Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, June 6, 2002 get comes from the auction. our communities. at 675-1182. block. Library Auction Corner Volunteers are hard at work collecting items for the 56th annual The Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction. The life of the library is a year-to-year proposition, and the auc- tion is crucial to its operation. Twenty percent of the annual bud- Any and all donations of cash or saleable items can help assure the con- tinued fine service of the library to For more information, call the library §R] This beautiful stool is just one of hundreds : of antique items that will be sold over the Q I'll help the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction 56th Annual New Goods | Among the New | Goods will be: | Lithograph “The Min- | er Boys,” donated by Kathryn Houck Ben- | der, artist-in-residence | at Edinboro Univ. # $500 value. i Hand-Crafted Ce- ramic Bowl, donated | by 3 Sisters. Outdoor Electric Fountain, donated by the Library Board. I Name Phone ! Address City State ____ Zip QO Here's a cash donation of $ Q I have an item to donate. Call me for details. Value $ Mail or bring to: Back Mountain Memorial Library 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas PA 18612 Call 675-1182 if you have questions. Donations are tax-deductible. to help the library. This message donated as a public service by The Dallas Post Jackson (continued from page 1) ring government projects. Su- pervisor Al Fox said he recently talked to Bernard Banks, owner of American Asphalt, who told him night activity would contin- ue due to Mundy Street pro- jects. In a separate issue, Jackson Township will be going to court June 13 in Philadelphia over the Raymond Malak zoning matter. Solicitor Malak said he expects the matter to be settled in about 90 days. The supervi- sors and the solicitor have re- ceived numerous calls, about the junk on the property at Pinetree Road. “Anyone who passes by the site can see the problem is ac- tually increasing, not decreas- ing,” said Wilkes. Calling the junk and trash on the site “alarming” and “a blatant disre- gard for the status quo order,” Solicitor Malak suggested en- forcing the nuisance junk ordi- nance recently passed as an al- ternative avenue to dealing with the problem while the zoning matter is tied up in the courts. The supervisors are exploring opportunities to start a recy- cling program in the township. Karen Szwast, recycling coordi- nator of the Exeter Borough, gave a presentation offering re- cycling services to the town- ship. Szwast presently coordi- nates recycling services for Ex- eter. Luzerne, Wyoming, West Wyoming, Courtdale, Larksville and Swoyersville. If the service is adopted a trailer would be made available at the municipal building for glass, plastic and metal containers as well as newspaper and cardboard. Re- cycling would be voluntary and no curbside service would be available. The cost to Jackson Town- ship would be $1,000 per year. Szwast said while she expects to be able to start the recycling program in another month or two, the final decision rests with the board. The matter was tabled until more information was available. After reviewing the costs of overtime for the police depart- ment and weighing it against hiring more police officers, the township decided to promote Officer Kenneth Kugler from part-time to full-time. Scott Ravert was hired as a part-time officer at a rate of $9.50 an hour. The costs of an expected 126 hours of over-time in June run to $2,583, while the cost of hiring an extra officer to cover would be $1,260. “It is a no-brainer,” said Al Fox, supervisor. ‘Not only will you have a fresh officer out there, but you'll have it for half the price.” The department has four full-time officers and six part-time officers. Two officers will be leaving this month for other positions. The board of supervisors ap- proved the first phase of the township municipal building parking lot expansion project. The project will expand the parking lot between the munici- pal building and the recreation park. This phase will cost the township between $3,000 and $5,000, said Wilkes, and in- cludes obtaining permits from the Department of Environmen- tal Protection (DEP) for an envi- ronmental wetlands study and laying 260 feet of drainage pipe. Wilkes said the DEP permit process will delay the project until next spring at the earliest. The Back Mountain Police As- sociation and the Jackson Township Crime Watch will be hosting Safe Kids Day, June 22, at the Jackson Township Recre- ation Park. Flyers will be dis- tributed to the Lake-Lehman and Dallas School districts. Supervisor Wilkes compli- mented Officer David Kittle on the excellent performance of his duties during a 911 hang-up call to the supervisor's home. During rainy weather the phone lines malfunction creating false 911 calls to be dispatched. Wilkes said it was reassuring to know that in the case of an au- thentic 911 emergency that po- lice officers would be on the scene in minutes. SAT REVIEW - 2003 Juniors and Seniors Summer Academy * Free PSAT/SAT Assessment * Ave. Increase 200+ Points * Free Refresher Classes Information Session - June 23 Professional Tutoring Center 655-6766 Auction tl (continued from page 1) of service. thing to sell over The Dallas Rotary Club members have long held the * responsibility for getting the food booth ready for the auction and for cleaning it up afterwards and they will be doing that again this year. The auction committee has been busy all year and has many antiques to be sold over the block. “We have a magnificent candelabra and gaming table donated by Kathryn Hall in memory of her husband, Dave, and an 1880s walnut hat/wall rack donated by Geraldine Orr in memory of her husband, William. She also donated an oak ice box in memory of General Frank Townend,” said Ernest Ashbridge, another volunteer who has held _ many different positions during his more than 30 years “We also have Wedgwood, Steuben, Lenox ware, and cranberry glass, a Victorian loveseat, drop-leaf tables, quilts, lots of children’s antiques and a miniature ice cream parlor set. Jean Eyet donated a marble top table in memory of her husband, Glen, and we have a Gone With The Wind Lamp,” said Ashbridge. The four members of the New Goods committee are working hard to gather as many donations as possible before the auction concludes. “We've sent letters to all of the businesses in the area but it there is a new busi- ness that hasn’t heard from us we hope they will call in to donate,” said Peggy Harvey. “We'll pick up donations and provide a receipt as everything is tax-deductible. We also accept cash donations and we will buy some- the block under that person’s name.” The New Goods Booth already has some wonderful patio furni- ture and a beautiful wrought iron head-and-foot board bed set. “We also have Sue Hand's painting to be auctioned off at 8 " p.m. on Saturday night,” said Harvey. For more information on do- nating items or volunteering, call the Back Mountain Library at 675-1182. “We serve nine municipalities and everything goes back to the community. We do our best but we just really need more volun- 1) teers, even if you can just give an hour or two,” concluded Pauline Kutz. Kickoff Dinner photos, clock- wise from bottom right: Don Faegenburg and his wife, Cheryl Miller, are this year’s chairs; Durelle and Connie Scott bid high enough to get this pressed glass cake stand; as Steve Traver took bids, Pauline Kutz, who organized the dinner, held the next item; Dottie Rice was all smiles after snagging a pot of mums. POST PHOTOS/RON BARTIZEK Borough will give new trash vendor a 6-month trial BY TIMOTHY J. RAUB Post Staff HARVEYS LAKE — Borough council voted last week to accept a contract from Apex Waste Management for garbage and re- cycling pickup in the borough for a period of six months. Council member Larry Lucari- no said residents will soon be re- ceiving a collection schedule, as well as guidelines as to what can and cannot be collected for recy- cling. "We're going to try this for six \ COLORS MAZERS GREENHOUSES 16 COLORS months," said Lucarino. "We are going to have to educate the people of the borough. The recy- clers won't accept certain things." Curbside trash will be limited to three bags or cans per house- hold, Lucarino said, but stickers to be placed on additional bags can be purchased at the bor- ough office for $2 apiece. The new trash collection could begin as soon as the first Monday in June, said borough secretary Carole Samson. The board also heard from lo- oo ORs DAILY 10 AM. - 7PM. Route 118 Lehman Hwy. DAILY 10 AM. -7PM. cal businessman Armand Masci- oli, who is in preliminary stages to erect townhouses and a com- mercial strip where the former Drury's Deli stands. Mascioli said his plans are very preliminary and for the most part only conceptual at this point, and is currently awaiting council approval on a number of variances before he can go through with developing the land. In other business: e¢ Borough council accepted the resignation of William Mann from the General Municipal Au- thority, and voted to hire Sheila AS Lee, effective May 28, 2002, as EN ® part-time secretary. *The council authorized the solicitor to prepare a stricter abandoned vehicle ordinance for the borough, and authorized Samson to re-advertise a police department ad which originally intended to update the bor- ough's civil service list, but will now advertise for a new full-time RM police officer. ~ BLOW THE WHISTLE ,ASTHMA WALK Saturday June 8, 2002 Kirby Park Wilkes Barre Registration starts at 9:00AM When you can't breathe, nothing else matters! Help us raise the funds to benefit programs in our area like Early Childhood Asthma programs, Open Airways for Schools, Camp AsthmaCadabra among others. Register to walk by calling 823-2212 or asthmawalk.com Sponsored by
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