PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, April 8, 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 LETTER TO THE EDITOR ~ County Council disapproves of passage of Act I3 Dear Editor: Act 13 amending Pennsylva- nia’s Gas and Oil Act was recently passed by the Pennsylvania Sate Legislature and signed by Gover- nor Corbett. Act 13 has many as- pects that are detrimental to our communities and citizens. Each county can decide if it wants to impose Marcellus Shade Impact fees on gas drillers in their country. Soon the Luzerne Coun- ty Council will consider that op- tion. Regardless of whether the County Council decides to im- pose Impact Fees or not, the Council has already passed the following resolution: “That the Luzerne County Council publicly states its disap- proval of the enactment of Act 13 by Pennsylvania’s legislative and executive branches and That Luzerne County supports the efforts of other governmental entities and other organizations to challenge the constitutionality of Act 13.” We urge others to express their opinion on this matter to state legislative officials and the gover- nor. Luzerne County Council James Bobeck, chair Linda McClosky Houck, vice chair Ed Brominski Elaine Maddon Curry STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver ¢ |t was American humorist Evan Esar who defined a zoo as "an excellent place to study the habits of human beings." * The New York Times Best Seller list was first published on April 9,1942. Since that time, only eight authors have managed to have books place No.1on both the fiction and nonfiction lists. Those who have accomplished that feat include Ernest Hemingway, Jimmy Buf- fett, William Styron, Dr. Seuss and John Steinbeck. * |f you're planning a trip to New Orleans, you might want to keep in mind the following law: It's illegal in that city to curse a firefighter while he or she is engaged in official duties. e America’s first vending machines were found in New York City train stations; they dispensed gum. * The European sturgeon (also known as the beluga sturgeon) is the source of the highly coveted beluga caviar, which is the world's most expensive, bringing up to $5,000 per pound. This sturgeon can live more than 100 years and is the largest freshwater fish in the world; the record holder, caught in 1827, was 24 feet long and weighed 3,460 pounds. MOMENTS INTIME The History Channel e On April 11, 1945, the American Third Army liberates the - Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar, Germany. Bu- ' chenwald will be judged second only to Auschwitz in the horrors it imposed on its prisoners. Among those saved by the Americans was Elie Wiesel, who would go on to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. e On April 9, 1969, the Chicago Eight, indicted on federal charges of conspiracy to cross state lines with intent to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago, plead not guilty. The trial turned into a circus as the defendants and their attorneys used the court as a platform to attack President Richard Nixon, the Vietnam War, racism and oppression. "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 Deno Pantelakos, of Idlewood Drive in Dallas, calls this photo taken at Lake Jean “Winter's End" because of the last patch of snow and ice that remains on top of Red Rock Mountain. 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 Three local members of the Wyoming Valley Ice Skating Club will be competing in the Philadelphia Area Figure Skat- ing Championship at the Univer- sity of Delaware this week. The competitors will be com- peting in compulsory moves, free style figures and dance. The local participants are: Crystal Rondinella, Amy Frederick and Martha Wallace. The Eagle Scout Award, the highest and most distinguished award in Scouting was recently presented to Brian J. Achuff. He is the son of John A. and Lucille M. Achuff of Dallas. YESTERDAY 30 YEARS AGO -1982 Back Mountain area residents Jay Downs, George Stelz, Fred Stein and Chris Jachimovicz earned money for the recent Easter Seals Telethon as they played the Pac Man machine at the Fat Man’s Family Fun Center located in the Luzerne Shopping Center. The four young men played the machines for more than 28 consecutive hours. Local Kiwanians are making plans for the third annual “Psy- chic Expo ’82,” a unique aware- ness event that will take place at he Dallas Elementary School on April 30, May 1 and 2. Featured, along with personalities availa- ble for consultation will be a complete book store, free lec- tures on many subjects, mer- chandise refreshments and door prizes. Members of the general committee arranging the event are: Reese Pelton, Paul Selingo, Jim Snyder, Larry McDonald, Bill Tregaskis, chairman; and Cliff Parker. 40 YEARS AGO -1972 Carol Evans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Evans, Dallas, will participate in the Miss Penn- sylvania Teen-Ager Pageant to be held in July in Harrisburg. Miss Evans, a ninth grade stu- dent at the Dallas Junior High School, is an honor roll student and member of the school’s French club and band. She works during her spare time as a hospi- tal volunteer and candystriper. The annual spring concert of the Lake-Lehman Knights sym- phonic concert band will be pre- sented at the high school audito- rium April 21 and 22. Baton twir- lers, who have received many awards for their fine performanc- es for their dance, strutting and twirling routines, will be fea- tured at the concert. Twirlers in- clude Marilyn Ivan, Kathy Salan- sky, Donna Ashton, Mary Ann Newell, Karen Genettes and Jo- nelle Wheatley. 50 YEARS AGO -1962 James F. Besecker, one of the staunchest community support- ers Dallas ever had was honored Thursday evening by Dallas Ro- tary Club at its 35th anniversary dinner dance held at Irem Tem- ple Country Club. A charter member, and Rotary’s third pres- ident, Jim was awarded a desk plaque fashioned of anthracite coal, bearing his name, and in- scription and the Rotary seal. Altar and Rosary Society, St. Therese’s Church, Shavertown, will sponsor a children’s fashion show in the church auditorium Sunday. Fashions for tots through teems will be modeled by children of the parish. Chil- dren models include John Mihal- ick, Alice Dorosky, Diane Duffy, Laurie Fry, Tresa Cushner, Judy Ann O’Hara, Patty Corbett, Su- san Rinehart, Joseph Yuhas, Lin- da Taglia, Kathy Dunne, Joyce Marie Zimmerman, Jeri Jordan, Jimmie Youngblood, Kathy Sub- lett, Deborah Bednar, Mary Lou Roman, Paul DeMarco, Carol Dillon, Ruth Ann Boylan, Lynne Borton, Kevin Borton, Mary Beth Guyette, Maureen Brown, Charles Harris, Mary Ann Kup- stas, Jane Ann Thorber, Mary Meade and Patty Nagle. 60 YEARS AGO -1952 Senior of the Month, spon- sored by Dallas Rotary Club and schools of the Back Mountain is Clarence Swire, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Swire, Sweet Valley. Clarence is enrolled in Industrial Arts at Lake-Noxen, preparatory to his life’s ambition of becoming a mechanical engineer. Richard Disque has broly ground for his new funeral holi#¥” on Memorial Highway at Center Hill Road. The building will be of Colonial architecture with a resi- dential apartment on the second floor. 70 YEARS AGO -1942 The insidious tentacles of the scarlet fever epidemic which is raging in Philadelphia reached out to the Back Mountain Re- gion this week. Eight cases of the disease were reported in Dallas Borough and Kingston To ship alone, and one local ph cian is treating more than a dO en scattered throughout this sec- tion. Eight Lehman High School students left for Canton, Pa. yes- terday morning to be present for the first rehearsal for the North- eastern District Band Concert which is to be held on Saturday. Those selected to represent the school are: Lenora Parks, Carol Crosby, Betty Naugle, Ted Parks, Dorothy Cornell, Albert Agnew, Roland Masters and Stewart Eh- ret. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post which is 122 vears old. The wmformation is printed here exactly as i ap- peared in the newspaper years ago. “Everyone comes to town to my mother-in- law's place. She's a gourmet cook and we have an Easter egg hunt.” Donna Schuler Harveys Lake “HOW DO YOU USUALLY “Usually with my grandparents, aunts and uncles for a family dinner. We have ham and mashed pota- toes.” Nick Ferguson Dallas “I go to my daughter's here in Dallas for Easter dinner - kielba- sa, ham and piggies. Edward Salijko Wilkes-Barre CELEBRATE EASTER?’ “First, | go to church, the Unity Church in Wilkes-Barre, then we end up at my son's in Forty Fort with the kids." Bob Gloman Bloomingdale “They usually all come to my house and we celebrate together. We're big on des- serts.” Kate Pagnotta Dallas “First, we all go to my father’s house and then we go to my mother’s house. Can you believe they still make us kids’ bas- & kets?" ; Marisa Gallik Dallas
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