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‘Champions perform for board
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
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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
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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
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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.
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erri Kosakowski, left, of M&T Bank, and Sue Whitesell, of Janney
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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.
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