Robert and Egda Young, of Mountain Top, at the auction Thurs
Robert and Egda Young, of Mountain Top, at the auction Thursday at the Stagecoach Inn.
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Mary Kate Finney and Sloane, 6 months, of Mountain Top at the auction Thursday night.
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Katie Sklarosky, 6, Megan Kennedy, and Debbie Bolus Grosek, all of Mountain Top.
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Nancy Eckhart, of Mountain Top, and Renee Sessions, of Drums, at the Stagecoach Inn.
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Tricia Russell and Shannon Williams, both of Mountain Top, chairpersons for the auction Thursday at the Stagecoach Inn.
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Monica Chulvick, Wilkes-Barre, Rose Hayes, back, Wilkes-Barre, and Rita Mrozinski, Wilkes-Barre, at Genetti’s on Friday for National Red Hat Day.
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Romaine Stout, of Plains, and Mary Reynolds, of Pittston, celebrate National Red Hat Day.
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Fran Goldman, club vice president, of Dallas, and Vicki Kwiatkoski, president, of Wilkes-Barre.
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Mary Ann Furman, of Retta, and Carrie Beebe, of Factoryville, are all smiles in their red hats.
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Maxine Thiel, Marge Sharples, and Arlene Thomas, all of White Haven, at Genetti’s on Friday.
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Ashleigh Gillis, 12, Savannah Piazza, 12, Jessa Clark, 12, and Kasey Cooper 14, at the Cherry Blossom Festival.
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Naomi Wharton, 19 months, and her mom Shelly Wharton.
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Five-year-olds Elizabeth Schieber, Madison DeStefano and Kasey Portanova at the festival in Wilkes-Barre.
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Zachery, 4, Carolyn and Samantha, 5, who all kept their last name a secret, enjoy ice cream at the festival in Wilkes-Barre.
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Kalysta, 3, and Kaedyn, 4, of Edwardsville, at the Cherry Blossom Festival.
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Savannah Smith, 11, of Warrior Run, and Sarah Azaizeh, 7, of Wilkes-Barre.
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Spring routinely brings out the people, whether it’s an event to help others, celebrate an annual tradition or just get dressed up and have some fun. The Mountain Top Welcome Club held an auction fundraiser Thursday night at the Stagecoach Inn, Route 309, to benefit the Marian Sutherland Kirby Library, the Mountain Top Youth Soccer Association and the Wright Township Park Expansion Project. In Wilkes-Barre, thousands attended the annual two-day Cherry Blossom Festival, which featured an array of dancers, music and good food in a picturesque setting. On Friday, hundreds of members of the Red Hat Society donned their trademark outfits and went to the Genetti Hotel & Convention Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre to celebrate National Red Hat Day.
