PAGE4 THE POST EDITORIAL Sunday, July 1, 2007 LIBRARY NEWS After many weeks of preparation, it’s time! After weeks of preparation and collecting donations, volun- teers have rolled up their sleeves and are ready for the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary’s 61st Annual Auction which will be held this week on July 5, 6, 7 and 8. Along with an assortment of food and vendor booths, Used * Book Tent, Slightly Read Used Bookshop, Nearly Olde Booth, giant Odds & Ends Tent, and of course, the auction bidding, all happening outside on the Li- brary grounds at 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas, our ever-popular “Bid-Time” Events will be held H 3 | | EP —————— . inside the Children’s Room of the library to provide entertain- ment (and a chance to cool off!) for children of all ages while parents are busy bidding out- side! These events, as well as a schedule of highlights for the auction, are as follows: THURSDAY, JULY 5 - Family Night, special fun activities and auction items geared especially for families. Booths open at 4 p.m., Auction begins at 6 p.m. Children’s activities outside only, No Bid Time event. FRIDAY, JULY 6 - Booths open at 4 p.m. Auction begins at 6 p.m. A special new feature this year will be “Appraisals” of your treasures. For a fee of only $5 per item, you can discover the value of any of your belongings and learn if you have a “hidden treasure”! Appraisals will be conducted at the “Silent Auc- tion” booth. The music of area folk band, “Just Us,” will also add to the evening auction ex- citement. Bid time event: “The Puppet Place” marionette show 7 to 8 p.m. and “TK’s Reptile Rescue Adoption and Project Reptile” featuring an alligator, turtles, iguanas, lizards and more from 8to 9 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 7 - Chil- dren’s Auction held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring toys, games, bikes, scooters and sports equip- ment and more surprises for children and their families to bid on. Bid time event: “Medieval Sword & Shield” by the Fencing Exchange, demonstration of weapons, shields and armor 7 to 8 p.m. SUNDAY, JULY 8 - Booths open at 4 p.m. Auction begins at 6 p.m. Raffle winners will be drawn for the Flat panel TV, diamond solitaire ring, Penn State tickets, grandfather clock and two brand new children’s bicycles. Tickets may be pur- chased from any staff member or at the auction. Bid time event: Red Creek Wildlife Center will present two wildlife programs with live animals: “High in the Sky” fea- turing an owl and turkey vulture and “Born to be Wild” featuring a cockatoo a red-tailed boa and a very special surprise guest! 7 to 9 p.m. The public is reminded that the actual library will close each day of the auction at 12:30 p.m. Attention all young readers! In addition to the summer reading program, Get a Clue @ Your Library, you will now have a story time of your own. Begin- ner Readers are invited to join Mrs. Maria Sorokin as she un- covers History Mysteries with “Mummies in the Morning on Mondays.” Young Readers will read along with Mrs. Sorokin and then read on their own at home. They will make crafts and learn about the history of the time. Meeting times are from 10 to 11:00 a.m. on July 9, 16, 23 and 30 in the Children’s Room of the library. There is a limit of 20 children and registration is necessary. All participants are asked to purchase the Magic Tree House Book #3, “Mummies in the Morning” by Mary Pope Os- borne. Parents may call the library with any questions or to register their child for the pro- gram. Summer Reading News Get a Clue about crime scene investigation (CSI) at the next summer reading special pro- gram! Linda Gutierrez de Caste- jon, an associate research profes- sor of Biology at Wilkes Uni- versity, is coming to present an exciting program at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 9 in the Children’s Room. The program is geared to the “readers” of Get a Clue @ Your Library and registration is necessary. Please call the library for more information or to regis- ter for the program. Donuts & Discussion A reminder for Donuts & Discussion participants: The next meeting will be held at 11 a.m. on July 12 in the back of the Children’s room. We will be discussing “Tuck Everlasting” by Natalie Babbitt. MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel The History Channel e On July 4,1804, staging the first-ever Fourth of July celebration west of the Mississippi River, Lewis and Clark fire the expedition cannon and order an extra ration of whiskey for the men. Not know- ing the name of the creek they camped by, they named it Independ- ence Creek in honor of the day. * On July 8,1898, "Soapy" Smith, one of the most notorious con men in the history of the West, is murdered in Skagway, Alaska. Trav- eling around the Southwest, Smith and a companion would set up shop in the street selling bars of soap wrapped in tissue paper. Smith promised the crowds that a few lucky purchasers would find a $100 bill wrapped inside a few of the $5 bars of soap. Sales were brisk after his plant in the audience “found” a $100 bill. * On July 5, 1916, children under 16 are banned from New York City theaters due to an outbreak of polio. Some 200 theaters shut down throughout the summer. * On July 6,1942, in Nazi-occupied Holland, 13-year old Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family are forced to take refuge in a se- cret sealed-off area of an Amsterdam warehouse where they hid for two years before being found. ® On July 3,1950, the TV game show Pantomime Quiz Show de- buts as a network series on CBS. The program, a variation of char- ades, ran for 13 years, although it changed networks several times. The show began as a local program in Los Angeles in 1947. ® On July 7,1976, for the first time in history, women are enrolled into the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Richard L. Connor PUBLISHER The Dallas Post TIMES®LEADER Community Newspaper Group 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-829-7248 news@mydallaspost.com Liz Ayers ADVERTISING David C. Konopki EDITOR On the block for the best bid during the 19954 Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction are, from left, Herman Thomas, Bob Bachman and Howard Risley. Runners are Lou Dana and Dick Ide. MAILBAG LETTERS FROM READERS MOP’ officials thank ear Editor: Hard to believe that our long-anticipated “MOP” is over and we had another suc- cessful year. We want to express our gratitude for all you and The Post did to get the community to visit our “Market.” Thank you al- so for your help publicizing our other projects and events. With thousands attending, it was true community spirit and support for our wonderful volun- teers who help our residents 365 days a year. Our residents also loved being an active part of “market” with their homemade Arts & Crafts items that they sold in our Gazebo and part of the hub bub. We're all going to take a brief respite and, come January, we’ll start planning “MOP” 29008. Again thank you for your sup- port. This fundraiser that bene- fits our residents is at $12,500 and counting. ul for publicity given to annual Meadows Center event Marilyn Gregorski Betty Sorchik Volunteer Coordinators Meadows Nursing Center Auxiliary JULY 1, 1987 20 YEARS AGO A popular meeting place for young adults of the Back Moun- tain and Wyoming Valley will celebrate its closing this week- end with a gala Fourth of July party. The Hearthstone Pub, lo- cated on Main Street, opened its doors in January 1976, under the ownership of Ron Post and Dick Chaney and has been the center of attraction to those who came to listen or dance to many of their favor- ite bands or groups and renew friendships with former school pals. In recent months, however, Post and Chaney became in- creasingly aware that liability and management expenses were making it impossible to operate the Pub at a good profit. When officials of the Pizza Hut oper- ation indicated an interest in purchasing the liquor license presently owned by Post and Chaney, the partners decided to accept the offer if the terms were acceptable to the former owner of the building, Michael Kozick of Dallas. The anticipation of the open- ing of a new public beach at Har- vey’s Lake is finally here. Begin- ning today, area residents and visitors will be able to cool off from the heat and humidity at the lake’s newest public beach, across from Joe’s Grotto Pizza. The Harvey’s Lake Women’s Service Club celebrated its 40th anniversary recently with a gala party at The Castle Inn, Dallas, with ten of twenty-one past pres- idents in attendance. They were: Mrs. Richard Williams, Clara Kitchen, Jeanne Jones, Mrs. Carl Swanson, Mrs. C. Wesley Boyle, Mrs. Taft Truska, Mrs. Joseph Rauch, Mrs. Hilda Leinthall, Mrs. Larry Llewellyn and Lex Hall. ONLY YESTERDAY JULY 1, 1977 30 YEARS AGO “It was an interesting week- end and a lot of fun, I loved it but it was hectic — I'm just coming down to earth,” said Cathy Bar- ry, of Dallas, referring to her weekend reign as Miss Schaefer 500 at Pocono Raceway. Barry won the title through a contest held at Gus Genetti’s, Wilkes- Barre. As part of her reign, she participated in many events on race weekend and was intro- duced to all of the Nascar drivers and crew members. The 33rd annual Lehman Horse Show began with a multi- entry parade featuring the award-winning Lake-Lehman High School Band. Planners for the Horse Show included Gil- bert Tough, Ron Ritts, Bud Me- keel, Don Weidner, Kevin Cra- gle, Dennis Bonning, Bob Dis- que, Milford Langdon, Doug Eh- ret, Harold Collbaugh, Tom Kane, Howard Kocher, Ron Wen- rich, Tony Plata and George War- mouth, among others. Police Chief Edward Lyons of Dallas Borough announced Tuesday that following a survey of traffic conditions at the Inter- section of Main Street and Route 415, Dallas, by him and Mr. Leo- nari of PennDOT, it was decided that there will be no right turn permitted. No right turn signs have been ordered by the borough and Chief Lyons asks the coopera- tion of all motorists until the signs are received and posted. The no right turn pertains to all streets leading from Route 415 at the intersection. The new motor vehicle code which goes into effect July 1 al- lows for a right turn on a red light unless posted otherwise. Saint Theresa’s Altar and Ros- ary Society, Shavertown, recent- ly held their annual covered dish supper to conclude this season’s meetings. A funny fashion show was presented with the follow- ing members as models: Mrs. Jean Carey, fashion coordinator; Mrs. Mary Vecchio, Miss Kno-It- All; Mrs. Marge Molly, swim suit; Mrs. Kathleen Rogus, Japa- nese outfit; Mrs. Dell Luke, maintenance engineer; Mrs. Frances Ochncan, bathing suit; Miss Ann Mackiewicz, garden- ing outfit; Mrs. Jane Wallace, goin’-to-the-fair outfit; Mrs. Ma- ry Walgren, bathing suit, and a surprise guest model Charlie Chaplin. JULY 1, 1967 40 YEARS AGO A 1967 driverless Ford station wagon, belonging to Kanaar Corporation and parked in the rear of the Charles Mannear home on, Overbrook Avenue, ended up in the swimming pool of Mr. & Mrs. George Germack, Overbrook Avenue, Wednesday afternoon at 5:15 P.M. Mrs. Germack was preparing dinner and saw the vehicle ap- proaching. The front of the car and motor was submerged. In its wild dash to the pool the station wagon crossed the wide lawn of Mr. & Mrs. Sherwood Wilson to reach its final resting place. Miss Frances Dorrance’s nine- tieth birthday coincides with the coming of age of the Library Auc- tion, which was her brainchild twenty-one years ago. The entire history of the Back Mountain Memorial Library is bound up with Miss Dorrance. She was instrumental in its founding, a one-time president of the Library Association, and a staunch supporter of its activ- ities. Some of the members for the Library Auction Antiques Com- mittee gathered under the trees at the home of Mrs. Charles Frantz to compare articles in copper, glass and china, which they are contributing to the an- tiques table for the Big Auction this weekend. They are: Mrs. Walter Mohr, Mrs. Charles Frantz, Mrs. Cora Gates, Mrs. A.D. Hutchinson, Mrs. Russell Frantz, Mrs. Harold Titman, Mrs. Ambrose West, Mrs. Wil- liam Pierce Jr, Mrs. T.M.B. Hicks, Mrs. Ornan Lamb, Mrs. Homer Moyer, Mrs. Thomas E. Heffernan, Mrs. Fred Howell, Mrs. Stefan Hellerspeak, Mrs. Harold Soffran, Mrs. Edward C. Boltz, Jr. and Miss Marjorie J. Creasy. JULY 1, 1957 50 YEARS AGO Arthur Ross, chairman, and Arthur Mohr, co-chairman, of the Barn Committee, for the Li- brary Auction, announced the following workers from the Dal- las Rotary Club: F. Ambrose, P. Cheney, R. Dunn, H. Eckman, S. Mosier, W. Farrar, N. Garinger, H. Titman, L. Warhola, P. Gross, R.Bodycomb, L. Jordan, L. Tros- ter and W. Garinger. Movies playing at the Sandy Beach Drive In, Harvey’s Lake, included “Untamed Youth” star- ring Mamie Van Doren and Lori Neslon and “7th Calvary” star- ring Rudolph Scott. Movies playing at the Dallas Outdoor Theater included “The Spirit of St. Louis” starring James Stewart as Lucky Lindy and “Written on the Wind” star- ring Rock Hudson and Lauren Bacall. Mrs. Homer Middleton, Leh- man Heights, presented the fol- lowing pupils in a piano recital, with a party following: Janet Spencer, Charles Vanderhoff, Joyce Ide, Orville Ide, Elizabeth Ann Shaver, George Major, Shir- ley Disque, Linda Calkins, Ri- chard Maye, Carol Ann Lamo- reaux, Beverly Moyer, Cindy Disque, Tommy Shouldice, Rob- ert Shouldice, Geraldine Good- man, Althea Disque and Judith Steele. JULY 1, 1947 60 YEARS AGO é Harvey’s Lake Protective As- sociation, at its annual meeting held in the Daniel C. Roberts firehouse Wednesday, elected new officers. They were: Robert W. Johnson, named president to succeed Andrew J. Sordoni who declined re-nomination after serving six years; John Howell, Jr. and Louis Baltimore, vice presidents; Warren M. Goff, trea- surer; and Mrs. Constance Liz- das, secretary. New directors named are John Manley, John Evans, Lyman Williams and Da- vid Ertley. Dallas Women of Rotary, part of their work in the Mem rial Wheel Chair Club, Inc., are conducting a drive for wheel chars to be used by shut-ins of the Back Mountain region. To date eight chairs have been ob- tained. Mrs. A.N. Garinger is chairman of the drive. With contractors feverishly engaged in putting the finishing touches to their work so that pro- duction can start Monday, Nato- na Mills is becoming a beehive of industry as the operating compa- ny takes over. This week six of the ten big Tricot machines that have been in operation for more than a year in the company’s training school in Wilkes-Barre were moved on- to the floor of the new plant un- der the direction of Robert Milne, manager of that depart- ment. Four of the machines, still in the Service Company building will be moved out later, but pro- duction will start Monday jp Dallas. ) Mr. & Mrs. Joe McCaffrey have opened “The Kitchen,” a delicatessen and lunch bar, on the School House Road near Sandy Beach at Harvey’s Lake. JULY 1, 1937 70 YEARS AGO An impressive lineup of aquat- ic stars from this section of the State will take to the waters at Harvey’s Lake in the first of four swimming meets. Among the entries in the fancy diving com- petition (3 foot board) are: Bob Thomas, Harry Welsh, Charles Stitzer, Morton Voychek, Bill Smith, Walter Mikulski, Tom Hodorowski, James Grasso, Don Green and Charles Suhan. A local chapter of the national Greek letter sorority, Pi Mu, has been formed by a group of ten girls, all piano pupils of Miss Lil- lian Rood. Members are: Doris McCarty, Jane Case, Janet Post, Janet Freeman, Jane Apn Louise Hazletine, Ann Emery, Nancy Smith, Nancy Swartz and Claire June Malkames. J
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