The engagement of Rebecca Kagan of Cherry Hill, N.J. to Jack Semanoff of Lehighton has been announced by the couple.

Bill and Denise Hubbs of Odessa, N.Y., announce the engagement of their daughter, Shanna Leigh Hubbs of Port Allegany, Pa., to Eric Marshall Daniel

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Nace Sr. are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

They were married Sept. 29, 1961 in Lehighton.

Mr. and Mrs. James Firkal Jr. of Hometown will be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary.

A son, Owen Dylan Carroll, was born to Brianna and Kevin Carroll of Jim Thorpe, at 9:24 a.m., on July 29, 2011 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Cre

On Sunday, Mahoning Valley Nursing Home resident Mamie Strohl celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends.

Christine Marie Homcha graduated as a doctor of medicine with high academic honors from the Penn State College of Medicine on May 15, 2011.

Jacob Throne, a Petty Officer 2nd Class with the U. S. Navy Sea Cadets, recently received the "Theodore Roosevelt Youth Medal."

Katelin Rose Wirth, granddaughter of Hilbert and Fran (Pratcher) Haas, Lehighton, has been awarded the Mansfield (University) Alumni Scholarship.

A daughter, Aubree Rose Selby, was born at 11:49 p.m. on Aug. 2, 2011 at Lehigh Valley Hospital to Tammy Ann and John Matthew Selby of Tamaqua.