Budget Calls for 2.1Percent Hike
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CMYK Vol. 121 No. 16 THE BACK MOUNTAIN'S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1889 June 17 -23, 2012 The DALLAS POST 50¢ WILKES-BARRE, PA. www.mydallaspost.com An edition of The Times Leader Teams clamor for practice space By SARAH HITE tain Recreation Complex in Leh- “Our ideal option is to use fields here (in the Back [email protected] man Township, Center Street Mountain).” Park in Kingston Township, the Jackson Township Recreation Donald Bowden In a semi-rural area with lots of Park, those recently created by KT Raiders president farm land and bare acreage, ath- the Rock Recreation Center in letic field space in the Back Kingston Township and some Mountain is at a premium these space at St. Paul’s Lutheran days – and youth athletic teams are clamoring for the chance just Church in Dallas Township. Finding space field on which to play its games Baseball fields are located in to practice their sports skills. Some teams can’t even find a this season. But the organiza- Dallas Township, Franklin Town- Practice and game-playing space to call home. tion’s home field, which is locat- fields in the Back Mountain in- ship and Harveys Lake Borough. Donald Bowden, president of ed in Forty Fort at the Dana BILL TARUTIS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST clude those located at the Lake- All of these fields must meet the Kingston Township Raiders, Street Elementary School, hasn’t Lake-Lehman Athletic Director Tom Rokita describes the many Lehman and Dallas School Dis- the demands of dozens of youth said the team is searching for a uses of Edward Edwards Stadium by various athletic teams. trict campuses, the Back Moun- and high school athletic teams. SeeFIELDS, Page 10 DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT Budget calls for 2.1percent hike By SARAH HITE DISTRICT SALARIES [email protected] Below is a list of recently approved raises for Dallas School District The school board approved its administrators for the 2012-13 school year. $32.9 million budget for the 2012- Superintendent Frank Galicki - 13 school year on Monday night, $106,951 which calls for a 2.1percent mil- Business Manager Grant Palfey - lage increase to 11.8052 mills. $83,609 Amill is $1 for every $1,000 in Director of Technology William Gartrell - $91,143 average assessed property value. Special Education Director Amy The budget also includes a per Linen - $71,981 capita tax of $10, an earned in- High School Principal Jeffrey come tax of 1percent split with Shaffer - $91,143 district municipalities, and an Assistant High School Principal Brian Bradshaw - $66,442 emergency services tax of $52, $5 Middle School Principal Brian of which is district funds. Bradshaw - $79,866 Business Manager Grant Pal- Dallas Elementary School Princi- fey said the increase will amount pal Thomas Traver - $79,866 to an additional $37.59 to the av- Wycallis Elementary School Princi- erage annual property tax bill of pal and Director of Curriculum Paul Reinert - $99,752 $1,750. Director of Maintenance Mark He added the district could Kraynack - $66,365 have applied for exceptions to further increase the millage rate, but the board and administrators special education teacher, sub- wanted to raise taxes by the state- mitted his resignation the same wide wage index or lower since day Superintendent Frank Gal- the completion of the new high icki said administrators became BILL TARUTIS PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST school. aware of the allegations. Eighth-grader Grace Kuschke, 14, of Harveys Lake, describes her project on tropical rainforests. The board approved the resig- Galicki said the situation came nation of a middle school teacher to light on Thursday when sever- who is under investigation for al students approached middle “inappropriate behavior” involv- school Principal Tom Duffy “with ing students. Science students David Shuga, a middle school SeeBUDGET, Page 10 KINGSTON TOWNSHIP strut their stuff No chickens in By SARAH HITE Projects ranged from deter- [email protected] mining whether dogs and cats Kingston Twp. are right or left-pawed to Seventh and eighth-grade seeing what items in one’s students participated in the an- backyard are biodegradable. nual Junior High Science Fair Honors students were required By SARAH HITE their manure can be used for at the Lake-Lehman Junior/Se- [email protected] compost in gardens. nior High School on May 23. to do the projects, while gen- Mathers lives on a large lot Projects ranged from deter- eral science students had the about 600 feet away from the mining whether dogs and cats option to create a project for All the squawking about rais- nearest agriculturally-zoned par- are right or left-pawed to see- extra credit. ing chickens in Kingston Town- cel, which allows for the raising ing what items in one’s back- ship came to an abrupt halt on of chickens. yard are biodegradable. Honors Wednesday as supervisors voted “I feel I have a right to grow my students were required to do against changing the zoning ordi- own food,” she said. the projects, while general sci- at least 25 hours on their cho- nance to allow the keeping of Supervisors told Chris Math- ence students had the option sen project. fowl in residential areas. ers that the issue lies in how the to create a project for extra Karle Coole, of Noxen, ex- Supervisors James Reino Jr., birds would impact neighbors credit. plored what plants and animals Jeffrey Box and Shirley Moyer and property values and whether Debbie Milford, seventh and can be found in the Arctic, a voted against changing the ordi- the zoning officer could handle eighth-grade science teacher polar region located in the nance, while Gary Mathers re- managing the flocks. and event coordinator, said not northernmost part of the mained the lone supporter. all the projects were based on Earth. Eighth-grader Maranda Moosic, 13, of Lake Township, describes Resident Chris Mathers, of SeeCHICKENS, Page 10 the scientific method – some The 14-year-old said it was her project on desert life at the Lake-Lehman Junior High Sci- Trucksville, wife of Gary Math- students were able to perform interesting to learn about how ence Fair. ers, championed the issue a few research and present it through different plants and animals months ago and presented re- aproject. adapt to the extreme climate. area of the Earth – the tropical Kuschke also presented in search on the topic for the board Though Milford took stu- “I enjoy learning about sci- rainforest. her project that the rainforest to digest. dents to the library when they ence, especially physical sci- “I liked learning about all the is being destroyed, and ex- She said tending a small flock started the projects, most of ence,” she said. different layers of the rainforest plained different ways people of chickens makes one more sus- the work was done at home. Grace Kuschke, 14, of Har- and what lived where,” she tainable; they keep away mosqui- Students were required to work veys Lake, took to a different said. SeeSTUFF, Page 12 toes, ticks and other insects, and CMYK PAGE 2STHE DALLAS POST unday, June 17,2012 ◆ CROSSWORD CORNER Puzzle answers, Page 12 THIS WEEK’S MEETINGS Library Auction is in need of volunteers MONDAY, JUNE 18 lar meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal Dallas Borough building. In just a few short weeks the to help move items to the auc- To volunteer or for more in- 25 Main St., Dallas Borough Harveys Lake Borough annual Back Mountain Memo- tion block and to the pickup ar- formation contact Diana Berry, Council will hold a work session at 7 p.m. 4875 Memorial Hwy. (State Route 415), rial Library Auction will begin. ea and runners to take smaller Volunteer Coordinator at 675- in the municipal building. Harveys Lake Borough Set-up dates are Sunday, July purchased items from the auc- 0167, by email at dlber- Lake-Lehman School Board Council will hold a work session at 5:30 1through Tuesday, July 3. Tasks tion block to the winning bid- [email protected] or call the library Market Street, Lehman Township p.m. and a regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. in include moving tables and dis- ders. at 675-1182. The school board will hold a regular meet- the municipal building. play racks and items to the sales ing at 7 p.m. at Lake-Noxen Elementary tents and in some instances ar- School, 135 West Point Ave., Harveys Lake. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 ranging merchandise. Lehman Township Dallas Borough Auction dates are from 4 to 11 Head Start programs accepting applications 1183 Old Route 115, Lehman Township 25 Main St., Dallas Borough pm. Thursday, July 5 through The board of supervisors will hold a regu- Council will hold a regular meeting at 7 Sunday, July 8. Tasks include Luzerne County Head Start, families with children from lar meeting at 7 p.m. in the municipal build- p.m. in the municipal building. staffing tents (used books, Inc. announces that Early Head birth to age 3 and comprehen- ing. baked goods, food booth, odds Start, Head Start and PA Pre-K sive pre-school services for 3 THURSDAY, JUNE 21 and ends, raffle) and assisting Counts applications will be tak- and 4-year-olds for families in TUESDAY, JUNE 19 Back Mountain Community Partnership with children’s games. en at 23 Beekman St., Wilkes- Luzerne and Wyoming Coun- Dallas Township The partnership will hold a regular meet- Adults are also needed to Barre, June 11 through July 16 ties, including opportunities for 601Tunkhannock Hwy. (State Route 309), ing at 3 p.m.