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The Dallas Post Dallas, PA
Thursday February 13, 2003 3
Boy, do you like pizza! Hun-
dreds of entries were received in
the three-week Pizza Wars con-
test, sponsored by The Dallas
Post and nine local restaurants.
Entrants were asked to pick a
favorite in each of nine cate-
gories, and the voting was fast,
furious and close in many cas-
~ CS,
To no one’s surprise, Pizza
Perfect ran away with the top
spot for best square pizza, gar-
nering 204 votes. Things were
much closer in other categories,
and every spot clearly had a
strong following.
Not every restaurant could
compete in each category —
wings, for example — but there
were plenty of votes to go
around anyway.
Entrants were winners, too.
Each week, an entry was drawn
at random, and that person
won a $35 gift certificate to the
restaurant of their choice.
The winner for the third week
of the contest is Rudolf Schle-
ich, of 80 Oak Dr. in Dallas.
Public has spoken: Back Mountain
is hotbed for great pizza, wings
Restaurants compete, readers vote
restaurants are listed:
First
Round Pizza Grotto (106)
Square Pizza
Delivery Service Grotto (83)
Here are the winners and runners-up in each category, with the
vote totals for first place. When the runner-up was close, both
Pizza Perfect (204)
Plain Ill Guys (66) Dino’s and Red's
Pepperoni Il Guys (59) Red's and Grotto
White Colarusso’s (84) Dough Co.
Veggie Dino’s (50) Grotto
“The Works” Grotto (53) Hogan’s
Wings Pizza Perfect (91) Red’s and lll Guys
Second
Hogan's
Colarusso’s
Hogan’s and Desi’s
Elementaries
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dent of Schools, explained
that an elementary task force
has been meeting since early
October to discuss the possible
direction of the two elementary
schools. The group is made up
of about 25 parents, teachers,
and members of the community.
“They have information
shared with them about enroll-
ment, building configuration,
and programming and curricu-
lum, special education, trans-
portation,” Griffiths said. He
said the group is looking at all
the different aspects of the dis-
trict to make a determination
about whether to restructure, or
not restructure as well as con-
sider the addition of full-day
kindergarten.
He said they are also consid-
ering adding additional rooms.
“(They are considering) Whatev-
er we might need in the district
to have the district function and
Junction well,” said Griffiths.
By ERIN YOUNGMAN
Post Staff
DALLAS TWP. — School
board members at Monday
night's meeting heard what
sounded like promising news
from Reynold’s---Censtruction
Management Company about
progress on the middle school
renovation. It wasn’t enough,
however, for the board to ap-
prove more than $45,000 in pay-
ments to the company.
Gallo, representing
a Len
jeynolds Construction Manage-
ent Company, reported the
middle school building is 96 per-
cent complete. “The good news is
we should finish ahead of sched-
ule,” he said.
Gallo reported that last mon-
th’s hot issue, the incorrectly in-
stalled auditorium seating, has
been nearly rectified. Gallo said
“It’s not going to be a back door move
to the public.”
Anthony Barbose
Dallas school director
Fannick asked if task force
meetings are open to the public.
Griffiths responded that they
are not.
‘I'm more concerned about
parents who have absolutely no
idea that this is even being con-
sidered,” said Fannick.
He said he was concerned the
same type of situation might
happen that occurred at the be-
ginning of this year when an ad-
ditional first grade class was
added before parents had any
opportunity to voice concerns.
“A major concern is that par-
ents be given the opportunity to
voice pros or cons,” said Fan-
nick. He added that he thought
motion.
Payment to Matheson Transfer
Company, for moving services
related to the middle school pro-
ject, was also denied by a 3 to 3
vote. Barbose, Maureen Matiska
and Natitus voted against the
motion.
An $87,000 bill from Institu-
tional Furnishings for shelving
and table work was tabled on
the advice of Gallo, who said he
was waiting for a revised bill.
In addition to the failed bills, a
$10 million bond issue from
PNC Bank didn’t gain a majority
vote. The amount proposed was
for work on the upcoming high
school project. Needing five of
the nine board members to gain
a majority, the motion failed by
a 4-2 vote. Usavage and Ernest
the process should be done
more openly.
Maureen Matiska, board
member, agreed with Fannick.
“I think we should allow a venue
where parents should at least
be able to voice their opinions,”
said Matiska.
Griffiths agreed. He suggested
sending a letter to parents.
Michael Speziale, assistant
superintendent and chairman of
the parent advisory board, said
the task force was formed as a
response to interest from par-
ents. He said over the last few
years, on take-home forms, they
had received a lot of input from
parents specifically asking why
Ashbridge voted against the mo-
tion.
Matt Stretanski, high school
swimming coach, proposed the
addition of a public family swim
program in the middle school
natatorium for the spring.
“The idea was part of a propos-
al handed to the board for re-
view that also included the addi-
tion of a middle school swim-
ming and diving course and Dal-
las employee /family swim night.
Stretanski said the pool is ful-
ly equipped for a public pro-
gram, pointing out that it has
full locker room facilities. The
program would cost residents of
the school district $2 per visit
and be supervised by two life
guards.
If passed by the board, middle
the district has two elementary
schools.
He said the district didn’t do
anything about it the first two
years, but with the school now
at 100 percent capacity, it
seemed the appropriate time to
address it.
“I suggested to Dr. Griffiths
and the board to put together a
task force to look at this. There
are now a lot of things happen-
ing educationally with the state
and mandates within the dis-
trict that now make it a reason-
able discussion,” said Speziale.
“So as I understand it, it is
not a report to you and then
you vote on it and then'it's a
done deal?” asked Fannick.
“No,” responded Anthony Bar-
bose, board member. “The pub-
lic is going to have a chance to
have input on it. It's not going
to be a back door move to the
public,” said Barbose.
oard again withholds payment on middle school project
school students interested in
preparing for varsity competition
could start to learn fundamen-
tals of diving and swimming, wa-
ter safety, and nutrition in an
introductory swimming and div-
ing class. Classes could start as
early as March 24.
The board will review the en-
tire proposal and vote on it at a
later date.
POST PHOTO/SANDY PEOPLES
Barbara Eisenhart, owner of the Blue Hydrangea Gift Shoppe in
Dallas, displays an Adirondack throw similar to the one she donated
to the FSAWYV dinner dance and auction.
Family Service
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which include mental health
concerns, child abuse or neglect
issues, transportation and
emergency housing requests,
contact and guardianship re-
sources for the elderly, pro-
grams for runaway youth, ener-
gy assistance, drug and alcohol
programs, the needs of the
homeless, Special Kids Network
which assists families of chil-
dren with special needs, family
education and literacy pro-
grams, rural community out-
reach, and more.
The event will take place Sat-
urday, March 1, beginning at
6:30 p.m. at the Waterfront
Banquet Center on River Street
in Plains. “Across the country
throughout February and
March, Mardi Gras balls raise
hundreds of thousands of dol-
lars for local charities, and we
hope to make this gala a suc-
cessful annual event,” said
Gourley. Black-tie is optional
and carnival costumes or masks
are encouraged. There will also
be a diamond hunt and a pearl
dive.
The valley's own New York
Times Band will provide the mu-
sic for the evening, and tables
for 10 are still available. Tickets
are $50 per person and may be
purchased by calling Maureen
at FSAWV at 823-5144 ext. 320.
Reservations must be made by
February 21.
Jackson Township recycling Feb. 18
A recycling trailer with a divider separating two sections will be at
the township municipal building Tuesday, Feb. 18, from 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. Each section will be clearly marked either co-mingled (co-min-
gled is plastic, glass and metallic bottles, jars and cans) or newspa-
per/cardboard. Recyclables must be place in the specified section.
Residents are asked to bring their recycling materials in reusable
containers to the Jackson Township Municipal Building, 2211
Huntsville Rd. Please take the container home with you. No recy-
clables can be in a plastic bag
For plastic bottles and jars, remove lids, rinse and flatten. For
glass bottles and jars, remove lids and rinse. Do not break. For tin,
aluminum and bi-metallic cans, rinse cans and flatten. For paper,
place newspapers and cardboard together.
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Miller Brothers Construction
Inc. sent American Premier, the
original installation company, to
re-install the seating. Gallo
~ added that he felt the company
fulfilled their obligation and did
so well. He said with the excep-
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the combined amount of
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wrnotion for January's payment
failed by a vote of 3 to 3. Frank
Natitus, Dave Usavage, and An-
thony Barbose voted against the
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ney’s office.
According to Balavage, state
police determined that Kepic was
traveling 43 miles per hour in a
35 mph zone. Although over the
limit, according to the parame-
. ters of the District Attorney's of-
. fice, the margin was not high
. enough to warrant a “gross negli-
| gence” determination. A gross
| negligence determination could
. have brought homicide by vehi-
. cle charges.
“Nobody could say anything
- other than he went through a
red light,” said Balavage. Wit-
. nesses coming from the opposite
direction saw Kepic run the light,
ut, he said, no one was close
ough to his vehicle to ascer-
in whether he was doing some-
thing else — like “talking on the
. phone”™— that could have also
brought a “gross negligence,” de-
termination, said Balavage.
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