PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, October 7, 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 October turns out to be busy at the library October will be a busy month at the Back Mountain Memorial Library and you may want to plan now to attend any of these Fall programs: Financial Aid for Parents will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednes- day, Oct. 10. This informative program is sponsored by PHEAA. A Pennsylvania Humanities Program, “The Pow-Wow Princi- ple: Pennsylvania German Folk Healing will be held at 7 p.m. on Oct. 24 An “Electronic How-To” pro- gram will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 7, featuring a hands-on demonstration of E-readers, I- phones and the Cloud. All of the above programs are free but pre-registration is re- quired by calling the library at 675-1182. Popular fundraiser returns It’s now time for the return of one of the library’s popular fun- draisers: Entertainment Books! The books which feature dis- count coupons for area activities are currently available to pur- chase at the library. The price is $30 each. The books will be available at the library until Dec. 13. The Slightly Read Bookshop is offering a special sale for younger readers. All children’s books will be sold at half price. It’s a great time to stock up be- fore the upcoming colder months. Story hours Registration for the Fall story hours will take place on Wednes- day, Oct. 10 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Story hours will begin the week of Oct. 21 and end the week of Dec. 2. Story hours are as follows: Toddlers (2 years old) from 10 to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays. The Mother Goose on the Loose sto- ry hour for toddlers will also be from 11 to 11:45 a.m. on Tues- days. The 3-to-5 year olds will meet for story hours from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. on Wednesdays and from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursdays. A special PNC Bank program for 3-to-5 year olds, “For Me, For You, For Later: First Steps to Spending, Sharing, and Saving,” will also be offered from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays. J weed La } By Samantha Weaver eo It was Canadian American educator Laurence J. Peter who made the following sage observation: “You can always tell a real friend: When you’ve made a fool of yourself, he doesn’t feel you've done a permanent job.” ® In Murfreesboro, Tenn., it is illegal to keep indoor furni- ture outdoors. e Mike Edwards, one of the founding members of the British band Electric Light Orchestra, met with an untimely death decades after he left the group. In 2010, as Edwards was driving in the rural southwest of England, a farmer lost control of a 1,300-pound bale of hay. This wheel-shaped bale rolled down a hill and over a hedge, and just happened to smash into the van that Edwards was driving. e The humble honeybee is the official insect of 17 states. * Those who study such things say that there is a 1 million to 1 chance that, within the next century, an asteroid will crash into the Earth and destroy most life on the planet. e In 2008 a company called Defense Devices, based in Jackson, Tenn., introduced a new item: a stun gun disguised as a tube of lipstick. The same company offers a ring that will shoot pepper spray. * You might be surprised to learn that the giant bullfrogs of South Africa have sometimes been known to attack lions. e Rhode Island may be the smallest state, but it has the longest name: It’s officially known as the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation. e The tuatara is a lizard that can be found in New Zealand. Its claim to fame? It has a third eye, on the top of its head. Thought for the day: “The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.” - Alfred Hitchcock "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 YOUR SPACE Sandra Mahle, of Maple Tree Road in Dallas, shares this photo of the center of a Hollyhock grown in her garden. fax to 675-3650 or by mail to The Dallas Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 1871. 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 Brownie Troop 649 recently attended the Fall Roundup which kicked off the upcoming scout year. Scouts participating in the event were: Leah Bolton, Lindsey Kelly, Lynn Kirkwood, Laura Vanderhook, Erin Swep- ston and Jo- nelle Dick- son. Prompted by the envi- ronmental concern of one stu- dent, Gate of Heaven School has begun to recycle juice drink boxes. After seeing several television spots on recycling, fourth-grader Rebecca Hoffman of Sweet Valley decided that she could contribute to helping save valuable forests. After reading about a recycling program and talking with her family, school staff and Dallas Borough offi- cials, Rebecca started her pro- ject this week. YESTERDAY 30 YEARS AGO - 1982 The Back Mountain Jay-C- Ettes are busy making plans for their upcoming fashion show en- titled “Patters of Autumn.” Fash- ions for the entire family will be featured from three area busi- nesses in the Back Mountain: Diana Designs, Humphrey’s and Adam’s Men Shop. Members of the Fashion Show committee are: Judy Blasé, Mary Visco, Rose Burleigh, Millie Brody, Connie La Jeunesse and Denise Hohol. Gregg Kravitsky was named MVP of the week by the Dallas Gridiron Club for his perform- ance in the Bishop Hoban con- test. He tallied 106 yards, scored a touchdown, had two quarter- back sacks, six tackles and four assists in the game. 40 YEARS AGO -1972 For the glory of Old State — and for the 26th annual library auction, too — Coach Joe Paterno sent a football from the Nittany Lions’ locker room complete with his signature and the signa- tures of his entire squad. The pigskin will be auctioned off at the upcoming Library Auction this weekend. Skyles M. Neyhard, scoutmas- ter of Troop 155 Trucksville, pre- sented four scouts for consider- ation at a special Eagle Scout Board of Review held recently at Tunkhannock Presbyterian Church. Boys presented to the board included Robert W. Baird, Scott A. Neyhard, James W. Truscott and Richard Weir. 50 YEARS AGO -1962 Couples Club of Dallas Metho- dist Church held their Installa- tion Dinner at Shadow Brook Country Club last Friday night. New officers for 1963 will be: President, Kenneth Young; vice president, James Darling; secre- tary, Mrs. Welton Farrar; treasur- er, Mrs. Lewis Reese. Gloria Dolbear, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dolbear, Dallas, will represent Dallas Se- nior High School as Miss Dallas at the State Flaming Foliage Fes- tival, Renovo, on October 13 and 14. Miss Dolbear, selected by her school for qualities of character, appearance, poise and scholastic ability will compete with high school seniors throughout the state. 60 YEARS AGO -1952 Miss Frances Dorrance, Dal- las, who recently retired from the post of Librarian at Hoyt Li- brary, Kingston, has been honor- ed by selection as one of the ten Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania for 1952. Members of Brownie Pack 115 Shavertown enjoyed a hike to the home of Mrs. Herbert Hill, Pioneer Avenue, last Wednesday afternoon. Brownies who at- tended are: Sandra Ash, Becky Boyd, Dorothy Eck, Gladys Ell, Susan Jones, Phyllis Major, Be- tty Mannear, Suellen Roberts, Betty Kay Williams, Judy Wool- bert, Noel Young, Dorothy Cur- tis, Karen Mosier, Ruth Ann Ma- rolla and Eleanor Williams. 70 YEARS AGO -1942 A dozen or more local horse- men accompanied by others from Tunkhannock, Scran Allentown and Elmira, will 1 the Robinson Farm in D Township early Thursday morn- ing on their annual 3-day, 100- mile ride over rugged mountain trails through the North Moun- tain country. Those who plan to make the trip are John Black- man, Edward Hartman, Rullison Evans, Denton Durland, Dick Johns, Newell Wood, Dan Shav- er, Thomas Heffernan and Tom Kehoe along with riders from other communities. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from past issue ga’ The Dallas Post which is vears old. The wnformation printed here exactly as it ap- peared in the newspaper vears ago. The History Channel ® On Oct. 14, 1944, German Gen. Erwin Rommel, nicknamed “The Desert Fox,” is given the option of facing a public trial for treason, as a co-conspirator in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, or taking cyanide. He chose the latter. The German government gave Rommel a state funeral. His death was attributed to war wounds. ® On Oct. 8, 1956, New Yor Yankees right-hander Don Larsen pitches the first no-hitter in the history of the World Series. Even better, it was a perfect game - that is, there were no runs, no hits and no errors, and no batter reached first base. ® On Oct. 10,1985, the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro reaches a dramatic climax when U.S. Navy F-14 fighters in- tercept an Egyptian airliner attempting to fly the Palestinian hi- jackers to freedom. On Oct. 7, four heavily armed terrorists had hijacked the Achille Lauro and 320 crewmembers and 80 passen- gers. ®e On Oct. 9, 1992, a 28-pound bowling-ball-sized meteorite lands on an orange 1980 Chevy Malibu in Peekskill, N.Y. Scientists have determined that it came from the inner edge of the main aste- roid belt in space, between Jupiter and Mars. “WHAT STORY DOES YOUR FAMILY ALWAYS TELL ABOUT YOU?" “They always say that | was very active and could never sit down." Joey Thompson Dallas “Probably when | shot myself in the arm with a broken bow and ar- row. | didn't know the arrow was broken.” Dan Brocious Dallas “When | was 4 and | started to scream in church because | liked the acoustics so much.” Anna Lehane Dallas as “I would sleep with m arm between the beds and then think dino- saurs were going to eat it at night.” Andrew Shurites Dallas “About how | would line up all the chairs, jump on them and then jump on the Christmas tree.” Mikaila Chakon Dallas “They say | used to run around in diapers and cowboy boots, yelling "Yee-Haw, Ye Haw." Emma Ripka Shavertown RE ———— i ee, se ...
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