PAGE 6 Sunday, August 8, 2010 EDITORIAL 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 Dotty Martin EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com Richard L. Connor PUBLISHER 829-7202 rconnor@timesleader.com Tammy Holena ADVERTISING 970-7291 tholena@timesleader.com PHOTOGRAPHS ON DISPLAY The August exhibit at the Back Mountain Memorial Library's Art Display Wall is a collection of photographs by Vicky Grzy- boski of Lehman. Vicky has been a volunteer at the library for several years and has demonstrated her artistic abilities in many ways, including her work in the library's annual Haunted Library. Most recently, she was one of the artists for the Children’s Room summer read- ing art mural. Vicky received a degree in professional photography from Daytona Beach State College. While studying Commercial Art at college, one of her classes was photography. Vicky tells us, “That is when | realized my other love, besides art and painting, was taking pictures.” Vicky's studio is located in her home where she takes portraits of her favorite subjects...ner family and friends and she knows that they have helped make her love for photography a success. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver ¢ |t was librarian and essayist Frederick Saunders who made the following sage observation: "Pride, like laudanum and other poisonous medicines, is beneficial in small, though injurious in large, quantities. No man who is not pleased with himself, even in a personal sense, can please others." e Earthquakes occur at a rate of roughly one every minute around the world. About eight of those every year are consid- ered to be major, registering above 7.0 on the Richter Scale. ¢ |f you're a sailor you're probably familiar with the hazards of being out on the water: high seas, storms, hidden reefs. You probably wouldn't count whales among the dangers, but you'd be wrong. It seems that on a recent day sail out of Table Bay Harbor in South Africa, a couple on a 30-foot sailboat were whale-watch- ing when one got too close for comfort. A 40-ton whale they had been viewing breached right next to the boat and landed on the deck, breaking off the mast and then thrashing around before sliding back into the water. The whale lost some skin and blubber, but was otherwise unharmed; the couple were lucky to still have a seaworthy craft and made it safely back to the harbor. e Statistics show that the average 5-year-old boy today weighs about 10 percent more and the average 5-year-old girl about 8 percent more than children of the same age in the 1980s. ® Those who study such things say that the word “daisy” started out as “day's eye” and was shortened over the years. Similarly, “God be with you" became :goodbye"” and “whole be thou" became “hello.” o00 Thought for the day: “Te avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.” - Peter McWil- liams YOUR SPACE Riley jumps off the Harding dock for a cool dip in Harveys Lake. Riley, a 9-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever, and his family live at the lake during the summer. This photo was taken by Drew Harding with a new SLR camera he received for his birthday. 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 returned should include a self-ad- dressed/stamped envelope. Items will be published in the order in which they are received. The editor of the Dallas Post reserves the "YOUR SPACE" is reserved specifically for Dallas Post readers who have something they'd like to share with fellow readers. Sub- mitted items may include photographs 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. right to reject any items submitted for publication. 20 YEARS AGO Back Mountain American Le- gion baseball team is the winner of the North division with a 15-3 record. Members of the team are: Jesse Sorber, John McKeev- er, Mike Strutko, Eric May, Matt Butler, Neil Kaiser, Chuck Finn, Keith Schultz, Sean Shovlin, Chris Engle, Ray Russin and John Konopke. She is a pediatrician by day, a mother by . night and a } swimmer by choice and for 40-year- old Joan Byron of Dallas the recently held Keystone Games were proof that you can accom- plish great things when you put your mind to it. Byron competed in her second Keystone Games recently and walked away with five medals, a big smile, and a lot of satisfac- tion. The mother of three com- peted in the Masters Swimming competition at the games which were held in Allentown. Byron swam in five events and won a medal in each. She placed first in the 50-meter freestyle, YESTERDAY the 50-meter butterfly, the 50- meter breaststroke and the 200- meter medley. She also placed third in the 200-meter freestyle. 30 YEARS AGO Daddow-Isaacs American Le- gion Auxiliary met recently to elect officers for the 1980-81 year. Newly elected officers are Mar- ian Kunigonis, president; Estelle Shuleski, 1st vice president; Jean Hazeltine, 2nd vice president; Ruth Struthers, secretary; Mar- garet Rice, treasurer; Lila Lozo, chaplain; Marie Ciccarelli, histo- rian; and Gertrude Bell, sgt.-at- arms. Back Mountain Gatorettes gymnastics team, coached and managed by Mike Diskin, are ap- pearing before groups in hospi- tals, nursing homes and other in- stitutions demonstrating their gymnastics ability. Members of the team are: Amy Gilbert, Laura Poynton, Jennifer and Michelle Eban, Ann Marie Daniva, Paula Pickarski, Molly Parsons, Jackie Sobeck, Erin Gilbert and Na- nette Ellsworth. 40 YEARS AGO David M. Matthews, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews, Oak Hill, Dallas, is one of 94 high school student participants in the Youth Week program co- sponsored by the American Le- gion Dept. of Penna. and the Pennsylvania State Police. The week long program was con- ducted at the State Police Acade- my at Hershey. Davis, a student at West Side Central Catholic High School, was one of several youths who visited IMGR where they in- spected Army equipment. Tie-dye is now the “in” fashion for clothes in the Back Mountain area as well as in many big cities. Last week a large group of do-it- yourself amateur fashion design- ers gathered at the home of Mrs. Peter Kozachok, Powderhorn Drive, Dallas, to try their hand at dyeing fabrics in variegated col- ors. Marge Kozachok, a talented artist, had begun the project as a part of the Summer Fiesta that is being held at Gate of Heaven Church. Tie-dyers at the party includ- ed JoAnn DelVecchio, Donna Reese, Julie Burke, Karen Koza- chok, Terry Brennan, Cheryl Casner, Mary Catherine Stiles, Christine Kozachok, Martha Hession, Kathie Burke and Mary Hession. 50 YEARS AGO A Back Mountain boy has just experienced the rare privilege of serving as a page in the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. Donald Olsen, sixteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Olsen, Trucksville Gardens, was selected by the faculty at West Side Central Catholic + High School to fill a post sponsored by Congressman Daniel Flood’ on the Democratic side of the House, for a month, lasting a few days before the end of the school term to adjournment of the house last month. In order to give citizens better and continuing police at all hours, three new officers were sworn in as Dallas Township Po- lice Friday before Justice of the Peace George Prater. The new part-time officers are William Hersh, Memorial High- way who is employed by Donald Tretheway, food broker; Albert Hoover, Demunds Road who is employed by Acme Markets; and Frank Wagner, Demunds Road, employed by Coca Cola Compa- ny. 60 YEARS AGO Mrs. Charlotte Goldsmith Weaver of Star Route, Dallas re- cently entertained the class of ’35 of Dallas Township at her home for a picnic luncheon. Guests were: Mrs. Ann Mahler Bush and son Carl, Mrs. Alma Parrish Woolbert, Mrs. Martha Russ Smith and son Willard, Jr., Mrs. Elsie Garinger Rauch and son Bradley, Mrs. Elsie Higgins Jones, Mrs. Liva Spencer Harris and sons Ernest and Gary, and Miss Betty Jane Cook. Mrs. Jack Barnes entertained a number of friends at a bridge luncheon at her home on Elm- crest Wednesday. Present were Mrs. William Hodgson, Mrs. James Huston, Mrs. Warren Meyers, Mrs. Ralph Dixon, Mrs. Ames Campbell and Mrs. Kern. At local Acme Markets, a 12 ounce jar of Swift's Peanut But- ter sold for 35 cents; a two pound package of Kraft American Cheese was 89 cents; two boxes of Nabisco Shredded Wheat sold for 35 cents; and a package of eight bar-b-que or hot dog rolls sold for 15 cents. 70 YEARS AGO Three new teachers, selected from a list of 65 applicants, were appointed by Kingston Town- ship school board at its meeting Monday night. Miss Althea Dymond of Carv- erton will fill a vacancy in the sci- ence department, Miss Alice Hand of Trucksville and Thomas Jenkins of Plymouth will be as- signed in the commercial de- partment. The appointments were necessitated by resigna- tions of three of last term’s facul- @&' ty members. The Ladies Aid Society of Trucksville Methodist Church will hold a lawn social on the church lawn on Tuesday. Mrs. Joseph Schooley is chairman. She will be assisted by Mrs. Ar- chie Woolbert, Mrs. Harry Sava- cool, Mrs. CW. Palmer, Mrs. Herbet Williams, Mrs. S.D. Fin- ney, Mrs. Helen Gardner, Mrs. Norman Ringstrom and Mrs. Howard Ide. Information for “Only Yester- day” 1s taken from past issues of The Dallas Post which is 121 vears old. The wmformation is printed here exactly as # ap- peared in the newspaper years ago. “HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE ADDED COSTS TO THE DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION?" "| graduated from Dal- las High School in 2003 and | think they need them all. It's long overdue.” Mike English Kingston “I know space is a problem there and the taxes are a necessary evil ."” Mary Ann Sigworth Orange a : he Be. “It's a lot of money. | guess they'll be asking me to pay more for rent.” Kris Transue Dallas “| can't stand these additions and then, the taxes go up and | live on a fixed in- come.” Stella Falkowitz Dallas “According to all the kids at Dallas High School who work for me, all the change will be well worth it.” Fred DiMaria Dallas “The plumbing is ter- rible, the place is too small and it all will be worth it.” Pat Misson Dallas
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