The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, June 20, 2002 3 Teachers retire wealth of experience By ELIZABETH ANDERSON Post Correspondent The Lake-Lehman teachers gathered on May 24 to honor the retirees of 2001 and 2002. About 70 Lake-Lehman School District teachers filled the banquet room of Appletree Terrace at Newberry Estate at the teachers retirement party, dedicated to the memory of Lynn Evans. Jeris Baranowski, high school Home Economics teacher, hosted the event with the help of other faculty mem- bers. Lynn Evans, a Home Econom- ics teacher, who taught at the high school and middle level ed- ucation building for more than two decades, was honored at the party. She died after a long terminal illness. Baranowski said Evans’ parents were a ma- jor focal point in her life, as were her students. “The kids were her family. There were a real vital part of her life,” said Baranowski. The teachers took a few moments of silence in Evans’ memory. “She will be missed, not only by the profes- sional staff but also by her stu- dents.” The retirees in attendance in- cluded high school English teacher Carol Oliver, middle level building guidance coun- selor Barbara Evans, and Lehman-Jackson Elementary School teachers Mary Anne Au- gustini, Robert Mischak, Maryann Blessner, and Kathy Yost. Those unable to attend were Lehman-Jackson Elemen- tary teacher Joyce Piatt, high school History teacher Walter Sorber and high school Math and Computer Science teacher’ Frank Jones. After a dinner feast made for the eyes as well as the stomach, Baranowski toasted and roasted the retirees with the ‘help of other faculty members. Yost, Mischak and Augustini were POST PHOTO/ELIZABETH ANDERSON These six Lake-Lehman teachers have more than 200 combined years of teaching experience. They were honored recently at a teachers’ retirement banquet at Appletree Terrace. From left, seated: Lehman-Jackson Elementary School teachers Maryann Blessner and Kathy Yost. Blessner tops all with 37 years in the district and Yost follows close behind with 36 years. Standing: Middle level building guidance counselor Barbara Evans, high school English teacher Carol Oliver, Lehman-Jackson Ele- mentary teachers Mary Anne Augustini and Robert Mischak. honored first with mention of several faculty children who were, of course, no discipline problem. “I am in awe of your jobs,” said Baranowski of the elementary school teachers. “No, I am in awe of you. You are absolutely phenomenal.” Barbara Evans started teach- ing with the district in 1979, moving to York for a few years before returning to the middle level building as a guidance counselor. “With a few more women just like us we could challenge the Ya Ya Club,” quipped Baranowski of her friend. Jean Lipski and Gail Meeker spoke a few words about “the queen of education,” Carol Oliv- er. Lipski, a former student at “I am in awe of your jobs. No, | of you. You are absolutely enomenal.” _ Jeris Baranowski ~ Addressing retired teachers Lake-Lehman and now an Eng- lish teacher, spoke of her initia- tion to Oliver. Lipski's brother, eight years older than she, ex- cited by the fact that he had a very good-looking English teacher “who sat on her desk to teach,” told his father, ‘Dad, it will be worth going to open house.’ Lipski disclosed, to much laughter from her audi- ence, “it was ‘the one and only time my father ever made it to open house and I don’t think he was disappointed.” Lipski cred- ited her love of her profession to Oliver. English teacher Gail Meeker, whose mother passed away af- ter a battle with cancer in Jan- uary 1996, told how “Mother Oliver” had become not only her teacher but her mother figure, her mentor and then, her friend, “giving (me) her enthusi- asm and excitement for the job.” Meeker comprised a top 10 list of ‘the things she will miss most about Mrs. Oliver, includ- ing Oliver's endless resources, countless new diets, her recipes and “Denim 101” on making denim look good, ending with, “The top thing I'll miss about Mrs. Oliver is, Tll ask John and you know what? John will say it's okay.” Oliver's husband, John, is the principal of Lake-Lehman High School and retires June 30 af- ter 36 years. The couple met on their first day at Lake-Lehman 36 years ago. Oliver said after 28 years of teaching she would feel happy on the last day. “ I loved my last year as well as I did my first. I love kids and I've enjoyed teaching. I've wanted to be a teacher since third grade.” Her thoughts surely echoed those of the other retirees in attendance. Toilet (continued from page 1) ing into the lake to relieve themselves,” said Mulcavage. “We're at a point where we need the board's help.” But much of the plea seeming- ly fell on deaf ears as council president Edward Kelly, vice- president Betty West and solici- tor Charles D. McCormick each recounted that the board had granted the use of the temporary facilities to the beach association in each of the last three to four years, and no construction on a permanent facility had begun in that time. A borough ordinance states that temporary restroom facilities require a permit from the bor- ough, and can only be placed in that area for a limit of three days, unless the area is a construction site. Attorney McCormick recounted to Mulcavage and Harveys Lake Beach Association president Ed Bilder that the beach association had told council they were work- ing out an agreement with United Water to allow the company to put a water filtration system on the beach in exchange for fund- ing for permanent restrooms. “At some point, when does the line: get drawn?” asked Mec- Cormick. West said the beach club in which she was a member, the Warden Place Beach Club, was forced by council a few years ago to build a permanent facility, cit- ing the number of people cross- ing the street to use other re- strooms as the reason. “Please work with us a little longer,” asked Mulcavage. “We're almost there.” Council also heard from Dr, Fred Lubnow, who said the in- stallation of stormwater manage- ment basins in Hemlock Gardens will finish sometime in late fall or Just Say, CHARGE IT! MasterCard. WEE nasa VISA immediately. 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Mary Fuller and Nancy Kohl of Nutrition, Inc. presented the Lake-Lehman School Board with a sampling of chicken nuggets and beef patties at the school board meeting Tuesday night. The board voted to appoint Nutrition, Inc as the district food service vendor again this year, but a few changes have been made in a quest for improved food quality. An advisory com- mittee was formed and has met already to discuss options in im- proving the food choices. . Fuller presented: options for the board to consider from food quality upgrades, to increasing portion sizes, to changes in staffing and purchasing of equipment in an effort to main- tain high standards. Prices for the district meals will not be raised. Board and audience members at the meeting sam- pled the chicken and beef patty entrees, labeled A, B and C — with C, the “commodity product” furnished free from the state, chosen by no one as desirable. The cost of furnishing the two more popular item upgrades runs $1,639 for the chicken nuggets and $910 for the beef patties. Another option, using butter versus margarine, would increase the cost by $6,884 over the school year. In other business: * Peter Savage, board solicitor, said purchase of the Hoyt prop- erty has an expected closing date of Thursday, June 27. * Doug Trumbower, architect on the high school construc- tion/renovation projects, report- ed the athletic field project had been started, as had the parking lot and new access road. Inside the buildings, some classrooms are being painted. Trumbower said it was too early to say where the project will be in 60 days but “we have a real opti- mistic group of contractors who are working very well together all with the same objectives.” Asbestos removal is ongoing in certain portions of the high school with one major section already completed. “The whole process was scheduled to take 19 days and I think it probably will take about 15 the way it is going,” said Trumbower. “Hopefully in 60 days it will look like a new school.” Charles Boytin, board presi- dent, said some of the board members had taken a walk- through of the new addition to the high school. “The kids in this district are going to have quite a facility to be in. It's in- credible to see what they are do- ing over there.” e Kelly Lyons of Luzerne County Head Start sent a letter to the district commending An- drew and Christopher Coombs for their efforts in this year’s Na- tional Letter Carriers Food Drive to benefit Head Start. The result of the project was over 13,000 pounds of food delivered to more than 800 families in the project. * “We are still massaging the budget,” said business manager Kathleen Williams. She added the amount of the health care premium increase was still un- known. “No one really knows what the percentage will be to each individual district,” she said. “We will know that tomor- row but that is pending the ap- proval by the full board the fol- lowing week.” * There will be a special meet- ing for passing the 2002-2003 budget and for general purposes to be held on Thursday, June 27 at 6 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of the Lehman-Jackson El- ementary School. The next committee-of-the- whole meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 2 at 7 p.m. and the next regular voting meeting will be held Tuesday, July 16 at 7 p.m. Both meetings will be held in the multi-purpose room of the Lehman-Jackson Elemen- tary School. Bargaining (continued from page 1) cern and neither side can put you in the middle, nor will they,” Mahon “said to the students. “Just have confidence that cool- er heads will prevail and we'll do the right thing.” Rumors have been flying in the district and Boytin said “the rhetoric in the newspaper as of late from the other side it is not beneficial to anybody.” The at- torney for the teachers, John Holland, said last week that Boytin had offered him a deal during the fact-finding process. Boytin denied the charge and said he has not talked to Hol- land for about three months. “I'm just trying to keep inflam- matory remarks to a minimum,” said Boytin. “There's too many rumors, too many people saying Do you think outside the box? Color outside the lines? 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