Date archive for March, 2013
Primary races take shape (0)
3/20/13 •
BY STACI WILSON Municipal primary races are starting to take shape. County Sheriff Lance Benedict and Prothonotary Susan Eddleston are both running for reelection on the Republican ballot with no opposition in the primary and no candidate filing to run against either of them on the Democratic ballot. But there are some hotly contested seats [...]
County buys new car (0)
3/20/13 •
BY STACI WILSON The commissioners approved the purchase of a new car at the Wednesday, March 13 meeting, and are offering up two other vehicles to the highest bidders. The purchase of a 2013 Chevrolet Impala for the Costars price of $22,230 from Fairway Motors, Hazleton, was approved. Costars is the state’s cooperative purchasing program [...]
Chinese culture, puppetry highlight Blue Ridge sixth grade day (0)
3/20/13 •
BY STACI WILSON Blue Ridge sixth graders spent their school day Thursday immersed in Chinese culture, including an art-infused videoconference with the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, Ga. Linked with center via the internet, the students learned about the significance of puppet theater – including shadow puppets, hand puppets and marionettes – in China’s [...]
Dist. 9 Jazz Festival students get beat (0)
3/20/13 •
BY ROBERT L. BAKER The Tunkhannock Area Middle School played host to the District 9 Jazz Festival last Thursday and Friday with top musicians from across 15 school districts finding the beat. The capstone of the night was the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s District 9 Jazz Band with guest conductor David Jumper of Marywood University. [...]
Honor students hear from SCHS grad (0)
3/20/13 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent Some 39 Susquehanna Community High School students were recognized for their high academic achievement during the National Honor Society ceremony held in the Helen Gully Auditorium on March 6. Mark Carmody, a graduate of SCHS and the father of inductee Emily Carmody, was the guest speaker. When introduced by his [...]
Area students learn about media, public service (0)
3/20/13 •
BY PAT FARNELLI More than 200 students across the region converged on Keystone College Friday to learn about state and local government, public service, and the role of the media at a Youth and Government Forum. Organized by Rep. Sid Michaels Kavulich, whose legislative district includes Factoryville, the students from eight local school districts learned [...]
Tiger Cubs visit PNB (0)
3/20/13 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent Tiger Cub Scouts, Den 81, Susquehanna, and their parents visited Peoples Neighborhood Bank on Friday afternoon, March 15. Manager Darlene Slocum was on hand to give the visitors a tour of the bank and to answer any questions the Cub Scouts might have pertaining to banking or the various departments [...]
Locals qualify for archery nationals (0)
3/20/13 •
More than 800 students from 30 schools competed on March 8 at the 2013 National Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament run by the Pennsylvania Game Commission at the Penn State Multi-Sport Facility. The event was the largest event to date and offered shooting opportunities for students to compete for top honors in many [...]
PFBC officer discusses environmental issues (0)
3/20/13 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF As a part of the Northeast PA Conservation Districts of Lackawanna, Luzerne and Wyoming Counties Northeast Regional Contractors Workshop on Wednesday, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission officer Kadin Thompson took some time to talk to a group about environmental issues. Thompson, a Waterways Conservation Officer (WCO) who covers Wyoming County and parts [...]
Meteor boys eye title (0)
3/20/13 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF The Montrose Area baseball team is looking to make the most of the 2013 season and write a new ending to a season that was cut short last year. “Hard work, dedication and confidence is what the Montrose baseball team will enter the 2013 season with,” head coach Ryan Soden said. “We [...]