jockeying for position in the District 2 playoffs. The IN = Lake-Lehman or Black Knights are a team on a three-game win- ning streak. Normally, those two factors take precedence at this time of the season. But there is nothing normal about the Old Shoe Game. One of the best rivalries in the Wyoming Valley will take place in the Back Mountain Satur- day afternoon when Dallas travels to Lehman for a 1 p..m. showdown. See OLD SHOE, pg 13 \ @ Bob Langan, Lake- Lehman head coach, held the Old Shoe trophy high after last year’s 12- 7 upset victory. i Sgt POST FILE PHOTO Kiwanis Halloween e Parade Sunday The annual Halloween Parade spon- sored by the Dallas Kiwanis Club will take place Sunday, Oct. 28, beginning at 12 noon. Participants should gather at the old Dallas Township school for judging in six categories. The parade will leave the Little League field area at 1 p.m. and march to the Eastern Star building. There will be prizes and can- dy for all. Jason Shaver’s costume, above, was judged “Ugliest” last year. J teachers to prepare for administrative roles. But teachers question if the ny added responsibilities and pressures of be- coming administrators are really worth the headaches. The Dallas School District recently found how hard it is to not only recruit administra- , tors but to keep them. Jim McGovern, former Dallas High School assistant principal, resigned af- ter less than one year with the district. PAUL REINERT He's moved into the principal position at Crestwood High School. Crestwood sought out McGovern to fill a vacant position. For McGovern it was not only a promotion but an opportunity to be closer to his family, said Dr. Gilbert Griffiths, Dallas School District super- intendent. Recruiting the right administrator to fill. McGovern’'s position concerned Frank Galicki, Dallas High School prin- cipal. In his 20 years as principal at Dallas, Galicki has now filled the assis- tant principal position five times. The school district hired Mark R. Ger- chman as the high school assistant principal. He is new to school adminis- tration but brings teaching experience and business management skills to the position. After teaching math for nine years in the Wallenpaupack School Dis- trict, Gerchman feels administration is a natural career transition. Bringing enthusiasm and a fresh per- spective to Dallas, he is looking forward to filling the assistant principal posi- tion. “I've made a pretty good choice,” said Gerchman after being approved by the Dallas school board for the position. Galicki wishes more teachers had Soccer showdown Lake-Léehman’s Jason Mahle grabbed hold of Ryan Love's shirt in the annual showdown between the two Back Mountain soc- cer teams Tuesday. Dallas won 5-2, completing an 18-0 regular season. More photos on pages 4 and 11. Writing the history of the Back Mountain By HEATHER B. JONES Post Staff BACK MOUNTAIN - "You must know the story of your culture and be proud of your ancestors," said Romana Banuelos, former U,S. trea- surer. : From the chatter at the first meeting of the Back Mountain Historical Associa- tion on October 18, residents already draw a great deal of pride from their ancestors. Sharing and preserving the stories of the past is the mis- sion of the organization. "One of the things we'll be looking for is remembrances and details that are going to be lost if we don't write them down," said Michael Mac- Dowell, president, Misericordia. The newly formed associa- tion is a branch of the Luzerne County Historical Society. The association de- fines the Back Mountain as College: stretching from Luzerne to Harveys Lake. Meetings are scheduled for the spring and fall of each year. College Mis- ericordia is playing an in- strumental part in the asso- ciation is, and is the hub of the group's activities. "The most exciting part I think of the possible Back Mountain Historical Associa- tion efforts is to collect a bit of an oral history," MacDow- ell said. Dr. Allan Austin, history professor, and his students are playing a major role in collecting and saving oral histories for the Back Moun- tain area. Austin, a first-year faculty member at the col- lege, is very excited about the project. "When I inter- viewed last winter . . . a number of individuals took me aside and talked about the potential to do local his- tory. There was a lot of histo- ry to be done," he said. Starting this spring, he ex- ge RE POST PHOTO/MIM PHILLIPS POST PHOTO/HEATHER B. JONES Michael MacDowell, president, College Misericordia, left, thinks lifetime Back Mountain resident Edwin Roth can offer a wealth of knowledge to the Back Mountain Historical As- sociation. pects eight to 10 students to begin collecting narratives from the Back Mountain res- idents. The project will be ongoing and passed down each semester to the next set of history students. "Students will be going into the Back Mountain local community, collecting oral histories and beginning to write papers trying to piece together the history of the Back Mountain," Austin See HISTORY, pg 9 Gerchman’s excitement for taking on administrative roles. “There isn’t a day that I don’t come to work energized and excited because I love the kids. I love my job because it's unpredictable. However, I see a situa- tion developing throughout the state,” said Galicki, who also serves as presi- dent of Pennsylvania Association of Secondary School Principals. “Young people are not being encour- aged to get into administration. They're not getting into leadership roles. We Seé ADMINISTRATORS, pg 10 Anthrax causes concerns, not panic By ELIZABETH ANDERSON Post Correspondent BACK MOUNTAIN - Although there is concern about the safety of the mail af- ter the deaths of two postal workers from inhalational anthrax in Washing- ton DC, local health care professionals feel the Back Mountain area will not be a target for the bioterrorists and they are going about their daily lives as nor- mally as possible. People may be uneasy about the an- thrax threats, but they are not seeking Cipro or other antibiotics. Marlene Schofield, RPh., of the CVS Pharmacy in Dallas, said she has -observed con- cern in her customers, but is seeing only the usual antibiotic prescriptions. “Are they talking about it? Yes. Have they been going nuts getting antibi- otics? No,” said John Zierowicz, RPh., of Rite Aid Pharmacy in Dallas. Dr. Richard Huntington of Dallas Family Practice said he has had no re- quests for the antibiotic. Dr. Robert Greenhalgh of Dallas has had the same See ANTHRAX, pg 10 18 Pages, 2 Sections Calendar..........c..onvstenes Classified Crossword....... igo Boas Editonials............ceinvee aii 8 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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