2 The Dallas Post NEWS Friday, July 18, 2003 Burning (continued from page 1) of the program, which turns leaves and twigs into mulch, is quite successful. “We can’t pro- duce it (mulch) as fast as the people need it.” He said, however, that al- though the program is already set up, it could see future costs that grant money could cover. For example, he said, with- out the availability of grant money, a piece of equipment called a Trommel Screen that could be needed in the future could cost DAMA— by way of the respective municipalities — $70,000-90,000. Carl Goodwin, Vice Chair- man of the board of supervi- sors, said for him the grant money isn’t the main considera- tion. He said he believes the practice of burning “just does- n’t make sense in this day and age.” He said for three years the township and DAMA have both provided places where resi- dents can deposit yard waste and limbs. “Really, there’s no need for open burning of those materials in the township any more,” he said. Goodwin said he believes the the practice to be uncomfort- able for people with allergies and that when police waste time when they are called to open burns that are creating a nuisance. DEP spokesperson Mark Car- mon said 902 grant money eli- gibility requires that municipal- ities discourage open burning of yard waste, a recyclable ma- terial. He said banning all open burning is not a requirement. The ban on open burning would include some excep- tions. According to ONeill, those details will most likely be hammered out at the July 23 meeting. O'Neill said some of the exceptions being consid- ered are for campfires, barbe- cues, and agricultural fires. Currently both Dallas Bor- ough and Dallas Township have regulations on open burning. Dallas Township has banned all open burning and Dallas Bor- ough has banned the burning of yard waste. The special meeting will take place Wednesday, July 23 at 7:30 in the Kingston Township Municipal Building. Back Mountain girls participate in GigaDivas Camp at Wilkes Three Back Mountain area girls recently participated in Wilkes University’s GigaDivas (Girls Investigating, Girls Achieving) summer camp. The GigaDivas camp serves to keep girls interested in math and computer science related fields at an age when research shows that interest begins to diminish. While at camp, the girls designed, built and programmed their own Lego Robots, learned to write computer programs to move a virtual robot, created animated characters and de- signed their own t-shirts. From left: Katy Zurinski, Harveys Lake; Kristen Dagenais, Shavertown; Cheryl Stachowiak, Wilkes University senior Computer Information Systems major; Catherine Sullivan, Lehman. Drainage on Laurel Lane in Trucksville will be addressed By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff TRUCKSVILLE — Thanks to the combined effort of Pen- nDOT and Kingston Township, the residents of Laurel Lane will soon see a leaking storm water pipe in their road re- placed. The repairs to the road situ- ated off of Carverton Road will be made through an Agility Agreement in which PennDOT has agreed to do the work and in exchange, the township will repay the department through in-kind services. Carl Goodwin, Vice Chair- man of the Kingston Township, said the antiquated terra-cotta piping — laid some 60 years ago — has deteriorated leaving holes up to three feet wide along the side of Laurel Lane. The holes are not only a safety hazard, he said, but are also spilling water along the dirt street. Edmund ONeill, Kingston Township Manager, said resi- dents have been dealing with the problem since at least last September. He said residents of KT hires auditor to check taxes By LAUREN ROTH For The Dallas Post KINGSTON TWP. — An au- ditor has been hired to look into the agency that collects the township’s 1 percent earned in- come tax, the township manag- er said July 3. The tax makes up 90 percent of township revenue, so it re- quires special attention, said Edmund J. O'Neill. The town- ship is looking at the Don Wilkinson Agency of Pittsburgh after a year of actual returns and estimates that didn’t recon- cile in ways that worried town- ship officials, he said. “There were some inconsis- tencies,” he said. “That may or may not be indicative of a prob- lem. The township gets money weekly based on an estimate from historical data. That esti- mate is later reconciled with ac- tual returns and adjusted, O'Neill said. “If the amount is not what is anticipated at the end of the year it could affect budgeting severely.” 1 JOANIE'S HAIR CARE the street have complained about the problem, including one who felt flooding in her basement was a result of the broken pipes. O'Neill said initially it was unclear whose responsibility the pipe was because the road is private. He said the idea of an Agility Agreement, a cooperative pact, came out of a meeting between O'Neill, PennDOT officials and State Rep. Phyllis Mundy’s of- fice. Under the terms of the agree- ment, PennDOT will provide labor, materials and equipment in the amount of $6,000. Kingston Township will be re- sponsible for repaying to Pen- nDOT $3000 of the cost through various in-kind servic- es over the next three to five years. “The state was kind enough to say ‘this is a major pipeline that discharges a significant amount of water off of Carver- ton Road (a state road) and the adjacent roads,” said O’Neill. “They initiated the cooperative agreement.” 20% - 50% Ott Entire Stock SON & Co. d EWELERS 636 Market Street, Kingston, Pennsylvania © 570.718.1268 Complete Landscaping Available We Install it All! Walls, Mulch, Shrubs, & More! 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The idea of decorating mules grew from the 1998 community arts program in Zurich, Switzerland, where 800 deco- rated cows dotted the hillside and drew tourists to the area. The Pennsylvania project ex- panded that idea to combine the expressiveness of art and the importance of history. Mules played a crucial role in the area’s development during the 19th century when they pulled mine cars and canal boats loaded with coal. “It's a great community awareness project and we heard that people wanted to see one in the Back Mountain so we re- quested the change of loca- tion,” said Mary. “We made a point of using a local artist to decorate our mule and she did a wonderful job on very short notice.” That artist, Cindy Trudgeon of Dallas, was given 10 days and a general theme. “We're in- volved in food services so we decided our theme was Miles of Meals and the mule should look like a chef,” explained Mary, who together with her husband, own franchises for TGI Friday’s and Krispy Kreme Donuts, and Metz Enterprises, a commercial and institutional food service. The project is meant to high- light the creative talents of artists in a variety of mediums including paint, mosaic, sculp- ture, and more, and that is cer- tainly the case with this mule. Cindy used pieces of her daughter’s clothing to sculpt a shirt and pants onto the mule mannequin. She then painted them so it would appear that the animal is wearing them while showing a little bit of its broad belly. She added a real chef’s hat, utensils to form a collar, saddle bags full of veg- etables and a feedbag with a live tomato plant. The mule is pulling a wagon loaded with more fruit, vegetables and loaves of bread. “I've done other work fi Mary over the years like pain ing wall murals and birdhouses, but I really appreciate this op- portunity,” said Cindy. “It has already opened other doors for me like a show at the Tudor book store this year.” Cindy also does portrait work in addi- tion to being the assistant coach for her daughter’s soft- ball team. Her husband Floyd owns and operates Cindy's Lawn Care and Landscaping. The Dallas mule will be on display until November. That’s when the organization holds an auction on the mules not al- ready purchased by their spon- sors. 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