The annual Carbon County Hall of Fame banquet will be held on Sunday, May 24 at Memorial Hall in Jim Thorpe.

This year's inductees are:Palmerton - Jan Sosik, Nicole Levandusky, Joe Visnosky Jr., Charles "Biddy" Romig.Lehighton - Carl Wolfe, Wayne Wentz, George Tkach.Jim Thorpe - Mary Gillespie Whalen, Kevin Trice, Scott Kmetz.Nesquehoning - Katherine A. "Kitty" Curry, Anita Misantone, Robert "Bob" Rehatchek, James Agosti, Carl Mikovich.Lansford - Robert D. "Bob" Popik, John "Nini" Kranchick, Edward J. "Moose" Kosciolek.Summit Hill - Brad Miller, Joseph D. Perilli, Gary John Evans.Coaldale - Mike Frendak, Jack Evans, James "Blue" Bonner.Tamaqua - Mike Miorelli, Dave Lehatto, Charles Connely.Following are members of the 2015 Lehighton Hall of Fame class:CARL WOLFEA 1965 graduate of Lehighton High School Carl always considered himself fortunate because it seemed that winning teams followed him around.He was a four-year letterwinner in track and field as a thrower. In his senior year, he placed second in the discus in the in the Lehigh Valley League meet and was one of three Indians to place in the shot put. He qualified for the PA State Meet at Penn State by capturing the District 11 silver medal. He also qualified in the javelin at the District 11 meet, even through the Lehigh Valley League didn't allow that event for safety reasons.Wolfe was a three-year letterwinner in football. A two-year starter, he played guard on offense and outside linebacker on defense. In his senior season, he was selected to the All-Lehigh Valley League first team. The 1964 team he played on was the first LVL football championship since 1924.Carl also lettered in basketball his senior year and received the Daniel Frank Award for scholarship and athletics.He continued his education at East Stroudsburg State College and graduated with a B.S. in Health and Physical Education in 1970. While at ESSC, Wolfe helped lobby to have track and field retained as a sport. As a result, he was in the first class of four-year letterwinners at the school.He was also a three-year starter on the football team under Coach Charlie Reese. Wolfe was a two-time PA State College Conference All-East selection. In his senior year, he was selected to the All-SAC First team as a tackle and to the All PA College/University second team behind Mike Reid of Penn State.Wolfe was selected as the MVP of the ESSC Red/Black Spring Game in his junior year after suffering a severe knee injury prior to the final game of his sophomore season.Wolfe later was honored by East Stroudsburg State College by being named to the All-Decade Football Team of the 1960's.After graduation, Wolfe taught in the Lehighton School District where he co-authored the first adaptive PE curriculum. He also became one of the first certified Sewage Enforcement Officers in Pennsylvania.Wolfe married his high school sweetheart, the former Lynda Rudelitch. They had three sons and a daughter.GEORGE TKACHGeorge Tkach was a dedicated PIAA football and baseball official for over 35 years.Tkach graduated from Lehighton High School in 1950 after winning seven varsity letters in basketball, baseball and football.George worked as a maintenance control officer at the Lehigh Valley Post Office in Allentown and in the spring of 1952, he started working baseball games and added football to his list the following fall. One of the District 11senior officials, in his later years, he still worked 18 to 20 football games a year.Tkach also worked basketball games for 22 years before giving up that sport in 1976, mostly because of his full-time job, where he worked steady night shift.Even though he gave baseball a slight nod over football, he enjoyed the umpire position in football because "you're right in the heart of the thing, you're behind the offensive and defensive lines."Tkach enjoyed cheering for Notre Dame and Alabama on the college football level.Two games he called special as one's he was part of was a Northampton-Whitehall game that ended in a 0-0 tie and the last Coaldale-Lansford Thanksgiving Day battle that Lansford won 6-0.When he began working games in 1952, baseball umpires were paid $5 and only slightly more for football. That fee has skyrocketed today.WAYNE WENTZWayne played baseball in Midget League, Junior League and for the Lehighton High baseball team. After graduating from Lehighton High School in 1965, he played Legion ball for Post 314 before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He served 13 months in Vietnam attached to the 3rd Marine Division in I Corp supplying troops headquartered in DaNang.He served as adjutant for the VFW Post 256 from 2002 to 2013 and is a charter member of the Carbon County Vietnam Veterans organization and was recording secretary for two years. He also served on the Lehighton Area Recreation Commission as the representative from Franklin Township.Since 1981, Wayne has been a member of the Franklin Township Athletic Association and has served as President since 1987. He has coached 27 years in District 18 Little League and Keystone Senior Babe Ruth. He also coached the Carbon County Babe Ruth where he has served as Vice President.During his tenure, Franklin Township Athletic Association has grown in that time from a league with 34 players and three teams to one with 600 players and 49 teams. Wayne worked towards establishing the Russell "Bups" Ahner Memorial Old Timers game which has helped raise over $100,000 for sick or needy children.In 1990, he was voted Citizen of the Year by the Franklin Township Lions club.In 2008, Wayne was awarded a plaque by the U.S. Postal Service when the Little League baseball postage stamp was issued.Wayne served as an assistant District Administrator for District 18 Little League since 1987 and in 2009 was inducted into the Pa. Babe Ruth Hall of Fame. In 2011, he was honored as a Community Hero by Mauch Chunk Trust Co.He currently serves on the Lehighton Area School Board for the past seven years acting as chairperson of the athletic committee and building and grounds committee. Since 2007, he is a member of the CLIU 21 board of directors.He is married to Sharon (Solt) Wentz for 45 years and had two children, Shannon, married to Attorney Robert Frycklund and a sone Ryan, married to Jan (Yenser) Wentz and has five grandchildren.