Sunday, April 8, 2012 PAGE 3 THE DALLAS POST i a” TH RR ss ‘Champions perform for board By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com RE LifeSmarts was founded by the National Consumers League in which teens compete in aca- demic contests in five subject areas — health and science, envi- ronment, personal finance, con- sumer rights and responsibili- ties and technology. Five team members - Gates Palissery, Amber Habib, Sara Hudak, Samuel Reinert and team captain Decklan Cerza - asked sample questions from the competition. Some of the questions left health and science: What part of the body absorbs poison the fas- test? Board members called out various names of human anato- my, including skin, lungs, liver and kidneys. “It’s the eye,” said Habib. Another group took center stage at the board meeting. Two members of the high school fo- rensics team performed an ex- cerpt from “The Miracle Work- er” by William Gibson. Seniors Sarah Pomfret and their dramatic duo performance earlier this year. In the category, students act out dramatic works but cannot look at or touch each other during their performance. “I can look confusing to peo- ple who haven’t seen it before,” said Hoidra. The pair will perform at the national forensics competition in Baltimore, Md. at the end of May. The board also received an update on the new crisis man- agement plan, spurred by the The superintendent called it a “tournament of champions.” Two groups from Dallas High School that qualified to com- pete on the national level per- formed for the Dallas School Board on Monday night. Students from the district’s LifeSmarts team explained to the board about the group and the competition that awaits a ri cn SARAH HITE/ THE DALLAS POST Dallas High School seniors Sarah Pomfret, foreground, and Ange- lina Hoidra perform an excerpt from “The Miracle Worker,” a play ; by William Gibson, for the Dallas School Board during a meeting : Monday night. The pair qualified for the national forensics compe- tition, which will be held at the end of May in Baltimore, Md. them in Philadelphia at the end of the month. board members stumped, in- cluding this question related to Angelina Hoidra qualified for the national competition for See CHAMPIONS, Page 12 Software would notify residents of emergency By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com The board of supervisors is mulling the purchase of emer- gency notification software to update residents during emer- y situations. an Pugh, township emer- gency management coordina- tor, spoke along with Scott Det- tling, owner of Inspiron Logis- tics in Akron, Ohio, via speaker- phone about the Wireless Emergency Notification Sys- tem (WENS) at a work session on Tuesday. WENS is a software program the township can use to send alerts to residents in the event of emergency situations, includ- ing automatic updates. Pugh said several administra- tors can provide information for website or by visiting the mu- nicipal office. Residents could register their landlines, cell phones and addresses, which would be kept in a database. Pugh said the system could even isolate messages to be sent only to residents within a cer- tain area where a situation is oc- curring. Pugh estimated the software to cost about $650 per month, depending on how many lan- dlines were provided in the sys- tem. He said it would cost more for landlines to be registered be- cause of the time it takes for the system to dial the individual numbers. Pugh also provided residents with an update of the fire at the Lathrop Compressor Station lo- cated in Springville Township in Susquehanna County that oc- curred last week. The natural gas compressor station con- nects to the Springville Gather- ing Line, which ends in Dallas Township. Pugh said the township was notified at 2:24 p.m. last Thurs- day about the incident, about three hours after the fire began. Pugh proceeded to notify other agencies, including the school district and county emergency management agency, about the fire. He was told gas had stopped flowing through to the Transco interstate pipeline shortly after the fire developed, but began flowing again in limited amounts by Friday. He said he would be notified once the pipe- line gas flow returns to normal. Supervisor Liz Martin an- nounced the township is plan- ning to host an Emergency Ser- vices Day at the municipal building to give residents a chance to see what services the township offers. She said the See NOTIFY, Page 12 Supervisors deal with several issues By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com Several ongoing issues within the township were discussed at a meeting Mon- day evening. A $340,000, 4-year loan was approved for the Bul- ford Road sewer project. Su- pervisor Al Fox said a meet- ing was held last week to determine a plan for con- struction. The project cost is being shared with 19 residents on Bulford Road. At previous meetings, Chairman John Wilkes Jr. said the sewers had “major failures” and the cost-splitting tactic helped residents save more money what they would have ¥F to pay on their own. Some residents have op- supervisors the township has received partial pay- ment from Larksville Bor- ough concerning services rendered to Steele Road. For 39 ‘years, Jackson Township maintained the entire road and was paid $400 in liquid fuels funds annually by Larksville Bor- ough for work performed on the section located within the borough. Larksville Borough has not made a payment since 2005. Malak said the township has received a partial pay- ment for this year’s mainte- nance and is setting up a payment schedule for the backlogged funds. The board also voted to share the purchase of emer- gency radio equipment for the Back Mountain Regional LYE CARE SPECIALISTS | fir, Efi omuog IN Hi tvans sr] Maggie Miles, left, Ann Zegarski, center, and Lori Stivers, all of Eye Care Specialists, look over photos at the Chamber mixer. Susan Traver, left, of Frontier Communications, and event orga- nizer Cheryl Summa, of Eye Care Specialists, share a laugh at the Chamber mixer. Chamber mixes it up The Back Mountain Chamber of Commerce held its first busi- ness mixer April 3 at Eye Care Specialists in Dallas. More than 100 people attended the event, which was held to celebrate the Feb. 27 opening of the new Eye Care Specialists office in the Dal- las Shopping Center. Cheryl Summa, director of marketing for Eye Care Special- ists, said the event was open to chamber members and those in- terested in joining the chamber. Donna, Peking Chef and Tomasi- no’s Original Italian Pizza. Music was provided by Steve Furman- ski and Tom Schappert, who form the duo “Rub Yer Soul.” Summa said mixers like this help keep local businesses in touch with one another in a changing economy. “I think it’s important for local businesses to support other local businesses,” she said. “With all the big box stores, it’s important to support each other, to make BILL TARUTIS PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Attendees enjoy themselves at the first-ever Back Mountain Chamber Mixer at Eye Care Specialists in the Dallas Shopping Center. Lauren O'Shea, left, chamber board member Tim O'Shea, both of Hildebrandt Learning Centers, and board member Jill Kryston, of Defining Manners, strike up a conversation at the mixer. Au erri Kosakowski, left, of M&T Bank, and Sue Whitesell, of Janney ES Montgomery Scott, look over hors d'oeuvres at the Chamber mixer. sure we're all successful. There’s just strength in belonging to a community’s chamber of com- merce.” A representative of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Com- merce was also in attendance. Food was provided by Vander- lyn’s Restaurant, Catering by Emergency Management Agency with Lehman Town- ship, to be reimbursed by a posed the project, but Fox has said that most under- stand the need for it and have been compliant. Solicitor Jeff Malak told Tom Schappert, left, and Steve Furmanski provide musical enter- tainment as 'Rub Yer Soul’ at the first-ever Back Mountain Cham- ber mixer at Eye Care Specialists in Dallas. See ISSUES, Page 12 - Sarah Hite 1 > ¢ ¥ p!
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