L August 29 to September 4, 2003 The Back Mountain's Newspaper Since 1889 Dallas, Pennsylvania COMMUNITY Jackson Crime Watch loves a parade. Pg 7. SCHOOL Young artists honored for excellence. Pg 14. Roundabou gets OK from counci By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff Harvest Festival «oming to Dallas By SANDY PEOPLES Post Correspondent DALLAS — Borough council’s vote Wednesday clears the path for the state Department of Trans- portation (PennDOT) to pursue construction of a traffic roundabout in the center of town. It also could open the door for a “big box” retail develop- ment a mile and a half away in Dallas Township. After hearing from residents both for and against the roundabout, the council voted 6-0 in favor of adding the traffic pattern to PennDOT’s Transporta- tion Improvement Plan. Councilman Dennis Garvey did not attend the meeting. The decision means the project will be included in the updated long-range plan and PennDOT will lobby the state transportation commission and Met- ropolitan Planning Organization for funding for the project. If approved by those channels, PennDOT will then study the viability of the roundabout. Ultimately it’s a long process that in the end could yield a round about in as little as one year or as long as five, said Dave Krisanda, PennDOT spokesperson. Or, it could yield some other type of plan for the troubled intersection. “It just means it’s a possibility,” Krisanda said. “It’s just one thing being considered, it’s definitely See ROUNDABOUT, pg 2 DALLAS - On Sunday after- noon, September 14 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., downtown Dal- las will be transformed into what might initially look like the set of a great family movie. But the best part is, the festival is real and it’s coming to our town. Three-dozen Dallas resi- dents, with less than 80 days from start to finish, have set about to do what some may think is impossible. They have put together the first annual Dallas Harvest Festival, and it promises to be a tradition that residents will want to continue for many years to come. The &: of the festival are to cele- rate the Back Mountain’s small town atmosphere and farming heritage, and rain or shine, to bring people together in downtown Dallas. “The idea for the festival came from Dallas resident, Rich Fufaro,” said Nancy Eck- ert, chairperson of the Dallas Visioning Committee. “Rich is new in the area and brought the idea with him from an event he saw in New England. He's doing a great job as the chairman of the festival steer- ing committee.” “I joined the visioning group o find out what was going on Normal trash collections scheduled on Labor Day Waste Management on Labor Day will make on- time collections from its residential Monday pickup customers in the Back Mountain. Customers are asked to have their waste ready for regular pickup on Sunday evening, August 31. The holiday service will allow the company to comply with the company’s employee safety regula- Es amit SIEGES | my new home town and to get involved,” said Fufaro. “Al- ready there are some early signs of some good things hap- pening such as the merchant’s beautification program using flower boxes and the over- whelming support for this festi- val. People are enthusiastic about it. We wish to thank Dal- See FESTIVAL, pg 3 Free trial Gabrielle Volpetti of Dallas imagined how she might look with a new set of dangling earrings she spotted at last weekend's Arts at Hayfield craft show. More photos on page 4. “Jane Fest’ remembers and supports By M.B. GILLIGAN Post Correspondent The Susan G. Komen Founda- tion will again be the major benefi- ciary of the second annual “Jane Fest,” held in memory of Jane Han- nigan Yocum. The foundation's mission is to eradicate breast can- cer as a life-threatening disease by advancing research, education, screening and treatment. “We're remembering Jane, but its not just about Jane,” said Robert Yocum, Shavertown. He and Jane were married for nearly 25 years before her death from breast cancer in October 2001. “It’s really about this disease that can rip families apart. We've managed to do something positive to help other people.” Last year’s event raised over $12,000 for the Komen Founda- tion, which sponsors the national Race for the Cure. “We also gave grants to Camp Braveheart and Candy’s Place, and provided fund- ing for over 400 mammograms for underinsured women in Luzerne County,” said Marcia Buczko, com- mittee member and herself a breast cancer survivor and one of Jane’s best friends. “We hope to be able to sponsor a spa day at Candy’s Place this year. Cancer patients could be treated to Presenting a check for $12,000 raised by last year’s “Jane Fest,” from left; Brad Yocum, Bob Yocum, Dolly Woody, executive director of the NEPA affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and Rob Yocum. On September 6, 6 bands, food and drinks, all for a good cause a manicure, a facial and a mas- sage.” The “Jane Fest” will start at 4 p.m., on Saturday, September 6 in the Pavilion at Irem Temple Coun- try Club. Six of Northeastern Penn- sylvania’s finest bands will be per- forming throughout the evening. The bands are “Plus 3,” “Bus 5,” “Funhouse,” “Teddy & the Aces,” “Cat & the Fiddle,” and “No Way Out.” Snacks will be served from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a light buffet from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Beer and soda are free and mixed drinks will be available for purchase. “Jane had a lot of friends and we have a very good committee,” said Dan Gallagher, who is handling public relations for the event. “Some families are donating desserts and we are planning a silent auction of donated specialty baskets.” Jane Yocum was the mother of two sons. Robert, who graduated from Gate of Heaven Elementary School, is a freshman at Bishop O'Reilly High School. Bradley See JANE, pg 3 lowing week. POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK For additional information, call 1-800-222-2028. Land owner fails to meet deadline for erosion plan By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff DALLAS TWP. — The recently cleared proper- ty along Sago Street has been partially stabilized, but is still in violation of the Clean Streams Law, said an official of the Luzerne County Conserva- tion District this week. Dave Moss, Resource Conservation Specialist with the county conservation office, “He's still in said several violation because there is still a changes his office had requested be made to the proper- ty had been com- potential pleted, but that . ” more are needed. J orp ollution. On August 7, Dave Moss property owner Resource Conservation Tom Dombroski Specialist was found in viola- Luzerne County tion of the Clean Conservation District INDEX 20Pages, 2 Sections Calendar............coceeue... 16 Classified................. 15-19 Crossword. ..........aosve 12 EQRONAIS......iia sensvinenvuras 6 Obituaries.............i.coieess 7 School............cco ai 13-14 SPOAS.. icici ares 11-12 Streams Law for having clearcut the Sago Street property near a stream without following methods outlined in the Clean Streams Law. The conservation district said doing so put the stream in danger of being pollut- ed by erosion and sedimentation. Commenting on the progress Dombroski has made to prevent further erosion in the area, Moss said, “It is not extraordinary, but it is average. He just fell short of our expectations.” A follow-up compliance notice filed by the Con- servation District and dated August 26 states an in- spection conducted that day found several areas of the property had been mulched, seeded and hay See EROSION; pg 2 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING E-mail: dallaspost@leader.net Please enclose this label with any address changes, and mail to The Dallas Post P.O. Box 366, Dallas, PA 18612-0366 tions and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regula- | tions. It also will prevent collection delays the fol- | Federal safety regulations limit the number of i ° hours drivers can work in a week. By suspending service on holidays, collection backlogs occur in the i weeks following the holiday when drivers reach | their maximum hours before all routes have been I; serviced. These backlogs will be avoided by main- 1 taining the Monday schedule.
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