| i PAGE 4 EDITORIAL Sunday, July 27, 2008 Library auction chairman thanks all who made event a success Dear Editor: In this day, where voluntee- rism appears to be an aberration at times, I must pen this “love” letter to everyone who helped at the Back Mountain Library Me- morial Auction. The many hours that people put in to make this a success would blow the average person’s mind. Auction planning has been go- ing on since last November. Dur- ing that time over 800 antiques were accumulated, myriads of goods for new goods, nearly olde, and odds and ends, the basket booth, the flower tent, the book room, donations for the food booth, donations from the Ham and Yeggers, ad infinitum. Family Night was a huge suc- cess, Mike Lewis’ appearance greatly appreciated and the Praise Band from Trinity added to the enjoyment of a huge crowd. Dallas Borough, Kingston Township and Jackson Township offered needed help. Emmanuel Bus Line did its usual superb job. Four young men doing a senior project helped significantly with parking, carrying goods .and cleaning up. Boy Scout troops were indispensable. After the heavy rain forced us to hold the event over until Monday, we had wonderful cooperation with all the media to inform the public and Monday night's at- tendance was wonderful. Prelimi- nary reports suggest we did very well in these difficult economic times. - Kudos to all who participated. I talked to wonderful volunteers and I consistently heard, “It was fun!” That warmed the cockles of my heart (my wife is English). The community atmosphere made me realize why I had taken on the chairmanship. See you next year at the auction!! Clarence J. Michael, chairman 2008 Back Mountain Memo- rial Library Auction MONSTER TRUCKS ON DISPLAY AT LIBRARY The display case at the Back Mountain Memorial Library has been filled with monster trucks for the month of July. Twins Heath'and-Daniel Jones, age 7, of Shavertown, are the proud col- lectors. They have been interested in these trucks since they were toddlers and credit their Uncle Bill Carey as getting them started in collecting the fun vehicles. The boys have received most of their trucks as gifts. Some of their favorite pieces in the display are the Maximum Destruction and Grave Digger trucks. They are especially proud of their photograph, also on display, depicting them at the Bloomsburg Truck Show with the Grave Digger! Heath and Daniel of the children of Mark and Annette Jones of Shavertown. MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel * On Aug. 3,186], the last entry of the serialized novel “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens is published. Dickens’ father was thrown in debtors’ prison in 1824, and 12-year-old Charles was sent to work in a factory. The miserable treatment of children and the in- stitution of the debtors’ jail became topics of several of Dickens’ novels. * On Aug. 2,1933, Irish actor Peter O'Toole is born. He received the first of six Oscar nominations in 1962 for his performance as the title character in “Lawrence of Arabia." * On July 28,1945, a B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building, killing 14 people. One engine from the plane went straight through the building and landed in a penthouse apartment across the street. ® On Aug. 1,1953, “Shane,” considered by many critics to be the greatest Western movie, is released by Paramount Pictures. “Shane” was a new type of Western. After World War Il, Americans who had lived through the horrors and hardships began. to crave books and films that offered more realistic and complex characters. * On July 31,1964, Ranger 7, an unmanned U.S. lunar probe, takes the first close-up images of the moon before it impacts with the lunar surface northwest of the Sea of the Clouds. The.images were 1,000 times as clear as anything ever seen through Earth-bound telescopes. ® On July 30,1974, under coercion from the U.S. Supreme Court, President Richard M. Nixon releases subpoenaed White House re- cordings to special prosecutor Leon Jaworski. On Aug. 5, transcripts of the recordings were released. Four days later, Nixon became the first president in U.S. history to resign. ) ® On July 29,1996, track-and-field legend Carl Lewis wins his fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the long jump. He had barely managed to qualify for the U.S. team in the long jump and most experts believed he'd be lucky to medal, let alone win another The Dallas Post www.mydallaspost.com Community Newspaper Group THE TIMES LEADER 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-675-521 news@mydallaspost.com Dotty Martin EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com Richard L. Connor PUBLISHER 829-7202 rconnor@timesleader.com Christie Delicati ADVERTISING 970-7111 cdelicati@timesleader.com Man & Beast Vinny Wentzel, of Harveys Lake, works with his 10-year-old pal Little Deer as a volunteer helping to clean up after the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction. ¢ 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 ev- eryone to know about your pet. Be sure to include your telephone num- ber 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@mydallas- post.com. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/FOR THE DALLAS P OST 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 or- der in which we receive them. ‘Catch the Reading Bug’ fun continues at the library Late July is always a favorite time of year at the Back Mountain Memorial Library as area farmers gather on Saturdays to sell their fresh produce at our Farmers Market. The market is held on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the library grounds. Along with fresh produce, Amish baked goods and gour- met cheeses are also available for purchase. After you visit with the farmers, don’t for- get to stop down at our Slightly Read Book- shop, which will only be open on Saturdays (during the Farmers Market) for the dura- tion of the summer. There are still quite a few bargains on gently used books and if you browse long enough, you may even find a used DVD, video or puzzle to enjoy! For parents of children in the “Catch the tend: Reading Bug” summer reading program, re- member that there is still one more special program that your children may want to at- “Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock,” a free Storytelling and Craft Hour, will be held on Monday, July 28. There are still a few spaces available for the 6 to 7 p.m. group. All ages are welcome to attend this fun time in the Children’s Room. Don’t forget that as soon as your child reads his/her eight books on their Bug game card, they are eligible to receive their reward of a Bug catcher or Bug craft kit. Stop by the Children’s Room for more information. The “Final Party and Program with Kathy Kelchner” State Park, Pavilion No. 3 at 1 p.m. on Thurs- day, Aug. 14. There is no cost for this p so plan on attending for certificates, refresig J ments and bug fun! Prizes for the three con- tests will also be awarded at that time. Participants of the Donuts and Discussion group are reminded that their last two group meetings for this summer will be held on will be held at Frances Slocum Thursday, July 31, to discuss Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt and on Tuesday, Aug. 12, to discuss Heat by Mike Lupica. The Young Adult group will have its final meeting for the summer on August 11 to dis- cuss Dicey’s Song by Cynthia Voight. 1938 — 70 YEARS AGO The sports spotlight will spring towards Harvey’s Lake on Sunday when crack swimmers from the Middle Atlantic States assemble for the open A.A.U. three mile championship race, the first major aquatic event ever to be held at the resort. A mile-and- one-half , course has been laid out be- tween the ‘picnic grounds and Sandy Beach by Luzerne County engineers. The 1938 fruit crop in Dallas and its vicinity is expected to be almost half of last year’s bumper crop, growers estimated this week. The 1937 fruit crop, fol- lowing a year in which frosts had resulted in heavy losses, broke all records and created a surplus which lasted until a few months ago. Thirty-five telephone sets in Noxen homes have been con- verted into dial sets and connect- ed with the Harvey's Lake ex- change, Michael Kuchta, manag- er of Commonwealth Telephone Co., announced this week. As a result of changing the phones from the Centermoreland to the Noxen exchange, the former toll between Dallas and Noxen has been eliminated and calls from Dallas or Harvey’s Lake to any of the 35 homes will be free. YESTERDAY 1948 - 60 YEARS AGO Third annual Garden Party and Tea of the Dallas Women of Rotary will be held July 22 at the home of Mrs. Charles W. Lee, Country Club Road, West Dallas. Mrs. Floyd Chamberlain is chair- man, assisted by Mrs. Donald Evans, Mrs. Oswald Griffiths, Mrs. David Williams and Mrs. Lee. Movies playing at the Shaver Theatre, Shavertown, included “I Walk Alone” featuring Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott and Kirk Douglas and “High Wall” starring Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter and Herbert Marshall. Water rates for consumers in the Back Mountain area served by Dallas and Shavertown Water Companies will be increased ap- proximately 25% on October 1 if a new rate schedule filed this week with the Public Utility Commission at Harrisburg is ap- proved. 1958 — 50 YEARS AGO Theresa Rodriquez and Bever- ly Major were co-winners of the Luzerne County “Queen of the Furrow” contest held at North- west Joint School. They were chosen from a field of nine girls. Both Miss Rodriquez and Miss Major will now compete with the winners of eight other county contests at regional judg- ing to be held at Skyline Hotel in the Pocono Mountains August 1. The Pennsylvania farm girl who is finally named “Queen of the Furrow” will reign as official hostess for the 1958 National Plowing Contest and Conserva- tion Exposition to be held in Hershey in August. -. A novel and unusual money- ‘saving advertising campaign, sponsored by area business firms, gets under way today. Un- der the plan, a number of fam- ilies in the area will be called by telephone to receive Gold Star books. These books contain gift certificates which entitle the holder to more than $25 worth of free services from established business firms. 1968 — 40 YEARS AGO Mrs. Fred Anderson of Shaver- town, who has been a volunteer for the Luzerne County Unit of the American Cancer Society for many years, received the organi- zations rhinestone Sword of Hope for her leadership and de- votion to the Cancer Crusade and other projects of the society. Members of the Back Moun- tain Little League all stars (ma- jor league) are preparing for their first game against Duryea at the Back Mountain Little League field in Dallas. The team is managed by Walter Kozem- chak and coached by Elwood Cook. Team members include Don Snyder, Al Pisaneschi, Jerry Rose, Gary Baker, Ken Chamber- lain, Dave Cook, Cordell Olive, Tom Duffy, Joe LaBatch, Chuck Wilson, Jim Martin, Tim Fan- nick, Chris Sharpe and Cliff Ko- zemchak. 1978 — 30 YEARS AGO The county wide “reinspec- tion” begun recently by the Lu- zerne County Assessor’s Office has drawn mixed reviews in the Back Mountain. While the pro- gram began under the direction of Luzerne County Assessor Thomas Garrity has been gener- ally referred to as a reassess- ment, Garrity emphasized that it is instead a “reinspection.” Said Garrity, “We are conducting a re- inspection of all property in or- der to get an updated property description. This is not'itself a reassessment.” New members of the Dallas Junior Women’s Club are Mrs. Paul Fosko, Mrs. John Kristan, Mrs. David Knapp and Mrs. Rob- ert Eyet. Billy Mathers, 55-1b. wrestler, Trucksville, placed second in the Grand National Freestyle Wres- tling Championships at Lincoln, Nebraska last weekend. 1988 —- 20 YEARS AGO Despite protests of many resi- dents and a recommendation of denial by the Luzerne County Planning Commission, Dallas Borough Council members last week approved an ordinance changing the parcel of land for- merly known as Powderhorn Es- tates from conservation zoning to residential by a 5-1 vote. The former Powderhorn Estates is a 33.5 parcel of land on which de- veloper Ed Nelen proposed to build approximately 51 homes. The Harvey’s Lake Lions re- cently installed their new offi- cers at a dinner held at Faux’s Inn, Harvey’s Lake. Elected were Lee Watson, president; Rich Goode, first vice-president; Ron Debalko, second vice-president; Wilfred Ide, treasurer; and Wayne Rhone, secretary. 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. WHERE'S THE BEST PLACE TO GET PIZZA IN THE BACK MOUNTAIN? “TC Riley's." “Pizza Per- “Dino's.” fect, of John Emil Kathy Barlow course.” Dallas Dallas Nancy McDonald Dallas “Red Subs." Sandy Richardson Dallas fect.” "Pizza Per- Lynn Bartz "Pizza Per- fect.” Sara Gregory Lehman Lehman
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