PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, August 19, 2012 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 Joe Butkiewicz Dotty Martin EXECUTIVE EDITOR EDITOR 829-7249 970-7440 jbutkiewicz@timesleader.com dmartin@mydallaspost.com Diane McGee ADVERTISING 970-7153 dmcgee@®@timesleader.com New books make way to shelves at Back Mtn. Memorial Library The following new books have been added to the shelves of the Back Mountain Memo- rial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas for the month of August 2012: EXPRESS “Friends Forever” by Da- nielle Steel, “Judgment Call” by JA. Jance, “Odd Apocalypse” by Dean Koontz, “Line of Fire” by Stephen White, “Spymaster” by W.E.B. Griffin, “You Don’t Want to Know” by Lisa Jack- son, “Sweet Talk” by Julie Gar- wood FICTION “Friends Forever” by Da- nielle Steel, “Judgment Call” by JA. Jance, “Odd Apocalypse” by Dean Koontz, “Line of Fire” by Stephen White, “The Spy- master” by W.E.B. Griffin, “You Don’t Want to Know” by Lisa Jackson, “Sweet Talk” by Julie Garwood, “Gone Girl” by Gil- lian Flynn, “Criminal” by Karin Slaughter, “Haven” by Kay Hooper, “Bloodline” by James Rollins, “The Great Escape” by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, “The World Without You” by Joshua Henkin, “Bared to You” by Syl- via Day NONFICTION “Trickle Down Tyranny” by Michael Savage, “Stories of the Wilkes-Barre Titanic Passen- gers” by William V. Lewis, Jr. BIOGRAPHY “Mick” by Christopher An- dersen BOOKS ON CD “Creole Belle” by James Lee Burke YOUNG ADULT “Between the Lines” by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer SPECIAL DONATIONS “Invasion of the Appleheads” by Annette and Gina Cascone, presented by the authors STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver e |t's not known who made the following sage observation: “Argu- ing about whether the glass is half-full or half-empty misses the point, which is this: The bartender cheated you." * The longest war in history lasted 335 years and resulted in ex- actly zero casualties. In 1651, the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly off Great Britain declared war upon each other, but nothing ever came of the conflict and it was soon forgotten. Finally, in 1986, the two combatants agreed to a peace treaty. * Do you suffer from cacodemonomania? If you believe that you are possessed by an evil spirit, you do. * The world’s smallest mammal can be found only in Thailand and Myanmar. Weighing about as much as a dime, Kitti's hog-nosed bat is sometimes called the bumblebee bat due to its diminutive size. * You might be surprised to learn that an eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it. * The Beatles was not the first band in which John Lennon played. Those previous groups obviously didn’t work out, though; in fact, at one point Lennon broke a washboard over a bandmate’s head during a dispute. After the Beatles’ success, though, Lennon apologized in style: He bought the poor guy a supermarket. * Those who study such things say that armadillos can be house- broken. * At sea level, water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. At the top of Mount Everest, though, the lower air pressure reduces the boiling point to 156 degrees. * |f you recycle one glass jar, you'll save enough energy to power a TV for three hours. Thought for the day: “The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies - probably because generally they are the same people.” - G.K. Chesterton YOUR SPACE E Elizabeth Smith, of Jonathan Lane in Harveys Lake, photographed this butterfly and these bees in a bottle brush tree while visiting relatives in Leesburg, FL in February of this year. "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 inthe 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 At the recent Funfest perform- ing Arts Festival held in Hazle- ton, the group Locomotion cap- tured the title for Super Week- end Group along with first place in group tap and second place in group jazz. Locomotion is instructed by Bob ~ Oberst, Di- rector of the Back Moun- tain Dance YESTERDAY Studio in Dallas. Members of the group are: Lori Bertinelli, Kassy Yedesko, Jen- nifer Frank, Melissa Sorber, Ni- cole Butch and Jessica Dal San- to. The Hayden family of Dallas hosted triathlete Rip Esselstyn of Cleveland, Ohio for the Wilkes-Barre triathlon. Nicole, Mark and Carole Hayden were on hand at the event to cheer on Esselstyn. 30 YEARS AGO -1982 A Back Mountain family is among the 100 “Love From Mrs. Butterworth’s” sweepstakes winners who enjoyed an all-ex- pense-paid trip to Walt Disney World Vacation Kingdom. The “Keystone State” winner was the family of Patsy A. Nicely of Dal- las. The family spent four days and three nights at the Orlando, Fla. Resort and amusement area. Several local residents were recently appointed to the Col- lege Misericordia Art Counsel Advisory Board. Local appoin- tees include Bea Hammalian, Clair Chollak, Ellen Brennan and Brian Benedetti. 40 YEARS AGO -1972 Members of the Dallas Senior High School Student Council elected the following officers for 1972-73: Steven Chiogna, presi- dent; Kevin Chadwick, vice-pres- ident; and Jan Bigelow, secreta- ry. U.S. Air Force Captain Antho- ny Foster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel V. Foster, Dallas, has re- ceived the Air Medal at Clark AB, Philippines. Captain Foster was cited for his outstanding air- manship and courage as a C-140 pilot .on successful and impor- tant missions completed under hazardous conditions. 50 YEARS AGO -1962 Andrew Lavix, Marshal Harri- son and John Kanninski are pleased with community wide response to Jonathan R. Davis Fire Company Festival to be held at the end of this month across the street from the Fire Hall in Idetown. The men, who are in charge of entertainment, report that many new features will be added along with more rides and more booths. The festival will conclude with a mile long pa- rade around Harveys Lake. Marian Frantz, Shavertown, is co-chairman of the 29th annual flower show of West Side Flower Club to be held at the Acme Au- ditorium, Gateway Shopping Center this weekend. Theme of the show is “Garden Beauty at the Gateway.” 60 YEARS AGO -1952 Natona Mills baseball team, playing its third year in the Play- ground and recreation League, under the management of John Judge, will enter the finals as a favorite for the championship. The team won second place for the season and has already won the semi-finals defeating the strong Giant Markets team two out of three games. Team mem- bers are: Bob Roberts, Victor McCarthy, Les Eckert, Bruce Ro- berts, James Murray, Hank Da- vis, Eddie Metz, Robert Patrick, John Hartman, Porky Martin and Robert Parrish. 70 YEARS AGO -1942 Amos Kitchen and his daugh- ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Garvin Smith, landed forty-nine that many myself.” The Huntsville Puddle Jump- ers held a wiener roast at Stash Grove last Wedne Games were played and refresh- ments served. Present were Joan Warmouth, Carl Warmouth, Margaret Culp, Donald Perrigo, Eleanor Stash, Thomas Stash, Howard Perrigo, Elliot Perrigo, Patricia and Mary Ellen Clark, Thomas Thompson, Donald Ko- zemchak and Josephine and Rosine Hudak. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issues of The Dallas Post which is 122 vears old. The formation is printed here exactly as it gi peared in the newspaper veg ago. catfish at Mt. Springs on Sunday. “A lot of catfish?” laughed the veteran fisherman when the Post reporter gasped in surprise, “T’ll say not. While I've often caught MOMENTS INTIME The History Channel e On Aug. 20, 1920, the owners of four Ohio League teams - the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians and Day- ton Triangles - meet to form a new professional football league. Football star Jim Thorpe was nominated as president of the new league. e On Aug. 21, 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower signs a proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union as the 50th state. The president also issued an order for an American flag featuring 50 stars arranged in staggered rows. e On Aug. 22, 1962, President Charles De Gaulle of France survives one of several assassination attempts against him thanks to the superior handling performance of the presiden- tial automobile, the Citroen DS 19. During the attack, a hail of 140 bullets shattered the car’s rear window and punctured all four of its tires. e On Aug. 26, 1974, Charles Lindbergh, the first man to ac- complish a solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927, dies in Maui, Hawaii, at the age of 72. To reduce weight on the plane during his famous flight, everything that was not essential was left out: radio, gas gauge, night-flying lights, nav- igation equipment and parachute. “Yes. It was really weird and awkward. | didn't know who the person was anyway." Kyle Katchko Sweet Valley “HAVE YOU EVER BEEN MISTAKEN FOR ANYONE ELSE?" “I've been mistaken for my dad. It's sort of embarrassing because he's so much older.” Chris Traver Sweet Valley “Usually it happens when I'm walking around at the Luzerne County Fair. It's very awkward." Kris Rosencrans Sweet Valley “Not to my knowl- edge, though | have done it to others many times." Diane Madras Swoyersville “Let's see, which one | should | give you - “Yes, | get that ‘You look so familiar’ thing all the time." Eric Roberts, Mick Jessica Delsanto Jagger or Steven Tyl Wyoming er? Roger Demaio Shavertown
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