Sandusky Denies Sex Abuse in Interview: He Imes Eader
Sandusky Denies Sex Abuse in Interview: He Imes Eader
Sandusky Denies Sex Abuse in Interview: He Imes Eader
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The Dallas School Board
unanimously accepted
the resignation of boys
basketball coach Ted
Jackson Jr. on Monday
night, just four days be-
fore the official start of
practice. Jackson Jr.
handed in his resignation
on Saturday. Jackson Jr.
didnt attend the meeting
and didnt return a mess-
age left for him Monday
night. Jackson Jr. is also
an assistant football
coach at the school under
his father, Ted Jackson.
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NEWYORKAformer Penn
State football assistant coach
charged with sexually abusing
eight boys in a scandal that has
rocked the university said Mon-
day that there was no abuse and
that any activities in a campus
shower with a boy were just
horseplay, not molestation.
In a telephone interview
scheduled to be aired Monday
night on NBC
News Rock
Center, Bob
Costas asked
Jerry Sandusky
if hes a pedo-
phile and Sand-
usky respon-
ded, No.
Sandusky, once considered
veteran coach Joe Paternos heir
apparent, was arrested more
than a week ago and is charged
withsexually abusing eight boys,
some on Penn State property,
over a 15-year span.
I am innocent of those charg-
es, the 67-year-old Sandusky
said. ... I could say that I have
done some of those things. I have
horsed around with kids. I have
showered after workouts. I have
huggedthem, andI have touched
their legs without intent of sex-
ual contact.
Asked if there was anything he
did do wrong, Sandusky said, I
shouldnt have showered with
those kids.
Athletic director Tim Curley
and Penn State vice president
Gary Schultz are charged with
perjury but maintain their inno-
cence. Paterno and president
Sandusky denies sex abuse in interview
Former Penn State assistant
coach tells NBC that any
activities were just horseplay.
By The Associated Press
Sandusky
President of The
Second Mile char-
ity resigns,
Page 14A
Conflict regard-
ing district judge
who set Sand-
uskys bail,
Page 14A
Big Ten drops
Paternos name
from trophy,
Page 1B
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I NSI DE
See SANDUSKY, Page 14A
After eight months of back and forth be-
tween Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre and its
one-time champion, the Hotel Sterlings fate
has been decided.
County Commissioners planto vote Thurs-
daytoallocate$1millionincommunitydevel-
opment funding to demolish the historic
downtownlandmark, sayingits their only op-
tion.
Commissioner Maryanne Petrilla said dur-
ing Mondays work session that she does not
believe commissioners have a choice because
the structure has been condemned by Wilkes-
Barre City.
Roadclosures aroundthe building at North
River and Market streets have caused traffic
jams, and snow
would likely
cause additional
damage, she
said.
The buildings
nonprofit owner,
CityVest, first
disclosed the
possibility of
demolition in
March, saying it
was unable to
find a private in-
vestor to develop
and renovate the
deteriorating
structure into a
residential and
retail or office complex.
CityVest representatives asked the county
totake control of the project inApril, sayingit
was out of funds and couldnt come up with
the estimated $26.8 million to $35.6 million
to fully restore the 113-year-old building.
The county has a stake in the more than 3-
acre parcel because it loaned CityVest $6 mil-
lion, which was largely spent to demolish an
attached 14-story high-rise, clean up environ-
mental hazards and acquire two adjoining
land parcels.
The county will take ownershipof the prop-
erty after demolition in an attempt to eventu-
ally reclaimsome or all of its money downthe
road, said county Community Development
Director Andrew Reilly.
The hotel will be demolished in January or
February, andthe incominghome rule county
government administration will decide how
to market the parcel, he said. County officials
have described the site as a premier location
facing the Market Street Bridge and re-
vamped River Common park along the Sus-
L ANDMARK HOTEL
County
to fund
razing of
Sterling
Commissioners plan to allocate $1 million
in community development funding.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
[email protected]
Luzerne County Commis-
sioners will meet at 1 p.m.
Thursday in the commis-
sioners meeting room at
the county courthouse in
Wilkes-Barre.
WHAT S NEXT
See STERLING, Page 8A
Kingston police have a person of inter-
est in custody in connection with a rob-
bery at the Family Dollar onMonday who
maybelinkedtothreeotherarearobberies
onMondaymorning.
Itremainsunknowniftheman, whowas
senttoLuzerneCountyCorrectionalFacil-
ity ona probationviolationMonday after-
noon and whose name police did not re-
lease, is connected to a Sunday night rob-
beryat TacoBell inWilkes-Barre.
Awhite man in his 20s wearing a hood-
ed sweatshirt held up the McDonalds on
KidderStreet, Wilkes-Barre; DollarGener-
al onDallas Memorial Highway, Kingston
Township; FamilyDollar onUnionStreet,
Pringle; and the Uni-Mart on North Main
Street, Plains Township, inless thanthree
hours Mondaymorning.
Amanfitting the same descriptionalso
held up the Taco Bell on Kidder Street at
about 7:36p.m. Sunday.
Police said the man claimed he had a
gun but no firearm had been shown, al-
thoughthemandiddisplayacanof pepper
spray. A knife was displayed in the Uni-
Mart robbery, Plains Township police Lt.
RichardLussi said.
Policemayhavegottenabreakinthein-
vestigations, as a surveillance camera in
FamilyDollar recordedthesuspect.
We got really good quality video, said
Kingston Assistant Police Chief Daniel
Hunsinger.
Hunsinger said the suspect entered the
store in the Luzerne Shopping Plaza just
before10a.m. anddemandedmoneyfrom
a cashier. He walkedinthe store as a nor-
mal customer and he did pick up items to
look at, Hunsinger said. When he goes
Four businesses hit Monday morning by suspect claiming to have gun
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Kingston and Kingston Township police and a member of the Luzerne County Sheriffs Department walk outside the
Family Dollar Store in Pringle that was robbed Monday morning.
Man held in Pringle robbery
By EDWARD LEWIS
[email protected]
See ROBBERY, Page 8A
Police said the man did display a can
of pepper spray. A knife was displayed
in the Uni-Mart robbery, Plains Town-
ship police Lt. Richard Lussi said.
WILKES-BARRE Its been 40
years since the Cannonball Run
streaked across America, orga-
nized by automotive anarchists
out to prove that competent driv-
ers could safely exceed posted
speed limits they found oppres-
sive.
OnNov. 15, 1971, eight compet-
itors put the pedal to the metal in
New York City. One of the en-
trants was a modified 1971 Chev-
rolet van operated by three mem-
bers of the Polish Race Drivers of
America. One of those PRDA
team members was Oscar Kova-
leski of Clarks Summit.
Id like to forget it, is howKo-
valeski recalled his experience. I
dont ever want to see young peo-
ple go out and do that again.
Kovaleski, Tony Adamowicz
and Brad Niemcek came in sec-
ond in the near-3,000 mile race.
They finished 53 minutes behind
a Ferrari driven in shifts by pro-
fessional race driver Dan Gurney
and automotive journalist Brock
Yates. The Ferraris time was 35
The race of a lifetime ago
SUBMITTED PHOTO/OSCAR KOVALESKI
The Polish
Race Driv-
ers of
America
pose with
their van
fromthe
1971 Can-
nonball
Run. From
left: Brad
Niemcek,
Oscar Ko-
valeski and
Tony Ada-
mowicz.
See RUN, Page 8A
Oscar Kovaleski of Clarks
Summit part of original
Cannonball Run in 1971.
By BILL OBOYLE
[email protected]
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Issue No. 2011-319
WASHINGTON The Su-
preme Court said Monday it will
consider a challenge to the Oba-
ma administrations health care
law next year, setting the stage
for a legal and political blockbus-
ter.
Surprising no one, but excit-
ing many, the justices agreed to
hear the claim by Florida and 25
other states that the health care
lawviolates the Constitution. An
unusually long four-and-a-half
oral argument in the spring is
likely to be followed by a deci-
sion in late June, in the heat of
campaign season.
Its a very big deal, said Gary
Jacobson, professor of politics at
the University of California at
San Diego. Health care is the
centerpiece of the Obama ad-
ministration agenda.
The courts nine justices fol-
lowed their usual practice Mon-
day in not commenting upon
their decision to hear the health
care case. At least four of the jus-
tices had to agree to hear the
case during a closed-door ses-
sion held last Thursday.
The court did, though, specify
that it will consider the primary
question of whether Congress
went beyond its constitutional
authority when it included the
individual mandate in the Pa-
tient Protection and Affordable
Care Act.
Under the individual mandate,
nearly all individuals must either
be covered by health insurance
or pay a fee.
The court also said it would
consider whether portions of the
lawmight survive if the individu-
al mandate is struck down. Even
if justices eventually strike down
part of the law, which exceeded
2,400 pages when it passed Con-
gress in 2009, other parts should
remain intact, supporters say.
The court will also be consider-
ing a challenge to the laws ex-
pansion of Medicaid coverage.
The court combined Floridas
challenge with a separate one fil-
ed by the National Federation of
Independent Business, selecting
the cases and arguments to be
heard from among six petitions.
Five petitions were filed by op-
ponents of the law and one was
filed by the Obama administra-
tion. All agreed the court had to
act.
Time is of the essence, at-
torney Paul Clement wrote in a
legal brief for Florida and other
states. States need to know
whether they must adapt their
policies to deal with the brave
new world ushered in by the
(law.)
It also has the potential to be
the centerpiece of the 2012 presi-
dential and congressional cam-
paigns.
The 2010 health care law,
passed after a prolonged, often
ugly partisan struggle, became a
symbol for all conservatives
loathe about big, overreaching
government, and a symbol for
others of how much government
could make a complex health
care system more affordable and
accessible.
The law has been in effect
since March, 2010, and has doz-
ens of provisions.
Supreme Court to mull health challenge
Justices to hear claim by
Florida, 25 other states that
law violates the Constitution.
By MICHAEL DOYLE
and DAVID LIGHTMAN
McClatchy Newspapers
DALLAS TWP. The Dallas
School District presented a draft-
ed mass evacuation plan Monday
that works in conjunction with
the Lake-Lehman School Dis-
trict.
It states if there is a cata-
strophic occurrence on the Dal-
las campus, students will be
transported to Lake-Lehman
schools.
Superintendent Frank Galicki
said he has met with local emer-
gency, police andfire officials and
local transportation companies
about the plan, and it is in its in-
fancy. He said there will be a test
in the future, pending the coordi-
nation of both districts sched-
ules.
Galicki mentioned that he
spoke to the superintendent of
the Forest City Regional School
District in Susquehanna County
for an emergency preparedness
plan in relation to natural gas is-
sues.
In other news, the board heard
a presentationfromRickLeBlanc
of Crabtree Rohrbaugh &Associ-
ates on roofing issues at Dallas
Elementary School.
He said three classrooms have
deflecting roof panels that have
caused the ceiling to sag as much
as six inches in certain areas.
The board approved the pro-
ject, which has an estimated cost
of $15,000. LeBlanc saidhe hopes
to award bids by next month to
complete the repairs during the
Christmas break.
The board approved the sale of
100 lockers from the old Dallas
High School to the Hanover Area
School District at a cost of $12.50
per locker. Business Manager
Grant Palfey said the lockers are
about eight years old, and the
money generated from the sale
will go into the general fund.
Galicki announced those who
were affected by the PSAT fun-
draising scheme headed by for-
mer guidance counselor John
Wolensky may apply for reim-
bursement until the end of this
year.
Wolensky pocketed money
from a fundraiser conducted
from 1997 to 2008 in which stu-
dents were overcharged as much
as $15 for a practice SAT test. He
also took money from student
meal accounts and football hel-
met funds.
Wolensky pleaded guilty to a
theft chargeinFebruary2009and
was sentenced to two years pro-
bation. He admitted to taking
$24,683 and was ordered to pay
restitution to the district for the
misappropriated funds, but a re-
port released last year from the
state auditor generals office con-
tended Wolensky may have taken
more than double that amount.
The money Wolensky paid
back to the district was placed in
an escrow account, and any un-
claimed funds will be used to aid
students who cannot afford to
pay for certain tests.
To make a claim, visit the Dal-
las School District website at
www.dallassd.com.
The boardalso acceptedthe re-
signation of Ted Jackson Jr. as
head boys basketball coach.
Evacuation
plan given
by Dallas
School District will work in
conjunction with Lake-Lehman
School District.
By SARAH HITE
[email protected]
HAZLE TWP. -- Media cover-
age and its effect on the town-
ship residents was a topic of dis-
cussion at Monday nights Hazle
Township Board of Supervisors
meeting.
Jimmy Montone, a resident of
Birch Road, Oakmont Acres,
said that recent coverage of the
township focused on residents
dissatisfaction with sewage fees,
disregarding positive aspects of
the township such as a 2011bud-
get surplus of $300,000, excel-
lent road maintenance and a
board of supervisors fully sup-
ported by the residents it serves.
This is the best place in the
world to raise a family, said
Montone, saying that negative
press that the township recently
received was unwarranted.
BothMontone andSupervisor
Francis Butchie Boyarski indi-
cated that sewage costs, which
vary across the township, were
the result of an unfunded state
mandate and did not reflect on
any decision of the Hazle Town-
ship Board.
Richard Wienches, of Forest
Hills Acres, addressedthe board,
indicating that he disagreed
with the disparity of sewage
costs, saying that some folks on
the south side are unable to pay
their sewage bills.
Montone countered this was
simply a cost of living in the
township, and that the disparity
was a result of the timing of each
sewage project, with recent pro-
jects costing residents more.
Wienches also questioned So-
licitor Charles Pedris billing in
regard to Right to Know re-
quests, saying Pedri billed the
township $95 for each request
which resulted in a cost of thou-
sands of dollars to the township
per year. Wienches said he had
spoken with representatives
from Hazleton and West Hazle-
ton and that they did not charge
a legal fee in regard to such re-
quests.
It is necessary for such re-
quests to be reviewed in order to
insure that the township avoids
unnecessary lawsuits, said
Montone, better to spend $95
than to defend against a future
lawsuit for thousands of dollars.
I bill at a rate of $95per hour,
said Pedri, often reviewing a
Right to Know request takes on-
ly a few minutes and costs the
township less than $25.
Wienches, who lost his recent
bid to become a supervisor on
the township board, grilled the
supervisors on several issues in-
cluding a possible conflict of in-
terest in that Boyarskis father
served on the vacancy board,
which would seek a replacement
if one of the present supervisors
was unable to serve.
Both Boyarski and his father
adamantly defended them-
selves, saying the senior Boyar-
ski had served in his capacity on
the vacancy board for many
years before his son had become
a supervisor.
The next meeting of the board
of supervisors will come on Dec.
12 and will address the 2012 bud-
get.
Sewers discussed at Hazle Twp.
Residents complain to
supervisors about media
coverage of controversial fee.
By GERI GIBBONS
Times Leader Correspondent
PALO ALTO, Calif. Two
weeks after surgery, twin sisters
who had been joined at the chest
arepreparingtoleavethehospital
eachintheir owncar seat.
Angelica and Angelina Sabuco
have been recovering at Lucile
Packard Childrens Hospital at
Stanford University since their
Nov. 1 operation. The hospital
said Monday that the 2-year-olds
should be able to return to their
San Jose home in the next couple
of days.
Theyarerecoveringvery, very
well, said lead surgeon Dr. Gary
Hartman. Our goal istoreturnas
manychildrenaswecantohappy,
healthy lives.
Hartman said the girls are off
pain medications and their livers
are functioning normally. He will
continueseeingthegirlsforweek-
ly outpatient therapy, and they
will see a plastic surgeon, Dr. Pe-
ter Lorenz, for follow-up proce-
dures. Lorenz saidthe girls chest
walls have a bit of an abnormal
shapebut it canbemoldedasthey
grow.
Angelina andAngelica alsowill
continue physical and occupa-
tional therapy to build up their
strength and develop their motor
skills, the hospital said.
Thesistersmadetheirpost-sur-
gery debut during a news confer-
ence at the hospital Monday.
Wearing bright red dresses
withbowsintheirhairandheldby
their mother and aunt, the girls
appeared at ease with the all the
attention. Their mother, Ginady
Sabuco, smiled and laughed and
urged her daughters to wave and
say hello as they approached re-
porters.
Were so excited now to go
homeandseethemsittingintheir
owncarseats,shesaid. Thegirls
nearly10-hoursurgery, paidforby
thefamilys healthinsurance, was
the second such successful oper-
ationat the hospital inPalo Alto.
Calif. twins
prepared to
return home
The sisters, who had been
joined at the chest, have been
recovering since surgery.
By BROOKE DONALD
Associated Press
SPRUCING UP HISTORY
AP PHOTO
A
rtist Betty
Tiemeyer
touches up a
mural Monday
of the World
War II U.S.
flag-raising on
Iwo Jima at
the Veteran of
Foreign Wars
building in
Dayton, Ky.
This is the
third time she
has touched
up the mural,
which she
originally
painted in
1987.
WASHINGTON Arizona
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in her
first public interview since she
was shot in the head in Tucson
last winter, doted on her hus-
band, former astronaut Mark
Kelly, and called him brave,
brave, brave as she kissed his
bald head.
Giffords appeared on ABCs
20/20 show Monday night.
Its her first extended interview
since the January rampage that
killed six people and wounded
13.
A segment that aired on
Good Morning America
showed a thin Giffords with a
broad grin as she talks about
Kelly. Her husband replied that
the word brave was the same
one that came tohis mindwhen
he thinks of her brave and
tough, he said. Then Giffords,
looking directly at Kelly, re-
sponds almost in a whisper:
Tough, tough, tough.
It wasnt clear just how fully
recovered Giffords is10 months
after the shooting. Interviewer
Diane Sawyer said Giffords dis-
cusses her career plans and her
recovery, and the segment in-
cluded some video of Giffords
progress, from being unable to
speak at all, to the point where
she was ready to give a televi-
sion interview.
At one point, Giffords breaks
down sobbing while having dif-
ficulty relearning to speak and
sheandher therapist hug. Inan-
other clip, she sings into a mi-
crophone as part of her speech
therapy. And in another she
walks holding hands with her
husband.
The television interview
comes as fellow victims of the
shooting came to Washington
to testify in favor of a gun-con-
trol bill. Theysaidthat Giffords
appearance represents a major
milestone for them as it helps
them cope with the trauma
theyve endured over the past
10 months. About a dozen sur-
vivors and family members are
in Washington lobbying for leg-
islation that would extend
criminal background checks to
all gun sales and enhance the
quality of the FBIs criminal
background checks.
Giffords calls husband brave in first interview
The Arizona congresswoman
speaks 10 months after being
shot in the head in rampage.
By KEVIN FREKING
Associated Press
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WILKES-BARRE
County looking into storage
Luzerne County Commissioners plan
to negotiate an agreement to buy a
North Washington Street building to
store county records, they said during
Mondays work session.
Commissioners also want to hire an
archivist to make sure records are
properly stored and disseminated, said
county Commissioner Stephen A. Ur-
ban.
The building, which was recom-
mended by the county records im-
provement committee, is owned by
John Williams and previously housed
Two Jacks Cycle & Powersports, Urban
said.
An existing fee on deeds recorded in
the county and money borrowed
through bonds would pay for the pur-
chase and renovation, Urban said. A
final purchase would have to be publi-
cly approved by commissioners, he
said.
County officials explored building a
facility or renovating a leased or pur-
chased building because they want to
get records out of the Thomas C. Tho-
mas building in downtown Wilkes-
Barre, which has been criticized for
temperature extremes, lack of security,
leaks and fire hazards.
EDWARDSVILLE
Kmart will reopen store
The Kmart that closed after flood
damage in September is targeted for a
reopening in the spring, according to a
company spokesman.
Chris Brathwaite said the landlord of
the building, which has been home to
Kmart since 1974, is working to make
repairs to the building and the retailer
is eyeing the spring for a grand reopen-
ing. The Mark Plazas other key tenant,
Redners Warehouse Market, has also
been closed since the Susquehanna
River overflowed its banks.
HARRISBURG
Coalition honors Mundy
The Pennsylvania Public Policy Coa-
lition of the Alzheimers Association on
Monday honored state Rep. Phyllis
Mundy, D-Kingston.
Mundy was honor-
ed for her work seek-
ing to amend Penn-
sylvanias Family Care-
giver Support Act so
that family members
or friends who pro-
vide care, but do not
live with the afflicted
person who receives
the care, would be legally recognized
as caregivers.
The honor was given during the
groups day of advocacy at the State
Capitol.
HARRISBURG
Toohil supports legislation
State Rep. Tarah Toohil, R-Butler
Township, and state Rep. Justin Sim-
mons, R-Lehigh County, on Wednesday
called for the passage of legislation
that would impose stronger penalties
for crimes involving a
child prompted by the
Casey Anthony case in
Florida.
Toohils proposal,
House Bill 1841,
would change the
grading of the offense
from a second- or
third-degree misde-
meanor to a third-degree felony in
situations in which a parent or custo-
dian provides false information to
police in a criminal investigation in-
volving a child.
WILKES-BARRE
Free flu shots are available
The Wilkes-Barre City Health De-
partment will hold a free flu vaccina-
tion clinic for all city residents on Pub-
lic Square on Thursday from10 a.m. to
3 p.m. during the final week of the
Farmers Market.
All city residents must show proof of
residency in order to be eligible for the
free vaccination. The citys public
health preparedness trailer will be
parked on Public Square near the band
shell. For more information, call 208-
4268.
I N B R I E F
LUZERNE COUNTY ASSESSMENT
Former Two Jacks Cycle & Power-
sports
Mundy
Toohil
After more than two hours of de-
bate and discussion about the selec-
tion process for the new Luzerne
County manager, most of the
home rule transition commit-
tee members left the county
courthouse Monday night
with packets of information
about the 72 applicants.
Councilmen-elect Rick Mo-
relli and Stephen J. Urban did
not receive packets because
they refused to sign confidentiality
agreements saying they wouldnt re-
lease the names.
Morelli said he would honor the
decision to keep the names confiden-
tial even though he didnt agree with
it, but he said he wont sign a confi-
dentiality agreement after consulting
withtwoattorneys. He saidhe would
explore legal options to obtain the
packet.
Stephen J. Urban said the
committee decided to enact a
confidentiality agreement be-
fore the 11 new council mem-
bers joined the group, and he
tore up the agreement during
the meeting. He said he will
eventually receive the names,
whether its now or on Jan. 2
whenhes sworninas acouncil mem-
ber.
County Commissioner Stephen A.
Urban, who was also elected to coun-
TRANSI TI ON COMMI TTEE Selection process for new county manager discussed
Members get applicant details
AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Luzerne
County
Council-
woman-
elect
Elaine
Maddon
Curry
discusses
the coun-
ty manag-
er selec-
tion proc-
ess during
Mondays
home rule
transition
commit-
tee meet-
ing.
By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
[email protected]
See MANAGER, Page 8A
SWOYERSVILLE Residents with en-
vironmental and safety concerns are pro-
testing the expansion of Buck Mountain
Quarry/Brdaric Excavating in neighbor-
ing Kingston Township.
John Brdaric Jr., owner of Buck Moun-
tain Quarry, re-filed a permit modifica-
tion earlier this year to expand the
mining operation from 44.8 acres to 89
acres and increase mining depth from
160 feet to 260 feet.
Several attempts toreachBrdaric were
unsuccessful.
Swoyersville res-
ident WilliamConi-
glio began circulat-
ing a petition op-
posing the move
because he said ex-
pansion of the site
would exacerbate
already existing en-
vironmental and
safety concerns.
State Rep. Phyl-
lis Mundy pushed
for a public hearing
on the permit mod-
ification, which
will take place
Thursday afternoon. Mundy saidshe has
touredthe site withrepresentatives from
the Department of Environmental Pro-
tection, and her main concern about the
project was water runoff. The quarry is
onthe southernslope of Bunker Hill, fac-
ing Swoyersville.
The mountainside is creating enor-
mous runoff for towns in the valley, and
DEP is convinced there is no runoff be-
cause of the pits that surround project,
Mundy said. They believe water is
trapped there.
Stephen Nowroski, of Swoyersville,
said recent flooding in the borough is a
rare occurrence and blames the quarry
for causing it.
Imnot against Buck Mountain Quar-
ry doing what they want to do to make
money its beneficial to many people,
he said. Im concerned with the effects
Quarry plan
draws concern
of community
Environmental concerns among the
main reasons residents against
expansion of Buck Mountain Quarry.
By SARAH HITE
[email protected]
The public hearing
for the Buck
Mountain Quarry/
Brdaric Excavating
permit modifica-
tion will be held
from1 to 3 p.m.
Thursday at the
Kingston Township
municipal building,
180 E. Center St.,
Shavertown.
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BLOOMSBURG The devasta-
tion remains along West Main
Street several condemned proper-
ties that will never be remodeled sit
in waiting as evidence of the dam-
age done by September flood wa-
ters.
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Hazle-
ton, and Speaker of the House John
Boehner, R-Ohio, toured the affect-
ed area Monday. They talked with
residents who are waiting for any
news that financial help is on the
way.
The properties front the Blooms-
burg Fairgrounds, which also suf-
fered severe flood damage.
We want to know if the govern-
ment is going to buy us out, said
Keri Gaito, who lived at 932 W.
Main St. with her two children. I
had flood insurance, but my insur-
ance company tells me the damage
to my home was not caused by
flooding; they say it was caused by
erosion around the founda-
tion.
Gaito and her neighbors
were hoping to hear some-
thing positive from Boehner
and Barletta.
Obviously this was a dev-
astating event, Boehner
said. Theres no question
the federal government
needs to respond quickly.
Ive seen devastation like this in
other parts of the country. The fact
is it takes the federal government
far too long to respond.
The flooding occurred on Sept. 8
and 9.
Boehner visited Bloomsburg dur-
ing the 2010 campaign on behalf of
Barletta. He said he remembers the
area and can see the devastation
that the flood waters caused.
I will work with Lou and the vari-
ous federal agencies to get help for
these people, Boehner said.
There are many homeowners and
manufacturers that need help to get
back.
Columbia County Commis-
sioner Chris Young and
Bloomsburg Mayor Dan
Knorr accompanied Boehner
and Barletta, offering infor-
mation about the extent of
the damage and the delay in
getting help for the residents.
I think Speaker Boehner
benefited from his visit to-
day, Young said. What might
make sense in Washington doesnt
make sense in the 900 block of West
Main Street in Bloomsburg.
Valerie Samayoa lived at 924
West Main St. She pointed to her
severely damaged home and said,
Its the blue one over there. The
white house next to it actually was
washed off its foundation and hit
my house.
Samayoa and her husband have
three children. Her house has been
condemned.
We really dont have a lot of hope
for anything at this time, she said.
House Speaker Boehner, Rep. Barletta survey flood damage
DON CAREY /THE TIMES LEADER
Bloomsburg mayor Dan Knorr, left, speaks to Speaker of the House John Boehner and Rep. Lou Barletta about flood
damage as they walk down an alley behind West Main Street in Bloomsburg Monday afternoon.
Congressmen tour Bloomsburg
By BILL OBOYLE
[email protected]
To see video
footage,
visit
www.times
leader.com
WILKES-BARRE Con-
cerned about its pending
abolition once home rule
takes effect, the Luzerne
County prison board on
Mondayaskedits solicitor to
investigate whether the
county is obligated by lawto
retain a separate body to
oversee prison operations.
Controller Walter Griffith,
one of seven members of the
board, said he questions
whether the county manag-
er, who has not yet been ap-
pointed, will be able to over-
see operations of the prison
with the same diligence that
the board has exercised.
The past two years Ive
sat on this board weve done
great work to make every-
one accountable and to keep
the budget down, Griffith
said. Im a little concerned
about the ability of a county
manager to take on the task
of running a prison some-
thing that took seven mem-
bers of this board to do the
past two years.
Commissioner Maryanne
Petrilla, who chairs the pris-
on board, and Warden Jo-
sephPiazza, saidtheyrealso
concerned that the loss of
the board will negatively af-
fect prison operations.
The prison, with a $28
million budget, accounts for
roughly 25 percent of the
countys overall spending.
Thats a lot for a county man-
ager, who will also oversee
numerous other depart-
ments, to take on, Piazza
said.
The prison board now
consists of the controller,
district attorney, a county
judge, the sheriff and three
commissioners. It has oper-
ated under that format since
2009
There are so many issues
involved in operating and
running a prison, Piazza
said. Could one person do
it? Yeah, but because of the
magnitude and amount of
money involved, its always
good to have extra eyes.
County councilman-elect
Rick Morelli said hes aware
of concerns that have been
raisedregardingoversight of
county departments. He
said he plans to suggest the
county council form sub-
committees to assist the
county manager in oversee-
ing the departments.
Griffithsaidhe believes an
independent boardwouldbe
best. He asked the prison
boards solicitor, Stephen
Menn, to look into whether
thereis anystate statute that
requires counties to have a
prison board.
Staff writer Jennifer Learn
Andes contributed to this
story.
Board doubts county manager can handle running prison
By TERRIE
MORGAN-BESECKER
[email protected]
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WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury
was selected Monday to hear the six-year-old
case of a man charged with raping a woman out-
side a city tavern.
A jury of 10 men and four women, which in-
cludes two alternates, was chosen to hear the
case of Daryl Boich, 44, of Church Road, Moun-
tain Top, who faces charges of rape and involun-
tarydeviatesexual intercourseandtwocountsof
sexual assault during this weeks trial.
The trial will begin this morning.
The case had been delayed a number of years
becauseof appeals inboththestateSuperior and
Supreme courts regarding a psychiatric examin-
ation of the victim in the case.
Boichs former attorney, Al Flora, had sought
an examination of the woman Boich is charged
with raping, after she testified at a preliminary
hearingshecouldnot recall variousdetailsof her
activities on the night of the alleged assault.
Flora argued the testing was needed to deter-
mine if she was competent to testify.
The District Attorneys Office opposed the
testing, arguing it was a thinly veiled attempt to
attack the womans credibility. State law pre-
cludes the introduction of expert testimony re-
garding a persons credibility.
Both high courts decided not to hear an ap-
peal, making way for this weeks trial.
Assistant District Attorney Nancy Violi is
prosecuting the case. Boich is represented by at-
torney Todd Henry.
According to court papers, on Oct. 14, 2005,
the woman told police that Boich forced her to
perform a sex act before raping her in the park-
ing lot of the former Murrays Inn in Wilkes-
Barre.
Police said Boich met the woman at the bar
and promised to give her a ride home.
Instead, policesaid, Boichdroveher aroundto
therear of theSouthPennsylvaniaAvenuebuild-
ing and kissed her.
The woman said she wanted to leave, but
Boich drove to a more secluded area and forced
her to perform oral sex on him.
After indicatingshe didnt want todothat, the
womantoldpolice, Boichforcedheretoperform
the act, and then opened his car door, pulled the
woman outside and raped her.
Thewomansaidshethengot backintoBoichs
vehicleandtookacall fromoneof her friendstry-
ing to find her. The woman said she didnt know
where she was and Boich slapped her.
The woman said she left the car and walked
around until she found one of her friends. She
was treated at a local hospital, court papers say.
Jury selected
in rape case
By SHEENA DELAZIO
[email protected]
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne
Countysenior judgesaidMondayhell
soonrule whether a psychiatric report
shouldbethrownout, andthepsychia-
trist prohibited from testifying fur-
ther, inthe homicide case against a17-
year-old.
Senior Judge Joseph Augello heard
arguments from Cody Lees attorneys
andprosecutors regardinga report de-
fense attorneys say should be thrown
out because it is based on evidence
that had been suppressed in the case.
That evidence includes statements
Lee allegedly made to investigators
about the shooting death of his great-
grandfather, 80-year-old Herbert Lee,
in December 2009.
Because psychiatrist John OBrien
likely based his opinion in the report
on the statements Lee made, his re-
port and his testimony should be pro-
hibited from any further court hear-
ings, defense attorney Peter Paul Ols-
zewski argued.
The report, attorneys said, will be
used at a hearing where the judge will
decideif Leescaseshouldstayinadult
court or be handled in the countys ju-
venile system.
Olszewski, who represents Lee
along with attorneys Melissa Scartelli
and Charles Rado, argued it would be
impossible for OBrien to disregard or
set aside what he has already read.
First Assistant District AttorneyJeff
Tokachsaidwhenhe spoke toOBrien
about the issue, OBrien said his opin-
ion about Lee would not change, no
matterif hereadthestatementsornot.
Hes only giving his opinion to as-
sist thecourt (inthetransfer hearing),
not (about) the nature and circum-
stances of the offense, Tokach said.
Augello said hell need to review
OBriens report before he makes a de-
cision on allowing its use and
OBriens further testimony in the
case.
Augello also said a transfer to juve-
nile court hearing scheduled for next
weekwill beput off until December, al-
lowing himtime to rule and attorneys
to prepare for the hearing.
Lees attorneys also had requested
that evidence seized in a search war-
rant of Lees home a notebook and a
backpack be thrown out because
they were illegally taken and should
not be allowed to be used at a trial.
Augello said the request to throw
out the evidence will not be decided
until closer to a trial date, which has
not been scheduled.
Judge to rule on Lee trial evidence
The defense wants a psychiatric
report thrown out in the homicide
case against 17-year-old Cody Lee.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
[email protected]
WILKES-BARRE -- A large
number of supporters were
encouraged to come out and
Walk a Mile in her Shoes for
the Ruths Place House for
Hope annual walkathon on
Sunday.
Ruths Place is a womens
shelter founded in 2003 in the
city as a place for batteredand
abused women in Luzerne
County.
Funds from the event will
go to continue funding ongo-
ing programs at the organiza-
tion and to expand services to
meet growing demand.
This is by far our biggest
response ever, said Ruths
Place board President Bill Bo-
lan.
Bolan said the organization
has expanding its list of of-
fered services to now include
an on-site trauma specialist.
Many of the women who
come to us have been physi-
callyabused, sotraumacareis
vital, explained Bolan.
Various groups fromWilkes
University, Kings College,
Misericordia and Luzerne
County Community College
came out in a showof solidar-
ity.
It takes a community to
run a shelter, said Ruths
Place Director Kristen Topol-
ski as she scanned the gather-
ing crowd.
Just look around you. Peo-
ple want to help.
Walkathon raises funds to support Ruths Place womens shelter
Funds will go to continue
funding ongoing programs
and to expand services.
By STEVEN FONDO
Times Leader Correspondent
FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Hundreds of walkers
took part in the
Ruths Place Walk-
athon Sunday in
Wilkes-Barre. Among
others, various
groups from Wilkes
University, Kings
College, Misericordia
and Luzerne County
Community College
came out in a show of
solidarity. Ruths
Place is a womens
shelter founded in
2003 in the city as a
place for battered
and abused women in
Luzerne County.
Funds from Sundays
event will go to con-
tinue funding ongoing
programs at the
organization and to
expand services to
meet growing de-
mand.
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N A T I O N & W O R L D
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Cops clear out protesters
R
iot-clad law enforcement officers
cleared out Oaklands weeks-old
anti-Wall Street encampment early
Monday, arresting Occupy demonstra-
tors and removing tents from a down-
town plaza after issuing several warn-
ings over the weekend.
Protesters appeared to put up little
resistance, and officers could be seen
calmly leading some demonstrators
away in plastic handcuffs. Warnings
from authorities had been similar to
those issued before officers used tear
gas and bean bag projectiles to clear
the encampment on Oct. 25.
Officers made 32 arrests during
Mondays raid, Police Chief Howard
Jordan said, adding that there were no
reports of injuries to officers or pro-
testers.
After officers blocked off the streets
surrounding Frank Ogawa Plaza, some
demonstrators gathered near the barri-
cades and vowed to return. By 9 a.m.,
however, most of the demonstrators
had left the area.
HOUSTON
Convicted of aiding al-Qaida
A Texas man accused of attempting
to sneak out of the country with re-
stricted U.S. military documents, mon-
ey and equipment in order to join al-
Qaida was convicted Monday of trying
to help the terrorist organization.
Barry Walter Bujol Jr. was convicted
of attempting to provide material sup-
port to a foreign terrorist organization
and aggravated identity theft. He faces
up to 20 years in prison when he is
sentenced Feb. 8.
Bujol, who is a U.S. citizen, repre-
sented himself at his trial, which was
heard at his request by a judge instead
of a jury. The verdict by U.S. District
Judge David Hittner came after a trial
that lasted less than four days, with
testimony ending last week.
Bujol, who was handcuffed, wore leg
irons and sat when the verdict was
read, did not appear to react after
Hittner announced his decision.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.
Non-suspect found guilty
A man who was not even a suspect
until he voluntarily gave up his DNA
was convicted Monday of killing three
New York women more than 15 years
ago.
Francisco Acevedo, 43, was found
guilty of the serial murders on the first
day of jury deliberations at the West-
chester County courthouse.
He could be sent to prison for 75
years to life when sentenced Jan. 17.
The killings occurred in Yonkers in
1989, 1991 and 1996. Each woman was
found strangled, naked, bound at the
hands and facing upward. They were
also linked to each other by DNA, but
police did not know whose DNA it was
until 2009.
MADISON, WIS.
Recall supporters to rally
Political foes hoping to recall Repub-
lican Gov. Scott Walker over his moves
to significantly curb union rights in
Wisconsin planned a late-night rally
and early morning pajama parties to
officially begin the effort.
More than 100 events were planned
across the state today to begin collect-
ing the more than 540,000 signatures
required to get a recall election on
Wisconsins ballot next year. Support-
ers have until Jan. 17 to turn in signa-
tures.
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefsich and at
least three Republican state senators
also will be targeted for recall next
year. Two GOP state senators lost their
seats during recall elections this sum-
mer.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Homes get a Christmas makeover
Caren Sellars, owner of CBS Interiors,
hangs Christmas decorations as her
friend Harper Scott, 3, helps at the
home of Butch and Kelle Branson in
Henderson, Ky. on Monday afternoon.
Scott is the Bransons granddaughter.
Sellars said shes already decorated 7
other homes this season.
BEIRUT Pressure was mounting
Monday on the embattled regime of
President Bashar Assad as European
foreignministers agreedtoextendsanc-
tions against SyriaandKingAbdullahof
Jordan called on Assad to step down.
Syria remained defiant, however.
The Syrian people should not be wor-
ried because Syria is not Libya, the
countrys foreign minister, Walid al-
Moallem, said in a nationally televised
address.
Al-Moallems comments demon-
strate how the specter of Libyas long-
time ruler, Moammar Gadhafi, and his
ultimate fate ousted by rebels and
later killed in ignominious fashion
haunts Assads administration.
Syria is entering its eighth month of
unrest, which, according to the United
Nations, has resulted in some 3,500
dead, mostly civilians, in a government
crackdown on protesters. The Assad re-
gimesays armedIslamicterrorists are
behind a U.S.-backed conspiracy that
has killed more than1,000 security per-
sonnel.
If Bashar has the interest of his coun-
try, he would step down, King Abdul-
lah told the BBC in an interviews.
But Abdullah cautioned that a hand-
over alone would not be sufficient to
end the upheaval in Syria.
If he was to say Im going to step
down, but lets have new elections, lets
reachout to the people, lets get this as a
national dialogue, then it would work,
Abdullah told the BBC. But if youre
just goingtoremove one personandput
another person in, I think that youll
continue to see more of the same.
Abdullahs comments came after the
Arab League on Saturday moved to sus-
pend Syria because of what Arab minis-
ters called its failure to implement a
league-brokered peace plan meant to
ease the crisis in Syria. The Arab
League pact mandated that Damascus
withdraw forces from populated areas,
release prisoners and start a dialogue
withthe opposition, amongother steps.
MI DEAST TENSI ON King Abdullah of Jordan has called on President Assad to step down
Syria defiant in face of pressure
AP PHOTO
Pro-Syrian regime pro-
testers shout support
for President Bashar
Assad as they gather
outside the foreign
ministry in Damascus,
Syria, on Monday. For-
eign Minister Walid
al-Moallem accused
Arab states on Monday
of conspiring against
Damascus after the
Arab League voted to
suspend Syrias mem-
bership over the govern-
ments deadly crack-
down on an eight
month-old uprising.
By PATRICK J. MCDONNELL
Los Angeles Times
SHREVEPORT, La. The former boy-
friend of a woman who accused Republi-
can presidential contender Herman Cain
of inappropriate sexual
behavior said Monday
that he and this then-
girlfriend met the busi-
nessman in the late
1990s.
Victor Jay Zucker-
mans account of an
evening he, Sharon Bi-
alek and Cain spent together in 1997 di-
rectly contradicts the candidates asser-
tions that he had never met his accuser or
heard her name.
At that party, Mr. Cainengagedbothof
us in conversation, Zuckerman said at a
news conference, describinganafter party
Cain had invited them to in a hotel suite
after a National Restaurant Association
event in Chicago.
Cain was chief executive of the Wash-
ington trade group at the time.
Attorney Gloria Allred, who represents
Bialek, appeared at Zuckermans side and
calledonCaintoacknowledgethat hehad
met his accuser, one of at least four who
have alleged that Cain sexually harassed
ormadeunwantedadvancestowardthem.
Mr. Cains strategy of blanket denials
simplywont work,Allredsaid. Heneeds
to come clean with the American people.
Nowis the time.
Zuckerman said Bialek told him that
Cain inappropriately touched her later
that year when she met him in Washing-
ton to seek employment help after being
fired fromthe association.
Cain accusers former boyfriend says they met in 1997
Claim by Victor Jay Zuckerman
contradicts Cains assertion he
never met Sharon Bialek.
By JACK GILLUM
and HOLBROOK MOHR
Associated Press
Zuckerman
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tax office will be open Nov. 25
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recyclables curbside on Dec. 5.
Zones 1 and 2 residents should
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Its not hard to see
why judicial candidate
Jennifer Rogers gar-
nered the most votes in
Tuesdays general elec-
tion.
The Kingston Town-
ship resident beat out
her six competitors and
tallied a win in 27 Lu-
zerne County munici-
palities, for a total of
41,706 votes. Votes for
Rogers were not con-
centrated in one specif-
ic area in the county,
and they spanned from
the northern to south-
ern portion.
Fred Pierantoni, won
in17 municipalities; Jo-
seph Sklarosky, Jr., in
16 and Dick Hughes in
11.
Though Michael
Vough came in fourth
with his total number
of votes, 35,739, he did
not dominate in any
municipalities.
Candidate Lesa Gelb,
despite her 741-vote
win over Molly Hanlon
Mirabito, won in only
two municipalities,
while Mirabito, who ul-
timately lost her bid for
a judicial seat, won in
five.
Pierantoni received
39,881votes; Sklarosky,
39,535 votes; Vough,
35,739; Hughes, 34,995
and Gelb, 34,755.
Election results will
be certified by the Bu-
reau of Election today.
County judges serve
10-year terms and their
salary is $164,602 per
year.
PITTSTON
FORTY FORT
HARVEYS LAKE
DUPONT
LAFLIN
FAIRVIEW TWP.
Black Creek Twp 17.6%
Conyngham Twp 17.2%
Courtdale 15.9%
Dennison Twp 16.4%
Edwardsville 16.3%
Exeter Twp 17.4%
Fairmount Twp 16.5%
Foster Twp 17.1%
Franklin Twp 16.9%
Freeland 16.9%
Harveys Lake 18.4%
Hunlock Twp 16.4%
Huntington Twp 16.6%
Jeddo 17.3%
Kingston 16.0%
Lake Twp 18.0%
Larksville 16.1%
Laurel Run 17.5%
Nanticoke 16.4%
Nescopeck Twp 17.1%
Plymouth 16.0%
Plymouth Twp 16.4%
Ross Twp 17.0%
Sugar Notch 18.1%
Warrior Run 17.7%
White Haven 15.9%
Wilkes Barre 15.7%
Avoca 21.2%
Bear Creek Twp 16.3%
Dupont 26.0%
Duryea 21.0%
Exeter 18.5%
Hughestown 22.3%
Jenkins Twp 20.1%
Laflin 16.1%
Newport Twp 16.6%
Penn Lake Park 16.8%
Pittston 21.3%
Pittston Twp 22.3%
Union Twp 16.1%
West Pittston 18.8%
West Wyoming 16.7%
Wyoming 17.6%
Yatesville 22.4%
Ashley 16.1%
Buck Twp 17.4%
Butler Twp 17.0%
Conyngham 18.5%
Fairview Twp 17.6%
Hanover Twp 15.6%
Hazle Twp 19.4%
Hazleton City 19.6%
New Columbus 18.8%
Nuangola 15.6%
Plains Twp 17.1%
Rice Twp 16.4%
Sugarloaf Twp 19.4%
West Hazleton 18.9%
Wilkes Barre Twp 17.5%
Wright Twp 16.3%
won no municipalities
Bear Creek Vlg 26.2%
Dallas 18.2%
Dallas Twp 17.1%
Dorrance Twp 17.3%
Hollenback Twp 17.8%
Jackson Twp 17.0%
Kingston Twp 17.5%
Lehman Twp 17.1%
Nuangola 15.6%
Shickshinny 19.5%
Slocum Twp 18.3%
Nescopeck 18.3%
Salem Twp 16.4%
Forty Fort 19.8%
Larksville 16.1%
Luzerne 18.3%
Pringle 17.3%
Swoyersville 16.7%
JenniferRogers
HarveysLake
FredPierantoni
Dupont
JoeSklarosky
FairviewTwp.
Michael Vough
Pittston
DickHughes
FairviewTwp.
LesaGelb
Laflin
MollyHanlonMirabito
FortyFort
2
1
3
4
7
6
5
Notes: Based on unofficial results
Percentages are of votes won in that municipality
Rogers and Mirabito tied in Larksville
Sklarosky and Hughes tied in Nuangola
Vough won a seat without winning a municipality
Source: Luzerne County Election Bureau
Luzerne Countys new judges: Where they live and where they won
By SHEENA DELAZIO
[email protected]
SCRANTON An attorney for the
Wyoming Valley West School District
has asked a judge to dismiss a federal
lawsuit filedbyateacher whoclaimsshe
was wrongly suspended after she was
falsely accusedof abusing students.
Angela Kairo-Scibek of Plymouth fil-
ed suit in 2009, alleging the district vio-
lated her right to due process when it
suspendedherin2007afterpolicebegan
investigating allegations she had struck
three special education students with a
woodenobject.
Kairo-Scibek was later cleared of the
chargesafterthestudentsadmittedthey
made upthe allegations. The district re-
instated her and paid her all back wages
once the charges were dropped.
The lawsuit, filed by attorney Mary
Walsh-Dempsey of Scranton, claimed
the district violated Kairo-Scibeks
rights because it failed to provide her a
hearingtocontest theallegations before
it suspendedher.
InamotionfiledMonday, thedistricts
attorney, RobinSnyder of Scranton, said
the district was obligated to take imme-
diate action, given the allegations of
abuse, in order to ensure the safety of
students.
The district could not allow the
plaintiff to return to the classroomuntil
these allegations and charges were re-
solvedandto suggest otherwise is ridic-
ulous, Snyder wrote.
Snyder alsosays the state school code
only requires a hearing if a teacher is to
be terminated. Kairo-Scibek was sus-
pended, therefore no hearing was need-
ed.
Snyder further argues that Kairo-Sci-
beks complaint against the district was
resolved through the unions grievance
process, which resulted in her being re-
instated, although to a different posi-
tion, andreimbursedfor all her backpay
she lost while onsuspension.
Kairo-Scibeks attorney will have an
opportunitytorespondtothe motion. A
judge will issue a ruling at a later date.
WVW wants
teachers suit
dismissed
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
[email protected]
WILKES-BARRE A wom-
an convicted of cruelty to
animals in a case in which
prosecutors say she pierced
and docked the tails of kittens
was released from the county
jail on parole Monday.
Holly A. Crawford, 36, of
Sweet Valley, was paroled
from a three- to six-month
stint at the prison after serv-
ing the minimum.
Crawford had been sen-
tenced in August to the jail
term by Judge Tina Polachek
Gartley after violating the
terms of her probation when
she was charged with a pos-
session of a controlled sub-
stance and drug paraphernalia
charge in Wyoming County.
Crawford had been convict-
ed in February 2010 of one
misdemeanor and one sum-
mary count of cruelty to ani-
mals, and was sentenced to
six months of house arrest
and one year, three months
probation. Crawford appealed
her conviction, but it was
upheld by the state Superior
Court in June.
Polachek Gartley said Craw-
ford would be released Mon-
day pending any other detain-
ers, and that she must get a
fulltime job, attend Narcotics
and Alcoholics Anonymous
meetings every week and
complete 50 hours of commu-
nity service.
WILKES-BARRE -- A man
and woman from Luzerne
pleaded guilty Monday to
several drug-related charges
for their roles in selling and
possessing illegal narcotics.
Nicole Marie Milunic, 23,
and Christopher Brandon Ma-
son, 39, both of Ryman
Street, entered their pleas
before Luzerne County Senior
Judge Joseph Augello to 10
and 12 related counts, respec-
tively.
Augello said both will be
sentenced on Jan. 5. Assistant
District Attorney Jill Mat-
thews Lada said she is seek-
ing a mandatory minimum
sentence of five to 10 years in
prison for both Milunic and
Mason.
According to court papers,
on Oct. 10, 2010, police
served a search warrant on a
Coal Street, Plymouth, home
that the two had previously
lived in. Police said they
found several items, including
six firearms, marijuana, hero-
in, syringes, ecstasy tablets,
steroids and four cell phones.
Milunic later told police that
Mason sells heroin, cocaine
and weed out of their home,
and that they got to New
York to obtain the drugs to
help out their business, Skin
City Tattoo in Wilkes-Barre.
Milunic said she sometimes
sold drugs for Mason, and
that the steroids were for
Masons own use.
Police said on two different
occasions Milunic and Mason
sold suspected heroin to a
police informant, and that in
a May 2011 incident, police
searched the home of Milun-
ics father, where a bag of
suspected heroin had been
stored. Mason later told police
that bag of drugs was his.
WILKES-BARRE Sexual
assault charges against a city
man scheduled to stand trial
Monday were dismissed after
prosecutors said they were
unable to make contact with
the alleged victims mother.
Five related charges against
Gomez Balentine, 30, includ-
ing statutory sexual assault,
were dismissed by Luzerne
County Senior Judge Kenneth
Brown after prosecutors said
they could not make contact
with the girls mother.
Balentine was charged in
September 2010 with assault-
ing a then-10-year-old girl. The
girl had told police Balentine
assaulted her over a four-
month period.
In April, Balentine had
pleaded guilty to an involun-
tary deviate sexual intercourse
charge, but then had with-
drawn the plea in July, lead-
ing to Mondays trial date.
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N E W S
quehanna River.
County officials had been re-
luctant to get involved because
Wilkes-Barre had not committed
to sharing in demolition costs.
Wilkes-Barre city officials have
since agreed to provide about
$260,000 earmarked from gam-
ing funds for the project, pending
state approval. That funding was
allocated for restoration of the
building and would have to be re-
programmed for demolition, offi-
cials said.
County Chief Engineer Joe
Gibbons will oversee the demoli-
tionbidding. County officials will
have to revisit the matter if the
bids exceed $1.26 million, Reilly
said.
The $1 million would come
from a business development
loan fund. About $10 million
would remain in the fund after
the demolition expense, Reilly
said.
County Commissioner Ste-
phenA. Urbanstressedthat these
funds couldnt be used to cover
staffing or other expenses in the
countys strained general fund
operating budget.
Some documentation of the
building may be required be-
cause it is a historic structure,
Reilly said. The county recently
sought public comment on possi-
bledemolitionandreceivedeight
written responses, a mix of posi-
tions that the building should be
restored or torn down, he said.
A group of citizens protesting
the demolition submitted a pet-
ition, he said.
Sally Healey, one of the faithful
Save Our Sterling picketers,
said shes been to many cities
with preserved historic buildings
and believes officials will regret
the loss of the Sterling. She said
CityVest representatives and lo-
cal officials made promising
statements about the buildings
future for years, leaving many
shocked when the plans fizzled.
Were saddened the way the
whole thing went down, Healey
said. Were just all disappointed
at the commissioners decision.
Just hearing it makes you feel
blue.
STERLING
Continued from Page 1A
hours, 54 minutes, which works
out to an average of around 82
mph.
In order to minimize time lost
refueling, the PRDA team fitted
the van with five,
55-gallon steel
drums filled with
gasoline connected
by a multiple fuel
pump system. A
plywood board was
placed over the top
to allow one mem-
ber to sleep at all
times.
The race and its
competitors want-
ed to prove a point that roads
can be traveled at high speeds
without incident.
Speedlimits are a farce andan
abomination, Yates would say in
1971. There is getting to be too
much order imposed on peoples
lives. Everything is going toward
eliminating our aspirations.
Yates wanted to prove that ca-
pable drivers in good automo-
biles could employ the U.S. inter-
state system the same way the
Germans were using their Auto-
bahns.
Andsothe original Cannonball
Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memo-
rial Trophy Dash
was born. The
event was namedin
honor of auto racer
Erwin G. Cannon
Ball Baker.
The PRDAsent a
telegram to Yates
challenging him to
a race.
The telegram
read: This consti-
tutes formal entry
by the Polish Racing Drivers of
America in the next official Can-
nonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-
Sea Memorial Trophy Dash. The
drivers are Oscar Kovaleski, Brad
Niemcek and Tony Adamowicz.
If we can find California, well
beat you fair and square.
According to Kovaleski, the
teams gathered 40 years ago to-
day at the Red Ball Garage in
Manhattan.
Kovaleski said the finish was at
the Portofino Inn in Redondo
Beach, Calif., onNov. 17. The Pol-
ish Racing Drivers arrived in
their Chevy van less than an hour
behind, in second place.
At the finish, Gurney told the
Los Angeles Times, At no time
did we exceed 175 mph.
In1981, the movie Cannonball
Run was released starring Burt
Reynolds, Farrah Fawcett, Dom
DeLuise and Roger Moore.
Kovaleski said the van was a
dangerous vehicle modifiedtoas-
sure it wouldnt roll onturns. The
300 gallons of gas werent
enough to finish the race; they
had to add another 70 gallons or
so to reach the finish line.
Kovaleski, a long-time support-
er of the Giants Despair Hill
Climb, said the Cannonball Run
was a dangerous event and
should never be run again.
He doesnt like to talk about
the outlaw speed test hed
much prefer talking about his
grandchildren and his newest
venture Kidracers an organi-
zation that teaches children how
to drive before they turn 5. More
information is available at kidra-
cers.com.
Yates wrote a book Cannon-
ball! Worlds Greatest Outlaw
Road Race. On the back cover,
Yates described the race as: The
Cannonball, a flat-out high-speed
road race across the United
States, was an orgy of fast cars pi-
loted by the best drivers of the
day, andanaffront to lawenforce-
ment and all things good and de-
cent.
RUN
Continued from Page 1A
I dont ever want
to see young peo-
ple go out and do
that again.
Oscar Kovaleski
Cannonball Run
participant
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
Oscar Kovaleski, a partici-
pant in the 1971 Cannon-
ball Run, looks over some
of the racing scrapbooks
he has collected over his
years of racing. Kovaleski
says his groups 1971 en-
try into the cross-country
race was a dangerous
decision. Kovaleski, Tony
Adamowicz and Brad
Niemcek came in second
in the near-3,000 mile
race. They finished 53
minutes behind a Ferrari
driven in shifts by profes-
sional race driver Dan
Gurney and automotive
journalist Brock Yates.
to check out, he tells the clerk he
has a gunandtoturnover money.
KingstonTownshipPolice Chief
James Balavage said the heist at
the Dollar General was reportedat
8:30 a.m.
Plains Township police said the
knife-point robbery at the Uni-
Mart was at 7:36 a.m.
Thirty minutes earlier, city po-
lice said a man tried to rob the
McDonalds restaurant, passing a
note to an employee that stated:
Dont scream; be quiet, give me
the money fromthe register.
The man fled McDonalds after
the employee said she couldnt
open the register. He ran toward
Toys RUs and escaped capture.
The suspect inthe Tacobell rob-
bery was a white male in his 20s,
thin build, about 5 feet 10 inches
tall, wearing a red hooded sweat-
shirt. He entered the restaurant,
handedanemployeeanotestating,
Give me all your money, and
threatened to shoot the employee,
city police said.
Police could not say if the man
was using a vehicle.
ROBBERY
Continued from Page 1A
on everyone else who isnt benefiting
from the business.
In 2008, DEP administered a 30-acre
mine reclamation project funded by
grants on property across from
the site, andBrdaric Excavating
performed the work. That area
remains undeveloped.
Why would someone want
tolive belowthe quarry, withall
thenoise, dirt, runawaytrucks,
said Coniglios daughter, Co-
rine. If the town is moving for
progress to clean up that area,
expansion of the quarry seems like a step
backwards.
Joseph Maratano, an engineering con-
sultant for theproject, saidissues relating
to excessive water runoff directly coinci-
de withthe mine reclamationproject, not
anything Brdaric has done at the quarry.
He said the issue is slowly resolving it-
self as vegetation grows at the site.
Safety and truck traffic are other con-
cerns residents have with the quarrys ex-
pansion. William Coniglio said the steep
road off Main Street leading to Brdarics
operation is dangerous, and the expan-
sion will lead to more trucks coming in
and out of the quarry.
The streets of Swoyersville and Lu-
zerne boroughs were not designed to
handle large trucks and trailer traffic on a
daily basis, he wrote ina letter toMundy
in June. Furthermore, there have been
several trucks run off the roadway de-
scending the steep hill to the quarry.
Corine Coniglio said she believes the
way the permit process has been handled
by DEP is questionable, as
the only newspaper in which
there was any notice of the
expansion was the Suburban
News, a local weeklypublica-
tion based in Sweet Valley.
Mundy said she is unsure
whether DEP is mandated
by law to schedule public
hearings on such applica-
tions, and she was unaware the applica-
tion was being considered again until
William Coniglio brought it to her atten-
tion.
Ive been following this issue for long
time, she said. DEP should have come
forward and said the application was in
the process of being modified.
A recent public notice from DEP in a
local daily newspaper stated the permit
modification includes the beneficial use
of coal ash for reclamation, which was in-
accurate. Nocorrectionhas beenpublish-
ed.
Messages left for a DEP spokesperson
were not immediately returned.
QUARRY
Continued from Page 3A
Safety and truck
traffic are other
concerns resi-
dents have with
the quarrys ex-
pansion.
cil, did not receive a packet
because he didnot submit a
confidentiality agreement,
but he may be out of the se-
lection process regardless.
The committee agreed at
the start of the meetingthat
no applicants for either the
manager or council clerk
post should participate in
any decisions involving the
selection for those posts.
Committee consultant Ken
Mohr, the only person who
saw the applications, said
he was aware of two com-
mittee members who had a
conflict of interest in either
position.
Stephen A. Urban ab-
stained from votes on the
manager selection process
but would not say whether
or not he applied for the
manager position. He face-
tiouslysaidhewouldbevio-
lating the confidentiality
agreement if he disclosed
that he was an applicant.
The identity of the other
The business has a small
contract with a county au-
thority, and the charter pro-
hibits council members
from employment or com-
pensation by a company
that does business with a
county authority. Williams
said the business must hon-
or its obligationto fulfill the
authority contract, and he
doesnt want togiveupserv-
ing as a council member.
The committee agreed
on categories that will be
used to rank the manager
applicants: education, lead-
ership, county/local gov-
ernment experience, dem-
onstration of outcomes and
other standout skills or
traits.
Thegroupdifferedonthe
weight that should be given
to each category but came
up with percentages by ma-
jority vote.
committee member with a
conflict was not known be-
cause nobody else ab-
stained.
The committee decided
that any other members
who identify conflicts when
they review the packets
should abstain from future
decisions for those posi-
tions.
Morelli made a motion
during the meeting to re-
lease applicant names for
both positions, but he only
received support from Ste-
phen A. Urban and Stephen
J. Urban. Councilman-elect
Rick Williams also made a
motion to reopen the appli-
cation process for two
weeks guaranteeing confi-
dentiality to applicants, but
he received support only
from Commissioner Tho-
mas Cooney, Stephen J. Ur-
ban and Stephen A. Urban.
Williams announced dur-
ing the meeting that he will
give up his employment at
Williams, Kinsman&Lewis
Architecture when he takes
office on Jan. 2 because of a
prohibitioninthehomerule
charter.
MANAGER
Continued from Page 3A
The home rule transition
committee will meet at
6:30 p.m. Wednesday in
the second floor jury room
at the county courthouse
in Wilkes-Barre.
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NUANGOLA Theodore
Ted Vancosky, a resident of
Vandermark Road, was elected
bya 4-2vote at a special meeting
on Monday to serve on borough
council, filling the unexpired
term of Steven Hudack, whose
resignation became effective in
mid-October.
Vancosky was nominated by
CouncilmanDoug Fawbushand
supported by the votes of a ma-
jority of council that consists of
Chairperson Regina Plodwick,
Anthony Deluca, and Conrad
Plodwick in addition to Faw-
bush. A minority of council,
madeupof JohnKochanandJoe
Tucker nominated Joan Shirk, a
resident of North End Road.
When a role call was conducted,
Shirk received only the votes of
Kochan and Tucker.
Vancosky, who said he has
beenaresident of Nuangolafor 8
years, describedhimself asbeing
an independent who will, when
it comes to borough affairs, be
myownman.Hewasswornin-
toofficebyMayor NormanRule.
At the time of Hudacks resigna-
tion, ChairpersonPlodwick said
that council had30daystoselect
a replacement. Although there
was some public debate as to
whenHudack actually resigned,
it was finally resolved that it be-
came effective October 17,
meaning that Nuangola in
choosing Vancosky fell within
the boundaries of boroughcode.
Vancosky is a native of West
Scranton; anemployee inNucle-
ar Medicine for General Electric
at Hanover Industrial Estates;
andaformer businessmaninRe-
no, Nev. He saidprior to moving
to Nuangola he operated a small
luggage service business at the
Reno Airport. Vancosky is
scheduled to serve until 2014.
Fawbush and Conrad Plod-
wick will no longer be council-
men come January. The voters
supplanted themwith Ron Kais-
er and Elaine Donohue. Kochan
rana successful incumbent cam-
paign. Kaiser and Donohue will
begin serving in January, 2012.
There was also some debate
over Nuangolas Act 537 sewage
plan, which ended when Atty.
Robert Gonos, solicitor for sew-
er authority, proposed that is-
sues surrounding modules and
pumping stations need to be re-
solved by the boroughs engi-
neer, A. Benesch &Company.
NUANGOL A
Vancosky elected to
vacant council seat
Theodore Vancosky will
replace Steven Hudack, who
resigned effective in October.
By TOMHUNTINGTON
Times Leader Correspondent
WARRIOR RUN -- The War-
rior Run Council passed two or-
dinances at Monday nights
meeting. One ordinance updat-
ed an older curfew ordinance.
The boroughs curfew for
those under 18 years old will
nowbe 10 p.m. unless accompa-
nied by a parent or guardian.
The council also passed an ordi-
nance to give police authority to
remove vehicles which are inop-
erable, abandoned or disabled.
The ordinance would make ex-
ceptions for vehicles stored in
garages or those being sold on
dealer lots.
The council also passed a res-
olution to renew the contract
with the Nanticoke Police De-
partment. The 2012 contract
would remain the same as the
2011 one except for the fact that
Nanticoke would retain any traf-
fic fines generated through po-
lice enforcement.
Borough Solicitor James Py-
rah presented to the board sug-
gestions by Greg Gulick from G
& R Consulting who is being
considered for the position of
borough code enforcement offi-
cer. Pyrah passed on the recom-
mendation that the council
adopt both the Pennsylvania
Uniform Construction Code
and the International Property
Maintenance Code.
These codes would allow a
borough code officer to issue
permits and cite properties
which do not conform to the
code. Pyrah pointed out that the
borough opted out of the Uni-
form Construction Code in
2004.
The council decided to study
the codes before voting on ac-
ceptance at the December meet-
ing.
Borough Engineer, Paul Pa-
sonick, reported on problems
with the pumping station. The
high demand on the pumps sug-
gestedthat there may be a water
main break. Pasonick recom-
mended that the borough wait
until the next heavy rain before
hiring a contractor to locate the
problem by using cameras.
WARRI OR RUN
Council moves curfew,
updates junk car rules
Ordinances move curfew to 10
p.m., give police authority to
remove abandonded vehicles.
By SUSAN DENNEY
Times Leader Correspondent
WRIGHT TWP- Supervisor
Chairman Louis Welebob Jr.
does not foresee an increase in
taxes for Wright Township. He
announced there will be a bud-
get meeting on Dec. 5 at 4 p.m.
to approve the budget for 2012.
Welebob also announced that
there are 3 openings on the
Township RecreationBoardand
one on the Planning Commis-
sion. Welebob encouraged any-
one that is interestedinthe posi-
tions to submit applications to
the municipal building. Wele-
bob plans on taking interested
applicants until Nov. 30.
The board also approved Res-
olution 728 and 729 for Hurri-
cane Irene Disaster Relief and
Tropical Storm Lee. The Board
approved Chairman Welebob Jr.
to execute for and in behalf of
Wright Township.
Aresolution was approved for
the purpose to transfer a liquor
License into Wright Township
by Mountaintop Six Packs To
Go, LLC. located at 195 South
Mountain Boulevard in the
Township.
Supervisors appointed Koval-
chik-Kollar and Co. LLC as an
Independent auditor for the
2011 fiscal year at a cost of
$4125.00
The township opened bids
from three companies for work
as a result of the damage from
the hurricane and the tropical
storm. There has been damage
to the roads, bridges and drain-
age within the Township. The
bid was won by Pioneer Con-
struction Company at a cost of
$25,012.00. However, if FEMA
does not approve, there will be
no contract to the bidder.
Resident Mark Nilon of Capi-
tol Hill Village addressed the
board on the upcoming Dec. 1
hearing regarding the Capitol
Hill Village apartment building.
Nilon said the condition of the
Capitol Village Apartment
building exterior is in serious
need of improvement and looks
forward to the hearing in an ef-
fort to clean the apartment area
up for the other residents.
WRI GHT TWP.
Supervisor doesnt see tax hike for 12
By JIMMORRISSEY
Times Leader Correspondent
PITTSTONTheNEPANeeds
Jobscoalitionusedthestructural-
ly deficient Water Street Bridge
Monday as one reason Congress
needs to pass the American Jobs
Act, which members say would
create and save jobs and pay for
bridge repairs nationwide.
The coalition, whose website
links it to organizations such as
MoveOn.org,
the American
Dream Move-
ment and the
Service Work-
ers Interna-
tional Union,
is planning a
rally near the
bridge in Pitt-
ston on Thurs-
day to get that
message
across, and co-
ordinator A.J. Marin asked the
handful of attendees Monday to
spread the word along with fliers
about the rally.
Marin, of Wilkes-Barre, gavean
approximately 30-minute pre-
sentationonthe bridge, citingda-
ta from the state Department of
Transportation showing that
whileanaverageof 8,655vehicles
cross it daily, the substructure of
the bridge is structurally defi-
cient and the deck and super-
structure are borderline defi-
cient.
Marin said the bridge, which is
owned by Luzerne County, isnt
being repaired because neither
the county nor the state nor the
federal government has money
budgeted, but it andthousands of
other structurally deficient
bridges across the state and na-
tion should be.
We saw what happened in
Minnesotawhenforyearsbridges
were left without being fixed and
then finally there was the trage-
dy, Marin said, referring to the
2007 collapse of the Interstate 35
Bridge over the Mississippi River
in downtown Minneapolis that
killed13 people.
Marin said the Congressional
Budget Office reports that the
AmericanJobsAct wouldprovide
funding to create or save 44,600
jobsinPennsylvania2,500inthe
11th Congressional District
alone, with 985 of those being for
fixing bridges and 792 to rehire
laid-off teachers and emergency
responders.
Marin said U.S. Sen. Pat Too-
mey, R-Zionsville, and U.S. Rep.
Lou Barletta, R-Hazleton, oppose
the American Jobs Act, which
was put forthbyPresident Barack
Obama. Toomey and Barletta
bothhavereferredtotheact asan-
other stimulus bill that wont
create any more jobs thanthe last
stimulus bill.
Marin said a major purpose of
the rally scheduled for Thursday
is to let their elected officials
knowthey support the American
Jobs Act.
PI TTSTON
Group to rally for jobs bill
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
The NEPA Needs Jobs coalition says the Water Street Bridge in Pittston would benefit from pas-
sage of President Obamas American Jobs Act .
NEPA Needs Jobs says
passing Presidents plan
would help repair bridges.
By STEVE MOCARSKY
[email protected]
What: NEPA
Needs Jobs rally
and candlelight
vigil
When: 4 p.m.
Thursday
Where: Water
Street at Kenne-
dy Boulevard,
Pittston
I F YOU
GO
WYOMING -- At its regular
meeting Monday night at the
Borough Building, Wyoming
Council approved placing the
proposed municipal budget for
fiscal year 2012 on public view
until next months meeting.
Council plans toapproveafinal
budget at next months meeting.
President of Council Stephen Na-
lewajko stated that the
$1,022,000 proposed Wyoming
budget does not include a tax in-
crease. Council is discussing a
separate sewer fee which would
be dedicated to cover the Wyom-
ing Borough share of a
$1,500,000 grant to install new
sewer lines inportions of the Bor-
ough.
At the request of Councilman
William Starr, council voted
unanimously to hire Integrated
Capital Management of Scranton
to manage the Wyoming Police
Pension fund for a fee of $10,292.
Upon a motion by Councilwom-
an Diane Smiles, council ap-
proved a resolution to prepare
and advertise for bids proposals
to provide sanitation services for
the Borough starting Jan. 1, 2012.
Council also adopted a resolu-
tion to spend $4,000 to replace
some of the Christmas decora-
tions used along Wyoming Ave-
nue which were damaged in the
recent flood.
Mayor Robert Boyer also ex-
plained the Borough was given
approximately $1,500 by local
business firms to assist those in
need due to the flooding. The
mayor said that since there was
very little need for assistance in
Wyoming, the remaining funds
were donated to the West Pitt-
ston Library, Second Presbyter-
ian Church of West Pittston, and
the churches in West Pittston
that were providing meals to
flood victims.
Council discussed in general
the feasibility of using Forty Fort
Boroughto provide code enforce-
ment services to Wyoming Bor-
ough.
There was also discussion of
the feasibility of adopting the Lu-
zerne County planning and zon-
ing ordinances, and the Borough
using the Luzerne County Plan-
ning Commission to act as the
agent for the Borough in zoning
and land development. Solicitor
Ferentino is researching the mat-
ter.
Finally, an update was provid-
ed on the codification of the Bor-
ough ordinances. The process to
copy andorganize the ordinances
began on Nov. 9, and the project
will take approximately six
months to complete.
The borough will next meet on
Dec. 12.
WYOMI NG
2012 budget will be on public view
Council approved the measure
with plans to OK the budget
at next months meeting.
By WILLIAMBELL
Times Leader Correspondent
FORTY FORT -- Kingston/
Forty Fort Fire Chief Frank Gui-
do answered questions before
council on Monday regarding a
mutual aid agreement with the
city of Wilkes-Barre to provide
back-up emergency ambulance
and fire coverage.
Several council members had
questions about the specific lan-
guage of the agreement. We pay
a large amount of money for five,
full-time fire truck drivers, said
councilwoman Dorothy Craig.
Imjust concerned that if theyre
out on calls around the valley, no
one will be here to service Forty
Fort emergencies.
Chief Guido said the agree-
ment with Wilkes-Barre calls for
the newly merged Kingston/For-
ty Fort fire and ambulance to be
third due in any uncovered
Wilkes-Barre emergency. He also
stated that the department
would receive revenue from the
Wilkes-Barre calls through addi-
tion service billing.
Im not certain of the partic-
ulars regarding money, ex-
plained Guido, but all the reve-
nue from the Wilkes-Barre agree-
ment will go to the equipment
fund. Guido also emphasized
that it is a common practice for
local municipalities to participa-
te in what he called mutual aid
agreements.
Forty Fort councilman, Frank
Michaels questioned whether
Wilkes-Barre was simply trying
to keep taxes low by under-staf-
ing emergency services.
In other business, council vot-
ed unanimously to hire James
Santewan Jras, a part-time DPW
laborer, at a wage of $8.50 per
hour for 30 hours a week. Coun-
cil officials said Santewan is a
skilled and experienced laborer
who will be assigned a number of
different duties within the de-
partment.
Council also voted to approve
a Department of Community and
Economic Development Local
Share Account Grant Program
audit for Phase I of the ongoing
Welles Street construction pro-
ject which began earlier this year.
FORTY FORT
Fire chief discusses agreement with W-B department
Council expresseed concern
the deal could leave Fort Fort
without service at times.
By STEVEN FONDO
Times Leader Correspondent
BEARCREEKTWP. -- Nodeci-
sion has been made on the Act
537 sewer plan, Bear Creek
Township supervisors said Mon-
day.
At a meeting that was resche-
duled fromNov. 7 because a pub-
lic hearing on the Act 537 plan
ran more than three and a half
hours, supervisor Chairperson
Gary Zingaretti said the board
has not taken any action on the
plan as of yet.
Dozens of residents who will
be requiredtohookuptothe sew-
er system shared their concerns
and comments during that meet-
ing, and Zingaretti said the board
will meet to consider and discuss
the comments before they are
sent on the Department of Envi-
ronmental Protection.
Supervisors spent most of the
meeting reviewing routine mat-
ters before a resident raised ques-
tions pertaining to permits. The
resident said a homeowner near
him connected a house and a ga-
rage on the same property with
an enclosed breezeway that ap-
pears to be more of an addition to
the home, and he questioned
whether this was permissibleand
whether the proper permits were
in place.
Noting that the resident might
have a valid concern, Supervisor
Jim Smith suggested township
officials look into the situation
and see if proper permits were in
place and if all zoning rules were
followed.
The supervisors also respon-
ded to an audience question
about whether an amusement
tax was collected for a car show
held earlier this year.
Zingaretti said the tax has not
yet been collected because it was
discovered that the contract with
Berkheimer Associates does not
include the collection of amuse-
ment taxes and the township will
have to bill for the tax itself.
BEAR CREEK TOWNSHI P
Board makes no decision on controversial Act 537 sewer plan
By JANINE UNGVARSKY
Times Leader Correspondent
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Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. today
in Mercy Center Chapel, Dallas.
CALLAHAN Mary, celebration of
life with Funeral Mass 1 p.m.
Wednesday in the Chapel at Little
Flower Manor, 200 S. Meade St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call at
noon in the Chapel at Little
Flower Manor.
CORCORAN Marion, funeral
services 9:30 a.m. today in the
Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89
Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Mass of
Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.
Benedict Parish, Wilkes-Barre.
COSTELLO Margaret, memorial
Mass, 11 a.m. Saturday in St. John
the Evangelist Church, Pittston.
EVANS Marian, funeral service 11
a.m. Wednesday in Luzerne
United Methodist Church, 446
Bennett St., Luzerne. Friends may
call 4 to 8 p.m. today and 10 a.m.
until service time Wednesday at
the church.
MENDYGRAL Edna, funeral 9:30
a.m. today in the Kniffen OMalley
Funeral Home, Inc., 465 S. Main
St., Wilkes-Barre. Services at 10
a.m. in St. Peters Lutheran
Church, 1000 S. Main St., Hanover
Township.
OZARK Louise, funeral 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday in the Lokuta-Zawacki
Funeral Home, 200 Wyoming
Ave., Dupont. Mass of Christian
Burial at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart
of Jesus Church, 215 Lackawanna
Ave., Dupont. Friends may call 5
to 8 p.m. today.
POLAK Mary, funeral 10:30 a.m.
today in the S.J. Grontkowski
Funeral Home, 530 W. Main St.,
Plymouth. Mass of Christian Burial
at 11a.m. at St. Robert Bellarmine
Parish at St. Aloysius Church, Lee
Park. Friends may call 9:30 a.m.
until funeral time.
STEFANOWICZ Mary Ann, funeral
9 a.m. today in the E. Blake Collins
Funeral Home, 159 George Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Ss. Peter and
Paul Church.
FUNERALS
THERESA KEHOE of Gam-
brills, Md., passed away on Friday,
November 11, 2011, after a lengthy
illness. She was preceded in death
by her husbandof 54years, the late
Francis Kehoe Sr. She is survived
by her children, Colleen Kehoe of
Jessup, Denise Kehoe of Gam-
brills, and Frank (Debbie) of Gam-
brills. She is also survived by four
grandchildren, and13 great-grand-
children.
Visitationwill be at the Hardes-
ty Funeral Home, 851 Annapolis
Road, Gambrills, MD 21054 today
from5 to 8 p.m., with a Rosary at 6
p.m. Mass of the Christian Burial
will be held on Wednesday at
11a.m. at Our Ladyof theFields Ca-
tholic Church, 1070 Cecil Ave.,
Millersville, MD21108. The family
has requested that in lieu of flow-
ers, donations may be made to
Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445
Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD
21401 or Church of the Holy Apos-
tles, 2601 Symphony Lane, Gam-
brills, MD 21054.
MRS. SARAH E. (SALLY)
MCHUGH, age 70, of Julia Street,
Dushore, Pa., died Saturday, No-
vember 12, 2011.
To express condolences or sign
the guestbook, please go to
www.homerfuneralhome.com.
F
rancis T. Blaum, 91, passed away
on November 12, 2011 in Hous-
ton, Texas.
Frank, the son of Catherine and
Frank Blaum, was born and raised in
Wilkes-Barre. He proudly served in
the ArmyduringWorldWar II, partic-
ipating in the Battle of the Bulge.
He and his wife, Bernice, recently
celebrated their 65th wedding anni-
versary.
He worked for 25 years for the
Graybar Electric Company. After re-
tirement from the working world, he
enjoyed 33 wonderful years of golf-
ing, sailing and woodworking. He
served in many capacities at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Conroe,
Texas, including the parish council
and the stewardship committee. He
and his wife also donated their time
working in a soup kitchen in Conroe.
He was dearly loved and will be mis-
sed by his family.
Frank is survived by: wife, Bernice
Blaum; daughter, Deborah Peck and
husband, Patrick Peck, Sr.; grand-
daughters, Amy and Laura Peck;
grandson, Patrick Peck, Jr. and wife,
Sarah.
Avisitationwill be held from6
to 8 p.m. today at Forest Park
Westheimer Funeral Home, 12800
Westheimer, Houston, TX77077. Fu-
neral services will begin at 11a.m. on
Wednesday, November 16 at St. Cyril
of Alexandria Church, 10503 West-
heimer, Houston, TX 77042.
Francis T. Blaum
November 12, 2011
J
udithEisenhower BrownTurner,
76, of Bridgton, Maine formerly
of Dallas, Pa., passed away Nov. 12,
2011 at the Bridgton Hospital.
She was born in Kingston, Pa., on
Oct. 8, 1935 along withher identical
twinSuzanne. They were the first of
two sets of twins of Mary and Ha-
rold Brown.
She graduated from Wyoming
Seminary and the University Of
Pennsylvania School Of Nursing.
She worked in Nesbitt Hospital,
Kingston, and St Luke Hospital in
Bethlehem, as an OBGYN nurse.
She was active in many Luzerne
County organizations including the
SPCA, the UnitedWay, PlannedPar-
enthood and the Wilkes-Barre Ju-
nior League.
Judy was a well-known and re-
spected horsewoman. She and her
children successfully participated
in many horse shows in Pennsylva-
nia, New York and New Jersey, gar-
nering many top awards. She main-
tained a small barn on her farm for
the show horses and continued to
support her children and grandchil-
dren in their equestrian endeavors
in her later years.
She took pride in providing her
extended family Thanksgiving,
Christmas and Easter dinners and
all were welcome.
She and her husband Ray cele-
brated their 50th wedding anniver-
sary in June 2007.
Judy spent every summer on
Long Lake, Maine, from1936 to her
death. She and her husband Ray re-
tired to Maine in 2003, razing the
1913 camp on Long Lake, built by
Judys grandparents J. Herbert and
Ida Brown, and erecting a perma-
nent home on the same site.
Judy enjoyed playing bridge in
Fryeburg and at the Bridgton Com-
munity Center. She was a member
of the Bridgton Literary Club.
Her ready laugh, story telling,
and empathy towards all will be
sorely missed.
She was preceded in death by her
twin sister Suzanna Lee in 2007 and
her sister Ellen Kurylowski in 1994
She is survived by her husband
Ray Jr., sister Josephine Killen and
husband Michael of California, her
children; Ray Turner III and wife
Lisbeth, Kimberly Ashton and hus-
bandDavid, andEric Turner; grand-
children, Cara Farina and husband
Robert, Morgan Fielding and hus-
band John, Emily Ashton, Aaron
Turner and Rachel Turner and
great-grandchildren, Isabella, Soph-
ia and Harrison Farina, Emma and
Molly Fielding.
A celebration of her life will be
held at the Bridgton United Metho-
dist Church at 11a.m. on November
26, 2011. Lunch will be served after
the service at the Church. Burial
will be at the discretion of the fam-
ily.
In lieu of flowers, donations in
her name can be made to the Bridg-
ton United Methodist Church, the
Bridgton Community Center or the
Luzerne County SPCA.
A memorial service will be held
locally in December. An announce-
ment will be made at that time.
Judith B. Turner
Oct. 8, 1935-Nov. 12, 2011
J
ean Welch, of Tunkhannock,
passed away November 13, 2011
at the Golden Living Center in
Tunkhannock.
BorninCentermoreland, in1929,
she was the daughter of the late Ho-
ward and Helen Stanley Goble.
She was preceded in death by her
sisters, HelenFoglia andElla Mikul-
ski, a sister-in-law, Loretta Goble,
and a nephew, David Goble.
Jean is survived by her precious
possessions, her beloved family, her
daughter Sally and husband Ronnie
Sands as well as her daughter, the
Rev. Lori Robinson; her son Jimmy
and wife Dawn Welch and also son
Jack and wife Karen Welch and the
pure joy of her life her grandchil-
dren, Stacey Peterson, Ronnie
Sands, Lucas and Derek Welch,
Shannon, Ben and Stacy Robinson
and Brett and Tyler Peterson; also,
great-grandson George James Pe-
terson; very dear to her heart her
brother Bob Goble Sr. of East Lem-
on and sister Dolores Yorke of Cal-
han, Colorado; as well as many cher-
ished nieces, nephews and her dear
friends.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the
Tunkhannock United Methodist
Church with Pastor Peter F. Gesch-
windner officiating. Friends and
family may call today from 4 to 7
p.m. at the Sheldon-Kukuchka Fu-
neral Home, Inc., 73 W. Tioga St.,
Tunkhannock.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Eatonville United
Methodist Church, P.O. Box 741,
Tunkhannock PA 18657, to the
Evans Falls United Methodist
Church, 306 SR 292 East, Tunkhan-
nock, PA18657, or to the Wyoming
County Food Pantry Inc., PO Box
165, Tunkhannock, PA18657.
For directions or online condo-
lences go to www.sheldonkukuch-
kafuneralhome.com.
Jean Welch
November 13, 2011
L
ois L. Whitlock, of West Pittston,
passed away Sunday, November
13, 2011inHighlandManor Nursing
Center, Exeter.
She was born in Binghamton,
NewYork, on March 3, 1927, daugh-
ter of the late Jess andRuthDaubert
Wertman. She was a graduate of
Meyers High School, Class of 1945.
Mrs. Whitlock was a member of the
First Congregational United
Churchof Christ, West Pittston, and
was amember of theSenippahClass
of the church. For many years she
was a Brownie Troop leader.
She was preceded in death by her
husband David Whitlock, on March
24, 2011.
Survived by daughters, Beth Sos-
ka and her husband, Peter, West
Pittston; Lynn Hughes and her hus-
band, Ron, Falls; five grandchildren
and nine great-grandchildren.
The family would like to thank
thestaff of HighlandManor Nursing
Center for thekindandcompassion-
ate care given to Mrs. Whitlock dur-
ing her illness.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday at 11 a.m.. at the Howell-
Lussi Funeral Home, 509 Wyoming
Avenue, West Pittston. Friends may
call at the funeral home Wednesday
from4 to 7 p.m. Interment will be in
West Pittston Cemetery.
Lois L. Whitlock
November 13, 2011
A
sweet and loving soul left the
earth on November, 12, 2011.
Michael Finiak was a former resi-
dent of Staton Hill in Wilkes-Barre
Township. For a number of years, he
was a resident of the Mountain Top
Senior Care.
Prior to his retirement, he was
employed in local restaurants and
the Wyoming Valley Shoe Industry.
Mike was known for his sociabil-
ity andenjoyedtellingandhearinga
good joke.
He will be most remembered for
his love and family and religious de-
votion. He was a faithful member of
Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Ca-
tholic Church, Wilkes-Barre. He will
be missed because he touched our
hearts and lives, and we had the
honor to know and love him.
Michael was precededindeathby
his mother Mary (Paslawsky ) Fin-
iak and his father Peter Finiak.
Surviving are his family, his sis-
ters, Anna Grzybowski, both of
Wilkes-Barre Township and Moun-
tain Top, and Mary Mundro, Moun-
tain Top Senior Care; his brothers,
Nicholas Finiak and his wife, Ann,
Stratford, Conn., andCharles Finiak
and his wife Kate, Garfield, N.J.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 10 a.m. from the Si-
mon S. Russin Funeral Home, 136
Maffett St., Plains, witha DivineLit-
urgywithRequiemServices at10:30
a.m. in Ss. Peter & Paul Ukrainian
Catholic Church, corner of North
River and Chestnut streets, Wilkes-
Barre, with the Rev. Orest Kundere-
vych as celebrant. Interment will
follow in the parish cemetery,
Plains. Friends may call from 5 to 7
p.m. today. A Parastas Service will
be held at 6 p.m.
Michael Finiak
November 12, 2011
J
ohn J. Hafferty, of Pittston,
passed away Sunday, November
13, 2011, in Kindred Hospital,
Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Pittston Township, he
was the son of the late John and Flo-
rence OMalley Hafferty.
He was a graduate of St. John the
Evangelist High School and served
in the U.S. Army during the Korean
Conflict.
He was employed for Nelson
Manufacturing in Wyoming for 28
years and also worked for Bechtel at
the power plant in Berwick and
Limerick and retired from General
Electric.
He was a member of St. John the
Evangelist Church, Pittston, its Ho-
ly Name Society and was an usher
for many years. He was a fourth de-
gree member of the Knights of Co-
lumbus JFK Council; a life member
of the Eagle Hose Company, Pitt-
ston; a member of the VFWof Avoca
and a member of the Teamsters.
He is survived by his wife of 56
years, Clara Cardascia Hafferty, son,
John J. Hafferty and his wife,
Adrienne, Alpharetta, Ga.; daugh-
ter, Colleen Walser and her hus-
band, Thad, Dallas; grandchildren
Deirdre Macbeth, Deland, Florida;
Sean Hafferty, Dupont; John Haffer-
ty, Manhattan, Kansas and Joe Wal-
ser, Dallas; great-grandchildren,
Aislin, Cora and Brielle Macbeth;
sister, Mary Catherine Vitale and
her husband, John, Pittston Town-
ship; brother-in-law, Felix Cardascia
and his wife, Theresa, Pittston;
niece, Vanessa Mayorowski and her
husband, Gale, Old Forge; great-
nieces, Aubre, Galen and Olivia
Mayorowski; nephew, Danny Car-
dascia and his wife, Dawn, Silver
Spring, Maryland.
Funeral services will be
Thursday, November 17, 2011
at 9 a.m. from the funeral home at
251 William Street, Pittston, with a
Mass of ChristianBurial at 9:30a.m.
in St. John the Evangelist Church,
Pittston. Entombment will beinMt.
Olivet Cemetery, Carverton.
Friends may call at 251 William
Street, Pittston, on Wednesday, No-
vember 16, 2011, from 2 to 4 p.m.
and 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Care and Concern Clin-
ic, William Street, Pittston, PA
18640.
Funeral arrangements are en-
trusted to the Peter J. Adonizio Fu-
neral Home.
Onlinecondolences maybemade
at www.peterjadoniziofuneral-
home.com.
John J. Hafferty
November 13, 2011
NICHOLAS P. PETERLIN SR.,
71, of Bear Creek Township,
passed away Saturday, November
12, 2011, in Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital.
Funeral arrangements will be
announcedinWednesdays edition
by Mark V. Yanaitis Funeral Home,
Plains.
M
arjorie A. Stolpe, 77, of Moun-
tain Top, passed away Mon-
day morning in Hospice Commu-
nity Care in Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Exeter, she was the
daughter of the late Nick and He-
len (Kozlowski) Quava. A home-
maker, Marjoriewas anavidreader
and bowler and enjoyed playing
cards and scrabble. In the early
1950s, Marge was a supervisor at
Bell of New Jersey.
Preceding her in death, in addi-
tion to her parents, were her hus-
band David Stolpe, who died Nov.
2, 1973, and infant brother Ed-
ward.
Surviving are her three sons, Ri-
chard Stolpe and his wife Dariel of
Mountain Top; David Butch of
Freeland and Matthew of Notting-
ham, N.H.; two brothers, Russell
Quava and his wife Nancy of Son-
estown and Raymond and his wife
Jean (deceased) of Easton; sister
Helen Tobin and her husband Ri-
chard of Eagles Mere; grandchil-
dren, Janelle Gutkowski, Moun-
tain Top; Ryan Stolpe, William-
sport; Kristin Stolpe; five great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday from the Joseph E.
Lehman Funeral Home Inc., 403
Berwick St., White Haven, at 11
a.m. The Rev. Michele D. Kaufman
will officiate. Interment will follow
in Laurel Cemetery, White Haven.
Friends may call at the funeral
home today from 6 to 9 p.m.
Donations may be made to the
White Haven Food Bank, c/o John
Facenda, 1028 Foster Ave., White
Haven, PA 18661 or White Haven
Area community Library, P.O. Box
57, White Haven, PA18661.
Funeral arrangements are under
the direction of the Joseph E. Leh-
man Funeral Home Inc., White
Haven.
Marjorie A. Stolpe
November 14, 2011
Leroy Oscar Win-
slow, 69, of Rock
Street, Honey Pot
section of Nanti-
coke, passed
away Saturday,
November 12,
2011, at the
Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
Born on March 16, 1942, in Nanti-
coke, he was the son of the late Oscar
and Ethel Smith Winslow. He was a
graduate of Nanticoke High School.
Mr. Winslow was employed as a ma-
chine mechanic for Eberhard Faber
Corp., Mountain Top.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, the former Mary Ann Lacomy,
in 2000; his grandparents, Adolf and
Bertha Winslow and stepbrother,
Bobby Hunter.
Surviving are his daughter Leah,
with whom he resided; brother, Ri-
chard Winslow and his wife Mar-
ianne; stepbrothers, Larry andKenny
Hunter; stepsisters, Jeanne Gushok,
Betty Gushok, Gladis Yaskiewicz and
May Hoover; nieces and nephews.
A blessing service will be held
Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Stanley
S. Stegura Funeral Home, Inc., 614 S.
Hanover St., Nanticoke. Final inter-
ment will be in St. Marys Cemetery,
Wanamie. Friends may call today
from 5 to 7 p.m.
Leroy Oscar
Winslow
November 12, 2011
JOSEPH MAZUKA, 76, of
Brown Row, Wanamie, died Mon-
day morning, Nov. 15, 2011, at
Statesman Health and Rehabilita-
tion Center, Levittown.
Funeral arrangements are
pending fromthe George A. Strish
Inc. Funeral Home, 211 West Main
Street, Glen Lyon.
JOHN S. HURREY, 72, of Lu-
zerne, passed away Monday, No-
vember 14, 2011, at the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, Plains Township.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from Gubbiotti Funeral
Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exe-
ter.
CHARLES MAY, 80, of Gillian
Street, Wilkes-Barre, died Sunday
evening, November 13, 2011, at
HospiceCareof VNA, St Lukes Vil-
la, Wilkes-Barre.
Funeral arrangements are
pending fromthe Yeosock Funeral
Home, 40 S. Main Street, Plains.
LINDA M. PODOLSKY, 60, of
Snellville, Georgia, passed away
on Thursday, November 3, 2011.
Linda was preceded in death by
her parents andher sonDavid. She
is survived by her husband, David
Podolsky; daughter, Brooke Podol-
sky, bothof Snellville, Georgia; her
sister and brother-in-law, Barbara
and Salvatore Cometa, of Forty
Fort; and several nieces and a ne-
phew.
Funeral Mass and interment
were heldNovember11inGeorgia.
Online guest registry at www.ste-
wartfh.com.
A
nna F. Wanat, 81, of Wilkes-
Barre, and resident of Timber
Ridge, passed away Monday, No-
vember 14, 2011, at Geisinger
Wyoming Valley Medical Center,
Plains Township.
Born April 15, 1930, in Wilkes-
Barre, she was a loving daughter of
the late Dominick andAnna Fedorc-
zak Chernyl. She attended GAR
High School and was employed for
many years at Eberhard Faber,
Mountain Top. She was a member
of St. Andrew Parish, Wilkes-Barre.
She was an avid bingo player and
doll collector.
Anna was a loving wife, mother,
grandmother, great-grandmother,
sister and friend.
She was preceded in death by her
loving husband, Andrew Wanat, in
1986, and her brothers, TimTronov-
ich and Joseph Chernyl.
Survivingareher lovinganddedi-
cated daughter, Darlene Richards
and her husband Tom, Laflin; her
loving and dedicated sons, Rickey
Wanat, Wilkes-Barre, and Andy Wa-
nat and his fiance, Joan Luck, Hud-
son; her two loving grandchildren,
Kim Swan and her husband Bob,
Dupont, and Tommy Richards Jr.,
Kingston; her two loving great-
grandchildren, Ella and Ethan
Swan; her loving sister Elizabeth
Kostrab, Reading, and loving broth-
ers, Ted Chernyl and his wife Jean,
Luzerne, and Eddie Chernyl, Ply-
mouth; her loving in-laws and many
nieces and nephews and friends.
Anna will be deeply missed by
her children, grandchildren, great-
grandchildren, family and friends.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday at 9 a.m. from the Jendr-
zejewski Funeral Home, 21 N.
Meade St., Wilkes-Barre, with a
Mass of ChristianBurial at 9:30a.m.
at St. Andrew Parish at St. Patricks
Church, Parrish Street, Wilkes-
Barre. The Rev. James E. McGaha-
gan, pastor, will be celebrant. Inter-
ment will be inSt. Marys Cemetery,
Hanover Township. Friends may
call Wednesday from4to8p.m. The
family requests that all flowers be
omitted.
Anna F. Wanat
November 14, 2011
Edwin J. Nava-
lany, of Dupont,
passed away on
Saturday at the
VA Medical Cen-
ter, Plains Town-
ship.
Edwin was
born in Dupont,
onFeb. 15, 1928. Hewas thesonof the
late Martin&Mary StelmackNavala-
ny.
Edwin was a U.S. Army veteran of
the Korean War, serving from 1950-
1952, attaining the rank of sergeant.
He was awarded the Purple Heart for
wounds he received in Korea.
He was a member of the Amvets,
V.F.W. & the D.A.V.
Edwin was preceded in death by
his grandson, Brian Michael Nixon,
sisters, Christine Janesko and Ann
Yablonski, brother, Ralph Navalany.
Edwin is survived by his wife of 56
years the former Marie McKeown
Navalany, daughters, Patricia Laun-
hardt, Linda Cebula and husband Jo-
seph; Gail Marie Drzewicki, Ma-
ryann Hughes, son, Edwin J. Navala-
ny Jr. and wife Barbara; grandchil-
dren, Jennifer & Robert Nixon,
Edward, Richard, Ann Marie and
Chantel Cebula, Ashley and Paige
Navalany, Kimberly, Robert & Mat-
thew Tatarynw and Ryan Hughes,
great-grandchildren, Christian Nix-
on, Joseph Cebula, Robert Tatarynw
Jr., brother, John Navalany, several
nieces and nephews and his favorite
pets, Moira and Laddy.
A Memorial Mass will be held
at Holy Mother of Sorrows
Church, Wyoming Ave., Dupont, on
Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 at 11 a.m.
Funeral arrangements are by the
George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home,
105 N. Main St., Ashley.
Edwin J.
Navalany
November 12, 2011
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The Federal Bureau of Investi-
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HARRISBURG Govern-
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nia summer flooding totaled
$187 million as of Monday.
More than 90,000 households
registered for help and disaster
assistance grants totaling $125.5
million have been paid out, said
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Agency spokeswoman Susan So-
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The Small Business Adminis-
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loans to1,620 renters, homeown-
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Spokesman Cory Angell of the
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agement Agency said 18 people
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In separate orders, the
state Supreme Court has
temporarily suspended
the law license of former
Luzerne County judge Mi-
chael Toole and accepted
former judge Michael Co-
nahans voluntary relin-
quishment of his law li-
cense.
The court, in a Nov. 10
order, accepted Conahans
resignation from the bar
effective Sept. 22. The
court also issued an order
that places Toole on tem-
porary suspension. The or-
der does not indicate the
length of that suspension.
The actions follow Co-
nahans andTooles convic-
tions on corruption charg-
es in 2010.
Conahan was sentenced
in September to17years
infederal prisonfor illegal-
ly accepting money from
the owner and the builder
of two juvenile detention
centers.
Toole was sentenced in
April to2years infederal
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his position to influence
an insurance arbitration
case and for failing to re-
port $30,000 in income on
his taxes.
Former judge Mark Cia-
varella, Conahans former
co-defendant, was sen-
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years inprison. He is listed
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HARRISBURG A broad-ranging
bill to regulate natural gas drilling in
the state and impose a fee on drillers
won a key state Senate committees
support Monday but not the biparti-
san backing the high-ranking Repub-
lican sponsor had hoped for.
Only one Democrat on the Senate
Appropriations Committee crossed
party lines to join Republicans in en-
dorsing the proposal from Senate
President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati,
of Jefferson. The full Senate is expect-
ed to debate the bill as early as today.
Scarnati said his proposal, which
was months in the making, would im-
pose a fee of about 3 percent on gas
production that is expected to gener-
ate tens of millions of dollars a year to
help maintain roads and sewer sys-
tems in communities affected by the
drillingas well as statewide initiatives
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open space.
The bill also would impose new en-
vironmental restrictions and desig-
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the initial arbiter of local zoning dis-
putes.
Democrats on the committee com-
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Sen. Lawrence M. Farnese, D-Phila-
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nies drilling inthe lucrative Marcellus
Shale region can afford to pay much
more to the state.
These folks arent going any-
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passes Pa. Senate committee,
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brel overpowered hitters with
his rocket right arm, then over-
whelmed rivals in the NL Roo-
kie of the Year voting.
If only, the Atlanta Braves
closer figured, his final outing
couldve gone better.
Kimbrel unanimously won
the NL honor on Monday, with
Tampa Bay pitcher Jeremy Hel-
lickson a clear choice as the top
rookie in the AL.
Kimbrel set a major league re-
cord for saves by a rookie with
46. He earned all 32 first-place
votes in balloting by the Base-
ball Writers Association of
America and outpointed Braves
teammate Freddie Freeman.
It definitely did surprise
me, Kimbrel said on a confer-
ence call from his vacation in
Hawaii. I expected it to be
close.
Kimbrel was dominant for
much of the year, chosen as an
NL All-Star during his streak of
38 straight appearances with-
out allowing a run. But that
streak ended in mid-September
and the 23-year-old Kimbrel
struggledas theBraves frittered
away a 10 1/2-game lead in the
NL wild-card race.
Kimbrels eighth blown save
of the year came in the final
game of the season, when he
walked three, gave up a hit and
allowed the tying run in the
ninth inning against Philadel-
phia. The Phillies went on to
win in the 13th, costing the
Braves a spot in a one-game
playoff against St. Louis for the
wild-card slot.
I blew many saves through-
out the year. It just so happened
that one came in the last game
of the year with everything on
the line, he said. My control
was not there, I was all over the
place.
Im going to get over it, but
Im not going to forget it, he
said. I need to fix it.
Kimbrel struck out 127 in on-
ly 77 innings and anchored At-
lantas outstanding bullpen,
pitching 79 games. He was 4-3
with a 2.10 ERA, and his long
scoreless spancovered372-3in-
nings.
I did learn that the season is
long, he said.
Kimbrel wound up tied for
Milwaukees John Axford for
theNLleadinsaves. Hebecame
the 10th unanimous NL rookie
winner, and first since Albert
Pujols in 2001. Kimbrel was the
seventh Braves player to win
the award that began in 1947,
and first since Rafael Furcal in
2000.
Kimbrel, who pitched 21
games in 2010 but still retained
his rookie eligibility, earned160
points in the BBWAAballoting.
Freeman, who hit .282 with 21
home runs and 76 RBIs, was
second with 21 second-place
votes and 70 points. Kimbrel
and Freeman became the first
pair of teammates to finish 1-2
in the NL rookie voting since
Cubs outfielders Jerome Wal-
ton and Dwight Smith in 1989.
Philadelphia pitcher Vance
Worley was third and Washing-
ton catcher Wilson Ramos was
fourth. Ramos was kidnapped
in Venezuela last week and
freed Saturday when comman-
dos raided the mountain hide-
out where he was being held.
Hellickson went 13-10 with a
2.95 ERA in helping the Rays
take the AL wild-card spot. He
drew 17 of 28 first-place votes
and finished well ahead of Los
Angeles Angels first baseman
Mark Trumbo.
Its something I really want-
ed to win, Hellickson said on a
conference call from his home
in Iowa. He said there were
three or four guys equally de-
serving of the award.
The 24-year-old Hellickson
was a big reason the Rays were
able toerase a nine-game deficit
against Boston in the last 3 1/2
weeks to win the AL wild-card
spot. He was unbeaten in five
starts against AL East teams in
the final month, and finished
7-3 in games against division ri-
vals.
On the next-to-last day, he
kept the Rays close against the
visiting New York Yankees. On
his final pitch of the regular sea-
son, Hellickson got Russell
Martin to ground into a triple
play with the bases loaded, and
the Rays went on to win.
Hellickson, incidentally, has
a Yorkshire terrier called Jeter
as in, Yankees star Derek Je-
ter. Hellicksons dad was a big
Reggie Jacksonfan, andthe dog
wound up with the name.
Hellickson is generously list-
ed at 6-foot-1, but held up ex-
tremely well over 29 starts. He
led all big league rookies in
ERA, innings (189) and oppo-
nents batting average (.210).
Ive believed in myself and
had all the confidence in the
world in myself, he said.
Like Kimbrel, Hellicksons fi-
nal outing was rocky. Against
Texas in Game 4 in the opening
round of the AL playoffs, he
gave up a leadoff home run to
Ian Kinsler and two homers to
Adrian Beltre and left after four
innings as the Rangers clinched
the series.
Hellickson, who went 4-0 in
10 starts for the Rays in 2010,
joined Evan Longoria (2008) as
Tampa Bay players to win the
ALrookie honor. Hellicksonfin-
ished with 102 points.
M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tampa Bay Rays starter Jeremy Hellickson, left, and Atlanta Braves reliever Craig Kimbrel were
named the American League and National League rookies of the year Monday.
Top rookie awards announced
Braves Kimbrel is
unanimous choice and Rays
Hellickson is runaway winner.
By BEN WALKER
AP Baseball Writer
Cards pick Matheny as La Russas successor
ST. LOUIS The St. Louis Cardinals have introduced Mike
Matheny as their new manager.
Matheny will replace Tony La Russa, who abruptly retired after
the Cardinals won the World Series last month. Even though
Matheny has no managing experience, general manager John
Mozeliak said the four-time Gold Glove catcher stood out from a
group of candidates that began with about 35 names.
Matheny donned a No. 22 Cardinals jersey at his inaugural
news conference. The 41-year-old Matheny called it the greatest
honor of his life. The Cardinals expect to finalize the coaching
staff by the end of the week. Mozeliak said pitching coach Dave
Duncan should be back.
PHILADELPHIA Welcome
to the Phillies, Cinco Ocho.
Jonathan Papelbon and his al-
ter ego finalized a $50 million,
four-year contract with Philadel-
phia onMonday. The former Bos-
ton Red Sox closer had agreed to
terms with the Phillies on Friday.
The contract is the largest ever
for areliever, andit actuallytotals
$50,000,058.
The deal in-
cludes a vesting
option for 2016
that could be-
come guaran-
teed based on
games finished
and would
make it worth
$63 million over five seasons.
So what about that extra $58?
Youll have to ask Cinco Ocho
that question, Papelbonjoked. I
can give you his phone number if
you need it.
Papelbon will wear No. 58,
which belonged to lefty Antonio
Bastardo last year. His nickname,
of course, mimics Chad Ochocin-
co. The six-time Pro Bowl wide
receiver legally changed his
name from Chad Johnson to
match his uniform No. 85.
The Phillies are counting on
Papelbon to produce far more
than Ochocinco has in New En-
gland this year. He has just 11
catches in his first season with
the Patriots.
Papelbon replaces Ryan Mad-
son, also a free agent. The Phil-
lies were negotiating with Mad-
sons agent, Scott Boras, last
week before going after Papel-
bon.
He is among the elite closers
in the game and someone who
clearly has a passion to win, gen-
eral manager Ruben Amaro Jr.
said.
Papelbon, a four-time All-Star,
turns 31 on Nov. 23. He had 219
saves over sevenseasons withthe
Red Sox, including 31 this year,
when he made $12 million. The
right-hander helped Boston to
the 2007 World Series title.
The Phillies have long beenop-
posed to giving pitchers con-
tracts beyond three years. They
made an exception last year
when they signed left-hander
Cliff Lee to a $120 million, five-
year deal.
Four years is a little uncom-
fortable, but on a player like this
and a person who has had this
pedigree and this background
and success, sometimes you go
the extra mile to do that, Amaro
said. We felt he was the right guy
to take a risk on.
The magic
No. is 58
for Phillies
and closer
Papelbon officially introduced
as teams new fireman with
four-year, $50,000,058 deal.
By ROB MAADDI
AP Sports Writer
Papelbon
tive lawsuit seeking to prove the
lockout is legal andcontends that
without a union that collectively
bargainedthem, theplayers guar-
anteed contracts could legally be
voided.
During oral arguments on Nov.
2, the NBA asked U.S. District
Judge Paul Gardephe to decide
the legality of its lockout, but he
was reluctant to wade into the
leagues labor mess. Gardephe
has yet to issue a ruling.
Two years of bargaining
couldnt produce a deal, with
owners desires for more compet-
itive balance clashing with play-
ers wishes to keep the salary cap
system largely intact. The sides
last met Thursday, when the
league offered a revised proposal
but told the players there would
be no further negotiating on it.
Stern, who is a lawyer, had
urged players to take the deal on
the table, saying its the best the
NBAcould offer and advised that
decertification is not a winning
strategy.
Players ignored that warning,
choosing instead to dissolve the
union, giving them a chance to
winseveral billiondollarsintriple
damages in an antitrust lawsuit.
This is the best decision for
the players, union president De-
rek Fisher said. I want to reiter-
atethat point, that alot of individ-
ual playershavealot of thingsper-
sonally at stake in terms of their
careers and where they stand.
Andright nowtheyfeel itsimpor-
tant weall feel its important to
all our players, not just theones in
this room, but our entiregroup
that we not only try to get a deal
done for today but for the body of
NBA players that will come into
this league over the next decade
and beyond.
Fisher, flankedatapressconfer-
encebydozensof playerrepresen-
tatives and superstars including
Kobe Bryant andCarmelo Antho-
ny, said the decision was unani-
mous. But there were surely play-
ers throughout the league who
would have preferred union lead-
ershipputtheproposal toavoteof
the full membership, with many
ready to go back to work.
The sides still can negotiate
during the legal process, so play-
ersdidnt want towriteoff thesea-
son just yet.
I dont want to make any as-
sumptions, union VP Keyon
Dooling said. I believe well con-
tinuetotrytogetadeal doneorlet
thisprocessplayout. I dont know
what toexpect fromthisprocess.
NBA
Continued from Page 1B
Now that NBA players are pre-
paringtotake the labor fight with
the leagues owners to the cour-
troom, some legal experts expect
themtofaceadauntingchallenge
if they file an antitrust lawsuit.
The players rejected the latest
offer from owners Monday and
started a process of disbanding
the union, a move that would al-
lowthemtosue the league, much
like the NFLplayers didthis sum-
mer.
But rulings in the NFL players
case against owners could make
it tougher for their basketball
brethren, antitrust lawyer David
Scupp said. NFL players dis-
solvedtheir unionandfiledanan-
titrust lawsuit this summer. A
federal judge in Minnesota lifted
the lockout in June, but that rul-
ing was overturned on appeal.
Because the NBA case likely
would take place in a different
court, the ruling of the 8th Cir-
cuit in St. Louis to vacate U.S.
District Judge Susan Richard
Nelsons injunction of the NFL
lockout will not be binding. But it
will be influential, Scupp said.
Given the rulings that came
down in the NFL case, right now
the owners are not in a bad spot,
Scupp said. It could very well be
that the players have an uphill
battle toward getting that lock-
out enjoined.
Jay Krupin, chairmanof the na-
tional labor and employment
practiceat EpsteinBecker Green,
said NBAplayers should expect a
similar outcome to what hap-
pened to NFL players in the sum-
mer.
It may be a different shape of a
ball, but its very similar circum-
stance, Krupin said. Its been
threatened in baseball, its been
threatened in football and now
its being threatened in basket-
ball. The reason is that the play-
ers have nothing else to threaten
with.
There are many legal twists
and turns that this case will take
before a judge makes any kind of
outcome-affecting ruling, per-
haps none more intriguing than
the NBA players hiring David
Boies and Jeffrey Kessler to rep-
resent them in any potential liti-
gation. Boies represented the
NFL owners and squared off
against Kessler, who represented
NFL players, in court this sum-
mer.
The fact that the two biggest
legal adversaries in the NFL play-
ers dispute over the NFL lockout
both agree that the NBA lockout
is nowillegal andsubject to triple
damages speaks for itself, Kess-
ler saidinanemail to The Associ-
ated Press.
Krupin wasnt so sure.
Hes one of the premier attor-
neys in America, he said of
Boies, but that doesnt mean the
case is any better.
The league already has filed a
pre-emptive lawsuit seeking to
prove the lockout is legal and
contends that without a union
that collectively bargained them,
the players guaranteed contracts
could legally be voided. That
case was filedinNewYork, where
the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
has issued several rulings in the
NBAs favor over the years.
If the players decide to sue,
they could file anywhere, possi-
bly heading out west to Califor-
nia in hopes of finding more la-
bor-friendly venues. But both
Scupp and Krupin said the case
likely would be steered back to
New York because the owners
have already started the fight
there.
N B A
Players could be in
for a trying lawsuit
By JON KRAWCZYNSKI
AP Sports Writer
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. Dion
Waiters had17 points, Kris Jo-
seph and James Southerland
each had15, and No. 5 Syracuse
beat Manhattan 92-56 on Mon-
day night in the NITSeason
Tip-Off.
The Orange (2-0) will play
Albany (1-1) at home tonight.
The Great Danes beat Brown
77-68 earlier Monday in the
Carrier Dome. Gerardo Suero
had 29 points and Logan Aron-
halt added19 points and13 re-
bounds to lead Albany.
Syracuse had won11straight
in the series against Manhattan,
the most recent 87-82 in over-
time six years ago. This one was
over at halftime.
The Orange were 22 of 38
(57.9 percent) in the opening
period, 7 of 13 frombeyond the
arc, with Joseph hitting 3 of 4 to
go over 1,000 points in his career.
And the Syracuse defense forced
16 turnovers, blocked seven
shots, and held the Jaspers to 9
of 29 shooting (31percent) as
the Orange built a 52-26 lead at
the break.
Brandon Triche had12 points
and 7-foot center Fab Melo again
was a force down low, finishing
with11points, a career-high nine
rebounds, and four of the Or-
anges10 blocks.
Kidani Brutus had15 points
and George Beamon14 to lead
the Jaspers (1-1).
First-year Manhattan coach
Steve Masiello spent the last six
years on Rick Pitinos staff at
Louisville, and no surprise the
Jaspers came out with a press. It
took Syracuse about five minutes
to find a rhythm, and once the
Orange did it was off to the races.
They had 27 fast-break points
and 20 points fromthe bench in
the first half as coach JimBoe-
heimagain substituted freely.
After Michael Alvarado hit a
wide-open 3 to give Manhattan
an 8-5 lead, Waiters and C.J. Fair
combined to steal an inbounds
pass and set up Triche for a slam
dunk. That started a15-0 spurt
that included 3-pointers from
Triche and Waiters and was
capped by Waiters steal and
dunk.
Penn State 62, Radford 46
STATECOLLEGETim
Frazier scored 20 points, Trey
Lewis added nine and Penn State
defeated Radford 62-46 on Mon-
day night.
The Nittany Lions (2-0) used a
14-0 run midway through the
first half to gain control.
Up nine at the break, Penn
State hit three straight 3-pointers
to begin the second half. The
Nittany Lions used that mo-
mentumto shoot 52 percent (13
of 25) in the second half after
shooting just 11of 28 (39 per-
cent) in the first.
Frazier, Penn States lone
returning starter, also tallied10
assists, six rebounds and three
steals.
Jareal Smith led Radford (2-1)
with16 points. Smith scored the
Highlanders first 11points over
the first 5:30, but shot 2 of 10
after that.
In the wake of the child sex
abuse scandal that rocked the
school last week, Penn States
coaching staff wore blue sneak-
ers to honor victims of child
abuse.
Marquette 99,
Norfolk State 68
MILWAUKEEJae Crowder
had 25 points and10 rebounds
and Darius Johnson-Odomadd-
ed 24 points and No. 21Mar-
quette had little trouble beating
Norfolk State.
Marquette (2-0) scored the
first six points of the game and
never trailed.
Chris McEachin tied a career
high with19 points and Marcos
Tamares had a career-high with
17 points for Norfolk State (0-1)
of the Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference.
Florida St. 73,
Central Florida 50
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Ber-
nard James had18 points and11
rebounds and Michael Snaer
added15 points to lead No. 25
Florida State to a victory over
cold-shooting Central Florida.
Both were career-highs for the
6-foot-10 James, who had14
points and eight rebounds in the
second half on the way to his
fifth career double-double.
Two other members of Florida
States big front line, 6-11Xavier
Gibson, and husky 6-8 Terrance
Shannon, added12 and10 points.
Michigan 64, Towson 47
ANNARBOR, Mich. Tim
Hardaway Jr. scored15 points,
and No. 17 Michigan started the
game on a 21-0 run before cruis-
ing to a victory over Towson.
Freshman Trey Burke scored
13 points in his first career start,
and Evan Smotrycz had13 as
well. The Wolverines (2-0) also
started the second half with six
straight points to take a 43-16
lead.
Robert Nwankwo led Towson
(0-2) with16 points.
Alabama 74, Oakland 57
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Ja-
Mychal Green scored18 points
to lead No. 16 Alabama to a victo-
ry over Oakland.
Trevor Releford added14
points for the Crimson Tide
(2-0), while Tony Mitchell had12
and Trevor Lacey10. Mitchell
had nine rebounds and four
assists.
Reggie Hamilton led Oakland
(0-1) with16 points, all in the
first half. DrewValentine had11
points and Laval Lucas-Perry
added10 for the Golden Griz-
zlies. Corey Petros had seven
rebounds.
Missouri 81, Mercer 63
COLUMBIA, Mo. Phil
Pressey had a career-best 22
points with four assists and five
steals, helping No. 24 Missouri
beat Mercer.
KimEnglish added18 points
and Michael Dixon contributed
14 points, and Missouri (2-0)
used its speed to force14 steals.
Dixon and Pressey combined for
18 points in the Tigers first game
against Southeast Missouri State
on Friday.
Connecticut 78, Wagner 66
STORRS, Conn. Shabazz
Napier scored 21points and No.
4 Connecticut extended Division
Is longest winning streak to13
games with a victory over Wagn-
er.
Jeremy Lamb added 20 points
and seven rebounds for the
Huskies (2-0), who have never
lost a game at Gampel Pavilion
during the months of November
or December.
Syracuse routs Manhattan; PSU tops Radford
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Syracuses James Southerland reacts after dunking against Man-
hattan during the second half of the Dicks Sporting Goods NIT
Season Tip-Off game in Syracuse, N.Y., on Monday. Syracuse won
92-56.
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HEALTH S E C T I O N C
THE TIMES LEADER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011
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Join the discussion about fish
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the Doctor on WVIA-TV.
Moderator is George Thomas.
Panelists include: Dr. Frank A.
Bucci Jr., eye surgeon at Bucci
Laser Vision; Michael Kantar,
clinical dietitian with Geisinger
Health Systems; Barry Kaplan,
store owner of Everything Nat-
ural; Dr. Kevin H. Olsen, direc-
tor of cardiac catheterization
laboratory at Community Med-
ical Center, and via video Dr.
Julie T. Chen, medical director
of wellness clinics for several
Silicon Valley corporations.
Viewers may call in questions
during the show at (800) 326-
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An encore presentation can be
seen at 2 p.m. Nov. 20 on WVIA-
TV.
Smoking-cessation seminar
Marworth chemical depend-
ency counselor Michelle Kwiec,
LCSW, CAC, is hosting a free
smoking-cessation seminar at
5:30 p.m., Wednesday at Geis-
inger South Wilkes-Barre, 25
Church St., Wilkes-Barre, in the
Father Streit Conference Room.
Kwiecs presentation will
focus on both the mental and
physical aspects of nicotine
addiction and offer advice, tips
and strategies for those looking
to quit smoking.
Register for this free event by
calling (800) 275-6401 and say-
ing CareLink at the first
prompt, or register online at
www.geisinger.org/events.
Health lecture in Spanish
Dr. Juan Delgado, a Spanish-
speaking obstetrician and gyne-
cologist at Geisinger-Womens
Health Hazleton, will lecture in
Spanish on menopause at the
Hazleton Chamber of Com-
merce, 20 W. Broad St., Hazle-
ton. The event is free and open
to the public. To register, go
towww.geisinger.org/meno-
pauseevento.
Healthy cooking demo
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Centers cardiac reha-
bilitation experts will host a
healthy cooking demonstration
at 6 p.m. Dec. 8. The demon-
stration will take place in the
newly renovated cardiac rehab
demonstration kitchen at the
GWV outpatient specialty cen-
ter, 675 Baltimore Drive,
Wilkes-Barre.
At the demonstration, Geis-
inger cardiac rehabilitation
experts will cook up heart-
healthy holiday meals that those
in attendance will be able to
taste and bring home. An impor-
tant facet of maintaining a
strong, healthy heart is a diet
low in fat and cholesterol.
The cost for the demonstra-
tion is $20 and space is limited.
To register, call (800) 275-6401
and say CareLink, or vis-
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HEALTH BRIEFS
Q: If a stroke is like a
heart attack in the
sense that theres a
blocked artery causing
the damage, why cant
doctors use stents to
open up blood vessels
in the brain to get
blood flowing again like they do for the
heart?
D.L., Linwood, N.J.
A: It turns out that stents are not a
good idea when it comes to the brain.
Use of a clot busting drug given within
a few hours of the onset of an stroke,
plus aspirin and drugs like Plavix after-
ward, seem to work much better than
trying to get a blocked brain artery
open with a stent.
The Stenting and Aggressive Medical
Management for Preventing Recurrent
Stroke in Intracranial Stenosis (SAMM-
PRIS) study of 451 stroke patients, just
published in the New England Journal of
Medicine, found that within just a month
after treatment, folks who received
stents died more often or had more
strokes (14.7 percent) than those treated
with medical therapy alone (5.8 per-
cent). Over less than a year of follow-up,
20.5 percent of the stented patients died
or had another stroke, compared with
11.5 percent of those who received med-
ical treatment alone. Medical therapy is
still the best option here.
Q: Id like to ask a creepy question,
Why does a body stiffen up after death
from rigor mortis?
A.L., Colorado Springs, Colo.
A: For centuries upon centuries, the
mystery of death and what lies beyond
has fascinated man. From a biological
point of view, death is a much simpler
concept. Its not an event, but a process.
This is because the various tissues and
organs in the living body die at different
rates.
Rigor mortis is due to a complex chem-
ical reaction. During life, our muscles
require energy (fuel). They need lots of
oxygen; however, during strenuous work
or exercise, this is in short supply. Heavy
muscle use causes a buildup of lactic acid.
It contributes to the feeling of muscle
fatigue and burn. Havent we all felt
that burn in our legs with climbing
stairs? During life, the lactic acid quickly
dissipates once we rest our muscles. In
death, this cannot happen. The break-
down of muscle fuel (glycogen) in death
leads to irreversibly high levels of lactic
acid. This leads to a complex reaction
where the components of muscle fibers
fuse together to form a gel. This gel is
what makes the body feel stiff in death.
Once the muscle is moved, the stiffness is
broken and the gel will not re-form.
The stiffness begins at once and be-
comes complete in 2-3 hours, developing
faster in the head, neck and arms than in
the legs.
ASK DR. H
M I T C H E L L H E C H T
Stents arent
best option for
stroke treatment
Dr. Mitchell Hecht is a physician specializ-
ing in internal medicine. Send questions to
him at: Ask Dr. H, P.O. Box 767787, Atlanta,
GA 30076. Due to the large volume of mail
received, personal replies are not possible.
A bushel of nutrients
Hold the fats often used with potatoes deep-frying oil,
full-fat sour cream, loads of butter and you get
a vegetable packed with nutrition.
One medium-size potato has ...
... and provides this
percentage of the minimum
daily requirement for
Calories 110
Total fat 0
Sodium 0
Vitamin C 45%
Potassium
B vitamins
thiamin, niacin
18%
Vitamin B6 10%
8%
Iron 6%
Source: Washington State Potato
Commission, MCT Photo Service
Graphic: Pat Carr 2011 MCT
The right stuff
Healthy Living
Johns Hopkins researchers
say they have uncovered the
path that breast cancer takes
to the lungs, information that
could lead to therapies to
block metastases responsible
for 90 percent of breast can-
cer deaths.
Metastasis transforms
breast cancer from a local,
curable disease, to one that is
systemic and lethal, said Dr.
Gregg L. Semenza, director
of the Vascular Program in
the Institute for Cell Engi-
neering, in a statement. Me-
tastasis was long thought a
late event in cancer progres-
sion, but we have now shown
metastasis to be an early
event that is dependent on
HIF-1.
The HIF-1 protein, which
Semenza and a team discov-
ered two decades ago, con-
trols the genes that enable
cells to survive in tumors
where there is low oxygen.
Other research has shown in-
creased HIF-1 activity results
Researchers are tracing
spread of breast cancer
By MEREDITH COHN
The Baltimore Sun
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You can get the same healthy
proteins, carbohydrates and fats
for less money. The strategy is
to buy inexpensive foods that
still provide the nutrients that
support good health, says Dr.
Mickey Harpaz, a nutritionist and
exercise physiologist with offices
in New York and Connecticut.
Some tips:
Stop buying junk. Processed
entrees, snacks, soda and juices
often are expensive and do
nothing for your body.
Look beyond meat. Beans, lentils,
chickpeas and eggs are general-
ly cheap and rich in protein. If
you buy canned beans, rinse
them to cut down on salt.
Take advantage of chicken ...
Dollar for pound, its often a
bargain compared to other
meats. To save even more, buy
chicken whole and separate it
into parts for meals, soups and
sandwiches. Chicken liver also is
low-priced for the protein and
iron it provides.
... and canned fish. Tuna in water
(not oil) is a good alternative to
fresh fish; rinse before use.
Frozen seafood is often expen-
sive, but the fresh catch-of-the-
day may not be. Ask the seafood
department.
Go for frozen produce. Fruits and
vegetables are pricey out of
season, but frozen options tend
to be nutrient-rich thanks to
flash freezing done just after
picking. You also can load up on
cheap in-season produce, espe-
cially at farmers markets, and
freeze it.
Buy nuts in bulk. A handful a day
is an excellent protein source,
but small containers at grocery
stores are too costly. Get nuts
from wholesale stores and keep
them in air-tight containers.
HOW TO find nutritional bargains
Choose whole foods whenever
possible. Buy a full cabbage
and shred it yourself, for
example, rather than a
pre-packaged bag.
Shop smart. Write weekly
menus, follow grocery
lists and take advantage
of coupons, store brands
and bulk items. Dont shop
when youre hungry and
more likely to make im-
pulse buys.
MCT Information Services
Lets say its rush hour in Philadelphia and the roads and streets
are crowded with cars. Alex Doty has three or three and a half
miles between his home and his job, so whats the quickest way
for him to get from Point A to Point B? Pedal power. Riding
my bicycle to work is a part of the day I look forward to, Doty
said. I dont know a lot of people who say that about their com-
mutes. I feel that Im being very efficient because I get to
combine exercise time with the time Im commuting. Its time to
decompress. The other thing I love is that during rush hour, Im
Those who wish to use two wheels
instead of four to navigate Luzerne
County have plenty of options. Heres
a list of popular trails:
Back Mountain Trail, Luzerne:
Trailhead at top of Parry Street. Park
at Knights of Columbus Hall.
Back Mountain Trail, Trucksville:
Trailhead at Carverton Road and
Route 309. Park at Trucksville
Municipal Building.
Hazleton Rail Trail, Hazle
Township: Trailhead at state
routes 93 and 424.
Mocanaqua Loop Hiking
Trails, Shickshinny: Trailhead at Route
11 to across the Shickshinny Bridge
(Route 239).
Moon Lake County Park: Trailhead
on Route 29.
Susquehanna River Levee Trail:
Paved surface along the river with
historical signage. The trail has several
trailheads, including in Edwardsville,
adjacent to Kmart off Route 11, in King-
ston at the Kingston Recreation Center
on Third Avenue, off Route 11 by the
Midway Shopping Center in
Wyoming, at Willow Street Park
in South Wilkes-Barre and off
Delaney street in the Breslau
section of Hanover Township.
Source: www.tournepa.com
WHERE TO BIKE
IN LUZERNE COUNTY
By MARY THERESE BIEBEL [email protected]
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A cyclist on a mountain bike sets out
for a ride along the Wyoming Valley
Levee System.
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Doty, executive director of
the Bicycle Coalition of Grea-
ter Philadelphia, will give a
talk on Building a Bicycle
Culture in Our Community
at 7 tonight at the Genetti Ho-
tel and Conference Center in
Wilkes-Barre.
The downtown hotel al-
ready contributes to the local
bicycle culture by keeping a
fleet of 17 Bike Share bicy-
cles on hand to be loaned for
free to interested riders dur-
ing the warmer months.
From April to October, co-
ordinator Sam Wagner said,
the bikes were loaned out 220
times.
We had a lot of repeat vis-
itors, he said, explaining
long-term hotel guests used
them to explore the area and
local residents used them for
recreation and, in some cases,
even to travel to their jobs.
Theres no denying cycling
is good exercise and much
cheaper than buying gasoline
for a car. And the simple rem-
edy if you feel overly per-
spired afterward, Doty said, is
to carry an extra shirt.
So why dont more people
bring out their bikes?
Safety can be a worry, and
Doty admits, Ive had some
close calls.
But, he hastens to add, Ive
had close calls on my bike and
with motorists while Im
walking and with buses or
trolleys that Ive been on and
at times when Im driving
around in a car. The street is a
dangerous place to be. We
tend to severely underesti-
mate that danger when we get
into a car and to severely over-
estimate that danger when we
ride a bike.
The more people who cycle
and the more people who
walk, he said, the more aware
motorists will become of cy-
clists and walkers on the
streetscape. They will expect
them to be there and they will
be less likely to hit them.
Theres a hard-core group
of enthusiasts who will bike
no matter what, Doty said.
Theres a much larger group
of people who need facilities
that are more inviting. In
many places we can design or
revamp our streets to make
them more inviting.
This is where bikes and pe-
destrians belong, he said.
We all belong on our street-
scapes.
Tonight at Genettis Doty
will talk about the success in
Philadelphia, which has seen
the percentage of people who
bike to work grow by 151 per-
cent since 2000. The city also
has seen an increase in helmet
use and female ridership and
a decrease in sidewalk riding.
If you attend tonights
event, youll learn how to get
involved with Luzerne Coun-
ty Bikes, a local effort to make
streets safer for cyclists, pe-
destrians and motorists, said
spokeswoman Carol Hussa,
who recently rode a Bike
Share bike herself.
It had been 40 years since
her last endeavor, Hussa said.
Its true, what they say. You
never forget how. After that
initial feeling of Hey, Im on a
bike, youre all right.
Dotys presentation is spon-
sored by Around Town Bikes,
Live Well Luzerne County,
Wilkes-Barre Bike Share at
the Genetti Hotel and the
Wilkes-Barre Family YMCAs
ACHIEVE initiative. Trail or-
ganizations, Wilkes-Barre
Bike Share, BikeWB.org and
other groups will be on hand
with displays, information
and resources.
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Doty will be in Wilkes-Barre tonight to speak on Building a Bicy-
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Who: Alex Doty
What: Building a Bicycle Culture
in Our Community
When: 7 tonight
Where: Genetti Hotel and Confer-
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Wilkes-Barre
Admission: Free
More info: 823-2191, ext. 140
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want to make streetscapes
more inviting for cyclists and
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easy to come up with excuses.
But Harvard psychiatrist Dr.
John Ratey thinks he has the
nudge you need to get moving.
Its not six-pack abs or thinner
thighs. Its far more important
and fundamental: Exercise
keeps your brain from eroding,
he says.
Exercise is the one thing
weveprovenagainandagainthat
prevents the ravaging of aging on
our brain, and thats one thing
people are still afraid of.
Ratey is trying to spread the
word through lectures, books
(Spark: The Revolutionary New
Science of Exercise and the
Brain) and website (sparkin-
glife.org).
Other hazards of a sedentary
life obesity and Type 2 dia-
betes have lost the fear factor.
People arent afraid of diabetes.
People arent afraid of obesity.
They think well get pills, he
says, But they are (still) afraid of
losing their minds.
Ratey points out that a recent
Mayo Clinic review of more than
2,000 scientific papers concluded
that exercise is the one thing
youcandotoprevent the onset of
cognitive decline and Alzheim-
ers disease.
Andfor those whoreally detest
the idea of exercise, Ratey says,
This might be the clincher. ...
You get the most bang for your
buck if you havent been exercis-
ing. The biggest changes are seen
there.
By changes he means im-
proved intellectual capacity
along with what we call emotion-
al regulationif youre sour, you
get a little more happy; if youre
anxious, you get a little less
stressed and anxiety-driven.
And this is true of kids too, who
learn better and get higher test
scores if they exercise regularly.
The more intensity and time
spent, the bigger the payoff.
If you exercise three to six
months on a regular basis, your
brainactuallygrows, Rateysays.
By ELLEN WARREN
Chicago Tribune
Exercise can keep you
from losing your mind
LOS ANGELES If we are
what we eat, we also may be how
fast we eat. Two studies fromthe
University of Rhode Island offer
some insight into the relation-
ship between howfast we eat and
how much we eat.
The first study compared eat-
ing rates and calories consumed
among 30 men and 30 women at
various meals. Researchers dis-
covered that people who ate
quickly consumed about 3.1
ounces of foodper minute, versus
2.5 ounces per minute for medi-
um-speedeaters and2ounces per
minute for slow eaters.
For those who question wheth-
er men eat more than women,
wonder no more: At lunch, men
ate about 80 calories per minute,
while women ate about 52 calo-
ries per minute. At breakfast and
dinner, men still consumed more
calories per minute than women,
but the gap wasnt so wide. Still,
the researchers reported that
men who said they ate slowly ate
at about the same rate as women
who said they ate quickly.
The second study looked at
eating rates among men and
women while consuming differ-
ent types of food. Overall, liquid
meals were eaten more quickly
than solid meals, and men con-
sumed both liquid and solid
foods faster than women.
Researchers also discovered
that people with a higher body
mass index in general ate much
faster than those with a lower
BMI. Also, foods with whole
grains (whole grain cereal and
whole wheat toast) were eaten
more slowly than similar foods
made with refined grains.
Whole grains are more fi-
brous, so you have to chew them
more, which takes more time,
said co-author Kathleen Melan-
son, an associate professor of nu-
trition, in a news release.
Food for thought. The study
was presented recently at the an-
nual meeting of the Obesity So-
ciety in Orlando, Fla.
Men, heavy people may outpace
women, slim people in eating speed
By JEANNINE STEIN
Los Angeles Times
Michael Raymond, director of
Clinical/Forensic Neuropsychol-
ogy and clinical director of the
Brain Injury &
Sports Con-
cussion Pro-
gram at John
Heinz Rehabil-
itation in
Wilkes-Barre
Township, will
present a
workshop at
the National
Academy of
Neuropsychology meeting in
Marco Island, Fla., on Thursday.
The American Board of Profes-
sional Neuropsychology Prep-
aration for Application, Work
Sample Submission and Exam-
ination is a workshop for
preparation for board certifica-
tion in neuropsychology.
Dr. Peter R. Kowey, will lecture at
Community Medical Center,
Scranton, at noon Nov. 29 on
Linking Evidence-Based Care to
Improved Outcomes in Atrial
Fibrillation: Evolving Pharmac-
ologic Approaches. The event
will be held in CMCs Profes-
sional Building Auditorium on
Colfax Avenue and will be
broadcast via satellite to 1,400
VHA hospitals nationwide,
allowing
health care
professionals
across the
country the
opportunity to
ask questions
via web chat.
Kowey is chief of
the Division of
Cardiovascular Diseases at
Lankenau Hospital Main Line
Health System as well as presi-
dent of Main Line Health Heart
Center in Philadelphia. Dr.
Kowey is professor of Medicine
and Clinical Pharmacology at
Jefferson Medical College,
Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia. He has led in the
development of several anti-
arrhythmic drugs and anti-
tachycardia devices used to
treat life-threatening cardiac
rhythm problems.
Kowey earned his medical degree
at the University of Pennsylva-
nia School of Medicine and
completed a straight medicine
internship at the Milton S.
Hershey Medical Center of
Pennsylvania State University.
He performed his Internal
Medicine residency, followed by
fellowships in Cardiology at
Harvard University School of
Public Health and Peter Bent
Brigham Hospital; and Cardio-
vascular Medicine and Research
at West Roxbury VA Hospital
and Harvard Medical School.
Sponsored by the North American
Center for Continuing Medical
Education, VHA Inc., and Hori-
zon CME, the appearance is
supported by an independent
educational grant from Sanofi-
Aventis, Bristol-Myers Squibb
and Pfizer Inc. For more in-
formation or to register for the
event, call CMCs Continuing
Medical Education Department
at (570) 969-8197.
Dr. Seema Kumari, family practi-
tioner, recently joined Inter-
Mountain Medical Group and is
accepting new patients at her
office at 610
Wyoming Ave.,
Kingston.
Kumari earned
her medical
degree from
Nalanda
Medical Col-
lege, Patna,
India. She
performed
residency training at Jackson
General Hospital, Ripley, W.Va.
and Charleston Area Medical
Center, Charleston, W.Va. She
completed her residency in
family medicine at the Uni-
versity of Nebraska Medical
Center, Omaha, Neb.
Dr. Efrain Perez-Vargas, recently
joined Geisinger Health System
as director of the Movement
Disorders Program at the Neu-
rosciences Institute.
Dr. Perez comes to Geisinger from
Waukesha Memorial Hospital,
Waukesha, Wis., where he
served as medical director of
the neuroscience unit. He spe-
cializes in movement disorders,
such as tremor, Parkinsons
disease, and dystonia; selecting
patients for neurosurgical
interventions, such as deep
brain stimulation, in the treat-
ment of movement disorders;
gait disorders, which interfere
with a persons ability to walk
normally and easily; and motor
neurophysiology, the science of
understanding how cells of the
nervous system interact to
produce movement. He trained
with the prestigious movement
disorders center at Columbia
University.
Perez earned his medical degree
in 1986 from the University of
Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto
Rico. After completing a resi-
dency in family practice in 1988
at the Department of Family
Medicine, New York City, he
completed a residency in neu-
rology in 1992 at the University
of New York, Syracuse, N.Y. In
1994, Dr. Perez completed a
fellowship in movement dis-
orders at Columbia Presby-
terian Medical Centers Neur-
ological Institute, New York City.
HEALTH PEOPLE
Raymond
Kowey
Kumari
When you give blood,
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run into blood short-
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throughout the year. In
our region alone, over
300 units of blood are
needed each day by
patients in area hospi-
tals.
On Tuesday, November
15, from 9:30 a.m.
5:00 p.m., Hazleton
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need to present a valid
Identification card.
Federal, State, County,
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Workplace, or School
ID will be accepted.
Miller-Keystone Blood
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Although you may never
know the recipient(s)
of your blood donation,
you can be assured
that they and their
families are extremely
grateful. To register,
please contact Janet
Witkowski at 501.6204.
BLOOD DRIVES
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can be viewed at www.times-
leader. com by clicking the
Health link under the Features
tab. To have your health-ori-
ented event listed, send in-
formation to Health, Times
Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-
Barre, PA18711-0250; by fax:
829-5537; or e-mail
[email protected].
EDITORS NOTE
EXETER: The Cosmopolitan
Seniors will meet at 1p.m. today
at St. Anthony Center. Vic Mali-
nowski will preside. Host and
hostesses are Theresa Bekanich,
Frank Fountain, Bernie and
Gene Lavin and Marie Man-
tione. Joe Kleback presented a
Veterans Day display at the last
meeting and newmember Ro-
semary Golinski was announced.
Travel coordinator Johanna is
accepting reservations for a
Mount Airy Casino trip on Dec.
14. Non-members are invited.
For details call Johanna at 655-
2720.
FALLS: The Falls Senior
Center is holding a Thanks-
giving turkey dinner at noon on
Thursday. Alecture will be given
by Laura Sickler, a graduate
dietary student fromMarywood,
on the health benefits of typical
Thanksgiving foods. Aharvest
basket raffle will also take place.
Local herbalist Barbara Cun-
ninghamwill discuss herbs and
skin care at 11:30 a.m. on
Wednesday. Anyone wishing to
attend lunch for a suggested
donation of $2, should call Twila
at 388-2623 by12:30 p.m. the
day before the lunch.
JENKINSTWP.: The Jenkins
Township Senior Citizens group
will meet 6:30 tonight at the
Jenkins Township Fire House.
There will be refreshments and
bingo. President Jean Mudlock
will preside. Newmembers are
welcome.
KINGSTON: The Kingston
Senior Center, 680 Wyoming
Ave., is sponsoring a Mature
Driver presentation at 11a.m.
today. On Wednesday, repre-
sentatives fromKingston Com-
mons will do blood pressure
checks at 10:30 a.m. and stu-
dents fromFortis Institute will
hold a special question and
answer session at 11:30 a.m. The
Thanksgiving dinner will be
held on Thursday. Reservations
for lunch should be made a day
in advance and can be made by
calling 287-1102. A$2 donation
is requested for the meal. The
center is also collecting new
items for the Toys for Tots pro-
gram.
MOUNTAINTOP: The Moun-
tain Top Social Club will meet
3:10 p.m. Nov. 22 in the Father
Nolan Hall Day Roomat St. Jude
Church. The annual Christmas
party is scheduled for Dec. 13 at
the Chalet Restaurant, Mountain
Top. Sign up and payment due at
the next meeting. For more
information, call Otto at 474-
0641.
PITTSTON: Tobyhanna Army
Depot retirees will meet 8 a.m.
Wednesday at the Perkins Res-
taurant and Bakery, Route 315.
All retirees and current employ-
ees are welcome. For more in-
formation contact Bernie Petra-
sek at 287-9093 or 239-1682 or
[email protected].
PITTSTON: St. Josephs Se-
nior Social Club will meet 2 p.m.
Thursday in St. Roccos school
auditoriumon Oak Street. Bingo
and card games will be played
and refreshments will be served.
Hosts are Jean and Peter Pezzi-
no, Mary and Dominick Policare
and Lena Seman. AChristmas
party will be held Dec. 8 at Val-
entis Restaurant, Exeter. Final
reservations will be accepted.
For more information call There-
sa at 654-2967.
PLAINSTWP.: The Plains
Senior Citizens Project Head
will meet at 1p.m. Wednesday at
SS. Peter and Paul school cafete-
ria, Hudson Road. Members
should arrive at noon to enjoy a
Thanksgiving dinner. There will
be no hostesses for this meeting.
AChristmas party will be held
Dec. 18 at the Woodlands Inn
and Resort. Hostesses for the
Dec. 7 meeting will be Carolyn
Byrnes, Nanci Conlon, Jerry
Cookus, Louise Cookus, Sophia
Czahur and Marie Dominick.
PLAINSTWP.: The Tequila
Rose chapter of the Red Hat
Society will meet at 1p.m. today
in MommaBs Restaurant.
Members are asked to bring the
sweat shirts to be donated to the
boys and girls who attend Miner-
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Liam Jonathan Kane, son of
Jonathan and Joann Kane,
Hanover Township, is celebrating
his first birthday today, Nov. 15.
Liam is a grandson of Joseph
and Ilona Hart, Honey Pot, and
Robert and MaryAnn Kane,
Nuangola.
Liam J. Kane
Brandon Riley Longfoot, son of
Michael and Kimmy Longfoot,
Courtdale, celebrated his fourth
birthday Nov. 6. Brandon is a
grandson of David and Maureen
Longfoot, Kingston, and William
and Christine ODonnell,
Swoyersville. He is a great-
grandson of Theresa Riley,
Wilkes-Barre. Brandon has a
brother, David Michael, 5, and a
sister, Keleigh Adyriene, 9
months.
Brandon R. Longfoot
Skya Lyn Ropietski, daughter of
Dara and Joe Ropietski, Harveys
Lake, celebrated her fourth birth-
day Nov. 8. Skya is a granddaught-
er of Andrea Fallon and the late
George Fallon, Sugar Notch, and
Pat and Joe Ropietski, Wilkes-
Barre. She is a great-granddaught-
er of Jean and Henry Balakier,
Sugar Notch, and Anna Ropietski,
Wilkes-Barre. Skya has two broth-
ers, Eli, 6, and Cael, 5.
Skya L. Ropietski
Joshua Terrence Lord, son of
Melissa Koulik and Tyrone Lord,
both of Wilkes-Barre, is cele-
brating his sixth birthday today,
Nov. 15. Josh is a grandson of
Charles and Marie Koulik, Wilkes-
Barre, and Cheril Caesar, Brook-
lyn, N.Y. He is a great-grandson
of the late Geraldine Zaborny
and the late Anna Storzek.
Joshua T. Lord
Isabella Mia Sullivan, daughter of
Chad and Stefania Sullivan, West
Pittston, is celebrating her first
birthday today, Nov. 15. Isabella
is a granddaughter of Steve and
Mary Grace Steransky, Exeter,
and Samantha Sullivan, Hop
Bottom.
Isabella M. Sullivan
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Name: Butterscotch
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United Way of Wyoming Valleys partner agencies helped launch
the agencys annual fund drive at the Commission on Economic
Opportunity. Gene Brady, executive director, Commission on Eco-
nomic Opportunity; Michael Zimmerman, executive director, Family
Service Association; and Carmen Ambrosino, executive director,
Wyoming Valley Alcohol & Drug Services, are serving as the chairs
of the partner agencies campaign. Representatives, from left, are
Kandace Keefer, assistant director of community impact and cam-
paign; Ambrosino; Brady; Zimmerman; and Norene Bradshaw,
interim executive director, United Way of Wyoming Valley.
United Way agencies help launch campaign
al Springs Learning Center.
SWOYERSVILLE: The
Swoyersville Senior Citizens
will meet at 1p.m. Wednesday
at Holy Trinity Church, Hughes
Street. President Liz Zdancew-
icz will preside. Newmembers
are welcome.
TRUCKSVILLE: The Trucks-
ville United Methodist Church
is sponsoring an AARPDriver
Safety Class1-5 p.m. Wednes-
day and Thursday in the Educa-
tion Building across the street
fromthe church on Church
Road. The class is open to new
or returning students and will
focus on safe driving strategies
and ways to adapt to changes in
vision, hearing and physical
flexibility. No exams need to be
passed. Drivers 55 and over
who complete the course may
be eligible for a 5-percent reduc-
tion in their auto insurance
premiums during the next three
years. Spouses who both drive
the same vehicle should both
take the course.
Veterans and their spouses
may take the course for free.
Proof of active duty, reserve or
National Guard service must be
provided.
Cost is $14 ($12 for AARP
members) and a check made
payable to AARPshould be
brought to the first class along
with a pen or pencil and a cur-
rent drivers license.
To register call Linda at 696-
3424 and leave a message with a
name and phone number.
WILKES-BARRE: Rainbow
Seniors of Wilkes-Barre will
meet 1p.m. today at Albright
United Methodist Church, Dana
and Grove streets. Servers will
be the Rev. Dr. James Harring,
Doris Harring, Jerry Fiorucci
and Stella Fiorucci. Reserva-
tions for the Christmas party to
be held at Bentleys are due
today.
WILKES-BARRETWP.: The
RCANipper Club will meet 1
p.m. Wednesday at the Old
Country Buffet, East End Cen-
tre. AChristmas dinner will
take place Dec. 14 at the Golden
Palace. Cost is $10 to be paid at
the November meeting.
WYOMING: The Wyoming,
West Wyoming Seniors will
meet 1:30 p.m. today in the St.
Monica meeting room. Presi-
dent Frank Perfinski will pre-
side. Servers are Theresa Ken-
nedy, Olga Mizin and Joann
Kwasny. The Christmas dinner
will be held1p.m. Dec. 6 in the
St. Monica hall. To join the club,
call Angie Mastruzzo at 693-
1104.
SENIORS
Continued from Page 3C
The Hughestown Lions Club has presented the Melvin Jones Fel-
lowship Award.to Magisterial District Judge Fred A. Pierantoni. Pie-
rantoni has been a member of the club for more than 20 years and
has served in all elected club offices. The Melvin Jones Fellowship is
awarded to Lions Club members in recognition of their humanitarian
work. It is the organizations highest honor. Since 1995, Pierantoni
has been a cabinet member of Lions Club District 14-W, appointed by
each Lion governor, and has held positions including parliamentarian
and peace poster chair. Lions Club International has previously
awarded Pierantoni with the Pennsylvania Counselors Distinguished
Service Award and International Leadership Medal. Lions Clubs In-
ternational was founded in 1917 by Melvin Jones, a Chicago busi-
nessman who believed in community service. For more information
on Lions Clubs International, visit www.lionsclubs.org. From left are
Frank Tierney, director, Steve Golya, president, and Pierantoni.
Pierantoni receives highest award from Lions Club
C M Y K
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Dear Abby: I have
been battling breast
cancer and have been
blessed to have a
lot of support from
family, friends and
some awesome medi-
cal providers. My
husbands best friend and his wife
socialize with us quite often, and
the friendship is important to him.
I recently celebrated a birthday and
these friends had us over for a belated
birthday dinner. They bought me
beautiful flowers and a gift. The card
attached made a joke about my ag-
ing breasts, which she found quite
funny.
Abby, I had a mastectomy, which
she knew about! To make matters
worse, my hair has just started to
grow back from the chemo, so I de-
cided to have some highlights put in,
and she told me she didnt like my
new hair.
I am hurt and dumbfounded by her
insensitive behavior. Unfortunately,
this isnt the first time she has said
things like this. How do I tell her Im
offended by her rudeness without
compromising my husbands friend-
ship with them?
Harried Friend
Dear Harried Friend: You nailed it.
The woman is insensitive but you
said she has also made tasteless com-
ments in the past. For the sake of
the friendship between your hus-
bands, tune her out and spend less
time with her one-on-one. Its OK
to tell her that her joke about your
aging breasts hurt your feelings
in light of your mastectomy, and
that as your hair is growing back
you thought youd like to try some-
thing different. However, if you
use the word offended shell prob-
ably become defensive, so avoid
that word.
A final thought: Most people are
terrified of cancer. People sometimes
try to make jokes about things that
make them uncomfortable in an effort
to diffuse those feelings. This may be
the reason the woman tried to joke
about it, so dont let it cause you to
carry a grudge.
Dear Abby: I have recently recon-
ciled with my girlfriend of six years,
Molly. It has been five months since
our last fallout and longest breakup.
While we were apart, a woman I
knew through my business made it
clear that she was interested in me.
One thing led to another and Tish
and I slept together. Now shes
pregnant.
Im happy to be back with Molly
now, but have been contacted re-
cently by Tish with proof of the
pregnancy. Im afraid Molly will leave
me if she knows about it. Shes the
woman of my dreams and the one I
want to spend the rest of my life with.
Help, please.
Its Complicated in California
Dear Its Complicated: Ill try. Talk
to Molly about this and consult an at-
torney. Molly should not hold against
you something that happened while
you were separated. Whether the
child is yours can be determined by a
paternity test. If it is yours, you will
be responsible for providing child
support until he or she is an adult
and emotional support well beyond. If
Molly is, indeed, the woman of your
dreams, shell stand beside you. If
not, you are better off without her.
And in the future, please use birth
control.
DEAR ABBY
A D V I C E
Cancer patient is stunned by womans tasteless joke at her expense
To receive a collection of Abbys most
memorable and most frequently re-
quested poems and essays, send a busi-
ness-sized, self-addressed envelope, plus
check or money order for $3.95 ($4.50 in
Canada) to: Dear Abbys Keepers, P.O. Box
447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Postage
is included.)
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You
dont always feel its necessary
to reveal your true self; some-
times that ruins the game. And
so youll carefully control your
image, taking notice of what
people want to perceive in you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Dont
hesitate to dive in and deal with
the mornings knotty little prob-
lem. Once its handled, youll be
more sociable, talkative and gen-
erally fun to be around.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You may
start out a bit ungrounded. This
is a signal that its time to take
back your experience, personal-
ize your life and make things
your own.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). People
will wonder what youre really
thinking, though youre not quite
ready to let down your guard.
Let them stew in the mystery of
you for a while.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Theres
someone in your life who seems
to make a hobby of telling you
what to do. This person isnt
your boss, technically, but may
as well be by the looks of every-
thing youve been doing for him
or her lately.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Stay
productive even when your work
doesnt seem all that compelling.
Stick with it. If you can avoid get-
ting distracted, or at least limit
your distractions considerably,
youll have a breakthrough.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Youll be
inclined to take a straightforward
approach with others, declar-
ing, This is me. Take me how I
am, or dont. This method will
be most effective in preventing
wasted time and energy.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Youll
relate to the legendary tortoise,
as there will be a hare-like char-
acter in todays story: so eager
to get ahead, and yet without
the stamina to follow through to
the end.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
Theres a wall around you that
youre hardly even aware of. Its
self-constructed to keep out the
dangerous people who can waste
your time or hurt your feelings.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
Youll be inspired to break out
of a rut. Heres how: Instead of
sighing, sing. Instead of roll-
ing your eyes, clap your hands
enthusiastically.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
Different is good, especially
when its not so different that
no one understands. If you
can stand out from the crowd
when it matters, but relate to
everyone in the crowd just the
same, your originality will be
celebrated.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Youre
glad that people feel comfort-
able around you, but when they
behave in an inconsiderate man-
ner, you may wonder if youre
too open, kindhearted and for-
giving for your own good.
TODAYS BIRTHDAY (Nov. 15).
Political success and spiritual
fulfillment will be yours in 2012.
The efforts you make to change
the way you present yourself to
the world will be most effective,
and youll create the impression
you desire. Authority figures
teach you in January. Aquarius
and Sagittarius people adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 19,
40, 32, 15 and 7.
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