Charlie Rokosz. Just the sound of his name brings a smile to the face of anyone who knew him. He was Father Charles rokosz, Catholic priest. When St. Joseph’s church in Duryea was closed for good a few years back,… Continue Reading
I finally sent my son and his wife their Christmas present on Dec. 26. The delay was partly because they’ve been traveling and I didn’t want a package sitting for a week outside the door of their condo in Los… Continue Reading
With an hour to go, Kristie and I agreed we had to dig deep to bring this thing home. We had been ringing our bells next to a Salvation Army red kettle outside of WalMart in Piitston Township for five… Continue Reading
I got a really late start on Christmas this year, especially when it comes to the tree. It is sitting a few feet away as I write this (on the morning of Dec. 20) awaiting its lights and ornaments. We… Continue Reading
I got an Erector Set one Christmas. My dad loved it. He built a steam shovel. I watched him do it. I was never one for building things. Or, like my younger brother, taking them apart to see how they… Continue Reading
Three fellas are talking, the old joke begins. The topic is the best invention of all time. Gotta be the automobile, one says. It defined the American lifestyle. The lightbulb, another argues. It turned night into day. The thermos bottle,… Continue Reading
Ruth Pryce and Bertha Harris. Those names are the first thing I think of every year when Christmas rolls around. They were the officers of the Salvation Army in West Pittston when I was invited to join the Advisory Board… Continue Reading
My wife and I are regulars at the Star Asia Chinese buffet near the WalMart on Route 315 in Pittston Township. During one of our first visits there we ran into a doctor Mary Kay used to work with. He… Continue Reading
My daughter was about 4 years old. We were wrapping up a little Christmas shopping at Boscov’s department store in downtown Wilkes-Barre, checking off the last few things on the list Mommy had given us of gifts for aunts, uncles,… Continue Reading