PAGE 4 THE POST EDITORIAL Sunday, August 5, 2007 Memories kept alive with books The Back Mountain Memorial Library announces the addition of memorial books for the month of July 2007. In memory of Chester J. Pleban, “The Snow Baby: the Artic child- hood of Admiral Robert E. Peary’s daring daughter” by Katherine Kirkpatrick, presented by Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Spear. In memory of Chester J. Pleban, “Being Caribou: five months on foot with a caribou herd” by Karsten Heuer, presented by Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Spear. In memory of Chester J. Pleban, “Jack Plank Tells Tales” by Natalie Babbitt, presented by Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Spear. In memory of Maria Therese Alexander on her 8th Birthday, “Child’s Guide to First Holy Communion” by Elizabeth Ficocelli, pre- sented by Dad, Mom and brother, Scott . In memory of Maria Therese Alexander on her 8th Birthday, “Half a World Away” by Libby Gleeson, presented by Dad, Mom and brother, Scott. In memory of David T. Edwards, “Educating Citizens” by Patrick J. Wolf and Stephen Macedo, presented by Daniel Edwards (selected by GeorgeWashington University.) In memory of John Moore, “Presidential Courage” by Michael R. Beschloss, presented by John F. and Jean Banks. The following books are in memory of Nancy Kozemchak and are presented by The Clifford Kozemchak Family: “The 5,000 Year-Old- Puzzle” by Claudia Logan, “The Twin Princes” by Ted Arnold, “Tip- py-Tippy-Tippy, Hide!” by Candice Fleming, “Patience Wright: Amer- ica’s first sculptor & revolutionary spy” by Pegi Deitz Shea, “Hurri- cane Force: in the path of America’s deadliest storms” by Joseph Treaster, “Toad by the Road” by Joanne Ryder, “My Friend is Sad” by Mo Willems, “Today I Will Fly!” by Mo Willems, “Just Grace” by Char- ise Mericle Harper, “The Scallywags” by David Melling, “How to be a Baby - by Me, the Big Sister” by Sally Lloyd-Jones, “Barnum Brown: dinosaur hunter” by David Sheldon, “How to Bake an American Pie” by Karma Wilson, “Nini: here and there” by Anita Lobel, “Terrible Storm” by Carol Otis Hurst, “Dog and Bear: two friends, three sto- ries” by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, “Billy Creekmore: a novel” by Tracey Porter, “The Talented Clementine” by Sara Pennypacker. MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel ® On Aug. 11,1856, a hurricane hits the Louisiana coast, killing more than 400 people when Isle Derniere is totally submerged by storm surges. A tidal wave carried off upward of 150 people, with some bodies ending up 6 miles away. The only survivors were those who were able to make it to a steamship moored at the island. ® On Aug. 8,1907, the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost passes its 15,000- mile official trial with flying colors, showing off its seven-liter engine and four-speed overdrive gearbox. A total of 6,173 Silver Ghosts were produced. ® On Aug. 6,1932, Richard Hollingshead Jr. first registers his pat- ent for the drive-in movie theater. Hollingshead was awarded the patent in May 1933, though it was declared invalid in 1950. After the patent was revoked, thousands of drive-ins appeared on the Amer- ican landscape, reaching a peak of 4,063 in 1958. ® On Aug. 7,1971, the Bee Gees top the charts for the first time with “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" READY FOR SCHOOL? ¥ SUBMITTED PHOTO Have fun preparing your child for Kindergarten 2008 with a special “Kindergarten, Here | Come!” year-long calendar filled with monthly activities to do with your child. Pick one up at the Kindergarten Readiness Program for Parents at 6 p.m. on Mon- day, Aug. 6, in the Children’s Room of the Back Mountain Memo- rial Library. Luci Callahan, above right, a kindergarten teacher with the Dallas School District, will explain the benefits of the calendar and inform parents/caregivers of the requirements for registration. At left is Janet Bauman, Children's Librarian. The calendars run from September 2007 to August 2008. Ev- ery month contains four weeks of activities that use simple ma- terials or ideas that you can do at home with your child. Each one of the activities focuses on a readiness skill for your child's entry into kindergarten. The activities are linked to the Penn- sylvania Early Learning Standards that include approaches to learning, creative arts, language arts, logical mathematics, per- sonal social, physical health, science and social studies. These activities will give your child the foundation for positive and happy future school activities. Please call the library to register for the program (675-182). Refreshments will be served. The Dallas Post TIMES® LEADER Community Newspaper Group 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-829-7248 news@mydallaspost.com Richard L. Connor PUBLISHER David C. Konopki EDITOR Liz Ayers ADVERTISING J a FOR THE DALLAS POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Life is fresh and new in the eyes of the young - newly-hatched, yet not quite ready to take flight. Many new books make their way to BMML BOOKS ON CD “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” by JK. Rowling, “Cooked” by Jeff Hender- son, “Einstein: his life and universe” by Wal- Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas, has added the follow- ing new books to its shelves. EXPRESS (1 week) “High Noon” by Nora Roberts, “Double Agents” by W.E.B. Griffin, “The Secret Ser- vant” by Daniel Silva, “Origin” by Diana Abu- Jaber, “Up Close and Dangerous” by Linda Howard, “White Lies” by Jayne Ann Krentz. FICTION “Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows” by J.K. Rowling, “High Noon” by Nora Roberts, “Double Agents” by W.E.B. Griffin, “Origin” by Diana Abu-Jaber, “Careful What You Wish For” by Lucy Finn, “Five Novels” by Natha- niel Hawthorne, “The River Wife” by Jonis Agee, “Blood Lies” by Daniel Kalla, “Up REFERENCE by Nora Roberts. Close and Dangerous” by Linda Howard, “Eye of the Beholder” by David Ellis, “The Tin Roof Blowdown” by James Lee Burke, “Drop Dead Beautiful” by Jackie Collins. “Magill’s Literary Annual 2007,” “Harris Pennsylvania Industrial Directory 2008,” “Harris Pennsylvania Services Directory 2008,” “Book Review Digest 2006.” LARGE PRINT FICTION “Ten Days in the Hills” by Jane Smiley, “The Cloud of Unknowing” by Thomas H. Cook, “Sister Mine” by Tawni O'Dell, “The Marcelli Princess” by Susan Mallery, “Fear No Evil” by Allison Brennan, “Travels in the Scriptorium” by Paul Auster, “High Noon” ter Isaacson, “Red Mutiny” by Neal Bas- DVDs comb, “The Wild Trees” by Richard Preston, “Infidel” by Ayaah Hirsi Ali, “Rainbow’s End” by Lauren St. John. “Secret Yellowstone,” “Secret Yosemite,” “Fighting for Freedom: Revolution and Civil War,” “Benedict Arnold: a question of ho or,” “Kaboom! :the sizzling story of expl sions,” “The Host,” “A Man Among Wolves,” “America Proud and Free Forever: united we stand!” “War of the Worlds and When the Worlds Collide.” 20 YEARS AGO While the wait for the re-opening of the West Side Landfill ) continues, garbage col- lection is continuing on a regular basis. But because haulers have been forced to travel further to dump at alternate sites, they have increased the costs to cus- tomers. Three companies serving the Back Mountain all say they are continuing service and all have indicated their prices have ei- ther already risen or that a rate hike is planned. The severe electrical storm which hit the Back Mountain ar- ea last Sunday brought a tragic loss to the Joseph Rosentel fam- ily of RD Harvey’s Lake when five of their Arabian horses were struck and killed by lightning. Three of the five Arabians were mares, one was a yearling and one a foal. Phase one of the Route 309 construction renovation project will begin in approximately one week, according to a spokesman for the PA Department of Trans- portation (PennDOT). The highway, stretching from the Cross-Valley Expressway in Courtdale to the traffic light at the intersection of Routes 309 and 415 in Dallas, will consist of two phases. Work will be done by the American Asphalt Company of Shavertown. The area in- volves a 4.1 mile stretch of road and will be done at a cost of $3.5 million. 30 YEARS AGO Homecoming Committee members at College Misericor- dia are finalizing plans for the Alumni Association’s three-day celebration to be held on campus next weekend. The celebration will mark the fiftieth year of the Association and is expected to be one of the best attended in re- cent years. Over 200 Misericor- dia graduates will return to cam- pus for the reunion and celebra- tion. : Linda Lawrence, general chairperson, was assisted by Ri- ta Mundy, Rita Casey, Eileen Connelly, Alive Teufel, Margie Dorish, Susan Wallace, Sheila McFadden, Virginia Perry, Linda Lawrence and Pat Curran. Among the employees of Ma- YESTERDAY ple Hill Nursing Home who were honored at a social dinner at Irem Temple Country Club were: Mrs. Jane Bottoms, Mrs. Irene Seward, Mrs. Myrtle Free- man, Thomas Chesney, Mrs. Do- rothy Spencer, Miss Cindy Sut- ton, Mrs. Evelyn Hannon, Mrs. Carol Kalinay, Mrs. Trish Grys- kewicz, Mrs. Denice Goodwin, Mrs. Evelyn Weaver, Mrs. Judy Stogowski, Mrs. Mary Hoffman, Mrs. Mary Garrity and Mrs. Mar- go Oncay. Members of the Daniel C. Ro- berts Fire Company Auxiliary pitched in and assisted the men in getting ready for their Fair, which opened Wednesday night. Judy Davis, Charlotte Williams and Sally Faerber worked on the game booth. Daring’s Market, Memorial Highway Dallas, was offering the following prices on produce: three heads of iceberg lettuce for 89 cents and two pounds of nec- tarines for a dollar. 40 YEARS AGO Don Hopkins, Dallas teacher, played a supporting role with Shirl Conway in the “The Corn is Green,” the second production of the summer season at Bloomsburg College. The Back Mountain Twilight Little League ended its season. Members of the team were: Chip Sorber, Don Spencer, Jim Harris, Charles Kern, Gary Sponseller, Joe Goods, Roy Supulski, Ron Madapeski, Bob Popielarz, Ge- orge Kostrobala, Bob Katyl, Bill Martin, Ed McDade and Bob Kern. Boy Scout Troop 231, Shaver- town Methodist Church, return- ed after a delightful week at Camp Acahela. Returning home were Harry Swepston, Richard Walters, William Flock, Thomas Wallace, George Marstell, Wil- liam and Wayne Frederick, War- ren and Jeffrey Boyes, Charles Roberts, Larry Waldo, Gary Ro- berts, Rick Pritchard, Eyre Price, James McGough, Waynes Den- nis, William Cook, Richard Ed- wards, John Porter, Daniel Wil- liams, Wayne Long, Richard Stoeckel, David Payne and Ge- orge Brody. 50 YEARS AGO When the Ways and Means Committee of Dallas Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, met at the home of Mrs. Oce Beryl Austin to plan the fall calendar, it was decided to have an auction at Lute’s Corners Saturday, August 24 starting at 10:30 a.m. The gen- eral committee appointed was Mrs. Mildred Lutes, Mrs. Ava Al- len, Mrs. Elma Price, Mrs. Laura Dymond, Mrs. Oce Beryl Austin and Mrs. Mildred Garinger. A four foot rattlesnake with eleven rattles and a button was killed by Noxen youths Wednes- day afternoon as they were in- vestigating the underbrush near the Noxen swimming hole on Bowman’s Creek. Passed on from hand to hand for inspection, it did not deter the swimmers. “Stay out of the underbrush” was the advice of a Noxen mother who was swim- ming with her children, “some- body kills one of those things most every day.” Back Mountain Teeners All- Stars, by virtue of successive wins over Luzerne, 10-1 and 12-3, will be one of the teams which will open the sixth annual Teen- ers Tournament in Artillery Park on August 9 at 5:30 p.m. Mem- bers of the All-Stars team, select- ed from all of the teams in the Back Mountain Teeners League, are: Alec Wilson, Percy MacMil- lan, William MacMillan, Tho- mas Bean, Joe Lopasky, Donn Goodwin, David Ell, Art Zim- merman, Fred Lamoreaux, Don Bellas, Lynn Dietz, Al Tondora, Fred Williams, Fred Orlando and Al Dendler. Movies playing at the Sandy Beach Drive-In included “Man From Del Rio” starring Anthony Quinn; “The Big Caper” starring Rory Calhoun and Mary Costa; “Dragoon Wells Massacre” star- ring Barry Sullivan and Dennis O’Keefe; and “Bailout at 43,000” starring John Payne and Karen Steele. 60 YEARS AGO The mystery-shrouded sus- pension of the Lehman Volun- teer Police Force was only par- tially cleared Friday night when the eighteen-man force was rein- stated by the Board of Supervi- sors with no explanation of the suspension. In compliance with a State de- cree, Paul Shaver relocated Dal- las Borough traffic lights Wednesday. The light standard on the corner near Kuehn’s Drug Store was cut down by Dallas Portable Welding Co. and a dou- ble set of lights, erected some time ago and closer to the cor- ner, put into operation. This has the double effect of shortening the intersection by approximate- ly ten feet and eliminating confu- ¥ sion of Church Street motorists who will now be directed by a signal directly across the high- way from that street. Two persons were slightly burned and an $1,800 motorboat completely destroyed in an ex- plosion at Harvey's Lake, Wednesday afternoon. Charles Medico, Pittston, owner of the boat, suffered a scorched = and burns on the ankles. W: Connor of West Chester, a pas- senger, received singed hair and eyebrows. Chief of Police Fred Swanson reported the craft ran out of gas while cruising close to shore in the Sunset area. Anoth- er boatman brought fuel from the shore and stood by while Mr. Medico refueled the boat. After refueling, Medico wiped down the deck to eliminate fire hazard from spilled fuel but an unde- tected pocket of combustible gases under the cowl exploded when he stepped on the starter. Medico and Connor leaped into the water and were picked up by the waiting boatman. 70 YEARS AGO Three new teachers were elected at the meeting of Dallas Township School Board Monday night, Miss Evelyn Van Antwerp, music; Miss Margaret Lynn, mathematics; and William Banks, geography. & Their two year adventure '™ the Panama Canal Zone at an end, three of the four Dallas youths who enlisted in the Unit- ed States Army two years ago are either home or on their way home. One of the quartet, Paul La- Bar, likes army life in the tropics so well he has enlisted for anoth- er year. A private, first class, now, he will probably be promot- ed to corporal shortly. Kenneth Westover is return- ing by way of the Pacific. William Disque and Richard Templin sailed from Colon, Panama on the St. Mihiel on July 21 and re- ached New York on July twenty- seventh. Twelve girls from the Blue Tri- angle Lodge of YW.C.A. at Har- vey’s Lake escaped injury Satur- day night when an automobile bumped the rear of the hay wag- on on which they were riding. Two of the girls were thrown from the wagon but were not i jured. The car, which collid with the hay wagon, was driven by Robert Hoyt of Dallas. Ben Smith of Alderson was driving the team which drew the wagon. - { \) :
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