PAGE 4 EDITORIAL Sunday, March 30, 2008 Director clarifies meaning of non-profit status of The Lands at Hillside Farms Dear Editor: Recently, you may have no- ticed, while driving along our lo- cal roads and highways, bill- boards with the message, “This Land is Your Land.” These billboards and messages are part of a public relations cam- paign aimed at increasing public awareness and understanding of just exactly what The Lands at Hillside Farms (TLHF) is all about. We borrowed the words “This Land is Your Land” from a familiar folk song written by Woodie Guthrie and are using it to convey the purpose and goal of TLHE. It is important to know and understand what it “does and doesn’t mean” in relation to TLHE. First, it does not mean TLHF already owns Hillside Farms. The current owners have not donated it to TLHF, nor did TLHF already buy it with start-up funds or other money. It does mean we have to BUY it and hence, “This Land is Your Land”...but not quite yet! In the interim, TLHF has 100% control and financial responsibil ity for all 400+ acres, 35 buildings and all business enterprises (in- cluding the Hillside Farms Dairy Store). Therefore, it does mean that TLHF pays for all costs and expenses associated with the farm. Secondly, there is a common, mistaken perception by many in the public that all of TLHF’s fi- nancial requirements, to include acquisition costs, can be met by the sale of milk and ice-cream products. The Dairy Store is cur- rently breaking even, financially standing on its own. The work at TLHF is a commu- nity work for community benefit. As a 501(C) (3) non-profit organi- zation, we exist solely for charit- able purpose and public good in which no individual or group of investors profit from TLHF activ- ities. The goals of TLHF are to re- store the farm and deliver on its mission to educate the public re- garding history, sustainable agri- culture, and conservation. We have to raise $4 million to buy the property, while the resto- ration development plan will cost another $10 million. Bold visions with aggressive plans require enormous resources. We, the community, hold the keys to TLHF’s future. Whether we purchase this property, whether we restore and preserve the historic farm, whether we es- tablish a community-centered educational initiative, whether this farm and its open spaces are preserved is up to us! We look forward to a time when we can truly say from all perspectives that “This Land is Your Land!” Helping financially now will help our community make this a reality. Andrew D. Check Executive Director The Lands at Hillside Farms Books memorialize loved ones The following memorial books have been added to the shelves at the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary: In memory of Nancy Leony Kreleger-De Quillettes, "Char- lotte’s Web" (video) presented by Frouke De Quillettes. In memory of Nancy Kreleger- De Quillettes, "Miracle on 34th Street" (video) presented by Frouke De Quillettes. The following books are in memory of Nancy Kozemchak and are presented by The Clifford Kozemchak Family: “My Grandpa Had a Stroke” by Dori Hillestad Butler, “My Name is Gabito” by Monica Brown, “The Prince Won’t Go to Bed” by Dayle Ann Dodds, “Backbeard: Pirate for Hire” by Matthew McElligott, “The Magic Rabbit” by Annette Le Blanc Cate, “Or- ange Pear Apple Bear” by Emily Gravett, “Heat Wave” by Eileen Spinelli, “Emma’s Turtle” by Eve Bunting, “Fred Stays with Me” by Nancy Coffelt. MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel ® On April 1, 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of playing April Fool's jokes. In keeping with the fun in 1957, the BBC reported that Swiss farmers were experiencing a record spaghetti crop and showed footage of people harvesting noodles from trees. On April 4,1812, President James Madison fires an economic salvo at the British government and enacts a 90-day embargo on trade with England. The embargo did little to forestall war: The British refused to cease harassing American ships, prompting Madison to lead America into the War of 1812. * On March 31,1889, the Eiffel Tower is dedicated in Paris. At 984 feet tall, the Eiffel Tower remained the world's tallest man-made structure until the completion of the Chrysler Building in New York in 1930. * On April 2,1917, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, the first woman ever elected to Congress, takes her seat in the U.S. Capitol as a rep- resentative from Montana. The same day, President Wilson urged a declaration of war against Germany. Rankin was one of only 50 rep- resentatives who voted against the declaration. ® On April 5,1931, Fox Film Corp. drops John Wayne from its roster of actors. Wayne had played bit parts, but failed to impress the stu- dio. In 1939, Wayne finally had his breakthrough in “Stagecoach.” STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver * |t was W.C. Fields who made the following observation: "Women are like elephants to me. | like to look at them, but | wouldn't want to own one." * Those who play the word game Scrabble (and some others) may realize that the most frequently used letter in the English language is "e" and a few may even be aware that No. 2 and No. 3 are "t" and "a," respectively. Hardly anyone knows the full ranking, though. So, for your enlightenment, here is the entire alphabet in order of how often each letter is used in English: etadinshrdlucmpfywgbvkjxzq. * Experts on feline anatomy say that a normal cat has 230 bones in its body, but it doesn’t have a collarbone. * The longest regularly scheduled, nonstop commercial airline flight in the world is 18 hours long, from Newark, N.J., to the island nation of Singapore in Southeast Asia. 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 SUBMITTED PHOTO MAN & BEAST Lucky is a 5-year-old Bichon Frise who lives with Jacob Hebda on Carverton Road in Trucksville. Lucky enjoys getting outdoors and is looking forward to daily walks with the family. Jacob enjo taking photographs and Lucky has been a favorite subject of his for quite some time now. SHARE YOUR PET PICTURES WITH OUR READERS Who's your best friend? If your ve- ry 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 tele- phone 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@my- dallaspost.com. If you send a picture and would like to have it returned, be sure to in- clude a self-addressed/stamped en- velope. BMML shelves offer many new and exciting books The Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas, announces the addi- tion of the following books to their collection for the month of March 2008: EXPRESS (1 WEEK) “Digging to America” by Anne Tyler, “Lady Killer” by Lisa Scottoline, “Stranger in Para- dise” by Robert B. Parker, “Change of Heart” by Jodi Picoult, “Strangers in Death” by J.D. Robb, “A Whole New Light” by Sandra Brown FICTION “Digging to America” by Anne Tyler, “Lady Killer” by Lisa Scottoline, “Stranger in Para- dise” by Robert B. Parker, “A Prisoner of Birth” by Jeffrey Archer, “Change of Heart” by Jodi Picoult, “Honor Thyself” by Danielle Steel, “Below the Surface” by Karen Harper, “Capitol Conspiracy” by William Bernhardt, “Sword Song: The Battle for London” by Ber- nard Cornwell, “Korea Strait” by David Poyer, “Prometheus’s Child” by Harold Coyle, “Where the Heart Leads” by Stepha- nie Laurens, “The Final Warning” by James Patterson, “Strangers in Death” by J.D. Robb, “A Whole New Light” by Sandra Brown, “Charley’s Web” by Joy Fielding, “Daughter, of York” by Anne Easter Smith, “The Lost Di- ary of Don Juan” by Douglas Carlton Abrams NONFICTION “World War II Writings” by A.J. Liebling, “Poems, Prose and Letters” by Elizabeth Bishop, “Legacy of Ashes” by Tim Weiner, “American Creation” by Joseph J. Ellis, “Same-Sex Marriage” by Tricia Andryszew- ski, “Our Daily Meds” by Melody Petersen, “Where Does the Money Go?” by Scott Bittle, “Addiction Treatment: Escaping the Trap” by Ida Walker, “Painkillers: Prescription De- pendency” by Ida Walker, “Abusing Over-the- Counter Drugs” by Kim Etingoff, “The Code” by Ross Bernstein, “Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style” by Tim Gunn BIOGRAPHY “The General and Mrs. Washington” by Bruce Chadwick REFERENCE “Current Biography Yearbook 2007”, “Ma- gill’s Medical Guide 2008” LARGE PRINT FICTION “Death of a Gentle Lady” by M.C. Beaton, “The Landlord’s Black-Eyed Daughter” by Mary Ellen Dennis, “Hidden Star” by Nora Roberts, “The First Patient” by Michael Palmer, “Strangers in Death” by J.D. Robb, “Deadly Deceptions” by Linda Lael Miller, “To Scotland with Love” by Karen Hawkins, “Heart of Texas: Caroline’s Child and Dr. Tex: as” by Debbie Macomber, “L.A. Outlaws” by T. Jefferson Parker, “Guiding Light” by Julia London, “The Girl Who Stopped Swim- ming” by Joshilyn Jackson LARGE PRINT NONFICTION “The Age of Turbulence” by Alan Green- span SPECIAL DONATIONS “The Dangerous Book for Boys” by Conn and Hal Iggulden presented by Robert F. Sherwood The following books are donated by The Ladies Auxiliary of Daddow-Isaacs Post 672 American Legion: “Today’s Military Wife” by Lydia Sloan Cline, “The Long Road Home” by Martha Raddatz, “Band of Sisters” by Kirsten A. Holmstedt The following books are donated by Frank Donahoe: “The West Point Atlas of War: The Civil War,” “The West Point Atlas of War: World War II: European Theater,” “The West Point Atlas of War: World War II: the Pacific” and “The West Point Atlas of War: World War 1.” 20 YEARS AGO Dallas Junior High School Student Council presented a check recently to Janie Griffin, Special Olympics manager, to help support the Special Olym- pics events. The student council members decided to use the funds raised from their annual lollipop sale to aid the Special Olympics and the Women’s Re- source Cen- ) ter. Making the present- ation were: ONLY Lisa Voz YESTERDAY niak, Erin Johnson, Alison Labbate, Thanh Hunyh and Tracy Stahl. A special meeting was held Monday at the Harvey’s Lake Municipal Building to deter- mine public sentiment in the borough’s ongoing dispute with the Pennsylvania Fish Commis- sion. The question is whether the Fish Commission should be compelled to provide public res- troom facilities at the access area located at the Sandy Bottom sec- tion of the lake. The borough thinks the Fish Commission should comply with borough or- dinances; the Fish Commission thinks they are exempt from such ordinances since they are a state agency. Kingston Township Recre- ation Commission named its “Athlete-of-the-Month” award winners for February. February’s male athlete is Dallas High School senior basketball player Dave Szela and female athlete is King’s College sophomore bas- ketball player Kim Rinehimer. 30 YEARS AGO Cub Pack 132 of Trinity Pres- byterian Church, Dallas has completed a successful popcorn sale. The boys in the pack sold 48 cases of popcorn. Prizes were awarded to the top salesmen at the Blue and Gold banquet. The winners of the prizes were Rob- bie Gengris, Mark Meade, Drew Jubis, John Tinner, Joe Leib, Robert Kubiski and John Troup. Brownie Troop 647 of Noxen enjoyed pajama party at the home of their leader, Mrs. Bev Crispell. The girls played games and completed their Easter pro- jects. Those attending were Cin- dy Hopfer, Danette Shaw, Ann Marie Wilson, Barbie Weaver, Dara Crispell, Missy Gale, Angie Schell, Peggy Siglin, Patti Stroud, Sandy Lamoreaux and Cheryl Simon. Harvey’s Lake Lions will hold their annual Pancake-Sausage Supper and Breakfast at the Lake Elementary School on Saturday, April 1st and Sunday April 2nd. Chairman of the affair is Joseph “Red” Jones. 40 YEARS AGO No swimming pool for the new Dallas Junior High School was the decision of Dallas School Directors at a special meeting held Tuesday night. The vote was close, five against the expense, four in favor. Robert A. Griffith of Trucks- ville, Hallmark Art Contest win- ner and Kay Noolan Kale, Dallas, Art Contest winner were pre- sented monetary awards at a re- cent meeting of the Dallas Ju- nior Woman’s Club. Mr. Griffith entitled his drawing, “Charcoal Indian.” Mrs. Kale labeled her watercolor, “Landscape.” 50 YEARS AGO Westmoreland’s basketball team won the Class A finals in thirty-first annual tournament at Bloomsburg State Teacher’s Col- lege. Members of the team: Gary Dietz, Ted Hons, Joseph Molla- A ¥ han, Donald Bellas, William Strausser, James Case, Albert Dendler, Frank Cooper, Clark Mosier, William Traver, Harold Herring, Johnson Miers, Donald Rome, Richard Clark and Tho- mas Goddard. Rev. Grove Armstrong, pastor of Trucksville Free Methodist Church, received a summons from Officer Howard Woolbert of Kingston Township police. The mock summons warned Pastor Armstrong that he must increase Sunday School attend- ance twofold before June 1st or spend three days in an especially built jail on the church parking lot. The youthful pastor is using this means to impress his con- gregation with the need for fill- ing their enlarged Sunday School quarter with more pu- pils. Clark Mosier, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Mosier, Dallas Township, was a unanimous se- lection for the All-Star team at the thirty-first annual basketball tournament at Bloomsburg State Teacher’s College. Mosier was outstanding, scoring 87 points in four tournament games. When he wasn’t scoring or feeding one of his teammates, he was stealing the ball om his opponents. 60 YEARS AGO Movies playing at the Shaver Theater, Shavertown, included “Green Dolphin Street” starring Lana Turner, Van Heflin, Ri- chard Hart and Donna Reed; “Trouble with Women” starring Ray Milland and Teresa Wright; “Swing The Western Way” star- ring Mary Dugan and Hoosier Hoit Shots; and “Crime Doctor’s Manhunt” starring Warner Bax- ter and Ellen Drew. Two members of Dallas Bor- ough’s championship girls’ bas- ketball team won uncontested places on the all-star te picked by League coaches whi Dallas Township and Kingston Township placed one girl each and were tied for a guard posi- tion. Dallas Borough all-stars are Elkins and Cundiff. Dallas Township, Lehman and Kingston Township students rated among the winners this week at the Luzerne County Mu- sic Contest of the Pennsylvania Music and Forensic League held in Forty Fort High School. Wil- ma Hess, Dallas Township Se- nior, and Betty Ide, Lehman High School, were judges superi- or in baton twirling. Barbara Hope, Dallas Township junior, ‘won a superior rating in the so- prano contest for girls and Harry Trebilcox, Kingston Township High School, won a superior rat- ing in piano. 70 YEARS AGO The Dallas Township Parent- Teacher Association realized $74.60 on the entertaining and hilarious Amateur Show which tickled a large crowd in the Dal- las Township High School build- ing last Friday night. Aside from the list of amateurs who per- formed, there was a more seri- ous side to the evening. Guest soloist was Mrs. William Banks and during intermission Mrs. Evelyn Haley, Dorothy Gries and Estella Elston played a clarinet trio. At local American Stores, can of Chicken of the Sea tuna fish sold for 19 cents; fresh cau- liflower was 15 cents a head and a large loaf of sandwich bread was nine cents. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post, which is 119 vears old. The wformation is printed here exactly as it ap- peared in the newspaper vears ago. BS ( \ Spring coming so that he can resume i) y 4 H
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