Date archive for August, 2010
Knowing how to interpret water tests (0)
8/20/10 •
Now that gas well drilling is a reality in Susquehanna County, Penn State Cooperative Extension hopes to continue providing residents with necessary information so that they can make good decisions about monitoring their water. In places where gas well drilling is already occurring, it is important to have a pre-drill water test conducted, water specialist [...]
Mt. View introduces new principal (0)
8/20/10 •
Mountain View School Board introduced the new Elementary School Principal, Mr. Robert Presley, to the school board Monday night at its regular meeting. The board also reviewed the district’s improving PSSA scores and decided to advertise for two faculty positions that have just been vacated by teachers finding jobs in another district. Mrs. Susan Pipitone, [...]
Rynearson big on Harford Fair ribbons (0)
8/20/10 •
When Merl Rynearson was a little boy back in 1925, the Hop Bottom lad won his first Harford Fair ribbon for a drawing. Some 85 years later Rynearson, now 92, is still winning Harford Fair ribbons, mostly for showing poultry. On Sunday night he was recognized for a winning streak that will be hard to [...]
Planning department position eliminated (0)
8/20/10 •
The number of subdivision plans submitted to the Susquehanna County planning office has been dropping off in recent years, despite a coincidental boom of natural gas leasing activity, county planner Bob Templeton said. With the reduced workload in the office, the county opted to scale back its workforce by one and eliminated the department’s clerk/typist [...]
Former Montrose councilman dies (0)
8/20/10 •
Former Montrose Borough Councilman Jack Yeager died Sunday, Aug. 15. At its meeting Monday, Council paused for a moment of silence in remembrance of Yeager’s dedication and years of service to the borough. Yeager, who served on council for more than 30 years, played a key role in the building of the new borough building. [...]
Cabot picnic draws huge crowd (0)
8/20/10 •
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. hosted a picnic in Montrose on Saturday in an effort to get to know some of its Susquehanna County neighbors a bit better. And plenty of people – possibly more than 3,000 – showed up, Cabot sokesman George Stark said, and he was overwhelmed by the turnout at Montrose Area [...]
Carney wins Elk Lake 5K (0)
8/11/10 •
Sean Carney bested a field of 34 runners at Elk Lake on Saturday morning in a 5K race to benefit the Red Cross. Carney, who will be a senior at Elk Lake this year, brought home first with a time of 17:16.18, 16 seconds ahead of second place finisher Cody Butler at 17:32.65. The first [...]
Mountain View track taking shape (0)
8/11/10 •
The track renovations at Mountain View high school are in full swing, as the new rubberized surface is in the midst of being installed. Nagel Athletic Surfaces, out of Syracuse, N.Y., is currently in the process of applying the rubberized coating to the newly laid track. Maintenance and grounds supervisor at Mountain View, Bob Taylor, [...]
Teen tackles survival camp (0)
8/11/10 •
There aren’t many wilderness situations that Morgan Taylor isn’t prepared for. That’s because Taylor, 14, of West Lenox, recently attended the Coyote Tracks Survival Camp located in Holmes, N.Y., for two weeks, honing her outdoor skills. Taylor said that while she was there she learned a variety of survival skills that could help her in [...]
Montrose Junior Football season preview: (0)
8/11/10 •
Montrose Junior Football (MJF) explodes into their fifth season in the Southern Tier Youth Football Conference (STYFC). MJF, looks to have another successful football and cheerleading season. Participation numbers have soared to over 100 kids in the program. The teams and cheer squads have been practicing hard in preparation for the 2010 Kickoff to be [...]