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WINTER BLUES As bitter cold blasts region, lack of sunlight can lead to seasonal depression. Page 4

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New child protection laws spark surge

Today’s ForecasT

Not as cold today with partial sunshine. Winds northwest 7-14 mph. A little snow at times tonight.

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By Robert Swift Harrisburg Bureau Chief

Average normal highs/lows for the week: 38/21: Not as cold tomorrow with a little snow, accumulating a coating to an inch.

Winds light and variable. A couple of snow showers Wednesday.

Winds west-northwest 7-14 mph.

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INsIDE toDay’s VoIcE Searching for answers Profile begins to emerge of suspected shooter in pair of Copenhagen attacks. page a1

INDEX

Sitting pretty Jeff Gordon wins the pole position for Sunday’s Daytona 500. page 30

Tale of two trials Social media allowed for live updates during Hugo Selenski’s second double homicide trial. page 5

Almanac 39 Advice 16 Birthdays 17 Business A2 Classifieds A3-B8 Comics 20-23 Court Notes 12 Editorial 14 Horoscope 23 National A1 Police Blotter 13 Public Notices A3 Puzzles 21-23 Sports 28-40 Television 16

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s child protective services system is undergoing a major transformation as new laws take effect in response to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

The implementation of nearly two dozen laws since Jan. 1 is creating challenges for state officials and employees and volunteers who are in regular contact with children.

The direct impact so far is a flood of applications to state agencies by individuals working with children who are seeking required clearances of a criminal and child abuse history, a wider group of individuals legally required to report cases of suspect child abuse or neglect and the need to train these potential reporters about the new laws, said officials.

For the first time, requests for clearances and reporting of abuse can be done electronically.

The Department of Human Services recently hired 10 new employees and plans to hire 25 more to meet increasing demand on ChildLine, a telephone hotline that receives reports of suspected abuse and processes background checks, DHS official Cathy Utz told the House Children and Youth Committee this week.

The new laws strengthen the definition of child abuse, require the background clearances for both employees and volunteers having contact with children, broaden the scope of individuals who are required to report child abuse by nature of their employment or contact with children, set penalties for failure to report and making false reports and expand the categories of workers and professionals who must receive training on child abuse reco gnition and reporting.

The overhaul is a response to issues raised by the state investigation that led to the November 2011 arrest of Jer-

ry Sandusky, the former Pennsylvania State University football coach, and his subsequent conviction and imprisonment in 2012 for child sex abuse.

At this stage, the requirement for background clearances is the biggest “hot button” issue concerning the new laws, according to the The Center for Children’s Justice, a nonprofit organization working on protection issues in Pennsylvania.

DHS has received 57,000 requests for child abuse clearances since Dec. 31 — of which 30,000 were done electronically for the first time, Utz said.

She told lawmakers there have been some hitches with individuals setting up user accounts to access the system, but things are getting better.

Starting July 1, adult volunteers who would be in an unpaid position responsible for the welfare of children or having direct contact with them must first get the two clearances from DHS and the

Pennsylvania State Police from having any child abuse and criminal history respectively. The combined cost is $20. The clearances must be updated every three years.

The committee has discussed waiving the fee for volunteers.

“We are concerned with non-profits and volunteer agencies feeling a financial burden of having to get every volunteer a child abuse clearance,” said Rep. Tarah Toohil, R-Butler Township, a committee member. “The department processes these child abuse clearances quickly online but there is still money spent on the government side to do this processing.”

The laws have changed the way child abuse is thought about in Pennsylvania, said Rep. Katherine Watson, R-Warrington, the committee chairwoman.

“There are growing pains because we are changing things,” she added. rswift@timesshamrock.com

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Former penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in 2013. pennsylvania’s child protective services system is undergoing a transformation in the wake of Sandusky’s conviction on child sex abuse charges.

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Hazleton police are investigating a shooting that took place at Xtacy Hookah Lounge before 5 a.m. Sunday morning on East Diamond Avenue in Hazleton.

Man hospitalized after shooting in Hazleton

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Police said a two-vehicle crash on Route 92 in Exeter Township on Sunday afternoon was caused by icy road conditions and the high speed of the southbound vehicle.

Exeter Twp. crash sends 6 to hospital

By Charlotte L. Jacobson staff Writer

Freight train hits tractor-trailer near Pittsburgh

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still needed medical attention.

Both vehicles sustained damage to the front of the driver’s side and had to be towed away.

This was the second crash that occurred on that stretch of road Sunday, McDermott said.

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Exeter Township police were assisted by the Harding and Mount Zion fire departments, as well as Pittston, Exeter, Exeter Township, Northmoreland, Lake Winola and Harding ambulances.

A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crew ar rived on scene

around 5:30 p.m. to lay dirt down in order to help car tires grip the road.

Route 92 was reopened shor tly afterward and McDermott placed flares along the road as a sign for motorists to slow down. cjacobson@citizensvoice.com, 570-821-2061

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This is one of the vehicles involved in a two-vehicle wreck near Lockville Road in Exeter Township.

PITTSBURGH — Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a freight train struck a tractor-trailer hauling cars near Pittsburgh, but no injuries were reported.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the tractortrailer was hauling three cars when it was hit by the CSX train at about 8 p.m. Saturday in Homestead.

Officials said the 34-year-old driver was able to jump out before the train hit his truck and dragged it for about 300 yards.

He told the paper that the truck lost traction on the railroad tracks at the crossing and could not be moved.

Police said traffic was being rerouted around the scene of the twisted wreckage that included the three vehicles being hauled by the truck, which was to be removed by CSX. — Associated Press

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A two-vehicle crash sent six people to the hospital Sunday afternoon in Exeter Township, police said.

Emergency crews responded to the scene on Route 92 near Lockville Road just after 4 p.m. to a report of a head-on collision.

A southbound vehicle carrying six passengers lost control due to high speed and icy road conditions, Exeter Township Police Officer Dave McDermott said.

The vehicle slid sideways down the road, causing the driver of the second vehicle to swerve in an attempt to avoid the out-of-control vehicle, to no avail.

T h e s i x p a s s e n g e r s, i n cl u d i n g a 4 - ye a r- o l d child, in the southbound car were transported by ambulance to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.

McDermott said the injuries did not seem life-threatening, as the passengers were able to get out of the car on their own, but they

One male was taken to a hospital after an early Sunday morning shooting and assault in Hazleton.

Police said the 27-year-old victim is from Hazleton and sustained several gunshot wounds to his hip and leg areas during the incident at 33 E. Diamond Ave. Officers were dispatched to the incident at 4:38 a.m.

Hazleton Police Chief Frank DeAndrea said the victim was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton and then driven to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest by ambulance.

The victim’s name has not been released but police said he was undergoing surgery early Sunday afternoon.

DeAndrea said police believe the shooting occurred outside of a hookah lounge at 33 E. Diamond Ave. following an argument inside the business.

The suspect has been described as a Hispanic male, standing about five-foot, eight-inches tall with a heavier build and darker hair.

Police continue to investigate. Anyone with information is asked to call officers at 570-459-4940 or 911. All information will be held confidential.

The Pennsylvania State Police Forensic Services Unit and Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office are assisting.

As winter settles in, seasonal depression can emerge Lack of sunlight can lead to Vitamin D deficiency, disruption of routine

For those suffering from seasonal depression: n Turn on a lot of lights in the morning. n Go outside in the middle of the day to get exposure to natural light. n Eat balanced meals. n Try light therapy boxes n Make an effort to socialize and continue daily routine. n Maintain a healthy sleep schedule.

By Charlotte L. Jacobson Staff Writer When the sun begins to set before 5 p.m. and the weather turns to bitter cold, many people agree that staying inside and ignoring the outside world is often preferable to braving the elements.

But being reclusive in the winter can be the result of a deeper issue.

Lack of sunlight in the winter months can lead to health-related issues, most often taking Cover the form of Vitamin D story deficiency and Seasonal Affective Disorder, commonly known as seasonal depression.

This disorder is caused primarily from a sensitivity to decreased daylight hours and may be related to changes in body function, such as serotonin and melatonin levels changing as a person’s body is exposed to less sunlight, according to Dr. James Truscott, the director of psychology at First Hospital Wyoming Valley.

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that affects a person’s mood and a drop in serotonin may trigger depression. Melatonin is a hormone, which plays a role in sleep patterns and mood. The change in season can disrupt the balance of the body’s melatonin, causing moodiness and insomnia or hypersomnia.

In the most common cases, symptoms include feeling depressed or irritable, losing pleasure or interest in things once found enjoyable, weight gain, increased craving for carbohydrates, excessive sleep and reduction in energy.

But because this disorder is based

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Dr. James Truscott, director of psychology at First Hospital Wyoming Valley in Kingston, said women and younger people are more likely to be diagnosed with Seasonal Affective Disorder. on a seasonal pattern, there are some casesinwhichpeopleshowsymptoms of depression in the summer months and the symptoms are often reversed, causing anxiety, insomnia, a surge in energy and unintended weight loss.

Asthesearebothrootedindepression, they can also lead to feelings of worthlessness or hopelessness and in the most extreme cases, self-destructive thinking, planning or behavior.

Truscott said that women and younger people are more likely to be diagnosed with this disorder.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, approximately a half million people in the United States suffer from winter Seasonal Affective Disorder, while 10 to 20 percent of the population may suffer from a more mild form of the winter blues.

This illness is more commonly seen in people who live in cloudy regions or at high latitudes, such as geographic locations farther north or south of the equator.

In New Hampshire, upwards of 10 percent of the population showed

symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder in contrast to 1.4 percent in Florida, according to a study done by South African psychiatrist Norman Rosenthal.

No studies could be found on the percentage of Pennsylvania residents suffering from this disorder, as many focused on the extremes closer to or further from the equator.

According to Truscott, medical professionals have reclassified Seasonal Affective Disorder as Major Depressive Disorder with a seasonal pattern, which fully remits during the other seasons.

“Continuing normal activity patterns are very important — socializing, working, don’t withdraw or isolate and exercising is good,” Truscott said. “Get outside, enjoy sunlight as much as possible. Self-care strategies are important such as eating well, being on a good sleep schedule, good hygiene and preparing for high-stress situations.”

In addition to maintaining a normal daily activity, Truscott said there

falls under these descriptions should be screened for Vitamin D deficiency.

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital uses the levels of 20 to 100 nanograms/milliliter (ng/mL) as normal levels for adults.

“Vitamin D deficiency can be associated with osteoporosis, increased risk of falls and possible fractures,” Evans said. “Severe deficiencies can lead to rickets and osteomalacia (softening of bones) in children and osteomalacia in adults … and there is a possibility of a decrease in cognitive function with levels less than 10.”

According to Vitamin D Council, research has not shown whether low Vitamin D levels cause depression, or whether low Vitamin D levels develop because someone is depressed.

But, University of Georgia associate professor, Alan Stewart, has claimed otherwise.

An international research partnership between the University of Georgia, the University of Pittsburgh and the Queensland University of Technology in Australia reported that Vitamin D could have a regulative role in the development of Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Vitamin D is also involved in the creation of serotonin and dopamine within the brain, both chemicals linked to depression, according to the researchers.

Truscott advised those with depression to be wary of Vitamin D supplements and St. John’s Wort as they can cause issues with any anti-depressant medicines already being taken.

“It’s normal to feel down or depressed at certain points. It’s when the depression becomes overwhelming … when you notice a difference in physical or cognitive function changes you should be professionally evaluated,” Truscott said. “Don’t suffer in silence, there is help available.”

is a more traditional type of aid in the form of light therapy, or “happy lights.” Most often these are fluorescent light bulbs in a box with a diffuser that mimics daylight.

It is recommended that sufferers sit in front of the light for 30 minutes a day, or expose themselves to light during the last few hours of sleep, which is known as dawn simulation.

There is a growing amount of research connecting depression and Vitamin D levels, but much of it has yielded mixed results. According to Dr. Mark Evans, a physician at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital who performs Vitamin D screenings, the three primary methods of obtaining Vitamin D are through sun exposure, diet and supplements.

“The majority of patients with mild deficiencies do not have symptoms,” Evans said. “I personally have noticed some people feel fatigued, this is incidental however.”

Evans said that low levels of Vitamin D are common among those who have darker skin tones, obese patients, those hospitalized or institutionalized for long periods of time and those who take medications that may accelerate the metabolism of Vitamin D. He said that anyone who cjacobson@citizensvoice.com, 570-821-2061

Ice festival draws crowd as bitter cold envelopes region

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By Jon O’Connell Staff Writer

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The sun shines through the Sleeping Beauty ice sculpture during the Clarks Summit Festival of Ice on Sunday.

CLARKS SUMMIT — Icy wind, the kind that steals the breath from your chest, whipped through South State Street on Sunday afternoon as the last of the Clarks Summit Festival of Ice revelers perused dozens of ice sculptures.

It’s only going to get colder, with dangerously cold wind chills expected into this morning across Northeastern Pennsylvania.

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The annual four-day Festival of Ice, sponsored by the Abington Business & Professional Association, was built around more than 50 ice carvings. The “Frozen Fairy Tales” themed sculptures made by Lakeville-based Sculpted Ice Works stood outside State Street’s small businesses.

Single-digit temperatures across the region did little to keep people from visiting, and patronizing, the South State Street businesses, Mayor Patty Lawler said.

“It was bitter, bitter cold, and the crowd came out,” she said.

Luzerne and Lackawanna counties are under a wind chill warning until 10 a.m. today. The National Weather Service at Binghamton, New York, is calling for temperatures ranging from minus 14 to 2 degrees, accompanied by wind chills expected from minus 20 to minus 30 degrees Sunday night through early this morning.

Winds could reach 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph,

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according to the National Weather Service.

AccuWeather is calling for highs to reach only the teens today and snow, possibly 1 inch to 3 inches, starting to fall before dawn Tuesday morning.

“We’re going to be on the northern edge of this storm system,” AccuWeather meteorologist John Dlugoenski said, adding that cities to the south like Hazleton and even further in Philadelphia will see more snow. “Precipitation might make it as far

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north as Binghamton, New York.”

Temperatures likely won’t rise above freezing all week, Dlugoenski said, and this morning, predicted to be at minus 6 degrees, could break the minus-5 degrees record set in 1963.

The Festival of Ice continues for one last day today.

Businesses may leave their ice sculptures in place until they melt, which, if forecasts are correct, will be a while. joconnell@timesshamrock.com, @jon_oc

Tale of two trials: Social media allowed for Selenski updates as they happened

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Last year, a grand jury recommended Attorney General Kathleen Kane be charged with perjury. So far, she has not been charged and it’s not clear if she ever will be.

State high court must fix special prosecutor process, lawyers say

By Marc Levy Associated Press

including new Chief Justice T homas Saylor, either declined comment or did not return calls requesting comment.

Kane has not been charged, and it is not clear if she ever will be. Carpenter sent the grand jury’s recommendations to Montgomery County prosecutors before the justices blocked, for the time being, any prosecution stemming from the panel’s findings.

Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman has not said what she will do with it.

It is important for the court to deal quickly with a complaint from the state’s top law enforcement officer, said Bruce L. Castor Jr., a former Montgomery County district attorney.

And Castor sees a path for the justices to take: Create clear rules for the appointment of a special prosecutor and limit it to the enforcement of court orders; encourage the Legislature to establish a process for situations when the attorney general’s office must be investigated; and order the grand jury’s findings to be used only as a referral to Ferman’s office for her to investigate, but not a basis for filing charges.

“Those,” said Castor, “are the most productive courses of action I can see.”

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their parents, not inclined to use social media, would ask “What’s he posting next? What’s he posting?”

People who never heard of Twitter before, people like them, started following.

Before the trial, I had about 800 followers. By verdict day, I had nearly 1,400. “‘Thanks for providing excellent coverage of the Selenski trial. Your tweets made me feel like I was right there in the courtroom,” one follower said.

That was the point.

And I heard that a lot from others — because we were posting instantaneously.

The Citizens’ Voice was the only media outlet to do this from gavel to gavel during the trial because we were the only media outlet to assign a second journalist to the case from the beginning.

We knew this was a big trial with intense public interest.

There were other differences between this trial and last one as well.

Last time, a jury cleared Selenski of murder. This time, they said he was guilty.

And that means, there’s another mini-trial looming — the death penalty phase of “Commonwealth vs.

Hugo Selenski” Part 2, scheduled to start Tuesday morning.

There’s sure to be lots of compelling testimony.

I suggest you sign up for Twitter and follow us at @cvbobkal, @cvjimhalpin and @CitizensVoice.

BoB KalinowsKi, a staff writer for The Citizens’ Voice, could be reached at 570-821-2055 and bkalinowski@citizensvoice.com.

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Supreme Cour t finally acknowledged the existence of the investigation, it unsealed 80 pages of case records and revealed the justices’ plan to consider Kane’s legal challenge.

Absent from the unsealed records is an application by the grand jury judge, Montgomery County Judge William Carpenter, to appoint a special prosecutor, or a record of the Supreme Court’s explicit permission. Rather, there was a letter in which Carpenter advised Castille that he had appointed a special prosecutor.

It also is not clear whether any other Supreme Court justices were aware of the investigation before the Inquirer published its story. Some lawyers now wonder whether the willingness to hear Kane’s challenge is a repudiation of a process the other justices never had a chance to stop.

“It’s a bad thing if a president judge or a chief justice starts to think they don’t need to consult with their colleagues,” said West Chester lawyer Samuel Stretton, who specializes in defending public officials accused of wrongdoing or misconduct.

Castille retired from the court Dec. 31 after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. Castille and each justice,

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HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, not known for being shy about defending its prerogatives, has put itself in a curious situation.

After months of intrigue and court silence, the justices surprised Pennsylvania’s legal community by saying they would hear public arguments on Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s legal challenge to the court’s selfappointed power to launch special prosecutions.

The case in question is a court-ordered investigation into whether Kane’s office illegally shared secret investigative material with the Philadelphia Daily News. The result was a grand jury’s recommendation that Kane be charged with perjury and other offenses.

The justices may not ultimately agree with Kane that the courts lack the authority to appoint prosecutors to run grand juries or investigate her office. But, say lawyers and court watchers, the justices must at least clean up a murky and messy process that has been dogged by questions about legality and constitutionality.

“The court definitely needs

to clarify this, both from the constitutional perspective and the procedural perspective,” said Michael Engle, a Philadelphia lawyer and past president of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers who represented a witness in the court’s investigation. “The ground rules need to be clear to everybody.”

Not everything is.

The secret investigation became public in a Sept. 1 story in The Philadelphia Inquirer that cited anonymous sources.

No Pennsylvania statute authorizes court-appointed prosecutors and court officials say they have no written policy that spells out an appointment process. That did not stop the courts from appointing special prosecutors at least a handful of times before the Kane investigation.

Asked last fall about the process, the Supreme Court’s then-chief justice, Ronald Castille, said he can order the assignment of a special prosecutor, or a grand jury judge can apply to him for permission to appoint a special prosecutor if the judge finds that the attorney general’s office has a conflict of interest.

It is not clear that this case followed that process.

On Jan. 21, when the

I am one of the few people to have sat through nearly every second of both of Hugo Selenski’s doublemurder trials in Luzerne County Court.

Yes, in 2006 and again in 2015, I was among the media contingent trying to be the first to report breaking information about his trial.

During the first trial, we promised to be the source of information on the latest breaking developments in the case. That basically meant a mid-day update posted on our website — and maybe one later in the day.

During breaks, we flipped as fast through our notebooks to find the best info to report and typed it up on our desktops during a brief visit back to the office.

In this trial, anyone interested was treated to up-tothe-second coverage of the developments.

Thanks, Twitter.

Before this trial, we devised a game plan to have ace reporter James Halpin write the main story of the day, along with comprehensive updates for our web site throughout the day, while I looked for sidebar stories and relentlessly hammered out blow-byblow snippets on social media, namely Twitter.

Luzerne County Judge Fred Pierantoni had no problems with reporters having smartphones and laptop computers in the courtroom, and we made sure to use that to our advantage.

On our website, we had a r unning ticker of our tweets, so some people parked on there all day to watch the constant updates.

In both Selenski trials, the testimony was compelling. Each day, there was something that just blew the minds of the reporters covering it. This time, however, anyone following us got to hear each of those developments almost as soon as we did.

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concert review

Tedeschi Trucks Band brings stellar musicianship to Kirby

How was it?

By Kristen Gaydos Staff Writer

WILKES-BARRE — First five songs, four standing ovations — The Tedeschi Trucks Band was doing everything right Sunday night.

Susan Tedeschi’s soulful vocals and Derek Trucks’ guitar expertise, backed by nine musicians talented in their own right, highlighted the band’s performance for a packed house at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts.

Members of the audience got on their feet several times throughout the night to pay homage to the stellar musicianship on stage. Though both Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi could’ve stayed the course with their solo projects, Sunday’s showstopping performance proved the married couple is even stronger together.

The 11-piece band opened the show with “All That I Need,” from the group’s 2013 Blues Music Award-winning album “Made Up Mind.”

They performed against a colorful backdrop of a buffalo charging a train underneath the moon.

From the get go, their polished and cohesive performance had the audience going crazy and dancing in their seats. Tedeschi’s vocals, Trucks’ guitar playing and

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The Tedeschi Trucks Band performs at the F.M. Kirby Center on Sunday. the rest of the band merged as well as any musical marriage could. The song got the Tedeschi Trucks Band their first standing ovation of the night.

“Thank you so much,” Tedeschi said.

They followed with the funky title track from “Made Up Mind,” thick with Tedeschi’s raspy rich vocals and followed by Trucks’ scorching solo. The night turned soulful with “It’s So Heavy,” from the same album.

The group turned the blues full on with the standard “I Pity the Fool,” originally recorded in 1961 by Blues and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bobby “Blue” Bland.

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Another musician made someone’s night as well — a fan noticed reggae band leader George Wesley in the crowd and got a photo with him. And that brings to mind a tip for concertgoers: if other successful musicians are in audience, that’s usually a sign you’re going to see a really good show. It certainly was Sunday night, thanks to Spirit Family Reunion and the Tedeschi Trucks Band.

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donated by Earth Conservancy, a mine land reclamation agency. A monument to anthracite miners was dedicated at the park on Memorial Day in 2013, and landscaping and other improvements have been underway for several years.

Beeman said the Huber society’s effort is GiveGab’s largest launch to date. The company has hosted fundraisers for Habitat for Humanity in Mississippi and United Way in Tompkins County, New York. The firm’s fee of 10 percent often is covered by donors.

“A donor giving $50 often will give $55 so that the entire gift goes to the nonprofit,” Beeman said.

Clarke said $250,000 will be needed to fully develop

the park. Work in 2014 included installation of a new flag pole donated by Bob Ruda of Mideast Aluminum, installation of pavers and placement of flower beds.

The society is also seeking volunteers to aid in painting and landscaping this year.

The Huber Breaker, opened in 1939, was named after Charles F. Huber, chairman of Glen Alden Coal Company, predecessor to Blue Coal. The Huber mine and breaker employed 1,700 people at its peak. The coal was sold throughout the eastern United States, and most was hauled out by the Central Railroad of New Jersey which had a major yard adjacent to the colliery.

The Huber Breaker was razed last year.

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Members of the Huber Breaker Preservation Society hope to raise $100,000 for improvements to Miner’s Memorial Park through a social media-based fundraiser.

Ray Clarke, chairman of the board and treasurer of the society, said money raised will be used for work at the Ashley park scheduled for this year, including a walking path and a parking lot, he said.

The fundraising platform was created by GiveGab, a four-year-old company that helps non-profits. GiveGab, now based in Ithaca, New York, was started in Dunmore by a g rou p that includes Chris Beeman, senior vice president of business development and creator of the Huber program.

“We hope that people will respond to this project,” Clarke said. “We want to continue moving forward to create a park that will allow our children and grandchildren, and generations to come, to appreciate the history of anthracite mining.”

The park sits on 3.1 acres

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Family and friends of fallen Navy officer Elizabeth Bonn hosted the second annual dinner in her memory for veterans at St. Hedwig’s Veterans Village in Kingston on Sunday.

Bonn died in a January 2006 plane crash during a Navy training exercise in Georgia. Top: First row, from left, holding a photo of Elizabeth are her parents, Deb and Tom; standing, Gloria Dixon, Catholic Social Services; the Rev. Joseph Greskiewicz and Luke Malonis, case manager for veterans permanent supportive housing programs. Left: The Bonns hold Elizabeth’s dog tags.

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College student collects donations for Scranton fire victims

By Joseph Kohut Staff Writer

A cellphone ring jolts Tina Piasecki awake.

It’s dark, maybe early morning on the last day of January. Her eyes adjust to find her bedroom door, slightly ajar. Smoke from the hallway. A lot of it.

Was the stove left on?

She opens the door and steps into the hall. More smoke. It’s coming from a lower level of her Scranton home on 108 S. Irving Ave. Worried, she moves to the staircase and sees a red glow at the bottom of the landing then hears the pop of a window cracking from rapidly expanding heat.

Cameron is down there.

She moves to the bedroom where her 4-year-old grandson, Cameron Marcario, is sleeping. Fire climbs the bedroom wall onto the ceiling.

There’s a whimper. Cameron is in a corner, clenching his blanket.

She scoops him up and escapes through the front door.

She leaves him on the porch, cold but safe, away from the fire.

She’s got to get back inside. Her fiancé, Charlie Lehner and her other grandson, 5-year-old Christian Marcario, are still upstairs.

There’s a fire extinguisher in the kitchen. She moves as fast as she can through the increasing black smoke. She can’t make it back to the staircase to save them.

Please, God, let them be awake. She escapes through the back door and runs to the front of the house.

Where’s Cameron?

She darts back inside.

Black smoke clouds everything.

“I’m never going to find him in this.”

Arms out, she feels for t h e s t e p s t h e n c r aw l s upstairs. Soot fills her lungs.

“Tina?” Charlie screams.

She follows his voice. She can see him. She can see Christian. And, there’s Cameron.

“We have to crawl out the window,” Charlie tells

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From left, Charlie Lehner, Cameron Marcario, Tina Piasecki and Christian Marcario sit with Marywood University student Kate Waverka, who came to their aid after a fire destroyed their home in South Scranton. them. “Just get out the window.”

She grabs a blanket to wrap up the boys. Outside is a frigid 7 degrees, and they’re all in pajamas.

Once on the roof, the snow is up to her ankles.

The ice cuts into her feet.

She slips and grabs the window frame with her left hand. Cameron is in her right arm. She bends her legs so Christian has some support.

“Help!”

■ Kate Waverka pulls into her South Irving Avenue driveway after a sorority function at Marywood University. It’s a little after 2 a.m.

As the 19-year-old freshman from King-of-Prussia shuts her car door, she hears a strange sound. Is someone fighting?

She runs inside and peers through her living room window curtains.

She spots them. Four people on a snow-covered roof.

Wait, two are little children.

Is that black smoke?

She reaches for her cellphone and dials 911.

“911, what’s your emergency.”

“There’s a fire, a family is on the roof,” she replies.

“What’s the address?”

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She isn’t sure. She’s not yet familiar with the neighborhood and it’s so dark outside.

“South Irving Avenue.”

The firefighters will see the smoke. She runs toward the house as the 911 operator tells her to stay on the line.

She can no longer focus on the call. A man is falling from the roof.

■ A roofer, Charlie knows they have to get off the roof.

It may not be stable for m u ch l o n g e r w i t h t h e flames beneath.

His mind races to the extension ladder in a neighbor’s yard.

“There’s a ladder in the back. I’m going down.”

He steps toward the edge, the slant seeming more pronounced as he gets closer.

He crouches and digs through 6 inches of snow and ice to find the shingles.

He grabs them and slowly slides, skin scraping against the ice. He falls 15 feet to the ground, feet first.

His knees buckle and he goes down on his shoulder.

Sharp pain but he doesn’t really feel it. He needs to get that ladder.

A fleeting thought enters his mind as he runs back to his burning home with the

ladder in hand.

“I hope my neighbor doesn’t mind if I borrow his ladder.”

H e p ro p s t h e l a d d e r against the roof and extends the ice-encrusted metal.

Then he notices her, the frightened, young blonde woman clutching a phone standing next to him.

Charlie climbs the ladder.

Grabbing Cameron, he carefully backs down, handing the boy to Kate.

Now for Christian. He’s clinging tightly to Tina.

“Let grandma go. I’m getting grandma next.”

As Charlie takes Christian down the ladder and hands him to Kate, Tina starts her descent. The rungs are so slick from the ice.

As she reaches the pavement, there’s a firefighter and police officer. Sirens are deafening.

Kate brings the family into her house where it’s warm.

“Can I borrow a pair of boots?” Tina asks Kate.

She needs to go back. Her pets are still inside.

As she runs to save her five rescue cats, five of her own cats and two bunnies, police won’t let her get close to the house.

Don’t they understand she has to save her pets?

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Friday night, two weeks after the fire. Plans for a March 21 fundraiser at Calandi’s Cafe in Carbondale offers another source of hope. The list goes on.

But their angel is the college student who wants to be a physician’s assistant.

“Would you mind if I collect some things?” Kate asks them a few days after the fire.

She knows they have nothing, not even a bed or roof under which to put it.

The American Red Cross put them in a Dunmore hotel.

No sooner do Tina and Charlie say yes then Kate gets to work. She expects to collect a few things.

In a few days, she can no longer see her living room carpet. There are bags and bags of home essentials.

She invites Tina over to see. Just two weeks since the fire, the sight of all the donations is overwhelming.

Tina cries when she sees it.

Maybe things will be OK, she thinks to herself. A Red Cross volunteer even found them an apar tment on South Hyde Park Avenue.

It takes two car trips to bring all of the donations from Kate’s living room to West Scranton.

Tina struggles to find the words to properly say thank you to everyone who helped.

But she knows how to describe Kate.

“Our guardian angel.”

Tears fall down Kate’s face.

Cameron is silent. Christian too. They are shaking.

Their faces are streaked with soot.

Paramedics take the boys and their grandparents to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.

Kate tells paramedics she’s fine. She sighs in relief. They are all safe and it could have gone so much worse.

More than 40 minutes pass before the fire is out.

Scranton Fire Chief Patrick DeSarno learns either an overheated space heater or an overloaded electrical outlet sparked it. It’s impossible to know exactly which, but the end result is the same.

Tina and Charlie can’t live there. They must try to salvage what they can.

The firefighters who quelled the flames search long and hard to rescue two beloved rabbits who broke from their cage and were feared lost. A police officer drove to the hospital to share the good news with the family. The rabbits will be fine.

Two cats, Ozzy and Angel, are missing though. Ozzy might be on Jackson Street in West Scranton and Angel was lost after the fire.

Tina’s heart aches for them and for her loss.

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Their joy at salvaging some treasures quickly fades.

They learn soon after that the cold weather bursts the basement’s pipes and floods the room in several inches of freezing water.

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Pennsylvania courts consider new rules on access to files

By Mark Scolforo Associated Press HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania court records have a readership any writer would envy, with 59 million state court dockets accessed online last year alone.

T h at ’s a n e n o r m o u s amount of information, and the court system has been developing new rules about what the public should be able to see in common pleas and appellate court files, both online and in the courthouse.

An 18-page proposal was unveiled last week, and court officials are seeking public feedback before the Supreme Court decides what to adopt.

“There was a tremendous amount of research that went into this, and thoughtfulness, in order to develop — and try to arrive at — the best balance that we could come to,” said Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer, who helped lead the group.

The court system wants to limit or prevent access to certain sensitive information, and standardize practices across the state.

The report said practices vary considerably — one county might put all divorce records online for free, while the neighboring county might not.

Decisions about whether sensitive information such as a Social Security number ends up online, the report found, “currently depends on geography.”

The policy would not mandate that any new records get posted online.

Officials say they want to keep some material from showing up in the file, where possible, and if that material must be included, to list it on a “confidential infor mation for m” that would not be publicly available.

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Also prohibited from public release are many types of family court transcripts and case records for proceedings that occur after cour ts have been asked to step in because someone has become physically or mentally incapacitated.

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Still available under the proposal, but not posted online, would be names, addresses or phone numbers of jurors, witnesses (except expert witnesses) and victims in criminal cases, as well as transcripts and case records in family court.

Finally, the proposed policy would give the state court administrator, subject to approval by the chief justice, the ability to prevent release of “information presenting a risk to personal security, personal privacy, or the fair, impartial and orderly administration of justice.”

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“The exception is built in there because we really don’t know what’s coming around the corner,” Price said. “We wanted a sort of a safety valve that, if something creeped up today, we

would have an efficient mechanism to deal with that.”

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viding public access, and limits on basic information about minors.

Terry Mutchler, former director of the state Office of Open Records and now a private-practice lawyer specializing in open recordsrelated issues, said courts have a tradition of public access to records.

“This is the last stop for fairness and justice, and court records are, by their nature, public,” Mutchler said. “What is a security risk to one person is a blackletter public record, like salary, to another.” She plans to share her opinions about the proposed policy with the AOPC.

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Arguing any delays would cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars a day, Constitution’s lawyers appeared Friday in federal court in Scranton seeking an emergency preliminary injunction that would grant access to the properties to complete surveying and begin cutting trees.

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The five Zeffer siblings — Holleran’s maiden name — want to pass the land on to their children the way it is, “without a big stupid pipeline,” Holleran said.

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The family loves these 22 acres that Catherine Holleran’s parents bought in the late 1950s, when they escaped to the Endless Mountains from Long Island.

Sturdy maples, cherries and other hardwoods rise from their property’s steep eastern hillside. A small creek-fed lake lies at the bottom of the gentle valley. Across a strip of trees, a grassy field rises to the north.

It’s a place for syrup making and snowmobiling in the winter, lake parties and off-roading in the summer.

Constitution’s designs call for a 30-inch pipe laid in an S-shaped strip across 1,670 linear feet of their land. The per-

The situation could lead to a showdown in the family’s forest. Watching the proceedings was Milford environment and landowner rights activist Alex Lotorto and two of his colleagues. He stated plans to monitor the company’s work for violations, though only with permission of affected landowners. They could also stage sit-ins and protests of tree-clearing on the Hollerans’ land, an idea the family is on board with.

“Oh, it’s going to happen,” Megan Holleran said.

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HARFORD TWP. — With the sugaring season ahead, the Holleran family should be installing sap-gathering lines on the mature maple trees growing on their property on Three Lakes Road.

They’re not going to bother this year. They don’t see a point in tapping trees that could soon fall to the chainsaws of Constitution Pipeline Co., which covets a strip of their land roughly 125 feet wide to build a natural gas pipeline to New York.

After two years of planning, public comment and government reviews, Constitution is anxious to get started. The maps are drawn. The pipe is stacked. More than a thousand people are ready to work.

The company needed 130 parcels in Pennsylvania and obtained almost all of them.

The only things standing in the way of its Pennsylvania work are the Hollerans and six other holdouts.

In December, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the agency in charge of approving interstate gas pipelines, gave Constitution its approval to build the brandnew 126-mile line from Susquehanna County to Schoharie County, New York. The FERC’s approval gave Constitution eminent domain power under the Natural Gas Act to acquire easements on properties it picked for the pipeline route.

The company is a joint partnership among Williams Companies, Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., Piedmont Natural Gas Co. and WGL Holdings. The roughly

Arguing before Judge Malachy Mannion, Constitution’s lead attorney Elizabeth Witmer of Saul Ewing LLP called Williams project manager Matthew Swift to the witness stand.

Swift explained that overall crew of 1,300 will split into five construction “spreads.” Each spread has 12 crews that work in assembly line fashion.

The Susquehanna County spread will start at pipeline mile zero and work northwest, he said. If they hit a property they can’t legally access, all 12 crews grind to a halt. Each crew would levy a “standby charge” of $60,000 per day, Swift said, making the cumulative delay cost $720,000 per day.

Meanwhile, the company must work within specific wildlife-related timeframes. It must cut down most of the trees in its route from early fall to March 31 to avoid migratory birds and can only cross certain trout streams from June 1 to early fall.

That means the company has roughly six weeks left to clear most trees along the entire 126-mile route or be forced to wait another year. On that basis, the company hoped to possess its desired rights of way by today.

Following arguments from Witmer and Harrisburg eminent domain attorney Michael Faherty, who represents four of the property owners, Mannion delayed the decision more than a week.

Mannion will allow both parties to submit more briefs on whether Constitution can take possession of the property immediately, with the last d e a d l i n e o n F e b. 2 3 .

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Political Scene FELTON ENDORSES GEORGE FOR W-B MAYOR Ron Felton has endorsed Tony George for mayor of WilkesBarre.

Felton, the former long-time president of the Wilkes-Barre NAACP, and George, a city councilman and former city police chief, announced their mutual support at a brief press conference on the steps of city hall late Friday afternoon.

“I believe he (George) is sincere about increasing the presence of policemen on the streets and he’s a true representative of the blue collar and middle-class worker,” Felton said, as he read from a prepared statement.

George will also support making Martin Luther King Jr. Day — a federal holiday on which most government offices close — a holiday for Wilkes-Barre workers, said Felton. George confirmed he supports giving city workers the day off for the holiday, which would be a change to current policy.

George is one of five candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for mayor in the May 19 municipal primary. Other announced candidates include Councilman George Brown and three city residents who do not presently hold elected office: Brian Kelly, Ryan Verdekal and Darlene Duggins-Magdalinski.

Three-term incumbent Democrat Tom Leighton has not yet announced if he will seek a fourth term.

MENN TO RuN FOR MAGiSTRATE Attorney Stephen Menn plans to run for magisterial district judge in District 11-3-08, which consists of Plains Township and Laflin Borough.

Menn is solicitor for Plains Township, a Menn position he has held for the past 15 years. Over his 30 years of practicing law, Menn has held several solicitorships while managing his own law practice, as well as serving as an appointed arbitrator in civil cases and as a mediator in disputes.

He is a Wyoming Area graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Villanova University and received a Juris Doctorate with honors from Thomas M. Cooley School of Law. Menn, a 15-year resident of Plains Township, lives with his wife Donna, with whom he has a daughter.

MOLiTORiS TO RuN iN 11-3-08 Attorney Ryan M. Molitoris announces his candidacy for magisterial district judge in the 11-3-08 district, which consists of Plains Township and Laflin Borough.

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Dallas council work session, 7 p.m., borough building, 25 Main St.

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Former Wilkes-Barre NAACP president Ron Felton, right, announces his support for city Councilman Tony George's run for mayor Friday on the steps of City Hall.

Molitoris, a licensed and practicing attorney, is a third-generation resident of Plains Township. He is a graduate of the University of Scranton, where he earned a bachelor of science degree, double-majoring in political science and Molitoris philosophy and minoring in history, and of the Widener University School of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctorate Degree. Molitoris is a member of the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar, United States Federal Bar for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Lackawanna Bar Association, and Luzerne County Bar Association.

GiLBERT TO RuN FOR W-B CiTY COuNCiL Beth Gilbert, 20, announced her candidacy for a seat on Wilkes-Barre Council in District C. Gilbert, a Democrat, of the Heights section of WilkesBarre, is a political science and international studies major and policy studies minor at Wilkes University.

She is a life resident of the city and former member of the Junior City Council of Wilkes-Barre. uNvARSkY TO RuN; FuNDRAiSER Thomas Unvarsky Sr. announces his intention of seeking a seat on Wilkes-Barre City council in District D. Unvarsky, who lives in the Parson’s section, is a life resident of the city along with his family.

He is a 38-year veteran of the Wilkes-Barre police department, retiring at the rank of captain of Operations and Computer Statistical Analysis in December 2008.

He is also a veteran of the 109th Field Artillery, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, retiring in 1991

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as sergeant first class after more than 25 years.

The committee to elect Unvarsky is hosting a campaign fundraiser from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Touch of Class Catering, 228 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre.

Donation is $25 and tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling 570-825-3012. Checks should be made out to the Committee to Elect Thomas Unvarsky Sr. WiLSON TO RuN iN kiNGSTON Nicholas Wilson, a Democrat, announces his candidacy for borough council.

Wilson, 22, a life resident of Kingston, graduated from Wyoming Valley West High School and has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Bloomsburg University. He is employed at the Wilson Luzerne County Day Reporting Center for nonviolent offenders and also works part-time at the Mid-Atlantic Youth Services juvenile detention center in Pittston Township.

way. The committees consist of township commissioner and school board candidates.

WARDLE FOR JuDGE EvENTS The committee for Thomas Wardle, candidate for Magisterial District Judge in 11-3-08, announces two upcoming events: n Meet-and-greet, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, at the Polish American Veterans club on Oak Street in the Hudson section of Plains Township. There will be pizza, hot dogs, beer, soft drinks and a DJ. The event is free and all are invited. n Campaign fundraiser, 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, at The Café, Route 315 Plaza, Plains Township.

There will be hors d’oeuvres, soft drinks and a cash bar. Suggested donation is $35, and tickets are available from any committee member or at the door.

ELMY SEEkS vOLuNTEERS Louis Elmy, who is running for Wilkes-Barre City council in District B, would like to ask anyone interested in helping him on his election committee to call 570899-4692.

Political Scene will run Mondays until the May 19 primary election. To submit campaign 6Th DiSTRiCT DEMOCRATS TO MEET information, email eskrapits@ The 6th District Democrats citizensvoice.com, call 570will hold a committee meeting at 821-2072 or fax 570-8216:30 p.m. Tuesday at Rodano’s 2247.

in Public Square, Wilkes-Barre.

All committee people and candidates for local offices in the 6th district are requested to attend.

Refreshments will be served.

Frank Sorokach is chairman and Paul Maher is vice-chairman.

MEET hANOvER TWP. CANDiDATES The Committee for Continued Good Government and the Hanover Area Committee are sponsoring a meet-thecandidates night from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Six Strings Saloon on the Sans Souci Park-

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Pittston Township supervisors, 7 p.m., municipal building, 421 Broad St. Wyoming Area School Board work session, 7 p.m., secondary center auditorium, 20 Memorial St., Exeter.

Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority, 5:30 p.m., administration building, 1000 Wilkes-Barre St., Hanover Township.

WEDNESDAY Dallas council, 7 p.m., borough building, 25 Main St. Harveys Lake planning commission, 7 p.m., municipal building, 4875 Memorial Highway.

Nanticoke council, 7 p.m., city hall, 15 E. Ridge St. Newport Township commissioners work session, 4 p.m., municipal building, 1002 Center St. Northwest Area School Board, 7 p.m., high school library, 243 Thorne Hill Road.

Pittston council, 7 p.m., city hall, 35 Broad St. Wyoming Valley West School Board, work session at 7 p.m. followed by regular meeting, middle school auditorium, 201 Chester St., Kingston.

ThuRSDAY Back Mountain Community Partnership, 3 p.m., Back Mountain Regional EMA Building located at 3593 State Route 118, Lehman Township.

Buck Township supervisors, 7 p.m., municipal building, 114 Buck Blvd. Route 115.

Crestwood School Board, work session at 6:30 p.m. followed by regular meeting, high school library, 281 S. Mountain Blvd.

Hunlock Township supervisors, 7 p.m., municipal building, 33 Village Drive.

Laurel Run council, 7 p.m., borough building, 100 Dupont Drive.

Pringle council, 7 p.m., borough building, 89 Evans St.

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Police Blotter W-B police activity Wilkes-Barre city police responded to the following incidents: n Charges have been filed against Alissa Wright, 24, of Wilkes-Barre, for allegedly prowling around a victim’s home in the 300 block of North Washington Street and damaging the 19-year-old’s vehicle. It has been reported that Wright has also been harassing the

victim on Facebook. n Frederick Smith, 32, of Wilkes-Barre, was arrested Saturday evening after police found he was wanted in another state for violation of probation. Smith attempted to flee, but was apprehended and transferred to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for overnight arraignment.

Charges include fugitive from justice, flight to avoid apprehension and resisting arrest,

among others.

Alka Seltzer from Schiel’s Famn Police responded to a call ily Market on Hanover Street. of a neighbor dispute over a snow plow striking a car Sat- Police name suspects urday morning. The caller claimed there were threats in theft in Forty Fort made with a machete. When Forty Fort police have police arrived on scene the identified the three suspects complainant told police the situation was blown out of proportion and it was a broom, not a machete. No charges were filed. n Edward Shaffer of WilkesBarre was cited Friday afterSERVING noon with retail theft for attempting to steal a box of

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Anyone with information is asked to contact 570-287-8586 or police@fortyfort.org.

— Compiled from staff reports

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1928, all paper money changed to its current size and many people got rid of the oversized notes, fearing the large notes would be devalued, he said.

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Three rare bank notes from the First National Bank of Hazleton will be auctioned off later this month.

The bank notes — two from 1882 and one from 1902 — were found by a Hazleton man, who consigned them to Manifest Auctions of Greenville, South Carolina, said Garrett Manning, the president of the auction house.

“What really make these notes special is that they are the serial (No. 1) notes, meaning these are the very first bank notes the First National Bank of Hazleton was ever sent from Washington, D.C.,” he said in an email. “Very few (No. 1) notes exist from any banks and they are especially coveted.”

The bank notes, which are in $5 and $10 denominations, are three of six large-sized notes known to exist from the First National Bank of Hazleton and are expected to fetch $10,000 apiece, Manning said.

Some serial number-one notes have garnered three times that price, he said.

“It’s the best of the best,” he said.

Manning believes the notes may have come from a banker, who saved them, and they recently surfaced. But he did not know the story behind these specific notes other than that a Hazleton man found them, he said.

Any bank could issue national bank notes between 1863 and 1935, given that the bank had a national charter with the federal government,

Manning said. The notes were printed in Washington and mailed to local banks, where they would be signed by the cashier and bank president, he said. The notes were circulated in town and beyond, just as money is used today, he said.

Because they were commonplace, few people thought to save them, making them extremely rare and highly collectible, Manning said. In

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Voters still need their rights protected

This is the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, one of the key achievements of the civil rights movement. It’s a good time to restore provisions of the law that were gutted by the Supreme Court in 2013.

One of the struck provisions is crucial. It required some states and some counties in other states to get pre-clearance from the Justice Department for changes in election laws and procedures. The objective was to ensure that the changes did not enfranchise minority voters.

After the Supreme Court struck that provision, many of the previously regulated states quickly passed a series of election changes. A federal judge later found that in one of those states, Texas, a changed eligibility requirement had the potential to disenfranchise as many as 600,000 valid voters.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House, led by Republican James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin and Democrat John Conyers of Michigan, have introduced a bill to help restore some of the protections lost to the Supreme Court’s wayward finding that voters somehow don’t need protection from self-interested politicians who manipulate the system.

Congress should pass the bill into law.

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Yemen exit could cost U.S.

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The closing last week of the American Embassy in Yemen in response to security concerns will lead to the diplomatic blinding of the United States in that country. The State Department was reacting to rising violence following the Houthis’ takeover and attempt to govern. With no U.S. embassy in Syria or Libya either, it will be more difficult to conduct foreign policy in the Middle East.

While the issue of whose government should run Yemen is not America’s business, U.S. officials should try to establish links to the country’s new leaders. America needs to have eyes and ears in Yemen.

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Unpaid, unarmed lifesavers in Syria

By Nicholas Kristof New York Times News Service

Whowouldhavethoughttherecouldbeanupliftingstoryfrom Syria?

Yet side by side with the worst of humanity, you often see the best. In Syria, that’s a group of volunteers called the White Helmets.Itsmembersrushtoeachbombingandclawsurvivorsfrom therubble.

There are more than 2,200 volunteers in the White Helmets, mostlymenbutagrowingnumberof womenaswell.TheWhite Helmets are unpaid and unarmed, and they risk their lives to save others. More than 80 have been killed in the line of duty, the groupsays,largelybecauseSyrianmilitaryaircraftoftenreturn for a “double-tap” — dropping bombs on the rescuers.

Wearing simple white construction helmets as feeble protection from those “double-tap” bombings, the White Helmets are strictly humanitarian. They even have rescued some of the officers of the regime of President Bashar Assad who are bombing them.

Every day there are scores of bombings or missile strikes across Syria — for months, the beautiful ancient city of Aleppo was enduring 50 attacks a day — and, each time, these are the crews that extinguish the fires and help the injured.

Since the White Helmets began in 2013, its members have saved more than 12,500 lives by its count.

One video taken by the group shows White Helmets franticallypullingasiderubbleasababywailsbeneath.Finally,arescuer is able to reach with his arm deep into a crevice and pull out an infant, crying lustily but not obviously injured.

Areputationfornonpoliticalhumanitarianismhasallowedthe WhiteHelmetstoworkacrosslinesof rivalmilitias,includingthe IslamicState.Inalandshortof heroesandlongonviolence,many rally round the White Helmets. Syria may be notorious today for cruelty and suffering, but these men and women are a reminder of thehumancapacityforcourage,strengthandresilience.

“Theyhavebeendoingextraordinaryworkinaterriblesituation,” notes Joshua Landis, a Syria expert at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.

“They are the real deal,” says Lina Sergie Attar, a SyrianAmerican architect engaged in humanitarian aid in Syria.

Oneof theleadersof theWhiteHelmetsisFarouqal-Habib,33, an English-speaking former banker with a doctorate in business.

WhentheSyrianrevolutionbeganpeacefullyin2011,heemerged as a leader of the movement in the city of Homs, thinking that,

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withinafewmonths,theAssadregimewouldbeoverthrown.

It didn’t work out that way, and Habib was imprisoned and tortured in 2012. Friends bribed the authorities to limit the torture and eventually free him, but the experience seared him.

“Every day there were dead bodies from torture” in the prison, he said.

Now Habib helps manage the White Helmets, who survive on modest financing from the United States, Britain and private donors. Women were incorporated into the White Helmets last year,partlybecausesomeconservativeSyriansdidn’twantmen digging through rubble to find women who might not be fully dressed.

The White Helmets, also known as the Syrian Civil Defense, are campaigning to pressure Assad to stop dropping so-called barrel bombs, which are full of shrapnel and take a tremendous toll on civilians. They argue that the West is so focused on the Islamic State that it is ignoring the far greater killing by Assad.

“We can only ease the suffering of our people,” says Raed Saleh, the chief of the White Helmets. “Only you in the international community can end it.”

President Barack Obama’s greatest foreign policy failing has been Syria. It’s not clear that other approaches would have succeeded, but his policy and the world’s have manifestly failed.

“When we started the revolution, we thought we shared the same values as the West,” Habib said. “But I’m ashamed to say our friends failed us. We should have had friends like China, Russia, Iran, because they were credible.”

Now Obama and other leaders are focused on military solutionsinSyria.Theproblemisthattheremaynotbeone.Arming rebels might have worked in 2012, but it may be too late now.

Sadly, there are more problems in international relations than there are solutions.

But what we can do is provide more support for the White Helmets and, above all, do far more to help Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. The majority of Syrian refugee children are not attending school, according to the United Nations, and an entire generation of young Syrians is growing up impoverished, uneducated and, in some cases, radicalized.

“They’re going to be like the Palestinians, floating around the Middle East for decades,” Landis warns.

The United States is withdrawing troops from the Ebola fight in West Africa — a very successful deployment, for which Obama deserves credit — so how about now dispatching them on a temporary mission to Jordan to build schools for Syrian refugees?

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By Christopher Stevens, Ph.D. Misericordia University

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Christopher stevens, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of history and government in the Government, Law and National Security Program at Misericordia University in Dallas.

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own creation, but there is little that can be done about re g i m e ch a n g e i n Ru s s i a .

Thus, some level of autonomy for the Donbas re gion and language rights for the Russian speakers is needed, while Western donors can force the U k r a i n i a n g ove r n m e n t t o compromise.

The real sticking points are N AT O m e m b e r s h i p a n d Crimea. Hardliners in Ukraine and Washington will not deny Kiev the right to apply for membership, while some Europeans may be willing to take NATO membership off the table. For their part, Russians cannot accept another NATO country on its border — and most especially not Ukraine. Putin and other hardliners will want an ironclad deal. According to Moscow’s line, NATO violated previous promises on expansion and anything other than an official agreement will be a promise that the West can violate in the future.

The other issue is Crimea.

The Ukrainian gover nment may grudgingly accept Russia’s permanent basing of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol.

The real question then becomes: Will Putin accept anything but Moscow’s sovereignty over the whole peninsula? The return of Crimea has arguably healed the psycholo gical wound of a lost empire. Maybe Putin is willing to accept a deal that gives Russia permanent control of Sevastopol, but that is a proposition Ukraine has always rejected.

In the absence of a grand bargain, however, the incentives for renewed conflict are great. Since the military forces in Ukraine are not mutually exhausted, and Kiev and Washington are unwilling to make a deal on NATO, the seeds of another failed ceasefire are already germinating.

Have a question on news coverage? Interact with Citizens’ Voice editors on our Editor’s Note blog at http://blogs.citizensvoice.com/ editorsnote/.

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Editor: Since it was established 40 years ago by four dozen nuns, NETWORK, the National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, has lobbied Congress to close the gap between rich and poor and to dismantle policies rooted in racism, greed and violence. It has become well known for its Nuns on the Bus education tours and because its leaders, especially Sister Simone Campbell, have publicly challenged elected officials to respect Catholic social teaching.

Like many groups, such as the National Rifle Association, NETWORK provides annual ratings of our senators and representatives.

Residents of Pennsylvania, many of whom are Catholic, might be interested in knowing that for 2014, NETWORK gave 100 percent ratings to U.S. Sen. Robert Casey and U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, both Democrats, because they voted for bills supported by the g roup and opposed those it saw as harmful to the poor. It gave U.S. Sen. Patrick Toomey and representatives Lou Barletta and Thomas Marino, all Republicans, much lower ratings. The senator got a 33 percent and the congressmen each got 20 percent Nationally, U.S. Sen. Harry Reed, D-Nevada, earned an 89 percent rating while U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, got a 33 percent. U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi, D-California, had a 100 percent record; U.S. Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, got a 0 percent.

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All wars end eventually.

One side either imposes its will against the other or hostilities cease when both sides become mutually exhausted from fighting and also knowing that another day on the battlefield will not bring more success at the negotiating table. In brokered peace deals involving outside powers — such as the Stevens deal reached between Ukraine, Russia and pro-Russian rebels — there is a strong likelihood that foreign forces will have to forcibly monitor the peace or watch the cease-fire fail.

Ukraine has already experienced one failed cease-fire, and there is a high probability that the second Minsk agreement will fail as well.

Neither warring faction has been able to impose its will on the other, nor do the sides appear to be tired from the toll warfare takes on human life. From the perspective of the Ukrainian gover nment, the will to defend the political and territorial sovereignty of Ukraine is strong. Even political forces that are willing to accommodate some of Russia’s national security interests are unwilling to sacrifice too much sovereignty. You h ave t o r e m e m b e r t h a t Ukraine’s tragic history is one of Russian imperial control.

The separatists in the east do not appear to have lost the w i l l t o f i g h t . Ru s s i a h a s enabled these separatists to make gains in recent weeks by providing sophisticated equipment, intelligence and soldiers. Russia’s media campaign also has shielded the se paratist s from co mp let e delegitimization. More import a n t l y, We s t e r n c o u n t r i e s have been unwilling to provide more sophisticated weaponry to the Ukrainian government out of fear that Russia

will respond in kind. Russia will likely match Wester n military aid, throwing Ukraine into deeper conflict and possibly destabilizing NATO itself.

For the ceasefire to work, outside powers will now have to own the peace by controlling their respective allies.

F r anc e, Ger ma ny, and the United States should be able to exercise some control through financial mechanisms. The Ukrainian government is essentially bankrupt — and stabilizing the economy — not to mention defeating the separatists, cannot be done without funding from Western countries.

Does the current Ukrainian gover nment have the will to control hardline nationalists in the government and on the battlefield? Will Western governments insist on changes?

In parliament and gover nment, the influence of these forces has never been greater, while the current pro-Wester n gover nment has not exactly been a model of national unity. On the battlefield, right-wing militias have been sponsored by the Ukrainian government and its olig archic suppor ters. T hese militias have not lost their will to fight.

The separatists in the east also appear to have the will to ke e p f i g h t i n g , wh i c h w i l l place additional pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to not accept compromises that amount to abandoning the separatists or Russia’s strate gic interests.

Putin’s rhetoric and actions have stoked nationalist sentiments in Russia. These sentiments may not only prevent him from compromising, but also may enable him to pursue a protracted conflict in the east that keeps Ukraine destabilized.

A weakened Ukraine is not an attractive option for European Union or NATO membership. The goal of sustainable peace needs to address Putin’s limited political space to make compromises. Indeed, this problem is largely his

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My loyalty is literally killing me. I don’t know if I should change my preferences in life or learn to love me. I’m too young for this, right? — TEEN IN NEW YORK DEAR TEEN: No one is “old enough” to experience what you have and not come out of it without emotional bruises. Not knowing your former boyfriend, I’m reluctant to guess whether he is grieving the loss of the baby, or relieved that he isn’t going to have fatherhood thrust upon him and has run for the hills. But at least for the present, accept that the relationship is over and don’t blame yourself.

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joyed the experience. First row, from left, are Avery Greenfield, Gianna Hoover, Cecily Johnston, Alanna Acuff, Catherine Straka, Riyana Parikh, McAuley Somers and Zein of Siam. Second row: Islam Dabsheh, Xander Coolbaugh, Nick Cramton and Ammar Shella.

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Active Adult Center, 460 S. Main Road, Mountain Top, and HELP WITH APPLICATIONS March 25 at the White Haven FOR PROPERTY TAX/RENT Borough Building, 312 Main REBATES: State Rep. Gerald St., White Haven. All workMullery announced his staff will shops will be held 10 a.m. until hold workshops throughout his noon. The program will issue legislative district to provide rebates of up to $650 on propfree assistance with applying erty taxes or rent paid in 2014 for the state’s property tax/ to eligible Pennsylvanians 65 rent rebate program. Workor older; widows and widowshops will be held Feb. 19 and ers 50 or older; and people March 5 at the Plymouth Active with disabilities 18 or older.

Adult Center, 160 E. Main The rebate program is limited St., Plymouth; March 5 at the to those with maximum income Freeland Active Adult Center, of $35,000 per year for home701 Chestnut St., Freeland; owners and $15,000 annually March 19 at the Mountain Top for those who rent.

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The Ethnic Committee of Dr. Edwards Memorial Congregational Church, Church and Main streets, Edwardsville, will hold its annual St. David’s Day Tea at the church at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 3.

Toastmaster for this year’s tea is John M. DiRico, co-chairman of the ethnic committee, chairman of the board of deacons and treasurer of the “Cynonfardd” Eisteddfod.

Program for the evening will be the Rev. Jim Clyde, accompanied

man; Ellie Vojtko, Betty Jones and Bette Devers. Second row: Bernie Stelma, Frank Klimovitz, Peter Keller, Sally DiRico, co-chairwoman, and Carol Wolosz.

on piano by Brenda Nighbert. Clyde is the director of pastoral care at Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre, and the co-pastor of the Welsh Presbyterian Church of Warrior Run. He acts and sings with the Nuremberg Community Players, where he has been featured in various roles. He has sung in a number of local choirs and choruses, including the Hazleton Choralairs, the King’s College Men in Red and the Valley Vocals. Clyde resides in Conyngham with his wife, Dr. Linda Clyde, and their three sons.

A time of hymn singing will be led

by Carol Jones Wolosz, accompanied

by Brenda Nighbert. As is the custom of the committee, gifts will be presented to the oldest man and woman present.

A Te Bach (Welsh Tea) will follow under the direction of Eleanor Gibbon Vojtko and Betty Lawson Jones. It will feature a selection of homemade breads, Welsh cookies, cheese, jams and beverages.

Tickets are available from the committee. For information, call Jean Bonn at 570-678-3976.

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The Dr. Edwards Memorial Congregational Church Ethnic Committee planning the St. David’s Day Tea, first row, from left, are D. Jean Bonn, Mary Ann Stelma, John DiRico, co-chair-

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Church of Christ Uniting reminds the community of the church’s Stephen Ministers program. Stephen Ministers are lay individuals who are trained to offer help and hope to those experiencing a difficult time or crisis in their lives. For information, contact COCU at 570-2888434. First row, from left, are Barb Swanson, Carol King and Jan Oriel. Second row: Lisa Wren, Jack Wise, Dave Oriel, Todd Swanson and Wendy Harrison. Also participating is Eddie Plaksa.

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Kiwanis Club of Swoyersville held its annual memorial Mass honoring deceased members of the club at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Swoyersville. The Mass was followed by a breakfast meeting at Miller’s Lunch in Forty Fort and featured a speaker representing Valley Santa. John Maday spoke on the role of the organization and its volunteers, and thanked the club for its donation to Valley Santa. From left, are members Ed Grebeck and Sandy Williams, John Maday and member Kathy Breznay. The Kiwanis club is a service organization open to the public. For information on membership, contact Kathy Breznay at 570-283-1677.

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Planning has begun for the Greater Wilkes-Barre Friendly Sons of St. Patrick 70th anniversary dinner, which will be held March 13 at Genetti Hotel and Conference Center, Wilkes-Barre. Cocktails are at 5:30 p.m. and dinner is at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $60. Magisterial District Judge Marty Kane will be honored as Man of the Year.

Sparky Lyle will be guest speaker. John Corcoran is toastmaster. For tickets or information, call 570-457-2896. The first ticket for the event was recently sold.

From left, are Bill Behm, first vice president and dinner chairman; John McKeown, past president (1975), Man of the Year honoree in 1981 and cultural affairs chairman, and Gerald O’Hara, president, 2014-15.

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The Dallas Knights of Columbus 2013-14 free throw champion won the international championship. The international championship trophy was presented to Ben O’Connell, the 2013-14 international champion of the 14-year-old boys Knights of Columbus Free Throw competition, at a recent gathering at the Dallas Leggio’s restaurant. The local competition is sponsored by the Dallas Knights of Columbus Council 8224. O’Connell has continued improving his basketball skills with the freshman team at Dallas High School. He is the son of Tom and Trish O’Connell, Dallas and grandson of Frank and Polly Michael, Dallas; Marilyn O’Connell, Dallas and the late John O’Connell. From left, are Ed Sholtis, Joe Sallitt, Ben O’Connell, recipient; Jack Cacozza, grand knight, and Bill Roberts.

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daily Bridge Dave Barry, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who wrote a syndicated humor column for The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005, said, “I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don’t even invite me.”

You hope to win a deal against any opponent.

Sometimes, though, you have to call on an opponent to help your cause. If you succeed, that opponent will try to steer clear of you in future events, or try to become your partner.

In this deal, how should South plan the play in six hearts after West leads the club queen?

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Horoscope

Don’t make impulsive decisions. Use your insight and intuition to guide you financially. An emotional matter will escalate if you are too pushy. Good fortune will come from helping others.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Making alterations to the way you live based on your needs will be beneficial. Don’t hesitate to follow your dreams and reach out to people from your past who can help you get ahead now. Don’t take no for an answer.

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22-Dec. 21): Listen and you will detect if anyone is Birthday baby trying to lead you astray.

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Today’s HoT sHoT James Evanko of

Mountain Top sent along this lighthouse photograph taken during a trip to Maine and Nova Scotia. This lighthouse is the Pemaquid Point lighthouse in Bristol, Maine.

Evanko describe the views as “breathtaking.”

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bid. South’s three-diamond rebid showed a singleton (or void) in that suit. The next three calls were control-bids (cue-bids) showing aces and expressing slam interest. South then used Blackwood before signing off in six hearts.

At first glance, it looks as though South must guess who holds the spade queen. But that is not true. He should win with his club ace (the honor from the shorter side first), play a diamond to dummy’s ace, ruff the diamond seven in his hand, lead a club to dummy’s king, and ruff the club eight. Having eliminated the minors, declarer leads a trump.

The opponent who wins the trick is endplayed, forced either to open up spades, finding the queen for South, or to concede a ruff-and-sluff.

Rice to pursue full funding for community study Rice Township supervisors aren’t happy with the Luzerne County Office of Community Development’s decision regarding the township’s application for funding of its community survey. The supervisors had requested $75,000 in community development funds to be used for the community survey which will be the basis for updating the township’s comprehensive plan. The county office decided to allocate just $20,000 for the work. At this month’s meeting, supervisors decided to send a letter to the county requesting the full amount of the funding.

The township hopes to hire Jack Varaly, planning consultant, to complete the community survey.

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ship supervisors’ meeting was rather quiet compared to some recent sessions, but there was a bit of tension when Greg Gerko gave the Wright Township Volunteer Fire Department report. At the end of his report, the fire company representative told supervisors if they have a problem with the department’s fire truck which is parked at the township municipal garage, the firefighters would be happy to remove it. He also directed a question to supervisor Mark Other business Taney, asking if he had any This month’s Rice Town- questions about the truck.

Taney paused for a second, and said he did not.

Following last month’s meeting, Taney, the township’s roadmaster, defended the board’s 2-1 vote to offer to rent two bays from the Independence Fire and Rescue Company No 1 (the former Rice Township Volunteer Fire Department) at a rate of $500 per bay.

Supervisor Miller Stella Jr., who opposed the motion, questioned the need for the space. However, Taney told me the space is sorely needed to keep the township’s public works equipment out of the weather. He pointed out the space might not be needed if a Wright Township Volunteer Fire Department truck were not being stored in a b u i l d i n g o n t ow n s h i p grounds. Taney also questioned the readiness of the truck to fight fires.

road crews tasked with the responsibility of keeping roadways clear of snow and ice. At this month’s Rice Township supervisors meeting, Taney noted that township road crews were out nearly 25 times in January treating roads. He pointed out there were days when crews were called out twice a day. “It’s been a busy winter.

We thank them for their commitment,” Taney commented. And that was before the storms which hit the area over the last two weeks!

At the same time, Police Chief Bob Franks reported police activity was down during January. Police investigated four motor vehicle crashes and issued one traffic citation. He attributed the decline in police-related activity to the cold weather.

Police personnel updates Mountain Top’s Thin Blue Line will be losing one of its finest next month. Rice Township police officer Brian Stout will be leaving the department in March to

become a member of the Pennsylvania State Police.

Rice Township, like neighboring Wright and Fairview Townships are some of the safest communities in the area and Stout played an important part in that safety.

Supervisors voted last week to advertise for a full-time officer to replace Stout and a part-time officer which was included in the 2015 budget.

Police Chief Bob Franks pointed out the township’s 2015 budget included funding for a part-time police officer.

Little League donation Rice supervisors voted to donate $250 to Mountain Top Area Little League.

The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas, recently received 14 crocheted lap robes, eight hand crocheted shawls and a throw through the generosity of NEAREA Telephone Pioneer Club. NEAREA is nationally affiliated with the Independent Telecommunications Association. Members participate in a variety of community-based projects. From left, are Nancy Space, director of Meadows Activities Department; John Stubeda, Ray Wandel, Bill Barber and Tanya Christ, Telecom Pioneer Club members.

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Tax collector appointment Wright Township supervisors last week appointed Deborah Macko deputy tax collector. The appointment is subject to approval of the bonding company and Luzerne County. The township is accepting bids for two unused vehicles, a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria and a 1996 Chevrolet Blazer. The Ford was once used as a police cruiser.

Traffic signal timer fixed Motorists who travel Route 309 in Wright Township are certainly pleased that the traffic signal at William O. Sword Drive has been repaired. The green signal for Sword Drive will once again be activated by a sen- Pat Rushton writes about Mounsor rather than a timer. The tain Top. He can be reached repair, which cost the town- at pat4psu@msn.com.

First National Community Bank recently announced a $2,000 donation to the WilkesBarre Family YMCA through the Pa. Education Improvement Tax Credit program. The donation will be used to provide scholarships and program funding for the YMCA’s pre-school programs. Nearly 50 percent of children attending day care and pre-school at the YMCA receive financial aid, according to Debbie Skurkis, FNCB Wilkes-Barre community office manager. From left, are Patrick Barrett, FNCB senior vice president, commercial lending manager; Debbie Skurkis, FNCB Wilkes-Barre community office manager; Jim Thomas, executive director, Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA, and Richard Drust, FNCB vice president, retail banking sales manager.

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ship about $3,000, should alleviate some backups on the highway. Zampetti said a broken part which caused the malfunction was found to be so old that it could not be replaced and a new unit had to be installed. Resident Vince Wojnar thanked supervisors for their attention to the signal issue. Wojnar, who lives on South Mountain Boulevard, keeps a close watch on signals along the highway.

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Mary M. Cosgrove February 13, 2015

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Mary M. Cosgrove, 74, of Pittston Township passed away Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Mary was happily married to John W. (Jack) Cosgrove for 50 years on Oct. 3, 2014.

Born Jan. 26, 1941, Mary was the daughter of the late Eugene and Hannah Quinnan Durling.

She was a graduate of St. John’s High School, Pittston.

In her earlier years, Mary had worked at Harper and Row Publishing as a bookkeeper.

Prior to retirement, she had worked as a secretary at St. John the Evangelist Parish, Pittston. Mary was a life member of St. John the Evangelist Parish and also served as eucharistic minister — a role she took great pride in. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt and will be truly missed.

In addition to her parents,

Mary was preceded in death by a brother, Gerald Durling; and a sister, Virginia Hess.

Surviving, in addition to her husband, are four daughters, Mary Theresa Rooney and her husband, Jim, Pittston; Kathleen Clark and her husband, Doug, Kennett Square; Jacqui Durling and her husband, Wayne, Trumansburg, N.Y.; and Peggy Chernouskas and her hus-

band, Mike, Pittston. Mary was blessed with and survived by her ten grandchildren, Sean and Katie Rooney; Mary Cate; Holly and Emily Clark; Meghan, Danny and Erin Durling; Abigail and Kaitlin Chernouskas. Also surviving are sisters, Jean Anne Linskey, Pittston; Nancy Dombroski and her husband Robert, Dunellen, N.J.; numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday from Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William St., Pittston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, Pittston. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Care and Concern Ministries, 35 William St., Pittston, PA 18640. Online condolences may be made at www.peterjadoniziofuneralhome.com.

Leo J. Smith, 88, of Exeter passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at the Kingston Health Care Center, Kingston.

Arrangements are by Metcalfe-Shaver-Kopcza Funeral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.

Richard King February 14, 2015 Richard King, 66, of Avoca, passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at Geisinger SouthCeltic Hospice.

Funeral arrangements are pending from Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St., Duryea.

In Loving Memory Of

MICHAEL J. BOGDON III

Christine Kalinay February 12, 2015 Christine Kalinay, 83, formerly of East Noble Street, Nanticoke passed away Thursday afternoon, February 12, 2015 at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit.

Born on June 28, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre she was raised by the late Pearl Petynko of Alden. She graduated from the former Newport Township High School and attended Wyoming Seminary for a year.

Christine resided in Nanticoke all of her life and was a member of the former St. Joseph’s Slovak Catholic Church and the Slovak Sokol. Prior to retiring she had been employed at A. Rifkin Company, Hanover Township for 15 years.

Her husband of 48 years, Leonard J. Kalinay passed away on November 24, 1999.

Joseph J. Page February 14, 2015 Joseph J. Page of WilkesBarre passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre.

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She was also preceded in death by a son, Gary Kalinay and sisters, Julia and Helen.

Surviving is a daughter, Christine Karosa, Dupont, a son, Christopher Kalinay, Old Forge and a granddaughter,

Jillian Karosa, Seattle, Washington.

There will be no public service or calling hours at this time. A graveside service will be held at a later date at St. Joseph’s Slovak Catholic Cemetery, Nanticoke and will be announced.

The family extends special thanks to the staff and all the “rascals” at Abington Manor who provided loving and compassionate care for past 10 years. Also thanks to Hospice of the Sacred Heart for easing her transition home.

If desired, contributions in Mrs. Kalinay’s memory may be made to the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, 967 Griffin Pond Road, South Abington Township, PA 18411.

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KILLED BY A DRUNK DRIVER Somebody misses your smile, The hugs and the kisses you shared, The warmth in your heart, The love in your eyes, The way that you listened and cared.

Somebody misses your laughter, Reassuring and kind and sincere, The touch of your hand, The sound of your voice, The comfort of knowing you were near.

Someone waits for tomorrow, Another day closer to when, The hoping is ended, The wishing is over, And somebody holds you again.

Love Forever, Mom, Chris, Tracy, Michael and Brayden Family and Friends

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KLINK, Victoria — Duryea.

Tuesday, 10 a.m., Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St., Duryea. Mass of Christian Burial, 10:30 a.m., Nativity of Our Lord Parish Church (Holy Rosary Church) Stephenson St., Duryea. Friends, Tuesday, 9 a.m. until time of service.

Holy Rosary Cemetery, Duryea.

MACEY, Marie G. — Luzerne.

Monday, 9:30 a.m., Betz-Jastremski Funeral Home Inc., 568 Bennett St., Luzerne. Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m., Holy Family Parish, Luzerne.

Denison Cemetery, Swoyersville.

MONAHAN, Gail E. — Hanover Township. Mass of Christian Burial, Monday, 10 a.m., St. Ignatius Church, Kingston.

MURTHA, Margaret — WilkesBarre. Monday, 9 a.m., Daniel J. Hughes Funeral & Cremation Service, 617 Carey Ave., Wilkes-Barre.

Mass of Christian Burial, 9:30 a.m., St. Andrew Parish, 316 Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre. Interment, St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township.

O’KONSKI, Marie J. — Mass, Monday, 10 a.m., St. John the Baptist Church, Larksville. St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery, Larksville.

PELLESCHI, Colleen — West Wyoming. Friends, Monday, 5 to 8 p.m., at Gubbiotti Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter. Services, Tuesday, 9 a.m., at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial, 9:30 a.m., St. Anthony of Padua Church, 28 Memorial St., Exeter.

PICKARSKI, Bridget — Luzerne.

Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., Mercy Center Chapel Dallas. St. John’s Cemetery Dallas. Friends, Tuesday, 9:30 until time of service.

POINTON, Jeanne Louise — Avoca. Memorial service, Feb. 21, noon, Bethel United Methodist Church, 532 Main St., Avoca.

SOFRANKO, Albert D. — Bear Creek Township. Monday, 10 a.m., John V. Morris Family Funeral Homes Inc., 625 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Services, at 10:30 a.m., St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church, 663 N. Main St., WilkesBarre. Maple Hill Cemetery, Hanover Township.

SPERRAZZA, Thomas J. — Pittston. Mass of Christian Burial, Monday, 9:30 a.m., St. John the Evangelist Church, 35 William St., Pittston. Parish cemetery.

SURIANO, Vincent J. — Pittston.

Tuesday, 9:15 a.m., Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William St., Pittston. Mass of Christian Burial, 9:30 a.m., St. Joseph Marello Parish, Pittston, 237 William St., Pittston.

Friends, 8 until 9:15 a.m., at the funeral home. St. Rocco’s Cemetery, Pittston Township. The AMVETS Honor Guard will provide military honors.

WALTOS, Doris M. — Blessing services, Tuesday, 11:30 a.m., Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., Old Forge. Fairview Memorial Park, Elmhurst. Friends, Tuesday, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

WILLIAMS, Alice Marie (Sudol) — Forty Fort. Tuesday, 9 a.m., Kopicki Funeral Home, 263 Zerbey Ave., Kingston. Mass of Christian Burial, 9:30 a.m., St. Ignatius Church, Kingston. St. Casimir’s Cemetery, Muhlenberg. Friends, Monday, 5 to 8 p.m.

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BARANSKI, Michelene — Hanover Township. Mass of Christian Burial, Monday, 10 a.m., Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, 420 Main Road, Buttonwood, Hanover Township. St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township.

COSTELLO, Patrick R. — Monday, 11:30 a.m., Mount Olivet Cemetery, 612 Mount Olivet Road, Wyoming.

CRESPOLINI, Carmella Coccia — Monday, 9:30 a.m., Victor M. Ferri Funeral Home, 522 Fallon St., Old Forge. Mass, 10 a.m., St. Mary’s Church, Old Forge.

CURLEY, Mary — Plains Township. Tuesday, 9:30 a.m., Simon S. Russin Funeral Home, 136 Maffett St., Plains Township. Requiem services, 10 a.m., Holy Resurrection Orthodox Cathedral, 591 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Chapel Lawn Memorial Park, Dallas. Friends, Monday, 4 until 7 p.m. Trisagion Prayer Service, 6:30 p.m.

ERMAN (BETTS), Carolyn Kresge — Falls. Viewing, Monday, 10:30 until 11:30 a.m., at MamaryDurkin Funeral Service Inc., 59 Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre. Service, 11:30 a.m., at the funeral home.

FANUCCI, Rosemary — Scranton. Viewing hours, Monday, 3 to 7 p.m., Graziano Funeral Home Inc., 700 S. Township Blvd., Pittston Township. Funeral services, Tuesday, 9 a.m., at the funeral home. Those who plan on attending should be at the funeral home no later than 8:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial, Tuesday, 10 a.m., St. Paul of the Cross Parish (St. Francis of Assisi Church), 630 Genet St., Scranton. St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow.

FEBO, Victoria — Old Forge.

Mass of Christian Burial, Wednesday, 10 a.m., St. Mary of the Assumption Church at Prince of Peace Parish, 123 W. Grace St., Old Forge. Those attending the funeral are asked to go directly to the church. Interment, Fairview Memorial Park, Elmhurst.

FOX, Kevin — Hunlock Creek.

Memorial service, Saturday, Feb. 21, 1 p.m., at Charles L. Cease Funeral Home, 634 Reyburn Road, Shickshinny.

GEMZIK, Carl J. — Dallas.

Calling hours, at Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Township, Tuesday, 4 to 7 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial, Wednesday, 10 a.m., Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, Dupont. All those who plan on attending the mass should go directly to the church.

GIAMBER, Anita — Pittston.

Mass of Christian Burial, Monday, 1 p.m., St. Joseph Marello Parish, 237 William St., Pittston. Friends, Monday, 11:30 to 12:30 p.m., at Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William St., Pittston.

GIBBLETS, Leona B. — Formerly of Exeter. Memorial Mass, May 2, 11 a.m., St. John the Evangelist Church, William Street, Pittston. St. John the Baptist Slovak Cemetery, Exeter.

IDE, Rolland James — Pikes Creek. Monday, 2 p.m., Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home Inc., Routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek.

Maple Grove Cemetery, Pikes Creek.

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Violet C. Lumley February 15, 2015 Violet C. Lumley, 91, formerly of Hughestown and Wyoming, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at the Inpatient Unit, Celtic Hospice Care at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

Mrs. Lumley was born in Wolf Run, W. Va., daughter of the late Robert and Kathryn Bernoski Caswell, and was a graduate of Wellsburg High School, Class of 1941.

She had been an insurance agent/broker most of her life and had been employed by Herbert Gregory Agency, West Pittston, for 23 years; Wells Insurance Agency, Scranton, for 10 years; and by Jose ph Quinn Ag ency, Pittston, for 20 years, retiring in 2004.

Vi was a very devoted member of the First Presbyterian Church, Pittston, and had served as an elder and as secretary of the board of trustees for many years.

In addition to her parents, she had been preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, Robert J. Lumley; sister, Roberta Jane Fernihough; and brother-inlaw, King M. Leighliter.

Surviving are sister, Dorothy C. Leighliter, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; nieces, Constance Budge (Larry) and Diane Dennis (Doug); and nephew, Mark Fernihough (Anna); great-nephews, Arthur M.

Parker IV, Stephen Budge (Alexis); and Justin Dennis (Cynthia); other family, Parker Lumley (Barb); Debby Mozel (Nick); and Donald Lumley; Cameron and Evelyn Parker; Tyler and Hayden Budge and Levi Dennis.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday from H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home Inc., a Golden Rule Funeral Home, 211 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston.

Private burial will be at the convenience of the family in Memorial Shrine Cemetery, Carverton.

Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The family requests that flowers be omitted and that donations be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Frances L. Petrosky February, 13, 2015 Frances L. Petrosky, 88, West Pittston passed away Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at her daughter’s home in Exeter.

Born in West Pittston on Feb. 10, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Martha Marcinkavage.

She was a graduate of West Pittston High School and enjoyed being a homemaker her life. Frances was a member of Corpus Christi Parish, Luz er ne Avenue, West Pittston.

Besides her parents, she

was preceded in death by her husband, John, in 1989; brothers, Edward, John, Tommy and Joe; and sister, Helen.

She is survived by her daughter, Martha Madigan, Exeter; son, John, Wyoming; and four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be private.

Inter ment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton.

Arrangements are by Kizis-Lokuta Funeral Home, 134 Church St., Pittston.

Edmund Decker February 15, 2015

Victoria Schultz February 11, 2015

Edmund Decker, 90, of Wilkes-Barre passed away Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at home.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Mamary-Durkin Funeral Services Corp., 59 Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre.

Victoria Schultz, 88, of West Pittston passed away Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015.

Private funeral services were held from Bednarski Funeral Home, 168 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.

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Margaret J. Owens February 15, 2015 Margaret J. Owens, 96, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her friends and family Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, following a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Owens was born in the East End section of Wilkes-Barre, daughter of the late Ray T. and Martha L. Johns Williams. She was a graduate of the Class of 1936, James M. Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre.

She had been a secretary most of her life and had been employed by John Lloyd & Son, Wilkes-Barre; Atlantic Richfield Co. and Climate Equipment Co., both of Edwardsville, retiring in 1981.

She married the Rev. Dr. Richard E. Owens, retired minister of the Primitive Methodist Church in 1983. He passed to be with the Lord in 1997.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by brothers, T.

Ray and Donald M. Williams; and step-daughter, Grace E. Brockman.

Mrs. Owens was a talented musician and had played the organ and piano in many area churches, including the Welsh Congregational Church, Hazle Villages and the First Reformed Church, Plymouth, during her husband’s tenure.

She also played at East End Primitive Methodist Church

Margaret C. Young February 13, 2015

John M. Yedesko February 14, 2015

Margaret C. Young, 87, former resident of Shickshinny, passed away Feb. 13, 2015, at Fernwood Manor Personal Care, Sweet Valley.

She was born May 8, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre, the daughter of the late Stanley and Catherine Delescavage.

Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald.

Surviving are a son, Ronny; and daughter, Debbie; two brothers, John and Stan and wife, Lorraine; and nieces and nephews.

Her hobbies included crocheting, and puttering in her flower garden. In her later years she was content just being near family and friends. All will miss her greatly.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, at 10 a.m. at Clarke Piatt Funeral Home Inc., 6 Sunset Lake Road, Hunlock Creek.

Interment will be in the Bethel Hill Cemetery, Fairmount Township.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m.

Monday.

John M. Yedesko, 62, of Dupont died Saturday morning, Feb. 14, 2015, at his home.

He was the son of the late Joseph and Eleanor Fornal Yedesko. He worked at Pope and Talbot for many years and was a member of the Polish American Citizens Club, Dupont.

He is survived by his sisters, Veronica Platt, Orange, N.J.; Janice Gagliardi and Joseph “Wood” Fazio, Dunmore; a nephew, Justin Gagliardi and wife, Kristin, Peckville; a niece, Jaclyn Giroux and husband, Dan, Havertown; godson, Joseph P. Gagliardi, Philadelphia; great-niece Tessa Giroux; and great-nephew, Alexander Giroux.

He was a very kind and loving brother and uncle.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 215 Lackawanna Ave., Dupont, to be celebrated by the Rev. Joseph D. Verespy, pastor. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Dupont.

Friends may call Tuesday 9 a.m. until the time of service.

Lokuta-Zawacki Funeral Home, Dupont, is in charge of arrangements.

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and organist for 40 years.

She also had been a choir director for 27 years there.

She played at the Meade Street Baptist Church, Wilkes-Barre. She was a faithful member of the East End Primitive Methodist Church, where she had been a member of the Martha Williams Sunday school class and the Ladies Aid Society. She had been a Sunday school teacher for 47 years, and had been an adviser with the Intermediate Christian Endeavor. She had held various offices in Luzerne County Christian Endeavor and the Alumni Fellowship of C.E. In addition, she had worked at the Hospitality Gift Shop as a volunteer at General Hospital.

Surviving are a stepdaughter, Eleanor (Dominic) Bisanzio, Mercerville, N.J.; six step-grandchildren, and three step-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, including Ray and

Jane Williams, Donald R. and Jan Williams, Dr. Margaret A. Williams; greatnieces and great-nephews, Jennifer Williams, Craig and Sarah Williams, Todd and Jen Williams; and greatgreat-nephew, Tyler Williams.

The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday from H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home Inc., a Golden Rule Funeral Home, 451 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, with the Rev. Marty Garms, pastor, East End Primitive Methodist Church, officiating.

Entombment will follow in Chapel Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday.

The family requests that flowers be omitted and that donations in her name be made to the East End Primitive Methodist Church, 79 Laurel St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.

Dorothy C. Scanlon February 14, 2015 Dorothy C. Scanlon, 84, of Laflin passed away Saturday evening, Feb. 14, 2015 in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Plains Township.

Born in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Genevieve (Markowski) Schevets.

Dorothy was a graduate of Pittston High School and was employed as a seamstress by Leslie Fay until her retirement.

She was a member of St. Maria Goretti Church, Laflin, and was a cantor and a former member of the choir.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas C. Scanlon, March 28, 1975; and son, Thomas Scanlon; and daughter, Rosemary Scanlon; brothers, Robert and Frank Schevets.

Surviving are her son, Robert Scanlon and his wife, Marie, Laflin; daughters, Margaret Valentine and husband, Jim, Pittston; and K a t h l e e n G r o s s, We s t Pittston; grandchildren, Sandy Lucke, Theresa Vaccaro, Laura Valentine, Jim Valentine Jr., Rachel Gross and Gabriel Gross; great-grandchildren, Kevin and Brandon Lucke and Gianna and Anthony Vaccaro.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Maria Goretti Church,

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42 Redwood Drive, Laflin, with Monsignor Neil Van Loon, pastor, celebrating. The Parish Rosary Group will recite the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary in the Church 30 minutes before the Funeral Mass.

All are invited to attend. Interment will be held in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township.

Friends and family may call from 9 a.m. until the time of Mass Tuesday in St. Maria Goretti Church.

Arrangements are by Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 S. Main St, Plains Township.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Maria Goretti Tree of Life in Dorothy’s memory.

Online condolences may be made at www.corcoranfuneralhome.com.

Mansion fires spark $20M in payouts, suicide, fraud case

By Maryclaire Dale Associated Press

NEW HOPE — She bought draperies flecked with Swarovski crystals.

The ceiling mural at her “Gone with the Wind”inspired mansion featured her family in robes, gazing down from the heavens.

And Claire Risoldi’s grand Republican fundraising soirees included the time she surprised guests by getting married at “Clairemont,” the 10-acre Pennsylvania estate now at the center of an alleged $20 million insurance fraud scheme.

“I had a great life with Claire and I love her to no end. ... There is no one like her,” her second husband, Thomas French, wrote in a suicide note this month, weeks after the couple and five others were charged. “I committed no crime and I can’t bear seeing Claire ... (and the others) going through this mess.”

In a grand jury report, prosecutors with the Democratic-led state attorney general’s office paint Risoldi as the matriarch of a family that lived large on the proceeds of suspicious fires — three in five years — and suddenly-missing jewelry.

Risoldi, 67, has called the prosecution politically driven. At her husband’s funeral Thursday, she greeted guests in a church lobby bedecked in a stylish fur jacket, spikeheeled boots, aviator sunglasses and her trademark bouffant hairdo.

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Three fires in five years at the home of the local Republican fundraiser Claire Risoldi and her family have led to $20 million in insurance payouts as well as sweeping fraud charges against Risoldi, her family members and others. acter, but she’s a decent person,” said Jack McMahon, one of several family lawyers working on the case. “(The report) is like a 47-page novella, but it doesn’t spell out a crime.”

Risoldi, French and her two adult children, Carla and Carl, were charged with racketeering, theft, insurance fraud and other crimes.

Two others, including the man who said he sold Risoldi $2 million worth of draperies, are charged with fraud.

The tarp-capped white mansion — a seeming homage to Scarlett O’Hara’s Tara that Risoldi shared with her children and grandchildren — now sits empty amid rolling farmland in Bucks County, a few miles from New

Hope’s quaint downtown in suburban Philadelphia.

The family’s insurer to date has paid $11 million for damage from the last fire in October 2013, just a few weeks after her surprise wedding to French. But American Inter national Group balked at belated claims that someone — Risoldi blames firefighters — had also taken $10 million in jewelry.

The grand jury report notes she had a fourth fire claim at a previous home where she also reported two bizarre break-in thefts. And, it said, she was always the last person to leave the house, and had highly flammable hairspray stockpiled near the point of origin.

“These records proved to be a treasure trove of information revealing a long history of questionable claims that was startling to us in its depth and breadth,” state prosecutors wrote in the grand jury report.

Defense lawyers argue that all three fires at Clairemont were investigated by the insurance company and deemed accidental. Their experts blamed the last two on faulty wiring. The fire marshal’s office has declared the causes undetermined, according to prosecutors.

“All three of these fires were fully investigated and vetted by AIG,” McMahon said. “Generally speaking, they don’t like to just give you money.”

Risoldi grew up across the river in Trenton, New Jersey, where she ran a ticket agency and promoted rock concerts as a young woman in the 1970s. An August 1976 news article shows her standing outside a Cherry Hill, New Jersey venue called the Centrum, and described her plans to bring in acts ranging from Lawrence Welk to Sly & The Family Stone and Loretta Lynn.

Risoldi at one point won a large anti-trust settlement against a large ticket broker, family lawyer Ronald Greenblatt said. She has not worked for pay in recent years, except to help out at her daughter’s law office.

Carla Risoldi, 48, a former county prosecutor, did not

immediately return a call for comment. Carl Risoldi, a 43-year-old state turnpike worker, declined comment.

However, family defense lawyers question the logic of any plan to profit from the mansion fires, since they say the money would only be spent to rebuild it. And they question why Risoldi would make up jewelry claims — for diamonds, rubies, emeralds — if it meant she couldn’t wear the pieces again in public.

“This is a woman who was fiercely proud of all the jewelry she has,” Greenblatt said. “There’s no way that she would ever not want to be in a position to show it off.”

She and French — a 64-year-old architect, exMarine and retired sheriff ’s deputy — had been together for more than a decade. If she was the extrover t extraordinaire, he was content to cook, garden and visit their place in Paris.

“He appreciated the finer things in life. He cooked, they made wine together,” said Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler, who attended the congressional fundraiser-turned-wedding.

“I always liked the guy.”

McMahon said he spoke frequently with French in recent months, and believes the charges caused him to be “disillusioned and depressed” about the perceived abuse of power by a government that meant so much to him. French’s note called the charges by the attorney general’s office “unfounded.”

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Alabama gay marriage fight echoes states’ rights battles

By Kim Chandler and Curt Anderson Associated Press

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marriage ceremonies rather than perform same-sex unions. In South Carolina and Georgia, legislation is being developed to let individual employees opt out of issuing marriage licenses to gay couples out of sincere religious belief.

No state, however, went as far as Alabama, where the 68-year-old Moore instructed the state’s probate judges not to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.

“It’s my duty to speak up when I see the jurisdiction of

our courts being intruded by unlawful federal authority,” Moore said.

Moore objected to a Jan. 23 ruling by U.S. District Judge Callie Granade in Mobile that Alabama’s gay marriage ban violates the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection and due process. After the Supreme Court on Feb. 9 refused to stay the decision, Alabama became the 37th state — plus the District of Columbia — where gays and lesbians can legally wed.

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John Humphrey, left, and James Strawser of Mobile, Ala., get married as the Rev. Sandy O’Steen officiates at Government Plaza in Mobile, Ala., on Thursday.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s judicial building office overlooks Montgomery’s Dexter Avenue, a history-soaked thoroughfare topped by the Alabama Capitol where Jefferson Davis was inaugurated president of the Confederacy and where the Rev. Mar tin Luther King, Jr. ended the 1965 march fo r voting rights.

As gay and lesbian couples left a nearby courthouse clutching marriage licenses last week, Moore, an outspoken critic of gay marriage, was fighting to stop the weddings using a states’ rights argument that conjured up those historical ghosts of slavery, the Civil War and the battle against desegregation.

There has been resistance in other states to the tide of rulings allowing gay marriage. Some Florida clerks’ offices scrapped all

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Members of the Crestwood boys basketball team celebrate after beating Hazleton Area to win the WVC Division 1 championship on Sunday in Berwick.

FAMILIAR FEELING Comets again defeat Cougars to repeat as Division 1 champions

By Dave Seamon Staff Writer BERWICK — With memories of its net-cutting celebration last year still fresh in its mind, Crestwood set out to repeat history on Sunday.

Just as they did at Wilkes University last February, the Comets kept the defensive heat turned up against rival Hazleton Area until their offense thawed enough to spark a 52-38 grind-it-out victory in the WVC Division 1 boys basketball championship game.

And yes, the Comets (20-3) again celebrated their title by taking turns snipping every last bit of twine from one of the baskets at Berwick Varsity Gymasium.

“Last year we won in a similar style, in a playoff over Hazleton and it was sweet,’’ said Crestwood senior forward Jason Dotzel, who led his team with 13 points, including a tide-turning 3-pointer midway through the third quarter. “This year being my last year ... it feels so much better, especially after that devastating loss we had to them (6866 in overtime) on our court earlier this year. We knew this was what we wanted at the end of the year. ...

To do it against Hazleton — it’s a huge rivalry — it’s a great feeling right now.’’

The Cougars also wanted another shot at Crestwood after squandering an 11-point lead against the Comets at Hughie McGeehan Gymnasium two weeks ago when a win would have given Mike Joseph’s team the title.

“Everything we asked these kids to do over the last 72 hours — the last two weeks, really — to get ready for this game, they did,’’ Joseph said.

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In the end, however, Hazleton Area didn’t muster enough offense to keep up with Crestwood in the second half. The Cougars’ Bobby Planutis scored 15 points overall, but no teammate had more than six.

The Comets, meanwhile, got scoring from five different players in the third quarter to seize momentum, then made 17 of 22 free throws in the fourth period to account for the final 14-point margin.

“The first half was really a defensive battle,’’ Dotzel said. “Neither team could get its offense going. We knew it was going to come down to who wanted it more in the second half. We started to get some shots to fall, we got on some loose balls and it was nice to pull away.’’

Crestwood’s consecutive Division 1 titles come on the heels of Hazleton Area capturing back-toback titles in 2012 and 2013.

“Taking down the nets for the second year in a row is not something we take for granted,’’ Crestwood head coach Mark Atherton said. “I

have a lot of respect for Hazleton, their coaches, their players and their fans. For both of us to be back here year after year, it’s a credit to both of our programs. I hope it doesn’t change anytime soon.’’

Both the Cougars and Comets hunkered down with tough man-toman defense in the first half while their shooters started colder than the arctic air outside the gym. They also combined for seven turnovers in the first quarter alone.

Even with both offenses struggling, the lead changed hands four times in the second quarter. Hazleton Area ended the frame up 13-11.

“I got into my guys at halftime,’’ Atherton said. “I told them, ‘Look, you’re down by only two points, but offensively, you’re not cutting hard, you’re not screening hard and you’re careless with the basketball. I know it’s gonna be a tale of two halves. We’ve got to keep defense, but we’ve got to get someone to step up (on offense) to win this game.’’’

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Several Comets responded to Atherton’s plea in the third quarter.

After Mike Makuta’s 3-pointer and baseline jumper extended Hazleton Area’s lead to 18-13 with 4:05 left in the quarter, Dotzel pulled up from 22 feet and rattled in a triple.

“Game-changer,’’ Joseph said. “If they miss that shot and we get the rebound, I think it’s a totally different ballgame.’’

“I saw their guy was playing off me a little bit,’’ Dotzel said. “I caught the ball and let it rip. I knew we needed a big play. I felt confident in the shot and I knocked down.’’

Dotzel’s confidence soon rubbed off on his teammates. Before long, Cole Wasco weaved his way through the lane for a layup, point guard Robbie Hopkins scooped in a deuce, Josh Malkemes buried a triple from the corner and Jason Klusewitz sank two free throws.

By quarter’s end, the Comets led 25-20 and were in control.

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OF ATHLETE THE WEEK

Cody CordEs Valley West senior, Wrestling

Hometown: Edwardsville Age: 18 Family: Parents, Sherri and Dave; sister, Cayla; niece, Addisyn.

Accomplishment: Recently recorded his schoolrecord 135th and 136th victories at the Cougar Duals in Philadelphia.

GETTinG To KnoW Cody

In case you haven’t heard, the District 2 tournaments get underway tomorrow.

Every boys and girls basketball team in the district will participate in the tournament. No teams have elected to opt out, which is an option provided to every school that competes.

All opening-round games will be played on the home floor of the higher seed. The quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will be played on a neutral floor.

As far as ticket prices are concerned, the cost is $6 for adults and $4 for students at the door. Only District 2 Gold passes will be honored at the gate for admission. That means if you have a league pass, open up your wallet.

A huge void in the middle Hanover Area will head into the district playoffs on a three-game losing streak.

One of those losses came in overtime to Holy Redeemer. The other two came to Nanticoke and GAR by a combined four points.

The last Hanover Area victory of the year came against Wyoming Area, which was also the last game Hawks center Bobby Kerestes played.

Kerestes broke his elbow in that game and is out for the year. He averaged 9.6 points per game, still good for second on the team. More importantly, the Hawks are going to feel his absence on the defensive end of the floor as well as on the boards.

Kerestes was able to use his athleticism to guard the other team’s center as well as alter shots in the paint. Going for-

District 2 tournament Glance

Seeds for the District 2 boys and girls basketball tournaments were announced on the District 2 website on Sunday. The list of games is published below.

CLASS AA First Round Tuesday (9) Riverside (13-9) at (8) Elk Lake

A pretty rough week Meyers concluded the regular season on a two-game losing streak, and both losses were especially tough.

The first came to GAR, which snapped a streak of eight consecutive victories for the Mohawks over the Grenadiers. The other, against Holy Redeemer, cost the Mohawks the Division 3 championship and snapped a streak of five consecutive division titles for Meyers.

You would have to go all the way back to 2009 to find the last time the Mohawks lost consecutive games to teams from the WVC and consecutive league games.

In the 2008-09 regular sea-

Third-place game Feb. 28 Semifinal losers, TBA Championship Feb. 28 Semifinal winners, TBA

BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS AAAA SUBREGIONAL Quarterfinals Wednesday (5) Valley West (6-16) vs. (4) Scranton (8-14), 7:30 p.m. at Lackawanna College (6) Delaware Valley (6-15) vs. (3) Williamsport (13-9), 7 p.m. at Dallas (7) Wallenpaupack (3-18) vs. (2) Hazleton Area (18-5), 6 p.m. at Crestwood Semifinals Saturday (1) Abington Heights (19-3) vs. ValleyWest Scranton winner, TBA Williamsport-Del Val winner vs. Wallenpaupack-Hazleton Area winner, TBA Championship Feb. 25 Semifinal winners, TBA CLASS AAA First Round Tuesday (16) Western Wayne (1-21) at (1) Scranton Prep (19-3), 7 p.m.

(9) Tunkhannock (12-10) at (8) Pittston Area (10-12), 7:30 p.m.

(12) Berwick (8-14) at (5) Nanticoke Area (16-6), 7 p.m.

(13) Coughlin (8-14) at (4) Honesdale (16-6), 7 p.m.

(14) Wyoming Area (5-17) at (3) GAR (18-4), 7:30 p.m.

(11) Lake-Lehman (10-12) at (6) West Scranton (10-12), 7 p.m.

(10) North Pocono (9-13) at (7) Valley View (7-6), 7 p.m.

(15) Dallas (4-18) at (2) Crestwood (20-3), 7 p.m.

Quarterfinals Friday TBA Semifinals Feb. 24 TBA Third-place game Feb. 27 Semifinal losers, TBA Championship Feb. 27 Semifinal winners, TBA

ward, look for opponents to take advantage of him not being in the lineup and try to attack Hanover Area inside.

CLASS A Quarterfinals Tuesday (5) Susquehanna (5-17) vs. (4) MMI Prep (10-12), 6 p.m. at Pittston Area Semifinals Friday Susquehanna/MMI Prep winner vs.

(1) Forest City (12-9), TBA (3) Old Forge (10-12) vs. (2) Lackawanna Trail (10-12), TBA Championship Feb. 27 Semifinal winners, TBA

the citizenS’ voice file

Rebecca Prociak and the Holy Redeemer Royals are entering the Class AA girls tournament as the top seed.

(9-12), 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday (12) Mountain View (4-18) at (5) Mid Valley (19-4), 7 p.m.

(13) Wyoming Seminary (4-16) at (4) Meyers (15-7), 7 p.m.

(14) Northwest (0-22) at (3) Holy Cross (17-5), 7 p.m.

(11) Blue Ridge (4-18) at (6) Hanover Area (14-8), 7 p.m.

(10) Lakeland (12-9) at (7) Dunmore (16-6), 7 p.m.

(15) Carbondale (5-17) at (2) Holy Redeemer (16-6), 7 p.m.

Quarterfinals Saturday Riverside/Elk Lake winner vs. (1) Montrose (15-5), TBA All other games TBA Semifinals Feb. 24 TBA

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GIRLS BASKETBALL CLASS AAAA SUBREGIONAL First Round Tuesday (2) Pittston Area (12-2) vs. 7. Delaware Valley (1-12), 7:30 p.m. at Dallas (3) Wallenpaupack (6-7) vs. (6) Scranton (1-12), 7 p.m. at Mid Valley 4. Valley West (8-6) vs. 5. Williamsport, 6 p.m. at Dallas Semifinals Friday (1) Hazleton Area (13-1) vs. Valley West-Williamsport winner, TBA Pittston Area-Delaware Valley winner vs. Wallenpaupack-Scranton winner, TBA Championship Feb. 24 Semifinal winners, TBA CLASS AAA First Round Wednesday (16) Tunkhannock (1-13) at (1) Scranton Prep (13-0), 7 p.m.

(9) Hanover Area (6-7) at (8) Berwick (5-9), 7 p.m.

(12) West Scranton at (5) Honesdale (9-4), 7 p.m.

(13) Dallas (4-10) at (4) Western Wayne (9-4), 7 p.m.

(14) Valley View at (3) North Pocono (11-2), 7 p.m.

(11) Wyoming Area (5-8) at (6) Abington Heights (8-5), 7 p.m.

(10) Lake-Lehman (6-7) at (7) Crestwood (8-6), 7:30 p.m.

(15) Coughlin (2-12) at (2) Nanticoke Area (12-1), 7 p.m.

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son, Meyers lost to Lake-Lehman, Hanover Area and Nanticoke Area. Then in the 2009-10 exhibition season, Meyers lost to Holy Redeemer and Coughlin in back-to-back games.

Don’t count him out yet Pittston Area’s Tyler McGarry, who sits sixth in the WVC in scoring, has missed the last three games of the regular season with an ankle injury. But there is still a possibility he might be able to play again this year.

According to Pittston Area coach Al Kiesinger, McGarry is scheduled to see if he will be able to get the cast removed from his foot today. There remains a chance that he can be cleared to return to action.

In the three games McGarry has missed, Michael Delaney has led the Patriots in scoring.

TBA TBA

Quarterfinals Saturday Semifinals Feb. 25

Third-place game Feb. 28 Semifinal losers, TBA Championship Feb. 28 Semifinal winners, TBA CLASS AA First Round Tuesday (9) Wyoming Seminary (6-7) at (8) Lakeland (6-6), 7 p.m.

(12) Mt. View (4-8) at (5) Meyers (8-5), 7 p.m.

(13) Blue Ridge (3-9) at (4) Holy Cross (10-2), 7 p.m.

(14) Northwest (2-11) at (3) Montrose (12-0), 7 p.m.

(11) Riverside (4-8) at (6) Elk Lake (7-5), 6 p.m.

(10) Carbondale (5-7) at (7) GAR (7-6), 6 p.m.

(15) Mid Valley (1-11) at (2) Dunmore (12-0), 7 p.m.

Quarterfinals Friday (1) Holy Redeemer (13-0) vs. Wyoming Seminary-Lakeland winner, TBA All other games TBA Semifinals Feb. 24 TBA Third-place game Feb. 27 Semifinal losers, TBA Championship Feb. 27 Semifinal winners, TBA CLASS A Quarterfinals Wednesday (5) MMI (0-13) vs. (4) Lackawanna Trail (2-10), 6 p.m. at Lackawanna College Semifinals Saturday (1) Forest City (10-2) vs. MMI PrepLackawanna Trail winner, TBA (3) Susquehanna (4-8) vs. (2) Old Forge (4-8), TBA Championship Feb. 28 Semifinal winners, TBA

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By Steve Bennett Staff Writer

THE CITIZENS' VOICE

Favorite subject: Gym Favorite book: “The Outsiders” Favorite movie: “The Fast and the Furious” Favorite TV show: “SpongeBob SquarePants” Favorite actor/actress: Vin Diesel Favorite musical artist: Eminem Favorite food: Whimpies Favorite sport to follow: Wrestling Favorite team: Miami Dolphins Favorite athlete: Dan Marino Favorite holiday: Christmas Favorite color: Blue Away from sports, Cody enjoys ... hunting, and riding quads and dirt bikes.

If Cody could switch places with any athlete for one day, he would switch with ... Tom Brady.

If Cody could meet anyone in history, he’d like to meet ... Elvis Presley.

If Cody could travel anywhere in the world, he’d travel to ... China.

Cody’s favorite thing about wrestling is ... winning and getting his name out there.

The hardest thing about wrestling for Cody is ... not eating and cutting weight.

One thing Cody can’t live without is ... his family.

Cody’s biggest role models have been ... his parents.

One word that best describes Cody is ... fun.

Cody’s biggest fear is ... he said he has no fears.

Up next for Cody is ... attending Lock Haven, where he plans to wrestle and study criminal justice.

District 2 hoops tourneys open tomorrow

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DAYTONA 500 QUALIFYING

Explaining the Daytona basics

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Jeff Gordon drives down pit road during Daytona 500 qualifying on Sunday in Daytona Beach, Fla.

GoinG out on top Gordon wins pole in his final Daytona 500

Daytona 500 schEDulE

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By Jenna Fryer Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The qualifying session for NASCAR’s biggest race of the year was lambasted by Tony Stewart as “a complete embarrassment” and called a “cute show” by Clint Bowyer.

The frenetic knockout format ended with Jeff Gordon on the pole for the final Daytona 500 of his career.

And as NASCAR executive vice president Steve O’Donnell tried to answer to the wave of displeasure from the drivers after Sunday’s session, he was reminded by Gordon himself what a predicament the series is in regarding qualifying for “The Great American Race.”

“Great format, Steve!”

Gordon shouted to O’Donnell from the back of a news conference room.

Indeed, Gordon had no qualms with qualifying after he and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson outsmarted the field Sunday to sweep the front row for the Daytona 500. They were among only a handful of drivers who were pleased with the format, and their opinion was most certainly based on the end result.

“This format is crazy and

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Jeff Gordon celebrates after winning the Daytona 500 pole on Sunday in Daytona Beach, Fla. chaotic,” Gordon said. “It can be extremely rewarding when you have a day like we had.”

NASCAR abandoned singlecar qualifying runs, the format used for 56 years at Daytona International Speedway, for the knockout group sessions it adopted last season. The format was not tried at the Daytona 500 last year, but was used at the speedway in July.

The group qualifying works fine at most racetracks, but has been proven tricky at Daytona and Talladega, where drivers must draft and the leader is not the fastest car. It’s led to strategies that have drivers sitting on pit road watching the clock, and jockeying for position when it’s time to go.

After a five-car accident in the first group of 25 drivers, Bowyer railed against using knockouts to set the Daytona

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500 field. Reigning champion Kevin Harvick and Stewart both vented via Twitter, while Ryan Newman was among the many drivers critical of NASCAR. O’Donnell, who acknowledged the driver complaints, said NASCAR is trying to create a more entertaining format for fans than the snoozeinducing single-car runs.

“We don’t want to see wrecks of any kind. Not lost on us how much work goes into these cars by the teams, the efforts for our biggest race of the year,” he said. “We’ve got a really good track record of making adjustments where we need to, so we’ll certainly evaluate what took place.”

But the 12 drivers who made it into the final round weren’t really complaining, especially Gordon, who announced last month this

will be his final full-time season as driver of the famed No. 24 Chevrolet.

He’s been adamant next Sunday’s season-opening Daytona 500 will be the last of his storied career. The fourtime NASCAR champion is a three-time 500 winner, and he’ll lead the field to green in his 23rd and final start.

“I can’t think of anything cooler than to start this season, the Daytona 500, my final Daytona 500, final full season, on the pole,” Gordon said. “It’s going to be pretty important for me to be on that pole when it all starts.”

Also locking themselves into the field based on qualifying speed: Aric Almirola, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Jamie McMurray and Carl Edwards.

Making the field on owner points from last season: Harvick, Newman, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski and Matt Kenseth.

Stewart was locked in on the past champion’s provisional.

After the qualifying session, NASCAR said Hamlin and defending race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had their qualifying times disallowed for failing inspection. It did not change that Hamlin is already locked in the field.

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AYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Be honest. You have no clue what happens for three-plus hours when all those NASCAR drivers are spinning around making left turns at Daytona International Speedway.

No worries. We enlisted the help of some pretty influential folks to help answer some pressing questions that may come to mind.

Don’t worry. There won’t be a quiz later. But it may make your Daytona 500 experience a bit more entertaining.

Remember, knowledge is power.

george diaz Commentary Orlando Sentinel

race at a 2½-mile superspeedway, but it is a little bit counterintuitive that we limit the speed at race tracks for this race and at Talladega.”

Q: Can you describe the physical demands of driving in the Daytona 500?

A: Jamie McMurray, Daytona 500 champion in 2010: “When we come to plate tracks, it’s not as physically demanding as either the road courses or some other tracks we run. The heat is always a big deal here. Your feet get really hot because you never let off the gas pedal. The heat transfers through that and your feet typically get hot.

This is probably the most mentally draining track because you’re constantly looking at the guys in front of you and behind you in the draft trying to figure out which lane you need to be in.”

Q: What happens if you get hungry or thirsty during a 500-mile race?

A: Jimmie Johnson, 6-time Sprint Cup champion: “Gatorade has invented a really cool hydration system that’s in the car. It keeps my Gatorade cold. I keep a little glove box on the side. Different bars. Something with some sugar in it for energy. If I really need something to eat, they can hand in something through the door and, believe me, I’ve had a sandwich or two passed in over the years.

Q: What is it like to be in On the pit stops, when they’re changing the right-side tires, a crash in which you go they’ll put stuff on a pole and flying in the air?

A: Kyle Larson, 2014 hand it through the door.”

Sprint Cup rookie of the Q: What constitutes a year: “It’s not fun, for sure. super-speedway, and can You just hold on. ... You kind you take us through a lap of hold your breath as a driver and you hope you stay safe at this track?

A: Joie Chitwood, presi- along with everybody else.” dent of Daytona InternationQ: What’s the difference al Speedway: “What’s interesting is that at Daytona, between a car being loose we’re one of the tracks that and a car being tight?

A: Darrell Waltrip, NASlimit speed, which is a little bit counter-intuitive to what CAR Hall of Famer: “It’s realyou think is racing. In racing, ly quite simple. You’re going you want to go faster than the down the straightaway and if next guy. But due to the con- the car is pushing (the steerfiguration of the cars, the ing feels tight), you’re going to horsepower and the high- turn the wheels and the car is banked nature of a race not going to turn and you’re track, the speeds here would going to hit the wall with the be so fast, it wouldn’t be the front of the car. So when best situation for a race or you’re pushing, the car is our fans, so they actually put straight and it doesn’t want to restrictor plates on the turn; it’s tight. When you’re engines. It limits the air flow loose, you’re going to go down that goes in the engine, which the straightaway and when limits the horsepower, which you get there, you’re going to limits the speed. So typically start to turn left, but the back they’re running around this is going to come around. race track at around 200 When it does, you’re going to miles an hour, which we hit the wall with the back of think is the right speed to the car. It’s that simple.”

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WVC SWIMMING TOP TIMES

Below is a list of the top winning times and scores recorded in Wyoming Valley Conference swim meets this season, as reported to The Citizens’ Voice sports department.

2:01.38 2:01.68 2:02.05 2:02.18 2:03.06 2:03.22 2:03.30 2:03.32 2:16.09 2:16.17 2:17.57 2:18.18 2:18.38 2:18.78 2:19.69 2:19.73 25.16 25.23 25.29 25.34 25.71 25.73 25.82 25.94 257.95 249.65 245.72 241.55 228.90 228.65 228.10 225.95 1:01.00 1:01.13 1:01.43 1:01.79 1:01.97 1:02.12 1:02.40 1:02.60 55.95 56.04 56.57 56.89 56.94 57.15 57.68 57.71 5:22.85 5:25.92 5:27.51 5:27.51 5:28.54 5:29.05 5:32.14 5:38.91 1:46.19 1:46.62 1:47.85 1:47.95 1:48.34 1:48.37 1:48.46 1:49.20 1:02.98 1:03.46 1:03.91 1:03.93 1:03.96 1:04.24 1:04.72 1:04.99 1:10.98 1:11.51 1:11.90 1:12.25 1:12.32 1:12.83 1:13.14 1:13.74 3:54.23 3:55.01 3:55.51 3:56.00 3:57.14 3:57.69 3:57.78 3:58.22

1:41.51 1:41.90 1:45.13 1:45.57 1:46.33 1:47.03 1:47.61 1:48.33 1:44.38 1:46.20 1:52.15 1:54.60 1:54.90 1:55.22 1:55.29 1:58.56 2:08.04 2:10.02 2:10.37 2:10.62 2:11.03 2:11.25 2:11.49 2:11.73 21.34 21.75 22.70 22.76 22.83 23.21 23.36 23.39 355.90 354.65 350.45 347.30 341.80 310.85 309.40 297.15 52.29 54.84 56.65 56.75 56.95 57.07 57.15 57.63 46.85 49.27 51.55 51.59 51.81 51.96 52.03 52.54 4:57.71 5:05.86 5:06.97 5:08.13 5:09.49 5:17.84 5:21.98 5:25.05 1:35.34 1:35.53 1:35.74 1:36.03 1:36.52 1:37.10 1:37.26 1:37.32 52.15 57.24 57.34 57.46 57.62 57.94 58.27 58.28 1:02.45 1:02.51 1:02.53 1:02.70 1:03.13 1:04.08 1:04.24 1:04.36 3:28.03 3:29.87 3:31.48 3:32.27 3:33.30 3:35.66 3:37.78 3:38.11

LOCAL ROUNDUP

WVC WRESTLING West Scranton Wyoming Area

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At West Scranton, Zachary Briggs (152), Jude Polit-Moran (170) and Frank Yurek (220) had pins for Wyoming Area in a loss on on Saturday.

145: Dan Mitchell (WS) won by forfeit.

152: Zachary Briggs (WA) fall Tim August, 5:08. 160: Kyle Kroptavich (WS) fall Adam Buczynski, 1:05. 170: Jude Polit-Moran (WA) fall Carl Fisher, 1:14. 182: Tyreek Lozano (WS) fall Justin Joseph, 3:05. 195: Tristan Sokach-Minnick (WA) won by forfeit. 220: Frank Yurek (WA) fall Anthony Giordano, 1:30. 285: Kamron VanWert (WS) won by forfeit. 106: Stefhen Caple (WS) maj. dec. Tyler Vince 10-2. 113: Jared Slack (WS) fall Shaun Vasquez, 3:41. 120: James Forsette (WS) fall Daniel Kosko, 0:48. 126: Charles Johnson (WA) won by forfeit. 132: Yahnzy Ortiz (WS) fall Patrick Heck, 5:15.

came up just short in one of the closest finishes in the history of the competition. It came down to the final event, and Misericordia finished with 508 points.

Albright won by posting 515.

Misericordia’s Matt VanDerMeid was named the conference’s coach of the year after leading the Cougars to their fourth straight runner-up finish.

Crestwood’s Joe Grzech won the 200 backstroke with a school-record time of 1:52.62, and Tom Scott (2:07.14) won the 200 breast.

King’s swimmers finished the meet with 18 school records, including seven on Sunday.

Wyoming Area’s Macawley Brown was third in the 200 fly (2:11.15) and teamed with Brigid Wynn, Katie Fitch and Gabrielle Copuz to break the 400 free relay record in 3:45.50.

The men’s 400 free relay team of Crestwood’s Chris Lukashewski, Michael Sweeney, Josh Shoemaker, and Kyle Newton was seventh with a school record time of 3:14.95.

King’s women were sixth, and its men were eighth.

Wilkes’ women placed ninth and the men finished 10th. Beth Chmil was a part of two school records (400 free relay, 3:59.58; 200 breast, 2:39.08).

138: Kendrick Beyer (WA) dec. Bartley Novak 4-1.

COLLEGES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Wilkes 65 PSU Hazleton 47 Elena Stambone scored 20 points, continuing her climb up Wilkes’ all-time scoring list, and added six rebounds and five assists in the non-conference win on Sunday afternoon.

Stambone sits just 59 points away from the school’s all-time scoring record with two games remaining. Chelsea Brown finished with eight points and 12 rebounds for Wilkes (10-12).

Taylor Cannon led the Lions (17-5) with 13 points.

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At Nanticoke Area, John Keefe (160), Jake Harvey (195) and Brett Havens (285) each had pins for the Trojans.

145: Dalton Hogle (BR) won by forfeit.

152: Michael Kelly (BR) won by forfeit. 160: John Keefe (NA) fall Dylan Monks, 2:41.

170: Derek Fisher (NA) dec. Addison Parsons 6-3. 182: No match. 195: Jake Harvey (NA) fall Chris Graff, 4:55. 220: Ryan Zakarauskas (NA) won by forfeit. 285: Brett Havens (NA) fall Ryan Rogers, 1:56. 106: David Jones (NA) won by forfeit. 113: Megan Kocher (NA) won by forfeit. 120: Domonick Souder (NA) won by forfeit. 126: No match. 132: David Austin (BR) fall Krystal Daniele, 1:36. 138: Pat Bova (NA) won by forfeit.

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In the fourth quarter, Planutis trimmed the Cougars’ deficit to 35-31 as the clock neared the three-minute mark, but a Crestwood parade to the foul line kept Hazleton Area at bay and sent the Comets into celebration mode.

“Playing Crestwood basketball, the goal is always to beat Hazleton,’’ Wasco said. “Beating them last year had the same type of feel. (It was) the same situation. We lost our first game to them, won the second game and won again in a playoff. It’s amazing.’’

Both teams will advance to the District 2 tournament. The Comets host Dallas in a Class AAA opening round game at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Cougars, the No. 2 seed in the Class AAAA subregional tournament, face No. 7 Wallenpaupack at 6 p.m.

Wednesday — at Crestwood.

“We can’t get too overconfident,’’ Dotzel said. “We just

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Comets’ Mendell Foreman (21) blocks a shot by Cougars’ Bobby Planutis during Sunday’s game. have to play Crestwood basketball and see where it takes us.’’

Crestwood (52) J. Dotzel 5 2-4 13, C. Wasco 4 2-4 11, R. Hopkins 2 4-6 9, J. Klusewitz 0 9-12 9, J. Malkemes 1 1-2 4, T. McCue 1 0-0 3, M. Foreman 1 1-1 3, L. Blass 0 0-0 0, N. Gavio 0 0-0 0, Totals 14 19-29 52.

Hazleton Area (38) B. Planutis 6 2-3 15, D. Biasi 3 1-3 7, M.

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Cusatis 1 4-6 6, Z. Zukoski 2 0-0 5, M. Makuta 2 0-0 5, N. Seach 0 0-0 0, S. Planutis 0 0-0 0, J. Collado 0 0-0 0, C. Panzarella 0 0-0 0, Totals 14 7-12 38.

Crestwood 5 6 14 27—52 Hazleton Area 6 7 7 18—38 3-point goals: C. Wasco (Crest) 1, J. Dotzel (Crest) 1, J. Malkemes (Crest) 1, T. McCue (Crest) 1, M. Makuta (Haz) 1, B. Planutis (Haz) 1, Z. Zukoski (Haz) 1.

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BOYS SWIMMING 200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. WVW (E. Zawatski, Vrabec, Fluegel, McGlynn) Jan. 28 (Dal) 2. WVW (McGlynn, Vrabec, Fluegel, E. Zawatski) Jan. 20 (Haz) 3. WVW (McGlynn, Vrabec, Fluegel, Zaneski) Jan. 14 (Tunk) 4. WVW (McGlynn, Vrabec, Fluegel, Zawatski) Jan. 31 (HR) 5. WVW (Zawatski, Vrabec, Zawatski, Fluegel) Feb. 11 (LL) 6. Dal (Moore, Luksic, Reinert, Krawetz) Jan. 20 (HR) 7. Dal (Moore, R. Luksic, Reinert, Krawetz) Jan. 16 (Tunk) 8. Dal (Moore, R. Luksic, Reinert, Lisnow) Jan. 14 (Sem) 200 FREE 1. Ed Zawatski (Valley West) Jan. 8 (Sem) 2. Ed Zawatski (Valley West) Dec. 18 (NA) 3. Ed Zawatski (Valley West) Jan. 28 (Dal) 4. Ezra Moore (Dallas) Jan. 14 (Sem) 5. Jacob Skoronski (Tunkhannock) Jan. 23 (LL) 6. Jorge Moncayo (Hazleton Area) Jan. 22 (Dal) 7. Jared Krawetz (Dallas) Feb. 11 (Ber) 8. Llyam McGlynn (Valley West) Feb. 11 (LL) 200 IM 1. Terry Vrabec (Valley West) Jan. 28 (Dal) 2. Ezra Moore (Dallas) Dec. 15 (LL) 3. Connor Thole (Redeemer) Jan. 13 (Haz) 4. Terry Vrabec (Valley West) Jan. 14 (Tunk) 5. Jorge Moncayo (Hazleton Area) Jan. 20 (WVW) 6. Jorge Moncayo (Hazleton Area) Jan. 8 (Tunk) 7. Connor Thole (Redeemer) Jan. 6 (Tunk) 8. Connor Thole (Redeemer) Dec. 12 (Nan) 50 FREE 1. Ed Zawatski (Valley West) Jan. 14 (Tunk) 2. Ed Zawatski (Valley West) Jan. 31 (HR) 3. Brandon Winters (Pittston Area) Feb. 10 (Tunk) 4. Brandon Winters (Pittston Area) Feb. 3 (Sem) 5. Jorge Moncayo (Hazleton Area) Feb. 11 (Han) 6. Stefan Sehne (Tunkhannock) Jan. 8 (Haz) 7. Brandon Winters (Pittston Area) Dec. 18 (Dal) T-8. Jared Krawetz (Dallas) Jan. 8 (Cou) & Jan. 14 (Sem) DIVING 1. Matthew Edkins (Lake-Lehman) Jan. 27 (HR) 2. Matthew Edkins (Lake-Lehman) Feb. 3 (Haz) 3. Matthew Edkins (Lake-Lehman) Feb. 11 (LL) 4. Matthew Edkins (Lake-Lehman) Jan. 13 (NA) 5. Matthew Edkins (Lake-Lehman) Jan. 23 (Tunk) 6. Matthew Edkins (Lake-Lehman) Jan. 9 (PA) 7. Matthew Edkins (Lake-Lehman) Dec. 16 (Mey) 8. Matthew Edkins (Lake-Lehman) Dec. 15 (Dal) 100 FLY 1. Ed Zawatski (Valley West) Feb. 11 (LL) 2. Ed Zawatski (Valley West) Jan. 8 (Sem) 3. KJ Han (Wyoming Seminary) Dec. 12 (Mey) 4. Jorge Moncayo (Hazleton Area) Jan. 20 (WVW) 5. Ezra Moore (Dallas) Jan. 22 (Haz) 6. Ezra Moore (Dallas) Feb. 11 (Ber) 7. Jacob Skoronski (Tunkhannock) Feb. 4 (WA) 8. Ezra Moore (Dallas) Jan. 16 (Tunk) 100 FREE 1. Ed Zawatski (Valley West) Jan. 14 (Tunk) 2. Ed Zawatski (Valley West) Jan. 20 (Haz) 3. Jared Krawetz (Dallas) Jan. 22 (Dal) 4. Jorge Moncayo (Hazleton Area) Feb. 3 (LL) 5. Jared Krawetz (Dallas) Jan. 28 (Dal) 6. Connor Thole (Holy Redeemer) Jan. 6 (Tunk) 7. Connor Thole (Holy Redeemer) Jan. 27 (LL) 8. Jacob Skoronski (Tunkhannock) Jan. 8 (Haz) 500 FREE 1. Ed Zawatski (Valley West) Jan. 28 (Dal) 2. Ezra Moore (Dallas) Dec. 12 (Han) 3. Ezra Moore (Dallas) Jan. 22 (Haz) 4. Ezra Moore (Dallas) Dec. 15 (LL) 5. Terry Vrabec (Valley West) Feb. 11 (LL) 6. Jared Krawetz (Dallas) Feb. 11 (Ber) 7. Jacob Skoronski (Tunkhannock) Jan. 14 (WVW) 8. Jared Krawetz (Dallas) Jan. 6 (NA) 200 FREE RELAY 1. Tunk (Sehne, Hemme, Fowler, Spencer) Jan. 27 (Han) 2. WVW (McGlynn, Fluegel, Zawatski, Zawatski) Jan. 6 (Sem) 3. WVW (Zawatski, Volynets, Fluegel, Vrabec) Jan. 14 (Tunk) 4. Haz (Platukis, Pineda, Acosta, Moncayo) Jan. 22 (Dal) 5. Tunk (Sehne, Fowler, Hemme, Skoronski) Jan. 16 (Dal) 6. Haz (Pineda, Moncayo, Platukis, Acosta) Jan. 29 (WA) 7. Dal (Krawetz, Reinert, Motley, Lisnow) Jan. 20 (HR) 8. WVW (Zaneski, Rosen., Volynets, J. Zawatski) Jan. 28 (Dal) 100 BACK 1. Ed Zawatski (Valley West) Jan. 20 (Haz) 2. Brandon Winters (Pittston Area) Feb. 4 (Sem) 3. Llyam McGlynn (Valley West) Jan. 14 (Tunk) 4. Brandon Winters (Pittston Area) Feb. 10 (Tunk) 5. Llyam McGlynn (Valley West) Jan. 28 (Dal) 6. Connor Thole (Holy Redeemer) Dec. 15 (PA) 7. Llyam McGlynn (Valley West) Jan. 31 (HR) 8. Llyam McGlynn (Valley West) Jan. 8 (Sem) 100 BREAST 1. Terry Vrabec (Valley West) Jan. 28 (Dal) 2. Terry Vrabec (Valley West) Jan. 14 (Tunk) 3. Terry Vrabec (Valley West) Jan. 31 (HR) 4. Terry Vrabec (Valley West) Jan. 20 (Haz) 5. Terry Vrabec (Valley West) Dec. 12 (WA) 6. Ed Zawatski (Valley West) Dec. 18 (NA) 7. Porter Luksic (Dallas) Dec. 12 (Han) 8. Porter Luksic (Dallas) Jan. 22 (Haz) 400 FREE RELAY 1. WVW (Zawatski, Fluegel, McGlynn, Zawatski) Jan. 28 (Dal) 2. WVW (Zawatski, Zaneski, Fluegel, McGlynn) Jan. 14 (Tunk) 3. WVW (Fluegel, Zawatski, Malolyan, Zawatski) Jan. 20 (Haz) 4. Haz (Pineda, Platukis, Acosta, Moncayo) Jan. 8 (Tunk) 5. WVW (Zawatski, Zawatski, Zaneski, Vrabec) Jan. 8 (Sem) 6. Haz (Platukis, Pineda, Acosta, Moncayo) Jan. 22 (Dal) 7. Dal (Krawtz, Motley, Lisnow, Moore) Jan. 20 (HR) 8. WVW (Zawatski, Fluegal, McGlynn, Zawatski) Jan. 31 (HR)

Berwick native Dani Blass won the David B. Eavenson Award as the MAC Swimmer of the Year after helping Misericordia’s women’s swim team to its second straight second-place finish at the MAC Championships on Sunday in York.

Blass won three MAC titles while setting three MAC records over the four-day event, including a victory in the 200 breast (2:22.49) on the final day of competition Sunday.

Misericordia finished with 515 points. Messiah repeated as conference champions with 628.

Misericordia’s men also placed second, though they

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GIRLS SWIMMING 200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. Dal (Hurst, Fasulka, Zolner, Cheshire) Dec. 12 (Han) 2. Sem (Kupsky, Disler, Lukesh, Kupsky) Jan. 14 (Dal) 3. WVW (Wood, Ivanitch, Mackiewicz, Brittain) Jan. 28 (Dal) 4. WVW (Wood, Ivanitch, Mackiewicz, Brittain) Jan. 8 (Sem) 5. WVW (Wood, Ivanitch, Rogers, Mackiewicz) Jan. 31 (HR) 6. Sem (Lukesh, Disler, P. Kupsky, T. Kupsky) Dec. 17 (Tunk) 7. WVW (Wood, Ivanitch, Mackiewicz, Brittain) Jan. 20 (Haz) 8. Haz (O’Hara, Pleban, Grego, Sanko) Jan. 8 (Tunk) 200 FREE 1. Morgan Manglaviti (Tunkhannock) Jan. 16 (Dal) 2. Felicia Grego (Hazleton Area) Jan. 22 (Dal) 3. Paige Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Feb. 12 (LL) 4. Tara Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Jan. 14 (Dal) 5. Felicia Grego (Hazleton Area) Jan. 20 (WVW) 6. Tara Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Dec. 17 (Tunk) 7. Tara Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Jan. 8 (WVW) 8. Felicia Grego (Hazleton Area) Jan. 8 (Tunk) 200 IM 1. Paige Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Jan. 29 (HR) 2. Tara Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Jan. 14 (Dal) 3. Paige Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Jan. 8 (WVW) 4. Felicia Grego (Hazleton Area) Jan. 13 (HR) 5. Paige Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Dec. 18 (Tunk) 6. Paige Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Dec. 12 (Mey) 7. Abby Zolner (Dallas) Jan. 22 (Haz) 8. Felicia Grego (Hazleton Area) Jan. 6 (Sem) 50 FREE 1. Annalise Cheshire (Dallas) Feb. 11 (Ber) 2. Annalise Cheshire (Dallas) Jan. 28 (WVW) 3. Annalise Cheshire (Dallas) Jan. 14 (Sem) 4. Annalise Cheshire (Dallas) Jan. 8 (Cou) 5. Annalise Cheshire (Dallas) Jan. 22 (Haz) 6. Chelsea Mackiewicz (Valley West) Jan. 20 (Haz) 7. Annalise Cheshire (Dallas) Jan. 20 (HR) 8. Carly Ray (Coughlin) Jan. 27 (PA) DIVING 1. Riley Williams (Holy Redeemer) Jan. 13 (Haz) 2. Riley Williams (Holy Redeemer) Dec. 12 (NA) 3. Riley Williams (Holy Redeemer) Jan. 20 (Dal) 4. Riley Williams (Holy Redeemer) Jan. 22 (Ber) 5. Sierra Williams (Pittston Area) Dec. 16 (WVW) 6. Sierra Williams (Pittston Area) Jan. 20 (Mey) 7. Sierra Williams (Pittston Area) Feb. 10 (Tunk) 8. Maddy Ross (Dallas) Jan. 16 (Tunk) 100 FLY 1. Mia Nardone (Pittston Area) Dec. 18 (Dal) 2. Felicia Grego (Hazleton Area) Jan. 8 (Tunk) 3. Mia Nardone (Pittston Area) Dec. 22 (Haz) 4. Felicia Grego (Hazleton Area) Jan. 22 (Dal) 5. Felicia Grego (Hazleton Area) Jan. 6 (Sem) 6. Mia Nardone (Pittston Area) Feb. 10 (Tunk) 7. Tara Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Feb. 4 (HR) 8. Felicia Grego (Hazleton Area) Jan. 13 (Haz) 100 FREE 1. Annalise Cheshire (Dallas) Dec. 15 (LL) 2. Tara Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Jan. 14 (Dal) 3. Felicia Grego (Hazleton Area) Jan. 20 (WVW) 4. Annalise Cheshire (Dallas) Jan. 16 (Tunk) 5. Tara Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Jan. 29 (HR) 6. Morgan Manglaviti (Tunk) Dec. 19 (Mey) 7. Chelsea Mackiewicz (Valley West) Jan. 14 (Tunk) 8. Annalise Cheshire (Dallas) Dec. 18 (PA) 500 FREE 1. Tara Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Jan. 27 (WA) 2. Paige Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Jan. 14 (Dal) 3. Paige Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Jan. 29 (Sem) 4. Tara Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Dec. 17 (Tunk) 5. Felicia Grego (Hazleton Area) Jan. 28 (Ber) 6. Paige Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Jan. 8 (WVW) 7. Paige Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Feb. 10 (NA) 8. Kaylin Augustine (Dallas) Jan. 22 (Haz) 200 FREE RELAY 1. Dal (Augustine, Finnegan, Zolner, Cheshire) Jan. 20 (HR) 2. Dal (Cheshire, Zolner, Finnegan, Augustine) Jan. 22 (Haz) 3. Dal (Cheshire, Fasulka, Finnegan, Augustine) Jan. 14 (Sem) 4. Dal (Cheshire, Zolner, Finnegan, Augustine) Dec. 18 (PA) 5. Dal (Cheshire, Fasulka, Finnegan, Augustine) Jan. 16 (Tunk) 6. Dal (Augustine, Vivian, Ratchford, Finnegan) Feb. 11 (Ber) 7. Dal (Cheshire, Fasulka, Schwerdtman, August.) Dec. 15 (LL) 8. Dal (Augustine, Zolner, Finnegan, Cheshire) Jan. 8 (Cou) 100 BACK 1. Annalise Cheshire (Dallas) Feb. 11 (Ber) 2. Annalise Cheshire (Dallas) Jan. 16 (Tunk) 3. Annalise Cheshire (Dallas) Jan. 14 (Sem) 4. Annalise Cheshire (Dallas) Dec. 12 (Han) 5. Annalise Cheshire (Dallas) Jan. 22 (Haz) 6. Mia Nardone (Pittston Area) Dec. 22 (Haz) 7. Felicia Grego (Hazleton Area) Dec. 19 (Cou) 8. Annalise Cheshire (Dallas) Feb. 3 (Mey) 100 BREAST 1. Alexis Ivanitch (Valley West) Jan. 28 (Dal) 2. Tara Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Jan. 8 (WVW) 3. Alexis Ivanitch (Valley West) Jan. 20 (Haz) 4. Alexis Ivanitch (Valley West) Dec. 12 (WA) 5. Alexis Ivanitch (Valley West) Jan. 31 (HR) 6. Alexis Ivanitch (Valley West) Dec. 16 (PA) 7. Paige Kupsky (Wyoming Seminary) Feb. 4 (WA) 8. Alexis Ivanitch (Valley West) Jan. 14 (Tunk) 400 FREE RELAY 1. Dal (Augustine, Finnegan, Zolner, Cheshire) Jan. 28 (WVW) 2. Dal (Augustine, Zolner, Finnegan, Cheshire) Jan. 14 (Sem) 3. Dal (Augustine, Lopez, Finnegan, Cheshire) Jan. 22 (Haz) 4. Sem (T. Kupsky, Sminkey, Gagliardi, P. Kupsky Jan. 29 (HR) 5. Sem (Kupsky, Lukesh, Gagliardi, Kupsky) Jan. 6 (Haz) 6. WVW (Brittain, Winton, Wood, Mackiewicz) Jan. 31 (HR) 7. WVW (Brittain, Winton, Mackiewicz, Ivanitch) Jan. 20 (Haz) 8. Sem (Lukesh, Gagliardi, Kupsky, Kupsky) Jan. 8 (WVW)

Misericordia’s Blass named Swimmer of the Year

Brian Thrash, of Dallas, bowls during Saturday’s event at Chacko’s.

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in and around the Luzerne County Special Olympics Bowling Tournament held Saturday morning at Chacko’s Family Bowling Center in Wilkes-Barre.

Vito Russo, of Pittston, Mike Lewis, of Pittston, and Bret Noss, of Shickshinny, smile for the camera during a break.

Matthew Cusatis, of Hazleton, contemplates his next turn.

Wilkes University students Nicole Clemson and Hanna DiFresco volunteer at the event.

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Lee Gryskavicz, of Laurel Run, and Kyle Brozusky, of Warrior Run, pose for a photograph.

Wilkes baseball team members Joe Champi, Jeff Roedell, Matt Hollod, George Sidiropoulos and Ryan Herbst volunteer at Saturday’s event.

A sea of bowlers, supporters and volunteers stretch across 40 lanes at Chacko’s Family Bowling Center for Saturday’s event.

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Kalee Shovlin, center, of Plains, poses with Shawn Williams and Mike Delaney of the Wilkes-Barre Firefighter Athletic Association.

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Medals await the winners of Saturday’s bowling tournament.

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WASHINGTON NATIONALS Manager: Matt Williams (second season) 2014: 96-66, first place, lost to Giants in NLDS Training Town: Viera, Florida First Workout: Feb. 21/26 He’s Here: RHP Max Scherzer, INF Yunel Escobar, RHP Casey Janssen, 2B Dan Uggla, 3B Ian Stewart, RHP Heath Bell He’s Outta Here: 1B Adam LaRoche, 2B Asdrubal Cabrera, RHP Tyler Clippard, RHP Rafael Soriano, LHP Ross Detwiler, OF Nate Schierholtz Going campin’: Two key players could become free agents after this season: SS Ian Desmond and RHP Jordan Zimmermann. The Nationals may trade them if long-term contracts can’t be reached.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Manager: Mike Matheny (fourth season) 2014: 90-72, first place, lost to Giants in NLCS Training Town: Jupiter, Florida First Workout: Feb. 20/25 He’s Here: OF Jason Heyward, RHP Matt Belisle, RHP Jordan Walden He’s Outta Here: RHP Shelby Miller, RHP Pat Neshek, C A.J. Pierzynski, INF Daniel Descalso, 2B Mark Ellis, RHP Justin Masterson, OF Shane Robinson, RHP Tyrell Jenkins.

Going campin’: Were it not for the shocking death of promising OF Oscar Taveras last fall, the Cardinals might have needed just tweaks coming off their 11th postseason appearance in 15 years.

ATLANTA BRAVES Manager: Fredi Gonzalez (fifth season) 2014: 79-83, tied for second place Training Town: Kissimmee, Florida First Workout: Feb. 21/26 He’s Here: RHP Shelby Miller, OF Nick Markakis, LHP Eric Stults, OF Jonny Gomes, RHP Jason Grilli, RHP Jim Johnson, C A.J. Pierzynski, RHP Mike Foltynewicz, INF Alberto Callaspo, OF Zoilo Almonte, RHP Arodys Vizcaino, RHP Michael Kohn, OF Eury Perez, INF Jace Peterson He’s Outta Here: OF Justin Upton, OF Jason Heyward, C Evan Gattis, RHP Ervin Santana, RHP Aaron Harang, 2B Tommy La Stella, RHP David Carpenter, RHP Jordan Walden, RHP David Hale, C Gerald Laird, C Ryan Doumit, OF Emilio Bonifacio, INF Ramiro Pena, RHP Anthony Varvaro Going campin’: The Braves hired GM John Hart to begin the rebuilding process, and he gave the roster a huge makeover.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES Manager: Clint Hurdle (fifth season) 2014: 88-74, second place, lost to Giants in wild-card game Training Town: Bradenton, Florida First Workout: Feb. 19/24 He’s Here: RHP A.J. Burnett, C Francisco Cervelli, INF Jung Ho Kang, OF Corey Hart, LHP Antonio Bastardo, RHP Radhames Liz. He’s Outta Here: C Russell Martin, RHP Edinson Volquez, SS Clint Barmes, 1B Ike Davis, OF Travis Snider, LHP Justin Wilson, RHP Jeanmar Gomez, 1B Gaby Sanchez Going campin’: Pittsburgh proved its breakthrough 2013 was no fluke, surging to a second straight playoff berth last year. Then it re-signed starter Francisco Liriano to the richest free-agent contract in club history to anchor the rotation with Gerrit Cole.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS Manager: Don Mattingly (fifth season) 2014: 94-68, first place, lost to Cardinals in NLDS Training Town: Glendale, Arizona First Workout: Feb. 20/26 He’s Here: SS Jimmy Rollins, 2B Howie Kendrick, C Yasmani Grandal, RHP Brandon McCarthy, RHP Joel Peralta, LHP Brett Anderson, RHP Juan Nicasio He’s Outta Here: OF Matt Kemp, SS Hanley Ramirez, 2B Dee Gordon, RHP Dan Haren, RHP Brian Wilson, RHP Chris Perez, C Tim Federowicz Going campin’: The Dodgers won 94 games last year, but a playoff failure prompted an offseason of dramatic change — starting with a new front office and several roster moves.

NEW yORk mETS Manager: Terry Collins (fifth season) 2014: 79-83, tied for second place Training Town: Port St. Lucie, Florida First Workout: Feb. 21/26 He’s Here: OF Michael Cuddyer, OF-1B John Mayberry Jr., LHP Sean Gilmartin, C Johnny Monell He’s Outta Here: OF Eric Young Jr., RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka, OF Bobby Abreu, RHP Gonzalez Germen Going campin’: The spotlight is on Matt Harvey as he returns from Tommy John surgery to lead a talented young pitching staff.

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CINCINNATI REDS Manager: Bryan Price (second season) 2014: 76-86, fourth place Training Town: Goodyear, Arizona First Workout: Feb. 19/24 He’s Here: LF Marlon Byrd, RHP Burke Badenhop, RHP Kevin Gregg, RHP Raisel Iglesias He’s Outta Here: RHP Mat Latos, RHP Alfredo Simon, LF Ryan Ludwick, INF Jack Hannahan Going campin’: A lot of attention will be on first baseman Joey Votto, who missed 99 games last season and didn’t play after July 5 because of strained muscles above his left knee.

COLORADO ROCkIES Manager: Walt Weiss (third season) 2014: 66-96, fourth place Training Town: Scottsdale, Arizona First Workout: Feb. 21/27 He’s Here: C Nick Hundley, RHP David Hale, RHP Kyle Kendrick, RHP Gus Schlosser, RHP John Axford, 2B Daniel Descalso, RHP Jorge Rondon, RHP Jairo Diaz He’s Outta Here: RF Michael Cuddyer, 2B Josh Rutledge, RHP Juan Nicasio, RHP Rob Scahill, LHP Franklin Morales, RHP Matt Belisle, RHP Chris Martin Going campin’: The Rockies finally parted ways with GM Dan O’Dowd, who presided over just four winning seasons in 15 years.

Jeff Bridich was promoted from player development director to GM.

CHICAGO CUBS Manager: Joe Maddon (first season) 2014: 73-89, fifth place Training Town: Mesa, Arizona First Workout: Feb. 20/25 He’s Here: LHP Jon Lester, C Miguel Montero, CF Dexter Fowler, RHP Jason Hammel, RHP Jason Motte, C David Ross He’s Outta Here: Manager Rick Renteria, 3B Luis Valbuena Going campin’: After five straight losing seasons, the Cubs made it clear they’re ready to make a jump. Hiring Maddon after they told Renteria he would return was the first big signal, and signing Lester to a six-year, $155 million deal erased any doubt.

ARIzONA DIAmONDBACkS Manager: Chip Hale (first season) 2014: 64-98, fifth place Training Town: Scottsdale, Arizona First Workout: Feb. 20/25 He’s Here: 3B-OF Yasmani Tomas, RHP Jeremy Hellickson, RHP Allen Webster, LHP Vidal Nuno, RHP Rubby De La Rosa, LHP Robbie Ray He’s Outta Here: Manager Kirk Gibson, C Miguel Montero, SS Didi Gregorius, LHP Wade Miley Going campin’: There are changes and questions galore for the Diamondbacks. Only two pitchers, Hellickson and Josh Collmenter, seem to be locks to make the rotation.

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PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Manager: Ryne Sandberg (third season) 2014: 73-89, fifth place Training Town: Clearwater, Florida First Workout: Feb. 19/24 He’s Here: RHP Aaron Harang, RHP Clay Billingsley, OF Jordan Danks, INF Odubel Herrera, OF Jeff Francoeur, OF Xavier Paul, RHP Kevin Slowey He’s Outta Here: SS Jimmy Rollins, RF Marlon Byrd, RHP A.J. Burnett, LHP Antonio Bastardo, RHP Kyle Kendrick, C Wil Nieves, OF Tony Gwynn Jr. Going campin’: The Phillies are in full rebuilding mode.

SAN DIEGO PADRES Manager: Bud Black (ninth season) 2014: 77-85, third place Training Town: Peoria, Arizona First Workout: Feb. 20/25 He’s Here: OF Justin Upton, OF Matt Kemp, OF Wil Myers, RHP James Shields, C Derek Norris, 3B Will Middlebrooks, RHP Brandon Morrow, RHP Shawn Kelley, C Tim Federowicz, SS Clint Barmes, RHP Brandon Maurer, C Wil Nieves He’s Outta Here: OF Seth Smith, C Yasmani Grandal, SS Everth Cabrera, C Rene Rivera, RHP Joe Wieland Going campin’: First-year general manager A.J. Preller gave the Padres a badly needed new identity with a dizzying series of trades. Preller topped it off by signing Shields to a $75 million, four-year contract, the biggest free-agent deal in club history.

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mIAmI mARLINS Manager: Mike Redmond (third season) 2014: 77-85, fourth place Training Town: Jupiter, Florida First Workout: Feb. 20/24 He’s Here: RHP Mat Latos, 1B-OF Michael Morse, 2B Dee Gordon, 3B Martin Prado, RHP Dan Haren, OF Ichiro Suzuki, RHP Aaron Crow, RHP David Phelps, RHP Andre Rienzo, RHP Preston Claiborne, INF-OF Don Kelly, RHP Nick Masset, INF Miguel Rojas He’s Outta Here: 3B Casey McGehee, RHP Nathan Eovaldi, 1B Garrett Jones, RHP Anthony DeSclafani, LHP Dan Jennings, LHP Andrew Heaney, RHP Chris Hatcher, RHP Arquimedes Caminero, RHP Kevin Gregg, INF Kike Hernandez, LHP Brian Flynn Going campin’: The Marlins want to win now. Three-quarters of the infield will be new.

mILWAUkEE BREWERS Manager: Ron Roenicke (fifth season) 2014: 82-80, third place Training Town: Phoenix First workout: Feb. 22/26 He’s Here: 1B Adam Lind, RHP Corey Knebel, INF Luis Sardinas, RHP Chris Perez, LHP Neal Cotts, LHP Dontrelle Willis, C Juan Centeno He’s Outta Here: RHP Yovani Gallardo, RHP Francisco Rodriguez, 2B Rickie Weeks, 1B-3B Mark Reynolds, 1B Lyle Overbay, RHP Marco Estrada, LHP Zach Duke, LHP Tom Gorzelanny Going campin’: How long will it take for this team to get over the bitter taste of last year’s late-season swoon? The Brewers hope to move on quickly. Instead of a complete overhaul, general manager Doug Melvin tweaked the roster that had been in first place in the NL Central for the first five months of 2014.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Manager: Bruce Bochy (ninth season) 2014: 88-74, second place, wild card, World Series champions Training Town: Scottsdale, Arizona First Workout: Feb. 19/24 He’s Here: 3B Casey McGehee, OF Nori Aoki He’s Outta Here: 3B Pablo Sandoval, OF Michael Morse, 2B Marco Scutaro Going campin’: The Giants are coming off their third World Series title in five seasons and hope to end their recent pattern of following a championship by missing the playoffs.

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All-Stars bring games to NYC, a hoops destination

By Tom Withers and Antonio Gonzalez Associated Press

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West’s Klay Thompson (Golden State), left, drives past East’s LeBron James (Cleveland) during the NBA All-Star game on Sunday night in New York. The West defeated the East, 163-158.

Westbrook’s huge night carries West

By Brian Mahoney Associated Press

NEW YORK — Russell Westbrook scored 41 points, one shy of the NBA All-Star game record, and the Western Conference beat the East 163-158 on Sunday night.

The Oklahoma City speedster had a record 27 points by halftime and closed out the scoring with two free throws, falling one point shy of Wilt Chamberlain’s 42 points in the 1962 game. He was voted the game’s MVP. The NBA’s return to New York showed off everything about the Big Apple, and Westbrook stole the show on one sports’ biggest stages.

By the time Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” played after the game, it was clear Westbrook was king of the hill among the NBA’s best.

James Harden added 29 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the West, which built a 20-point lead in the first half and then pulled away after it was tied at 148

with a little more than 4 minutes remaining.

LeBron James finished with 30 points but couldn’t lead the East to the victory in his favorite NBA arena.

Harden’s 3-pointer snapped the final tie with 4:02 to play and Chris Paul followed with consecutive baskets. Westbrook’s fifth 3-pointer put it away at 158149 with 2:22 to go.

Atlanta’s Kyle Korver made seven 3-pointers and scored 21 points for the East, while Washington’s John Wall had 19.

Big brother Pau Gasol won the jump ball against Marc to begin the first All-Star game featuring two sibling starters, but for a while it looked as if that would be the East’s only win of the night.

The West shot out to a 20-point lead behind a record 27 first-half points from Westbrook, but the East kAthy willens / AssociAted Press chipped away and cut it to West’s Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City) holds 83-82 before halftime.

It was 122-all after three and the MVP trophy after leading his team to a win in the NBA All-Star game on Sunday in New York. close throughout the fourth.

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NEW YORK — Bernard King remembers the rugged battles under the basket, trading elbows and shoves for a precious rebound.

Every possession was important because losing meant leaving the court.

King learned to play on blacktops in Brooklyn, where reputations are earned and nothing’s given.

“Sometimes,” the former Knicks star forward said, “playing the game on the playground was tougher than playing in the NBA. At least in the NBA you had the benefit of an official.”

This weekend’s All-Star celebration was not only a chance for the league to honor the game’s current top players, but to pay homage to this city, where the sound of a basketball bouncing on pavement is part of the soundtrack of so many lives.

Before Sunday’s main event in Madison Square Garden, the “city’s game” was celebrated in all five boroughs — Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island, as New York welcomed the hoops world onto its home court.

From famed Rucker Park in Harlem to the outdoor courts near King’s home in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Projects, basketball connects New Yorkers.

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West’s Marc Gasol (Memphis) dunks during the first half of the NBA All-Star game on Sunday in New York.

During the annual “Legend’s Brunch” honoring some of the league’s biggest stars, King and other New York hoop icons such as Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Nate “Tiny” Archibald, the only player to lead the NBA in scoring and assists in the same season, Walt “Clyde” Frazier, Chris Mullin and Kenny Smith told stories of pickup games on New York’s concrete courts.

Archibald remembers people climbing trees to watch outdoor games between his team and Erving’s.

“We thought the only game was the New York game,” he said.

Yankees to retire Pettitte’s No. 46

By Erik Boland newsday

No. 46 soon will be No. 17.

The Yankees, a team source confirmed Sunday, plan to retire Andy Pettitte’s number this season, making his uniform number the 17th retired by the club.

The ceremony will take place Aug. 23 at the Stadium before the Yankees’ game (time to be determined) against the Indians. Pettitte also will receive a plaque in Monument Park that day.

Pettitte, who went 219-127 in two stints with the Yankees — the lefthander pitched for the Astros from 2004-06 —

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retired after the 2013 season, going out along with Mariano Rivera. Pettitte is the second of the Core Four to have his number retired, following Rivera’s No. 42.

Pettitte, 256-153 overall and baseball’s all-time leader in postseason victories with 19, won five World Series titles with the Yankees and was a three-time All-Star.

One of Pettitte’s sons, Josh, broke the news on Twitter on Sunday afternoon.

“Heard it here first,” he wrote. “Yankees are making August 23rd Andy Pettitte day. Retiring #46 and honoring him with a plaque in Monument Park!!”

No. 1 Gamecocks defeat Vandy Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tiffany Mitchell and A’ja Wilson had 20 points apiece and No. 1 South Carolina capped an eventful week with an 89-59 victory over Vanderbilt on Sunday to stay perfect in SEC play.

70 hitting six 3-pointers, to help No. 20 G. Washington Oregon State rout Arizona.

St. Bonaventure 48 WASHINGTON — JonNo. 9 Louisville 75 quel Jones had 13 points, 17 No. 17 North Carolina 66 rebounds and dished out a LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mari- career-high eight assists to ya Moore scored 28 points for help George Washington roll.

Louisville.

No. 22 Nebraska 70 No. 12 Arizona State 72 Wisconsin 63 Oregon 52 LINCOLN, Neb. — Natalie EUGENE, Ore. — Arizona Romeo scored a career-high State ended a two-game skid. 21 points for Nebraska.

No. 3 Baylor 79 West Virginia 51 WACO, Texas — Baylor stretched its winning streak No. 13 Miss. St. 75 No. 23 Syracuse 59 to 23 games.

Florida 62 Virginia Tech 51 STARKVILLE, Miss. — BLACKSBURG, Va. — BriNo. 6 Tennesse 72 Martha Alwal had 14 points anna Butler and Alexis No. 10 Kentucky 58 and 13 rebounds, Breanna Peterson combined for 30 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Ari- Richardson scored 16 points, points in the second half for el Massengale scored 17 and Mississippi State over- Syracuse. points to end her slump for came a slow start.

Paul Beaty / associated Press East Carolina 65 Tennesse.

Blackhawks’ Patrick Sharp, right, scores the winning goal in a shootout No. 14 Iowa 81 No. 25 South Florida 64 against Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury in Chicago on Sunday.

No. 7 Florida State 65 Indiana 64 GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Virginia 56 IOWA CITY, Iowa — Melis- Carolina saw a 15-point lead CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. sa Dixon scored 15 points for disappear late, but held on.

— Maegan Conwright had 12 Iowa.

Minnesota 85 points and seven assists to 68 Penn State lead Florida State to victory. No. 19 Stanford 77 Associated Press and beat Fleury into the of the season for the steady UCLA 50 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. right side for the victory. defenseman.

No. 8 Oregon State 73 STANFORD, Calif. — Bon- — Sierra Moore finished CHICAGO — Jonathan Fleury slammed his stick Arizona 48 nie Samuelson scored 24 with 17 points and was one 2 Toews and Patrick Kane into the post in disgust after Blues CORVALLIS, Ore. — Syd- points and her sister Karlie of four Nittany Lions in kicked it off for Chicago, and the final play.

Panthers 1 ney Wiese scored 20 points, added 14 for Stanford. double figures.

Patrick Sharp finished the “It’s almost unfortunate SUNRISE, Fla. — Jori job. The star-studded shoot- that it wasn’t a playoff game Lehtera scored the winning out turned into quite a show where I guess you could see a goal in the fifth round of a for the Blackhawks. real winner and win,” Per- shootout, and St. Louis beat Sharp scored the decisive ron said. “They got the two Florida. goal in the tiebreaker, lifting points today, but I thought we Vladimir Tarasenko also the Blackhawks to a 2-1 victo- were satisfied with how we scored for St. Louis in the ry over Sidney Crosby and played the whole 65 min- shootout, and Brad Boyes the Pittsburgh Penguins on utes.” conver ted for F lorida.

Sunday.

N i k l a s H j a l m a r s s o n Lehtera beat Roberto Luongo Toews and Kane also con- scored in the second period with a shot between the pads. ve r t e d t h e i r s h o o t o u t for Chicago, which also postattempts, helping the Black- ed a shootout win at Pitts- Flyers 2 hawks improve to 7-2 when burgh on Jan. 21 in their only Sabres 1 the game is tied after over- other scheduled meeting this BUFFALO, N.Y. — Michael time. Chicago went 6-8 in season. Corey Crawford finRaffl and Matt Read scored shootout games last season. ished with 36 stops. for Philadelphia in a victory “I mean Jonny and Kaner, The Blackhawks have capthat’s a 1-2 punch that’s as tured six of a possible eight over Buffalo.

Ray Emery made 21 saves good as any team in the points through the first half as the Flyers finished a fourleague, and then Sharpy ends of a season-high eight-game game road trip by ending up finishing it,” Blackhawks homestand. their two-game skid. coach Joel Quenneville said. andy Manis / associated Press “We can’t be giving up any Raffl scored the winner on “So it was necessary today, points,” Crawford said.

Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky, right, shoots against Illinois defenders Sunday. and it’s been effective for us “Teams below us in our divi- a wraparound with 7:15 left in the third period after this year.” sion are starting to play realNick Spaling scored in the ly good hockey. Especially at Sabres goalie Michal Neuthird period for Pittsburgh, home, we’ve got to get as virth lost track of the puck behind the net. which had won four of five. many as we can.” off to their best start in points as Arizona routed The Sabres, playing for the Associated Press Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 Chicago jumped in front school history at 23-2.

Washington State. first time since trading for saves through overtime, but when Hjalmarsson beat FleuMADISON, Wis. — Frank defenseman Zach Bogosian was unable to stop any of ry with a long slap shot early No. 7 Arizona 86 No. 13 Northern Iowa 68 Chicago’s shootout attempts. in the second. Following a and forward Evander Kane Kaminsky scored 23 points, on Wednesday, got a goal Washington State 59 Missouri State 57 Bronson Koenig added 15, Thanks to David Perron faceoff in the Pittsburgh from defenseman Nikita and No. 5 Wisconsin beat IlliP U L L M A N, Wa s h .

— SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — and Crosby, the Penguins still zone, Brandon Saad played Zadorov.

Bogosian started on nois 68-49 on Sunday .

Brandon Ashley, Rondae Northern Iowa matched its had a chance for a big road the puck back to HjalmarsNigel Hayes had 14 points Hollis-Jefferson and Kaleb season-high with 12 3-pointwin before Sharp skated in son to set up the second goal the blue line in place of Josh Gorges, who was rested. for the Badgers, who are now Tarczewski each scored 17 ers to beat Missouri State.

Sharp lifts Blackhawks in shootout

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Kaminsky scores 23 in Wisconsin win

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THE LINE

NHL

NCAA Basketball FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG VILLANOVA 16 Seton Hall VIRGINIA 13½ Pittsburgh GEORGIA TECH 3 Clemson WEST VIRGINIA Pk Kansas Butler 3½ CREIGHTON MONMOUTH 9 Marist ETSU 5 Tennessee Tech

EASTERN Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts. PF PA Montreal 55 36 15 4 76 148 123 Tampa Bay 58 35 17 6 76 189 156 Detroit 54 31 13 10 72 160 139 Boston 55 28 20 7 63 144 141 Florida 55 24 19 12 60 135 153 Ottawa 54 22 22 10 54 152 152 Toronto 57 23 29 5 51 160 175 Buffalo 56 16 37 3 35 104 193 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts. PF PA N.Y. Islanders 56 37 18 1 75 179 156 Pittsburgh 56 32 15 9 73 161 141 N.Y. Rangers 54 33 16 5 71 168 131 Washington 57 30 17 10 70 168 145 Philadelphia 56 24 22 10 58 151 162 Columbus 54 24 27 3 51 142 170 New Jersey 56 21 26 9 51 124 154 Carolina 54 19 28 7 45 120 147 WESTERN Central Division GP W L OT Pts. PF PA Nashville 56 38 12 6 82 170 131 St. Louis 56 37 15 4 78 178 137 Chicago 57 35 18 4 74 172 131 Winnipeg 58 29 19 10 68 160 153 Minnesota 55 28 20 7 63 153 149 Dallas 56 26 22 8 60 175 179 Colorado 56 23 22 11 57 144 159 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts. PF PA Anaheim 57 35 15 7 77 169 160 San Jose 58 29 21 8 66 164 165 Vancouver 55 31 21 3 65 155 145 Calgary 56 31 22 3 65 162 144 Los Angeles 55 25 18 12 62 152 148 Arizona 57 20 30 7 47 129 189 Edmonton 57 16 32 9 41 131 191 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday Montreal 2, Toronto 1, SO Winnipeg 5, Detroit 4, SO Ottawa 7, Edmonton 2 N.Y. Islanders 6, Columbus 3 Nashville 3, New Jersey 1 Minnesota 6, Carolina 3 N.Y. Rangers 5, Arizona 1 Colorado 4, Dallas 1 Calgary 3, Vancouver 2 Los Angeles 3, Washington 1 Sunday Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 1, SO St. Louis 2, Florida 1, SO Philadelphia 2, Buffalo 1 Washington 5, Anaheim 3 Tampa Bay 5, San Jose 2 Monday N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Montreal at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Boston at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

NBA EASTERN Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 36 17 .679 — Brooklyn 21 31 .404 14.5 Boston 20 31 .392 15 Philadelphia 12 41 .226 24 New York 10 43 .189 26 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 43 11 .796 — Washington 33 21 .611 10 Charlotte 22 30 .423 20 Miami 22 30 .423 20 Orlando 17 39 .304 27 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 34 20 .630 — Cleveland 33 22 .600 1.5 Milwaukee 30 23 .566 3.5 Detroit 21 33 .389 13 Indiana 21 33 .389 13 WESTERN Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 39 14 .736 — Houston 36 17 .679 3.0 Dallas 36 19 .655 4.0 San Antonio 34 19 .642 5.0 New Orleans 27 26 .509 12 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 36 17 .679 — Oklahoma City 28 25 .528 8.0 Denver 20 33 .377 16 Utah 19 34 .358 17 Minnesota 11 42 .208 25 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 42 9 .824 — L.A. Clippers 35 19 .648 8.5 Phoenix 29 25 .537 14.5 Sacramento 18 34 .346 24.5 L.A. Lakers 13 40 .245 30 Sunday West All-Stars vs. East All-Stars, 8 p.m.

REGULAR SEASON RESUMES THURSDAY

GIRLS BASKETBALL DIVISION 1 WVC x-Hazleton Area 13-1 Pittston Area 12-2 Berwick 8-6 Valley West 8-6 Crestwood 8-6 Dallas 4-10 Coughlin 2-12 Tunkhannock 1-13 DIVISION 2 WVC x-Nanticoke Area 12-1 GAR 7-6 Lake-Lehman 6-7 Hanover Area 6-7 Wyoming Area 5-8 DIVISION 3 WVC x-Holy Redeemer 13-0 Meyers 8-5 Wyoming Seminary 6-7 Northwest 2-11 MMI Prep 0-13 x- clinched division title

ALL 19-3 19-3 15-7 10-12 11-11 5-15 2-20 3-19 ALL 19-3 10-12 10-12 14-8 8-14 ALL 21-1 13-9 14-8 5-17 1-13

BOYS BASKETBALL DIVISION 1 WVC x-Crestwood 13-1 Hazleton Area 13-1 Tunkhannock 7-7 Pittston Area 7-7 Berwick 5-9 Coughlin 5-9 Valley West 5-9 Dallas 1-13 DIVISION 2 WVC x-GAR 11-2 Nanticoke Area 10-3 Hanover Area 9-4 Lake-Lehman 5-7 Wyoming Area 3-10 DIVISION 3 WVC x-Holy Redeemer 11-2 Meyers 10-3 MMI Prep 4-9 Wyoming Seminary 2-11 Northwest 0-12 x- clinched division title SUNDAY Crestwood 52, Hazleton Area 38

ALL 20-3 19-4 12-10 10-12 8-14 8-14 6-16 4-18 ALL 18-4 16-6 14-8 10-12 5-17 ALL 16-6 15-7 10-12 4-16 0-22

TRANSACTIONS HOCKEY National Hockey League DALLAS STARS — Reassigned C Travis Morin to Texas (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS — Recalled D Greg Pateryn from Hamilton (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Reassigned D Anthony Bitetto to Milwaukee (AHL).

Traded LW Brendan Leipsic and a 2015 first-round draft pick to Toronto for D Cody Franson and C Mike Santorelli.

American Hockey League CHARLOTTE CHECKERS — Returned F Jason Bast to Idaho (ECHL).

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Recalled D Josh McFadden from Cincinnati (ECHL).

TORONTO MARLIES — Assigned F Patrick Watling to Orlando (ECHL).

ECHL ORLANDO SOLAR BEARS — Signed F Tyler Murovich.

STOCKTON THUNDER — Claimed F Jack Combs off waives from Allen.

UTAH GRIZZLIES — Released G Will Gagnon as emergency backup.

WICHITA THUNDER — Released G Kevin St. Pierre as emergency backup.

SOCCER Major League Soccer TORONTO FC — Loaned F Gilberto to Vasco da Gama (Brazil).

FIGHT SCHEDULE Friday: At Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, N.Y. (ESPN2), Boxcino Quarterfinals-Heavyweights: Donovan Dennis vs.

Steve Vukosa; Razvan Cojano vs. Ed Fountain; Andrey Fedosov vs. Nate Heaven; Mario Heredia vs. Lenroy Thomas.

Friday: At CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh (SHO), Sammy Vazquez Jr. vs. Emmanuel Lartey, 10, welterweights.

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IN THE BLEACHERS

RADIO / TV TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE Men’s College Basketball 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Virginia, ESPN 7 p.m.

Clemson at Georgia Tech, ESPNU 7 p.m.

Seton Hall at Villanova, FS1 9 p.m.

Kansas at West Virginia, ESPN 9 p.m.

Hampton at Morgan State, ESPNU 9 p.m.

Butler at Creighton, FS1 Soccer 2:30 p.m. FA Cup, Manchester United at Preston North End Women’s College Basketball 7 p.m.

Maryland at Michigan State, ESPN2 9 p.m.

Duke at Notre Dame, ESPN2

GOLF SCORES PGA-Pebble Beach Par Scores Sunday P-Pebble Beach (6,816 yards, par 72) M-Monterey Peninsula (6,838 yards, par 71) S-Spyglass Hill (6,953 yards, par 72) Purse: $6.8 million Final Brandt Snedeker 64m-67s-67p-67p—265 -22 Nick Watney 65m-69s-65p-69p—268 -19 Charlie Beljan 70p-63m-70s-66p—269 -18 Dustin Johnson 69m-67s-68p-66p—270 -17 Jason Day 72p-62m-69s-67p—270 -17 Pat Perez 66p-68m-68s-68p—270 -17 Jordan Spieth 68m-67s-68p-68p—271 -16 Jim Furyk 64m-70s-63p-74p—271 -16 Matt Jones 65m-66s-67p-73p—271 -16 Chesson Hadley 64m-69s-71p-68p—272 -15 Vaughn Taylor 70s-67p-67m-68p—272 -15 Alex Prugh ( 66s-68p-69m-69p—272 -15 J.B. Holmes 64p-73m-70s-65p—272 -15 Brendon Todd 68m-71s-68p-65p—272 -15 Daniel Berger 67p-66m-69s-70p—272 -15 Jon Curran 69m-64s-69p-70p—272 -15 Andres Gonzales 68s-70p-64m-70p—272 -15 Will Wilcox 66m-67s-73p-67p—273 -14 Marcel Siem 67m-73s-63p-70p—273 -14 Kevin Chappell 66m-69s-66p-72p—273 -14 Jimmy Walker 72s-67p-66m-69p—274 -13 Michael Putnam 69p-64m-72s-69p—274 -13 Kyle Reifers 70s-68p-67m-69p—274 -13 William McGirt 68p-72m-66s-68p—274 -13 Whee Kim 67s-70p-67m-70p—274 -13 Brian Stuard 67s-70p-66m-71p—274 -13 David Hearn 67p-66m-71s-70p—274 -13 Shane Lowry 69p-67m-67s-71p—274 -13 Sean O’Hair 70m-70s-66p-69p—275 -12 Patrick Reed 70p-67m-71s-67p—275 -12 Ryan Armour 68m-73s-67p-67p—275 -12 James Hahn 73p-65m-70s-67p—275 -12 Max Homa 66p-71m-71s-67p—275 -12 Justin Hicks 64p-68m-72s-72p—276 -11 Alex Cejka 68m-67s-70p-71p—276 -11 Chad Collins 68p-67m-71s-70p—276 -11 Brandon Hagy 74p-66m-66s-70p—276 -11 Bryce Molder 69m-68s-70p-69p—276 -11 Hudson Swafford ( 69s-70p-68m-69p—276 -11

Vijay Singh Spencer Levin Colt Knost Derek Fathauer David Lingmerth

67s-70p-70m-69p—276 68s-69p-68m-72p—277 73s-65p-68m-71p—277 68m-68s-71p-70p—277 71p-67m-69s-70p—277

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ACE Group Classic Par Scores Sunday at TwinEagles Golf Club (7,193 yards, par 72) Purse: $1.6 million Final (x-won on 1st playoff hole) x-Lee Janzen 68–65–67–200 Bart Bryant 70–68–62–200 Esteban Toledo 69–67–66–202 Scott Dunlap 69–67–67–203 Colin Montgomerie 66–66–72–204 Kevin Sutherland 72–67–66–205 Olin Browne 71–66–70–207 Marco Dawson 69–71–67–207 Michael Allen 69–70–69–208 Tom Byrum 74–67–68–209 Paul Goydos 69–70–70–209 Jeff Maggert 72–65–72–209 Jeff Sluman 73–69–67–209

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Australian Ladies Masters Scores Sunday at RACV Royal Pines Resort (6,647 yards, par 73) Purse: $278,075 Final a-amateur Su Oh, Australia 69–75–72–69–285 Katherine Kirk, Australia 70–75–74–69–288 Florentyna Parker, England 71–74–74–69–288 Charley Hull, England 70–70–75–73–288 Choi Eun-woo, South Korea 69–71–75–74–289 Sally Watson, Scotland 77–70–74–69–290 Emma De Groot, Australia 72–75–73–70–290 Lee-Anne Pace, South Africa73–73–72–72–290 Camilla Lennarth, Sweden 71–75–72–72–290 Cheng Ssu-Chia, Taiwan 74–69–74–73–290 a-Rebecca Kay, Australia 74–70–73–73–290 Laura Jansone, Latvia 73–74–75–69–291 Melissa Reid, England 72–73–74–72–291 a-Jiwon Jeon, Australia 72–73–74–72–291

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AHL

AUTO RACING

EASTERN Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Manchester 48 31 11 4 2 68 153108 Worcester 49 26 17 4 2 58 142132 Providence 51 25 19 6 1 57 135130 Portland 50 26 21 3 0 55 128117 St. John’s 53 23 23 5 2 53 126163 East Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Hershey 50 30 13 5 2 67 142108 WB/Scranton52 28 18 2 4 62 135114 Lehigh Valley 50 24 21 4 1 53 140154 Norfolk 50 21 24 3 2 47 108141 Binghamton 49 20 23 5 1 46 152163 Northeast Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Syracuse 50 29 13 8 0 66 138139 Hartford 50 28 15 4 3 63 142143 Springfield 52 29 18 5 0 63 144143 Albany 51 22 20 4 5 53 131145 Bridgeport 51 21 24 5 1 48 154169 WESTERN Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Milwaukee 50 29 14 3 4 65 149121 Rockford 51 29 16 4 2 64 135116 Grand Rapids50 27 17 5 1 60 158129 Chicago 51 26 19 5 1 58 144127 Lake Erie 48 22 19 4 3 51 133157 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Utica 48 29 13 5 1 64 130112 Adirondack 49 25 20 3 1 54 142136 Hamilton 49 24 19 6 0 54 130126 Toronto 48 20 19 9 0 49 111131 Rochester 52 22 26 4 0 48 155166 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Oklahoma City50 31 13 3 3 68 157136 San Antonio 50 28 18 4 0 60 163159 Texas 50 23 16 10 1 57 147143 Charlotte 49 17 26 5 1 40 103146 Iowa 53 17 34 1 1 36 121174 Sunday St. John’s 5, Worcester 4, OT Hartford 4, Albany 3 Binghamton 5, Toronto 2 Hershey 5, Bridgeport 1 Manchester at Providence, ppd.

Milwaukee 5, Lake Erie 2 Grand Rapids 4, Chicago 1 Oklahoma City 5, Iowa 3 Rockford 2, San Antonio 1 Lehigh Valley 5, Springfield 4, OT Monday Utica at Hamilton, 1 p.m.

Binghamton at Toronto, 1 p.m.

Manchester at Providence, 3:05 p.m.

Norfolk at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Budweiser Duels After Sunday qualifying; races Thursday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) Duel No. 1 1. (24) Jeff Gordon Chevy 201.293 2. (20) Matt Kenseth Toyota 200.214 3. (5) Kasey Kahne Chevy 199.867 4. (33) Ty Dillon Chevy 197.507 5. (1) Jamie McMurray Chevy 193.133 6. (83) Johnny Sauter Toyota 198.220 7. (6) Trevor Bayne Ford 197.256 8. (43) Aric Almirola Ford 197.200 9. (2) Brad Keselowski Ford 193.357 10. (22) Joey Logano Ford 193.241 11. (23) J.J. Yeley Toyota 199.256 12. (27) Paul Menard Chevy 198.325 13. (47) AJ Allmendinger Chevy 198.212 14. (4) Kevin Harvick Chevy 197.994 15. (14) Tony Stewart Chevy 197.968 16. (13) Casey Mears Chevy 197.946 17. (46) Michael Annett Chevy 196.554 18. (42) Kyle Larson Chevy 195.588 19. (95) M. McDowell Ford 195.300 20. (15) Clint Bowyer Toyota 194.995 21. (29) Justin Marks Toyota 194.675 22. (35) Cole Whitt Ford 194.012 23. (40) Landon Cassill Chevy 193.299 24. (30) Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevy 190.791 25. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy DQ Duel No. 2 1. (48) Jimmie Johnson Chevy 201.135 2. (18) Kyle Busch Toyota 200.187 3. (19) Carl Edwards Toyota 197.837 4. (3) Austin Dillon Chevy 196.962 5. (78) Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 190.678 6. (16) Greg Biffle Ford 197.477 7. (9) Sam Hornish Jr. Ford 197.243 8. (17) R. Stenhouse Jr. Ford 196.816 9. (21) Ryan Blaney Ford 193.282 10. (55) Michael Waltrip Toyota 190.517 11. (32) Bobby Labonte Ford 199.067 12. (7) Alex Bowman Chevy 198.229 13. (31) Ryan Newman Chevy 198.177 14. (41) Kurt Busch Chevy 197.976 15. (10) Danica Patrick Chevy 197.959 16. (62) Brian Scott Chevy 197.828 17. (51) Justin Allgaier Chevy 196.532 18. (38) David Gilliland Ford 195.346 19. (26) Jeb Burton Toyota 195.004 20. (44) Reed Sorenson Chevy 194.978 21. (34) David Ragan Ford 194.452 22. (98) Josh Wise Ford 193.386 23. (66) Mike Wallace Toyota 192.509 24. (11) Denny Hamlin Toyota DQ

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL

EAST Army 50, Bucknell 46 Butler 65, Georgetown 56 Drexel 66, Towson 52 George Washington 70, St. Bonaventure 48 Iona 57, Siena 50 Maine 57, Stony Brook 49 Minnesota 85, Penn St. 77 Monmouth (NJ) 64, St. Peter’s 56 Quinnipiac 88, Canisius 85, OT Rhode Island 71, Fordham 56 Rider 65, Manhattan 40 Villanova 64, Xavier 48 SOUTH Arkansas 54, Auburn 36 East Carolina 65, South Florida 64 Florida St. 65, Virginia 56 Hofstra 55, Elon 53 James Madison 94, Delaware 64 Louisville 75, North Carolina 66 Miami 64, Georgia Tech 59 Mississippi St. 75, Florida 62 Pittsburgh 65, Wake Forest 41 South Carolina 89, Vanderbilt 59 Syracuse 59, Virginia Tech 51 Tennessee 72, Kentucky 58 UNC Wilmington 84, Northeastern 78 William & Mary 74, Coll. of Charleston 59 MIDWEST Creighton 84, Providence 57 Dayton 82, Saint Joseph’s 64 DePaul 82, St. John’s 55 Evansville 69, Illinois St. 52 Iowa 81, Indiana 64 Marquette 73, Seton Hall 70 Missouri 72, Mississippi 58 Missouri St. 83, Loyola of Chicago 64 Nebraska 70, Wisconsin 63 S. Illinois 76, Indiana St. 58 Texas Tech 74, Kansas St. 68, OT Wichita St. 66, Bradley 36 SOUTHWEST Baylor 79, West Virginia 51 Cent. Arkansas 58, Incarnate Word 49 FAR WEST Arizona St. 72, Oregon 52 Oregon St. 73, Arizona 48 Stanford 68, UCLA 50 Washington 79, Colorado 67 Washington St. 61, Utah 52

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EAST Bucknell 78, Army 75 Canisius 69, St. Peter’s 55 Fordham 69, Saint Joseph’s 55 Hofstra 81, Drexel 57 Iona 60, Quinnipiac 57 Manhattan 79, Fairfield 70 Rider 69, Niagara 60 SOUTH Towson 53, Coll. of Charleston 50 UCF 56, Houston 54 VMI 84, The Citadel 69 MIDWEST Cleveland St. 67, Ill.-Chicago 59 Indiana 90, Minnesota 71 Loyola of Chicago 58, Bradley 53 N. Iowa 68, Missouri St. 57 Northwestern 66, Iowa 61, OT Purdue 66, Nebraska 54 Valparaiso 62, Milwaukee 55 Wisconsin 68, Illinois 49 Youngstown St. 74, Wright St. 69 SOUTHWEST No scores reported FAR WEST Arizona 86, Washington St. 59 Arizona St. 78, Washington 68 Colorado 64, Stanford 58

TOP TEAMS FARED SUNDAY

1. Kentucky (25-0) did not play. Next: at Tennessee, Tuesday.

2. Virginia (23-1) did not play. Next: vs.

Pittsburgh, Monday.

3. Gonzaga (26-1) did not play. Next: at Pacific, Thursday.

4. Duke (22-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 12 North Carolina, Wednesday.

5. Wisconsin (23-2) beat Illinois 68-49. Next: at Penn State, Wednesday.

6. Villanova (23-2) did not play. Next: vs.

Seton Hall, Monday.

7. Arizona (22-3) beat Washington State 8659. Next: vs. Southern Cal, Thursday.

8. Kansas (21-4) did not play. Next: at No. 21 West Virginia, Monday.

9. Louisville (20-5) did not play. Next: at Syracuse, Wednesday.

10. Notre Dame (22-4) did not play. Next: vs.

Wake Forest, Tuesday.

PLAYBOOK

PlainS: American Legion

Meetings

Softball: Wyoming Valley ASA Umpires will meet at 7 p.m. tonight at Konefal’s. baSEball: The Wyoming Area Dimond Club will hold a reorganization meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Wyoming Area Secondary Center. All parents of players are asked to attend.

Registrations

South WilkES-barrE: LL

10 to 1 Feb. 21, Feb. 28 and March 7 at the Firwood Church and March 12 at the Kistler School during ParentTeacher conferences. Cost is $60 for single, $85 for family, plus $40 lottery ticket fundraiser. Junior league is $90.

For more info, visit south wblittleleague.com.

baseball 11 to 1 March 1 at the American Legion. Any player between the ages of 13-19 from Plains, Laflin, Bear Creek, Parsons, Miners Mills, East End, Avoca, Dupont, Jenkins Twp., and Pittston Twp. east of the Pittston bypass is eligible to sign up. Call Don at 570-8220537 with questions.

DuPont: T-Ball and softball 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 8 at the municipal building. Cost for T-Ball is $25 per child.

Fee for softball is $50 for one child, $85 for two children and $110 for three or more children per family. Call Pete at 570-655-1546 for more info.

PlainS: LL 6 to 8 tonight and Feb. 27 and 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the American Legion.

For more info, call 570-9545548.

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2005 — The NHL cancels what was left of its decimated schedule after a round of last-gasp negotiations failed to resolve differences over a salary cap — the flashpoint issue that led to a lockout. It’s the first time a major pro sports league in North America lost an entire season to a labor dispute.

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Snedeker breaks own record, wins Pebble Beach

By Doug Ferguson Associated Press

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Brandt Snedeker broke his own scoring record and won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for the second time in three years.

Snedeker played bogey-free in the final round Sunday and left the mistakes to everyone else.

He closed with a 5-under 67 and a three-shot victory over Nick Watney, and the timing could not have been better.

Snedeker fell out of the top 50 at the end of last year for the first time since 2011 and was guaranteed of playing only one major and no World Golf Championships unless he turned his game around. One great week at one of his favorite spots in golf changed everything.

The victory assures him a spot in the Masters and PGA Championship (he already was eligible for the U.S. Open). And he moves to No. 31 in the world ranking, which most likely gets him into all the WGCs, starting with Doral in three weeks.

“I’m just so excited about what’s next,” Snedeker said.

He made only one bogey in 72 holes of glorious weather, as good as it gets at Pebble Beach.

And when he finally took the lead after Watney made his worst swing of the week — a

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Brandt Snedeker poses with Clint Eastwood after winning Sunday in Pebble Beach, Calif.

4-iron right of the sixth fairway and into Stillwater Cove — Snedeker pulled away, taking all the drama out of the final hour.

A conservative par on the

final hole gave him a 22-under 265, breaking the scoring record by two shots that he set in 2013.

He also broke by two shots the score to par previously held by

Phil Mickelson (2007) and Mark O’Meara (1997) when the par-72 Poppy Hills was still in the rotation.

Watney opened with four straight birdies, but it was three bogeys in a five-hole stretch at the turn that cost him. He rallied with a pair of birdies for a 69 to secure second place alone, a good step for him getting his game back in order.

Charlie Beljan closed with a 66 and finished third.

Jim Furyk, the 54-hole leader, didn’t make his first birdie until the 11th hole. He missed three birdie putts inside 10 feet on the front nine, went out in 38, and was out of the hunt halfway through the final round. It was the ninth time Furyk failed to convert when he had at least a share of the 54-hole lead since his last victory at the 2010 Tour Championship. Then again, this was his first competition in five months.

“I only made two birdies today and I hit the ball way better than that,” Furyk said. He tied for seventh, six shots behind, along with Jordan Spieth and Matt Jones.

With a big crowd celebrating one of the most beautiful weeks ever at Pebble, the final round quickly turned into a battle between Snedeker and Watney.

SPORTS IN BRIEF Terdiman, USA Luge finish fifth In the final event of the 2015 Luge World Championships in Sigulda, Latvia, Berwick’s Jayson Terdiman and his three partners finished fifth in the team relay.

The USA Luge relay team — Erin Hamlin, Chris Mazdzer and the duo of Terdiman/Matt Mortensen — finished with a time of 2 minutes, 14.542 seconds. The team finished about 0.4 of a second from placing third.

With the finish, the USA Luge relay team remains No. 2 overall in the World Cup team relay standings. However, its lead over third-place Russia is down to just 10 World Cup points.

Next up for USA Luge is a stop in Alternberg, Germany this weekend.

The final team relay event is two weeks from now in Sochi, Russia.

On Saturday, Terdiman and Mortensen competed in the men’s doubles competition. The duo finished in ninth place among 10 teams.

Universal Sports television network will air coverage of this weekend’s action at 8 p.m. today and Tuesday.

— Staff report

Cookus set to enter URI Hall of Fame Former Bishop Hoban softball standout Kellie Cookus will be inducted into the University of Rhode Island Hall of Fame on March 7.

Cookus finished her URI career as one of the most decorated softball players in program history.

She was a two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (1997, 1998) and a three-time firsteam All-Atlantic 10 selection.

Cookus helped guide the Rams to their only appearance in the A-10 championship game in 1996.

In just three seasons with the Rams, she finished with 14 school records.

Cookus resides in Laflin with her family.

— Staff report

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Former NHL player Montador dies at 35 TORONTO — Former NHL defenseman Steve Montador died at age 35.

Peel Region Police say Montador was found unconscious in his home in Mississauga, Ontario, early Sunday morning and was later pronounced dead. No foul play was suspected.

Montador made his NHL debut in 2001 with Calgary and played for six teams in parts of 10 seasons. The Vancouver, British Columbia, native had 33 goals and 98 assists in 571 career games.

Montador had five goals and nine assists in 52 games with Chicago in his last NHL season.

He suffered a concussion in February 2012 and played in just one game the rest of the year.

— Associated Press

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Teenager wins Australian Masters GOLD COAST, Australia — South Korean-born Australian teenager Su Oh shot a 4-under 69 Sunday to win the Australian Ladies Masters by three strokes in only her second start as a professional.

Oh, co-leader after the first round, finished with a 7-under total of 285 on the Royal Pines resort course, making birdies on her final four holes.

Katherine Kirk of Australia and Florentyna Parker each shot 69s while Parker’s English countrywoman Charley Hull, one of the overnight leaders, had a closing 73. They all finished tied for second.

Oh, 18, finished second at the Victorian Open last week in her professional debut.

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Josh Hodell

today in history Today is Monday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2015. There are 318 days left in the year. This is Presidents Day. Today’s highlight On Feb. 16, 1945, American troops landed on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines during World War II. On this date In 1968, the nation’s first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, Alabama.

Today’s birthdays Actor-rapper Ice-T is 57. Actress Lisa Loring is 57. International Tennis Hall of Famer John McEnroe is 56. Actor Mahershala Ali (TV: “House of Cards”; Film: “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay” films) is 41. Singer Sam Salter is 40. Electronic dance music artist Bassnectar is 37. Rapper Lupe Fiasco is 33. Actress Chloe Wepper is 29.

Actress Elizabeth Olsen is 26. Actor Mike Weinberg is 22.

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It’ll be slightly less cold with highs in the lower to middle teens. Plus, it’ll gradually get less windy this afternoon. Sounds promising, right?

An area of low pressure is moving across the southern part of the country today. As it heads towards the Atlantic coast tonight, we’ll be on the northern fringe with light snow overnight.

This isn’t going to last long and I expect the steady snow to taper off shortly after sunrise Tuesday.

Farther north, there will be less snow with an inch or two possible. Along and south of Interstate 80, there will be more snow with 2 to 4 inches.

A couple of snow showers could persist into Tuesday afternoon. It’ll continue to get warmer, too, with highs in the lower 20s.

I know, warmer is a stretch but you get the idea. Unfortunately, it won’t last with another shot of intense cold here by Thursday and Friday.

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UN OKs resolution against Yemen rebels UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council on Sunday unanimously adopted a resolution demanding that Shiite rebels immediately relinquish control of Yemen’s government in a crisis that has pushed the Arab world’s poorest country near collapse.

Arab countries have been pressing for the use of military force against what they call the rebel group’s “illegitimate seizure of power.”

B u t t h e re s o l u t i o n approved by all 15 council members at an emergency meeting does not act under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, which would allow it to be militarily enforced.

The resolution, co-sponsored by 10 countries including the United States, demands that the Houthi rebels “immediately and unconditionally” withdraw forces from government institutions.

“It was clear the world was waiting for a powerful message from the U.N. Security Council,” British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant told the council.

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Ukraine cease-fire largely holding

By Petr Josek and Peter Leonard Associated Press

LUHANSKE, Ukraine — A ceasefire that went into effect Sunday in eastern Ukraine appeared largely to be holding, although continued fighting over a bitterly contested railway hub is threatening to upend the delicate settlement.

The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany, who last week brokered a deal to try to end the conflict that has raged since

April, agreed in a conference call Sunday that hostilities should also cease around the government-held town of Debaltseve, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s office said. Undeterred, armed separatists appeared intent to pursue their claim to the town.

Heavy fog shrouding sodden fields muffled the sound of artillery, but regular shelling could still be heard from Luhanske, a town about 9 miles to northwest of Debaltseve and over 50 miles west of the city

Luhansk. Associated Press journalists were blocked from moving closer by Ukrainian troops, who said it was not safe to travel ahead.

The cease-fire has kindled slender hopes of a reprieve from a conflict that has claimed more than 5,300 lives. Withdrawal of heavy armor from the front line by both sides is scheduled to begin Monday.

Attention will be focused in the coming days on Debaltseve, where Ukrainian forces have been fending off severe onslaughts from the reb-

els for weeks. The town is a railway link between the main separatistheld cities of Donetsk and Luhansk.

The diminution in hostilities was agreed after a marathon session of diplomacy that brought together Poroshenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French leader Francois Hollande for talks in the capital of Belarus, Minsk.

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Shooting suspect slams religion, defends liberty

By Allen G. Breed and Michael Biesecker Associated Press

Ousted Egypt president starts latest trial CAIRO — A new trial for Egypt’s ousted ex-president opened Sunday in Cairo, with prosecutors accusing him of espionage and leaking confidential information to Qatar while in office.

The hearing was swiftly adjourned and a new date set for Feb. 28 after the court ruled that the defense should consult with Mohammed Morsi and the other 10 defendants in the case. Prosecutors say the other defendants are members of Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood group, which propelled him to office in 2012 but was later banned after the army overthrew him a year later.

“I am the legitimate president... and this trial is a farce,” said a defiant and sometimes smiling Morsi from the defendant’s cage at the hearing, presided over by Judge Mohammed Shereen Fahmy at the Cairo Criminal Court. The other defendants denied the charges, holding up four fingers in a gesture that has come to symbolize the Brotherhood’s cause.

Prosecutors allege that Morsi conspired with the other defendants to leak secret state documents, including military and security files, to Qatar — which had strongly supported Morsi’s presidency and became a bitter rival to his military successors.

Female suicide bomber kills 16 in Nigeria MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A teenage female suicide bomber blew herself up at crowded bus station in northeast Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least 16 and wounding 30 others.

Most of the victims were children who had either been selling peanuts or begging for money at the time of the explosion, said witnesses.

The bomber managed to get through the security check at the entrance to the bus station in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe state, and detonated herself at 1 p.m. local time.

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the bombing but it fits the pattern of violence by Boko Haram, Nigeria’s home g rown Islamic extremist group that caused an estimated 10,000 deaths last year and is fighting to impose Islamic Shariah rule over Nigeria.

— Compiled from wire reports

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People leave flowers outside a synagogue Sunday where an attack took place in Copenhagen.

VIOLENT PAST Police say Copenhagen gunman had criminal record, gang ties

By Jan M. Olsen and Karl Ritter Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The slain gunman suspected in the deadly Copenhagen attacks was a 22-year-old with a history of violence and may have been inspired by Islamic terrorists — and possibly the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris, Danish authorities said Sunday.

Prime Minister Helle ThorningSchmidt mourned the two people killed and vowed to protect freedom of speech and Denmark’s Jewish community.

The suspect was killed in a gunbattle with a SWAT team early Sunday. He had opened fire Saturday at a cultural center hosting a seminar on free speech with an artist who had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad and then later at security forces outside a synagogue, police said.

A Danish filmmaker was killed in the first attack. Nine hours later, a security guard protecting a bat mitzvah near a synagogue was slain. Five police officers were wounded in the shootings.

Jens Madsen, head of the Danish intelligence agency PET, said investi-

gators believe the gunman “could have been inspired by the events in Paris.”

Last month Islamic militants carried out a massacre at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo followed by an attack on Jews at a kosher grocery, killing 17 people.

“He could also have been inspired by material sent out by (the Islamic State group) and others,” Madsen said.

Copenhagen police made no mention of Islamic extremism and said the Danish-born suspect had a history of violence and weapons offenses and connections to a criminal gang. They didn’t release his name.

“Denmark has been hit by terror,” Thorning-Schmidt said. “We do not know the motive for the alleged perpetrator’s actions, but we know that there are forces that want to hurt Denmark.

They want to rebuke our freedom of speech.”

Chief Rabbi Jair Melchior identified the security guard as Dan Uzan, a 27-year-old member of Denmark’s 7,000-strong Jewish community. Two police officers who were near the synagogue were slightly wounded.

In the earlier shooting, 55-year-old filmmaker Finn Noergaard was killed while attending a panel discussion

titled “Art, Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression.”

One of the main speakers was Lars Vilks, a 68-year-old Swedish artist who has faced numerous death threats for depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog in 2007. Vilks, who was whisked away unharmed by bodyguards, told The Associated Press he believed he was the intended target.

Agnieszka Kolek, another panelist, said she heard shouts of “God is great” in Arabic.

“Lars was being evacuated. Everyone was trying to protect themselves and others,” she told AP. “We heard the gunshots approaching so I thought that the gunman must be in the building.

“And then I thought obviously I must protect myself and I tried to find a place to hide,” she said.

After the shooting, she and other participants continued the discussion as an act of defiance, Kolek said.

The depiction of the Prophet Muhammad is deemed insulting to many followers of Islam. While many Muslims have expressed disgust at the deadly assault on the Charlie Hebdo employees, they also were deeply offended by its caricatures.

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Resorts hope skiers flock to snow-covered New England

By Lisa Rathke Associated Press FAYSTON, Vt. — Ski resorts are expecting visitors to flock to the mountains of northern New England and upstate New York for rare powder as the snow-shrouded region heads into the mid-winter school break, a tOPiC prime period OF tHE for winter tourism.

This winter provided early snow, and dumped plenty of it in January and February with temperatures cold enough to keep it on the ground, to the dismay of some weather-weary residents.

But the repeated storms, like the one that pummeled Boston over the weekend, have city-dwelling skiers

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and snowboarders throughout the northeast in the frame of mind to head north to the slopes.

“We were here all day yesterday and the conditions were top,” Steve Bubonia, of Albany, New York, said of Vermont’s Mad River Glen on Wednesday.

Mother Nature’s help means big years for northern New England’s slopes, according to industry groups.

Vermont is on track with last year’s 4.5 million skier and rider visits — the 3rd best on record — and could see that number improve. New Hampshire has a shot at a top-10 year. And Maine is on track to exceed last year’s 1.3 million skier visits, though it remains to be seen if it will approach its 2008 record of 1.4 million.

Jean and Stephanie Morin came down to Vermont from Montreal to

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — If his Facebook page is any indication, Craig Hicks doesn’t hate Muslims. An avowed atheist, his online posts instead depict a man wh o d e s p i s e s re l i g i o n itself, but nevertheless seems to support an individual’s right to his own beliefs.

“I hate Islam just as much as christianity, but they have the right to worship in this country just as much as any others do,” the man now accused of killing three Muslim college students stated in one 2012 post over the proposed construction of a mosque near the World Trade Center site in New York.

Days after the shooting deaths of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23; his wife, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21; a n d h e r s i s t e r, R a z a n Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, a nuanced and sometimes contradictory portrait is emerging of the man charged in their slayings.

Police in Chapel Hill said they have yet to uncover any evidence that Hicks, 46, allegedly acted out of religious animus, though they are investigating the possibility. As a potential motive, they cited a dispute over parking spaces at the condo community where Hicks and two of the victims lived.

Hicks’ court-appointed lawyer, Stephen Freedman, said he could not comment on the case. Hicks was being held without bond.

In often publicly posted Facebook rants, Hicks was brazen about his disdain for all faiths. In one post regarding specific texts from the Quran, the Jewish Ta l m u d a n d t h e B i bl e about battling nonbelievers, he wrote: “I wish they would exterminate each other!”

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Skiers board the ski train at Loon Mountain ski area in Lincoln, N.H., on Friday. sample the ample fresh, light powder the storms have provided.

“My legs are enjoying it,” said Jean Morin, who normally skis in the Laurentian Mountains in Quebec.

Eric Friedman, Mad River’s marketing director, called the skiing conditions “absolutely world-class.”

“This is the stuff that people would pay a lot of money to ski,” he said.

People are buying lift tickets in advance in droves and a few are even coming from out West to partake in

New England’s snowy winter, Freidman said.

The Boston Ski and Sports Club has sent multiple buses for weekend trips to Vermont and Maine and has had “a very busy, sold-out, full year,” said general manager Sharon Brigham.

“Our population that are going on the buses, they are those avid skiers that are coming out in the middle of snowstorms in order to go get the powder on the slopes,” she said.

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BUSINESS Jobs Talk

Beware ‘Golden Child’ trap

by JEANINE “J.T.” O’DONNELL AND DALE DAUTEN

Dear J.T. & Dale: I started a new job and feel like I’m doing something wrong. I was excited to get this position, and have been focused on exceeding expectations, coming in early and staying late and offering ideas. However, I’m getting a weird vibe, like they don’t appreciate my efforts. This week my boss said to me, “You need to realize that this place was doing OK before you came.” This really threw me off. What am I doing wrong? — Kaylee J.T.: It sounds as though you have fallen into the Golden Child trap.

I see this often with new hires who are determined to be stars at their jobs.

DALE: The job interviewing process reinforces “I’m the one” thinking.

You may even have promised to work harder than anyone else and to bring in fresh thinking, and now you want to deliver on that promise. No wonder you’re perplexed.

J.T.: Yes, once you started the job, the rules changed. You need to understand that you’re part of the team, who are equally, or even more, qualified than you. You need to respect that by surveying the culture to come up with a strategy to succeed.

DALE: That strategy will come down to both fitting in and standing out, which requires the alchemy of being different while being the same.

How do you do that?

■ Not by putting in longer hours than anyone else — that just seems like showing off, while making your co-workers look like slackers (and thus making them hate you); ■ And not by throwing out endless ideas — thus making it seem like you think you’re smarter than the people who’ve been looking at those same problems for years.

No, the way to stand out and fit in comes with learning and helping. Ask your new colleagues for their wisdom and opinions. Include in your curiosity some learning about how you’re doing. Just ask. People want to help those who value their opinions. Then, be helpful by bringing in new ideas — but only by asking, not by telling: “Would it help you if I ...?”

J.T.: Just don’t overdo it; asking endless questions is another form of distraction. For now, I would go to your boss and tell him or her that you have seen the error of your ways and that you’ll step back and focus on integrating better with the organization.

That will be a good chance to take Dale’s suggestion and ask for advice on how to fit in better.

DALE: Yes, asking for advice is humble ambition, the kind that gets rewarded. Fit in; then stand out.

JEANINE “J.T.” TANNER O’DONNELL is a professional development specialist.

DALE DAUTEN resolves employment and other business disputes as a mediator with agreementHouse.com.

Visit them at jtanddale.com, where you can send questions via email, or write to them in care of King Features syndicate, 300 W. 57th st., 15th Floor, New York, NY 10019.

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Hackers hit banks for $1B More than 100 institutions infiltrated in 30 countries

by MAE ANDERSON associated press

NEW YORK — A hacking ring has stolen up to $1 billion from banks around the world in what would be one of the biggest banking breaches known, a cybersecurity firm says in a report scheduled to be delivered today.

The hackers have been active since at least the end of 2013 and infiltrated more than 100 banks in 30 countries, according to Russian security company Kaspersky Lab.

After gaining access to banks’ computers through phishing schemes and other methods, they lurk for months to learn the banks’ systems, taking screen shots and even video of employees using their computers, the company says.

Once the hackers become familiar with the banks’ operations, they use that knowledge to steal money without raising suspicions, programming ATMs to dispense money at specific times or setting up fake

accounts and transferring money into them, according to Kaspersky. The report is set to be presented today at a security conference in Cancun, Mexico. It was first reported by The New York Times.

The hackers seem to limit their theft to about $10 million before moving on to another bank, part of the reason why the fraud was not detected earlier, Kaspersky principal security researcher Vicente Diaz said in a telephone interview with The

Associated Press.

The attacks are unusual because they target the banks themselves rather than customers and their account information, Mr. Diaz said.

The goal seems to be financial gain rather than espionage, he said.

“In this case they are not interested in information.

They’re only interested in the money,” he said. “They’re flexible and quite aggressive and use any tool they find useful for doing whatever

they want to do.”

Most of the targets have been in Russia, the U.S., Germany, China and Ukraine, although the attackers may be expanding throughout Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe, Kaspersky says.

In one case, a bank lost $7.3 million through ATM fraud.

In another case, a financial institution lost $10 million by the attackers exploiting its online banking platform.

Kaspersky did not identify the banks and is still working with law-enforcement agencies to investig ate the attacks, which the company says are ongoing.

Highlights some highlights of rules proposed sunday on routine flights by small, commercial drones and on privacy protections when the government uses drones to collect information:

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Former Navy helicopter pilot and San Diego Gas & Electric unmanned aircraft operator Teena Deering holds a drone as it is prepared for takeoff near Boulevard, Calif. Long-awaited rules to usher in a new era in which small, commercial drones zipping through U.S. skies are a part of everyday life were proposed by the Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday.

DRONE ON

with a few regulations U.S. proposes rules for flying the unmanned aircraft

by JOAN LOWy associated press

WA S H I N G T O N — Drone on, the government says.

Just not through the night sky. Or close to an airport. Or out of the operator’s sight. And probably not winging its way with a pizza or package, any time soon.

Long-anticipated rules proposed Sunday will open an era in which small (under 55 pounds) commercial unmanned aircraft perform routine tasks — crop monitoring, a e r i a l p h o t o g r a p hy, inspections of bridges and cell towers, and much more. But not right away.

Final rules are probably two to three years away.

And when they are in place, they may include a separate category

with fewer restrictions for very small drones, likely to be defined as less than 4.4 pounds.

The Federal Aviation Administration released a va r i e t y o f p ro p o s e d requirements for commercial operators to meet, such as passing a knowledge test administered by the agency as well as a federal security check. The small drones could travel as fast as 100 mph, at altitudes of 500 feet or lower.

Flights over crowds would be prohibited.

“We have tried to be flexible in writing these rules,” said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.

“We want to maintain today’s outstanding level of aviation safety without placing an undue regulatory burden on an emerging industry.”

The agency is researching technology that he hopes will eventually enable small drones to fly safely b e yo n d t h e sight of

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■ proposed Federal aviation administration regulations would permit commercial operation of remotecontrolled aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds. they would be permitted to fly up to 100 mph and up to 500 feet in altitude.

■ operators would have to pass an Faa test of aeronautical knowledge and a transportation security administration background check. operators would not need a private pilot license, a concession to industry.

■ only one operator would be required instead of an operator and a spotter to keep an eye out for other aircraft, another concession.

■ operators would have to keep drones within eyesight at all times. the restriction probably would prevent drone delivery as proposed by amazon.

■ Flights would be prohibited within 5 miles of an airport and over crowds.

■ drones would not be required to have an Faa airworthiness certificate similar to those required of manned aircraft, another concession. However, they would have to be registered with the Faa. ■ the Faa will continue to grant waivers case by case to its current ban on commercial drone flights while working on final rules.

■ current rules for model aircraft, which are often indistinguishable from small drones, would remain the same.

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Joe Acosta, owner of Build Right/Fly Right Hobbies, holds a drone with a camera attached at ■ a presidential memorandum requires federal agenhis store in Wallingford, Conn. operators, Mr. Huerta said. He emphasized that introduction of commercial drones into the national airspace will be a staged process. The government is also looking ahead to how larger drones might be allowed to fly in airspace shared by manned aircraft, for example, he said.

One of the key safety concerns is that without a human on board the ability to “see and avoid” other aircraft is limited.

Another concern is that the link between the operator and a remote control aircraft can be broken, causing the drone to fly away until it loses power or collides with something.

Cases of fly-

flew over the White House fence and crashed on the lawn before Secret Service agents could block it.

Even with the proposed safety restrictions, drones can transfor m urban infrastructure management, farming, public safety, coastal security, military training, search and rescue, disaster response and more, the White House said in a presidential memorandum on privacy released in conjunction with the rules.

The memorandum lays out measures federal agencies must follow to guard against abuse of data collected in their drone flights. Among other ste ps, the order requires ag encies to review privacy and civil rights protections before deploying drone technology and to adhere to a range of controls.

Personally identifiable away drones getting information collected in stuck in trees or hitting drone flights is to be buildings are rampant. kept no longer than 180 Last month, a drone that days, although there are its operator lost control of exceptions.

cies to ensure that policies are in place on government drones to protect against their abusive use.

■ the policies should “prohibit the collection, use, retention, or dissemination of data in any manner that would violate the First amendment or in any manner that would discriminate against persons based upon their ethnicity, race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity, in violation of law.”

■ agencies must publish information within one year describing how to access their drone policies and procedures.

■ agencies must examine their drone policies and procedures before deploying new unmanned aircraft technology.

■ the commerce department, working with other agencies, must launch an effort that includes business groups, privacy advocates and others within 90 days to develop privacy rules for commercial and private drones.

■ the american civil Liberties Union praised the memorandum as an important step, but said it falls short of fully protecting the privacy of americans.

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Suspect: Championed personal freedom and liberty From page a1 But he was just as passionate about personal freedom and liberty — championing an individual’s right to worship or not worship, legal abortion and gay marriage and, perhaps most fervently, the right to own and bear arms. If he has a creed, it’s the Second Amendment.

“I guess after the horrible tragedy early this week in Arizona, all Glock pistols will officially be labeled ‘assault weapons,”’ he wrote following the January 2011 assassination attempt on U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

“While I never cared for Glocks personally, it stinks that anyone would blame a firearm rather than the operator of such firearm for such a terrible act. I think I’ll start blaming McDonalds for my weight problem, Christianity for the Ku Klux Klan, and Islam for terrorism.”

One post included a photo of a revolver and the warning: “If you are anti-gun, defriend me NOW!!!”

Search warrants filed in court Friday listed a dozen firearms taken from Hicks’ condo unit, including four handguns, two shotguns and six rifles — one a militarystyle AR-15 carbine — and a large cache of ammunition.

That’s in addition to a pistol the suspect had with him when he turned himself in.

Hicks’ 20-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, Sarah Hurley, told The Associated Press that she shut him out of her life permanently years ago “for not only disrespecting the religious beliefs of others but bashing them on social media.” She verified that the Facebook page the AP reviewed was Hicks’, whom she refuses to even call “father.”

He and Cynthia Hurley, who lives outside of Raleigh, were divorced about 17 years

ago. She told the AP that back then, Hicks’ favorite movie was “Falling Down,” the 1993 Michael Douglas film about a laid-off engineer who goes on a shooting rampage.

She described a man who showed her no compassion, but didn’t recall him having any particular animosity toward Islam or other religions. Of Christianity, she said, “He went there and did that and chose not to.”

“Even after we divorced, we prayed for him every day,” said Hurley.

An Illinois native, Hicks moved to North Carolina in 2005. He married again several years later, and he and new wife Karen set up house in her two-bedroom condo in the quiet Finley Forest neighborhood of Chapel Hill.

Online, he called Karen “my better half ” and “the most wonderful woman in the world, she puts up with me.”

“I am very lucky,” he told one Facebook friend. “She’s incredibly smart also, but she must have a couple wires crossed somewhere to be with me!”

In a news conference after her husband’s arrest, Karen Hicks claimed to be as baffled as anyone about how a man who loves the Pittsburgh Steelers, the United States Constitution and dogs — especially his own black and brown mutt, Rocky — could have done something so vicious. She was adamant that the shootings stemmed from a long-simmering dispute over parking at their condo complex, not the victims’ faith.

“We were married for seven years, and that is one thing that I do know about him,” she said, lips quivering and hands trembling. “He just believed ... everyone is equal. It doesn’t matter what you look like or who you are or what you believe.”

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A Ukrainian government soldier walks atop of his armored vehicle on the road between the towns of Dabeltseve and Artemivsk, Ukraine, on Sunday.

Ukraine: Progress of cease-fire to be monitored

From page a1 In a conference call Sunday, the leaders agreed the cease-fire should extend to Debaltseve, according to a statement from Poroshenko’s office.

That flies in the face of the position taken by rebels, who argue they should be granted immediate control over the town as it is entirely surrounded by their forces. Separatist officials have said any force adopted against Ukrainian troops in Debaltseve would accordingly not violate the Minsk agreement.

As he issued the cease-fire order at one minute after midnight Kiev time Sunday (5:01 p.m. EST), Poroshenko had said the road to the town remained open and that Ukrainian troops there had been resupplied with ammunition.

Merkel’s office said that the call’s participants welcomed the general acceptance of the truce, but were concerned about continuing combat

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operations, especially in the area around Debaltseve.

“They showed determination to work toward a full implementation of the true.

As a next step, Tuesday’s agreed on withdrawal of heavy arms had to be started,” the statement said.

The offices of both Merkel and Hollande said the leaders involved in Sunday’s call also expressed joint support for adopting a United Nations Security Council resolution codifying the measures adopted in Minsk.

A statement from the Kremlin confirmed they discussed the difficult situation in Debaltseve and also the role of the OSCE in monitoring the cease-fire.

Under the deal hammered out at last week’s negotiations, the progress of the cease-fire is to be monitored by observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

The head of the OSCE monitoring mission, Ertu-

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At an army checkpoint along the road to Debaltseve, a commander said Sunday the shelling appeared to have come from an area beyond Debaltseve controlled by “gangs other than the Russians and the separatists, such as Cossacks.” The commander, who would identify himself only as Sanich, said these forces “submitted to no authority.”

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grul Apakan, said that the organization has dispatched 20 patrols to monitor the state of the cease-fire.

“We made an attempt to send our monitors to Debaltseve, however our patrol has been refused access by the socalled DPR,” Apakan said, using the acronym for the Donetsk People’s Republic separatist movement.

Apakan said the cease-fire was being respected on the whole barring some isolated instances.

A spokesman for the Ukrainian army general staff, Vladislav Seleznyov, said during a morning briefing that shelling was noted 10 times, with all but one incident occurring in the Debaltseve area. Another military spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, said Sunday that nine Ukrainian troops had died over the previous day’s unrest.

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