MCA students donate toys for tornado victims
MOUNT CARMEL - Christine Mrozek, president of the Mount Carmel Area Future Nurses of America Club, collected children's toys to assemble Jared Boxes for chronically ill children. More than 30 boxes...
View ArticleHistorical society informed about Moravian diaries
SHAMOKIN DAM - A Bucknell University professor working on a book based on 270 manuscript pages of Moravian diaries during the early colonial days with the Native Americans in the Sunbury area was the...
View ArticleSenior Citizen Activities
All centers will be closed on Tuesday in observance of Flag Day, and will attend the Area Agency on Aging picnic at Knoebels Amusement Resort, Pavilion A on Wednesday. The VNA Health Fair will be held...
View ArticleSewer project to begin soon
STONINGTON - It's been a long time coming, but Shamokin Township's Adams Park Road sewer project is finally going to become a reality.Solicitor James Bathgate presented supervisors with a duly...
View ArticleDistrict Court 6/10/11
n William N. White, 48, of 231 W. Center St., Elysburg, waived two separate cases to Northumberland County Court during his preliminary hearing Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh A....
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GMC garage closed for cleaningDANVILLE - The Geisinger Medical Center parking garage will be closed from 6 p.m. today until 6 p.m. Sunday for seasonal cleaning to remove road salt residue.All surface...
View ArticleKing's College
WILKES-BARRE - Dr. Nicholas A. Holodick, vice president for academic affairs at King's College, recently announced the following students have qualified for the spring dean's list: Elysburg - Tyler...
View ArticlePSU dean's list
UNIVERSITY PARK - Several area students were named to the dean's list for the spring semester at Penn State University.Students, their hometowns and the campuses they attend are:Ahmad M. Abuomar, Mount...
View ArticleMount Carmel Area Relay for Life Schedule
Friday2 p.m. - Opening ceremonies.2 to 5:30 p.m. - DJ music.2:30 to 10 p.m. - Food stand is open, along with a plant sale, jewelry sale and readings from fortune teller Stareena.4 p.m. - Survivor...
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MOUNT CARMEL - Kevin Kayda, a son of Kevin and Laura Kayda of Carlisle, has been assigned by Bishop Joseph McFadden to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church for his summer ministerial program.Kayda is...
View ArticleAuthority wins key legal fight
HARRISBURG - The state Superior Court has ruled that the 1988 mortgages for Center City Apartments that were acquired in 2009 by the Shamokin Housing Authority are valid, a key legal victory in the...
View ArticleCoal Township starts 'Wall of Shame' to fight blight
COAL TOWNSHIP - Coal Township commissioners are initiating a "Wall of Shame" in an effort to embarrass owners of blighted properties, hoping the shame will prompt them to clean up their houses or pay...
View ArticleSAHS class of '11 says goodbye, thank you
COAL TOWNSHIP - For the last 13 years, there has been a clearly laid path for the Shamokin Area Class of 2011, but when the graduating ceremony ended Thursday night, the valedictorian said they will no...
View ArticleLine Mtn. grads urged to adapt to heat of life
HERNDON - Line Mountain High School Principal Jeffrey Roadcap described the 2011 graduation class with a quote by Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf: "Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character....
View ArticleMCA top student: Life is like duct tape
MOUNT CARMEL - When looking for inspiration for her valedictory speech, Christine Mrozek turned to duct tape.Standing Thursday night before her fellow graduates, school officials and a packed Mount...
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All Saints, KulpmontAll Saints Evangelical Lutheran, 12th and Scott streets, Kulpmont.Pastor - The Rev. Alfred J. Bashore.Worship service - 9 a.m.Participants - Perry Adams or Marsha Karnes, communion...
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As years go by, the special occasions - birthdays, anniversaries, holidays - that prompt us to send greeting cards do not change. However, the people on our mailing list do. Births and new friendships...
View ArticleNoteworthy 6/11/11
Two grads missed, name changedAshley Fodor is a member of the 2011 graduating class at Shamokin Area High School. In a listing of the graduates in the report of the commencement in Friday's edition,...
View ArticleBuilding set to be razed
SHAMOKIN - The city, Northumberland County and Shamokin Area School District are close to an agreement to split the cost of razing a dilapidated structure along Market Street that has been an eyesore...
View ArticleBishop names new principal
COAL TOWNSHIP - Father J. Quinlan, secretary for education of the Diocese of Harrisburg, announced that Deacon Martin McCarthy was appointed by Bishop P. McFadden as the executive director and...
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