Vol.121 No. 24
THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889
August 12 - 18, 2012
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DALLAS Pos
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WILKES-BARRE, PA.
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AN EDITION OF THE TIMES LEADER
~ Harveys Lake
Homecoming
full of activity
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
There’s just one event in the
Back Mountain where you are
encouraged to buy locally-made
crafts, eat as many wings as you
can and take in a free-style Jet
Ski competition all in one day.
The 2012 Harveys Lake
Homecoming schedule of
events for today is chock-full of
activities for anyone and every-
one looking to get involved in
the lake community.
Mayor Clarence Hogan,
chairman of the event, said it’s a
huge undertaking to continue
the homecoming weekend, but
he’s dedicated to helping the
_ community in any way he can.
, “It’s all about giving back to
he community,” said Hogan.
“Whatever we do there, it goes
right back into the borough.
We're raising funds for the Har-
veys Lake Little League, for vet-
erans. Anything else we do, it
goes into the borough for some-
thing.”
Hogan said the Harveys Lake
Homecoming Committee is
looking into purchasing a new
sign to greet visitors to the lake.
He'd like to see a digital sign
that would announce events at
the lake as well as the time and
weather located at the entrance
to the lake.
“Originally, we started off try-
ing to purchase a clock, like in
Pallas Borough ... but that was
kind of expensive,” he said. “...
Now, we give everything back
to the community, and we like
to help whatever organization
we can. Plus, it’s a great time.”
Resident Maureen Devine
has helped with the homecom-
ing for the last five years and
said it’s an opportunity for year-
round residents to see the tal-
ents and personal interests of
the community.
How does she know that?
The former Lake-Lehman swim
coach and Lake-Noxen Elemen-
tary third-grade teacher has
been organizing all the water
sports and children’s activities
for the event.
“I made a suggestion for hav-
ing some activities for children,
and to do things on the water
because when they had it origi-
nally, there were no water activ-
ities and we’re Harveys Lake,”
she said. “Clarence Hogan, the
chairman, said they were good
ideas and asked me if I'd like to
come on board. I guess they say
if you have an idea, to follow
through you have to be a part of
it.”
This year there will be a Jet
Ski competition organized by
Shae Adamshick, whose family
owns HL Powersports, that will
feature participants racing
around the lake and performing
various tricks. Winners could
receive prizes like life jackets,
bathing suits, Harveys Lake
beach towels and more.
“My family and I opened a
shop at the lake called HL Pow-
ersports, and we specialize in
Jet Ski repair,” said Adamshick.
“That’s how I basically learned
how to work on them —I used to
work on Jet Ski races all over
the country. We thought it
would be a good tie-in to home-
coming.”
The “Kiss My Fish” contest
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All Weekend Event - Harveys
Lake Reflections
All residents are invited to light
up their docks, boat houses and
properties.
Sunday, Aug 12 at Hanson's
Grove, Pole 120
Craft Show
at Harveys Lake Beach Club
Set up 8 to 9:30 a.m., show 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact Charlotte
Williams at 639-5213 or Harveys
Lake Borough at 639-3300.
Kayak Race
Starting at the Hanson's Beach 9
to 10 a.m. Check-in at 8:30 a.m.
Pre-registration contact mde-
vine42@aol.com. Sponsored by
Lakeside Skillet.
Car and Truck Show
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hanson's
Grove. Registration will be held
10 a.m. to noon. Suggested vehi-
cle donation of $10 benefits
Harveys Lake Little League
Veterans Relay
Benefit Motorcycle Run
Registration 10 to 1:30 a.m.
Starts at noon at Hanson's Grove
Jet Ski Freestyle Competition
Hanson's Beach at a.m. Time
trial buoy course, one-minute
trick routine. Prizes for top
finishers. All ages are welcome.
Sign-up at HL Powersports or
call 639-1000 for more informa-
tion. Sponsored by HL Power-
sports.
Chicken Bar-B-Q
fla.m. to 4 p.m. $9 for dinner or
$4 for half chicken. For advanced
tickets, call 639-1919. Sponsored
by Harveys Lake Fire & Ambu-
lance Co. and Kunkle Fire &
Ambulance.
Firemen's Parade
2 p.m. Sponsored by Harveys
Lake Fire & Ambulance Co.
Tug-of-War at Hanson's Grove
Police vs. fire company following
the parade.
Children's Sack Race
After the parade
Three Legged Race
After the parade
Wing Eating Contest
3:30 p.m. Must pre-register. Five
names will be drawn for contest.
Contact 639-5867. Sponsored by
Rich & Charlotte's.
Harveys Lake Cancellation
Stamp drawn by Harveys Lake
artist Bonnie Coveleski
Harveys Lake Commemorative
Postcard drawn by Harveys Lake
artist Lorraine Elias
Kiss the Fish
Mrs. Edkins - Lake-Noxen Ele-
mentary School principal at
closing ceremonies 5 p.m.
Closing ceremony at 5 p.m. by
homecoming committee chair-
man Mayor Clarence Hogan.
Sunday, Aug. 19
Homecoming Bass Challenge
6 a.m to 2 p.m. at State Fish and
Boat Commission boat launch.
Registration and boat check at 5
a.m. Sponsored by Fish Tales Bar
and Grill, Grotto Pizza, Lau-
meyers Landing.
Partying in their pajamas
vo Rag
BILL TARUTIS PHOT@S/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Children act out a song led by Dallas High School graduate Ashley Zerfoss during PJ Storytime at the Back Mountain Memorial Li-
brary.
Northeastern Pennsylvania Lindsey Reichard react to a child
during PJ Storytime at the Back Mountain Memorial Library.
Children visit Back Mountain Memorial Library to hear
guests sing and read to them.
their pajamas on Aug. 6 to hear guests sing and read to them.
(is flocked to the Back Mountain Memorial Library in
Miss Luzerne County Maria Cinti and Miss Northeast Penn-
sylvania Lindsey Reichard were there, along with Ashley Zerfoss, a
recently Dallas High School graduate who wrote a book for her senior
project. Zerfoss distributed copies of that book to the children.
RIGHT PHOTO: Linda Israel, retired children’s librarian from Corn-
wall Public Library in New York now living in the Back Mountain,
reads to the children during PJ Storytime at the Back Mountain
Memorial Library.
A
Dallas High School graduate Ashley Zerfoss acts out a song as
she sings with the children during PJ Storytime at the Back
Mountain Memorial Library.
has a new angle (that’s a fish
joke). The winner (or loser,
whichever way you look at it) of
the contest, which was once
called “Kiss My Bass,” is now
determined by students at
Lake-Noxen Elementary
School.
Students voted on which of
their teachers — or principal —
would be eligible to kiss a bass
from the lake. The lucky winner
will smooch a sturgeon during
the closing ceremonies at 5 p.m.
today. |
Devine wanted to find a way
for the students to get more in-
volved in the homecoming cele-
bration. |
“They even have a float in our
parade now,” she said.
Hogan is already, looking for
people to get involved in next
year’s event, and all ideas are
encouraged. He also said resi-
dents can contact him at 793-
5187 to enter into any of today’s
contests.
Castle closes, recovery group moves in
According to county property records, the historical landmark
Land where landmark restaurant stood
was purchased in 1925; building was
constructed in 1927.
By SARAH HITE
shite@mydallaspost.com
The former Castle Inn has
been sold to the Triangle 24
Hour Club, Inc. and will serve as
meeting space for recovering al-
coholics, addicts and their fam-
ilies.
According to county property
records, the historical landmark
located on State Route 415 was
sold July 26 to the nonprofit re-
covery group for $307,000.
Nick Colangelo, a Triangle 24
Hour Club, Inc. board member
and chief executive officer at
Clearbrook Treatment Centers,
said the group has been holding
meetings in Dallas Township at
the former Dallas Nursery near
Back Mountain Bowl since
2006.
“We're outgrowing it and our
rent has been escalating,” he
said. “We've been looking for a _
piece of property up and down
the highway, something with
more room expansion and own-
ership.”
Colangelo said the Triangle 24
located on State Route 415 was sold July 26 to the nonprofit
recovery group for $307,000.
Hour Club is a group of busi-
nessmen who formed to help
those dealing with addiction.
The group plans to use the
space solely for meeting purpos-
es. Colangelo said the group did
not purchase the Castle’s liquor
license and it plans to remove
the kitchen in the building dur-
ing renovations.
“It will basically be about
three meeting rooms, and we’ll
provide meetings the same way
we do at the clubhouse we rent
now,” said Colangelo. “There
will be more parking, and we'll
be more out of the way. Where
we're at now, we use the podia-
trist’s parking lot because we
have grown so much.”
Colangelo hopes the project
will be completed by September.
The land for the Castle Inn
was purchased by Elizabeth
Huntzinger, a dressmaker from
Wilkes-Barre, in 1925 and the
building was constructed in
1927.
Valgarour Omar Hallson, an
Icelandic chef who became an
American citizen in 2005, had
owned the inn since 1992.