Month: October 2025

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Nanticoke

Wilkes-Barre Turns Things Around After Road Loss

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10/07/25 – Home 6-2 W
09/16/25 – Away 0-0 T
10/08/24 – Away 3-3 T
09/17/24 – Home 0-0 T
10/23/23 – Away 1-0 W
+ 5 more games

There’s no place like home for Wilkes-Barre, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past the Hazleton Area Cougars 6-2 on Tuesday. Johnny Mendola was a massive factor in the win as he booted in five goals all by himself.

Wilkes-Barre is on a roll lately: they’ve won five of their last six matches. That’s provided a massive bump to their 9-5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those six matchups. As for Hazleton Area, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8-2.

Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton Area could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Wolfpack will square off against Lake-Lehman at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (155 vs. 46). Meanwhile, Hazleton Area (ranked 395th) will meet Dallas (ranked 100th) at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.

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Mohegan

Mohegan council reelects Gessner chairman, Sarah Harris vice chairwoman

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Lenni Lenape

Catskills Folk Connection Honors Indigenous Peoples’ Month with Upcoming Exhibit, Lecture and Workshops

 

A version  of Wilma Cook Zumpano’s beaded and embroidered vase will be featured in Catskills Folk Connection’s exhibit “Indigenous Delaware County: Lenape and Mohawk Fiber Traditions. Photo by Nurddan Zeren. 

ARKVILLE — Learn about early Lenape traditions and modern basketry. Tap into contemporary Haudenosaunee high arts of beading, embroidery and fingerweaving, all presented by Catskills Folk Connection. 

On Friday, October 24, Catskills Folk Connection’s exhibit “Indigenous Delaware County: Lenape and Mohawk Fiber Traditions” will open in the Erpf Gallery at the Catskill Center. it is located at the intersection of State Highway 28 and  County Route 38 in Arkville. Turn up the driveway (past the bronze life-size cow) and proceed to parking in the back or park along Route 28.       

Displays will cover Lenape historical fiber use in structures and other practical applications such as cordage; fingerweaving of traditional Haudenosaunee sashes by contemporary artist Marilyn Isaacs (Tusarora/Mohawk); and raised-bead embroidered cushions, vases, and jewelry by Wilma Cook Zumpano (Akwesasne Mohawk).  There will also be a black ash splint basket that represents the sharing of traditions among Nations by Lenape artist Theresa Johnson. 

Fiber traditions were well-developed by the time the Lenape had contact with Europeans.  Justin Wexler, an ethnoecologist and scholar of Lenape history, traditions and language, will offer an illustrated talk at the Catskill Watershed Corporation’s auditorium,  November 22 at 1 p.m. illuminating the Lenapes’ uses of different native plants in their everyday life. 

On the first two weekends in November (actual days TBD), Wilma Cook Zumpano will be teaching up to seven participants how to create a project in raised-bead embroidery and Marilyn Isaacs will be teaching a similar number of participants to make a miniature fingerwoven project.  We expect to offer short public receptions for the artists at the end of their respective workshops.  

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Munsee

Inaugural Homelands PowWow returns Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican celebration to tribal lands

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The Homelands PowWow, hosted this weekend at the Darrow School in New Lebanon, N.Y., marked the first powwow hosted by members of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Tribe on their ancestral lands since their forceful expulsion in the late 18th century. 

Saturday’s main event was Grand Entry, a procession of community leaders,  dancers, and veterans of any service into a central circle where the majority of the powwow’s events took place. Directed by emcees from the Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation in Wisconsin and accompanied by Rez Dogs, a drumming group from Indian Island, Maine, participants processed into the circle, marking the high point of the day. 

According to its website, this year’s Homelands PowWow was intentionally small so as to foster relationships and community that will grow the event into a sustained, annual tradition that celebrates the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans. “Our mission is to honor and reconnect the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican people with their ancestral lands,” the website reads. “Through the annual organization of this PowWow, we raise funds to support travel and lodging for tribal members who wish to return to these sacred homelands. Rooted in tradition, community, and cultural resilience, our work helps ensure that the connection between the Mohican people and their lands endures for generations to come.”

Shawn Stevens, who is the chairman of the Homelands PowWow Committee and a registered member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, traveled from Wisconsin to put on the event. Stevens spoke with the Record about the inspiration for the powwow. “My older sister Ginger met with another friend of ours, and they said, ‘Hey, it would be great to have a powwow,’ not thinking much about it,” he said. “But, they were very serious about it, and we talked to a lot of local…

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Mohegan

Comedian Bert Kreischer Brings the Party to NEPA

 

‘The Machine’ Returns to NEPA:

Bert Kreischer Brings Permission To Party World Tour to Mohegan Arena

  

(Wilkes-Barre Township, Pa.) – Known for his larger-than-life personality and outrageous storytelling, comedian Bert Kreischer will bring his Permission To Party World Tour to Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township on Thursday, April 2, 2026, delivering his signature unfiltered comedy to northeastern Pennsylvania audiences.

Kreischer has built a comedy empire defined by outrageous stories, unfiltered humor, and a personality larger than life. The comedian’s career has evolved from being named Rolling Stone’s infamous “Number One Partier in the Nation” to one of the top-grossing stand-up comedians in the world—and a powerhouse entrepreneur, content creator, and entertainment brand. Named by Forbes as “one of the best storytellers of his generation,” Kreischer has parlayed his signature comedy and authenticity into a dynamic media empire. In 2024, he landed the #6 highest-grossing comedy tour worldwide—despite performing only six months out of the year.

He recently wrapped his sixth Netflix special, Lucky, which premiered in Netflix’s Top 10 Most Watched TV Shows in March 2025. Kreischer’s 2023 special Razzle Dazzle drew more than 8.3 million views in its debut week, following the success of previous specials Hey Big Boy, Secret Time, The Machine and Comfortably Dumb. Beyond the stage, he continues to dominate media with his chart-topping podcasts (Bertcast and 2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura), his viral YouTube cooking series Something’s Burning, and the Fully Loaded Comedy Festival, his live comedy juggernaut.

Kreischer’s antics blur the lines between comedy and chaos. From out-lifting NFL stars to appearing on WWE Raw, he has built a persona that transcends traditional stand-up. He has also expanded into business empires, including with Por Osos Vodka, and expanded entertainment ventures, with his Sony Pictures film The Machine and upcoming Netflix projects Free Bert and…

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Bryjak honored for book on Native Americans

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Oct 8, 2025

SARANAC LAKE — George J. Bryjak’s book, “A Nation Born, A Homeland Lost: Native Americans And The Revolutionary War Era,” was awarded a Silver Medal in the history category by the Military Writers Society of America.

Bryjak’s reader-friendly work explores the four major wars Native Americans were involved in during the latter half of the 18th century: As France and England battled for control of North America in the French and Indian War, most of the Indians who fight side with the French.

Pontiac’s Rebellion — often called the first American Revolution — is a concerted effort by Native Americans to halt European expansion and safeguard their ancestral homelands.

From Pontiac’s Rebellion to the battles of Lexington and Concord, a shifting political landscape results in most of the Native Americans who fight in the Revolutionary War siding with the British.

The Treaty of Paris and birth of the United States results in Native Americans battling for their sovereignty once more in the Northwest Indian War.

Although many Native American nations were involved in these conflicts, Bryjak focuses on the six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, the Lenape (Delaware), the Shawnee and the Cherokee.

One of the MWSA reviewers noted this “well-researched book includes maps, pictures and sources. Points of view in the book include the French, the British, the colonists or settlers, and the Native Americans. The extensive descriptions of the various tribes, including their territory, customs, beliefs and leaders, give the reader a Native American perspective that is missing from most other accounts of history in this time period.”

The appendix contains biographical…

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Nanticoke

Community Spotlight: Nanticoke area – Oct. 8, 2025

LCCC “Art in the Garden”: Exhibit featuring artwork from artists of the 2025 Tour of the Back Mountain Gardens in association with the Back Mountain Bloomers Garden Club. Exhibit runs through Oct. 24. Schulman Gallery, Building 14, 521 Trailblazer Drive on the campus in Nanticoke. Gallery hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday when school is in session. Free admission. For information, visit www.luzerne.edu/schulmangallery or call 570-740-0727 or 1-800-377-5222, ext. 7727.

Zion church rummage sale: 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 11. Basement of Zion United Church of Christ, 40 W. Main St. Nanticoke.

Nanticoke Fall Festival: Noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. Patriot Park, Nanticoke. Live music, craft vendors, food trucks and refreshments. Music by Toasted, The Rip-Offs and Strawberry Jam and drinks by Susquehanna Brewing Co.

All Newport reunion: Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12. Transfiguration Hall, Hanover section of Nanticoke. Anyone who attended Newport Twp. schools is invited, especially classes celebrating birthdays and anniversary reunions. Cost, $32 per person. For registration forms or information, contact Heidi and Paul Jarecki at hselecky@pa.metrocast.net or 570-733-2540.

Mid-week service and lunch: Noon, Wednesday, Oct. 15. Nanticoke First Church, 267 E. Main St., Nanticoke. All welcome. For information, call 570-258-2822.

Transfiguration clothing and more sale: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, and Saturday, Oct. 18, and noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, bag day. Transfiguration of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church hall, Bliss and Center streets, Hanover section of Nanticoke. Menu includes pierogis with butter and onions, clam chowder, sausage and peppers, whimpies, hot dogs and more to eat in or take out.

Nanticoke First Church flea market, bake sale and lunch: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. Church, 267 E. Main St., Nanticoke. Sponsored…

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Mohican

Mohican Valley Trail Board reactivated as 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

BRINKHAVEN – The Mohican Valley Trail Board has been officially reactivated after several years of dormancy, marking a new chapter for the organization that helped bring the iconic Bridge of Dreams to life nearly three decades ago.

The board was originally formed in 1996 by a horseman’s group out of Fredericktown, Ohio.

Several members of that group played a leading role in raising the funds to construct the Bridge of Dreams in Brinkhaven, which today stands as the one of the longest covered bridges in Ohio and a central feature of the Mohican Valley Trail.

In recent years, the board became inactive and was eventually deactivated by the Ohio Secretary of State’s office.

However, following meetings with the Marketing Director of the Knox County Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Director of the Knox County Park District, efforts were undertaken to restore the board.

The Mohican Valley Trail Board has now been reactivated with the Secretary of State’s office and is once again recognized as an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Officers have been established to lead the renewed board:

• Chuck DeWitt, President
• Christopher Wyant (Brinkhaven mayor), Vice President
• Tami Ruhl (Knox County Public Health Department), Secretary
• Baihley White (Fiscal Officer for Brinkhaven and Brown Township), Treasurer
• Aden Yoder, Maintenance

With renewed leadership and nonprofit status, the Mohican Valley Trail Board is committed to continuing its mission of supporting, promoting, and improving the Mohican Valley Trail and the Bridge of Dreams for the benefit of residents, visitors, and future generations.

To find out more about supporting the trail, whether by donations or volunteer opportunities, please email mohicanvalleytrailboard@gmail.com

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Mohegan

Messenger Hanover, Shesgotthejack tops at Pocono – U.S. Trotting News

Wilkes-Barre, PA – Younger horses on their way to bigger purses (and tougher competition) met for $15,500 in a pair of features on Monday afternoon (Oct. 6) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. One of the headliners was a pace for distaffs, the other a trot.

Messenger Hanover lowers his mark to 1:54 while taking the top trot at Pocono on Monday. Curtis Salonick photo.

In the trotting feature, the striking gray Bar Hopping sophomore gelding Messenger Hanover, second in his Stallion Series Championship, won for the second consecutive time, here taking a new mark of 1:54 for driver George Napolitano Jr., trainer Ron Burke, and the partnership of Burke Racing Stable LLC and Weaver Bruscemi LLC, Jim Simpson, and J&T Silva- Purnel & Libby. Messenger Hanover set fractions of :27.4, :57.1, and 1:24.4 enroute to victory.

Giving good chase from the two-hole and only three parts of a length back at the wire was Lionheart Hanover, the winningest (13) and fastest (1:58.2) trotter at the Pennsylvania fairs this summer, in a good tuneup for his $25,000 divisional PA Fair Sire Stakes Championship next Monday (Oct. 13). That card, with $200,000 in purses for the eight PaFSS sections overall, will be drawn Tuesday, (Oct. 7), when Pocono closes out its racing week with a 1 p.m. start.

The pacing females were headed by the Lazarus N 3-year-old filly Shesgotthejack, who stayed connected with the front group behind pacesetter Bequeath (:27.3, :55.3, 1:23.1) as the field raced in two packs of four from before the half. Shesgotthejack tipped wide in the stretch and caught favored Lily White Hanover, who had come out of the pocket to get the stretch lead, while stopping the clock in 1:52.1. Ridge Warren drove the winner, third…

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Soccer Recap: Lenape Gets the Win

Lenape barely beat Cherry Hill West the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn’t the case this time around. The Indians’ defense stepped up to hand the Lions a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Lenape’s offense, which had struggled in the games prior.

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09/30/25 – Home 5-0 W
09/25/24 – Away 1-0 W
10/04/23 – Home 2-1 W
10/06/22 – Away 0-2 L
09/20/18 – Away 0-2 L
+ 2 more games

Lenape’s victory bumped their record up to 2-4-1. As for Cherry Hill West, they now have a losing record of 4-5-1.

Lenape has already played their next match (against Southern Regional), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Cherry Hill West, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Gloucester County Tech on the 4th.

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