PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, June 26, 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 PAINTINGS ON DISPLAY The June exhibit at the Back Mountain Memorial Library's Art Display Wall is a collection of artwork by Gary Bucchalter, of Trucksville. Bucchalter has enjoyed art since his childhood and has contin- ued his enthusiasm for art by receiving a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the Pratt Institute. He also earned his Master's degree in Fine Arts from Brooklyn College. Bucchalter's exhibit will include oil paintings, charcoal and pencil drawings as well as Pen and ink drawings. He is also “in- troducing” a young artist of whom he is especially proud, his 12-year-old son, Lorenzo, and has included one of Lorenzo's piec- es in his exhibit. Bucchalter explains that his artwork offers him “peace of mind" and describes his favorite piece in this exhibit: an oil paint- ing titled "John's Place,” featuring a scene of John Lennon. Auction right around corner The Back Mountain Memorial Library’s 65th Annual Auction will be held on July 7, 8, 9 and 10...less than two weeks away! The library grounds located at 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas will be fil- led with fun, beginning with the in- dividual booths opening at 4 p.m. each day. The auction on-the-block will begin at 6 p.m. each evening. Shuttle service will be available each night of the auction begin- ning at 5 p.m. from Route 309 near the Dallas Shopping Center and dropping off at the library grounds. Reminder: The library will close at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 7; Friday, July 8; and Saturday, July 9, the days of the auction. Our Slightly Read Bookshop is now temporarily closed in order to prepare for the ever-popular Book Tent at the auction; however, the Paperback Room will remain open during normal library hours. All tweens 12 years and up, teens, young adults and adults are needed to volunteer for auction set-up from 9 a.m. to4 p.m. on Sun- day, July 3; Tuesday, July 5; and Wednesday, July 6. This is an easy fun way to com- plete community service require- ments. You (and a group of your friends) may stop in at the library or call to sign up. A light lunch and refreshments will be provided for volunteers. Computer classes In other news, the library is once again offering basic computer classes. There will be a session in July, which will also be offered again in August. Each session will consist of three one-hour classes. The cost for the session is $15. Special event The next special event in our Summer Reading Program will be “Travel to China Through Folk- tales” with Miao Hong. Participa- nts will enjoy traveling to China through folktales, stories, slides and interactive fun from 1to 2 p.m. on June 30. Reminder for Tween/Teen Reading groups Donuts & Discussion: The first meeting will be from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday, June 27 in the Children’s Room of the library. The first book to be read prior to this meeting is “Chu Ju’s House” by Gloria Whe- lan. Young Adult Book Discussion Group: The first meeting will be from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday, June 27 in the Young Adult area of the library. The first book to be read prior to this meeting is “The Other Side of Truth” by Beverley Naidoo. "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 YOUR SPACE This scene from Ricketts Glen of surging water was taken with the camera shutter opened for five seconds, showing the beauty and grace of the flowing water. The photo was taken by Deno Pantelakos, of Idlewood Drive in Dallas. 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 reserves the right to reject any items submitted for ® 20 YEARS AGO Three Lake-Lehman gradu- ates received special Student- Athlete Awards at Commence- ment exercises earlier this month at Edward H. Edwards Stadium. Samuel Gorgone (foot- ball, baseball) and Megan Luka- savage (field hockey) were pre- sented with the Pennsylvania In- terscholastic Athletic Associ- ation (PIAA. awards giv- en annually to the out- standing make and female ath- letes. Terry Martin was presented with the Lake-Leh- man Coaches Student-Athlete Award in recognition for his per- formance in academic programs and in football, wrestling and track. Seventh and eighth grade stu- dents at Dallas Middle School were recently inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. Honorees are: Laura Seidel, Kel- ly West, Becky Mathers, Susan Benedetti, Natalee Felten, Alisa Merolli, Holly Baseski, Melanie Love, Lori Barrett, Lisa To- maine, Robert Humphrey, David Demko, Griffin Bicking, Gail Morris, Vanessa Wysocki, Kristy Woolbert, Shannon Newell, Jo- seph Cosgrove, J. Michael Voz- niak, Jeffrey Kunkle, Richard Klick, Nicholas Sabatini, Bruce Sobocinski and Lisa Lynch. 30 YEARS AGO Miss Florence Finn, softball coach at Lake-Lehman High School, recently presented a plaque to Jackie Williams as the outstanding senior member of that team. The award was pre- sented as part of the school’s honors assembly and was part of ONLY YESTERDAY the traditional class night activ- ities. There are only two school dis- tricts in the Wyoming Valley that have a woman serving as busi- ness manager, and Dallas School District is one of them. On June 16, Sandra Rohrbach took over the position vacated by Fred Croop. Rohrbach, who plans to be married next May, was em- ployed as credit manager with Glidden Paint Company before coming to Dallas. 40 YEARS AGO Dawn Morgan, 13, Trucks- ville, and Helen Harabin, Chase Manor, were the winners of the popular vote awards in the re- cent art show at the Shavertown office of The Wyoming National Bank. Dawn, a student at Dallas Junior High School, was award- ed a $10 savings account for the most popular painting in the children’s section of the show. Mrs. Harabin received a $10 sav- ings account for the largest num- ber of votes in the adult section of the show. All exhibitors were students of Mary Hughes, Chase Manor. What began two years ago as a pleasant hobby for young Ralph Frost of Split Rail Lane in Dallas is rapidly turning into a first class avocation with all the ear- marks of a future career. Ralph, an eighth grade student at Dallas Junior High School, is a budding young artist who has been cop- ping honors in national and local poster contests since he was in sixth place. The most recent prize to come his way was a $25 U.S. Savings Bond when a poster he submitted in the Library Auc- tion’s poster contest won a blue ribbon last week following what judges described as “especially keen competition at the junior high school level.” 50 YEARS AGO At an impressive candlelight ceremony Sunday afternoon at Prince of Peace Episcopal parish house, twelve Girl Scouts of Troop 183, the entire member- ship, received the curve bar award, the highest award in Girl Scouting. Award winners are: Anne Marie Goble, Cynthia Gal- letly, Daisy McClelland, Judy Bergstrasser, Patsy Block, Jean Fleming, Susan Smith, Linda Rowett, Sharon Phillips, Jackie Churry, Elaine Dixon and Linda Brague. John Wormeck won the high- est award in Boy Scouting Wednesday night, when he re- ceived the Eagle badge at a din- ner in the Trucksville Fire Hall. John, 14, a member of Troop 155, is son of Mrs. Elizabeth Wor- meck, Trucksville, and the late John Wormeck Sr. who was a foreman with the Linear Corpo- ration, and formerly of Philadel- phia. 60 YEARS AGO The first modern up-to-the- minute motel in northeastern Pennsylvania for the conve- nience of the traveling public will be erected within the next few months on the triangular 5 15- acre piece of land opposite Dallas Township High School. Ground for the structure was broken this week. The twenty- unit California-styled, U-shaped building will be 185 feet from end to end and will face the Tunkhannock highway. Verne Groff of Dallas Outdoor Theatre entertained five of his boys, who are members of this year’s graduating class at Dallas Township High School, Tuesday at the Athletics-Cincinnati base- ball game in Philadelphia. Mak- ing the trip were: Calvin Miers, Loren Sutton, John Lancio, James Gansel and William Eck- 70 YEARS AGO The garden of Mrs. Walter Fletcher, Pioneer Avenue, Sha- vertown, will be the scene of the annual Garden Party of the King’s Daughters Class of Sha- vertown Methodist Church in late July. Committee members: Mrs. Thelma Lamoreaux, Mrs. Ann Reese, Mrs. Russell J. May, Mrs. Mary Sowden, Mrs. Ida Greenwood, Mrs. Ruth Carr, Mrs. Mary Watkins, Mrs. Edna Smith, Mrs. Elvie Schall, Miss Jennie Stark, Mrs. Eleanor Jones, Mrs. Lucille Fado, Mrs. Ruth Shotwell, Mrs. Jean Glahn, Mrs. Esther Rowlands, Mrs. Frances Layaou and Mrs. Helen Hontz. The purchase of the beautiful Kitchen Creek watershed for a State Park, nearly concluded three years ago during the Earle regime, once again awaited a governor’s approval this week. The bill, appropriating $150,000 for the purchase of some 10,000 acres of the Ricketts Estate “9 approved by the House la. week, this Monday passed by unanimous vote in the Senate at Harrisburg and was sent to Gov- ernor Arthur H. James for his signature. The measure, intro- duced in the House by Represen- tative James J. Malloy of Wilkes- Barre, designated the purchase of nearly all of the estate north of the Huntsville-Benton Highway, 500 yards of the land south of the highway, and all of the headwa- ters of Kitchen Creek, including four upper lakes and the con- crete dam on Lake Lee. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post which is 122 vears old. The information is printed here exactly as it ap- peared in the newspaper years ago. “Kit-Kat Blizzard.” Tom Martin Hanover Twp. "WHAT L sy “Mint chocolate chip - sweet and a good blend.” Matt Doggett Shavertown IS YOUR FAVORITE “I'm very simple. | love the vanilla and chocolate twist or White House cherry hard ice cream.” Michelle Poperowitz Trucksville ICE CREAM “Chocolate vanilla twist soft ice cream.” Emma Miller Wyoming FLAVOR?" “I live dangerously - chocolate vanilla twist or chocolate marsh- mallow.” Wiil Barber Harveys Lake “The classic vanilla- peanut butter Bliz- zard." Marcus Georgetti Lehman
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