PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, June 5, 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 PUBLISHER EDITOR 829-7202 970-7440 rconnor@timesleader.com dmartin@mydallaspost.com Diane McGee ADVERTISING 970-7153 dmcgee®@timesleader.com Dotty Martin New books added to shelves at BMT library The following new books have been added to the shelves at the Back Mountain Memo- rial Library, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas, for the month of May 2011: FICTION “The Final Storm” by Jeff Shara, “The Jefferson Key” by Steve Berry, “Faith: A Novel” by Jennifer Haigh, “Bent Road” by Lori Roy, “The Trin- ity Six” by Charles Cumming, “Come and Find Me” by Hallie Ephron, “The Kitchen Daugh- ter” by Jael McHenry, “The Mozart Conspiracy” by Scott Mariani, “Miss Julia Rocks the Cradle” by Ann B. Ross, “The Sisters Brothers” by Patrick DeWitt BIOGRAPHY “Teed Off” by Sherrie Daly LARGE PRINT FICTION “The Bride’s House” by Sandra Dallas, “The Silver Boat” by Luanne Rice, “South- ern Comfort” by Fern Mi- chaels BOOKS ON CD “The Sixth Man” by David Baldacci, “Live Wire” by Har- lan Coben YOUNG ADULT “Momento Nora” by Angie Smibert, “What Happened to Goodbye” by Sarah Dessen, “The FitzOsbornes in Exile” by Michelle Cooper SPECIAL DONATIONS “Beauty, Witty and Pretty” by Nazih Girgis donated by the author, Nazih Girgis Loved ones remembered The following memorial/hon- or books have been added to the shelves of the Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas: In memory of Dolly Spaide, “Energy-Wise Landscape De- sign” by Sue Reed, presented by Carol G. Crawford In memory of William N. Smith, “Out of Thin Air” by An- drew J. Butrica, presented by Gloria Bette Smith In memory of Kenneth Ray- mond Larish, “Down by the Sea with Brush and Pen” by Claudia Nice, presented by Chelsea and Amanda Martin In memory of Sheldon Roth- stein, “Slow Cooker Revolu- tion,” presented by Bill and Joanne Runner In memory of Sheldon Roth- stein, “The Best One-Dish Sup- pers,” presented by Bill and Joanne Runner In memory of Gene Steele, “Restore. Recycle. Repurpose” by Randy Florke, presented by Irene and Bob Crawford In memory of Aileen Dy- mond, “Punchneedle Embroide- ry” by Barbara Kemp, presented by Walter G. Gosart HONOR In honor of The Radics, “Healthy Family Cookbok,” pre- sented by The Cavanaugh Fam- ily MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel * On June 15, 1215, King John puts his royal seal on the Magna Carta, or “Great Charter,” a peace treaty between John and his bar- ons, guaranteeing that the king would respect feudal rights and privileges, uphold the freedom of the church and maintain the na- tion's laws. Four original copies of the Magna Carta of 1215 exist today. * On June 16, 1738, printer, publisher, postmistress and patriot Mary Katharine Goddard is born in New London, Conn. In 1777, when Congress decided to print the Declaration of Independence, including a complete list of signatures, it chose Mary Goddard as printer. e On June 17,1885, The Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States, arrives in New York City's harbor. The dismantled statue was enclosed in more than 200 packing cases. Its copper sheets were reassembled, and the last rivet of the monument was fitted on Oct. 28, 1886. ® On June 19,1905, some 450 people attend the opening day of the world’s first nickelodeon, located in Pittsburgh. The storefront theater boasted 96 seats and charged each patron 5 cents. Its usual offerings included live vaudeville acts as well as short films. * On June 14,1968, Dr. Benjamin Spock is convicted in Federal District Court of conspiring to aid, abet and counsel draft registrants to violate the Selective Service Act. Spock, a physician, was the fa- mous author of “The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care.” YOUR SPACE CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Members of the Dallas High School softball team cheer for their teammates during a recent game against Wyoming Area. From left, are Maggie Michaels, Kirsten Zakseski and Amanda Rando. "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 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 telephone num- ber in the event we have questions. Readers wishing to have their photos returned cation. 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 publ 20 YEARS AGO Andrea Brinola took top hon- ors in the Dallas High School Art Awards competition. Students exhibited works in a variety of media at the annual show held at the school. Liza Lettie also won a prize in the competi- tion. The chil- dren of Sha- y vertown United Methodist Church, corner of North Pioneer Avenue and Cen- ter Street, will present a musical production, “We Like Sheep,” during the 11 a.m. worship ser- vice of the church on Sunday. The program, based on the scrip- ture text of Luke 15:4-7, Jesus parable of the lost sheep, was written by Kathie Hill and will be directed by Barbara Zarambo, leader of the church’s children’s choir. Wendy Morris is choreog- rapher. The cast of main charac- ters includes: Justin Hoover, Eri- ka Turner, Hiliary Koehl, Shana Baker, Chelsey Coslett, Albert Smith, Jennifer Moser and Megan Daney. YESTERDAY 30 YEARS AGO The top ten seniors at Lake Lehman High School were an- nounced by James Nicholas, principal. They are: Karen Wil- liams, Tracey Jones, David Shawn Wolfe, Mary Stefanow- icz, Lori Robey, Mike DeCesaris, William Janus, Mike Wendel, Paul Saneholtz and David Penk- rot. Dallas High School football players who will play on the West team in the Unico game are Ron Sorber, Dave Oster, Ron Kel- ly, Ray Durkin, Dave Williams, Nick Zapoticky and Jim Gem- berling. 40 YEARS AGO Dallas successfully defended its title as track champions of District II Class B for the fifth consecutive year by amassing 90 points in the district meet last Friday at Wyoming Valley West Stadium. Frank Summa paced the Mountaineers with a record setting leap of 20 feet 10 2 inch- es in the long jump; a second in the triple jump; and a share of the second place 880 relay team. Elementary students from Dallas School District will dis- play art at Kennedy Lounge of College Misericordia Sunday. Young artists include Charles Rollman, Shavertown; Mari Rog- ers, Westmoreland; Michelle Letteer, Trucksville; and Eric Johnson, Dallas Borough. Art in- structor is Mrs. Cornell. 50 YEARS AGO Celia Monka was chosen as “May Queen” of the Senior Class at the May Day Pageant held last Thursday at Westmoreland Ath- letic Field. Attired in a lovely floor length white gown, she was crowned by Mary Bennett, who was selected by faculty members as Junior Class Crown Bearer. Maureen Conaghan and Harry Harter were train bearers. In the Court of Attendants were Bever- ly King, Sandra Chere, Sharon Samuels and Karen Samuels. Carverton Boy Scout Troop 162 has a newly formed Mother’s Auxiliary. Officers of the club, which will meet one a month on the first Wednesday, are: Mrs. Stephen Stearn, chairman; Mrs. Thomas Metz, vice chairman; Mrs. Al Turner, secretary; and Mrs. Al Altemus, treasurer. 60 YEARS AGO Lake Township School staged its annual open house last night, with a club program. Every club in the school had on exhibit a sample of its work. Outstanding was the accomplishment of the Clicker Club, which in addition to showing camera and dark- room equipment, gave the first movie ever filmed at the school. This included action shots of the playground, school activities, May Day and shorts of the se- niors recent trip to Washington. Supervising Principal Charles James, Dallas Borough Schools, has had two recent honors. He was elected president of Sixth Area District, Pennsylvania State Educational Association, at the area dinner at Kingston Township High School and vice- president of Luzerne County Su- pervising Principals Association at a meeting in Kis-Lyn. 70 YEARS AGO As a part of their service pro- gram, Dallas Junior Woman’s Club is completing plans to open a dental clinic for school chil- dren from the Back Mountain ar- ea in September under the direc- tion of Dr. Robert M. Bodycomb. Committee members in charge: Dallas Township, Mrs. John Ya- ple, Mary Jackson, Mrs. Sheldon Fahringer, Mrs. Raymond El- ston, Mrs. Kenneth Oliver; Dal- las Borough, Mrs. Robert Body- comb, Mrs. Joseph Schmerer, Mrs. Peyton Lee; Lehman, Mrs. H. Austin Snyder, Mrs. Frances Lewis, Mrs. Clyde Cooper; King- ston Township, Mrs. Kenneth Adams, Mrs. Della Thompson, Mrs. William Jones, Mrs. R.J. Breslin and Mrs. William Con- nor. Prof. Ernest E. Wood of Dallas was honored Wednesday night at a recital and reception com- memorating his thirty years of continuous services as organist and director of music at Memo- rial Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-Barre. At the recital Prof. Wood presented a program in- cluding compositions of Kramer, Stenson, Stebbins and Friml. He was assisted by Mrs. Henry Guil- ford, soprano soloist. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues The Dallas Post which is 12 vears old. The wmformation is printed here exactly as it ap- peared in the newspaper years ago. STRANGE BUT TRUE + You may not be surprised to learn that, according to a poll conducted by The Associated Press, Americans hate math twice as much as any other subject. .* Do animals grieve their own? Perhaps so - at least, some ani- mals do. When an elephant dies, other elephants in the herd will cover the body with leaves and branches and often will stay with the body for days. - If you own a sport utility vehicle, beware: Statistics show that they roll over three times more often than other passenger cars. “HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT BEING A MEMBER OF THE LAST CLASS TO GRADUATE FROM THE CURRENT DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING? “It's pretty good. It's the end of a 50-year legacy and the begin- ning of another 50." Sara Kohli Dallas “Proud. Happy. | can't think of any other words to describe it.” Sarah Konopki Dallas “Amazing. Everybody will remember us.” Desiree Roberts Trucksville “It feels good but will be weird to come back and visit a school we don't know.” Peter Van Hemert Shavertown “In a way, it's neat; we get to talk to all the alumni.” Kristan Baker Dallas “Wonderful, good, thrilled and amazed.” Erika Sims Dallas o
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