orn Sunday, January 24, 2010 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 13 The Rev. Charles Gommer, third from the right, with Jeannott Dorzeuse, founder and principal of the Mitspa School in Verretts in Haiti, and his family. HAITI Continued from Page 1 their needs. The volunteers will then try to develop teams around those needs. “It breaks your heart,” the Rev. Gommer said. “Today I couldn’t watch anymore...seeing all that hurt and pain. They were beginning to turn a corner.” The teams continue to part- ner with the Haitian people in construction of schools, church- es and clinics and other health care projects. They have also be- gun a project that involves water purification in rural areas. The volunteers collect medi- cal supplies and equipment, school supplies and church sup- plies and take them to Haiti. All volunteers pay for their own travel expenses, room and board. They also pack and carry equipment and supplies for the trip. A few years ago, the Rev. Gom- mer returned to Dupree’s home to find him a few years older and taller. The first thing Dupree showed the Rev. Gommer was the pocket knife he had given him the first time they met. The Rev. Gommer was pleased to learn the boy was still doing well in school. “When you sit down at break- fast and you talk with (Haitians) about their family and your fam- ily, they talk about the same things...they taught me how to live simply,” the Rev. Gommer said. “They taught me how to live above pain and discomfort. COUNCIL Continued from Page 7 Council member Diane Dwyer said she would not vote ‘for the motion because she would like to see taxpayers’ money kept within the county and that she was unaware of meetings made with insurance agents. When the vote was calledm Kopko, Barber, Williams and council member Larry Radel “voted yes while Dwyer and council member Carole Samson voted no. The motion passed. In a similar situation, council announced Fred's Heating and EXT MEETING The next Harveys Lake Borough Council meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16, in the municipal room. Plumbing to install a new fur- nace at the police station at a cost of $8,960. The previous heating system was releasing an odor which has caused some of- ficers to become dizzy and feel ill. Some confusion over whether the work had been advertised by the previous council or should have been by the new council erupted. Previous council mem- ber Betty Jane West said the previous council did not adver- tise for the work because it knew it would not be making the decision to have the work done. Sutton said there were three bids placed. They were Apollo Group of Wilkes-Barre for $25,000, Fred’s Heating and Plumbing and an unnamed con- tractor “because they were not up to code.” In other news, the following appointments were made: e Barber was appointed as open records officer e Carol McCoach as alternate to the Zoning Board for a three- year term ¢ Jason Boice and Cathy Link to the Environmental Advisory Committee for three years. TAX Continued from Page 3 Wrestling coach Kornoski called for the imme- diate resignation of varsity wres- tling Coach Phil Lipski. Kornoski said the wrestling . team forfeited seven matches this past weekend, five matches the week before and six matches the week before that. He feels stu- dents are losing interest in the program. “The program has been on a steady decline,” Kornoski said. “I would like to have a resignation as soon as possible.” Lipski, who was not at the ‘meeting but was reached after- ward by telephone, said he will not resign. “Obviously, it’s one individu- al,” Lipski said. “I'm certainly not going to discuss his character; my record speaks for itself. We're working diligently to get our pro- gram back on track and I don’t think we're off of track. I just think some of our students need to have a little more effort put for- ward.” Lipski is also a learning sup- port teacher at the junior/senior high school. He said he is in his 34th year of teaching and 21st year of coaching. New football coach The board hired Gerald Gilsky, of Mountain Top, as head football coach for the 2010-2011 school year at a stipend of $7,061. Gilsky will replace Carl Kern, who re- signed in December after coach- ing the team for four years. Principals Tracey Halowich, junior/se- nior high school principal, was reassigned to director of curricu- lum and assessment, K-12 and principal at a prorated salary of $81,500, effective Jan. 19, 2010. Jon Pollard and Brian Pipech, both assistant principals at the ju- nior/senior high school, each re- ceived a prorated salary adjust- ment to $66,000, effective Jan. 19, 2010. Substitutes The following people were ap- pointed as substitute teachers: Jude O’Donnell, Harveys Lake, social studies; Karen Zimmer- man, Sweet Valley, elementary and early childhood certifica- tions; Eileen Spellman, Wilkes- Barre, health and physical educa- tion, and Margaret Susko, Trucksville, emergency certifica- tion pending social studies certi- fication. Retirement The board accepted letters of retirement from Richard Derby, a secondary art instructor, effec- tive at the end of the 2009-2010 school year; and from Kenneth Hoover, a full-time custodian at the junior/senior high school, ef- fective Feb. 26, 2010. Resignation The board accepted the resig- nation of Kristin Barrick, a ju- nior/senior high school instruc- tional music teacher and band di- rector, effective March 12. Leave of absence A leave of absence was ap- proved for the following employ- ees: Jennifer Welby, a fourth- grade teacher at Ross Elemen- tary School, to commence ap- proximately March 26, 2010 through May 31, 2010; and Patri- cia McCulloch, elementary school health assistant, to com- mence Jan. 11, 2010 through Feb. 23, 2010. Co-curricular positions The following people were ap- pointed to indoor color guard po- sitions for the 2009-2010 school year: Brian Marsh, instructor, $2,152; Irene Sankey, Harveys Lake, volunteer; Catherine Mar- tin, Sweet Valley, volunteer; and Jessica Milbrodt, Dallas, volun- teer. Judith Harvey, of Trucksville, was appointed as the assistant spring musical director with a sti- pend of $1,249. 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The collection took place at the association's December luncheon held at the Genetti Hotel and Convention Center in Wilkes-Barre. The annual collec- tion is a part of the chapter's yearly community service project. From left, are to Dr. William Biniek, outgoing chapter president; Dr. John Nye, incoming PASR state president; First Ser- geant Jim E. Lanham, United States Marine Corps; Armonde Casagrande, incoming chapter president; and Catherine Cortegerone, incoming president-elect and community services chairperson. WOLF DEN SCOUTS VISIT OCHMAN’S Scouts Gate of Heaven Pack 232 Wolf Den recently visited Ochman's Coins & Jewelry in Dallas. Wolf Den Scouts are working on their collecting requirements for their progress toward rank as well as their collecting belt loop. The boys all brought their collections of various items to the den meeting. From left, kneel- ing, Robbie Lauer, Christian Sebastianelli, Nathaniel Roppelt, Ryan Maloney. 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