" al Sunday, October 28, 2012 THE -DALLAS POST PAGE 3 By MEGAN SCHNEIDER mschneider@mydallaspost.com The Back Mountain Commu- nity Partnership met on Oct. 18 to discuss emergency trailers that are being purchased. The partnership purchased equip- ment with previous grant mon- ey for the emergency response crews and is now looking to make accessibility to this equip- ment quick and easy, so emer- gency crews can be on scene as fast as possible. The partnership is planning the purchase of two trailers, which will be fully loaded with equipment needed by the crews. The trailers will be titled to Lehman Township, but the part- nership will be responsible for additional costs the township may incur because of the trail- ers. President James Reino report- ed the requests for Phase Two of this project must be prepared before Dec. 31. Mark Van Etten, a representa- tive from the Luzerne County Tax Collection Committee, re- ported that contracts with Berk- heimer have not been signed yet, but collection is not delayed The partnership is planning the purchase of two trailers, which will be fully loaded with equipment needed by the crews. The trailers will be titled to Lehman Township, but the partnership will be responsible for additional costs the township may incur because of the trailers. and that Berkheimer has started processing second-quarter re- turns. Several municipal repre- sentatives confirmed they are receiving funds. He also report- ed that Berkheimer has sent ad- dress verification forms to all residents. Van Etten also updated the partnership on the status of the 2011-2012 Local Share Account Grant, reporting the project is moving forward. The partner- ship has already received a pre- liminary rendition of the build- ing and is working on bid prep- aration. The partnership committee discussed the purchase of a JA- MAR Radar Data Recorder and agreed that it would apply for a general grant to cover the cost of it and other potential public safety equipment they may need. Without the grant, each municipality would need to pay approximately $940. In other business, the partner- ship: e Discussed looking into the possibility of natural gas vehi- cles with a projection of at least one year. d e Reported that Dallas Bor- ough is looking into purchasing a 4x4 police vehicle. roup wants to make equipment accessible to all ¢ Discussed the possibility of equipping police cars with dig- ital video equipment. Jackson Township representatives said that Brite Computers, which re- cently installed mobile data ter- minals in cars for several of the municipalities, makes a digital video system that ties directly into the data terminals. The committee decided to investi- gate this system. The next Back Mountain Community Partnership meet- ing will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15 in Room 218 of Insalaco Hall on the campus of Misericordia University. Results are in for new Dallas Foundation sign The Dallas Foundation an- nounces the results of its contest to determine the location of a Dallas School District sign. There were 2,134 votes cast and 62.5% of the people voted to replace the existing sign at the intersection of Route 309 and Hildebrandt/Upper Demunds Road. The new sign is expected to arrive in January 2013. The foundation chose the sign as one of its projects because its members wanted to do some- thing that would benefit the en- tire community. The sign is a means of communicating infor- hd extracurricular events as ell as other important announ- YE about academic, athletic cements to students, faculty, families and the community at large. In addition to the sign project, the foundation is currently work- ing on funding various educa- tional projects. Donations to the Dallas Foun- dation are tax deductible and can be mailed to the Dallas Foundation, 1000 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, PA 18704 or made on the foundations web- site at www.ourdallasfoundatio- n.org. Donations can be for general purposes or can be designated as to how the donor would like the donation to be used (e.g. educa- tion, sign, etc.). Dallas Twp. announces public visioning sessions Dallas Township residents are invited to participate in a series of public visioning ses- jon beginning at 7 p.m. on onday, Oct. 29 in the town- ship conference room. As the next step in a process begun in 2008, Dallas Town- ship officials will work to com- plete the township’s Compre- hensive Plan over the course of the next several months. A committee was formed to plot out the future of the township. Committee mem- bers are Dallas Township Su- pervisor Liz Martin, Planning Commission Chairman Jack Dodson, Planning Commis- sion members Bob Besecker and Charlie Kishbaugh and Dallas Township Engineer Representative Tom Dough- ton. Planning Consultant Jack Varaly will facilitate the proc- ess. At the Oct. 29 meeting, four ad hoc committees will be formed to address topics of importance to the future of Dallas Township — Zoning/ Land Development, Housing, Oil & Gas and Open Space. Residents interested in serving on these committees should plan to attend and/or call Supervisor Liz Martin at 674-2008 or email Imar- tin@dallastownship.com. Animal Refuge. Linda Antosh, left, of Exeter, Kristin Fino, of Dallas, and Roseann Nardone, of Wapwallopen, look at photos of a rescue dog. Dancing for the animals at Blue Chip Farms Rescue he Fourth Annual Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge Benefit Dance was held Oct. 20 at the Wilkes-Barre Township Fire Hall. There was food, snacks, refreshments, music by The Sperazza Band, a Chinese Auc- tion, 50/50 drawing, door prizes and basket raffles. All money raised will be donated to the Blue Chip Farm BILL TARUTIS PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST People pack the Wilkes-Barre Township Fire Hall for the Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge Benefit Dance. Volunteer Lynda Warner, of White Haven, looks over displays at the Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge Benefit Dance. ' Donna Domant, of Kingston, greets the Penn State Nittany Lion “in the dining room of the Irem Clubhouse Restaurant. BILL TARUTIS PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST The Penn State Nittany Lion poses with Irem Clubhouse Restau- rant Chef lan Bliss, of Dallas, as he prepares an omelet. aving brunch with the Penn State Nittany Lion he infamous and very well-liked Penn State Nittany Lion was in town on Oct. 21 and joined Back : Mountain residents for brunch at the Irem Clubhouse Restaurant. Brunch with the Nittany Lion was g presented by the Penn State University/ Wilkes-Barre Campus Ambassadors. Verve Vertu artists display work at rehabilitation center Two Back Mountain artists have had their work chosen for Display during the Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital's Annual Art Ability Exhibit. Each year, the hospital holds a juried exhibition and sale of works created by art- ists with disabilities. Billy Sukus, had his piece entit- led “26 Fe Iron” chosen and and Pat Cleary’s “Beadweaver” will be display. Both artists attend the Verve Vertu Art Studio, Deutsch Insti- tute for individuals with disabil- ities. They are two of six students from Verve Vertu whose work was chosen for display in the Bryn Mawr show. Cleary, who has recently dis- covered his artistic talents, com- bines his love of collecting shoe- laces with his abilities to create pieces like “Beadweaver.” He has been working on interesting landscape pieces using shoelaces since his completion on the piece for the art exhibit. Sukus has been an artist with Verve Vertu for three years. He works with many mediums, in- cluding acrylic paints and block printing. His work often features geometric shapes. Their work will be on display from Nov. 4 through Jan. 20, 2013 at the Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital in Malvern. Market vouchers are available The Area Agency on Aging of Luzerne/Wyoming Counties re- minds recipients of the 2012 Se- nior Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers that they have until Nov. 30 to redeem the vouchers. These vouchers can only be used to purchase locally-grown fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers’ market stands that are participants of the Dept. of Agri- culture’s SFMNP. For further information, con- tact Rhonda Adams at 822-1158, ext. 3337.
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