L Dallas, Pennsylvania The Back Mountain's Newspaper Since 1889 May 23 to May 29, 2003 & 114 No. 21 "FREE INSIDE Your directory of the Back Mountain. SCHOOL Gate of Heaven School kids focus on pets. Pg 15. SPORTS 50 Cents - Dallas and Lake-Lehman athletes compete at district track. Pg 11. Post Staff Yoters opt olor change In primary 4 large number of incumbents lose out in school, municipal races By ERIN YOUNGMAN some long-held positions. COIners. Morgantini trailed Goeringer. change. See PRIMARY, pg 7 BACK MOUNTAIN — Long lines of vot- ers could be seen throughout the area Tuesday, and many of the people in them cast votes to change the occupants of In the Dallas School District, where no single issue emerged among candidates, unofficial results show several long-time board members were pushed out by new- Bruce Goeringer, a dentist from Dallas nning on a platform of protecting the Little League fields and more public use of school facilities, brought in the highest vote tally on both the Democrat and Re- publican sides. He was followed on the Re- publican ballot by Gary Mathers, James Richardson, Russell Bigus and Dennis Go- choel. On the Democratic side, Bigus, Go- choel, Mathers and incumbent Deborah Ernest Ashbridge Jr., a 32-year board veteran, finished just five votes behind Go- choel in the Republican balloting. Since figures available at press time were unoffi- cial, it's possible the order of finish could - This voting stuff is hard. Makenzie Kapitula, 2 1/2, waited as her mother, Tonya, voted Tuesday at the Shavertown Fire Hall. Tonya’s dad, Dave, had already taken his turn in the booth. POST PHOTO/ERIN YOUNGMAN Townhomes will put more pressure on HL sewers By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff Richard Boice Manager, Harveys Lake Municipal Authority HARVEYS LAKE — A proposed townhome devel- opment at the former Hanson's Amusement Park would produce an additional 43,750 gallons of waste water daily, while another one now under construc- tion is to add 15,750. The amount may complicate the borough's already overflowing sanitary lines. The Department of Environmental Protection said “What's the flow right now? It’s nowhere near being full.” the latest development may be the force need- ed to require the bor- ough to do needed sewer line testing. Approximately 125 “villas” are now being planned for the Han- son's property, said Ed Kelly, borough council member. Marina Com- mons, a townhome @ Lake-Lehman tops state History Day competition By M.B. GILLIGAN Post Correspondent Lake-Lehman High School was named the “Best School in the State” at this year’s History Day competition held at the main campus of Penn State University on May 14- 15. In addition, four Lake- Lehman students earned the right to continue the competi- tion at the national level at the University of Maryland on June 15-19. John Yamrick received a t place award for his indi- Klual paper. Phil Pineno and Aaron Pagoda also earned first place in the category for group exhibit and Jared Salla took second place for his indi- vidual exhibit. In addition, Craig Thomas received an honorable mention for his in- dividual performance. This year’s History Day theme was “Rights and Re- sponsibilities in History.” Stu- dents advancing to the na- tional level compete for schol- arships and cash prizes in their categories and in many other specialty categories. John Comitz, history teacher at Lake-Lehman, is the team’s moderator. Dallas High School's History Day Moderator, Maryann Storz, received the annual “Teacher of Merit” award. “It is a very nice honor and I ap- preciated it immensely be- cause it is a nomination from the students,” said Mrs. @ ] See HISTORY, pg 3 Police plan stepped-up patrols along highways By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff BACK MOUNTAIN — The Back Mountain Council of Gov- ernments (COG) is wasting no time. Although only months old, the group has pulled together to combat unsafe driving ‘condi- tions in the area. In response to a perceived in- crease in the number and sever- ity of accidents along the 309/415 corridor, the member communities have planned Op- eration Traffic Enforcement Among Municipalities, or TEAM. Participating COG municipali- ties, Kingston Township, Dallas Borough, Dallas Township and Lehman Township, will combine Council of Governments gains strength. Pg 3 their efforts to put an extra offi- cer out along the corridor four additional hours per week. The “mini blitz” will through August. Officials said the aim is to enforce basic laws that are currently broken with regularity. “The corridor is becoming more and more congested with motor vehicles and traffic of all types at all hours of the day,” said James Balavage, Police Chief of Kingston Township. “To address the problem on a re- See PATROLS, pg 7 occur June: community of 45 homes behind Grotto Pizza will add another 15,750 gallons per day. Based on an average home con- sumption amount of 350 gallons daily (provided by the Harveys Lake Municipal Authority), the two de- velopments combined would add nearly 70,000 gal- lons to the system. “In a way it (the proposed development) might be a good thing,” said Mark Carmon, spokesperson for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). “It might be the lever we need to make the borough - do a Chapter 94 or I.N.I. Study.” See SEWERS, pg 9 Back Mountain Cup presentation May 30 A cookout at Francis Slocum State Park will mark the end of the first Back Mountain Cup competition between Dallas and Lake-Lehman teams. See pages 10 and 11 for details. Everyone is welcome to attend POST PHOTO/ERIN YOUNGMAN Police will soon step up patrols on the Route 309/415 corridor. From left: James Balavage, Kingston Township, Jack Fowler, Dallas Bor- ough; Frank Wagner, Chairman, Back Mt. Council of Governments; Robert Jolley, Dallas Township; Howard Kocher, Lehman Township. 20 Pages, 2 Sections Calendar POST PHOTO/SANDY PEOPLES The Relay for Life planning committee recently gathered at College Misericordia. From left, seated: Mary Gill, captain of the Metz Company team; Tom Gill, finance chairman; Michelle Cassetori, luminaria chairperson; Barbara Deeb, committee member. Stand- ing: Trudy Matley, team captain, Dallas High School; Sarah Wick, income development specialist, American Cancer Society; Mary Fran Thomas, chairperson of the Back Mountain Relay. Relay for Life coming to College Misericordia in June By SANDY PEOPLES Post Correspondent DALLAS - Volunteers will be going ‘round and ‘round in June, but with a purpose. The College Misericordia Cam- pus will host the Back Mountain American Cancer Society's Relay for Life from 10 a.m. on Satur- day, June 21 until 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 22. Relay for Life began in 1985 as a celebration of life after can- cer. It is a non-competitive fundraiser to aid the fight against the disease. Groups of families, students, organizations and companies are invited to form teams of 10 to 15 people to walk or run around a track for 24 hours. Throughout the event there will. be music, food and other activities. After dark, there will be a luminaria ceremony to honor cancer survivors and to remember those who lost their lives. While waiting for a turn on the track, participants will be free to wander around and enjoy the food, entertainment and cama- raderie. Special displays will be set up to promote cancer pre- vention and detection. The goal of the cancer society is to save lives by teaching the public tips necessary to lead. a healthy lifestyle. The team registration fee is $150. Many teams = have fundraisers to pay for their fee and collect extra money to do- nate to the cause. Each team See RELAY, pg 9 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING E-mail: dallaspast@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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