PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, August 15, 2010 Richard L. Connor PUBLISHER 829-7202 rconnor@timesleader.com 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 Tammy Holena ADVERTISING 970-7291 tholena@timesleader.com Dotty Martin EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com Library has The following new books have been added to the shelves of the Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dal- las, for the month of August 2010: EXPRESS (1 WEEK) “The Last Surgeon” by Mi- chael Palmer, “61 Hours” by Lee Child, “Hell Gate” by Linda Fair- stein, “Hangman” by Faye Kel- lerman, “Queen of the Night” by JA. Jance, “Shadow Zone” by Iris and Roy Johansen, “Burn” by Nevada Barr, “Scarlet Night” by Jude Deveraux FICTION “Hangman” by Faye Keller- man, “Queen of the Night” by JA. Jance, “The Whisper” by Carla Neggers, “Shadow Zone” by Iris and Roy Johansen, “Burn” by Nevada Barr, “In Harm’s Way” by Ridley Pearson, “Scarlet Night” by Jude Deve- raux, “The Red Queen” by Phi- lippa Gregory, “Never Wave Goodbye” by Doug Magee, “Welcome to Harmony” by Jodi Thomas, “Deep Shadow” by Randy Wayne White, “The Sev- en Year Bitch” by Jennifer Belle, “Arm Candy” by Jill Kargman, “Infamous” by Suzanne Brock- new hooks mann, “The Yellow House” by Patricia Falvey, “Elizabeth Street” by Laurie Fabiano, “Coming Home” by Mariah Stewart, “Memory” by Donald E. Westlake MYSTERY “Memory” by Donald E. West- lake, “Ghost Sudoku” Kaye Mor- gan BIOGRAPHY “Sophia Tolstoy: A Biogra- phy” by Alexander Popoff LARGE PRINT FICTION “This Body of Death” by El- izabeth George, “Deliver Us from Evil” by David Baldacci, “Long Lost” by Harlan Coben, “The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner” by Stephenie Meyer BOOKS ON CD “Private” by James Patterson, “Sizzling Sixteen” by Janet Eva- novich, “The Glass Rainbow” by James Lee Burke, “Sweet Teas at Sunrise” by Sherryl Woods, “The Search” by Nora Roberts, “Family Ties” by Danielle Steel YOUNG ADULT “Worldshaker” by Richard Harland, “Bamboo People” by Mitali Perkins, “Killer: A Pretty Little Liars Novel” by Sara She- pard LETTER TO THE EDITOR Group thankful for publicity Dear Editor: On behalf of the Lake-Lehman Foundation (LLF), thank you for The Dallas Post’s excellent coverage of the foundation’s third annual golf tournament on July 16. A special thanks to Charlotte Bartizek whose pho- tos captured the essence of the event. This annual golf tournament is the LLF’s main fundraiser of the year. All proceeds benefit the students of the Lake-Leh- man School District. As a result of last year’s tour- nament, the foundation pur- chased equipment for the Lake- Lehman High School Wellness Center and assisted with the purchase of a motorized cart which is used by the entire school district. The Lake-Lehman Foundation could not do all that it does without the support of our com- munity. Thank you for helping us in our efforts on behalf of the Lake-Lehman School District. Lynn Daddio LLF president and 2010 golf committee chair STRANGE BUT TRUE ¢ |t was American drama critic and author John Mason Brown who made the following sage observation: “Reasoning with a child is fine if you can reach the child's reason without destroying your own.” * The first Wal-Mart was located in the town of Rogers, Ark. When it opened in 1962, it had a total of 16,000 square feet of space. Today, there are Wal-Mart Supercenters all over the United States and they measure at least 100,000 square feet and can range up to 220,000 square feet. * The original Maytag company was known for making horse- drawn buggies rather than appliances. * The word “pretzel” comes from the Latin word for “little re- ward.” * Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pennsylvania conducted a joint study on Americans’ weight. They concluded that if current trends continue, 86 percent of adults in this country will be obese by 2030. YOUR SPACE a Pat Giordano took this photo from her deck at Harveys Lake and says the butterfly and the flowers were just meant to be together. "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. 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 i which they are received. The editor of The Dallas Post reserves t right to reject any items submitted for publication. 20 YEARS AGO Sixteen members of Back Mountains Gate of Heaven Par- ish were recently commissioned to serve as pastoral care compan- ions and Eucharistic ministers for the Sisters of Mercy who make their home at Mercy Cen- ter, Dallas. They are: Isabelle Ye- nason, #— Agnes Buch- N# 42> ko, Rosem- 7 rary Schmid, Georgianna Orkwis, Kathleen Beards- worth, Eleanor Thompson, Jane McAndrew, Dorothy Kolankiew- icz, Lucille Luksic, Louise Mena- pace, Josephine Bomberger, Kathy and James Barlow and Louis and Wendy Johannes. Moon Lake was recently the site of the annual Fishing Derby for Cub Pack 232. Some of the winners were: Matthew Motyka, 1st place derby winner; Nicholas Harris, 2nd place derby winner; Paul Dougal, 1st place casting winner; and Damien Tyria, 2nd place casting winner. YESTERDAY 30 YEARS AGO Five members of the Dallas School Board were present at the Monday night pre-term ses- sion at which numerous person- nel placements were acted upon. David Benn was a full time pro- fessional employee in the posi- tions of instrument music and senior high marching band di- rector. Benn replaces Lester Le- wis who retired recently. Tupper Cup tournament offi- cials report that only the wom- en’s singles remain to be played in the tennis tourney at the Dal- las Re Center. Drew Ragan is the champion of the men’s singles competition, with Keith Holt the runner up. Marge Janosik and Joyce Vloedman won the title in the women’s doubles, while Gail Barket and Judith Daley took second. 40 YEARS AGO Statewide honors have been awarded to Beth Ann Gober, 11, for the artwork she entered in the Poppy Poster Contest con- ducted by the American Legion Auxiliary last spring. The Little Red Hen was a vis- itor in Dallas last week when Linda Brady and Michelle Tho- mas brought the nursery rhyme character to life through the wiz- ardry of construction paper, cardboard, and Scotch tape -— lots of Scotch tape. The girls, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. Ri- chard Brady, hit upon the idea of staging a play at the Back Moun- tain Memorial Library Tuesday morning. 50 YEARS AGO A 20-year-old Dallas boy pulled a middle aged man out of the ocean at Atlantic City last Wednesday. Lifeguards took over the job of resuscitation. Jimmie Wentzel, graduate of West Side Central Catholic High School and about to enter the sophomore class at King’s Col- lege, is on night duty at the Mor- ton Hotel, at the desk. During the day, he swims as well as sleeps. Seeing a man beyond his depth and floundering helpless- ly, Jimmie dived in for him and brought him to shore. His father is chief plant sched- uler at Linear Inc. The family lives on Davenport Street. Robert Voelker will be in- stalled tomorrow night as post- master of the Shavertown Post Office, an appointment which was confirmed July 2. A mail carrier on Route 37, Lu- zerne, for the past thirteen years, he will deliver mail today for the last time. John Wormeck, 13, got home from Boy Scout Jamboree in Col- orado Tuesday night, with just time left to pack for a two weeks trip to Camp Tuscarora near Binghamton, where his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Wormeck of Meadowcrest, left him at 10 a.m., already surrounded by Boy Scouts who wanted to see some of the loot he had brought home from the International encamp- ment. Folks who knew John, were able to spot him briefly on World-Wide 60 Saturday night on T-V. John was going through the obstacle race when the shut- ter snapped. A close-up of President Eisen- hower Sunday morning was one of the high spots of the encamp- ment for John, with the rodeo and a good look at Triggers colt running a close second. 60 YEARS AGO Norman Smith says that the picture of the Huntsville Metho- dist Church festooned with bees, which recently appeared in the Wilkes-Barre Record, does not tell the whole of the story. The illustration shows the bees swarming over the top of a stained glass window but does not hint at the bees which are working away inside the clap- boards or the two queen bees buried beneath the surface. The two small colonies note in June have merged into one huge colony, with thousands of bees collecting late summer honey. John Headman, veteran bee keeper at Huntsville, looked over the situation early in June when the activity was first noted, and gave it as his opinion that building a comb would not harm the woodwork, as the bees had already laid a foundation of protective wax. The only way to remove the bees at this point is to exterminate them, right in the middle of their busy season, a measure which no bee lover could contemplate. The consensus of bee-fanciers is that when the bees become dormant with the onset of cold weather, the entire colony can be moved. Movies playing locally includ- ed “Susanna Pass” starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans at the Sandy Beach Theater; “Buffalo Bill” starring Joel McCrea and Maureen O'Hara at the Dallas Outdoor Theater; “The Reform- er and the Redhead” starring June Allyson and Dick Powell at the Himmler Theater, Dallas; and “Captain Carey, U.S.A.” star- ring Alan Ladd and Wanda Hen- drix at the Shaver Theater, Sha- vertown. 70 YEARS AGO The Dallas Junior Woman's Club will hold a card party next Tuesday at the home of iD Herbert Lundy. Transportati will be available at the bus sta- tionin Dallas and at Thomas’ gas station in cards. Committee members: publici- ty, Mrs. Arthur Culver; tallies, Eleanor Jones; reservations, Beth Jones. Movies playing at the Himm- ler Theater, Dallas, included “Torrid Zone” starring James Cagney; “Two Girls on Broad- way” starring Joan Blondell and Lana Turner; and “Waterloo Bridge” starring Vivienne Leigh and Robert Taylor. 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 it ap- peared in the newspaper vears ago. “DO YOU THINK CHANGES “There's a definite problem with conges- tion but | don't know if the round-about is the answer.” Lynn Kernag Shavertown 5-WAY “No, the traffic moves nicely here as a rule. Maybe they could make the lanes wider.” Christopher Czekalski Shavertown ut needs to be made safer but | don't have a solution.” Jack Kelley Trucksville INTERSECTION “I cross the intersec- tion a lot and the traf- fic is very heavy, even on weekends. Any up- grade would be good.” Bill Graboske Nanticoke “Yes, we do contract- ing work out at the lake and get caught in traffic coming back through Dallas.” Dave Rittenhouse Larksville IN DALLAS ARE NECESSARY?" “Yes, but | hope the outcome will be bene- ficial to residents and businesses.” Fran Ochman Dallas
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