Ll + EEN £3 4 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, October 30, 1996 i EDITORIALS | Private hearing best for commiunity in football incident | Unfortunately, tempers appear to have cooled little in the ty ten involving a parent, a player and a coach on the football team at Dallas High School. If anything, the stakes have been ‘raised as all sides prepare for a hearing on the incident. The .coach’s attorney has released a laundry list of documents and “_people he intends to call to testify, and you can bet the school «administration is preparing voluminous evidence of their own, “as they must. Rumors are flying about evidence that suppos- edly will show how undue influence on school directors and -other nasty factors led to the suspension of assistant coach ‘Brian Brady. Each side appears to feel that only an apology by the other will satisfy their demand for justice. That's a pretty wide gap to bridge. - There are a couple of important issues in this mix, and a lot .of bruised egos. The two important ones are: 1) Did Brian Brady risk injury to a young player by administering extra physical discipline? 2) If he didn’t, does Brady stand to lose any chance of a coaching career if he is reprimanded or worse for this incident? ~ Other than those considerations, this has become a battle of egos and rigid defenders of their respective positions. As long as the sides continue to hold their ground, the prospects for a swift resolution are dim. We're concerned that the hearings as they are now being described will serve only to inflame passions and sully reputa- tions. If that becomes the case, no one will win and everyone will lose. Worst of all, football team members will be caught in the middle of a rancorous fight that revolves more around adult - power than young players’ health. ~~ Everyone involved in this incident has talked about “the “kids” and their desire to do the best by them. The best thing they could do — for kids and the entire community — is to settle this matter as quickly and gentlemanly as possible. Otherwise, the most memorable thing children will see is their elders engaged in a fruitless quest to prove they're 100 percent right. - A settlement doesn’t have to end the concern for students’ welfare. Members of the Dallas Gridiron Club are talking about * supporting school board candidates who will be sympathetic to "their priorities, so the benefits they see deriving from the football program are not threatened. That is not only their prerogative, it is a responsible action. But if this incident sinks "into mudslinging, it will be difficult for anyone to ask for a vote of confidence. *-* The best thing that could happen now would be for the “parties to sit down in private and hammer out a settlement. While open meetings of official bodies serve the community interest, a public display of everyone's dirty laundry is likely to ' open wounds that will take years to heal. You need only recall the travesty of the O.J. Simpson trial to see the wisdom of conducting appropriate hearings behind closed doors. +" We hope everyone on every side of this issue can swallow a "little pride and work together for a solution that does as little ‘damage as possible to the individuals, the team and the ‘community at large. That would best serve the interests of the young people everyone claims to care so much about. WE WWW WW RT we WG a A CR A » eas awe 3 Publisher's notebook I can’t take it any more. I'm voting for Ross Perot November 5, and here’s why. First, why not. I don’t think the Little General is the best candidate for President I've ever seen, and he probably isn’t the best this year. But the other two main choices represent an electoral system that is so far out of whack that I'm ready to cast a protest vote. I never thought it would come to this. Bob Dole nearly had my vote until he presented a tax cut as his primary economic theme. This from a man who had proudly been a voice for fiscal sense throughout his years in the Senate. Instead of campaigning on the consistent record he had built up for 30 years, through Democrat and Republican adminis- trations alike, he chose to appeal to our base instincts, even when polls consistently show Americans prefer deficit reduc- tion to tax cuts. My main gripe, though, is that our political system has become so corrupted by money that neither candidate can afford to take positions of real leadership and responsibility. Bill Clinton said in 1992 and again in 1994 that he would press to reform this national travesty, but he did almost nothing to follow through. Still, if I felt he could be trusted, Imight give him another chance. Enough said about that. So I'm left with Perot, who, for all his bluster and naked egotism (he just doesn’t hide his lust for power as well as the others), talks plain common sense on most economic issues. Not “pocketbook” issues, real economic ones, like the fact that Social Security and Medicare are headed tohell in a handbasket unless we take dramatic steps to save them. Steps that, by the way, would have been far less draconian if prior administra- tions and Congresses had had the courage to address the problems. I know there won't be any President Perot; heck, I'm even a little glad there won't be. But I can’t stomach supporting candidates who bow to the altar of big contributors while ignoring the issues that mean the most to our citizens. The Dallas Post Published Weekly By Bartsen Media, Inc. P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612 717-675-5211 Charlotte E. Bartizek ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Ronald A. Bartizek PUBLISHER Grace R. Dove REPORTER Dennise Casterline ADVERTISING ACCT. EXEC Paul Rismiller PRODUCTION MANAGER Olga Kostrobala CLASSIFIED/TYPESETTING Jill Gruver OFFICE MANAGER ween td 2) PRINTED WITH NINE PENNSYIVANIA SOY INK a AS SOLATION Pen NEW Rs As ot ER As I was Jack Hilsher This isn’t going to make you an oenophile (e’' na fil - noun, a per- son who enjoys wine) but it will surely add to your enjoyment of life if you aren't already aware of man's most satisfying beverage. Wine has no single inventor, but somewhere an early caveman must have discovered how, be- cause fossilized grape leaves and stems have been found in early caves. One of those guys must have put down his club long enough to press juice out of some grapes, let it sit for a few days while it fermented, and found that it tasted heavenly. Ancient Babylonians drank wine more than 4,000 years ago. One of the oldest set of laws, the Code of Hammurabi, said that a wine seller who gave short mea- LIBRARY By NANCY KOZEMCHAK The Back Mountain Memorial Library is showing an interesting arrangement of sculptures and art work from the collection of Henry Moretti. These were loaned to the library by Sean Moretti, Henry's grandson. Henry now lives in Ft. Lauderdale, FL where he is doing his current works. He has s studio in Italy near a marble quarry, where he rough cuts the work prior to shipping the art to his finishing studio in Florida. Ft. Laudersale gives out an annual award called the Morelti Award for contributors to the arts. His work is sold and collected through- out the world. ONLY YESTERDAY 60 Years Ago - Nov. 6, 1936 DEMOCRATS SWEEP TO VICTORY FOR STATE HOUSE Although they clung tena- ciously to their long-time Repub- lican loyalty as predicted, voters in this normally dry territory up- set tradition on Tuesday by turn- ing “thumbs down” on the local option. In Lake Township, Dallas Borough, Dallas Township and Kingston Township the largest number of citizens ever to vote on a municipal question here turned in a decisive majority in favor of the sale of licenses to sell liquor in local communities. Luzerne County contributed generously to the Democrat vic- tory on Tuesday by sending eight New Dealers to the State Legisla- ture, a Democrat chairman to the | | Enjoying the fruit of the vine, pt. 1 sure was to be thrown into the sea. The Old Testament frequently mentions wine, and the Book of Proverbs says, “Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress; let them drink, and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more.” In the New Testament nine books refer to wine, including St. Paul's admonition to Timothy: “Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake.” The Greeks brought wine mak- ing to a fine art; their “cellar mas- ters” periodically inspected and tasted wine jars. After months the jars were poured into long-necked bottles and kept for several years before being drunk. Heavy wines with strong alcoholic content were kept for [ive years, just like the best Bordeaux of our time. Homer went bonkers over wine, writing that afavorite was: ‘sweet and marvelotis ‘stich as no one eotild resist.” Current retail sales are said to be $12 billion, which works out to about eight bottles for every man, woman and child in the world. The same place those statistics came from also claims Thomas Jefferson purchased 20,000 bottles of wine during the eight years of his presidency. (How did he ever keep from being constantly smashed?) In America we are not youthful wine lovers. Only six percent of our wine consumers are aged 30 or younger; 75 percent are over 40. But the occasional drinkers pay close attention to TV...last year “60 Minutes” broadcast wine's health benefits and red wine sales shot up over 25 percent. “20/20” mentioned Bordeaux and its sales increased markedly, but it was short-lived since Bor- deaux is an acquired taste not for everyone; the bottles probably sat around after being tasted once and the wine market gained no new customers. Reading about wines, especially “ reviews of new wines by profes- sionals, will cause one to believe these people walk around with their feet barely touching the ground. (I always felt the word * Moretti sculpture, paintings There are sculptures and paint- ings on display in New York, New Jersey, Florida and Paris, France. He also is an architect and has designed several of the sky scrap- ers in Ft. Lauderdale. The items on display now are available for sale, and have his ‘signature’ on them near the base of the work. The larger two sculp- tures are made from important Italian marble on mahogany ped- estals. They sell for $3,400 and $3,200. The smaller wooden sculpture is made from mahogany imported from Guatemala, South Americaand ison a marble pedes- tal that sells for $2,300. The two paintings are done in Indian silk with oil pastel for added color. They would sell for $700 each. There are papers with the dis- play explaining many other fea- tures of the works. Further infor- mation may be obtained at the library. The display will be here State Senate and a staunch Rooseveltian to Congress. For the first time in many years, the 6th Legislative District of which Dal- las is a part, will be represented in the Legislature in Harrisburg by a Democrat, Robert N. Bierley of West Pittston. 50 Years Ago - Nov. 8, 1946 THREE DEER TAKEN ILLEGALLY IN JACKSON The Dallas High School Ath- letic Committee is opening a drive for funds to build a fence around the school athletic field. Speaking of the drive, Supervising Principal Raymond Kuhnert said “the na- ture of football requires that the boys taking part be furnished with equipment that affords maximum protection against injury. Such equipment costs money in rather large amounts. The most natural method of securing funds for this purpose is from paid admissions. Within a period of six weeks, one large buck and two doe deer have been illegally shot and dressed on the Lea Hunt farm in Jackson Towsnhip. The Hunt farm comprises 138 acres and parts of it are thickly covered with con- until November 20. New books at the library: “Si- erra” by Richard S. Wheeler is an epic of riches, greed and love set against the backdrop of the great- est gold stampede in American history, the California rush of 1849. Two unlikely adventurers are snared by the promise of wealth in the streams and foothills. “The Last Thing He Wanted" by Joan Didion is a novel of sus- pense, a work of art, a darkly thrilling narrative of discovery and conspiracy set in California, the Caribbean, and Washington, D.C. Elena McMahon makes her way to Florida to see her father, Dick McMahon, who does deals for people. “Intimate Strangers” byJuliette Mead is a novel of modern love and marriage engaged with the passion, vitality and sensuously detailed settings and provocative characters. It is a powerful and cealing nursery trees making ap- prehension at night difficult. 40 Years Ago - Nov. 2, 1956 RICES TAKE OVER DAIRY FREEZE RESTAURANT Culminating several weeks of negotiations, Kenneth Rice and his son, Bobby, have purchased the business of Casper's Dairy Freeze Restaurant and have taken a 10-year lease with option to buy the building and land. The prop- erty is located at the intersection of Rtes. 309 and 115 opposite the Quaker Motel. Mrs. Harry Ohlman, president of Dallas Senior Woman's Club says that organization will spear- head an outdoor Christmas Light- ing Contest in collaboration with You could get - Veal chops, 59¢ .1b.; beef liver, 33¢ lb.; McIntosh apples, 4 lb. bag, 49¢; toilet tis- sue, 10 rolls, $1.; Virginia Lee Donuts, pkg, of 12-17¢. 30 Years Ago - Nov. 3, 1966 UNITED FUND TOPS GOAL IN BACK MOUNTAIN Vandalismand cruelty hasbeen reported from Lehman Township “fey” would apply quite well to them.) For instance, one reported “Balanced and rich with high lev- els of fruit, acid and tannin. The lush fruit is married well with complementary notes of choco- late and coffee. Silky smooth tex- ture carries through to the finish.” And this: “Complex and ex- traordinarily aromatic. Offers myriad flavors reminiscent of pears and apples. Serve with chicken.” Or: “Sports a Soft, round mouthfeel and terrific length of fruit.” I believe you get my meaning. They also remind me of a New Yorker cartoon where a taster, frowning, looks at his glass and says, “I don’t find that very amus- I~ ing." (The magazine also had a great captionless cartoon ofa huge tank truck driving along with a tank signreading, “CHEAP WHITE WINE.") So you think you'd like fo be- come a oenophile? Well I will help. Next week you will learn where to go and what to buy. In the meantime, as they say in the big time, stay tuned. = « on display emotional impact. ooe y Recent visitors to the library have been delighted by the large illuminated balloon on the Library grounds announcing our new campaign slogan “Watching Ideas Soar”. The balloon has generated considerable interest in the cam- paign to add a new children’s wing to the Library. The balloon will soon be joined by billboards and banners on Route 309, inviting the public to participate in this important campaign effort. The plans for the children’s wing provide an area three times the present space and include a per- formance area for story telling and other presentations, expanded shelving and reading areas, and multimedia computer stations for learning and enjoyment. Cam- paign pledge cards are available at the library circulation desk for all who wish to participate in this important project. during the past week of Halloween and continuing after tthat celebra- tion has passed. On Carpenter Road, a man and his wife have been harrassed increasingly by youths ages 13 tothe higher teens. Last week their windows were soaped and they did not object but when dead bleeding rabbits were placed in their mailbox, they were driven nearly to distraction. Back Mountain was tops in the United Fund round-up rolling up a score of $7,730.73 a percentage of 110.4. The goal for this area was $7,000. ro 20 Years Ago - Nov. 4, 1976 HARVEYS LAKE MOVES ON MUNICIPAL BUILDING Harveys Lake planning com- mission agreed to recommend a municipal building site to the bor- ough council during a session last Friday evening. Councilmen Giordano and DeReemer invited the opinions of residents attend- ing the meeting regarding a parcel of land owned by William Heck and adjoining the borough's sewer authority. Consensus appeared to strongly favor the proposed lo- cation. @ © a
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