2 The Post NEWS Sunday, November 9, 2003 Road (continued from page 1) fare leading anywhere except to the Ceasetown Dam, only re- cently opened to public fishing. A neighbor, who did not want to be identified, said for the years he’s lived there, the road has been used primarily for “parking,” partying and as a dumping grounds for refuse. It has earned a reputation as the kind of road that four-wheel drive vehicles and tow trucks get stuck in. “It's a one-lane, two-rut road,” joked Dave Sutton, chair- man of the Lehman Township Board of Supervisors. “We've been looking to vacate it for years.” Sutton and Doug Ide, Lehman roadmaster, said the township doesn’t have enough money to maintain the road and with all of the adjoining Theta land up for sale, a house could be built there and the township would be required to take care of Cassie Green. Based on the last two years, Lehman could not afford the additional costs, said Sutton. Earlier this year it was forced to cease providing full-time po- lice coverage, while last year it didn’t have enough cash flow to make annual road repairs, out- side of patching. Ide said because of the uniqueness of Cassie Green Road’s location, he checked into the possibility of deeding over the land to one of two non-profit organizations, the Anthracite Scenic Trails Associ- ation or Back Mountain Recre- ation Inc. He said neither jumped on the idea. “I thought that possibly we could have made a walking trail out of it,” Ide said. But the i i ih EEL “It’s a one-lane, two-rut road.” Dave Sutton Chairman Lehman Township Supervisors township doesn’t have the re- sources to do that. And he added, “both (non- profits) indicated it was not on their list of things to do.” But Brian Grove, executive director of Back Mountain Rec, said his organization is interest- ed in obtaining the road. He said November 3 that he was still waiting to hear from the group’s attorneys about whether his organization could legally use the road for a trail. He said he had no idea the township was going to adver- tise to vacate it this month. “It's a beautiful road,” said Grove, who said he has already been told by his attorneys that the road can legally be deeded to his organization. He said he believes the acqui- sition of the road would not mean much additional expense for Back Mountain Rec. “We'd want to upgrade sec- tions, but as a walking trail, it would be easy to maintain,” he said. Grove said the lawyers are discussing whether Back Mountain Rec would be able to limit vehicular traffic on the road, and if so, to what degree, and how that would work with its function as a walking trail. “It's not a straightforward matter,” he said. Grove said he would check with the township about the status of the advertisement. Events planned at Grace Community Grace Community Church located on Memorial Highway, Dal- las, has sevewral upcoming events: Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner is scheduled for November 15 and the Ladies Fellowship meeting is scheduled for November 17. In addition, the ladies Bible study groups are beginning: The first group meets on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. The second group meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. For more information call 675-3723. Free legal services for soldiers As National Guard and Reserve units are called up to serve the Armed Forces of the United States, the Military Affairs Committee of the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association/Luzerne County Bar is available to provide legal services where needed. The pro bono service inclues the preparation of wills for sol- diers, sailors and airmen. The service is also available to assist these individuals and their families with problems related to their recall to active duty, and legal affairs which may require their at- tention during their physical absence from home. The committee is also available to assist lawyers in the manage- ment of their legal cases during their call to active duty. For information call the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Associa- tion at 822-6712. 4 students put in juvenile detention By BONNIE ADAMS For The Post WILKES-BARRE — The four Lake-Lehman football play- ers accused of injuring sopho- more Adam Harris during a hazing incident apologized to him November 3 before being sent to the juvenile detention center. “He thanked the kids for their apologies. I was proud of him,” said Candy Harris, Adam’s mother. She said the four boys sound- ed genuine and remorseful. “I was glad to hear it,” she said. Harris said her 15-year-old son is still angry about what hap- pened to him. Harris said the juvenile pro- ceeding was brief but emotion- al. She had not realized that the teens would be immediately taken to juvenile detention to await further placement. Assistant District Attorney Anthony Ross said that during a closed hearing, Judge Mark Ciavarella found the teens delinquent of simple assault and harassment. “We're satisfied with the re- sult and it is our official posi- tion that no school violence will be tolerated,” Ross said. 3 Dream houses help Meadows to provide new shower chairs LeeAnn Emerick, Director of Nursing at the Meadows Nurs- ing Center Dallas, recently thanked the “Dream Houses in Miniature Club” and the Meadows Nursing Center Auxiliary for their joint effort to provide new shower chairs for resi- dents at the center. These chairs add to the comfort and safe- ty of residents. Shownfrom left: Lois Hughes and Louise Montigney, Dream Houses in Miniature Club; Bernie Hill, Auxilian; and LeeAnn Emerick. Sources have identified sen- jors Chad Derhammer, Josh Cragle, Brandon Wren and jun- ior Ryan Arcangeli as the stu- dents involved in the Sept. 24 incident. Harris, 15, was taped to a wheeled chair that tipped over when it was shoved to- ward the gym. He suffered a broken jaw. Ross said the county Juvenile Probation Department will de- velop a placement plan for each teen and will submit that plan for the judge’s review. Ciavarel- la will decide the next step for each of them. Ross said there is no exact time frame for when that decision will take place. County detective Larry Fabi- an and Lehman Township offi- cer Damian Hoover conducted the investigation. Each of the four teens had been suspended from school for 10 days. The School District fi- nalized its punishment last month. At least three of the teens were expelled through the sec- ond marking period in January and must attend counseling, perform community service and participate in no extracur- ricular activities for the remain- der of the school year. Dallas district business manager steps down By MARK GUYDISH For The Post DALLAS TWP. — The Dal- las School Board agreed to ad- vertise for a new business man- ager. On Oct. 17 Albert Melone gave a written 90-day notice he is resigning. He said it was be- cause a board member was pushing to replace him before his contract expires in June. At the November 3 meeting, Frank Natitus denied allega- tions that he was that board member. Voicing support for Melone, Natitus said he had only expressed concern that Melone might leave before the contract expires and wanted to be prepared for that possibility. Melone wasn’t at the meet- ing. The board also agreed to seek an independent audit of the middle school project. At last month’s meeting, a discrep- ancy was found between the records of Melone and archi- tect Paul Digillio. Superintendent Gilbert Grif- fiths said he had met with Dig- illio and Melone, and found two problems: Some board members apparently thought $160,000 spent to tile hallway walls was part of the original plan when it was not. Another $170,000 spent in arranging a $7.4 million bond was not re- ported to the state as part of the complicated “PlanCon” protocol districts follow to get state reimbursement. The bond reporting would have been Digillio’s responsibil- ity, Griffiths said. He added that up to $80,000 remained in a $723,000 contingency fund to cover such problems, and addi- tional savings should cover more. He predicted any over- run will be well below the $250,000 some suggested. satisfied with the explanation® and called for the independent audit ‘of the roughly $16 mil- lion renovations. But board members were nl Public, youth swimming at Dallas Middle School pool The Dallas School ‘District is offering a variety of public and school age aquatic programs for fall and winter 2003 - 2004. Evening Public Swim is of- fered on Wednesdays and Fri- days, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and on Sunday afternoons from 2 to 5 p.m. The pool is open to the public for lap and recreational swimming. No one under 18 will be admitted without a par- ent or guardian. Proof of resi- dence and a $2 daily fee apply. The Mini Mountaineers, an Age Group Swim Team, part of the Northeast Pennsylvania Age Group Swim League (NEPAGSL), will run from October 20 through March 1, No competitive swim- ming experience is required, however, members need to be able to support themselves in the water. Practices will be held Mon- days, Tuesdays, Thursdays from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. Swim meets will be on Saturdays and or Sundays. 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