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Staff Sgt. Jason Yallery of the 911th Airlift Wing Base Honor Guard, right, presents the burial flag to Margaret Higginbotham, sister-in-law of Mitchell L. Higginbotham, as Mitchell’s brother Robert, left, looks on during a burial ceremony for Sewickley native and Tuskegee Airman Mitchell L. Higginbotham on Saturday afternoon at Sewickley Cemetery.
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“But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.”
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SEWICKLEY longtime ambassador for the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, flying heights beyond compare throughout the nation and beyond, has come home in death. Mitchell L. Higginbotham, who died in February in California at age 94, was one of seven Tuskegee Airmen from Sewickley. His final request was that he be buried near a memorial in Sewickley Cemetery honoring the black World War II pilots and support crew who rose above the racism of the time to play a key role in military efforts. A service honoring that request was held Saturday afternoon.
— Thomas Browne, “Urne Burial”
Western Pennsylvania has long taken pride in the number of its native sons who participated in the U.S. Army Air Corps group. In addition to the seven from Sewickley, at least another five came from Beaver County. In 2013, a local committee dedicated the memorial at Sewickley Cemetery, which names more than 100 Tuskegee program participants from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Higginbotham is the first former Tuskegee Airman to be buried there.
more inside VETERANS O F B E AV E R VA LLE Y In our special Memorial Day edition of the series: For Hopewell Township’s Lewis Villa, a former POW, every day is full of Memorial Day memories. Pages A6-7
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LEAVING A MARK Above, Tusca Ridge Garden Club member Barbara Binder of Center Township places a wreath at the base of the Blue Star Memorial marker Friday morning at the Beaver County Flag Plaza in Rochester. Left, Tusca Ridge Garden Club vice president Stacey Ivol, right, of Monaca hands Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran Tony Korbar of Chippewa Township a rose. Right, club members Marilyn Crain, left, of Beaver and Judith Miller of Bridgewater unveil a Blue Star Memorial marker. The dedication ceremony, at the start of the Memorial Day weekend, was in honor of all veterans. For more photos, visit timesonline.com.
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A quiet salute to a distant memory Veterans of many eras make pilgrimage to Arlington in salute to Civil War soldiers By Michael E. Ruane The Washington Post
They entered Arlington National Cemetery at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, their motorcycles, and the noise of the holiday weekend, left outside. Preceded by two bagpipers, they filed in quietly, many in black leather vests, sunglasses and ball caps. Dan McLaughlin, 75, of Tionesta, Pa., whose son, Michael, a lieutenant colonel in the Army, was killed in Iraq, was among them. So was Gina Townsend, 51, of Gainesville, Va., whose late father was given the Medal of Honor for gallantry in Vietnam. About 200 men and women representing American Legion posts from across the country, and several modern wars, came to salute the fallen of a distant war. They gathered at the cemetery’s Civil War Unknowns Monument, the original Tomb of the Unknowns, and the site of the first official Memorial Day commemoration in 1868. Relatives of men who had died at places such as Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006, and Hue, Vietnam, in 1968, came to salute men who had been killed in places such as Manassas in 1861 and 1862. They traveled from legion posts in Panama City, Fla.; Goose Creek, S.C.; and Glenarden, Md., wearing caps that said they had served on the USS Midway, or with the Army’s 101st Airborne Division. As they walked to the tomb along the cemetery’s Meigs Drive, they passed near the graves of Col. Edgar O’Connor, who died in 1862 at age 29 at the Civil War’s Battle of Groveton, and Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny, who was killed at Chantilly (Virginia) the same year. The tomb holds 2,111 unknown soldiers whose remains were gathered from battlefields around Manassas and elsewhere at the close of the war. Most of them had been unburied and left behind as the tide of the war ebbed and flowed. They were laid to rest in a specially built mass tomb adjacent to the Arlington Mansion, which gave the cemetery its name. Almost half of the soldiers killed in the Civil War were never identified, according to the National
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Gold Star father Dan McLaughlin of Tionesta, Pa., whose son was killed in Iraq, joined about 200 American Legion members at Saturday’s ceremony at the Civil War Unknowns Monument at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Park Service. The tomb was sealed in September 1866, and the first official Memorial Day ceremony was held there in May 1868, the Park Service said. The keynote speaker that day was future president and then-Brig. Gen. James A. Garfield. “Here, where all the hope and fear and agony of their country centered; here let them rest, asleep in the nation’s heart,” he told the crowd. “This will be forever the sacred mountain of our capital,” he said. “Here is our temple, its sacrament is the sarcophagus of the heroic hearts; its dome the bending of heavens; its altar candles the watching stars.” “Hither our children’s children shall come to pay their tribute of grateful homage,” he said. Today the site gets little attention from those eager to see Arlington’s betterknown Tomb of the Unknowns, which dates to 1921, and the graves of President John F. Kennedy and his brothers Robert and Edward. There are no crowds, no changing of the guard, no eternal flame. But Saturday the legionnaires and their comrades stood before the Civil War dead in the shadow of a great oak tree. As officials laid a wreath of remembrance, and a bugler sounded taps, there was a sense of pride and sorrow that spanned 150 years. “To know that people are remembering my son, that’s the important part,” Dan McLaughlin said as he stood by the tomb, wearing the Gold Star symbol of loss that goes back to World War I. “They’re not forgetting him,” he said. The younger McLaughlin was killed Jan. 5, 2006, when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Ramadi. Michael McLaughlin had been working there to recruit Iraqis for a police force when the bomber
approached. An Army bomb dog smelled the explosives as the man neared and attacked him, but the bomber detonated his device before the soldiers could react, Dan McLaughlin said. His son was struck at the base of the skull and went down. When others rushed to help him to safety, the younger McLaughlin said, “You take care of my guys; I’m OK,” his father said. “He turned and dropped dead,” he said. “And that was the end of it.” Gina Townsend’s father, Army Staff Sgt. Clifford C. Sims, was a 25-year-old squad leader engaged in heavy combat with the enemy near Hue on Feb. 21, 1968. Fighting in dense woods, Sims and his men heard an explosive device being triggered, according to Sims’s Medal of Honor citation. Sims shouted a warning to his men and threw himself on the device, which blew up, killing him. “This is a first for me,” Townsend said, as she stood by the tomb. “It is very eye-opening. For years, we didn’t talk about it in our family, because it was the Vietnam War and it wasn’t a talked-about war.” A sixth-grade teacher, she said she often takes students to visit the Civil War battlefield at Gettysburg. “We teach them all about what happened there,” she said. “And this [tomb] is right here. This was the original.” Below the wreath of red and white flowers and blue ribbons that had been placed at the foot of the tomb, an inscription in the stone read: Their remains could not be identified, but their names and deaths are recorded in the archives of their country: And its grateful citizens honor them as of their noble army of martyrs.
Flowers planted for holiday removed from Legion Park By Mark E. Crepp Calkins Media
ELLWOOD CITY — Some flowers planted at Legion Park in preparation for Ellwood City Memorial Day activities were stolen as the holiday weekend approached. Four begonias were taken from along the walkway leading to the Sgt. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. memorial. “It’s sort of a desecration toward veterans,” said Sam Pawlowski, a member of the Ellwood City Memorial Day Parade Committee who helped plant the flowers May 18. Pawlowski said he noticed the missing
flowers Thursday evening, thinking it was odd how they were stolen. Two flowers were taken from each of two parapets that each contained three flowers — leaving each with a single flower. Pawlowski said Friday he couldn’t understand why someone would take the flowers. They have been replaced. He and members of Ellwood City American Legion Post 157 planted the flowers, which were donated by D’Addio’s Family Nursery of Franklin Township. Overall, 15 flats with about 70 flowers each were donated.
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A two-month strike by Verizon workers appears to be over as the U.S. Secretary of Labor helped broker a tentative agreement Friday.
Verizon, labor unions reach tentative deal to end strike By Jared Stonesifer jstonesifer@timesonline.com
A two-month strike by Verizon workers appears to be over as the U.S. Secretary of Labor helped broker a tentative agreement Friday. Secretary Thomas Perez said in a statement that Verizon had reached a four-year contract with both the Communication Workers of America union and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union. Nearly 40,000 Verizon workers went on strike on April 13 after union leaders complained of being without a contract since last August. The CWA also alleged that Verizon, despite being profitable, wanted major concessions from workers during contract talks. It also said Verizon closed call centers and moved those jobs to Mexico and the Philippines while also outsourcing work to
low-wage contractors. The strike affected about 4,000 workers in western Pennsylvania. Perez said in a statement that he spent the last two weeks presiding over talks between Verizon and the unions. During those talks, Perez observed “firsthand the parties’ good faith commitment to narrowing differences and forging an agreement that helps workers and the company.” “This tentative resolution is a testament to the power of collective bargaining,” Perez said. “I commend the leadership of Verizon, CWA and IBEW for their commitment to resolving these difficult issues in the spirit of constructive engagement.” Verizon workers are expected back on the job next week, Perez said. The CWA also confirmed the tentative agreement, saying in a statement that the union members achieved “ma-
jor goals” and “big gains” in the new contract. “The agreement in principle at Verizon is a victory for working families across the country and an affirmation of the power of working people,” said Chris Shelton, president of the CWA. “This proves that when we stand together we can raise up working families, improve our communities and protect the American middle class.” Both the CWA and IBEW thanked Perez for brokering the contract talks, and both unions said they are looking forward to getting their members back to work. “They look forward to returning to work serving their customers, working under a strong pro-worker and pro-jobs contract,” said Lonnie R. Stephenson, president of the IBEW. Verizon did not issue any comment about the tentative agreement Friday afternoon.
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Forest Dale Elementary School administrative assistant Heather Fellabaum tracks an “intruder” and announces their whereabouts via the schools public address system as the school holds a intruder drill on May 6 in Carmel, Ind. More and more, schools these days are conducting active-shooter drills. A government report found that more than two-thirds of the school districts surveyed conduct active shooter exercises.
Schools preparing for worst-case scenarios More than two-thirds of districts have an exercise By Jennifer C. Kerr The Associated Press
CARMEL, IND. — “Lockdown, lockdown, lockdown. This is a drill.” With those seven words, calmly announced over the intercom system, an eerie silence overtook a bustling elementary school of 650 students in suburban Indianapolis. Lights were turned off and blinds shut. In some classrooms, doors were barricaded with small desks and chairs. From start to finish, the “intruder drill” at the Forest Dale Elementary School in Carmel took about 10 minutes — an exercise now as routine at the school as a fire drill. What might sound terrifying to some parents has become the norm in many schools nationwide after a rash of school shootings. More than two-thirds of school districts surveyed by the U.S. Government Accountability Office conduct “active shooter” exercises. Some schools make their drills very realistic, simulating the sounds of gunshots and using smoke and fake blood. In one case, armed police officers with weapons drawn burst into a Florida middle school, terrifying staff and students alike. Staff and teachers are usually given warning that drills will happen. GAO investigators said one district noted “the difficulty of striking a balance between providing knowledge and inciting fear, particularly at schools with younger children.” Between 2000 and 2013, there were 25 shootings at U.S. elementary and secondary schools, resulting in 57 deaths, according to the FBI. These numbers include the shooting at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 when an intruder gunned down 20 first-grad-
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Forest Dale Elementary School principal Deanna Pitman, right, and Carmel (Ind.) police officer Greg DeWald welcome students as they return to the school following an intruder drill at the school on May 6 in Carmel, Ind. ers and six educators. Students at Forest Dale began participating in twice-a-semester intruder drills even before Sandy Hook. “We do fire drills, but we don’t expect there to be a fire. When you get on an airplane, they talk to you about all sorts of safety procedures, but not because they expect the plane to crash, but because you just need to know, just in case,” said D.J. Schoeff, a school resource officer in Carmel and a regional director with the National Association of School Resource Officers. But Forest Dale’s drills don’t have the effects and props that have drawn criticism elsewhere. Playing the role of intruders, Forest Dale Principal Deanna Pitman and Police Officer Greg Dewald walked the halls, jiggled the doorknobs of darkened classrooms, checking for unlocked doors. A staff assistant in an office watching a monitor used the intercom to broadcast the location and description of the intruders, so staff and students could choose how to respond. Fifth-graders scattered from a hallway, leaving notebooks and pencils
strewn across the carpeted floor as they fled inside a classroom. At the other end of the school, youngsters streamed outside in lines of two with their teachers to designated safe locations. Students had no advance warning of the drill. Teachers were told there would be a drill, but they didn’t know what kind or when. Inside the school, all went mostly according to plan. No children were stranded in hallways. Doors were locked. Only the head of one little child could be seen peeking out from under a desk. The child quickly popped back under the desk as Pitman walked by a classroom window. Outside school, one class went to the wrong safe spot — a “lessons learned” moment for future drills, Pitman said. “We had a little bit of concern from parents when we first started the drills,” Pitman said after the students were back to class. “I think it was more of the unknown, and not necessarily anxiety over lockdown and intruder drills. Once they know what the teachers are saying to the kids, we don’t really get a lot of pushback.”
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Syria rebels attacked by IS militants, government troops BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State militants entered a major Syrian opposition stronghold in the country’s north on Saturday, clashing with rebels on the edges of the town as the extremist group builds on its most significant advance near the Turkish border in two years — even as it loses ground elsewhere in the country and in neighboring Iraq. The town of Marea, just north of Aleppo city, has long been considered a bastion of relatively moderate Syrian revolutionary forces fighting to topple Assad. The IS assault underlined the weakness of the groups fighting under the loose banner of the so-called Free Syrian Army that have been struggling to survive.
U.N. health agency rejects call to postpone Rio Olympics BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization on Saturday rejected a call from 150 health experts to consider postponing or moving the Rio Summer Olympics due to the Zika virus in hard-hit Brazil, arguing that the shift would make no significant difference to the spread of the virus. The U.N. health agency, which declared the spread of Zika in the Americas a global emergency in February, said in a statement there is “no public health justification” for postponing or canceling the 2016 games, which run from Aug. 5-21.
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TODAY IN HISTORY 1765
Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia’s House of Burgesses.
1790
Rhode Island became the 13th original colony to ratify the United States Constitution.
1848
Wisconsin became the 30th state of the union.
1912
The ballet “L’Apresmidi d’un Faune” (The Afternoon of a Faun), with music by Claude Debussy, premiered in Paris with Vaslav Nijinsky dancing the title role.
1913
The ballet “Le Sacre du printemps” (The Rite of Spring), with music by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky, had its chaotic world premiere in Paris.
1932
World War I veterans began arriving in Washington to demand cash bonuses they weren’t scheduled to receive until 1945.
1943
Norman Rockwell’s portrait of “Rosie the Riveter” appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
1961
A couple in Paynesville, W.V., became the first recipients of food stamps under a pilot program created by President John F. Kennedy.
1973
Tom Bradley was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, defeating incumbent Sam Yorty.
1985
39 People were killed at the European Cup Final in Brussels, Belgium, when rioting broke out and a wall separating British and Italian soccer fans collapsed. The Associated Press
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Obama uses visit as opportunity to urge no nukes By Nancy Benac and Foster Klug The Associated Press
HIROSHIMA, Japan — With an unflinching look back at a painful history, President Barack Obama stood on the hallowed ground of Hiroshima on Friday and declared it a fitting place to summon people everywhere to embrace the vision of a world without nuclear weapons. As the first American president to visit the city where the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb, Obama came to acknowledge — but not apologize for — an act many Americans see as a justified end to a brutal war that Japan started with a sneak attack at Pearl Harbor. Some 140,000 people died after a U.S. warplane targeted wartime Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and 70,000 more perished in Nagasaki, where a second bomb was dropped three days later. Japan soon surrendered. “Their souls speak to us,” Obama said of the dead. “They ask us to look inward, to take stock of who we are and who we might become.” With a lofty speech and a warm embrace for an elderly survivor, Obama renewed the call for a nuclear-free future that he had first laid out in a 2009 speech in Prague. This time, Obama spoke as a far more experienced president than the one who had employed his upbeat “Yes, we can” campaign slogan on the first go-round. The president, who has made uneven progress on his nuclear agenda over the past seven years, spoke of “the courage to escape the logic of fear” as he held out hope for diligent, incremental
steps to reduce nuclear stockpiles. “We may not realize this goal in my lifetime, but persistent effort can roll back the possibility of catastrophe,” he said. Obama spent less than two hours in Hiroshima but seemed to accomplish what he came for. It was a choreographed performance meant to close old wounds without inflaming new passions on a subject still fraught after all these years. In a solemn ceremony on a sunwashed afternoon, Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe placed wreaths before the cenotaph, a simple arched stone monument at Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park. Only the clicking of camera shutters intruded on the moment as Obama closed his eyes and briefly bowed his head. Then, after each leader gave brief remark, Obama approached two aging survivors of the bombing who were seated in the front row, standing in for the thousands still seared by memories of that day. Ninety-one-year-old Sunao Tsuboi, the head of a survivors group, energetically engaged the president in conversation, telling Obama he would be remembered as someone who listened to the voice of a few survivors. He urged him to come back and meet more. “He was holding my hands until the end,” Tsuboi said. “I was almost about to ask him to stop holding my hands, but he wouldn’t.” Obama stepped over to meet historian Shigeaki Mori. Just 8 when the bomb hit, Mori had to hold back tears at the emotion of the moment. Obama patted him on
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U.S. President Barack Obama lays a wreath at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, on Friday. Obama on Friday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, bringing global attention both to survivors and to his unfulfilled vision of a world without nuclear weapons. the back and wrapped him in a warm embrace. From there, Obama and Abe walked along a tree-lined path toward a river that flows by the iconic A-bomb dome, the skeletal remains of an exhibition hall that stands as silent testimony to the awful power of the bomb blast 71 years ago and as a symbol for international peace. Abe welcomed the president’s message and offered his own determination “to realize a world free of nuclear weapons, no matter how long or how difficult the road will be.”
Obama received a Nobel Peace Prize early in his presidency for his anti-nuclear agenda but has seen uneven progress. The president can point to last year’s Iran nuclear deal and a weapons treaty with Russia. But North Korea’s nuclear program still looms as a threat, and hopes for a pact for further weapons reductions with Russia have stalled. Critics also fault the administration for planning a big and costly program to upgrade U.S. nuclear stockpiles. Just as Obama had delicate sensitivities to
manage in Hiroshima, so too did Abe. The Japanese leader made a point to dismiss any suggestion that he pay a reciprocal visit to Pearl Harbor. Abe did not rule out coming to Hawaii someday, but clearly wanted to avoid any notion of moral equivalence. In Japan, Pearl Harbor is not seen as a parallel for the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but as an attack on a military installation that did not target civilians. Bomb survivor Kinuyo Ikegami, 82 paid her own respects at the cenotaph
early Friday, before the politicians arrived. “I could hear schoolchildren screaming: ‘Help me! Help me!’” she said, tears running down her face. “It was too pitiful, too horrible. Even now it fills me with emotion.” Obama went out of his way, in speaking of the dead, to mention that thousands of Koreans and a dozen American prisoners were among those who died. It was a nod to advocates for both groups who had publicly warned the president not to forget about them in Hiroshima.
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“There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about that. I don’t think you ever get over being a prisoner of war.”
IN HIS OWN WORDS
Selections from Lewis Villa’s memoir
LEWIS VILLA // AIRBORNE RANGER
Lewis Villa recorded his thoughts and feelings in a 60-page book, excerpts of which follow:
May 6, 1945 The war in Europe was over. I have never seen so many people so cheerful at one moment in time ... Up Franklin Avenue (the main street in Aliquippa) marched hundreds led by someone carrying an American flag, a good day to be alive.
December 1949 I was invited to a New Year’s Even party; little did I realize that night that two of my friends who were there would die in the coming year in a country that neither they nor I ever heard of. Nor did I think of the sanity of dying for no reason other than old men deciding that Korea was the place to stop Communism ...This was a very ferocious war, but if you think about it all wars are.
January 1950 This was the start of a period that would change my entire way of life, not only mentally, the way I though about life, the way I choose the people I wanted to be with and those I did not, the things I thought that were priceless in my life and found that they didn’t mean a damn. I was to learn that to exist, you needed very little but when the time came, you better have that very little.
Mission to Chang-Mal On the ridge line, the covering force came under attack.While pinning down the enemy, the remainder of the company moved to the flank of the enemy and annihilated them. The movement north continued. It was a long and exhausting march in the cold and deep snow.There were several crossings of ice-cold streams and the fatigue was beginning to show among the men. As dark closed in, we heard enemy forces movement, but we continued on the mission. A source of constant anxiety was the barking dogs.
Chip-Yong-Ni, road to disaster Our squad was inside a hut making oatmeal for breakfast when a mortar round exploded outside the door of our hut. George Early was sitting with his back against the doorway, shrapnel from the exploding round hit him in the head killing him instantly. He was the first from our squad to die, but he will not be the last.
Hill 710 By this time it began to rain, shells were coming in from everywhere, it was getting dark and I was by myself and scared to death till I found two other Rangers.The three EXCERPTS, PAGE A7
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Korean War veteran Lewis Villa in his home in Hopewell Township. A cheerful man, he becomes somber when remembering the comrades he lost while he was a POW in North Korea. He is wearing a replica of the hat he wore as an Airborne Ranger. Meet Villa and see video of his story at timesonline.com.
For Hopewell’s Lewis Villa, exPOW, every day is a memorial day By Tom Davidson tdavidson@timesonline.com
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Flags and flowers adorn the graves of veterans as the nation prepares to mark another Memorial Day. It’s the time we honor those who died while serving the country. We do it with parades and services, and afterward there are backyard cookouts and family gatherings with tables full of food as people enjoy a Monday home from work. It’s a little different for Lewis Villa. The 87-yearold Hopewell Township man was an Army Ranger, and he spent 28 months as a prisoner of war during the Korean War. On Memorial Day, Villa puts out a flag. But he doesn’t need a national holiday to remember those who died while serving our country. He doesn’t get a day off from the memories of his time in the service and especially his time as a POW. “There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about that. I don’t think you ever get over being a prisoner of war,” Villa said in the trophy room of his home. The walls of the room are adorned with mementos of his service: cartoons drawn by fellow POW Ben Comeo; items from his father’s, uncle’s, grandfather’s and great-grandfather’s time in service in the Civil War, Spanish American War and World War I; a spoon made from artillery shell casings he used as a POW; and a fountain pen he stole from his captors. There are certificates, citations and medals. There’s a small, red onelegged stool that’s a replica of the kind he was forced to balance on while listening to Chinese propaganda. There’s the last copy of “Life Was Good!”, a typed, green-covered, spiralbound 56-page book he penned to preserve his story. There’s a well-read list of 2,000 typed names of
Aliquippa native Lewis Villa graduated from high school right as World War II ended. He decided to follow in his family’s footsteps and enter the military. LEWIS VILLA
Lewis Villa entered the Army and decided to become an Airborne Ranger. He was soon sent to the front lines of the Korean War. LEWIS VILLA
fellow POWs that includes check marks beside the men Villa knew who are now dead. “Two thousand died since 1953. ... Every day I think about all these guys and how lucky I was,” Villa said. “But I survived.” Villa was born and raised in Aliquippa — born on St. Patrick’s Day 1929 to an Irish mother and a Sicilian father. His great-great grandfather fought in the Civil War, his grandfather fought in the Spanish-American War, and his father and two uncles served for the Italians during World War I. “My father was a POW, too. It runs in the family,” Villa said. “Dad came back and married a nice Irish girl with red hair, and they had me.” Two of Villa’s brothers served in World War II, and he followed in their footsteps and enlisted —
A spoon and a pen that Lewis Villa used in POW camp are now displayed in Villa’s home. LEWIS VILLA
despite his mother’s opposition. Before that, he “did some crazy things in high school.” He sang in a school play to impress a girl, learned to play cymbals in the band for similar reasons, and played on the 1946 Aliquippa baseball team that was runner-up in Pennsylvania. He started working at Jones & Laughlin Steel, but in August 1948 he started thinking about his future. “I started to think about how many more years I had to work before I would be eligible to retire. With my trusted genuine No. 2 brown in color J&L pencil, I wrote the figure 65 down (the youngest age you could retire) and under
that, the figure 19 (my age at that time), subtracted both numbers and came up with the 46. This number plus the three years I had previously worked and the number 49 was staring at me,” he wrote in “Life Was Good!” Putting it politely, Villa picked his butt off the floor and decided to join the Army. He served with C Battery of the 456th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion of the 82nd Airborne and ultimately became and Army Ranger assigned to 1st Company, 1st Platoon, 1st Squad of the Airborne Rangers. Although he is afraid of heights and can’t climb a ladder, he decided he wanted to be a paratrooper. Before going to Korea, Villa remembers having a great job as the regimental mailman. “Somebody was looking over my shoulder. That job, I had my own room. ... Everybody loves the mailman,” he said. He made $50 extra for each parachute jump and also made money maintaining the vending machines at the base. “I’m not a hero by a long shot, and I’m not a parachutist by a long shot,” Villa said. “I never got over being scared of heights and airplanes.” But he made the jumps — 32 of them — plus rode in gliders several times. On Nov. 25, 1950, he departed San Francisco and on Dec. 9 of that year landed in Yokohama, Japan, before ferrying over POW, PAGE A7
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The 1946 Aliquippa baseball team placed second in the state championships for that year. Lewis Villa is in the second row, third from the right. Lewis Villa met his wife, Helena, right, while on his mail route. He took a job with the U.S. Postal Service after his time in the service. LEWIS VILLA POW, from A6
to Pusan, Korea. His company arrived at 7 a.m. Dec. 17, spent the night in a warehouse, then was flown to Kimpo Airport to “help destroy anything that couldn’t fly or walk,” Villa wrote in his book. “That’s when the Chinese were really pounding the Army,” he said. In February 1951, he was wounded for the first time and was sent to Japan to recover. After he returned to Korea, he was wounded again and captured by the Chinese after being wounded in a bloody battle on Hill 710. “They captured me and six or eight other Rangers, plus the company commander,” Villa said. Later, as a POW being marched north by the Chinese, Villa saw the commander, Capt. Carrier, passing by in a bamboo cage, driven mad by the conditions. “He was gone,” Villa said. The first camp he was held in was a former mine, and the other POWs there were a mess,
covered with bugs and lice, and Villa buried three men there with his bare hands. “They don’t believe in giving you a shovel or a pick,” he said. He marched more than 300 miles from that camp to what was called POW Camp 1 near the Chinese border. To put that in perspective, Villa noted the infamous Bataan Death March during World War II was 65 miles. “Most of the men made it,” he said of the march in Korea. The got to the camp before winter and were fed sorgham, a grain that’s used mainly as animal feed. “I guess it was OK to eat because I’m still breathing,” he said. He spent 2 1/2 years at Camp 1 POW Camp Changsong. During that time, he was forced to cut daily quotas of wood, kill flies, and listen to propaganda messages while sitting on a one-legged stool. “They worked us every day,” he said. He forged a bond with fellow POWs, especially Ben Comeo and Richard Rook,
whom he calls the finest men he’s ever known. “I’m on my knees every night. I got a list of about 14 names, and I pray for those guys I can remember, especially Ben Comeo and Richard Rook,” Villa said. He was released after the Korean Armistice was signed and docked in San Francisco on Sept. 11, 1953. After recovering at Valley Forge Army Hospital, Villa’s mother made pleas to officials to get him out of the Army — he had wanted to continue serving — and he returned to Beaver County, where he worked at a mailman in Aliquippa. It’s a job that led him to his wife, Helena “Babe” Villa, with whom he enjoyed 58 years of marriage until she died in 2013. “I did a lot of crazy things in my life,” Villa said. “I survived, though.”
of us were going to get off of Hill 710 together. It was not meant to be, I was in the lead and it wasn’t too long before I was hit, the other two men were dead and I was alone again. At this point in time I didn’t care anymore. I had an infected left leg and a small wound in my right leg. I needed a drink of water and crawled to the streambed. While getting my drink I looked up and saw a man carrying a soldier on his back. Not wanting to be alone again, I yelled that I’d give him help carrying the man... We went a short distance and had to rest. We hid in a thicket of bushes. It was now dark, I was exhausted and so was the man I was helping, we soon fallen asleep. Sometime later loud talking awakened us. It was the Chinese who were all around us... It wasn’t long before the Chinese, I mean a lot of Chinese found us... the battle that we were in was called the MAY MASSACRE. For many years I though it was called that because of the number of men from the 2nd Division and the Rangers who were killed and wounded. It was called that because of the number of Chinese killed ... It was early morning and I found out what it was like to be on the receiving end of the firepower of the U.S. Army and Air Force. The Air Force was dropping bombs and they circled around and come in firing their 50 caliber machineguns. All this time the Army artillery was firing everything from 105 mm to 155 mm and 8-inch howitzers. It had a profound impact on me, I started to shake and knew it was just a matter of minutes before my time had come to pay for what evil thing I did in my life that was so terrible that the bill had come due and my life was the only way to pay for it.
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tola (move) and it was emphasized with the end of a bayonet.When daylight came they put (stuffed us in houses) with so many men in each room it was all you could do to find enough room to sit ... My stomach was telling me “Boy you haven’t had a thing to eat in almost three days and only one drink of water. This was lesson No. 1: fear has a way of making you forget food, water and your open wounds. In the morning we had our first gourmet Chinese meal, Millet, (Webster’s: A cereal grass, a small grain that is used as food in Asia.) it’s the same yellow seed that is fed to canaries in the states... Hunger has a way of dulling your brain to make any food look like prime rib.
The ‘mining camp’ I really don’t know how to describe this soon to become living hell ... This was to be my home for the next 78 days ... I soon got dysentery and beriberi and then lice that literally sucked the blood out of my body ...While we were at the mining camp for those 78 days at least one or two men died every day.
Mail call During the spring of 1952 we were permitted to write one letter home a month. Some of the POWs began to get mail in June 1952; I believe I got my first letter in late July or early August. I think the toughest thing in my stay as a POW of course was staying alive, but going to mail call and not getting a letter would tear the heart out of me.
July 27, 1953 The whole camp assembled and the camp commander read a speech in Chinese ... After he finished the interpreter read it in English.The only words I really heard were, At Panmunjan an armistice was signed at 10 a.m. this morning and at 10 p.m. tonight the war in Korea will be over ... I remember that the POWs said not a word; too shocked I guess hearing the word peace. ■
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Poll: Voters interested, not excited about election 65 percent of Americans say they’re interested in who wins Oval Office, but just 23 percent say they’re excited about the two main candidates By Julie Pace and Thomas Beaumont The Associated Press
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign rally at Ventura College in Ventura, Calif., on Thursday.
Bernie Sanders and Bill Maher agree: ‘Tough guy’ Donald Trump ‘chickened out’ of debate By Callum Borchers The Washington Post
Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump used late-night TV appearances last week to hype a potential debate between them. So with the event now dead, it was only fitting that Sanders would return to late night on Friday to knock Trump for backing out. Groaning and shaking his fists in frustration, the senator from Vermont told HBO’s Bill Maher he “would have loved to” debate the presumptive Republican presidential nominee before the California primary on June 7. “First he said he would do it,” Sanders said. “Then he said he wouldn’t do it. Then he said he would do it. Then he said he wouldn’t do it. So I would hope that if he changed his mind four times in two days, [he’d] change it a fifth time. You know, Trump claims to be a real tough guy, pushes people around. Hey, Donald, come on up. Let’s have a debate about the future of America.” As recently as Thursday, Trump said he would be willing to face off against Sanders if either the Democratic underdog’s campaign or a network sponsor would pony up between $10 million and $15 million to benefit what he vaguely described as “women’s health issues.” That was after telling ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday that he’d be game for a debate. Sanders told Kimmel the same thing. But on Friday, before Sanders’ interview with Maher, Trump reversed course. “Based on the fact that the Democratic nominat-
ing process is totally rigged and crooked, Hillary Clinton and Deborah Wasserman Schultz will not allow Bernie Sanders to win, and now that I am the presumptive Republican nominee, it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second-place finisher,” he said in a statement. Maher, a Sanders supporter, piled on. “Mr. Macho chickened out,” he declared. Sanders and Maher discussed other subjects, too, including a report this week by the State Department inspector general that criticized Clinton for her private email use as secretary of state. Sanders has consistently declined to hammer the likely Democratic nominee for a practice that even Clinton acknowledged was a “mistake.” Maher seemed to wonder whether Sanders would go on the attack, now that “the story has moved a little bit.” Sanders still refused to attack. “There is enormous frustration on the part of the American people with the way we do politics in this country,” he said. “And what most politicians do is say, ‘I’m great; you’re terrible. Vote for me; the other guys are scum of the earth. Blah, blah, blah, blah.’ But, you know what? People are hurting in this country. Our middle class is disappearing. We’ve got a lot of poverty. We don’t have health care for all people. People want us to talk about their lives and their issues and not just spend our whole lives attacking our opponents.”
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Barack Obama highly unpredictable. Turnout can be low when unpopular candidates are on the ballot, but the unusual nature of a race between a billionaire businessman who has never before sought elected office and a former first lady who would be the country’s first female president could offset voters’ sour mood. “We’re in uncharted territory here with these two candidates,” said Michael McDonald, a political science professor at the University of Florida who studies voter turnout. He said that while Americans may not be excited about their options, “the negativity gives people something to talk about.” “If people perceive the election is interesting, they may still show up to vote even if it’s against a candidate,” McDonald added. Former Gov. Ed Rendell, D-Pa., predicted voter enthusiasm could increase as the general election heats up, particularly when the nominees meet in debates. “I do believe in some ways there’s a reset in the general election,” Rendell said. “First of all, you have some voters that paid no attention and only vote in general elections. Secondly, even the ones who paid attention, now all of a sudden there’s two candidates and six months.” For now, though, some people say they’re resigned to an election in which they’ll be voting against a candidate instead of for one. That
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For Sanders supporters still packing rallies, it’s about the experience, not the math By Callum Borchers The Washington Post
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A few of the possibilities for Donald Trump’s vice presidential selection include, clockwise from top-left, Newt Gingrich, Bob Corker, Mary Fallin and Chris Christie.
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It’s official: Donald Trump will be the Republican presidential nominee this fall. He crested the crucial 1,237-delegate threshold earlier this week in North Dakota, taking what was a near certainty and turning it into an absolute certainty. With the question of whether Trump will win out of the way, we can move on to trying to figure out who he will pick as his running mate. I did this once before, but so much has changed — for Trump and for the rest of the party relative to him — that it needed a total overhaul just a month later. Below are my picks of the four people most likely to wind up sharing a ticket with Trump. These rankings are based on
4. Bob Corker The senator from Tennessee huddled with Trump this week in New York, a meeting that launched 1,000 stories about whether he was the pick. And Corker seems to be courting such speculation; his statement praising Trump in the immediate aftermath of the nominee’s foreign policy speech a few weeks back was very noticeable and not by accident.
3. Chris Christie The New Jersey governor has sacrificed much to make this list. His decision to endorse Trump at a time when the establishment of the party was still very focused on beating
the real estate mogul turned Christie into persona non grata with lots of his old friends. But, it also means that Christie has been by Trump’s side for longer than any other elected official. And his tough-guy personality and ability to win in a traditionally blue state likely appeal to Trump.
2. Mary Fallin The Oklahoma governor isn’t well-known nationally but has the right sort of profile — conservative woman with executive experience — that Trump needs. She also spent some time in Congress, which should appeal to Trump who has said he wants someone who knows how Washington works. Trump made waves last month when he tweeted that former South Carolina lieutenant governor Andre Bauer’s (R) recommendation that
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said he had dropped out of college to volunteer for the Sanders campaign. Back in line, Conlin Henderson, 22, said he would normally still be in bed at this hour on a weekend but couldn’t pass up a chance to attend a Sanders rally. “I just wanted to get the opportunity to see him live,” said Henderson, who attended Santa Barbara City College and plans to transfer to another school in the fall. “I’ve seen all the videos, read all the articles.” Beside him was Alex San Filippo, also 22, who said he was holding on to a sliver of hope that superdelegates who have declared their support for Clinton might be convinced to change their minds when they see the unwavering enthusiasm of Sanders voters, like him. Leon Quarles, 21, who traveled some 300 miles from Oakland, said he, too, is clinging to the hope that Sanders might pull off a miraculous comeback. But that’s not what motivated him to come out on Saturday morning. He said political odds shouldn’t determine whether you show up for your candidate or not. “If you believe in him, you’re obviously going to go,” Quarles said.
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Health experts urge With Memorial Day and summer travel, WHO to consider it’s time to get serious about precautions moving Rio Olympics By Ariana Eunjung Cha The Washington Post
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LONDON — Health experts on Friday urged the World Health Organization to consider whether the Rio de Janeiro Olympics should be postponed or moved because of the Zika outbreak. The 150 experts — including former White House science adviser Dr. Philip Rubin — issued an open letter to the U.N. health agency, calling for the games to be delayed or relocated “in the name of public health.” The letter cited recent scientific evidence that the Zika virus causes severe birth defects, most notably babies born with abnormally small heads. In adults, it can cause neurological problems, including a rare syndrome that can be fatal or result in temporary paralysis. The authors also noted that despite increased efforts to wipe out the mosquitoes that spread Zika, infections in Rio have gone up rather than down. Several public health academics have previously warned that having hundreds of thousands of people head to the Aug. 5-21 games in Brazil will inevitably lead to the births of more brain-damaged babies and speed up the virus’ global spread. Most people infected by Zika suffer only minor symptoms including fever, a rash and muscle or joint pain. WHO declared the Zika epidemic to be a global emergency in February and in its latest assessment this week, said it “does not see an overall decline in the outbreak.” “The fire is already burning, but that is not a rationale not to do anything about the Olympics,” said Amir Attaran, a professor at the University of Ottawa and one of the letter’s authors. “It is not the time now to throw more gasoline onto the fire.” WHO has already advised pregnant women not to go to Rio and says other travelers should avoid poor and overcrowded parts of the city. The U.N. agency also predicted the Zika risk in August would drop since it will be the south American winter and there should be fewer mosquitoes. Zika can also be spread via sex in some cases; WHO recommends that pregnant women abstain or practice safe sex with
No Olympic Games have ever been moved from their host city due to medical concerns, but in 2003, FIFA decided to switch the Women’s World Cup soccer tournament from China to the United States on short notice due to the threat posed by the respiratory virus SARS. partners returning from Zika-affected areas. WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan said earlier this month that the U.N. health agency is increasingly worried about Zika but stopped short of recommending the Rio Olympics be moved or postponed. Chan, who is not of childbearing age, noted that she herself would be attending the games. Among the letter’s signatories are experts from more than two dozen countries in fields including public health, bioethics and pediatrics. The letter also noted a potential conflict of interest, highlighting the decadeslong collaboration between WHO and the International Olympic Committee. The authors said the “overly close” relationship “was last affirmed in 2010 at an event where the Director-General of WHO and president of the IOC signed a memorandum of understanding, which is secret because neither has disclosed it.”
Ahh, Memorial Day. For generations of Americans the holiday has marked the beginning of the season of sunscreen, barbecues and chlorine. It’s when you start putting sticky notes all over the guidebooks for that exotic trip abroad. And when you start tuning out at work and daydreaming about lying on a hammock with a thick paperback and a smoothie in hand. But this year, the long weekend also signals something a little more ominous. This is when you should start getting serious, if you haven’t already, about Zika. U.S. health officials warn that mosquitoes carrying the virus could hit the mainland’s southern borders — starting with Florida and the Gulf Coast — in a few weeks, and as the list of affected countries continues to expand, so does the likelihood that one of those places will be on your itinerary. The latest additions include Argentina, Grenada, St. Barts and Peru. The World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed the link between Zika and thousands of infants being born with abnormally small heads. A study published this month by researchers at the CDC and Harvard found that pregnant women who are infected with the virus in their first trimesters may face a risk as high as 13 percent that their child will develop the condition which is often accompanied by incomplete brain
development. The WHO has also acknowledged that the virus appears to be connected to some cases of the autoimmune nervous disorder Guillain-Barré in adults and is investigating its possible role in a third neurological condition known as ADEM. ADEM, or acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, involves a brief but often very serious attack of inflammation on the brain and spinal cord. There’s no consensus about what’s going on. Some scientists think that as the virus rapidly spreads to larger populations, we’re just starting to notice the more serious effects of Zika, which until recently was not thought to be particularly dangerous as most people are asymptomatic or only experience mild symptoms such as a rash and fever and fully recover. The other possibility is more frightening. It’s that the virus, which was discovered in 1947, has evolved into a more virulent form — and may even continue to evolve. So as you race around the house trying to find those flip-flops and widebrimmed hats, take a moment to look through the latest information about Zika and some advice from experts about precautions you should be taking.
Where can I find the current list of countries where Zika is active? The list of countries with travel advisories can be found on the CDC’s main site. U.S. health officials have been updating this page when there are changes, so check
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Q: Who should not go to the countries on that list?
If you are pregnant, especially if your trip would take place in the first trimester. Health officials are also urging women who want to conceive soon or men who want to start a family in the next six months to reconsider their plans. While most of the cases of Zika have been from mosquito bites there have been a handful of documented cases of Zikainfected men passing on the virus to their female partners.
Q: My destination is on the CDC list, but I’m NOT pregnant. How
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Q: Is it safe to take my young daughters? If they get Zika, could it cause problems for them if they get pregnant as adults? Scientists think that once the infection has passed, it should not affect a woman’s ability to have children or risks of complications. That is, the virus does not seem to have a permanent effect on the female reproductive system. There is evidence Zika causes damage by passing into the baby’s brain in utero and somehow interfere’s with the organ’s formation at its most vulnerable time during the first trimester.
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MIAMI — U.S. government forecasters expect a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season, after three relatively slow years. But they also say climate conditions that influence storm development are making it difficult to predict how many hurricanes and tropical storms will arise over the next six months. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s outlook Friday called for a nearnormal season with 10 to 16 named storms, with four to eight hurricanes and one to four “major” ones with winds reaching 111 mph and up. The long-term season averages are 12 named storms, with six hurricanes and three major ones. The Atlantic hurricane season officially starts June 1, but tropical weather got a head-start this year: Hurricane Alex made an unseasonable debut in January over the far eastern Atlantic. On Friday, the National Hurricane Center said an area of low pressure between Bermuda and the Bahamas became a tropical depression. A tropical storm warning was issued for the South Carolina coast. Hurricane hunter aircraft were investigating the disturbance, and communities along the coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas should monitor its development, said NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan.
While they can’t predict whether any storm will strike the U.S., and more tropical storms are expected than in the last three years, NOAA officials said significant variables are at play. It’s unclear whether a decades-long high-activity era for Atlantic hurricanes has ended, said Gerry Bell, lead seasonal hurricane forecaster with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Meanwhile, El Nino is dissipating while La Nina looms for the season’s peak from August through October. El Nino is the natural warming of parts of the Pacific Ocean that changes weather worldwide. That tends to reduce hurricane activity in the Atlantic, while La Nina tends to increase it. The active storm era associated with warm Atlantic temperatures and stronger West African monsoons began in 1995, but recent hurricane seasons showed shifts toward a cooler phase marked by colder waters and a weaker monsoon, Bell said. Each era can last 25 to 40 years, and it might take years to determine whether the transition has happened, Bell said. The last transition to a less active hurricane era
happened in the 1970s, without the data and computer models that forecasters have now. “We’re watching it for the first time with very new eyes,” Sullivan said.
2015 TALLY The 2015 season was slightly below average with 11 named storms, including two tropical storms that made landfall and caused flooding in South Carolina and Texas. Hurricane Joaquin, one of two storms to reach major hurricane strength, killed all 33 mariners aboard a cargo ship that sank off the Bahamas in October. During U.S. Coast Guard investigative hearings this month into the sinking of the El Faro, one federal investigator characterized the disaster as “a colossal failure” of management. Initial forecasts for Joaquin also were wildly inaccurate. Sullivan said NOAA is on track to meet storm track and intensity forecast improvement goals, and a new weather satellite launching this fall will produce much sharper images of hurricanes and other severe weather.
COASTAL RISKS The last major hurricane to strike the U.S. mainland was Hurricane Wilma, which cut across Florida in 2005. Wind
speeds, not damage estimates, determine whether a hurricane is classified as “major” — that’s Category 3 and up on the hurricane wind scale . Since 2005, the population in the 185 coastline counties most threatened by hurricanes has grown 8.7 percent to 59.2 million people, according to U.S. Census estimates. Overall, 143.6 million people — 44.7 percent of the U.S. population — from Maine to Texas could be living in harm’s way. Other Census figures hint at the potential financial risks throughout those states: 60.1 million housing units and 3.3 million business establishments with 52.3 million paid workers. Ferocious storm winds aren’t the deadliest threat. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, storm surge and rainfall flooding combine for threequarters of all U.S. deaths from hurricanes, tropical storms or tropical depressions.
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The catastrophes seem like the stuff Roland Emmerich’s dreams are made of: In the United States, Yellowstone National Park morphs from thick woods to sparser brushland in the aftermath of frequent and furious forest fires. In Italy, Venice sinks beneath a swelling Adriatic Sea. In England, Stonehenge tumbles to the ground when the local mole and badger populations explode, and their burrows weaken the earth beneath the 5,000-year-old rock monuments. None of these disasters are certain to come to pass. But they are, to varying degrees, possible. Across the globe, World Heritage Sites, some of the planet’s most precious places, are under a slow but potentially devastating assault from climate change, according to a new United Nations report. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization published the report on Thursday, in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Program and the Union of Concerned Scientists, a U.S.-based advocacy group. It does not waste time debating the facts of climate change: There is, the report notes, “unequivocal scientific evidence” that the atmosphere contains more carbon dioxide today than it did at any time going back for 800,000 years. Although climate change is a global phenomenon, the report underscores the fact that the local symptoms of a hotter planet take diverse forms. At the poles, glaciers melt, which in turn raises the ocean and threatens Heritage Sites like Easter Island with erosion. It is increasingly clear that climate change stacks the deck in favor of extreme weather phenomena, and can exacerbate the drought at the archaeological remains of Jordan’s Wadi Rum. The Washington Post
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Holiday air travelers get a break from long security lines Dogs ease wait time at airports By Jeff Martin and Russ Bynum The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Travelers who were dreading long airport security lines ahead of the Memorial Day weekend instead reported moving quickly through checkpoints Friday after authorities opened extra screening lanes and used bomb-sniffing dogs to give some passengers a break from removing their shoes. “Wow. I mean, wow,� said Mike Saresky, who flew into Chicago from Philadelphia, where he breezed through airport security in 12 minutes and got to leave his shoes on. “I thought it was going to be a lot worse.� The extra dogs were concentrated at the nation’s largest airports, but they were not used for all screenings, meaning that many travelers still had to observe the usual procedures. But as the busy summer travel season kicked off, the federal Transportation Security Administration tried to offer travelers some relief after weeks of slow-moving lines blamed on an increase in the number of air travelers and a shortage of TSA security officers. A TSA spokesman said the extra dogs would remain well beyond the holiday. At Hartsfield-Jackson
Airport in Atlanta, known as the world’s busiest, all 16 security lanes at the main checkpoint were open Friday morning as a bomb-sniffing dog and its handler walked among waiting passengers. Wait times were slashed to less than 15 minutes, compared with backups of nearly an hour in recent weeks. “All the natives were telling me, ‘Brace yourself,’� said Carl Pluim, who arrived in Atlanta to fly home to Denver. “I left myself two hours before my flight, so I think I’ll be OK.� When she flew barely two weeks ago, LaGretta Watkin recalled security lines that were “so chaotic� that travelers “could barely move.� “But today it’s smooth sailing and refreshing,� Watkin said as she started a trip from Atlanta to Jacksonville, Florida. “And I’m loving it.� The TSA began deploying extra canine teams to the busiest airports months ago. While the goal was to shorten waits at larger airports, the reshuffling could also result in longer lines at airports that lost dog teams. The dogs “have the ability to screen large groups of passengers for explosives, making the removal of shoes and laptops and such unnecessary,� TSA spokesman Mike England said. The agency has 900 dog
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Passengers retrieve their luggage after their flights, Friday, at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. Travelers taking to the skies for the Memorial Day weekend said security lines are moving faster than expected after weeks of costly delays at U.S. airports. teams nationwide, England said. He declined to say which airports they were sent to for the holiday weekend or how long they might stay. “This is not just for Memorial Day weekend,� England said. “I wouldn’t expect that it would go away any time soon.� At O’Hare Airport in Chicago, which had some
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Beaver Newspapers Inc. S.W. Calkins Sr. Publisher, 1943-73
Tina Bequeath Publisher Jody Schwartz Director of Sales Mary Cotters Circulation Director Lisa Micco Executive Editor EDITORIAL BOARD Tina Bequeath Publisher Lisa Micco Executive Editor Patrick O’Shea Managing Editor Tom Bickert Editorial Page Editor
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Fewer residents, fewer volunteers
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From 2014 to 2015, only four of Beaver County’s 54 municipalities showed an increased in population. Over the last week, The Times reported on two topics that have a significant impact on one another: A continuing decline in Beaver County’s population, and the ever-growing need for more volunteer firefighters. The population drop follows a pattern that has dominated the area for the past several decades since the decline of the steel industry. U.S. Census Bureau statistics show the county’s population dipped to 168,871 in 2015, down from 170,611 in 2010. The decrease over that time period is only about 1 percent, but it’s an indication of a gradual decline that shows little chance of reversing any time soon.
Consider that of Beaver County’s 54 municipalities, only four – Brighton Township, Economy, Frankfort Springs and Potter Township – showed an increase in population from 2014 to 2015, and that was by about 100 people for all four communities combined. Six others showed no change, and the remaining 44 communities lost a combined 560 residents. Those population losses have an impact beyond the obvious issues such as tax revenues and government services. There’s the matter of public safety, and Beaver County’s more than 40 volunteer fire departments know that fewer residents mean fewer potential volunteers. Tim Solobay, Pennsylvania fire commissioner and a former state senator from Washington County, told The Times that the number of volunteer firefighters statewide totaled about 300,000 in the 1970s. Today, it’s roughly 50,000.
“It’s had a major impact on departments and how they operate and how they run,” Solobay said. With only three paid fire departments in Beaver County – Aliquippa, Ambridge and Beaver Falls – the numerous volunteer units find it increasingly difficult to find new, younger members. Solobay said the average age of a volunteer firefighter in the state is about 45, and you can’t just bring in new members without considerable training that can total as much as 200 hours. With those ominous statistics as a backdrop, it is encouraging to see that volunteer departments are facing the reality of the situation and looking to share services, equipment and training programs. Most notable is last year’s merger of the Rochester and Rochester Township fire departments. The combined depart-
ment now has a roster of 42 volunteers and, because of the increased efficiency, was able to sell one of its trucks and improve its financial position. This common-sense approach is one that we hope more departments will pursue. We realize that mergers can be difficult propositions, what with the highly parochial nature of volunteer fire departments and their long history in the community. But such an important public safety component will only continue to face more manpower shortages in the years ahead with a stagnant or declining population base. We have long advocated for potential mergers, whether it be fire departments, police departments or school districts. The Census Bureau figures continue to highlight the need for serious discussions on what is the most cost-effective path to pursue in the future.
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A conversation about porn is needed By Alexander Rhodes Special To The Washington Post
Recently, a nonbinding resolution declaring pornography a “public health crisis” passed by unanimous vote through Utah’s state House and Senate, and was signed by Gov. Gary Herbert. In response, droves of Internet commenters tore into the legislators and the activists who pushed for its passage. Often, they discounted the resolution as theocracy or moral policing masquerading as public health policy, ignoring any evidencebased merit it might have. While people are entitled to their skepticism regarding the backgrounds or motivations of those behind the resolution, this does not address the reasoning behind its arguments. In reality, criticisms of pornography transcend religion and morality. Internet pornography is a very recent development, especially when compared with humans’ evolutionary timeline — and our brains have yet to adapt. Porn producers are hard at work each day developing audiovisual experiences that are ever more abundant, ubiquitous, novel and stimulating. Just as fast food franchises hacked our appetites by developing synthetic flavors, aromas and textures that target our brain’s reward system — leaving us with an obesity epidemic — porn producers are learning to hack our libidos with new technologies like HD video
and virtual reality. It’s not unreasonable to pause and ask ourselves how their handiwork might be affecting our lives. The negative effects of overconsuming Internet pornography is a well-documented phenomenon. Combine this with porn’s wild popularity and you have a recipe for a genuine public health concern. Individuals with porn problems are members of relationships, families, workplaces and communities, so individual porn problems trickle up to become societal problems. After all, we treat drugs, alcohol and gambling as serious issues not because everyone who partakes in them has an addiction but because the problematic few have a deleterious effect on our communities as a whole. In recent years, discussions on pornography’s effects have been popping up throughout the Internet. The frequency of these conversations has escalated as the first generation of people raised on Internet porn is reaching adulthood and beginning to experience the detrimental effects of going through puberty using porn. Thousands of individuals, often young and male, are reporting that using porn multiple times per day trained their brains to associate their sexualities with pixels on their computer screens, rather than sexual activity with human beings. They are reporting that they
have a decreased interest in seeking out human partners, and if they do so, they often cannot achieve sexual arousal during partnered sex, have a decreased sensitivity to pleasure or cannot experience an orgasm without porn or porn fantasy. Interestingly enough, when these people remove one variable from their lives — using porn — most of the time their symptoms are reduced or reversed. Their discussions have finally drawn the interest of researchers, clinicians and journalists. In reaction to their complaints, some good research is underway on the effects of porn addiction, such as the 2014 University of Cambridge study that used brain imaging to show that the porn-addicted brain reacts to porn cues the same way the drug-addicted brain reacts to drug cues. Yet some critics say there’s not enough evidence to support the idea that porn addiction is a public health problem, or even a real disorder. While there is already plenty of research available that confirms the existence of porn addiction, further research will require funding, ethics committee approval and willing test subjects. These things require public interest, which requires open discussion about the subject — discussion that has been previously restricted to online forums and confidential ses-
sions between clinicians and porn-addicted clients. If “Internet gaming disorder” is documented in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, why not “Internet pornography addiction”? Utah’s resolution doesn’t call for an explicit ban on porn, but the open language calling for “policy change” is sufficiently vague to leave us all wondering. Is the best approach to porn addiction through legislation? Certainly not, if that legislation leads to outlawing people’s right to consume pornography. Intimacy, sex, love and what we do with our genitals during our free time aren’t areas for a government to regulate. However, legislation aimed at raising awareness, facilitating open discussion and enabling research is worth exploring. Pragmatically, the resolution in Utah is great for the porn-recovery community. It served its purpose of sparking discussion about this under-discussed topic. While Utah’s declaration may cause disagreement, at the end of the day we don’t serve society when we avoid complicated, taboo subjects for the sake of comfort. We need to talk about these things openly to solve problems and progress as a species. And yes, that includes porn. Alexander Rhodes is the founder of NoFap, a platform dedicated to providing tools and support for people who want to quit porn.
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Attorney General will release results of probe into inappropriate emails
By Kirstin Kennedy kkennedy@timesonline.com
BEAVER — Before a packed courtroom Friday morning, a Beaver Falls man asked for mercy and forgiveness from the family of the man he shot and killed. Christopher Kirkland, 26, was sentenced by Beaver County Judge Kim Tesla to serve between 12 and 30 years imprisonment for the April 21 death of Matthew Williams, 33, of Beaver Falls. Kirkland pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in April. “I’m a dad myself,� Kirkland said. “A brother, a son.� He told Williams’ family there was nothing he could say to let them know how sorry he was. According to testimony, Kirkland shot at Williams six times, striking him twice in the calf, twice in the thigh and once in the buttocks. The shooting happened after an argument began between the two. Kirkland said Williams walked up to him while he was sitting in his vehicle, and punched him in the head. Kirkland then got out of his car and fired several shots at Williams, he said. Kirkland, who has no prior criminal record, said he wasn’t trying to kill Williams. Though he was licensed to carry a firearm, Kirkland said he didn’t know how to properly use it. Kirkland said Williams was known to be a “violent and aggressive� person, and thought he was going into his home to get a gun at the time of the shooting. “I didn’t want to take a life,� Kirkland said. “I took a dad away from his kids, a son away from his mother.� Kirkland also addressed Tesla and asked for his mercy in sentencing. He said he felt embarrassed and selfish for asking for a lenient sen-
tence. “I have to go home as soon as possible,� he said, hopeful he would one day see his young daughter graduate from high school. Steven Valsamidis, Kirkland’s attorney, said he will be a few years too late to see his daughter graduate, but expressed “humble satisfaction� with the sentencing. “(Judge Tesla) had a really difficult decision to make and considered all the factors,� Valsamidis said. “It’s very fair.� Assistant District Attorney Rich Absey said he and Williams’ family felt disappointment with the length of the sentence, but said he was glad the family could now move forward. Several members of both Williams and Kirkland’s families spoke during the sentencing hearing. Michelle Walker, Williams’ mother, said her son “had a kind soul� and loved his children. “He did everything for his kids,� she said. Walker acknowledged Williams had “flaws,� and that the court was aware of his criminal history which included convictions for aggravated assault, drug possession and robbery. She expressed sadness that her grandchildren are left with only memories, pictures and stories about their father. “I have no hate for you,� Walker said, addressing Kirkland. “I know that my son is in heaven.� William’s 16-year-old son, Devon, also testified and said he lost his only male role model the day his father died. “Now that’s he’s gone, I have no one,� he said. He lamented the loss, softly crying as he read from his notes. His father will never see him drive a car, graduate from high school or get married, he said.
HARRISBURG (AP) — Preliminary results of an investigation into inappropriate emails found on state servers will be released Tuesday, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane Kane announced. Kane in December ordered the review by former Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler of offensive, sometimes raunchy and sometimes pornographic material shared among judges, prosecutors and others in the criminal
“I just wish I could hear his voice one more time,� said Devon Williams. Absey read a statement written by Williams’ 14-yearold son, Kymani. “There is no amount of time that can heal my heart,� he wrote. “Who’s suppose to teach me to be a man?� Kymani Williams wrote that he hasn’t felt the same since the day his father died. “A little kid should never have to do this,� he wrote. On the other side of the crowded courtroom were Kirkland’s family and friends. The Rev. Kevin Lee testified that Kirkland, a friend of his children, was never a violent person. He said it was “hard to believe� Kirkland was capable of hurting another person. After expressing sympathy to Williams’ family, Lee told the court he was once a young man like Kirkland. “I was Christopher,� he said. “That was me. I was in that life.� Lee said a judge once showed him mercy when he was a young man, and because of that he was able to grow into a strong man and community member. As Lee stepped down from the stand he shook Walker’s hand. Kirkland’s great-aunt, the Rev. Wilma Jean Smith, said her nephew was always “obedient and respectful.� Once, she said, she told him to not wear his pants around his hips and he wore a belt ever since. Smith said she didn’t know Williams, but believed he was “just as nice as Christopher.� After speaking, Smith asked Tesla to allow her to hug Kirkland, which he did. While embracing her nephew, Smith told him she loved him. “God will forgive you,� she said. “And I’m sure the family’s going to forgive you, too.�
justice system. Gansler has said that it is unlikely that the probe would result in criminal charges but indicated that he intends to make all of the material public. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported earlier this month that he said many of the nearly six million messages he and his team had reviewed were “offensive and inappropriate for government employees to be sending to each other . . . but most of it is protected speech.� Gansler said his report will identify judges and judicial employees by name as well as any employees inside the Attorney General’s Office who for-
warded the messages to others. But employees who merely received the emails will not be identified because “there is a clear distinction between those who received emails and ignored them . . . and those who took them and sent them on,� he said. The email scandal has led to resignations, firings or disciplinary action as well as retirement of two state Supreme Court justices and ethics charges against one of them. Kane, who is not running for re-election, faces an August trial on charges that she leaked secret grand jury material, allegations she hotly denies.
Jurors also convicted Walker of aggravated assault but rejected the prosecution’s call for a first-degree murder conviction and acquitted Walker of possession of an instrument of crime. Before deliberations, the judge granted a defense request to dismiss robbery and theft counts.
the death of a woman struck as she was jogging in northeastern Pennsylvania a year ago. Michael Scavone, 51, pleaded guilty Friday in Luzerne County to vehicular homicide and drunken driving in the June 2015 hitand-run death of 31-yearold triathlete Paula Jones of Factoryville. Scavone, who had been charged with driving under the influence at least five times previously, wept as he told the court “I never meant to hurt anybody. I’m truly sorry.�
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Man convicted of 3rd-degree murder in 2014 slaying of friend ERIE (AP) — A man has been convicted of third-degree murder in the beating death of a friend in northwestern Pennsylvania two years ago. The Erie Times-News reports that jurors in Erie County deliberated for a little more than five hours before convicting 26-yearold Joshua Walker on Friday.
Man gets 7 to 16 years in triathlete’s hit-and-run death WILKES-BARRE (AP) — A man has been sentenced to seven to 16 years in prison in
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A16 | THE TIMES | BEAVER NEWSPAPERS INC., PENNSYLVANIA | SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2016
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CHURCH EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH Priest on leave after sexual harassment suit STEALING FROM CONGREGATION By Kirstin Kennedy
DUBOIS (AP) — A Catholic priest has been placed on leave after a woman sued his diocese, saying she was forced to resign when she complained that the cleric touched himself improperly during work meetings. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie doesn’t comment on pending lawsuits, but a letter from Bishop Lawrence Persico will be read on Sunday at two churches where the Rev. Daniel Kresinski was serving as pastor before he was placed on leave, spokeswoman Anne-Marie Welsh said. In a federal lawsuit filed Monday in Erie, Kathleen Clement, 60, said she was given no choice but to resign from her job as facilitator for religious programs at three diocesan churches in DuBois and Falls Creek. She left the job in October 2013, seven months after Kresinski was assigned to the DuBois churches, the lawsuit said. Clement’s lawsuit says that during every meeting she had with Kresinski, he would repeatedly “cup his hand under his scrotum and pull his scrotum up towards his waist.� She said she complained to the diocese’s director of religious education in
August 2013 and later to its director of priest personnel. In the process, Clement was advised to “politely resign,� even though Kresinski acknowledged touching himself the way she described, the lawsuit said. By October 2013, Clement resigned due to the “failure to address or remedy the offensive sexually hostile work environment,� the lawsuit said. After she left, Persico told Clement “he did not want her to contact the press with her complaint and asked her to sign a nondisclosure agreement, which Clement declined to sign,� the lawsuit said. The Associated Press could not immediately locate Kresinski for comment Friday. The priest is not being sued, only the diocese and the three parishes where Clement worked. Clement complained to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which concluded “there is reasonable cause to believe� Clement was sexually harassed, the lawsuit said. She’s seeking lost wages and unspecified damages for emotional distress and other suffering.
Man admits to 2003 killing of ax murderer’s 3-year-old son READING, PA. (AP) — A man already serving time in a Pennsylvania prison has pleaded guilty to killing a convicted ax murderer’s 3-year-old son in 2003. WFMZ-TV reports 51-year-old David Cummings entered the third-degree murder plea Thursday in the death of
his stepson William Spayd. He was sentenced to 15 to 40 years behind bars. He’s been incarcerated since pleading guilty to burglary and arson in 2004 . William’s biological father, Chester Spayd, killed his own mother’s ex-boyfriend with an ax in 2000.
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AMBRIDGE — A borough man with gambling transactions totaling more than $2 million has been charged with stealing more than $220,000 from a local church over nine years, police reported. Thomas P. Ross, also known as Brother Ambrose, is accused of stealing the money from Good Samaritan Catholic Church in Ambridge while he worked there as
a music minister, police said. According to a statement released by the Beaver County district attorney’s office, church officials noticed a discrepancy in their finances in early 2015. Ambridge and state police joined auditors from the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese to investigate the missing money. Officials said video equipment was installed in the church offices in April 2015, and Ross was
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seen taking sealed bank envelopes from a secured cabinet four separate times. Investigators confronted Ross in May 2015, and he admitted to taking the money, police said. The audit showed $24,432 missing from weekly collections from 2012 through 2015, $141,981 from parishioner envelop contributions from 2012 through 2015 and $54,282 from votive candle contributions from 2006 though 2015, according to the statement.
Police said Ross had a “players card� account with the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. According to police, Ross had gambling transitions between 2010 and 2015 at the casino totaling $2,708,214, with losses of $331,531. Ross earned an annual salary from the church of $28,158, police said. Ross was arraigned Friday on three felony charges of theft and three counts of receiving stolen property. He has been charged by state police.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL Noon ACC tournament, championship, at Durham, N.C.; TV: ESPN2 Noon Big East tournament, championship, at Aberdeen, Md.; TV: Fox Sports 2 3 PM SEC tournament, championship, at Hoover, Ala.; TV : ESPN2 3:30 PM Big East tournament, championship (if necessary), at Aberdeen, Md.; TV: Fox Sports 2
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CANISIUS: Named Reggie Witherspoon men’s basetball coach and signed him to a five-year contract.
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On this date MAY 29
1922 — The Supreme Court rules organized baseball is primarily a sport and not a business and therefore not subject to antitrust laws and interstate commerce regulations. 1946 — Chakoora and Uleta become the first thoroughbreds to complete a transcontinental flight. The 2-year-old fillies fly from New York to Inglewood, Calif., a 2,446-mile trip that lasts 20 hours because of bad weather. 1971 — Al Unser wins his second straight Indianapolis 500 with a record mark of 157.735 mph and finishes 22 seconds ahead of Peter Revson. The pace car, ridden by Eldon Palmer, crashes into the portable bleachers and injures 20 people. 1977 — A.J. Foyt becomes the first driver to win four Indianapolis 500 races and Janet Guthrie becomes the first woman in the race. Guthrie is forced to drop out after 27 laps with mechanical problems. 1983 — After three second-place finishes, Tom Sneva wins the Indianapolis 500 by 11 seconds over three-time champion Al Unser. 1988 — Rick Mears overcomes an early one-lap deficit, then overpowers the rest of the field on the way to his third Indianapolis 500 victory. 1990 — Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker are beaten in the first round of the French Open by two European teenagers, the first time the top two men’s seeds are eliminated in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament. Edberg is swept in straight sets by 19-year-old Sergi Bruguera of Spain.
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Indianapolis 500 LINEUP Course: At Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis (Car number in parentheses) 1. (5) James Hinchcliffe, H, 02:36.0063, 230.760 mph. 2. (21) Josef Newgarden, C, 02:36.0470, 230.700. 3. (28) Ryan Hunter-Reay, H, 02:36.0821, 230.648. 4. (29) Townsend Bell, H, 02:36.1950, 230.481. 5. (26) Carlos Munoz, H, 02:36.3264, 230.287. 6. (12) Will Power, C, 02:36.7471, 229.669. 7. (7) Mikhail Aleshin, H, 02:36.8205, 229.562. 8. (22) Simon Pagenaud, C, 02:37.1096, 229.139. 9. (3) Helio Castroneves, C, 02:37.1265, 229.115. 10. (77) Oriol Servia, H, 02:37.1638, 229.060. 11. (98) Alexander Rossi, H, 02:37.5679, 228.473. 12. (14) Takuma Sato, H, 02:37.8747, 228.029. 13. (9) Scott Dixon, C, 02:37.9007, 227.991. 14. (27) Marco Andretti, H, 02:37.9161, 227.969. 15. (6) JR Hildebrand, C, 02:37.9809, 227.876. 16. (42) Charlie Kimball, C, 02:38.0180, 227.822. 17. (2) Juan Pablo Montoya, C, 02:38.1141, 227.684. 18. (10) Tony Kanaan, C, 02:38.2906, 227.430. 19. (11) Sebastien Bourdais, C, 02:38.2919, 227.428. 20. (20) Ed Carpenter, C, 02:38.4325, 227.226. 21. (19) Gabby Chaves, H, 02:38.4566, 227.192. 22. (8) Max Chilton, C, 02:38.8100, 226.686. 23. (24) Sage Karam, C, 02:38.9851, 226.436. 24. (18) Conor Daly, H, 02:39.0721, 226.312. 25. (63) Pippa Mann, H, 02:39.2877, 226.006. 26. (15) Graham Rahal, H, 02:39.4002, 225.847. 27. (61) Matt Brabham, C, 02:39.4846, 225.727. 28. (88) Bryan Clauson, H, 02:39.8111, 225.266. 29. (16) Spencer Pigot, H, 02:40.1087, 224.847. 30. (25) Stefan Wilson, C, 02:40.2833, 224.602. 31. (41) Jack Hawksworth, H, 02:40.2878, 224.596. 32. (4) Buddy Lazier, C, 02:42.0498, 222.154. 33. (35) Alex Tagliani, H, No time No speed.
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BASEBALL Pitt-Greensburg’s Matt Gremanoski (Ellwood City) was named to the AMCC all-conference third team. This is the third-consecutive year Germanoski was named to the all-conference third team. The third baseman hit .303 with 21 RBIs and seven doubles. He finished in the top-20 in conference batting average, hits and runs. SOFTBALL La Roche’s Kara Sainato (Ellwood City) was named to the AMCC All Conference Third Team. The junior led the conference in triples (6), was third in RBIs (31) fifth in runs (32) and seventh in hits (45).
Newsline SOCCER Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning penalty in a shootout to give Real Madrid victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final which finished 1-1 after extra time on Saturday. Ronaldo sent Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak the wrong way from the penalty spot, sealing a 5-3 shootout win, then stripped off his shirt to celebrate with Madrid fans behind the goal. Ronaldo’s spot-kick was decisive after Atletico defender Juanfran struck the post with his team’s fourth kick. It was Real Madrid’s record-extending 11th European title. AP
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PERRETTA, from B1
“I’ve focused on setting this record every race I’ve run since my sophomore year,” said Perretta after the race. “I’m happier with the three-peat than I am with the record because the record could be broken next year, but I’m happy I set the record.” Conditions were not conducive to record setting in distance events. The sprint records set by Rochester’s Lauryn Williams fell as sprinters took advantage of the hot temperatures. Distance runners, though, were struggling as temperatures on the track entered the 90s. More than one runner had to be aided from the finish line. “It was so hot on the track that my feet were burning, and our spikes are so thin that some runners got blisters yesterday,” Perretta said. “It was so hot that I’ve never warmed up so little for a race. I barely warmed up at all.” Perretta was tempted to use a minimal amount of energy in winning the 1,600 since he had been open about aiming for the record in the 800. However, he had no such luxury as he defeated Matt Murray, a senior from Dunmore, by just 1.69 seconds. “I had to push hard in the last lap to win the 100 and then in the 800, I felt I had no energy left,” Perretta said. “I honestly felt that I might lose and when those thoughts start, it takes everything out of you. “But Dan Kuhn (Harbor Creek) pushed hard, and I went with him. Without him, I don’t think I break the record.” Now, though, Perretta has the record and the three-peat… and seemingly nothing to aim it. “I don’t know what I’ll do next,” said Perretta. “Whatever my coach tells me too, I guess.”
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Quaker Valley’s Hannah Bablak runs in the 800 at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Saturday. For more photos, visit timesonline.com.
Gold cures Bablak’s ails By Bill Allmann Times Sports Correspondent
SHIPPENSBURG — The hot weather caused problems for all the distance runners (except Beaver Falls’ Dom Perretta, that is) but Quaker Valley senior Hannah Bablak had another issue. She was sick. “I woke up sick on Thursday,” Bablak said. “I had a fever, a chest cold, and a sore throat. “I feel better now, though. Winning a gold medal brightens your day.” Bablak did overcome her own body and earlier disappointment to win that gold medal in the 800 meters with a late push that elevated her into first place by inches. Just hours earlier, she had failed to defend her title in the 1,600, finishing second. “This was my sixth event of the weekend, and I didn’t think I had anything left,” Bablak said. “I was ready to give up because I didn’t have anything left for a push in the 1,600 so I figured there would be nothing left for the 800. “My coaches, teammates and parents
encouraged me and told me it would be the last two laps of my high school career, so I ran it. My thanks to them for pushing me,” she said.
Summer gives heat a pass
Sewickley Academy senior Summer Thorpe never had reached the PIAA Track and Field Championships in the 100 hurdles before, but she made the most of her only trip. She dominated the field in winning the Class AA gold. “I felt great in the 100,” said Thorpe, who will run at Notre Dame next year. “I ran the best I have ever run. I had the best form I’ve ever had.” That success, however, didn’t carry over to the 300 hurdles, but she wouldn’t use the heat as an excuse. “The heat should never be an excuse,” Thorpe said. “You should be able to perform to your best no matter what.”
Milliner keeps his promise
After getting an eighth-place medal in the high jump Friday night, New Brighton junior Anthony Milliner announced that he
would achieve his goal of 48 feet in the triple jump Saturday. He was true to his word, hitting 48-5 1/2 on the final jump of his preliminary jumps. That jump held up through the finals and held up for a gold medal. It also is a Beaver County record.
Final medal count
Local student-athletes brought home 22 medals from the state championships, a number far above average. There were five golds, two silver, two bronze, two fourth place, two fifth place, five sixth place, one seventh, and three eighths.
Skolnekovich’s focus helped
As a sophomore and a junior, Quaker Valley’s Zach Skolnekovich played basketball in addition to running cross country and track. Now a junior, he gave up hoops and won a silver medal in the 3,200 meters. He doesn’t see that as a coincidence. “It was hard giving up basketball,” Skolnekovich said. “But I wanted to continue my training.”
McCracken leads BCCS to volleyball title BCCS, from B1
“It’s a ton of fun, especially since it’s my last chance,” McCracken said. Out of the 15 players on the Eagles roster, only two are seniors. Micah Everett is one of them, but the 2016 season was his first year on the team, so he was still learning the game. McCracken, who also plays soccer and basketball, was the only returning senior. For comparison, Ambridge had eight seniors on a 21-man roster. “Quinn has pretty much been the leader of our team,” junior Patrick Tyson said. “[He’s a] great player. He had a great impact on the team.” McCracken made his presence known Thursday, earning 25 of his team’s 41 kills to go along with nine digs and a pair of blocks. He recorded the winner in an extended 27-25 first set on his team’s fifth set-point opportunity and again nailed the decider in the second set. He could not hide his excitement after putting his team up 2-0, screaming “Let’s go!” to everyone on his side of the court after the kill. That was the type of emotion coach Christen Adels had seen all year. She saw him as the team’s motivator. The player who will give encouragement to those who need it or get into someone’s face and yell at them whenever necessary, all while striking a nice balance of both mindsets. However, that was not always the case.
“Up through last year — and I said this at the banquet, too — I didn’t think his motivation level was too high,” Adels said. “But he came out here on the first day of practice focused on leading this team.” McCracken said that he took over the team
because he felt like it was his time to lead. “I knew it had to be this year because I’m the only senior who’s played more than one year,” McCracken said. “I needed to step up and take that role.” And he succeeded in that role. After finishing second in the section for
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his first three years, McCracken ended his high school career with a gold medal. He will be attending Geneva College to study business finance and continue his athletic career, but he is leaving the court to play his sport of choice, soccer.
finished 15th and did not medal with a throw of 175-2.
Class AA 100: Derrell Carter, Beaver Falls, finished second in his heat with a time of 11.29, advanced to the semifinals; ran 11.13 in the semifinals and advanced to the finals, finished with a fifth palce medal with a time of 11.29; Anthony Hawkins, New Brighton, finished third in his heat with a time of 11.08, advanced to the semifinals, ran a 11.46 in the semfinals and did not advance. 200: Anthony Hawkins, New Brighton, won his heat with a time of 22.50 and advanced but did not run Saturday. 400: Cole Campbell, South Side, finished with a time of 52.36 and did not qualify for the finals. 800: Domenic Perretta, Beaver Falls, won his heat with a time of 1:58.55 and won the gold medal for the third straight year, setting a PIAA record at 1:50.1; Brandon Anglemyer, South Side, finished seventh in his heat with a time of 1:59.51 and finished 11th with a time of 1:59.75; Jarrett Boyd, Freedom, finished eighth in his heat with a time of 2:01.26 and did not advance. 1,600: Domenic Perretta, Beaver Falls, won his heat with a time of 4:23.69 and won his third straight gold medal with a time of 4:17.63; Jarrett Boyd, Freedom, finished fourth in his heat with a time of 4:28.59 and won a sixth place medal with a time of 4:24.36; Riley Lamison, Beaver, finished fifth in his heat with a time of 4:29.12 and won a eighth place medal with a time of 4:27.65; Griffin Mackey, Sewickley Academy, won his heat with a time of 4:30.13 and finished 10th with a time of 4:30.09; Billy Lott, Ellwood City, finished with a time of 4:41.79 and did not qualify. 3,200: Zach Skolnekovich, Quaker Valley, won the silver medal with a time of 9:21.14; Griffin Mackey, Sewickley Academy, won a sixth-place medal with a time of 9:29.52. 110 hurdles: Austin Seik, South Side, ran a 15.83 in the preliminaries, advanced to the semifinals; ran a 16.19 in the semifinals and did not advance. 300 hurdles: Jeremy Spicher, Riverside, finished with a time of 41.46 and did not advance; Calvin Wetzel, Riverside, finished with a time of 41.63 and did not advance 400 relay: Aliquippa finished second in its heat with a time of 43.59 but did not qualify for the finals; Beaver Falls finished second in its heat with a time of 43.67 but did not qualify for the finals. 1600 relay: Riverside finished ninth with a time of 3:28.82 and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart finished 10th with a time of 3:29.22. 3200 relay: Beaver finished third in its heat with a time of 8:10.70 and advances to the finals, finished with a sixth place medal with a time of 8:02.95; Our Lady of the Sacred Heart finished seventh in its heat with a time of 8:18.38 and did not advance. Triple jump: Anthony Milliner, New Brighton, won the gold medal with a distance of 58-5 ½. Long jump: Blake Lipke, Cornell, was not credited with a distance. High jump: Anthony Milliner, New Brighton, finished with an eight place medal at 6-foot-4; Blake Lipke, Cornell, did not medal, finishing at 6-0. Pole Vault: Kyle Grimm, Beaver, and Hunter Cox, South Side, tied for ninth at 13-0; and Zack Barth, South Side was not credited with a distance. Discus: Trevor Adams, Freedom, did not medal, finishing with a distance of 130-3. Shot put: Trevor Adams, Freedom, won the fourth place medal with a distance of 53-11 and Lance Fisher, Riverside, won the seventh place medal with a distance of 52-9. Class AAA 200: Isaac Elliott, Ambridge, finished fourth in his heat with a time of 22.94 and did not advance. Discus: Jake White, Central Valley, did not medal with a distance of 141-5. Javelin: Skyler Mason, West Allegheny,
Girls
NOTEWORTHY Sewickley Academy’s Luke Ross defeated Carlynton’s Luke Phillips 6-3, 6-3 to win the PIAA Class AA singles title Saturday at Hershey Racquet Club. Ross trailed Phillips 3-4 in the first set, but came back to win. The victory comes
just more than a month after Ross defeated Phillips 6-1, 6-2 to win his second WPIAL Class AA singles title at Shady Side Academy. On May 21, Sewickley Academy swept its way to a PIAA Class AA team title at Hershey, the first for the Panthers since 2006.
Class AA 100: Emily Ledbetter, Beaver, finished fifth in her heat with a 12.53 and advances to Saturday’s semifinals, she ran 12.66 in the semifinals and did not advance. 400: Emily Ledbetter, Beaver, finished second in her heat with a 57.46 and won the third place medal with a time of 57.01. 800: Hannah Bablak, Quaker Valley, finished second in her heat with a time of 2:14.34 and won the gold medal Saturday with a time of 2:14.99; Bearett Tarris, Quaker Valley, finished fourth in her heat with a time of 2:20.38 and won the fourth place medal with a time of 2:17.13. 1,600: Hannah Bablak, Quaker Valley, finished first in her heat with a time of 5:13.21 and won the silver medal with a time of 5:04.38; Audrey Durbin, Quaker Valley, finished with a time of 5:44.39 and did not qualify for Saturday’s finals. 3,200: Lucie Kubinski, Quaker Valley, finished 10th with a time of 11:29.28 and did not medal; Alyssa Campbell, New Brighton, finished 14th with a time of 11:34.84; and Rachel O’Neil, Beaver, finished 18th with a time of 11:46.50. 100 hurdles: Summer Thorpe, Sewickley Academy, won her heat with a time of 14.24 and advances, wins her heat in the semifinals with a time of 14.23 and advances, and won the gold medal with a time of 14.13; Elsa Antal, Riverside, finished fourth in her heat with a time of 15.75 and advances, finishes fourth in her heat in the semifinals and advances, finished with a fifth place medal with a time of 15.27; Olivia Neeley, Beave, ran 16.52 and did not advance; Bryn Tomczak, Quaker Valley, ran 16.58 and did not advance. 300 hurdles: Summer Thorpe, Sewickley Academy, won her heat with a time of 44.15, and won the bronze medal with a time of 43.28; Sarah Johnson, Beaver, finished second in her heat with a time of 45.85 and fionished eighth with a time of 54.11; Olivia Neeley, Beaver, finished second in her heat with a time of 46.70 but did not advance; Taylor Petrak, Ellwood City, finished with a time of 48.76 and did not advance. 400 relay: Aliquippa finished fifth in its heat with a time of 50.36 but did not qualify for the finals. 1,600 relay: Beaver finished second in its heat with a time of 4:02.53 and finished sixth with a time of 4:02.06; Quaker Valley finished last in its heat with a time of 4:40.14 and did not advance. 3,200 relay: Quaker Valley was second in its heat with a time of 9:46.47 and advances to the finals, finished with a sixth place medal with a time of 9:40.75; Beaver finished seventh in its heat with a time of 10:06.15 and did not qualify for the finals. Triple Jump: Franzi Nace, Quaker Valley, finished 14th with a distance of 35-8 ½. Long Jump: Elsa Antal, Riverside, finished 10th with a distance of 17-5 ¼. High Jump: Courtney Alexander, OLSH, did not medal, finishing at 5-0. Pole Vault: Kara Seebacher, Riverside, reached 9-foot-6 but did not medal. Girls Class AAA 800: Maddie Salek, West Allegheny, finished with a time of 2:21.52 and will not advance. 1,600: Elyssa Penson, Ambridge, finished seventh in her heat with a time of 5:09.19, missing advancing to the finals by .84 seconds. 300 hurdles: Maiah Yankello, Central Valley, finished second in her heat with a time of 44.50, won the fifth place medal with a time of 44.07.
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E S A CH
FFS UP PLAYO C Y E L N A T THE 2016 S
CUP GAME 1
S S. SHARK V L A IN F CUP S TA N L E Y
GAME 2
GAME 3
GAME 4
GAME 5
May 30 at Penguins, 8 p.m.
June 1 at Penguins, 8 p.m.
June 4 at Sharks, 8 p.m.
June 6 at Sharks, 8 p.m.
June 9 at Penguins, 8 p.m.
TV: NBC
TV: NBCSN
TV: TBA
TV: TBA
TV: NBC
GAME 6
June 12 at Sharks, 8 p.m. TV: NBC
GAME 7
June 15 at Penguins, 8 p.m. TV: NBC
PENGUINS INSIDER
Crosby: Sharks have similar depth, speed CRANBERRY TWP. — Sidney Crosby said the two things that stand out the most about the Sharks are their speed and depth. Coincidentally — or not — those also are two of the Penguins’ biggest strengths. “When things get this far in the playoffs,” he said. “Most of the time it’s the same. It’s depth, different guys contributing. Special teams will be a big part of it, too. With teams that are closely matched, that will be a bit different.” The Penguins and the Sharks played just twice this season, in late November and early December. That was before Mike Sullivan even took over as Pittsburgh’s coach. Both teams, Crosby said, have changed a lot since then. “Both of us were kind of in similar situations where we had to turn it on in the second half,” he said, “and really get on a role a bit.”
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Fans cheer on the Penguins halfway through the third period of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final on Thursday at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. The Penguins turn their focus to San Jose on Monday at 8 p.m.
SERIES BREAKDOWN OVERVIEW
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sidney Crosby, right, has 133 points in 118 playoff games. NOTEWORTHY
Sullivan said the practices before Monday’s Stanley Cup final Game 1 are about balancing active recovery while resetting emotional engagement. It’s important for the Penguins to move past what they have accomplished so far and focus on the Stanley Cup final. That has been one of the challenges of this postseason, he said, especially because of the emotional series and series finishes the Penguins have had. Crosby said he never has heard Consol Energy Center as loud as it was for Thursday’s Eastern Conference final Game 7. “That’s fun as a player when you’re trying to make that extra push,” he said. “It’s means a lot when you have everyone supporting you.”
For as different as these two teams are, they are very similar. They have both have largely underachieved over the past seven years. Both have superstars on their roster that have been called out in hockey circles around North America for not single-handedly getting their teams into a Stanley Cup final. Both have a goaltender that is starting in the playoffs for the first time. They also have been very tough to beat when leading after two periods. The Penguins and Sharks’ combined record through the regular season and playoffs in that situation is 84-1-2. The Sharks had the two overtime losses, while the Penguins had one playoff loss. There are plenty of other storylines as well. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan was a member of the inaugural Sharks roster when they joined the league in 1991-92. Former Penguins Paul Martin and Nick Spaling head back to town as members of the Sharks, and Sharks’ veterans Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau were the first and second picks in the 1997 NHL Draft, which took place at the Civic Arena. The series should feature a lot of speed and a lot of scoring. The Sharks are leading the playoffs by scoring an average of 3.50 goals per game, while the Penguins rank second with 3.22 goals per night. Those totals are due to the teams featuring two of the top-three goal scorers in the playoffs. The Sharks Joe Pavelski leads the playoffs with 13 goals and the Penguins Phil Kessel ranks third with nine.
SEASON SERIES
Kris Letang chose the word “complete” to describe the Sharks, saying they have everything they need across the lineup. “A lot of speed up front,” he said, “a lot of skill.”
The teams split a pair of games this season with the Penguins going 1-1-0. Their victory came in the second meeting and marked the first time that they won a game in San Jose since 1997.
Nick Bonino, Chris Kunitz and Matt Cullen didn’t practice Saturday. Sullivan said they all had maintenance days.
POSTSEASON HISTORY
Goalie Matt Murray said the way his teammates have been blocking shots is “huge” and a big part of having success in the playoffs. “If you can block (the puck) and not let it get to the net, it’s a huge advantage,” he said. “It’s courageous on our guys’ part.” Carl Hagelin said the Sharks’ power play is more similar to Washington’s than Tampa Bay’s, using four forwards and one defenseman on their first unit. Like in every series, Letang said it’s important for the Penguins to stay out of the penalty box and not give them many power-play opportunities. “Tampa Bay hurt us both times with their power play,” he said. “We need to stay disciplined against a team like that.” Olli Maatta pointed to simplicity as the reason for his recent improved play. When he first came back, he said he was overthinking things. Now, he’s just going out there and playing. That’s made all the difference. It’s a mindset he plans to keep heading into the final against the Sharks, although he admitted to some nerves Saturday. “They’re a really good offensive team,” he said. “Dangerous power play. It’s going to be a challenge, for sure. I think our mindset has to be just focus on our own game. That’s all we can do.” Lauren Kirschman
OLLI MAATTA
The teams have never met in the postseason.
KEY INJURIES Penguins: Kevin Porter, injured reserve, ankle surgery; Scott Wilson, injured reserve, lower-body-injury; Trevor Daley, day-today, broken ankle Sharks: Matt Tennyson, day-to-day, upper-body-injury, Matt Nieto, day-to-day, undisclosed injury
STRENGTHS Penguins: Speed will be a focal point of the Penguins’ attack when they hit the ice Monday night. It has been a hallmark of the system Sullivan installed back in December and the roster moves that general manager Jim Rutherford made only enhanced that… They are deeper than they have been in the playoffs since 2009, and they have goals from 16 players and points from 19. They also have seen the emergence of Bryan Rust, who has rolled up three goals in his last two games, including both in their 2-1 victory in Game 7 against the Lightning. … Their defense, which took a hit by losing Trevor Daley to a broken ankle during the Lightning series, has been able to weather the storm. That is due in large part to Olli Maatta jumping back into the lineup and logging 17 or more quality minutes per game. Brian Dumoulin appears to be improving with each passing game and Justin Schultz is thriving, albeit while playing limited minutes. Sharks: Their top line is a dynamic unit that features a playmaker in Thornton, a sniper in Pavelski and an all-around skill player in Tomas Hertl. They have thrived throughout these playoffs and have combined for 21 goals and 50 points through the first three rounds. … Brent Burns arguably is one of the best offensive defensemen in the league and is a threat every time
he steps on the ice. He’s capable of carrying the puck up ice and making a smooth pass that results in a goal, or letting an accurate slap shot go from the point. He has spent time in past seasons playing as a forward and his all-around game will give the Penguins headaches… Their power play unit has been dynamic. It has scored on 27 percent of its chances. Opponents simply haven’t had an answer for Thornton, Pavelski, and Burns who have combined for 25 power-play points.
WEAKNESSES Penguins: Losing Daley is significant blow. They were able to weather the loss for three games against the Lightning, but going through another seven-game series could be tough. The Sharks have been able to maintain the playoffs-leading goal total against even though they’ve faced the Kings’ Drew Doughty, the Predators’ Shea Weber and the Blues’ Alex Pietrangelo and Kevin Shattenkirk. Kris Letang is in the same class as those players, but there isn’t another defenseman on the roster who is. … They have to stay out of the penalty box. There have been times where they have unraveled and given teams too many power-play chances; they cannot afford to do that against the Sharks’ unit. … They have gotten away from their game at times during these playoffs, and that has kept their speed and forecheck from being a factor. To be successful, they need to play a constant north-south game. Sharks: Dealing with the Penguins depth could be an issue. They have beaten some impressive teams along the way, but they haven’t run into one that could match up with their top line. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are capable of doing that. If either is able to shut down Thornton and company, the Sharks could have issues, even if that means the trio is forced to play 200 feet away from the Penguins’ net… Martin Jones has been great in goal during the playoffs, but he hasn’t really been under siege. When forced to face a ton of shots, he is susceptible to allowing goals in bunches, as he did during the third period of their clinching game against the Blues.
X-FACTORS Penguins: This spot is usually reserved for some under-the-radar player who will make the difference in the series, but for this series, it is Crosby. The Penguins’ captain had only two points in the series against the Capitals but broke out with three goals, including an overtime winner, against the Lightning. He is cognizant of the fact that these moments don’t come around often and will not allow the Sharks to limit him in the final the way the Detroit Red Wings did back in 2009. Crosby, who has 133 points in 118 playoff games, will pad those stats before this is said and done. Sharks: The stars of the Sharks may shine, but they’ll win the series if 21-year-old Chris Tierney continues his upward trajectory. He is centering the Sharks third line and often draws the hard assignments against top opposing forwards. He has played well above his pay grade and has five goals and seven points in 18 postseason games. While he could add to his team’s success, he also could be an X-factor for the Penguins if they can best him in defensive situations.
PREDICTION The Penguins got a monkey off of their backs by finally winning in San Jose earlier this season. That will help them in this series. It will not be quick or easy, and it has the potential to go the distance, which will set the Penguins up to win the Stanley Cup on home ice for the first time in franchise history. Brian Metzer
Sunday, May 29, 2016 | Beaver newspapers Inc., Pennsylvania | The Times | B5
Cup first-timers wear excitment on their sleeves PENGUINS, from B1
the associated press file
Penguins defenseman Ian Cole (28) collides with New York Islanders right wing Kyle Okposo as Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz (4) looks to take control of the puck during the second period against the N.Y. Islanders on April 2 in New York. Cole and Schultz are more equipped to deal with today’s NHL defense than the 2009 pairing of Hal Gill and Rob Scuderi, writes Mark Madden.
Pens have ‘shutdown pair’ they need madden, from B1
Those two, in their prime, would have no place today with a good NHL team. Today’s hockey is about puck management, and Gill and Scuderi could barely manage to get the puck on their sticks. In 2016, defense is about having the puck. Spending as little time as possible in your end. In the current game, Gill and Scuderi would be liabilities because they had sub-par precision in possession. Ian Cole and Justin Schultz are more attuned to the way hockey is. As a pair, Cole and Schultz are greater than the sum of the parts. Individually, mediocre. Together, much better. It’s odd that Cole struggled mightily as Kris Letang’s partner, but elevates Schultz. Cole is adequate physically. Schultz does the bare minimum in that regard. But Cole and Schultz can skate, which allows them to get to dumps and loose pucks first. They have quick sticks and good ice awareness, which enables
around the league STANLEY CUP FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) San Jose vs. Pittsburgh Monday, May 30 San Jose at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 1 San Jose at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 4 Pittsburgh at San Jose, 8 p.m. Monday, June 6 Pittsburgh at San Jose, 8 p.m. Thursday, June 9 x-San Jose at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 12 x-Pittsburgh at San Jose, 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 15 x-San Jose at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.
them to disrupt opposition passing. They block shots. (Cole is fourth in these playoffs with 39 blocks.) When they get the puck, they turn the play around smartly and quickly. When the situation calls, they contribute by joining the rush. In today’s game, Cole and Schultz are a lot closer to a “shutdown pair” than Gill and Scuderi would be. So far, losing Trevor Daley (broken ankle) has been much less catastrophic that it could have been. His minus-4 hiccup in Game 5 against Tampa Bay duly noted, Letang has been the Penguins’ most valuable player in these playoffs. His skill set is exactly what’s required of a No. 1 defenseman, and his execution is consistent. Just when you think Letang has gambled unwisely, his skating gets him back in the play. Letang’s omission from Canada’s team for the pretend Olympics reflects negatively on Canada’s warped selection, not Letang’s worthiness. (Jake Muzzin?) At 6-4, Brian Dumoulin has a reach reminiscent of
The New Jersey Devils signed French defenseman Yohann Auvitu to a one-year, two-way, entry-level contract Friday. The 26-year-old Auvitu spent parts of the previous six seasons in Finland’s top professional league with JYP Jyvaskyla and HIFK Helsinki. This season, he had six goals and 15 assists in 48 games for HIFK Helsinki, won the Pekka Rautakallio Award as the top defenseman and was a first-team, all-league selection. In 18 playoff games en route to the league finals, he had six goals and seven assists. The AP
Hard to argue against two pair A statistical comparison of Ian Cole and Justin Schultz’ 2015-16 playoff numbers compared to the 2008-09 Stanley Cup winning pair of Hal Gill and Rob Scuderi: Category Cole Schultz Games 18
9
Plus-minus 7
3
Hits 34 6 Hits/game 1.9
0.7
Blocks 39
9
Blocks/g 2.2
1.0
Category Gill Scuderi Games 24 24 Plus-minus 2
5
Hits 22 18 Hits/game 0.9
0.8
Blocks 38 53 Blocks/g 1.6
WAGNER’S
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The Penguins’ Bryan Rust, center, celebrates with Evgeni Malkin (71) after scoring as the Lightning’s Alex Killorn (17) skates away during the Penguins’ Game 7 win Thursday.
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Two-time Olympic forward Phil Kessel failed to make the final cut for the United States’ World Cup of Hockey roster Friday, a day after helping the Pittsburgh Penguins reach the Stanley Cup Final. Instead, Team USA filled the final four spots with Columbus’ Brandon Dubinsky, Toronto’s James van Riemsdyk, Tampa Bay’s Ryan Callahan and St. Louis captain David Backes.
Gill’s but is a much better skater with superior skill. His consistency makes you forget he’s a rookie. Ben Lovejoy is playing the best hockey of his life during these playoffs. “Ka-ching!’ goes the cash register come Lovejoy’s free agency July 1. That leaves Olli Maatta. What a story. Maatta wasn’t playing very well, and got scratched for Games 2, 3 and 4 against Tampa Bay. But Daley got hurt. Maatta re-entered the lineup for Game 5 and put together sustained excellence. Maatta was on the ice at the end of Game 7, protecting a one-goal lead and a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. When the puck went behind the Penguins’ net in the waning seconds, Maatta got it, shielded it and kept it there. Smart play. Game over. A brilliant performance from Maatta when the Penguins needed it most. Maatta is 21. He’s been through a lot: Cancer, two shoulder surgeries and mumps. Maatta is back on the path to being a toppair defenseman. He’s got everything.
Getting a chance to play for the Stanley Cup is something you dreamt as a kid, and we’re right here.” “Phil is a reserved guy,” coach Mike Sullivan said, “and to see him let loose a little bit and show his emotions, I think that’s great for his teammates and great for him.” For Kessel, who has been to the playoffs three other times — most recently with Toronto in 2013 — the opportunity to win a Stanley Cup has been a long time coming. Some of the other Penguins — Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, MarcAndre Fleury — already have a Stanley Cup to their name. Others, like rookies Bryan Rust, Matt Murray and Conor Sheary and secondyear player Olli Maatta, are also getting their first experience in the final. It was a different road for them than Kessel, and a much shorter one. The excitement, though, is the same. “It’s the best time of year,” Maatta said. “The Stanley Cup final, that’s unbelievable. I just want to enjoy. Obviously you want to win ... but at the same time don’t squeeze your stick too hard. Just go enjoy. It’s the
Stanley Cup final. I think that’s how you get the best out of you.” “Definitely more people are noticing me, that’s for sure,” said Rust, whose two goals made him in the hero in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final. “It’s a really great feeling, but going to the Stanley Cup final tops it. ... It’s definitely sunk in, and I’m really excited about it.” As someone who’s been on this stage before, Crosby doesn’t have much advice for the newcomers. Mostly, he said, it’s important to stick to what’s made the Penguins’ successful throughout the playoffs so far. It’s a bigger series — the biggest series — but the game doesn’t change. “It’s more intense, if anything,” he said, “but just trust what got you to this point.” But just because Crosby’s been to the final before doesn’t mean he’s immune to the buzz. In fact, he said watching it all unfold for his teammates is the fun part. “Seeing the emotion and excitement around Rusty’s game that he had,” Crosby said. “What a way to play in his first playoffs and come up huge like that in Game 7. I think all those things and all the buildup is important and brings you closer together as a team.”
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BASEBALL’S HOTTEST NEW RIVALRY:
PIRATES VS. D’BACKS La Russa said Brown was being inaccurate with his statements. However, Brown stood by what he said, and rightfully so, because La Russa was always a believer in an eye-for-eye justice throughout his Hall of Fame managerial career. Brown, like myself, is in the minority when it comes to actually liking La Russa. Though he can be a polarizing figure, I have great respect for what he has accomplished and enjoy talking with him. The Diamondbacks are still steamed that start first baseman Paul Goldschmidt’s 2014 season ended two months early when he suffered a broken hand when hit by a pitch from former Pirates reliever Ernesto Frieri. That anger did not abate this past week.
JOHN PERROTTO’S
THREE THOUGHTS The Pirates and Arizona Diamondbacks seemingly have nothing in common that would kindle a rivalry. The Pirates play in the National League Central and the Diamondbacks play in the NL West, so they only face each other in six or seven games per season. Furthermore, the Pittsburgh franchise first started play in 1882. The Phoenix-based franchise joined the major leagues in 1998 during the latest round of expansion. And lest we forget, the Pirates have some of the classiest uniforms in baseball, while the Diamondbacks’ new threads unveiled this season apparently were leftovers from the wardrobe room of the old “Star Trek” set. However, Diamondbacks chief baseball officer Tony La Russa turned ArizonaPittsburgh into a rivalry Wednesday night when he stormed into the Pirates’ broadcast booth and confronted play-byplay announcer Greg Brown in the middle of the game at PNC Park. Brown said La Russa was a proponent of retaliatory pitches and felt one of the Pirates would get hit that night in wake of Pirates reliever Arquimedes Caminero hitting the Diamondbacks’ Jean Segura and Nick Ahmed on the head with pitches, even though both stemmed the righthander’s complete lack of command of his pitches rather than any intent to injure.
By John Perrotto Times MLB Correspondent
Chad Kuhl is overshadowed by big-name prospects Tyler Glasnow and Jameson Taillon in the starting rotation of the Pirates’ Triple-A Indianapolis farm club. Glasnow, Kuhl considered the top prospect in the Pirates organization, has gone 4-2 with a 2.25 ERA in 10 starts. Taillon, the second overall pick in the 2011 amateur draft, is 3-2 with a 1.82 ERA in eight starts after sitting out the last two seasons while recovering from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery and a sports hernia. Kuhl has been even better. Through nine starts, the 23-year-old righthander is 4-1 with a 1.03 ERA despite not being considered among the Pirates’ top 10 prospects coming into the season. However, other teams have noticed — and coveted — the Pirates’ ninth-round pick in the 2013 amateur draft from the University of Delaware. “Chad’s a guy that we’ve turned down I can’t even think of the number of trade requests for over the years,” Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said. “We’re not one to hype our own guys; we’ll let (the media) do that, and others do that. Chad’s very quietly been a guy that we’ve put our arms around and felt like he could help us at the major league level as a starter, certainly out of the bullpen.” Kuhl has been outstanding throughout his four-year professional career, compiling a 31-15 record with a 2.61 ERA in 76 starts. He is also willing to pitch on the inner half of the plate, a trait the Pirates like in their pitchers. Kuhl began working inside on the advice of Delaware coach Jim Sherman in 2012 following a freshman season in which he was 1-4 with a 6.39 ERA in 12 games. “I really had lived outer-third,” Kuhl said. “I was starting to throw low 90s where I could go in, move some feet and make hitters uncomfortable with an inside fastball.” He could be making major league hitters uncomfortable by the end of the season. “We really like what he’s doing, the man that he is,” Huntington said. “The breaking ball is getting more consistent. Again, it feels like a broken record here with the changeup, but it is becoming a very usable pitch for him. We see Chad as being able to help us at some point this summer.”
SECOND Hello, Burdi? The Pirates have never used the amateur draft for quick help since Neal Huntington became general manager late in the 2007 season. That may change this year when the first round is held June 9. The Pirates are said to be enamored by Louisville closer Zack Burdi, who is considered to have the best fastball of any draft-eligible college pitcher by Baseball America, and are considering selecting him at No. 22. Some of the organization’s scouts believe Burdi is so far advanced that he could provide late-season help to a bullpen that could really use him right now.
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Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison record the fourth game-winning RBI of his career Thursday with a tworound double in the sixth inning of an 8-3 win over the Diamondbacks in Pittsburgh.
Harrison pinch-hits are few, but timely By John Perrotto Josh Harrison, entrenched as the Pirates’ starting second baseman, isn’t asked to pinch-hit very often by manager Clint Hurdle. That is probably a good thing, in many respects. Harrison entered the weekend with a .156 batting average as a pinch-hitter during his six-year career. However, Harrison’s two-run double off the bench in the sixth inning Thursday snapped a 3-3 tie as the Pirates went on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 at PNC Park and complete a three-game series sweep. It was Harrison’s fourth career game-winning RBI as a pinch-hitter. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that is the most by a Pirates player since Orlando Merced also had four, the last coming in 1996. While Harrison isn’t great in the clutch as a pinch-hitter, he entered the weekend with a .301 career batting average when hitting with runners in scoring positon. He was batting .352 this season in those situations.
Former Pirates shortstop Clint Barmes retired this past week. He was playing for the Kansas City Royals’ Triple-A Omaha farm club and hitting just .203. While he didn’t make the same level of on-field contributions of righthander A.J. Burnett and catcher Russell Martin, Barmes’ quiet professionalism — and willingness to tutor young shortstop Jordy Mercer — played a significant role in the Pirates morphing from a laughingstock that had 20 straight losing seasons to a franchise that has made three consecutive postseason appearances.
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when the Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 at PNC Park. The Pirates had seven hits, all singles. No other major league team has scored as many as six runs on seven total hits or fewer this season. The late time the Pirates did it was July 28, 1998, when they lost to the Rockies 12-6 at Coors Field in Denver while being held to six singles. Kevin Young had two of the hits and drove in two runs, as Pedro Astacio beat Jon Lieber.
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Pirates pitcher ARQUIMEDES CAMINERO was ejected from Tuesday’s game against the Diamondbacks after hitting Jean Segura and Nick Ahmed in the head with pitches.
The Pirates beat the Diamondbacks 5-4 on Wednesday night when David Freese’s two-run home run in the fifth inning off Rubby De La Rosa turned a 4-3 deficit into a one-run lead that held. It was the third time in the corner infielder’s eight-year career that he hit a home run turning a deficit into a lead in the fifth inning or later, all coming with different teams. He also did so Sept. 21, 2011 for the St. Louis Cardinals off the New York Mets’ Pedro Beato, and on April 24, 2015 for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim against the Texas Rangers’ Keone Kela. Both came in the seventh inning.
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DAILY DIGEST It was inevitable New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard was ejected Saturday night for throwing a 99 mph fastball behind Chase Utley of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Utley was playing at Citi Field this weekend for the first time since his late takeout slide in last year’s playoffs broke the right leg of then-Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada. AP
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NOTEWORTHY White Sox 7 Oakland 12, Detroit 3 Cleveland 11, Baltimore 4 Tampa Bay 9, N.Y.Yankees 5 Late L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets San Diego at Arizona Houston at L.A. Angels Minnesota at Seattle
SUNDAY’S GAMES Pirates (Liriano 4-3) at Texas (Perez 2-4), 3:05 p.m. St. Louis (Wacha 2-5) at Washington (Strasburg 8-0), 1:35 p.m. Cincinnati (Finnegan 1-3) at Milwaukee (Nelson 4-3), 2:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Velasquez 5-1) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 4-2), 2:20 p.m. San Diego (Pomeranz 4-4) at Arizona (Bradley 1-0), 4:10 p.m. San Francisco (Cueto 7-1) at Colorado (Rusin 1-2), 4:10 p.m. Miami (Koehler 2-5) at Atlanta (Teheran 1-4), 5:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 7-1) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 4-3), 8:00 p.m. Boston (Price 7-1) at Toronto (Dickey 2-6), 1:07 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 6-1) at Cleveland (Clevinger 0-1), 1:10 p.m. N.Y.Yankees (Eovaldi 5-2) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 2-2), 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 9-1) at Kansas City (Volquez 5-4), 2:15 p.m. Houston (Fister 4-3) at L.A. Angels (Tropeano 3-2), 3:35 p.m. Detroit (Pelfrey 0-4) at Oakland (Hill 7-3), 4:05 p.m. Minnesota (Nolasco 1-3) at Seattle (Walker 2-4), 4:10 p.m.
Posey hit a pair of three-run homers, including a tiebreaking drive as part of a six-run eighth inning, and the Giants rallied for a 10-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. Posey also hit a three-run homer in the first inning. It was the third multihomer gamer of Posey’s career, two of which have now come against the Rockies. His six RBIs tied a career best. Scooter Gennett took the throw at second, turned and fired the relay to first for what he thought was a routine double play that would get the Brewers out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth.The Reds had other ideas, and the umpires agreed after taking a look at a replay.The double play was overturned, allowing Joey Votto to score the go-ahead run on Adam Duvall’s bouncer in the Brewers’ tense 7-6 loss on Saturday.The umpires ruled after replay that Gennett had his foot off the bag during the relay, apparently by the slimmest of margins. The Mets aren’t happy with the way the Dodgers tried to make their mark in New York this weekend. General manager Sandy Alderson said Major League Baseball will handle the team’s concerns about Los Angeles using a laser range-finder to denote defensive positioning in the outfield before a game at Citi Field. Fox reported the Mets contacted MLB about the matter.The teams began a three-game series in New York on Friday night. AP
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS (AP) — Yu Darvish struck out seven in five strong innings in his first start in the majors in almost 22 months, and the Texas Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Saturday night. The Japanese right-hander allowed three singles with a walk in his return from last year’s Tommy John surgery, ending Pittsburgh’s five-game winning streak. Adrian Beltre had a two-run homer in the first inning off Juan Nicasio (3-3) to become the fourth third baseman with at least 1,500 RBIs, finishing with 1,501.
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Jaso 1b McCutchen cf Polanco rf Freese 3b Marte lf Cervelli c Joyce dh Mercer ss Figueroa 2b a-Rodriguez ph-2
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a-lined out for Figueroa in the 7th. E–Andrus 2 (6). LOB–Pittsburgh 7, Texas 5. 2B–Desmond (12), Fielder (11). 3B–Joyce (1), Profar (1). HR–Beltre (9), off Nicasio; Moreland (5), off Nicasio. RBIs–Mercer (19), Figueroa (2), Desmond (28), Fielder (25), Beltre 2 (34), Moreland (18). SB–Marte (16), Cervelli (3), Figueroa (1), Desmond (10). Runners left in scoring position–Pittsburgh 5 (McCutchen, Freese, Marte, Cervelli 2); Texas 2 (Beltre, Mazara). RISP–Pittsburgh 1 for 10; Texas 2 for 6. Runners moved up–Polanco, Mercer, Fielder 2.
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Darvish W, 1-0 5 3 1 1 1 7 81 1.80 Barnette H, 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 21 2.21 Diekman H, 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.96 Bush 1 2 0 0 0 2 17 1.04 Dyson 1 1 1 1 0 1 12 2.25 Inherited runners-scored–Schugel 2-0. Umpires–Home, Dana DeMuth; First, Clint Fagan; Second, Greg Gibson; Third, Ed Hickox. T–3:08. A–46,950 (48,114).
NOTEWORTHY YU DARVISH (1-0) had a 0.90 ERA in five rehab starts this month, culminating with an 87-pitch outing. He threw 81 against the Pirates, hitting 98 mph with his fastball in the first inning and displaying his usual array of breaking pitches, some as slow as 70 mph. John Jaso had a leadoff single on Darvish’s second pitch before Andrew McCutchen struck out. The Pirates didn’t get another hit until Francisco Cervelli’s sinking liner in front of rookie right fielder Nomar Mazara in the fifth. No. 9 hitter Cole Figueroa ended Darvish’s shutout bid by pulling a hanging slider into right-center field for a single that scored Cervelli from second. Darvish then struck out Jaso for the second time to finish his outing. Mitch Moreland snapped a 1-for-27 skid with a solo home run in the fourth. Beltre’s homer just cleared the wall in center field after Prince Fielder’s RBI groundout to score leadoff hitter Jurickson Profar, who had two hits filling in for suspended second baseman Rougned Odor. It was the second game of Odor’s seven-game ban. Pirates lefty reliever Tony Watson came off the paternity list and pitched a perfect eighth.
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Steelers have great expectations for Sammie Coates By Chris Bradford PITTSBURGH — During the weeks leading up to the 2015 season opener, Ben Roethlisberger was posed a rather innocuous question with Martavis Bryant about to serve what was then a four-game suspension: “Did he see a greater role for Sammie Coates in the Steelers offense?” “No, I think you’re going to see a bigger role Heyward-Bey,” the quarterback answered flatly last Sept. 1. Ouch. What’s changed for Coates since then? Plenty, actually. For starters, Bryant is suspended again, this time for the entire 2016 season. Darrius HeywardBey? He’s back and should be a key contributor, but it’s Coates who the Steelers are counting on most to help offset the loss of Bryant, unquestionably Pittsburgh’s best vertical threat. “We’ll all need to step up,” Roethlisberger was saying last week during the start of OTAs. “I’d like to see some of the young guys really take the next step, especially the young receiving guys.” Coates most certainly fits into that category and no one’s downplaying his potential impact in 2016.
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The Steelers’ Sammie Coates runs for a first down in the AFC Divisional-Round playoff game at Mile High Stadium on Jan. 17 in Denver. The rookie receiver had just one catch for 11 yards during the regular season, but he had two for 61 yards against the Broncos. conditioning. Bryant, who ran a 4.37 at his pro day, couldn’t sustain it. He had to learn to do what it takes to compete and to excel at the highest level. “You come in (to the NFL) after the draft process, sitting around, flying around, doing all these things, you come in and your body is not prepared to where it needs to be,” Coates said. “I came in a little sloppy. I had to learn from my mistakes and that’s what I had to do.” Despite the loss of
Bryant, the Steelers figure to have to one of — if not — the best receiving corps in the league between Antonio Brown, Markus Wheaton, Heyward-Bey and, yes, Coates. “I think he can be as good as he wants to be,” Brown, the two-time All-Pro, said of Coates. “There’s going to be a lot of opportunity for him to come in and make plays and I’m sure he’s going to take advantage of it.” Judging from the small sample size of one week of OTAs, Coates appears
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Last season, Coates appeared in just seven games — with one reception for 11 yards — and was inactive for the final six regular-season games and the wild-card victory at Cincinnati. But with Antonio Brown sidelined for the AFC Divisional Round playoff at Denver with a concussion, Coates was pressed into action, responding with two receptions for 61 yards. While those numbers might be Bryant-like, the Steelers and Coates will need to see more of it. “You just have to keep building,” Coates said. “It’s one of my games where I finally got to go out there and catch the ball and get some run after. I’ve got to keep showing that I can keep catching the ball consistently and running after the catch. That’s about being in condition, great shape and that’s my goal.” Much like Bryant, Coates came to the Steelers in the third round with the tag of being big, fast and raw. At 6-foot-1 and 212 pounds, Coates looked like he was pulled straight from central casting — Auburn, actually — but coach Mike Tomlin was not immediately impressed with his
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ith moments left in the game, Jacquie Scialabba shoots from behind the 3-point line and nails it.
Shocked to see the basketball glide through the net, Scialabba, 22, wastes no time returning to the game, though her energy is different in the final seconds. She finishes the game with a look of absolute joy. “I’m a fighter,” Scialabba said. “I work hard, play hard.” The shot didn’t make a difference in the outcome. The Beaver County Sharks, a Special Olympics basket-
ball team, still lost that game, played at a tournament this winter at Westminster College in New Wilmington. “Win or lose, we’re still here to make friends and celebrate life,” Scialabba said. The team, however, won many other games throughout the season and will compete in the statewide summer games June 2-4 at Penn State University. Scialabba is on one of
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Meghan Crawford holds up the gold medal she earned in a skills competition at a Special Olympics tournament April 30 at Carnegie Mellon University.
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The Beaver County Special Olympics basketball teams traveled to Westminster College in New Wilmington for a tournament against other area teams March 19. Coach Jim Scialabba listens to DiMonte Anderson talk about religion between games. At right are Miranda Soos and Seth Harley.
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According to the organization, this gives every athlete a chance to excel in the competition. In Beaver County, the All-Stars and the Sharks both play in games. Other players compete in individual skills, like dribbling, shooting and passing. The three teams practice together on Saturday mornings, January through June, at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Monaca. Members of the skills team will join the watch Sharks in June at online Penn For more State. photos and Bill video of this Anzevino story visit of timesonline. Brighton Township com. attends many practices and tournaments to watch his son, Andrew, 14, play. “He likes it a lot,� said his father. Anzevino, who is the pastor of Christian Assembly Church in Industry, has noted the dynamic of the players on and off the court. “They really care about each other,� he said. It’s hard not to notice
that each player is quick to help another up from a fall, regardless of their allegiance. Fellowship plays a role in the games. Tournaments bring a share of waiting for athletes, and friendships flourish in the downtime between games. Sometimes it’s in the form of playfully passing a basketball back and forth, while other encounters happen over a period of lounging along the perimeter of the court. Kyle McClester, 24, walks around the gym during a tournament at Carnegie Mellon University with an Allegheny County athlete he has met before. They’re familiar with each other from past events — friends in between games, competitors on the court. It’s not uncommon for friendships to blossom between rival teams. Many Beaver County players have built a relationship with players from the Erie City basketball team. “Lasting friendships that happen at these games,� said Dena Timper, who runs the Beaver County program. Socialization, though, has its limitations.
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The Beaver County Special Olympics basketball teams traveled to Westminster College in New Wilmington for a tournament against other area teams March 19. The All-Stars, Sharks and skills players pose with their coaches for a photo for a Westminster student. The Sharks and Buckaroos teams later qualified for the state tournament at Penn State University in June.
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Supporters leave a sign under a chair between games during a Special Olympics tournament at Carnegie Mellon University on April 30.
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Israel “Izzy� Scialabba laughs with Jacquell Sherrod while they wait to play in a Special Olympics basketball tournament at Carnegie Mellon University on April 30. Jacquell is a member of the Sharks, and Izzy is a member of the All-Stars. The minute a basketball starts bouncing her way, Scialabba hones her focus. She’s tenacious, even in warm-ups — using an undertone of dramatics to her advantage on the court. Her father, Jim, helps to coach the teams. Scialabba has been playing basketball for a while now. She plays for the Sharks and practices outside or at the YMCA in the off-season. Her older sister, Marquesia, taught her a lot about
basketball. “She’s like my role model,� Scialabba said. She’s also learned from her brother, Israel, who plays for the All-Star team. He’s taught her to not get easily upset or frustrated while playing. It’s hard though; she’s passionate and determined to play well in every game. Scialabba isn’t the type to lose interest in the sport or allow others to dominate over her during a game. “I may have special
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Taking one look at the newest version of the Chevy Malibu may fool you into believing it’s a luxury vehicle. Swooping lines with LED lights up front provide the appearance of refinement and technology. Taking a seat and driving the Malibu will confirm this feeling as you cruise down the road. Under the hood is a standard 1.5L turbo 4-cylinder that produces a modest 160 horsepower, but ups the torque game to 184 lb-ft that feels very confident and smooth when called upon. Power is harnessed by a 6-speed automatic and passed to the pavement via frontwheel drive. There is no surprise from the Malibu; the engine is sound and the transmission is bullet proof. Back to the outside, this current model lost 300 pounds from the previous due to new structural supports to improve ride and efficiency. The sedan is also stretched 4 inches to increase interior space and comfort. I can attest to the rear seat comfort as I spent time there answering emails on the 4G LTE WiFi built into the car. Up front, the grill keeps true with the new look of Chevy with a split grill and LED day-time lights. Follow the two body lines to the semi-fastback rear tailgate where you will see slim and modern tail lamps. The overall appearance of the Malibu is sleek and clean. I’m a nerd for small detail and the third tail light on the Malibu is executed very well, perfectly blended into the roof line and window. Inside, the style is taken to the next level with smooth surfaces and a fit and finish to rival luxury brands. While the dashboard is simple with the customary large touch screen, the steering wheel controls are a rubber material that
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2016 Chevrolet Malibu LT The Good — New stylish exterior, available Teen Driver feature. The Bad — Sluggish in corners, start/stop tech continues to annoy.
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Finally, after years of searching for the perfect excuse to get out of things I don’t want to do, I’ve stumbled upon it by pure accident. The four magic words are “Two kids in college.” Said with a shrug. Paired with an apologetic, helpless look. Everyone gets it. Immediately. In fact, this simple phrase is basically a “get out of jail free” card for any dinner you don’t want to go to, any sales pitch you don’t want to hear and any questionable fundraiser you’d rather avoid. “Sorry, I can’t. Two kids in college.” See what I mean? You’re already feeling my pain. You probably want to knit me a blanket or cook me a soulstrengthening casserole. Two kids in college. It’s hell, doubled. For one year, starting next fall, our two older kids will create a Venn diagram of higher education, intersecting briefly to suck our bank accounts and souls completely dry. That’s right: We’ll have a freshman and a senior. One kid in college is cause for sympathy. But two? You’re practically a martyr. If couples only knew, when they look at their cherubic babies and think “Oh, it’s time to have another one, isn’t it?” that in 18 years they’d be filling out the FAFSA every February for each kid, they would rethink the spacing of their children. Come to think of it, there’s a good case to be made for marketing the FAFSA as birth control. The FAFSA, for those innocents among you, is the horrendous, long and intrusive-feeling federal financial aid form that makes parents’ blood run cold. First, it gets your hopes up: Maybe we’ll qualify for a ton of aid! (You won’t.) Then, it asks
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Wanda M. Cummins Popp, 85, a lifelong resident of Industry, passed away peacefully, following a lengthy illness, on May 26, 2016, in Heritage Valley Beaver. She was surrounded by her loving family. Born Oct. 18, 1930, in Washington County, she was a daughter of the late John and Myrtle Cummins. One of 13 children, she was a graduate of Lincoln High School. Her greatest passion in life was her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was known as "Mom" by so many. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her cherished husband, Gilbert Lester Popp Jr., in 2007 and her sweet daughter, Pamela Popp, in 1982; beloved friend, Farinda Miller, in 2015, and her sister-in-law, Martha Cummins, in 2013. Wanda leaves behind her treasured children and their partners, Diane Popp and Lew Knight, Sandy Platz, all of Midland; Bonnie and Bob Kukuruda, Industry; James and Julie Popp, Canfield, OH; Les and Teresa Popp, Industry and Bob and Joanne Popp, Oswego, NY; 11 grandchildren, Jamie Jeffers, Jodi and Jimmy Platz, Justin Kukuruda, Jessica Popp, Megan Cutlip, Kayla Homick, Leslie Popp, Missy, Kayla and Tommy Hough; six greatgrandchildren, Bella, Jessie, Jake, Logan, Ava and Kelsey; also several brothers and sisters and their families. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the D.L. WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, 848 Midland Ave., Midland, where a service will be conducted on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery, Industry.
George H. Herstine, 82, of Brighton Township, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2016, at Good Samaritan Hospice at Heritage Valley Beaver with his family at his side. Born February 15, 1934, in Beaver, he was the son of the late George and Ellen Herstine and had been a resident of Brighton Township for the last 50 years. George retired after 40 years from St Joe-Zinc Corporation as a diesel mechanic, was a longtime member of the Four Mile Presbyterian Church in Ohioville and was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army. George was known by everyone as a man that would do anything for anybody and he loved to help people before they asked. His greatest passion however, was his family and the time he spent with them. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Willodean Herstine, in 2004; a sister, Nancy Lanza, and a brother, Ray Herstine. Surviving are his son, Stephen Herstine, Bridgewater; three daughters, Pamela (Nick) Merendo, Cranberry, Vicki (Michael) Fields, Brighton Twp., and Sherri Herstine-Icenhour, Beaver; four brothers, Donny (Diane) Herstine, Butch (Judy) Herstine, Allen (Verna) Herstine and Gary (Peggy) Herstine; two sisters, Shirley (fiancé Rev. Henry Howells) Shaffer and Faye (Gary) Lewis, and the love and joy of his life, his cherished grandson, River Icenhour. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the NOLL FUNERAL HOME INC., 333 Third St., Beaver. A funeral service will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Four Mile Presbyterian Church conducted by his pastor, Rev. R. Martin Williams. Interment with full military rites by the Beaver County Special Unit will follow at the Beaver Cemetery. Online condolences may be made to nollfuneral.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made, if desired, to the Four Mile Presbyterian Church, 5078 Tuscarawas Road, Beaver, Pa. 15009.
Theodore L. Darr, 62, of South Beaver Township, died Thursday, May 26, 2016, at his residence. Born November 19, 1953, in Beaver Falls, he was the son of Lila (Vink) Darr and the late William Darr. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren, enjoying the outdoors, hunting, fishing, and had a great passion for reading and politics. Surviving are his beloved wife of 42 years, Ida (Swesey) Darr, South Beaver Twp.; two sons, Theodore L. (Lori) Darr II, North Carolina, and Philip B. (Sarah) Darr, South Beaver Twp.; daughter, Amy (Paul) Jenkins, Pittsburgh; two brothers, James (Sue) Darr, Chippewa Twp., and Timothy (Georgetta) Darr, Columbus; sister, Beatrice Judge, Milford, PA; sisterin-law, Mary Jo Darr, Youngstown; and five grandchildren, Elizabeth Gianvito, Kaydance, Leah, and Bishop Jenkins, and Chico. He was preceded in death by two brothers, William H. Darr Jr. and Thomas Darr. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the in the GABAUER-LUTTON FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, INC., 117 Blackhawk Road, Chippewa Twp., www.gabauerlutt onfuneralhome.com, where prayers will be held on Tuesday at 9:20 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. in St. Monica Parish, 116 Thorndale Drive, Chippewa Twp., PA. Father Kim Schreck will officiate. Interment will follow at Seceder Cemetery.
Alvidio "Doc" Marsilio, 91, of Rochester, known to us all as "Doc," passed away Friday, May 27, 2016, in the Beaver Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, with his family by his side. He was born in Coraopolis, on Oct. 1, 1924, to the late Anthony and Anna Colangelo Marsilio, of Bugnara, Italy. On Nov. 8, 1945, he married his beloved wife, the former Dorothy Mae Frischkorn, and the two spent many wonderful years together until her passing in March of 1985. In addition, he was preceded in death by a loving daughter, Lois Ann Marsilio; his sisters, Clara Paparazzo and her husband, Felix; Helen Manzella and her husband, Joseph and his brothers, Albert Marsilio, Henry Marsilio and his wife, Louise and Valentine Marsilio and his wife, Marge. "Doc" was a devout member of St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Parish, Rochester. He was a former employee of Arco Chemical Co. and was president of the Arco Retirees Club. He was a lifetime member, trustee, treasurer and oldest member of the Rochester Eagles and was also a member of the Monaca Sportsmen’s Club. "Doc" was an avid sports fan and in his younger years, he enjoyed playing softball and bowling. In later years, he proudly watched his son and grandson’s sporting events throughout their high school and college careers. There was no
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Today’s Obituaries Darr, Theodore L. Fritz, Loretta M. Herstine, George H. Sr. Marsilio, Alvidio ’Doc’ Popp, Wanda M. Cummins Spera, Eleanor A. (Marcocci) Welsh, Dennis A.
Loretta M. Fritz Rochester Township
Loretta M. Fritz, 81, of Rochester Township, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016, in Good Samaritan Hospice, Heritage Valley Beaver. Born March 19, 1935, in Rochester, she was a daughter of the late Clement R. and Katherine L. Hawk Venn. She was a former custodian for Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church and the William Murphy Funeral Home, Inc. She was a lifelong member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rochester, and was a volunteer with the Community Table and Meals on Wheels, Rochester. She was also an avid Steelers fan. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Duane A. "Tony" Fritz; five daughters and four sonsin-law, Deborah A. Flamino, Beaver; Joyce L. and Steven Smith, Columbus, OH; Pamela S. (Narvett) and Jerry Wilson, Industry; Sharon and David Geisler, Beaver Falls and Lonnie Cox, Brighton Township; 11 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Vicky J. Cox. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 7 p.m. in the WILLIAM MURPHY FUNERAL HOME INC., 349 Adams St., Rochester. A service will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Interment will follow in Beaver Cemetery. The family wishes memorial contributions be made to the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 393 Adams Street, Rochester, PA 15074.
Eleanor A. (Marcocci) Spera Robinson Township On Tuesday, May 24, 2016, Eleanor A. (Marcocci) Spera, 93, of Robinson Township, passed away. Mrs. Spera was a hostess at the Fez. She was the beloved wife of the late Louis D. Spera; loving mother of Sister Grace Marie Spera, C.S.S.F., Carol A. Spera and Michael A. (Karen) Spera; loving grandmother of Michael Joseph (Lyn) Spera, Kathryn (Evan) Chipman and Nicholas Spera; also four great-grandchildren; sister of Sam (Anita) Marcocci. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the ANTHONY J. SANVITO INC. FUNERAL HOME, 1316 Fourth Ave., Coraopolis. Prayers will be held in the funeral home on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian burial at St. Joseph Church at 11 a.m. Burial in Resurrection Cemetery.
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Don Horton, former NC State, Boston College assistant coach, 58 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Don Horton, former North Carolina State and Boston College assistant football coach, has died. He was 58. The funeral home handling Horton’s arrangements in Raleigh said he died Saturday. He fought a public battle with Parkinson’s disease. Horton spent 10 years on Boston College’s staff before coming with coach Tom O’Brien when he was hired by N.C. State after the 2006 season. Horton coached the Wolfpack’s tight ends until May 2012, when he moved into an administrative position.
ANDRE REED July 4, 1959 - May 29, 2015 Andre, You’re always in our thoughts & prayers. You’re forever in our hearts. It’s not the words, they are but few. It’s the loving memory we keep of you. Though absent you are ever near. Still loved, still missed, and ever dear.
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g greater Steeler, Pirate, Penguin or Pitt fan, but his true joy was being with family and working in his garden growing the best tomatoes around. He is survived by a son, Thomas Marsilio and his wife, Robin, Chippewa Township; grandsons, Matthew and Cortney Marsilio, Chad and Jodie Marsilio, Jared and Ashley Marsilio and Michael Leahy, and his most precious great-grandchildren, Alannah, Lauren, Hunter, and Sawyer Marsilio, Sydney Leahy and step-greatgrandchildren, Sophia and Lilly. In his heart, he cherished the blessing of baby Cecilia, who will soon continue the circle of life in our family. Also, surviving are his brother, Joseph Marsilio and his wife, Millie, Neville Island, and many loving nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the WILLIAM MURPHY FUNERAL HOME INC., 349 Adams St., Rochester. A Christian wake service will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the funeral home. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church, Rochester Township. Interment will follow in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park. The family respectfully requests that donations be made to St. Cecilia Church, 628 Virginia Ave., Rochester, PA 15074. We would like to extend our sincere love and appreciation to his faithful friends and neighbors who watched over dad. Their support and compassion always brought a smile to his face. In his final months, the care and comfort shown to him from the staff of the Beaver Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center will never be forgotten.
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Dennis A. Welsh Rochester Township Dennis A. Welsh, 61, of Rochester Twp., passed away Monday, May 23, 2016, at Friendship Ridge. Born March 17, 1955, he was the son of the late William and Susan (Kruest) Rudolph. He was a graduate of Beaver High School and was self-employed in lawn care and various odd jobs. He is survived by his siblings, Larry (Carol) Welsh of Florida, Donna and (Steve) Schweiger of Rochester and Diane (Art Frank) Rudolph of Freedom. Additionally, Artie (Beverly) Foster of Western Beaver, survives him. They were life long friends. Dennis was one of a kind and anyone who knew him would agree. He was a kind and caring person, enjoyed talking to many people and loved animals. He was well known throughout the Beaver and Rochester communities. He will be missed by many, but is at peace now. The family would like to express sincere thanks to the staff on 2 Main at Friendship Ridge for the care they took of Dennis. He was not always an easy resident to assist, but they were always up for the challenge. Special thanks goes out to Dennis’ "nurse angel" Theresa (Linda) for her unwavering patience and kindness. Per his wishes, there is no public visitation. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Arrangements were handled by the SAULGABAUER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 273 Route 68, Rochester. Memorial contributions, if desired, can be made in memory of Dennis, to honor his love of pets to the Beaver County Humane Society Online condolences can be made at www.saul-gaba uer.com.
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Cassandra Q. Butts, who was President Barack Obama’s classmate at Harvard Law School and a longtime member of the president’s inner circle, who advised him throughout his political career and served as a deputy White House counsel, died May 25 at her home in Washington. She was 50. She sought medical attention early last week, when she began feeling ill. She died before learning that she had been diagnosed with acute leukemia, her family said. Butts met the future president in 1988, when they were filling out financial-aid forms during their first days at Harvard Law School. They had a shared interest in jazz and remained close friends throughout law school and in later years. Along with Valerie Jarrett, Susan E. Rice and others, Butts was sometimes described as one of the “Sisterhood” of female advisers especially close to the president and first lady Michelle Obama. In a statement, the Obamas said Butts was “always pushing, always doing her part to advance the causes of opportunity, civil rights, development, and democracy. Cassandra was someone who put her hands squarely on that arc of the moral universe, and never stopped doing whatever she could to bend it towards justice.” During their three years together at Harvard Law School, Butts and Obama often spent time “just sitting around and talking about how we were going to change the world,” she told the Chicago Tribune in 2007. “How do you take this thing we’re learning in law school and make a difference on the issues that we care about?”
She was among the classmates who encouraged Obama to run for president of the Harvard Law Review in 1990. He became the first African American to hold the position. “In order to publish the Law Review and to be productive in his term as president,” Butts told PBS’s “Frontline” program in 2008, “he had to figure out how to make it work and how to make both sides work together, which meant that he wasn’t always going to side with his progressive colleagues. It is Barack’s natural inclination to reach across the aisle.” After graduating from law school in 1991, Butts was legislative counsel to Sen. Harris Wofford, D-Pennsylvania, then worked on civil rights policy with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. She returned to Capitol Hill in 1996 as a top adviser to Rep. Richard A. Gephardt, D-Missouri, who was House minority leader at the time. She helped vet judicial nominees and served as counsel for the House Democratic Policy Committee during the 1998 impeachment hearings on President Bill Clinton. In 2004, when Obama was elected to the Senate, Butts helped hire his staff and organize his office. During his presidential run four years later, she was among several former classmates who helped with his campaign. After he was elected, she was general counsel to the Obama transition team and later served as deputy White House counsel. “Initially he didn’t have a national network of people who he could call on,” Butts told Politico in 2008. “The Harvard group was helpful on that front — helping him make introductions on policy, political and financial fronts.”
Butts was reportedly a key behind-the-scenes figure during the nomination process of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in 2009. In November 2009, Butts became a senior adviser at the Millennium Challenge Corp., an independent government agency that develops recommendations on U.S. foreign aid to developing countries. She was nominated by Obama in February 2014 to be U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas. Beyond a committee hearing, the Senate failed to act to confirm her to the post. Cassandra Quin Butts was born Aug. 10, 1965, in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was 9 when her family moved to Durham, N.C. Her father was a businessman, her mother an accountant. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1987, then worked as a researcher for African News Service in Durham before going to law school. In 2000, Butts was an observer in the Zimbabwean parliamentary elections. She was a senior vice president at the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, from 2004 to 2008. For the past two years, while awaiting confirmation as ambassador to the Bahamas, she served as an adviser to the U.S. mission to the United Nations. Survivors include her mother, Mae A. Karim of Durham; her father, Charles Norman Butts of New York City; and a sister, Deidra Abbott of Severna Park, Md. “I’ve always been confident in Barack’s ability,” Butts said in 2008, describing Obama’s preparation for the presidency. “And even after law school, I remember telling a couple of people that, you know, I know this guy who is incredibly talented and could be the first African American president of the United States.”
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Tens of thousands of travelers standing in interminable security lines this holiday weekend will, at least momentarily, entertain fantasies of revenge against the Transportation Security Administration. Airports could actually do something about the hated agency, and a few are weighing a radical option: firing TSA screeners and hiring private replacements. The frustration over queue times-which have topped two and three hours at airports in Atlanta, Chicago, Charlotte and Denver-has prompted new attention by airport executives to the TSA’s little-known Screening Partnership Program, in which the federal agency solicits bids for a contractor to handle airport screening. The contractors must follow the same security protocols as federal officers, with similar
wages and benefits. At Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, where screening glitches sent 3,000 checked bags to a parking lot earlier this month, administrators are “discussing a variety of options,” including replacing the TSA with a private contractor, said Deborah Ostreicher, assistant aviation director at the airport. Sky Harbor officials have considered their TSA service “less than satisfactory for many months,” she said. The Phoenix airport is a hub for American Airlines, which has blamed the TSA delays across the country for causing more than 70,000 passengers to miss flights so far this year . The former general manager of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport wrote a letter to the TSA in February warning that the world’s busiest airport was “conducting exhaustive research” into privatized security screening. The airport manager, Miguel Southwell, was fired on
May 20. The airport did not respond to a request for comment on its screening plans. The power to replace TSA employees with private screeners dates to the birth of the agency in 2002, shortly after the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks. Congress designated five airports at the time to offer screening by private firms as a way to compare the federal approach. Another 17 smaller airports have since joined the original five. The most recent to make the switch to private security screeners, Punta Gorda Airport in Florida, expects to finish the transition next week. San Francisco International is the largest U.S. airport with private screeners. Now other large airports are researching privatesector alternatives. “I’ve talked to a number of airports and I know they’re inquiring and doing their homework,” said Ian Redhead, one of the original five with private screeners. “I don’t think it’s an idle threat. Airport
directors don’t make idle threats like that because it really doesn’t accomplish anything.” Commissioners at the Port of Seattle spent much of a meeting this week learning about the private security program and whether it would improve passenger flows at Seattle Tacoma International. The port is spending $3.3 million over the next four months on 90 contractors to help manage TSA lines, which have snarled passenger traffic at SeaTac terminals since April. Commissioners-who also heard from several TSA officers who opposed private screening-asked airport executives to collect further data on the program. Jeff Holmgren, the TSA federal security director at the Seattle airport, told the commission “there is no statistical difference in terms of effectiveness or efficiency” between federal and private screeners. That’s the official position of the TSA, which argues there is
no correlation between security wait times and the use of federal or contracted screeners. The handful of larger airports with private screeners don’t offer proof that the change would improve the travel experience. The Kansas City airport has seen longer lines and a spike in missed flights this spring due to staffing levels in a new contract with New Mexicobased screening firm Akal Security. “The amount of staff is controlled by the contract,” Redhead said. Screening firms “can’t just go and increase to X number of bodies.” The TSA budget, which covers federal staff and private contractors, is the critical component in security wait times. Trade groups for U.S. airlines and airports this week called for Congress to stop removing $1.25 billion in annual airline ticket funds from the TSA budget. In 2013, lawmakers diverted a portion of the $5.60 Sept. 11 security fee on each flight segment toward
deficit reduction. “ That revenue diversion decision has come home to roost,” Airlines for America said in a news release . Security experts say more screening officers, more travelers enrolled in the TSA’s PreCheck program, and greater use of dog sniffers-allowing passengers to retain their shoes and belts-would do the most to unclog the long lines at airports. TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger has called for an additional 5,400 staff at airports. Still, airports that have switched to private firms say they consider the contractors more responsive and better able to adjust staffing to address traffic surges and lulls. “It’s a difficult balancing act because it is balancing customer service versus ensuring security and safety,” said Brian Sprenger, director at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport in Montana, which began private screening in 2014.
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Protein’s hot, chocolate’s not and Hershey is making beef jerky By Craig Giammona Bloomberg
Hershey, Pa., smells like chocolate. The streetlamps are shaped like Hershey Kisses, and its roads bear names like Cocoa Avenue. So it’s a bit strange that Hershey Co., the iconic 122-year-old candy giant whose annual revenue swelled to more than $7 billion selling chocolate with peanut butter, chocolate with almonds, and just plain chocolate, would be staking so much of its future on a snack that’s not chocolate. Hershey beef jerky. With sugar widely branded a health boogeyman and Americans cutting back on sweets in favor of Greek yogurt and protein bars, Hershey saw sales fall in 2015 for first time in more than a decade. To help turn the tide, the company is betting on the growing appetite for dried meat. “If it says protein on it, consumers will buy it,” said Carl Jorgensen, a director of wellness strategy at Daymon Worldwide, a retail-marketing firm in Stamford, Conn. “This is something Hershey has to do.” Americans, especially millennials, are snacking more than ever, noshing throughout the day rather than sitting down for three square meals. Hershey wants to ride that trend. The company is rolling out snack bars made with acai berries, trail mixes that feature small pieces of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and jalapeno almonds and pumpkin seeds coated in protein. The goal is to make $2 billion in snack revenue to provide growth even as U.S. chocolate consumption declines,
with a quarter of that coming from jerky and other meat products. Hershey signaled its shift away from chocolate in early 2015, when it acquired Krave Pure Foods, a maker of premium beef jerky with about $35 million in sales. Krave, based in California’s wine country, put Hershey in the fast-growing meatsnack category and gave the company access to Whole Foods customers. Hershey has said Krave could be a $500 million brand. Sales of meat snacks have ballooned in recent years as jerky has shed its image as a salty, overprocessed gas-station staple and been reimagined as a convenient nibble that’s low in carbohydrates and high in protein. Hershey has more than doubled Krave sales and plans to launch a line of meat bars later this year. “With consumers having less traditional meals and snacking more, they’re looking for sources of protein,” said Michele Buck, Hershey’s president for North America. “These things ebb and flow, but protein is here to stay.” Hershey’s snacking push comes as chocolate consumption in the U.S. has flattened. Growth has come from higher prices, not people eating more chocolate, according to data from IRI, a Chicagobased market-research firm. With sugar in decline, consumers have moved to fancier dark chocolate products, which are perceived as healthier than mainstream items like Kisses or Reese’s Pieces, according to Jared Koerten, a Chicago-based analyst at Euromonitor International. Hershey has acquired brands such
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Customers stand near an interactive computer display at the Hershey’s Chocolate World store in New York in January. With sugar widely branded a health boogeyman and Americans cutting back on sweets in favor of Greek yogurt and protein bars, Hershey is betting on the growing appetite for jerky. as Brookside to boost its premium chocolate offerings and expand into snack bars, but it’s a crowded market, Koerten said. “Hershey faces an uphill battle to edge in,” he said. It’s not clear whether snacking can save Hershey. For one thing, snacks accounted for about 2 percent of Hershey’s U.S. business last year. Hershey generates almost all of its sales from selling chocolate in the U.S., and an ill-fated expansion into China contributed to a $98 million loss in the company’s international unit last year, with analysts pre-
dicting another loss in 2016. Hershey’s performance — its shares fell 14 percent last year — has led to speculation the company could be a takeover target amid consolidation among the big U.S. food producers. But about 80 percent of the voting rights in Hershey stock are controlled by the Hershey Trust Co., lowering the probability of a deal. In a research note, Chris Growe, an analyst at Stifel Financial Corp., called Hershey’s U.S. performance a “real weak spot” and said sales could lag for the rest of the year. In addition to health con-
cerns about sugar, Hershey faces increased competition from its top U.S. rival, closely held Mars Inc., the makers of M&Ms, Snickers and Milky Way. These days, inside the company’s headquarters on East Chocolate Avenue, where ubiquitous bowls of candy are never far from reach, Hershey executives are eager to talk about their new snacks. But they’re also quick to clarify: Hershey is still very much a chocolate company. It remains the No. 1 seller of chocolate candy in the U.S., controlling nearly a third of the market. Even at $2 billion, snacks would have ac-
counted for only about a quarter of Hershey sales in 2015. One fact is impossible to ignore, however. The amount of chocolate candy eaten in the U.S. fell last year, and has continued dropping so far in 2016, according to IRI. And with sugar’s bad rap, Hershey sees its future in snacks such as jerky. “We don’t want to be a Blockbuster, we don’t want to be a Kodak,” said Tony Tyree, the vice president of Hershey’s global snack business, referring to two once-dominant companies that went the way of the dinosaur. “You can’t be focused on the rear view.”
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Do cellphones cause cancer? Don’t believe the hype By Rachel Feltman The Washington Post
First things first: No one has proven that cellphones cause cancer. No one has proven that cellphones cause cancer. In fact, most research suggests otherwise. But you might not realize that, based on some news circulating Friday morning. Many publications, including the Wall Street Journal and Mother Jones, are trumpeting the results of a U.S. government study that links cellphones to tumor growth. But while the WSJ ran with the scary “CellphoneCancer Link Found in Government Study,” something like “Research That Hasn’t Been Vetted Yet Shows Possible Link Between Cellphones and Cancer in Male Rats” might have been more appropriate. Less sexy. But also a lot less misleading. The study, released on Thursday after the results leaked online, is the result of a $25 million, multi-year effort from the National Toxicology Program (NTP). But it hasn’t been peer reviewed — despite
implications to the contrary by the WSJ — because it hasn’t been formally submitted to a scientific journal and accepted for publication, during which time outside experts would have had the opportunity to pinpoint possible errors or exaggerations in the data and analysis. Several experts reportedly reviewed the work before it was announced, but the researchers have not yet made all of their data public. Ron Melnick, who was the lead investigator on the study until he retired in 2009, told STAT News that he was asked to review the data and found that they “indicated that there were increased tumor responses in the brain and the heart.” “Where people were saying there’s no risk, I think this ends that kind of statement,” he told the WSJ. The researchers exposed mice and rats to radio-frequencies commonly used by wireless electronics, at doses comparable to a human’s typical exposure. Of the male rats dosed with
radiation, the study authors report, 2 to 3 percent contracted gliomas, or tumors of the glial cells of the brain, and 6 to 7 percent developed schwannoma tumors in their hearts. None of the non-dosed rats developed any tumors. But STAT points out that it’s unusual that none of these nondosed rats randomly developed tumors on their own, and that the cancer rates in the dosed rats might actually be pretty similar to what you’d usually expect in a random rat population. There was no significant cancer uptick in the female rats dosed with radiation, and the researchers have not released their data on male or female mice. All of this is to say that it’s way too soon to take these findings as a reason to toss your phone out the window. We’ve explained before that single studies are basically useless on their own (here’s why) and that’s still the case. This research will almost certainly inspire new projects that try to replicate the troubling results, and that’s great. But when
publications blast every contrarian new finding as a groundbreaking absolute truth, it makes the public less able to develop informed opinions. “There are arguments in the literature now that we are at the beginning of an epidemic of cancers,” Chris Portier, former associate director of the NTP, told Mother Jones. “There are arguments against that. It is not clear who is right. I have looked through it. It’s a mixed bag.” Indeed, most studies examining the human population over time have concluded no association between cellphone use and increased rates of cancer. Some have argued that we just haven’t been using cellphones long enough to see the ill-effects born out, but the University of Sidney’s Simon Chapman recently argued against this line of thinking. “That is not what we see with cancer,” he wrote in an op-ed for Quartz. “We see gradual rises moving toward peak incidence, which can be as late as 30-40 years (as with lung cancer and smoking).”
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First things first: No one has proven that cellphones cause cancer. In fact, most research suggests otherwise. And his research — and that produced by other scientists — has failed to show the start of such a trend.
Maybe this study really is a major turning point in understanding of the risk of cell phone usage. But it’s way too soon to tell.
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Saluting Our Troops H H H H H H H On this Memorial Day, we salute the heroes of our Armed Forces past and present for their courage and dedication to our country.
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“We are grateful for your service and selfless actions as a solider and father. Thank you for keeping us safe and serving as a role model for all of us.” Love, Bobby, JoAnne and Eileen
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News of the weird
Transmitter for the body Chuck
shepard Send tips to WeirdNewsTips @yahoo.com or P.O. Box 18737, Tampa, FL 33679. www.Newsofthe Weird.com.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced they had recently (a first, they claimed) transmitted high-speed digital data through slabs of pork loin and beef liver. The signal cleared the muscle and gristle so cleanly that it permitted streaming of high-definition video — enough to watch Netflix, said the lead researcher. (Actually, the advance is crucial in that it allows a patient to swallow a transmitter and for physicians to monitor inner workings of the body in real time and externally control implanted devices such as cranial sensors and defibrillators.)
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l Religious leaders associated with the “quiverfull” ministry announced intentions for a November retreat this year in Wichita, Kansas, at which parents will meet to plan “arranged” Christian marriages for their prepubescent daughters, to maximize the future couples’ childbearing potential — supposedly the No. 1 priority of all females. Quiverfull activist Vaughn Ohlman has written that female fertility is optimal during their teens (actually, just after age 12) and drops off in their 20s. The local district attorney, queried by The Wichita Eagle,
said such marriages are legal as long as all parties consent — but Ohlman has maintained that the Bible does not require the bride’s consent if her father has given his. l The Daily Pakistan newspaper, covering the Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi in April, reported that a judge in Courtroom III asked a constable if he knew how the grenade entered into evidence worked. Rather than assume that an explanation was requested, the constable pulled the pin to demonstrate, and the resulting explosion injured the constable, a court clerk and another police officer. Universal Press Syndicate
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Man’s Repatha may be helpful nails are too long Dear Abby: I am a 65-yearold widow and recently started dating a 66-year-old man. I really like him and enjoy his company. H o w e v e r, one thing about him drives me up a wall. He has long fingernails on both hands. He is neat and tidy and otherwise well groomed. I am quite sure he is not Abigail a coke user (which some have suggestWrite Dear ed could be Abby at www. the reason). DearAbby. He has told com or P.O. Box me his hobby 69440, is guitar playLos Angeles, CA ing, but for 90069. that I’d think he would only need a few long nails. I feel I don’t know him well enough to ask why he keeps them so long or tell him how much this creeps me out. How would you suggest I bring this up to him? Dianne in Wisconsin Dear Dianne: The gentleman’s hobby may be guitar playing, but in order for him to form the chords he strums, his nails on one hand would have to be short. I can’t think of a nice way to tell someone his nails “creep you out.” However, I don’t think it would be out of line to ask why he wears his nails as long as he does, and let him explain it to you.
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Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 63-yearold female. I have been treated for high cholesterol since I was in my 30s. My cholesterol levels are difficult to control, and as a result I am closely monitored. My meds are adjusted accordingly. When I was 56, I had a heart attack. The blockage was in my left anterior descending artery, and during the catheterization procedure, it was found that I have congenitally narrow blood vessels. Despite two attempts, a stent could not be placed. My treatment plan, in addition to more meds, was diet and exercise to strengthen my heart. This was a wake-up call, and I followed my doctor’s advice. I ate healthier and started a daily walking regimen. A year later I had lost 25 pounds and could walk all day. Subsequent tests show that my heart grew “collateral” vessels and my heart is now normal. My cardiologist wants his heart attack patients to maintain an LDL level below 70. Despite diet and 20 mg of Crestor, I cannot get to this number. Now a new drug, Repatha, is approved. While it has been proven to lower LDL levels significantly, it has not yet been determined whether lowering the LDL that much will actually reduce stroke and heart attack risks. After much discussion with my cardiologist, I was given the option to go on Repatha. He admitted he usually doesn’t prescribe “new to
the market” drugs but is really encouraged by the data and admits he has many patients on the drug. I know the drug is administered via an injection and is expensive. I have been screened, and the pharmacy is ready to mail me out the pre-filled syringes. My insurance will cover it. I am worried about drug interactions. B.L. Dear B.L.: Evolocumab (Repatha) is a new treatment for high cholesterol, indicated for people at very high risk for heart attack. This includes people who cannot get their risk down adequately with lifestyle changes and statin drugs, including people unable to tolerate them. Few drug interactions are known. Since these drugs are new, there isn’t yet a definitive answer on whether they reduce risk of heart disease — precisely as you say. However, initial data suggest that they will be of benefit. The long-term risks of evolocumab are unknown, but shortterm risks appear to be low. The most common is pain at the injection site. Serious adverse events were unlikely. You already have done a great deal to reduce your risk. Using this new medication might further reduce it a small amount, but at an unknown risk of longterm side effects. North America Syndicate
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Dear Harlan, My teenage daughter recently broke up with her boyfriend. He wants another chance. She is considering it. He says he’s changed. What are your thoughts about second chances? Second Chances Dear Second Chances, Words, words, words — they don’t mean a thing without actions. If he wants a second chance, he needs to take action and make real changes — talking about change isn’t changing anything. Did he get help? Did he work on himself to change? What has he done? Other than being lonely, there needs to be a real effort. This can’t happen overnight. I suggest taking some time to make the decision. If in a month or two she’s still interested, then she can consider giving him another chance. If he’s worked to show her that something will be different, perhaps it will be. The time will give her space to stand on her own two feet again, connect with friends and focus on what she wants. And if she does want him back, it will give her time to see if he’s talking about change or really making the effort to change. Dear Harlan, I have a close friend who took the blame for something I did. I don’t know if I should take the blame or let it go away. What’s the right thing to do? Not Under the Bus Dear Not Under, Pick up the bus, tell him to move over and get under it. Unless there are special circumstances that I don’t know about, I don’t understand how you can let him do this for you. Do you know
what an enabler does? Here’s the MerriamWebster Dictionary definition: “One who enables another to achieve an end; especially one who enables another to persist in self-destructive behavior (as substance abuse) by providing excuses or by making it possible to avoid the consequences of such behavior.” Your friend is an enabler. Whatever you did, it’s something you need to own up to. To allow someone else to take ownership for your behavior or actions is self-destructive. It seems unfair to let him take the blame. Talk to the people you trust and respect to advise you. Dear Harlan, I made plans to room with someone, and now I regret it. Should I just go with it, or make a change while I can? Regretting Roommate Dear Regretting, Don’t wait. Once you move in it’s a lot harder to move out. There’s stuff to move, resentment to share, hurt feelings and expenses. Get out before you move in. Blame your change of heart on your unwavering friendship. Make it about YOU being difficult, unreasonable and worried you’re going to be a problem. You are the roommate from hell. In fact, you’re SUCH a good friend that you couldn’t keep your feelings a secret. If you’re in a situation where you already have signed a lease or there isn’t time to get someone else, help him find a new roommate. Just don’t decide to live with a mutual friend instead — that would be wrong. King Features Syndicate
stArs HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You’ll face emotional challenges that will keep you on your toes and prepare you for inevitable change. Observe what others do and don’t buy into any plan where pressure or emotional manipulation is present. Partnerships will be questionable. Be your own boss and eugenia stay focused on your dreams, and the benefits will outweigh the Visit Eugenia at astroadvice.com. losses.Your numbers are 6, 11, 18, 25, 31, 37, 42.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep working on personal projects until they are complete. It’s what you accomplish that will bring you satisfaction, not what other people say or do. A personal change will spark an exciting idea. 3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Get a head start on your upcoming week. Consider what you want to accomplish and prepare accordingly. Call in a favor from someone you’ve helped in the past if it provides the positive reinforcement you need to reach your goal. 4 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Walk away from anyone who is putting pressure on you. Ulterior motives are present and the outcome will not be in your favor. Back away from moneymaking schemes, poor influences and excess of any kind. Focus on your health and well-being. 2 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Implement something unique and different into your life. Start a new hobby or develop a friendship with someone from a different background. New ideas and projects will spring from the experience you encounter. A joint venture looks promising. 5 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): An offer will not live up to its presentation. Be wary of anyone making broad statements to lure you into something of little substance. Do your own thing and you will receive full credit for your actions. Celebrate with someone you love. 3 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t make any hasty decisions that will affect your income. Put more effort into learning, discovering and expanding your interests. A day trip will lead to an interesting observation and an unexpected change. 3 stars LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Make personal alterations that will help you gain knowledge, skills and expertise. Don’t let the changes others make stop you from doing what will help you excel. A romantic gesture without a commitment should be rejected. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Socialize, attend an entertaining event or do something that will help you strive for perfection. Listen to others, and you will discover how to get the same results for a lot less. Share your feelings with someone you love. 5 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Avoid traveling or operating heavy equipment. Don’t argue with someone who has more clout than you. Make a commitment to a loved one, and pursue greater stability and security in your life. 2 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Live life to the fullest. Engage in events that will lead to chance encounters with interesting people. Don’t hesitate to try something new. It could spark an idea that will bring in a wealth of opportunities. 4 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Shake things up at home. Move things around or plan a special evening with someone you love. Putting greater emphasis on protecting and nurturing what you have will lead to positive changes.Work at improving your standard of living. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Gauge what everyone else is doing before you make a decision to join in. Do your own thing and work quietly to perfect whatever you are trying to achieve and present. 3 stars Birthday Baby: You are determined, spontaneous and imaginative.You are aggressive and inquisitive. Universal Press Syndicate
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Bridge Q&a
Super Quiz
With Bob Jones
DO NOT DO IT
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Complete the “do not” proverb. (e.g., Do not make a
Neither vulner-
mountain ____. Answer: Out of a molehill.)
able, as South, you
hold:
FRESHMAN LEVEL
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1. Do not count ____.
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Answer________
As dealer, what call
2. Do not cross ____.
would you make?
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3. Do not look _____.
be
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tempted to pre-
4. Do not rock ____.
empt in third or fourth
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seat, but as dealer, this
5. Do not bite ____.
hand is well worth an
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opening one bid. Bid one diamond.
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GRADUATE LEVEL
North-South vul-
6. Do not change horses ____.
nerable, as South,
Answer________
you hold:
7. Do not throw the baby out ____.
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South West North East
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Pass 1♠
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What call would you
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make?
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spades. Bid four spades.
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Partner opens one club and right-hand opponent bids two hearts, weak. What call would you make?
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Complete the grid so every row, column and 3 x 3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
15. Do not cut off your ____. Answer________
SCORING: Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level: 24 to 30 points — congratulations, doctor; 18 to 23 points — honors graduate; 13 to 17 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 5 to 12 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 4 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?
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What call would you make? Assuming
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“When their jumps are weak, then
your jumps are strong.” A jump overcall after a pre-empt shows an intermediate hand, about 14-16 points, with a good six-card suit. Perfect! Bid three spades.
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hold: ♠A972♥QJ8 ♦ 10 6 5 3 ♣ K 10 North East South West 1♦
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is too weak to act at this
Bidding one notrump might work
well, but we prefer to look for a possible spade fit via a negative double. You can always fall back on your excellent diamond fit later. Double.
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Car Cruise Hookstown Grange Memorial Day Car Cruise When: 12 p.m. - 3 p.m., Mon, May 30. Where: Hookstown Fair Grounds, 1198 State Route 168, Hookstown. Information: Free parking, entry for cruise vehicles; dash plaques to first 50 vehicles. All makes and models welcome. Entertainment, raffle, food. All proceeds benefit Hookstown Grange. Contact: Mike Elliott, mre842006@ yahoo.com, 724-573-9377.
Church/Religious Women's Health Seminar When: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Sat, Jun 4. Where: Second Baptist Church, 453 Irvin Ave., Rochester. Information: Pastor Barbara L. Pupi, a member of Full Gospel Fellowship of Churches and Ministers International and the Beaver County Christians United Behavioral Health Chaplain at Heritage Valley Beaver will discuss "The Impact of Grief." Soup and salad lunch follows at 12:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Church's Outreach Committee and the Deaconess Board. All welcome. Contact: 724-709-8560. Cost: Good will offering.
Community Little Beaver Historical Complex When: Repeats every week on Sun, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Where: Little Beaver Museum Complex, 803 Plumb St, Darlington. Information: Includes Greersburg Academy, Little Beaver Museum, McCarl Industrial and Agricultural Museum, Hamilton Forge and Foundry
and Sweeney Log Cabin. Hours: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays and by appointment. Penn State Master Gardeners hotline When: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., every week on Tue, Wed, Thu, and Fri until Fri, Oct 14; 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., every week on Mon, Wed, and Thu until Fri, Oct 14. Where: Penn State Extension Lawrence County, 430 Court Street Courthouse, New Castle. Information: Master Gardeners in Lawrence County will answer questions on gardening topics including growing vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, turf grass, plant identification, pruning, and insect and disease problems. Call with questions. Contact: 724-654-8370. Silversneaker Classic Class When: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., every week on Mon, Wed, and Fri until Tues, May 2. Where: Center at the Mall, 284 Beaver Valley Mall, Monaca . Information: Increases range of motion for daily activity using weights, bands, ball while seated or standing. Contact: 724-774-5654. Cost: Age 60 and older, $3; ages 50 to 59, $4; younger than age 50, $5. http://www.centeratthemall.com. Pinochle club When: 10 a.m. - 12:30 a.m., every week on Thu until Thurs, May 4. Where: Center at the Mall, 284 Beaver Valley Mall, Monaca . Information: Free weekly pinochle club. Reservations not required. Contact: 724-774-5654. http://www.centeratthemall.com. Darlington Days 2016 When: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Fri, Jun 3; 10 events, page c15
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Richard and Amy Carello are pleased to announce the upcoming wedding of their daughter, Chelsea Carello to Mat Cajka, son of Rebecca and Michael. They met while working at Best Buy in Cranberry while completing their education. Chelsea attended the Sewickley Valley School of Nursing, received her nursing license and continued on to complete her Bachelor of Nursing at Waynesburg University. She is presently working at Butler Hospital in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Mat has received his Associates Degree in Business from Community College of Butler and is presently working as a Sales Associate at Billco Manufacturing in Zelienople PA. They will be married in a ceremony before God at Succop Nature Park - Succop Conservancy in Butler, PA on June 4, 2016.
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Sunday, May 29, 2016 | Beaver newspapers Inc., Pennsylvania | The Times | C15 events, from c14 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sat, Jun 4; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun, Jun 5. Where: Darlington Days, Darlington. Information: Community activities throughout Darlington. June 3, polo tailgate party, polo match at 8 p.m. June 4, community yard sales, bonfire, fireworks at 10 p.m. June 5, community yard sales, golf scramble, youth fishing derby; non-denominational church service, craft show, museum tours, entertainment; antique and car cruise. Details available online. http://www.darlingtondays.org. Beaver Falls Lions Gospel Fest When: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., Sat, Jun 4. Where: Beaver Falls High School, 1701 Eighth Ave. , Beaver Falls. Information: Features 15 gospel bands, drawings, silent basket auction in the school's LCH room. Use 17th Street entrance. Sponsored by the Beaver Falls Lions Club. All proceeds benefit club's donations to charities and two $500 scholarships to Beaver Falls High School seniors. Cost: Free-will offering. Baden Community yard sale When: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sat, Jun 4. Where: Baden Borough, Baden. Information: Community wide yard sale. Maps available at borough building. Contact: Harold Stanton, hsas1947@ comcast.net, 724-869-2777. Moon Township recycling day When: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Sat, Jun 4. Where: Moon Township Administration Building, 1000 Beaver Grade Road, Moon Township . Information: For Moon Township residents; proper identification required. Accepted items: Usable construction materials, household appliances, electronics, some medical supplies. One TV per vehicle will be accepted. http://www.moontwp.us.
Dinners/Food Sales Italian buffet When: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., every month on the 1st Thu until Sun, Dec 31. Where: American Italian Club, 1928 Irwin St., Aliquippa. Information: Features banquet entrees. All welcome. Contact: American Italian Club, aliquippaaic@hotmail.com, 724-375-3434. Cost: $10. Fish dinners
When: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m., every week on Fri until Fri, Nov 25. Where: Robert W. Young VFW Post 8805, 138 Stone Quarry Road, Aliquippa. Information: Fried or baked cod dinners, sandwiches or shrimp, includes choice of sides - macaroni, coleslaw, fries, onion rings. Homemade desserts. Eat in or take out. All welcome. Contact: Carl T. Hughes Jr., chughes55@comcast.net, 724-3783993. Cost: $7 to $10.
volunteers in Beaver County to assist staff with its Adult Education Program. Volunteers are needed to assist staff by tutoring students at the downtown Beaver office or other area locations. Tutors must have a Bachelor's Degree or be enrolled in college. Volunteers in other needed office and classroom capacities are not required to have a college degree. Please contact Chris Antoline at 724-773-7810. Contact: Chris Antoline, cpa107@psu. edu, 724-773-7810. http://adultliteracy.org/home/.
Belly Buster class When: Repeats every week on Wed until Wed, May 03, 2017, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Where: Center at the Mall, 284 Beaver Valley Mall, Monaca . Information: Class focuses on core muscles to maintain standing upright and strong. Strengthens abdominal, back, buttocks and leg muscles. Contact: 724-774-5654. Cost: Age 50 and younger, $5; ages 50 to 59, $4; age 60 and older, $3. http://www.centeratthemall.com.
Fish, shrimp, chicken When: Repeats every week on Fri, 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Where: Baden American Legion Post 641, 271 State St., Baden. Information: Eat in or take out. Contact: 724-869-0200.
Digital photography class When: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., every week on Tue until Tues, Jun 7. Where: New Brighton Middle School, 901 Penn Avenue, New Brighton. Information: Taught professional photographer Rosemary Macuga-Thellman to learn how to manually operate a digital SLR camera. Focuses on composition, design, exposure, aperture, shutter, ISO, white balance, metering, lighting, flash, lenses. Registration required. Bring SLR camera fully-charged. Sponsored by the New Brighton Area Recreation Commission. Contact: New Brighton Area Recreation Commission, info@newbrightonpa.org, 724-846-1870. Cost: $100. http://www.nbarc.net .
Merrick Art Gallery Presents An Evening of Fun, Friendship, and Fine Art When: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Fri, Jun 3. Where: Merrick Art Gallery, 1100 Fifth Ave., New Brighton. Information: Local artist Elizabeth Damesimo, will assist participants in painting a portion of the painting in the Merrick's collection, "King Thurisind and his Sons," by Stohrer. Includes wine and stories. Call for reservations. Contact: Cynthia Kundar, merrickartgallery@verizon.net, 724-846-1130. Cost: $35. http://www.merrickartgallery.org.
Fish fry When: 11 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., every week on Fri until Fri, Jun 24. Where: Wayman Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1120 Sixth Ave., New Brighton. Information: Eat in or take out. Delivery available in Beaver, Beaver Falls, New Brighton and Rochester area with minimum $20 purchase. Contact: 724-846-4099. Sewickley Farmer's Market When: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., every week on Sat until Fri, Nov 25. Where: St. James Catholic Parish, 200 Walnut St., Sewickley. Information: Local vendors sell food, vegetables and more. Contact: 412-262-4839 or 412-7416650.
Education Classes Richard's ballroom dancing class When: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., every week on Mon and Fri until Mon, May 8. Where: Center at the Mall, 284 Beaver Valley Mall, Monaca . Information: Variety of dance types for all ages and all skill levels. Contact: 724-774-5654. Cost: $4 per class. http://www.centeratthemall.com. Call for Volunteers When: Repeats every week on Mon until Thu, Jun 30, 2016, All day. Where: Penn State Beaver Adult Literacy Action, 336 College Ave., Beaver. Information: Adult Literacy Action (ALA) Penn State Beaver is recruiting
Mother Goose Storytime When: 10:30 a.m., every week on Fri until Fri, Dec 30. Where: Coraopolis Memorial Library, 601 School St., Coraopolis. Information: Designed to promote early literacy in infants. Focused on nursery rhymes and movement. Birth to age 2. No registration required. Contact: 412-264-3502.
B.F. Jones Memorial Library Teen Reading Lounge, an interactive reading club When: 4:30 p.m., Wed, Mar 2; 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Wed, May 4; 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Wed, May 18; 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Wed, Mar 9; 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Wed, Mar 23; 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Wed, Jun 1; 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Wed, Apr 6; 4 p.m. 5:30 p.m., Wed, Apr 20. Where: B.F. Jones Memorial Library, 663 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa. Information: Teen Reading Lounge is an interactive book club. Teens from grades 6 to 9 will read "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" and a second book chosen by the group. Participants will discuss books, meet community speakers, and do activities related to book topics. Led by A'Frica Sheppard, teacher, founder and president STRIVE4XLNTS, an educational organization. Books are free to participants. Call to register. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. Contact: Kristen Janci, 724-375-2900. http://www.beaverlibraries.org/ aliquippa.asp.
Pittsburgh Soapmakers: Soapmaking in Full Bloom When: All day Sat, Jun 4. Where: Harmony Museum, 218 Mercer St., Harmony. Information: Herbal soap making demonstrations, beeswax taper dipping; how to make lotion bars, bath sales and more, vendors, gift bags, prizes. Lunch provided. Registration required; limited to 60 participants. Contact: Lori Chandler, ashgrovesoaps@gmail.com. Cost: $55.
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on Mon and Fri until Fri, May 5. Where: Center at the Mall, 284 Beaver Valley Mall, Monaca . Information: Classes geared toward upper and lower body strengthening by using weights, ball & bands. Contact: 724-774-5654. Cost: Ages 50 and younger, $5; ages 50 to 59, $4; age 60 and older, $3. http://www.centeratthemall.com.
Zumba When: 6 p.m., every week on Mon and Wed until Mon, Dec 26. Where: Chippewa Township Volunteer Fire Department, 2568 Darlington Road, Beaver Falls. Information: Call for information. Contact: Tina Foster, mustang191@ comcast.net, 412-671-0016. Cost: $5. http://tinamfoster.zumba.com . Zumba Fitness When: Repeats every week on Mon and Thu, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Where: Vanport Township Fire Hall, 435 Jefferson Avenue, Vanport. Information: Join us for an hour of fun exercise set to Latin beats! Cost: $5 at the door. Zumba Fitness by Tina When: Repeats every week on Mon, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Where: Chippewa Township Fire Department, Darlington Road, Chippewa Township. Information: Latin inspired aerobic dance - Come join our party - workout, dance, but mostly have fun! Mondays are special - classes are from 6 to 7 p.m. or 6 to 7:30 p.m. We also have classes from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays. Email mustang191@ comcast.net to join the mailing list! Contact: Tina Foster, mustang191@ comcast.net, 412-671-0016. Cost: $5 drop-in fee for one-hour class; $7 drop-in fee for one-and-a-halfhour class. Zumba gold for seniors When: Repeats every week on Mon, 10:30 a.m.; Repeats every week on Wed, 1:30 p.m. Where: Holy Family Parish Social Hall, 1851 Third Ave., New Brighton. Information: For seniors with Marguerite Wilson. Contact: 724-846-1959. Cost: $3. Cardio sculpt class When: 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., every week
Zumba Fitness When: Repeats every week on Tue and Wed, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Where: Patterson Township Fire Hall. Information: Join us for an hour of fun exercise set to Latin beats! Cost: $5. Zumba When: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m., every week on Tue until Tues, Jan 30. Where: Riverview United Methodist Church, 1099 Darlington Road, Beaver Falls. Information: Zumba fitness at Riverview United Methodist Church on Tuesdays from 6:0o - 7 p.m., 1099 Darlington Road, Patterson Twp., Beaver Falls. Call for information. Contact: Tina Foster, mustang191@ comcast.net, 412-671-0016. Cost: $5. http://tinamfoster.zumba.com/. Zumba Fitness When: Repeats every week on Tue and Thu, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Where: Vanport Township Fire Hall. Information: Join us for an hour of fun exercise set to Latin beats! Cost: $5. Mix it up cardio class When: 9 a.m. - 10 a.m., every week on Tue until Tues, May 2. Where: Center at the Mall, 284 Beaver Valley Mall, Monaca . Information: Class includes 30 minutes of low impact cardio followed by 15 minutes of strength training. Each week will contain a new "mix" of cardio exercises. Contact: 724-774-5654. Cost: Age 60 and older, $3; ages 49 to 59, $5; age 49 and younger, $6. http://www.centeratthemall.com. Zumba Fitness by Tina When: Repeats every week on Wed, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Where: Chippewa Township Fire Department, Darlington Road, Chippewa Township. events, page c16
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C16 | The Times | Beaver newspapers Inc., Pennsylvania | Sunday, May 29, 2016 events, from c15 Information: Latin inspired aerobic dance - Come join our party workout, dance, but mostly have fun! Woohoo!! 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays. We also have classes from 6 to 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Email mustang191@comcast.net to join the mailing list! Contact: Tina Foster, mustang191@ comcast.net, 412-671-0016. Cost: $5 drop-in fee . Zumba with Amy When: Repeats every week on Wed until Wed, Dec 27, 2017, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Where: Vanport Presbyterian Church, 289 Georgetown Ln, Beaver. Information: Come Join The FUN!!! EVERYONE WELCOME!!!! Contact: Amy Frank, afrank.zumba@ yahoo.com, 724-462-9214. Cost: $5.00. http://amyfrank.zumba.com. Zumba Fitness by Tina When: Repeats every week on Thu, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Where: Chippewa Township Fire Department, Darlington Road, Chippewa Township. Information: Latin inspired aerobic dance - Come join our party - workout, dance, but mostly have fun! Woohoo!! 6 to 7 p.m. Thursdays. We also have classes from 6 to 7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Email mustang191@comcast.net to join the mailing list! Contact: Tina Foster, mustang191@ comcast.net, 412-671-0016. Cost: $5 drop-in fee. Zumba Fitness When: Repeats every week on Sat, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Where: Chippewa United Methodist Church. Information: Join us for an hour of fun exercise set to Latin beats! Cost: $5.
Fundraisers Beaver Area Memorial Library Book Sale When: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., Fri, Jun 3; 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sat, Jun 4; 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Tue, Jun 7; 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m., Mon, Jun 6. Where: Beaver Area Memorial Library, 100 College Ave., Beaver. Information: Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Preview night June 3 with $7 entrance fee. Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4. Also 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 6 and 9:30 a.m. to noon June 7. $5 per bag sale June 6 and 7. Donations of gently used books will be accepted after May 26. No Reader's Digest, encyclopedias, text books, videos or magazines. Proceeds benefit the library. Contact: Beaver Area Memorial Library, 724-775-1132. http://www.beaverlibraries.org . Beaver Library book sale When: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sat, Jun 4; 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., Fri, Jun 3; 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Tue, Jun 7; 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m., Mon, Jun 6. Where: Beaver Area Memorial Library, 100 College Ave., Beaver. Information: Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the board of trustees. Presale night June 3 with $7 entrance fee. Bargain days June 6 and 7, $5 per bag. Beginning May 26, the library will accept materials for the sale. No Reader's Digest books, encyclopedias, textbooks videos or magazines. Contact: 724-775-1132. http://www. beaverlibraries.org. Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Beaver County yard sale When: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Fri, Jun 3. Where: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Beaver County, 1475 Third Ave. , New Brighton. Information: One day only, rain or shine. Benefits Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Beaver County. Contact: 724-843-4600, ext. 32. http://www.bcbigs.org. Quaker Valley Relay for Life When: 4 p.m. - 10 p.m., Sat, Jun 4. Where: Sewickley Valley YMCA, 625 Blackburn Road, Sewickley. Information: Games, food trucks, live music, ceremonies fundraiser to benefit the American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org. Rochester Salvation Army Craft Show & Flea Market When: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sat, Jun 4. Where: Salvation Army - Rochester, 378 Jefferson St., Rochester. Information: Portpourri of items. Vendors wanted; call for information. Contact: Ron Swogger, 724-494-4977.
Meetings Renaissance Rhythm Chorus of Sweet Adelines When: 7 p.m., every week on Mon until Mon, Dec 26. Where: First Reformed Presbyterian Church, 209 Darlington Rd, Beaver Falls. Information: Guests welcome to visit and join. Contact: 724-456-5211. Take Off Pounds Sensibly When: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m., every week on Mon until Mon, Dec 26. Where: Concord United Methodist Church, 285 Concord Church Rd, Beaver Falls. Contact: 724-758-5932. Beaver County Model Railroad & Historical Society When: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., every week on Tue until Tues, Dec 27. Where: Beaver County Model Railroad & Historical Society, 614 Sixth St., Monaca. Information: Model train club. Contact: Walt Steiner, beaverctymrr@ gmail.com, 724-843-3783. http://www.bcmrr.railfan.net. Beaver Valley Writers Guild When: 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., every week on Tue until Tues, Dec 27. Where: Brighton Hot Dog Shoppe, 2625 Constitution Blvd., Beaver Falls.
Information: To improve creative writing skills. Contact: 724-846-6503. Take Off Pounds Sensibly When: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., every week on Tue until Tues, Dec 27. Where: College Hill Church of The Nazarene, 3600 Fourth Ave., Beaver Falls. Contact: 724-561-6299. Veteran HOPE. mental health recovery program for women veterans When: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., every week on Tue until Tues, Dec 20. Where: VA Butler Healthcare, 325 New Castle Road, Butler. Information: Peer-led mental health and substance abuse recovery model program for veterans. Any women veteran enrolled at VA Butler Healthcare is welcome to attend group. Call for information.Meets in Room 2`17WS at the main VA Butler campus. Contact: Cary Adkins or Nicole Thompson, 724-996-8892 or 724285-2756. http://www.butler.va.gov. Take Off Pounds Sensibly for adults and teens When: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., every week on Tue until Tues, Dec 27. Where: Conway United Presbyterian Church, 3 Avenue & 11 St, Conway. Contact: 724-513-6092. Acoustic music jam, bluegrass, gospel, country When: 6 p.m. - 10 p.m., every week on Tue until Tues, Dec 27. Where: Hancock County Senior Wellness Center, 647 Gas Valley Road, New Cumberland. Information: Participants and audience welcome. Contact: 304-387-3336. Novel Approach Adult Book Club When: 5 p.m., every month on the last
Overeaters Anonymous When: 10 a.m., every week on Tue until Tues, Dec 27. Where: Trinity Episcopal Church, 370 Beaver Street, Beaver. Contact: Jean Martin, 724-683-9950. Take Off Pounds Sensibly When: 9 a.m., every week on Tue until Tues, Dec 27. Where: Raccoon Township Independent Volunteer Fire Department Hall, 4061 Patterson Rd, Aliquippa. Contact: 724-728-7185. AmSpirit Business Connections Chippewa/Beaver County Chapter When: 7:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., every week on Tue until Tues, Dec 20. Where: Brighton Hot Dog Shoppe, 2625 Constitution Blvd., Beaver Falls. Information: Organizes professionals, business owners and sales professionals to help each other succeed through networking and exchange of business referrals. Guests welcome. Contact: 724-561-7545. Beaver County Toastmasters When: Repeats every month on the 1st and 3rd Wed until Wed, Dec 21, 2016, 7 p.m. Where: Beaver County Courthouse, 810 Third St. , Beaver. Contact: 724-242-0564. New Hope Grief Group When: Repeats every week on Wed until Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 7 p.m.; Repeats every week on Wed until Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 2 p.m. Where: New Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, 200 2nd Ave, Freedom.
Veterans Breakfast Club Breakfast Storytelling Event When: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Wed, Jun 1. Where: Seven Oaks Country Club, 132 Lisbon Rd , Beaver. Information: Breakfast-storytelling event at Seven Oaks Country Club in Beaver, Pa. All welcome. RSVP required by phone or email. The Veterans Breakfast Club is a non-profit organization whose mission is to create communities of listening around veterans and their stories to ensure that this living history will never be forgotten. Contact: Todd DePastino, Todd@veteransbreakfastclub.com, 412-623-9029. Cost: $12, buffet; storytelling, free. http://veteransbreakfastclub.com/.
Ambridge Lions Club When: 6 p.m., every month on the 1st and 3rd Thu until Fri, Dec 30. Where: Alexander's Restaurant, 720 Merchant St, Ambridge. Contact: 724-601-2166.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly When: Repeats every week on Wed until Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 8:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Where: Hope Lutheran Church, 45 Maple Dr, Beaver.
Parents in Toto Autism Resource Center: Family and Friends Social Support When: Repeats every month on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Sat until Sat, Dec 17, 2016, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Where: Parents In Toto Autism Resource Center, 143 South Main St., Zelienople. Information: Young people, parents, siblings and friends welcome. Contact: 724-473-0990. http://www.parentsintoto.org.
GriefShare When: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., every week on Thu until Thurs, Dec 29. Where: Faith Community United Methodist Church, 341 Jefferson St., Rochester. Information: Nondenominational group features biblical teaching on grief and recovery topics. Each session stands alone so participants may join at any time. Call for information. Contact: 724-775-3447.
Beaver County Stop Smoking support group When: 7 p.m., every week on Thu until Thurs, Dec 22. Where: Vanport Presbyterian Church, 289 Georgetown Lane, Vanport. Contact: 724-775-1922.
Zeta Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International for Key Women Educators When: 10 a.m., Sat, Jun 4. Where: Wooden Angel Restaurant, 308 Leopard Lane, Beaver. Information: Brunch followed by presentations of the annual Zeta $1,000 scholarship and two Mary Campbell $500 scholarships. Also, installation of new officers. Reservations due by May 26 to Marian Hayduk by phone or email. Contact: Marian Hayduk, dmhayduk@ comcast.net, 724-774-0478.
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Bridge to Hope When: 7 p.m., every week on Thu until Thurs, Dec 29. Where: Garden Montessori School The, 204 Commerce Park Dr, Cranberry Township. Information: For families affected by substance abuse. http://www.bridge2hope.org.
Economy Borough senior citizens When: 1 p.m., Thu, Jun 2. Where: Economy Volunteer Fire Department Fire Hall, 3308 Conway Wallrose Road, Sewickley. Information: Covered dish. Program is snatch bingo. Bring an exchange gift.
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Museum workers complete the installation of Ai Weiwei’s massive Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads bronze sculptures Wednesday at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh.
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PITTSBURGH — East meets West on the North Side of Pittsburgh, for an art exhibition anticipated to generate global attention. “Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei” opens June 4 at the Andy Warhol Museum, exploring the parallels and differences between one of China’s most prominent and outspoken artists and the museum’s Pittsburgh-born namesake, from whom Ai Weiwei drew inspiration. “It’s a real dynamic exhibition and pretty monumental in scope,” Jessica Beck, The Warhol’s associate curator of art, said. Beck said Ai will make his first U.S. visit in five
stady@timesonline.com years to participate in the opening of the exhibit, which will be spread throughout The Warhol’s seven floors. Visitors can experience more than 350 works in drawing, film, photography, painting, sculpture, wallpapers and publishing, to draw their own comparisons between Andy Warhol’s 20th-century modernity and “the American century,” with Ai representing 21st century life and what has been called the “Chinese century” to come. “Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei” will feature some of the major contributions by both artists. The exhib-
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Ai Weiwei’s Grapes, circa 2011, from the collection of Larry Warsh, is part of the exhibition at the Andy Warhol Museum.
Ai Weiwei’s Han Dynasty Urn with Coca Cola logo (silver), 2007, is one of the pieces included in the new exhibit at the Andy Warhol Museum.
it, lasting through Aug. 28, doesn’t gloss over how Ai, like Warhol, is almost as famous for his artistic persona as for the work he produced. In conjunction with the exhibit, Ai’s iconic “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads” will be displayed
senting the traditional Chinese zodiac, as once featured on the famed fountain-clock of Yuanming Yuan, an imperial retreat in Beijing destroyed by the British in 1860. The massive piece, intended by Ai as a reproduction of
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In this week’s Scott Tady column: Acclaimed prog-rock band Crack The Sky performs a rare area show; Hulk Hogan appears at the Robinson mall, and the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center celebrates its 10th anniversary. Page D4
Beyonce headlines Pittsburgh for the first time on Tuesday at Heinz Field. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., with gates open at 5:30. Reviewers have been praising the superstar’s stadium tour. Page D5
May 28 through Aug. 29 at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh’s Oakland section. Created in 2011, “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads” consists of 12 bronze animal heads, each weighing between 1,200 and 2,000 pounds, repre-
the original looted artworks, will be shown in the Carnegie museum’s Hall of Architecture. “Visitors won’t want to miss this,” said Carnegie Museum of Art’s chief curator Catherine Evans. WEIWEI, PAGE D3
Art & music The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival returns June 3, offering 10 days of handmade arts, food and free music by national and local acts. Page D2
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The Artist Market stretches from Gateway Center to Point State Park for the annual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival.
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original Art, music, food to downtown Pittsburgh By Jordan Stovka For The Times
PITTSBURGH — For 10 days between June 3 and 12, crowds of people will flock Downtown — rain or shine — for the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. Serving the Pittsburgh area since 1960, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust never disappoints in providing a wholesome art and entertainment event free of charge, showcasing talented artists and musicians to the community in an environment infused with uplifting energy, aromas of irresistible food and relaxing, fresh air. Between noon and 8 p.m. daily, nearly 1,000 artists will be represented at this year’s festival, whether it be through main stage musical performances or within booths included in the Artist Market taking place on the plush greenery of Point State Park as well as the walkways of the Cultural District in Gateway Center. Abiding by theme of “Belonging,” this year’s festival will come with improvements from last year to make the event more inclusive and open to all. Some of these changes include a sensory-friendly area, a functional art installation featuring works of mother artists equipped with a nursing and diaper changing area, in addition to providing three new indoor art exhibits. One of the biggest adjustments is moving the Creativity Zone, which was previously held on the fountain side of the portal bridge at Point State Park, according to Sarah Aziz, program manager of festivals at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The Creativity Zone provides a family-friendly environment for children to have hands-on experiences with art, however in the past years, it was found that this section of the festival hindered parents from participating in the Artist Market, art galleries and concerts on the other side of the bridge. As a solution, the creativity zone will be moved closer to the Artist Market along Liberty Avenue on the weekends. “It will give people more of a chance to see different aspects
If You Go Main stage concert headliners for the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival: June 3 — Michael Franti and Spearhead (rock-reggae-hip-hop-soul-funk-pop). June 4 — David Grisman Sextet (bluegrass). June 5 — Ibeyi (pop-hiphop-electronic) featuring twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz. June 6 — The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh conducted by Steve Hackman from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. June 7 — Leftover Salmon (jam band). June 8 — Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires (funksoul-R&B) with Peter Wolf & the Midnight Travelers, featuring the singer from the J. Geils Band. June 9 — Beth Orton (folkelectronica). June 10 — Guster (melodic alternative rock). June 11 — The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. June 12 — Lake Street Dive (soul, indie-rock).
of the festival,” Aziz said. “We are also trying to incorporate hands-on activities for all ages, not specifically for families or children. We’re hoping to get everybody making art.” For the entirety of the festival, the visual arts exhibit, “Zaatari” will present photographs of the Syrian refugee camp by the same name taken by a local photographer. As part of the Creativity Zone during the first weekend, the Andy Warhol Museum will offer the public a chance to color and design postcards that will be mailed to refugees in the camp. “Our hope is that people will walk through the exhibit, get a sense for what life is like in the camp and then write a little
message,” Aziz said. Approximately 350 art booths will come and go as part of the Artist Market, offering visitors the opportunity to purchase homemade works, ranging from jewelry to fine arts to photography prints. Keep in mind that not all artists will be present the entirety of the 10 days. “People should definitely come down for multiple days because the art will change out,” Aziz said. One of the biggest attractions of the festival apart from the art is the live music. Over 60 musicians of various genres both local and abroad will grace the stage, including Michael Franti & Spearhead on opening night, Beaver County alternative-rockers The Annajames Band on June 5, indie/alternative group Guster on June 10, and Ghana-born, Nashville-based singer Ruby Amanfu on June 12 among numerous others. “They’re very excited. This is one of the biggest shows they’ve performed since [the group’s founding in] 2011,” said the Annajames Band’s general manager Randy Lyons. “We’re coming off of a CD we’re excited to share.” The Annajames Band released a 2015 single “Secrets” that sold copies nationwide and in Europe, having been recorded as part of WYEP-FM’s Reimagination Media project helping young bands. The band will perform from noon to 1 p.m., opening the festival’s WYEP Day. In addition to the Point State Park main stage, there also will be the Acoustic Stage and Stanwix Stage at Gateway Center to showcase more musicians. One of the most highlighted events according to Aziz is Squonk’s outdoor spectacle “Cycle Sonic,” in which musicians atop massive, bicycle-operated parade floats will spread their music throughout the streets of downtown in a traveling performance June 11 and June 12. Be sure to check out the full event schedule at traf.trustarts. org to plan your trip accordingly and not miss a minute of the action.
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Michael Franti and Spearhead kick off the free concert series for the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival.
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Ai Weiwei’s giant dog head is lifted into position Wednesday afternoon at the Carnegie Museum of Art. View more photos from the installation at timesonline.com/entertainment.
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“We’re infusing one of the most inspiring spaces in any museum with a monumental work by one of the world’s most dynamic contemporary dissident artists.” An artistic consultant for the 2007-08 construction of the National Stadium in Beijing, nicknamed the “Bird’s Nest” because of its appearance, Ai has made headlines recently for his work in Greece publicizing the plight of Syrian refugees. He has been a political activist in his native land, daring to openly criticize the Chinese government’s stance on democracy and human rights. In 2011, Chinese police raided Ai’s art studio, and officials detained the artist at Beijing’s airport as he was about to board a flight to Hong Kong. He was held in custody for 81 days, questioned but never formally charged, as part of a government crackdown against bloggers, human rights lawyers and writers accused of causing public dissent. Visitors to The Warhol exhibit will notice Ai’s work “is much more politically engaged” than Warhol’s, Beck said. “Though Andy Warhol was oppressed in a different way, for his sexuality and homosexuality, which was certainly frowned upon in
IF YOU’RE GOING June 2 — Ai Weiwei will discuss his art in an 8 p.m. public presentation alongside the Andy Warhol Museum’s Director Eric Shiner at the Carnegie Museum’s music hall in Pittsburgh’s Oakland section. Tickets are $10. June 3 — “Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei,” celebrating the two major artists from the 20th and 21st centuries, opens with free general admission from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at the Andy Warhol Museum on Pittsburgh’s North Side. From 1:30 to 5 p.m., visitors of all ages can explore the featured artists’ creativity through various art-making and studio
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Ai Weiwei at the Museum of Modern Art, 1987, from the New York Photographs series 1983–93. post-War Pittsburgh.” Born in 1957, Ai moved to New York in his early 20s, living there most of the 1980s, where he found inspiration from the conceptual art of Marcel Duchamp and the Pop Art attitude of Warhol. Ai recognized how Warhol was one of the first artists to turn his normal life matters into art projects using different mediums, including TV, film and photos, with an everpresent camera around his neck. “That insatiable need to document, to turn the everyday into art,” Beck said. “Very similar to what Ai Weiwei is doing now, though he does it in more of a political way, including as a platform to comment on the refugee
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crisis.” That Warholian influence is evident in Ai’s Coca-Cola Vase (1994), where he added a logo design from the famed soft-drink company to a 2,000-year-old urn from China’s Han dynasty. When the Chinese government put his studio under video surveillance starting in 2009, Ai responded by creating a
sculpture of a life-like surveillance camera made out of polished marble he pulled from a Chinese quarry. He also crafted a pair of handcuffs made from jade. During his detainment, Ai’s passport was confiscated, and wasn’t returned until last summer, a vital
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activities in The Factory in the museum’s underground. A 30-minute gallery talk exploring the exhibits key themes begins at 3 p.m. The party lasts from 5 to 10 p.m. with a cash bar in the museum’s entrance space. DJ Pete Spynda (aka Pandemic) starts at 7 p.m. June 4 to Aug. 28 — “Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei” open for regular hours and admission (Adults, $20; students with ID and children 3 to 18, $10; half-price Fridays between 5 and 10 p.m.) The museum, at 117 Sandusky St., is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, with extended Friday hours to 10 p.m.
reason why he hasn’t been to the U.S. in years. An Ai Weiwei exhibit that opened last September at the Royal Academy in London drew widespread acclaim. Given the number of experts who hail Ai as one of the world’s most vital artists, Warhol officials
hope for a similar reaction for their “Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei,” exhibit, co-developed with the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia. “There’s a big buzz already,” Beck said. “And this is definitely creating a lot of attention for Pittsburgh.”
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Scott Tady visits the Korean War memorial in Beaver ahead of Memorial Day. for the B.E. Taylor Band. Beaver County folks, of course, look forward to watching Witkowski providing some guitar edge to Taylor’s yearly Christmas shows at Beaver Falls Middle School and at Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh. Witkowski is also a long-established, much-in-demand producer whose Studio L in Weirton has recorded numerous local artists, including Beaver Falls native Vanessa Campagna. That’s where they collaborated on music for “Inocente,” a film about a determined young visual artist that won the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Form). I ran into Witkowski last month at Stage AE during the Pittsburgh Rock ‘N Roll Legends awards, where he was part of the house band. Afterward he mailed me a copy of “The Beauty of Nothing” and asked I
helped publicize the show at Jergel’s in Marshall Township. Gladly. I’ll never forget Crack the Sky’s 2008 comeback show at the New Hazlett Theater on the North Side — the group’s first Pittsburgh show in 15 years. My review used words like “remarkable” and “mesmerized” to describe the performance, which was later turned into a concert DVD that also featured a 30-minute interview.
A top 10 of 10 years The Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center turns 10 on Wednesday, though no big parties are planned. Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since that gala opening in Midland, where Gov. Ed Rendell delivered the welcoming speech, followed by a performance by then-23-year-old piano sensation Lang Lang. Eight
years later, Lang Lang would be on stage at the Grammy Awards, rocking out with Metallica. “Lang Lang, simply put, is a superstar,” Lincoln Park’s founding managing director Stephen Catanzarite said prior to the center’s grand opening. “Having him perform at our grand opening is a bit like having the Rolling Stones perform at your birthday party.” Seeking input from Catanzarite, here’s my list of the other Top-10 performers who have entertained at Lincoln Park: 1. Denny Laine, guitarist from the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney & Wings, in a British Invasion-themed show with the keynote address from former Beatles publicity man Peter Bennett and the Granati Brothers as the backing band. 2. Shirley Jones, the 1950s Broadway star-turned-Oscarwinner (“Elmer Gantry”) headlined a Divas! Live fundraiser for the Carnegie Library of Midland. Most remember the Charleroi native for starring in TV’s groovy “The Partridge Family.” 3. Martha Reeves and The Vandellas. Of course Reeves sang their Motown hits “Heat Wave” and “Dancing in the Street.” 4. Marvin Hamlisch, one of just a dozen people to have won an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and Emmy, conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops orchestra during his four or five visits as an entertainer and an educator. On June 20, 2012, Hamlisch delighted a Lincoln Park audience, keeping the crowd amused during a weather-spurred power outage by plopping down at a Steinway piano and improvising a song “The Night The Lights Went Out in Midland.” It would be one of his last compositions before his death less than two months later. 5. Jeffrey Zaslow gave the first public reading of the inspirational best-seller “The Last Lecture” he had co-authored with Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University professor. The book was based on a famous lecture Pausch gave a month before his diagnosis with pancreatic cancer. 6. Mike Garson, keyboardist for David Bowie on the famed Diamond Dogs and Ziggy Stardust tours, visited in 2012 and 2014, working with students then performing in concert.
That’s Garson’s piano pizzazz you hear on Bowie’s “Young Americans.” 7. Joshua Bell, the Grammywinning violinist who’s a guest star for symphony orchestras worldwide. 8. Joe Negri, the popular and nearly 90-year-old Pittsburgh jazz guitarist and regular guest on TV’s “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and Paul Shannon’s “Adventure Time,” has been a Lincoln Park friend and featured performer throughout the years. 9. Neil McCormick, music critic for U.K. newspaper The Daily Telegraph, gave the world premiere screening of his indie movie “Killing Bono,” based on his childhood acquaintance with the members of U2 for whom he later served as a biographer. 10. Terrance Hayes. The award-winning Pittsburgh-based poet gave a few public readings of his work. “He won a MacArthur Genius Fellowship in 2014 — that’s huge,” Catanzarite said.
Hulk-a-mania at the mall The last time Hulk Hogan flexed his biceps in these parts, the wrestling icon was on a stage on the main street of Freedom, hyping a planned event where people all across the country were supposed to simultaneously wave patriotic towels they would buy as fundraisers for charities that hadn’t been specified. Seemed bizarre then, and nine years later it still sounds bizarre. That National Wave never happened, as organizers (wait for it ...) threw in the towel. Hogan’s career has endured to some extent, periodically taking him to places like The Mall at Robinson, where on June 4 he will sign autographs and pose for photos for a price. Hogan will appear from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the grand reopening of Total Sports Enterprises on the Robinson Township mall’s lower level, near Sears. Tickets are $99 for a photo op or to receive an in-person autograph, according to tseshop.com. For a mere $19, you also can get a photo or personal autograph from another World Wrestling Entertainment star, Jimmy “The Mouth of the South” Hart. Scott Tady is entertainment editor for The Times and reachable at stady@timesonline.com.
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PITTSBURGH — She got the whole country talking with her politically charged Super Bowl halftime performance, and ignited another massive buzz in April, with the HBO debut of her “Lemonade” album that angrily addresses infidelity. Come Tuesday, local fans will see how Beyonce fares as a stadium headliner, when the pop and R&B superstar plays Heinz Field. It’s her solo debut in Pittsburgh. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. with no opening act listed on the Heinz Field or Ticketmaster websites. Tickets remain, ranging from $45 in the upper deck to $255 for field level up close (there were pairs 11 and 13 rows from center stage still available at last check). Concertgoers also should know that parking lots open at 3:30 p.m., the will call window starts at 4:30 p.m., and stadium gates open at 5:30 p.m. Heinz Field’s normal Clear Bag Policy for concerts and football games will be in effect, with specifics at heinzfield.com. Glass bottles aren’t permitted in stadium lots, where trash bags will be handed out to tailgaters. When she first announced her tour of 22 U.S. stadiums, Beyonce promised fans a sound system offering “the best acoustic experience possible at any large-venue event.” Her Formation World Tour began April 27 in Miami, with a setlist that has included most of the big hits (“Drunk in Love,” “Crazy in Love,” “Halo”), a few songs from her days with Destiny’s Child and a surprise cover or two. A sampling of concert review headlines so far: “Beyoncé reigns ... With a fierce performance” — The (Minneapolis) Star Tribune. “Beyoncé’s unapologetic Formation Tour takes TCF Bank Stadium by storm” — Minneapolis City Pages. “Beyonce delivers bold,
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Beyonce will headline Heinz Field on Tuesday. confident outing,” The (San Jose) Mercury News. “Scorned Beyonce brings urgency, anger to Levi’s Stadium,” — SF Gate. “Beyoncé pretty much flawless in Toronto performance” — Toronto Star “The magnificence of Mad Beyoncé on full display in Toronto” — The Globe and Mail. Get the picture? Evidently, Queen Bey hasn’t toned down the attitude since that Super Bowl performance timed with the release of her “Formation” music video containing images some construed as heavily critical of police. Beyonce responded with an Elle magazine interview where she defended her art and emphasized she’s not anti-police. “I mean, I’m an artist and I think the most powerful art is usually misunderstood. But anyone who perceives my message as anti-police is completely mistaken,” Beyonce said. “I have so much
admiration and respect for officers and the families of officers who sacrifice themselves to keep us safe.” According to multiple reports, the president of Pittsburgh’s Fraternal Order of the Police Lodge No. 1 said some police officers didn’t want to work the Beyonce concert because they didn’t like “what she had to say.” Typically, police can volunteer to provide security at such events. Pittsburgh police Chief Cameron McLay said in a press release early this week that there will be sufficient police patrols inside and outside the stadium, including motor vehicle traffic control, to ensure public safety. “Pittsburgh Police have secured sufficient volunteers using the systems already in place for scheduling secondary employment for off-duty officers to work the concert itself,” McLay said. “There will be no on-duty officers assigned to work in the con-
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PITTSBURGH — An erotic novel written in 1870 and adapted for the stage nearly a century and a half later will make its Pittsburgh premiere when the Pittsburgh Public Theater presents “Venus in Fur,” at the O’Reilly Theater June 2 to 26 under the direction of Jesse Berger, artistic director of New York’s Red Bull Theater. Long before the madness that is “Fifty Shades of Grey,” Leopold von Sacher-Masoch wrote “Venus in Furs,” the first volume in a series he envisioned called “Legacy of Cain.” In what is known as the “Love” volume, Sacher-Masoch, inspired by characters in his own life, explored themes like female dominance and sadomasochism. In adapting his book to the stage in 2010, David Ives’ Broadway hit erotic dark comedy “Venus in Fur” tells the story of a young director/writer who is bringing the 1870 novella to life on stage. As the eerie dark comedy begins, fledgling writer/ director Thomas Novachek (Christian Conn), has just spent the day auditioning actresses for his latest work, but no star was found.
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As Thomas is about to leave, in from a thunderstorm bursts Vanda (Whitney Maris Brown), anxious to audition. Believing the play to be “basically S&M,” Vanda has brought with her a dog collar, a leather skirt and a pair of kinky boots. Thomas corrects her assumption by saying, “It’s a great love story.” As time progresses, Thomas submits to mysterious Vanda’s desire and the two read from the original novel “Venus in Furs,” becoming the lead, elegant characters Kushemski and Frau Dunayev. Both on script and off, the audition is a steamy cat-and-mouse game for power and control. In addition to temperatures, “Venus in Fur” raises issues about art, ethics, lifestyle choices, sexual etiquette and gender. Ives received a Tony nomination for ‘Venus’ in 2011. Drawing the season to a close, “Venus in Fur” will be presented by PPT 7 p.m. Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays. Matinee performances are scheduled for 2 p.m. June 8, 18 and 25. Admission is $25-$60 and tickets are available at ppt.org or 412-316-1600.
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After clinching the third “X Factor” in 2006, Lewis’ first original single, “Bleeding Love,” reached No. 1 in 35 countries. She is a three-time Grammy Award nominee who last year released her fifth album “I Am” after splitting from Simon Cowell’s record company. “Cats” is based on “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” a collection of poems by T.S. Eliot.
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Dear John letter to the diet culture By Joline Atkins For The Times
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Dear Diet Culture, We are breaking up with you. You are a liar. We are done falling for whispers of sweet nothings that make us believe we will be magically transSeriously, you make us formed by eating this, feel like failures. You even looking like that or weighbank (literally) on the fact ing a certain amount. that we will fail, so we’ll We are on to you. This reinvest more money to relationship is not recipro- find happiness. cal. Our country spends This cycle stops now. roughly $60 billion keepContinuing our relationing you in the lifestyle to ship is emotionally which you are accustomed, damaging. while we’re held hostage But you are relying on to doubting our self-worth. that, aren’t you? No more. When emotional, we And don’t feed us that graze, binge, feel guilty, line of how we can “start and then deprive ourover” again. We’ve been at selves, which only continthis starting line several ues the self-sabotaging times and the result is cycle. You want us to live always same: relapse and JOLINE, PAGE E3 shame.
all, the incident not only sparked a stellar athletic career, but it also gave him an even greater purpose than representing his country. “My mom knew I loved being in the water and [she] wanted to let me go on water rides,” Jones recalled in a phone conversation from North Carolina. “We started off really easy, going to some of the smaller, kiddie rides, I guess you would call them. But my dad, who was 6-4, wanted to get on the largest ride there.” “There” was Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pa., not far from where Jones grew up, in northern New Jersey. The ride involved taking an inner tube down a slide and into a pool, and Jones was “really excited” about it. His father went first, then Jones, then his mother. But when the youngster hit the pool, his tube flipped over, and Jones was trapped underneath it, without the strength to pull himself up and out of the water. Meanwhile, his father had taken his eye off the boy for just a moment, because it was a popular ride and participants had been encouraged to hand their tubes to the next people in line as soon as they finished. Jones’ father soon realized there was a problem, but he also needed to attend to his wife, who couldn’t swim either, while a lifeguard pulled his son out of the water. Jones, who estimated that he was submerged for about 30 seconds, had
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lost consciousness. Park staff members resuscitated him. The episode prompted Jones’ parents to sign him up for swimming lessons, and although that process took some time — “I went through about three different teachers before I started feeling comfortable around the water again,” Jones said — the rest is sports history. He became the first African American swimmer to break a long-course world record and the first to win gold at the World University Games, as well as the second to win gold at the Olympics. He said his near-death experience led him to become a primary spokesman for USA Swimming Foundation’s “Make a Splash” initiative, which aims to provide kids across the country with lessons, because fighting drowning “isn’t about shaking a finger, it’s really about teaching children how to swim.” He added, “If I’d had formal lessons or had learned how to be safer around the water, this wouldn’t have happened to me.” Aleatha Ezra, an official at the World Waterpark Association, couldn’t agree more. “The need for people of all ages to learn to swim, I think everyone in the industry would agree, is the most important thing that people can do,” she told me by phone. “It just plays such a fundamental role in keeping safe in and around the water, SWIM, PAGE E3
Exercising as you continue to age By Rick Daman For The Times
Exercise has no age limits. The greatest thing about exercise is that it can be modified for anyone of any age and ability. As we age, we will continue to lose strength and lean muscle tissue, both of which are extremely important. Time after time I hear “I can’t lift like I used to,” “My body is so beat up from when I used to work out,” or “I’m too old for that stuff.” You are never too old to exercise. You can look up all the reasons why exercising is so important, but I’ll lay out some real-life scenarios: If you’re having trouble getting off of the floor, you need to start exercising. If you’re having trou-
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ble going up the stairs, you need to start exercising. If you’re out of breath after walking to get the mail, you need to start exercising. These are all everydaylife situations. Maybe in your 20s you exercised to look fit. The exercise you need today may be for a totally different reason. Your entire approach to exercise will be different. Many times when people begin to exercise RICK, PAGE E3
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For this week’s Cook This, chef Shereen Pavlides makes a Greek pilaf. “Theia means aunt in Greek and pilafi is a Greek pilaf. My Theia Anthoula taught me how to prepare this recipe many years ago and I’ve been making it ever since.”
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Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Serves: 4 Yield: 4 cups 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small Spanish onion — diced (½ cup) kosher salt/fresh finely ground black pepper 2 vermicelli or angel
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Heat oil in a 2 ½-quart sauce-pot over medium heat. Sauté onion until tender, about 2 minutes. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1 turn on the pepper mill. Add the pasta nests and toss to toast, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, chicken stock and season with 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and 3 turns on the pepper mill. Stir gently. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer. Rinse the bulgur under cold water in a fine mesh strainer, removing the dusty film. Stir the bulgur into the chicken stock. Cover and simmer until all the stock is absorbed, 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat. Fluff with a fork. Place a clean kitchen towel over the pot and cover with the lid (the towel will absorb the condensation). Let set to further cook the bulgur, about 10 minutes. Serve in a medium serving bowl. Garnish with mint. Dollop half of the yogurt on top. Serve remaining yogurt on the side.
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and, in fact, research has shown that participating in swimming lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by 88 percent among children aged 1 to 4,” Ezra continued. “So we think it’s a powerful tool.” But learning to swim is not the only precaution families can take before going to water parks. For one thing, those who can’t swim or aren’t confident in the water should wear a Coast Guard-approved life jacket, which some facilities provide for free. “There’s certainly no stigma involved,” Ezra said. “It’s great to put on a life jacket, and it’s the safest thing to do if you don’t feel strong as a swimmer, or if you haven’t taken swim lessons.” She cautioned that air-filled swimming aids commonly known as water wings are not the same thing, warning that they “can create a false sense of water safety.” Some parks, in fact, ban water wings altogether. Another major point of emphasis is parental supervision. “Your child should be within arm’s reach at all times when enjoying water recreation activities,” Ezra said. “It’s just really important that the parent play an active role and be very close to their children when they’re enjoying these types of activities.” Ezra pointed out that lifeguards and other staffers “are there to be the last line of defense. They are there to be vigilant and scanning and watching everyone, but there should be multiple layers in play. . . . The first line of defense is a parent, and anyone going into the water with the
skills and knowledge to swim safely.” With May being National Water Safety Month, Ezra’s organization put together a list of many more water-park tips. They include: Never swim alone or in unsupervised places. (Children should always have a buddy.) Keep toddlers in shallow play areas. Warn kids to avoid swallowing park water. Note water depth when going from one attraction to another. Make sure kids understand the importance of reading all posted signs. Don’t drink alcohol. But even with a variety of safeguards in place, unexpected events can occur at water parks, such as what happened to Jones. “I was fully supervised,” he noted. “You know, the lifeguard was there, my parents were there, and it wasn’t as if I was fooling around or doing something I shouldn’t have been doing.” That’s why Jones is such an advocate for swimming lessons, especially in a nation where overall drowning rates are, as he put it, “unbelievably high” (about 3,500 people a year, 25 percent of whom are under the age of 14) and where so many people, particularly African Americans (almost 70 percent, according to a 2010 study), don’t know how to swim. Learning to swim may not turn most folks into Olympic gold medalists, but there are plenty of other enjoyable aquatic experiences to be had.
Dear John letter to the diet industry Recognizing how our emotions contribute to an ongoing cycle of binging, followed by deprivation. Whether from those new to nutritious eating or seasoned professionals in the industry, there were nods, applause and laughter throughout the room. As mentioned in last week’s column, regardless of one’s point in the journey to a healthier lifestyle, what and how to eat continue to be problematic. It is time to cut ourselves some serious slack, while still adhering to a smart, sensible and sustainable approach to food. How do we navigate both? Along with the framework mentioned above for taming our tendency towards chronic dieting, Leslie suggests four ways to take back our power over food: 1. Eat only when physically hungry. Not to be confused with “never” eat unless physically hungry, Leslie
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encouraged us to eat nutritiously and consume enough at regular meals. However, outside of mealtimes we must check our hunger, discerning whether we are truly needing nourishment or are simply exercising impulsiveness (grabbing food without thought) or compulsion (fixation on certain items, which, for me, is cheese!) 2. Eat whatever you want at that moment in time. Again, the goal is not to live an existence of abandon where buffalo wings and cheesy fries rule, but rather, recognizing that when physically hungry, one should eat — choosing the most optimal, nutritious foods possible, rather than denying oneself completely. 3. If not physically hungry, take time to recognize what you are feeling when overcome with the need to eat. Emotions (sad, angry, bored, fatigued, depressed, nervous, scared, etc.) can trigger our desire to eat — even if the body is not actually communicating physical signs of hunger.
Addressing the root of the desire to eat will help us to manage our consumption. 4. Move your body for enjoyment and happiness. “I ate horribly yesterday. I’ll make it up in the gym tomorrow.” Such thinking turns exercise into penance. Movement should never be used as damage control, especially if one ultimately desires exercise to become a regular, positive habit. Chronic dieting? Emotional eating? Boot them both and live happier ever after. Joline Pinto Atkins is a coach with Team Beachbody, the makers of P90X, 21 Day Fix and other in-home workout programs. She teaches P90X and PiYo locally at B-Well Nation Fitness Center. A certified lifestyle weight-management specialist, she writes on a variety of topics on her personal blog, www.thecuppajo.com/fitlife. Questions may be emailed to shapeupwithjo@gmail.com.
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Could Apple become Blackberry? Noted developer Marco Arment said in a blog post this weekend that Apple is on track to fall into the same trap as BlackBerry. Cue the sirens. As tech industry burns go, that’s a biggie. If there’s been a company that’s acted as HAYLEY TSUKAYAMA shorthand for what a tech company doesn’t want to be ANALYSIS — fairly or not — it’s been Microsoft’s got crazy chatBlackBerry. To be compared to BlackBerry is to be bots and the Hololens — Apple is looking downright told that you’re a bad staid. It’s possible that the combination of short-sightfirm, known for its perfeced, delusional and content tionist pursuits, is keeping to rest on your laurels. something enormous and The Canadian firm was exhilarating under its hat on the top of the world as until it’s ready. recently as 2007 and then It’s also clear from a lost it all (in terms of marrecent rash of analyses as ket share for phones, at well as Apple’s own earnleast) after seemingly ings reports that the iPhone ignoring the signs of the just isn’t growing like it iPhone revolution. In once did. That’s not neceshindsight, it all seems so sarily the fault of Apple, but obvious that an Apple-led smartphone revolution with it’s still not comforting in the near- to mid-term. Much apps, rich messaging, full of it comes from the fact Web browsing and more that there are just only so would drive the old idea of many people in the world a “smart” phone into the and only so many of them ground. Right now, BlackBerry’s in the midst of want new smartphones right now. a self-described turnApple’s been managing to around effort. Turnaround make large enough changes efforts are great, but it’s to the iPhone to keep sales better to have weathered up. Bumping the screen shifts in the market such size up, for example, gave it that you don’t need one. an extra boost. Apart from Now, Arment and others that, however, it doesn’t see a similar shift on the seem to consumers like horizon and, they say, this there’s a lot of exciting time the dominant player things happening at Apple ripe for a fall is Apple right now. The engineering itself. challenges of making a It should be said that phone lighter and thinner Apple and BlackBerry are are substantial, but changes very different companies, with different histories and like that don’t really rock innovation-hungry consumcultures. And Apple, at its ers. And that makes them peak, has hit much higher willing to hold on to their heights than Blackberry ever did. Yet comparing the phones for longer. It is also true that if two is not exactly like Apple has a plan for movcomparing apples and, ing out of an era where the well, blackberries either. iPhone turns in massive There are certain similariprofits, it’s been awfully ties to consider. Apple now, quiet about it. Sure, there like BlackBerry then, is on has been a greater focus on the top of its game but other projects — Apple TV, being criticized for not the iPad line, the Apple innovating as much or as visibly as its competitors. In Watch — as well as whispers about VR headsets an era that admires moonand an Apple-branded car. shots — heck, even
Every time there’s even a hint that Apple could revolutionize an industry such as entertainment, autos or music, there’s a lot of excitement over the fact. But to date, the really big revolutions have yet to happen. And the company is just as reliant as ever on the iPhone for its profits. So Apple, which will host its annual developers conference June 13 — 17, is under increasing pressure to deliver a vision of its future. Meanwhile, Apple’s other bread-and-butter service, the App Store, is showing its age, even if it’s by no means yet outdated. It’s clear that Apple’s competitors, as Arment notes, are looking to replace the app with AI bots. The idea is that, soon, you won’t need an app for that. You’ll just talk or text a bot that will get you whatever you need off the internet, including movie tickets, a restaurant reservation or flowers for your mom. All of Apple’s major competitors — Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon — are racing to lead in this area, as is evident from their recent product launches and developers conferences. There’s also another interesting reason why Apple may not be going quite as hard into some of the areas that its competitors are: its devotion to privacy. Apple simply doesn’t collect data in the same way that Google or others do, by design. Consumers offer a lot of information already to services to make them better — for maps, recommendations, etc. — and software assistants that can manage our schedules, hack our commutes and control our homes will require a lot of pooled data. But perhaps the most interesting part of Arment’s analysis is the footnote in which he says that he doesn’t find this a very good excuse. “It’s possible to build tons
of useful services and smarts by just using public data, like the web, mapping databases, business directories, etc., without any access to or involvement from the user’s private data,” he said. In other words, Apple’s getting outstripped on even the non-creepy services. Now, it’s worth remembering that this whole AI thing is a big, risky bet. It’s not known whether it will work as well as advertised or will be embraced by consumers. Yes, it’s great from a potential standpoint. So was the Segway. Naturallanguage processing is a hard thing to get right, and it could take a lot of time before it gets to a workable, simple-enough state for the everyday person. Smart money may currently be on AI eating the world, but there’s always a chance that smart money is wrong — or, at least, that Apple still has time to catch up. What’s more, the app economy has been wildly successful to this point, and its revenue is growing. That kind of consumer investment in apps gives Apple a way to hold on to its customers better than BlackBerry ever had. And Apple has an enormous, record-setting pile of cash at its disposal. So Apple still has a lot going for it in a way BlackBerry never did. Finally, it’s also worth noting that Apple has a distinct advantage that BlackBerry did not — it already knows what happened to BlackBerry. In fact, it should know that lesson better than anyone — given that it hastened BlackBerry’s downfall. Not to mention, it’s never good to count Apple out. This is, after all, a company once left for dead in the 1990s, right before Steve Jobs came back to the company and unveiled the iPod. But whether it’s already heeding the warnings about Blackberry or will hear them too late remains to be seen.
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requires its developers to meet those standards, too. That could be ultimately good for consumers, but it hasn’t always made developers feel welcome. The promise of Apple’s HomeKit smart-appliance system, for example, has been somewhat limited by Apple’s insistence on certain security protocols — not a really a bad thing, of course, but certainly limiting. And that’s a pretty common comment to hear from developers working with Apple in general. In fact, not being open to third-party partnerships is one reason that Siri’s original creators said they ultimately decided to leave Apple after being acquired. It’s also arguably put Apple behind in the smart assistant game, since Siri really works best with Apple’s own apps. It’s frustrating that you have all those apps on your phone and Siri can’t do much with them. When Google’s chief executive is on stage promising that Google Assistant — thanks to liberal partnerships — will be able to recommend and buy movie tickets without you having to lift a finger, that makes Siri look a little shabby. So, if what the Information is reporting is true — and it has a pretty good track record — that could cheer Apple critics who worry that the company isn’t taking the threat of its AI-focused competitors seriously as we move beyond the heyday of the app and smartphone era. At the very least, these rumors could show that Apple is finally willing to build a broader coalition as it looks for more worlds to conquer.
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