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Sports Calendar: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Kulpmont Football/Baseball Association Meetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Coal Runnings Running club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking lot. Open to runners of all ages. More on Facebook at (read more)
Santino Ray
Santino Ray Torres A son, Santino Ray Torres, was born at 4:43 p.m. June 3, 2013, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, to Ramon and Cassandra (Veazey) Torres, of Shamokin. The baby weighed 9 pounds, 12 ounces, and was 21 inches in length. (read more)
Ella Marie Maskowski
Ella Marie Maskowski A daughter, Ella Marie Maskowski, was born at 3:46 p.m. May 24, 2013, at Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg, to Scott and Cory Maskowski. Grandparents are Betty Maskowski, of Shamokin, and Roger and Alice Satteson, of Milton. (read more)

Engagements
Engagement: McGovern-Osevala
Photo: N/A, License: N/A Vince and Dolores McGovern, of Somerdale, N.J., announce the engagement of their daughter, Melanie, to Anthony Osevala, a son of Ron and Mary Lou Osevala, formerly of Shamokin. The future bride is a 1998 graduate of Triton Regional High School, Runnemede (read more)
Engagement: Janoka-DeAngelo
Photo: N/A, License: N/A Mr. and Mrs. Michael Janoka Sr., of Marion Heights, announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Marie, to Jeffrey DeAngelo, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles DeAngelo, of Roaring Brook Township. The bride-to-be is a 2005 graduate of Shamokin Area Junio (read more)

Weddings
Sports Calendar: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Kulpmont Football/Baseball Association Meetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Coal Runnings Running club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking lot. Open to runners of all ages. More on Facebook at (read more)
Sports Calendar: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Kulpmont Football/Baseball Association Meetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Coal Runnings Running club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking lot. Open to runners of all ages. More on Facebook at (read more)
Sports Calendar: Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Kulpmont Football/Baseball Association Meetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Coal Runnings Running club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking lot. Open to runners of all ages. More on Facebook at (read more)
Jepko - Snyder
Photo: N/A, License: N/A Jessica Ann Jepko and David R. Snyder III were united in marriage at noon Saturday, June 9, 2012, in Divine Redeemer Church, Mount Carmel. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. John Szada. Music for the ceremony was provided by Bill Sugrue and Karen S (read more)
Carpenter - Anskis
Photo: N/A, License: N/A Mark Anskis Jr. and Lindsay Carpenter were united in marriage June 24, 2012, in Sea Bright, N.J. The ceremony, performed by the Rev. Paul Mayer, was at Windows on the Water at the Surfrider Beach Club. The bride is a daughter of Ray and Julie Carpenter, (read more)

Anniversaries
Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Edward O'Brien
SHAMOKIN - Mr. and Mrs. Edward O'Brien, of 108 S. Vine St., are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary today. The couple were married June 5, 1943, by the Rev. Ernest Wieprecht in St. Stanislaus Church, Shamokin. Mrs. O'Brien is the former Dorothy Te (read more)
Mr. and Mrs. Stroble
Photo: N/A, License: N/A MOUNT CARMEL - Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stroble, of 657 W. Fifth St., Mount Carmel, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, May 4, 2013. They were married in the First United Methodist Church, Kulpmont, by the Rev. J.B. Timlin. Mr. Stroble is a son (read more)

Church News
With God, our end is only the beginning
It's a common misunderstanding that commencement exercises at high schools and universities commemorate the end of something and not the beginning. It is true that the years of preparation leading up to graduation are celebrated, while there is a touch o (read more)
Church News: Saturday, June 15, 2013
All Saints All Saints Evangelical Lutheran, 12th and Scott streets, Kulpmont. Pastor - The Rev. Alfred J. Bashore. Worship service with word and sacrament - 9 a.m. Participants - Richard Kovach, communion assistant and acolyte; Marsha Karnes, altar guild (read more)
Church News: Saturday, June 8, 2013
All Saints All Saints Evangelical Lutheran, 12th and Scott streets, Kulpmont. Pastor - The Rev. Alfred J. Bashore. Worship service with word and sacrament - 9 a.m. Participants - Richard Kovach, communion assistant and acolyte; Marsha Karnes, altar guil (read more)
God's love is timeless
It was a truly sublime moment. Looking out the back door to the garden at my parents' home, the early June evening was beautifully illuminated by the candles. Seated at the candlelit tables were family and friends gathered to celebrate the 40th wedding a (read more)
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All Saints All Saints Evangelical Lutheran, 12th and Scott streets, Kulpmont. Pastor - The Rev. Alfred J. Bashore. Worship service with word and sacrament - 9 a.m. Participants - Richard Kovach, communion assistant and acolyte; Marsha Karnes, altar guild (read more)

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