PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, February 12, 2012 Joe Butkiewicz EXECUTIVE EDITOR 829-7249 jbutkiewicz@timesleader.com 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 Diane McGee ADVERTISING 970-7153: dmcgee@timesleader.com Dotty Martin EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com Bookshop Is under new management Because of the loss of its man- ager, Fred Krohle, on January 1, the Slightly Read Bookshop is un- der new management as Ruth Tetschner is again overseeing the operation of the shop. With the cooperation of its loy- al volunteers, the shop is starting the year with several promotions: ¢ A Frequent Readers Club has been formed to reward loyal pa- trons. Original bookshop totes will be presented to customers with $10 purchase. ® During January and Febru- ary, books about crafts, needle- work, quilting and decorating are half price! e With an inventory of over 250 Danielle Steele books, a “Steal on Steele” event has be- gun. Every Steele book pur- chased will enable the buyer to “steal” a “Steele” of equal cost for free. Anyone purchasing a Syd- ney Sheldon book will also be giv- en the same offer. Volunteers of the bookshop ex- press their heartfelt appreciation for the outstanding effort, energy and commitment that the late Fred Krohle gave to the book- shop. Fred will always be fondly remembered by all involved with the Bookshop. Upcoming programs Riddle: What do placemats, gardening and the Civil War all have in common? If you answered, “They're all upcoming programs at the Back Mountain Memorial Library- ”...you are correct! Our spring calendar is quickly filling up with several interesting (and different) workshops/ events sure to please and, al- though we can’t give away all our upcoming surprises, know that the library will be a very busy place in the next few months! Watch for further information on an upcoming gardening work- shop and also a very special week- long Civil War display and pro- gram scheduled for April. But for now, we can disclose our first workshop of 2012, which will be a Placemat Making Work- shop! In case you missed the beauti- ful exhibit of recycled greeting card placemats displayed by Phyllis Bullock in January, you owe it to yourself (and those piles of old greeting cards) to check out this easy class. The workshop will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25. A $5 fee will cover the cost of materi- als (poster board, glue, etc.), but you will definitely want to bring along your own used cards! Phyllis will instruct us to select a theme (i.e. flowers, birds, ani- mals, etc.) and then have us cut circles out of our used cards to ar- range on pre-cut poster boards. The trick is in the shape and ar- rangement of design which will then be covered with vinyl. We will have some extra cards to share, but space is limited for this one-of-a-kind class! Pre-registration is required by calling the library at 675-1182. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver e |t was American author James Thurber who made the following sage observation: "Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tran- quility.” e |f you're a fan of the original “Wizard of Oz" movie, you might be surprised to learn that the actress who played Glinda the Good Witch, Billie Burke, was 54 years old when the film was shot. ¢ During this time of election madness, “misology” could be a useful word to know. It means “hatred of reason.” * French novelist Marcel Proust's magnum opus, “Remembrance of Things Past,” has been hailed as a literary masterpiece, but not everyone was a fan at first read. As Proust was trying, unsuccessfully, to find a publisher for his seven-volume work, one publisher said, “I may be dense, but | fail to see why a chap needs 30 pages to de- scribe how he tosses and turns in bed before falling asleep.” "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 On a recent visit to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida, Pat Giordano, of Harveys Lake, was fortunate to photograph the real “Winter,” a bottle-nosed dolphin widely known for having a prosthetic tail and the star of the movie, “Dolphin Tale.” 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 publi- 20 YEARS AGO - 1992 The Dallas Middle School Ski Club will be sponsoring a “Ski Your Heart Out” fund raising event next weekend at Big Boulder Ski Area. Pro- ceeds will benefit the Amer- ican heart Association. Event coordina- tors in- clude Ro- byn Jones, co-advisor, Donna Tre- bilcox, co- advisor, Ja- nel Bura- kiewicz, Ryan Dauksis, David Ertley, Florence Sherwood, co-advisor, and George Dom- beck, co-advisor. New board members of the Back Mountain Citizens Council were introduced at this month’s meeting. They are: Charles Wasserott, Al Ba- betski, Irene Thomas, Phyllis Belk, Edward Schechter, John Reddy, Janet Phillips, Anne Vernon, Rob Lewis, Lar- ry Law, Murray Miller, nancy Eckert, Ben Phillips, Will Co- nyngham, Tom Winter, Mary Reddy, Robert Besecker and Dean Casaday. YESTERDAY 30 YEARS AGO - 1982 Cub Scout Pack 232 spon- sored by Gate of Heaven Church, held its pack night meeting recently. Scouts re- ceiving Wolf badges were: Walter Fry, Shane Williams, Shawn Malloy, Joseph Rakos, Eric Blessner, Jarrett Ritten- house, Christopher Kuhar, Michael Malak, Samuel Wilkes and Christopher Scott. The 1982 edition of Who's Who in Music will carry the names of 3 students from Dal- las Senior High School who have been selected as being among the country’s most outstanding campus leaders. They are: Bonnie L. Cook, Nancy L. Evans and Cynthia L. Millington. 40 YEARS AGO - 1972 After 19 years of service as roadmaster of Dallas Town- ship, Fred Lamoreaux will re- tire Feb. 29. Mr. Lamoreaux also served as chairman of the board of supervisors for 19 years, with a total of 23 years on the supervisory board. Harvey’s Lake Rod and Gun Club presented awards to winners of the deer Contest. Pete Roushey was awarded for most points and widest spread (7 points, 7” spread) and Carleton Kocher was awarded for smallest rack (4 14” spike). 50 YEARS AGO - 1962 Landing on the ice near Culver Island, and keeping his helicopter running to take all possible weight from rot- ten ice, George Howarth of New Goss Manor was able to affect the rescue Sunday af- ternoon of a ten year old boy who was unable to reach the shore. Paul Hughes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hughes, playing with companions on the shore of the Susquehan- na, took off over the ice to the island 200 feet away and fell through the melting ice. Dallas will shortly have a new hardware store. James E. Hutchinson, Franklin Street, has purchased the Main St. building formerly occupied by Hislop’s market from James Besecker and will open there a modern hardware store about the first of March. 60 YEARS AGO - 1952 Gate of Heaven PTA was formally organized Tuesday night at the school with Rev- erend Francis Kane, Pastor and Administrator, as moder- ator. Fifty parents attended and Mrs. Francis Girvan was appointed chairman and Miss Anna Polachek, secretary. Burgess Herbert A. Smith yesterday issued a stern warning that all licensed and unlicensed dogs found roam- ing Borough streets will be disposed of. “This step,” the Burgess said, “is absolutely necessary for the protection of human and animal life dur- when we are faced with a s ing this period of “is i) rious rabies epidemic.” 70 YEARS AGO - 1942 The Senior Class of Leh- man Township High School will resent its annual play, “Growing Pains” on February 18 in the high school auditori- um with a cast of seventeen characters. Members of the cast are: Francis Chamber- lain, - Jean Renshaw, Betty Jane Naugle, John Stafko, Ar- line Sutton, Josephine Cross- en, Josephine Barto, Stanley Yancis, Herman Kessler, Jack Culp, Roland Masters, Alber | Agnew, William Jaquish, Nao@" mi Smith, Martha Hadsall, Rebecca Wright and Freda Stroud. Stanley Davies Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Davies of Dallas is one of six seniors at Wyoming Seminary who has been elected to member- ship in the Seminary Chapter of Cum Laude, national hon- or society. Information for “Only Yes- terday” is taken from past is- sues of The Dallas Post which is 122 years old. The informa- tion is printed here exactly as it appeared in the newspaper vears ago. “Fifty-two years ago on Valentine's Day in Philadelphia while go- ing to Temple Univer- sity, sitting on a hall bench in our apart- ment building, | got engaged to Jim Eddy.” Rita Eddy Montrose "WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT?" “Probably when a girl- friend of mine gave me a Florida Gators hat because that is where | would like to go to school for track.” Justin Morris Dallas “The time | got my dog, Jenny, four years ago. She's a puggie - a pug and beagle mix." Kelly Jacobs Dallas “Nothing too exciting. Mostly | get treated taking my wife out for dinner.” Jeffrey Hynick Dallas "On February 14, 1991 my boyfriend picked a fight with me. He then popped the question and gave me the ring. It'll be 21 years this Valentine's Day for us.” Missy Stuart Sweet Valley “| give the usual pre- sents but think the guys get the short end of the stick at this holiday - always giving presents, yet seldom getting any. Ryan Lindbuchler Wilkes-Barre ¢
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