4 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, October 15, 1997 i EDITORIALS Student recognition ER aE NAA AA A ET J WA program's a winner with us CRT Congratulations are in order for the fledgling Parent-Teacher- Student Association at Dallas High School. The organization, which brings together the most important segments in student life, is off to an impressive start. The PTSA’'s most visible contribution thus far is the Student of the Month award program, which honors outstanding performers in four areas: ‘Student Achiever, School Spirit, Creative Student and Citizen Student. Each month's recipients are presented at an assembly, rand each receives a $50 Savings Bond as tangible recognition of the value of their superior effort and attitude. } Itis important to formally recognize achievement, both to reward deserving individuals and to clearly communicate to the ‘student body the value of excellence in all areas of life. Histori- ‘cally, athletics have received the bulk of public attention in high !schools, giving the community a distorted view of our schools’ ‘priorities. This program and others like it can help change the we perception that young people are more interested in music, drugs and sports than in scholarship and service. ; Publishing as many items as we do about youthful achievers, ‘we already know that perception is usually wrong, but we always {welcome new opportunities to spread good news about deserv- ing young people. WOT Publisher's notebook The campaign financing mess in Washington makes me think we should revert to the Founding Fathers intention for national ‘government — a part-time citizen Legislature. Many states still ‘hold to this notion, with sessions held only part of the year, or ‘on a biennial schedule. But I'd go one step further, and cut back ‘the President’s hours as well, since it’s obvious we're paying him ‘to go around soliciting political donations instead of running the ‘Executive branch. It seems hardly a week goes by that we don't ‘read about Clinton and/or Gore attending two or three fundraising dinners. This is going on even as more revelations isurface that suggest the bulk of our elected officials’ time is ENG eh. A er i 98 4 : ispent groveling before millionaires and corporations, offering Vague pledges to take their concerns into consideration while scheming to pass laws that offend as few potential donors as possible. * Enough is enough! The time has come to rise up and demand ‘that if the President and Congresspersons won't cut their own schedules and salaries, they must offer equal opportunity for us ito profit from a corrupt system. Let them buy our votes, using «all that cash they've taken under false pretenses. We could set up a system under which votes for the House, Senate and «President would be valued on a sliding scale, say $25, $50 and $1000 respectively. That should roughly mirror the relationship between the cost of the campaigns for those offices. Since we'd iget the same amount from each candidate, there would be no incentive to vote for someone just for the money, and instead of having a federal government that’s in the pocket of big contribu- tors, it would be beholden to everyone whose vote led to election. § We might even save money this way. I read a few years ago {that it would cost less to give every welfare recipient $10,000 a : year than it does to run all the government programs serving the i poor. Maybe the same idea would hold true for elections. } ~The only saving grace with the present administration is that 1 Bill Clinton is so untrustworthy we probably don’t have to worry * that his decision making is influenced by contributions. He's an i equal-opportunity ingrate, from everything I've seen, but who : knows if future occupants of the office will be so evenhanded. State Officials State Sen. Charles D. Lemmond (Republican) (717) 675-3931 22 Dallas Shopping Ctr., Memorial Hwy., Dallas PA 18612-1231 Lemmond’s district includes the Back Mountain. LEGISLATORS DIRECTORY RS Se Se BE ee BE BN Se Se OF BE 3S Federal Officials : Representative Paul E. i Kanjorski (PA 11th District) ‘ (Democrat) » Wilkes- Barre: 825-2200 * Washington: (202) 225-6511 State Rep. George Hasay ! (Republican) B PA p 1 fI0F, oe St. Wilkes Bars 287-7505 0r 542-7345 0r 474-2276 { or 477-3752 # or 2429 Rayburn Building 1 ¥ Washin gton, DC 20515 144 North Mountain Boulevard, Mountaintop PA 18707 Hasay’s district encompasses: Harveys Lake, Lehman Township, Jackson Township, Lake Town- ship, Franklin Township, Ross Township, and Dallas Township's north voting district. en Ch # Senator Arlen Specter ¢ (Republican) : Wilkes-Barre: 826-6265 Washington: (202) 224-4254 116 S. Main S., Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 State Rep. Phyllis Mundy (Democrat) 283-9622 or 655-3375 Suite 107, 400 Third Avenue, Kingston PA 18704 Dallas Borough, Dallas Township except for the north voting district, and Kingston Township. Senator Rick Santorum (Republican) 120 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington: (202) 224-6324 Fax: (202) 228-4991 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 Kylie Shafferkoetter REPORTER Jessica Appolo ADVERTISING ACCT. EXEC Ruth Proietto PRODUCTION MANAGER Olga Kostrobala CLASSIFIED/TYPESETTING Jill Gruver OFFICE MANAGER MEMBER 4d 2) PRINTED WITH NINI&Z PENNSYLVANIA SOY INK] ASSOCIATION eh NEWSPAPER Food n' fun Jim Phillips Should you bake fresh muffins this morning or just skip on down to the local grocery store for your breakfast? Somehow the thought of freshly baked muffins coming out of the oven on a chilly October morning does something for me. On one hand the thought of mixing, pouring, baking and worst of all cleaning up at 7 or 8 in the morning does not appeal to me! On the other, warm muffins, melted butter and cup of steam- ing coffee certainly outweigh the effort you'll have to put in for a most memorable breakfast. Muffins are classified as Quick Breads, any bread leavened with (ON \ HI 4 YESTERDAY 60 Years Ago - Oct. 22, 1937 B. BULFORD BORN IN RAILROAD STATION B. Frank Bulford was born 82 years ago in the farm house which occupied the site of the present Lehigh Valley Railroad station. Bulford’s father, John owned the farm which has becone Dallas’ business section. When promot- ers built the railroad to tap the rich lumbering area about Dallas they cut directly across the Bulford farm. The first step toward determin- ing the football championship of the Back Mountain Scholastic Conference will be taken this af- ternoon when a determined Three- Ring Circus which is being spon- sored by the Shrine at Kingston. Library news 2 NEVIS NFA 110d Bl The construction of the children’s wing at the Back Moun- tain Memorial Library is progress- ing on schedule. The entire con- tents of the children’s room was removed by volunteers, board members included, and packed in a 40 foot trailer which will be parked on the premises until completion of construction. The 12,000 books, furniture and fur- Making marvelous muffins baking powder, baking soda, air or steam rather than yeast. They are “Quick” to make because they require no rising period. Quick Breads rely on chemical leavening agents as opposed to yeast which requires time for the yeast to mul- tiply and ferment. The baking soda or baking powder releases gas through chemical reactions in the muffin mixture. These gases form bubbles or air pockets throughout the batter. As the product bakes, the batter sets around these air pockets thus giv- ing the Quick Bread its rise and texture. : The ideal muffin should be light, tender and flavorful. Textural in- terest is achieved through the addition of fruits, nuts and even vegetables. Some of you may re- call’ that several years ago the classic muffin was somewhat small in stature. But in the spirit of overabundance, muffins have outgrown their pans (literally). It is not uncommon to find muffins You could get - Turkeys, 59¢ Ib.; Hams, 59¢ lb.; Sweet pota- toes, 4 lbs. 23¢; Boscul Coffee, 52¢ lb.; Sterling Salt, 9¢. 40 Years - Oct. 25, 1957 DALLAS CLOSES SCHOOLS DUE TO INFECTION Dallas Area Schools closed at lunch hour Monday due not only to widespread respiratory infec- tion among the students but to absence of ten teachers and four janitors. Dallas Township and Beaumont were hard hit. Lehman- Jackson and Ross schools opened again Monday after closing the preceding Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Clarence Boston, 39, first home economics instructor at Le- hman schools and wife of a former Lehman High School principal died Wednesday following surgery at Grant Memorial Hospital, Colum- bus, Ohio. She was the former Eleanor Trethaway, sister of Donald Trethaway, Dallas Town- ship. Recently constructed addition to Sweet Valley Christian Church will be dedicated Sunday after- noon. Services willl be conducted weighing in at 8 or even 10 oz. each. Truly a meal in itself! The standards for good quality muffins include: well proportioned shape and size, no peaks, no tun- nels (large holes inside the muffin) and of course good flavor. In order to achieve good quality muffins be sure to measure your ingredients carefully. Don’t overmix the bat- ter and be certain to follow the baking procedure correctly. Basic Muffin Recipe Yield 12 muffins 8 oz. all purpose flour 5 0z. sugar 2 t. baking powder 1/4 t. salt 1 egg 2 0z. unsalted butter- melted 1 t. vanilla Method 1) Sift the dry ingredients to- gether. by Rev. Albert Hughes of Canada. The addition of tile to match the exterior of the church was con- ducted by Whitesell Brothers, nephews of William Whitesell who put up the edifice which replaced the original building destroyed by fire in 1926. 30 Years - Oct. 19, 1967 FIREMEN SAVED SINGER PLANT FROM FIRE Prompt action by local firemen saved the Singer Plant from de- struction early Sunday morning when the Hillside Mfg. Co. was consumed by flames. No estimate of damages has been received but the machine shop which produced weapons for World War Il appears to be demolished. The hiring of a third police of- ficer for Kingston Township be- came a distinct possibility Wednesday afternoon with all members in accord on the sugges- tion of Supervisor LaRoy Ziegler. Board member John Funke said it has been under consideration for some time to have someone an- swer all calls at the municiple building and he felt a better pro- 2) Mix liquid ingredients in- cluding the melted butter. 3) Stir the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients. Do not overmix. The batter will be lumpy: 4) Portion into paper lined niuf- fin cups and bake at 350°F uni light brown and set in the center. Approximately 18 minutes. [i 5) Cool the muffins in the pan for several minutes before remov- ing from pan. ics Variations: Tele Berry Muffins - Add 6-7 oz. of your favorite berry after you have combined the liquid and dry; in- gredients. Dried Fruit Muffins - Add 17 2 1b. cup chopped dry fruit tothe dry ingredients - continue with recipe. J n Phillips is a registered dieti- cian and assistant professor, food production/hotel & restaurant management at Luzerne County Community Collene. gram can be had by the addition to the force. ae 20 Years - Oct. 20, 1977 STONEHEDGE RESIDENTS CONCERN FOR ROAD A large group of Stonehedge residents attended the Dallas Bor ough Council meeting Tuesday: to express their conern over road conditions in their area following the installation of sewer lines in August. John Maguire said resi- dents were concerned about the 827,000 grant which the borough was to receive for paving the roads: He also asked what was going to happen to Stonehedge this win: ter. Councilmen assured residents that the road problem would be solved at least for the winter be- fore the next meeting. Steven R. Kafrissen, M.D. presi- dent of Rural Health Corp. of Northeast PA announced that ribi- bon cutting ceremonies and opén house of Monroe-Noxen Centr will be held Oct. 23. Located on Route 29 one half mile south of intersections of Routes 309 and 29, the new facility replaces the center which has operated in Noxen since 1971. £ In 52nd year, expansion continues nishings from the children’s room are packed in the trailer. On Monday, October 13, the brick work will begin on the exte- rior and the temporary partition between the new construction and the existing building will be re- moved in order to begin alteration work in the existing children’s room and the circulation ares. A temporary dust partition will be in place between the areas being worked on and the areas still open. The furniture of the circulation area will be shifted to a temporary area, due to the changes. The library will continue to function as near normal as possible. The October meeting of the li- brary Book Club will meet on Monday, Oct. 20 at 1:30 in the Community Room. Discussion of recent new books will take place, as purchased by the book club donations. Members of the com- munity are invited to attend the meeting. Refreshments will be served. October 12, 1997 will mark 52 years since the Back Mountain Memorial Library opened it doors on Main Street in Dallas. The li- brary has come a long way! New books: “The End of the Novel of Love” by Vivian Gornio is a new book of collected critical essays, turning the searching in- telligence and honesty of insight marking her memoirs on the work and lives of writers. The book is in memory of Alberta Oliver pre- sented by medical Oncology Assoc. “Required Reading” by Andrew ‘Delbanco is a work of gratitude and urgency and it is the respon- sibility of the critic to incite othefs to read these books by American writers in an age of uncertainty over what our common heritage is. The book is in memory of Dantel H.Evans by Wilkes-Barre Schagl District Employees. “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families” by Stephen R. Covey is written with the same profound insight, simplicity, and practical wisdom that gave fit worldwide acclaim. It now focuses on the primary concern of society today - the family. All families face challenges from members and the outside world. a Q. Where can you find the most Back Mountain news? A. In The Dallas Post every week 0 ow L)
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