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1997

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Shelter Due To Open Up In Few Weeks

· January 5, 1997
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Sherwood Gives Tour Of Depot To Future Army Leaders Jack Sherwood, Industrial Engineering Technician, Of Cresco, Explains The Printed Wiring Board Fabrication Etching Process To Roughly 70 West Point Cadets At The Tobyhanna Army Depot. The Cadets, Majoring In Systems Engineering, Production Operations And Systems, And Engineering Management, Were Given Tours Of Areas Involved With The Depot's Mission To Fabricate Communications-electronics Components, Such As The Printed Wiring Board

· January 5, 1997
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Silence Invites Commissioners To Keep On Taxing And Taking I Am Writing In Response To The County Commissioners Raising Our Taxes By 25 Percent. I Was Present At The Meeting On Dec. 17, 1996, And My Opinion Of The Commissioners Is That They Were Very Smug And Confident That The Tax Hike Was Needed. They Knew That There Was No Way Anyone Could Challenge Their Decision.

· January 5, 1997
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Solomon Recycling Comes To Abrupt End Wilkes-barre And The Garbage Transfer Station Are Trying To Work Out A New Contract. Mayor Mcgroarty Says Curbside Recycling Will Start April 1

· January 5, 1997
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Statements On Kline Twp. Taxes Misleading This Letter Is In Response To Articles That Appeared In The Standard-speaker On Dec. 5 And Dec. 21, About The Budget Of Kline Township.

· January 5, 1997
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Steve Rock January 4, 1997 Steve Rock, 82, Of Terrace Road, Plains Township, Died Saturday At The Wilkes-barre General Hospital.

· January 5, 1997
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The First Order Of Business For 1997 Is One Of Extreme Importance, Especially To The Veteran. The Reason A Veteran Is Called A Veteran Is Because He Has Served In The Military Of His Country Whether In Peace Time Or During Conflicts. Every Branch Of The Services Had Its Own Identifications, But One Identification Unified Them All -- The Flag.

· January 5, 1997
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The Following Incidents Were Reported By State And Local Police: Car Hits Woman, Girl

· January 5, 1997
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Toys For All The Girls And Boys, To Play With Until They Grow Up Christmas Shopping For The Children On My List Got Me Thinking About Toys.

· January 5, 1997
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Two Defend Failure To Attend Meeting Called By Temborski

· January 5, 1997
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Two People Hurt In Collision

· January 5, 1997
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Vangie Burridge January 4, 1997 Vangie L. Burridge, 62, Of R.r. 2, Mehoopany, And Formerly Of Meshoppen And Edwardsville, Died Saturday At The Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock.

· January 5, 1997
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Walter Kotula January 3, 1997 Walter G. Kotula, Of Hillside Avenue, Dupont, Died Friday At The Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton.

· January 5, 1997
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Wanted: A Plan To Keep Valley's Ridges Green Harveys Lake Is The Biggest Natural Lake In Pennsylvania, Boosters Note. But You'd Never Know It To Look At The Thing. Practically Every Foot Of Lakefront Has A Boathouse On It Or A Big House Behind It, And Is Held Tight In Private Hands.

· January 5, 1997
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Way To Balance Budget Gets Zero Support From Bureaucrats One Of The Best Recent Letters To Come From Your Mail Bag Was Printed On Veterans' Day.

· January 5, 1997
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We Should Broaden Our Vision, Definition Of `local College' I Applaud Your Recent Editorials And Articles Describe The Value Of College Resources In Our Area. Strong Collegiate Involvement In The Community Can Support A Healthy Economy, Bring In Numerous Cultural Events, And Enhance Our Respect For Diversity In Backgrounds And Outlooks. All Of These Influences Can Make Our Community A More Attractive Environment For All.

· January 5, 1997
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Wild, Busy Year Tests Commissioners Veteran Officials Say They Cannot Recall Another Year When Luzerne County Faced So Many Big Votes

· January 5, 1997
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Woman Hurt As Car Hits Utility Pole Ross Twp. -- A Harveys Lake Woman Was Injured When Her Car Severed A Utility Pole Saturday Afternoon.

· January 5, 1997
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`i Want To Make The Best Of It.' Cougar Swimmer Leaves The Baseball Diamond For Life In The Wet Lane

· January 5, 1997
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2 Injured Drivers Cited Following Collision

· January 4, 1997