Meghan Hoppe and Doug Wiser

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hoppe of Nanuet, NY and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Wiser of Brackney, PA are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, Meghan and Doug. The couple first met at Misericordia University. A September wedding is planned at the Bryn Mawr Mountain Resort in Honesdale.

Kaleb Shimer, son of Felicia Scrivner and Karl Shimer, of Susquehanna made it to Eastern Nationals and placed 3rd in Salisbury, Maryland on May 3, 2015.

Kaleb Shimer

Kaleb is now a third place All American Wrestler in his age and weight class of 75 pounds. Kaleb worked very hard to make it this far, practicing 4 nights a week in Norwich, NY with his team, The Gladiators.

He would like to thank his head coach, Steve Spratley and all his other coaches and teammates for helping him get this far.

Congratulations Kaleb!

On Saturday, April 25th, 2015 the Susquehanna Borough Council, as well as several generous community volunteers (over twenty-three volunteers), spent the morning and early afternoon cleaning up trash from the roadways, sidewalks, and park areas within Susquehanna Borough.

Pictured are the residents of Susquehanna Borough who participated in the Great American Cleanup.

In all, volunteers collected approximately sixty-five bags of trash as well as other items that had been dumped along the roads for the 2015 Great American Cleanup. For this event, volunteers were provided (by PennDOT) gloves, vests, garbage bags, and trash disposal to aid in the community cleanup event, a program sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Linda Truman, elementary special education teacher, and Thomas Cantone, custodian, received the Lauretta Woodson Awards for an educator and a support staff member at the Montrose Area School District school board meeting on May 11.

The award is named for Dr. Lauretta Woodosn, who was a prominent Pennsylvania educator and an active member of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees (PASR). She left a bequest to honor those who have exhibited creativity, initiative, and productivity relative to the learning process and growth of children and who have had a positive influence on the learning process.

Pictured (l-r) are Bob McNamara PASR President, Ellen Holdredge PASR, Thomas Canton, Linda Truman, John Manchester PASR.

Ellen Holdredge, Educational Support chairperson of the Susquehanna Chapter of PASR presented the awards, assisted by Gary Parker, president elect of the state PASR, Bob MacNamara, president of the Susquehanna Chapter, and John Manchester, president elect of the Susquehanna Chapter.

Linda Truman has been a dedicated special education educator for 36 years. During that time, she has helped countless students maximize their academic potential. By working with parents to understand the transitioning of their children to the junior senior high school, she has helped to ease that adjustment. Mrs. Truman has worked for the betterment of her students.

Receiving the Woodson Award for support staff was Thomas Cantone. He is the custodian at the Lathrop Street Elementary. It takes a village to educate a child and Mr. Cantone is a big part of that village. He knows the names of many of the students and exhibits a positive attitude as he works. His has helped create a clean and happy environment for students, faculty, and community members who use the facility. He strives to make Lathrop Street Elementary a great place to be.

Both Truman and Cantone exemplify the goals of the Woodson Award. Each received a framed certificate, a medal, and a restaurant gift card. They are dedicated individuals who have had positive influences on the elementary students in the Montrose Area School District. The Susquehanna Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees (PASR) was pleased to honor them with these awards.