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Announcements

Thursday, May 24, 2012
Mr. and Mrs. John Meckes

John and Bertha Meckes of Jim Thorpe are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary today.

They were married May 24, 1952 at Christ U.C.C. Church in Jim Thorpe.

Mrs. Meckes is the former Bertha Heckman, daughter of the late Mary and Asher Heckman.

Mr. Meckes is the son of late John Sr. and Suzie Meckes.

The couple has one daughter Renee, wife of Michael Seyfried, Lehighton.

The couple also has twin grandsons, Christopher, married to Rebeka Melber Seyfried of Erie and Gregory of Lehighton.

A family dinner is planned to celebrate the event.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Geffrey Frank Marth and Lisa Diane Rodgers, 720 Iron St., Lehighton.

Andrew Charles Rodgers and Jennifer Nicole Fisher, 255 Avenue B, Palmerton.

Michael Anthony Martin and Sara Jane Zellner, 468 Lake Drive, Nesquehoning.

Jason Roy Rice and Marie Irene Shook, 580 Drift Rd., Palmerton

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Daria M. Astorino and Christopher D. Capone, 45 East Maple Street, Palmyra.

Monday, May 21, 2012

Mark B. Goff and Rosemary Regina Brown, 315 N. Pine St., Summit Hill.

Jonathan Paul Grega and Lynn Erin Kurzawa, 285 Camp St., Bristol, Conn.

Jason Christopher Kreitz and Michelle Lyn Vogt, 137 E. White St., Apt. 1, Summit Hill.

Brendan Paul Whitfield, 1717 Tacoma Court, Apt. K, Allentown, and Maria Joan Martino, 1716 Cedar Hill Drive, Allentown.

Christopher Allen Person Jr. and Shannon Ella Marie Henry, 503 Lansford Court, Lansford.

Nicholas John Smith, 1338 Barrington Drive, Northampton, and Jamie Lee Beers, 407 Gypsy Hill Gardens, Lehighton.

Friday, May 18, 2012
George Rusnock and Monica Adams

The engagement of Monica Adams to George Rusnock, both of Chambersburg, has been announced by their parents.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Amy and Randy Schock of Tamaqua.

The prospective bridegroom is the son of Trudi and Gregory Rusnock of Lansford.

They are planning a wedding for August of this year.

Friday, May 18, 2012
Cory P. Balliet, Esq. and Dr. Megan E. Statkewicz

Dr. Megan E. Statkewicz, formerly of Sylvan Beach, N.Y., is to be married to Cory P. Balliet, Esq., of Nesquehoning.

The couple met through mutual friends in Philadelphia, and were engaged on Cayo Levantado in the Dominican Republic.

Thursday, May 17, 2012
Susan M. Boyle and Kevin A. Kupres

The engagement of Susan M. Boyle, Tamaqua, to Kevin A. Kupres, New Ringgold, has been announced by their parents.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of George and Kathryn Boyle of Tamaqua.

She is a 2001 graduate of Marian Catholic High School and a 2005 graduate of Alvernia University.

She is currently employed as a teacher at Minersville Area Junior-Senior High School.

The prospective bridegroom is the son of Randy and Sue Kupres of New Ringgold.

He is a 2004 graduate of Tamaqua Area High School.

Thursday, May 17, 2012
Ellen E. Blum and Matthew D. Hager.

Mr. and Mrs. John Blum of Haddon Heights, N.J. and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hager of Moosic, Pa. have announced the engagement of their children, Ellen Elizabeth Blum to Matthew David Hager.

The bride-to-be is a graduate of Haddon Heights High School and Moravian College in Bethlehem.

She earned her degree in business management and is the director of Consumer Media at WebMD in New York City.

The prospective bridegroom is a graduate of Palmerton High School and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Sheena M. Booth and Andrew J. Whitacre, 131 Second St., Coaldale.

Leah L. Luchetta, 109 N. Kennedy Drive, McAdoo and Shawn Fenker, 229 W. Sherman St. (rear), McAdoo.

Amy M. Sims and Jonathan S. Palmer, 1125 E. Pine St., Mahanoy City.

Thursday, May 10, 2012
Landon John Schrantz

SCHRANTZ A son, Landon John Schrantz, was born at 5:26 p.m. March 27, 2012 at St. Luke's Allentown, to Kristen and Eric Schrantz of Jim Thorpe.

He weighed 8 pounds, and measured 21 inches long.

The new baby was welcomed home by his big brother, Brody, who is 3 years old.

Maternal grandparents are John and Gloria Otto of Jim Thorpe.

Paternal grandparents are Ed and Alicia Lewis of Jim Thorpe, and the late Carl Schrantz.

Maternal great-grandparents are Jackie and Claudine Otto of Jim Thorpe.