PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, October 30, 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 LETTERTO THE EDITOR DT supers explain their position on gas drilling Dear Editor: After more than six months, numerous discussions at meet- ings and a public hearing includ- ing township resident input, the Dallas Township Board of Super- visors voted unanimously to ap- prove a Curative Amendment which will immediately impose restrictions and requirements on any and all oil and natural gas drilling and/or pipeline activ- ities conducted in the township. After seeking expert environ- mental and legal counsel, the board concluded that the Cura- tive Amendment is in the best interest of township residents and a responsible safe-guarding measure. This amendment is one of the first of its kind to be enacted at the local municipality level in Pennsylvania. This action was taken with the knowledge that, according to the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Act, no municipality in the state has the authority to ban oil and gas drilling or regulate operations. Therefore, the board determined that by enacting the 50-page Cu- rative Ordinance, the township will retain authority to deter- mine where in the township oil and gas drilling may occur. Any future gas-related activ- ities or applications impacting township residents will be sub- ject to a Conditional Use Hear- ing which will enable the board of supervisors to thoroughly re- view and examine any proposal and establish specific compli- ance guidelines for every gas company operating or attempt- ing to operate in Dallas Town- ship. Additionally, the Curative Amendment requires any oil or gas company to assure it is com- plying with all current and fu- ture industry regulations in the commonwealth. Companies will be required to obtain permits from the State Department of Environmental Protection and any other regulatory agency with authority or jurisdiction over the drilling or pipeline proc- ess. Phil Walter Glenn Howell Frank Wagner Dallas Township supervisors Lots to do at If you're looking for something that’s fun, informative and fitting for fall, check out the Back Moun- tain Memorial Library’s program on local legend, Frances Slocum. This free presentation, entitled “Frances Slocum: Child of Two Americas” will be held at 7 p.m. ‘on Wednesday, Nov. 2 in the li- brary’s Community Room. The program, given on the ac- tual anniversary date of Frances Slocum’s abduction, will be pre- sented by Bill Bachman. Bach- man is both writer and director of the film, served as a Common- wealth Speaker and is a full-time communications faculty member at Penn State, Wilkes-Barre. Call the library at 675-1182 to pre-register for this remarkable local history film and commen- tary. Computer classes The library will offer two sep- arate sessions of basic computer the library classes. The first session will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Mon- day and Tuesday, Nov. 7 and 8. The session will then be repeated from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday - and Tuesday, Nov. 14 and 15. The cost to attend either ses- sion is $15 which must be paid at the time of registration. Space is limited. Please call the library for more information. Amnesty Week The library will hold its annual Amnesty Week from November 14-19. Any fines for items return- ed late during this week will be waived. Holiday Shoppe The library’s Holiday Shoppe, located in the front foyer of the li- brary, has a beautiful assortment of slightly-used collectibles, holi- day decorations, gift items and beautiful handmade floral wreaths. YOUR SPACE Photographer Deno Pantelakos, of Idlewood Drive in Dallas, calls this photo "Hanging Fruit." It was photographed while Pantelakos was hiking the Larch Trail at Frances Slocum State Park. "YOUR SPACE is reserved specifically for Dallas Post readres who have something they'd like to share with fellow readers. Submitted items may include photographs 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, ad- dress and telephone number in the event we have questions. Readers wishing to have their photos returned should include a self-addressed/stamped envelope. Items will be published in the order in which they are received. The editor of The Dallas Post reserves the right to reject any items submitted for publication. 20 YEARS AGO -1991 The Dallas Rotary Club re- cently announced the winner of a Cub Cadet, nine horsepower rotary mower. Paul Rodda, the winner, recently took delivery at Hilbert’s, The Tractor Store, Dal- : las. All prof- its from the event were turned over ~ to Dallas Ro- tary Char- ities, which help sup port many local char- ities as well as The Paul Harris Foundation which helps pro- mote international understand- YESTERDAY ing. Rollie Schmidt and Ed Henni- gan won the annual Member- Guest Gold Tourney this past weekend at the Irem Temple golf course in Dallas with 68 teams participating. Golf pro Paul Ro- man said that the course was quick and play was good with many good scores recorded. 30 YEARS AGO -1981 The Back Mountain Memorial Library held a preschool story hour for area children ages three to five last Thursday. Children who attended the story hour were: Beth Ann Wagner, Teddy Jackson, Stephanie Lozo, Lynn Kilduff, Nathan Shock, Danielle Scott, Jessica Kern, Kelly Komis- ky, Sarah Beth Gorgone, Debbie Hoyes, Karen Ann White and Steven Rogers. The Newcomers Club of Wyoming Valley recently held a fashion show featuring clothing from Leslie Fay Factory Outlet. Members who modeled in the show are: Mrs. Tom Healey, Mrs. Gary Bennett, Mrs. Scott Walsh, Mrs. Donald Walsh, Mrs. David Larkins, Mrs. Brian White, Mrs. Jeff Louchheim and Mrs. John Kell. 40 YEARS AGO -1971 Mrs. Thomas Graham and Mrs. C. Warren Koehl, both of Dallas, have been named co- chairmen of the “Souvenir Book” for the fourth annual Star- light Ball, sponsored by the Wilkes-Barre General hospital Auxiliary. Plans for the annual Card Par- ty of Dallas Junior Woman’s Club have been finalized, according to Mrs. Edward Thompson, presi- dent. Committee members for the card party are: Mrs. Thomas Benton, Mrs. Donald Lloyd, Mrs. Robert Richardson, Mrs. J. Peter Winbrake, Mrs. Edward Thompson, Mrs. Charles Huey, Mrs. James Richardson, Mrs. Donald Hinkle, Mrs. Robert Rice, Mrs. Salvator Maccariella, Mrs. Dominic Fino, Mrs. Harry Bernardi and Mrs. Paul Unger. 50 YEARS AGO -1961 Ermest D. Carol, Shavertown, observed his 35th Anniversary with the Bell Telephone Compa- ny on Wednesday. Dallas Junior High School PTA plans a record hop, a closed party for seventh, eighth and ninth grades only next Wednes- day. General chairman is Mrs. Robert Bayer. Heading the re- freshment committee is Mrs. Ed- ward Ditlow, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wadas, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mahler, Mrs. George Sherwood, Mrs. Paul Priebe, Ed Ditlow, Mrs. Harry Sickler, Mrs. Raymond Stroud and Mrs. Fred Winner. 60 YEARS AGO -1951 Davis Cleaners at Trucksville were robbed of a small amount of cash Tuesday night between 6 and 7 when someone gained en- try through a rear window and ri- fled the cash register. Included in the loot was a framed $1 bill, the first currency taken in by the firm when it opened for busi- ness. Ben Davis, owner, discov- ered the entry when he stopped in at the plant shortly after 7 to get a stamp for a letter. He found the stamps gone and further in- vestigation showed that money had been taken, too. At local Acme super markets, fresh mushrooms sold for 49 cents a pound; two pounds of ba- nanas were 29 cents; a head of cauliflower was 19 cents; and a bunch of broccoli was 25 cents. 70 YEARS AGO -1941 Friends and old neighbors of Rev. and Mrs. G. Elson Ruff, for- merly of Shavertown, enjoyed the moving pictures of the Unit- ed Lutheran Publication House shown at the meeting of the St. Paul’s Brotherhood Monday eve- ning. The Ruff’s two children took the character parts in the movie which was an educational description of the preparation of Lutheran publications. Miss Charlotte Mintzer enter- tained at a masquerade party at her home on Tuesday evening. Guests were member of the Adult Bible Class of Glenview Primitive Methodist Sun School, Fernbrook, and frien Charles Seward and Ann Yop re- ceived prizes. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post which is 122 vears old. The information 1s printed here exactly as it ap- peared in the newspaper vears ago. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver ¢ It was French Renaissance essayist Michel de Montaigne who made the following sage observation: “Nothing is so firmly believed as what is least known.” e If someone called you a “mumpsimus,” would you be flat- tered or insulted? It seems that the appropriate reaction would be to take offense. According to the Merriam-Webster dictio- nary, a mumpsimus is “a stubborn person who insists on making an error in spite of being shown that it is wrong.” ¢ The English language is unique in the number of collective nouns it possesses. For instance, a group of frogs is known as an “army” and a group of crows is called a “murder.” We have a “shrewdness” of apes, a “wisdom” of wombats, a “congregation” of crocodiles, a “smack” of jellyfish, a “wiggle” of worms, a “crash” of rhinoceroses, a “waddle” of penguins and a “scourge” of mosquitoes, to name a few. Geese flock together in “gaggles,” unless they're in flight, in which case they are collectively known as a “skein.” e In the Baltic region, it’s traditional for a bride to wear black. ES ¢ You've probably never heard of Harvey Lowe, but in the 1930s he enjoyed a certain amount of notoriety; in 1934 he won the first World Yo-Yo Contest. Now that you know who he is, can you imagine what he had in common with Rolling Stones guita- rist Keith Richards and notoriously flamboyant entertainer Lib- erace? It turns out that all three took out insurance policies on their hands. e If you're like 20 percent of the respondents in a recent poll, you find it embarrassing to order tap water when you're in a restaurant. Thought for the day: “A great deal of intelligence can be in- vested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.” - Saul Bellow “A baby because ba- bies are kinda rare and no one else is one.” Madison Brdaric Shavertown “WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE FOR HALLOWEEN?" “I'm. being a vampire because | like having the fangs on my teeth.” Max Paczewski - Shavertown “I'm going to be a skull fairy. The head is made of bones. | want- ed to be different from my sisters who are always witches.” Jessica Parry Lehman “A Ninja because | like the way to sword goes - Ha Ja." Nick Snopeck Dallas 3 “A penguin because we're reading about them and I like how soft they are.” Hannah Kline Dallas “I'm going to be a ‘Scream’ with a pump blood run into my mouth.” in my hand that makes Bryce Burgit Shavertown
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