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Volunteers prepare food for Lebanese Festival
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Volunteers prepare food for Lebanese Festival

· August 27, 2021

The ground meat and rice were ready.

Scholar/author embarks on doctoral studies
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Scholar/author embarks on doctoral studies

· August 21, 2021

Sitting in her wheelchair in the backyard of her parents Back Mountain home, Bethany Flanders is surrounded by lovely things things she doesn t quite see.

‘We dodged a bullet’
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‘We dodged a bullet’

· August 19, 2021

We dodged a bullet, a tired and almost teary-eyed Larry O Malia said Thursday morning at the Wilkes-Barre Farmers Market. We could have lost the farm.

‘The Lord gave me a gift’
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‘The Lord gave me a gift’

· August 18, 2021

If you d like to hear about Enrico Bartolini and the one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture he creates, you might want to settle into a chaise lounge covered with the long, luxurious white wool of Icelandi

More than 1,000 piggies ready for St. Mary’s Homecoming Picnic
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More than 1,000 piggies ready for St. Mary’s Homecoming Picnic

· August 17, 2021

The volunteers at St. Mary s Church in Mocanaqua started cooking early Monday morning, and continued well into the afternoon, transforming 240 pounds of meat into a little more than 1,000 piggies, a

‘Arts in Motion: Live!’ a celebration to end summer camp
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‘Arts in Motion: Live!’ a celebration to end summer camp

· August 16, 2021

The kids recited poetry, demonstrated the kickboxing they d learned in martial arts class, and twirled, leapt and cartwheeled their way through several dance numbers.

They’ll put ‘the hoot in hootenanny’
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They’ll put ‘the hoot in hootenanny’

· August 14, 2021

Promising to put the hoot in hootenanny and the jam in jamboree, REV Theatre plans to celebrate the music of such classic country artists as Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Hank Williams when it bring

‘Arts in Motion: Live!’ a celebration to end summer camp
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‘Arts in Motion: Live!’ a celebration to end summer camp

· August 12, 2021

The kids recited poetry, demonstrated the kickboxing they d learned in martial arts class, and twirled, leapt and cartwheeled their way through several dance numbers.

‘Mickey’s Search Party’ coming to Mohegan Sun Arena
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‘Mickey’s Search Party’ coming to Mohegan Sun Arena

· August 12, 2021

On his biography, Jay Christiansen lists surfing, golf and soccer plus three other sports as hobbies.

Shakespeare’s a scoundrel in PTPA musical
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Shakespeare’s a scoundrel in PTPA musical

· August 6, 2021

You can t blame struggling playwright Nick Bottom for trying to get a leg up on Shakespeare.

KISS Theatre to present ‘Newsies’
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KISS Theatre to present ‘Newsies’

· August 6, 2021

Go ahead and ask the young actors who are getting ready to present Disney s Newsies: The Broadway Musical at KISS Theatre if they would have enjoyed a real-life job hawking newspapers back in 1899.

Kingston class of ‘57 share happy memories
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Kingston class of ‘57 share happy memories

· August 3, 2021

Irene Miscavage Connor remembers being a majorette, always marching and twirling.

Friends of Osterhout sale will open on Monday
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Friends of Osterhout sale will open on Monday

· July 31, 2021

As Friends of the Osterhout Free Library got ready for this week s book sale, they predicted patrons will be quite happy with the event this year.

Theatre campers learn about fight choreography
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Theatre campers learn about fight choreography

· July 29, 2021

Take a good fighting stance, and jab with your forward hand!

Isabelle McGuire Spohrer Golf Tournament supports fight against cancer
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Isabelle McGuire Spohrer Golf Tournament supports fight against cancer

· July 28, 2021

HANOVER TWP. There was a lot of pink and purple on the green Tuesday at the Wyoming Valley Country Club.

GAR’s millennium class holds 20-plus-1 reunion
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GAR’s millennium class holds 20-plus-1 reunion

· July 24, 2021

If you were born in the 80s and raised in the 90s and make it to 2020, you have lived in four different decades, two different centuries and two different millennia and you re not even 40 yet.

Suskie Bassmasters award scholarship
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Suskie Bassmasters award scholarship

· July 23, 2021

The Suskie Bassmasters club has awarded its 2021 scholarship to a young fisherman who catches calicos when she goes fishing with her dad and grandfather in Wyoming County s Saddle Lake.

‘Swan Lake’ provides ‘swan song’ for Meyers High School stage
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‘Swan Lake’ provides ‘swan song’ for Meyers High School stage

· July 21, 2021

What do jazz trumpeter Doc Severinsen and composer/bandleader John Philip Sousa have in common with aviator Amelia Earhart?

Friends of Back Mountain Library Auction attend kick-off dinner
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Friends of Back Mountain Library Auction attend kick-off dinner

· July 21, 2021

With three weeks to go before the 75th annual Back Mountain Library Memorial Auction, some friends of the library have been planning how they ll volunteer Setting up? Cleaning up? Staffing a booth?

Remembering Steven Thomas
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Remembering Steven Thomas

· July 11, 2021

He was just a fantastic teacher, a fantastic mentor, said Mariane Ferrantino of Luzerne.