Date archive for April, 2011
Forest City shares budget plans (0)
4/20/11 •
BY CAITLIN HEANEY Times-Shamrock Writer Forest City Regional School District faces a budget deficit of at least $115,000 for the next school year under its preliminary budget presented at a special school board meeting Monday night. “It’s a tough budget year in Pennsylvania all-around,” Superintendent Robert J. Vadella, Ph.D., said. The deficit would change depending [...]
Time clock controversial in Harford (0)
4/20/11 •
BY PAT FARNELLI Auditors for Harford Township attended the supervisors meeting Tuesday, Apr. 12, and after saying that the tax collector’s books appeared to be in order, reported a number of suggestions to the supervisors. One suggestion seemed to be divisive: purchase a time clock for township employees, and install it and begin using it [...]
County Farm Bureau honors Shelly (0)
4/20/11 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Susquehanna County Farm Bureau members took the opportunity to honor Kathie Shelly during their annual spring luncheon. Held at the Harford Fire Hall on Saturday, April 9, the 100 attending heard of all Shelly has accomplished for the local and state Farm Bureaus since she joined in 1992. She used her [...]
Minute Men celebrate new facility (0)
4/20/11 •
BY STACI WILSON For over 50 years, the Montrose Minute Men have been serving the local community out of a garage situated along Grow Ave. The old ambulance is now gone, replaced by a new structure that can house eight vehicles and also provides office space for the emergency providers. The Minute Men held an [...]
County plans to demo part of Chenango St. property (0)
4/20/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Plans for the Chenango St., Montrose property purchased by the county commissioners for $192,000 at auction nearly two years ago are moving forward. At the Apr. 13 meeting, Commissioner MaryAnn Warren said work on the building will occur in two phases. Phase 1, Warren said, will include the demolition of the back [...]
Gay and lesbian issues brought out at forum (0)
4/20/11 •
BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Thursday night’s showing of the film “Out in the Silence” at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock and the forum that followed brought forth a lively discussion on issues that affect the gay and lesbian community in the region. With more than 100 people in attendance – many of them high school [...]
Library auction charms large crowd (0)
4/20/11 •
BY PAT FARNELLI What can you purchase at a library auction fundraiser? Practically anything seems to be the answer. The Montrose VFW Post #5642 was the setting for the annual benefit auction for the Susquehanna County Historical Society and Free Library Association. Several hundred people attended the benefit, which offered dinner, a silent auction, door [...]
SCHS makes coaching change (0)
4/14/11 •
BY JOBY FAWCETT Times-Shamrock Writer Susquehanna Community High School made a change in its boys’ basketball program Wednesday night. The school board appointed Lawrence Tompkins as its boys basketball coach, replacing Scott Glidden, who did re-apply and had held the position for the last 15 seasons. “I am really excited to coach these kids,” said [...]
Trout season opens Saturday (0)
4/14/11 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Local anglers will be up bright and early on Saturday morning to take part in the yearly tradition of trout fishing. Starting at sunrise on Saturday, it is open season on trout in streams, lakes and rivers and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission officer Kadin Thompson said he believes anglers should have [...]
Warrior track shuts out Carbondale (0)
4/14/11 •
Elk Lake’s boys’ and girls’ track and field teams took a pair of wins over Carbondale at home on Thursday evening. The Warrior boys defeated Carbondale 100-49 while the Warrior girls took a 115.5-29.5 victory over the Chargers. On the boys’ side Brad Moore took wins in the 100, 200, 400 and the 400 relay [...]