PAGE 4 EDITORIAL Sunday, March 2, 2008 Library books honor memory of loved ones The following memorial/hon- or books have been added to the shelves of the Back Mountain Memorial Library. In memory of Bev Chesno- vitch, “A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals” by Frederick H. Pough, presented by Fred Antol- ick. In memory of Miriam Harris Fleming, “Dinosaur Encylope- dia: From Dinosaurs to the Dawn of Man” by David Lambert, pre- sented by Nancy and Rick Ste- phenson. In memory of Miriam Harris Fleming, “Artist to Artist: 23 Ma- jor Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art,” presented by Nancy and Rick Stephenson. In memory of Mary Lou Swing- le, “Juliette Low” by Susan Bivin Aller, presented by Bernie Mihal. In memory of Gregory Albert Runner, “Ireland,” presented by "Friends of Back Mountain Me- morial Library. In memory of Gregory A. Run- ner, “Travels with Herodotus” by Ryszard Kapuscinski, presented by Anne Davies. "In memory of Greg Runner, “The Geography of Bliss” by Eric Weiner, presented by Marcie and Bob Jones. In memory of Greg Runner, “New Zealand,” presented by Marcie and Bob Jones. In memory of Greg Runner, “Remarkable Americans” by Kerck Kelsey, presented by Shawn and John Murphy. In memory of Gregory Runner, “Journeys of a Lifetime,” present- ed by Barbara and Charles Lem- mond. In memory of Karen Cutter, “A Day with No Crayons” by Eliza- beth Rusch, presented by John Brogna. In memory of Karen Cutter, “Listen, Listen” by Phillis Her- shator, presented by Sam Scaran- tino and family. In memory of Lou Jones, “Complete Conditioning for Ten- nis” by E. Paul Roetert, presented by “Goodtimers.” In memory of Lou Jones, “How to Play the 5- String Banjo” by Pete rSeegar, presented by “Goodtimers.” In memory of Martha L. Stein- ruck, “Making Yourself at Home” by Jane Seymour, presented by General Federation of Women’s Clubs - Harveys Lake. In memory of Harry H. Craw- ford, “Ultimate Street Magic” by Gary Sumpter, presented by Charlotte D. Wentz. In memory of Bette Walters, “Koval’s New Dictionary of Marks” by Ralph M. Koval, pre- sented by Bowman B. Burrier and Cora Burrier. In memory of Clara Savitski, “Flowers,” presented by Mr. and Mrs. John P. Scavone. In memory of Dorothy Knafla, “Unpuzzling Your Past” by Emily Ann Croom, presented by Pat Ze- kor and children. In memory of Paul J. Piatkow- ski, a collection of Jazz CDs. In memory of George Davis, “The Match” by Mark Frost, pre- sented by Shirley Forney and Mel Nimon. In memory of William Pfeiffer, “Hockey: A People’s History” by Michael McKinley, presented by Sherry Davidson. The following books are in memory of Nancy Kozemchak and are presented by The Clifford Kozemchak Family: “There is a Bird on Your Head” by Mo Wil- lems, “Dumpy’s Valentine” by Ju- lie Andrews Edwards, “Turtle’s Race with Beaver” by Joseph Bru- chac, “Christmas in the Barn” by Margaret Wise Brown, “Tough, Toothy Baby Sharks” by Sandra Markle, “Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, The One- Armed Explorer” by Deborah Ko- gan Ray, “Martina the Beautiful Cockroach” by Carmen Agra Deedy, “Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly” by Alan Ma- dison, “Henry, the Dog with No Tail” by Kate Feiffer, “Wolf’s Coming” by Joe Kulka, “Henry’s Freedom Box” by Ellen Levine, “Fox” by Kate Banks, “Vulture View” by April Pulley Sayre, “Imagine a Rainbow” by Brenda S. Miles, Ph.D, “Always My Grandpa” by Linda Scacco, Ph.D, “Elijah of Buxton” by Christoph- er Paul Curtis HONOR In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Dreher, “An Affair With a House” by Bunny Williams, presented by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J. Michael. In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Niskey, “Arizona” by David Muench, presented by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J. Michael. In honor of Eleanor and Bob Fleming, “Memo to the Presi- dent-Elect” by Madeline Korbel Albright, presented by Jean C. Fleming. In honor of Friends of Delta Kappa Gamma, “Musicophilia” by OliverW. Sacks, presented by Mary Ann Hopkins. In honor of Charles and Barba- ra Lemmond’s 50th wedding an- niversary, “The Exchange Artist” by Jane Kemensky, presented by Bill and Joanne Runner. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver * |t was German-born theoretical physicist (and sometime philoso- pher) Albert Einstein who made the following sage observation: “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe.” ® You may be surprised to learn that studies show your brain is more active while you're asleep than it is while you're watching tele- vision. Then again, maybe that's not so surprising. * The country of South Africa has a total of 1 official languages. e Advertising is everywhere -- you can't turn around without see- ing dozens of pitches for some kind of product or service competing for your attention. Perhaps it's fitting, then, that the English word “advertise” comes from the Latin word “advertere,” which means “to turn toward” or “to pay attention.” * In the TV show “Charlie's Angels,” it was a requirement that each of the stars have eight different outfits for each episode. ® There are those who feel we should adopt the metric system of measurement, claiming that our current system is outdated and archaic. To go truly archaic, though, we could start measuring things in flags, baronies, falls, roods, townships and hides. Yes, those are actual terms of measurement. They equal, respectively, 25 square feet, 4,000 acres, 342 square feet, a quarter of an acre, 36 square miles and 10 acres. * The magnolia -- that icon of genteel Southern life -- is actually an entire family of plants, encompassing more than 200 species. * The golf tee was patented in 1899, but it wasn't put into official use until 1922. Thought for the Day: “The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.” — Paul Fix Richard L. Connor PUBLISHER 829-7202 rconnor@timesleader.com The Dallas Post Community Newspaper Group THE TIMES LEADER 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-970-7440 news@mydallaspost.com Christie Delicati ADVERTISING 970-7111 cdelicati@timesleader.com Dotty Martin EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com MAN & BEAST Harley D. Cat is 2 years old and has lived with Kathy Williams and her family in Noxen since he was about a week old. Harley loves to play with his mice toys and chase papers his family members throw for him. As you can see, Harley is a very well-dressed cat. LE EE TT EE TR 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 shareit 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 1871 or e-mail the picture to us at news@mydal- laspost.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. New books make their way to shelves at library The staff at the Back Moun- tain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas, announc- es the addition of the following books to the library’s collection. FEBRUARY 2008 EXPRESS (1 WEEK) “Last Call” by James Grippan- do, “Hide and Seek” by Fern Mi- chaels, “Light of the Moon” by Luanne Rice FICTION “Last Call” by James Grippan- do, “Killing Ground” by Jack Higgins, “Hide and Seek” by Fern Michaels, “Light of the Moon” by Luanne Rice, “Mr. Monk in Outer Space” by Lee Goldberg, “Someone Knows My Name” by Lawrence Hill, “Re- sistance” by Owen Sheers, “Courting Shadows” by Jem Poster, “Robert Ludlum’s The Arctic Event” by James Cobb NON-FICTION “Searching for Thoreau” by Tom Slayton, “The Cure Within” by Anne Harrington, “Become a Better You” by Joel Osteen, “Birnbaum’s Walt Disney World 2008,” “Kovels Antiques and Collectibles Price List 2008” SCIENCE FICTION “Dreamquake” by Elizabeth Knox REFERENCE “Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008” LARGE PRINT FICTION “Irish Alibi” by Ralph M. Mcl- nerny, “The Rest of Her Life” by Laura Moriarty, “Eureka” by James Lehrer, “The 6 Sacred Stones” by Matthew Reilly YOUNG ADULT “When the Black Girl: Sings” by Bill Wright, “Baseball Crazy: Ten Short Stories that Cover All the Bases” edited by Nancy E. Mercado BOOKS ON CD “The Appeal” by John Grish- am, “7th Heaven” by James Pat- terson, “You've Been Warned” by James Patterson MP3 PLAYAWAYS “His Excellency” by Joseph J. Ellis, “Blue Shoes and Happi- ness” by Alexander Smith McCall, ‘Dirty Blonde” by Lisa Scottoline, “The Collectors” by David Baldacci, “Fingersmith” by Sarah Waters, “Atonement” by Tan McEwan, “All Together Dead” by Charlaine Harris, “Ev- erything is Illuminated” hy Jo- nathan Safran Foer, “Dark Voy- age” by Alan Furst SPECIAL DONATIONS “The Jungle Book” 40th Anni- versary Edition DVD, presented by Colin, Madie, Liam and Oli- via Kwiatkowski 20 YEARS AGO Five members of the Lake Leh- man High School Band partici- pated in the District IX Orches- tra, at Wyoming Valley West High School. The local participa- nts were selected after audition- ing at Scranton Central High School. They are: Al- bert Cigar- ski, Mary ~~ Ann Kasko, Kathy McA- voy, Scott ONLY Brown and YESTERYDAY Duane Aus- tin. On Thursday, March 3, a group of concerned parents will meet with the Sisters of Mercy, Dallas, to discuss the closing of the Mercy Center Kindergarten. The parents of the centers’ stu- dents are upset and angry be- cause the nondenominational school they have chosen to send their children to is now consid- ered to have served its communi- ty purpose. Sharon Mayernick, mother of a student enrolled in the kindergarten program, is spearheading the fight to keep Mercy open. Students of the Dallas School District were evacuated Monday afternoon following a bomb threat, the second one received by the district in the past two weeks. The 2,500 students of the four schools in the district were outside for at least 15 minutes while police and firemen searched the buildings. The stu- dents returned to their buildings after the threat proved to be a false alarm. 30 YEARS AGO Local elementary matmen of the Back Mountain Wrestling Club made a fine showing at the recent YMCA Seventh Annual Wrestling Tournament held at Coughlin High School with over 250 young wrestlers. In his first year of wrestling, Carey Falcone, of Brown Manor, Trucksville, managed to win first place wres- tling at 45 pounds, won the Eric Planitzer trophy for the most falls in the least amount of time and was voted the outstanding wrestler by the tournament com- mittee. Dallas Cub Scout pack worked at selling popcorn last Saturday at Dallas Village Shopping Cen- ter. William Meade, cubmaster, said that the proceeds go to the pack’s annual summer trip which last year featured the Phi- ladelphia Zoo. Salesmen includ- ed Ricky Eckhart, Michael Meade and Mark Meade. Members of the Dallas Junior Women’ Club honored winners of their student art contest last week. Winners included Jean Ot- to, Carolyn Jones, Kathy Bona- witz, Joanne Bellas, Lori Wil- liams, Jill Lyons, Lori Lushefski, Marsha Davis, Lisa McCartney, Calice Baloga, Lynn Stephen- son, Alice Baloga and Chris Jen- kins. 40 YEARS AGO Dallas volunteers responded when Noxen called for help in fighting the Tuesday night blaze in the engine room of the aban- doned Tannery. Eight compa- nies from the area fought the blaze, using water from the Tan- nery reservoir and nearby Bow- man’s Creek. Luzerne County Dental Socie- ty and Dental Auxiliary held a dental health poster contest throughout elementary schools of the County. Dallas School dis- trict was well represented in sec- ond and third place winners, plus three honorable mentions. All sixth grades in the County participated, with approximate- ly 2,000 entries. Local winners were: Thomas Duffy, second place, Robert Blasé, third prize, and Patricia Beckham, Joanne Schoell and Jennie Marie Rodda, honorable mention. March 6 beginning at 5 p.m. a Swedish Smorgasbord will be served at the Lehman Methodist Church. Chairman Mrs. Winfield Kelley aided by Mrs. Morton Connelly, Mrs. Ruth Wright and Mrs. Joseph Ellsworth will serve. 50 YEARS AGO Gate of Heaven Parochial School opened its cafeteria Mon- day, serving a hot lunch to 483 children. Ten mothers of the 200 who have signed for duty in the kitchen and dining hall, assisting Joe McCaffrey, the chef, helped with preparation and serving. Mrs. Harry Sgarlat, Laketon, chairman, expects to spend two weeks personally at the cafete- ria. At the Himmler Theatre, Dal- las, Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr were featured in “An Affair To Remember.” Cub Scouts of Pack 281 and their families held their annual Blue and Gold Banquet at Dallas Methodist Church last Wednes- day night. An impressive candle- light graduation ceremony was conducted for Jimmy Davis and Robert Brown who were present- ed with certificates and tender foot pins by Cubmaster William H. Baker. 60 YEARS AGO The Band Committee of the Dallas Township School will serve a Cafeteria Spaghetti Sup- per on Saturday night. Ticket chairman are Reuel Lasher and Roy Tyron. Displaying a brand of basket- ball seldom seen in the Back Mountain League, Fairview High School completely out- classed Dallas Borough Tuesday night to win the league title 54 to 43 before the largest crowd of the season at Dallas High School. The Fairview boys were in peal: physical condition and in form while the Dallas quintet ap- peared nervous and was far from the smooth working outfit that smothered all opposition during early season games. Local Acme stores were fea- turing porterhouse steaks for 67 cents a pound; Florida oranges for 33 cents a dozen and fresh hamburg for 47 cents a pound. 70 YEARS AGO The Grand Union Store on Main Street, Dallas, was closed on Monday and stock was trans- ferred to warehouses and other stores. Albon Booth of Dallas, manager, may be transferred to on of the company’s other stores. Two local townships received sizable checks from State Trea- surer F. Clair Ross this week rep- resenting liquor license fees col- lected during the last six months. Dallas Township, which during the winter, has the largest number of licensed resorts in the Back Mountain Section, re- ceived the largest amount, a check for $400. Lake Township's share was $150. Under the Li- quor Control Law the board is authorized to fix and collect li- cense fees in various cities and townships, the total amount to be returned to its source of ori- gin twice a year. The Twelfth anniversary of Saint Paul's Lutheran Chu will be observed on Sun®® morning March 13 at 11. Rever- end Herbert E. Frankfort will ob- serve his first anniversary as pas- tor of the church. | Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post, which is 119 vears old. 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