PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, December 27, 2009 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 Slightly Read Bookshop at library to re-open Jan. 6 The Holiday Shoppe of the - Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary, located in the front foyer of the library, is beautifully decorat- ed with various winter holiday items for sale including holiday figurines, serving pieces, plaques and gift items (some brand new). Beginning on Monday, Dec. 28, all items will be half price so stop by soon for the best selec- tion. These items have been do- nated and the total proceeds from sales benefit the library. Bookshops offer bargains The Slightly Read Bookshop, located in the downstairs of the library, also offers bargains on adult and children’s books, audio books, VHS/DVD movies, puz- zles and always has a few surpris- es! The Bookshop is currently closed for the winter holidays, but will re-open on Wednesday, Jan. 6, for its regular Wednesday scheduled hours of 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Bookshop is also open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Mondays. The Paperback Room also lo- cated in the downstairs offers a variety of paperback books of all genres and is open during regular library hours. The cost for a bag of books is only $2.12. Some new- er books and popular titles are al- so available for sale in the Refer- ence room of the library. Bricks are being sold Special memory/honor bricks are sold throughout the year and are a unique way to honor some- one or to memorialize a deceased friend or family member. The cost of the bricks is $100 payable at time of order. The bricks are engraved and installed in the li- brary’s walkway twice a year, in the spring and fall. Call the library at 675-1182 for more information on any of the above items. Storyhours registration Registration for the Winter Storyhours will begin on Tues- day, Jan. 5. You may call the li- brary beginning at 9:30 a.m. to register your child. Display your artwork Anyone interested in display- ing their artwork on the library’s new “Art Wall” during the up- coming New Year, may call the li- brary at 675-1182. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver * |t was 19th-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer who made the following sage observa- tion: "If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it." * Emmy-nominated actress Debbie Reynolds was fired by Warner Brothers after her first movie. ® Sharks inspire a great deal of fear in most people. However, the keepers of statistics claim that you are much more likely to be killed by a bee than you are to be killed by a shark -- 50 times-more likely, in fact. e Growers of coffee beans say that the coffee blossom smells like jasmine. e When a seal goes to sleep, whether in the sea or on land, it stops breathing. Every 15 minutes or so it will wake up to take a breath, then it will go back to sleep. * When it comes to irrigated crops in the United States, you might be surprised to learn that the plant that covers the most acreage isn't corn, wheat or soy- beans; it's grass. Think about that the next time you're watering your lawn. ® There's an interesting story behind the name of the Caribbean island of Curacao. It seems that explorer Amerigo Vespucci had several sailors on his ship who were very seriously ill with scurvy, so he dropped them off on the island, assuming they would die. abandoned sailors feaste owever, the on fresh fruit, thereby in- Jesing the vitamin C that cured the disease and saved heir lives. The word “curacao” means “cure” in Portu- guese. * Here's a disturbing fact for all the arachnophobes reading this: There are more than 34,000 different spe- cies of spider. Thought for the day: “So long as men worship the Cae- sars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.” - Aldous Huxley YOUR SPACE Robert Stiff, of Chase Road, Jackson Township, caught this American Goldfinch feeding on a thistle seed recently. "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 re- turned ‘should include a self-addressed/ stamped envelope. Items will be published in the order in. which they are received. The editor of The Dallas Post reserves the right to reject any items submitted for publication. 1989 - 20 YEARS AGO The Dallas Rotary Club re- cently took 30 children from the Lake-Lehman and Dallas School Districts on a big Christmas shopping spree. The day started with a pancake breakfast at McDonald’s in Shavertown, fol- lowed by shopping at Pomeroy’s Department Store in the = pa. : t/ pos W & 4 YESTERDAY Center. The day con- cluded with a party in the meeting room at the store, where children were served punch and cookies and met Santa. Rotary participants included Jamie Jordan, Matt Sa- neski, Larry Sprankle and Ge- orge Bacon. Penn's Woods Girl Scout Council Neighborhood 24 and the Lake-Lehman School Dis- trict joined together to say, “A Warm Merry Christmas!” The elementary school Christmas trees were decorated with mit- tens, gloves, hats and scarves which will be donated to keep other children warm. Scouts from Brownie Troop 704 and Ju- nior Troop 638 decorated the tree at Lake-Noxen School, Har- vey’s Lake. Participants includ- ed Tara Birt, Carolyn Edwards, Stephanie Frank, Maureen White, Jennifer Frank, Jacklyn Walkowiak, Janelle Bryant, K.C. Boback, Melissa Birt and Tracey Long. 1979 - 30 YEARS AGO Jim Yascur of Cook’s Variety Owls was voted Most Valuable Player of the Back Mountain Slo- Pitch Softball League. He re- ceived a trophy, presented by league president Harold Cornell. This year Mrs. Dorothy Car- roll, head of the art department at Dallas Senior High School and 16 of her students painted Christmas scenes on the win- dows of United Penn and First Eastern Banks in Dallas. The painting is an annual project en- joyed by the students and the community. The banks treated the students to lunch in appre- ciation for their work. Participa- nts included Cheryl Federici, Christine Jenkins, Gwen Orlos- ki, Cindy Sweptston, Lori Lut- sey, Tom Sincavage, Kenny Sit- kowski and Gino Mattioli. Trucksville Junior Girl Scout Troop 630 had a great time bak- ing gingerbread houses for Christmas. Taking part in the ba- keoff were: Wendy Roushey, Mi- chele Brunges, Dawn Aes- chright, Kerrie Snyder, Heather Billman, Cathy Zikor, Tracie Roushey, Erin ‘Fryer, Elizabeth Williams, Stephanie Kravits, Carolyn Montgomery, Colleen Conroy, Jennie Jolley, Pam Ash, Laura Diefendorfer, Cathy Snyd- er, Jennifer Long, Jill Hocken- berry, Carla and Stacie Orlando. 1969 — 40 YEARS AGO The annual Commodore’s Ball sponsored by the Harvey’s Lake Yacht Club will be held tonight at the Irem Temple Country Club, dance chairmen Atty. And Mrs. Todd McGuire have an- nounced. A highlight of the evening will be the passing of the black plumed admiral’s hat to each of the club’s past commodores. The hat will come to rest this year on the head of Robert Cas- selberry, Hilldonia Ave., Dallas, who will begin his second term of service as commodore of the Yacht Club. Other committee chairmen for the ball include Mr. and Mrs. John Peipon, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Futch, Mr. and Mrs. John Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sgarlat, Mr. and Mrs. William Dantona Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John Bourke and Mr. and Mrs. Ri- chard Bunn. Two Back Mountain resi- dents, Marjorie J. Creasy and Ja- net F. Post, are directing the Northeastern Pennsylvania An- tique Show to be held in April at the West Side Armory, Kingston. The show is for the exhibition of all antiques, ranging from auto- mobiles to jewelry. Milford H. (Tiny) Gould, of last week. Members mrertiine Trucksville, famed for his collec- tion of and interest in antique cars has promised a fabulous dis- play of antique cars which will be located in prominent location in the Armory. 1959 —- 50 YEARS AGO Dallas Junior High School Christmas Dance, “The Toy Trot” was held in the Junior High School gymnasium on Fri- day evening. Admission to enter was a new toy or good used toy. Toys were turned over to the Ki- wanis Key Club. A queen, Ruby Spencer, was crowned capping the evening festivities. Cub Pack 530, Noxen, held its Christmas Party at Veterans =~ 0 Hall last Friday evening. Some of : the families present were: Nick + Officers of Dallas Chapter, Or der of Eastern Star, entertained their Worthy Matron, Mrs. Char- les Lewis, at a dinner party at Hotel Sterling on Wednesday night. Mrs. Mildred Bronson was toastmaster. Yazwinsky; Pat, Lynn and Larry Denmon; Pearl, Allen Dale, Ro- nald and Rose Marie Biggs; Mrs. Jerry Traver and Mark; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brody and Douglas and Michael; Mrs. Raymond Scott, Raymond, Stanley, Leroy, Judith, Ann and Alan; and Mrs. Gerald Grant, Gary, Mike and Elaine. 1949 —- 60 YEARS AGO Kingston Township seniors will hold their Yuletide Ball in the High School Wednesday. Jack Melton will furnish music. Fred Zercoe is general chairman. Committee members: Rachel Reese, Harriet Williams, Mari- lyn Spare, Kenneth Malkemes, Harrison Cooke, John Engel, Dick Haughwout, Dale Stein- hauer, Lois Lamoreaux, Beverly Atwell, Peggy Webster, Dorothy Houser, Charlotte Gregory and Jean Frank. Movies playing at the Himm- ler Theater, Dallas, included “Fa- ther Was A Fullback” starring Fred MacMurray and Maureen O’Hara; “George White’s Scan- dal” starring Joan Davis and Jack Haley; and “Angel on the Amazon” starring George Brent and Esther Ralston. Sweet Valley No. 159, Daugh- ters of America held a Christmas Party in the Maple Grove Hall their guests with a covered dish supper and spent the evening playing bingo with all winning prizes. Those present were Mrs. Ge- orge Bronson, Mrs. John Gra- ham, Mrs. Claude Cragle, Mrs. Henry Wolfe, Mrs. Burton Steltz, Beverly Steltz, Burton Steltz Jr., Mrs. Herbert Payne, Mrs. Walter Poll, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wolfe, June Graham, Mrs. Warren Bos- ton, Mrs. Inez Curran, Mrs. Boyd Cragle, Mrs. Daniel William Miller, Mrs. Mabel Wandell, Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, Mrs. Le- wis Benscoter, Mr. and Mrs. Cle- tus Holcomb Jr., Mrs. J. Hummel and Mrs. Jessie Shupp. go i Wren #9 1939 —- 70 YEARS AGO Attending: Mesdames Helen Crispell, Ethel Jones, Margaret Goodwin, Marion Whitney, He- len Hontz, Beaulah Frantz, Ruth Stephenson, Ruth Curry, Jessie Moore and Misses Bethia Allen, Elizabeth Whitby and Leatha Wolfe. Loretta Smith, The Girls’ Athletic Associ-g. ation of Kingston Townshi High School has elected the fol- lowing officers: Marion Jones, president; Marion Anthony, vice president; Margaret Davis, sec- retary; Josephine Nichols, trea- surer; Bernice Lozo, correspond- ing secretary; and Adetha Miller, sergeant-at-arms. Movies playing at the Himm- ler Theater, Dallas, included “Shipyard Sally” starring Gracie Fields; “Fast and Furious” star- ring Franchot Tone; and “Babes In Arms” starring Mickey Roo- ney and Judy Garland. 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. r “To be a little less organized like my sis- ter, Jenn Robinson.” Kim Jacobs Dallas a “We resolve to be more organized this year like my sister, Kim Jacobs." Jenn Robinson Dallas “Just to maintain my family and friends this year." Gary Missal Dallas "WILL YOU MAKE A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION THIS “I resolve to get ‘Hon- ors with Distinction’ this next year.” Vanessa Parsons Dallas “I just hope to make it through the next year." Tim Rismondo Dallas ii "To work less and spend more time with our kids." Chris Kuhar Harveys Lake
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