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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.

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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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Nanticoke — The new scoreboard dedication ceremony to commemorate former coach Dandy Stacio has been postponed until September 17 due to electrical problems with the football field.

Distasio died in 2006 at the age of 73.

The late coach’s son, Dan Distacio, said the money donated to the scoreboard was raised through the 13-year Daniel Distacio Memorial Golf Tournament in honor of the coach.

“The funds were used to award scholarships to worthy students in Nanticoke and Crestwood,” said Vistasio. “Over the years, we have been awarded over $ 60,000 in scholarships, after which it was decided that the rest of the money would be donated to Nanticoke, which he remembers.”

After discussions with school officials, Vistasio said the school needed a scoreboard upgrade and the funds were donated to the school.

“The final decision to donate was made by our family, but it is important to understand that donations were made possible only by the generosity, effort and support of many of our friends over the years.” Distasio said. “Without the support of many people, we wouldn’t have been able to donate.”

The Distasio family wanted to clarify the donation process.

Coach Distasio served in the Navy for two years and in the Marine Corps for two years. After earning a bachelor’s degree from King’s College, he continued to earn the same qualifications as a master’s degree.

Distasio has been a teacher at Nanticoke High School for 33 years and a former football coach for 12 years. He also coached women’s volleyball, truck and Wilkes linebackers.

Distasio graduated from Nanticoke High School in 1950, where he played quarterbacks and basketball on a soccer team.

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NANTICOKE — Due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Luzerne County, students in school districts in the Nanticoke area and staff in grade K-8 are required to wear face masks at the beginning of the grade. Start of regular monthly school board meetings on Thursday.

The upper grades have the option of wearing a mask, but it is advisable to do so. A mask is required for all grades of the school bus.

After the meeting, Grebera said last year that a vaccine for young children would soon be approved so that young students could wear masks without problems and they could get protection that could make masks optional. He said he wanted to be done.

Grebera also said that the district’s efforts to bring students from external cyber charter schools back to the district have begun to pay off, with at least 40 students returning to the district so far. He said he expects the number to increase. Over 50 by the time school starts. Most years, the district had about 80 students on an external charter, but last year it surged to about 170.

During the voting session, the board did the following:

• Allowed JHA companies to conduct additional hydrological and hydrological drainage surveys at soccer stadiums at a cost of $ 3,600. Grebera said it was part of a stadium upgrade paid with a state subsidy. There is no immediate drainage problem, but a significant amount of rainwater flows through the pipes towards the stadium. This move is intended to ensure that the system is in place to avoid potential problems.

• Accepted a quote from McGraw Hill and continued the Wonders Reading Series for eight years at a cost of $ 272,465.

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Headlines August 20, 2021

Here are some of the top stories we’re following for Friday, August 20, 2021.

Damian Giletto, Wochit

In response to rising coronavirus case and hospitalization levels throughout the state, hospital systems in Delaware are implementing stricter visitation policies.

ChristianaCare, Delaware’s largest health system, is requiring visitors to show proof of vaccination or a negative test taken within 72 hours to enter its facilities as part of its new visitation guidelines.

The guidelines, which go into effect Monday, limit most patients to one daily visitor and require all visitors to pass a screening for COVID-19 symptoms to be admitted. All visitors must wear a mask.

In a statement, ChristianaCare Chief Operating Officer Sharon Kurfuerst said data and science guided their decision-making process and the spread of the delta variant among people who are unvaccinated has created “significant challenges.”

The delta variant, which is more transmissible than previous strains of the virus, has been the predominant strain in Delaware for several weeks. In the past month, Delaware’s daily case count has increased sixfold. For the first time since late April, Delaware on Thursday reported a seven-day average greater than 300 cases.

BOOSTER SHOTS: COVID-19 booster shots to start soon in Delaware. Here’s why the new shot is needed.

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Aug. 23—NANTICOKE — This year, it’s all about the gridiron

Luzerne County Community College announced the theme of its 29th “The history of Northeastern Pennsylvania” Conference, set for Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m at the Nanticoke Campus’s Educational Conference Center. The theme this year: “Football in Northeast Pennsylvania.”

LCCC President Thomas Leary will begin the program at 9 a.m., followed with opening remarks from Associate History Professor William Kashatus and Luzerne County Historical Society Director Mary Walsh. The keynote session is titled “The Pottsville Maroons and the Stolen NFL Championship of 1925,” presented by Schuylkill County Historical Society director Diane Prosymchak and Vincent Genovese, author of a book with the same title. That presentation is set to run from 9:15 a.m. to about 10:15 a.m.

As the Roman numerals in this February’s Super Bowl (LV) suggest, in 1925 there was no Super Bowl, or any NFL championship game. The title went to the team with the best record, and the Pottsville Maroons claimed that distinction. But the league president disqualified the team and rescinded it’s NFL rights, giving the title to the Chicago Cardinals (later St. Louis, now Arizona Cardinals).

At 10:15 a.m., the conference will have author George Paulush present “Zeus and the Boys: Wilkes College Football, Coach Rollie Schmidt and Their Historic Winning Streak,” followed by John Zimich on “covering the High School Gridiron” at 11:30 a.m.

The afternoon involves a panel discussion dubbed “National Football League — Past and Present,” with panelists including Greg Skrepenak, Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers: 1992-1997; Matt McGloin, Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans: 2013-2017; and Bill Bradley, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Cardinals: 1969-1977.

Free and open to the public, the conference is sponsored by the LCCC social science/history department and the Luzerne County Historical Society. For more information Janis Wilson Seeley at LCCC at…

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Lisa Baurys Haywood, 57, of Camp Hill, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, after a tough four-year battle with mucosal melanoma cancer — she never gave up fighting it. Lisa was born in Nanticoke on April 15, 1964, to Eugene and Maxine Paveletz Baurys.

She graduated from Greater Nanticoke Area High School, Class of ’82, earned her BA in communications at Mansfield University and her master’s in education at Penn State University. For the past eight years until the time of her passing, Lisa found great joy in teaching English, history and geography at Harrisburg Academy, where she was beloved by her students and fellow teachers.

Lisa was a teacher, but she also considered herself a lifelong student and was always determined to learn from others. Prior to becoming a stay-at-home mom for 17 years, she worked in public relations and communications at numerous firms. Lisa performed professionally at Open Stage of Harrisburg and Gamut Theatre for a number of years. Lisa loved being with her family and friends. She was passionate about reading, dancing, acting, running, hiking, biking and camping. She also led Zumba classes at the West Shore YMCA. Lisa was tireless and full of energy and brought joy, beauty and laughter to the lives of all who knew her.

Lisa is survived by her husband, Mark; daughter, Kathryn; son, Lucas; parents; sister, Jennifer Levering and husband, Daniel; nephews, Derek Ezra, Andrew Zook and Matthew Zook; and nieces, Jacki Ezra and Sydney Levering.

Memorial services will be held privately with her family. A public celebration of Lisa’s life will be announced and held at a future date.

In lieu of flowers, Lisa’s family requests that donations be made to the Lisa Haywood Memorial Scholarship Fund at Harrisburg Academy — donations may be made out to “Harrisburg Academy”…

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A job advertisement appeared in the Wyoming Herald newspaper in Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 7, 1829, seeking 200 “stout, able-bodied” laborers to construct the Nanticoke Dam.

The job ad sought “steady, sober and industrious men.”

A week earlier, the Board of Canal Commissioners met in Harrisburg on July 30, 1829, to discuss the construction of the Nanticoke Dam inquiring if the dam would be strong enough to withstand the mighty Susquehanna River.

The Nanticoke Dam was built seven feet height extending across the river between West Nanticoke and Nanticoke, with the pool of water used to fill the yet-to-be constructed North Branch Canal from Nanticoke to Wilkes-Barre. The canal was built along the river shore and snaked through Wilkes-Barre where it exited back into the river at today’s location of the Luzerne County Courthouse.

A guard lock was built just north of the dam to control water levels in the canal.

Once the canal opened in 1831, arks and barges began transporting coal from collieries, lumber from mills and produce from farms in the Wyoming Valley to the bigger cities.

“A journey hence to the city of New York or Philadelphia will be a matter as familiar as a joy to the Nanticoke dam,” the Republican Farmer and Democratic Journal reported Jan. 23, 1833.

With the dam forming a deep pool of water on the river, landowners along the river were quick to realize their properties increased in value. Many sold their lands to mine companies and railroads.

“For sale a tract of land in Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, containing 47 perches. A mine has been opened upon the property at a vein 18 feet thick. The opening of the mine is three-quarters of a mile from the pool formed by the Nanticoke…

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