maT a PAGE 6 EDITO RIAL Sunday, May 29, 2011 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 Richard L. Connor Dotty Martin PUBLISHER EDITOR 829-7202 970-7440 rconnor@timesleader.com dmartin@mydallaspost.com Diane McGee ADVERTISING 970-7153 dmcgee@timesleader.com Library auction is less than two months away Though it’s hard to believe, the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary’s Annual Auction is less than two months away...and what better way to share the ex- citement than by attending the Auction’s Annual Kick-Off Din- ner. This year’s dinner will be held on Monday, June 6 at the Apple Tree Terrace of Newberry Es- tates in Dallas, beginning at 6 p.m. with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres followed by a buffet- style dinner at 7 p.m. Attendees will want to indulge at the Grilling Station consisting of top round of beef with horse- radish sauce; grilled Caesar chicken with rice pilaf or grilled salmon with citrus sauce and an assortment of vegetables. The Pasta Station will tempt us with penne or linguine pasta with a choice of three sauces, salad and soft breadsticks. There will also be a fresh fruit and cheese display and an assortment of des- serts, coffee, tea and iced tea. While lingering over dessert, a mini auction will offer us a chance to bid on a sampling of Nearly Olde and New Goods items, antique collectibles and plants. The price of the dinner is $21 per person and it’s open to the public. Reservations (along with payment) can be made at the li- brary by May 27. Call the library at 675-1182 for more information! Plan now to attend and start practicing your bidding skills! [XN J Along with the excitement of the auction, of course, comes the planning...and along with the planning comes the need for vol- unteers! All tweens 12 years and up, teens and young adults are needed to volunteer for auction set-up from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 3; Tuesday, July 5; and Wednesday July 6. This is an easy fun way to com- plete any requirements teensmay have for community service hours. You (and a group of your friends!) may stop in at the li- brary or call us to sign up. A light lunch and refreshments will be provided for volunteers. The library will be closed on Monday, May 30 in honor of Me- morial Day and will re-open on Tuesday, May 31 with regular hours. LE RJ Our Slightly Read Bookshop will also be closed on Monday, May 30 and will re-open with its regular hours (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.) on Wednesday, June 1. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver * |t was 20th-century Belgian writer and philosopher Raoul Vaneigem who made the following sage observation: “There are more truths in 24 hours of a man’s life than in all the philosophies." * The next time you're annoyed by a bad case of the hic- cups, consider poor Charles Osborne. In 1922, when he was 28 years old, Mr. Osborne got the hiccups. For the next 68 years, he continued to hiccup, finally stopping in 1990, one year before his death at the age of 97. * Those who study such things claim that an average bank robber in the United States nets about $4,000 for every heist. No info at hand on how the researches acquired their data. e |f you're planning a trip to the United Kingdom in the near future, you might want to be sure Windsor Castle, locat- ed in the county of Berkshire, is on your itinerary. Built in the 1th century, it is both the longest-occupied palace in Europe and, with more than 500 people living and working there, the world's largest inhabited castle. As a bonus, through April of 2012 you'll be able to view a special exhibit on royal cakes. Yes, cakes. Amazingly, included in the exhibit are two pieces of cake from the wedding of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert, which took place on February 10, 1840. e Stephen Spielberg, who has earned two Academy Awards for Best Director, and three of whose films have set box- office records, was rejected - twice - when he applied to the film program of the University of Southern California. LE NJ Thought for the day: “Every man possesses three charac- ters: that which he exhibits, that which he really has, and that which he believes he has.” - Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr "YOUR SPACE" is reserved specifically for Dallas Post readers who have something they'd like to share with fellow readers. Submitted items may include photo- graphs or short stories and should be sent YOUR SPACE Two-year-old Buck enjoys a spring swim at a lake in Copaigue, New 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 telephone num- ber in the event we have questions. Readers York where his owner travels for work. A Labrador/Retriever mix, Buck lives with Brian Mullen in Dallas. \] should include a self-addressed/stamped envelope. Items will be published in the or- der in which they are received. The editor of The Dallas Post reserve the right to reject any items submitted for publi- via e-mail to news@mydallaspost.com, by, wishing to have their photos returned cation. 20 YEARS AGO berly Mahoney, Heather Berube, 50 YEARS AGO Woodlawn Drive, entertained at A steeple now shines in the Carrie Isaacs, Lori Lee McMur- Co-chairmen Carolyn Rhone, 2 family farewell dinner a week sunlight over the Fellowship r¥; Lori Akenbrand, Trina Stes- ‘Tyycksville, and Elaine Kozem- 2g0 Sunday for their son, Put. Evangelical Free Church in Dal- D€Y, Michelle Traver, Jennifer chai Huntsville, are completing Fred who was enjoying a fifteen las, raised in memory of Amber Nicely. Earlier this month, the white steeple topped by a gold cross was placed on the new Christian Education wing added to the original church building. The steeple was purchased with money from the Amber Nicely Memorial Fund and church member contributions, and was raised in memory of Amber who died two years ago from can- cer. Amber - won the J) hearts of people ONLY throughout YESTERDAY Wyoming Valley when her battle with cancer became a symbol of hope and strength. Dallas Area Federated Wom- an’s Club held its installation of officers for the coming year earli- er this month at Perugino’s Res- taurant, Luzerne, with President Jean Hillard presiding. Follow- ing dinner and the end of year re- ports, Luzerne County Federa- tion President Sandy Timko con- ducted the installation ceremo- ny of new officers. New officers are Nancy Ferko, president; Pam Egly, vice president; Shirley Smith, treasurer; and Maryann Daily, secretary. 30 YEARS AGO Trucksville Elementary stu- dents provided entertainment at the recent PTO meeting held at the Trucksville School. Partici- pating in the program were: Er- ica Bullock, Cheri Smith, Kim- Bryant, Sandra Morrisey, Mi- chelle Hardik, Heather Hof- mann, Denise Korey, Jeffrey White, Brian Kaplanski, Scott Connors, Edward Cavalari, Dale Morris, Brian Novicki, John As- ton, Harry Swepenheiser, Scott Brody and Richard Cosgrove. Dallas’ Cathy Newhart ran the 100 meter dash in 12.6 to break the previous record set in the track districts by Riverside High School’s Kim Sochevka. She also ran the 200 meter dash in 26.3 to break the record set in 1979 by Crestwood’s Lori Papka. 40 YEARS AGO The Back Mountain Horse- show 4-H Club held its fourth an- nual Open Horse Show recently at Highland Acres Equestrian Center. The show drew exhib- itors from New Jersey and New York, as well as local riders and other Pennsylvanians. Connie Bogden, riding Mrs. P.J. Schalm IT's horse, “Judge Saunders” took top honors in the regular work- ing hunter champion class. Ten Back Mountain residents were among the 98 drivers of Commonwealth Telephone Company honored for safe driv- ing by Pennsylvania Manufactur- er’s Association Insurance Com- pany during ceremonies con- ducted in the Dallas executive offices of the telephone compa- ny last week. The ten drivers are: Bruce Spencer, Howard Johns, Frank Summa, Tom Sayre, Ed- ward Kravitz, Robert Dominick, Joseph Balavage, Charles Sear- foss, Tom Traver and Henry Ye- zefski. plans for the first Art Fair to be held by the Department of Fine Arts and Education of Wilkes College. In addition to an out- door exhibit featuring student work, films and art history slides will be shown. Throughout the day demonstrations will be giv- en in oil paintings, sculptures, ceramics, pottery, mosaics, pas- tels, pan and ink, figure drawing, fashion drawing, color, lettering and layout, block printing, cop- per enameling and clay model- ing. Three boys from the Back Mountain stood on the flight deck of the Aircraft Carrier USS Lake Champlain as it stood by last Friday to pick up the astro- naut Navy Commander Alan Shepherd after his flight through space from Cape Canaveral. They were John Lonie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Meeker, Kunkle; Bob Spare, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Spare, Carver- ton; and Dan Congden, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Congden, East Dallas. 60 YEARS AGO Clyde W. Birth, Trucksville, was elected to the board of the Back Mountain Branch Town and Country YM.C.A. at the board meeting last Tuesday night. He will serve with Freder- ick W. Anderson and Thomas P. Shelburne, representing King- ston Township. All municipal ities of the Back Mountain “Y” will add one more director — making three directors from each. Mr. and Mrs. R.JW. Templin, day furlough. Fred, who is with the infantry, left Camp Kilmer over the weekend for service in Europe. Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Templin and Shir- ley; Mr. and Mrs. Philip Templin, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kain, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eck and Marilyn, Dorothy, Jack and Beverly and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Templin and Billy and Bobby, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maxwell and Bobby, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Reese and P@) and Cathy. : 70 YEARS AGO With weather permitting and State inspectors lenient, Trucks- ville Dallas Highway will be opened for traffic on Memorial Day. Two of the three lanes of concrete have been finished for some time and the third is rap- idly approaching completion. A fourth section will be paved from Fernbrook intersection to some distance beyond the overpass bridge on Fernbrook Avenue, and the contractor expects to have all concrete laid by Mon- day. Mrs. Fred Lamoreaux and Mrs. Robert Hessler were elect- ed new members of the Fern- brook Girl Scout committee at a meeting at the home of Mrs. Claude Cook on Tuesday eve- ning. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dadllas Post which is 122 vears old. The wmformation is printed here exactly as it ap- peared in the newspaper years MOMENTS INTIME The History Channel ¢ On June 10, 1752, Benja- min Franklin flies a kite dur- ing a thunderstorm and col- lects a charge in a jar when the kite is struck by light- ning, enabling him to demon- strate the electrical nature of lightning. Inventor Franklin coined a number of terms used today, including “bat- tery,” “conductor” and “elec- trician.” ® On June 7, 1893, Mohan- das Gandhi commits his first act of civil disobedience. Gandhi, a young Indian law- yer working in South Africa, refused to comply with racial segregation rules on a South African train and was forcibly ejected. ® On June 6, 1949, George Orwell’s novel of a dystopian future, “1984,” is published. The novel’s all-seeing leader, known as "Big Brother," be- comes a universal symbol for intrusive government and op- pressive bureaucracy. It de- scribed a grim vision of a fu- ture where all citizens are watched constantly and lan- guage is twisted to aid in op- pression. ® On June 11, 1955, a racing car in Le Mans, France, goes out of control and crashes in- to stands filled with specta- tors, killing 82 people. The tragedy in the famous 24- hour race led to a ban on auto racing in several nations. ¢ On June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War, Israeli air- craft and torpedo boats re- peatedly attack the USS Lib- erty in international waters off Egypt’s Gaza Strip. In all, 34 Americans were killed and 171 were wounded. Israel lat- er apologized for the attack, claiming that it had mistaken the Liberty for an Egyptian ship. ®* On June 9, 1973, Secretar- iat becomes the first horse since Citation in 1948 to win ago. ° America’s coveted Triple Crown - the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Bel- mont Stakes. In 1999, ESPN added Secretariat to the list of Top 50 North American athletes of the 20th century, the only non-human on the list. ® On June 12, 1987, in one of his most famous Cold War speeches, President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the repressive Communist era in a divided Germany. Two years later East and West Germans did break down the infamous bar- rier. “We're hoping to watch the parade in Sweet Valley or play baseball.” Mark LeValley Sweet Valley “HOW WILL YOU CELEBRATE MEMORIAL DAY?" “Have a cookout at my grandma's house in Pittston.” Kiera Paraschak Lehman “| plan to be with fam- ily - a break from a busy life.” Richard Mark Luksic Wilkes-Barre “Barbecue and watch Yankees baseball on TV.” Greg Petorak Dallas “Hopefully, playing baseball = then a fam- ily picnic at the foot of Sorber Mountain.” Chip Sorber Loyalville "We might go down to Philly Zoo if the weather holds up.” Robyn Valentine Dallas aa ,,,,....,.,,.,,,,,, nr ,.,,,,.,,,,,,... hn6 6 iit ne EE En,
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