THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2024 • Volume 43 – No. 29
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CONTINUING: THE WHITE HAVEN JOURNAL ESTABLISHED 1879–145th YEAR, NO. 16
CONTINUING: THE WEATHERLY HERALD ESTABLISHED 1880–144th YEAR, NO. 42
ABOUT 150 local residents turned out to hear PennDOT’s plans for the four-year construction period to replace the Interstate 80 bridges during a public meeting March 7 at St. Patrick’s Parish Center.
Residents of East Side Borough and western Kidder Township were among the most verbal commenters at the preconstruction community update meeting on Thursday, March 7, regarding the Interstate 80 bridge construction project. About 150 people filled the room at St. Patrick’s Parish Center, many with questions and comments.
Starting with an explanation of the history of the project, engineer Elliott Fink of design lead Michael Baker International presented information about
the timeline and order of construction. First up will be the construction of a temporary east-bound on-ramp, in order to stage equipment for the first of the new bridges. The new eastbound bridge will be wider to accommodate a longer on-ramp.
When that is completed, east bound traffic will be routed over the new bridge, and west-bound traffic will be routed over the old east-bound bridge. The new west-bound bridge will be built, and the old west-bound bridge will be removed. Once traffic is re-routed to both the new bridges, the old east-bound bridge removal will be the last
part of the project. The whole thing will take about four years. Several detours will be used during parts of the project. The section of River Road underneath the bridges in western Kidder Township will be closed for the duration, because equipment will be staged there. Concerns were expressed about postal delivery, the Weatherly Area School District buses, and emergency service responses.
Weatherly Area School
District’s new Business Manager is Leann Sites. She is a Weatherly resident, and has sent her three daughters through the Weatherly Schools. She started working at the High School 23 years ago, serving long term as the secretary there. She was promoted to assistant business manager four years ago, working with the last three Business Managers.
The east-bound ramp will be closed for 5 months, then open for a year, followed by another closure of 2 months. During the closures, traffic will be routed through White Haven. See
She was selected for the job at a special meeting in late
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The main message from last week’s meeting with representatives of the P3 Bridge Project to reconstruct the Interstate 80 bridges in White Haven was that people are worried. Local residents foresee traffic jams, problems with access to homes on River Road, and public safety issues. They base those misgivings on prior experience, watching what happens when traffic is diverted from Route 80 onto local roads.
For large periods during the four-year project, traffic getting on and off the interstate will be detoured through town. At the same time, the south end of Main Street will be used by the contractor to move equipment in and out on the west side of the project. To many, the combination of construction equipment, bicyclists on the Delaware & Lehigh trail, and heavier than usual traffic on Route 940 is a recipe for disaster.
It’s good, therefore, that Wagman Construction is renovating the former PNC building to serve as its local headquarters during the project. Its location at the corner of Main Street and Route 940 will provide a ringside seat to any problems as they occur.
Those problems will affect Wagman’s ability to complete the job on time and that, too, is a good thing. In meetings so far, Wagman’s representative has pledged to be a good neighbor, and has also shown confidence that the bridges will be replaced on time. Those are strong motivations to work with the community to solve any issues that could cause traffic accidents or delays.
No plans are in place for traffic control devices or personnel. The view from those ringside seats at Wagman HQ could be just the incentive needed to prompt creative thinking about ways to keep all the traffic running smoothly.
The bridge replacement is needed, and by all parties working together, the inconveniences can be minimized. At the end of this next four years, let’s hope we can all look back and take pride in how the job was accomplished with everyone staying safe.
Estate of Roy C. Paisley Late of East Side, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Letters Testamentary in the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who requests all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment, without delay to:
Alex J. Schipin
581 Leslie Run Rd. Weatherly, PA 18255 or to their Attorney: MEGAN A. NANOVIC, ESQUIRE NANOVIC LAW OFFICES
57 Broadway, P.O. Box 359 Jim Thorpe, PA 18229-0359 3/28
ESTATE NOTICE
ESTATE of MARGARET B. CHEHOVICH, deceased, late of the Borough of Lansford, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY have been granted to the undersigned who requests all persons having claims or demands against the estate of said decedent to make know the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payments, without delay, to the Executrix: Karen Chehovich
54 East Main Street Junedale, PA. 18230 or to her Attorney: Robert T. Yurchak, Esquire
1 East Catawissa Street Nesquehoning, PA 18240 3/14
From The Journal-Herald Issue of March 10, 1994 Editors & Publishers
Jay and Clara Holder
The rear addition to the empty Bonnar-Vawter printing plant collapsed under a load of wet snow on Sunday. The addition dates to the early sixties. The older (stronger) front section will remain standing.
Father Sergius Blumer and Bishop Philip Cain are seeking permission to hold religious services in a chapel built in the detached garage on their property in Weatherly. A hearing is being set for late this month. Weatherly Borough Police Chief Robert Koch is also getting a hearing about the 30-day suspension without pay that he is undergoing.
Gerhard Station East was approved at the March Packer Township supervisors meeting on a split vote. There was some feeling that developer Mark Gerhard would not complete the road and improvements within five years.
Packer is looking for money to rebuild the Wetzel Run bridge.
Carbon County will debut an occupational tax this year, leading an estimated $250 jump in taxes to the average working family.
SOLE II is meeting next Friday at the L&L Firehouse on the topic of banning landfills in areas where deep mining has taken place. Guest speakers are State Senator Raphael Musto and State Representative Keith McCall. Musto and McCall have drafted legislation that would prohibit landfills in deepmined areas. They will answer questions on their proposals after their presentations.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letters Testamentary have been granted by the Register of Wills of Luzerne County, PA, on November 15, 2023, in the Estate of Elizabeth M. Diamond, a/k/a Elizabeth Diamond, a/k/a Elizabeth Mary Diamond, late of Foster Township, who died August 16, 2023, to Ethel Ann Hauze, Executrix.
All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make payment and those having claims to present them immediately to:
James V. Senape, Jr., Esquire
Catherine A. McGovern, Esquire
Michael B. Senape, Esquire
612-614 Main Street, P. O. Box 179
Freeland, PA 18224-0179 570-636-3133 3/14
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letters of Administration have been granted to Kevin M. Davenport of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, in the Estate of Clara Irene Uryc a/k/a Clara I. Uryc, late of White Haven, Pennsylvania, who died on January 22, 2024. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make payment and those having claims or demands to present the same without delay to the Administrator named or to:
Alexis C. Falvello, Esquire
THE FALVELLO LAW FIRM, P.C.
641 State Route 93 Sugarloaf, PA 18249 3/14
ESTATE of SONJA R. SMELL aka SONJA M. SMELL, deceased, late of the Borough of Lansford, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY have been granted to the undersigned who requests all persons having claims or demands against the estate of said decedent to make know the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payments, without delay, to the Executor:
Francis S. Smell, Jr.
340 Lake Drive
Nesquehoning, PA. 18240 or to his Attorney:
Robert T. Yurchak, Esquire
1 E. Catawissa Street POB 127
Nesquehoning, PA 18240 3/14
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letters Testamentary have been granted to Pamela C. Rafalli, of Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, in the Estate of Joan Cerula a/k/a Joan C. Cerula, late of Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, who died on January 3, 2024. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make payment and those having claims or demands to present the same without delay to the Executrix named or to:
Conrad A. Falvello, Esquire
THE FALVELLO LAW FIRM, P.C.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT There will be a Meeting of the Packer Township Zoning Hearing Board on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at 6:00 P.M. at the Packer Township Municipal Building, 2234 Hudson Drive, Weatherly, PA 18255 to hear the following new application:
Stephen Hinkle, 1206 Quakake Road, Weatherly, PA 18255, is seeking a variance to Zoning Ordinance § 501.2, regarding a proposed change of use from an Agricultural Building to a Contractor’s Office and Storage Yard in the A-1 Agricultural Zoning District. The property is located along Quakake Road, Parcel ID: 120-45-A12, Packer Township, Weatherly, PA 18255, in an A-1 Zoning District.
BY ORDER OF:
Chip Stalega, Zoning Officer
Packer Township
2234 Hudson Drive Weatherly, PA 18255 3/21
Sealed bids will be received until Monday, March 25, 2024 at 4:00 P.M. in the Office of the Borough Secretary, Weatherly Borough Building, 61 West Main Street; Weatherly, Pennsylvania 18255 and publicly opened and read at the Weatherly Borough Council Regular Meeting, Monday, March 25, 2024 at 5:15 P.M. at the Municipal Building, 61 West Main Street; Weatherly, Pennsylvania for the following.
Furnish all labor, equipment and materials necessary with the application of approximately 4,745.11 square yards more or less, Superpave Asphalt Mix Design, WMA Wearing Course, PG 64-22, <0.3 million ESAL’s, 9.5mm Mix Design, SRL-L, 180 lb./sy and a leveling course 9.5 mm 90 lb./SY as directed.
As well as tack coat and sealer in all areas and curb line road milling at intersections, driveways and around manholes/water valves.
A Pre-Bid meeting will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, March 11, 2024 at Borough Hall at 61 West Main Street, Weatherly, PA 18255, all interested bidders should attend. This is not a mandatory meeting however this is the only field view to be conducted by the Municipality and only questions presented at this meeting will be addressed prior to award unless the Municipality feels additional items or explanations need to be presented. After the pre-bid meeting these will be in the form of a written notice to all bidders. For further information contact Harold Pudliner at 570-427-8640, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.
Detailed specifications may be obtained from the Office of the Borough Secretary at the address listed above, Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Proposals must be on the forms furnished by the Borough of Weatherly.
Bids must be clearly marked “Sealed Bids - Road Repairs”. Materials and application shall meet specification of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (Pub. 408). The supplier must also furnish a Form TR-465 “Daily Bituminous Mixture Certification”
No bids may be withdrawn from sixty (60) days after the schedule closing for receipt of bids.
Bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid, made payable to the Borough of Weatherly.
The Borough of Weatherly reserves the right to accept or reject any or all parts of bids and to waive informalities in any bid for the best interest of the Borough of Weatherly.
Harold J. Pudliner Jr.
Marva J. Cerullo, RN, of Wapwallopen, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hazleton Campus at 82 years of age.
Born
Monday, April 14, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Eliza (Hanley) Pollard. Marva was also predeceased by her siblings, Judy Mazeikas and Frank Pollard and her husband, Frank Cerullo.
Surviving are her two daughters, Lisa M. Perla and her partner Eric Henger with whom she resided, and Kimberly M. Derr and her husband Paul “Gus” Derr. Also surviving are her beloved grandsons, David Kitchen, and Dalton Perla.
A graduate of Mount Carmel High School, Marva earned her Registered
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Nursing certification from the Geisinger School of Nursing. After graduating she began a family and maintained a long distinguished career eventually retiring as the medical director of S.C.I. Mahanoy Prison, after previously serving as vice-president of the Berwick Hospital.
She took much pride in seeing the accomplishments of those that she loved and mentored. Even throughout her own successful career, she was in attendance to every one of her grandson’s sporting events as well as supporting her daughter Lisa in following in her footsteps as a nurse.
Being a devoted caregiver even after retirement, “Nan” as she was affectionately referred to as, enjoyed taking care of her dog, Mahoney, and nurturing her many flowers that filled her home. In times of good health and good weather she could often be found walking down her lane of her beloved country home.
A celebration of Marva’s life will be announced by the family.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www. griffithsfuneralhomes.com
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The Steve’s Mobil bowling team is back atop the White Haven Merchants Bowling League at 16-8, ahead by two games over the Hazle Beer and Caster’s Floral teams.
Steve Stallone wrote about Rebecca Blay of Lake Harmony who is spending five months of schooling and ski racing at the Killington Mountain Ski Academy.
Phil Jeffries proposed a new aerobic exercise machine, the NerdicTrick. It uses muscle groups used to shovel snow, with special foot placement to mimic the lower body movements of your feet slipping just before throwing a shovel full of wet, heavy snow. The padded abdominal stop helps duplicate the resistance of pushing the shovel without bruising your navel when hitting cracks in the pavement. Special accessories include a salt bucket feature, and an ice chopper/ scraper attachment. It includes a calorie counter and a timer that automatically signals when supper is ready.
Pete Chapla reviewed the Tom Hanks-Denzel Washington film, Philadelphia.
Hanna’s Ugly Mug promised ham, corned beef and more on March 17.
This week’s meal write-up was a trip to Delaware Water Gap to meet “a favorite uncle and aunt” for brunch at the Trails End Café so named because it is right at the Appalachian Trail crossing. Uncle and aunt chose the blueberry griddle cakes, Seth tried the omelet and I [Ruth] chose Mexican-style eggs topped with avocados. We all enjoyed the homemade breads, then lingered and talked.
From The Journal
Issue of March 9, 1944
Editor W.C. Taylor
Listed as pastors of White Haven churches are the Revs. T. M. Holcomb, Free Methodist; Ernest Enslin, Presbyterian; William Geiger, Lutheran; Lloyd Schear, Methodist and R. R. Fitzpatrick, Catholic.
Two hundred and fifty-four covered wooden bridges remain in Pennsylvania as of January 1, 1944.
Another $1.00 Dinner for 4: Chilled grapefruit juice, 15¢; bean casserole (canned kidney beans & Vienna sausages) 36¢; buttered broccoli, 23¢; bread & butter, 7¢; chocolate ice box mold, 16¢; demi-tasse, 3¢.
Liz Berger has been providing Tag & Title, DCNR, Boat and Fish Commission, and general Notary services in White Haven for over 30 years. As the local community Notary Public with years of experience, there is no question she can’t answer.
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February, on a vote of 7-2, Tyree Harris and Bonnie Barbush opposed.
“I am very honored to be (Weatherly Area School District’s) Business Manager,” Sites said. She added that she is proud to be from Weatherly, growing up here and now raising her family here.
Sites started in her new position on March 1 as outgoing Business Manager Robert Kachurak left for his new job at Wyoming Valley West.
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Dan Zeller, the Wagman Construction project manager, explained the construction process, and noted they are hiring. Alex Cann, the full employment opportunity manager, noted that there are set-asides for disadvantaged businesses, and an on-the-job training program.
When asked how the old bridges will be taken out, Zeller replied “Carefully.” Blasting is not planned.
Recreation users asked about the accessibility of boat ramps; the state park is working on a plan for private users to share with commercial launchers, as the launch site for private users will be closed for the duration.
Protection for bicyclists on Main Street, a part of the D&L Trail, was a concern, especially as Wagman is using south Main Street as its access to the project on the west side of the river.
At present, the traffic control plan does not include any devices or personnel to direct traffic on Route 940. White Haven council member Bob Lamson predicted tie-ups or worse without controls at Main Street and Route 940 (Berwick Street), especially when construction vehicles, regular traffic, and pedestrians and bikers are all present.
“There are no perfect answers here,” Fink said. “So we’re going to wait until something tragic happens?” Lamson responded.
At the March 6 Weatherly Area School Board meeting, the board was led by treasurer Nancy Mulvaney. President Ken Jacoby III and Tom Connors Jr. were absent, as was member Ty Harris.
In place for her first meeting as District Business Manager was Leannn Sites. She was the assistant business manager with the last three Business Managers and worked in the District for 23 years, most of that at high school secretary. She was among nine applicants for the position. She was selected to fill the job in late February at a special meeting on a vote of 7-2, Harris and Bonnie Barbush opposed. She started on March 1 as Robert Kachurak left for his new job. A search is underway for a new assistant business manager – with lots of applicants reported.
Site’s first Business Manager’s
report included recommending the Board approve setting the Discount, Base, and Penalty Periods for the 2024 Collection of Taxes: Discount Period: July 15 through September 15 (2% off), September 14 through November 15 Base Rate and a 10% penalty for payments November 16 through December 31. An installment plan is available to Homestead/ Farmstead eligible properties –one third by August 15, one third by October 15 and the final third by December 15.
On the agenda for approvals are the 2024-2025 Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21 General Operating Budget and 2024-2025 Proposed Secondary Budget for Carbon Career & Technical Institute.
Looking over personnel recommendations for a vote on March 13, the board is asked to approve the resignation of Jennifer Jaimes, Part-time
The agenda was light at this month’s Dennison Township Supervisors meeting on March 6.
Electronics recycling for the township is now scheduled for June 1, same day as Dumpster Day. Residents will pay the recycler if there is any fee involved with recycling certain items. The township does want to do a paper shredding day, but that has not been scheduled yet.
Newly appointed supervisor Chris Bender will attend the upcoming PA State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) conference. There was some discussion of possible travel and lodging arrangements.
There was no Engineering report. Zoning issued one permit for a property on Hughes Lane, per supervisor Sheila Weaver. Supervisor Mike Mack will check on a garage that has
Pre-K Paraprofessional, effective March 4. Interviews were slated for Friday to fill the position.
Other items include okaying unpaid medical leave for an employee effective March 14, returning April 15; approving adding Joseph Cyburt as Substitute Custodial at a rate of $10 per hour (pending clearances); and approve Sarrah Minnick and Rachel Witner as Jr. High Girls’ Softball Volunteer Coaches.
Krystal Singley, Junior High Cheerleading Coach, will resign effective the end of the 20232024 school year.
The board unanimously approved Paul DiGennaro as Assistant Track and Field Coach for ‘23-‘24 season with a salary of $2,125.
Athletic committee chairman Ryan Binder was especially pleased to have DiGennaro on board. The track teams this spring have attracted 25 students from the Middle School and 28 from the High School. He also was pleased to announce that the softball teams have 14 for High School and 15 for the Middle School. Baseball attracted 15.
recommend the Board approve the 2024-2027 Weatherly Area School District Comprehensive Plan, the 2024-2025 WASD Calendar, use of facilities by the WAHS National Honor Society on Monday, March 25, 6 to 8:30 p.m. for an Induction Ceremony; and the Spanish National Honor Society on May 14, from 5 to 8 p.m. for their Induction Ceremony.
The Board is asked to approve the Second Reading these policies: 200 Enrollment of Students; 202 Eligibility of Nonresident Students; 217 Graduation; 254 Vol V 2023 Educational Opportunity for Military Children; and 810 Transportation.
During public participation, Sites was congratulated for her promotion.
The voting meeting is March 13 with a budget meeting at 5:30 p.m. Next meetings are Wednesdays, April 3 and 10, starting at 6 p.m. in the Middle School LHI Room.
been built on Honeyhole Road. No permit was issued for this structure. Secretary Kathleen Stortz suggested Zoning look at a house on Second Street with a chimney that appears to be falling down.
The Road report included clearing culverts, branches and a tree off roads after the latest storms, and snowplowing at the township building. Roadmaster Jim Yackiel also fixed a blocked downspout and said the salt shed is still half full.
The secretary read the Fire report, which listed five calls for February, 26 ½ hours of service, 9 hours of training and 5 ½ hours of maintenance. The Fire Company also submitted a list of 2024 fundraising events which the supervisors accepted.
There was only one resident present with questions regarding Zoning. All questions were answered and he was also directed to the online Zoning Ordinance resource.
Principal Anthony DeSpirito thanked all who came out to read during Read Across America. He reminds all that Kindergarten registration is March 13 and 20, and Pre-K March 25-28.
At Wednesday’s meeting Superintendent Dan Malloy will
Heading north into White Haven on the Lehigh Gorge Road, we’d slowed for some tree work traffic control when I sighted a young bald eagle, flying just above the power lines. It made a couple of turns before flying off to over the nearby state game lands.
Monday’s windstorms brought down trees. Ruth encountered a downed tree across Lehigh Gorge Drive around 6 p.m.; it had fallen around 20 minutes earlier. She was on her way to a library function, and had to turn around to use the Hillclimb Road to get there. It was all clear by the time I headed home from White Haven just before 8.
The weather has encouraged the bloom on crocuses in our yard and next door. This extra warm stretch could get other flowers ready early. It’s still wintertime, and we have temperatures in the 60s.
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On our ride into Wilkes-Barre Tuesday, we noticed that the maple trees close to the river are beginning to have red buds.
In college basketball and ice hockey, men’s and women’s teams are working their way toward championships with
the NCAA’s up this weekend. In college basketball South Carolina’s women’s team won their conference championship game over LSU with five players on the floor, and none on the bench, due to a fight. UConn Lady Huskies won their championship over Georgetown with only seven players. The rest are out with injuries, the most recent a broken nose to Aaliyah Edwards, one of their forwards, that happened during a game this past weekend. Best of luck in getting healed, Ms. Edwards.
Locally, the WBS Penguins split with Lehigh Valley last weekend, each winning in the other’s hall. They were playing again this Wednesday, after
press time, before leaving late next week for two games in Cleveland.
Worldwide, Bokol Haram in Nigeria is back to kidnapping primarily Christian girls and killing Christians in general; the civil war in Sudan rages on and may cause the world’s largest hunger crisis, per the U.N.; Myanmar has a multi-front civil way underway with the death toll approaching 30,000, and millions displaced from their homes; the war over Ukraine will intensify as summer approaches; and the world is looking at…Gaza? Why not scream about Myanmar or the Sudan too?
And about Gaza, big money has infected the contest for favorable public opinion from the American and European publics. Beware of this attempt to manipulate us we are smart enough to see who the terrorists are and that they are hiding behind millions of noncombatants (human shields, big time). The terrorists hide, then strike and kill, then the Israelis counter-attack, while the locals have no place to flee. It’s horrible, especially during Ramadan.
Ending with happy Happy St. Patricks’ Day this weekend. Celebrate Irish culture this week, and celebrate healthy.
Members of ALA Unit 360, Weatherly presented the Zion Lutheran Nursery School with a Good Deed Award. The students who with some members of the Weatherly Senior Citizens group made environmentally safe bird feeders out of large pine cones spread with peanut butter and covered with bird seed. The bird feeders were given to park manager John Furmanchin to place in Eurana Park for the birds. Both the students and the senior citizens enjoyed making the bird feeders.
The Blakeslee United Methodist Church Choir & Friends invite you to enjoy Joseph M. Martin’s - A Service for Holy Week: The Weeping Tree. Two performances will be sung. The first will be on Saturday, March 23 at 4 p.m. at the Pocono Lake Wesleyan Church, 203 Spur Road in Pocono Lake. The second will
be Palm Sunday, March 24 at 4 p.m. at Blakeslee United Methodist Church, 5693 PA-115 in Blakeslee.
The choir is directed by Julie Kerrick. Stephanie Kerrick, George Kerrick, and Julie Kerrick are the featured soloists. George and Marlies Kerrick are the narrators of the cantata, which tells the story of
Crestwood High School class of 1970 will hold a meeting on Sunday, May 19, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Wright Township Park Pavilion. Plans will be made for the next class reunion in 2025. All classmates are invited to attend and make suggestions for what to do. Any and all suggestions will be held for consideration.
the weeping tree, a gathering place for the sorrowful and a sanctuary for the grieving. In her crooked and twisted arms she cradled Jesus, the Hope of the world. She who was cut and fashioned by hatred and violence became a tree of life for the world. Her arms are outstretched still.
For more information, please call the Blakeslee church office at 570-646-7727.
Christian Herling, son of former Weatherly resident Charlie Herling, was inducted into the National Honor Society at AnnvilleCleona High School recently. He was one of 38 high school students inducted into the National Honor Society. Visit our website at pocononewspapers.com for in-between-issue stories and events
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In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Grandma’s Sunday Dinner will be served both Saturday and Sunday, or until we run out! ☘ Corned Beef & Cabbage
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The talented musicians of The Northeastern Pennsylvania Chamber Music Society will be performing at the White Haven Area Community Library on Sunday, March 17, from 3-5 p.m. Some tickets are still available. The cost is $25. Doors will open at 2, and refreshments will be served prior to the concert. Contact the library at 570-4438776 for additional information or to purchase tickets.
Regular monthly activities continue for March, including Fiber Arts on the 14th and 28th from 10 a.m. to noon, Scrabble on the 21st at 6 p.m. and Weaving on the 20th at 6 p.m.
There will be a public meeting with Representative Mike Cabell on the 21st at 6 p.m. Community members are encouraged to attend.
The Book Club choice for April is NY Times bestseller The Teacher by Freida McFadden.
It is available to check out at the library and is currently free if you have Kindle Unlimited or with your subscription to Spotify. Join us on April 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the John Murphy room.
Mark your calendar for The White Haven Trout Festival, hosted by Western Pocono Trout Unlimited. This great event will include plenty of family friendly activities, as well as activities for the experienced fisherman. A 5K Family Fun Run is planned along the D&L River Trail. The library will again be sponsoring a fish fry to benefit children’s programs. Admission to the Trout Festival is free. Tents with displays and vendors will be outside in the Rail Yard Park with more activities inside too. It is scheduled for Saturday June 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m, rain or shine.
Be sure to check out the library Facebook page for more information on events.
White Haven Rescue Unit has teamed up with White Haven Fire Company #1 and Dennison Township Volunteer Fire Company to host the annual White Haven Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23 at 1 p.m. at Lehigh Park.
Sponsors have been signing up and are still welcome.
Contact White Haven Rescue Unit secretary/treasurer Chrissy Gower at 570-401-5962 to donate toward prizes and candy. Registration is important, so there are enough eggs and prizes. Register your kids at https://forms.gle/ aqvMDeX6SHYwKD6F9 or on Facebook.
Children ages 0 through 12 and their parents are invited to join the Easter Bunny on Saturday, March 30, at 11 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Blakeslee for their annual Community Easter Egg Hunt. Weather permitting, the hunt will be held outside on the church lawn; in case of
inclement weather it will be held indoors. Children may bring Easter baskets or bags to collect their eggs. Games, coloring pages, and activities for all ages will be held. A light lunch will be served to the children. All are welcome. Eggs were a symbol of the rebirth of the earth in preChristian celebrations of spring. The Easter egg was defined by early Christians as an Easter symbol of the resurrection of Jesus; it was likened to the tomb from which Christ arose. Indeed, the custom of Easter egg hunts has been traced back to Protestant Christian Reformer Martin Luther.
Register by Wednesday, March 27. Email your child’s name, age, allergies, parents’ names, and phone number to faithoffice@ faithlutheranblakeslee. org or call 570-646-0309 to leave a message or for more information.
The Greater Hazleton Concert Series, Inc. is pleased to announce that Assisted Living: The Musical will headline the fifth concert of its 2023-24 Season. The program is scheduled for Thursday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. at Hazleton Area High School Auditorium, 1601 W. 23rd Street, Hazleton, where abundant free, lighted parking is available.
Assisted Living: The Musical is for everyone who is aging, and for those who hope to. And that includes you. Written in 2013 and submitted to the New York Musical Festival, the show was selected for production. Since then Assisted Living: The Musical has been performed hundreds of times by professional and amateur troupes alike.
This vaudeville-style musical revue is set in the present day at Pelican Roost, a senior living community, where 18 colorful characters take turns giving the real scoop on life after a person’s AARP membership starts. The story (what loose story there is) is framed within bookend scenes wherein a narrating couple wears halos and looks back at their last many years on earth while they resided at Pelican Roost. Where 70-something is the new 20-something…only with looser skin.
On March 17, Faith Church members will be giving out hot chocolate and doing a craft at the Weatherly Rec Committee’s Easter Egg hunt at 1 p.m. at Eurana Park. If you would like to help, please text Lori at 570-578-8005.
On April 7, Faith Church will have a dessert social and card shower following the service to love on and bid farewell to the White family.
Weatherly Faith Church is located at 202 Carbon St, Weatherly, next to Enzo’s Pizza in the shopping plaza.
Life Groups meet Wednesdays at 7 p.m. For the next couple months, men, women and teens will be meeting together to learn about Discipleship.
From early retirement right up to pulling the plug, 21st Century seniors are partying like it’s 1969. Imagine: no work, no pregnancy and a full array of Medicare-subsidized pharmaceuticals. It’s a Boomers dream.
Underwriters for this concert are James & Patrice Bognet and PF Nonwovens.
The 2023-24 Greater Hazleton Concert Series offers entertaining, professional performances to subscribers. Individual tickets are $30 for adults and $10 for students.
For concert information or tickets call, Cynthia at 570-4366615, or Shirley at 570-3841226. For more information on all GHCS concerts, visit www. hazletonconcertseries.org or visit our Facebook page.
Services are at 10 a.m. Sundays. Join us for liv e worship music in a welcoming atmosphere. The Kids Clubhouse is open at the same time for all kids ages Pre-K - 5th grade and a nursery is available.
Faith’s new youth program for kids 6th-12th grade has been great. Last month we had some rap battles and this month we are facing our inner Hulk. Stop by Sunday evenings at 6 for snacks, games, music and fun.
Thursdays Celebrate Recovery is at 6 p.m. Celebrate Recovery is for anyone with hurts, habits and hangups. L iving in a broken world we all deal with life’s hurts, hang-ups, and habits. No one has the ability, nor should they attempt to face their hurts on their own. Celebrate Recovery is a beautiful community of strugglers that courageously enter this safe and beautiful space to get honest about our pain, and the negative ways we may see ourselves, God and others. In this process we come to accept that some of the habits we may have developed to escape our pain have caused destruction in our life and those close to us.
For more information on anything going on at Faith, please contact Lori at 570-578-8005.
Banks Township
Sheriff of Carbon County to Banks Township, P.O. Box 133, Tresckow, property on State Routeb903 and Church Street, Audenried, $1.
Sharon Ann Monahan to Diane Morelli, Eagle River, Arkansas, property on Main Street, Junedale, $1.
Lillian Osifat to Bryan Osifat, 7 W. Market St., P.O. Box 63, Tresckow, property at 7 W. Market St., $1.
AARC Properties, LLC, to Yasmin Pastora Pina Alcantara, Nanticoke, property at 26 E. Main St., Junedale, $3,000.
Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Karina Broes, Randolph, New Jersey, property at 60 W. Church St., Audenreid, $2,000.
Beaver Meadows
Lance C. Moyer to Platinum Property Restoration, LLC, 1001 Industrial Drive, Nesquehoning, property at 58 Trettel St., $64,000.
Lawrence F. Kelly to Alice Michael, West Hazleton, property at 81 Wilson St., $1.
Kidder Township
Joseph A. Nolasco to 53 Skye Drive, LLC, Wayne, property at 53 Skye Drive, $438,000.
Sheriff of Carbon County to HSSC Bank U.S.A., N.A., West Palm Beach, Florida, property at 21 Lipuma Drive, Lake Harmony, $1.
Lawrence J. Mellon III to Meadow Lane Rentals, LLC, Merion Station, property on Maplewood Road, Lake Harmony, $385,000.
George Urich to Andrew Paul Tamaccio, Media, property at 17
Santana Road, Lake Harmony, $282,000.
Holiday Pocono Civic Association to Kathleen Papciak, P.O. Box 505, Albrightsville, Holiday Poconos Lot 193, Section D, $5,000.
Winifred W. Kee to Greentops, LLC, Lewes, Delaware, property at 161 S. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, $155,603.50.
Lisandra Florek to DC Summit Estates, LLC, Hoboken, New Jersey, property at 59 Greenwood Road, Lake Harmony, $445,000.
Andrew Lydon to Axcellent Group Seven, LLC, Six Hills, New York, property at 314 Estates Drive, Lake Harmony, $375,000.
Elizabeth A. Mannherz to William Paul Hammond II, Denville, New Jersey, Lot 19, Block Q, Hemlock Forest Section, Holiday Poconos, $1.
Sheriff of Carbon County to M34 Holdings LLC, 658 Route 940, Lake Harmony, property at 34 S. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, $480,759.50.
Ryan Firth to Hung Anh Hoang, Warrington, property at 20 Mountain Ash Road, Lake Harmony, $395,000.
Sheriff of Carbon County to M197 Holdings, LLC, 658 Route 940, Lake Harmony, property at 197 S. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, $489,000.
Lunaholdings, LLC, to Brendan Mulligan, 41 S. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, property at 41 S. Lake Drive, $349,900.
Thomas P. Mears Jr. to Daryl B. Wugalter, Brooklyn, New York, property at 105 Laurelwoods Drive, Lake Harmony, $338,000.
Roy Thomas Nesbit to Holiday
Poconos Civic Association, 2428 State Rt. 534 West, P.O. Box 57, Albrightsville, Lot 17, Block K, Hemlock Forest Section, Holiday Poconos, $20,683.
Mary Parker to Holiday Poconos Civic Association, 241 Rt. 940, P.O. Box 128, Blakeslee, Lot 18, Block Q, Hemlock Forest Section, Holiday Poconos, $20,683.
William Liaw Amy Liaw Judith Liaw Partnership to Jaime A. Brown, State College, property at 44 Mountainwoods Drive, Unit 408, Lake Harmony, $547,900.
Jason Dominick Dallaverde to Jared Michael Sell, 49 Tamarack Trail, Albrightsville, property at 49 Tamarack Trail, $217,000.
Antonio Leone to David Sartori, 39 Game Drive, White Haven, Lot 111, Pocono Mountain Lake, $165,000.
Kenneth W. Klotz Sr. to Kenneth W. Klotz Jr., Brookhaven, Lot 202, Section B, Holiday Poconos, $1.
Holiday Pocono Civic Association to Vincent DeSantis, P.O. Box 1830, Albrightsville, Lot 185, Section D, Holiday Poconos, $3,000.
Dianne Thomas Corson to Zachary Gruenberg, Box 493, Lake Harmony, property at 171 Wolf Hollow Road, Lake Harmony, $635,000.
Juanita Trubilla to Mark Kozak, Haddon Township, New Jersey, property at 7 Fernwood Drive, Albrightsville, $311,000.
George W. Swartz II to Jennifer N. Shaut, Downingtown, property at 33 Elevator Drive, Lake Harmony, $215,00.
TMC Management Corporation to Fedorchak Family Revocable Living Trust, 625 W. Oak Lane, White Haven, property at 625 W. Oak Lane, $331,215.
Donald Dulin II to John Farvo, East Windsor, New Jersey, property at 35 Castagnola Drive, Lake Harmony, $220,000.
Arthur V. Caruso to Arthur J. Caruso, Secaucus, New Jersey, property at 48 Doe Run, Lake Harmony, $1.
Tax Claim Bureau of Carbon County to Naomi Codrington, Tobyhanna, property at 164 Tanglewood Drive, Holiday
Poconos, $17,000.
David Snedecker to Jessica Snedeker Peterson, Philadelphia, property at 30 Birchwood, Lake Harmony, $1. Constance L. Moyer to Frank Neast Realty Trust, 195 Moyer Lane, Lehighton, Lot 106, South Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, $1.
Matthew Gabel to Gwen M. Weller, 1342 N. Old Stage Road, Albrightsville, vacant lot on North Old Stage Road, $15,500.
Deborah K. Wanamaker to Scott C. Newcomer, Pottstown, property at 21 Skye Drive, Lake Harmony, $651,000
Lausanne Township
G. Robert Sotack to Bruce E. Gregory, 765 S. Lehigh Gorge Drive, Weatherly, property at 369 Sotack Lane, $575,000.
Lehigh Township
Heather A. Puzzetti to Charles J. Puzzetti III, 1088 S. Lehigh Gorge Drive, Weatherly, property at 1088 S. Lehigh Gorge Drive, $1.
Joseph Kelly to Jacqueline Caruso, 277 Buck Mountain Road, Weatherly, property at 277 Buck Mountain Road, $146,000.
Packer Township
George A. Ripsom to James T. Postupack, Holland, vacant lot on Packer Drive, $61,181.40.
William E. Farrow to Kevin J. Dougherty, 1586 Grist Mill Drive, Weatherly, property at 1585 Grist Mill Drive, $280,000.
Paul G. Dice to Paula Dice, 2351 Hudson Drive, Weatherly, property at 2351 Hudson Drive, $1.
Linda Shafer to Digital Business Corporation, Covina, California, property on Railroad Drive, $45,000.
Weatherly
Ronald George Wiskoski to Justin L. Julius, Palmyra, property at 147 W. Main St., $180,000.
Danilo Rodriguez Martinez to Maria Ysabel Hidalgo
Rodriguez, 422 Second St., Weatherly, property at 422 Second St., $160,000.
William Maclachlan to Christopher Harris, Mahanoy City, property at 162 WS. Main St., $105,264.
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Of late, Formula One has had sporting headlines for all the wrong reasons, from team dysfunction at Red Bull, the leading team in the sport, to accusations of race fixing by the principal administrator who oversees the sport. To make matters worse, Max Verstappen’s sustained dominance on the track (he won nearly every race in 2023 and has taken the first two races of 2024) means the gap between Red Bull and the rest of the field continues to be wide.
The sport clearly needed positive news, and it got it this past weekend when 18-year-old Ollie Bearman stepped in for Carlos Sainz (appendicitis) and took Ferrari’s #2 seat in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. It was an excellent opportunity for the teenager, but expectations were low. This was his first Formula One race, and Bearman had only a one-hour practice session to get used to the car before making a qualifying run.
To the surprise of just about everyone, Bearman placed a respectable 11th in qualifying. Moreover, his time in Q2 was less than half a second slower than Ferrari teammate Charles LeClerc’s, and his Q2
performance was less than three-hundredths of a second from knocking seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) out of qualifying.
Bearman’s qualifying performance suddenly raised the race stakes: scoring World Championship points for Ferrari was now a realistic possibility, and Bearman delivered just that. He showed patience and composure to overtake slower cars in front and managed his first-ever F1 pit-stop. To do both, he had to master one of the sport’s trickiest circuits. The Saudi racetrack is one of the most difficult to drive on the Formula One calendar due to its high-speed corners with no run-off areas. Any small error will result in a crash into one of the many walls surrounding the circuit. Bearman comfortably avoided those walls, which cannot be said for far more experienced drivers, such as Lance Stroll.
Bearman would go on to finish 7th in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and, with it, score six World Championship points. He even held off the fast-charging Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages while keeping a calm head on his young shoulders.
There can be little doubt that Bearman has catapulted himself to the top of many teams’ lists of potential new drivers when they consider options for the 2025 season. Moreover, Bearman’s performance is a welcome relief from multiple Formula One
controversies. It was a good story, indeed.
From Great Britain, Dan Cawley enjoys writing about Formula One for The Sports Column.
Kutztown University student Jacob Solonoski of Weatherly of the Kutztown University track and field program earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Indoor Track & Field All-Atlantic Region honors, as announced by the organization recently.
To earn All-Region honors, an athlete must either be top five in their event in the region or be
a member of one of the region’s top-three relay teams. Solonoski capped off his spectacular indoor campaign with a third-place finish and a personal best of 17.41m (57’1.5”) in the weight throw at the PSAC Indoor Championships. It was the first conference medal for the junior, as his mark was the fourth-best in the Atlantic region this season.
Lebanon Valley College recognized more than 200 student-athletes who competed for Flying Dutchmen athletic teams this fall.
Local students include:
Jessica Moser of Weatherly, a graduate of Weatherly Area High School, is pursuing a bachelor of arts in creative writing and English at The Valley and was a member of the women’s swimming team.
The Lebanon Valley College women’s swimming team finished the season with a 1-8 overall record. The program posted a 96-78 victory over Juniata College on Jan. 13. The Dutchmen also had success in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championships, as Jordyn Grossman finished
second in the 50-yard freestyle to earn Second Team All-MAC honors.
Ashley Pleban of Weatherly, a graduate of Marian Catholic High School, is pursuing a bachelor of science in early childhood education at The Valley and was a member of the women’s basketball team.
The regular trout season opens statewide in Pennsylvania on the first Saturday in April. A mentored youth Trout Day will be held on Saturday, March 30.
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) continues to stock some 3.2 million rainbow, brook, and brown trout with an average length of 11 inches. The commission stocks 697 streams and 129 lakes. Anyone aged 16 years and older must possess a fishing license.
This year will be an excellent time to catch a trophy trout. Broodfish, which are 2.5 to 3.5 years old and measure 14 to 20 inches, are included in the statewide stockings. About 70 percent of the 70,000 broodfish will be stocked during preseason, and the remaining fish will be stocked after the season opens. If you seek the orangish-colored golden trout, you’ll be pleased to know the PFBC will spread about 14,000 of this rainbow strain through the state. Again, about 75 percent preseason and the rest during in-season stockings.
These trophies average about 1.5 pounds each.
Fly fishing is very popular in the Poconos, and those anglers usually have their own idea about the best early-season fly to present. However, most fishermen will start out using some sort of bait or lure. Casting small spinners can be effective, but for the most part, red worms, nightcrawlers, mealworms, live minnows, and even corn will be presented on single hooks in the 4 or 8 size. Some will float their bait, others will suspend their
offering from a bobber, or, in some cases, sinkers will keep the bait near the bottom. The good thing about trout fishing is that if one method does not work, you can try another until you catch a fish.
The weather during early spring trout fishing can be sunshine or snow. Shorelines can be slippery, and the water can be cold. If you intend to fish from any type of boat, remember that state law requires you to wear a life jacket (fishing or not) on boats less than 16 feet
in length or any canoe, kayak, or paddle board during cold weather months from November 1 through April 30.
After the trout season opens at 8 a.m. on April 6, the angler creel limit is five trout of combined species at least 7 inches long. Families or friends fishing together must keep their catch separate. Putting fish caught by different anglers in one bucket or on the same stringer is illegal since the waterways patrolman cannot tell which fish belong to which anglers.
