PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, June 17, 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 ~ kf eT AAD MA EAMTED GUEST COMMENTARY Spaciano addresses SCI compost concerns I read the article in a recent is- sue of The Dallas Post and I want- ed to clarify some possible mis- conceptions anyone may have re- garding DAMA’s proposed com- post operation at SCI Dallas. 1. DAMA will not combine the food waste generated at SCI Dal- las with our yard waste. DAMA will provide, as part of a cooper- ative agreement with SCI, ground wood waste needed by SCI to supplement its food waste composting program. The SCI program, which is al- ready DEP permitted and in oper- ation, and the DAMA yard waste composting program are sepa- rate DEP permitted composting projects, fully independent of each other. DAMA and SCI will enter into, via a lease agreement with the state, the perfect exam- ple of state and local governmen- tal cooperation. We will help them with their program needs and they, in turn, will make available to DAMA a parcel of land for us to operate an environmentally-friendly yard waste composting program. 2. Noise concerns — the site proposed for use by DAMA at SCI is located more than one-quarter mile, a straight line distance, from the nearest residence. It is in the middle of a secure field, surrounded by woods and not ac- cessible to the public. Actually, there are no immedi- ate plans to move our grinder to the SCI site until DAMA can se- cure funds to purchase a contain- er truck which will allow us to move unground material to and from DAMA to SCI. In the inter- im, yard waste will be processed, as before, at our municipal drop- off sites. 3. Traffic concerns — moving ground yard waste to SCI and fin- ished compost back to DAMA will involve the use of a munici- pal dump truck possibly three to four times per month. This is but a fraction of the number of trips previously made by DAMA when it hauled material to farm fields in Jackson Twp. for use as a soil conditioner when DAMA still op- erated a treatment facility. Traffic was not an issue then, and I don’t anticipate it being a problem now. Once again, the DAMA site is only accessible to municipal vehicles, not the gen- eral public, and is operational on- ly during normal daytime busi- ness hours. 4. Safety concerns — DAMA has operated a very successful yard waste composting program since the mid-1990s with a spotless re- cord. DEP inspectors have identi- fied our operation as “exem- plary.” We are professionals, very safe- ty conscious and extremely con- cerned about the environment, as we always have been. We in- tend to operate our site at SCI with the same degree of care that we exercise at our current site and in the same manner as we op- erated our former site behind the Jackson Twp. municipal build- ing. This proposal has been several years in the works and numerous meetings were held to discuss the project with representatives of SCI, DAMA and Jackson Twp. This project is what state and lo- cal governmental cooperation is all about and it is the ultimate “green” project. DAMA presently provides Jackson Twp. with the operation and maintenance of its public sewage collection system and on- lot sewage enforcement services, all using DAMA personnel hold- ing the required state certifica- tions. DAMA also provided Jack- son Twp. with yard waste com- posting services at no charge, up to the point in time that the town- ship entered into an agreement to purchase its own grinder. Larry J. Spaciano Executive Director, DAMA EW Powwow a success thanks to sponsors Dear Editor: The 2012 Mothers Day Pow- wow to benefit the Noxen Fire Co. was a great success, thanks to the support of the public, the ven- dors, dancers and sponsors. The powwow committee would like to especially thank the following businesses, families and organizations for their gene- rosity: Kindred Lycans, Five Moun- tains Hardware, Leggio’s, Com- mon Scents in the Sticks.com, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Dorshefski, Starbucks, Weis Markets, Dallas; Logan's Roadhouse, Curry Do- nuts, Old Country Buffet, Herr’s Foods, Applebee’s, Pepsi, Den- ny’s, Giant Floor, Daylida’s, Grot- to Pizza, Joe’s Pizza, Nardone’s Pizza, Domino’s, Bakery Delight, Noxen Food Mart, Thomas Fam- ily Markets, Nature’s Way Water and Tulpehocken Water. We look forward to another successful powwow to benefit the Noxen Fire Co. the weekend of Sept. 29-30. Noxen Powwow Committee YOUR SPACE Jill Spencer, of Meeker Road in Lehman, saw this photo as a nice change from winter - Shasta daisies blooming among blue skies. "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 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 Lehman Brownie Troop #647 enjoyed a hike and cook-out re- cently at Camp Louise during the open house. Members of the troop are: Renee Crane, Mere- dith Edwards, Diane Folmar, Casey Horvath, Tina Lumbis, Karen Davis, Patti Manzo- ni, Briana Maslowski, v Lauren Scott, Megan Weaver, Da- nielle White and Leah YESTERDAY Vnuk. Towne & Country Furniture Galleries of Wilkes-Barre recent- ly congratulated Dallas resident Tally M. Shields, a member of their Interior Design staff, on her recognition as a Full Profes- sional Member of the American Society of Interior Designers. 30 YEARS AGO -1982 Lisa Hummel, 15 year old prize-winning gymnast from Harveys Lake recently returned from the USGF Women’s Gym- nastic Junior Olympic Cham- pionships in Milwaukee, Wis., where she placed 30th among 120 entrants. It was Lisa’s second attempt at a national level com- petition and her first try at the senior division. Cub Pack 144 recently held their final meeting for the year. Highlight of the meeting was the induction of three Weblo Scouts into Boy Scouts and the transfer of Cub Scouts into Weblos. The three Webelo Scouts who trans- ferred to the Scout troop were Mark Sincavage, Gary Chiazza and Charles Saypack. 40 YEARS AGO -1972 The Dallas track team won the Jordan Relays last Friday, setting new records to take the cham- pionship by one point. Members of the team are Wayne Evans, Doug Wasserott, John Hiller, Steve Summa, Pete Eckman, Bob Conmy, Charles Griffen, Ga- ry Arcuri, Craig Kasper, Bob Wallace, Mike Cybulski, Doug Larson, Mike Kasper and Ed Connors. Ribbons and monetary awards were presented to students of the Dallas Junior High School at arecent meeting of the Dallas Ju- nior Woman's Club by Mrs. John Randolph, chairman of the ju- nior high art contest. Winners were: Seventh grade: Mark John- son, first place; Lisa Johnson, second; Tim Cross, third. Eighth grade: Reed Richardson, first prize; Sam Brokenshire, second. Ninth grade: Karen Carey, first prize; Suzanne LaBerge, second; Debbie Dymond, third; Kim Pratt, honorable mention. 50 YEARS AGO -1962 Mothers of Girl Scout Troop 27 were honored at a Mother’s Day Tea and Program at Dallas Methodist Church. The program was planned by the girls with ev- ery member taking part. The fol- lowing mothers were given car- nation corsages: Mesdames John Savickas, Walter Larson, Sheldon Frantz, Paul Priebe, Jo- seph Tait, Walter Mohr, Clifford Balshaw, Samuel Higgins, Harry Howell, Allan J. Covert, Demar Fish, Harvey Kitchen and Do- nald D. Smith. Gate of Heaven Altar and Ros- ary Society will hold a Past Presi- dents’ Night Monday evening in the school auditorium. Mrs. Ge- orge Azente will preside. All nine past presidents, including two from out of town, will be honored. They are: Mrs. William Hussie, Mrs. Lester Sharkoski, Mrs. Louis Vitale, Mrs. Victor Borzone, Mrs. William Carroll, Mrs. Leon Chase, Mrs. J. Warren Yarnal, Mrs. Martin McEnrue and Mrs. Ted Popielarz. 60 YEARS AGO -1952 Six senior girls from Lehman- Jackson schools passed Civil Service examinations last week with high averages, and are as- sured of employment after grad- uation. They are Florence So- bieski, Patricia McKenna, Joan Oliver, Geraldine Eustice, Mildred Gensel and Helen Gen- sel. Lehman-Jackson Hi-Y named officers for 1952-1953 at Monday er will serve as president; Ki neth Sutton, vice president; Jo Rood, secretary and chairman of public relations; Lynn Ash- worth, treasurer; and Edward Wallo, sergeant-at-arms. night’s meeting. Raymond “9 70 YEARS AGO - 1942 A number of local Scout heads attended the Girl Scout Camp at Archibald over the weekend, among them Dorothy King of Trucksville, Elizabeth Sorber of Outlet, Mrs. Harry Rossman of Outlet, Mrs. Claude Agnew of Lehman, and Miss Florence Hausch of Alderson. Joseph Clouser was guest o honor at a party given by me bers of the Community Cho at Idetown Church house last Thursday. A gift of a wallet and key case was given to Mr. Clous- er by the group. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post which is 122 vears old. The mformation is printed here exactly as it ap- peared in the newspaper years ago. CTDAMNMACE BUT TDUTD { ANCE Bi y iE o R 4) N VE BUI I NV 5 e Jt was pop art icon Andy Warhol who made the following sage observation: “It’s the mo- vies that have really been run- ning things in America since they were invented. They show you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to feel about it, and how to look when you feel about it.” ¢ If you were like the average rabbit, you would take 18 naps every day. ¢ You probably know that the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” was based on the book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum. You may not real- ize, though, that Baum wrote a total of 14 Oz books between 1900 and 1920. The series con- tinued even after the author’s death; Ruth Plumly Thompson produced one Oz book every year between 1921 and 1939. e Those who study such things say that wine was being drunk more than 7,000 years ago, in ancient Sumeria. e When the Coca-Cola Com- pany first started marketing its product in China, the advertise- ments used Chinese symbols to spell out the brand’s name pho- netically. It was only after the ads had been published that the marketers learned that those symbols spelled out the phrase “bite the wax tadpole.” ¢ The manufacture of a single domestic automobile requires the use of a whopping 39,000 gallons of water. ¢ Every year, about 10 percent of the world’s population visits a zoo. In the United States, though, about half of us make such a visit annually. e Most people have about 100,000 hairs on their head. It’s not clear why, but redheads tend to have somewhat fewer hairs - about 90,000 - while blondes have more. ‘My sons might come up from Philly and we'll go over to the Meadows to spend some time with my mother-in-law.” Len Cook Dallas “HOW “They'll wish me a nice day then I'll be at the snake round-up working in the beer tent.” Mike Bean Noxen WILL YOU CELEBRATE FATHER'S DAY?" “Spend a lot of time with the kids enjoying the nice weather.” Don Kishbaugh Shickshinny “I'm going to spend the day with my son Frankie playing base- ball with the Back Mountain Rays." Frank Nockley Shavertown “At my daughter's house in Drums. | sup- pose they'll feed me something.” Bob Bogumil Wilkes-Barre Twp. “Spend the day having fun - like going to the rattle snake round-up and then out to dinner at night.” Jerry 9 Dallas
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