PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, February 3, 2013 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 New books on shelves at Back Mtn. Library The following books have been added to the shelves at the Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas for the month of January 2013: EXPRESS “Collateral Damage” by Stuart Woods, “The Husband List” by Janet Evanovich, “Stakeout” by Parnell Hall, “Kinsey and Me: Stories” by Sue Grafton, “The Fifth Assassin” by Brad Meltzer, “The Bughouse Affair” by Marcia Muller, “Live By Night” by Den- nis Lehane, “The Third Bullet” by Stephen Hunter, “Standing in Another Man’s Grave” by Ian Rankin FICTION “Collateral Damage” by Stuart Woods, “The Husband List” by Janet Evanovich, “The Twelve” by Justin Cronin, “Iced” by Karen Marie Moning, “The Last Run- away” by Tracy Chevalier, “Dad- dy Love” by Joyce Carol Oates, “Sweet Tooth” by Ian McEwan, “Cross Roads” by Wm. Paul Young, “The Fifth Assassin” by Brad Meltzer, “1356” by Bernard Cornwell, “Mrs. Lincoln’s Dress- maker” by Jennifer Chiaverini, “The Third Bullet” by Stephen Hunter, “Standing in Another Man’s Grave” by Ian Rankin NONFICTION “Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956” by Anne Appelbaum, “Eagle Scouts: A Centennial History” by Robert Birkby, “Japanese Quilting: Piece by Piece” by Yoko Saito, “Far from the Tree” Andrew Solomon, “Cycles of Poverty and Crime in America’s Inner Cities” by Lewis D. Solomon, “Contemporary Sculptors” by Danijela Kracun and Charles McFadden, “Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher” by Timothy Egan, “The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking” by Ol- iver Burkeman MYSTERY “Stakeout” by Parnell Hall, “Kinsey and Me: Stories” by Sue Grafton, “The Bughouse Affair” by Marcia Muller LARGE PRINT FICTION “Poseidon’s Arrow” by Clive Cussler, “On the Island” by Tra- cey Garvis Graves BOOKS ON CD “Dream More” by Dolly Par- ton, “Nano” by Robin Cook, “Two Graves” by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, “Argo” by Antonio Mendez and Matt Baglio. “A Dog’s Journey” by Bruce W. Cameron YOUNG ADULT “Jepp, Who Defied the Stars” by Katherine Marsh SPECIAL DONATIONS “Bedtime Tails” by Susan E. Master, presented by Kay Si- mons, for the enjoyment of the children of the Back Mountain Memorial Library MOMENTS IN TIME By Samantha Weaver ¢ |[t was Simon Cameron, who served as secretary of war under President Abraham Lincoln, who made the following sage observa- tion: “An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought.” * You might not be surprised to learn that some people who play video games can become rather obsessed. In 2007, one such person, a 45-year-old gamer, used a Japanese sword to rob a lingerie shop. He was apprehended, and when he was put on trial, he told the judge that at the time of the robbery he believed he was a female elf. * [t's common knowledge that methane, a greenhouse gas, con- tributes to the rise in global temperatures. It's less well-known, how- ever, that 20 percent of the world’s methane emissions comes from livestock and their, well ... emissions. * Many professional matchmakers say that one should never date a person who is younger than half one's age, plus seven years. ® The average human walks approximately 100,000 miles in the course of a lifetime. If that walking were done in a straight line on the equator, you would circle the Earth four times. ® In the early 1990s, a couple in Milwaukee was curious about the value of a painting they had displayed in their home, so they invited an art expert to evaluate the piece. The painting in question turned out to be of little relative value, but the expert noticed another work, a still life with flowers, that the owners believed to be a reproduction of a Van Gogh. Imagine this couple's surprise when the work turned out to be an original 1886 painting, which later sold at auction for $1.4 million. "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 Anthony Bruno, of Overbrook Road in Dallas, shares this shot of Indian Lake off Route 115 in Bear Creek. 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 -1993 The Lake Silkworth Area Li- ons Club at a recent meeting pre- sented a certificate of apprecia- tion to Barbara Campbell, a se- nior at Lake Lehman High School, for being outstanding student of the recently complet- ed semester. Barbara is the daugh- ter of Mr and Mrs. James Campbell. The eight Sem stu- dents par- ticipating in the National Geo- graphic Geography Bee had to know more than location; they had to know details about poli- tics, economy and religion in or- der to answer questions put to them as part of the fifth annual National Geography Bee, spon- sored by National Geographic World and Amtrak. Last week, these fifth- and sixth-grade stu- dents were participants in the bee: Thomas Byron, Dallas; Raj Dedhia, Laflin; Sudha Gollapu- di, Wilkes-Barre; Missy Howell, Dallas; Randy Lawrence, West Pittston; Michael Orlando, Pitt- ston; Sapan Talati, Dallas; and Taylor Wielage, Dallas. Thomas Byron emerged as the first round victor and moved one step closer to winning the $25,000 scholar- ship. 30 YEARS AGO -1983 Dallas Senior High School stu- dents are participating in a new project directed by Pam Hargas, high school guidance counselor. The project directed at assisting students with employment skills is title INCOMES or I Now Can Organize My Employment YESTERDAY Skills. Some of the students in- volved in the program are Fritz Anderson, Robyn Hanson and Kim Lenko. Residents of the Meadows Apartments, Lake Street, Dallas, honored two nonagenarians at their recent holiday party which was catered by The Regency. Mrs. Stella Tinsley and Mrs. Catherine Levandosky were honored guests and presented with a special cake. Three Lake-Noxen elemen- tary students recently received physical fitness awards for their achievements in the program di- rected by Physical Education teacher, Dwight Barbacci. Recip- ients were Jack Davenport, sixth grade student; David Davis, sixth grade student; and Bill Vig- orito, fourth grade student. 40 YEARS AGO -1973 Four Lake-Lehman High School students have been se- lected to participate in the Northeastern District Chorus Festival at Bloomsburg. They are: Mark Wallo, Calvin Gensel, Arthur Carichner and Denise Sherwood. Several patrons at Elby’s Res- taurant last Wednesday after- noon were startled to see a burly, mustachioed young man facing the First National Bank of East- ern Pennsylvania with a shotgun in the crook of his arm. Unbek- nownst to the flustered diners, the young man was J.R. Sper], a Dallas resident who had been deputized a few minutes earlier by Dallas Borough Police Chief Ray Titus to assist in checking out a bank alarm. The call turn- ed out to be a false alarm. The Dr. Henry M. Lang Fire Company, Dallas, held its annual election meeting recently at the Brothers Four restaurant. The following officers were elected for 1973: President, Bob Ri- chardson; vice president, Henry Peterson; secretary, William Baker; treasurer, Paul LaBar; fire chief, Don Shafer; assistant chief, Jim Davies; trustee for five years, Wes Cave; and trustee for one year, Dick Disque. 50 YEARS AGO -1963 Mrs. Norman FE. Patton, Over- brook Road, was elected presi- dent of Wilkes-Barre YWCA at the sixtieth anniversary celebra- tion held at Irem Temple Tues- day night. She has been active on the board of directors since 1949, serving as chairman of the 59th annual meeting and the recent dedication, treasurer for the past year, and delegate to the 1952 National Convention, Chicago. Mrs. Stefan Hellersperk, West Dallas, conducted a fashion clin- ic, with sketches and demonstra- tion, before members of the Ju- nior Century Club in Scranton Monday night. She explains why some colors are good on some women, bad on others; what pit- falls of form and line to avoid; and what styles are suitable for various figures and ages. 60 YEARS AGO -1953 Mrs. Mary J. Parkhurst, chair- man, Mrs. Dorothy Sicher and Mrs. Robert Botsford, co-chair- man of the Back Mountain Area met with their Captains to plan the 1963 March of Dimes Cam- paign for the Wyoming Valley Chapter of The National Foun- dation. Captains are: Mrs. T. Budd, West Dallas; Mrs. Edwin T. Roth and Mrs. Joseph EF Schneider, Dallas; Miss Pamela Calkins, Oak Hill; Miss Marilon Hunt, Lehman and Franklin Twp.; Miss Elaine Hunt, Leh- man; Mrs. George H. Thomas, Dallas; Mrs. Harold Schooley, Dallas; Mrs. Malcolm Nelson, Harveys Lake; Mrs. Stuart P. Marks, Lehman; Mrs. William Calkins, Idetown; Mrs. Robert Tippett, Trucksville; Mrs. Ri- chard Stauffer, Shavertown; Mrs. Carl Goeringer, East Dal- las; and Mrs. Joseph Hughes Jr., Huntsville. : Girl Scout Troop 92, Noxen, held an ice skating party and wiener roast at Sandy Bottom, Harveys Lake, Saturday after- noon. The following attended: Linda Weaver, Linda Evans, Ro- berta Steele, Nancy Scouten, Mildred Case, Sharon Brody, Clare Clark, Yvonne and Paula Smith, Gayle Luketic, Linda and Peggy Crossman, Gayle Ritten- house, Barbara Bates, Dorothy Lyons, Sheila Kopcha, Nancy Thompson, Pamela Jacobs, Ricky, Loren and Roger Case, and Dale Clark. 70 YEARS AGO -1943 Joseph MacVeigh was elected to the board of directors, and F. Gordon Mathers of Trucksville was made a life member at the annual meeting of Wyoming Val- ley Motor Club held last Thurs- day in Hotel Sterling. Movies playing at the Sh Theater, Shavertown, inclu “The Forest Rangers” starring Fred MacMurray, Paulette God- dard and Susan Hayward and “Tales of Manhattan” starring Ginger Rogers, Rita Hayworth and Henry Fonda. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from back copies of the Dallas Post which is 121 vears old. The information here 1s printed exactly as it originally appeared. "THE BALTIMORE RAVE “Who cares? It's not the Eagles.” Lynn Sheehan Dallas NS IN TODA “The Ravens will win. But my team, the Pa- triots, is not in it.” Holly Jacobs Dallas AND ¥'S THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS ARE PLAY SUPER BOWL? WHO DO YOU THI “The 49ers have been playing well and they have Colin Kaepernick who is a double threat because he can also run.” Robert Audia Kingston “The Ravens because it's Ray Lewis’ last year." Whitney Ellenberg Dallas ILL NG Al wi ; ¥ AG N? “The Ravens because they are the closest team to Pennsylvania and | don't like West Coast teams.” Paul Murphy Dallas ST EACH OTHER “The Ravens because | like Michael Orr after | saw the movie they made of his life.” Betty Ann Duffy Shavertown
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