Montrose Education Association (MEA) was forced into the position of withholding their services starting Tuesday, March 29. The MEA met in good faith with the school board to work out some final issues on the new contract and avoid the work stoppage on March 29. Unfortunately, the school board, led by their chief negotiator instead offered a different contract proposal that was regressive and unfair to the educators.

James Maria, PSEA Representative said, “MEA was pretty clear that they wanted to work out solutions with the school board last night and avoid the strike. Unfortunately, we believe the school board’s chief negotiator, Attorney John Audi led them in another direction and a wrong direction.”

Maria stated, “Basically, the school board had asked MEA a while ago to consider a deal that would fund salary increases and improvements through savings from a change in health care plans. The simple idea was to take the savings from the new plan and use them to pay for increases to salaries in the district. After months and months of work that brought the sides remarkably close to a new contract, the school board changed course with its regressive contract offer.”

“Unfortunately, the long delays between negotiating sessions and the reluctance of the board to embrace its own plan have made it impossible to realize any savings in health care for the current school year. The direct consequence of the many delays is that there is no savings in health care to be realized this year. The board has abandoned a potential savings of $583,000 by saying it is too late to change plans this year. They blame the teachers for not accepting the board’s offers. They need to take responsibility for their own actions. We know that MEA’s contract proposal is fair, reasonable and an affordable deal. We will continue to try to reach a settlement that is fair to all. We ask that you encourage the board to do the same,” said Maria.

President of the Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains, recently presented a check for $750.00 to the Susquehanna County Career & Technology Center to support the expenses of the Practical Nursing program. The donation was due to the generosity of Mr. Joseph Yakoski, in memory of his beloved wife, Diane. Diane was a LPN and worked locally for many years at Tyler Memorial Hospital. Her love and devotion to helping people was clear to all who had the pleasure of knowing her.

Pictured (L-R) are: SCCTC Financial Aid Coordinator Mrs. Tammi Mowry, Community Foundation President Mr. Peter Quigg, Mr. Joseph Yakoski, Dr. Alice M. Davis, SCCTC Executive Director.

Diane would be honored to know that this permanent endowment will provide annual support to a program that trains local students who also aspire to devote their lives to this selfless profession. Hopefully this endowment will have the same impact on the recipient as Diane had on her patients’ lives.  This new endowment is similar to two others managed by The Community Foundation that provide similar support to The Career and Technology Center.  The Bondurant Family Fund assists with the expenses of the Automotive Department and the Jane & Leopold Schreiber Fund assists with the expenses of the Culinary Department. 

Dr. Alice M. Davis, Executive Director at the SCCTC, stated, “I can’t thank Mr. Yakoski enough for his support of the SCCTC Practical Nurse program. The Diane Yakoski Fund will surely make dreams come true for our nursing students as they embark on their professional journeys.”

The Following Are To Appear In The Court Of Common Pleas, Susquehanna County Courthouse (Large Courtroom), Montrose, Pa, On The 4th Day Of April 2016, At Nine O’clock A.M. (9:00 A.M.)

Ararat Township: Maria Bianco

Auburn Township: Virgil Root

Bridgewater Township: Marion Darrow, Elizabeth Hawley

Brooklyn Township: Mary Williams

Clifford Township: Matthew Allen, Kim Bostjancic, Peter Freely, Daniel Hamil, Mary Hoehing, Danielle Parisot

Forest Lake Township: Louis Harasymczuk

Gibson Township: James Canfield, Barbara Maxon - Dewolfe, Janice Major

Great Bend Borough: Cheryl Tomeo, Mary Chamberlain, Scott Preston, Gary Stone

Hallstead Borough: Charles Snedaker

Harford Township: Thomas Manley, Brian Sanauskas, Della Whitaker, Amie Yasnovitch

Harmony Township: Margaret Price

Herrick Township: William Allen

Hop Bottom Borough: Karl Barrows

Jackson Township: Kenneth Burnett, Helen Semko

Lenox Township: Daniel Colachino, Leonard Hanas, Garrick Hicks, Adam Manzer

Liberty Township: Katina Dennison - Bennett, Brenda Daniels, Renee Garner

Little Meadows Borough: Paula Macey

New Milford Township: Harriet Cronk, , Thomas Edward Scott, Elizabeth Updyke,

Oakland Borough: Joyce Dibble, Jack Rieman,

Oakland Township: Jeffrey Boughton,

Rush Township: Gary Douglas, Brian Manzek

Silver Lake Township: Susan Novak , Robert Snyder, Karl Wimmer

Susquehanna Borough 2nd Ward: Nancy Norton,

Bench Warrants

The Susquehanna County Domestic Relations Section has outstanding Bench Warrant’s for the following individuals as of 10:30 a.m. on march 18, 2016.

Tonya S. Birchard, Edwin Blaisure, Michael J. Burger, Melanie M. Button, Brian N. Carter, Donald G. Darrow, Christopher M. Dudock, David J. Fischer, Morgan A. Garcia, Vincent Gordon, Jonathan L. Hollister, Christopher M. Kuiper, Todd J. Layton, Charlie J. Legere, Peggy J. Mills, Timothy Murray, Cindy Pellew, Desiree L. Shifler, Jason L. Shores, Jerome W. Slick, Marcus E. Spickerman, Christopher D. Taylor, Jarred Tennant, James E. Turcotte, Robert C. Walter II.

Please contact the Domestic Relations Section at 570-278-4600 ext. 4050 with any information on the location of these individuals.

Deeds

Sandra L. Wood (ESTATE) to Rosemarie Weber, in Choconut Township, for $30,000.00.

Chad & Shelly Hollenbeck to Swain Hollenbeck, in Brooklyn Township, for $200,000.00.

John Sholtiss to Larry A. & Laura A. Biesecker, in Oakland Township, for $14,500.00.

Lanny C. Russell (AKA) Lanny Russell to Lanny Russell Family Limited Partnership, in Middletown Township, Forest Lake Township, Franklin Township & Liberty Township, for $1.00.

Joseph R. & Trudyann V. Robertson to Joseph R. Robertson (TRUST), Trudyann  V. Robertson (TRUST) & Joseph R. & Truidyann V. Robertson Family (TRUST), in Bridgewater Township, for $10.00.

Robert J. Burns to Robert Burns & Susan McFadden, in Susquehanna, for $1.00.

David J. Pitti (BY TAX CLAIM BUREAU), Joseph Alongis (BY TAX CLAIM BUREAU) & Susquehanna County Tax Claim Bureau to Thomas Petroski, in ThompsonTownship, for $1.00.

Citimortgage Inc. (BY TAX CLAIM BUREAU) & Susquehanna County Tax Claim Bureau to Natural Gas Winds LLC, in Hop Bottom Borough, for $16,000.00.

Liliana Benites (BY TAX CLAIM BUREAU), Charles J. Woodkotch  (BY TAX CLAIM BUREAU) & Susquehanna County Tax Claim Bureau to Denise Bloomer, in Middletown Township, for $1,983.15.

David Durko Sr. to David Durko Jr., in Herrick Township, for $1.00.

David Durko Sr. (ESTATE) to David Durko Jr., in Herrick Township, for $1.00.

David Durko Sr. (ESTATE) to David Durko Jr., in Herrick Township, for $1.00.

David L. & Margaret J. Baker to Midnite Mine LP, in Forest Lake Township, for $1.00.

David L. & Margaret J. Baker to David L. & Margaret J. Baker, in Forest Township, for $1.00.

David L. & Margaret J. Baker to Midnite Mine LP, in Harmony Township, for $1.00.

David L. & Margaret J. Baker to David L. & Margaret J. Baker, in Harmony Township, for $1.00.

Joseph C.Dewy to Derek & Ashley Guiton, in Springville Township, for $50,000.00.

Aldus Halteman,Arlin Freed, Ronald Halteman, Floyd Kratz (AKA) Floyd H. Kratz & Scott Kratz to Arlin Freed, Ronald Halteman, Floyd Kratz & Scott Kratz, in Rush Township, for $1.00.

John A. Tracz to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, in Susquehanna, for $1,866.69.

Douglas Browne (BY SHERIFF) & Denise Allen (BY SHERIFF) to JPMorgan Chase Bank, in Clifford Township, for $1,180.38.

Donald R. Simpson, Suzann M. Simpson (AKA) Suzanna M. Simpson, in Dimock Township, for $1.00.

Timothy Gardner, Cory Gardner & Sandra Gardner to Stone Hill Minerals Holdings LLC, in Lenox Township, Gibson Township & Harford Township, for $10.00.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. & Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust to Joseph Ryan McLean, in Lathrop Township, for $40,000.00.

Peter & Barbara Coppola to Peter & Barbara Coppola, in Ararat Township, for $1.00.

Helen Marie DuDek to Helen Marie DuDek & Mary Lee Wood, in Forest Lake Township, for $1.00.

Edward & Agnes Alllred to Bremer Hof Owners Inc., in Herrick Township, for $0.00.

Joseph Turcotte (BY TAX CLAIM  BUREAU), Joanna Turcotte (BYTAX CLAIM BUREAU) & Susquehanna County Tax Claim Bureau to BB Land Holdings LLLC, in Forest City, for $7,100.00.

Dena D, Wagner to Stephen M. Wagner, in Herrick Township, for $1.00.

Lawrence M. Roper to Lawrence M. & Greta Roper, in Clifford Township, $1.00.

Paul & Carol A. Oleyar to Paul Oleyar, Carol A. Oleyar & Paul M. Oleyar, in Jackson Township, for $1.00.

HSBC Bank USA to Barry & Marvis Searle, in Clifford Township, for $20,000.00.

George J. DeBella to Raymond C. & Alice M. Davis, in Dimock Township, for $95,000.00.

Margarete R. Young (ESTATE AKA) Margaret R. Young (ESTATE) to Charles W. Young, in Forest Lake Township, for $1.00.

Denise Lynn Visavati-Freeman (AKA) Denise Lynn Visavati Freeman & Wesley Freeman to Loren D. Welch, in Dimock Township, for $13,500.00.

Rocco S. Centonzo to Elwood Enterprises LLC, in Uniondale Borough & Herrick Township, for $56,800.00.

Carol Barnes to Christoper D. Rockwell, in Harmony Township, for $10.00.

Martha A. & Jeffery W. Broad to Mark D. & Christine E. Jones, in New Milford Township, for $1.00.

Mark D. & Christine E. Jones to Martha A. & Jeffrey W. Broad, in New Milford Township, for $1.00.

James M. & Norma J. Greene to James M. Greene (TRUST BY TRUSTEE) & Norma J. Greene (TRUST BY TRUSTEE), in New Milford Township, for $1.00.

George Dale Howell to Carlton T. Spare Jr., in Gibson Township & Ararat Township, for $100,000.00.

Gallatin Natural Resources LLC to MAP2015-OK, in Lenox Township, for $10.00.

Gallatin Natural Resources LLC to MAP2015-OK, in Harmony Township, for $10.00.

Gallatin Natural Resources LLC to MAP2015-OK, in Middletown Township, for $10.00.

Gallatin Natural Resources LLC to MAP2015-OK, in Jessup Township, for $10.00.

Carlton & Constance Colwell to JAKABO LLC, in New Milford Township, for $35,500.00.

Diane L. & Randy J. Worobey to Andrey & Anna Grankina, in Ararat Township, for $405,000.00.

John P. & Karen M. Hoffman to Adam K. Millard & Ashley N. Skiba, in New Milford Township, for $115,000.00.

John C. Hawley, Elizabeth C. Hawley, Clayton Swartz, Elizabeth Swartz (AKA) Elizabeth H. Swartz, in Jessup Township, for $100.

David N. & Jane N. O’Brien to Phillip O’Brien, in Forest Lake Township, for $1.00.

Joseph J. Sanauskas (ESTATE AKA) Joseph Sanauskas (ESTATE) to Dale Sanauskas, Shelley Sanauskas & Brenda Vanvleck, in Hop Bottom Borough, for $0.00.

Marcellus TX Mineral Partners LTD to Appalachian Basin Minerals LP, PENNMARC Resources II LP, Wildes Mineral Interests LLC & McCrow Energy Partners II LLC, in Great Bend Township, for $5.00.

Anthony Gawlinski, Colleen Gawlinski (FKA) Colleen Raub to Colleen Gawlinski (FKA) Colleen Raub, in Silver Lake Township, for $1.00.

William John Levy Jr. & Nickolette Levy to Michael A. & Nancy J. Carrazzo, in Ararat Township, for $280,000.00.

RHOUSE516 LLC to Eric Giangrieco & Gabrielle G. Wolf, in Gibson Township, for $113,500.00.

Mary Ann & Jesse Ray Wayman to Gallatin Natural Resources LLC, in Thompson Township, for $10.00.

Davide W. Mitchell (ESTATE) to Jerry A. & Michelle Sibley, in Franklin Township, for $240,000.00.

Chesapeake Royalty LLC, Chesapeake Exploration LLC, Chesapeake Appalachia LLC, Chesapeake-Clements Acquisition LLC, CHK-MAC LLC, CHK UTICA LLC, Empress LLC, Empress Properties LLC, GSF LLC, Mc Louisiana Minerals LLC, Mc Mineral Company LLC, Chesapeake Louisiana LP & Empress Louisiana Properties LP to Haymaker Properties LP, in Silver Lake Township & New Milford Township, for $10.00.

Charles R. Grimes Jr. & Joann M. Grimes to Charles R. Grimes Jr. & Joann M. Grimes, in Harford Township, for $1.00.

Jason T. & Amy D. Auckland to LOFT Ministries & JACT Family Limited Partnership, in Great Bend Township, for $1.00.

Kaufmann Properties to Gerald Joseph & Judith Carlene Price, in Clifford Township, for $125,000.00.

Gallatin Natural Resources LLC to MAP2015-OK, in Gibson Township, Harford Township & Lenox Township, for $10.00.

Ralph J. Grecco Jr., Pamela Parry (NBM) Pamela P. Grecco, Pamela Grecco (AKA) Pamela J. Grecco to Ralph J. Grecco III, in Clifford Township, for $193,000.00.

Dennis J. Nemchick to William M. Benett & Barbara A. Savoy, in Apolacon Township, for $40,000.00.