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Monday, January 18, 2010

The Concourse Club of Palmerton will honor five Guiding Stars from the Palmerton Area School District.

The Guiding Stars are chosen by a committee of teachers and staff from the Palmerton Area School District. A Guiding Star must be a female, in the top 25 percent of the senior class, and actively involved in school and community activities.

Each honoree will receive a certificate and Guiding Star charm, and one will receive a $500 scholarship in May.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Muniz-Higgins

Jennifer A. Muniz and Matthew J. Higgins

The engagement of Jennifer Ann Muniz to Matthew John Higgins has been announced by her parents.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Timothy and Donna Rossman of Weatherly, and the late Steven Cass. She is a 2000 graduate of Weatherly Area High School and the Harrisburg Area Community College Practical Nurse Program.

The prospective bridegroom is the son of Joseph and Valerie Higgins of Hometown. He is a 1996 graduate of Marian Catholic High School.

A wedding date is set for May of this year.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Harding-Rausch

Jennifer Harding, Danielsville, and Ronald Rausch Sr., also of Danielsville, have announced their engagement.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Bonnie Harding of Bath and the late Wayne Harding.

She is a 1996 graduate of Northampton High School. She is employed by Moravian Hall Square in Nazareth.

The prospective bridegroom is the son of Elenor Rausch, Palmerton, and Ronald Behler, also of Palmerton.

He is a graduate of Palmerton Area High School.

He is employed by Rock Hill Trucking, Catasauqua.

A wedding date has been set for May 21, 2011.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Jessica Sattler and Richard Crowley wed

Jessica Rose Sattler and Richard Magner Crowley, both of Durham, N.C., were married on Oct. 10, 2009 on Bald Head Island, N.C. The Rev. Bruce Meyer officiated at the ceremony held in the island chapel.

The bride is the daughter of Robin and Robert Sattler, Southwest Harbor, Maine, and the granddaughter of Phyllis Koches of Indiana.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Marriage licenses

Maria E.Rowan and Robert D. Nothstein, 48 McComb St., New Philadelphia.

Jacqueline Ann Wade, 840 Water St., Pottsville, and Achilles Serrano, 18 Crest Street, Barnesville.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Parents beware!

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The warnings from the nation's chief product safety officer were unprecedented: Don't give your child any of that cheap metal jewelry you've been hearing about. And don't let your young ones play with it either – those shiny $3.99 bracelets and charms could contain toxic cadmium or lead, almost definitely imported from China.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Birth: Cope

A son, Jeffrey David Cope Jr., was born at 3:39 p.m. on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. 2009, at St. Luke's Allentown to Jamie Lynn Bauder and Jeffrey David Cope Sr., of Lansford.

He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and measured 20 inches long.

The new baby has two older siblings: Jarred Troxell, 5; and Jayden Troxell, 1 1/2.

Maternal grandparents are Deborah and Daniel Dickman of Coaldale. Paternal grandmother is Rosemary Derr of Lansford.

Maternal great-grandparents are the late Russell and Jean Hertzog, Mahanoy City. Paternal great-grandmother is Marian Derr of Lansford.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Jim Thorpe Scout completes Eagle project at area church

STACEY SOLT/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS Chuck Kimmel stands inside St. Joseph's Church in Jim Thorpe, where he recently completed his Eagle Scout project. Kimmel worked to re-cover and add padding to over 160 kneelers in the church.

The congregants of St. Joseph's Church in Jim Thorpe have new kneelers to use during Mass and prayer, thanks to future Eagle Scout Chuck Kimmel Jr., a member of Boy Scout Troop 555, Penn Forest Township.

The church's existing kneelers were worn and had little padding for knees. Kimmel replaced the padding with a thicker foam pad and re-covered each kneeler with a rich, crimson fabric.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Heritage Hill woman celebrates 92 years

Stephanie Anna Palko, a resident at Heritage Hill Senior Community in Weatherly, will be celebrating her 92nd birthday on Jan. 17.

Born in Plainfield, N.J. in 1918, Stephanie has also resided in Perth Amboy, N.J. and Edison, N.J.

She earned her high school diploma and was the head banquet waitress at the Pines Manor in New Jersey and the Sheraton in East Brunswick.

She was married to Michael J. "Mickey" Palko for 30 years.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Marriage licenses

Steven Michael Roberti Jr. and Janet Blair Cross, 110 School St., Jim Thorpe.

David Ralph Walko, 533 E. Church St., Slatington, and Rose Marie Miller, 274 N. Eighth St., Lehighton.

Eric Shawn Michaels and Sarah Ellen Beltz, 410 Preachers Camp Rd., Lehighton.

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