PAGE 4 EDITORIAL Sunday, May 10, 2009 New books on library shelves The following new books have been added to the shelves of the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas, for the month of May 2009: EXPRESS (1 WEEK) “First Family” by David Baldac- ci, “Deadlock” by Iris Johansen, “Look Again” by Lisa Scottoline “Loitering with Intent” by Stuart Woods, “Tea Time for the Traditionally Built” by Alexander McCall Smith, “The 8th Confes- sion” by James Patterson, “Mr. and Miss Anonymous” by Fern Michaels and “Home Safe” by El- izabeth Berg FICTION “First Family” by David Baldac- ci, “Deadlock” by Iris Johansen, “Look Again” by Lisa Scottoline, “Loitering with Intent” by Stuart Woods, “Sizzle and Burn” by Jayne Ann Krentz, “Chances” by Nora Roberts, “Danger in a Red Dress” by Christina Dodd, “The Devil's Paintbox” by Victoria McKernan, “The Dakota Cipher” by William Dietrich, “The 8th Confession” by James Patterson, “The Dark Tide’ by Andrew Gross, “The Kindly Ones” by Jo- nathan Littell, “Beat the Reaper” by Josh Bazell, “Sunset Bay” by Susan Mallery, “Married in Seat- tle” by Debbie Macomber, “Mr. and Miss Anonymous” by Fern Michaels, “Home Safe” by Eliza- beth Berg, “Revolutionary Road” by Richard Yates, “Silent Thun- der” by Iris Johansen, “Dead Si- lence” by Randy Wayne White and “Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon” by David Michaels NON-FICTION “The Lost City” by David Grann, “Flat Belly Diet!” by Liz Vaccariello, “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man” by Steve Har- vey, “Now or Never” by Jack Caf- ferty, “How We Decide” by Jonah Lehrer, “Securing the City” by Christopher Dickey, “Zen and Now” by Mark Richardson, “On the Genealogy of Morals” by Frie- drich Nietzsche, “Blank Spots on the Map” by Trevor Paglen and “The Thirteen American Argu- ments” by Howard Fineman MYSTERY “Tea Time for the Traditionally Built” by Alexander McCall Smith and “Blood Island” by H. Terrell Griffin REFERENCE “Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900” by Chester L. Krause, “Physicians” Desk Refer- ence 2009” and “Current Biogra- phy 2008” LARGE PRINT FICTION “Stalked” by Brian Freeman, “Bone Lake” by Drusilla Campell and “Killer Heat” by Linda Fair- stein BOOKS ON CD “The Associate” by John Grish- am, “Long Lost” by Harlan Coben and “Grace” by Richard Paul Evans SUBMITTED PHOTO For the fourth consecutive year, Wal-Mart Supercenter has teamed with the Back Mountain Memorial Library in participating in Pennsylvania's One Book, Every Young Child Program. From left are Janet Bauman, children’s librarian, Back Mountain Memorial Library, with Jim Douglas, manager, Wal-Mart Supercenter. WAL-MART TEAMS UP WITH BACK MOUNTAIN LIBRARY For the consecutive fourth year, Wal-Mart Supercenter has teamed with the Back Mountain Memorial Library in leading the way and highlighting the importance of early literacy develop- ment in pre-schoolers ages 3 to 6 by participating in Pennsylva- nia's One Book, Every Young Child Program. A program presenting “If You Were a Penguin” is scheduled for Tla.m. on Thursday, May 14, in the Children’s Room that is appro- priately decorated with snow, twinkling lights and, of course, penguins. Jean Grube, a local talented singer, instrumentalist and teach- er, will read the book to the children and then engage the chil- dren in songs, fingerplays, facts about penguins and lots of pen- guin puppet fun. Following the program, each family will receive one paperback copy of the book along with bookmarks, stickers, and early litera- cy information for the parents, compliments of the Wal-Mart Su- percenter. The program, designed for pre-school age children, is free and open to the public but registration is necessary due to space limi- tations. Interested patrons may call the library at 675-182 to reg- THIS WEEK IN THE BACK HH MOUNTAIN J | CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/FOR THE DALLAS POST Lines formed early and were very long for a free rabies clinic at Agway in Dallas last week. 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 itin 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. 1939 —- 70 YEARS AGO Fifteen letters were awarded at a Varsity Banquet given for Dallas Borough School athletes and bandsmen by the Parent- Teacher Association last Thurs- day night in the school auditori- um. Members of the boys basketball team receiv- ing letters were: Alvah Jones, War- ren Brown, Warren Culp, Fred Drake, Alfred Davis, Robert Niemeyer and Lewis Ler- Grand, manager. Girls awarded YESTERDAY «letters for: basketball included Rhoda Thomas, Stella Misson, Gertrude Kintz, Audre O’Kane, Alma Nelson, Jean Cole and Be- tty Him, manager. Mary Jeter was given a letter for cheer lead- ing. The Brotherhood of Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, Shaver- town, will have a father and son dinner next Friday night. The committee has as members Charles Dressel, Stanley Davis, James Harfman, David Spry, Paul M. Winter and Fred Mal- kemes. 1949 - 60 YEARS AGO On Sunday morning, mem- bers of Saint Paul’s Lutheran will celebrate the 24th anniversary of the church. A large attendance is expected as the day will also mark the burning of the first and second mortgages on the build- ing. Herbert Dreher, a senior at Dallas Borough High School, was painfully cut about the right hand and wrist Tuesday noon when he went through a plate glass window in one of the school entrance doors. He and several other boys were playfully roughhousing on the lawn when one of them ran into the building with Herb fol- lowing. The door was slammed and as he put up his arm to save his face, his arm went through the window. Also injured by the flying glass was Bob Carbohn, a freshman. Movies playing at the Sandy Beach Drive-In Theater includ- ed “Black Gold” starring Antho- ny Quinn and Katherine DeMi- lle; “Down To Earth” starring Larry Parks and Rita Hayworth;; “Devil To Pay” starring Ronald Colman, Myrna Loy and Loretta Young; and “Each Dawn I .Die” starring George raft and James Cagney. At the Shaver Theater, Shavertown, Gregory Peck and Anne Baxter were featured in “Yellow Sky” and Roy Rogers and Trigger were featured in “Under California Stars.” hin 1959 — 50 YEARS AGO Lake-Noxen building of Lake- Lehman jointure will celebrate May Day on Tuesday on the school grounds. Reigning as queen will be Linda Grey. Lady- in-Waiting will be Beverly Cris- pell, runner-up in the student vote. Gate of Heaven students will present a musical comedy, “Loco Burrito,” Wednesday and Thurs- day in the school auditorium. In the large cast of characters are: James Halpin, Helen Waldow, Gregory Maloni, Donald Harbi- son, Arthur Ondish, Richard Konnick, John Malloy, Stephen Batory, Gerald Siperko, Jeropme Lukasavage, Francis Cummings, June Connelly, Dorothy Szafran, Cecilia Young, Eleanor Dudas- chiki, Francis Parsons, Margaret Spears, Margaret Schobert, Pa- tricia Kanasky, Charlene Makar, Mary Beth Garey and Patricia Rottier. Movies playing at Sandy Beach included “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” starring Ingrid Bergman, Curt Jurgens and Rob- ert Donat and “I Mobster” star- ring Steve Cochran and Lita Mi- lan. At the Himmler Theater, Dallas, Sophia Lorena and An- thony Quinn were featured in “The Black Orchid.” wr William @Guyette, wef 1969 — 40 YEARS AGO Five new members were in- ducted into the Dallas Kiwanis Club recently. They are: George Dunn, William Allabaugh, P. Jer- ry Pillets, Charles Tomasko and the Rev. Paul C. Duncan. Eight Dallas Senior High School students, who submitted original creative writings to a na- tional publisher, have been noti- fied that their manuscripts have been accepted for publication this spring. Notified were: Gail Morris, Deborah Fader, Linsey Sherwood, Catherine Lance, Philip Scott, Valerie Edwards, Linda Daughton and Jerry McDonald. For the second year in a row, Communications, Shavertown, received recognition for out- standing marketing in the Wilkes-Barre — Scranton area. The international award was presented to Guyette by L.K. Kendall, district manager of Du- kane Corp., Washington, D.C., at a dinner held at Brothers 4, Dal- las. The award is a singular hon- or in that of the 483 worldwide distributors of Dukane Commu- nications equipment, only 14 awards are given. 1979 - 30 YEARS AGO Members of the Shavertown United Methodist Church 1979 Confirmation Class were re- ceived into membership at a re- cent Sunday worship service. Class members are: Hugh Ray- mond Boyes, John Sherwood Wilson, James Richard Martin, Brian Edward Moye, Kenneth Daniel Swingle, Christopher Mi- chael Sutton, Craig Douglas Rome, Glenn Ward Eyet, Tracy Elizabeth Davis, Phillip Leonard Brown, Laura Jane Maturi. Winners at the recent Gate of Heaven Science Fair were Paul Hartzel, John Schray, Kathleen Kelly, Julie Napieralski, Janet Carey, Richard Bernick, Paul Dietl, John Spencer, Matthew Crake, Honor Gless, Susan Rut- koski, Matthew Evans. Brownie Troop 654 went to College Misericordia, Sunday af- ternoon, to see Aesop Fable. At- tending were: Amy Bonner, Hei- di Strazdus, Tracy Bains, Heath- er Manix, Cindy Kern, Michelle Boback, Heidi Newell, Rachel Schall, Dwin Campbell and Heather Lutz. They were accom- panied by Mrs. Anne Manix, co- leader; Mrs. Barbara Strazdus and Mrs. Sandy Newell, assist- ants. 1989 —- 20 YEARS AGO Andrew Merrill, a senior at Wyoming Seminary College Pre- paratory School in Kingston, has been selected Student of the suyette Month for April by the Kif{gSton Lions Club. A resident of Shaver- town, Merrill was elected into the Wyoming Seminary chapter of the Cum Laude Society and has also been named a National Merit Finalist. Members of the Developmen- tal Bowling League ended their 10 week session last week with a pizza party at the Pizza Hut where they were awarded tro- phies for their season’s competi- tion. Sponsored by the Deutsch Institute for Disabled Individu- als, members of College Miser- icordia served as volunteers for the bowling league which was designed for people with special needs. Some of the members of the league are: Josh Rowland, Scott Sarley, Shelley Lowery, Amy Spencer, Cory Gwilliam, and Ka- ren Bowersox. Winners of the bake-off held by the Dallas Middle School Ger- man Club were Marlene Matos- ky, Wendy Cane, Stephanie Drin- er, Emily Russin, Alison Gager and Andrea Shone. Information for “Only Yester- day” 1s taken from past issues of The Dallas Post, which is 120 vears old. The wnformation is printed here exactly as it ap- peared in the mewspaper years ago. “WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOTHER'S DAY MEMORY?” ister. www.mydallaspost.com Community Newspaper Group THE TIMES LEADER . : : : “Being in the | “My son and “One year the | “Last year “The first “Just the gift 12.N. Main 3 ran SH0e7520 back yard with | sister had pro- | kids set the | when | had my | Mother's Day | of having my ALA Wa the kids in the | fessional pic- | table with my | daughter on after | had my | two boys.” PUBLISHER EDITOR sunshine for tures taken. 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