a ——————— EE FE Ee SR STIR EE ——————— Sunday, May 15, 2011 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 9 9 emembering their friend and colleague the late Anne Ma- rie Lohin the best way they know how, members of the Gate of Heaven School and “Changing Hab- its” ministry presented a memorial talent show on May 1 in the Gate of Heaven School gymnasium. Christo Huntington plays a Beatles selection with his brother and some eighth-grade friends during the tribute. show to REMEMBER Presenters at the show included Changing Habits, Cora Atrim, Joan- na Smith, Jacob English, Molly Bridger and Gram, Melanie Selner, Shelby Jackloski, Sam and Suzy An- drew, Jonathan Wallace, Mary (Ba- lavage) Simmons, Antony Hunting- ton, Christo Huntington, Michael Gatusky, Tommy Calpin and Kurtis Caricher, Shane Panagakos, Rebec- ca Darling and Cindy Brin. Joe Lohin plays a base violin to accompany a vocal presenta-- tion during a musical tribute to his deceased wife, Ann Lohin. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Marilyn O'Connell, Fran Rismondo and Marcia Matthews, part of Changing Habits, a women's chorus from Gate of Heaven Church, perform a vocal presentation in tribute to the late Ann Lohin, a former a member of the group and teacher. Also, Classic Country Line Danc- ers, Molly Bridger Cantando Trio, John and Marcella Cantando, Bian- ca Cantando, Tony Kubasek, Chris- tine Schuler, Julianna Pillets, Jo- nathan and Joanna Wallace, Gate of Heaven Bell Choir, Men II Boyz and Chuck Unice. Proceeds from the show benefit a Gate of Heaven School scholarship and the “Changing Habits” ministry. Wilkes chosen for ATY embers of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors have elected John “Jay” Wilkes Jr., chairman of the board of supervisors and roadmaster for Jack- son Township, to a first three-year term on the as- sociation’s Executive Committee. The election took place dur- ing PSATS’ 89th Annual Edu- cational Conference and Trade Show held April 17-20 in Her- shey. This is the largest municipal event of its kind in the state with close to 4,000 attendees. The seven-member Execu- tive Committee and the associ- ation’s five officers make up the 12-member Executive Board, which is responsible for ma- naging the affairs of the state association. The board meets frequently throughout the year to oversee association business and plan new projects that will benefit member townships. Wilkes is a member of the as- sociation’s Grassroots Lobby- ing Network, which addresses legislative issues that affect ev- ommittee ery Pennsylvanian who lives in a township of the second class. He previously served as chairman of the association’s Townships With Populations Greater Than 2,000 But Less Than 5,000 Committee and as a member of the Legislative and Annual Conference Planning committees. He has also served as a sergeant at arms during PSATS’ Annual Educational Conference. A firefighter apparatus oper- ator for Edwardsville Borough, Wilkes also serves on Jackson Township’s recreation board and planning commission and is deputy chief of the Back Mountain Regional Emergency Management Agency. He is a past president and cur- rent vice president of the Lu- zerne County Association of Township Officials and also serves on that association’s con- vention planning committee. Wilkes is vice chairman of the Back Mountain Community Partnership and a member of the Jackson Township Volun- teer Fire Department and the Luzerne County Conservation District Board of Directors. He is a member and past chairman of the State Correc- tional Institution-Dallas Munic- ipal Advisory Committee and is a Pennsylvania state constable and the Jackson Township liais- on for Boy Scout Troop #146. DALLAS TOWNSHIP CLASS OF 1951 PLANS REUNION The Dallas Township High School Class of 1951 reunion plan- ning committee has finalized plans for the 60th anniversary re- union at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 28 at the home of Alfred and Betty Hudak, Dallas. Classmates, spouses and friends are invit- ed. Members of the planning committee are, from left, Louise Brzyski Kubasti, Alfred Hudak, Julia Updyke Scott and Dorothy Edwards Searfoss. KINGSTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Supervisors table decision to switch EMS providers By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com ingston Township Board of Supervi- sors announced Wednesday it is considering a switch of its first-due emer- gency medical service pro- viders. A resolution to change the provider from Trans-Med ambulance and wheelchair van service of Forty Fort to the Wyoming Hose Compa- ny No. 1 of West Wyoming was tabled due to a lack of in- formation. Township Manager Kathleen bastian said the Trucksville Volunteer Emergency Medical Service, Fire and Rescue had re- cently spurred the switch, but su- pervisors were unaware of a spe- cific reason for the change. David Prohaska, community relations for Trans-Med, spoke out during a public hearing on the matter. He said the for-profit organiza- tion was “blindsided” with news of the change earlier on Wednes- day. Prohaska also said representa- tives from the company were not invited to the board’s work ses- sion on Monday night, when the proposed change was first dis- cussed among supervisors. : He asked whether the town- ship was displeased with the ser- vice the company has provided “for the last 10 to 12 years.” Chairman James Reino Jr. said he wasn’t aware of any com- plaints about Trans-Med’s ser- vice, but he and other supervi- sors took the opportunity to ask Prohaska more questions about aspects of the company, includ- ing issues of staffing and vehicle availability. Prohaska said the company has 26 vehicles and more than 160 employees serving much of Lu- zerne County. He maintained that a vehicle is always available in the Back Mountain area from a Dallas sta- tion. He also said if the switch were made from Trans-Med to Wyom- ing Hose Company No. 1, re- sponse times would suffer for any calls made past the Burger King on Route 309. Robert Smith of the Kingston Township Ambulance and Res- cue Association said the two fa- cilities both face challenges to re- UP NEXT The Kingston Township Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting at 8 a.m. May 22 to conduct the annual spring road inspection. The next work session will be held at 7 p.m. June 6 and the next regular meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. June 8 in the municipal building. sponse time due to the geograph- ic location of the township. He said the Wyoming Hose Company No. 1 would be quicker to respond to calls made on Carv- erton Road because of its loca- tion on Eighth Street. Smith also said the Trans-Med services cover a larger portion of the county including the West Side and Wilkes-Barre Township, making it difficult to guarantee consistent coverage in the Back Mountain. “You can’t guarantee you'll have a vehicle there 100 percent of the time,” Prohaska said. “If anyone tells you that, it’s just not possible.” Sebastian said the board will need more time to conduct fur- ther research before making a de- cision. “We want to look into it a little more,” Sebastian said. “We want to do what we feel is best and make sure our residents are taken care of if a call comes in.” The board also tabled a deci- sion to transfer a liquor license to the Valero gas station located on Route 309. Resident Keith Murray, a long- time member of the state Liquor Control Board, said during a pub- lic hearing on the matter that sell- ing liquor on a property where liquid fuels are contained is not permitted by the control board. Solicitor Benjamin Jones III said there may need to be a sub- division of the property if Murray is correct, which would be a township matter. “This could be a problem,” he said. “I don’t know if it could be caught here. If it involves land use, that would be here.” Sebastian announced a Route 309 corridor study will not be conducted by the state Depart- ment of Transportation for an- other two years. Sebastian said this is because PennDOT is currently studying other intersections in the Back Mountain, including the five-cor- ner area in Dallas and the inter- section of Upper Demunds and Hildebrandt roads in Dallas Township. Vice Chairman Jeffrey Box said the delay is “unacceptable,” as the township has been pursuing a study on the road since 2004. In other news, the board: e approved a state-mandated storm water ordinance that would require new dwellings to have stringent storm water man- agement plans. Box and Supervi- sor Frank Natitus voted against the measure. e approved a resolution to pro- test the increase rates of Pennsyl- vania American Water Co. e revised inter-governmental cooperation agreement between four of the municipalities in- volved in the Back Mountain Community Partnership to pur- chase a shared speed trailer at a cost to the township of $1,725 was approved. The purchase was approved last year, but the trail- er’s price increased before the partnership could purchase the equipment. e approved a waiver of the pavement cut permits for the Aqua PA Sunrise Estate water main replacement project, but Box said the board should not consider similar requests in the future. “With our budget restrictions, I don’t believe we need to do this anymore,” said Reino. “Every dollar we get gives us the oppor- tunity to do something.” e approved one more fire hy- drant for a total of five to be in- stalled on the Sunrise Estates project. ¢ approved the township man- ager to make revisions of its pub- lic exhibitions and amusement ordinance. Reino said this is be- cause the ordinance, which hasn't been updated in a few years, does not adequately ad- dress larger events in the town- ship including fireworks displays and events at Hillside Farms. e opened bids for the summer recreation program transporta- tion, but will not award them un- til May 22. Bidders included Ka- bata Transportation of Shickshin- ny, Parish Limousines of Jenkins Township, Student Transporta- tion of America of Moosic, Star- fursky Transportation, Inc. of Archbald, and White Transit School Buses of Nanticoke. e granted permission to the American Red Cross to use the township's meeting room for a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 16. » awarded a $250 check to the Dallas High School Lock-In Com- mittee.
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