£0 y; years. The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, November 17, 1993 § Fur As | was saying... By way of introduction ‘By JACK HILSHER You are reading an introduc- tion to a series of new columns, written by a newcomer to the Back Mountain. We recently moved out here from Kingston (some will say to get away from higher taxes or another flood. Not so, it’s some- thing we wanted to do.) and judg- ing from how much we have en- joyed it so far, it's something we should have done a long time ago. 2 Our valley is not exactly lack- ing in newspaper columns. Be- fore the S.I. went tummy up there were over two dozen. That's a lot considering how few papers we have. So to be of any use at all - to entertain, to teach, to make you think - a new column should be at the very least different from all those other twenty-something. *. This'one will try to be. We were told once to “write only about whatyou know.” And like, I would add. So you are going to read about my lifelong love for jazz and its diverse characters. You'llread about photography, and perhaps even some darkroom tips. About pets, and hobbies, outer space and all sorts of goodies, but no politics or school board fights. I leave that stuff to others. Should you wonder about my credentials for this job, well there has been some experience, how- ever I have always been fasci- nated by columnists and their products. So if I like them that much it certainly should improve my own. And it definitely is fun to . write and see your words in print. Obviously Iam not alone in this regard. When former LCCC prexy Tom Moran was asked to contrib- ute a column with subjects of his own choosing, he led off with “Somebody Up There Likes Me." I felt the same way when our editor invited me to sign on. Columnists are a strange breed. They - so to speak - expose their inner selves in public on a regular basis. Try as they might to be impersonal their true nature shines through every time. Franklin P. Adams probably was the first, or close to iit, in 1911 with “The Conning Tower.” Then they showed up in droves: Hey- wood Broun, Westbrook Pegler, Walter Winchell (who invented gossip all by himself), Dorothy Thompson, “Odd” Mclntyre...the list is endless. Some became syndicated (in many papers) and attracted millions of readers. They were the first thing people turned to after reading the front page, and I'll be telling you more about all of them in the future. Naturally I don't presume to rank myself with those greats, but I did once have a reader who wrote in to say my column was the first thing he turned to after the obituary page! One must assume that reader was a senior citizen. Soam I. Our number incidentally is on the increase and some day we shall take over, but I don't mean to imply that I intend to appeal only to senior readers. Far from it, both beginning and seasoned yuppies should read this space also. After all, they will be seniors themselves some day. Stay tuned...I'll be right back. Library news Kids can 'Pig out on books" at the library By NANCY KOZEMCHAK » OnDecember 2, 1993, Florence Tremayne Crump will celebrate her 99th birthday. This genuine ‘friend of the library’ has been my friend and mentor for the past 28 I met her when she was working in the children’s library on Main Street, when I took my two boys in for library books. » | Twenty six years ago she told me the library needed a children’s librarian and wanted to recom- mend me for the position. I had never given it a thought to work- ing in a library; however, I have been doing it for the past 26 years. She is the one person I accepted criticism from when I mis-spelled a word or used a wrong word when doing my publicity through the years. Mrs. Crump is spending her time at the Meadows Nursing Center in Dallas in Room 204 these days, and would love to re- ceive cards on her birthday from friends. Whenever I visit her, all I say is I'm Nancy from the library’ and she knows whol am and talks about the library and the chil- dren. Happy birthday, Mrs. Crump!! Children’s Book Week will be celebrated in 1993 from Novem- ber 15 through November 20. The theme at the Back Mountain Li- brary will be “Pig Out On Books”. A Pig Trivia Game will be to see how many questions about pigs each child can answer. A Truffle Hunt: In France pigs are used to sniff out truffles. Children will be asked to find as many truffles as they can in the library. During the week, as books are read, readers can ‘feed’ their re- cording forms to the Pig in the children’s room. How many books will our Pig eat in a week? Guess the answer to this on Saturday, Nov. 20. There is a bulletin board display near the children’s room and see the special pig things for Children’s Book Week. New books at the library: “Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend” by Robert James Waller is a haunting, intel- ligent story about a once-in-a- lifetime love, the kind that changes you forever. The first instant he saw her, something deep in his bones had whispered. “Thatone”. And Jellie Braden in her 40th year, had heard the voice, too. It was attraction at first sight; how- ever, it forced them to come to terms with their lives in ways they hadn't imagined. “Criminal Trespass” by Helen Hudson is the story of Rannee, a young black woman who grows up during the '30s in Simms Quarter, a tiny family community in the deep South, isolated from the white world around it. Vio- lence is kept at bay by the integ- rity and loyalty of the adults and their firm resolve never to tres- pass. 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The museum building, designed by architct A.H. Kipp, was built in 1893 through the generosity of Isaac S. Osterhout, who provided for both the public library and the Historical Society in his will. The museum is open to the public free of charge Tuesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guided school and group tours may be arranged by appointment. For additional information, please contact the Society at 823-6244. Thanks Mini-Mounts coach thanks team supporters " The Dallas Mini-Mounts C- Team would like to thank all the people involved with this season. Despite ending the season with two ties, thus eliminating C- Team's chances of making it to the playoffs, C-Team players fin- ished the season in third place. Team work was the key element for our success. 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