el EDITORIAL Sunday, April 20, 2008 LIBRARY NEWS Spring planting season is almost here and many of us have already accumulated quite a collection of gardening catalogs. But before you roll up your sleeves and assess the remains of last year’s plants, you may want to attend the Back Mountain Memorial Library's Gardening Workshop to help you create new backyard beauty this summer. Scott Rave, from Rave's Landscaping, will guide beginners and intermediate gardeners in selecting plants, soil preparation and care and fertilization techniques during this informative program at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29. As an added incentive, everyone who registers and attends this workshop will receive a free herb plant to take home. Also, all partici- pants’ names will be entered in our Gardening Basket raffle. Call the library at 675-1182 to reserve your space. Children's quilt-making session slated A very special event will also be held for children to express their creativity and become a part of Back Mountain Memorial Library's auction history. Children from kindergarten to fifth grade are invited to the library for a special quilt-making session from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23. Participants will learn about the history of the auction, listen to a special story and then select a swatch of fabric to color. Mrs. Lois Noble will then make a colorful quilt of all of the handmade squares. This quilt will be auctioned at the 62nd Annual Back Mountain Memo- rial Library Auction, July 10-13. Call to register for the quilt-making fun now! Babysitting course will be repeated Teenagers, eager to “create” a new skill and possibly earn some money while doing so, will be interested in the upcoming American Red Cross Babysitting Course to be held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, at the library. Because last month's program was filled, we are offering a repeat class to allow more teens a chance to participate. The cost is $40 and must be paid at the time of registration. All reservations and monies must be paid to the library by 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23. Pennsylvania author will visit us Younger children from ages 1to 6 years ages are invited to visit the library on Thursday, May 1, to meet Pennsylvania author, Katherine Ayres, who has created a very special book, “Up, Down and Around.” This book was chosen for the 2008 PA One Book, Every Young Child program. Ayres, of Pittsburgh, has scheduled 20 days of visits throughout the state and our library has been selected to host one of these visits at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. This free program will be held in the Children's Room of the library, which will be decorated in vegetables, plants and bugs! Each child in attendance will receive a paperback copy of the book, compliments of our local Wal-Mart Supercenter. Stickers and book- marks will also be distributed. Parents are asked to pre-register themselves and their children by calling the library at 675-182. LEARN HOW TO GARDEN BY » | Yona 8 (A 53 MAI ST. ~ BALIAS. PA. SUBMITTED PHOTO Scott Rave, shown here, the ornamental nursery manager at Rave's Landscaping, will present a gardening program for both beginner and intermediate gardeners at the Back Mountain Me- morial Library at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, in the Community Room of the library. Rave has been in the gardening business for over 30 years but has never lost his zeal for helping people with all their gardening needs. He firmly believes that, “Gardening is a healthy hobby that sparks an interest in other aspects of nature. One thing leads to another. As you learn more about plants, your aware- ness of nature grows, too.” Rave's presentation will include plant selection for bird gar- dening, shade gardening and butterfly gardening. He will offer tips on windowsill gardening, deck gardening and basic around- the-house gardening. He will then discuss soil preparation, care and fertilizing. The program is free and open to the public but participants are asked to register in advance by calling the library at 675-182. Each person attending the program will receive a plant to begin their gardening experience. A raffle will also be held for a beauti- ful gardening basket. Seating is limited. The Dallas Post Community Newspaper Group THE TIMES LEADER 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-970-7440 news@mydallaspost.com Richard L. Connor PUBLISHER 829-7202 rconnor@timesleader.com Dotty Martin EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com Christie Delicati ADVERTISING 970-7111 cdelicati@timesleader.com SHARE YOUR PET PICTURES WITH OUR READERS & i f Luke Fariel and 1 couch after a hard day at play.’ Luke is the i grandson of Don and Mary Lee Burke of Dallas and the son of Julie Burke Fariel and Pete Fariel of Rockport, Ma. 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 1871 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. 70 YEARS AGO The Dal- . las Borough High team were champions of the girls’ Back Mountain League. Members of the team are: Mary Elizabeth Morgan, coach, Charlotte Ro- berts, captain, Batty Niemeyer, manager, Rhoda Thomas, Alber- ta Harvey, Mary Ellen Templin, Patricia Klug, Dorothy Van Horn, Florence Miller, Stella Mission, Alma Nelson, Louise Frantz, Audre O’Kane, Maydell Van Campen, Gertrude Kintz and Betty Him, assistant manag- er. The petition requesting the appointment of a full-time po- liceman for Dallas Township was dismissed by Judge Thomas - F. Farrell on Tuesday at the con- clusion of a brief hearing. Chief of Police Ira C. Steven- son of Harvey’s Lake was making an investigation yesterday in an effort to determine the cause of the fire which leveled one cot- tage, destroyed a second almost completely and scorched a third summer home badly about 6 Wednesday evening at Warden Place. 60 YEARS AGO Boy Scout Troop No. 281, sponsored by the Dallas Metho- dist church, under the leader- ship of scoutmaster Fred Butch- er, received an “A” award for its booth in the Boy Scout Merit Badge Show held at Kingston Armory, Friday and Saturday. Members of the group set up a booth on canoeing in which they had a large canoe mounted on rollers. During the show, scouts gave exhibitions of proper meth- ods of paddling and handling the canoe. Boy Scout Troop No. 232, sponsored by Saint Therese’s church, Shavertown, under the leadership of scoutmaster John Butler, received a “B” award for its booth in the Boy Scout Merit Badge Show held at Kingston Armory, Friday and Saturday. Members of the troop set up a booth featuring “Wood Hand- icraft.” During the show, the scouts operated a lathe, small circle saw and jig-saw which were novelties in that scoutmas- ter Butler had made the equip- ment from an old sewing ma- chine. Mildred Borton, daughter of Harold J. Borton, Lehigh Valley Station Master in Dallas, a se- nior enrolled in the home eco- nomics course in Dallas Town- ship Schools has been chosen May Queen, by popular vote of high school students, to reign over May Day ceremonies. Her Maid of Honor will by Peggy - Martin. 50 YEARS AGO Four generations of the Eye- rman family took part in ground breaking ceremonies for the Back Mountain Shopping Cen- ter. Edward Eyerman senior, 83, was joined in the ceremony by Edward, Jr., Edward III and Ed- ward IV. The shopping center, lo- cated between Route 309 and Ferguson - Avenue opposite Evans’ Drug Store in Shaver- town, will have nine and possi- bly ten stores. Biggest of the stores will be a large Acme Mar- ket with possible a large Junior Department store at the other end of the row of shops. Dallas Lions are preparing for their Save-A-Sight-Buy-A-Light campaign. Nine bulbs in a bag will sell for $2; all of the income will be used in the Lions Sight- Saving program and other char- ities. Movies playing at the Dallas Outdoor Theatre included “The Enemy Below” starring Robert Mitchum and Curt Jurgens and “Forty Guns” starring Barbara Stanwyck. 40 YEARS AGO At local Acme stores, pork roasts were 69 cents a pound; strawberries sold for 39 cents a pint and a one pound can of cof- fee was 69 cents. Teachers of the Primary De- partment of East Dallas Metho- dist Church treated the children to an Easter Egg Hunt on the East Dallas church lawn Satur- day afternoon. Brenda Bloomer, Terry Moore and Patti Culver found the decorated eggs. Get- ting the most was Hazel Okin- ~ house. 30 YEARS AGO A new $1 million web offset press was unveiled at a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday at Offset Paperback Manufacturers Inc., located at Fernbrook. Plant officials said the new specially- made 60-inch press will increase the plant’s capacity for the pro- duction of paperbacks to 175 mil- lion annually. Tom Rowett, chairman, and ‘Charles Kishbaugh, co-chair- man, report a successful day at the Back Mountain Jaycees 2nd Annual Health Fair, held Satur- day at Dallas Township Elemen- tary School. “It’s good to start off with ¥ ) good, clear head,” said Dave mon, owner of the newly-remod- eled Simple Simon Tavern, lo- cated in East. Dallas. And to prove that he meant it, he and his attractive wife, Barbara, had their heads clean shaven by Johnny the Barber, Shavertown, for their grand opening last weekend. : 20 YEARS AGO There has been a great out- pour of concern in the Back Mountain for Amber Jo Nicely, a first grader at Dallas Township Elementary School, who has re- cently undergone surgery. The Student Council sent a moneta- ry gift and a school-wide love note to Amber. In addition, ninth graders contributed “Gilbert,” a 10-foot long stuffed snake, which was earned by them as high homeroom salespeople in the 1986-1987 Magazine Campaign. Participating students included Neil Kaiser, Sandy Kopmer, Ann Faulis, Kristy Culp, Sheryl Ban- ta, Michael Moses, Michael Dur- kin and Helen Leyzin. This year’s winners in the J vey’s Lake Bassmasters’ Annual Trout Derby are: George Nicols, John Kopick, Jack Nickolson, Megan Margavage, Samantha Abod, Howie Whipple, John Ed- wards, Tami Landon, Bob Lee and Donald Puhn. 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 it ap- peared in the newspaper vears ado. on WHO DO YOU THINK IS THE BEST CHOI ‘Hillary Clin- ton because | feel if you pi ] al think we have a great opportunity “Barack Oba- ma. He's shown the CE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES? “John McCain. “John McCain. 1 think about it, in a house- hold, who runs the house? Who pays the bills? Who can make the money stretch?” . Alice Gelsleichter Dallas with Barack Obama. | like the possibility of having a president who can speak in whole para- graphs. He's intelligent. He can see more than one side to an issue.” David Wright Dallas apart.” ability to bring more people togeth- er rather than push them Russ Wall "“Noxen “I would vote for Hillary. | He doesn’t The man flew think she is want to give an F-4 in Viet- more prepared | up on Irag and | nam. Hillary for the posi- he wants to Clinton tion on ‘day keep the Bush | doesn't know one’ as she tax cuts.” how a plane likes to say.” Lorraine Dewitt Shavertown Brian Harding Dallas gets off the gq ground. Nei- Ao ther does Obama." Fred Murray Jackson Township A his buddy, Plato, ¥ go. are sacked out UC) 4 together on the ;
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