[1 TE ¥ i Sunday, November 20, 2011 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 11 Student art exhibit is open to public Thanksgiving week The 36th Annual Student Art Exhibit will be held during Thanksgiving Week at Sue Hand’s Imagery, 35 Main St., Dal- las. Artworks on display include impressionistic and realistic works in all'fine art drawing and painting media. Landscapes, sea- scapes, still lifes, portraits and figures, animals and floral com- positions will be exhibited. Students range in age from 5 to over 85. Award-winning artist and teacher Sue Hand will be present during the exhibit to welcome visitors and answer questions about the artwork. She invites visitors to watch while she draws and paints on her own current projects. The public is invited to view the exhibit from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21 and Wednesday, Nov. 23; from noon to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22; from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 25 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26. For more information, call 675- 5094. Some of the students who will exhibit their art work during the 36th Annual Student Art Exhibit at Sue Hand's Imagery are, from left, Kelsey Smith, Kyle Yagloski, Gwyn Cruz, Sa- rah Gurzynski and Kyle Gur- zynski. BUDGET Continued frome Page 5 After making extensive cuts and increasing program fees last year, Reino said the board had its hands tied in prepara- tion for the 2012 fiscal year. The major decision came down to increasing taxes or cutting personnel, and he said the latter would hurt the town- ship more than help its finan- cial situation. “Nobody wants to do this,” said Box. “This is extremely painful. I can say that in my 20 years of history with the town- ship, the financial situation here is the worst I've ever seen.” Reino also said the tax in- creases still won't cover the cost of “badly needed” paving projects in the township. “This is a bare-bones in- crease,” he said. In other news, the board... e Approved the $2 million capital improvement program. Sebastian said. it’s a township “wish list,” scheduling the re- placement of items over the next five years. If the township does not have the funds to com- plete those tasks, items cannot be purchased or repaired. e Appointed Don Wilkinson Agency to collect the local ser- vice tax at a rate of 1.485 per- cent. ¢ Increased the state Depart- ment of Transportation’s share of the East Center Street bridge project from $1,294,400 to $1,326,400. e Approved sponsorship of The Rock Rec Center’s grant application to construct multi- purpose recreational fields in the township. e The next supervisors’ meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 in the municipal building. Legion essay contest begins Daddow-Isaacs Dallas Ameri- can Legion Post 672 is conduct- ing its annual essay contest. This year’s topic is “Should America’s Electoral Process Be Changed?” Since the current Pennsylvania House and Senate are discussing a change in this process for Pennsylvania, it is an issue being addressed. Any student enrolled in grades 9-12 in a public, private or paro- chial school, or who is home- schooled is eligible to participa- te. All essays must be no less than 500 words or more than 1,000 words. Prize money is awarded and the first-place winner will be awarded a $3,500 Scholarship by the Pennsylvania State American Legion. Information can be obtained at the various schools or by contact- ing Clarence J. Michael at 675- 0488. BUDGET Continued from Page 3 er and state Rep. Karen Bo- back. cs Resident Jane Tolomello said opposing the proposed law on a local level is not enough. “You have to remember that this petition is going to be growing and it’s in municipal- ities not only in this area but all throughout Pennsylvania,” she said. This year the township has dealt with two natural gas com- panies, Chief Gathering LLC and Williams Field Services LLC, to ensure local zoning and subdivision and land develop- ment ordinances applied to the companies’ plans for natural gas development in the town- ship. 2 Tolomello said if this legisla- tion passes, all of that work would go to waste at the tax- payers’ expense. Walter said if board members receive a copy of the petition, they will consider signing it. Supervisor Frank Wagner al- so took a moment to congrat- ulate resident Liz Martin for winning a seat on the board in this year’s general election. “You got a long road to trav- el,” he said to Martin. “...It’s a tough road to go.” He also wanted to thank Ho- well, who will step down in Ja- nuary, for his more than 50 years of service on the board and sound financial planning that has always left the town- ship budget “in the black.” “I think it’s something to re- ally be proud of,” Walter said. CHAMBER Continued from Page 1 Barre,” she said. She said the population within the Dallas and Lake-Lehman school districts’ territories now rivals that of Wilkes-Barre, and the number and type of busi- nesses in the region could bene- fit from this synergistic type of organization. | “We’ll also offer a way for busi- nesses to be recognized and to recognize the key people in those businesses,” she said. “You know, people do great things in the Back Mountain and when you're recognized for that, it en- courages more people to do great things, and a chamber of commerce is a vehicle for doing that.” Banta said the chamber will work alongside other local busi- ness groups, such as the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Com- merce, rather than compete with them. “We’re not interested in being a bedroom community,” she said. “We need to have a thriving business community of our own.” Banta said the chamber aims to expand its membership to home-based businesses and non- profit agencies, which is atypical of business organizations. “We believe part of the mis- sion is to preserve this great place we live in,” said Banta. CRAFTS Continued from Page 3 Crafts, usually sold well at the summer festival but scheduled attendance at other shows earli- er in the year helped the compa- ny turn out its greatest profit in six years. “We've been going to more and bigger shows,” she said. Winter is grateful for the com- munity’s support and the weath- er’s cooperation that made the Homespun Holidays event a suc- cess. “It could have been worse,” she said. “We could have had it last weekend in the snow storm.” Diane Smiles, of Wyoming, likes the homemade Christ- mas ornaments she found at the holiday fair. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Barbara Mikielski, left, of Lehman, Rose Weaver, center, of Swoyersville, and Mary Dysleski, of Kingston Twp., admire holiday baskets. MASS Continued from Page 3 Fundraising scheme victims Galicki announced those who were affected by the PSAT fundraising scheme headed by former guidance counselor John Wolensky may apply for reimbursement until the end of this year. Wolensky pocketed money from a fundraiser conducted from 1997 to 2008 in which stu- dents were overcharged as much as $15 for a practice SAT test. He also took money from student meal accounts and football helmet funds. Wolensky pleaded guilty to a theft charge in February 2009 and was sentenced to two years probation. He admitted to tak- ing $24,683 and was ordered to pay restitution to the district for the misappropriated funds, but a report released last year from the state auditor general’s office contended Wolensky may have taken more than double that amount. The money Wolensky paid back to the district was placed in an escrow account, and any unclaimed funds will be used to aid students who cannot afford to pay for certain tests. To make a claim, visit the Dallas School District website at www.dallassd.com. Ted Jackson Jr. resigns The board unanimously ac- cepted the resignation of Ted Jackson Jr. as head boys basket- ball coach. Board President Bruce Goer- inger said Jackson handed in his resignation on Saturday. As a basketball coach, he earned a stipend of $6,235. The season was set to start at the end of last week. Jackson also serves as assist- ant football coach under his fa- ther, Ted Jackson Sr. Jackson Jr. was suspended a week be- fore the Oct. 22 game against Pocono Mountain East for “un- sportsmanlike conduct penal- ties” in prior games. Galicki couldn’t comment on whether Jackson Jr. will stay on as assistant football coach. Goeringer and Galicki declined suspension was related to the resignation or if Jackson Jr. was forced to resign. The basketball coaching po- sition will be advertised and fil- led as soon as possible. Junior high, freshman and junior varsi- ty coaches will lead practices until then. Jackson Jr. was the boys’ bas- ketball coach for seven seasons. In other news, the board... e Discussed athletic field completion with Bob Nesbit of Crabtree Rohrbaugh & Associ- ates on the new high school portion of the campus. Most fields will not be complete until next fall. e Heard a presentation on two student attendees of the National Young Leaders Forum on Medicine in Philadelphia. The board contributed to the two students’ trips last year, which examined what it takes to be a medical doctor. * Honored the leaving mem- bers of the board Russell Bigus, Dennis Gochoel and Gary Mathers, and acknowledged new board members Colleen Slocum, Larry Schuler and Fred Parry. e Approved the following maintenance department trans- fers: Molly Cobleigh to house- keeper at a rate of $12.33 per hour effective Oct. 25, E. Keith Harvey to housekeeper at a rate of $12.33 per hour effective Oct. 31 and Jennifer Adams to housekeeper at a rate of $12.33 per hour effective Nov. 7. e Approved Dorothy Krakos- ki and Richard Forsey as substi- tute housekeepers, effective Oct. 31. e Accepted the following re- signations: Brittany Neves, Wy- callis Elementary special edu- cation aid, effective Oct.21; Ma- ry Jo Hromchak, head girls bas- ketball coach, effective Oct. 20; and Marissa O’Neil, senior high housekeeper, effective Oct. 25. * Approved the internship of Kyle Suponcic, a sports man- agement major at Misericordia University, with Athletic Direc- tor Nancy Roberts. e Approved an agreement to pay $18,000 to settle and com- promise all claims raised by the parents of an eligible student. Galicki declined to elaborate on this matter. ® Increased the cost of open swim at the Dallas Middle School natatorium from $2 to $3 and began Sunday hours, starting Nov. 20 and continuing through March 25. e Approved the sale of 100 lockers from the old Dallas High School to the Hanover Ar- ea School District at a cost of $12.50 per locker. Business Manager Grant Palfey said the money will go directly into the general fund. e Appointed the following winter sports coaches: Kelly Martin Johnson as head girls basketball coach with a stipend of $6,235 and James Gattuso as boys’ basketball seventh grade coach with a stipend of $664. e The next Dallas School Board meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5 in the administration building. © PUZILE ANSWERS — King Crossword — Answers Solution time: 25 mins. 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