Date archive for August, 2011
Mt. View golfers fall to Paupack (0)
8/31/11 •
The Mountain View golf team took an 8-1 loss from Wallenpaupack at Rock Creek Golf Course on Thursday afternoon. In individual play, Kyle Jackson (W) over Tyler Salak, 1-up; Rocco Scartelli (W) and Liam Maloney (MV) split; Eric Miller (W) over Chad Wescott, 2 and 1; John Pillar (W) over Jesse Johnson, 5 and 4; [...]
Lions swing past EL on links (0)
8/31/11 •
The Elk Lake golf team faced an 8.5-.5 loss to Lackawanna Trail at Rock Creek Golf Course on Friday afternoon. In individual play, Dalton Mecke (LT) over Marshall McCarty, 5 and 3; Wyatt Cooper (LT) and Jeremy Schwartztrauber (EL) split; Don Demarest (LT) over Ricky Guiton, 1-up; Daniel Richards (LT) over Adam Phillips, 2 and [...]
Hurricane knocks out power (0)
8/31/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Hurricane Irene winds swept through the county Sunday, Aug. 29, leaving thousands without power as of Tuesday afternoon. Penelec spokeman Scott Surgeoner said, “We have about 4500 customers still out in Susquehanna County most of them in Montrose area with about 1100.” Other pockets of power outages include Thompson with about 850 [...]
Harford Fair ends run (0)
8/30/11 •
BY ROBERT L. BAKER School was only a few days away forMountain View High School biology teacher Roger Thomas, but don’t try to tell area kids that at the Harford Fair. They lined up in droves Wednesday evening to try their hands at shearing sheep. “That’s cool,” cousins Corey Vanderfeltz of Rushville and Caleb Dolan [...]
Probation for mom who lied to police (0)
8/30/11 •
BY STACI WILSON The mother of one of two teens killed in a Great Bend Twp. car crash last summer pleaded guilty Monday in New Milford District Court to giving false statements to police during the investigation. Michelle Shepard, 37, Hallstead, was the mother of Brett Sterling who was killed, along with Alex Hinkley, on [...]
Salt Springs Celebration to continue despite storm damage (0)
8/30/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Despite damage caused by Hurricane Irene, the annual Salt Springs Celebration will be held this Saturday as planned. Stephen Spero, president of the Board of Directors of Friends of Salt Springs, said, “We are going to go on even though we will have to make some adjustments.” One such adjustment will be [...]
Springville, Dimock welcome new pastor (0)
8/30/11 •
BY PAT FARNELLI A new pastor for the Springville United Methodist Church and the Dimock Christian Community Church arrived July 10, and she has been settling in this summer. Cecily Eisley has been very well received, according to Robin Emmerich, who attends the Springville church and served on its pastor-parish relations committee. The two churches [...]
Deception used in quarry purchase deal (0)
8/30/11 •
BY STACI WILSON A South Montrose man who wrote worthless checks in an attempt to purchase a stone quarry business and even tried to get the business owner to believe he had been kidnapped when he couldn’t make good on the money pleaded guilty to a theft charge Friday in Susquehanna County court. In court, [...]
Retirement board takes cautious outlook (0)
8/30/11 •
BY STACI WILSON The Susquehanna County Retirement Board opted to make a few minor changes to the county’s pension account, Wednesday, Aug. 24, continuing its approach to err on the side of caution with investments. Changes were made to the county pension based on recommendations from the Seneca Group of Morgan, Stanley, Smith and Barney. [...]
Economic Development breakfast highlights gas opportunities (0)
8/30/11 •
BY STACI WILSON The boost natural gas development has had on the local economy was highlighted at the annual breakfast meeting hosted by the Susquehanna County Economic Development Board, Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Summit, in New Milford, attended by about 80 people. The breakfast was sponsored by Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation. Janice Lobdell, [...]