Anniversaries
Friday, March 17, 2023
Richard and Grace Sara (Kistler) Noll celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Sunday, March 12.
Friday, December 16, 2022
PITMAN — Paul H. and M. Arlene (Herner) Lesher will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary Dec. 20.
Friday, April 01, 2022
COAL TOWNSHIP — Mr. Robert Nahodil Jr. and Mrs. Deborah Nahodil will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday. The couple were married April 3, 1982, at Salem United Church of Christ, Coal Township, by the Rev. Sterling Martz.
Friday, March 11, 2022
MOUNTAIN TOP — The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James L. Harring, of Mountain Top, will observe their 70th wedding anniversary on Palm Sunday. They were married April 10, 1952, at the St. Paul Evangelical United Brethren Church in Mount Carmel by the Rev. E.B. Harris.
Monday, September 13, 2021
Mr. and Mrs. Marlin and Sharon (Shalongo) Orner celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday. They were married Sept. 11, 1971, in St. Stanislaus Church, in Shamokin. They have three children and four grandchildren.
Tuesday, August 03, 2021
ELYSBURG — Bob and Anne Marie Devine, of Elysburg, recently had the honor of celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was married July 31, 1971, in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church by the Rev. Joseph Bradley.
Monday, February 15, 2021
MOUNT CARMEL — Ten years ago, Mary J. Snyder, of Mount Carmel, entered a contest in The News-Item by telling the story of how she met the love of her life, Lewis Snyder, and married him on Feb. 11, 1994.
Friday, October 02, 2020
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Troutman Sr., of Wilburton, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary May 23, 2020.
Friday, September 04, 2020
ELYSBURG — Al and Cindy (Parker) Yancoskie celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 11, 2020, with family and friends, at Indian Hills Golf Club.
Friday, August 21, 2020
MOUNT CARMEL — Francis and Mary (née Kealy) Bach, of Mount Carmel, are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
Friday, July 31, 2020
Dale and Christine Fink, of Jersey Shore, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary today, Aug. 1, 2020.
Friday, July 24, 2020
COAL TOWNSHIP — It is with joy that we announce Francis Sr. and Joyce (Burns) Koczur, of 1337 W. Independent St., Coal Township, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a private celebration at noon today.
Friday, July 03, 2020
COAL TOWNSHIP — Ron and Sharon Miller, of Coal Township, celebrated 50 years of marriage on May 30. Celebrations ensued at their anniversary party held at the Warehouse Banquet Facility, in Kupmont, on June 20, which was postponed from its earlier anticipated date of May 30, due to the globa…
Friday, June 19, 2020
It all started with a teen and an ice cream truck. Karl Kort lived in Mount Carmel and held a job selling ice cream. A tip from a friend said there was a pretty little blonde on Poplar Street in Kulpmont who was interested in meeting him. Karl drove his usual ice cream route that day and str…
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
MOUNT CARMEL — Mr. and Mrs David S. Fantini, of Mount Carmel, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 22, 2019. They were married in Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Church by the Rev. Joseph Bradley.
Monday, May 18, 2020
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Buraczeski celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday, May 17, 2020.
Friday, May 08, 2020
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Elliott will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday, May 10.
Sunday, December 15, 2019
KULPMONT — Michael and Bernadette Merlo, of 101 Virginia Lane, will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Merlo is the former Bernadette Madden. The couple were married Jan. 3, 1970.
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Robert E. and Hazel “ZeZe” (Clark) Mazewski celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on July 25. The couple was married July 25, 1959, in St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Sunbury.
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Happy 75th anniversary to Edward and Evelyn Strike, who recently gathered with family to celebrate this milestone. They were married on Dec. 31, 1943, in Elkton, Maryland, while Edward was on a three-day pass from the U.S. Navy. The couple still resides in their home in Mount Carmel and they…
Births
Thursday, March 23, 2023
A daughter, Baylee Isabella Mark, was born Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, Bloomsburg, to Robert and Alexandria Mark, of Shamokin. The mother is the former Alexandria Reed.
A daughter, Blakely Raelynne Frances McGinley, was born at 4:26 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at The Family Place of Evangelical, Lewisburg, to Jamie and Zack McGinley, of Mount Carmel. The mother is the former Jamie Ruzicka.
Engagements
Friday, August 05, 2022
MOUNT CARMEL — Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Montgomery, of Mount Carmel, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Marisa Ann Montgomery, to Andrew Daniel Hasuga, a son of Mr. and Mrs. David Hasuga, of Coal Township.
Tuesday, January 04, 2022
SUNNYSIDE — David and Carol Phillips, of Sunnyside, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Christine Phillips, to David Peter Raymond Huber, of Mount Carmel.
Weddings
Sunday, September 08, 2019
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Sherri Lynn Dreher and Robert Louis Wydra were married Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2019, in a sunrise ceremony on Langdon Beach, Pensacola, Florida.
Friday, October 28, 2022
WEST CAMERON TOWNSHIP — Jared Paul Smink, of West Cameron, and Brandi Lynn Bower, of Shamokin, were joined in marriage on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. The intimate ceremony was performed by Pastor David Butler and witnessed by the couple’s closest family members.
Friday, November 05, 2021
LANCASTER — Stefanie Rae Bressi and Barrett Rea Scott were united in marriage Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, at the Barn at Silverstone in Lancaster. Alli Foroobar, cousin of the groom, was the officiant.
HERSHEY — It seemed as if every time Lourdes Regional made a good play in Friday’s Class 1A girls basketball state championship game, Union Area had a response.
HERSHEY — Sure, there were tears and disappointment following Lourdes Regional’s loss to Union Area in the PIAA Class 1A girls basketball championship game Friday, but the prevailing feeling was pride.
Caitlin Clark scored 31 points and No. 2 seed Iowa shook disappointments the past two seasons and reached the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament with an 87-77 win over Colorado in the Seattle 4 Regional semifinals. After two straight tournaments where Clark’s season ended in the roun…
Crazy Eight: No top seeds among last 8 in March Madness
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Luke Kennard made a franchise-record 10 3-pointers to match his career high with 30 points, Desmond Bane added 25 points and the Memphis Grizzlies clinched a playoff spot after building a 31-point halftime lead and coasting to a 151-114 victory over the Houston Rockets …
The Bowling Green athletic department says a Memphis basketball player has been charged by Bowling Green campus police with assault after punching a Falcons player in the handshake line following a Women’s NIT game. Bowling Green says there is an active investigation and declined to release …
A son, Jax Harry McHale, was born at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, to Kenneth and Gabrielle McHale, of Shamokin. The mother is the former Gabrielle Velez.
A daughter, Kylan Jolynn Pilkerton, was born at 3:24 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, to Bradley and Susan Pilkerton, of Bloomsburg. The mother is the former Susan Brown.
A daughter, MayMarie Ann Gail Minnig, was born Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Pottsville, to Brooke Kruskie and Greg Minnig, of Mount Carmel.
A son, Derreck Reid Lacey, was born Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, at Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, Bloomsburg, to Courtney Lacey and Dade Ballard, of Berwick.
A son, Archie Brett Croker, was born at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, to Adam and Lindsey Croker, of Mount Carmel. The mother is the former Lindsey Petrousky.
A daughter, Maxwell Elizabeth Smith, was born Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at Gesinger Medical Center, Danvilled, to Mike and Meghan Smith, of Kulpmont.
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