Lopez, PA

What a great weekend for a change.  Weather was perfect for outdoor activities, even after the brief shower early on Saturday.  Sunday was really warm.  I’ll take this rather than the cold, wind and rain we’ve been having, even though I know we need the rain.

Congratulations to all the Seniors who graduated on Friday evening, especially our Lopez kids Trevor Kinsey, Douglas Gilbert and Ellijo Higley.  Good luck in your future.

Bob and Tyler McGuire, Hunlock Creek, visited with his parents, Bob and JoAnn McGuire on Saturday.  Tyler stayed for a few days mini vacation.  Was a great time.   Played a lot of Skip-Bo in memory of his Grandma and Grandpa as they were avid players, along with other fun things that we did.  Weather was really nice.

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

Mother Galina and Sister Michele, Orthodox Monastery, Ellwood City, spent a few enjoyable days at St. Nicholas House on Church Street.  It was Sister Michele’s first time here so she got to see what Sullivan County is all about.  They especially enjoyed the Eagles Mere Book Store and the Lopez Flea Market.   She hopes to come back again soon.

Next Civic meeting will be on Tuesday, June 20, 6 p.m. at the Pavilion.

Adel Bradshaw, West Chester, is spending a few days at her home on church Street and getting her flowers planted.

HINT:  “To make tick repellent, take 20 drops of lemongrass essential oil, 20 drops of Eucalyptus essential oil and 4 oz. of water.  Put in a spray bottle and shake well.  Spray on shoes, socks, pant cuffs, etc.  Safe for humans and animals.”  (Should be good for this time of year; the oils are a bit pricey, but if it works, all good.)

Happy Birthday wishes to Dana (Bling-Bling) Dempsey, 20th; Jack Caccia, 22nd, Cindy Stavisky, 23rd; Jean Woodford, 24th; Andy Matychak and Garrett Burke, 27th.  Hope you all have a great day.

Happy Anniversary to Jessie and Lisa (Beaver) Sperry as they celebrate on the 24th.  Congratulations and many more.

B’s gang sends special birthday wishes to Matt Karchner whose special day is the 28th.  Have a super day.

What a miserable week we’ve had.  From Monday to now as I type this news.  We were without power for many, many hours starting on Monday.  We also had no phones for a couple days.  The electric guys worked very diligently getting power restored as fast as they could.  There was a crew from Morristown, NJ,  that worked on Church Street and got our power restored.  Many were without power much longer, so guess we were one of the lucky ones.   All it does is rain, wind blows and it’s very cold.  Sunday the temperature never got up above 43 degrees; sure felt like March weather.  Last I heard, “maybe” by Tuesday it will start to warm up.  Think Mother Nature is trying to tell us something??  There was a good frost on Thursday when we hit 27 degrees.  Hopefully, the gardens and flower beds haven’t been done quite yet.   There were many generators running that  you could hear all over town.  Was hard to find someplace to get gas as most stations had no power so couldn’t pump gas.

Rev Mother Christophora and Mother Magdalena, Ellwood City, were coming on Thursday to spend a few days at St. Nicholas House.  We got in touch with them and said no power, no phones.  They were quite far this way so spent the night at a hotel in Williamsport.  Informed them on Friday that power was restored, so they came on to Lopez.  Left Lopez to do a retreat in Corning, NY, and the power had gone off again just as they were leaving, but did come back on when they returned.  So, they stayed until Sunday since all was good after all.   Was a different life style for a few days for everyone.

Sts. Peter and Paul Byzantine Church on Church Street will have liturgy on Sunday, May 28th, at 4 p.m.  There will blessing of the graves after liturgy.  All are welcome.  Mark your calendar now so you won’t forget.

Don’t forget the dumpster will be at the Township Building on Saturday, June 3rd, from 8 a.m. to Noon.  Watch the Sully for their ad.

Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, the 14th.  And, you can be a Mother of all kinds, not just biological, so hope you all have a fantastic day with loved ones.

Don’t forget Election Day is Tuesday, the 16th, so get out and do your civic duty and vote.  It’s our freedom and our right to vote.

Next Civic meeting will be on Wednesday, the 17th, 6 p.m. at the Pavilion.  If we keep up with this weather, it will be at the Township Building.   Note change of day, due to Election Day on Tuesday.

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

HINT:  “Next time you boil or steam your veggies, don’t pour the water down the drain.  Use it to water you plants.  You’ll be amazed by how well your plants respond to “veggie soup”.”  (My mother-in-law did this not only with veggie water, but also with her dish water and contents of tea bags.  Maybe that’s why her plants did so well.)

Happy Birthday wishes to Cory McDonald, 15th; Marian Hubiak, 19th; Janet Weidner, 22nd.  Hope you all have a good day.

Happy Anniversary to Tim and Bobbi Jo Brown as they celebrate on the 21st.  Congrats and have a super day.

Mr. Neubauer’s little brown book for this day (Sunday) 1974 is about the same weather as we’re having right now.

Guess that’s the news from cold Lopez.  Hopefully we’ll see the sun again soon.   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.

Sunday was a beautiful day; much better than Saturday.  We had temperatures in the high 60’s with sunshine and a warm breeze.  I would hope it would stay that way.  We did have over two inches of rain Thursday into Friday.

Got the following e-mail from Fr. Hendershot, Priest at St. Vladimir’s Church, to share.  This was over the Easter Holiday.

So the guests at the Saint Nicholas house, Church Street, were as follows. Patty Martinez (sang alto) and husband Robert Martinez and their 3 children;  Peter (helped with procession) , Lupita (sang alto) and Olivia (sang soprano) Dana Kuhn (directed the choir and sang soprano) and husband Michal (sang bass)

We are thankful for the help they gave with the singing of the services. We were blessed with beautiful  singing for the services of Holy Friday and the feast of Pascha.

These two families were very grateful to have been able to stay at the St. Nicholas house, and they loved the fact that they were able to walk to the church.  Also they really enjoyed the fact that the Lopez creek is right behind the house.

Also visiting Lopez were the Hendershot family members. Son Nicholas and wife Claudia were visiting from Virginia with our grandsons  Gabriel and Michael who were excited to be altar boys. Our son David came from Martinsburg West Virginia, and Daughter Laura came with her boyfriend Bobby.  Tuesday we are expecting our other daughter Elizabeth with her husband Fr. Noah and their 8 children.  When we have family and friends visiting, they love going to Ricketts Glenn State Park to walk the path with the waterfalls.  “Lopez is such a lovely place” we heard over and over.

Mark your calendar now.  There will be a halupki dinner at St. Vladimir’s Church Hall on Sunday, May 7th, Noon to 4 p.m.  Eat In or Take Out.  This is a good fund raiser for the Church so do stop in for a good meal.  Could be an early Mother’s Day dinner.

The Lopez Civic Association would like to extend thanks to Mildred American Legion for the generous donation of their Bingo supplies for our use.  It is greatly appreciated and will be used.

Don’t forget…..street sweeper will be in town on May 1st between 6:30 and 7 a.m. so be prepared for noise and dust.

Watch the Sully for info on the dumpster that will be here on June 3rd, 8 a.m. to Noon, Township Building.  Ad will tell you what you can and cannot take.

Joe and Diane Fanning, along with Molly, Landenberg, and granddaughters Haley Latch, St. Georges, DE and Rachel Ruggerio, Elkton, MD, spent a few days at their home on Church Street.  Diane said it was nice to see no snow this time.  The girls even put on their swim suits and spent a couple hours at the creek.  Said the water wasn’t bad at all.

I see Cory McDonald came in from Rhode Island to visit family and friends over the weekend.

“Tent City” had some activity over the weekend as some of the Borick’s were in to enjoy the nice weather.

Happy Birthday wishes to send out to Paige and Kyler Burke, May 1st; JoAnn Day, 2nd; Ryan Dempsey and Ted Lowden, 7th.  Hope you all have a nice day.

HINT:  “Laundry pre-soak spray:  1 cup water, 1 cup liquid Wisk and 1 cup ammonia.  Pour all ingredients into a spray bottle.  Spray liberally on soiled areas of clothing.  Let saturate; scrub and toss into the washer.”

The bear has been seen around town.  It was on Main Street, Church Street, Factory Road and at Lopez Winery.  It’s a pretty good sized one too.

With the nicer weather, folks will be able to work on their gardens and flower beds.  And……there’s always lawn mowing to do.

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

NOTE:   Change in date and place for the next Civic meeting.  Due to Election Day on Tuesday, May 16th, Civic meeting will be held on Wednesday, the 17th, 6 p.m. at the Pavilion.  In case of really cool, bad weather, it will be in the Township Bldg.  Let’s hope it’s real warm and will stay around for the duration of summer.

Guess that’s the news for now.  Enjoy your week, whatever; should be pretty nice from what I’ve heard.  But, you know how that goes.  Have news call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I’ll get in in for you.  Thanks for reading and I’ll be here next time.

Weekend wasn’t the best; Sunday turned out to be the better day with temperatures in the high 60’s.    Mother Nature still blessed us with a light coating of snow on Friday.   She can’t seem to get her head straight and give us warm and sunshine.  I did hear the week’s weather is to be pretty good; may have changed it already; haven’t seen the weather yet today, Sunday.  Guess I’ll wait and see what the week brings.

Street sweeper will be in Lopez on May 1st, starting 6:30 – 7 a.m., so be prepared for dust and noise.

Dumpster will be at the Township Building on Saturday, June 3rd, 8 a.m. to Noon.  Watch for the ad in the Sully as what you can take and not take.

Tax Collector will be at the Township Building on Thursday, April 20th, 9 a.m. to Noon, for those wishing to pay in person; they can also be mailed in.

Civic meeting will be on Tuesday, April 18th, 6 p.m. at the Township Building.

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

Bob and I, along with Brian, Bob, Jr. and Tyler traveled to Cobleskill, NY, on Saturday, to attend the funeral of my Dad, Ed Davis, who passed away at 98 years young.  Over 50 family members from PA, NY, MI, TX, and VA were there to pay their respects and say so long.  Funeral was held at the United Methodist Church, Cobleskill, with burial in Dorloo Cemetery.  Great grandson, Brian, was one of the pall bearers.  He will certainly be missed; he touched many lives.

Here are some tips for Spring cleaning (if we get Spring):
Use a butter knife and a micro fiber cloth to clean registers.  Put the kids bath toys in the dishwasher to clean.  Use rubber gloves to remove pet hair from furniture.  Put Christmas wrap in a see-through garment bag for storage.

Happy Birthday to Roseanne Lukachik, 18th; Holly Ann Sperry, 20th; Jon-Paul Matychak, 23rd; Katherine Kapler, 25th; Mickie Mowery, 26th; David Spinosa, 28th; and Ken Kline and Abby Matychak, 30th.  Hope you all have a good day.

From Mr. Neubauer’s little brown book:  April 9, 1979 – Clear, cold, rain,  30 degrees and 1 1/2 inches of snow.   On April 9, 2017, we had sun, light breeze, NO snow and 60+ degrees.  I’ll take that any day over the snow and cold.

I think folks are really ready to get into their gardens and flower beds, if the weather would cooperate.  There are some who have flowers starting to push through the ground; then the frost and snow comes and kills them.

Guess that’s the news for now.  Enjoy your week; it’s gotta get better soon, I hope.  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.

Hope you all had an enjoyable weekend.  Weather wasn’t too bad; could have been warmer, but we’ll take what we get.  It wasn’t as warm as first predicted and the week is to be rainy.   Quite a lot of the snow seems to be going away so maybe we’ll get some nice, warm weather.  Hopefully, no more storms.

The 48th annual Che-Hanna Gem and Mineral show was over the weekend and turned out to be really nice.  Was at the Wysox Volunteer Fire Hall this year, so didn’t know how that would work.  Turned out to be a good attendance at the show.  Saw some Sullivan County folks there also.  Hope everyone had an enjoyable time and we look forward to next year’s show.

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

Civic meeting will be held at the Township Building on Tuesday, April 18th, 6 p.m.

The Colley Township Tax Collector will be at the Township Building in Lopez on Thursday, April 20th, from 9 a.m. to Noon for those wishing to stop and pay taxes.  They can also be mailed.

Happy Birthday to V Rev Andrew (Gary) Matychak, 5th; Shawn Pequignot, 6th; Jaron Williams, 11th; and John Risser, 12th.  Hope you all have a nice day.

Happy Anniversary to Julio and Mary (Maximiek) Santiago as they celebrate on the 5th.  Have a good day.

B’s gang says “Happy Birthday” to Tim Higley.  His birthday is on the 1st.  Make it a good one, Tim.

B’s gang also says “Happy anniversary” to Bill and Roda Stasiak as they celebrate on the 6th.  Have a nice day.

HINT:  “Baking soda is poisonous to ants, sprinkle it around your plants to ensure ants will stay away.   Flour & Baby Powder will keep ants from reaching your plants, ants will not cross the powder – so circle your plants with it.”

I know there are probably things going on around the county, so keep a check on the Sully for that.   With the nicer weather coming, folks are probably checking out the seed and plant catalogs to get ready for flower beds and gardens.   Some things may have already been started indoors to do outdoors later.

Guess that’s the news for this time.  Enjoy your week, whatever your plans are.  Have news call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at

Another cold, windy, snowy few days.  We had six inches of snow on Friday.  Saturday morning it was five degrees with snow and wind.  Sunday morning it was .5 degrees and cold.  The temperatures didn’t get up past twenty during that time.   Will have to wait for next week as to what get Tuesday into Wednesday.  Predictions are for many inches of snow; we’ll see if it’s right this time and we get the “storm” of the winter season.  Would be nice not to get any at all and prove them all wrong, but don’t think that will happen.  Just gotta go with the flow and take what we get.  And, to think the first day of Spring is on the 20th.

Looking out her picture window early Monday morning, Heather McDonald saw a bald eagle flying around.  I’ve heard reports from others that have seen one also.

St. Vladimir’s Church has pierogies for sale.  To order, call 570-928-9238.

Bob, Jr. and Tyler McGuire, Hunlock Creek, spent Sunday with Bob, JoAnn, Brian McGuire and Nina Weslowski.  They all helped Bob, Sr. celebrate his birthday.  They also enjoyed a walk up to icicle cave.  Was Tyler’s first time there and it was 50 years ago this time that his Dad, Bob, Jr. was in that same cave and had his picture taken for a post card.  This time, with the warm weather we had, there were only stubs of icicles, so wasn’t as impressive.  But, it was a fun time trekking up and back and Tyler thought it was a cool place.

Mark your calendars now.  Jean Foust, Colley Township Tax Collector, will be at the Township Building, in town, on Thursday, April 20th, from 9 a.m. to Noon for those of you wishing to pay your taxes.   You can also send them to her in the mail.  Remember, it’s April and not March 20th.

Happy Birthday to Elizabeth Weisbrod, 115th; Gianna Mae DiRocco, 16th; Don Risser and Sherilyn Dendler, 17th; Joe Tabor, 18th;and Aaron Kinsey, 21st.  Have a nice day.

Happy Anniversary to Joe and Tina Tabor as they celebrate on the 15th.

B’s gang sends Happy Birthday wishes to Steph Putnam, 17th; Kristen Putnam, 18th; and Lori Higley, 19th.  Have a super day.

HINT:  “Add a few drops of corn oil to your pets’ food to prevent hair balls from forming.  The thick oil helps the fur pass through the animal’s system much quicker and easily.”

Keep a watch on the Sully for events going on around the County that you may be interested in.

Guess that’s it for now.  Enjoy your week, you may be trying to dig out if we get “all that snow”.  Hopefully it will be the last, but never can tell what Mother Nature has in store.  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.

Well, our nice weather lasted until Saturday. We had good temperatures all week in the 60’s.  I did some laundry on Thursday and Friday and hung them out on the line and they actually dried really well.  The geese have been flying in huge flocks, so hope that’s a good sign.  Then, on Saturday we got a heavy rain storm with fog, thunder,lightning and lots of wind.  We were very lucky we had no problems, while other places had lots of damage and maybe a tornado touch down.  Sunday was very cold and windy, but the week is to warm up again.  Strange weather for this time of year.  We’ve been seeing twenty plus turkeys making their way through the cemetery.  Guess they are braver now that hunting is done.

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

The Che-Hanna Rock and Mineral Club show is coming up the end of March.  Check it out.  Go to Face Book and click on events.  Then, click on Che-Hanna and see what’s going on.

Keep an eye on the Sully for up-coming events going on in the County.  Pretty soon, it will be warmer weather and more things around the area.

HINT:  “Coffee is full of nutrients and vitamins that are beneficial to soil.  Some people include it in their compost pile.  If you want the most out of your coffee, pour the grounds on areas where you want more grass or flowers to grow.”

Happy Birthday to our son, Bob Jr. as he celebrated on the 26.  Happy birthday to Keene Vinetelli, March 5th; and Bethany Dendler, 6th.  Hope you all have a nice day.

From Mr. Neubauer’s little brown book:  February 26, 1978 it was clear, cold, with snow and 14 degrees.  I think ours was a little better.

Get well wishes to all of you who are sick with colds and the flu bug.  I did hear there is a bad flu going around and keeping kids out of school for days.  Hope you all get to feeling better.  If the weather wouldn’t flip flop so much, maybe everyone would feel better.

Guess that’s it from this frigid back yard.  Enjoy your week; more sunshine and warmth on the way (I hope).  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.

The Railroad Station in Bernice PA

Hope you all had a nice weekend and a nice Valentine’s Day with your loved ones.  Weather wasn’t too bad.  Did have some heavy rain on Tuesday, with the temperatures in the 40’s; had a snowstorm on Thursday that put down 7-10 inches of snow and the wind blew the snow into drifts that measured 16 inches in places.  As I write my news on Sunday evening, we had some good rain and some sleety rain during the day; don’t know what’s coming over night, but someone said another storm.  Have to wait and see.  There was enough snow after Thursday’s storm to go tobogganing on the hill across the street.  Kids and their Dad had fun doing that.  By Sunday the snow was mostly gone because of the rain.

Sympathy from the community to the family, relatives and many, many friends of Mrs. Lucy Sick who recently passed away.  She was a joy to know; she had an awesome smile and was a many talented lady.  She will be missed.   Funeral will be held Saturday from St. Basil’s Church with Rev. Carr, Rev. McLaughlin and Rev. Rojas.

Winter Fest will be this weekend at Camp Brule.  Check the Sully for details and see what might interest you.  Also, to check for other events that may be going on.

Happy Birthday wishes to Shawn Laird, 15th; Khloie Bahr, 19th; Clair Johnson II, 20th; Armond Spinosa, 23rd; Jacob Williams, 23rd, Bob McGuire, Jr., 26; and John Borick, 29th and that day isn’t even on the calendar.  Hope you all have a good day.

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

HINT:  “Sprinkle corn starch into tough knots to help loosen and untangle them; works good on shoe laces.”  “Cut yourself shaving?  Just swipe some chap stick over the cut to stop the constant bleeding.  No more tissue squares.”

Guess that’s about it.  Enjoy your week, even if you have to get out and so a little shoveling; the air feels 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.

Another nice weekend.  Couldn’t ask for better weather for this time of the year.  Guess it’s to stay like this most of the week, other than being cold.  But, I bet Puxatawney Phil will probably still see his shadow on the 2nd.  We’ll still have six weeks of winter, whether he does or not.

Sympathy from the community to the family of Dorothy (Bushofsky) Stanley who passed away on the 19th.  She had a summer home in Lopez.  Funeral and burial will be in Florida, where she resided.

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

The 48th annual Che-Hanna Rock and Mineral show is coming up on Saturday and Sunday, March 25 and 26.  Check out information under events on Face Book.  Lots of good things and this year it’s in a new place.  It will be held at the Wysox Volunteer Fire Company.

I know there will be things going on around the County that I’m not really aware of, so check the Sully for those things you may be interested in.  I know the Kiwanis Winterfest is coming up in February with lots of things there to see and do.  Check out their website:  sckiwanis.com to see what’s happening.

Don’t think the toboggan slide will be up and running this year.  I think it’s been a little too warm to have the lake frozen to the proper depth of the ice to make the slide.  Don’t know for sure, so watch the Sully on this.

HINT:  “Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants.  They eat it, take it home and can’t digest it so it kills them.  May take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it does work and doesn’t bother pets or small children.”  (Sometimes there are lots of ants, sometimes none are seen.)

Happy Birthday to Kyra Vinetelli and Brian Dendler, both on February 1st; Dee Whatley, 4th; Helen (Maximiak) Amon, 5th; and Alex Aharonian, 11th.  Hope you all have a nice day.

Uncle “B”, Pop-Pop and Gramma send special birthday wishes to Tyler McGuire, who will turn 16 on the 2nd.  Have a great day.  Wow!!   Times flies and now it will be getting a license and starting to drive.

I think that’s all for now.  Enjoy your week; should be pretty nice.  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.  I’ll be here next time and thanks for reading.

YEP, it is still around.

Had some on and off nice weather/cold weather/snow showers/sunshine; no we need some nice, warm weather.  Temperature early Sunday morning was only 10 degrees, but did warm up during the day and the sun sure helped.  On a walk on Saturday, just up the road from our house, we watched as 22 turkeys came up from the creek and headed for the woods.  That’s the most we’ve seen.  Usually 12 or so is a lot, but they were sure out that day.  I hear the weather is to warm up in the 40’s and low 50’s during the week and especially on Saturday.

If anyone is interested in helping to remove the Christmas decorations from the monument area, we can use your help.  We’re meeting at the Pavilion on Saturday, the 22nd, at Noon.  Shouldn’t take too long and the more help, the better.

St. Vladimir’s Church has pierogies for sale.  To order, please call 570-928-9011.

There is no Civic meeting for the month of January.

Check out the Lopez Civic Association items for sale on Face Book.  Go to Face Book and click on “Search”.  Type in Lopez Civic Association and you will see the new, retro t-shirts, koozies, and hoodies.  Hoodies are especially nice for the colder weather.

Don’t think there’s a lot going on around town; haven’t seen many out and about.  Hopefully, with the warmer weather, more folks will get out.

Happy Birthday wishes to Jim Rouse, 21st.  Special birthday wishes to Alice Fedorchak from all her Sullivan county friends as she celebrates on the 21st.  Irene Pequignot, 22nd; and Mike Stavisky (Florida), 24th.  Hope you all have a nice day.

Happy Anniversary to Alex and Ginny Stavisky, 22nd; Al and Jeannie Kapler, 23rd.   Congratulations and have a super day.

Got the following e-mail to share:

While visiting their hometown of Evesham Township, NJ, Ted and Mary Lowden attended the annual awards banquet of the Evesham Township Fire Department. Ted has been a member of that organization which consists of about 140 members, both career and volunteer for 41 years. They respond to thousands of fire and EMS incidents each year in a densely populated suburban area.

Along with about 100 members in attendance, local government elected leaders and representatives from surrounding emergency service communities attended the affair. This year the catered affair took place at Paris Catering located in Berlin, NJ. At the conclusion of the awards dancing and cocktails help the members celebrate for several hours.

The awards banquet is held each year in January and serves a platform for celebrating the dedication and successes of its members for the prior year. This year in addition to awards to members in pf both the fire and EMS divisions for their individual commitments to successful achievement of emergency service training and education, a half dozen awards for saving lives for CPR were issued, a meritorious service award for child delivery and medal of valor for life saving were bestowed upon members.

Additional awards are bestowed upon the station responder of each of the five divisions within the FD with one of those then selected as the overall Department Responder of the Year. All awards are based upon merit and in cases as necessary an independent investigation of the fact related to the nomination of the award.

HINT:  “Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress.  Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose.  Place the pin in the seam of the slacks and static is gone.”

I guess that’s about it for now.  Enjoy your week, whatever you plan to do.  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.

A friend sent a simple eye test for everyone to take.

It is very easy and painless.  Just try to fine the cardinal.

Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and will have a great 2017 year.  Weather was pretty nice over the Holidays for travel.  Did have some snow and there was lots of toboggan riding on the hill across from us.  Looked like a good time.   Hopefully the weather will stay nice for a while, but guess we have to get ready for whatever comes our way.

Congratulations to Jason and Dorothy Bahr on the birth of their baby, Lillie Ann, who was born on December 23rd.  She weighed 6.7 lbs.  She has a sister, Khloie, and all are doing well.

Don and Irene (Kravitz) Risser recently spent a few days in town.  They visited with Mary Kravetz and they all had lunch at Jolly Trolley in Dushore with Annabelle Kravetz of Mildred.  Irene just returned from a trip that included five days in Rome, Italy.  Then she boarded a cruise ship westward bound across the Atlantic to Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  Port stops along the way included Florence, Italy; ports in Tuscany and Provence, France; Barcelona, Spain, the island of Majorca and the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

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

Cory McDonald was here from Rhode Island to spend time over the Holidays with family and friends.

Bob and JoAnn McGuire, Brian McGuire and Nina Weslowski; Bob, Jr. and Tyler McGuire all spent Christmas Eve with Mike and Lola Mattie in Forty Fort.  Also there was Georgia, Michael and Mcguire Martin; Casey Martin and friend, Ricky.  All had a great time together.

Brian McGuire and Nina Weslowski spent Christmas Day with her parents in Allentown.  The day after Christmas Bob, Jr. and Tyler, Hunlock Creek, spent the day with us, Brian, Nina and Marty Slocum from New Albany also stopped by.  Good time for all.

Mrs. Irene Huray spent the Holidays with her daughter, Irene Pequignot, Linden.  Shawn Pequignot family; Kevin Pequignot and daughter; and Shawn Laird and family also spent time with them.

Happy Birthday wishes go out to Jim Craig, January 1st; Georgette Matychak, 3rd; Jeannie Kapler, Edith Tamburro and Alex Stavisky, 4th; Pete Tomasak and Francis Baines, 5th; Matt Weisbrod, 6th; Linda Santarelli, 7th; Craig Germany and John McDonald, Jr., 9th.  Hope you all have a nice day.

HINT:  To loosen stubborn glue dried on scissors or a counter, cover with WD 40.  It can dissolve the adhesive components of even strong glue to make it easier to remove.

Spending Monday through Wednesday with Joe and Diane (Charnik) Fanning was her cousin, Michael Charnik and his girlfriend, Karen.  They are from New Jersey.  They all had an enjoyable walk around Lopez on Tuesday; it was the best day of the week…sunny, with a little wind, but nice.  They took a ride to Dushore to see the only red light in the County (they were very impressed that it was the only red light), then an enjoyable ride through the country side.  They said they would love to come back again.

From Mr. Neubauer’s little brown book:  January 1, 1974 it was cloudy with late rain and 24 degrees.  I just looked at the thermometer on this January 1st day and it’s sunny and 39 degrees.  That’s great.

There will be no Civic meeting in the month of January.

Guess that’s the news for now.  Enjoy your week; from what I hear it’s to be pretty nice.  Get out and do some sledding, if you can, or just take a walk and get some fresh air.  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.

Hope you all had a good week.  We did get some plowable snow and kids were able to go sledding.  On Friday, the 16, Bob saw a good sized flock of geese go over.  They must have finally gotten the message that it was time to head South.  Saturday was a nice day with temperature in the 40’s.  Early Sunday morning it started to pour and did that for quite some time.  Temperature was still in the 40’s.  Then, early afternoon, that cold front came through, the wind picked up and the temperature dropped to 32 degrees in no time.  Can you imagine what all that rain would have amounted to if it were snow?  Don’t even want to think about it.

Ted and Mary Lowden, Maple Terrace, have returned home after spending some time in the “flat lands” of Marlton, NJ.

Not much news this week.  I guess folks are busy doing that last minute shopping, getting the tree up and decorated and doing all that good Christmas baking.  Hopefully, we’ll get a “little” snow so Santa can make his trip to see all the good little boys and girls.

Happy Birthday wishes to Kaeleigh McDonald who will turn 9 on the 23rd; and Ginny Stavisky’s birthday is the 31st.  Hope you both have a nice day.

Happy Anniversary to Anthony and Bethany Sneidar as they celebrate one year on the 28th; also to Ted and Evelyn Hubiak whose special day is the 29th.  Have a wonderful day.

HINT:  “Use a wet cotton ball or Q-Tip to pick up small shards of glass you can’t easily see.”  “To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge, add an empty paper towel roll to your vacuum hose.  It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.”

Check out www.lopezcivicassociation.com and see the new “hoodies” that are available.

Guess that’s the news for now.  Enjoy your week, it’s to be pretty nice.  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.

This is the last issue of the Sully.  I’d like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy, Healthy New Year.   See you in 2017.

Merry Christmas

Weather is still pretty nice, except for the wind that doesn’t quit blowing.  The weekend was pretty good, with temperatures in the 40’s.  We’ll see if we get the snow that’s supposed to be coming.  I would rather not see it, but it is winter and we’ve been pretty lucky so far.  Lots of nice decorations around town for the Christmas Holidays.

Sympathy from the community to the family, relatives and friends of Donna Work who passed away on Saturday.  Funeral will be held on Friday from Dean Homer Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Basil’s Church, with her pastor, the Rev Richard Rojas, officiating.  Interment will be in the Parish cemetery.   She will be missed.

Retro hoodies are now available.  Check out www.lopezcivicassociation.com to see what they look like and prices.  They’ve been requested by many and will be a good addition to your wardrobe for the wintry weather.  Contact me at the info below if interested in ordering.  You can also contact Brian McGuire at 570-928-9838.

Remember:  No Civic meeting for the month of December.  Everyone is busy with Christmas and New Year’s, so we take some time off.

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

Mrs. Irene Huray spent some time over the Thanksgiving holiday with her daughter, Irene Pequignot, Linden.  Shawn Pequignot family; Jennifer (Pequignot) Laird family; and Kevin Pequignot and daughter, Alyssa, all had Thanksgiving with them.  Good time for all, with lots of left-overs for the following week.

Happy Birthday to Aaron Risser; 9th; Andrea (Matychak) Anderson, 12th; Dylan Amon, 13th; and Noah Brown, 14th.  Hope you all have a nice day.

HINT:  “Hate foggy windshields?  Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car.  When the windows fog, rub with the eraser.  Works better than a cloth.”  (Have to try that.  I hate foggy windshields.)

Guess that’s the news for now.  Enjoy your week, even if we do get a little snow.  Kids and hunters will like it, even if some of us “older” folks don’t.   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.

Does anyone remember the Cherry Township High School JUNIOR PROM memory dance booklet of May 14,1948???????? I have one.  If interested, I will put some of the pages on in the future.

Well, the big news this week is the weekend snow storm we had…..our first for the season.  Saturday started out perfect with temperatures in the 60’s.  Saturday evening it started to spritz down some sprinkles, then it changed to snow.  By Sunday morning, we had about 6 inches of heavy, wet snow.  Sam and Gaige Burke even went out about 10 p.m. Saturday evening and made a snowman in the yard.  Sunday was a raw day with cold wind and some flurries off and on.  Kaeleigh and Kyleigh McDonald enjoyed tobogganing on the hill and Heather had fun with the four wheeler.  So, it wasn’t a complete wash-out for those who like to be out in the cold. Don’t know what the week will be for us, but heard it’s not to be too bad; temperatures in the upper 40’s.  That will be good for those traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Has anyone seen or heard any geese going South?  Someone mentioned quite a while ago they heard some.  I haven’t heard or seen any so don’t know if they’re around yet because of the nicer weather we had.  Now, I’m sure they’ll be heading to warmer climate.

Joe and Diane (Charnik) Fanning, along with Molly, Landenberg, spent a few days at their home on Church Street.  Joe got to play horseshoes in Benton while he was here.  Guess they also had some snow plowing and shoveling to do too.

For those of who who missed the play, “A Fractured Election” on Friday or Saturday evening at the New Albany Fire Co. Social Hall, you missed a great show.  Those folks who put that on did an excellent job and kept the crowd laughing the whole time.  Can’t wait for what they’ll come up with for next year.

St. Vladimir’s Church is having an Ethnic dinner on Sunday, the 27th, Russian Hall, Noon to 5 p.m.  Eat in or Take out.  BYOB.   They also have pierogies for sale.  To order, call 570-928-1099.

REMINDER:   There will be a work bee at the Monument to decorate for Christmas.  If you’re free on Saturday, the 25th, 11 a.m., come on up to the Pavilion and help.  Many hands make light work.

There will be no Civic meeting for the month of December so everyone can enjoy the Holiday season.

Hint:  “Looking for a “green” way to clean your faucets, sinks and stainless steel?  Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean.   Not only will it remove the tarnish and bring back the shine, but it won’t leave streaks and won’t harm your fingers while you clean.”

Good luck hunters as you go into the woods to “bag the big one” (either a deer or a bear).

Hope you all have a very nice Thanksgiving with loved ones during this special time.  Also, give thanks to those who won’t be home for the Holiday as they are serving our Country to keep us safe and free.  We thank them for their service.

 Guess that’s all the news for this time.  Enjoy your week as best you can.  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.

As you can see, the Lopez Cotton Trees are in full bloom.  This crop of cotton produced about 6 inches.  YUK!!!!

Been having some nice weather for a few days; other than the wind, that is.  Sun feels good, but the wind could go away.  Was over 50 degrees both Saturday and Sunday and last I heard it’s to be above normal, with no storms, right through the 19th.  Can you believe that?  We’ll see.

Halloween went very well at the Pavilion.  Had lots of kids all costumed up waiting to be judged, after having some snacks.  Thanks to Dave, Ruth and Clair for taking on the job of judging.  Winners were:  0-3 – Original – Henry Ritinski; Pretty – Hailey Mensch; Funny – Grayson Burke.  4-7 – Original – Gaige Burke; Pretty – Kyleigh McDonald; Funny – Miles Baton.  8-11 – Original – Angel Clark; Pretty – Ember Higley; Funny – Landyn Sperry.  12 – Up – Original – Alexis Musani; Pretty – Katherine Kapler; Funny – Eric Applegate.  Thanks to Brian McGuire for driving the truck with the hay wagon and taking the kids around town to visit the houses to get their treats.   Kids, as well as adults, enjoyed the ride and the town folk were happy to see them.  Thanks to Kathy Neufer and family for chairing the event this year.  Did a great job. Thanks to all who donated in any way to make this a fun time.  And, most of all, thanks to those who left their porch light on for the kids to stop by.

Spending the weekend with Ted and Mary Lowden, Maple Terrace, was her brother, Jack Eggers and his friend, Barbara Royko, Glassboro, NJ.  They enjoyed Jolly Trolley and World’s End.  It was a great weekend and Ted and Mary loved having them here.  Hope they visit again soon.

Sympathy from the community to Pat (Romania) Burd and family on the passing of Al Burd on the 26th of October.

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

St. Vladimir’s Church is having an Ethnic Foods dinner on Sunday, November 27th, Noon to 5 p.m.  Eat in or take out and BYOB.

New Albany Volunteer Fire Co. play is coming up on Saturday, the 12th at 7 p.m. and Sunday, the 13th at 2 p.m.  It will also be done again on Friday, the 18th at 7 p.m. and Saturday, the 19th at 7 p.m.  It is called “A Fractured Election” and should be another good one.  If you get a chance, take a ride out to the Fire Hall in New Albany and support their endeavors.

Guess I forgot some birthdays last week.  Happy belated birthday to Doc Shoemaker on the 1st; Tim Bullis, 5th; Devon DeSanto and Tai Iwancio 6th; Terry Bullis, 7th; and Grayson Burke, 8th.  Hope you all had a nice day.

Birthday wishes now to “B” from all his gang as he celebrates on the 11th; Aiden Sperry, 13th; and Monica Black, 16th.  Have a really nice day.

Happy Anniversary to V Rev Gary and Georgette Matychak as they celebrate on the 10th.  Have a nice day and many more.

HINT:  “For left over salad, put a paper towel over the top instead of a lid.  This keeps the salad fresh and any cheese that’s used will not get soggy.”  “To get rid of musty basements smells, put charcoal in a flat one foot by two foot box and sprinkle with one pint of Epsom salts.  Scattering a few charcoal here and there also works.”

I think that’s the news for this time.  Enjoy your week.  I see, since the weather is nice, that a few are putting out their Christmas decorations.   Gotta get past Thanksgiving first.   Don’t know if any of the hunters are lucky; haven’t heard anything, but the season will be here for a while.  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.  I’ll be here next time and thanks for reading.