Lopez, PA

Had another week of up and down weather.  Had pouring rain all day Monday.  Had some frosty mornings and then a warm up during the day.  Saturday and Sunday we were hit with frosts, but got nice after a while.  Last I heard, we may get some showers and cooler weather during the week, but the weekend is to be really warm again.  I’ll take it.  Just not ready for what will soon be coming.

Joe and Diane Fanning, along with Molly and a couple of friends, came up from Landenberg to spend the weekend at their home here.  They all enjoyed the Fall Festival in Forksville, even with the rain that dampened them for a while.  It did get warm and sun shiny later in the day.

Irene Pequignot, Linden, spent the weekend at her home on Church Street.

Don’t forget that Halloween will be coming up on the 31st.  The party will be held at the Pavilion at 6 p.m.  Prizes, treats and fun, so get your costume ready and come on over.   Please remember to leave your porch light on if you want all these “spooks” to stop by.

Civic dues are now due.  See Heather McDonald to pay your 2020 dues or any that you have been lax on. 

Bob McGuire, Jr., Hunlock Creek, Brian McGuire and Nina Weslowski enjoyed an old fashioned “weenie” roast on Friday evening with us.  Weather was a little chilly, but a nice bonfire was going to roast the dogs and keep warm.   Missed you Alex.

Haven’t heard if there have been any lucky archery deer hunters in this area.  Don’t know how long the season is, but good luck anyway.

Happy Birthday to Marie Cikovic, 19th; Ted Hubiak, 20th; Aine Lee McDonald, 21st.  Hope you all have a nice day.

Happy Anniversary to Kevin and Terri Bullis as they celebrate on the 20th.  Have a good day.

Keep an eye on the Sully for things that may be coming up that you might be interested in.

St. Vladimir’s Church has pierogies for sale.  Please call 570-928-8909 and leave your order on the phone.  There will be pierogie pick up on Sundays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Thank you for your order.

The Halloween and Fall decorations are looking quite nice at the homes around town.  I see there are a lot of pumpkins to make pie, pumpkin roll and cookies when Halloween is over and they can be used.

Guess that’s about it for now.  Enjoy your week, whatever you plan to do, even if we get some sprinkles.  Have your boots and umbrella handy.  Have news, call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I will put it in for you.  Thanks for reading and I’ll be here next time.

An old building in town was just torn down. It was once the Hallabuk home. One photo was saved from it was a photo of Helen Hallabuk taken some time ago.

Had a week with some pretty warm temperatures, after cool mornings.  Maybe we’ll get a few more.  Did have rain all day Thursday and some on Saturday.  The colors are changing and the leaves are falling.  Had a report of four big flocks of geese going South on Sunday morning.  The chipmunks are busily packing their mouths with seeds to store for the winter.  Lots of Fall decorations out around town.  They all look so festive. 

OK.  Here we go.  Got a call about another “cat” outside Lopez on Route 487, near Lesterville. This was on Friday between 5:30 and 6 pm.   But this time, it was a black panther.  I’m only reporting what I was told.  First, they thought it was a bear, but it glided across the road.  A car coming along stopped and watched it for a while too.  It was definitely a black panther, according to the phone caller.

St. Vladimir’s Church has pierogies for sale.  To order, call 570-928-1099.

Alex and Ginny Stavisky, Palm Bay, FL, spent some time at their home on Main Street.  Enjoyed the nice Fall weather and watching the leaves changing.

Don’t forget the Fall Festival coming up on Saturday and Sunday, October 12 and 13 at the Forksville Fairgrounds.  Keep an eye on the Sully for details.

Halloween is on the horizon.  Get your costume ready.  The Lopez Civic Association will hold their annual Halloween party on the 31st, 6 p.m. at the Pavilion.  Treats and goodies and prizes.

Next Civic meeting will be on Tuesday, the 15th, 6 p.m. at the Pavilion, weather permitting.  If too cold or stormy, will be at the Township Building.  Have you paid your 2020 dues?  They are now due.  If you haven’t paid 2019, they are also due.  See Membership Chairperson, Heather McDonald to take care of this.

Joe and Diane Fanning, along with Molly, Landenberg, spent Sunday and Monday at their home on Church Street and did some, hopefully, last time mowing there.  Weather was really nice while they were here.

Happy Birthday to Elizabeth Kapler, October 1st;  Joe Fanning and Kyleigh McDonald (10), 2nd;  Gwen Hontz and Dylon Pequignot, 7th; Leah Elizabeth Risser (10) and Ryan Weisbrod, 8th.  Hope you all have a nice day.

Happy Anniversary to Tony and Donna (Lansberry) Cikovic as their special day is the 2nd.  Have a good day. Guess that’s it.  Enjoy your week, even if we get a little rain. Hopefully we’ll have some nice, Fall weather to enjoy.   Have news call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I’ll get it in for you.  Thanks for reading and I’ll be here next time. 

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I hope you all enjoyed your weekend and those that attended the Bow Hunters Festival had a good time.  Weather is still pretty nice so far.  We did have one day with pouring rain and Saturday it rained lightly all day.  The leaves are falling, so that says something.  Don’t want that quite yet.  Haven’t seen any geese so far, so that’s a good sign.  The humming birds are still around, as well as the chipmunks.  We are to get some really warm weather during the week.  I’ll take it.

There was a mountain lion spotted in Lopez last Friday morning.  Got a call from Dawn Guglielmi that she saw it about 6 a.m.  She said it was a magical and beautiful animal.  Someone told her it was probably a bob cat and she said not; had a large head and long tail.  It was crawling up to Hail’s farm to get their chickens.  She called them, got them out of bed, but said she wanted them to know the lion was coming their way.  They got up and did see it.  Paul shot twice and the noise from the gun scared it so bad it jumped the fence and took off for the woods.  Dawn said she’s seen bear, deer and small animals, but never a mountain lion.  Paul thought they come from the woods up Dutch Mountain way.  So, three people did see the lion, so there’s proof they are around.   I know the late Mr. Harvey told me he’d seen them up Dutch Mountain where he lived.

St. Vladimir’s Church has peirogies for sale.  To order, call 570-928-1099.

Thank you to whoever put the beautiful hanging flower on Sonnie Decker’s porch.  It’s a pale orangish color and so pretty.  Kaeleigh, Kyleigh and I have been watering it to keep it alive.  It’s doing so well and I think Sonnie would be happy and it’s a nice reminder of what he did with flowers there.

Happy Birthday to Mya Evans, 20th; Roland Dayton, 21st; and Bob Day, 23rd.  Hope you all have a nice day.

Coming up in October is the Fall Festival at the Forksville Fair Grounds.  Watch the Sully for information on this event.

Hard to believe that Halloween is just around the corner.

Bob and I visited last Thursday with his sister, Lola and Mike Mattie in Forty Fort.  She had just come home from having surgery.  Get well and feel better soon.

Alex Stavisky, Palm Bay, FL, just couldn’t stay away.  He’s spending some time at his place here and doing some odd jobs.  Wants to see the fall foliage and the leaves changing.   Should be soon. 

I think that’s the news for now.  Enjoy your week; should be half decent.  Have news call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I’ll get it in for you.  Thanks for reading and I’ll be here next time.

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Hope you all enjoyed your Labor Day Holiday.  Weather was really great for most of the week.  Looks like we’re in for some rain, but we can handle that.  It’s nothing compared to what folks in the South are experiencing from Hurricane Dorian. 

Sullivan County Fair is over for this year.  Next up is the Bow Hunter’s Festival, coming up next week.  Watch the Sully for details on this event.

Bob and I were at World’s End State Park where he (UVBOB) did a fluorescent mineral program for the campers and some public there.  There was a nice crowd of adults, and kids, that came.  Thanks to Jane Swift for having us again this year.

St. Vladimir’s Church has pierogies for sale.  To order, call 570-928-1099.

Happy Birthday wishes to Alexia Vermiere, 13th; JoAnn McDonald and Carmela Walosin, 19th.  Have a nice day.

Happy Anniversary to Jim and Barbara Craig as they celebrate 59 years on the 10th.  They are now residents of FL and hope they are missing Hurricane  Dorian.

Anniversary wishes also to Scott and Susan Aharonian as they celebrate on the 14th.  Have a nice day.

Alex Stavisky, Palm Bay, FL, spent quite some time in Lopez recently, doing some odd jobs at his place on Main Street.  We enjoyed having him for a good, old fashioned “weinee” roast over an open fire and did lots of visiting, telling happenings, catching up and laughing.  Was a great time!  Bob said “best time ever”, thanks Al.

Next Civic meeting will be on Tuesday, the 17th, 6 p.m. at the Pavilion.  Membership dues for 2020 are now due.  If you haven’t paid 2019, now is the time to do that too.  See Heather McDonald to pay your dues or become a member of the Civic Association.

Guess that’s it for now.  We may have a few rainy days for the week, but enjoy whatever your plans are.  Have news, call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I’ll get it in for you.  I’ll be here next time and thanks for reading.

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Another week of up and down weather.  Monday and Wednesday nice.

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday we were blessed with rain.  Saturday was another nice day.  Sunday was something else.  Bad thunder storm with high winds, rain and lightning.  We were on our way home from Litchfield and it got so windy and the rain came so fast.  It poured gang busters and the wind was wicked.  In a very short time the wind had blown limbs off trees and knocked some trees down, landing in the road or along the road. Getting closer to Towanda, it wasn’t so bad, but still rained all the way home.  I did hear that the storm was as bad here too.  I know folks were complaining at the picnic about their gardens not doing so well because of all the rain and not enough sun.  Half the week is to be stormy and the last half nice again, if you can believe that.

TJ, Allison, Jase, along with Wesson, enjoyed a few days at their home on Church Street and visited his parents, Ted and Mary on Maple Terrace.  They all celebrated TJ’s birthday.  Nice time for all.

Joe and Diane Fanning, Molly, Landenberg, and grand daughter, Haley Latch, St. Georges, DE, spent some time at their home here and got a lot of projects done, with Haley being a big help.

St. Vladimir’s Church has pierogies for sale.  To order, call 570-928-1099.

Bob, Jr. and Tyler McGuire, Hunlock Creek, stopped by on Monday on their way to RIT, Rochester, NY, where Tyler will begin his Freshman year there.  He’s going to be studying in the Computer field.  We wish him good luck.   

Happy Birthday wishes to Mary (Maximiek) Santiago, 21st; Macrina Pochatko, 23rd, Karly Amon, 26th; and Gaige Burke, 29th.  Hope you all have a nice day.

Happy Anniversary to Jason and Heather Burke as they celebrate on the 26th.  Have a good day.

School will be starting on Thursday, the 22nd, so please be aware of kids waiting for the buses.  Use common sense and slow down when you see the bus and the kids too.

Don and Renie (Kravitz) Risser spent a week in town along with their son, Aaron, and granddaughter, Leah, and the family dogs.  They went to the Eagles Mere Craft Show and stopped at the Eagles Mere Air and Auto Museums. Time was spent paddle boarding, hiking, and fishing.  Leah caught the most fish–16!!!  Don spotted a bear and her three cubs one morning. Sienna Miller, a cousin, spent a day at the house. On Sunday, Mary Kravetz and Annabelle Kravetz came for brunch. Everyone enjoyed the nice weather–except for the first night with no power or telephone!

Sullivan County Fair is coming up soon, along with other things going on around the County.  Keep an eye on the Sully to find out and it might be something you’d be interested in.

Guess that’s the news for now.  Enjoy your week.  Just keep the umbrella and rain boots handy and you’ll be fine.  Have news, call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I’ll get it in for you. I’ll be here next time and thanks for reading.

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What can I say!!  We had a couple of really miserable days with heavy rain.  Was hard to get things done for the weekend, but Saturday turned out so nice for Old Home Day.  Finally, no rain.  Sunday was as nice with sun, warmth and a nice breeze.

The Civic Association would like to THANK EVERYONE who made our Old Home Day another success.  To all who donated in any way, volunteered their time and all of you who came to support us, it was so much appreciated.  Special thanks goes to Brian McGuire for chairing the event.  A lot of hard work; a job well done. 

The annual Homza reunion was held on Saturday at Connell’s Dam.  Weekend visitors at the Huray home included:  Irene Pequignot; George Homza; Sophie Bednar; Marge Whipple; Michey and Karen Bednar; Paul and Marge Bednar; Paul, Susan, Andrew and Morgan Bednar; Shawn Pequignot and friend, Jess; Dylon and Misty Pequignot and friend, Hunter; Kevin and Alyssa Pequignot; Jennifer Pequignot and friend, Andy; Elexus Dunklegerger; serenity and Alek Laird.   They took a ride up to Martin’s swimming hole and there was a bear laying in the road in front of Betty Popso’s home.  They also saw two buck and a doe in the cemetery.  They also visited Sulfur swimming hole and did some berry picking.  Good time for all.

St. Vladimir’s Church has pierogies for sale.  To order, call 570-928-1099.

Bob, Jr. and Tyler McGuire, Hunlock Creek, spent Saturday with Bob and JoAnn McGuire, Brian McGuire, Nina Weslowski, and helped at Old Home Day.

Don’t forget.  The 4-H Sullivan County Rocketry Club will hold their launch on Saturday, the 10th, at Harvey Vough’s farm at 10 a.m.   Rain date will be Sunday, the 11th.

Happy Birthday wishes to Stephen Mikolajczyk and Sherill Dayton, August 4th; Kyle Froese and Kathy Lebo, 9th; Randy Lebo, Jackie Craig, and Mary Lowden, 10th; and Kari Spinosa, 11th.  Hope you all have a nice day.

“Camper City” (can’t call it “tent city” anymore; no tents) was filled with many campers for some time last week and the weekend.  The Borick relatives were here and many of their friends came to spend time and enjoy Old Home Day.  Many kids were there this year, along with some family dogs.  They had a super time while they were here.

Job Corps CRC will have their annual picnic on Thursday, the 15th, 5:30 p.m. at the Pavilion.  This is for anyone in the community who would like to attend, have a good meal, and find out the latest happenings at Job Corps.  They are doing some pretty amazing things there.

Next Civic meeting will be on Tuesday, the 20th, 6 p.m. at the Pavilion.  Hope you can make it.    September will be the start of new memberships and renewals for 2020.  If you haven’t paid your 2019 membership, now is the time to do that.  See Heather McDonald.

Guess that takes care of the news for now.  Enjoy your week.  I heard it’s finally to be pretty nice.  Hope so.  Have news, call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I will get it in for you.  Thanks

for reading and I’ll be here next time.

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Hope you all had a nice week, even with the heat and humidity and the rain we had on Tuesday Wednesday and Sunday.  Monday and Tuesday were nice.  Must have rained pretty good on Sunday afternoon, from what I heard.  Don’t know about the rest of the week, but someone said not so humid and hot and maybe rain showers.  I think we’ve had enough rain.

From Thursday through Saturday, Bob and I were in Richmondville, NY, where my sister, Karen Davis and her partner, Dale Case, rented a summer home.  They decided to have a family reunion, so all six of my siblings were able to be there.  That included Donna, Troy, Michigan; Betty, Victoria, TX; James, Pine Bush, NY; Margi, Palmyra, VA; Karen, The Villages, FL; and Barb, Valrica, FL.  Also able to come to the reunion included Kimberly Roth, Jacksonville, FL; Ann Roth, CT; Michele Roth, NY.  They are the daughters of my deceased sister, Sandy.  Also included were cousins, Gary and Sue Davis; Phil and Kathy Davis; and Stanley and Mary France.  There was niece, Angie Decatur  and her partner, Ali Mitchell;  nephew, Pete, Melanie and Jackson Northrup.  We all had such a great time visiting, eating and visiting some more.  Some games were played; lots of pictures taken and some old pictures were passed around; and lots of fun around the fireplace making Smores.  Looking forward to another reunion next year.

St. Vladimir’s Church has pierogies for sale.  To order, call 570-928-1099.

Don’t forget, Old Home will be coming up soon.  Saturday, August 3rd, with a chicken dinner at noon, hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary, Post 452, Mildred; games, variety of food; dunk tank; hay rides; Bingo; refreshments; t-shirts; hoodies;  koozies; fantastic fireworks, music by The Gypsys and DJ “B”.  Hope to see you there.  See the ad in next week’s Sully.

Tyler McGuire, Hunlock Creek, is spending the week with his grand parents, Bob and JoAnn McGuire and visiting his Uncle “B” and Nina Weslowski.  Lots of fun will be going on.

Happy Birthday to Jan Marie Manuel, 25th; Marino Santarelli, Mark Hartnett and Carole Kilgus, 28th; Madison Burke and Matt Dayton, 29th; and Casey Bonardi, 30th.  Hope you all have a nice day.

I guess that’s it.  Enjoy your week.  I heard it’s to be a little less humid, but rain in the forecast.  Can’t do anything about it.  Mother Nature doesn’t seem to listen to us.  Have news, call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I’ll get it in for you.  Thanks for reading and I’ll be here next time.

Introducing Lopez Commemorative Mug 2019

This was the Lopez VFW Fire Hall (originally known as WELDON FIRE CO) with the truck bay on the left and dinning hall on the right. . Upstairs was the VFW Hall and in the late 60s housed a failed dress factory. This building burned in the 1982 Lopez Fire along with seven other buildings.

Weather again this week had its ups and downs.  It rained, was nice, was windy, was cloudy and did it all over again.  Saturday there was a rainbow after a down pour a couple of times, because it would rain, the sun would come out so nice and a rainbow would appear.  Sunday was nice, except for the wind that didn’t want to stop all day long.  The leaves were really showing their bottoms, which I was told meant rain, but didn’t get any.  The branches were sure swaying back and forth.  I guess the week is to be hot and muggy again, but I’ll take that over snow and cold.

It seems that the bear have been around quite a lot lately.  A mother and a couple cubs were seen up Fannings  and they also saw a BIG ONE up there while they were here for the weekend, getting some yard work done.   Diane was mowing grass and turned the mower around and there he/she was, with a cub.  They ambled off into the woods.  She told Joe to be on the look-out when he was by the pole barn too. We had one in our back yard early afternoon on Friday.  Scared the bejesus out of me.  Never know anymore when and what time they will be around.

Don’t forget, Flea Market, Saturday, the 6th, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pavilion.  Stop by and see what you might be interested in.

Congratulations to Aaron Kinsey for Distinguished Honors.  Congratulations to Charles Armioia, Kyler Burke and Dakota Higley for Honor Roll.  Good job to all.

St. Vladimir’s Church has pierogies for sale.  To order yours, please call 570-928-1099.

We were in Forty Fort on Saturday to visit Bob’s sister, Lola and Mike Mattie and family.  Was a fun time.  On the way home, we stopped in Hunlock Creek to visit Bob, Jr.  Tyler is on vacation at Ocean City, Maryland, having a good time at the beach.

Still need volunteers to help Old Home Day on Saturday, August 3rd.  If you are available and can spare some time, please contact Bob at 928-9238 or Brian at 928-9838.  Any help will be appreciated.

Anyone interested in helping to defray the cost of fireworks can contact Brian.  Any donations accepted to have another spectacular display this year at Old Home Day.

Next 4-H Rocketry meeting will be on Monday, July 8th, 2 p.m. at the Extension Office in Dushore.  New members welcome.  Any questions, call Leader, Bob McGuire, at 570-928-9238.

Happy Birthday to Samantha Burke, July 10th; and Dan Stasiak, 11th.  Hope you have a nice day.

Happy Anniversary to Mike and Heather McDonald for 12 years on the 7th; also Jeffrey and Kristin (McDonald) Mensch, on the 7th for 4 years.  Congratulations to all and have a great day.

I know there are things that will be going on as the months progress.  The Mildred Fireman’s Carnival is in July and also the turtle races in New Albany, so kids, get your turtle and have a fun time.  Keep an eye on the Sully for those things going on and other dining and entertainment activities.  It’s that time of year and can only hope for outdoor doings that the weather will cooperate and be nice.  We’ve had enough rain for the rest of the year.

Guess that’s the news for this time.  Enjoy your week, whatever you plan.  Gardens and flower beds are really looking good.  Have news, call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I will get it in for you.  Thanks for reading and I’ll be here next time.

Hope you all had a nice Father’s Day weekend.  Most of the week was windy, cloudy, some rain, some sun and some warmth.  Mother Nature still can’t make up her mind what kind of weather we should have. 

Friday was a great day for a surprise birthday encounter for Nina Weslowski when her parents, Gerry and Paula, her brother, Paul and friends, Jordan and Chris popped in from Allentown to spend the weekend.  She was surprised!!  They had told her they couldn’t come as they all had to work.  They “fibbed”.   On Saturday they had a cook out at the Lopez campground with other friends helping her celebrate.  Was a fun time and the evening ended with fabulous fire works by “B”.  Also was a nice Father’s Day for her Dad.

TJ, Allison, and Jase Lowden, along with Wesson, Marlton, NJ, spent the weekend at their home on Church Street.  They were here to spend Father’s Day with his Dad, Ted and Mary Lowden, Maple Terrace.  TJ was put to work and got the job done really well.

Table space still available for the July 6th Flea Market at the Pavilion.  Contact me at the number below, if interested.

Next S.C. 4-H Model Rocketry meeting will be on Monday, the 24th, 2 p.m. at the 4-H office in Dushore.  Any questions, call Leader, Bob McGuire, at the number below.

St. Vladimir’s Church has pierogies for sale.  To order yours, call 570-928-1099.

Bob and I visited with his sister, Lola and Mike Mattie in Forty Fort on Friday when we went down to do some shopping.

Happy Birthday to Jack Caccia, 22nd; Cindy Stavisky, 23rd; Jean Woodford, 24th; Andy Matychak and Garrett Burke, 27th.  Hope you all have a nice day.

Happy Anniversary to Jessie and Lisa Sperry as they celebrate on the 24th.  Have a good day.

B’s gang says Happy Birthday to Matt Karchner as his special day is the 28th.  Hope it’s great!!

Keep an eye on the Sully, now that the weather “may be nicer”, for things going on around the County that you might be interested in.

With all the rain we’ve been having, it’s hard to get gardens planted and flower beds done.  It’s mostly too wet and mushy.  Farmers, especially, are affected by this crazy weather.

I think that may be the news for this time.  Enjoy your week, even if you have to wear you rain boots.  At least it’s not a lot of snow and cold.  Have news, call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I will put it in for you.  Thanks for reading and I’ll be here next time.

Recipe of the month:

Lopez Ice Box Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

1 roll (16 oz.) refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough

½ cup hot fudge topping

2 containers (8 oz. each) frozen whipped topping, thawed

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Line two cookie sheets with cooking parchment.

Line a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with 2 layers of plastic wrap, leaving a lot of over-hang.

Drop one TBSP balls of dough on cookie sheets.  Bake 8-10 minutes, or until golden brown.  Cool completely, 20-25 minutes.

Heat ½ cup hot fudge topping as directed on jar until spreadable, but not completely melted.

Spoon 2 containers (8 oz. each) frozen whipped topping, thawed, into medium bowl.  Fold hot fudge topping into whipped topping.

Spread ¼ of the whipped topping mixture in bottom of pan.   Place 8 cookies evenly on top of mixture.  Continue making 2 more layers until pan is full and using all 24 cookies and 4 layers of whipped topping.

Wrap overhang plastic wrap over top of loaf pan.  Freeze at least 6 hours or until firm.  Place serving plate upside down over top of pan; turn plate and pan over.  Remove pan; remove plastic wrap.  If desired, drizzle cake with additional fudge topping.  Cut while frozen with serrated knife.  Can be served frozen or let slices stand for 15-20 minutes before serving.

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What a perfect Monday for the parades in Sullivan County.  Thanks to all who came out to our parade on Monday morning in Lopez.  Special thanks to the great group of kids that marched for the Civic Association, along with some parents.  Also, to Heather McDonald who made the “unique” wreath this year and was placed at the Monument by Kathy Isett.  Les Isett, first time speaker, did a fine job.  Thanks to Kaeleigh and Kyleigh McDonald who handed out the flags for all who attended.    Thanks to DJ “B” for the sound.   Also, thanks to Mildred Fire Company for road duty to make sure no one come into town to disrupt the services.  Can’t forget Clair Johnson II who took care of the podium  If I forgot anyone, I thank you too.  Hope to see you all again next year.

Can’t say the same for the weather during the week.  Had some rain, was quite windy some days and pretty cool.  Not summer weather at all.  Saturday was really nice with some rain late evening.  Sunday, Mother Nature sure didn’t cooperate.  There was heavy rain and windy conditions.  It did clear up late afternoon.   Hope you all got your picnics in between the rain drops.  “B”‘s 22nd Annual Turkey Smoke went on even though Mother Nature didn’t help things.  Despite the muddy conditions, everyone had a good time, good food, good friends and good music.  The fireworks were awesome again this year.

Don’t forget the dumpster will be at the Township Building on Saturday, June 8th.   Call Tim Brown for particulars.

Saturday, July 6th will be the annual Lopez flea market, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pavilion.  Table space available and also booths may be used.  Food will be

sold by Lakeside Chef.  Maybe something you’ll see that you’ve wanted for some time and you finally found it.  Hope to see you all there.

St. Vladimirs Church has pierogies for sale.  To order, call 570-928-1099.

Next Civic meeting will be on Tuesday, June 18th, 6 p.m. at the Pavilion.  I think it will be warm enough up there.  Clean up and plans for Old Home Day will be discussed.  Hope you can make it.

Bob McGuire, Jr. and son, Tyler, visited on Sunday with his parents and brother and enjoyed B’s Turkey Smoke.

There were quite a few of the Borick clan who were in over the Memorial Day Holiday.   Always have a great time at  B’s Turkey Smoke.

Gerry and Paula Weslowski, son, Paul, and his friend, Chris, Allentown, spent the Holiday weekend with Nina Weslowski and Brian McGuire.  Had a good time at B’s Turkey Smoke.

HINT:  “Homemade oven cleaner:  ¼ cup dish soap, ½ cup lemon juice, 1 cup vinegar,

and 1 ¼  cup water.  Put in a spray bottle and shake gently.  Spray your oven and let it sit

for about half an hour.  Wipe the oven out and you’ll have a nice looking place to bake.  (Don’t know if it works, but let me know if you try it and it does work.)

Guess that’s it.  Check the Sully for things that may be going on in the County, now that summer will hopefully be here.  Enjoy your week.  I heard it’s to be pretty nice, but we’ll see what Mother Nature says.  Have news call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I will get it in for you.  Thanks for reading and I’ll be here next time.

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Holy cow!!!   Mother Nature sure isn’t cooperating with nice weather at all.  Most of the week was cold, windy and cloudy.  Saturday was a really nice day.  Sunday was miserable with rain and cold all day.  Not a good day to help Mom’s celebrate their special day.  Last I heard, rain almost all week again, with Wednesday the nicer day.  Enough already.  We’ll need goats and cows pretty soon if the grass keeps growing with all the rain.  On Sunday our power and phones were out for an hour and a half, due to someone hitting a pole.

Sympathy to the family, relatives and friends of James Eugene Spence who passed away on Sunday, the 12th.  Funeral was held on Wednesday, the 15th at St. Basil’s Church, with burial in the Parish cemetery.

DATES TO REMEMBER:  Wednesday – May 15th – street sweeping.

Tuesday – May 21st – Voting,  7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Township Building.  Get out and vote.  It’s your right.

Wednesday – May 22nd –  Civic meeting, 6 p.m. at the Township Building.  NOTE CHANGE OF DAY.

Monday – May 27th – 10 a.m. –  Memorial Day services, 10 a.m. in the Park.  Speaker will be Les Isett.  Placing the wreath will be Kathy Isett.

Saturday – June 8th – Dumpster at the Township Building.

Saturday – July 6th – Annual Lopez Flea Market, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Pavilion.  Tables available and also booths.  Contact me at info below for more information.

Saturday – August 3rd – Lopez Old Home Day, Noon to midnight, at the Pavilion.  Lots of fun for everyone.  Watch for the ad in the Sully for details.

Congratulations to Josh and Mindy Anderson on the birth of their daughter, Collette Josephine on the 10th.  Josh is the son of Andrea (Matychak) Anderson.  Good luck with the new bundle of joy.

Bob, Jr. and Tyler McGuire, Hunlock Creek, spent Saturday with Bob and JoAnn McGuire and helped her celebrate Mother’s Day.  Tyler enjoyed fishing at the pond, along with Kaeleigh and Kyleigh McDonald.  Caught some fish, but threw them back.  Just fun for the kids.

Happy Birthday to Janet Weidner, 22nd; Susan Aharonian, 24th;  and Tanya Stasiak, 25th.  Hope you all have a nice day.

Marc Fenster, Jr., Philly, spent a couple of days at his home on Church Street.

St. Vladimirs Church has pierogies for sale.  To order, call 570-928-1099.

HINT:  “Place some orange peels in a Mason jar; fill with vinegar. Let sit for two weeks.  Pour vinegar into a spray bottle and use for cleaning, bug spray and to eliminate ants.”

I think that’s the news from this chilly back yard in Lopez.  Enjoy your week.  Somehow we’ll manage.  We always seem to cope.  Might have to wear a light jacket or use the umbrella, but it’s all good.  Have news, call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I’ll get it in for you.  Thanks for reading and I’ll be here next time.

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Got some good frost over night on Sunday into Monday morning.  Sun looks nice, but it’s only 21 degrees as I’m typing my news at 6:30 a.m. on Monday morning.   The week’s weather wasn’t all that great.  It was cold, windy, rainy and a tornado watch was in effect, which was cancelled, so that was good.  We sure don’t need more rain, but I heard rain all week.  The ground is already so saturated.  Can’t work in the garden or flower beds, just too wet.  Anything planted will freeze with these cold temperatures.  Whatever happened to Spring and what will Summer bring?  I guess that’s Lopez living.  Never know what Mother Nature has in store for us.  There was a tornado watch out Friday evening, which was cancelled, so that was good.  There is still clean-up going on from the last storm and tornado that went through.

Hope all you turkey hunters were successful on Saturday, the first day of the season.

St. Vladimirs Church has pierogies for sale.  To order, call 570-928-1099.

Don’t forget to keep these dates marked on your calendar:

Wednesday, May 22nd — Civic meeting, 6 p.m. at the Township Building.  Note date change.  The 21st is Election Day so there will be voting at the Township Building that day.  I do hope you’ll get out and vote.

Saturday, June 8th — Dumpster will be at the Township Building.  Call Tim Brown for details.

Saturday, July 6th — Annual Lopez Flea Market – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Tables available and also booths can be used.  Time to clean the closets, basement and garage.  You may have something that someone else might be interested in.  For information, call me at the number below.

HINT:  The humming birds will soon be arriving.  Here is the recipe for their food.  Please do not use any red food coloring.  Mix 4 cups boiling water and 1 cup sugar.  Put in feeders and watch the cute birds come and enjoy.  They usually come by Mother’s Day, but never know with this weather if they will or wait until it’s warmer.  Lots of other birds at the feeders now, and we enjoy watching them.  Can even put bird seed in our hand and feed them that way.

Happy Birthday wishes to Paige and Kyler Burke, May 1st; JoAnn Day, 2nd;  Ken Pochatko, 6th; Ted Lowden, 7th; and Diane Fanning, 9th.  Hope you all have a nice day.

Hopefully with the warmer weather coming, there will be activities going on around the County.  Keep an eye on the Sully for that information.

Guess that’s the news for now.  Enjoy your week, even if you need the umbrella and rain boots.  Could be worse.  I heard Chicago was to get 10 inches of snow Saturday into Sunday before it quit.  Guess we’re lucky in that respect.   Have news call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I’ll get it in for you.  Thanks for reading and I’ll be here next time.

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Are we going to get any nice weather??  The week was windy, cold, some warm days, some not.  Saturday was the best day and Sunday was pouring rain and thunder.  The fields are so saturated when you walk, it’s squishy.   I heard rain during the week again too.  I think Wednesday was to be the nicest day, but that can change.

Sympathy from the community to the family, relatives and friends of Gus Tamburro who passed away on the 9th.  He was, at one time, a resident of Lopez.  Was a good friend and good neighbor when he lived here on Church Street.  He and his wife, Edith, sold the home to Ted and TJ Lowden  and moved back to Marlton, NJ, where he was Mayor for many years.  He is missed by all who knew him.

Sympathy also to the family, relatives and friends of Mike Sinovich who passed away on the 11th.  Lived in Lopez at one time but was now a resident of Wilmington, DE.

St. Vladimirs Church has pierogies for sale.  To order, call 570-928-1099.

Marc and Lisa Fenster, granddaughters, Lily and Eva Lopez, Philly, spent the weekend at their home here with Anthony, Bethany, Dominic and Christopher Sneidar.   The girls enjoyed playing with Kaileigh and Kyleigh McDonald.  All had a good time.

Bob and JoAnn McGuire spent Saturday with Bob, Jr. and Tyler McGuire, Hunlock Creek.  Tyler made a birthday dinner for his Gramma.  Consisted of delicious chicken picata, homemade pickles, homemade cake and icing.  He’s getting to be quite the chef in the kitchen.  Of course, Gramma did the dishes.  Had a great family time.

Hope you all have your Easter togs and baskets ready for Easter Sunday.  Maybe the Easter bunny will stop by your house. 

Congratulations of Kaeleigh and Kyleigh McDonald for getting all A’s on their Agora home school papers.  Keep up the good work.

Happy Birthday to Roseanna Lukachik, 18th; Holly Ann Sperry, 20th; Jon-Paul Matychak, 23rd.  Hope you all have a nice day.

Happy Birthday and Get Well Wishes to our friend, Tom Beck.  He celebrates on the 18th and hope he’s feeling much better.  Comes to Sullivan County often.

HINT:  “If you have an over-ripe banana, hang it on a tree branch in your garden for the butterflies.  Leave the skin on.”  (Apparently, they love it.)

Guess that’s it.  Enjoy your week.  May have to use the rain boots and umbrella, but not to be cold.  Better than freezing cold and snow, like some places are getting.  Hope you all have a Blessed Easter.  Have news, call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I’ll get it in for you.  Thanks for reading and I’ll be here next time.

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No news last week.  BUMMER!!   We had our annual Che-Hanna Gem and Mineral show on the weekend.  Got home Sunday evening and guess I had a Senior moment.  Forgot all about writing my news.

Weather for the week was up and down again.  As I’m typing my news on Sunday Noontime, it is very windy and cold.  Had some pretty cold mornings with frost and cold wind.  Did have some sunshine and Saturday it got up to 52 degrees.  Be time to till the garden, if it’s not frozen, and dig up the flower beds to get ready to plant.  We need warm weather to come and stay.  Was a long winter.  I saw 40 turkeys in the field across the street.  That’s the most I’ve ever seen. The robins are around and “Chippy” is back.  The regular birds are enjoying the bird seed and the suet, when the red squirrel doesn’t beat them to it.  Another month and the hummingbirds will be back.

TJ, Alison, Jase and their four-footed friend, Wesson, Marlton, NJ, spent a few days last week at their home here.

Next Civic meeting will be on Tuesday, April 16th, 6 p.m. at the Township Building.  Still a little cool to meet at the Pavilion.

St. Vladimirs Church has pierogies for sale.  To order, call 570-928-1099.

Happy Birthday wishes to go out to V Rev Gary Andrew Matychak, April 5th; Shawn Pequignot, 6th; and Jaron Williams, 11th.   Hope you all have a nice, sunny day.

Happy Anniversary to Julio and Mary (Maximiek) Santiago who celebrate on the 5th.  Congratulations.

If you’d like your birthday or anniversary noted here, please send me the information and I’ll be glad to add it to my calendar.

B’s gang sends belated birthday wishes to Tim Higley who celebrated on April 1st.  Hope you had a good day,  They also send Happy Anniversary wishes to Bill and Roda Stasiak as they celebrate on the 6th.  Have a super day.

Get well to Tim Brown who is on the mend and coming along slowly after his recent surgery.  At least no more plowing snow for this year.  (I hope.)

Saints Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Chapel, Church Street, has Divine Liturgy once a month.  Everyone is welcome.  Check the Sully to see when the next service will be. 

Matt and Scherril Dayton, Dorothy, NJ, spent a few days at their home on Route 487.  Had a lot of work to get done to get ready for the summer weather.

HINT:  “Mix 6 oz. of vinegar, 2 TBSP sugar and 1 tsp. of salt.  Fill a dish and place around the yard to trap wasps”  (Mixture can be made bigger.)

Guess that’s the news from this chilly back yard.  Enjoy your week.  Last I saw on TV, it’s to be quite warm all week long with no storms in sight.  Let’s see how right that report is.  I sure hope so.  Have news, call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I’ll get it in for you.  Thanks for reading and I’ll be here next time.

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Guess Mother Nature doesn’t want winter to end yet.  Most of the week was wintry with four inches of snow on Monday; three days of below zero temperatures.   Sunday was a little more snow and Mike, Kaeleigh and Kyleigh enjoyed sledding on the hill across the street.  Was a good trail and went pretty fast.  Of course the wind was always blowing and made it seem colder than it was. The week is to warm up by Thursday, with temperatures in the forties and fifties, but may have some rain included.  Everyone I’ve talked to is so ready for warm, sunny weather.   Hope you all remembered to turn your clocks ahead before going to bed on Saturday evening.

St. Vladimir’s Church has pierogies for sale.  To order call 570-928-1099.

Get well wishes to Sally Houseknecht who isn’t up to par right now.  She’s feeling much better and hope she continues on her road to recovery.

Irene Pequignot, Linden, spent the weekend at her home on Church Street.

Civic meeting, Tuesday, the 19th, 6 p.m. at the Township Building.

Get well wishes go out to Tim Brown who had recent surgery and is recovering nicely.    I guess I can say Get Well to anyone who has been bothered with the cold or flu and hope the nicer weather will make everyone feel better.   I think everyone is looking forward to getting gardens and flower beds started.

Happy Birthday to Elizabeth Weisbrod, 14th; Gianna Mae DiRocco, 16th; Don Risser and Sherilyn Dendler, 17th; and Joe Tabor, 18th.   Hope you have a sunny day.

B’s gang sends birthday wishes to Steph Putnam, 17th; Kristin Putnam, 18th; and Lori Higley, 19th.   Have a great day.

Happy Anniversary to Joe and Tina Tabor as they celebrate on the 14th.  Have a happy day.

St. Patrick’s Day is coming up on the 17th.  Hope all of you who are Irish and celebrate, have a great, green day.

Che-Hanna Rock and Mineral Club 50th year show will be on March 23rd and 24th.  Held at the Wysox Volunteer Fire Hall.  Lots of dealers with all kinds of neat things for you to purchase.  There will be a mini-mine for the kids; geode cutting and cabachon making.  Mark your calendar for the dates and hope to see you there and let’s hope no big storm is brewing.

Guess that’s the news for this time.  Enjoy your week.  Might need the umbrella, but hope it’s not snow.  Have news call me at 570-928-9238; snail mail me; see me, or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I’ll get it in for you.  Thanks for reading and I’ll be here next time.