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THE DALLAS POST
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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
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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.
Items needed include cat lit-
ter, canned cat and dog food,
trash bags, holistic cleaners, pa-
per towels, vinegar, latex gloves,
precise holistic dry dog food,
mops, pails, puppy pads, dish
detergent, sponges, fuel cards,
baking soda, Greenie cat treats,
dog leashes, dry kitten chow,
Revolution flea control, 6” paper
plates, Soft Scrub with bleach,
small dustpans, brooms, throw
rugs, hand sanitizer, Neosporin,
and laundry cleaning solution.
Animals from the shelter
available for adoption will be on
site to thank donors.
For more information about
Blue Chip Farms Animal Ref-
uge, call 333-5265 or visit
www.bcfanimalrefuge.org.
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