Penn State Schuylkill to offer Mandarin Chinese courses
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Next month Penn State Schuylkill will begin offering its first Chinese language course in conjunction with Blue Mountain Area High School.Mary J. Sacavage, director of continuing...
View ArticleCollege notes, Feb. 10, 2013
King's Jessica Smolock, Girardville, a senior biology major, was one of 25 students at King's College, Wilkes-Barre, who presented their research results at the biology department's recent sixth...
View ArticleDistrict court, Feb. 10, 2013
Christina E. HaleFRACKVILLE - A 39-year-old inmate at SCI/Frackville charged with assaulting a corrections officer on Nov. 22 had charges against him held to court during a preliminary hearing before...
View ArticleGraduates, Feb. 10, 2013
Penn StateGarrett B. Gelting, Orwigsburg, graduated Dec. 22 from Penn State University, University Park campus, with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with a capstone semester in...
View ArticleCollege notes, Feb. 10, 2013
King's Jessica Smolock, Girardville, a senior biology major, was one of 25 students at King's College, Wilkes-Barre, who presented their research results at the biology department's recent sixth...
View ArticlePolice searching for group in attempted theft at Kohl's
Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and state police at Schuylkill Haven are asking for the public's help in identifying a group of people responsible for trying to steal electronics items last...
View ArticleMilitary, Feb. 10, 2013
Promoted to gunnyCory Laguna was recently promoted to gunnery sergeant at Cherry Point Air Station, North Carolina.He has served 11 years in the Marine Corps.Cory has received orders to serve as the...
View ArticleFormer high school band director organizes community musical group
HEGINS - David Schmaldienst thought it was time to strike up the band.The former Tri-Valley High School band director from Hegins, who serves as the district's current elementary director, decided to...
View ArticleMilitary, Feb. 10, 2013
Promoted to gunnyCory Laguna was recently promoted to gunnery sergeant at Cherry Point Air Station, North Carolina.He has served 11 years in the Marine Corps.Cory has received orders to serve as the...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven science major takes Winter Carnival crown
A Schuylkill Haven woman, college student and cancer survivor was crowned Pottsville Winter Carnival's 2013 Queen of the Snows on Saturday."Seriously, I've been dreaming of this since second grade. And...
View ArticleBirths, Feb. 10, 2013
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson StreetTo Robert and Jessica Wolfgang Nagle, Ashland, a daughter, Jan. 16.To Jeff and Mandy Krause Miller, Pine Grove, a son, Jan. 27.
View ArticleStudents of the month, Feb. 10, 2013
Pottsville RotaryPottsville Area High School seniors Annelisa Przywara and Chey Jones and Nativity BVM High School seniors Darby White and Dan Andrews were named students of the month for January by...
View ArticleDean's list, Feb. 10, 2013
Schuylkill HealthSchool of NursingAngela Pasco, director of Schuylkill Health Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing, announced the following made the honor roll for the September to December 2012...
View ArticleNUTCRACKER'S 'CLARA' SCORES AT MATHCOUNTS
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - In November, Jillian Mullin, Pottsville, took stage as Clara in Schuylkill Ballet Theatre's performance of "The Nutcracker."On Saturday, the eighth-grade student from Pottsville...
View ArticleDean's list, Feb. 10, 2013
Schuylkill HealthSchool of NursingAngela Pasco, director of Schuylkill Health Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing, announced the following made the honor roll for the September to December 2012...
View ArticleChinese New Year celebrated with traditional family meal
MINERSVILLE - While Schuylkill County is about 7,000 miles away from mainland China, the Chinese New Year is still celebrated locally by some families.Today marks the start of the Chinese New Year...
View ArticleDeeds, Feb. 10, 2013
DeedsAshland - Suzanne Wetzel and Ellen Marie DeAngelo, executrices of the Last Will & Testament of Kathleen A. McManus, to Gene L. Fertig and Caroline J. Roseman; 1105 Brock St.; $35,000.Butler...
View ArticleHistory apparent in White House china
In researching the history and origin of presidential china, I was not surprised by the beautiful and interesting choices made by the various first ladies when ordering presidential china over the...
View ArticlePlenty of ways to help, even after 1,900 columns
This is our 1,900th volunteer column. That’s a lot of volunteer opportunities, events and announcements that have been shared over the years. My predecessor Nancy Clark did a wonderful job over the...
View ArticleCancer society holds Daffodil Days for last time
After nearly four decades, the American Cancer Society is holding a popular yearly fundraiser for the last time."This year marks the last year of the Daffodil Days program. American Cancer Society...
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