Speaker. it is my pleasure to bring to your attention the 100th anniversary of St. Leos Church of Ashley. PA. I am proud to join in the celebration of this important milestone. and I am glad to have the opportunity to share this event with my colleagues in the House of Representatives. In 1887. Ashley Borough had a growing population of mostly Irish immigrants who were drawn to the area by the anthrocite coal mining of the region. Scrantons first bishop. the Most Reverend William OHara. authorized the formation of a new parish for this important railroad point and mining town. The Reverend Michael J.
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