Sunday, September 9, 2012
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Cemetery Association struggling to maintain burial grounds
located on Church Road in Trucksville.
The Cedar Crest Cemetery As-
sociation in Trucksville is seek-
ing assistance from plot owners
and descendents.
Like many of the old cemeter-
ies in Luzerne County, the Cedar
Crest Cemetery Association con-
tinues to struggle to maintain the
burial grounds located on
Church Road in Trucksville.
In 2010, the board of directors
started its search for plot owners
and descendents who would sup-
port its efforts to maintain the
cemetery. The first step was to
develop a mailing list. With limit-
ed funding and 25 names, an An-
nual Giving Drive was started in
May 2010. Since then, the list has
grown to nearly 120 names.
Between May 1 and August 4 of
this year, the cemetery associ-
ation has received responses
from 62 donors. Thirty-seven are
from persons who gave in 2010
and/or 2011 and 25 responses
have come from new donors.
Most gratifying are the number
of responses from persons living
outsideLuzerne County. Nine-
teen of the donors are from 14
other states. Some responses in-
cluded notes saying how much it
means to have people at Cedar
Crest and Trucksville who care.
After Memorial Day 2012, the
cemetery was inspected. It was
noted that of the 70 plots visited
and decorated, there is no record
of 60 being on the donor list.
Anyone who has names of po-
tential donors to add to the asso-
ciation’s mailing list is asked to
send them to Cedar Crest Ceme-
tery Association, 40 Knob Hill
edar Crest Cemetery plot owners are being sought
Road, Trucksville, PA 18708.
The annual meeting of the as
sociation will be held at 10 a.m.
on Saturday, Oct. 20 in the Wil-
liam and Melba Dickson Educa-
tional Facility on Church Road,
Trucksville. Plot owners, de-
scendants and interested persons
are urged to attend this meeting.
For more information, call 696-
1332 or 696-2360.
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Luzerne County Fair.
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Last year's Luzerne County Fair Queen Janice Richardson, of Shickshinny, smooches with a young 4H cow at this year’s fair.
Garrett Wakely,of Dallas, a newcomer from Wisconsin, find
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Scenes
from
the fair
here’s lots to do for people
of all ages at the Luzerne
County Fair. Temper-
atures are expected to be in the
cool 70s today, the last day of the
50th annual event.
s friendship with Gus the goat at the
Eli Boyce, of Sweet Valley,
horses around with the tall man
on stilts at the Luzerne County
Fair.
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Lyla Boice, of Harveys Lake, finds the goats irresistible at the Luzerne County Fair petting tent.
Brooke Evans, left, of Dallas, runner-up, and Katarina Ferrucci, of Nanticoke, 2012 Luzerne County
Fair Queen, parade through the fairgrounds.
Largest freshman class joins MU
isericordia welcomed the largest freshman class in the 88-year history of the institution on Thurs-
day, Aug. 23 during Convocation ceremonies. The 522 freshmen hail from 13 states, including
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia.