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Branch of Lehman Family Funeral Ser vice, Inc (570) 443-9816 an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed gardening. Fred was a long time Ontelaunee trapshooter, lifetime ATA member, Fred was also a pigeon shooter previous to trapshooting, and won many Veteran & Sr Veteran trophies at the big shoots. Fred would always attend shooting events with his wife Edwina. He was a Top Ten member in 1975, when the League saw 780 shooters participate in competition. Tall in stature and with a friendly and kind demeanor, he was always a pleasure to spend time with at League shoots. You would often find him refereeing on Trap #5 at Ontelaunee or on Trap #2 at North End during LVTL and ATA shooting events. His knowledge of the rules of competition was exemplary and thus he brought accuracy to the most important aspect of the game, score keeping.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Weatherly.

A celebration of Fred’s life will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, January 30, from the funeral home. Friends may call from 12:30 p.m. until time of services.

Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Weatherly.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.griffithsfuneralhomes. com

by Suzanne Winters

It was a dark and foggy evening when Dennison Township Supervisors met for its 2023 reorganization and regular meetings on January 3.

During the reorganization, Michael Mack was elected chairman, and Bruce Thomas was elected vice-chairman. All other positions were reinstated for 2023. There was a discussion over choosing an auditor for the Township, but this item was tabled until next month while they await additional information from prospective candidates. Monthly meetings will continue to be held the first Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m., unless it is a holiday, in which case the meeting will be the following Wednesday.

Official Township business hours are 10-12 the second and fourth Saturdays of each month.

The Township’s regular meeting was held directly after the reorganization meeting. All members were present for both meetings, except for Zoning and the Solicitor who were excused.

The December Minutes and Treasurer’s report were accepted, and the bills were accepted and paid.

The Roads Report included touring the roads a few times during the month

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Continued from page 1 the money and fled on foot in the direction of MMI Preparatory School, which was placed on lock-down as a safety measure.

The customer called 911 to report the incident. Freeland Police Chief Rob Maholik arrived at the store and got a description; Baez was also shown on the store’s surveillance video.

A gold Honda CRV was shown on store surveillance in the area just before the robbery. Freeland, Butler Township and the Hazleton Barracks State Police helicopter searched the area. But it wasn’t until an anonymous caller on Monday alerted the police to the presence of the car they were looking for at the Dollar General in Freeland that they caught up with him. Police followed him from there, and Officer Mitchell Muir stopped him on Route 940 near Feussner Ford, taking him into custody there.

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Continued from page 1 day remains. There was discussion on setting the date for graduation – June 9 or maybe the 2nd.

It is school director appreciation month, and superintendent Daniel Malloy thanked the board members with a certificate that he hand-distributed.

In personnel, the board approved an extension of a family medical leave, and okayed an intermittent leave. A part-time paraprofessional position will open at the end of the month.