Ms. Karen, a storyteller from the Valley Community Library, recently visited Nancy Kotcho's kindergarten class at Valley View Elementary.
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The problem: The deteriorating state of the Gravity Slope colliery above Archbald. The colliery opened in 1913, and closed in 1955. Thress structures remain at the site, including the 654-square-foot oil house, so named because bulk oil shipments were stored.
Since 2005, as a non-profit organization, the Gravity Slope Committee has been working to preserve and restore the buildings in cooperation with the Borough of Archbald. The ultimate goal is to restore all three buildings at the site as a museum and historical center, preserving and teaching the history of coal mining to future generations of visitors and local residents.
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Little League Registration
- The Mayfield Little League will hold baseball and teener league registrations Saturdays, Feb. 4 and 11, 10 a.m. to noon and Wednesday, Feb. 16, 6-8 p.m. at the Mayfield Hose Co. No. 1, 900 Maple St. Players ages 4-18 from Mayfield, Childs, Carbondale Township and White's Crossing are eligible to sign up. For more information call 876-1011 or visit us at www.mayfieldlittleleague.com.
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"The 39 Steps": Actors Circle presents "The 39 Steps" Fridays and Saturdays, Feb. 3-4, 10-11 and 17-18, at 8 p.m. and Sundays, Feb. 5, 12, and 19 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12; $10 for seniors and $8 for students at Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Rd. in Scranton. Reservations recommended. Call 342-9707 or visit actorscircle.org. In the play, an ordinary man is caught up in a spy story.
Crime Watch: The Blakely/Peckville Neighborhood Crime Watch will hold a porketta sandwich sale Saturday, March 3, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The price will be $5 for two sandwiches. Call 383-9946 for tickets.
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The Valley View High School football team won the District 2 Class AAA title this year.
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Two juniors from Lakeland High School collected toys for the U.S. Marines' Toys for Tots program. At the end of the drive, two marines came to the school to accept the donation.
From left: Marine Cpl. Nicholas Puroun, Aaron Loyack, Cody Gonsauls and Cpl. Justin Vincent.
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Carbondale Area High School's Spanish club hopes to support a child from Honduras and his/her family. They may attend the Hispanic Flamenco Ballet as a field trip and would like to experience different music and dances from Spain and Latin America. The club plans to try authentic Mexican dishes at a local restaurant as well as those they create themselves. The goal of the club is to expand on the c
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