PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Sunday, February 24, 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 Ladies Night Out’ at library is March I5 Winter is almost finished and, as thoughts turn to warmer weather, the Back Mountain Me- morial Library is planning a great event, sure to put you in the spirit of Spring. A “Ladies Night Out” is planned for 6 to 9 p. m. on Friday, March 15 at the library, 96 Hunts- ville Road, Dallas. Your $5 donation for admis- sion will include specialty shop- ping, chocolates, finger sand- wiches, cookies, refreshments, a goodie bag and more. Learn scarf-tying techniques, flower arranging and make-up tips while browsing tables of handcrafted jewelry, purses, ac- cessories and cosmetics. Raffle tickets for a hand-made quilt, a gift certificate for a salon service and a $40 item from each vendor will also be available for purchase. Mark your calendars now and look forward to the end of your winter blahs. Blogging class A Blogging Class will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12 at the library. Attend this free class and learn how to set up a blog, as well as the “ins and outs” of blogging. Pre-regis- tration is required for this free class. Book Discussion Club Reminder: The new Book Dis- cussion Club will meet at 1 p.m. on the last Thursday of each month beginning on Feb. 28 in the Community Room of the li- brary. Members will vote on titles of books to read for the coming year and then attend meetings to discuss their opinions of the se- lected titles. The Book Discussion Club will be open to all ages and anyone in- terested in joining this free group should call the library at 675- 1182. Start jotting down titles you may want to recommend to the club for its first selection. Parent/child workshop Attention parents: It’s once again time for the spring session of the Parent/ Child Workshop. This playgroup setting allows toddlers, 1 through 3 years of age, to play and interact with other children, as mothers (caregivers) get a chance to talk to one anoth- er and the resource professionals who attend each session. Pre-reg- istration is required for this series of workshops. Special program There are still openings for children to attend the PNC Bank Grow Up Great special program, “For Me, For You, For Later” pre- sented in partnership with the Sesame Street Workshop from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursdays. Children ages 3 to 5 are encouraged to par- ticipate. Call the library at 675-1182 to register for any of the above class- es/workshops or to obtain more information. STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver * |t was former heavyweight champion and social activist Muham- mad Ali who made the following observation: “A nation is only as good as its women.” ® During World War |, fully one-third of all men in England between the ages of 17 and 35 were killed. ® The 20th century saw some profound changes in society, and here is one of the more striking examples: Between 1900 and 1990, the lifespan of the average American man increased from less than 47 years to more than 72 years. * You might be surprised to learn that 20 percent of American families don't have bank accounts. * |t was in the late 1930s when Harry Reeves, a writer for the Do- nald Duck cartoon, decided that introducing three nephews would open up a lot of story lines. At a loss for names for the characters, Reeves asked Jim Carmichael, who also worked on the cartoons, for suggestions. Carmichael was busy with his own work, but in glancing down at the newspaper on his desk he noticed Thomas E. Dewey and Huey P. Long were both mentioned in headlines, so he suggested Huey and Dewey. A friend named Louie Schmitt stopped in to say hello at that moment, so he added Louie as the third nephew. * Jack Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award 12 times (more than any other actor in history) and has won the award twice. He also appeared in two episodes of “The Andy Griffith Show.” ® In 1974, a Gallup poll found that the most admired man in Amer- ica was Henry Kissinger. Thought for the day: “Show me a great actor and I'll show you a lousy husband; show me a great actress, and you've seen the devil.” - W.C. Fields YOUR SPACE Scouts from a Trucksville Boy Scout troop are shown in this photo taken at Camp Acahela. From left, first row, are Dan Mathers, unidentified, Don Darrow, Phil Mathers, Lee Isaac, unidentified, Lou Isaac, Jim Duffey. Second row, Ron Prutzman, Arther Dymond, Michael Blair, Lawrence Richards, unidentified, Jim Nixeon, Todd Richards, lee Philo, Tim Snyder. Third row, Mr. Philo, Scoutmaster; Tom Pierce, Will Bullock, K Worneck and John Worneck. "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 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 toreject any items submitted for publi- 20 YEARS AGO -1993 Tiger Cub Scouts from Pack 232, Gate of Heaven, tried their hand at making pizza Saturday at the Dough Company in Dal- las. Kevin Tanner, Phillip Engler and Carl Seitz were among the scouts who rolled out the dough before add- ing sauce and top- pings. The y scouts, their pack leaders and parents joined in en- joying the pizzas when they were finished. Brownie Troop 696 of Gate of Heaven toured the Back Moun- tain Library recently for purpos- es of earning their Career Try-It patch. Members who earned the patch included Stacie Amico, Kristen Wagner, Adrienne Rug- gerio, Meghan Reino, Stephanie Gionta, Sheree Senausky, Mau- reen Hozempa, Jennifer Mul- lins, Ashley Fagula, Sharleen Casey, Elizabeth Ambrose, Ma- ria Bassano, Nora Stepanitis, Morgan Carey, Adrienne Gil- YESTERDAY . bert, Jane Clements, Molly Gun- tli, Elizabeth Mahoney, Allison Taroli, Caitlin Ward and Elise Persico. 30 YEARS AGO -1983 Twelve members of the award- winning Lake-Lehman High School Band have been selected to participate in the Pennsylva- nia Music Educators Associ- ation District IX Band Festival to be held at Dallas Junior High School. Participants are Mari- jean Konopke, BilliJo Sorber, Tom Davis, Bonnie Perrego, Mi- chelle Hargraves, Michael An- netta, Bob Sando, Keith Austin, Ed Havrilla, Danielle Hargraves, Stacey Cragle and Virginia Yat- sko. It all started with a story in their reading book. Now, E.S.E.A. Chapter 1 fourth grade students from Trucksville Ele- mentary are deeply engrossed in the past with their study of dino- saurs. Jason Heidig, Danny Cast- erline, Sylvia Stevens, Linda Harvey, Linda Owen and Tam- my Fazzi will concentrate on the pre-historic animals for several weeks. They will read, watch films, sing songs and perform phonics lessons as a part of the multi-faceted project. In conclu- sion, they will write poetry and recite oral book reports which will be taped for replaying. 40 YEARS AGO -1973 Two Back Mountain seniors at West Side Central Catholic High School, Kingston, were among 19 young ladies who entertained over 200 guests at a formal din- ner-dance at the Wilkes-Barre American Legion Home recent- ly. Gloria Endrusick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Endrusick, wore a long sleeve deep purple gown. Rosemary McAndrew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McAndrew, Dallas, wore a for- mal length gown of pink peau de soie with mandarin collar. The Dallas Junior Woman's Club held its February meeting recently at the Prince of Peace Church with the highlight of the evening a sewing contest, spon- sored by the club for junior and senior high school students and by Spadia Pattern Company for club members. First place win- ner in the student division was Mary Whipple; second place, Dagmar Moravec; third place, Elaine Zukosky; fourth, Debbie Prater; and fifth, Karen Murray. 50 YEARS AGO -1963 Faye Hopkins and Ginger Go- sart shared the limelight recent- ly when they were awarded beautiful engraved trophies as champions of Crown Imperial Bowling Lanes. Ginger rolled a three game total of 661 to take the women’s title. Faye and Carl Roberts both rolled top series of 682 and during a recent roll-off between the two, Faye copped honors. The trophies were pre- sented by Tony Bonomo, pro- prietor of Crown Imperial. John M. Miles, Shavertown, has been selected as chairman of the 84th annual St. Davids Day Banquet to be held March 2 at Irem Temple, Wilkes-Barre. Mr. Miles has long been active in the affairs of the St. David's Society of Wyoming Valley, which is sponsoring the dinner. 60 YEARS AGO -1953 Country Couples Club of Dal- las Methodist Church will serve a sausage and pancake supper Saturday. Menu includes pan- cakes, sausage, apple pie, tea, coffee or milk. Committee: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lefko, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Edwards, and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Nelson Jr. Mrs. Bruce Davies is in charge of the dining room. Mrs. William Wright, Ridge Street, Shavertown, is chairman of the spaghetti supper being sponsored by the Couples Club of Prince of Peace Church to- morrow night. Student musicians at The Mo- zart Club will present, “An Eve- ning at The MacDowell Colony,” Monday in Lazarus auditorium, Wilkes-Barre. Participating on the program will be: Audrey Bar- tlett, Janet Cornell, Mildred Kingston, Carol Feylinger, Jean Hendershot, Louise Loucks, Mildred Kingston, Rose Ann Patner, Lois Piccone, Ruth Ann Tremley, Charles Stein and Jo- seph Szostak. 70 YEARS AGO -1943 Mrs. Wesley Oliver enter- tained her piano pupils at a musi- cal and Valentine party at her home in Shavertown. Those tak- ing part in the program were Margaret Ann Malkemes, Doris Kirkendall, Barbara Jane Mal- kemes, Judith Powell, Phyllis Williams, Meredith Williams, Mary Elizabeth Schooley, Do- rothy Mitchell, Harrison Robert Snyder, Ruth Scott, riet Jean Williams, June Colwell, Mildred Ide, Barbara Clark and Nancy Hess. Harold Elston of Huntsville re- ceived a gold bar from the Meth- odist Church for attending church every Sunday for four years. Rev. RW. Lyon, pastor, made the presentation. Information for “Only Yester- day” is taken from back copies of the Dallas Post which is 121 vears old. The formation here 1s printed exactly as it originally appeared. “WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN WHEN YOU'RE STUCK INSIDE DURING THE WINTER?" “Play my Nintendo. My favorite game is Ma- rio. I'm on level 5." Stephanie Wall Sweet Valley “Play X-Box cars with my brother Hunter, help my mom cook and set the table.” Jeremy Scouton Harveys Lake “Watch TV and play PS3, WWE, football and Call of Duty.” Treyvon Garrity Harveys Lake “Read or play indoor basketball with my sister Karina.” Krista Scovlick Harveys Lake “Watch movies or take long naps and play with the dogs who are the ‘playing kind." Tyler Ruger Harveys Lake “Run around the house, wrestle with my brothers and play UNO." Mason Shell Harveys Lake ) J
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