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THE DALLAS POST
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CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
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Makayla Guzzo, of Dallas, rides Ava in the short stirrup competi-
tion.
Larry Polachek and Debbie Lefkowitz, representing Bridles and
Grooms 4H Club in Luzerne, man the food booth.
Horses
are stars
of show
It was a fun day for horses,
their riders and spectators as the
annual Dallas Horse and Pony
Show was held May 9 at the Lu-
zerne County Fairgrounds.
The day-long event, held in
partnership with the Bridles and
Grooms 4-H Horse Club and the
Dallas Horse and Pony Show or-
ganization, is sanctioned by the
Northeastern Pennsylvania
Horsemen’s Association and is
one of 36 horse shows in NEPA
held from May through October.
Riders paid a fee ranging from
$12 to $15 per class to compete in
the English riding events and
spectators were invited to watch
at no cost. There were 16 divi-
sions with a total of 49 classes.
Proceeds from the concession
stand and silent auction will ben-
efit the Bridles and Grooms 4-H
Horse Club.
Mikaila Chakon, of Dallas, jumps her horse Wish-Upon-A-Star in
the short stirrup competition.
DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
“School board tables vote on
proposed budget for 20101 year
By REBECCA BRIA
rbria@timesleader.com
The Dallas School Board ta-
bled a vote on May 10 for a pro-
posed final budget for the 2010-11
fiscal year.
Board President Bruce Goerin-
ger said the vote was tabled be-
cause only five board members
were present. He said a unani-
mous vote would have been need-
ed for the budget to pass and the
board was unsure if it would have
one.
Absent were Gary Mathers,
Russell Bigus, Richard Coslett
and Dennis Gochoel. Coslett and
Gochoel were on military duty.
The budget will instead be vot-
ed on during a special meeting at
6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 24, in
the administration building.
A vote on approval of a bill in
e amount of $5,187 from the El-
liott Greenleaf & Dean law firm
was also tabled to the May 24
meeting.
Goeringer said the bill is for at-
torney’s fees related to an alleged
urination incident. There were
allegations that several Dallas
football players urinated on a ten-
nis court during half time of a
game at Tunkhannock Area on
Sept. 18, 2009. :
There was not unanimous con-
sent as required among the five
members to approve payment of
The budget will instead be voted on during a special meeting
at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 24, in the administration build-
ing.
the bill on May 10, so the matter
was tabled, Goeringer said.
Change orders approved
Four change orders were ap-
proved for the new high school
construction project.
Three of the change orders
were deductions: $1,200 for the
removal of an old concrete foun-
dation from the communications
tower, $2,130 for water hookup
and $5,033 for an adjustment of
columns in the courtyard due to
an error by a subcontractor.
One change order was a credit
in the amount of $18,360 related
to drafting tables.
Mark Kraynack, supervisor of
buildings and grounds, said the
drafting tables suggested by the
architect did not meet the specifi-
cations requested by instructors.
Kraynack said when he re-
searched what they wanted and
found them on a state contract
they were less expensive than
what was originally specified.
In turn, the district received a
credit for the original specified ta-
bles and will apply it to the kinds
of tables requested by the instruc-
See BUDGET, Page 9
tors with a slight savings.
Personnel
Attorney Benjamin Jones
III was reappointed as the dis-
trict’s solicitor for the 2010-
2011 fiscal year at a yearly sala-
ry of $37,225 — an increase of
3.4 percent from 2009-2010.
Meredith Ohl was appoint-
ed as the senior high girls’ vol-
leyball head coach for the
2010-2011 season. Previously
an assistant coach, Ohl will re-
place Nancy Roberts. :
Resignations were accepted
from Marcus Sowcik, a special
education teacher, effective
Aug. 31, 2010; and Jennifer
Perch, completion project co-
ordinator, effective June 4,
2010.
Scorekeeper requests
reimbursement
Wayne Hughes, a score-
keeper for the wrestling team
for the past 35 years, asked the
board to reverse its decision
not to compensate scorers
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Applications are now being accepted for the Gate of Heaven Summer Youth Music Camp for stu-
dents entering grades 3-8 during the 2010-2011 school year. Members of the Gate of Heaven Youth
Choir are, from left, first row, Joanna Wallace, Rachel DeCesaris, Melissa Leonard, Gabriella Soper,
Jennifer Leonard and Eryn McMonagle. Second row, Courtney McMonagle, Jessie Adams, Kathryn
Roberts, Rebecca Darling and Michelle Leonard. Absent at the time of the photo were Jonathan
Wallace and Matthew Roberts.
Gate of Heaven Summer Youth Music
Camp is now accepting applications
Students entering grades
3-8 during 2010-201 school
year may apply for camp.
Applications are now being
accepted for the Gate of Heav-
en Summer Youth Music Camp
for students entering grades
3-8 during the 2010-2011
school year.
Directed by Anthony x Ku-
basek, the camp will take place
from 9:30 a.m. to noon daily
during the week of July 19-23.
Camp participants will take
part in a youth liturgy on Sun-
day, July 25.
The theme of this year’s
camp is “Lord, teach us to
pray.”
Campers will participate in
daily choir rehearsals and
games designed to teach music
reading and listening skills.
Deacon Tom Cesarini will
provide a daily presentation
for the campers, explaining dif-
ferent aspects of prayer as well
as the scripture readings that
will be used at the July 25 litur-
gy. :
To register, contact the
church at 675-2121 by July 12.
There is no fee to participa-
te.