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Greater Nanticoke Area School District will be getting a new, digital color marquee sign at the entrance to the campus on Kosciuszko Street. The board approved a sponsorship agreement with FNCB Bank to purchase and install the sign. The existing sign is seen here.

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NANTICOKE — The Greater Nanticoke Area School District became the latest to join a growing movement that gets special education and regular education students together in sports. At Thursday’s regular meeting, the School Board approved a Memorandum of Understanding with Special Olympics Pennsylvania to participate in the Unified Champion Schools program. The program promotes social inclusion through “Unified Sports.”

Locally, that has meant students competing in track. Hanover Area, Wyoming Area, Wyoming Valley West and Wilkes-Barre Area have already been fielding unified sports teams against each other in area track meets. Greater Nanticoke Superintendent Ron Grevera said he’s excited about creating the opportunity for the students to work and play together, and hopes the options will expand in the future.

The district will be getting a new, digital color marquee sign at the entrance to the campus on Kosciuszko Street. The board approved a sponsorship agreement with FNCB Bank to purchase and install the sign. Grevera said the current sign is broken and at least 20 years old.

With the first day of school just three weeks away, the agenda was — like many other local…

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SEAFORD — Virginia “Ginny” Hendricks, RN, of TidalHealth Nanticoke’s Medical Surgical Unit, has been selected as the Seaford hospital’s August 2023 recipient of the Daisy Award.

Her nomination, below, was written by a family member to acknowledge the exceptional care and compassion she provided to their aunt:

My 52-year-old aunt was admitted to TidalHealth Nanticoke with respiratory failure from metastatic colorectal cancer to the lungs on April 13. My aunt had been told her lung tumor burden was causing her respiratory failure and there was nothing else to be done but focus on keeping her comfortable.

During my aunt’s 23-month battle with cancer, her goal had been to survive long enough to make it to her daughter’s high school graduation. My aunt gave up her career to homeschool my cousin and poured every bit of herself into making her daughter’s life as wonderful as possible. My cousin was scheduled to graduate in the first week of June. My family asked if we could do a fake graduation early, as we felt my aunt was suffering to try and make it to June, but we were always told that wasn’t what my aunt and cousin wanted.

All the nurses involved in my aunt’s care were truly remarkable, but Ginny had a special bond with my aunt and cousin that helped them agree to do the graduation early at the hospital. On April 18, Ginny set up a conference room for us to use for the cake, pizza, pictures and balloons. Ginny arranged it so the whole family could be there as well as some of my aunt’s chemo nurses.

The graduation ceremony and celebration were gloriously perfect. My aunt was able to give a speech to say how proud she was of my cousin. Another nurse came in and offered to…

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Luzerne County Community College announces the following students have earned recognition for outstanding academic achievement during the spring 2023 semester.

To qualify for the President’s List, a student must earn a 4.0 cumulative grade point average. Students who attain a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.99 are included on the Dean’s List, and those with an average between 3.25 and 3.49 are included on the Honors List.

President’s List

Randy Mateo, Norwalk; Jay Hampsher, Lock Haven; Katelyn Deitz, Sunbury; Erica Leonard, Sunbury; Gerald Mack, Sunbury; Sarah Fetscher, Benton; Jenifer Mailander, Benton; Tara Full, Bloomsburg; Isaac Konkolics, Bloomsburg; Destiny Selert, Bloomsburg; Alyssa Shuman, Bloomsburg; Ryan Smith, Bloomsburg; Lynn Uszal, Bloomsburg; Naudis Delacruz, Danville; Christopher Reed, Danville; Karl Siegmund, Danville; Queenlyn Zartman, Dornsife; Jacob Davis, Elysburg; Jillian Morgan, Elysburg; Anna Marrie De Castro, Lewisburg; Crystal Cino, Millville; Ericka Buss, Milton.

Also, Morgan Kaleta, Mount Carmel; Haley Lahr, Mount Carmel; Tiffany Eroh, Northumberland; Olivia Lefevre, Stillwater; Barry Moyer, Ashland; Denise Woodruff, Ashland; Yamilex Genao Castillo, Hazleton; Claudet Liriano, Hazleton; Yaquira Morales Murray, Hazleton; Jeffrey Perez, Hazleton; Daurys Ramirez, Hazleton; Christine Angel Ramos, Hazleton; Marlenne Bonilla, Hazle Township; Hailey Kairewich, Hazleton; Kayla Longo, Hazleton; Mabelle Pina-Mendez, West Hazleton.

Also,Emily Sharrer, West Hazleton; Brett Antolick, Conyngham; Elizabeth Flaim, Conyngham; Analin Adames, Drums; Gabriel Colyer, Drums; Abbey Hengst, Drums; Angelina Kupsho, Drums; Brynn Newborn, Drums; Bridget Reed, Drums; Sarah Rodriguez, Drums; Saraiha Rossi, Drums; Marah Oliveri, Rock Glen; Grace Bernstein, Sugarloaf; Jenna Fairchild, Sugarloaf; Jack Nichols, Sugarloaf; Michelle Shuman, Sugarloaf; Haley Yost, Sugarloaf; Kiley Huttman, Milford; Nicholas Brunamonti, Clarks Summit; Kendal Hamby, Clarks Summit; Payton Hamby, Clarks Summit.

Also,Kaylin Hosier, Clarks Summit; Jonathan Loiselle, South Abington; Kelly McAndrew, Factoryville; Marina Hitchcock, Gouldsboro; Amy Bidwell, Honesdale; Samantha Hineline, Lake Ariel; Tiffany Ashton, Olyphant; Gabriel Bonocore,…

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Aug. 7—NEWPORT TWP. — An avid all-terrain vehicle rider died Saturday from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run crash near Alden Mountain Road on July 30.

James “Jimmy” Edward Thiemann, 26, of Warrior Run, died at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township.

Luzerne County Coroner Jill Matthews on Monday said no autopsy was planned. When asked for the cause and manner of death, Matthews stated there were no reports to release at this time.

District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce said the crash is being investigated by Newport Township police and the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop P, Forensic Services Unit. An assistant district attorney has been assigned to assist in the investigation, Sanguedolce stated.

State police served a search warrant on a 2004 Hyundai Sante Fe registered to a man in Nanticoke on Aug. 3. The driver of the Hyundai that struck Thiemann fled the scene after the crash, according to the search warrant affidavit.

Thiemann was with a group of other ATV riders traveling south on Alden Mountain Road as the Hyundai was behind them. The driver of the Hyundai attempted to pass the ATVs by driving into oncoming traffic and struck Thiemann’s ATV pushing it sideways for a distance, the search warrant affidavit says.

The driver of the Hyundai briefly stopped before fleeing the scene, according to the search warrant affidavit.

Police in Newport Township recovered the Hyundai after the crash and had it secured at a garage.

State police said there were tire marks on the pavement indicating the sideways ATV being pushed by an accelerating striking vehicle.

An inventory receipt with the search warrant says state police obtained a DNA swab from the steering wheel, a fingerprint from the driver’s side door and photographs of the Hyundai.

No charges have been filed.

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NANTICOKE — City Council on Wednesday approved two ordinances that will give voters the option this fall to eliminate term limits for both city council members and the mayor.

Ordinances #4 and #5 were given final approval by the Council with a vote of 3-2. Councilman Mike Marcella and Vice President John Telencho, who also voted against the move at the July 19 meeting, cast the dissenting votes.

Voters can now expect two questions to appear on the Nov. 7 municipal election ballot asking if they want to delete Section 2.10 and Section 3.09 of the city’s Home Rule Charter, which will eliminate the provisions which prohibit council members and the mayor from serving more than three elected, consecutive terms.

According to City Council Solicitor William Finnegan, the paperwork will be filed with the Election Bureau tomorrow and the bureau will ultimately decide how the questions are worded on the ballot.

During the meeting, Telencho once again expressed his opinion that eliminating term limits would discourage people from running for office.

Telencho also took issue with the fact that during the last meeting, Councilman Joseph Nalepa said there was little to no interest from the people in the community in wanting to hold a seat on the council.

“In 2019, there were eight people who ran for four seats. In 2021, there were four people running for three seats,” said Telencho.

Nalepa argued that everyone who ran in the last two election cycles were “already elected.”

“They were all involved with politics already,” said Nalepa. “There’s nobody outside of this realm, this political realm, that is running.”

Telencho pointed out that that wasn’t necessarily true, since he and Marcella ran and were elected for the first time in 2019.

Nalepa then doubled…

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Posted Thursday, August 3, 2023 11:40 am

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Christine Petrone

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Katrina “Kat” Antezana

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SEAFORD — TidalHealth Nanticoke announces its 2nd Quarter 2023 Team Members of the Quarter.

Honorees are:

• Cyrena Mumford of Central Processing is TidalHealth Nanticoke’s 2nd Quarter 2023 Team Member of the Quarter for Administrative and Support Services. Ms. Mumford has been part of Central Processing for the last seven years. Currently, you’ll find her primarily in the decontamination area. As you might expect, this is one of the most difficult areas in which to work, but Ms. Mumford’s personality always keeps it interesting and enjoyable. Even with an increase in surgical volumes, Ms. Mumford makes it look easy.
• Christine Petrone of the Laboratory is TidalHealth Nanticoke’s 2nd Quarter 2023 Team Member of the Quarter for Professional Services. Ms. Petrone worked closely with Gabe, a recent graduate of the Project SEARCH program at TidalHealth Nanticoke. She communicated well with him and quickly made him feel comfortable with all his responsibilities. She did a great job motivating him and she was always there to answer his questions. She always kept a smile on his face and truly made him feel like part of the team. Gabe’s Lab rotation was successful because of Ms. Petrone’s support.
• Katrina “Kat” Antezana of TidalHealth’s Allen Cancer Center is a TidalHealth Nanticoke 2nd Quarter 2023 Team Member of the Quarter for Nursing Services. Ms. Antezana is always pleasant and provides excellent patient care. She likes celebrating events and holidays with her team members…

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A young Native American dancer shows off her regalia during a dance at the Nanticoke Indian Powwow.

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Keeping with tradition, the Nanticoke Indian Tribe’s 45th Annual Powwow, planned for Saturday, Sept. 9, and Sunday. Sept. 10, promises a parade of dancers, Sunday-morning worship service, Native American foods and traditional gifts sold by vendors.

On the grounds at Hudson Fields in Milton, the powwow will open at 10 a.m. on Sept. 9 with the Grand Entry. The Parade of Dancers will be at noon, with expanded performances that will include Aztec dancers. Tribal children have been practicing for months to present native dances in conjunction with professional Native American dancers from around the country, according to tribal leaders.

On Sunday morning, the worship service will start at 8:30 a.m. and Grand Entry will be at noon.

Food and craft vendors will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday and at noon on Sunday. The powwow will end at 7 p.m. both days. Items for sale will include jewelry, souvenirs, arts and crafts, beadwork, leather and regalia. For children, there will be facepainting and crafts. Indian tacos will be on the menu, as well as Indian frybread, cups of succotash, hotdogs, hamburgers, french fries and flavored ices.

A car show open to all classes of vehicles will be held in conjunction with the Southern Delaware Street Rod Association. Also planned is an interactive exhibition of birds with the Delaware Museum of Natural History and Animal Behavior & Conservation Connections, and a tribute to those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the United States, with native flute music.

“Our tribal community wishes to share our voices, customs and traditions. While members of the tribe request that people ask…

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