Date archive for July, 2010
Elk Lake school buses getting cameras (0)
7/28/10 •
Buses in the Elk Lake School District will be equipped with video surveillance cameras starting in the coming school year. The school board voted on Tuesday, July 20, to purchase cameras for all buses in the district. According to High School Principal Ken Cuomo, the district uses 26 buses that carry 72 passengers each, and [...]
Tornado hits county (0)
7/28/10 •
A pair of tornadoes toppled trees, knocked out power to thousands and extensively damaged property in Susquehanna and Wayne counties on Friday night, the National Weather Service confirmed. A weather service team surveyed the damage Saturday, and preliminary results found both were EF1 tornadoes, which carry wind speeds of between 73 and 112 mph on [...]
Susquehanna Mayor dies (0)
7/28/10 •
Susquehanna Mayor Denise Reddon lost her battle to cancer on Sunday at Barnes-Kasson Hospital. Reddon, 58, was in her second term as mayor. She was first elected in 2005 and was re-elected in 2009. As borough solicitor, Myron Dewitt said he had worked with Reddon on several projects over the past few years and found [...]
John Campbell selected as 2010 Sponsors’ Exemption for Tioga Downs’ Drivers’ Championship (0)
7/26/10 •
One of the most decorated drivers in the history of harness racing will attempt to add another trophy to his wall on Sunday, August 1 as Hall of Fame driver John Campbell will be in Nichols, New York participating in his first Tioga Downs Drivers’ Championship. Campbell is the all time leading catch driver in [...]
Even the wild animals are happy in Owego (0)
7/26/10 •
On July 19, 2010, Kathy Place captured photos of an interesting interaction between a squirrel and rabbit that was taking place in her yard in Owego. According to Place, the squirrel was protecting food he decided was his, but the rabbit wasn’t giving up. Every couple of days Place throws some food out for the [...]
Soccer standouts going national (0)
7/21/10 •
A pair of local soccer players are heading to the US Youth Soccer National Championship after helping the Lehigh Valley United U14 team to a Region 1 title. Brian Ly, 14, a Tunkhannock student, and Colby Thomas, 14, a Mountain View student, are both part of the Lehigh Valley team that stormed through the state [...]
Lawton home to ATV drag races (0)
7/21/10 •
For the past 10 years, Mike Harder of Endicott, N.Y., has played a behind-the-scenes role in putting on ATV drag races in Lawton. He, along with his wife Pat, run ATV Special Events, an organization that brings drag racing to a piece of land along Route 706 in Lawton several times per year. One such [...]
Archery program seeing success (0)
7/21/10 •
The Choconut Valley Youth Athletic Association is seeing its archery program head in a great direction since its creation four years ago. One of the CVYAA’s archery coaches, Chris McComb, who is also the principal at Choconut Valley Elementary School, said that the program’s main goal is to get kids involved in a lifelong activity. [...]
Repeat winners shine at Penn Can (0)
7/21/10 •
Mike Gular of Green Lane dueled Bobby Trapper of Scranton over the 30-lap distance to claim his third modified victory of the season on Pump-N-Pantry Night at Penn Can Speedway. In the companion super late model main event, Dan Stone of Thompson made it two in a row, while Grant Hilfiger of Canandensis won again [...]
Little League season comes to a close (0)
7/21/10 •
The Little League season for players in SusquehannaCounty came to a close last week, as the last remaining county team was handed a loss to close out the season. B&M’s junior baseball team was the only remaining contender for district glory, but saw its hopes dashed on Tuesday night at Towanda. DISTRICT 15 B&M Junior [...]