HATS OFF to 10 Back Mountain
parents who have been commended
by Governor Dick Thornburgh for
their efforts in their children’s
education.
Area parents who were among
1200 Pennsylvania parents honored
are Gus Argentati, Carolyn Bulford,
Debra Coon, Nancy Delinski, Jo
Ann Freeman, Nancy Miller, Sandy
Richardson, Lynn Romano and
Bonnie Rosentel, all who worked
with the Dallas Intermediate
School; and John Frederick, who
worked with the Lake-Lehman High
School.
Now in its
second year, the
Parent Partner
Recognition
Program is one
component of a
statewide parent
involvement
campaign
launched by
Thornburgh
under his
education reform
program.
The recognition
program is
jointly sponsored
by the
Pennsylvanias Department of
Education and the Pennsylvania
Associations of Elementary and
Secondary School Principals.
Parents were selected for
recognition by the principals of the
schools their children attend based
on “consistently active and positive
contributions” they have made to
their children’s education.
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GRAPEFRUIT SLUSHES were
the main attraction at a recent
neighborhood celebration honoring
the 14th wedding annniversary of
Pat and Rich Kerr.
The Kerrs, who noted the occasion
with their Park Street neighbors
and plenty of Pat’s notorious
grapefruit slushes, had their special
day on June 17.
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SORRY, RUTH!
Ruth Roan called our office one
day last week and asked us to
mention the fact that she is
currently forming a mixed league.
Our office manager Peggy Poynton
took the message from Ruth and
left a sheet of paper on my desk,
informing me of the mixed league.
Mixed league to Peggy (and to
Ruth, I later learned) meant a
mixed bowling league, while mixed
league to me (an avid softball
player), meant softball league.
Therefore, in my column last
week, I suggested that anyone
interested in joining a mixed
softball league, contact Ruth. Fact
of the matter is, Ruth is not looking
for softball players, but rather for
bowlers.
So - anybody who wants to bowl in
a mixed league, please contact Ruth
Roan at 675-3865. At least if a few of
you read this and contact her about
it, I might be able to wipe the egg
off my face where Ruth is
concerned.
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CHEERS to Judge Gifford
Cappellini and the $31,000 worth of
office furniture he will soon be
receiving to furnish his new office in
the Luzerne County Courthouse.
~The poor judge, who has been
functioning in his new position on
borrowed furniture for several
months now, has recently completed
a purchase order for furniture that
adds up to as much money as I paid
for the house in which I live.
C’mon! Is it really necessary for
a judge (or anyone for that matter)
to request 34 items of furniture for
his chambers? Does Cappellini
really need a desk worth $2,895, two
$549 filing cabines, a $2,265
breakfront and a $189 waste basket?
That’s right - a waste basket that
costs $189.
I wonder if all of these new
furnishing will make Mr. Cappellini
a better judge or whether he simply
finds it necessary to be more
comfortable when he goes to work?
And, if that’s the case - I invite
Judge Cappellini to come and sit in
my office for a few hours.
Not that my office is furnished
badly, because it isn’t. As a matter
of fact, I find it to be rather
comfortable, but I will assure you of
one thing - I don’t file my unwanted
papers in a $189 wastebasket!
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IT’S BAZAAR TIME AGAIN - and
Back Mountain residents are urged
to support the bazaars being held
Whether the bazaar be for the
benefit of a fire company, a church,
or the local library, it’s important
that residents get out and support
Every one of them is for a good
cause and every one of them is
operated by a tireless, hardworking
bunch of volunteers who have put a
lot of time and effort into making
the Back Mountain one of the best
places to live.
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I HEARD A RADIO
COMMERCIAL the other day that
just about knocked my socks off.
Seems there’s a new travel
agency in the Wyoming Valley area
and, to promote itself, this new
agency is offering $100,000 worth of
flight insurance with every airline
ticket it sells.
Now, I have no statistics or how
well or how poorly this promotion
has affected this new travel
agency’s business, but I'll tell you
one thing - a promotion like that
makes me think twice about
purchasing an airline ticket from
them.
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LAST WEEK I asked people to let
me know what kinds of signs
they’ve seen hanging on the rear
windows of area vehicles and I’ve
had some interesting remarks about
those signs.
Seems the public is kind of split
on the Pennsylvania State Police
decision to begin cracking down on
people who are riding around with
signs stuck to their windows. The
state troopers feel the signs are
dangerous because they obstruct the
driver’s view while sign-lovers all
over can’t find anything wrong with
the signs.
Anyway, without taking a stand
on that issue (simply because I
don’t currently have a sign or my
rear window but don’t promise I
never will, either), here’s some of
the more unusual sign sayings that
have been brought to my attention:
““Mom’s Taxi”’ — seen on the rear
window of a car being driven by a
rather frazzled-looking young
woman,
““Mother-in-law in trunk” — seen
on the rear window of a car being
driven by a man with an impish
smirk on his face.
“Future Millionaire on Board” —
seen on the side window of a black
BMW driven by your typical
YUPPIE, dressed in a gray three-
piece suit with a burgundy valise
sitting neatly on the passenger seat.
“Keeshond on Board” — seen on
the rear window of a car being
driven by a true-blue animal lover.
“Ex-husband in trunk” — seen on
the rear window of a car being
driven by an unforgiving ex-wife
and being paid for with alimony
checks.
If anyone else has a favorite sign
to pass along to others, don’t
hesitate to let me know.
(Dotty Martin is the Executive
Editor of Pennaprint Inc.,
publishers of The Dallas Post. Her
column appears weekly.)
REMEMBERING
Chase Manor
Manor.
50 YEARS AGO - JUNE 26, 1936
The large sawmill of John E. Whipple of Dallas
located at Hop Bottom was burned to the ground
during a thunderstorm. Lightning struck the one story
frame building and enveloped it in flames. The loss
amounted to $5,000.
The tenth anniversary of the installation of the Rev.
G.E. Ruff as pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church,
Shavertown and the Lutheran Church at Laketon, was
celebrated.
Charges against teachers of Kingston Township High
School charging that they had been smoking on school
premises were dropped due to lack of proof. A charge
that some teachers were wearing too much make-up to
classes were also dismissed.
Deaths - Mrs. Ottella Wenger, Hillside.
40 YEARS AGO - JUNE 28, 1946
Keeping pace with his rapidly expanding dairy
business, Clyde Cooper, owner of Fernbrook Dairy,
broke ground for a new plant on his Fernbrook
propetty. Fernbrook Dairy served jan area from
and employing 20 persons.
H. Lewis Chambers and Edward Keller were named
vocational agriculture instructors for the Veterans
Chambers had been director of vocational agricul-
ture in Mehoopany schools for the past four years
while Keller, who resided in Ransom, was one of the
leading practical farmers in this area.
Engaged - Loy Antrim and Willis E. Ide.
Deaths - Anne Roushey, Fernbrook; Simous F.
Wagner, Huntsville; Ada Hite, Mt. Zion.
30 YEARS AGO - JUNE 29, 1956
Eight possible sites for construction of the new
Dallas Area Senior High School were reviewed by
members of the Building and Grounds Committee.
James Hutchinson was committee chairman. Mem-
bers included John Wardell, D.T. Scott, Dr. Robert
Bodycomb, Francis Ambrose, Henry Hess, John
Perry, Carl Turner, Elmer Daley. Principals Ray-
mond Kuhnert and James Martin, and secretary
Eleanor Jones also inspected the properties.
Forty-two children enjoyed the Story Hour provided
by the Back Mountain Library. Mrs. Janet Smith was
story lady. Story Hours were held every Friday
throughout July and August.
John Johnson and Mrs. Mary Shangraw were
appointed supervisors of the Back Mountain Branch
YMCA Day Camp for the summer.
20 YEARS AGO - JUNE 30, 1966
Dallas School Board set the salary of their superin-
tendent at a maximum of $18,500. Dr. Robert Mellman
was school superintendent. In other business Arno
Miller was named temporary professional employee to
teach German. Also receiving contracts were Doris
Wolfe, Samuel Barbose, Bonnie Austin, Anna Walker,
Lois Krommes and Donald Hopkins.
The Library Auction Mustang which would be
chanced off on the final night of the three-day auction
made the rounds of service stations in the area. Ray
Parsons was ticket sales chairman.
Engaged - Rosemary Roscavage to Walter Cybulski.
Married - Marguerite Raub and Leo W. Kalinosky.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Berton Riley, 51
years; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neiman, 20 years; Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Williams, 14 years; Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Mohen, 26 years; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Traver, 35
years; and Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers, nine years.
Deaths - Nellie Lamoreaux, Pikes Creek; Grace
Evans, Dallas; Olin Ide, Idetown; Mildred Heisler,
Carverton; Urbane D. Dymond, Marsh Creek; Lillian
Klamen, Tucson, Ariz.
10 YEARS AGO - JULY 1, 1976
In honor of the Bicentennial Year, a wagon train
traveling from the state of Washington to Valley Forge
passed through our area. The wagon train stopped at
the Lehman horse show grounds for rest. The wagon
train’s oldest couple were Mr. and Mrs. Andy Erick-
son of Badger, who were 70 years old.
A two-and-a-half hour boat parade and a gigantic
fireworks display highlighted the Bicentennial week-
end at Harveys Lake.
St. Paul's Lutheran Church confirmed 10 young
people. Michele Riegel, Robin Templin, Cynthia Brant,
Sandra Weaver, Corinne Zimmerman, David Pettit,
David Coyle III, Scott Holdredge, and Michael Confer
were confirmed by Pastor Lynn Rothrock.
Engaged - Diane Chadwick and Job Coslett.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gosart, Sr., 60
years.
Deaths - Harry Hutchins, Hunlock Creek; Mrs.
Arthur Houck, Shavertown; Alvin Brown, Dallas.
Letters
DEAR EDITOR:
Have you ever heard a youngster
say, “Chewing won’t hurt me, my
dad’s been doing it for years, and
‘he’s OK”? Well, maybe he is, but
‘will the young person be so lucky?
Or, will Dad be in the future?
Smokeless tobacco products,
including snuff and chewing
tobacco, are a growing concern in
‘the health community because of
their popularity among children and
the health risks associated with
their use.
Tobacco chewers place a golf-ball-
size wad or ‘‘chaw’ between their
cheek and teeth. Snuff is placed
between the lower lip and teeth
where the carcinogens from the
tobacco are in direct contact with
the lining of the cheek. In both types
of use, tobacco mixes with saliva
and the substance is absorbed
through the lining of the mouth and
enter the blood stream.
School personnel, recreation
center staff, physicians, and others
in the health field must be cognizant
of this problem and be prepared to
employ preventive measures. It is
also important for tobacco-chewing
adults to be aware of their influence
on youngsters.
Smokeless tobacco users experi-
ence a temporary high or elevated
feeling from the nicotine, but as
with other stimulants, they feel
more melancholy when the effects
of the drug wear off than they did
prior to drug use. Smokeless
tobacco is addictive, and dangerous
to health.
DAVID F. CONNER
General Manager
DOTTY MARTIN
Executive Editor
Library news
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Library Correspondent
The display case in the office area
of the library is featuring some of
the interesting smaller antique
items which the committee has
collected for the auction.
The 40th annual auction will be
held on the new library auction
grounds behind the library on
Huntsville Road in Dallas on July 9
through the 13th. The antiques
committee has been hard at work
and have collected a large amount
of varied antique items for the
auction.
The antiques on display include,
an orange brides basket, a
quadruple plate bread basket, a
cranberry glass compote, a’limoge
basket, a heart shaped candy dish
with sterling silver base, an art
glass fluted vase, an old beaded
bag, a small bell, a hot water {
pitcher, an autograph book dated
1899 and an old pinball game.
These items will be on display
until the start of the auction. Come
in and look them over and decide
which ones you would like to have
for your own and then come to the
auction and bid for them.
We were able to put one of our
newest purchases to the test
recently. The Garden Club of
Wyoming Valley and the library
Book Club met for a combined
meeting and wanted to have some
slide pictures shown in the middle
of the afternoon and were concerned
with the room not being dark
enough.
Our recent purchase of Levolor
Riviera mini blinds for the windows
on the front of the library proved »
their worth. We turned the lights
off, closed the blinds and
perfection! The program, including
the pictures, was beautiful. The
purchase of these blinds was made
possible with funds donated during
our recent capital campaign.
I visited the Shavertown United
Methodist Church a few weeks ago
for their Festival of Faith
Celebration which included the
Confirmation Service. It truly was a
celebration, and allowed many
segments of the church organization
to participate in a glorious
happening.
The special Festival Choir sang
an ‘“‘Anthem for Spring’’ with
Charlotte Casterline as organist,
that was just superb. The children’s
choir, the confirmands, the lay
participants, the procession and
everything else was perfect. Last,
but not least, the balloon release on
the lawn after the service was a
perfect conclusion. A memorable % 0
service!
Summer is a wonderful time.
There are so many things to do —
tennis, golf, baseball, swimming,
camping — and time to read! Your
library can help you with any of
these pleasures. You will find books
to improve your game, books on
camping and swimming, and books
for pleasure reading. Your library
can be your key to summer
enjoyment! Try it today!
(Nancy Kozemchak is the
assistant librarian at the Back
Mountain Memorial Library. Her
column appears weekly in The
Dallas Post.)
State Capitol ala
roundup »(e
Researches are finding the conse-
quences from chewing and or inhal-
ing tobacco can be much more
serious than the consequences from
smoking it. 2
Nicotine is absorbed directly
through the lining of the mouth) and
enters the blood stream quickly. It
raises blood pressure and slows
one’s reaction time. The increased
gum is nearly fiftyfold among long-
term chewers.
Coaches and sport figures should
discourage use by enlightening the
youngsters about the dangers of
chewing and by setting a good
example by not using themselves.
Presentations can be given to
your team or group on this topic by
calling: Lenore Rosencrans, Pre-
vention Specialist, Luzerne-Wyo-
ming Counties Drug & Alcohol Pro-
gram, 826-8794.
LENORE ROSENCRANS
PREVENTION SPECIALIST
DRUG & ALCOHOL PROGRAM
DEAR EDITOR:
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Shav-
ertown Fire Department extends
sincere appreciation to everyone in
the community and surrounding
areas for their most generous sup-
port of the Flea Market and Bake
Sale held recently at the Fire Hall.
Their donations. patronage and
loyal support as usual were over-
whelming and greatly appreciated.
The raffle winners were
announced as follows: first prize-a
basket of groceries, Gladys Wood,
Shavertown; second prize, a coffee
mug set, Bud Joyce, Shavertown;
third prize-a unique planter, Isa-
bella Ferentz, Kingston.
LADIES AUXILIARY
SHAVERTOWN FIRE DEPT.
How would you like to be a
volunteer judge with legally binding
powers to settle disputes involving
consumers and businesses?
You can be just that by becoming
an arbitrator for the Better Busi-
ness Bureau of Eastern Pennsyl-
vania. The BBB will train volunteer
arbitrators from 7 to 10 p.m. on
Wednesday, July 23, 1986 at the
Sheraton Tnn in Seranton Percans
interested in attending this training
session should call Bill Weil at 1-800-
462-0425.
The majority of the BBB-handled
arbitrations involve warranty dis-
putes between consumers and auto-
mobile manufacturers. Complaints
against General Motors, Volks-
wagen, Porsche, Audi, Nissan,
Honda, Jaguar, AMC, Jeep,
Renanlt
VUnlva Rnlls-Rovee Sash
and Peugot are currently among
those arbitrated as part of the
BBB’s AutoLine Program.
The BBB’s volunteer arbitrators
settle marketplace complaints
which might otherwise take months
of court time, and lots of money, to
settle. There are no special require-
ments to be an arbitrator, other
than common sense and the ability
to be ohiecting in deciding issues.
By REP. FRANK COSLETT
Special to The Dallas Post
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
TAX CUT — The House
unanimously passed a measure this
week which would reduce both
personal and business taxes in
Pennsylvania by an estimated $185
million during 1986-87. The bill
followed the recommendation of
Gov. Dick Thornburgh and would
cut personal taxes from 2.2 to 2.1
percent at the start of the new fiscal
year and cut the rate of corporate
income taxes from 9.5 to 8.5
percent, effective Jan. 1.
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CONVENTION CENTER — The
future of Philadelphia’s proposed
convention center received a
significant boost when the House y
voted 105-93 to pass a bill which =
creates a governing board for the i
$485 million project. The measure * i
had been defeated twice in previous 2 !
votes. Since the bill had already
been approved by the Senate it was
sent directly to the governor for his a
signature. When the governor signs 3
the legislation, the nine-member :
board will be named to oversee
construction and operation of the
planned facility.
ALCOHOLISM INSURANCE —
Gov. Thornburgh signed into law a
bill which requires the treatment
for alcoholism to be included in all
group health insurance policies in
the state. Developed by Rep. Mary
Ann Artry (R-Delaware), the
legislation provides coverage for
both inpatient and outpatient
services, as well as detoxification hi
and rehabilitation centers. .
(Rep. Frank Coslett serves the
120th Legislative District which
encompasses parts of the Back
Mountain. His column appears
weekly in The Dallas Post.)