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EDITORIAL
Sunday, February 27, 2011
The Dallas Post
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Mom sounds off about
gas compressor station
Editor’s note: This letter was also sent to the Dallas Township
Zoning Hearing Board. The writer requested that it be shared with
readers of The Dallas Post.
Dear Editor:
Isincerely hope that you will take just a moment to read this letter
in its entirety. I am writing to you today as a very concerned citizen,
fellow-taxpayer, resident and mother of three.
My daughters are ages 10, 7 and 5 and they attend Dallas Ele-
mentary School. They are the light and loves of my husband and my
lives. We have been blessed with the honor and duty from God to be
parents and we take this job very seriously.
My husband and I decided to live in Dallas for a multitude of rea-
sons; my husband grew up in Dallas and had a lot of pride in his
township, we both wanted a safe, healthy environment in order to
raise our children and the school district is far superior to others in
the area.
I have a multitude of concerns regarding the proposed Chief Gas
Co. Compressor Station which stem from the fact that I am also a
health care provider. I am a pharmacist with extensive background
in chemistry and biology.
I attended the last Zoning/Hearing Board Meeting with Chief
Gas Co. I listened intently to Mr. Wurfel’s expert “opinions” regard-
ing the gas compressor station and I am extremely concerned at the
magnitude of this issue and how lightly Chief Gas Co. is making this
issue. There are so many, many pertinent factors which have either
intentionally, conveniently or perhaps inadvertently not been ad-
dressed.
No amount of environmental “safeguards” proposed will ever con-
vince me that our children are safe from harm, short-term or long-
term. It has been proven time and time again throughout history
that no safeguards are foolproof, This proposal should never have
been a consideration due to the slightest possibility of harm befall-
ing our children or residents.
No one can convince me that the potential benefits of this facility
outweigh the risks in any way. A facility of this nature does not be-
long in a residential area, let alone so close to a 4-school, 2800+ stu-
dent school campus.
Why would the Township of Dallas approve of the much-needed
and anticipated new high school project and ever consider putting a
high powered natural gas compressor unit(s) within 1300 feet of our
most prized possessions? Not to mention tapping into a 50 or 60
year-old gas line with an unmentioned number of high-tech, high-
powered compressors. Explosive substances under extreme pres-
sure are never a good thing, especially so close to adversely affecting
so many lives.
Iam certain that you can appreciate the fact that, as a parent, I will
not stop in my pursuit of the prevention of this compressor station
to the utmost of my ability. I, for one, could not live with myself if
anything happened to my children.
I go to sleep each and every night praying for the safety of my
children. I do not want to have to pray that they live through their
school each day as well!
Please, please vote NO to the zoning variance proposed by Chief
Gas! :
Teri Thomas
Dallas Township
STRANGE BUT TRUE
By Samantha Weaver
* |t was English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley who made the
following sage observation: “There is no greater mistake than the
hasty conclusion that opinions are worthless because they are badly
argued.”
® In 1955, a woman in Italy gave birth to a baby who weighed 22
pounds, 8 ounces.
* Two United State first ladies ran away to get married: Florence
Harding, future wife of President Warren G. Harding, eloped with her
first husband when she was 19, and Anna Harrison eloped with the
future ninth U.S. President William Henry Harrison (also known as
“Old Tippecanoe") when she was 20 and he was 22.
* The substance now known as cat litter was originally designed to
be used as nesting material for chickens.
® Early in the history of the Christian church, tea was considered
to be a dangerous intoxicant.
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On a trip back from Red Rock one day last summer, Harveys Lake resident Pat Giordano decided to take the old Noxen Railroad bed back to
the lake. What a beautiful ride!
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20 YEARS AGO
Joe Drust and Richard Disque
of Dallas, relative novices in
woodcarving, walked away with
four ribbons in a recent New Jer-
sey show. The pair entered
carved ducks in the Tom’s River
Wild Fowl Art & Decoy show at
Tom’s River and returned home
elated with two first place and
two third place ribbons. The
men’s entries went up against
hundreds of competitors
throughout the East.
College Misericordia recently
congratulated members of the
Dallas High
School
Scholarship
p— Bowl team
FL for their suc-
’ cess in the
WNEP TV
Scholar-
ship Bowl
program,
which con-
cluded last week. The seven
member team defeated Bishop
Neuman in its first round and lat-
er lost to Bloomsburg High
School in the second round. Mi-
sericordia, one of four sponsors
of the program, presented the
team and supporting faculty
with Miserciordia sweatshirts.
Team members are: Jeri Sear-
foss, Mary Lou Baines, Kristen
Gurdin, David Lieberman, Eric
Lehman, Keith McDonald.
Team coach is Wayne Hughes.
ONLY
YESTERDAY
30 YEARS AGO
Dallas Lions held installation
of officers recently at the Castle
. Inn, Dallas. Those installed into
office are: Joseph Canfield, presi-
dent; Frank Rollman, vice presi-
dent; John Del Vecchio, treasur-
er; and William Roman, secreta-
ry. New members are: Thomas
Balutis, Michael Pickup, Tom
Pickett and Art Bowen.
Dallas UNICO chapter had in-
duction of 15 members at a din-
ner meeting Wednesday at the
Castle Inn Restaurant, Memo-
rial Highway, Dallas. UNICO
District Governor Frank Castrig-
nano was in charge of the cere-
monies. Members inducted
were: Guy Serpico, Charles Man-
ganiello, Rocco Barge, Phillip T.
Russo, Samuel Giordano, Car-
men Debiasi, Frank Silva, Leo-
nard Falcone, Edward Grabow-
ski, Rev. Robert Capparelli, Mi-
chael Morreale, Julius Parini,
Lou Dal Santo, Carl Scarantino
and Rev. William Langan.
40 YEARS AGO
Glen Kozemchak, Overbrook
Road, Dallas, received the God
and Country Award from the
Rev. John S. Prater during Boy
Scout Sunday ceremonies at the
Prince of Peace Church, Dallas.
Glen, a Life Scout, is a member
of Boy Scout Troop 281, which is
sponsored by Dallas Methodist
church. An eighth grade student
at Dallas Junior High School, he
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Kozemchak.
Three seniors from Dallas Se-
nior High School were elected to
participate in the regional com-
petition of the Pennsylvania Mu-
sic Educators Association to be
held the first week of April in Pla-
merton. Brenda Richards, Cath-
erine Wilson and Tom Yarnal
were among the approximately
80 students of the Northeast Dis-
trict who were successful in ad-
‘vancing to the regional chorus
festival.
50 YEARS AGO
J.F. Sallada was elected presi-
dent and Mrs. Betty Rather was
elected secretary-treasurer of
the Civil War Round Table at a
gathering Friday night at Back
Mountain Memorial Library for
the election of officers and the
adoption of a constitution and
by-laws. Howard Risely was
elected vice president and pro-
grams chairman.
Willard T. Davis of Dallas has
been appointed Sales Manager
of the new Industrial Rubber
Products Division of Eberhard
Faber, Inc., it was announced by
Louis H. Brown, president of the
company. Mr. Davis was vice-
president in charge of manufac-
turing of the Linear Corpora-
tion’s Dallas plant until recently.
60 YEARS AGO
Presentation of the “God and
Country” award, highest Scout
award for Christian Service, to
Eagle Scout John Cashmark, by
his pastor, Rev. Robert Webster,
highlighted the Forty-First Anni-
versary celebration of Trucks-
ville Boy Scout Troop 155 and
Cub Pack 155 at the White
Church on the hill Sunday night.
Other scouts taking part in the
largely attended service which
was conducted entirely by
Scouts and Cubs, were: Robert
Stuhlmuller, Jackie Pritchard,
John Perkins, Robert Davis,
Douglas Clewell, Robert John-
son, Harry Johnson, Donald
Goodwin, Kimble Stuhlmuller,
Arthur Robbins, John Cash-
mark, William Vollrath and Wil-
liam Hess.
- EL. “Tug” Wyant, newly ap-
pointed Town and Country YM-
CA secretary, has been busy get-
ting acquainted with youngsters
in Back Mountain schools and
stimulating interest in Hi Y and
Friendly Indian groups. Last
week the Mohican Tribe of
Friendly Indians defeated Plains
Friendly Indians Basketball
team 17 to 12 in Dallas Borough
gymnasium. Playing for the
Mohicans were: Truman Dod-
son, Robert Piznar, Thomas Ri-
chardson, James Tomas and
Robert Richardson. Substitutes
were William DeRemer and Lee
Ohlman.
70 YEARS AGO
About 55 members of the
Huntsville Christian Church and
friends in the community attend-
ed the Valentine’s farewell party
last Thursday night honoring
Rev. C.H. Frick who has a year’s
leave of absence to go to Indian-
town Gap with the 109th Field
Artillery. Rev. Frick has been
pastor at Huntsville for 20 years.
Rev. Franklin Payne of Baltimore
will arrive March 1 to take his
place. Honored at the same par-
ty was Carlton Hadsell, a mem-
ber of the church, who will als
go with the 109th. Mr. Hadse\g¢!
was presented with a soldier’s
Bible by members of the church.
Mrs. John E. Hildebrandt was
appointed chairman of the an-
nual banquet of the Dr. Henry M.
Laing Fire Company Auxiliary to
be held at East Dallas Methodist
Church March 18. She will be as-
sisted by Mrs. Joseph Schmerer;
reservations, Mrs. R.JW. Tem-
plin and Mrs. Henry Disque; pro-
gram, Mrs. Arthur Newman;
decorations, Mrs. George Snyd-
er.
Information for “Only Yester-
day” is taken from past issues of
The Dallas Post which is 122
vears old. The information is
printed here exactly as it ap-
peared in the newspaper vears
ago.
\ _ Wa
“Wrest Repo,’ a docu-
mentary about an Af-
ghan unit.”
“'Dilemma.’ It was so
funny.”
Kiera Gross
Trucksville
Arie VanKuyk
Kingston
“Stanley Kubrick's
‘2001 Space Odyssey."
Michael Stec
Dallas
“WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATER?"
“No Strings At-
tached,’ a romantic
comedy."
Sabrina Zurek
Dallas
“Tron,” a Disney mo-
vie."
Sherrie Waslick
Shavertown
“"Transformers.’ |
think it was a Michael
Day picture.”
Jared Harteis
Wyoming