The Dallas Post
Friday, August 15, 2003 3
FOR THE DALLAS POST/S. JOHN WILKIN
Navy reservist Christopher Ross embraced his oldest son Christopher on arriving at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton airport
Wednesday night. His wife Judi hugged the Trucksville couple’s other son, Jacob, as Ann Galanda, Judi’s mother, held back
tears.
Ross
(continued from page 1)
never thought something like
this would happen,” she said re-
cently.
“I never thought for one day
he would be injured and maybe
not come back.”
Judi and Chris Ross live in
Trucksville with their two sons.
Chris, an employee of Com-
monwealth Telephone, was
called up and went off to war in
the Middle East in February.
While in Iraq in June, he was
the victim of an electrical ex-
plosion that burned 60 percent
of his body.
Judi said although it was in
the back of her mind that Chris
could sustain injury while on
duty, it certainly wasn’t her fo-
cus. She said when the officers
came to her door that night to
tell her the news, it was a com-
plete shock.
“The first thing that went
through my mind was that he
was dead,” she said, recalling
that night. “I didn’t know they
came for accidents, dressed in
full uniforms and holding a
folder.”
One day later she was at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas, at Brooke
Army Medical Center, where
Chris had been transported af-
ter the accident.
A Navy construction electri-
cian, Chris had been working
on an electrical panel with a fel-
low seabee, when a freak acci-
dent occurred.
The seabee working with
Chris told Judi “he heard a
wrench drop (on a transformer)
and that he knew something
terrible had happened. He
heard the explosion and then
saw that he (Chris) was on fire.
He immediately tried to put
Chris out,” she said.
The next call she received
was from Germany where Chris
had been taken. She said from
here, a burn team was flown in
irom San Antonio to move
Chris to the burn unit at
Brooke Army Medical Center.
“He was morbidly ill,” said
Judi. “There were times when
he (the doctor) said he would
not make it.”
Chris sustained burns on 60
percent of his body and that his
physician told Judi with burns
that extensive, there were a va-
riety of things that could go
wrong.
Judi said the support of their
friends and family has been
tremendous throughout the or-
deal. Chris’s brother has been
in Texas since the beginning
and Judi’s mother and father
have also spent a great deal of
time there.
Judi said her family has been
overwhelmed with cards and
offers of financial help, so much
[Frostsay. CH
so that the family has set up
the Chris Ross Burn Fund at
Cross Valley Federal Credit
Union.
Once he was moved out of
the intensive care unit, Chris
began to comprehend his in-
juries.
“When you're in 1.C.U. you're
not really aware. He's been
through multiple surgeries and
is coming to grips with what
happened and how -extensive
I A
display ads.
you call or stop
and easy.
ARGE IT!
The Dallas Post now accepts
the burn was.”
The hardest thing for both of
them was being away from
their children. “To just be re-
united with the kids — that’s
the main focus.”
Even now, there is a long
road to recovery ahead.
“With a burn it’s a very long
process, there’s good days and
bad days,” Judi said. “It’s defi-
nitely an up and down roller
coaster ride.”
RE RE NT Wi ST I as
American Express cards as well
as Visa & Mastercard for
subscriptions, classified ads, and
Just have your card ready when
in, and we'll
make your transaction fast
The Dallas Post
© 675-5211
Friction surfaces over
Ag Security Area land
By TARA BENNINGER
Post Correspondent
JACKSON TWP. — When
questioned about the Agricul-
ture Security Act, at the August
13 Jackson Township Board of
Supervisors meeting, Supervi-
sor and Chairman of the Agri-
culture Security Council An-
drew Kasko didn’t have many
answers. The document has yet
to be submitted correctly, even
though it was passed, with a
few changes, a month ago.
Supervisor Al Fox questioned
wither or not names had been
removed from the list, as voted
on last meeting. Kasko said he
“didn’t know nothing about re-
moving names.”
Later in the meeting Fox
commented to Kasko, “its a
shame that we have to tell you
what’s going on after 12 years.”
Fox requested that the Agri-
culture Security Act be submit-
ted properly to solicitor Jeffrey
Malak to be submitted for pub-
lic review.
In other news, the township
has never seen revenues as high
as they have been since Andrew
Sholtis became the zoning offi-
cer, Fox said. He requested that
the board advertise for a part-
time zoning officer to work
with Sholtis, when needed.
Kasko objected, saying that if
Sholtis needed help he would
have requested it. Fox said the
part-time help would be on a as
needed basis. In a 2-1 vote, the
board decided to advertise for
one month for an assistant zon-
ing officer.
Richard Malak of Salansky
Rd., requested that the board
review his road, and send a let-
ter to the Lake-Lehman School
District. The district has decid-
ed to not send a school bus
down Salansky Rd. since Jack-
son Township sent a letter say-
ing the road was unsafe for a
school bus. Malak asked the
board to investigate that fur-
ther, suggesting that if the road
is unsafe for a school bus, then
is it possible that it is also un-
safe for emergency vehicles.
Ed Chesnovitch asked that
the board look into getting
Jackson Township its own zip
code. The confusion of having
multiple town names and zip
codes could lead to serious
problems for 911 dispatchers,
which has already been a prob-
lem in the past, added Chair-
man Wilkes.
The next Board of Supervi-
sors meeting will be Sept. 2 at
6:30 p.m.
Dallas Harvest Festival scheduled
Dallas Borough and the Dallas Community Harvest Festival
Task Force announce the Dallas Community Harvest Festival,
scheduled for Sunday, September 14 from 1 to 6 p.m. The event
will take place, rain or shine, on Main St., Dallas, between the
Route 415 intersection and Huntsville Road.
The festival will showcase the Back Mountain’s agricultural her-
itage with a farmer’s market. An apple-pie baking contest, Master
Gardener consultations and 4-H activities and displays. In addi-
tion, entertainment, crafts and food vendors are scheduled, and a
trolley route will be designated to facilitate parking.
Participation by area merchants is anticipated to feature special
sale events and sidewalk sales, and a judging will take place for
the Main Street Flower Box Contest. The contest is open to all
Main Street businesses.
For more information about the festival or vendor participation,
contact the Dallas Borough Municipal Building office at 675-1389.
Farmer’s market inquiries should be directed to Mike McDavid,
Penn State Cooperative Extension at 675-9274.
Work out for free
this summer.
Curves is 30-minute fitness, commonsense weight loss,
Curves
and all of the support you need to achieve your goals.
www.curvesinternational.com The power to amaze yourself.
LEHMAN
570-674-5588 8
(Route 118) i 8
Join Now o
HANOVER Rest of Summer J
570-270-5588 3
(Across from AirProducts) Zz
PLAINS "
570-270-4554 LO) mation
(Across from McDonald's)
*Offer based on first visit enrollment, minimum 12 mo. c. d. program. Service fee paid at time of enrollment
Not valid with any other offer. Offer valid 7/14-8/31
If you would like to con-
tribute to the Chris Ross Burn
Fund, you can send a dona-
tion to:
Chris Ross Burn Fund
c/o Cross Valley
Federal Credit Union
P.O. Box 597
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703-0597
Noxen Historical
'Ass’n open house
. The Noxen Historical Com-
unity Association will hold an
®- house Sunday, August 17
from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Noxen
School House on School Street.
Refreshments will be provided.
COMING TO THE
HANG WITH RONALD &
FRIENDS FROM 6 -7 PM
JAM FROM
6-8 PM WITH
\,
A DJ FROM
OLDIES
JOIN US FOR
92 & 100
SHAVERTOWN MCDONALD'S”
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2157 FROM 5 - 8 PM
LEARN ABOUT THE
D.A.R.E. PROGRAM
FROM § - 7 PM
A NIGHT
TH Ne Ike +N FOR CHILDREN BY THE |
PERFORM LIVE KINGSTON TOWNSHIP $1 00 OFF
; POLICE DEPARTMENT
Wil DOUR STAR PAVILION” CD
PRIZES ALL
2 NIGHT! ATALL
i PW - JOE NARDONE'’'S
MeDonaiys GALLERY OF
OF FUN!
FREE FACE PAINTING!
s FINGERPRINTING
FROM § - 7 PM
© 2003 McDonald’s Corporation
HAPPY MEAL®
WITH PURCHASE OF
ANY NEW
PREMIUM SALAD
WITH CHICKEN
VALID AFTER 4PM ON
AUGUST 21, 2003 ONLY AT
SHAVERTOWN McDONALD'S®
Cash value 1/20 of $.01. Limit one
coupon per person per visit. One free
item per coupon. Not valid with any
other offer, discount or combination.
Plus tax if applicable. © 2003
McDonald's corporation
ARE
|
I
|
|
I
I
|
I
I
I
I
L
PIXIE CHICKS
“LIVE AT HERSHEY PARK
SOUND STORES
WW — WW WW W— Ww wo —" ww