PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, December 30, 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 HARRY POTTER MEMORABILIA DISPLAYED AT LIBRARY Jessica Martin, a seventh-grade student at Lake Lehman, will display her Harry Potter collection at the Back Mountain Memo- rial Library during the month of January. When asked how she got started collecting this favorite character's memorabilia, Jes- sica said she, “read the books with my aunt and loved them so much | started to collect Harry Potter things.” It all began in 2007 at Christmas when she received a collector's trunk of the series hardcovers and a Hogwarts’ robe. Now, Jessica also pur- chases items for her collection while still receiving some as gifts. Her collection includes the wands and a Lego replica of the Hog- warts castle. Jessica and her family vacationed in Florida and visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. While there, the seventh movie was released at the studios and they viewed it in the studio on a huge screen. Jessica said she likes both the movies and the books but prefers the books even more because there is more detail and a story to them. Jessica lives in Lake Township with her parents, Terry and Jennifer Mar- tin. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver » |t was Albert Einstein who offered the following explanation of relativity: “Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour and it seems like a min- ute. That's relativity.” ® In Singapore, one of the colorful customs is training birds for singing competitions. It's not always just a hobby, though; for some, it's a serious - and costly - business. A single well-trained bird might sell for as much as $60,000. ¢ |f you're an oenophile - that's an aficionado of wine - you prob- ably won't be surprised to learn that as the cost of a wine goes up, so does a drinker’s appreciation of that wine. It seems that it's not all about the quality of the vintage, though: In a recent study, tasters were offered two samples of the same wine, but each sample was labeled with a different price. The tasters overwhelmingly preferred the more expensive vintage. * Only one-fifth of homes in America are not air-conditioned. In the sweltering South, a mere 5 percent lack that vital amenity. * Those who study such things say that the wind power in an average hurricane is equivalent to 1.5 trillion watts. That's the same amount of power that is generated by fully half of the entire world's generating capacity. * The works of Agatha Christie have been translated more times into other languages than those of any other author in history. * Many people see dogs as doing heroic work in tandem with law enforcement and the military, but they're not the only animals put to such use. In Mozambique, sniffer rats are being used to find unex- ploded land mines so experts can disarm them. They're known as HeroRATSs. is an egret. "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 Camille Fioti, of Woodbine Road in Shavertown, snapped this picture of a breathtaking sunrise over a lake in Stuart, Florida recently. The bird 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 Members of the “Riders of the Lost Ark” 4-H Club of Dallas en- tertained residents of Dallas Borough’s conservation area with Christmas carols last week. Members included “Snow White” the pony, Jean Lori, Kristi- na Lori, An- na Lloyd, Emily Bost, Rachael Pu- gliese, Mike Keating, Jocelyn Kozick, “Fritz” the pony, Missy Dymond, Kelly Harris, Angela Pugliese, Veronica McRipley, Lindsey Dymond, Abbrey Bud- zyn, Alisa Harris, Nettie Ginoc- chetti, Erin Loughney, Carrie Cololin, Lori Bonomo, and Liz Keating. YESTERDAY 30 YEARS AGO -1982 Tracy Karuza, 11, of Trucks- ville received an extra special Christmas gift this year from Coscia’s Restaurant. Tracy was the winner of Coscia’s 15 foot stocking filled with toys and sur- prises. When Penn State goes to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, New Year’s Day to play Georgia for the National Championship, two local people will be traveling with them as members of the Penn State Blue Band. Karen Williams and John Milauskas III are second year students at Penn State Main Campus and have been members of the Blue Band for as many years. 40 YEARS AGO -1972 The Chansonairs, a talented group of high school students from the Back Mountain area, presented a seasonal concert at the Main Office of the First Na- tional Bank of Eastern Pennsyl- vania in Wilkes-Barre. Group members are: Julie Evans, Bill Cutter, David Schooley, Wayne Long, Gerry Brague, Edward Johnson Jr., Eric Manfin, Barba- ra Berti, Maureen Muessig, Bar- bara Pichert, Julie Swepston, Ka- ren Murray, Jack Kloeber Jr, Phillip Miller, Dave Morgan, Ga- ry Cutter, Walter Roberts, Steve Hartman, Marilyn Miller, Pam Porter, Dagmar Moravec, Diane Leapline, Bonnie Baird and Kathleen Johnson. 50 YEARS AGO -1962 Alana Matter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Frey of Oak Hill, was chosen as Girl of the Month by Lehman Woman’s Club. Mrs. Mark Grimm, chair- man of education, introduced Miss Matter to the club mem- bers and presented her with a sil- ver bracelet, inscribed. The death of Howard Risely early Wednesday morning struck the Back Mountain a crushing blow. He was the one man in the community who could not be spared, the focus of life in the Back Mountain. For over thirty years, ever since he acquired the Dallas Post in 1930, his every thought had centered about his chosen community. Risely died at Nesbitt Hospital after having a sudden heart at- tack while enjoying Christmas dinner at the home of his sister. 60 YEARS AGO -1952 Lucy and Marion Courtright, Harris Hill Road, Trucksville, en- tertained members of the Major Circle of Shavertown Methodist Church at their home recently. Present were Mrs. Howard Ap- pleton, Mrs. Horton Averett, Pearl Averett, Mrs. Oscar Dy- mond, Mrs. William Dodson, Mrs. Paul Eckert, Mrs. Carol Hontz, Mrs. Henry Isaacs, Mrs. Francis Dougherty, Mrs. Ste- phen Johnson, Mrs. Harry Ma- jor, Mrs. W. Martin Porter, Ethel Vivian, Alice Vivian, Mrs. Ross Williams and Mrs. Blanche Kell- er. Daddow Isaacs American Le- gion Post 672 played host to 93 children of the community on Saturday night, when it staged its annual Christmas party at the home on Huntsville Road. A door-prize, Lionel Electric train, was won by Carol Ann “@® Dallas. 70 YEARS AGO -1942 “The Case of the Laughing Dwarf,” a mystery in three acts, was presented by the Dallas Township senior last week. The cast included Shirley Goss, Ed- ith Spencer, Isabelle Veitch, Jim Harfman, Marion Jackson, Law- rence Smith, William Colvin, Be- tty Kriedler, Robert Patrick, Ha- rold Dymond, Irene Stofila and Chuck McManus. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from back The Dallas Post which is X88 vears ago. The information here 1s printed exactly as i originally appeared. The History Channel ® On Jan. 4, 1965, in his State of the Union address, President Lyndon Johnson lays out for Congress a list of legislation needed to achieve his plan for a Great Society. His list included the cre- ation of Medicare/Medicaid, Head Start, the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act. ® On Dec. 31,1972, Roberto Clemente, future Hall of Fame base- ball player, is killed along with four others when the cargo plane in which he is traveling crashes off the coast of Puerto Rico. At the end of September, Clemente had gotten his 3,000th hit in the final game of the season for the Pittsburgh Pirates. ¢ On Jan. 2, 1980, in response to the December 1979 Soviet in- vasion of Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter asks the Senate to postpone action on the SALT II nuclear weapons treaty. Carter feared that the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan could lead to the USSR gaining control over much of the world’s oil supplies. “DO YOU GO OUT ON NEW YEAR'S EVE? “No, because I've got two small children at home and I'm in bed by 9:30." “I visit with my family. My mom bangs pots and pans outside after midnight.” Christine Somers Dallas Jeff Passetti Nanticoke “| celebrate with friends at a friend's house. We hang out and watch the ball drop.” Whitney Ellenberg Dallas “Oh, yeah. | go down- town to drink and go to the clubs.” Sal Saraniti Dallas 144 “I go bowling at Chacko's. For one price, you get a lane for the whole night and free pizza." Anna Nole Tunkhannock “I actually might be going to my room- mate's for New Year's Eve. He lives some- where south on the Susquehanna River.” Matt Botta Dallas y ep ,.,.
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