Vol.121 No. 18 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 July 1-7, 2012 ® The Paras PosST. WILKES-BARRE, PA. www.mydallaspost.com AN EDITION OF THE TIMES LEADER Paving the way to the auction By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com Roadwork being done on Huntsville Road should not inter- fere with the Back Mountain Me- morial Library Auction this week- end, said a county official. Luzerne County Chief Engi- neer Joe Gibbons said the project to reconstruct Huntsville Road was 95 percent complete as of June 25, and anything that needs to get done during the auction will be put off until after the four- day event. “We’ve been in close coordina- tion with the borough, and with the importance and community significance of the Back Moun- tain Library Auction, we've scheduled the work around al- lowing as much access as we can during time of auction,” said Gib- ns. “The contractor has stated e project will be done before the auction, and we naturally strive to do that, but if we don’t think we can make it, we will hold off until the auction is over so the community can enjoy the event with limited disturbances.” He said the project has been in progress for about two years, and it’s more than just repaving the road. Centuries-old roads need more work than a layer of as- phalt, he said. “We went from horse and bug- gy pathways to paved cart ways, which limited the amount of avement structure. The roads The 66th Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction will be held from Thursday, July 5 to Sunday, July 8 on the grounds of the library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas. For more information, see our special auc- tion section inside today's paper. were not necessarily engineered to properly handle current traffic loading,” said Gibbons. “This project is different from normal resurfacing, which usually in- cludes removing an inch-and-a- half and replacing an inch-and-a- half of road surface — it’s the en- tire reconstruction of road, so it’s assured adequately move people and commerce.” Gibbons said there have been portions of the road completely reconstructed while other struc- turally sound areas were simply resurfaced. In addition, new drainage systems were ‘installed, curbs and sidewalks have been created, the road was widened by five feet and guardrails have been replaced. Library director Martha Butler said the roadwork hasn’t caused much commotion to the library auction committees and believes the road work will not be a prob- lem come auction time. “With any road work, there are minor inconveniences,” she said. “I don’t think this will be an issue for the auction or the set up of the See PAVING, Page 11 CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Residents and neighbors wonder if long-awaited Luzerne County paving work on Huntsville Road in Dallas will interfere with this year's Back Mountain Library Auction. Live Spectacular’ during a visit to the JCC Summer Camp. TRAINING THE DRAGONS at stands over seven feet tall with a 14 foot tale, breathes smoke and can only be trained by a Viking? It’s Baby Nadder who grows to 13 feet x 39 feet long with a wingspan up to 46 feet and weighs in at over two tons of fire-breathing fury. Baby Nadder was all the rage at the Jewish Community Cen-. ter summer camp in Lehman Township on Tuesday af- ternoon as she and her Viking trainer visited campers. Baby Nadder and the Viking trainer are all part of Dreamworks’ ‘How to Train your Dragon Live Spectac- ular’ appearing at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. today at the Mohe- gan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. The show consists of 23 larger-than-life, fire-breathing, flying dragons from the most technologically advanced tour integrating ani- gies. matronics, projections, a live cast and new technolo- wl 3 A Baby Nadder of DreamWorks’ "How to Train Your Dragon Live BILL TARUTIS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Dani Reiser, 10, right, of Shavertown, right, assisted by Sig the Viking, pets Baby Nadder of DreamWorks’ "How to Train Your Dragon Spectacular’ greets 4-year-old Peter Naylor, left, of Kingston, and camp counselor Ashlyn Reiser, of Shavertown, during a visit to the JCC Summer Camp. BILL TARUTIS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Sarah Bilski, of Dallas Township, a 2012 graduate of Dallas High School, is the recipient of the Roy W. Piper Charitable Trust Scholarship to Penn State University. Sarah Bilski awarded largest amount of money ever given from Piper Charitable Trust. By SARAH HITE shite@mydallaspost.com With the rising costs of higher education, 2012 Dallas High School graduate Sarah Bilski and her mother Beth had concerns about paying for college tuition this fall. “I was overwhelmed, didn’t know where the money was go- ing to come from,” said Beth, a single mom. “All I kept thinking about were the student loans and the increase of the interest rates.” Beth and Sarah no longer have to worry about that. Sarah, of Dallas, is the recip- ient of the Roy W. Piper Charit- able Trust Scholarship, which awards her $60,000, or $15,000 for four years, when she attends Penn State University this fall. “I was a nervous wreck, but our prayers were answered,” said Roy W. Piper was a Wyoming County businessman who died in 2007. Piper set up scholarships for high school seniors in Wyom- ing, Luzerne and Lackawanna counties six years before he died. Trustees administering the scholarships take into considera- tion financial need, community service and citizenship. Sarah filled out the application for the scholarship after her grandfather told her about an ad in a local newspaper. She sent out her information and the waiting game began. It was a while before Sarah heard back from the trust- ees, asking for an interview in Clarks Summit. “I got an e-mail that I would be part of the final interview with 24 other students,” she said. After more waiting, she re- ceived a letter, informing her she had received the huge award — the largest amount of money the trust had given to one student this year. “I was completely speechless,” Sarah said. “I was yelling into the phone when I was trying to tell GY POORRBID iid oo dim oo oii ia dd Beth was similarly excited about the announcement and urged her daughter to contact her grandfather almost immedi- ately after receiving the good news. After all, Sarah’s future profes- sion was inspired by him. Sarah hopes to study medicine, and she Scholarship answers their prayers specifically wants to study kid- ney dialysis using nanotechnolo- gy to try to find a better proce- dure. “My grandfather has kidney cancer,” she said. “He’s not on di- alysis now but he may need to be. See PRAYERS, Page 11 A zoning hearing scheduled for June 25 for the Dallas Area Municipal Authority’s applica- tion to create a compost facility at the State Correctional Insti- tute at Dallas was cancelled due to DAMA’s application with- drawal. A hearing has not been rescheduled. At a supervisors’ meeting ear- lier this month, residents ex- pressed concerns about noise, traffic and security at the pro- posed site. DAMA Solicitor Benjamin Jones III said the application withdrawn further DAMA withdraws application research and meeting with rep- resentatives from the state De- partment of Corrections. He said the DAMA board plans to resubmit the applica- tion. 6110981512007 9% - Sarah Hite
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