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Monday, November 30, 2009

Eighty-five year old Ambrose Rex of Mahoning Township husks the corn on his nearly 300 acre farm. Despite his age, Rex works on all phases of farming. Husking occurs every fall after the cooler weather has ended the growing season. Rex said he has no intention of retiring.

Monday, November 30, 2009

New Slatington borough manager hired

Slatington's search for a new borough manager has ceased.

Borough council at its Nov. 24 workshop session appointed Stephen Salvesen, of Hanover Township to the post at a salary of $60,000

Salvesen was chosen from a list of 22 candidates who applied for the position in July.

Contacted this morning – his first day on the job – Salvesen told the TIMES NEWS he looks forward to the challenge.

"I love it; I'm looking forward to getting involved," Salvesen said. "What I bring is experience; I've been a manager before both at the borough and township level."

Monday, November 30, 2009

Neighbors react to save Summit Hill home from fire

andrew leibenguth/special to the times news Fire victim, Brenda Krynock of 251 E. White St, looks over some of the fire damage to her home and back porch.

A fiery disaster was averted in Summit Hill Sunday evening when surrounding neighbors responded quickly to growing flames shooting from the back porch of their neighbor's home.

The home is owned by Brenda and John Krynock.

Around 4:30 p.m. emergency responders and firefighters arrived at a house fire at 251 E. White Street.

When they arrived, they noticed neighbors with garden hoses diligently spraying the back porch, and other neighbors dousing the siding with water.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Harhart announces availability of new militiary license plates

Rep. Julie Harhart (R-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced that a new series of military license plates are being made available by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.

"These license plates are a great way to honor those motorists who have bravely served our country through military service," said Harhart. "Pennsylvania is home to a large population of veterans and this new series of license plates is a small, but fitting, way to recognize these outstanding members of the community."

Monday, November 30, 2009

Children's nature program scheduled

The monthly meeting of the Ranger Rick Club has been scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5, from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Carbon County Environmental Education Center, Summit Hill. Meetings are open to children in grades K-6.

The club meets once a month throughout the school year, with each meeting focusing on some aspect of the natural world. The topic for December's meeting will be "Indoor Fun."

The program is free to CCEEC members. A $5 per child donation is requested of non-members.

The center is located at the west end of Mauch Chunk Lake Park, along the Lentz Trail highway.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Several hurt in SR895 crash

State police at Frackville investigated two crashes along SR895, five-tenths of a mile south of SR443, in East Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, that occurred moments apart and included a pedestrian being hit who stopped to aid persons injured in the initial crash. Troopers said about 1:35 a.m. Scott Reed, 24, of Orwigsburg, was driving a 1998 Ford Explorer southbound when he lost control while negotiating a left curve. The Ford first entered the north lane, then Reed counter-steered to the right causing the vehicle to go off the road and strike an embankment.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Fun facts about the Nutcracker Ballet

- 57 people work backstage to coordinate the scenery, lighting, and costumes during each performance.

- 150 costumes appear onstage in each performance.

- Between 600 and 700 lighting instruments are used in the stage lighting for the production. The Sugarplum Fairy's tutu is made of 7 layers of tulle.

- The giant Christmas tree grows to a full height of 41 feet and weighs 1 ton. The Dewdrop costume is adorned with 65 crystal "dewdrops."

- 62 musicians play in the orchestra for each performance.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Tamaqua police revamp school's emergency notification system

The Tamaqua Police Department has revamped its system for notifying schools in the borough in the event of an emergency situation.

From now on, the Schuylkill 911 Communications Center will notify schools and day care centers in Tamaqua when told to do so by police during a potential crisis.

The move was prompted by a precautionary lockdown requested by Police Chief Dave Mattson for Tamaqua Area High School last Friday morning, Nov. 20, as police investigated an incident in the vicinity of the school.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

There's no such thing as an ugly day

It's mid-day and I've been sitting at my computer for most of it, writing my column and finishing my newspaper assignments.

As soon as I finish writing and send the articles to via E-mail to the newspaper, I call my girlfriends to go to the beach. Jeanne and Linda usually wait for my call, knowing that as soon as I finish writing I want to be outdoors.

But this time, they are not home and my other friends declare that it's "not a beach day." The effects from an offshore storm are kicking up wind gusts are obscuring the sun. Weather predictions call for a stormy day.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

To Dance is to Live

Photo courtesy of Madeline Ligenza The Candy Cane is Madeline Ligenza of Penn Forest Township. For three seasons during the mid 1950s, Ligenza danced in The Nutcracker, choreographed by George Balanchine.

In 1954, Madeline Ligenza was an excited, yet frightened eight-year-old, dressed as a Toy Soldier and readying to lead a squad of Toy Soldiers before thousands of onlookers at the New York City Center.

Ligenza was dancing her first professional role in The Nutcracker, choreographed by George Balanchine.

Now, more than 50 years later, Ligenza choreographs and teaches ballet in Carbon County.

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