EDITOR’S NOTE: The following
Easter messages were written for
the Post by various Dallas area
clergy.)
“AN EASTER MEDITATION”
BY REV. THOMAS CLEMOW
Trucksville United Methodist
Church
Mark’s Gospel reports the
following: ‘‘And entering the tomb,
they saw a young man sitting on the
right side, dressed in a white robe;
and they were amazed. And he said
to them, “Do not be amazed; you
seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was
crucified. He has risen, he is not
here; see the place where they laid
him...And they went out and fled
from the tomb for trembling and
astonishment had come upon them;
and they said nothing to any one, for
they were afraid.” (16.5, 6, 8)
Can you blame them? Wouldn't
+ you be? They were unsettied.
Confused. Death, after all is final.
Isn’t it? They were unsettled
because like all of us, they made
certain assumptions. Challenge in
any serious way our assumptions
concerning the world and nothing
seems safe or secure. Even during
his life-time Jesus faced enough of
that kind of thing. :
It’s always been that way. From
Sarah biting her lip behind the tent
flap, to the infinitely more serious
reaction of the church to science’s
pioneers who redefined the struc-
tures of creation. What's true, is
true...isn’t it? Don’t go confusing
me with the facts. The world was
created in seven days. The flood
occurred precisely on ---! Heaven is
up there, earth is here, hell is down
there. The earth is the center of the
universe, around which the sun
revolves. If man were meant to
fly...
What do you mean ‘he’s not
here?” Impossible! In Galilee? No
way. Tell Peter and the others? You
must think we’re crazy!
But what if...what if it’s true?
What if God knows what he’s doing?
What if He’s won after all?
The world must know...the world
must know!
“KNOW THE JOY OF HOPE”
BY REV. DANNY WHITE
Dallas Baptist Church
This Easter will be special for the
John Doerfler family of Harveys
Lake. For them, the hope of new life
is personified in their 10-year old
son, Andy.
This past December, Andy could
not seem to shake a nagging infect-
ion. He would recover only to fall ill
with another fever.
On New Year's Eve, John and
Maureen rushed their son to an
emergency midnight appointment
with Dr. Thomas Campbell. They
were ordered to Nesbitt Hospital for
a blood analysis on Andy. Instruct-
ions were written up for him to be
admitted in the General Hospital at
dawn.
1983 began in an obscure twilight
for the Doerfler family. Little did
they know that the worst was yet to
come.
On New Year’s morning, Dr.
Campbell, with: his best bed-side
manner gave the shocking news.
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“There is a disturbance in Andy’s
white blood cells,” the physician
said. “The blood specialists in th
Valley can not make a conclusive
diagnosis. We will have to send him
to Philadelphia for further tests.”
The drive to the city seemed to
take longer that day. Suddenly, the
Penn State football game and the
traditions of New Year’s Day faded
away to insiginificance.
After the tests, the doctor at
Children’s Hospital told the family,
“I have some good news and some
bad news. The bad news is that your
son has leukemia. The good news is
that we have found it in its earlier
stages,” he said. He went on to
explain the great medical advances
made in recent years for the treat-
ment of this cancer. Twenty years
ago, there would have been no hope.
Five years ago, there would have
been a possibility of recovery.
Today, the doctor explained, there
is much hope.
Mixed feelings of anxiety and
faith swept across the room.
Prayers were offered.
The treatment process began.
Our church extended emotional
support and prayed. Our com-
munity rallied to help. The Boy
Scout Troop 331 of Harveys Lake
had a hoagie sale for the family.
The insta-buckets from Channel 16
and the teachers from the Lake-
Lehman school district sponsored a
benefit basketball game. Help came
from others, too. All of this went to
assist the family with medical
expenses, the trip to Philadelphia,
and housing. And, of course, there
was the Ronald McDonald House.
You hear a lot about that house, but
you do not realize its value until you
Only Yesterday
50 Years Ago - March 31, 1933
Dallas Township Taxpayers
Association delivered an ultimatum
to the officials by means of a
petition. They stressed the need for
collecting $40,000 delinquent taxes,
cited 75 percent cut in farmer’s
income and asked for correspond-
ing reduction in taxes in the’
township.
Goodleigh Farms, Dallas
Township, was awarded a blue
ribbon for fine showing of Guern-
seys and exceptional accomplish-
ment in dairy herd improvement.
Deaths--Elizabeth Ryman,
Wyoming.
You could get--Fresh eggs 2Ic
doz.; flour 24% lb. bag 63c; hot
cross buns 10¢ doz.; Old Dutch
Cleanser 2 cans 15c¢; brooms 21c
ea.; butter 2 1b. 39c.
40 Years Ago - April 2, 1943
Jane Lohman, Trucksville’s first
woman postmistress, retired from
Library News
BY NANCY KOZEMCHAK
The collection in our display case
at the library for the next four
weeks is ‘‘for the birds.” It is
literally, birds. Thanks to George
and Janice Jenkins of Lehman for
sharing some beautiful hand carved
and painted wood birds.
These birds are over 50 years old
and were made by Janice’s uncle,
Arthur Blackstone and his son,
Jess. Sir William Blackstone, the
first settler of Boston Common is an
ancestor of Janice’s. There is a
chickadee sitting on a garved heart,
need it.
Today, Andy’s cancer is in
remission. This Easter Sunday will
find John and Maureen Doerfler in
church. Beside them will be all
three of their boys, Doug, Mike and
Andy. They know what hope is.
They know what life is.
The Easter message that Jesus
Christ arose from a cold, dark
grave to bring life and light to the
has before.
As they sing the grand old hymns
of faith and hear the sermon,
thoughts of Easter joy will dance
across their minds-—-the joy of a
risen Savior, the joy of being in a
community and a church that
cares, and the joy of gratitude for
modern medicine and skilled
doctors.
This Easter, the Doerflers know
the joy of hope. And, if I know any-
thing about them, I know that their
prayer is for all of you to discover
this hope in worship this Easter
CELEBRATING THE
RESURRECTION”
BY REV.JAMES A. WERT
Shavertown United Methodist
Church
With the proclamation, “Christ
the Lord is risen! He is risen in-
deed!” and with hymns such as
“Jesus Christ Is Risen Today”,
millions of Christians around the
world - other than traditional
Eastern Orthodox - will gather in
sunrise services and regular
morning services on Easter Sunday
to celebrate the Resurrection of the
Son of God.
Of all the liturgies of the Christian
pase sg
her position. A resident of Trucks-
ville, Jane was the widow of
William Lohman, who served as a:
teller at Miner's Bank for many
years.
Red Cross drive exceeded quota
by 27 percent in the area. Kingston
Twp. Schools contributed an addi-
tional $50, adding to the sum of
$3,277.82 already raised.
Married--Robert Wayne Montz to
Leslie Adele Lewis.
Birthdays--Anna Covert, 84 years
old.
Deaths--Huldah Case Davis,
Harveys Lake; Thaddeus Watson,
Beaumont.
You could get sausage--35c lb.;
butter, 45¢ 1b.; evaporated milk 6
tall cans 77¢; prunes 16 oz. bag 17c;
apples 3 1b. 25¢; lettuce 12¢ hd.
30 Years Ago - April 3, 1953
The First National Bank of Dallas
was purchased by the Miners
National Bank of Wilkes-Barre.
President W.B. Jeter announced
Church, Easter is the most ancient
and festive. Because the Resurrect-
ion is so central to Christian belief,
the Apostle Paul, early church
leader, was able to teach: “If Christ
is not risen, then your faith is in
vain.” Easter recalls that by a
mighty miracle of God the Father,
Jesus the crucified was raised from
the dead to the living. He becomes
“Christus Victor,” Christ victorious
over sin and death and evil, alive
again in the world, reigning
triumphantly with the Heavenly
Easter is a joyful time marked by
many ancient colorful symbols of
new life. There are the flowers of
spring - especially the white lily -
decorated eggs, the butterfly, the
sunrise with its bright rays, and the
empty cross. The date of Easter
falls between March 22 and April 25,
usually on the first Sunday after the
first full moon, on or after March 21.
From the Easter Celebration of
Christ’s Resurrection, Christians
derive the power to live in this life
with hope and joy and faith and
freedom from the fear of death. It
gives Christians the courage to
stand with those who are without
hope and voice and justice and to
plead for their rights and dignity
and opportunity as human beings.
For God, in His divine love, has
provided us with confidence to
share with Christ in the struggles of
this mortal life and has opened to all
who trust Him, the gates to eternal
life, sharing in the Resurrection. To
know that Christ has triumphed
over the influences that tried to
destroy Him gives Christians the
faith that God’s purpose will
ultimately triumph. :
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that there would be no change in
personnel.
Blood Donor Day at College
Misericordia netted 138 pints of
blood with both students and sisters
contributing.
Engaged--Louise Kunkle to
Goodwin Hilbert; Grace Marie
Laux to Robert Gardner; Lydia A.
Pollock to Alex Mahoney.
Married--Virginia Davis to Louis
Froehlich; Carolyn Thomas to Fred
Brokenshire.
Birthdays—-Ada Austin, 89 years
old.
You could get--Turkeys 63c 1b;
smoked hams 59¢ 1b.; leg of lamb
59¢ 1b.; oranges 35¢ doz.; hot cross
buns 39c doz.; layer cakes 69c ea.
20 Years Ago - April 4, 1963
Three Back Mountain restaurants
participated in the annual Buck-A-
Cup Brace-A-Child Day which was
co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania
Restaurant Association and the
local Crippled Children’s
The Easter season is rapidly
days will be filled with religious
celebrations of the resurrection of
Jesus Christ.
The Dallas Post has reserved a
special section of the paper for
schedules of church services
throughout the area. It is my hope
make the journey with Our Lord
continue to find it as awesome and
renewing as ever. At times, it ap-
pears as if the world becomes too
much for us to accept and under-
stand. But many can find the solace
and comfort to move ahead in the
words and teachings of the Church.
May your celebration of the Easter
holidays be a joyous one.
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On a more secular level, the
holiday is traditionally a time for
candy eggs and bunny rabbits,
colored eggs, and expansive arrays
of food. It is also a celebration of
spring, new-life and rebirth.
When it’s all over, however,
families-especially those with
children-are traditiionally left with
large amounts of the goodies
prepared for Easter Day.
As with all holidays, family
tradition plays a large part in the
celebration. One very special
tradition is described in Joan
Kingsbury’s Cookbook this week.
Read about Penny Iorio’s Chocolate
Easter Egg recipes and how they’ve
come down through the generations
in her family. Also, you may want to
try them yourself. They are ab-
solutely, the best!
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Speaking of eggs, how many
times have you been so impressed
with a restaurant’s breakfast that
you wanted to tell everyone?
“Never,” you say? “Well, maybe
once!”
Anyway, the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture is giving
you a chance to spread the word
about your favorite breakfast
restaurant. Together with the
Pennsylvania Egg Marketing
Association, the Department is
sponsoring a ‘Good Egg” Contest.
To enter, simply nominate any
restaurant serving an incredible
eggciting breakfast for a “Good
Egg Award.” Each person
nominating a restaurant will
receive a 65-page ‘‘Classic Egg
Dishes’ recipe book.
Any restaurant receiving 10 or
more nominations will receive a
“Good Egg” award and be
recognized during the month of
from Mak
May, Pennsylvania Egg Month.
As an aside here, did you know
that Pennsylvania produced 4.2
billion eggs valued at $213,400,000
last year? :
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It has come to my attention that
Dallas Borough patrolman Jack
Fowler has still not received an
adjustment to his salary. During its
last meeting, Council still held back
on a vote to reinstate his annual
salary.
Remember, Fowler left the
department for a scant two months.
Fowler, it was noted, left the police
force to take a higher paying
position. Finding the job unsatis-
factory, he returned to Dallas to fill
the vacancy his leaving created.
Should we punish a man for trying
to make a better life for himself?
a person should not be made to
suffer unduly for his mistakes? On
the other hand, it is not charity that
is being requested here. Rather, it
is fair remuneration for a job being
done.
Who can honestly say Fowler, an
experienced policeman, is not
worth the money he was paid prior
to his resignation? He has been
called a capable, hardworking,
intelligent policeman by his em-
ployers, his peers and many
residents of the community. Why
continue with the punishment? I
community make their opinions
known to members of council. How
long is sufficient to punish a man for
trying to improve himself
economically?
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Education represents approxi-
mately 47.4 percent of Gov. Thorn-
burgh’s recently proposed general
fund budget. The budget, as pre-
sented to a joint session of the
General Assemblys-approaches $14
billion including $290 million in new
spending. :
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A reminder to boaters: Yo
boats must be registered by April 1.
That. includes all motorboats,
electric motors and sailboats with
auxiliary engines. Craft without
mechanical power need not be]
registered.
Boats may be registered at most
county treasurers, many marine
dealers and sporting goods stores
and the Pennsylvania Fish Com-
mission’s Boating Registration
Division office in Harrisburg. For a
summer of fun and enjoyment,
don’t forget to properly register
your craft.
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Association. Those participating
were Orchard Farm Restaurant,
Forty Fort Dairy Store and the
Town House.
Chase farmer Joseph Emerick
was fatally burned in'a trash fire on
his farm. Although rushed to Mercy
Hospital by Kingston Twp.
Ambulance team, he was unable to
be saved.
Engaged--Joan Susan Gaydos to
Frank Roginski; Barbara Jean Tag
to Kenneth E. Weaver, Jr.;
Elizabeth Louise Elenchik to
Joseph Kowaleski.
Anniversaries--Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Wandell, 25 years; Mr. and
Mrs. William Vivian, 49 years.
Deaths--Egidius Derk, Chase;
Frank Michnavich, Pikes Creek.
You could get--Pork loin 23c Ib.;
rock cornish hens 39¢ 1b.; kielbasi
69c 1b. ; asparagus 21b. 39c; oranges
59¢ doz. ; shrimp 79¢ lb. ; shad 13c Ib.
10 Years Ago - March 29, 1973
Approximately 100 residents of
which Janice received one
Valentine’s Day; a red-headed duck
mounted on a stone with driftwood
and a common loon sitting on a lake
surrounded by his natural habitat.
We have a bobwhite, blue bird,
white pelican, penguin, mallard
duck, house wren and herring gull.
The entire collection of the U.S.
Postage stamps mint prints of the
1982 birds and flowers are on
display also, along with a paper
showing the record of observation
for bird watching, which Mr.
Jenkins has kept since moving to
Lehman 11 years ago. There is also
a turkey call for picture taking and
two deer, a buck and doe, which
were carved by an 87-year old man
who died before finishing them.
There is a carved pelican made by
Mr. Jenkins when he was a boy.
Mr. Jenkins was an executive
with the YMCA in Manchester, N.H.
for 45 years and they moved to Leh-
man to retire. These two people
have spent 49 years together en-
joying everything and we are
thrilled they have seen fit to share
some of their love of life with us.
This display is both interesting and
educational!
We have a lovely bouquet of
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daffodils at the front desk, which
were purchased to aid the cancer
society. Also, many of us are wore a
“Buck-A-Cup”’ button last Thur-
‘sday and enjoyed free coffee, which
also helps the crippled children.
New books at the library: “The
Delta Star” by Joseph Wambaugh
is a fascinating police novel that
mixes the think-tank world of Nobel
Prize chemistry with the under-
world of cops and killers. A cops-
gone-crazy brand of humor and a
cast of wild, wonderful characters.
“In A Far Country” by Adam
Kennedy is a passionate novel set
against the tumult of the late six-
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complaints to Jack and Bernard
Banks, owners and operators of
American Asphalt Paving Comp-
nay. Blasting, the noise level of the
new rock crusher were major com-
plaints.
Fathers of students at Gate of
Heaven Church and also church
members volunteered their time to
paint the school.
Married--Brenda Cathy Hadsall
and Dale Alan Nygren.
Deaths--William C. Hodgen,
Trucksville; Leo J. Rutkowski, Sr.,
Dallas; Robert D. Youngblood,
Quakertown; May Brennan,
Harveys - Lake; William E.
Schneiderite, Sr., Shavertown;
Grediah Sutliff, Lehman; Hiram
Harris, Carverton; Boyd Long,
Beaumont.
You could get--Pork loin 68c 1b.;
pascal celery 25c¢ bnch.; 3 pkg.
tomatoes $1; oranges 59c doz.; 4-
roll Charmin toilet tissue, 18c.
ties, seething with the sense of those
days when young lovers found
themselves torn between values of
their parents and whispers of their
hearts. A story about love and its
place.
Reading is like building a savings
account. You keep adding to it and
everything read is another deposit.
Reading pays dividends, too--rich
dividends in increased knowledge,
relaxation, and enjoyment.
Establish your reading account
soon at the Back Mountain
Memorial Library. Stop in and find
the books that will increase your
knowledge!
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