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EDITORIAL
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Joe Butkiewicz
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
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Library is great place
to do holiday shopping
Everyone is busy at this time of
year and the Back Mountain Me-
morial Library is no exception.
But the library is prepared to help
you cross some errands off your
to-do lists.
Remember the library when
you are searching for a unique
gift for someone special on your
holiday shopping list. The library
always has a supply of slightly-
read books in excellent condition
available for purchase, but did
you know that we also sell inex-
pensive gift items perfect for holi-
day giving? Stop by our Holiday
Shop in the front foyer of the li-
brary to browse the many holiday
decorations for sale, including ta-
ble-top Christmas trees, beauti-
fully-decorated wreaths, figu-
rines and collectibles, serving
dishes, holiday cards and new gift
bags.
Plasticville houses
New this year, is the library’s
sale of vintage hand-blown glass
ornaments and Plasticville
U.S.A. houses (in original un-
glued condition) and accessories
for placing under your Christmas
tree. The one-of-a-kind hand-
made ornaments range in price
and vary in size and color, but all
are unique and will add an ele-
ment of Olde Worlde to your holi-
days. All proceeds from the sale
of these donated items directly
benefit the library.
Holiday Open House
Don’t forget to mark your cal-
endars for the Back Mountain
Memorial Library’s annual Holi-
day Open House. This year the
Open House will be held on
Wednesday, Dec. 19 and Thurs-
day, Dec. 20. Stop by the library
on those days and enjoy light re-
freshments and soft instrumental
holiday music.
Holiday hours
Reminder: Both the library and
the Slightly Read Bookshop will
be closed on Monday, Dec. 24
and Tuesday, Dec. 25 to celebrate
Christmas and also will be closed
on Monday, Dec. 31 and Tuesday,
Jan. 1 to celebrate New Year’s
Day.
The library will re-open at 9:30
a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26 with
regular hours and the Bookshop
will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. on
Wednesday, Dec. 26; Thursday,
Dec. 27; and Friday, Dec. 28 and
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Satur-
day, Dec. 29.
MOMENTS
By Samantha Weaver
IN TIME
¢ |t was the third president of the United States, Thomas Jef-
ferson, who made the following observation: “The man who reads
nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but
newspapers.”
* Those who study such things say that a rainbow can’t be seen at
midday; the optical phenomena are visible only in the morning or in
the late afternoon.
* In 1982, a radio station in Allentown, Pa., thought its rating could
use a bit of a boost, so it came up with a contest: Three contestants,
selected at random, would live on top of one of the station's bill-
boards (portable toilets and sleeping bags were provided). The last
one to give up would be awarded a mobile home. The problem was,
nobody wanted to give up. The three men who climbed to the top of
the sign at the end of September were still there come March 1983. In
that month, one of the contestants was arrested for dealing drugs,
but the remaining two stayed aloft until May. Once the freezing win-
ter was finally over, the radio station decided to declare both of the
men winners.
* As the end of the year approaches, you might consider an old
British tradition of fortune-telling. Light a candle, place it on the floor
and jump over it. If the flame does not go out, you're likely to enjoy
good luck during the coming year.
e |f you're like the average American, you use between 75 and 100
gallons of water every day.
* The Sahara Desert is nearly as large as the continental United
States.
Thought for the day: “If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then
quit. No use being a damn fool about it.” - W.C. Fields
(c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.
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20 YEARS AGO -1992
The students of Dallas Middle
School recently participated in
the presidential election process
through their social studies
class. The election took place us-
ing a voting machine supplied by
the Luzerne County Election Bu-
reau. The
overwhelm-
ing winner
in the presi-
dential race
was Ross
Perot.
Among
those stu-
dents who
learned to use the voting ma-
chine were: Paul Carlson, Jason
Vodka, Care Chuff, Mike Dom-
broski, Ken Hoover, Mike Pe-
trow, Joe Sallitt, Dave Choe,
Pete Redmond, Sara Barlow and
Elise Ide.
YESTERDAY
30 YEARS AGO -1982
Students from Fred Wesley's
fourth grade class at Dallas ele-
mentary played Santa Claus by
trimming the tree in the lobby of
United Penn Bank in Dallas. The
students used decorations by
members of the entire school.
Participants included Chris
Ruth, Mark Drumin, Amy Yana-
lunas, Ann Repko, Rebecca
Holthaus, Tiffany Owens, Nita
Liva, Andy Zahorsky, Andy Wilk,
Chris Rogers, Judy Roan, Jackie
Devlin, Melanie Langdon, Me-
linda English, Erin Ennis, Jeff
Bankovich, Mark Rinehimer,
Justin Reich and Thanh Huynk.
Dallas senior football players
received their letterman jackets
at the football banquet held at
Irem Temple Country Club. Se-
nior members who received
jackets, which were presented
by members of the Dallas Gridi-
ron Club, are: Dave Bolton, Scott
Bowen, Greg Dukinas, Steve Fe-
derici, Kevin Feeney, Walt Gra-
benstetter, Bill Griffin, Greg Kra-
vitsky, John Luke, Erez Morag,
Matt Moran, Mike Newell, Ray
Piekanski, Andy Prynn, Jerry
Rollman, John Shemo, Steve
Thomas, Roy Wall and Dale Wil-
kie.
40 YEARS AGO -1972
Frank Michael, Dallas,
brought down a 130-pound black
bear the first day of the season
while hunting with a party of
four in Bradford County.
The Altar and Rosary Society
of Our Lady of Victory Church,
Harveys Lake, held their annual
Christmas Party at the Wahoo
Inn. At the party, Margaret
Crake announced new officers
for the coming year: president,
Betty Sherksnas; vice president,
Dorothy Lutinski; second vice
president, Ellen Brice; secretary,
Mary Ellen Sichler; and treasur-
er, Margaret Purcell.
50 YEARS AGO - 1962
Atty. James L. Brown, presi-
dent of Back Mountain Protec-
tive Association, has announced
that its Community Service
Award will go this year’s to Rev.
Francis Kane, pastor of Gate of
Heaven Parish. The award is
made annually to that person
who without distinction of race,
color or creed has performed
outstanding community service.
Jim O’Hora, defensive line
coach at Penn State, will be the
speaker and will show motion
pictures of some of this year’s
outstanding Penn State football
games at the dinner tonight at
Irem Temple Country Club
when Dallas Rotary Club pre-
sents the Old Shoe Football Tro-
phy to Dallas High School foot-
ball team, champions of the
West Side Conference.
60 YEARS AGO -1952
Raymond Snyder has been
elected president of Lehman-
Jackson Hi-Y Club. Other offi-
cers of the club are Vice Presi-
dent, Walter Steltz; Secretary,
Joel Rood; Treasurer, Lynn Ash-
worth; and Reporter, Harry
Rood.
Twelve year old Robert H. Eg-
gleston, hunting with his father
and twelve other members of the
Vernon Hunting Club near Fork-
ston, shot a 130 pound doe on his
first shot Monday morning. He
also got two pheasants and a
number of squirrels and rabbits
during small game season.
70 YEARS AGO -1942
Dallas Rotary Club held its an-
nual Christmas Party last night
in the Blue Room of the Tally-Ho
Grille. Members brought their
youngsters and those that o
none adopted a neighbor’s
for the evening. Those attending”
were: Mrs. William Baker, Bill
Rogers, Howard Risely, Sgt.
Thomas Swainbank, Dr. Robert
Bodycomb, Robert Jr. and Ri-
chard Bodycomb, L.L. Richard-
son, Tom and Bob Richardson,
Dr. WL. Lanyon, Lee Eckert,
Nesbitt Garinger, Bob Besecker,
L.F. Kingsley, William McIntyre,
M.J. Brown, Tom Brown, Peter
Jurchak, Peter, Paul and Tony
Jurchak, Carl Dick, Warren Yeis-
ley, Peter and Bud Van Campen.
Information for “Only Yester-
day” is taken from back copies gf
The Dallas Post which 1s ®
vears ago. The information he
1s printed exactly as it originally
appeared.
The History Channel
e On Dec. 19, 1917, four
teams of the National Hock-
ey League play the league’s
first two games. At the time
of its inception, the NHL was
made up of the Canadiens
and the Wanderers (both of
Montreal), the Ottawa Sen-
ators, the Quebec Bulldogs
and the Toronto Arenas.
e On Dec. 23, 1968, the
crew and captain of the U.S.
intelligence gathering ship
Pueblo are released after 11
months imprisonment by the
government of North Korea.
The ship, and its 83-man
crew, was seized by warships
on Jan. 23 and charged with
intruding into North Korean
waters.
e On Dec. 21, 1970, rock
star Elvis Presley pays a sur-
prise visit to President Ri-
chard Nixon at the White
House to discuss the war on
drugs. Presley apparently
was not searched before be-
ing granted admission. Upon
meeting Nixon, he presented
the president with a gift - a
World War II-era Colt .45 pis-
tol.
e On Dec. 20, 1989, “Roger
& Me,” a documentary by
Michael Moore about his
quest to interview Roger
Smith, then chairman and
chief executive officer of
General Motors, opens in
theaters. The film examines
the devastating impact on
the people of Moore’s home-
town of Flint, Mich., follow-
ing the closing of several
General Motors auto plants
in the area.
“Sledding at home. We
have a big hill and a
very tiq toboggan.”
Lauren Charney
Dallas
“Playing with my kids
outside - tossing snow
and snowballs.”
Steve Forsey
Plymouth
“I like outdoor sports,
like basketball. | don't
like the cold weather.”
Doug Miller
Exeter
IN
“Basketball. I'm 6'5"
and played basketball
all my life and | like
my coaches.”
Allen Fell
Trucksville
THE WINTER?"
“Throwing snowballs
at my sister because |
like her. We have great
snowball fights."
Ally Rome
Dallas
“To cuddle up with
Regan Rome, my girl-_
friend.”
Dominic DeLuca
Dallas