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Editor 's notes
OOPS, WE GOOFED! A couple of
times even.
In our front page color photo of
Ruth Ann Selenski and her family,
we inadvertently omitted the names
of Ruth Ann’s brother, Ronald Jr.
and her sister, Mary.
Sorry about that, kids! But, that
sure was a nice photo of the Selen-
ski family, wasn’t it?
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AND THEN, _
inside we mixed
up the names of
the two little girls |;
who entertained |
at the Crippled
Children’s Picnic
last week at the
Irem Temple
Country Club.
Tanya Lynn
Davis and Maria TTY
Fimowicz did an DO
excellent MARTIN
job performing their routines at the
picnic. Unfortunately, we had their
names wrong under their pictures
and would like to apologize to both
of those little girls.
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YOU CAN BET YOUR BOTTOM
DOLLAR you'll find our circulation
manager Jean Brutko at the Phila-
delphia Zoo this month.
Along with her fetish for koala
bears, Jean is planning to visit the
Philadelphia Zoo ever since she
learned of the koala bear who will
be visiting there from the San Diego
Zoo this year.
With all the pictures of koala
bears Jean has hanging around our
office, I sometimes think she’s
obsessed with the little furry bug-
gers. Hope her wish comes true,
though, so she can finally meet one
of the little fellers in person.
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~ A NEWSLETTER from the Uni-
‘versity Relations Office of the
Wilkes-Barre Campus of the Penn-
sylvania State University caught
my eye this past week.
~ The name of it? “Between The
Lions.” Get it? The Nittany Lions.
Pretty clever, isn’t it?
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HAD A REAL NICE LETTER
from one of our out-of-town readers
‘by the name of Helen Conrad this
past week.
~ Helen, who was born Helen Rey-
‘nolds at 68 S. Pioneer Ave., Trucks-
ville, sent us some old photos of
Harveys Lake which we will be
publishing in the near future.
In her letter, though, Helen told
us that her father found gunpowder
from the Civil War in the attic of
the family home on Pioneer Avenue.
‘She remembers camp meetings that
‘used to be held in their orchard in
‘Trucksville and the circuit-rider
‘who used their house as a stop-over
from Williamsport. Helen also still
remembers the gypsies collecting
apples from their yard and having
cider made on Huntsville Road.
~ Mrs. Conrad says she’s been cut-
Remembering Column on the Com-
‘mentary Page every week and send-
ing them to Bety Culbert for her
enjoyment.
- Helen says Betty’s dad was the
‘station agent at the Dallas Railroad
station years ago. Betty now resides
in Arlington, Virginia.
Thanks so much for your letter,
Helen. It’s nice to hear from the
outside world and it’s nice to know
both you and Betty are enjoying our
old photos.
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A TIP OF THE HAT to the
neighborhood crime watch organiza-
tion in Dallas Borough that spon-
sored the first-ever Safety Aware-
ness Day this past Saturday at Gate
of Heaven Church.
And, in conjunction with that pro-
gram, a tip of the hat to the local
Coca-Cola Company for their dona-
tions of the Convincer and the Belt-
mobile, devices used to encourage
people to wear seat belts when
riding in automobiles.
The Dallas Post is thrilled to see
the idea of crime watch really
starting to catch on in our commu-
nity. Crime watch organizations are
so successful in other parts of the
valley, it only stands to reason that
they can be successful in the Back
Mountain community, too.
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1 1JUOK A RIDE out the Tunkhan-
nock way this past Sunday and
stopped at the Shadowbrook Resort
for a bite to eat. And, was I
surprised - not to mention
impressed.
It’s been quite a while since I've
been at Shadowbrook and I was
really overwhelmed with the way
the place has grown - it really is a
full-blown resort now.
Why, they have an 18-hole golf
course, a miniature golf course, a
beautiful swimming pool, a modern
motel, racquetball courts, saunas, a
Nautilus fitness center, bowling
lanes, live entertainment, a real
nice restaurant and all kinds of
things to keep their guests busy.
Not only was it a beautiful day for
a ride - it was nice to see all that
Shadowbrook has to offer now.
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WHILE I WAS OUT RIDING, I
also took a jaunt through Camp
Onawandah Family Camping
Ground owned by Marge and Arnie
Garinger of Harveys Lake and their
friends, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cum-
mings.
Although Marge and Arnie were
not around at the time, the camp-
ground sure was buzzing. Seems
there are a lot of seasonal campers
there who spend a lot of time there
in the summer while vacationers
are always coming and going.
I remember when Marge spoke at
our Appreciation Banquet back in
May, she told me how happy and
content Arnie and Bob both are
since Onawandah is really a dream
come true for both of them. And,
their contentment sure shows in the
campground - it’s something of
which both families can sure be
proud.
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WELCOME ABOARD to Dave
Trostel who will be writing a
column for us periodically.
Dave, a former newspaper editor
himself, spends his summers at
Harveys Lake and has penned a
column entitled ‘“‘Sunny Side Up”
for years.
Having a pretty good knowledge
of this area and a lot of the people
who live here, Dave has agreed to
offer his column to our readers.
Please let me know your opinion on
it. ’'m curious and I’m sure Dave
would like to know, too.
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TODAY IS SMOKEOUT DAY
sponsored by the OK Heart Project.
It is a day where members of the
OK Heart Project staff are asking
all Wyoming Valley smokers to give
up cigarettes for one day.
J. Stephen Buckley
Dotty Martin
Betty Bean
Mike Danowski
Charlot Denmon
Joe Gula
Marvin Lewis
Jean Brutko
paid in advance.
time.
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WEST OF THE RIO
By
Souvenir program
Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - AUG. 9, 1935
Dallas Borough Council unani-
mously selected Morgan Wilcox,
long time resident, to fill the posi-
tion left vacant by the death of
Harry Garrahan.
A 600 1b. overhanging shelf rock
was removed from the Harveys
Lake-Luzerne Highay. Located
opposite Birch Grove, the rock tilted
above the highway causing a poten-
tially dangerous situation.
You could get - Cantaloupes 3-20c;
tomatoes 5c 1b.; Calif. head lettuce
2 hds. 15c¢; sweet corn 29c¢ doz.;
lemons 33c doz.; onions 4 Ib. 10c;
eggs 3lc doz.; salad dressing 15¢c pt.
jar; salt 4 1b. bag 10c.
40 YEARS AGO - AUG. 10, 1945
William B. Jeter, executive vice-
president and member of the Board
of Directors of First National Bank
since 1923 was elected president of
that institution by its board of direc-
tors. He filled the position left by
the death of Corey Frantz.
Ralph K. Garrahan and George L.
Ruckno, purchased Shavertown
Lumber Company.
Mrs. Peter Jurchas, Goss Manor,
was one of 12 outstanding Girl Scout
leaders and council members to be
awarded scholarships to the Inter-
American Workshop to be held at
the Girl Scout National Training
School, Camp Edity Macy, Pleas-
antville, N.Y.
Married - Frances Gay to AMM 1-
C Clarence R. Sickler; Rebecca
Herdman to Albert Patton, Jr.;
Layiah Winters to Sergeant Charles
E. Martin.
Deaths - Fred C. Kirkendall,
Dallas.
You could get - Red beets 2 Ig.
bunches 9c; honeydew melons 1lc
16c bottle; 8 oz. pkg. Hershey's
Cocoa 10c; 10 1b. bag Gold Medal
Flour 59c; Nabisco Shredded Wheat
11c pkg.
30 YEARS AGO - AUG. 12, 1955
Dallas-Franklin schools and
Monroe Township schools formed a
jointure affecting 45 pupils in
grades 10, 11 and 12. Elementary
students would continue to attend
Monroe Township schools. Supervis-
ing principal * William A. Austin
would assume elementary principal
responsibilities.
Elwood Reeves, 14, son of Rev.
and Mrs. Truman Reeves, Center-
moreland, was rescued by rope and
chain from a deep cleft in the rocks
at Ricketts Glen. Reeves was
exploring under the bridge, skidded
on a pebble, clawed for balance,
and shot down the cliff to the swift
torrent beneath. His only injuries
were brush-burned knees.
Engaged - Alma Marie Reeves to
William Jack Pauling; Barbara Ann
Kieran to Loren Samsel, Jr.; Rae
Ann Fritz to Arch J. Goss.
Married - Carol E. Huray to
Robert Y. Guyette; Patricia Sorber
to Theodore Mones; Margaret
McCusker to John Mihalick.
Deaths - Rev. Adam Kress,
Brooklyn, N.Y.; James N. Jones,
Sweet Valley.
You could get - Smoked hams 53c
Ib.; standing rib roast 59c Ib.;
Nabisco graham crackers 33c Ib.;
seedless grapes 2 lb. 35c¢; sweet
potatoes 3 1b. 29c; green peppers 6-
25c; nectarines 2 lb. 49c; cider
vinegar 75c gal.
20 YEARS AGO - AUG. 12, 1965
A check for $750 was donated to
Lehman Volunteer Fire Company
by Dallas Rotary Club. Participat-
ing in the presentation were W.B.
Jeter of Rotary, and Lanceford
Sutton, Lehman Fire Company
President.
Both Lake-Lehman and Dallas
Area School Board members hashed
out transportation difficulties.
Routes were adjusted to accommo-
date students of Gate of Heaven
School.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam Frederick, Shavertown, 25
years; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bennett,
Shavertown, 50 years; Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Scutt, Shavertown, 10
years; Mr. and Mrs. Otis Allen, Sr.,
Alderson, 54 years; Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Lewis, Sutton Creek Road,
42 years.
You could get - Pork loin end
roast 69c 1b.; turkeys 43c Ib.; cauli-
flower 25¢ hd.; nectarines 25c lb.;
honeydews 49c ea.; cottage cheese
25¢ 1b.; sharp cheese 67c 1b.; butter
71c 1b.; Keeblers’s chocolate fudge
cookies 36¢ 1b.
10 YEARS AGO - AUG. 14, 1975
Ailene and Dave Hogan were
married on horseback at the Jona-
than R. Davis Horse Show. The
entire wedding party including the
Rev. Henry Westfield were on
horseback.
Deaths - Elsa Fischer, Dallas;
viola Carey Malloy, Trucksville;
William Franklin, South Bound
Brook, N.J.; Kenneth Stevens,
Broadway; Mary Ann Ashton, Jack-
son Township; Victor Branden,
Sweet Valley; Earl Eustice,
Lehman; Gordon Stahl, Sweet
Valley; Ruth Thomas, Shavertown.
You could get - Round steak $1.79
Ib.; franks 95c Ib.; rump roast $1.79
lb.; white seedless grapes 49c Ib.;
new potatoes 10 lb. bag 89c.
DEAR EDITOR:
Just a note to thank you (Dotty
Martin) for the wonderful picture of
Carol Ann and our strawberries.
The picture really came out great
and both she and Grandfather
Lucas were elated. Grandmother
has been busy mailing copies to all
signature and a telephone number
the relatives.
You can be sure that The Dallas
Post and all the nice people who
work there will remain No. 1 with
us.
Thank you again.
PAULA WASHKO
BRYN MAWR, PA.
LIBRARY NEWS
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
Terrific Thursday! August 1, 1985.
Public Square, Farmer’s Market.
of rain. Two smurfs, Miss Piggy
and a fantastic clown. Footprints on
the trunk, a Phanatic on the roof
and Turning Point on the bandshell.
And, in the middle of all this, our
1985 Chevy Cavalier waiting to be
chanced off. Good friend, Benny,
was with me. Monty was there,
three chairs, a cardtable, a large
poster and chances to sell. We were
set up right in front of the band-
shell, it was Kid's Day, we saw a
magic show and were thrilled with
the sound of the band, Turning
Point, who's main lead singer was
Diane Dixon. This band plays in the
Poconos during the week and they
were terrific.
We sold $470 worth of tickets there
and brought out total on the car
chances to $8240, which means we
made $40 on this item for the
library. Not very good, but better
than a minus figure which we were
afraid of, due to the lateness of the
chances arriving and the rain outs
during the auction.
Now for the important part,
RENA ROTHSCHILD of 130 Lake
Street in Dallas was the lucky
winner of the car. And that’s very
good! Rena is an avid supporter of
the library and the auction and in
1978, she was a very special person
to the library. Rena was the first
female auction chairman in 1978
and did a great job and I say,
Congratulations, Rena!
Monty was looking for a celebrity
type person to pull the winning
ticket and guess what? Those foot-
prints and that Phanatic on the roof
was the Phillie Phanatic and he
picked our winning ticket. He car-
ried that box with the 1600 tickets in
it around and danced and I was sure
he would dump them all over, how-
ever, he didn’t. He did leap up on
the roof while Monty was turning
the car around and danced on the
trunk to the music of Turning Point.
The kids loved every minute and so
did we. Great people, lots of smiles.
A super Thursday!
As of today, the auction has
grossed $49,000 a terrific figure,
considering the complications. Not
all of the proceeds are in yet, and
the net figure has still not been
determined.
One other unbelievable bit of
news. The month of July 1985 saw
the Back Mountain Memorial
Library circulating 10,049 books.
tory stands at 51,000, which means
that one fifth of the books in the
library went out during the month.
Our previous high was 9,054 in July
of 1981. We have been BUSY in our
new building.
the displays in the library are
receiving a lot of attention. The
smurf collection is always a favorite
of the children; ‘“Andy’s Quilt”, the
personal quilt of the Reverend
Andrew Pillarella is popular and the
38 robots are always being watched
by the children.
It is a real pleasure to be able to
report all the above good news for
the library this week.
STATE CAPITOL
ROUNDUP
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from: Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
HOUSE CONSUMER Affairs
Committee members head testi-
mony this week from consumers,
activists and coalitions concerning
reform of the state’s Public Utility
Commission. The committee is hold-
ing public hearings across the com-
monwealth as part of its 10-year
review of the PUC as required by
law. Under the state Sunset Review
Law, the Legislature must renew
the charter of the PUC this year or
allow the agency to expire. The
majority of those testifying beofre
the committee called for reform of
the five-member panel. While com-
mittee members agreed that reform
is needed, a consensus was not
apparent.
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MUNICIPAL COURT judges
would be prohibited from dismissing
felony charges against defendants
solely on the basis of the prosecu-
tor’s or victim’s absence from the
courtroom if a bill to be introduced
this session becomes law. Rep. Roy
Reinard (R-Bucks) said the legisla-
tion was prompted in party by two
recent cases involving an accused
rapist and three accused murder-
ers. The defendants were freed in
the cases because the rape victim
was delayed in arriving and the
prosecutor in the murder case was
courtroom. “Our courtrooms are a
place for justice and public confi-
dence. Allowing judges to dismiss
accused felons on thebasis of tardi-
ness without any review of evidence
is ludicrous,” said Reinard.
PENNSYLVANIA MUST act
quickly to devise a plan for the
disposal of low-level nuclear waste,
was told this week. State Environ-
mental Resources Secretary Nicho-
las DeBenedictis testified that cur-
rent federal law requires each state
orregional group of states to select
a waste site by Jan. 1, 1986.
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