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SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS & LAKE-LEHMAN
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Prince of Peace plans 50th
Antiques Show and Sale. Pg 35.
SCHOOL
first place. Pg 11.
Lake-L.ehman Indoor Guard takes
SPORTS
Ho-hum: Another great season for
Lake-Lehman volleyball. Pg 9.
Neighbors protest access through their streets
BY TIMOTHY J. RAUB
Post Staff
KINGSTON TWP. — The Sunrise Es-
tates Homeowners Association is not
against the installation of an emer-
But a representative of the associa-
tion, speaking on behalf of the resi-
dents of Sunrise Estates, does not want
to see routine traffic running through
the development and into the proposed
Windsor Farms subdivision via Alfred
an increase of at least 44 vehicles us-
ing Sunrise Estates to get to Carverton
Road, and she is concerned that the
safety residents have become accus-
tomed to would be jeopardized.
“We don’t want this to become a
or sidewalks in the development, and
we like it that way. My concern is with
the safety of our children.
“The security and the well being of
Sunrise Estates should not be sacri-
ficed because of (Windsor Farms).”
Board,
rincipals,
arents to
gency access road connecting their de- Road. throughway into (Windsor Farms), be- Windsor Farms developer John Hal-
velopment to Windsor Farms, a pro- Bobbie Steever, Sunrise Estates cause there will be an additional 44 bing agrees with Steever that an access
posed subdivision neighboring the Homeowners Association Secretary, cars going through (Sunrise Estates)”
property. said the development can not handle said Steever. “There are no street lights See STREET, pg 8
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ick up
extra work
“What they re going to
come to realize is how
much teachers do,”
says unions attorney
By ELIZABETH ANDERSON
Post Correspondent
Top adult
learner
aims still
higher
& UW ‘Maybe someday
LEHMAN TWP. — Action taken late
last week by the Lake-Lehman Educa-
tion Association (LLEA) to immediately
cease all extracurric-
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I'll even have a Ph.D. Board ar activities may
I / president, put many students’
ni year-end activities
Sdy § C ery Oster sion and events in jeop-
ye ney . ardy of cancellation.
By ELIZABETH ANDERSON state their In this latest devel-
Post Correspondent positions. opment between the
Page 3. teachers’ union and
To say Cheryl Oster is an over-
achiever would be an understate-
ment.
Not only is Oster the only Express-
way Registered Nursing student at
College Misericordia to maintain a
4.0 grade point average, she man-
i aged to have her baby girl, Lexie, in
between courses, while working full-
time as the R.N. coordinator for the
pulmonary program at Riverside Re-
habilitation in Plains — all without
missing a single class.
“I just kept saying, ‘Little baby,
whoever you are, boy or girl, you've
got to wait until Mommy is done with
her class,” ” said the Jackson Town-
ship resident. “I didn’t want to have
to take it over again.” Oster made it
See LEARNER, pg 7
the school district,
association members signed and deliv-
ered a letter telling the district they
were no longer going to work beyond
their scheduled work day of 7.5 hours,
according to John Holland, attorney for
the LLEA.
“A lot of times, people don’t notice
what you're doing until you stop doing
it and that’s the whole point of it,” said
Holland. “The teachers are tired of be-
ing pushed around by the board.” The
teachers’ contract expired in August
2001, with contract negotiations ongo-
ing since Jan. 2001. “What they're go-
ing to come to realize is how much
teachers do,” added Holland.
Faculty members routinely volunteer
many hours of their time to chaperone
and assist with numerous before-and-
See EXTRA WORK, pg 3
16 Pages, 2 Sections
POST PHOTO/ELIZABETH ANDERSON
Lexie Oster enjoys having her mom, Cheryl Oster, all to herself on a rare Tuesday afternoon. And Pooh too!
*College Misericordia breaks
. Calendar... 16
ground for new athletic fields Clase... 315
Crossword. ................. 5. 10
College Misericordia celebrated ground the generous gifts of Dr. Robert Anderson Editorials...........c.ccoonnnnn. 6
breaking for its new Robert S. Anderson Ath- and others, our future students will share in ObItUANES......cs inti surssnnis 2
letic Complex April 23. The brief ceremony this experience while utilizing a first-class fa- School. ..ciiiacinesi 11-12
immediately behind McHale Residence Hall cility.” SPOS. ..cciiieiiioinrs cess 9-10
highlighted the College's recent acquisition of
23 acres adjacent to campus.
With a host of scholar athletes forming a
backdrop, students and administrators
tossed a symbolic “first scoop” of dirt on the
construction area. Work is already underway
on both an access road and the exact area
where the playing surface will be located.
“We are very pleased to be able to continue
the tradition of athletic excellence at College
gp isericordia,” said Dr. Michael A. MacDowell,
@ ithout opposition.
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president of the College. “For 78 years, our
students have enjoyed the benefits of a top-
notch learning community. Many participate
in athletic competition to enhance both their
leadership and teamwork ability. Through
By TIMOTHY J. RAUB
Post Staff
DALLAS BOROUGH — If Dallas Bor-
ough resident Paul Lumia has his way,
Fern Ridge Road, more commonly known
as Italian Road, in the borough will be-
come part of his property soon.
Lumia and his attorney Joseph Persico
presented their case in favor of abandon-
ing the road to borough council at its reg-
ular monthly meeting April 17 — but not
Chester Kunigonis, who lives on Reser-
voir Road, adjacent to Italian Road, said
the borough should not give up the road
without some sort of compensation for it.
“My main concern is that it is public
property,” said Kunigonis. “It is owned by
the people of Dallas Borough, and we are
not getting anything in return for it.”
Borough Mayor Tim Carroll said that by
law, the borough must return the right of
way to the surrounding property owners,
in this case Lumia and Kunigonis.
“We have too many fish in the pan to
worry about Italian Road,” said Carroll.
“There are only two people who are inter-
ested in the road, and it does not make
any sense to try to get any money for it.”
A bridge along the road that at one time
connected the borough and Lehman
The $1.3 million project will accommodate
Misericordia’s recent addition of lacrosse and
track and field as well as other existing
sports. The field will feature a state-of-the-art
synthetic surface that will keep Misericordia
athletes active even when weather conditions
are not ideal. A six-lane synthetic track will
encircle the field. Construction on the fields
is expected to be complete in September
2002.
“During my tenure at College Misericordia,
I've watched tremendous growth in our ath-
letic program and our facilities,” says Dr.
Michael Mould, athletic director. “The addi-
See MISERICORDIA, pg 8
Digging in, from left are Michael Karol, CM lacrosse player; Kelly Nye, cross
counrty and track and field; Dr. Michael Mould, athletic director; Jean Mes-
saros, RSM, dean of students; Dr. Robert Anderson; Erica Noel, lacrosse and
soccer; and Dr. Michael MacDowell, president.
Neighboring property owner fights lonely battle for Italian Road
“We have too many fish
in the pan to worry about
Italian Road.”
Tim Carroll
Dallas Mayor
lowing Lehman Township to abandon its
portion of the road, and said he thinks the
council definitely made the right decision
on the issue.
“I was absolutely surprised about the
vote,” said Carroll. “We have discussed
this issue at past work sessions. We are
only trying to do the right thing. It is a
good time to get rid of it.”
Township has been impassable since it
was washed out in the 1972 flood, and
Borough Manager Joe Moskovitz said the
borough has not maintained the road
‘since that time.
Carroll broke a 3-3 vote in favor of al-
Lumia has been working for over two
years to get the unused road abandoned,
and said he will take legal action if the
council does not vote to abandon the road
at it’s regular monthly meeting in May.
Lumia said he plans to use the land for
horseback riding trails.
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