| PAGE 4 EDITO RIAL Sunday, May 24, 2009 Harveys Lake Walking Club is up and running Dear Editor: The first meeting of the Har- veys Lake Walking Club was held on May 9 at the Lakeside Skillet. At least a dozen attendees made plans for the newly-founded group to walk certain paths in the lake area that are comfortable for beginner and intermediate walk- ers. The group is encouraging participants who are wheelchair bound to join as well as parents with youth strollers and dogs walking with owners at no fee. The next meeting is set for 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, at the Lakeside Skillet followed by a walk in the Outlet area. The walk for the month of May is located at Pole 155, Park Street, Ash, Pine and Oak that are one block above the lake on level ground for safety from traffic. We'll meet at 7 p.m. on Thurs- days and 9 a.m. on Saturdays. Plans are on the drawing board for a mid-summer Jamaican beach party with a local well- known artist to help raise funds for the Luzerne County SPCA. A dog walk for adopting pets will be held with requests of food dona- tions for cats and dogs at the pur- posed event. The purposes of forming this group are many. There are not any gyms in the lake area. But mostly the camaraderie of meet- ing neighbors from the lake and surrounding communities is good for the health and well-be- ing of all participating. This is a great chance for par- ents and children for good old- fashioned fun. Though not a dat- ing group, married couples and singles alike can bring friends and family to enjoy the fresh air and beauty of the many areas of the lake’s paths. Our lake is nes- tled between the Back Mountain and the Endless Mountains which is a separate community, geographically and governmen- tally. For more information, call 639- 3299 or e-mail sun- setl17@aol.com. Sandra Serhan Harveys Lake MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel * On May 30,1806, in a duel with pistols, future President Andrew Jackson Kills a man who insulted his wife, Rachel, who married Jackson before being divorced from her previous husband. Rachel's divorce caused more of a scandal in the press and in parlors than Jackson's killing of Charles Dickin- son. * On May 31,1870, Professor Edward Joseph De Smedt re- ceives two patents for “French asphalt pavement.” On July 29, the first road pavement of sheet asphalt was laid on William Street in Newark, N.J. e On May 26,1924, President Calvin Coolidge signs into law the Comprehensive Immigration Act, which denied entry to Mexicans, Eastern and Southern Europeans and Japanese. The Japanese government viewed the American law as an insult, and declared May 26 a national day of humiliation in Japan. e On May 27,1937, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge opens to the public after five years of construction. At 4,200 feet, it was the longest bridge in the world until the comple- tion of New York City's Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in 1964. e On May 29,1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand becomes the first explorer to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which, at 29,035 feet above sea level, is the highest point on earth. The first recorded attempt to climb Everest was made in 1921 by a British expedition. * On May 25,1977, the first of George Lucas’ blockbuster “Star Wars": movies hitsiAmerican theaters. "Star Wars" was soon a bona-fide pop culture phenomenon. Over the years it has spawned, five more feature films, five, TV. series and an gg 1 entire industry's worth of comic books, toys, video games and other products. * On May 28, 1987, Matthias Rust, a 19-year-old amateur pilot from West Germany, takes off from Finland, travels through more than 400 miles of Soviet airspace, and lands his small Cessna aircraft in Red Square by the Kremlin in Moscow. The event proved to be an immense embarrassment to the Soviet government and military. One American diplomat in the Soviet Union joked, “Maybe we should build a bunch of Cessnas.” Soviet officials were not amused. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver e |t was 20th-century architect and businessman Charles Luckman -- known as “The Boy Wonder of American Busines"" - who made the following sage observation: “The trouble with America is that there are far too many wide-open spaces surrounded by teeth.” * The Balkan country of Serbia has seen an odd trend in funerals lately: air-conditioned coffins. Even though the coffins cost approxi- mately $6,600, a casket company that offers the chillers is having a hard time keeping them in stock. e Experts claim that if you make a line of flour on the floor - or the counter, or table, or wherever you're having trouble with the pests - ants won't cross it. * Back in the day, if you wanted to be a Pony Express rider, you couldn't weigh more than 120 pounds. * Those who study such things - and, to be honest, I'm not entirely sure who those people would be -- say that in the United States, people who live on the East Coast wash their clothes the least often, while those in the South wash them the most (a fact for which |, who live in the sweaty South, am eternally grateful). * The town of Key Largo, Fla., did not exist before the 1948 film of that name starring Humphrey Bogart made it famous. e Harry Benson, a photographer who covered the Beatles in the early days of their success, says that the Fab Four celebrated their first No. 1U.S. hit, "I Want to Hold Your Hand," by having a pillow fight in their hotel room. * An interesting note for all the towheads out there: In ancient Rome, prostitutes were required to dye their hair blonde, if it wasn't already that shade. Thought for the day: “Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. | myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.” - Kurt Vonnegut 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 SUBMITTED PHOTO Deno Pantelakos, of Idlewood Drive in Dallas, calls this scene from Hickory Run State Park, “This Old Tree.” The tree is on the shoreline of Hickory Run Lake near Boulder Field, is about 60 feet tall and leans at a 45 degree angle, providing one of nature's wonders. 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. 1939 — 70 YEARS AGO Harold Brobst and Irene Bless- ing, members of the eighth grade class of Dallas Borough schools, have been recommend- ed for the coveted American Le- gion Scholastic Award, accord- ing to T.A. William- mee, super- vising prin- cipal. ) Brobst was chosen because of outstanding qualities of honor, courage, scholarship, leadership and service. Miss Blessing was recommended be- cause she best fulfilled the qual- ifications of courage, compan- ionship, character, service and scholarship. T.A. Williammee, supervising principal of Dallas Borough High School, has announced that the Reader’s Digest Award for Scholarship Achievement has been won by the valedictor- ian of the Class of 1939, Miss Thelma Gregory. Miss Gregory will receive an embossed parch- ment certificate upon gradua- tion. The Digest confers this an- nual award as encouragement to young men and women who, by their scholastic achievement, give promise of growing into leadership of their communities. YESTERDAY 1949 —- 60 YEARS AGO Ted Shouldice, senior student of Vocational Agriculture in Leh- man Township High School, won first place in the area FF.A. Tractor Driving Contest held last week at Sterling Farms. He will represent Luzerne and Lack- awanna County chapters during Future Framer Week at Penn State in June. Eva Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Martin of Pikes Creek, member of the se- nior class of Lake Township High School, was elected by the student body, and the faculty, as the first May Queen in the histo- ry of the school. When the new Acme Market opens in Dallas on Tuesday morning it will give the Back Mountain area a quarter-of-a- million dollar food market un- surpassed in beauty, size and convenience by any other mar- ket in the Acme chain in North- eastern Pennsylvania. 1959 —- 50 YEARS AGO Senator Harold Flack cut the ribbon Friday morning at the grand re-opening of the Ben Franklin store in its new location on Church Street, admitting a crowd of potential purchasers to the greatly enlarged quarters. Henry Holak, Wilkes-Barre, has purchased Earl’s Drug Store, Trucksville, from Earl Henwood and will henceforth operate the business under the firm name of Trucksville Pharmacy. Mr. and Mrs. Henwood who have operated the business suc- cessfully since May 1946 until its purchase last week, will retire af- ter 59 years of association with the drug business. At local Acme stores, hams were 57 cents a pound; a half gal- lon of ice-cream sold for 79 cents; a 16 ounce box of Ritz crackers was 33 cents and a loaf of bread was 17 cents. 1969 — 40 YEARS AGO Elected recently as May Queen at Gettysburg College was Miss Beverly Eck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eck of Sha- vertown. With her father as es- cort during the ceremonies, Miss Eck’s Coronation highlight- ed both the Parents Weekend held at the college and her own active college career. Virginia Jenkins was crowned Prom Queen at Dallas High School’s Junior Prom Friday night. She was crowned by 1968 Prom Queen Debbie Allen. Two Dallas High Schoo dents, Anne Wentz and E! beth Eckman, have had their . tu- original sketches selected for publication in the semi-annual Anthology of High School Art. 1979 - 30 YEARS AGO Trucksville Elementary School held its annual play day last week under the direction of Mrs. Cleda Shelby. Winners were team six. Members of the team are: Richard Cosgrove, Su- san Voitek, Matthew Price, Ge- orge Russ, Allison Fry, captain, Guy Haughcoout, David Morris, Patricia Covert, Michael Chocal- lo, Brian Novicki and Sandra Corcoran. New officers were installed at the regular monthly meeting of the Back Mountain Area Feder- ated Woman's Club. They are: Mrs. Evelyn Farrell, president; Mrs. Sandy Richardson, vice- president; Mrs. Nancy Row- lands, secretary; and Mrs. Grace McCue, treasurer. Devin Brunges, member of Boy Scout Troop 155, Trucks- ville, received scouting’s highest award earlier this month at a spe- cial ceremony at Trucksville United Methodist Church. Two Dallas athletes left for the State Track and Field Finals at Shippensburg College. Senior Jerry McDowell, who placed first in the shot put in District 2 competition last Friday and Su- san M. Dreher, senior, who came sen in second in the high jump in the District 2 girls event last Thurs- day, will represent Dallas High School hoping to come home with top honors in their event. 1989 - 20 YEARS AGO Dallas Rotary Club’s Annual Book Scholarships were award- ed to Amy Phares and Julie Ann Jrlowski, Dallas High ‘School, d Alfred Manzoni and Allyson Lukasavage, Lake Lehman High School. ; The Luzerne County Recre- ation Department held their 9th annual Under-graduate Boys’ Volleyball Tournament this past Saturday at the GAR High School in Wilkes-Barre with Lake Lehman High turning the tables on North Pocono High beating them in two games, 15-6 and 13-5 to take the champion- ship. Members of the champion- ship team are: Mike Doeffler, Dave Knapp, Rob Miroslaw, Fully) | # Klemunes, Chris Tawes, Jason Turner, John Wilson, Mark Stroud, Mike Taylo, Brian Maru- ca, John Baranowski, Ben Haughney, Matthew Kukosky, Jake Kircher and Wallace Wil- liam Willis III. At a special awards ceremony, Mary Sue Rish of Dallas received the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Award for excellence in account- ing studies. Rish, a student at College Misericordia, achieved a 4.0 grade point average and par- ticipated on the college’s softball team. 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 # ap- peared in the newspaper years ago. 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