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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

2010 Carbon Co. Expo at Penn's Peak

VICTOR IZZO/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS Keith Bellhorn (left) and Bob Stevenson staff the booth of the Muach Chunk Historical Society during the 2010 Carbon County Expo being held at Penn's Peak on the Maury Road in Jim Thorpe.

The two day event of the 2010 Carbon County Expo is now ongoing at Penn's Peak on the Maury Road in Jim Thorpe.

The Expo opened from 3 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20th and continues today.

Admission and parking are free and there are a lot of giveaways and free prizes for visitors,

The 58 vendors attending the Expo range from for-profit businesses to non-profit organizations offering attractions, health care, banks, attorneys, and everything in between.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Winners announced for annual Palmerton Library bookmark contest

ELSA KERSCHNER/TIMES NEWS Valerie Solt, 6, placed first in the Palmerton Library's bookmark contest. She was entered in the preschool and kindergarten age group.

Sixty entries were received in the annual bookmark contest held by the Palmerton Area Library.

Librarian Diane Danielson said all schools in the district plus preschoolers and homeschoolers wer invited to participate.

The winning bookmarks are printed and handed out throughout the year.

Winners, beginning with first place, are: Preschool and kindergarten - Valerie Solt from Parkside Elementary, Emma Martinez from Charlie Brown preschool and Kierra Pfaff from Towamensing Elementary.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Walk MS will be held at West End Fairgrounds

The Walk MS will be held on Sunday, April 25 from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. at the West End Fairgrounds in Gilbert.

The proceeds will benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to find a cure for MS.

If you would like to participate, or donate, contact 215-271-1500, email PAE@NMSS.ORG or log on to the website, Greater Delaware Valley Chapter website.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Teacher transition questioned by educator

TERRY AHNER/TIMES NEWS Gayle Behr, an all-day kindergarten teacher at the Parkside Education Center, on Tuesday distributes copies of the letter she wrote to the Palmerton Area School Board. In it, Behr, who plans to retire at the end of this school year after 33 years in the district, said that while she understood the manner in which the number of classrooms were reduced at particular grade levels, as well as the transfer of teachers from one grade level to another at the S.S. Palmer Elementary School, she didn't agree with the way it was done and how so many people were affected.

A tenured educator in the Palmerton Area School District has taken the district to task over the manner in which it handled a transition at one of its elementary buildings.

The matter came to light under the public comment portion of the school board's meeting on Tuesday, when resident Tony Papay read a copy of a letter written by a teacher who said she wasn't allowed the courtesy to speak at last month's board meeting.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Four placed in probation program

Four first time offenders in the criminal justice system were placed in Carbon County's Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition (ARD) probation program on Tuesday.

If a person who successfully completes all the conditions of the program their record is wiped clean. However, if they fail to complete the program and are revoked from it, the Commonwealth reserves the right to prosecute them on all pending charges. A person does not admit guilt in entering the program.

Senior Judge Richard W. Webb placed the four, all for one year, unless otherwise noted.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Students, parents protest principal's retirement

Palmerton Area School District's decision to accept the retirement of an elementary school principal has been met with resistance by several residents and students.

The school board on an 8-0 vote Tuesday approved the irrevocable retirement notice from Gary Bruch, principal of Towamensing Elementary, effective Oct. 4, 2010. Director Darlene Yeakel was absent.

Prior to the board's vote, several members of the audience urged them to refrain from a vote on the matter, and, instead, encouraged them to meet with Bruch so that he may potentially reconsider his stance.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Eagle Rock Resorts record sale of lots

Eagle Rock Resorts Company, Hazleton, recorded in the Schuylkill County Courthouse sale of lots in its subdivisions located in East Union and North Union townships. Lots were sold to the following:

Gregory R. King, Hopatcong, N.J., lot in WSS Subdivision, Eagle Rock Resorts, East Union Township, $10 (full consideration $74,950).

Leslie P. Walters, Flanders, N.J., lot in WSS Subdivision, Eagle Rock Resorts, East Union Township, $10 (full consideration $46,657).

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Drug dealer sentenced to jail term

A Carbon County drug dealer was sentenced to a county prison term on Tuesday.

Ian Cheign Curtis, 23, of Lansford, was sentenced by Senior Judge Richard W. Webb to serve 10 to 20 months in prison followed by two years of probation.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Cale Sanderson talks wrestling with PV wrestlers

From March 22-26, the National High School Coaches Association Wrestling national competition was held in Virginia Beach, VA. There were wrestlers from every state participating in the tournament, including wrestlers from Pleasant Valley High School. While there, they met wrestling legend, Cale Sanderson. Left to right: Joell Toledo, the Cookie Man, David Gehr, Jordan Toledo, Cale Sanderson, Sean Bianco, George Bastian, Aaron Brewer, Mike Dahlstrom and Hunter Diehl. Hunter Diehl finished 8th in the United States in the 189 Pound Freshman Division.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Carbon County Senior Games practices set

Carbon County Senior Games practice sessions have been announced.

They will take place for participants on Friday, April 23, and 30, from 9 to 11 a.m., at the Lehighton Recreational Center, Eighth and Iron streets.

The games, slated to take place May 4 to May 13, include basketball, pool, darts, ping pong, shuffle board, bean bag toss, horseshoes, swimming, miniature golf, softball throw, one-mile walk, dancing, bingo, and more.

Sign-ups for the Carbon County Senior Games will also be held this month.

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