L Dallas, Pennsylvania The Back Mountain's Newspaper Since 1889 August 1 to August 7, 2002 United We Stand Vol. 113. No. 31 SPORTS Local teams compete at Kubis tournament. Pg 9. SCHOOL Grant buys life-saving equip- ment for Penn State. Pg 11. DALLAS POST COMMUNITY | Patriotic dish on the menu at library. Pg 5. 50 Cents By ELIZABETH ANDERSON Post Correspondent LEHMAN TWP. — Despite pleas from more than 60 concerned par- ents after the July 25 meeting, the Lake-Lehman School Board decided upon the advice of the administra- tion to uphold its decision on dual “I don’t think the board has a handle on the dy- namics nor the logistics of this situation.” Lisa Swanson Mother of affected child provide dual busing, separating the elementary teachers, but resulted in L-L board upholds busing, transfer plan be transferred from within the dis- trict’'s three elementary schools, with 43 students being transferred from Lehman-Jackson to Ross. Worried parents presented several major concerns to the board last week after being notified by letter of the Ross transfers. They included the short notification time provided 3 Jo 1 Charles "| Boytin, presi- | dent of the Lake-Lehman School Board, defended the decision to use a dual busing * | scheme and “\ transfer stu- 3 | dents between the district’s el- ] busing and the transferring of ele- high school and middle school stu- differing start times among the by the school district, problems ad- [ . ementary mentary school students between dents from the elementary school schools. With the completion of the justing work schedules to the later te a schools. schools. kids. The change was made to pro- Ross Elementary School construc- starting times, availability of child E POST PHOTO/ ELIZABETH ANDERON w In May, the school board voted to Seniors fearful strike will disrupt | their year | By ELIZABETH ANDERSON Post Correspondent vide for common planning time for tion project, about 70 students will See TRANSFER, pg 8 Stage set for 21st Triathlon By TIMOTHY J. RAUB Post Staff 22m 3 HAR Wn Sg JH Th XBR a] y any Ur adi, , A \ BAY 5a, - AY = . A "A = - hel HAR y 370 ¥ v With all the turmoil and change at Lake-Lehman High School, the students, particularly this year’s seniors, have reason to be unset- tled. The construction /renovation project on the high school looks in need of a miracle to put it together in time for the first day of school, September 3. There is no parking lot and even the school board pres- ident commented on the mess the football field is in. A new high school principal, Michael Gokay, has been hired. The marching band has been without a director, and without practice, all summer. But of all the disruptions, it seems students are worried most about the lack of a teachers’ con- tract, as rumors of a strike fly furi- It is said we learn from our experi- ences. For committee members and organiz- " » ers of the 21st Robbins running of the earns place Yikes Barre # : Triathlon, expe- in lronMan rence has been Pg 9 essential in planning and coordinating yet another race in the: Back Mountain. “We take our experiences each year, note them and improve on them,” said race organizer Joanne Gensel. “(Our ex- perience) will allow the competitors to experience what it is like to have a good, quality race.” This year's event, which gets under- way at 8 a.m. Sunday and features a 1.5K swim, 40K bike and 11K run, will See TRIATHLON, pg 3 16 Pages, 2 Sections POST PHOTO/M.B. GILLIGAN Andrew Santora, right, and Michael Terrinko, both from Pack 281 of Dallas, enjoyed archery and fishing during their week at Moon Lake State Park. More photos on page 4. gusly, The, Lake-Lehman, Baca: Calendar........c...cusenesin: 16 tion Association (LLEA) attorney Classified 13.15 and chief negotiator, John Holland, | ff 318 NPP MNA111t0 oont tnnoonthhne aot \ Ian §| alin || A oom mare | Cub Scouts get together at Moon Lake Coser 10 strike, but he does not deny it ei- Editorials. ...........oca.c ieee 6 ther. Obluanes.........cc viii sies 2 ® Senior Megan DeCesaris said she By M.B. GILLIGAN lot of water breaks.” thought the fishing was great. “I SCNO0L....conei inning 11 and her friends talk about the Post Correspondent The boys participated in a variety caught three fish with the same SPOHS....c...ii crs 9-10 threat often and worry how a strike might affect them personally and how it might affect their field hock- ey season. Will the field hockey schedule be uninterrupted? Will some of the games be missed if the teachers strike? If so, will those games be considered forfeited? “A strike will not probably affect the winter or spring sports but it could it affect the fall sports,” said See SENIORS, pg 8 Truck overturns near park State Police are investigating an accident that occurred Tuesday afternoon on Mount Olivet Road, near the entrance to Frances Slocum State Park. A truck overturned after strik- ing a guard rail, and its tank was knocked off the bed and split open, spilling the contents, which a State Police official said was oil. No other informa- tion was available at press time. In photo, Kingston Township emergency medical personnel tended to the driver. POST PHOTO/TIMOTHY J. RAUB Ninety Cub Scouts from 12 differ- ent packs enjoyed their annual day camp held last week at Moon Lake State Park. “It was very hot on Monday and Tuesday so we made some adjust- ments to out schedule,” said Sheila Gionfriddo, Program Director and den leader from Lake-Lehman. “We played croquet and badminton in- stead of dodge ball and we took a of events during the weeklong camp. “Every day there are six ac- tivities,” said Mary Lansberry, Dal- las, parent volunteer from Gate of Heaven's Pack 232. “They just enjoy everything.” Archery was high on Andrew San- tora’s list. “I really had to pull it back and I hit it (the target) a few times,” ‘said the Cub Scout from Pack 281, Dallas. Another member of Pack 281 worm,” said Michael Terrinko. In addition to nearly 50 parent volunteers, there were also nineteen Boy Scouts from area troops who helped out at the day camp. “We were den chiefs,” said Joey Saun- ders of Troop 518, Tunkhannock. He and his friend, Brett Bucking- ham, were assigned different jobs throughout the week. See SCOUTS, pg 4 Extra state ed $$ to buy books, support By MARK GUYDISH Special to The Dallas Post l. UZ ERNE NATIONAL BANK * NO MONTHLY FEES - NO MINIMUM BALANCE DALLAS TWP. — The Dallas School Board agreed Tuesday to use an increase of $51,892 in state funding to pay for text- books and instructional support. The state boosted proposed funding after area districts had approved their budgets, prompting districts to revisit fi- nances. For Dallas, the increase had scant impact on a $22.6 million balance sheet. The state limited how districts could spend the extra mon- _ey. One option was to cut taxes, but Dallas kept an 8 mill tax increase — to 198 mills — intact. A mill is a $1 tax for every $1,000 of assessed property value. 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