PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, April 15, 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 Thankful for publicity Dear Editor: Donnie Nevel and Kayla Mar- tin would like to thank everyone who helped us make the Diane Nevel benefit a success. We are grateful to all the busi- nesses, Jerry’s Finger Band and all our friends and family for their time and donations. Diane enjoyed being able to at- tend the event and was happy to see all her family and friends. She wants to thank everyone who came out to support her in her time of need. Thank you again for your gene- rosity and support. Donnie Nevel, Kayla Martin and the Nevel Family Shickshinny New books at Back Mountain Library The Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dal- las, has added the following books to its collection for April 2012: EXPRESS “Fall from Grace” by Richard North Patterson, “Stay Close” by Harlan Coben, “Guilty Wives” by James Patterson, “Letter from a Stranger” by Barbara Taylor Brad- ford, “Betrayal” by Danielle Steel FICTION “Snarky and Sweet” by Susan Denney, “Fall from Grace” by Ri- chard North Patterson, “Stay Close” by Harlan Coben, “Guilty Wives” by James Patterson, “Let- ter from a Stranger” by Barbara Taylor Bradford, “Betrayal” by Danielle Steel, “Gossip” by Beth Gutcheon, “I've Got Your Num- ber” by Sophie Kinsella, “Girls in White Dresses” by Jennifer Close, “Defending Jacob” by Wil- liam Landay, “The Gilly Salt Sis- ters” by Tiffany Baker, “A Rogue by Any Other Name” by Sarah MacLean, “Mudwoman” by Joyce Carol Oates, “Echoes of Titanic” by Mindy Starns Clark, “The Ti- tanic Secret” by Jack Steel, “The Forest Laird” by Jack Whyte NONFICTION “Skin Rules” by Debra Jaliman, “The End of Illness” by David B. Agus, “End Back and Neck Pain” by Vincent Fortanasce, “7: An Ex- perimental Mutiny Against Ex- cess” by Jen Hatmaker BIOGRAPHY “The Vow” by Jim and Krickitt Carpenter SCIENCE FICTION “Intruder” by C.J. Cherryh LARGE PRINT FICTION “Celebrity in Death” by J.D. Robb, “Death of a Kingfisher” by M.C. Beaton, “The Healing” by Jonathan Odell, “The Thief” by Clive Cussler, “The House I Loved” by Tatiana de Rosnay, “The Shadow Patrol” by Alex Be- renson BOOKS ON CD “Guilty Wives” by James Pat- terson, “The Dog Who Danced” by Susan Wilson, “Stay Close” by Harlan Coben, “Chomp” by Carl Hiaasen, “The Good Father” by Noah Hawley, “Death of a King- fisher” by M.C. Beaton, “Kill Shot” by Vince Flynn, “Betrayal” by Danielle Steel YOUNG ADULT “Bewitching: the Kendra Chronicles” by Alex Flinn, “Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Dif- ferent” by Karen Blumenthal STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver e |[t was beloved American humorist Will Rogers who made the following sage observation: “You can't say civilization don't advance, for in every war they kill you a new way.” e Elkhart, Ind., has the dubious distinction of being the RV capital of the world. e According to a survey by the magazine Vegetarian Times, if you're a vegetarian, you have 3 percent of the U.S. population for company. Only half of 1 percent of Americans are vegans, consuming no animal products at all, while 10 percent say they follow a “vegetarian-inclined” diet. * The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters. * In 1743 one Dr. John Cohausen wrote a book called "ermip- pus Redivivus,” in which he described how anyone could live to the ripe old age of 15 - a particularly impressive feat in the 18th century. His recipe for a long life involved burning gum olibani, styrae, myrrh and a variety of herbs, then inhaling the fumes, while at the same time “imbibing the exhalations of the nearest little girl." e According to the law in the town of Chester, England, if you catch a Welshman within the city walls after the sun has gone down, you may shoot him with a longbow. * Those who study such things say that the asteroids are so rich in minerals that one cubic kilometer of one of these heav- enly bodies would provide the materials to make enough steel to supply the world's industry for more than a decade, with more than a century's worth of nickel, to boot. "YOUR SPACE" is reserved 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 A @ YOUR SPACE Photographer Deno Pantelakos, of Idlewood Drive in Dallas, calls this scene shot at Ricketts Glen State Park, “Crossing Over. specifically 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 number in the event we have questions. Readers wishing to have their photos re- lication. turned 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 pub- 20 YEARS AGO -1992 Dallas and Huntsville will soon be nationally recognized as the setting for two novels by Sal- ly Seymour Laity, a Dallas native now living in Bakersfield, Cali- fornia. A modern romance set in Dallas, Second Spring, is Laity’s first novel. A Kiss Goodbye, set in the village of Huntsville in 1878, traces the “forbidden ro- mance” of two young cousins liv- ing next door to one another. The story-telling team, “The Wild Washerwomen,” will pre- sent a pro- gram for children of all ages at 7 ) p.m. next Thursday at the Dallas Elementary School. The team, which gave a program in Dallas last year, consists of Mary DeMarsh, a music teacher, and Cynthia DeFelice, a school li- brarian and author of several children’s books. YESTERDAY 30 YEARS AGO - 1982 Dallas Township Elementary School student Whitney Kirk was the winner of the 10-speed bike given by the Township PTO for the student selling the most candy in the group’s recent sale. PTO members presenting the prize included Jean Utter, Bever- ly Kirk, Diane Hozempa, Karen Clemow, Ralph Flowers and Sue Ehst. Kim Moran, a member of the Dallas Senior High School Band, recently participated in the re- gional Band Festival held at Abington Heights High School and made first chair in flutes. 40 YEARS AGO -1972 The College Misericordia de- partment of Home Economics will present a Fashion Show at the College April 26 featuring clothes designed and created by the students. Models include Bernice Hosey, Pat Bradbury, Susan McCabe and Connie Ed- wards. The student body of Dallas Se- nior High School will present he musical, “Bells are Ringing” this weekend at the high school audi- torium. Members of the dance ensemble featured in the musi- cal are: Walter Roberts, Katie Lawrence, Dagmar Moravec, Steve Hartmen, Patti Parrish, Jay Futch, Julie Evans, Kim Lockhart, Karen Murray and Paul Jordan. 50 YEARS AGO -1962 James Williams, Dallas Senior High School, has been invited to represent his school at the third annual Facit Accuracy Contest Regional Tournament. Having already received a handsome medal as a class champion, he was selected to compete in the Albany, N.Y. Regional as one of the 500 top typists in the nation. Back Mountain continues to move forward as the Wyoming National Bank of Wilkes-Barre and the Shavertown Post Office move into a new structure on Main Highway Shavertown, di- rectly across from the shopping center. 60 YEARS AGO -1952 Goldie Ide is the third mem- ber of her family to be selected as May Queen at Lehman-Jack- son School. Betty Ide in 1948, and Anna in 1949, were accorded this honor and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ide have some younger daughters who will afford likely material when they are seniors. Carol Kern was named Maid of Honor inlast week’s election., Initiation for seven new mem- bers was held at Tuesday eve- ning’s meeting of Dallas Junior Woman's Club in the Back Mountain Lemorial Library An- nex. New members are: Mes- dames Paul Phillips, Fred Price, William Wright, John Porter, Frank Wallace, Royal Culp and Miss Joan Thomas. 70 YEARS AGO -1942 Three talented twirlers of Dal- las Borough Band will go into ac- tion during the band’s annual concert program to be held Fri- day evening at the school. Twir- lers are: Jane Von Arx, Virginia Ferry and Nancy Hislop. In appreciation for the warm interest and co-operation of their most outstanding patron, members of the Dallas Borough High School Band will initiate Joseph H. MacVeigh as an hon- orary member Friday night, pre- ceding their annual concert ji the school auditorium. Thro Mr. MacVeigh’s efforts and nancial assistance, t he band has been fully uniformed for the first time in its history. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dadllas Post which is 122 vears old. The information is printed here exactly as it ap- peared in the newspaper years ago. MOMENTS IN T The History Channel ® On April 27, 4977 B.C., the universe is created, according to 17th-century German math- ematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler. Scientists in the 20th century developed the Big Bang theory, which showed that Kepler's calcula- tions were off by about 13.7 billion years. e On April 23,1564, accord- ing to tradition, the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-on-Avon. It is impos- sible to be certain the exact IME day on which he was born, but church records show that he was baptized on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait before baptizing a newborn. ® On April 26,1865, John Wilkes Booth is killed when Union soldiers track him down to a Virginia farm 12 days after he assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. The original plan in- volved a simultaneous assassina- tion of Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William Seward. ® On April 24,1936, a group of firemen responding to an alarm in Camden, N.J., is televised. It was the first time an unplanned event was broadcast on televi- sion, anticipating the devel- opment of live TV news coverage. e On April 25,1947, President Harry Truman officially opens the first White House bowling alley. Eisenhower closed the two-lane alley in1955 and turned it into a mimeograph room. Nixon had a one-lane alley installed underground directly beneath the North Portico entrance of the White House. ® On April 28,1958, “The Witch Doctor,” by singer/song- writer David Seville, hits the No.1 spot on Billboard's pop charts. The song used the unusual tech- nique of recording the singer's voice at a speed different than the music. ® On April 29,1974, President Richard Nixon announces to the public that he will release tran- scripts of 46 taped White House conversations in response to a Watergate trial subpoena. On Aug. 8,1974, Nixon avoided a Senate impeachment trial by becoming the first American president to resign from office. “WILL YOU FILE YOUR INCOME TAXES ON TIME THIS YEAR?" “| already filed in Ja- nuary. | got $212 back." Angel Asencio Lehman “I'm done. Already did it last Sunday. | got a very small refund.” Chad Labar Dallas “| filed in February and found out that a scholarship is consid- ered income. | owe $126." Michael Rogan Dushore “I haven't done it yet. | never do until the last minute but | al- ways get some money back.” Carol Rhines Tunkhannock “Already filed. I'll get some money back, too.” Mike Sharok Lehman “| filed in February. | managed to break even and got a littiegl bit back.” Bonnie Moore Dallas
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