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esidents touched by addiction and local health officials who oversee addiction recovery treatment told the Herald-Standard they are wary of any legislation that would reduce coverage for those in addiction or mental health treatment. That included the American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA), unveiled as

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Top: Christeen Myers of North Belle Vernon displays a picture of her son, who struggled with addiction and is now in prison for crimes committed related to his addiction. Myers says the Affordable Care Act expanded access to treatments for substance abuse and mental health disorders. Above: Ashley Potts, a former heroin addict and member of Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services Care Center’s Crisis Diversion Unit, said Medicaid expansion has been a “great thing” for getting people the coverage they need.

hristeen Myers of North Belle Vernon recalls that insurance coverage for substance use disorders was virtually nonexistent during her time working in a detoxification unit in the 1980s. “It’s a 180 (degree difference) now from what it was then,” Myers said. Myers attributes that difference to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which increased access to addiction and mental health treatment by designating them as “essential health benefits” required — Jana Kyle, to be covered director of the through the AfFCDAC fordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace and expanded Medicaid. The ACA, signed into law by former President Barack Obama in 2010, expanded Medicaid eligibility to include most lowincome adults making less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level ($32,319 for a household of four people), offering states funding to pay for all new program enrollees. “We’re going to be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future,” House Speaker Paul Ryan said in a Friday press

“When you have insurance, it provides an opportunity and a comfort level to seek treatment.”

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Fentanyl production, trafficking, use drawing attention of Toomey, Murphy By J.D. Prose

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With fentanyl playing an increasingly larger role in the opioid crisis, congressional legislators have taken steps in the past week to counter the flow of the synthetic drug into the country.

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On March 16, a resolution, which was co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, RLehigh County, calling on the United States, China and Mexico to stop fentanyl production and trafficking unanimously passed the Senate. Most of the illegal fentanyl in America comes from China

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and is either shipped directly here or to Mexico, where it is processed and then smuggled into America. Fentanyl jumped into the spotlight last year when it was cited as the cause of death for music superstar Prince. Then on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Upper St.

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Clair Township, chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, oversaw a hearing titled, “Fentanyl: The Next Wave of the Opioid Crisis,” featuring testimony

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The Charthene Club of Charleroi recently announced Alexis Weber is its May girl of the month. A senior at Charleroi Area High School, she is an honor roll student. Weber has received the County Ameilia Earhart Award, the Westinghouse Science Honors Institute Award and the Zonta Club of Washington Award. Her activities include secretary of her class, copresident of the history club, Students Against Destructive Decisions Junior Class representative, student council student forum representative and the STEM club social media manager/ team leader. Weber is a member of Cougar Crazies, musical/ drama club, Teen Outreach Advisory Board, foreign language club and the yearbook committee. She is a cheerleader and on the varsity track and

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field team. She has served her community by volunteering for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life and the blood drive. Weber is employed at Bartolotta’s Gian Eagle. She plans to attend college to major in biology and become a veterinarian. All the girls will be recognized at the Charthene Team, which will be held in the CASD Alumni Room in April.

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The manufacture of river barges in our area dates back to 1903, and since 2005 Brownsville Marines products has been proudly carrying on the tradition. Visual journalist Rebecca Devereaux recently spent some time photographing and recording the process and the manpower that it takes to shape several hundred tons of steel into a single river barge in this installment of Made Here. To watch this video, please visit the video section at www.heraldstandard.com.

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A former Mount Pleasant police officer who is awaiting trial for attempted rape is facing new charges after four more women reported he forced himself on them. John Andrew Brown, 44, of Mount Lebanon allegedly forced sex acts on the women in Allegheny, Erie and Beaver counties in 2014 and 2015. He was suspended without pay in January last year after a woman reported he choked her and attempted to rape her in a Donegal Township residence. The Herald-Standard does not identify those who allege they are victims of sexual assault. One women reported Brown to police after seeing a news story about the attempted rape case, and reported he did something similar to her in March 2014. She told police she met Brown at a bar, and he later invited her to a concert. After the concert they returned to the bar where they met, according to the affidavit of probable cause filed in his case. She said he invited her to his truck to talk, and forcefully grabbed her head and kissed her. She said she pulled away and later attempted to get out of the truck, but it was locked

and would not open. He allegedly forced her to perform a sex act on him. Brown allegedly intimidated the women by calling himself their “master” before forcing them to perform sex acts Brown on him. Two of the alleged victims were employed with him at the State Security and Investigation Services, where he worked as a training instructor. He allegedly told those women he had “connections” and could get them fired. Brown was training a woman for a firearms certification at Beaver Valley Rifle and Pistol Club in Beaver Falls in April 2015 when he allegedly pushed her against a wall and attempted to kiss her. She pushed him away and said that that was not why she was there, and he apologized, according to the affidavit. They later went to dinner, and, when she attempted to leave, he said, “You can’t leave. You need to pay up. Get in my truck,” according to the affidavit. When she resisted, he allegedly said, “I’m your master. You’ll do what I say,” and “You don’t have a choice” before forcing her to perform a sex act on him. She told

police he had a gun and could have shot her, and she was intimidated by their size difference and his position as an officer. He told her that if she reported him, no one would believe her, according to the affidavit. He allegedly forced her to perform a sex act on him a second time at the Pittsburgh office of SSIS, saying, “I’m your master. Don’t forget, I’m connected.” Charges were filed in two separate cases. In October 2015, he allegedly groped a woman repeatedly at Docksider Tavern in Erie. The woman called for someone to pick her up. She worked at SSIS and said she did not report him for fear of retaliation. Another woman told police she met Brown at a rib and wing fest at North Park in Pine Township in September 2014, where he allegedly forced her to perform a sex act in his truck. She told police she tried to get out, but the door was locked. He is charged with five counts of indecent assault, four counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and two counts of aggravated indecent assault. Magisterial District Judge Denise S. Thiel set bail at $200,000 in the first four cases and $50,000 for the Erie case. Brown remains lodged in Westmoreland County Prison.

State police are filing charges against a 29-yearold Markleysburg man after he struck Uniontown State Tpr. Adam Kezmarsky in the face with a closed fist as he was resisting arrest Friday night at the Shop ’n Save parking lot in South Union Township. The man had a warrant for his arrest and refused to be handcuffed and fled on foot during a traffic stop. Tpr. Nicholas Richards sustained minor injuries By Mark Hofmann worry about in terms of ContactUS took over on younger employees hired when trying to handcuff the mhofmann@heraldstandard.com them keeping their jobs. April 1, 2016, they would or moved from another However, the suits state take all the employees like project to fill those termiman. Four separate lawsuits that four individuals were Frye, who were assigned nated spots. were filed in federal court not retained by ContactUS to a certain project. Sipio states that Keefer, against a Grindstone call because of their age. On March 31, Frye, a also a 16-year employee, center that allegedly Paula Knox, 57, of 16-year employee, was ap- was on workers comdidn’t rehire employees Brownsville alleged that proached by a supervisor pensation at the time for during a transition be- around the end of March and told he would not be medical purposes and cause of their age. 2016, she was told there retained. when she was working The suits, all of which were limited jobs at ConSipio alleged that Con- she heard comments from were filed by Attorney W. tactUS and she was not tractUS hired approxi- a manager, urging her to Charles Sipio, state that needed. mately the same number retire. when the TPUSA Inc. was However, after her ter- of employees that were let Gina Maczko, 56, of Aldoing business as Teleper- mination, her suit claims go the next day and took lison said she, too, was March 1, saying he had a formance USA and closed that about 17 people were employees from another falsely assured that evgift for her, and then sex- the Fayette County call hired and/or transferred project onto the project to eryone would retain their center a new center, Con- from another location to which Frye was assigned. jobs, but she was not reually assaulted her. work at ContactUS that It was believed those re- hired for a younger, inexThe girl testified during tactUS, took it’s place. Both TPUSA and Con- were younger and not as placement workers were perienced group assigned the preliminary hearing t h a t W i l k e r s o n h a d tactUS were named as experienced with the cen- younger. to her project. Elizabeth Keefer, 64, The plaintiffs are bloodshot eyes and talked defendants in the lawsuits. ter’s client’s project. The suits claim the anKnox worked at the of Brownsville was also seeking compensation, about how he and a friend, informed by a supervisor reimbursement as well as who was on a couch in nouncement of the tran- center for 11 years. Richard Gerald Frye, there were only so many back pay, front pay, bothe next room, had been sition was made on Jan. 29, drinking. She said she 2016, but employees were 70, of Merrittstown was spots to fill and she would nuses, pay increases and repeatedly told him “no,” told there was nothing to told by management when not be hired and saw benefits and court costs. but he overpowered her, and the other youth didn’t answer when she called for him to help. Defense attorneys questioned why she when their boat hit debris from an No injuries were reported and waited a couple of days By the Herald-Standard to see a doctor and report old coal mine tipple, which caused the incident will be investigated. Emergency crews rescued an it to sink, according to Fire Chief Brownsville Fire Company No. the assault to police. Attorney Michele Santicola adult and a child stranded on a Jordan Sealy of Brownsville Fire 1, South Brownsville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, Brownsville said after the hearing that rock after their boat sank in the Company No. 1. Fire crews were able to reach the ambulance and Fayette County some of her statements in Monongahela River in Brownsville two by a rescue boat, providing life HAZMAT-Team 900 assisted at the court weren’t consistent on Saturday afternoon. The two were under the Lane jackets and bringing them back safely scene, according to Fayette County with what she had said Bane Bridge shortly after 2 p.m., to Brownsville Wharf, said Sealy. 911. before.

Four lawsuits filed against Grindstone call center over age discrimination

High school sports star ordered to trial on rape charge SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — A two-sport star at a suburban Pittsburgh high school has been ordered to stand trial on rape and other charges in an alleged assault on a 17-year-old girl. An Allegheny County district judge ruled Friday that prosecutors had enough evidence to send the case against Ross Wilkerson to county court for trial on charges of rape, sexual assault, unlawful restraint, aggravated indecent assault and simple assault. Charges of unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of minors were dismissed. Prosecutors allege that Wilkerson, 18, sent the girl a Snapchat message asking her to go to a pool house behind his home on

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Breakneck Market robbery suspect arraigned achoiniere@heraldstandard.com

A robbery suspect who was tackled by a Breakneck Market cashier’s husband and dubbed “the courteous gunman” was arraigned this week. State police issued an arrest warrant for Max Wylie Driscoll, 28, of Connellsville on March 1. He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Ronald Haggerty Jr. on Wednesday afternoon and lodged in Fayette County Prison. Police said Driscoll approached cashier Lacey Stoots in the Bullskin Township Market on Jan. 22, saying, “I don’t want to be a (expletive), I just want some bills,” according to the affidavit of probable cause filed in his case. She told police she could see a handgun in his pocket and began unloading the register. He told her to stop, saying, “That’s enough,” according to the affidavit. Stoots’ husband, David Stoots, stopped by with their children for a visit that evening and saw the activity from outside. He tackled the man, and the two scuffled

until Driscoll allegedly pointed the gun at Stoots’ head and threatened to shoot him. A friend of Driscoll told police he and another man were driving around that morning smoking crack cocaine. He said Driscoll did not have money, and he had to give him some drugs. He told police it is common for Driscoll to need money and ask for drugs, according to court documents. Police said Driscoll asked the other man for a gun, and received a black pellet gun. Later that night, Driscoll called the friend and said he was stranded on Breakneck Road and needed a ride. Driscoll allegedly told him he robbed Gilmore’s, the former name of the market. He told police he drove Driscoll to a friend’s house, and a family member later picked him up. Driscoll is charged with robbery, theft, recklessly endangering another person, and two counts each of terroristic threats and simple assault. He is free after a $30,000 bond was posted on his behalf. His preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge Michael Metros.

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“If it’s a $5,000 deductible at $19 a month, they don’t think, ‘Can I afford a $5,000 deductible?” said Jana Kyle said, executive director of the Continued from A1 Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission. conference following the failure of an Bacharach observed that it is not Affordable Care Act replacement bill unusual to see $5,000-7,000 deductcrafted by House Republicans to pass ibles and predicted after the rethe House of Representatives. placement bill’s failure to pass Friday So the ACA’s status is more secure, that costs will continue to go up for and local residents who have expethose insured through the government rienced addiction firsthand and area marketplace because the market has health officials said the health care been flooded with sick buyers, driving law, while flawed, has been beneficial up the cost of insurance in lieu of in increasing access to and quality younger, healthier people willing to of health care for substance use and a pay a penalty for not purchasing mental health disorders. insurance. “It’s been easier for people with “You think you’re driving a CaThalia Juarez | Herald-Standard substance use disorders to access dillac, but you’re really driving a ’72 Left: William Addis of Uniontown runs “The House,” a Gallatin Avenue residence where medical assistance,” said Janice Pinto with AM radio and no power recovering addicts use abstinence to seek a clean break from addiction. Right: Joey Taper, administrator of Washington steering,” Reese said of some of the Pagano, president of Club Serenity Inc., a group that hosts 12-step meetings and Bible County Behavioral Health and Devel- studies as well as other various events and has volunteers who are recovering addicts. low-premium, high-deductible inopmental Services. surance options made possible by the Last month, Governor Tom Wolf ACA. announced that more than 700,000 Kyle, executive director of the William Addis of Uniontown went Fayette County’s percentage of Pennsylvanians have enrolled in Fayette County Drug and Alcohol through eight rehabs before getting population enrolled in Medicaid, HealthChoices, the state’s mandatory Commission. sober through abstinence and now 31.3 percent, ranks second-highest managed care Medicaid program, Taper said the increase in insured runs “The House,” a Gallatin Avenue in the state behind only Philadelphia since Wolf expanded Medicaid in the clients at Washington County Behav- County, according to the state Deresidence where recovering adstate in February 2015. That increase ioral Health and Developmental Ser- partment of Human Services. dicts use abstinence to seek a clean in enrolled Pennsylvanians included vices has benefited her organization break from addiction. Addis thinks Greene County ranks sixth, while more than 124,000 newly eligible resi- financially as well. increased coverage through the Washington and Westmoreland dents that accessed Medicaid for drug “The more people get insured, the counties rank among the lower half of ACA might have inadvertently faand alcohol treatment. less I have to use base dollars on uncilitated opioid dependence by althe state’s counties. insured or underinsured,” Taper said. Fayette County also had the second- lowing greater access to unnecessary Of the Fayette County Behavioral prescriptions. largest decrease of uninsured nonA COMFORT LEVEL TO Health Administration’s 38,506 Most local health officials and resielderly adult Pennsylvanians in the SEEK TREATMENT members in 2016, 10,001 signed up dents agreed that insurance coverage, state from 2014 to 2015, a reduction through HealthChoices. Those 10,001 from 15.8 to 13.4 percent. particularly through Medicaid, has “I think Medicaid expansion has paid $29.79 per member monthly still been a liberating advantage for “There’s been a pretty significant been a great thing for getting people for drug and alcohol services, more decrease in the number of uninsured those fighting addiction, since the the coverage they need,” said Ashley than three times as much as the alternative involves so much depenin the state,” said Antoinette Kraus, Potts, a former heroin addict who $8.83 non-HealthChoices members dence and uncertainty. executive director of the Pennsylworked at Southwestern Pennsylvania paid monthly for the same services, “You’re left to the wolves,” said vania Health Access Network, atHuman Services Care Center’s Crisis suggesting that local HealthChoices Joey Pagano, head of the Charleroitributing that decrease to the ACA. Diversion Unit in Washington until enrollees are reliant on Medicaid for based addiction recovery group Club “There’s been a dramatic increase earlier this month, joining Allegheny substance use treatment in particular. in the adult population that has Serenity, of addicts without insurance. Health Network in Pittsburgh. “Obviously those folks needed “That’s what I don’t like.” Medicaid.” Rhonda Jaquay of Charleroi, treatment and weren’t getting the Pagano said that when addicts mother of a recovering heroin addict treatment they needed,” Fayette don’t have insurance, the goal is to FLAWS WITH THE HEALTH and leader of the support group AdCounty Behavioral Health Adminishave them stay on a couch until their CARE STATUS QUO dicts Do Matter, said that the ACA’s tration Executive Director Lisa Ferris withdrawal passes and buy them federally funded expansion of Medsaid. some time while encouraging them to But the ACA has been criticized by icaid has extended the length of Paul Bacharach, president and get insurance. Addis said addicts at local officials for resulting in higher care for local residents in addiction CEO of Gateway Rehab, said ap“The House” are taken to the Fayette recovery, making it easier for them proximately half of the 5,000 to 6,000 deductibles for those in addiction County Assistance Office to get inrecovery. to access halfway housing and nonpatients Gateway serves yearly in surance and then taken to a primary Brian Reese, a treatment superaddictive medications like Vivitrol, addiction treatment programs are care provider if medically necessary. visor at Fayette County Drug and Alwhich blocks the effects of opioids. covered by Medicaid. “There are more options now,” cohol Commission, said that low-cost “It means people can live in the Colonial Management Group diJaquay said. “I would attribute that to health insurance plans offered in the community, stay in treatment, become rector of business and marketing the Affordable Care Act.” government marketplace come with employed,” Taper said. Todd Eury said more than half of “(The ACA) really did provide prohibitive deductibles that patients “When you have insurance, it protheir potential clients ask whether people accessibility to insurance to vides an opportunity and a comfort New Season Recovery in North Union often aren’t aware of until they need treat the disease of addiction,” Kyle to rely on their insurance. level to seek treatment,” said Jana Township accepts Medicaid. said.

Medicaid plans starting 2026, reducing federal in 2020. spending on Medicaid by A concession offered a cumulative $880 billion to conservative Reby that year, according Continued from A1 publicans Thursday to to the nonpartisan garner support for the Congressional Budget a replacement for the bill included eliminating Office. It called for rePatient Protection and essential health benefits moval of a requirement Affordable Care Act, for private insurance as for individual marketsigned into law in 2010 well, according to the place insurance to cover by former President Associated Press. specified percentages of Barack Obama. ReThat elimination expected medical costs. publicans pulled the would have threatened That means individuals’ AHCA from the House substance use disorder share of insurance costs, floor Friday, effectively and mental health covincluding deductibles, killing the bill amid exerage, since 34 percent would have tended to be pectations that a floor of individual market higher under the AHCA vote would fail. plans did not offer covthan those anticipated Some officials and erage for substance under the ACA, acresidents cited Fayette, abuse services and 18 cording to an analysis by Greene, Washington and percent did not offer the CBO. Westmoreland counties’ coverage for mental “I thought, ‘Here it comparatively high rehealth services prior the goes … all these people liance on Medicaid and ACA, according to the are going to suffer,’” rampant opioid abuse as Department of Health Myers said. a dangerous combination and Human Services. A provision added to of circumstances if that “It really guts it,” the AHCA would have coverage is rolled back, Antoinette Kraus, exalso enabled states to warning that the AHCA ecutive director of the receive a certain portion would have a devasPennsylvania Health of federal Medicaid tating local impact. Access Network, said funding in a block grant, “I think it’s great,” of the AHCA’s potential which experts said said Christeen Myers impact on health care would have likely reof North Belle Vernon coverage for those sulted in cut funding for about the AHCA’s fighting substance use states and too much of a failure to pass Friday. disorders prior to the burden on states to fill Myers’ son struggled bill’s failure Friday. the funding gap. with addiction, and she The AHCA would end “Long-term, that thought a repeal of the the enhanced federal would not be susAffordable Care Act Medicaid funding for tainable,” Paul would be “awful” for new enrollees starting Bacharach, president drug addiction treatment in 2020. Those already and CEO of Gateway access and quality. in the program would be Rehab, said of the block The American Health permitted to stay as long grant system, which Care Act would have as they remain continu- he predicted would removed an Affordable ously insured. result in cuts in medical Care Act requirement The House proposal treatment options due that Medicaid cover eswould have resulted to a state inability to sential health benefits in 24 million people meet patients’ Medicaid such as substance use losing coverage by needs. disorder and behavioral health treatment in states such as Pennsylvania that expanded it, on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat allowing those states to decide whether to include those benefits in

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Local proponents of Medicaid expansion think maintaining treatment availability is especially important considering the area’s significant drug problem. Greene County had the fifth-highest rate in the state of drugrelated overdose deaths per 100,000 people in 2015, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration Philadelphia Field Division Intelligence Program. Westmoreland had the seventh-highest rate, Washington the ninthhighest and Fayette the 16th-highest, while Washington County also suffered a 103 percent increase in drug-related overdose deaths from 2014 to 2015, the fifthlargest jump in the state. Eight years after his son died of an overdose at age 26, Bacharach thinks drug addiction treatment is worth its cost. “Every dollar spent on addiction treatment saves seven dollars somewhere else, whether it’s fewer incarcerations, patients are working, etc.,” Bacharach said. “What I would want is

nothing to be taken away from people that would limit them to be able to access treatment,” said Jana Kyle, executive director of the Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission. Myers’ son, Gerald Szakal, is serving two consecutive life sentences at the state prison in Greene County, convicted of two counts of second-degree murder in the 2008 shooting deaths of retired Carroll Township police chief Howard Springer and his wife, Nancy. Myers said that a

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Failure on health bill also hurts prospects for tax overhaul WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans’ failure to repeal Barack Obama’s health care law deals a serious blow to another big part of President Donald Trump’s agenda: tax reform. Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., say they will soon turn their attention to the first major re-write of the tax code in more than 30 years. But they will have to do it without the momentum of victory on health care. Just as important, the loss on health care will deprive Republicans of $1 trillion in tax cuts. The GOP health plan would have repealed nearly $1 trillion in taxes enacted under Obama’s Affordable Care Act. The bill coupled the tax cuts with spending cuts for Medicaid, so it wouldn’t add to the budget deficit. Without the spending cuts, it will be much harder for Republicans to cut taxes without adding to the federal government’s red ink. “Yes this does make tax reform more difficult,” said Ryan. “But it does not in any way make it impossible.” “That just means the Obamacare taxes stay with Obamacare. We’re going to go fix the rest of the tax code,” he added. House Republicans couldn’t round up enough votes Friday to repeal and replace a law they despise, raising questions about their ability to tackle other tough issues. “Doing big things is hard,” Ryan conceded as he vowed to press on. Rep. Jodey Arrington, RTexas, acknowledged that Friday’s turn of events made him doubtful about the Republicans’ ability to tackle major legislation. “This was my first big vote

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from federal authorities on the front lines in the war against fentanyl. “The surge of fentanyl is having a dramatic and deadly effect on our communities. We all see the headlines; these are our neighbors, our families, our friends,” Murphy said in opening remarks. “We need an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach to fight this problem, which will involve not just the federal government, but states, localities and even international partners.” Fentanyl-related deaths have “exploded” in his district since 2014, Murphy said, pointing to 86 overdose deaths in Westmoreland County in 2016 that were related to

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In this Feb. 22 file photo, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on the Federal budget in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Trump wants to tackle tax reform, but the loss on health care deals a blow to that effort. The loss on health care deprives Republicans of $1 trillion in tax cuts, and the GOP is just as divided on what steps to take.

and our first big initiative in the line of things to come like tax reform,” said the freshman. “I think this would have given us tremendous momentum and I think this hurts that momentum.” Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., said, “You always build on your last accomplishment.” Nevertheless, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday the administration plans to turn quickly to tax reform with the goal of getting an overhaul approved by Congress by August. “Health care is a very complicated issue,” Mnuchin said. “In a way, tax reform is a lot simpler.”

fentanyl. There were at least 70 fentanyl-related deaths among 102 fatal overdoses last year in Beaver County based on data from the coroner’s office. According to data compiled by the website OverdoseFreePA. pitt.edu, fentanyl was present in 41 of the 75 overdose deaths in Lawrence County since 2014. Murphy said that fentanyl is about 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine, and many drug users do not know it is in the heroin they buy. That high potency — just 2 milligrams can cause death — is not only a danger to users, but first responders who might be called to help overdose victims, he said. “Those suffering from an overdose involving fentanyl may require

Don’t tell that to House Republicans who have been struggling with the issue for years. The general goal for Republicans is to lower income tax rates for individuals and corporations, and make up the lost revenue by reducing exemptions, deductions and credits. Overhauling the tax code is hard because every tax break has a constituency. And the biggest tax breaks are among the most popular. For example, nearly 34 million families claimed the mortgage interest deduction in 2016, reducing their tax bills by $65 billion. Also, more than 43 million families deducted their state

both higher doses and multiple administrations of naloxone to reverse the overdose and to become stabilized,” Murphy said. “Even the police and first responders are at risk from inadvertently touching or inhaling fentanyl power at a crime scene or helping an overdose victim.” Matthew Allen, the assistant director of homeland security investigative programs under the Department of Homeland Security, testified that China is a “global supplier” of illicit fentanyl and chemists there tweak chemical structures, resulting in analogue substances, to get around drug laws. Allen said lax Chinese laws on fentanyl analogue manufacturing and exporting “is one of the challenges we face

and local income, sales and personal property taxes from their federal taxable income last year. The deduction reduced their federal tax bills by nearly $70 billion. Mnuchin said he had been overseeing work on the administration’s tax bill for the past two months. He said it would be introduced soon. Mnuchin said the White House plan would cut individual and corporate tax rates, though he didn’t offer specifics. House Republicans have released a blueprint that outlines their goals for a tax overhaul. It would lower the top individual income tax rate from 39.6 percent to 33 percent,

in stemming the flow of illicit fentanyl from China.” Mexican drug cartels have learned that fentanyl is more cost efficient and less highprofile than producing poppies for heroin, he said. Citing the Drug Enforcement Administration, Murphy said a kilogram of heroin can be bought for $6,000 and sold wholesale for $80,000, while a kilogram of pure fentanyl can be obtained for $5,000 and mixed with other agents resulting in as much as 24 kilograms, which then can be sold wholesale for $80,000 per kilogram, totaling nearly $2 million. Pittsburgh is one of a handful of cities where the DEA has implemented its 360 Strategy to counter the opioid crisis and violent crime, Louis Milione, a DEA

and reduce the number of tax brackets from seven to three. The House plan retains the mortgage interest deduction but repeals the deduction for state and local taxes. On the corporate side, the plan would repeal the 35 percent corporate income tax and replace it with a 20 percent tax on profits from selling imports and domestically produced goods and services consumed in the U.S. Exports would be exempt from the new tax, called a border adjustment tax. The new tax has drawn opposition from Republicans in the Senate. Mnuchin would not reveal whether the administration will include the border adjustment tax in the White House proposal. He was speaking at a public interview event with the news site Axios. Republicans often complained that they couldn’t do a tax overhaul when Obama was president. Now, Republicans control the House, the Senate and the White House, and they see a great opportunity. They plan to use a complicated Senate rule that would prevent Democrats from blocking the bill. But there’s a catch: Under the rule, the package cannot add to longterm budget deficits. That means every tax cut has to be offset by a similar tax increase or a spending cut. That’s why the loss on health care was so damaging to the effort to overhaul taxes. Ryan made this case to fellow House Republicans in his failed effort to gain support for the health plan. “That was part of the calculation of why we had to take care of health care first,” said Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y.

assistant administrator, told the subcommittee. Under this plan, he said, federal, state and local agencies attack the problems using three avenues: law enforcement, diversion control and community relations. “The strategy is founded upon our continued enforcement activities directed at the violent street gangs responsible for feeding the heroin and prescription drug abuse epidemic in our communities,” Milione said. Besides Pittsburgh, the 360 Strategy is in St. Louis, Milwaukee, Louisville, Ky., Manchester, N.H., and Charleston, W. Va., and is planned for Dayton, Ohio, and Albuquerque, N.M. As for Toomey, the resolution he co-sponsored deems fentanyl use to be a “public health crisis” requiring

more cooperation among the United States, China and Mexico. The resolution also calls for the United States to support Chinese and Mexican government efforts to halt fentanyl production and exportation, and use its diplomatic and law enforcement resources in those efforts, as well as taking steps to reduce heroin and fentanyl use by increasing enforcement to cut the supply coming into the country and using more prevention, treatment and recovery services. Last year, Toomey introduced the Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act addressing the production and trafficking of fentanyl by other countries, and proposing certain penalties, but the legislation stalled in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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Expressway extension is a must for the area Well, the road to economic prosperity in the area took a strange U-turn this week. On Monday, members of the Southwestern Planning Commission (SPC) voted to table a 14-mile extension of the Mon-Fayette Expressway from Route 51 to Monroeville and the Parkway East. Fayette County Commissioners Vince Vicites and David Lohr and Tom Ceraso of Westmoreland County voted to approve the project, but they were in the minority. Among those agreeing to table a vote on the extension were Fayette County Commissioner Angela M. Zimmerlink and Washington County Commissioners Larry Maggi and Diana Irey Vaughan. They claimed that the project would have been defeated if it had been voted upon and delaying the vote was the only way to keep the project alive. However, on Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) issued a press release that it had stopped work on the extension. “The PA Turnpike Commission stands ready to deliver this project but only if the people of the region determine that it is a priority,” PTC CEO Mark Compton said. “If the region does not want to move forward with the expressway, we will certainly respect their decision.” Of course, controversy is nothing new to the Mon-Fayette Expressway. We don’t have the room here to recount all the ups and downs the highway has encountered over the years, but suffice to say it’s been plagued by delays and missteps since it was first conceived in the 1970s as the Mon Valley Expressway. The expressway was expanded to include Fayette County in the 1980s , and back in 2012, a section of the highway outside Brownsville was finally completed, giving local motorists 64 miles of uninterrupted blacktop from Interstate 68 near Morgantown to Route 51 in Jefferson, about 15 miles south of Pittsburgh. Then the PTC announced last year that it had revived plans for a 15-mile extension from Jefferson to Monroeville and the nearby Parkway East. From Jefferson, motorists would have a 30-mile trip on a new modern highway to downtown Pittsburgh. That long-time dream of a direct link to Pittsburgh seemed to be coming true. However, opposition surfaced recently from Allegheny County Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto. They reportedly thought money could be better spent on a railway from Pittsburgh to the Pittsburgh International Airport. Then, all sorts of doubts about the project were expressed at the SPC meeting last week, including some by Irey and Zimmerlink. It’s certainly disconcerting that Fitzgerald and Peduto seem to be more concerned about their own turf rather than the good of the entire region, but it’s even more upsetting that Irey and Zimmerlink didn’t speak out wholeheartedly in support of the expressway. The money saved by scuttling the extension won’t be used for projects here. It will be used to build new highways in Philadelphia and the rest of the commonwealth. Certainly, you could argue that the expressway hasn’t lived up to its full potential. But the problem is that it ends in Jefferson and doesn’t provide a direct link to Pittsburgh. If the link is completed to Monroeville and the Parkway East, you have to think that not only Fayette County and the Mon Valley will benefit, but the entire region will prosper However, the project isn’t dead yet. We’ve faced numerous obstacles in building the expressway, but we’ve been able to overcome them in the past. What’s going to be needed now is a concerted push from all our county commissioners and economic development officials. We’re also going to need help from our local GOP lawmakers, who are part of the majority in Harrisburg. They need to exert their influence and push for the expressway extension. In the end, the Mon-Fayette Expressway needs to be completed. We need everyone to join together and make it happen. The time for talk is over. It’s time for action.

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Esper, Breslin were two of a kind On George Esper’s tombstone at Sylvan Heights Cemetery are these words, carved for all time into granite: “Anything can be done with love. Anything at all.” I’ve been thinking about Esper and other great newspaper reporters ever since the death of Jimmy Breslin was flashed across the world wide web several days ago. Esper, you might know, hailed from Uniontown and worked for the Associated Press. He was revered for his skills and tenacity and daring, all of which were on display in Vietnam during the war there. George was the last American reporter in Vietnam, the only one to stay past the bitter end. On the day South Vietnam fell to the communists, he played host to several North Vietnamese soldiers, serving them Coke and leftover cake in his office above Saigon’s Central Square. That was George: there for story and he got it. Jimmy Breslin was the renowned New York City columnist famous for many things, including for being Jimmy Breslin. To friends, on the phone, he was apt to announce himself as “J.B., the one and only.” Really, it was the only introduction he needed. Breslin was the Babe Ruth of newspapermen. Across the decades, no one wrote as well, no one was a better reporter. He narrated. He explained. He made you laugh, think, cry, and get angry and sad, sometimes in the same column. You could not ask for more. If there was a newspaper reporter Hall of Fame, Breslin would have been on the stand with the first class of inductees.

Richard Robbins Right there with the likes of David Halberstam, Richard Harding Davis, Lincoln Steffens, Walter Lippmann, Mary McGrory and Bob Woodward. Esper would be enshrined, too, only probably not with the first class, but still on the first ballot. As far as I can tell, Esper and Breslin could not have more different. Breslin was brash. Esper, as his tombstone implies, was humble. Maybe it’s the difference between New York City and Uniontown. Despite their differences, I bet they had a whole lot in common, including a reporter’s con. More than once, Esper once explained, he managed to worm his way into a story by means devious and otherwise. He was not the Boy Scout earnest young reporters think they should be. Breslin could, I bet, be just as deceptive, though he covered his tracks well. He once said. “There have been many Jimmy Breslins. Because of all the people I identified with ... turning me into them, or them into me, I can’t explain one Jimmy Breslin.”

Maybe he was so famous and such a celebrity that people opened themselves to him in ways that are not available to ordinary mortals. Really, I don’t know how the man worked, he was so famous. It was like Elvis coming to the fire station. Both Breslin and Esper kept their distance from stories swarming with reporters. I suspect it’s one of the reasons George Esper chose to stay in Vietnam as the enemy closed in. With other reporters out of the way, the story was his, danger be damned. Breslin famously disdained crowds of reporters. It’s what propelled him to flee the White House in late November 1963 to seek out the gravedigger Clifton Pollard preparing John Kennedy’s grave at Arlington National Cemetery. Pollard, from Pittsburgh and a family man, earned $3.01 an hour working for the government. Breslin wrote: “Leaves covered the grass. When the yellow teeth of the reverse hoe first bit into the ground, the leaves made a threshing sound which could be heard above the motor of the machine. When the bucket came up with its first scoop of dirt, Metzler, the cemetery superintendent, walked over and looked at it. “’That’s nice soil,’ Metzler said. ‘I’d like to save a little of it,’ Pollard said. ‘The machine made some tracks in the grass over here and I’d like to sort of fill them in and get some good grass growing there, I’d like to have everything, you know, nice.’ “James Winners, another gravedigger, nodded. He said

he would fill a couple of carts with this extra-good soil and take it back to the garage and grow good turf on it. ‘He was a good man,’ Pollard said. ‘Yes, he was,’ Metzler said. ‘Now they’re going to come and put him right here in this grave I’m making up,’ Pollard said. “You know, it’s an honor just for me to do this.’” This column and the one Breslin wrote the night John Lennon was shot on a Manhattan sidewalk are his most famous. The Lennon column is a wonder: He reported and wrote the thing from a dead sleep in a matter of hours. Like Breslin, Esper reported from around the country and world, though he is best known for the 10 years he spent in Vietnam. He wrote this as the curtain rang down in 1975: “Saigon, South Vietnam, April 30 — Communist troops of North Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam poured into Saigon today as a century of Western influences came to an end. “Scores of North Vietnamese tanks, armored vehicles and camouflaged Chinese-built trucks rolled to the presidential palace.” The words are subdued, understated, matter-of-fact as befitted a proper AP-man. George Esper wouldn’t have done it any other way. Richard Robbins lives in Uniontown and is the author of two books — “Grand Salute: Stories of the World War II Generation’’ and “Our People.’’ He can be reached at grandsalutebook@ gmail.com.

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Whatever happened to Trumpcare? By Jennifer Rubin The Washington Post

During the presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump said he would replace Obamacare with “something terrific.” In February, he assured us he was putting together something “wonderful.” He would cover “everybody,” he said in an interview with The Washington Post. He once bragged that he was the only GOP candidate to promise not to touch Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. He never would give particulars, other than to say he would allow insurers to sell plans across state lines (which has never been feasible since it involves the upfront challenge of setting up a network of doctors). After Thursday’s embarrassing failure to round up enough votes for passage of the GOP-sponsored American Health Care Act, the White House insists the House vote on a bill that: n Knocks 24 million people off coverage n Increases the costs for

many older, rural voters n Removes requirements to include 10 basic items (e.g. pediatric care) n Cuts Medicaid by $880 billion n Is silent on selling insurance across state lines How did this happen? How did the populist president who appealed to “the forgotten” men and women wind up with a bill that’s so harmful to his base, something that is aimed at cutting and de-federalizing Medicaid and giving huge tax cuts to the rich? One is tempted to say Trump never intended to make good on his promises. Perhaps he always planned on betraying his base and was interested only in big tax cuts for the rich. The man who conned customers into buying inferior products (a “university” education, vodka, steaks) may simply have said whatever he thought people wanted to hear — with no intention of following through. There is, however, a more nuanced explanation. Trump, he admits, never thought he would win the presidency. He

never cared for nor developed detailed policies, because he saw the race as a giant media show in which substance was irrelevant. He never dreamed he would actually have to figure out what “terrific” insurance looked like. He was candid when he said recently that “nobody [i.e. Trump] knew health care could be so complicated.” He really had no idea what he was doing. Once in office, Trump still had no idea to make good on his promise, so he delegated everything to House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Tom Price, his health and human services secretary. Trump paid no attention, nor did Stephen Bannon (who helped birth Trump’s populist message but became obsessed with immigration and other matters). Ryan, of course, never promised to protect Medicaid. He told us that he had dreamed of block-granting it to the states since he was in college (!). Ryan was intent on reprivatizing health care (which was impossible because we have laws requiring people to be treated, and we

have government-paid health care for the elderly and very poor) and slashing taxes (most of which had been put on the rich). Ryan was intent on using Trump to help push through an unprecedented rollback of an entitlement, a more radical goal than anything his party had ever tried. Ironically, Ryan pulled a bait-and-switch — Trump promised something “wonderful” to members of his base, and Ryan gave them a rightwing fantasy plan. Sure enough, Trump is beginning to blame Ryan, letting it be known that Ryan was the one who insisted on going first on health care. He might be accurate in fingering Ryan, but in that case, Ryan conned Trump. Had Trump paid attention (rather than fixating on a false claim that President Barack Obama had wiretapped him), cared one whit about policy or hired competent staff, he might not have gotten “played.” Trump can try to shift the blame to Ryan, but he has only himself to blame for getting trapped in the quagmire of health care.

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Getting rid of clutter anything but joyous According to the book, I’m supposed to go into my closets and drawers and hold each item, asking myself, “Does this bring me joy?” If not, it can’t stay. Like most people, I have too much stuff. Years of raising children and working and hosting and just living have left our house with clutter. If you were to visit today, you’d likely say, “Oh, what a nice place,’’ until you walked too swiftly past a closet, causing a draft which opened the door. Then you’d be swallowed in an avalanche of stuff. As we prepare to sell the house and downsize, we’re peeling off layers of belongings. There are times I look around at this big, old place and wonder

Beth Dolinar how we’ll ever empty everything. The challenge is twofold: what do we do with the things we no longer want, and (more vexing), how do we decide what to toss? You may have heard of the current queen of decluttering. Marie Kondo wrote the bestseller “The Life-Changing Magic of

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After running into opposition from officials in Allegheny County, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has announced plans to put a freeze on plans to extend the MonFayette Expressway from Jefferson to Monroeville and the Parkway East. What do you think of the decision? Do you think such an extension would be a big help to our area? Do you think the money could be better spent on other projects? Would you drive the expressway more if you could take it to Pittsburgh?

Tidying Up,’’ a tome to what she calls the joy of owning just two pairs of socks and a single spoon. Her advice for a good life? If it doesn’t make you happy, get rid of it. So let’s begin. In the top dresser drawer, I find a stretched-out, tired bra — the one I wear all the time. Does it bring me joy? And what exactly does Ms. Kondo mean by joy? The bra is comfy, probably in a semi-joyful way, so it stays. Pantyhose? I haven’t worn pantyhose since 1994. It brings me joy to toss them, so they go. Piece by piece I rifle through the drawer, holding and considering each sock, each bra, each pair of underpants. I experience not even a single second of joy. I decide I’m

too grumpy for this and slam the drawer shut. Marie Kondo asserts that our stuff is making us unhappy (and all you have to do is watch an episode of the TV show “Hoarders” to understand that), but I think she’s missing the point. We all feel joy about things we have, but most of those things don’t live in our closets. And so, applying the joy requirement to the items we need for everyday life will just frustrate us, and rob us of our joy. Here’s a list of my things that give me joy: my dogs, although they are not things, my bike, my padded bike pants for obvious reasons, my books, my piano, my panini grill, my excellent comfortable bed, my porch swing, and

some photos. And OK, the big flat-screen TV. Oh, and our garden tomatoes when they start coming in. But the rest of it is just the fluff of everyday life. I’ve always envied the walk-in closets that magazines show. The photos feature a wardrobe consisting of two dresses, one jacket, four shirts and two pair of shoes — all in beige, white and gray. How joyous it must be to walk into that closet each morning to get dressed. Vowing to give Ms. Kondo’s approach one last try, I walked into my own closet, determined to find the joy and jettison the rest: eight jackets, a couple of dresses that don’t fit, six shirts and (I’m not exaggerating), 12 pairs of black yoga pants. And not a single moment

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“Most people don’t know it but Obama’s stimulus helped West Virginia build it’s last section of 43. Maybe Trump will provide some money to finish the expressway.’’

“The extension would be a good thing for all of southwestern Pennsylvania. Our lawmakers need to support this.’’ “The expressway is great if you’re going to Century 3 with the three stories it still has open. The expressway needs to be extended.’’

of joy to be had with any of them. And then I saw it. In the corner was the overnight bag I carried on the bicycle trip I took last fall. Among the newspapers, toothpaste tube and cycling gloves was a Hostess cupcake, still fresh in its cellophane wrapper—a post-ride treat I’d forgotten. It was still fresh. That, my friends, is joyous.

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“Wonder if people in West Mifflin say the same about the Uniontown Mall.’’ “Probably.’’ “The expressway needs to continue. My aunt, who lives in Large, said that they should have started in Pittsburgh first.’’ “Your aunt was right.’’ “The expressway should be connected to the airport. That best aligns with regional growth opportunities.’’

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Barack Obama is finally vindicated It is a great day for President Barack Obama. He enjoys vindication as a colossal embarrassment has been sustained by President Trump and U. S. House Republicans, both forced to share blame for the collapse of the much-heralded “American Health Care Act.’’ Congressional Republicans demonstrated rank hypocrisy as they voted dozens of times to repeal the flawed Affordable Care Act during the Obama presidency, knowing that they would not need to offer a replacement because repeal would be vetoed and a veto would be sustained with all Democrats on board with Mr. Obama. A critical plank in the Trump platform, the non-specific plan which enabled him to convince millions to vote for him, was his consistent

promise that he would enact legislation to provide great care for all at a fraction of the cost of the ACA. It has proven to be easier said than done, and the American Health Care Act certainly did not achieve that goal. It was enormously unpopular with Americans of all political persuasions. Trump attempted to govern like a president with a mandate if not as a dictator. He exerted brute force in an effort to secure votes for the Republican replacement plan and he got nowhere. Republican House members recognized that their primary allegiance is not to their president, but to the constituents before whom they will appear on the ballot next year. Conservatives found the Republican bill to be too generous, too government-centric, while moderates concluded that it was cruel, that it would serve to yank insurance away from those whom

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they represent and that it would deny them the health care services upon which they have come to depend. Changes should be made to the ACA to make it sustainable and if the Republicans want to make those changes, they will have to eat crow, to work with Democrats who will insist on maintaining the framework of the Obama legislation. Could this stunning defeat cause President Trump to finally demonstrate some humility? He may have to swallow his gargantuan pride if he wishes to avoid being a fatally flawed president just two months into a long four years. Oren M. Spiegler Upper Saint Clair

comes to the quickest way to stop deaths from opioid drug overdose. The experts are just as out of touch with the reality of human helplessness as are my readers. What is that key ingredient missing in all these so-called recovery programs? The key to success in any pursuit, be it rising among the ranks or getting rid of an evil or bad habit, is to give control to the boss and do what the boss tells you. We must please the boss because the boss has the power to approve or disapprove what you offer to prove that you merit promotion or graduation. Well then, children, who is the boss from Overdose problem whom we need apis out of control proval? When it comes to breaking any bad habit, It is strange that the the boss is time! Those in control of so-called “best minds” have no clue when it the means and methods

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of solving our drug overdose problem falsely believe that they have all the time of eternity to solve and win the war on drug overdose deaths. Do they not? They do not realize how urgent it is to enact a program because they fail to feel the need to win by a certain amount of time or drugs will send all of society spinning downward. The use of drugs that kill spirals out of control and begins to take over the minds of the entire human race. These political, medical and spiritual leaders who are engaged in the process of ending deaths by overdose think that they can afford to do endless procrastinating and research into the issue. All the while, the evil of painkiller and opioid addiction becomes stronger by the minute. You probably think that I am about to invoke

the use of praying to God for an answer. Well, God has already given us an answer – “get busy living or get busy dying!” Thus spoke the Lord. If we do not get busy living fully committed with all our resources to conquering this evil by April, 2017 (only weeks away), then the end will come. First to Fayette County culture and next the state of Pennsylvania and then the entire United States of America will be overpowered by the evil of narcotic drug use in all its legal and illegal forms. First, completely remove all prescription painkillers from our drugstores and find another way to help those suffering from chronic pain that has no power over the human mind to lead to addiction. Later, I will tell you what we must do next. S. Raymond Pohaski Uniontown

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Self-inflicted collapse chokes GOP effort to undo Obamacare WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans passed roughly 60 bills over the past six years dismembering President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Other than minor tweaks, they knew the measures would go nowhere because the Democrat still lived in the White House. With a bill that counted Friday, they choked. It was an epic, damaging, self-inflicted collapse that smothered the GOP effort. “We’re going to be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future,” a flustered Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told reporters after abruptly yanking the legislation off the House floor to avert a certain defeat. “I don’t know how long it’s going to take us to repeal this law.” The measure would have erased much of Obama’s 2010 law, eliminating its unpopular requirement that people buy coverage, ending its Medicaid expansion and trimming federal assistance to people to help pay medical bills. It represented the culmination of seven years of unsuccessful GOP attempts to craft a replacement bill the party could rally behind — a unity that ended up eluding them. President Donald Trump responded to the failure by repeating his dire predictions for Obama’s law. He followed up Saturday, adding a more optimistic twist: “ObamaCare will explode and we will all get together and piece together a great healthcare plan for THE PEOPLE. Do not worry!” the president tweeted. While some parts of the Affordable Care Act have obvious problems, others are working well and have brought the country’s rate of uninsured people to a record low. With Trump serving alongside a Congress controlled by the GOP, the bill was the party’s first genuine opportunity to

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repeal Obama’s statute. Ryan shelved it amid defections from centrist Republicans who thought it went too far and conservatives who considered it too weak, plus solid Democratic opposition. Its rejection was fueled by nonpartisan congressional analysts concluding it would cause 24 million people to lose coverage in a decade and drive up costs for poorer and older people. There was also opposition from doctors, hospitals, consumer groups and AARP. One problem facing the GOP is repercussions from the party’s voters. For nearly a decade, they’ve heard countless Republican congressional candidates promise to repeal Obama’s statute, a pledge that became a centerpiece of Trump’s presidential campaign. “It’s a really good question,” Ryan said, asked how Republicans could face constituents

after failing to deliver on years of promises. “I wish I had a better answer for you.” Democrats, loyal defenders of Obama’s law, were literally jumping for joy. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, DCalif., removed her shoes and took a victory leap while meeting activists outside the Capitol. Obama’s statute has spread coverage to 20 million people and required insurers to cover numerous services and barred them from refusing policies to the very sick. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said that “at some point” lawmakers have

to address the costs and availability of health care and said he was willing to work with the administration and both parties to do that. He issued the statement, he said, after a Friday night conversation with Trump. But top congressional Republicans mostly conceded the measure’s demise meant it was time to move onto other issues. Among them was Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who has spoken repeatedly about how unraveling Obama’s law was a top priority for his chamber. In a statement, he expressed only gloom about

the effort’s future. “Obamacare is failing the American people and I deeply appreciate the efforts of the speaker and the president to keep our promise to repeal and replace it, “McConnell said. “I share their disappointment that this effort came up short.” Two chief House authors expressed no taste for diving back into the issue. “D-O-N-E done. This bill is dead,” said Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., who heads the House Energy and Commerce Committee. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, said Republicans “are

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CARMICHAELS — One time section baseball rivals Carmichaels and Jefferson-Morgan met Friday with the Mikes scoring three late runs in a 9-6 victory at Carmichaels High School. The teams have met many times in the past during section play but the Mikes have moved up to Class AA with realignment, but the two Greene County teams played the type of game that resembles a rivalry. The contest wasn’t a technical masterpiece but Carmichaels coach Richard Krause will take it, especially with the way his team battled back to score three runs in the bottom of the sixth.

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WASHINGTON TWP. — If Saturday afternoon was any indication of things to come, then the Belle Vernon softball team is in for an exciting season. Down 3-1 in the bottom of the seventh, Belle Vernon scored three runs in its last at-bat and defeated Latrobe, 4-3, the fourth-ranked team in Class 6-A, Saturday afternoon. “They are a very good team and it is always exciting to do this,” Belle Vernon assistant coach Dan McFadden said of the comeback. “We did this twice when we won the WPIAL (championship) two years ago and when you believe in yourself, you can do that. “The girls are excited right now and this is the first time we have beaten them since I got here in 2007.” Trailing 3-1, Hanna Legazza led the seventh off with a single. One out later, Megan Christner singled when she drilled a ball towards short and Karley Kovatch made a play on the ball. She had no chance to get the speedy Christner at first, and Kovatch booted the ball towards the left field line. Legazza moved to third base and Christner to second on the misplay. Lexie Church followed with a fielder’s choice, but the throw home was late and Legazza scored to make it 3-2. On the play, Christner advanced to third and Church to second. Bailey Parshall stepped to the plate and on the first pitch, Latrobe catcher Morgan Schweizer thought Church would try to steal and threw the ball towards second base.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic W L Pct GB x-Boston 47 26 .644 — Toronto 43 29 .597 3½ Philadelphia 27 45 .375 19½ New York 27 45 .375 19½ Brooklyn 15 57 .208 31½ Southeast W L Pct GB x-Washington 44 28 .611 — Atlanta 37 35 .514 7 Miami 35 37 .486 9 Charlotte 32 40 .444 12 Orlando 27 46 .370 17½ Central W L Pct GB z-Cleveland 47 24 .662 — Milwaukee 37 35 .514 10½ Indiana 36 36 .500 11½ Chicago 34 39 .466 14 Detroit 34 39 .466 14 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest W L Pct GB x-San Antonio 55 16 .775 — x-Houston 50 22 .694 5½ Memphis 40 32 .556 15½ Dallas 31 40 .437 24 New Orleans 30 42 .417 25½ Northwest W L Pct GB Utah 44 28 .611 — Oklahoma City 41 30 .577 2½ Denver 35 37 .486 9 Portland 33 38 .465 10½ Minnesota 28 43 .394 15½ Pacific W L Pct GB z-Golden State 58 14 .806 — L.A. Clippers 43 30 .589 15½ Sacramento 27 45 .375 31 Phoenix 22 51 .301 36½ L.A. Lakers 21 51 .292 37 x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched division Friday’s Games Cleveland 112, Charlotte 105 Denver 125, Indiana 117 Orlando 115, Detroit 87 Washington 129, Brooklyn 108 Boston 130, Phoenix 120 Houston 117, New Orleans 107 Milwaukee 100, Atlanta 97 Philadelphia 117, Chicago 107 Golden State 114, Sacramento 100 L.A. Lakers 130, Minnesota 119, OT Saturday’s Games Utah at L.A. Clippers, (n) Washington at Cleveland, (n) New York at San Antonio, (n) Toronto at Dallas, (n) Minnesota at Portland, (n) Sunday’s Games Brooklyn at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Phoenix at Charlotte, 1 p.m. Chicago at Milwaukee, 3:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Houston, 3:30 p.m. Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. Miami at Boston, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Indiana, 6 p.m. Memphis at Golden State, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Denver, 8 p.m. Portland at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Monday’s Games Detroit at New York, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Memphis at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m. New Orleans at Utah, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Indiana, 7 p.m. Miami at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at Houston, 8 p.m. Denver at Portland, 10 p.m. Washington at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Non-section Latrobe 000 210 0—364 Belle Vernon 000 100 3—461 One out when winning run scored. W: Bailey Parshall. L: Kiley Myers HR: Morgan Schweizer (L). Records: Latrobe (0-1), Belle Vernon (1-0). Carmichaels 200 051 4 — 12 12 0 Burgettstown 000 000 0—075 W: Kylie Sinn. L: Tori Carnes. 2B: Laura Walker (Car) 2, Emily Menhart (Car), Natalie McNett (Car), Megan Walker (Car). HR: Laura Walker (Car). Record: Carmichaels (0-1). Florida Disney Classic Yough 530 003 0 — 11 11 2 St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) 000 021 0 — 3 10 0 W: Kierra Waywood. L: Kayla Daly. 2B: Alona Sleich (Y), Aubrey Mance (Y), Karlie Clark (Y). 3B: Alyssa Delaney (SA). HR: Olivia Miller (Y). Record: Yough (2-0). Friday’s Results Non-section Disney Classic Yough 420 100 2 — 9 11 5 North Hills 000 023 0—544 W: Sierra Waywood. L: Anna McNicle. 2B: Aubrie Mance (Y). HR: Alona Sleigh (Y) 2, Olivia Miller (Y). Records: Yough (1-0), North Hills (0-1). Ripken Experience Myrtle Beach, S.C. University HS 012 000 0—380 West Greene 000 302 x — 5 10 4 W: Jade Renner (3ip-0r-0er-0bb-4so). L: Emily Davis (6ip-5r-5er-2bb-5so). 2B: Jade Renner (WG), Bri Ramasaran (UHS). 3B: Madison Lampe (WG). HR: McKenna Lampe (WG), Madison Renner (WG). Records: University HS (0-1), West Greene (1-0). Umpires: George Bortz (H), Cherube. Mapletown 012 0(12) — 15 12 4 Turkeyfoot 010 22 —523 Game called due to 5-inning, 10-run rule. W: Abby McIntire. L: Madi Conn. 2B: Taylor Vanata (M), Macee Chesney (M), Sara Chory (M), Remi Hostetler (T). 3B: Macee Chesney (M). HR: Sara Chory (M). Records: Mapletown (1-0), Turkeyfoot (0-1). Geibel Catholic 001 03 — 4 8 2 Jefferson-Morgan (11)03 0x — 14 11 0 Game called due to 5-inning, 10-run rule. W: Cait Dugan (5ip-8h-4r-4er-4bb-1hb5so). L: Gabby Yourish (4ip-11h-14r3er-4bb-0so). 2B: Gabby Yourish (GC). HR: Cait Dugan (JM), Krista McCartney (JM). RBI: Gillian Yourish (GC), Lynn Hamborsky (GC), Kara Grennell (GC), Alexa Henckel (GC), Cait Dugan (JM) 2, Krista McCartney (JM) 2, Autumn Gustavich (JM) 2, Brynn Boyd (JM) 2, Sadie Fowler (JM) 2, Katelynn Messina (JM), Madison Vandivner (JM). Records: Geibel Catholic (0-1), Jefferson-Morgan (10).

PROFESSIONAL Hockey Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. Baseball Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies, Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. DISTRICT College Women’s golf California (Pa.), Lewis Perry Park Invitational, Perry Park, Ky., TBA Baseball Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus at Penn State Mont Alto, noon Softball Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus at Penn State Mont Alto, 11 a.m. High School Softball West Greene, Ripken Games, Myrtle Beach, S.C., TBA Yough vs. Willoughby South, Disney Sports Complex, 10 a.m.

ON THE AIR Today AUTO RACING 3:30 p.m. FOX: NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup Series, Auto Club 400, at Fontana, Calif. COLLEGE BASEBALL 2 p.m. ESPN2: Oklahoma St. at TCU COLLEGE BASKETBALL 2:20 p.m. CBS: NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight, regional final, South Carolina vs. Florida, at New York 5:05 p.m. CBS: NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight, regional final, North Carolina vs. Kentucky, at Memphis, Tenn. COLLEGE SOFTBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2: Auburn at Florida GOLF 10 a.m. GOLF: PGA Tour-WGC, Dell Match Play, semifinals, at Austin, Texas 2:30 p.m. GOLF: PGA Tour, Puerto Rico Open, final round, at Rio Grande, Puerto Rico 3 p.m. NBC: PGA Tour-WGC, Dell Match Play, championship, at Austin, Texas 5:30 p.m. GOLF: LPGA Tour, Kia Classic, final round, at Carlsbad, Calif. MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLB: Spring training, Atlanta vs. N.Y. Mets, at Port St. Lucie, Fla. WMBS-AM: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Clearwater, Fla 4 p.m. MLB: Spring training, San Francisco vs. Chicago White Sox, at Glendale, Ariz. NBA BASKETBALL 3:30 p.m. ABC: Oklahoma City at Houston 9:30 p.m. NBA: Portland at L.A. Lakers NHL HOCKEY 12:30 p.m. NBC: Minnesota at Detroit 7 p.m. NBCSN, ROOT: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh SOCCER 11:50 a.m. ESPN2: FIFA, World Cup 2018 qualifying, Azerbaijan vs. Germany, at Baku, Azerbaijan Noon FS2: FIFA, World Cup 2018 qualifying, England vs. Lithuania, at London 2:30 p.m. FS2: FIFA, World Cup 2018 qualifying, Montenegro vs. Poland, at Podgorica, Montenegro SPECIAL OLYMPICS 2 p.m. ABC: Special Olympics World Winter Games, Best of the Games at Schladming, Austria (taped) RUGBY 9:45 a.m. NBCSN: English Premiership, Saracens vs. Bath WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 12:06 p.m. ESPN: NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight, Regional final, Notre Dame vs. Stanford, at Lexington, Ky. 7:36 p.m. ESPN: NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight, Regional final, Mississippi St. vs. Baylor, at Oklahoma City

LATEST LINE NBA Favorite Points (O/U) Underdog ATLANTA 6½ (214) Brooklyn CHARLOTTE 12 (215) Phoenix LA CLIPPERS 13½ (211) Sacramento HOUSTON 6 (232) Okla City MILWAUKEE 6½ (203.5) Chicago BOSTON OFF (OFF) Miami INDIANA 8½ (211) Philadelphia GOLDEN ST 10 (208) Memphis DENVER 5 (226.5) New Orleans Portland 6 (223) LA LAKERS

College Basketball Favorite Points (O/U) Underdog Florida 3 (135) South Carolina North Carolina 2½ (159.5) Kentucky MD BALT CO 3 (146) Liberty Ipfw 1 (161) TX A&M CORPUS

NHL Favorite Goals (O/U) Underdog Minnesota Even-½(5.5) DETROIT Dallas Even-½(5.5) NEW JERSEY PITTSBURGH 1-1½(6) Philadelphia WINNIPEG ½-1(5.5) Vancouver ANAHEIM Even-½(5.5) NY Rangers Home Team in CAPS

Bowling District Results GEMS LEAGUE at Manor Lanes March 23 Results High three game: (Men) Albert Jenkins 615, John Labin 588; (Women) Esther Wilson 471, Shannon Jenkins 457. High single game: (Men) Paul Niemic 225, John Labin 223; (Women) Esther Wilson 172, Shannon Jenkins 168.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 74 41 24 9 91 201 186 Ottawa 73 41 24 8 90 193 188 Toronto 73 35 23 15 85 225 214 Boston 74 38 30 6 82 212 201 Tampa Bay 74 36 29 9 81 205 206 Florida 73 32 30 11 75 186 209 Buffalo 74 30 32 12 72 183 214 Detroit 73 29 32 12 70 181 215 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Washington 73 48 17 8 104 234 162 x-Columbus 74 48 19 7 103 232 171 x-Pittsburgh 74 46 17 11 103 256 205 N.Y. Rangers 74 45 25 4 94 235 195 N.Y. Islanders 73 35 26 12 82 217 223 Carolina 72 32 27 13 77 190 207 Philadelphia 74 34 32 8 76 191 218 New Jersey 73 27 34 12 66 169 215 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Chicago 74 48 20 6 102 225 185 Minnesota 74 44 24 6 94 238 187 St. Louis 73 40 28 5 85 205 196 Nashville 73 37 25 11 85 215 203 Winnipeg 75 33 35 7 73 223 240 Dallas 74 30 33 11 71 204 237 Colorado 73 20 50 3 43 144 245 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 74 42 25 7 91 199 175 Anaheim 74 40 23 11 91 193 182 Edmonton 74 40 25 9 89 219 194 Calgary 74 41 29 4 86 204 200 Los Angeles 73 35 31 7 77 180 183 Vancouver 74 30 35 9 69 171 217 Arizona 74 27 38 9 63 179 236 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. x-clinched playoff spot Friday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO Tampa Bay 2, Detroit 1, OT Dallas 6, San Jose 1 Anaheim 3, Winnipeg 1 Saturday’s Games Vancouver 4, Minnesota 2 Columbus 1, Philadelphia 0 Calgary at St. Louis, (n) Carolina at New Jersey, (n) Boston at N.Y. Islanders, (n) Toronto at Buffalo, (n) Ottawa at Montreal, v Arizona at Washington, (n) Chicago at Florida, (n) San Jose at Nashville, (n) Colorado at Edmonton, (n) N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles, (n) Sunday’s Games flashback Minnesota at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. Dallas at New Jersey, 5 p.m. March 26th Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. 1944: St. John’s, coached by Joe LapN.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 9 p.m. chick, cruises by DePaul 47-39 to beMonday’s Games come the first back-to-back winner of Detroit at Carolina, 7 p.m. the National Invitation Tournament.‌ 1946: Hank Iba’s Oklahoma A&M AgFlorida at Buffalo, 7 p.m. gies beat North Carolina 43-40 for their Nashville at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. second straight NCAA basketball title. Chicago at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Bob Kurland scores 23 points, including Arizona at St. Louis, 8 p.m. the first two dunks in the NCAA TournaColorado at Calgary, 9 p.m. ment.‌ Tuesday’s Games 1949: Alex Groza leads Kentucky to a Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m. 46-36 victory over Oklahoma State for Nashville at Boston, 7 p.m. the NCAA championship.‌ Detroit at Carolina, 7 p.m. 1952: Kansas’ Clyde Lovelette scores Ottawa at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. 33 points to lead the Jayhawks to a 8063 win over St. John’s for the NCAA title.‌ Winnipeg at New Jersey, 7 p.m. 1972: The Los Angeles Lakers beat Dallas at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Seattle 124-98 to finish the season at 69Florida at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. 13, the best record in NBA history, until Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m. the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls finish at 72Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9 p.m. 10.‌ Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m. 1973: Bill Walton scores 44 points to N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. help UCLA win its record seventh NCAA championship with an 87-66 triumph over Memphis State.‌ 1974: George Foreman knocks out Ken Norton in the second round in Caracas, Venezuela, to retain the world heavyweight title.‌ 1974: Rick Barry of the Golden State Warriors scores 64 points in a 143-120 victory over Portland.‌ BASEBALL 1987: Southern Mississippi defeats La American League Salle 84-80 in the championship of the NEW YORK YANKEES: Optioned 50th NIT.‌ RHP Luis Cessa to Scranton/Wilkes1992: Former heavyweight champion Barre (IL) and reassigned him to minor Mike Tyson is sentenced to six years in league camp. Reassigned INF Ji-Man prison for rape.‌ Choi, LHP Jason Gurka and OFs Clint 1995: Nanci Bowen wins the Dinah Frazier, Dustin Fowler and Billy McKinShore, her first LPGA victory, by one ney to minor league camp. Acquired RHP stroke over Susie Redman.‌ Tyler Jones from Arizona and assigned 2005: In the NCAA regional finals, him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Louisville and Illinois make tremendous TEXAS RANGERS: Reassigned RHP comebacks to force overtime and ad- R.J. Alvarez, C Brett Hayes, INF Doug vance. Louisville, trailing by 20 to a West Bernier and OF Cesar Puello to minor Virginia, wins 93-85. Illinois, trailing by league camp. 15 with just four minutes to play, goes National League on a 20-5 run to send Arizona to a 90-89 CINCINNATI REDS: Optioned OF defeat.‌ Jesse Winker to Louisville (IL). 2006: George Mason stuns No. 1 seed MIAMI MARLINS: Optioned OFs Connecticut 86-84 in overtime to become Moises Sierra and Isaac Galloway and 3B the first No. 11 seed to reach the men’s Matt Juengel to New Orleans (PCL) and Final Four since LSU in 1986.‌ 3B Brian Anderson to Jacksonville (SL). 2009: Evan Lysacek becomes the first NEW YORK METS: Agreed to terms American in 13 years to win the world with LHP Yeury Gervaci on a minor championship thanks to a spectacular league contract. Reassigned C Xorge Carfree skate.‌ rillo to minor league camp. 2012: Jaime Alas scores in stoppage American Association time and El Salvador forges a 3-3 tie LAREDO LEMURS: Signed LHP Mithat ousts the United States from Olym- chael Heesch, INF Cody Regis and RHP pic qualifying. The Americans miss the Ethan Elias. Olympics for the second time since 1976.‌ LINCOLN SALTDOGS: Signed INF 2016: Breanna Stewart has 22 points, Casey Chenoweth. 14 rebounds and five blocks to lead No. SIOUX FALLS CANARIES: Signed 1 UConn to a 98-38 record rout of fifth- RHP Jose Ortega. Can-Am League seeded Mississippi State in the regional TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES: Signed semifinals. The victory supplants the record 51-point win the Huskies had over LHP Andrew Chin. Frontier League Texas in the regional semifinals last year EVANSVILLE OTTERS: Signed RHP that set the NCAA record for margin of victory in the regional rounds and be- Shane Weedman to a contract extension. JOLIET SLAMMERS: Signed RHP yond.‌ Skylar Janisse. SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS: Signed LHP Lars Ligouri. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS: Signed OF/1B Zak Kutsulis. Notices BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Local Television CHICAGO BULLS: Recalled G Cameron Payne from Windy City (NBADL). SUTSN BROADCAST FOOTBALL The South Union Twp. Sports Network National Football League will televise four South Union Twp. indoor CAROLINA PANTHERS: Signed RB soccer championships (4-5 age group, Jonathan Stewart to a one-year contract 6-7 age group, 8-9 age group, 10-12 age extension. group) today beginning at 6 p.m. on CINCINNATI BENGALS: Released LB CUTV Channel 17 (Atlantic Broadband) Rey Maualuga. and Channel 61 (Armstrong). CHICAGO BEARS: Signed QB Mark Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Auto Club Speedway Fontana, Calif. (Car number in parentheses) 1. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 187.047 mph‌ 2. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 186.979‌ 3. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 186.500‌ 4. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 186.384‌ 5. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 186.123‌ 6. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 186.037‌ 7. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 185.998‌ 8. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 185.720‌ 9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 185.400‌ 10. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 184.814‌ 11. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 184.710‌ 12. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 183.960‌ 13. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 184.833‌ 14. (77) Erik Jones, Toyota, 184.743‌ 15. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 184.592‌ 16. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 184.379‌ 17. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 183.899‌ 18. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 183.767‌ 19. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 183.641‌ 20. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 183.271‌ 21. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 183.104‌ 22. (10) Danica Patrick, Ford, 183.015‌ 23. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 183.594‌ 24. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 183.486‌ 25. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 182.704‌ 26. (34) Landon Cassill, Ford, 182.699‌ 27. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 181.635‌ 28. (72) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 181.324‌ 29. (15) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 179.874‌ 30. (83) Corey LaJoie, Toyota, 179.825‌ 31. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 175.833‌ 32. (33) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 175.063‌ 33. (55) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 173.682‌ 34. (51) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 172.319‌ 35. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 0.000‌ 36. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 0.000‌ 37. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 0.000‌ 38. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 0.000‌ 39. (23) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 0.000‌

Baseball Linescores Friday’s Results Non-section Beth-Center 002 00 — 2 2 7 Carlynton 045 3x — 12 9 2 Game called due to 5-inning, 10-run rule. W: Nathan Bickus. L: Jacob Knizner. 2B: Jake Seitz (C). Records: Beth-Center (0-1), Carlynton (1-0). Jefferson-Morgan 204 000 0 — 6 5 5 Carmichaels 230 103 x — 9 4 2 W: Dylan Wilson, 2so-0bb. L: Isaac Dean, 2so-1bb. 2B: Joel Spischock 2 (Car), Dean (JM), Eli Rafail (JM). HR: Joseph Headlee (JM). Records: Carmichaels (1-0), Jefferson-Morgan (0-1). Mapletown 103 233 0 — 12 12 3 Clay-Battelle (W.Va.) 300 003 2 — 8 9 2 W: Brian Bogden, 6so-4bb. L: Dille. 2B: Lane Powell (M), Brandon Donley (M). 3B: Dylan Rush). Records: Mapletown (1-0), Clay-Battelle (W.Va.) (0-1). California 000 100 3—482 Charleroi 101 010 0—363 W: Jacob Swartz. Sv: Brandon Powell. 2B: Brenden Sheehan (Cal). Records: California (1-0), Charleroi (0-1).

Transactions Saturday Sanchez to a one-year contract. DALLAS COWBOYS: Signed OT Byron Bell. GREEN BAY PACKERS: Signed DT Ricky Jean Francois. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS: Released DT Arthur Jones. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: Signed DE Malliciah Goodman. WASHINGTON REDSKINS: Signed WR Brian Quick. HOCKEY National Hockey League CALGARY FLAMES: Assigned F Garnet Hathaway to Stockton (AHL) and G Mason McDonald and D Keegan Kanzig from Stockton to Adirondack (ECHL). Signed F Dillon Dube to a three-year, entry-level contract. DALLAS STARS: Assigned D Justin Hache from Texas (AHL) to Idaho (ECHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS: Assigned F Nick Lappin to Albany (AHL). PHILADELPHIA FLYERS: Assigned D Jesper Pettersson from Lehigh Valley (AHL) to Reading (ECHL). SAN JOSE SHARKS: Signed F Noah Rod. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING: Recalled D Slater Koekkoek from Syracuse (AHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS: Recalled F Paul Carey from Hershey (AHL). American Hockey League AHL: Suspended San Diego D Stu Bickel and San Jose F Alex Gallant one game. HARTFORD WOLF PACK: Assigned G Jeff Malcolm to Greenville (ECHL). PROVIDENCE BRUINS: Assigned D Ben Marshall to Atlanta (ECHL). Returned D Taylor Doherty to Orlando (ECHL). SAN DIEGO GULLS: Assigned F Zac Larraza to Utah (ECHL). SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS: Recalled F Stephen MacAulay from Florida (ECHL). TEXAS STARS: Assigned G Landon Bow and F Mike McMurtry to Idaho (ECHL). ECHL ECHL: Suspended Allen D David Makowski six games. ADIRONDACK THUNDER: Loaned G Drew Fielding to Providence (AHL). Signed F Brendan Bradley to an amateur

tryout agreement. ALASKA ACES: Signed F Jory Mullin to an amateur tryout agreement. ATLANTA GLADIATORS: Signed G Kent Patterson. BRAMPTON BEAST: Signed D Matt Petgrave. COLORADO EAGLES: Signed F Braeden Shaw to an amateur tryout agreement. ELMIRA JACKALS: Signed F Perry D’Arrisso to an amateur tryout agreement. GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS: Released G Steven Summerhays. IDAHO STEELHEADS: Released G Jeffery Siwik as emergency backup. MANCHESTER MONARCHS: Signed F Thomas Schutt to an amateur tryout agreement. MISSOURI MAVERICKS: Signed G Zach Nagelvoort. SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS: Signed F Kevin Dufour. TULSA OILERS: Claimed F Patrick Watling off waivers from Orlando. UTAH GRIZZLIES: Signed G Rob Nichols. Loaned D Tim Daly to Manitoba (AHL). COLLEGE CALIFORNIA: Promoted assistant men’s basketball coach Wyking Jones to head coach. CLEMSON: Named Michaela Franklin women’s volleyball coach. CLEVELAND STATE: Named Dennis Felton men’s basketball coach. FLORIDA STATE: Freshman F Jonathan Isaac will enter the NBA draft. INDIANA: Named Archie Miller men’s basketball coach. IOWA STATE: Signed men’s basketball coach Steve Prohm and women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly to contract extensions through 2022. MIDDLE TENNESSEE: Agreed to terms with men’s basketball coach Kermit Davis on a seven-year contract. RUTGERS: Granted a release to junior men’s basketball G Nigel Johnson so he can transfer. SYRACUSE: Named Steve Stanard defensive ends coach. Reassigned defensive line coach Vinson Reynolds to defensive tackles coach and defensive coordinator Brian Ward to linebackers coach.

heraldstandard.com | Sunday, March 26, 2017

NCAA Men’s Tournament

Indiana hires Archie Miller as new coach

FIRST FOUR At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Tuesday, March 14 Mount St. Mary’s 67, New Orleans 66 Kansas State 95, Wake Forest 88 Wednesday, March 15 UC Davis 67, N.C. Central 63 Southern Cal 75, Providence 71 EAST REGIONAL First Round By Michael Marot Thursday, March 16 The Associated Press‌ At KeyBank Center Buffalo, N.Y. Villanova 76, Mount St. Mary’s 56 Fred Glass wanted to hire a Wisconsin 84, Virginia Tech 74 At Amway Center Orlando, Fla. proven winner for Indiana’s Virginia 76, UNC Wilmington 71 next coach. The athletic diFlorida 80, ETSU 65 rector didn’t have to wait long Friday, March 17 At Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, S.C. — or travel far to find what he was looking for. Duke 87, Troy 65 South Carolina 93, Marquette 73 On Saturday, less than 24 At BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. hours after UCLA coach Steve Baylor 91, New Mexico State 73 Alford pulled his name out of Southern Cal 66, SMU the sweepstakes, Glass an65 Second Round Saturday, March 18 At KeyBank Center Buffalo, N.Y. nounced he had hired Archie Wisconsin 65, Villanova 62 Miller from Dayton. Miller At Amway Center Orlando, Fla. replaces Tom Crean, who was Florida 65, Virginia 39 Sunday, fired March 16 after missing March 19 At Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, S.C. the NCAA Tournament five South Carolina 88, Duke 81 times in nine seasons. At BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. “Archie Miller was on my Baylor 82, Southern Cal 78 short list from the very beAt Madison Square Garden New York ginning,” Glass said in a Regional Semifinals Friday, March 24 statement. “The more I learned South Carolina 70, Baylor 50 about him, the more convinced Florida 84, Wisconsin 83, OT I became that he is the coach Regional Championship we need to meet our high exSunday, March 26 South Carolina (25-10) vs. Florida (27- pectations for many years to 8), 2:20 p.m. come.” SOUTH REGIONAL Miller will be introduced First Round at a Monday afternoon news Thursday, March 16 At BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee conference. Butler 76, Winthrop 64 The 38-year-old Miller comes Middle Tennessee 81, Minnesota 72 from a basketball family and Friday, March 17 put together a solid track record At Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, S.C. in six seasons with the Flyers Arkansas 77, Seton Hall 71 — earning a school-record four North Carolina 103, Texas Southern 64 straight NCAA Tourney bids, At Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis winning 24 games in each of Wichita State 64, Dayton 58 those seasons and claiming the Kentucky 79, Northern Kentucky 70 At Golden 1 Center Sacramento, Calif. last two Atlantic 10 regularCincinnati 75, Kansas State 61 season titles. UCLA 97, Kent State 80 Miller’s older brother, Sean, Second Round Saturday, March 18 At BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee coaches at perennial powerhouse Arizona, and the younger Butler 74, Middle Tennessee 65 Sunday, March 19 Miller is considered one of the At Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, S.C. brightest young coaches in North Carolina 72, Arkansas 65 At Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis America. “IU is one of the greatest basKentucky 65, Wichita State 62 At Golden 1 Center Sacramento, Calif. ketball programs and academic UCLA 79, Cincinnati 67 institutions in the country and At FedEx Forum Memphis, Tenn. Regional Semifinals Friday, March 24 North Carolina 92, Butler 80 Kentucky 86, UCLA 75 Regional Championship Sunday, March 26 North Carolina (30-7) vs. Kentucky (325), 5:05.m. Continued from B1 MIDWEST REGIONAL First Round McCracken, a Kent State reThursday, March 16 At BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee cruit, opened up with an early Purdue 80, Vermont 70 takedown and turned DunIowa State 84, Nevada 73 woody’s Constatine Gavalas Friday, March 17 (148-32) with a bar for a 5-0 At Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis lead after the first period. McMichigan 92, Oklahoma State 91 Cracken (147-34) scored anLouisville 78, Jacksonville State 63 At BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. other takedown in the second Kansas 100, UC Davis 62 and rode out Gavalas for the Michigan State 78, Miami 58 victory. At Golden 1 Center Sacramento, Calif. “It was a great experience,” Oregon 93, Iona 77 McCracken said. “Everybody Rhode Island 84, Creighton 72 Second Round here is an All-Star and you are Saturday, March 18 not used to that. I think this At BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee match shows how tough wresPurdue 80, Iowa State 76 Sunday, tling in Pennsylvania is. Our March 19 At Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis team didn’t win a state title. Michigan 73, Louisville 69 We are all just placewinners At BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. and we are out here beating Kansas 90, Michigan State 70 state champions. I trained At Golden 1 Center Sacramento, Calif. Oregon 75, Rhode Island 72 about three days a week for At The Sprint Center Kansas City, Mo. this match.” Regional Semifinals McCracken finished third Thursday, March 23 in the state tournament this Oregon 69, Michigan 68 Kansas 98, Purdue 66 past season and was seventh Regional Championship in 2016. He will continue to Saturday, March 25 train in the area and compete Oregon (32-5) vs. Kansas (31-4), (n) in freestyle tournaments WEST REGIONAL First Round before heading to college in Thursday, March 16 the fall. At KeyBank Center Buffalo, N.Y. “I am going to do FloNaNotre Dame 60, Princeton 58 tionals and wrestle freestyle,” West Virginia 86, Bucknell 80 At Amway Center Orlando, Fla. McCracken said. “I will just Xavier 76, Maryland 65 stay here and train before Florida State 86, Florida Gulf Coast 80 heading to college. There At Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City will not be any easy matches Gonzaga 66, South Dakota State 46 in college.” Northwestern 68, Vanderbilt 66 Dunlop (146-46) dropped Saint Mary’s 85, VCU 77 Arizona 100, North Dakota 82 a 2-0 decision to Pickens’ Second Round Koby Milner (158-7) in the Saturday, March 18 first b ou t as 106 pounds At KeyBank Center Buffalo, N.Y. wasn’t contested. Dunlop got West Virginia 83, Notre Dame 71 At Amway Center Orlando, Fla. in on some shots in the first Xavier 91, Florida State 66 period but Milner was able At Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City to earn a takedown for a 2-0 Gonzaga 79, Northwestern 73 lead heading into the second. Arizona 69, Saint Mary’s 60 Dunlop got in on a shot toAt SAP Center San Jose, Calif. Regional Semifinals wards the end of the second, Thursday, March 23 but couldn’t finish and a Gonzaga 61, West Virginia 58 stalemate was called. Milner, Xavier 73, Arizona 71 who is a three-time state Regional Championship Saturday, March 25 champion, was able to hang Gonzaga (35-1) vs. Xavier (24-13), (n) on for the victory against the FINAL FOUR At University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale Gannon University recruit. National Semifinals Dunlop qualified for the Saturday, April 1 state tournament twice during East champion vs. West champion his career with the Leopards, South champion vs. Midwest champion and finished eighth in Hershey National Championship Monday, April 3 this past season. Semifinal winners “He was a tough wrestler

Pittsburgh-area native to coach Hoosiers

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In this 2014 photo, Dayton head coach Archie Miller gestures during the first half in a NCAA tournament game against Florida. Indiana hired Miller as its new coach on Saturday.

I cannot wait to get started,” Miller said. “With peerless fan support, outstanding facilities and tradition, a beautiful campus, and located in one of the most fertile recruiting areas in the country, IU is a dream destination for me and my family.” Miller’s teams are known for their disciplined, hardnosed play. Glass also dubbed Miller a tireless recruiter in the Midwest and a “noted developer of talent.” Indiana fans wanted all of those features in their new coach — as expect postseason success, too. Alford, a former Indiana star, might have been a candidate for the job, but he reiterated Friday night that he wanted to remain

and didn’t give up easy when I was in on my shots,” Dunlop said. “I really liked it here and it was a neat experience.” Archer’s Quinn Miller (133-11) proved to be too much for Korber (111-45) as he took the Leopard down twice before earning the fall in 1:50. Korber is undecided on his college choice, but enjoyed the experience of wrestling at the Classic. He finished his high school career in fourth place at 220 pounds in the state tournament. “It was a really neat experience and cool to be wrestling here in front of all these people,” Korber said. Hempfield Area’s Vincent Distefanis (97-32) picked up two takedowns and allowed two escapes in a 4-2 decision over Creekview’s Bryce Davis (158-7) at 120 pounds to tie the match for the WPIAL at 3-3. Ellwood City’s Tyler Alberts (135-40) gave the WPIAL a 6-3 lead after he picked up a 7-0 decision over Kennesaw’s Vinnie Rosati (174-33) at 126. Albert had Rosati on his back towards the end of the second, but Rosati avoided being pinned. Union Grove’s Davion Fairley (196-24) tied the match for Georgia with a 5-3 decision over Pine-Richland’s Hunter Baxter (146-28) at 132. Kiski Area’s Joe Blumer (155-36) earned a 16-1 technical fall over Chattahoochee’s Ethan Phillips (178-36) at 138 to give the WPIAL an 11-6 advantage. Freedom Area’s Kody Komara (156-31) extended the WPIAL’s lead to 15-6 with a 14-5 major decision over Commerce’s Jake Brewer (139-14) at 145 pounds. North Allegheny’s Jake Hinkson (138-42) found himself on his back and almost pinned in the first period, but fought back with four takedowns to tie the match at 8-8 to force overtime. Hinkson, a Kent State recruit, scored a takedown in overtime to stun Cambridge’s Will Britain (201-19) at 152 for an 18-6 Team WPIAL lead.

at UCLA. The move comes at an opportune time for Miller. The Flyers are losing at least five players from the school’s incredible four-year run. “We did everything we could to keep Archie at UD, but now our sole focus turns to continuing to build the quality of our nationally competitive program,” athletic director Neil Sullivan said in a statement. Before taking the Dayton job in 2011, Miller worked as an assistant for his brother at Arizona and as an assistant under Thad Matta ta Ohio State. He also has been an assistant at Arizona State, North Carolina State, his alma mater, and Western Kentucky. And he worked on the staff with USA Basketball’s

under-19 team, which won the FIBA world championship gold medal in 2015. Miller’s father, John, coached in high school. Sean, Archie and Lisa Miller all played Division I basketball, and now it’s the youngest of the three children who finds himself leading a program that has won five national championships. “I cannot wait to connect with former players, current players, and future players and all of Hoosier Nation,” Miller said. “I want to thank all of the great people and players at the University of Dayton who have supported me along the way. I look forward to outlining my vision for IU basketball.” Miller is 139-63 in his career.

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Belle Vernon’s Billy Korber (bottom), wrestling for the WPIAL all-stars, works to free himself from the grasp of Archer’s Quinn Miller (top), for the state of Georgia team, during the 220-pound bout at the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic held at Fitzgerald Field House on Saturday.

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Belle Vernon’s Jacob Dunlop (left), wrestling for the WPIAL all-stars, works to control Pickens’ Koby Milner (right), representing the state of Georgia squad, during the 113-pound bout at the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic held at Fitzgerald Field House on Saturday. Dunlop was defeated by Milner by a 2-0 decision.

Three-time Georgia state champion from Commerce, Owen Brown (126-6), needed overtime but picked up a late takedown in sudden victory for a 2-0 decision over North Allegheny’s Eric Hong (164-13) at 160 to cut the WPIAL advantage to 18-9. Greensburg Salem’s Alec Shaw (69-22) scored two takedowns before giving up a late reversal for a 4-2 decision over St. Pius X’s Jack

Marsh (196-39) at 170 pounds for a 21-9 lead for the WPIAL All-Stars. Gilmer’s Matthew Waddell (216-8) edged Penn Trafford’s Matt McGillick (111-49) by a 2-1 decision at 182 to cut Team Georgia’s deficit to 21-12. Montour’s Roman Macek (118-29) wrapped things up for Team WPIAL with a 19-4 technical fall over Northwest Whitfeld’s Alexander Robles (51-11).

Sunday, March 26, 2017 | heraldstandard.com

Expect Section 1-AA to be a dogfight Five local teams in realigned baseball section

By Jonathan Guth

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The Bentworth, California and Carmichaels baseball teams moved up to Class AA this season, while BethCenter and Frazier are hoping to compete in what Bulldogs coach Frank Pryor believes will be a very competitive section. “There are going to be a lot of knock down, drag-out games this season with the weather and pitch-count rule playing a factor,” said Pryor, who is entering his 31st season as head coach and 33rd overall at BethCenter. “It is going to be different with the pitch count but we will do our best to monitor it. The main thing is we have to be fundamentally sound.” Pryor’s team finished 5-7 in section play and 5-10 overall last season. The veteran coach hopes a strong group of senior players and a roster with 22 players will help get the Bulldogs back in the playoffs. “We are hoping the senior leadership will work out,” Pryor said. “If they listen, we will be OK. We just have to continue to improve.” Right-handed senior pitcher Jacob Knizner is penciled in as Beth-Center’s No. 1 pitcher. Pryor’s son, Nick, is a senior who will start in center field. Fellow senior Yale Johnston will be in right field. Tyler Zelenick (2B) and Colton Belmont (1B) are seniors who will start in the infield for the Bulldogs. James Sberna is another senior that will play in the infield. “You have to come ready to play everyday in Class AA,” coach Pryor said. “It has been a blast and that is why I have been here so long. “We have been able to get outside some and we are excited to play two games at Washington & Jefferson’s field and one at CONSOL Energy Park. They are nice places to play and they treat us well.” In addition to the Bearcats, Trojans, Mikes and Commodores, Burgettstown, ChartiersHouston and Fort Cherry will also be in the section. “Chartiers-Houston is by far one of the best teams in the

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“W e w i l l t a k e t h i s , w e are happy with it because I have a lot of respect for Jefferson,” Krause said. “Their pitcher and catcher played for me a couple of years in the summer so I know they are really good baseball players. “I am also happy about winning the game like we did in the sixth inning with it tied. You bank that away because at some point in the section you are going to be in a tight game, and when you have been there before, you don’t know how you are going to respond. They responded really well. They really executed the bunt game well and did some smart things. I like the fact we won it the way we did.” The Mikes (1-0) took advantage of a Rockets’ error in the bottom of the sixth to score two for an 8-6 lead. Collin Reynolds led off the inning and reached base on a hit-by-pitch. Michael Robison entered the game to run for Reynolds. Liam Shea walked for Carmichaels to put runners at first and second with nobody out. Carmichaels’ Chad Ruse laid down a bunt but

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Jefferson-Morgan’s Gage Clark (16) steals second as Carmichaels shortstop Liam Shea is unable to field the ball cleanly during the first inning of Friday’s non-section game at Carmichaels High School.

section,” Pryor said. “They have beat us the last four times we have played and it has been close. Fort Cherry is very difficult on the road and Burgettstown has a huge field that is wide open, plus it is a long trip and makes for a long day. “We have played some of the other teams in the past. California has a great program. We need to be ready to play every single game, and we hope to turn it around this year. We were close to making the playoffs last year, but no cigar.” Nick Damico enters his fourth season as head coach after serving five years as pitching coach for the Trojans and is expecting a tough challenge in a new section. “We will be playing a tough section schedule and we play one of the toughest nonsection schedules we have ever had,” Damico, a Connellsville graduate, said. “We have scheduled games with Charleroi, Mount Pleasant, Bishop Canevin and Serra Catholic, who won the WPIAL Class A title last season.” California was 9-1 in section play to win the title, and finished 17-3 with a rare firstround playoff exit in a 4-2 setback to Brentwood. The Trojans lost their ace pitcher in Louden Conte, who was also a top offensive threat, and Casey Zajicek, who was a

top-five hitter for California and played in left field last season. “It is tough to lose them, but it is good to see new faces,” Damico said. “We are confident in our guys coming back. We have some veteran players that have been on the team for a while.” Junior Brandon Powell is a right-handed pitcher that will get in a great deal of work with Conte having graduated. Senior Nathaniel Luketich is another righty that will get some work on the mound. When he is not pitching, Luketich will be behind the plate. He is one of the Trojans’ captains. California’s pitching staff has the potential to go eight players deep. “I am really excited about our staff,” Damico said. Johnny DeFranco will also see some action on the mound, and is the Trojans’ primary shortstop and lead-off hitter. He can also bat at the No. 2 spot, and is a senior captain. Alex Adams returns to his spot at third base, where he will be in his third year starting. The senior has also been chosen as a captain. Damico likes the idea behind the pitch-count rule and California is also using its press box to announce the counts for both teams’ pitchers between innings. “We tried it at a scrimmage

and it worked really well,” Damico said. “We are making sure to triple check the pitch counts. We have prepared our kids for it. I will probably have more of an opinion once we go through the season.” The Trojans have scrimmaged Shenango and Class AAAAA team Laurel Highlands. “We have had scrimmages against two quality teams,” Damico said. Damico see the Buccaneers as one of the favorites in the section, but is prepared from a battle each time they take the field. “Chartiers-Houston would be the favorite because they played in a bigger section and are good,” Damico said. “We have played Beth-Center and Frazier in the past, as well as Chartiers-Houston. We also expect Fort Cherry to be there, and Carmichaels and Bentworth will be tough.” Lou Pasquale will be California’s infield coach and Neil Forsythe is the pitching coach. Carmichaels has been in battles before with Bentworth and California, but coach Richard Krause’s Mikes are entering the season with a great deal of uncertainty as eight seniors graduated from last year’s team that has moved up to Class AA. Carmichaels picked up a 9-6 non-section victory over Jefferson-Morgan in its opener on

the ball was misplayed by Jefferson-Morgan to plate Robison and Shea for an 8-6 advantage. Ruse scored on a 6-3 ground out hit by Matthew Barrish for a 9-6 lead. “We did some good things today, but all in all, we threw too many pitches, walked too many, and when we needed to make the play to end an inning, we didn’t,” Jefferson-Morgan coach John Curtis said. “We need to tighten up and play better on defense. We had a couple of gap shots and the home run on the offensive side of things.” Freshman Dylan Wilson, who pitched a scoreless sixth inning, shut down the Rockets (0-1) in the seventh to pick up the win for Carmichaels. Wilson pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts. “He came in, threw strikes and took command of the game,” Krause said. “That is the exciting part.” Both teams scored two runs in the first inning with the Mikes committing an error and the Rockets two. Carmichaels added three runs on one hit in the second for a 5-2 advantage. Joel Spishock hit a bases-clearing double to score Ruse, Jacob Hair and Wilson, who had all walked

to reach base. Spishock also doubled in the first and had a single in the sixth for three hits. The Mikes’ first baseman and relief pitcher collected four RBIs. Jefferson-Morgan’s starting pitcher Gage Clark allowed five runs, but only on two hits. He had five strikeouts and walked four. The Rockets took a 6-5 lead in the third on three hits, including a two-run blast by Joseph Headlee that gave his team a one-run advantage. “The games against Carmichaels are always competitive and the kids know each other, and we have games against Class AA and AAA competition in nonsection play,” Curtis said. Jefferson-Morgan scored all of its runs in the frame with two outs. The rally started when Zack Gamble walked and scored on Eli Rafail’s double for a 5-3 deficit. Rafail scored on Isaac Dean’s RBI-single and courtesy runner Holden Headlee trotted home on Headlee’s homer. The inning proved to be the last for Barrish, who started the game for the Mikes. He allowed six runs on four hits in three innings with four strikeouts and three walks. “He gave up that one little

flurry with the double and the home run, but other than that, they didn’t hit him,” Krause said. “It is early yet.” Carmichaels tied the game at 6-6 in the fourth when Ruse reached on an error, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on Stephen Spiher’s RBI ground out. Rafail led the Rockets with two hits, two runs scored and one RBI. Dean took the loss on the mound in allowing four runs on two hits in three innings. He had two strikeouts and walked one. Carmichaels is back in action on Monday against Brownsville in a non-section contest. The first pitch at Redstone Township Field is set for 4:15 p.m. “Our youth really showed and we made a ton of mistakes, basic mistakes,” Krause said. “We booted a couple of ground balls and made some terrible mistakes in the outfield. We have a lot of room to grow but we are really young.” Jefferson-Morgan hosts Avella in a non-section game at 4:15 p.m. “Playing against this kind of competition will make us better if we straighten things out when section play comes along,” Curtis said.

Friday. “We know going in it’s a tougher section with two of the top teams in the section with us from last season coming over, and you add solid teams like Chartiers-Houston, Fort Cherry and Beth-Center,” Krause said. “I don’t know as much about the other teams, but it will be a tough and we lost a lot from last year’s team.” The Mikes’ Matthew Barrish started the opener and had a no-decision, but the left-handed sophomore showed he has potential. When not pitching, Barrish will be in the outfield. Senior Joel Spishock is one of eight returning players from last year’s roster for Krause, and the Carmichaels’ captain will serve as a left-handed pitcher and first baseman. Fellow senior Cody Brown is a versatile player who can play in the infield or outfield. Brown is also a captain and one of the few returning players for the veteran coach. Junior Nathan Broadwater is an infielder who saw playing time last year. “This is one of the most inexperienced teams I’ve been around in all my years in high school, legion and the county league,” Krause said. “We also have kids that never played much competitive baseball, but they are a great group of kids that wants to get better and they buy into it. We are going to have a lot of competition for spots and I think that will keeps these kids competitive. We have 26 kids out and that is encouraging. You want to compete every year, but the future looks bright. Our goal is to keep getting better every day and we’ll see where we are at.” The Bearcats and coach Dion Jasante were 7-3 in section play and 12-7 overall last season with a 2-1 loss in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs to eventual state champion Vincentian Academy. Jasante’s team played both the Mikes and Trojans tough, but a late-season loss to California gave Damico and company the section title. Bentworth brings b a c k senior pitcher Riley Nickeson. Frazier and coach Craig Kordich had a tough season last year with a 1-11 mark in section play and 2-14 overall. The Commodores battled in losing to close games to the Bucaneers by scores of 9-8 and 10-8, and gave the Bulldogs a game in a 3-1 setback.

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Pens fall in shootout to Islanders PITTSBURGH (AP) — John Tavares and Anthony Beauvillier scored in the shootout to lead the New York Islanders over the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Friday night. B e a u v i l l ie r o p e n e d t he shootout with a goal, and Tavares snapped a wrist shot past Marc-Andre Fleury in the next round. Sidney Crosby scored in the shootout for Pittsburgh, but Jaroslav Halak, making his first start since Dec. 29, stopped Phil Kessel and Nick Bonino. Anders Lee scored his 28th goal of the season, while Brock Nelson got his 17th and Casey Cizikas his eighth for the Islanders, who moved into the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. New York is tied with Boston at 82 points, but the Islanders have a game in hand on the Bruins. The Islanders have 18 wins in 31 games since Doug Weight was named interim coach on Jan. 17, replacing Jack Capuano. Halak, a former All-Star, made 37 saves.

heraldstandard.com | Sunday, March 26, 2017

After 2016 feast, West Greene must stay hungry By Adam Brewer

For the Herald-Standard

After grabbing the first WPIAL softball championship in school’s history and being the PIAA runner-up a season ago, the West Greene softball team will look to remain hungry in 2017 and add more accomplishments to its already crowded trophy case. “We have to remain hungry and we can’t have any let up,” 12th-year head coach Billy Simms said. “Whatever happened last year, it happened last year. We really can’t focus on that or even rely on that for this year. We know we have a lot of expectations and the bull’s eye is squarely on our backs.” “This is uncharted territory for our girls and I’m excited to see how we deal with it. This offseason has definitely been different, but I still feel like we are prepared for this season. We have to act like we won nothing and play with a clean slate this season.” The Lady Pioneers posted a 26-2 overall record and steamrolled its way to its first section title since 1983 with a 10-0 mark in section play. West Greene defeated section foe ChartiersHouston, 12-3, in the WPIAL title game. After wins over Clarion, Saegertown and DuBois Central Catholic in the opening three rounds of the PIAA postseason, West Greene dropped a hard-fought 3-2 contest to Williams Valley in the

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West Greene head coach Bill Simms presents PIAA silver medals to his players, including pitcher Madison Renner. West Greene lost to Williams Valley, 3-2, in the PIAA Class A Softball Championship at Nittany Lion Softball Park in State College last season.

state finals. Despite the strong season at the plate, on the bases, in the circle and in the field from his team, Simms is still looking for some improvement from his squad this season. “We have been working on a lot of things,” he stated. “Obviously we have some strong hitters, so I think base running and in particular situational base running is going to be key. We use a lot of courtesy runners, and they have to use their speed on the base paths. We have also been working on directional bunting. We can’t just bunt it back to the pitcher

all the time, we have to work the base lines.” The Lady Pioneers lost one senior starter from last year’s team and will replace her in a variety of ways. Madison Renner will try to follow up a stellar sophomore campaign in the circle this year. Last season, Renner went 19-2 with 118 strikeouts and just 36 walks with a 1.72 ERA. Madison and her younger sister Jade (freshmen lefty) will handle the pitching duties for West Greene. When Jade is pitching, Madison will be in the line-up at shortstop. When Madison

is in the circle, sophomore Makenzie Thomas will play short. “We have two really good pitchers,” Simms said. “Madison won 19 games last year and made it to the state finals. She has a really good changeup and has a lot of confidence in all of her pitches. Jade is a lefty and when we face lineups with more left-handed hitters she might get the start. We have a lot of confidence in both.” Offensively, McKenna and Madison Lampe sets the table for the offense at the top of the line-up. Last season, McKenna batted .618 with 57 runs scored,

33 stolen bases, 24 RBIs and 18 extra-base hits. Madison matched her twin sister’s production with a .473 clip at the plate with 52 runs scored, 44 RBIs and 21 extra base hits. Madison Renner provided the power to the offense last year and led the Lady Pioneers in doubles (15), home runs (nine), RBIs (66) and total bases (96). Other key contributors to the offense coming back this season are Kaitlyn Rizor, Mackenzie Carpenter, Linzee Stover and Lexie Mooney. West Greene will also rely on a strong core of

designated hitters/players and courtesy runners in Emily Goodwin, Brianna Goodwin, Marissa Rode, Brittany Bonnema, Sage Vliet and Savannah Pettit. One key part to the Lady Pioneers’ success was their under-rated defense. The defense is anchored by senior catcher Shelby Morris. “We always preach defense and being sharp in the field,” Simms said. “You can’t give extra outs away and if you don’t give up any runs you give yourself a better chance to win games. Shelby has been our catcher the last couple of seasons. She is very crafty and solid for us. She has improved her blocking and command of the pitching staff.” West Greene will move to Section 2-A and be joined by Avella, California, Carmichaels, Jefferson-Morgan, Mapletown and Monessen. “Top to bottom, this is a very tough section,” Simms said. “You can’t take anybody for granted and we have to play our A game every time out. Carmichaels dropped down to Single-A and that’s always a competitive rivalry. Jefferson and Monessen both made the playoffs last year. Mapletown is on the rise as well. We have to be strong mentally and remain hungry the whole season.” The Lady Pioneers kicked off their season with three games at the Ripken Expereince on March 24-26 and will open up section play at home against California on Tuesday.

Lady Rockets explode early, top Geibel Catholic, 14-4 JEFFERSON — The Rich Rush era of Jefferson-Morgan softball got underway with a bang on Friday afternoon. The Lady Rockets scored 11 runs in their first at bat and went on to give Rush his first head coaching victory, 14-4 in five innings, over Geibel Catholic at Chris Dugan Memorial Field in a non-section softball opener for both teams. Krista McCartney went 3 for 3 with a tworun homer and scored three runs to lead the way for J-M, which also got a grand varsity debut from freshman Cait Dugan who also hit a two-run shot and was the winning pitcher. Rush was making his debut after longtime coach Tony Barbetta stepped down after last season. “I couldn’t think of a much better way to start it,” Rush said of the big first frame. “That’s about as good as it gets for starting the season.” Rush was pleased with Dugan’s composure on the mound also. “Cait did well in her first game,” Rush said. “She twisted her ankle early in the week so this is actually her first day back. I think she was struggling with it a little bit but she did fine out there.” Dugan allowed four runs on eight hits with four walks and five strikeouts. The Lady Rockets jumped on Lady Gators

pitcher Gabby Yourish, making her first ever start in the circle at any level, for nine hits in the first inning, although only three of the 11 runs were earned due to a pair of infield errors. Dugan led off with a walk, stole second and scored when Autumn Tedrow reached on an error. One out later McCartney singled to load the bases. That was followed by four consecutive RBI singles from Autumn Gustavich, Madison Vandivner, Brynn Boyd and Sadie Fowler for a 5-0 lead. After a runscoring ground out by Katelynn Messina, Dugan blasted her home run to make it 8-0. Tedrow kept the inning going when she was hit by a pitch, stole second and scored as Brooke Diamond reached on an error. McCartney then delivered her second hit of the inning with her home run to make it 11-0. Gustavich and Vandivner each followed with their second singles of the frame before Boyd’s fly ball was snagged by center fielder Lynn Hamborsky to end the marathon at bat. To Yourish’s credit, the junior hung tough and allowed just three runs (one earned) on two hits with three walks over the final three innings. “We’re a young team and I preach we have to make the fundamental plays,” Geibel coach Rich Carbonara said. “Unfortunately in the first inning we gave them some extra outs and against a good team like Jefferson-Morgan

you can’t do that. “I’m proud of my pitcher. She walked the lead-off batter then after that did she pretty well with her control.” The Lady Gators settled down following the rocky start and actually out-scored J-M after the first inning, 4-3. Geibel got on the board in the third when Yourish doubled, went to third on Hayley Riggin’s single and came home on Hamborsky’s ground out to make it 11-1. The Lady Rockets parlayed an error, two walks and singles by Diamond and McCartney into three runs in the bottom of the inning with RBIs coming from Gustavich, Boyd and Fowler for a 14-1 advantage. The Lady Gators plated three runs in the fifth. Gillian Yourish and Riggin singled to start the rally and Hamborsky was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Kara Grennell and Alexa Henckel followed with run-scoring ground outs and Sara Erhardt smacked an RBI single before Dugan got a strikeout to end the

game on the 10-run rule. Gabby Yourish and Riggin both had two hits. “For only having one live batting practice I thought we did fairly well making contact and we had a good understanding of the strike zone,” Carbonara said. “For the young team that we are, I’m happy with that. I’m a little disappointed in our defense but I’m happy with our offense.” One defensive player Carbonara wasn’t disappointed with was shortstop Gillian Yourish, who played a stellar game in the field. Yourish alertly turned an inning-ending double play with a strong throw to first after grabbing a pop out in the second, alertly grabbed a grounder that deflected

off Gabby Yourish and quickly spun to get a force out at third in the third and flawlessly handled a hot smash by Diamond in the fourth. “I’ve been coaching softball for a lot of years and she is the best female athlete I’ve ever coached,” Carbonara said, “and I’ve coached at Quad-A, Triple-A and now Single-A.” Carbonara also commended Rush after the game. “Jefferson-Morgan’s coach is a class act, I’ll tell you that,” he said. The home runs were career firsts and both unexpected, according to McCartney and Rush. “When I hit it I didn’t think it was going to over so it surprised me a little bit when it did,” Dugan said of her blast. “I was

pretty thrilled.” McCartney gave credit to her coaching staff for her home run. “We had a scrimmage yesterday and I switched bats a couple times then I got told to turn my hips so I actually listened for once,” McCartney said with a laugh. “I thought she caught it and then it was ‘Oh, it went over!’ I was excited.” “Krista hit the ball well last year, too, but that’s her first home run,” Rush said. “She’s been wanting one so I know she was happy.”

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Final push for WrestleMania upon us WWE has its final Raw and Smackdown shows this week heading into WrestleMania, so look for both shows to close strong.

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NXT Takeover: Orlando Saturday Part of the reason the WWE moved the NXT show to last night was because if it did NXT Friday, it would have to tear down the setup for the Hall show Saturday and then tear it back down to set back up for Raw and Smackdown. So to eliminate extra work for its crew, WWE moved the shows around and the NXT show starts Saturday at 8 p.m. The top matches include Bobby

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However, Church never left first and in the confusion, Kovatch misplayed the ball and Christner used her lightning speed to score from third. Church moved to third amidst the confusion, and on the next pitch, Parshall drilled a single up the middle to bring her in to win the game. “I was excited that they tried to pitch to me,” said Parshall when asked if she thought Latrobe when walk her. “She threw me a changeup inside and I was able to hit it up the middle. “This is a big first step for us, and will give us momentum and confidence moving forward.” Meredith Carr started for the Lady Wildcats, but was replaced

Bill Hughes Roode defending the NXT title against Shinsuke Nakamura and the undefeated Asuka defending the Women’s title against Ember Moon.

Mania week hard on WWE employees Although WWE employees will always talk about how exciting Mania week is, it is also very timeconsuming and exhausting. On Friday I spoke to one of my several friends who work for WWE, and the stretch they are on is rough. The Raw brand had a house show Friday night, it and Smackdown both have them today, both brands have shows Monday, and Smackdown has its live show Tuesday. Then both brands, not to mention all production employees, are off to Orlando through next Tuesday. Almost every WWE employee who is at TV will be on the road for 10 straight days, and the in-ring talent even longer.

Mania countdown concludes Mania XXX saw Daniel Bryan beat Triple H and then Bryan beat Randy Orton and Batista in a triple threat in the main event to win the WWE championship. But the event will always be known as the night The Streak ended as Brock Lesnar defeated The Undertaker. I was there and I am telling you, although a WWE connection jokingly said “something shocking is going to happen.” Mania 31 saw Seth Rollins cash in to win the WWE championship, but people forget about his excellent bout with Randy Orton earlier in the night. Also, Sting finally made his Mania debut against Triple H. A WWE-record 101,763 fans attended Mania 32 last year at AT&T Stadium.

by Kiley Myers. Carr had limited Belle Vernon to three singles, two by Mekenzie Sokol and the other by Parshall, through six innings. “Yeah, I was,” McFadden said of the pitching change. “It was a close game.” Carr kept the Lady Leopards (1-0) off-balance all game long and outside of the fourth inning when Belle Vernon stranded three runners, she cruised along. Kourtney Gavatorta scored Belle Vernon’s first run on a Latrobe error in the bottom of the fourth inning. Parshall struck out 11 batters and surrendered six hits, four of which were bunts. “Any time you have Bailey Parshall on the mound, you have a chance,” McFadden said. Latrobe bunted throughout the game and on top of its four bunt base hits, the Lady Wildcats bunted into seven outs.

It was amazing to see that big of a crowd at a wrestling show in person, but several injuries limited In case the card. you’re wondering this Rare Undertaker video far out, the Earlier this week, The Under- f o r e c a s t taker made an appearance at a for the maUniversity of Texas spring practice. j o r i t y o f Two video clips, totaling about M a s t e r s 10 minutes, were available as of w e e k a t Friday night at http://bleacher- A u g u s t a report.com/articles/2699753- N a t i o n a l u n d e r t a k e r - a t t e n d s - t e x a s - Golf Club in football-practice-uses-wres- three weeks tling-career-as-motivation?utm_ isn’t good. O f source=newsletter&utm_ medium=newsletter&utm_ c o u r s e , campaign=wwe. if you’re Hardy’s to WWE imminent? paying attention and putting any stock in A few weeks ago, it was men- weather forecasts three tioned in this column that The weeks into the future … Hardy’s were negotiating with WHY? WWE. Yes, it would be great The brothers have been offered if the weather would indeals and their merchandise site clude blue skies, warm has been shut down. breezes and temperaThat has led several reputable tures in the 70s, but the wrestling journalists to think The game is played outside Hardy’s could return to WWE as the last time I looked and soon as Mania. it doesn’t work quite like What kind of buzz would it that. stir if they showed up on Raw or We’ve become very Smackdown this week? weather-focused these And could their return be why days, to the extent that it’s The Uso’s defeated American Alpha getting really annoying. for the Smackdown Tag titles this Even my brethren in past week? the media are getting under my skin. There Jericho v. Hart are plenty of other great Last week, I mentioned how I story lines this year wanted to discuss who has been the heading into the Masters biggest Canadian-born pro wres- — not including whether tling star in this week’s column, or not Tiger Woods will and the feedback sent in via email, hobble around Augusta Facebook and Twitter has been National — and those amazing. should be the focus. nnn But due to the amount of Mania One of the annual golf news in this week’s column, I have to table this specific piece until highlights is the release after Mania. of Sports Illustrated/ Keep sending feedback! Golf.com’s anonymous player poll. Legendary announcer Fifty PGA Tour players loses wife were asked a variety of questions and here are Pittsburgh native Jan Ross, wife some of the highlights: n Sixty-two percent of Jim Ross, the best play-by-play announcer in wrestling history for of the players said the my money, passed away Wednesday PGA Tour should create after complications from being hit it its own rules, breaking away from the USGA and by a car Monday. My heartfelt condolences go out its rules. PGA Tour offito Ross, who I have met several cials, however, have said times, and the extended Ross it would very difficult to family. enforce a separate set of Email questions/comments rules week-to-week. n To the surprise of to Bill at powerhousehughes@ gmail.com or tweet them to me @ absolutely no one, Ben BillHughes_III. Crane won the “slowest player on tour” vote, although Jason Day and Jordan Speith were not The lone pitch that got away far behind Crane. from Parshall, a Penn State n Surprisingly, 84 commit, was when she served up percent said they weren’t a screwball to Schweizer, who concerned that players blasted a two-run bomb to left- are taking PEDs that center in the fourth inning. can’t be found under the “It was a screwball and I current urine test. missed my spot,” Parshall said. n Surprisingly, 56 “It was high and at the letters.” percent of those surveyed The shot motivated Parshall, believed the tour should and when Schweizer came to bat not disclose disciplinary in the sixth, the Latrobe bench action. was on Parshall. Three pitches n Despite criticism to later, Schweizer was struck out the contrary, 66 percent and the Latrobe bench went of the responders said silent. Rory McIlroy does not “I wanted to get her back and lift too much. make their bench quiet,” said What do results of a poll Parshall while smiling. like this mean? Probably Belle Vernon travels to Steel Valley Monday for an nonsection game.

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The first major championship of the season is on the near horizon and, of course, there’s a lot of talk among golf fans and media about Tiger Woods and his availability and ability to be at Augusta National Golf Club in a playing capacity. It is a popular topic for debate in and around the golf world as Woods’ loyal fans hopefully believe the one-time world’s top-ranked player can resurrect himself from the position he’s in now: a mere shadow of his former self who appears to incapable of putting more than a couple rounds together before the pain in his lower back returns. He did make it through four rounds at Torrey Pines, but when he teed it up the next week at Dubai Desert Classic, he walked from the first tee to the last green as though he had a broomstick, um, attached to his body in a most painful way. And that’s the last we’ve seen of him. Last week, in a television interview, he admitted what has become painfully obvious. “I need to get back physically,” he said. “The mind is sharp. I just need to get the body willing to do it. That’s the hard part, is getting the prep time in. I haven’t been able to get as much prep time in, haven’t been able to train like I used to, practice like I used to, so it’s been harder. My priorities have changed a lot. My kids now dominate my life, and that’s a good thing.” That doesn’t sound a lot like a guy who’s raring to go and primed to get to the first tee at Augusta National.

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For years now, the WWE held its Hall of Fame induction ceremony the night prior to Mania. This year, however, the event will take place on the WWE Network Friday. The one-hour Red Carpet show starts at 7 p.m. with the Hall of Fame starting immediately after. Kurt Angle is the headliner for a relatively strong class. In a surprising twist, longtime WWE basher, Jim Cornette, will induct The Rock & Roll Express into the Hall. Longtime reader Tom Davenport of Washington thinks handing a live microphone to Cornette is a mistake. For those who aren’t familiar with Cornette, he was one of the top managers of the 1980s in the NWA and early-90s and managed Rock & Roll’s bitter enemy, The Midnight Express. He worked for the WWE into the late-90s, but his mentality is extremely old school and he is not a fan of what professional wrestling has become and he bashes it every chance he gets. However, I respectfully disagree about Cornette saying something that he shouldn’t and I have my own thoughts. If Cornette does anything to disrespect the WWE on a live microphone, it will make Rock & Roll look bad and I think Cornette has too much respect for them both personally and professionally. Plus, if Cornette did sound off against WWE, it would mean his dear friends, Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton of the Midnight Express, would never get their due credit in the WWE Hall. I guess we will find out Friday night.

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Lady Pioneers rally to win opener in Myrtle Beach

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West Greene opened its softball season with a come-from-behind 5-3 victory over University High School at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Friday. The defending WPIAL champion and PIAA finalist Lady Pioneers trailed 3-0 after three innings before rallying for the victory against the Lady Buccaneers of Johnson City, Tennessee. Madison Lampe was 3 for 4 with a triple and a run scored to lead the way for West Greene, coached by Billy Simms. Freshman Jade Lampe earned the win with three shutout innings in relief of starter and senior sister Madison Renner. Jade Renner walked none and struck out four, Madison Renner walked one and struck out four in four innings. McKenna Lampe ignited the Lady Pioneers’ rally with an inside-thepark solo home run in the fourth. Madison Lampe then tripled ahead of a game-tying two-run homer by Madison Renner. West Greene took the lead in the bottom of the sixth when Jade Renner doubled and Linzee Stover singled in courtesy runner Brianna Goodwin. Stover eventually scored an insurance run Madison Lampe’s single. Jamie Engle paced University High with two hits

and Bri Ramsaran had a double. Losing pitcher Emily Davis struck out five and walked two. West Greene faces North High School from Eastlake, Ohio, at 7 p.m. Saturday. —————— Mapletown 15, Turkeyfoot 5 — Mapletown made the long bus trip up to Turkeyfoot Friday, but came home with a 15-5 win over the Lady Rams in a five-inning softball game. Abby McIntire pitched all five innings and gave up only two hits, a single and double to Remi Hostetler, who also drove in three runs for Turkeyfoot. McIntire walked seven batters and struck out three. Macee Chesney led the offense with four runs batted in on a single, double and triple for Mapletown (1-0), while Sara Chory doubled and homered to bring in two RBI. Michaela Perry added a two-run single. Taylor Vanata also doubled for Mapletown, while Madi Conn took the pitching loss for Turkeyfoot (0-1). —————— Yough 9, North Hills 5 — Alona Sleith picked up right where she left off last season by clouting two home runs and driving in four runs, as Yough beat North Hills, 9-5, Friday at the Disney Classic at the ESPN Sports Complex in northern Florida. Sleith hit a three-run

shot in the top of the first inning to put the Lady Cougars ahead to stay and added a solo homer later in the game. Olivia Miller also homered for Yough, the defending PIAA Class AAA champs. Aubrie Mance doubled among two hits and drove in two more runs for Yough (1-0). North Hills fell to 0-1, as Anna McNicle took the pitching loss. Sierra Waywood pitched all seven innings for Yough and gave up five runs on four hits, with three strikeouts and a walk. —————— Carmichaels 12, Burgettstown 0 — The Lady Mikes blew the game open with five runs in the top of the fifth inning as visiting Carmichaels returned home from Burgettstown with a 12-0 nonsection victory Saturday afternoon. Laura Walker, who also had two doubles and drove in four runs, belted a solo home run in the five-run inning. Carmichaels (1-0) scored two runs in the top of the first inning for the early lead. The Lady Mikes scored a single run in the sixth and four more in the seventh. Kylie Sinn pitched the the final four innings for the win, scattering two hits with four walks and four strikeouts. Laura Walker started and went three innings, allowing five hits with two walks and no strikeouts. The Lady Mikes’ Natalie

McNett finished with three hits, a double and two singles. Emily Menhart and Megan Walker also doubled. Carmichaels hosts Charleroi Monday afternoon. ——————— Yough 11, Anthony’s (N.Y) 3 — Olivia Miller’s grand slam keyed a fiverun output in the top of the first inning for Yough and the Lady Cougars didn’t slow down for an 11-3 victory over St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) Saturday afternoon in the Florida Disney Classic. Yough (2-0) scored three runs in both the top of the second and sixth innings. St. Anthony’s scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and one in the sixth. Kierra Waywood pitched the final 5.1 innings for the win. She allowed three runs on nine hits, striking out three and walking none. The Lady Cougars’ Alona Sleith went 3-for-4 with a double and two singles. Karlie Clark had a double and single, and Hannah Bach finished with two singles. Aubrey Mance doubled. Alyssa Delaney had a triple for St. Anthony’s.

Baseball California 4, Charleroi 3 — California rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the top of the seventh inning with three runs for a 4-3 victory at Charleroi on Friday.

The Cougars (0-1) led 2-0 after scoring single runs in the bottom of the first and third innings, and 3-1 after five innings. Jacob Swartz picked up the final five outs in relief of starting pitcher Nate Luketich to earn the victory. He struck out one. Brandon Powell struck out one in the bottom of the seventh for his first career save. He also walked and singles in three plate appearances. Brenden Sheehan went 2-for-2 for the Trojans (1-0) with a double, single and run scored. Tyler Jacobs had a pair of singles, an RBI and run scored. Drake Johnson finished with two singles, two runs scored, and an RBI. —————— Mapletown 12, ClayBattelle (W.Va.) 8 — Mapletown trailed early in Friday’s non-section game against Clay-Battelle (W.Va) but rallied for a 12-8 victory at ClayBattelle in the first day of high school baseball action. The visiting Maples (1-0) scored the game’s first run but gave up three to trail by two heading into the second inning. After a scoreless second, Mapletown scored three in the third, two in the fourth and three in the fifth and sixth innings for a 12-3 advantage. The CeeBees (0-1) did their best to rally with three runs in the sixth and two in the

seventh but the deficit was too large. Brian Bogden picked up the win on the mound after allowing just three runs on three hits in five innings. He had six strikeouts and walked four. Bogden also helped his own cause with two singles. Football star Dylan Rush tripled and had three RBIs for the Maples. Teammate Lane Powell doubled and had three RBIs. Tanner Griffin had two hits and three RBIs for the visitors. Mapletown’s RJ Burr chipped in with two base hits. The Maples host Class AA Burgettstown on Monday at 4:30 p.m. in non-section play. —————— Carlynton 12, BethCenter 2 — Nathan Bickus gave up only two hits, one each to Drake Zellie and Tyler Zelenick, and led Carlynton to a fiveinning, 12-2 win over BethCenter in non-section boys baseball action Friday at Washington and Jefferson College. Bickus struck out six and did not walk a batter. Jake Seitz doubled for Carlynton, as the Golden Cougars opened the season with a nine-hit attack. Putting the ball in play also forced BC into seven errors. Jacob Knizner, one of three BC pitchers, took the loss. Beth-Center plays Washington at 4 p.m. Monday at Consol Energy Park.

PIAA diving finals

Vogt, Vasko tie for 10th

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Elizabeth Forward’s Jordan Vasko and Ringgold’s Anna Vogt didn’t miss the awards podium by much Saturday afternoon as the divers tied for 10th at the PIAA Class AA Diving Championships held at Bucknell University. The finals were to be held last week, but were postponed to this weekend because of Winter Storm Stella. Vasko and Vogt both

finished with 321.15 points, just 5½ points from eighth place. Vogt, the WPIAL silver medalist, was in eighth place after the first round of dives with 163.35 points. Vasko, a junior, was sitting in 10th place with 158.55 points, while sophomore teammate Katrina Wilhelm was 22nd with 121.35 points and did not advance into the semifinals. Vogt slipped to ninth place after the semifinals with 248.15 points. Vasko

fell into 15th place with 228.75 points. Vasko leapfrogged into 10th place in the finals after scoring 92.4 points in the last round of dives. Vogt scored 73 points. West York’s Erica Sarver led from start to finish, scoring 458.40 points to take the gold medal. Big Spring’s Shannon McCabe scored 408.75 to finish second and Beaver’s Ava Talorico, the WPIAL gold medalist, won the bronze with 387.70.

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Dale Jr prepares for 600th race after creating own legacy FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — While Dale Earnhardt Jr. prepared for his 600th NASCAR Cup Series race this weekend, he couldn’t help thinking about his first time. He still recalls his conversation with Tony Eury Jr., his cousin and crew chief, as he sat on that starting grid in Charlotte in 1999. “I remember telling Tony that I would switch with him for a million dollars so he could do this instead of me,” Earnhardt recalled Friday with a chuckle. “Because I was scared to death. ... I was overwhelmed with the weight of the situation, and how much attention it was getting, and it made it really hard to soak in and enjoy it, I guess. The son of racing royalty once felt crushed by expectations, yet he persevered

and established his own legacy in the sport. Along with being NASCAR’s most popular driver for most of his career, Junior has 26 victories, 252 top-10 finishes and two Daytona 500 trophies in his first 599 races. “I just wanted to drive,” the 42-year-old Earnhardt recalled. “I wanted to race cars for a living. I wanted to do it well enough to be able to afford to make a living doing it. I didn’t have vision or assume that I was going to make all of the money and success that we have made, but all I really wanted to do was to do it long enough so I didn’t have to get a real job.” Earnhardt has done it effectively and consistently for 17 straight years. Only 24 drivers in NASCAR history have started 600 races, and Earnhardt would love to celebrate

his entry into the club Sunday with his first win on the well-aged asphalt at Fontana, where he has typically run well for most of his storied career. Earnhardt hasn’t won a race since late 2015, and he has never won at Fontana in 24 starts despite finishing second twice and landed inside the top 12 in six consecutive outings at Auto Club Speedway. He missed the second half of last season with a concussion, at least the fourth of his racing career. The absence was his longest break from competition since his debut season back in the 20th century, but he has returned with optimism and confidence, if not results: He hasn’t finished higher than 14th in the first four races of this season, leaving him 23rd in the standings.

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Good neighbors Amanda Mushro

Local native to speak at WVU By Frances Borsodi Zajac fzajac@heraldstandard.com

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Duncan Hartz, Connellsville Area High School junior and member of Connellsville’s Good Neighbor Club, looks over repairs needed on a second-hand bicycle that was recently donated to the Connellsville Bikes 4 Kids project at the East Side Fire Station in Connellsville, on Saturday.

Connellsville students help restore bikes for kids in need

South Union Township native and lifestyle expert Amanda Mushro will offer career advice when she speaks at a West Virginia University Pioneer Session at 3 p.m. March 30 at the Erikson Alumni Center in Morgantown. Mushro, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, is a WVU graduate whose job titles include Life

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By Rachel Basinger For the Herald-Standard

group of Connellsville Area High School students is rolling up its sleeves to help kids have a more fulfilling summer this year. The Good Neighbor Club from the high school, which participates in several community-related projects, recently partnered with the Rev. Donna Kopitsky and her organizers of the Connellsville Bikes 4 Kids. The groups will work together to rehabilitate dozens of donated bicycles, some of which are in need of repair, before they can be given to children of lowincome families who might not otherwise get the opportunity to have their very own bicycle. Kopitsky, who is a substitute teacher at the high school, and Lauren Relovsky, a biology teacher at the high school who heads up the Good Neighbor Club, felt the mission of both organizations was a good fit. “I asked her (Relovsky) if they would like to be involved, and they’ve helped us for the last two years,” Kopitsky said. Recently, Kopitsky and her helpers met with Relovsky and her students at the East Side fire station where the bikes were being stored. Due to the building being used in some kind of capacity during the flooding issues, the donated bicycles had been moved to a back storage room. The group helped bring the bikes out of the

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L.C. Otto

Otto seeks term as German supervisor By Mike Tony

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The Rev. Donna Kopitsky at Unity of Southwestern Pennsylvania repairs a second-hand bicycle that was recently donated to the Connellsville Bikes 4 Kids project at East End Fire Station in Connellsville on Saturday.

An Adah man appointed to the role of German Township supervisor is seeking a two-year term in that position in the May 16 primary. Louis “L.C.” Otto is

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Off the record: Shear Madness hits home Christopher Buckley

Those old enough to remember when “I Love the ’70s” was our childhood, not just a VH1 show, can recall a Life cereal commercial with a tyke named Mikey. In the commercial, his siblings push Mikey to eat the cereal they think can’t be good because it’s good for them. Among yours truly and my

sons, we had a like experience last March when we slid a March Madness bracket in front of my wife Ruthie and encouraged her to fill it out. The guys in the family have been filling out brackets for years with little more than pride on the line. You see, sports has been a bonding thing for me and

my sons. When my oldest, Tom, first started playing Little League baseball, he and I started watching Atlanta Braves games. At the time, the Buccos were out of the picture — rarely on TV and far distanced from the playoff picture. I’ve coached them and their peers in baseball, soccer,

basketball and hockey. But Ruthie has reluctantly become a sports follower — if not fan — by necessity — the kind of necessity that comes from being the lone female in a sea of testosterone. Even our three pets are male, and I’m not talking about our three

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William G. Burke

SMOCK William G. Burke, age 80, of Smock, Pa., passed away Wednesday evening, March 22, 2017 in Uniontown Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. He was born March 9, 1937 in Washington, Pa., the son of Frank and Kathryn (Wonsettler) Burke. Bill was a former member of the former Saint Hedwig Roman Catholic Church, Smock, Pa., and a member of the Western Pennsylvania Pigeon Club. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Norma Jean Burke; and a sister, Shirley Roberts. Bill is survived by his wife, Louise J. (Stroncheck) Burke; his son, Shawn Burke of Washington, Pa. Also survived by step-children step-grandchildren and a step-great grandson. Private Funeral Services are under the direction of S K I R P A N FUNERAL HOME, 135 Park St., Brownsville Pa. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date and will be announced by the family. The family thanks Fayette Homecare and Hospice, especially Team 39, for their wonderful care and compassion. www.skirpanfuneral home.com

Mom your 3 Musketeers will carry on and take care of each other. Condolences and sympathy cards can be sent to Donna Wingard, PO Box 2201, Uniontown, PA 15401.

Violet L. Pace Edwards

UNIONTOWN Violet L. Pace Edwards age 67, passed away on Thursday March 23, 2017 in Uniontown, Pa. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to LANTZ FUNERAL HOME INC., 297 East Main Street, Uniontown, Pa.

Jody L. Gatti

CONNELLSVILLE Jody L. Gatti, age 50, of Connellsville, Pa., died Thursday March 23, 2017 in Westmoreland Manor. She was born August 29, 1966 in Johnstown, Pa., the daughter of Betty Pyle Ross. She was a Drug and Alcohol Counselor. Jody is survived by her children: Ashley, Dustin and wife Lorissa, Joshua and wife Alex, Angelo, and Giovanni; grandchildren: Julianna, Robert, Domenic, Arielle, and Eavynli. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2017 by Faith Ministries, Connellsville, at a time to be announced Pastor Ronald Michaux will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of the DONALD R. CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME, HOPWOOD, Pa. The family gives a special thank you to staff at Heartland Hospice for their love and support. Condolences may be sent by visiting www. donalddrcrawfordfuneral home.com

Brian Lamont Grooms

Alberta Jane Castor “Grandma Birdie” Devoted Mother and Grandmother UNIONTOWN Alberta, 78, passed away peacefully in her Uniontown home, March 8, 2017. Alberta was born November 22, 1938. Birdie spent her life as a beautician, homemaker, and caretaker of others. She never let anyone leave her house hungry or without a hug and a kiss. “Grandma Birdie” will be missed by many. Birdie is survived by her children, Donna Wingard and husband, Jeff; Tracy Jo Bogden and husband, Jeff; Angela Lee and husband, Ron; and many grandchildren and great grandchildren; Sister, Nora (Foster) Castor. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Castor Sr. and Mary McKnight Castor; Siblings: Joseph Castor Jr. and Donna Thomas; Children: James “Doug” Raymond, Kelly Shaffer, John “Jay” Price Jr. At Birdie’s request there will be no public viewing. A celebration of life will be held at a later date in honor of our mother and brother Jay that passed away January 25, 2017. We will inform all family, friends, and loved ones.

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CARDALE Brian Lamont Grooms, age 43, Cardale, Pa., died due to an automobile accident on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Brian was born on December 15, 1973 at Uniontown Hospital to Richard Grooms Jr. and Dottie Ellis. He is survived by his parents, Richard Grooms Jr. of Morgantown, West Virginia and Dottie Ellis of Uniontown, Pa.; his fiancee´ Tiffany Bradley; daughter Divine Grooms; five step-children: Andre Richter, Kaylon Richter, Brendan Akers, Cameron Bradley, Ariana Bradley; siblings Richard (Cheryl) Grooms II, Missy Grooms, Maurice (Angel) Rhodes, Shanae Grooms, Trey Brown, Treymane Spellman, Joel Ellis, and Ty Ellis; his maternal grandfather, Oliver Ellis Sr.; and a host of uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. Services will be held Monday, March 27, 2017. Viewing will be held at the MOUNT ARARAT BAPTIST CHURCH, Cardale, Pa., from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., the time of the Service. Rev. Terry Vassar is Eulogist with Rev. Marvin Wright officiating. Interment will follow in Salem View Cemetery, New Salem, Pa. Arrangements are entrusted to THOMAS M. DOLFI FUNERAL HOME, 136 North Gallatin A venue, Uniontown Pa.

Betty Eicher Kelley

SMITHFIELD Betty (Eicher) Kelley, 91, of Smithfield, Pa., passed away with her loving family by her side and went to be with her family and her Savior and Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, March 19, 2017. She was born August 6, 1925 in Uniontown, Pa., the daughter of James F. Eicher Jr. and Marie L. (Sauers) Eicher. Betty was a lifetime member of First Baptist Church of Fairchance and the Philathea Sunday School Class. She also was a member of the First Baptist Church Choir and The Sweet Adelines. Music and sewing were her passions Her parents; son, James “Jimmy Dale” Sesler; and five brothers, James F. Eicher III, Raymond Eicher, Floyd Eicher, Merle Eicher and Dales Eicher Sr., preceded her in death. Surviving are her two daughters: Judy Pupek and husband Mike of Smithfield, Pa., and Faith Garofalo and husband Joseph of Meriden, Connecticut; grand children: Jason Zeigler, Angela Zeigler McCourt, Jamey Zeigler and wife Erica, Melissa Garofalo; great grandchildren: Brett McCourt and wife Jess, Logan McCourt, Victoria McCourt, Mason McCourt, Alex Zeigler, Samuel Zeigler, Isabella Zeigler; Nathan Garofalo; sister-in-law, Bernell Eicher; many nieces and nephews whom she loved It was Betty’s request for all services to be private under the direction of the DEAN C. WHITMARSH FUNERAL HOME, 134 West Church Street, Fairchance, Pa. Miss Me-But Let Me Go When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me, I want no rites in a gloom filled room Why cry for a soul set free? Mess me a little-but not too long And not with your head bowed low, Remember the love that we once shared Miss me-But let me go For this journey that we all must take And each must go alone, It’s all a part of the Master’s plan A step on the road to home. When you are lonely and sick of heart Go to the friend we know, And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds. Miss Me-But Let Me Go… A special thank you is extended to Amedisys Hospice, Uniontown, Pa., for their awesome care and love to her “girls”, Carol Quarrick, RN, Amanda Gatts, LPN and Krissy Fisher, HHA. Also a special thank you to Johnetta Black who was her companion when her daughter and son-in-law needed to be away from her.

Elizabeth Pishko Mangold "Betty"

FAIRCHANCE Elizabeth "Betty" (Pishko) Mangold, 92, Fairchance, Pa., passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017. She was born July 23, 1924 in Collier, Pa., the daughter of Joseph Pishko and Frances (Hubany) Pishko. Betty was a lifetime member of the Ss. Cyril & Methodius Roman Catholic Church in Fairchance, the Church Choir, Rosary Society, and was Past President of The Confraternity of Christian Mothers. Her parents; husband of 50 years, Edwin J. Mangold; son, James A. Mangold; sister, Pauline DeLorenzo; and brothers, Joseph Pishko, Victor Pishko, Thomas Pishko, preceded her in death. Surviving are her loving family: her children, Martha Korona and husband Frank Jernejcic, Robert "Bob" Mangold, and Leonard "Leo" Mangold and wife Denise; daughter-in-law, Carol Holland; five grandchildren: Missy Mangold and partner Barbara, Paul Mangold and wife Jamie, Ann Mangold, Amanda Martin and husband Elliott, Angela Mangold; six great grandchildren: Peyton, Anthony, Owen, Eli, Xavier, Olive; many nieces and nephews. The family will greet friends and family in the DEAN C. WHITMARSH FUNERAL HOME, 134 West Church Street, Fairchance, Pa., today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m Everyone is invited to meet directly at the Ss. Cyril & Methodius Roman Catholic Church, 50 North Morgantown St. Fairchance, for a Funeral Mass on Monday, March 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Saint Joseph Cemetery Fairchance, Pa. The Confraternity of Christian Mothers will recite the Rosary today at 6:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Ss. Cyril & Methodius Roman Catholic Church, 50 North Morgantown St. Fairchance, PA 15436. Visitation was also held on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Special Thank You is extended to Terry Rahm and to the Staff of Liberty Hall for all their kindness and care extended to Betty.

Richard W. Moncheck

BROWNSVILLE Richard W. Moncheck, age 70, Brownsville, Pa., passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at home. He was born March 20, 1947 in Hibbs, Pa., a son of Kasimer Moncheck and Kathryn (Vlainic) Moncheck. Richard was a member of the Historic Church of Saint Peter, Brownsville, and a former employee of Beth Energy’s Marianna Mine No. 58.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister Virginia Moncheck and a brother Gerald Moncheck. Surviving are his wife of forty-three years, Dana (Kret) Moncheck; a son, Mark Moncheck and wife Natalie, Allison, Pa.; daughter, Lauren Light and husband Thomas of Belle Vernon, Pa.; sister, Bernadine Moore and husband Charles, Hibbs, Pa.; brother, Leonard Moncheck and wife Marilyn, Smithfield, Pa.; and nieces and nephews. At Richard’s request, his funeral is private for his family. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at the Historic Church of Saint Peter in Brownsville, Pa., with Rev. Father Timothy J. Kruthaupt as Celebrant. Memorials in Richard’s name may be made the Saint Peter Church Building Fund, 118 Church Street, Brownsville, PA 15417. Arrangements are under direction of the ROBERT T. KISH FUNERAL HOME INC., Legion St., Republic, Pa.

Garry Leo Petrucci

MASONTOWN Garry Leo Petrucci, 65 years, Masontown, Pa. passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at his residence with loving family at his side. He was born March 18, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan a son of the late Joe Petrucci Sr. and Shirley (Kuhn) Petrucci. Garry was a Tile and Marble Setter by occupation. He was loved by everyone including his many pets. Garry loved to golf and enjoyed all his friends at the Springdale Golf Course. He loved life and lived it to the fullest. Surviving are his wife and best friend, Janet Fotta-Petrucci; brothers: Jerry Petrucci and wife Judy and Joe Petrucci Jr. and wife Kathy both of Uniontown, Pa.; motherin-law, Mary Fotta; two brothers-in-law: Billy Fotta and wife Jennifer and Steven Fotta and wife Paula; sister-in-law, Stephanie Adorno and husband Mark; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and great friends. Funeral Services were private under direction of the SHELL FUNERAL

HOME, INC., 164 South Mount Vernon Avenue, Uniontown, Pa. A memorial luncheon will be held on Saturday, April 1st, at the Meeting Place in New Salem, Pa., from Noon to 3 p.m.

Virginia Marie Dolfi Tassone

MASONTOWN Virginia Marie (Dolfi) Tassone, 97, Masontown, Pa., passed away March 23, 2017 at Cloverdale Personal Care Home, Masontown, Pa. She was born February 10, 1920 in Bellaire, Ohio the daughter of Deno and Rena (Baldi) Dolfi. She was a graduate of All Saints School, Class of 1938. Virginia was a member of Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, formerly All Saints Church, in Masontown, Pa., The Christian Mothers, Catholic Daughters, and Italian Ladies Circle, and a lifetime member of the church choir. She was predeceased by her parents; husband, Gilbert R. Tassone; granddaughter, Nicole Schorr; brother, Ferdinand Dolfi; sisterin-law, Irene Dolfi; daughter-in-law, Andrea Tassone; and brother-inlaw, John Zapotosky. Left to cherish her memory are her sons: Richard Tassone of Keller, Texas and Gary Tassone of Minneapolis, Minnesota; two grand children: Dean Tassone and wife Karen, Rena Tilford and husband Eric three greatgrandchildren Lindsey, Scarlet and Ivor sister, Nancy Zapotosky of Masontown, Pa. Friends will be received in the JOHN S. MAYKUTH JR. FUNERAL HOME, 7 River Ave., Masontown, Pa., today, March 26, 2017 from 4 to 8 p.m. and on Monday until 9:30 a.m when a Prayer Service will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial follows at 10:00 a.m. at Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Masontown with Father William G. Berkey as the Celebrant. Interment will be in Saint Agnes Cemetery, Masontown, Pa. Christian Mothers Rosary today at 6:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Church, Masontown, Pa.

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My children recently found themselves “craving” ice cream sundaes. After dinner one night, they mobilized outside the kitchen, whispered for a few minutes, then approached me with the following argument: “Mom, you always encourage us to listen to our bodies, and our bodies are begging us to eat mint chip ice cream with whipped cream, chocolate sauce and sprinkles. We can taste it, we can’t stop thinking about it, and it is calling our names. We really should listen.” Well, they made a solid point. I do want my children to listen to their bodies. Our bodies often tell us exactly what we need. Bodies remind us it is time to sleep by yawning, tell us we are dehydrated through thirst and help us fend off danger with a rush of adrenaline. Cravings can be primal and often beneficial to our well-being, as with thirst, but they can also be manipulated by modern food science and less beneficial to our health. In his best-selling book, “Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us,” Michael Moss explains how food companies create the perfect combinations of salt, sugar and fat to make us crave more and more of their foods. Some of these scientifically formulated foods hijack our body’s ability to recognize satiety and to stop eating. This doesn’t only happen to kids. I crave things, too. Especially on sleepy mornings, I smell coffee even when we don’t have it in the house, red wine calls

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my name many Friday nights, and I have a love affair with dark chocolate. These are real cravings; I can taste the flavors, and I want to consume them now, not later. Many different phenomena can trigger a craving. The red wine might be my desire to relax, so it’s a response to stress in my life. The coffee might be appealing because caffeine is a stimulant and my body knows it, or because it is an addictive substance. Sometimes I crave chocolate simply as a path to procrastination; other times it might be that my body is begging for an afternoon energy boost. The best thing you and your children can do with a craving is to identify the trigger. Possible triggers, other than true hunger, include: n Boredom. Eating for entertainment or

distraction is common. n Lack of emotional fulfillment. People often eat to suppress negative emotions, or when they feel unfulfilled. Certain foods, especially simple sugars and carbohydrates, release feel-good chemicals, which help with mood or energy in the short term but often leave a person feeling worse in the long term. n Habit. Environmental stimuli such as television commercials can trigger us to eat, and over time, individuals may create a habit of overeating in these or other situations. n Stress can trigger cravings, especially for high-energy foods. n Thirst. Double check that your body isn’t actually thirsty rather than hungry. Sometimes the body desires food for energy when it is actually sluggish from being dehydrated.

n The season. The body may react to the season by craving seasonal foods such as warm soups and stews in the winter and cooling peaches and watermelon in the summer. n Lack of nutrients. I noticed this most distinctly while pregnant: After years of eating very little meat, I began craving it. It was probably the low levels of iron in my body that were speaking to me. n Hormones. Both men and women can experience cravings related to hormones. n Processed foods, as mentioned above. Food is our medicine, but when overmanipulated, it can also be our poison. n A health problem. Sometimes an illness triggers cravings. For instance, an overgrowth of Candida in our digestive tract can produce sugar cravings. Ways to combat

non-hunger cravings: n Stop and identify the trigger. n Drink water. n Eat slowly and enjoy your meals and snacks to trigger satiety. n Eat enough protein and healthy fat throughout the day to prevent blood sugar dips. n Enjoy a small portion of the craved food. n Eat in a calm, undistracted environment so you can tune in to what your body really needs. n Eat only when hungry. n Add more naturally sweet foods into your diet such as fruits and sweeter vegetables. n Get active. S e i d e n b e rg i s c o founder of Nourish Schools, a Washingtonbased nutrition education company, and co-author of “The Super Food Cards,” a collection of healthful recipes and advice.

I’m 90 percent honest with my boyfriend Honesty is the best policy. How many times have we all heard this hackneyed aphorism? For many of us, it was the first ethical principle we were taught as children. The idea behind it is simple: Even when it seems like it would be better to lie, we should still tell the truth. But how honest should we be with our partners? What is the truth, really? And how destructive — or benign — is a lie once in a while? Is saying “You’re fine,” when you’ve had a bad day lying? Is purposefully not bringing up a topic, because you know it would upset your partner, lying? Frankly, I’m not sure — and I don’t really care. No one is ever 100 percent honest with their partner; that’s impossible. I’m about 90 percent honest with my partner, and it’s the most forthcoming relationship I’ve ever had. Part of this has to do with the fact that we are polyamorous, meaning we carry on multiple close romantic relationships simultaneously. For a polyamorous relationship to thrive, you need to be upfront and honest as much as possible. Bottling up your jealousies and insecurities simply does not work. Lies end up becoming compounded the

Zachary Zane more people that are involved. But the other reason I’ve been so honest with my partner is because Jason really does a good job at not only encouraging honest communication, but not being upset when I am brutally honest. I think this is in large part why our 14-month relationship has been so successful and why I’m still so happy to be with him. Nevertheless, I still don’t think that’s the full picture. I think the 10 percent lying (or whatever the precise percentage is) is a large part of what keeps us together. I never tell any big lies. I don’t lie when I’ve had unprotected sex with another person. That’s a matter of his physical safety. I do, however, lie about little things when the truth conflicts with other qualities that I value, such as compassion or loyalty. For example, Jason doesn’t need to know when I’m imagining my ex because I’m having

trouble finishing during sex. I think it’s OK to lie when he asks: “What were you thinking about when your eyes were closed?” I will say, though, that when this happened repeatedly, I told him I wanted to spice up our sex life. When I find myself repeatedly lying about an issue that has to do with the dynamic of our relationship, then I think it’s something that needs to be addressed. Still, I never told him what I was thinking during sex. Rather, I attacked the root of the issue: sexual satisfaction, in this case. I told him we needed to change how we’re having sex. Nevertheless, I sometimes do lie to him repeatedly about an issue. I lie when I have fun going out dancing without him. It’s not often that I go out when he’s feeling sick or has to wake up early the next morning. But when I do, I lie about the good times because I know that he has serious fear of missing out. I don’t want to encourage him to go out more when he’s getting sick all the time. If I have to lie to get him to stay home and rest, because I know that’s what he needs, then I’m going to do just that. Even though I’m lying repeatedly about this, I know this isn’t something that has to do with the dynamics of our

relationship. This has to do with him and only him. His struggles with FOMO. His inability to rest when that’s what his body needs. Since this doesn’t have to do with us, I feel comfortable lying more consistently about it. Then there’s what my friends and family members think of him. Of course, I don’t tell him their thoughts exactly. I bring up only the insights that affect us both. Upon seeing Jason and I interact as boyfriends for the first time, one of my friends noticed that he’s more demonstrative than I am. This was something I hadn’t realized. I mentioned this to Jason, explaining how my friend pointed out this interesting relationship dynamic. I then asked him if he thought it was an issue: “Does it bother you that I’m not as touchy and loving as you are?” We then ended up having a good talk about how each of us displays affection differently, and how that’s OK. But when a family member had insight into my relationship that was just about her, and not about both of us, I left it out. For example, my mom thought a previous partner of mine was painfully shy and awkward. This is something that I knew. It’s something my ex knew; it was something she struggled with and

was working on. When she asked me what my mother thought of her, I simply said she liked her. This was true; she did. But I left out the fact that my mother thought she was too shy for me. My mom’s critique didn’t have to do with our relationship, it had to with her. If I told my ex what my mother thought, it would have only worsened her social anxiety. The next time she’d see my mother, she would have been even more anxious. Ironically, this type of lying is founded more on trust than deception. While I know my current boyfriend lies to me about certain things, I do, however, trust that Jason knows when it’s appropriate and when he should tell me the truth. He’s lying because he knows the topic is something I struggle with, and hearing the whole truth would do more harm than good. He’s not lying about something that affects us both. I trust that he’s lying for me, and not for him. Just as I’m doing for him. Zachary Zane is a freelance writer, YouTube influencer and activist whose work focuses on (bi)sexuality, dating, relationships, identity politics and culture. He wrote this column special to The Washington Post.

A 4-year-old boy in Britain is being credited for saving his mother’s life after he found her unconscious and used Siri to call for help. London Metropolitan Police on Wednesday released audio from the child’s call to 999 — the British equivalent of 911 — showing that he exercised quick thinking under frightening circumstances. According to police, the boy’s mother had apparently collapsed on the floor and was unresponsive. Despite that, the boy was able to press his mother’s thumb to her phone to unlock it, then use Siri, the iPhone’s voice-activated digital assistant, to dial 999. “Hello, I’m Roman,” the boy says, according to a recording of the emergency call. When the dispatcher learns Roman is at home, she asks him to get his mother. “We can’t,” Roman says plaintively. “She’s dead!” “You said mummy was there,” the dispatcher responds calmly. “What do you mean, she’s dead?” “It means that she’s closing her eyes and she’s not breathing,” Roman says. The boy is able to recite their home address in Kenley, a district in south London. He then follows the dispatcher’s directions to try to wake his mother up by shaking her. “She’s — she’s not waking up,” he says. “Give her a good shake,” the dispatcher encourages. “Shout out ‘Mummy!’” The boy can be heard shouting “Mummy!” loudly. “It didn’t work,” he tells the dispatcher in a small voice shortly afterward. Metropolitan Police said officers were able to arrive at the home within 13 minutes and provide first aid to the unconscious woman. The department did not elaborate on why the mother had suffered a medical emergency, but said she had since been discharged from a hospital and was back with her children at home. The department released the audio from the March 7 call in hopes of encouraging other parents to teach their children to memorize their address and how to get help in an emergency. “If you do nothing else today, then I’d implore any parents of young children to sit down with them and make sure they know what to do in this kind of situation and that they know how to contact police or other emergency services in an emergency,” Metropolitan Police Chief Superintendent Ade Adelekan said in a statement. “As this case demonstrates so poignantly, it could really be the difference between life and death.” Amy B Wang is a general assignment reporter for The Washington Post.

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Connellsville Area High school students involved in Connellsville Good Neighbor Club and Unity of southwestern Pennsylvania members including Lutessa, 3, and her mother, Beverly Willard, of Uniontown, gather at east side Fire station in Connellsville on saturday to collect and repair donated bicycles as part of the Connellsville Bikes 4 kids project.

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point,” she said. “Our hope is that the distribution in May will be the biggest one yet, and we’ll be able to distribute 40 more Continued from C1 bikes.” Kopitsky said Connellsville storage room, line them up from Bikes 4 Kids came about when littlest to biggest to see what Unity of Connellsville was kind of inventory was available looking for a program to benefit and then began assessing each the community that would have bicycle to see what type of rea lasting effect. pairs needed done, from the re“We didn’t want to do another placement of handlebar grips to Easter egg hunt,” she said. “And new inner tubes for flat tires. then we heard that the city Taylor Mickey, an eleventhpolice hold abandoned bikes grader with the Good Neighbor waiting for owners to claim Club, said she enjoyed being them.” part of the bike project. The first year, several of the “I joined the club because bikes were the abandoned bikes I wanted to help out the comas well as six new bikes that munity, and I think this is a were donated by Walmart. great project to be able to give The Connellsville Bikes 4 a bike to a child who might not Kids volunteers actually do the otherwise be able to have one,” smaller bike repairs themselves. she said. “I’m pretty handy with tools, Kopitsky said they will work but I’d never fixed a bike before on repairs over the next several this,” Kopitsky said. “I watched weeks before the annual distria lot of YouTube videos.” bution takes place on May 20 at They accept sponsorships, the East Side Fire Station. which are usually donations “This is our third year of doing from local businesses, and use a give-away, and we have given the money to pay for bigger reout 55 bikes so far up to this pairs as well as bike helmets.

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Kopitsky said the bikes are given out through an application process. “We do the applications because we like to know what the age of each child is so that we can make sure we have a bike for that size,” she said. “Also, we want to make sure the recipients are low-income, and it helps us to keep track of those who have gotten a bike in the past to keep them from trying for a second bike.” Applications are available at Connellsville Community Ministries along Crawford Avenue as well as the Connellsville Thrift Store inside the Connellsville Community Center along East Fairview Avenue. Applications are also available online at www.connellsvillebikes4kids.com Relovsky said she is thrilled to have her students participating in this particular project. “My students are very fortunate and come from good homes, so it’s nice to see them show compassion and care for those who might not be,” she said.

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sons. She primarily follows the sports her sons have played over the years. Having her try to give me play-byplay over the phone from a high school football game in Tyler’s senior year was enough make Myron Cope roll over in his grave and cover his face with a Terrible Towel. I thought she had acquired a love for the Penguins as she asked me for game-by-game updates of the NHL playoff series during the Stanley Cup run. But eventually, I came to realize she was only counting down the days until I shaved my playoff beard. So, when we placed that bracket in front of Ruthie last year and

instructed her to fill it out, I envisioned her as Diane in an episode of “Cheers.” Remember the episode where Diane kept winning the football poll, so the guys started betting her picks? They learned that she was making her picks based on her own theories, such as cities whose symphonies are led by foreign-born conductors. As my son Tyler tells it, his mom mistakenly thought the higher the seed number, the better ranked the team. In other words, the top-ranked team, she thought, was number 16, not number 1. But Ruthie swears she understood the seedings from the beginning and was just trying to pick upsets. David over Goliath was a mild upset. Her picks qualified as CNN Breaking News. Low and behold, some of those

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German Township Police Department starting in January with no tax increase, which Continued from C1 Otto said has bolstered community policing. running on the DemoState police served the cratic ballot and also township from 1998, accepting Republican when the township write-in votes since police department there is no GOP candisbanded, until two didate for supervisor. years ago, when superOtto was appointed suvisors contracted with pervisor to fill the unex- Southwest Regional pired term of Dan Shim- Police. shock at the end of 2015. Otto said he works Shimshock resigned at outside more than inside 2015’s end to become as supervisor, plowing a magisterial district snow, filling potholes judge, leaving behind and going “on the road” a term set to expire at every day with the other the end of 2019 that Otto two supervisors and the seeks to keep. township road crew. Nelson Croushore “I get down and dirty,” and Rick Matthews are Otto said. seeking the same twoOtto added that he year term on the Demo- oversees corresponcratic ballot, although dence with PennDOT Croushore also filed to and the state Deseek a six-year term partment of Environas a Democrat, as did mental Protection, also incumbent Bob Belch handling grant, ordiand challenger Rick nance and liquid fuels Matthews. responsibilities. “I feel we have a lot “I’ve been heavily inof great opportunities in volved in the community the future, and I want to for most of my life,” Otto be a part of that,” Otto said. said. A 2009 graduate of Otto highlighted what California University he said are his two of Pennsylvania and biggest accomplish2005 graduate of Albert ments as supervisor so Gallatin Area High far. One is negotiating School, Otto is chief a deal with Atlantic of the Adah Volunteer Broadband to provide Fire Department and an cable and high-speed in- active member of the ternet by the end of 2018 Ronco Volunteer Fire without a tax increase Department. Before beto township residents coming supervisor, Otto limited to options such worked in the oil and gas as DirecTV and Verizon industry as a petroleum dial-up. land man, leasing “We’re writing it up as parcels for gas and oil a victory,” Otto said. companies to drill on. The other accom“I have a passion for plishment is helping to German Township,” Otto institute a three-member said.

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“upsets” occurred in the first round. She started to walk a little taller for 5-foot-1-inch. But March Madness is six rounds, not one, and the likes of Hawaii, Wichita State and Stephen A. Austin did not have a sweet ride let alone make it to the Final Four. Order had been restored. Fast forward to this past week, and again we decided to include her in the friendly bracket contest. I was amazed to see her gleefully take to the task. “Here you go,” she said within minutes with all of the confidence of a Buccos fan on Opening Day. The first shoe dropped — an Air Nike no doubt — when defending champion Villanova lost on Saturday. Tyler thought the Wildcats would repeat. Wisconsin had other thoughts.

But, by the end of the weekend, all three of our picks to win the national championship were packing their bags. Our brackets had more red marks than a C+ English thesis. No one is going to get rich on our picks. But while it was hardly a sweet week for us, Tyler and I are barely holding on to our male pride. He has 11 of his Sweet 16 picks left. I have nine and Ruthie has eight. Interestingly, although our picks to win it all — Duke, Villanova and Michigan State respectively — were all sent packing, our picks to lose in the National Championship game remain. This is hardly just another weekend in late March. The future of our universe — or at least the boys’ pride — is riding on this. For Ruthie to win the family bracket challenge would be, well, shear Madness.

Ex-jail worker gets 6 years in prison for extorting inmates SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A former county jail employee in northeastern Pennsylvania who extorted money and drugs from inmates in return for special privileges has been sentenced to six years in prison. Louis Elmy, 52, of Wilkes-Barre, was sentenced Thursday by a federal judge in Scranton. The former Luzerne County guard and work release counselor pleaded guilty in July to extortion and to possessing a gun during

drug deals. Elmy traded three weapons, including two sawed-off shotguns, to some of the inmates in exchange for drugs. The weapons have never been recovered. He also possessed a handgun while dealing crack cocaine during the scheme, Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Olshefski told the judge. At his sentencing, Elmy expressed relief that he’d been caught, saying it enabled him to get drug treatment and

counseling. “He became addicted to drugs. I took over his life,” defense attorney Ingrid Cronin told the judge. U.S. District Judge Malachy Mannion noted that Elmy wasn’t a typical drug dealer and said it was “heartbreaking” he even wound up trading in his college rings for drugs. A second former jail employee is to be sentenced April 27. John Stachokus, 42, of Plains Township,

pleaded guilty in September to extortion and witness tampering charges. He acknowledged taking money and alcohol from an inmate who was serving a work-release sentence and employed by a real estate firm. The inmate had financial problems and needed furloughs so he could work to provide for his family, and Stachokus allegedly demanded the cash and alcohol to help arrange the furloughs.

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community calendar Concerts ± NEW SALEM -Waynesburg Univ. Choral Group "The Lamplighters" will present a short program of music at New Salem Presbyterian Church Sun., April 2, 11a. All are invited to attend.

Festivals ± UNIONTOWN - The United Methodist Women of Asbury United Methodist Church third annual "Spring Fling" festival on Sat, Apr 8, 9-1pm at the church, 20 Dunbar St.

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± UNIONTOWN - Wed., March 29 Christian Men’s Fellowship Breakfast invites you with food for the body & spirit at Third Presbyterian Church, Union St., 6:30a. Breakfast, hymns, intercessory prayers, fellowship & Gospel centered message. Speaker: Dr. D. Merle Skinner, Christian Family/Children Center. 1st timers & 1st responders free! ± UNIONTOWN - Please join us as we celebrate Mayor and County Recognition Day for National Service. Location: Storey Square. Tues, Apr. 4, 11-1pm. ± CONNELLSVILLE - Children’s Storytime will be held at Carnegie Free Library of Connellsville each Wed. at 11a. All children from birthpreschool invited to attend.

± SMITHFIELD - "The Great Surprise" Easter EggStravaganza is free for kids & their families on Sat, 4/8 between 10am & noon at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. Bring your friends & join us Dinners for fun, surprising activities, ± MCCLELANDTOWN - 27th prizes & snacks that teach Human Rights Dinner, Faythe Easter story that Jesus ette Co. NAACP. Sat., Apr. 1. is alive! Located at Anthony’s LakeReligious side Party Center. Reception: 4pm. Dinner: 5pm. Tickets ± UNIONTOWN - St. John available at the door, or the Baptist Byzantine Catho- through any officer or Execlic Church Social Hall (201 utive Committee Member. A E. Main St.) will hold its 12th selected male & female athEggSTRAVAGANZA on Apr. lete from each of the Fayette 2nd from 12pm - 5pm. Fea- Co. School Districts will be turing: egg artists display, recognized at the dinner. children’s Easter theme ac- For more info, please call tivities, explanation of tradi- Gwendolyn Ridgley at 724tional Easter foods for basket 430-4603. blessing, Lenten lunch menu, ± UNIONTOWN - The Sons baked goods, & workshops. of Italy will be featuring Free admission. Handicap- their pasta dinners on the ped accessible. For info call: first Wednesday of every 724-208-6771 (M-F 6-8pm). monthat at their lodge on Rt. ± CONNELLSVILLE - The 119 north of Uniontown from Christian Church of Con- 3:30pm to 7pm. The menu innellsville will be reviving cludes spaghetti, gnocchi, "The Last Supper Cantata" ravioli and linguini with red This musical & dramatic per- or white clam sauce. Dinners formance recreates the include salad and bread. events of the Last Supper & Quarts of sauce may be purwill be performed for one chased. Eat in or take out. night only on Sun., Apr. 9th Orders can be called ahead at 7pm. The cost is free, but at 724-439-2290 tickets are required, so call ± CONNELLSVILLE - Chickthe church at 724-628-3802 to en Dinner, Sun., Mar. 26, reserve your seats today. 12:30pm til sold out, St. John ± BROWNSVILLE/SMOCK - the Evangelist R.C. Church 6th-12th graders: You are in- Social Hall, Connellsville. Dinner includes ½ baked vited to attend a new youth chicken, mashed potatoes & group with kids age 11-17 gravy, green beans, salad, from local congregations & roll & butter, dessert, and the community. 5-6:30pm. beverage. Cost is $10 for Mar 26, May 21 & Jul 30: adults and $5 for kids 12 and Ford Burd Presbyterian under. Take outs available. Church, 200 Thornton Rd. Baskets raffle and 50/50 also. Brownsville. Apr 30 & Jun 25: Pleasant View Presbyter- ± UNIONTOWN - Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser. Angelo ian Church, 533 Royal Rd. "Angie" Giachetti Memorial Smock. Spaghetti Dinner. Thurs, ± NEW SALEM - Lenten SupMar 30. Laurel Highlands per Bible Study "He Chose Senior High School. Lunch the Nails" by Max Lucado, Delivery only: 11-1pm. DinNew Salem Presbyterian ner service: 4-8pm. Tickets: Church, Wed. evenings, 6p, $8.00 & available at all LHSD now through 4/12. All welschools. For info, contact come for meal & study; call Deb Bortz at 724-970-7052 724-245-2200 to attend. ± MASONTOWN - St. Francis of Assisi Church, Masontown Community All You Can Eat Pancake ± NORTH UNION - North Breakfast in the school cafeUnion Tax office (Connellsteria at 100 S. Washington St, ville Rd.) offering Tax ReMasontown, Sun., April 2, bates for the North Union 8:30a-1p. All you can eat Residents every Saturday in pancakes, scrambled eggs, & March & April, 9am-noon. sausage. Beverages included. Free of charge. $7/person.

± CONNELLSVILLE - St. John the Evangelist Parish taking orders for Easter PreOrder Pierogie Sale, Sat., Apr. 8. $9 dozen, sold frozen only. 724-628-7259. Deadline is Fri., Mar. 31. Orders can be paid for and picked up on Sat., Apr. 8th in church social hall from 9-11am. ± EDENBORN - Annual Feast of the Brethren, Sun., Apr. 2, 3:30pm, at Signal of Light Church, Edenborn. Meal is free. All are welcome. Dinner served until 3pm. For more info, call Dr. Linda Dean at 724-208-8570.

Education/Classes ± FAYETTE CO. - Crime Victims’ Center of Fayette Co. (CVC) offers required training for mandated reporters under the changes to Child Protective Services Laws. Training is approved by the Dept. of Education, Dept. of State, & Dept. of Human Services. Qualifies for Act 48 credit hours & 3 CEU’s under Act 31. More info. or schedule trainings: Pat Mowen 724-438-1470, pmowen @crimevictimscenter.com. ± WEST NEWTON - Seniors for Safe Driving. Helping drivers understand how aging affects driving abilities & providing insight about driving on today’s roadway. Apr. 3, W. Newton Senior Center, 1-5pm. To register, call 1800-559-4880, 724-283-0245 or visit www.seniorsforsafe driving.com

Fundraisers ± UNIONTOWN - Easterseals Western & Central PA’s annual Lily fundraiser. Orders run now through Fri, Apr 7. The cost of this 5-7 bulb potted plant is $9. Deliveries start Mon, Apr 10 - Apr 12. Pick up orders will be on Wed, Apr 12, 11-2pm. Call 724-437-4047. Proceeds benefit the direct services that assist children & adults with disabilities in the community provided by Easterseals.

± MONONGAHELA - Tuesday, Mar. 28 American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR/ AED. 8 a.m., ECC. Adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes are offered by Monongahela Valley Hospital. The fee for the class is $35 to cover the class and required materials. To register, call 724-258-1333. ± MONONGAHELA - Wed, Apr 5. Diabetes Support Group, 6-8pm. Mon-Vale HealthPLEX, Room 120. Free for people with diabetes, their families & caregivers. Advance registration required, call 724-258-1483.

Meetings ± UNIONTOWN - Great Meadows Chapter of the DAR meeting Sat., April 8, 1p, Historic Colley’s Tavern, Rt. 40 west of Uniontown. Susan Zelenak & Beverly Dunn preparing a Tea. Hostess Chris Bucklew of Fayette Co. Historical Society & husband Tom speaking on "English and Early American Teapots". Assessment for Tea $5. Reservations required before March 31. Call Mrs. Janet Marker 724-437-3847. ± UNIONTOWN - Local Interagency Coordinating Council meeting (LICC) early intervention program. Open to families & children, birth to 5. Fri, Mar. 31st, 11am-1pm at Fayette Co. Behavioral Health Administration, 215 Jacob Murphy Ln. For more info, contact Sherri Mitchell at 724-430-1370. ± UNIONTOWN - The Parkinson’s Disease Support group will meet on Tue., Mar. 28, 2-4pm at the Abundant Life Church, Uniontown. This meeting is for all PD patients, family members and care givers. Call Allen or Cathy Brady at 724-430-0888. ± SMITHFIELD - Fayette Co. Fireman’s Association April Meeting Fri, Apr 7 at Smithfield VFD.

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± MONONGAHELA - Thursday, March 30 — Stroke Support Group 1 – 2:30 p.m., ECC. The Stroke Support Group is designed for patients and caregivers to share, learn and grow with people who can personally relate to the daily challenges and struggles they face dealing with strokes and their after-effects. The group meets the last Thursday of each month. For more information, call 724-258-1455.

± WEST NEWTON - The First Church of God is selling ½ lb. chocolate peanut butter eggs for $5. Please order by calling the church724872-7467. West Newton Center for Active Adults.

± MONONGAHELA - Thurs, Apr. 6, Is Weight Loss Surgery Right For You? 6pm, ECC. Bariatric surgery is an option for people wanting to lose 100 lbs or more. Free. To learn if you’re a candidate, join Hiram Gonzalez M.D., as he discusses this topic in detail. To register, call 724-258-1333.

Bulletin Board ± SOMERSET - Stephen M. Clark, Superintendent of Western PA National Park Service sites, invites the public to the State of the Parks program March 29, 6p-8p, Somerset High School Auditorium, 645 S. Columbia Ave # 120. Featuring Flight 93 National Memorial, Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Fort Necessity National Battlefield & Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site.

± UNIONTOWN - Betsy Kipila teaches Intermediate Sign for those who know basic sign language 5-6p on Tues. ASL Structure Class on Wed., 5-6p. If necessary to cancel class, we will post a notice on our page & send emails. https://www.faceboo k.com/HearFayetteSVdP Saturday Signers Practice 11a-12:30p on Saturday. Register or send questions to hearfayette@gmail.com ± FAYETTE CO. - A faith based support group for women who have experienced the emotional & spiritual pain of abortion will be forming in the Fayette Co. area in April. Sharing with others can help with healing. Meeting in a safe environment. Contact heartsjoined8 @gmail.com for more information. All inquiries will be kept confidential. ± UNIONTOWN - Divorce Care Recovery Support group. 13 Sessions to help people going through divorce or separation. Cost: $20 to cover materials. When: Tuesdays, 6-8pm from Apr. 25 - Jul. 18. Where: Grace Community Church. 343 Pennsylvania Ave. Any questions, email gccuniontown@gmail.com ± BROWNSVILLE - St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Brownsville Perohi Sale starting Mon. March 13, Tues. March 14, & Wed. March 15. Every Mon, Tues, & Wed until April 5 in the church hall, 10a-3p. Potato cheese, cabbage, & prune $7 /dz. Walk in or call 724-7855552 during working days. All is weather permitting. ± CONNELLSVILLE - Yoga classes at Carnegie Free Library throughout Feb. Mixed classes Tues. mornings, 10:15-11:45a. Yoga 101 Wed. mornings, 9:30-10:45a. Yoga on Saturdays 10:15-11:45a. Canceled March 14, 15, & 25. ± CONNELLSVILLE - Anime Club held at Carnegie Free Library Wednesdays throughout March, 3:305:30p, open to all teens ages 13-19. Contact julia@carnegi efreelib.org for details. ± UNIONTOWN - Saint George Maronite Church Lebanese food sale April 8 Grape Leaves, Kibbee, Laban & more. For questions or to place an order call 724437-0495. POLICY – Community calendar runs on Sundays and Wednesdays in the Herald-Standard. Items for the calendar can be emailed to hscalendar@ heraldstandard.com no later than two weeks prior to the event. Publication dates are not guaranteed. To have your event highlighted with color and bold call 724-439-7510. Photos are not published in our print edition, but you can even get a photo added your online item. Call us for more information. Effective Sun., May 15, 2016, garage sales, yard sales, rummage sales, etc. will no longer be listed in the Community Calendar. These events must be placed in the Classiﬁeds. Please contact the Classiﬁed Department at 724-439-7510 to place an ad for your event.

Keep a housekeeping schedule, but keep it loose D e a r R e a d e r s : My mother, the original Heloise (I) (1919-77), was every housekeeper’s helper, friend and cheerleader. She really championed her “housewifes” as she called her readers, because yes, they were housewives back then. She tried to tell her readers that there is more to life than just HOUSEWORK! But don’t forget: cleaning, laundry and dusting go on and on and on! She also would say that maintaining a schedule is important to running a household, but don’t worry if you fall behind a day or two. You always can catch up. Life is too short to worry about all

that day! — Heloise (II) P.S. Dust will always be there; your family may not!

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Heloise the little what-ifs and what-would-have-beens! Sound advice, I’d say. Today, the entire family should be involved in caring for your home. But, as she would say, be yourself; do only what your energy allows for

Dear Readers: Anne C. in Cibolo, Texas, sent a picture of her Jack Russell terrier, Bo. Bo is holding two yummy cookies in his mouth — he’s not letting go of either one! To see Bo and our other Pet Pals, visit www.Heloise.com and click on “Pet of the Week.” If you’d like to share your furry and funny friend, email Heloise@Heloise. com! — Heloise

PERFUME POWER Dear Heloise: This hint

has always helped me put on the right amount of perfume. I dab a tiny bit of unscented body lotion or baby oil on my wrist and behind my ears, and then spray those areas with the scent. The fragrance lasts longer this way! — Tina C., Nashville, Tenn. Thanks for the reminder. If you can smell your fragrance, then you probably have put on too much. HELOISE HINT: DON’T spray the scent in the air, then walk through it; you only get perfume on your clothes that way — not good. — Heloise

we can — yard clippings, vegetable trimmings, eggshells, coffee grounds and even torn-up newspapers (no meat or fat!). For a small compost pile, we use a bin — this keeps critters out. Sprinkling the compost with water encourages breakdown of the materials. We share this with our grandchildren when they come to visit. When the compost has been there for a few weeks, it gets HOT inside the pile. I have the little ones put their hands over the compost to feel the heat! This means it’s time to turn the compost COMPOSTING 101 and add air to it. — Chuck Dear Heloise: We try and Esther, Round Rock, to compost as much as Texas

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Dear Heloise: I worried about my grandchildren fumbling around in the dark when they had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. I painted the lightswitch plate with florescent paint. Night lights along the way help, too! — Grandma Mary, Columbus, Ohio

NO SMASHED FINGERS Dear Readers: Who wants a SMASHED finger? A classic Heloise Hint: To keep a nail upright, hold it between the teeth of a comb while hammering. No ouch! — Heloise

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By Aram Goudsouzian

Special To The Washington Post

Richard Nixon: The Life By John A. Farrell Doubleday. 737 pp. $35 “Never forget, the press is the enemy,” lectured the president of the United States. It was Dec. 14, 1972 — right after Richard Nixon’s re-election and just before his negotiation of peace in Vietnam. Surrounded by his aides, he bared his animosities. “The press is the enemy. The press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy. Professors are the enemy. Write that on the blackboard 100 times and never forget it.” Nixon’s shadow looms longer and darker than ever. As the current occupant of the White House demonizes the political and intellectual establishment, he harvests the grievances planted by his disgraced predecessor. Donald Trump’s campaign even resuscitated some of Nixon’s signature phrases: “The Silent Majority Stands With Trump,” read one popular poster, while the candidate bellowed for “law and order.” Yet it would be simplistic to render Nixon as just a founding father of Trumpism. From the late 1940s through the mid1970s, he helped steer the course of the Cold War and the evolution of the Republican Party. In “Richard Nixon: The Life,” John A. Farrell narrates this story with punch and insight. A stack of good books about Nixon could reach the ceiling, but Farrell has written the best onevolume, cradle-to-grave biography that we could expect about such a famously elusive subject. By employing recently released government documents and oral histories, he adds layers of understanding to a complex man and his dastardly decisions. Farrell avoids one conventional assumption: that Nixon was always Tricky Dick, a tortured schemer who mastered the dark arts of politics. He does follow

the trail of liberal derision throughout Nixon’s life, but he sticks close to the man, depicting not only his anxieties and anger, but also his sincerity and self-discipline. That approach helps explain Nixon’s resonance in American politics over nearly three decades. The biography illuminates a man of sharp mind and soaring ambition. Farrell sympathizes with a boy who thought he was hard to love and compensated with an iron will. He understands Nixon’s frustrations with the lack of respect for his accomplishments. But in the end, this portrait is more damning. His Nixon is doomed by his own insecurities, destroyed by his own treachery, damned by his own words. Nixon’s dazzling rise exposed the rifts in Cold War America. As a freshman congressman, his audacious investigation of Alger Hiss stirred conservative passions about communist spies and their liberal enablers. In California’s 1950 Senate race, he smeared Helen Gahagan Douglas with “pink sheets” suggesting her communistinspired voting record. With his 1952 “Checkers” speech, Nixon painted himself as a man of the striving middle class, as well as a victim of the elitist press. It preserved his spot on Dwight Eisenhower’s ticket, even as it disgusted his critics. Foreshadowing his later success, Nixon won political battles by summoning cultural resentments. Yet his own resentments festered. The vice president could stand toe-to-toe with Nikita Khrushchev, but Eisenhower’s praise or belittlement might reduce him to blubbering tears. When he lost the 1960 presidential election to John F. Kennedy and the 1962 race for California governor to Edmund “Pat” Brown, he moaned about the press treatment. Politics favored those with comfortable charisma. To succeed, he had to struggle. That sense of persecution fed Nixon’s penchant for chicanery. Farrell’s deep research exposes new evidence of this tendency. In

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Book World: Doomed Nixon illuminated by new research

his first campaign, the 1946 congressional race against incumbent Jerry Voorhis, Nixon’s personal notes included a plan to “set up ... spies” in his opponent’s camp. During the 1968 presidential election, amid his hard-fought comeback onto the national scene, Nixon almost certainly helped derail a peace settlement in Vietnam, which would have helped his Democratic opponent, Hubert

Humphrey. Anna Chennault of the China Lobby, communicating with the Nixon campaign, urged South Vietnam to thwart negotiations until after the election. Farrell uncovers new archival evidence that suggests Nixon’s direct knowledge and encouragement of this scheme. Farrell sees tragic promise in the Nixon presidency. Despite a progressive record on issues such as the environment

and workplace safety, Nixon endured abuse from both liberals and conservatives. His administration advanced school desegregation but forfeited moral authority on race with a manufactured “war on drugs” and cynical appeals to the Silent Majority. Similarly, Nixon’s earth-shattering visit to China and arms limitation treaties with the Soviet Union illustrated his vision in world affairs. But Vietnam haunted him. Rather than cut his losses on a war inherited from Democratic presidents, he prolonged the conflict, seeking a “decent interval” before the fall of South Vietnam. The war intensified his paranoia. With the 1972 election looming, he indulged his worst instincts for self-doubt and dirty tricks. The Watergate saga may be familiar, but Farrell dramatically situates Nixon in time and place, illuminating his political circumstances and emotional state with each wiretapping, burglary, payoff, investigation and coverup. Farrell condemns the larger corruption of American institutions such as the FBI and the CIA, but the president bears personal responsibility. The voice-activated recording system in the Oval Office provided the

smoking gun that forced Nixon’s embarrassing resignation in August 1974. The White House tapes also shrink Nixon’s reputation. They reveal him at his worst, as a skulking liar. He puffs with false confidence, shrivels with self-pity, spews hateful opinions of Jews and blacks, and entertains a host of underhanded plots. His words expose a man who sowed the wind of political division and reaped the whirlwind of his enemies. On the final day of his historic visit to China, Nixon reflected with Zhou Enlai on a career filled with conquests and crises. “I found that I had learned more from defeats than from victories,” he wrote in his diary. “And that all I wanted was a life in which I had just one more victory than defeat.” He instead suffered one more defeat. He stained his reputation and that of the presidency. As Farrell’s outstanding biography reminds us, the consequences have endured. They remain toxic. Goudsouzian is the chair of the department of history at the University of Memphis. His most recent book is “Down to the Crossroads: Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Meredith March Against Fear.”

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Centennial Chevrolet Well known for providing its customers with a superior buying experience. At Centennial Chevrolet, Inc., all of the dealership’s 60 employees are dedicated to offering their customers with a better selection, better service and a better price. “We carry high-quality cars, SUVs and trucks that are affordable for every budget,” said Debbie Peters, General Manager. “Then we back up our products with friendly, personalized service. We always try to exceed our customers’ expectations.”

Peters noted that Centennial Chevrolet strives to make car buying quick, easy and fun. “Our customers can do a lot of their preshopping online now,” she pointed out. “For example, many customers like to visit our virtual showroom where they can customize

But Centennial Chevrolet’s mission goes beyond providing its customers with highquality products and super service. Centennial also is involved with a number of community outreach projects throughout the Uniontown area.

One of the area’s most popular Chevrolet dealerships, Centennial was founded in 1989 and is part of the Day New state of the art Service Sales Facility Automotive Group. Route 51, Uniontown Located at 5209 Pittsburgh Road Extension in Uniontown, the look and features for their vehicle. Once the dealership is stocked with more than 250 they make a decision, customers visit our new and used vehicles, including a new line of showroom to take their dream car out for cutting-edge models. a test drive, then sign the paperwork in our comfortable offices. For our customers’ “Today’s technology is incredible,” said convenience, we offer a variety of auto Peters. “The Volt is a plug-in hybrid vehicle financing plans, including leasing.” that operates from electric power, then seamlessly kicks into a gasoline engine when Peters added that Centennial Chevrolet the battery is depleted. The Equinox features gets to know each of its customers personally forward collision alert, lane keep assist, lowand strives to provide them with the best speed forward automatic braking and side possible experience. blind zone alert. Chevrolet has really stood front and center when it comes to making its “We make sure our customers stay cars safer and more fuel efficient.” satisfied, long after they buy their car,” said

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For more information, submit your resume along with a cover letter to: swallach@heraldstandard.com

COSMETOLOGY INSTRUCTOR LBI is seeking a Cosmetology Instructor for the Uniontown campus. PA State Cosmetology Instructor License required and 2 years’ teaching experience in the field preferred. EOE. Send resume to: csantore@laurel.edu CRAB SHACK Caribba is a multiunit restaurant seeking cooks, prep cooks & dishwashers. Experience & reliable transportation is a must. Call Erica at 304-3220511 to set up an interview. DRIVERS & LABORERS DBI Services is now hiring CDL & Non CDL drivers and laborers. Must have valid driver’s license. Drug-free work place. Call or fax resume to Attn: Dave, 724-482-2800 fax 724-482-2820 www.dbiservices.com. EOE/AAP/M-F-D-DV

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Engineering: Nobelclad is seeking an energetic, hands-on Engineer at its Mt. Braddock, PA facility.

Responsibilities will include: > Developing, implementing, evaluating and improving manufacturing processes. > Writing shop floor instructions and procedures. > Supporting production in designing of new tooling, fixtures, and assembly setups. > Monitoring production data for trends and opportunities for improvements. > Implement practical solutions based on engineering fundamentals. > Performing failure analysis on metals. Successful candidates must be able to function in a fast paced environment & handle multiple projects at once. Requires a BS degree in Engineering. Knowledge and experience with CAD, welding, metallurgy, and other fabrication processes such as head forming, machining, flame cutting, plasma cutting are desirable. Please send resume and cover letter to:

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2 Miles South of Connellsville On Route 119 724-628-8500 www.rankerlincoln.com

MT. MACRINA MANOR

CIVIL SERVICE EXAM POLICE OFFICER City of Monessen Applications are being accepted for qualified individuals to take the Civil Service Test for the position of police officer for the City of Monessen. Applications are available from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at the Monessen Police Department, 239 Donner Avenue, Monessen, PA beginning March 20, 2017.

Mt. Macrina Manor has openings for the following positions: RN Supervisors & LPNs LTC experience preferred. Pay is based on experience.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Full-Time Security Guard Must be available to work evening and midnight shifts (including weekends).

U.S. Citizen Must be 21 years of age High School graduate or equivalent PA Act 120 Certificate Valid PA driver’s license

Part-Time Volunteer Coordinator Seeking a motivated individual to recruit volunteers and outreach to the community. Part-Time Nutritional Services Assistant I Must be able to work all days & shifts. $12.35/hr. starting rate. Experience preferred.

Completed applications must be received at the Monessen Police Department by 4:00 p.m. on April 6, 2017 with a non-refundable $40.00 check or money order made payable to the City of Monessen.

PRN Licensed Occupational Therapist & PRN COTA/L To join our Rehabilitation Department. LTC experience preferred. Competitive Pay provided.

The Physical Agility test will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Monessen High School followed by the Written test for those passing the Physical Agility. The Written test will be administered at Mon Valley Emergency Medical Services located at 1001 Donner Avenue, Monessen.

Mt. Macrina Manor is a faith-based, non-profit, long term care facility located in Uniontown. EEO.

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This auction keeps growing every year with good quality and selection of items and the best sale prices.

Further information may be obtained at the Monessen Police Department at the above address or by calling 724-684-4620.

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Help Wanted OIL AND GAS FIELD LABORERS NEEDED

OPEN INTERVIEWS DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL

Must be willing to stay away when needed. Full Time hours, Great Pay and Benefits. Experience in the Oil and Gas Industry a plus. Must have a valid Driver License and a clean driving record. Send a letter of interest to:

For Fayette County Fayette Resources, a local non-profit company is seeking caring individuals to work with adults who have intellectual disabilities. Locations include: Fayette County. Full Time Position. Must be 18 years old, have a valid Pennsylvania driver’s license and dependable transportation. Excellent benefits package available and competitive wages. Act 33 & 34 clearances conducted upon job offer. Fayette Resources conducts a preemployment drug screening.

PLUMBER - Greene County. Full Time. Must have driver’s license. 724-883-3005. Email resumes to tradersplumbing@windstream.net

PRODUCTION WORKERS AND LABORERS Pay between $9-$11/hr. Daylight & second shift openings available. Some positions will require the ability to read a tape measure & operate basic hand & power tools. Other jobs will require the employee to stand on their feet all day long on a production line.

Please call Chuck to set up an immediate interview: 412-702-1501

SALES PERSON Prior sales experience preferred. Tremendous opportunity to work for a local company helping our customers furnish their homes. APPLY IN PERSON: MUNDEL FURNITURE 134 CONNELLSVILE ST., UNIONTOWN

PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEEN PROGRAM Do you have the heart to work with young parents? Position perfect for committed social worker or childbirth educator working with an established pregnant & parenting program in Greene & Fayette Counties. Residents of Greene & Fayette counties preferred. Social work degree required. Home visitation experience a plus. A competitive salary and a flexible schedule are perks. Please forward resumes to: podmj@comcast.net

Sporting Goods

SKIDDER OPERATOR/H A N D TIMBER CUTTER wanted - full time, full benefits. 1 year or more experience. Call 724-564-1820 SKILLED LEGAL ASSISTANT Excellent computer skills. Punctuality. Confidentiality. Legal experience preferred. Send resume to: Donald.McCue2@verizon.net SMOCK AREA DRIVERS to wash & PARK package trucks. M - F | 6p - 10p | $8.50/hr. Call 724 - 972 - 0199

kmi.llc@verizon.net or mail to: 204 Miller Road, Mahaffey, PA 15757

Interested applicants may apply in person from 9AM-4PM ∞ TUESDAY, MARCH 28TH Fill out applications and interviews the same day. 1 Millennium Dr. Suite 2, Uniontown, PA 15401 or call 724-437-6461 for more information EOE

EXPERIENCED WINDOW / DOOR / SIDING INSTALLERS WANTED Spend your time working instead of chasing quotes! Must have own insurance, truck, trailer and tools. A minimum of 2 years of window installation experience is required. Must be willing to provide customers excellent service and workmanship. Call 412-9658440, Fax work experience to 814-444-0180, or email M.R.Livingood@gmail.com

Help Wanted

SUMMIT INN - Seasonal positions. Wait Staff, Hosts, Kitchen Prep, Cooks, Housekeepers, Laundry Attendants, Front Desk Agents, Golf Course Attendants, Maintenance and Groundskeepers. Call 724-438-8594 or email summit@hhs.net

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BROWNING GUN SAFES HUGE Selection & Savings! Reeses Smithfield 724-569-9671

HOUSE COAL FOR SALE High heat, low ash, Pittsburgh seam. 724-366-1117 WANTED STANDING TIMBER Fully Insured, Payment up front Reputable and Reliable Call 724-887-3688

Miscellaneous Items BIPAP MACHINE - 3 years old. Excellent condition. Valued at $2,234, selling for $1,700. 724569-0376

Wanted To Buy ALL ANTIQUES WANTED plus old toys. Don Bittner (724) 628-4795

WATER HEATERS Gas or Electric, We install-$75. Reese’s 724-569-9671

WANTED: Anvils - any size. And Blacksmith tools. Call Atlas Forge 724-439-1750

Coal-Gas-Oil-Wood FIREWOOD - Tri-axle loads. Whole logs-pole & outdoor wood burner chunks. Call 724-323-4835

TOW TRUCK DRIVER/AUTO MECHANIC. Full time. Mechanical & towing duties. Excellent pay. Apply in person at AutoTech, 87 Main St., Smithfield, PA

WANTED: German WWII souvenirs, helmets, flags, daggers, guns, also used guns. Cash Paid. 412-848-6428

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IN-HOME CARE WORKER - Will assist the elderly with activities of daily living. 724-438-2639

DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL

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Professional career providing support for people with intellectual disabilities. Paid training, flexible schedule, in our Belle Vernon location. No experience necessary. Must have valid PA driver’s license. Pre-employment drug testing required. When eligible, benefits for part and full time employees include health, vision, dental insurance, immediate accrual of vacation/sick time, nine overtime paid holidays for timed worked, paid day off for birthday, disability, life and other supplemental insurance, Verizon Wireless discount, and optional retirement plan.

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HOME CARE WORKER - Compassionate & caring person to assist elderly woman in her home with routine daily tasks. Good pay. Send resume to Box 7011, 8 E Church St, Uniontown, PA 15401

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Wise Shoppers Look in the Classifieds.

LABORER - Greene County. Full Time. Must have driver’s license. 724-883-3005. Email resumes to tradersplumbing@windstream.net LANDSCAPE AND MECHANIC postions. Hometown Landscape Supply. Call 724-437-2063 LIN’S CUISINE - FT or PT Waitress or Waiters: Apply within, 126 Walnut Hill Rd., Uniontown, PA NICKMAN’S DRUG IS HIRING PHARMACY TECHNICIANS for all locations. Full time/part time. Competitive wages. Experience preferred. Fax resume to 724-437-8303 or email knickman@nickmans.com OFFICE PERSON NEEDED. Answer phone & type. 412-582-3351

CALL TODAY - Fill your positions tomorrow ..... with the HeraldStandard help wanted ads.

Part-time positions available for MH/ID intermediate care facility located in the Belle Vernon area. Weekend and evening hours available. Valid PA driver’s license, pre-employment drug testing required. When eligible, benefits for PT and FT employees include health, vision, dental, immediate accrual of vacation/sick time, nine overtime paid holidays for timed worked, birthday pay, disability, life and other supplemental insurance, and optional retirement plan.

JANITORIAL SUPERVISORY POSITI ON - in the Point Marion area. Full time, daylight, Mon-Fri. $13/hr. Must pass background & drug screen. Call 304-203-8488

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Full and Part Time Apply at Chesler’s Fine Furniture ∞ Route 51 Uniontown 724-438-0661

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Call Doreen at 724-880-0916. E.O.E.

FURNITURE SALES

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Supplying over 100 countries with High Voltage High Current High Power Test Systems At South Fayette Nursing Center

IMMEDIATE OPENING

A weekend position exists for part-time RNs, LPNs & CNAs.

Field Service Technician

These positions can lead to full time employment.

Perform testing, service, & calibration of relay, PLC, & microprocessor controlled test equipment at our customers’ locations worldwide. Associates Degree in electrical technology, electronics or equivalent experience is required. Experience working with power electronics preferred. Extensive on the job training is provided. Travel is required.

Competitive Pay, Benefits, & Earned Time Off

Come join our amazing family of caregivers!

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We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits package that includes: - Medical/Drug Insurance (premium 100% Company-paid) - Life & Disability Insurance - Paid Vacation (up to 4 weeks) - 9-Paid Holidays - 401K Plan (25% Company Match)

Apply: Quality Life Services/SOUTH FAYETTE NURSING CENTER 252 Main Street Markleysburg, PA 15459 Or online at qls.careers Call Judy Ream 724-329-4830x2001 for details

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The freshman/sophomore team from Connellsville brainstorms their design for an arm strong enough to lift a water bottle from two feet away. Clockwise from top left are freshman Owen Rugg, freshman Jared Kinneer, freshman Dani Wormack, freshman Kendal McCutcheon, freshman Bobby McLuckey, freshman Nathan Brant and sophomore Gabriel Kemp.

Building

For the future Connellsville students compete in engineering contest

By Eric Morris

emorris@heraldstandard.com

rea students got to be engineers for a day while testing their knowledge against peers from other schools in a recent competition. Sixteen students from Connellsville Area High School competed against students from three other southwestern Pennsylvania schools in the Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science, or TEAMS, competition held in February at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus. The contest consists of two

parts, a multiple choice exam in which students work in teams to answer 80 questions regarding engineering scenarios, and a design and build phase for which the teams apply their knowledge in a hands-on challenge to construct an apparatus. Connellsville senior Morgan Berger said she and her classmates participate in several local competitions on various subjects throughout the course of the school year, engineering being one of them. “Some of us are looking into engineering in college,” said Berger. “Each person had

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Junior Shane Kuhns, left, pitches a concept to senior Nathanael Bungard for his team’s challenge in the design/build phase of the TEAMS competition. The Connellsville team built a crane arm with a rubber-band grip to move a bottle.

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Next Week: Helen Keller’s miracle

Issue 12, 2017

Founded by Betty Debnam

Insects come out

It’s Spring!

Social insects, such as ants and bees, go to work. They’ve been huddled together inside their hive or nest during the cold months. They’ve used up most of their food. Workers have to find more food soon. Some insects fly north. Monarch butterflies travel from Mexico and southern California. Along the way, they lay eggs on milkweed buds, then continue their journey. When these eggs hatch and change to butterflies, they fly north, too. They know where to go even though no adults are around to show them the way. Some eggs, such as those of grasshoppers and crickets, hatch underground. Little grasshoppers push their way to the soil’s surface and start eating their favorite plants. Some butterflies and beetles spend the winter in pupa stage — wrapped in a cocoon. As it warms, the adult comes out of the case.

Mini Fact: Flowers can bloom from roots, buds, seeds or bulbs.

Have you been feeling extra perky lately? Nature is waking up. Animals, including people, are kicking up their heels. The weather is changing. It’s spring!

Flowers look up

• Days get longer. • Temperatures warm up. • Extra light, warmth and moisture get plants growing. • Warm spring air mixing Spring with colder winter air can weather can mean troubled skies. be dangerous. Warm air can hold more Stay inside moisture than cold air. Unstable during storms. moist air can lead to storms. Thunderstorms, tornadoes and flash floods (from heavy rains and snowmelt) can spring up.

Animals wake up

Weather heats up

Trees dig deep

When temperatures rise above freezing, the sugar-rich sap of trees and bushes begins to flow again. This is when farmers tap maple trunks and boil the liquid into syrup. Leaves, flowers and cones grow from tree buds that developed between fall and spring. In most of the United States, trees that are not evergreen slowed down or stopped growing in winter. As the icy soil warms, roots can take up water, and growth begins again. Evergreens grow faster now than at any other time. New needles are softer and brighter. New cones are small and colorful.

Woodland wildflowers usually appear in early spring. For a brief time they get plenty of sun. Most trees have not yet grown leaves that block the light. In the spring, animals may look and act different. They might lose some fur or feathers. Their fur might change color, or their feathers might get brighter. • Some animals, especially birds, travel Notice how this mother buffalo’s fur is shedding north, or migrate. for the warm summer They return home months. after wintering in warmer areas to the south. • Many birds build nests. To attract mates, some develop songs. Others might stake out territory, stop living in flocks and start living in pairs. • Some male animals add body muscle as they get ready to fight other males over territory.

Resources On the Web:

Baby animals arrive

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Many wild animals, such as raccoons and birds, can have two or more litters throughout the year. But the first litter usually comes in spring. If the mother is not healthy, that may be her only one. Farm animals usually have babies in the spring because the farmers plan it that way.

At the library:

• “Signs of Spring” by Colleen Dolphin • “How Do We Know It Is Spring?” by Molly Aloian

Try ’n’ Find

Mini Jokes

Words that remind us of spring are hidden in this puzzle. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: BABIES, BIRDS, BULBS, BUTTERFLIES, EGGS, FEATHERS, FLOWERS, FOOD, GROW, LITTER, MIGRATE, MOISTURE, PLANTS, PUPA, SEASONS, SPRING, SUN, WARM, WATER, WEATHER.

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Eco Note Are you going to the beach this spring or summer? Plastic bags and other garbage thrown into the ocean kill more than 1 million sea creatures every year. Some of the garbage comes from boats or ships, but most of it comes from beaches or rivers. When you visit the beach, take along a garbage bag and fill it with trash, then dispose of it in a garbage can. Put recyclables in the proper containers.

• 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 3 teaspoons melted butter • 1/2 cup fine bread crumbs

What to do: 1. Cook spinach according to directions. Squeeze dry with paper towels. 2. Combine cooked spinach, eggs, cheese, milk, onion and salt in a medium bowl. 3. Coat a medium-size baking dish with cooking spray and pour in mixture. 4. Combine melted butter with bread crumbs; spread evenly over the top. 5. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Cut into squares to serve. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

7 Little Words for Kids Use the letters in the boxes to make a word with the same meaning as the clue. The numbers in parentheses represent the number of letters in the solution. Each letter combination can be used only once, but all letter combinations will be necessary to complete the puzzle.

1. morning drink (6) 2. what a referee blows (7) 3. they open locks (4) 4. riding the waves (7) 5. robber (5) 6. New York baseball team (7) 7. space traveler (9)

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You’ll need: • 1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach • 2 eggs • 1/2 cup grated Swiss cheese • 1/2 cup reduced-fat milk

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* You’ll need an adult’s help with this recipe.

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Thank You The Mini Page thanks Dr. Susan Pell, Science and Public Programs Manager, U.S. Botanic Garden, for help with this issue. Teachers: For standards-based activities to accompany this feature, visit: bbs. amuniversal.com/teaching_guides.html

Answers: coffee, whistle, keys, surfing, thief, Yankees, astronaut.

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School lunch menus The following is a listing of school lunch menus currently available for the week beginning March 27: ALBERT GALLATIN AREA SCHOOLS — Monday, hard beef tacos with whole grain bread slice or chicken tenders with whole grain bread slice, steamed corn, fruit, vegetables, milk. Tuesday, cheeseburger on whole grain bun or hot dog on whole grain bun, steamed carrots, fruit, vegetables, milk. Wednesday, pizza pasta baked with whole grain bread slice or chicken patty on whole grain bun, steamed broccoli, fruit, vegetables, milk. Thursday, Salisbury steak with whole grain roll and gravy or corn dog nuggets, fries, fruit, vegetables, milk. Friday, Italian dunkers, marinara sauce or fish patty on whole grain bun, romaine and tomato salad, fruit, vegetables, milk. BELLE VERNON AREA SCHOOLS — Monday, hamburger, curly fries, buttered peas, fruit, milk. Tuesday, hot dog, potato pancakes, baked beans, fruit, milk. Wednesday, chicken patty, roll, mashed potatoes, gravy, buttered corn, fruit, milk. Thursday, Szechwan chicken, egg roll, rice, Asian vegetables, fruit, milk, cake. Friday, pizza, romaine salad, veggies, dip, fruit, milk. BROWNSVILLE AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — Monday, barbecue rib sandwich, baked beans, fresh fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Tuesday, grilled cheese sandwich, mixed vegetables, fresh fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Wednesday, hot dog, baked fries, fresh fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Thursday, chicken nuggets, roll, peas, fresh fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Friday, French toast sticks, sausage, hash brown, fresh fruit and vegetable bar, milk. BROWNSVILLE AREA MIDDLE/ HIGH SCHOOLS — Monday, pasta, meat sauce, breadstick, mixed vegetables, fresh fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Tuesday, sloppy joe sandwich on homemade bun, potato soup, green beans, fresh fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Wednesday, chicken alfredo, roll, peas and carrots, fresh fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Thursday, corn dog nuggets, baked fries, fresh fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Friday, cheese pizza, corn, fresh fruit and vegetable bar, milk. CALIFORNIA AREA SCHOOLS — Monday, Trojan popcorn chicken bowl, whole grain roll, mashed potatoes, corn, apple slices, milk. Tuesday, breaded chicken sandwich, lettuce, tomato and pickle, tater tots, fruit cup, milk. Wednesday, mini maple pancakes, syrup, sausage patty, hash brown patty, juice, milk. Thursday, grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, sweet peas, rainbow applesauce, milk. Friday, pierogi pizza, baked fries, mandarin oranges, milk. CHARLEROI AREA SCHOOLS — Monday, barbecue pulled pork on whole grain bun, steamed carrots, applesauce, milk. Tuesday, walking taco with whole grain bread slice, refried beans fruit, milk. Wednesday, cheesesteak on whole grain bun, mixed vegetables, diced pears, milk. Thursday, popcorn chicken bowl with whole grain roll, steamed corn, sliced peaches, milk. Friday, grilled cheese, tomato soup, steamed broccoli, pineapple tidbits, milk. CHESTNUT RIDGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY — Monday, cheeseburger on a bun, fries, fruit, milk. Tuesday, pizza lunch. Wednesday, macaroni and cheese, steamed peas, bread slice, fruit, milk. Thursday, beef nachos, cheese, refried beans, bread slice, fruit, milk. Friday, pizza lunch. CONNELLSVILLE AREA SCHOOLS — Monday, hamburger on bun or hot dog on bun, baked beans, tater tots, apple, milk. Tuesday, chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes,

gravy, roll, small salad, strawberries, topping, milk. Wednesday, grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, carrots, baked apple crisp, milk. Thursday, nacho Grande, corn dog, pinto beans, fries, mixed fruit cup, milk. Friday, pizza with or without pepperoni, turkey deli, tater tots, steamed broccoli, mandarin oranges, milk. FRAZIER SCHOOLS — Monday, no school. Tuesday, creamed chicken over biscuits, mashed potatoes, steamed green beans, fruit, vegetables, milk. Wednesday, popcorn chicken po boy, steamed carrots, fruit, vegetables, milk. Thursday, hot dog in a blanket, barbecue baked beans, fruit, vegetables, milk. Friday, chicken parmesan, steamed broccoli, fruit, vegetables, milk. GEIBEL/CONN-AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS — Monday, hamburger on bun or hot dog on bun, baked beans, tater tots, apple, milk. Tuesday, chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, gravy, roll, small salad, strawberries with topping, milk. Wednesday, grilled cheese sandwich, carrots, tomato soup, baked apple crisp, milk. Thursday, nacho Grande, corn dog, pinto beans, fries, mixed fruit cup, milk. Friday, pizza, fish sandwich, tater tots, steamed broccoli, mandarin oranges, milk. LAUREL HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS — Monday, maple waffles, sausage, hash browns, applesauce, juice, milk. Tuesday, rotini, meat sauce, broccoli, breadstick, side salad, orange smiles, juice, milk. Wednesday, Italian dunkers, marinara, fresh veggies, green beans, applesauce, juice, milk. Thursday, beef taco, meat, cheese, salsa, refried beans, steamed corn, apple slices, juice, milk. Friday, cheese pizza, romaine salad, green beans, banana, juice, milk. LAUREL HIGHLANDS MIDDLE/ HIGH SCHOOLS —Monday, maple or blueberry pancakes, sausage patty, applesauce, juice, milk. Tuesday, chicken nuggets, whole grain bun, mashed potatoes, sliced carrots, apple slices, juice, milk. Wednesday, chicken soft tacos, steamed corn, black beans, fruit, juice, milk. Thursday, Italian dunkers, marinara, green beans, applesauce, juice, milk. Friday, fish and pierogis, green peas, applesauce, juice, milk. MOUNT PLEASANT AREA SCHOOLS — Monday,no school. Tuesday, hot dog, topping bar, tater tots, applesauce, milk. Wednesday, chicken bacon ranch wrap, sweet potato fries, peaches, milk. Thursday, ham and cheese on pretzel bun, baked beans, raisins, milk. Friday, macaroni and cheese, pretzel roll, steamed broccoli, pears, milk. RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS — Monday, chicken alfredo with roll or chicken tenders with roll, steamed broccoli, mixed green salad, pear, juice, milk. Tuesday, chicken nuggets with roll or cheeseburger, barbecue baked beans, baby carrots, peaches, milk. Wednesday, whole grain corn dog or pepperoni pizza, glazed carrots, cucumbers, applesauce, milk. Thursday, crispy chicken sandwich or hot dog, seasoned crinkle cut fries, cucumbers, applesauce, milk. Friday, fish nuggets and roll or cheese pizza, potato smiles, baby carrots, mandarin oranges, juice, milk.

or an option from the grill, feature or deli. Thursday, mini corn dogs with barbecue baked beans, or an option from the grill, feature or deli. Friday, grilled cheese with tomato soup and glazed carrots, or an option from the grill, feature or deli. RINGGOLD HIGH SCHOOL — Monday, chicken parm bowl, or an option from the grill, feature or deli. Tuesday, boneless chicken wings with roll with potato wedges, or an option from the grill, feature or deli. Wednesday, Asian bowl or an option from the grill, feature or deli. Thursday, fiesta Mexican pizza with seasoned cornor an option from the grill, feature or deli. Friday, homemade macaroni and cheese with roll and steamed broccolior an option from the grill, feature or deli. SOUTHMORELAND PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS — Monday, chicken nuggets with rice or pizza munchable, steamed peas and carrots, broccoli and cauliflower trees, Craisins, milk. Tuesday, warm ham and cheese on bun with pickle or pizza munchable, spudsters, juice, strawberry banana applesauce, milk. Wednesday, chicken snack wrap or pizza munchable, barbecue baked beans, baby carrots, milk. Thursday, sub with pickle and lettuce or pizza munchable, steamed green beans, broccoli, dippers, milk. Friday, potato crunch fish sticks with whole grain roll or pizza munchable, fries, baby carrots, strawberries, milk. SOUTHMORELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL — Monday, Carolina barbecue sandwich, baked potato, baked beans, milk. Tuesday, toasted Italian hoagie, sweet potato fries, milk. Wednesday, nachos Grande, beef, corn, beans, salsa, milk. Thursday, pasta, meat sauce, breadstick, green beans, milk. Friday, cheese with or without ham on pretzel bun, tomato soup, milk. SOUTHMORELAND HIGH SCHOOL — Monday, Italian panini wedge, steamed vegetables, milk. Tuesday, general Tso chicken, rice or lo mein, milk. Wednesday, made to order chicken salad, seasoned curly fries, milk. Thursday, walking

RINGGOLD MIDDLE SCHOOL — Monday,chicken parmesan bowl with garlic bread and green beans or an option from the grill, feature or deli. Tuesday, buffalo twisters with seasoned potato wedges or an option from the grill, feature or deli. Wednesday, breaded chicken drumstick with steamed rice and broccoli

Education briefs Community Connections, an educational cooperative initiative among Fayette County school districts and New Directions Counseling Services, will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. March 28 at New Directions, located at 125 Chaffee St. Ext. in Uniontown. Licensed social worker Melissa Hunter from Intermediate Unit 1 will present on interagency supports including homebound instruction, instruction conducted in the home, and applicable regulations surrounding the two. Parents, teachers,

paraprofessionals and community members are invited to attend.

Turkeyfoot Valley registration Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District will hold pre-K-4 and kindergarten registration for the 2017-18 school year by appointment March 29 in the school’s LGI room. To be eligible for the pre-K program, a child must be 4 years of age by Sept. 1; for kindergarten, a child must be 5 years of age by Sept. 1. At

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taco, churro, corn, beans, salsa, milk. Friday, pasta, alfredo sauce, breadstick, steamed broccoli, milk. ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST SCHOOL — Monday, cheeseburger on bun, fries, fruit, milk. Tuesday, chicken nuggets, bread slice, steamed broccoli, fruit, milk. Wednesday, macaroni and cheese, bread slice, steamed peas, fruit, milk. Thursday, beef nachos with cheese, bread slice, peas, fruit, milk. Friday, cheese pizza, honey glazed carrots, fruit, milk. TURKEYFOOT VALLEY AREA SCHOOLS — Monday,turkey noodle or Italian wedding soup, ham, turkey and cheese on roll, peppers, cucumbers, dip, mango or dragon juice, pears, milk. Tuesday, popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, apple slices, dip, bread, milk. Wednesday, pizza round or Mexican pizza, green beans, refried beans, juice, strawberries, milk. Thursday, biscuits with chicken and gravy, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, banana, milk. Friday, chicken nuggets and salad (grades K-5) or grilled chicken and salad (grades 6-12), fries, peach applesauce, breadstick, milk. UNIONTOWN AREA ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL — Monday, hot ham and cheese on a pretzel bun, fries, fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Tuesday, chicken nuggets with bread slice, steamed broccoli, fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Wednesday, open face pizza burger, steamed carrots, fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Thursday, French toast sticks, sausage patty, tater tots, fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Friday, macaroni and cheese, bread slice, steamed peas, fruit and vegetable bar, milk. UNIONTOWN AREA HIGH SCHOOL — Monday,cheeseburger on bun, fries, fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Tuesday, chicken vegetable lo mein, steamed broccoli, fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Wednesday, macaroni and cheese, bread slice, steamed peas, fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Thursday, tortilla salad, refried beans, fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Friday, fish sandwich, tater tots, fruit and vegetable bar, milk.

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How to protect your privacy on your iPhone By Editors of Consumer Reports

Information about your location, activities and accounts is being shared with Happy birthday, iPhone! the app makers’ computers. Ten years ago, Apple’s It can then be used for mariPhone was born, launching keting purposes, be sold to a smartphone transformation other companies or even be that changed the way constolen if the app — or the sumers use and depend on app makers’ servers — are their devices. hacked. And mobile apps can make “Apps may request adminyour life a lot easier. They istrative privileges to your tap into the information data, and those privileges stored on your smartphone could be used by the app later to remind you about appoint- on, or by some malware, to ments, find stores and ressteal your personal infortaurants near you or tell you mation,” says Ed Cabrera, whether there’s heavy traffic chief cybersecurity officer on your commute. But that at TrendMicro, a digital seconvenience comes with a curity company. price: the loss of some of your For instance, a game may privacy, according to Conhave access to your phone sumer Reports. app so that it knows when to

pause for incoming calls. But that access may also allow the app’s maker to listen in. Fortunately, there are easy ways to limit the intrusion while still getting the benefit of the app itself, Consumer Reports says. The first step is to delete any apps you no longer use, because data is still being shared with the app’s maker. Then go through the remaining apps and adjust the privacy settings on each one. As a broad rule, give the app access only to information you know it really needs. Does your caloriecounting app ask to know your location? Try shutting that off to test whether it can still function the way you

want it to. For Facebook, Consumer Reports suggests turning off access to your phone’s calendar, contacts, microphone and location data. But leave on access to the camera if you want to post your photos. Like other social media services, Facebook also has its own unique settings for privacy and security, which can be accessed online or from inside the app. Facebook’s settings include topics such as “Who can see my stuff?” and “Who can contact me?” (For more strategies, go to Consumer Reports online, at CR.org/66privacy.) Here’s how to check — and change — the app settings on your phone:

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Android Phones 1. Go to Manage applications or Applications under Settings. 2. Make sure the All Apps tab is selected. 3. Scroll down to and click on the app you wish to change. (This menu also contains the Uninstall button, which will delete the app.) 4. Click on Permissions. 5. Switch off permissions that seem unnecessary. iPhones 1. Open Settings. 2. Scroll down to your app. 3. Click on it to open its permissions menu. 4. Switch off permissions that seem unnecessary. To learn more, visit ConsumerReports.org.

Learn warning signs from another animal’s body language

DEAR READERS: We no longer take our gentle, playful 40-pound dog, Kota, to our local enclosed dog park after an altercation with a young woman regarding her 60- or 70-pound young neutered male dog, who was an intimidating bully. He would engage in playful, high-speed chasing with other dogs, body slam the dog at the head of the pack with his tail up and hackles raised, and then he and the other dogs would pile on top of whichever dog went down. This dog displayed this dominant behavior, which could result in injury and over-excited dogs turning the melee into an aggressive altercation, while a dozen other dog owners stood by as though they were watching a football game. There was a sign in the enclosure that dog owners should have their dogs under control at all times, but this assertive dog was clearly out of control. When

Dr. Michael Fox I asked the owner to leash her dog and let the others run and play without her dog constantly interfering and turning it into a violent scrum, she turned on me, proclaiming that I knew nothing about dog behavior and that this was a dog park for dogs to be dogs. She threatened to call the police if I caused her further harassment. So we left, and Kota was very sore that night from her two body slams by this assertive young dog. What also disturbed me was that the other dog owners standing around said nothing to support my

concerns and seemed oblivious to the body language and sequences of behavior this dog was manifesting. In my professional opinion as someone with a doctoral degree in animal behavior, this dog should have been under more control or not allowed into the dog park. This event has left me wondering how illiterate many dog owners and keepers of other animals are about body language, the signals of emotion, intention, temperament and character displayed in various social situations. This may in part account for the high incidence of people, including uninstructed children, being harmed by animals in their own homes. I also wonder, given so much exposure on television, how certain individuals whose body language does not lie about their temperaments and character — but which many people evidently are incapable of reading — have been recently elected to

for the pentobarbitaltainted meat found in MORE FOOD WITH some cans of Evanger’s Hunk of Beef and POSSIBLE FATAL Against the Grain Pulled Beef. We of course imAMOUNTS OF mediately fired this PENTOBARBITOL unscrupulous supplier, and have undertaken Evanger’s Pet Food steps to address this is recalling additional matter in a lawsuit on lots of pet food. Here behalf of our customers are excerpts from the and retailers. ... Out of statement sent to rean abundance of caution tailers on Feb. 28: we have decided to issue “We are aware that an immediate recall of these recalls have the products in which caused a great deal this supplier’s meat may of justified concern, have been used.” mistrust and anger Suppliers of the various among pet owners and ingredients that go into pet food retailers. The manufactured cat and Evanger’s family, like dog foods are ultimately many families, is also the responsibility of the incredibly angry and manufacturers, since it upset by these recalls. is unrealistic and costly We’re angry not only be- to expect the government cause we let you down; to effectively monitor but we’re furious that the quality and safety we allowed ourselves to of the byproducts from be lied to and deceived the human food and bevby the supplier responerage industries that are sible for introducing used in most pet foods pentobarbital into our and livestock and poultry meat supply. Sadly, feed. This includes a this company was once significant quantity of one of our most trusted imported from abroad, meat suppliers. But they including countries like are solely responsible India, where I have political office.

worked with my wife and where the humane and sanitary treatment of animals in slaughterhouses are generally extremely deficient. For further details, see our recent book, “India’s Animals: Helping the Sacred and the Suffering.” Since corruption and malfeasance are commonplace in the global marketplace, I urge pet owners to either make their own pet food or seek those brands using human-quality food ingredients, ideally certified organic and produced in the U.S. For more details, visit truthaboutpetfood.com. Send all mail to animaldocfox@gmail. com or to Dr. Michael Fox in care of Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106. The volume of mail received prohibits personal replies, but questions and comments of general interest will be discussed in future columns.Visit Dr. Fox’s website at DrFoxVet.net.

Celebrations

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Anniversaries, Engagements & Weddings

Cline - Rajchel Roger and Tina Cline of Grindstone are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan, to Thomas Rajchel (TJ), son of Deanna Nemec of Monongahela and Tom Rajchel of White Oak. Megan is a 2008 graduate of Frazier High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in administration of justice from Pennsylvania State University. She is currently employed at Randall’s Restaurant and also owns her own jewelry business, Forever You’ll Sparkle, in multiple locations. Thomas graduated from Monessen High School in 2005. He earned a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology and biotechnology from Clarion University. He is currently finishing his doctorate in pharmacy at Duquesne University. Thomas is currently employed at

Omarosa gets a power bridal shower in Washington By H elena Andrews-D yer

Cosby’s former lawyer (and also a minister). At the shower, the bride WASHINGTON — It recounted the story of how was a busy weekend for her BFF, man-about-town Omarosa Manigault. Paul Wharton, unwittingly Proving politics can be jump-started her relaput aside for wedding bells, tionship with John Newman, a bipartisan group of power whom Manigault will marry friends threw the 43-yearon April 8 in Jacksonville, old White House staffer Florida. a cherry blossom-theme For the couple’s first bridal shower at a private date, all three were supresidence near Rock Creek posed to head to a cherry Park on Saturday. blossom festival event toOver lobster and sushi, gether (bringing your bestie the former “Apprentice” along makes things less star got to flash her massive tense, right?), but Wharton 5-carat engagement ring eventually bowed out, among an impressive crowd leaving Manigault alone of movers and shakers with Newman. that included Beverly The rest, as they say, is Perry, D.C. Mayor Muriel history. (Wharton, though, E. Bowser’s right-hand was missing from the allwoman; Cleve Mesidor, female festivities.) communications director Then on Sunday, Manfor the first lady of New igault headed to New York; minster Marcia York to film her upcoming Dyson, wife of outspoken episode of TLC’s “Say Yes author slash pundit slash to the Dress,” because you minister Michael Eric can take the girl off reality Dyson; and Monique TV but, then again, you acPressley, comedian Bill tually can’t. The Washington Post

Megan Cline and Thomas Rajchel

Giant Eagle Pharmacy in Elizabeth. The couple will exchange vows in a 2 p.m.

ceremony on Aug. 5, at the Holy Family Church in McKeesport, followed with a reception in Stockdale.

How can I fund a wedding and pay student debt? Q: I’m 25 and I just got engaged. I want to pay off my student loans by the time I’m 30. How can I pay for my wedding with student debt hanging over me? A: Congratulations on your engagement! First, luxuriate in the news before you freak out that your guest list can fill a 500-line spreadsheet. Fiddle with your engagement ring in disbelief, daydream about married life, celebrate with friends and family. No doubt, visions of pricey perfection will soon bombard you from magazines, Instagram feeds and Pinterest boards. You’ll learn the average U.S. wedding cost $35,329 in 2016, according to The Knot’s Real Weddings Study . But let go of everyone else’s expectations, starting now. Create a thoughtful, realistic budget and forget widely cited figures like The Knot’s; a few lavish celebrations drive up the average. A solid 44 percent of

Brianna McGurran U.S. weddings in 2016 cost less than $10,000, according to The Wedding Report , a wedding research company. Here’s how to plan nuptials that leave you smiling so much your face hurts, not grimacing at the specter of credit card debt.

START WITH HOW MUCH YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE You and your fiance will be best prepared to start life

together if you fortify your financial health before the wedding, says Anika Hedstrom, a certified financial planner at Vista Capital Partners in Portland, Oregon, who got married in July 2014. That means taking advantage of any 401(k) matches at work, creating an emergency fund, knowing each other’s credit scores and sticking to your student loan repayment plans. Once you’re on solid footing, the last thing you want to do is add wedding debt to your love story. “You will end up being so thankful a couple years down the road that you didn’t go into debt over it,” Hedstrom says. Decide how much you and your fiance can save per month for the wedding, including any honeymoon expenses, while keeping the rest of your financial picture intact. Maybe you’re getting married a year from now and can save $100 per month. Put yourself down for $1,200.

TALK TO YOUR FOLKS

You’ll likely have a few sources of funds: The Knot says couples themselves covered 42 percent of wedding costs in 2016, the bride’s parents paid for 44 percent and the groom’s parents paid for 13 percent. Not everyone will be able to, or want to, receive financial help from parents. But include your families in the budget conversation early. You’ll get a sense of what, if anything, they want to contribute and how much involvement they want in the planning process. “It’s especially important, if getting money from family, to be clear about whether contributions are gifts or loans, and whether there are expectations associated with the money,” says Ariel Meadow Stallings, author of “Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives For Independent Brides” and publisher of offbeatbride.com. For instance, if your parents

help pay, they may want to invite their work colleagues. Make sure you’re OK with that, or come to an agreement on the number of people they invite.

PICK YOUR PRIORITIES AND FORGET THE REST On a smaller budget, spend money on your three musthaves and consider completely eliminating things that don’t matter to you, like flowers, Stallings says. Look for creative ways to save: Enlist friends to make wedding gifts of their services. “Ask Brianna” is a Q&A column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out. I’m here to help you manage your money, find a job and pay off student loans — all the real-world stuff no one taught us how to do in college. Send your questions about postgrad life to askbrianna@ nerdwallet.com.

Shoppers looking elsewhere for inspiration keep. “I almost never go out to buy now,” says Troy, 50. Those kind of shifts illustrate the way people are changing how they buy clothing. Shoppers aren’t just showrooming at stores and then buying the same items online if they can find better prices — it’s a more significant separation from the mall. That is spelling big problems for mall chains like The Limited, which has shut all 250 of its stores, and Wet Seal, which filed for bankruptcy. Department stores like Macy’s and J.C. Penney — anchors for the malls — are also closing stores. Sears

Holdings Corp. has said there’s “substantial doubt” about its future, but believes its plan to turn around its business should reduce that risk. The number of “distressed” retailers — those with cash problems and poor credit profiles that are facing strong competition — is at the highest rate since 2009, says Moody’s Investor Service. “Retail is increasingly becoming boring,” said James Reinhart, CEO of the used-clothing marketplace thredUP. He says much of the merchandise at stores is homogenous, while online “each day there’s a whole new assortment.”

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NEW YORK (AP) — Erica Dao used to shop at malls once a month, looking in stores and seeing what the mannequins displayed. Now, she mainly looks for inspiration on social media. “I discover brands through Instagram,” said Dao, 33, of St. Paul, Minnesota. Elizabeth Troy says she was the “queen of sales,” going through discounted items at J. Crew and Banana Republic stores at malls near where she lives in Richmond, Virginia. But her go-to source has become the online subscription service Stitch Fix, which lets her try on clothes at home and decide what to

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their own topic to do background research on (prior to the competition),” she said, such as water treatment, biomimetics and climate change. The theme of this year’s competition was “Engineering the Environment” and included scenarios on energy efficiency, geothermal energy, water treatment, smart cars, biomimetic fluid dynamics, selfcontained ecosystems, home energy use, solar power and global climate change. Two teams of eight students from Connellsville competed against teams from Chartiers-Houston, Peters Township and Somerset Area high schools, one in the 11-12 grade varsity division and another in the 9-10 grade junior varsity division. Many of the Connellsville’s varsity team members were part of the team that won the junior varsity competition two years, said Berger. The competition, administered annually throughout the nation by international student organization Technology Student Association, has been held at the regional level at Penn State Fayette for nearly 30 years. Penn State Fayette associate professor of engineering Dave Meredith has headed the competition during that time.

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Seniors Morgan Berger, left, and Nathanael Bungard decide the best practice to use their clasper arm to move a water bottle, as junior Madeline Cramer, right, looks on.

“This is our future right here. These kids are literally going to build our future,” said Meredith. “These are some of the best and brightest of southwestern Pennsylvania.” The design/build project at this year’s competition asked teams to construct a mechanism out of paper, cardboard, string and fasteners that could be manipulated to lift a filled water bottle and place it on a 2-inch bull’s eye target from a two-foot distance. Without knowing the task beforehand, students were asked to bring several supplies to the competition. The teams were scored based on total materials used and the speed and accuracy with which their creations placed the bottle. Connellsville senior Nathanael Bungard said the team consists of juniors and seniors from the school’s gifted course. They brought a box of supplies with

string, duct tape, wire hangers and paper clips, among other items, as instructed, he said. “It’s a team competition because engineers work as team,” Meredith told students prior to the starting the contest. “Use the strengths of your other team members. Check each other’s mistakes. It’s all you and your teammates.” Teams from Peters Township High School won both the varsity and junior varsity divisions at the regional competition, with another Peters Township team receiving an honorable mention in the varsity division. The contest was administered nationwide throughout February and March. Top-scoring teams from Pennsylvania will receive “Best in State” recognition to be announced in May. The highest ranking state teams will be invited to compete in the national competition held in June in Orlando, Florida.

registration, parents and children will have the opportunity to meet with the school nurse, speech specialist, occupational therapist and teachers. To schedule an appointment, call the school at 814-3953621, ext. 306 for Laurie Mitchell or 251 for Shannon Meyers.

Camp slated Waynesburg University will offer its 11th annual Crime Scene Investigation Camp for current high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. The camp will run June 18-23. Participants will learn from certified experts in the University’s Department of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences and be offered hands-on experience in related fields. Professors from the Department of Chemistry and Forensic Science and the Biology Program will also present their expertise. Each day of the camp is filled with hands-on activities and engaging sessions about criminal justice and investigation that will show students what to expect from a major and/or career in those fields. Professors at the University who have spent years working in their respective fields, which include law enforcement, criminal investigation and forensics, will share their expertise and demonstrate essential skills. The deadline for camp registration is May 5, and the fee is $500, which includes meals, housing and

materials for the week. Spots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, and a $100 deposit is required. Scholarships are available on a competitive basis for participants who register and place their deposit before April 17. Participants can attain the scholarship application upon registering. To register, visit waynesburg. edu/csicamp or call 800-225-7393.

Scholarship available The General Federations of Women’s Club of Carmichaels is accepting applications for their annual student scholarship, which will be awarded in May. Two $500 scholarships will be awarded to two 2017 graduating Carmichaels Area High School students. Applicants must have maintained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0, applied and accepted to a college or technical school, submit a 250word essay, submit a listing of all community and school activities, and supply one letter of reference from a current high school teacher and one letter of acceptance to a college to technical school. Applications are available at the Carmichaels Area High School guidance office and must be returned to that office by March 31.

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District will hold registration for students who will be attending the school for the first time 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 10-12. Those wishing to register a child for kindergarten or first grade should call the school to make an appointment. Children must be 5 years old before Sept. 1 to be eligible for kindergarten and 6 years old by Sept. 1 for first grade. Those registering students must bring the child’s birth certificate and a current vaccination records. For more information or to make an appointment, call 724-839-7241.

Speaker scheduled Waynesburg University will host guest lecturer Dennis Yablonsky on March 29 as part of the Rosetta Kormuth DeVito Lecture Series. Yablonsky will offer his lecture, “Supply, Demand and the Future of Work in the Pittsburgh Region,” at 7:30 p.m. in the University’s Goodwin Performing Arts Center. Admission is free and no registration is required. Yablonsky is the Chief Executive Officer of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and its affiliated organizations, which include the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, the Pennsylvania Economy League of Southwestern Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance. A native of the Pittsburgh region, Yablonsky has an accomplished career in dynamic business growth and economic development.

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Nurturing new anglers Ben Moyer

Mentored Youth Trout Day can hook kids on fishing

ids and fishing; the two go together so naturally that we often forget that fishing with kids merits special considerations. A little planning on the part of adults can make a child’s early fishing experiences a rewarding springboard to a lifetime of angling. The Fish and Boat Commission’s Mentored Youth Trout Day offers a great opportunity to share fishing with a child or adolescent. I can only imagine how excited I’d have been had there been such an event when I was a kid first heading out for trout fishing on Laurel Hill Creek with my dad or uncle. As it was, I was sleep-deprived for weeks approaching opening day, when kids stood shoulder-toshoulder with weathered stream veterans, waiting for the 5 o’clock start time. Kids were at a distinct disadvantage then in the icy April darkness. Maybe someone’s kid nearly washed away in the predawn gloom because the Fish

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Levi Lear, 7, of Farmington caught this trout at last year’s Izaak Walton League Youth Fishing Day in Farmington.

Local freestyle team places in state championship By Olivia Goudy

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ocal and regional snow sport enthusiasts didn’t let the mild winter interfere with their love of skiing and snowboarding. A premier group of young

athletes spent the last weekend in February competing at Seven Springs for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s (USSA) Pennsylvania/New York State Championships. “It went really well,” said Mark Duda, a coach for the PA Freestyle team’s mogul division. His two children, Jessie and Tyler,

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are also involved in the team. The western Pennsylvania team is “dedicated to the training of freestyle and freeride athletes in the moguls, slopestyle, snowboard, and our Young Guns development team,” according to their website. “We build a strong snow sports foundation, support competition for all levels, have fun,

build friendships and provide the highest standards of coaching.” Each year, the state championships are hosted at various locations throughout the region. This year, the mountain resort was picked to host the invite-only events that featured more than 80

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Please send us your harvested bear, deer or turkey photo and we may publish it in this section. Email digital images to hsphotos@heraldstandard.com. VOLUNTEER TRAIL CLEAN-UP Saturday, April 1 at 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Ohiopyle State Park, Meadow Run House If you enjoy the beauty and wilderness of Ohiopyle State Park, we ask you to consider spending a little time chipping in. All trail clean ups meet at 9:00am at the Meadow Run House. Clean ups are sponsored by the Friends of Ohiopyle (FOO). Please contact Barb Wallace at bawallace@pa.gov to sign up. Consider joining FOO or visit their website at www.friendsofohiopyle.

info. FLIGHT OF THE TiMBERDOODLE Tuesday, April 4, 7:30 p.m. Mingo Creek Park Shelter 6 Tag along as we search for a unique bird, the American Woodcock, in Mingo Creek Park. As dusk approaches we will be listening for the “insect-like” peenting of the male woodcock and watching the evening sky to observe its twilight courtship flight. Dress for the weather and moderate hiking. Weather permitting.

Pre-registration required. No fee. Information: Washington County Department of Parks and Recreation, 724-228-6867. SHOOTING, RIFLE, ARCHERY Rostraver Sportsman and Conservation Association trap shoots every Thursday from 10 a.m. until last shooter and every Saturday from noon until last shooter. Public welcome. Located at 559 Cedar Creek Rd. Belle Vernon, Pa. Club meetings are the third Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m. FAIRBANK ROD AND GUN

CLUB SPORTING CLAYS Every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Find us on Facebook for more information. TRAP SHOOTING Nixon Gun Club Open to public. Sundays 6-10 p.m. Information: 724-785-2311. SPORTING CLAYS AND FIVE-STAND California Hill Gun Club Open to the public 9 a.m.-noon Sundays.

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Commission later changed the starting time to a more reasonable 8 o’clock. The Mentored Youth Day allows a licensed adult angler (over 16) to take one or more youths, under 16, trout fishing on stocked waters (not including Special Regulation Waters such as Fly-Fishing-Only or Delayed Harvest) on Saturday April 8, a week before the general season begins. The adult mentor must possess a fishing license and trout stamp. The mentored youths must have either a Voluntary Youth Fishing License or a Mentored Youth Fishing Permit. Both the Voluntary Youth License and the Mentored Youth Permit are available on the Fish and Boat Commission’s website. The Voluntary Youth License costs $2.90 but the Mentored Youth Permit is free. The Commission offers the voluntary license because, since it is a paid license, it qualifies Fish and Boat for a $5.00 federal reimbursement to be used for fishing education and fisheries conservation. Although mentoring adults can fish for trout on April 8, they cannot keep any fish. Youths, however, can keep two trout caught that day. Enough of the administrative details. Let’s talk fishing. Even though mentors are permitted to fish on this special day, depending on the age and skill of the accompanying youth, it might be better for adults to plan not to fish. With beginning kid anglers, it takes all your concentration to keep them baited, untangled and dry. An adult who drags a 4-year old to the lake, then abandons her to fish himself is abusing this mentor-day privilege. It’s important to remember the spirit of the event— helping kids learn to fish and enjoy it enough to want to go again. Although all stocked trout waters are open to mentor/youth teams, if you’ll be taking younger kids or beginners, it’s better to skip the streams and fish a lake or pond. The challenges of stream fishing—current, variable depths, snags, and overhanging vegetation—are tough for a kid to overcome. It’s better to let those stream skills develop later and work on the simple experience of catching a fish from still waters. We have several local destinations that will be heavily stocked by April 8 and provide the right setting for fishing with kids. Dunlap Creek Lake, Virgin Run Dam, Laurel Hill Lake, Kooser Lake and some of the Westmoreland County Park lakes around Greensburg are excellent choices. Keep an upbeat but relaxed attitude when fishing with kids. There’s nothing serious or competitive about this. It’s about the experience, getting out with kids and allowing them leeway to fail without criticism, while maximizing their odds of success. Equip the kids with spin-cast gear if you have it. The push-button technology is easiest for kids to master. And be mindful of the rest of their rig. Too often you’ll see kids trying to fish while handicapped with the wrong tackle—a hook that’s too large, a sinker that’s too heavy and line that’s kinked and brittle. Six- to eight-pound test line is about right for kids to fish with. It’s not too light to handle but strong enough to land trout. Tie on a simple hook, No. 8 or 10 are good sizes for stocked trout, and a bobber big enough to enable kids’ casting. Worms are good bait for kids because they stay on the hook better than salmon eggs or processed baits. Make sure to set the bobber so the bait sinks to a depth likely to attract trout. Ask other successful anglers how deep they’re fishing if it helps your youngster hook up with a fish. Take along some snacks or plan to grill hotdogs as part of the day. Even if the fish are biting, kids’ attention spans can lack the determination we expect from ourselves. It’s fine if their attentiveness strays. Let the kids fish as long as they’re interested, but don’t force it. If they want to eat a sandwich or toss around a football, so be it. Finally, I think it’s important to prepare any fish the kids keep as a ceremonial meal. Sooner than later is better, so they associate the meal with the outing. Include the kids in cleaning and cooking the catch, then talk up their catch while the family shares the food. This is a subtle but powerful way to “set the hook,” and encourage your kids to fish again. ——— Ben Moyer is a member of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association and the Outdoor Writers Association of America.

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In this photo, a crane sits on Highway 1 south of the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in Big Sur, Calif. Residents are adjusting after the bridge on the Central California coast crumbled last month in heavy rains, splitting the touristy Big Sur area in two.

Bridge closure cuts off Big Sur BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — Almost all the hotels, restaurants and state parks cut off when a bridge on the Central California coast crumbled last month remain closed, but Kurt Mayer chose to keep his deli and taproom open — even though it’s costing him. Heavy rains this winter damaged the span on iconic Highway 1 beyond repair, splitting the touristy Big Sur area in two and stranding more than 400 residents on one side. Visitors have been blocked from reaching part of the community known for its luxury spas, posh hotels and scenic retreats. For Mayer, the bridge closure means a six-hour, round-trip route several times a week to buy goods to stock the shelves. He also had to temporarily lay off 11 of his 16 employees. Yet he’s keeping his doors open for locals who need produce, milk and propane. “They support me all year long, and I appreciate it,” Mayer said. “In the bad times, you’ve got to try to come through for the people who come through for you all the time.” The damaged Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge sits on an active landslide, which pushed out one of two columns holding it up. Crews are working to tear down the old span and replace it with a single-span steel bridge across the canyon, which will not sit on the slide. Susana Cruz, a spokeswoman for California’s transportation agency, said construction is expected to cost about $20 million and take six to nine months — too long for some. “We as a community simply will not survive in any way that is recognizable without a timely rebuild of that bridge,” said Big Sur Chamber of Commerce President Kirk Gafill, owner of the historic Nepenthe Restaurant, which has been serving Big Sur since 1949.

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children. The competitors, all between ages 8 and 18, go through tryouts and rigorous training to improve their sport. “This was for our top athletes,” Duda said. During the multi-day events, athletes competed in a number of mogul, slopestyle and aerial maneuvers. “This is the highest level of competition,” he added. [Possible add results/statistics here] Duda said the basis of their participation, though, is the love and passion for the sport. “It’s so much fun. In order to be on the team, you have to be at a certain caliber with experience and background, and a desire to learn,” he said. “For most of these kids, their parent’s skied in the past and exposed them to it.” Duda, who grew up skiing, said

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In this photo, crews use a wrecking ball attached to a crane on the demolition of the storm-damaged Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in Big Sur, Calif. The crumbling bridge along the California coast has stranded residents in the popular Big Sur area and closed part of iconic Highway 1.

The area also is without law enforcement and public services. Gafill said Caltrans needs to prioritize the bridge replacement over other projects, or some businesses may go under. He had hoped for a different bridge design that could be built more quickly, but Cruz said the work is being expedited. The bridge closure also has affected Gafill personally. His wife and 14-year-old son have moved to a friend’s condominium in Monterey to keep the boy in high school, creating chaos for the family. “We are constantly packing and unpacking,” he said. East of the bridge, a 2-footwide trail is under construction to allow people who live south of

the damaged span to bypass it by walking about 30 minutes each way through steep terrain. Fire brigade escorts will bring them back and forth in the morning and evening. “It’s a godsend compared to what we have now, which is nothing,” Gafill said. “People are going to be in the best shape of their lives.” The New Camaldoli Hermitage, a monastery known for its ocean views, is among the places that have been cut off. The two dozen monks and staff members there have been working on their spiritual fitness. “The morale of the house has been really good,” Prior Cyprian Consiglio said. “We are using this to simplify and get back to basics.”

there’s a camaraderie among the fellow competitors and their families, as well as the volunteers and snow management teams at each snow mountain. “We enjoy traveling together to events, and ultimately being out there on the slopes,” he said. “You get to meet some fantastic people from all over the place along the way.” Some athletes, Duda said, even come from as far as Canada to train and compete, particularly in the New York mountains. “We all have the same passion, the same love for this sport,” he said. Duda spoke on the importance of exposing kids to the disciplined sport at a young age as well, noting that it not only teaches them to ski properly, but about life lessons. “Very few people are going to make it to world-cup level. But you get to compete and learn viable lessons,” Duda said, adding that they learn about commitment and accountability with the various practices and events. “They’re also learning how

to take it when they don’t do so well,” he said. “You learn more on the days you don’t do well, than the days you do. It’s about taking a bad day and turning it into something positive.” This most recent championship was one of many in the region. Prior competitions were held in Bristol, Holimont, Holiday Valley and Buffalo, all in New York. The last round of championships will be in Vermont later this month. Above-average temperatures that mirrored spring and summer days didn’t put a damper on the weekend. “This year, more than ever, Seven Springs and the mountain worked so well with us to make this happen,” Duda said. The championship members of full reign of the mountain for the week, using the evenings prior to the event to prepare snow-laden slopes. Three to four feet of snow had to be created and spread over the courses. “Everything went so well, even the weather,” Duda said. “It was fantastic.”

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Celebrated rock climber Royal Robbins dies at 82 The Washington Post

Royal Robbins got into rock climbing “through the Boy Scouts,” he once said, “and I got into the Boy Scouts because I got out of jail as a kid, and that seemed like a good choice.” The rugged cliffs of Yosemite Valley exerted on him an inescapable pull, drawing him away from a childhood of train hopping and petty theft — and into a life of outdoor adventure and personal challenge. Robbins, who became one of the most celebrated rock climbers of his era, as well as an environmentalist, memoirist and founder of an eponymous outdoor clothing firm, died March 14 at his home in Modesto, California. He was 82. His daughter, Tamara Robbins, said the cause was progressive supranuclear palsy, an incurable disorder of the brain. Robbins rose to prominence among rock climbers in the 1950s and 1960s with his participation in first-ascent expeditions of some of Yosemite’s most daunting landmarks. They included the 2,000-foot-high northwest face of Half Dome in 1957 and the 3,000foot Salathe Wall of El Capitan in 1961. He became famous not only for his feats, but also for the signature technique he perfected and popularized in achieving them. It was dubbed “clean climbing,” a style that insisted on

Paraphernalia, now known as Royal Robbins. The couple sold the company in 2001. In the intervening years, Robbins developed a form of arthritis that stopped him from aggressive rock climbing. He started kayaking — replacing the thrill of ascents, it was often noted, with the thrill of descents. “Danger’s important,” he once told the Modesto Bee. “You need it. It’s good for you. It makes you more alive.” Royal Shannon Robbins was born in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, on Feb. 3, 1935, and grew up in Los Angeles. A stepfather, James Chandler, obliged Robbins to go by Jimmy Chandler, according to Associated Press the Bee. Robbins later reThis photo shows Modesto, Calif., mountaineer Royal Robbins. Robbins, who founded the outdoor clothing company turned to his birth name. bearing his name, died, March 14, after a long illness, the company’s chief executive officer said. He was 82. Company He confessed to the CEO Michael Millenacker said Robbins died at his home in Modesto, California, surrounded by his family. San Francisco Chronicle that he had been a “bad minimal use of the anwho were more agtop.” “While I was climbing, it boy.” In an early show of chors, called pitons, that gressive in their use of Robbins wrote guides was glorious to be alive.” bravado, he would climb climbers traditionally climbing aids. for rock climbers reIn 1967, Robbins and atop a boxcar train and, drove into crevices in the Harding tweaked garded as classics, his wife, Liz, ascended while it was in motion, rock as they made their Robbins and his acolytes “Basic Rockcraft” and the Nutcracker route in leap onto the top of anascent. As Robbins saw as “Valley Christians.” “Advanced Rockcraft.” Yosemite relying solely other oncoming train. it, a climber should leave Robbins called Harding Beginning in 2009, he on gear they could take Dropping out of high his cliff unscathed — a and his followers published a three-part back down with them. school, he told the tabula rasa for the next “vandals in the temple.” memoir, containing the The same year, the Denver Post, was the climber. “Royal believed the volumes “To Be Brave,” couple ascended Half “best thing that ever hap“A first ascent is a goal is to raise yourself “Fail Falling” and “The Dome, with Liz becoming pened to me” because it creation in the same to the level of the climb Golden Age.” In the the first woman to allowed him more time to sense as is a painting or a rather than bringing books, he reflected on his reach the top. A photoclimb. song,” he once observed. the climb down to your near-religious adoration graph from the journey Robbins was the Like the selection of “a own level,” Tom Frost, a of climbing. showed the couple in subject of a biography, single word in a poem,” fellow climber, said in an “When I touched such raggedy gear, Liz “Royal Robbins: Spirit of the placement of a single interview. the rock, it had in turn Robbins later recalled, the Age,” by Pat Ament. piton “can affect the “We committed ourtouched my spirit, that “when we looked He preferred not to inentire composition.” selves to the wall, and awakening an ineffable at that picture, we said, dulge in the language His style fueled a riin a sense, when you do longing, as if I had stirred ‘Maybe we’d better get in used by some climbers valry with another school that, the wall owns you a hidden memory of a the clothing business.’” and their admirers, who of climbers represented until it either spits you previous existence, a The next year they spoke of the “conquest” by Warren J. Harding, out at the bottom or at the happier one,” he wrote. founded Mountaintop of a peak.

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Division at 717-787-7015 (8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday) to request a printed version of our “Successful Turkey Hunting Student Manual.” SUCCESSFUL FURTAKING Prior to attending the one-day class, all students must complete the independent study part of the training by clicking on the link “Successful Furtaking Student Manual” on the website at www. pgc.state.pa.us. If not online, please telephone the PGC Hunter-Trapper Education Division at 717-787-7015 (8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday) to request a printed version of the manual. The independent study portion of the course takes six to eight hours to complete. SUCCESSFUL BOWHUNTERED CLASSES NOTE: All the online Pennsylvania Bowhunter Education Course must be completed before registering for Successful Bowhunting. The online bowhunter education course (Pennsylvania Bowhunter Education Course) and Successful Bowhunting field day to complete the requirements for Pennsylvania bowhunter education. Online registration only. HUNTER-TRAPPER INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE NOTE: Must be 11 years old to register. Students must attend the two- to three-hour class to be tested and certified. Students must study entire course content on own online, taking about 8-10 hours to complete. SUCCESSFUL FURTAKING Prior to attending the one-day class, all students must complete the independent study part of the training by clicking on the link “Successful Furtaking! Student Manual” on the website at www. pgc.state.pa.us. If not online, please telephone the PGC Hunter-Trapper Education Division at 717-787-7015 (M-F, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.) to request a printed version of the manual.

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NOTICE James T. Davis, Attorney Estate of Daniel P. MacKillop, late of Redstone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of Administration in the above estate having been granted to the undersigned, notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said decedent to make payment to the undersigned without delay, and all persons having claims or demands, against said estate are requested to make known the same. Patricia L. Crawford, Personal Representative c/o Davis & Davis Law Offices James T. Davis, Esq. 107 East Main Street Uniontown, Pa 15401 Notice of Action in Mortgage Foreclosure In the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County, Pennsylvania Civil Action-Law No. 2016-02084

yp y j g y g y by the court without further notice for any money claimed in the complaint or for any other claim of relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. If you wish to defend you must enter a written appearance personally or by attorney and file your defenses or objections in writing with the court. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you without further notice for the relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS NOTICE TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE

To: Adam T Kelly, Defendant(s) Your house (real estate) at 108 Evans Street, Uniontown, PA 15401 is scheduled to be sold at Fayette County Sheriff Sale 5/18/2017 at 2:00pm, Fayette County Courthouse, 61 E. Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401 to enforce the court judgment of $70,243.54 plus interest to the sale date obtained by Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC against you. NOTICE OF OWNER’S RIGHTS YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PREVENT THIS SHERIFF’S SALE To prevent this Sheriff’s Sale you must take immediate action: 1. The sale will be canceled if you pay back to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, the amount of the judgment plus costs or the back payments, late charges, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees due. To find out how much you must pay, you may call: Richard M. Squire, Esquire, Robert M. Kline, Esquire or Bradley J. Osborne, Esquire at (215) 886-8790. 2. You may be able to stop the sale by filing a petition asking the Court to strike or open the judgment, if the judgment was improperly entered. You may also ask the Court to postpone the sale for good cause. 3. You may be able to stop the sale through other legal proceedings. You may need an attorney to assert your rights. The sooner you contact one, the more chance you will have of stopping the sale. (See notice below on how to obtain an attorney.) YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR PROPERTY AND YOU HAVE OTHER RIGHTS EVEN IF THE SHERIFF’S SALE DOES TAKE PLACE. 1. If the Sheriff’s Sale is not stopped, your property will be sold to the highest bidder. You may find out the price bid by calling the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office at 724-430-1295. 2. You may be able to petition the Court to set aside the sale if the bid price was grossly inadequate compared to the value of your property. 3. The sale will go through only if the buyer pays the Sheriff the full amount due in the sale. To find out if this has happened, you may call the Fayette County Courthouse at 724-430-1272. 4. If the amount due from the buyer is not paid to the Sheriff, you will, remain the owner of the property as if the sale never happened. 5. You have a right to remain in the property until the full amount due is paid to the Sheriff and the Sheriff gives a deed to the buyer. At that time, the buyer may bring legal proceedings to evict you. 6. You may be entitled to a share of the money which was paid for your house. A schedule of distribution of the money bid for your house will be filed by the Sheriff no later than 30 days after the Sheriff’s Sale. This schedule will state who will be receiving the money. The money will be paid out in accordance with this schedule unless exceptions (reasons why the proposed distribution is wrong) are filed with the Sheriff within ten (10) days after the date of filing of said schedule. 7. You may also have other rights and defenses or ways of getting your house back, if you act immediately after the sale.. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS NOTICE TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE

Sealed Bids to repair and refinish the west and north side of the Knights of Columbus building, Uniontown Pennsylvania to present a clean uniform & esthetic look to the building are here by solicited by the Uniontown Columbian Association, Inc. (UCAI) All bidders are required to attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting on Saturday, April 1st, 2017 @ 10:00 AM. Specifications for proposals will be reviewed at the mandatory pre-bid meeting and revised as needed to include more specific information. Sealed envelopes must be submitted to 888 North Gallatin Avenue Extension, Uniontown, Pa. 15401 and must contain one (1) bid marked "STUCCO” & Proof of Insurance. Work must be completed by June 10th, 2017. Bid deadline is Saturday, April 15th, 2017, 6:00 PM. A Bid Opening Meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 17th, 6:00 PM. UCAI may hold bids not to exceed thirty (30) days from date of opening. UCAI reserves the right to reject any and all bids or waive any informality in the bidding. Any questions, please call 724439-2430. EOE NOTICE The Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette, Inc. (PIC) will accept bids to provide breakfast, lunch, and snacks for the Fayette County Head Start Program. Meals are to be provided in accordance with the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Guidelines. There will be 10 locations with all requiring inside delivery meal service for approximately 440 children. Please note that some of these meals will only be needed on certain days for home based socializations at these sites.

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The start date is August 14, 2017, and will end no later than June 30, 2018. A school calendar will be provided to the successful bidder. A complete copy of the bid may be obtained at the Greensburg PIC Office or by calling (724) 836-2600, Ext. 267. Bids will be accepted until 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Bids will be opened at the Greensburg PIC Office at 12:15 p.m. on April 12, 2017. All meals served to children under the Child and Adult Care Program are served at no separate charge regardless of race, color, age, religion, ancestry, union membership, or any other discrimination in admission policies, meal service, or the use of facilities. Any complaints of discrimination should be submitted in writing to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250-9410. NOTICE Westmoreland-Fayette Workforce Development Board is seeking proposals to provide services under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act. Request for Proposal: One Stop Operator and/or Title 1 Career Services. The full solicitation is available on our Website www.westfaywib.org under Other Resources tab. The deadline for submission has been extended until April 24, 2017. There is a bidder’s conference scheduled for April 13, 2017, at 2:00 p.m.

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Lawyer Reference Service Fayette Legal Journal 84 E. Main Street Uniontown, PA 15401 724-437-7994 Notice of Action in Replevin In the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County, Pennsylvania Civil Action-Law No. 2340 of 2016

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21st Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff Vs. Lanny Golden, April Golden and Any/All Tenants/Occupants, Defendant(s) Notice To: Lanny Golden and Any/All Tenants/Occupants, Defendant(s) You are hereby notified that on November 23, 2016, 21st Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff, filed a Complaint/Replevin action endorsed with a Notice to Defend, against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County, Pennsylvania docketed to No. 2340 of 2016 regarding the property located at 303 Sweitzer Road, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666. You are hereby notified to plead to the above referenced Complaint on or before 20 days from the date of this publication or a Judgment will be entered against you.

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UNIONTOWN 259 Burgess Field Road Move in ready is this very nice 3 bedroom, 3 bath split entry home. The home has a very popular open floor plan with a nice flow. There is an integral 2 car garage. Situated on approximately 1/2 acre that is very nicely landscaped w/ a rear deck that has a nice view of the mountains.

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SOUTH UNION - This cozy move in ready ranch is filled with character & functionality. The layout is superb, with the living area separate from the bedrooms. Hardwood floors & brick gas fireplace pull you right in. But, don’t forget the stone wood burning fireplace and full bathroom in the cozy basement. Beautifully landscaped, with easy access to Rt 119 and 43, this house is a dream! $135,000. 724-425-7300

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Come and see how good life can be in this absolutely fabulous North Union 4 bedroom 3 bath tucked back on 2.3 acres! Gourmet granite kitchen with premium stainless appliance package, formal living and dining rooms, beautiful hardwood floors throughout as well as new plush carpeting in the bedrooms and home office! Game room with wet bar leads out to the patio plus this beauty has a Florida room ideal for entertaining! Master en-suite with walk in closets, oversized garage with workshop & a parklike backyard with party pavilion!

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Find your way home to this distinctive Georges Twp ranch nestled away on 4 acres of country lush! With over 3000sf of living space boasting an excellent set-up for entertaining and activities with all your family and friends! Soaring ceilings in the great room, gourmet kitchen with island & stainless appliances, family room with bar, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, awesome master en-suite with walk-in closets, extra space ideal for personal fitness, playroom or home office! Attached garage & covered patio, too! Has everything you could ask for in a secluded country retreat! NEW PRICE, too!

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REDSTONE TWP - 24 acres. 130 Steel St. Paved street, well & septic, zoned agricultural, 3 acre pond. Taxes: $250/yr. $70,000. 412-296-1999

UNIONTOWN Stoney Point Road Beautiful 14 acres, perfect for your dream home, spectacular views, free gas.

Cemetery Lots LAFAYETTE CEMETERY - Brier Hill. 1, 2, 3 or 4 lots, Eternity West. Make an offer. 724-7853855 LAFAYETTE MAUSOLEUM Double crypt. Inside. Level 1. 724-986-8633 SYLVAN HEIGHTS CEMETERY 1 mausoleum space. Located in the Chapel of Memories, section P.E., crypt #30, 3rd level. $8,500. Call 724-880-6933

Rent Or Sale CARMICHAELS AREA - Nice location with over ½ acre of land. Newly remodeled ranch style house. 3 large bedrooms, 2 full baths, eat-in kitchen (all new appliances), living room, laundry /computer room, new A/C system, outside storage building, $825/mo. 724-966-2909

Apartments For Rent B R O W N S V I L L E - large 1 bedroom. $400/month + utilities + $400 security deposit. 724-2884511 CARMICHAELS - 1 bedroom apartment in a prime location. Available immediately. $400 per month. Includes garbage and gas. Front door parking. No pets. Please contact Dale Fisher at 724-841-7965 CITY - upstairs apartment. 2 & 3 bedrooms. Stove & refrigerator included. No pets. $650/mo. 724366-4196

FAIRCHANCE - Apartment. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, appliances, sewage, water, gas heat, and garbage included. Newly remodeled. No pets. $575/month plus security. 724-557-9752 or 724-5641991 GERMAN TWP. - in country, very cozy and quiet, 2 bedrooms and a bath. $600 monthly includes all utilities and 190 channels Dish and equipped with laundry. 724466-8070 HOPWOOD - 1 and 2 bedrooms, Rent includes heat, sewage & garbage. Laundry room in basement. Call 724-437-5220 LEMONT FURNACE - One bedroom, fully furnished apartment. 1 car garage. Water, garbage, sewage included. $650 per month. 724-557-7394 MASONTOWN, PA - 2 bedroom apartment plus garage. $565 per month plus utilities. 724-5691897 MILLER AVE. - Condo, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car garage. Equipped kitchen, gas fireplace, walk-in closets. Super nice. Call 724-366-2992. No smoking or pets. Please leave message. OAKLAND AVE. - 1 bedroom, appliances, air conditioning, off street parking, applications, $620 + electric. 724-557-2124 PERRYOPOLIS - 1 bedroom, kitchen, living room and bath. Everything included. Hardwood floors. 724-736-2180 PERRYOPOLIS - 2 bedroom, 2nd floor. No pets. $450/mo. Water & sewage included. Call 724-736-4340 PITTSBURGH ST - second floor, 2 bedroom. Newly remodeled. Some utilities included. No pets, no smoking. Not HUD approved. $650/mo. 724-208-1799 UNIONTOWN - 172 East Main, 1 bedroom, no pets. $550/month, includes all utilities. 724-2087527 UNIONTOWN - 1 bedroom. Refrigerator & stove included. Section 8 available. $750/mo., all utilities included. 724-366-1599

UNIONTOWN - 2, 3 & 4 bedroom apartments & houses available. Some with appliances, & all include some utilities. Additional info & pics at currycapitalinc.com or call Curry Capital Rentals at 724-434-3418. UNIONTOWN - 25 Shady Ln., 2 bedroom. New Carpet. Remodeled. Off-street parking available. $725 includes all utilities. Rent plus half security to move in. No pets. 724-208-7527 UNIONTOWN - First floor, 1 bedroom, safe neighborhood. Fridge & stove included, $525 plus gas & electric, plus security. 724-9636788 UNIONTOWN - First floor 3 bedroom apartment. All utilities included. 724-438-7536

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UNIONTOWN - Nice, clean, 1st floor, 2 bedroom with yard and patio. Safe neighborhood. Private entrance and parking. Washer/dryer hookups. Water, sewage, and garbage included. No pets. 724-564-2441 UNIONTOWN - Three bedroom apartment, 1st floor. Very clean, no pets. Owner provides water, sewage, and garbage. No washer/dryer hookup. $650. 724-208-0951

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∫Ë Furnished Rentals DUNBAR - 1 bedroom, $550 + electric & security. Nice & Clean. Leave message 724-2770544 FAYETTE COUNTY - Sleeping rooms, $275 per month and up with utilities included. References and security deposit. Text or call 724-557-8610 UNIONTOWN - one bedroom, fully furnished, all utilities included, short or long term leases available, $995/mo. Call or text 724557-7917

HOPWOOD - 2 bedroom, 2 stories, big kitchen, living room, dining room. Not HUD approved. No pets. $650/mo. + utilities. 724984-3510 LAUREL TERRACE - Newer 2 bedroom townhouse. Lots of closets, off-street parking, very nice unit. Call 724-366-2992. Absolutely no smoking or pets. Leave message. MASONTOWN - 3 bedroom, (relisted), freshly painted, washer/dryer hookups, detached garage, nice area, $725/month plus utilities, plus security deposit. Will consider a pet. 724-5702818 MASONTOWN - 3 bedroom townhouse. $600/month + security. No smoking/pets. Water, sewage + garbage included. Rental application required. Available April 1st. 724-557-7724 NORTH UNION - 2 bedroom. $850/mo. No smoking or pets. 724-430-9334 NORTH UNION - 3 bedroom house, $710/mo. + 1½ month’s security. Garbage & sewage included. No pets, not HUD approved. 724-970-4914 OLIVER - 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, partially furnished, central air, washer/dryer hookup, paved off street parking, Not H U D approved. No smoking/pets. $850/ mo., all utilities included. 724550-4983. hvacomm@yahoo.com SOUTH UNION T WP TOWNHOUSE - 2 story, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, family room. Living room, kitchen/dining area. 2 car garage. Appliances included. Electric heat. No pets. Call 724-4395204 Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm.

Mobile Homes/Rent SMITHFIELD - Country Setting, newly remodeled, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $550 plus security. No pets. 724-583-2259

Office Space/Rent PERRYOPOLIS - Perry-O-Plaza on Rt. 51, Perryopolis. 3125 sq. ft. office space ready to move in. 3125 sq. ft. build to suit. Call or text 724-322-3071 UNIONTOWN - Hillside Plaza on Morgantown St., City of Uniontown. 4800 sq. ft. office space on lower level, ready to move in. Call or text 724-322-3071 UNIONTOWN - MT. VERNON PLAZA at S. Mt. Vernon Ave. & W. Berkeley St., City of Uniontown. 2500 sq. ft. office space ready to move in. 2200 sq. ft. restaurant or office space ready to move in. 7500 sq. ft. 2nd floor built to suit. Call/txt 724-322-3071

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UNIONTOWN - 174 East Main St. 3 bedroom, $650/mo. + utilities. No pets, security deposit. 724208-7527

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U N I O N T O W N - 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. $600/month. HUD approved. 724-984-7635

Houses For Rent CITY - 2 bedroom houses, all 4 appliances in all. Newly remodeled. Unfurnished. $600 + security, garbage, sewage & water included. No pets. Not HUD approved. 724-438-0771 or 724-970-6889. CONNELLSVILLE - 3 bedroom, 1/2 double house, Section 8 OK. Dishwasher. $575 - $600. 724984-1231 or 724-628-3155 CONNELLSVILLE - Spacious and Clean 3 Bedroom 1 bath House for Rent. NOT HUD APPROVED. NO PETS. $650 per month + Utilities + Deposit. 724-557-6807 christinemccann71@yahoo.com

NORTH UNION TWP. GARAGE/WAREHOUSE Space 3600 sq. ft., 3 garage bays plus sales/office area and bathroom. Fully heated with electric and plumbing. $1495/mo. Call or text 724-557-7917

Resorts OCEAN CITY - Condo rental units available at Time & Tide, 2605 Baltimore Ave. Oceanside, walk to boardwalk. Very clean! Francis Seman. 410-218-5249

Pets & Supplies AKC English Black and Chocolate Lab Puppies - family raised, vet checked, first shots, parents on site. 724-366-8531

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UNIONTOWN - 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Newly remodeled in quiet neighborhood behind St. Mary’s Church. Washer/dryer hookups. $700 per month. 724-322-7860

POINT MARION AREA - Town & country settings available. 1-3 bedroom houses & apts for rent. All newly remodeled. $495 $695. 724-998-5407. 724-5575344

Garages For Rent

UNIONTOWN - 44 Lincoln St. 2 bedroom duplex, side by side, $475/mo. includes water, garbage & sewage. Call or text 724812-6633

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WALTERSBURG - Small house, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, laundry area. No smoking, no pets. Not HUD approved. $500/month, tenant pays all utilities. 724-437-6763

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DUNBAR TWP - 14’ x 70’. Hodnik’s Mobile Home Park. 3 bed, kitchen in front, living room, 2 baths. Includes stove, fridge, dishwasher, water, sewage, & garbage. Wheelchair accessible. $600 + security. 724-880-4192.

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Celebrity puzzle ‘Imaginary Mary’ on ABC posed a real acting challenge for Jenna Elfman By George Dickie

Jenna Elfman stars in “Imaginary Mary,” premiering Wednesday on ABC.

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W.C. Fields once warned performers to “never work with animals or children,” lest they be upstaged by their cute castmates. Were he alive today, the famously irascible vaudeville comic and actor would likely take a dim view of CGI-animated characters, too. And that’s not to say that Jenna Elfman is upstaged by the animated character she plays opposite in her new ABC comedy series “Imaginary Mary.” Quite the contrary. It merely underscores the skill it takes to act and react to an entity that viewers can see but the actor can’t. In the half-hour series, which premieres Wednesday, March 29, Elfman stars as Alice, a PR guru enjoying the fruits of success and the freedom that singlehood affords. But when Ben (Stephen Schneider, “You’re the Worst,” “Broad City”), a divorced father of three, crosses her path seeking help with his social media page, she falls hard. And that sets off alarm bells in the commitment-phobic Alice and summons forth her imaginary friend from childhood, Mary. Mary, who resembles something of a cross between the Pillsbury Dough Boy and a mogwai from the movie “Gremlins,” would surface in times of crisis to talk Alice through whatever predicament she happened to be in. And now that the possibility of

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a long-term relationship has entered the picture, Alice needs Mary more than ever. “She’s my inner voice and my mentor,” explains Elfman in a quiet corner of a Pasadena, Calif., hotel. “Mary kind of mirrors what’s going on with my character. So when Alice is a little tipsy, Mary is tipsy. And when Alice is enjoying her melted mint chocolate chip ice cream, Mary is enjoying the mint chocolate chip ice cream. So she’s mirroring her and challenging her at the same time, much like our own thought process.” Playing opposite the CGI Mary turned out

to be quite the exercise in acting for Elfman. In addition to having to be funny and believable as Alice, the actress also had to focus her eyes on a point in space where Mary was supposed to be while reacting to Mary’s lines being thrown at her by a comedic actress off camera (on the show, she’s voiced by Rachel Dratch of “Saturday Night Live” fame). And then of course, when the character moved, Elfman’s gaze had to adjust as well. “We would sometimes tape marks on the walls,” Elfman notes, “but obviously if she’s in this space and right here — like sometimes she’ll be right

here on the table with me so then it’s a dimension point so there’s nowhere to put tape. So sometimes there will be like eight to eleven eye (lines) in a scene that I’d have to remember while also focusing on performance (and) comedic timing.” In the end, it was 15hour days and a lot of mental calisthenics, but Elfman welcomed the challenge and says the experience made her better. “It was great because I was ready for that next level of challenge ... which really excited me,” she says. “It wasn’t just the same-old. It was like definitely the next level of game for me, which I loved.”

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Use colored tape to mark items so spouse can’t steal them Dear Annie: I try to be an easygoing husband, but my natural inclination is to get upset about stupid things. This is a flaw that I’ve been working on, and I have made a lot of progress. However, there is one thing that sets me off, and I don’t know what to do about it. My wife steals my iPhone chargers. I know it sounds innocent or maybe even cute, but I assure you that it is not. I admit that I am

Annie Lane pretty militant about charging my phone. I never overcharge it. I let it get down to

zero percent battery, charge it to 100 and then unplug it. I believe that this preserves the life of the battery, and it seems to work. As a result, when my wife renders me chargerless, my phone battery is on death’s door. What makes things worse is that when I can’t find my charger, I have to ask — usually in an accusatory tone — my wife whether she has it. Usually, she responds by asking why I’m being such a jerk and either denies

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borrowing it (completely out of spite) or tells me to chill and not be so rigid about my charger. I’ve done what I do best, throw money at the problem. No dice. I’ve bought her multiple new chargers, but she always misplaces them and uses mine. I’ve thought about identifying my chargers with a piece of colored tape, but I don’t want to come across as an anal control freak. (I am sure I sound like one.) I know this is not a

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big deal to most people, but it is to me. I love my wife, but I also love my iPhone and don’t want to choose between them. (Mostly kidding.) In all seriousness, how do I keep my phone and marriage fully charged? — Charged-Up Spouse Dear Charged-Up: You’ve made my job easy, as I think the colored tape is a great solution to this sticky problem. Though it wouldn’t be fair to your wife for you to indulge every control-freak impulse, you’re entitled to

feel strongly about one or two household issues. Even if it’s something that might seem small from the outside, if it’s important to you, then it should be important to your partner. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators. com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www. creators.com.

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