Date archive for February, 2011
Elk Lake runners get red carpet (0)
2/15/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Elk Lake’s boys’ and girls’ cross country teams, who each won the PIAA Class AA state championship last fall, took a special trip to Harrisburg on Monday and were honored by Pennsylvania’s legislators. The team was invited by Senators Gene Yaw and Lisa Baker, along with Representatives Tina Pickett and Sandra Major [...]
Historic District app clears state hurdle (1)
2/15/11 •
BY STACI WILSON With the stately Greek Revival courthouse standing at its center a large portion of Montrose Borough is under consideration acceptance to the National Registry of Historic Places for its architectural significance. At a Feb. 1 meeting of the Pennsylvania State Review Board the Montrose Historic District gained the state approval for acceptance [...]
New Montrose Area admin building open (0)
2/15/11 •
BY PAT FARNELLI The Montrose Area School District’s new administration building is now in use, with most of the physical move already completed and staff working in their new offices, superintendent Michael Ognosky told the school board Monday. Ognosky reported that much work remains to be completed by each of the contractors, and that the [...]
District Band showcases student talent (0)
2/15/11 •
BY PAT FARNELLI The halls of Montrose Area High School were filled with talented and enthusiastic musicians for several days last week, culminating in the Pennsylvania Music Educator’s Association’s District 9 Band Festival Friday night. Students were selected by judges of auditions from 35 school districts covering five counties in northeastern Pennsylvania. The host director [...]
Election board seated (0)
2/15/11 •
BY STACI WILSON The county board of elections met for the first time, Feb. 9 following the commissioners’ meeting. The three incumbent county commissioners announced that each will be running for election this year and therefore can not sit on the board of elections. Appointed to serve on the board were: Richard Ainey, New Milford; [...]
Local dealership gets facelift (0)
2/15/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Montrose Motors owner Bud Vitale said recent renovations to the Grow Ave. auto dealership were long overdue. Starting in 2010, with work continuing into this year, Vitale said the showroom has been remodeled and the building itself has a whole new facade. Vitale said, “It’s the first time it’s been renovated. This [...]
Hawk agency makes 25 years as family business (1)
2/15/11 •
BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF When Sherolyn Hawk founded the insurance agency that bears her name in 1986, she was hoping to have a successful business. She never thought it would be as successful as it has been for a quarter of a century. “It’s just been wonderful, because I started out by opening the door [...]
Harvest down at coyote hunt (0)
2/09/11 •
BY ROBERT L. BAKER The 11th Annual District 9 Northeast Pennsylvania Trappers Association Coyote Hunt brought in 21 wild dogs with Jeff Baker taking the top honors for the heaviest animal over the weekend at 46.20 pounds. He was awarded $2,000 along with the daily prize of $250 for the heaviest coyote taken on Friday. [...]
Meteors’ 17-game win streak ends (0)
2/09/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Montrose’s girls’ varsity basketball team has been on a hot-streak, in Lackawanna Division III, and coach Al Smith attributes the success to a committed group of players. “We’ve got a good group of girls,” Smith said on Thursday. “They are committed to playing the game, and they are a close-knit bunch.” The [...]
Montrose grad leading Golden Bears (0)
2/09/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF A 1996 graduate of Montrose Area High School is taking her passion for basketball and applying it to coaching for Western New England College’s women’s basketball program. Chaszar, 32, of Northampton, Mass., is in her 10th year of college coaching and sixth with the Golden Bears, and so far this season has [...]