Sunday, June 20, 2010 EDITORIAL PAGE 6 The Dallas Post www.mydallaspost.com YOUR SPACE With sadness in her heart, Katherine Hudak announces the passing of her Sheltie dog, Pearl Button. Pearl was born on November 4,1998 in Lancaster County and given to Hudak for her 80th birthday. Pearl passed away on May 21, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer. Hu- dak says Pearl was just the greatest dog and the best Frisbee player. She was also a great Penguins fan and would always celebrate when the Community Newspaper Group THE TIMES LEADER 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-675-521 news@mydallaspost.com rconnor@timesleader.com dmartin@mydallaspost.com Tammy Holena ADVERTISING 970-7291 cdelicati@timesleader.com 'MAKE A SPLASH: READY! TO BE HELD AT LIBRARY The first special program slated for the summer reading pro- gram, “Make a Splash: Read!” will really make a splash all sum- mer long as the Children’s Room will receive an oak, freshwater aquarium from Dr. and Mrs. Fredric Brown of Shavertown. All children and teens registered for the summer reading pro- gram are invited to attend this special program at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22. Todd DeRosa, of Aquatic-Care Aquarium Services, shown here, will assemble, explain and create this permanent aquar- ium for the Children’s Room. All children in attendance will also create a miniaquariumas a craft project and are asked to bring a clean, plastic peanut but- ter jar with a lid to the program. Call the library at 675-182 to register for this special summer reading program. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver ® |[t was American author, playwright, screenwriter and political activist Gore Vidal who made the following sage ob- servation: “Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so.” * The next time you get a chance, you might want to check the pressure of your car's tires; if they're not inflated to the correct pressure, you're contributing to the $9 million in fuel that is wasted due to improper tire pressure, according to the Department of Energy. e |f you ever go to Rome, one of the sights that must be seen is the Trevi Fountain, the elaborate Baroque installment that was completed in 1762. According to legend, anyone who throws a coin in the fountain is ensured a return visit to Rome. This is, evidently, a popular tradition; every night ap- proximately $3,500 is retrieved from the fountain. The money is used to fund a supermarket for the city's needy. * In this era of ubiquitous technology and instant communi- cation through e-mail and text message, the average Amer- ican still receives 1.5 personal letters each week. Of course, you have to weigh that against the 10.8 pieces of junk mail that arrive on a weekly basis. ® Due to the rising prices of the materials used to mint coins, it now costs 2 cents to manufacture every penny and 9 cents to make a nickel. ® In 2006, an lllinois police officer was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. This probably would not be noteworthy, except that it was the same police officer who received an award for making the most DUI arrests in his county. (A NX J Thought for the day: “I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're going and hook up with them later. - Mitch Hedberg 4 p Wilkes-Barre/Scranton team scored a goal. Hudak and her neighbors ogss. Rar Connor Dy wangin Lake Street in Dallas all miss Pearl who was a friend to everyone, iggll | he mailman. 829-7202 970-7440 cluding the mailma "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 1871. Information must include the submitting person's name, address and a telephone number in the event we have questions. Readers wish- ing to have their photos returned 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 sub- mitted for publication. 20 YEARS AGO Eugene Koshinski, Ryan Onyshczak, Mark Hayden, Jus- tin Hoover and Jeff Parrish re- ceived the Cub Scout “God and Me” award Sunday during the regular weekly service of the Dallas United Methodist Church. The dis play case at g— the Back y Mountain Memorial Library is showing some un- usual Lego items. They are pi- rate Legos which were created by David Kowalek of Shaver- town. David is 8 years old and will be in the third grade at Leh- man-Jackson Elementary School in the fall. The display features a large ship, a fortress for “good guys,” a pirate home base, a small guard house, two islands, boats, soldiers and pirates. If you're thinking of investing in the stock market, you might want to talk to students at the Dallas and Westmoreland Schools. Both teams have been participating in the Lehigh Uni- versity stock market game for the past 10 weeks. The students placed second and third in the Northeast Division. The game is designed to teach children the world of business economics (supply and de- mand), profit and loss, and also allows them to research prod- ucts and purchase stocks with $100,000 worth of play money. The stocks are tallied on a com- puter system at Lehigh Universi- ty. The team members are: Jay Pope, Sarah Hadzor, Sheehan Gallagher, Alison Piazza, Erik Steltz and Mary Kemmerer. YESTERDAY 30 YEARS AGO Lake-Lehman High School Knightlife magazine staff re- ceived notice from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association that their magazine which the students entered in the associ- ation’s contest won second place. The students received a sec- ond place certificate for their en- try with a notation that scoring especially well were the advertis- ing department of the magazine, headed by junior Joe Smith, with a total of 61 of 70 points, and graphic design by Jim Michaels, Barry Boltz and Richard Hoe- henwarter, advisor, with 108 of 150 points. Dallas Christian School grad- uation ceremonies were held Sunday afternoon at the school. Graduates are: Bob McMinn, Ro- berta Wassil, Sue Fitzgerald, Ka- ren Mihalick, Jim Tallent and Bill McMinn. Mark Menges, Dallas, will ap- pear in a featured role in The Re- gional Theater Group’s produc- tion of “How He Lied To Her Husband” to be presented at the Nanticoke Ethnic Arts Festival on June 22. The play was written by George Bernard Shaw. 40 YEARS AGO Nineteen area women will rep- resent their respective high schools at the annual Lehman Horse Show Queen Contest July 3 on the Lehman Horse Show grounds. Local girls in the con- test include: Patty Koeb, Dallas, Greta Johnson, Lake Lehman, and Brenda Wasenda, North- west. During the first week of the second annual King’s College sports clinic, four Back Moun- tain boys were among the large delegation of youngsters in at- tendance in the college gym, Wilkes-Barre. They are: Tom Kupstas, Dallas, John and Joe Mihalick, Shavertown, and Ken Krogulski, Shavertown. The auxiliary of Noxen Volun- teer Fire Company met at the fire hall Monday night for elec- tion of officers. New officers are: president, Mrs. Earl Beahm; first vice president, Mrs. Jack Win- ters; second vice president, Mrs. Stanley Harrison; secretary, Mrs. Calvin Strohl; and treasur- er, Mrs. Guy Fritz. 50 YEARS AGO Dallas Rotary Club honored four top students from Back Mountain Schools Thursday at Irem Temple Country Club. Students honored were Joan Hand, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hand, Dallas; Durelle T. Scott, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Durelle Scott, Dallas. Both stu- dents are from Westmoreland High School. Verna Smith, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, Noxen and Nancy Drapiewski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Drapiewski, Sweet Valley. Both are from Lake-Noxen schools. Four boys from Dallas Junior High School are at State Univer- sity, attending the judging con- tests. Tom Frantz and Michael Prokopchak are in the Dairy Contest and John Duris is in the Poultry Contest. Arthur Owens is a delegate. The boys are ac- companied by Sheldon Mosier, Instructor. Members of the Student Council of Dallas Junior High School, under sponsorship of William Baran, made their an- nual trip by bus to the state capi- tol. Taking the trip were: Arthur Miller, Bill McKensie, Bill Jones, Richard Jenkins, Ellen Evans, Linda Daubert, Joan Meyer, Hil- ly Bacon, Carol Sutton, Pat Cul- ley, Carol Coburn, Danny Math- ers, Charles Miller, John Camp- bell, Tom Gauntlett, Carl Kas- chenbach, Marlene Futch, Joan Natitus, Linda Rowett, Gary Cobb, Bob Letts, Bill Kelley, Paul Siket, John Wardell, Peter Wolfe, Judy Bergstrasser, Louise Had- sall, Andrea Krimmel, Margaret Lawson, Cathy Cowley, Judy Be- steder, Linda Davies and Shirley Stanley. 60 YEARS AGO The Mohawk Friendly Indian Tribe sponsored by the Back Mountain YMCA opened the summer season last week by spending two days on a camping trip to Camp Pochohanna, Bla- keslee. Campers included Jack Berti, Andrew Peranto, Richard Bodycomb, Robert Piznar, Les- lie Barstow, Robert Richardson, James Thomas, Daniel Robin- hold, David Estus, Burton Ber- rettini, William DeRemer, Mur- ray Scureman, Lee Mintzer, Lee Ohlman, Robert Besecker, Tho- mas Richardson, John Estus, Al- len Root, John Haycox and Con- rad Hislop. Eleven members of Girl Scout Troop 54, directed by their lead- er, Mrs. W.E. McQuilkin, toured the Dallas Post plant Monday af- ternoon, taking in everything from the Intertype machine to the lead-melting furnace in the basement and the press in ac- tion. They were impressed, as visitors always are, with the suds. den flare of flame that dries t printed page as it slips from un- der the huge roller and down the incline to augment the stack of finished pages at the foot. Girl Scouts who visited the Post are: Charlyn Reinfurt, Sandy Smith, Annmarie Dun- ham, Jeanne Estus, Peggy Ann Maza, Gladys Wilson, Sally Lasher, Jannette Moss, Joanne Lewin, Susan Wileman and Louise Loucks. 70 YEARS AGO John Hanson, proprietor of the Harvey's Lake Picnic Grounds, has brought a 22-foot Utility Chris-Craft for use on Harvey’s Lake. The boat, which cost about $3,000, attains a speed of 35 miles an hour. Mr. Hanson rents it to groups for trips about the lake. The boat al- so operates daily on a conve- nient schedule for passenger ser- vice about the lake. Mildred Kitchen was hostess to members of her Sunday School class at her home in Al- derson Tuesday afternoon. Lunch was served and games played. Present were: Margaret Harris, Betty Kasson, Margaret- ta Puterbaugh, Florence Ward, Wilda Zimmerman, Elizabe Kitchen, Naomi Higgins, Elsie Garinger, Mrs. Giles Comi- stock and Mrs. Harvey Kitchen. At local Acme Supermarkets, pork chops were 21 cents a pound; chuck roast was 17 cents a pound; coffee was 19 cents a pound; two boxes of shredded wheat sold for 17 cents; and or- anges were 25 cents a dozen. 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 it ap- peared mm the newspaper years ago. on “Rifle hunting deer season with my dad Steve in Potter Coun- “Dad calls me every day on my cell to make sure my bed is ty.” made and that | Shane Ecenrode brushed my teeth. And Dallas I'm 19.” Rebecca Pirillo Plymouth “My dad and | chased a bat that came into my house. We didn't catch it but we laughed trying to get it out. He's a fun guy.” Mike McLaughlin i —-Lehman Township | “WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY OF YOUR FATHER?" “My dad Richard Tat- tersal came to sec- ond-grade when | got into trouble and put his arm around me and that made everything OK.” Sandy Dobrowolski Hunlock Creek Just going fishing with him and my brother on Moon Lake or at Frances Slocum Park each year." Donald James Lake Silkworth “My dad Len Brader @ § loved sports and ga- | rage sales. On Sun- days, | would go around with him. My mom would yell at us ~ for bringing stuff home.” Beth Calpin Shavertown
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