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For the first time in Crestwood history, the boys basket-ball team went undefeated in Wyoming Valley Conference. They were crowned District Champions on Friday, March 12, 2021. The team, first row from left are Brendan Dennis, Sam Balliet, Joey Gzemski, Nick Ruggeri, Michael Zaleski, Marcus

Vieney; 2nd row are Coach Mike Boutanos, Coach Jeff Bel-las, Tyler Oresick, Adam Wood, Zayne Dunsmuir, Coach Mark Atherton, Paul Feisel, Ryan Petrosky, Jacob Zaleski, Coach Cole Wasco and Coach Jimmy Lavan.

The Crestwood boys basketball team’s stellar season came to an end with a heartbreaking loss in the PIAA quarterfinals, but not before the Comets captured two titles along the way.

The Comets (17-2) dropped a 58-52 overtime decision to the Chester Clippers, traditionally one of the top basketball programs in the state. Coach Mark Atherton’s cagers led for most of the contest, only to see the District 1 power tie the game on three free throws with 7.2 second left.

Crestwood led the Clippers 29-28 after three quar-ters. The Comets extended their lead to 43-37 with 14.2 seconds left to play. A rebound basket and a foul on a three-point shot send Chester to the foul line. Fresh-man Kyree Womack drained his three free throws to send the game to overtime. Turnovers and poor free-throw shooting hurt the Comets in the overtime.

Ryan Petrosky, the team’s leading scorer throughout the season, scored 20 for the Comets. Jacob Zaleski

Crestwood boys basketball team finishes stellar season with two titles

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Photos courtesy Bobby Gaetano

Crestwood’s #11 Paul Fiesel controls the ball during a game against Valley View.

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CANCELLEDMT. TOP SOCIAL CLUB

All regular meetings of the Mountain Top Social Club are cancelled until further notice. For information about the club call Rich at 570-751-6249.

EVERY SUNDAYSPIRITUAL YOGA

Join Stairville United Meth-odist Church, 1790 Stairville Road in Mountain Top for spiri-tual yoga on Sundays at 5:30 p.m. Spiritual yoga deepens the connection to God through a spiritual and physical prac-tice. Weather permitting, they will be meeting outdoors but there is room to move inside if needed.

You are required to wear a mask to and from class and bring your own yoga mat. You will be spaced 6 feet apart and during the yoga practice you may remove your mask.

A donation basket will be available and donations are given to the church.

The class lasts 1 hour, all levels are welcome.

UNTIL APRIL 17LEGION BASEBALL

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can Legion baseball is back for the summer of 2021. Signups are virtual this year and open until April 17. Please reply to [email protected] with your player’s name and the year born and you will be emailed the correct signup form.

Three divisions are expected this year: Prep.: all players born in 2007, 2008 or 2009; Youth (Jr.): all players born in 2005 or 2006; senior: all players born in 2002, 2003 or 2004.

APRIL 2FISH FRY

BSA Venturing Crew 461 along with the BSA Scout Troop 781 girls is holding its annual Good Friday fish fry on April 2 from noon to 7 p.m. or until sold out! Cost is $10 per meal. Meal includes fried fish fillet, French fries, cole slaw, dinner roll and dessert.

The event will be held at the American Legion Post 781, 1550 Henry Drive in Mountain Top. It is take out but space is available outside to eat.

If you want to place an order call Sheila Bender at 570-436-6276. All money earned goes

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to help the kids go to camp and do all the fun things they want to do.

APRIL 12NOMINATIONS FOR LEGION OFFICERS

Nominations for American Legion Officers will be held at the regular meeting on April 12 at 7:30 p.m., all legion members are encouraged to attend.

Elections will be held on May 10 at 7:30 p.m. after the meet-ing.

All members are encouraged to come and vote. Any ques-tions please call 570-678-7105.

APRIL 25POTATO PANCAKE &

HALUSHKI SALESlocum Township Fire Com-

pany will host its annual spring potato pancake and halushki sale on Sunday, April 25 from 3 to 7 p.m. Take-outs only, pre-orders are required by April 20.

Potato pancakes are $1.50 each or 3 for $4, Manhat-tan clam chowder quarts $7, halushki quarts $6, and piero-gies 3 for $2.

Pre-orders are required by Tuesday, April 21 by contacting any member, messaging their facebook page or calling the fire station and leaving a mes-sage at 570-868-6255.

MAY 1TAKE-OUT HAM DINNER Emmanuel UCC will hold a

drive thru take-out ham dinner on Saturday, May 1 from 3-5 p.m. Cost is $10. This event

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BRAKES: Get brake linings, rotors, pads and drums inspected. EXHAUST SYSTEM: Look for leaks, damage and broken supports.

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Crestwood MenuElementary Schools andSecondary CampusDue to the Covid-19 virus,

the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs are provid-ing free meals during the 2020-21 school year.

In order to qualify students must take a complete meal which consists of meat or meat alternative, minimum of 1/2 cup serving of fruit or veg-etable, grain/bread.

The menu is the same for all buildings and locations for both virtual or in person. A breakfast menu will be pro-vided once the school returns to hybrid/in person learning.

Week of April 5Monday: Spring breakTuesday: Ham and cheese

sandwich or buffalo chicken and cheese on a soft shell tortilla, assorted vegetables, assorted fruit, 100% fruit juice, low fat milk

Wednesday: Turkey bacon club sandwich with cheese or sausage, egg and cheese on a croissant, assorted vegetables, assorted fruit, 100% fruit juice, low fat milk

Thursday: Italian hoagie with cheese or walking taco with beef served with baked Doritos and roll, assorted veg-etables, assorted fruit, 100% fruit juice, low fat milk

Friday: Peanut butter and

jelly uncrustable or cheesy pizza, assorted vegetables, assorted fruit, 100% fruit juice, low fat milk

Week of April 12Monday: Italian hoagie with

cheese or chicken patty on a roll, assorted vegetables, assorted fruit, 100% fruit juice, low fat milk

Tuesday: Chef salad with ham and turkey served with dinner roll or cheeseburger on a roll, assorted vegetables, assorted fruit, 100% fruit juice, low fat milk

Wednesday: Ham and Amer-ican cheese on a club roll or chicken nuggets with Rold Gold pretzels, assorted veg-etables, assorted fruit, 100%

fruit juice, low fat milkThursday: Turkey bacon

club sandwich with cheese or chicken fajita with cheese on a soft shell tortilla, assorted veg-etables, assorted fruit, 100% fruit juice, low fat milk

Friday: Bologna and cheese sandwich or pulled pork bar-becue on a roll, assorted veg-etables, assorted fruit, 100% fruit juice, low fat milk

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will be preorders and take out only! Orders are being taken until April 24. To order please call Joan at 570-574-0626 or the church office at 570-868-5675, leave a message. Menu includes: ham, mashed pota-toes, vegetable, apple sauce and bread. Emmanuel UCC is located at the end of Alberdeen Road in Dorrance Township, Mountain Top, across from Andy’s Gas Station.

MAY 2CHICKEN DINNER

The American Legion, Mountain Post 781, Sons of the American Legion, 1550 Henry Drive, Mountain Top will hold a roast chicken din-ner on May 2 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or until sold out. The cost is $10 and the dinner is take out only. For more info contact 570-474-2161 or email [email protected].

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4 p.m. and includes a basket raffle, 50-50 and bake sale. For more info contact 570-574-4840 or 570-332-8962.

Crestwood School District announces kindergarten registration

The Crestwood School District is registering kin-dergarten students for 2021-2022. Residents of the district who will turn five (5) before Septem-ber 1 are eligible to reg-ister. Please contact Mrs. Susanne Kaminski at 570-474-5942 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. for Fairview Elementary registration or contact Mrs. Maryellen McFarland at 570-868-3161 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. for Rice Elementary regis-tration.

You may email in lieu of calling [email protected] for Fairview Elementary or [email protected] for Rice Elementary.

The registration process has been altered. There-fore, it is necessary to speak with the respective build-ing assistant to begin the process.

Parents who have com-pleted the intent to register do not need to make con-tact. Once an intent to reg-ister form has been com-pleted, you will be contact-ed regarding the next step in the registration process.


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added 15.Crestwood captured the Dis-

trict 2 Class 5A trophy when its scheduled opponent, peren-nial Lackawanna League pow-erhouse Abington Heights, was forced to forfeit due to expo-sure of players to the Covid virus during its semi-final win over North Pocono.

The forfeit certainly wasn’t the way Atherton, nor his team wanted to win the champion-ship.

“To tell the boys the game was cancelled was devastat-ing,” the veteran mentor wrote on the Crestwood Comets Boys Basketball Program Facebook page. “I know how much these boys were looking forward to this championship game. It was a tough message to send

to the players and coaches to say the least. I want to thank the boys and coaches for pre-paring every day. In my heart I truly believe there was no

doubt these boys were going to win tonight,” Atherton added.

Crestwood advanced to the District 2 championship game with a pair of wins in the Dis-

trict 2 tournament. The senior-led squad defeated West Scran-ton 68-45 in the quarterfinal game and topped Valley View 71-48 in the semifinals.

Crestwood’s last District 2 title was in 2009 when it cap-tured the Class 3A champion-ship.

Marcus Vieney holds off the Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack during a recent game.

Michael Zaleski has control of the ball during at recent game with Valley View.


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The Comets were unbeaten in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 play enroute to the conference championship.

“I knew we had the poten-tial,” Atherton said of his expec-tations for this year’s team. The Comets featured a bal-anced attack, led by Petrosky who averaged more than 13 points a game; Jacob Zaleski at

nearly 12 points a game, and Paul Feisel at 11. “The beauti-ful part of our game was that teams couldn’t focus on just one player,” Atherton related. “Mike (Zaleski) led the team in steals and Jacob in rebounds,” he noted. Seniors Nick Rug-geri and Marcus Vieney were big contributors along the way, averaging 6.1 and 5.8 points, respectively.

Atherton’s veteran squad overcame plenty of adversity

along the way to the confer-ence championship and dis-trict title. “We were shut down in October,” the veteran coach related. “We got back Decem-ber 7, but that was later than

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everyone else. Then the gover-nor shut everyone down,” he added.

The Comets had just five practices under their belts before their opening game, a

non-division tilt against Dallas which they dropped to 58-50. That was the last time the Com-ets would taste defeat in Dis-trict 2 play.

“We started to put it together (after the Dallas game),” Ather-ton said. Despite the grind of playing as many as four games in a week, the Comets went undefeated the remainder of the season. Their closest test was a 44-40 overtime win against Tunkhannock. “They gutted it up in that game,” Atherton said of his squad.

“Every team faced adversity this season, but not every team was 12-0,” he said of his team.

Atherton credited his senior leadership as well as his coach-ing staff for the successful sea-son. “We had to figure out dif-ferent ways to coach. A lot of it was virtual. It took a lot of work on our part. It was a collective effort among all the coaches.”

Ryan Petrosky goes up for the short jumper against Valley View, Petrosky finished out his career with 1132 points.


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Candidates gearing up for May 18 primary election

The May 18 primary election for the Republican nomination for Wright Township supervi-sor shapes up to be an interest-ing contest.

Three candidates have filed nominating petitions for town-ship supervisor on the GOP ballot, including incumbent supervisor Mike Marshall who changed his registration from Democrat to Republican. Mar-shall will be opposed in the Republican primary by former supervisor Candace Smith and Luzerne County GOP chairman Justin Behrens.

Kyle Rozitski is unopposed for the Democratic nomina-tion. There is one supervisor seat open in Wright Township.

There will be two candidates for tax collector in Wright Township. Incumbent Demo-crat Barbara Macko is seeking re-election while Laura Beers has filed for the Republican nod.

In Fairview Township incum-bent Michael Iorio is unop-posed for the Republican nom-ination. On the Democratic side, Kelly Rose Sones is the lone candidate for her party’s nomination for supervisor.

Incumbent Rick Arnold is the only candidate on the ballot for the Republican nomination for supervisor in Rice Township. There are no Democratic can-didates. The same holds true in Dorrance Township where incumbent Republican Kevin Gallagher is seeking re-elec-tion and in Slocum Township where long-time Republican supervisor Charles Herring Sr. is seeking re-election.

All the supervisor positions are six-year terms.

In Nuangola Borough, there are four open seats on council and three candidates. Repub-lican Michael Johnson, Demo-crats Joseph Tucker ad Thomas Williams are seeking re-elec-tion. Council seats are for four years.

Dorrance files petition to Supreme Court on March 5

Dorrance Township has asked the state Supreme Court to hear its appeal of the Pre-serve at Blue Ridge Trail deci-

sion. Township solicitor Don-ald Karpowich told supervisors at their March 8 meeting that a petition of allowance of appeal for the Preserve at Blue Ridge Trail was filed to the Supreme Court on March 5 by the town-ship’s insurance company.

Commonwealth Court last month denied an application by Dorrance Township to re-argue its appeal of a decision by a three-judge panel regard-ing the Preserve at Blue Ridge Trail. The one-sentence deci-sion was issued February 11.

Last December, a three-judge

panel of the Commonwealth Court upheld a decision by the Luzerne County Court that overturned Dorrance Town-ship’s denial of the Preserve at Blue Ridge Trail’s application to build a planned residential community (PRD) around the existing Blue Ridge Trail golf course.

COG Center to reopen April 3

A sure sign of spring is the re-opening of the Mountain Top Council of Governments compost facility in the Crest-wood Industrial Park. The site


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Front row from left are residents Louise Trav-elpiece, Beatrice Sitko and Barbara Milcarek; back row are Diane Pick, Patty Smith, Mary-Ellen Casey, Jennifer Catchpole, Charlene Palmer, Sharon Brown, Michaline Adamczyk, Mary Beilman and Brittany Carberry.

St. Patty’s Day celebrated at Smith Health Care

Logan Arnold, Pa Football News First Team All-State linebacker from Crestwood High School will take his talents to Susque-hanna University in the fall where he plans to major in the Health Sciences field and play football for the Huskies. From left, seated are: Hailey, Steve, Logan and Christine Gensil Ar-nold; standing are Coach Ryan Arcangeli and athletic director Dean Ambosie.

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Rice Township creates recreation board

Rice Township supervisors at their March meeting followed

through on a promise to create a recreation board.

Supervisors passed a resolu-tion creating the Rice Township Park and Recreation Board and then adopted a second resolu-tion adopting by-laws for the organization.

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In other news ...Rice Township supervisor

Bob Pipech, the township roadmaster, reported town-ship roads, like those across Mountain Top, have suffered a significant wear as a result of the severe winter weather. “Some of the roads are starting to blow out,” Pipech comment-

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Wright Township should soon have another full time cop

Wright Township should soon have another full-time police officer, thanks in part to tax revenue from the sale of three properties in the Crest-wood Industrial Park.

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Work begins at Wright Township park

Work began last week on the

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Dorrance Fire Company reports use of money

Dorrance Township super-visors received a letter from the township’s volunteer fire department advising them that the $20,000 contribution to the department from the township was used for debt reduction, building and vehicle maintenance and personnel training. Fire department offi-cers for 2021 are: Jeff Kotarsky, president; Donnie Earnhart, vice president; Teresa Earn-hart, secretary; Valerie Zane, fire department treasurer; Janet Jones, fire relief trea-

surer. Supervisors approved a request for the department to attend non-emergency events and activities as listed as well as other function that may arise.In other news ...

Supervisors approved the Witinski minor subdivision per the planning commission’s recommendation. No waivers were requested, and the only condition was to confirm the maintenance agreement for the road is included in the deed. Atty. Karpowich con-firmed the maintenance agree-ment was included in the deed.

Supervisors tabled a motion to apply for a Highway Occu-pancy Permit from the state for the Liberty Travel Plaza, Blue Ridge Trail project. The agent is Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. They put off action until all the agreements are signed and the bond is received by the township. Atty. Karpow-ich will prepare an additional agreement requiring the prop-erty owner be responsible for maintenance in a state right of way.


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Knights of Columbus PA Regional and State Soccer Champions announced

St. Jude Knights of Columbus council 6440 sponsored a local soccer competition. After winning the local competition, 6 boys and girls from the Mountain Top area, ages 9 to 13, were named the PA NE Regional Champions and then

the PA State Soccer Champions of the Knights of Columbus Soccer Challenge and have now earned the right to compete at the international level. They were awarded their trophies on Tuesday, March 21.

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David R. Watson, a US Army officer and native of White Haven who is currently assigned to the 1st Brigade, 78th Training Division was promoted to the rank of Major on December 1, 2020.

Watson was also selected to attend the Command and General Staff Officers Course, at the US Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This selection is highly competi-tive and places him in the top 2% of all USAR Majors. This military promotion and the subsequent school selection are a significant achievement in his career and a testament to his commitment, mastery of duties and skills, and leader-ship capabilities.

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Major Watson is the son of Beth Evert, Mountain Top and David H. Watson, White Haven, and the grandson of the late Betty and Anthony Spagnola, also of Mountain Top, and the late David and Evelyn Watson of New Jersey.

Major Watson is currently stationed at Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst, where he lives with his wife, Samantha, and their two children, a son Jace and daughter Collins.

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Alex Romanoski, Crestwood Class of 2021 announced his intent to major in electrical technology, play football and compete on the wrestling team at Thaddeus Stevens Col-lege of Technology. Pictured, fro left, are Kyla Romanoski, Alex Romanoski, Heather Romanoski, Joe Romanoski; standing are Crestwood wrestling coach Darren Testa and Crestwood Football Coach Ryan Arcangeli.

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Students prepare Easter baskets for Friends of the Poor, row 1, from left: Giovanni Shulde, Brianna Metrick, Peyton Gryboski and Kerry Blaum; row 2: Hayden Fleegle, Autumn Lont and Al-lison VanPelt.

Saint Jude students donate Easter baskets“A tisket a tasket” a whole bunch of Easter baskets graced the

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Olivia Bartholomew, Lind-say Horvat, Amelia Minzola, and Jessica Zheng received a perfect score. Additional First Award winners were: Rachael Betz, Louis DeAngelo, Bren-na Eckhart, Jillian McGeehin, Nathaniel Neidlinger, Dustin Paul, Grace Warner, and Dar-ren Zheng.

MMI’s Second Award win-ners were: Viva Barrett, Anna-bel Dobash, Christian Hom-nack, Ashley Loss, Kate Malay,

Twenty-two MMI students place first and second at Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science regionals

Pictured, first row, from left: Rachael Betz, Annabel Dobash, Abigail Sparich, and Olivia Bartholomew; second row: Jessica Zheng, Jillian McGeehin, Grace Warner, and Morgan Strecker; third row: Ashley Loss, Amelia Minzola, Lindsay Horvat, Brenna Eckhart, and Manal Mu-hammad; fourth row: Thomas Mayernik, Dustin Paul, Connor Spen-cer, and Christian Homnack; fifth row: Darren Zheng, Louis DeAngelo, and PJAS Advisor Amanda Shonk; sixth row: PJAS Advisors Melissa McHale, Michael Mele, Justin Vincent, and Susan Moyer. Absent from photo are: Nathaniel Neidlinger, Viva Barrett, and Kate Malay.

Thomas Mayernik, Manal Muhammad, Abigail Sparich, Connor Spencer, and Morgan Strecker.

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CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCHServices: Sunday 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.Saturday 6 p.m.JP Bohanan, Pastor175 S. Main Road, Mountain Top570-474-6060

Sunday in-person, indoor worship at 9 a.m. Seating is limited. Pre-registration recommended at: christon-themountaintop.org. Online worship Sunday at 10:45 a.m.

Maundy Thursday 7 p.m. in-person worship and streaming online. Limited seating available for in-per-son worship.

Easter worship outdoors at 9 and 10:45 a.m. with live streaming at 10:45. BYO

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CONYNGHAM UNITED METHODIST CHURCHServices: Sunday 10:30 a.m.Graham Truscott, Pastor411 Main Street, Conyngham570-788-3960

Worship wil l continue online. To join them for wor-ship virtually visit their Face-book page: https://www.face-book.com/CUMCConyngham/.

Join them every Friday at 7 p.m. for People in Prayer in the social hall. This is sim-ply a time to get together, to share what is weighing on your heart, and to pray about it. You don’t have to arrive on time or stay the whole time. You don’t have to pray aloud or even

Worship Together ...Editor’s Note: If you have any questions about worship times or church activities, please con-tact the church. Things change quickly due to Covid-19. We try to publish accurate informa-tion but things may change be-tween publications.

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For over a decade, the students of St. Jude Parish, grades 8-12, presented the Living Stations of the Cross on Good Friday. It was always a dramatic reenactment, in words and music, of the events leading to the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ and his resurrection on Easter Sunday morning.

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Williams, Allison VanPelt, Erin Shade, Chloe Caplan, Jack Scanlan, Lauren Hayden, John Barr; back row: Erin Barno, Lauren Patrick, Edward Patrick, Anna Capaci, Kyra Hayden, Zachary Shade and James Lavan.

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CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIPServices: Sunday 10 a.m. Michael & Kim Pickreign, Pastors3577 Church Road, Mountain Top

570-678-7231Services are casual and fam-

ily friendly. They are a group of believers passionate about sharing the gospel of Christ, healing broken hearts and seeking liberty for all who are oppressed.

Join them online weekly on Sundays at 10 a.m. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://meetings.ring-central.com/j/1494616649 or iPhone one-tap:US+1 (470) 8692200,,1494616649# or telephone, dial +1-470-869-

2200, meeting ID: 149 461 6649.

The church is handicap acces-sible. For further information contact Pastor Pickreign.

EMMANUEL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRISTServices: Sunday 10:30 a.m.Louis Aita, Pastor7768 Blue Ridge Trail, Dorrance570-868-5675

Regular church services have resumed and they are follow-ing the CDC guidelines. They welcome visitors and friends

to join them for worship every Sunday.

April 1: Maundy Thursday Service at 7 p.m.; April 4: Sun-rise Service with Communion at 6:30 a.m.; worship with com-munion at 10:30 a.m.; May 1: ham dinner take out only 3 to 5 p.m. Preorders being taken until April 24.

If recycling, place the cans in large bags and drop them off in the large crates at the back of the lower parking lot.

The Wapwallopen Ministe-rium Food Bank is housed at

Emmanuel UCC and is open by appointment only. All contacts are kept strictly confidential.

If you are in need of pastoral care, call Pastor Lou Aita at 570-582-9550 or email him at [email protected]. E-mail access is [email protected] and the website is emmanuel-ucc.org.

FAITH CHURCH DRUMSService: Sunday 10 a.m.Keith Evans, Pastor4 Rittenhouse Place, Drums570-599-8123

The church has now reopened for indoor servic-es. 10 a.m.: Blended worship: music (contemporary and a hymn), encouraging corporate prayer, responsive reading, dynamic preaching, friendly and interactive, coffee, soda, tea, hot cocoa, water, snacks and more!

On Mondays and Tuesdays Faith Life Coaching and Coun-seling will take place. You can inquire by texting 570-599-8123, $40 for group, $60 for Individual sessions.

If anyone is in need of help contact the pastor at 570-764-6444.

GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCHServices: Saturday: 6 p.m. Sunday: 8 & 9:30 a.m.Rev. Michael J. Kloton, PastorRoute 309, Drums570-788-3141

In light of the announce-ment from the governor of Pennsylvania, there may be some confusion about church-es and whether they are open or not. Following the guide-lines of Bishop Bambera, the churches of Good Shepherd and Immaculate Conception will continue to remain open




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for all masses. It is impera-tive that people wear masks, sanitize as they come in, and practice social distancing.

All Masses online beginning in Lent: The new camera sys-tem will allow you to watch all masses, this includes week-day, weekend, holy days, and Friday Benediction at 3 p.m. and Stations of the Cross at 4 p.m. The link for these mass-es is: YouTube.com/channel/UCRogmn_HRMsPzAq4XSys-m3w.

All weekend Masses at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 8 and 9:30 a.m. will be avail-able over your car radio. They ask that you park in the lower lot, to the left of the church, and tune your car radio to FM 98.3. You will be able to listen to the Mass over your radio in the comfort of your car and remain socially distant. At the end of Mass, an Extraordi-nary Minister will come to the parking lot to distribute Holy Communion. If you bring your envelopes, those will also be collected. Spread the word!

MOUNTAINTOP FAMILY CHURCHServices: Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m.Brian Knorr, Pastor209 S. Mt. Blvd., Mountain Top570-474-0900

Mountaintop Family Church is holding modified Sunday services at 9 and 10:30 a.m. for one hour. Currently, they have two KidsTown class-rooms available: KinderTown for children ages 3-kindergar-ten, and UpTown for children in grades 1-6. 7th-12th grade students can join the adults in the sanctuary for worship and will then be taken to the

Youth Room for their own youth service. KidsTown and youth services are available during both services. Students attending children’s church and youth services are asked to wear masks and observe social distancing standards. They ask that anyone who has been sick, has recently been exposed to Covid-19, has a compromised health condition to join them for online services.

Sunday morning services are also available through live-stream: MFC Webpage: www.mfcchurch.com/live-stream; Youtube: search for Mountain-top Family Church; Facebook: go to Mountaintop Family Church Facebook page.

Zoom meetings are being held throughout the week and the links for the Zoom meetings can be obtained by emailing [email protected]. Zoom meetings: Men’s and Women’s Groups are held

on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Ground Zero56 for grades 5 and 6 and Starting Point Youth for grades 7-12 are both held on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Canvas Young Adult Group is held on Thursdays at 7 p.m.

Please contact the church office at 570-474-0900 if you have any questions or would like more information.

MOUNTAINVIEW COMMUNITY CHURCHService: Sunday 11 a.m.Brook Selby, Pastor5126 N. Lehigh Gorge Dr.,White Haven570-580-0808

Join them on Zoom at 9:30 a.m. or in the building at 11 a.m. on Sundays for worship service. To view via Zoom con-tact Sarah Gardner for the link at 570-261-5064 or 410-703-6088. You can also view the

services on the church’s Face-book page.

Pastor Brook will be doing baptisms on Easter Sunday, April 4. Baptism is a public declaration that you have per-sonally encountered Jesus, that you have accepted his forgive-ness of you, and that you have pledged life-long obedience

to him as your only Lord. For more information, contact Pas-tor Brook at 570-580-0808.

There are a wide variety of small groups available to join in person, via conference call or on Zoom.

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NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH

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Combined Maundy Thursday Service:

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Good Friday Service: Friday, April 2, 6:30 p.m.

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MT. ZION UNITED CHURCH OF CHRISTServices: Sunday 9 a.m.Pastors: Bob Thomas and Rev. Fran FinkLily Lake Road, Slocum

Come worship in a real country church. Built in 1891, Mt. Zion still has no running water and uses an outhouse for their rest room facilities.

The church has re-opened for services under the Covid guidelines. They ask that you wear a mask and practice social distancing if you attend

services. On Good Friday, the church

will be open for silent medita-tion from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come any time to pray, meditate, and reflect on Jesus’ suffering and to remember what Christ did for you and the world. At 3 p.m. the bells will ring 33 times for each year of Jesus’ life.

Everyone is invited to the Easter sunrise and Commu-nion service at 6:30 a.m. on the hilltops of Wapwallopen. Rev. Fran and Jesse Fink will lead the service. Turn at Hap’s old gas station (now the fence company across from Heller’s Orchard) onto Country Road and head towards Council Cup. Take the 2nd right onto Val-ley Road and follow the signs to the 3rd driveway. There is

plenty of parking and little walking. Bring a lawn chair. In case of inclement weather, you are welcome to enjoy the ser-vice from your car. This is the church’s only Easter service. There will be no Easter service in the church this year.

On Sunday, April 11, Pastor Lucy Obrzut will lead the wor-ship service.

For more information about church services please con-tact Diane Webster at 570-379-3713.

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Services: Faith UMC: 8:45 a.m.Stairville UMC: 10 a.m.Slocum UMC: 11:15 a.m.Scott O. Miller, PastorStairville Road, Mountain Top

Sunday services are still being held in each church.

For any needs or concerns, please contact: Faith UMC:

Wilma Baratta at 570-200-5329; Stairville UMC: Chris-tine Kellow at 570-868-3413; Slocum UMC: Charles Herring at 570-868-6478.

Join Stairville UMC for spiri-tual yoga on Sundays at 5:30 p.m. Spiritual yoga deepens the connection to God through a spiritual and physical prac-tice. Weather permitting, they will be meeting outdoors but there is room to move inside if needed.

You are required to wear a mask to and from class and bring your own yoga mat. You will be spaced 6 feet apart and during the yoga practice you may remove your mask. A donation basket will be avail-able and donations are given to the church. The class lasts 1 hour, all levels are welcome.

Pastor Scott can be reached by phone, text, or email at: 570-200-5388, email: [email protected]. Visit them on Facebook at New Hope Wap-wallopen.

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCHServices: Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.Pastor: John Broglin570 S. Main Road, Mountain Top570-868-5155

New Life Community Church, invites you to come and wor-ship the way it used to be.

The church has reopened for in-person services at 50% seat-ing capacity. Please bring your own Bible as they will not be using the pew Bibles, hymnals or bulletins at this time.

Everyone is welcome to join them for a time of Bible study on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall. If you pre-fer to join in with Bible study using Zoom, please contact Pastor John.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MOUNTAIN TOPServices: Sunday 11 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Interim Pastor: Neil Partington9 Chestnut Street, Mountain Top570-474-9951

You are invited to join in wor-ship on Easter Sunday, April 4, Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. and noon.

There are 2 sanitizing sta-tions available, and masks will be required as well as social distancing. If you have been ill during the 2 weeks prior to any service, you are asked to stay home and join in on Facebook or Zoom. They will continue to make the service available live on Facebook and for replay.

The church will once again be participating in One Great Hour Of Sharing during Lent. Enve-lopes and brochures are avail-able in the sanctuary. Offerings




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dy Thursday service with Com-munion at 7 p.m.; April 2: Good Friday service at 7 p.m.; April 4: There will be two services Eas-ter Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and 12 noon. Each service is limited to 50 people so reservations must be made. Please contact the church office by phone or email with name, number of people attending and which service you will attend.

April 11: Gods Tykes, 6:30 p.m.; April 18 and 25: Youth group at 6:30 p.m.

On Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. there is a fireside chat/Bible study for anyone interested. These are Zoom meetings and can be joined on video at http://PAiu.zoom.us/j/52653314753 or can be joined by phone at 267-831-0333 meeting number 5263314753. These numbers will be the same for all meetings. Zoom is no longer available for Sunday worship. The service can be seen on Mountain Top Presbyterian Church Facebook page.

The church is also collecting diapers and sanitary products for Brandon’s Forever Home. For more information see Elder Nancy Badal.

If you have any questions about the church or its minis-tries call 570-474-9951 or find them on Facebook: Presbyteri-an Church of Mountaintop PA.

ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCHServices: 9 a.m.Sunday School: 10:15 a.m.Oliver Brown, Pastor827 E. County Road, Wapwallopen570-379-3878

Maundy Thursday and Good

Friday services will be in per-son at 7:30 p.m. Easter ser-vices will begin at 8:30 a.m. They will continue with social distancing with certain pews roped off. Hand sanitizer in the pews and please wear a mask.

Tentative date for the straw-berry festival is June 19 at the carnival grounds.

The church will have a food stand at Mifflinville carnival if anyone would be able to help please contact Shelly or Eileen Smith, even if only for a couple hours. It is Friday, Saturday and Sunday; May 28, 29, 30.

Sunday School will not begin until September 2021.

Boy Scouts Pack 300 is look-ing for kids to join. There are two scouts still in attendance, but some former members who have completed Eagle Scouts would like to get the troop back on track. The meet-ings will begin shortly. Watch for Troop 300 on Facebook or

call Gay at 570-262-2762.Confirmation classes have

been postponed until further notice.

If anyone utilizes the flower chart please note flowers have increased to $25 this year.

ST. JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCHServices: Saturday 4 p.m.Sunday: 8:30 & 11 a.m.Father Joseph J. Evanko, Pastor420 S. Mt. Blvd., Mountain Top570-474-6315

St. Jude Church is open for private prayer from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday to Friday. The Parish office is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday to Thursday.

Daily Masses have resumed following the regular schedule: Monday to Friday, 7 a.m.

Weekend Masses have resumed with the normal Mass schedule. Registration is

required for weekend Masses. Each Monday they will post the link for St. Jude parishio-ners to register for the coming weekend Mass. The link will be posted at www.stjc.org. Please refer to the website for all requirements. Any questions or difficulty with registration, call the Parish Office, 570-474-6315, ext. 221.

The Sacrament of Reconcili-ation is Monday evenings from 5:30-7 p.m. in the St. Jude Ado-ration Chapel.

St. Jude shrine is open to light a candle and say a prayer for one person at a time. This will be available the same times as the church private prayer hours, Monday thru Fri-day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. As always, please follow the safety proto-cols when entering any build-ing; face masks, hand sanitiz-ing and social distancing.

Young adults, ages 18-35, evening prayer and social on April 12. Join other young adults for an evening prayer and social time. This event is free of charge, but registration is required to receive the meet-ing link. It takes place at 7 p.m. via Zoom. To register, email Shannon at [email protected].

St. Jude Parish is not accept-ing food donations for the food bank at this time. All donations must be taken directly to the Food Bank located at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on Route 309 in Mountain Top on Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon.

The parish office is open Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parishioners are to enter through the front center doors of the church.


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ST. MARY’S OF DORRANCEServices: Saturday 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m.Father Joseph Evanko, Pastor3529 St. Mary’s Road, Dorrance570-868-5855

Updated guidelines for church: You may enter when the green welcome sign is dis-placed. You need to be mind-ful of protocols: sanitize your hands before entering and upon exiting; face coverings must be worn at all times; assigned seats are needed for weekend Masses; once seated you may not switch pews; if assigned a “wall” or “aisle” seat please sit at the end of the pew allowing distance for people at the other end of the pew; and requests for specific pews can-not be accepted.

Registration is required for weekend Masses. The link is

posted on the church web-site and Facebook page, and emailed every Monday. Choose Saturday or Sunday then click that link.

Religious education: K-6 Stacey: 570-332-3801. It’s not too late to register! This year, they are using a virtual (asynchronous) format using Flipgrid.com. For more infor-mation or instruction please contact your child’s teacher or call Miss Stacey.

Confirmation: Grades 7 and 8. Molly: 868-5855/262-4628. It’s not too late to regis-ter! Please call if you did not receive your book or if you have any questions or con-cerns.

Visit Saint Mary’s website: stmarydorrance.org; Face-book Page: Saint Mary’s of Dorrance and Saint Mary’s of Dorrance Youth Group or call 570-868-5855 for more info. Parish office is open Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCHServices: Saturday 5 p.m. Sunday: 10:15 a.m.Rev. Peter O’Rourke, Sacramental Minister411 Allegheny St., White Haven570-443-9944

St. Patrick’s Church wel-comes all to visit and worship with them. Contact the par-ish office if you would like to become a member of the par-ish. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.

In-person faith formation classes will continue through the end of April. The one-hour classes will begin at 11 a.m. for the remainder of the year. All classes will be held in the Parish Center. CDC guidelines including mask wearing, hand washing and social distancing will be observed. There will be a temperature check at the door. If your child is ill, please have him/her stay at home. For everyone’s health and safety,

they will admit children and catechists only.

Safety guidelines for attend-ing mass: Face masks must be worn covering the nose, mouth and chin. The only time a face mask may be adjusted is when receiving Holy Communion. Pews are marked for social dis-tancing. Please maintain a safe social distance of six feet from others in all directions. The only exception is for families who live in the same house-hold. The distribution of Holy Communion will take place after the conclusion of Mass. At this time, communion received in the hand is preferred. Com-municants will maintain social distancing in the communion line. After receiving commu-nion, the faithful will depart the church and proceed direct-ly to their vehicles.

If you would like informa-tion about joining the Knights of Columbus, please contact Jim Curto at 570-443-8494.

ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCHServices: Sunday 9 & 11 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Rev. Michelle Kaufman, Pastor316 S. Mt. Blvd., Mountain Top570-474-6616

Join them on Sundays at 9 and 11 a.m. for drive in services. Worshippers remain in their cars and tune in on the radio. Everyone is welcome to join for worship. For those unable to join, Pastor has been record-ing services viewable on the church’s Facebook page and website www.stpaulsmttop.com.

Office hours are Wednesday’s from 3-7 p.m. As always, you can call the church office and leave a message for any inqui-ries.

Please note the following dates for Holy Week: Maundy Thurs-day services, April 1 at 11 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. Good Friday ser-vices, April 2 at 12 p.m. The Way of the Cross, and Tenebrae at 7 p.m. Easter Day services, April 4, at 8 a.m. (indoor) 9:30 and 11 a.m. (outdoor).

The Food Bank continues to distribute food to clients every Friday using safe distance prac-tices. If you would like to drop off donations at the church, please do so on Fridays 9 a.m.-12 p.m. ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCHServices: Sunday 9 a.m.Sunday School: 10 a.m.Janelle Rothrock, Pastor418 Berwick St., White Haven570-443-9424

The church is using Zoom so you will still be able to attend services. It is held on Sundays at 10 a.m.

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ST. PAUL’S DRUMS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHServices: Sunday, 9:30 a.m.Adult Sunday School: 8 a.m.Todd Glasmire, Pastor335 W. Butler Drive, Drums570-788-3051

Pastor Todd and the congre-gation invite you to worship with them every Sunday at 9:30 a.m., and for Bible Study every Wednesday from 6-7 p.m.

They are an active, praying congregation with great plans for after the pandemic. They have a great family of people but have plenty of room to grow.

PRESBYTERIANCHURCH OFWHITE HAVENServices: Sunday 11 a.m.Sunday School 11:15 a.m.Bill Lester, Leader305 Berwick Street, White Haven570-443-7293

The congregation invites all to come and worship the Lord. If you are looking for a church home, they welcome you to come and worship with them every Sunday.

Al-Anon meets every Tues-day from 7-8 p.m. and Fire-

flies Youth Group meets Fri-days from 6-8 p.m.

For more info on their group, check them out on Facebook at Fireflies Youth Ministry.

WHITE HAVEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCHServices: Sunday 9 a.m. 3rd Saturday 5 p.m.Sunday School: 10:15 a.m.David Botzer, Pastor900 Buffalo St., White Haven570-443-7153

White Haven UMC welcomes everyone to worship with them. If you are in need of pastoral care, call Pastor Dave at 570-443-7153 or e-mail him at [email protected].

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To achieve the dean’s list distinction, students must carry a full program of at least four courses, have a quality point average of 3.5 or greater out of a possible 4.0 and carry no single grade lower than a C- during the course of their college career. Each student receives a letter of commendation and congratulation from their college dean.

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Ava Groth is presented an award from Auxiliary Presi-dent Judy Buff for the many projects she did through-out the pandemic for the community and veterans.

The American Legion Post 781 Aux-iliary held the first in person meeting in a year due to Covid-19 on March 2 at the post home at 7 p.m. During the meeting two awards were given to two members for outstanding achieve-ments. Junior Auxiliary member Ava Groth received an award for all the proj-ects she did throughout the past year despite the pandemic and Katie Chado Auxiliary member received a pin for reaching 100% membership.

Katie Chado achieved 100% membership and for her accom-plishment is handed a pin by Auxiliary President Judy Buff.

American Legion Auxiliary presents awards


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