PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, May 8, 2011 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 Dotty Martin PUBLISHER EDITOR 829-7202 970-7440 rconnor@timesleader.com dmartin@mydallaspost.com Diane McGee ADVERTISING 970-7153 dmcgee®@timesleader.com LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dont let Master Gas take over our lives Dear Editor: When coal was King, mining put boys to work, doing with- out schooling, and accepting injury or death for their mea- ger wages. Mine owners made lots of money and blessed the communities with culm, water pollution and subsidence that is taking generations and lots of taxpayer dollars to correct. There was no dollar value placed on the young lives im- pacted. : Today the Marcellus gas “bo- nanza” is promising mega dol- lars for the natural gas beneath our neighborhoods and farms. It cares little about pollution of wells, streams, rivers, so long as it simplifies disposal of the fracking fluids that come to the surface when a well is com- pleted. Gee, who does it hurt when a well pad is planted in a residential area? The gas com- panies are making money and that is number 1, isn’t it? Furthermore, who cares if there is a public school cam- pus within shouting distance? Why should the gas companies feel any responsibility for the safety of the 3,000 kids who happen to be in those schools? Nobody puts a value on those lives — after all, they are just kids — they don’t produce any dollars, not even as much as those breaker boys did. Do those emergency responders really need to know how to evacuate those kids if the un- thinkable were to happen? That couldn’t happen, could it? And what is in it for the Dal- las Township Zoning Board? Only one of them has any con- nection to the gas companies. They can let the meetings drag on until the community’s short attention span wanes and peo- ple don’t come to meetings and make noise anymore. What's in it for us local folks? Will we get the gas to use for our heat, light, etc. at a fair price? All the signs are that the foreign companies buying into these local drillers will export our gas to take care of their needs, not ours. All of which makes me won- der if we really are that stupid. We saw and paid for all that King Coal did for us, and now we are sitting back and letting Master Gas do it to us again. Or are we? Will we get off our duffs and go to the meetings that will, in the end, decide the future for this wonderful com- munity? No one will speak for us if we don’t speak for our- selves. No one will speak for our children and the world we are making for them. It will take many voices speaking to- gether to make a difference. There are not enough dol- lars to pay for the loss of one child to water or air pollution, a fire or an explosion. Those children are our future to be protected and cherished. We must find better answers. Let’s have a moratorium until the gas companies prove that gas extraction can be done safely without destroying the quality of life we all enjoy in the Back Mountain today. Let's not be- come the East Coast Texas. Eleanor Kandler Rodda Shavertown New books are added to shelves at BMT library The following new books have been added to the shelves of the Back Mountain Memo- rial Library, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas, for the month of May 2011: EXPRESS “A Turn in the Road” by Deb- bie Macomber, “Eve” by Iris Jo- hansen, “Night Road” by Kris- tin Hannah, “The Sixth Man” by David Baldacci, “Quicksil- ver” by Amanda Quick FICTION “A Turn in the Road” by Deb- bie Macomber, “Eve” by Iris Jo- hansen, “Bel-Air Dead” by Stuart Woods, “Guilt by Associ- ation” by Marcia Clark, “The Sixth Man” by David Baldacci, “Quicksilver” by Amanda Quick BIOGRAPHY “The Dressmaker of Khair Khana "Blue" loves to run but when he runs in the mud after the snow has melted, he creates quite weighs in at 75 pounds. He lives with his owner, Jim Kozemchak in Harveys Lake. YOUR SPACE a mess. "Blue" is a 9-month-old sheep dog and "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 1871. Information must include the submitting person's name, address and 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 order in which they are received. The editor of The Dallas Post reserves the right to reject any items submitted for publication. 20 YEARS AGO Members of Brownie Troop #704 at Lake-Noxen Elemen- tary School participated in the fourth annual clean-up day at Harvey’s Lake. David Abod, co- ordinator of the event, said that more than 10 local organi- zations took part in picking up garbage along Lakeside Drive. Participating Brownies includ- ed Carrie Gordon, Brian Ruda, Jennifer Frank, Amy Ruda, K.C. Bo- back, Chris- tie Gordon, Tara Birt, Tara Burak, Kristen Ru- da, Jamie Lauben- stein and Angela Bu- ONLY YESTERDAY rak. : “Walk a mile in my shoes!” says Wilkes-Barre General Hospital's Terese Capece of Carverton, a fast moving mess- enger who in an average seven- hour work day walks about 14 miles. “In this job, you will have to enjoy being on the move,” she declares. Donning her trademark white walking shoes, Capece says her pri- mary responsibility is to pick up and deliver a multitude of items to various areas of the hospital including “stat” (emergency) medications, pa- tients’ case histories, x-rays, files, reports and drawn blood samples. On a hectic day, she can respond to over 100 re- quests! 30 YEARS AGO The Back Mountain Jay-C- ettes recently held their 1981 Installation at the Overbrook Inn in Dallas. Installation was conducted by Carolyn Bulford and the following officers were installed for the 1981 term: president, Rose Burleigh; in- ternal vice president, Barbara Regan; external vice president, Sharon McDermott; secretary, Joan Marshall; treasurer, Gail Killeen and directors, Karen Tupper, Haniuce Keen, Connie LaJeunesse and Mary Jo Shis- ko. Bill Kalinowski, Dallas Li- ons Club, chairman of this year’s Back Mountain Citizens of the Year Committee, an- nounced that the committee had selected Ray Hillman of Lake Silkworth, as male Citi- zen of the Year, and Ann Row- lands of Dallas, as the female Citizen of the Year. 40 YEARS AGO Dallas Senior High Choris- ters presented a concert last weekend at Dallas Senior High School. It was the first time the concert was presented to the public. In the past, it has been a private presentation for par- ents and non-professional em- ployees of the school. Mem- bers of the Chansonaires who performed with the chorus are: Brenda Richards, Barbara Reese, Joanne Gensel, Diane Morgan, Kitty Vernon, Nancy Pichert, Gwynneth White- house, Sandy Barakat, Cindy Smith, Cathy Wilson, August Walters, Harold Hoover, Phil- lips Scott, Brock Phillips, Har- ry Swepston, John Engler, Tom Yarnal and Bob Carle. Edmund Labatch, Jr., senior at Dallas Senior High School, has received an appointment to The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. His nomi- nation was sponsored by the Hon. Daniel J. Flood. Ed was also accepted at Cornell, Le- high and Penn State Universi- ty. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Labatch Sr., Dal- las. 50 YEARS AGO Lake-Lehman High School vocal department under direc- tion of Bernard Gerrity pre- sented an evening of song last Friday in the school auditori- um. The Senior chorus gave a varied program, interspersed with readings by Dean Long, piano solos by Larry Carpenter and Mary Ann Laskowsky, and a piano duet by Gloria and Dean Long. Vocal solos were given by Karen Poshoski, Sha- ron Coombs and Allan and John Landis. Frank Slaff, Machell Avenue, was honored guest (man-of- the-year) of the Atlantic Coast Independent Distributors As- sociation at a dinner held last Thursday night in the grand ballroom of the Waldorf Asto- ria Hotel in New York City dur- ing the twenty-sixth annual four-day convention of the as- sociation. Eight hundred at- tended. 60 YEARS AGO Old Toll Gate Lions Club held election of officers at Tuesday night’s meeting, with Lion Samuel Patton replacing George Howe as president, and Mr. Howe assuming the office of Immediate Past President. Robert J. Williams was elected 1st vice president; Raymond Stroud, 2nd; J. Lear Wagner, 3rd; George Prater, secretary; Owen Williams, treasurer; Chester Hartman, lion tamer; William Dierolf, tail-twister; Rev. W.F. Moock, Jr., Joseph Blaze, Vernon Ash and Harry Smith, wills serve as directors for 1951. Louise: Brzyski has been elected Queen for the May Day exercises of Dallas Township Schools to be held this week on the school grounds. Miss Bar- bara Brace was elected maid of honor. Elected as attendants were: Seniors, Dorothy Ed- wards, Nancy Fahringer, Ma- rion Parsons, Dorothy Prutz- man; Junior Class, Joan Davis, Marilyn Rogers; Sophomores, Nancy Elston, Irene Schultz. 70 YEARS AGO Junior music pupils of Vera Whitesell entertained their mothers at ‘a piano recital at the Whitesell home Sunday af- ternoon. The program consist- ed of piano solos and duets and a song, “Mister Moon and Miss Sunshine” sung by Anita Am- brose and Priscilla Cooper. Taking part were Janet Wright, Priscilla Abbott, Marilyn ) liams, Bernadine Krasavad® Anita Ambrose, Polly Lou Cooper, Priscilla Cooper and Tommy Elston. Miss Betty Naugle, clarinet soloist of Lehman High School Band, will be this section’s on- ly representative in the All- State band when 175 youthful musicians from eight district bands of the State gather next Saturday at Lock Have High School for their annual con- cert. Information for “Only Yes- terday” 1s taken from past is- sues of The Dallas Post which 1s 122 years old. The informa- tion 1s printed here exactly as it appeared in the newspaper vears ago. "When my children were younger and we spent the day with their grandmothers." Vivian Bednarz Shavertown “WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOTHER'S DAY DIRS "Breakfast in bed by the kids - of course, | bought everything." Michelle Lavelle Plains " loved the home- made cards. | still get them." Gail Stevens Harveys Lake "Breakfast in bed from my kids." Patti Snyder Shavertown MEMOR LB “Every year has been a beautiful experience. Each one is different as the kids get older." Hayley Baseski Shavertown “When my husband gave me a double -twisted diamond bracelet after our sec- ond child was born." Terry Serafin Shavertown
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