e The - Vol. 122 No. 48 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 January 29 - Feb. 4, 2012 DALLA 50¢ WILKES-BARRE, PA. www.mydallaspost.com AN EDITION OF THE TIMES LEADER FRED ADAMS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Dallas School Board President Catherine Wega adjourns the spe- cial meeting held to discuss the football coach position. Dallas football coach job still open By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com The Dallas School Board voted early Wednesday morning to keep the position of head football coach open. The vote came two days af- ter a lengthy hearing for former coach Ted Jackson Sr. The board considered two reso- lutions. One was to rescind the motion made on Dec. 12, 2011, which opened the head football coaching position to the public. The other was to affirm that origi- nal motion. The board voted 3-5 against the first resolution with board mem- bers Richard Coslett, Bruce Goer- inger and Fred Parry voting for re- instating Jackson and Catherine Wega, Maureen Matiska, Larry Schuler, Karen Kyle and Charles Preece voting against the resolu- tion. The board voted 6-2 for the sec- ond resolution to keep the posi- tion open with Wega, Coslett, Ma- tiska, Schuler, Kyle and Preece voting for the action and Parry and Goeringer voting against it. The votes does not mean that Jackson'is out completely. He re- See page 12 to learn why the Dallas School Board held an early- morning meeting. portedly is one of four candidates being considered for the position. Board member Colleen Slocum was unable to vote on Wednesday because she did not attend the hearing for Jackson on Monday. “Normally, board members do vote if they’re not here for some- thing but because of the nature of this and the significance of it, Mrs. Slocum will not be voting because she was out of state on a previous- ly-planned activity,” said board president Wega. Coslett said he voted for rein- stating Jackson because he felt his “side was well-stated” at the hear- ing on Monday, but then voted in favor of keeping the position open because the first resolution had See COACH, Page 12 JoePa remembered at PSU/WB site By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com Students on the Penn State niversity Wilkes-Barre campus in Lehman Township are mourn- ing the loss of “one of their own” after the recent passing of long- time football coach Joe Paterno. Jackie Warnick-Piatt, director of student activities, and mem- bers of the student government association jumped into action once they heard the news that Paterno had passed away due to complications from lung cancer treatments on Jan. 22. “Within a half hour, we must have contacted about 500 peo- ple,” she said. “It’s amazing what pou can do with technology.” ¥Warnick-Piatt contacted stu- ents, faculty, staff members and alumni to wage a final “white out” on campus, asking support- ers to wear white in honor of Pa- terno. She also made buttons with Paterno’s likeness on them to hand out in exchange for dona- tions to the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania and Penn State THON programs, as per a re- quest from the Paterno family. “These were his charities,” said Warnick-Piatt. Mourners also were given the opportunity to sign sympathy cards, which will be sent to the Paterno family. Sarah Konopki, of Dallas, signed several sympathy cards in honor of the late coach on Mon- day, Jan. 23. “When I heard, I was really up- set,” she said. “I almost didn’t be- lieve it...I think it hits just as hard here as it does University Sarah Konopki, of Dallas, signs a sympathy card for coach Joe Paterno’s family at Penn State Wilkes-Barre in Lehman. Park.” Many students wore white on Jan. 23 after a moment of silence was held for the late coach near the Nittany Lion statue on cam- pus. “I feel in lieu of everything that’s happened in the last two months, students needed a way to grieve healthily,” said Kate Le- wis, student government associ- ation vice president. In November, news broke of child sex abuse charges filed against former Penn State assist- ant football coach Jerry Sandus- ky. Paterno was abruptly fired by the board of trustees soon after the scandal surfaced for not re- porting the abuse to police, though he was not charged with any crimes, Lewis, of the Poconos, said the Wilkes-Barre campus had special See JOE, Page 12 BILL TARUTIS PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Buttons sporting the likeness of coach Joe Paterno are on display at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Proceeds benefit the Special Olym- pics and Penn State THON. ¢ LOOK AT ‘EM GO! BILL TARUTIS,/ FOR THE DALLAS POST David Kottler left, of Harveys Lake, and Steven Kollar, of Trucksville, retrieve their pinewood racecars after a heat held during Cub Scout Pack 155's Annual Pinewood Derby. For story and additional photos, please turn to page 3. The New York Giants and the New England Patriots will go head-to-head against each other in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, Feb. 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indiana- polis, IN. Super Bowl XLVI will be the sixth Super Bowl in which the two teams compete against each other in a Super Bowl matchup as they previously met in Super Bowl XLII. Both head coaches (Tom Coughlin and Bill Belich- ick) and both starting quarter- backs (Eli Manning and Tom Bra- Calling all Giants, Patriots fans! We want to hear from you dy) return from Super Bowl XLIL Do you consider yourself a die- hard fan of either team? The Dal- las Post would like to hear from you about your team. Call us (675 5211) or e-mail news@mydallas- po t.com. 0981512007949 oo IL
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