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St. Patrick Church in Pottsville celebrates priest's silver jubilee
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 16—POTTSVILLE — Parishioners gathered at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church on Sunday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rev. Barnabas Shayo's ordination. Shayo, a native of Tanzania ...
Memorial service begins Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters Convention in Pottsville
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPOTTSVILLE — Volunteer firefighters filed beneath an American flag on Mahantongo Street on the way to a memorial service Sunday evening in St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church. The service kicked ...
Dick Yuengling named grand marshal of 70th Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters Convention's...
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPOTTSVILLE — Richard “Dick” Yuengling Jr., fifth-generation scion to D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc., has been named grand marshal of the 70th Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters Convention parade ...
Faithful return to St. Stephen Church in Port Carbon
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 27—PORT CARBON — About 70 people attended the first Mass in St. Stephen Church in Port Carbon since it was bought by a nonprofit formed to preserve the house of worship. The Mass at 6 p.m ...
Firefighters recognized in parade to end convention week in Pottsville
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoPOTTSVILLE — Kaley Hampford remembers her father’s dedication to the Pottsville Fire Department. “The tone would go off, and he was already out the door,” Hampford, 32, said of Ande Ebling, ...
Memorial Day: Pottsville speaker recalls ultimate sacrifice of teen, mother in Iraq
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 week agoPOTTSVILLE — Chief Warrant Officer 3 Zachary Reichert remembered those who gave the ultimate sacrifice Monday as he spoke at the city’s Memorial Day service. From the podium in First United ...
Sellout crowds see Schuylkill Choral Society's holiday shows
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 5—POTTSVILLE — So many people attended the Schuylkill Choral Society's "50th Anniversary Holiday Spectacular" that there weren't enough programs to go around. The first performance was ...
Knights of Columbus deliver more than 1,400 meals to homes in need
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 25—POTTSVILLE — After a two-year hiatus, the Knights of Columbus Council 431 of Schuylkill County resumed an annual tradition of delivering free Thanksgiving meals across the county. Knights ...
Monetary gifts, donations sought for children of West Penn fire victim
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 17—Local organizations are seeking donations for two young children who lost their father in the recent fire in West Penn Twp. AMVETS Post 180 of Pottsville, Dustin's Adventureland and ...
Dinosaurs, grim reapers and monsters march in Halloween parade in Pottsville
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 26—POTTSVILLE — The streets of the city teemed with ghouls, grim reapers, witches, princesses and various creatures, as the Halloween parade returned Tuesday evening to Pottsville after ...