EDITORIAL Sunday, September 12, 2004 4 The Post OUR OPINION has a nice ring to it T= designation “first annual” for an event sends shiv- e rs up an editor’s spine. Positive thinking is ad- mirable, but it’s presumptuous to assume a level of achievement that hasn’t yet to be realized. Now “second annu- al,” that has some meaning, and we're pleased to attach that la- | § & = : | ; sein bel to the Dallas Harvest Festival, which takes place next o : ‘ . ny weekend. Not only was last year’s first festival a resounding a ; i success, it created so much interest that a “Dallas Days” has been built around it to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Dal- las Borough. Those activities will take place Friday and Satur- day, with the festival returning even stronger than last year on Sunday. Visitors will have a choice between events at the library and around Main Street in Dallas Borough beginning with “Word- horde” on Friday night. Saturday will feature a children’s festi- val at College Misericordia, a mini-auction of items left from July’s library auction and a homecoming dance at Irem Temple Country Club. On Sunday, the festival will fill the center of town with exhibitors, food and entertainment — including the Kiss the Pig contest — while walking tours of historic streetscapes and the planned Toby’s Creek Greenway will pro- vide an opportunity for exercise and enlightenment. Last year’s one-day festival attracted an unexpectedly huge crowd. That was a clear signal that people who live in the Back Mountain are hungry for reasons to get together and share the joy of small-town living. This year’s event is much larger and more varied, but it will have the same hometown feeling as it showcases the varied qualities that make our region an attrac- tive place to live and work. You won’t want to miss it. Whether you take part in all of - the activities or just one, you're sure to meet old friends and new neighbors who are eager to reinforce the values that make this such a desirable place to call home. Ears lookin’ at you, kid. Check him out today at the Luzerne County Fair. Photo by Charlotte Bartizek. LIBRARY NEWS Mini-auction, ‘Wordhorde’ for festival weekend Sunday, Sept. 19. It will be held in the Dal- las Borough maintenance garage, behind the borough offices. As a kickoff to the Dallas Days festival this weekend, “Wordhorde,” a forum for the arts staged by the Friends of the Library takes place Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Ninth- graders through adults are invited to give an open-microphone per- library desk no later than Friday, Oct. 1. oe ee The Farmers Market on the library grounds will continue through Saturday, Oct. 2, from 11 am. to 3 p.m. [ NN J The Times Leader and Tudor Book Shop’s Community Book Club will present Katherine Weber, author of “The Little Registration is open for the fall story hours, which start Tuesday, Sept. 21 and continue until the week of December 1. Call the library at 675-1182, or drop by the children’s room to register your children. MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel . ’ : . formance in poetry, soe Women,” on Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. at 3 Dn sent : 13,1016, Shildrows Sulliop Bom Dat is bom ni AROL music; or theater. Another babysitters class will be held in the Stettler Learning Resources Center, Disney in 1943, and later penned the bestselling “Tatncs andthe KING There will be a sign-up the Community Room by the American Wyoming Seminary. The session is free Giant Peach.” Dahl also wrote the screenplays for “Willy Wonka sheet at the library Red Cross on Saturday, Oct. 2; from 10:30 and open to the public. desk starting tomorrow, September 13. a.m. to 4 p.m. Each participant will receive coo and the Chocolate Factory,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and a James Bond film, “You Only Live Twice.” The library will also sponsor a mini-auc- tion during the festival, starting at 1 p.m. a handbook. Registration and a check made out to the American Red Cross in the amount of $40 must be received at the Lucy Reilly, age 8, has her collection of keychains on display at the library durig e On Sept. 17, 1934, 18-year-old actress Olivia de Havilland the month of September. makes her stage debut in “A Midsummer Night's Dream” at the Hollywood Bowl. De Havilland, who would go on to win several Oscars, is best remembered for her role as Melanie in “Gone With the Wind.” e On Sept. 15, 1940, the Battle of Britain reaches its climax when the Royal Air Force downs 56 invading German aircraft in two dogfights lasting less than an hour. The costly raid convinced the German high command that the Luftwaffe could not achieve air supremacy over Britain. ® On Sept. 19, 1959, during a visit to Los Angeles, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev explodes with anger when he learns that he cannot visit Disneyland. Government authorities feared that the crowds would pose a safety hazard for the premier. - © On Sept. 18, 1970, famed guitarist Jimi Hendrix dies at the age of 28, following a drug overdose in London. e On Sept. 14, 1975, Elizabeth Ann Seton is canonized by Pope Paul VI at the Vatican in Rome, becoming the first American-born Catholic saint. Seton founded the United States’ first religious or- der in 1809, the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph, which provided free education to poor children. ® On Sept. 16, 1997, in the Information Age’s version of the re- turn of the prodigal son, Apple Computer enlists founder and for- mer CEO Steve Jobs to temporarily run the company during a search for a permanent leader. Jobs had parted ways with Apple a decade earlier under bitter circumstances. (c) 2004 King Features Synd., Inc. 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By using the drop box located in the Uni-Mart convenience store on Route 309 in Dallas, across from the Dallas Shopping Center. Always include a daytime phone number for verification. Tie POST TIMESeLEADER Community Newspaper Group 15 N. MAIN ST., WILKES-BARRE PA 18711 « 570-675-5211 thepost@leader.net Patrick McHugh Ronald Bartizek PUBLISHER ; EDITOR Justin Wisnos ADVERTISIN Pat O'Donnell PREPRESS MANAGER 70 Years Ago Sept. 14, 1934 JOY RIDE ENDS WITH ACCIDENT Bernard Oberst, aged 23, pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving and was fined $27.50 ‘when ‘he appeared be- fore Jus- tice of the Peace James Morgan of Kingston. State Highway Patrol- man William Hodge of Troop D. investigat- ed. Two persons were injured, one seriously and a third es- caped with minor bruises when their joy-ride to Harveys Lake came to an abrupt stop in a head-on collision with another machine Monday night at 10 in front of Hill's Hothouse in Trucksville. ONLY YESTERDAY The Atlantic Refining Com- pany is contemplating con- struction of a large gasoline service station on the Oliver Used Car lot at the intersection of Lake street and Church street. Civil engineers were here last week running the lines preparing ground plans for the installation of storage tanks and other equipment. Dr. J. C. Fleming is recover- ing at his home from injuries received Aug. 29 in an automo- bile accident at Philadelphia, after enjoying a 10-day vaca- tion by motor. Dr. and Mrs. Fleming had their automobile forced off the road on the main highway near Germantown. At the Memorial Hospital, it was found that the doctor had sus- tained a fracture of one of the bones og his right forearm and two cracked ribs. Mrs. Fleming and Mrs. Levering were suffer- ing from bruises and shock. Robert Fleming was the only one uninjured. 60 Years Ago Sept. 15, 1944 TWO CADETS FINISH PRIMARY TRAINING Two Back Mountain boys have now completed their pri- mary flight training in elemen- tary and acrobatic flying at the Lodwick Aviation Military Academy, Avon Park, Fla. They are Aviation Cadet Harry C. Sutton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Sutton on Lehman and Aviation Cadet Walter S. Puter- baugh Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Puterbaugh Jr., of Alder- son RFD1. Both cadets have now been transferred to a basic school for training in the more powerful basic trainers: Joseph MacVeigh, president of the Dallas Borough Council, will serve as chairman for Northeastern Pennsylvania for the October War Fund cam- paigns for USO, War Prisoners Aid, United Seamen’s Service and 19 war related agencies, Ralph E. Weeks, state cam- paign chairman, has an- nounced. Governor John W. Bricker, Ohio Vice-Presidential nomi- nee, will speak at 109th Ar- mory, Kingston, next Wednes- day at 8. Doors will be opened at 6 and there will be no re- served seats. Governor Edward Martin will introduce Gover- nor Bricker. 50 Years Ago Sept. 10, 1954 BMT YWCA TO START MEMBERSHIP DRIVE The YWCA Membership Committee for the Back Moun- tain area held its first meeting on Thursday at the home of Mrs. Boyd R. Dodson, general chairman. The drive starts Monday with a kick-off dinner at the YWCA. Last year, the Back Mountain area turned in the greatest number of new members. For the second time within a year, burglars on Tuesday night entered the P.E. Reithoffer home on Luzerne Avenue. Po- lice investigation revealed that the robbers entered the home by breaking a window in a front door and then releasing the latch. There was no evi- dence that anything was taken. The house has been vacant most of the summer. The Rei- thoffers were last home on July 28. General clean-up day at Huntsville Cemetery tomorrow will need all able-bodied men of the association with tools and rotary lawn mowers. Women of the association will furnish lunch. Newly elected officers are Raymond Price, president; Gerald Frantz, secre- Jf tary; Edna Ray, treasurer. 40 Years Ago Sept. 10, 1964 FOREIGN CAR FLIPS AT INFAMOUS CURVE A small Czechoslovakian- made Skoda sedan rolled over twice at the right angle turn on upper Demunds Road by Miller's Gas Station around 8:30 Sunday night, but four oc- cupants were not injured. Dal- las ambulance responded but was not needed and Dallas Fire Co. watered down the road. Thomas Cross, Woodlawn Drive, Dallas, suffered severe injuries of the thigh when he slipped on a pile of logs Tues day afternoon and fell to the ground. Mr. Cross was working at Reynolds Farm, where log- ging is being done under the supervision of Ted Wilson when the accident occured. Rep. Fred J. Shupnik, whose Sixth Legislative District in- cludes a large part of the Back Mountain region is in Harris- burg attending a meeting of the Joint State Government Commission Task Force on State Universities. A candidate for re-election in the newly-cre- ated areas of the Fifth Legisla- tive District which includes Kingston Township, Jackson Township and Exeter Town- ship, he was selected for a role with the State Universities study group which will’ plan legislation to establish two new State universities in the East and West sections of the Com- monwealth. 30 Years Ago Sept. 12, 1974 LAKE TOWNSHIP MULLS BUILDING Lake Township surpervisors have scheduled a public meet- ing Sept. 17 to discuss ideas for a township building. The meet- ing will be held at 7:30 in the Loyalville United Methodist Church. At their monthly meet- ing last Saturday, the supervi- sors said they hoped to gather constructive ideas from resi- dents as to what type of build- ing should be planned and the best way to finance it. A schedule of five introduc- tory lectures of Transcendental Meditation for the fall months in the Back Mountain area has v4 been announced. The lectures had been previously held at the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary, but due to the need for larger facilities, they will be given at the Dallas Senior Hi School. MIBEIOAL : William FE. Grout, 209 Phillips’ “St., Nanticoke, has been appointed supervisor of training and methods for Penn- sylvania Gas and Water Co. Ron Espe, vice president, oper- ations, in making the an- nouncement said Mr. Gro will be in charge of all pha ) of employee training in gas an water construction, customer service and safety. Grout is married to the former Ann Chorney. The couple has’ two children, JoAnn, 19, and William, 16. 20 Years Ago Sept. 12, 1984 WYCALLIS NAMED DALLAS SUPER Gerald Wycallis has been ap- proved by the Dallas School Board as the new Superinten- dent of Schools of the Dallas School District. Wycallis, whose contract will begin on July 1, 1985 and will span a four-year term, was elected to the position by a 54 at the school board’s regular monthly meeting Monday evening. Belinda Yanchick, a mem of the environmental servic staff at College Misericordia in Dallas, was recently named re- cipient of Custom Environ- mental Services’ Accounting Proficiency Award at the 1984 CES Divisional Conference held at Split Rock Lodge in Lake Harmony. A native of Wilkes-Barre, Yanchick and her husband, Craig, reside in Dal- las. All the world will be watch- ing and all the Back Mountain will have its fingers crossed as our very own Gina Major com- petes against 50 other contest- ants for the Miss America 1985 title. Gina, whose family lives in Huntsville, is representing the state of Pennsylvania, hav- ing been crowned Miss Penn- sylvania on June 16 at the Joffa Mosque in Altoona, Pa. The staff of the Dallas Post, as well as the entire Back Mountain community, extends the best gl luck to Gina Major as she viN@lV/ for the title of a lifetime - that of Miss America 1985! \ J
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