' L The Back Mountain's Newspaper Since 1889 September 5 to September 11, 2003 Dallas, Pennsylvania E COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS & LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS Vol. 114 No. 35 SPORTS Mounts, Knights open Ba Misericordia dedicates with wins. Pg 9. ee B bell. Pg 12. 50¢ September 5, 2005 Despite safety concerns, bus stop stays put By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff DALLAS — After reviewing a bus stop considered unsafe by parents, the Dallas School District says it has no choice but to keep the bus stop where it is. Al Kornak, a resident of the Ondish Hills development, told the school board in August that he and other par- ents who live in his area felt their as- signed bus stop at Roosevelt Street and Ondish Road was unsafe due to poor visibility and lack of sidewalks. The board said the transportation de- partment would look into it. Gil Griffiths, District Superinten- dent, said after a review by the trans- portation coordinator and bus compa- ny, the bus stop will have to stay where it is. “Mrs. Farr (transportation coordina- tor) has gone out, Mr. Emanuel (bus company owner) went out and they in- dicated it wouldnt be safe to bring a bus into the area because of the turn- ing radiuses,” said Griffiths. He said his understanding is that an alternate stop would require traveling on Hill Road which is too narrow and has a sharp curve that would make it too difficult for a 40-foot-long school bus to navigate. Kornak contends the walk along the winding road up to Roosevelt Street puts children in danger of being hit, particularly during inclement weather when visibility is poor. He said when cars approach, they have to stop be- hind the children until they are able to make it around them. “I'm still very upset,” said Kornak. 1 don’t let my kids go out on that road to play, or to go to a friend’s house, so I'm not going to let them walk to the bus stop.” He said parents have to either drive or walk their children to the bus stop. Griffiths said eight children use the stop, five elementary students and three secondary. After looking at the bus stop, Robert for Roberts Back to class ~~ LEHMAN — Bob Roberts says he lives ~ by one simple rule — to be able to look in ~ the mirror each day and know he’s done something right. Last spring, after working with high school students on graduation prepara- tions, the Lake-Lehman Superintendent of Schools woke up, looked in the mirror and had a realization. “I thought, ‘You're in the wrong place. You know deep down in your heart you belong with the kids.’ ” That was in June. In July, he an- 0 weed to the board of directors he had o step down. Now, for what in hd bbe His Jost year with the 0 ing. ‘My philosophy his alos been that I like to be in a positionswhere I can do the most for kids,” Roberts said recently. “When I came over and worked with the kids on the graduation ceremony, I knew where my place was.” Throughout his career, Roberts has fol- Jolley, Dallas Township Police Chief, said he is confident some alternate ac- commodation will be made by the dis- trict. Asked whether he felt the stop was safe, he responded: “Well it’s making a turn and backing out into the street where you can’t see anything, so I can’t see where that’s a good situa- tion.” Jolley said it’s not uncommon to have to smooth out kinks in busing as- See BUS STOP, pg 3 Cell tower proposed for Kunkle By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff DALLAS TWP. — The 55-acre township recreational area in Kunkle may become the site of a new cellular tower. At Tuesday night's supervisor's meeting, a consultant working for AT&T Wireless submitted a proposal for construction of a 190 foot tower. As proposed, AT&T would rent a 10,000 square foot area. Joseph Fitzsimmons, President and CEO of Fitzsimmons Consulting Com- pany of Waverly, said after looking at the 55-acre property, the ideal spot for the compound would be an old camp- fire pit, which Supervisors President Frank Wagner said once was used by local cub scouts. Michael Melnick, Township Solici- tor, questioned some of the terms in the proposal. He told Fitzsimmons the offered amount of rent was “on the low side,” although he did not dis- lowed the traditional public education path. He started out teaching history at the high school 33 years ago, then held just about every position available to him until he applied for the superintendent | position three years ago. “I thought, ‘Okay, being commander a) I Gould Juve rh oe Sih vide for additional rental fees to the } lead them in the direction I thought was 5 Sl township if AT&T were to add other the best way to go.” a mid See CELL TOWER, pg 3 What he soon found out about the posi- tion, however, was that the voluminous ff INDEX amounts of paperwork combined with the 28 Pages, 3 Sections Calendar close the amount. He also said he was- n’t sure the township would be inter- ested in agreeing to a five-year rental lease. Supervisor Phil Walter said he wanted to make sure any agreement would include terms that would pro- inherent bureaucracy kept him from what he enjoyed most, one-on-one contact with students and teachers. “I tried to get out of my office as much POST PHOTO/ERIN YOUNGMAN Bob Roberts, Lake-Lehman Superintendent, is back to school this year, becoming co-principal of the See ROBERTS, pg3 new junior/senior high school while the board searches for his replacement. These tootsies could be the ® orld’ best By ERIN YOUNGMAN Post Staff CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING E-mail: dallaspost@Ieader.net Supervisors get raise of S6¢ a day By TARA BENNINGER Post Correspondent JACKSON TWP. — The Jackson Township Board of Su- pervisors are getting a raise. At their September 2 meeting, the Supervisors voted to amend the schedule for their compensation, giving them each an additional $17 per/month. The amendment catch- Feet contest, she knew she had to en- es Jackson Township up with the Township Supervisors As- ter. Now the local nanny has beaten sociation guidelines, and will go into effect January 1, out more than 3,000 entrants to be 2004. named one of 10 finalists worldwide. After the vote, John Wilkes, Supervisors Chairman, “It's not something you hear every joked, “Gentleman, please don’t spend your 36 cents fool- day,” said Reese, admitting that the : : ishly.” whole thing does sound a little odd. The township will collect signatures on a petition asking “Of course people think it’s wonderful, the U.S. Postal Service to. review the township's request for but their first reaction sometimes is to \ new addresses. Safety concerns over the township's confus- laugh. ing address system were raised at last month’s meeting. On August 4, Reese was named a fi- Crime Watch member Ed Chesnovitch said 911 dispatchers nalist in the contest, co-sponsored by can be confused when they pull up an address on their websites Foot.com and Shoes.com. computer terminals and it reads “Shavertown,” which is ac- That’s no small feat considering her tually a village designation in Kingston Township. SHAVERTOWN — When Shaver- town resident Tracey Reese came across The World's Most Beautiful The Dallas Post tootsies were picked by a panel of 10 judges that included podiatrists and pedorthists, from a batch of applicants so large this year the company didn’t even count them, said Faye Rappa- @" Foot.com spokesperson. See FEET, pg 8 Are these the world’s most beautiful feet? Your vote could help make them just that. The board has drafted a letter to the Postal Service, which needs to be accompanied by a petition. The Postal Service requires that the township collect the signatures of “most of the residents of the township,” said Jeffrey Malak, Solicitor. Residents wishing to sign a petition or collect sig- natures should stop by the municipal building. See JACKSON, pg 2 Please enclose this label with any address changes, and mail to The Dallas Post P.O. Box 366, Dallas, PA 18612-0366
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