PAGE 4 EDITORIAL Sunday, March 22, 2009 Children’s art 1s displayed The books that we read are of- ten portrayed in different ways, such as movies, audios and some- times even related merchandise. But for a chance to see familiar stories from a child’s point of view, be sure to take a peek at the colorful artwork, currently on display in the Children’s Room of the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary. This “gallery” consists of draw- ings and paintings made by stu- dents of local artist Sue Hand. Each piece of artwork depicts a favorite book with the child de- signing his or her own picture re- lated to the story. These students were recently honored publicly and, for the next few weeks, the library is proud to house these creations. Baby-sitting course Local teens, ages 11 through 15, may be interested to know that we are once again offering a baby- sitting course sponsored by the American Red Cross. This course will be held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, in the library’s upstairs Community Room. Participants will learn how to interview for baby-sitting jobs, make responsible decisions, su- pervise children, keep children and themselves safe and choose safe and age-appropriate toys. Skills taught include rescue breathing, first-aid for choking, first-aid for bleeding and basic care (diapering, holding, feeding and dressing) for infants and small children. The course is ide- al for those who want to baby-sit and for older siblings to learn to care for younger ones. The fee for the course is $40 and must be paid at the time of registration. Teens are also asked to bring refreshments, a bagged lunch and snacks to the session. There are only four openings re- maining for this class and it will be the only one to be offered this spring. Holiday hours To celebrate the upcoming spring holidays, the Back Moun- tain Memorial Library will close early at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, and remain closed on Fri- day, April 10. It will re-open on Saturday, April 11. The Slightly Read Bookshop will also be closed on Saturday, April 11. a SUBMITTED PHOTO, ‘FEATHERED FRIENDS’ In anticipation of spring and the return of our “feathered friends” to the area, the March display at the Back Mountain Memorial Library is a collection of bird items owned by 10-year- old Sidney Neil, daughter of Mike and Lori Neil, and a fourth- grade student at Dallas Elementary School. Sidney has been collecting these items for the past five years and says she became interested in starting a collection after she won a stuffed pink macaw while playing a crane game. Her other favorite piece is an owl and nest drawing because she does a lot of bird drawings and takes art lessons from Tina Urban. Sidney wants everyone to know that she likes birds “because they are interesting and there are many different kinds.” MOMENTS IN TIME By Samantha Weaver * |t requires 30 tons of ore from a gold mine to produce a single new gold ring. * You are almost certainly aware of the fact that the Impressionist painter Claude Monet is famous for his paintings of water lilies. How- ever, you may not be aware of the fact that he painted more than 300 pictures of water lilies. The same water lilies, in fact - and they can still be seen today in a pond behind his house. * Medical experts say that men are twice as likely to get leprosy as women are. * At 17,700 feet, the world's highest battlefield is in the disputed region of Kashmir, between India and Pakistan. It seems the altitude is more dangerous than the actual fighting, though; more soldiers have died from frostbite, avalanches and other such hazards than have been killed by the opposing forces. * Chicago gangster Bugsy Moran got an early start in crime; he committed 26 robberies while he was still a teenager. * Inexplicably, in Florence, Italy, in the 15th century, it was illegal for women to wear buttons. .® The first telephone book ever issued was published by the New Haven District Telephone Company and was distributed in New Haven, Conn. in February 1878. It contained a grand total of 50 names. * In the Scandinavian country of Norway, you can find 1,800 lakes that contain no fish whatsoever. o0® Thought for the day: "Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of home- work formerly eaten by the dog.” - Doug Larson Richard L. Connor PUBLISHER 829-7202 rconnor@timesleader.com 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 Christie Delicati ADVERTISING 970-7111 cdelicati@timesleader.com Dotty Martin ° EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com ¥, THIS WEEK IN THE BACK MOUNTAIN Allan Hobbs, of Harveys Lake, took this picture of the bridge across the Northumberland Strait between New Brunswick and Prince can i) SUBMITTED PHOTO Island. Allan says the trip across the bridge can be a scary one because land is not visible from the center of the bridge. SHARE YOUR PICTURES WITH OUR READERS Do you have a photograph that is so awesome that you'd like to share it with others? Have you been on vacation and came back with not only unforgettable memories, but great photos? Do you have a great shot of your kids, of your pet, of your house? If you have a photograph you think is worth sharing with other Dallas Post readers, send it to us and we'll publish it in our “This Week in the Back Mountain” space. You can e-mail the photo, in JPEG format, to news@mydallaspost.com or mail it to us at: The Dallas Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. 1989- 20 YEARS AGO The Alpha Omega Sorority is the first sorority on the campus of College Misericordia’s Cam- pus. The sorority is a communi- ty service as well as social orga- nization. Members include Shir- ley Pallante, Ericka Ma- gor, Carol Marchena, Meg Co ¥) neen, Carol Holmes, Diane Dimke, Cheri Koler, Lisa Patuk, Sara Gordon, Sue Lawson and Diane DeFluri. Lehman-Jackson Elementary School held its annual Scripps- Howard Spelling Bee recently. It was organized by Mrs. Catherine Cortegerone, a sixth grade teacher. Starr Andrew emerged as the winner as she correctly spelled “delicious.” Runner-up was Jessica Opplinger. Hugh Mundy, Dallas Senior High School student and cross country star, took first place at the state indoor track meet at Le- high University March 4. YESTERDAY 1979 - 30 YEARS AGO Students at Dallas Senior High School are preparing to present the comedy, “A Midsum- mer Night's Dream” by William Shakespeare. “The Rustics,” a group of country workmen, who provide slapstick comedy are re- hearsing a play which they will present at the Marriage of The- seus and Hippoliyta. Playing the Rustics are: Mark Miller, David Moore and Russ Paulsen. The Lake-Lehman Symphonic Band will present its concert next weekend. Members of the clarinet section who will per- form in the concert are: Denise Weidner, Laurie Kinney, Mary- jean Konopko, Pam Adams, Ann Marie Borofski, Karen Williams, Bonnie Perrego, Virginia Yatsko, Debbie Lansberry, Tracey Jones, Jennie Smith, Debbie Zurinski, Warren Harding, Joelle Har- graves, Donna Headman, Donna Dragon and Kim Burk. The ’78-79 edition of Who's Who in Music will carry the name of Eileen Borton, from Lake-Lehman High School who has been selected 3s being, among’ the country’s most out- standing high school music stu- dents. 1969 — 40 YEARS AGO Despite warnings by Back Mountain Fire Companies for residents to use extreme caution while burning outside, brush fires continued over the week- end in several areas. Dr. Henry M. Laing Company, Dallas, was called out three times on Sunday, the first time to College Manor, where dead leav- es being burned in the Umphred yard and fanned by the wind traveled to within four feet of the residence. Three hours later they were called to Hemlock Street, Fernbrook for another brush blaze and while there the third call came in from Maple- wood Avenue, Dallas Borough. Pauline Wall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wall, received the highest awards that a Junior Girl Scout can receive at church services held at the Alderson Methodist Church. A Brass Quartet from Dallas High School will compete in the finals of the Kiwanis Music Fes- tival on Saturday at Irem Temple Auditorium, Wilkes-Barre. The quartet is made up of Jay Miller, Allan Zaboski, Robert Carle and Michael Davis. 1959 —- 50 YEARS AGO The Westmoreland High School basketball team captured the Class B League District championship and went on to compete in the eastern finals, for the longest string of champion- ship games in the history of Back Mountain basketball. Members of the team are: Douglas Shelley, Jack Eck, Warren Long, Gary Dietz, Robert Shotwell, Donald Belles, Brent Clark, Peter Le osep Molla- han and Frank Cooper. A team. * is'coached by Clint ° A and’ i George McCutcheon. Four girls from Tri Hi Y Clubs of Back Mountain Branch YM- CA will participate in the United Nations Model Assembly pro- gram, Harrisburg, this weekend. Girls who will represent the Back Mountain Y Clubs include: Pat Bialogowicz, Betty Lou Gra- ham, Grace Bachman and Jane Carey. 1949 - 60 YEARS AGO A year old New Hampshire Red Hen owned by Biagio Gal- letti of Lehman this week laid a mammoth egg containing an- other normal sized egg, perfect- ly formed and shelled egg. The egg measured 3 34 inches in hori- zontal diameter and 2 1% inches in vertical diameter. Those who saw the egg when Mr. Galletti exhibited it in Dal- las, admitted that it was the largest one they had ever seen. Facing stiff competition from more than 100 Boy Scout swim- mers at the West District Swim- ming Meet Tuesday night at Meyers High School pool, Alder- son Boy Scout Troop No. 331 car- ried off third place honors with six ribbons to its credit. The troops relay team com- posed of Derwin Patton, Jack Patton, Daniel Johns and Arnold Garinger took first place. Movies playing at the Shaver: Theater, Shavertown, included “The 3 Musketeers” starring Gene Kelley, Lana Turner, June Allyson and Van Heflin; “The Fighting 69th” starring Pat O’Brien, James Cagney and Den- nis Morgan; and “Mexican Hay- ride” starring Abbott and Costel- lo. 1939 — 70 YEARS AGO A $2,000 note — representing a Richard, +. Jast indebtedness son the brick church built after First ( ian; Church of Sweet Val- ley was destroyed by fire in Octo- ber 1926 — will be burned with appropriate ceremony next Fri- day night. The note, which was paid off early this month, will be burned on a platter and the ashes scattered to the four winds. When the old church burned the congregation built a tidy new brick edifice which was dedicat- ed in April 1927, and a debt of $7,000 was assumed. The first note, for $5,000, was paid off some year ago. Idle five and one-half mon as the result of a strike called b the American Newspaper Guild, Wilkes-Barre’s three newspapers were preparing last night to re- new publication within a few days. The strike, which attracted national attention, came to an end early Wednesday morning when members of the Guild vot- ed, 108-24, to accept an agree- ment approved by their publish- ers following seven days of con- ferences in New York City. Movies playing at the Himm- ler Theater in Dallas included “The Dawn Patrol” starring Er- rol Flynn; “There Goes My Heart” starring Frederick March and Virginia Bruce; and “Ken- tucky” starring Loretta Young and Richard Greene. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post, which is 120 vears old. The wmformation is printed here exactly as it ap- peared in the newspaper vears ago. "ARE YOU GOING TO MISS ANYTHING ABOUT WINTER?" “Not much “Nothing, “I'll miss the nothing except | skiing and because | the cooler snowboard- don’t like cold temper- ing.” and snow.” atures.” Dave Barchie ~ Alexandra Velez Ron Pecukonis West Wyoming Dallas Dallas / “Nothing, 'm “Nothing, be- “Snow days, cause 1 like ready for the pretty outside activ- | spring.” snowfall on ities and run- pete Egbert | the trees; it's ning.” shavertown | heautiful.” Courtney Benn Megan Ettinger Dallas Dallas y ¢ - N id
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