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EDITORIAL
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Gridiron Club officers grateful
for help of all its volunteers
Dear Editor:
As our year as officers of the
Dallas Gridiron Club comes to an
end, we would like to thank our
supporters over the year. Wheth-
er you were a parent, fan, or spon-
sor - all your help was truly appre-
ciated!
Also special thanks to all the
coaches this year who gave 110%
to make our team what is was.
Our club is mainly run by par-
ents and is a separate entity from
the Dallas High School. We are
there to make the football season
a memorable one for the players.
Over the past year, we ran
many fundraisers so we could
give many things the players
needed or wanted.
We decorated the stadium at
every home game, we donated
money towards the school’s new
sports video camera, we supplied
food to the players after scrim-
mages, before some away games,
hosted the “Beat Lehman Bon-
fire” and also held a football ban-
quet for all the players.
These are only a few of the pro-
jects we held to benefit our boys.
Again, thank you to everyone
for your continued support.
We are looking forward to
meeting the new parents and to
another successful upcoming
year!
Dallas Gridiron Club officers
MOMENTS IN TIME
The History Channel
e On Feb. 10,1920, “Kathleen Mavourneen,” starring Theda Bara,
provokes a riot when it opens in San Francisco. Rioters sacked the
Sun Theater in protest of the film's portrayal of the Irish poor.
* On Feb. 4, 1941, the United Service Organization is founded to
offer support for U.S. service members and their families. The USO
sent. many actors, musicians and other performers to entertain the
troops. Comedian Bob Hope made annual trips to entertain overseas
troops from World War ll through Desert Storm in 1991.
® On Feb. 6,1952, King George VI of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland dies at the royal estate at Sandringham. Princess Elizabeth,
the oldest of the king's two daughters, was crowned Queen Elizabeth
Il on June 2,1953, at age 27.
e On Feb. 7,1964, the Beatles arrive in New York from London on
their first visit to the United States. Two days later, an estimated 40
percent of the U.S. population tuned in to watch the band's appear-
ance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
e On Feb 9,1973, Max Yasgur, owner of the 600-acre farm where
the Woodstock music festival took place in August 1969, dies in Flor-
ida at age 53. More than 400,000 people attended the three-day
festival in upstate New York. Concert organizers had expected only
50,000 to show up.
e On Feb 8,1983, gunmen steal the champion Irish race horse
Shergar from a stud farm owned by the Aga.Khan in County Kildare,
Ireland. The 5-year-old thoroughbred stallion was worth $13.5 million.
The kidnappers demanded a ransom of more than $2 million. Despite
a highly publicized search by authorities, Shergar was never seen
again and no ransom was paid.
® On Feb. 5,1994, Byron de la Beckwith is convicted of the assassi-
nation of civil-rights leader Medger Evers 31 years earlier in Jackson,
Miss. Beckwith, widely recognized as the killer, was prosecuted for
murder in 1964. However, two all-white juries deadlocked and refused
to convict.
(c) 2008 King Features Synd., Inc.
STRANGE BUT TRUE
By Samantha Weaver
e Good news for the not-so-neat among us: Making your bed could
be bad for you. A study done in the United Kingdom at Kingston
University showed that the linens of an unmade bed retain less mois-
ture, therefore making them less attractive to dust mites.
¢ Those who measure such things claim that a champagne cork at
Woodbury Vineyards in New York State once flew nearly 178 feet,
making that the longest recorded flight of a champagne cork.
¢ |t was American science-fiction author John Sladek who made
the following sage observation: "The future, according to some scien-
tists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive."
e |f you've ever lived on a farm, or even had a backyard garden,
you've probably seen the delicate, feathery greens that sprout from
the top of a carrot. Believe it or not, there was a time several
hundred years ago when it was the fashion for women to wear those
greens in their hair.
* Have you ever suffered from logorrhea? Don't worry; it's not as
unpleasant as it may sound. The word “logorrhea” is used to de-
scribe incessant and often incoherent speech. It comes from the
Greek roots “logo,” meaning “word,” and “rrhea,” meaning “flow.”
(You may recognize the suffix “-rrhea” from another word, too.)
Dental Association sponsors poster contest
In observance of National Chil-
dren’s Dental Health Month
(NCDHM) in February, the Penn-
sylvania Dental Association
(PDA) is sponsoring its annual
poster contest. All Pennsylvania
third-grade students are eligible
to participate in the contest.
The grand prize winner will re-
ceive a $1,000 educationbond and
see his or her poster reproduced
as bookmarks to be distributed to
all of Pennsylvania’s public librar-
ies.
Inaddition to the student prize,
the first-place finisher’s school
and teacher will each receive a
$250 prize. The first-place winner
will be awarded his or her grand
prize at a school function. The
second-place finisher will receive
a $500 bond while the third-place
finisher will receive a $250 bond.
In December, PDA distributed
lesson plan kits to third-grade
teachers in Pennsylvania public,
private and charter schools. Each
kit contains information on den-
tal health topics, classroom activ-
ities, four activity sheets, instruc-
tions for the PDA-sponsored post-
er contest and a complimentary
NCDHM poster for the class-
room.
The poster contest deadline is
Wednesday, March 5. PDA will
announce the top three finishers
at the beginning of April.
Visit www.padental.org for the
complete list of poster and lesson
plan contest rules or for more in-
formation on NCDHM.
Richard L. Connor
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New books are on BMML shelves
Back Mountain Memorial Li-
brary, 96 Huntsville Rd, Dallas,
has added the following books to
its collection:
JANUARY 2008
EXPRESS
(1 WEEK)
“Plum Lucky” by Janet Eva-
novich, “Shadow Music” by Julie
Garwood, “The Venetian Be-
trayal” by Steve Berry, “Beverly
Hills Dead” by Stuart Woods,
“Blasphemy” by Douglas Pres-
ton, “The Senator’s Wife” by Sue
Miller
FICTION
“Plum Lucky” by Janet Eva-
novich, “Shadow Music” by Julie
Garwood, “Beverly Hills Dead”
by Stuart Woods, “Blasphemy”
by Douglas Preston, “Just Be-
yond the Clouds” by Karen
Kingsbury, “A Golden Age” by
Tahmima Anam, “Blood of the
Wicked” by Leighton D. Gage,
‘Sammy’s House” by Kristin
Gore, “Blonde Faith” by Walter
Mosley, “They Did It with Love”
by Kate Morgenroth, “The Com-
moner” by John Burnham
Schwartz, “The Senator’s Wife”
by Sue Miller, “Atonement” by
Ian McEwan, “Seduce Me” by
Carly Phillips, “Stars” by Nora
Roberts
NON-FICTION
“Free Lunch" by David Cay
Johnston, “The Coldest Winter:
America and the Korean War” by
David Halberstam, “Build Your
Own Custom Closet” by Gillett
Cole, “The Complete Book of
Aunts” by Rupert Christiansen,
“A Family Christmas” selected
and introduced by Caroline Ken-
nedy, “The Best American Short
Stories 2007” by Stephen King,
“Everything Must Change: Je-
sus, Global Crrises, & A Revolu-
tion of Hope” by Brian D. McLa-
ren, “The Rolling Stone Inter-
views” edited by Jann S. Wenner
and Joe Levy, “Happy for No Rea-
son” by Marci Shimoff
LARGE PRINT FICTION
“There’s No Place Like Here”
by Cecelia Ahern
BOOKS ON CD
“Plum Lucky” by Janet Eva-
novich, “Dead Heat” by Dick
Francis, “T is for Trespass” by
Sue Grafton, “Beverly Hills
Dead” by Stuart Woods
YOUNG ADULT
“The Sweet Far Thing” by Lib-
ba Bray, “Brown v. the Board of
Education” by Marty Gitlin,
“The Assassination of John F.
Kennedy” by Patricia M. Stock-
land, “Internet Piracy” by Lee
Hunnewell, “Frida: Viva La Vida
= Long Live Life” by Carmen T.
Bernier-Grand, “The Way” by Jo-
seph Bruchac, “Girl Overboard”
by Justina Chen Headley, “The
Great Adventure: Theodore x :
sevelt & The Rise of Mode
America” byAlbert Marrin :
SPECIAL DONATIONS
The following books are do-
nated by The Kirkwood Family:
“Freaky Phenomena: Over 1,500
Amazing & Bizarre Facts” by
Joel Levy, “Lost Cities: From the
Ancient World” by M. T. Guaitoli
& S.Rambaldi, “Wonders of the
World: Masterpieces of Architec-
ture from 4000 BC to Present”
edited by Alessandra Capodifer-
ro »
20 YEARS AGO
The Webelos Scouts from
Pack 232, Dallas, recently con-
ducted their den’s Good Turn
Project. The scouts collected
new and used toys to support the
U.S. Marines Toys For Tots Cam-
paign. The toys were received at
the Shaver-
town McDo-
nald’s where
the scouts
and their
families en-
joyed food,
games and a
hands-on
tour of the
facility. Participating scouts
were: Michael Koch, Brian Gi-
nocchetti, Sean Blinn, Charlie
Malpass and Mark Wojciechow-
ski.
Ricky Bonomo, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Bonomo of Sweet
Valley, was recently selected as
“Outstanding Athlete of the
Year” by the Killer Bees Athletic
Association, in a tie vote with
Raghib Ismael, Meyers High
School athlete. Ricky and his
brother Rocky, are well known
throughout the local area and
the entire Northeast for their top
performance in high school and
college wrestling circles.
Mike Koprowski, guest speak-
er at this year’s Dallas Cowboys
Mini-Football Team Banquet,
spoke to them about his experi-
ences when he played with the
Cowboys as a young boy. Mike,
outstanding running back for
this year’s Dallas High School
Mountaineers, brought his Cow-
boy jersey with him to show to
the boys.
YESTERDAY
30 YEARS AGO
“There’s no question in mind
that PennDOT’s overall road
maintenance is sub-standard,”
said Rep. Frank O’Connell Tues-
day afternoon in a telephone
conversation. “Road conditions
during the past week have been
intolerable and PennDOT has
come under heavy criticism.
Many of the conditions, howev-
er, are not the fault of PennDOT
maintenance. There should be
some discussion as to where the
responsibility lies.” O’Connell
said he has made a recommenda-
tion that PennDOT workers in
various areas report to munici-
pal offices and alert an official
that there are specific problems
relative to the state highway.
Kingston Township Police
Chief Paul Sabol announced that
his department is continuing its
investigation of two incidents of
theft and armed robbery occur-
ring in the township last week. A
23-channel CB radio valued at
$89 was reported stolen from the
vehicle belonging to Betty
Grant, Meadowcrest Avenue,
and an armed robbery by a knife-
wielding intruder was reported
at a Route 309 service station
owned by John Gorda.
Cub Pack 132 of Dallas held its
Pinewood Derby at Trinity Pres-
byterian Church. Eighteen cars
were entered in the race. Best of
Show went to T.J. Struckers of
Den 1. First place was awarded to
Keith Hikkard, a Weblo. Second
place was awarded to Richard
Connors of Den 1.
40 YEARS AGO
The Trucksville Methodist
Church was a recipient of an oil
painting depicting “The Little
Church on the Hill in Spring-
time” by Mrs. Dolly Ley Wilkin-
son. Mrs. Wilkinson, a member
of the Trucksville church, and a
well-known area artist, first ex-
hibited her painting in the an-
nual spring art show sponsored
by The Wyoming National Bank.
She was awarded third place in
the popular vote contest and the
painting was later purchased by
the bank.
An 845-pound roll of paper
destined for the Dallas Post
burst out of the Mercury Freight
delivery truck, narrowly missing
a woman pedestrian on the Exe-
ter-West Wyoming back road.
Frank Slaff was elected presi-
dent at the Annual Meeting of
Back Mountain Memorial Li-
brary Association held Thursday
night in the Library Annex. Mr.
Slaff succeeds retiring president
DT. Scott, Jr.
50 YEARS AGO
Four girls from Dallas Area
Schools will sing in the North-
east District Chorus February 13
and 14 at Sayre. They are Janice
Roberts, Westmoreland senior,
Judy Rowlands, Westmoreland
junior, and Sandra Baird and
Brenda Hoke, Township seniors.
Interrogation yesterday by
State and local police of seven
Back Mountain teenagers has
solved the mystery of the Dallas
Hardware & Supply Company
robbery on Sunday, January 5, as
well as the brief disappearance
of several automobiles in the ar-
ea.
Acting on a tip that two Dallas
Borough boys, both aged four-
teen, were seen carrying a load-
ed .38 caliber pistol at Dallas Ar-
ea basketball games and in Dix-
ons and Evans’ restaurants,
Chief of Police Russell Honey-
well investigated and uncovered
a nest of home talent gangsters
with their own headquartersin a
well-equipped cabin in Shaver-
town.
Harvey’s Lake Rod and Gun
Club, at its monthly meeting at
Kerns Tavern Monday night, in-
stalled the following officers:
Carleton Kocher, president; Fred
Dodson, first vice president; W.J.
Robbins, second vice president;
Clem Rinken, third vice presi-
dent; Margaret Robbins, record-
ing secretary; Loretta Nelson, fi-
nancial secretary; and Herman
Kern, treasurer.
60 YEARS AGO
During the height of the storm
Saturday evening, Ray Shiber
opened his garage doors to drive
in. There in the middle of the ga-
rage he saw a ringneck pheasant
seeking shelter. Rather than dis-
turb the bird, Ray parked his car
outside and let the bird nest
down for the night. Next morn-
ing he looked for it and found it
comfortably situated under a
pile of old carpet. He and Mrs.
Shiber fed it bread crumbs but
on Monday it left.
Nationally known celebrities
including Mrs. Harry Truman,
Mrs. James H. Duff and Tom
Brenneman of the Breakfast in
Hollywood Programs have for-
warded packages to Lehman
Parent-Teacher Association for
its Parcel Post Sale to be held Fri-
day night in the high school audi-
torium. Basil Steele, chairman of
the Ways and Means committee
of the association, is ‘enthusias-
tic over the response, parcels
having arrived from all parts of
the country. Many of these will
be sold at auction before being
opened.
At a combined meeting of
Back Mountain Library Associ-
ation and its Board of Directors
last night in the library building,
directors elected Miss Frances
Dorrance, president; Howard .
Hendricks, vice president; /
Fred Howell, secretary; and Hen-
ry Peterson, treasurer.
70 YEARS AGO B
Luzerne County’s first bid for
the Governorship since Henry
M. Hoyt of Kingston took over
the executive mansion in 1878
began this week when Superior
Court Judge Arthur H. James of
Plymouth announced his candi-
dacy for the Republican nomina-
tion. y
Dorothy M. Spencer, Helen
Legosh and Alice Eipper, all
graduates of Dallas Township
High School, completed their
probationary period at General
Hospital last Saturday and were
accepted for the full course in
the nurses’ school. Their enroll-
ment makes six township girls in
training at the hospital. Lilian
Spencer, Beulah Brace and Ma-
rie Ryman are already in ad-
vanced classes. )
The building occupied by Sha-
vertown Post Office was sold
yesterday by Wilkes-Barre De-
posit and Savings Bank to Fre-
derick J. Eck of Shavertown. The
price reported to be about
$8,000. The sale was another
evidence of the new real estate
activity in Shavertown. Mr. Eck’s
building is only a stone’s throw
away from the site upon which
Daniel Shaver is building a new
$15,000 theatre which will
opened in April. :
Information for “Only Yester-
day” is taken from past issues of
The Dallas Post, which is 119
vears old. The information is
printed here exactly as i# ap-
peared in the newspaper vears
ago. )
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