Sunday, May 27, 2012 THE"DALLAS POST PAGE 13 AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER Mary Jean Tarantini, of Harveys Lake, holds up an ad from the Catholic Light newspaper during a press conference about the Back Mountain Trail going through Sacred Heart Cemetery off Dorches- ter Drive in Dallas. GRAVES Continued from Page 1 ing themselves the Concerned Families of Sacred Heart Cem- etery. She said the group did not know about ongoing dis- cussions for a potential trail right-of-way through the cem- etery until reading about it in a newspaper last December. The proposed trail is an ex- tension of the Back Mountain Trail, which primarily follows an old railroad bed south of the cemetery. The trail associ- ation’s goal has long been to extend the trail to the Dallas School District campus fur- ther north and to Misericordia University to encourage stu- dents to walk to and from chool or to other commercial @- in the area. In fact, as Tarantini spoke, a group of youngsters she said were Dallas students walked along the upper edge of the cemetery. Tarantini said the bulk of the proposed trail would run along the western, or bottom, edge of the sloping cemetery but then turns and runs direct- ly between tombstones before “We are very concerned and shocked that this has been planned for eight years and not one plot own- er knew about it.” Mary Jean Tarantini Harveys Lake veering north and onto an old, unused wooded roadway. Ta- rantini and others do not want the risk of people walking over graves or littering as they go by. “My baby brother died in 1947,” said Nancy Balent, pointing to a patch of graves on the edge of the cemetery the trail would pass. “I don’t want anyone trampling on my brother’s grave.” World War II veteran John Dinis pointed to American flags marking the tombstones of other veterans and said, “I hope they let those vets rest in peace.” Tarantini argued that state law prohibits running paths through a cemetery and con- tended doing so would set a dangerous precedent. When contacted after the press con- ference, trail association presi- dent Judy Rimple said the as- sociation is aware of other places where trails pass through cemeteries. Tarantini insisted the group is trying to work with the dio- cese, which officially owns the cemetery, and the trail associ- ation to find acceptable alter- natives. Rimple said there is another option, though the route through the cemetery avoids developed areas. “We very much would like to work with these people and go the safer way,” Rimple said, but the alternative will be used if necessary. “It would just be busier, and we would have to work it out.” In an email, diocese spokes- man Bill Genello wrote that “the Diocese shares the con- cerns” of the cemetery associ- ation and that “the disposition of this matter is currently in dispute and dialogue with the interested parties is currently taking place so that an appro- priate and acceptable resolu- tion is reached.” Ballet Northeast presents four works on June 1 and 2 Ballet Northeast will present four diverse works at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 3. Artistic Director Kristin Degnan-Boonin’s choreography of Igor Stravinsky’s score for “The Firebird” presents a dra- matic counterpoint to the ele- gance of her staging of the tra- ditional classical choreography for “Paquita” and the whimsi- cal imagery of her choreogra- phy for “The Carnival of the Animals.” Featured in title roles of “Pa- quita” and “The Firebird” will be Julie Degnan, of Harveys Lake. Mary Sharon Ciaccia, of Harveys Lake, will appear as a soloist while Grace Schaub, of Dallas, will appear in an en- semble role. Ensemble roles will be per- formed by Hannah Bonk, Sha- vertown; Emma Carlsson, Trucksville; Contessa Ciarim- boli, Shavertown; Mary There- se Ciaccia, Harveys Lake; Brianne Dempsey, Shavertown; Madison Dewees, Dallas; Bella and Sophia Farina, Dallas; Cat- lin and Cora Finn, Dallas; Car- oline Pitarra, Dallas; Kathryn Morgan, Shavertown; Anna Smagin, Trucksville; Sophia Snell, Shavertown; Chase and Julie Degnan, of Harveys Lake, is featured in the roles of “Pa- quita" and “The Firebird" during Ballet Northeast's perform- ances June 1-3 at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts at Wilkes University. Peyton Taylor, Shavertown; Ab- by, Emily and Sarah Williams, Dallas; Laura and Rachael Wooditch, Dallas. Admission is $20 for adults, and $15 for seniors, students and children. Advance ticket reservations may be made by calling Ballet Northeast at 821- 8525. Tickets may also be se- cured at the Darte CPA box office immediately prior to commencement of each per- formance. FACILITY Continued from Page 1 last year’s programs did not re- flect those percentages for each municipality. e Supervisor Mike Prokop- chak, of Franklin Township, said he called several state officials to discuss the Prevailing Wage Act and many did not return his messages. He said the proposed legisla- tion to reform the act has not been acted upon in the legisla- ture and the current laws are hurting municipalities, school districts and taxpayers. The current prevailing wage law, passed in 1961, requires that workers on government projects exceeding $25,000 be paid a rate set by the state secretary of la- bor and industry rather than a number based on local market rates. House Bill 1329 would set the project rate at $185,000 to corre- spond with market inflation. House Bill 1685 would require the secretary of labor and indus- try to develop a uniform list of worker classification. Prokopchak told supervisors that, according to the National Bureau of Labor and Statistics, $25,000 in 1963 equals $187,411 in current dollars due to infla- tion. He said many legislators are unsure of the bills because of concern about labor unions. e The next Back Mountain Community Partnership meet- ing will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 21 at Misericor- dia University. There will be no meetings in July and August. OULTRY Continued from Page 1 can be like having pets - he finds the animals “soothing” and en- joys watching them. Ayers keeps chickens for about two years, as long as they're lay- ing eggs, and turns them into soup soon after. Twelve-year-old Derek Siper- ko, of Franklin Township, still eats the eggs laid by the well- loved chickens in his backyard. “There is one that snuggles up on me,” he said of the hen he calls Princess. “It's more fun than buying eggs,” said Jackie Siperko, De- rek’s mom. © PUZILE ANSWERS d — King Crossword — Answers Solution time: 25 mins. 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