PAGE 6 THE DALLAS POST SUNDAY, JULY 7 2013 The Dallas Post www.mydallaspost.com Community Newspaper Group THe Times LEADER 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 - 570-675-5211 news@mydallaspost.com Dotty Martin EDITOR 970-7440 dmartin@mydallaspost.com Joe Butkiewicz EXECUTIVE EDITOR 829-7249 jbutkiewicz@timesleader.com Diane McGee Advertising 970-7153 dmcgee@timesleader.com LETTER TO THE EDITOR Meadows reps grateful for ‘Market’ support Dear Editor: We wish to thank everyone for their support in helping to make the Meadows Auxiliary’s “Market on the Pond” a great success. This was the 29th year holding this event on the grounds of the Meadows: Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dallas. We are delighted to announce that we were able to raise $17,500 (and counting) this year. Wow! We certainly appreciate everyone who donated raffle baskets, plants, food and beverages, odds and ends, books, baked goods and monetary donations. We also thank the various vendors, (some of which have been attending our “Market” for many years) stationed around the Meadows campus and, of course, all the visitors that enjoy and support this annual event. We are so grateful for our adult and teen volunteers, employ- ees, residents, family members, friends, business sponsors, community groups and all who participated in so many differ- ent ways. Everyone’s hard work and commitment to our resi- dents is commendable. “Market on the Pond” proceeds will help to purchase special equipment for our residents as well as sponsor special events, outings and socials that bring joy and an enhanced life at the Meadows. With great appreciation on behalf of the Meadows Auxiliary, Betty Sorchik and Camille Fioti Meadow’s Community Services Dept. SUMMER IS BUSY TIME OF YEAR AT LIBRARY The 67th Annual Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction will be held on Thursday, July11; Friday, July 12; Saturday, July 13; and Sunday, July 14. Booths open each day at 5 p.m. The auction begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 11 p.m. each night. Remember, the library will close at noon each day of the auc- tion. Regular library hours will resume on Monday, July 15. The Slightly Read Bookshop will be closed until the first day of the auction, July 11 and will also not accept any book dona- tions until Aug. 1. The library’s Farmer Market will begin on Saturday, July 20 and will be held each Saturday until October. Hours of the mar- ket are 9 a.m. to 2 pm. The market includes local farmers with an assortment of produce and also vendors with baked goods and other delicious food items, all available for sale. Call the library at 675-1182 for more information. MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel * On July 15, 1888, the Bandai volcano erupts on the Japanese island of Honshu, killing hundreds and burying many nearby villages in ash. The eruption left an 8,000- foot crater in the earth. In the aftermath, the ash from Bandai dimmed the sun slightly world- wide for months. * On July 21, 1899, Ernest Miller Hemingway, author of such novels as “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “The Old Man and the Sea,” is born in Oak Park, Ill. The influential American literary icon became known for his straightforward prose and use of understate- ment. * On July 17, 1920, Nils Bohlin, the Swedish engineer and inventor responsible. for the three-point lap-and-shoul- der seatbelt; is born. Before 1959, only two-point lap belts were available in automobiles, and for the most part, the only people who regularly buckled up were race-car drivers. * On July 16, 1945, the Manhattan Project comes to an explosive end as the first atom bomb is success- fully tested in Alamogordo, N.M. The destructive power was the equivalent of 15,000 to 20,000 tons of TNT. The original $6,000 budget for the Manhattan Project ballooned to a total cost of $2 billion. * On July 19, 1956, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles announces that the United States is withdrawing its offer of financial aid to Egypt to help with the construction of the Aswan Dam on the Nile River. The Soviet Union rushed to Egypt's aid, and the Aswan Dam officially opened in 1964. * On July 18, 1969, short- ly after leaving a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy of Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a wooden bridge into a tide-swept pond. Kennedy escaped the sub- merged car, but his passenger, 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne, did not. The senator did not report the fatal car accident for 10 hours. * On July 20, 1973, the actor and martial-arts expert Bruce Lee dies in Los Angeles at age 32 from a brain edema pos- sibly caused by a reaction to a prescription painkiller. His film, “Enter the Dragon,” was released in the United States one month after his death. YOUR SPACE This picture was taken at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida by Pat Giordano, of Harveys Lake. The aquarium is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of injured marine animals. The volunteer is feeding this sea turtle with lettuce. Unlike other turtles, sea turtles cannot retract their legs and head into their shells. Their color varies between yellow, greenish and black depending on the species. “YOUR SPACE" is reserved specifically for Dallas Post readers who have something they'd like to share with fellow readers. Submitted items may include photographs 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 number in the event we have questions. Readers wishing to have their photos returned should include a self-addressed/stamped envelope. Items will be published in the order in which they are received. The editor of The Dallas Post reserve the right to reject any items submitted for publication. 20 YEARS AGO - 1993 Boy Scout Troop 281, Dallas, recently captured the first place overall title in the 1993 Mountain Trailblazers District First Aid Meet held at College Misericordia. Over 100 Boy Scouts from the district partici- pated in the event. First place team members include Michael Dancheck, Matt Kautish, Johnathan Bradbury, Jeff Polley, Joe Lech, Gregg Riley, Jarod Dukas, David Townsend and Scott Townsend. Dallas Junior Cheerleaders recently attended the Northwest Cheerleading Clinic. Participants includ- ed Kirby Jo Richards, Tara Dymond, Kristen Rosencrance, Jennifer Dymond, Angela Kelly and Danielle Jones. Daddow-Isaacs =~ American Legion Post 672, of Dallas, recently presented their American Legion Award to the outstanding eighth grade boy and girl from the Dallas Middle School. The award recipients this year were Kristen Faerber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Faerber, and Joseph Sallitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sallitt of Dallas. 30 YEARS AGO - 1983 The Dallas Band Boosters Association met recently in the Dallas Senior High School. Ethel MacAvoy, presi- dent, announced the follow- ing committee chairmen for the 1983-1984 school year: Vice President and Ways and Means, Alice Niskey; Secretary, Linda Lundberg; Treasurer, Sheila McKeown; Membership, Dee Saba; Publicity, Romaine Kunkle; Telephone, Fran Goldman; Transportation, Alice Winkler; Chaperones, Shirley Garber; Concession Stand, Judy and Ron Rhone; Fall fair, Barbara Brown and Ruth Ellen Rebennack; Banquets, Kay Sigman; Jackets, Joe Ann Campbell and Christine3 Ziolkowski; Auditing, Donna Mayers. : Scott Ciravolo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ciravolo, Dallas, has been selected to participate in the Pennsylvania Governor’s School of Fine Arts to tor; Thomas Wenrick, director; and Michael Casey, tail twister. Others are: Arnold Garinger, Arden Kocher and William Megargel. 50 YEARS AGO - 1963 Girl Scout Troop 183, Dallas, and their lead- ers recently made and be held July 10 presented an afghan — August 17 at for use at Valley Crest. Bucknell University, Participants includ- Lewisburg. ONLY ed Carol Crawford, Members of the YESTERDAY Ann Gardner, Diane Dallas High School football team who will partici- pate in the 32nd Annual UNICO All-Star Game Wednesday at Valley West Stadium are: Steve Thomas, Jerry Rollman, Roy Wall and Greg Kravitsky. Members of the Lake-Lehman High School football team who will participate are: Quentin Walczak, Chris Boyle, Tom Yoniski and Bob Miller. 40 YEARS AGO -1973 Volunteers from Dallas Junior Woman’s Club are pre- paring homemade fudge for their candy booth at the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction. The booth will feature homemade candies as well as ice cream, Popsicles, cotton candy, snow cones, popcorn, commercial candy and gum. Mrs. James Balmer is booth chairman, assisted by Mrs. Harry Bernardi, Mrs. David Wojciechowski, Mrs. David Perry, Mrs. William Kalinowski and Mrs. Fred Kwasnik. The Harveys Lake Lions Club recently installed officers for 1973-1974 at ceremonies held at the Wahoo Inn, Harveys Lake. New officers are: Thomas Smith, president; Richard Williams III, second vice presi- dent; James Faerber, third vice president; Wilfred Ide, trea- surer; William Ziminsky, sec- retary; Frank Bialowicz, finan- cial secretary; Calvin McHose, director; Robert Pilger, direc- Hozempa, Sally Strohl, Linda Meixwell, Vera Beth Cave, Priscilla Reese, Vera Balshaw, Jenny Block, Susan Sipple, Julia Radezesisky, Susanne Moen, Alisa Berger, Jennifer Torr, Cheryl Goode, Susan Johnston, Joan Nelson, Nancy Hughes, Ann Lacy, Phyllis Hanna, Judy Wilson, Norma Thomas, Diane Their, Jane Daley, Christine Demmy, Libby Edwards, Andrea Haines, Mollie Townend, Michele Witek and Mary Beth Burke. William A. Austin, Elementary Supervisor for the Dallas School District, has announced the opening of their Summer Reading Program to be conducted week-days throughout July and August. Faculty members participating in this program are: Margaret Hughes, Thelma Lamoreaux, Antoinette Mason, Arlene Rood, Nancy Sloan and Janet Smith. Brickel Class of Dallas Methodist Church held a cov- ered dish luncheon Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Verne Welsh, Center Hill Road. Those in attendance were: Mesdames Florence Greising, Mary Lawry, Ella Harvey, Jennie Brown, Miriam Hosler, Laverne Race, Ruth Owens, Peg Leis, Barbara Lawry, Mark Robins and Janice Hanna. 60 YEARS AGO - 1953 Louise Ellsworth, Lehman, and Priscilla Hendricks, Shillington, were joint hostess- es at a picnic supper held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ellsworth Tuesday evening, for classmates of the two eighth grade girls. Guests were Lois Vanderhoff, Leonora Swan, Carol Hadsel, Judy Steele, Althea Disque, Carol Cutting. Harold and Eloise Titman have adopted a young female Purple finch. Harold found the bird exhausted and almost dead in his yard. He took it to the house and nursed it back to strength. Now it flies all about the place, in and out doors, but prefers to remain indoors. 70 YEARS AGO- 1943 The first man from the Back Mountain region to hold a major county office in a score of years, Peter D. Clark, Republican Chairman of the Sixth Legislative District, and president of Dallas Borough Council, was named Luzerne County Treasurer Monday by Governor Edward Martin to fill the post left vacant two months ago by the death of John B. Wallis, Jr. Fire caused by defective wiring seriously damaged two classrooms and for a time threatened destruction of Lake Township High School shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday after- noon. of the American Red Cross 1s presenting Junior Life Saving Certificates and emblems to students who completed life saving and water safety training at Camp Wildwood this sum- mer. Awardees include Doris Rossman, Lois Reeser, Mary Delaney and Elaine Avery. The Dallas Post has been in existence for 122 years. Information for “Only Yes- terday” is taken from back issues of the newspaper and reprinted here exactly as it first appeared. Wyoming Valley chap) ) “ITWOULD BE JESUS, TO WALK AND TALK WITH HIM." Gary Farber Center Moreland “IF YOU COULD MEE “GEORGE WASHINGTON. WE COULD TALK ABOUT THE WAR HE FOUGHT, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION." Christian Sypniewski Dallas 7 “I WOULD WANT TO BE WITH JESUS TO PRAISE AND THANK HIM. Katie George Dallas ANY HISTORICAL FIGURE, WHO WOULD IT BE?” “THOMAS EDISON, THE INVENTOR, BECAUSE HE NEVER GAVE UP! Susan Mondlak-Fenske Shavertown "JESUS CHRIST, OF COURSE. | WOULD FOLLOW HIM EVERYWHERE.” Dan Miller Shavertown "ABE LINCOLN BECAUSE HE WAS SO HONEST. Victoria Mattioli Falls
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