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Marriage licensesDale Lamar Reitz, of 436 Little Mountain Road, Sunbury, and Ann Louise Sholley, of 403 Coal St., Trevorton. Issued March 22.Bradley James Swinyer and Karla Maxine Lynch, both of 322 S....
View ArticleNoteworthy 03-25-12
Information night set at NCCTCCOAL TOWNSHIP - Northumberland County Career and Technology Center, 1700 W. Montgomery St., will host an information night for interested students, parents and the general...
View ArticleChurch hall now gallery for artwork
ELYSBURG - The Rev. Al Sceski had an idea to use a recently completed addition to Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church - a hallway for handicapped access -as a place to display religious art and...
View ArticleStilp, Vinsko visit with local Democrats in Northumberland
NORTHUMBERLAND - Both Democrat candidates for the 11th Congressional District visited here Saturday evening as part of the Sunbury Area Democratic Committee Annual Spring Dinner at the Front Street...
View ArticleParade goes well despite weather; 'minimal' arrests in Girardville
GIRARDVILLE - Despite rain, Irish pride shone through Saturday for the ninth annual St. Patrick's Day parade, sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians Jack Kehoe Divison 1. Parade Chairman John P....
View ArticleNeighbors don't like game land timbering
ZERBE TOWNSHIP - For nearly seven years, Rebecca Coutlee has enjoyed the view of the wooded mountains off in the distance behind her Trevorton Road (Route 225) home from the quiet comfort of her back...
View ArticleMount Carmel 150th: Oak Street was bustling place
MOUNT CARMEL - Oak Street was a bustling place when the accompanying photo was taken, around 1939 or 1940. Many once-thriving businesses are now just a memory for older citizens. Phil Gergen, of Mount...
View ArticleMount Carmel 150th Milestones
1. Deep Purple by Larry Clinton, #1 for 9 weeks 2. Scatter Brain by Frankie Masters, #1 for 8 weeks 3. Over the Rainbow by Glenn Miller, #1 for 7 weeks 4, And the Angels Sing by Benny Goodman, #1 for 5...
View Article'West Side Story' to be presented at NSHS
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - The North Schuylkill Theatre Arts program will present the Broadway musical, "West Side Story," at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, and Saturday, April 14, at the North Schuylkill...
View ArticleFormer federal agent to share experiences during BU lecture Infiltrated Hells...
BLOOMSBURG - A former federal law enforcement agent who brought down scores of criminals and illegal enterprises will speak at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania's Carver Hall, Kenneth S. Gross...
View ArticleNoteworthy 03-26-12
Annual egg hunt scheduled MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Celebration of Special Athletes Committee will hold its eighth annual Easter egg hunt at noon Saturday, April 7, in Town Park. Individuals of...
View ArticleGuardsman picks up Nazi battle flag
Coast Guardsman James M. Jeffrey, of this city, a signalman, has a Nazi battle flag, picked up on the Normandy beach.Coast Guardsman Jeffrey, in a photo forwarded to the Item by the Public Relations...
View Article'Ink Master' replicates war photo in grandson's tattoo
LAVELLE - James M. Jeffrey is stoic as he gazes into the camera, holding up a Nazi battle flag captured on the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day Invasion of World War II.Jeffrey, a U.S. Coast Guard...
View ArticleOther candidates speak at Sunbury Area Democratic committee dinner
by justin strawser NORTHUMBERLAND - The time has come to stop "playing politics," Ted Yeager said during the social hour at the Sunbury Area Democratic Committee Annual Spring Dinner at the Front...
View ArticleChurch pleased with organ concert turnout
by justin strawser SHAMOKIN - With more than 120 people attending the organ concert Sunday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church, longtime choir director William Milbrand was more than pleased....
View ArticleStrange series of events leads gun-related leg injury
by news-item staffSHAMOKIN - One Shamokin man is facing multiple charges and another is in the hospital following a bizarre shooting early Sunday morning in the city.David Edwin Latsha, 59, of 129 S....
View ArticleOrganization News: Carmelite 50-Plus Club
ATLAS - Cindy Saukaitis, president, opened the monthly meeting of the Carmelite 50-Plus Club, held at Village Towne restaurant. She greeted the seven members and officers present. Members recited the...
View ArticleOrganization News: Cecilian Club
SHAMOKIN - The Cecilian Club's March meeting was held at the First Presbyterian Church. Barbara Silliman, president, presided over the business meeting. Applications have been sent to area schools for...
View ArticleProgram for diabetics planned
COAL TOWNSHIP - Dining with Diabetes, a Penn State Extension program for adults with diabetes and their families, is coming to Coal Township High Rise community room, 101 N. Ash St., in April.The...
View ArticleOrganization News: Patsies
TREVORTON - The Patsies met March 19, for a meeting and a covered dish social. Birthday celebrants for January, February and March included Rae Artman, Tina Blessing, Bill Bohner, Joan Brown, Sandy...
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