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Sunday, March 27, 2011
THE DALLAS POST
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PEOPLE BRIEFS
Brown named
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to dean's list
Christina Brown, of Shaver-
town, was named to the dean’s
list at Fairfield University for the
fall 2010 semester. She is a senior
studying in the College of Arts
and Sciences.
| To be selected for the dean’s
list, a student must attain a
‘grade point average of at least
3.5, of a possible 4.0.
Dierolf named
Neil Dierolf, of Harveys Lake,
was named to the dean’s list at
Ursinus for the fall 2010 semes-
ter. Students must achieve an
average of 3.50 to receive this
honor.
A member of the Class of
2012, Dierolf is majoring in
Politics and Business & Eco-
nomics.
Cardillo named
to dean’s list
Bryan J. Cardillo, of Shaver-
town, a senior at Boston Col-
lege, recently attained dean’s list
for the fall se-
‘mester of the
2010-2011 aca-
demic year.
Cardillo is
completing his
studies in the
‘Carroll School
of Management
with a major
concentration in marketing and a
minor in music.
He recently participated as a
co-leader with the Pedro Arrupe
Immersion Program at Boston
Sel al
Cardillo
College where he spent a week in
Belize City, Central America and
built a house for Hand in Hand
Ministries — Building for Change
Cardillo is the son of Thomas
and Melanie Cardillo.
to dean's list
Daron completes
sonography program
Bethany Daron, of Shaver-
town, was a member of the sev-
enth graduating class from the
Diagnostic
Medical Sonog-
raphy Certif-
icate Program at
Misericordia
University that
was recognized
during the an-
nual certificate
presentation
ceremony in
Daron
~ Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall
on campus.
original plans to build a compres-
sor station just over 1,100 feet
from the Dallas School District
campus property line.
Hundreds of residents came to
the zoning hearing for the now-
defunct compressor station pro-
posal back in February, and wor-
ried parents and taxpayers have
met with members of the Gas
Drilling Awareness Coalition in
recent weeks for educational ses-
sions. Residents’ concerns are
primarily based on air and noise
pollution, as well as on the safety
of nearby students and employ-
ees at the Dallas schools.
Humphreys said Williams has
always been concerned about res-
idents’ inquiries and community
safety in its more than 100 years
in existence.
Lee Andrews, pipeline project
manager, said the company must
GAS
i pressor station, Humphreys said
‘or compression of the gas at the
site. The metering facility will act
almost like a gas meter on a
house, measuring the gas flowing
through the interstate pipeline
using ultrasonic monitoring sys-
tems.
“It’s not doing any processing,”
said Nunez. “Gas flows through it
and it measures the pressure.”
He said the gas comes from the
Lathrop compressor station in
Susquehanna County, which Wil-
liams received from Cabot Oil &
‘Gas, and flows to another com-
‘pressor station to be built in
Springville in Tunkhannock work with the community in or-
i Township before going to the me- der to be successful.
‘tering facility in Dallas Township =~ “There are 33 %2 miles of pipe-
‘and entering the Transco inter- line. We've worked with every
‘state pipeline to be sent to mar- land owner in building this pipe-
ket. ~ line,” he said. “We have no ability
Nunez added that the pro- to enforce eminent domain, and
posed Chief metering facility will every inch we've worked with
not interfere with Williams’ oper- folks of the community.”
ations on the site. Andrews added the company
Dallas Township Zoning Offi- has a website, www.williamsin-
cer Leonard Kozick said a plan- themarcellus.com, which allows
people to view current Williams’
projects and submit comments or
concerns.
“It's a place where they can
contact us, and we will respond
or get them in touch with the
right person and hopefully an-
swer a question or concern,” he
said.
ning commission hearing for sub-
division and land development
for the Williams’ site will be held
on April 12, and a zoning board
‘hearing will be held May 16.
The Chief metering station
proposal was received last month
amended from the company’s
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funding.
| 5 percent tax increase, which
| goes above the state’s Act 1 in-
i dex. The index limits the per-
| centage by which school boards
| can increase taxes based on the
owner an additional $85 for the
year.
A mill is $1 for every $1,000 in
assessed property value.
In other news ...
¢ The board voted to accept a
certified check in the amount of
$36,015 from former guidance
counselor John Wolensky.
Palfey said the check was re-
ceived on March 17 and could
not be cashed until a resolution
was passed by the board.
Wolensky pleaded guilty in
February 2009 to a single theft
charge and was sentenced to
two years probation and 100
hours of community service. He
was order to pay $24,683 in res-
titution to the district.
A state auditor general inves-
tigation conducted last year said
Wolensky unlawfully
$60,698, more than double the
amount. originally believed to
have been taken.
Wolensky misappropriated
funds from overcharging stu-
dents for practice SAT tests,
football helmet sales and stu-
dent meal costs.
The district will place the
funds into an escrow account
and will reimburse students and
parents affected by the scheme
beginning in April.
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.iceberg,” and the district must
‘come up with ways to slash at
least $1.2 million from the bud-
‘get in order to avoid a 5 percent
‘tax hike.
“These cuts still require us to
vote a 5 percent increase to this
community,” he said. “I can’t
‘vote for a 5 percent increase to
Palfey presented a $32 million
preliminary budget to the board
in" January, which featured an
“estimated $340,000 cut in state
The financial plan proposed a
statewide weekly wage index.
This year’s index is 1.7 percent,
and the district must apply for
special exceptions from the
. state in order to go above the
| limit.
Palfey said the 5 percent hike,
from 11.0118 to 11.5624 mills,
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' the school board. Sult also re-
. ceived the Sandy Nininger Award
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Key Club members also re-
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banner patch for an increase
membership over last year’s ros-
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in the coming months. He add-
ed the board will review and
make changes to keep the ordi-
nance relevant for the town-
ship.
Franklin Township
Board Secretary Rick Melvin
said township officials haven't
proposed any ordinances specif-
ic to the natural gas industry,
but supervisors are going to up-
date zoning and land develop-
ment ordinances within the
next year. He said the board is
looking to see what other mu-
nicipalities in the area are doing
before it makes any decisions
concerning the industry, espe-
cially those cases that have
gone to court.
Harveys Lake Borough
Council recently rejected a
proposed ordinance to ban nat-
ural gas drilling in the borough,
and council member Larry Ran-
del said the ordinance in ques-
tion had too many inconsisten-
cies and legality issues. He also
said the borough is looking for
ways to strengthen its zoning
ordinance to ensure additional
‘safeguards for the community.
Kingston Township
Supervisors recently pro-
posed-an ordinance specific to
the gas and oil industries that
would stringently monitor road
damage if companies were to
build well pads, compressor sta-
tions or processing plants with-
in the township. Chairman
James Reino Jr. believes the or-
dinance is a first for the area,
and he said it was carefully de-
state Gas and Oil Act. A hearing
will be held on the ordinance at
7:30 p.m. April 13.
Jackson Township
Supervisor John Wilkes Jr.
said many leases in the town-
ship have been dropped. The
board is currently updating its
zoning ordinances in terms of
truck traffic regulation. He also
said the board will consider the
model ordinance prepared by
PSATS in the near future.
Lake Township
Drilling at the Salansky well
has long ended, and Chairman
Lonnie Piatt said the well will
be capped sometime this
month. He added the township
is zoned by the county, so no or-
dinances related to the gas and
oil industries can be proposed
by township officials.
Lehman Township
Supervisor Ray Iwanowski
said township officials are re-
viewing the proposed ordi-
nance in Kingston Township
and the PSATS-written ordi-
nance, which he said officials
plan to strengthen to suit the
township’s needs. He also said
the township’s subdivision and
land development ordinances
are being reviewed.
Ross Township
Supervisor Stan Davis said
the officials took measures last
year to ensure the township
roads were bonded, ensuring
that increased truck traffic
through the area can be re-
paired. Like Lake Township,
Ross Township is also privy to
county zoning laws, rather than
municipal ordinances, and
therefore cannot create or
change existing zoning ordi-
nances.
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had its experiment chosen
with just five others out of 62
submitted from across the
country to be performed in
space next month.
The experiment revolves
around the principle of buoy-
ancy. The students used a
plastic bag, a binder clip and
water to show how gravity af-
fects objects on Earth, and
they predicted a different out-
come for the experiment per-
formed at the space station.
Their hypothesis was that the
clip would sink in a bag par-
tially filled with water on
Earth, but the clip would float
or be only partially submerged
in the water bag in space due
to the lack of gravitational
pull.
“It was hard to come up
with an experiment,” said Jan-
ice Szczechowicz, NASA pro-
gram leader and science teach-
er at Gate of Heaven Middle
School. “They had to take sim-
ple objects and go through all
the steps of the scientific
method.”
The students were surprised
when they found out they
were chosen as finalists for the
contest and will see their ef-
forts attempted in space.
“We didn’t think we would
get this far,” said Gatusky.
Another experiment that
may result in a trip to the
south for the team is the
“Waste Limitation Manage-
ment and Recycling Design
Challenge” in which students
created a mechanism to recy-
cle waste in zero gravity envi-
ronments. The six-foot proto-
type, made of plastic piping
and paper filters, turns recre-
ated waste material into us-
able water. Szczechowicz said
the structure also features a
pump, which helps astronauts
utilize their muscles normally
not engaged in zero gravity,
and its parts are inexpensive
and widely available.
The team has been chosen
as a top 20 finalist in this com-
petition. Khoudary said first
place wins a trip to the Kenne-
dy Space Center, a $500 gift
certificate for the school and a
$100 gift card for each partici-
pating team member. Second
place and third-place winners
also receive cash prizes.
The third experiment is a
competition called “What If
No Gravity?” in which stu-
dents designed an experiment
to be demonstrated by drop-
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It involved how magnetic
forces would make a light bulb
turn on, and the students prac-
ticed by dropping the box
from the top of Gate of Heav-
en Elementary School.
The students spent hours af-
ter school and time on week-
ends preparing the projects for
submission, giving up lunch
periods and vacation time to
keep afloat on all things space-
related.
“It’s worth it,” said Gatusky.
Szczechowicz said each stu-
dent has a different skill to
bring to the winning team.
Carichner described himself as
the “handyman.” He aims to
become a mechanical engi-
neer, and his teammates said
he knows others in the archi-
tectural field if the students
ever get in a scientific jam.
“He’s got people,” said Hun-
tington.
Gatusky is more tech-savvy
— he’s best suited to handle
any of the team’s computer
imaging-related needs. Hun-
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proposals and research.
Khoudary is the leader who
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The projects have not only
given the already science-lov-
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more about space, but they
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