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NANTICOKE — The air was filled with the unmistakable sound of ball hitting paddle as the Keystone States Games Table Tennis tournament provided fast action and high drama at the Nanticoke Table Tennis Club on Saturday.

Jack Livingston, the club’s director, said that the club had been open since the early 2000’s, and that the action is always intense when games get going.

“We’ve been in a few different places, we used to be at Odyssey Fitness,” Livingston said. “We have some incredible players here today.”

In all, 23 table tennis competitors signed up for the Games, with a large contingent of them hailing from the Lehigh Valley, all with matching brown Lehigh Valley Table Tennis shirts.

Competitors were separated into age brackets, and the tournament also included doubles and mixed doubles competition in addition to the singles portion of the event.

The Table Tennis Club’s Line Street location isn’t overly large, but the small confines made for a remarkable atmosphere as the tournament got underway Saturday morning.

Four tables were set up in the middle of the room, with room for a few spectators along the back wall and to the side of the room. That way, the players had plenty of room to maneuver and get deep off the table in order to provide themselves an extra split-second to react to an opposing shot.

The action was mesmerizing, to put it one way — rallies that extended on and on, impossible-looking shots from crazy angles and some serves that didn’t seem to be in line with the laws of physics.

Havertown native Frank Roth competed on the first table, losing his first match of the day in a hard-fought contest.

“I’ve been playing for something like 46 years,” Roth said….

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For more than 50 years, I’ve collected Native American artifacts from powwows, craft fairs and the annual holiday market at the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

My enthusiasm stems from the fact that my great-grandmother was the first white woman to settle in Steele County, Minn., and in my teen years, I spent summers at Red Pine Camp for Girls in Minnocqua, Wisc.

One of my favorite childhood trips was attending the outdoor performance of the “Song of Hiawatha” based on Longfellow’s poem and held in Pipestone, Minn. It closed after 60 years, but half a million people saw the pageant, which began in 1948. Thus, it is no wonder that I was fascinated by the lore, history, stories, crafts, art, sculpture, music, dances, fashion and culture of the Ojibwa, Chippewa, Salteaux and others of the Anishinaabe people in the northern Midwest.

And you can imagine how thrilled I was after moving to South Bethany in 1973, that the nearby Nanticokes — one of the two tribes in Delaware (the other being the Lenni-Lenape) — had their own annual powpows and eventually a museum in nearby Millsboro.

But now that I face the challenge of downsizing, I am coping with what actor Harrison Ford listed as one of his goals for 2020 when he recently admitted to Parade magazine that “I want to finally get rid of half the things I’ve accumulated in my life and organize everything. I’m trying to get rid of stuff. It might be useful to somebody else.”

And I’ve discovered that the real secret to parting with things one dearly loves is to find a home where others will take great joy from my collection as well.

The Nanticoke tribe has 550 members in Delaware but 1,500 in the U.S. The Delaware…

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NANTICOKE — It started with four but had been whittled down to two. The onlookers egged on the competitors.

“Push him out of the ring!”

One person couldn’t take the excitement and sprawled out on the floor.

“Owen had a heart attack!” another yelled.

Well, not really. These were healthy grade-school children, and the event stirring up so much heated excitement was actually free of heavy exertion: Teams were using computer pads to control battling robots they had designed and built from the classic snap-together Lego construction toy, animated by the company’s EV3 Mindstorm “intelligent brick.”

“It took us about two days to build ours, and another day to learn to program it,” Samuel Field explained after the robot he had helped create, “Destroyer,” managed to be the last bot standing in this particular bout. “I really think ours will win Friday.”

That would be the last day of the five-day camp (three hours a day) at Luzerne County Community College, and parents are invited to come see what their children learned and built.

But Samuel’s confidence got a little shaken when he noticed Adam and Nick Pokrifka adding sturdy outriggers to their creation, designed to make it harder to roll over and thus become immobile. “Maybe they’ll win!”

Along with building the robots and operating them remotely, the youngsters learned to use special Lego software to program precise movements, so the automaton could follow patterns formed by tape on the floor. Lydia Cain sat in the center of a five-sided figure as her program executed almost to perfection, navigating the three turns with precision and stopping just a bit off the line at the end.

The adult in the room, Leighann Feola-Hartz, explained that each team started with the same…

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Wyoming — A man arrested for stealing more than 100 feet of copper tubing in a greenhouse in Casalda on Saturday also stole a PT Cruiser from a Wilkes-Barre dealer and a bank card from a woman who was staying there. Has been charged as.

Patrick Lee Staley, 53, whose last address is known in Wilkes-Barre but is described as “homeless” in criminal accusations, is clearly identified by surveillance footage as the man who robbed Casalda two days ago. After being identified, he was arrested in Nanticoke on Monday night. ..

Staley is currently being charged with various charges related to robbery and other related crimes by police stations in Wyoming, Nanticoke and Wilkes-Barre.

According to the complaint:

Starry was initially identified by the victim on July 6 as a suspected bank card theft. The victim is a woman Starley stayed in Wilkes-Barre for several months.

The victim last saw his card with the police on July 5, and the day he called the police, a deal was made at Pantry Quick in Hanover Township with $ 201.75 deducted from his account. He said he noticed that.

According to the complaint, the victim’s granddaughter told police that she suspected Starry, who was staying with the victim as a benefit to her downstairs neighbor who was once dating Starry.

Staley appeared at the Wilkes-Barre police headquarters on July 7, accepting the card without permission and allowing him to withdraw $ 200 from the ATM.

The Casalda robbery occurred on Saturday, ten days later, and Wyoming Autonomous Region police chief Chris Mercavich was called into the greenhouse on Monday to investigate the robbery.

Examination of the surveillance tape revealed that a dark-colored PT Cruiser was retreating on the access road leading to the greenhouse.

A man, later identified…

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WYOMING — A man arrested for breaking into Kasarda’s Greenhouse on Saturday and taking over 100 feet of copper piping is also facing charges alleging that he stole a PT Cruiser from a Wilkes-Barre repair shop and a bank card from the woman he had been staying with.

Patrick Lee Staley, 53, with a last known address in Wilkes-Barre but listed as “homeless” in the criminal complaint, was arrested on Monday night in Nanticoke after he was positively identified from surveillance footage as the man who burglarized Kasarda’s two days prior.

Staley is now facing charges from police departments in Wyoming, Nanticoke City and Wilkes-Barre City on various charges relating to the burglary and other related crimes.

According to the complaint:

Staley was initially identified as a suspect in the theft of a bank card on July 6 by the victim, a woman with whom Staley had been staying with in Wilkes-Barre for a few months.

The victim told police that she had last seen her card on July 5, and that on the day she called police, she noticed that a transaction had occured at the Pantry Quik in Hanover Township in which $201.75 had been withdrawn from her account.

The granddaughter of the victim told police that she suspected Staley, who had been staying with the victim as a favor to a downstairs neighbor who used to date Staley, according to the complaint.

Staley showed up at Wilkes-Barre City police headquarters on July 7 to turn himself in, admitting to taking the card without permission and to withdrawing $200 from an ATM.

The Kasarda’s burglary occurred 10 days later, on Saturday, and Wyoming Borough Police Chief Chris Mercavitch was called to the greenhouse on Monday to investigate the burglary.

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Quest Adventures, in collaboration with Delmarva Birding Weekends, is now offering guided paddling tours on historic Broad Creek in Laurel.

Waters once sailed by three-masted Chesapeake Bay schooners known as “sailing rams” are now navigated by a different type of vessel.

The Broad Creek flows into the Nanticoke River, one of the most wild and scenic rivers on Delmarva. The waterways are teeming with birds and other wildlife, and they have a rich history dating back to the First People of the Chesapeake region, the Nanticokes.

Quest Adventures has been a tourism staple in Delaware’s coastal resort area for more than 20 years, creating memories for individuals and families by delivering quality outdoor recreational experiences. The Quest team hopes to continue this success in western Sussex County with six new guided kayak tours that will appeal to nature lovers, history buffs and explorers of wild Delmarva.

Two trips will focus on the birds, flora and fauna of the waterway. A Wednesday, Aug. 25 tour will feature birds, basking turtles and other late-summer wildlife along Broad Creek. As summer transitions to fall, paddlers may discover warblers, vireos and flycatchers migrating south after nesting season. Year-round residents such as bald eagles, great blue herons and wood ducks are often encountered on Broad Creek, as are eastern painted turtles and northern red-bellied cooters.

As the sun sets, a host of animals begin to awaken in the woods and marshes beside the waterway. A twilight tour of Broad Creek Thursday, Sept. 9, will give paddlers an opportunity to look and listen for barred owls and eastern screech owls among the trees.

Tommy Thompson, a local historian and associate member of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe, will lead Saturday paddles set for Aug. 28 and Oct. 2, talking about the history of Broad Creek as it has been…

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Campers at a culinary camp at LCCC learned to slice, dice, sauté, and more.

NANTICOKE, Pa. — “Sprinkles by the handful” was part of the instructions in the cake decorating process as students learned how to bake and decorate cakes during the Luzerne County Community College Kids Culinary Boot Camp in Nanticoke.

For some students, this was the first opportunity to engage in the kitchen and with new friends.

“They are just fantastic,” said chef Instructor Kim McLendon. “They are very attentive, they listen, but they’re eager to just get back out there and just start cooking and just being amongst their friends.”

But many of these chefs say they’re here to learn.

“I’m learning a new skill, and it’s quite fun to do that because I just like to have like a general knowledge of things,” said 14-year-old Luke Colleran of Mountain Top.

“So, I can learn more, and my sister said, ‘Yay, maybe you can make eggs then,'” said 10-year-old Cecelia Cain of Mountain Top.

This boot camp is an opportunity for students to learn about cooking and an outlet for creative expression.

“I’m putting on the sprinkles on the peanut butter, add, like, a little pop to it,” said Cecelia.

“I’m going to make a giant Oreo by putting the vanilla in the middle and then the chocolate on the outside,” explained Luke.

“We allow them to say this is our taste test kitchen. I feel like it gives them that vast knowledge to be able to expand throughout the box and really learn to develop their culinary intuition, which is great,” said McLendon.

Earlier this week, the students learned to make salads and pasta. Next up is pizza, followed by a “Chopped”-style competition in Nanticoke.

The camp at LCCC wraps up at the end of the…

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Edward S. “Baran” Baranowski, 72, of Lake Silkworth and formerly of Nanticoke, passed into eternal life Saturday morning, July 17, 2021, in Residential Hospice, Inpatient Unit, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, following a courageous battle with cancer.

Born on Sept. 5, 1948, in Lehman, Edward was the son of the late Edward C. and Adeline Frankowski Baranowski.

Edward was a graduate of Nanticoke High School, Class of 1966.

A United States Army veteran, Edward honorably served his country for nearly three years during the Vietnam War, attaining the rank of specialist 4th class.

Prior to his retirement, Edward was employed as a driver for C.H. Briggs Hardware Company.

Edward was a member of the Nanticoke Fire Department’s Mowery Hose Company No. 3 and the Nanticoke Ambulance Association, running with Medic 301. Additionally, he was a member of the Lucky 14 Sportsman Club.

An avid outdoorsman, Edward enjoyed fishing, hunting and golfing. His granddaughter, Kaitlyn, was the light of his life, and he was proud of all her accomplishments. He was a great fan of Kaitlyn’s traveling softball team, The Rivercats, attending all her games to cheer her and her teammates on.

Edward is survived by his loving wife, Barbara Katra Baranowski, with whom he celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 10. Also surviving are his beloved daughter, Cheryl Brudnicki and her fiancé, Richard Bohan; his adoring granddaughter, Kaitlyn Brudnicki; his brothers, Richard Baranowski and his wife, Elaine, Nanticoke; and Anthony Baranowski and his wife, Michelle, Nanticoke; his sister, Debra Keener and her husband, Byron, Pittston; his faithful companion, Bella; as well as his nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

The Baranowski family wishes to extend their sincerest thanks to the PCU and ICU doctors and nurses from Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center for their compassionate care of Edward during his final days. They wish to also thank his oncologist…

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