Date archive for March, 2012
Man waives vehicle assault hearing (0)
3/29/12 •
BY STACI WILSON A Nicholson-area man waived his preliminary hearing Monday in Montrose District Court in a case stemming from a Dec. 13 crash in Dimock Twp. Shannon Vanvleck, 34, was charged with felony counts of aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI; and endangering the welfare of children. Misdemeanor counts of DUI and selling/furnishing liquor [...]
Elk Lake drama reverts to the ’60s (0)
3/29/12 •
BY PAT FARNELLI “60s Mania,” a ‘Sixties farce full of mistaken identities, Beatlemania, loopy hippies and grim establishment power trips, will be staged Mar. 30-31 at the Elk Lake High School auditorium. Norman Hinkle, a bank loan officer played by Kevin Burns, is having a bit of a mid-life crisis, and suspects that his boss, [...]
State mandated vaccine deadline nears (0)
3/29/12 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent In less than five weeks Susquehanna Community school district students who have not received the state mandated immunization requirements will not be able to attend school. As of Wednesday, March 21, there were 51 SCSD students whose parents have not made an effort to comply with the state requirement. According [...]
Woodbourne provides unique look at PA forests, wildlife (0)
3/27/12 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Woodbourne Forest and Wildlife Preserve is an outdoor oasis nestled in rural Dimock Township. The 600 acre forest and wildlife preserve features nearly 100 acres ofPennsylvania’s oldest growth forests. Its many unique features provide curious hikers with natural wonders unique toPennsylvania. It is home to 85 varieties of plants as well as [...]
Storybook season ends (0)
3/27/12 •
BY MARTY MYERS Times-Shamrock Writer POTTSVILLE- The big stage belonged to the team that’s been there time and time again. York Catholic had too much experience and too much balance, halting Montrose’s storybook season and its 25-game winning streak, 60-37, in Tuesday’s girls PIAA Class AA semifinal at Martz Hall. The Irish will be making [...]
Locals compete in all-star game (0)
3/27/12 •
Several local girls’ basketball players competed in the Lackawanna League Girls’ Basketball All-Star Game atForestCityRegionalHigh Schoolon Monday night. Montrose’s Dallas Ely paced the locals, scoring 22 points for the Blue Team, coached by Montrose head coach Al Smith, in a 69-64 loss to the Red Team, coached byAbingtonHeights’ Vince Bucciarelli. The Red Team featured players [...]
Locals compete at Tunkhannock tournament (0)
3/27/12 •
A pair of local schools competed at Tunkhannock Area’s season-opening volleyball tournament on Saturday with both Susquehanna andForestCitymissing the playoffs. The Foresters and Sabers each battled through pool play in Pool B with the Foresters coming out with a 2-6 record, while the Sabers posted an 0-9 mark on the day. Holy Redeemer was the [...]
Penn Can schedules ‘Can Opener’ for April 20 (0)
3/27/12 •
The 2012 racing season swings into action at Penn Can Speedway with the annual “Can Opener” Friday April 20th. The mighty modifieds will be the featured division competing in a big thirty five lap feature event with $1500 going to the winner. The “Can Opener” at the three eighths mile oval will be sponsored by [...]
Thompson enters 13th season in pros (0)
3/27/12 •
BY CONOR FOLEY Times-Shamrock Writer CLEARWATER,Fla.- Rich Thompson knows things could have been easier. Growing up with the short baseball season in Montrose, the speedy Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguer didn’t have the amount of opportunities to refine his game that other recruits from warmer climates might have had. Now, Thompson has seen the other side. [...]
The week ahead (0)
3/27/12 •
Wednesday, Mar. 28 Baseball –Mt.Viewhome against Lakeland,4:30 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 29 Baseball –Blue Ridgeat Susquehanna,4:30 p.m.;Mt.View at Riverside,4:30 p.m. Softball –ForestCityatWest Scranton,4:30 p.m.; Susquehanna at Deposit Central (N.Y.),4:30 p.m. Boys’ Volleyball –ForestCityhome againstWestern Wayne,5 p.m.;Mt.Viewhome againstAbingtonHeights,5 p.m.; Susquehanna at Trail,5 p.m. Boys’ Tennis – Montrose atWestern Wayne,4 p.m. Friday, Mar. 30 Boys’ Volleyball –ElkLakehome againstBlue [...]