PAGE 6 Sunday, June 6, 2010 The Dallas Post www.mydallaspost.com EDITORIAL YOUR SPACE Community Newspaper Group THE TIMES LEADER 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-675-521 news@mydallaspost.com rconnor@timesleader.com Richard L. Connor Dotty Martin PUBLISHER EDITOR 829-7202 970-7440 Tammy Holena ADVERTISING 970-71291 tholena@timesleader.com 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 June 2010: EXPRESS (1 WEEK) “Storm Prey” by John Sand- ford, “Cross Roads” by Fern Mi- chaels, “Roses” by Leila Mea- cham FICTION “Storm Prey” by John Sand- ford, “Fired Up” by Jayne Ann Krentz, “Cross Roads” by Fern Michaels, “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg Lars- son, “Rachel’s Garden” by Marta Perry, “The Book of Spies” by Gayle Lynds, “Wench” by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, “The House on Sugar Plum Lane” by Judy Duarte, “Becoming Jane Eyre” by Sheila Kohler, “Sometimes Mine” by Martha Moody, “The Sisterhood of the Rose” by Jim Marrs, “Instinct” by Jeremy Rob- inson, “Galilean Secret” by Evan Drake Howard, “The Lake Shore Limited” by Sue Miller, “One Amazing Thing” by Chitra Ba- nerjee Divakaruni, “The Sign” by Raymond Khoury, “The Dead Travel Fast” by Deanna Raybourn NONFICTION “Revisiting the Empty Tomb” by Daniel Alan Smith, “Every Day in Tuscany” by Frances May- es, “The Bedwetter” by Sarah Sil- verman, “War” by Sebastian Jun- ger, “Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” by Ernest J. Gaines, “The Politics of Happiness” by Derek Curtis Bok, “For Better: The Science of a Good Marriage” by Tara Parker-Pope MYSTERY “The Last Illusion” by Rhys Bowen, “Junkyard Dogs” by Craig Johnson LARGE PRINT “Return to Sender” by Fern Mi- chaels, “The Postmistress” by Sa- rah Blake, “The Last Stand” by Nathaniel Philbrick REFERENCE “The Pennsylvania Manual” BOOKS ON CD “The 9th Judgment” by James Patterson YOUNG ADULT “The Demon’s Covenant” by Sarah Rees Brennan, “Charmed and Dangerous” by Lisi Harrison, “Toads and Diamonds” by Heath- er Tomlinson, “Roy Morelli Steps Up to the Plate” by Thatcher Heldring, “The Vampire Diaries: The Return: Nightfall” by L.J. Smith, “The Vampire Diaries: The Return: Shadow Souls” by L.J. Smith LETTER TOTHEEDITOR Rotary Club president thankful for awards dinner coverage Dear Editor: Thank you so much for the excellent coverage you gave to the Dallas Rotary Club’s Third Annual First Respon- ders Awards Dinner last week. It is our honor and pleasure to recognize the brave men and women who protect and serve here in the Back Moun- tain and we appreciate your recognition of them as well. Sandy Peoples, President Rotary Club of Dallas STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver * |t was French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte who made the fol- lowing sage observation: “In politics, absurdity is not a handicap.” ® You may consider the bikini to be a modern phenomenon, but in the ruins of Pompeii, which was buried by ash from an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D., there are murals depicting people in two- piece bathing suits. * Are you a librocubicularist? If, like me, you like to read in bed, then you are. * Academy Award-winning actress Bette Davis was evidently so concerned about the possibility of gaining weight between roles that in the 1940s she took out an insurance policy on her waist, in the amount of $28,000. ¢ According to statistics from the Social Security Administration, about one-third of people who claim to be more than 100 years old aren't telling the truth. It seems that people age 75 and older tend to add years when asked how old they are, while those under age 75 tend to say they're younger than they are. ® Beer steins have covers to keep flies out. * Jujiro Matsuda was a blacksmith before he founded the Mazda auto manufacturing company. 1] This wild moccasin flower was photographed in Jackson Township by Robert Stiff, of Chase Road, Shavertown. “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 to 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 a items submitted for publication. 20 YEARS AGO Back Mountain residents won't see it on their home televi- sion sets, but there is a morning news show produced by and for students at Dallas Middle School. Middle School students have produced Sunrise News, on WSDS, Channel 7, for the past 15 years. Seventh, eighth and ninth grade students work on the program ev- ery morning. Two of the camera- men are Joe LaNunziata and Bill Camp. Brownie Troop 649, Dallas, re- cently went on a trip to New York City. They went to see the Statue of Liberty and to the New York Aquarium at Coney Island. Attending the trip were: Heather Jones, Laura Gammage, Tina Mussman, Robin Jones, Virginia Sarti, Janelle Klein, Jennifer Howe, Faith O'Dell, Marla Brown, Tamara Mussman, Becky Yesiley, Ailean Kvashay, Krestyn Race and Clair Gam- mage. Recently, at the Court of Hon- or for Dallas Boy Scout Troop #281, Bruce Davies, Jr. was hon- ored for 62 years of continuous volunteer service to the Boy Scouts of America and especial- ly Dallas Boy Scout Troop #281, where he served as an Assistant Scoutmaster for many years and as Scoutmaster from 1953-1954 and 1961-1968 for a total of eight years. YESTERDAY 30 YEARS AGO Lake-Lehman High School's award-winning band traveled to Buckhannon, W. Va. last week where they won seven awards in concert, parade and field compe- tition. The band, which has won national and international awards in previous years, com- peted with 60 bands from 26 states. The band members proved once again that they are of cham- pionship caliber returning home with five first place and two sec- ond place trophies. First place trophies were captured for pa- rade competition, field competi- tion, best overall drum major Ron Swire, best overall color guard and best overall silks. The Knights took second in concert competing against bands in a higher division. They also placed second in overall competition for all events finish- ing behind a Division I band from Elkhart, Ind. : 40 YEARS AGO A little bit of Michigan landed in Dallas last week in the form of a helium filled balloon that lifted over 600 miles across the conti- nental United States and then settled in the quiet back yard of the Robert Cartier home on Up- per Demunds Road. Carol Car- tier, 12, and her sister Barbara, 9, found the dark green balloon about 7 p.m. May 28 laying on the ground behind their house. Inside was a note “Visit Beautiful Michigan. Released May 23, if found, send to Mrs. Duane Mill- er, Route 2, Hastings, Michigan.” Mrs. T.M.B. Hicks, Editor Emeritus of The Dallas Post, was once again the recipient of a special honor when The Penn- sylvania Women’s Press Associ- ation presented her with a certif- icate at the recent Pennsylvania Press Conference in Harrisburg. The parchment certificate which Mrs. Hicks received was imprinted with the prayer she wrote which was officially adopt- ed by the PWPA. 50 YEARS AGO Mrs. Paul Gross, Sutton Road, won an “A” for excellence for her reverse painting on a glass panel, shown in Williamsburg, Virginia at the annual meeting of the Esther Stevens Brazer Guild of the Historical Society of Early American Decoration, Inc. A few weeks ago the Dallas Post carried a picture of Linda Davies and a story of her butter- fly collection. This week Linda is once more in the news. The sev- enth grade student at Dallas Ju- nior High School is a regional winner in the ninth annual Sci- ence Achievement Contest sponsored by the American So- ciety for Metals and conducted by the National Science Teach- ers Association. The title of Lin- da’s project was, “My World of Butterflies.” A large crowd attended the dedication ceremony of the new Back Mountain Little League field Tuesday evening in Dallas Township. Threatening skies failed to dampen the ardor of the marchers who assembled at Commonwealth Telephone Company grounds and then pa- raded behind Westmoreland High School Band, Kiwanis Club Drill Team and the Colorettes with their giant American Flag to the spic and span new park at the intersection of Center Hill Road and Church Street. 60 YEARS AGO Gail Dixon, six-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dixon, Elmcrest, was elected Queen of the May for pre-school classes at Wilkes-Barre Day School, by popular vote of nurs- ery and kindergarten children. One Dallas Township boy placed first and ten others made good showings in the judging contests sponsored by Luzerne and Lackawanna County Future Farmers at Scott Township High School a week ago, according to an announcement made yester- day by the contest judges. Nine schools were represented in the contest. The boys are all members of Anthracite Chapter Future Farmers and placed as follows: Dairy, Robert Earl, first; Mike Lewis, second; Al Hudak, ninth; Livestock, Earl Lamoreaux, third; William Eckert, sixth; Da- vid Roberts, twelfth; Poultry, Olin Race, eleventh; Al Cramer, thirteenth; Farm Mechanics, Glenn Swank, fourth; Calvin Miers, eighth; Fred Schultz, elev- enth. _70 YEARS AGO Four eighth grade students from Dallas Borough and Dallas Township received handsome bronze medals this week from Daddow-Isaacs Post, American Legion, in recognition of their school records. H. Brook Arnold, a member of the post, presented medals to Helen Kocher and Graydon May- er, members of the eighth grade class on Tuesday. On Wednesday he presented two identical med- als to Jean Van Hyning and Har- ry Martin, pupils in the Dallas Township eighth grade. The following members of thee Senior class of the Dallas Tow {gl ship High School will leave for Washington on Monday morn- ing: Marilynn Colvin, Jane Case, Mildred Sanford, Pauline Ko- zemchak, Ruth Ross, Ida Schoo- nover, Elva Knecht, Julia Matuk- itis, Wilma Estock, Irene Breza, Jeanne Miller, Ruth Kunkle, Martha Kunkle, Ruth Yeust, Ma- rion Hildebrant, Betty Race, Geraldine Howell, William Snyder, Kenneth Brace, Burton Bonell, William Roberts, John Borton, Arthur Garinger, Harold Hess and Edward Wallace. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post which is 121 vears old. The information is printed her exactly as # ap- peared in the newspaper vears ago. “Warped Tour in Scranton.” Robbie Evans Lehman “1 don't think so but | might to a John Mayer or a Train concert.” Christina Pino Dallas “Three Dog Night at Misericordia.” Jeff Kelly Dallas “WILL YOU ATTEND ANY CONCERTS THIS SUMMER?" “No, I'm doing a lot of training and swimming this summer.” Chris Tamanini Shavertown fg he “My boyfriend and | are thinking of going to see Creed at Mohe- gan Sun.” Samantha Davis Dallas “Dave Matthews Band at the Scranton pavil- ion in July.” Hilary Hoover Trucksville
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