Senior Center Activities: Week of March 25
All centers are closed Friday, March 29 in recognition of Good Friday.Shamokin-Coal TownshipMonday - Morning cards and puzzles, 8:30 a.m.; yoga, 9:30 a.m.; Walk A Mile, 10:30 a.m.; crafts, 12:30...
View ArticleAYP achievement honored at MCA
MOUNT CARMEL - The presentation of a Keystone placard recognizing Mount Carmel Area Junior High School for achieving its Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals for the 2011-2012 school year and debate...
View ArticleLandlords could lose HUD if they don't follow rules
SHAMOKIN - Apartment building owners and those who rent out homes may not only face prosecution and fines for not following the city's new landlord/tenant ordinance, but could also lose federal...
View ArticlePublic invited to mountaintop service and concert at cross
PAXINOS - The public is invited to worship at the annual Easter service at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the "old rugged cross" on the mountaintop overlooking Route 61.This is the 52nd year the...
View ArticleMilitary news: Army Reserve Pvt. Jared D. Ruch
FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Army Reserve Pvt. Jared D. Ruch graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson. During the nine weeks of training, Ruch studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core...
View ArticleUrgent care clinic set to open soon on hospital campus
COAL TOWNSHIP - Area residents who suffer minor injuries and illness will soon have a new option for after-hours treatment. Geisinger Careworks urgent care center is being developed inside the...
View ArticleTwo dead in violent Point Twp. crash
POINT TOWNSHIP - A Dornsife woman and a Northumberland man were killed Friday morning in a violent three-vehicle accident near the intersection of Route 11 and Ridge Road, about five miles north of...
View ArticleArt brings peace; latest exhibit opens at Shamokin gallery
SHAMOKIN - Painting brings peace to Claude Harrington's life, including to the memories of her adult daughter who can still recall her mother's talents from years ago. "I still love the smell of the...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Saturday, March 23, 2013
Hoarding to be discussedELYSBURG - The hidden world of hoarding will be explored at Lifetree Cafe from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Elysburg Presbyterian Church, 320 W. Valley Ave.The program, titled...
View ArticleCar dealerships, Rotary raise $$ for dental clinic
SUNBURY - Organizers say there will be a lot to smile about following the "War Near the Susquehanna River Shore" fundraising event that will take place in April.The inaugural event will benefit the...
View ArticleG-SACH one year after merger: $10M invested in 'gem'
First of two parts COAL TOWNSHIP - Geisinger Health System (GHS) will have invested nearly $10 million into its coal region campus by the close of the fiscal year in June. But the giving goes both...
View ArticleConstable wants tougher stance on US defense act
SUNBURY - A constable in the city's ninth ward involved in an organization against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) doesn't think city council has gone far enough to protect its citizens...
View Article'God's Chuckwagon' receives donation from MC Rotary
MOUNT CARMEL - At the weekly meeting of the Mount Carmel Rotary Club on March 19, the Rev. Jim Bowers and his wife, Janet, founders of "God's Chuckwagon," received a donation from the Rotary Club to...
View ArticleMore business from SASB meeting
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Shamokin Area School Board met Tuesday, with directors voting to:- Withhold payment of scheduled Act 93 payments to district administrators pending further board review;-...
View ArticleFor the Record: Sunday, March 24, 2013
DivorcesTimothy E. Foust, 11 Pine Ave., Elysburg, from Roxanne Foust, 1807 W. Independence St., Coal Township. Married May 3, 1986.Jack R. Steinbach, 1110 Sunset Drive, Milton, from Joan D. Steinbach,...
View ArticleItemizing vs. standard deduction
When you file a tax return, you usually have a choice to make: whether to itemize deductions or take the standard deduction. You should compare both methods and use the one that gives you the greater...
View ArticleIrish tradition lines the streets of Girardville
GIRARDVILLE - Irish pride was as far as the eye could see Saturday for the 10th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade.Irish flags hung from homes. People wore green beads, sunglasses in the shape of...
View Article3 teeams from Line Mountain compete in OM regional
MANDATA - Three teams from Line Mountain School District participated in the North Central Regional Odyssey of the Mind Competition held at Berwick Area High School on March 16. An elementary team...
View ArticleShamokin Area, OLOL lead after Week 4 of Stock Market Game
Shamokin Area keeps lead in Week 4 in high school division: OLOL takes the lead in middle school division Shamokin Area still holds the lead in the high school division, while Our Lady of Lourdes...
View ArticleCrashing pickup wakes Coal Run
COAL RUN - A resident of this tiny Coal Township village said her family was awakened Saturday morning by the sound of squealing tires and three "horrible" noises. The scene described by Prena Kolovic...
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