PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, October 23, 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 are on library shelves The following new books have been added to the shelves at the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas, for the month of October 2011: EXPRESS “Shock Wave” by John Sand- ford, “Last Man in Tower” by Aravind Adiga, “Bitter in the Mouth” by Monique Truong, “Murder Unleashed” by Rita Mae Brown, “The Best of Me” by Nicholas Sparks, “As the Pig Turns” by M.C. Beaton, “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand” by He- len Simonson, “The Christmas Wedding” by James Patterson FICTION “Shock Wave” by John Sand- ford, “The Best of Me” by Ni- cholas Sparks, “The Christmas Wedding” by James Patterson, “Heat Rises” by Richard Castle, * “The Sookie Stackhouse Com- panion” by Charlaine Harris, “The Dovekeepers” by Alice Hoffman, “The Leftovers” by Tom Perrotta, “A Trick of the Light” by Louise Penny, “The Forgotten Waltz” by Anne En- right, “Pirate King” by Laurie R. King, “Reamde” by Neal Ste- phenson, “Ghost Lights” by Ly- dia Millet, “The Strangers Child” by Alan Hollinghurst, “The Art of Fielding” by Chad Harbach, “Song of the Silk Road” by Mingmei Ye - NONFICTION “A Bee in a Cathedral” by Joel Levy, “The Quest” by Daniel Yergin, “How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Dig- ital Age” by Brent Cole, “Deco- rated Gingerbread” by Annie Rigg, “The Education of Mil- lionaires” by Michael Ellsberg, “100 Natural Remedies for Your Child” by Jared M. Skowron, “Mom Energy” by Ashley Koff, “The Whole-Brain Child” by Da- niel J. Siegel, “That Used to be Us” by Thomas L. Friedman, “The Sibling Effect” by Jeffrey Kluger, “The Corner Office” by Adam Bryant, “The New Testa- ment: An Analytical Approach” by Stevan L. Davies MYSTERY “Murder Unleashed” by Rita Mae Brown, “The Dog Who Knew Too Much” by Spencer Quinn, “Naughty in Nice” by Rhys Bowen, “As the Pig Turns” by M.C. Beaton BIOGRAPHY “In My Time” by Dick Che- ney, “Life Itself” by Roger Ebert, “Love and Capital” by Mary Ga- briel, “Life Is Not a Stage” by Florence Henderson, “The Or- chard” by Theresa Weir LARGE PRINT FICTION “Only His” by Susan Mallery, “1225 Christmas Tree Lane” by Debbie Macomber, “Feast Day of Fools” by James Lee Burke, “Murder Unleashed” by Rita Mae Brown, “To Santa with Love” by Janet Dailey BOOKS ON CD 3 “Robert B. Parker’s Killing the Blues” by Michael Brandman, “The Grief of Others” by Lisa Hager Cohen MOMENTS IN TIME By Samantha Weaver e |t was 20th-century Canadian-American economist John Ken- neth Galbraith who made the following sage observation: “Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.” * The original jack-o'-lanterns were turnips, not pumpkins. The custom began in Ireland, where residents hollowed out and carved faces into large turnips for the Celtic harvest festival of Samhain. The turnips, placed on windowsills, were believed to ward off evil spirits. In Scotland, young men would dress in white and blacken their faces in an imitation of the dead. e Peter the Great was known during his reign in the late 77th and early 18th centuries as "Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias." In order to raise money, he taxed just about anything he could think of, including births, burials, chimneys and even beards. * By law, if you are planning to build in Washington, D.C., the edif- ice must be no taller than the Capitol building. : * You probably know that physicist Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize. You might not realize, however, that the prize was for his work on the photoelectric effect of light, not for his more famous theory of relativity. e |f you are like the average American woman, you will spend a grand total of 60 days of your life in the practice of removing body hair. ¢ In 2010, the record for the world's largest pumpkin was broken. The Atlantic giant pumpkin, grown by Chris Stevens of New Rich- mond, Wisc., weighed in at the Stillwater Harvest Fest at a whopping 1,810.5 pounds. YOUR SPACE This fall shot was taken by Jill Spencer, of Meeker Road in Lehman. Jill took the picture at DelKanic's Bulk Food and Nursery in Loyalville and says it is in memory of Sarge who passed away last year. Sarge and his wife, Joyce, a retired Lake-Lehman elementary teacher, operated the store and sponsored community events twice a year with Percheron horses, hay rides, food, tapped root beer and birch beer, along with donuts and soup. Sarge Piatt died suddenly and will be missed by all who frequented the place in Loyalville. "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. der in which they are received. The editor of The Dallas Post reserves tao right to reject any items submitted for @ Items will be published in the or- 20 YEARS AGO -1991 Mrs. Anita Sirak, principal of Bishop O'Reilly High School, Kingston, announced that Su- sannah Stair has been named a Commended Student in the Na- tional Merit Scholarship Pro- gram. The daughter of Dr. and Mrs. of Trucks ville, she re- ceived a let- YESTERDAY ‘er of com- mendation from the National Merit Scholarship Cor- poration which conducts the program. Tami Landon was crowned Dallas High School Homecom- ing Queen last weekend. She re- ceived her crown from last year’s queen, Lisa McCafferty. The homecoming court included Ja- mie Maniskas, Wendy Cave, Sa- ra Harris, Susan Richardson, Amy Shelley and Megan Moran. 30 YEARS AGO -1981 Kim Edwards and Joseph Kishkill have earned standing as commended students in the an- nual National Merit Scholarship competition. Both earned scores that placed them in the top 5 per cent of students nationwide. Brownie Troop 641 held its in- vestiture ceremony at the Leh- man Jackson school. Charlene Cook, leader, and Judy Gunn, as- sistant leader, welcomed all the girls into the troop. Girls taking part in the ceremony were: Sarah Yobolanski, Tracey Margellina, Judy Andrejko, Heidi Wenrick, ‘Margie Langdon, Melissa Lar- kins, Rosie Langdon, Marla Ros- cos, Dianna Shoemaker, Andrea Mark Stair Bunny, Trudy Wandel, Lori Re- cek, Kathy Gunn and Chery Gunn. : 40 YEARS AGO -1971 Harvey’s Lake American Le- gion, Post 967, recently held in- stallation of officers at Casey’s Hill Top Inn. Taking offices were: commander, Francis Fish- er; first vice commander, Jack Bozek; second vice commander, Bill Meeker; adjutant, Albert Barcheski; finance officer, Tom Casey; chaplain, Walter Osko; historian, Arthur Wagner; ser- vice officer, Calvin Strohl; Ser- geant-at-arms, Isem Pennington. Dallas Junior High School stu- dents are pleased with the re- sults of their artful window deco- rations with a Halloween theme. Students who participated in the decorating are: Gwen Jenkins, Debbie Wasserott, Mark Huegel, Chris Paulson, Ralph Frost, Deb- bie Dymond, Sue Richards and Suzanne Laberge. 50 YEARS AGO -1961 The Key Club, through a letter written to George McCutcheon, has been informed by Parents Magazine that it will receive a plaque as one of the winners of the 1960-1961 Youth Group Achievement Contest. Winners will be announced in the Novem- ber issue of Parents Magazine. Bob Moore, Park Street, rolled a 704 series at Crown Imperial Lanes recently to tie a record set by Danny Richards four years ago. Bob also set a new record se- ries for the league and a first for Tony Bonomo since he took over the lanes in January. 60 YEARS AGO -1951 Luzerne County is in the run- ning for State Apple Queen, with Johanna Makavage, winner ‘of the regional apple pan dowdy contest at Nescopeck, being groomed for the final contest at Dubois tomorrow. Eight picked winners from all over Pennsylva- nia, all members of Future Homemakers of America and vo- cational home-making students, will compete for the crown of Pennsylvania Apple Queen. Mrs. Calvin Hall, Shavertown, has been appointed chairman of training on Dallas District Girl Scout Council. Both she and Mr. Hall are actively interested in youth work. Mr. Hall is executive secretary of Wyoming Valley Boy Scout Council. 70 YEARS AGO - 1941 Happy-go-lucky Club com- posed of 5th graders at Dallas Borough schools is enjoying in- teresting meetings this year making membership pins. The girls designed them and the boys are doing the work. Members of the class are: John Monk, Mike Hazletine, + Donald Davis, Mildred McNeel, Herbert Dreh- er, Richard Harris, Kenneth Ide, Arnold Price, Paul Sedler, Ken- neth Shaffer, Gail Shaver, Ge- orge Schooley, George Swartz, William Waters, Allan ‘Wood, June Colwell, Barbara Brown, Saundra Ewald, Kathryn Hauck and Ann Petterson. Attendance at Dallas Borough Schools is breaking records this year! On Thursday, only five stu- dents were absent, one from the high school and four from the grades. Of those absent, Donald Van Horn, high school student, is in the hospital with an infected tooth and Harry Covert, grade student, is in the hospital with appendicitis. Information for “Only Yester- day” 1s taken from past issues of The Dallas Post which is 122 years old. The formation is printed here exactly as it ap- peared in the newspaper years ago. : MOMENTS INTIME The History Channel e On Nov. 6, 1854, John Phi- lip Sousa, “The March King,” is born in Washington, D.C. Following the Civil War, Sousa served a seven-year apprentice- ship in the Marine Band, then went on to compose 136 marches, including “The Washington Post” (1889) and “Stars And Stripes Forever” (1896). e On Oct. 31, 1892, “The Adventures of = Sherlock \ Holmes,” by Arthur Conan Doyle, is published. The book was the first collection of Holmes stories. University of Edinburgh teacher Dr. Joseph Bell partly inspired Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes. e On Nov. 2, 1902, engineer Andrew Riker delivers the first four-cylinder, gas-powered Lo- comobile - a 12-horsepower Model € made of manganese, bronze and heat-treated steel - to a buyer in New York City. At $4,000, the elegant, luxuri- ous touring car was built for wealthy patrons. e On Nov. 4, 1928, Arnold Rothstein, New York's most notorious gambler, is shot and killed during a poker game at the Park Central Hotel in Man- hattan. Police made arrests af- ter following his trail of blood back to a suite where a group of men were playing cards. "Depends. If there's an Eagle games on, I'll watch that. For the World Series, I'll watch if it's Detroit.” A.J. Martin Sweet Valley EE a a a hl i ee, LU LLL... .,.... ..... “WILL YOU WATCH BASEBALL OR FOOTBALL THIS WEEKEND?" : “I'm a closet Steelers fan so if there is one of their games on, I'll be watching it." Heidi Gordon Lehman “I'm watching base- ball. I'm a baseball fan and I'm hoping for Texas." Nicole Pica Dallas i “I'll be watching foot- ball because the Mets lost.” Brian Fitts Edwardsville “I'll be watching base- ball; it's a great sport. Too bad the Yankees didn't win." Devon Cragle Shickshinny he | “I'm going to watch baseball which is not a dead sport. | liked the underdog Brewers." Joe Taroli Pittston
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