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Small Business Saturday showcases importance of buying local

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Post date November 23, 2021
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When customers support small businesses, NEPA’rogi co-owner Lauren Gorney said they help people like her earn a living.

Gorney and Frank Marcinkowski started the NEPA’rogi food truck around Easter this year and they opened a pierogi business at 579 E. Main St., Nanticoke, next to Tarnowski’s Kielbasa in September.

They started the business after Gorney was laid off from her fundraising job during the COVID-19 pandemic and Marcinkowski, a local musician, also was hit hard by the shutdowns last year.

Since they started NEPA’rogi, Gorney said they have been successful and they are working seven days a week during the holiday season.

“Business is so good that we haven’t been able to keep up,” she said. “We are very aware how hard the food industry was hit by COVID and we are grateful for the support the community is showing us.”

NEPA’rogi is one of the food trucks at “Wonderland,” an outdoor holiday craft market and tree lighting event that will be held on Small Business Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 27 at Forty Fort Cemetery.

Wyoming Valley Ghost Tours is hosting the event that includes more than 40 vendors who are mostly from Northeast Pennsylvania.

John Balucha, who owns Wyoming Valley Ghost Tours in Kingston with his wife, Keriann, said they like to bring people to historic locations in the region and they teach people how to conduct paranormal investigations.

“We always like to get the community involved in everything we do,” Balucha said. “We love supporting local businesses all year long and we wanted to bring attention to Small Business Saturday.”

Small Business Saturday is a day to support local businesses that create jobs, boost the economy and preserve neighborhoods across the country. American Express created the national movement in 2010 to increase sales for small businesses across the country.

At the Small Business Saturday event…

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A celebration in honor of Indian Mission School

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Post date November 20, 2021
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The history of the Nanticoke Indian Mission School is now preserved for all to see. Nanticoke Tribe members hosted a dedication ceremony Nov. 15 for a Delaware Public Archives historic marker in front of the former school along Route 24 east of Long Neck.

The school, which operated from 1921 to 1962, is now the Nanticoke Indian Tribal Center, the administration and cultural center of the Nanticoke Indian Association.

Tribal members were joined by elected, school and municipal officials to commemorate the history of the former one-room schoolhouse.

“We are so proud of the legacy our ancestors left us,” said dedication ceremony chair, former student and emcee Bonnie Hall.

“We are proud of our heritage, but we are also creating history for our future generations. We are alive and we are thriving,” said Nanticoke Chief Natosha Norwood Carmine.

In telling the history of the school, alumna Leolga Wright said it took several years to get a law passed in 1935 by the General Assembly to provide funding to pay the teacher’s salary. The state established the school for Moors and Nanticoke students in grades one through eight in the area.

Prior to the mission opening, students attended school at the present Nanticoke Museum at the intersection of Route 24 and Oak Orchard Road.

“The school was an extended family experience. Many students went on to successful careers. The legacy of the school will live on in the hearts and minds of those who loved it most,” Wright said.

The ceremony incorporated some of the Nanticokes’ long-standing traditions, including a blessing of the grounds by Herman Jackson, presentation of the flags and a round dance.

The Nanticokes established Indian Mission School in 1921, with tribal members building the one-room school to educate Nanticoke students in grades one through eight. The original…

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Salvation Army and Nanticoke Rotary Club teaming up to help those in need

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Post date November 19, 2021
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SUSSEX CO., Del. – The Nanticoke Rotary club and the Salvation Army are teaming up to achieve one common goal, make sure every family is taken care of this Christmas.

We’re told both organizations are dedicated to giving back to their community. This year, a representative from the Salvation Army tells us, they have 75 more families signed up to receive help this Christmas than they did last year.

Between handing on turkeys for Thanksgiving, providing meals, or helping with the angel tree program, both organizations thought it would be better to team up, in hopes of providing meals and gifts to over 200 families.

Capt. Kathryn Alaban with the Salvation Army says, “It’s a huge blessing for us to be able to do this and we’re just so grateful for organizations like Rotary club and others to help us be able to do what we do.” Rob Hemman, Treasurer of the Nanticoke Rotary Club adds, “Again it’s the relationships that you create and through those you find and are able to return and give back to the community.”

If you’d like to help out with the Rotary Club, click here.

If you’d like to give monetarily to the Salvation Army, click here. Or if you’d like to help them provide toys and food for children and families, click here.

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Friedman takes over Nanticoke restaurant

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Post date November 18, 2021
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Well-known restaurateur Rob Friedman of Friedman Hospitality Group purchased Giuseppe’s restaurant in Nanticoke and plans to rename it “Grico’s South.”

The restaurant is temporarily closed, but Friedman said Monday he plans to reopen it Dec. 1, and it will feature some popular dishes from Giuseppe’s as well as Grico’s in Exeter, which he also owns.

He purchased the restaurant and the building at 14 N. Market St. from Steve and Adeline Smith. Joe Ginther formerly operated Giuseppe’s, a pasta, seafood and steakhouse with Italian fine dining that opened in 2019. The building formerly was the site of Tommy Boys Bar and Grill.

Friedman said it will remain a fine dining restaurant with a “little more of an Italian influence” along with featuring popular dishes from Grico’s.

He said he’s excited about operating an upscale restaurant in Nanticoke, which is a new area for him.

“There’s not a lot of upscale dining in the Nanticoke area and I thought this would be a great addition for Nanticoke,” Friedman said. “There are some exciting plans for Nanticoke in the future so that also was attractive to me.”

In addition to Grico’s Restaurant, Friedman owns other upscale restaurants throughout Luzerne County including Rikasa in Pittston, Beaumont Inn in Dallas, Fire & Ice Restaurant in Kingston Twp., Kevin’s Bar & Restaurant in Kingston, Cork Bar & Restaurant in Wilkes-Barre and Bank + Vine in Wilkes-Barre.

Friedman said he thought the Nanticoke restaurant would fit well with the other restaurants in his portfolio. He hopes to add outdoor dining igloos at Grico’s South like most of his other restaurants.

He said he met with the employees at the former Giuseppe’s and most said they are excited to join the new Grico’s South.

Jared Kopetchne, the pavilion chef at the Beaumont Inn, was promoted and will be the executive chef at Grico’s South, Friedman said.

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Friedman purchases eighth restaurant, Giuseppe’s in Nanticoke

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Post date November 17, 2021
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One of the dining areas in Giuseppe’s Rstaurant in Nanticoke that has been purchased by Rob Friedman, who said he will re-name it Grico’s South.

NANTICOKE — Local restaurateur Rob Friedman, of Friedman Hospitality Group, has purchased his eighth restaurant — Giuseppe’s in Nanticoke and will rename the eatery Grico’s South.

Friedman said the restaurant is currently closed and he plans to have it reopened by Dec. 1.

“We are pleased to purchase this restaurant and serve the greater Nanticoke area,”Friedman said. “We will reopen under the name Grico’s South. Grico’s in Exeter has been around for more than 80 years and we plan to offer many of the items featured at Grico’s and also many of the favorites that have been offered at Giuseppe’s.”

Friedman said he has promoted Jared Kopetchne to the position of executive chef at Giuseppe’s. Kopetchne had been a sous chef at the Beaumont Inn in Dallas. He said Sheila Humphrey will be the general manager of the restaurant.

“It’s exciting to be able to offer opportunities for our sous chefs to become executive chefs,” Friedman said.

Friedman said Giuseppe’s will be open Tuesday through Saturday.

He said he purchased the restaurant from Steve and Adeline Smith, who Friedman said have decided to relocate.

“The Smiths approached me to tell me they were relocating and offered this opportunity,” Friedman said. “We are excited that the staff of Giuseppe’s — servers, back-servers and bartenders — have told us they are excited to work at…

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Indian mission school dedicated – 47abc

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Post date November 16, 2021
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MILLSBORO, Del. – State representatives along with members from the Nanticoke Indian Tribe gathered at the Nanticoke Indian heritage center Monday morning to dedicate the building as a historical landmark

We’re told the center used to be a one-room school in the ’60s dedicated to educating Nanticoke Indian Tribe children. However, after it was closed it was used as a heritage and educational center.

The tribe has been working closely with the state to bring light to these historical landmarks that tell the Nanticoke’s story. Members of the tribe say it means a lot to continue to be recognized as an important part of Delaware’s history and culture. “They want to educate the public on how important their presence here after all these centuries meant and what they had to go through just to have their children educated,” says Steven Marz, Director of the state public archives and state archivist.

Meanwhile, Chief Natosha Norwood Carmine tells us, “It’s important to them to know that properly recognized by a marker place here on the property because it gives the meaning that is visible, it is tangible.” She adds, “I just think of our ancestors and if they’re looking down how proud they must be, our elders who couldn’t be here because of the weather. I know they’ll look up and see this on the channels that they see that they’ll be proud and pleased that we were able to accomplish this.”

Chief Carmine also tells 47 ABC, now that the building has been dedicated, tribe members want to build onto it and hold more events for tribe members and community members to continue educating them on their culture and history.

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Leah Kowalski and Scott Tarnowski

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Post date November 14, 2021
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Nanticoke tribe mark Native American Day in Millsboro

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Post date November 13, 2021
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The smell of fry bread and lima bean succotash filled the air at the Nanticoke Indian Museum grounds as tribal dancers, storytellers and drummers interpreted Native American culture last weekend. More than 175 people attended Native American Day, which is always held in early November in Millsboro.

“We do not choose to be storytellers, we are chosen,” intoned Nanticoke interpreter Ragghi Rain. “Our stories are sacred,” she told an assembled crowd of about 100 people as the storytelling program began last Saturday. “Our stories are the truth from what we have lived.”

The Nanticoke people are a Native American Algonquin people who have inhabited Delaware and Maryland for many centuries. They were first encountered by Captain John Smith in 1608 and were originally met with musket fire. The Nanticoke replied with baskets of food, and left warm fires and beads and other gifts as a sign of good faith.

Sterling Street, a tribal elder of the Nanticoke, poses with Beau Harris, a native Dakota Indian who is also a dancer and flute player.

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On Nov. 15, the tribe will place a historic marker at the site of the historic Nanticoke Indian School, which now serves as an education center, and at the Nanticoke Indian Association Center, just a mile farther down Route 24. The Delaware Nature Conservancy (TNC) has also deeded and will also provide a land gift of 31 acres to help expand the two Millsboro-area facilities.

Sterling Street, 78, who is one of the local Nanticoke tribal elders, said, “We are raising funds during our capital campaign to add on to our museum here and our tribal center down the road to have a welcome center and a gift shop. We will have a training room…

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