The Dallas Post Friday, August 8, 2003 3 18701, 823-2888. Irem Bike Run ® August 16 The Irem Temple Motor Corps will hold its third annual motorcycle run Saturday, Au- gust 16 to aid the Orthopedic .and Burned Children’s Trans- portation Fund. The event will take place rain or shine, start- ing at 12 noon. Sign in will take place from 9-11:45 am. at Country Club Shopping Center, Rt. 309, Dallas. The ride will be 40-45 miles, ending at Irem Temple Country Club. The cost to participate is $15 per rider and $10 per passen- ger, which includes food, bever- ages and entertainment after the ride by Cutter & The Doc- tor. The first 250 to register will receive an Irem Motor Corps event pin. A raffle will feature items donated by Brack- ney Leather, Electric City Harley Davidson, Wyoming Val- ley Wheels, Two Jacks Suzuki and Noto’s Harley Davidson. All walk-in riders and cycles are welcome. Arthritis self-help course at St. Therese’s The Arthritis Foundation will conduct a free Arthritis Self-Help Course(ASHC) be- ginning 10 a.m. Thursday, Au- gust 14, at Saint Therese’s Church located at 64 Davis Street in Shavertown. This is six-week educational program designed to teach people strategies to live better with arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. Discussion topics will in- clude pain management, exer- cise, medications, nutrition and more. The program also offers participants an opportunity to “share experience, helpful hints for living better with arthritis and problem solving. Participants will receive a free arthritis helpbook. Pre-reg- istration is required, and all participants must get their physician’s consent in writing prior o participation. Class size is limited. To register contact Leigh: Ann Wiedlich, Regional Health Educator, at the Arthri- tis Foundation, 71 North Franklin Street,:, Wilkes-Barre, LA POST PHOTO/RON BARTIZEK Runoff has ruined new landscaping at a home owned by Robert and Michelle Belles in the Ondish Hills subdivision in Dallas Township. Township officials sympathize, but say the damage is the responsibility of the developer until the roads and drainage are made accept- able for the township to take over. : Runoff (continued from page 1) Belles said he is worried that the rentals might attract tran- sients who don’t care about the property and neighborhood and will bring down the value of the surrounding homes. Halbing expressed his sym- pathy but said that since he no longer owns the lots, there is nothing he can do about it. Ash buildup is the concern for several residents in the Elmcrest development. Leonard Ziolkowski and three of his neighbors asked the board if there is another kind of anti-skid material that can be spread on the roads after a snow storm. They complained that the ash currently being used creates a lot of dirt that gets tracked into their homes and also is killing vegetation along the tree lawns. Phil Walter, supervisors chairman, said ash is economi- cal at $130 per load and the township has a stockpile ready to go for this winter. Ziolkowski offered his help to try to find an alternative. Residents of Goss Manor are upset that someone purchased several wooded lots that have been stagnant since the 1930s and cut down all of the trees. Frank Wagner, vice chairman of the supervisors, said he doesn’t know why anyone would want to build on those lots since they are on a steep slope, but if the owner wants to build, he must get approval before dig- ging up tree stumps. Attorney Bernard Walter of- fered a proposal to the board to prevent future destruction of the wooded areas in the town- ship. He introduced an organi- zation called Growing Greener: Conservation by Design. Grow- ing Greener would complete an assessment to see how well a community’s local ordinances conserve land as development occurs. Assessments generally cost $1,500 and with a subsidy of $1,000 , the community’s share is $500. Atty. Walter said that he would pick up the tab for the balance. He feels it is vital to the integrity of the natural landscape and resources to avoid overdevelopment in the future and Growing Greener will help to preserve what is left for future generations to enjoy. Send The Dallas Post to a friend. 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Accord- ing to Carmon, that has been changed to a pumping tech- nique, a faster more effective way to recover the gasoline from the ground. “Normally we do the vacu- uming first, we were hopeful that would handle it,” said Car- mon. The pump pulls the contami- nated groundwater toward the well where the gas recovery is occurring. Carmon said pump- ing will continue until unconta- minated water is reached. You can reach the reporter at eyoungman@leader.net POST PHOTO/ERIN YOUNGMAN Water runs off from the American Asphalt property on Chase Road in Jackson Township. State DEP investigators are try- ing to remove gasoline that has leaked from tanks on the property. Dallas Borough weed ordinance The residents and property owners of Dallas Borough are re- minded that the Borough's “Weed Nuisance Ordinance” requires that all grass and weeds within the borough be cut and removed no later than July 1 of each year or earlier if necessary. 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