PAGE 14 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, June 26, 2011 DOWN Continued from Page 1 and faculty. Galicki said the old building, which held about 885 students just a few weeks ago, had under- gone many changes over the years to accommodate the grow- ing student population. The new building, set to open in mid-September, can hold more than 1,200 students. “You know the old adage, ‘If you build it, they will come,” Galicki said of his hopes to attract students to the new school. The old high school, which was about 110,000 square feet, had to be spliced and restructured many times to create more classroom space since the 1990s when the school added ninth grade to the building. Among the constant reorgani- zation of the floor plan, the build- ing’s physical structure was “a nightmare” to deal with, he said. “The roof of the building was extremely porous — it leaked a lot,” said Galicki. “The windows were single-paned and we couldn’t find replacements. Cost- efficiency was (difficult).” The old high school is set to be razed by the middle or end of Ju- ly, while the new building is scheduled for what Nesbit called substantial completion by July 1. “We just want to be done and to be able to give the building over to the school so they can do what they need to prepare for the stu- dents,” he said. In the move from old to new, Galicki said several items were saved, including desks, tables, chairs and lockers, to auction off this summer and provide a start- ing point for the districts planned non-profit foundation. He also said 1,000 bricks will be saved from the demolition. Galicki watched intently as the dust rose from crashing bricks. He said he remains “cautiously optimistic” about the project. “Pm pleased at the progress,” he said. “But there are always complications.” CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Workmen carry away asbestos material while bricks from the old Dallas High School will be crushed and recycled as the foundation for the new parking lot. Demolition work continues on the old Dallas High School building to make way for the new one. WSCC plans 70th Birthday Bash West ay Central Catholic High School Class of 1959 is planning a 70th Birthday Bash today, June 26. Any classmate interested in attending who did not receive an invitation may call Rosem- ary Grebeck at 655-3333. SCHOOL BRIEFS Misericordia hosts diversity camp Misericordia University will host the 2011 Diversity Institute Summer Camp from June 26- 30. The camp’s goals is to create student leaders who are en- gaged in and community ad- vocates for inclusive excellence in the region. Sessions will examine stereotypes, aging and OFFICIALS Continued from Page 3 Williams’ original application included a metering station that would include two 3,000-gallon mercaptan ‘tariks, various piping and valves and condensate tanks to collect water from the gas. Ryan Savage, general manager of Midstream ‘Operations i in the Appalachian Basin, attended the meeting with two Williams attor- neys. He confirmed the company received preliminary land devel- opment approval from the Wyoming County Planning Com- mission for a 5-acre parcel of land to be built in Northmoreland Township, which is about 10 miles from the Dallas Township site. “Taking community concerns into consideration has always been an important part of our process,” said Williams spokes- person Helen Humphreys in an e- mailed statement. “(Tuesday’s) vote will provide both parties an opportunity to address the con- cerns of Dallas Township officials and residents in an effort to find common ground.” Brennan said Chief has filed land development applications in protest, while Williams has ac- tively participated in land devel- opment proceedings. He did not comment further on Chief’s current applications. The company is scheduled to have a fifth continued hearing for its zoning application to build a me- tering station about 1,300 feet from the Dallas schools. Residents were cautious of the announcement, but Brennan re- fused to answer questions relat- ing to the issue. “Im always leery of a deal,” said resident Jim DeMichele. { EXHAUST Continued from Page 3 nance could prohibit that but McCormick responded by saying the borough ¢ does not have any jurisdiction on the lake waters. “I am not adverse to doing something on the motorcycles,” McCormick said. “This ordi- nance is very broad and could have other implications.” Police Chief Charles Musial said the safety checks could SHOPPING 1 1 = make a difference. During spot safety’ checks, police would look for exhaust systems that may not have passed state vehicle inspec- tions and motorcycles not dis- playing current registration stickers. “Lets try this first,” Musial said. . In other news . * An amendment was mide to the zoning ordinance, allowing for the residential use of town- houses in a commercial district. When the zoning ordinance was updated about two years ago, this was mistakenly omitted. . Council £ embers accepted the resignation of Kevin Novack- owski from the General Munici- pal Authority Board. Novackow- ski moved outside of the bor- ough and could no longer serve, reported secretary Susan Sutton. He has three years remaining on his term. Mayor Clarence Hogan, who was not in attendance, was nomi- nated and appointed to the posi- tion by a vote of 6-1. Council member Diane Dwyer voted against the appointment, saying she would rather see the position opened to the public first. -- ZF Continued from Page 3 as part of a United Way of Wyom- ing Valley grand prize. Cooper, of Swoyersville, donat- ed $2 every week during the Unit- ed Way's fall campaign and was selected for the prize in Decem- ber. She and her friend, Kelly Whalen of Kingston, were well- prepared for the event. The pair walked the aisles of the grocery store the night before, clutching a store floor plan and highlighting where certain items could be found. “I own referee flags, so I brought them with me,” said “ Whalen, who stood at aisles to flag her friend to the finish line. It turned out to be a big help - Cooper picked up some razor blades, meat, several large con- tainers of Tide laundry deter- gent, a few cases of Gatorade and Capri Sun sports drinks, three boxes of Huggies diapers (for her sister, who has three children un- der the age of 3) and several large packages of Bounty paper towels — all on Wegmans’ dime. Even when Cooper found out she was $80 over the spending limit, Wegmans manager Keith Grierson told her the store would pay for the excess. “Por how expensive it is to go grocery shopping now with the economy, this is wonderful,” said Cooper. Though Cooper’s two children, 8year-old David and 5-year-old Abby, were slightly bummed about the lack of candy their mom picked up in her whirlwind trip, they were promised a sweet treat later. The real fun began once Coop- er and her grocery store entour- age ushered three carts full of bulk items to her car. “The kids are going to have to sit on some items,” said Cooper, laughing. The United Way aims to serve the most pressing needs of the community, said John Winslow, director of communications and special events. The organization works with 27 local nonprofit agencies on 47 community pro- grams. Last year, the organiza- tion raised more than $4 million for local outreach. ability, and world religions, which also includes visits to a local mosque, temple and church. For additional information, please contact Erica Acosta at 674-8155. Counselor Recital at Wyoming Sem The Wyoming Seminary Arts Institute (PAI) will present a Counselor Recital in the Great Hall of Wyoming Seminary, 228 Wyoming Ave., just north of Kingston Corners, at 8 p.m. on Monday, June 27. Army Band will yen The Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute (PAI) will present a special perform- ance by the U.S. Army Field Band Brass Quintet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29 at the River Commons, Wilkes-Barre The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, call 270-2186. Summer Youth Rally planned Catholic teens in eighth through 12th grades are invited to attend Light the Fire Sum- mer Youth Rally presented by Combined Youth Ministry from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29 at Misericordia Uni- versity. Additional information is available by calling Brian Wil- liams, Regional Youth Ministry at 288-6446. Student recitals set The Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute (PAI) will present a Student Recital at 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 30 in the Great Hall of Wyoming Seminary, 228 Wyoming Ave., just north of Kingston Corners. For more information, call 270-2186. CREATURES Continued from Page 1 in zoos before, the roundup is a more personal experience. “I especially like their hunt- ing instincts,” he said of the snakes. Shawn Henninger Jr., 10, of Dallas, spent most of his time at the event comingling with the wiggling animals in the pit. He even went on a hunting trip with his father earlier in the day. “The rattlers are so interest- ing,” he said. “They way they CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALAS POST Debby Galacci, of Clarks Summit, and Dominick Wayda, of Shickshinny, get a closer look at a rattler in the hands of a handler at the annual Noxen Rattlesnake Round-up. shed and use their senses and give warnings — they're a little scary, but you get used to i First-time snake hunter J Stocker, of Forks Township, said she wanted to do a field study for her elementary stu- dents on snakes. “It was a lot of adrenaline,” she said. TOURNEY Continued from Page 1 Vacation, $500 for Zero Re- striction Apparel and a Sea Mist vacation. Other contests during the day include closest to the pin, longest drive for men and women and double your mon- ey by “holding the green.” The tournament will also include a prize raffle featuring various gifts and certificates donated by local businesses as well as a 50/50 drawing. The day’s festivities get un- derway at 11:30 a.m. with reg- istration and lunch and the tournament begins at 1 p.m. with a “shotgun start.” An awards banquet will begin at 6:30 p.m. where tournament and prize winners will be an- nounced. For more information, con- tact Karen Brace-Hodle in the Penn State Wilkes-Barre De- velopment Office at 675-9228 or klbl4@psu.edu. BUDGET Continued from Page 3 The board also heard com- ments from parents and wres- tling personnel prior to the ap- pointment of high school wres- tling coach Thomas Williams. Several , parents spoke out against WilliAm ams, while fellow wrestling coaches supported his appointment. Williams was hired amid pro- tests last year to replace Phil Lip- ski, who left the position after 21 years. Resident Cheryl Dragon told the board to open the position up to the public to see if “more qual- ified” applications would be re- ceived. Resident George Jones added to Dragon’s comments, saying Williams is “not there for the kids” and expressed several in- stances of what he believed was poor judgment on Williams’ part during the 2010-11 season. Resident Rodney Driscoll said none of Williams’ dissenters were qualified to make judgments about Williams’ abilities as a coach. “We're not here for personali- ty,” said Driscoll. Williams was unanimously hired for the position, along with Maureen Devine as head swim- ming coach, Brian Cutter as head boys’ basketball coach and James Spencer as head girls’ basketball coach. In other news, the board... ¢ Authorized human resources to advertise the position of ju- nior/senior high school head custodian. * Appointed J.P. Harris Associ- ates LLC of Mechanicsburg as de- linquent per capita tax collector for the 2011-12 school year at no cost to the district. * Appointed the following tax collectors for the 2011-12 year: Le- gally certified tax collector in each municipality for the current real estate and per capita taxes, H.A. Berkheimer and Associates for local service tax at a commis- sion of 1.75 percent and for me- chanical device tax at no commis- sion to the district and recorder of deeds in Luzerne and Wyom- ing counties for the real estate transfer tax at a commission of 2 percent. ¢ Voted to continue the 10 per- cent penalty on all taxes not paid after 120 days after date of issue. ® Authorized the business manager to continue the contract with the Educational Consorti- um for telephone and e-rate ser- vice reimbursements and dis- counts. * Appointed the following de- positories effective July 1: PNC Bank, Pennsylvania School Dis- trict Liquid Asset Fund, Bank of American and M&T Bank. e Voted to execute an agree- ment between the Luzerne Inter- mediate Unit 18 and the district for special education services for the 2011-12 school year at a cost of $271,187. e Appointed Andrew Molito- ris, Photography by Andy, as the district’s photographer for the 2011-12 year. e Authorized a three-year agreement with WVIA to provide instructional V-Media programs at the discounted rate of $1,425 per year. eo Approved Seneca Valley Cyber and Arts, of Harmony, Pa. as the district’s summer school provider. ¢ Adopted Option 1 of the food service budget for the 2011-12 school year, which includes a $0.10 increase in breakfast and lunch prices and an increase in ala carte prices. 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