EDITORIAL Sunday, November 21, 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 Library welcomes many new books to its shelves The following new books have been added to the shelves at the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas, for the month of November 2010: EXPRESS (1 WEEK) “Indulgence in Death” by J.D. Robb, “Full Dark, No Stars” by Stephen King, “Edge” by Jeffery Deaver : “Worth Dying For” by Lee Child, “Hell's Corner” by David Baldacci, “American Assassin” by Vince Flynn, “Bury Your Dead” by Louise Penny, “Christ- mas Mourning” by Margaret Ma- ron FICTION “Indulgence in Death” by J.D. Robb, “Full Dark, No Stars” by Stephen King, “Edge” by Jeffery Deaver, “Worth Dying For” by Lee Child, “Hell’s Corner” by Da- vid Baldacci, “American Assas-. sin” by Vince Flynn, “The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise” by Ju- lia Stuart, “Gold Boy, Emerald Girl” by Yiyun Li, “Fame” by Da- niel Kehlmann, “The False Friend” by Myla Goldberg, “Get- ting to Happy” by Terry McMil- lan, “The Thousand” by Kevin Guilfoile, “The Last Days of Pto- lemy Grey’ by Walter Mosley, “The Homecoming” by JoAnn Ross, “Eye of the Law” by Cora Harrison, “Skippy Dies’ by Paul Murray NONFICTION “Pinheads and Patriots” by Bill O'Reilly MYSTERY “Christmas Mourning” Margaret Maron BIOGRAPHY “Even Silence Has an End” by Ingrid Betancourt SCIENCE FICTION “Towers of Midnight” by Rob- ert Jordan and Brandon Sander- son by MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel * On Nov. 30, 1886, the Folies Bergre in Paris introduces an elab- orate revue featuring women in sensational costumes. The theater spared no expense, staging revues that featured as many as 40 sets. Among other long traditions, the show's title always contains 13 let- ters and includes the word "Folie." ® On Dec. 5,1933, the 2Ist Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment and bringing an end to the national prohibition of alcohol. Mississippi, the last dry state in the Union, ended: Prohibition in 1966. ® On Dec. 4,1945, in an overwhelming vote of 65 to 7, the U.S. Senate approves full U.S. participation in the United Nations. Some senators proposed a resolution designed to force the president to receive congressional consent before approving U.S. troops for any U.N. peacekeeping forces. The resolution was defeated. ® On Dec. 1,1955, in Montgomery, Ala., Rosa Parks is jailed for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man, a vio- lation of the city's racial segregation laws. Parks’ refusal was not merely brought on by her tired feet, as is the popular legend. Local civil-rights leaders had been planning a challenge to Montgomery's racist bus laws for several months. STRANGE BUT TRUE e |t was journalist, entrepreneur and philanthropist Esther Dyson who made the following sage observation: “The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to connect, it makes it easier to connect.” * In China, the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau, which issues license plates, has recently stopped allowing the num- ber 4 to appear on the tags. Evidently the number sounds like the word for “death” and is therefore considered to be unlucky. ® Here's a startling statistic: If your family is average, you throw out about $600 in unspoiled food every year. e |f you're planning a vacation sometime in the near future, you might want to keep in mind Travel & Leisure magazine's most recent city rankings. These rankings didn’t involve food or culture, though. For this particular list, readers voted on the cities with the most- and least-attractive people. If you enjoy people-watching, head to Charleston, S.C., which reportedly boasts the most attractive populace, followed by San Diego and Savannah, Ga., in second and third places. The U.S. cities with the least attractive residents? According to the survey, they're Memphis, Baltimore and Philadelphia. Three-year-old LJ (Larry) Long, of Harris Hill Road in Trucksville, loves to help his Dad, Larry, wash the mini pumper at the Trucksville Volunteer Fire Department. Larry Long is assistant fire chief at the department and LJ knows the name of every fire truck from the rescue engine to Old Betsy. LJ is also the son of Holly Long, of Shavertown. "YOUR SPACE" is reserved specifically for Dallas Post read- ers who have something they'd like to share with fellow read- ers. > 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, address 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 ) items submitted for publication. 20 YEARS AGO Students in the Children’s Lit- erature class at College Miser- icordia observed American Edu- cation Week, Wednesday, by per- forming puppet shows and Shad- ow skits to two third grade classes from Gate of Heaven School at the Back Mountain Memorial Library. Erica Magor, Michelle Barletta, Laura Hor- vath and Regina Merkel did the skits in the reading room of the library for a period of 45 min- utes. The Shadow skit told the Tw story of ’ 557 | % “The Fish- / erman’s Wife and ONLY be Magic YESTERDAY The Dal- las Middle School seventh and eighth grade band, under the direction of Mi- chael D. Pawlik, recently elected band officers for the 1990-1991 school year. The officers are: Adam Hoover, president; Laura Seidel, vice president; Julie Miers, treasurer; Kim Jones, sec- retary; and John Molski, presi- dent of the executive council. 30 YEARS AGO A special presentation was made to Gerry Kerkowski, cos- metician, at Rea & Derrick Drug Store, Dallas. She was chosen “Salesperson of the Month” by Rea & Derrick Inc. for outstand- ing customer service. The award is presented monthly to the out- + standing salesperson represent- ing one of the company’s 100 stores. ~ The Dallas Cowboy Mini- Football Club held its annual banquet at the Irem Temple Country Club last Friday. Grad- uating players were honored with jackets provided by the Dal- las Lions Club. They are: Keith Hillard. Mike Janosik, Stan Ko- prowski, Mark McLaughlin, Jeff Olsen, Mark Coolbaugh, Ken Thompson, Jim Patts, Joe Patts, Matt Pretko, Pat Rismondo, Dave Roberts, Steve Wilson and Jim Aikman. Cheerleader gradu- ates who also received jackets in- clude: Jackie Yaple, Lynn Todd, Helena Hutsko, Robin Hanson, Carri Pollard, Mia Argento and Kathy O'Donnell. 40 YEARS AGO A Joint Police Commission re- placing Dallas Township Police Force and Kingston Township Police Force became a reality last week when supervisors, so- licitors and chiefs of police be- came signatories to an agree- ment merging both forces. The agreement was signed at a din- ner held at Irem Temple Country Club which the Institute of Re- gional Affairs hosted. Both Dal- las Township and Kingston Township have been consider- ing the change for many months in the interests of economy and increased police protection. Stephen Polte, an instructor of German and a resident of Har- vey’s Lake, will star in three one- act plays to be presented by The Misericordia Players from Col- lege Misericordia in December. Mr. Polte has appeared in several other amateur theater produc- tions including, “Waiting for Go- dot,” “We Bomber in New Haven” and “The Leader.” 50 YEARS AGO Dallas Senior Woman’s Club celebrated its twenty-eighth birthday with a dinner at the Castle Inn and enjoyed a resume of its activities over the years by Mrs. Arthur Culver, first presi- dent. Past Presidents were intro- duced along with Mrs. Edward Maguire, an incoming member. Fourteen girls of Troop 200 had a pajama party Thursday night, spreading their sleeping bags on the floor of the living room at the home of their leader, Mrs. Jack Barnes. Gathering at 6:30, they attended a movie at the Forty Fort Theatre, return- ing to Elmcrest to dance to the music of records and enjoy re- freshments. All bagged down for the night were: Janine Dierolf, Sharon Piekanski, Sandra Turn- er, Ann Barnes, Pat Bauman, Be- tty Rome, Nancy Davis, Nancy Gensel, Michelle Davies, Rose- marie Gabel, Cynthia Konsav- age, Betty Lamoreaux, Peggy Rood, Mary Louise Daley and Joyce Hughes. 60 YEARS AGO Dallas Girl Scouts will give a Square Dance in the Dallas Bor- ough School Wednesday eve- ning at 8, with Black Bows fur- nishing the music. Tickets may be procured from the ticket com- mittee or from Dallas Junior Woman’s Club who are sponsor- ing the affair. Members of the troop: Roseann Paulik, Jean De- Remer, Barbara Franklin, Barba- ra Williams, Mary Evans, Mary Brown, Lorrine E. Owen, Joan Cundiff, Jean Broody, Joy Keller, Gladys Wilson, Jessie Carey, Marcella Tibus, Kathryn Noon, Monica Sebolka, Peggy Ann Ma- za, Dorothy Belles and Marilyn Three persons were injured and admitted to Pittston Hospi- ‘tal last Sunday, when a wheel flew off the stock racing car dri- ven by Lester Hoover, of Har- vey’s Lake, at Bone Stadium, Pittston. Hoover was competing in the first semi-final heat when the car threw a wheel into the crowd and crashed through a guard rail. : ; Back Mountain Kennel Club held its end-of-the-year meeting on Wednesday night at Back Mountain Memorial Library. Of- ficers elected for the coming year were: Austin K. Howard, president; Robert F. Bachman, vice president; Mrs. Thomas B. Robinson, secretary; and Mrs. Lawrence Powell, treasurer. Thomas Robinson was named American Kennel Club dele ate. “As one phase of its work fo: under-privileged children in this area, Mt. Greenwood Kiwanis Club is collecting discarded toys and children’s out-grown cloth- ing. Toys will be repaired and re- painted and clothing will be cleaned and mended for distri- bution at Christmas time. Throughout t he year and during the holiday season the club has helped hundreds of children whose cases have been called to its attention by high school prin- cipals and social workers. needy cases are thoroughl{@l} vestigated so that only the Wor- thy benefit. 1 The senior class of Lehman Township High School is already rehearsing for the thrilling mys- tery drama, “The Spider’s Web,” which will be presented Dec. 8 in the high school auditorium. Starring in the performance will be Betty Yanik, Dorothy Warner, Jessie Bonning, Esther Engle- “hart, Ruth Nitz, Nancy Parks, Larry Drabick, Chet Rusiloski, Jack Brown and Leo Yascur. 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 years ago. “With my family watching football and having a good time.” Christian Wargo Shavertown “HOW WILL YOU SPEND THANKSGIVING DAY?" “With my family gath- ered in one house, ei- ther in Kingston or - Falls. We make last- minute plans.” Joan Kenahan Shavertown “At my parents’ house, Kim and Pat Kirk." Gary Kirk Dallas “I'm going to be with my daughter, Cindy in Swoyersville.” Jeanette Rhodes West Pittston “I'll be at the Shaver- town Methodist Church for Thanks- giving dinner there.” Edythe Bonning Shavertown “I'm going to be with my in-laws, the Ram- ers, in Hanover. | do the turkey.” Angelo Concert Harveys Lake
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