po | PAGE 6 THE DALLAS POST LETTER TO THE EDITOR Reader warns of dangers of drilling Dear Editor: The more I learn about the process of and possible dangers of drilling for gas in our state, the more concerned I am for the common good. I am wondering if perhaps those who have already signed on would be willing and able to withdraw their agreement or at least put a halt to the process until the proper regulations are in place. Water is life and we must pro- tect it. Currently, there are nei- ther sufficient regulations in place to protect it nor sufficient numbers of persons available with the know-how to inspect, enforce and respond to possible problems. I call upon those who have signed on or who are consid- ering signing on to rethink their decision and to consider the common good which includes everyone. You will be glad you did. The July exhibit at the Back Mountain Memorial Library's Art Display Wall is a collection of paintings by artist Tobi Balin Gross- man of Dallas. Grossman's work is on display The July exhibit at the Back Mountain Memorial Library’s Art Display Wall is a collection of paintings by artist Tobi Balin Grossman of Dallas. Grossman has been a resident of the Back Mountain since the early 1970s. Her three daughters were educated in the Dallas schools and she attended Miser- icordia University while raising her family, graduating from the university after completing a Bachelors of Art Degree. Upon graduation, Grossman was hired as the director of the Art Gallery at Misericordia where she developed exhibitions and programs in the arts for adults and children. She is a landscape artist whose passion for nature is as natural as breathing. Currently, she is part of the organization, “Arts Youni- verse” in Wilkes-Barre, where she rents studio space. An experienced teacher who has exhibited both regionally and nationally, Grossman paints landscapes and florals, using pas- tels, acrylics and, most recently, mixed media. She has traveled extensively to pursue painting landscapes both pleine aire and in her studio. Several summers ago, Gross- man was accepted, along with four other artists, at a residency located at “Soaring Gardens,” a retreat center in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania. At her two-week residency, she had daily access to the beauty of the surrounding countryside. This experience has had a remarkable imprint on the artist as she has completed a body of work, ex- pressing her impressions in acryl- ics, pastels and mixed media. Grossman has been included in many prestigious national juried shows and has received many awards. She recently participated in a group show at the Broome Street Gallery in New York, N.Y. She currently resides in Dallas with her husband, Howard. MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel ® On July 9,1777, New York elects Brigadier Gen. George Clinton as the first governor of the independent state of New York. Clinton would go on to become New York's longest-serving governor, as well as the longest-serving governor in the United States, holding the post until 1795. * On July 8,1853, Commodore Matthew Perry, representing the U.S. government, sails into Tokyo Bay, Japan. The Japanese accepted letters from President Millard Fillmore, making the United States the first Western nation in two centuries to establish relations with Ja- pan. YOUR SPACE CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK FILE PHOTO/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Times Leader Editor & Publisher Richard Connor was joined on the auction block by his daughter, Meredith, during the 2009 Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction. This year's auction, the 64th of its kind, begins Thursday and continues through Sunday on the library grounds on Huntsville Road in Dallas. “YOUR SPACE" is reserved specifically for Dallas Post readers who have some- thing 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 tions. to 675-3650 or by mail to The Dallas Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. Information must include the submit- ting person's name, address and a tele- phone number in the event we have ques- Readers wishing to have their photos ceived. returned should include a self-addressed/ stamped envelope. Items will ne publish- ed in the order in which they are re- The editor of The Dallas Post esc) the right to reject any items submitted for publication. 20 YEARS AGO III Guys Pizza was celebrating its Grand Opening of its Back Mountain restaurant, located on Dallas Highway, across from Daring’s Market. Most people who use four- wheeled all terrain vehicles en- joy them as recreational vehi- cles. But for Rodney Major of Sweet Valley, the ATV is a more serious vehicle. Major is currently in the mid- dle of his second year of racing ATV’s professionally as part of the American Motorcycle Asso- ciation’s Grand Na- tional Cir- cuit. So far ¥— this year, & 4 things have ’ gone well for Major and he has found him- self in sec- ond place in the standings with only a few races left on the circuit. If Major can find a way to win the overall title, a door to other areas may be opened. More than 100 children partic- ipated in recent fundraising for Back Mountain Baseball, and more than 100 prizes were awarded. Top prize was a new bike, which was won by Dan Bantell. Money from the fun- draiser is used to help pay for uniforms and supplies, and has helped to build a new concession stand, and to install lights and new bleachers. $11,000 was raised this year. 30 YEARS AGO 1980 Citizens of the Year were honored at a diner at Irem Tem- ple Country Club last Thursday, hosted by Dallas Rotary Club. Marsha Landis and the late Whitey Porasky were named “Ci- ONLY YESTERDAY tizens of the Year” by the com- mittee made of representatives of Back Mountain Service Clubs. Mrs. Sandra Porasky accepted the award on behalf of her late husband. Members of the champion Pi- rates, winners of the Harvey’s Lake Little League major divi- sion are gearing up to enter in- traleague playoff games. Team members are: JR. Smith, D. Doerfler, Kevin Carey, George Hogan, Mark Shonis, T.J. Zear- foss, Bobbie Gray, Greg Javer, Eddie Dubil, Dennis Hogan, Eric Steadley and Robbie Kuschke. 40 YEARS AGO Acme Markets, Inc. was grant- ed a right of way agreement by Dallas Borough Council last week to grade and pave the sur- face of Foster Street adjacent to the Church Street site where they are building a new super- market. A formal agreement is being prepared by Borough So- licitor Charles Lemmond and council authorized President Edwin Delaney to sign the agree- ment. Cub Pack 162 of Carverton held their annual Pinewood Der- by recently at the Carverton United Methodist Church. The pack meeting opened with a flag ceremony conducted by David Werts, Eugene Meeker, James Emil and Kevin Searfoss. Winners of the pack’s Pine- wood Derby include Bruce Kun- Kkle, first, and Joseph Perry, sec- ond in Den 1. In Den 2, Edison Lanyon was first, with Randy Perry, second, and Steven Kirchner, third. There was a close competition in Den 3 be- tween two brothers with David Bankes coming in first and Todd Bankes second. The Back Mountain has long boasted about its superb cooks and if the proof of the pudding is in the eating, the proof is now in. Three of six prizes in the June Dairy Month Recipe Contest were awarded to Back Mountain women. “Chicken Supreme” won first place in the main dish category for Mrs. William Rehring, Dal- las. Mrs. Rehring was doubly pleased to learn that her “Blue- berry Torte” took first place in the dessert category. A salad that can double as a dessert was the prize-winning recipe offered by Mrs. Stephen Johnson, Shavertown. Mrs. Johnson chose the “Frozen Fruit jumbo ecantaloupes sold for. 23 Salad” to submit she said, “be- cause it’s very easy to make, in addition to being very attrac- tive.” 50 YEARS AGO A freak accident on Davenport Street, Thursday evening, hur- led a bolt through a ripple-glass window, along a hallway, through a living room and into a first floor bedroom of a home across the street, leaving a wake of splintered glass and with a sound like a bomb going off. Mrs. John Bernick was mow- ing with a rotary lawn mower when it hit a connection for a wa- ter main, shearing off a bolt. Mrs. Joseph Schneider was in the kitchen, answering the tele- phone when she heard the racket and the impact. Robert H. Voelker, mainstay of Shavertown Fire Company, Sha- vertown PTA Shavertown’s St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, will be installed as Postmaster of Sha- vertown sometime within the next two weeks, succeeding act- ing Postmaster Mrs. Fred Ander- son. 60 YEARS AGO Five Boy Scouts from Trucks- ville Troop 155 have been attend- ing the country-wide Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge this week. Attending are: Chuck Per- kins, Bob Davis, Bob Johnson, Art Robbins and John Cash- mark. Playground equipment valued at $650 will be installed on Dal- las Borough School grounds some time in August, according to Charles James. The merry-go- round, slides, basket-ball back- boards, jungle gym and see-saws financed by the P.T.A. are the re- sult of two years of activity on the part of the organization. At local Acme Supermarkets, cents; watermelons were 99 cents; a 12 ounce jar of peanut butter was 33 cents; and chicken breasts were 75 cents a pound. 70 YEARS AGO From his home in Santa Mon- ica, Cal., Lee Tracy, stage, screen and radio star and son of Mrs. W.L. Tracy of Mt. Greenwood, Shavertown, this week wired his thanks to The Post for its story two weeks ago claiming him asa “home town boy” and reviewing his career. \ His message follows: + read Postscripts in your issue of June 21 and was greatly affected and flattered by same especially third paragraph from last. Thanks and best regards.” The paragraph to which Tracy refers told of his father’s encour- agement when Lee was a strug- gling young actor and of Lee’s re- mark once that he wished he could name his yacht “The Le- high Valley” because his father, a superintendent for the Lehigh Valley Railroad, had made Tra- cy’s dreams come true. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post which is 121 vears old. The information is printed here exactly as i ap- peared in the newspaper vears ago. “WILL YOU GO ANYWHERE TODAY TO WATCH FIREWORKS?" “Might visit with the family. It's something every year but we al- ways manage to see fireworks." Tim Lydon Shavertown “We'll be in Allentown for a softball tourna- ment. There will be some there.” John Perez Dallas “I'm going to Tunk- hannock High School. We've gone there the last couple of years.” Kylie Rosengrant Tunkhannock “We have seen them around Sylvan Lake from private parties.” Dave McKenna Sweet Valley / “We watch them from a field at Shickshinny Lake; they shoot them off from the boats on the lake." Natalee Barker Hunlock Creek | “I go to my sister's on Harris Hill Road in Shavertown and we see fireworks from her house." Amy Denmon- Sweet Valley { A I 4 EE.
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