Date archive for June, 2012
Relay For Life kicks off Friday (0)
6/20/12 •
BY STACI WILSON It was brain cancer that claimed the life of Lavonne Lewis’ father. Years ago, prior to the advent of the advance diagnostic equipment available today, it was inoperable. “They could not locate it,” Lewis said. When cancer strikes in your family, Lewis said, “there’s always the fear that you’re going to get [...]
Internal compass to guide BR grads on road of life (0)
6/20/12 •
BY STACI WILSON Within all of us is an internal compass, a naturalGPSsystem that guides us in the correct direction on the road of life. That was the messageBlue Ridgegraduates were given by guest speaker and Spanish teacher Lucretia Jesse during graduation exercises held Saturday in the high school auditorium. Jesse spoke to the Blue [...]
Crafting a future in beer (0)
6/20/12 •
BY STACI WILSON Jonathan Winans is passionate about beer. After being laid off from his job last year, Winans decided to turn his dream of opening a microbrewery a reality. It’s taken about nine months of building and making his way through the permitting process, but Endless Brewing, in Franklin Twp. is now open. The [...]
Air quality concerns raised as gas compressor stations multiply (0)
6/20/12 •
BY LAURA LEGERE Times-Shamrock Writer The number of natural gas compressor stations planned for Northeastern Pennsylvaniais multiplying as companies lay more pipelines to carry Marcellus Shale gas to customers. The state has issued or is considering 29 air quality permits for separate stations in the northeast region, all of them in Susquehanna, Wyoming and Luzerne [...]
Montrose woman pleads in burglary spree (0)
6/20/12 •
BY ROBERT L. BAKER A 35-year-old South Montrose woman, formerly of Meshoppen, could face as much as 120 years in prison and $195,000 in fines after pleading guilty Friday to her role in 15 burglaries inSusquehannaCountybetween last Thanksgiving and Jan. 1. Daniela Hollister, 35, appeared before President Judge Kenneth Seamans and accepted responsibility for her [...]
County adopts annual service, provider agreements (0)
6/20/12 •
BY STACI WILSON Annual agreements for foster care allowances and other Children and Youth services and Drug and Alcohol providers were approved by the county commissioners at the June 13 meeting. Board and allowance rates were increased in the foster care program, effective July 1. The commissioners also signed an agreement with Avanco International, Inc., [...]
Starrucca House to reopen, owner tells Susquehanna council (0)
6/20/12 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent Susquehanna Borough council heard from Andy Planka, representing the owner of the Starrucca House, at their June 12, meeting. At the invitation of Council President Roberta Reddon, Planka attended the meeting and said the owners plan to re-open a restaurant and ballroom with an “Around the World” décor. They are [...]
Passetti honored for making all the right calls (0)
6/20/12 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent The June 4th meeting of the Stonebridge Lions Club, Susquehanna, was a night to remember for David Passetti and those who planned the surprise recognition for a community resident who has been at the right place at the right time making the right decisions over and over again. Besides Lions [...]
Bass season opens on Saturday (0)
6/13/12 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Anglers will have their gear in hand on Saturday, June 16, for the kick off of large and smallmouth bass season. The yearly event will see anglers take to several hotspots in the area with hopes of reeling in a trophy bass. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) Waterways Conservation Officer Kadin [...]
EL’s Squier named ‘Coach of Year’ (0)
6/13/12 •
Elk Lake head track and field coach Will Squier has been tabbed as girls’ Coach of the Year by the Scranton Times-Tribune newspaper for his performance this past season. Squier guided the Lady Warriors to an unbeaten 6-0 record in Lackawanna League Division III to earn the LTC championship. Squier then guided several athletes through [...]