PAGE 6 Sunday, October 11, 2009 EDITORIAL 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 970-1111 cdelicati@timesleader.com Dotty Martin EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com 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 October 2009. EXPRESS (1 WEEK) “Hothouse Orchid” by Stuart Woods, “Rough Country” by John Sandford, “A Change in Alti- tude” by Anita Shreve, “The Year of the Flood” by Margaret At- wood, “The Lost Art of Grati- tude” by Alexander McCall Smith and “There Goes the Bride” by M.C. Beaton FICTION “Hothouse Orchid” by Stuart Woods, “Rough Country” by John Sandford, “A Change in Alti- tude” by Anita Shreve, “The Year of the Flood” by Margaret At- wood, “The Lost Art of Grati- tude” by Alexander McCall Smith, “An Echo in the Bone” by Diana Gabaldon and “Inherent Vice” by Thomas Pynchon NON-FICTION “When Coal was Queen: the history of the Queen City - Oly- phant, Pennsylvania”, “Rocket Men: The Triumph & Tragedy of the First Americans on the Moon” by Craig Nelson, “Back to the garden: the story of Wood- stock” by Pete Fornatale, “The Healing of America” by T.R. Reid and “Homer’s Odyssey” by Gwen Cooper MYSTERY “There Goes the Bride” M.C. Beaton and “In a Gilded Cage” by Rhys Bowen BIOGRAPHY “Daniel J. Flood” by Sheldon Spear, “The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage” by Daniel Mark Ep- stein and “Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died” by Ed- ward Klein SCIENCE FICTION “Dreamfever” by Karen Marie Moning and “The Sword of the Lady” by S.M. Stirling STORY COLLECTION “Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall” by Kazuo Ishiguro YOUNG ADULT “P.S. I Loathe You” by Lisi Har- rison and “Snakecharm” by Ame- lia Atwater-Rhodes SUBMITTED PHOTO CAR COLLECTION ON DISPLAY AT BMML Matt Whitesell's collection of cars is on display at the Back Mountain Memorial Library for the month of October. The 7- year-old son of Mark Whitesell and Kate Burnside, Matt is in the first grade at Wycallis Elementary School. According to Matt, this collection was started eight years ago when his older broth- er was just two years old. “My brother and | like cars and so does our mom. We like to look at showrooms with foreign cars and exotic cars,” he says. Matt's favorites in this collection are the foreign cars and the sports cars. He and his family enjoy picking out the cars together at various stores. YOUR SPACE SUBMITTED PHOTO This scene, called “Autumn in the Park" by the photographer, was taken on Halloween Day in 2004 at Kirby Park. The photographer is Deno Pantelakos, of Idlewood Drive in Dallas. SHARE YOUR PICTURES WITH OUR READERS “YOUR SPACE" is reserved specifically for Dallas Post readers who have something they'd like to share with fellow readers. Submitted items may include photos or short stories and should be sent via e-mail at news@mydallaspost.com, by fax at 675-3650 or by: mail to The Dallas Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. Information must include the submitting person's name, address and a telephone number in the event we have questions. Readers wishing to have their photos returned should include a self-address/stamped envelope. Items will be published in the order in which they are reserved. The editor of The Dallas Post reserves the right to reject any items submitted for publication. 1989 - 20 YEARS AGO The Dallas Township supervi- sors finally agreed on the loca- tion of the boundary line be- tween Dallas Township and Franklin Township in the Valley View Trailer Court, at their meeting held yesterday. Zoning of- ficer Leo- nard Kozick explained that the offi- cial bounda- ry line was never estab- lished be- tween the two townships, since in the past there were two lines, one indicat- ed on the township maps and a second. line defined on the de- scription. Officials of both townships met and agreed that the line should be in the center of the two which have been in question over the years. Bill Leandri, Dallas, was one of many volunteers last week who served food and drinks at McDonald’s in Shavertown. Pro- ceeds from the event were donat- ed to the United Way of Wyom- ing Valley. Amy Lynn Mazur, of Shaver- town, has been elected secretary of the Student Government As- sociation of Penn State Wilkes- Barre. Mazur, sophomore major- ing in international affairs, has ambitions to be a United. States Ambassador someday. 1979 - 30 YEARS AGO On Saturday night, Dallas resi- dent George McCutcheon was officially installed as lieutenant governor of Kiwanis for Division 15 in the District of Pennsylva- nia. McCutcheon has been a member of the Dallas Kiwanis for 22 years and has held all offic- es in the club. The Back Mountain Jay-C- Ettes recently welcomed eight new members as part of their re- cent recruitment program. New YESTERDAY members are: Debbie Natitus, Karen Berlew, Stephanie Reisch, Joan Marshall, Janice Kern, Bar- bara Regan, Diane Sharkness and Nancy Garvey. Seven Dallas High School se- niors are candidates for Home- coming Queen activities this year. The activities will begin with the Dallas-Meyers football game this Saturday when the queen will be crowned at half- time. A dance will follow that evening in the high school gym. Candidates are: Mona Goble, Carole Kwasnik, Cynthio Mon- ka, Michele Thomas, Cora Kloeber, Marisa Bolinski and Michelle Arcuri. 1969 — 40 YEARS AGO It is expected that construc- tion of the first stage of a multi- phase park project will begin in Dallas within the next few months. The park, which will be located on Luzerne Avenue and Burndale Road, has been in the planning stages for nearly two years. Construction would in- volve clearing, excavating and black topping part of the area. Flooding for ice skating is planned this year with the rest of the playground to be built in the spring. Plans for the park were initi- ated following the Dallas Sesqui- centennial celebration on the fall of 1967 when it was decided that profits from the celebration would be used for the develop- ment of recreational areas in the Back Mountain community. A Playground has been planned since World War II and has be- gun to attract community atten- tion for the pace of construction. A branch of the American Civ- il Liberties Union was started this week for northeastern Penn- sylvania. Last Monday, about 40 people who already were mem- bers of the ACLU met in Wilkes- Barre where an interim operat- ing committee of lawyers and ci- tizens interested in civil liberties was chosen. 1959 —- 50 YEARS AGO The announcement that Ed- die Brominski, former Columbia University football star and for the past ten years physical edu- cation instructor at Hazleton High School, has been retained as head football coach by Dallas School District has met with widespread favor throughout the Back Mountain area. Kiwanis Key Club’s Drill Team and colorful flag bearers are bringing renown to the Back Mountain region. Last week they brought down the house at Bloomsburg Fair. This week, with a Queen as an added attrac- tion, they will be featured at the Flaming Forest Festival at Reno- vo on Saturday. Members of the drill team are: Peter Letts, Ronald Trewern, Jon Butler, Durelle Scott, An- drew Siket, Clinton Hess, Tho- mas Bloomer, Robert Wallace, Robert Peterson and captain Ed- gar Inman. Girls who carried the flag were: Sue Kelley, Sandy Lee, Grace Bachman, Eileen Dungey, Bonnie Gross, Donna Myers, Be- tty Mannear, Bonnie Sickler, Joyce Anderson, Carol Ander- son, Carol Dungey, Joy Bur- hams, Barbara Prokopchak, Sal- ly Moyer, Ruth Miller, Janice Weeden, Alma Gray, Margie Walp and Elsa Orchard. 1949 —- 60 YEARS AGO Dallas Kiwanis Women’s Club will hold a masquerade dance at Rice’s Barn, Orchard Farms, next Saturday evening. Framer and modern dancing will high- light the evening. Those who attend without wearing masks will pay a forfeit. Prizes will be given for the best dressed, the funniest and the most original costumes. Com- mittee members include Mrs. Kenneth Rice, Mrs. Gary Cup- pels, Mrs. Sherman Harter, Mrs. Harold Dixon, Mrs. Harold Smith and Mrs. Earl Hess. The entire community, wheth® er mill employees or not, is invit- ed to take part in the Halloween, Party and Dance sponsored by Natona Mills Social Club at Dal- las Township High School on Oct. 28. Ten and four dollar prizes will be awarded for the most original and funniest costumes, with smaller cash prizes in three oth- er classifications. Members of the party commit- tee are Peggy Polk, Hazle Bo- gart, Mrs. Harvey McCarty, Del- phine Rees, Jean Clyton, Eva Dickison, Marion Tryon and Mrs. James Davenport. 1939 - 70 YEARS AGO Feminine Democracy will make spirited bids for school board positions in two local com-; munities at the General Election on November 7. In Dallas Borough Democrats have nominated Mrs. Mary Fer- ry and Mrs. Irene Monk as their candidates for the two school di- rector positions which must be filled. Although Dallas has had women on its school board be- fore this, it is the first time any party has had two feminine can- didates in one election. At Harvey’s Lake, Louella Gos- sart, who lost her campaign for Republican nomination fo school director, will be a candi date on the Democratic ticket. The presence of feminine bon- nets in the political ring usually reserved for male fedoras is par- ticularly significant because as Democratic candidates, the three women face an uphill bat- tle in communities which are overwhelmingly = Republican. None of the candidates are mak- ing aggressive campaigns. Information for “Only Yester- day” is 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 newspaper vears ago. “No, too busy.” Diane Nice “WILL YOU VISIT ANY HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS THIS FALL?" “I don't know, but my grandson wants me to.” Debbie Wojciechowitz “No, not that | know of.” Devon McMahon Joe Noon | WER i “I don't partake in things like that.” Will Hurtado “Yes, | plan on going to the ‘Haunted Li- brary.” Ondrea Taffera Lad
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