By ERIN YOUNGMAN The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Friday June 6, 2003 3 ents’ feelings until they started Controversy flares over rain site for graduation Post Staff DALLAS — Several parents, angry about the alternative loca- tion for the Dallas High School graduation, showed up at the June 2 school board meeting to voice their concerns. Mary Ellen O’Brien told the board that although there weren't the 40 or 50 parents present that she predicted, she had a list of 25 names of par- ents opposed to graduation be- ing held at the middle school in the event of rain. The board vot- ed in a special meeting Thurs- day, May 29, to use that loca- tion. ; She told the board she and other parents do not believe the iddle school will provide ade- ate room for attending family members. She requested gradu- ation be held at College Miseri- cordia so that unlimited tickets are available. O’Brien said the parents’ rea- soning for the request was that six weeks earlier, all parents of graduating seniors received a letter that on one page stated the rain location would be at the middle school, while on the oth- er page, it stated the ceremony would be at Misericordia. In addition, O’Brien said the letter was not the only occasion on which parents were led to be- lieve graduation would take place at Misericordia. “I talked to Mr. Galicki 14 months ago about what would happen if it would rain and was told at that point in time that it would be at College Misericor- dia.” “I think it's appalling that we're four days away from grad- uation and we're still batting this around.” O’Brien also said that parents ere told at a meeting three weeks ago to not worry; that their feelings would be taken into account. Some board members said they were not aware of the par- receiving phone calls from O’Brien last week. Dr. Gil Griffiths, Dallas Super- intendent, said when he heard of the parents’ concerns last week, he called Misericordia to investigate the option. “He (Michael MacDowell, Pres- ident Misericordia) said they would do everything within their power to accommodate us,” said Griffiths. He said one factor in the deci- sion-making process is the cost. In other years the cost to hold graduation at Misericordia was $4,000. He said this year, be- cause of the late notice, that cost would nearly double to $7,000. Griffiths said as it stands, with the balcony out of com- mission, the middle school au- ditorium has . 816 available seats, enough to accommodate four tickets per family and 50 faculty. He said it is believed that 200 folding seats could be added to bring that number up to 1,016, enough to add a fifth ticket for each family. He said any overflow would be able to sit in classrooms and watch the graduation via television. In other business, the board and administration congratu- lated the Dallas Middle School softball team who with a 17-0 record, finished the season as district champions. Also congratulated were Jor- dan Thimot and Peter J. Tom- czyk. The seventh-grade mem- bers of the Stock Market Club placed first in the “Stock Mar- ket Game” against nine other teams in the Wilkes- Barre/Scranton area. In the game, run through Temple Uni- versity’s Department of Eco- nomics and sponsored locally by the University of Scranton, students invested a hypotheti- cal $100,000 in the stock mar- ket. After playing the market for 10 weeks, Dallas’ team won with an ending portfolio of $112,765. a Convenience on Carverton A new convenience store has opened at the intersection of Carverton Road and Manor Dri- ve in Trucksville. “It’s A Life- saver” is the first in what its owner plan to be a group of stored offering a wide range of products. The new store features Sunoco gasoline products outside and the Majestic Lunch inside, where customers can pick up hoagies, pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers and fresh-made desserts. Seating is available for anyone wanting to take a break. The store also has coffee, soft drinks, milk, snacks and other needs. There's even an ATM machine and fresh bait for fishermen headed for nearby Frances Slocum State Park. The store is the first portion of what will be a mini-mall when two more buildings are added to house retail and office space. It’s A Lifesaver is open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. Meadows Auxiliary needs cooking items The Meadows Auxiliary, Dallas, is in need of new or used cook- books, cooking magazines, aprons, table linens, and other kitchen items to be used for a new booth at their “Market on the Pond” flea Donations can be left at the Reception Desk at the center. If pick up is required, please call the Volunteer Dept. at 675-8600, Ext. Budget (continued from page 1) By . next year, expenses are projected to increase by over 1.1 million, while the increase in revenue is projected to lag be- hind at only a $219,000 gain. By the 2006-07 school year, the ex- ® increase is projected to be 1.3 million, as opposed to a $225,221 revenue increase. About one-third of the short- fall is tied to sharply increased contributions to the teachers’ re- tirement fund, from a rate of 1.89 percent next year to 9.83 percent in 2006-07. Melone said despite collection rates of 94 percent, local sources of revenue, which in- clude income and property tax- es, are somewhat down, a change that he said reflects the recent state of the economy. The breakdown of revenues for the coming year are as fol- lows: 63 percent from local tax- es, 34 percent from state sources, 2 percent, or $500,000 from the federal government. market scheduled for June 14. 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