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Mitch Brown Takes First Knights of Thunder Win

PORT COLBORNE, Ont. (June 30, 2022) – Mitch Brown earned his first sword on Thursday night at Humberstone Speedway, withstanding pressure from several challengers to take his first Pinty’s Knights of Thunder 360 Sprint Car A-Main win.

Mitch Brown and Brayden Cooley were on the front row for the 25 lap A-Main, and Brown took the early lead while Mack DeMan and Mikey Kruchka jockeyed for the third spot. DeMan was strong on the high side, especially in turns three and four, and drove around Cooley to take the second position on lap four. Cooley then tried the upper lane, but Kruchka drove around him on the inside to take third.

Brown lived up to his “Downtown” nickname, methodically running the low side lap after lap. DeMan began to track down the leader and was less than half a second behind when the yellow flag came out for Jim Huppunen’s flat tire. Kruchka was still in third at this point, but pulled off the track with brake and rear end problems just as the green flag was about to come back out. Cory Turner inherited the third spot as a result.

Brown held serve again while DeMan and Turner diced for the second spot until another yellow flag appeared for a Dan Nanticoke spin. Aaron Turkey then stopped with a flat tire just as the green flag was about to reappear, and when it finally did Turkey’s teammate Cooley brought out the yellow again with a front suspension problem. Cooley’s bad luck moved Ryan Turner and Travis Cunningham into fourth and fifth, respectively, with Brown, DeMan, and Cory Turner ahead of them.

The green flag stayed out only briefly, as things went from bad to worse for Huppunen, Nanticoke, and Turkey who all tangled in turn one. Huppunen and Nanticoke restarted, but Turkey’s night…

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1st Native American treasurer to push economic development

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WASHINGTON — Mohegan Chief Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba, the nation’s first Native American U.S. treasurer, comes from a line of chiefs who instilled in her the need to keep her tribe healthy and to survive.

“It’s our job to leave footprints on the path for those who come behind us — so they may find their way easily,” she said in an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press.

Now Malerba, 68, will bring that mindset to two new jobs in Washington: Last week President Joe Biden appointed her U.S. treasurer and overseer of a new Office of Tribal and Native Affairs at the Treasury Department.

As part of the first role, her name will appear on all new U.S. currency. “I hope to sign the currency either Chief Lynn Malerba or Chief Many Hearts Lynn Malerba,” she said, referencing the meaning of her name within her tribe, “Mutáwi Mutáhash.”

In the latter role, she will be thinking of new ways to help tribes develop their economies to overcome challenges that are unique to tribal lands.

“Tribes cannot offer tax incentives on their reservations” in the same way that states and local municipalities would tax economic development, she said. She added that tribes haven’t been able to offer tax-exempt bonds for things like concert halls and golf courses like municipalities can.

Helping tribes develop plans to economically prosper will have benefits for the rest of the country, she said, adding: “When tribes succeed, everyone succeeds.”

The Mohegan tribe has seen success with various enterprises, including casinos and resorts on the reservation and in places like Atlantic City, the Las Vegas Strip and the international airport in South Korea. The WNBA team, the Connecticut Sun, also is part of the tribe’s portfolio.

As treasurer, Malerba’s duties will include oversight of the U.S. Mint, serving as a liaison…

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Leonard H. “Bud” Dykins

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Jun 27, 2022

Leonard H. “Bud” Dykins, 93, of Montoursville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at his residence. He was born March 5, 1929, in Nanticoke, Pa., the son of the late Leonard Joseph and Evelyn Brown Dykins.

Bud graduated from Nanticoke High School in 1946. He also graduated from Bucknell University with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1950.

He was married to the love of his life, the late Lois Kashner Dykins, for 54 years who passed away Oct. 16, 2011. They were married July 3, 1967.

Bud was employed as a chemical engineer at Merck for 20 years and at DER from where he retired.

He was a lifetime member of the Danville Elks. Bud was also a member of the Nanticoke Mason Lodge #332, the Caldwell Consistory and Faith United Methodist Church of Montoursville.

He enjoyed hunting and music. Bud was an avid New York Yankees and New York Giants fan. Bud loved spending time in the kitchen cooking meals with his family. His greatest enjoyment in life was spending time with his family and friends.

Bud is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his aunts and uncles.

A Celebration of Bud’s life will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 11 a.m. at Visneski Funeral Home, Inc., 42 W Mahoning St., Danville, PA 17821 with the Reverend Charles E. Gummo, retired Methodist minister officiating. Friends will be received from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Masonic Rites will be held by the Danville-Mahoning Lodge #224 at 10:45…

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Close-to-home staycation options abound in and around Ohio

        Those of a certain age remember the upbeat ad campaign to “see the USA in your Chevrolet,” encouraging families to use the car to explore this beautiful country.
        That temptation to discover faraway wonders is challenged these days by the reality of gas prices that drain the household budget.
        Staycations – enjoying attractions within easy drives from home – are back in vogue, offering a chance to enjoy the treasures in our own backyards.
        Long ago, a close friend shared his thought that Ohioans should get to know their own state before setting off to more distant horizons. Personally, I enjoy a mixture of near, not so near, and far, but I thought his point was well taken. What we have right here really is very special and it’s hardly a second-best to stay close.
        Some of the great choices, including nearby spots in Michigan and Indiana, are obvious – Metroparks Toledo, Maumee Bay State Park, Put-in-Bay, Cedar Point, the Irish Hills, Imagination Station, the Toledo Zoo, and Toledo Museum of Art.
        Expand the circle a bit more and you can add Indiana’s Pokagon State Park, Mohican State Park and Resort, Henry Ford Museum, and much more.
        It’s likely one of Ohio’s biggest landholders won’t come to mind, even though it should be high on the list.
        The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District is the largest conservancy in Ohio, owners of 54,000 acres scattered along the Muskingum River and some tributaries in a watershed that encompasses 20 percent of the state. The District’s mission is straightforward – reducing the impact of floodwaters and conserving water. But in performing its mission, the Conservancy is able to provide services that are wide and varied, venturing heavily into premium recreation experiences.
        You…

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Probation ahead after Obermeyer accepts plea

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1st Native American treasurer to push economic development

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mohegan Chief Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba, the nation’s first Native American U.S. treasurer, comes from a line of chiefs who instilled in her the need to keep her tribe healthy and to survive.

“It’s our job to leave footprints on the path for those who come behind us — so they may find their way easily,” she said in an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press.

Now Malerba, 68, will bring…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mohegan Chief Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba, the nation’s first Native American U.S. treasurer, comes from a line of chiefs who instilled in her the need to keep her tribe healthy and to survive.

“It’s our job to leave footprints on the path for those who come behind us — so they may find their way easily,” she said in an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press.

Now Malerba, 68, will bring that mindset to two new jobs in Washington: Last week President Joe Biden appointed her U.S. treasurer and overseer of a new Office of Tribal and Native Affairs at the Treasury Department.

As part of the first role, her name will appear on all new U.S. currency. “I hope to sign the currency either Chief Lynn Malerba or Chief Many Hearts Lynn Malerba,” she said, referencing the meaning of her name within her tribe, “Mutáwi Mutáhash.”

In the latter role, she will be thinking of new ways to help tribes develop their economies to overcome challenges that are unique to tribal lands.

“Tribes cannot offer tax incentives on their reservations” in the same way that states and local municipalities would tax economic development, she said. She added that tribes haven’t been able to offer tax-exempt bonds for things like concert halls and golf courses like municipalities can.

Helping tribes…

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Little League: Mountain Top Majors softball tops Pittston

Kendall Mendrzycki tossed four innings of one-hit ball, and finished with six strikeouts to lead Mountain Top over Pittston, 10-0, on Sunday in the semifinals of the District 16 Major Softball tournament.

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Irv Oslin: Healing a broken landscape and broken spirits one step at a time

Irv Oslin  |  Columnist

JUNE 14, 2022, 5:30 A.M. —  Night clung stubbornly to the splintered tree trunks and tangled limbs. Daylight crept slowly across the fallen wires and rain-drenched debris on the ground as if reluctant to reveal the details of what had happened the night before.

I needed a headlamp to penetrate shadows cast by broken pine boughs so I could find the best places along the trunk — mindful that I had just one chainsaw battery. I had to make each cut count if I was to clear the massive pine off the driveway.

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That done, my sense of accomplishment was short-lived. Fallen trees, limbs and wires blocked Bromfield and Hastings East roads for a mile or more. It would be nearly 12 hours before road crews and neighbors cleared enough of a path to reach the main road and civilization. An eerily subdued civilization.

More than a week later, that feeling of numbness remained. The roads were open, power and internet connections restored. Yet stark reminders persisted — tree trunk forests devoid of canopies, gnarled limbs dangling or heaped on the ground, earth scarred by heavy equipment.

When time allowed, I chain sawed my way from mess to mess, surveying the damage, trying to decide what to clear next. And what could wait.

After lines of communications reopened, I was able to compare notes with others, including Larry Smith. He and his wife Elaine own prairies and woodlands in one of the hardest-hit areas — a six-mile corridor between Butler and Perrysville where the worst of the tornadoes ran roughshod across the landscape.

For more than a decade, Larry and Elaine have labored to restore these areas to their natural splendor. They’ve established awe-inspiring showcases…

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New Kids on the Block perform 2 shows at Mohegan Sun this weekend

DETROIT- The New Kids on the Block were still new kids on the block, relatively speaking, when the teenage heartthrobs hit the Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan on Dec. 2, 1989, for not one but two sold-out concerts.

New Kids On The Block members, from left, Danny Wood, Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre and Jonathan Knight pose with fans at an 80’s style roller rink party to celebrate their new single, at South Amboy Arena Rollermagic, on Thursday, March 3, 2022, in New Jersey. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

“Yeah we used to do matinees back then, too,” says New Kid Donnie Wahlberg, who fondly recalls that chilly December day and meeting members of the Bad Boys, including Detroit Pistons coach Chuck Daly, and being pleasantly surprised that they weren’t such bad guys after all (even though they’d disposed of Wahlberg’s Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals the year prior).

It’s now more than 30 years later and the Bad Boys are long gone and so is the Palace, but the New Kids are still hangin’ tough. The Boston boy band has embarked on the latest iteration of their Mixtape Tour, this time featuring fellow ’80s and ’90s hit-makers Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue and Rickroll king Rick Astley.

The tour stops at the Mohegan Sun Arena for shows on Friday and Saturday nights.

Playing arenas, then as in now, is a surreal feeling, Wahlberg says.

“It’s a little bit overwhelming if we really stop and think about it,” says Wahlberg, on the phone earlier this year, along with fellow New Kid Jonathan Knight. “And I think as we get older, we definitely take the time to stop and think about it a lot more.”

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2022 Fireworks Schedule

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Fireworks will soon be lighting up the night sky around northeastern and central Pennsylvania.

Don’t miss a display near you with our annual Fireworks Schedule!

Check back for the latest information as updates are made available.

Bradford County:

7/3, Herrickville, Lent Farm, 9:00 PM

Carbon County:

7/4, Lehighton, 10:00 PM

Centre County:

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Clinton County:

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Columbia County:

7/2, Berwick, Crispin Field, 9:00 PM

7/4, Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg Fair Grounds, 9:00 PM 

7/4, Millville, Millville Little League, 10:00 PM  

7/9, Millville, Millville Community Park, 10:00 PM 

Dauphin County:

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Lackawanna County:

7/1, Newton Township, Abington Heights Middle School, 9:30 PM RAIN DATE: 7/2, 9:30 PM

7/1, Carbondale, City Hall, 9:30 PM

7/1, Moosic, PNC Field, Following RailRiders Game

7/2, Moosic, PNC Field, Following RailRiders Game  

7/2, Moscow, North Pocono Football Stadium, 9:00 PM RAIN DATE: 7/9, 9:00 PM 

7/3, Scranton, Lackawanna County Courthouse, 9:00 PM  

Lehigh County:

7/4, Allentown, Dorney Park, 9:00 PM 

Luzerne County:

7/2, Nanticoke, Nanticoke HS, 9:00 PM RAIN DATE: 7/3, 9:00 PM 

7/2, Wright Township, Municipal Park, 9:00 PM RAIN DATE: 7/5, 9:00 PM 

7/2, Hazleton, City View Park, 9:45 PM

7/4, Wilkes-Barre, Kirby Park, 9:00 PM 

Lycoming County:

7/3, Montgomery, Montgomery Park, 9:00 PM 

7/4, Williamsport, Market Street Bridge, 9:35 PM

7/9, Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore Recreation Area, 9:45 PM 

Monroe County:

7/1, East Stroudsburg, S. Kistler St, 9:00 PM 

7/3, Skytop, Skytop Lodge, 9:00 PM 

7/4, Tannersville, Camelbeach, 9:00…

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