Gift donations (top) to the Susquehanna County Career & Technology Center last year helped countless families in the region. Clients of Interfaith, which services both Susquehanna and Wyoming counties, were among those who that benefited from Cabot’s Holiday Helper Fund this year. This graphic above shows how their share ofContinue Reading
Patrick Sekely’s fully-charged GoPro only lasted for 56 seconds as he began to record his festive flight on a frigid morning bringing holiday cheer to the countryside. Sekely credited fellow flyer Paul Hardy for conceiving the harness to hold the reindeer to his frame. Hardy and friends also caught someContinue Reading
Exhibiting items collected during the Act of Kindness initiative are (above, from left) Larrissa Bacorn, Director of Operations at CHOP, and Barbara Kropelnicki, Branch Manager of Visions Federal Credit Union’s Wysox branch. Submitted Article Visions Federal Credit Union’s Wysox branch delivered hats, gloves, and scarves to CHOP (Children’s Hunger OutreachContinue Reading
SCCTC student ambassadors (above, from left) Jeryn DeLong (carpentry), Morgan Aiken (health care), Joshua MacDonald (welding), and Shelby Funk (cosmetology) proudly display some of the gift items they helped to collect and sort for local families in need. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Susquehanna CountyContinue Reading
Helping to move Christmas gifts on Dec. 13 from the Williams Companies office in Tunkhannock for area children receiving mental and behavioral health services were (top, from left) Tammy Bonnice and Rachel Paulin of Williams, and Michael Hopkins, Kristin Tewksbury, Danielle King and Jamie Smith of Children’s Service Center. Alicia LomascoloContinue Reading
Submitted Article NTRPDC representatives, including (from left) Cynthia Traore, International Trade Program Manager; Melissa Fleming, Deputy Director; Jody McCarty, Workforce Program Administrator; Nancy Kulick, Administrative Support Specialist; and Ethan Sexton, Community Development Program Manager exhibit winter clothing purchased for Kindness Day. In honor of Kindness Day, Northern Tier Regional PlanningContinue Reading
Sabrina Kumar (left) of Fortis Energy, Bill desRosiers of Cabot (top, center), and Rebecca Peterson arrive at the Walmart registers with their carts full of toys. Delivery of the wrapped gifts to the Montrose United Methodist Church, where Interfaith volunteers could sort them, was completed by (above, from left) Santa’sContinue Reading
Lathrop Street School fifth-graders make their selections from the variety of apparel displayed in a temporary shoe story set up in one of their classrooms after being fitted. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Montrose business owner Adam Diaz and family recently sponsored an unprecedentedContinue Reading
Submitted Article/2017 Photos by Rick Hiduk The Tunkhannock community will be transformed into a living Christmas village with the celebration of the 17th Annual Christmas in Our Hometown Friday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 8. The event attracts thousands from northeast Pennsylvania and beyond to see the festive decorations, enjoyContinue Reading
Submitted Article / Photos by Rick Hiduk Would you like to be a “Cookie Elf” for the Dietrich this year? We sure could use 2 dozen or more of your special homemade cookies for our annual Christmas in Our Hometown “Cookie Walk” to benefit the cultural programs at the theater.Continue Reading