North Hills News Record (Newspaper) - August 9, 1988, Warrendale, Pennsylvania J L 4 Regatta 88 Crash shortens race Page 9 1 I Off beat f Reporter finds moving no picnic Pag e4 North Hills 1 News Record Aug A Gannett Newspaper serving North Suburban Pittsburgh Copyright 1988 News Record Co Inc All rights reserved 25 cents North Hills woman hurt at regatta By Beth Pollock A North Hills resident was injured in the boating Sunday during the Three Rivers Regatta Nancy DeMarco 33 hurt her knee while jumping out of the way of a boat which went out of control and headed into the crowd seated on rock and grass near the shore See related story on Page 9 DeMarco of 3943 Norman Drive Allison Park said her attention had been focused on the boat races when she heard her husband Frank yell for her to get out of the way When she turned to see what he was talking about the boat was coming toward her She sustained bruises and gashes on her knee when she jumped into the water to avoid being hit DeMarco was treated and released from Divine Providence Hospital Everybody was just in awe There was no ing or DeMarco recalled of the accident It was a calm situation She added that everyone acted as one family seeming concerned about the others in- jured in the crash particularly those who were be- to have been beneath the boat Although DeMarco complimented the paramedics on their speed and demeanor she said the police who were worried about a possible gasoline spill behaved that they separated the injured from the ilies My husband had to leave she said The boy beside me was hit by the DeMarco said describing an child as being between six and seven years old The boat seemed to climb up the left side of his body He had bruises on his left hip arm and his teeth were bleeding That's when we what had she said DeMarco said the injured boy was the only person she knew of that was injured while sitting on the rocks She said most of the injured appeared to have been Northgate face contract talks By Teresa Price ir phen by ROBERT J CARROLL M-M Teacher contracts at two North Boroughs school districts are still going through negotiations with meetings scheduled for Tuesday night and for next week Negotiations in the Northgate School District have not been held since June because of vacations according to Kenneth Stewart ad- ministrative liaison for the district A meeting is set for either Aug 17 or 18 In the District liam Andrews school district tor said a meeting is scheduled for Aug 9 It's still said An- drews regarding the talks But I was told secondhand that the union is putting releases out concerning us and the Deer Lakes District Andrews said the major issue at is money but he would not disclose the amount Besides wages Harold Deiss for the tion Association said other items still being discussed are working conditions seniority and student discipline The talks are under the direction of a mediator said Andrews noting that when talks are still continuing in August things are going down to the last minute Last April the AEA filed charges of unfair labor practices against the school district Those charges have since been dropped so contract talks could continue said Deiss In the Northgate District Stewart said there are still three issues un- resolved but he said he could not disclose the issues Regardless of the ratification of a contract school will begin as scheduled In the past teachers worked when they didn't have an said Stewart The last time there were negotiations it was October before we settled but the teachers began school The story may not be the same for though We have to meet one more time with the said Deiss The teachers would then have to decide if they want to teach without a contract I couldn't see the teachers ing without a he said Classes begin for Northgate Sept 6 with two teacher's in-service days scheduled for Aug 31 and Sept l Classes begin Aug 31 for You can't believe that it happened I thanked God last night tha t no one DeMarco said The woman said she and her husband had considered bringing their children Christina 19 months and Tania 6 to the Regatta but fortunately had decided against it We always go and sit in that DeMarco said Although she said her husband wants to visit the Re- gatta again next year she isn't sure she will make the trip I don't know We'll certainly sit up higher where we're more protected plants in his yard every summer Admiring the work of their father from left are Heidi Daniel and Alicia Day Lily Doctor turns garden into sea of colors Jobless lowest in N Hills By Beth Pollock NIHI Unemployment in the North Hills is about as low as it can to Mike Acquaviva spokesperson for the state Department of Labor and Industry Acquaviva gave the following figures for June 1988 In Ross which has a population of and in the civilian work force only 700 or 3.7 percent are unemployed he said Turn to UNEMPLOYMENT Page 2 By Teresa Price James Roberts has been referred to as the Day Lily Doctor and with good reason The day lilies in front and behind his home could have stepped out of a Burpee seed catalog or have been used in a Disney nature film The lilies assortment of colors come as the result of Robert's hobby of hybridization of day lilies which he started four years ago Day lilies are the best flowers in North America for blooming year after said the Ross dentist who gets up at 6 to tend to the lilies that he has planted in the front side and back yard of his Easley Drive home that he shares with his wife Clare and four children Roberts has taken a picture of every lily in his yard some that he has bred himself and others that were purchased Approximately 60 pictures are displayed on a picnic table on his side porch The colors range from deep red to orange to soft pink Some are white with a red band in the center Others are orange with a touch of pink on the petals and a dash of white in the center My color preference leans to brighter col- ors he said Like a high school botany teacher Roberts recites information about the lilies without a pause The hybridization is an easy process said Roberts who does so by taking some pollen from one flower placing it on a Q-tip swab and rubbing it on the pistil of another flower In a process that takes 48 hours the pollen will slowly move to the ovaries of the flower where a number of pods with seeds inside will be produced The pod grows to the size of a quarter and when it's cracked open 10 to 20 seeds are removed forn each pod he said The seeds are then tagged with the two names of the lilies that have been bred Turn to LILIES 2 North Hills takes time on new boss By Eric Heyl As the start of the school year looms several weeks away the big question in North Hills School District is who will be named to replace deposed Joshua Geller But it's a question school tors probably won't begin to der until their next scheduled meeting Sept 19 James Higgins the director of pupil personnel services who has been serving as acting superintendent since May will remain in charge of the district as the new year begins Board members insist there is no rush to find a permanent re- placement Director Joan O'Brien said Dr Higgins can be acting superintendent for as long as a year He has had a very calming influence on the district and he has a lot of support among the staff The possibility exists Higgins who has certification to be a may apply for the job on a permanent basis O'Brien said however that he has not yet approached the board regarding that possibility Higgins said Monday that he is waiting for the board to mine the selection process before deciding apply for the position permanently Additional round the district's new tured central staff which con- sists of a superintendent two assistant superintendents ness director and director of cial programs The positions of Turn to SUPER 2 Crisis Center North plans workshop on dating violence By Eric Heyl With the impending arrival of an- other school year campuses soon will be flooded with a host of new arrivals freshmen eager to ence the freedom that collegiate life brings But there are dangers bred by that sudden liberty warns Valerie Ford director of Crisis Center North in Allison Park The center is sponsoring a workshop on dating which will be held at land Public Library McCandless on Thursday Aug 18 Dating violence can occur at any time but Ford said newcomers to Index Young Three sections 24 year No college are especially susceptible A lot of people go there and they think Now we can dp whatever we want In that environment it's easy to find someone who will take advantage of you Parents need to begin asking the questions that could prove tant in a crisis situation said Ford Before they send their children off to school parents should be asking about what kinds of security are available what kind of safety exist Students should get a feel for this kind of thing before they leave home Although the college environment may provoke some instances of date rape Jennifer Wood tion director of Pittsburgh Action Against Rape cautioned that it's not just the young who should be concerned about the lem Certainly there is a need to fit in when you're in college and such as fraternity and rush parties may encourage the kind of atmosphere where date rape occurs But I've women in their 50s who have been raped on dates It's not exclusive to college campuses The number of date rapes re- ported is on the nse but Ford said this does not necessarily mean an actual increase in dating violence Much like domestic violence more women are losing the stigma of be- a victim and are reporting dents to authorities It's become more clear that it's not a problem caused by the victim but there still are a number of women out there who may feel em- or feel they are somehow at fault for what has Ford said Wood agreed occurrences of date rape are increasing and said the reason for the rise may be because better topic has been better defined in recent years Five or 10 years ago you wouldn't have heard the term date rape the vision was always one of a dark alley a scary stranger and a nice-looking woman but that's not the case at all What statistics show is 80 to 90 percent of people are raped by someone they know Wood said some experts in the field originally were hesitant to use the date rape label out of fear of misleading the public After all rape is still rape In Pennsylvania the law makes no separation based on the familiarity between the tim and the assailant A study performed by St Cloud Minnesota State University Turn to DATE RAPE 2 Nose to nose Lynn Banaszak gets a kiss from a blue and gold baby macaw ai m North Hills Village Ross The bird live to be TOO 17 photo ROBERT J CARROLL whose feathers like velvet could Pet stories and more Paga t NEWS RECORD CAll
