2 The Post NEWS Sunday, July 18, 2004 Schedule (continued from page 1) James McGovern, Assistant Principal at Dallas High School, ex- plained one of the slides during a presenta- tion he and Principal Frank Galicki made at the July 12 meeting of the school board. POST PHOTO/ RON BARTIZEK block offers the utmost flex- ibility,” said McGovern, in that the flex periods can be used for clubs, working on col- lege applications, test prepara- tion and other activities that would otherwise have to be done outside the school day. Because of the schedule, “Students can get involved in academic competitions, per- forming arts, the fine arts” and other activities, Galicki said. He feels test preparation is one of the best uses of the flex period. Using individual stu- dent records, department chairpersons set up tutoring sessions aimed at specific weaknesses and structure tu- toring to address them in small groups of similar stu- dents. “This is what makes Dallas 3 i» tops,” Galicki said. In the most recent round of state testing, he said Dallas ranked first among high schools in provide less opporhatiis for trouble, he said. b While pleased with the pres- Luzerne and Wyoming coun- schedule must be flexible and ties in reading scores and sec- subject to change if necessary. ond in math. | One possible change would be The administrators also em- to an “A/B Alternative Block phasized that the longer class- Schedule,” in which stude nts room periods prepare stu- continue to have four classes dents for life after high school, daily, but the classes are dif- ferent on alternating days. | That would mean students would carry eight subjects over a full year, rather jthan the present four subjects each half year. Galicki said Tuesday the alternative schedule is not being considered because weekend breaks and snow days would cause too long a gap in the continuity of in- struction. Next year’s 8 ule will be the same e past year. whether in college, the mili- tary or at work. Galicki said one other benefit of the sched- ule is that students graduate with an average of 30.8 cred- its, about eight more than they would earn under a tradi- tional schedule. McGovern said the block schedule also helps reduce discipline problems, most of which occur between classes, or at the beginning or end of a class period. Fewer transitions New Superintendent sworn in at Lake-Lehman Staff report LEHMAN TWP. — The new Superintendent of the Lake-Lehman School District arrives with years of experience, strong recommendations and Yanovich rl (continued from page 1) | le le a i. SH “Look at how green those trees are, and everybody speaks the “He hasn’t changed a bit, he’s still the same old ‘Stevie.’ ” Yanovich will be going back for an undetermined remaining tour that could be as long as ent results, Galicki said the high hopes. School board President Jim Mahon said he found out who Healey was by talking to the people who knew him in the Lackawanna ‘Trail School District, where Healey had been the high school principal. “They called him friend, they said he was no- nonsense, always around, tough, demanding ... a family man ... he holds faculty and students ac- countable. He not only expects you to do but in- spects what you do,” Mahon recalled faculty, staff and parents saying of Healey. “There’s no better FOR THE POST/S. JOHN WILKIN Dallas Township zoning officer Leonard Kozick is questioned by Attorney Patrick Aregood, representing Pulverman Enterprises, during a hearing two more years. He will leave behind his wife of five years, Linda, daughter Hannah, who is 3, and a 15-year-old son, Nick. He’ll miss his fifth wed- ding anniversary, August 1, and his daughter’s birthday, August 31. Yet he is committed and says, “We need to be there; if not, it would be complete un- rest.” “We never thought they would take him,” says Linda. same language here.” Steve Yanovich Army Reservist home on leave “We never thought his unit’ would be called.” But once he was, she ile sure he was welcomed back on leave with large, beautiful yel- low bows tied to trees all along both sides of East Center Street and on up to their house on Layou Avenue. i thé sce activities,” he said, and he acknowledged © “the riehrand'deep tradition” those activities have in the district. man we could have found to lead this district for the next five years — or longer.” District Justice James Tupper administered the oath of office to Healey at a ceremony held July 13 at the junior/senior high school. After Healey took the oath, he thanked the board and guests. He began by acknowledging his parents, and credited them with “instilling in me that first and foremost is education.” Fisaley said the job of superintendent is “a com- Noise forwe providing opportunities for ts both Wp classroom and in extracur- da He said district students can expect to get to a know him well. “I can’t spend my days behind a desk. I have to be out, be visible and available.” The evening was also a chance to showcase some of the musical talent in the district. Chelsea MacDougall, a senior and Miss Teen Pennsylvania, sang the national anthem. Recent graduate Steven Patla performed a medley of Irish songs on the bagpipe. Senior Joe DeCesaris sang, and the dis- trict’s new instrumental music director, Greg Reil- ly, led a saxophone quartet that also included Shea Reilly, Doug Piazza and Joe Rosser. the noise. or not.” ‘ Correction An article in the July 4 issue of The Post stated that Richards’ Economy Store was located in the brick building on Main Street, Dallas, that now houses White's Appliance store. Kathleen Richards called to say that the Economy Store was next door to White's, where the Bufalino Law Office is now located. She also said that prior to White's taking over the brick building, it was France’s gro- cery store and then Tittman’s. 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Pulverman’s attorney, Patrick Are- good, asked Kozick if he recalled re- ceiving a letter dated June 7 with an attached list of activities that had been undertaken by Pulverman to reduce “Why don’t we say alleged activi- ties?” interjected Solicitor Michael Melnick. “I don’t know if they're true Kozick indicated that he received the list but that he was already aware of the modifications that were made. “Assuming the enforcement notice was not appealed, how would you have proceeded to verify that my client was in compliance with the ordinance?” Aregood asked. Kozick replied “We were down there with the supervisors on April 29. Randy Mark showed us around the place.” He explained that Mark point- ed out various measures he took to muffle the sounds such as placing eggshell curtains around the presses \ (continued from\page 1) with the dosemeter. The second set of readings found noise levels that exceeded the ordi- nance. An enforcement notice -was-sent to Pulverman’s owner, Randy Mark, on May 21 ordering him to reduce the noise to’ acceptable levels within 15 and padding under them. He put padding under the overhead doors, in- sulated the windows and shut off two exXhAUSE FANG seins wh “Mark told us he spent dose to $24,000 implementing measures be- fore “the enforcement ‘notice: was is sued.” Aregood questioned why additional testing wasn’t done after the June 7 deadline and asked Kozick what penal- ties Pulverman would incur for contin- uing to violate the ordinance. ; “Not more than $500 and all court costs and attorneys fees,” Kozick replied. He indicated the next step would be to file an action with the dis- trict magistrate. “I've only had to got to the magistrate several times in the 32 years I've been here,” Kozick said. Aregood asked if the enforcement notice would be lifted if the violation was corrected. “I believe so,” Kozick replied. Later in the week, Kozick said the township ordinance calls for a fine of up to $500 per day, but that in his ex- perience, the fine would be limited to $500 if the violation was corrected. The second half of the hearing is scheduled for Monday August 2 at 7 p.m. at the township building on Route 309. fp mn ney * Beautify Your Home * Lower Your Utility Bills J RL Your Loney Value and Save Money 120 Monahan Ave. Dunmore, PA 18512 1-866-4RENEWAL www.renewalbyandersen.com FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Steve Yanovich and fellow Reservist Ed Straub show 0 Iragi currency. They said the wad of bills could have bougnt a house in previous times. ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES Tell our advertisers you saw them in The Post. They'll appreciate it, and so will we. | CASH PAID FOR | Guns, Fishing Equipment, Coins, Old Tools, Marbles, Knives, Etc. GALL [970] 417-1014 REM AABN NALIN REINER (0) Your Car has More than 2; 000 wig parts. 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