*PAGE 12 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, August 9, 2009 ROSS TOWNSHIP Supervisors seek help from state reps about proposed bill By EILEEN GODIN Dallas Post Correspondent Crunching numbers over a pro- posed state Bill 1500 caused su- pervisors to seek support from lo- cal state representatives. Proposed Bill 1500, currently sitting on desks of the State House of Representatives, if ap- proved, would implement a fee over three years, based on pop- ulation, for state police coverage. Secretary Terry Davis’ calcula- tions show the proposed bill’s im- pact could exceed the township’s income. The first year would cost the township $52 per resident, totaling $142,584. The second year the fee rises to $104 per resi- dent, resulting in a charge of $285,168. During the third year, the fee increases to $156 per resi- dent, charging the township $427,752. Using the projected 2009 in- come of $413,000, a debit of $427,752 would clearly put the township in the red. After submitting a written ap- peal to State Representative Ka- ren Boback, supervisors received a call from her, telling supervi- sors she strongly opposes the bill NEXT MEETING The next Ross Township supervisors meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at the municipal building. and voted against it. In March, supervisors dis- cussed the reason why the town- ship does not have a full-time po- lice force. Chairman Stanford Da- vis said the cost of having a full- time police force is more than just payroll, explaining that items like pensions, equipment, insurance, cars, fuel and benefits add up to a costly expense. In other news, supervisors noted their concern about pro- tecting their roads from damage caused by heavy trucks passing through since nearby counties have begun drilling for Marcellus Shale gas. The option: bonding the town- ship’s roads for weight limits. When a road is bonded and a weight limit is posted, it protects the township from paying for road repairs caused by heavy trucks. Any company whose truck damages a township road will be required to pay for repairs. Supervisors have taken the first steps to bond their roads for weight limits and Davis reported that Municipal Solutions of Lin- den, PA, has been contacted help with the process. Representatives from Munici- pal Solutions visited the town- ship and analyzed the soil under the roadways to determine their weightObearing capabilities. Su- pervisors will meet with Munici- pal Solutions for a review before moving forward. Supervisors also received an update on three bridges de- stroyed after the flood of 2006. The county-owned bridges, two on Mahoney Road and one 9 Old State Road, are still closed and waiting for funding from FE- MA. Davis said the county filed for an appeal and is still waiting for an answer. He said FEMA's proc- ess is to replace a bridge with a similar structure. According to Davis, one of the bridges on Ma- honey Road was an old stone bridge and probably did not meet current requirements. PAINTERS Continued from Page 1 2004 when she had just finished the third-grade. The returning artist called her most recent auc- tion painting “Auction Ala- mode” because she featured pies from Rice’s Lemonade and Funnel Cakes, a vendor at the auction. “I think it was a little different (this time) because spending more time at Sue’s allowed me to learn more about perspec- tives,” Hillard said. “I thought that it was overall a fun experi- ence and I think it was a great experience to have the opportu- nity to paint a second time with Sue at the auction. Seeing Sue’s painting and seeing Chelsea Martin's painting made it a whole lot better and getting ideas from both of them made it a great experience.” Hillard says her painting was bought for $425 by her grandfa- ther, John Bergevin, of Dallas. Hillard is the daughter of Keith and Larisa Hillard. : “I thought that it would take a lot of work just because of the limited amount of time, but it took a lot more work than I thought it would,” Hillard said. Hand also did her annual auc- tion painting and says she got more detail and realism into it than ever before because the event was extended one day due to rain on Saturday. Hand Chelsea Martin, 15, of Dallas, paints the 63rd Annual Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction on-site at the event. Mar- tin was one of Sue Hand's two student helpers who painted the auction by her side. Martin titled her work, “Auction Friends" because she featured many of her friends and family who were at the auction. a volunteer at the auction this year, so included him five times, one for each decade, into SUBMITTED PHOTO A group of people at the auc- tion donated money totaling $5,400 and purchased the learned that Ernie Ashbridge her annual auction painting painting to give to Ashbridge was celebrating his 50th year as called “Auction Action.” for his service. SPORTS BRIEFS practice on August 17 until a physical is received by the Run for the Fallen Lake-Lehman sports district. race planned physicals scheduled DHS Gridi Club The annual “Run for the Physicals for any Lake-Leh- Vy oo jh : ! ¢ Fallen,” a 5K race, will be held man junior high boy playing a plans Media Nig on Thursday, Aug. 13, at Penn fall sport will be held at 9 a.m. The Dallas Gridiron Club State Wilkes-Barre. The raceis on Monday, Aug. 10, at the will hold its annual Media and being coordinated by members Lake-Lehman Junior-Senior Meet the Team Night for the of the Dallas High School se- High School. Dallas High School football nior class as their senior com- Physicals for junior high girls team on Wednesday, Aug. 19, pletion project. will be held at 9 a.m. on Thurs- at Dallas Mountaineer Stadi- Registration begins at 5 p.m. day, Aug. 13, which will be the um. with the race set to start at final day for all physicals. For more information, con- 6:30 p.m. Registration cost is There will not be a make-up tact Sue Van Horn, event coor- $12 for individuals or $50 for a team of five participants. For more information, call 417-5000. exam day this year. All student physicals must be completed before Monday, Aug. 17. Stu- HARVEYS Continued from Page 1 house for the event. Judy Brokenshire, of Har- veys Lake, was one of the orga- nizers of the original Harveys Lake Homecoming in the 1980s. Brokenshire said the event was held in 1983 and 1984 by community members and was taken over by the fire department in 1985 before it disintegrated. Brokenshire be- lieves the cost of insuring the event was the main hardship in continuing it. The homecoming was re- vived in 2005 as a way for resi- dents to socialize and share memories of the lake. Pro- ceeds from the weekend-long event held every August by Harveys Lake Borough bene- fited the Harveys Lake Beauti- fication Project. In 2006, Brokenshire and her husband, John, participa- ted in the firemen’s parade as part of the homecoming fes- tivities. The couple drove dents will not be permittedto Planned Rock Solid Elite Basketball Camp will be held from 3 to 5 Mayor Richard Boice around in pau. August 57 for boys and hei hl 1 the girls in grades 8 through 12. he SER De and threw The camp will focus on making of yo Spec d > players more fundamentally was amazed so many people oj with position specific came out,” Judy Brokenshire drills for each player. said. “It was so neat and the peo- ple really, really seemed to get into it, too. That’s what really bothers me is that it was a time to come together and that part is gone. I think the festival could : ) The Rock Rec Center at 696- continue. It doesn’t have to be 2769 or long onto www.Rock- on a grand scale. SolidBasketball.com. dinator, at suevh@epix.net. Basketball camp college and professional play- ersalong withhigh school coaches. Cost is $65 per player. The staff consist of former For more information, call CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Tabitha Grabowski, left, and Kathleen Brown try on some posters they crafted at the Kingston Twp. Rec summer program. REC Continued from Page 1 speakers, music and arts and crafts. Children are bused to the pool, at Frances Slocum State Park on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Many field trips are also sched- uled during the summer. This summer, campers are visiting Lake Jean at Ricketts Glen State Park, bowling at Back Mountain Bowl, The Lands at Hillside Farms, the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour, Chuck E. Cheese, the Houdini Museum, movies at Cin- emark, Philadelphia Duck Tour and the Philadelphia Zoo, Penn’s Cave, Camel Beach, ice skating at the Ice Box, Callie’s Candy Kitch- en and Pretzel Factory, Dorney Park, roller skating at Skateaway and Wild West City in Netcong, N.J. Approximately 150 children are enrolled in the summer recre- ation program this year. About 50 to 60 children attend the program on swimming days and as many as 70 go on field trips. Erica Sebastian, recreation program supervisor, estimates it costs about $2,000 for one child to attend every activity. But par- ents have the option to send their children on all, a few, or none of the field trips. “It’s a really good price,” Sebas- tian said of the program’s fee. “That’s why I think a lot of people utilize it. And we get group rates on all of our field trips. This pro- gram allows kids to do other things. It gives people the option to do vacations when they want or Girl Scout camp or soccer camp without losing money.” Six-year-oldAllen Peters, 8- year-old Nathan Deener and 9- — King Crossword — Answers Solution time: 27 mins. 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While at Chuck E. Cheese ear- lier this summer, the children en- countered a child having a small, private birthday party. The Chuck E. Cheese mouse mascot came out to sing to the child and about 80 children from the recre- ation program joined in and helped him celebrate. “All of them were singing for him and clapping for him,” Sebas- tian said of the birthday child. Twenty-year-old Matt Duffy, o J | Shavertown, attended the recre- ation program from age 6 through the sixth-grade during the 1990s. Now, he works as a counselor at the camp. “It’s a really good job and I real- ly liked it when I came here as a kid,” Duffy said. “I remember all the counselors had an affect on my life.” Although this summer’s recre- ation program is nearing an end and it is too late to register, the program is expected to return again next year. 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