“ rs mmemess assem eo woe Smeg eirmiiies damm a PAGE 4 THE POST COMMUNITY Sunday, November 26, 2006 Residents, groups donate memorial, honor books The following memorial and honor books were recently donat- ed to the Back Mountain Memo- rial Library, Huntsville Road in Dallas. For information about do- nating a book in someone’s honor or memory, call the library at 675- 1182. MEMORY BOOKS In memory of Roy Stair: “The Kiwanis Legacy” by Chuck Jo- nak, presented by Dallas Kiwanis Club In memory of M. Joseph Grimes: “The Kiwanis Legacy” by Chuck Jonak, presented by Dallas Kiwanis Club In memory of Virginia Ritter: “Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride” by Kate DiCamillo, presented by the Pugh family In memory of Virginia Ritter: “Emeril’s There’s a Chef in My Soup: Recipes for the kid in ev- eryone” by Emeril Lagasse, pre- sented by the Pugh family In memory of Michael Kerkow- ski: “John Denver’s Ancient Rhymes: A dolphin lullaby” by Christopher Canyon, presented by Frankie Sesson and Carrie Snell In memory of Dr. Marshall Co- lin Price: “Digitizing Your Family History” by Rhonda R. McClure, presented by Phyllis Bullock The following books are in memory of Nancy Kozemchak and presented by the Clifford Ko- zemchak family: “Boy of Steel: a baseball dream come true” by Ray Negron “Hedgie Blasts off!” by Jan Brett “Moon Plane” by Peter McCar- ty “The Wildest Brother” by Cor- nelia Funke “Blizzard of the Blue Moon” by Mary Pope Osborne “Flotsam” by David Wiesner “Pm Dirty” by Kate and Jim McMullan “Bats at the Beach” by Brian Lies HONOR BOOKS In honor of Sara Sieber: “The American Story: 100 true tales from American History” by Jen- nifer Armstrong, presented by her grandchildren and great- grandchildren In honor of Sara Sieber: “The White House” by Jennifer Silate, presented by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren In honor of Sara Sieber: “The United States Capitol” by Jennif- er Silate, presented by her grand- children and great-grandchildren In honor of Sara Sieber: “Team Moon: How 400,000 people land- ed Apollo 11 on the moon” by Catherine Thimmesh, presented by her grandchildren and great- grandchildren In honor of Tobi and Howard Grossman: “The Botanical Illus- tration Course” by Rosie Martin and Meriel Thurstan, presented by Diana and Hans Dreher In honor of Tobi and Howard Grossman: “The Cave Painters” by Gregory B. Curtis, presented by Diana and Hans Dreher MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel ® On Dec. 2,1777, Philadelphia housewife and nurse Lydia Darragh single-handedly saves the lives of Gen. George Washington and his Continental Army when she overhears the British planning a surprise attack. When the British marched toward Whitemarsh, they were surprised to find Washington and the Continental Army waiting for them. ® On Dec. 1,1914, the San Francisco Stock & Bond Exchange be- comes the first U.S. exchange to re-open its doors for business fol- lowing the nation’s temporary market shutdown after the outbreak of World War 1. * On Nov. 27,1924, New York City's Macy's department store holds its first Thanksgiving Day parade, featuring large “floating plat- forms. Felix the Cat was Macy's first parade balloon in 1927. ® On Nov. 28,1942, the first production Ford bomber, the B-24 Liberator, rolls off the assembly line at Ford's massive Willow Run plant in Ypsilanti, Mich. By July 1944, the Willow Run plant was pro- ducing one B-24 every hour. ® On Nov. 29,1963, one week after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, President Lyndon Johnson establishes a special commission, headed by Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, to investigate the assassination. ® On Dec. 3,1984, one of the worst industrial disasters in history begins when a pesticide plant in the densely populated region of Bhopal in central India leaks a highly toxic cloud of methyl isocya- nate. Of the estimated 1 million people living in Bhopal, 2,000 were killed immediately and at least 600,000 were injured. ® On Nov. 30, 1996, singer Tiny Tim dies of congestive heart fail- ure. Born Herbert Khaury in New York in 1925, Tiny Tim became known for his humorous falsetto singing and ukulele strumming, most famously demonstrated in his trademark song “Tiptoe Through the Tulips.” (c) 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. STRANGE BUT TRUE * It was, of course, Yogi Berra who said, “Always go to other peo- ple’s funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.” * When creating works of art, the ancient Egyptians often de- picted Min, their god of sexuality, holding or surrounded by leafy green vegetables. This may seem inexplicable, but consider this: Scientists recently discovered that lettuce can have a mildly aphrodi- siac effect. Perhaps the ancient Egyptians knew more about such things than we give them credit for. * In the United States, one-sixth of all the electricity generated goes to keep us cool. The U.S. expends more energy to run air-condi- tioning units than the nations of India and Indonesia expend for all their power needs put together. * |t was in October 1949 that the first alcoholic drink was served in flight on a U.S. airline. Makes you wonder what nervous fliers did before the autumn of 1949, * Michael Crichton, author of the best-selling novels “Jurassic Park,” “Congo” and “Disclosure,” went to Harvard University in the early 1960s to study writing. His teachers were very critical of his work - unfairly so, Crichton felt. To test his theory that a professor was biased against him, Crich- ton submitted an essay written by George Orwell, who, in addition to being a famed novelist, is also one of the most admired essayists of the 20th century. When the professor gave the paper a B minus, Crichton was so disillusioned that he changed his major from writing to anthropology. Richard L. Connor PUBLISHER The Dallas Post TIMES@LEADER Community Newspaper Group ¢ 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-829-7248 thepost@leader.net Elizabeth Ayers ADVERTISING David C. Konopki EDITOR ood cover from predators, plenty of grub - er, berries, a place Ge sit, a place to eat. What more to be thankful for? FOR THE DALLAS POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK: Danielle Steel, Stephen King books among those added to collection at library : The following new books were recently added to the collection at the Back Mountain Memorial Library, Huntsville Road in Dal- las. The library also accepts do- nations of memory and honor books. For information about do- nating a book in someone’s hon- or or memory, call the library at 675-1182. “The Guy Not Taken” by Jen- nifer Weiner “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy FICTION “Born in Death” by J.D. Robb “H. R. H.” by Danielle Steel “Lisey’s Story” by Stephen “The Thirteenth Tale” by Diane Setterfield “Home to Big Stone Gap” by Adriana Trigiani BIOGRAPHY “My Father, My President” by Doro Bush Koch SCIENCE FICTION AUDIOTAPES “The Collectors” by David Baldacci BOOKS ON CD “First team: angels of wrath” by Larry Bond # “The Guy Not Taken” by Jen | nifer Weiner “Thirteen Moons” by Charles “Dear John” by Nicholas “Star Wars: Darth Bane: path Frazier EXPRESS Sparks of destruction” by Drew Kar- “Forever Young” by William (1 week) “The Hot Flash Club Chills pyshyn Sylvester “Born in Death” by J.D. Robb Out” by Nancy Thayer “Nonviolence” by Mark Ki “Wild Fire” by Nelson DeMille ~~ “The Guy Not Taken” by Jen- LARGE PRINT lansky “Dear John” by Nicholas nifer Weiner FICTION “When Madeline Was Young” Sparks “Under Orders” by Dick Fran- “Promise Me” by Harlan Co- by Jane Hamilton “H.R.H.” by Danielle Steel cis ben ‘James Madison and the “Under Orders” by Dick Fran “The Road” by Cormac “Lisey’s Story” by Stephen Struggle for the Bill of Rights” by cis McCarthy King Richard Labunski - 70 YEARS AGO mately 50 families and the report made available, a member of the famous Colum: Nov. 27, 1936 church is debt free. bia team that defeated Stanford With the arrival of eight carsof University in the Rose Bowl. LOCAL DRAMA GROUPS The Post Office Department is structural steel columns, the Editor’s note: Just afew pears SUCCESSFUL IN seeking quarters for an office in Sordoni Construction Co. will later, Brominski became the Dallas, under lease for a term of start erection of steel at Natona head football coach at the newly: TOURNAMENT 5-10 years from the date of occu- Mills today. Kenneth Ridall, su- formed Dallas Senior High Two dramatic groups spon- pancy, Postmaster George Kir- perintendent of construction, School, where he was also ‘a sored by the kendall announced this week. stated it will probably take three longtime educator. & Dallas Postal inspectors will receive to four weeks before the steel is Township proposals through Dec. 15. The up and the roof is on. Steel was 40 YEARS AGO Parent- proposals must state the annual originally scheduled to arrive on Dec. 1. 1966 ~ Teacher As- price for five years, including October 28, therefore construc- : ) sociation heat, electricity and other utili tion is running about three emerged ties. weeks behind schedule. All oth- MAN, YOUNG GIRL ONLY victorious er phases of the project are mov- ENJOY HUNTING YESTERDAY from the 60 YEARS AGO ing as planned and the work is SUCCESS ; preliminar- Nov. 29, 1946 about 60 percent completed. Early birds reporting on Moi? les at the Sale, Sutul pry ou: day, the first day of the 1966 deer nament, . ai. Truchsville - High DALLAS BANK 50 YEARS AGO hunting season, started with School on Monday night. Nov. 30, 1956 Charles Gensel of Lehman, wha One of the winners narrowly SURPASSES brought down a 150-pound, 7- escaped elimination from the $3 MILLION IN ASSETS JACKSON TWP. WOMAN point buck. Gensel made the kill tournament when Ben Brace, who portrayed one of the charac- ters in “Grandpa Goes Hunting” became ill. Director Beth Love drafted John Yaple, a local Jus- tice of the Peace, who accepted the role on Sunday and gave an excellent performance despite the fact that he only had one re- hearsal. The other local winner was “Rosaline’s Wedding,” which was coached by Mrs. Rus- sell Case. A spirit of Thanksgiving for the growth of the church during its 25 years marked the silver an- niversary of the Trucksville Free Methodist Church last night. The congregation, of which Mrs. Gertrude Ross is pastor, observ- ed the anniversary of the church, which was founded Thanksgiv- ing Day, Nov. 30, 1911. The Rev. EE. Shoup, pastor of Wilkes-Barre P.M. Church, was the principal speaker at the ser- vice. The following former pas- tors also read greetings: the Rev. James Ryder, the Rev. H.M. Faulkner, the Rev. W.C. Freder- ick, the Rev. Moses Hayden, the Rev. AK. Lindsey, the Rev. R.C. Smith, and the Rev. Dana Dim- mick. The church was organized about 34 years ago at the home of Paul Valentine, now a resident of North Mehoopany. The Rev. J.T. Logan of Wilkes-Barre con- ducted the first meetings in Odd Fellows Hall in Trucksville. The present church structure was dedicated Nov. 30, 1911. The congregation includes approxi- Another milestone in the his- tory of First National Bank of Dallas was reached on Friday when assets of that institution passed the $3 million mark. It was 20 years ago, 20 years after the bank’s opening on April 10, 1906, that bank assets reached the $500,000 mark. Fifteen years later, it reached $1 million. Officers of the bank attribute the remarkable growth, which is much higher than the national average, to the growth of the Back Mountain area and to First National's expanding policy to provide services to the commu- nity. The Lehman Township School Board, during its month- ly meeting last night, unani- mously passed a resolution to pave the way for the return to classes of fifteen boys who have temporarily been suspended from classes. The school board advised its secretary Lewis V. Ide to send the following communi- cation to the parents of each of the suspended students: “I propose to conduct myself in a proper gentlemanly manner while present in class, on the school premises and during ex- tra-curricular activities and at all such times to obey the duly con- stituted school authorities, in- cluding teachers, principal and supervising principal.” The board also went on record as favoring a complete and thor- ough investigation of the causes underlying the recent student strike and to have the complete WIELDS SHOTGUN AT COPS Brandishing a shotgun, a Jack- son Township woman repelled township police officers until seven Pennsylvania state police officers surrounded the house and made entry by forcing the kitchen door open on Monday evening. The situation took place after Jackson Township Police Chief Dennis Bonning at- tempted to serve a warrant for the woman's arrest for allegedly shooting a neighbor. The woman, her 7-year-old son, and her mother were taken to Wilkes-Barre in a state police cruiser after the woman had been arraigned before Justice of the Peace Robert Culp. Three Back Mountain high school football squads — West- moreland, Lehman Township and Dallas Township — compris- ing a total of more than 120 young men and their coaching staffs, were the guests of the Dal- las Rotary Club at its annual football dinner at Irem Temple Country Club. The club usually honors the overall Back Mountain cham- pion each year during the Old Shoe Game dinner. But with the three high schools being tied with the same records, the club decided to entertain all of the boys. The guest speaker was Ed- ward Brominski, former Colum- bia University All-American half- back, now coach at Hazleton High School. Mr. Brominski was » 15 minutes after the season opened and it was his third deer in as many years of hunting. Neck and neck with Mr. Gensel was 15-year-old Gladys Frantz, who got her first deer at the same time as Gensel. The Dallas High School student landed the 7-point, 175-pound buck with a Shetland rifle in Kunkle while hunting with her father. The 15th annual Christm “Tea, sponsored by the Altar Rosary Society at Gate of Heav- en Church in Dallas is holding will be held Sunday in the school hall. This year’s theme is “The 12 Days of Christmas.” The bell choir, under the direction of Frank Casey, will provide enter- tainment for the event. Proceeds will be used to help purchase Christmas gifts for the needy. 30 YEARSAGO Dec. 2, 1976 = HL FIRE COMPANY OFFERS MEMBERSHIPS! The Daniel C. Roberts Fire Co, in Harveys Lake is proposing a family membership plan for resi- dents who may wish to use the ambulance service provided by the volunteer company. In a let- ter to residents of the borough and adjoining areas served by the company, Richard Williams II, president, invited families subscribe for a $10 annual me bership in the ambulance ser- vice. Individual membe orships will be available for $5. * ¥
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