PAGE 4 EDITO RIAL Sunday, April 19, 2009 Fire and Ice’ cooking class Spring time calendars quickly fill up with more outdoor activities, extra visits with friends and fam- ilies and especially more time for fun. But before every block of every month has a full schedule, the Back Mountain Memorial Library has a few dates for you to pencil in (while there's still time left!) Cooking class A gourmet cooking class, taught by Gary Edwards of “Fire and Ice on Toby Creek” restaurant will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, at the library. Chef Edwards will dem- onstrate his master techniques in preparing an exquisite gourmet meal while enticing attendees with this delicious fare afterwards. Cost of the class (including meal) will be $22. Space is limited and payment is due at the time of registration. Special children’s program A special program will be held in the Children’s Room of the library at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 14. “If You Were a Penguin” by Wendell and Florence Minor is the selected title for this year’s “Pennsylvania One Book Every Young Child” pro- gram. Library volunteer Jean Grube will read the book and enter- tain the children with a few songs and fun! This free program is very popular, so be sure to register early. Jewelry making class The library will again offer a pop- ular jewelry making class at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. More details, including the cost of the class, will be available at the library SOOM. You may register for any of the above programs by calling the Li- brary at 675-1182. Bookshop sale The Slightly Read Bookshop lo- chef to hold at library cated in the basement of the library is offering a special “Buy One, Get One Free” sale of all hardcover fic- tion books. This sale will begin on Monday, April 27, and continue un- til May 23 of Memorial Day week- end. Shop early for the best selec- tion....and shhhh! (This sale even includes new titles!) Storyhours registration Registration for the next session of Summer Storyhours will be on Wednesday, June 3, with telephone calls being accepted beginning at 9:30 a.m. Friends plan book fair The Friends of the Back Moun- tain Memorial Library will once again hold a “Barnes and Noble” Book Fair on May 1 and 2 to sup- port the library. When you visit Barnesand Noble at the Arena Hub Plaza on those days, be sure to stop by the Friends’ table in the front of the store to pick up a special vouch- er. A percentage of your net sale will then be donated to the library. Auction dates set Here is an extra early notice that you will want to highlight (and cir- cle!)... The 63rd Annual Back Mountain Memorial Library Auc- tion will be held on July 9,10, 11and 12 on the library grounds. The plan- ning for this fun event has already begun and a few new surprises are in store for us! There are plans for a candy/bake sale booth, a furniture booth and extra treasures to be found in Grandma’s Attic booth. Teen volunteers needed All youth volunteers, ages 12 and up, are again needed for auction set-up which will be held on July 5 and 6. Watch for notices of times and dates when teen volunteers may start signing up! of 5 SUBMITTED PHOTO Jean Grube, a local singer, instrumentalist and teacher, will read “If | Were a Penguin” to children and engage them in songs, fin- gerplays, facts about penguins and lots of penguin puppet fun during a One book, Every Young Child program May 14 at the Back Mountain Memorial Library. Singer to entertain children at Back Mountain Library For the fourth consecutive year, Pennsylvania’s One Book, Every Young Child program will lead the way and highlight the importance of early literacy de- velopment in preschoolers ages 3 to 6. In its inaugural year, the One Book, Every Young Child pro- gram won the coveted, national John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award. Also for the fourth year, the Back Mountain Memorial Library will take part in this initiative by conducting a program presenting “If You Were a Penguin” to its young patrons at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, in the Children’s Room, appropri- ately decorated like Antarctica, complete with snow, twinkling lights and of course, penguins. Jean Grube, a local singer, in- strumentalist and teacher, will read the book to the children and then engage the children in songs, fingerplays, facts about penguins and lots of penguin puppet fun. Following the pro- gram, the children will have a chance to play and pretend with special toys and games from a “trunk” especially created for the “One Book” program. Each fam- ily will receive a paperback copy of the book along with book- marks, stickers, and early literacy information for the parents. The selection for this year’s program, “If You Were a .Pen- guin,” is written by Florence Mi- nor and illustrated by her hus- band, Wendell. The program, designed for pre- school age children, is free and open to the public but registra- tion is necessary due to space limitations. Interested patrons may call the library at 675-1182 to register. 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 : Deno Pantelakos, of Idlewood Drive in Dallas, offers this photo of the pottery shed at DelKanic's Greenhouse in -Loyalville. 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. O Vvolup Af 1 T LU al ) wii VUK SUBMITTED PHOTO 1939 —- 70 YEARS AGO The Borough of Dallas will have a birthday anniversary next week. Sixty years ago Friday (April 21), the court of Luzerne County cut a rough square out of the heart of old Dallas Township and estab- lished the “Borough of Dallas.” The “secession” was the cli- max of a sectional feud so bit- ter that trac- es of it are encountered today, more than half a century after the quarrel began. It was a quarrel over the town- ship school which split the com- munity wide open in 1879. Most of the children who attended the school lived in the settlement, which was then known as McClellandsville, and farmers in the outlying districts opposed improvements in the education- al program. The storm over the school spread to other civic affairs and before long there was a breach which divided the rural section from the settled area of the bor- ough. The quarrel became so bit- ter that in January 1879, a pet- ition signed by 52 men from the village was presented to the court, requesting the incorpora- tion of Dallas Borough. Ethel Wallo and Edwin Ide, both seniors, will reign over the Lehman Township High School May pageant to be held early next month. Maid of honor will be Jeanne Altomonte, a sopho- more, and other attendants in the court will be Anna Dropchin- ski, Murray Fiske, Eleanor Har- disky, Phillip Altomonte, Victo- ria Niezgoda, Arden Evans, Jose- phine Barto, Herman Kessler, Helen Wydra, George Lamo- reaux, Pauline Ehret and Warren Keller. YESTERDAY 1949 - 60 YEARS AGO At local Acme Markets, Flor- ida oranges were 39 cents a doz- en; fresh hamburg was 43 cents a pound; and a large loaf of bread was 13 cents. Harry Trebilcox, 2nd, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Trebilcox, Main Road, Trucksville, was the only contestant from the Back Mountain area to win a superior rating in the Pennsylvania State Forensic Contest held at King- ston high School. A student at Kingston Township High School, Harry is a pianist of ex- ceptional talent and is apparent- ly destined to become a musi- cian of note. Kingston Township children had a big day Saturday. They turned out seven hundred strong at the first annual Easter Egg Hunt held at the Kingston Town- ship High School grounds. Young Jimmie Borthwick, one of the first to find a numbered egg, was awarded a pencil box. He discovered that he should have won a chick and seeking to ex- change his prize, learned to his disappointment that the yellow, downy babies were all given out. His mother was probably re- lieved when no exchange was made since she wondered what in the world she would do with any more pets. 1959 —- 50 YEARS AGO Three Westmoreland students will take part in a chorus of 200 voices at East Stroudsburg High School Thursday, Friday and Saturday when delegates from 110 high schools of the North- east District meet for the annual chorus. Lester Lewis, music in- structor, will accompany the three girls from Westmoreland, Mary Dora Scott, Elouise Holm- gren and Bonnie Ruth Jenkins. Members of the committee for the Dallas Township PTA Ama- teur Night gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wiley Tuesday to further plans for the big event scheduled for May 8 in the high school auditorium. Committee members include Mrs. Jack Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wiley, William Krim- mel, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eck, Clayton Evans, Robert Dolbear, Jack Stanley, Alfred Camp, John Rosser and John Mulhern. The Annual Spring Frolic is in the forefront of Dallas Junior Woman's Club plans for the sea- son. It will be staged May 9 at Irem Temple Country Club, with dancing to Herbie Green's Or- chestra. Mrs. Hanford Eckman and Mrs. Donald Naylor are co- chairmen. Assisting with ar- rangements are: Mrs. James Huston, Mrs. William Dunn, Mrs. Robert Holland, Mrs. El- mer Williams, Mrs. Thomas Hill- yer and Mrs. David Alderson. 1969 — 40 YEARS AGO A raging brush fire which con- sumed 25 acres threatened a wooded sector and homes in Jackson Township, destroyed a trailer used for storage and a two story chicken coop, and burned over a wide area Monday after- noon. Seventy-five firemen from Jackson, Dallas, Idetown and Lehman answered the call for help, saving a home and a barn nearby. At one point, the fire leaped the road, but volunteers were successful in keeping it away from other residences. The fire occurred on the grounds of Marcy Evans near the Chase Correctional Institution. Adding to the intensity of the blaze were a batch of old tires which ignited and blew up in all directions. John C. Wise, of Dallas, a mathematics teacher at G.A.R,, was judged the best petformer in the Popular Class in the College and Open section of the Finals of the Kiwanis Music Festival at Irem Temple Auditorium Satur- day evening. Among the winners of the in- dividual sub-set category was a brass quartet from Dallas Junior High School. The brass quartet consisted of Michael Davis, Rob- ert Carle, Alan Zaboski and Jay Miller. 1979 —- 30 YEARS AGO Mrs. R.N. (Marge) Garinger of Harvey’s Lake is in Europe on a 14-game, 19-day Olympic Quali- fying Tour of Europe with the United States Field Hockey Team. Marge was selected to join the top 16 women field hock- ey players in the United States as ‘Melanie Kaniskas, Amy Jones, manager of the team for the cru- cial series of competition. For the first time in history, field hockey has been added to the Olympic sports for women. The USA is currently ranked 11th in the world. During its month-long open- ing festivities, the Dallas Town- ship office of Wyoming National Bank awarded prizes to the fol- lowing winners: Craig Phillips, Dallas, stereo; Joan Gdosky, Oak Hill, clock radio; Sister Mary Ed- ith, College Misericordia, clock radio; Agnes Harned, Shickshin- ny, radio; Alice Dollard, Dallas, 25 “ Zenith color TV. Robert Walsh, Sweet Valley, was the winner of the Circle K Oratorical Contest at the recent District Circle K convention in Altoona. 1989 — 20 YEARS AGO The Gate of Heaven cheer- leaders placed fourth in a recent West Side League competition at Bishop Hoban High School, Wilkes-Barre. Members of the squad are: Megan Heffron, cap- tain, Maria Farris, co-captain, Melinda Henry, Corin Schall, Lori Scott, Deborah Gregor, Amy Beth Hannigan, Amyg Beardsworth, Kelly Dowd andl Maria Hosey. McCrory’s in the Back Moun- tain Shopping Center, Shaver- town, announced that Randy Wolfe, Harvey's Lake, won the “World's Largest Easter Bunny” in a drawing held in March. Ran- dy, age 13, is a seventh grade stu- dent at Lake-Lehman Junior High. The bunny was filled with candy, toys and games. David Crake and Myron Pit- cavage qualified for one of the top four on the 1989 national fo- rensics team and will advance to the nationals in Pennsburg, com- peting with schools from all over the country. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post, which is 120 vears old. The information is printed here exactly as it ap- peared in the newspaper vears ago. W H “It's so nice to “The weather AT DO YOU LI KE MOST ABOUT SPR i “There's a spend time is warmer and | special smell outside and the animals . | to spring; the it's so relax- pop out; the grass grows ing." skies seem and the snow Becca stull | bluer.” is gone.” Lehman Anne Wallo Tom Lynch Lehman Dallas “It's nice out and | can't wait to go on the swings.” John Emil Dallas tant.” ING?" “It means the summer's al- most here. I'm a teacher so that's impor- Jessica Wrubel “The flowers and green grass are all ready to go.” | Andy Sholtis Shavertown Dallas Gi
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