Vol.120 No. 22 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 May 31 - June 6, 2009 The DALLAS POST. Serving the communities of the Dallas and Lake-Lehman School Districts | www.mydallaspost.com Vandals continue to damage parks in Dallas Borough By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com Vandals have repeatedly damaged rec- reation parks in Dallas Borough and offi- cials are seeking residents’ help. According to borough manager Tracey Michael Carr, a portion of fencing was dismantled, a gate removed and a hole burned into a plastic picnic table at Bi- centennial Park, or “Tot’s Lot,” on Hunts- ville Road. The Kenneth A. Young Memorial Park on Burndale Road and Luzerne Avenue “has experienced more severe damage “What we'd very much like is for the neighbors and those around is, if they see something, to please call 911 and report it to the police department.” Tracey Michael Carr Borough manager with more frequency.” That includes bro- ken picnic tables that were turned over and used as skateboarding ramps, smashed lights, graffiti and shingles ripped off the recreation building, as well as damaged restroom facilities. Littering is also a recurring problem. Carr says vandalism at both of the parks is an ongoing problem and it is the responsibility of the borough’s road de- partment to clean up and replace dam- aged items in the parks. “The police do patrol the area, but this seems to be happening when the police aren’t around,” Carr said. “What we'd ve- ry much like is for the neighbors and those around is, if they see something, to please call 911 and report it to the police department.” In response to vandalism at the parks, borough council unanimously passed an amendment to the park ordinance last August to install signs with playground rules at both parks. The parks’ hours were also changed from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the original ordinance to 9 a.m. to dusk in an attempt to prevent vandalism. See VANDALS, Page 13 SALUTING THE STARS AND STRIPES ha , Scouts Michael Santora, left, Justin Butsavage, center, and Jacob Serafin from Dallas Cub Scout Pack 281 salute and carry their flags during Memorial Day services at the Woodlawn Cemetery. For more photos of the Back Mountain Memorial Day parade and services, please turn to page 7. High school students help make the grade at nursery school By REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com Twelfth-grader Katee Pelleschi gently helped preschooler Maddison Park spoon some pink fingerpaint onto her sheet of paper. Pelleschi watched and assisted Park and several other young children as they painted with a mixture of cooked corn starch, water and food coloring. “Maddison, that is really nice,” Pelles- chi told Park. “Are you going to give that to your mom?” Park nodded yes. Pellschi is one of 32 Lake-Lehman Ju- nior/Senior High School students run- ning an annual nursery school for dis- trict children. The program serves as the concluding activity for the year in Robin Rogers’ elective child develop- ment class open to juniors and seniors. Seventeen preschoolers are enrolled in this year’s program, which runs from 7:40 to 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday and Thurs- day mornings from March 31 through May 14. The program, free to potty- trained children ages 3 to 5 who reside in the district, is held each spring and is advertised at kindergarten registration and by word of mouth. According to Rogers, the nursery his GE A “It's funny to see us big kids with the little kids. Some of us will be good parents.” Jess Jones 12th-grader school at Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School began over 35 years ago by Barbara Schulde. Students in the course plan activities for circle time, crafts, ac- tive play and small groups. They also prepare a nutritious snack to serve the children. “They get experience about what we've been talking about all year,” Rog- ers said. “I've had students who've had this class bring their children.” Preschooler Nathan Stanski likes leaving his mother for a little bit to run around and play tickle monster and Co- dy Lamoreaux, 12th-grade, enjoys chas- ing after Stanski and the other children. He signed up for the class after seeing last year’s seniors interacting with the preschoolers in the hallways. “It’s pretty fun,” Lamoreaux said. “They’re all excited but since they're dif- ferent ages, they're very different. It Ee = = CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Adam Harry helps Evan Cerone with fingerpainting during a nursery school held at Lake-Lehman Senior High School. makes you wish you had a little brother or sister.” Lamoureaux can see the difference in the hand-eye coordination between the 3 and 5-year-olds and notices that the ol- der ones talk more. His favorite activity to do with the children is going to the wrestling room to play with a large para- chute. “It’s funny to see us big kids with the little kids,” said 12th-grader Jess Jones. “Some of us will be good parents.” On a recent day, the high school stu- dents helped put painting smocks on the preschoolers in preparation of finger- painting. Preschooler Evan Cercone laughed as he spread fingerpaint onto his paper, using both of his hands. “I love kids, so this is really fun in- stead of sitting in class every day,” said senior Julie Ottaviani. “It’s fun to see how different every kid is.” Nancy Garvey, a family and consumer science teacher at Dallas Senior High School, says a nursery school program at Dallas was started in 1975 by Nancy See NURSERY, Page 13 LL Harveys Lake Council updates zoning manual By EILEEN GODIN Dallas Post Correspondent Clearing up any confusion over zoning ordinances and offering better-defined termi- nology, Harveys Lake Bor- ough Council members re- cently approved an updated zoning manual. Jack Varaly, a consultant with Michael J. Pasonick As- sociates of Wilkes-Barre, as- sisted council in redefining 78 terms, clarifying the height of shoreline buildings and adding new ordinances and addendums such as the windmill ordinances, out- door fuel burning furnaces and no-impact home-based businesses. One of the biggest changes in the new manual is the how the height of shoreline build- ings will be determined. The building height ordinance states “maximum height of any building or structure, re- gardless of use, will not ex- ceed 12 Jack Varaly, a feet mea- consultant with sured from Michael J. Pa- the shore- io18el.d. Pe”. line based sonick Associ- on the nor- ates of Wilkes- mal high- Barre, assisted Water ele a vation. council in rede- Borough fining 78 terms, Secretary clarifying the ~~ Susan But height of shore- fon adm : de e past line buildings there was and adding new some con- ordinances and fusion as ddentums to whether a . it was 12 feet from the dock or high water mark. She said the ordinance also states the zon- ing officer could require a certified shoreline elevation determination by a licensed land surveyor. Sutton said the ordinance was made in an effort to pro- tect the pristine view of the lake for all residents and vis- itors Zoning Officer Andy Luzet- ski said a more defined de- scription of dock width and lengths was added. The regu- lation states a “dock length can be the width of the prop- erty minus the required set- back of 10 feet on each side from the extended side yard property line.” The maximum dock length is “50 feet but not to exceed 20 percent of the distance to the nearest point on the oppo- site shore.” One of the 78 terminology changes was a switch from bathhouse to cabanas. Sutton said a cabana is a temporary structure that will be re- moved for winter months. “The manual has not been updated since 1992,” Luzet- ski said. “I had to cross-refer- ence ordinances and any changes. Now everything is in one book.” The new Harveys Lake Borough zooming manual is available for viewing at the Harveys Lake Municipal Building. The next meeting of the Harveys Lake Borough Council is 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, at the munici- pal building. 6¢'M09815120079%g L
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