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EL charged to make world better (1)
6/13/13 •
BY PAT FARNELLI Elk Lake’s National Champion in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, who doubled Saturday as class valedictorian, seemed quite comfortable in the role of class philosopher. He said the premise for his speech, was “a life can’t be better spent than making the world happier, seeing how that’s what we all subconsciously try to do.” “The [...]
Susquehanna alum advises grads (0)
6/13/13 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent Rainy weather prevented the 2013 Susquehanna Community High School graduation from taking place on the football field but weather did not stop family and friends from swamping the high school gym Saturday. Valedictorian and senior class president Melissa Kukowski thanked parents and teachers for their support that brought them to [...]
51 Foresters moving on (0)
6/13/13 •
BY REBEKAH BROWN Times-Shamrock Writer As they ascended the stairs to the stage, donning purple and white gowns, Kirsten Bailey noted they had come a long way since the dinosaurs. When students in the Forest City Regional School District transition from elementary school to the seventh grade, they walk past a few well-loved dinosaurs to [...]
Some SCCTC grads get jobs as well (0)
6/13/13 •
BY PAT FARNELLI “This is your chance to dance,” instructor Gary Fenton told this year’s crop of graduates at the Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center Thursday night. Obligingly, several in the front row rocked a few moves. The entire stage full of SCCTC grads looked both apprehensive and joyous by turns, as Fenton told [...]
Hydrant saga continues (0)
6/13/13 •
BY STACI WILSON The ongoing saga of the disputed water distribution site in Montrose Borough entered a new chapter last week when property owners discovered a lock had been placed on the hydrant. On Friday morning, Craig Stevens, owner of the hydrant, reported the discovery of the lock to borough police. After a Montrose Zoning [...]
Mountain View approves safety system upgrade (0)
6/13/13 •
BY TOM FONTANA Correspondent An upgrade of the security and fire alarm system will be conducted at Mountain View schools during the summer. Triguard Security (based in Avoca) was hired at the school board meeting Monday night, June 10, to begin rewiring the current system within the next few weeks. According to district maintenance director [...]
Montrose Area appoints facilities director (0)
6/13/13 •
BY PAT FARNELLI A new director of facilities and transportation was appointed for the Montrose Area School District during Monday’s school board meeting. Christopher Tripp will assume the administrative position, which supervises bus and other vehicle transportation as well as buildings and grounds, effective July 1. Converting the school boilers to natural gas will be [...]
SCCTC lays out $4M+ prelim budget (0)
6/13/13 •
BY PAT FARNELLI The Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center will be able to sail through the 2013-14 school year without a deficit, Superintendent William Bush said Wednesday night. Two budgets, one at $4,769,200 with $1 million contributed from nursing tuition and another at $4,152,474 were discussed with Bush acknowledging after the meeting that the [...]
Child Care Center celebrates first anniversary (0)
6/13/13 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent Creative Crayon’s Child Care Center, LLC, located in Hallstead, opened in June of 2012 to provide childcare for up to 12 children. In the spring of 2013 the center has expanded to provide childcare for 42 children from infants to 12-year-olds. The owner/operator Sara Conklin, a resident of Oakland Borough, [...]
‘A Good Neighbor 4th’ planned in Montrose (0)
6/13/13 •
The Kiwanis-Lions-Rotary (KLR) service clubs of Montrose are pleased to announce that they have chosen the theme “A Good Neighbor 4th” for this year’s Independence Day Celebration to be held in Montrose on Thursday, July 4, 2013. The theme for this year’s festivities was chosen in recognition of the primary mission of all community service [...]