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EDITORIAL
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Joe Butkiewicz
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Summer programs will
keep kids and teens busy
In addition to the regular sum-
mer reading program at the Back
Mountain Memorial Library, sev-
eral reading and book discussion
groups will be offered. The
groups will span children from
pre-school through teens com-
pleting High School and will in-
clude books on the summer read-
ing theme, “Dream Big! READ!”
“Story Hours” are for children
age 2 and those from 3 to 5 years
of age. Children enjoy stories,
songs, fingerplays and a special
themed craft each week. Regis-
tration starts at 9:30 a.m. on June
5. Story hours begin the week of
June 18 and end the week of Aug.
6. Call 675-1182 to register.
“Early Readers Story Hour”
with Donna Schuler, a pre-school
teacher, is for children who have
just completed kindergarten and
first grade. Children will take.
turns reading aloud (short books
of 100 words or less), listen to a
story, sing songs and make a
craft. Children do not need to
purchase any books for this pro-
gram. Sessions are from 9:45 a.m.
to 10:45 a.m. on Mondays start-
ing June 18 and ending on Aug. 6.
Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.
June 5 by calling the library at
675-1182.
“Dreamcatchers!” will be held
with Maria Sorokin from 11 a.m.
to noon on two Mondays, June 18
and 25 for children who have just
completed second grade through
fifth grade. Register for one or
both sessions by calling the li-
brary. beginning June 5.
Children will learn about the
Native American legend of the
dreamcatcher and the power it
holds as they listen to “Grand-
mother’s Dreamcatcher” by
Becky McCain on June 28. Chil-
dren will make a dreamcatcher
and enjoy a snack.
They will turn skyward and lis-
ten to “Great Bear: A Tale from
the Micmac Indian” and learn
how the Native Americans used
the sky as a clock, a calendar and
even a map on June 25. Children
will use scissors to make a star
mobile. A snack is included. Chil-
dren do not need to purchase any
books for this program.
“Donuts & Discussion” will be
conducted by Janet Bauman,
children’s librarian. Tweens who
are 9. 10 and 11 years of age are
invited to come to one or all of
the book discussion sessions!
The tweens enjoy refreshments
and donuts, make new friends
and learn the art of book discus-
sion. There will be four sessions
over the summer from 6 to 7 p.m.
on Monday evenings (June 25,
July16, July 30 and Aug. 13.) Par-
ticipants are asked to borrow or
purchase the books for this pro-
gram. Register anytime.
The “Young Adult Book Dis-
cussion Group” will be moderat-
ed by Kristen Andrews, an En-
glish teacher with the Dallas
School District. Teens, 12 years of
age and older, are invited to take
part in one or all of these book
discussion groups. Teens will dis-
cuss themes, plot, characters and
style of the selected books.
Snacks and refreshments will be
served. Sessions are 6 to 7 p.m.
Monday evenings (June 25, Ju-
ly16, July 30 and Aug. 13.) Partici-
pants are asked to borrow or pur-
chase the books for this program.
Register anytime by calling the li-
brary.
“Relax & Read” is a reading
and reviewing program for teens
who would rather read and write
than meet and discuss. Teens
write short reviews of any books
they choose to read over the sum-
mer. The reviews are posted for
other teens to read for book rec-
ommendations. Teens may begin
reading and reviewing beginning
June 14. Forms are available in
the YA and Children’s depart-
ments.
Each time a review is complet-
ed, teens are entered to win a gift
certificate to be awarded at the
conclusion of the summer read-
ing program. The more teens
read and review, the more chanc-
es they have to win the gift certif-
icate.
STRANGE BUT TRUE
By Samantha Weaver
|t was British mathematician, philosopher and social critic Ber-
trand Russell who made the following sage observation: “Every ad-
vance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was
recent.”
* |f you're like most adults, you have approximately 1,000 hairs per
square inch of your scalp. That might seem like a lot, but consider
the otter: Its 1 million hairs per square inch of skin make it the owner
of the densest fur in the world.
Before the 19th century, it was declasse to wear clothing with
pockets. All the well-dressed members of the upper classes had
servants to carry things for them.
* The next time you're out for a walk in the country, kneel down
and scoop up a cupful of soil. You might be surprised to learn that
that single cup of dirt could hold more bacteria than there are people
on the planet.
* Those who study such things say that more Frisbee-type discs
are sold every year in the U.S. than footballs, baseballs and basket-
balls combined.
* People sometimes fight over the silliest things. Countries, too.
For example, in 1925, Greece and Bulgaria were at war for 10 days, all
because of a dog. Evidently, tensions were high in October of that
year, when a Greek soldier's dog ran away from him - across the
border. The soldier chased his dog into Bulgaria, where he was shot
dead by a sentry. In retaliation, the Greek army invaded, and the
League of Nations had to step in to restore order to the region.
YOUR SPACE
Pat Giordano, of Harveys Lake, shot this photo of a water bird called an Anhinga. Unlike ducks, the Anhinga is not able to waterproof its
feathers using oil. Consequently, feathers can become waterlogged, making the bird barely buoyant. It has a very long neck and often swims with
only the neck above water. When swimming in this style, the name “Snakebird" is apparent, since only the colored neck appears above water the
bird looks like asnake ready to strike. When necessary, the Anhinga will dry out its wings and feathers. As seen in the picture, it will perch for long
periods with its wings spread to allow the drying process. If it attempts to fly while its wings are wet, it has great difficulty getting off the water.
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The editor of The Dallas Post reserves the
right to reject any items submitted for publi-
cation.
Back Mountain Memorial Library adds new hooks to its shelves this month
The following new books have been added
to the shelves at the Back Mountain Memorial
Library, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dallas for the
month of May 2012:
EXPRESS
“The Sins of the Father” by Jeffrey Archer,
“11th Hour” by James Patterson, “In One Per-
son” by John Irving, “The Road to Grace” by
Richard Paul Evans, “The Divining” by Barba-
ra Wood
FICTION
“The Shoemaker’s Wife” by Adriana Trigia-
ni, “The Dog Who Danced” by Susan Wilson,
“The Sins of the Father” by Jeffrey Archer,
“11th Hour” by James Patterson, “In One Per-
son” by John Irving, “The Road to Grace” by
Richard Paul Evans, “The Divining” by Barbara
Wood, “Deadlocked” by Charlaine Harris,
“Prague Fatale” by Phillip Kerr, “Beastly
Things” by Donna Leon, “The Cove” by Ron
Rash, “The Time in Between” by Maria Due-
nas, “Lover Reborn” by JR. Ward, “Unholy
Night” by Seth Grahame-Smith, “The Dress-
maker” by Kate Alcott, “Afraid to Die” by Lisa
Jackson, “Cloudland” by Joseph Olshan
NONFICTION
“Drift: The Unmooring of American Military
Power” by Rachel Maddow, “The Presidents
Club” by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy, “O.J.
is Innocent and I Can Prove It” by William C.
Dear j
BIOGRAPHY
“Heaven is Here” by Stephanie Nielson, &
orthodox” by Deborah Feldman, “Wild” by Chg
ryl Strayed, “Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake” by
Anna Quindlen
MYSTERY
“Cinnamon Roll Murder” by Joanne Fluke,
“Every Last Secret” by Linda Rodriguez
BOOKS ON CD
“1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus
Created” by Charles C. Mann
20 YEARS AGO -1992
Recipients of the Charlot Den-
mon Memorial Scholarship will
be Jeremiah Van Orden from
Dallas High School and Jennifer
Smith from Lake-Lehman High
School. Each student will re-
ceive $700 toward their college
education.
Recently, members of Dallas
Boy Scout Troop #281 had an op-
portunity to go caving at an ac-
tive cave known as J4, in Pleas-
ant Gap, Pennsylvania, near
State College. Accompanied by
the Quest
team from
Bloomsburg
University,
~ the scouts
learned a
variety of
new skills
and had a
chance to
explore 200 feet below the sur-
face. Participants included Tom
Reich, Joe Lech, Jeff Polley, Co-
rey Brinton, Jonathan Bradbury
and Daniel Wasserott.
YESTERDAY
30 YEARS AGO -1982
Retired Lake-Lehman School
Director Paul Crockett has re-
ceived a good number of plau-
dits to honor his almost 34 years
of service. Most recently he was
presented with a citation from
the Pennsylvania State Senate
commending his interest in civic
mindedness during his years on
the board. The latest award was
sponsored by Senator Frank
O’Connell.
A team of eight students from
Lake Lehman High School par-
ticipated in the annual TEAMS
Competition at the Pennsylvania
State University Wilkes-Barre
Campus. TEAMS stands for
Tests in Engineering, Mathe-
matics and Sciences. The Lake
Lehman team was one of 13 from
local high schools entered in the
event which was sponsored by
Penn State Wilkes-Barre and the
Pennsylvania Association of Pro-
fessional Engineers. Participa-
nts from Lake Lehman included
Joseph Tomaselli, Susan Hobbs,
John Soloman, Joseph Kishkill,
David Bonsavage, Matthew Zu-
rinski and Mark Zurinski.
40 YEARS AGO - MAY 20
Nine seniors from Dallas High
School will have original manu-
scripts published this spring.
The National Essay Press has ac-
cepted essays by Joan Domnick,
Joan Havir, Patricia Williams,
Leslie Evans, Kathy Futch,
Christine Kriedler, Tom Rende,
Marion Rosser and Joseph
Whalen.
The excitement engendered
by the ‘opening of a new restau-
rant in the Back Mountain area
was felt Tuesday morning as bor-
ough officials formally cut a rib-
bon to open Elby’s Restaurant.
Youngsters were seen with their
parents and were wide-eyed at
the “Big Boy” who moved
Pennsylvania State Forensic an
through. the crowd, .dispensing« Music League Finals. They are
comic books to the children as
he greeted them.
50 YEARS AGO -1962
Students of Lake Building of
the Lake-Lehman area schools
have chosen Sandra Yellitz
Queen and Kay Williams as the
princess. In addition to these tra-
ditional members of the May
Queen Court, the class selected
a king — Ivor Williams and a
prince — William Morris. These
members will play a key role in
the upcoming May Day festivi-
ties.
Glenda Williams, Dallas High
School senior, will represent her
classmates at the 21st Laurel
Festival at Wellsboro June 22,
23, 24. She was selected as out-
standing in charm, poise, beauty
and personality to compete with
70 other high school girls for the
title of Laurel Queen.
60 YEARS AGO -1952
Alice Eppley was crowned
Lake-Noxen May Queen last
week as the main feature in a day
devoted to recreation and extra-
curricular activity. Lady in wait-
ing was Roberta Lord.
Four student musicians from
Back Mountain schools, two
from Westmoreland and two
from Dallas-Franklin Township,
won ratings in Harrisburg at the
Ray Harleman and Louise Kann
of Westmoreland and Robert
Stair and Marilyn Mosier of Dal-
las-Franklin Township. B
70 YEARS AGO -1942 *
Three youthful farmers-to-be
of Lehman Township High
School are competing today
against the pick of Pennsylva-
nia’s agriculture students in the
annual Future Farmers of Amer-
ica Judging Contest at Penn
State College. The boys — Fred
Schobert, Steven Skopic and
Gerald Masters — were chosen
top compete on the basis of their
showing in a judging contest last
fall between Lehman and Dallas
Township, and are the only rep-
resentatives of this area to enter
the state-wide competition.
Junior class of Dallas Town-
ship High School is making final
arrangements for its Junior
Prom to be held this Friday
night. It will be a semi-formal af-
fair. Bernard Braze is chairman.
Committee members include
Melvin Morros, Dolores Up-
dyke, Ann Detrick and Shirley
Goss.
Information for “Only Yester-
day” is taken from past issues of
The Dallas Post which is 122
vears old. The information is
printed here exactly as i# ap-
peared in the newspaper vears
ago.
“It's peaceful and a
nice environment to
raise the kids."
Karen Stanski
Ross Twp.
“WHY
“Great school district,
low crime, excellent
youth sports pro-
grams."
Joe Phillips
Dallas
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“Because of all the
wonderful friends
we've made here and
the sense of communi-
ty.”
Jane Brennan
Dallas
DO YOU LIVE IN THE BACK MOUNTAIN?"
“I've lived here all my |
life. | never left. | live
it here; it's beautiful.”
Perry Coolbaugh
Orange
“There's lots of good
restaurants out here,
outdoor activities and
lots of sports for the
kids.
Kim Kovalick
Dallas
“I choose to live here
for the school district.
You can’t beat it. |
like sending your Ki
to a private school.”
Lisa Barrett
Shavertown