Month: November 2024

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Delaware Tribe

Native American Heritage Month events to be held at Penn State’s campuses

Penn State World Campus – online events

Q&A Panel: “The Speakers of Singing Winds” — Wednesday, Nov. 13, 7–8 p.m. ET, online. Hosted by Penn State World Campus Student Affairs. The panel will feature speakers Michael Simms and Kristen Spangler who will share their experiences related to their Native American identities and take questions from the audience. Register here to attend the Q&A panel.

Storytelling experience: “Traditional Northeastern Woodlands Native American Storytelling” — Thursday, Nov. 21, 8–9:30 p.m. ET, online. Hosted by Penn State World Campus Student Affairs. Anne Jennison will lead this storytelling session about the Wabanaki Tribes. Prepare for an interactive storytelling experience filled with humor, drama and moments of wonder. Register here to attend the Storytelling Experience.

Penn State University Park

6th Annual Centre Film Festival— Nov. 11–17, the State Theatre in State College and the Rowland Theatre in Philipsburg. The six-year-old Centre Film Festival returns this year to screen more than 200 films in a variety of genres at Centre County theaters and online in mid-November. The festival runs Nov. 11-17 and features documentary, narrative and experimental films, as well as shorts and feature-length options; included is an Indigenous Peoples Heritage track, among many other themes.

Rock Your Mocs! Moccasin Making Workshop — Sunday, Nov. 10, noon–6 p.m., HUB-131. Registered students will craft their own moccasins with artists Samantha and Mary Jacobs from the Seneca Nation.

Chef Tawnya Brant at the Penn State Forum Speaker Series — Monday, Nov. 11, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. Chef Brant is a Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) woman and a “Top Chef Canada” competitor who will share her work within the Indigenous food sovereignty movement. Visit the registration page to purchase tickets for Brant’s Penn State Forum Speaker Series talk.

Talk: Tawnya Brant, Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) chef — Tuesday, Nov….

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Mohegan

Meet Mohegan Fire Company’s new chief

Oct. 30—MONTVILLE — Matthew Suarez, elected earlier this month as the new chief of the Mohegan Fire Company, does not want to be complacent.

“You don’t want to get stagnant and stay in one place. You always want to be striving to learn that next job. It was like that in the military,” the 22-year U.S. Navy veteran said. “I’m like that now.”

He said the volunteer fire service should be no different.

“We have a lot of members that get comfortable where they are,” Suarez said. “And we’ve been pretty good as of late at motivating people to take more classes, to get qualified more. And I think that’s the direction we need to keep going.”

In December, the 53-year-old Suarez will have spent 16 years with the department, including serving as lieutenant, captain and assistant deputy chief.

Suarez succeeds Corey Gaetano who served six years as chief. Suarez defeated him 17-7 in a vote by volunteer firefighters this month.

“I”m glad to have the opportunity to move us forward into the future, and not forget where we came from,” he said.

Under his leadership, Suarez said the department will look to return it to its roots of providing “quality service to the community,” whether it be on medical or fire calls, or responding to accidents. One of the major priorities he wants to focus on is recruiting younger members.

“I mean, it’s a problem everywhere,” he said. “It’s not just a Mohegan, or a Montville problem. That’s a problem at every department,” he said.

“But quite often, I look around and realize I’m one of the younger guys at an accident and I go, ‘Oh man. We’re in trouble,’ ” he said, laughing.

“But that’s what you get during the day,” he said. “Guys are at their job. They’ve gotta feed a family. You know?”

Suarez said he has…

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Nanticoke

Richard W. Neyhard

Richard W. Neyhard OBITUARY

Richard W. Neyhard, 58, a resident of Nanticoke, formerly of North Wilkes-Barre, died Friday, July 28, 2017, at Hahnemann Medical Center, Philadelphia, following a lengthy illness.

Rick was well known as a broadcaster and was called D.J. Rockin’ Rick professionally.

Rick was born in Wilkes-Barre, son of the late Robert and Doris Jones Neyhard, and was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School, Class of 1976. He also earned an associate degree at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.

He and his brother, Rob Neyhard, were the owners/operators of WBRX radio station, Berwick, for some time. He also performed as a disc jockey at various venues for some time. He had worked at CEL Tube and, later, at CVS Caremark, both in Hanover Twp.

He was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Nest 834, Nanticoke, and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Alden Station.

He was a fanatical sports fan and enjoyed the Philadelphia Flyers, the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Phillies. He often visited his favorite teams during their seasons.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Erica Dawn Neyhard, last year.

Surviving are his wife, the former Cathy Turner Neyhard, Nanticoke; son, Richard W. Neyhard and his fiancée, Crystal Davis, Hanover Twp.; stepson, Martin Moore, Shavertown; stepdaughter, Michelle Taite and her husband, David, Pittsburgh; brothers, Robert Neyhard and his wife, Sandy, Forty Fort; and John (Jack) Neyhard and his wife, Linda, Mechanicsburg; several nieces and nephews; and grandchildren, Nathan Taite, Serenity Swisher and Destinee Neyhard.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Alden Station. Friends may call at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service. The Rev. Charles Warwick, rector, will officiate. Interment will be at the convenience of the family.

Arrangements are…

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