Ralpho library bridge winners announced
ELYSBURG - This week's winners at the Ralpho Township Public Library Bridge Club went to the husband-and-wife team of Ferne and Dale Krothe, of Berwick. Second place went to the partner team of...
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Marriage licensesRobert E. Tarlecki Jr., of 449 E. Fourth St., Mount Carmel, to Melissa Brandau, of 141 Poppy Road, Paxinos. Issued Sept. 4.Jacob D. Bashus to Shannon Kay McCormick, both of 306...
View ArticleComfort for hurtful words
Words have a tremendous lasting power to heal or hurt. No one knew this better than Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961). who won a Nobel Prize for literature. Hemingway, who was famous for his great stories,...
View ArticlePennsylvania Starwatch: Find darkness, find the Milky Way
There's still a lot of great stargazing you can do, even you live in an urban/suburban setting, but unfortunately, the street lights, strip malls and more have cast a permanent luminance across our...
View ArticleVolunteer Connection: September is National Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month and America's PrepareAthon!. NPM is an annual event led by FEMA's Ready Campaign and supported by dozens of agencies like Citizen Corps and the American Red...
View ArticleNews about Hyno shocks area fans
Many area fans of Southern Columbia graduate Henry Hynoski were a bit shocked with the news Saturday that the local NFL player and Super Bowl champion with the New York Giants was cut after four...
View ArticleNoteworthy, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015
Recycling fundraiser Sept. 12 SHAMOKIN/MOUNT CARMEL - A recycling fundraiser, benefit of Lower Anthracite Region United Way, will be held Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Water Street lot in...
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Food distribution SaturdayMOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Borough Food Pantry will distribute food from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Notary Shop, 215 S. Oak St. for borough residents who have signed up in the...
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The following landlord/tenant claims or judgments were filed in magisterial district court:John Gembic III, ShamokinShamokin Properties, of Danville, against Tammy Gonzalez, of Shamokin, for $1,400,...
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Bio BoxAnn KerstetterAge: 62Hometown: Born in Sunbury, but raised in Shamokin, currently living in Northumberland.Education: Graduate of Shikellamy High School and Lock Haven University and attended...
View ArticleGrowing pumpkins not as easy as 1-2-3
Part four IRISH VALLEY - When fall arrives, a few things typically come to mind: football, fairs and pumpkin-flavored everything.For the Haupt Farm, that means it's about time to pick pumpkins - a lot...
View ArticleHappy about the blues
NORTHUMBERLAND - Whether it's in front of a concert audience or a classroom full of students learning Spanish, Ann Kerstetter's philosophy has never changed."You always have to have that connection...
View ArticleA few rules for strikes
Act 88 sets rules for teachers union strikes that are designed to make work stoppages less disruptive for students and promote productive bargaining. Here's some highlights: - During the union's first...
View ArticleSASD teachers to strike today
COAL TOWNSHIP - Students scheduled to head back to school at Shamokin Area School District today will stay home while the district's nearly 200 teachers take to the picket lines.The Shamokin Area...
View ArticleFire leaves eight homeless on Labor Day
COAL TOWNSHIP - A late morning house fire destroyed a Coal Township double house, leaving eight people homeless.Firefighters on the scene said within minutes of the fire breaking out at around 10 a.m....
View ArticleSwimming away dog days of summer
SHAMOKIN - Doggy paddle was the preferred stroke of choice Monday afternoon at Lawton W. Schroyer Memorial Swimming Pool in Shamokin.Around 25 dogs and 25 people dove into the community pool for a K-9...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015
Pierogies for saleSHAMOKIN - The Shamokin Senior Action Center is selling potato pierogies made by Lady of Hope Church. The cost is $8 per dozen. For more information, call 570-644-0772.Job recruitment...
View ArticlePolice: City man tried to ignite wife's car after fight
SHAMOKIN - Police say a Shamokin man removed his sweatshirt, stuffed it into his wife's gas tank and lit it on fire after an argument.He also took off his pants and threw them in the garbage can...
View ArticleThe Brew Dude: Green Flash Brewing
As I put the finishing touches on my "Beers of Golden State" column, the words "so many beers; so little time," although trite, seemed apropos. That column profiled four breweries from my trip to San...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015
Community service planned Saturday SHAMOKIN - Participants in a community service program coordinated by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III are asked to meet at 9 a.m. Saturday on Lincoln...
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