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NANTICOKE — The wind flapping the flags above, behind and around state Sen. John Yudichak stirred a childhood memory.

The flags flew high at the start of the ceremony Friday to mark the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 at the Walk of Honor Memorial on the campus of Luzerne County Community College. Even when the Nanticoke Fire Department lowered one to half staff to honor those killed in the terrorist attacks two decades ago, it fluttered in the wind.

“I can remember as a boy, my mother telling me when we had a warm gusty wind, just like we knew on this September day, that wind was produced by the wings of angels,” Yudichak told the hundred or so firefighters, students, guests and school personnel gathered for the event. “I’d like to think that on today, that the wings of the angels of nearly 3,000 Americans are pushing that wind to remind us never forget.”

For nearly all of the past 10 years, with last year the exception because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the school has kept the lives of those lost alive in memory, honoring the wish of the mother whose son was among the 343 New York City firefighters who responded to the World Trade Center and perished when the twin towers collapsed.

Yudichak recalled how he and LCCC President Thomas Leary met the late Phyllis Carlo of Wanamie and worked with her to create the Walk of Honor at the school’s Public Safety Training Institute as a legacy to her son, firefighter Michael Scott Carlo, and first responders.

“Phyllis Carlo, God Bless you for teaching us that although tragedy may cast a long shadow, hope will always draw us to brighter days and hope will always cast a…

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The Wyoming Area girls tennis team is building momentum.

The Lady Warriors used a pair of three-set decisions Friday to defeat host Hazleton Area, 4-1, for their second straight victory and third in their last four Wyoming Valley Conference matches.

Wyoming Area, which lost its first two, used the win to reach the .500 mark for the first time this season at 3-3.

The Lady Warriors won all but first singles, with second singles player Jocelyn Williams rolling to a 6-2, 6-0 victory.

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Ava Vacula, at third singles, and Jillian Graham-Erica Gilligan, at second doubles, each recovered from losing the second set to win tight third sets.

Morgan Slusser-Milanna Bocchiaro won in straight sets at first doubles.

Pittston Area 4, MMI Prep 1

Bethany Yashkus won 6-0, 6-0 at third singles Friday as Pittston Area also reached 3-3 in the WVC.

Quinn Carden won 6-2, 6-0 at second singles while Katie Koss-Laura Farber won 6-0, 6-2 at first doubles. Pittston Area added a forfeit at second doubles.

Wyoming Area 4, Wilkes-Barre Area 1

Wyoming Area’s doubles teams did not lose a game during Wednesday’s victory.

Morgan Slusser-Ella Rau and Jillian Graham-Milanna Bocchiaro each won, 6-0, 6-0.

Jocelyn Williams won, 6-1, 6-0, at second singles.

Wyoming Area’s other point came by forfeit at third singles.

Dallas 5, Pittston Area 0

Second-place Dallas won every match in straight sets, not allowing more than two games in any set while winning Wednesday’s WVC match.

Pittston Area 5, Wilkes-Barre Area 0

Laura Farber and Ayla Krieger won, 6-0, 6-0, at second doubles during Tuesday’s WVC victory.

Second singles player Quinn Carden and first doubles team Katie Koss-Jacy VanOsdel won in straight sets.

Megan Kapacs battled through a 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0 victory at…

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Sara Joyce “Sal” Zeske passed unexpectedly into eternal life late Wednesday night, Sept. 1, 2021, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Twp. with her loving daughter, Shawndra McCracken by her side.

Born Tuesday, Nov. 14, 1950, in McKeesport, Sara was one of five children to the late Stuart W. and Elda Weidow. Sara was educated in the city schools.

Until her retirement, Sara was employed for 33 years under the Pennsylvania state hospital system where she worked in housekeeping and dietary. She worked at Nanticoke State Hospital and later at Clarks Summit State Hospital. She garnered a number of good friends.

Sara “Sal” was a member of the Plains Twp. senior center. She also enjoyed her gardening which she took great pride in. Additionally, she loved traveling to Disney with her late husband, Joseph R. Zeske, and family. Sara was an advent traveler. She loved going cross country.

Sal loved cooking and baking for her family, the chef she was, especially her famous poorman pierogies, which were the hit of holiday dinners along with her many other great dishes. She showed her creativity when sewing, hemming and crafting. She had such great talent in everything she did for her family and friends. She was the most loving, most caring mom and person one will ever meet. She loved her family so much and would go beyond the ends of the earth. Those who knew her best, knew her love and caring personality. She shared that passion and love with all her heart. Sal will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her in this life.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Stuart Weidow and Elda “Croop” Weidow, in addition to her Husband, Joseph R. Zeske.

Sara is survived by her daughters, Shawndra McCracken and fiancé, Brian Fegal, Kingston; Denise Miller,…

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Richard John Duszewski passed away on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 at Kingston Rehab and Nursing Center. Richard was raised in the Honey Pot section of Nanticoke. He lived in Newport Twp. until he moved to Mountain Top in 2018 to reside with his daughter Colleen.

Born in 1927, he was the son of the late Koztek and Lottie (Grodzicki) Duszewski. During World War II, at the age 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, joining his five brothers already serving in the military. He served as a gunner aboard the USS Eldorado and participated in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

When he returned home from the Navy, he began his career in the mining industry. Employed by (Biscontini) Glen Nan Coal Co., he started as a mine laborer and progressed to miner, bratticeman, fireboss and his final post as mine foreman. Richard was very proud of the fact that no miner’s life was lost under his 20+ years watch as mine foreman. He then accepted a position with the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration as an underground mine inspector. He was later appointed to the position of U.S. special criminal investigator and held that position until his retirement in 1993. He was a member of St. Faustina’s Church, Nanticoke.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Marion Powell in 2001; sisters, Alfreda Holton and Jeannie Warke; and brothers, Edward Dushefski, John, Stanley, Chester and Cashmire Grodzicki. Richard was the last of his generation. He was also preceded in death by his son-in-law, Leo Kaskel Jr.

Surviving are his daughters, Colleen Kaskel, Mountain Top; and Patricia Partash and her husband, Thomas “Tim,” Woodland; grandchildren, Lee Ann Kaskel, Mountain Top; Christine Henke and her husband, Jason, Kingsley; Kimberlee Mushinsky and her husband, Bernard “BJ,” Wilkes-Barre Twp.;…

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Marsha Carrol Stricker Stanish, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, at the Gardens at East Mountain, Wilkes-Barre. She went to be with the Lord at the age of 78.

She was born May 3, 1943, in Wilkes-Barre, and was the daughter of the late Dr. Robert S. Stricker and the former Martha Arner. She was married to the love of her life, John F. Stanish, who preceded her in death.

Marsha was a lifetime member of The Episcopal Church of St. Clement & St. Peter, Wilkes-Barre, where she enjoyed singing with the choir. She was a member and former Past Matron of The Order of the Eastern Star Wyoming, Chapter 1. She was a former Avon representative and sold for almost 40 years. She made many lifelong friends and enjoyed seeing and spending time with them. She graduated from E.L. Meyers High School, Class of 1962, and she enjoyed meeting with her graduating class for luncheons on a regular basis.

She loved her animals, crafting and was an avid gardener. You would always find her out in the yard planting her flowers or taking care of her vegetable garden. She loved spending time with her family.

In addition to her parents and husband, Marsha was preceded in death by her grandson, Justin R. Phillips, Nanticoke.

She is survived by her children, Lisa A. Phillips and her husband, Mark Phillips, Nanticoke; Liz Hossage, Wilkes-Barre; Jessica Stanish, Wilkes Barre; and John R. Stanish and his wife, Lora, Swoyersville; her grandchildren, Joshua, Doreen, Andy, Scarlet; great-grandchildren, Emma, Dylan and Ava; and brother, Robert B. Stricker Shickshinny.

A viewing will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Kniffen O’Malley Leffler Funeral & Cremation Services Inc., 465 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre.

Funeral Liturgy will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in The Episcopal Church of St. Clement…

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Sep. 1—NANTICOKE — To get a real understanding of how people in the Greater Nanticoke Area School District felt about the late legendary football Coach Dan Distasio, you need to go no further than the John S. Fine High School Alumni Facebook page.

There you will read comment after comment of praise, respect admiration and love for the coach/teacher/mentor of so many that walked the halls and toiled on the gridiron at Nanticoke Area.

“I wish I would have known him better,” wrote Dave Morgan on the Facebook page. “I never heard anything other than praise from all that were in his classroom, or on the field. Outstanding individual and so appreciative of his family for their donation in his name.”

So on Friday, the Trojan football team will play their first home game against Lake Lehman. At that game, the brand new scoreboard — donated by the Distasio family —will be dedicated in memory of Daniel J. Distasio, who died in 2006 at the age of 73.

The scoreboard was donated by Distasio’s family: his wife, the former Gert Piepon; children Debbie DiSabatino, Dan Distasio Jr., Jeff Distasio and Steve Distasio; his 11 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

Another Facebook post by Ann Marie Coughlin, said Distasio “was a mentor to many, whether it was on the football field, in the classroom, or just a friend. The fact is, Distasio had a positive impact on many students and people.”

State Sen. John Yudichak is a graduate of Greater Nanticoke Area.

“Dan Distasio was a mentor, a coach, and an educator to every student who walked the hallways of Greater Nanticoke Area,” Yudichak said. “I had the great pleasure to have Mr. Distasio as a social studies teacher. He got the best out of every student whether it was in the classroom, or on the athletic field.

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NANTICOKE — To get a real understanding of how people in the Greater Nanticoke Area School District felt about the late legendary football Coach Dan Distasio, you need to go no further than the John S. Fine High School Alumni Facebook page.

There you will read comment after comment of praise, respect admiration and love for the coach/teacher/mentor of so many that walked the halls and toiled on the gridiron at Nanticoke Area.

“I wish I would have known him better,” wrote Dave Morgan on the Facebook page. “I never heard anything other than praise from all that were in his classroom, or on the field. Outstanding individual and so appreciative of his family for their donation in his name.”

So on Friday, Sept. 17, the brand new scoreboard — donated by the Distasio family —will be dedicated in memory of Daniel J. Distasio, who died in 2006 at the age of 73.

The dedication of the scoreboard has been rescheduled due to electrical issues at the football field and will now be held on Sept. 17.

Dan Distasio, son of the late coach, said funds that were donated for the scoreboard were raised through the Daniel Distasio Memorial Golf Tournament, which was held for 13 years in honor of Coach Distasio.

“The funds were utilized to award scholarships to deserving students at Nanticoke and Crestwood,” Distasio said. “Over the years, in excess of $60,000 was awarded in scholarships. It was then decided that the remaining funds would be donated to Nanticoke in his memory.”

After discussions with school officials, Distasio said it was determined that the school was in need of an upgrade of the scoreboard and the funds were donated to the school.

“Although the ultimate decision on the donation…

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The newly created Shadowbrook Fishing Access Site near Nanticoke Creek in Broome County. (PHOTO CREDIT: NEW YORK STATE DEC)

MAINE, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced the opening of a new fishing-access site on Nanticoke Creek in Broome County. 

The new Shadowbrook Fishing Access Site is located off State Route 26 at the end of Shadowbrook Drive, south of the village of Maine. 

“The new Nanticoke Creek site provides visitors with easy access to newly acquired public fishing rights on the creek, as well as convenient parking for anglers while they fish a rural stream that receives annual trout stocking,” Matthew Marko, DEC Region 7 director, said in a release.

DEC Region 7 operations staff in Kirkwood, with assistance from DEC fisheries and real property staff, recently completed construction supported by $12,400 from the state’s Environmental Protection Fund. The site can accommodate up to four vehicles, and via a short footpath, the parking area provides access to a recently acquired 0.3-mile public fishing-rights easement that adjoins the site. Nanticoke Creek now has 1.3 miles of public fishing rights, per the release. 

DEC stocks Nanticoke Creek annually with 2,900 brown trout. The creek begins near Nanticoke Lake and meanders for about 22 miles to its confluence with the Susquehanna River. 

The opening of this new access site is part of the state’s Adventure NY Initiative to connect people to nature and provide increased access to the outdoors so that New Yorkers of all ages and abilities can experience a wide range of hands-on recreational activities, the DEC said. Additionally, improved fishing access to Nanticoke Creek is part of NY Open for Fishing and Hunting, an effort to improve recreational activities and boost tourism opportunities across the state.      …

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