L May 9 to May 15, 2003 The Back Mountain's Newspaper Since 1889 DALLAS POST Vol. 114 No. 19 50 Cents SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS & LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS Dallas, Pennsylvania SPORTS SCHOOL COMMUNITY Spring seasons winding Lake-Lehman student again Fulton Charity Classic raises down. Pg 11. wins math competition, Pg 15. funds for health. Pg 13. A Chris Yanik: Son, &:other soldier, hero By SANDY PEOPLES Post Correspondent DALLAS — The world witnessed the dramatic rescue and return of Private First Class Jessica Lynch from cap- ture in Iraq, but what we didn’t know at the time, was that one of our own Back Mountain young people was part of the successful mission that brought her home. Twenty-four-year-old Dallas native Mailman “has 30-year elOve affair with job, customers By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff Chris Yanik, a Specialist E4 machine gunner with the 75th Army Ranger Regiment, Special Operations Unit, participated in the nighttime raid on a hospital in Iraq where Lynch was be- ing held captive. “Our commander told us who we were going in for,” said Yanik, one of the nine children of Glenn and Mari- anne Yanik. Yanik smiled as his eyes wandered across the room to where several children of varying ages were standing and talking. “I have four sis- ters and four brothers, and my first thought was that I would want some- one to rescue one of them if they were in trouble, and I know they are happy Local hero welcomed home = to see me come home safely. I was proud to be a part of the rescue and proud to serve my country. Getting her out of there was a real positive turning point for our morale.” The Yaniks wanted to share their joy in their oldest son with everyone they knew. They hastily put together a welcome home and birthday party for Chris May 3 at the Franklin Township Fire Hall. More than 200 family mem- bers, friends, neighbors and other guests flooded the hall to welcome home the hero they had worried about for so many weeks. The room was See HERO, pg 9 DALLAS — Dan Jones has been’delivering mail on Main Street in Dallas Borough for 30 years. Not an easy feat with the harsh weather, many hills and steps, say co-work- ers. But Jones takes it all in stride; “I enjoy it, I like the outdoors and I meet different people every day.” Jones was honored last week with the 30- year service award. Co-workers, many more like friends after almost a lifetime of working together, honored him with a luncheon. Ask some of his customers how they feel about him and they will tell you things like: “He's been our mail carrier as long as I can remember” and, “We just love our mail carri- ”» €r. Jones started with the Dallas Borough Post Office in 1973, when uniforms had pony express insignia and instead of canvas mail bags, “mailmen” carried heavy leather satchels. There was also less mail to carry. Since then, the number of routes in the bor- ough has exactly doubled. He said after 30 years of delivering mail to residents and businesses on Main Street, at area shopping centers and in Old Goss Manor, his relationship with his customers is more than pedestrian. See MAILMAN, pg 10 Rev. Michael Bealla comes home for new assignment By SANDY PEOPLES Post Correspondent TRUCKSVILLE — “There's something special about coming home,” said Rev. Michael Bealla, the new pastor at Trucksville United Methodist Church. “It's great to be back where we know so many people. This is a pretty area and life is easier and better when you go to a new church but already know a lot of the people.” Bealla has been in the min- istry for more than 27 years, and on March 1, he and his family returned to the Back Mountain. Fifteen of those years were spent in Back Mountain galirches, another seven years Endwell, New York. When he was younger, the fu- ture minister had his eyes turned heavenward, but for a different reason. “ wanted to be an as- tronomer,” Bealla said, “so I went to Penn State, Lehman campus, to major in mechanical engineering. I became active in my local church and heard the call to be a pastor as I watched the clergy members [I worked with. I too had a deep desire to help people.” Bealla’s early interest in engi- neering has no doubt helped him in his career as a pastor. “I have built something in varying degrees everywhere 1 have served from small additions to My ie POST PHOTO/ERIN YOUNGMAN After thirty years with the Dallas Post Office, mail carrier Dan Jones’ customers have grown quite attached to him. Last week, Polly Bobersky and Carol Sweeney at Fino’s Pharmacy showed their affection. Overflow fix will take time, DEP says By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff POST PHOTO/SANDY PEOPLES HARVEYS LAKE — The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said a recent complaint about raw sewage spewing out of manholes on the road that circles Harveys Lake is the fourth since 1994. After a visit to Lakeside Drive to investigate, water quality spe- cialists have determined the complaint to be accurate, putting the Harveys Lake Mu- nicipal Authority in violation of clean streams laws. “If they didn't see it overflow- ing, they saw the residue which Glenn and Mar- ianne Yanik, with Chris and six of their oth- er eight chil- dren ranging in ages from 5 to 25. Seated, left: Robbie, Moira, Annie. Stand- ing, left: Frank, Glenn, Chris, Marianne, John, Julie. Joe and Mary Yanik weré unavail- able for the photo. POST PHOTO/ SANDY PEOPLES Kingston Twp. Supervisors Growth, safety top candidate agenda By ERIN YOUNGMAN Pest Staff KINGSTON TWP. — Kingston Township has had its share of ups and downs over the last year. It lost three of its five su- pervisors in Gan ag! spring 2002 and Caniaaiss ended the year } _. ~~ $115,000 in the OM ISSUES. hole — the Page 6 largest deficit in. township histo- The turmoil has sparked in- terest in elected office, and the names of seven Republicans and one Democrat will appear on the May primary ballot, vying for three supervisor positions and running on platforms of more fiscal responsibility and See CANDIDATES, pg 7 20 Pages, 2 Sections Calendar..............c.oieuinn 20 Classified...........iveisr 16-19 Crossword............. ee 12 Editonials...........i viii. 8 ODbIHUANES..........viiiiriidives 2 SCHOOL... cciswiine vin 14-15 SPOAS..ciniviiienerss 11-13 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING E-mail: dallaspost@Ileader.net Please enclose this label with any address changes, and mail to The Dallas Post P.O: Box 366, Dallas, PA 18612-0366 re spent in other churches in parsonages and sanctuaries,” he Rev. Michael Bealla in his office at Trucksville United Methodist Luzerne and Wyoming counties, Church. He s d the Dallas United Methodist CJ h ; ) See REV. BEALLA, pg 7 urch. He served the Dallas Unite ethodist Church for many and another five years in years earlier in his career. is pretty tell-tale,” said Mark See OVERFLOW, pg 7
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