"| em Vol. 120 No. 13 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 March 29 - April 4, 2009 ATT AS POST: Serving the communities of the Dallas and Lake-Lehman School Districts | www.mydallaspost.com [ CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST The intersection of Claude Street and East Center Hill Road is said to be a dangerous one, according to residents who live in the area. Residents feel o drea is dangerous By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com Several Dallas Township resi- dents living in the area of Center Hill Road and Claude Street say the two roads are dangerous. Gloria Spencer, a 13-year resi- dent of Claude Street, feels that motorists speed and don’t obey stop signs in the area. “While I wait for the bus with my child in the morning, people don’t slow down; they speed up,” Spencer said. “They come out and go in Claude Street without coming to a complete stop. I get to a point where I'll walk out on the road to make sure everybody is going to stop for these kids.” Robert Kozlowski has lived on Claude Street for 20 years and says the traffic in the area has in- creased since he moved to the ar- ea. “The traffic on Center Hill Road is heavy at times from trucks, college kids and high school kids,” Kozlowski said. “That road gets more than its share of speeders. They should station a cop in that area all of the time, but that’s not possible.” Kozlowski was in an accident on Center Hill Road where it meets Lake Street whe, he says, another motorist ran right through the four-way stop and hit According to Kozlowski, a man sideswiped a telephone pole on Kozlowski’s property in Febru- ary. According to Kozlowski, the police report stated the man was on medication and fainted at the wheel. Dallas Township Police Chief Robert Jolley says accident statis- tics show that Center Hill Road does not experience more auto- mobile accidents than any other roads in the township. According to Jolley, 2008 statistics indicate an 11 percent decrease in all township crashes for the year. Jolley acknowledges that Cen- ter Hill Road is a busy roadway since it serves as a connector from Routes 415 and 309, as does Country Club Road. The chief says traffic volume has also in- creased on Lake Street and Upper Demunds and Lower Demunds roads. See AREA, Page 6 Dallas undergoing downtown By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com In a spinoff of the ongoing downtown visioning plan, Dallas Borough is undergoing a down- town master plan and zoning or- dinance revisions project. “We're looking at the core of the borough and how to best sup- port the businesses, bring new business and revitalize the down- town area,” said Tracey Michael Carr, borough manager. According to Carr, the project was started under former bor- ough manager Joe Moskovitz. A $50,000 grant was received from Luzerne County and an addition- al $50,000 was made available by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic De- velopment. The $100,000 will be used to develop the downtown master plan and zoning ordi- nance. A steering committee has been selected to work on the pro- ject. When Carr became manager, the committee began working on the published proposal and Kai- revision ros Design Group, LLC was se- lected to design the plan. Carr says recently the borough distributed a survey seeking feed- back on the project to residents and area businesses. Borough representatives also met with Mi- sericordia University students to find out what college students want in the downtown. A public meeting on the pro- ject was held on March 23 at Mi- sericordia University. Members of the public were presented with information regarding the pro- ject and had a chance to voice their opinions on it. The five-way intersection road project in the downtown, which is being done by PennDOT, is separate from the downtown master plan and ordinance revi- sions project. However, the bor- ough is keeping in touch with PennDOT so the master plan fits the new road design and vice ver- sa. “We're working hand-in-hand with them to make sure we both know what the other one is do- ing,” Carr said of PennDOT. 68098 1512007981 o BR ECE Sl SS EE DHS students present play on Friday and Saturday Penal 3 i Faas ERR Salado 3 en 3 = CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Lady Jessica (Ashley Zerfoss), right, tries to distract Sherlock Holmes (Brad Sherman) from his appointed duties in a classic play, "Sherlock Holmes’ First Case'" to be presented at Dallas Senior High School. Sherlock’s first case By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com Those who don’t know Ashley Zerfoss might think her English accent is authentic. The Dallas High School senior has perfect- ed the accent for her role as Lady Jessica in the school’s upcoming performance of “Sherlock Holmes: The First Case” by watching Harry Potter movies. The Dallas High School Drama Club will present the produc- tion at 8 p.m. on Fri- day, April 3, and Sat- urday, April 4, in the school’s auditorium. “You really have to get acquainted with your character,” said IF YOU GO: Dallas High School performance of “Sherlock Holmes: The First Case” 8 p.m. on Friday, April 3, and Sat- urday, April 4 Zerfoss, who also School auditorium viewed the Sherlock Cost: $5. Holmes series and a movie of the play to help her prepare. Seventeen student characters are practic- ing two hours a day, five days a week for a total of 10 weeks to get ready for the show. An additional 15 students are assisting with technical aspects. The school’s drama club holds two per- formances a year with one in the fall and another in the spring. Dallas High School social studies teacher Harry McKeown has served as director for nine years. Audrey For more photos, visit www.mydal- laspost.com. glass is the play's director Harry McKeown. at the middle school, has been the assistant director for 20 years. “It takes a large crew of students, includ- ing some cast members, to get a play ready for production,” Ide said. “Some help build, some paint. Some do the lighting or sound. Some manage the props. Some design post- Some of the cast members of “Sherlock Holmes’ First Case’ are, from left, first row, Rachel Alles, Hilary Hoover, Bree Bolton and Chelsea Fufaro. Second row, Janelle Mar- shallick, Sarah Simonovich, Jonathan Wallace, Drew Clouse, Bryan Darling, Dave Mar- tindale, Bethie Martindale, Angelina Hoidra and Ashley Williams. Reflected in the spy rector during rehearsals and directs much of the action backstage during performances. Some will assist with costume changes and keep the costumes in order.” Brad Sherman, a junior, will play Sherlock Holmes. Sherman has never acted before Ide, a family and consumer science teacher ers. A student stage manager assists the di- See CASE, Page 6 PLUNGING IN THE LAKE TO FIGHT CANCER CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Tom Boyle, of Harveys Lake, seems to enjoy his time in the water during the Fifth Annual Polar Bear Plunge at Harveys Lake last weekend. Boyle stayed inthe frigid water for 37 minutes, longer than any of the other participants, and helped raise nearly $6,000 to help fight cancer. For more pho- tos, please turn to page 3.
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