PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, November 7, 2010 Richard L. Connor 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 PUBLISHER EDITOR 829-7202 970-7440 rconnor@timesleader.com dmartin@mydallaspost.com Diane McGee ADVERTISING 970-7153 dmcgee@timesleader.com Dotty Martin f New books make way to shelves at library The following new books have been added to the shelves of the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas, for the month of November 2010: EXPRESS (1 WEEK) “Broken” by Karin Slaughter, “Chasing the Night” by Iris Jo- hansen, “Playing the Game” by Barbara Taylor Bradford, “Busy Body” by M.C. Beaton, “The Confession” by John Grisham, “A Christmas Odyssey” by Anne Perry, “Coming Back” by Marcia Muller FICTION “Chasing the Night” by Iris Jo- hansen, “Playing the Game” by Barbara Taylor Bradford, “The Confession” by John Grisham, “Prostitutes’ Ball” by Stephen J. Cannell, “Secrets and Sunsets” by Nora Roberts, “Bury Your Dead” by Louise Penny, “The Fall” by David Fulmer, “A Christ- mas Odyssey” by Anne Perry, “Rose in the Storm” by Jon Katz, “The Nobodies Album” by Car- olyn Parkhurst, “Fragile” by Lisa Unger, “Daughter of Darkness” by V.C. Andrews, “Betrayed” by Robert Tanenbaum, “Novels, 1970-1982” by Saul Bellow, “The Affluent Society and Other Writ- ings, 1952-1967” by John Kenneth Galbraith NONFICTION “Obama’s Wars” by Bob Wood- ward, “Nomad: From Islam to America” by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, “The Whale” by Philip Hoare, “Penn State Football” by Daniel Brush, David Horne, Marc CB Maxwell and Jared Trexler, “Ko- vels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide 2011,” “1000 Ideas for Decorating Cupcakes, Cookies & Cakes” by Sandra Salamony and Gina M. Brown MYSTERY “Busy Body” by M.C. Beaton, “Apple Turnover Murder” by Joanne Fluke, “Coming Back” by Marcia Muller REFERENCE “Peterson’s Four-Year Colleges 2011, “Peterson’s How to Get Money for College 2011” LARGE PRINT FICTION “A Nose for Justice” by Rita Mae Brown, “Mulligan Girl” by Rebecca L. Boschee, “Chocolate Magic” by Zelda Benjamin, “Cross Roads” by Fern Michaels, “Lord Roworth’s Reward” by Car- ola Dunn, “Hired: Sassy Assist- ant” by Nina Harrington BOOKS ON CD “Big Jack” by J.D. Robb, “The Harlequin and Blood Noir” by Laurell K. Hamilton, “Santa Fe Edge” by Stuart Woods, “The Re- versal” by Michael Connelly, “Painted Ladies” by Robert B. Parker YOUNG ADULT “The Black Swans” by Caroline B. Cooney, “Shutout” by Brendan Halpin, “Forge” by Laurie Halse Anderson STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver * |t was British playwright Tom Stoppard who made the following observation: “Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.” ® You've probably had some experience with hail at some point in your life, but probably not with hail like this: The heaviest recorded hailstone in the world fell in Bangladesh in 1986; it weighed a whop- ping 2.25 pounds. The largest hailstone, which fell earlier this year in South Dakota, measured 8 inches in diameter. Be glad your car - or your head - wasn't in the way. e William Henry Harrison, the country’s sixth commander-in-chief, had the shortest tenure of any United States president. He died of pneumonia just 32 days after taking office. ® In 1666, the Great Fire of London destroyed 13,200 homes, 87 parish churches and St. Paul's Cathedral, and it left some 70,000 people homeless. It also provided the impetus for the beginning of the insurance industry. After the conflagration, Nicholas Barbon, a well-to-do doctor, realized how much of his wealth was flammable. A year after the Great Fire, he began the world’s first insurance compa- ny. * The men and women who venture into space have to adapt themselves to changing environments both when they enter space and when they return home. Many astronauts and cosmonauts say that one of the most difficult things to adjust to when returning to earth from space is the fact that when you let go of something, it falls to the ground. e |f you're a longtime football fan, you might not be surprised to learn that between 1983 and 2006, the average weight of NFL play- ers rose by 10 percent. YOUR SPACE While on “doggy vacation” with Aunt Bev Hetro, of Kingston Township, Kirby Musto waits patiently for ghosts and goblins to come to the door. Kirby is 8 years old and resides with Jim and Carol Musto in Dallas. "YOUR SPACE" is reserved specifically for Dallas Post readers who have something they'd like to share with fellow readers. Submitted 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, ad- dress and a telephone number in the event we have questions. Readers wishing 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 ite submitted for publication. 20 YEARS AGO Children from 4 year old pre- school class at Small Wonders Day Care School, Shavertown, recently visited the Back Mtn. Memorial Library. They learned about the important part the li- brary plays in our community, and also selected books to bring to their classroom. Participants were: Kristie Taylor, Heather Smith, Ashley Redmond, Jennif- er Konopki, Christoph- er Walsh, Erin O’Boyle, Jenna Rem- becki, Ste- ONLY phen We 0, Kevin YESTERDAY Domzaldi, Jonathan Frania, Halli Williams, Anthony Forte and Carl Seitz. Lake-Lehman High School won the Annual Luzerne County Recreation Department Under- classman Girls’ Volleyball Tour- nament recently held at Cough- lin High School in Wilkes-Barre. Lake-Lehman won the cham- pionship by beating Crestwood in two sets. Members of the championship team: Suapra So- hakaran, Nancy Evans, Christy Elston, Jenny Parise, Tracy Kru- pa, Nicole Hall, Stacey Paculav- ich, Karen Zier, Karen Stefanow- icz, Jill Smigielski, Erin Loftus, Sue Niezgoda and Coach Bob Rogers. 30 YEARS AGO Junior Girl Scouts of Troop 636 recently donated three books to the Dallas Intermediate School Library in observance of Juliette Gordon Low’s birthday. Scouts making the presentation to Mrs. Camp, librarian, are; Ma- ry Bevevino, leader, Jennifer On- dish, Christine Harvey, Stefanie Michael, Meg Bevevino and Shaunna Griffin. Wendy Baird, Dallas High School senior, was selected by audition for Music Educators National Conference All-Eastern Chorus to be held in April at Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, in the New York Catskills. Wen- dy placed first consistently in most of the PMEA choral com- petitions which qualified her last year for All-State Chorus held in Pittsburgh. Dallas High School Future Business Leaders Association re- cently” elected officers for the year. Those elected are: Doug Rowman, president; Linda Spare, vice president; Bonnie Hazeltine, secretary; Sharon Ward, treasurer; Janice Metzo and Jay law, reporters; Ed Kap- son, artist; and Doris Morgan, Brenda Gill, historians. 40 YEARS AGO The Lake-Lehman Girls’ Field Hockey Team, under the coach- ing of Jane Morris, completed an undefeated season last Thurs- day by defeating Dallas in a re- turn match with a score of 3-0. Scoring for the victors were Em- ma Fox, Glenna Brown and Jack- ie Adams. Other members of the championship team include: Jennie Valick, Joan Wolensky, Linda Adams, Marcia Niemczyk, Pat Lopasky, Linda Koche3r4, Kathy Cook, Sherry Snell, Joan- ita Swartz and Jo Ann Zaleskas. Virginia Kunkle, Sterling Ave- nue, is the new president of the Welcome Wagon Club. “Ginny” is just one of many Back Moun- tain newcomers who have been active in the organization, has headed a number of committees in the past and, under her lead- ership, club members hope for another banner year. 50 YEARS AGO With the award of the Curved Bar, highest honor to be ob- tained in Girl Scouting, to its twelve members Sunday after- noon, Girl Scout Troop 77 passes into history, its entire member- ship graduating. Eight parents and friends attended the impres- sive candle-light ceremony held at the American Legion Home. The twelve girls receiving the Curved Bar are: Sheryl Stanley, Susan Chesney, Karen Rome, Ju- dy Wright, Andrea Krimmel, Martha Messick, Kathy Maury, Janey Roberts, Marguerite Da- ley, Gail Rumbaugh, Penny Far- rar and Laura Jacob. Ground was broken this week for what will become one of the most attractive food markets in the Back Mountain area, accord- ing to an announcement by Ray Daring, owner-manager of His- lop & Daring meat processing plant on Memorial Highway. The new glass and concrete block constructed market will have a frontage of 50 feet on Me- morial Highway and a depth of 64 feet with ample room and pro- vision for future expansion. Con- struction is expected to be com- pleted by mid January. 60 YEARS AGO If there had been a Best-In- The-Show award at the Hallo- ween Parade Tuesday night, it would have gone to Penny Turn of Shavertown, who wore not on- ly an Arthur Rackham tree, but an owl perched in a cleft, with eyes that lighted up and blinked at the crowds lining the route. Estimated in terms of mother- hour power, that costume must have involved a staggering amount of work and ingenuity. The annual Halloween Parade drew more marchers and more spectators than ever before, al- most four hundred actual partic- ipants and four thousand specta- tors. Dr. and Mrs. Hayden Phillips of Trucksville have just returned from a Canadian fishing trip where Mrs. Phillips landed the largest black bass caught this season. Weighing eight pounds and two ounces, the fish mea- sured 23 inches in length and 19 inches in girth. 70 YEARS AGO One hundred and four boys representing Future Framers of America from seven schools in the Luzerne-Lackawanna dis- trict attended the Green Hand initiations Friday night in Dallas Township High School auditori- um. Sixty-five of the boys were initiated into their respective Fu- ture Farmer's clubs. Initiated in- to the Green Hand from Anthra- cite Chapter of Dallas Township High School were: Russell Race, Arthur Morgan, Elmer Phillips, Karl Kunkle, Carl Garinger, Rob- ert Ashburner, Lawrence Smith, Carl Wint, Norman Fitzgerald, Charles Kunkle and Earl Nulton. Wesley Oliver, employee of Ol- iver’s Garage, was the first Dallas man whose number was called in the National Draft Lottery i Washington on Tuesday. Dallas got its first real close-up of the new spur highway Tues- day afternoon as workmen com- pleted pouring cement on one side of the link from Fernbrook to Dallas in front of Lehigh Val- ley railroad station at the inter- section with Main Street. The other side of the link will be com- pleted just as soon as weather permits. Heavy rains Tuesday night and Wednesday stopped all further paving operations for the time being. 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. “Nothing changes quickly but I'm hope- ful so long as there's a better program for Alzheimer's.” Estelle Killian Shavertown “ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION" “I am always hopeful that there will be good changes." Allison Maslow Shavertown “I'm SO happy! It's a great powerful Repub- lican sweep.” Buzz Boback Harveys Lake 3 “I want to see it get better but | didn't vote and don’t follow it." Melissa Baker Tunkhannock “| voted and am a ve- ry disappointed Demo- crat, especially in the governor's race." Shirley Duffy Dallas "I am very happy Re- publican, especially with the congressional race and Lou Barletta getting in.” Daron Lynn Exeter @
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