Natural billboard Hey! Need some hay? This very clever ad was spotted along Route 118 on the way to Pike's Creek. And the best part? It's biodegradable. Vol. 116 No. 23 The Back Mountain's Newspaper Since 1889 June 5 to June 11, 2005" OST: SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS & LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS Boxes of books for Noxen library By CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Post Correspondent NOXEN — Dan Savage and rittany Prater hardly had time to put boxes containing 5,347 children’s books on the floor of the Noxen library before Morgan Coburn and Karli Coole came by to check out what was there. “She likes books about monkeys,” said 8-year-old Morgan about her friend, herself hold- ing an armful of animal books. Savage and Prater, friends since their days at Dallas Elementary School, collected the used children’s books as their completion project at Dallas High School, under the direc- tion of Dr. Gil Griffiths. The inspiration for the project came from Savage's older sister, whose sen- bor project sent donated books to an land in the South Pacific. “We thought we'd keep the project a little more local,” Savage said. A few hun- . many books,” said Kathleen Savage, SENIOR PROJECT FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK As Dan Savage and Brittany Prater unloaded books they collected for the Noxen library, Morgan Coburn and Karli Coole came by to check them out. dred books also went to the Boys and Girls Club of Exeter. The twosome organized a five-day book drive in the four Dallas schools during March. Gift certificates to Toys R’ Us were given to the three top donors. “But never in their wildest dreams did they think they'd have this Dan’s mother. The books overwhelmed the family’s dining room. “I guess we won't be eat- ing Easter dinner in the dining room this year,” Savage recalled saying. Savage and Coburn agree the proj- ect was a lot of work. But the chore of cataloguing, filing and tagging the books will be the job of library volun- teer Helen Schwartz. “Is it really that many books? My goodness!” exclaimed Jane Race, another library volunteer. “We’ll get through it, we'll handle them,” said Race while she offered to make some tea for visitors. The Noxen library’s main collection holds about 20,000 books — all donated — said Race. Auction committee adds some new features By JENNIFER JUDGE YONKOSKI Post Correspondent Members of the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction Committee have a few new tricks up their sleeves this year. The group will be adding new fundraisers to regulars such as the grill and basket raffles that have joined the auction tradition. One, a pin sale, has already begun to raise funds for the library. The black and white square pins that boldly announce, “The Auction’s alive in ’05!” can be purchased at the library or at Fino’s Pharmacy for a $2 donation. Carol Sweeney, publicity chairperson and pin coordinator, explains the pins “These pins can become collectibles,” she says. “Anybody can wear them. We don’t have to worry about size. We can all be walking advertise- ments for the auc- tion.” She reminds collectors that pin quantities are limit- will replace t-shirts that had been sold in previ- ous years. “Between my hus- band and I, with all the fundraisers we've done, we have a closet full of shirts,” she says. “The pins are like a novelty, something dif- ferent and new.” Paul Nicholson, auc- tion committee chair- man, came up with the ed. Pins, at $2 each, Children’s crafts help support the auction, and coordinator = Carol slogan and Precision the library. Hadsall has joined Litho-Graphics handled the project. with volunteers Sandy Race and Lori Sweeney sees this becoming a regular Monk to create a new attraction at this part of the auction. year’s auction — a pie-in-the-face booth. The group is seeking school dis- trict volunteers from teachers to prin- cipals to coaches to get a pie in the face for charity. Interested people can contact the library. “The teenagers stand around and don’t do anything,” Hadsall says. “We're hoping to give them something to do.” Teens can buy wet sponges at three for $1 to throw at teachers, coaches, or principals. At the top of each hour, chances to hit the volunteer with a pie will be raffled. A third new addition to the auction is a 50/50 raffle. Each night of the auc- See AUCTION, Page 2 SHOW-OFFS Fire department will display new truck New tanker, other equipment will be shown, and hoping to entice more members. By RONALD BARTIZEK Post Staff JACKSON TWP. — The Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department is having a christening of sorts. The department’s newest addition, a 2005 Peterbilt tanker, will be on display dur- ing an open house today at the fire hall, along with other equipment. Chief Dan Manzoni said the new truck, which cost $244,000 to buy and equip, replaces a 1974 model that was on its last legs. “It was nickel and dim- ing us to death,” he said. The tanker is able to carry 3,800 gal- lons of water, more than twice the @ id volume of the department’s other two engines, a 1977 Ward LaFrance and a 1989 Pierce Lance. Manzoni said there is no standard pumping rate — “It depends on the fire” — but it would be common to have two lines going at 140 gallons per OPEN HOUSE Jackson Township Vol. Fire Dept. Sunday, June 5 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the fire hall, 160 Chase Road Displays, children's activities, free refreshments minute. If required, the trucks could pump as much as 1,500 gallons per minute. Most of the new trucks cost was covered by a $176,850 federal grant through the Department of Homeland Security. The rest has come from fundraisers and the sale of the old tanker, Manzoni said. “Right now, the truck’s paid for.” The department, incorporated in 1948, lists 22 volunteers, but Manzoni said only about 13 are active respon- ders, a typical number for recent years. Manzoni began as a junior firefight- er in 1976, and has been involved ever since. Like several others, his ability to respond is limited because he works in See TNKER, Page 2 They love a parade Darren Ford, Courtney Wagner, Cassidy Ford and Tracy Ford from Shavertown enjoyed the Dallas Memorial Day parade from the back of their pigkup truck. More photos on page 3. \¢ FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Neighbors to plant say noise unabated Since April 2004, people living near the Pulverman plant have complained about pounding and thumping sounds. By CAMILLE FIOTI Post Correspondent DALLAS TWP. — Despite what the owner of Pulverman Enterprises says is more than $70,000 invested in noise suppression measures, residents near the plant say pounding and thumping sounds continue to make life miser- able. Neighbors of the Lower Demunds Road plant have been waiting more than a year for the sounds to go away. Heavy presses that shape sheet metal in the plant produce the noises. Orchard View Terrace resident Gilbert Griffiths said the pounding noise is just as loud as it was a year See NOISE, Page 2 Graduation week Dallas High School graduation cer- emonies will be held Friday, June 10, at 6 p.m., at Mountaineer Stadium. Inclement weather will move them to the middle school. Lake-Lehman High School will graduate the Class of 2005 Wednesday, June 8, at 6 p.m., at Edward Edwards Stadium. If there's rain, the event will move into the high school. ¥ Inside The Post Grab the last slice. 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