The 15th annual Taste of the Abingtons took place Sept. 29 at the Ramada in South Abington Township. The event is the premier fundraiser for the Rotary Club of the Abingtons. Close to 300 people sampled specialties prepared by nearly 30 local chefs and wine makers on an evening that also saw raffle baskets and music by the Mark Nolan Trio.
Emma Black / Staff Photographer
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- From left: Pat Salmon, Chris Yarns and Vince Maletta, all of Clarks Summit
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- From left: Paul Keeler of South Abington Twp., Leah Rudolph of Clarks Summit and Lynn Keeler of South Abington Twp.
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- NEPA native AJ Steirer, now of Tampa, Florida, left, and Betsy Lavelle of Throop, admire the raffle baskets.
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- Carole Hamersly of Clarks Summit, left, and Marci McDermott of Ransom Twp.
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- Tasters line up to try one of three different ice cream cakes at the Mannings table.
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- Tasters line up to try one of three different ice cream cakes at the Mannings table.
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- Jean Manning, left, of Manning Farm Dairy, serves ice cream cake to June Burns of Clarks Summit.
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- From left: Kristen Krieger of Scranton, Penee Parry of Dalton, Rene Ierolf of South ABington Twp. and Nora Phillips of South Abington Twp.
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- Volunteer James Mitchell of Boy Scout Troop 160 replaces a trash bag.
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- Maura Olsewski and Chris Zena, both of Clarks Summit
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- Performing with the Mark Nolan Trio, from left: Mark Biederman, Carl Migano and Nolan Ayres.
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- Mark Biederman of the Mark Nolan Trio.
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- Stan and Deirdre Chrzanoski of North Abington Twp.
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- Matthew Molitoris, left, and David Agostinello, of Weis Markets in Clarks Summit.
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- From left: Terry Cochran of Clarks Green, Marty O’Connor of Waverly, Gina Cochran of Clarks Green and Bill Lavelle of Throop
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- From left: Dan and Ashley Velikiz and Dan Bantell, all of Clarks Summit
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- Members of Boy Scout Troop 160, from left: Logan Heaney of Clarks Summit, Alex Nole of Falls and Scout Master C.J. Hughes of Clarks Summit
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- Anne and Peter Sehne of Dalton
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- Judy and Howard Griggs of Glenburn Twp.
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- The main ballroom of the Ramada in South Abington Twp. was full of guests as many people gathered to try some local flavors in support of the Rotary Club of the Abingtons.
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- From left: Mary O’Donnelll of South Abington Twp. and Peggy and John Begley of Clarks Summit
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- The main ballroom of the Ramada in South Abington Twp. was full of guests as many people gathered to try some local flavors in support of the Rotary Club of the Abingtons.
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- Nolan Ayres performs with the Mark Nolan Trio during the 15th annual Taste of the Abingtons at the Ramada.
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- Carl Migano performs on drums with the Mark Nolan Trio during the 15th annual Taste of the Abingtons at the Ramada.
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- Taste of the Abingtons event chairman, Chris Calvey serves up a pulled pork taco featuring his own mango tomato habenero puree.
Emma Black is a photographer and writes Up Close and Personal, which spotlights people from all walks of life in NEPA who have a unique skill, craft, talent or trade. She is a graduate of Abington Heights High School and University of Scranton, where she studied journalism and electronic media. Emma has been with Times-Shamrock Communications since 2016 and enjoys playing, coaching and following soccer; exploring international cuisine; and doing arts and crafts in her free time. Contact: eblack@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9100; @emmablack_13
