@eminary names @ Kristen Dagenais, Sha- Sunday, January 13, 2008 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 9 By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com The upscale townhouse sub- ivision Dakota Woods is up for sale. John Thomas, president of The Dakota Group Inc., devel- oper of the Dallas Township townhouses, confirms the de- velopment has been on the real estate market for seven months. “The reason that Dakota Woods stopped was the Dakota Group were not good develop- ers,” said Thomas, one of the six owners of The Dakota Group Inc. “I'm embarrassed to be a part of them.” After a year of alleged aban- donment, Dakota Woods resi- dents are hoping the develop- ment will be sold to someone who will complete construc- tion. Only 11 units, nine of which are occupied, of the pro- posed 42 have been built. But a bigger problem has been the fallout of the develop- ment-run homeowner’s associ- ation. Despite paying a $185.23 fee to the association each month, the bills for mainte- nance, insurance, outside light- ing, etc. were not being paid. So the residents stopped paying the fee in September 2007 and gathered their own money to- gether. “So far we haven’t run out of money...if we get two or three snowstorms in a row, we're go- ing to run out of money in an in- stant,” said Rod Azar, a home- owner in Dakota Woods. Resident Martha Danon says the group meets about once a month and works together cooperatively. Each occupied unit is represented. The home- owners ensure the snow plow- ing is being done and insurance is paid. In the spring, they hope to provide funds for the land- scaping. “We want the property to look pristine,” Danon said. “We, as a group, currently do some of the work on our lawns on our own. And we help each other out.” Azar resides in New York City, ‘but his mother was living in his townhouse until she recently left due to health problems. Azar could not even sell his unit if he desired due to the lack of a certificate of occupancy in his building. Thomas said the per- mit issue will be corrected be- fore the development is sold. Dakota Woods residents asked Dallas Township to plow their street. But because Dakota Woods is a private residential development, the township will not offer snow plowing services. Dallas Township Zoning Officer Leonard Kozick says the town- ship cannot help in any way. Ac- cording to Kozick, township of- King's College Dean's List Dr. Nicholas A. Holodick, vice- president for academic affairs at King’s College, recently an- nounced the students who have qualified for the fall 2007 dean’s list, having achieved a grade point average of 3.4 or higher. The following Back Mountain residents have been named to the list: Adam Barry, Trucksville; Da- Eric Gula, Dallas. Also, James Heffers, Dallas; exander Kish, Shavertown; Gracjan Kraszewski, Dallas; John Leahigh, Dallas; Edward Lewko, Shavertown; Mima MacKay, Shavertown; Gracema- rie Mike, Shavertown; Alyssa Miller, Shavertown; Claire Mitchell, Shavertown; Janine Mitkus, Shavertown; Laura Mould, Dallas; Kaitlyn Musto, Dallas. Also, Melissa Novitski, Sha- vertown; Kathleen Paley, Sha- vertown; Thomas Parrish, Dal- las; Kimberly Peron, Shaver- town; Victoria Posatko, Dallas; Also, James Savitski, Shaver- town; Stefanie Schultz, Dallas; Jamie Sulewski, Dallas; Melissa Supczenski, Trucks- ville; Erin Tanner, Dallas; Ca- mille Valvano, Dallas; Angela Wagner, Dallas; Mark Yanchik, Dallas; and Mark Yankowski, Shavertown. BMT students to J » Dean's List Wyoming Seminary Dean John Gordon has announced the Back Mountain students named to the Upper School Dean’s List for the fall trimes- ter of the 2007-2008 academic year. Dean’s List High Honors Benjamin Bell, Shaver- town; Catherine Clements, Shavertown; Ian Delehanty, Shavertown; Sean Dickinson, Shavertown; Jocelyn Eckman, Dallas; Katherine Farias, Sha- vertown; Jared Gollhardt, Dallas; Molli Grossman, Sha- vertown; Chloe Kalna, Sha- vertown; Evan Leas, Shaver- town; Ryan Leas, Shavertown; Katherine Levandoski, Dal- las; Mona Lotfipour, Trucks- ville; Jezza Malik, Shaver- town; Caroline Meuser, Sha- vertown; Zachary Roth, Sha- vertown; Nina Santarelli, Dallas; Richard Squitieri, Har- veys Lake; Nicholas Strzeletz, Dallas; Mary Thede, Dallas; Ilya Volodarsky, Shavertown; Brianna Wise, Shavertown; Tyler Zalatimo, Dallas. Dean’s List Mordechai Bell, Shaver- vertown; Hannah Frantz, Dal- las; Bijoy Ghosh, Dallas; Ra- chel Gower, Dallas; Kyla Hal- sor, Dallas; Bryn Harvey, Trucksville; Lauren Henry, Dallas; Derek Kopen, Shaver- town; Louise Lumia, Dallas; Ashley Pavill, Shavertown; Ri- chard Rose, Shavertown; Mar- co Santarelli, Dallas; Allison Ustynoski, Shavertown; J. Alexander Wise, Shavertown. WILKES TO SERVE JACKSON TOWNSHIP AS CHAIRMAN Jackson Township Su- pervisor John (Jay) Wilkes Jr. was sworn in for a third term as super- visor of Jackson Town- ship at the January reor- ganization of the board of supervisors by District Justice James Tupper with his family, friends and colleagues on hand at the ceremony at the township building. Wilkes was also elected by the board of supervisors to serve as board chairman for 2008. From left, are District Justice James Tupper administering oath to Supervisor John (Jay) Wilkes Jr, Jamie Wilkes, daughter; and Debbie Wilkes, wife. CHILDREN AT TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH RECEIVE BIBLES Several children at Trinity Presbyterian SUBMITTED PHOTO Church in Dallas received their first Bible while oth- ers received their study Bible to use during their confirmation class to prepare to become mem- bers of the church on Palm Sunday. From left, are Jim Snyder, Russell Newell, Sara Davis, Kathy Stevens, Megan Davis, Tyler Evans, Kyle Bor- land, Megan Johnson, Stephanie Baines, Steven Newell, Frank Weaver, Connie Weaver and Rev. Roger Griffith. Absent at the time of the photo were Lauren Cunius and Dylan Pilger. DECEMBER STUDENTS OF THE BUILDING AT ROSS ELEMENTARY i vd as 1 SUBMITTED PHOTO Ross Elementary School Students of the Building for December are, from left, first row, Co- dy Dunn, Jimmy Herceg, Joelle Burke, Maclyn Va- sey, Olivia Vasey, Garrett Kolb and Garrett Weston. Second row, Emily Craw- ford, Hannah Cross, Hun- ter / Nice, Sequoia Saxe, Rebecca Wright, Chris Herrick and Grant Calkins. Third row, Donald James, principal; Rebecca Keefe, teacher; Corin Smith, teacher; and Justin Fei- nauer, teacher. | Dakota Woods subdivision in Dallas Twp. is for sale ficials can’t even fine the devel- opers for the lack of occupancy permits on some buildings be- cause it was handled through a third party building inspector underwriter. “There’s nothing we can do,” Kozick said. “The developer is not doing anything and we can’t force him to do anything.” At the last township meeting, Attorney Thomas Brennan, so- licitor for Dallas Township, ad- vised the homeowners to obtain a private lawyer to review their rights. PEOPLE BRIEFS Dr. Schlifka joins surgery team Brett Schlifka, DO, of Dallas, joins John Cantando, DO and John Presper, MD, FACS, as an associate in the neurosurgery department at Geisinger Wyoming Val- ley. He will also see surgi- cal cases at ; Be Geisinger Schlifka South Wilkes- Barre. Board certified in neuro- surgery, Dr. Schlifka specializes in brain, spine and trauma sur- gery. Most recently, Dr. Schlifka worked at Madigan Army Med- ical Center in Tacoma, Washing- ton. Previously, he gained exten- sive trauma experience as a staff neurosurgeon in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Dur- ing his tour in Ira,q he operated on hundreds of soldiers, mem- bers of the news media and civilians. He also served as a brigade flight surgeon at Camp Humphreys in Korea. Dr. Schlifka earned his med- ical degree at the University of Health Sciences — College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri. He completed a general surgery internship at Madigan Army Medical Center and a neurosurgery residency at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Robert McGonigle honored at King's Robert B. McGonigle, of Dal- las, was among several employ- ees of King’s College who were honored recently for 20 years of service to the Wilkes-Barre school. McGonigle is the associate vice-president of student affairs and dean of students at King’s. Seminary sets Open House The Wyoming Seminary Lower School in Forty Fort is offering area elementary and middle school students and their families an opportunity to visit the school on Monday, Jan. 21. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. with visiting students at- tending classes, taking part in the day’s activities and having lunch in the school cafeteria. Visitors will participate in the school’s special assembly, marking observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Day. Tours of the Lower School for parents also will be offered. This visitation date and on February 18 and March 24 are offered when many local school districts have a sched- uled day off; however, prospec- tive students may arrange an individual visitation day at the Lower School anytime classes are in session. This date is especially timely for students in grades 4-7 not currently enrolled at Sem who will be participating in the Lower School Merit Scholar- ship Exam on Saturday, Feb. 2. For more information or to sign up for the day’s events or a tour, call the Lower School Ad- mission Office at 718-6610.
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