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Library news
Give a gift to the Back Mountain library
oo NANCY KOZEMCHAK
The Back Mountain Memorial
ile, has a special memorial
and commemorative gift program.
There is no better way to honor a
c@yrished memory or celebrate a
‘cial event in someone's life than
'to ‘give a gift in their name to the
‘library.
P'Agift to the library keeps on
‘giving and brings enjoyment and
“the benefits of your thoughtful-
‘ness to the people of the commu-
ity for years to come. A Very spe-
“cial €hristmas book titled, “Coun-
‘try "Christmas” from the Ideals
‘Publishing Company in Nashville,
“Pennessee has been purchased to
commemorate the marriage of Glen
‘and: Maureen Kozemchak which
took place on July 20, 1991. This
“bk was donated to the library in
‘ifr name by Nancy S. Koz-
‘ethchak.
“+The book is beautifully illus-
hed and covers chapters depict-
“The Countryside at Christ-
his Nature Shares the Season’;
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AHushed Silence Covers the Land’;
‘Back Home to the Country Hearth’;
and It Began in a Manger’. It fea-
tures poems and stories pertain-
ing to everything that is Christ-
mas.
Mrs. Florence Crump, our faith-
ful Library Lady, will celebrate her
98th birthday on Wednesday, Dec.
2. This lady has been a part of my
life for the 25 years I have been
associated with the library and the
library has always been very im-
portant to her. Mrs. Crump is
presently residing at the Meadows
Nursing Center in Dallas in Room
204 and the last time I visited her
there, she seemed to be in good
spirits. She would welcome cards
and visits from friends. Happy,
Happy Birthday, Mrs. Crump!
As the Christmas season ap-
proaches, we invite community
members to attend the Book Club
Christmas Party on Monday, Dec.
21 at 1:30. The party will be held in
the reading room of the library and
will feature a musical portion pre-
sented by Ernie Wolfe, played with
spoons and group carol singing.
The tea table will include coffee,
tea, punch, cookies, candy and
other goodies. Come enjoy some
Christmas festivities at your li-
brary!
The library will also have it's
annual Christmas Open House on
Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 22
and 23 from 2 to 4 in the afternoon
in the reading .room., Christmas
refreshments will be served and
everyone is welcome to join in the
celebration of the Christmas holi-
days. This is one way to say Merry
Christmas to our patrons and
friends.
A new book at the library is “T .
Can't Believe I Said That!” an auto-
biography by Kathie Lee Gifford.
She is an unabashed optimist—
and a woman whose American
dream has come true. In the book,
she shares the entertaining and
revealing story of how it all hap-
pened for her, and tells of a family
trauma that had a powerful effect
on her life.
sAnyone remember this group of “Imperialettes™?
“This is one of our photos from the photo file - however, we're not calling it an “old photo”! It's only
around 20 years old and you'll identify with a lot of these faces. There are some we know for sure; they
‘are from left, Marie Ritts, the late Charlot Denmon, Sally Riegel, unknown, Nancy Buss, Joan Bolinsky,
Rose Radzinski, unknown, unknown, unknown.
(them all!
If we're wrong call and tell us, better yet call and ID
We: ve decided to run 20 years ago and older photos since a lot more people will find them fun to look
‘at. We're trying to find group photos that will bring back a lot of fond memories and maybe rekindle
e old friendships...
and tell us a little about the Imperialettes.
GRAVITY.
NOW THERE'S A LAW
YOU CAN SCOFF AT.
Without laws, civilization as we know it would end. But civilization
won't save your butt when you're being sucked down the face of a
mountain. What will is the patented Monocoque design of the
Salomon Force 9 skis. The new 25 ski holds an edge where the
laws of physics thought otheriwise. And the 35 is so easy to turn,
mountains will cringe, the heavens will part and gravity will become
your favorite toy. The force 9 skis form salomon. Get a pair before
somebody tries to outlaw them too.
SALOMON
Country
SKICR.SPORTS
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824-0541
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 10-9 « Sat. 10-5 « Sun. 12-5
JW.J.
Really, the earth is flat...or is it square?
By J.W. JOHNSON
Even a casual look or listen to
the world would suggest a signifi-
cant lack of humanly motivated
life. As such, we reduce the mys-
teries to technological gridlock,
prepared in a variety of political
kitchens, while offering our chil-
dren the prospect of dessert filled
with more of the same.
We seem to have, especially in
those cultures claiming a Judeo-
Christian heritage, reached the
self-righteous rut of too much time
and too much money giving us too
little hope and too little solace.
We will, however, perhaps be
literally jolted out of this rut some
134 years from now when a comet
is predicted to strike the earth.
Still taking yourselfas seriously?
Then consider this:
Every August the earth passes
through the orbital path of the
comet Swift-Tuttle. On August 13,
2126, that comet may well collide
with the earth...and if it does:
—An enormous crater would be
carved
—Tidal waves of 1,000 feet high
or higher would be created.
—And a worldwide cloud of dust
would rise into the air that could
block sunlight for months.
This would then kill most plant
life, and ultimately kill those in the
plant life food chain...why, that's
us, folks.
Granted, the odds are small;
about 10,000 to 1. And all of this is
pointed out to put things into
perspective subsequent to the
presidential election.
And if I wish to do this in other
way, | remember another
event...about 20 years ago when I
came across a group claiming that
the earth was flat:
I discovered this group when
living on the Canadian border, and
I was more than a little puzzled
back then by a voice from the
television. It said:
“We of the Flat Earth Society
have elected to dispute the one
thing our culture regards as indis-
putable. We openly proclaim that
the earth not only is flat but may
well be square.”
I then and there decided that
the only way to comprehend this
announcement of global heresy was
to get the facts—straight from the
horse's mouth. To do this I set out
to meet this Flat Earth Society
man.
Dr. Leo C. Ferrari, Australian
born world traveler and one-time
chemist, was a professor of phi-
losophy at St. Thomas University
in Fredericton, New Brunswick,
Canada. The university was head-
quarters for Canada’s Flat Earth
Society members.
“I'm quite serious about the
earth being flat,” Ferrari said when
I first talked to him. “We are so
brainwashed, and I rebel.”
I asked him to put this in con-
text, and he directed me to the
society's official organ, called “The
Official Organ”. Therel came across
a section entitled “Official Aims.” It
proposed:
—"To restore man's confidence
in the validity of his own percep-
tions. For more than 1,500 years
man has been blinded by meta-
physics and coerced into denying
the evidence of his senses. The
Flat Earth Society stands for a
renewed faith in the veracity of
sense experience.
—"To combat the fallacious (that
means deceiving to the eye or mind,
Tom) deification (and you already
know what that means) of the
sphere, which ever since the de-
ceptions of Eudoxus has thwarted
Western thought.
—"To spearhead man's escape
from his metaphysical and geo-
metrical prison by asserting un-
equivocally that all science, like all
philosophy and religion, is essen-
tially sacramental and, therefore,
all reality, as we verbalize it, is
ultimately metaphorical... 3
It was at that point I looked up o
to see Dr. Ferrari smiling.
“You think I'm crazy, don't you,”
he chuckled. i”
“On the contrary, I said, smiling
myself. “From what I've just read,
I get the feeling your stand on the i
shape of the earth is not really
what you're trying to say.”
“Exactly,” he beamed. “We'renot
really obsessed with the spape of
the earth. We say it's flat todrama-
tize our desire to keep our God-
given senses from being numbed
by technology. We want to provide.
some resistance to the forces of
conformity. The scientific way of
looking at the universe isn't the
only way. The myths are dead.
Mystery has gone out of life. We: |
have to change our whole way of
thinking. Believe what you see...I
mean, really look out the window :
right now.” A
The request puzzled me, but '
complied. :
“Now tell me honestly...do you
really believe that right now we're’
spinning around at about 24, 000 i
miles an hour?” dq
As I watched, the brilliant calm )
of an early June day made his:
point quite nicely.
Unable to contain myself fur-
ther, I spurted, “You expect me to
believe the earth is flat, the NASA |
photos are optical illusions and,
the earth is not spinning?”
A quite voice of sincere benevo-
lence stopped me on inhale. “I
expect you to be aware and to 5
question. Toquote G.K. Chesteron,
“A man should always question’
the strongest beliefs of his age, for
those convictions are invariably
too strong.”
Strangely enough, upon that
quiet note, my pencil point shat-
tered. 4
And aren't you just a little curi-
ous about this comet? !
Tables for sports card show are available
The Back Mountain Kiwanis
Club will present a Sports and
Non-Sports Card plus Memorabilia
Show on February 20, 1993, be-
tween the hours of 10 a.m. and 4
p.m. at The Dallas’ Junior High
School, on Hildebrandt Road’ in
Dallas.
Persons wishing to partake in
this event are asked to respond
early as space is limited for the
show.
If you wish to reserve space you
may do so by contacting Art Parks,
Chairperson for The Sports Show.
He can be reached at 675-0755 or
by writing to him in care of The
Back Mountain Kiwanis Club; P.O.
‘ breakfast followed bythe: meeting
Box 2¢ Ddllas: Pa 18612."
Tables are restriced to first come
first serve basis. There will also be
plenty of free parking for the event
and dealers will have reserved
parking. :
Anyone seeking further infor-
mation on The Back Mountain
Kiwanis Club is cordially invited to 3
attend their meetings on Saturday
mornings startingat8;15a.m. with
at 9 a.m. at Friendly's Restaurant
at the intersection of Routes 309
and 415 in Dallas. :
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