PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, June 10, 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 Reader disagrees with vet Dear Editor: Regarding your recent article “Poultry presentation is an egg- citing one” whereby veterinar- ian Doug Ayers hosted a pre- sentation at Hillside Farms on how to raise chickens in your backyard, I was shocked that, after singing accolades of the benefits of raising chickens and how they, according to Dr. Ayers, are like having pets, the article ends with “Ayers keeps chickens for about two years, as long as they're laying eggs, and turns them into soup soon af- ter.” Perhaps Doug Ayers should put the soup ladle down long enough to re-read the Veterin- arian Oath he took so many years ago. Due to his affiliation with The Lands, I will no longer be supporting Hillside Farms. Janet M. Haueisen Dallas PATLA DISPLAYS WORK Ten-year-old Morgan Patla, a student at Lake-Lehman, will dis- play her art work at the Back Mountain Memorial Library in July. The Back Mountain Memorial Library will display the art work of 10-year old Morgan Patla, a student at Lake-Lehman, during the month of July. Morgan began painting when she was 5 years old. She said she got started with art because, “art is fun and it relaxes me." She has taken lessons with Heather Radel and also learns on her own by working on her paintings. Morgan paints with watercolors, pastels, colored pencils and markers but her favorite medium to work in is watercolor. Her works have been displayed at local businesses, including Ber- nie's Pizza in Dallas and also af the Junior Leadership Achieve- ment building in Pittston Township. The two pieces she likes best are the deer painting and her dandelion painting. This summer, Morgan plans to take art les- sons again when school ends. Morgan also enjoys riding horses and singing in the Gate of Heaven Church Choir. Morgan lives in Harveys Lake with her brother, Nathaniel; her sister, Kaitlynne; and their parents, Ed and Krista Patla. MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel * On June 11,1509, King Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon, the first of six wives he will have in his lifetime. When Catherine failed to produce a male heir, Henry divorced her against the will of the Roman Catholic Church. * On June 15,1877, Henry Ossian Flipper, born a slave in Thomasville, Ga., in 1856, be- comes the first black cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Flipper was never spoken to by a white cadet during his four years at West Point. * On June 16,1884, the first roller coaster in America opens at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Known as a switchback railway, it traveled approximately 6 mph and cost a nickel to ride. your spac The lilac trees outside the front door of Deno Pantelakos’ house on ldlewood Drive in Dallas are ready to bloom. Deno says this was his first attempt at macro photography. i ] i | "YOUR SPACE" is reserved | specifically for Dallas Post reads ers 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, adi dress and telephone number in the event we have questions. Readers wishing to have their photos returned should include a self-addressed/stamped enve- lope. Items will be published in the order in which they are re- ceived. The editor of The Dallas Post reserves the right to reject any items submitted for publication. 20 YEARS AGO -1992 Dallas Middle School sixth grade students under the in- struction of Mrs. Catherine We- ga recently participated in Latin American Day. Classes sampled Latin American foods, tried local dances, examined regional crafts and animals and listened to music from can coun- tries. Stu- dent partici- pants included Sarah Hadzor, Denae Husband, Jamie Spears, Charles Scott and Holly Neiman. Dallas Elementary School stu- dents recently earned a pizza party from Pizza Hut by reading books and writing book reports. Some of the students involved included: Kristen Allardyce, Danny Smith, Joe Liparela, Megan Bump, Annie Savage, Christine Cobleigh, Ryan Grys- kevicz, Justin Steele, Russell Kalnoskas, Camille Valvano, Jer- emy Mahle and Joshua Thomas. YESTERDAY 30 YEARS AGO -1982 Dallas Junior High School art students have chosen the work - of seventh grader Beth Scott as Best in Show in the annual spring art show. Beth’s painting of her pet cat “Chatsy” was se- lected as the students’ favorite painting. Members of the Dallas Lion- esses presented Dallas High School Senior Lance Gardner with their annual Book Scholar- ship last week at the school. Lance plans to attend Penn State Main Campus to pursue a degree in chemical engineering. 40 YEARS AGO -1972 Jackson Township Cub Pack 225 recently held a “Rocket Race” at Jackson Township Fire Hall. Winner of the first prize for the race was Bradley Wright. Second prize went to Eddie Chesnovitch and third prize was awarded to David Penkrat. Top honor students in the se- nior class at Lake-Lehman High School have been announced by Anthony Marchakitus, princi- pal. The title of valedictorian goes to David Marshall Haines; salutatorian is Gail Cornell. 50 YEARS AGO -1962 Mrs. James F. Besecker Jr. is chairman and Mrs. John Kulp Jr. co-chairman of the annual June dinner of the Dallas Junior Wom- an’s Club to be held at Continen- tal Inn. Cub Scout Pack 233 visited The Dallas Post on Thursday af- ternoon, Den Mother, Mrs. Alex Covert, was assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Warren Boyes, and Mrs. Ge- orge Shaver. Cubs attending were Alan Shaver, Warren Boyes, Robert Dymond, Paul Dymond, Kevin Covert, Neal Stetson, Ricky Their, Jimmy Go- sart, Mike Precone and Paul Det- wiler. 60 YEARS AGO -1952 Mrs. T.M.B. Hicks, Associate Editor of The Dallas Post and grandmother of seventeen, re- ceived the top award for a fea- ture story at the annual meeting of Pennsylvania Women’s Press Association held last Friday and Saturday at Pennsylvania State College in connection with the annual meeting of the Pennsyl- vania Publisher’s Association. Mrs. Hick’s feature, which ap- peared in her June 15, 1951 Pillar to Post column not only took first place in its own division, one of five classifications judged, but was also selected as the best piece of writing submitted in all classifications by Pennsylvania women journalists. Alta Lou Hall received the Girl Scout’s silver medal for life-sav- ing Tuesday night in recognition of her having saved the life of a schoolmate, Joyce Edwards, at Camp Acahela last summer. Alta Lou, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hall, Shavertown, res- cued her friend when she slipped into deep water and a stro rent while wading. 70 YEARS AGO -1942 Fernbrook Girl Scouts closed out the year with a Badges and Awards Party Thursday after- noon at the home of Katie Wil- son, East Dallas. At the party, they entertained committeewo- men“and mothers at a covered dish supper. Readings were giv- en by Anna Marie Cullen, Phyllis Moore, Joann Russell and Jean Wesley. Theresa Cullen sand and Margaret Martin gave a clar- inet solo. Mrs. L.E. Haymaker has bga- named general chairman -@ Father and Son Dinner to ®o¢ sponsored by the W.S.C.S. of the Shavertown Methodist Church. 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 wn the newspaper vears ago. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver e |t was celebrated physicist Albert Einstein who made the following sage observation: “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” |t was in 1917 when one Dr. Walter G. Walford wrote an arti- cle warning readers of the perils of tight collars and ties, claiming that such constricting neckwear caused illness by retarding the flow of blood to the brain. e |t's fairly well known that seahorses are monogamous, staying with the same mate until death. Many people don't realize, however, that these fish are so devoted that every day they reaffirm their union with a morn- ing greeting dance. * When Ronald Reagan's daughter, Patti, got married, there were more security person- nel than guests in attendance. * America got its first paved street back in 1647. It was, un- surprisingly, in New York City. ® The fastest known star is traveling through space at a rate of 3.5 million miles per hour. * The figure on the Heisman trophy was sculpted from a real person. Warren Mulrey played football for Fordham University when John Heisman chose him to be the model for the new award. e |f you're like the average American, you use two gallons of water every time you brush your teeth. So turn off that faucet while you brush! * |f you like squash, corn, beans, pecans, chili peppers, pumpkins, maple syrup or cran- berries, you have Native Amer- icans to thank - they're the ones who taught Europeans to gather and use these foods. In fact, by the end of the past century, fully one-third of all crops grown in the United States were of Native American origin. * |t's not easy to contemplate, but before there was toilet paper, American colonists used corn- cobs. “AS STUDENTS PREPARE TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH “Get out of the area, get out of the state. The government here is weak since the coal baron days and there is no opportunity.” Jim Hazeltine Dallas “Stay in school; don't slack off. There's a lot of temptation out there. Be tough.” Pebbles Whalen Shavertown “I know it's a hard time to graduate now. There are no jobs. Hang in there - some- thing will come up.” Alberta Steltz Dallas SCHOOL, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU “Just to move forward and stay motivated as much as possible.” Fran Dennis Dallas “Have some faith and have charity and love for one another.” Joan Winklbauer Dallas GIVE THEM?" “Get what knowledge you can and stay in school.” Jim Otten ¢ N J ¥ { v Y y
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