LC The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, April 19,2000 5 DMS Jazz Band off to Disney Members of the Dallas Middle School Jazz Band, chaperones and school staff boarded a bus to DisneyWorld Tuesday night. The band had been invited to play Wednesday night on the main stage at the "Disney Marketplace." The group will return Saturday. Mike Pawlik, band director, center, thanked parents, the school board and administration for their support. POST PHOTO/ RON BARTIZEK Devon Jessica Boyle will be 8 April 25 Devon Jessica Boyle, will be 8 years old on April 25. She lives in LaPlata, Maryland with her par- ents. Thomas and Gina (Pocceschi) Boyle and her sister, Lauren. Her grandparents are T. Joseph and Anne Boyle of Harveys Lake, Jeanette and Fred Lee of Plains, and the late Lawrence Pocceschi of Pittston. Devon's godparents are Jacqueline (Pocceschi) Mosley of Wilkes-Barre and Christopher Boyle of Dallas. ONLY YESTERDAY 70 Years Ago - April 18, 1930 DOG OWNERS WARNED NOT TO LET PETS LOOSE All dogs must be confined be- tween sunset and sunrise, ac- cording to state law. Local owners of dogs are warned that they are not only running the risk of hav- .ing their dogs shot, but are also liable for any damage caused by their dogs, according to Peter Lutz, deputy game and fish warden for this district. The senior class of Kingston Township high school will present "The Henpecked Hero" at the Shav- ertown ME Church. Proceeds will be used for the trip to Washing- 0 ton. 2, -5 60 Years Ago - April 19, 1940 LOCAL BOY SCOUTS RAISE MONEY FOR SUMMER CAMP To raise money to send local boys to Acahela, the Boy Scout summer camp in the Poconos, members of troop 281, Dallas, will sponsor the showing of "Drum Taps". Exceeding the mark set last year, Red Cross membership so- licitors in Dallas and Dallas Town- ship had raised $215.40 this week. The campaign, scheduled to end on Monday, will continue until the beginning of next week, be- cause of the increased need re- sulting from the flood. One of the largest donations was made by College Misericordia, where Miss Agnes Wall, chairman, collected 836 from faculty and students. Now playing at Himmler The- ater, "Days of Jesse James" with Roy Rogers. Only Yesterday is taken from the OD back-issue files of The Dallas Post. 50 Years Ago - April 21, 1950 LAKE TWP. STUDENTS RETURN AFTER EXPLOSION Lake Township schools did not get an extended Easter vacation in spite of the explosion that wrecked the pressure tank, de- molished the hot water heater and ruined supplies stored in the brickwalled tank room, four days before Easter. Before the end of the spring vacation the tank had been replaced with a similar one. Hot water awaits installation of a new heater to replace the one destroyed in the explosion. 30 Years Ago- April 23, 1970 NO MORE ASPIRIN FOR DALLAS STUDENTS Dallas school children suffer- ing from headaches, stomach- aches or any other aches will no longer receive the customary dose of aspirins, sodamints or lozenges from the school nurses. In ex- plaining his decision, Dr. Robert A. Mellman, stated that aspirin given without a physicians knowl- edge or without benefit of a com- plete case record of each student, can counteract other medication and have undesirable results. Morrison Witter, 10 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Witter, Dallas, hooked his first trout Sat- urday at Harveys Lake. Morrison caught the 10 inch rainbow trout while fishing with his father. +20 Years Ago - April 17, 1980 IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR STATE ROADS Resurfacing and improvements to two state roads in Jackson and Lake Townships are scheduled to begin in the coming weeks. Sched- uled for resurfacing, shoulder and bridge maintenance is a 2 3/4 mile stretch of Route 118 at a cost of $564,292. Also scheduled for reconstruction, including level- ling, guard rails, drainage, paved shoulders and concrete bridge decking repairs is an 8 3/4 mile stretch of PA 29. The cost for this project will be $1,313,676. You could get: Band Aids, pkg. of 60, 59¢; Rib half roasts, 99¢/ 1b.; Tide, 49 oz. box, $1.85; Kleenex, box of 200, 79¢; New- born Pampers, pkg. of 30, $2.55. Egg-citing afternoon Several hundred children and their parents turned out Saturday for the 5th annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Back Mountain Business and Professional Association. Above, the age 4-6 group got off to a flying start. Alice Stuart, Dallas, was delighted to meet "Tux," the Penguins mascot. Arionna Shaver, Dallas, didn't quite trust Pat Ward's pal (right photo). Md offers you accessibility, convenience and famihar faces. 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