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131 st YEAR, NO. 52 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2010 S I N G L E C O P Y—5 0¢(U S P S 2 7 7 4 4 0)1 3 1 st YEAR, NO. 26 VOL. 30, NO. 13

THE JOURNAL-HERALD THE JOURNAL-HERALD

CONTINUING: THE WHITE HAVEN JOURNAL ESTABLISHED 1879 INSIDE CONTINUING: THE WEATHERLY HERALD ESTABLISHED 1880

THIS WEEK IN WHITE HAVEN

Thursday, November 25 Thanksgiving Narcotics Anonymous Meeting –7:00 p.m. – Mountainview Community Church

Friday, November 26 W.H. Food Pantry – 11:00 a.m. to Noon – Rear, Haven Hall, White Haven Center Free Community Lunch – Serving 11: 30 a.m. to Noon – St. Paulʼs Lutheran Parish Hall

Saturday, November 27 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting -7:00 p.m. – St. Patrickʼs Parish Center

Sunday, November 28 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting -7:00 p.m. – Mountainview Community Church

Monday, November 29 Free Community Lunch – Serving 11: 30 a.m. to Noon – St. Paulʼs Lutheran Parish Hall TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)Meeting – 5:45 p.m. - W.H. United Methodist Church Social Hall

Tuesday, November 30 Joy Through Movement – 10:00 a.m. – W.H. United Methodist Church

Wednesday, December 1 Yoga Class – 10:00 a.m. – St.Paulʼs Lutheran Church Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting –10:00 a.m. – Mountainview Community Church Free Community Lunch – Serving 11: 30 a.m. to Noon – St. Paulʼs Lutheran Parish Hall Dennison Township Board of Supervisors Meeting – 7:30 p.m. –Township Municipal Building

Thursday, December 2 Joy Through Movement – 10:00 a.m. – W.H. United Methodist Church W.H. Area Senior Citizens Meeting– 1:00 p.m. – V.F.W. Post 6 615 Crestwood School Board Re -organization, Work Session &Meeting – 6:30 p.m. – Crestwood High School East Side Borough Council Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Borough Building Narcotics Anonymous Meeting –7:00 p.m. – Mountainview Community Church Kidder Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 Meeting – 7:30 p.m.– Lehigh Tannery Fire Hall

THE LIGHTS ARE READY: White Haven Borough Streets employees worked with the West Hazleton Street Department to put up the Christmas lights this year. In exchange for their help, West Hazleton will borrow White Haven’s leaf vacuum and crew. Street department chair Bob Spadell and Mayor John Klem look on as the job pro-gresses.

Photo by Seth Isenberg

Annual Tree Lighting is Sunday in White Haven

White Haven’s Christmas tree lighting celebration will be this Sunday,November 21, beginning at 6 p.m. at Saint Paul’s Church. After some readings and skits, the caroling begins. Everyone will walk to the tree at the Honor Roll at Buffalo and Wilkes-Barre Streets (via Elmira St.).There will be more caroling and then the lighting event (featuring an Honor Guard from the VFW). Afterward, everyone is welcome at the Saint Patrick’s hall for hot chocolate (and more singing).

UP TO DATE: Weatherly Borough Manager Harold Pudliner, left, and Mayor Tom Connors, right, dis-play a map of the former Tung-Sol site to business and community leaders at a briefing held Saturday morning, November 20.Nearly 20 people gathered to learn about the borough’s plans for the coming year, and to offer their input.

Photo by Seth Isenberg

by Jeanine Hofbauer

The decision to lay off three police officers in Kidder Township was made by Supervisors at their meet-ing November 18. Despite contin-ued protests by township residents the fate of the three most recent police hires has been set. After the completion of the next pay cycle ending December 25 the officers will be laid off in the township’s attempt to recuperate from its cur-rent economic slump. Laying off the officers made the option of severance pay impossible,as an employee must be terminated rather than laid off in order to receive it. In addition to the lay-offs, supervi-sors voted to approve a 1 mill increase in property taxes. Polansky advised the decision to include any action on the administrative side is yet to be established but savings will be made. The single opposing vote for the terminations was by supervi-sor Mary Farnschlader. Farn -schlader stated, “I am absolutely opposed in the interest of public safety.”Police Chief Joseph Protasiewicz during his report handed supervi-sors a petition he had just been given containing 170 signatures opposing layoffs in the police department. Protasiewicz also stat-ed, “We appreciate the assistance of Split Rock Resort, but let me be clear that the responsibility of crimi-nal investigations is the sole responsibility of the Kidder Township Police Department.”Supervisors approved the Split Rock Road Relocation Land Development Improvement Agreement request for extension to October 17, 2011. A Split Rock rep-resentative advised the fee to extend the bond was the same price for a year as the 6 month period so the decision was made to file for a year although the project is 85%complete.Supervisors will hold their next monthly meeting Thursday,December 16 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Township Administration Building, Lake Harmony.

THIS WEEK IN WEATHERLY

Thursday, November 25 Thanksgiving

Sunday, November 28 Breakfast – 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. –Flying Aces Motorcycle Club,Rockport Cash Bingo, sponsored by Weath -erly Area Senior Parents – Doors at Noon, Games 1:00 p.m. – W.A.Middle School Cafeteria

Monday, November 29 Weatherly Area Chess Club – 7:00 p.m. – First Presbyterian Church

Wednesday, December 1 Weatherly Area School Board Re -organization Meeting – 7:00 p.m.,followed by Caucus Meeting –W.A. Middle School Weatherly Borough Council Work -shop Meeting – 7:00 p.m. –Municipal Building K. of C. Council 12105 Meeting –7:30 p.m. – St. Nicholas Church Hall

Thursday, December 2 Weatherly Rotary Club Dinner Meeting – 6:30 p.m. – Weatherly Country Inn Weatherly Area Flower Club Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Zions Luth -eran Church Annex Weatherly Area Schools Christmas Concert – 7:00 p.m. – W.A. Mid -dle School Gym

Police lay offs definite in Kidder Township

by Seth Isenberg

White Haven council came very close to turning down the $500,000 matching grant the borough had earned to be used to replace the community building. Concerns over the fees paid to the grant writer,combined with some confusion led council members to fail to agree to have more grant writing work done.After a lengthy discussion at the meeting on Monday, November 22,two motions died after council mem-ber Linda Szoke offered them, for lack of a second from council mem-bers Marge Reilly, Katie O’Donnell,Bob Spadell or council president Harvey Morrison. A third motion to ask grant writer Bill DelGesso to talk with the USDA about a low interest loan was not even made. Reilly strongly objected to any borrowing. After conducting most of council’s business, Karpowich advised Morrison to ask for an executive session. There was a 23-minute session, and when council returned,they started again with a motion to allow DelGesso to pursue the$500,000 (DelGesso would do this for no additional fees). This was approved with Spadell and O’Donnell agreeing on the condition that no borrowing would be done for the project. Morrison and Szoke were the other ayes and Reilly voted no.Council was then unanimous in sending a “No, Thank You” letter to USDA. Another 4-1 vote, breaking the same way, agreed to pay DelGesso$1,200 to prepare paperwork for grants as matches for the communi-ty building project from the Luzerne County gambling funds.White Haven borough is propos-ing a budget of $534,383 for 2011,with no borrowing and no new taxes. The quarterly garbage fee will also be lowered to $60 from $65.This was promised at the first read-ing of the 2011 budget at the November 22 Council meeting. Council followed up on a request by Jessica Lunney for council to support installing the new score-board at Lehigh Park instead of Linesville. There was a lengthy dis-cussion about the fundraising and original plans for the scoreboard.Boy Scout Chris Michaels raised over $5,000 to pay for it. It was final-ly agreed that it can be installed at Lehigh Park as long as the memori-al sign stays, and that the old score-board be refurbished and installed at Linesville. Letters will be sent to those who donated to explain, and let givers opt-out if they wish.Engineer Brian Swanson told council he saw Popple Construction preparing the Post Office block of

by Seth Isenberg

Packer Township Supervisors held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, November 3, and kept it brief. Resident Joe Matechik said his complaints about a tractor-trailer parked at a neighbor’s and the garage across the street have not been dealt with. The supervisors explained that there are no viola-tions, so there is nothing they can do. Chairman Tom Gerhard prom-ised to speak to a realtor to see if the condition of these properties would have an effect on the value of Matechik’s.Permit and Zoning officer Bob Selert received a building permit application from Clyde Kunkle, and looked into a complaint about a deck roof, plus answered several calls with questions about subdivi-sions.Code Enforcement officer James Sharp is following up on complaints.He reported that no cars were parked in the garbage truck turn-around on Sand Spring Road during several visits. Supervisors agreed to pay snow plow drivers $11 an hour this winter.A decision to purchase flood insurance was tabled.The first reading of Packer’s 2011 budget was approved. Attending were supervisors Grover Gerhard, Bill Swinesburg and Tom Gerhard, Secretary/Treasurer Stephanie Stolpe, Selert,Sharp, Matechik and four other citi-zens. The next meeting of Packer Township Supervisors will be Tuesday, December 7 beginning at 7 p.m. at the township building on Route 93 in Hudsondale.

Packer Township hears parking complaint

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Editorial

ANNE SCHAFER-HICKEY

Anne Lynne Schafer-Hick -ey, R.N., 70, died Sunday,November 21, 2010 at her home in Breinigsville.A daughter of the late Charles and Becky Keiper Murray, she was born in Weatherly. She was a gradu-ate of Weatherly Area High School and Allentown School of Nursing, class of 1961.Prior to retiring she was a registered nurse with Whit -son Family Practice, Allen -town, for 17 years. Before that she was a registered nurse at Mack Truck’s World Headquarters, and Cedar -brook in South Whitehall Township.She was a member of St.Joseph the Worker R.C.Church of Orefield.Preceding her in death was her first husband, State Police Colonel John K. Scha -fer.Surviving are her husband of two years, Thomas N.Hickey; daughter and son-in-law Tracy and John Blair of Castle Rock, Colorado; son and daughter-in-law Craig and Kenda Schafer of Bre -inigsville; stepsons and step-daughters-in-law John and Margaret Hickey of Effort,Kent and Barbara Hickey of Allentown, Shawn and Karen Hickey of Upper Arlington,Ohio; ten grandchildren; sis-ter and brother-in-law Sherry and Steve Milek of Seymour,Connecticut.A Mass was celebrated Wednesday in St. Joseph the Worker R.C. Church.Memorial donations may be made to Lehigh Valley Hospice, 2166 S. 12th Street,Allentown, PA 18103.

Death Roll

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Obituaries of local in -terest are published in THE JOURNAL-HERALD as a public service. There is NO CHARGE to families, funer-al directors or anyone else.We do edit them to conform to our style and space specifications, as we do any news item submitted.

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