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Erie Innovation District hopes to be game-changer

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County trails region in internet access Just 7.6 percent of households have access to high-speed internet, according to study

David Dausey, at left, and Karl Sanchack, at right, are shown Feb. 8 in the Innovation District’s new workspace, located in the basement of 717 State St. Dausey, the District’s board chairman, and Sanchack, the president and CEO, are preparing to invite local startups and tech companies to use the space, which is meant to be the focal point of a tech-friendly downtown employment district focused on cyber security. [CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE PHOTOS/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

thinking big.

“Really, I am swinging for the big outcome, the game-changing, economychanging result,” he said.

In short, he hopes to create jobs, and lots of them.

“There are lots of (smaller) ways to improve the city that are important, through beautification, through small infrastructure improvements,” he said. id.

By Jim Martin jim.martin@timesnews.com

Karl Sanchack, installed four months ago as CEO of the Downtown Erie Innov a ti o n D i s tr i ct , h o p e s the public will be patient.

Developing a job-creating innovation district focused on security, intelligence and safety could take time, he said.

But he wants to be clear about one thing: He’s

By Valerie Myers valerie.myers@timesnews.com

The Erie region just got a less-than-stellar grade for high-speed internet access.

And that could be stalling economic development here.

According to a just-completed study of broadband, or high-speed internet, access in eight northwestern Pennsylvania counties, the region scored 57.9 on a scale of 100 for overall broadband and technology readiness.

Worse, only 7.6 percent of Erie County households have access to high-speed internet, defined as speeds of at least 100 megabits per second, or 100 Mbps.

That’s the lowest access in the region, according to the study completed in January by the Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission and Connected Nation, a technology organization that works to bring affordable high-speed internet and technology to communities across the U.S. The low grade and lower access are a big deal for more reasons than less-efficient gaming and streaming, Jill Foys, executive director of

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Things coming together for Erie, region

Pat Howard

M

y biggest takeaway from Mayor Joe Schember’s news conference Thursday morning wasn’t that he laid out plans for finally taking Erie Refocused to the people.

It was that Erie schools Superintendent Brian Polito was in the room.

Schember said his administration will hold at least eight public meetings around Erie to explain the comprehensive plan and solicit input from residents. Three of those will be staged in partnership with the Erie School District, which is developing its own strategic plan.

And those three forums won’t be held at City Hall or the district’s headquarters.

They’ll take place in April at the city’s three community centers — the Martin Luther King Center, 312 Chestnut St.; the John F. Kennedy Center, 2021 E. 20th St., and the Booker T. Washington Center, 1720 Holland St. Those locations have practical and symbolic value, starting with making the forums more accessible to more people. Since Erie Refocused was rolled out, the only official public meetings on the plan and its progress have been held in Erie City Council chambers

with residents and their input kept at arm’s length.

Schember and Polito said the city and school system are in this together and their challenges are interconnected. Those sessions will seek public ideas for setting the course for both.

That might make for messy meetings. But it will set an important tone of common cause and collaboration.

“If the schools are struggling, it’s a problem for the entire city,” Schember said. “If neighborhoods are deteriorating, that impacts our schools. We’re a stronger community when we work together.”

I’m resolved going forward to cutting former Mayor Joe Sinnott some slack and focusing on what needs to happen next. But some compare and contrast is unavoidable in the context of this moment.

Schember shows early signs of understanding some things his predecessor never really got or just wasn’t equipped for.

Words matter. Visibility matters. Collaboration matters. Relationships matter. Engaging the public matters.

All of the above can add up to more than the sum of their parts for Erie and the region. This community needs every bit of it.

By happenstance, our Editorial Board had two meetings scheduled later that same day. Both touched on aspects of how things are coming together here.

In the first, state Sen. Dan Laughlin reflected on his role in securing $14 million in additional annual state funding for the financially cratering Erie school system. A freshman Republican in his first year would seem to be an unlikely champion for the urban school system in his district’s Democratic stronghold. But that’s what he promised.

“I am a little bit of a unicorn down there,” Laughlin said.

The outcome gives the school district the breathing room it needs to exit crisis mode and refocus on the hefty educational challenges of its 11,500 students. That’s also a huge win for City Hall.

Laughlin was followed by Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Leslie Richards, who’s a familiar face of late in Erie. During her last visit, in December, Richards brought a $30 million commitment to better connecting Erie’s downtown to its waterfront.

She touched also on the previous week’s award of a $2.6 million grant to upgrade the West Eighth Street corridor from Pittsburgh Avenue to Frontier Park. The grant, among other things, will help pay for new pavement, curbs, sidewalks, trees and LED lighting, along with improved pedestrian and bicycle access.

And Richards joined what’s becoming a chorus of voices from Harrisburg

and elsewhere. Erie is generating buzz with the way its public and private sectors are mobilizing.

“There’s something very special happening here in Erie. ... You can feel the momentum,” she said.

(Richards, by the way, recalled her recent meeting in Harrisburg with Schember and Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper. She said Schember equated his early days as mayor to “drinking water out of a fire hose.”)

All of this isn’t just good news in the city. And it isn’t limited to the city.

There’s promise in Millcreek Township’s focus on improving its West Eighth Street corridor as it fashions its own comprehensive plan. There’s promise in the city’s new planning director, Kathy Wyrosdick, singing the praises of Millcreek’s ambitions to develop a distinctive gateway district to Presque Isle.

Such things will build on one another to the benefit of the entire region. And they will change the face Erie presents to visitors who have no idea where the municipal boundaries are.

I look forward to the day when I go to a news conference at City Hall and Millcreek’s supervisors are in the room. Now that would be something.

Pat Howard can be reached at 870-1721. Send email to pat.howard@timesnews. com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNhoward.

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THE LOOK BACK Today’s highlight in history: On Feb. 18, 1678, the first part of “The Pilgrim’s Progress,” a Christian allegory by English author John Bunyan, was published in London.

On this date: In 1546, Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, died in Eisleben.

In 1861, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as provisional president of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Alabama.

In 1943, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, wife of the Chinese leader, addressed members of the Senate and then the House, becoming the first Chinese national to address both houses of the U.S. Congress.

In 1968, the Winter Olympic Games closed in Grenoble, France.

In 1913, Mexican President Francisco I. Madero and Vice President Jose Maria Pino Suarez were arrested during a military coup (both were shot to death on Feb. 22).

In 1930, photographic evidence

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BORN ON THIS DATE: Adam Leuschen, Harry Hahn, Jeanne Marie Wenzel, Mickey Patchalko, Paul DeMarco, Kurt Hetz, Barbara Woodworth, Denise Klier, Nat Preston, John Grace, Deborah Cohen, Judi Green, Brian Koeneman, Helen Burns, Mary Chabola, Angelo LeFuria, Barbara Patton, JoAnn Rowland, Catherine Wilcox, Rosalyn Clark, Dr. Kanwal Mohan, Sonya Shampoe, Yvonne Green, Tom Stadler, Barbara Middendorf, Brian Shields, Rosanna Lewis, Cynthia Johnson, Danny Morris, Skip Peters, Jonathan Erle, Jonn Schrimper, Dale Kurutz, Konste Kulesa, Connie Close, Tawnda Zmeroski, Vanessa Oleski, Jackie Griffiths, Shannon Brophy, Jennifer Slater, Kathryn Yaple, Evan Hornick, Abbey Young, Elwin Rose, Brian Dombkowski, Chris Czigler, Tyler Dembski, Melissa Carlstrom, Caitlin Graham, Lorre Rapp, Andrea Malone, Earl Cameron.

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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Former Sen. John Warner, R-Va., is 91. Author Toni Morrison is 87. Movie director Milos Forman is 86. Singer Yoko Ono is 85.

Singer-songwriter Bobby Hart is 79. Singer Irma Thomas is 77. Singer Herman Santiago (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers) is 77. Actress Jess Walton is 72. Singer Dennis DeYoung is 71. Actress Sinead Cusack is 70.

Actress Cybill Shepherd is 68.

Singer Randy Crawford is 66.

Rock musician Robbie Bachman is 65. Actor John Travolta is 64. Actor John Pankow is 63.

Game show host Vanna White is 61. Actress Jayne Atkinson is 59. Actress Greta Scacchi is 58. Actor Matt Dillon is 54.

GETTING IT RIGHT If you notice an error, please bring it to the attention of Pat Howard at 870-1721 or send e-mail to pat.howard@ timesnews.com

Feb. 18, 1973: The first group of American POWs released from North Vietnam arrives in Alameda, California, and then destinations nationwide.

Among the 143 returning troops was Maj. Robert Jeffrey, a prisoner for seven years, who was photographed playing in the snow in Texas with his 8-year-old son. The excitement grew as the plane neared the American mainland, said Navy information officer Keith Schacher, who accompanied the former POWs from Clark Air Base in the Philippines. “They began talking more and more, and it seemed they couldn’t sit in one seat at all.”

of Pluto (now designated a “dwarf planet”) was discovered

by Clyde W. Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.

In 1970, the “Chicago Seven” defendants were found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention; five were convicted of violating the Anti-Riot Act of 1968 (those convictions were later reversed).

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PENNSYLVANIA Hunters split on semi-automatic rifles The Associated Press

Problem with looks

YORK — In 2017, Pennsylvania became the last state to legalize semi-automatic rifles — including AR-15s — for hunting. It looked like the guns might be allowed for furbearers, small game and big game, until something surprising happened: A survey showed hunters didn’t want them.

Ahead of the March 2017 Board of Game Commissioners meeting, the Pennsylvania Game Commission sent out 4,000 surveys about semi-automatic guns.

The responses showed there was support for using semi-automatic guns for furbearers and groundhogs, but not for big game.

“Very many hunters who said in the survey that they currently own semi-automatic rifles did oppose it for big game,” PGC spokesman Travis Lau said.

The AR-15 is one of the more popular semi-automatic guns. The AR stands for ArmaLite, the name of the company that first developed the gun. It’s commonly a .223 or 5.56 caliber, but there are rounds designed specifically for deer hunting.

It looks like a military weapon — black and lightweight.

It’s easily customizable, so owners can add different magazines, scopes and even a bump stock that can turn the weapon fully automatic.

Those who own them say that once you get beyond looks, the AR-15 is just another rifle.

Every member of Katy Keyser’s family owns one.

Keyser, of Newberry Township, even built her own.

She said the same caliber bullet could be put into two different stock guns, but people would say the AR-15 is more dangerous, a concept she said has stemmed from media coverage.

“Why is that more deadly than even a handgun? Or a normal rifle?” she asked.

“I don’t have any doubt in my mind that it’s because of video games, because of movies, because of media,” Kevin Neitzel, whose company, Accurate Sports, builds AR-15s said.

Safety concerns Lau said it might be because hunters felt deer hunting is fine the way it is. He said others thought it would make hunting unsafe, which the PGC couldn’t prove by looking at data from other states.

However, safety is what makes John

Hunt of Peach Bottom Township wary about semi-automatic guns.

The hunting safety instructor said hunters might be too focused on spraying their game to see what’s beyond.

“I don’t think you’re going to kill any more squirrels or small game animals with a semiautomatic firearm than you would a single shot,” he said. “I’m old school, but I have shot them.”

Others argue the opposite. Don Helms is an NRA-certified instructor who had a long career with the Baltimore Police Department. The

Shrewsbury Township man fully supports hunting with semiautomatic guns.

After Senate Bill 281 passed in Maryland, restricting the type of guns residents could own, Don Helms moved to New Freedom.

“They’re accurate.

They’re easy to operate, and you can become quite proficient with them,” Helms said about AR-15s, a common semi-automatic gun.

He’s used an AR-15 to hunt coyotes. He likes the gun because it has little recoil, and it’s possible to follow an animal’s movement while firing, as opposed

to loading another round and sighting the game again.

“It can be a lot safer than bolt-action,” he said.

Caliber restrictions Helms said that there could be a disadvantage with big game. Sometimes semi-automatic guns such as the AR-15 leave too small of a hole, making it difficult to track an animal’s blood trail.

Part of that might have to do with caliber. Lau said there are caliber restrictions for small game but not for furbearers. For example, a .223 caliber AR-15 couldn’t be used for small game, as it’s limited to a .22 caliber or less.

CeaseFire PA Executive Director Shira Goodman said she thought the Pennsylvania Game Commission made smart and safe choices about what firearms were allowed and for what game. Overall, when semi-automatic guns were legalized for hunting in Pennsylvania, Goodman said it wasn’t CeaseFire PA’s fight.

“While we don’t have a position on the merits of whether certain guns should be used for hunting certain game, we’re more concerned with the bigger picture and

we’ll be watching,” she said.

Mass shootings The reasons AR-15 enthusiasts love the guns is also why they’ve been used in mass shootings.

The gun is light. It can shoot quickly, especially when a bump stock is added. And according to Goodman, an individual doesn’t need good aim to do more damage, more quickly.

According to USA

Today, the gun has been used in 12 mass shootings over the past 35 years, including in Sandy Hook, Las Vegas, the Sutherland Springs church and the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, this past week.

“They are dangerous weapons,” Goodman said. “It’s not that they are scary looking, it’s what they do and what they do in the hands of people who shouldn’t have them that is scary.”

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NATION&WORLD Adviser: Meddling ‘incontrovertible’ National security adviser says there is undeniable evidence of a Russian plot to disrupt 2016 election

By Desmond Butler and David Rising The Associated Press

MUNICH — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Saturday there was “incontrovertible” evidence of a Russian plot to disrupt the 2016 U.S. election, a blunt statement that shows how significantly the new criminal charges leveled by an American investigator have upended the political debate over his inquiry.

The statement by H.R. McMaster at the Munich Security Conference stood in stark contrast to Trump’s oft repeated claim that Russian interference in his election victory was a hoax.

“As you can see with the FBI indictment, the evidence is now really incontrovertible and available in the public domain,” McMaster told a Russian delegate to the conference.

The detailed document presented the most compelling public evidence to date that the Russian operation was elaborate, expensive and real.

Citing emails and conversations by the perpetrators of the plot, it also demonstrated that the ongoing probe may have access to explosive intelligence material gathered on the Russian operations.

McMaster also noted

Herbert Raymond McMaster, U.S. National Security Adviser, speaks at the Security Conference Saturday in Munich, Germany. [SVEN HOPPE/DPA VIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

that special counsel Robert Mueller’s team had shown that the U.S. was becoming “more and more adept at tracing the origins of this espionage and subversion.”

Just minutes before, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had dismissed the indictment as “just blabber.”

“I have no response,” Lavrov said when asked for comment on the allegations.

“You can publish anything, and we see those indictments multiplying, the statements multiplying.”

But Lavrov did not say what he specifically disputed in the indictment.

McMaster and Lavrov addressed the annual

conference of world leaders, defense officials and diplomats, giving more general back-to-back opening remarks. But both were immediately hit with questions about the U.S. indictment and the broader issue of cyberattacks.

In Russia, news of the indictment was met with more scorn.

“There are no official claims, there is no proof for this. That’s why they are just children’s statements,” Andrei Kutskikh, the presidential envoy for international information security, told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.

McMaster also scoffed at

the suggestion that the U.S. would work with Russia on cyber security issues.

“I’m surprised there are any Russiancyberexpertsavailable based on how active most of them have been undermining ourdemocracies intheWest,” hesaidtolaughter.“SoIwould just say that we would love to have a cyber dialogue when Russia is sincere.”

Lavrov argued that U.S. officials, including Vice President Mike Pence, have said no country influenced the U.S. election results.

“Until we see the facts, everything else is just blabber. I’m sorry for this not very diplomatic expression,” Lavrov said.

The indictment charged 13 Russians with running a huge but hidden social media trolling campaign combined with on-the-ground politicking aimed in part at helping Trump defeat his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.

It outlined the first criminal charges against Russians believed to have secretly worked to influence the U.S. election’s outcome.

According to the indictment, the Russian organization was funded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a wealthy St. Petersburg businessman with ties to the Russian government and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Lavrov denounced “this irrational myth about this global Russian threat, traces of which are found everywhere — from Brexit to the Catalan referendum.”

Russia’s former ambassador to the United States, Sergei Kislyak, similarly dismissed the detailed allegations contained in the indictment as “simply fantasies.” Kislyak’s name has come up in the FBI and congressional investigations of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Pressed on the election interference that is alleged to have occurred while he was Russia’s envoy to Washington, Kislyak said, “I’m not sure I can trust American law enforcement to be the most precise and truthful source of information about what Russians know.”

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A black bear walks in Granite Basin, amid low-lying blueberry thickets, October in Juneau, Alaska. A study of bears and berries has determined that the big animals are the main dispersers of fruit seeds in southeast Alaska. The study by Oregon State University researchers says it’s the first instance of a temperate plant being primarily dispersed by mammals through their excrement rather than by birds. [ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO]

A child holding the Kosovo national flag is carried down the main pedestrian zone in Pristina, Kosovo, on Saturday on the 10th anniversary of the country’s independence. Kosovo is celebrating 10 years of independence from Serbia in two-day festivities around the country on Saturday. Kosovo declared independence on Feb. 17, 2008, nine years after NATO conducted a 78-day airstrike campaign against Serbia.

Juan Carlos Cruz, left, shake hands with a member of the church as he leaves after a meeting with Archbishop Charles Scicluna at Roman Catholic church Saturday in New York. The meeting between Scicluna and Cruz takes place the same day Pope Francis revived his lapsed sex abuse advisory commission by naming new members, after coming under fire for his overall handling of the scandal.

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Girl, 4, fatally shot inside car; suspect sought Authoritiessaya4-year-old girl sitting in a car with young siblings and her grandmother in northeastern Ohio has been fatally shot and a suspect is being sought.

Police haven’t identified the girl shot around 10:30 p.m. Friday in Akron. Police spokesman Lt. Rick Edwards says the shooting happened after the children’s mother pulled in front of a home to retrieve belongings and broke windows when no one answered the door.

Edwardssaysamanstepped outside with a rifle and fired one shot at the car, striking the 4-year-old, who was sitting in the backseat. She was pronounced dead at an Akron hospital. The other children are girls ages 7, 6 and 3.

CINCINNATI

Ruling opens possibility trans teen will get hormone therapy A transgender Ohio teen’s grandparents have been granted custody and will be allowed to decide whether the 17-year-old can pursue hormone therapy at a hospital after he’s evaluated by a psychologist not affiliated with the hospital, a judge in Cincinnati ruled Friday.

Judge Sylvia Hendon’s ruling appears to have ended a legal battle that pitted the teen and his maternal grandparents against his parents, who denied he was transgender and sought Christian-based therapy for him. The teen, with his grandparents’ support, wants treatment at the transgender program run by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

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Chinese-built islands won’t deter US Navy from patrol

A Navy officer aboard a mammoth U.S. aircraft carrier brimming with F18 fighter jets said Saturday that American forces would continue to patrol the South China Sea wherever “international law allows us” when asked if China’s newly built islands could restrain them in the disputed waters.

Lt.Cmdr.TimHawkinstold The Associated Press on board the USS Carl Vinson that the Navy has carried out routine patrols at sea and on air in the strategic waters for 70 years to promote regional security and guarantee the unimpeded flow of trade that’s crucial for Asian and U.S. economies.

“International law allows us to operate here, allows us

to fly here, allows us to train here, allows us to sail here, and that’s what we’re doing and we’re going to continue to do that,” Hawkins said.

stations away.

NEW YORK

A trio of suicide bombers detonated at a crowded fish market in northern Nigeria, killing at least 20 people, police said Saturday.

Borno state police spokesman Joseph Kwaji confirmed the Friday night attack to The Associated Press. Hospital officials said two patients later died from their injuries.

The bombers, all believed to be female, left dozens wounded at the fish market in Konduga, just outside the state capital, Maiduguri. The city is the birthplace of the Boko Haram extremist insurgency and has been a frequent target.

Poodle dashes off, stops New York subway line It doesn’t take much to slow down the New York subway system. On Friday afternoon, one bundle of fur stopped train service on a transit line between Brooklyn and Manhattan.

OfficerGeorgeTsourovakas says a poodle named Dakota got away from a Brooklyn park run near the Manhattan Bridge and dashed into the York Street station, making it to the tracks of the F train and running southbound on the northbound tracks.

Officers responded, finally catching the dog two subway

MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA

Trio of suicide bombers kill 20 at crowded market in Nigeria

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Fire alarm, then gunfire: Stay or flee?

By Kantele Franko and Jocelyn Gecker The Associated Press

Cathy Kuhns, right, hugs Ana Paula Lopez, left, as they stand on a street corner holding up anti-gun signs during a protest Saturday in Parkland, Fla. [BRYNN ANDERSON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

Gun protest takes to streets

By Jason Dearen, Allen Breed and Tamara Lush The Associated Press

PARKLAND, Fla. — Thousands of angry students, parents and residents demanded stricter gun control laws Saturday as new details were revealed about the suspect accused of shooting and killed 17 people in a Florida high school.

Therally,held indowntown Fort Lauderdale, was attended by scores of students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School,wherethecarnage happened.

Teens spoke passionately during Saturday’s rally in front of the federal courthouse,pleadingwith lawmakers to change the nation’s gun laws.

One student, Emma Gonzalez, angrily criticized politicians who take campaign contributions from the National Rifle Association. She challengedthemtostoptaking money, leading the crowd in a call-and-response chant.

“They say a good guy with a gun stops a bad guy with a gun,” she said, and the crowd chanted, “We call BS.” Shealsosaidadults who knew that the shooter was mentally ill should have done more to prevent him from having a weapon.

From a mosaic of public records, interviews with friends and family and online interactions, it appears that Cruz was unstable and violent to himself and those around him—andthatwhennotified about his threatening behavior, law enforcement did little to stop it.

Hereportedlyleftasuburban Palm Beach County

mobilehomeinNovember because his benefactor gave him an ultimatum: you or the gun.

The Palm Beach Post reports Rocxanne Deschamps said, “He bought a gun and wanted to bring itinto my house” in public comments that have since been removed from her Facebook page.

Chad Bennett, a friend ofDeschamps’,saidNikolas Cruz “chose the gun and he left.”

He then went to live with another family; his mother died in November and his father died years ago.

Florida’s child welfare agency investigated after he cut himself in an online video but found him stable, according to state records.

T h e S u n -S e nt i ne l reported that Florida’s Department of Children and Families investigated when Cruz posted a video on the social media network Snapchat showing him cutting his arms in 2016. The agency was called to investigate.

Cruz, then 18, was listed as an “alleged victim” of medical neglect and inadequate supervision; his adoptive mother, then-68-year-old Lynda Cruz, the “alleged perpetrator.”

“Mr.CruzwasonSnapchat cutting both of his arms,” the Florida DCF abuse hotline was told in August 2016, the paper reported. “Mr. Cruz has fresh cuts on both his arms. Mr. Cruz stated he plans to go out and buy a gun. It is unknown what he is buying the gun for.”

According to the paper, DCF’s investigation was completed that Nov. 12.

The agency concluded that Cruz had not been

mistreated by his mother, was receiving adequate care from a mental health counselorandwasattending school.

Mental health center staff “came out and assessed the (victim and) found him to be stable enoughnottobehospitalized,”theDCFreportsaid.

Cruz had been diagnosed with autism, a neurological disorder that often leads to social awkwardness and isolation, and attention deficithyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Three teens told Buzzfeed on Saturday that Cruz became jealous and angry when his exgirlfriend broke up with him and began seeing someone else.

The FBI said it received a tip last month that Cruz had a “desire to kill” and access to guns and could be plotting an attack, but agents failed to investigate. The governor called for the FBI director to resign.

A person close to Cruz called the FBI’s tip line on Jan. 5 and provided information about Cruz’s weapons and his erratic behavior, including his disturbing social media posts.The caller was concerned that Cruz could attack a school.

In a statement, the agency acknowledged that the tip should have beensharedwiththeFBI’s Miami office and investigated, but it was not.

The startling admission came as the agency was already facing criticism for its treatment of a tip about a YouTube comment posted last year.

The comment posted by a “Nikolas Cruz” said, “Im going to be a professional school shooter.”

Students and teachers responded as trained when the fire alarm sounded, streaming out of the school and toward exits only to run into deadly gunfire.

Two boys with stolen guns took aim from a wooded hill, waiting for people to evacuate after one of the boys had triggered a false fire alarm.

They killed four children and a teacher.

That was 20 years ago at Arkansas’ Westside Middle School, before active-shooter drills became part of the routine for schools across America.

Students today are taughttoevacuateduring firealarmsbut lockdown during school shootings.

So there was confusion Wednesday when a fire alarm sounded — the second one that day — at a Florida high school as 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz unleashed a barrage of gunfire. Head for the exits or hunker down in classrooms?

As in many U.S. schools, students and teachers at the school had trained for both responses, just not at the same time. Seventeen teachers and students were gunned down.

Unconfirmed initial reports suggested that Cruz pulled the fire alarm himself, but authorities haven’t confirmed who set the alarm in Parkland.

Students hold their hands in the air Wednesday as they are evacuated by police from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., after a shooter opened fire on the campus. [MIKE STOCKER/SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO]

Emergency responders say there is no single accepted set of best practices for responding to active-shooter situations, and the protocols vary from district to district around the country.

That includes everything from consistent drills to strategies for teachers to fight back with baseball bats and soup cans if confronted by an armed intruder.

Safety experts say it’s unusual for schools to encounter situations where drills contribute to confusion or are exploited to inflict more harm, though they concede the unsolvable reality of that possibility.

“We might be training the suspect in our drills,” said Mac Hardy, operations director from the National Association of School Resource Officers. “I mean, we understand that, we know that, but we have to also do the best we can in the situations we’re in to try to keep as

many students as safe as possible.”

Drills should encourage people to think on their feet, said consultant Kenneth Trump of National School Safety and Security Services in Ohio. That might mean starting a drill when students are in hallways or lunchrooms instead of class, or telling a teacher in the midst of a drill to pretendaparticularroute is blocked, Trump said.

Various organizations offer guidance about dealing with an active shooter. The National Fire Protection Association is working on a proposed accredited standard for responders at the request of an Orlando-area fire chief who, after the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting that killed 49, thought it was time to have some minimum criteria that communities and facilities could consider adopting for how to prepare for and responds to such events.

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the Northwest Commission, said in a prepared statement.

“Comprehensive broadband connectivity is as vital to our region’s economic success as roads and infrastructure were 50 years ago,” Foys said.

High-speed access is lacking in Erie County because providers generally don’t offer 100 Mbps service, according to study findings.

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Kathy Dahlkemper has been leading an effort to change that. Dahlkemper and the county’s information technology director are meeting with internet providers to look at ways to increase local internet access.

“We’re really lucky that we’ve been able to bring all of the players to the table to look at how we can pull together for better access for all of our citizens,” Dahlkemper said.

The group will study findings in the Northwest Regional Commission report Tuesday, Dahlkemper said.

Developing that kind of

public-private partnership is key to making broadband available, Meghan Keely, Northwest Commission economic development manager, said Friday in an email interview.

Other study recommendations to improve broadband access include validating demand for the service and forming a team to oversee and implement actions.

In the meantime, an estimated 95.1 percent of Erie County households have access to slower internet service of at least 25 Mbps, according to the study.

Venango County is next worst in the region for broadband access. Just under 16 percent of Venango County households have access to high-speed service.

Lawrence County leads the region in high-speed access with service available to 95.6 percent of local households.

In Crawford County, highspeed internet is available to 69.8 percent of households.

Region-wide, with data also for Clarion, Forest, Mercer and Warren counties, 35.9 percent of households have high-speed internet access.

The complete northwest

Pennsylvania broadband report can be read online at http://bit.ly/2Ezf6tC. The study was funded in part by a federal Power Initiative grant and with support from the Appalachian Regional Commission.

Communities that score 75 points or higher in the broadband assessment are considered high scoring, according to Dan Manning of Connected Nation.

Valerie Myers can be reached at 878-1913 or by email. Follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNmyers.

A foosball table, foreground, and shuffleboard table, background, are shown Feb. 8 in the Innovation District’s new workspace, located in the basement of 717 State St. [CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

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That’s not his game.

“I am trying to change the economy in a basic way and that means I have to think on alargescaleandIhavetothink for the long-term,” Sanchack said.

Building an innovation district, a neighborhood of companies that do loosely related work, means answering a couple questions before they are even asked.

“We are playing on a global stage,” Sanchack said. “How are we different? How are we special?”

What’s it all about?

Urban expert Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institute, who hasvisitedandwrittenrepeatedly about Erie, didn’t invent the innovation district, but is credited with identifying and defining the concept.

According to Katz, these districts“aregeographic areas where leading-edge anchor institutions and companies clusterandconnectwithstartups, business incubators and accelerators. They are also physically compact, transitaccessible, and technically wired and offer mixed-use housing, office and retail.”

Sanchack, a Philadelphia native who attended Penn StateBehrend,saidit’simportant for an innovation district to have a particular area of focus.

The Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City, Louisiana, a city only slightly largerthan Erie,“isthe anchor of the 3,000-acre National Cyber Research Park and serves as the catalyst for the development and expansion of a knowledge-based workforce throughout the region,” according to its website.

Over the past 10 years or so, Sanchack said Bossier has

been able to transform an initial investment of about $50 million into thousands of jobs.

Thatmightseemlikea hefty pricetag,butSanchacksaidhe doesn’t think a lack of money will stop Erie from developing its own innovation district.

“Most of the cities have had a substantial investment,” said Sanchack, whose own program is overseen by MercyhurstUniversityandfunded by a $4 million grant provided bytheErieCommunityFoundation in partnership with the Susan Hirt Hagen Fund for Transformational Philanthropy and the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority.

“I would say it’s definitely doable,” he said. “Look at what’s going on right now.

The(ErieDowntownDevelopment Corp.)has raisedlike $25 million. Clearly, it’s possible for the community to come together and put some sort of investment in place that benefits the city.”

Area of focus The plan for Erie’s innovation district calls for a focus on cybersecurity and safety in the new economy, working to establish security needed for what’s often referred to as the Internet of Things — devices such as Amazon’s Echo that turn on your lights and play your favorite music — as well as citywide systems that controlpowergridsandmunicipal systems.

In Sanchack’s world, it’s not enough to just develop an expertise. It’s important that there be some rationale to explain why that particular industrybelongsinthatcityor region.

It was access to natural resources and the confluence ofthreeriversthatmadePittsburgh the logical home of the steel industry.

Likewise, California’s wine industry is built on superior grape-growing climate, not an arbitrary decision that the Napa Valley would be a good

place to make wine.

The narrative of this innovation district will rest largely on the skillsets of its local universities, starting with the establishedintelligencestudies program at Mercyhurst, said David Dausey, who is provost of Mercyhurst University and chairman of the innovation district.

“You have to start from somewhere,” Dausey said.

“You can’t start from the end product.”

Some of those end products will likely involve internetenabled devices that have becomeincreasinglycommon.

“The challenge will be to look at all these devices that are embedded in every level of society,”hesaid.“Whatsecurity questions and challenges does that pose? Erie could be the center of that security center of the future, the place that thinks about that connected challenge.”

Sanchack sees a role in that for all area colleges.

“Mercyhurst has a long pedigree and history in intelligence studies in providing criticalthinkers,folkswhocan lookataproblem,addressthat problemandthinkitthrough,” he said.

“The Penn States of this world can create a new set of devices and designs for those devices,” he said. “The Gannons can provide new mechanical solutions and smarter buildings. The Edinboros can help put this into an executable context.”

Managing expectations Marco Monsalve, chairman of the Erie-based firm of McManis & Monsalve Associates, which deploys employees, many with intelligence studies backgrounds, at embassies and other government sites around the world, thinks people should be prepared for the possibility that it will take time.

“It’s got potential,” he said.

“I wouldn’t have gotten my

company involved if I didn’t think it could pay off.”

“We need to be careful not to over-promise and under-deliver, not to build up expectations,” he said. “It’s too easy for really high expectations to be set up, have one misstep and suddenly everyone is casting everything as gloom and doom. There needs toaverycareful,thought-out, slow process. These innovation districts take years. It’s a lotoftimeandinvestmentthat go into making the connections to making a snowball.”

More than anything else, he said, success will depend “on the ability of our education systemtobeabletocooperate, get out of their Mercyhurst, Behrendand Gannonsilosand look at this as an opportunity for the city” The road forward Both Dausey and Sanchack acknowledge they’re talking about some ambitious plans.

But Sanchack, who returned recently from a trip to Israel, where he was pitching Erie to what might be the most security-focused nation on the planet, sees a community with untapped opportunities.

He’ssurprised,forinstance, that Erie isn’t home to a major data center. Such facilities rely heavily on stable climate conditions—heavysnow notwithstanding— and abundant water for cooling.

Dausey admits he’s not too worried about delivering on the promises of the innovation district.

“Given what I know, I will be surprised if it doesn’t (happen),”hesaid.“Ithinkthe low probability event at this junctureisfailurebecauseofall thethingsthatarehappening.”

The work of the innovation district, planned investments by the EDDC and a growing buzz about smart city investments all bode well for the future, he said.

For his part, Sanchack said

he’s not walking away from a challenge.

“I realize that it’s not going to be simple and it’s not going to be easy, but it’s going to be worthwhile,” he said. “I took this job because it’s an opportunity to leave a legacy.”

An expert view SohowdoErie’searlyefforts measureupintheeyesofKatz, author of “The Metropolitan Revolution” and the scholar who first identified the conceptoftheinnovationdistrict?

Katz has visited hundreds of cities, many of which are trying to develop their own innovation districts.

Katz, who has visited Erie numerous times and even attended the group’s first boardmeeting,saidit’simportantforanycitytounderstand its assets and how to enhance relationships between partners in the district.

“My sense is that Erie generally is getting a much better sense of how you connect the dots between Mercyhurst, Gannon, Penn State and Erie Insurance,” Katz said. “It’s really a remarkable downtown in terms of history, good bones, good street grid, lots of opportunities.”

What’s his best advice?

“I think the most important thing for any innovation district is to understand your distinct innovation base and how do you build from that.

The key is to understand who you are.”

So should the district be swinging for the fences and saying so out loud?

“I think high aspirations are fine,” he said. “It has to be grounded in evidence. Right now you are trying to build on Erie’s special advantages, which are real and distinct.

There are some real opportunities right now.”

Jim Martin can be reached at 870-1668 or by email.

Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETN.

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Predicting attacks a challenge Minnesota terror case shows pitfalls authorities face in identifying real threats to public

By Amy Forliti The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — After Tnuza Jamal Hassan was stopped from flying to Afghanistan last September, she allegedly told FBI agents that she wanted to join al-Qaida and marry a fighter, and that she might even wear a suicide belt.

She also said she was angry at U.S. military actions overseas and admitted that she tried to encourage others to “join the jihad in fighting,” but she said she had no intention of carrying out an attack on U.S. soil, according to prosecutors. Despite her alleged admissions, she was allowed to go free.

Four months later, the 19-year-old was arrested for allegedly setting small fires on her former college campus in St. Paul in what prosecutors say was a self-proclaimed act of jihad. No one was hurt by the Jan. 17 fires at St. Catherine University, but her case raises questions about why she wasn’t arrested after speaking to the agents months earlier and shows the difficulty the authorities face in identifying real threats.

“She confessed to wanting to join al-Qaida and took action to do it by traveling overseas. Unless there are other circumstances that I’m not aware of, I would have expected that she would’ve been arrested,” said Jeffrey Ringel, a former FBI agent and Joint Terrorism Task Force supervisor who now works for a private security firm, the Soufan Group, and isn’t involved in Hassan’s case. “I think she would’ve met the elements of a crime.”

Authorities aren’t talking about the case and it’s not clear how closely Hassan was monitored before the fires, if at all. When asked if law enforcement should have intervened earlier, FBI spokesman Jeff Van Nest and U.S. Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Tasha Zerna both said they couldn’t discuss the case.

Counterterrorism experts, though, say it seemsshewasn’twatched closely after the FBI interview, as she disappeared for days before the fires.

But the public record in a case doesn’t always reveal

Tnuza Jamal Hassan, 19, was arrested for allegedly setting small fires on her former college campus in Minnesota in what prosecutors say was a self-proclaimed act of jihad. [RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE VIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

what agents and prosecutors were doing behind the scenes.

Authorities are often second-guessed when someone on their radar carries out a violent act.

Some cases, including Wednesday’smassshootingataFloridahighschool thatkilled17people,reveal missed signs of trouble.

The FBI has admitted it made a mistake by failing to investigate a warning last month that the suspect, Nikolas Cruz, could be plotting an attack.

U.S. officials were also warned about Boston MarathonbomberTamerlan Tsarnaev two years before his 2013 attack, though a review found it was impossible to know if anything could’ve been donedifferentlytoprevent it. And the FBI extensively investigated Omar Mateen, the gunman in the June 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting. As part of an internal audit, then-FBI Director James Comey reviewed the case and determined it was handled well.

Hassan, who was born in the U.S., has pleaded notguiltytofederalcounts of attempting to provide material support to alQaida, lying to the FBI and arson. She also faces a state arson charge. One fire was set in a dormitory that has a day care where 33 children were present.

Although her attempts to set fires largely failed, Hassan told investigators she had expected the buildings to burn down and “she hoped people would get killed,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Winter said in court. He added that she was“self-radicalized”and became more stringent in her beliefs and focused on jihad.

Hassan’s attorney, Robert Sicoli, declined to talk about whether the family saw warnings. Her motherandsisterdeclined

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According to prosecutors,Hassantriedtotravel toAfghanistanonSept.19, making it as far as Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before she was stopped because she lacked a visa.

Prosecutors say that when the agents interviewed Hassan on Sept.

22, she admitted she tried to join al-Qaida, saying she thought she’d probably get married, but not fight. When pressed, she allegedly told investigators she guessed she would carry out a suicide bombing if she had to do it but she wouldn’t do anything in the U.S. because she didn’t know whom to target.

Hassan admitted that she wrote a letter to her roommates in March encouraging the women to “join the jihad in fighting,” prosecutors allege.

The letter was initially reported to campus security, and it’s unclear when it was given to the FBI or if the agency made contact with Hassan before the September interview.

It’s also unknown how closely U.S. authorities were monitoring Hassan between the interview and Dec. 29, when she was barred from traveling to Ethiopia with her mother. Prosecutors say at the time, Hassan had

her sister’s identification and her luggage contained a coat and boots, which she wouldn’t have needed in Ethiopia’s warm climate.

Hassan later ran away from home and her family reported her missing Jan. 10.Herwhereaboutswere unknown until the Jan. 17 fires.

Ron Hosko, a retired assistant director of the FBI’s criminal division who has no link to Hassan’s case, said that based on an AP reporter’s description of it, “I would certainly look at this person, not knowing more, as somebody who would be of interest to the FBI.” However he cautioned that the public doesn’t know the extent of the agency’s efforts to monitor Hassan, includingwhethershewasunder surveillance, what sort of background investigation was done and how agents might have assessed her capacitytofollowthrough on a threat. He also said the FBI might have made decisions based on her mental capacity.

“Not every subject requires 24/7 FBI surveillance,” he said. The reality is that hard decisions on resources are being made constantly, with the biggest perceived threats receiving the most attention.

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A downed helicopter lays in its side in Santiago Jimitepec, Saturday. The military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from Friday’s earthquake crashed, killing 13 people and injuring 16, all of them on the ground. [LUIS ALBERTO CRUZ HERNANDEZ/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

Mexico copter crash kills 13

By Mark Stevenson The Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — A military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from a powerful earthquakecrashedFriday insouthernMexico,killing 13 people and injuring 16, all of them on the ground.

The Oaxaca state prosecutor’s office said in a statement that five women, four men and three children were killed at the crash site and another person died later at the hospital.

A state government official who was not authorized to be quoted by name said the chopper crashed into a group of people who had been spending the night outside after a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area. Aftershocks had caused people to flee their homes for fear they would collapse.

The Defense Department said the Blackhawk helicopter suffered the mishap when it was preparing to land on a vacant lot in the city of Jamiltepec, about 19 miles from the area of Pinotepa Nacional. The craft was carrying Interior Secretary Alfonso Navarrete and Oaxaca Gov. Alejandro Murat, neither of whom had serious injuries. The department said the victims had been waiting for the helicopter,

but did not provide more details.

The accident was the latest embarrassment in little more than a month since Navarrete took over at the Interior Department, which oversees most political and security issues. Earlier this month, an intelligence agent from an agency overseen by Navarrete’s department was caught tailing an opposition presidential candidate.

Both Navarrete and the defense department said they regretted the loss of life in Friday’s accident.

The same city where the accident occurred also saw significant destruction from the earthquake.

About 50 homes were damaged, as well as the town hall and church, according to the Interior Department.

Two people suffered fractures and non-life threatening injuries in Pinotepa Nacional.

The damage was minimal compared to a massive 8.2 quake that struck in the same general area on Sept. 7 and a 7.1 magnitude quake on Sept. 19, which killed 471 people and damaged over 180,000 houses in eight states, including Mexico City.

But the magnitude 5.8 aftershock that struck Friday about an hour after the 7.2-magnitude quake led some residents

of Jamiltepec to decide to spend the night outdoors, a common practice after strong shakes in the balmy region.

The military helicopter apparently flipped and fell on top of the townspeople as it attempted to land.

Navarrete told local media that “as the army helicopter we were travelling in tried to land, the pilot lost control, the helicopter fell and flipped.”

Jorge Morales, a local reporter who was aboard the helicopter when it crashed, described harrowing moments as the pilot lost control and the helicopter attempted to touch down in a swirl of dust.

“The moment the helicopter touched down it lost control, it slid— like it skidded— and it hit some vehicles that were parked alongside thearea that had been defined for the landing,” he told a Mexican television news program.

“In that moment, you couldn’t see anything, nothing else was heard beside the sound that iron makes when it scrapes the earth.”

Navarrete and Murat were evaluating reports of damage from the earthquake before the helicopter crashed.

The U.S. Geological Survey originally put the magnitude of Friday’s quake at 7.5 but later lowered it to 7.2.

Tears, exuberance as ‘Black Panther’ opens across Africa

By Cara Anna The Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — “Black Panther” has burst onto the screen in Africa, handing a powerful response to the unfortunate remarks about the continent

by President Donald Trump.

As the red carpet in South Africa swirled with stunning outfits and exclamations in the local isiXhosa language used in the film’s Wakanda kingdom, cast member John Kani laughed at the U.S. president’s views, which several African nations have openly scorned. (Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o said simply: “No comment.”)

The South African actor Kani, like many at Friday night’s Johannesburg premiere, expressed pride at seeing an Afrofuturistic society that celebrates traditional cultures

Danai Gurira speaks as the cast of “Black Panther” arrives at the South Africa premiere on Friday in Johannesburg. [CARA ANNA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

and dreams of what the world’s second most populous continent can be.

“This time the sun now is shining on Africa,” he said. “This movie came at the right time. We’re struggling to find leaders that are exemplary and role models ... so when you see the Black Panther as a young boy and he takes off that mask you think, ‘Oh my God, he looks like me. He is African

and I am African. Now we can look up to some person who is African.’”

Added actress Danai Gurira, who grew up mostly in Zimbabwe: “To bring this film home is everything.”

The film has opened in other top economic powers across Africa, where a growing middle class flocked to IMAX showings and shared vibrant opening-night images on social media.

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Romney, favored in Senate bid, could take on outsized role

By Matthew Daly The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s extensive resume has many Republicans looking to him to take on a role in the Senate as a political and moral counterweight to a president many in the GOP see as divisive and undignified.

First he has to get elected.

The 2012 GOP nominee for president announced Friday he is running for the Utah Senate seat being vacated by GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch.

Romney, 70, is among the best-known names in U.S. politics. He has been a successful businessman, governor of h e a v i l y D e m o c r a t ic Massachusetts, Olympics rescuer and, more recently, one of his

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sits behind the wheel of a tractor during a tour of Gibson’s Green Acres Dairy, Friday in Ogden, Utah. [RICK BOWMER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

party’s fiercest critics of President Donald Trump.

Arizona Sen. John McCain, who often has taken on Trump, was quick to welcome Romney, his rival in the 2008 White House race.

In a tweet Friday shortly after Romney

announced his Senate bid, McCain said Romney “has shown the country what it means to lead with honor, integrity and civility. The people of #Utah and the nation need his strong voice, resolve and service now more than ever.”

Sen. Richard Shelby,

that those filing complaints under the Americans With Disabilities Act must give written notice of their objection to property owners and allow them time to fix the problem, a process that could take at least 120 days. Backers said the "notice and cure" provision would deter drive-by lawsuits, while critics said it would deprive handicapped persons of their civil rights. A yes vote was to remove the requirement from the bill. Kelly: No. Thompson: Yes. Payday loans, usury laws: Voting 245-171, the House on Wednesday passed a bill, HR 3299, that would allow the interest on payday loans to bust state-set usury limits when the loan originates with a federally chartered bank in another state having higher or nonexistent interest caps.

Numerous states and the District of Columbia have usury laws that limit interest rates charged on short-term loans by financial institutions including so-called payday lenders.

A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate.

Kelly: Yes. Thompson: Yes.

most popular of three pending immigration plans.

(HR Casey 2579). Sen. Bob Casey, Jr., Democrat: Yes. U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, Republican: Toomey No. Trump immigration plan: The Senate defeated, 39-60, on Thursday a measure embodying a plan by President Trump that would eventually grant legality to Dreamers while funding a border wall and prohibiting most family-based immigration. A yes vote backed the least-popular immigration plan before the Senate. (HR 2579).

Casey: No. Toomey: Yes. McCain-Coons immigration plan: Voting 52-47 on Thursday, the Senate failed to reach 60 votes needed approve an immigration proposal that laid out a citizenship path for up to 1.8 million Dreamers but did not fund President Trump's signature border wall. A yes vote supported a plan sponsored by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Chris Coons, D-Del. (HR 2579).

Casey: Yes. Toomey: No. Sanctuary cities, immigration enforcement: Voting 54-45, the Senate on Feb. 15 failed to reach 60 votes needed to adopt a GOPsponsored proposal to deny federal non-security grants to so-called "sanctuary cities" that refuse to act as an arm of federal immigration enforcement. There are

R-Ala., said Romney would bring the prestige of his previous roles to the Senate.

“I think he will be a plus-plus in the Senate,” Shelby said, calling Romney “a thoughtful man” and a leader who at 70 is senior enough to be an elder statesman.

Shelby, 83, has had his differences with Trump.

He publicly opposed a GOP nominee backed

by Trump in Alabama’s closely watched Senate race last year, declaring before the election that “the state of Alabama deserves better” than Roy Moore, a former judge accused of sexual contact with teenage girls decades ago.

Romney has the stature to make similar declarations when — or if — they are needed,

Shelby said. “I know the governor and I think he would support good ideas,” Shelby said.

Romney, a heavy favorite to win the Senate seat, will step in “immediately” as a leader in the Senate, said Idaho Sen. Jim Risch,

who got to know Romney when both served as governors and when he co-chaired Romney’s presidential campaigns in Idaho.

“He has broad experience, he has the prestige.

He’ll jump right in,” Risch said.

ROLL CALL WASHINGTON — Here's how area members of Congress voted on major issues this past week:

House Americans With Disabilities Act lawsuits: The House on Thursday passed, 225-192, a bill, HR 620, that would delay by at least four months the opportunity to Kelly file civil actions that allege public facilities are in violation of the Americans With Thompson Disabilities Act. At present, when parties seek to redress violations such as architectural barriers to wheelchair access, they can immediately register a complaint with the Department of Justice or file a civil suit in federal court. The bill adds a preliminary "notice and cure" step in which those with complaints must provide written notice to the property owner, who then has up to 120 days to show "substantial progress" toward fixing the deficiency. A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate. U.S. Rep Mike Kelly, R-3rd Dist.: Yes. U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-5th Dist.: No. Scaling back disability bill: Voting 188-226, the House on Thursday refused to strip HR 620, above, of a requirement

Senate Bipartisan immigration plan: The Senate failed, 54-45, on Thursday to reach 60 votes needed to approve a bipartisan plan that would provide a path to citizenship to 1.8 million undocumented aliens known as Dreamers and $25 billion for a wall on the southern border. A yes vote was to approve the

more than 400 sanctuary cities nationwide. They say that allowing local police to double as federal agents would destroy rapport they need with immigrant communities to do their work. A yes vote was to adopt this amendment to HR 2579, above. Casey: No. Toomey: Yes. Holiday: The House and Senate are in Presidents Day recess this week.

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What do Schember staffers earn?

By Kevin Flowers kevin.flowes@timesnews.com

Erie Mayor Joe Schember’s chief of staff, Renee Lamis, and Chris Groner, the city’s economic development director, are the highestpaid staffers in Schember’s new administration, according to city financial data.

Ten of Schember’s top appointees earn a collective $646,000 in salary, or

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Lamis

$360 less than the $646,360 included in the city’s 2018 budget for comparable nonunion, at-will positions. The Erie Times-News requested

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the salary data from the city.

Lamis and Groner each earn $85,000 a year, Wyrosdick according to city financial data.

Schember’s team includes four prominent positions that did not exist under his predecessor, former Mayor

Joe Sinnott — a city planner; a community liaison; a full-time grant writer; and a business development officer.

City Finance Director Paul Lichtenwalter said the city left a managerial position unfilled in the Department of Public Works to help pay for the city planner’s salary, for example, and adjusted other positions’ pay to accommodate Schember’s

administrative plans.

“He’s changed titles and he’s changed duties,” Lichtenwalter said of Schember.

“We tried to fill in the comparable positions within departments.”

Schember, whose $95,000-a-year salary is set by city ordinance, said he tried to replace “existing positions at the same or See STAFFERS, B2

A life’s journey

Pat Bywater

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hile others grumble and hole up inside to wait out Erie’s record-breaking winter, Erie resident Annette Ahrens can’t stay away from her front porch.

Bearing a blue blanket, small paintbrush, an iPhone5 and a microscope, Ahrens is captivated by her work taking portraits of the tiny little artists who’ve collaborated to create the vast snowy landscape that has blanketed the city.

She collects snowflakes on the blanket and gently brushes one onto a microscope slide. She places the iPhone camera lens over the microscope eyepiece, and it’s time for the flake to say “cheese.”

The effort is gratifying for more than the technical challenge of making each image. There’s also, as Ahrens writes, “sharing the wonder and beauty of them with others. People really seem to appreciate being able to see just how incredibly beautiful the snow really is!” Some of her images are shared with this column, and you can see many more on her Facebook page.

As I learned last Sunday, when you write a column urging Erieites to embrace and even promote the city’s winters, you get a flurry of responses, including the one from Ahrens. I do appreciate each and every See BYWATER, B2

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Mercyhurst University professor Randall Howarth is shown aboard his sailboat, the Varuna, near Dartmouth, Massachusetts, during a voyage from Erie to Florida that launched in May and ended in January. He is dying of cancer and believes this was his last voyage. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

Mercyhurst professor sets anchor after bucket-list sailing adventure

By Tim Hahn tim.hahn@timesnews.com

Randall Howarth said he is still trying to learn to be patient.

The greatest lessons in his ongoing education have come on the water, where

Man found in bay ID’d Buffalo man falls from Dobbins Landing, dies of hypothermia

By Matthew Rink matthew.rink@timesnews.com

The death of a man whose body was pulled from Presque Isle Bay at the foot of Dobbins Landing Saturday morning has been ruled accidental, Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook said.

The Erie Bureau of Police, Fire Department and its water-rescue team recovered the body of 65-year-old Thomas Fields of Buffalo, New York, around 8:30 Saturday. He died from hypothermia, Cook said.

“HewasvisitingfamilyinErie,”Cook said.“Hewashereforabirthdayparty.”

Cook said Fields wandered off from

where he was staying some time over night.

“He ended up down at the public dock,” Cook said. “Apparently he became disoriented and fell off the end of the dock and onto the ice.”

Police reviewed surveillance footage from the Bicentennial Tower to determine what occurred.

“There doesn’t appear to be any foul play,” according to Detective William Bailey. “We were able to see that no one was around him. The gentleman was walking by himself. He was walking down State Street.”

Fields fell on the ice around 6 a.m.

Saturday morning. A passerby spotted Fields’ body face down on the ice and called 911 at 8:08 a.m.

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the 62-year-old Mercyhurst University history professor’s interest in sailing blossomed into a passion that involved many adventures on a series of boats he has owned.

“Sailing is an activity which teaches patience. Every day you have to learn a lesson anew,” he said.

Howarth had dreams of continuing his schooling by climbing aboard his latest sailboat, the 42-foot Varuna,

and setting off on a ‘roundthe-world journey when he retired from teaching sometime this year.

But cancer modified his plans.

“This is an abbreviated variation of the one I imagined,” Howarth said on Thursday, as he and his wife of 12 years, Cindy Nimchuk, relaxed in St. Petersburg, See JOURNEY, B2

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Florida, in between visits with family and friends.

The couple had fulfilled Howarth’s wish for a final, notable sail with a roughly seven-month, 4,000-mile journey that launched in Erie in late May and ended when they arrived in St. Petersburg on Jan. 8.

The journey will end there. Howarth, who is on a leave of absence from the university, was given the prognosis of 12 months to 18 months to live when, in December 2016, he learned that the liver cancer he battled since 2015 had spread to his lungs.

The couple sold their house in Erie at the end of 2017, as they sailed south along the East Coast. Now that they have reached Florida, they are enjoying each other as much as they can in the time they have left together, Nimchuk, 57, said.

“I think this is pretty much going to be the end,” Howarth said.

“I’ve already made inquiries about listing the boat for sale, making arrangements in that direction.”

The Varuna, named after the god of the oceans in Hindu mythology, had served them well. He purchased it in Rhode Island in 2014 and brought it back to Erie to be outfitted for this sailing adventure.

The vessel carried the couple through countless explorations and experiences across the Saint Lawrence Seaway and out into the Atlantic Ocean.

They made stops along Lake Ontario and the coast of Maine, where they picked up friends to join in part of the journey. They made a stop in Boston, where they debated the source of a horn cutting through the heavy fog. Nimchuk’s guess of a cruise ship was proved right when they turned their heads and witnessed a monstrous vessel passing close by.

“That was one of the more memorable

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similar salary,” and he consulted with Lichtenwalter regarding the proposed annual salaries for his staff.

“We tried to adhere to the budget as much as possible,” Schember said.

Here are the yearly salaries for other Schember staffers: • Kathy Wyrosdick, city planner: $75,000.

• Debra Smith, assistant economic development director: $70,000.

• Dave Deter, grant administrator: $69,000.

• Brett Wiler, business development officer: $56,000.

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Cindy Nimchuk, at left, and her husband, Mercyhurst University professor Randall Howarth fulfilled Howarth’s wish for a final, notable sail with a roughly seven-month, 4,000-mile journey that launched in Erie in late May and ended when they arrived in St. Petersburg on Jan. 8. Howarth has terminal cancer. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

Mercyhurst University Randall Howarth worked on his memoirs during his roughly 4,000-mile sailing voyage from Erie to Florida. Howarth, who has terminal cancer, said his wife, Cindy Nimchuk, will write the final chapter. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

ones,” she said of the experience.

They spent some time in the Chesapeake Bay, where Howarth said they learned that a lot of sailors dawdle there while waiting for the shipping season to end. They met a number of those sailors and swapped many stories, he said.

“Everyone loves sharing their knowledge,” Howarth said.

“One thing about sailors, they have great stories. We were able to sit around, have a cool beverage, enjoy stories, get tips, share insights, writer: $56,000.

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• Niken Astari Carpenter, executive assistant/ refugee and immigrant liaison: $50,000.

• Aaron Loncki, media and events coordinator: $50,000.

Four of Sinnott’s top staffers, including Lichtenwalter, continued with Schember’s administration.

Erie Bureau of Fire Chief Guy Santone’s salary is budgeted at $97,892 for 2018. Lichtenwalter earns $83,068; Public Works Director Dave Mulvihill, $98,607; and Human Resources Director Connie Cook’s

things like that,” Nimchuk added.

They cruised the Intercoastal Waterway in North Carolina and visited Bald Head Island, where Howarth wrote Nimchuk a love note in the sand. They anchored in the Florida Keys for a time before ending the trip in St. Petersburg.

Howarth and Nimchuk each said it was hard to reflect on their journey and explain what it meant to them.

“Very emotional, I guess,” Howarth said, growing quiet.

Nimchuk, who had 2018 salary is budgeted at $78,411.

Information on the Schember staffers’ salaries was previously presented to Erie City Council

by Lichtenwalter, City Council President Sonya Arrington said.

“I didn’t have a problem with the salaries they’re paying, and I think the rest of council is OK with them for the most part,” Arrington said. “It’s clear they tried to stay within the budget.”

Kevin Flowers can be reached at 870-1693 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at twitter. com/ETNflowers.

never sailed before meeting her husband, described the trip as a huge adjustment for her, from moving into a smaller space to “trying to find new rhythms to life.”

“Sailors say it takes six months. After six months you’ll love it or you’ll never like it. For me that was pretty accurate,” she said. “The first five months were pretty tough. We had some medical scares along the way with Randy, but we got through it. I learned I have an incredible reservoir of strength, and I came to really enjoy and love the time we spent together.”

Howarth spent time during the journey working on his memoirs, which he said is mostly filled with “little adventures and little vignettes across my life.” He said he’ll have to wait for the critics to tell him how good it is.

The last chapter will be written by Nimchuk, Howarth added.

“I have good days and bad days. Mostly I can shuffle along,” he said.

“For the most part, I’m still enjoying life as I can.”

“Every day is an extra bonus,” Nimchuk added.

Tim Hahn can be reached at 870-1731 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ETNhahn.

Erie resident Annette Ahrens took this picture of a snowflake using a microscope and a cell phone. This flake fell the day Erie broke the old record for most snow in a season. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/ANNETTE AHRENS]

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response, and while I cannot include each one here, I think you’ll find these representative samples interesting.

Ahrens and I have a kindred spirit: Joe Giannamore. The heavy snow on Christmas Day was no reason for Giannamore to cancel his Christmas visit with mom. He strapped on his cross-country skis for the trip from West 10th and Cascade to St. Mary’s East, at one point having the incredible experience of skiing down the middle of West 12th Street.

“People just need to get out and see the beauty,” Giannamore says of Erie’s winters, pointing out that visiting natural gems like Presque Isle State Park, Asbury Woods and Wintergreen Gorge do not involve extensive travel. The key to enjoying winter outdoors is being careful to dress for the conditions, he points out.

Of course, not everybody approves of embracing and promoting winter— not by a long shot.

Among them is Rick Tome, who writes, “When the rest of the world hears of Erie’s ‘record’ they want no part of it. Sure, it grabs their attention for a brief moment, but I can assure you no one is trying to beat a path into

winter Armageddon.”

Tome points out that the struggle to maintain family-sustaining jobs here along with competition from fair-weather spots casts a shadow over the city’s future.

“The prospect for Erie is grim whether you wish to admit that or not,” he writes. “There are now far too many places competing for more promising people to come and live and stay. At the very least Erie should not do further damage to itself by boasting over having the most of what people wish to avoid.”

Tome may be thrilled to learn Erie could have an easy way out of this public relations nightmare. As one caller who declined to give his name points out, Erie co-opted a record set elsewhere. The official measuring station is at Erie International Airport in Millcreek Township, so we can say is that it is Millcreek’s winter Armageddon.

Or if you live in Millcreek, maybe it’s just the airport’s winter Armageddon.

Or if you’re on the airport board of directors, maybe it’s just the weather monitoring station’s winter Armageddon.

Good thing we have that all cleared up.

Pat Bywater can be reached at 870-1722 or by email at pat.bywater@ timesnews.com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNbywater.

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Distraught family members arrived on scene at about 8:45 a.m.

Matthew Rink can be reached at 870-1884 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/ETNrink.

Erie police officers, firefighters and members of the water-rescue team recover a body from Presque Isle Bay at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. [MATTHEW RINK/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

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OBITUARIES&NEWS Delia Ann Metzger

S TAT E N E W S PITTSBURGH

Death penalty to be sought in murder Prosecutors have announced their intention to seek the death penalty in the case of a man charged with killing a University of Pittsburgh student in her off-campus apartment last year.

Twenty-one-yearold Matthew Darby is accused of having used a claw hammer and two knives in October to kill 20-year-old Alina Sheykhet, his exgirlfriend. He fled and was captured in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Allegheny County prosecutors said capital punishment would be warranted if Darby is convicted of firstdegree murder because the murder occurred during commission of other felonies.

They also cited the defendant’s criminal history and the fact that the victim had a protection-from-abuse order against him stemming from an earlier break-in at her apartment.

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has imposed a moratorium on use of the death penalty.

LANCASTER

Man acquitted in slaying charged in Oct. homicide A man acquitted in a shooting death outside an after-hours party in central Pennsylvania is now charged in a slaying last fall.

LNP newspaper reports that 41-yearold Wilberto Melendez was arrested last week afteratrafficstopinYork County.

He is charged with criminal homicide, firearms crimes and witness intimidation in the slaying of William Cooper Jr., who was found with gunshot wounds Oct. 27 on a Lancaster street.

Prosecutorsallegethat heopenedfireonCooper andanothermanafteran argument.

Jurors acquitted Melendez in 2016 of the November 2014 death of 32-year-old Jeremy Torres, which authorities said occurred after

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Prison: Inmate assaults 2 guards, injuring 1 Authorities say an inmate at a western Pennsylvania prison assaulted two guards, seriously injuring one and prompting a lockdown at the facility.

Public information officer Christie Schenck says the 22-year-old inmate attacked a corrections officer assigned to a housing unit at State Correctional Institution-Somerset at about 7 p.m. Thursday. She says another corrections officer who came to the aidofthefirstofficerwas also assaulted.

Schenck says both officers were taken to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, where one remained hospitalized withseriousinjuries.She said she didn’t believe a weapon was involved in the assault.

UNIONTOWN

Tornado ranked EF-1 with winds up to 105 mph Weather officials say thetornadothattouched down in western Pennsylvania was an EF-1 packing wind gusts up to 105 mph.

TheNationalWeather Servicealsosaysthetornado that touched down in Uniontown at about 6:45 p.m. Thursday was thefirsttornadotostrike the region in February since 1950.

The Uniontown emergency management agency said after an initial assessment that 20 to 25 buildings had significant damage after the tornado, which traveled for two miles.

Several businesses were also damaged.

Emergency management coordinator Greg Crossley says officials are trying to determine whether the damage will qualify for Small Business Administrationloans,whichrequire at least 25 properties with 40 percent or more uninsured loss.

The Associated Press

P R E S I D E N T S D AY C L O S I N G S L I S T Because of the Presidents Day holiday, many offices around Erie County will be closed Monday.

Banks: Closed.

Buses: Regular EMTA bus and Lift services.

Erie City Hall: Open.

Erie County Courthouse: Closed.

Erie Times-News: Business offices open.

Financial markets: Closed.

Delia Ann Metzger, 53, formerly of Erie, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday, January 31, 2018.

A private family service will be held.

Delia is survived by her husband, John Metzger, Jr. of Wichita, Kansas; her parents, Roy and Joyce Hunter; fur-babies, Doogan and Dharma; a sister, Damita and Fred Fenstermaker; her nephew and niece, Keegan and Karleen; mother-in-law, Remle Metzger; and her sisters-in-law, Katie and Greg Zyjkowski, Ann and Brendan Arndt, and Sharyn Metzger.

Arrangements are being handled by the Downing & Lahey Mortuary - East Chapel, 6555 East Central, Wichita, KS 67206.

Share tributes online at: www. dlwichita.com.

he was denied entry to the party.

Library: Erie County Public Library closed.

Liquor stores: Open.

Postal Service: Offices closed; no mail delivery.

There will be Priority Mail Express delivery.

PennDOT Driver’s License Center: Closed.

State offices: Closed.

U.S. District Courthouse: Closed.

Staff report

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Dahlkemper launches blog, monthly tour Staff report

Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper will visit a new municipality each month and begin writing a blog.

It’s an effort to keep Erie County residents informed about county government, said Dahlkemper, who started her second term Jan. 3.

She will share news updates and other county-related information on the blog Erie County Connection: sites.eriecountypa.gov/ countyconnection.

Starting this week, Dahlkemper is launching the initiative Exploring Erie County, in which she’ll spend one day each month in a different municipality. She will visit with elected officials, business leaders and residents to learn about the issues facing each community and answer questions.

“Last year we visited 50 businesses

in 50 weeks, which turned out to be great,” Dahlkemper said.

“People loved finding out about all of these different businesses.

It got a lot of (attention). We decided let’s do something a little different this year, so we decided to do a blog about our communities.

“There will be a business involved in each of these visits and there will be an opportunity to sit down with community members and have them ask me questions and bring ideas to me,” she said.

Her first visit will be to Fairview Township on Wednesday.

A public questionand-answer session will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Lincoln Community Center Library, 1255 Manchester R o ad . Da h lk e mp er will attend township supervisor’s workshop meeting,visitbusinesses and Pleasant Ridge Manor.

Family of 5 left homeless after fire Staff report

A family of five was left homeless after a fire damaged their twostory residence early Saturday morning in the 2900 block of Poplar Street.

There were no reported injures, but two adults and three children in the singlefamily residence were forced to seek lodging through assistance from the American Red Cross of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Erie Bureau of

Fire Chief Guy Santone said.

Fire crews were sent to the residence at about 5:30 a.m. The fire started in the ceiling above the kitchen on the first floor and spread to the attic and roof in the rear of the building, Santone said.

Most of the damage affected the attic and roof, Santone said.

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation, but fire inspectors are leaning to electrical issues, Santone said.

E R I E R E G I O N A L B R I D G E R E S U LT S , F E B . 1 2 - 1 6 The Erie Bridge Association is holding its Sunday Unit Pair game at 1 p.m.

All levels of players are welcome.

Call 833-1706 for information.

Feb. 12 New Deal OA A 1. Steve DylewskiElaina Dylewski 2. Bob Blodgett-Kathleen Horan 3. Bernice Auell-Jim Mershon 4./5. Shirley Irish-Frank Grzegorzewski/Reggie O’Brien-Rick Klapthor OA B 1. Gordan LawrieJudy Lyons

Feb 13 Erie Bridge Association OA A 1. Gordon Lawrie-Jim Merchon 2. Kathy ClaunchDave Szymanowski 3.

Keith Gilbert-Marti Gehrlein 4. Rick Klapthor-Joe Sweeney 5. Dick Bambauer-Dave Yonkers OA B 1. Kathy ClaunchDave Szymanowski 2. Keith Gilbert-Marti Gehrlein 3. Deb Haire-Rick Haire 4. Bev Parshall-Ruth Randall OA C 1. Deb Haire-Rick Haire Feb 15 Mercy Center 1. Bev Walz-Dave Foster

2. Kathleen Horan-Rick Klapthor 3. Don FaulhaberAl Walz Feb 16 Regency NS 1. Arlene Lanier-Wilda Sundberg 2. Neva Cunningham-Ruth Rhollans EW 1. Jean Ekstrand-Chris Zapolski 2. Barb AlthofJoan Paden Newcomers NS A 1. Barbara Seitz-Dick Seitz 2. Nancy DiColaHarry Beerman NS B 1. Barbara Seitz-Dick Seitz 2. Jim Deininger-Judy Rimdzius EW A 1./2. Lila

Sweeney-Joe Sweeney/Ellie Kaputa-Jean Anderson EW B 1. Ellie Kaputa-Jean Anderson Grand Slam NS A 1. Marc SylvesterShirley Irish 2. Jim Davis-Reggie O’Brien 3.

Judy Lyons-Steve Dylewski NS B 1. Karen GierachSandy Morris EW A 1. Kathleen HoranKathy Claunch 2. Peggy Weibel-Doris Kirsch 3.

Mary Tseng-Francis Tseng EW B 1. Kathleen HoranKath Claunch compiled by Judie Lamberton

John D. Sekel

John D. Sekel, 96, formerly a resident of Erie, died peacefully on February 14, 2018.

He was born in Edinboro, on September 28, 1921,, the son of the late John and Mary (Pecuch) Sekel.

John retired from Hamot Medical Center in 1986 after 24 years, and served on Hamot’s Credit Union Board of Directors in various capacities. He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in Crossingville and served as a trustee for many years. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theatre with the 79th Infantry Division and was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #470, Erie Pa. John moved to Gibsonia in 2014, where he was a member of St. Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral.

He enjoyed woodworking, helping family with their home improvement projects, gardening, and especially growing ox-heart tomatoes.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 65 years, Anna Yocina Sekel (2011), his daughter, Karen Sekel Sanford (2015), his brother, Michael Sekel, and sister, Anna Hudak.

John is survived by his son, Larry Sekel and his wife, Lynn of Lancaster, Pa., daughter, Janet Casciato and her husband, Daniel of Pittsburgh, Pa., son-in-law, Stan Sanford of Jacksonville, Fla., his brother, Nicholas Sekel and sister, Mary Zinchiak, five grandchildren, John (Wendy) Sekel, Brian (Jen) Sekel, Alexa Sekel, Nicole (John) Wyatt, and Austin (Abby) Sanford, and two great-grandsons, Colin and Ashton Sekel.

Friends may call at the Glunt Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 210 Erie Street, Edinboro, on Monday, February 19, 2018 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, February 20th at 10:00 a.m. at Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, 25636 N. Mosiertown Road, Edinboro, PA 16412, with Fr. Daniel Mathewson officiating.

Burial will be in Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Cemetery Fund, 25636 N. Mosiertown Road, Edinboro, PA 16412.

To send condolences, please visitwww.gluntfuneralhome.com.

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W. Richard Cook

W. Richard Cook, age 82, of Wesbury Retirement Community, formerly of North East, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018. He was born in Erie,, on September 1, 1935, son of the late Walter and Caroline Cook.

Dick worked in outside sales at Electric Materials for 36 years, until his retirement. He was active for many years with Wesley United Methodist Church, where he served as an usher, Sunday school teacher and on the Administrative Board. Dick was also active with the Gideons as a speaker and in the distribution of Bibles. He had served as Director of the Ashram at Wesley Woods and took mission trips to Mission Ready in North Carolina.

Dick was a member of Koinonia of Erie County and loved the experience. He participated with the State Police of Crawford and Erie Counties Company 3 and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy Reserves for 16 years.

Dick is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 61 years, Elaine Cook; two children, Tim Cook (Gail) and Janell Contrael (Barry); one sister, Helen Cook (Dick); one brother, Bob Cook (Cathy); five grandchildren, Brandon Cook (Rachel), Tiffany Cook, Katlynd Sunjic (Tony), April Dahlin (Brett) and Kelly Contrael; two great-grandchildren, Jonah Sunjic and Kennedy Rae Dahlin; and many nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at the Wesley United Methodist Church, on the corner of Station and South Streets, on Saturday, February 24th, from 2 p.m. until the time of the Memorial Service there at 4 p.m. conducted by Rev. Pamela Gardner, Wesley United Methodist Church and Rev. Samuel Marchetta, Chaplain of Wesbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be designated to The Gideons International, Erie East Camp, PO Box 10414, Erie, PA 16514.

Arrangements are being handled by the Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc. – East.

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Mark Stephen Sabolsky

Mark Stephen Sabolsky was born in Erie, on October 29, 1955, to the late Nicholas and Sylvia “Sally” Wasyl Sabolsky.

He passed away on February 4, 2018, in Patriot, Ohio.

He was also preceded in death by a sister Alexandra, brother Timothy, maternal grandmother Stella Wasyl and his uncle Richard Wasyl.

Mark loved his kids and grandchildren very much. He was a connoisseur of food who loved to cook and barbecue. He was a talented artist who loved to draw and do woodwork. He loved nature and the outdoors. Throughout his life he lived in many places, ranging from the Redwoods of California and the deserts of Arizona to the hills of West Virginia.

He is survived by his sons Mark (Alexandrea) and Dillon (Arianna), daughters Rachael, Brittany and Paige (Michael), brothers John (Sheila) and Eric, and 11 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was uncle to Jacob, Amber and Sasha. He is also survived by cousins from the Wasyl and Kuzmin families and good friends Robert Swiderski and Ricky Wilson.

Condolences may be sent to Mark N. Sabolsky, P.O. Box 11, Patriot, OH 45658.

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Cindy Bruno Karuba

Cindy Bruno Karuba, age 60, passed away unexpectedly, on Thursday, February 2, 2018. She was born in Erie, Pa., on January 8, 1958.

A special thank you goes to her coworkers from Cinemark, Sandra and Aimee, for all of their help and support.

No calling hours are being observed.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by Allen Family Funeral Options.

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OBITUARIES Michelle A. Milano (Hillman)

Michelle A. Milano (Hillman), age 70, died on Thursday, February 15, 2018, after a brief illness at Winter Park Memorial Hospital in Winter Park, Fla. Born in Erie, Pa., in 1948,, she grew up on Erie’s east side and attended Academy High School.

Throughout her life, she enjoyed many vocations and interests. She ran a successful business as an interior designer and then became a dental hygienist after the age of 40, which she did until retirement.

She loved to cook delicious meals for her family, often trying new recipes she saw on the Food Network.

She liked to read and would spend hours in her favorite chair reading many different genres and authors.

She loved spending time with her friends and family. Friday nights with her Mom and John, holidays with the Bells, and visits with her children and grandchildren are just a few of her favorites. Most of all, she loved her husband, Gary. They devoted almost 50 years of their lives to each other and he was her rock and her sweetheart.

She was preceded in death by her father, Bill Hillman and her step-father, John Schlipf. She is survived by her mother, Evelyn Schlipf; her husband Gary; her children, Michael (husband Greg) and Matthew (wife Carri); her brother, Patrick Schlipf; her grandchildren, Morgan Milano, Kaitlyn Flook, Griffin Raby-Milano and Hudson Raby-Milano.

The family will be receiving friends Monday, February 19, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Collison Family Funeral Home in Winter Park, Fla. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Palm Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations in her name to St. Peter & Paul Ministry to the Sick 5300 Old Howell Branch Rd. Winter Park, FL., 32792 Phone (407) 657-6114. Arrangements entrusted to Collison Family Funeral Home 3806 Howell Branch Rd. Winter Park, FL. 32792 Phone (407) 678-4500.

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Thelma J. Seigler Amon

Thelma J. Seigler Amon, 96, of Erie, died on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at LECOM Senior Living Center, following a brief illness. She was born on June 20, 1921, in Erie, daughter of the late Vernon and Mabel Cornick Seigler.

A 1941 graduate of Academy High School, she worked for General Electric and for the Erie Public Library. Mrs. Amon was a much loved member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, where she was active for many years with the Ruth Guild. She enjoyed knitting, sewing and reading.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Paul L. Amon, in 2005; three sisters, Dorothy Wolf, Ruth Renshaw and Audrey Roberts; and a son-in-law, Aaron Haffley.

Survivors include three daughters, Joyce Moon, Karen Haffley and Pamela Fisher and husband Keith, all of Erie; nine grandchildren, Christopher Moon and companion Shannon Inghram of Kansas City, Mo., Matthew Moon and wife Elizabeth of Union City, Pa., Jeffrey Moon, David Haffley and wife Betsy, Megan Lord and husband Jamie and Julie Firch and husband William, all of Erie, Mark Haffley and wife Tyra of Girard, Pa., Michael Fisher and wife Sarah of Davenport, Fla. and Sarah Duris and husband Patrick of Wake Forest, N.C.; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the Scott Funeral Home, 2104 Myrtle Street, on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. and are invited to a funeral service at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 2216 Peach Street, on Monday at 10 a.m. The Rev. Erik Young will officiate. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church, 2216 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16502, or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Family and friends may view the on-line obituary and send condolences at www.ScottFuneralHomeErie.com.

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Cheryl Eileen Stewart Keegan Ferguson Cheryl Eileen Stewart Keegan Ferguson, age 72, formerly of Erie, Pa., passed away on January 29, 2018, in Ocala, Fla. She was born on February 12, 1945, to the late Robert L. Stewart.

Cheryl is survived by her loving husband Kenneth R. Ferguson of Ocala, Fla., daughter Jolie Afandi and husband Khalid Afandi of Manama, Bahrain, son Michael Keegan and wife Julie of Seoul, South Korea, daughter Stacey Singer of Erie, Pa., sisterin-law Jean Keegan and husband Tom Keegan of Erie, Pa., and several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren and her furbaby Daisy Mae. Cheryl was a nurse for over forty years, working in neonatal / burn unit / cardiovascular care throughout her career, retiring as the Director of Nursing at Springhill Senior Living Community. She had a passion for cooking, amassing a vast collection of cookbooks. Knitting and crocheting brought her great happiness. Cheryl enjoyed travel and learning about other cultures of the world. She was deeply loved and her sunshine personality will be remembered and treasured by all who knew her.

A beautiful memorial service was held on Saturday, February 2, 2018. The service was conducted by Chaplain Doug Ferguson.

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Helen Orzel

Helen Orzel, 92, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2018. Collins Funeral Home in Silver Spring, Md., is handling arrangements.

Frederick T. Winkler

Frederick T. Winkler, age 94, of Erie passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Fairview Manor.

Arrangements will be announced by Brugger Funeral Homes & Crematory, 1595 West 38th St.

Sandra Wadsworth

Sandra Wadsworth, 65, of Erie, Pa., passed away on February 16, 2018. Askins Cremation Funeral Services, 8354 Wattsburg Rd., Erie, PA 16509, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Robert William Light, Ph.D.

Robert William Light, Ph.D., age 64, of Erie, died on Tuesday, February 13, 2018.

He was born on April 20, 1953, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to the late Dr. Samuel F. Light Jr. and the late Gloria H. Light.

During his scholastic years at Palmyra Area High School, where he graduated in 1971, he became involved in numerous sports, including football, track and field, basketball, tennis, and volleyball.

Bob graduated from the University of Delaware in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Millersville University in 1979 with a master’s degree in biology, and The Pennsylvania State University in 1983 with a Ph.D. in ecology. During his college years, he received national recognition in academics and athletics. While at Delaware, he was a member of two Division II National Championship football teams, was twice named to the First Team All-Eastern United States VolleyballTeam. In 1975, he was invited to participate in training for the USA pre-Olympic volleyball team. In 1985, he was elected to the Central Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2014, to the Penn State Behrend Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2017, he received the Richard Dill Service Award from Penn State Behrend Athletics.

The high point of his life was June 4, 1977, when he married the love of his life, Judy Ellen Hand, whom he met while a student at the University of Delaware.

He spent his career at Penn State Behrend in Erie, Pennsylvania. Beginning in 1984 as a faculty member in biology, but spending most of that time as associate dean for research, graduate studies, and outreach. Dr. Light helped lead the development of several major projects at the college and in the community, including establishment of Pennsylvania’s Sea Grant Program, Knowledge Park at Penn State Erie, the Plastic Technology Deployment Center, and the growth of the college’s outreach initiatives and applied research centers. He also helped expand the college’s faculty/staff research program and the undergraduate program. Bob always spoke proudly of the college and of his work in the community, and was especially proud of his role in the college’s enrollment growth during his years at the college and of the growth of the undergraduate research program that afforded many students the opportunity to engage in research and creative activity.

During his time at the college, Bob was principal investigator on more than $30 million of state, federal, and private sponsored research projects.

During his time in Erie, he served in leadership roles for many community and national organizations.

His background in ecology led him to take leadership roles with numerous environmental and research-related organizations: Environment Erie, Lake Erie-Allegheny Earth Force, National Earth Force Program, National Sea Grant Association, and Great Lakes Sea Grant Directors network. He was the inaugural president of the Northwest Pennsylvania Chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society. He also served as one of Pennsylvania’s Governor-appointed representatives on the Great Lakes Commission, a binational organization charged with the economic and environmental health of the Great Lakes region, and as president of the Regional Science Consortium at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center during its establishment. Based on his leadership in the environmental arena, the Friends of the Tom Ridge Center Foundation selected Bob as the inaugural recipient of the John C. Oliver Environmental Leadership Award in 2008, presented by Governor Tom Ridge.

He also was active in economic and community development, serving on the boards of the Center for ebusiness and Advanced Information Technology, Erie Chamber of Commerce, Lake Erie Research Institute, Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Organizational Research and Evaluation (CORE), and Northwest Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center. His involvement with the Industrial Resource Center spanned nearly three decades.

Survivors include his wife of 40 years Judy Light, daughter Courtney Clark, her husband Joshua, granddaughter Amelia, and grandson August of Palisade, Nebraska, daughter Mackenzie of Charlotte, North Carolina, and sons Jeremy of Erie, Pennsylvania, and Peter of Erie, Pennsylvania. He is also survived by a brother Pete Light and wife Carol of Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania and sister Sue Cross, husband Bill, and niece Jennifer of Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania.

Friends may call at the Russell C. Schmidt & Son Funeral Home Inc., 5000 Wattsburg Rd., on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Services and burial will be private and at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Penn State Behrend Athletics, 5103 Station Road, Erie, 16563.

Please visit www.SchmidtFuneralHomeErie.com to sign the Book of Memories.

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Patrick (Pat) J. Dickson, Sr.

Patrick (Pat) J. Dickson, Sr., 55, of North East, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at UPMC Hamot.

He was born on April 4, 1962, in Erie, Pa., a son of the late Patrick A. and Geraldine (Gerrie) Gunther Dickson.

Pat work as a carpet installer and enjoy woodworking in his spare time.

He is survived by his daughter, Jamie L. Dickson of North East, his son, Patrick J. Dickson Jr., of North East and his sister, Denise Walters and her husband Lee Roy of Erie.

Pat is also survived by five grandchildren and several aunts and uncles.

Friends will be received at the W. Tad Bowers Funeral Home, 92 S. Lake St., North East, Pa., on Monday from 10 a.m., until the time of funeral services there at 12 p.m. Rev. David Kuchta will officiate. Interment will be in North East Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice. To send condolences, please visit www. bowersfuneralhome.com.

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Peter Alex, Jr.

Peter Alex, Jr., age 83, of Erie, died Thursday, February 15, 2018. A full obituary will be published on Wednesday by the Dusckas-Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., Harborcreek.

George M. Varrato

George M. Varrato, age 64, passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, February 13, 2018.

George was born on May 5, 1953, to the late Ann and Domenick Varrato of Leechburg, Pa. His late Aunt Theresa (Vince) of Leechburg was also of great importance to his upbringing.

He was a graduate of Leechburg Area High School Class of 1971, a 1975 graduate of Gannon College, and holds an MBA from Gannon University.

Following college, he worked in sales for IBM and Bell Atlantic in Pittsburgh. In 1992, he purchased a business, his first of several successful forays into business ownership. From an early age, George exhibited a passion for all things mechanical, giving way to a lifelong love of motorsport. He enjoyed spending time with his children, talking with friends, smoking cigars, and cultivating an encyclopedic knowledge of all things film and music. George was a loyal friend to many, some known since childhood, and others made while he coached his kids soccer team for Twin Boros.

He had a wonderful sense of humor and a laugh that will truly be missed.

He is survived by the mother of his children Patricia Martinetti, his three children Ashley, Matthew, and Evan, four grandchildren and his beloved cat Stewie.

Friends and family are invited to partake in a celebration of George’s life on Sunday, March 4th from 1-4 at Cornerstone Restaurant in Aspinwall, 301 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh PA 15215. Please RSVP to the family at avarrato@gmail.com. Bring a story to share. All are welcome to attend.

In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be made in George’s name go to Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh.

Arrangements are by Burket-Truby Funeral Home Cremation & Alternative Services, Inc., Oakmont, (412) 828-3535.

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Cecile Roberts Hreha

Cecile Roberts Hreha, age 91, of Lawrence Park, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at Walnut Creek Healthcare Center. She was born in Erie, on July 5, 1926, daughter of the late Frank and Martha Whalen Roberts.

Cecile graduated from Iroquois High School and lived in Lawrence Park most of her life. She worked at Tretter Letter and Mercyhurst University Alumni Relations, as a clerk for many years.

Cecile is survived by one daughter, Christine Rose Magee of Millcreek; three grandsons, Joseph Magee of Vidor, Texas, James Magee and wife Margit and their children, Nathan and Kaycee of Charlotte, N.C., and Ryan Magee and wife Jen and their children, Luke and Madeline of Canton, Ohio; sister-in-law, Eileen Roberts; nieces, Peggy and Patty; and nephews, Douglas and Tom. Besides her parents, Cecile was preceded in death by her brother, Raymond Roberts.

Arrangements were private and are being handled by the Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc., 2607 Buffalo Rd.

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Alfred “Fred” A. Barbato, Sr.

Alfred “Fred” A. Barbato, Sr., age 92, of Erie, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at Sunrise Assisted Living Center.

He was born in Erie, on September 11, 1925, a son of the late Giovanni Barbato and Agata (Depelino) Barbato.

Fred served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was the original owner of A-1 Store, now Fred’s Furniture. Fred was a member of the Lawrence Park Golf Course and the Wolves Club Den VIII. He loved traveling with his wife, going on cruises, going to the casino, cooking, and most of all being with his loving family.

Fred was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Elsie (Ochran) Barbato, four brothers Pat, Nick, Albert, and John “Chick” Barbato and a granddaughter Charity Dore.

He is survived by a son Fred Barbato, Jr., wife Judie of Erie, two daughters D’Vorah “Debi” Dore, husband Dennis of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. and Susan Dey, husband John of Erie, nine grandchildren Ted Kaczmarek, wife Michelle, Tim Kaczmarek, Lisa Torino, husband Mike, Michelle Vale, husband Kenny, Joe Barbato, Scott Barbato, fiancé Jessica Van Etten, Ryan Dey, Daniel Dey and Jack Dey, seven great-grandchildren Zachary, Zoey Kaczmarek, Ava Apthorp, Giovanni, Dominic, Elisia Vale, and Leonardo Torino and several nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank the wonderful caregivers at Sunrise Assisted Living who gave Fred such great care in his last days.

Friends are invited to call on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Brugger Funeral Homes & Crematory, 1595 West 38th St., at Greengarden Blvd. Services will be held there on Monday at 9:30 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at Our Lady of Peace Church at 10 a.m.

Entombment will be in Calvary Mausoleum.

Memorials may be made to the Barber National Institute. Condolences may be expressed at www. bruggerfuneralhomes.com.

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Edna Chilcott

Edna Chilcott, 88, of Tampa, Fla., formerly of Erie, Pa., died on February 11, 2018.

She was predeceased by husband Curt, son David, sister Virginia, and brothers Frank and Gene.

She is survived by son Jeff (Lorie), granddaughter Olivia, and more family and friends.

Edna graduated from Academy High School in Erie, and Jamestown Business School in Jamestown, N.Y. She worked as a Personnel Assistant for the Federal government, working at the VA Hospital and U.S. Postal Service for 38 years in Erie.

After retiring, she moved to Tampa and worked for ten years at a Ross store, because she liked being around people and she loved to shop. In addition, Edna golfed, volunteered as an usher at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts and skied when she was younger. Her easy going personality was a joy to be around, and she had a way of making everyone feel special. She will be missed.

Services will be held on March 16th at 1 p.m. at Florida National Cemetery, in Bushnell and on June 30th at 10 a.m. at St. Gregory’s Cemetery in North East, Pa.

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Charles William Zwilling

Charles William Zwilling, 92, of Orange Park, Florida, and formerly of Erie, died on Monday, February 12, 2018, in Florida. He was born on February 7, 1926, in Erie, son of the late Carl and Suzanne Eller Zwilling.

He attended Academy High School and, along with his wife, owned and operated Zwilling Tractor Sales and Service in Erie for over 25 years, retiring in 1995.

He had previously worked for J.F. Britton Sales and Service in Erie for over 25 years.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Milford Zwilling; and a sister, Beatrice Carlson.

Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Joyce E. Meeder Zwilling; two sons, Thomas Zwilling and wife Barbara of Orange Park, Florida and Carl Zwilling and wife Shelley of Loveland, Ohio; a daughter, Jeanne Gaber and husband Walter of Waterford, Pa.; two sisters, Christal Reichert and Margaret Lasher, both of Erie; seven grandchildren, Christy Adams and husband Eric, Karen Patel and husband Ryan, Margaret Zwilling and partner Rob Santiago, Brooke Zwilling, Andrew Zwilling and wife Megan, Jonathan Gaber and wife Molly, and Matthew Zwilling; two great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Patel and Aurelia Zwilling; and many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call in the Parlor of Luther Memorial Church, 225 West 10th Street, Erie, on Monday from 9 a.m. until the time of service in the church sanctuary at 11 a.m. The Rev. William Coleman will officiate.

Burial will be at Mina Cemetery, Mina, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 666758517. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Scott Funeral Home, 2104 Myrtle Street.

Family and friends may view the on-line obituary and send condolences at www.ScottFuneralHomeErie.com.

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Dorothy George

Dorothy George, age 93, of Erie, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018, at LECOM Senior Living.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Burton Westlake Funeral Home, 3801 West 26th Street.

From humble beginnings, she was born on November 18, 1925, in Ivanc, Hungary, a beautiful village bordering Austria. She went on to live a life of adventure with the love of her life, Tibor Solymosi. Daughter of Peter and Maria Elizabeth Nemeth Czeder. She lost her Mother at the age of fifteen to World War II. Survived the occupation of the Nazis and Russians who took over their village and moved into their home.

Her father, proprietor of a small pub, the “go to” man in their village, kept her and her siblings safe from the many war crimes during the occupation. She gladly accepted the role of caretaker for her younger siblings, Magdolna Legrady, Panni Foth and Sandor Czeder. Then came Budapest where she married and cared for her in-laws, Rezo and Judit, until their deaths. Maria survived the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 while her husband fought beside many other brave Hungarians trying to win their freedom back. She escaped the oppression of communism by walking miles through wilderness, crossing the Raba River, along with seven year old Aniko and 18 month old Tibor, under the barbed wire into Austria, seeking freedom, opportunity and facing much uncertainty. Wondered if she would ever see her family again. Flight to the United States, which nearly went down in a storm after a lightning strike engulfed one engine in flames. On to refugee Camp Kilmer in New Jersey. Chose Erie because of the lake. Settled in Franklin Terrace, Tacoma Road.

Moved into their first home three years later in Lawrence Park. Held the fort down at home during the long hours Dad worked to establish himself as one of the major industrial and commercial general contractors in Erie. After becoming proud U.S. citizens, they returned to Hungary in 1965 to see their families, the first of many trips. They sent clothes to their families in Hungary every year. She educated herself and her children, and introduced them to gardening, cooking, etiquette and the opera. She traveled extensively, drove throughout Europe, cruises, enjoyed boating on Lake Erie and winter weekends with family skiing at Peak and Peak. Took their children to Budapest in 1972 where they celebrated New Year’s Eve at the famous Gellert Hotel. Built their dream home in 1973 on Lake Shore Drive. She was an extraordinary hostess and gave the best dinner parties. She was a consummate chef and kept an immaculate home. Loved her animals, Atilla, a Hungarian Viszla, Szuchi, her cat, Romano, who was her close companion during her last few years and remarkably left us the same day that she did. She always supported the Erie Phiharmonic. Started playing tennis at the age of 45, joined the USTA and played until she was 77 years old bringing home many trophies, while sharing her passion with tennis with her grandchildren and teaching them all to play. Enjoyed vacationing in Spain on the Costa Del Sol for over 20 years where she played tennis almost daily at Lew Hoad’s Campo de Tennis Club with an international mix of interesting people including Sean Connery and Gino Hollander, a famous artist. Despite their success and accomplishments, she and Dad never forgot where and how they started and always exhibited humility in their everyday life and befriended people from all walks of life.

Retired in 1994 to Fort Meyers after saying goodbye to Spain where they enjoyed the most romantic years of their lives. Back to Erie in 2003 where they shared a home with their son Tibor and his wife Francesca during their final years. Lost her dear husband in 2009, survived her younger siblings but continued to live life to the fullest, travelled again to Spain and to Budapest with family, showing them places and things that were dear to them. She took them to shop at El Cortes Ingles in Spain, her favorite department store, another activity of which she was an expert! Always fashionable, always elegant, had the most beautiful eyes and looked like she stepped out of a fashion magazine. She made beautiful needle point and crewel works for her grandchildren and continued to enjoy her hobby to the end.

Of all of her accomplishments, she was most proud of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She always made sure her family was together for the holidays, Friday family dinners at the Maennechore and ErieYacht Club, her and Dad giving us the most cherished memories. Taught her children, along with Dad, the work ethic and most importantly to always do the right thing, finish what you start, always do it with class, respect everyone, be thoughtful, love completely and especially, always honor your parents. During her last year, she was lovingly cared for much of the time by her grandson, Ranen Solymosi, to whom she and our family is so grateful.

Maria Elizabeth Solymosi left us peacefully, absolutely content, and ready to rejoin the love of her life, Papa, on February 9, 2018, at her home with her loving family at her side. Little Mariska, beautiful girl from the village of Ivanc, who would have ever thought your life would turn out to be such an awesome adventure?

We cannot think of the term, “the American Dream,” without thinking of Maria and Tibor, because they both reached out, embraced it, risked it, lived it, owned it and defined it. They were proof of what opportunities exist in our great country for anyone that is determined and willing to work hard.

Their children, Aniko Solymosi Walker (James, deceased), Tibor Solymosi (Francesca) and Kathy Holland (Michael) are honored, proud and blessed to have had both of them as parents. They will be sadly missed and forever loved by their children, their grandchildren, Jason Walker, Kristin Walker, Tibor Ryan Solymosi, Miklos Solymosi, Ranen Solymosi, Victoria Holland, Michael Holland, great grandchildren Amelia Riemedio and Joseph Holland, nephews, Odon Foth and Laszlo Legrady of Hungary and niece, Katalin Schubert-Penk Foth of Austria.

A memorial mass will be held on March 3, 2018, at St. Paul’s Church beginning at 10:15 a.m. Burial will be in Budapest, Hungary. For those interested in learning more about Maria and Tibor’s life, please log onto https://www.wonderfullife.com/of/maria-solymosi/.

Helen C. (Czerwinski) List

Helen C. (Czerwinski) List, age 84, of Erie, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, February 17, 2018 at UPMC Hamot. Born September 15, 1933, in Erie, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Stella (Niksa) Czerwinski.

Helen worked hard as a counter clerk and shirt presser at Zink Cleaners for over 30 years until her retirement. She also worked as a waitress at the Carl Neff American Legion Post 571 in Wesleyville. Helen belonged to the Carl Neff American Legion Post and volunteered at the Soldiers and Sailors Home.

She was a parishioner at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and formerly Holy Trinity Church.

In her younger days, she was “Mom” to many children in the neighborhood and enjoyed taking them on outings to the beach and drive-in movies. She was a devoted pet lover and comforting home to a number of Chihuahuas, including her most recent precious “Baby.” Helen was a kind, loving, generous person with a great sense of humor and compassion for others.

Helen loved to dance the Polka and during the 1950’s-60’s she was a regular on the Polka hour TV show. She enjoyed playing cards and board games and would light up like the sun even in her senior years at the prospect of a game of Parcheesi.

In the 1990’s, she joined her son (a hot air balloon pilot) and daughter-in-law on numerous travel adventures in Arizona, including hot air ballooning around the southwest. During the past decade, she enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and watching classic movies and westerns on TV. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James E. List; a brother, Edward Czerwinski; and many cousins.

Survivors include her son, Joseph Waskiewicz, wife Kristen, of Parker, Colo.; four nephews, Gary Czerwinski of Union City, David Czerwinski, wife Theresa, Brian Czerwinski, wife Mary Jo, and Tyler Czerwinski, wife Dina, all of Erie.

Friends may call on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Brugger Funeral Homes & Crematory, Pine Avenue Branch, 845 East 38th St. Services will be held there on Wednesday February 21, 2018 at 12:30 p.m., followed by interment at Calvary Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the ANNA Shelter, 1555 East 10th St., Erie, PA 16511 or Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 1553 East Grandview Blvd., Erie, PA 16510. Condolences may be expressed at www.bruggerfuneralhomes.com.

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Clifford Allen Hammer

Clifford Allen Hammer, a resident of The Glebe in Daleville, Va., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 8, 2018. He was born on February 15, 1926, to Ralph and Ethel Hammer of Fairview.

After graduating from Millcreek High School in 1943, he worked at Hammer’s Hardware. He was then employed for 19 years as an Allis Chalmers Machinery District Representative in Dover, Del., and Roanoke, Va. Mr. Hammer worked as a real estate broker with Wingate and Associates and later with Owens & Company, and in 1979, served as President of the Roanoke Valley Association of Realtors.

Always cheerful and full of fun, Mr. Hammer was blessed with a rich bass singing voice.

He was predeceased by his wife, Doris Love Hammer, and his siblings, Norman Hammer, Robert Hammer, Dorothy Phillips, and Laura Beyer.

He is survived by sons, Allen Hammer (Linda) of North Chesterfield, Va., and Dr. Jeff Hammer (Amberley) of Currituck, N.C. and daughter, Linda Goodman (Dale) of South Hill, Va. He also leaves grandchildren, Greg Hammer of Asheville, N.C., Brian Goodman (Theresa) of Clayton, N.C., Christy Chessor (Russ) of Ashland, Va., Lisa Lawrence (Chris) of Summerville, S.C., Dr. Jessica Walker (Justin) of Mechanicsville, Va., and Melissa Hammer of Jacksonville, N.C. and great-grandchildren, Zachary, Matthew, Abby, Bristol, Quinn, and Kellan.

A Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Bonsack Baptist Church Chapel, Roanoke, Va. In lieu of flowers, please consider The Glebe Benevolent Fund, 200 The Glebe Boulevard, Daleville, VA 24083, or a charity of your choice.

Arrangements by Oakey’s North Chapel, Roanoke, Va., 540-362-1237. Online condolences may be expressed at www.oakeys.com.

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JoAnne Pacak

JoAnne Pacak, age 76, of Erie, passed away Friday, February 16, 2018. Arrangements will be announced by the Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc., 2607 Buffalo Rd.

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“Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.” — Eddie Rickenbacker

ANOTHER VIEW

City, district are smart to work together The issue: Outreach on Erie Refocused Our view: Conversations remain vital

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ayor Joe Schember had promised to conduct long-overdue public outreach on the Erie Refocused comprehensive plan early in his tenure. On Thursday, he unveiled a new and promising wrinkle.

Schember laid out plans to conduct a series of public meetings around Erie that will explain Erie Refocused and the choices it poses and collect public input. The wrinkle is that three of the meetings will be conducted in partnership with the Erie School District.

Those forums will be held sometime in April at Erie’s three community centers — the Booker T. Washington Center, 1720 Holland St.; the Martin Luther King Center, 312 Chestnut St., and the John F. Kennedy Center, 2021 E. 20th St. The school district had been planning to conduct those meetings to gather input for its own strategic plan, and the district and the city decided to join forces.

Schember and Erie schools Superintendent Brian Polito said it makes sense for the city and school system to engage the public together because their challenges are inextricably linked.

Polito said officials also hope the combined agenda will attract more interest and attendance.

“We’re a stronger community when we work together,” Schember said.

That’s just part of the plan. Schember said his administration will conduct at least five more public forums on Erie Refocused throughout the city. Those forums will take place in late March and April he said.

Also welcome is that city officials will hold listening sessions with middle and high school students in the Erie district. If you want to know what our children are seeing and thinking, ask them.

The Erie Refocused consultants, Virginiabased CZB, urged extensive community engagement when the plan was delivered almost two years ago. That never happened.

While Erie Refocused has begun to progress without them, those conversations remain essential to informing residents about the plan and the hard choices it outlines, and to collecting their reactions and ideas. As the city’s new planning director, Kathy Wyrosdick, pointed out, many residents are likely only vaguely aware of the plan and its specifics.

The previous administration and Erie City Council neglected to get those conversations started. As the new mayor moves to promptly correct that failure, it’s encouraging that he’s also thinking about how to keep them going.

Wyrosdick said gathering community feedback needs to become an ongoing, actionable process, which would be a major change in the culture of City Hall. That’s important, because implementing Erie Refocused will be an ongoing, evolving process.

“The input needs to continue,” Wyrosdick said. “We’ll be looking for the best way to keep these lines of communication open for our residents.”

They’ll determine what works best for residents by asking them. What a concept.

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Trump’s nature shows when he has no teleprompter More repugnant than his tweets are President Donald Trump’s scripted speeches in which he feebly attempts to act presidential. Untethered from the teleprompter, he quickly sheds any semblance of competence by soon reverting to his incoherent, inept self.

The man blights the office.

— Jerome Swabb, Erie

Leaders must protect nation from growing cyber threats Previous wars were fought on battlefields with heavy weapons, but the future battles will be in cyberspace. Unless we, as a nation, make it a 100 percent priority to safeguard our country from those who have already invaded our elections, we might wake up one day without the capability to turn on the lights. Our nuclear button, no matter how big, could become useless unless cyber security has impenetrable safety.

There is no question that the Russians have superior capabilities in this field.

Look at the elections in other countries. Our government must take action on this matter and stand up for our country and our people.

— Ruth M. Balogh, Erie

Why not replace viaduct with a regular roadway?

I have a question regarding the McBride Viaduct. I understand the city wants to tear it down, and as of this writing, City Council voted to award a contract for it. I want to know why can’t they just extend East Avenue and make it like Downing Avenue?

I know the recycling place is there and I am not sure if the train tracks run to it, but maybe they could do something to be able to have a regular street through there.

It was so much more convenient when heading west on Buffalo Road to just pop onto the viaduct to get to East Avenue. Now, if you continue on Buffalo Road, your next turn off isn’t until Ash Street.

Just a thought. Maybe someone can answer this. Has a regular road ever been brought up?

— Stephanie Dembski, Erie

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Candidate urges reform of telecommunication laws What does net neutrality mean for people in rural Pennsylvania? Bob Potter (Feb. 8) is missing a critical point. I am

running for the Democratic nomination in the May primary for Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District. Like Potter, I support net neutrality and oppose allowing service providers to charge on a site-by-site basis. But what good is net neutrality for families who can’t afford to pay up to $50 a month for a high-speed connection?

Potter says that my opponent, a teacher of information technology, understands the internet. But he would rely on an outmoded legal structure to fix the access problem. The FCC was established in 1934 to help develop and manage the emerging communications technologies: radio and TV. Those out-of-date laws are being used now to regulate cable, the internet and cellphones. My opponent thinks antitrust laws will somehow fill the gap, but antitrust laws predate the FCC, are even more out of date, and were never designed for telecommunications.

Instead, what we need is comprehensive congressional reform of U.S. telecommunications law to ensure low-cost, high-speed internet access for all Americans and to address internet safety and security.

We need to protect our data and systems from foreign adversaries and criminals, and we need to get serious about keeping internet pornography away from children. We need a representative in Congress who understands that the internet needs to be safe, secure and affordable, as well as equally accessible for everybody.

— Kerith Strano Taylor, Brookville

Meat-free diets have long, venerable history Feb. 14 marked the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter when Christians abstain from animal foods in remembrance of Jesus’ 40 days of fasting in the wilderness.

The call to abstain from eating animals is as current as the teaching of evangelical leader Franklin Graham, yet as traditional as the Bible (Genesis 1:29). Methodist founder John Wesley, Salvation Army pioneers William and Catherine Booth and Seventh-day Adventist Church founder Ellen G. White all followed this higher call.

A meat-free diet is not just about Christian devotion.

Dozens of medical studies have linked consumption of animal products with elevated risk of heart failure, stroke, cancer and other deadly diseases. A

United Nations report named meat production as the largest source of greenhouse gases and water pollution. Undercover investigations have documented farm animals routinely caged, crowded, mutilated and beaten.

Today’s supermarkets are well in tune with the call to abstain from eating animals.

They offer a rich array of plant-based meats, milks, cheeses and ice creams, as well as the more traditional vegetables, fruits and grains.

Entering “vegetarian” or “vegan” in your favorite search engine provides lots of meat replacement products, recipes and transition tips.

— Dick Wahlberg, Erie

Trump could better honor troops by visiting them So, President Donald Trump wants a splashy military parade. Preferably one that will top the French Bastille Day parade and certainly better than the military parades regularly thrown by North Korea, Russia and China.

Why? The White House says that the president desires to showcase American military might and to honor those serving our national defense. Millions of dollars would have to be expended for a couple of hours of Trump’s entertainment.

In reality, the world already knows that our military might is formidable. There is no need to put on a big show of hardware. Perhaps Trump is really looking to showcase his manliness, wealth and power.

If so, we could simply hire a crane to hoist his massive red “nuclear button” onto a goldpainted farm wagon and drag it down Pennsylvania Avenue for the president’s review. For an over-the-top embellishment, we could spring for a fly-by of a couple of Trump’s super-secretive F-52s.

May I suggest that if the president really desires to express his admiration for our servicemen, he should divert Air Force One on his next flight to Mar-a-Lago for a golf game, ignore his aching bone spurs and instead go directly to Afghanistan to meet our frontline troops.

Aristophanes was prescient when he wrote of a man like Trump hundreds of years ago: “This is what grieves us most, that a man who never fought, should contrive our fees to pilfer, one who for his native land, never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.”

— Gerald McGinty, Albion

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If nationalism is on the rise, where’s the outrage over Russsia?

Jonah Goldberg

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’m confused.

These days, “nationalism” is all the rage on the right. I put it in quotes because there are a lot of different ideas of what nationalism means.

Some of it is just rah-rah “USA No. 1” sloganeering. For others, nationalism is basically code for white identity politics.

And for the socalled “alt-right,” it’s not even code.

“The ideal of a white ethno-state— and it is an ideal — is something that I think we should think about in the sense of what could come after America,” Richard Spencer, a leading alt-righter, has said.

Note the phrase “after America.” For that crowd, American patriotism — love for our creeds of liberty and devotion to the Constitution — is already a dead letter.

Among intellectual

conservatives there is a much more elevated and defensible call for a renewed sense of national identity, one that is racially inclusive and rooted in American history and patriotism.

For instance, my National Review colleagues Rich Lowry and Ramesh Ponnuru argued in a widely discussed essay last year that “Nationalism can be a healthy and constructive force. Since nationalistic sentiments also have wide appeal and durability, it would be wiser to cultivate that kind of nationalism than to attempt to move beyond it.”

That strikes me as entirely reasonable.

While I’m skeptical about the utility of relying on nationalism as an organizing political idea, I have always believed that a little nationalism is necessary for a country to bind itself together and for citizens to feel that their nation is worth defending.

Sustaining the long twilight struggle against the Soviet Union would have been impossible without some amount of nationalist commitment (which is

not to say that this sentiment couldn’t boil over into hysteria from time to time).

Moreover, without a little nationalist sentiment, it’s difficult to cultivate patriotism or assimilate immigrants into American culture.

While many on the left are eager to blur the distinctions between the benign nationalism of Lowry et al. with the atavistic identity politics of Spencer & Co., there is actually very little overlap between the two camps, except in two aspects. As an analytical matter, the nationalists insist that nationalism is the wave of the future, transforming politics around the globe.

And they may be right.

Second, and not unrelatedly, nationalists of all stripes have pinned some of their hopes on the idea that Donald Trump could serve as a useful champion for their particular kind of nationalism. Indeed, they are often quick to say that their real passion is for the nationalist cause and not the flawed vessel that is Trump.

So here’s what I’m confused about. It seems to

me that virtually every understanding of nationalism is rooted in the idea that the nation should be jealously defended from foreign interference, aggression and insult. Even purely symbolic disrespect should quicken the blood of every true nationalist.

In ancient Greece, the Trojan War was waged over a romantic squabble.

Modern Greece and the Balkan nation of Macedonia have nearly come to blows in recent years because the Greeks believe the name “Macedonia” is their historic property. Every learned American patriot knows that the Barbary Wars were fought on the nationalistic battle cry, “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.”

Meanwhile, it is now an accepted fact that the Russian government attempted to meddle in our elections and is planning on doing so again in 2018 and beyond. Members of the Trump administration, with the notable exception of the president himself, are unequivocally blunt about this. But where is the outrage from the nationalist caucus?

To be fair, National Review has issued stern editorials. But most of the rahrah nationalists on cable, talk radio and social media have been remarkably blasé about it, more interested in Hillary Clinton’s misdeeds than those of a contemptuous foreign power. For some of the alt-right, the silence is understandable; many of them are simply fanboys (or clients) of Vladimir Putin.

But at least part of this outrage lacuna must be attributable to the distorting effects of partisanship.

The Russians didn’t win the 2016 election for Trump, but the whole topic remains politically charged for him, and his refusal to squarely address this issue sends a powerful signal to his own party. So it gets downgraded to a mere technical challenge for the Deep State to handle. And maybe that’s the right course.

But it does pose an interesting question: How powerful can nationalism be if it cannot overpower partisan loyalty?

Jonah Goldberg is a senior editor of National Review.

Email him at goldbergcolumn@gmail.com.

Despite the Olympic glow, half of Korea remains in darkness

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atching the media fawning over the North Korean delegation at the Pyeongchang Olympics, I recalled a picture that my old boss, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, kept under the glass of a table in his office — a satellite photo of the Korean Peninsula at night.

At the bottom, awash in light, is the free and democratic South. Meanwhile, the North is in complete darkness, save for a tiny pinprick of light in Pyongyang. The two countries, Rumsfeld would often point out, have the same people and the same natural resources. Yet one is glowing with the light of freedom, innovation and enterprise, while the other is enveloped in the total darkness of human misery.

Keep that darkness in mind while watching the

have been imprisoned and killed in these camps.

Inmates undergo the most brutal forms of torture imaginable, including being hung on hooks over open fires, while pregnant women are tied to trees while their babies are cut out of their bellies.

Yet the camps are simply prisons within a larger prison. The entire country is one giant gulag. Thanks to widespread malnutrition, North Koreans are between 1.2 and 3.1 inches shorter than South Koreans. And thanks to economic mismanagement, 97 percent of the roads are unpaved.

According to my American Enterprise Institute colleague Nicholas Eberstadt, up to a million North Koreans died of starvation in the famine that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union. “It was the only time in history that people have starved en masse in an urbanized, literate society during peacetime,” he notes.

North Korea’s people starve while the regime pours its resources into its messianic quest to deploy

nuclear missiles capable of reaching and destroying American cities.

Even among the elites there is no safety. Last year, North Korea’s vice premier for education was executed for not keeping his posture upright at a public event. Defense Minister Hyong Yong Chol was pounded to death with artillery fire for the crime of falling asleep at a parade. And if you wonder why those North Korean cheerleaders stay in such perfect sync, maybe it’s because they saw 11 North Korean musicians lashed to the barrels of anti-aircraft guns which were fired one by one before a crowd of 10,000 spectators. “The musicians just disappeared each time the guns were fired into them,” one witness declared. “Their bodies were blown to bits, totally destroyed, blood and bits flying everywhere.

And then, after that, military tanks moved in and they ran over the bits on the ground where the remains lay.”

This is the brutality that Kim Yo Jong represents.

Yet despite this cruel

reality, the media could not help fawning over the North Korean delegation. Reuters declared Kim Yo Jong the “winner of diplomatic gold at Olympics.” CNN gushed how, “With a smile, a handshake and a warm message in South Korea’s presidential guest book, Kim Yo Jong has struck a chord with the public.”

NBC even tweeted a photo of the North Korean cheerleaders with the heading “This is so satisfying to watch.” Seriously?

NBC failed to mention that in 2005, 21 cheerleaders were sent to a prison camp for speaking about what they saw in South Korea.

Instead of normalizing the regime, this should be an opportunity to educate the massive Olympic audience about the realities of life in North Korea under the murderous Kim crime family that is pursuing the ability to threaten American cities with nuclear destruction.

Marc Thiessen is a Washington Post columnist.

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North’s Olympic charm offensive over these two weeks. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of Kim Jong Un, is not the “North Korean Ivanka.”

She is the vice director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department, a senior leader of the most brutal, repressive, totalitarian regime on the face of the Earth. As one defector told The Washington Post last year, “It’s like a religion.

From birth, you learn about the Kim family, learn that they are gods, that you must be absolutely obedient to the Kim family.”

Any perceived disloyalty to the Kim family can result in a visit in the middle of the night from the Bowibu — the North Korean secret police — that could send not just the offender, but three generations of his or her relatives, to a forced labor camp for life. North Korea’s system of “reeducation” camps, which was recently mapped by satellite by the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, is the most extensive in the world.

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Zapolski, US fall in men’s hockey group finale Americans drop into qualification round Staff report

GANGNEUNG, South Korea— Erie native and United StatesOlympicgoaltenderRyan Zapolski glanced to the roof in Gangneung Hockey Centre, andthendowntotheice.Meanwhile, the puck that produced a demoralizing goal laid behind him in the net.

Former NHL star Ilya Kovalchuk'sgoalwithtwo-tenthsofa secondleftinthemiddleperiod, which slipped between Zapolski's arm and body, dropped the Americans into a three-goal

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hole in a game they lost 4-0 to Olympic Athletes from Russia on Saturday.

"It went through my arm. It

was a knuckle puck and from a pretty long way away," Zapolski,31,toldmediaafteragamein which the U.S. (1-1-0-1) could havewonGroupBandabyeinto the quarterfinals.

Instead, the Americans will face a team to be determined in the playoff qualification round.

Games are set for late Monday night or early Tuesday Eastern Time.

WhenaskedifZapolskiwould startthatgame,U.S.headcoach Tony Granato said, "He's our goalie."

Group winner OAR (2-1-00) awaits their opponent in the See ZAPOLSKI, C2

Noah Welch (5), of the United States, checks Russia’s Nikolai Prokhorkin (74) after Prokhorkin shoots the puck past goalie Ryan Zapolski for a goal during the first period during a preliminaryround game Saturday at the Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. [BRUCE BENNETT/POOL PHOTO VIA AP]

More than just a race Bubba Wallace set to make history as black driver in Daytona 500

By Dan Gelston The Associated Press

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Richard Petty rarely visits pit road after a race anymore and usually with good reason. The HallofFamedriver’seponymous race team has toiled for decades in mediocrity, with checkered flags all but extinct.

Bubba at Daytona changed thegame.Darrell“Bubba”WallaceJr.haddriventheiconicNo. 43 car to a third-place finish in a Daytona 500 qualifyingrace, setting off a celebration for Richard Petty Motorsports almost worthy of winning NASCAR’s Wallace marquee race itself. The King strolled to the pits and hugged Wallace. The 80-year-old Petty wrapped his arm around Wallace, and they walkedoffsmilingtowardwhat each side hoped was the start of a fruitful alliance.

“I just had a guard walk me from pit road to the media center. His name is Richard Petty. I’ve never seen him so excited in my life,” Wallace said.

That Wallace can energize Petty may symbolize as much a true passing of the torch as NASCAR could want: Petty and his deep kinship with old-school fansandthe24-year-oldWallace, See NASCAR, C4

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KNIGHTS SWEEP Gannon men, women beat Mercyhurst in PSAC West rivalry matchups

Erie native Caryn Kadavy performs in the Holiday Movie Spectacular on Ice in California in December 2016. Kadavy competed at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

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Olympicmemories Erie’s Kadavy grateful for Calgary experience

By Victor Fernandes victor.fernandes@timesnews.com

Caryn Kadavy appreciates how fellow Erie native Ryan Zapolski must feel during his first Olympic experience.

It seems more like yesterday, and less like 30 years ago, since Kadavy made her debut at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta.

“You’re awestruck. It’s emotional. I remember crying because it was so emotional,” she recalled, and that was merely the night

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Thomas also has a long broadcasting career ahead of him, if

he so chooses, judging by the insight and personality he displays daily on social media.

He’s hilarious and smart.

Now, however, Thomas is showing another potential career track once his days of pancaking defenders have ended. A general manager’s position might be in his future.

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For the next twoand-a-half weeks, “You just feel like that (being Kadavy an Olympian is) something you’ve always dreamt of becoming, and you just feel incredibly grateful for the opportunity to even be there,” she said. “It’s an incredible feeling.”

The experience, even one that ended with missing the figure skating competition’s final event — the long program— while battling a case

of the flu, was an unforgettable memory.

“When you go out in the middle of the arena, the Olympic rings are embedded in the ice,” Kadavy said.

“When you see those Olympic rings, it’s surreal. It truly is.”

It also has provided opportunities to this day, including nearly three decades of figure skating shows and tours, and two decades of teaching the sport she loves, both in her hometown and most recently in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the past seven years.

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SPEEDSKATING Women’s 500m. Lee Sang-Hwa is one of South Korea’s biggest Olympic stars, having won this title at the last two Winter Games, but she hasn’t won a World Cup race in two years. She finished second to Japanese favorite Nao Kodaira seven times in that span.

FIGURE SKATING Short dance. Siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani and Madison Chock and Evan Bates made a combined five world championships podiums, but the new national champs are Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue.

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Girard, Krueger claim top two podium spots in 1,000-meter short track; silver medal is first for US speedskating

By Beth Harris The Associated Press

GANGNEUNG, South Korea — Samuel Girard yelled and signaled No. 1 with both index fingers as he crossed the finish line first. Just behind him, JohnHenry Krueger spread his arms in a can-you-believe-it gesture.

The Canadian and the American claimed gold and silver in the men’s 1,000-meter short track Saturday, upsetting the powerful South Koreans.

Girard and Krueger raced to celebrate with their coaches on the sideline. Krueger sank to his knees on the ice, head in hands, still stunned at winning the first U.S. speedskating medal of the Pyeongchang Olympics.

“There were so many thoughts rushing through my head,” Krueger said.

World champion Seo Yira of the host nation earned bronze.

Seo and teammate Lim Hyojun, who earlier won the 1,500, were taken out in the turn approaching the last lap by Liu Shaolin Sandor of Hungary.

Seo got up and kept going, but he was too far behind to catch the leaders. Girard and Krueger sprinted to the finish, with the Canadian keeping his lead.

“There is just too much traffic and stuff that can go down if you stay in the back, so we both stayed up in the front and it paid off for both of us,” Krueger said.

Both Girard and Krueger were fortunate to reach the A final after both got advanced to the semifinals.

Girard moved on at the expense of countryman Charles

ROUNDUP FIGURE SKATING Yuzuru Hanyu made Olympic figure skating history with a strong — and expected — performance in the men’s free skate. In Gangneung, Hanyu became the first man to repeat as Olympic champion since Dick Button in 1952 after also winning in Sochi in 2014. He also won the 1,000th gold medal in Winter Games history. “This is the best day of my skating life,” Hanyu said. “My tears were from my heart. I can find one word and that is ‘happy.’” He held off Japanese teammate Shoma Uno and Spain’s Javier Fernandez for the victory. A gracious Hanyu told Fernandez that he wished they both could have won. “I told him, ‘Yes, Yuzu, but only one can be champion. Only one can have the gold medal,’” Fernandez said.

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quarterfinals, which will be playedlateTuesdayorearly Wednesday Eastern Time.

OAR (2-1-0-0) scored four goals on 26 shots against Zapolski, a Cathedral Prep and Mercyhurst University graduate, who allowed four goals on 47 shots in his team's first two tournament games.

Kovalchuk, who totaled 417 goals, 399 assists and 816 points in 816 career NHLgameswiththeAtlanta Thrashers and New Jersey

Samuel Girard of Canada celebrates as he crosses the finish line ahead of John-Henry Krueger of the United States in the men’s 1000 meters short track speedskating final in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. [PHOTOS BY DAVID J. PHILLIP/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

John-Henry Krueger of the United States reacts after winning the silver medal in the men’s 1000 meters short track speedskating final.

Hamelin, who was penalized for impeding.

“Just before the race he said to me, ‘Let’s go, you can do this.’

He gave me a tap on the back,” Girard said. “We train together, all the team was behind me on this medal.”

Sjinkie Knegt of the Netherlandswaspenalizedforthesame reason.Hefinished secondinhis

SLOPESTYLE SKIING At Phoenix Snow Park, Switzerland’s Sarah Hoefflin won the women’s slopestyle skiing event. Hoefflin edged teammate Mathilde Gremaud for gold by posting a score of 91.20 in her final run. “I suppose I got pretty lucky,” Hoefflin said. “I ski better when there is no wind and I struggle with the wind. We had wind in the practice and for my final run I was so relaxed because I knew what the speed was and usually if I know the speed I know the tricks.” Isabel Atkin of Britain took bronze with a score of 84.60 in her final run. Defending Olympic champion Dara Howell crashed twice during qualifying and didn’t advance.

SKELETON Lizzy Yarnold picked the perfect time

Devils from 2001-13, gave OARa3-0leadwithhislastsecond goal in the second period. Then he scored 28 secondsintothethirdperiod to open a 4-0 lead.

Nikolai Prokhorkin scored two goals — the first at the 7:21 mark of the opening period, the other 2:14 into the second — to give OAR an early 2-0 lead.

Vasili Koshechkin stopped all 29 shots he faced to record the shutout.

The U.S. outshot OAR 29-26.

"I was really happy with theeffortandtheconfidence that we gained in knowing that we could play with them," Granato said. "We just didn't get the results."

quarterfinal and Krueger was fourth, but the American moved on when the referees reviewed video.

“I bumped into the American and that is it,” Knegt said. “He cametotheinside,hadhishands in the air. He made the referees look at the video replay.”

In the first short-track event of the games, Krueger was

to end a three-year winless streak, and extended Britain’s dominance in women’s skeleton in the process.

Yarnold won her second consecutive Olympic women’s skeleton gold medal Saturday, leaving no doubt by setting a track record in the fourth and final heat to beat Germany’s Jacqueline Loelling by nearly a halfsecond. Yarnold’s time was 3 minutes, 27.28 seconds. Loelling finished in 3:27.73, and Britain’s Laura Deas was third in 3:27.90. It’s the third time since women’s skeleton was added to the Olympic program in 2002 that a nation grabbed two podium spots; the U.S. won gold and silver in 2002, and Germany took silver and bronze in 2010. It was the first time Britain had two medalists in the same event at the Winter Olympics. There were two in the same figure skating event in 1908, when that sport was part of

penalized inthe semifinalsof the 1,500. Kneght won silver.

“Earlier in the 1,500 there was a call I disagreed with, and short track is about taking the good calls and the bad calls,” Krueger said. “In the 1,500 I took the bad call and in the 1,000 I took the good call.”

Four years ago, Krueger was forced to withdraw from the U.S. Olympic trials when he came down with swine flu.

In the women’s 1,500 final, Choi Min-jeong won the host nation’s second short-track gold in front of President Moon Jae-in.

“It was the biggest dream of mine for four years. I can’t put it into words. I am so proud of it,” Choi said. “Physically I am so burned out, but inside I am so happy, so proud of my whole country.”

Li Jinyu of China took silver and Kim Boutin of Canada earned bronze to go with her same colored medal in the 500.

the Summer Games. It shaped up essentially as a match race going into the final heat, with five women separated by less than one-quarter of a second. But no woman in the field went faster than 51.82 seconds in that fourth run — except Yarnold, who capped her night by crossing the line in 51.46 seconds.

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Marit Bjoergen moved into a tie for the most career Winter Olympic medals with 13 after helping the Norwegian women to a first-place finish in the cross-country relay. Bjoergen tied male biathlete and fellow Norwegian Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, and can move into sole possession of the record with a medal in either one of the last two women’s events: the team sprint relay Wednesday or in the mass start.

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GAMES FACES Erin Jackson, speedskating ‘newbie,’ is surprise Olympian Erin Jackson is the rawest of Olympic rookies. As a kid careering around roller rinks in Florida, she never dreamed of gold. She just loved going fast on wheels, earning the well-deserved nickname “Speedy.”

Spotted by an inline coach one day, Jackson was soon on a team and spent 15 years piling up titles and traveling the world. But inline skaters can only go so far in their sport. There is no grand stage like the Olympics.

Last February, Jackson crossed over from inline skating to try the ice for the first time in Salt Lake City. She traveled a well-worn path that had been paved by such inline-to-ice successes as Apolo Ohno, Brittany Bowe and Joey Mantia. Jackson was tabbed to be part of the International Skating Union’s Development Transition Program that aims to help athletes from other sports to adapt to speedskating. She was already well established on wheels, winning 47 national championships and being named Female Athlete of the Year for roller sports three times. Blades were a different story. Jackson struggled to adapt to skating on the edge of a 1-millimeterwide blade. The 25-year-old skater stayed in Salt Lake City for a month, then left to spend the summer competing in inline. By September, she was back in Utah. She got better every time out, but saved her biggest improvement for just before the U.S. Olympic trials in January. She planned to compete in Milwaukee only as a way to gauge how she was doing, with her long-term plan to qualify for the 2022 Beijing Games.

But she shocked everyone, including herself. Jackson finished third in the 500 meters — consisting of two runs — to claim a spot in the Pyeongchang Olympics. Her times of 39.04 seconds and 39.22 were her first results under 40 seconds. Jackson became the first black woman to compete for the U.S. Olympic long track team.

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Mercyhurst’s Nuutinen scores in Finland’s Olympic win Staff report

GANGNEUNG, South Korea— Mercyhurst University sophomore Emma Nuutinen scored her second career Olympic goal for Finland in a 7-2 quarterfinal win against Sweden at Kwangdong Hockey Centre that kept her native country’s medal hopes alive.

Finland (2-2-0-0) advances to face the United States (2-1-0-0)

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DAYTONA 500 PREVIEW

When: Sunday, 2:30 p.m. EST TV: Fox

NASCAR losing some star power Forty drivers will hit the track at Daytona International Speedway in hopes of winning the 500-mile race. Alex Bowman will start from the pole for “The Great American Race” in his debut as the official driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet, piloted until last season by Dale Earnhardt Jr. This season, the driver landscape will see some changes. Danica Patrick announced her retirement from full-time driving after five full seasons in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. With her Daytona 500 start, Patrick’s two-race farewell to motorsports will include one last shot at winning the Indy 500 in May. Former NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth is stepping away from full-time racing and Earnhardt, after retiring from full-time racing following the 2017 season, will serve a prominent role as grand marshal for NASCAR’s signature event.

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Daytona 500 • Daytona International Speedway RACE DISTANCE: 200 laps (500 miles) The track officially opened in 1959 Total acreage: 480 acres Infield: 180 acres (includes 29-acre Lake Lloyd)

Daytona International Speedway

TRACK DISTANCE: 2.5 miles MOST DAYTONA 500 WINS: Richard Petty –7 (1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1981)

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Daytona Beach

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FLORIDA Miami

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Banking in corners 31 degrees

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The lineup After Thursday’s Duel races; race Sunday at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses)

1. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet

2. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota

3. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford

4. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet

5. (22) Joey Logano, Ford

6. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford

7. (43) Darrell Wallace Jr., Chevrolet

8. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota

9. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford

10. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford

11. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford

12. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota

13. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet

14. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet

15. (38) David Ragan, Ford

16. (21) Paul Menard, Ford

17. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota

18. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford

19. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet

20. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet

21. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet

22. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford

23. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet

24. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota

25. (62) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet

26. (95) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet

27. (00) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet

28. (7) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet

29. (51) Justin Marks, Chevrolet

30. (96) DJ Kennington, Toyota

31. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford

32. (72) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet

33. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet

34. (23) Gray Gaulding, Toyota

35. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet

36. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford

37. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford

38. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet

39. (92) David Gilliland, Ford

40. (66) Mark Thompson, Ford

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Reddick gets Xfinity win at Daytona The Associated Press

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tyler Reddick took Dale Earnhardt Jr. to victory lane in a nail-biting opener to NASCAR's second-tier Xfinity Series.

Reddick won Saturday at Daytona International Speedway in his debut race for JR Motorsports, the team in part owned by Earnhardt Jr. In his first season in retirement from full-time racing, Earnhardt's presence is still strong through his race team.

JR Motorsports has won five of the last nine Xfinity Series races at Daytona.

This one took five overtimes and a photo finish to decide.

Reddick nabbed teammate Elliott Sadler at the finish line.

Ryan Reed was third, and Kaz Grala fourth, in Fords, and Daniel Suarez was the highest finishing Toyota driver in eighth.

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a video game playing, social media darling about to make history as the first black driver since 1969 in the Daytona 500.

Busting down racial barriers in a sport long reserved for whites is heavy stuff for Wallace, and he’s keenly aware all eyes are on him.

The rookie invites glare from his fans and haters, starring in his own eight-episode docu-series “Behind the Wall: Bubba Wallace,” on the Facebook Watch show page.

Wallace, the son of a white father and black mother, has openly talked of becoming the Tiger Woods of NASCAR — a black star who can transcend the sport and prove people of all colors can race and flourish in corporate America.

“There’s a lot of stuff that’s riding on this weekend.

I know it. I pay attention to it,” Wallace said. “I follow a lot of people on social media, and it’s being put out there. But I’m doing my best at managing it, keeping it behind me, and that’s the best thing I can do.”

Wallace is one of at least eight black drivers in NASCAR’s 70-year history who reached the Cup level: Elias Bowie, Charlie Scott, George Wiltshire, Randy Bethea, Willy T. Ribbs and Bill Lester.

Wendell Scott, who made the last start for a black driver in the Daytona 500, is the only one to win a Cup race, on Dec. 1, 1963. The next win at a NASCAR national event by a black driver came in 2013 when Wallace took the Truck Series checkered flag at Martinsville.

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Defense paves way for Gannon men vs. ’Hurst Golden Knights win after limiting Lakers’ opportunities in 2nd half

Men’s basketball PSAC West Gannon 58 Mercyhurst 50 Game stats, standings, C5

By Tom Reisenweber tom.reisenweber@timesnews.com

Gannon traveled to rival MercyhurstonSaturdaywith a top-10 defense in Division II. The Golden Knights used that signature defense to pick up another win over the Lakers.

Gannon held Mercyhurst without a field goal for more than 14 minutes in the second half, and GamechangerAwardwinner Zay Jackson scored 15 points astheGoldenKnightspulled out a 58-50 win in the Porreco Pride of Erie Cup in front of 623 fans at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center.

“Our offense wasn’t working because of what Mercyhurstwasdoing,”said Gannon coach John Reilly.

“Mercyhurst plays tremendous defense and caused us problemswiththe1-3-1.We didn’t prepare for that, and the only thing that saved us was our defense in the second half.”

Gannon improved to 18-8 and is in second place in the PSAC West at 14-6. If the Golden Knights win their final two games against Clarion and Slippery Rock, they would receive a firstround bye in the PSAC tournament. Gannon has already clinched a top four seed, which means a home playoff game in either the first round or quarterfinals.

Mercyhurst dropped to

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Mercyhurst’s Lorenzo Collier tries to get a shot past Gannon’s Gerrell Williams during their PSAC West game on Saturday at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. Gannon won 58-50. [JACK HANRAHAN/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

12-12 overall and 9-11 in the PSAC. The Lakers sit in sixth place, which would be the final playoff spot, but theyendedSaturday’s game without clinching that spot.

Mercyhurst leads California (Pa.) by two games in the loss column, and the Vulcans played first-place Indiana (Pa.) late Saturday night.

Patrick Smith drilled a 3-pointer with 17 minutes to play in the first half to give Mercyhurst a 33-27 lead.GannonthenheldMercyhurst without a field goal

until Malcolm Walters hit a jumper with 2 minutes, 20 seconds left. By that point, Gannon had taken a 43-38 lead.

Mercyhurst kept chipping away, and Stephen Spulock’s jumper in the paint cut the Gannon lead to 50-47 with 41 seconds left.

The Lakers then stole the inboundspass,butSpurlock missed a dunk and Lorenzo Collier missed a 3-pointer.

JairGreenpulleddownthe reboundwith26secondsleft and hit two free throws to make it 52-47.

Jackson then connected on four free throws the rest of the way, and Gerrell Williams threw down a dunk right before the buzzer as Gannon pulled out another rivalrywinoverMercyhurst.

“Zay Jackson is a winner, and he was a winner when he came here,” Reilly said.

“He’s a small guy with a big heart, and he has really developed his leadership skills over the years.”

Evan Phoenix added 10 pointsfortheKnights,while Green had nine points and nine rebounds and Williams had nine points.

Smith led the Lakers with 13 points, while Walters had 10 and Collier had nine.

“Defense is our blueprint.

All five guys on the floor and the bench are focused on gettingstops,”Jacksonsaid.

“We stayed together at all times and stuck to what we know, which is defense. We workoniteverydayinpractice, and it always translates to the games.”

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Gannon reaches playoff goal with rout of Mercyhurst Mitchell’s 25 points help Golden Knights beat Lakers, clinch PSAC tournament spot

Women’s basketball PSAC West Gannon 75 Mercyhurst 59 Game stats, standings, C5 Online Extras: View TimesNews photos from the Mercyhurst vs. Gannon women’s basketball game: GoErie.com/photos

By Tom Reisenweber tom.reisenweber@timesnews.com

The Gannon women’s basketball team went through somegrowingpainslastwinter with a young roster.

The tough losses and frustration paid off Saturday as the GoldenKnightsclinchedaspot in the PSAC tournament.

Maggie Mitchell scored 25 points and dished out eight assists to earn her second Gamechanger award as she helped Gannon defeat rival Mercyhurst 75-59 in the Porreco Pride of Erie Cup in front of 395 fans at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center.

“It’s awesome to clinch a spot in the tournament,” Mitchell said. “We’ve been workinghardandgainingexperience,whichhashelpedusthis year.We’renotdoneyeteither.

We want to try and make some noise in the tournament.”

Gannon improved to 14-12

Gannon’s Maggie Mitchell drives past by Mercyhurst’s Rachel Chessar in a PSAC West game on Saturday at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. Mitchell scores 25 points to lead Gannon to a 75-59 victory. [JACK HANRAHAN/ ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

overall and 11-9 in the PSAC to clinch the final playoff spot in the tournament. The Golden Knights also wrapped up the No. 5 seed with Slippery Rock losing on Saturday. Gannon will open the PSAC tournament on Feb. 26 on the road.

TheKnightswilllikelytravelto

fourth-place Seton Hill, which wouldneedtobeatIndiana(Pa.) and California (Pa.) next week to move up to a higher seed.

Mercyhurstdroppedto9-17 overall and 7-13 in the PSAC, and the loss to Gannon eliminated the Lakers from playoff contention. Gannon grinded through the first half to take a 31-20 lead before erupting for 23 points in the third quarter to put the game away.

Mitchell scored 10 points in the third quarter, while Chelsea Rourke pulled down five of her 11 rebounds. Gannon outrebounded Mercyhurst 36-20, including 28 defensive rebounds to limit what the Lakers could do with secondchance opportunities.

“Reboundingishugeinevery game, and for us it creates offense as we push the ball,” Rourke said. “We had a goal at the beginning of the season to make the playoffs, and we’ve worked extremely hard to do it.”

Hickory graduate Nicole LaCavaadded15pointsandhad seven rebounds for Gannon, while Lauren Tewes had nine points and seven rebounds.

Maria Lapertosa led Mercyhurstwith16points,whileKori SidwellandElizaOswalthad13 apiece.

“It was tough last year to not make the tournament, and the ladies worked hard all year to make this happen,” said Gannon coach Jim Brunelli.

“With everything this team hasgonethroughonandoffthe court, it makes this that much better.Westillhavetwogames left before the playoffs and want to finish strong, but I’m just very proud of this group.”

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Niland sparks Behrend men to 86-68 rout of PSU Altoona Edinboro beats Clarion, locks up PSAC home playoff game Staff report

ALTOONA— Fairview productAndyNiland,whohadplayed just six minutes in Penn State Behrend's past 10 games, came off the bench to contribute 20 points in 24 minutes Saturday, leading the Lions to an 86-68 rout of Penn State Altoona in an AMCCsecond-placeshowdown.

The victory gave Behrend (19-6,1-14)therunner-upspotin

the conference and a first-round bye in the upcoming conference playoffs. Penn State Altoona, which would have gained that bye with a win, fell to 17-8, 13-5.

Niland, who missed time because of a knee injury, finished 5-of-5 from the field and 8-of-11 on free throws for the Lions, who connected on 30-of51 shots(58.8 percent) from the floor. He was especially efficient in the first half, producing 13 points in 11 minutes as Behrend opened a 48-31 lead.

Malike Brinsonfinished with 15 points while Justin Gorny and

Dan Wanker each added 14 for the Lions.

Dequan Jackson led Altoona with 21 points.

Edinboro 86, Clarion 78: At Clarion,KeshawnLigginsandJaymon Mason each scored 22 points for theFighting Scots, who rallied in the second half to clinch a home playoff game in the upcoming PSAC playoffs.

Edinboro improved to 16-8 and 13-7 in the conference and is guaranteed at least a fourthplace finish in the PSAC West.

The Golden Eagles dropped to 3-23, 0-20.

The Fighting Scots trailed 42-35 at halftime and were leading by only 67-65 before pulling away with nine consecutive points. Liggins had four points inthespurt,whichMasoncapped with a 3-pointer.

Liggins added 12 rebounds to record his 14th double-double of the season. Cameron Grumley had a game-high 29 points for Clarion.

Ohio Wesleyan 99, Allegheny 64:

At Delaware, Ohio, the Gators allowed the Battling Bishops to connect on 23 3-pointers as they saw their season end with a 15th

consecutive defeat.

Allegheny, which finished its season 5-20 overall and 2-16 in NCAC play, was within 21-16 before Jaret Gerber scored eight points in an 11-0run that broke thegameopenforOhioWesleyan (17-8, 12-6). The lead ballooned to 51-23 by halftime and both teams substituted freely in the second half.

Jordan Rawls contributed a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Gators.

Gerber led Ohio Wesleyan with 20 points, all but two coming on 3-pointers.

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Edinboro women reach 22-win mark 13th-ranked Fighting Scots cruise past Clarion Staff report

CLARION, Pa.— Ciara Rosten outscored the entire Clarion team in the first half en route to a 27-point, 20-rebound double-double as the 13th-ranked Edinboro women rolled to a 79-45 victory in a PSAC matchup at Tiffin Gymnasium on Saturday.

The Fighting Scots moved to 22-2 overall and

18-2 in the PSAC West, while the Golden Eagles fell to 7-19, 2-20 with their 14th consecutive loss. Edinboro's 22 wins marks the program's most in a season since the 2013-14 squad won 27 games.

Rosten had 16 points in the first halfas the Edinboro defense limited the Golden Eagles to 6-of-30 shooting while the Scots opened a 34-12 lead.

Jontay Walton chipped in with 20 points for Edinboro. Jordan Bekelja led Clarion with nine

points.

Penn State Behrend 73, Penn State Altoona 62:

At Altoona, Erika Woll scored 21 points for Behrend, which rallied from a three-point halftime deficit to win its AMCC regular-season finale.

The Lions (12-13, 10-8) finished fifth in the standings and will take on fourth-seeded Medaille on the road in a first-round conference playoff game on Wednesday.

Behrend pulled away from a 37-37 tie with

an 18-4 run in the final 7:28 of the third quarter. Ally Dillman had eight points and Woll added seven in the decisive stretch.

Villa Maria graduate Autumn Byes recorded a double-double with 16 points and 13 boards for Behrend, while Kourtney Beamesderfer had three 3-pointers among her 15 points.

Paige Burk (14 points, 11 rebounds) and Alexis Cannistraci (11 points, 12 rebounds) each had double-doubles for Penn

State Altoona, which fin- each had two baskets ished the regular season before Brooke Smith had a 3-pointer to give 11-12, 7-11.

Allegheny 53, Ohio Wes- the Gators a 35-28 edge. leyan 40: At Delaware, Arbore then scored five Ohio, Delaney Arbore points in the final 41 scored nine points in an seconds of the quarter to 18-2 third-quarter rally give Allegheny a 40-28 that helped the Lady advantage.

Gators snap an eightArbore finished with 18 game losing streak in points and Smith added their regular-season 17 for the Gators. Nicole Popovich had 13 points finale.

Allegheny (6-18, 3-13) and 12 rebounds for Ohio was trailing 26-22 with Wesleyan (1-24, 0-16).

6:23 remaining in the Allegheny opens the third quarter before NCAC playoffs with its crucial run. Arbore a game at DePauw on and Julianna Skowron Tuesday.

No. 2 Michigan St. rallies past Northwestern The Associated Press

Michigan State forward Nick Ward, right, goes up for a shot against Northwestern center Barret Benson during the first half on Saturday in Rosemont, Ill. [AP PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH]

COLLEGEBASKETBALL PSAC MEN WEST

x-IUP x-Gannon x-Slippery Rock x-Edinboro x-Pitt-Johnstown Mercyhurst California Seton Hill Clarion EAST

Conf.

15-4 14-6 14-7 13-7 12-9 9-11 6-13 5-15 0-20

Ovr. 19-7 18-8 20-7 16-8 14-11 12-12 10-15 9-17 3-23

Conf.

Ovr. x-Shippensburg 16-4 20-5 x-E. Stroudsburg 16-4 19-5 x-West Chester 16-5 20-5 x-Kutztown 15-5 19-5 x-Bloomsburg 10-10 14-10 Millersville 8-13 10-17 Lock Haven 5-15 7-17 Mansfield 5-15 6-18 Cheyney 2-18 2-22 x-clinched PSAC Tournament berth

Saturday’s games Gannon 58, Mercyhurst 50 Edinboro 86, Clarion 78 E. Stroudsburg 111, West Chester 101 Millersville 73, Lock Haven 69 Slippery Rock 89, Pitt-Johnstown 63 Seton Hill 90, Salem Intl. 81 Kutztown 93, Cheyney 59 Shippensburg 65, Mansfield 57 California at IUP, late

GANNON 58, MERCYHURST 50

EDINBORO 86, CLARION 78

Edinboro 35 51 — 86 Clarion 42 36 — 78 EDINBORO (16-8, 13-7): Liggins 7-17 6-9 22, Mason 5-15 9-10 22, Coleman 6-11 2-3 17, Staunch 1-2 7-7 9, Beck 3-5 1-2 8, Frank 2-5 1-2 5, Simpson 1-3 1-2 3, Sims Jr. 0-1 0-1 0, Jay 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-59 27-36 86.

CLARION (3-23, 0-20): Grumley 10-21 8-11 29, B. Williams 5-11 3-4 16, Watson 5-9 0-0 10, Sargent 3-4 0-0 9, Craft 3-4 1-1 7, Mraz 2-6 0-0 4, K. Williams 1-6 1-2 3, Atkins 0-2 0-2 0, Laugand 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 13-20 78.

3-point goals: E 9-21 (Mason 3-5, Coleman 3-6, Liggins 2-6, Beck 1-2, Simpson 0-2), C 7-20 (Sargent 3-4, B. Williams 3-4, Grumley 1-6, Craft 0-1, Mraz 0-2, K. Williams 0-3).

Rebounds: E 41 (Liggins 12), C 35 (Watson 10).

Assists: E 9 (Mason 3), C 11 (Three tied with 3).

Attendance: 209.

La Roche Penn St. Behrend Hilbert Penn St. Altoona Medaille Mt. Aloysius Pitt-Greensburg Franciscan D’Youville Pitt-Bradford

Conf.

16-2 14-4 13-5 13-5 13-5 6-12 5-13 4-14 3-15 3-15

NCAC MEN Wittenberg Wooster Ohio Wesleyan Hiram Denison Wabash DePauw Oberlin Kenyon Allegheny

Conf.

15-2 14-3 12-6 11-7 10-8 8-10 7-11 6-12 4-14 2-16

Ovr. 22-2 20-4 17-8 15-10 14-11 12-13 11-14 12-13 7-18 5-20

Saturday’s games Ohio Wesleyan 99, Allegheny 64 Oberlin 76, DePauw 71 Hiram 87, Kenyon 75 Denison 93, Wabash 65 Wooster at Wittenberg, late

Gannon 22 36 — 58 Mercyhurst 26 24 — 50 GANNON (18-8, 14-6): Jackson 3-8 7-9 15, Phoenix 5-9 0-0 10, Green 3-8 2-2 9, G. Williams 4-5 1-2 9, Miraud 2-3 3-3 7, Webb Jr. 3-4 0-0 6, Ogbuagu 1-2 0-0 2, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Fustine 0-1 0-0 0, Porter 0-0 0-0 0, Mills 0-0 0-6 0. Totals 21-41 13-22 58.

MERCYHURST (12-12, 9-11): Smith 5-11 1-2 13, Walters 4-13 0-0 10, Collier 2-15 3-4 9, Ellis 2-5 4-6 8, Spurlock 2-5 0-0 5, Maxwell 1-1 0-0 3, Ferreira 1-3 0-0 2, D. Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Holness-Lightbody 0-1 0-0 0, McIntire 0-1 0-0 0, Roland 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 17-57 8-12 50.

3-point goals: G 3-8 (Jackson 2-4, Green 1-3, Fustine 0-1), M 8-30 (Smith 2-5, Walters 2-9, Collier 2-12, Maxwell 1-1, Spurlock 1-1, Ellis 0-1, Roland 0-1).

Rebounds: G 40 (Miraud 7), M 28 (Walters 5, Collier 5).

Assists: G 12 (Webb Jr. 3), M 8 (Walters 2).

Attendance: 623.

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PENN STATE ALTOONA (17-8, 13-5): Jackson 8-14 4-5 21, Nance 5-12 3-3 14, Bouknight 5-11 1-3 12, Higley 4-5 0-0 10, Archie-Davis 2-6 2-2 6, Washington 2-4 0-0 5, Gardner-Nicholson 0-0 0-0 0, Butterworth 0-0 0-0 0, Krise 0-2 0-1 0. Totals 26-54 10-14 68.

3-point goals: PSB 13-27 (Brinson 5-8, Niland 2-2, Gorny 2-4, Clark 2-6, Wanker 1-1, King 1-2, Fischer 0-1, McLaughlin 0-1, Reese 0-2), PSA 6-18 (Higley 2-2, Washington 1-2, Jackson 1-2, Nance 1-4, Bouknight 1-4, Archie-Davis 0-2, Krise 0-2).

Rebounds: PSB 29 (Fischer 8), PSA 26 (Leader 0).

Assists: PSB 22 (Fischer 7), PSA 7 (Three tied with 2).

Attendance: 331.

Ovr. 19-6 19-6 17-8 17-8 16-9 6-19 7-17 5-20 6-18 4-21

Saturday’s games Penn St. Behrend 86, Penn St. Altoona 68 Hilbert 65, Mt. Aloysius 64 La Roche 85, D’Youville 75 Pitt-Greensburg 63, Pitt-Bradford 55 Medaille 79, Franciscan 62

PENN STATE BEHREND 86, PENN STATE ALTOONA 68

Penn State Behrend 48 38 — 86 Penn State Altoona 31 37 — 68 PENN STATE BEHREND (19-6, 14-4): Niland 5-5 78-11 20, Brinson 5-8 0-0 15, Gorny 5-9 2-2 14, Wanker 6-6 1-1 14, Fischer 5-7 2-2 12, Clark 2-6 0-0 6, King 1-2 0-0 3, Reese 1-5 0-0 2, Fukon 0-0 0-0 0, McLaughlin 0-2 0-0 0, Nuara 0-1 0-0 0, Bennett 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 30-51 13-16 86.

OHIO WESLEYAN 99, ALLEGHENY 65

Allegheny 23 41 — 64 Ohio Wesleyan 51 48 — 99 ALLEGHENY (5-20, 2-16): Rawls 6-14 0-0 14, O’Toole 5-10 1-1 11, Kirkman 4-8 3-4 11, Bi. Urso 3-10 0-0 9, Pateras 3-6 0-0 9, Br. Urso 2-6 0-0 5, Newland 1-1 0-0 3, Dougherty 1-2 0-1 2, Wilby 0-3 0-0 0, Todd 0-2 0-0 0, Shedd 0-0 0-0 0, Strobridge 0-1 0-0 0, Szabo 0-1 0-0 0, Zoll 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-64 4-6 64.

OHIO WESLEYAN (17-8, 12-6): Gerber 7-9 0-0 20, Axelrod 7-15 2-2 19, Clark 6-15 1-1 18, Orr 4-8 0-0 11, Jones 4-9 0-2 9, Tillman 2-5 0-0 8, O’Brien 1-6 0-0 3, Kinnard 1-2 0-0 3, Gossard 1-4 1-2 3, Hecker 1-2 0-0 3, Edwards 1-2 0-0 2, Allocco 0-2 0-0 0, Roesch 0-2 0-0 0, Wyche 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-83 4-7 99.

3-point goals: A 11-31 (Pateras 3-5, Bi. Urso 3-7, Br. Urso 2-5, Rawls 2-6, Newland 1-1, Szabo 0-1, Strobridge 0-1, Wilby 0-2, Kirkman 0-3), OW 23-57 (Gerber 6-7, Clark 5-14, Axelrod 3-6, Orr 3-7, Tillman 2-3, Kinnard 1-2, Hecker 1-2, Jones 1-4, O’Brien 1-6, Edwards 0-1, Allocco 0-1, Roesch 0-1, Gossard 0-3).

Rebounds: A 39 (Rawls 10), OW 51 (Five tied with 5).

Assists: A 17 (Kirkman 4), OW 23 (Axelrod 6).

Attendance: 890.

WNYAC MONROE CC 98, MERCYHURST NORTH EAST 66

Mercyhurst NE 27 39 — 66 Monroe CC 46 52 — 98 Mercyhurst North East (7-15, 3-9): Montanez 8 1-1 18, Clark 4 3-6 12, Ajilore 4 4-7 12, Sula 3 0-0 6, Watson 1 3-4 5, Jackson 2 0-0 5, Stromenger 2 0-0 4, Rodriguez 0 3-4 3, Jones 0 1-2 1. Totals 24 15-24 66.

Monroe CC: Brandon 9 0-0 22, Cue 7 1-1 18, Kelly 8 0-0 16, Brown 6 0-1 12, Platt 4 3-5 11, Prater 4 0-1 10, Jackson 2 2-5 6, Wilson 1 0-0 2, Nelson 0 1-2 1. Totals 41 7-15 98.

3-point goals: MNE 3 (Jackson, Montanez, Clark); MCC 9 (Brandon 4, Cue 3, Prater 2).

PSAC WOMEN WEST

x-Edinboro x-IUP x-California x-Seton Hill Gannon Slippery Rock Mercyhurst Pitt-Johnstown Clarion EAST

Conf. Ovr. 18-2 22-2 17-2 22-2 16-3 21-4 14-6 19-7 11-9 14-12 10-11 12-14 7-13 9-17 7-14 10-16 2-18 7-19

Conf. Ovr. x-West Chester 18-3 21-4 x-E. Stroudsburg 14-6 16-8 x-Millersville 11-10 14-11 x-Kutztown 10-10 15-11 x-Bloomsburg 8-12 11-15 Shippensburg 6-14 7-19 Mansfield 5-15 7-19 Lock Haven 4-16 5-19 Cheyney 3-17 5-21 x-clinched PSAC Tournament berth

Saturday’s games Gannon 75, Mercyhurst 59

ROSEMONT, Ill.— Cassius Winston scored 17 points, and No. 2 Michigan State erased a 27-point deficit on Saturday to beat Northwestern 65-60 and extend its winning streak to 10 games.

NickWardadded15points and 10 rebounds. Miles Bridges hit four free throws in the final minute, and the Spartans (26-3, 14-2 Big Ten)usedahugesecondhalf topulloutthewinwhenthey lookedliketheywereheaded to a stunning blowout loss.

Edinboro 79, Clarion 45 Millersville 81, Lock Haven 57 Pitt-Johnstown 70, Slippery Rock 58 West Chester 83, E. Stroudsburg 81 Kutztown 70, Cheyney 65 Shippensburg 72, Mansfield 63 IUP 79, California 49

Saturday’s games Allegheny 53, Ohio Wesleyan 40 Wittenberg 78, Wooster 63 Kenyon 54, Hiram 44 DePauw 66, Oberlin 56

GANNON 75, MERCYHURST 59

Gannon 17 14 23 21 — 75 Mercyhurst 12 8 12 27 — 59 GANNON (14-12, 11-9): M. Mitchell 8-14 5-6 25, LaCava 6-8 3-4 15, L. Tewes 4-5 0-0 9, Rourke 3-8 1-2 8, H. Tewes 2-5 2-2 7, Vetra 2-3 0-0 4, Braungart 1-3 1-2 4, S. Mitchell 1-3 0-0 3, Oas 0-0 0-0 0, Torrence 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-49 12-16 75.

MERCYHURST (9-17, 7-13): M. Lapertosa 4-7 4-6 16, Oswalt 4-6 1-2 13, Sidwell 5-6 0-0 13, Chessar 2-6 0-0 5, Norris 2-8 0-0 4, Komendarek 2-4 0-1 4, Shabazz 1-2 0-0 2, Shopene 1-9 0-2 2, L. Lapertosa 0-4 0-0 0, Petery 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-53 5-11 59.

3-point goals: G 9-24 (M. Mitchell 4-9, Braungart 1-2, L. Tewes 1-2, H. Tewes 1-3, S. Mitchell 1-3, Rourke 1-4, Vetra 0-1), M 12-24 (Oswalt 4-5, M. Lapertosa 4-7, Sidwell 3-3, Chessar 1-3, Petery 0-1, L. Lapertosa 0-2, Shopene 0-3).

Rebounds: G 36 (Rourke 11), M 20 (Norris 4).

Assists: G 20 (M. Mitchell 8), M 17 (M. Lapertosa 6).

Attendance: 395.

EDINBORO 79, CLARION 45

Edinboro 18 17 27 17 — 79 Clarion 6 6 19 14 — 45 EDINBORO (22-2, 18-2): Rosten 11-20 5-6 27, Walton 8-17 4-5 20, Barnes 4-10 0-0 8, Vaughn 2-4 2-4 8, Fischer 2-6 0-0 5, Thompson 1-2 3-4 5, Jahn 1-5 1-3 3, Shaffer 1-2 0-0 2, Allen 0-4 1-2 1. Totals 30-70 16-24 79.

CLARION (7-19, 2-18): Bekelja 4-10 0-0 9, Harden-Pullium 3-16 0-2 8, White 2-12 4-4 8, Kelly 2-6 1-2 7, Lewis 3-10 0-2 6, Wiehe 2-10 0-0 4, Moltz 1-5 0-0 3, Whitehead 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-70 5-10 45.

3-point goals: E 3-16 (Vaughn 2-4, Fischer 1-4, Barnes 0-1, Jahn 0-1, Shaffer 0-1, Allen 0-2, Walton 0-3), C 6-26 (Kelly 2-4, Harden-Pullium 2-8, Bekelja 1-5, Moltz 1-5, White 0-4).

Rebounds: E 60 (Rosten 20), C 40 (Lewis 12).

Assists: E 16 (Barnes 4, Allen 4), C 8 (Bekelja 3).

Attendance: NA.

AMCC WOMEN Hilbert Mt. Aloysius Pitt-Bradford Medaille Penn St. Behrend La Roche Penn St. Altoona Pitt-Greensburg D’Youville Franciscan

Conf.

16-2 14-4 11-7 11-7 10-8 9-9 7-11 7-11 4-14 1-17

Ovr. 19-6 16-7 14-10 14-11 12-13 11-14 11-12 7-18 5-20 1-22

Saturday’s games Penn St. Behrend 73, Penn St. Altoona 62 Hilbert 64, Mt. Aloysius 63 La Roche 71, D’Youville 55 Pitt-Bradford 73, Pitt-Greensburg 68 Medaille 62, Franciscan 28

PENN STATE BEHREND 73, PENN STATE ALTOONA 62

Penn State Behrend 14 17 24 18 — 73 Penn State Altoona 20 15 7 21 — 62 PENN STATE BEHREND (12-13, 10-8): Woll 7-19 6-8 21, Byes 7-16 2-2 16, Beamesderfer 5-12 2-2 15, Dillman 4-9 1-2 9, Boyer 1-8 4-4 6, Kinecki 2-11 0-0 4, Burgess 1-2 0-0 2, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Atterholt 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-80 14-16 73.

PENN STATE ALTOONA (11-12, 7-11): Burk 4-12 4-4 14, Strittmatter 3-8 4-4 13, Cannistraci 4-10 3-5 11, Laster 3-12 2-2 9, Polites 2-7 2-6 6, Christine 2-11 2-5 6, Zimmerman 1-1 1-2 3, Fernandes 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 19-61 18-28 62.

3-point goals: PSB 5-19 (Beamesderfer 3-7, Dillman 1-2, Woll 1-6, Davis 0-1, Boyer 0-1, Kinecki 0-2), PSA 6-21 (Strittmatter 3-6, Burk 2-5, Laster 1-5, Christine 0-2, Cannistraci 0-3).

Rebounds: PSB 53 (Byes 13), PSA 46 (Cannistraci 12).

Assists: PSB 16 (Woll 7), PSA 13 (Zimmerman 4).

Attendance: 123.

NCAC WOMEN DePauw Kenyon Oberlin Wittenberg Denison Hiram Wooster Allegheny Ohio Wesleyan

Conf.

16-0 13-3 13-3 9-7 7-9 7-9 4-12 3-13 0-16

Vic Law cooled off after a blisteringstarttofinishwith 21points,andNorthwestern (15-13,6-9)madejust3of26 fieldgoalsinthesecondhalf.

The Wildcats gave themselvesagreatchanceattheir first win over a Top 5 team since 1979 even though star guard Bryant McIntosh sat out with a shoulder injury.

They led by as much as 27 and were up 49-27 after a stunning first half that had fans chanting "Overrated!"

But the Spartans outscored the Wildcats 29-4 over the first14minutesofthesecond half.

Ovr. 24-1 20-5 18-7 14-11 12-13 11-14 6-19 6-18 1-24

ALLEGHENY 53, OHIO WESLEYAN 40

Allegheny 8 14 18 13 — 53 Ohio Wesleyan 5 13 10 12 — 40 ALLEGHENY (6-18, 3-13): Arbore 8-18 1-1 18, B. Smith 7-13 0-0 17, Skowron 5-10 0-0 10, Caufield 1-5 0-0 2, Donovan 0-4 2-2 2, Soilis 1-4 0-0 2, Joiner 1-2 0-0 2, Relihan 0-0 0-0 0, Casale 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-56 3-3 53.

OHIO WESLEYAN (1-24, 0-16): Popovich

NO. 3 VILLANOVA 95, NO. 4 XAVIER 79 CINCINNATI — Mikal Bridges led an early 3-point shooting spurt that put Villanova in control, and the Wildcats showed they're not ready to relinquish their reign in the Big East, beating Xavier in a showdown for the league lead. The Wildcats (24-3, 11-3) have won all four regularseason titles since the league was reconfigured. Xavier (24-4, 12-3) had a chance to take control of the race, but simply wasn't up to the Wildcats' level in the biggest game of the season. Now, Xavier's

lead is down to a half game and Villanova has swept the season series.

Bridges scored 25 points in a balanced attack that got the best of a matchup between the league's top offenses.

Trevon Bluiett had 26 points for Xavier, which had its nine-game winning streak snapped. The Wildcats ended their three-game shooting slump by making 11 3-pointers in the first half when they pulled out to a 19-point lead and silenced a raucous crowd at the Cintas Center, where Xavier was undefeated this season.

5-13 3-4 13, Karras 3-9 4-6 10, Sterling 4-16 0-0 8, Dunning 2-7 1-2 5, Richard 1-6 0-2 2, Sinko 1-4 0-0 2, Delaney 0-3 0-0 0, Kaiser 0-0 0-0 0, Bertoia 0-2 0-0 0, Collier 0-1 0-0 0, Baker 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-62 8-14 40.

3-point goals: A 4-20 (B. Smith 3-5, Arbore 1-7, Caufield 0-1, Joiner 0-1, Donovan 0-3, Soilis 0-3), OW 0-9 (Karras 0-1, Delaney 0-1, Bertoia 0-1, Dunning 0-1, Richard 0-1, Sterling 0-2, Popovich 0-2).

Rebounds: A 37 (Caufield 10), OW 46 (Popovich 12).

Assists: A 10 (Joiner 3), OW 7 (Three tied with 2).

Attendance: 412.

WNYAC MONROE CC 102, MERCYHURST NORTH EAST 57

Mercyhurst NE 13 14 22 8 — 57 Monroe CC 33 20 24 25 —102 Mercyhurst North East (6-15, 2-10): McCray 7 3-7 17, Faulkner 4 5-6 13, Phillips 2 7-9 11, Montgomery 3 1-2 9, Maddison 3 0-0 6, Overton 0 1-2 1, Kande 0 0-0 0.

Totals 19 17-26 57.

Monroe CC: Green 11 0-0 29, Cash 6 4-5 21, Berisco 7 3-4 19, Robinson 4 2-3 10, Abitante 4 0-0 10, Hines 3 1-1 8, Henderson 2 0-0 5, Sarr 0 0-0 0. Totals 37 10-13 102.

3-point goals: MNE 2 (Montgomery 2); MCC 18 (Green 7, Cash 5, Brisco 2, Abitante 2, Hines, Henderson).

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Mercyhurst’s late rally falls short vs. RMU Lakers fall into 2nd in CHA standings

By Victor Fernandes victor.fernandes@ timesnews.com

The Mercyhurst University women’s hockey team has work to do to claim College Hockey America’s regular-season championship.

The Lakers had a chance to stand alone atop College Hockey America on Saturday. Instead, they head into the final weekend of the season down trailing Robert Morris by two points after a 3-2 loss to the Colonials in front of 1,114 fans at Mercyhurst Ice Center.

“You never know what’s going to happen. It’s a whole new weekend,” Mercyhurst head coach Michael Sisti said. “We’ll kind of dust ourselves off.

We’ll see what happens.

We just want to keep getting better (heading into) another big weekend next weekend.”

A second-period lull in the Lakers’ play proved costly, as Jaycee Gebhard scored twice in a 5½-minute stretch to allow the defending champion and ninth-ranked Colonials (18-7-4, 12-3-3 CHA) to take control of what was a scoreless game.

“I thought we played really well. The second period we dipped,” Sisti said. “Obviously, that’s when they got their two goals. I think we got a little rattled, and it took us some time to regroup.

I think we showed some good character the third.

But this time of year, you need a full 60 (minutes), and we probably got 45, and it wasn’t good enough.”

Mercyhurst (14-144, 11-4-3) rallied within one score twice in the third period on Brooke Hartwick’s team-leading 11th and 12th goals of the season. The senior forward pulled the Lakers within 2-1 with a rebound in front at the 2:13 mark of the period, only to have redshirt senior Brittany Howard score her

WOMEN'S HOCKEY College Hockey America

ROBERT MORRIS 3, MERCYHURST 2

RMU 021—3 Mercyhurst 0 0 2 — 2 1st Period: None. Penalties — Howard (R) roughing, 6:15; Marmen (M) tripping, 12:11.

2nd Period: 1. RMU, Gebhard 11 (Howard, Welsh), 6:47). 2. RMU, Gebhard 12 (unassisted), 11:24. Penalties — Howard (R) interference, 9:10; Fraser (R) interference, 15:15; Hine (M) slashing, 16:20; Welsh (R) elbowing, 17:28.

3rd Period: 3. Mercyhurst, Hartwick 11 (MacAskill), 2:13. 4. RMU, Howard 21 (LaGue), 3:51 (pp). 5. Mercyhurst, Hartwick 12 (Knott, Marmen), 11:31. Penalties — Guagliardo (M) hooking, 3:08.

Shots on Goal: RMU 12-7-6—25; Mercyhurst 9-14-10—33.

Goaltenders: RMU, Milne-Price 17-5-4 (33 shots, 31 saves); Mercyhurst, Blair 8-6-1 (25 shots, 22 saves).

Power play: RMU (1-2); Mercyhurst (0-2).

Referees: Todd Plouffe, Christopher Katyl.

Linesmen: Eric Komorek, James Ragowsky.

Attendance: 1,114.

Mercyhurst (14-14-4, 11-4-3) rallied within one score twice in the third period on Brooke Hartwick’s team-leading 11th and 12th goals of the season. The senior forward pulled the Lakers within 2-1 with a rebound in front at the 2:13 mark of the period, only to have redshirt senior Brittany Howard score her team-best 21st goal of the year on the power play less than two minutes later. team-best 21st goal of the year on the power play less than two minutes later.

Hartwick fired a shot past netminder Elijah Milne-Price with 8:29 left. But the Colonials held off the Lakers’ late push to take their slim lead in the standings into next weekend’s two-game series at Syracuse (12-18-2, 11-61), who beat Lindenwood 5-4 on Saturday to stay within four points of first.

The Lakers travel to lastplace Rochester Institute of Technology for two games next weekend.

“I thought we had a real good first period. We had a good push,” Sisti said. “I think as soon as they scored though in the second, I think momentum swung. They’ve got some seasoned players, and it took us just a little while to ride it out and get momentum back.”

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Edinboro closes regular season with EWL victory

Erie Otters goalie Daniel Murphy makes a save against Liam Foudy of the London Knights on Saturday at the Erie Insurance Arena. [JACK HANRAHAN/ETN]

Otters fall in OT to rival Knights

By Victor Fernandes victor.fernandes@ timesnews.com

The Erie Otters squandered three leads Saturday.

The London Knights made them pay for that in overtime.

Liam Foudy scored his second goal of the night — and his 13th goal in the last 12 games — with 1 minute, 42 seconds left in the 5-minute extra period to hand the Otters a 5-4 loss in front of 5,035 fans at Erie Insurance Arena. The Otters (16-29-7-3) surrendered their final lead on Andrew Perrott’s goal with 3:04 left in regulation before losing in overtime for the seventh time this season.

The Otters played without frontline center Gera Poddubnyi, who was ill.

But they still stunned the Knights with a pair of early goals.

The all-rookie line of Chad Yetman, Emmett Sproule and Joseph Mack teamed on the game’s opening goal at the 4:33 mark of the first period, with Yetman firing a shot past Knights netminder

Staff report

CLEVELAND — The Edinboro University wrestling team concluded its regular season with Saturday afternoon's 31-11 dual victory at Cleveland State.

That matinee win at Woodling Gymnasium left the Fighting Scots with an 8-5 overall record, plus a 5-1 mark vs. the rest of the Eastern Wrestling League.

Rider University also finished 5-1 in the league.

The Broncs beat Edinboro 21-15 on Jan. 21.

The Scots defeated the Vikings (1-5, 3-10) by 20 points with a sweep of Saturday's upperweight matches. That run included a victory

by Saegertown graduate Dylan Reynolds, who pinned John Kelby with 19 seconds left in their 197pound pairing.

Edinboro also benefited from technical falls by

COLLEGE WRESTLING EWL

EDINBORO 31, CLEVELAND STATE 11 125: Russell (E) tf Martin 21-6 (4:24) 133: Myers (E) tf Coghill 18-3 (7:00) 141: Cheek (CS) p Hagan, 2:42 149: Ford (CS) d Lora 7-5 157: Shomers (E) tf Montgomerry 18-0 (7:00) 165: Poullas (CS) d Hoehn 14-8 174: Schoffstall (E#) d Stark 18-12 184: Ancewicz (E) d Corba 4-2 sv2 197: Reynolds (E) p Kelby, 5:41 Hwt: Spaulding (E) md Kelly 12-4 Edinboro 8-5, 5-1; Cleveland State 3-10, 1-5

each of its three nationally-ranked starters.

Sean Russell (10th) and Korbin Myers (17th) opened with 15-point victories at 125 and 133.

Cleveland State pulled within 10-9, but Edinboro's Andrew Shomers (20th) responded with an 18-0 shutout of Ryan Montgomery at 157.

Edinboro's wrestlers seek a second trip to Cleveland, where the NCAA Division I meet takes place March 15-17.

To do that, though, they'll have to qualify for it through the EWL tournament.

The Scots will host that event March 3 at McComb Fieldhouse.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Kitchener London Owen Sound Guelph Erie West Division Sault Ste. Marie Sarnia Saginaw Windsor Flint EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division Hamilton Kingston Ottawa Oshawa Peterborough Central Division Barrie Niagara

Jordan Kooy for his fifth goal of the season. Overage forward Patrick Fellows set a new single-season career high with his ninth goal of the year 57 seconds later for a 2-0 Otters’ lead.

That set the stage for a feisty second period, headlined by four Otters together in the penalty box, three 10-minute misconducts, two goals and a game misconduct to Knights winger Cole Tymkin for unsportsmanlike conduct— all in the opening 10 minutes.

Foudy continued his torrid scoring pace for the Knights (31-21-2-2), as he netted a goal in his sixth straight to move his club within 3-2 at the 7:51 mark of the period. In contrast, Foudy had six goals in his first 41 games of the season.

Lajeunesse responded quickly for the Otters with a goal 45 seconds later on assists from Kyle North Bay 25 22 6 2 58 Mississauga 24 28 0 2 50 Sudbury 14 36 6 0 34 Note: OTL is overtime loss; SL is shootout loss.

HOCKEY OHL

Fighting Scots beat Cleveland State

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Saturday’s games London 5, Erie 4 OT Saginaw 5, Flint 3 Hamilton 8, Sudbury 4 Sault Ste. Marie 7, Sarnia 1 Niagara at Barrie, late Ottawa at Owen Sound, late Sunday’s games Kitchener at Kingston, 2 p.m.

Mississauga at North Bay, 2 p.m.

Flint at Windsor, 2:05 p.m.

Guelph at Erie, 5 p.m.

KNIGHTS 5, OTTERS 4 (OT)

London 0211—5 Erie 2110—4 1st period: 1. Erie, Chad Yetman 5 (Sproule, Mack), 4:33. 2. Erie, PAtrick Fellows 9 (Golod), 5:30. Penalties — Rollo (L) slashing, :20; Wainman (E) hooking, 1:56; Rollo (L) slashing, 6:06; Popov (L) tripping, 10:45; Timmermans (E) 10-min. misconduct - mouthguard violation, 17:55; Tymkin

Maksimovich and Owen Headrick that regained a two-goal lead at 3-1.

Momentum was with the Knights a short time later.

Shane Collins and Dalton Duhart scored 36 second apart to even the score at 3 with 5:21 left in the period.

Fellow linemate Richard Whittaker assisted on both goals.

That changed in the opening minute of the third period, in the form of a power-play goal. The Otters sputtered with the man advantage earlier in the game, which kept from building a commanding early lead. But Lajeunesse’s second goal of the night, on assists from Headrick and Fowler, gave the Otters a 4-3 lead. Lajeunesse’s first two-goal outing as an Otter equaled his total from the first 13 games with his new club. But the Knights rallied again late in regulation before Foudy’s heroics in overtime.

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(L) interference, 20:00.

2nd period: 3. London, Liam Foudy 18 (Popov), 7:51 (pp). 4. Erie, Troy Lajeunesse 10 (Maksimovich, Fowler), 8:36. 5. London, Shane Collins 3 (Duhart, Whittaker), 14:03. 6. London, Dalton Duhart 3 (Whittaker, Turko), 15:39. Penalties — Henry (E) 10-min. misconduct, 3:47; Tymkin (L) 10-min. misconduct, 3:47; Lodnia (E) roughing, 4:28; Tymkin (L) game misconduct, 4:28; Patry (E) cross checking, 5:55; Bouchard (L) tripping, 19:11.

3rd period: 7. Erie, Lajeunesse 11 (Headrick, Fowler), :26 (pp). 8. London, Andrew Perrott 3 (Dunkley), 16:56. Penalties — Girhiny (E) hooking, 6:25; Duff (E) slashing, 11:19.

Overtime: 9. London, Foudy 19 (Bouchard), 3:18.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal: London 5-11-13-4—33; Erie 10-15-9-1—35.

Goaltenders: London, Jordan Kooy 8-7-0-1 (35 shots, 31 saves); Erie, Daniel Murphy 3-12-1-1 (33 shots, 28 saves).

Power plays: London (1-4); Erie (1-5).

Referees: Darcy Burchell, Ryan Albers. Linesmen: Adam Harris, Mike Harrington.

Attendance: 5,035 Three stars: 1. Liam Foudy, Knights (2 goals, GWG in OT); 2. Troy Lajeunesse, Otters (2 goals); 3.

Dalton Duhart, Knights (goal, assist)

Poor 2nd period sinks Sabres in loss to Kings The Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Anze Kopitar and rookie Michael Amadio scored two goals each, and the Los Angeles Kings snapped a three-game skid with a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon.

Jonathan Quick stopped 33 shots and Dustin Brown had two assists in a game where

the Kings scored on three consecutive shots to build a 4-0 lead in the second period. Los Angeles jumped ahead of the idle Colorado Avalanche and into 10th place in the tightly contested Western Conference playoff race.

The win was also the Kings' first in Buffalo since a 4-1 victory on Feb. 21, 2003. Los Angeles had gone 0-6-2 in its previous eight trips to Buffalo.

Sabres defensemen Marco Scandella and Rasmus Ristolainen scored third-period goals in what was an otherwise forgettable outing for the Eastern Conference's lastplace team.

Robin Lehner was pulled after stopping 26 shots through two periods. Backup Chad Johnson finished the game by stopping six shots.

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Cochranton, Grove City girls win playoff openers Iroquois, Corry ousted from D-10 postseason Staff report

COCHRANTON — The Cochranton Cardinals set the tone early by allowing just four points in the first half on their way to a 47-18 rout of Iroquois in a District 10 Class 2A girls basketball firstround game Saturday afternoon at Cochranton High School.

Cochranton (13-10) moves on to the District 10 Class 2A quarterfinals on Saturday against West Middlesex at 1 p.m. at Farrell High School, while Iroquois ended the season 3-19.

The Cardinals led 9-0 after the first quarter and 22-4 at the half to pull away from the Braves. Jaidan Martinec led Cochranton with 12 points, while Lexie Moore had nine and Kayla Freyermuth scored seven.

Rayne Minier led Iroquois with five points.

Grove City 43, Corry 25: At Corry, the Eagles

used the second and third quarters to put away their first playoff win since 2002 as they defeated

the Beavers in a District 10 Class 5A girls firstround game.

Grove City (10-13) gets a week to get ready for Region 5 champion Slippery Rock as the two meet Saturday at 4 p.m. at Farrell High School in the D-10 quarterfinals.

Mackenzie Haggart scored 11 points, while Abigail Biddle added 10 for Grove City, which extended a four-point lead after the first quarter to 18 heading into the fourth. Haley Kurelowech led Corry (4-19) with 16 points.

Class 4A boys basketball sites announced: The

District 10 Class 4A boys basketball playoffs continue Thursday with four quarterfinal games at three different sites.

Rivals General McLane and Fort LeBoeuf will meet at the Prep & Villa Events Center at 7 p.m., while Hickory and Farrell play a single game at 7 p.m. at Sharon High School.

The other side of the bracket has a doubleheader at Farrell High School, beginning with Grove City and George Junior at 6 p.m. and Sharon and Oil City at 7:30 p.m.

Swimmers, divers reach D-10 qualifying standards at McDowell meet Staff report

Several swimmers and divers clinched spots in the upcoming District 10 championships with qualifying performances Saturday in the McDowell Ultimate Qualifier at McDowell's pool.

McDowell's Kollin Schwab won the boys diving competition with an overall score of 463.05, while Harbor Creek's Jacob Vaughn finished second (443.10) and Cathedral Prep's Joseph Campbell was third (334.05).

McDowell's Matthew Lee (5:30.16) and Erick Fuhrman (5:31.85) qualified in the 500 freestyle, while Fairview's Luka Hokaj (individual medley, 2:20.6) and Ethan Weber (100 backstroke, 1:05.85) also qualified.

Erie High's Ben Wolford (50 free, 24.72) and Riley Steves (100

backstroke, 1:03.66) also had D-10 qualifying marks, as did Harbor Creek's Jared Boland (50 free, 24.86) and Cameron Hitchcock (100 free, 55.38). Ryan Girvan of Meadville won the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.55, while Hirotaro Yokoishi of Cathedral Prep won the 100 butterfly in 57.45.

In the girls meet, Villa Maria's Madeline Slater was a double qualifier in the 50 (26.82) and 100 freestyle races (57.93).

McDowell had a pair of swimmers lock up a spot as Molly Sebunia won the 200 freestyle (2:11.90), while Sophie Beilharz qualified in the 100 butterfly (1:08.99) and the 100 backstroke (1:10.20). Fairview's Claire Timon (100 freestyle, 59.39) and Warren's Emily Savedge (500 free, 5:52.47) also qualified.

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Union City excels at sections 3 Bears win titles Staff report

UNIONCITY—Thehost UnionCityBearswonthree weight classes during Saturday'schampionshipfinals for the Section 1-AA wrestling tournament.

The top four wrestlers in each division will resume their seasons this Friday at Sharon. That's where District 10's Class 2A meet will take place.

Team scores were not available at press time.

Union City's William Burgesscamethroughwith a 4-3 decision against Saegertown's Alex Kightlinger for the tournament's 113pound gold medal. Gavin Henry needed 1 minute, 44 seconds to pin Harbor Creek's Shane Watkins at 170, while heavyweight Matt Long only required

29 seconds to to the same against the Huskies' Collin Askins.

Judah Gardner was the section's silver medalist at 120. Fort LeBoeuf's Isaac CrowellbeattheUnionCity lightweight 5-1.

ErieCounty'sotherwinners Saturday were Harbor Creek'sSamSallot(132)and Lucas Folmar (195); North East's Dylan Muscarella (138); LeBoeuf's Trenton Pace (152); and Joe Galvin (160) of Iroquois.

Galvin won his 100th career during the meet.

The 160-pound senior concludeditwithhissecond sectiontitlethankstoa15-5 major decision vs. Brent Burbules of the Bison.

Saegertown's Cody Mulligan, a 2017 state gold medalist, concluded his four years at sections with asmanyfirst-placeresults.

The Edinboro University

113: Thomas Johnson (I) tf Easton Headman (E) 17-0 4:58 120: Mike Gabler (HC) d Jaeden Reagle (Sae) 7-0 WRESTLING 126: Dillon Schnars (NE) md Josh Bortz Saturday’s wrestling results from District (E) 12-3 10’s section tournaments. The top four wrestlers in each weight class advanced to 132: Nick Lapinski (Cy) d Dawson Barthe Feb. 23-24 District 10 Class 2A tourna- tholomew (Sae) 5-3 138: Colten Beck (Sae) d Sam Holt (E) 9-3 ment at Sharon: 145: Austin Jaquith (UC) d Josh McCall Section 1-AA, Union City (FL) 3-1 Championship finals 152: Esteban Waldman (UC) d John Curtis 106: Logan Jaquay (E) d Caiden Eastman (Cy) 5-4 (NE) 6-4 113: William Burgess (UC) d Alex Kightliner 160: Jason Bratt (HC) d Alex Barnett (E) 8-1 170: Tyler Burlew (Cy) d Jacob Lloyd (FL) 5-3 (Sae) 4-3 182: Marshall VanTassel (UC) d Mike 120: Isaac Crowell (FL) d Judah Gardner McCurdy (Sen) 7-2 (UC) 5-1 195: Matt Huling (E) p Nick Kaday (UC) 2:00 126: Kenny Kiser (Sae) p Nick Oosterkamp 220: Tyler Hedderick (UC) d Shawn Proctor (HC) 4:25 132: Sam Sallot (HC) d Garrett Kopp (NE) 3-1 (Cy) 5-0 285: Mason Benjamin (Y) p Tameron Hoyt 138: Dylan Muscarella (NE) p Joey Perry (NE) 1:42 (Cy) 5:04 Note: Team results were not available at 145: Aaron Morris (Y) d Garrett Head (E) press time.

13-10 152: Trenton Pace (FL) p Spencer Head Section 2-AA, Sharon (E) 5:38 Team: 1. Reynolds (Rey) 265½, 2. Mercer 160: Joe Galvin (I) md Brent Burbules (FL) (M) 103½, 3. Sharpsville (Sv) 100, 4. Slippery 15-5 Rock (SR) 95, 5. Lakeview (Lv) 76, 6. Grove 170: Gavin Henry (UC) p Shane Watkins City (GC) 70, 7. Hickory (H) 68½, 8. Sharon (HC) 1:44 (Sh) 61, 9. (tie) Franklin (Fr) and West 182: Cody Mulligan (Sae) p Julian Gorring Middlesex (WM) 52 (FL) 3:51 Championship finals 195: Lucas Folmar (HC) d Draven Douglas 106: Gary Steen (Rey) md Nick Ayres (SR) (I) 10-3 15-1 220: Josef Bauer (E) d Dominic Viscuso 113: Beau Bayless (Rey) tf Carson Filer (HC) 8-7 285: Matt Long (UC) p Collin Askins (HC) :29 (M) 5:03 120: Andrew Ischo (Rey) md Connor Haddon Third-place finals (WM) 8-0 106: Joe Gabler (HC) p Lucas Munsee (Cy) 126: Kaeden Berger (Rey) p Logan Breese 3:21 (GC) 4:42

HIGH SCHOOLS

H.S. BASKETBALL DISTRICT 10 PLAYOFFS GIRLS

Class 2A first round

COCHRANTON 47, IROQUOIS 18

Iroquois 0 4 5 9 —18 Cochranton 9 13 14 11 —47 Iroquois (3-19): Minier 2 1-4 5, Herget 2 0-0 4, Smith 1 0-0 3, Sterling 0 3-5 3, Barnes 0 0-0 2, Parnell 0 1-4 1. Totals 5 5-13 18.

Cochranton (13-10): Martinec 5 0-3 12, Moore 3 0-0 9, Freyermuth 2 3-4 7, Egli 1 3-4 5, Harvey 2 0-2 4, Miller 1 2-4 4, Wright 1 2-2 4, Myers 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 10-19 47.

3-point goals: I 1 (Smith 1), C 5 (Moore 3, Martinec 2).

Class 5A first round

GROVE CITY 43, CORRY 25

Grove City 10 12 13 8 —43 Corry 6 6 5 8 —25 Grove City (10-13): Haggart 5 0-0 11, Biddle 5 0-0 10, Isenberg 2 1-2 6, Hannon 2 0-2 5, Burtch 1 3-6 5, McDowell 2 0-0 4, Santom 1 0-0 2, Lewis 0 0-0 0, Wise 0 0-0 0.

Totals 18 4-10 43.

Corry (4-19): Kurelowech 7 1-2 16, Garvin 1 1-2 3, Graham 1 1-2 3, Cubero 1 0-0 2, Scouten 0 1-2 1, Butcher 0 0-0 0, Lingott 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 4-8 25.

3-point goals: GC 3 (Hannon 1, Haggart 1, Isenberg 1), C 1 (Kurelowech 1).

BOYS

Friday Class 5A first round

LAKEVIEW 61, UNION CITY 30

Union City 8 14 5 3 —30 Lakeview 20 11 17 13 —61 Union City (11-12): Higley 8 1-3 17, Gardner 3 2-2 8, Hoban 1 0-0 3, Kinney 1 0-0 2, Dougherty 0 0-0 0, Parker 0 0-0 0, Bijaczko 0 0-0 0, Hornaman 0 0-0 0, Wienczkowski 0

0-0 0, Higley 0 0-0 0, Eliason 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 3-5 30.

Lakeview (14-9): Aden 5 0-0 11, Boggs 3 4-5 11, Urey 5 0-0 10, Lightcap 3 1-2 7, Doddo 2 0-0 6, Partridge 2 0-0 4, Beith 1 2-2 4, Miller 1 0-0 3, Thiec 1 0-0 2, Burke 1 0-0 2, Weaver 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 7-10 60.

3-point goals: UC 1 (Hoban 1), L 5 (Doddo 2, Aden 1, Miller 1, Boggs 1).

PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE/RESULTS BOYS CLASS 1A Semifinal Feb. 27 Site, time to be determined Jamestown vs. Commodore Perry

CLASS 2A

First round Lakeview 61, Union City 30 Cochranton 59, Mercer 46 Iroquois 63, Reynolds 41 Wilmington 80, Maplewood 38 Quarterfinals Friday At Fairview High School Cambridge Springs vs. Lakeview, 6 p.m.

At Meadville High School Rocky Grove vs. Cochranton, 7:30 p.m.

At Farrell High School West Middlesex vs. Iroquois, 7:30 p.m.

At Prep & Villa Events Center Eisenhower vs. Wilmington, 6 p.m.

CLASS 3A

First round Girard 40, North East 37 Quarterfinals Friday At Prep & Villa Events Center Fairview vs. Titusville, 7:30 p.m.

At Farrell High School Sharpsville vs. Seneca, 6 p.m.

At Meadville High School Greenville vs. Northwestern, 6 p.m.

recruitpinnedafamiliarfoe or fourth seeds to Sharon. in LeBoeuf's Julian Gorring Greenville,withfivesecfor the 182 crown. tiongoldmedalists,finished • Section 3-AA tournament: first in the 10-team standAt Greenville, Northwest- ings with 197½ points. ern's Caiden Mooney was • Section 2-AA tournament: theloneErieCountychamp At Sharon, the Reynolds for the meet.

Raidersenjoyedameetthat Mooneycamethroughas likely exceeded their lofty the top seed at 132 pounds. standards.

ThejuniordecisionedConReynolds won the neaut'sWesDavenport6-3 tournament's first seven inSaturday'schampionship championship matches, semifinals and then domi- and boasted 10 first-place nated Commodore Perry's wrestlersoverall.TheRaidZach Helstern for a 16-1 ers'265½teampointswere technical fall in their title 162 more than the secondmatch. place Mercer Mustangs.

MooneyadvancedtodisCole Matthews of Reyntricts in his weight class, as olds concluded his varsity did Wildcat teammates career as a four-time secJohnny Wheeler (126), tion titlist. The University Kenton Gurnee (138) and of Pittsburgh recruit comheavyweight Drew Baxter. pleted that sweep with The Girard YellowJack- Saturday's15-7majordeciets also sent Ethan Herman sion against Sharpsville's (120), Marshall Marfinetz Brock Salvatore in their (132), Joel Friend (182) and 138-pound final.

Jordan Schell (220) as third 132: Rocco Bartolo (Rey) d Aidan Thompson (H) 7-0 138: Cole Matthews (Rey) md Brock Salvatore (Sv) 15-7 145: Hunter Michaels (Rey) d Mike Doerflinger (SR) 7-0 152: Sully Allen (Sh) md Cameron Prebble (Sv) 11-2 160: Tyler Greer (GC) d Hunter Thompson (Rey) 3-2 170: Bryce McCloskey (Rey) d Will Chess (M) 8-4 182: Kaleb Kamerer (SR) d Holden Cook (Fr) 8-1 195: Jarod Miller (Rey) d Elijah Hillard (SR) 4-0 220: Wyatt Owen (Rey) d Tyler Zebrovious (Lv) 3-2 285: Bobby Gregory (M) d Derek Skeehan (Rey) by injury default 4:54 Third-place finals 106: Zac Herrmann (Sv) p Aaron Humphries (Sh) :51 113: Justin O’Neill (WM) d Wyatt Zebrovious (Lv) 4-0 120: Gage Shoemaker (Fr) p Ryan O’Polka (Lv) 4:35 126: Austin McFeaters (Sv) d Jayden Rodgers (H) 6-2 132: Alex Chess (M) p Alec Petry (GC) 2:51 138: Braelin Stewart (H) d Collin Meals (GC) 12-5 145: Ryan Whalen (Sv) d Luke Gaston (Sh) 6-2 152: Cole Ruffo (H) p Mike Antal (SR) 4:48 160: Austin Hesselgesser (M) d Zeb Rubaker (WM) 10-9 170: Vito Pilosi (SR) d Peyton Schell (Sv) 2-0 182: Greg Ferlin (Lv) d Cole Toy (Rey) 4-2 195: Anthony Gioan (WM) d Sawyer Daugherty (Lv) 3-0

At Fairview High School Mercyhurst Prep vs. Girard, 7:30 p.m.

CLASS 4A

First round Fort LeBoeuf 32, Franklin 31 Hickory 81, Slippery Rock 42 Farrell 45, Harbor Creek 29 Oil City 46, Corry 40 George Junior 70, Warren 54

220: Zach Baughman (Fr) d Zack Dignall (Sh) 3-2 285: Max Wills (Lv) d Tristan Stoner (Sv) 5-2

Section 3-AA, Greenville Team: 1. Greenville (Gv) 197½, 2. Jamestown (J) 140, 3. Commodore Perry (CP) 125, 4.

Conneaut (Conn) 124, 5. Titusville (Tv) 105, 6. Cochranton (Cton) 95, 7. Cambridge Springs (CS) 88½, 8. Northwestern (Nw) 77½, 9. Maplewood (Mw) 66, 10. Girard (G) 63½ Championship finals 106: Chase McLaughlin (J) d Seth Donovan (Tv) 4-0 113: Hunter Thompson (Tv) md Ayden Miller (CS) 13-3 120: Aarron Gelvin (Gv) p Zane Grinnell (CP) 1:31 126: Tye Varndell (CS) d Johnny Wheeler (Nw) 3-1 132: Caiden Mooney (Nw) tf Zach Helstern (CP) 16-1 5:16 138: Justin Boozer (Cton) d Kenton Gurnee (Nw) 4-3 145: Mason Karpinski (Gv) d Kalob Brown (Cton) 10-3 152: Luciano DeRose (Tv) d Peyton Hearn (Conn) 9-3 160: Josh Christner (Gv) p Jed Goodlin (J) :48 170: Dylan Proper (Mw) d Barrett Gentile (Gv) 7-0 182: Trevor Tursky (Conn) p J.D. McFadden (Mw) 4:57 195: Brendan Calvin (Gv) d Clay Verbanac (CS) 3-1 220: Jacob McMaster (Gv) md Khalil Messai (J) 11-0 285: Mitchell Nesevich (J) d Trey Wilt (Gv) 4-1

See more results on C8 At Meadville High School Cambridge Springs vs. Mercer, 1 p.m.

Reynolds vs. Saegertown, 2:30 p.m.

Maplewood vs. Rocky Grove, 4 p.m.

At Farrell High School West Middlesex vs. Cochranton winner, 1 p.m.

CLASS 3A

Quarterfinals Thursday At Prep & Villa Events Center General McLane vs. Fort LeBoeuf, 7 p.m.

At Sharon High School Hickory vs. Farrell, 7 p.m.

At Farrell High School George Junior vs. Grove City, 6 p.m.

Sharon vs. Oil City, 7:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals Feb. 24 At Prep & Villa Events Center Northwestern vs. Wilmington, 1 p.m.

At Farrell High School Sharpsville vs. North East, 2:30 p.m.

At Meadville High School Greenville vs. Sharon, 5:30 p.m.

At Prep & Villa Events Center Seneca vs. Lakeview, 2:30 p.m.

CLASS 5A

CLASS 4A

CLASS 6A

CLASS 5A

Championship Feb. 27 Site to be determined Cathedral Prep vs. Meadville Championship Tuesday At Prep & Villa Events Center McDowell vs. Erie, 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS CLASS 1A

Championship March 3 Site to be determined Kennedy Catholic vs. Farrell

CLASS 2A

First round Saturday Cochranton 47, Iroquois 18 Quarterfinals Feb. 24

Semifinal Feb. 28 Site to be determined Mercyhurst Prep vs. Oil City First round Saturday Grove City 43, Corry 25 Quarterfinals Feb. 24 At Prep & Villa Events Center Harbor Creek vs. Girard, 4 p.m.

At Farrell High School Hickory vs. Meadville, 5:30 p.m.

Slippery Rock vs. Grove City, 4 p.m.

At Prep & Villa Events Center Warren vs. General McLane, 5:30 p.m.

CLASS 6A

Championship Tuesday At Prep & Villa Events Center Erie vs. McDowell, 6 p.m.

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SCOREBOARD ON THE AIR (all times p.m. unless indicated)

TV

AUTO RACING 2:30 — NASCAR, Monster Enegery Cup Series, Daytona 500, at Daytona Beach, Fla., WFXP BOWLING 1 — PBA Tour, 60th Anniversary Classic, at Indianapolis, ESPN COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1 — Ohio St. at Michigan, WSEE 1 — DePaul at Seton Hall, FS1 3 — UConn at East Carolina, ESPNEWS 3:30 — Nebraska at Illinois, BTN 4 — Houston at Temple, CBSSN 4 — Wichita St. at Cincinnati, ESPN 4 — Drake at Missouri St., ESPNU 6 — Pittsburgh at Florida St., ESPNU 8 — Penn St. at Purdue, BTN 8 — Stanford at California, ESPNU GOLF Noon — PGA Tour, Genesis Open, final round, at Los Angeles, GOLF 3 — Champions Tour, Chubb Classic, final round, at Naples, Fla., GOLF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS 7 — UFC Fight Night, prelims, at Austin, Texas, FS1 9 — UFC Fight Night, Donald Cerrone vs.

Yancy Medeiros, at Austin, Texas, FS1 NBA 8 — NBA All-Star Game, Team LeBron vs.

Team Stephen, at Los Angeles, TNT NHL Noon — Flyers at Rangers, WICU 6 — Penguins at Blue Jackets, AT&T SportsNet SOCCER 9:20 a.m. — Bundesliga, Augsburg vs.

Stuttgart, FS2 11 a.m. — FA Cup, Rochdale vs. team TBA, FS1 11:50 a.m. — Bundesliga, Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Borussia Dortmund, FS2 TRACK & FIELD 5 — U.S. Indoor Championships, at Albuquerque, N.M., NBCSN WINTER OLYMPICS 5 a.m. — Women’s Curling: Canada vs.

Switzerland, NBCSN 5 a.m. — Medal Ceremonies (LIVE), OLY CHANNEL 7 a.m. — Men’s Ice Hockey: Canada vs.

South Korea (LIVE), USA 7:10 a.m. — Men’s Ice Hockey: Sweden vs.

Finland (LIVE); Two-Man Bobsled, NBCSN 10:15 a.m. — Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Aerials Gold Medal Final; Speedskating: Women’s 500m Gold Medal Final, Men’s Team Pursuit; Biathlon: Men’s 15km Mass Start Gold Medal Final, NBCSN 1 — Cross Country: Men’s 4x10km Relay Gold Medal Final, NBCSN 3 — Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Aerials Gold Medal Final; Speedskating: Men’s Team Pursuit; Biathlon: Men’s 15km Mass Start Gold Medal Final, WICU 4 — Men’s Curling: United States vs.

Norway, CNBC 7 — Figure Skating: Ice Dancing Short Dance (LIVE); Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Halfpipe (LIVE); Speedskating: Women’s 500m Gold Medal Final; Two-Man Bobsled; Cross Country: Men’s 4x10km Relay Gold Medal Final, WICU 7 — Figure Skating: Ice Dancing Short Dance (LIVE), NBCSN 10:15 — Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Aerials Gold Medal Final; Women’s Ice Hockey: Semifinal (LIVE), NBCSN 12:35 a.m. (Monday) — Snowboarding: Women’s Big Air, WICU 1:30 a.m. (Monday) — Women’s Curling: United States vs. Denmark, NBCSN 4:30 a.m. (Monday) — Men’s Curling: United States vs. Canada, NBCSN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon — South Florida at UCF, CBSSN Noon — Wake Forest at NC State, ESPNU 1 — Maryland at Minnesota, BTN 1 — Purdue at Ohio St., ESPN2 1 — Vanderbilt at Florida, SEC 2 — Temple at UConn, CBSSN 2 — Tennessee at Missouri, ESPNU 3 — Tulane at Memphis, ESPN2 3 — Kentucky at South Carolina, SEC 5 — Texas A&M at Mississippi St., ESPN2 5 — Auburn at Alabama, SEC

Triple jump: 2. Mabins 42-0; 3. Loupe 41-½; 4.

Davison 39-11 ½; 9. Weissinger 39-2 Long jump: 3. Davison 21-½; 4. Mabins 21-0 Pole vault: 9. Sanford 12-9 400 meter dash: 8. Quinn 52.88 200 meter relay: 5. Quinn, Hollenbeck, Loupe, Whipple, 1:35.53 400 meter relay: 11. Quinn, Loupe, Hollenbeck, Laufenberg, 3:48.52 800 meter relay: 4. Zimmerman, Carpinello, Ballay, Holmberg, 8:47.48

GIRLS 60 meter dash: 3. Kaveney 7.98 200 meter dash: 7. Kaveney 26.72 NE OHIO INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP At Spire Institute, Geneva, Ohio Friday Villa Maria results 800 meters: 1. Brown* 2:18.72, 2. Seifert* 2:19.70, 6. Wagner 2:27.77 Long jump: 2. Coleman-Reeves 20-8 *Qualified for PA Indoor State Championship to be held in State College next Sunday

COLLEGES SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE

BASEBALL Non-conference Gannon at Limestone (DH), TBA Mercyhurst NE at Frederick CC, 1 p.m.

BOWLING Non-conference St. Vincent at Penn St. Behrend, 10 a.m.

MEN’S LACROSSE Non-conference Mercyhurst vs. Wingate, at Ashland, Va., noon MEN’S TENNIS Non-conference Mercyhurst at St. Bonaventure, noon WOMEN’S WATER POLO Mercyhurst Invitational Gannon vs. Va. Military Institute, 8 a.m.

La Salle at Mercyhurst, 9:15 a.m.

Gannon vs. Siena, 11:45 a.m.

Va. Military Institute at Mercyhurst, 1 p.m.

Dyne 91-90.

WESTWAY: Zach Thierman 224-649, Hayden Stippich 251-639, Johanna Rinderle 219-585, Lauren Lytle 225-215-579, Seth Rose 236, Eli Woodard 214, Johanna Rinderle 201, Kaleb Tabarjar 165, Starr Bacher 158, Dakota Duke 152, John Powierza 122. Junior Scholarhip Tournament: Hayden Stippich 234-267-660, Garrett Clark 214-200-244-658, Kenny Berlin 238-226-640, Tommy Lytle 204-213, Killian Kilpatrick 200.

AUTO RACING NASCAR XFINITY

PowerShares QQQ 300 Saturday at Daytona Intl. Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.50 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (9) Tyler Reddick, Chev., 143 laps, 0 rtg, 50 pts.

2. (11) Elliott Sadler, Chev., 143, 0, 41.

3. (15) Ryan Reed, Ford, 143, 0, 34.

4. (27) Kaz Grala, Ford, 143, 0, 33.

5. (25) Garrett Smithley, Chev., 143, 0, 32.

6. (4) Spencer Gallagher, Chev., 143, 0, 39.

7. (6) Ryan Truex, Chev., 143, 0, 35.

8. (17) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 143, 0, 0.

9. (23) Ross Chastain, Chev., 143, 0, 28.

10. (18) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 143, 0, 27.

11. (31) Jeff Green, Chev., 143, 0, 26.

12. (8) Chase Elliott, Chev., 143, 0, 0.

13. (30) Caesar Bacarella, Chev., 143, 0, 24.

14. (14) Cole Custer, Ford, 143, 0, 24.

15. (35) Stephen Leicht, Toyota, 143, 0, 22.

16. (24) Jeremy Clements, Chev., 143, 0, 21.

17. (32) David Starr, Chev., 143, 0, 20.

18. (37) JJ Yeley, Chev., 143, 0, 19.

19. (39) Matt Tifft, Chev., 143, 0, 18.

20. (26) Vinnie Miller, Chev., 143, 0, 17.

21. (21) Ryan Sieg, Chev., 143, 0, 16.

22. (40) Josh Williams, Chev., 143, 0, 15.

23. (16) Joe Nemechek, Chev., 143, 0, 0.

24. (22) Alex Labbe, Chev., 142, 0, 13.

25. (34) Spencer Boyd, Chev., 142, 0, 12.

26. (1) Daniel Hemric, Chev., 140, 0, 18. a-27. (20) Dylan Lupton, Ford, 137, 0, 10.

28. (36) Chad Finchum, Chev., 136, 0, 9. a-29. (2) Kyle Larson, Chev., 134, 0, 0. a-30. (29) Ryan Ellis, Chev., 133, 0, 7. a-31. (5) Justin Allgaier, Chev., 124, 0, 15. a-32. (38) Austin Dillon, Chev., 122, 0, 0. a-33. (19) Joey Gase, Chev., 122, 0, 4. a-34. (3) Joey Logano, Ford, 121, 0, 0. a-35. (12) Aric Almirola, Ford, 121, 0, 0. a-36. (28) Brandon Brown, Chev., 121, 0, 1. a-37. (7) Michael Annett, Chev., 106, 0, 5. a-38. (33) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 82, 0, 0. a-39. (13) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 11, 0, 1. a-40. (10) Austin Cindric, Ford, 10, 0, 1.

KEY: a-accident

Brooklyn 19 Southeast Division W Washington 33 Miami 30 Charlotte 24 Orlando 18 Atlanta 18 Central Division W Cleveland 34 Indiana 33 Milwaukee 32 Detroit 28 Chicago 20 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W Houston 44 San Antonio 35 New Orleans 31 Memphis 18 Dallas 18 Northwest Division W Minnesota 36 Oklahoma City 33 Denver 32 Portland 32 Utah 30 Pacific Division W Golden State 44 L.A. Clippers 30 L.A. Lakers 23 Sacramento 18 Phoenix 18

40 L 24 28 33 39 41 L 22 25 25 29 37

.322 PCT. .579 .517 .421 .316 .305 PCT. .607 .569 .561 .491 .351

23 GB — 3½ 9 15 16 GB — 2 2½ 6½ 14½

L 13 24 26 38 40 L 25 26 26 26 28 L 14 26 34 39 41

PCT. .772 .593 .544 .321 .310 PCT. .590 .559 .552 .552 .517 PCT. .759 .536 .404 .316 .305

GB — 10 13 25½ 26½ GB — 2 2½ 2½ 4½ GB — 13 20½ 25½ 26½

Friday’s Game Team World 155, Team USA 124 Saturday’s Games None scheduled Today’s Game 2018 All-Star Game Team LeBron vs. Team Stephen at Los Angeles, Calif., 8 p.m.

Monday’s Games None scheduled Tuesday’s Games None scheduled Wednesday’s Games None scheduled

ODDS PREGAME.COM LINE

COLLEGE BASKETBALL Today FAVORITE OPEN UNDERDOG Duke 1 at Clemson WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL at Seton Hall 10½ DePaul Edinboro at TBA at Michigan 3½ Ohio St. UConn 6½ at East Carolina at Tulsa 13½ South Florida Nebraska 1½ at Illinois Houston 1 at Temple Loyola Of Chicago 5½ at Evansville AREA SCORES at Missouri St. 7 Drake ERIE MAENNERCHOR DUCKPINS: Paul at Cincinnati 6 Wichita St. Bachmaier Jr. 180-235-182-597, Matt Conner Race Statistics at Florida St. 21½ Pittsburgh 181-210-551, Mike Haft 190-190-549, Mike Winner’s average speed: 119.107 mph. at Purdue 4½ Penn St. Maciejewski 183-185-519, Kevin Carmosino Time: 3 hours, 0 minutes, 6 seconds.

Stanford 6 at California 202-517, Gary Kaminski 225, Nate Ross Margin of Victory: 0.000 seconds.

213, Ryan Schaaf 213, Doug Wingenbach NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Caution Flags: 12 for 49 laps.

207, Jim Murphy 205, Ed Rogers 203, Bob Today Lead Changes: 19 among 11 drivers.

Schriffer 195, Jeff Froess 193, Mike Cilliadi FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Lap Leaders: D.Hemric 1-2; K.Larson 3; 189, Bill Nesgoda 188, Mike McIntire 185, at N.Y. Rangers Off Philadelphia Off D.Hemric 4-8; K.Larson 9-32; G.Smithley Ryan Heidt 184, Tom Flick 184-176, Bill at Colorado Off Edmonton Off 33; E.Sadler 34-35; K.Larson 36-46; C.Elliott Viedhoeffer 181, Jerry Gomes 178, Matt at Carolina Off New Jersey Off 47-63; G.Smithley 64; A.Almirola 65-68; Warner 176, Steve Davis 175, Tom Giek 175.

Off Pittsburgh Off J.Logano 69-74; K.Larson 75; J.Logano 76-96; at Columbus at Detroit Off Toronto Off K.Larson 97-103; J.Logano 104; K.Larson SENIORS at Winnipeg -180 Florida +165 105-121; D.Suarez 122-126; R.Reed 127-129; EASTLAND: Greg Figurski 205-288-686, at San Jose -108 Dallas -102 R.Truex 130-132; T.Reddick 133-143 Tom Canavan 204-242-235-681, Butch Updated odds available at Pregame.com Wins: T.Reddick, 1.

Perino 218-619, Bill Ditch 217-233-606, Dan Top 10 in Points: 1. T.Reddick, 50; 2.

Passerotti 236-610, Bob Passerotti 205-257E.Sadler, 41; 3. S.Gallagher, 39; 4. R.Truex, 608, Denny McLaughli 249-200-213-662, 35; 5. R.Reed, 34; 6. K.Grala, 33; 7.

Namon McWilliams 232-215-617, Rick G.Smithley, 32; 8. R.Chastain, 28; 9. B.Jones, Hersey 248-602, Stephen O’Neil 204-22027; 10. J.Green, 26.

BASEBALL 600, Mike Olone 215-605, Mike Jacobs 246, American League Boyd Whitehead 244, Wardell Durr 233, Bob NASCAR MONSTER ENERGY CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with OF Passerotti 226, John Celeski 225, Mike Olone Daytona 500 Lineup Rajai Davis on a minor league contract.

221, Frank Wieser 219, Mouse Groucutt After Thursday’s Duel races; race Sunday MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with OF 219, Ken Berlin Sr. 217, Nick Ace 215, Joe At Daytona International Speedway Chris Heisey on a minor league contract.

Buki 213, Ed Zelaski 213, Dave DiSanti 211, SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with OF Jerry Clover 207, Tom Sieberkrob 202, Roger Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles Junior Lake on a minor league contract.

Snyder 200-203.

(Car number in parentheses) National League EASTWAY: MIKE HENRY 242-222-238-702, SAN DIEGO PADRES — Claimed RHP Rowan Wick 1.

(88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet RENIE WALDRON 225-231-615, Bob Stover off waivers from St. Louis.

2.

(11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 236-211-244-691, Doug Lunger 224-2263. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford 235-685, Dan Foor 267-215-673, Bob Hans HOCKEY 202-243-215-660, Dick Pottorf 234-222-202- 4. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet 5. (22) Joey Logano, Ford National Hockey League 658, John Eller 232-216-202-650, Dave Ogle 6.

(4) Kevin Harvick, Ford CALGARY FLAMES — Placed LW Marek Hrivik 246-220-646, George Guthrie 258-644, Jim 7. (43) Darrell Wallace Jr., Chevrolet on injured reserve. Recalled F Morgan Klimchuk Winkelbauer 214-226-635, Tom Canavan 8. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota form Stockton (AHL).

246-204-634, Jerry Newcamp 235-204-633, 9.

(17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford CAROLINA HURRICANES — Reassigned F Patrick Jerry Fijal 214-244-631, John Covello 25610.

(14) Clint Bowyer, Ford Brown to Charlotte (AHL).

230-630, Mike Haines 242-630, Jim Kosko 11. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Recalled LW Blake Pietila 226-209-629, Butch Perino 214-237-619, RADIO 12. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota from Binghamton (AHL).

Mark D’Aurora 300-619, Butch Perino COLLEGE BASKETBALL 13.

(31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet American Hockey League 231-613, Bill Peterson 236-205-609, Steve 12:30 — Ohio St. at Michigan, 14.

(3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet AHL — Suspended Hershey F Riley Barber one Dylewski 224-604, Stan Niemic 214-221-604, WFUN-AM/970 15. (38) David Ragan, Ford game.

Bill Warren 200-217-603, Jim Winkelbauer NBA HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Signed G Drew 247-601, Ted Grimm 217-209-600, Pat Molly 16. (21) Paul Menard, Ford 7 — All-Star Game, WFUN-AM/970 17.

(19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota Fielding to a professional tryout agreement.

176-192-537, Scott Anderson 257, Steve NHL 18.

(6) Trevor Bayne, Ford ECHL O’Neil 256, Bob Demchak 231, Gene Thomas 5 — Penguins at Blue Jackets, WPSE19. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet ECHL — Suspended RW Bryan Moore and Idaho 226, Jeery Banko 224, Bob Fratto 222-201, AM/1450, FM 107.1 20. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet C Jefferson Dahl one game.

Jim Radel 222, Jim Murosky 222, LeRoy OHL 21.

(37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet Warren 220, Bill Ditch 218, Tim Twohig 217, 5 — Guelph Storm at Erie Otters, 22.

(34) Michael McDowell, Ford COLLEGES Chet Widomski 216, Jim Burek 216, John WRIE-AM/1260 ST. JOHN’S — Announced sophomore men’s Montour 216, Steve Abt 216, Tony Bukowski 23. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet 24. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota basketball G Marcus LoVett is leaving school.

215, Jim Kosko 215, Dave Ogle 214, Bob 25.

(62) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet SOUTH CAROLINA — Announced junior G Kory Eicher 214, Jim King 214, Gene Sereno 214, 26.

(95) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet Holden has left the men’s basketball team.

Dick Pottorf 214, Steve Dylewski 213-206, Bill Camp 213, Len Kisiel 212, Frank Wieser 27. (00) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet 28. (7) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE 212, Tony Bukowski 212, Dave Marker 209, 29. (51) Justin Marks, Chevrolet No events scheduled Joe Leone 209, Dennis Fisher 209, Doug Guaspar 208, Jim Dyer 207-206, Paul Phillips 30. (96) DJ Kennington, Toyota 31. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford SATURDAY’S RESULTS 206, Steve Heubel 206, Tom Denning 205, MEN’S BASKETBALL 32. (72) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet WRESTLING Jack Chandley Jr. 205, Gerry Abbey 204, THE AP TOP 25 RESULTS/ 33.

(24) William Byron Chevrolet Saturday’s wrestling results from District Don Sutter 204, Tom Denning 204, Rich SCHEDULE 10’s section tournaments. The top four Hayes 203, Mike Groucutt 203, Paul Phillips 34. (23) Gray Gaulding, Toyota Friday’s Game 35. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet wrestlers in each weight class advanced to 202, Ray Kibbe 201, Jack Baker 201, Sue St. Bonaventure 77, No. 16 Rhode Island 74 36. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford the Feb. 23-24 District 10 Class 2A tournaPalicia 175.

Saturday’s Games 37.

(10) Aric Almirola, Ford ment at Sharon: GREENGARDEN: Frank Miller 248-227-670, No. 2 Michigan State 65, Northwestern 60 38. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet Leo Frawley 233-223-207-663, Mark Wattle No. 3 Villanova 95, No. 4 Xavier 79 39. (92) David Gilliland, Ford Section 3-AA, Greenville 243-631, Mark Wattle 207-212-212-631, No. 7 Texas Tech at Baylor, late 40. (66) Mark Thompson, Ford Third-place finals Rich Mellin 206-234-630, Jack Pianta 235No. 9 Gonzaga vs. Pepperdine, late 106: Shane Peterson (Cton) p Ashton Armagost 625, George Knittel 210-213-614, Vincent South Carolina 84, No. 10 Auburn 75 (CP) 2:30 Gardner 257-607, John Covello 203-231-602, No. 13 Kansas vs. No. 20 West Virginia, late 113: Tyler Pfaff (Conn) d Henry Piatt (Conn) Becky Sienkiewicz 210-172-526, Rosie No. 14 North Carolina at Louisville, late 4-1 Tuten 200-501, Gary Haythorn 231-194, Jack No. 15 Saint Mary’s at Portland, late 120: Ethan Herman (G) p Mitchell Headley Pianta 228, Bikll Mackey 225, Jim Saunders No. 18 Tennessee at Georgia, late (J) 2:17 223, Gary Miller 222, Frank Laskowski NBA G LEAGUE No. 21 Texas A&M at Arkansas, late 126: Bryce Knauff (Gv) d Jonny Rodgers 221, Butch Harper 219-206, Jack Kaminski Eastern Conference Texas 77, No. 23 Oklahoma 66 (CP) 5-0 213-201, Frank Cypress 213, Michael Mellin Atlantic Division No. 24 Nevada at Utah State, late 132: Marshall Marfinetz (G) d Wes Davenport 212, Bill Albertson 211-190, Tony Nichols W L PCT GB Today’s Games (Conn) by forfeit 206, Nick Ace 204, Jim Ross 203-190, Randy Westchester 25 14 .641 — No. 5 Cincinnati vs. No. 19 Wichita State, 4 p.m.

138: Brendan Laird (Conn) d Keegan McCann Lachowski 23-03, Vince Jaskiewicz 202-192, Raptors 23 15 .605 1½ No. 6 Purdue vs. Penn State, 8 p.m.

(CP) 3-0 Vinnie Cassano 200, Ken Thompson 199, Long Island 20 16 .556 3½ No. 8 Ohio State at No. 22 Michigan, 1 p.m.

145: Dominic Ellis (Conn) d Hunter Cowher Bob Fratto 199, Rich Mellin 195, Bob Giffin Maine 16 21 .432 8 No. 11 Clemson vs. No. 12 Duke, 1 p.m.

(J) 2-0 194, Dave Robson 194, Joan Hersperger 193, Central Division 152: Gage Musser (CP) p Nick Calloway (J) Al Laskey 192-190, Laura Lombardozzi 191, W L PCT GB SATURDAY’S RESULTS 3:50 Bob Giffin 190-190, Mike Passerotti 190, Fort Wayne 21 15 .583 — EAST 160: Evan Hamilton (CP) d Jacob Jones (CS) Bill Darnell 190, Joyce Crishock 185, Dee Grand Rapids 20 18 .526 2 Bucknell 68, Holy Cross 67, OT 6-2 Pierkowski 162.

Wisconsin 17 20 .459 4½ Fairfield 102, Quinnipiac 98, 2OT 170: Levi Nosko (Tv) d Kaden Tatters (Cton) ROLLING MEADOW: JOE FELICE 249-255Windy City 16 20 .444 5 George Washington 80, VCU 56 1-0 224-728, Joan Hiell 174, Ginny Bello 160, Canton 14 23 .378 7½ Hofstra 88, Drexel 76 182: Wassim McClinton (Gv) d Joel Friend Ken Coburn 200, Elaine Stroup 213, Mike Southeast Division La Salle 69, George Mason 62 (G) 4-2 Olone 267-606, Vincent Orlando 210-235W L PCT GB Lafayette 90, American U. 85 195: Chevy Blake (Mw) d Evan Gerber (Conn) 621, Joe Felice 214, Jere Umpleby 214-215, Erie 20 17 .541 — Mount St. Mary’s 74, Sacred Heart 69 4-0 Dave Robson 200, Larry Will 201, Jim Kyle Lakeland 18 17 .514 1 Navy 62, Boston U. 48 220: Dalton Boozer (Cton) p Jordan Schell 201, Patti Robins 172, Sally Meveler 160, Greensboro 12 24 .333 7½ Northeastern 69, William & Mary 67 (G) 2:52 Bob Komorek 202, Bob Weber 213, Fred Delaware 11 26 .297 9 Notre Dame 84, Boston College 67 285: Kaleb Dunlap (Tv) p Drew Baxter (Nw) Heitmeyer 205, Nick Ace 195-192, Dave Western Conference St. Francis (Pa.) 89, Bryant 56 1:40 Robson 212, Jere Umpleby 224, Janet Mogul Midwest Division LIU Brooklyn at Wagner, late 191, Chuck Lehr 209.

W L PCT GB Fairleigh Dickinson at St. Francis Brooklyn, late WESTWAY: JOHN RAINEY 258-256-211Sioux Falls 20 17 .541 — Florida A&M at Delaware St., late 725, John Rainey 257-225-213-696, Bill Oklahoma City 20 17 .541 — SWIMMING Duquesne at Saint Joseph’s, late Ditch 259-638, Arnie Tobin 222-586, Ronnie Iowa 18 17 .514 1 McDowell Ultimate Qualifier Penn at Cornell, late Wygant 224, Curt Byrd 219, BR Reilly 217, Memphis 15 24 .385 6 GIRLS Princeton at Columbia, late Doug Hewitt 206, Steve Felege 204-202, Pacific Division 200 freestyle: 1. Sebunia (MCD) 2:11.90 CCSU at Robert Morris, late Larry Reinhart 203, Tom Teudhope 202, Kent W L PCT GB 50 freestyle: 1. Slater (VM) 26.82, 2. Nuzback Brown at Dartmouth, late Barron 202, John Rainey 201, Bob Fratto South Bay 23 14 .622 — (MCD) 27.28 Elon at Delaware, late 201, Tom McMahon 200, Bill Koch 200, Jason Reno 20 16 .556 2½ 100 butterfly: 1. Beilharz (MCD) 1:08.99, 2, Army at Lehigh, late Vogel 200, Arnie Tobin 202, Lew Blackmond Santa Cruz 19 18 .514 4 Farraro (GM) 1:11.42 James Madison at Towson, late 196, Kirk Hamza 195, Paul Birt 193, Steve Northern Arizona 17 19 .472 5½ 100 freestyle: 1. Slater (VM) 57.93, 2. Timon St. Peter’s at Marist, late Felege 193, Arnie Tobin 192, Paul Kelly Agua Caliente 18 21 .462 6 (F) 59.39 Yale at Harvard, late 191, Steve Felege 191, Hal Palmatier 190, Southwest Division 500 freestyle: 1. Savedge (W) 5:52.47 SOUTH Tracy Kelly 179-170, Mary Yates 172-168, W L PCT GB 100 backstroke: 1. Beilharz (MCD) 1:10.20.

Appalachian St. 65, Troy 54 Gary Daugherty 169, Mary Fran Palmatier Austin 24 14 .632 — Coastal Carolina 72, South Alabama 70 167, Beth Felege 158, BJ Leicht 156, Linda Texas 22 16 .579 2 BOYS ETSU 72, W. Carolina 61 Brooks 151.

Rio Grande Valley 23 17 .575 2 200 individual medley: Hokaj (F) 2:20.66 FAU 77, FIU 72 Salt Lake City 12 28 .300 13 50 freestyle: 1. Girvan (MEA) 24.55, 2. Wolford Furman 94, Samford 79 JUNIORS (EH) 24.72, 3. Boland (HC) 24.86 Kentucky 81, Alabama 71 EASTLAND: James Oswalt 203-214-602, Sunday’s game 100 butterfly: 1. Yokoishi (CP) 57.45 LSU 64, Missouri 63 Michael Oswalt 204, Ryan Patterson 200.

Mexico National Team vs. NBA G League, 100 freestyle: 1. Hitchcock (HC) 55.38 Louisiana-Monroe 79, Texas State 71 EASTWAY: ANTHONY UTEGG 246-246-718, 4:30 p.m.

500 freestyle: 1. Lee (MCD) 5:30.16, 2.

Memphis 68, Tulane 63 Hayden Stippich 256-675, Ahmielle Roberts Fuhrman (MCD) 5:31.85 Stetson 86, Kennesaw St. 74 214-575, Dawson Kalicky 208-535, Brandon 100 backstroke: 1. Steves (EH) 1:03.66, 2.

Syracuse 62, Miami 55 Thomas 223, Kaitlyn Klein 220, Courtney Weber (F) 1:05.85.

UCF 52, SMU 37 Stewart 201, Myles Warren 199, Amanda Diving: 1. Schwab (MCD) 463.05, 2. Vaughn VMI 75, The Citadel 71 Petroff 153, Brady Karickhoff 140, Hunter (HC) 443.10, 3. Campbell (CP) 334.05 NBA Virginia Tech 76, Georgia Tech 56 Phillis 104, Lucas Irwin 101.

All times Eastern Kennesaw St. at Stetson, late GREENGARDEN: Maureen Malone 125INDOOR TRACK & FIELD EASTERN CONFERENCE NC State at Wake Forest, late 132-359, Cliff Morehouse 214, Lindsey TSTCA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP W L PCT. GB UNC-Greensboro at Mercer, late Dukich 206, Larryu Wetzel III 1896, Zachary Atlantic Division at Edinboro University Toronto 41 16 .719 — Md.-Eastern Shore at NC Central, late Johnson 150-134, Koenya Sadowski 146, McDowell team results Boston 40 19 .678 2 Florida at Vanderbilt, late Tristen Davis 144-142, Maddie DiNicola 131, BOYS Philadelphia 30 25 .545 10 Howard at NC A&T, late Madison Dyne 120, Ryan Kelly 118, Giavanna High jump: 6. Davison 5-9 New York 23 36 .390 19 Bethune-Cookman at Coppin St., late Saunders 103-97, Jacob Forshee 103, Sadie

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LOTTERY RESULTS Drawings for Saturday, Feb.17 Pennsylvania

Day Drawings (Wild: 1): Pick 2: 0-6 Pick 3: 0-9-0 Pick 4: 1-2-1-8 Pick 5: 9-1-7-5-2 Treasure Hunt: 7-12-16-19-21 Night Drawings (Wild: 9): Pick 2: 4-6 Pick 3: 1-3-2 Pick 4: 5-7-5-3 Pick 5: 9-3-4-6-8 Cash 5: 8-21-22-35-37 Match 6: 3-7-20-27-37-40

Ohio

Day Drawings: Pick 3: 7-1-1 Pick 4: 5-6-9-8 Pick 5: 9-4-9-7-1

UAB at Southern Miss., late Wofford at Chattanooga, late Texas Southern at MVSU, late McNeese St. at New Orleans, late SC-Upstate at Jacksonville, late Abilene Christian at SE Louisiana, late Saint Louis at Richmond, late Tennessee at Georgia, late Alcorn St. at Alabama A&M, late Southern U. at Alabama St., late SC State at Hampton, late Jackson St. at Grambling St., late Savannah St. at Norfolk St., late Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech, late UTEP at Old Dominion, late E. Illinois at UT Martin, late Lipscomb at Florida Gulf Coast, late Coll. of Charleston at UNC-Wilmington, late UTSA at Charlotte, late UMass at Davidson, late NJIT at North Florida, late Jacksonville St. at Austin Peay, late Rutgers at Maryland, late Tennessee Tech at Murray St., late Morehead St. at Belmont, late Texas-Arlington at Louisiana-Lafayette, late North Carolina at Louisville, late Mississippi at Mississippi St., late E. Kentucky at Tennessee St., late MIDWEST Ball St. 99, Toledo 71 Butler 69, Providence 54 Fort Wayne 84, N. Dakota St. 72 Indiana 84, Iowa 82 Kansas St. 78, Iowa St. 66 Kent St. 78, Akron 68 Michigan St. 65, Northwestern 60 Ohio 92, Miami (Ohio) 87, OT S. Dakota St. 82, W. Illinois 62 S. Illinois 76, Indiana St. 72, OT W. Michigan at N. Illinois, late E. Michigan at Cent. Michigan, late Nebraska-Omaha at South Dakota, late Villanova at Xavier, late N. Arizona at North Dakota, late SIU-Edwardsville at SE Missouri, late N. Iowa at Illinois St., late West Virginia at Kansas, late Fordham at Dayton, late Bradley at Valparaiso, late Marquette at Creighton, late SOUTHWEST Texas 77, Oklahoma 66 Nicholls at Cent. Arkansas, late Texas A&M at Arkansas, late Stephen F. Austin at Incarnate Word, late Texas A&M-CC at Lamar, late Marshall at North Texas, late Texas Tech at Baylor, late Sam Houston St. at Houston Baptist, late Oklahoma St. at TCU, late UALR at Arkansas St., late W. Kentucky at Rice, late Prairie View at Ark.-Pine Bluff, late FAR WEST Boise St. 74, Air Force 52 Portland St. 91, Idaho St. 77 Wyoming 89, San Jose St. 75 BYU at San Diego, late New Mexico St. at Seattle, late UNLV at San Diego St., late UC Davis at UC Santa Barbara, late Montana St. at E. Washington, late Loyola Marymount at San Francisco, late Nevada at Utah St., late Colorado St. at Fresno St., late Pepperdine at Gonzaga, late Colorado at Washington, late S. Utah at N. Colorado, late CS Northridge at Cal St.-Fullerton, late Rio Grande at Utah Valley, late Montana at Idaho, late Saint Mary’s (Cal) at Portland, late UC Irvine at Cal Poly, late Grand Canyon at CS Bakersfield, late Utah at Washington St., late Weber St. at Sacramento St., late Oregon at UCLA, late Hawaii at UC Riverside, late Oregon St. at Southern Cal, late Santa Clara at Pacific, late

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL THE AP TOP 25 RESULTS/SCHEDULE

Friday’s Games No. 15 Oregon State 67, No. 7 UCLA 64, OT Southern Cal 74, No. 9 Oregon 73 Saturday’s Games No. 3 Baylor 88, Kansas 51 No. 6 Texas 77, No. 21 Oklahoma State 62 No. 14 Stanford at California, late No. 19 Green Bay 67, Youngstown State 42 No. 24 Belmont 80, Morehead State 56 Today’s Games No. 1 UConn vs. Temple, 2 p.m.

No. 2 Mississippi State vs. No. 17 Texas A&M, 5 p.m.

No. 4 Louisville at North Carolina, 2:30 p.m.

No. 5 Notre Dame at Boston College, 1 p.m.

No. 8 South Carolina vs. Kentucky, 3 p.m.

No. 10 Maryland at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

No. 11 Tennessee at No. 13 Missouri, 2 p.m.

No. 15 Oregon State vs. Southern Cal, 4 p.m.

No. 16 Ohio State vs. Purdue, 1 p.m.

No. 22 South Florida at UCF, Noon No. 25 N.C. State vs. Wake Forest, Noon

PRO HOCKEY NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W Tampa Bay 58 39 Boston 55 35 Toronto 59 35 Florida 54 25 Detroit 56 23 Montreal 57 22 Ottawa 57 21 Buffalo 59 17 Metropolitan Division GP W Washington 57 33 Pittsburgh 59 33 Philadelphia 58 29 New Jersey 57 29 N.Y. Islanders 60 29 Columbus 58 29 Carolina 59 27 N.Y. Rangers 59 27 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W Nashville 56 34 Winnipeg 58 34 Dallas 58 34 St. Louis 60 34 Minnesota 58 31 Colorado 57 31 Chicago 58 24 Pacific Division GP W Vegas 57 38 San Jose 58 31 Anaheim 60 29 Calgary 58 30 Los Angeles 58 31 Edmonton 57 23

L OT Pts GF GA 16 3 81 208 155 12 8 78 185 133 19 5 75 198 165 23 6 56 158 175 24 9 55 150 170 28 7 51 146 179 27 9 51 156 199 31 11 45 141 195 L OT Pts GF GA 17 7 73 181 167 22 4 70 185 175 19 10 68 171 168 20 8 66 173 176 25 6 64 200 214 24 5 63 155 164 23 9 63 160 177 27 5 59 169 184

L OT Pts GF GA 13 9 77 176 147 15 9 77 189 155 20 4 72 177 152 22 4 72 171 153 20 7 69 172 166 22 4 66 177 169 26 8 56 162 169 L OT Pts GF GA 15 4 80 196 155 19 8 70 170 159 20 11 69 167 170 20 8 68 165 167 22 5 67 167 145 30 4 50 158 189

Night Drawings: Pick 3: 3-2-8 Pick 4: 0-8-8-4 Pick 5: 9-6-7-6-9 Cash 5: 2-4-5-20-27 Lotto: 1-17-22-37-45-48 Kicker: 515854

New York

Midday Drawings: Daily: 6-0-5 WinFour: 0-8-4-8 Night Drawings: Daily: 8-9-7 WinFour: 4-0-9-3

Late drawings: Friday, Feb. 16 New York Take 5: 3-26-28-30-33 Multistate lotteries Mega Millions: 14-38-48-53-58 Mega Ball: 16 Megaplier: 3

Vancouver 58 22 30 6 50 151 188 Arizona 59 17 32 10 44 143 197 2 points for a win, 1 point for OT loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

Friday’s Games Philadelphia 2, Columbus 1, OT N.Y. Islanders 3, Carolina 0 Winnipeg 6, Colorado 1 Dallas 2, St. Louis 1 Saturday’s Games Los Angeles 4, Buffalo 2 Anaheim 3, Minnesota 2, SO Ottawa 6, N.Y. Rangers 3 Arizona 1, Edmonton 0 New Jersey at Tampa Bay, late Montreal at Vegas, late Toronto at Pittsburgh, late Detroit at Nashville, late Washington at Chicago, late Boston at Vancouver, late Florida at Calgary, late Today’s Games Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, noon Edmonton at Colorado, 3 p.m.

New Jersey at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Florida at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Dallas at San Jose, 8 p.m.

Monday’s Games Minnesota at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.

Washington at Buffalo, 3 p.m.

Boston at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Ottawa at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Vegas, 10 p.m.

KINGS 4, SABRES 2

LOS ANGELES 1 3 0 — 4 BUFFALO 0 0 2 — 2 First Period—1, Los Angeles, Amadio 3 (Andreoff), 11:26. Penalties—Ristolainen, BUF, (interference), 5:22; Brown, LA, (tripping), 8:03.

Second Period—2, Los Angeles, Kopitar 24 (Brown), 12:02. 3, Los Angeles, Kopitar 25 (Brown, Iafallo), 16:06. 4, Los Angeles, Amadio 4 (Brodzinski, Doughty), 17:35.

Penalties—Larsson, BUF, (tripping), 5:48.

Third Period—5, Buffalo, Scandella 2, 0:30.

6, Buffalo, Ristolainen 5, 16:42. Penalties— Phaneuf, LA, (slashing), 6:09; Phaneuf, LA, served by Clifford, (roughing), 6:09; Pouliot, BUF, (slashing), 6:09.

Shots on Goal—Los Angeles 19-11-6—36.

Buffalo 8-9-18—35.

Power-play opportunities—Los Angeles 0 of 2; Buffalo 0 of 2.

Goalies—Los Angeles, Quick 22-21-2 (35 shots-33 saves). Buffalo, Johnson 4-9-3 (66), Lehner 12-22-8 (30-26).

A—18,632 (19,070). T—2:21.

Referees—Tom Chmielewski, Tim Peel.

Linesmen—Brad Kovachik, Andrew Smith.

GOLF PGA TOUR

GENESIS OPEN Saturday’s leaders at Riviera CC, Los Angeles Purse: $7.2 million. Yardage: 7,322; Par: 71 (35-36) Completed Second Round Patrick Cantlay 66-69—135 Graeme McDowell 69-66—135 Ryan Moore 68-68—136 Sam Saunders 67-69—136 Tony Finau 66-71—137 Bubba Watson 68-70—138 Jamie Lovemark 68-70—138 Derek Fathauer 68-70—138 Kevin Na 68-70—138 Retief Goosen 68-71—139 Rafa Cabrera Bello 72-67—139 Troy Merritt 68-71—139 James Hahn 70-69—139 Scott Stallings 71-68—139 Jason Kokrak 68-72—140 Kevin Chappell 69-71—140 Martin Kaymer 73-67—140 Cameron Smith 72-68—140 Alex Noren 71-69—140 Tom Hoge 67-73—140 Bryson DeChambeau 71-69—140 Justin Thomas 69-71—140 Rory McIlroy 71-69—140 Aaron Baddeley 72-68—140 Austin Cook 74-66—140 Martin Laird 68-73—141 Ryan Blaum 71-70—141 Brandon Harkins 71-70—141 Jordan Spieth 71-70—141 Xander Schauffele 71-70—141 Patrick Rodgers 70-71—141 Phil Mickelson 70-71—141 Tommy Fleetwood 70-71—141 Anirban Lahiri 72-69—141 Abraham Ancer 72-69—141 J.B. Holmes 71-71—142 Nick Taylor 71-71—142 Bud Cauley 70-72—142 Jonas Blixt 71-71—142 Ryan Armour 71-71—142 Vaughn Taylor 72-70—142 Vijay Singh 72-70—142 Sung Kang 70-72—142 HaoTong Li 71-71—142 John Huh 70-72—142 Tyrone Van Aswegen 70-72—142 Thomas Pieters 71-71—142 Greg Chalmers 73-69—142 Pat Perez 72-70—142 Branden Grace 70-72—142 Dominic Bozzelli 67-75—142 Kevin Streelman 72-70—142 Sean O’Hair 71-72—143 Peter Uihlein 70-73—143 Dustin Johnson 74-69—143 Kelly Kraft 71-72—143 Talor Gooch 73-70—143 Adam Schenk 76-67—143 Ben Silverman 72-71—143 Harold Varner III 73-70—143 Luke Donald 71-72—143 Brendan Steele 72-71—143 Luke List 72-71—143 Martin Piller 72-72—144 Adam Hadwin 70-74—144 Adam Scott 72-72—144 David Lingmerth 73-71—144 Matt Kuchar 73-71—144 Charley Hoffman 75-69—144 Sangmoon Bae 73-71—144 Charl Schwartzel 71-73—144 Charles Howell III 74-70—144 Padraig Harrington 71-73—144 Chez Reavie 68-76—144 Paul Casey 73-71—144 Chad Campbell 73-71—144 Missed cut Robert Streb 75-70—145 Lucas Glover 73-72—145 Ollie Schniederjans 74-71—145 Peter Malnati 75-70—145 Kyle Stanley 70-75—145 Ernie Els 69-76—145 Kevin Tway 75-70—145

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BASEBALL

• McDowell will host three boys basketball tournaments March 2-4, April 6-8 and May 4-6 at McDowell High School.

The March tournament is for grades 3-8 and costs $200. The April and May tourneys are for grades 3-12 and are $225. Teams are guaranteed at least three games. For information, contact Cliff Beck at 814-882-1230 or by email at ericbeck@roadrunner.com.

• Achieve Your Dreams (AYD) Basketball is now registering players for its 2018 AAU travel teams for boys and girls grades 5-12. For information or to register, go to aydbasketball.com or contact coaches Terry Thompson (814-5724746), Bob Amendola (814-450-1178) or Bill Hager (814-432-8674).

• The 2018 Edinboro Spring Cage Classic sponsored by AYD Basketball will be played April 20-22. School or AAU teams are invited for boys and girls divisions grades 5-12. For information or to register, go to aydbasketball.com or contact coaches Terry Thompson (814-5724746), Bob Amendola (814-450-1178) or Bill Hager (814-432-8674).

• KHG Basketball Club will conduct tryouts Thursday, Feb. 22, for boys fourth and fifth grade (6-7:15 p.m.) and sixth and seventh grade (7:30-8:45 p.m.), and Friday, Feb. 23, for boys eighth and ninth grade (6-7:15 p.m.) and 10th grade (7:30-8:45 p.m.) at East Middle School, 1001 Atkins St. To register, visit KeystoneHoops.com. For information, contact Shannon Pullium at 814-9231265. The 11th grade boys and girls tryout times will be announced soon.

• Much Game Athletics will host its 18th annual Oil City Junior High Boys Basketball tournament March 15-18.

There will be separate divisions for seventh, eighth and ninth graders, and the round-robin format guarantees each team three games. The schedule can be flexible; teams traveling from a distance might not have to play Thursday or Friday nights. For information, send an email to Jeffrey Polley at poo653@ hotmail.com.

• Much Game Athletics will host its 11th annual Oil City Elementary Boys Basketball tournament March 10-11.

This will be a combined division of fifth and sixth grade, and the round-robin format guarantees each team three games. Teams typically will play two games Saturday and one game Sunday, with Sunday taking the top teams to single elimination. For information, send an email to Jeffrey Polley at poo653@ hotmail.com.

GOLF

• Registration is now open for the LPGAUSGA Girls Golf of Erie program for girls ages 5 to 17. Girls Golf of Erie teaches fundamentals, but also helps create friendships through course play, games and fitness activities. There are dozens of year-round events for the beginner and the more advanced golfer. Go to girlsgolfoferie.com.

• Registration for the 2018 WNYPGA Junior Golf Tour is now open. The tour is open to juniors who have attained an age of 10 years but not reached their 19th birthday. The tour is divided into the following divisions: Boys 16-18, Boys 13-15, Girls 16-18, Girls 13-15, Boys 9 Hole (10-12) and Girls 9 Hole (10-12).

Register online at westernnewyork.pga. com/jrgolf/. For information, call Bob Ashley at 716-707-3818 or send an email to bashley@pgahq.com.

SOFTBALL

• Mercyhurst Prep is searching for an assistant softball coach. If interested, send an email to Dan Perfetto at dperfetto@mpslakers.com or Rod Fucci at rod@pfefferinsurance.com.

The Your Sports calendar is published Sundays in the Erie Times-News.

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Mike Bleech

L

ocally nesting Canada geese were a hot topic a few years ago, mainly for one reason — goose feces deposited in places where it was very inconvenient such as parks and golf courses.

Farmers are not pleased that they damage cultivated crops, notably wheat planted during fall. People were happy to see Canada geese, but not so happy about some of their habits.

Trails around Presque Isle Bay might be the most hotly contested area. Geese come out of the water to feed on grass alongside these trails. They stand on the trails and poop.

But bird poop on trails is nothing new. Do not blame those white splatters on geese.

Gulls did that, and does it stink.

And those huge white splatters, herons. Also unpleasant. And that is your bird poop lesson for the week.

The only realistic solution for bird poop on hiking trails, paved hiking trails, would be pressure washers mounted on an all-terrain vehicle. This would make things considerably better for hikers, bikers any whoever else uses paved trails. But there is a bigger issue.

Goose poop probably has contributed greatly to bacterial

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pollution that closes beaches and makes water toxic.

Hunting is allowed at 97 of our 120 state parks. There are some restrictions on hunting in certain areas of the parks.

Some parks have regulations that facilitate goose hunting.

Some state parks offer unusual goose hunting opportunities.

Pymatuning State Park is best known among these parks.

A solution to make everyone happy almost certainly does not exist. One thing hunters must understand in this issue is that only a small portion of the Pennsylvania population are goose hunters. A large portion of the population are wildlife watchers. This largest group might be identified as in the middle of the issue.

So if we put this breakdown of stakeholders in the issue of the local Canada goose population on a balance beam, put wildlife watchers in the middle, goose hunters at one end and people who are greatly inconvenienced by geese at the other

end. The beam immediately tilts to the anti-goose side.

For younger people with a stake in the local Canada goose issue, this goose population was built by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and nature, using hunter money. A huge majority of the people who enjoy seeing geese paid nothing.

The Canada goose breeding population in Pennsylvania has varied considerably from 2000 through 2015, from 17,990 breeding pairs in 2012 to 29,804 in 2005.

Two Canada goose subspecies contribute to the hunting in the northwest region — the local breeding population and the Southern James Bay population. A third subspecies, the Atlantic population, migrate through eastern Pennsylvania.

Canada goose harvests by hunters of both the Atlantic Flyway and the Central Flyway in about 2006 began a steep decline.

Southern James Bay geese gather in large numbers at

Mike Bleech can be reached by e-mail at mikeb73@verizon. net. Read more of his columns at nwpaoutdoors.com.

Lanham to speak at Festival of the Birds answering bird questions.

She’s a blue ribbon beekeeper, and a part-time national park ranger at Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.

She will give a presentation June 1 will also lead a morning field trip June 2.

Kchodl’s June 2 program will introduce animals, plants, and creatures that have been extinct for millions of years. He will lead hands-on activities through June 2 for all ages.

Sponsored by the Audubon societies of Erie, Rochester, Buffalo and Jamestown, the Pilgrimage attracts nearly 700 participants. The event includes about 70 activities, with birding starting at 6 a.m. and ending at midnight. Other activities include programs on bird banding, reptiles and amphibians; a night hike; and events involving astronomy, geology, botany, owls, crafts and more.

Members of Erie-based Presque Isle Audubon are entitled to a discount on registration.

Registration is now open at www.alleganynaturepilgrimage.com.

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Birder, naturalist and hunter-conservationist J. Drew Lanham is the keynote speaker for this year’s Festival of the Birds, which runs May 18-20 at Presque Isle State Park.

Lanham, who will speak May 19, is a Clemson University master teacher and alumni disLanham tinguished professor in wildlife ecology, with research interests in songbird ecology and conservation; integration of game and nongame wildlife management; and the African-American land ethic and its role in natural resources conservation.

He will present a melded talk of natural history, travelogue adventure and social commentary that evokes emotions running the gamut from introspection to inspiration. His talk will build upon his experiences as an ornithologist, birder, hunter-conservationist and poet-author.

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The talk takes up where his award-winning book “The Home Place – Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature” left off.

The festival also includes field trips, workshops, music, food and a bird count.

Registration for the festival, which is hosted by the Pennsylvania Audubon Society and the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resource, is now open at http:// www.presqueisleaudubon. org/festival.html. For more information, email info@ presqueisleaudubon.org.

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Pymatuning Lake during the fall migration. Water levels and other habitat factors have been well managed at Pymatuning and other wetlands in the region to make this excellent waterfowl habitat during the migrations. But this alone has not been enough to maintain the Southern James Bay Canada goose population.

In fact, populations of local Canada geese and Southern James Bay Canada geese both have declined. The number of Southern James Bay geese gathering at Pymatuning has become less significant than the local goose population.

Currently the Game Commission is managing to increase the resident Canada goose population in the Pymatuning area.

Asking who is to blame for relatively poor Canada goose hunting in the area during the past few hunting seasons is not a valid question. The question should be what is to blame. Look at climate change as possibly the most significant culprit. Maybe climate change is short term, maybe long term. Whatever it is, it appears to have changed some behavior patterns of Southern James Bay Canada geese, notably for local goose hunters their migration pattern.

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Stiteler is the author of several books, including “1001 Secrets Every Birder Should Know.”

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Registration will take place at the Administration Building, 1740 W. 21st.

St., on the following dates: Feb. 23 (6-8 p.m.), Feb. 24 (2-4 p.m.), March 2 (6-8 p.m.), March 3 (2-4 p.m.), March 16 (6-8 p.m.), March 17 (2-4 p.m.) and March 21 (5-7:30 p.m.). The organization features leagues for Instructional Level (ages 4-7), 1-B Level (8-10) and 2-B Level (1114). The cost is $50 per player ($25 for registration and $25 for program raffle tickets). For information, call Steve Franklin at 602-8496 or send an email to sf6794@hotmail.com.

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Several factors behind declining Canada goose numbers

YO U R S P O R T S • Erie Youth Athletics, featuring members of the Erie city community, is launching Little League Baseball and Little League Softball leagues this season. League teams and players will have the opportunity to qualify for the Little League International Tournament and will get other Little League benefits, such as access to the Little League University online training and education website. Registration is now open through March 10 at Erieyouthathletics.siplay.com by clicking on the registration banner and following the instructions. The fee is $100 per player, with a $50 refund after the registration fundraiser. For information, send an email to Russell McGranor at Erieyouthathletics@gmail.com.

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ON CAMPUS

McDowell grad fuels Bloomsburg streak Molnar scores career-high 21 points, helps Huskies win five in a row Staff report

McDowell graduate Marissa Molnar has been a big part of the

Bloomsburgwomen'sbasketball team's current five-game winning streak.

Molnar,a5-foot9-inchjunior forward,scoredacareer-high21 points to lead the Huskies to an 82-71 victory over Millersville on Feb. 10. That was Bloomsburg's fourth win in a row. In thatgame,Molnarsanka6-of-9 3-pointfield-goalattempts.She added three rebounds, three assists and three steals.

She then scored 10 points Wednesday during Bloomsburg's 62-61 win over East Stroudsburg.Molnarhasstarted nine of the past 10 games for the Huskies (11-15 overall, 8-12 PSAC) after coming off the

COLLEGES BASEBALL

Limestone Classic at Gaffney, S.C. Game 1 Long Island Post 100 200 4 — 7 - 10 - 2 Gannon 100 001 0 — 2 - 6 - 4 2B: L — Piscitelli, G — Cox. IP-HR-ER-BB-SO: L — Arco (W, 1-0) 6-5-2-1-1-3, Tinney 1-1-0-0-0-0, G — Morrison (L, 0-1) 6-5-3-1-1-2, Dobry 1-5-4-4-0-0.

Game 2 Gannon 310 020 2 — 8 - 8 - 0 Long Island Post 021 031 0 — 7 - 8 - 2 2B: G — Colosi, Beach, L — Vaglica,

bench during the first 16 games.

She is averaging 5.5 points per game during the season but Molnar has averaged 8.1 points during the winning streak.

Bloomsburgreturnstoaction Wednesday when it visits Mansfield.

• Edinboro senior forward Ciara Rosten was named PSAC Westwomen'sbasketballathlete of the week for the fourth time this season and the third time in thepastfourweeksafterleading the Fighting Scots to two wins.

She scored a season-high 30 points and had 13 rebounds in a 63-42 win over Gannon. Rosten alsohad25pointsand15rebounds in a 75-61 win at Seton Hill.

Jackson wasselectedasthePSAC

Westmen'sbasketballco-athlete of the week and the ECAC player of the week after he averaged 18 points, 6.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals during the Golden Knights' 2-0 week.

He had 18 points against California and followed with 18 points and a career-high nine assists at Edinboro.

• Mercyhurst guard Derrick Ellis Jr. was named PSAC West freshman of the week after he had season highs of 18 points and six steals in Mercyhurst's 77-67 victory over Seton Hill.

In a win over Slippery Rock he added five points, six rebounds and three assists.

WRESTLING

• Four Mercyhurst North East wrestlers have qualified for the NJCAA Championships Friday and Saturday 23-24 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Among the qualifiers are Meadville graduate Derek

MEN'S BASKETBALL

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Fritz, Brehm. 3B: L — Players. HR: G — Nicolia, Cox, L — Players. IP-H-RER-BB-SO: G — Phelps 4.1-6-6-6-3-6, Yough 1-2-1-1-0-1, Hegedus (W, 1-0) 0.2-0-0-0-0-0, Judy (S, 1) 1-0-0-0-0-3, L — Valentino 5-4-6-3-3-5, Paccione (L, 0-1) 2-4-2-2-0-2.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Non-conference MERCYHURST—9 DAEMEN—0 Mercyhurst 6-0; Daemen 8-10

MEN’S TENNIS

Non-conference MERCYHURST—9 DAEMEN—0 Mercyhurst 2-0; Daemen 4-3 PENN STATE BEHREND-9 WAYNESBURG-0 Singles: Apgar (PSB) def. Cooper 8-4; Russell (PSB) def. Denham 8-0;

Dollard (PSB) def. Brunette 8-2; Funera (PSB) def. McKnight 9-7; McFarland (PSB) def. Drake 8-0; Colvin (PSB) def. Zeremenko 8-0.

Doubles: Apgar-Dollard (PSB) def.

Cooper-Denham 8-3; Duckett-Russell (PSB) def. McKnight-Brunette 8-1; McFarland-Colvin (PSB) def. DrakeZeremenko 8-2.

Penn State Behrend 2-3; Waynesburg 2-3

WATER POLO Mercyhurst Invitational at David M. Hallman III Aquatics Center Gannon—15 St. Francis—11 Goals: STF — Mueller 2, Herrick 2, E. Gonzalez 2, B. Gonzalez 2, Gaffney, Snelgar, Gonzales; G — Fountain 4, Cooney 4, Williamson 4, Ruh,

Ridgeway (157 pounds) and

McLane) was the runner-up at 285.

Jacob Parsons (Maplewood), Sam Svetz (NorthEast)and Jacob Fankhouser (Warren)eachplaced third.

Cambridge Springs grad Deven Simpson (184), both sophomores.

Freshmen Kennard Hairston (174) and Hunter Harnish (197) also will compete at nationals.

• Edinboro redshirt sophomore Andrew Shomers was pickedastheEasternWrestling League wrestler of the week after his 2-0 performance in two duals in Oklahoma.

He won a 3-0 decision over Oklahoma State's Jonce Blaylock at 157 pounds. Shomers then recorded a 3-1 win overOklahoma's Justin Thomas.

ThetwowinsmovedShomerto 25-5 on the season.

• Six Penn State Behrend wrestlers placed as the Lions finished sixth out of 13 teams at the PSUAC/USCAA Wrestling Invitational at Penn State.

Jake Paulson (McDowell) placed second at 184 pounds and Jacob Lenhardt (General

CROSS COUNTRY

• The Edinboro men's and women's cross country teams were recognized as U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches AssociationAll-Academic Teams, and three Fighting Scots received All-Academichonorsrecently.

Head coach Ryan Foster's women's team had a 3.38 cumulative grade-point average,andthementurnedina3.11 GPA during the fall semester.

Senior J o n G u s e w was named All-Academic for the fourth time, while Mike McLaughlin landed the honor for the second time. Freshman Jasmine Fehr also claimed individual All-Academic honors.

Watson takes lead at Riviera

Rodriguez, Barr.

Gannon 1-4; St. Francis 0-1

Gannon—14 La Salle—8 Goals: LS — Morales 3, Linden 2, Kubo, Cios, Delisle; G — Ruh 3, Barr 3, Cooney 3, Williamson 3, Howe, Villano.

Gannon 2-4; La Selle 0-1

him than basketball.

And the highlights are going to look a lot better than when he took part in the NBA AllStar celebrity challenge Friday night.Watson fired an air ball from just inside the top of the key (he says it was supposed to be an alley-oop and no one heard his instructions to cut to the hoop).

Watson looked much more efficient swinging a golf club.

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Bubba Watson started with a 7-iron that stopped rolling 18 inches from the cup for a tap-in eagle . He chipped in for birdie. He moved the ball left and right, whateverRivierarequired,and finished with a 6-under 65 for aone-shotleadSaturdayinthe Genesis Open.

Yes, golf is much easier for

Mercyhurst—12 Siena—9 Goals: S — Fernandez 5, Bryar 2, Borton, Fuertes; M — Moshinsky 4, Kunst 3, Hershey 2, Fontaine, Ryburn, Maldonado.

Mercyhurst 1-0; Siena 1-4 Mercyhurst—13 St. Francis—11 Goals: STF — Snelgar 6, E. Gonzalez 2, Gonzales 2, Olivares; M — Moshinsky 5, Byrnes 2, Kunst 2, Maldonado 2, Nye, Morris.

Mercyhurst 2-0; St. Francis 0-2

B R E A KO U T AT H L E T E S O F T H E W E E K

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Boys swimming

Girls swimming/diving

Wrestling

Igor Stokic, Erie First Christian Highlights: Stokic put together a big senior season for the Eagles as he helped them win 14 games and finish second in Region 4.

Stokic He led Erie First Christian with 13.4 points per game this season as part of one of the top offenses in Class 3A. Stokic, a forward, had a season-high 28 points against North East, and he had 25 points against Spire Institute (Ohio). Stokic also had 20-point games against Iroquois (21) and Northwestern (20).

Ali Benim, Harbor Creek Highlights: Benim, a 5-foot 9-inch junior guard, has emerged as one of the top scorers in District 10 this season. She is averaging Benim 20.2 points per game, which is second among all girls basketball players in D-10. Benim scored 34 points in a win over Franklin earlier this year, and she had 31 points against Cochranton. Benim will look to lead Harbor Creek to a District 10 championship starting on Saturday.

Jacob Baum, North East Highlights: Baum led off two victorious relays for the Grapepickers when they defeated Union City 108-58 on Feb. 8. North East's Baum 200-yard freestyle relay was timed at 1 minute, 43.75 seconds. Its 400 free relay also concluded the dual with 4:02.57 effort. Baum also was an individual victor when the 'Pickers beat the Bears in the teams' Region 2 meeting. He was the fastest 200 individual medley swimmer when he returned in 2:27.58.

Kalli Knott, McDowell Highlights: Knott set a McDowell record when the Trojans faced Villa Maria on Feb. 7. The varsity newcomer compiled Knott 242.20 points during the dual's one-meter diving competition. That total erased the program's freshman standard of 236.95, which Margo Ekstrom had held since 2003.

Knott will dive in next week's District 10 Class 3A meet.

Collin Hedderick, Union City Highlights: Hedderick's don't-blink fall wrapped up Union City's 45-22 nonregion victory vs. Northwestern on Feb. 6.

The 160Hedderick pound junior needed only27 seconds to pin the Wildcats' Andrew Rice. It was the second of two for the Bears, who concluded their 2017-18 regular season with an overall dual record of 10-3. Hedderick was entered in the 160 weight class for the Section 1AA tournament. That meet concluded Saturday night at Union City.

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All-Stars collide in LA with teams picked by LeBron, Steph

By Greg Beacham The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — The NBA All-Star Game added spice to its 67th edition by allowing the captains to pick their teams.

Team LeBron vs. Team Steph has replaced the traditional East-West format, shuffling allegiances and turning antagonists into uneasy teammates.

But with the world’s best basketball players all converging on Los Angeles, the hungry fans of the hometown Lakers are eager to pick their own dream team as well.

For instance, a gathering of a few hundred fans at media day in the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday caught sight

of Paul George, Oklahoma City’s All-Star scorer and a Southern California native.

The pro-Lakers crowd immediately launched into a chant of “We want Paul! We want Paul!” at the smiling George, who can be a free agent this summer.

From his podium elsewhere in the room, Russell Westbrook — the Thunder’s other All-Star and LA native — snarled with sarcastic anger: “That’s out! He ain’t going nowhere!”

The game is never really the thing at the NBA’s All-Star weekend, and that’s particularly true while the show is in Hollywood for the record sixth time.

Aside from the new team format in the Sunday showcase, many of the NBA’s biggest

Hungry for more: Correa, tight-knit Astros talking dynasty

By Mike Fitzpatrick The Associated Press

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Soon as George Springer and his World SeriesMVPtrophyarrived at Houston Astros camp, the All-Star leadoff hitter began knocking balls over the fence in batting practice. Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman picked up right where they left off, too, silky smooth fielding grounders on the left side of the infield.

“Brings back some pretty good memories,” Bregman said.

Betitsuredoes.Coming off a championship and with all that young talent in place, no wonder this tight-knit “family” is talking openly about the D-word.

“We don’t want to be just a team that people are going to remember for one IN BRIEF GOOYEAR,ARIZ.

Indians bring back OF Davis The Cleveland Indians have signed free agent Rajai Davis to a minor league contract, bringing back the speedy outfielder who hit one of the biggest home runs in team history.

The Indians announced thedealwiththe37-year-old Davis on Saturday.

Davis led the American League with 43 stolen bases for Cleveland in 2016. In Game 7 of the World Series, hehitatying,two-runhomer with two outs in the eighth inning off Aroldis Chapman before the Indians lost in the 10th to the Chicago Cubs.

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Federer to meet Dimitrov in ABN AMRO final

A day after ensuring his returntothetopofthetennis rankings, Roger Federer sealed a place in the final of the ABN AMRO World Tournament by beating Andreas Seppi 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Saturday.

In Sunday’s final, the 36-year-oldFedererwillwin his97thcareertitleifhebeats Grigor Dimitrov, dubbed “BabyFed”earlyinhiscareer for his style similarities with the Swiss great.

PHOENIX

Players get edge on clubs in arbitration hearings Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett haswonhissalaryarbitration case, giving players a final 12-10 margin over clubs this year. Players finished with a winningrecordforthesecond time in three years, but only their fourth since 1996.

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year,” Correa said. “We want to be able to build a dynasty here, to win two, three years in a row if we can do that. We have the team to do it, it’s just upon us to put in the work.”

For several of Houston’s twenty-something stars, their work together started again on Friday.

And as far as they’re concerned,there’snoreasonit can’t be fun. After reportingtospringtrainingthree daysbeforethefirstscheduled full-squad workout, Springer jumped in the cageandquicklydroveone a long way out.

So much for needing a few swings to warm up.

“I don’t know. It’s Day One. You don’t think you’re going to square one up out there and I did,” he said later. “I might as well have stopped for the day.

You want to end on a high note.”

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solicited suggestions from fans: “I hear Cleveland is nice this time of year, that is, if you’d like to have a statue someday...”

Thomas, who will have his own status someday, then followed up: “You could make MORE money and MORE history in Cleveland than anywhere else,

by FAR. Don’t just go and be another quarterback somewhere else!”

After someone suggested Cleveland would still draft a quarterback and Cousins

stars are returning home, since they already make their summer homes in LA. Lakers fans are most interested in the potential 2018 free agents who could immediately resurrect the 16-time champion franchise, which is currently stumbling toward its unprecedented fifth consecutive non-playoff season.

Lakers fans want George, but they also want LeBron James [--] and they’ll let both stars know it at Staples Center.

James dismissed free agency questions Saturday, just as he has done all season, but his palatial house in Los Angeles is among the reasons Lakers fans believe they’ve got a chance to create their own All-Star team in a few months.

But before that, James and Stephen Curry will lead two talent-laden teams at Staples Center for the annual showcase of the NBA’s best.

Both captains are cautiously optimistic that this tweaked format will pay off with better play than in other All-Star games, which often turn into pickup games with a fraction of the entertainment value of even the Drew League, the famed pro-am circuit in which many stars participate every summer in South Central LA. “It should be a little bit more competitive, a little bit more intense on the court,” said Curry, the Golden State Warriors’ shooting star. “It means a little more when it’s Team

LeBron and Team Steph.”

The team selection process wasn’t made public, but the results will be very visible. The decision to keep the draft private disappointed fans — and even a few All-Stars.

“I thought it was going to be televised,” Team LeBron center Andre Drummond said.

“I thought it would be a cool spinoff: Live, LeBron and Curry picking guys. But hopefully next year they do it.”

Curry picked his Golden State teammates Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, but lost Kevin Durant to James. LeBron also tantalizingly picked Kyrie Irving, the Boston guard who campaigned to leave James’ side in Cleveland last summer.

Fresh start

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would be the Browns’ starter for only a year, Thomas fired back: “You couldn’t be more wrong, if Browns pay Kirk $30mm/yr, they won’t draft a QB in 1st round, they’ll use their picks to build the greatest offense of all time.”

Now, saying it would be the “greatest offense of all time” is an exaggeration, but I believe Thomas is on to something.

Cousins excelled with a mediocre supporting cast in Washington.

Yes, theRedskins had some talent at running back and wide receiver but nothing more than average for the NFL. If the Browns were to sign Cousins, that

would allow them to pick Saquon Barkley with the first overall pick and then go with the best available player, possibly an impact defensive player.

The nightmare scenario for Browns fans would be this: The Browns select the wrong quarterback with the No. 1 pick and then the Giants scoop up Barkley with the No. 2 selection.

It would be such a Browns thing to do.

This time, management should listen to their best player and maybe their best future GM candidate.

• I was as shocked as anyone when the Cavaliers traded several huge names on the deadline.

However, I believe the trades might end up being a good thing.

The Cavs looked out of sorts with Derrick Rose, Isaiah Thomas and Dwyane Wade sometimes sharing the floor with LeBron James.

James will be able to assert his all-around game much more with a series of role players hustling all over the court. I doubt that these trades made the Cavs a threat to dethrone the Warriors as NBA champions, but the moves certainly make them a bigger contender to reach the NBA Finals.

• Watching the Olympics can be entertaining and even inspiring, but following the Winter Games online can be

downright demoralizing.

I often check Twitter for breaking news on the Olympics, but when an American athlete or team is not performing at the highest level, the tweets can be harsh.

That has been the case with the U.S. Olympic hockey team and Erie native Ryan Zapolski any time an opponent has scored during Team USA’s 1-2 start. The tweets have been nasty and sometimes profane.

That’s sad.

It’s also the reality of the modern world.

Jeff Kirik can be reached at 870-1679 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ETNkirik.

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“I’m really grateful.

I’ve had such a fulfilling career,” she said.

“I will forever be an Olympian.”

Kadavy recently spoke about the fondest memories of her skating career, and her thoughts on how the sport has evolved in the past 30 years. Here are excerpts from the interview: Q: What did it mean to represent Erie at the Olympics?

A: It is forever my home. I’m very proud of where I’m from and the people (in the Erie community). It does bring a lot of joy that I was able to do that. I will never forget where I come from, and what really caused me to love to skate right in the beginning. To be part of Westminster Figure Skating Club, and having the coaches that first started me in that experience, and having my family be a part of that … that’s how I got started. I formed this love of skating because they were all so supportive of me.

Q: Did not winning a medal in Calgary take away from your Olympic experience?

A: Oh no, it’s more than just winning a medal. I know that would have been incredible. But I feel like I won by just being there. I felt like a lot of hard work had paid off.

It was one of the goals that I had in my life, and I achieved that. …

No matter if you win the gold or place (among the top finishers), it’s about being there and competing, and just having this incredible experience that you will never have anywhere else and you will never forget for the rest of your life.

That’s winning as far as I’m concerned.

Q: How does the attention surrounding today’s Olympic athletes compare to the 1988 Games?

A : As an amateur skater back in my day, we weren’t able to receive money for endorsements before we turned pro. Now, the skaters are able to

Caryn Kadavy Age: 50 Hometown: Erie Resides: Minneapolis, Minn.

Occupation: Professional skater and coach Olympic sport: Figure skating Olympic experience: 1988 (Calgary, Alberta) Career highlights • Was in sixth place after the compulsory figures and short programs at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, but was forced to withdraw before the final event — the long program — because of the flu and a 103.5-degree temperature.

• Won a bronze medal at the World Championships in 1987, as well as a silver medal (1986) and three bronze medals (1985, 1987 and 1988) at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

• Captured six major titles during a professional skating career that began in 1989.

• Appeared in shows and on tour for more than 20 years, and most recently appeared in a nationally televised show in California a year and a half ago with past Olympians such as Brian Boitano and Steven Cousins.

• Has served as a professional skating coach for nearly 20 years, the past seven in Minneapolis; also spent time coaching with Westminster Figure Skating Club of Erie.

• Began skating at age 4 in Erie with Westminster; moved to cities such as Chicago, Illinois, and Colorado Springs, Colo., to further her career.

Source: Caryn Kadavy (carynkadavy.com)

No matter if you win the gold or place (among the top finishers), it’s about being there and competing, and just having this incredible experience that you will never have anywhere else and you will never forget for the rest of your life. That’s winning as far as I’m concerned.

Caryn Kadavy, former Olympian

skating career as an amateur — making it to the next level, trying to gain the next title, trying to get to worlds, trying to get to the Olympics.

There was never that other dangling carrot of money involved. So there is a different motivation today. There is that same motivation (to succeed), but there is the money you can also receive from these competitions.

Q: Would your career have gone in a different direction if you competed at the Olympics today instead of 30 years ago?

A: I’m just super thankful for my opportunities back in that day because there were more opportunities for me as a professional. I feel like I had a very long career as a professional, longer than my amateur career. All of those professional events were televised and extended my career longer. I did have a chance to be with my (Olympic) teammates longer through those wonderful shows and tours and incredible events I was a part of. I wish that was true for a lot of the competitors today. I receive money. It’s not probably wouldn’t have that they’re necessarily an avenue like I did back professionals. They still then. I’m completely hold an amateur status, grateful that I was part so they can compete. of my era.

But I think there are many more opportuni- Victor Fernandes can be ties today. A lot of them reached at 870-1716 or don’t want to turn pro by e-mail. Follow him because there really on Twitter at Twitter. aren’t a lot of profes- com/GoErieHockey. sional options for them.

There’s no tours going out except for a few.

There’s not televised events anymore or special shows.

In the know

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ties athletes have today take away from what the Olympics are about?

A: The whole motivation for us was to get to a certain point in our

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growing number of patients are learning that just because they spend a night or two in the hospital doesn’t mean they are admitted.

The distinction doesn’t affect their care but it could add thousands of dollars to their medical bills.

It’s called observation care. Hospitals offer it to patients they feel are too sick to be sent home from the emergency department but not sick enough to be admitted to the hospital.

Observation care cases have increased dramatically over the past 12 years as Medicare and private health insurers have set stricter criteria for someone to be covered as an admitted patient.

Physicians, concerned some of these patients aren’t well enough to go home, keep them in the hospital under observation care.

As a result, the number of Medicare patients under observation care doubled between 2006 and 2014 to 1.9 million, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and reported

by Kaiser Health News.

“These patients receive the same quality care but they are not covered by their insurer the same way,” said Paul DeSantis, Millcreek Community Hospital’s chief financial officer.

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MOTLEY FOOL WINNER Frances Kuzma is this week’s Motley Fool winner for correctly answering that Sony was the answer to last week’s question.

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Sherry Trapp, an authorized Disney vacation planner, took her two daughters Amanda and Morgan Trapp to Walt Disney World.

Jenni Irving, an authorized Disney vacation planner, went to Walt Disney World with her husband. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS]

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to 60 days in advance of the guest’s arrival, and dining plan reservations, which go on sale at 6 a.m. up to 180 days before a guest’s arrival.

Trapp, like many authorized Disney vacation planners, offers her services for free for no upcharge or additional costs to the guest.

She’s able to do this because she’s part of Magical World Vacations, and she is paid via a commission based on how many trips she books.

TobeginhercareerinDisney planning,shecontactedMagical World Vacations and took online training to graduate from the Disney College of Knowledge, a series of webinars Disney requires its authorized Disney vacation planners to complete.

“I ask them how much control they want me to have,” Trapp said. “There are people who want me to

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More on Disney

Sherry Trapp spends most of her working life cutting and styling hair.

The 52-year-old woman is co-owner of NoSH Hair Studio, 2320 W. 38th St.. But she spends her spare time fulfilling another one of her newly-acquired passions — planning Disney vacations.

Trapp began planning Disney vacations four years ago when she came across Magical World Vacations, a certified Disney travel agency that allows agents to plan Disney vacations from home in their free time.

If practice makes perfect, she is certainly qualified for the job. Over the course of 17 years, Trapp has visited Walt Disney World 20 times.

She listens to Disney podcasts. She buys Disney

For 5 things to know if you’re planning a trip, turn to D6

Disney planners The gig economy: This is the first installment of an occasional series on the gig economy. Do you have a suggestion for a future story about a part-time gig? If so, send your thoughts to jim. martin@timesnews.com or call him at 870-1668.

A quick Disney dictionary Disney dining plan: Disney dining plans allow guests to pre-select and pre-pay for meals at more than 50 Disney restaurants in advance of a trip. Some of these include meals in which

editions of products. She most recently took her two daughters, Amanda and Morgan, on a trip over the holidays.

“It’s a job that you can do from home, but it certainly requires time,” Trapp said.

“My daughters are grown, so I have my mornings to get my work done. I am sometimes up at 5:30 or 6 a.m., and then sometimes I’m up until midnight.”

The hours can be grueling and the juggling of tasks can be time-consuming.

Disney planners offer services like booking FastPass+ tickets for a vacation, which go on sale at 7 a.m. up Disney characters appear.

You can begin making dining plan selections up to 180 days in advance of your visit.

Disney FastPass+: Disney FastPass+ service allows you to reserve access to select Walt Disney World theme park attractions, entertainment and character greetings in advance with little to no wait. There is no additional cost to use FastPass+.

You can begin making your FastPass+ selections up to 30 days in advance of your visit, or if you’re staying at a Disney Resort hotel, you can make your FastPass+

M OV E R O F T H E W E E K Shannan Mattiace , professor and chairwoman of the political science department of Allegheny College in Meadville, has received a 2018–19 Fulbright Award to teach and conduct research in the South American nation of Chile.

Mattiace said she plans to live in Chile for five months beginning in February 2019.

The Fulbright Program, which increases mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries, is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government.

Part of her time will be spent teaching and lecturing on immigration, Latin American indigenous and social movements, and Mexican politics at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Mattiace becomes the 14th Allegheny faculty member to receive a Fulbright Award in the past 20 years.

selections up to 60 days prior to check-in for the entire length of your stay.

Disney PhotoPass Service: Disney photographers take your pictures while you’re visiting the parks. You can view them online or in the My Disney Experience mobile app and purchase Memory Maker to download and share your vacation photos.

Disney Magical Express: When staying at a Disney Resort hotel, you have access to Disney’s Magical Express, a complimentary roundtrip service that transports you and your luggage between Orlando

plan every second of their vacation and there are people who want me to give them a loose outline of where they want to go and when.”

Jenni Irving also ventured into becoming an authorized Disney travel agent as a secondary career.

Irving, 41, started working in event planning for the American Heart Association when she graduated from college in Buffalo, N.Y., where she planned the organization’s marathon training trip to Disney for around 300 people every year.

The transition was natural for her to try her hand in Disney vacation planning some 20 years later. A mother of three boys— 8, 12 and 14 — she also works as a substitute teacher at Fort LeBoeuf School District.

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Park Hopper option: Park Hopper tickets allow you to access to more than one park per day. You can visit any of the four parks in one single day: Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom and Disney Epcot.

Authorized Disney vacation planner: A travel agent who has taken courses offered

by Disney online to graduate from the Disney College of Knowledge. They are members of certified travel agencies that Disney has certified.

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She has plenty of firsthand experience under her belt after traveling more than 30 times to the parks, including some things she’s had to learn secondhand.

“My ideal Disney vacation looks different than yours,” she said. “So it’s

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DeSantis used a patient with Medicare insurance as an example. If the patient only has Medicare Part A and is admitted, they are responsible for up to $1,340 out of pocket.

If they are placed in observation care, they

important for me to know every single aspect of the park. For example, I didn’t have the Disney princess thing with three boys, but if your family is into that, I can tell you exactly what you want to do.”

Irving also offers her services at no charge.

“We are directly hired from Disney, so I just continue to emphasize that our fees are already included in their prices,” said Irving, who works for

Mississippi-based Love the Mouse Travel. “Plus Disney sends us alerts on discounts and promotions and tips and tricks for the guests to use.”

Laura Figurski, 41, works full-time as an office manager at Saint Vincent Hospital and plans Disney trips on the side as a travel agent with Academy Travel.

“It can be overwhelming, but it’s never a burden to me,” Figurski

said. “I absolutely love it.

The more I can talk about going to Disney and riding on Space Mountain, the better.”

Disney planners are really never off the clock.

They answer emails, texts and calls at all hours of the day and night.

“I am always available to my clients and email or message back and forth,” Irving said. “I answer a lot of questions and make changes to reservations

and coordinate travel. I hear questions from ‘How will I get from A to B?’ to ‘What kind of coffeemaker is in my room?’”

Most planners, like Trapp, Irving and Figurski, will monitor their clients’ reservations to search for any additional monthly deals or promotions Disney may release.

“I’ve never not saved one of my client’s money,” Irving said. “I’m a natural bargain hunter.”

All three said they don’t actually consider being an authorized Disney vacation planner a job because it’s fun for them.

“My husband always asks me, ‘Why don’t you just teach?’ Irving said.

“And I feel like this is my job. This is my passion.

This is what I love.”

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pay up to $182 but also may be responsible for appropriate deductibles, co-insurances and other costs— including the cost of medications they normally take at home— that would be covered if they were admitted.

“It can really add up,” DeSantis said.

In addition, Medicare patients who are in the hospital under observation care are not covered for follow-up

care in a skilled nursing facility. This can add thousands of dollars in additional medical costs.

Patients with private health insurances, like Highmark and UPMC Health Plan, are affected in many of the same ways, though it depends on the type of plan they have, DeSantis said.

Hospitals are required to notify a patient they are in observation care.

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gives patients a sheet that explains observation care and provides those patients with the phone number of a case manager, DeSantis said.

So, what can patients do if they are placed in observation care? They can ask their physician to admit them, though there were reasons they were placed in observation care and the hospital risks not being reimbursed by insurers

if it admits the patient.

“The patient, or the person in charge of their care, should call the case manager and ask to meet with them,” DeSantis said. “The case manager can bring along a financial counselor and provide the information to make decisions on your care.”

The patient can ask if they can do certain things to reduce their out-of-pocket expenses,

such as have someone bring their medications from home so they aren’t paying the hospital for them.

Some hospitals allow this but others don’t, according to Kaiser Health News.

Patients can not appeal their observation status but they can file an appeal with Medicare to cover skilled nursing facility costs, according to Kaiser Health News.

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The addition of Welles Bowen adds nine offices and more than 150 agents.

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THE BUZZ

The new Skunk & Goat Tavern is set to open Thursday at 17 W. Main St., North East.

The tavern will take the place of Cork 1794 as plans are under way to open a new Cork 1794 restaurant in Erie later this year.

The restaurant’s atmosphere features handcrafted wooden tables, a marble bar-top, and a vault dining room in the original bank vault.

Miller Brothers Staffing Solutions will host

Business After Hours, a free networking event for members of the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership.

The event will be held March 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. in 2000 W. Eighth St., Pittsburgh-based Howard Hanna Real Estate Suite 108.

Tours,foodandrefreshServices , the nation’s third largest real estate ments will be provided. company and the largest For more information,

Sheetz is one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, for the fourth time in five years.

The Altoona-based convenience store chain ranks 66th in the 2018 list, up from 87th in 2017.

The ranking is sponsored

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PERSONAL FINANCE Buying a home as an unmarried couple? Do these 2 things

When free life insurance through work may not be enough

By Beth Buczynski NerdWallet.com

Love and marriage don’t always go together, no matter what Sinatra says.

If you’re in a committed relationship but nuptials are on the back burner, just know your dream of buying a home doesn’t have to be.

But many couples don’t realize how risky buying a home with an unmarried partner can be. Here’s how to overcome these risks with some planning, a good lawyer and a slightly awkward conversation or two.

1. SIGN A PRENUP … FOR THE HOUSE

No couple wants to talk about breaking up, but if you’re going to be co-homeowners, it’s a must, says Renee Bergmann, a real estate attorney and owner of Bergmann Law LLC in Westmont, New Jersey. She recommends unmarried couples create a co-ownership contract with the help of a legal professional before closing day.

The agreement should answer basic questions like: What happens to the property if you split? What if one of you becomes disabled or dies? Who pays utility bills or for major repairs?

Don’t just “wait and see what happens,” Bergmann says, because without a written agreement “things could get messy very quickly.”

2. CHOOSE THE RIGHT TYPE OF TITLE

Turns out there’s more than one way to own a house, and taking title the right way is especially important for unmarried couples. Options vary from state to state but generally include:

Sole ownership Only one name is recorded on the deed, and that person has all the rights and responsibilities of ownership.

PROS: Sole ownership may yield tax savings if your incomes are drastically different. And, if your partner has bad credit, applying for a home loan in your name only may help with approval. Remember, however, that ownership rights are determined by names on the deed, not the mortgage, Anna Fabian, vice president of product at SoFi, said in an email.

CON: If the relationship ends and you’re not on the title, you’ll risk walking away with nothing, even if you contributed money to the purchase or mortgage payments.

Joint tenancy Each person owns 50 percent of the property. If a tenant dies, their share automatically transfers to the other joint tenant.

PRO: Joint tenants enjoy right of survivorship, so you won’t have to worry about fighting estates or relatives for the house in the event of your partner’s death.

CON: An unfriendly breakup could spell trouble, especially if one partner can’t or won’t buy the other out.

Tenants in common Allows unequal ownership, so you could own a 75 percent stake while your partner owns 25 percent.

PRO: Ownership shares can be tailored to match financial contributions; if you paid more toward the down payment, for example, you can own a larger percentage.

CON: If one tenant dies, the other has no automatic rights to that person’s share of the property unless named in a will or living trust.

BIGSTOCK

By Barbara Marquand NerdWallet.com

F

ree life insurance at work is a sweet deal. The employer pays for the coverage, and all you have to do is sign up during open enrollment for employee benefits.

But a pitfall awaits: While accepting the perk is a nobrainer, relying on it as your only coverage is risky if anyone depends on you financially.

“In many cases that coverage may not be enough,” says Todd Katz, executive vice president at MetLife.

Most people rarely revisit the issue after signing up for employersponsored life insurance, and 44 percent never change their coverage, according

Why you may need more life insurance For the first time ever, more Americans are covered by employment-based life insurance than by individual policies they buy outside of work, according to LIMRA, a life insurance research and consulting group.

The troubling part?

Most people rarely revisit the issue after signing up for employer-sponsored life insurance, and 44 percent never change their coverage, according to LIMRA research.

Rachel Podnos, a certified financial planner with Wealth Care LLC in Washington, D.C., sees that phenomenon among her clients.

Asked if they have coverage, most say they have life insurance through work.

“But they don’t even know how much coverage they have,” she says.

Typically, when employers offer life insurance benefits, the free coverage is equal to one or two times the

to LIMRA research. employee’s annual salary, or it’s a small, flat amount, such as $50,000. The coverage ends when you leave the job. That’s fine if you don’t need life insurance; for instance, if you’re single and have no financial dependents or debts that would fall on others.

But you probably need more coverage if you have a family. One or two years’ worth of salary wouldn’t be enough to pay off the house, send the kids to college and support financial dependents for much time.

How to get the life insurance you need Here’s what to do to make sure you have the right amount of coverage:

• Calculate how much coverage you need. Think about

how much money your financial dependents would require if you died tomorrow. Craig Simms, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Vantis Life Insurance Co., recommends parents buy at least enough coverage to pay off the mortgage and send their kids to a state university. In addition, decide how many years of income you’d like to replace.

• Decide how long you need life insurance. There are two main types of life insurance: term and permanent, such as whole life. Term life provides coverage for a certain period, such as 10, 20 or 30 years. Permanent life insurance lasts your whole life, no matter when you die.

Term life is sufficient for most people, Podnos says, and it’s affordable. Choose a term long enough to cover the years you’re raising kids and paying off debts. Ideally, at the end of the term, the kids are independent, there’s enough savings to provide for a spouse, and you no longer need life insurance.

• Shop around. You can buy an individual policy through an agent or directly from an insurance company.

A growing number of companies offer quick, online life insurance applications.

Many employers also offer the opportunity to buy additional term life insurance — beyond the free coverage — through their brokers. Unlike the free coverage, the life insurance you buy is usually portable, which means you keep it after leaving the job.

Do prize-linked accounts help people to save?

By Liz Weston NerdWallet.com

Long ago, people were rewarded for saving. Banks contributed something known as “interest” to the amounts deposited in savings accounts.

OK, technically they still do, but you’d be forgiven for not noticing.

The current average interest rate on savings accounts is 0.06 percent.

There’s some evidence that better rewards could induce more people to save. Two approaches that seem to work: matching funds and

prize-linked accounts.

The prize-linked approach is by far the sexier one, since it combines savings with a lottery aspect. Each deposit of a certain size, typically $25, earns a chance at a larger cash prize that can range from $100 to $5,000 or even more.

The accounts may or may not pay interest. The prizes are often funded from a financial institution’s marketing budget, or from general revenue, says Brian Gilmore, senior innovation manager for Commonwealth, a nonprofit that promotes

prize-linked savings.

Prize-linked accounts have successfully promoted savings for decades in other countries. In the U.S., the movement is still relatively small and promoted mostly by credit unions, although Walmart added a prize feature to its prepaid MoneyCard in 2016 and some startups, including Long Game, offer prizes as well.

Matching funds also can promote savings. Researchers who evaluated Assets for Independence, a federally supported matched-savings program for low-income people, for

example, found: • New savings, not including the matching funds, rose a median $657 in the program’s first year.

• Economic hardships experienced by participants fell 34 percent.

• The use of check-cashing services dropped 39 percent.

Funding for matched savings programs, also known as individual development accounts, typically comes from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grants, but also can come from financial institutions and charities.

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Frdm®2030 18.35 +.58 IntlInv 29.68+1.01 ExplorerAdmrl 91.65+4.60 30.91+1.02 87.13+3.50 ExtMktIdxAdmrl 85.71+3.73 SeledValInv Frdm®2035 15.57 +.58 Inv Frdm®2040 10.93 +.41 Old Westbury ExtMktIdxIns 85.71+3.73 SmCpIdxAdmrl 71.11+3.12 71.11+3.12 GroCo 18.01 +.97 LgCpStrats 14.73 +.60 ExtMktIdxInsPls 211.53 +9.21 SmCpIdxIns GroCo 193.12+10.40 Oppenheimer GNMAAdmrl 10.24 -.02 SmCpIdxInsPlus205.26 +9.01 GroCoK 193.11+10.40 DevMktsY 75.21+3.44 StarInv 44.78+2.12 GrIdxAdmrl 27.12 +.76 IntlDiscv 46.57+1.79 IntlGrY 75.21+3.43 TMCapApAdm 140.47+5.94 44.94+2.10 GrIdxIns IntlGr 16.49 +.69 MnStrA m 51.48+1.85 GrandIncAdmrl 78.92+3.48 TrgtRtr2015Inv 15.35 +.27 IntlIdxPremium 43.80+1.55 PIMCO HCAdmrl 88.57+3.49 IntlVal 10.89 +.34 AlAstInstl 12.19 +.22 HYCorpAdmrl 5.83 +.04 TrgtRtr2020Inv 31.53 +.70 InvmGradeBd 10.99 ... IncA m 11.21 -.03 TrgtRtr2040Inv 36.33+1.27 12.23 -.02 HYTEAdmrl InvmGradeBd 7.74 ... IncC m 12.23 -.02 InTrBdIdxAdmrl 11.03 -.04 TrgtRtr2045Inv 22.87 +.83 LowPrStkK 55.08+1.86 IncD b 9.51 -.03 TrgtRtr2050Inv 36.81+1.34 12.23 -.02 InTrInGdAdm Magellan 109.59+5.05 IncInstl 12.23 -.02 InTrTEAdmrl 13.89 -.03 TtBMIdxAdmrl 10.49 -.02 OTCPortfolio 116.36+6.30 IncP 12.23 -.02 InflPrtScAdmrl 25.08 +.04 TtBMIdxIns 10.49 -.02 9.87 -.02 InflPrtScIns StkSelorAllCp 45.26+2.06 ShrtTrmIns 10.22 +.02 10.07 -.01 InsIdxIns StratInc x 10.99 +.07 TtlRetIns 249.43+10.45 TtBMIdxInsPlus 10.49 -.02 TtInBIdxAdmrl 21.57 +.02 TotalBond 10.42 ... PRIMECAP Odyssey InsIdxInsPlus 249.45+10.45 32.37 +.03 TtlMktIdxF 78.07+3.30 AgrsGr 48.25+3.26 InsTrgRt2020Ins22.64 +.51 TtInBIdxIns TtlMktIdxPrm 78.06+3.29 Gr 40.07+2.43 InsTtlSMIInPls 60.80+2.56 TtInBIdxInv 10.79 +.01 32.82+1.45 IntlGrAdmrl 100.90+5.27 TtInSIdxAdmrl 31.05+1.18 USBdIdxInsPrm 11.31 -.01 Stk USBdIdxPrm 11.31 -.01 Parnassus IntlGrInv 31.71+1.66 TtInSIdxIns 124.18+4.75 CorEqInv 43.13+1.41 IntlValInv 40.76+1.65 TtInSIdxInsPlus 124.20 +4.75 Fidelity Advisor LTInGrdAdm 10.05 +.03 NewInsI 33.00+1.44 Principal 18.56 +.71 11.40 -.04 TtInSIdxInv DiversIntlIns 14.18 +.57 LTTEAdmrl Fidelity Select LfStrCnsrGrInv 19.94 +.33 TtlSMIdxAdmrl 68.21+2.87 Biotechnology 237.60+13.20 Prudential 68.22+2.87 34.12 +1.11 TtlSMIdxIns TtlRetBdZ 14.20 -.01 LfStrGrInv First Eagle LfStrModGrInv 27.31 +.67 TtlSMIdxInv 68.18+2.87 GlbA m 59.28+1.52 Putnam EqIncA m 24.89 +.95 LtdTrmTEAdmrl 10.84 -.01 ValIdxAdmrl 41.94+1.61 Franklin Templeton 29.28+1.27 MCpVlIdxAdm 58.19+2.27 ValIdxIns CATxFrIncA m 7.30 -.01 InvsA m 41.94+1.61 MdCpIdxAdmrl 194.39+8.05 WlngtnAdmrl 72.62+1.77 FdrTFIncA m 11.76 -.02 Schwab 42.94+1.78 42.20+1.77 MdCpIdxIns GlbBdA m 11.91 -.09 SP500Idx WlslyIncAdmrl 64.19 +.83 GlbBdAdv 11.86 -.09 Schwab1000Idx 64.06+2.69 MdCpIdxInsPlus 211.79 +8.78 80.61+3.53 48.30+2.03 MorganGrAdmrl 95.62+4.78 WndsrAdmrl Gr,IncA m 27.69+1.02 TtlStkMktIdx PrmCpAdmrl 138.07+5.71 WndsrIIAdmrl 67.96+2.54 GrA m 98.66+4.76 T. Rowe Price 103.71+5.09 PrmCpCorInv 27.56+1.18 Virtus IncAdv 2.33 +.06 BCGr 133.19+5.50 VontobelEMOppI12.34 +.40 28.54 +.60 PrmCpInv IncC m 2.38 +.06 CptlAprc 47.26+2.80 RlEstIdxAdmrl 106.79+1.65 Waddell & Reed Adv MutGlbDiscvA m 32.05 +1.08 EMStk d 73.45+3.07 RlEstIdxInstl 16.53 +.26 RisingDivsA m 61.55+2.10 EqIdx500 d EqInc 33.85+1.28 SCpGrIdxAdm 57.66+2.84 AcculativeA m 10.08 +.47 GE 9.00 -.01 SCpValIdxAdm 56.59+2.22 Western Asset RSPUSEq 54.00+2.28 GNMA 11.56 -.01 GrStk 66.54+3.23 STBdIdxAdmrl 10.28 -.03 CorPlusBdI Harbor 73.53+3.14 CptlApprecInstl 74.57+4.09 HlthSci InsLgCpGr 39.55+1.93 IntlInstl 68.85+2.26 IntlValEq d 15.26 +.47 Harding Loevner 90.75 +4.11 IntlEqInstl d 23.39+1.23 MdCpGr FRI. WKLY MdCpVal 30.73+1.33 INVESCO CLOSE CH. CH. %YTD NewInc 9.28 -.01 FUELS EqandIncA m 11.09 +.31 OverseasStk d 11.53 +.43 Crude Oil (bbl) 61.68 +.34 +2.48 +2.09 JPMorgan Rtr2020 22.76 +.58 CPBondR6 8.12 +.01 Rtr2025 1.48 -.01 +.08 +11.66 17.82 +.51 Ethanol (gal) CoreBondR6 11.36 -.01 Rtr2030 1.91 +.02 +.06 -7.95 26.34 +.84 Heating Oil (gal) MCapValL 40.30+1.54 Rtr2035 19.33 +.67 Natural Gas (mm btu) 2.56 -.02 -.03 -13.38 John Hancock Rtr2040 27.81+1.01 Unleaded Gas (gal) 1.75 +.01 +.05 -2.68 BalA m 20.67 +.56 Rtr2045 18.88 +.70 DiscpValMCI 23.52 +.97 SmCpStk 48.52+2.38 METALS MltMgLsBlA b 15.33 +.38 SmCpVal d 48.52+1.74 Gold (oz) 1353.20 +1.10 +40.10 +3.59 MltmgrLsGr1 b 16.35 +.54 Val 37.84+1.49 Silver (oz) 16.70 -.08 +.58 -2.14 Lazard TIAA-CREF EMEqInstl 21.21 +1.11 BdIdxIns 1012.30 +11.20 +50.80 +8.36 10.56 -.01 Platinum (oz) Loomis Sayles EqIdxIns 20.08 +.85 Copper (lb) 3.24 +.22 -1.11 BdInstl 13.76 +.10 GrIncRetail b 19.75 +.95 Palladium (oz) 1037.65 +27.05 +70.35 -3.36 Lord Abbett IntlEqIdxIns 20.48 +.71 ShrtDurIncA m 4.22 ... Transamerica AGRICULTURE ShrtDurIncF b 4.22 ... AsAlModGrC m13.54 +.37 Cattle (lb) 1.30 +.01 +.04 +5.77 MFS Tweedy, Browne 1.20 -.04 -.03 -4.56 InstlIntlEq 25.93+1.10 GlbVal d 28.65+1.00 Coffee (lb) Corn (bu) 3.68 +.05 +4.78 ValI 41.37+1.55 Vanguard Metropolitan West .76 +.01 -.01 -3.70 500IdxAdmrl 252.87+10.60 Cotton (lb) TtlRetBdI 10.42 -.03 BalIdxAdmrl 34.90 +.87 Lumber (1,000 bd ft) 507.80 +7.10 +24.80 +13.35 TtlRetBdM b 10.43 -.02 BalIdxIns 34.91 +.88 Orange Juice (lb) 1.51 +.02 +.04 +11.18 TtlRetBdPlan 9.81 -.02 CAITTxExAdm 11.59 -.02 10.22 -.02 +.38 +7.33 Northern CptlOppAdmrl 159.02+7.43 Soybeans (bu) Wheat (bu) 4.58 -.04 +.09 +7.20 StkIdx 32.52+1.36 DevMIdxAdmrl 14.54 +.51

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Sudoku Puzzles Fill in the grid so that all nine rows across, all nine columns down and all nine 3x3 boxes contain the numbers 1 through 9, each used only once. There is no math involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

Puzzle 1

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Your Astrograph/February 18

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Only offer what you can. Talking big may draw crowds and attention, but if you cannot follow through, it will not help your reputation, status or chance to advance.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Discipline will serve you well when it comes to striving to maintain an appearance that pleases you.

Proper exercise and diet will pay off and help you build greater confidence.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) The pressure is on, and your emotions are skyrocketing. Channel your energy into something that will encourage better cash flow, less stress and more time to enjoy life.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Take care of your responsibilities and refuse to take on demands that are too much for you. Set boundaries that will deter others from taking advantage of you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Put in the time and pump up the energy.

Bring about positive changes at home that will help you channel your efforts into something that will add comfort and convenience to your life.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Don’t hide your emotions. Share the way you feel with friends, relatives and loved ones. The response you get from others will be telling and will help you make an important decision.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Get involved in activities that will challenge you and make you aware of how lucky you are. Simplify your lifestyle and ease your stress.

Practice moderation and avoid regret.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Do whatever it takes to stabilize personal relationships that affect your home life. Achieving balance and equality should be your goal. A romantic gesture is encouraged.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Don’t stifle your emotions. The only way to make a troubling situation better is to discuss your concerns. Find out where you stand, and accept the inevitable.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Use your energy wisely. A physical activity will bring out the best in you.

Staying fit and enjoying friendly competition will do you good.

Romance is highlighted.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) If you want to avoid someone interfering in your affairs, keep personal information well hidden. Make a point to listen and observe more while saying less to gain clarity and insight.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You’ll come up with a good plan that will help you expand your interests and talents. Explore new ways to turn your skills into financial gains. Walk away from unpredictable individuals.

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Is a viatical settlement a good way to get some money? — K.W., Ocala, Florida If someone is expected to live only three more years and needs cash to pay for medical bills or anything else, he might sell his life insurance policy. If it’s set to pay $100,000 on his death, the buyer might pay, say, $66,000 for it. It sounds like a win-win plan, as the seller gets a big lump sum while still alive and the buyer can expect to receive $100,000 in about three years — roughly a 15 percent annual return.

But it’s not quite that simple.

There are typically fees involved, and the sick person might live for many years, reducing the investment’s ultimate return. A cure or new treatment might even have him outliving the buyer.

(Note, too, that there are related “life settlements,” focusing on older people and those not terminally ill.)

There have been many instances of fraud with these settlements, but they’ve become more regulated and are legal in most states. They can be win-win, offering both parties money, but they can be risky and can cause a little discomfort, too, with investors waiting for death. Learn more about them at sec.gov/answers/ viaticalsettle.htm and at the viatical.org and lisa.org industry websites. *** Is it too late for me to refinance my mortgage? — K.R., Phoenix Rates have been rising in recent years, but they’re still quite low. Depending on your current mortgage’s interest rate and some other factors, such as how long you plan to stay in the home, refinancing may still make good sense for you. Learn more at fool.com/mortgages and bankrate.com.

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4 Things to Know About Retirement Many of us look forward to retirement as the reward for a lifetime of hard work. While the postwork years can truly be golden for those who plan for them, many retirees are caught off guard by their new life.

Here are some things you should know before you leave the working world for good.

1. Required minimum distributions (RMDs) can seriously raise your costs: Once you reach age 70 1/2, you’re typically required to take money out of your traditional IRA and your traditional 401(k) plan each year. While those distributions start relatively small, they increase as a percentage of your account balance each year. Withdrawals from these accounts are taxable, and the increase in your taxable income may expose your Social Security benefits to taxation, too, while possibly increasing your Medicare Part B premiums.

2. It gets harder to wait out a bad market once you retire: While you’re working and adding money

to your retirement accounts, your salary covers your costs of living. That makes it easier to power through a nasty bear market and wait for the recovery. Retirees are more vulnerable to market downturns, so aim to have at least a fiveyear buffer of bonds and cash to see you through bad spells.

3. Other than health-related costs, your expenses may actually go down in retirement: Many older Americans have paid off their mortgages, and their adult children are self-sufficient. Also, people generally slow down as they age. While early retirement may feature frequent travel, older retirees tend to stay put more and thus spend less.

4. Depression is a widespread issue among retirees: When you leave the workplace, you lose the regular socialization that goes with it, along with the daily mental and physical activity. The deaths of aging friends and family members are also a contributing factor. The happiest retirees find meaningful ways to fill their days. Caring for family members, doing charitable volunteer work or even working a low-stress job can keep you active and provide you with purpose, stimulation and social support.

Name That Company I trace my roots back to a yarn company in Boston in 1923. I became a major rayon producer and made parachutes in World War II. Today, based in Providence, Rhode Island, and with a market value recently near $16 billion, I’m a global conglomerate specializing in aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses. My customers range from the military to NASA to automakers and others. My brands include Bell Helicopter, Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, Arctic Cat and TRU Simulation + Training.

I employ some 35,000 people in more than 25 countries. Who am I? Think you know the answer? We’ll announce it in next week’s edition.

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My dumbest investment was buying shares of JDS Uniphase near the top of the 2000 tech bubble in the stock market. ‘Nuff said.

How did it happen? Well, I was foolish (with a small f) and thought the 2000 boom would last forever. All I saw were clear skies as far as the eye could see. — S.C., Key West, Florida The Fool Responds: Back before the internet stock bubble burst, optical networking specialist JDS Uniphase was one of the biggest highfliers, topping $1,100 per share at one point and sporting a market value around $125 billion. Then it fell hard, dropping more than 99 percent and reaching about $2 per share in 2008.

The company recovered after that, and went through some changes.

In 2015 it split itself into two companies — Lumentum, focusing on optical communications and commercial lasers, and Viavi Solutions, focusing on networking products and services, among other things.

The two companies are still around, with respective recent market values of and $2.9 billion and $2.3 billion.

The tech bubble bursting taught many new investors the danger of jumping into soaring stocks just because they’re soaring, without regard to their valuations. Many were so overvalued that they were likely to sink, but it can be hard for our brains to recognize and act on that. Remember that the best investing opportunities tend to be in great companies whose stocks have temporarily plunged.

Real estate investment trust (REIT) Realty Income (NYSE: O) is a company that Aesop’s tortoise would be proud to own. Since listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 1994, it’s raised its dividend by 4.7 percent annually. That rate isn’t going to win any sprints, but it’s helped the stock deliver a whopping 2,700 percent return for investors who reinvested every dividend.

A slew of retail-store closings in recent quarters has pushed down Realty Income’s share price — and, therefore, raised its dividend yield.

The stock recently yielded an appealing 5.4 percent. Retail closings are a valid concern, but selective tenant choices over the years have insulated this particular REIT from the fallout.

Nearly all of Realty Income’s properties are freestanding, single-tenant structures instead of shopping malls. Its largest tenants include Walgreens, LA Fitness, AMC Theatres, Wal-Mart, Dollar General, FedEx and CVS. Most important, Realty Income specializes in commercial properties rented on a “triple-net” lease basis, i.e., the lessee pays not only rent, but maintenance, insurance and property taxes, too. On top of that, Realty Income generally lets its properties on a long-term basis, with contracts that are in force for 10 to 20 years.

This gives the company a reliable revenue stream that’s allowed it to make more than 570 consecutive monthly dividend payments to patient shareholders. It’s a promising candidate for your portfolio.

LAST WEEK’S TRIVIA ANSWER

I trace my roots back to the 1946 founding of a telecommunications engineering company in Tokyo. My first products included a rice cooker and a power megaphone. In 1960 I introduced the world’s first direct-view portable TV. My Trinitron was a huge success, but my Betamax was not.

I launched my Walkman in 1979 and the world’s first CD player in 1982.

Today I’m a multimedia giant, with a market value recently near $67 billion, and more than 120,000 employees. I’m involved in electronics, gaming systems, motion pictures, music and even biotechnology and financial services. Who am I? (Answer: Sony) Want to Invest? Email us at foolnews@fool.com, and we’ll send you some tips to start investing. Sorry, we can’t provide individual financial advice.

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5 things to know if you’re planning a Disney trip

By Sarah Grabski sgrabski@timesnews.com

1. The earlier, the better.

Book your tickets as early as you can. The earlier you book, the better your chances are at getting exactly what you want out of your vacation, said Summer Squires, certified Disney vacation planner.

“We usually say try to book about a year out because the room availability goes pretty quickly,” Squires said. “The sooner you know your dates, the better we can try to get you your dream vacation.”

There are three types of rooms available at Disney resorts — standard, moderate and deluxe. The standard rooms and more popular Disney property resorts book up quickest, she said.

Some of the Disney dining reservations, especially meals that include character appearances, book up extremely fast, too. You can book dining reservations up to 180 days in advance of the trip.

Other details, like booking Disney FastPass+ services, can be made up to 60 days in advance if you’re staying at a Disney resort or 30 days in advance if you’re not.

Disney requires a deposit of $200 when booking a trip and payments can be made in any increments anytime until up to 30 days from your arrival, when the vacation has to be paid in full.

2. Know what you want out of your trip.

Have a few “must-do”s in mind: rides you want to try, sights you want to experience. Plan your Disney itinerary with these in mind first and then plan days you visit which parks based on those.

Mandy Kelly, a certified Disney planner, said you may not want to schedule

Epcot guests sample bites from the Cider House Outdoor Kitchen during the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival in 2017 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The festival featured dozens of character topiaries, floral displays, gardening seminars and the Garden Rocks concert series.

your Disney FastPass+ tickets according to what rides and attractions you like best.

“That’s not the best way to choose them,” she said.

“I have touring plans that tell me how long of a wait is predicted for that specific day the guests are in the park, so I schedule their fast passes those days for when the lines would be very long.

We try to make the best use out of their time as possible. They still get to visit all they want to, but even more, because I’m getting them in quicker.”

3. Different times of the year = different experiences.

The most popular months at Disney revolve around when kids are out of school: summer break, holiday break, spring break and even three-day weekend holidays.

“A lot of people will tell me they want to go when its the slowest time of the year,” said Jenni Irving, a certified Disney vacation planner.

“There’s normally at least 10 days per month that are a pocket of good travel time.”

Disney also offers festivals and parades through

Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck and Pluto topiaries at the Epcot front-entrance maypole garden welcomed guests to the 2017 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival.

different parks that will shape a family’s experience, Irving said.

The month she recommends? September. Disney celebrates its Food and Wine Festival this month annually, the crowds are low and the weather is fantastic.

4. Balance is key.

Evaluate if you want down time to enjoy your resort, the weather, take naps or rest in your schedule or if you want your days Disney packed full.

Often times, this dictates the pace of the vacation and the quality, Kelly said.

“My goal is always to get the things that you really want to do scheduled, but to make sure you’re doing them at an optimum time,” she said. “Then I want you to have much time lounging by the pool as possible.

The key to a Disney vacation is that balance of really immersing yourself in the park and also enjoying these beautiful resorts.”

5. Promotions are possible.

Disney often times releases monthly promotions on packages and resorts.

If you’ve already booked a trip, you can apply these

The home for visiting royalty in the Magic Kingdom, Princess Fairytale Hall, features walls of stone and stained glass windows, a gallery adorned with portraits of Disney princesses and rooms where guests can meet Cinderella, Rapunzel and other princesses.

Part of the largest Magic Kingdom expansion in history, Princess Fairytale Hall is located in the Castle Courtyard in the center of Fantasyland at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. [COURTESY OF DISNEY PHOTOS]

to your vacation. This is where booking through a Disney planner can come in handy — most are constantly monitoring for discounts for booked trips for their clients.

“I’m naturally a bargain hunter, so I get really excited when Disney emails us new promotions and codes that

we can use to save our clients money,” Irving said. “And it’s all free to you.”

Disney planners do not charge for their services.

They are paid on commission

by Disney, though prices through certified vacation planners are the same if booking by yourself.

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Local scout achieves eagle rank

Local athlete receives award The Erie County League was dissolved when District 10 Region play was initiated. The coaches decided to continue to present an award to the Region Player of the Year, or Chad Vogt Award. The 2017 recipient was Joey Scarabino of Seneca. Dave Frank , Seneca football coach, left, presents the award to Scarabino, center, along with Jim Vogt. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

Brownie troop collects items for Because You Care Members of Brownie Troop 36650 held a supply drive to benefit Because You Care animal rescue organization in McKean as the last step in earning their Philanthropist badges, which require helping an organization that serves the community. Troop members who visited the adoption center to deliver the donations were, from left, Clair Fuller, Arianna Molina, Hailey Exley and Gabby Sanko. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

Recently an Eagle Scout Court of Honor was held for William Pianta of Our Lady of Peace Boy Scout Troop 59. In attendance were, from left in the back row, scout leaders Gary Ross, Richard Eisert, Howard Richards, Paul McCoy, Douglas Fleming and Nathan Kujan. In the front row were, from left, Vincent DeBernardo, leader; Carol Richards, leader; Alexa Pianta, William’s sister; David Pianta, William’s father; William; Lisa Pianta, William’s mother; Gary Baran, scoutmaster; Dean Werner, leader. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

From their hearts to yours WCTL Radio collected more than 9,200 handmade valentines that the local Christian radio station distributed to Erie and Crawford County nursing facilities, senior centers and other organizations during its 4th Annual Healing Hearts Project. Scout troops, schools, Sunday school classes, preschools, youth groups and others made the valentines. Shoppers participated in Healing Hearts Day at the Millcreek Mall, hosted by the station. “The Healing Hearts Project is one of the ways we like to tangibly reach out to those who may be forgotten,” WCTL General Manager Adam Q. Frase said. Pictured, from left are Morning Show co-host Elizabeth Kelly, P.M. drive host Rich Smith, Frase, morning show co-host Dan Sheldon and midday host Lori Clapper. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

Fifty new U.S. citizens from 13 countries are shown Feb. 2 following a citizenship and naturalization ceremony at U.S. District Court in Erie. Presiding over the ceremony (shown at center) is U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Paradise Baxter. [CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

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FAMILY TRANSITIONS How to bring your loved one through a big change

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GOT GAME Nearly one-third of the basketball referees in the G League this season are women

Niken Astari Carpenter works as an executive assistant to Erie Mayor Joe Schember and as a liaison to Erie’s refugee and immigrant communities. [JACK HANRAHAN/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

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DEAR ABBY Daughter’s rude gamer boyfriend scores low with Mom

Adjusting to Erie; helping Erie adjust Niken Astari Carpenter is the city’s first liaison to refugees and immigrants

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CELEBRATING WOMEN Erie BayHawks host reception honoring female leaders in conjunction with Athena Erie

iken Astari Carpenter is part of Erie Mayor Joe Schember’s newly formed administration. She works as Schember’s administrative assistant and also as liaison to Erie’s refugee and immigrant community, a first for the city of Erie.

Carpenter, 37, said she never planned on moving to the United States. She had been working as a judge in Indonesia when, through mutual friends, she met her future husband, Erie radio newsman Allan Carpenter. They decided to make

their home in Erie so that Allan Carpenter could remain close to his elderly parents. Now, seven years later, she is the point person at City Hall to help address the needs of other Erie newcomers.

Here is an interview with her, edited for length.

••• Did you get a chance to visit Erie before you moved here in 2011?

“No, no,” Carpenter laughed. “I did not. I did not know about this,” she said, gesturing to the snowy landscape visible from the mayor’s fifth-floor office at City Hall.

“I think it was just (a) leap of faith. I did not know anything about America except for what I saw in the movies — New York City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas or even Washington D.C., from the news. But Erie, Pennsylvania?

I had never heard about it.”

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Did you know what you wanted to do when you arrived here?

“I knew that I could not practice law immediately. I would have to go back to school and pass the bar. But then the first year of my arrival, it was just a lot of adjusting — to the weather, definitely. I lived in Indonesia at the equatorial line, so we always had 80-degree to 100-degree temperatures. And then the length of the day — it is 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night.

We never have the time change.

And the cold! I love the snow. I just couldn’t stand the cold.”

••• When you talk about adjusting, what were some of the things you contended with? Food? Culture?

“Yes, my husband and I were coming from two different cultures. Like for him, I would say, See ASTARI, E4

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FOOD TRUCKS Health department specialist says traveling eateries must meet same requirements as brick-and-mortar restaurants

Kevin Flowers

L

ast week, while typing away at my desk on deadline, I received a text from my 17-year-old daughter.

It was short and to the point and another chapter in an ongoing narrative of decisions, options and choices many high school seniors — and, most certainly, their

parents — can relate to.

“Ugh,” Breya texted. “I really really like this school.”

She was at a university in Ohio, visiting with a group of other Erie School District high schoolers. This was her third such visit to an institution of higher learning in recent weeks.

The text made me smile, because Breya finds something to “really really like” about every school she visits.

That’s OK though.

Break it down. Pay attention. Take your time,

babe, because you’re about to make a gargantuan life decision.

To her credit, Breya has been ultra serious, focused and research-minded about choosing a college.

She will graduate, with honors, from Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy this June.

Thanks to her academic performance in high school, Breya has received a number of sweet scholarship offers that, along with grants, will greatly ease the financial burden.

Her major might be marketing; it could be

psychology. That’s to be determined as well. Right now the kid is weighing everything before making her final college pick.

As she should.

Breya is critiquing the atmosphere, academics, size, diversity, distance and cost of every institution.

She’s Googling like crazy and going to check out campuses for herself, and getting input from family members, friends and the assistance of academic advisers.

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Dealing with divorce? Know your options

By Melissa Sulkowski Contributing writer

H

ave you ever made the “right” decision only to realize after gaining more information, it may not have been right in the end? As we grow and change, our knowledge base expands and so does our life perspective. In working with families who are encountering divorce, educating them on their options may offer an unknown opportunity for healing.

Years ago, I met with a couple, Rosanna and Ivan, that had spent three years working through the court system to resolve their divorce and custody disputes.

Most of their communication had been through their attorneys, and they hadn't reached an agreement. Months would pass without any communication between the two of them. They came into my office together looking for help to make decisions about the custody of their children. After four mediation meetings, they came to an agreement on how their children would share time

with them. They created a plan that met the unique needs of their family, and they expressed gratitude in feeling heard.

In our time together, I educated them on how to navigate their family transition as well as minimize the impact on their children. They were equipped with tools on how to communicate effectively through an emotional time. They were able to weave their different perspectives into joint decisions. Lastly, they were empowered to move forward as a redesigned family.

Their ability to move forward and out of limbo provided ground for family healing. They were no longer riddled with anxiety waiting for another court document to arrive in the mail.

This is one of many family circumstances I have come across in my years of doing conflict resolution work. Most families are enlightened when I explain the creative options available to help support their family during a difficult and unknown time.

Just as you would gather facts or perhaps get a second opinion

for your own physical health or that of your child, you should also understand all that is involved in making decisions relative to a divorce process. Educating yourself on the various methods available can make a difference in the outcome for your family.

Increasing your awareness on the array of services offered, as well as understanding how they can be tailored to the particular needs of your family, will afford you the peace of mind that you have made an informed decision.

If you are even thinking about divorce or separation, you might want to attend a one-hour workshop called Families In Transition beginning February 27. It will continue to be offered every few months throughout 2018.

There is no cost to attend.

The content will focus on options available for families considering separation or divorce, with a discussion of the pros and cons of the various processes. Legal and non-legal aspects that arise during a separation or divorce will also be covered. Additional information

Commit to improvement, then stick to it

By Debbie Peterson Contributing writer

“We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” — Marie Curie It’s February. Did you have a goal coming into the new year? Did you have projects or ideas for your business or career that you wanted to tackle? Did you have a different way of doing things that you wanted to try to be more productive or grow as a person?

What I want to know is, have you given up?

Change is hard, and longterm change to the point where you have created a new habit is even harder.

Change is rarely a one-time try. Change happens consistently over time and is the one-step-forward-thenback sort of dance. How do you achieve your objective of incorporating new strategies, ideas or projects?

What should you do?

Incorporate the mindset

of perseverance.

Perseverance is defined as steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person male or female to win it twice despite much tragedy in her life.

That took perseverance.

I want you to take this quote in the context of your business or career, however. What is it that you know you must do to grow you or your business to the next level? Have you “dipped your toe into the water” but haven’t really committed to undertaking something? That is where you need to persevere.

Growth in your business or career doesn’t happen in big, flashy ways and overnight. It happens with consistent effort, and it happens when you keep going when you want to quit. One of the biggest ways that business owners and careerists sabotage themselves is that they quit strategies

before they have had a chance to make an impact.

What are your strategies for building you or your business this year? A mentor? Social media? A certification? Prospecting? Coffee meetings? Client follow-up?

Whatever it is, how will you persevere in this task this year? Commit to yourself that you will be diligent to this strategy for a specific period of time, perhaps six months.

Commit that you will consistently utilize this strategy and make an evaluation only after this period to determine if it is or isn’t working for you.

Don’t quit before you’ve begun. Give you and your strategies the time to flourish, and here’s wishing you the clarity you deserve. #MindsetMatters #BusinessSuccess #CareerSuccess #Perseverance Debbie Peterson is the president of Getting to Clarity, LLC and is a mindset expert empowering the careers of professional women.

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can be found on www.cpnwpa. org, and registration can be done via the website.

Reflecting can be beneficial in making decisions moving forward. Self-compassion can help us heal in the decisions we have already made. Gathering as much information as possible before making life decisions can be of great benefit. Be proactive in meeting the needs of your family if you find yourself in a situation where you are considering separation or divorce.

Melissa Sulkowski is a trained family mediator and divorce coach specializing in conflict work in Erie. She has worked in private practice for nearly 17 years and holds licenses as a professional counselor and registered nurse and has been working with children and families for more than 23 years.

She is a mom in a blended family and the owner of Nurturinse, a practice that promotes a holistic approach to health and offers peaceful alternatives to healing.

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Female referees got game G League helps women move closer to the NBA

By Tim Reynolds AP basketball writer

MIAMI — The G League season opened with women on the court in places like Grand Rapids or Greensboro or Des Moines whose next job will be in the NBA. Nearly onethird of the referees in the G League this season are women, and some — like dozens of players, coaches, front-office staff and refs — are moving closer to realizing NBA hopes. Every referee hired by the NBA in the last 15 years has some experience in what’s now called the G League, which means it’s a proving ground for both those who are making plays and making calls.

“It was my experience that as my skill set deepened, so did my resolve to work at the highest level,” said Lauren Holtkamp, the NBA’s third full-time female referee and someone who spent six seasons in what was called the NBA Development League before it was rebranded last year.

“The training fueled the desire.”

That’s the same sort of sentiment players in the G League have.

Every NBA team opened this season with a G League alum on its roster, some with many of them.

The NBA says 38 percent of its players right now have at least some G League experience, and that number has been rising rapidly in recent years. In 2004-05, there were 15 G League graduates starting the season in the NBA; this season, there were 167.

Detroit, Atlanta, Toronto, Chicago and Miami combined to have 48 G League alums on their rosters — more than the entire NBA had a decade ago.

“I absolutely think all are really realizing the high level of talent, the high level of competition that we have in the league,” G League President Malcolm Turner said.

Lauren Holtkamp gestures in front of Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, in Orlando, Fla. [FILE PHOTO/ASSOCIATED PRESS]

“We are a league of opportunity and a league of aspiration. We can be a launch pad to help NBA dreams come true whether you’re a player, coach, referee, on down the line and that’s reflected in the style of play that you see. Our guys get after it, night in and night out.”

The league is now up to a record 26 teams; a 27th is coming next season and Turner hasn’t ruled out the chance that the league’s goal — 30 teams, all single-affiliated with an NBA club — could become reality within a year or two at the most. It’s also the first season with

two-way contract opportunities for players, who can spend up to 45 days in the NBA on those more-lucrative deals while continuing to develop in the G League.

The G League will also again be a laboratory of sorts for the NBA. To start this season, the G League is using four-person refereeing crews instead of the customary three, plus will be offering a coach’s challenge and a 2-minute overtime. As has been the case with plenty of other experiments over the years, the NBA will study what happens and see if the results

suggest it could help their game.

But when it comes to the female referees, that’s no experiment.

Many worked summer league games this year, and Holtkamp — the only woman working NBA games as an official right now — is looking forward to the day when female refs might no longer be viewed as a novelty.

“I’m invigorated knowing there are talented and determined women in the developmental program who have access to the best training in the world,” Holtkamp said. “I believe in their ability to do this work.”

Shift in thinking derailed child-rearing

By John Rosemond Tribune News Service

I am sometimes asked if I think the “parenting pendulum” is swinging back, however slowly, toward where it was 60-plus years ago or at least toward a tolerable middle point.

Before I answer the question, the reader should understand that prior to the psychological parenting revolution of the late 1960s and 1970s, there was no periodic swing in child rearing in America or any other culture. The evidence points to a parenting ethos that remained essentially unchanged for thousands of years (while everything else was changing). This ethos consisted not of methodologies, but of timeless understandings concerning children and parental responsibilities, understandings that crossed cultural boundaries. It is, in fact, still being adhered to in cultures that have not turned to mental health professionals as the primary source of child-rearing guidance.

In the cultures in question, children are

everything American children were before “experts” determined that they had been anointed by some New Age divinity to fix something that wasn’t broken.

As an example, a woman who recently spent two years working in rural African schools told me that it was not unusual to find more than 100 children of all ages being taught in one large space by one teacher who was dealing with virtually

zero behavior problems.

The major difference between then and now is that parents in the good old days understood their obligations to their neighbors, communities, and culture whereas today’s parents do not have as good a grasp of these obligations.

Today, the raising of the typical child is not about strengthening culture; it is all about the child and promoting his accomplishments.

So, having put the original question into a proper historical context, my answer is no. I had hope for such a restoration up until recently. Then it became clear to me that most of today’s parents will do such things as give their 10-yearolds smartphones on demand even if they’re aware of research saying that such devices induce changes in brain development

that mimic addiction.

Which leads me to point out that today’s parents are, as a lot, afraid of their children.

They are afraid to upset them, deprive them of what their friends have, afraid of losing their carefully cultivated friendships with them.

American child rearing underwent a paradigm shift 50 years ago and has been off the rails ever since. Indeed, more and more people

are recognizing this and resolving to correct it in their own homes. But will the big picture ever be re-balanced? I doubt it, but that’s not the point.

The point is to do the right thing without needing someone else to join in, or even cheer you on.

Visit family psychologist John Rosemond’s website at www.johnrosemond. com; readers may send him email at questions@rosemond.com.

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‘Hey, can you give me that apple?’ and he would toss it to me. I was so mad; you don’t throw food in my country. Sometimes something that might be acceptable in one country is not acceptable in another.

“And the language. I did learn English in my home country. We used English, of course, at university, but it is all in an academic setting. We don’t have it in our daily conversation. The most difficult thing for me is idiom. I played Mahjong with a couple of women and they would say, ‘Hold your horses!’ I was like, ‘OK, explain to me what that means.’ That kind of expression — I need to understand the context.”

••• It has been seven years now. Do you feel at home?

“Part of the feeling at home for me is the people,” she said. Carpenter said involvement with interfaith groups in Erie helped her develop both friendships and professional ties. In November 2011, her husband told her about a dinner the Unitarian Universalist Congregation was hosting for Muslim neighbors.

“I am Muslim and Indonesia is a predominately Muslim country, so I said, ‘Oh yes, sure, take me there.’ We had dinner with the Unitarian Universalist Congregation and some Erie Muslim groups. After the event, Edie Cultu approached me and invited me to a group, Global Friends, which consists of immigrant women, newcomers to Erie, and even people from Erie who are interested in learning about other cultures.

In Global Friends, I met other women who came to this country before I came here and I built relationships with them. I found out the feelings that I had were similar to what they had been through. I did not feel alone anymore.

Global Friends is part of the American Association of University Women, Erie branch. They also invited me to come to their meetings. Between Global Friends and AAUW, that was my window to get connected in Erie.”

Carpenter said in her experience, building strong interpersonal relationships is the key to understanding people’s differences. She explained she had been friends with a neighbor for about a year when one evening, she cooked lamb curry for her and delivered it wearing a hijab, a head covering worn by Muslim women.

“She opened the door and said, ‘What are you doing?

You look like a terrorist.’ I said, ‘I am a Muslim woman.’ She was in disbelief. She said, ‘You could not be. You are so nice and cute. You could not be a terrorist.’ I said, ‘Exactly.’”

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How did this position come about?

Carpenter said she decided that going to law school would be too expensive, so she applied to work per diem at Blasco

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Niken Astari Carpenter, executive assistant to Erie Mayor Joe Schember, answers a call in the mayor’s office. Astari Carpenter also serves as a liaison to Erie’s refugee and immigrant communities. [JACK HANRAHAN/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

Library and then worked up to a full-time post while expanding her ties in Erie’s faith community.

“One of the members of AAUW invited me to come to Fairview Presbyterian Church for a dinner with African neighbors.

Chuck Cammarata was the pastor. Afterwards, Chuck said, ‘I need to know more about Muslim people in their daily life.’

“This group, me and Chuck and some friends, it grew bigger. ... Now we call ourselves One Table.

The vision and mission is to build (a) bridge between different cultures and faith backgrounds and beliefs here in Erie. We visit different places of worship, so we can learn what they do and understand each other, even though we are different. We all want the same things. We want a good society. We want justice.

We want good-paying jobs for our kids. Let’s focus on the similarity, instead of the difference.

“Last year, Turkish Cultural Center Director Bunyamin Aysan had this idea, which I thought was wonderful. He said we have to break our fast during Ramadan with all these friends.

They probably do not understand that we have to fast during Ramadan from sunrise to sundown.”

Carpenter said it was through those gatherings that she met Renee Lamis (now Schember’s chief of staff) and later, Schember.

“I introduced myself.

He said, ‘That was a good presentation about peace, now we understand a little bit more about what you do as a Muslim during Ramadan.’ That is how I got to know him.”

My take is pretty simple.

Visit as many campuses as you can to get a feel for how you might fit in.

Make sure the school’s academic programs feature what you want to pursue.

Know exactly what kind of financial package

•••

This is the first time the city has designated a person for outreach to immigrants and refugees.

What are your plans?

“Previous administrations never had this position, so I am learning, and it is a steep learning curve. The issues related to new Americans — they are already there. Renee wanted me to be a problem solver. We have these issues; how can we solve the problem? My approach is, I want to know what is already available here, what works and what does not.

If a resource does not exist, can we create a new one?

I am also looking to learn from other cities who have a lot of new Americans, like Chicago or Philadelphia.

“I think the work will focus on economic development and also community well-being. It is more than we expected.”

••• When you say it is more than that what we expected, what do you mean?

“As far as economic development, you cannot just bring people here.

They have to have something to do. They have to have a job, so they can help sustain their family. If they cannot get a job, the issue is going to spread out, right? It can go to depression and then you get a mental health issue and you can also get other issues. You get depressed, so you take drugs or use alcohol.

“We want to retain talent in Erie because the population is going down. A lot of refugees or immigrants who come here with degrees or

is on the table.

And listen to your gut. Sometimes a place just FEELS right.

There are more college visits coming up, including one in Michigan that Dad will be present for.

One online article I read

who were professionals in their home countries, they will go to somewhere else where the money is, if they cannot get a job here. We have to create an environment to attract them to stay here. How can we make it happen?

“We are going to involve all the agencies working with refugees and immigrants that are already existing. I don’t want to reinvent the wheel. If it is already there, let’s use that. But if it does not work perfectly or if there is room for improvement, I want to be able to connect them with the city.

“Another thing I discovered, some in the refugee community said they were not involved in the discussion about Erie Refocused.

I talked to Kathy Wyrosdick, the new city planning director, and she said we are going to invite them to the next community meeting. That is how great this team is, when I give them an idea, or ask them to think about something, they are just like, ‘Yes, we can make that happen.’

“In addition to the economic development goals, housing has emerged as an issue. I was approached by a former refugee, a new American. When he arrived, he did not have much money, but now that he is successful in his business, he wanted to sell the house he bought through a Community Development Block Grant program. Of course, there are rules on that. Apparently, there is a missing link. There was some information that was not being relayed properly or understood properly during the closing, that when you get this house, you have to stay here. You have to maintain the house.

The idea is to get all this information out there and be understood on both sides.

“I am also thinking of the community well-being.

Part of that is welcoming diversity in Erie. In my experience of attending the U.S. citizenship ceremonies, I had never seen a representative from the City Hall. So I talked to the mayor and asked if he would be willing to come to the U.S. citizenship ceremony at U.S. District Court. I explained to him how important it is to feel welcome. He said, ‘I want to be there.’ He went there last Friday. Afterward, I said, ‘OK, we are going to have eight more ceremonies coming up this year, do you want to rotate?’ He said, ‘No, I want to be at each one. I never felt more American, Niken, than I felt there.’ It was a touching moment for him.”

Carpenter said another part of welcoming new Americans is ensuring safety in neighborhoods where there might be conflict.

“I am working together with Michael Outlaw, community liaison for the mayor’s office, and Police Chief Dan Spizarny on how to improve the safety.

We also want to develop youth programs ... not just targeting refugees, but every young person in Erie. We want to know how to engage them in community service.”

“All these issues cut across each other. ... I want to be the hub to connect them with the mayor’s office and City Hall.”

a few weeks ago said it’s important to ask the right questions, at the right time, regarding the college selection process.

No matter how all of this shakes out, Breya’s got that one covered. No doubt.

Kevin Flowers can be reached at 870-1693 or kevin.flowers@timesnews. com.

Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNflowers.

Lisa Thompson can be reached at 870-1802 or by email. Follow her on Twitter at twitter. com/ETNthompson.

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MUSIC&BOOKS Jewel is happy; she wants to know: Are you?

By Caitlin Gibson The Washington Post

HERSHEY, Pa. — She has sung for a pope and a president, but tonight, Jewel will style her own hair and sing Christmas carols with her dad at a cozy theater in small-town Pennsylvania.

It is a dramatic drop in altitude for a folk singerturned-megastar whose debut album went platinum 15 times over back in the ‘90s, when she posed for the cover of Time magazine and sang duets with Bob Dylan. But Jewel Kilcher — who became first-name famous — says this is exactly the life she hoped for, the outcome of a promise she made to herself long ago.

“Fame doesn’t always happen at a human pace,” she says, her lips curving into the enigmatic half-smile immortalized on the cover of her 1995 debut, “Pieces of You.” “Fame happens sometimes at a pace that causes a lot of psychological problems,” she continues.

“So my mission, No. 1, was to be a happy, whole human, and No. 2 was to be a musician. And that’s what I’ve been doing my whole career, and that’s

where I am today.”

At 43, Jewel is a prolific songwriter, a best-selling poet and occasional actress — along with other roles, she stars in the Hallmark Channel’s “Fixer Upper” mystery movie series.

She’s also a single mom to a 6-year-old boy who lives with her in Nashville.

In song, she can summon many voices — deep and powerful, girlish and sweet, piercing and agile — but in conversation, she speaks in a soft alto, absentmindedly twisting golden strands of hair around her fingers. She exudes a thoughtful warmth, calling to mind the word so often assigned to her by fans and critics alike since the start of her career: Earnest.

Fortunately, she doesn’t mind it.

“I never saw that as an insult — ‘Oh, she’s so earnest.’ I always clung to that,” she says. “I think there’s a danger in all of our jobs when we become too proficient at them. There’s something very, very special about the beginning of anyone’s career, when it’s raw talent, when it’s raw will, when it’s raw drive. Because that’s when you’re innovative, because no one has told you the

Singer-songwriter Jewel at the Hershey Theatre in Hershey, Pennsylvania. [EILEEN BLASS/ FOR THE WASHINGTON POST]

rules or the parameters that you have to operate by.”

So, yes, she thinks she sounds an awful lot like Kermit the Frog on

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John Oates dives deep into his roots

By Scott Stroud The Associated Press

‘Arkansas’ John Oates (Thirty Tigers)

The less celebrated half of the pop duo Hall & Oates has tapped into a rich vein of American roots music on his latest offering, an album that demonstrates his seriousness about the music-making craft.

No, “Arkansas” probably won’t let John Oates live down a legacy in which the mere mention of a song title can leave its melody rattling around your head for hours. The duo, during its heyday, combined a string of catchy-to-cloying singles (“Private Eyes”) with soulful ballads that held up better over time (“Sara Smile”).

But Oates, a Philadelphia native, has lately been exploring earthier sounds in and around Nashville. His search led him to “Arkansas,” a project that began as a tribute to

Mississippi John Hurt and evolved into a deeper exploration of traditional themes.

Oates describes the result as “Dixieland dipped in bluegrass and salted with Delta blues.” He smartly enlisted A-list Nashville players to help, including mandolin wizard Sam Bush and guitarist Guthrie Trapp. Their playing on songs by Jimmie Rodgers, Hurt, Blind Blake and other legends elevates them considerably, and the Oates originals mixed in are good fits.

On one original, the title cut, Oates blends warm description of the delta landscape with a stirring melody and graveldust vocals. Despite the occasional “delta dawn” trope, he mostly writes what he sees.

None of that makes him a native son. It does produce an honest record, one that proves Oates isn’t content to rest on past glory.

BOOK REVIEW

Novel turns gender roles upside down

By Kim Curtis The Associated Press

‘The Philosopher’s Flight’ Tom Miller (Simon & Schuster)

“Pieces of You,” a record she described in her 2015 memoir, “Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story,” as “imperfect,

full of mistakes and guitar flubs” but also “honest.”

And she’ll allow that her best-selling book of poetry — 1998’s “A Night Without Armor” — is filled with all the unfiltered, vaguely purple-hued angst you might expect from an expressive soul fumbling through the turbulent teen and early 20-something years, because that’s who she was when she wrote it.

“I have no regrets. I never liked art as propaganda, where people make themselves seem more perfect or more polished or more educated or more mature than they are,” she says. “It’s Photoshop for poetry and music. It’s not fair. It doesn’t give you a clear image of who you are as a human.”

Her unabashed sincerity resonates, even against the odds. Marilyn Manson — the infamous goth rocker and self-titled Antichrist Superstar — once pulled Jewel aside to tell her that his favorite song of hers was the tender ditty “I’m Sensitive”: “Your words can crush things that are unseen “So please be careful with me, I’m sensitive “And I’d like to stay that way.”

Rarely does a novel begin with rollicking fierceness that grabs readers from its opening lines and doesn’t loosen its grip or lessen its hold all the way through.

“The Philosopher’s Flight” is the debut novel from Tom Miller, an emergency room doctor from Madison, Wisconsin, and he’s woven a fanciful tale set against the historic backdrop of post-World War I America.

In the book’s prologue, narrator Robert Weekes introduces empirical philosophy or sigilry — the movement of energy to produce a physical affect. Practitioners draw sigils or glyphs on various surfaces to choose the resulting action. The science/art came into widespread use in the 1750s and, by the novel’s opening in 1917, it’s used for everything from hovering and flying hundreds of miles to preventing pregnancy, healing injuries — and even, to murder.

Not surprisingly, philosophers have become much sought after in wartime. They’re even credited with ending the Civil War. Women excel at the practice, so naysayers dismiss it as witchcraft and an organized movement seeks to destroy it and send women back into the home rather than watch them rise through the military and academic ranks.

Male sigilrists are rare, but that doesn’t dash Weekes’ hopes of joining the same elite corps that his mother once led. When he receives a prodigious scholarship to Radcliffe College, then primarily for women, Weekes leaves his rural Montana town and heads to Boston where his formal studies begin as well as his eye-opening introduction to the larger world and its politics and social norms.

Miller’s writing is intoxicating and one doesn’t need to be a fantasy or sci-fi fan to adore this book. One only hopes Miller can manage to take a break from doctoring to write another book and another and another.

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B E S T- S E L L I N G B O O K S The Wall Street Journal’s list reflects nationwide sales of hardcover books for the week ending Feb. 4 FICTION 1. “Dark in Death” by J.D. Robb (St. Martin’s Press) 2. “Dog Man and Cat Kid (Dog Man 4)” by Dav Pilkey (Graphix) 3. “Still Me” by Jojo Moyes (Viking/Dorman) 4. “The Woman in the Window” by A.J. Finn (William Morrow) 5. “Fall From Grace” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) NONFICTION 1. “Fire and Fury” by Michael Wolff (Henry Holt & Company) 2. “Crushing it!” by Gary Vaynerchuk (Harper Business) 3. “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos” by Jordan B. Peterson (Random House Canada) 4. “All-American Murder” by James Patterson and Alex Abramovich (Little, Brown) 5. “The Subtle Art of Not giving a F*ck” by Mark Manson (HarperOne) FICTION E-BOOKS 1. “Dark in Death” by J.D. Robb (St. Martin’s Press) 2. “Still Me” by Jojo Moyes (Viking/Dorman) 3. “The Woman in the Window” by A.J. Finn (HarperCollins) 4. “16th Seduction” by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) 5. “The Wife Between Us” by Greer Hendricks (St. Martin’s Press) NONFICTION E-BOOKS 1. “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos” by Jordan B. Peterson (Random House Canada) 2. “Fire and Fury” by Michael Wolff (Henry Holt & Company) 3. “Secrets of Mental Math” by Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer (Crown/Archetype) 4. “Killers of the Flower Moon” by David Grann (Doubleday) 5. “Crushing it!” by Gary Vaynerchuk (Harper Business)

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Prize for thrillers without female victims divides opinion

By Jill Lawless The Associated Press

LONDON — It’s a chilling cliche of thrillers that women often end up abducted, abused or dead.

One writer is so sick of the violence that she has set up a book prize to reward crime novels “in which no woman is beaten, stalked, sexually exploited, raped or murdered.” The contest has some writers and readers cheering, but others say it could deter authors from tackling tough real-life issues.

The Staunch Book Prize offers a 2,000 pound ($2,800) purse and is open to published and unpublished books.

London-based writer and educator Bridget

Lawless founded the contest after growing weary of violence against women being a “go-to motivator” in books, films and TV shows.

“We haven’t really moved on too far from the silent movies,” said Lawless, who argues that violence against women in fiction has become both numbingly commonplace and increasingly explicit.

“Women are still being tied to the tracks, but now they have got to be raped first.”

Lawless says she has been surprised by the strength of reaction to the idea, which was partly inspired by the “Me Too.” The prize has acquired a website, a judging panel

— Lawless, comedian Doon Mackichan and literary agent Piers Blofield — and international media coverage.

The Staunch Prize is open for submissions from Feb. 22 to July 15, with the winner announced Nov. 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Lawless thinks the reception is connected to the dam-burst of women’s stories unleashed by sexualmisconduct allegations against powerful men in entertainment, politics, business and the media.

Women make up a large portion of thriller readers and authors, and female crime writers have been among the strongest

critics of the prize.

Crime novelist Sophie Hannah wrote in The Guardian that it’s vital to tell stories in which violence “is subjected to psychological and moral scrutiny, and punished.”

“Reading the eligibility criteria, it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that the prize actively sets out to discourage crime fiction, even of the highest quality, that tackles violence against women head-on,” she wrote.

Scottish crime writer Val McDermid said good writers “want to address these issues — not by ignoring them but by dealing with them in a way that isn’t exploitative.”

“As long as women

Writer Bridget Lawless has set up a book prize to reward crime novels “in which no woman is beaten, stalked, sexually exploited, raped or murdered.” [FRANK AUGSTEIN/ASSOCIATED PRESS]

are dying at the hands of violent men, I am going to write about this.

Because not to write about it is to pretend it’s not happening,” McDermid told the BBC. Lawless says she is not trying to limit writers’ freedom, but just wants readers to have a choice.

“I’m not telling everyone they shouldn’t write it or read it,” she said. “It’s not censorship or a ban. It’s just saying: ‘Come on, can’t we find some other stories?’”

Editor’s note: Bridget Lawless is not related to the author of this story.

Goodwin’s new book on presidents coming in fall

By Hillel Italie

AP National Writer

NEW YORK — Doris Kearns Goodwin hopes her new book will remind readers that career politicians can become great presidents.

“Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt had been in politics a long time,” Goodwin said during an interview as she discussed her upcoming book, “Leadership,” which comes out in September. Simon & Schuster told The Associated Press that the book will focus on four presidents

Doris Kearns Goodwin will have a new book out later this year comparing the approaches of four presidents.

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that Goodwin has written about before: Lincoln, Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson and Franklin Roosevelt.

“Donald Trump’s election was unprecedented because of his lack of experience. And it reflected the mood

of the country because people were frustrated by the broken political system. But I wanted to write about a time when experience in politics was valued,” she said.

One of the country’s most popular historians, Goodwin has spent much of her life writing about politics, and participating in them.

She is married to former Johnson speechwriter Richard Goodwin and was a White House aide to LBJ. Her previous books include “Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream,” ‘’Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham

Lincoln” and the Pulitzer Prize-winning “No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II.” While she began working on “Leadership” well before Trump’s rise, she says the book wasn’t changed because of him; she focuses on historical patterns that she believes will help make sense of the present.

“I’m trying to hold up a mirror,” she said.

Goodwin, 75, said that young people often come up to her and express awe about Lincoln and the Roosevelts and wonder how

they could relate to them. In “Leadership,” Goodwin will track not just the triumphs of her four subjects, but also their early struggles and how they adapted.

The presidents she’s writing about — “My guys,” she calls them — all endured political defeats and personal hardship, such as FDR’s polio or Theodore Roosevelt’s losing his wife and mother on the same day. “Some people just have a determination to go forward,” she said.

She also promises to make “Leadership” relatively short, under 400 pages.

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PEOPLE, ETC. Athena Erie enjoys evening at BayHawks

Meg Loncharic

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he sounds of laughter and lively conversation rose above the screeching of sneakers and cheering crowds Feb. 3 during the basketball game between the Erie BayHawks and Raptors 905 at Erie Insurance Arena.

The evening got underway with a reception before the big game as the BayHawks hosted their third annual Celebrating Women Leaders reception in conjunction with Athena Erie, an organization dedicated to supporting, developing and honoring women leaders.

Held in the arena’s courtside Presque Isle Downs & Casino Club, the reception included a dinner buffet and silent auction with items provided by Athena PowerLink business owners.

“When I was approached by the BayHawks organization about this event initially, I have to admit, I was skeptical,” said Athena Erie chairwoman Linda Stevenson, “I didn’t really see the connection between women leaders and Erie’s basketball team, but I’m glad I stuck with it because it’s turned into an incredible event for both organizations.”

The annual event

started as a way for the BayHawks to attract more women from the community to bring their families to the games, but turned into something much bigger than that, Stevenson said.

“It has brought together dynamic women leaders from our community and given them a platform where they don’t have to make a choice between enjoying a fun evening with their families and networking with other professional women, a balance that is often difficult to accomplish,” she said.

Nearly 120 local leaders, both male and female, were in attendance, many with their families. Among those joining Stevenson at the event were Beth Zimmer, co-founder and managing director of the Innovation Collaborative and husband, Kerry; Laurie Root, senior vice president at United Way of Erie County, and husband, Pat Lampel; and Valerie Weaver, Jewels

by Park Lane executive and WJET-TV’s Frugal Fashionista.

“We are proud to host and help support such a great organization like Athena for what has become a fun, annual event,” Matt Bresee, the BayHawks team president, said. “The event is a collaborative effort between the BayHawks and Athena to bring awareness to and raise money for the wonderful programs they offer to support women leaders

Attendees, from left, Beth Zimmer, Robin Scheppner, Alice DeGeorge, Linda Stevenson, Erie BayHawks President Matt Bresee, Amanda Kochirka, Tammy Cassa, Melissa Sukowski and Linda Breakiron enjoy a recent Athena Erie event at Erie Insurance Arena. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

in our community.”

The event was also attended by Tom Brennan of Erie Federal Credit Union; newly named Young Erie Professionals President Kristi Bailey; Amanda Kochirka, Athena PowerLink panel adviser, and husband, Andrew; Marissa Orbanek, Athena luncheon committee member, and husband, Steve, of Penn State Behrend; Greg Engel of Engel & O’Neill and his wife, Ellen; Pam Parker of the Erie Times-News and husband, Kim; Charlene and Peter Correa, Dr. Allison Keenan of Erie Audiology; and Linda Breakiron of Breakiron Jewlers and husband, Joe Lombardo.

Also, Mark and Sally DiPlacido, Mike and Carolyn Zimmer, Rachel and Joseph Artise, and Mary and Chris Marz.

The next event being planned by Athena Erie is the Athena Women’s Leadership Luncheon in September, which will bring Erie’s women leaders together

with Erie emerging women leaders.

To learn more, contact Stevenson at 504-6362.

Free lecture on area’s economic history With all the talk about robots coming and employment threatened by automation, former Erie County Executive Judy Lynch will give an overview in the second of a three-part series dealing with Erie County’s economy. The progress without a doubt has been transformative.

Lynch will share a study dealing with four counties (Erie, Crawford, Warren and Venango) at a free lecture taken from a book she has written that is soon to be published. It’s titled “Our Corner of the World, the Economic History of Northwestern Pennsylvania.”

The presentation is set for Feb. 26 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the

Jefferson Educational Society, 3207 State St. Lynch’s second lecture will cover the 60 years from 1860 to 1920. She begins with the impact of the oil boom in Erie County’s economy and then highlights the transformation of the area’s economy during the latter part of the Age of Steam with the coming of the telegraph, telephone, electricity and the Atlantic Migration.

Her talk ends with the entrance of the Motor Age and combustion engine. By 1920, Erie County’s population had grown by double digits in every census and reached 153,536.

No reservations are required. To learn more, call 459-8000.

The obvious question: Can this Erie County history help us understand the economic challenges of today?

Lynch, who served five terms as county executive from 1981 to 2001, holds a doctorate in political science

from the University of Pittsburgh.

Save the date The 11th Purse and Pearl Luncheon for Mercy Center for Women and Dress for Success Erie will be held May 22 at the Bayfront Convention Center. Over the years, thousands of women have enjoyed a day of baskets, vendors and a program sharing the mission of empowering women on their journey to self-sufficiency.

Tickets are $45. For additional information, contact Jennie Hagerty at jhagerty@ mcwerie.org or Mary Graziano at erie@ dressforsuccess.org.

POSTSCRIPT: If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it.

— Margaret Fuller, (18101850), American writer, social critic.

Meg Loncharic can be reached at newsmeg@aol.com.

DEAR ABBY

Daughter’s rude gamer boyfriend scores low with Mom

Jeanne Phillips Dear Abby: My daughter and her boyfriend have been together for four years.

Despite being almost 30, he is very immature and constantly distracted by either his phone or his video games.

Abby, he travels with his PlayStation everywhere he goes. When he comes into our house, he sets up his console in the living room, puts on headphones and plays games all day and

night. If the family asks to use the TV for a few hours, he will sit on the sofa and take a nap or pull out his phone and continue gaming.

I know nothing more about him than I did the first month I met him. He is rude, boorish, self-centered and has a criminal record (drugs). They live in another state, and for my daughter’s sake, I try to accommodate him. When I asked for them to “visit us, not our TV,” she became very defensive.

Is this the new norm? Must I provide a TV in their room for when they stay? When they went to visit his

family who lives near us, he took the system to their house for the three-hour visit.

How do I deal with this addiction? My daughter now wants to bring him along while we have our mother/daughter lunch and manicures. It’s like he’s 3 and has to tag along. He has no friends.

When she goes out for a night with her girlfriends, we are expected to “babysit.” I’ve never encountered anything like this. Please advise me.— Done Mothering in Pennsylvania Dear Done: I’ll try, but first, you will have to admit your part in creating this problem. You have to learn to say no to

your daughter and her “boy”friend. If you want to watch television for a few hours during their visit, remember it’s your home and you don’t have to apologize for it. If you want a mother/daughter lunch and manicures, and she wants to drag him along, say, “No, this is our mother/ daughter time. An hour or so alone with you is not too much to ask.”

The solution to your problem is to stop allowing your daughter, and her socially inadequate boyfriend, to dictate what’s happening under your roof and in your life. Until you put your foot down, nothing will change.

Dear Abby: By coincidence, I have a niece and nephew who will be graduating at the same time this spring.

My nephew is getting a degree from a four-year college. My niece is getting a beautician’s license from a high school/trade school. She has no plans to attend college.

I will be giving them both graduation gifts, but should the amount be based on their level of education, or the fact that they have both completed their educations?

I don’t want my niece to feel slighted.

She chose a profession she loves but does

not require further education. I also don’t want my nephew to feel slighted because he worked longer at far greater expense.— Unsure in the East Dear Unsure: If you are worried that your niece and nephew will compare your gifts, give each the same amount.

What these gifts memorialize is not the money that was spent on their educations, but rather that they have both attained the level of education for which they were working.

Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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HEALTH Food trucks must meet health standards

Breanna Adams

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ne of our favorite things about Erie summers is the multitude of fairs, festivals and concerts.

A mainstay at these events is the promise of our favorite, but sometimes not-sohealthy, foods. While we have frequented the pop-up tents, trailers and carts at these special events, they are now appearing to be more mobile and more versatile.

Pick any sunny day on Perry Square and you will see that the food truck culture has moved into downtown Erie.

When buying lunch from a food truck, be aware that these trucks are considered mobile-food facilities and must be licensed.

Mobile facilities also include vendor stands such as kettle corn or lemonade.

The truck or food stand must meet all of the requirements that a brick-and-mortar restaurant would.

Erie County Department of Health works with the owners to ensure that the truck will be able to provide handwashing, dishwashing, adequate refrigeration and cooking space. Some food truck owners work out of a commissary kitchen, while others prepare all food on board.

A licensed food truck not only provides lunch or dinner for local residents but can provide event coordinators with a simple way to get food to their events.

Vendors can obtain annual licenses or can obtain temporary licenses for each fair, festival or cook-off they attend. Many food trucks hold annual licenses so they are not required to obtain additional temporary licenses for each event.

Inspection reports for all licensed food trucks are available on the Erie County Department of Health website.

The number of mobile food facilities in Erie County has increased from 49 in 2016 to 62 in 2017, and more are coming.

From barbecue to ice cream, hot dogs to grilled cheese, food trucks might seem to be offering food on the go, but the food trucks in Erie are here to stay.

Breanna Adams is an environmental protection specialist with the Erie County Department of Health.

Better sleep Lack of quality sleep can lead to serious health issues

By Marion Callahan More Content Now

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here was a time when Marion Mass dreaded bedtime.

She would lie in bed for hours hoping to fall into a restful sleep, only to grow increasingly anxious as the hours passed. As a pediatrician with three children, the lack of sleep took a toll on her mental and physical health, triggering anxiety, headaches and abdominal pain.

“When I saw it affecting me physically, I knew I needed to see a sleep specialist,” said Mass, who sought help three weeks into the disorder. “As a physician, I thought I should be able to handle it all on my own, but I couldn’t do it.”

The New Britain Township, Pennsylvania, resident was advised to take medication for a short period of time to help re-establish night sleep patterns and to incorporate relaxation therapies into her bedtime routine.

Practicing good “sleep hygiene” also was a big part of it. That meant avoiding caffeine after 10 a.m., steering clear of food and screen time before bedtime and continuing a good diet and exercise plan. Playing calming music and spraying lavender oils on her sheets also helped.

Today, at 49, Mass is a big promoter of sleep and doesn’t take a restful night for granted. Doctors and scientists have linked severe shortages of sleep to obesity, depression, diabetes, hypertension and early death.

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 50 million to 70 million adults in the U.S. have a sleep disorder, and snoring is a prominent symptom.

“You sleep for one-third of your life but it’s largely ignored by many as a health issue,” said Dr. Les Szekely, director of Doylestown (Pennsylvania) Health’s Sleep Center.

“Americans are sleeping one-and a-half to two hours less than they did 50 years ago, and there will be health consequences to that.”

Citing a survey tracking Americans’ sleep behaviors, the National Sleep Foundation said 45 percent Americans reported that “poor or insufficient sleep” affected their day at least once in the last seven days. One-third of those surveyed reported their sleep quality as “poor” or “only fair,” despite sleeping within the recommended number of hours a night.

But an area behavioral sleep specialist notes that there is no magic “number of sleep hours” that works

Above: A CPAP mask for nighttime use that is designed to keep breathing airways open. Left: A mouthpiece that can be used to push out the lower jaw during sleep to help open the airway in the throat and prevent sleep apnea. [ART GENTILE PHOTOS]

Tips for better sleep Good sleep habits — often referred to as “sleep hygiene” — can help you get a good night’s sleep. Tips offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include:

for everybody of the same age.

Whether more sleep means better daytime function and health depends on the person, said Dr. Michael Perlis, director of University of Pennsylvania’s Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program. “People, in general, would be better off with more sleep (say 7-8 hours). This said, everyone’s sleep need, ability and opportunity greatly differ, and thus what is optimal for one person may differ from what is optimal for another person.”

Sometimes less but higher quality sleep “trumps” longer, but lower quality, sleep, he said.

“Ideally, 90 percent of time in bed should be asleep,” he said. “The best thing people can do is experiment with sleep duration a bit and keep track of how they feel and function.”

Fatigue and lethargy during the day shouldn’t be ignored, Szekely said.

The lack of “quality” sleep could lead to a variety of medical conditions — some of which are fatal, he said. The brain and body require sleep for its restorative functions. Sleep, he said, helps balance or reduce stress levels and even strengthen the body’s immune system. Studies show that people who don’t get quality sleep or enough sleep are more likely to get sick after being exposed to a virus, such as a common cold virus. Lack of sleep

• Be consistent. Go to bed at the same time each night and get up at the same time each morning, including on the weekends.

• Make sure your bedroom is quiet, dark, relaxing, and at a comfortable temperature.

• Remove electronic devices, such as TVs, computers, and smart phones, from the bedroom.

• Avoid large meals, caffeine and alcohol before bedtime.

• Establish a relaxing bedtime routine.

• Get some exercise. Being physically active during the day can help you fall asleep more easily at night.

also can affect how fast you recover if you do get sick. Infection-fighting antibodies and cells are reduced during periods of sleep deprivation.

During sleep, certain chemicals and hormones are released that help regulate metabolic rate and other necessary bodily functions, Szekely said.

“Without enough sleep, a multitude of different hormones can be interfered with and can translate into weight gain and lethargy,” he said.

The internet can be a hypochondriac’s worst friend

By Emily Sohn The Washington Post

My 9-year-old came home from a day of skiing and said his eyes hurt. They looked a little red.

He had been wearing goggles all day, but I felt a pang of worry: Could it be snow blindness? (He was fine.)

I’ve had similar experiences with my own health. I might have jaw pain, dizziness or a stomach flu that makes me vomit. Before long, I’m wondering about heart attacks, tumors, even Ebola.

Usually, I manage to rationalize away my fears, especially when symptoms go away — until a new problem arises. Then, even when I try not to look, I end up online, searching for signs of my own imminent demise.

I’m not the only one

with a tendency to jump from physical ailment to worst-case scenario. An informal poll of friends turned up a list of inaccurate selfdiagnoses that included malaria, multiple sclerosis, West Nile virus, a femoral hernia, cancer and a post-hysterectomy pregnancy.

Health anxiety is extremely common if not universal, says Thomas Fergus, a clinical psychologist at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. With so much health information available online, most people search their symptoms at some point. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

The anxiety that often ensues may be shortlived or even helpful.

But sometimes the worry becomes its own kind of problem, leading to a preoccupation with illness that

persists even after doctors offer reassurance.

“Everyone is going to be anxious about their health from time to time,” Fergus

says. “What makes it a problem is the frequency, the intensity and the severity.”

People who worry excessively about their

health used to be called hypochondriacs. But that term developed negative connotations, and psychologists dropped it in 2013.

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IN PROGRESS

Real estate developer Tom Kennedy’s State Street Renaissance Centre is the downtown’s tallest building. Shown in this 2014 file photo, Kennedy, 57, of Erie is the CEO of Professional Development Associates, Inc., which operates the building and others in the area. [FILE PHOTO/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

Everywhere you look, there are people, programs and money working to put a new face on Erie have made the move by choice.

Others have made the move because GE no longer had need of their skills.

But from where Kennedy stands, Erie, notwithstanding high poverty rates and other challenges, has done more than survive.

"We are a better community today than it was back then," he said.

By Jim Martin jim.martin@timesnews.com

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usinessman Tom Kennedy still remembers the first night he spent in Erie. It was more than 30 years ago, before he took a job at GE Transportation.

He hates to say it, but he wasn’t impressed.

“There wasn’t much going on,” he said.

GE Transportation, at the edge of town, was a different story.

It was Erie's heartbeat, a business that employed thousands, a place where a new union contract meant good times for the community and where the end of a shift meant a traffic jam.

GE is still a force in Erie, but a smaller one these days and it is on track to get smaller if the company moves ahead with plans to eliminate another 570 jobs later this year. That's on top of 1,600 job cuts that already have taken place in the past two years.

Kennedy, who left the company years ago to launch a career in real estate development, doesn't minimize the magnitude of the lost jobs or the possibility of more losses if General Electric moves ahead with plans to sell GE Transportation.

"They are paying high wages relative to the rest of the community," he said. "Just do the math."

But there should be no surprise in any of this.

Kennedy, who develops hotels and owns the

A growing diversity The Boscov’s department store in the Millcreek Mall in Millcreek Township opened in October, replacing a Sears store and expanding the size of that space. [FILE PHOTO CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

This dual-cab, 4,500-horsepower Evolution Series locomotive has been built for India Railways by GE Transportation. Shown June 1, 2017, it’s one of two currently at the Lawrence Park Township plant. The 1,000-locomotive order will include 100 built in Erie and 900 built in India. [FILE PHOTO CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

Renaissance Centre, Erie's tallest building, said the downsizing of GE Transportation was inevitable from the moment the company announced plans to move its headquarters to Chicago from Erie.

"You know you are vulnerable when they move the

main office location," he said.

"We are fooling ourselves otherwise."

Things are different now.

The story of GE Transportation isn't the only one worth being told in Erie.

Kennedy, like so many others, has moved on to other things. Some, like himself,

Erie measures success with a different ruler these days.

And Ken Louie, a professor of economics and director of the Economic Research Institute at Penn State Behrend, would argue that there's wisdom in that approach. Like most econoLouie mists, he says a diverse economy is best able to weather downturns.

When the Erie Times-News published Erie 2000 on March 5, 2000, the newspaper recorded that Erie County had 34,400 manufacturing jobs.

Eighteen years later, following the departure or decline of companies such as Hammermill, EMI, CopesVulcan, Steris Corp., and GE Transportation, that number sits at 19,200.

Erie had no choice but to change.

As manufacturing declined, employment in other sectors, especially in health care and See PROGRESS, K4

A B O U T T H E COV E R It takes Erie workers to make Erie what it is. Erie Times-News photographers shoot hundreds of pictures each year of people doing what they do: their jobs. For this year's annual economic report, Erie 2018, we looked back at those photographs over the last several years and put together more than 300 of them to form one of Erie's most iconic images, the Bicentennial Tower. [PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/STEVE PUSKAR]

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education, has grown to the point that medical and educational employers represent five of the top 10 industries by employment in Erie County.

Erie is still a community that makes things. Erie County residents work in manufacturing at a rate that’s almost twice the national average.

But there’s a growing sense that we can’t expect Erie to succeed if it continues to do what it has always done.

At work on Erie Perhaps at no time in the community’s history have more people and organizations been focused on the idea of creating an environment in which Erie and its economy can flourish.

Detailed plans— developed on behalf of the county, city and Erie Downtown Partnership— have been crafted to make that happen.

Erie does not lack for tools and people to transform plans into reality.

Some of those efforts are strategic, like the new CoStarters program that brings together experienced entrepreneurs to work with prospective business owners or would-be inventors.

“This is a very good step,” said Brock Allen, founder of TechTank. “If you have an idea, you need to put a spark behind it and add the fuel.”

Other efforts are dramatic, like the half-billion dollars being invested collectively by UPMC Hamot, Erie Insurance, Saint Vincent Hospital and Scott Enterprises in their four respective building projects, two of which are underway and two of which

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are likely to begin sometime this year.

Erie Insurance has been demonstrating the power of private investment for years in its own eastside neighborhood, where it’s been buying and restoring blighted properties, including a former armory.

More recently, Erie Insurance, led by CEO Tim NeCastro, has taken a leadership role in an initiative that could leave a bigger mark on Erie as the chairman of the Erie Downtown Development Corp., a group that’s building a private investment fund to purchase and renovate real estate in the city.

Meanwhile, Velocity Network has purchased a downtown building for its headquarters and is building a fiber-optic network that will deliver high-speed Internet service to an everlarger footprint in Erie and the outlying community.

There are other efforts.

At 900 State St., Gannon University’s Erie Technology Incubator provides space and mentoring for fledgling businesses working to get off the ground.

At Penn State Behrend, the Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Center at Knowledge Park provides tenant companies access to student interns, faculty and research facilities. In exchange, students are exposed to realworld learning opportunities and job experience.

The list goes on.

As part of a program overseen by Mercyhurst University, a CEO has been named for the Downtown Erie Innovation District, an organization charged with encouraging connections between academia and industry and with developing businesses focused on security, intelligence and safety.

All this is to say nothing of the recent formation of a

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series of beehive labs at all four Erie County universities, which have been given a $1 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to focus on business development.

Everywhere one looks, it seems, there is a different group, working a different angle to make Erie hum on all cylinders, including Bridgeway Capital, a nonprofit that makes loans to startup or expanding businesses, and Ben Franklin Technology Partners, which funds technology companies.

These are part of a long list of initiatives— some large, some small. Efforts are being led by the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership, various county-led organizations and a group called Up for the Job that’s designed to find jobs for displaced workers.

Obstacles to overcome The reality is, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by everything that’s being done to salvage what works about Erie and to fix what doesn’t.

The law of averages suggests some of these efforts won’t come to much, but that doesn’t mean we should be quick to abandon those efforts, said Brian Slawin, regional director of Ben Franklin Technology Partners.

“One of these programs needs to only help one company to make it worthwhile,” he said.

The truth is, Erie has some tangible roadblocks standing in its way.Some of them became apparent as local leaders toyed with the idea of bidding to become a second Amazon headquarters.Erie is not a big city with a major international airport, and in certain types of competitions — attracting the biggest corporate headquarters, the

biggest concerts and people searching for a big-city lifestyle — it’s likely that Erie will always be considered too small.But one could hardly suggest that Erie is laying down on the job, waiting for the next wave to hit it.

Thousands of manufacturing jobs have left Erie since Kennedy arrived in Erie all those years ago, but in some important ways, he sees a community on the mend, a city in the throes of reinvention.

And while many of the jobs might pay less than the lost manufacturing positions, Erie has built a more balanced economy in recent years, reliant on thousands of jobs in retail and leisure and hospitality.

In 2017, during a year when the national retail sector lost thousands of jobs, Erie added a Boscov’s department store, new stores at the West Erie Plaza and several hundred new jobs.

A reinvented Erie Jon Meighan, a former GE Transportation manager, is reinventing himself as the owner of Lake Erie Rubber & Manufacturing.

Rebecca Styn is adding to the intrigue of downtown Erie with the recent opening of Room 33 Speakeasy, a Prohibition-themed cocktail and tapas bar.

Bliley Electronics is building components for NASA, while Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair is building and fixing lake freighters.

Scott Enterprises hopes to begin what will be a substantial splash this spring when it breaks ground for an eightstory Hampton Inn & Suites that is to be the first phase of a $150 million bayfront development meant to include restaurants, a skating rink, housing, offices and public space.

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Nick Scott Sr., president of Scott Enterprises, said he’s excited about both his own family’s investments and about Erie’s trajectory in general.

“It’s really encouraging,” he said. “In all the years I have been around, it’s the most active I have seen the pot boiling in terms of investment and activity. It’s really commendable.”

Dennis Davin, Pennsylvania’s secretary of Community and Economic Development, shares that enthusiasm both for Erie’s bayfront development and as a place that has the potential to be an upand-coming community.

It’s easy to look at all that’s been subtracted from Erie in the past 20 years — the manufacturing jobs that have departed, the headquarters that are now someplace else.

The point is valid, but it ignores the energy and the money being poured into Erie day after day.

Kennedy can’t ignore it. He sees it all around him, and it has him feeling good about the future.

Erie Mayor Joe Schember is inclined to agree.

“I think we have a oncein-a-lifetime opportunity to transform this city,” Schember said. “I feel lucky to have been elected mayor at this point in time.”

Schember, who said he plans to focus on the creation of family-sustaining jobs, said he thinks many of the pieces are already in place, including recent funding from the state that will be used to help reconnect the city to its bayfront.

“We need to coordinate and we need to collaborate,” he said. “We need a shared vision.”

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Regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic indicators

A brief look at the state of Erie County and Crawford County.

Per capita personal income

Electric rates

The more we make, the more we spend.

Lower rates mean residents have more cash.

Erie metropolitan area:

$44,772 in 2017

Penelec rates:

$96.97 in January

Manufacturing Erie County: 19,200 employment

Down $10.39 Based on 750 kilowatts per month.

At this rate, The customers stand verdict: to save more than $100 a year.

Natural gas rates

Manufacturing remains a key employment sector.

in December

Crawford County:

7,600

in December

The verdict:

Down from 19,500 in December 2016 Up from 7,500 in December 2016

Manufacturing jobs are not growing in Erie region.

Unemployment Employment is one of the most important indicators of economic well-being.

The verdict:

Erie: 5.5%

in December

Down from 6.5 percent a year earlier.

Meadville: Down from 5.5%

in December

6.1 percent a year earlier.

Service employment

Service industries include fast food, banking, insurance and other jobs.

106,600

in December

Down $1.37 a month from February 2017.

Crawford County: Down by in December

Natural gas exploration has been good for consumers.

The verdict:

Erie

The verdict:

Crawford

Gasoline prices

Higher prices mean less money in our pockets.

100 jobs from 2016.

24,200

Based on 97,100 cubic feet used per year.

The verdict:

Up by 1,400 jobs from 2016.

Erie County:

National Fuel rates: $74.18

The average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded in the Erie area is $2.78 a gallon, an increase of 31 cents.

A solid gain is good news.

The verdict:

Erie, Crawford countiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rates are down.

Customers are paying less than they did a year ago.

The verdict:

Up more than $4,000 from the previous year.

Flights

Park visitors

Visitors help drive local tourism.

Presque Isle State Park attendance: 4.09 million in 2017

Down from 4.35 million in 2016.

The verdict:

A rainy June put a slight dent in park attendance.

Employment at GE plant

Lawrence Park Township facility remains Erie County's largest industrial employer.

The verdict:

Sources: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry; Erie International Airport; VisitErie; AAA; U.S. Census Bureau; GE Transportation; National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.; Penelec; Presque Isle State Park

The number of people boarding planes at Erie International Airport is a reflection of business and leisure travel.

GE Transportation: 2,500

in 2017

Down from 2,900 in 2016.

Erie International Airport: 85,580 in 2017

Down from 87,568 in 2016.

The estimated number of local jobs has dropped over the past year

The verdict:

Fewer passengers hurts local economy GATEHOUSE MEDIA

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Top companies, industries in Erie, Crawford counties In 2017, state says Erie’s top employment sector became restaurants

By Jim Martin jim.martin@timesnews.com

Erie has always been a community that built things, from giant locomotives to tiny plastic parts.

And, for years, GE Transportation was Erie County's No. 1 employer, according to a quarterly list published by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

But a second list — this one of the top 50 employment industries in Erie — paints a different picture of Erie today.

Erie's number one industry isn't plastics manufacturing or even government jobs.

As of the second quarter of 2017, Erie County's leading employment sector was restaurants and other eating places.

Second and third places belonged to elementary and secondary schools, followed by general medical and surgical hospitals.

The list of the top employers changed little between 2017 and 2016.

General Electric ranks as Erie County's top employer, followed by Erie Indemnity Co. (Erie Insurance), UPMC Hamot, state government, Walmart and Saint Vincent Hospital.

It seems likely, however, that next year will bring a reshuffling of that list.

At last check, GE Transportation and Erie Insurance were in a virtual tie with about 2,500 employees each.

But the two companies

are trending in different directions Erie Insurance, which has begun construction on a $135 million office building in downtown Erie, is growing and expects to add 1,200 employees over the next three years.

GE Transportation, which has cut staff by about 1,600 over the past two years, plans to cut another 570 positions by the middle of this year.

As GE Transportation continues to decline, a look at Erie County's top employment sectors suggests a shift has taken place in the local economy, a move away from manufacturing and toward what some call "the meds and the eds," with schools and medical jobs accounting for five of the top 10 industries.

Meanwhile, two of the top 10 industries involve building things. The county's fifth largest industry is plastics product manufacturing. The 10th largest industry is railroad rolling stock manufacturing.

The focus is different in neighboring Crawford County, which calls itself the Tooling Capital of the World.

Like Erie County, restaurants and other eating places rank as the top industry in Crawford County.

But metalworking machinery and manufacturing, which ranks as the 50th-largest industry in Erie County, is Crawford County's second-largest industry.

Jim Martin can be reached at 870-1668 or by email.

Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNMartin.

Erie Insurance is Erie County’s second-largest employer.

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Erie County’s Top 50 employers

32. Saint Mary’s Home of Erie

1. General Electric Company

33. Career Concepts Staffing Services Inc.

2. Erie Indemnity Co.

34. Port Erie Plastics Inc.

3. UPMC Hamot

35. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

4. State government

36. Lowe’s Home Centers LLC

5. Wal-Mart Associates Inc.

37. Welch Foods Inc.

6. Saint Vincent Hospital

38. Associated Clinical Laboratories LP

7. Federal government

39. Pleasant Ridge Manor

8. School District of the City of Erie

40. C.A. Curtze Company

9. Erie County

41. General McLane School District

10. Dr. Gertrude A. Barber Center Inc.

42. Lakeshore Community Services Inc.

11. Millcreek Township School District

43. Stairways Behavioral Health

12. Pennsylvania State University

44. Presbyterian Senior Care

13. Presque Isle Downs Inc.

45. Fort LeBoeuf School District

14. City of Erie

46. Harbor Creek School Distict

15. Country Fair Inc.

47. Sarah A. Reed Children’s Center

16. Lord Corporation

48. Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit

17. YMCA of Greater Erie

49. Northwest Bank

18. Gannon University

50. Parker White Metal Co. Inc.

19. Plastek Industries Inc. 20. Regional Health Services Inc. 21. Millcreek Community Hospital 22. Saint Vincent Med Ed & Research Inst 23. PA State System of Higher Education 24. Voices for Independence 25. Mercyhurst University 26. The Tamarkin Company 27. Infinity Resources Inc. 28. Wegmans Food Markets Inc. 29. Erie Homes for Children & Adults 30. Waldameer Park Inc. 31. Dr. Gertrude A. Barber In Home Services

Crawford County’s Top 10 employers 1. Meadville Medical Center 2. State government 3. Crawford County 4. Wal-Mart Associates Inc. 5. Crawford Central School District 6. Ainsworth Pet Nutrition LLC 7. Allegheny College 8. Acutec Precision Machining Inc. 9. Wesbury United Methodist Community 10. Penncrest School District Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q2 2017

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jim.martin@timesnews.com

There's no way to know for sure what the new year will bring or which events will leave a mark that will help shape the years ahead.

In 2017, a few examples might have been groundbreakings for big construction projects, Boscov's move into the former Sears store, or GE Transportation's decision to end locomotive production in Erie.

What are some of the events that could shape 2018?

Here are three possibilities.

1) Investments by the Erie Downtown Development Corp.

John Buchna, CEO of the Erie Downtown Partnership, isn't exactly sure what it will be or when it will happen, but he's confident the EDDC, armed with an investment fund of more than $20 million, will make its first investment in downtown Erie sometime in 2018.

He's betting the first move will be to buy a property that will be used to start improving the city's housing stock.

Buchna said he believes the EDDC provides something that's been missing up to now: an infusion of private money.

"I am thrilled," he said. "This truly is the missing link."

David Sherman, owner of Isaac Baker Menswear, is enthusiastic about a development group that will be free from the constraints and politics that can slow government down.

"I think the overall concept is phenomenal, " he said. "It's allowing someone to hopefully take a little more control of the property and what it's going to be used for."

Of course, political considerations never completely go away.

Steve Leeper, CEO of the Cincinnati Center City Development Corp., See 2018, K10

Saint Vincent Hospital, which is part of Allegheny Health Network, is investing more than $100 million in the hospital.

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On Nov. 3, Karl Sanchack, at podium, and Erie business ofďŹ cials showed off the new headquarters for the Erie Innovation District, located on the lower level of 717 State St. in Erie. [FILE PHOTO CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

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a group after which the EDDC is modeling its efforts, acknowledges there have been criticisms about the sometimes secretive manner in which his group conducts real estate deals.

The results, however, are hard to debate. Since 2004, the group has been involved with more than $1.1 billion worth of redevelopment and new construction projects that have helped transform one of Cincinnati's toughest neighborhoods into a growing, upscale community.

Tom Chido, owner of Chido's Dry Cleaners, recognizes there are political issues that will have to be considered as work begins in Erie.

He would like to see the group address the location of homeless shelters and social service agencies that might be making downtown a less attractive destination for some visitors.

"My basic thoughts are that it's kind of exciting," he said of the efforts being planned for Erie under the guidance of Erie Insurance CEO Tim NeCastro.

"I appreciate the amount of energy it takes to get something like this going, let alone the money," Chido continued.

At the end of the day, he thinks downtown Erie is worth the effort.

"I think the right people are working together on this," he said. "It's still our economic center. It's still our government center. It's still important that we try to do something."

UPMC Hamot is investing more than $100 million in its Erie hospital. [JACK HANRAHAN/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

while seeking to become Erie’s 48th mayor, Joe Schember promised to make a different and lasting impact if elected.

Schember, who was sworn in on Jan. 2, is not wasting any time regarding that pledge.

Schember’s fledgling administration is already working on a number of short-term priorities, including a new city grant program aimed at helping small businesses; a proposal to resurrect citywide tax breaks for construction projects; and a comprehensive community outreach plan to help better explain Erie Refocused— the city’s comprehensive, multiyear development plan— to residents.

“I expect to be a leader who is open and involved, one who is getting input from people and who is visible in the community,” said Schember, a retired banker and former member of Erie City Council.

Schember said his leadership as mayor will be rooted in engagement, accessibility and transparency.

His focus is job creation and aggressively enacting Erie Refocused, which addresses the city’s future needs in terms of transportation, housing, land use, economic development

Jim Martin 2) The effect of leadership changes On the campaign trail,

and other areas, to combat decades of systematic decline.

Further, Schember said his administration will forge a plan to equip city police officers with body cameras soon.

Schember said he plans to regularly attend Erie City Council meetings and meet with citizens, local business and community leaders and rank-and-file city employees frequently to hear their suggestions on how the city can improve the ways it does business.

“We will be getting out in the community, even door to door, to reach people who don’t go to meetings to get their feedback on what we should be doing,” Schember said.

At his Jan. 3 inauguration, Schember said he wants to “build opportunity, restore hope and transform Erie” with the public’s help.

That journey, for Schember, is underway.

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Until now, patients have been able to choose the Erie-area hospital and physicians they want to see, unless they had a narrow-network health insurance plan such as Highmark's Community Blue or UPMC Health Plan's Partner Network.

The arrangement was part of a consent decree negotiated by Highmark, UPMC and the governor's office.

That all changes on July 1, 2019, when the consent decree expires. Starting that day, Highmark subscribers will no longer have in-network access to UPMC Hamot, its offices or employed physicians.

Those with Highmark's Medicare Advantage plans might have an additional year of in-network access, depending on the results of a case now being argued in state Commonwealth Court.

"I know many local employers hope the two sides reach some sort of deal and extend their contract," said Jeffrey Evans, an employee benefits consultant with Northwest Insurance Services. "But I don't see that happening."

Hamot President David Gibbons confirmed the consent decree will expire during his remarks at the January Eggs 'N Issues briefing at the Manufacturer & Business Association.

"It will definitely happen," Gibbons said.

Instead of working to extend the deal, Highmark and UPMC have invested more than $100 million dollars each into their Erie hospitals to entice more people to choose their respective health systems.

Saint Vincent Hospital, which is part of Highmark's Allegheny Health Network, is undergoing a $115 million

construction project that includes a new emergency department, operating rooms, and Women and Infants Center.

UPMC has committed $111 million to build a sevenstory patient tower at 104 E. Second St., where the Hamot Professional Building currently stands. The tower will include intensivecare unit rooms, and space for an expanded medical imaging and emergency departments.

In addition, the two hospitals have agreed to divide cancer services and end their agreement to run the Regional Cancer Center, a free-standing outpatient cancer center.

They also have begun talking with area insurance agents and employers, explaining what will happen and trying to convince them to sign with their respective insurance carriers.

Employers are reluctant to choose one plan or the other because they don't want to force their workers to switch doctors or hospitals, Evans said. Many businesses will have to select a plan affected by the consent decree's expiration by the end of 2018, because their contracts run annually.

Insurance agents and employers are asking Highmark and UPMC Health Plan to offer side-by-side plans, which will allow each employee to choose their insurer. Officials from both health plans said they plan to offer more side-by-side plans, but Evans said he hasn't seen that yet.

"I only have one client, a large employer, who has side-by-side plans," Evans said in December.

"The employees have a lot of interest but the carriers want to do a replacement, not side-by-side."

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In a testing lab at Bliley Technologies in Millcreek Township, a technician uses tweezers to pick up a gold-plated quartz crystal that will be used in a oscillator that will become a component in a space, telecommunications or medical device when critical control of electronic frequencies is needed.

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Bliley Technologies makes parts of satellites, aerospace equipment

By Kevin Flowers kevin.flowers@timesnews.com

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avid Stout’s work travels— big time.

The 38-year-old is a senior research and development engineer at Erie’s Bliley Technologies, 2545 W. Grandview Blvd., a privately owned manufacturer of low-noise frequency control products that has operated in Erie since 1930.

The company’s products, including precision-cut crystals and oscillators, which help control electronic frequencies, are integral components in communications satellites, microwave communications equipment, medical devices and aerospace/ avionics technology currently being used across the globe and in space.

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In the engineering lab at Bliley Technologies, CEO Keith Szewczyk, 43, shows off two types of oscillators the company makes that are used in devices for space, telecommunications, medical and other applications.

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Charlie Baker, left, chief engineer, and Nathan McCutcheon, product manager at Cybersonics, demonstrate an ultrasonic lithotripsy machine they manufacture at their Harborcreek Township business. [JACK HANRAHAN/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

Cybersonics an industry leader in blasting kidney stones

By Jim Martin jim.martin@timesnews.com

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en Louie, a professor of economics and director of the Economic Research Institute of Erie, counts himself as an optimist, even in the face of sobering news about the decline of traditional manufacturing in Erie County.

It's a perspective built on more than a cheerful disposition.

Louie said he believes there's a bright future for smaller, advanced industries that leverage technology, invest heavily in research and development, and employ trained workers in the fields of science, engineering, technology and math.

From an economist's perspective, a community can never have too many of these advanced technology jobs, which pay an average of $80,000, about double the national average.

"Over time, we are making advances in this area," Louie said, explaining that the number of these mostly small, high-tech companies continues to grow in Erie.

Few of them are household names, but some â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like Cybersonics, which is located in Knowledge Park on the campus of Penn State Behrend â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are key players in their industries.

Cybersonics, which employs 30 people and has annual sales of about $10 million, builds medical devices that use ultrasonic or highfrequency sound waves.

Its most popular device, derived from a rock drill that Cybersonics developed for NASA, is a lithotripsy system used for breaking up large kidney stones.

While other companies makesimilarproducts,Cybersonics,which exports much of whatitbuilds,"hasbecomethe market leader," said Geoffrey Bond, president and partowner of the company.

Here's one way to measure the volume of the machines it builds: Charlie Baker, the company's chief engineer, said the company sells a set of stainless steel probes each time a procedure is performed using one of its machines. Typically, he said, that's about 30,000 sets of probes a year.

That's a lot of probes, and it is a reflection of Erie's slow evolution toward it being a technology center.

Statistics show Erie's progress in that regard.

Louie said a 2015 Brookings Institute study found that

Transducers are assembled at Cybersonics in Harborcreek Township. The transducers are a part for the ultrasonic lithotripsy machines that the company manufactures. [JACK HANRAHAN/ERIE TIMES-NEWS] Chris Pierce, a technician at Cybersonics in Harborcreek Township, assembles a transducer for an ultrasonic lithotripsy machine.

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12,000 Erie County workers could be classified as working in advanced technology.

Although they represent just 9 percent of the total workforce, they account for about $2 billion or 15 percent of Erie's gross domestic product.

Bond said Erie presents certain challenges for a high-tech company with international customers.

Bringing those customers into town or visiting them often involves a two-hour drive to a larger airport.

"For a medical device company, there are benefits to being in an area like Minnesota or San Jose or Austin, Texas. Boston would be another one," he said. "You get that sort of critical mass.

There is a lot of knowledge

that gets transferred, along with a beer after work. We miss that type of support."

But Erie does have its advantages, including a low cost of living, Bond said.

The Knowledge Park location means access to hiking trails, the college library, gymnasium and, most importantly, students and faculty.

"We have had their students working for us as interns, which gives them some good experience, and we have hired some of them after they have graduated. I think it has benefited both of us," Bond said.

Louie said statistics from one particular sector, computer and electronics manufacturing, show Erie

is growing at an impressive rate. Between 2001 and 2015, Erie's output in that sector increased by more than 300 percent, compared to a 235 percent increase nationally and 177 percent for Pennsylvania.

Erie might never replace thousands of lost jobs at GE Transportation, Steris Corp. or International Paper Co. But the latest numbers, Louie said, suggest Erie has the ability to adapt that's equally as strong as our industrial past.

"I'm optimistic," Louie said.

Jim Martin can be reached at 870-1668 or by email.

Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNMartin.

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Retailing holds steady in Erie County A new big-box store, Boscov’s, is one bright light in local shopping picture.

By John Guerriero Contributing writer

Retail sales and employment haven’t gone to the dogs in Erie County.

In fact, you could say that the dogs are going to retail, at least when it comes to pet supply stores.

Getting your dog cleaned in a store is one of the many ways brick-and-mortar retailers are counteracting the effect of Amazon and other online shopping outlets.

“It’s hard to get your dog washed online,” said Mike Zavasky, 65, of Millcreek Township, the owner of two Pet Supply Plus franchises — one at the renovated West Erie Plaza in Millcreek Township and the other at the Giant Eagle plaza, at 4121 Buffalo Road, Harborcreek Township.

Erie County is bucking a nationwide and state trend when it comes to the vitality of the retail market. And the employment statistics bear that out.

In a time when big-box retailers such as Sears, Kmart, Macy’s and Toys R Us are closing stores and more than 100,000 retail jobs have been lost across the country — including 4,700 in Pennsylvania — Erie County added 500 retail jobs in 2017, raising the total to 15,600.

The county’s total employment numbers include about 2,000 jobs at the Millcreek Mall complex, a number that balloons to about 2,600 employees for the holiday shopping season, said Joe Bell, spokesman for the Niles, Ohio-based Cafaro Co., the parent firm that owns the mall complex.

It seems that in the Erie region’s upper Peach Street shopping district and other places, retail bounces back even when it takes a hit.

For instance, when the Sears store at the Millcreek Mall closed, big-box retailer Boscov’s not only renovated the space, but added 26,000 square feet to what is now a 180,000-square-foot shopping experience offering everything from clothes to an old-fashioned candy counter. A Sears Hometown Store opened at 7200 Peach St. to help fill a void left by Sears.

And Macy’s and Toys R Us, both at the mall complex, weren’t among the stores that the giant retailers announced for closings. (However, Babies R Us, at 6680 Peach St., is one of the 182 stores closing

Boscov’s, at the Millcreek Mall, opened in October 2017. Here, Kristin Myers, at left, fills a fudge order for Dolores Griswold, at the store’s candy counter. [FILE PHOTO CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

Erie residents Allan Mitulski, 62, left, and wife Donna, 61, shop at Pet Supplies Plus with Buster, their 2-year-old miniature schnauzer. [GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

nationwide as part of Toys R Us’ bankruptcy reorganization plans, and Bon-Ton announced Jan. 31 it would close its Millcreek Mall location.)

Limits of online shopping Bell said that while online shopping is popular and will continue to grow, its impact on brick-andmortar stores “kind of gets overblown.”

In 2016, the latest year for which he said statistics were available, Bell said 8.5 percent of retail sales were transacted online. Bell said

he’s sure there was some growth in 2017, but there’s no reason to believe the numbers were significantly greater.

But he added, “The best retailers at our mall complex embrace online shopping as just one more way to serve the customer.”

Bell said the mall complex continues to succeed, in part, because it’s adapted to shoppers’ changing habits.

It’s become more of a onestop area to buy clothes and other merchandise, eat a meal, get your hair cut or styled, and enjoy entertainment, among other options.

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Highlighting that point, Round 1 Entertainment is scheduled to open late this summer, with the entrance at the mall’s Promenade.

The Round 1 Entertainment concept includes a mix of bowling alleys, billiards, arcade games, ping-pong, a restaurant/lounge area and private party rooms.

Bell said Anthony Cafaro Jr., co-president of the mall complex’ parent firm, has made this comment about online limitations: “You can’t meet your best friend for lunch on your smartphone.”

Erie is also bucking the nationwide trend thanks to its location, drawing shoppers from northwestern Pennsylvania, northeastern Ohio, western New York and Ontario, according to both Bell and John Oliver, president and CEO of VisitErie, the Erie region’s tourism promotion agency.

Pennsylvania’s tax-free clothing sales are a draw for shoppers from Ohio, New York and Ontario, Oliver said. The tax break is part of VisitErie’s advertising pitch in the Cleveland, Buffalo and southern Ontario markets.

And shoppers in Warren, Bradford, Meadville and other Pennsylvania towns visit Erie for its many retail options, he said.

A helpful hand But it takes a personal touch for retailers to succeed.

“We know online is trending, but I think the customer likes to come into a brick-and-mortar store.

We have co-workers who are happy to wait on them and happy to take them to the product, and explain the different benefits of it,” said Tony Georgetti, 48,

store manager at Boscov’s, which opened Oct. 5 at the Millcreek Mall and employs about 165 people, not counting holiday seasonal help.

“We’re happy to be here and we’re happy with the overall response," Georgetti said. "We see a lot of traffic at the mall, and it was very strong at the mall over the holidays."

Oliver said that Boscov’s helps draw more shoppers here who might have been unfamiliar with the Reading-based, family-owned chain with 45 stores.

At Pet Supplies Plus, the personal touch also helps to connect with customers and their pets.

“The pet industry is a little unique compared to anything else,” said Dino Sorbara, 45, of Erie, store manager at the West Erie Plaza location.

“We get to know them and their pets. So they’re happy to see us, with a smile on our face,” Sorbara said. “You get that personal interaction you will not get from a computer.”

Zavasky said customers can talk to knowledgeable salespeople who understand the products and the differences between them, talk about their pet’s experiences and needs, find items in the store for them and carry merchandise to their cars. “They greatly appreciate the interaction they get when they come into our stores,” said Zavasky, retired executive vice president of insurance operations for Erie Insurance. He retired in December 2012 after working 36 years for the company.

“I failed retirement. I wanted something that was engaging and fun to do,” he said.

Part of that engagement and fun occurs when birds, cats, snakes, lizards and dogs come into the store with their owners. “Anything on a leash or in a cage,” he said.

Zavasky said his stores, which employ a total of about 36 people, also help five rescue shelters in the community with fundraising, supplying food at discounted prices, sponsoring events for them and hosting adoptions at their stores.

“We’re here in the community to be part of the community,” he said.

That’s a treat in the dog-eat-dog world of comparing brick-and-mortar to online retailing.

John Guerriero can be reached at johnguerrierowrites@gmail.com or on Twitter at twitter. com/JGuerriero814.

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For example, equipment made by Bliley— in Erie— was aboard NASA’s New Horizon’s satellite when it captured images of Pluto in July.

Like most of the company’s 140 employees, Stout often handles projects for the military, government or private vendor contracts he can’t discuss outside of Bliley’s state-of-theart 64,000-square-foot testing and manufacturing facility.

Stout says it’s cool and meaningful work.

“The thing that really gets me excited is that we’re designing products that go into platforms that have a purpose,” Stout said. “They’re helping the world.

“For example, we’re working on a project right now that involves a satellite constellation that will ultimately provide internet access to rural areas all over the world,” Stout said.

“I’ve done stuff that has gone into the B-1 bomber and radar equipment for battleships.

“We’re trying to make the world a better place,” Stout said, “and really, that should be the goal of any engineer. To try and help people.”

Bliley’s website claims the company is among just a handful of U.S.based companies that manufactures crystals and oscillators within the same facility.

That “vertical integration” allows Bliley’s engineers to work closely with production employees to offer unique designs to customers, said Keith Szewczyk, Bliley’s

In a clean room, technician Kerry Kala calibrates gold-plated quartz crystals used in Bliley oscillators.

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43-year-old director and chief executive.

“What we’ve done is taken the crystal side of things and scaled it up the radio frequency chain. ...

So we are designing more than just the crystals now.

We design master reference oscillators and some other things (for satellites),” Szewczyk said.

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or voltages.

Bliley is now designing additional parts for what are known as cube satellites, or “CubeSats,” Szewczyk said.

Packed with various instruments, CubeSats resemble a Rubik’s Cube— but they are a bit larger— and are actually smaller satellites which work together in clusters to facilitate radio and other types of communications.

“In the past, we would have just designed the crystals that would go into a box that goes into the CubeSat,” Szewczyk said. “What we did was we moved up the chain, which creates more revenue and more sales opportunity for Bliley.”

Szewczyk, who formerly managed and recruited engineers for GE Transportation, would not discuss Bliley’s annual sales figures or other financial data about the company.

Both Bliley and a whollyowned subsidiary, Erie’s Sunburst Electronics, are owned by Erie lawyer and businessman Roger Richards, who purchased the companies in 1998.

Heather Kahle, 52, has worked at Bliley for more than 20 years. She inspects and finishes crystals.

“You’ve got to make sure everything is where it should be, that the plating is good and that there are no flaws,” Kahle said.

She admits that working with thousands of parts a day— some barely larger than a pinhead — is an exercise in concentration.

“Sometimes your mind can wander,” Kahle said.

“You have to focus.”

Kevin Flowers can be reached at 870-1693 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/ETNflowers.

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Girls inspired early in science and engineering

By Sarah Grabski sgrabski@timesnews.com

Ten-year-old Gianna Collins won't hesitate to tell you what she wants to be when she grows up.

A scientist.

The Northwestern Elementary fourth grader lit up as she talked about learning about the solar system and the Earth while she was working on a building challenge with classmate Emily DeForce, 9, during a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math workshop

at Penn State Behrend in mid-January.

Collins is one of a number of young girls in Erie County who have been encouraged to show interest in a STEM field.

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Northwestern Elementary School fourth graders Emily Deforce, 9, left, and Gianna Collins, 10, participate in a STEM-based project during a ďŹ eld trip to Penn State Behrend. [JACK HANRAHAN/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

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Monica Caldas, GE Transportation's chief information officer for global services and digital solutions, has been one of those doing the encouraging for at least the past five years across the county.

"We want them to learn about what it means to be in STEM, to keep them engaged and to reduce intimidation and show them what's possible," Caldas said. "It's about giving them the support they need."

Caldas helped form a GE day camp in 2011 for middleschool girls called GE Girls.

The camp, which has been in Erie since 2012, partners with local school districts and Behrend to teach girls the importance of STEM with hands-on activities centering around robotics, electronics, materials properties, plastics, chemistry, wind energy and more topics.

The results of these types of efforts might now be revealing themselves.

According to the American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2016, out of the 15,239 people in Erie County who hold bachelor's degrees in science and engineering, 34 percent of them are women.

That number is up slightly from 2012 statistics from the same survey that indicated 33 percent of those who hold a bachelor's degree in science and engineering are women.

Nationally, 40 percent of the total number of people who hold degrees in those fields are women, according to 2016 statistics.

That comes as no surprise to Karinna Vernaza, interim director of Gannon

Karinna Vernaza, interim dean of Gannon Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College of Engineering and Business, took a group to the annual Society of Women Engineers conference in Austin, Texas, in October 2017.

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University's College of Engineering and Business.

Vernaza, who has been with Gannon for 14 years, said she has seen an increase in the number of female students showing interest in biomedical engineering over the past five years.

"We have pretty high enrollment in those areas, and I have to say the ratio is more women than men now," she said. "There are possibilities, mostly in rehabilitation and other research areas."

Sarah Ewing, dean of the College of Health Professions and Sciences at Gannon, agreed.

"Anecdotally, I would say we have a higher population of females coming in really committed to pursuing a bachelor's in biology or chemistry," she said. "It's exciting for me."

Nicole Shamitko-Klingensmith, a team leader for analytical services at Lord Corp. in Summit Township, is able to experience it firsthand.

"Our team is about 50/50," Shamitko-Klingensmith said. "It's four women and five men."

But there is also a harsh reality in Erie that accompanies the higher numbers of females pursuing degrees in science and engineering.

Maybe it's not necessarily the fields and their makeup that are changing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; maybe it's the potential job market in town that is transforming.

"The reality is that our students don't really stay in town," Vernaza said. "The landscape is changing from that perspective. We used to have students stay locally and work for companies like GE, but that doesn't happen really a whole lot anymore."

GE Transportation has laid off around 1,600 workers in the past two years and has plans to lay off around 500 more this year. But the company, which employed as many as 18,000 people at its height in Erie, remains one of Erie County's largest employers with about 2,500 employees.

"I have to tell you right now as we look at the number of engineers in town, there's a lot that is changing," Vernaza said. "Even Lord did a layoff.

When we look at engineering, those two were some of the bigger companies that hired

students from us."

Lord Corp. eliminated 19 non-production jobs at its plant in Summit Township in October. In 2015, the company eliminated 92 jobs in Erie and Crawford counties. It now employs about 675 people, said to a company spokesman.

Shamitko-Klingensmith, who was hired in 2015, actually moved to Erie after graduating from West Virginia University to take a job at Lord with her husband.

"There are opportunities here (in Erie)," she said. "I know in academia, there are opportunities in the STEM fields, and Erie is also important in the plastics industry. ... Of course, Lord is a great company for those in STEM fields."

Vernaza said she travels annually with a group of femaleGannonstudentstothe Society of Women Engineers conference so they're able to see opportunities nationwide and not just in Erie.

"Females in engineering are a hot commodity," Vernaza said. "Not only is it exposure for them to see all of these companies like Keurig, Lockheed Martin and more that they could work for, it's been very successful in getting internships for them, too."

One of those students is Maggie Rutkowski, 21, a Gannon University junior in industrial engineering. Rutkowski, who used to dream of staying in Erie after she graduated, isn't so sure anymore.

Rutkowski's family owns Industrial Sales and Manufacturing, 2609 W. 12th St., a company that specializes in the production of bearing caps and industrial products.

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me options and I realized I can literally do anything with this degree. I don't know exactly where I want to end up."

Even so, she expects to face challeneges.

After all, according to a Pew Research Center study released in January, 50 percent of women in STEM jobs said they experienced a form of gender discrimination in their workplace.

Caldas said she encountered this during a coding course in college.

"There were all of two girls in the class. One of the guys looked at me and said, 'Don't worry, we'll code for you, you just do the design because that's what you're good at,'" she said. "I looked at him and thought, 'I'll show you.'"

This is why manufacturing companies have made the push in Erie to attract women to the fields of science and engineering through programs like GE Girls and Lord Corp.'s school industry program.

"It's to break down this stigma that surrounds the science and engineering fields," Shamitko-Klingensmith said. "You show them that science and math don't have to be hard. They can be fun."

The way to combat STEM gender bias at a young age is by teaching girls and their families how to foster an environment that is welcoming and open to STEM activities, Caldas said.

"In my career, I've experienced situations where people have doubted my ability because I am a woman. Do I know enough technically to operate this system?" she said. "My attitude has always been 'I'll show you.' And I always do."

Sarah Grabski can be reached at 870-1776 or by email. Follow her on twitter at www.twitter.com/ETNgrabski.

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Scott Slawson, president of Local 506 of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America at GE Transportation. [JACK HANRAHAN/

Rafael Santana was named CEO of GE Transportation in October 2017.

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It seemed a year ago that GE Transportation’s 100-year-old Erie plant had weathered every storm that bad luck and the whims of the marketplace could send its way.

In just five years, Erie was stripped of its status as the corporate headquarters of GE Transportation, a $5 billion GE business, and was replaced

by Fort Worth, Texas, as the company’s primary locomotive production site.

And in the midst of a historic sales drought, 1,600 of Erie’s highest paid manufacturing jobs were eliminated in 2016.

That was only a taste of the uncertainty that 2017 would bring to a company that had been Erie’s largest employer for longer than most of us have been alive.

Late July brought the announcement that the company planned to end locomotive production in Erie, eliminating 570 jobs. Manufacturing would continue, but the long history of building locomotives here would end.

Even after the union failed to come to terms with the company over concessions that might have saved some jobs, GE made clear that it was staying in Erie. Engineering, research and hundreds of production workers would remain.

Then the other shoe fell.

In November, John Flannery, CEO of parent company General Electric, announced the company would sell GE Transportation, a business that dated back to founder Thomas Edison.

As this is written, GE Transportation and its Erie plant, which still employs more than 2,000 people, is in limbo.

In all of this uncertainty, Scott Slawson, president of Local 506 of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America at GE Transportation, sees opportunity.

On that point, he shares something in common with management,

including management at the company's very highest levels.

By the time he was named CEO, Rafael Santana had been with General Electric for 17 years, including eight years with GE Transportation, three of those years in Erie.

Santana, who worked most recently as CEO of GE Latin America, had been in his new job less than two weeks when it became clear that his role would not be that of caretaker.

Flannery had announced to the world that the business Santana now led was for sale.

But Santana, who received a flurry of congratulatory calls from old colleagues in Erie after being named to the top post, shows no outward signs of concern.

"I'm optimistic about this business, the opportunity that lies ahead, the chances to reconnect with amazing friends and colleagues," Santana said in a recent conversation with the Erie Times-News.

Encouragement came recently in the form of an order for 200 locomotives from Canadian National Railroad, and a pair of deals worth more than $900 million with Kazakhstan’s state-run railroad, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy or KTZ. Those contracts include the delivery of 300 shunter locomotives — small locomotives typically used in rail yards or to make short hauls.

Slawson isn’t dwelling on the fact that the company plans to build those CN locomotives in Fort Worth.

He’s hoping some of that work finds its way to Erie.

“At the end of the day you can only build so many,” he said of the Texas plant.

And while the shunter locomotives will be built in Kazakhstan, the bulk of the engineering work has been done in Erie, said Alan Hamilton, general manager of systems engineering for GE Transportation.

Hamilton said Erie's status as the larger of two worldwide engineering centers — and home to nearly 500 engineers — is one of the things that gives him confidence in the future of the Erie plant.

The other is its leadership position that's developed over the last 20 years. Hamilton believes that makes GE Transportation an attractive franchise, whether it becomes part of another company or is spun off as its own entity.

"We are in the driver's seat," he said. "We are the global leader. There is a lot of hope because we are in this position."

If things have to change, Slawson favors the option of spinning GE Transportation off as its own freestanding business and offering stock through an initial public offering or IPO. Would Slawson invest in that company?

“I buy GE shares now. I would probably buy the IPO,” he said. “In the grand scheme of things, it’s a great division. It’s always the first or second most profitable.”

How does the future look for the Erie plant?

“This could ultimately be better for Erie but right now it feels like a bad situation, mainly because we don’t know," Slawson said. "Each possibility is fraught with issues. When you merge with another company or somebody buys a major stake, that changes the dynamics. You see situations where they clean house and get rid of management and you have to build a rapport again. Those changes take time.”

Jake Rouch, executive vice president of economic development for the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership, knows one thing for certain: The outcome couldn't be more important.

"I don't want to wish any of it away," Rouch said of the remaining jobs at GE Transportation. "They are an invaluable economic force and employer in Erie County. Whatever we can do as a community ... we want them here."

Jim Martin can be reached at 8701668 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNMartin.

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This is a panoramic view of Erie from the top of the Bicentennial Tower. [SARAH GRABSKI/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

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A status update on Emerge 2040, Erie Refocused and Erie Downtown Partnership Master Plan

By Matthew Rink matthew.rink@timesnews.com

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ity, county and downtown stakeholders continue to advance multi-year plans aimed at reshaping the local economy with the ultimate goal of making Erie a better place to live, work and play.

Three of these plans— Emerge 2040, Erie Refocused and the Erie Partnership Plan — are in different stages of implementation and are moving at different speeds.

Here is a breakdown of each plan and some of the accomplishments made under each.

Emerge 2040

Post-it notes are shown Feb. 1, 2017 on a map of the City of Erie that was in a conference room at the Erie County Planning Department, located above the Erie Maritime Center on Erie’s bayfront. Members of the Erie Refocused planning team have identified public and private-sector projects to revitalize the Erie region, especially the downtown State Street corridor. [CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

A crowd at Perry Square listens to the music on June 8 during the Downtown Erie Block Party. [JACK HANRAHAN/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

Emerge2040 was unveiled publicly in March 2015. It is the product of Destination Erie, a three-year, $3 million study.

It includes 42 priorities for the Erie community over 25 years, including creating a regional housing court; updating the master plan for waterfront development; enhancing job training and public transportation; providing better access to early childhood education; and improving recreational, medical, dental care and healthy eating options.

In 2017, the Emerge 2040 steering committee put on hold its search for an executive director. Previously, that post was held by Anna Frantz, who left to become the first executive director of Our West Bayfront.

The steering committee meets monthly to push the plan ahead.

“We are there to support the efforts in the community to move it forward,” said Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper, a member of the steering committee. “The discussion we had that gained so much excitement (at the January meeting) was the Blue Zone Project. You can point right to the Emerge 2040 plan and where that recommendation is — not specifically Blue Zones, but the concept it is bringing.

It is still being utilized, it is still being driven, but it is still very much a collaborative effort of many, many different entities around the table.”

The Blue Zones Project is a well-being and health initiative that works with communities to adopt nine traits, called the Power 9, that it has identified as being beneficial to helping people live longer, healthier lives. Erie could become the 43rd Blue Zones community.

However, after the most recent Blue Zones meeting some participants wondered how the program would be financed.

In 2017, Erie County Council approved a Cultural Heritage Plan, which outlines how to preserve and maintain historic structures in the county in an affordable way over the next five to seven years. The plan was developed with the assistance of Preservation Erie. It follows a recommendation of Emerge 2040: to use Erie’s history, cultural institutions and natural resources to create the foundation of a cultural, recreational and tourism economy across the county.

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Pittsburgh: A template for moving forward Our neighbor to the south offers an example as Erie rebuilds its economy

By Jim Martin jim.martin@timesnews.com

PITTSBURGH— A giant dough mixer sits unused in a corner of Google’s offices in the Pittsburgh community of Larimer.

The mixer is a relic, a reminder of when this building at Bakery Square was a Nabisco bakery built in the closing days of World War I. A few miles away, closer to downtown Pittsburgh, sits the Southside Works, a $300 million office, entertainment and residential complex — complete with movie theater and Cheesecake Factory restaurant— built on top on what was once one of Pittsburgh’s largest steel mills.

The two projects are symbols of a Pittsburgh that reinvented itself after difficult times when the steel mills closed in the 1970s and the 1980s and thousands of jobs were lost.

But Dennis Davin, a former director of the Allegheny Department of Economic Development who serves now as secretary of the state Department of Community and Economic Development, sees it as something more.

He sees the rebirth of Pittsburgh as a template Erie can follow as it moves from an economy built on its industrial past to one that is more diversified and has more stable jobs.

And more importantly, Davin sees signs that change has begun in Erie.

During visits to Erie over the past year and in a recent interview with the Erie

Bakery Square, opened in 1918 as a Nabisco bakery near Pittsburgh, is home today to shopping and offices for numerous clients, including Google. [CONTRIBUTED/WALNUT CAPITAL]

Times-News, Davin has repeatedly praised local leaders for doing the one thing they can to leverage limited government resources to help Erie overcome issues with high unemployment and poverty to become a success story in much the same way that Pittsburgh transformed itself into a community that’s on the short list to become home to Amazon's second headquarters.

That something, Davin said, it to agree on a set of common priorities and to express those priorities to officials in Harrisburg and Washington, D.C. with one voice.

Davin said he has seen that happen as Erie officials and business leaders have rallied around the cause of bayfront revitalization and joined forces to fund the Erie Downtown Development Corp.

There’s no going back, no way of knowing how some other approach might have worked, but over the past year or so, Erie has brought home millions for Scott Enterprises' Harbor Place Development and money to redevelop the former Family First Sports Park.

And during Davin’s most recent visit to Erie, accompanied by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Leslie Richards, the state announced millions in investments that will help improve the Bayfront Parkway and open access between the city and its waterfront.

It’s an example of improving Erie’s access to what could be its greatest asset.

Davin saw something similar happen in Pittsburgh. The rivers that flowed through Pittsburgh were an invaluable asset

to the steel industry, but when the steel mills closed those same waterways proved to be an asset to developers.

Erie’s collective mindset— from its political, community and business leaders— help give Erie its best possible opportunity.

“Erie is in a good place right now,” he said. “There is a plan. There is a strategy. It is clear what the goals are. It’s clear what the asks are. You have everyone speaking with one voice.”

It was an approach that served Pittsburgh well and helped bring it back from the depths of hard times, Davin said.

“Pittsburgh was as low as you could get,” he said. “(Success) was about staying on message, coming together and sticking with it. Not everybody gets along with everyone else.

But as long as there was a message that this is what Pittsburgh wants to do.

We were all focused and all saying the same thing.”

Pittsburgh still faces challenges, areas of blight and high crime. But the transformation, built on its strength as a medical, banking and high-tech center, is hard to question.

The Pittsburgh that lives in memory was a city of strong backs that transformed iron ore into steel that helped build a nation.

The Pittsburgh of today is successful in a way that attracts technology companies and has repeatedly earned the city a ranking among the most livable cities in America.

Erie might never again be the city that was home to the American Sterilizer Co., big paper plants, shingle factories and a GE Transportation plant that employed as many as 18,000.

But like a growing list of people who believe in the community, Davin said he sees a successful way forward for Erie.

There will likely be stumbling blocks, he warned.

It happened in Pittsburgh. In the early 2000s, when the region seemed to be getting back on its feet, US Airways moved its hub out of Pittsburgh, eliminating more than 13,000 jobs.

There is only one thing to do in times like those, Davin said.

“Don’t let the negatives get you down,” he said.

“Stay together and keep pushing.”

Jim Martin can be reached at 870-1668 or by email.

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Another Emerge 2040 recommendation is “protect the rich cultural and environmental resources found in Lake Erie and on Presque Isle and elevate their international profile” by seeking national and international designations.

In 2016, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries accepted the county’s application to have Presque Isle Bay and the waters of Lake Erie added to NOAA’s inventory of potential marine sanctuary sites. Such a designation would protect the hundreds of shipwrecks in these waters, and promote Erie as a diving, tourism and educational location. It’s the first time in two decades that NOAA is considering new areas for the designation. According to NOAA, “Sanctuary designation is a separate public process that by law, is highly public and participatory, and often takes several years to complete.”

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www.emerge2040.org Erie Refocused The city’s new Mayor Joe Schember checked off one recommendation of the 10-year plan by creating the position of planning director.

Kathy Wyrosdick, who previously served as director for the Erie County Department of Planning, will hold the

same post with the city.

Meanwhile, the Erie Downtown Development Corp., an equity fund created by Erie Insurance for the purpose of improving downtown Erie, has raised $21.5 million since August. Erie Insurance made the initial investment of $5 million. The Erie Community Foundation, Gannon University, UPMC Hamot, ErieBank, Northwest Bank and a private individual have each donated $2.5 million, and Marquette Savings Bank has given $1.5 million.

The city’s land bank, which was formed to take possession of vacant, blighted and/ or tax-delinquent properties and put them back into productive use, has adopted bylaws and could have a source of revenue to proceed with its work now that Erie County has formed its own land bank. The latter exists primarily because state lawmakers in October allocated $1 million of the county’s $11 million of gaming revenue for the creation of a land bank. The county could channel some of its revenue to the city’s land bank through an intergovernmental agreement. Schember had previously talked about dissolving the city’s land bank, but in recent weeks he’s said that the city has unique problems regarding blight and that keeping the city’s land bank makes sense.

In December, the city realized another funding boost to help advance the plan when state officials committed $30 million to connect the bayfront

across the Bayfront Parkway to downtown Erie. Erie Refocused calls for the creation of an “iconic connection” between the bayfront and downtown within 10 years. The money will pay for design and construction of improved links for vehicle traffic, pedestrians and bicyclists across the parkway.

Those accomplishments follow a busy summer in which code enforcement sweeps in the bayfront neighborhoods generated more than 1,100 notices of exterior property code violations, and in which residents stepped up to buy vacant lots from the Erie Redevelopment Authority.

Erie Downtown Partnership Master Plan The downtown master plan, unveiled in May 2016, has been implemented into Erie Refocused. It outlines improvements over a 70-block area. The six goals laid out in the plan include the establishment of four districts, which run from the bayfront to the railroad tracks just south of 15th Street. The districts are bound by Sassafras Street on the west and Holland Street on the east. The districts are the Bayfront District, Perry Square District, Renaissance District and the Union Station District.

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Peter Burton, 49, left, president of Burton Funeral Homes, and his sister and company vice president Karen Burton Horstman, 52, right, will operate Quinn Funeral Home with help from current Quinn funeral director Bill Lyden, 61, center. [GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

Funeral homes stay alive Burton and Quinn funeral homes are example of businesses adapting, merging

By Ed Palattella ed.palattella@timesnews.com

This is not the time to write the obituary for the Quinn Funeral Home, which is 142 years old.

It is not going away.

But it has changed owners.

The Quinn home, which has been in business since 1876, has merged with Burton Funeral Homes and Crematory, which also has been in business in Erie since 1876.

The Burton business purchased the assets of the Quinn home, which will remain in operation under that name.

"We have been around 142 years and so has it," said Peter Burton, president of Burton Funeral Homes. "It just makes sense for us to work together to better serve our families."

Bill Lyden, who has worked as a funeral director at the Quinn home since 1982, sold the business, which he owned with his wife, to Burton Funeral Homes in a merger that took effect on Jan. 1.

Lyden will stay on at the Quinn home, which he bought in 2002 from funeral director Jack Quinn, now deceased.

"If something would happen to me, I know the Quinn name will live on," said Lyden, 61. "We are just trying to keep two old names going."

The Burton and Quinn homes are the oldest funeral businesses in Erie County, which has 26, all familyowned, Peter Burton said.

The arrangement between the Burton and Quinn homes, which Peter Burton said is the first of its kind in Erie County, represents a form of innovation and forward-looking thinking in a profession that has existed for ages.

The arrangement also represents a strategy for survival at a time when the rising number of cremations, which are less expensive than burials, has made business more difficult for smaller funeral homes, such as Quinn, which Lyden says has handled 100 to 120 funerals a year at its building at 728 W. Ninth St. The cremation rate in Erie County is nearly 75 percent, much higher than the national and state rates.

Nationwide, Burton said, "the smaller firms are starting to merge with the bigger firms to help make ends meet."

Burton Funeral Homes, which operates a crematory and four funeral homes in Erie County, handles about 500 funerals a year, though Peter Burton said its market share has remained at 16 to 18 percent a year over the past 100 years, "no matter how hard we work."

He said the merger allows Burton Funeral Homes to expand its market share while

keeping "the Quinn name and brand alive."

"It is still a very caring business," Burton, 49, said of operating a funeral home.

"But people are not asking for as much as they did in the olden days when everyone was buried."

Cremations more popular Nationwide, the cremation rate rose above 50 percent for the first time in 2016, when it hit 50.2 percent, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. It does not yet have figures for 2017.

In Erie County, where about 2,500 people die on average a year, the cremation rate is nearly 75 percent, Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook said. In Pennsylvania, the coroner must sign off on cremations, and Cook said he issued authorizations for 1,858 cremations in 2017 out of about 2,500 deaths, or 74.3 percent. Cook said the county cremation rate was 7 to 9 percent in the early 1980s.

"It was primarily for the poor," he said. "But over time it has just grown and grown."

Cook said he believes cost savings and changing religious attitudes are the primary reason the cremation rate in Erie County is so high.

"Follow the dollars," he said.

The National Funeral Directors Association put the nationwide median price for a funeral with cremation, including an urn, at $6,260 in 2016, compared to $8,755 for a funeral with a burial, including a casket and vault.

The cremation rate at the Burton Funeral Homes is about 55 percent, Peter Burton said. Lyden said the rate at the Quinn Funeral Home is 30 to 35 percent, and he said the lower rate is due to the home's traditional client base of IrishCatholic families.

Religious denominations nationwide have taken a less stringent stance to cremations, leading to the increased rate, said Kathleen Ryan, executive director and general counsel of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association. She said the cremation rate in Pennsylvania, which has 1,600 funeral homes, is about 40 percent, and that it started a marked increase five to seven years ago.

"Cemetery costs have gone up; the Catholic Church is not necessarily against cremation as it once was; and it is more accepted socially," Ryan said.

The Roman Catholic Church long has accepted cremation, though it prefers burial. The Vatican reiterated that stance in 1963, when it said burial is preferred but that cremation is not "opposed per se to the Christian religion."

Online Extras See video of the Quinn Funeral Home's Bill Lyden talking about the merger with Burton Funeral Homes: GoErie.com/Videos

In 2016, in its most recent comments on cremation, the Vatican said burial is the way "you show a greater esteem for the dead," but said Catholics may be cremated as long as their ashes are kept in a "sacred place," such as a church cemetery, and not scattered or kept in urns at home.

In Pennsylvania, Ryan said the rise in cremations and the larger number of funeral directors nearing retirement have made mergers of funeral homes, like that between Quinn and Burton, more common.

"It is not happening every day, but I hear about it more often than I did five years ago," she said.

On the national level, "I don't think it is a national trend. I think it is a practical trend that is happening in a lot of smaller communities," said the past president of the National Funeral Directors Association, Bob Biggins, of the Magoun-Biggins Funeral Home in Rockland, Massachusetts, south of Boston.

"The profession is in the midst of change," he said.

"A lot of that has to do with cremations."

Biggins also said fewer funeral directors are getting licensed, leaving a gap when older directors retire.

"If you are a smaller firm looking at both of those factors," he said, "you are looking to colleagues to join forces to be more viable and better serve your communities."

A close relationship Burton Funeral Homes' Erie location is at 602 W. 10th St., a block from the Quinn home, where families now will be able to use Burton's other locations: two in Millcreek Townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; one in the Belle Valley section and the other on West 26th Street â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and one in Girard.

Burton Funeral Homes also owns Ericson Memorial Studios and Erie City Memorials.

The merger gives the Quinn families "more options," Peter Burton said.

Lyden said he has no immediate plans to retire. Though he and his wife sold the Quinn business, name and property to Burton's, he will remain as supervisor of the Quinn Funeral Home. The sale of the Quinn home's real estate, for $300,000, to Burton Funeral Homes occurred in mid-January, according to Erie County

property records. The rest of the terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"I'm here as long as I want to be here," Lyden said. "We are still going to operate it as the Quinn Funeral Home. Things are still going to be the same as they have always been."

He said the Quinn home will keep its current pricing structure and honor all its prearrangement orders. But Lyden said the merger will allow other staff members to take calls for him and allow the Quinn home to use Burton Funeral Homes' services.

"I might even be able to get an evening off," Lyden said with a laugh. "Peter is trying to make my life easier."

"He has been a one-man show," Burton said of Lyden.

"We give up a lot to be on call 24 hours a day. We hope he can travel and do some things he has wanted to do. I hope he can really enjoy life with our help."

Burton operates Burton Funeral Homes with his sister, Karen Burton Horstman, 52, the company's vice president.

They are the fifth generation of the Burton family to run the business.

Jack Quinn, Lyden's mentor and the longtime owner of the Quinn Funeral Home, represented the third generation of the Quinn family to run the business. Quinn, 81, died in 2009, seven years after Lyden purchased the Quinn Funeral Home. He and Jack Quinn became full business partners in 1991, nine years after Lyden started at the Quinn home.

G. David Burton, the father of Horstman and Peter Burton, died in 2012 at 77. He and Jack Quinn "were good friends," Peter Burton said, and he said Burton Funeral Homes often borrowed cars and other equipment from the Quinn home in a pinch. The longtime relationship made the merger easier, he said.

"It is all about people," Burton said of the funeral business, "and you want to have the right people."

"Jack treated me like a son," Lyden said of his longtime boss, "so I wanted it to be in good hands."

Lyden said Peter Burton made him an offer of a lifetime.

"No one is knocking on your door asking to buy funeral homes," he said.

As for when he will step away from the business, Lyden said retirement is definitely in his plans â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but he not set a specific time for his departure.

"We will be here at least a while yet, God willing," Lyden said.

Ed Palattella can be reached at 870-1813 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNpalattella.

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New job opportunities continue in health care Addition of marijuana facility, UPMC operations center are examples of growth

By David Bruce david.bruce@timesnews.com

UPMC looked north when it needed a second business operations center.

The one located near the health system’s headquarters in Pittsburgh was thriving, but UPMC officials didn’t think that region could sustain another center, especially since Highmark also had opened one in the area.

“The market was beginning to get saturated,” said Mary Beth Jenkins, UPMC Health Plan’s chief operating officer. “We looked at Erie and saw there was a growth opportunity.”

The UPMC Operations Center opened in the fall at 380 E. Bayfront Parkway and currently employs 57 full-time workers. Jenkins expects to hire another 75 to 100 people by the end of 2018 and eventually have about 300 employees at the center.

About half of the employees at the center work as customer service representatives, claims examiners and enrollment specialists for the health plan. The rest work for the health system, handling customer/patient questions, and scheduling appointments and office visits.

The average wage is around $32,000 a year, with benefits, Gov. Tom Wolf said when the center opened in May. The center is one of the latest signs of health-carerelated job growth in Erie at a time when manufacturing jobs are leaving the region.

Sharon Lane, a customer service representative at the new UPMC call center, fields phone calls. [JACK HANRAHAN/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

“Health care is certainly a significant economic driver in this region,” said Scott Miller, dean of Edinboro University’s School of Business. “Between health care and education, those are the big drivers for us, especially with the decline in manufacturing.”

About 29,100 people in Erie County worked in education and health services in December 2017, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.

It’s an increase from 26,700 people in December 2007.

But there can be drawbacks when health care is a primary job creator in a region, Miller said.

One is that there is a finite number of people in a region who require medical care. In order for a hospital to increase its business, often another local hospital must lose patients because patients want to receive medical care near home.

“The only ways you increase business otherwise is if your population is growing or your population is getting sicker, and we

don’t want that,” Miller said.

“Or if you are able to recruit patients from outside your region.”

Erie’s two largest hospitals, UPMC Hamot and Saint Vincent Hospital, have excelled at bringing in patients from elsewhere in northwestern Pennsylvania and adjoining counties.

However, relatively few patients from outside the region go to them as destination hospitals as they do with the Cleveland Clinic, Roswell Park in Buffalo or UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh.

Another drawback with health care is that the industry doesn’t have the same ripple effect on other businesses as manufacturing does, Miller said.

“That’s because health care doesn’t require as many tangible products,” Miller said. “Manufacturing needs raw materials. Service industries like healthcare don’t need nearly as many raw materials.”

But the UPMC Operations Center is proof health care does create some ripples.

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Jenkins said one reason why the center was placed in Erie was because of gains UPMC Health Plan has made in the region. It now has nearly 69,000 customers in Erie County.

“We’ve had great growth in the northern tier, specifically Erie,” Jenkins said.

“Now with the acquisition of UPMC Chautauqua (the former WCA Hospital in Jamestown, N.Y.), we expect that growth to continue.”

Another small ripple is the anticipated opening of a medical marijuana dispensary in Erie.

GTI LLC, a Chicago-based company, expects to employ between 15 and 20 workers when the dispensary opens in late March at 2108 W. Eighth St, said Pete Kadens, the company’s CEO. He spoke to about 400 people during a town hall session at the Zem Zem Shrine & Banquet Facility in Millcreek Township.

Many of those in attendance were interested in applying for the jobs. GTI has received licenses from the state to grow and dispense marijuana for medical purposes under the new Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program.

The question is how many of these jobs will be good enough to support a family, Miller asked.

“Some of them obviously are, such as the physician jobs,” Miller said. “But I want to know how many of those types of jobs will there be? Can they support a community like manufacturing did?”

David Bruce can be reached at 870-1736 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ETNbruce.

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improving transportation, circulation and connectivity, and designing and implementing an aggressive promotional campaign.

John Buchna, executive director of the Erie Downtown Partnership, said there are about 137 recommendations in all in the downtown master plan, and that a dozen of them have already been accomplished.

Buchna said the Erie Downtown Partnership is working more closely with the Erie Regional Chamber & Growth Partnership, Visit Erie, the Perry Square Alliance and other groups to improve collaboration on downtown efforts.

Buchna also pointed to the work the Erie Downtown Partnership is doing with the Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority. The agencies are trying to establish a market or grocery store in the first-floor parking deck space of EMTA’s new facility.

As for work within the four districts, volunteer groups assigned to each district met twice in 2017 and will continue to meet this year.

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Their job is to create jobs Some of the people spend their working hours with organizations that aim to create, bring or keep jobs in this region

By Dana Massing dana.massing@timesnews.com

Scott Ticer, 59 Director Erie Technology Incubator at Gannon University 900 State St. www.erietech.org

Scott Ticer has worked for a startup in Silicon Valley and as a consultant to help turn around companies in Dallas. He said he’s experienced successes and failures and believes that he can help startup companies determine what might work and what might not.

“This is art, not science,” he said, adding that it takes a lot of luck but the harder you try, the more success you have.

Born in Oklahoma and raised in Texas, he married an Erie native and after years of living in the South and West, they bought a summer home in Fairview Township.

That led to a permanent move here and Ticer became director of the incubator about five months ago.

He said his in-laws waited 30 years for his wife to come home. Entrepreneurship, to him, is a way of keeping young people from leaving Erie.

“We need to create opportunity here in Erie for all the kids to stick around,” said Ticer, the father of teenage twins.

Launched in 2008, the incubator’s focus is to help high-tech companies get off the ground, develop a product and create revenue, he said.

The incubator currently houses 15 companies, which pay rent and represent fields including medical technology, digital media and manufacturing automation.

One has grown from a single employee to more than 10 in 18 months, Ticer said.

Through the incubator, clients have access to a team of experienced people ready to help a new or growing business. Ticer said that after having had success, it’s meaningful to him to help steer startups in the direction of their own achievements.

Rick Novotny, 59 Executive director Erie County Redevelopment Authority 900 State St. www.erieredevelopment.com

When Rick Novotny worked in the restaurant business decades ago, he knew that a bunch of cars in the parking lot was the sign of a good place to eat. He applies the same approach to the economic development he’s been doing for 30 years: Buy an old building,

fix it up, make it available for businesses that want to start or grow, help with financing and one day you’ll see a bunch of cars in the parking lot.

“You can say, ‘I helped with that,’” Novotny said.

“It’s about creating jobs.”

As head of the Redevelopment Authority, he works with boards of authorities under it to move their missions forward.

“It’s coming up with new and innovative ideas of how to do projects,” Novotny said. Another task involves strategizing solutions to satisfy economic needs in the community.

His Redevelopment Authority helps with financing and real estate.

“We manage more than $25 million in revolving loan funds,” he said.

That might include lowinterest financing for a small company that needs to buy equipment to expand or a municipality that needs a piece of equipment or access to tax-exempt financing for a nonprofit.

“We manage about 700,000 square feet of industrial space,” Novotny said.

The authority also has 60 acres of industrial land available to attract new businesses here or help existing businesses grow.

Beth Zimmer, 53 Managing director and co-founder Innovation Collaborative 1001 State St., Suite 907 www.startuperiepa.com

Beth Zimmer said she “got very frustrated with the dichotomy that Erie was an amazing place to live, work and play” while she was watching the economy decline.

Historically, economic developers had focused on keeping businesses here and growing them and trying to attract new ones to come here, she said.

“But we forgot that encouraging startups truly is a key to building a vibrant and healthy economy,” Zimmer said.

So in late 2014, she helped co-found Innovation Collaborative, a nonprofit of which she is the sole employee working with a board of directors and volunteers.

She described the collaborative as the backbone support organization for the entrepreneurial ecosystem here.

“Anybody with an idea can reach out to us,” Zimmer said.

Innovation Collaborative has programs to help people learn to think and act entrepreneurially and to help people with an idea vet it and learn the mechanics of launching and running a business before they mortgage their homes to get it started, she said.

“We work to make sure people with ideas know there is a support system to help them start and grow,” Zimmer said.

She said Innovation Collaborative is itself a social impact entrepreneurial.

“We’re not making any

money but we’re making a difference in the community,” she said.

Brian Slawin, 47 Portfolio manager and regional director Ben Franklin Technology Partners 5340 Fryling Road, Harborcreek Township cnp.benfranklin.org

Brian Slawin remembers life as a struggling technology entrepreneur in St. Louis looking for someone willing to listen to him for just five minutes.

“I made a promise to myself if ever I was in the position I could (help other entrepreneurs), I would,” he said.

After selling the technology company he eventually ran, he moved to Erie and the Ben Franklin Technology Partners, where he has been helping entrepreneurs for two years.

Affiliated with Pennsylvania State University, Ben Franklin Technology Partners invests in technology startups and small manufacturers to help provide sustainable employment, said Liz Wilson, 60, director of marketing. She said applicants need some cash of their own to match the investment in their protectable intellectual property.

Paybacks from successful projects help provide funding for new startups.

Slawin looks for experience, passion and commitment in the people who contact the northwest region office for help.

“We always look at the people first,” he said.

Next is their idea, with consideration of whether it is innovative and can be helped by the Ben Franklin resources.

Slawin said the goal is to get people’s ideas out of their basements and into the market.

T.J. King, 37 Director of Erie region Bridgeway Capital 1001 State St., Suite 1400 www.bridgewaycapital.org

T.J. King began working in commercial lending when he was 24 and spent six years with Bank of America in Ohio and two with Huntington Bank in Mercer County.

In January 2012, he made the move to the Erie office of Bridgeway, a nonprofit community development financial institution that specializes in working with small businesses and providing financing and business education.

“It’s more rewarding,” he said of his current job, adding that the banks couldn’t always

provide money for startup businesses.

Bridgeway also aids existing businesses that want to expand, such as a daycare whose owner needed financing to purchase its building, King said.

But he doesn’t just want to “lend individuals money and walk away,” King said.

That’s why Bridgeway offers education and provides entrepreneurs and startups with opportunities to learn about marketing, website development, human resources and similar topics.

He said the delinquency rate on the loans is less than 1 percent, and money that is paid back can be put into the community again.

King said Bridgeway has the capital to lend, having done a little more than $10 million worth of lending in Erie County since 2012. It just needs to find the businesses, he said.

“Every loan we do, there’s a story to it,” he said. “It’s helping someone achieve their dream of owning a business.”

Jake Rouch, 52 Vice president, economic development division Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership 208 E. Bayfront Parkway, Suite 100 www.eriepa.com

Born and raised in Erie, Jake Rouch said he has deep faith in the region’s potential and personally admires entrepreneurs and loves solving problems.

He combines all that in his work with the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership, which he described as the premier business networking and economic development organization in Erie County.

The chamber, which has more than 800 business members, tries to promote business here, connect businesses to the resources of the economic development system and get new business opportunities in Erie, Rouch said.

“We work with every conceivable business type and size,” he said, adding that the chamber believes all businesses create wealth and jobs in the community.

Rouch and his colleagues can point businesses toward land or buildings or lowinterest loans. He said the chamber can help businesses identify new markets and meet their workforce needs.

“What’s keeping you up at night?” is a question chamber officials ask company owners, Rouch said.

He said that 90 percent of the time, the chamber can connect a company to a resource in the community that can meet the needs of the business. Rouch also said the overall cost of doing business in Erie is extremely competitive, and there’s the ability to grow here.

Dana Massing can be reached at 870-1729 or by email. Follow her on Twitter at twitter. com/ETNmassing.

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Crawford manufacturers have history of landing on their feet

Matthew Peterson, a mechanic at ChipBlaster, assembles a high-pressure coolant system at the company.

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By Valerie Myers valerie.myers@ timesnews.com

MEADVILLE — Greg Antoun left his job as an inspection supervisor at Lord Corp. in Erie and founded his own company in the Crawford Business Park in Meadville in 1994.

The company originally made parts for the aerospace industry, often for Lord.

“A lot of the parts we started out making were in exotic, hard-tomachine metals. So we started trying to develop an understanding of how failures occurred in machining the metals.

That understanding led us to actually produce equipment for other companies making parts,” Antoun said.

ChipBlaster Inc. now sells high-pressure cooling systems and metal-cutting technologies worldwide.

The company built a plant across the road from the business park and leased an additional 20,000 square feet in the park. It built a 24,000-square-foot addition last year while retaining most of its leased space.

“The business park has been our safety valve,” Antoun said. “When we’ve needed more space we’ve been able to get more and not have to build immediately while adding production.”

In the past 10 years, the company added some 35 employees, for a workforce now numbering around 100.

ChipBlaster is one of a number of Crawford County manufacturers that have kept and even added jobs while counterparts in the region and nationwide closed or laid off employees.

There were 7,500 manufacturing jobs in Crawford County in November 2015 and 7,500 in November 2017.

Manufacturing jobs in Erie County fell from 22,500 to 19,500 over those same two years.

Crawford County manufacturers have a history of adapting to closings and change, Antoun said.

Manufacturing in Meadville began when the city was a major railroad hub about the time of the Civil War. Thousands worked for the railroad,

repaired train cars and later manufactured the tools that they needed.

“There were a lot of highly skilled people here in a kind of human capital bubble,” Antoun said. “The zipper wasn’t invented in Meadville but came here and was developed here because of the skilled workers that were here. It was a highly skilled process to make the progressive dies to make zipper parts from a coil of wire.”

Talon Zipper began mass producing the new fastener in Meadville in the early 20th century.

The zipper went from being a novelty to being a global phenomenon in 10 years, Antoun said.

“Older folks here say there was no Depression in Meadville because the demand for zippers was so high,” he said.

Talon in its heyday, through a robust apprenticeship program, developed a pool of thousands of highly skilled toolmakers. By the time the zipper company was sold and production moved from Meadville beginning in the 1980s, toolmakers found work in the growing plastics molding industry.

“When Talon sent all those guys adrift, basically, they started hundreds of small shops and worked on their own,” Antoun said.

“Then when times were bad, they worked for someone else for a few years. All those small businesses were reaching out, grasping and fighting for work, and adapting.

Now a lot of people who had been making molds are using the molds to make things. They’ve taken toolmaker skills in a whole other direction and to a level above.”

Foreign customers gained a decade ago when the weak dollar made American products more affordable overseas continue to buy from Meadville firms, including ChipBlaster, as the dollar strengthens, Antoun said.

“We have the best quality and the best technology,” he said. “People specify our product in describing what they want.”

Valerie Myers can be reached at 878-1913 or by email. Follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNmyers.

Greg Antoun, president at ChipBlaster, is shown with the high-pressure coolant systems the company manufactures.

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WHAT ERIE LOOKS LIKE THROUGH TOURISTS’ EYES

The Ravine Flyer II is one of the attractions at Waldameer Park & Water World that draws visitors to the region. [GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]

Visitors share their thoughts after coming to the city for first time

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mobile phone app brought Chrissy and Ray Johnson off Interstate 90 and into Erie.

The two, who live outside of Knoxville, Tennessee, were looking for a place to spend a day before heading on to their final destination, Niagara Falls.

Chrissy Johnson researched what lay ahead of them on the highway on TripAdvisor — an app that crowdsources reviews of hotels, restaurants and destinations — while Ray drove.

“We were looking at places near the lake, and Erie was one place that looked like there was more than one thing to do,” Chrissy Johnson said. “There’s that state park; I can’t remember what it’s called. It looked like a good choice.”

They ran into a complication straight away: It happened to be Roar on the Shore weekend.

That dashed their hopes of finding a spot on the water to stay, but they finally found a

Visitors come to the Erie region to relax at Lake Erie and Presque Isle State Park, shown here in August, but social media and internet searches are helping tourists find more sights in the area.

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room in a hotel near I-90.

They spent the whole next day in Erie, dodging motorcycles, going on an outing with Erie Food Tours (5 stars on TripAdvisor), visiting wineries (Arundel Cellars: 4½ stars), and driving out to “that state park” or, as locals know it, Presque Isle (4½ stars).

“Oh yeah, that’s what it was called,” she said. “There were people flying kites out

there, and we walked around the lighthouse (4½ stars). It was really nice.”

Thousands of visitors come to Erie every year. For many of them— like the Johnsons— it’s their first time in the region.

Kelley Karns, who owns Erie Food Tours, said about half of her business is tourists and the other half Erie natives.

“I didn’t realize what a destination spot Erie is until I started this business,” she said. “A lot of people have been here before, but I also get a lot of people who are aware of Erie but didn’t know it as more than a stop off the highway or beyond Peach Street. They’re always See VISITORS, N2

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What kind of first impression does Erie make?

Researchers offer outsider perspective on what makes communities work

By Kara Murphy Contributing writer

Erie welcomes thousands of visitors each year, many of whom have never been to the Gem City before.

Trying to see the city through these outsiders’ eyes is an important part of John Oliver’s job as president and CEO of VisitErie.

“We want them to come back. That’s the key,” Oliver said. “That’s why it’s important that their first impression is, ‘There is a lot to do here. ... We need to come back here again.’

That’s the ultimate.”

VisitErie has focused recent efforts on digital marketing, including developing the Hello Erie app. The organization also

has more than 50,000 Facebook “likes,” is an active presence on Twitter and Instagram, and even produces YouTube videos.

A video about the Lake Erie Ale Trail racked up more than 48,000 views.

In addition, VisitErie also hosts non-traditional media, like bloggers and radio DJs — all designed to get the word out about what Erie has to offer.

All of those kinds of efforts make a difference, said Andy Northrop, a Michigan State University educator. He runs a program through MSU called “First Impressions: Assessing Your Community For Tourism.” Cities accepted into the program agree to have MSU researchers descend on their community to help them learn about their strengths and weaknesses through the eyes of first-time visitors.

Northrop said about 30 percent of his researchers’ study is done online by checking to see what information potential visitors might find about a community even before arriving.

“If communities don’t have accurate websites or up-to-date websites people get a negative first impression quickly,” he said.

“That kind of thing can’t be an afterthought.”

But his researchers also spend time doing what all tourists do — visiting attractions, recreating, shopping, dining out and staying at hotels. Their experiences there — the good, bad and ugly — are eye-opening for the local communities.

“It’s always interesting to hear someone else’s perspective because you see what you see every single day and you don’t think outside the box,” said Dana

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The Lake Erie wine region, including this vineyard operated by the Lake Erie Regional Center for Grape Research and Extension in North East Township, is a draw for out-of-town tourists.

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be willing to do — she’d like to stay on the water.

“It was beautiful, a really pretty area,” she said. “I would’ve liked to have had the opportunity to spend more time there.”

From Palm Beach to Lake Erie It was a Google search that led Kimberly Jones to Erie. In late September, Jones and her co-workers

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locals to be able to rattle off all sorts of suggestions about what to do when they meet a tourist here. Our local residents can be the greatest sales force for the community, so we’re trying to remind people of how special Erie is.”

Kelly Karns, the owner of Erie Food Tours, said she considers it part of her job to act as an ambassador for Erie — even with the locals on her tour. About half of her customers are tourists and half are Erie residents, she said.

“My job is to have my love for Erie be contagious,” she said. “We have a lot to offer here, and even people who live here sometimes aren’t aware of everything there is to do downtown, or know the richness of our history. It’s my job to share that, to get them excited to learn and experience more.”

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so that was cool!” ); Like My Thai, which the group visited as part of the Erie Food Tour (“I like Thai food and that was the best I’ve ever had.”); Union Station (“I would have liked to have sat outside there and have a pint”); and Presque Isle, which the group took a drive around before heading back to Chautuauqua.

“None of us had been to Erie before and we had no idea what to expect,” Jones said. “Well, actually, I was expecting an industrial kind of town. But it didn’t end up being that at all.

There seems like there’s a lot of culture there — that was definitely a pleasant surprise.”

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surprised — pleasantly — at our downtown area and the history here and the diversity of the restaurants.”

One common question she gets from visitors: Why isn’t there more to do on Erie’s beautiful bayfront?

“I always tell people it’s on its way,” she said.

“I know we’re working towards that, and I’m excited to see that happen.

We have this beautiful lakefront, and people don’t understand why we don’t take better advantage of it.

But I tell them it’s coming.”

Johnson said if she came back to Erie — which she’d

Walker, the director of the downtown development authority in Imlay City, Michigan, which worked with Northrop’s team in 2017.

“When you’re trying to bring in visitors, nothing is more valuable than actually understanding the perspective of outsiders,” Northrop said. “You want to understand what people are looking for and what their perception is. People who live in a community day in and day out tend to glaze over their assets.”

The impetus behind a promotion called “Be a Tourist in Your Own Backyard” was to remind locals of what a great town Erie is, Oliver said “The whole concept behind that is to get locals behind what we have here, because I think our locals can do a whole lot in selling Erie,” Oliver said. “We want

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traveled from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Chautauqua for a corporate retreat at a cottage owned by her company’s owner on the Institution’s grounds.

An online hunt for something to do nearby as a group led them to Erie Food Tours.

Among the highlights that she still remembers a few months later: The outside view of Erie Insurance Arena (“I love hockey,

Kara Murphy is a freelance writer in Erie.

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Downtown bars provide foundation for further investment If you look down State Street and all you see is bars, investors say what you really see is groundwork.

By Jennie Geisler jennie.geisler@ timesnews.com

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at the Bourbon Barrel, which opened in 2015, encouraged Styn every step of the way. He even showed her his second floor when she was looking for a place to put Room 33.

“Rebecca and I have worked together on multiple events in the past,” Smith said, adding they’ve done fundraisers for nonprofits and singles events.

“We threw her husband a birthday party and that relationship kind of grew into a singles meeting singles event we did together.

We hosted more than 150 to 200 singles. It was a great evening, a lot of socializing last year, fall 2017.”

He sees Room 33 as part of the family.

“As people reinvest, that’s a winning formula for success in the marketplace. Anything Bourbon Barrel can do, I don’t see it as competition, I see it as collaboration.”

He said he and Styn have talked about working together on sending customers to each other.

“As one example, if they go to Rebecca’s establishment, hers closes at midnight. Ours is open till 2 (a.m.)” He suggested, perhaps, a deal where a Room 33 customer could leave that spot and get into Bourbon Barrel without a cover charge at the door. “Or maybe where a Bourbon Barrel receipt gets something there for them. We don’t know yet, but if we work together, we’re all going the same direction,” he said.

The Bourbon Barrel is stretching the idea of what a bar is as well. Smith recently worked with the Film Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania on a dinner-and-movie series on Wednesdays called Film Grain.

“It’s not just about being a bar,” Smith said. “It’s so many cool

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Jennie Geisler can be reached at 870-1885 or by email. Follow her on Twitter at twitter. com/ETNgeisler.

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recently opened Room 33 Speakeasy, a ProhibitionStyn themed cocktail and tapas establishment. She wanted to be part of the fun.

“I want (Room 33) to become a premier venue in Erie and to aid in the revitalization,” she said. “This is going to be more than a bar. It’s meant to be an experience.”

Room 33 is hidden behind a moving bookcase at 1033 State St. Inside is a dark, sophisticated lounge with 1930s decor with upscale food and drinks and a separate cigar room.

“I have a passion for event planning and bringing people together, and I wanted to contribute an additional offering to the downtown experience.”Smith,

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than vacancies. (The newer places are) on the higher side.”

He said that in other cities that have revitalized their downtown areas, it started with eating and drinking establishments.

“It’ll balance with additional retail,” Buchna said. “It’s a foundation to grow the economy.”

He points to the other draws to downtown: Erie Insurance Arena events, sports, the Bayfront Convention Center, Warner Theater and the Erie Philharmonic, and the Erie Playhouse.

“This is a natural progression of downtown development,” Buchna said. “Pittsburgh has seen an influx of eating and drinking establishments in downtown.

It adds to offerings of downtown. Bring new opportunities to better the community.”

Rebecca Styn, who works for the Erie Management Group, also

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Have you had a drink on State Street lately? A lot of people have. And more are on their way.

Tonight after work.

Saturday after an Otters game. Wednesday before a concert at Erie Insurance Arena.

This is not your old State Street. New and stalwart watering holes have survived and thrived side by side to the point that on a busy weekend night, it can be tough to find a stool anywhere north of 14th Street.

“A rising tide raises all ships,” said Derek Smith, 33, owner ofBourbon Barrel, 1213 State St., adding he doesn’t look at other bars as competition, but as part of a downtown renaissance. “Getting people to the area is the key.”

A quick mental jog down State Street takes you past newer places — 408 Bar and Grille, Jekyll & Hyde’s Gastropub, McCoy’s, Voodoo Brewery, Room 33 Speakeasy (which opened just last month), and U Pick 6 Tap House.

And just a block or so way, places including Cloud 9 Wine Bar & Tapas and Lavery Brewing Co. And if you think there’s too many, consider what’s still thriving: Brewerie at Union Station, 1201 Kitchen, Docksider, Calamari’s Squid Row,Molly Brannigans, Plymouth Tavern, Sherlock’s and Park Place, for starters.

While some might gripe about all the visible growth being “bars” with all the attendant negative connotations, John Buchna, chief executive officer of the Erie Downtown Partnership, urges Buchna patience.

“There has to be a balance in the downtown economy,” he said. “What we see happening is the quality of establishments is improving.

That is a good sign, there’s improvement in employment. It’s better

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From farm to your breakfast table

By Matthew Rink matthew.rink@ timesnews.com

Since 1932, Meadow Brook Dairy has been bringing ol’ Bessie’s milk to the breakfast table.

But plant manager Mike Chase, who’s been in the business since 1984, says most people don’t know all that goes into the business.

“People don’t really know how their milk gets to them,” he said.

Each week, Meadow Brook’s 120 employees turn raw milk from dairy farms into 500,000 gallons of consumable whole, skim, 1 percent and 2 percent white milk, which is bottled in half-gallon and one-gallon containers and then distributed throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York.

Some of the milk shows up on shelves as Meadow Brook milk. Other milk appears under different Dean Foods brands, like Reiter Dairy, which is sold in Ohio. All Dean Foods milk products carry a “Dairy Pure” label, which Chase refers to as an “over brand.”

Then there’s private-label milk, which accounts for about 40 percent of Meadow Brook’s business. Those are the off-brands sold exclusively by certain grocery stores.

In all, 85 different products — or SKUs, for “stock keeping units” — are made right at Meadow Brook’s facility at 2365 Buffalo Road.

Another 188 items — including eggs, butter, TruMoo chocolate milk and tea — are delivered from other production sites to Meadow Brook.

From there, they are distributed to stores and

other businesses.

That explains the back-end of the business, which brothers Leroy and Lloyd McGarvey started in 1932. Dean Foods has owned Meadow Brook since the mid-1990s.

Milk, of course, starts with cows on dairy farms big and small. Meadow Brook relies on milk from Dairy Farmers of America and Dean Direct Milk.

Dairy Farmers of America is a co-operative.

“A co-op is a different animal,” Chase said.

“It takes a number of farmers and it groups them together so they have an outlet for their milk. It guarantees them a price.”

Milk is delivered to the plant in 6,000-gallon tankers. About 20 tankers deliver to the plant each day.

A sample of the milk is tested in a lab for bacteria, antibiotics and butter

Timeline: Meadow Brook Dairy 1932: Year company founded by Leroy and Larry McGarvey.

1955: Glass bottles replaced by paper cartons.

1959: Stores and institutions make up a third of the business. Home delivery makes up two-thirds of business.

1979: More than 95 percent of business is stores and institutions. Only 4 percent is home service.

1994-1995: Meadow Brook acquired by Dean Foods.

These bottles have two labels, one on the front and another on the back.

Clear, or non-pigmented bottles, are for privatelabel brands and have only one label on them.

The type of bottle used makes a difference. Fluorescent light penetrates these clear

containers, changing the taste of the milk. Though the difference is subtle, Chase says branded milk tastes better.

Butter cream, the byproduct from the production process, is sold to other companies to make products like heavy whipping cream.

Meadow Brook is considered a “streamlined dairy” because it only makes half gallons and gallons of milk.

Smaller portions — like the quarts and pints that might be delivered to a school cafeteria — and chocolate milk, are made at a Dean Foods facility in Sharpsville.

“It’s quite an undertaking to get a gallon of milk to the store,” Chase said.

Matthew Rink can be reached at 870-1884 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/ETNrink.

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From the tanker, the milk is cooled to about 34 degrees and stored in a 40,000gallon silo until it can be pasteurized. Then it’s put through what Chase calls an “HTST,” for high-temperature, short-time system. The milk is heated to 161 degrees for 15 seconds.

After the milk is cooled down again, it is bottled, capped and crated.

Meadow Brook buys its half-gallon containers from a third-party vendor, but makes its own one-gallon containers in-house. Using resin, the plant makes about 85,000 pigmented and non-pigmented jugs each day.

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Pigmented jugs are used for branded milk only.

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Online Extras See video of Wilson Middle School teacher Amanda Vickey talking about consumer science: GoErie.com/Videos These Wilson Middle School eighthgrade students took part in a family and consumer sciences class earlier this academic year. From left are Bryleigh Paluchak, 13; Madison Cruz, 14, and Torreuna Roberts, 14. [CHRISTOPHER

Erie School District, emphasizing careers, brings back classes in consumer science

By Ed Palattella ed.palattella@ timesnews.com

At 14 years old, Madison Cruz said she likes learning about “how to be responsible with your money” and “how to create and balance a budget.”

Her classmate Bryleigh Paluchak, 13, said she enjoys learning about bank accounts, and how to gauge “your needs and wants,” including when you should spend and when you should save.

And another classmate, Torreuna Roberts, 14, said she has become interested in “how to invest your money and how to put it in a bank.”

The three girls are in eighth grade at the Erie School District’s Wilson Middle School, 718 W. 28th St. They gained an understanding of personal finance in a new class on consumer science — once known as home ec —that the Erie School District launched this year at its three middle schools: Wilson, with 679 students; East, with 696; and Strong Vincent, with 776.

The 11,500-student district had such elective classes years ago but eliminated them as its budget crisis intensified.

The district is adding classes to go along with

the reorganization of schools that was part of its financial recovery plan — a recovery that got a huge boost with last year’s guarantee of an additional $14 million in state funding.

At the middle and high schools, the district is offering a variety of courses designed to help students choose careers and to learn everyday skills. The district, for example, is creating the Marine Maritime Academy for high school students interested in shipbuilding and similar careers. And the district brought back consumer science, in which students learn everything from how to manage household accounts and pay taxes to how to run a washing machine and mend a shirt.

“They will be able to apply it in the future— if not now, then in the near future,” said Amanda Vickey, who teaches consumer science at Wilson. “They will use it for the rest of their life.”

The Erie School District renovated Vickey’s classroom this year to include sewing machines, a washer and dryer, stoves and a refrigerator. Lowe’s donated time and materials for the work, district officials said.

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about chores, cooking and healthy eating, the students in the class get financial literacy lessons, which include discussions on how to get a job and how to take care of their earnings.

“There is the career aspect of it,” said Wilson’s principal, Don Orlando. “A lot of it starts with the finances.”

The district is getting help to deliver its lessons. The middle school students are learning about financial literacy using a curriculum developed by EverFi, an educational technology company based in Washington, D.C. Northwest Bank partnered with EverFi to bring the media-interactive curriculum to the students at no cost to the Erie School District. The NHL is also a partner with EverFi. The goal is to get students a financial education as early as possible to help them make “smart financial decisions,” Jim Martin, Northwest’s regional president, said in announcing the partnership with EverFi in March.

The Erie School District intends to expand the consumer science classes, including the financial-literacy component, to its elementary

schools and enhance those programs at the high schools, said Bea Habursky, the district’s assistant superintendent. She said the district centered the initial focus on the middle schools because of its new emphasis on career education at that level.

The district wants students to leave eighth grade knowing what type of magnet school programs they want to

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“We want to give as much opportunity as possible in our middle schools across the board,” Habursky said.

Torreuna Roberts, one of the eighth-graders at

Wilson, said she is glad for the chance to learn about financial literacy, including investments, and other aspects of consumer science, such as choosing healthy foods.

“It was a new experience,” she said.

Ed Palattella can be reached at 870-1813 or by email. Follow him on Twitter at twitter. com/ETNpalattella.

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