41st Annual Fireplace Project at CTC A process that took over three months to complete and used more than 900 bricks has been completed by the juniors and seniors in the Trowel Trades program at The Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County. Students did the layout and design, estimated the project cost and completed entire structure…
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Valley View High School Scholastic Bowl Team Members representing the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County The Scholastic Bowl program is an academic competition for high school seniors. Teams participate in two competitions to determine who will move on to the semi-finals. The top three teams compete in a final competition and are honored…
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Valley View High School News Valley View High School Senior, Collin Ferguson, signed his letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career at Hartford University on an Athletic Baseball Scholarship.Pictured standing left to right; Mr. Chris Mendicino, Valley View High School Assistant Principal; Head Baseball Coach, Mr. Jason Munley; and Valley View Athletic Director, Mr. Chirs Killiany …
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The Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County January “Student of the Month” is Computer Systems Technology student Kalvin Soulsby. Mr. Soulsby is a senior at Valley View High School. He is the past president of the CTC student council and student ambassador. He is also a two time medal winner in the SKILLS USA District…
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The Old Forge Blue Devils Football Team were honored by Channel 16- “SUPER 16” on Wednesday January 8th. Brandon Yescavage was named overall player of the year, and Old Forge Blue Devils were named Team of the Year. Here are some photos from this event. Picture 1- Sharla McBride- Channel 16 with Brandon Yescavage presenting…
DetailsQuestions. We love ‘em. When somebody has a question for us here at Paper Shop, we know that they’re either already advertising with us or thinking of giving us a try. We’re happy to help with and all inquiries, and we’ve found that a number of them are, well, frequently asked questions. Here’s where we take…
DetailsPost-holiday blues got you down? Well, we’ve got something to cheer you *ahem* up. On January 7, 1785, Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries were the first to cross the English channel in a gas balloon. At the time, hot air balloons were the only way to fly … literally! The inaugural manned balloon flight had occurred…
DetailsWe’ve been busy here getting back into the swing of things. Most importantly, you’ll find our first issue of 2014 on stands now (having trouble finding a vendor where you live? Give us a call). And, a little more sadly, we’re back to our non-holiday lives. The silver lining, however, is this: we’ve completely resumed…
DetailsA few of us here at Paper Shop were pretty excited about being plunged into antiquity last night – 1922, to be exact. If you’re a fan of PBS’s Downton Abbey, you’re in good company; a number of us in this office tune in every Sunday night. One of the rather interesting themes going into…
Details… isn’t frightful. Well, not yet, at least. But it does seem as if we’ll be kicking off 2014 with some snow. And this, of course, will necessitate snow removal. It’s no secret that we’ve got lots of ads for plows and other snow removal equipment. And if you’ve found yourself looking for a way to…
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