PAGE 4 EDITORIAL Sunday, October 26, 2008 Books remember loved ones The following memorial books have been added to the collection at the Back Mountain Memorial Library for October 2008: In memory of Kevin Sult, “Alas- ka Then and Now” by Sonya Sen- kowsky, and “The Inside Passage to Alaska” by Art Wolfe, both pre- sented by Marlo Trapani-Willi- man. In memory of Catherine Amico, “Sculpting Her Body Perfect” by Brad Schoenfeld, presented by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Rizzo. In memory of Olive Phillips, “Moving to Higher Ground” by Wynton Marsalis, presented by Camilla Ayers In memory of Esther Pizzano, “Italianissimo” by Louise Fili and “Passion on the Vine” by Sergio Es- posito, both presented by Shirley Forney. In memory of Marley, “The La- brador Retriever” by Diane Mor- gan, presented by Ross and Susan Piazza. In memory of Mildred Orner, “The Secret Pleasures of Meno- pause” by Christiane Northrup, presented by Ruth and Peter Po- lashenski. In memory of Gene Wert, “The ABC's of Breastfeeding” by Stacey H. Rubin, presented by William and Joanne Runner and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson, presented by Kenneth and Gisela Swingle. In memory of Lewis “Skip” Bradbury, “Making Jack Falcone” by Joaquin Garcia, presented by Sandy Bradbury. In memory of Emma LaVerne House, “Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match” by Susan Briscoe, presented by Charlotte Wydock. The following books are in memory of Adolph “Whitey” Gra- benstetter and are presented by Charlyn Richards, Jackie Martin, Bev Sayre, Toni Kravits, and Ro Kravits: “North American Coins and Prices 2008,” “2008 U.S. Coin Digest,” “Gold Rush,” “Ancient Coin Collecting III” by Wayne G. Sayles. The following books are in memory of Nancy Kozemchakand are presented by The Clifford Ko- zemchak Family: “Albert the Fix-it Man” by Janet Lord, “We are Best friends” by Aliki, “Bandit” by Ka- ren Rostoker-Gruber, “The Apple Pie that Papa Baked” by Lauren Thompson, “The House in the Night” by Susan Marie Swanson, “Don’t Bump the Glump! And Oth- er Fantasies” by Shel Silverstein, “Uh-Oh, Cleo” by Jessica Harper, “Bird Lake Moon” by Kevin Henkes HONOR In honor of Paul Reinert, Jeffrey Shaffer, Anthony Martinelli, Tho- mas Traver, Thomas Duffy, Mary Kraynack, Grant Palfey, Frank Ma- rino, Brian Bradshaw, Sandy Pesa- vento and Bill Gartrell, “Bless This Food: Ancient and Contemporary Graces from Around the World," presented by Kathleen McCarthy. Sue Barnett stands in front of her Storybook character toy collec- tion on display at the Back Mountain Memorial Library. STORYBOOK CHARACTERS ON DISPLAY AT LIBRARY Former teacher Sue Barnett is currently displaying her collec- tion of Storybook character toys at the Back Mountain Memorial Library during the month of October. Barnett has been collect- ing these toys, including little Golden Books, puppets and stuff- ed animals related to Storybook characters for approximately 50 years. She began her collection because she loved teaching reading and introducing literature to young children. She adds that including a toy in her lessons made it more interesting. Some of her favorite pieces in the display include Peter Rabbit, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the Hat Hedgehog. Barnett resides at the Dallas Masonic Village. New books at the library The following books have been added to the college at the Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas: OCTOBER 2008 EXPRESS (1 WEEK) “A Spoonful of Poison” by M.C. Beaton, “A Most Wanted Man” by John LeCarre, “Grace” by Ri- chard Paul Evans, “The Brass Verdict” by Michael Connelly FICTION “A Spoonful of Poison” by M..C. Beaton, “A Most Wanted Man” by John LeCarre, “Grace” by Ri- chard Paul Evans, “The Right Mistake” by Walter Mosley, “De- lia’s Crossing” by V.C. Andrews, “Acheron” by Sherrilyn Kenyon, “The Quilter’s Kitchen” by Jen- nifer Chiaverini, “The Brass Ver- dict” by Michael Connelly, “Two to the Fifth” by Piers Anthony NON-FICTION “The Second Journey” by Joan Anderson, “Against Medical Ad- vice” by James Patterson, “The ‘Case Against Barack Obama” by David Freddoso, “Who Killed the Constitution?” by Thomas E. Woods, “Makers and Takers” by Peter Schweizer BIOGRAPHY “Pieces of My Heart” by Robert J. Wagner LARGE PRINT FICTION “A Cedar Cove Christmas” by Debbie Macomber, “Collateral Damage” by Fern Michaels BOOKS ON CD “The Shack” by William P. Young, “Brain Rules” by John Me- dina, “American Wife” by Curtis Sittenfeld “Silks” by Dick and Felix Fran- cis, “Last Kiss” by Luanne Rice, “8 Sandpiper Way” by Debbie Macomber YOUNG ADULT “Black Box” by Julie Schu- macher, “Dragon Road” by Lau- rence, “Little Audrey” by Ruth White, “Phenomena: secrets of the senses” by Donna M. Jackson Richard L. Connor PUBLISHER 829-7202 rconnor@timesleader.com The Dallas Post www.mydallaspost.com Community Newspaper Group THE TIMES LEADER 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-675-521 news@mydallaspost.com Christie Delicati ADVERTISING 970-7111 cdelicati@timesleader.com Dotty Martin EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com Brother and sister, Dixie, left, and Pixie are 6 years old and live with Jane Tomkinson, of Dallas, a senior: at Dallas High School. Theya are eb h Mai & Beast playful cats who enjoy eating, sleeping and playing. Pixie does silly things like chase her tail and hide in the bath tub while Dixie likes outside and chase the leaves in the fall. SHARE YOUR PET PICTURES WITH OUR READERS Who's Your best friend? If your very best friend in the whole wide world is your pet, we want to know about it. 5 Send us a picture of your pet - whether it be a lovable puppy, a slimy iguana or a parrot with an extensive vocabulary - and we’ Il share te Fi with readers of The Dallas Post. Tell us your name and address, your pet's name, his or her age, his or her breed and anything else you'd like everyone to know about your pet. Be sure to include your telephone number in the event we have questions. Send everything to "Man and Beast," c/o The Dallas Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 1871 or e-mail the picture to us at news@mydal- laspost.com. If you send a picture and would like to have it returned, be sure to include a self-addressed/stamped envelope. We'll publish the pictures in the order in which we receive them. 1988- 20 YEARS AGO Lake Lehman has been noti- fied by the National Merit Schol- arship Corporation that Erin Brady and Karen White have been designated Commended Students in the 1988 National Merit Scholarship Program. Both seniors placed in the top 50,000 of more than one million participants and will re- ceive a let- ter of com- mendation in recognition of out- standing academic promise. Bernie C. Banks, Membership Chairman of the Dallas Kiwanis Club, was named Kiwanian of the Year during the Installation Dinner for 1988-89 officers held recently at Irem Temple Country Club. Banks has been Member- ship Chairman for three years and has also chaired the Hallo- ween Parade, the Nominations Committee and has been active on the Board of Directors. Dallas Senior High School stu- dents cast their votes last week for the girl each would like to see named homecoming queen at halftime this Saturday at the Ha- nover-Dallas game. The girl with the most votes will be named homecoming queen and the re- maining six will be members of the queen’s court. Finalists are: Sandra Corcoran, Amy Rosentel, Lori Cave, Pamela Basecki, Jen- nifer Moran, Rachel Holthaus and Maureen Sheridan. YESTERDAY 1978 —- 30 YEARS AGO A Winter Fashion Show Pre- view will be presented by the Dallas Junior Womans Club with fashions from The Kay Re- gan Shoppe, the Kiddie Shoppe, and R.K. Furs on November 14 at the Treadway Inn. The chairman of the event is Cathy Mugford with Carol Eyet as honorary chairman and Laure Perch as co- chairman. Other committee members include Cathy Oravitz, Cheryl Richardson, JoAnn Hall, Judi Nunemacher, Joan Felty, Pat Fosko and Lois Townsend. Lee Ann Hagenbach was cho- sen as Homecoming Queen at the Lake-Lehman - Coughlin game last Saturday. She was es- corted by Joseph Levi. Students of Hilltop Nursery School in Dallas were enter- tained Monday morning by Cel- loist Dorothy Stahl, who played a selection of nursery rhymes. Stahl is the co-principal cellist in the National Symphony Orches- tra, Washington, D.C. Her grand- daughter is a member of the class. Students who were treated to- the performancesinclu Laura Cashore, Na ry, Carrie Snell, Lori Bc Shatin Vigilone, Chf mas, Bridget Hozempe, ‘Heidi Wenrich, Jason McDade, Mi- chelle Stahl, Nikki Sutton, Da- niel Watchulonis and David Fitch. 1968 — 40 YEARS AGO Cub Scouts of Den 3, Pack 281, Dallas, enjoyed a visit to the Sug- ar Hollow Fish Hatchery last weekend. They also went on a hike and held a wiener roast. At- tending were: Bart Slocum, Bill Duda, Matt Fiske, Tony Fiske, Wayne Goode and Scott Slocum. The Cubs were accompanied by Mrs. Mary Fiske, Den Mother, and Mrs. Peter Duda. Installation of Officers of Dad- dow Isaacs Unit No. 672, Amer- ican Legion Auxiliary, was con- ducted recently at the Legion Home in Dallas. Miss Louise Ma- ria, central director, adminis- tered the oath of office to the fol- lowing: Mrs. Dorothy McAllis- ter, president; Mrs. Lillian March, first vice president; Mrs. Florence Davenport, second vice president; Mrs. Shirley Templin, recoding secretary; Mrs. Helen Garbutt, treasurer, Mrs. Marguerite Dubil, chap- lain; Mrs. Mary Sapser, histori- an; and Mrs. Estelle Shuleski, sergeant at arms. 1958 — 50 YEARS AGO Three Westmoreland High School students were among the 40 contestants who took part in the Safe-T-O Driving Competi- tion at Roddy Buick in Kingston last Sunday. They are: William Steinhauer, Elaine Kozemchak and Gary Dietz. Driving instruc- tor is George McCutcheon. For the first time in Pennsylva- nia a country newspaper has re- ceived a commendation “for out- standing contributions to the furtherance of traffic safety” from the Department of Reve- nue, Bureau of Highway Safety. The hand illuminated certifi- cate emblazoned in green and gold and bearing the gold seal of the State of Pennsylvania was he "presented i in person Wednesday "morning to The Dallas Post by Governor George M. Leader. Tentative plans call for the grand opening of the Back Mountain Shopping Center at Shavertown on November 15. Humphrey’s Children’s Apparel and Humphrey’s Children’s Boo- tery (two separate stores) ex- pect to be well established in their new locations by then. Adam Hozempa will also move his store into the shopping cen- ter this weekend and Dicton’s Bakery is already moving in. 1948 - 60 YEARS AGO In an attempt to raise further revenues to help finance King- ston Township School District’s new school cafeteria, the Board of Directors has added bill- boards and signs along the pub- lic highways to its list of items that will be taxed. A two-story brick hotel is be- ing constructed just north of Kunkle on Route 309 by Peter Masonis, Luzerne restaurateur. The structure will have 16 rooms on the second floor. Movies playing at the Shaver Theatre, Shavertown, included “The Big City” starring Marga- ret O’Brien and Robert Preston; “The Pirate” starring Judy Gar- land and Gene Kelly; and “In- trigue” starring George Raft and June Havoc. 1938 — 70 YEARS AGO $ The story of how a clean-cut group of young men organized a Dallas baseball team last spring, how they stuck together despite early season discouragements and how, finally, they fought their way from the bottom of the league to the championship is a story reminiscent of the days when baseball was really the reigning sport here. : By fighting hard, the Dallas Arrows are champions of the Bi- County Baseball League. Team members are: Fritz Hardiski, Franklin Hemingway, Ed Simp- son, Chet Sutton, Donald Ben Russiloski, Albert S ans v, Williams, Peyton Lec. Ci par Salansky, Frank Russiloski and Joe Banks. Trucksville and Shavertown Fire Companies extinguished a roof blaze in a home near the Isaacs service station at Trucks- ville last Saturday morning. A passing motorist saw the blaze and called to a woman who was standing in a nearby yard, asking her to notify the occu; pants of the threatened hom According to firemen, the wom- an declined, explaining that she couldn’t notify the woman in the burning home because they we- ren’t on speaking terms. Two young automobile thieves — one of whom was wounded when he tried to es- cape from the State Motor Police who captured them — were un- der arrest this week as the result of quick thinking of Mrs. Forrest Hablett of Chase. The men were arrested in Ply- mouth when police recognized a license number copied down by Mrs. Hablett when they drove away from her father-in-law’s gasoline station at Chase Cor- ners without paying for the gaso- line. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post, which is 119 vears old. The wnformation is printed here exactly as i# ap- peared in the newspaper vears ago. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE FOR HALLOWEEN? “A bubble “A vampire. It | “Tess from “Maybe EI- “My sister's “1 don't know transformer. It | is black and Camp Rock. izabeth Swan | costume from | yet. Last year goes from a red and has She has from ‘Pirates | last year: Rag- | | was a wres- car to a ro- fangs.” blonde hair of the Carib- gedy Ann.” tler.” bot.” Evan Plank | and a silver bean." Nora Luke Ray Ostroski Logan Davis Dalles top.” Samantha Michael Tpucksvile ShaysEtown Dallas Kelly Williams Dallas Shavertown + wells
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