L Dallas, Pennsylvania The Back Mountain's Newspaper Since 1889 April17 to April 23, 2003 Vol. 114 No. 16 LAS POST SPORTS Dallas sweeps three games, race for Cup tightens. Pg 11. SCHOOL Sem students help troops overseas. Pg 14. 50 Cents SCHOOL DISTRICTS CALENDAR Irem Shrine Circus will feature fresh animal acts. Pg 18. Citizens want chief e By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff HARVEYS LAKE — A motion was introduced on the borough council meeting agenda Tuesday to reappoint Jeff Butler as Police Chief, but was later tabled. Council President Betty Jane West said because the borough solicitor could not be present, it was his advice that the motion be tabled. Butler resigned amid contro- versy that he had failed to have several officers correctly -certi- fied. Since then, two suspects arrested by the officers and later sentenced have had their convic- tions reversed. One of them was a repeat drunk driving offender. More than 30 people attended the meeting. The first public suggestion of a possible reappointment surfaced at last month’s borough meeting in which many members of the public present said they were for BRC Move. &ni members have been unwilling to comment since then. Letters from the Harveys Lake Protective Association and resi- dents John and Mary Metz in support of Butler were read by board secretary Carole Samson. “The Harveys Lake Protective Association was founded on the basis of providing police protec- tion for its residents; therefore, the membership supports Jeff Butler and the Harveys Lake Po- lice department,” the letter read. It was signed by Judith Broken- shire. “Jeff is an asset to the Harveys G-- community. Please take this letter as a show of support for Jeff to be reinstated to the position of Chief of Police of Har- veys Lake and allow him to con- tinue to do a fantastic job in our community,” read the Metz let- ter. In other police news, Mayor Richard Boice reported that the See CHIEF, pg 10 Dallas students earn trip to History Day states By M.B. GILLIGAN Post Correspondent Ten Dallas High School stu- dents have earned the right to compete at the state level of the National History Day competition whose theme this year is “Rights and Responsibilities in History.” They competed at the regional lev- el at the Hazleton Campus of Penn State in March. “That’s what is great about His- jry Day,” said Kim Reisch, a ree-time competitor who earned first place honors in the Individual POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Look what | found! Laura Bachman struck the classic pose as she showed the photographer her prize catch at the Kingston Township Easter Egg Hunt Saturday. Exhibit category. “The theme is so broad that you're allowed to choose a subject that interests you. World War II really interests me, so that’s what all of my pro- jects have been about.” This year Kim studied the rights and responsibilities of the soldiers who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. She found out that after they re- turned to the U.S. those men were given responsibility for raising money through the sale of war bonds. “Not many people know about More photos on page 8. those six men who just considered themselves as soldiers doing their job,” said Kim. “They were kind of paraded around the country to allas has year to J Planned state reg- ulations may require more construction By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff DALLAS TWP. Full-day kindergarten may have been put off for next year, but after a re- cent legislative meeting with the state’s Secretary of Education, Superintendent Gilbert Griffiths said it could be put in place as early as fall 2004. Full-day kindergarten and the changes it would mean have been a hot topic in recent months for Dallas School Dis- trict officials. Griffiths said if Gov. Ed Ren- mull full-day | ndergarten dell’s legislation passes in June, it would not mandate a change to full-day, but would provide block grants to reimburse start- up costs for districts that would institute such programs on their own volition. Griffiths said he thinks the plan would put Dallas in a good position. “For us it looks like we're probably a year a way from where we want to be,” he said. “It gives us a year to plan, to tap into money and to get teachers and supplies.” Griffiths said the plan, if passed as it stands now, would provide grants next year to schools that have 35 percent of its student body on free or re- duced lunch. Dallas has 11 per- See KINDERGARTEN, pg 7 Middle school project seems to be on final lap By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff DALLAS - When Len Gallo of Reynolds Construction Manage- ment started what could be his last monthly report by saying “This is one of our last meet- ings,” the news may have been music to the ears of Dallas School Board directors. The directors heard from the company from whom they have withheld payment repeatedly, that the middle school renova- tion project should wrap by the end of the month. Gallo said with only weeks left until the end of April completion date, the project appears to be Students will trade Broadway for ‘Chicago’ at Cinemark By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff help sell war bonds. They actually re-raised the flag in New York, Chicago and other places.” First place in group exhibit went to the team of freshmen Hillary Smith and Katelyn Fritzges for their project titled, “The Man in the Glass Booth: The Trial of Adolph Eichmann.” “We really wanted to do some- See HISTORY, pg 7 instead. movie “Chicago.” Ribbon lessons Dallas High School freshman explained the “Yel- low Ribbon Pro- gram” to students at the district’s ele- mentary schools this week. Story, photo on page 3. @ PHOTO/M.B. GILLIGAN change, DALLAS — One hundred students previously scheduled to see Broadway plays will travel to safer Montage Mountain Frank Galicki, Dallas High School Principal, said the Peer Helpers and chorus will still be getting on a bus, but not to see the Big Apple. Instead, the students will have breakfast at Country Buffet, followed by a trip to Cinemark to see the See TRIPS, pg 3 Business Fair offers a glimpse of Back Mountain commerce Visitors to the third annual Business Fair and Card Ex- sponsored by the finishing up within budget and on time. “We are winding up on phase R-5, we are hitting punch lists in all phases, but phase five. For the next three to four weeks, our primary focus is punch lists.” Punch lists include final in- spection and repair of minor items. Board members expressed some wariness about whether things would actually be com- pleted and whether they would be done correctly, but in the end the board voted to pay all invoic- es submitted for contracting ser- vices pertaining to the project. See MIDDLE SCHOOL, pg 7 INDEX 18 Pages, 2 Sections Calendar Classified Crossword Back Mountain Business and Professional Association, will see a wide sampling of local services and products on dis- play. The event gives members of the Back Mountain Business and Professional Association an opportunity to demon- strate their offerings to both the business community and the general public. Among this year's ex- hibitors will be Dreier Auto Sales, which completed con- struction of a new showroom and service center in Shaver- town last year. One of their Free Sponsored by ack Mountain Business and Pro nicest vehicles will be on dis- play outside the Natona Room during the event. A unique participant is Kel- ly & Company, a new venture of Michael Kelly Jr. and his wife, Yvonne, of Shavertown. They rent use of a 26-passen- See BUSINESS FAIR, pg 3 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING E-mail: dallaspost@leader.net ¥ Please enclose this label with any address changes, and mail to The Dallas Post P.O. Box 366, Dallas, PA 18612-0366
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