The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, October 10, 2002 3 Teachers ink contract with Lake-Lehman By KALEN CHURCHER Special to The Dallas Post LEHMAN TWP. After 21 months of bickering and false hopes, the Lake-Lehman School District and its teachers union appear to have agreed on a con- tract. Attorney Bruce Campbell of Pittsburgh, the school district's special counsel, said the union delivered on Friday a signed copy of what appears to be the original contract — drafted by the district — to the superinten- dent. District officials are re- viewing the document to be sure the union did not add or remove any language. “It appears there is a collective bargaining agreement,” Camp- ® ren said Monday. a AVR LN ; ih va 4 4 The agreement delivered Fri- day is the third submitted by the union, Campbell said. Earli- er last week, the Lake-Lehman Education Association submit- ted two altered proposals, Campbell added. The first in- cluded changes to the wording of health care issues and buy- back of sick days upon retire- ment. The second, submitted Thursday, included modifica- tions to only the buy-back por- tion. Buy-backs are typically used as an incentive for teachers to not take sick days during the school year. John Holland, the union's Pennsylvania State Education Association representative, said last week the union refused to sign the agreement because the district capped the sick-day buy-back at 80 days when it had been 100. However, School Board President Charles Boytin argued the old contract stated that once teachers reach 10 years of service, upon retire- ment, they can buy back sick days at a rate of $42 per day — not to exceed $4,200. Under the contract terms reached last month, the $42- per-day rate will increase by $3 in the contract's first, third and fifth years. The “not to exceed” amount never changed. Holland could not be reached Monday for comment. The school district and union have been negotiating since Jan- uary 2001. Teachers began this Volunteers, borough spruce up ‘split’ and the last school year working under their old contract terms. During a recent school board meeting, Boytin said he would look into filing an unfair labor charge with the state Labor Re- lations Board if the union did not sign the contract it voted to sign on Sept. 12. That issue be- comes moot if union officials signed the agreement recom- mended by a state fact-finder. Although Boytin was not in fa- vor of the proposed contract, he welcomes an end to the contract talks. “I never had a problem with giving the teachers (a pay raise),” he said. “My problem was always with health care.” This article appeared in origi- nal form in the Times Leader. Volunteers from Penn State Master Gardners recently planted seasonal mums at the 309 and 415 split in Dallas. The mums were funded by Dallas Rotary and Dallas Borough with the labor and planning provided by Master Gardners. “You don’t gotta go to India, just look across the street and you'll find something that needs to be done,” needed renovation. From left: Connie Peters, Lisa Sherin, Mayor Timothy Carroll, Karolina Cimochowski, Ed Kaczmarek, Amy Huntington, Rosalie Feld- ® an Donna Grey, Genevieve Wroblewski and Mary Ellen O’Brien. Going on Now..... NOW J SPECIAL SAVINGS. op 10 50% BEST VARIETIES TOP SIZES TULIPS DAFFODILS HYACINTHS CROCUS , On Trees, Shrubs & Furniture said Karolina Cimochowski of the Penn State group about the much + SHAVERTOWN CENTER _ HEADQUARTERS FOR Li DECORATING 1000s In Bloom 4 Beautiful Huge Mums ALL COLORS TREES, LIGHTS, WREATHS, @artAND & ORNAMENTS A oon] is Great way, Now While the Spring & Summer Blooming 9 PERENNIALS SALE 54.9 19 Visit Our Exciting Tree Room 8 Largest & Finest Selection ; %- In The East AEWA TREE TRADE-IN: Bring In Your Old Christmas Tree, Any Shape, Any Style For A Full Price Of Your New Tree. Just Drive Up To The Front Of Our Store. Turn In Your Old Discount Credit Slip Off The Cost Of Your Brand New Rave Tree For A SCHOOLS Before The Rush Our Trained Rd pg * Tr SRE All Trees Up To 12ft Off The Christmas Tree. Minimum Trade Size 4-Ft. (Limit One Tree Per Family) People Are x. Ready To > Help You £ Decorate POST PHOTO/ERIN YOUNGMAN It will take a few more days to fill the new Dallas pool. Pool (continued from page 1) - a standard fire hose. “We have to stop deliveries when we have a call; we're an all volunteer department and we run ambulance and fire and res- cue,” said Dodson. Griffiths said the Kunkle de- partment is not expecting com- pensation for their time; howev- er, the district has decided to donate a sum of money to go to- ward an infrared camera. Dodson said the department has been considering purchas- ing a thermal imaging camera for several years. Inside smoke- filled buildings, the “state of the art” equipment would allow the department to pinpoint the ex- act location of a fire by display- ing color coded temperature readings on the camera itself and by transmission to a spe- cially designed television in the fire truck. The cost of the new technolo- gy is expected to be around $20,000. “The district isn’t paying for all of it, but every little bit we get donated helps,” said Dod- son. Back Mountain Seniors to meet Oct. 17 Back Mountain Seniors will meet at 12 p.m. on Thursday, October 17 in St. Therese’s church hall on Pioneer Ave. and Davis St. in Shavertown for a covered dish luncheon to celebrate Halloween. Members are asked to wear a costume. At 1 p.m. a speaker, Mario Malizziz from the Retired Senior Volun- teer Program, will speak on home hazards, fire prevention and sur- vival. A video of a club Halloween party from years ago will also be shown. Back Mountain Seniors is non-denominational. New members and guests are invited. For information call Lil at 696-1828 or Marie at 696-3095. Tell our advertisers you saw them in The Dallas Post. They'll appreciate it, and so will we. Bl A Pht From SIZES AND PRICES: 57X7” m— ble i color. Stop by, call or mail in the form - $12+ TAX * 87X10” RR ENE AEA — - By 5+TAX i BT Lb ay BE Se ) . Be LEE L IEE ET LLL REIL E ET
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers