The Indiana Gazette, Nov. 12, 2016

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Trump begins building team

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Pence, not Christie, to lead transition

By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Presidentelect Donald Trump is shaking up his transition team as he plunges into setting up his administration, an enormous undertaking that likely requires him to alter his hands-on management style and consider going outside his small, insular group of loyalists.

Vice President-elect Mike Pence is now heading the operations, a demotion for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who had been running the Republican’s transition planning for months. The scramble is on to identify people for top White House jobs and Cabinet posts, a herculean task that must be well in hand by the time Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20.

For Trump, who ran on a pledge to “drain the swamp” of Washington insiders, the team is strikingly heavy on those with long political résumés.

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ABOVE: Members of the IUP Army ROTC program marched in step during the annual Veterans Day parade Friday in Indiana.

LEFT: Alissa Joiner, 15, and her sister, Megan Joiner, 6, enjoyed the parade from the railing in front of the Indiana County Court House.

They are the daughters of Holli and Eric Joiner, of Northern Cambria.

By The Associated Press

ROBERT BOKASH bowed his head as Joe Canton played taps at a Veterans Day service hosted

by American Legion Post 493 in Homer City. Bokash is the son of deceased American Legion member John Bokash, who served in the Army during the Korean War.

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By SEAN YODER

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania President Michael Driscoll talked about civility and discourse Friday afternoon in regard to reactions to Election Day and the recent faculty strike.

At his midsemester briefing in Sutton Hall, Driscoll told the mostly faculty and staff in the audience that “the IUP way” of discourse is one where people could debate without resorting to name-calling and live together afterward.

He had praise for the way most faculty and administrators interacted in the days leading up to — and after — the statewide faculty strike from Oct. 19 to 21.

He gave two examples. The first was that athletic training faculty returned to

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their offices quickly after the strike ended to prepare for the weekend events. The second was that faculty were quick to participate in the expo that was scheduled in order to attract new students on Oct. 21, even though they had been protesting in the rain on that very day.

Driscoll said he had been, and still is, confident the university could work through difficult issues, and said the racist Snapchat post last December was an example.

“Unfortunately, there are places that we are falling short of the IUP way,” he said.

He pointed to two statements he has heard in recent weeks on campus.

“Perhaps you’ve heard these statements justify action or inaction. I’m sorry to say that I have: ‘The current administration is Continued on Page 10

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• Tear gas, flash grenades used to break up anti-Trump protests.

• The election is over, so what about those frayed relationships?

WASHINGTON — White House officials say President Barack Obama is prepared to spend his final major foreign trip talking about Donald Trump.

Obama leaves Monday for a six-day trip to Greece, Germany and Peru. In Greece, he’ll tour the Parthenon, give a speech about globalization and meet with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The White House says the stop in Greece is Obama’s final state visit before leaving office.

Obama in Germany will meet and have dinner with Chancellor Angela Merkel, and also meet with a group of European leaders that includes British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Francois Hollande.

He’ll attend an Asia economic summit in Peru, and while in Lima will also meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minster Malcolm Turnbull.

The trip was imagined as a goodbye tour and a chance to bolster support for Obama’s agreements on Iran’s nuclear program, trade and climate change.

But deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said Obama expects to face questions about how Trump’s election affects those deals.

In the case of trade, White House officials acknowledged Continued on Page 10

PAGE 8 • Obama urges nation to “forge unity” after a bitter election.

Church takes faith-based approach to addiction

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Obama faces queries abroad on election

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University president encourages return to civility on campus

Another apparent contradiction emerged Friday as Trump, who repeatedly vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act “on Day One,” said he would be open to maintaining portions of President Barack Obama’s signature legislative achievement.

In a statement Friday, Trump said Pence would “build on the initial work” done by Christie.

“Together, we will begin the urgent task of rebuilding this nation — specifically jobs, security and opportunity,” Trump said.

Christie was a loyal adviser to Trump for much of the campaign, offered a key early endorsement and came close to being the businessman’s pick for running mate. But Trump ultimately went with Pence, Indiana’s governor and a former congressman with Washington experience and deep ties to conservatives.

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By CASEY KELLY

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“Oh Lord, I’m a different man/ You gave me a second chance/ I was lost, I was fallin’ apart/ But you came along and you hit the restart.”

It was these lyrics from Newsboys, an Australian Christian pop rock band, that inspired the name ReStart, a faith-based addiction recovery and Bible study support group that began meeting weekly in February in White Township.

“As we all know, the need is great and the stakes are high,” said Kevin Kubica, a

program leader for ReStart.

“It’s about guys and girls who have been seeing double, are in trouble and have nowhere else to turn.”

With a push from his pastor, Joe Ryer from Saving Grace Church, Kubica agreed to help lead the group. The Bible study group has been recruiting members from two rehabilitation centers in the area: Spirit Life in Penn Run and Conewago in Indiana.

“Our vision for ReStart is building relationships at those two facilities and then inviting those who are responding to the gospel to restart,” Kubica said.

“Unfortunately most of them don’t, but we want to give those who do a place to grow in their faith.”

Kubica has a history of drug abuse himself, so he is able to empathize with recovering addicts and share Continued on Page 10

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Obituaries on Page 4 CLUTTER, Samuel Dean Jr., 86, Indiana KAUFMAN, Wilmer “Blaine,” 86, Spring Church MUMAU, Twila M. (Kostryk), 78, Waterford, Mich., formerly of Dixonville STEWART, Charles Edwin, 87, Indiana Late death GEORGE, Henry H. VII, 31, Marion Center

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Mayor apologizes for shouting at police

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A GROUP prayed in front of a makeshift memorial Thursday for the Canonsburg police officers who were shot when they responded to a domestic call early Thursday in Canonsburg.

Records: Man who shot cops had threatened family CANONSBURG (AP) — A man who fatally shot the expectant mother of his child and a police officer had threatened to kill her before, according to court papers she filed last month.

Dalia Sabae, 28, filed an application for a protection-from-abuse court order in Washington County, saying that Michael Cwiklinski was drunk when he took her belongings and that he then called police when she broke down a door to retrieve them last month.

“As he was leaving, he was saying that I and our baby that I am pregnant with have to die,” she told police in the application for the court order.

“He has grabbed me by my neck in an attempt to

kill me.”

Cwiklinski, 47, shot two Canonsburg police officers who responded to a report that the couple was fighting early Thursday, killing one of them. The couple was later found dead, Cwiklinski of a self-inflicted wound.

Officer Scott Bashioum, 52, a seven-year veteran officer and married father of four, died at a hospital. Officer James Saieva underwent emergency surgery Thursday and was listed in stable condition Friday.

The borough of roughly 8,900 residents about 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh has been paying tribute to Bashioum, whose funeral arrangements are pending.

Hundreds gathered at the borough building Thursday

evening.

A military memorial already festooned with American flags for Veterans Day had also become a memorial for Bashioum, as people dropped off flowers, stuffed animals, signs and other mementos.

An electric message sign blinked with the words, “Please keep Scott Bashioum and his family in your thoughts” and “Godspeed to our injured officer.”

State police said Cwiklinski ambushed the officers, essentially waiting for them to arrive and opening fire even immediately.

The fact that Cwiklinski “laid in wait and fire upon the officers as they arrived speaks for itself,” state police Capt. David Heckman said.

Tuskegee Airmen receive Congressional Gold Medal

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press

GENESEO, N.Y. — With teary eyes shaded by a World War II veterans cap, Wallace Higgins accepted the Congressional Gold Medal on Friday for his service more than 70 years ago in the Tuskegee Airmen, the Army Air program that trained African-Americans to fly and maintain combat aircraft during the war.

He was followed on the stage at the National Warplane Museum by Herbert Thorpe, who earned B-25 pilot’s wings in 1945 and was one of the military’s first black pilots.

Thorpe accepted his own medal and another on behalf of his late brother, Richard Thorpe, who completed fighter pilot training but died in a crash in Italy in 1945.

“I don’t cry easy, but I do today,” Higgins said inside the museum’s hangar against a backdrop of historic military planes. The Veterans Day ceremony fell on his 91st birthday.

“I didn’t know about segregation growing up,” he said, describing a childhood in upstate New York.

“Even when I went into service, I couldn’t quite believe — Squadron F? — until I was sort of led over there. I learned fast.”

The Tuskegee Airmen refers to pilots, bombardiers, maintenance and other support staff who trained as a segregated unit at an air base in Tuskegee, Ala. Higgins completed primary flight training but saw his flying career end with the war’s wind down.

Relatives of two other Tuskegee Airmen accepted medals on their behalf from

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mayor Bill Peduto has apologized for publicly yelling at a police commander in front of other officers after smoke bombs were used to control protesters during an anti-Donald Trump march.

Peduto acknowledges acting “unprofessionally” when he yelled Wednesday night, but said he thought the use of smoke and riot gear was unnecessary because he contends the group of about 150 marchers was just exercising its right of free expression.

“I was very upset that we would use smoke,” Peduto said. “If there was ever a time when there is the right of people to assemble, which is a constitutional right, it’s the day after an election. There was no indication that there was anything violent or anything else.”

Police union president Robert Swartzwelder said officers were in regular uniforms trying to ensure the march was orderly. But officers used riot gear and smoke after protesters threw rocks and wouldn’t disperse, causing officers to fear the group might

HARRISBURG (AP) — Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has hired a new attorney to handle the appeals of her perjury and obstruction conviction and related jail sentence.

The Goldberg Katzman law firm confirmed that attorney Joshua Lock has been hired by Kane, but otherwise declined comment.

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“These brave men undoubtedly laid the foundation for change so future generations can serve in our armed service no matter their race or ethnicity,” said Collins, whose late father was a World War II veteran.

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“If you think it was bad under Cam, it’s going to get worse,” Swartzwelder said Peduto threatened.

Peduto acknowledged referring to McLay. In April, some officers who weren’t allowed to use riot gear were injured and pepper-sprayed by antiTrump demonstrators outside an appearance by the now-president-elect.

The union blamed that on McLay, who, in turn, said someone lower on the command chain made the call that no riot gear would be used.

Officers were allowed to use riot gear while controlling demonstrators outside a subsequent Trump appearance.

Peduto said it’s “malarkey” that police were endangered by his outburst on Wednesday and said if the union disagrees with how he works with the police command staff “then we have a very strong difference of opinion.”

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PEDUTO They acted appropriately and the mayor intervened. And in my opinion that was unprofessional and dangerous,” Swartzwelder said.

It confused officers at the scene, who weren’t sure who to follow and “it can also cause the crowd to become confused and say, ‘We are going to take our direction from the mayor and not the police,’” Swartzwelder said.

The union president said Peduto also mentioned Cameron McLay, who resigned as police chief last week, weeks after the union voted “no confidence” in him. Peduto

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OBITUARIES Samuel Clutter Jr. Samuel Dean Clutter Jr., 86, of Indiana, passed away Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at Indiana Regional Medical Center.

A son of Samuel Dean and Catherine Jean Watson Clutter, he was born July 17, 1930, in Pittsburgh.

Mr. Clutter proudly served his country for 23 years in the U.S. Air Force, during both the Korean conflict and the Vietnam War. He had worked for the Penn Hills School District and was a member of the American Legion and the VFW. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and watching football and baseball, but most of all, he enjoyed his family.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mary Edith Viola Clutter, of Indiana; three children: Linda Jean Welch and husband Robert, of Bradenton, Fla.; Samuel D. Clutter III and wife Kim, of Indiana; and Michael Norman Clutter, of Indiana;

a brother, Ronald Clutter, of Marion Center; six grandchildren: Samuel Clutter IV; Kimberly Welch; Graham Clutter and wife Lynn; Jennifer Bush and husband Ben; Sara Freehling; and Amanda Linn Contrael; six great-grandchildren: Mia Rose Duncan, Christopher Bush, Lilly Clutter, Charlie Bush, Mason Clutter and Ava Bush; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Dawn Welch.

Visitation and services are private and will be held at the convenience of the family. Robinson-Lytle Inc., Indiana, is in charge of arrangements.

The family kindly suggests memorial contributions be made to American Legion Post 141, 534 Philadelphia St., Indiana PA 15701. www.robinsonlytleinc. com

Wilmer Kaufman Wilmer “Blaine” Kaufman, 86, of Spring Church, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.

Born Feb. 27, 1930, in Plumcreek Township, he was a son of Edmond and Lessie Irene (Harkleroad) Kaufman.

Wilmer lived in Spring Church since 1960 and worked as a coal miner for Brownstown Coal Mining and Tunnelton Mining for 45 years, retiring in 1994.

He was a member of the UMWA and the NRA. Wilmer enjoyed hunting, woodworking and gardening. But he most loved spending time with his family and being very generous to the many charities he contributed to.

In addition to his parents, Wilmer was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Alice Louise (Johns) Kaufman, who passed away on April 9, 2010, and siblings Everett, Braden, Delbert, Garnett, Norma Grace, Goldie, Beryl and twin infant brothers, who passed away at birth.

He is survived by his sons: Allen W. Kaufman, of Benezette; David L. Kaufman, of Iselin; Paul E. Kaufman, of Kiski Township;

and Roger V. (Vicki) Kaufman, of Natrona Heights; 19 grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; a sister, Gayle Rearick, of Elderton; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Curran-Shaffer Funeral Home and Crematory Inc., 100 Owens View Ave., Apollo. A funeral service at the funeral home will immediately follow visitation. Pastor Bob Shallenberger will officiate. Private interment will be made in Elderton Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions in Wilmer’s memory be made to a charity of one’s choice.

To send an online condolence to the family, please visit www.curranfuneral home.com.

TOMORROW’S FUNERALS KAUFMAN, Wilmer “Blaine,” 3 p.m., Curran-Shaffer Funeral Home and Crematory Inc., Apollo LONG, Shane M., 3 p.m., Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana MUMAU, Twila M. (Kostryk), 5 p.m., Rairigh Funeral Home Ltd., Hillsdale

Twila Mumau Twila M. (Kostryk) Mumau, 78, of Waterford, Mich., and formerly of Dixonville, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, at McLaren Oakland Hospital in Waterford, Mich.

The daughter of Nick and June (Lambing) Kostryk, she was born on Aug. 10, 1938, in Indiana.

Twila was the beloved wife of Roy E. Mumau for 43 years until he preceded her in death exactly seven years before her passing, on Nov. 9, 2009.

She is survived by her children, Joseph E. Mumau and Rita F. McKinstry; grandchildren Thomas, Gregg, Paul and Natasha McKinstry; and her siblings, Bob Kostryk and Nancy Kostryk.

Twila was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her daughter, Wanda Greene; and her

The Indiana Free Library will offer the following free programs next week:

MONDAY brothers Bill and Dan Kostryk.

Family and friends will be received from 2 to 5 p.m.

Sunday at Rairigh Funeral Home Ltd. in Hillsdale, where a funeral service will be held at 5 p.m. immediately following the afternoon visitation. Pastor Calvin Duvall will officiate.

A private interment will take place at the East Mahoning Cemetery in Purchase Line.

Charles Stewart Charles Edwin Stewart, 87, of Indiana, died Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, at Crystal Waters Personal Care Home.

Born on Jan. 26, 1929, in Center Township, he was the son of Darwin John and Annie Elizabeth (Nehrig) Stewart.

Mr. Stewart graduated from Homer City High School in 1946 and from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in crop option of agronomy in 1956.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean conflict as a corporal in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

He did his basic training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., and was stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and at Fort Ord, California.

He was married to Violet Louise Jewart on Dec. 30, 1955, and worked as an animal health technician for the United States Department of Agriculture, retiring in 1989. Prior to her death on June 26, 2013, he and Vi enjoyed travel, bus trips, polka music and gardening. Charles also loved attending church and community meetings, bingo, reading, listening to the radio and playing his harmonica.

He was a member of First Baptist Church, Indiana, and was formerly a member of Friends In Faith Baptist Church and Calvary Evangelical Free Church.

He was also a member of the Woodmen of the World (now Woodmen Life) and United Commercial Travelers, where he held various offices throughout the years.

He is survived by his two daughters, Joyce R. Hill, of

Rossiter, and Sonya Stewart, of Indiana; and a grandson, Edward Donald Hoyt IV. He also is survived by his sisters-in-law, Mrs. Donald (Cora) Brewer and Mrs. Lewis (Shirley) Hamil; a brother-in-law, Cyrus Smith; numerous nieces and nephews; a special niece, Debbie Barr; and a great-niece, Hannah Barr.

In addition to his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by his sisters Naomi Marietta (Don) Graham, Freda Nadine Smith, Thelma Elieen (Don) Erkfitz and Ruth Ardelle (Paul) McCunn; two infant brothers, Donald Frederick and Virgil Merle Stewart; and sister-in-law Betty Rankin and her husband, Ronald Rankin.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at BowserMinich Funeral Home, Indiana, where services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday with Pastor Albert Kodman officiating. Internment will be in Oakland Cemetery.

Graveside military honors will be accorded by VFW Post 1989.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Family Hospice of Indiana County, 850 Hospital Road, Medical Arts Building, Suite 3000, Indiana PA 15701.

LATE DEATH GEORGE, Henry H. VII, Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana, (724) 349-3100

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TUESDAY • Toddler Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.: “Making Soup!” It’s starting to get really cold outside, so a warm bowl of soup is the perfect lunch. We’ll watch a group of children as they prepare a delicious meal in “Making Minestrone,”

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• Using Natural Materials to Make Holiday Greenery, 1 p.m. Get inspired for the holidays with this demonstration

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WEDNESDAY • Preschool Story Time, 10:30 a.m.: “Thanksgiving is coming!” With Thanksgiving just over a week away, we will explore the traditions and history of this important American holiday. We will share the book “Thanksgiving” and create an “Indian corn” decoration to take home (especially for ages 3-5).

• FYBC, 11 a.m.: “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” by J.K. Rowling.

Join us as we read (or reread) one of the most imaginative and magical book series of all time.

Worshipped by kids, enjoyed by adults, this modern myth has become an accepted classic worldwide. Refreshments will be served.

• Knitting Clinic, 7 p.m.

Need help with a knitting project? Join Pat Simkins for advice, tips and techniques. New and experienced knitters are welcome. Have fun and learn from each other. (AV area) • IFL Photography Club, 7 p.m. Here’s looking at you, kid! This month we’re focusing on people photography. Please don’t limit yourself to portraits; we’d much rather see your creative side. We’d love to see innovative photos

you’ve taken with at least one person as the subject or part of the picture. If you would like to share photos, please email no more than three in JPEG format to publib.ill@ gmail.com. New members are welcome.

THURSDAY • Book Babies, 10:30 a.m.: “Sip, Drip, Tip.” Reading to babies is a great way to expose them to the sounds and rhythms of speech, which is crucial for language development. Our book, “Jessie Bear’s Yum-Yum Crumble,” along with nursery rhymes and action poems will delight our young audience (especially for little ones from birth to 12 months).

• Classics Book Club, 11 a.m.: “The Handmaid’s Tale,” by Margaret Atwood. Respected Canadian poet and novelist Atwood presents a fable of the near future.

• Pins and Patches Quilting Group, 1 p.m. If you love to quilt or want to learn, Pins and Patches is for you. Experienced quilters will help get you started, give advice and introduce new techniques. If you are an experienced quilter, bring your project and join the fun. (Secondfloor Community Room)

SATURDAY • Acoustic Jam Session, 10:30 a.m. Bring your acoustic instrument and join Louise Bem and other music enthusiasts for an informal jam.

• Art, Paper, Scissors, 11 a.m. You’ll love our new Saturday art program, where we’ll make awesome art projects. We’re starting with hand print art. We’ll make colorful leaves and acorns just in time for fall decorating.

• “Inside Out” Study, 1 p.m. Ingrid Krecko, M.A., from the department of psychology at IUP, is currently conducting a study of children’s emotional understanding using the Disney/Pixar film “Inside Out” and looking for children between the ages of 8-12 to participate. Parents are welcome to participate, but not required.

Participation for children involves completing questionnaires, watching the movie “Inside Out” and participating in a discussion about emotions. Parents also will fill out questionnaires.

Follow-up questionnaires will be given four weeks after the study.

This is a group study that will be held in the Indiana Free Library and will take approximately three hours. Adult participants will each get a gift card and child participants will receive a prize.

If you would like to participate in this study, please call Ingrid Krecko at (724) 357-4526 or email IUPinsideout@gmail.com for detailed information. As seating is limited per group, please provide all possible dates and times that you would be able to participate, and Ingrid will do her best to accommodate your preferences. ❑❑❑ The Indiana Free Library is located at Ninth and Philadelphia streets.

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Trump protesters march amid tear gas, flash grenades

By TERRENCE PETTY Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police hurled tear gas and flash-bang grenades in response to rowdy protests in Portland as people around the country once again took to the streets denouncing Donald Trump’s presidential election victory.

Early today, Portland police said on Twitter that they were investigating a report of a shooting and a possible injury on a Willamette River bridge that protesters were heading toward. They asked the public to leave the area.

It wasn’t immediately clear if the report had anything to do with the protests.

On Friday night, they reported, again on Twitter, that tear gas was used in response to “burning projectiles� thrown at officers.

Hundreds of people

marched through the city, disrupting traffic and spray-painting graffiti. Authorities said vandalism and assault had taken place during the rally, which organizers had billed as peaceful earlier in the day.

In other parts of the country, spirited demonstrations on college campuses and peaceful marches along downtown streets have taken place since Wednesday.

Hundreds joined a Friday afternoon “love rally� in Washington Square Park in Manhattan.

Leslie Holmes, 65, a website developer from Wilton, Conn., took an hourlong train ride to the demonstration — her first protest since the 1970s, when she hit the streets of San Francisco to oppose the Vietnam War. She described herself as an armchair liberal but de-

clared, “I’m not going to be armchair anymore.� “I don’t want to live in a country where my friends aren’t included, and my friends are fearful, and my children are going to grow up in a world that’s frightening, and my granddaughters can look forward to being excluded from jobs and politics and fulfilling their potential, so I’m here for them,� she said.

Evening marches disrupted traffic in Miami and Atlanta.

Trump supporter Nicolas Quirico was traveling from South Beach to Miami. His car was among hundreds stopped when protesters blocked Interstate 395. “Trump will be our president. There is no way around that, and the sooner people grasp that, the better off we will be,� he said. “There is a difference between a peaceful protest

and standing in a major highway backing up traffic for 5 miles. This is wrong.�

More than a thousand protesters took to the streets across California after night fell, including in downtown Los Angeles, where over 200 were arrested a night earlier.

In Bakersfield, where Trump is far more popular than in most of the state, some held signs reading “Anti-Trump, Pro-USA.�

Small protests also were held in Detroit; Minneapolis; Kansas City, Mo.; Olympia, Wash.; and Iowa City, Iowa.

More than 200 people carrying signs gathered on the steps of the Washington state Capitol.

The group chanted “not my president� and “no Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA.�

In Tennessee, Vanderbilt University students sang

civil rights songs and marched through campus across a Nashville street, temporarily blocking traffic. A protest also occurred in Minneapolis.

In Chicago, multiple groups planned protests through today.

Nadia Gavino, 25, learned about the rallies on Twitter and protested Thursday evening. Gavino, whose father is from Peru and whose mother is of Mexican and Lithuanian heritage, said she took Trump’s harshest statements about immigrants and Latinos personally. “I obviously agree that he’s racist, he’s sexist, he’s phobic, he’s misogynistic.

He’s all these things you

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NEW YORK — The election is over, so what about all those frayed relationships among loved ones?

Mothers and sons, sisters and brothers, friends unfriended — it’s been tough for some on opposing sides who must now figure out the way forward. They wonder what their ties will feel like a month from now. A year. What about the holidays?

Leigh Anne O’Connor in Manhattan already has her answer, and her heart broke. “My dad just called and said he is not coming for Thanksgiving,� she said Thursday. “I cried last night when we hung up.�

He supported Presidentelect Donald Trump, along with one of her sisters and other relatives. She did not. “He got into a ‘discussion’ on Facebook with a friend who will be at Thanksgiving and he also read something my oldest daughter wrote against our family members who supported Trump,� O’Connor explained. “My mom was always liberal. She died 12 years ago.

Things would be different if she was still alive.�

In Los Angeles, Tonya McKenzie said she expects her big brother to show up for turkey despite their political differences.

She has always looked up to him but anticipates a new level of “awkwardness� after he went on a few social media rampages disparaging Hillary Clinton.

Until then, McKenzie said they had been able to thoughtfully agree and disagree on specific issues and

traits they liked about each presidential candidate, with the siblings often crossing party lines together.

McKenzie wound up voting for Clinton. Though she likely knows the answer, “I’m scared to ask him who he voted for,� said McKenzie, who would rather dwell on more positive times.

Kim Terca lives in San Francisco and works in the tech industry. She was raised in a conservative South Dakota Republican family and has always voted for Democrats or independents. Until now.

She voted for Trump, for many reasons, and won’t be spending Thanksgiving or Christmas with a particular friend and her family as she has for the last two years. “She’s been ghosting me for the last few months,�

Terca said Friday. “But she did say at one point, ‘Are you really for Trump?’ We’re not going to be close friends any more.

No. It’s really sad.�

For Clinton supporter Taz Loomans, who lives in Portland, Ore., her ache comes over her relationship with her older sister.

Like McKenzie, she hasn’t asked whether her loved one — both are 40-somethings — cast a vote for Trump. Loomans doesn’t want to seal that in words. “We’re a Muslim family.

She hadn’t been with Trump the whole time. She was really appalled at his candidacy and his racism.

But at the end she said she hated Hillary more and was really suspicious of Hillary,�

Loomans said.

Their bond is battered but not broken, she said, and she’s not sure how her feelings will settle.

They’ve spoken since the election. “I love my sister. I’m not going to disown her or stop speaking to her, but I’ve always looked up to her and her opinions. If she disagreed with me, it always made me think, oh maybe she has a point,� Loomans said. “But this kind of takes that away. She’s not on a pedestal anymore.�

The election cycle has

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Saturday, November 12, 2016

Indiana Gazette

The

Established in 1890

Published by The Indiana Printing & Publishing Company

MICHAEL J. DONNELLY President and Publisher

STACIE D. GOTTFREDSON

HASTIE D. KINTER

Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

Secretary and Assistant Treasurer

JOSEPH L. GEARY

Vice President and General Manager

R. Hastie Ray Publisher, 1913-70

Lucy R. Donnelly Publisher, 1970-93

Joe Donnelly

Publisher, 1970-2000

“The Gazette wants to be the friend of every man, the

promulgator of all that’s right, a welcome guest in the home. We want to build up, not tear down, to help, not to hinder; and to assist every worthy person in the community without reference to race, religion or politics. Our cause will be the broadening and bettering of the county’s interests.”

Putting blame on cable news

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s the national political melodrama drew near its end, a sometime email correspondent in Texas worried about my safety. An uxorious older gentleman with a love of horses and a weakness for conspiracy theories, he was always puzzled and often angered by my apostasy.

“Being down there in Arkansas,” he warned, “you may not like the way Trump’s supporters respond if they’ve been reading your columns.”

I answered that while I’ve been making my views clear for decades, “I’ve never even had anybody speak to me rudely about it.”

The rural county I called home for the past nine years has no stoplights, and lots more cows than people. It voted 2 to 1 for Mitt Romney in 2008, and doubtless favored Trump too. (Although not the African-American precincts around our place.) But it’s considered rude to argue about politics or religion. People just don’t do it. I had neighbors and friends I spoke with regularly whose political views I could only guess at.

Only a handful of people who agreed with my columns ever mentioned them. Otherwise, well, I take good care of my animals, and while not real handy with a chainsaw, I’m very good at catching escaped horses and herding cows back home.

Also, everybody likes my wife. On balance, then, not a bad old boy for a transplanted Yankee.

My Texas correspondent nevertheless predicted rough times ahead.

“The peoples of the world,” he added, “ain’t going to go quietly into one world globalism.”

A chimerical fear, of course. Anybody with a lick of sense knows global government isn’t remotely possible. Nation states are fragmenting all Gene Lyons is over the world. However, theological a columnist for anti-communism has morphed into the Arkansas a generalized fear of The Other, symTimes. His bolized by Barack Obama and transcolumn is ferred to Hillary Clinton — probably distributed by the most lied-about American politiUniversal Uclick. cian since FDR, or maybe Lincoln.

I urged him not to send his money to fight this imaginary threat.

But never fear, there’s a guy named Terry in Pennsylvania who’s keeping up the honor of crank emailers everywhere. To hear him tell it, Terry — a teacher, coach and combat veteran, he says — is itching to give me a beating: “If you saw me in person ... I would show you what a tough guy, real man, looks like. I train with weights 5 days a week and martial arts 3 days a week. Also, a former Marine who has dodged enemy sniper fire. I could breathe on your scrawny ass and send you to the ground. You’re too scared to meet me person without bringing law enforcement, that’s what women do. Big talk from a closet homo, in deep love with Bill Cosby Clinton.”

Um, scrawny? No. But of course I’m never going to see Terry in person, because guys who send threatening emails ... Well, they send threatening emails. It goes with the territory. Always has.

Sure, there’s been a lot of that this election year. However, journalists who ought to know better are taking this exciting voter anger theme more seriously than they should. Obama’s the most popular president since Reagan, and for good reason. But if you promise to put people on national TV to vent, then vent they surely will.

That was my main reaction to a recent “60 Minutes” piece featuring treacly but clever Republican pollster Frank Luntz, who gathered a carefully selected focus group that pronounced anathema on both presidential candidates.

Most blamed social media, if not all media, for their disillusionment. Well, yes. Certainly the anonymity and semi-anonymity of social media — email, Twitter, Facebook, etc. — have given the Terrys of the world an expansive space to vent. I doubt the guy acts that way at work.

Along with that has gone a steep drop in the credibility of the “mainstream” media — something I’ve been writing about for 25 years — and a concomitant rise in “alternative” sources of misinformation and downright propaganda.

Walter Cronkite’s gone, and he’s never coming back.

Hence the first true “reality TV” presidential election in U.S. history, essentially produced and directed by cable TV news. Writing in The Daily Beast, Stuart Stevens, chief strategist for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, summed things up: “It wasn’t really a coalition of angry working-class voters that led Trump’s flat-earth crusade. It was a coalition of angry rich media figures who know ... there is a lot of money to be made denying reality. It’s Laura Ingraham, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, Steve Bannon, Rush Limbaugh, and the usual carnival barkers, most of whom are too smart to believe their own nonsense. But they have made fortunes peddling bile and prejudice and the market continues to be good.”

The Washington Post’s Paul Farhi recently documented the cable networks’ “unprecedented profits.” CNN is expected to clear $1 billion, Fox News $1.67 billion, and MSNBC $279.6 million from staging this degrading but exciting spectacle.

Any questions? So far, however, it’s still just a TV show. eugenelyons2@yahoo.com

GENE LYONS

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The view from Trump Tower

f your social circles are like mine, Third, outrage and disgust impede you spent Tuesday night swapping learning. This century is still being miserable texts. Not all, but many formed and none of us understands it of my friends and family members yet. The century really began on 9/11, were outraged, stunned, disgusted and so far it has been marked by and devastated. This is victory for strong reactions against globalism white supremacy, people wrote, for and cosmopolitanism — by terrormisogyny, nativism and authoritari- ism, tribalism and authoritarianism. anism. Fascism is descending.

Populism of the Trump/Le I was on PBS trying to make sense of Pen/Brexit variety has always been a what was happening while trying to warning sign, a warning sign that text various people off the ledge. At there is some deeper dysfunction in one point I was opining about our economic, social and the results while a disbelievcultural systems. If you ing text flashed across my want to take that warning phone: “Change It! Change It! sign and dismiss it as CHAAAANGE IT!” simple bigotry, you’re Those emotional reactions never going to pause to were a fitting first-night reunderstand what’s going sponse to the greatest polition and you will never cal shock of our lifetimes. know how to construcStill, this is probably not the tively respond. best mentality for the coming Finally, it seems imporera. tant to be humbled and In the first place, emotions taught by this horrific like disgust don’t do justice to election result. Trump’s the complexity of Donald main problem in governTrump’s supporters. The dising is not going to be gusted posture risks turning some fascistic ideology; politics into a Manichaean his main problem is civil war between the alleged David Brooks going to be his own attenchildren of light and the al- writes a tion span, ignorance and leged children of darkness — regular incompetence. If he’s left between us enlightened, col- column for The to bloviate while others lege-educated tolerant peo- New York Times. are left to run the country ple and the supposed primiand push through infrative horde driven by dark fears and structure plans, maybe things won’t prejudices. That crude and ignorant be disastrous. condescension is what feeds the The job for the rest of us is to rebind Trump phenomenon in the first the fabric of society, community by place. community, and to construct a politiSecond, we simply don’t yet know cal movement for the post-Trump how much racism or misogyny moti- era. I suspect the coming political vated Trump voters. It is true that movements will be identified on two those voters are willing to tolerate a axes: open and closed and individual lot more bigotry in their candidate and social. than I’d be willing to tolerate. But if Those who believe in open believe you were stuck in a jobless town, in open trade, relatively open immiwatching your friends OD on opiates, gration, an active foreign policy and scrambling every month to pay the racial integration. Those who believe electric bill, and then along came a in closed believe in protective trade, guy who seemed able to fix your closed borders, a withdrawn foreign problems and hear your voice, maybe policy and ethnic separatism. you would stomach some ugliness, Those who favor individual believe too. in individual initiative, designing pro-

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grams to incentivize enterprise and removing regulatory barriers. Those who believe in social believe that social mobility happens within rich communities — that people can undertake daring adventures when they have a secure social and emotional base.

Donald Trump is probably going to make the GOP the party of individual/closed. He’s going to start with the traditional Republican agenda of getting government out of the way, and he’s going to add walls, protectionism and xenophobia.

That will leave people isolated in the face of the challenges of the information age economy, and it will close off the dynamism and diversity that always marked this crossroads of the nation.

The Democrats are probably going to be the party of social/closed. The coming Sanders-Warren party will advocate proposals that help communities with early education programs and the like, but that party will close off trade, withdraw from the world, close off integration with hyper-race-conscious categories and close off debate with political correctness.

Which is why I’ve been thinking we need a third party that is social/open.

This compassionate globalist party would support the free trade and skilled immigration that fuel growth.

But it would also flood the zone for those challenged in the high-skill global economy — offering programs to rebuild community, foster economic security and boost mobility. It would integrate the white working class and minority groups by emphasizing that we are all part of a single American idea.

Trump’s bigotry, dishonesty and promise-breaking will have to be denounced. We can’t go morally numb.

But he needs to be replaced with a program that addresses the problems that fueled his assent.

After all, the guy will probably resign or be impeached within a year.

The future is closer than you think.

We give presidency too much power

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went to bed Tuesday night, like to possess unilateral power. Authority much of America, in a state of dis- was not meant to be concentrated at belief. Donald Trump was not my the top but dispersed to the states, candidate (neither was Hillary Clin- the communities, the people. ton), but he had become our presiThe presidency has become too dent-elect. It felt surreal. I felt power- powerful, and that’s why Tuesday’s less. I wondered how the years ahead election has caused so much alarm. would look.

When a candidate we dislike, disBut I awoke Wednesday agree with or believe to be morning, my husband next unqualified is elected, we to me, our infant daughter should not feel the collapse murmuring softly at our of our nation is nigh. Inbedside, our toddler sounddeed, our unique form of ly sleeping in the next room. democracy was designed to I looked out the front door guard against that very reand down the quiet street sult. and had a thought: This is But over the years, we what matters. This is what I have become too dependcan control. This is my ent on the federal governAmerica. ment, not just in a material, My Facebook feed that entitlement and financial morning was a perpetual sense, but an emotional stream of despair, with one and intellectual one. We friend after another posting have ceded too much aua dirge for the death of our thority to Washington, not nation. only over how we live, but A longtime friend lament- Cynthia M. Allen what we believe. As much ed that her sons would not is a columnist for as Americans claim to hate have Hillary Clinton to the Fort Worth Washington, it’s where we model what a strong Star-Telegram. look for answers when we woman should be. All I Her column is should be turning to our could think was, shouldn’t distributed by the neighbors and communiTribune News you be that woman? ties.

Another friend assailed Service.

Some Americans have those who voted for a thirdtaken to the streets, protestparty candidate. ing the result of Tuesday’s election.

“This is on you,” she wrote.

Others are seeking to leave the U.S. — As if ceding authority over one’s Canada’s immigration website conscience were somehow the Amer- crashed Tuesday night. But neither of ican thing to do. these responses is fruitful.

The melodrama was understandIf the election of Donald Trump able in the aftermath of a stunning makes you feel powerless, it’s because election result, but I found the under- you have allowed it to. You needn’t current troubling for this reason: We look beyond your front door to find as Americans are far too invested in opportunities to restore your own who we select as our leader. sense of sovereignty over your life.

If that sounds strange, bear with Go to a city council meeting, a me. The president was never meant school board meeting. Vote, not just

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in federal and state elections but in local ones — the ones where the candidates are your neighbors, people you can actually come to know and trust. Volunteer. Run for local office.

After all, that is where the decisions that most affect your day-to-day life should be made.

Our Founders knew the smallest building block of society is the family.

Let’s not forget, that is where our real power lies. America begins within our families and grows outward; it doesn’t trickle down from the top. Be an example to your children by helping people, doing good, getting involved in what happens around you. No matter who is in the White House, what happens in your house is what should have the greatest impact on your children.

And I had another thought this week. Tuesday’s full election results — Congress and state houses — are a repudiation of the last eight years of the Obama administration, during which time the reach of the government grew exponentially. For me as a conservative, that is gratifying, but it also should signal a recognition among the majority of Americans that government has gone too far.

Many Americans are fearful that Trump will exceed this authority — he certainly wouldn’t be the first president to do so. We’ve allowed that, and now many who opposed Trump are alarmed at a situation they cheered under President Barack Obama or others did under President George W. Bush.

Let’s hope Trump continues to prove the critics wrong. Let’s hope he turns out to have a strange genius as president.

In the meantime, focus on what really matters in everyday life. cmallen@star-telegram.com

Unless labeled as a Gazette editorial, all opinions on the Viewpoint page are those of the authors.

Elsewhere Saturday, November 12, 2016 — Page 7

BRIEFS Gazette wire services

Syrian troops reverse rebel advance BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces regained control today of areas they lost over the past two weeks to a rebel offensive on the edge of the northern city of Aleppo, ending a major attempt by insurgents to break the siege on eastern parts of the city, an activist group and pro-government media said.

The insurgents had seized a couple of strategic areas in western Aleppo after launching an offensive on Oct. 28 in an attempt to break the siege imposed in July on rebelheld eastern Aleppo, which has also been targeted by waves of Syrian and Russian airstrikes.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said today that government forces and their allies have regained control of Al-Assad and Minyan districts, west of Aleppo.

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4 killed in Afghan base blast KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan early today killed four people, the head of international forces in the country said.

U.S. Army Gen. John Nicholson said another 14 people were wounded in the attack inside Bagram Air Field.

He said the blast was

caused by an “explosive device,” without providing further details. The incident was being investigated, he said in a statement.

An earlier statement from NATO’s Resolute Support mission said the blast happened around 5.30 a.m. local time and that “force protection and medical teams are responding to

the situation.”

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which they said was carried out by a suicide bomber inside the base.

Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the insurgent group, said the attack had been planned for four months.

The Taliban regularly fire

rockets at Bagram from outside its perimeter.

Abdul Wahid Sediqqi, spokesman for the governor of Parwan province, where the air field is based, told The Associated Press he had reports of four dead and around 18 wounded in the attack.

Laborers employed at the base line up at the gates

IS attacks Iraqi forces

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press

U.N. warns of genocide in S. Sudan JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s festering civil war risks spiraling into genocide, according to the U.N.’s Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, who cited recent examples of ethnically targeted rape, civilians being killed with machetes and villages being burned to the ground.

Adama Dieng warned Friday of a “strong risk of violence escalating along ethnic lines with the potential for genocide,” speaking at a press conference in Juba after visiting South Sudan for five days.

Dieng said South Sudan is awash with weapons, has an undisciplined military, and is in a humanitarian and economic crisis in which civilians are desperate for employment.

Nigeria probes reports of stolen food aid YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Local lawmakers in northeast Nigeria are investigating fresh allegations that officials have diverted food aid intended for people who have fled from Boko Haram.

Hassan Barguma, chair of a committee on refugees in the Adamawa state assembly, told The Associated Press that officials and market traders have been accused of selling food donated by Nigeria’s customs service. Sadiq Daware, deputy coordinator of Adamawa’s poverty alleviation office, denied the allegations.

Boko Haram’s sevenyear-old insurgency has killed more than 20,000 people and displaced more than 2.6 million in Nigeria and neighboring Cameroon, Niger and Chad.

Lawmakers and officials are already investigating reports that food aid was stolen in Borno state, the birthplace of Boko Haram where the U.N. has warned that tens of thousands of children could die from malnutrition.

Facebook glitch marks users as dead SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some Facebook users received an unsettling shock Friday, when an unexplained glitch caused the social networking service to post a notice that implied they were dead.

A number of Facebook users reported that their profile page on the social network was topped with a message that referred to them by name — as if they were gone — while linking to a feature that “memorializes” the page of someone who has died. The message said Facebook hoped the users’ loved ones would find comfort in seeing posts that others shared about them.

Even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s page had the death notice for a short time on Friday. But messages had disappeared by midday Pacific time.

around dawn, he said, adding that an attacker could have been among the men entering the base today.

There was no immediate word on the nationalities of those killed and wounded.

It is NATO policy not to release such details until families have been informed.

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SOUTH KOREAN protesters held up placards during a rally today in Seoul calling for President Park Geun-hye to step down.

Hundreds of thousands rally in Seoul to demand Park’s ouster

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — Hundreds of thousands of people flooded Seoul’s streets today demanding the resignation of President Park Geun-hye amid an explosive political scandal, in what may be South Korea’s largest protest since it shook off dictatorship three decades ago.

Police said about 260,000 people turned out for the latest mass rally against Park, whose presidency has been shaken by suspicion that she let a shadowy longtime confidante manipulate power from behind the scenes. Protest organizers estimated the crowd at 1 million.

Waving banners and signs, a sea of demonstrators jammed streets stretching about a half a mile from City Hall to a large square in front of an old palace gate for several hours, roaring and applauding to speeches calling for Park’s ouster.

Protesters also marched on a road in front of the palace gate and near the Blue House, the mountainside presidential office and residence, carrying candles,

blowing horns and banging drums, while shouting “Park Geun-hye, resign!”

Bae Dong-san, a 45-yearold man, said Park’s government has “worsened the living conditions of workers, completely messed up state governance and monopolized state affairs with her secret inner circle.”

“It feels much better to shout together with many other people,” he said.

Despite rising public anger, opposition parties have yet to seriously push for Park’s resignation or impeachment over fears of triggering a backlash from conservative voters and negatively impacting next year’s presidential election.

However, they have threatened to campaign for Park’s resignation if she doesn’t distance herself from state affairs.

The protest today was the largest in the capital since June 10, 2008, when police said 80,000 people took part in a candlelight vigil denouncing the government’s decision to resume U.S. beef imports amid mad cow fears. Organizers estimated that crowd at 700,000.

In the summer of 1987, millions rallied in Seoul and

other cities for weeks before the then-military government caved in to demands for free presidential elections.

Train and express bus tickets to Seoul were difficult to get from some areas Friday evening and this morning, with the protest reportedly drawing tens of thousands of people from other cities.

“I have never been interested in politics and I don’t even have a TV at home ... but unbelievable things have been happening and I came out today because I didn’t want to feel defeated as a South Korean citizen,” said Cho Jong-gyu, who took a five-hour bus ride from the small southern island of Geoje to participate in the rally, where he quietly held a cardboard sign calling for Park to resign.

Lee Ryeo-hwa, a Seoul resident who brought her three children to the rally, the youngest of them hanging on her front in a baby carrier, said Park had to go because she “created this mess with her undemocratic leadership style and refusal to communicate.”

“People said it was a bad idea to bring my kids here, but I want them to remem-

ber today ... and learn that democracies are built on participation,” Lee said.

In addition to allegedly manipulating power, the president’s confidante, Choi Soon-sil, the daughter of a late cult leader who emerged as Park’s mentor in the 1970s, is also suspected of exploiting her presidential ties to bully companies into donating tens of millions of dollars to foundations she controlled.

In an attempt to stabilize the situation, Park said Tuesday that she would let the opposition-controlled parliament choose her prime minister. But opposition parties say her words are meaningless without specific promises about transferring much of her presidential powers to a new No. 2.

Moon Jae-in, a lawmaker from the main opposition Minjoo Party who lost to Park in the 2012 presidential election, has even demanded that Park surrender her authority to command South Korea’s military.

The opposition is also demanding a separate investigation into the scandal by a special prosecutor.

Millions in India rush to exchange currency

By NIRMALA GEORGE Associated Press

NEW DELHI — Chaotic scenes played out across India today, with long lines growing even longer and scuffles breaking out, as millions of anxious people tried to change old currency notes that became worthless days earlier when the government demonetized high-value bills.

In New Delhi, the capital, angry scuffles broke out after ATMs ran out of bills.

Minor stampedes occurred at two banks in the city’s old quarter when thousands of people waiting in line surged forward.

Paramilitary troops posted at banks in some of the most congested areas of the city walked among the crowds urging people to stay calm.

Frustrations grew as reports came in that some banks had run out of new currency notes.

On Tuesday, India’s government made a surprise announcement that all 500and 1,000-rupee notes had

no cash value, in an effort to tackle corruption and tax evasion.

“I am so angry at the lack of planning on the part of the government before taking such an enormous step,” said Raju Sundaram, an office executive, waiting outside a bank in the south Delhi neighborhood of Saket.

Sundaram, who had been in a slow-moving line for four hours, said it was the third consecutive day he was lining up outside his bank. “On Thursday and Friday, they ran out of cash before my turn,” he said, as he clutched a bunch of identity papers and a bottle of water.

Winding lines were seen at major banks in central Delhi, as people waited to withdraw new currency bills.

But there were problems because more than half of India’s more than 200,000 ATMs had not been reconfigured to dispense the new 2,000-rupee notes introduced by the government, according to Finance Min-

ister Arun Jaitely. He said it would take two to three weeks for all the ATMs in the country to be recalibrated to handle the new notes.

“We knew at the outset that the replacement of this much currency cannot happen overnight. It is a massive operation, and it has only begun,” Jaitely told reporters today.

He said the changes in the cash dispensers could not have been done earlier because the government wanted to maintain secrecy about the demonetization.

Meanwhile, anger was mounting as people, frustrated with the delays and long hours spent in serpentine lines, lost their cool, lashing out at the government and bank employees.

“If it’s bad outside the bank, it’s complete chaos inside,” said Suniti Kumar, a housewife, as she elbowed her way out of a bank through a restive crowd.

Many banks ran out of currency notes, and overworked bank staff who have

been working long hours, or in shifts, appeared helpless.

“This is a hugely disruptive step,” said a bank teller in Delhi’s shopping hub of Connaught Place, as he stepped outside for a cigarette. “It required a lot more planning, but that didn’t happen.”

He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Delhi police said they received more than 3,000 emergency calls reporting fights and scuffles in the city Friday as people crowded outside banks, waiting to exchange notes or withdraw money.

Nearly 200 calls had been received today in the first four hours since the banks opened at 9 a.m. local time, according to police.

In the southern city of Kollam, furious crowds smashed glass panes and vandalized a bank after the manager announced to waiting clients that the bank had run out of new bills.

BAGHDAD — A suicide car bomber from the Islamic State group attacked Iraqi special forces in Mosul today, setting off heavy fighting in the northern city.

The early-morning attack in the Qadisiya neighborhood, which the troops entered a day earlier, was followed by a barrage of gunfire, mortar rounds and rocket-propelled grenades, Iraqi officers said.

Fighting was also underway in the adjoining Arbajiya neighborhood, the officers added, speaking on condition of anonymity because they aren’t authorized to brief reporters.

The Iraqi armed forces do not release casualty figures, but field medics have noted dozens of killed and wounded since the operation to liberate Iraq’s second-largest city began on Oct. 17.

Iraqi special forces entered Mosul earlier this month, gaining a foothold on the city’s eastern edges.

But the advance has slowed as they push into more densely populated neighborhoods.

The urban landscape inside Mosul proper makes defense easier for the militants, eager to hold on to the last major Iraqi stronghold of their self-styled caliphate. Defeat in Mosul would be a major blow to their project, and they have said they are ready to fight to the death.

To the south of the city, militarized Iraqi police have come within 3 miles of Mosul’s airport, which satellite images show has been heavily fortified.

New reports emerged Friday of public killings and other atrocities committed against Mosul residents by IS militants, including dozens of civilians whose bullet-riddled bodies were hung from telephone poles after they were accused of using cellphones to leak information to Iraqi security forces.

The United Nations human rights office said IS fighters killed some 70 civilians in Mosul this week, part of a litany of abuses to come to light in recent days, including torture, sexual exploitation of women and girls, and use of child soldiers who were filmed executing civilians.

The revelations are the latest reports of IS brutality as the group retreats into dense urban quarters of Mosul, forcing the population to go with them as human shields.

In its report, the U.N. human rights office in Geneva said IS shot and killed 40 people on Tuesday after accusing them of “treason and collaboration,” saying they communicated with Iraqi security forces by cellphone. The bodies, dressed in orange jumpsuits, were hung from electrical poles in Mosul.

A day later, the extremists reportedly shot to death 20 civilians at a military base. Their bodies were hung at traffic intersections in Mosul, with signs saying they “used cellphones to leak information.”

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Police: Wannabe weatherman set fire to gain Facebook views

By JEFF MARTIN and REBECCA REYNOLDS YONKER

day, said Justin Upchurch, the county’s assistant fire chief.

The Rabun County sheriff’s office urged people to be on the lookout, saying the SUV was last seen in the area of the fires. The office was more emphatic in a separate Facebook post, asking residents to spread the word “and help us lock this criminal up!!!”

The area is less than 50 miles from North Carolina’s Nantahala National Forest, where more than 20 wildfires that have burned more than 17,000 acres are all “being investigated for suspected arson,” forestry officials announced in a status update.

There were 14 other wildfires burning on Cherokee Nation land in North Carolina, all under investigation by local law enforcement.

A fire managers’ update noted that the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking information about fires on Indian lands through an arson hotline.

The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday that the entire Cohutta Wilderness, which stretches across the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia and the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee, has been closed to the public due to multiple fires there.

States of emergency were declared in some of the affected areas to facilitate state and federal spending on the response.

More than 5,000 firefighters and support staff from around the nation have joined the effort, said Shardul Raval, director of fire and aviation management for the southern region of the U.S. Forest Service.

Smoke from the fires has made Charlotte, North Carolina’s largest city, a Code Orange zone for air quality, meaning anyone with breathing problems could suffer. The Charlotte Observer reports that the heavy haze and smoky conditions should make people limit outdoor activities.

That apparently isn’t stopping organizers of this weekend’s Charlotte Marathon. They said Friday that they do not expect the wildfire smoke to impact today’s races, which include a marathon, half-marathon, 5K run/walk, marathon relay and a kids 1mile fun run.

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns Friday, Veterans Day, at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Obama urges nation to ‘forge unity’ after election

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Va. — Three days after Election Day, President Barack Obama used his last Veterans Day speech to urge Americans to learn from the example of veterans as a divided nation seeks to “forge unity” after the bitter 2016 campaign.

Obama, in remarks at Arlington National Cemetery, noted that Veterans Day often comes on the heels of hard-fought campaigns that “lay bare disagreements across our nation.”

“But the American instinct has never been to find isolation in opposite corners,” Obama said. “It is to find strength in our common creed, to forge unity from our great diversity, to maintain that strength and unity even when it is hard.”

He added that now that the election is over, “as we search for ways to come together, to reconnect with one another and with the principles that are more enduring than transitory politics, some of our best examples are the men and women we salute on Veterans Day.” Tuesday’s election of Republican Donald Trump led to protests across the country.

Obama noted that the U.S. military is the country’s most diverse institution, comprised of immigrants and native-born service members representing all religions and no religion.

He says they are all “forged into common service.”

With just two months left in his term, Obama also noted how he’s aged

“WE ACKNOWLEDGE humbly that we can never serve our veterans in quite the same way that they served us, but we can try. We can practice kindness, we can pay it forward, we can volunteer ... we can always get each other’s backs.”

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over the past eight years.

He read excerpts from an essay by a middleschooler who wrote that veterans are special because they will defend people regardless of their race, gender, hair color or other differences.

“After eight years in office, I particularly appreciate that he included hair color,” Obama quipped.

Turning serious again on his final Veterans Day as commander in chief, Obama said that “whenever the world makes you cynical, whenever you doubt that courage and goodness and selflessness is possible, then stop and look to a veteran.”

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“On Veterans Day, we acknowledge humbly that we can never serve our veterans in quite the same way that they served us, but we can try.

“We can practice kindness, we can pay it forward, we can volunteer, we can serve, we can respect one another, we can always get each other’s backs,” he said.

Before speaking, the president laid a wreath at the cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknowns. He bowed his head in silent tribute before a bugler played taps.

Obama also held a breakfast reception at the White House with veterans and their families.

ATLANTA — A wannabe weatherman was jailed for arson after admitting he started a wildfire to draw attention to his selfie videos on Facebook, his town’s police chief said Friday. Meanwhile, a Georgia sheriff appealed for help identifying the driver of a dark blue SUV last seen where other wildfires began. And in North Carolina, authorities suspect arson in more than 20 wildfires burning in a national forest.

“It’s really too bad because he’s not a bad kid — he’s just misguided,” said James Stephens, the police chief in Jenkins, Ky., where Johnny Mullins, 21, was arrested this week on a second-degree arson charge.

“He likes to do Facebook videos and have people follow him on his ‘weather forecast,’ so that’s pretty much why he did what he did,” the chief said. “He enjoyed the attention he got from the Facebook stuff.”

“He didn’t realize how much danger he was putting other people in,” Stephens added.

A teenager in Harlan County, Ky., also was arrested for arson this week, and in Tennessee, authorities said Friday that Andrew Scott Lewis was charged with setting fires and vandalism causing more than $250,000 in damage and threatening homes outside Chattanooga.

No arrests were announced in most of the rest of the suspicious fires, which have been torching forests in and around the southern Appalachian mountains. The relentless drought across much of the South has removed the usual humidity and sucked wells and streams dry, making the woods ripe for fire.

Tens of thousands of acres have burned, about a dozen of the largest fires remain uncontained and many people have evacuated their homes ahead of fast-moving flames.

Law officers in Georgia’s Rabun County suspect that someone started a series of small roadside fires Wednesday that eventually merged into the much larger blazes firefighters were working to contain on Fri-

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Sting to reopen Bataclan hall 1 year after attacks

By The Associated Press PARIS — A concert by British pop legend Sting is marking the reopening of the Paris’ Bataclan concert hall one year after suicidal jihadis turned it into a bloodbath and killed 90 revelers with automatic weapons and explosive belts.

The coordinated attacks in Paris on Nov. 13 last year left 130 people dead and hundreds more injured and were the worst extremist at-

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tacks ever to hit France.

The Bataclan said all 1,000 Sting concert tickets sold out in “less than 30 minutes� and survivors and their families have also been invited to tonight’s concert.

Sting, 65, is no stranger to the Paris venue. He played there decades ago in 1979 as lead singer of The Police.

The singer’s new album, “57th & 9th,� was released Friday. Sting said the concert proceeds would go to two charities helping sur-

PEOPLE vivors. More than 1,700 people have been officially recognized as victims of the horror that unfolded at the Bataclan, Paris cafÊs and France’s national stadium.

The concert hall — which has been refurbished to its original state — will remain closed on Sunday’s actual anniversary of the attacks, when authorities plan to unveil a plaque outside to commemorate the victims.

In addition to those who died, nine people remain hospitalized from the attacks and others are paralyzed or otherwise irreparably injured. The government says more than 600 people are still receiving psychological treatment related to the attacks. â??â??â??

BOSTON — Bill Cosby expects to be cleared of a criminal sexual assault charge and restart his entertainment career, his lawyer argues in a defama-

tion lawsuit filed against him by seven women.

Attorney Angela Agrusa is urging a judge to seal documents that contain information about Cosby’s negotiated compensation for his performances and other personal financial information.

The women suing Cosby in federal court in Massachusetts argue that he has no future in show business and won’t be hurt by disclosing that information.

But Agrusa, in a written

response filed Thursday, called that claim “baseless.� “When Mr. Cosby is cleared from all liability and charges ... he expects to resume his career, and there is no reason to believe otherwise,� she wrote. “But disclosure of this type of financial and business information is irreversible. Even after his name is cleared, if released to the public, this information would improperly restrain his employment and tie his hands for renegotiation.�

Teen punished with pushups avoids exercise DEAR ABBY: I’m 19, and for the past year I have been out of my parents’ house (at last!).

I’m realizing now that the years I spent with Mom and Dad were different than other people’s.

My parents weren’t physically abusive, but they were mentally and emotionally abusive, and it has scarred me in some ways.

Because I was never allowed to speak my mind, I shut down if anybody raises his or her voice to me.

When I was growing up, they used exercise as a punishment. If my brothers or I were late, it was 10 pushups. They also forced us to go through

exercise programs. Naturally, as soon as I was free from them, I stopped exercising altogether.

I now realize I need to exercise again as I am technically obese, and I need to lose the weight while I’m still young.

My problem is, I’m not motivated.

I tell myself I’ll go out and run, signed up for a gym — even got a running buddy. But I find myself making excuses and tricking myself out of going.

What are some ways I can help myself mentally so I can get going on this ever-growing problem? — CHUBBY IN CALIFORNIA

DEAR CHUBBY: Your parents may have meant well when they insisted that you and your siblings get involved in exercise programs, but they were wrong to use exercise as a punishment.

While I can see why you now view exercise that way, its benefits are more far-reaching than weight loss. Being physically active benefits your heart and brain, and in addition, can be an effective stress reducer. It doesn’t necessarily have to be running. Perhaps tennis, bowling or dancing would be more enjoyable for you. “Tricking� yourself can work two ways, but while I

don’t advise tricking yourself to make yourself get off the couch, I think the adage “the way to get out of a jam is not to get into one in the first place� applies here. Some suggestions: When you get out of bed in the morning, have your exercise clothes already laid out.

Instead of reading or listening to the news, put them on immediately.

Then eat some protein to boost your energy, and go out and do what you need to do.

Don’t expect to run a marathon immediately. Start slowly and remember that stamina isn’t built overnight.

Eventually, you will establish a routine — like brushing your teeth.

I won’t lie to you. It takes discipline. But now that you have “escaped� from your parents, you have to be your own parent, so it’s up to you not to let yourself be lazy.

P.S. When you’re on your way out the door, thank your higher power that you are able to do exercise because many people are not so fortunate.

And if you catch yourself slacking off after trying what I have suggested, then consider consulting a licensed mental health professional to overcome your aversion to exercise.

TODAY IN HISTORY

By The Associated Press

Today is Saturday, Nov. 12, the 317th day of 2016.

There are 49 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 12, 1936, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened as President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a telegraph key in Washington, D.C., giving the green light to traffic.

On this date: In 1787, severe flooding struck Dublin as the River Liffey rose.

In 1866, Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen, the first provisional president of the Republic of China, was born.

In 1927, Josef Stalin became the undisputed ruler of the Soviet Union as Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party.

In 1942, the World War II naval Battle of Guadalcanal began. (The Allies ended up winning a major victory over Japanese forces.)

In 1946, the Walt Disney movie “Song of the South,� controversial for its treatment of the film’s black characters, had its world premiere in Atlanta.

In 1948, former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and several other World War II Japanese leaders were sentenced to death by a war crimes tribunal.

In 1969, news of the My Lai Massacre in South Vietnam in March 1968 was broken by investigative reporter Seymour Hersh.

In 1977, the city of New Orleans elected its first black mayor, Ernest

“Dutch� Morial, the winner of a runoff.

In 1984, space shuttle astronauts Dale Gardner and Joe Allen snared a wandering satellite in history’s first space salvage; the Palapa B2 satellite was secured in Discovery’s cargo bay for return to Earth.

In 1985, Xavier Suarez was elected Miami’s first Cuban-American mayor.

In 1996, a Saudi Boeing 747 jetliner collided shortly after takeoff from New Delhi with a Kazak Ilyushin-76 cargo plane, killing 349 people.

In 2001, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 headed to the Dominican Republic, crashed after takeoff from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 people on board and five people on the ground.

Ten years ago: Hundreds of relatives and friends of victims who had died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 five years earlier dedicated a much-awaited memorial in New York. Gerald R. Ford surpassed Ronald Reagan as the longest-living U.S. president at 93 years and 121 days.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama met separately with the leaders of Russia and China on the sidelines of a Pacific Rim economic summit in his native Hawaii. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi resigned, ending a political era and setting in motion a transition aimed at bringing the country back from

the brink of economic crisis. In a surprisingly sharp move, the Arab League voted to suspend Syria over the country’s bloody crackdown on protesters and stepped up calls on the army to stop killing civilians.

One year ago: President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor to Florent Groberg, an Army captain who shoved a suicide bomber to the ground and away from his security detail in Afghanistan. (Four people were killed in the at-

tack; Groberg survived with severe injuries.) Twin suicide bombings killed at least 43 people in a southern Beirut suburb that was a stronghold of the militant Shiite Hezbollah group; Islamic State claimed responsibility.

Today’s Birthdays: Rhythm-and-blues singer Jimmy Hayes (Persuasions) is 73. Singer Brian Hyland is 73. Actor-playwright Wallace Shawn is 73. Rock musician Booker T. Jones (Booker T. & the MGs) is 72.

Sportscaster Al Michaels is

72. Singer-songwriter Neil Young is 71. Rock musician Donald “Buck Dharma�

Roeser (Blue Ă–yster Cult) is 69. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., is 67. Country/gospel singer Barbara Fairchild is 66. Actress Megan Mullally is 58.

Actor Vincent Irizarry is 57.

Olympic gold medal gymnast Nadia Comaneci is 55.

Actor Sam Lloyd is 53. Rock musician David Ellefson is 52.

Retired MLB All-Star Sammy Sosa is 48. Figure skater Tonya Harding is 46.

Actress Rebecca Wisocky is

45. Actress Radha Mitchell is 43. Actress Lourdes Benedicto is 42. Actress Tamala Jones is 42. Actress Angela Watson is 42. Singer Tevin Campbell is 40. Actress Ashley Williams is 38. Actress Cote de Pablo is 37.

Actor Ryan Gosling is 36.

Contemporary Christian musician Chris Huffman is 36. Actress Anne Hathaway is 34.

Pop singer Omarion is 32.

Folk-rock musician Griffin Goldsmith (Dawes) is 26.

Actress Macey Cruthird is 24.

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IUP president encourages return to civility Continued from Page 1 OK right now, but that’s an anomaly and it won’t be long before they show their true colors.’ Or, ‘This strike proves that faculty care about nothing but their pockets.’ People say these things even though you and I know that this university is filled with incredible, ethical and hardworking people who care about our shared work and about our students.”

Driscoll then pivoted to reports from campus since Election Day. He said some employees have been called names because of who they voted for, that a

faculty member spent the start of class bashing one of the candidates and the people who voted for them, a student was bullied for revealing who they voted for on social media, threats were made against LGBT members of the community and property was defaced.

“These statements and actions don’t represent who we are or the diverse and inclusive community we aspire to become. They are simply not acceptable.”

He said he included disparaging statements against the administration and faculty and harmful

Group aims to spread message on suicide

Election Day reactions together on the same list because they did little to enhance dialogue.

During the remainder of the briefing, Driscoll touched on a number of other subjects, including efforts to improve diversity and inclusion, preparing next year’s budget, recruiting and enrollment numbers, Title IX compliance and planned changes at the Punxsutawney branch campus.

He said studies have told him and the administration that changes should be made in regard to the way they send students to the

Punxsutawney campus.

He immediately batted down what he said was a popular rumor that IUP would be closing that campus.

The first change will be that large numbers of new freshmen will no longer be funneled to the campus and that they will be allowed to attend the main campus instead.

He also suggested a greater focus on the culinary arts program there and said it will have stronger ties to the hospitality management program, an already popular major for culinary arts stu-

dents to complete in addition to their formal kitchen training.

There are also planned associate of arts degrees in general studies that will tie with the culinary program and a business track with an associate degree in office support and health care settings.

In the long run, he also hopes to offer more dualenrollment with local high schools in the area.

However, he said a lot of decisions have yet to be made.

On the enrollment side, Driscoll reported that applications are up 43 percent

Church works to address addiction

VETERANS BREAKFAST

By SAM BELL

news@indianagazette.net

Students helped illuminate IUP’s campus for a pressing cause Wednesday.

IUP Glitter, created by Indiana University of Pennsylvania student Demi Hoover, sheds light on an often hushed topic: suicide and mental illness. Small packets of glitter with statistics about mental health issues were handed out in abundance in IUP’s Oak Grove. Passers-by were encouraged to dump the glitter throughout campus to signify their dedication to ending the stigma and raising awareness for mental health issues.

For Hoover, this issue hits close to home.

“My eyes were opened to the reality of untreated depression my senior year of high school when my friend committed suicide,” he said.

Hoover grew frustrated with the negativity surrounding mental health and mental illness.

“Mental illnesses, like depression, are caused by a chemical imbalance, yet there is such a negative stigma surrounding a diagnosis,” Hoover said.

She said she created IUP Glitter to change the conversation.

“I love my movement, I love what I’m working toward,” he said.

What started out as a project for an English class has turned into an important event that inspires people to open up about their own struggles.

“One year I had someone I had never met come up to me in tears and say, ‘I am going through this right now, thank you so much,’ and that was so amazing,” Hoover said.

Hoover teamed up with Active Minds, an IUP organization that aims to increase awareness about mental health, in addition to becoming a resource for IUP students who want more information about mental illnesses and mental health concerns. Active Minds assisted Hoover in creating the bags of glitter and handing them out on campus.

“Teaming up with Active Minds was a decision I made in order to not only grow the event, but so that I could keep it running once I graduate,” Hoover said.

She said she has nothing but high hopes for the future of the organization.

“I’d love for it grow and I’d love for everyone to spread the glitter and, of course, the conversation,” she said.

Reid lashes out at Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — Departing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid lashed out at Donald Trump on Friday as “a sexual predator who lost the popular vote and fueled his campaign with bigotry and hate.”

The Nevada Democrat said in a statement that “If Trump wants to roll back the tide of hate he unleashed, he has a tremendous amount of work to do and he must begin immediately.”

Reid said white nationalists, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Islamic State extremist group are celebrating Trump’s election, “while innocent, law-abiding Americans are wracked with fear.” That “does not feel like America,” Reid said.

Absent from the statement was any note of conciliation or a congratulatory olive branch.

Reid, 76, is retiring at the end of this year after five terms.

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WORLD WAR II veteran Clarence F. Ray and his wife, Marlynn, ate Friday at the annual Veterans Day breakfast at the Indiana Elks. Ray, of Penn Run, served in the Army infantry in Europe. To the left is veteran Ken Mentch, also of Penn Run.

President-elect begins building administration Continued from Page 1 In a statement, Christie said he was “proud to have run the pre-election phase” of the transition team and thanked Trump for the “opportunity to continue to help lead.”

Christie will still be involved in the transition, joining a cluster of other steadfast Trump supporters serving as vice chairs: former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions.

In addition, three of Trump’s adult children — Don Jr., Eric and Ivanka — are on the transition executive committee, along with Jared Kushner, Ivanka’s husband. Kushner played a significant role in Trump’s campaign and was spotted at the White House on Thursday meeting with President Barack Obama’s chief of staff.

The children’s inclusion raises questions about the role the Trump family will play in the White House — as well as Trump’s ability to sever ties between the administration and the sprawling family business — after the celebrity businessman repeatedly said during the campaign that his grown children would not follow him to Washington and instead run the Trump Organization.

Trump’s remarks about the Affordable Care Act also raised some eyebrows Friday.

He told The Wall Street Journal in an interview that, after speaking with Obama at the White House the day before, he was considering keeping the clause that allows children to stay on their parents’ insurance policies.

In a separate interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes,” he said “it happens to be one of the strongest assets.”

He has previously said he may keep the prohibition against insurers denying coverage because of patients’ existing conditions.

He also said that he wants “a country that loves each other” but said he did not regret his incendiary rhetoric during the campaign.

“No. I won,” Trump told the newspaper.

By appointing Pence, Trump became the

first incoming president since at least Jimmy Carter to use his vice president-elect to run his transition team.

Trump and Christie grew apart through the last stretch of the campaign. The governor became increasingly frustrated that Trump wouldn’t listen to his advice, particularly over the response to the release of a video in which the businessman is heard making predatory comments about women.

Christie is also facing calls for impeachment in New Jersey following the conviction of two former aides in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trial. Christie has denied any knowledge of the lane closures until weeks or months after they occurred in September 2013.

The governor was notably absent from the steady stream of advisers entering Trump’s eponymous skyscraper in New York for meetings Friday. Among the first decisions facing the president-elect is whom to choose as chief of staff, a key post that will set the tone for Trump’s White House and be a key conduit to Capitol Hill and Cabinet agencies.

Trump is said to be considering Steve Bannon, his campaign chairman and a conservative media executive, and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus for the role. Neither has significant policy experience, though Priebus is well-liked in Washington and has ties with key lawmakers.

Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s campaign manager, is also said to be in the mix for a senior job. Conway is a veteran Republican pollster who formed a strong rapport with the candidate after taking the helm of his campaign in the general election.

Giuliani, who emerged as Trump’s frequent travel partner and close aide during the campaign’s stretch run, is on the short list for several positions, including attorney general.

“Donald has been my friend for 28 years,” Giuliani said Friday after leaving a meeting at Trump Tower. “I can see already how he is going to be a great president and I am glad I can play a small role.”

Obama faces questions abroad Continued from Page 1 on Friday that it was now up to Trump and Republican congressional leaders to determine the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Although many Republicans support free trade, Trump spent months blasting the 12-nation agreement, and both Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan have indicated it won’t come to a vote before Obama leaves office.

On Friday, Rhodes could not describe a path ahead for the deal.

“We’re clear-eyed about the current situation,” Rhodes said. “But we believe what we believe about the value of trade and the importance of the Asia-Pacific region to the United States. And I think, given its size and importance, it’s going to have to continue to be a focus for the next president and Congress going forward no matter what.”

from this time last year and that acceptances are up 12.7 percent.

With regard to the budget, he said spending will equal the actual expenditures from the 2014-15 year, with an $8 million one-time payment to balance it out.

Driscoll said there are unknowns, such as how the new faculty contracts will shake out or the amount of school performance funding. In addition, the state system board of directors asked for an addition $61 million in appropriations.

He said searches to fill open positions have been suspended across campus.

“WE’RE clear-eyed about the current situation. But we believe what we believe about the value of trade and the importance of the Asia-Pacific region to the United States.”

Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser

Continued from Page 1 with them the support he found through the church. After graduating from high school, he worked in machine shops for 10 years and was soon introduced to marijuana. From there, he said his drug use only escalated. He also began to sell drugs.

“By the time I was 22 years old, I didn’t have a place to live,” Kubica said. “I spent a couple nights at the laundromat and was arrested a few times for drugs.”

But 12 years ago, Kubica said he was given a “get out of jail free card” when his neighbors offered to let him live and attend church with them. During one service, the pastor told a story about a local church that accepted jailbirds, drug addicts and drug dealers, which inspired him to ask for forgiveness and become a Christian.

He left everything he knew in Ligonier to move to Cherry Tree and paint mobile homes for $8 an hour. At the same time, he was sharing his story of recovery and newfound Christianity at local churches. After hearing Kubica’s testimony, the owner of a small trucking company approached him to offer him a job as a freight broker. He now is the founder and owner of KITS Brokerage in Indiana, where he lives with his wife and three children.

Kubica said ReStart is different from groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous because it is built on the belief that addicts are able to overcome their struggles through religion, while AA and NA teach that addiction is a disease that a person has for his or her entire life. It’s different from other religionoriented groups because it is less structured in the sense of completing specific steps or following rigid timeline commitments.

AA and NA “treat the drug problem as like an addiction to where there’s no cure and no hope — it’s a disease,” he said.

“We’re kind of from the angle of, yes, it’s a choice that you’ve made, but there is hope and that Jesus can free you of that addiction.

“We’re kind of going to other issues in life besides just being sober, like what has God really called us to do?”

Kubica said ReStart is more than just a one-hour Bible study. The group also focuses on the re-establishment of recovering addicts’ lives in areas such as relationships with friends and family members, finding housing and jobs, and replacing items such as driver’s licenses and Social Security cards.

One member who is in his early 40s, Greg (whose name has been changed to protect his identity), was released from the Indiana County Jail in the spring. Prior to his incarceration for retail theft-related offenses, Greg lived in a tent near the Hoodlebug Trail in Homer City, where he panhandled for money outside of Sheetz. His heroin addiction cost him his job, marriage, home and his relationship with his 13-year-old daughter.

While he was in jail, Greg’s mother passed away from cancer. Her dying wish was for him to get sober. At the news, Greg remembered a Christian tract he had stumbled upon while walking on the Hoodlebug Trail and knew he had to stop using. Since his release from jail he has remained clean.

Since he joined ReStart, Kubica said Greg has gotten his old job back at The Indiana Gazette and replaced his driver’s license.

He is still sleeping on friends’ couches and once stayed in a friend’s vacant home with no running water or electricity for multiple weeks. With good money management and possible assistance from the Indiana County Community Action Program, Kubica hopes Greg will soon be able to afford his own apartment.

Though no official plans are in place at this point, Kubica said a long-term goal for the group is to own a house for recovering addicts to call home during their transition back into the world.

He also debunked the common misconception that addicts must be completely clean before going to church or joining a religious support group.

“Jesus said to come as we are,” he said. “I really feel that God has blessed me with this time to be able to help others who have struggled or are struggling with addiction.”

The group meets from 3 to 4 p.m. on Thursdays at 921 Hospital Road. For more information, contact Kubica at (724) 7877677 or kevin@restartpa.com.

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DISTRICT 6 FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

Wildcats shut out Bobcats

Zeroed In

By DUSTIN FILLOY

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HOMER CITY — Just like its first meeting with Homer-Center this year, Blairsville knew what to expect from the Wildcats from a schematic standpoint in Friday’s District 6 Class 1A quarterfinalround playoff football game.

But just as HOMER-CENTER 25 they did in their first BLAIRSVILLE 0 win over the Bobcats, the Wildcats continually dared Blairsville to stop their run, and akin to the first meeting, Homer-Center used its size and strength advantages to run wild.

Homer-Center played stingy defense, and speedster Montao Coleman rolled up a game-high 178 yards to spearhead a multifaceted running attack that proved the difference for the Wildcats in a 25-0 win at Memorial Field.

The Wildcats (10-1) play host to the winner of tonight’s Portage- Penns Manor game in the semifinals next Saturday.

Blairsville, which won its first six games of the season, finished the year with a 7-5 record.

“We both know what we’re going to do, but you still have to be able to prepare to stop it and you have to go out and do it,” Homer-Center coach Greg Page said.

“They had a great game last week against Claysburg-Kimmel, and they got their life back. They lost a couple in a row, but they got that win and got that confidence, and then they were thinking, Hey, we didn’t do too well the first time, but we’re going to go up and show them what we’re made of, and it was a good ballgame. We had some breaks here and there, and they moved the ball on us, but fortunately we were able to keep them out of the end zone.”

Homer-Center outgained Blairsville, 440-198, including 332-20 on the ground.

The Wildcats punted only once, and that came with 6:46 left in the fourth quarter.

“Their line made the difference,” Blairsville coach Rick Artley said. “We moved the ball and made a couple big Continued on Page 13

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HOMER-CENTER’S Mike McCracken forced an incomplete pass by Blairsville quarterback Ryan Shirley in Friday night’s Class 1A quarterfinal.

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LIGONIER VALLEY’S Aaron Sheeder broke through the Westmont Hilltop defense in a Class 2A semifinal.

Rams’ march leads to title game

By CARLY KROUSE

ckrouse@indianagazette.net

LIGONIER — From spring conditioning through hot summer practices and into chilly fall evenings, Ligonier Valley has never taken its eye off the prize.

And on Friday night, the Rams took one step closer to achieving their goal of winning a district title.

Ligonier Valley beat Westmont Hilltop, 35-0, at Weller Field in the District 6 Class 2A semifinals to advance to the championship game next week.

The top-seeded Rams (12-0) will play the winner of tonight’s game between Bellwood-Antis

LIGONIER VALLEY 35, WESTMONT HILLTOP 0 and Bishop McCort on Friday at Mansion Park in Altoona.

“It’s really, really great,” senior Trent Hepner said. “This was the goal, to just take it one game at a time to get to this point. It’s been a long time we’ve been waiting and working for this. It’s so fun what we’re doing.”

Ligonier Valley set a school record with 12 wins in a season, and the Rams recorded their seventh shutout of the year.

“We’re just going to enjoy this moment,” Ligonier Valley coach Roger Beitel said. “No one has ever had 12 wins in Ligonier Valley school history. So they’re all

alone, sitting at the top. It’s never been done before. We’ve been in this game several times and didn’t break through. Now we finally broke through, and we’re going to get ourselves ready and prepared because it’s going to be a big week.”

The Rams’ defense was again rock-solid. They have allowed just 30 points all season.

Ligonier Valley was too much for the fourth-seeded Hilltoppers, who fumbled the ball away three times and turned it over on downs once in the first half.

Cole Peters had all three fum-

IUP BASKETBALL

PITT 93, E. MICHIGAN 90 (2 OT)

Panthers win in coach’s debut

Hawks hit triple digits

By ALAN SAUNDERS Associated Press

By TONY COCCAGNA

didn’t shoot the ball as well as we are capable, but guys tonyc@indianagazette.net were getting a lot of good His teams have rarely looks for each other, and reached triple digits, so the passing was very good. when IUP opened the sea“On the other hand, we son with a 101-82 victory didn’t execute on offense a over Lincoln on Friday lot of times the way we night, coach Joe Lombardi need to. We need to be the wanted to know one thing: smartest team on the floor “Are there free meatballs every night out. On offense or free tacos? Are there any we need execute those giveaways tonight?” he things. And on defense, wanted to know, referenc- we’re not going to be the ing the promotions that most athletic team, the IUP has run when the quickest team, and we’re Crimson Hawks reach a not a team that plays above certain point total. the rim, so hopefulThere were no ly we compensate giveaways, just for that by outtakeaways from a thinking and outtypical seasonanticipating people opening game. in a lot of ways.”

IUP surpassed 100 IUP took a doupoints for only the ble-digit lead early third time under its in the game and 11th-year coach. Six stretched the marplayers scored in gin to 16 points, 48BLAKE double figures, and 32, by halftime. In DANIELAK although the Crimthe second half, the son Hawks’ shooting wasn’t Hawks scored 53 points but great, it was respectable but allowed 50. not good enough to lead to “I’m not totally happy any sustained runs. Defen- with our defense over the sively, IUP surrendered 50 course of 40 minutes,” points in the second half.

Lombardi said.

“Like most games there “We heard about it in the are some things you do well locker room,” senior forand some things you do not ward Devon Cottrell said. so well,” Lombardi said. “We can’t do that.”

“There were stretches when Cottrell, a 6-foot-7 sixthwe played well on both year senior who missed all ends of the floor, especially but six games last season in the first half when we got and was granted a medical a double-digit lead. We redshirt by the NCAA, made made an impact on the a triumphant return. He game defensively and got scored 14 points and stops, and on offense we Continued on Page 12

ble recoveries, and the Rams capitalized on two of them with touchdowns.

Westmont’s game plan — as it had been all year — was to control time of possession with its running game. But in the end, the Rams ended up turning the tables on the Hilltoppers.

“We beat them at their own game — ball control,” Beitel said. “We took the ball out of their hands. They punted 14 times this season, and they punted four tonight. That’s an outstanding effort by our kids, and I couldn’t be prouder.”

Ligonier Valley outgained Westmont 312-83 and allowed Continued on Page 13

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DEVON COTTRELL scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in IUP’s season-opening win Friday night.

Women drop opener

By The Indiana Gazette SHIPPENSBURG — IUP got off to a slow start and never recovered in a seasonopening loss to Bowie State (Md.), 59-45, on Friday at Shippensburg’s tournament.

IUP scored only five points in the first quarter but trailed only 11-5. The margin reached 12, 28-16, at halftime.

The Crimson Hawks pulled within six at 33-27 in the opening minutes of the third quarter, but Bowie State went on a 10-0 run for a 14-point lead. IUP pulled within nine

only briefly in the fourth quarter.

IUP shot only 26.3 percent (15-for-57) from the field, including 5-for-26 from 3point range. Bowie State shot only 37.1 percent (23-for-62) but scored 21 points off 16 IUP turnovers. The Bulldogs committed only nine turnovers.

Megan Smith led IUP with 16 points and nine rebounds.

No other IUP player scored in double figures.

IUP plays Virginia-Wise at 1 p.m. today. Virginia-Wise lost to Shippensburg, 63-41, in Friday’s second game.

PITTSBURGH — Jamel Artis scored 27 points and coach Kevin Stallings survived a season-opening scare in his Pitt debut in a victory over Eastern Michigan, 93-90 in double overtime, Friday night.

The Panthers led all of regulation but were unable to put away the Eagles. Sheldon Jeter’s jumper and some clutch free throw shooting in double overtime sealed the win for Pitt.

The 6-foot-7 Artis made 11 of 12 free throws and started a new role under Stallings as a point guard.

While the move was an offensive success, it remains a work in progress defensively.

“We played very hard, but sometimes we were over-aggressive and we tended to let guys drive,” Artis said. “We have to know to send guys to the help side.”

KEVIN Michael Young put up 26 points STALLINGS and 10 rebounds, including a crucial offensive rebound late. Jeter finished with 12 points.

Eastern Michigan did most of its damage inside.

Tim Bond had 21 points as the Eagles outscored Pitt in the paint 48-20. James Thompson IV had eight points and 13 rebounds, seven on the offensive glass. Bond and Thompson fouled out early in overtime, as Eastern Michigan committed 30 fouls and let Pitt get to the line 45 times.

The Eagles knew that opening the season on the road in a tough venue would be a challenge, but coach Rob Murphy was impressed with the way his team battled back from a deficit to tie the game late.

“Our guys showed us that anybody we play, we’ll have an opportunity,” he said. “Whether we’re going to close the door or not, that’s something that we have to learn to do.”

Pitt had trouble defensively all night and allowed Eastern Michigan to shoot 42.9 percent from the floor. Needing some stops in double overtime, Stallings switched to a zone and Pitt forced five straight misses while building a two-possession lead.

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Mexico scores big win in U.S. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Rafa Marquez scored a tiebreaking goal on a header in the 89th minute, giving Mexico a 2-1 win for its first victory at the United States in World Cup qualifying since 1972.

Miguel Layun put Mexico ahead in the 20th minute in the opener of the final round of qualifying in North and Central America and the Caribbean, but Bobby Wood tied the score in the 49th.

U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard pulled a muscle in his right leg and was replaced by Brad Guzan late in the first half. Howard was to have a scan Saturday, and U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann said he was doubtful for Tuesday’s qualifier at Costa Rica.

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press

STATE COLLEGE — As soon as he joined his team for a shootaround earlier Friday, Albany coach Will Brown grew worried.

His players were wandering the Bryce Jordan Center hardwood with their phones out, cameras snapping and videos rolling as they took in the sights and sounds of Penn State’s cavernous arena.

A few hours later, Brown’s apprehension over whether his team was prepared to open the season against a Power 5 team had faded with its 87-81 win over the Nittany Lions.

“They call these games bye games or guarantee games or money games, the big boy is supposed to beat the little boy,” Brown said.

“We didn’t come here just to play in a nice arena and get some money out of it and all that stuff. We were here to win.

They did so convincingly against the Nittany Lions, who welcomed six new faces in the lineup and had one of their expected top contributors out with an injury.

Joe Cremo scored 22 points, Dallas Ennema had 20 points and David Nichols added 19 to lead Albany.

Shep Garner made three free throws with 17 seconds left to pull Penn State to 8279, but Cremo, Ennema and Marqueese Grayson combined to hit five free throws to ice the season opener for both teams.

The Great Danes dominated the first half, leading 41-25 at halftime. They fended off Penn State’s late rally by controlling the glass and playing opportunistic offense.

Albany pulled down 43 rebounds to Penn State’s 26 and scored 20 points off fast breaks.

Garner scored 17 of Penn State’s final 19 points and finished with 20. His team’s unbalanced scoring pace wasn’t what Penn State coach Patrick Chambers had in mind when he said Penn State would try to score 80 points per game, something it did just three times in regulation last season.

“We came all the way back but we can’t wait to come all the way back in the second half,” Chambers said. “We’ve got to understand that you have to play hard from the tip.”

The Great Danes got contributions up and down the lineup all last season with Evan Singletary, Peter Hooley and Ray Sanders all averaging just over 12 points per game. Cremo also averaged double figures with 10.5 points per game last season and got plenty of help in the opener.

The long-awaited debut of 6-9 redshirt freshman Mike Watkins was a promising one for Penn State. The power forward, who was ruled ineligible by the NCAA last season, was a physical force in his first game, providing Penn State’s few highlights around the rim.

The Philadelphia native scored the game’s opening basket on a nice turnaround jumper and chipped in three blocks and two rebounds in the opening three minutes. He finished with seven rebounds, five blocks and 10 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

A hamstring injury kept versatile forward Payton Banks out of Penn State’s exhibition against Lock Haven a week ago and he was rusty off the bench, going 1-for-5 in just nine first-half minutes before heating up and finishing with 14 points.

Albany won nine of its last 12 games last season, but suffered back-to-back losses in the America East and CBI tournaments.

The Great Danes snapped that losing skid with a convincing win in which they led in nearly every statistical category. With six new faces in the Penn State’s lineup, it’s going to take much longer for coach Patrick Chambers to find which pieces fit where.

Penn State plays host to Duquesne on Sunday.

Cavaliers’ James reaches milestone

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IUP POINT GUARD Dante Lombardi dribbled around Lincoln’s Khayyir Laws.

Hawks hit triple digits Continued from Page 11 grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds. He also handed out two assists, blocked a shot and came up with a steal in 23 minutes of playing time.

“I was like a little kid today,” Cottrell said.

“I’m 24 and I was acting like I’m 12. I couldn’t sit down all day. I came in for some therapy and our trainer, Rob (Baron), asked why I was so hyper. I said I was jittery and felt like a freshman again.”

There were no jitters after tipoff.

“He was a beast on the glass,” Lombardi said. “He’s a great offensive rebounder and played really big on both ends of the floor.

The only role he’s ever had is one of being complementary and making plays here and there. He doesn’t have to be our go-to guy, but he has to have his moments on both ends of the floor like he did tonight and impact the game more than he ever has. He’s more equipped do that than at any time in his career, and that’s something we need to have to compete for championships.”

Blake Danielak led the scoring with 18 points off the bench. The 6-6 junior forward sat out last year after transferring from Drake and made his IUP debut by drilling 7 of 10 shots, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range.

“Blake can score the ball, no doubt about it,” Lombardi said. “He can’t fall in love with the 3, but he gets those type of looks because the guards penetrate and find him so he gets his share of 3s. But he also needs to go around the bucket and finish inside with some physicality and get things done on the defensive end. He showed great signs in the two exhibitions so I’m not surprised, and he’s probably going to be the best guy coming off the bench in the conference.”

Malik Miller also made a shining IUP debut. The freshman from Farrell High School scored 14 points, handed out three assists, came up with a steal and committed a couple turnovers in his first college game.

“Malik is a basketball player,” Lombardi

said. “He has great quickness, he can get by people with a quick first step and he understands how to play and is unselfish with the ball. On the defensive end we need his athleticism. He’s our longest guy on the perimeter and we need his presence on the defensive end, and he can be that guy that we put on the hot scorer on the other team to try to slow that guy down.”

Sophomore forward Jacobo Diaz finished with 10 points and eight rebounds. Junior guard Anthony Glover and sophomore point guard Dante Lombardi combined for 30 points, but they also combined for 10 turnovers. Glover handed out a game-high seven assists.

“Dante and Glove, we can’t have them committing 10 turnovers a game if we’re going to be good,” Lombardi said, “so they need to make better decisions and better plays handling the ball.”

IUP plays Urbana (Ohio) in the final game of the S&T Bank Atlantic Region Challenge, a tournament format that allows teams to play two extra games per season, as long as they are played between teams from the PSAC, Mountain East and CIAA, the three conferences that make up the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region.

Urbana, a member of the Mountain East, surprised Pitt Johnstown of the PSAC, 8074. The Blue Knights won a season opener for the first time since they joined the NCAA Division II ranks six years ago. They are now 9-49 under third-year coach Rob Summers.

Jahmere Howse, a 6-6 forward, led Urbana with 20 points, and Carlas Jackson, a 6-4 guard, scored 19. Charles Sweatt-Washington, a 6-6 forward, finished with 15 points and eight rebounds, and AJ Washington, a 6-5 forward, chipped in 10 points.

“They beat a very good UPJ team,” Lombardi said. “They played with passion and energy … and I’m sure they’ll come in tomorrow with a lot of confidence. What I noticed about them is their guys compete and play hard, and we certainly have to match that.”

Hoosiers top No. 3 Kansas

By The Associated Press James Blackmon Jr. scored 22 of his 26 points after halftime to lift No. 11 Indiana to a 103-99 overtime win over No. 3 Kansas in the Armed Forces Classic on Friday night.

The Hoosiers had five players score in double figures with Thomas Bryant notching a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Curtis Jones had 15 points, OG Anunoby had 13 and Robert Johnson added 10.

Indiana trailed by as many as nine points, but shot 50 percent (14 of 28) in the second half which ended in an 87-87 tie.

Blackmon was 4 of 8 from behind the 3point line and the Hoosiers were 15 of 31 from beyond the arc.

Juwan Morgan had 10 rebounds for the Hoosiers.

Frank Mason III led the Jayhawks with 30 points and nine assists.

NO. 10 ARIZONA 65, NO. 12 MICHIGAN ST. 63: Kadeem Allen took the ball the length of the court and scored with 1.3 seconds left for Arizona in the Armed Forces Classic.

Kobi Simmons led the Wildcats with 18 points while Lauri Markkanen scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds. Allen finished with 10 points.

The Wildcats won despite playing without guard Allonzo Trier, who is out for unspecified reasons. Trier was Arizona’s thirdleading scorer last season at 14.8 points per game.

Michigan State freshman Miles Bridges wowed the crowd with some impressive dunks and he finished with 21 points and seven rebounds.

WAGNER 67, N0. 18 UCONN. 58: Mike Aaman and Romone Saunders scored 15 points each to lead Wagner to the upset.

Corey Henson added 10 points for the Seahawks, who handed the Huskies their first loss in a home opener on campus.

UConn came in 27-0 in such games.

Transfer Terry Larrier had 19 points and freshman Alterique Gilbert had 14 to lead the Huskies.

HOW THE REST OF THE TOP 25 FARED: 1. Duke (1-0) beat Marist 94-49.

2. Kentucky (1-0) beat Stephen F. Austin 87-64.

4. Villanova (1-0) beat Lafayette 88-48.

5. Oregon (1-0) beat Army 91-77.

6. North Carolina (1-0) beat Tulane 9575.

7. Xavier (1-0) beat Lehigh 84-81.

8. Virginia (1-0) beat UNC Greensboro 7651.

9. Wisconsin (1-0) beat Central Arkansas 77-47.

13. Louisville (1-0) beat Evansville 74-41.

14. Gonzaga (1-0) beat Utah Valley 92-69.

15. Purdue (1-0) beat McNeese State 10965.

16. UCLA (1-0) beat Pacific 119-80.

17. Saint Mary’s (Calif.) (1-0) beat Nevada 81-63.

19. Syracuse (1-0) beat Colgate 83-55.

20. West Virginia (1-0) beat Mount St. Mary’s 87-59.

21. Texas (1-0) beat Incarnate Word 77-73.

22. Creighton (1-0) beat UMKC 89-82..

23. Rhode Island (1-0) beat Dartmouth 85-61.

24. Iowa State (1-0) beat Savannah State 113-71.

25. Maryland (1-0) beat American 62-56.

Pitt survives in coach’s debut Continued from Page 11 Young had a career-high seven turnovers, with three of them coming in a oneminute span in the second half. Young’s turnovers were part of a 10-0 Eastern Michigan run that closed Pitt’s largest lead of the game to a 2-point margin.

Eastern Michigan was selected to finish first in the MAC West division and showed why, giving the Panthers a stern defensive

test with their 2-3 zone. The Eagles forced Pitt to take 33 3-pointers and more contested jump shots. The Eagles held Pitt to 39.7 percent shooting on the night.

Stallings used the nonconference game to work out his rotation. Ryan Luther was the first man off the bench, getting 18 minutes. Freshman Justice Kithcart played 27 minutes due to Cameron Johnson’s foul trouble and seems to

be the preferred option in the backcourt. Jonathan Milligan also saw significant time, while Damon Wilson played just 2 minutes.

Both teams will continue playing in the 2K Classic tournament, with Pitt hosting Gardner-Webb on Monday night and Eastern Michigan visiting Southern Methodist on Sunday. The championship rounds are in New York, Nov. 17 and 18.

WASHINGTON (AP) — For all of LeBron James’ achievements, from MVP awards to NBA championships, the hootin’ and hollerin’ coming from the Cleveland Cavaliers’ locker room Friday night — and the water dumped on No. 23 by teammates — was to mark a relatively obscure milestone: youngest NBA player to reach 27,000 career points.

The impromptu celebration capped a perfect trip to the nation’s capital for the Cavs, who added a win to their White House visit by beating the Washington Wizards 105-94 as James had 27 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. He made three of Cleveland’s 14 3-pointers.

At 31, James is about 1½ years younger than Kobe Bryant was when he became the previous youngest to 27,000 points.

Towel toss costs Chiefs’ Kelce NEW YORK (AP) — Turns out that was one costly towel toss for Travis Kelce.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end was fined $24,309 by the NFL after he protested a non-call by mockingly chucking his towel toward an official and being ejected.

Kelce thought Jacksonville’s Prince Amukamara should have been called for pass interference in the end zone during the Chiefs’ 19-14 victory Sunday when he grabbed his towel and made like it was a penalty flag.

The official threw his hat in response, another official tossed a penalty flag on Kelce and the tight end was tossed from the game.

No. 20 Florida State routs Boston College TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State has had its share of struggles in Atlantic Coast Conference play. On Friday night, the Seminoles took advantage of Boston College’s timely visit for their most-complete game of the season.

The 20th-ranked Seminoles grabbed the early lead and cruised to a 45-7 victory. The Seminoles took control by scoring on their first two drives and led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. They had been outscored 313 in the first 15 minutes in the previous five games.

Colon, 43, set to join Braves’ rotation ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves are getting older in their starting rotation next season. A lot, lot older.

Not content to add one 40-something starter, the Braves made it two by agreeing to terms with 43-yearold Bartolo Colon, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

No announcement was expected from the Braves until next week on the reported $12.5 million, one-year dea. The agreement is subject to a physical and comes one day after the Braves said they had an agreement with 42-year-old knuckleballer R.A. Dickey.

• PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Phillies acquired Howie Kendrick from the Los Angeles Dodgers for first baseman Darin Ruf and utilityman Darnell Sweeney.

A 2011 AL All-Star, Kendrick hit .255 with 26 doubles, eight home runs, 40 RBIs, a team-leading 10 stolen bases and a .326 on-base percentage for the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Kendrick, 33, is a career .289 hitter with 95 homers, 595 RBIs, 111 stolen bases and a .332 on-base percentage. He is signed to a deal that pays him $10 million next year in the final season of his contract. Kendrick will likely begin the season as the starting left fielder.

• MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Brewers and manager Craig Counsell announced a three-year contract extension through the 2020 season. Counsell, 46, just finished his first full season as skipper. He has a 134-165 record since taking over in May 2015 for the fired Ron Roenicke. The rebuilding Brewers finished 73-89 this past season, a five-win improvement from 2015.

Woodland holds one-stroke lead PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Gary Woodland birdied three of the final four holes Friday for a 6-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the PGA Tour’s OHL Classic at Mayakoba.

Woodland played the first 36 holes without a bogey, following an opening 64 to get to 13-under 129 on Mayakoba’s Greg Norman-designed El Camaleon course. He won the last of his two tour titles in 2013.

Webb Simpson was second after his second straight 65.

• SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Paul Goydos shot an 8under 62 on Friday in windy conditions to take a threestroke lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Goydos, 52, holed out from 167 yards for eagle on the par-4 12th and closed with birdies on the par-3 17th and par-5 18th on Desert Mountain Club’s Cochise Course.

Colin Montgomerie, third in Charles Schwab Cup season standings, was second.

Points leader Bernhard Langer topped the group at 67. Any of the top five in the standings — Richmond winner Scott McCarron is second, followed by Montgomerie, Joe Durant and Miguel Angel Jimenez — can take the season title with a victory Sunday.

Bowman wins first Sprint Cup pole AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Alex Bowman won the pole at Phoenix International Raceway, where he led a trio of drivers not in the playoffs to the top of the leaderboard for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

Bowman turned a lap at 140.521 mph Friday to win the first pole of his career. He has been a solid substitute for Dale Earnhardt Jr., who is sidelined with a concussion. Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott qualified second and third as Chevrolets swept the top three.

The next three spots went to drivers racing for the championship. Joey Logano was fourth, followed by Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick.

Harvick has won six of his last eight races at Phoenix.

The only Chase drivers not to make it into the final round were Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch. Johnson already has a spot clinched in next week’s finale, but Busch will start 19th on Sunday in his bid to be able to defend his Sprint Cup title.

• AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Daniel Suarez won the Truck Series race Friday night at Phoenix International Raceway, where four drivers advanced to the inaugural championship finale. Johnny Sauter won a pair of races in this round of the playoffs to earn one of the berths next week at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and Christopher Bell, two-time series champion Matt Crafton and Timothy Peters took the other three on points Friday.

High School Football

The Indiana Gazette

LOCAL SCOREBOARD HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

DISTRICT 6 PLAYOFFS CLASS 1A

First Round Ferndale 21, Williamsburg 12 Penns Manor 35, Moshannon Valley 14 Blairsville 28, Claysburg Kimmel 19 Juniata Valley 51, United, 26 Quarterfinals Friday’s Games Bishop Guilfoyle 58, Juniata Valley 0 Homer-Center 25, Blairsville 0 Today’s Games Ferndale at Northern Cambria, 7 p.m.

Penns Manor at Portage, 7 p.m.

Semifinals Friday, Nov. 18 Ferndale-Northern Cambria winner at Bishop Guilfoyle, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 19 Penns Manor-Portage winner at HomerCenter, 7 p.m.

Championship Friday, Nov. 25 At Mansion Park, Altoona Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

CLASS 2A

Quarterfinals Ligonier Valley 37, Cambria Heights 0 Bellwood-Antis 35, Southern Huntingdon 13 Bishop McCort 56, Mount Union 10 Westmont Hilltop 16, West Shamokin 12 Semifinals Friday’s Game Ligonier Valley 35, Westmont Hilltop 0 Today’s Game Bishop McCort at Bellwood-Antis, 7 p.m.

Championship Friday, Nov. 18 At Mansion Park, Altoona Ligonier Valley vs. Bishop McCortBellwood-Antis winner, 7 p.m.

CLASS 3A

First Round Bedford 24, Tyrone 17 Huntingdon 54, Forest Hills 30 Semifinals Friday’s Game Central Martinsburg 27, Huntingdon 6 Today’s Game Bedford at Juniata, 7 p.m.

Championship Saturday, Nov. 19 At Mansion Park, Altoona Central Martinsburg vs. Bedford-Juniata winner, 7 p.m.

CLASS 4A

Semifinals Clearfield 34, Bellefonte 7 Johnstown 48, DuBois 24 Championship Friday’s Game Johnstown 26, Clearfield 21

CLASS 6A

Championship Today Erie McDowell vs. State College at Clarion U., 7 p.m.

WPIAL PLAYOFFS CLASS 6A Quarterfinals Central Catholic 48, Norwin 0 North Allegheny 42, Hempfield 7 Pine-Richland 35, Bethel Park 32 Seneca Valley 49, Mount Lebanon 43 Semifinals Friday’s Games Pine-Richland 63, Central Catholic 34 Seneca Valley 28, North Allegheny 27 Championship Friday, Nov. 18 At Heinz Field, Pittsburgh Pine-Richland vs. Seneca Valley, TBA

CLASS 5A

Quarterfinals Gateway 38, Armstrong 20 McKeesport 31, Upper St. Clair 10 West Allegheny 41, North Hills 21 Woodland Hills 17, Franklin Regional 3 Semifinals Friday’s Games McKeesport 41, Gateway 38 West Allegheny 35, Woodland Hills 7 Championship Friday, Nov. 18 At Heinz Field, Pittsburgh McKessport vs. West Allegheny, TBA

CLASS 4A

Quarterfinals New Castle 51, South Fayette 43 Ringgold 42, Mars 31 Thomas Jefferson 35, Montour 0 West Mifflin 19, Belle Vernon 0 Semifinals Friday’s Games New Castle 38, Ringgold 17 Thomas Jefferson 35, West Mifflin 7 Championship Friday, Nov. 18 At Heinz Field, Pittsburgh New Castle vs. Thomas Jefferson, TBA

CLASS 3A

Quarterfinals Aliquippa 42, South Park 7 Beaver Falls 42, Mount Pleasant 14 Derry 33, Central Valley 20 Keystone Oaks 56, Apollo-Ridge 20 Semifinals Friday’s Games Aliquippa 46, Derry 20 Beaver Falls 28, Keystone Oaks 21 Championship Friday, Nov. 18 At Heinz Field, Pittsburgh Aliquippa vs. Beaver Falls, TBA

CLASS 2A

First Round Brentwood 46, Frazier 19 North Catholic 14, Burgettstown 7 Elwood City Riverside 42, Avonworth 7 Freedom 38, East Allegheny 21 Laurel 10, Chartiers-Houston 6 Neshannock 60, Serra Catholic 21 Steel Valley 51, Bethlehem Center 14 Washington 35, South Side 13 Quarterfinals Friday’s Games Riverside 21, Freedom 7 Neshannock 71, North Catholic 28 Steel Valley 50, Laurel 14 Washington 61, Brentwood 27 Semifinals Friday, Nov. 18 Sites TBA Steel Valley Riverside Washington vs. Neshannock Championship Saturday, Nov. 26 At Robert Morris University Semifinal winners, TBA

CLASS 1A

First Round Clairton 50, Avella 6 Fort Cherry 28, Sto-Rox 14 Imani Christian 44, Sacred Heart 13 Jeannette 39, Shenango 14 Northgate 37, Mapletown 0 Rochester 39, Riverview 6 Springdale 50, Carmichaels 44 Bishop Canevin 56, California 21 Quarterfinals Friday’s Games Clairton 46, Fort Cherry 8 Jeannette 69, Springdale 21 Northgate 41, Bishop Canevin 0 Rochester 32, Imani Christian Academy 6 Semifinals Friday, Nov. 18 Sites TBA Clairton vs. Northgate Jeannette vs. Rochester Championship Saturday, Nov. 26 At Robert Morris University Semifinal winners, TBA

FRIDAY’S SCORES DISTRICT PLAYOFFS CLASS 6A District 1 Quarterfinals Coatesville 41, Ridley 21 Garnet Valley 42, Neshaminy 14 North Penn 28, Spring-Ford 19 Perkiomen Valley 44, Downingtown East 21 District 3 Quarterfinals Central Dauphin 34, Manheim Township 14 Central Dauphin East 13, Red Lion 7 Cumberland Valley 35, Warwick 7 Wilson 55, Central York 23 District 11 Semifinals Freedom 42, Emmaus 12 Parkland 42, Easton 7 District 12 Semifinal St. Joseph’s Prep 35, LaSalle 14 District 2/4 Williamsport 55, Delaware Valley 21

CLASS 5A District 1 Semifinals Academy Park 26, Bishop Shanahan 13 Marple Newtown 38, West Chester East 37 Springfield Delco 24, Great Valley 10 West Chester Henderson 17, Upper Dublin 14 District 2 Final Abington Heights 24, Wyoming Valley West 7 District 3 Quarterfinals Cocalico 25, Northeastern 24 Governor Mifflin 41, Waynesboro 14 Harrisburg 36, Exeter 10 Manheim Central 38, Cedar Cliff 23 District 11 Final Whitehall 35, Southern Lehigh 14 CLASS 4A District 1 Final Pottsgrove 27, Interboro 26, OT District 2 Semifinals Berwick 38, Wyoming Area 6 North Pocono 34, Valley View 6 District 3 Quarterfinals Berks Catholic 63, East Pennsboro 33 Lampeter-Strasburg 48, York Suburban 0 Bishop McDevitt 35, Milton Hershey 28 Shippensburg 28, Northern York 17 District 4 Final Jersey Shore 31, Selinsgrove 15 District 11 Final Bethlehem Catholic 27, Saucon Valley 21 CLASS 3A District 2 Final Scranton Prep 40, Wilkes-Barre GAR 14 District 3 Semifinals Middletown 49, Littlestown 14 Wyomissing 24, Bermudian Springs 7 District 4 Final Montoursville 28, Danville 10 CLASS 2A District 2 Final Dunmore 28, Lakeland 14 District 4 Semifinals South Williamsport 28, Wellsboro 24 Southern Columbia 49, Line Mountain 0 District 9 Final Kane Area 21, Clarion 14 District 10 Semifinals Sharpsville 41, Iroquois 14 Wilmington 35, Greenville 8 District 5/8 Final Chestnut Ridge 41, Berlin 7 CLASS 1A District 4 Final Muncy 13, Sayre 0 District 11 Final Williams Valley 34, Marian Catholic 31 District 1/12 Final Lackawanna Trail 43, Jenkintown 6 Regular Season Conrad Weiser 41, Hamburg 7 Quakertown 34, Norristown 6

HOMER-CENTER 25, BLAIRSVILLE 0 Blairsvllle 0 0 0 0 — 0 Homer-Center 13 6 0 6 — 25 HC — Mike McCracken, 3 run (Nick Schmidt kick) HC — Schmidt, 66 pass from Jesse Beacker (kick failed) HC — Jesse Lee, 1 run (pass failed) HC — Montao Coleman, 4 run (run failed) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Blairsville: Jahmeir Adderley 13-35, Ryan Wilkins 1-13, Jerry Moore 1-1, Ryan Shirley 7(29). Homer-Center: Montao Coleman 24-178, Jesse Lee 18-90, Mike McCracken 4-18, Nick Schmidt 3-15, Ryan Orsargos 1-14, Jesse Beacker 4-14, Logan Williams 1-3, Matt Miles 1-2, Team 2-(2).

Passing Blairsville: Shirley 9-27-3-178. HomerCenter: Beacker 3-4-0-108.

Receiving Blairsville: Dakota Sunday 5-129, Adderley 2-28, Moore 1-6. Homer-Center: Schmidt 166, Chris Clevenger 1-34, Miles 1-8.

TEAM STATISTICS B HC First downs rushing 4 18 First downs passing 6 2 First downs by penalty 0 0 Total first downs 10 20 Total yards 198 440 Yards rushing 20 332 Yards passing 178 108 Passes attempted 27 4 Passes completed 9 3 Interceptions thrown 3 0 Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-2 Penalties-yards 4-36 6-49 Punts-average 2-32 2-41.5

LIGONIER VALLEY 35, WESTMONT HILLTOP 0 Westmont Hilltop 0 0 0 0 — 0 Ligonier Valley 7 21 7 0 — 35 LV — Jackson Daugherty, 13 run (Kobe Short kick) LV — Aaron Sheeder, 18 run (Short kick) LV — Trent Hepner, 10 pass from Collin Smith (Short kick) LV — Daugherty, 34 pass from Smith (Short kick) LV — Joe Dubics, 1 run (Short kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Westmont Hilltop: Trent Adams 9-38, Ian Valente 9-24, Camden Moors 14-15, Tucker Kushner 6-2, Team 1-1. Ligonier Valley: Aaron Sheeder 14-76, Collin Smith 7-39, Joe Dubics 10-37, Jackson Daugherty 2-18, Aaron Tutino 2-10, Team 3-(-5).

Passing Westmont Hilltop: Kushner 1-1-0-3.

Ligonier Valley: Smith 9-20-0-137.

Receiving Westmont Hilltop: Adams 1-3. Ligonier Valley: Daugherty 4-77, Trent Hepner 4-53, Tutino 1-7.

TEAM STATISTICS WH LV First downs rushing 5 5 First downs passing 0 10 First downs by penalty 1 4 Total first downs 6 19 Total yards 83 312 Yards rushing 80 175 Yards passing 3 137 Passes attempted 1 20 Passes completed 1 9 Interceptions thrown 0 0 Fumbles-lost 4-3 4-0 Penalties-yards 15-123 5-46 Punts-average 4-30.0 2-32.5

ALIQUIPPA 46, DERRY 20 Derry 0 6 7 7 — 20 Aliquippa 12 14 20 0 — 46 A — McKenzie, 4 run (run failed) A — D.Jones, 3 run (run failed) A — D.Jones, 2 run (pass failed) A — McKenzie, 6 run (Fooks pass from Kosanovich) D — Tyler Balega, 2 pass from Ryan Polinsky (kick failed) A — Fooks, 23 run (Fooks run) A — McKenzie, 9 run (kick failed) D —Justin Flack, 53 run (Huss kick) A — Harvey, 64 kickoff return (run failed) D — Balega, 3 run (Huss kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Derry: Tyler Balega 31-159, Justin Flack 358, Owen Whitacre 2-8, Noah Wiencek 3-5, Ryan Polinsky 3(-4). Aliquippa: McKenzie 19146, D.Jones 34-128, Fooks 10-85, T.Jones 28, Perry 1-6, Harvey 1-3.

Passing Derry: Polinsky 4-18-1-48. Aliquippa: T.Jones 1-1-0-46, Kosanovich 2-2-0-4.

Receiving Derry: Balega 2-11Josh Bauer 1-28, , Whitacre 1-9. Aliquippa: Perry 1-46, T.Jones 111, D.Jones 1-(-7).

TEAM STATISTICS D A Total first downs 10 19 Total yards 274 426 Yards rushing 226 376 Yards passing 48 50 Passes attempted 18 3 Passes completed 4 3 Interceptions thrown 1 0 Fumbles-lost 1-0 4-3 Penalties-yards 2-30 5-50 Punts-average 7-30.5 1-30.0

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Rams roll into title game

Continued from Page 11 just six first downs, three of which came on the opening drive.

Westmont (7-5) ate up a lot of clock and yardage on the first possession of the game, but coughed the ball up and never recovered.

“We had a good, productive first drive, but you can’t turn the ball over against a good team like this,” Westmont coach Pat Barron said.

“Our kids were OK until they got that second (fumble). When you have all those snaps on long drives, that’s a risk you take.”

The Hilltoppers attempted just one pass, despite playing from behind for most of the night.

“A big atmosphere, big game, and a little cold, and those kind of things happen,” Barron said of his team’s gaffes. “When you’re playing at this level, you have to take care of the small details.”

The Hilltoppers finished with 15 penalties for 123 yards. Late in the first half, they were flagged for four fouls on one play and a player was ejected.

Eight of their penalties were for being offside.

“Sometimes we got our own guys on the hard count, but we’ll take it,” Beitel said. “They jumped in key situations and gave us first downs. Possessing the ball for a long period of time was the key for us tonight.”

Ligonier Valley quarterback Collin Smith was 9 of 20 for 137 yards and two touchdowns — his 34th and 35th of the season.

Jackson Daugherty had two touchdowns for the Rams, and Aaron Sheeder, Trent Hepner and Joe Dubics also scored. Sheeder led the rushing attack with 76 yards on 14 carries.

Beitel said that along with the defense, the Rams’ offensive line deserves a lot of credit for the win.

“In the second half whenever we knew we needed to run the football, they imposed their will, and we ran the football,” Beitel said. “That was a great job by those guys up front, especially being as outsized as much as they were.”

Daugherty put the Rams on the board with a 13-yard run at the 3:54 mark of the first quarter, and Sheeder scored from 18 yards with 9:34 left in the second.

Smith hit Hepner for a 10-yard touchdown with 4:30 on the clock in the second quarter, giving the Rams a 21-0 lead.

“That might’ve been one of the toughest catches I’ve made in my career, so it felt good,” Hepner said.

“Collin is one of the best, if not the best. He consistently puts the ball

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LIGONIER VALLEY’S Jackson Daugherty uncorked a 61-yard punt despite contact from Westmont’s Zach Krieger. The roughing-the-kicker penalty negated the punt but gave the Rams a first down. wherever he wants, and it’s perfect what he does.”

Westmont then ran just one play and fumbled again, giving Ligonier Valley the ball back at the Hilltoppers’ 34-yard line.

The Rams’ quick-strike offense answered with a 34-yard pass from Smith to Daugherty to put Ligonier Valley up 27-0 before the half.

The Rams tacked on another touchdown, a 1-yard run by Dubics with 2:01 remaining in the third quarter that started a running clock due to the mercy rule.

Beitel said his team was not fazed by Westmont’s superior size and the Rams controlled the line of scrimmage.

“You can say anything about anything that happened, but the big, strong running team came over the mountain, and everyone had a plan of how they were going to manhandle us,” he said. “And our kids heard it and they responded exactly the way we expected them to.”

The Rams’ defense has blanked three straight opponents, not allowing a point since their final Heritage Conference game of the season. Hepner

said the defense makes the offense’s job much easier.

“Week in and week out, they just go out there and get shutouts for us. I love watching them,” Hepner said.

“It’s great having that kind of defense because you’re not forced to put up points after points all the time because the defense is doing their job.

We’ve been able to relax on offense because of what the defense has done.”

Now they’re moving on to the district title game, where the program has never won before. Ligonier Valley will clash with either No. 2 seed Bellwood-Antis or No. 3 seed Bishop McCort.

First, they’re going to enjoy this memorable victory.

“Since it’s our last game at home and getting the wins record, it’s been pretty special,” Hepner said.

“I’m just so elated for our kids. …

For this senior class, that’s something they should hang their hat on,” Beitel said. “From where they’ve come from and everything they’ve done, and this is the last game they’re ever going to play here. It was very memorable and an outstanding job by them.”

Trojans’ remarkable run ends

By DAN SCIFO

For The Indiana Gazette

FOX CHAPEL — The Derry Trojans exited the handshake line in a stunned stupor, some with their heads down and dejected following their first loss of the season, 46-20 to the top seed and perennial WPIAL power Aliquippa in the Class 3A semifinals Friday night at Fox Chapel High School.

The dream season is over.

And while it wasn’t the way the Trojans (11-1) wanted their history-making season to end, they left the field proud of what they accomplished, showcasing their journey to a regionally televised audience on Root Sports Pittsburgh.

“I couldn’t be more proud of a group of guys that set school record after school record,” Derry coach Tim Sweeney said. “There’s a lot of tears in (the locker room), including mine, and I told them to compose themselves and walk out the door with a smile on your face and your heads held high.”

The loss ultimately hurt because the season was over, and the Trojans never wanted to see this season end.

But Sweeney told his players to be happy that they went through the experience together because it’s something they will never forget — a season that will be forever talked about in Derry football lore.

As far as Sweeney is concerned, this team will go down as the best in Derry football history.

ALIQUIPPA 46, DERRY 20

“There’s no question,” said Sweeney, a 1985 Derry graduate, who played on the 1983 Keystone Conference championship team.

Derry recorded the first home playoff win in school history last week, 3320 over highly touted Central Valley.

The Trojans, in the semifinals for the second time in school history and first time since 1995, were looking for more on Friday, but they just couldn’t get past tradition-rich Aliquippa, falling one game shy of becoming the first team in school history to advance to the WPIAL championship game.

But there was so much more for these Trojans, who turned a winless season three years ago into a historymaking one in 2016.

Derry, in the playoffs for the first time since 2009, became the first football team in school history to complete an undefeated regular season.

The Trojans set a program record for victories in a season and won the Interstate Conference championship, the school’s first in 33 years.

“It’s hard, I guess, because when you’re a competitor, you’re a sore loser,” Sweeney said. “The sting hurts right now. There’s no question we thought we were going to come into this ballgame and we were going to beat Aliquippa, but credit to them because they beat us.”

Again, the community turned out en masse to support their Trojans, jamming seven sections of the stadium at Fox Chapel.

The crowd roared when the Trojans took the field and sustained the intensity throughout, cheering big plays and pounding the steel bleachers to try and rally their team during critical moments in the game.

The Trojan supporters showered their team with chants of “Derry!

Derry! Derry!” during an emotional goodbye for the players, who shared hugs and seemingly never wanted to leave the field. The Trojans eventually exited the field through a narrow opening provided by the band, cheerleaders and massive crowd of supporters for their final trip into another emotionally charged locker room.

“Our fans have been awesome,” Sweeney said. “If we would’ve played this game in Timbuktu, they would’ve met us there.”

Instead, Aliquippa advanced to the WPIAL title game for the ninth straight season. The Quips, in the playoffs for the 22nd consecutive year, will try for their district-record 17th WPIAL championship and eighth in the last 22 years.

The Quips, champions of the Beaver Valley Conference, will face their conference rival, Beaver Falls, for the championship Friday at Heinz Field.

Tyler Balega led the Trojans with 31 carries for 159 yards with a rushing and receiving touchdown. He ended his season with 1,715 yards rushing and 31 touchdowns in 11 games played.

“If Tyler Balega’s not the best football player in Derry history, he’s got to be one of the top five,” Sweeney said.

Wildcats ride shutout into semifinals Continued from Page 11 plays here and there, but it came down to their offensive and defensive lines just dominating tonight. They’re bigger and stronger than us up front, and they showed that. Their backs, their ends and their outside backers just made more plays. They’re quick, but we just didn’t adjust very well. If it weren’t for that one punt late, that would have been two games in a row that we didn’t force them to punt.”

The Wildcats set the tone for a long, frustrating night for Blairsville by orchestrating a 16-play, 75-yard scoring drive that chewed 7:43 off the clock on the first possession of the game. Mike McCracken finished it when he plowed into the end zone on a 3-yard run to give the Wildcats a 7-0 lead with 4:10 left in the first quarter.

Tim Alcon intercepted a Ryan Shirley pass on Blairsville’s ensuing drive to set up the Wildcats’ second score, a 66-yard touchdown pass from

Jesse Beacker to Nick Schmidt with one second left in the first quarter that made the score 13-0.

Jesse Lee then capped a six-play, 53yard drive with a 1-yard run that stretched Homer-Center’s lead to 19-0 with 8:06 left in the second quarter.

Coleman ended the scoring for the night by bulling into the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown to make the score 25-0 with 9:27 left in the game. The 17play, 98-yard drive ate 8:52 off the clock.

Homer-Center attempted 58 run plays and just four pass plays.

Page has a slew of viable playmakers in his backfield, but he said Coleman came into the game with the hot hand.

“It’s really fun when you know you’re doing pretty well and Coach really wants to run you,” Coleman said.

“When he decides he really wants to run you, he’ll run you like six times in a row. You’ll be tired, and he’ll just run

you a seventh time. I don’t really mind, as long as we keep getting yards.”

Coleman, who amassed a careerhigh 178 yards on 24 carries to up his season total to a team-high 877 yards, eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the third time this season.

“There aren’t a lot of teams that can play their rivals twice and beat them twice, so it was a really great feeling, but I can’t wait to play next week,” Coleman said. “The goal is to get back to the District 6 championship game, like we did in 2013. We just really want to make it back there.”

Lee rolled up 90 yards on 18 attempts, and Beacker completed 3 of 4 passes for 108 yards.

Blairsville’s Dakota Shirley caught five passes for a game-high 129 yards, and Ryan Shirley completed 9 of 27 passes for 178 yards with three interceptions. McCracken recorded three of the Wildcats’ five sacks.

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Religion

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Unfinished projects

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PROMOTING THE Annual Friends & Family Harvest Home Festival are, from left, Marsha Salsgiver, Debra Glasgow, Mary Roskos, Fred Lucas, Bishop Allan Campbell, Mary Lecker, Janet Huber, Glenn Syphrit, Chris White and, in front, children Jaydin Magulick, 7; Jazmyn Magulick, 2; and Wyatt Magulick, 6.

Annual celebration planned The Historic First (Episcopal) Baptist Church of Glen Campbell will celebrate its annual Friends & Family Harvest Home Festival starting at 10 a.m. Nov. 20.

This event is the congregation’s most festive sacred worship service of the year.

It provides an opportunity for members of the church family to invite and welcome friends, family and special supporters of the church to an uplifting time of praise and remember the rich history of the church and community.

This month the church will complete its 114th continuous year of service in the northeastern portion of Indiana County.

Another aspect of the

Nov. 20 celebration is that on that date 44 years ago, in 1972, the Right Rev. Dr. Allan Campbell became Glen Campbell’s pastor. He will start his 45th year on Nov. 20, making him the dean of all regular clergy in this region. He was elected presiding bishop of St. Andrew of the Episcopal Baptist Churches, USA, in 2015.

The sacred celebration will feature several music professionals, including Dr. Christine Clewell, IUP music department organ master, playing the church’s glorious pipe organ. Dr. Jonathan Petty, church organist and music director, will serve as pianist playing the church’s historic Steinway, bought at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904.

Vocalists will include Dr. Mary Hastings, IUP music department professor of voice, and Raquel WinnickYoung, a noted concert singer from the Pittsburgh area. Together they will be singing duets from the 17th to the 19th centuries.

A tradition of the church is to have a bagpiper for the festival. Piper Brian Wilkins will play preludes outside the church from 9:30 to 10 a.m. and will play during worship as a soloist and with organ.

Dr. Joseph C. Clark, a deacon for about 48 years, will lead the congregation in its “Historic Vision & Mission Litany.� The vision of the church is to provide a dignified, worshipful, spiritually uplifting, participative, in-

formative and very friendly sacred worship experience at every service for everyone attending. All are welcome to attend “Friends & Family.�

On this “Christ the King Sunday,� Bishop Campbell will preach approximately his 2,180th sermon at the church titled “Fulfilling our historic vision!�

Holy Communion will be offered to all wishing to receive it.

Following the sacred worship, everyone will be asked to be in a group photo as a record of the event. A free luncheon will be served to all around noon.

For more information, or for directions, contact Campbell at (724) 4630018.

What binds us together as Americans?

I went to the polls twice on Tuesday.

Just before 9 a.m., a crowded line of voters snaked through the semidarkened Chevy Chase Center.

More cars and people out than I’d ever seen on an Election Day. Jan Woodard Suddenincorporates ly I realtexts and other ized the messages in her presidenwriting, shartial results ing a faith per- might not spective on her be as prepersonal jour- dictable ney with breast as media cancer. Contact polls indiher at janwa cated. trouswood We had ard@gmail. stopped com. on our way to my weekly chemotherapy appointment at the Cancer Center. My legs wouldn’t last that in long line, and I would have been late for treatment if we stayed to vote.

When we returned midafternoon there was no wait at all And the lights were on.

A blackout hit our section of town that morning. I hoped it wasn’t cyber sabo-

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tage on the country’s power grid, giving another reason for tempers to flare.

A newscaster interviewing a diverse group of people on “60 Minutes� prior to Tuesday’s election found anger and frustration were common denominators. “We’re hanging together by a thread,� the newscaster observed.

This got me wondering: What weaves our lives together as Americans?

It’s more than geography, though essential to our national character.

And more than religion, language or diversity, powerful forces that helped shape our nation.

War in the past has united and energized our people; a common cause or a bloody wound, like 9/11, likewise has brought us together, but only temporarily.

I think what most binds us together over the long run is an idea: freedom.

It’s the motif of our national tapestry.

Freedom’s mindset has something to do with Donald Trump’s success. Someone told me, “The Democrats and I want the same thing: to control my life.�

I’m involved in my own battle and decided to “sit this one out� as far as taking sides. I didn’t need the mental and physical stress of investing my mind and emotions in politics.

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after the election. America will have survived those four days.

Despite the tremendous shock of many, America will also survive the next four years. I plan on surviving them, too.

Max Lucado wrote a blog saying whoever won, God will still be Lord. He predicted, “I know exactly what November 9 will bring. Another day of God’s perfect sovereignty. He will still be in charge.�

Twin sister: “This is the most encouraging thing I’ve read, despite politics!�

Friend: “What a comfort!�

I Tim.2:2 says, “Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity� (NLT). I do, aware of both deep joy and deep fear following Trump’s win.

Prayer changes things.

And people. And history.

On Monday we went to Yellow Creek to escape the election drama for awhile.

It was a sun-splashed minivacation.

I dozed on the boat deck while Jim dangled a fishing line in the water. Each dose of chemo tires me a bit more.

Six more to go.

I’ve spent more hours in a recliner than I’d like this year. Long days gazing out a wide window at hills and sky has its benefits.

It makes me consider what is important. I’ve

come to believe loving freedom isn’t the only strong thread in our national fabric.

Civility counts, too.

Not the “sweep stuff under the carpet with good manners and a cuppa tea� kind of civility.

But the kind that respects and treats people with dignity. Choosing kindness over rudeness.

Taking time to be human and humane, and to listen to one another. The presidential candidates failed miserably at this, but I’ve often failed here too.

It doesn’t matter who moves into the White House in January if we don’t regain respect for each other.

Threadbare hearts are cold and hollow.

Respect means treating everyone equally and recognizing the innate worth of others despite our differences. It’s condemning bullying and name-calling — practices our presidentelect himself must overcome.

Respect means praying for someone instead of cursing them. Including the president.

Thomas Merton wrote: “You do not need to know precisely what is happening or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.�

All will be well.

GOD, ME AND A CUP OF TEA

of sight, but it’s definitely not out of my mind. I can avoid it so long then I have to get back to it.

Some of my projects are ones God has called me to. Like writing. I began the second book in a mystery series earlier this year, ran into roadblock after roadblock, lost my enthusiasm for the story and quit. I’ve started two other stories I haven’t finished. Lately I sense God nudging me to get back to them.

Unfinished projects — even the ones God gives us — aren’t anything new.

The Jews returning to Jerusalem after the exile in 538 B.C. also had an unfinished project they were forced to deal with.

They were supposed to rebuild the temple but worked on it only two years, setting the foundation, before they ran into opposition, became discouraged and quit. After giving them 14 years to get back to it, God finally sent the prophet Haggai to stir them up again.

They heeded God’s message, got back to work, and finally finished the temple five years later.

As I read this short Old Testament book (Haggai), I saw three things we can expect when God gives us a project.

First, expect sacrifice and hard work. Sometimes what God calls us to do isn’t easy or convenient. But obedience isn’t an option for the believer.

Second, expect opposition. When you’re obeying God, His infernal enemy will do all he can to thwart you, discourage you, frustrate you, make you inefficient and your efforts ineffective. Just remember: The battle is not yours, but God’s (2 Chronicles 20:15). So don’t be discouraged or afraid. Do what you were called to do. You work. Let God fight.

And finally, expect a blessing. Especially the blessings of His presence and His Spirit, who will give you the strength and courage to complete the task.

Forgive me, Father, for abandoning the work You’ve called me to do.

Give me the strength and courage to get back into it so You can fulfill Your purpose through me (Psalm 138: 8). Amen.

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Extra tea: Read and meditate on the book of Haggai “Be strong, all you people of the land,� declares the Lord, “and work. For I am with you.� — Haggai 2:4 (NIV) Have you ever started a project with gusto, then quit when it became too hard to complete? Or perhaps you ran into unexpected roadblocks and got tired of fighting. Or maybe the task was too tedious.

Or became more expensive than you’d originally thought it would be.

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Take my study, for instance. It’s amazing how quickly it becomes disorganized, overrun with paper, books, documents and other stuff I plan to look at “sometime.� It’s not a hard job — sorting through the papers and documents — just tedious.

At the beginning of August I couldn’t take it any longer and delved into the stacks, boxes, and drawers. I spent an entire Saturday going through a large box of files, some dated as far back as 1993 — most of which were pitched. By the end of the day, a stack of garbage waited by the door to be hauled away.

Sad to say, but it’s midNovember and I’ve only now gotten back to it.

Maybe by the end of the year I can cross this project off my to-do list.

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Cyber school program could recoup students, tuition dollars

By VALERIE MYERS Erie Times-News

ERIE — It’s not a typical classroom. Students work on laptops at tables set up in an open area at the junction of two main hallways at Erie’s Central Career and Technical School.

Three teachers stationed at desks beside and behind them are available for help when the students need it.

Most of the time, teachers monitor other students working online at home.

The makeshift classroom is home base for the Erie School District’s cyber school, created in 2012.

High school students work mainly online at home but come to the class if they need one-on-one help from teachers. Middle school students new to the cyber program this school year are required to go to class at least weekly.

The Erie Public Schools Online Campus, as the cyber school is formally known, caters to students who don’t thrive in traditional classrooms. School officials hope that it will also cater to Erie students enrolled in outside cyber charter schools.

More than 440 students who live within Erie School District boundaries are enrolled this fall in cyber charter schools based outside the district, including Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School. The district is required by law to pay their tuition. Approximate cost to the Erie School District in 2016-17: $3.8 million, or about $9,114 per student, $16,614 for each special education student. The district pays much less per pupil enrolled in its own cyber program, about $1,670 for each of the 135 students enrolled, for computers, internet access, classes and teacher salaries and benefits, said Neal Brokman, coordinator of alternative programming for the Erie School District and principal of the district cyber school.

“I’d rather that students that want cyber school choose ours,” Brokman said. “Because, number one, I think it’s a better product, and because it keeps kids in the district as part of their home school.”

The program offers a range of courses, even Advanced Placement courses,

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TYANA WILSON, a sixth-grade cyber student, spoke with teacher Courtney Wurst at Central Career and Technical School in Erie. and the opportunity to work with teachers in person.

“Kids get the support they need,” Brokman said.

“Leave most kids home with a computer and they won’t get their work done.”

Students choose to learn online for a variety of reasons, Brokman said. The application for Erie’s cyber school asks students why they prefer it.

“The answers vary student by student, but there are two main responses,” Brokman said, “from students who may be a little more introverted or learn better on their own and, second, from students who maybe made some bad decisions in the past and feel this is the best way to graduate on time.”

Diamond Alligood, 17, said she chose Erie’s cyber school to escape bullying.

“I had problems in school. I had trouble with students picking on me. It was just stupid things,” said Diamond, who is in her second year in Erie Public Schools Online Campus and plans to graduate in the spring. She previously attended East High School.

“I didn’t like that school,” she said.

DeAndre Murdock, 16, looks forward to doing his schoolwork on his own schedule. He attended traditional classes at Central Tech before starting Erie cyber school last week.

“You get detention full time there if you’re late in the morning,” he said.

Erie cyber students aren’t required to take classes at certain times.

“They can work any time 24/7 as long as they do

what the expectations are,” Brokman said. “If they want to sleep in, that’s fine, but then they might need to dedicate the time from 10 to 1 to classes.”

“Kids here work at their own pace,” teacher Tom Vogt said. Vogt is certified to teach science, social studies and English, and teaches Erie cyber courses in all of those disciplines. Courtney Wurst teaches English in the cyber school. Mike Volk teaches math. Bob Merski teaches special education.

“We get to be cheerleaders for the kids, assuring them they can do this, they can take the test again, they can work at it a little longer,” Vogt said. “We contact so many students every day to see how they’re doing, what they’re doing or why they haven’t been working lately. The best part is getting to work oneon-one with kids. This job is the best thing that’s ever happened to me professionally.”

The school isn’t a diploma mill, school district spokeswoman Daria Devlin said.

“We care about kids’ success. This is not a mill where we get them in and push them through. That sets us apart,” she said.

Brokman aims to stop the 3 percent loss of Erie students to cyber charter schools each school year and double Erie cyber school enrollment, to 250 students — by getting students back from cyber charter schools. Getting students back from brickand-mortar charter schools, where they have friends and teachers that they see every day, will be more difficult.

“Cyber schools seem to offer more low-hanging fruit. Efforts to bring students back from brick-andmortar charters are farther down the line,” Devlin said.

About 2,000 Erie students attend cyber charter or brick-and-mortar charter schools outside the school district this school year, for a total estimated 2016-17 tuition cost of $23.4 million.

Brokman plans to survey Erie students to ask why they chose outside cyber charter schools and what the Erie School District can do to get them back.

It’s not a minor goal. The Erie School District this year got a $3.3 million increase in state basic education funding and $4 million in emergency funding and is on the state’s financial watch list. The district projects a 2017-18 deficit as high as $10 million and a $60 million deficit in five to 10 years, largely due to stagnant revenues and spiraling health care, employee retirement costs — and charter school tuition costs. At stake could be art and music programs, full-day kindergarten, school libraries, sports and extracurricular activities and the closure of all four district high schools.

“Meanwhile, PA Cyber has a billboard on 26th Street and when there are school closings, you see it scrolling on the bottom of the TV screen,” Brokman said. “It has an advertising budget of a half-million dollars.”

The financially troubled Erie School District does not have an advertising budget, and that makes it harder to compete with cyber charter schools, Devlin said.

“We can’t spend taxpayer dollars on advertising. It has to be word of mouth and whatever free marketing we can do,” she said.

The district’s early cyber school efforts were aimed at solidifying its academic and extracurricular program, Brokman said. In addition to live interaction with teachers, Erie cyber students can participate in all school district activities and return to their home schools, if they like, to graduate.

“We wanted to make sure our product is good before we try to sell it,” Brokman said.

CHURCH EVENTS Spaghetti dinner A spaghetti and meatball dinner will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. today at First Christian Church, 500 Water St., Indiana.

Dinner includes salad, bread, drink and dessert. The cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12 and free for age 5 and under. Takeouts are available. For more information, call (724) 465-4732.

Faith Harmony Boys in concert The Faith Harmony Boys, of Charleston, W.Va., will appear at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Hilltop Baptist Church, 4859 Route 286 West, Center Township.

Pastor Jack Lucas invites the public to attend. For more information, call the church office at (724) 349-9180.

Swiss steak dinner ROBINSON — The Helping Hands of the Robinson Evangelical United Methodist Church will hold a Swiss steak dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sunday in the church fellowship hall, 332 Mary St., Robinson.

The cost is $8 for adults, $3 for children ages 5 to 12 and free for age 4 and under. Takeouts are available.

Guest speaker Justin Lee, founder and executive director of The Gay Christian Network, an interdenominational nonprofit organization serving LGBT Christians and those who care about them, will speak from 7 to 8 p.m.

Monday in the sanctuary at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 695 School St., Indiana.

Lee is the host of GCN Radio, a popular podcast on faith and sexuality, and author of “Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate.” He grew up as a conservative Southern Baptist, preaching against gay acceptance until questions about his own sexuality forced him to reconsider everything he thought he knew.

Today, he focuses on building bridges between those who disagree,

with an approach that has been called “ingenious” by The Advocate and praised as “fresh air” by the former Archbishop of Canterbury. Lee has been featured in numerous media outlets, including “Dr. Phil,” “Anderson Cooper 360,” NPR’s “All Things Considered” and a front page story in The New York Times. He speaks frequently across the country, is a contributor to the Huffington Post, and writes about issues of faith and culture on his own blog, Crumbs from the Communion Table, at JustinLee.co.

A free-will offering will be collected at the door. Proceeds will help establish a scholarship fund for those wishing to attend the January GCN conference in Pittsburgh. Refreshments in the Chalice Room will follow the event.

Women’s Fellowship of the church and their proceeds will help sponsor local family charities and church ministries.    A holiday craft show will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 3 at First Christian Church, 500 Water St., Indiana.

A large variety of merchandise from local artisans will be available. The kitchen will be open to provide a warm lunch.

The Pathway Homeless Shelter will also be holding a bake sale with all proceeds going to support the shelter.

For more information, call Sandi Fairman at (724) 388-7747.

Spaghetti dinner

The 23rd annual Thanksgiving concert of praise will begin at 5:50 p.m.

Nov. 20 at Grace United Methodist Church, Indiana.

Instrumental music includes a jazz ensemble, sliding trombone sacred choir, trumpet trio, bagpipes, Seeds of Faith worship band and patriotic keyboard selection by Dr. Lindsay Parks.

Vocalists include Indi-Annas, Benjamin Strong, Yvonne Redd, Paul Thompson and Debra Moore. Anthony Frazier and friends will provide worship music as the congregation gathers.

Indiana County Sheriff Robert Fyock will lead the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the national anthem by the Sweet Adelines.

The concert is arranged and produced by J.D. Varner with the Christian Witness Media Ministries. Host pastor David Henderson invites the entire community.

DERRY — A spaghetti dinner will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Derry First United Methodist Church, 311 N. Ligonier St., Derry.

The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children. There will be early-bird shopping for the giant flea market.

The bazaar and craft show is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 19.

Eight-foot tables are available to rent for $10. For more information or to rent a table, call (724) 694-8333.

Craft shows COMMODORE — A Christmas craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Nov. 19 in the fellowship hall at Purchase Line United Methodist Church, 17107 Route 286 East, Commodore.

There will be baked goods, lunch and crafts. For more information, call Nancy Baker at (724) 254-2831.    The Indiana Church of the Brethren will hold a craft show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 19 at the church, 905 McKnight Road, White Township. There will be a large selection of handmade items for sale. Homemade pies will also be sold and lunch will be available in the kitchen. A drawing will be held at the end of the day for a door prize. The event is sponsored by the

Thanksgiving concert of praise

Thanksgiving dinner Plans are in the works for The Salvation Army’s annual community Thanksgiving dinner, set for noon on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 420 Philadelphia St., Indiana.

To make reservations, call (724) 4652530.

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STUDENTS OF THE MONTH BRIANNA BELL The Apollo Area Lions Club recently named Brianna Bell as a Student of the Month for November.

She is the daughter of Sara Bell, of North Apollo, and attends Apollo-Ridge High School.

She is treasurer of student council, Spanish Club and the senior class.

She is a member of the prom committee, PRIDE Club, AP Scholars Club, Zumba Club and Dr. Curci’s Alumni Hall of Fame committee.

Brianna was named to the National Honor Society. She has attained honor roll status and attended state Sen. Don White’s Student Government Seminar.

Brianna’s civic activities

include National Youth Leadership Forum, Miracle Mile League and National Society of High School Scholars. She baby-sits in her spare time.

Brianna plans to attend the West Penn School of Nursing to become a registered nurse.

BROOKE COLEMAN The Apollo Area Lions Club recently named Brooke Coleman as a Student of the Month for November.

She is the daughter of Harry and Celeste Coleman, of Clarksburg, and attends Apollo-Ridge High School.

She is captain of the varsity volleyball team. Her other school activities include Leo Club, PRIDE Club and Circle of Friends. Brooke has attained high honor roll status and received the Academic Achievement Award.

Her civic activities include helping with Apollo Borough spring cleanup, volunteering at St. Andrew’s Village and Golden

Living Care Center, Leo Club spaghetti dinners, Apollo-Ridge Learning Festival and Life Skills Prom.

Brooke plans to continue her education and work with special-needs children.

If you see these people today, be sure to wish them a happy birthday: • Laurie Boyer, Hillsdale • Jennifer Fritz, Blairsville • Marci Garland, Blairsville • Randy Lemmon, Indiana • Bryant Miloser, Marion Center • Jean Mitchell, Indiana • Matthew Mlakar, Lucernemines • Leah Pierce, Saltsburg • Adam Shaeffer, Blairsville • Cory Shaeffer, Blairsville • Heather Sipos, Indiana • Darl “Pete” Somerville, Cherry Tree • Jeremy Taylor, Ernest The Gazette would like to wish you a “Happy Birthday!” To have a name added to the list, call (724) 4655555, ext. 265.

If you leave a message, be sure to spell out the first and last name of the person celebrating their special day and remember to tell us the day and the town where they live.

Messages may be left up to one month before the birthday. Those with incomplete information will not be run on the list.

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Entertainment

The Indiana Gazette

‘Arrival’ lumbers, and that’s not just the aliens

By MARK KENNEDY

AP Entertainment Writer

It turns out that when space aliens do eventually arrive on Earth — and, wouldn’t you know it, they traveled all that way without bothering to learn any of our languages beforehand? — we won’t need any fancy high-tech gizmos with LED screens to communicate. All we’ll need is a simple whiteboard and a black marker to break the intergalactic ice and say “hi.�

That’s among some of the hard-to-swallow premises of “Arrival,� a sluggish, naturalistic meditation on loss and time that also happens to have lumbering spidery, squid-like aliens, who arrive in a spacecraft, that resemble massive watermelon seeds.

The film tries to straddle the line between serious sci-fi that examines Big Ideas (like “Solaris�) and the kind of popcornmunching, go-get-thoseslimy-critters summer blockbusters (hello, “Inde-

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AMY ADAMS stars in “Arrival.� pendence Day�). It doesn’t always succeed and ends on such a muddled philosophical note that you may need the whiteboard back for a quick explanation to be mapped out.

Amy Adams stars as linguist Dr. Louise Banks — “the top of everyone’s list when it comes to translations� — who is enlisted by the military to help communicate with one of 12 alien ships that suddenly appear on Earth, silent and

eerie. (Wait, they’re shy?)

She’s aided by an admirable Jeremy Renner, a theoretical physicist, who nicely doesn’t end up being smarmy and condescending. Forest Whitaker plays a grim military leader trying to protect the pair’s work despite pressure from upstairs to bomb the aliens into calamari.

Adams, whose character is reeling from personal turmoil, delivers a heartwrenchingly beautiful per-

formance using her ability to communicate a halfdozen emotions just standing still. Wonder, sorrow and anguish are written all over her face.

But director Denis Villeneuve (“Sicario�) sometimes gets lost in repetition and blind alleys, causing the inherent tautness of the story to go slack. Why do we spend so much time in a shaft inside the alien’s ship?

How many times must we watch Adams trudge off to be decontaminated?

The plot is based on Ted Chiang’s “Story of Your Life� and adapted by Eric Heisserer. The leap to the screen has been benefited by the slow reveal of the aliens, a gorgeous sequence in which we follow a helicopter to a landing site and the nifty way the filmmakers show the aliens’ visual language, which resembles stains on a coffee table made by a perspiring beer pint. (It brings new meaning to Banks’ statement, “Language is messy.�)

Once communication has been made — actually, that

whiteboard seems less impressive when we learn the aliens had telepathic powers all along — the real bad guys end up being that old faceless movie punching bag: The military.

The film virtually goes off the rails at this point as tanks and guns pointed from by-the-book soldiers threaten to undo the good will. Whether the aliens are peaceful or malevolent — are they offering a tool or a weapon? — turns this tale into another run-of-themill alien invasion yarn.

The ghostly music by Johann Johannsson — with an assist by Max Richter — is truly a thoughtful soundscape, and the film’s inherent stillness is nicely broken by the military’s engines of war, which threaten communication in more ways than one.

But perhaps the biggest problem with “Arrival� is that first contact has al-

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‘The King and I’ sets off on tour

By MARK KENNEDY AP Drama Writer

NEW YORK — The cast on national tour with Lincoln Center’s “The King and I� includes an actor who has played two different roles in the musical on Broadway, a one-time miraculous nanny and an actress who adored the film version as a child because she saw herself.

The Tony Award-winning revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic tale of clashing cultures has hit the road for a 19-city tour starring Jose Llana as the king, Laura Michelle Kelly as Anna and Manna Nichols as Tuptim.

The musical’s story centers on an Englishwoman who travels to Siam in the 1860s to teach the children

of the king. The revival won the Tony Award in 2015 starring Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe. Its score by Rodgers and Hammerstein includes “I Whistle a Happy Tune,� “Getting to Know You� and “Shall We Dance.�

Llana took over from Watanabe as the king on Broadway in two stints and knows the show very well: He made his Broadway debut in a 1996 revival, playing the part of Lun Tha, an envoy from the Prince of Burma. “This show and ‘The King and I’ in general means a lot to me, personally,� he said. “So many lessons can be learned from how the King and Anna, from two different worlds, find common ground and find a way to live peacefully.�

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Nichols, from Oklahoma City, is also a veteran of the musical, having played Tuptim at the Walnut St. Theatre and North Shore Music Theatre. She saw the Lincoln Center version the day after O’Hara won her Tony and the actress cheered her hometown heroine.

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It will be Nichols’ first national tour but Llana is a pro, having traveled with “Flower Drum Song� and “Martin Guerre.� He’s looking forward to the “King and I� making a stop next summer at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., his hometown.

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Whether subconsciously or as an overt nod to the master, Villeneuve echoes Spielberg’s use of edgy soldiers and his heroes sleeplessly obsessing about alien communication, right down to using clay models and kids’ drawings. Both films even share the image of backlit aliens speaking to humans while in a cloud of fog.

So, with all due respect to “Arrival,� rent that 1977 film instead. “Arrival,� a Paramount Pictures release, is rated PG13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “brief strong language.�

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NOTICE Pursuant to the “Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act� and the “Clean Streams Law�, notice is hereby given that Coal Loaders, Inc., 210 East Main Street, Ligonier, PA 15658, has made application to the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of District Mining Operations, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, for a surface mine permit in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County as shown on the U.S.G.S. 7 1/2’ Bolivar and New Florence quadrangle maps.

The proposed 122.0 acre permit is located south of Blacklick Creek, north of the First Energy transmission line, and north and east of Barr Cemetery Road, T-710, approximately 1 mile north of the intersection with SR 22, on the properties of Pennsylvania Game Commission, Windy Hollow LLC, and Robert & Kelly Heming. Coal Loaders, Inc. proposes to surface and auger mine bituminous coal, conduct blasting activities, and discharge treated water to Blacklick Creek and unnamed tributaries to Blacklick Creek. Access to the site will be via an existing access road directly off of T-710. The application includes a request for a variance on the 100’ barrier of Unnamed Tributary No. 1 to Blacklick Creek in order to install a temporary road crossing of the unnamed tributary in order to provide access between the two proposed phases of this operation. The crossing is located approximately 1,700’ upstream and southwest of the point where the Unnamed Tributary No. 1 enters Blacklick Creek and extends approximately 40’ on either side of the centerline of the proposed access road. The application includes a request for a variance on the 100’ barrier of Unnamed Tributary No. 2 to Blacklick Creek for the purpose of mining through and reconstructing a portion of the existing stream channel and installation of erosion and sedimentation control structures within the 100’ stream barrier. The variance area begins approximately 1,550’ upstream and south of the point where the unnamed Tributary No. 1 enters Blacklick Creek and extends upstream approximately 800’ to the First Energy transmission line. Approximately a 309’ section of channel will be reconstructed to its approximate original location following mining. A copy of this application has been placed on file for public review at the Indiana County Conservation District Office, 625 Kolter Drive, Suite 8, Indiana, PA 15701. Anyone wishing to submit comments or requests for an informal conference concerning this application should write to the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of District Mining Operations, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119, within thirty (30) days of the final publication of this notice stating his or her name, address, telephone number, and the nature of their objection. This application is made in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 22, 1937, P.L., 1987, as amended.

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NOTICE Cherryhill Township Supervisors The Proposed budget for the year of 2017 has been accepted by the Board of Supervisors at their meeting of November 7, 2016.

The budget is available for public inspection through December 5, 2016 between the hours of 7:30 A.M. and 2:30 P.M. Monday through Friday at the Cherryhill Township Municipal Building in Penn Run, PA. It will be adopted at the regular meeting held on December 5, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. Shirley Howells Secretary 11/12

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Rosebud Mining Company, 301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201 has requested a total Stage 1 and a partial Stage 2 bond release for the Ondo Mine, CMAP #32961302 which was originally issued on July 30, 1997. This release is being requested pursuant to the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act. The permit areas, which include two surface activity sites, contain 32.4 acres and are located in Brush Valley Township, Indiana County.

The first surface activity site area is known as Portal No. 2 and is located on the properties of Tyler and Monique Overdorff and Royden E. Kinter. This site is located 1,900 west of the intersection of Douglas Road and Round Top Road. The second surface activity site area is known as the Rock Dust Borehole Site and was never activated or constructed. Total bond currently being held is $245,412.

Bond release is being requested for $224,420 on 32.4 acres. The Stage 1 area has been backfilled and the partial Stage 2 area has been topsoiled and revegetated with grasses only in accordance with the approved permit.

Written comments, objections, and requests for a public hearing or informal conference may be submitted to the PA Department of Environmental Protection, Cambria District Mining Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931 within 30 days of the final publication of this notice and must include the person’s name, address, telephone number and a brief statement as to the nature of the objection(s).

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IF DECLARER SLIPS, MAKE HIM PAY Benjamin Franklin wrote, “A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.�

A slip of a card may cost you a contract, whether you are the declarer or a defender.

It is important, of course, that when an opponent slips, you make him pay. Do not slide also and give him a chance to regain his footing.

In this deal, how should South plan the play in three notrump after West leads the club 10?

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has seven ace-king points (two for each ace and one for each king). But the weak doubleton club suggests taking the low road.

South starts with seven top tricks: two spades, two hearts, two diamonds and one club (at trick one). By far the best chance for two more winners is to play on diamonds.

After taking the first trick with the club jack, South should cash the diamond ace.

Here, when West plays low, declarer continues with the king. When everyone follows, declarer plays a third round, and he might well end up with an overtrick. This play has an a priori 92.4 percent chance of success. (If West plays the diamond nine or 10 on the first round, South should next lead a low diamond toward dummy’s jack.)

At the table in a social game, South slipped: He crossed to dummy with a spade at trick two, then played a heart to his jack. West defended accurately by taking the trick and leading a second low club to keep communication with his partner. Now the contract was over.

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LPN

Large non profit organization is looking for Full Time LPN in our Punxsutawney site. Looking for motivated, flexible individual with demonstrated critical thinking skills previous experience required, knowledge of EMR (Electronic Medical Records) is a plus. Some evening hours may be required.

Interested candidates can apply on line under career tab at: www.primary-health.n et Marion Center Bank is currently seeking qualified applicants who are outgoing, dependable and have a positive attitude for the following position: Full-time Electronic Banking Representative, Indiana Location.

Primary responsibility will be to provide direct customer service to customers with electronic banking, voice banking, and internet banking issues. This person would also be responsible for processing Internet banking and ATM/Debit Card/Business Debit Card applications; ensuring proper account maintenance, researching disputes and card problems.

Marion Center Bank offers competitive benefits package and salary. Interested applicants should submit resume to Marion Center Bank, Attention Human Resources, PO Box 130, Indiana, PA 15701.

EOE/AA/M/F/H/V.

Plumbing & Heating

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with our New Automatic Self Feed Coal Furnaces and Boilers also Multi Fuel Boilers

Bretz Heating Indiana Call Us to See724-388-5424 724-463-7910

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Cleaning Services

Only Chem-Dry® Carpet Cleaning uses “The Natural”® for a deep clean that’s also green and dries in 1-2 hours.

CALL BRENDA AT CHEM-DRY® OF INDIANA COUNTY

724-286-3044 Independently Owned & Operated Serving Indiana County For 26 Years!

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Remodeling Services

HANDYMAN FOR HIRE, INC Remodeling, Electricial, maintenance & repairs. handymanforhireonline.com

See us on Angie’s list.

724-465-0297 PA12963

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Special Services

TREE MONKEYS

WEEKENDS ARE MADE FOR FUN! Share your good times with children.

FCCY is looking for weekend and fulltime foster parents. In home training! Please call 800-747-3807. EOE THE Indiana Gazette Classifieds... What a great place to buy or sell. Call us at (724) 349-4949 to place your advertisement.

Personal Care Attendant

Needed for physically challenged gentleman.

Pleasant working conditions. Ph. 724-726-8116 for details.

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Roofing & Siding

A&A Established 1980

Roofing & Siding 724.463.1060 PA1518

www.aacustomconstruction.com

Want results?

Get ‘em today!

Call Gazette Classifieds today: 724.349.4949

Household Goods

BLACK Swivel Chair on Castors, like new, asking $25. Call (724) 465-7300 BROWN Upholstered lift chair, like new with new controller, asking $500.

(724) 388-7997 COMPUTER Desk with shelves, excellent condition, $50. (724) 422-5998

Fully Insured

GLIDER/ROCKER Recliner with ottoman, wooden frame, light brown upholstery, like new, asking $50. Call (724) 349-5763

We Specialize In Hazardous Trees

PA059590

MECHANIC WANTED Must have Inspection License, apply in person or by phone to: Sadler Auto Sales 720 Old Rte. 119 Hwy. N, Indiana, Pa 15701 (724) 465-7163

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Professional Tree Service - Pruning and Removal - Stump Grinding

724-465-4083

Construction, LLC

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BDR SERVICES Fall Cleanup, Painting, Dry Walling, Snowblowing of Sidewalks & Driveways Reasonable rates.

Fully insured.

Call (724) 599-0293 PA#107457

HAULING Need your unwanted items hauled away. Call 724-463-8254.

JOHN B. JOHNSTON

✦ BUILDING ✦ REMODELING ✦ ELECTRICAL ✦ Now Offering: HANDYMAN SERVICE PA 006733

654 Johnston Rd. Creekside, PA 15732

(724) 397-2349

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Antiques

ANTIQUE- White Wicker Baby Carriage, w/brake & hood, over 100years old, Good condition, asking $350. Call (724) 349-2441 or (724) 541-3398 DEPRESSION Glass, 4 Kings Crown, ruby red & crystal stemware, $15 each or $50 for all. (724) 465-8252

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Clothing

WOMEN’s Slacks, 10 pairs, size 14, $3. a pair.

Like new, (724) 471-2113

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Building Supplies

CEDAR POLES, for lumber fence etc, 5 - cedar & 2-pine, 16 - 20 in. round and 8-13 ft. long. asking $200/all.

Call (724) 422-7450

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Household Goods

(1) AMISH Made End Table, asking $25. Call (724) 726-0620 2 TABLES, 8 ft. long x 30” wide, asking $30/both. Call (724) 349-1673 1957 White Porcelean Bathtub, excellent cond., asking $100. Call (724) 357-8729 46x46 7 1/2 foot Shower Stall equipped for the Handicapped, never used, asking $500, (724) 422-0636

Handmade Quilt, older, asking $125. Call (724) 254-0325 SEMI Electric Hospital Bed, asking $75. Call (724) 568-4598

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Appliances For Sale

SPT Energy Star portable counter top dishwasher, Stainless steel, $150. with folding wooded cart & wine rack, $250. (724) 349-1281 WHIRLPOOL Electric range with self cleaning oven, white, $200. (724) 349-1281 WILLIAMS Appliance, 30 years. Selling quality new & used. (724) 397-2761.

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Musical & Stereo Equipment For Sale

YAMAHA Keyboard, battery or electric, asking $20, Call (724) 397-8124

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Pets & Supplies For Sale

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The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who may sell your pet for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents very carefully when giving away your pet.

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Sports Equipment For Sale

REMINGTON 700 adl, 7 mm mag, wood stock, new in box, never fired asking $450 no checks.

Call (724) 726-5397

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Miscellaneous For Sale

(17) Aluminum windows with screens, vertical slide from mobile home, 30” W X 40” H and 30” W X 20” H. $200 obo for all.

(724) 525-6600 ATTIC Air Vent- aluminum spin type, new condition asking $30. Call (724) 525-5000 GAS Wall Space Heater, vent free, blue flame, garage or workshop, 30,000 btu, used last winter, paid $279 selling for $150.

Call (724) 783-7623

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Miscellaneous For Sale

GENERATOR, 4,000 watt, used 6 hours, asking $250. (724) 254-2640 GREENHOUSE, all aluminum w/door, 7 x 7, needs some glass, asking $150.

Call (724) 422-7450 GUITAR HERO Comes with a game, asking $45.

(724) 594-8470

HANDMADE American Girl Doll Clothing, knits.

Call (724) 479-9926 INSULATED Pleated drapes, 2 panels, each is 84” wide by 7’ long, tan/brown color, $25 for both, (724) 479-3436 KOZI Pellet Stove. B/O Call (724) 465-2384 TRIA Age Defying Lazor, for wrinkles and signs of aging, paid $500 asking $175.

Call (724) 840-5272

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Parts & Accessories For Sale

(2) 215/60R16 Cooper winter tread tires, brand new, hardly used. Asking $150. for set. Call (724) 397-8400 leave message.

MEYERS Snow Plow, 7’, model ST-84, hydraulic lift, brackets, manual turn, asking $300. Call (724) 422-7450

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Autos For Sale

1988 Bronco, 88k, 2.9 liter, auto. transmission, Call (724) 463-6428

Autos For Sale

1999 FORD Explorer, asking $1500, runs good, needs inspected, Wheel horse C-100, 10hp kohler engine, with front loader, $750.

Call (724) 349-2318

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Vehicle Rentals/Leasing

NEED A

CONVENIENT

RENTAL? Rental and Leasing

1874 Oakland Ave. INDIANA

724-349-7007 201 S. Jefferson St. KITTANNING

724-545-2880

www.leewayrentals.com

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Trucks For Sale

2008 FORD F150, V8, 4WD, 177k, Viewable at 17 Maple Ave, Blairsville.

Sealed bids accepted until 2 p.m. Nov.15, 2016.

(724) 453-8033

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Motorcycles For Sale

1994 HARLEY Davidson Fat boy, 11,000 miles, excellent shape, $8,000 obo. (724) 388-6452

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ATV For Sale

POLARIS Sportsman 500 4X4 warn winch & plow, asking $2,800. Call (724) 762-3415

Wilson’s Garage

Rt. 780, New Kensington, PA

AUCTION

SELLER’S RETIRING & FLORIDA BOUND! LARGE SALE

SAT., NOV. 19 @ 9 AM

CORVETTES (Convertibles): ‘87 Blue on Blue, 48,000 mi.

‘66 X-Show Car, 1,200 mi.

MOTOR HOME: ‘05 Diesel 38’ Coachman Cross Country w/Two Slide Outs, 11,000 mi.

CAR & TRUCK INVENTORY: (Most Needing Service) Dump Truck & Tow Trucks, Back Hoe, Garden Tractor SHOP: Auto Lifts, Comm. Air Compressors, Air Reeds, Hydra. Press, Tire Machine, Hoists & Trolleys, Torches, Welders, Jacks, Oils & Greases, Pumps, Drill Press, Tool Chests & Tools, Ladders, Shelving, Pellet Racking, Parts & Tire Inventory, 1960’s & ‘70’s Ford Parts, Many Other Items.

For Details or Contact:

QUIC-SALE www.quic-sale.com

724-726-5462 Mark E. Dixon III • Realtor & Auctioneer Lic. #2410