PAGE4 THE POST EDITORIAL Sunday, December 23, 2007 Dance group is thankful for holiday show publicity Dear Editor: On behalf of Ballet Northeast, we would like to personally thank you for your article in The Dallas Post featuring our dancers in the upcoming performance of “The Nutcracker.” The truly appreciate your kind- ness in helping us communicate our ballet performance to your readers and we were very excited to read the article and view the pic- ture of our dancers in The Post. Thank you again for the won- derful publicity. We sincerely appreciate your ongoing sup- port of Ballet Northeast. Mary Zack, president Paul Reinert, vice-president Ellen Smith, treasurer Karin Kazimi, secretary Kristen Degnan, artistic director Food Pantry, Rotary Club appreciates help Dear Editor, Thank you for your very gener- ous coverage of the charitable ac- tivities of the Back Mountain Food Pantry and the Rotary Club of Dallas. Without publicity, our work would be very difficult and our efforts to help others would not be successful. Because we are able to get the word out, we gain much needed support from the community. And we thank you again for that. Sandy Peoples Publicity Chairperson Rotary Club of Dallas and the Back Mountain Food Pantry New books are added to shelves at BMT Library The Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dal- las, announces the addition of the following books to its collec- tion: DECEMBER 2007 EXPRESS (1 WEEK) “Amazing Grace” by Danielle Steel, “The Chase” by Clive Cussler, “The Race” by Richard North Patterson, “Love Over Scotland” by Alexander McCall Smith FICTION “Amazing Grace” by Danielle Steel, “The Chase” by Clive Cussler, “The Race” by Richard North Patterson, “Protect and Defend” by Vince Flynn, “A Lick of Frost” by Laurell K. Hamilton, “Lord John and the Hand of Dev- ils” by Diana Gabaldon, “Wife for Hire” by Janet Evanovich, “Bloodfever” by Karen Marie Moning, “Love Over Scotland” by Alexander McCall Smith, “The Empress of Weehawken” by Irene Dische, “New Bedlam” by Bill Flanagan NON-FICTION “A Contract with the Earth” by Newt Gingrich, “Deceptively Delicious” by Jessica Seinfeld, “The Encyclopedia of Immatur- ity, “Cat Owner’s Home Veterin- ary Handbook” by Debra M. El- dredge, “Expert Resumes for People Returning to Work” by Wendy S. Enelow, “The Daring Book for Girls” by Andrea J. Bu- chanan, “Rescuing Sprite” by Mark R. Levin BIOGRAPHY “Katie: The Real Story” by Ed- ward Klein, “Escape” by Carolyn Jessop, “Ike: An American Hero” by Michael Korda REFERENCE “Consumer Reports 2008 Buy- ing Guide” LARGE PRINT FICTION “Sammy’s House” by Kristin Gore, “Blood Red” by Heather Graham, “The Widow's Mate” by Ralph M. Mclnerny, “Last Known Victim” by Erica Spin- dler, “Mystic Guardian” by Patri- cia Rice, “T is for Trespass” by Sue Grafton BOOKS ON CD “The Darkest Evening of the Year” by Dean Koontz, “The Race” by Richard North Patter- son, “Third Degree” by Greg Iles, “The Chase” by Clive Cuss- ler, “T is for Trespass” by Sue Grafton, “Amazing Grace” by Danielle Steel, “Double Cross” by James Patterson SPECIAL DONATIONS “Reef: A Photographic Jour- ney” by Scubazoo, presented by The Kirkwood Family; “Ulti- mate Motorcycles: The Most Ex- otic & Exclusive Bikes on Earth” by Mark Holmes, presented by The Kirkwood Family; “I Love Mommy Because...” by Laurel Porter-Gaylord, presented by Brigid Pfeiffer MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel ® On Dec. 24,185], a devastating fire at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroys about two-thirds of its 55,000 volumes. The first library catalog, dated April 1802, listed 964 volumes and nine maps. * On Dec. 28,1869, the Knights of Labor, a labor union of tailors in Philadelphia, hold the first Labor Day ceremonies in American histo- ry. In 1894, Congress designated the first Monday in September a legal holiday. ® On Dec. 27,1900, prohibitionist Carry Nation smashes up the bar at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kan. Nation became famous for carry- ing a hatchet and wrecking saloons as part of her anti-alcohol cru- sade. After the incident at the Carey Hotel, her fame increased as she continued her saloon-smashing campaign and spoke out in favor of temperance. ® On Dec. 30,1903, a fire in the Iroquois Theater in Chicago kills 591 people. There were no fire escapes or ladders, and an asbestos stage curtain that could have contained the fire to backstage turned out to be made of paper. All 30 fire exits were locked. ® On Dec. 25,1938, producer David O. Selznick asks Vivien Leigh to play Scarlett O'Hara in “Gone With the Wind.” Author Margaret Mitchell received an unprecedented $50,000 for the rights to her novel. ® On Dec. 29,1940, London suffers its most devastating air raid when Germans firebomb the city. The next day, a newspaper photo of St. Paul's Cathedral standing undamaged amid the smoke and flames seemed to symbolize the capital's unconquerable spirit during the Battle of Britain. * On Dec. 26,1974, beloved comedian Jack Benny dies of cancer. Benny was born Benjamin Kubelsky in 1894. Despite the stingy skin- flint image he cultivated on the air, Benny was known for his generos- ity and modesty in real life. MAN & BEAST Rudy is a 3-year-old Cairn Ter- rier who lives with the Huff Fam- ily on West Eighth Street in Or- ange. Although he's sitting among Christmas presents looking like an angel, the red eyes prove that Rudy is a little devil. SHARE YOUR PET PICTURES WITH OUR READERS Who's your best friend? If your very best friend in the whole wide world is your pet, we want to know about it. Send us a picture of your pet - whether it be a lovable puppy, a slimy iguana or a parrot with an extensive vocabulary - and we'll share it with readers of The Dallas Post. Tell us your name and address, your pet's name, his or her age, his or her breed and anything else you'd like everyone to know about your pet. Be sure to include your telephone number in the event we have questions. Send everything to "Man and Beast," c/o The Dallas Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 or e-mail the picture to us at news@mydallaspost.com. : If you send a picture and would like to have it returned, be sure to include a self-addressed/stamped envelope. We'll publish the pictures in the order in which we receive them. Library now has automatic entrance doors The Back Mountain Memo- rial Library recently added automatic entrance doors in order to make the library more accessible for hand- ER { This project was made pos- sible with the help of the Maslow Family Foundation. From left, are Shown Mari- lyn O’Boyle, executive direc- The Dallas Post TIMES© LEADER Community Newspaper Group 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-970-7440 news@mydallaspost.com Richard L. Connor Dotty Martin PUBLISHER EDITOR 829-7202 970-7440 rconnor@timesleader.com dmartin@mydallaspost.com Matt Smith ADVERTISING 970-7303 msmith@timesleader.com icapped patrons and those patrons with strollers and baby carriers. Large blue automatic buttons are locat- ed on the pillar coming into the library between the set of double glass doors and also under the fire extin- guisher inside the library. tor, Maslow Family Founda- tion; Joe Stager, library board member,; Dick Evans, library board member; Ron Moran, library board presi- dent; Martha Butler, library director; and Ernie Ash- bridge, library board mem- ber. 20 YEARS AGO Back Mountain farm owners, after several meetings to dis- cuss various solutions to stop the Nig widespread barn fires { SH & over the past several months, an- nounced Monday that there is a $7,000 reward for information leading to the ar- rest and conviction of the Back Mountain arsonist or arsonists. More than 20 buildings have been set on fire in the past sev- en months and at least 12 of those buildings have been barns with an estimated prop- erty loss of over $500,000. Becky Geffert received word recently that she was the win- ner of the Voice of Democracy contest which qualifies her to advance to the state competi- tion. Becky, a senior at Dallas Senior High School, was the winner of a $100 bond at the district level and if her entry in the state competition wins, she will receive an all expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. for the National Final in March 1988. The German Club from Dal- las Junior High School recently participated in Luzerne Coun- ty’s Holiday Fair, held at the Lu- zerne County Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre. The students prepared traditional German Christmas decorations, ginger- bread houses, and they sang Christmas carols in German. Students participating were: Terri Phillips, Kim Stager, Rene Barbacci, Lisa Vozniak, Stacey Roberts, Lisa Owen, An- gela Orlando, Debbie Barnoski, Kathy Welkey, Melanie Marino, Tami Francek, Karen Krehely, ONLY YESTERDAY Karyn Chiarucci and Molly Connolly. 30 YEARS AGO Huntsville Dam is among the 34 dams in Maryland and 712 in Pennsylvania in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ inventory as having a high hazard poten- tial and will be among those in the safety inspection by the Baltimore District Corps of En- gineers. Kenneth Thompson, Robert Cartier and Jay Butler, all Boy Scouts of Gate of Heaven Troop 225, received their Parvuli Dei Religious Emblem. The em- blem is a high recognition that the Catholic Church gives to Cub Scouts and Weblos Scouts for advancement in religious knowledge and spiritual forma- tion. Mrs. Thomas Wisnewski, Mrs. Ronald Tilghman, Mrs. William Woronko and Mrs. Kenneth Gerlach, Jr. were wel- comed into the Dallas Junior Woman’s Club. 40 YEARS AGO Robert Besecker was elected president of Dallas Ambulance Association at the annual meet- ing of that body on Tuesday. Other new officers are Davis Carey, first vice president; Bob Cartier, second vice; Mrs. Ed- ward Cavan, third vice presi- dent; Wesley Cave, Jr., secreta- ry; and Edwin Roth, treasurer. The Durbin Class of the Dal- las Methodist Church held its annual Christmas Dinner at the Franklin House, Shavertown. Mrs. Walter Mohr, fourth grade teacher at Dallas Elementary School, was the featured speak- er. Santa drew long lines of ea- ger youngsters on Sunday after- noon as Jonathan R. Davis Fire Company and Auxiliary, Ide- town, played hosts to children of the area. Refreshments, prizes and gifts were distrib- uted by the firemen and ladies and watchers reported that the long line of attendees seemed to have no end. 50 YEARS AGO The discovery of great re- serves of natural gas underly- ing an area roughly bounded by Clarks Summit on the east to Muhlenberg on the west and having its widest point be- tween Larksville on the south and Noxen on the north may have as great economic signif- icance as the discovery of coal. For the first time in the history of Pennsylvania natural gas in commercial quantities has been discovered in Eastern Pennsylvania. Members of the Library Book Club enjoyed an exquisitely conceived Christmas program Wednesday afternoon in Back Mountain Memorial Library Annex when Mrs. George Ja- cobs, chairman of the program, acted as commentator, intro- ducing the various parts, with explanation of each. The pro- gram included the reading of essays on Christmas; reading of an Austrian legend and singing. 60 YEARS AGO A mammoth new bottle washing machine, a bottle filler and a Dacro Protected Seal bot- tle capper have been installed by Cooper’s Forty Fort Dairy at Fernbrook. The new machinery is synchronized to operate at forty quarts a minute but can be speeded up to fifty. Dr. George Flack, formerly of Pittsburgh, has purchased the property on Main Street, Trucksville, formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Leo Carey, and will open there shortly a mod- ern small animal hospital. The building is being completely re- modeled and new hospital equipment which the doctor has been in Philadelphia pur- chasing will be installed short- ly. - Movies playing this week at the Shaver Theater, Shaver- town, included “My Pal Trig- ger” starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans; and “The Sea Hawk” starring Errol Flynn, Claude Rains and Brenda Mar- shall. 70 YEARS AGO Final obstacles in the way of the long-awaited Luzerne by- pass disappeared this week as county and state officials, con- ferring at Harrisburg, gave the Back Mountain section the fig, est Christmas present it co ) ask — definite assurance tha the highway will be construct- ed next Spring. Construction is slated to begin April 1. Having completed election of committee chairman and aides, local farmers are prepar- ing to launch their 1938 Agri- cultural Conservation Pro- gram. Melvin Mosier is the new chairman of the Kunkle com- mittee. He will have as assist- ants Fred Honeywell, Corey Miers and William Brace. At Dallas, H.P. Riley is chairman assisted by Ray Prutzman, John Rebennaack and Alfred Rice. Grover C. Stock will be chairman of the Carverton dis- trict. He will be assisted by Frank Parrish, Nelson Lewis and J.B. Schooley. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post, which is 118 vears old. The information z& printed here exactly as it 4 peared in the newspaper years ago.
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