Date archive for October, 2010
Humber sentenced to six months, extended probation (0)
10/27/10 •
BY STACI WILSON A Montrose area man was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 21, to serve six to 23 months in the Susquehanna County Correctional Facility for sexually assaulting two females. Following one day of testimony trial on the first set of charges lodged against him, George Humber, 57, pleaded guilty on Sept. 14 to two counts [...]
New secretary for Susquehanna (0)
10/27/10 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER, Correspondent Samantha Lawson was sworn in as the borough secretary by Mayor Michael Matis at the council’s Oct. 19 meeting. Lawson had been hired as a temporary secretary to cover the Oct. 5 committee meeting prior to her being hired in the part-time position at a special meeting on Oct. 14. [...]
Mountain View discusses Kaystone Exams (0)
10/27/10 •
BY STACI WILSON Mountain View Superintendent Andrew Chichura provided a Keystone Exam update at the Oct. 25 school board meeting. The district will be field testing the biology exam in November. Students who completed biology in the 2009-10 school year will take the exam in the next few weeks. Actual Keystone Exam testing in biology, [...]
Eagles top foresters (0)
10/21/10 •
Mountain View’s boys’ cross country team went 3-1 at Lackawanna Trail on Tuesday while the girls’ team went 0-2. In a cross county match-up, the Eagles defeated Forest City 21-30, despite the Foresters’ Matt Terry who took fourth overall in the cluster meet with a time of 19:00 that was the best for either school. [...]
Sabers cash in Montrose mistakes (0)
10/21/10 •
BY TOM ARENS Times-Shamrock Writer Susquehanna made the most of its opportunities in its rivalry game with Montrose Friday night. Scoring three touchdowns on turnovers, the Sabers rolled to a 35-0 win over the Meteors in a Lackawanna Football Conference Division III game. On Montrose’s first possession, a bad snap on a punt gave [...]
Decker’s targets archery experience (0)
10/20/10 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Jerry Decker’s favorite part about owning Decker’s Bows and More in East Benton, is getting a chance to talk shop with his customers. Decker, who started the business in 1991 from his basement, has built it into a 16,000 square-foot archery mega-center. The business, located on Route 438 off exit 201 of [...]
Warriors stay perfect (0)
10/20/10 •
Elk Lake’s boys’ and girls’ cross country teams each took home victories from Nay Aug Park on Tuesday to remain unbeaten on the year. The Warrior boys brother home victories against Mid Valley (15-45), Scranton (15-50) and West Scranton (15-49) as Mike Bedell took first overall at 16:18. On the girls’ side, Maria Trowbridge was [...]
Jr. High runners gear up for districts (0)
10/20/10 •
Junior high runners from Blue Ridge, Elk Lake, Forest City, Montrose, Mountain View and Susquehanna will head to McDade Park in Scranton on Saturday to compete in the District II junior high championship. All six schools will compete in the Class AA championship. The boys’ AA race takes place at 10:30 a.m. followed by the [...]
Lewis named Montrose athlete of week (0)
10/20/10 •
BY KATELYN SPELLMAN Meteor Chronicle Athlete of the Week Alex Lewis does not lead the Montrose girls’ varsity soccer team in scoring or assists. Nor does she lead the team in shutouts or saves. In fact, her name rarely appears in the box score of a game. However, the senior defender is an integral part [...]
Girls’ soccer roundup (0)
10/20/10 •
Mountain View Mountain View’s girls’ soccer team grabbed a 1-0 win at home over Forest City on Saturday in a continuation of a rain-delayed game from Monday. Mountain View’s Alix Taylor scored at 44:07 in the second half with an assist from Megan Walker to give the Eagles the win. The Eagles had 11 shots [...]