ET a Rae —— The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, January 31, 2002 7 Only yesterday — (continued from page 6) 30 Years Ago - February 10, 1972 HOUSING AUTHORITY GIVES $7,260 CHECK TO BOARD A check for $7,260 was pre- sented to the Dallas School Dis- trict Board of Directors at a night meeting by Luzerne County Housing Authority. Presentation of the check of the school board was made by Robert Moore, sec- retary of the housing authority. The check represented money paid in lieu of taxes on Meadow- crest housing project in Kingston Township. After 19 years of service as roadmaster of Dallas Township, Fred Lamoreaux will retire. Mr. Lamoreaux also served as chair- man of the board of supervisors for 19 years. Marine Pfc. Gerald Colovus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Colovos of Trucksville, reported for duty with the Second Marine Division at the Marine Corps Base in Camp Lejeune, N.C. 20 Years Ago - February 3, 1982 HASAY WANTS TO LIMIT RATE HIKES TO ONE A YEAR Rep. George C. Hasay is cosponsoring legislation which would help prevent Pennsylvania utilities from grabbing more than one rate hike in a 12 month peri- od. The proposal states that any Public Utility Commission ap- proved rate increase be brought before the General Assembly for final approval if the requesting company has been granted a rate hike in the previous 12-month period. Lake-Lehman Band, under the direction of John Miliauskas have been chosen to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Edu- cators Association District IX Band Festival which will be held at Mid-Valley High School in Throop. : A bronze plaque commemorat- "ing the Jackson Township Bicen- tennial Heritage Committee was received by Walter Sincavage township supervisor chairman. The plaque lists the names of Helen Butry Haley, Mildred Newitt ~Hogoboom, Margerie _ Rogers Neyhard and Louise Mor- ris Warkomski. Misericordia opens new TV studio College Misericordia recently opened the Munson Center for Communications at its Dallas campus. Designed to enhance the curriculum for the growing number of Communications ma- jors at Misericordia, The Mun- son Center features a brand- new, fully digital television stu- dio and new audio production facilities. “Communications majors at College Misericordia have access to all-digital technology in our video production suite,” explains Dr. David Bradbury, chairperson of the Communications Depart- ment. Located in completely renovat- ed space on the lower level of the McAuley-Walsh building, the 800-square-foot studio and sup- porting rooms contain digital cameras with teleprompters, a digital switcher, state-of-the-art production equipment, two au- College Misericordia now has a state-of-the-art television studio for use by Communications majors. dio editing suites, two AVID non- linear video editing systems, and one linear video editing suite. Combined with a diverse com- munications internship pro- gram, the on-campus opportuni- ties for professional preparation include studies in the television studio, the student newspaper, The Highlander, and the campus radio station, WCMR. Graduates of the Communica- tions program at Misericordia re- ceive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications supported by a liberal arts curriculum that cultivates problem solving and critical thinking skills. For more information on the communications program, or to arrange a tour of the new Mun- son center, please call Dr. Brad- bury at 674-3061 or the Admis- sions Department. DisTRICT COURT BRIEFS DUI CHARGE Julie Ann Coen, 36, of 39 Woodlawn Ave., Dallas, was ar- rested on September 23, 2001 by Dallas Borough police officer Douglas A. Wolfe, after the offi- cer observed a black Chevrolet pickup truck driving erratically on Route 415 near the Back Mountain Bowl. Coen failed to pass a field sobriety test, and was uncooperative with Wolfe during three separate attempts for a breathalyzer test, but was tested later at .246 percent, more than twice the legal limit. The vehicle was towed from the scene. Coen waved her right to a preliminary hearing, and her case has been sent to county court. DRUG CHARGES Richard Hosey, 26, of RR 1 Box 125B, Harveys Lake, will face charges of possession of a controlled substance and two counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, after he sold a police informant 25.4 grams of marijuana. Hosey was arrested by Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Adams, who accompanied the informant, on November 30, 2001 at his residence. All three charges have been held over to county court. BAD CHECKS CHARGES * Nicholas Young, 38, of 97 Hyland Drive, Trucksville, is charged with passing four stolen checks totaling $174.49 at the Dough Company and King Nep- tune, both in Dallas, between October 27 and December 7, 2001, according to affidavits of probable cause, filed by Dallas Township police officers Donald Gavigan and Douglas Higgins. Young also faces four charges of receiving stolen property and one count of forgery. The checks be- longed to Joyce Smith, Young's mother. She told police the checks were reported stolen, and said Young told her he took them, according to the affidavit. All charges have been held over to county court. * Elizabeth Kaufman, 33, of 15 1/2 Ford Road, Pittston, faces four charges of writing bad checks at Bonanza Beverage, Bullock's Tire and Auto and Bilo Markets between May 18 and May 20, 2001. The checks to- taled $504.53, and service charges were $80, according to the affidavits of probable cause, filed by Dallas Twp. police officer Wayman K. Miers. Kaufman waved her right to a preliminary hearing on all charges. FURNISHING ALCOHOL TO MINORS CHARGES William F. Derhammer, 30, of RR 1 Box 96-V, Noxen, pled guilty to furnishing alcohol to minors in a preliminary hearing in front of District Justice James Tupper, on November 20, 2001. Derhammer was fined $1,096.50, according to court documents. [he hh. For more information on i ‘eddings 02 Ca I The Dallas Post at 675-5211 PUBLICATION DATE: i ASPECIAL FEATURE IN The Dallas Post THURS. FEB. 14 AD DEADLINE: FRI., FEB. 8 (One day earlier if proof is needed) Combination Adverstising available with The Abington Journal and The Sunday Dispatch (Call for Deadlines) 4 Pensions (continued from page 1) in the stock market, accelerat- ed by the September 11 tragedy, and the Enron fiasco, the retire- ment fund has lost about 7 per- cent of its investment. The school employees’ fund plans to sue the bankrupt Enron Corpo- ration, as it lost more than $59 million from its stock and bond investments in the Houston en- ergy-trading company. Moderno Rossi, a member of the Lake-Lehman school board, asked the board to write a letter to the House of Representatives protesting the contribution pay- ment. “This is ridiculous,” he said at the January 15 board meeting. “Out of the blue we have to come up with another $200,000.” Rossi also plans to ask other school board representatives at the next Luzerne Intermediate Unit meeting to do the same. In addition, the matter may be brought up at the meeting for Luzerne County superintendents and business managers called by Hanover School District to dis- cuss the tax ‘reassessments is- sue. There may be good news for school districts stuck with large contribution payments to the re- tirement fund. State representa- tives Thomas Tigue (D-118) and John Yudichak (D-119) have co- sponsored House Bill 2285 to have the state pick up part of the increase since the state was re- sponsible for passing Act 9 and the school districts could not have anticipated the increase. Rep. Yudichak explained, “It’s normal business that when there is a downturn, employers, in this case the school districts, know “I don’t think they (the pension fund) looked at the long range possibility of their investments losing their money that quickly.” Dr. Gil Griffiths Dallas Superintendent that because investments have gone down, they are going to have to pay a little more. That is something they could have antic- ipated. That's part of being in the retirement system.” Yudichak added, “But the Act 9 mandates the school districts could not have anticipated in any way, shape or form. The Common- wealth should pick up that por- tion.” The additional portion would come out to about 25 per- cent Yudichak said. The bill was introduced January 22 and is now in the Education Commit- tee. The school districts were told, at the time of the passing of Act 9, that the pension increase would have no financial effect to the districts. “What the state basically told the school districts was there would be no increase in their re- tirement subsidy,” said Dr. Grif- fiths. “But September 11 caused a total collapse of some of the stock market interests. I don't think they looked at the long range possibility of their invest- ments losing their money that quickly.” Youths (continued from page 1) Luzerne County Court of Com- mon Pleas Judge Mark Ciavarel- la, police said. The juveniles admitted to charges including multiple ccunts of burglary, theft, crimi- nal conspiracy, attempted theft, criminal trespass and receiving stolen property, police said. Two of the youths also were charged with unauthorized use of a mo- tor vehicle and driving without a license, police said. THE CARLISLE COLLECTION Criminal investigator Scott Davis, who investigated the crimes spree . over several months, traced a piece of evi- dence to one of the juveniles, po- lice said. Davis and other town- ship officers were then able to track down the other juveniles. The police recovered a large amount of stolen property from two wooded areas and the juve- niles’ residences. spring 2002 trunk show Luxurious Fabrics | Modern Classics | Couture Quality At the Hampton Inn, Clarks Summit February 14 through 18 For more information or directions call 1.800.207.0262 2l[2l]|c] Large Sp Pie SH 99 MON.-THURS. [2 EEEEEEEEE EEE EEERREEREERRERE EEEEEE add Celebrates 20 year S in Dallas! Here are our gifts to you, our loyal customers “g Jeiioih Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Closed Sundays Any "90 $ 2d Recctiia EREERERERRER | oe FRR rrr lr rr rl Rl Rl PE EE EE
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