a, The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, March 13, 2003 y A Yesterday PE oh from page 1) asks that payment be made before it is necessary to send out bills. Postmaster Joseph Polacky urges all patrons within the pro- posed city mail delivery limits to have their houses numbered and letterboxes put in place so that they can be assured home delivery of mail as soon as the service starts. 40 Years Ago - March 14, 1963 SIMULTANEOUS SPILL NEWS TO TRUCKERS Two coal trucks, unaffilliated with each other, each hit a rut, their tailgates opened, and each dumped almost a half-ton of coal right on the road. Neither coal driver ever heard of the oth- er, until each was told of the other by Officer Cliff Foss and Street Superintendent Andrew erranto. p. 4 William F. De Remer re- ntly received the armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for seven months service on Quemoy Is- land. Some car prices at Luzerne Mo- tor Co. were: ‘60 Ford Galaxie, 4-door hardtop, $1,495;'59 Ford Thunderbird hardtop, $1,995; ‘65 Pontiac convertible, $295. 30 Years Ago - March 15, 1973 L-L BOARD REVEALS PLANS FOR $2.7 MILLION SCHOOL The architect's plans for a new $2.7 million elementary school to Lake-Lehman were disclosed at a special school board meet- ing. the new school, which will be built on a 20-plus acre site located behind the present Lake-Lehman, Senior High School, will include 31 class- rooms and may eventually house 1,000 children. Dallas Borough patrolman ev. Newberry reported to the rough police station to discov- r that the large plate glass win- dow on the building front had been smashed,. A search of the office had failed to turn up any evidence. At a meeting of the Lehman Township Supervisors heard many complaints from township residents about poor road condi- tions. Lake Silkworth residents of Metropolitan Avenue stated that mud had blocked their road and made it impassable for ve- hicular traffic. 20 Years Ago - March 16, 1983 OWNHOUSES PLANNED, OARD CONSIDERS Plans call for a new housing development consisting of 16 townhouses to be built in Dallas Twp. in the area abounded by Church Street, Center Hill Road and Claude Street. The Lake-Noxen Elementary School children had their annu- al Balloon Day. Each student was given a helium filled balloon to launch. Each balloon had a care attached with a message instructing the finder to return the call through the mail. Some of the items you could get at Daring’'s Market were: cooked salami, Ib $1.79; smoked kielbasi, 1b. $2.39; rump roast, Ib. $1.99; round roast, Ib. $1.89; eye roast, 1b. $2.39. Tell our advertisers you saw them in The Dallas Post. They'll appreciate it, and so will we. Chamber POST PHOTO/ERIN YOUNGMAN Ken Socash, Michael Kurtinitis and Mark Love gathered recently to talk about their time at ENCON and what they plan to do next. ENCON (continued from page 1) group that meets on weekends said they became friends through the plant that was tentatively scheduled to close March 28, but may remain open longer to fulfill an unexpected rush of orders. The workers expressed concern about where theyll work next, how far it will be from their homes and whether they'll need to go back to school to learn a new trade. Bernie Lambert, who works in shipping and receiving, agreed with Kurtinitis about the unique environment at ENCON. She said acts of generosity at the factory were common. “Being there 19 years, I've seen people give up their vacation time for those who are sick,” she said. In addition to the friends he’s made there, Kurtinitis said he thanks ENCON for just about everything meaningful that has recently entered his life. “The guy that hired me gave me my dog, I have this home and I met my fiancee there,” said Kur- tinitis. Kurtinitis and his fiancee, Lori Hummel, live two miles from the plant. Both are facing unemploy- ment within the next few weeks and both are unsure exactly what they will do. Hummel has worked at ENCON since she graduated from high school 19 years ago. She current- ly works as a coil winder, but has held a variety of positions over the years. She said when the plant closes, she’ll probably try to go back to school to learn a new trade. Kur- tinitis pointed out that because coil winding is something specific to heating element manufactur- ing, there are not a lot of similar jobs available in the area. It's not likely that there are any. Production employees at the meeting said they felt they would- n't have a choice about whether or not to go back to school. They said they read about two other manufacturing plants in the Scranton /Wilkes-Barre area go- ing out of business in recent weeks. Hummel said she is concerned about whether she will be able to get funding to learn a new trade and if she does, whether or not her, unemployment benefits would last the full duration of a program. “If you talk to the majority of people there (at ENCON) they don't feel there's enough produc- tion jobs in the area — unless they go back to school,” said Hummel. Mark Love, a tool maker with the company for 18 years, said he especially worries about whether older employees will be marketable for new employment. “A lot of people are up in age. A lot of them are in their fifties,” he said. Lambert said she would be willing to move to find a job, maybe to Florida where her hus- band’s family is from. Others like Kurtinitis and Hummel said mov- ing wasn't an option because of aging family in the area. Either way, to gain new em- ployment, employees will most likely have to venture outside of the Back Mountain, a fact be- moaned by Kurtinitis, his fiancee and the others who currently live a short drive from the plant. Lambert said she felt there was a lot of help out there for them, it was just a matter of “being ap- proved” for it. “It's a lot to take in,” said Love. Requirements of the Trade Ad- justment Act (TAA) which they say could provide funding for them to go to school stipulates: - Applicants must first apply to three similar jobs and be turned down. - Applicants who are offered a job as low as 80 percent of their current salary, are not eligible. - Applicants who are offered a job within 50 miles of their resi- dence, are not eligible. “Most people on 80 percent of their pay wouldn't be able to keep their household,” commented Lambert. (continued from page 1) traffic congestion on Route 309. “Site selectors look at whether their trucks are going to be sit- ting in traffic, costing them mon- ey,” he said. Donna Sedor, Vice President of Communications with the Cham- ber, said different types of busi- nesses have different needs, but almost all would require infra- structure development. Business- es that may not rely on trucks may need significant amounts of power, while another business may require more water. “Some communities need to enhance their infrastructure, from looking at water and sewage, to transportation issues,” said Sedor. According to Sedor, infrastruc- ture development can be done on @ Just Say. CHARGE IT! MasterCard. immediately. | RETR ( a] VISA The Post now accepts Visa & Mastercard for all your subscriptions, classified ads, and display ads. 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Mail Resume or Apply In Person Agway Energy Products 60 Pittston Avenue, Yatesville, PA or Fax Resume to: 654-2670 Schools (continued from page 1) space would be an issue as early as next fall and that in- creased class size could result. “Dr. Speziale mentioned about third grade sections going up to 24, 25 students. That is proba- bly not correct. I believe he was meaning fourth grade,” said Natitus. Natitus also assired the pub- lic that there is an additional room “already in discussion” that could be utilized, if Dallas Elementary were to move its computer lab to the school’s li- brary. If the extra classroom were to be added, an increase in class size would be avoided. Louise Roberts, librarian for Dallas Elementary, stood up and said no one had spoken to her yet about the idea. “I am the librarian at the school and I was just wonder- ing, do you have any idea how much of the library you're tak- ing?” Board members responded that the computer lab would take up just the back end of the room. “Well, that’s where all the books are,” Roberts said. Natitus said one of the major factors driving consideration of realignment — an increase in student enrollment — may not be an issue after all. He said in looking over enrollment figures for the last six years, the num- ber of students at the elemen- tary level had increased by only eight. “There really has not been as dramatic an increase in certain areas. That's why I think it is important to really take a hard look at this over the next year,” said Natitus. Leah Ostrum, whose two chil- dren attend Wyecallis, asked the board how people for the new task force would be picked. Ashbridge responded that they would probably ask for volun- Ca TE TINE AN — “Thank you for giving us the next year to investigate.” Elaine Moran Wycallis teacher teers. Natitus suggested utilizing the district web site, newsletter and the media to ask for volunteers and from that pool of names the board would make a random se- lection. Dr. Gilbert Griffiths, Superin- tendent, and Ashbridge both thanked the elementary task force members for their work. Several parents in turn thanked the board for deciding to wait on the realignment ques- tion. When Elaine Moran, a first grade teacher at Wyecallis, thanked the board, she said she spoke on behalf of many of the teachers. “Thank you for giving us the next year to investigate,” she said. Fannick, who had previously criticized the process, was im- pressed by the board’s response. “If there's anything that comes out of this, the public should know that they have a board that is concerned and that is willing to respond and willing to accept letters and telephone calls,” he said. “You clearly have the best interest of the children at heart.” In other news, the board re- fused to pay Reynolds construc- tion management for the month of February in the amount of $22,628. The board did, howev- er, pay the company the same amount for January and Decem- ber. The board also accepted the resignation of Pat McCue, high school head basketball coach. Q: Where do you find the most Back Mountain news each week? 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