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THE DALLAS POST
Sunday, June 10, 2012
GOODBYES
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Middle school librarian Louise
Roberts will retire with 19 years
of service. Roberts also served as
an elementary librarian.
She plans to spend more time
with her grandchildren.
“I'll also enjoy not having to
get up at 5:30 in the morning,”
Roberts joked.
Dallas Elementary gifted in-
structor Linda Doughton will re-
tire with eight years of service,
though she has been an employ-
ee of the district for more than
20 years. Doughton has been a
part-time faculty member during
most of her tenure at Dallas
schools.
“I remember when 1 started
working with the gifted kids, I
thought well, it’s going to be fun,
I'll do it for a few years and then
maybe find something else,” she
said. “Twenty-some years later, I
was still doing it because it’s real-
ly been a great time. They're just
challenging to me. I think I
learned more from them than I
taught.”
All retiring faculty members
received a small gift in apprecia-
tion for their service.
Three Dallas High School stu-
dents in the Junior Leadership
Wilkes-Barre program spoke to
the board about their yearlong
participation in the group.
Students participate in the
program with high school ju-
niors from throughout the area
and work together on communi-
ty service projects while building
their leadership skills.
Blake Donovan said the pro-
gram was especially useful in
meeting new people from differ-
ent areas and breaking down
stereotypes about students from
other schools in the Wyoming
Valley.
Marcus Wagner and Morgan
Gilhooley enjoyed working in
the group.
“I would do it again in a heart-
beat,” said Gilhooley.
In other news, the board heard
from Bob Nesbit of Crabtree
Rohrbaugh & Associates, project
architect for the Dallas High
School construction, who said
an issue regarding fume hoods in
the art studio will need to be ad-
dressed once school is out of ses-
sion and the project will cost
$2,074. He also said issues relat-
ing to the gym floor and audi-
torium will be addressed during
the summer months.
The next Dallas School Board
meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on
Monday, June 11 in the adminis-
tration building.
WATER
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State Route 309 near Demunds
Corners and in the Fernbrook
section of the township pose in-
creased safety risks.
Martin said it may be too late
to revamp the course for the
Aug. 15 race day, but suggested
the police department and race
organizers work together to in-
crease safety at next year’s
event.
e Roadmaster Martin Barry
said the township is planning to
require residents to use biode-
gradable garbage bags for the
leaf pick-up during the fall
months.
He said this will cut down on
debris in landfills, fulfill the
township’s responsibility to recy-
cle and turn the leaves into com-
post.
Barry also discussed initiating
a new driveway permit process
to allow the township to better
regulate paving work and asked
supervisors about how the town-
ship will handle an old dump
truck that has been recently re-
placed.
e Zoning Officer Carl Alber
addressed the supervisors about
a rental inspection program that
would allow him to inspect prop-
erties before tenants move into
rentals. He said the program
would “take a lot of time,” but
may be helpful for township resi-
dents.
e Martin told the supervisors
that she is investigating whether
the township could save money
by improving its phone system.
e The next Dallas Township
Board of Supervisors meeting
will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tues-
day, June 19 in the municipal
building.
SEWER
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dents’ opinions.
Malak announced he and
Chairman John Wilkes Jr. will re-
negotiate the Steele Road agree-
ment with Larksville Borough
and that the borough is up to date
on all payments owed to the
township.
“I believe the agreement, the
original agreement, was back in
the 1960s, which a lot of things
have changed,” said Malak. “We
want to have a fresh agreement so
there are no misunderstandings
in the future between the board
of supervisors and Larksville Bor-
ough Council.”
Late last year, the township
ended its 39-year agreement with
Larksville Borough after not hav-
ing received payment for services
rendered to Steele Road since
2005.
Malak said the situation was
“resolved amicably” and the two
parties are moving forward.
Resident Sharon Ellsworth ad-
dressed the board with water
drainage issues on her property.
Her property is on the border of
Kingston Township.
Supervisor John Wilkes Jr. said
the Jackson Township and King-
ston Township zoning officers
are trying to work together on the
issue.
In other news, the board...
.® Approved the hiring of Harry
Vivian as assistant code enforce-
ment officer at an hourly rate of
$12.75.
¢ Authorized splitting the cost
of radio licensing with Lehman
Township for the Back Mountain
Regional Emergency Manage-
ment Agency Center. Wilkes said
the licensing would cost about
$400, which would be reim-
bursed by the gaming fund grant
the partnership received earlier
this year for the project.
¢ Authorized Duncan MacMil-
lan to serve as alternate planning
commission member until Dec.
31, 2012.
¢ Authorized George Manzoni
to serve as alternate zoning hear-
ing board member until Dec. 31,
2012.
¢ The next Jackson Township
Board of Supervisors meeting
will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday,
July 2 in the municipal building.
SCHOOL BRIEFS
| Students donate to
| Lymphoma Society
Students from Dallas Senior
High School in Dallas participa-
ted again this year in The Leu-
kemia & Lymphoma Society’s
(LLS) Pasta for Pennies pro-
gram presented by Olive Gar-
den. In the course of three
weeks, the students raised
$699.75.
During a three-week period in
the school year, students in first
through 12th-grade from schools
throughout the country partici-
pate in Pasta for Pennies by
donating spare change collected
in special jars in their class-
rooms. The funds support can-
cer research and patient ser-
vices programs. The top fun-
draising class at each participa-
ting school receives a pasta
party from their local Olive
Garden restaurant.
Since 2007, Dallas Senior
High School has participated in
Pasta for Pennies. The first year
the school raised $382.48 and
last year $455.68 was raised for
the program.
LL class of 1972
will meet June 23
Lake-Lehman High School
Class of 1972 will hold informal
gatherings at 6 p.m. on June 16
and June 23 at Grotto Pizza,
Harvey’s Lake. These meetings
will mark the 40th graduation
anniversary of the class.
For more information, call
Helen Earl Sgarlat 32-6457.
DHS class of 1967
plans reunion
Dallas High School Class of
1967 will hold its 45th anni-
versary class reunion at 4 p.m.
on June 23 at Lakeside Skillet
Restaurant, Harveys Lake.
For information and reserva-
tions, contact robert.kelley.dal-
las@gmail.com.
Recitals slated
The Wyoming Seminary Per-
forming Arts Institute (PAI) will
present a Counselor Solo and
Chamber Recital at 8 p.m. on
June 25 and July 26 in the Great
Hall of Wyoming Seminary, 228
Wyoming Ave., Kingston, just
north of Kingston Corners, at 8
p.m. on June 25 and July 16.
The recitals are free and open
to the public. For more informa-
BILL TARUTIS F!HOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Zander Reilly looks at a frog collected by his Dallas Elementary fifth-grade c:lassmates from a
marsh at Frances Slocum State Park. .
SCIENCE
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and how the pollution moves
and that it eventually goes to
places like this (Frances Slo-
cum).”
Burkhardt said she hopes that
interactive projects will inspire
the students to become more ac-
tive about keeping their environ-
ment clean.
Andrew Trumm, 11, of Shaver-
town, said performing experi-
ments is his favorite part of sci-
ence class.
“I think we’ll learn how life re-
ally is and how to protect it,” he
said of the class outing.
Evan Sabecky, 11, of Shaver-
town, had been looking forward
to the field trip throughout the
year.
“I want to learn to see wheth-
er the water is healthy and see
what kind of organisms we can
find,” he said.
Victoria Dent, 10, of Dallas,
said there’s “something special”
about the field of science and
she loves animals, so she
couldn’t wait to cast her net into
the marsh. ;
“When there’s a fish, you can
see it’s blue and it has scales —
science makes you know what
something looks like and how it
lives,” she said.
Dent loves science so much, it
might play a part in her future
career. '
“When I grow up, I want to be
a singer and an actor and a part-
time scientist,” she said.
Dallas Elementary School fifth-graders Andrew Trumm, left,
and Brandi Yale examine an aquarium for the types of orga-
nisms they collected during a class field trip to a marsh at
Frances Slocum State Park.
Caleb Waslick, left, and Caleb Sweitzer, right, search a marsh for
aquatic animal life with the rest of their Dallas Elementary
School fifth-grade class. ‘
tion, call 270-2186.
Student solos set
The Wyoming Seminary Per-
27 in the Buckingham Perform-
ing Arts Center on the campus
of Wyoming Seminary, North
Sprague Avenue, Kingston.
The recitals are free and open
Concerts slated
The Wyoming Seminary Per-
forming Arts Institute (PAI) will
present music by the Wind
forming Arts Institute (PAI) will
present a Student Solo and
Chamber Recital at 8 p.m. on
June 28, July 5, July 11, July 18,
July 25, July 31 and Aug. 1in the
Great Hall of Wyoming Semi-
nary, 228 Wyoming Ave., King-
ston.
The recitals are free and open
to the public. For more informa-
tion, call 270-2186.
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