Sunday, December 27, 2009 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 1 FIRE Continued from Page 1 know what they could do to help. “I'm just kind of stunned right now,” she said. “I guess it hasn’t hit me yet. I'm anxious to get in there and see what has to be done.” Original Italian Pizza was also closed Tuesday and owner An- drea Tomasino had to cancel or- ders that had been placed. He was alerted to the fire by a for- mer waitress who called his house before midnight as he was going to bed. “I just came here and I parked here and I stayed ‘til 3 o'clock,” Tomasino said. “I feel sorry for everybody, of course.” Marcello and Bruno Ameti, owners of Café Toscana in Wilkes-Barre, opened Fresco Grill and Martini Bar in the for- mer Cuvenee Restaurant in the center just a week ago. ‘Marcello Ameti said the res- tdurant experienced smoke and 7ater damage but very little in- terior smoke damage. “As I was driving home (from Café Toscana) my brother Bru- no called me and said the build- ing was on fire and I stopped in,” Marcello Ameti said. “It’s unex- pected. We will definitely open again as soon as the conditions are suited for.” According to a statement is- sued by Geisinger, the Geisinger Health Clinic experienced roof damage and a broken front door. The clinic was closed Tuesday and was diverting patient ap- pointments to the Geisinger-Kis- tler Clinic in Wilkes-Barre. Vac- cines and other medications from the clinic were taken to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Med- ical Center for refrigeration. Windsor Davis, of Harveys Lake, visited the Medicine Shop- pe Tuesday morning. He said he heard about the fire on the news and was shocked because he fre- quents the stores and some- times eats at the Peking Chef. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Business owners gathered Tuesday morning to assess damage and make plans after a fire tore through the Dallas Shopping Cen- ter Monday night, damaging most of the stores and offices in the complex. Dallas Shopping Center busi- nesses suffered heavy damage. “As | was driving home (from Café Toscana) my brother Bruno called me and said the building was on fire and | stop- ped in. It's unexpected. We will definitely open again as soon as the conditions are suited for.” Marcello Ameti AGEISINGER Dallas Middle School girls basketball teams opened their season with both the seventh and eighth grades posting wins over GAR The seventh-grade team easily handled the girls from GAR, grabbing a 28-9 victory. The eighth-grade team from DMS had a tougher road to victory. Either team could have won this contest but the Dallas girls overcame early stumbles to claim a 26-24 vic- tory. The girls played Hanover DMS girls cage teams post victories last weekend at Wyoming Sem- inary Lower School. The seventh-grade girls came home with a 36-12 victory after taking charge right from the start and scoring 12 points in the opening quarter while al- lowing only two for Hanover. In the second quarter, the DMS the girls added another 10 and did not allow any points for the other team. In the third quarter, the girls from Dallas did not score a single point while Hanover made a good showing with 10 points. AIMEE DILGER/ THE DALLAS POST po you Have Chronic Pain and Poor Circulation? Diabetes and other vascular conditions often cause chronic leg pain when you are resting or after periods of exercise. PCHHS now offers Anodyne® Therapy, a clinically proven form of infrared light therapy that increases circulation and reduces pain. If you suffer from lower leg or foot pain caused by poor circulation, our treatment protocols can help you! Call us today to see if our treatment “It was worse than I thought it Co-owner, Fresco Bar and Martini Grill was going to be,” Davis said af- ter viewing the damage. Noxen resident Joseph Luket- ic passed the fire scene Tuesday morning on his way to Thomas’ Market in Shavertown. 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