PAGE 6 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, July 11, 2010 Farmers” Market opens Saturday at BMT library If you're looking for a way to eat healthy, save a few dollars and also help the local economy, you may want to visit the Back Mountain Memorial Library’s Annual Farmers’ Market which will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays, beginning on July 17 and ending on September 25. The market features a great selection of fresh produce grown locally by area farmers, Amish sweets and treats, fresh-baked breads, plants to take home and grow in your own garden, as well as a variety of other deli- cious items. Bookshop hours The Slightly Read Bookshop will also be open for its summer hours: Saturdays only from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stop in and pick up a few books for the beach or a novel or two to stay cool and beat the heat! Children's reading programs The children of the Back Mountain have been busy “Mak- ing a Splash” at the library by reading and attending several in- teresting water-related programs in the Children’s Room. The next such program, “Fish Prints” will be held at noon on Thursday, July or at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 19 (for working parents). Participants will learn the ancient art of fish printing and also get some great facts on the fish in our lakes, rivers, streams and ponds. Parents are asked to bring a clean, white t-shirt for their child to decorate or they may just make a print on paper or other materials at the library. Children are reminded to wear clothes that can get paint on them! Pre-registration is required and can be made by calling the library at 675-1182. Donuts & Discussion group The selected book for the Do- nuts & Discussion meeting on July 26 will be “Lily’s Crossing” by Patricia Riley Giff. Young Adult Book Discussion group The selected book for the Young Adult Book Discussion group meeting on July 26 will be “What Happened to Lani Gar- ver?” by Carol Plum-Ucci. LETTERTO THE EDITOR Couple thankful for support of walk event Dear Editor: On behalf of Miles for McKenna, we would like to thank everyone who volun- teered their time, made dona- tions and came out on such a hot day and walked. Without all of your support, the walk would not have been such a great success. David and Tina Judge Hunlock Creek STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver * You might be surprised to learn that it was theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, one of the best-known scientists of all time, who made the following sage observation: “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” * On average, a man's beard grows about a half-inch every month. * Do you suffer from coprolalia? | would hope not! If you're a word deconstructionist and up on your Greek, you might be able to figure out that coprolalia means an uncontrollable use of obscene lan- guage, since “copro” means “dung” and “lalia” means “chatter” or “babble.” * Marilyn Monroe's iconic film “Some Like It Hot” (which in 2000 was named the greatest American comedy film of all time by the American Film Institute) was originally titled “Not Tonight Jose- phine!” * The next time you have jury duty and want to get out of it, you might want to keep this in mind: A judge in Liverpool, England, dis- missed a man from the jury when fellow jurors complained about the fleas in his beard. e At one time, the Catholic Church considered it sinful to eat a hot dog. MOMENTS The History Channel IN TIME ® On July 22,1598, William Shakespeare's play “The Merchant of Venice" is entered on the Stationers’ Register. By decree of Queen Elizabeth, the Stationers’ Register licensed printed works, giving the Crown tight control over all published material. ® On July 19,1799, a black basalt slab inscribed with ancient writ- ing is discovered in Egypt. The artifact, called the Rosetta Stone, held the key to solving the riddle of hieroglyphics, a written language that had been "dead" for nearly 2,000 years. ® On July 24,191, American archeologist Hiram Bingham gets his first look at Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca settlement in Peru. Machu Picchu is believed to have been a summer retreat for Inca leaders, whose civilization was wiped out by Spanish invaders in the 16th century. * On July 20,1963, Jan and Dean's “Surf City” reaches the top of the charts. “Surf City” might be mistaken for a Beach Boys record, but the Beach Boys had yet to have a No. 1hit at that time. many holes in the sand. YOUR SPACE This turtle appeared on the beach recently on the Giordano property at Harveys Lake. Photographer Pat Giordano says it's the first time she's ever seen a turtle on her property and thinks maybe it was looking for a place to lay eggs. In any event, the turtle certainly left behind “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 to 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. Reade wishing to have their photos returned should include a self- addressed/stamped envelope. Items will be publishd in the order in which are received. The editor of The Dallas Post reserves the right to reject any items submitted for publication. 20 YEARS AGO The highest award in Boy Scouting was recently presented to Blaine Chappell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chappell, Huntsville Road, Dallas. A mem- ber of Troop 281, Dallas United Methodist Church, Blaine was honored at a ceremony and re- ception at ward J. YESTERDAY Lyons Me- morial Award was presented to Dallas Middle School freshman Rebecca Yurko, for exemplary character and in- tegrity as demonstrated in school and community activ- ities. Miss Yurko is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Yurko of Trucksville. 30 YEARS AGO Dallas Area High School will have a fine representation in the lineup for the West for the 28th Unico East-West all star football game Friday night at Wilkes- Barre Memorial Stadium. Dallas participants include Coach Ron Rybak, John Schaeffer, Kevin Yeisley, Jim Majewski, Bob Kris- pin, Jeff Sodrosky and Mike Getz. Lake Lehman will be repre- sented by Coach Tom Kisiro, Jim Michaels, Dave Jenkins, Chuck Youngman, Ed Parsons, Wayne DeCesaris, Jim Hurley, Barry Boltz and Ed Lozo. The Dallas Junior Woman’s Club recently initiated nine Back Mountain Area women as new members. They are: Peggy Harvey, Terri Amann, Madonna Jezuit, Cathy Edwards, Marilyn Colandro, Mary Lou DiBuo, Mil- lie Jones, Kendra Cosgrove and Valerie Gialanella. Bill Patton’s Beaumont Braves emerged as both straight season and post season champs of the majors division of the Bob Hor- lacher Memorial Little League. Team members include Ray McClary, Roger Bellas, Danny May, Scott Wright, Dean De- trick, Shannon Corby, Steve Clark, Dale Race, Eric Wright Ronnie Ayers, Billy Patton and Harry Zacharias. 40 YEARS AGO Winners in the clean-up, fix- up, paint-up poster contest held in local schools included six art- ists from Gate of Heaven. They are: Raymond Kern, Dianne Watchulonis, Sharon Popson, Carolyn Kerekes, Judy Hughes and Lucinda Broghamer. Competition at Dallas Junior High School was keen, but post- ers created by Frank Morgan, Linda Hawke and Jim Grobew- ski — all ninth graders — were judged best of show. A spectacular freak accident at Carverton Road and Route 309 Tuesday morning left a dump truck and about 80 feet of cinder- block retaining wall spewed into Toby’s Creek. The mishap occurred when a B61 Mack truck, driven by James Patrick Parker, Shavertown, and owned by John Connolly Con- struction Co., Luzerne, rolled backwards over the 30 foot high retaining wall, setting up a chain reaction that tore cinderblocks loose along the creekside from the truck to the bridge at Carv- erton Road. 50 YEARS AGO Dallas Rotary Club installed new officers at a dinner at Irem Temple Country Club. New offi- cers are: Joseph Sekera, presi- dent; James Alexander, vice president; W.B. Jeter, treasurer; Leslie Warhola, secretary; Her- man Otto, sergeant-at-arms. The following are directors: John Landis, Myron Baker, Daniel Chapman and Walter Mohr. Dr. L.E. Jordan will be chair- man of Back Mountain Memo- rial Library Auction for 1961, moving up from co-chairman of the 1960 Auction. Myron Baker, general chairman for 1960, steer- ing the most successful Library Auction in fourteen years to a tri- umphant conclusion, Monday night, made the announcement from the auction block. Movies playing at the Sandy Beach Theater included “It Started With A Kiss” starring glen Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Eva Gabor and Fred Clark and “The Earthy is Mine” starring Rock Hudson and Claude Rains. 60 YEARS AGO Local men among the 220 nov- ices who have applied for admis- sion to Irem Temple, A.A ONM.S., at the outdoor ceremonial to be held tomorrow on Irem Temple Country Club grounds are: Stephen W. Alexan- der, Milton S. Charnow, William E. Carpenter, Robert J. Culp, William H. Clewell, George Da- vis, Robert G. Dickinson, Bruce E. Godtfring, Raymon R. Hed- den, C. Elwood Hudson, Robert C. Milne, John D. Roskos, Dr. Lester M. Saidman, Robert P. Slaff, Harry A. Stuhlmuller and Randall G. Taylor. He’s in the turkey business again. Last year Norman Smith . bought a flock of five-week old turkeys and raised them for Thanksgiving dinner. This year, fortified by the purchase of ‘a brooder at the Library Auction; a brand new model reduced from eighteen dollars to eleven-fifty, Norm is buying eighteen brand new turkeys, just out of the shell. This piece of business should add up to enough turkeys for the three acres and six dependents to furnish a turkey for each and every holiday dinner during the year, including all birthdays and anniversaries. Movies playing at the Shaver Theater, Shavertown, included “Cheaper By The Dozen” star- ring Jeanne Crain and Clifton Webb; “Chain Lightning” star- ring Eleanor Parker and Hum- phrey Bogart; and “Miss Grant Takes Richmond” starring Lu- cille Ball and William Holden. 70 YEARS AGO Their sympathies aroused by stories of hardships suffered by children in Europe, three nine- year-old girls from Shrine View planned and staged an entertain- ment for their elders one night last week and turned ne proceeds, $49.20, to Wyo Valley Chapter, American Red Cross, this week for war relief. The promoters of the benefit affair were Patricia Manning, Lois Kiefer and Joan Powell. Commander John H. Thomas of Daddow-Isaacs Post, Ameri- can Legion, of Dallas, has been named a delegate to the Pennsyl- vania State Convention to be held next month at Reading. Paul Shaver is the alternate dele- gate. 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 # ap- peared in the newspaper vears ago. “I have a pool in my backyard but | like Frances Slocum.” Egan Mengeringhausen Shavertown “WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO SWIM IN THE SUMMER?" “Harveys Lake - off the dock at a friend's house.” Shane Jacobson Dallas “Yalick Farms pool. : Friends of mine live there.” Autumn Gallagher Dallas “My house - we have a community pool there.” "Milan Novak Dallas “At my grandparents’ property on Bowman's Creek in Noxen. They say it's the best hole for swimming." Eric Bartos Orange | just joined the Har- veys Lake Beach Asso- ciation.” Brenda Miller Lehman
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