a ) Sunday, January 8, 2012 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 9 Food pantry receives donation The Back Mountain Food Pan- try recently received dozens of bags of food from Our Lady at Mount Carmel Church at Lake Silkworth. The parish held a food drive during a four-week period and donated 45 bags of nonper- ishable food to the pantry just in time for the cold winter months ahead. From left, are Lori Ray- mond, parishioner and Carol Eyet, food pantry manager. LEADERS Continued from Page 3 the zoning hearing board until December 2014. Council appointed George Gwilliam as the vacancy board chairperson. Rich Williams III was reap- pointed as the emergency man- agement coordinator. Council approved both the zoning hearing board and the planning commission to appoint their own secretaries at a rate of $50 per meeting. The next Harveys Lake council meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17 in the munici- pal building. - Sarah Hite @ TOWNSHIP Supervisors reorganized on Tuesday evening and announced dates for the annual spring clea- nup program. Ted Dymond III was sworn in- to office for another six-year term. He was also voted chair- man. Supervisor Michael Pro- kopchak was selected as vice chairman. Rick Melvin was reappointed as secretary and treasurer. Art Owen Sr. was reappointed as roadmaster and zoning officer. Art Owen Jr. was reappointed as a road department employee. Vito DeLuca, Erik Dingle and arles McCormick were reap- inted as solicitors. Trumbower & Associates, Bor- ton Lawson and SM Design Group were appointed as town- ship engineers. Os Patton was reappointed as the sewage enforcement officer and Donald Carey was reappoint- ed as an alternate. Brett Slocum was chosen as the township tax collector. Dave Broadhead and Dave Wil- liams were selected as building inspectors in the township. Joseph Garlan and George Ko- valick were named as emergency management coordinators. The supervisors reappointed the following people to the plan- ning commission: Frank Hilstos- ky, Joseph Garlan, Scott Latoski, Pat Perry and Sandy Race. The following zoning hearing board members were reappoint- ed: Jerry McDonald, Ryan Bla- zure and Fred Risch. John Smith was named as an alternate. Jim Payne, Jeff Thomas, Davi- da Roberts, William Arnold and Sherry Emershaw were appoint- ed to the recreation board. At a regular meeting that fol- lowed, supervisors announced the annual spring cleanup will be held May 4 and 5 at the municipal building on Municipal Road. The board also approved the road- master to solicit bids for trash haulers. The next Franklin Township board of supervisors meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7 in the Franklin Township Vol- unteer Fire Hall at 329 Orange Rd., Dallas. - Sarah Hite KINGSTON TOWNSHIP The board of supervisors reor- ganized Tuesday and three super- visors took oaths of office. Supervisors James Reino Jr. and Jeffrey Box were sworn into another term. Box had chosen not to run for re-election, but won as a write-in candidate and decid- ed to serve the term. Newcomer Gary Mathers was also sworn into office. Mathers recently completed tenure as a Dallas School Board member. Reino was named chairman, and Box was appointed as vice chairman. Supervisor Shirley Moyer was approved as township secretary. Reino was also named board member for the Back Mountain Community Partnership, with Moyer as an alternate. Kathleen Sebastian was ap- pointed as assistant. secretary, treasurer, chief administrative of- ficer of the police pension fund and representative for the NEPA Insurance Cooperative Board. Karen Rose was appointed as the township tax collector. Don Wilkinson was appointed as the earned income tax collector. Bonita & Rainey was appoint- ed as the township auditor for 2012 and was approved to con- duct an audit for fiscal year 2010. Benjamin Jones III was ap- pointed as the solicitor for the board of supervisors and plan- ning commission. James Valen- tine was appointed as a solicitor for labor issues. Donald Brobst was selected as a solicitor for the zoning hearing board, with John Dean as an alternate. Christopher Borton of Borton Lawson was appointed as the township engineer. The following board appoint- ments were approved by the su- pervisors: Robert Kline to the zoning hearing board, Michael Luksic to the civil service com- mission, William Runner to the police pension fund board of trustees, Robert Hivish to the rec- reation commission, Rich Wydra to the recreation commission, Frank Dempsey to the uniform construction code appeals board and Dale Englehart to the uni- form construction code appeals board. John Turner was named as the emergency management admin- istrator. Bill Eck was appointed as the recording secretary to the plan- ning commission, uniform con- struction code appeals board and zoning hearing board. Keystone Nazareth Bank & Trust was selected as depository for all township funds. The next Kingston Township board of supervisors meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Wednes- day, Jan. 11 in the municipal building. ! Sarah Hite LAKE TOWNSHIP Supervisors reorganized at a meeting Tuesday evening. Supervisor Lonnie Piatt named chairman, though he was not present at the meeting. Su- pervisor Amy Salansky was elect- ed as vice chairwoman. J. Carlene Price was appointed as secretary and treasurer and building permit liaison at a salary of $625 per month. Larry Meeker was appointed as road foreman at $16 per hour and Wayne Meeker and Dick Schooley were appointed as road department employees at $15.80 per hour. Mark McNealis was appointed as the township solicitor at $100 William Bilby was appointed as Sewage Bl officer and John Belles as alternate to be paid on an established fee sched- ule. The next meeting of the Lake Township Board of Supervisors will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednes- day, Feb. 8 in the municipal build- ing. - Sarah Hite ROSS TOWNSHIP Supervisors reorganized on Tuesday evening and one super- visor was sworn into office. David Williams took an oath of office for another six-year term. He was also named vice chair- man. Supervisor Stan Davis was named chairman and Terry Davis was appointed as secretary and treasurer. Central Tax was chosen as the earned income tax collector and Berkherimer was selected as the local services tax collector. Supervisors also approved the following appointments: William Bilby as sewage enforcement offi- cer with John Belles as an alter- nate, David Williams as roadmas- ter, Bill Ferrey as assistant road- master, David Lipka as legal counsel, Bob Walsh as vacancy board chairperson, Stan Davis as emergency management coordi- nator and Fred Mooney as sanita- ry authority board member. - Sarah Hite SCHEDULE Continued from Page 1 schedule. Galicki said he has been in the educational system long enough to see many differ- ent scheduling styles and the block schedule has given the school positive results. Shaffer will present more in- formation about the scheduling changes at the board’s meeting next Monday. He will present an updated course outline booklet ary. @. the high school in early Feb- . In other news ... e Business Manager Grant Palfey said the district will keep its promise of not raising taxes above the Act 1 index this year. The Act 1 index is based on the state weekly wage index and limits the percentage by which school districts can raise taxes. The Act 1 index for the 2012-13 school year is 2.1 percent. Dis- tricts must apply for special ex- ceptions if they plan to raise tax- es above the limit. The potential for a 2.1 percent hike would translate to a maxi- mum tax increase of $37 per household for the year. Palfey said the district could apply for exceptions in special education and employee pen- sions, but recommended to the board that the district remain at or below the index because of past tax increases to pay for the new high school building. “There’s no question it’s going to be a challenge again,” said Pal- fey. Galicki added most of the bud- geting process is dependent up- on the state budget, which is re- leased in March. e Galicki thanked Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds Mark Kraynack for quickly addressing a “mini-emergency” at Dallas Elementary. Kraynack said a two-inch wa- ter main break occurred over the holiday vacation but was cleaned up almost immediately. He said five classrooms were flooded, but now no one can notice that anything happened. The board’s next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9 in the administration building next to Wycallis Ele- mentary. practice session. COACHES Continued from Page 1 Miller is a newcomer to the Dallas School District, but he’s coached girls’ teams at Wyom- ing Area, Pittston Area and Holy Redeemer for the last eight years. He’s also the director of the Rock Recreation Center in Trucksville where he has coached various youth leagues, including some students who are now on the Dallas team. “The first day of practice I had about 20 kid and I knew about 17 of them,” said Miller. Miller grew up in Franklin County, near Lancaster, and graduated from Waynesboro Ar- ea High School where he fin- ished his senior year on a team with a standing of 42-8. Miller then worked for JC Penney for 15 years, eventually moving to Northeastern Penn- sylvania. All the while he coached youth leagues, includ- ing those on which his three children played. “It’s always been a goal of mine to be a varsity coach,” he said. “This is an ideal spot with- in the Dallas School District be- cause I'm familiar with the par- ents and players.” Miller said his number one CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Kelly Martin Johnson, right, the new Dallas High School girls basketball coach, observes a team Doug Miller, left, new boys basketball coach at Dallas High School, talks to Jason Simonowich. goal is to build the program and have students participate in the sport year round, whether it’s keeping in shape during the oth- er sports seasons or playing in private leagues. “I want players to be focused and interested in the game all year,” he said. Like Martin Johnson, Miller plans to focus on fundamental skills and all the life lessons that apply on and off the court. “Hard work applies to every- thing,” he said. Miller wants to bring more community awareness to the Dallas boys varsity team and grow the program through com- munity outreach. “Our goal is to be contenders for the league championships,” he said. When not playing or coaching basketball, Miller enjoys spend- ing time with his wife, Natalie, going to the beach, mountain biking and staying involved with the Back Mountain Har- vest Assembly Church. AGREE Continued from Page 1 hydrostatic test. Humphreys said natural gas is not currently flowing through the line, but construction ws scheduled to be complete by the end of last week. She could not provide a date when the pipeline would be operational, but said it should occur shortly after con- struction is completed. She said in the past Williams has committed to increasing no- tification procedures and there was miscommunication when the incident occurred. Residents continued to ask Humphreys about who Williams notifies when there is mainte- nance performed on the line. Humphreys said Williams is required by law to contact the Luzerne County Emergency Management Agency, which then notifies local municipal- ities. Dallas Fire Chief Harry Vivian told Humphreys he has never been contacted about any work regarding the Williams pipeline or the Transco pipeline. MEMBERS Continued from Page 1 and the Back Mountain Com- munity Partnership. John Oliver was also appointed as a repre- sentative to the municipal au- thority. Patricia Peiffer was reappoint- ed as the vacancy chairperson. The following employees were affirmed as part-time po- lice officers: Richard Szot, Tho- mas McGovern, Gabriel Pa- duck, William Acuff and Mark Liparella. The following employees were affirmed to the road de- partment: John Cybulski, Frank Kus and Frank Stanish. Donald Egliskis was appoint- ed as a borough crossing guard. Council also reappointed the following individuals to serve on the Back Mountain Regional Emergency Management Agen- cy in conjunction with Jackson, Lehman and Lake townships: Vi- vian as chief coordinator repre- senting Dallas Borough, John Wilkes Jr. as deputy chief coor- dinator representing Jackson Township, James Welby as as- sistant coordinator represent- ing Lehman Township and Den- nis Barney Dobinick as assistant coordinator representing Lake Township. The next council meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18 in the municipal build- ing. Leadership W-B group aids Blue Chip Refuge A group of Leadership Wilkes- Barre participants assisting the Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge in Dallas will hold a supply drive from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21 and Saturday, Jan. 28, at Pet Supplies Plus, 555 Scott St., Wilkes-Barre. During these times, the group will collect items necessary to care for the animals housed at the no-kill shelter. 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