PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, September 25, 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 New books added to shelves at BMT Library The following new books have been added to the shelves at the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas, for September 2011. EXPRESS “Acceptable Loss” by Anne Perry, “Flash and Bones” by Kathy Reichs, “Kill Me If You Can” by James Patterson, “Heart- wishes” by Jude Deveraux, “Only Time Will Tell” by Jeffrey Archer, “Second Nature” by Jacquelyn Mitchard, “The Race” by Clive Cussler FICTION “Acceptable Loss” by Anne Perry, “Flash and Bones” by Kathy Reichs, “Kill Me If You Can” by James Patterson, “Heart- wishes” by Jude Deveraux, “Only Time Will Tell” by Jeffrey Archer, “Second Nature” by Jacquelyn Mitchard, “The Race” by Clive Cussler, “Rules of Civility” by Amor Towles, “Adrenaline” by Jeff Abbott, “The Girl in the Blue Beret” by Bobbie Ann Mason NONFICTION “The Rhythm of Family” by Amanda Blake Soule, “Of Thee I Zing” by Laura Ingraham SCIENCE FICTION “The Omen Machine” by Terry Goodkind, “The Crippled God” by Steven Erikson, “Ghost Story” by Jim Butcher, “A Dance with Dragons” by George R.R. Martin, “The Measure of the Magic” by Terry Brooks BIOGRAPHY “Through My Eyes” by Tim Te- bow, with Nathan Whitaker, “A Stolen Life” by Jaycee Lee Du- gard LARGE PRINT FICTION “Flash and Bones” by Kathy Reichs, “Only Mine” by Susan Mallery, “Merciless” by Diana Palmer BOOKS ON CD “Then Came You” by Jennifer Weiner, “Betrayal of Trust” by JA. Jance, “Against All Enemies” by Tom Clancy, “The Jefferson Key” by Steve Berry, “Escape” by Barbara Delinsky, “Smokin’ Sev- enteen” by Janet Evanovich YOUNG ADULT “War and Watermelon” by Rich Wallace, “This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein” by Kenneth Oppel, “Awakened: A House of Night Novel” by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast MOMENTS IN TIME By Samantha Weaver |t was noted American wit Groucho Marx who made the follow- ing sage observation: “There's one way to find out if a man is honest - ask him. If he says 'Yes,' you know he is a crook." * When the city of Los Angeles was founded, it was given the name “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles de Porciuncula,” which translates to “The Town of Our Lady of the Angels of Porci- uncula.” Back then, in 1781, there were just 52 settlers to start what is now the second most populous city in the country. * When speaking of dead languages, Latin is the one that probably comes to mind most often. It's not quite dead, though; it's the official language of Vatican City. * Those who keep track of such things say that a professional ballet dancer goes through about 130 pairs of toe shoes in a single year. * The yo-yo became popular in the United States after it was mar- keted by Donald F. Duncan Sr., a businessman from Chicago, but he didn’t invent the toy. In 1928, Duncan was on a business trip to San Francisco when he saw Philippine immigrant Pedro Flores, who had gotten financing to manufacture the yo-yos and had trademarked the name, demonstrating how to use the toy. Duncan realized that the toy had the potential to be a huge success, so he paid Flores $5,000 for all the rights. Incidentally, the name "yo-yo" means “come-come” in the native language of the Philippines. * |f you're like the average American, showers account for nearly one-third of your home water use. Thought for the day: Any reviewer who expresses rage and loath- ing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae.” - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Dallas. "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 photo of the Sheldon Reynolds Falls at Rickett's Glen State Park was taken in early summer by Deno Pantelakos, of Idlewood Drive in 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/stamp envelope. Items will be published in the o der in which they are received. The editor of The Dallas Post reserves the right to reject any items submitted for publi- 20 YEARS AGO -1991 Offset Paperback Manufactur- ers, Inc. chose Cheryl Gasper, Dorothy Cooper and Barbara Eyet as co-employees-of-the- month for August. As employees of the month, they each received an employee-of-the-month cer- tificate, pre- ferred park- ing for one month, din- 3 ner for two gift certifi cate and a $50 savings bond. The Orange Little League, sponsored by Commonwealth Telephone Company, Dallas, re- cently won the Bob Horlacher Minor League Championship. Members of the team are Shane Schoonover, Adam Harris, Jere- my Harris, Carl Kvashay, Billy Miller, Sean Rosencrans, Jason Race, Joey Gialanella, Bruce Kunkle, Jack Gallagher, Sheehan Gallagher and E.M. Hinchey. YESTERDAY 30 YEARS AGO -1981 Boy Scout Troop 281 Commit- tee recently held election of offi- cers, at the United Methodist Church in Dallas. Elected offi- cers were: Donald Dickson, chairman; Mrs. Donald Dickson, secretary; Mrs. Reed Sterling, fi- nance chairman; and Mr. and Mrs. John Fetterman, transpor- tation chairmen. Stewart Pierson, Dallas, was recently among three seniors from Wyoming Seminary Pre- paratory School who were named semifinalists in the 1982 National Merit Scholarship com- petition. 40 YEARS AGO -1971 Fifteen-year old Andy Gallagh- er had every reason to be proud of his Dallas Farm team earlier this month: the fearsome squad became the unequivocal Back Mountain Farm League cham- pions when it beat the Trucks- ville Farm team 10-8. Members of the team are: Timmy Brennan, Jimmy Thomas, Allan Sappe, Gary Rost, Jeff Bradey, Ken Myak, Ronnie Kaye, Bob Ed- wards, Conrad Goeringer, Chris Banks, Mark Adessa, Ed Jano- sik, Paul Jobson, Eric Haigh, Jeff Besecker, Brian Muldoon and Steve Gallagher. Girl Scouts and Brownies of Trucksville held a flyup and bridging ceremony Wednesday in the educational building of the Trucksville United Metho- dist Church. Brownies who par- ticipated in the flyup ceremony were Robert Holland, Lynn Ste- phenson, Andrea Fiorini, Do- rothy Smith, Corinne Chiogna, Beth Bullock, Patty Heist, Kim MacDerment, Chris Butler, Mol- ly Duffy, Lori Monney, Tauna Brobst, Jill Baur, Jill Crompton, Cindy Monka, Jill Shaver, Mary Beth Kile and Kelly Thomas. 50 YEARS AGO -1961 Copious awards were given in the WSCS sponsored, Methodist Church Flower Show in Trucks- ville. Mrs. Lester Squier, Leh- man, received the outstanding award of the show, a gold tri-col- or ribbon for her niche, “Lady Summer of the Abundant Look.” Girl Scout Troop 75 of Shaver- town Methodist Church award- ed the Curved Bar in the home- making field at a court of awards last week at Camp Onawanda. Six troop members were recip- ients of the award: Laurie Jen- kins, Joan Tucker, Betty Lou Burkert, Barbara Daubert, Kathy Jones and Gail Kessler. 60 YEARS AGO -1951 Nine students from the Back Mountain area have enrolled in Wilkes College as freshmen this semester. They represent one of the largest groups from the local area to begin studies at the col- lege. They are: Carl Follmer Johnny Cashmark, Joan Evans, George Trimble, Robert Scally, Lyman Moore, James Gansel, Lenwood Van Orsdale, David Kunkle. Carol Price and John Oliver, both of Home Economics de- partment at Lehman-Jackson, will attend the annual home eco- nomics regional meeting at Ath- ens Saturday. Grace Barrall, last year’s president of FHA and also Luzerne County president, will attend as a graduate, to give a five-minute talk on radio pre- sentation. 70 YEARS AGO -1941 One of the first commercial enterprises...not related with motoring...to locate along the new highway between Dallas and Shavertown is Evans’ Drug Store which will move this Sun- day from its present location op- posite Shaver Theatre to the new Still building. Floyd A. Lewis son of Ralph O. Lewis of Shavertown, has re- sumed his duties as Associate Editor of Electrical Age. Mr. Le- wis underwent a surgical oper- ation earlier in the year. 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 i peared in the newspaper ve ago. The History Channel MOMENTS IN TIME * On Oct. 9,1635, religious dissident Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony by the General Court after speaking out against the right of civil authorities to punish religious dissension. Williams established a settlement called “Providence” in Rhode Island, open to those seeking freedom of conscience. ® On Oct. 6,1866, in Indiana, the Reno Gang carries out the first robbery of a moving train, making off with $10,000. This new meth- od of sticking up moving trains in remote locations low on law en- forcement soon became popular in the American West. ® On Oct. 3,1917, the U.S. Congress passes the War Revenue Act, increasing income taxes to raise money for the war effort. A gradu- ated tax system was introduced, with rates starting at1percent and rising to 7 percent for taxpayers with income above $500,000. & Mr “'Modern Family’. It pokes fun at real is- sues in a humorous way. A comedy of mis- communication.” Jim Brogna Mountain Top “WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOW?" “All the news chan- nels, CNN, Fox and the History Channel be- cause that’s just what | like." Glenn Howell Dallas Parenthood’ and ‘Grey's Anatomy’ but ‘Pawn Star’ on the History channel is my favorite. Even my sons love it.” Jane Brennan Dallas “’Dancing with the Stars’ because | used to dance when | was little. It's an art form and | like to see the dancers improve.” Tina McCarthy Dallas 3 “'The Middle’ because it's a funny show that has funny stuff.” Jordan Lindsley Hunlock Creek “We only watch Chan- nel 16 news on the computer or get DVDs.” Marissa Martindale Dallas RE —_—— LL Lo sl i ....,. . .a.,.,.,,,...,,,...... I. e : ®
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