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Social media websites, such as Edmodo, are used by instructors to keep in touch with students in and out of class

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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins came up just short of advancing in the Calder Cup playoffs Saturday night following a 3-2 setback to the St. John’s IceCaps. The IceCaps took the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal 4-3 and will now face the Norfolk Admirals in the American Hockey League’s version of the Final Four. 1C

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Pittston Area High School teacher Sal Carroll shows his psychology class page on Edmodo, a social media site for academic use that mirrors Facebook in many of its functions.

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Psychology teacher Sal Carroll’s classroom extends beyond its four walls inside Pittston Area High School. Carroll regularly uses a social media website called Edmodo, which is designed to look and function like Facebook, to connect with his students in and out of class. Through the site he can post the week’s lesson plan and assignments and to get in touch with students through messages. “I could send messages to kids at the start of the day or at the end of a weekend to give them a reminder about assignments,” he said. “That’s one of the biggest benefits; to get in touch with them when they’re not in front of you in the classroom.” Carroll is hardly alone in harnessing the educational potential of social media, which allows today’s students and teachers to jack into any number of networks from nearly anywhere, nearly any time. Public school officials in Northeastern Pennsylvania and across the nation are struggling to use social media to its

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Luzerne County’s unionized detectives fare well in compensation and time off compared to peers in the 11 other similarly sized, thirdclass counties in the state, a review shows. Detective salaries range from $50,300 to $95,532 in Luzerne County. The top end is lower in nine other third-class counties, where salaries max out between $55,000 and $72,983, according to a Times Leader survey. Westmoreland is about the same, with a top pay of $94,779, while Chester County pays up to $108,462, records show. Compensation in like-sized counties is of interest because Luzerne County’s detective contract went to binding arbitration, where comparables may be considered. Third-class counties have populations between 210,000 and See DETECTIVES, Page 14A

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Pittston Area teachers Kelly Vincelli and Sal Carroll stand behind a computed displaying Edmodo, an educational social networking site they use in class.

utmost educational potential while navigating the tricky terrain of interacting with students online. Sites like Facebook and Twitter have created a long list of headaches for

school districts to contend with – from cyber-bullying to online disputes turned physical to cheating – but they also See TECHNOLOGY, Page 14A

County Low High Berks $48,828 $69,922 Chester $62,719 $108,462 Cumberland $39,819 $57,895 Dauphin $56,773 $72,983 Erie $37,000 $55,000 Lackawanna $39,445 $52,784 Lancaster $44,240 $64,147 Lehigh $52,208 $72,833 Luzerne $50,330 $95,532 Northampton $47,802 $62,251 Westmoreland $51,033 $94,779 York $46,093 $67,142

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Gay marriage, abortion are issues again Residents: Pa. health dept. lacks in investigating claims of illness

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer

Survey: County’s detectives fare well

Study compared time off and pay to peers in similar-sized counties in state.

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NEW YORK — Abortion and gay marriage. For years, they’ve been lumped together as the paramount wedge issues of U.S. politics — hot-button topics in the vortex of sexuality, personal freedom and public policy. Yet these two divisive issues, prominent as ever this election season and still firing up the liberal and conservative bases of the two major parties, are evolving in intriguingly different ways. Partisans are taking care not to overstate how much the See ISSUES, Page 8A

Inquiry finds several other shortcomings by agency concerning gas drilling.

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that health officials have fallen short in responding to their health complaints. The AP also found that the tollfree number the agency gives out for gas drilling complaints doesn’t mention the issue in its automated menu, and the agency’s website doesn’t have a specific place for people to file such complaints. And the AP inquiry showed that the agency didn’t begin keep-

PITTSBURGH — The Pennsylvania Department of Health says it investigates every claim by residents that gas drilling has caused health problems, but several people say the agency’s actions don’t match its words. Two western Pennsylvania residents told The Associated Press See CLAIMS, Page 7A

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Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream,’ at nearly $120 million, was the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction

Art frenzy in N.Y. By ULA ILNYTZKY Associated Press

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U.S. chef Sara Jenkins, right, talks with Cuban chef Hector Higuera, in Havana, Cuba, Friday.

Exchange breaks cultural barriers

Ten NYC chefs team with 10 Havana culinary entrepreneurs in program. By PETER ORSI Associated Press

HAVANA — Foreign art lovers are breaking bread with Cuban waiters, drivers and parking lot attendants this week in a unique experience that forces diners and chefs alike to overcome barriers of culture, language and five-plus decades of animosity between Washington and Havana. Ten prominent New York City chefs are teaming up this week with 10 culinary entrepreneurs from Havana’s budding private restaurant scene, cooking up savory and sweet multi-course meals from an improvised kitchen built in a shipping container. The diners are mostly foreigners in town for a major art exhibition and Cubans who are being randomly invited to participate in the free meals by the visiting chefs who meet them during the course of their stay. Blending contemporary American, Italian, Japanese, even Burmese cuisines with Caribbean Creole classics, it’s a rare culinary treat in a country where many state-run and independent restaurants serve up dull, unimaginative fare. It’s also a performance art spectacle that’s about bridging the gap between estranged neighbors and social classes. “The easiest and most interesting way into understanding another culture is food,” said Sara Jenkins, the project’s chef director and proprietor of West Village eateries Porchetta and Porsena. “And the easiest, most uncomplicated way to make friends is to break bread at the same table.” “Project Paladar,” named after Cuba’s popular independent restaurants, is part of Havana’s 11th Biennial, an irreverent bash attracting 180 artists from 43 countries as well as thousands of art aficionados and collectors. The dining project is fully independent as well, unaffiliated with any Cuban government in-

POLICE BLOTTER WILKES-BARRE – City police reported the following: • Melinda Malinowski of 35 N. Meade St. reported Saturday her pool was slashed. • Nancy Booth of South Franklin Street reported Saturday a 19-inch high definition television with a built-in DVD player was stolen from her residence at 388 E. Northampton St. • Michael Crawford of 435 Horton St. reported a yellow mountain bike was stolen from his residence between 7 p.m. Friday and 11:40 a.m. Saturday. • A manager of the Turkey Hill store on Hazle Avenue Saturday showed police surveillance footage of two women walking about the store putting bottled beverages in

stitute, and is being funded by the donations of American individuals. For 10 days the chefs will take turns pairing off and serving up gourmet meals in the back patio of a cultural center in colonial Old Havana. Guests are greeted with a mojito and escorted to a table for 12 in homage to the maximum number of seats that the government allowed paladars to have when they first opened in the 1990s. With two tables of 12 seats, the organizers plan to feed up to five groups, or as many as 60 people, every evening. At the project’s Friday night launch, an aproned Jenkins sweated over a pan of Burmese coconut-milk curry sauce, preparing it to poach filets of freshly caught red snapper. Accompanying the main dish were tuna tartar and a green mango salad that one could order takeout in New York but particularly tickled the palates of Cuban food professionals. Conversation at the tables was lively as diners introduced themselves, hesitantly tried out second languages and turned to bilingual guests to translate reactions to each course: “Is this basil?” “No, it’s mint!” “I think this is an experience that has never been done in the Biennial, a very interesting sociocultural project,” said Kenia Echenique, a 25-year-old lawyer and actress who fanned her mouth after consuming the curry but said she enjoyed the flavor before the heat kicked in. “I think this can enrich our culture, our paladars, and contribute to exchange between our nations.” “In the kitchen everything’s simple. A sauce is a sauce,” said Hector Higuera Martinez, Jenkins’ cooking partner and the man behind the stylish Le Chansonnier in Havana’s Vedado neighborhood. “These things we have in common, independent of the language barrier. It has been spontaneous.” “Project Paladar” is the brainchild of Craig Shillitto, a New York architect, artist and restaurant designer who was fascinated to read about the explosion of private restaurants in Cuba. one of the women’s purses and leaving without paying for the items. • Gina Miscavage of North Main Street reported Friday her 2006 Hyundai Sonata was spray-painted with images and phrases while parked in a lot at the intersection of State and East Union streets between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. NESCOPECK TWP. – Traffic on Interstate 80 westbound was cut down to a single lane after a tractor trailer struck a guard rail and traveled off the westbound shoulder of the highway near mile marker 250 at approximately 12:45 p.m. Friday, state police said. State police said the driver, Rex McCarty, 55, of Ohio, was not injured. State police closed the right westbound lane for several hours while the truck was towed from the scene.

NEW YORK — The city’s spring art auction season was red hot. The frenzy began with Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” on May 2, when a phone bidder at Sotheby’s plunked down nearly $120 million for the iconic image, earning it the title of most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. Then, Mark Rothko’s “Orange, Red, Yellow” stole the record for any contemporary artwork at auction when it sold for nearly $87 million at Christie’s on Tuesday. But it didn’t stop there. Artist records also were shattered at the two auction houses for works by Yves Klein, Jackson Pollock, Gerhard Richter, Alexander Calder, Roy Lichtenstein, Cy Twombly, Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei and others. The art market remains one of the few flourishing during a difficult economic period. Among the reasons: an expanding global market that includes buyers from Asia, the Middle East and South America, a strong desire by the most knowledgeable collectors to own a top piece by the most recognized artists in the world and the view that art is a sound investment. “People feel very safe about buying art,” said Nicolai Frahm, a partner with the London-based Frahm Ltd. “You have a huge amount of new buyers coming to the market. If you have money, you want to be a part of buying art. People almost are considered imbeciles if they have money and they’re not buying.” Christie’s took in a record $616 million during the two-weeklong auctions of impressionist, modern and contemporary art. Its evening contemporary art sale alone totaled $388.5 million, a record for any auction in that category. Sotheby’s sales total was nearly $704 million. Its Wednesday sale of the Bacon, Lichtenstein, Warhol and other seminal works brought in $330.6 million. All the prices include buyer’s premiums. None of the buyers has been publicly identified, but bidders included collectors from China, Russia, South America, the Middle East, Europe and Australia. Both auction houses offered works from famous collections — Philadelphia philanthropist and art patron David Pincus at Christie’s and New York financier Theodore Forstmann at Sotheby’s — and pieces that had been absent from the market-

By JOE EDWARDS Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Actor George Lindsey was remembered Friday as the grinning Goober who made television viewers laugh for three decades on “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Hee Haw.” A public memorial service drew an estimated 400 people who paid last respects to Lindsey, 83, who died Sunday. He was the beanie-wearing Goober on “The Andy Griffith Show” from 1964 to 1968 and its successor, “Mayberry RFD,” from 1968 to 1971. He played the same jovial character, a mechanic, on “Hee Haw” from 1971 until it went out of production in 1993. Reruns of those shows are still seen on TV. Griffith did not attend, but sent a statement that was read by

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place for decades. “The reason for these recordbreaking sales is, quite simply, the quality of the material,” said Michael Frahm, a contemporary art adviser and Nicolai Frahm’s brother and partner. “The auction houses have managed to find rare pieces by the most renowned artists.” The sales “demonstrated the tremendous growth in demand for high-quality works and how the top end of the market is moving away from the rest to reach new levels, higher than we have ever witnessed before,” he said. They included a silver silkscreen image of Elvis Presley by Warhol that fetched $37 million, Lichtenstein’s comic book-inspired “Sleeping Girl” for $44.8 million and 1 ton of handmade porcelain “Sunflower Seeds” by Weiwei, which brought $782,500. The annual spring auction season was the strongest since the recession hit in 2008. Experts said that mid-range

country music broadcaster Keith Bilbrey at the service at Westminster Presbyterian Church. “George was a better joke teller than me, and I will say here that I ‘borrowed’ jokes from George that he may have ‘borrowed’ from Minnie Pearl,” Griffith confessed. “George told me his fondest memories in show business were the years he spent working on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ and ‘Mayberry RFD.’ They were for me, too.” Singer Ray Stevens performed “Everything Is Beautiful” during the service. “He warmed a lot of hearts with his brand of humor — wholesome, American humor,” Stevens said before the service. Actor Ernest Borgnine, Lindsey’s close friend, sent a video tribute which was played at an informal gathering before the memorial. In it, Borgnine recalled the pranks they enjoyed playing down through the years. “We loved to outdo each other,” Borgnine said. “It was like therapy.” Also shown at the casual gath-

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works of art also performed well but that it was artworks at the top end that accounted for the robust market. Tobias Meyer, Sotheby’s worldwide head of contemporary art, said the top of the market performed well because of the global demand for masterpieces. Patricia Berman, chair of the art department at Wellesley College and a director of the Edvard Munch Research Institute in Oslo, Norway, said, “This narrow sector of the art market is robust because of the record number of millionaires and billionaires worldwide, because of the uncertainty of other investment pathways and because of the increasing glamour and cachet of the ownership of contemporary art among newer investors.” Nicolai Frahm called the sale of the Rothko painting for nearly $87 million “amazing” because “that’s not so far away from the most iconic image (’The Scream’) ever created in art.”

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ering in the church’s fellowship hall were clips from Lindsey on “Hee Haw.” One of them: “Where was Solomon’s temple?” Minnie Pearl asked him. “Right on the side of his head,” Lindsey responded. Kenneth Junkin of Gordo, Ala., drove 300 miles to attend the service. “He brought happiness into my life,” Junkin said. “I had to come.” Several fellow performers from the two shows are dead, including Don Knotts (Barney Fife), Frances Bavier (Aunt Bee), Buck Owens, co-host of “Hee Haw,” and Minnie Pearl. Lindsey is to be buried in Jasper, Ala., in his native state. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1992 by the University of North Alabama, and did much charity work for the state. On display at the service was a framed tribute to him placed into the Congressional Record in 2001 and the cover of a Capitol Records album titled “Goober Sings!”

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PUC acts on drill fee law

he Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission this week finalized T provisions of Act 13, the state’s nat-

ural gas drilling impact fee law. The commission voted 5-0 to finalize the procedures the PUC will use to implement, collect and distribute the impact fee as directed by Chapter 23 of Act 13. The commission did not address the provisions of the act that govern local ordinances, claiming uncertainty surrounding pending litigation. PUC Chairman Robert Powelson was one of several state officials sued in March by municipalities, municipal officials and environmental groups over the loss of local zoning authority under Act 13. The PUC is responsible for implementing the section of the law that imposes conditions, requirements or limitations on oil or gas operations. The commission also voted 5-0 to secure outside legal counsel for one year to advise the commission regarding local zoning and municipality law to aid in the implementation of Act 13.

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Special delivery of food Mail carriers collect items for needy

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PITTSTON – By late afternoon Saturday, the storeroom of Meals on Wheels of Greater Pittston was filling up with donated food. The nonprofit organization operating out of rented space at 59 S. Main St. served as one of the local drop-off points for the 20th Annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ Food Drive. “They put a lot on our shelves,” said Louise Smith, volunteer coordinator and president of the board of directors of the organization. “It keeps us going for a year.” The cans of vegetables, boxes of cereal, packages of noodles and other non-perishables col-

lected by members of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Branch 162 in Pittston and unloaded by volunteers helps feed 55 people served two meals five days a week by the organization. The donations allow Meals on Wheels to spend its money on fresh fruits and meats and baked goods. “This is a godsend to us. We count on it and we appreciate it so much,” she said. For nearly 12 years the organization has participated and the most it received was 24 tons of food a few years ago. Last year 10 tons were donated. This year might be a little less and Warren Pollard, treasurer of Meals and Wheels, said it might be because of the still struggling economy.

But organizers of the largest one-day food drive in the country looked to exceed the 70.2 million pounds of food donated last year. Throughout the region the collection looked to be close to last year’s, said Jeffrey Nichols, vice president of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 115/Wilkes-Barre. “I think it went well,” he said. Nearly 500 letter carriers in Northeastern Pennsylvania pick up donations left along their routes and donate their time to the drive. “It’s a team effort with the management,” said Nichols. In addition to the Meals on Wheels organization, the drive benefits more than 30 local food banks and pantries.

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Volunteer Walt Klepaski, AFL-CIO community services liaison, helps rural postal carrier associate Kimberly Drozda unload food outside Meals on Wheels of Greater Pittston Saturday.

Pollard surveyed the nearly full shelves of the Meals on Wheels storeroom and pointed out an abundance of canned green beans. There was too

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A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries Saturday afternoon when he struck the rear of a car while trying to illegally pass vehicles on state Route 92, state police said. Mark Baldwin, 49, of Tunkhannock, was listed in critical condition at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township, to where he was flown by helicopter. State police said Baldwin was riding a 2009 Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the southbound lane of the roadway around 2 p.m. and attempted to illegally pass vehicles when he ran into a 2011 Ford Fiesta turning left onto Jenks Road. The car, driven by Tammy Swingle, 33, of Tunkhannock, went into a grassy field after impact and the motorcycle came to rest on the southbound berm with Baldwin lying in the southbound lane of the roadway, state police said. Baldwin was wearing a helmet, state police said. Swingle and a 10-year-old girl, who was a passenger, were transported by ambulance to Tyler Memorial Hospital for treatment of minor injuries, state police said. The roadway was closed in the southbound direction for approximately 90 minutes. The crash is still under investigation, state police said. DALLAS

MU adds master’s degree

The Misericordia University Health Care Informatics Program has added a Master of Science degree to complement its undergraduate certificate program to meet the need for skilled workers in the expanding field of health care informatics. Classes for the 39-credit Health Informatics Executive Master’s Degree Program begin in the fall. The Pennsylvania Department of Education formally approved the master’s degree in health informatics in April. The university’s HCI program is designed to provide professional and continuing education in health informatics along with research and community outreach services. It teaches how to best use information, information management, and information technology to improve patient care and support the health care business and clinical communities. Health care informatics addresses the information management and technology aspects of clinical and business applications, public health, and biomedical sciences. It includes information support for areas such as clinical and patient care areas like telehealth, teleradiology, online prescribing and electronic health records. It also extends into financial transactions, privacy issues, health care research and Internet-based consumer research. For more information about the Health Care Informatics Program at Misericordia University, please contact the Center for Adult and Continuing Education at 674-1225.

much to use in a year, added Pollard who also cooks the meals. The donations will, in turn, be donated.

Sen. Casey says measures must be taken to even pay between men and women. By STEVE MOCARSKY smocarsky@timesleader.com

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Gabe Metric of Hanover Township places a flag in a veteran’s grave marker at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hanover Township Saturday. AMVETS Post 59 in Hanover Township led an effort to place flags for armed services veterans buried in St. Mary’s.

Honoring fallen vets

Volunteers place flags in Hanover Twp. cemetery By MATT HUGHES mhughes@timesleader.com

every one Saturday with an American flag atop each tombstone. Beneath a clear blue sky, about 50 members of the veteran’s organization, auxiliary members and those who just wanted to lend a hand walked each row of graves, removing debris from each veteran’s tombstone and placing a flag on top. “When it’s all done and you go out on St. Mary’s Road or out

HANOVER TOWNSHIP – The oldest grave stones in St. Mary’s Cemetery are so weathered you need to get up close to read them. So the volunteers stooped down. More than 8,000 armed services veterans are buried in the Catholic cemetery, one of the area’s largest, and volunteers from the AMVETS Post 59 in Hanover Township wanted to make sure they paid tribute to See FLAGS, Page 9A

Jack Zelinka of Ashley stoops to place a flag on a veteran’s grave at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hanover Township, Saturday.

Bowling event strikes a need for hope in fighting cancer Sarah Edwards organizes event in honor of her late mother.

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Teddi Janosov applauds after picking up spare in bowling fundraiser Saturday.

the community," said Edwards, Forty Fort, a coordinator of the "Hope is D-Leighcious" Bowl for Life event at Chacko’s Family Bowling Center on Saturday evening. She noted her whole family was enthusiastically participating in the event. Barbara Struckus died from gastric cancer, a rare cancer that often goes undiagnosed. Edwards said it is important to disseminate information about all types of cancer to the community because early diagnosis provides the best outcomes. Many of those she worked with at Luzerne County Community College participated in the event and spoke highly of Struckus. LCCC President Thomas Leary said Struckus was a rare person who never said

WILKES-BARRE – Sarah Struckus Edwards was well aware the event was more than a gathering of friends for a night of bowling. It was an opportunity to raise money for the American Cancer Society, an organization which Edwards holds close to her heart. Her mother, Barbara Struckus died three years ago from the disease, and Edwards now considers it a privilege to raise both money and awareness of the cause. "People shouldn’t wait until a disease hits their own family to support such causes; we should all reach out as members of See BOWLING, Page 9A

Even though today is a day to honor mothers, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey notes there are more moms in the workforce than ever, and their salaries lag far behind what men earn. Casey, DScranton, said in a recent conference call with To see the media that additional the pay gap be- photos, tween men and visit www.times women in the leader.com workplace is too large – a disparity of 18.6 percent in Pennsylvania – and measures must be taken to close it. He pointed to a new report by the Joint Economic Committee, which he chairs, titled “Mother’s Day Report: Paycheck Fairness Helps Families, Not Just Women,” which shows that the pay gap harms families and weakens the economy. Nationally, the pay gap is 18 percent, which means women in the United States earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by men. And the gender age gap varies widely between states. For example, in Louisiana, women earn only 69.4 cents for every dollar earned by men. By contrast women in California earn 91.5 cents for every dollar earned by men. Casey said he hasn’t “gotten that far” in research to determine what Louisiana is doing wrong and what California is doing right. Gap has narrowed slightly While the gap has narrowed slightly in recent decades, the repercussions of pay inequity extend far beyond women’s pocketbooks, the report states. “Without paycheck fairness, women have less income to help support their families and fewer dollars to spend in their communities. The economy suffers as a result, the report says. Two-thirds of mothers work outside the home, earning inSee PAY GAP, Page 11A

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Parliament fails to follow through on promises to cancel free armored cars they approved for themselves. By LARA JAKES Associated Press

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tate education officials will no longer use a standardized test question that asked third-graders to reveal a secret and write about why it was difficult to keep. The question appeared on the writing portion of some versions of the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge given to third-graders this past week. And it drew criticism from some parents, who thought it was inappropriate. Marlboro dentist Richard Goldberg said he was appalled when he asked his twin 9-year-old sons about the standardized tests they were taking and they told him about the question. He said he felt it ventured into topics that would best be kept quiet and it could raise some serious complications. “I got a lot of feedback from parents who also were outraged” about the matter, Goldberg told Neptune’s the Asbury Park Press newspaper. “All of a sudden now you have thousands and thousands of children possibly revealing things that now these people have to report, when the purpose of the exam was to see what the children’s critical reading skills were.”

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Men wearing Afghan police uniforms shot dead two NATO service members Saturday in southern Afghanistan, authorities said, the latest in a string of attacks on international troops by Afghan security forces or militants disguised as police. Two other coalition service members also died Saturday in Afghanistan, one in an insurgent attack and another of non-battle related injuries. One official of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force familiar with early reports on the incident said the two coalition troops killed in the attack were British soldiers. CARACAS, VENEZUELA

A puzzlement over author

Venezuelan intelligence agents have questioned the author of a newspaper crossword puzzle, and even some supporters of the government are ridiculing allegations the words he chose might be coded calls for a plot to kill the elder brother of President Hugo Chavez. State TV presenter Miguel Perez Pirela raised the accusation, pointing out that Wednesday’s crossword puzzle in the newspaper Ultimas Noticias contained the words “ASESINEN,” or kill, along with the name of Chavez’s brother, “ADAN.” LUXOR, EGYPT

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The funeral of a 28-year-old waiter in southern Egypt turned into a celebration when he woke up after being declared dead. Hospital officials had pronounced dead Hamdi Hafez al-Nubi, who came from the village of Naga al-Simman in the southern province of Luxor, after he suffered a heart attack while working. His family says grieving relatives took him home and, according to Islamic tradition, washed his body and prepared him for burial Friday evening.

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John Wolfinbarger, 87, of San Martin, Calif., who served on the battleship USS Iowa in the Pacific during World War II watches in April as a crane lifts a 60-foot mast onto the historic ship for reattachment in Richmond, Calif.

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RICHMOND, Calif. — Firing its 16-inch guns in the Arabian Sea, the U.S.S. Iowa shuddered. As the sky turned orange, a blast of heat from the massive guns washed over the battleship. This was the Iowa of the late 1980s, at the end of its active duty as it escorted reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran-Iraq war. Some 25 years later, following years of aging in the San Francisco Bay area’s “mothball fleet,” the 887foot long ship that once carried President Franklin Roosevelt to a World War II summit to meet with Churchill, Stalin and Chiang Kai Shek is coming to life once again as it is being prepared for what is most likely its final voyage. Not far from where “Rosie the Riveters” built ships in the 1940s at the Port of Richmond, the 58,000-ton battlewagon is undergoing restoration for towing May 20 through the Golden Gate, then several hundred miles south to the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro. There it is to be transformed into an interactive naval museum. On May 1, ownership of the Iowa was officially transferred from the U.S. Navy to the Pacific Battleship Center, the nonprofit organization that has been restoring the boat for its new mission. “This means everything — it’s going to be saved,” John Wolfinbarger, 87, of San Martin, Calif., who served aboard the USS Iowa for almost two years in the mid-1940s and recently began giving public tours of the old ship during repairs here. “When it gets down to San Pedro, it’s going to be the happiest day of my life, like coming home!” he said, watching the mast being reattached. For the past decade, the lead ship

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Gun turrets one and two are shown near the bow of the battleship USS Iowa under renovation in Richmond, Calif., in March.

of her battleship class known as “The Big Stick” has sat in the cold and fog, anchored with other mothballed ships in nearby Suisun Bay. This spring, workers began scrubbing and painting the Iowa’s exterior, replacing the teak deck and reattaching the

mast in preparation for the museum commissioning on July 4. Jonathan Williams, executive officer of Pacific Battleship Group, has been overseeing the project, which will exceed $4 million upon completion.

Yemen suspects U.S. behind drone strikes that killed 11 There was no immediate word from U.S. on whether Washington was behind attacks.

By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press

SANAA, Yemen — Two suspected U.S. drone strikes killed 11 al-Qaida militants in southern Yemen on Saturday, Yemeni military officials said. The first attack took place near the border of Marib and Shabwa provinces southeast of the capital, Sanaa, killing six militants, including one Egyptian national, the officials said. The second strike hit two cars in Marib, killing five al-Qaida-linked fighters.

Over the past year, parts of Marib, Shabwa and other southern provinces have fallen under the control of al-Qaida militants who have capitalized on the turmoil in Yemen that stems from the popular uprising that toppled longtime leader Ali Abdullah Saleh. There was no immediate word from the U.S. on whether Washington was behind Saturday’s attacks. In the past two weeks, suspected U.S. airstrikes have killed at least three senior al-Qaida operatives in southern Yemen.

Yemeni officials have reported more frequent U.S. drone strikes since Yemen’s new president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, took power in February after Saleh stepped down. Hadi has since ramped up the fight against al-Qaida militants. The Pentagon recently sent American military trainers to Yemen, and Washington has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to assist the impoverished Arab nation fight alQaida and other extremist groups in the country.

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BAGHDAD — Iraq’s lawmakers have hightailed it out of town for a six-week vacation without following through on promises to cancel a pricey perk for free armored cars that they approved for themselves in the annual budget. It is the sort of move that is fueling resentments among the struggling Iraqi public, many of whom accuse the country’s leaders of being corrupt and only in politics for their own profit. For months, parliament has failed to rework the $100 billion budget that came under wide- “They only spread criticism or pass a list of laws to think tackle the country’s about numerous problems. “They have not dis- themselves cussed ways of how to instead of improve the lives of paying atpeople like me,” Ammar Hassan, a college tention to graduate from Karbala people’s who drives a taxi to support himself, said. welfare.’’ “They only think Ammar Hassan about themselves inTaxi driver stead of paying attention to people’s welfare.” The 39-year-old Hassan said he earns an average of about $200 each month — a fraction of the monthly $22,500 salary afforded to each of the 325 lawmakers in parliament. “I’m afraid the day will come when lawmakers pass a law imposing taxes on ordinary people’ salaries and incomes to cover their own living costs,” he said bitterly. Iraq’s government has been rife with corruption going back to the regime of former dictator Saddam Hussein, who hoarded the nation’s oil riches for himself and his cronies amid an impoverished public. Hopes that conditions would dramatically improve as Iraq tried to build a post-Saddam democracy proved overly optimistic, however. A quarter of Iraq’s population of 31 million people live in poverty, and an estimated 15 percent are unemployed, according to U.S. data compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency. Raw sewage runs through the streets in many neighborhoods, polluting tap water, sickening residents and adding to an overall sense of misery. Many Iraqis only have 12 hours of electricity each day. By contrast, Iraqi lawmakers were given a $90,000 stipend for expenses in addition to their monthly salaries when they took office in 2010. And in February, parliament voted to buy $50 million worth of armored cars to protect lawmakers from insurgent attacks that routinely target officials. But far more innocent bystanders than government officials usually are killed in Iraq’s still-frequent bombings. The pricey perk enraged the public, which was only soothed by sheepish promises to redirect the money to the community.

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Group to donate white buffalo bull Buffalo is to replace a rare white buffalo calf that was apparently slaughtered. By LINDA STEWART BALL Associated Press

U.S. students die in crash Three from Boston University were studying in New Zealand when their minivan crashed. By NICK PERRY Associated Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Three Boston University students who were studying in New Zealand were killed Saturday when their minivan crashed. At least five other students from the university were injured in the accident, including one who was in critical condition. The students were traveling in a minivan at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday near the North Island vacation town of Taupo when the vehicle drifted to the side of the road and then rolled when the driver tried to correct course, New Zealand police said. Three of the students died at the scene, police said. Another woman was in critical condition at an area hospital, while at least four other students suffered moderate injuries.

Boston University spokesman Colin Riley said the deceased students were Daniela Lekhno, 20, of Manalapan, N.J.; Roch Jauberty, 21, whose parents live in Paris; and Austin Brashears, 21, of Huntington Beach, Calif. New Zealand police confirmed their identities. Another BU student, Margaret Theriault, was airlifted from the crash site to a hospital in Taupo and was in critical condition, the university said. “This is a horrible tragedy,” Boston University President Robert Brown said in a statement on the website. “Our prayers go out to the students and their families. We will do all we can to provide comfort and assistance to those who have been injured, and to the families and friends of the victims. The university is mobilizing all of our resources to help our students and families deal with this tragedy.” A candlelight vigil was planned for Saturday evening at the university. All of the students except The-

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riault were enrolled in a BU study abroad program in Auckland, the BU website said. Theriault was enrolled in a study abroad program in Sydney, Australia. Sixteen students were traveling in two minivans, on their way to hike the Tongariro Crossing, a famous trek rated as one of the most spectacular in New Zealand. The hike crosses a volcanic crater in the central part of North Island. None of the eight students in the second van was injured. Seven of those eight students were also from Boston University. Kevin Taylor, a police official, said it was not clear why the van drifted to the side of the road. He said some of the students were thrown from the vehicle, indicating they may not have been wearing seat belts.

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This undated handout photo provided by Cynthia Hart-Button shows Chief Hiawatha, a white buffalo bull.

buffalo calf. As a non-albino white buffalo, Lightning Medicine Cloud was revered by Native Americans. Thousands of people of all races attended a naming ceremony for the unusual calf last year, and Little Soldier called it the “hope of all nations.” Little Soldier said he found the calf dead and skinned, a few feet away from where it was born a year ago. Little Soldier said the calf’s mother, which was found dead and skinned the next day, was poisoned. The calf’s father was struck and killed by lightning in April. The Hunt County Sheriff’s Department and the Texas Rangers are investigating the calf’s death, and Little Soldier said the Bureau of Indian Affairs is also involved. “We’re pushing for this to be a hate crime,” said Little Soldier, who wants lawmakers to offer some kind of protection for the white buffalo. There is also a reward that now exceeds $45,000. Hart-Button said her organization doesn’t open its sanctuary up to the public because of safety concerns. “We’ve been threatened, people have offered me millions of dollars for their heads and hides,”

she said. “I’ve even been offered money for their meat. These are the rarest animals in the world.” The peace organization’s bull may not carry the same spiritual significance, as Little Soldier said it was bred to be a white buffalo. But he said he’s grateful and excited for the gift. “These buffaloes represent world peace, killing something that’s sacred is not what we’re supposed to be walking,” HartButton said. “We’re supposed to be walking towards peace, not going backwards.” Little Soldier said he wants the buffalo’s killers to know they may have destroyed the animal, but not what he stood for. Little Soldier said he has received condolences and concerned calls from as far away as Australia, Europe and Canada. “They’ve opened the doors to him being bigger than ever,” Little Soldier said.

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DALLAS — An Oregon peacemaker said she’s so upset by the apparent slaughter of a rare white buffalo calf —deemed “the hope of all nations” by a Lakota Sioux rancher last year — that her organization is donating a white buffalo bull from its herd. Arby Little Soldier, who owns the Lakota Ranch near the North Texas town of Greenville, said he had hoped the 3,000-pound gift would arrive during a memorial celebration this weekend that was initially intended to celebrate Lightning Medicine Cloud’s first birthday, which was May 12. The calf was found dead nearly two weeks ago. “We’re trying to surprise everybody,” Little Soldier said Friday, while preparing for opening ceremonies that were later cancelled by rain. A memorial service will be held this morning. Cynthia Hart-Button, the bull’s caretaker and the president of the Sacred World Peace Alliance, is tight-lipped about the animal’s exact arrival time because of transportation and security concerns. The organization claims to have a record 14 white buffalo on its sanctuary in central Oregon. “It’s a sad tragedy,” she said of the calf’s death. “So, instead of them thinking that they lost their hope, we’re bringing their hope back in a different way.” Hart-Button said she hopes the bull, named Chief Hiawatha, will produce another white calf for the Lakota Ranch. The bull will turn 7 on May 16. She said Hiawatha has been like a guard dog, growling when someone comes near who “is not good in spirit.” “I’m sending it down to protect not only the buffalo but to protect him (Arby Little Soldier) and his family,” Hart-Button said. According to Lakota Sioux lore, the goddess of peace once appeared in the form of a white

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EASTON — Opening statements are scheduled Monday in the capital murder trial of a man accused of having killed a police officer who was trying to fend off the defendant’s dogs last summer. Jury selection for the trial of George Hitcho Jr., 46, wound up Friday with the selection of four men, eight women and three alternates, The (Easton) ExpressTimes reported Saturday. A fourth alternate has already been moved onto the panel because a previously selected juror had a medical issue Authorities say Hitcho killed Freemansburg police officer Robert Lasso with a shotgun on Aug.

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ing track of possible health complaints tied to gas drilling until 2011, several years after a surge of activity in the gas-rich Marcellus Shale. “Everybody kind of just passed the buck,” said Sheri Makepeace, a northwestern Pennsylvania resident who said that starting last year she tried calling the Department of Health and other agencies over fears that nearby drilling created health problems. “I’ve talked to so many different people and have gotten so many different stories.” Christine Cronkright, a spokeswoman for the agency, said the agency stands by earlier statements that it responds to, investigates and issues a formal response to all complaints about gas drilling and public health. Officials are working on how and where to share information on the issue with the public and expect to release details in the near future, she said. The AP also found that previous responses from the Department of Health about the numbers of complaints it has received

11 after the officer responded to a disturbance call at his home. After the shooting, Hitcho said the officer was trespassing. Prosecutors said he was lawfully investigating a complaint. Defense attorneys filed a series of motions Friday on topics ranging from cross-examination of a prison informant to the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s death penalty. Chief Public Defender Michael Corriere and defense attorney Michael Corcoran asked Northampton County Judge Anthony Beltrami to allow them to question the inmate about his criminal history. They also want jurors barred from seeing autopsy photos of the victim and said they

shouldn’t be told about five guns police found in Hitcho’s home because their client owns them legally and the weapons had no bearing on the shooting. The judge earlier ruled that statements allegedly made by Hitcho after the shooting can be used at his trial. Police allege that Hitcho said “He tried to get in my house” moments after shooting. Investigators have said that the officer was being attacked by Hitcho’s dogs and was moving to use his stun gun when the defendant opened fire. Hitcho’s attorneys have said that they may use a diminished mental capacity defense to spare their client the death penalty if he is convicted.

about drilling and health have been at best confusing and at worst misleading. The agency first told the AP that it had received a total of about 30 complaints, and then modified that to being 30 over the last year. Now, the agency says it didn’t even begin recording such complaints until 2011. Cronkright also told the AP that the agency has no current investigations regarding people who claim gas drilling has impacted their health. That puzzles Janet McIntyre, one of Makepeace’s neighbors. She made a formal complaint by phone in late February and said a health department employee replied that he would get back to her in a few days. McIntyre said she purposefully waited 30 days for a response but none came. “He sounded as if he wanted to get right on it. And that I would have people calling me,” she said. “I was very frustrated. I was getting nowhere. That was disheartening.” The AP started asking the health department about problems in responding to complaints in April, and then in early May McIntyre sent a letter to the agency, outlining her experience.

On Thursday, a health official called her to apologize, she said, adding that “they dropped the ball. But at least they picked it up again.” One public health expert who’s working on gas drilling complaints in Pennsylvania said the health agency is in a difficult position. “I’m not surprised that their protocols are a little difficult to get in place. The response to something like this is really hard,” said David Brown, a former head of environmental epidemiology in Connecticut who is now working with the nonprofit Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project to examine complaints about gas drilling. Until a few months ago, Pennsylvania health officials had expected to get a share of the revenue being generated by the state’s new Marcellus Shale law, which is projected to provide about $180 million to state and local governments in the first year. But representatives from Republican Gov. Tom Corbett’s office and the state Senate cut the health appropriation to zero during final negotiations, so now the agency is left with a new workload but no funding for the job.

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At event at Christian college, Romney defends hard work, keeping family commitments. By KASIE HUNT and RACHEL ZOLL Associated Press

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith has shaped his life, but he barely mentioned it as he spoke to graduates at an evangelical Christian university Saturday. And he barely touched on hotbutton social issues like abortion and gay marriage, instead offering a broad-based defense of values like family and hard work. “Culture — what you believe, what you value, how you live — matters,” Romney told graduates gathered in the football stadium on Liberty University’s campus in the Virginia mountains. “The American culture promotes personal responsibility, the dignity of work, the value of education, the merit of service, devotion to a purpose greater than self, and at the foundation, the preeminence of the family.” Instead of a red-meat conservative policy speech, Romney discussed his own family and offered a defense of Christianity, saying that “there is no greater force for good in the nation than Christian conscience in action.” Still, he was inclusive: “Men and women of every faith, and good people with none at all, sincerely strive to do right and lead a purpose-driven life,” Romney said. He had one sustained applause line in a 20-minute speech delivered days after President Barack Obama historically embraced gay marriage. “Marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman,” Romney said to a cheering crowd of students who have to follow a strict code of conduct that considers sex out of wedlock and homosexuality to be sins. On Saturday, Obama was not seeking to revisit the issue of gay marriage. In his weekly radio and Internet address, the presi-

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GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, center, shakes hands with Jerry Falwell Jr., Liberty University chancellor, before his speech at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va, Saturday.

dent didn’t mention his historymaking endorsement. Instead, he repeated his call for congressional lawmakers to take up a “to-do list” of tax breaks, mortgage relief and other initiatives that he insists will create jobs and help middle-class families struggling in the sluggish economy. Having spent part of the week on the West Coast raising money for his re-election effort, Obama appeared in the Rose Garden of the White House to honor award-winning law enforcement officers. It was Obama’s first joint appearance with Vice President Joe Biden after Biden, according to aides, apologized to the president for pushing gay marriage to the forefront of the presidential campaign and inadvertently pressuring Obama to declare his support for same-sex unions. Obama and Biden walked to the ceremony together. Introducing Obama, Biden credited the president’s commitment to law enforcement.

The late Rev. Jerry Falwell founded Liberty University in 1971 to be for evangelical Christians “what Notre Dame is to young Catholics and Brigham Young is to young Mormons,” as his son, University Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr., said on commencement day. It’s become a destination for Republican politicians looking to speak to the religious right, and Romney’s campaign team — planning the speech long before gay marriage became a central issue — viewed it as an opportunity to address the kind of socially conservative audience that had been wary of him during the prolonged GOP primary fight. For Romney, the challenge is twofold. His past policy positions, including support for abortion rights, don’t sit well. But his personal faith is also an issue because many evangelicals don’t consider Mormons to be fellow Christians. Evangelicals are a critical segment of the GOP base; many of those voters backed his GOP rivals in the pro-

longed primary. When he locks in the Republican presidential nomination, Romney will make history as the first Mormon nominee from a major party. His faith is central to him and to his family — he spent two years in France as a missionary, a time when he lived in occasionally primitive conditions. When he returned home, he attended Brigham Young University, a Mormon school, and married his wife, Ann, who had converted to Mormonism. As they built a life in Boston, Romney took on a significant leadership role in the church, serving as a lay pastor, fighting to build a temple in town and counseling families in need. But he’s mostly avoided talking about it on the campaign trail, largely avoiding religious forums and events throughout the primary season. And at arguably the most religious venue he’s addressed during the campaign Romney continued to keep his own faith in the background.

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issues have in common. Same-sex marriage vaulted into the spotlight when President Barack Obama declared his support this past week, and conservatives restated their opposition. Republicans deny Democrats’ claims that they are waging a “war on women” that encompasses infringement of abortion rights. Polls on same-sex marriage show a huge shift in public opinion in just a decade, from overwhelming opposition to a slight edge in favor. By contrast, attitudes toward abortion have scarcely budged over several decades, with a modest majority of Americans favoring some degree of abortion rights and opposition remaining both stable and vehement. More profound is a moral difference. Americans who are ambivalent about same-sex marriage can decide to accept it with a live-and-let-live philosophy, while the abortion debate inherently involves hard questions about when life begins and whether a fetus has rights. “Everybody knows gay people now — their community left the ghetto a long time ago and is part of everyday life,” said abortionrights supporter Jon O’Brien of Catholics for Choice. “Abortion is very private, often a sad and difficult decision. It’s entirely different.” Another difference: Acceptance of gays is now a given in popular culture, notably in the spate of hit TV shows such as “Glee” and “Modern Family,” with gay and lesbian protagonists. There’s no equivalent embrace of abortion rights in Hollywood’s products; films depicting unintended pregnancies generally opt for a birth. “It’s harder to get out and advocate for abortion,” said Tony Perkins, president of the conservative Family Research Council. “Hollywood and others have been more helpful to the gay and lesbian community in promoting them in their story lines.” Polls reflect divergent trends in how young adults — Holly-

wood’s favorite demographic — view these two issues. According to the Pew Research Center, Americans under 30 tilted slightly against same-sex marriage in 2004, and now favor it by 65 percent to 30 percent — a higher approval rate than for older Americans. “Assuming these trends continue, someone who supports same-sex marriage is probably heartened, because those most opposed are fading from the scene,” said David Masci, a senior researcher with the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. There’s no equivalent shift or age gap on abortion. Pew’s latest survey on the topic, in April, found that the views of young adults had been more or less stable in recent years and differed little from their elders. While 53 percent of those under 30 supported abortion rights, the approval rate was 55 percent among those aged 50 to 64. One possible consequence: While same-sex marriage might be an issue that Democrats can use to energize youthful voters this year, that may be less likely with abortion rights. “Abortion is an ongoing, protracted war,” said O’Brien of Catholics for Choice. “Gay rights is the new kid on the block, the new thing, and it’s doing particularly well.” Indeed, there’s been concern among abortion-rights activists for a number of years that their cause doesn’t galvanize large numbers of college students and other young adults. Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, cited the need for younger leadership in the movement as she announced Thursday she’d be stepping down at the end of this year. At the University of Wisconsin, political science professor Donald Downs says he’s detected an upsurge of strength for local antiabortion groups. “Even in Madison, I know social liberals who are uncomfortable with abortion,” he said. He also noted that the right to abortion has been established for four decades. “It’s not a huge issue unless it’s taken away,” Downs said. “With gay marriage, they’re trying to establish it. It’s a different psychology.”

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ROCHESTER, N.Y — The body of a U.S. Army nurse who died suddenly in Afghanistan during a computer video chat with his wife arrived Saturday in western New York, in advance of his planned funeral. More than 100 mourners and admirers assembled at a Rochester airport to pay tribute to Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark. Many carried American flags. The group included veterans of four other U.S. wars, and members of Clark’s family.

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on South Main Street and look back at all the cemetery and all the flags out here, it’s pretty neat,” said Dave Brown of Hanover Township, a member of the Sons of the AMVETS auxiliary. The volunteers were preparing the cemetery for Memorial Day – this year on May 28 – the national holiday honoring veterans who died in war. The post will also pay tribute to those veterans with a 21-gun salute at the cemetery flag pole that day. The flags were donated by the Luzerne County Office of Veteran Affairs. For some, Saturday’s effort was a labor of love.

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an unkind word about others. “She always found some redeemable quality in everyone,” said Leary. “She was a wonderful person with an ever-present smile, and we are better for having known her.” Leary said the team from LCCC reflected the college’s commitment to its employees and the community it serves. Leigh Robinson and Danielle Shanaberger also coordinated

Clark’s wife, Susan OrellanaClark, was in Texas chatting with him via Skype on April 30 when he collapsed. Her family has said she tried for two hours to get help for her dying husband, before finally seeing military officials enter the room where he lay. Initially, Clark’s family said they believed he had been shot, and that after he fell his wife could see a bullet hole in the closet behind him, but military officials have since said there was no bullet wound on his body. The cause of his death is still being in-

vestigated. Clark’s body arrived in Rochester just before 10 a.m. aboard a Kalitta Air cargo plane. His casket, draped in an American flag, was lowered into a gray hearse while bagpipers played “Amazing Grace.” “It’s important that people never forget the sacrifices that the soldiers and their families make for all of us,” said Susan MacDougall, of Brighton, who was among the mourners. “They give of themselves in ways that we can only imagine.”

“I have my mom that’s buried here; she’s a vet,” said Post 59 Commander Bill Slabinski, tears welling in his eyes. “I’ve got aunts, uncles, grandfathers who are buried here, and it’s very emotional for me.” Some of those buried at St. Mary’s served in wars as far back as the Spanish-American War and the Civil War, but time has not diminished their sacrifice, Slabinski said. They all get flags. There’s also the grave of the woman who died on the Lusitania – the British passenger ship sunk by a German torpedo during World War I – she gets a flag too. For other volunteers, Saturday was an opportunity to teach about the value of service. Brad Fleeger of Sweet Valley walked the cemetery with his grandson

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PATRICIA CONAHAN, 67, of Ross Street, Ashley, died Friday evening at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Patricia was born in Wilkes-Barre on December 2, 1944. She was the daughter of the late James L. and Carmello (Corsano) Conahan. Patricia was a graduate of St. Leo’s High School, Class of 1963, and was a lifelong resident of Ashley. She was also an Ashley councilwoman for many years. Surviving are brother, James “Jay” Conahan, Jacksonville, Fla.; nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Patricia’s Mass of Christian Burial with cremated remains on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in St. Leo’s/Holy Rosary Church, Manhattan Street, Ashley. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are by the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 North Main Street, Ashley. ALBERT S. KARICHNER, 87, a resident of Harding, died Saturday, May 12, 2012, in the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains Township. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to and will be announced by the H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home Inc., a Golden Rule Funeral Home, 211 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston. RUBY HOLLOWAY, 79, of Mountain Top, passed away Friday evening at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. The full obituary will appear in Monday’s paper. Kniffen O’Malley Funeral Home Inc., 465 S. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, is in charge of arrangements. EDWARD C. GRIGLOCK, 36, of Moosic, passed away Friday, May 11, 2012. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Howell-Lussi Funeral Home, 509 Wyoming Avenue, West Pittston.

FUNERALS ARNOLD – Richard, funeral Mass 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Church of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, 130 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call at 9:30 a.m. FEDEROWICZ – Matilda, memorial Mass 11 a.m. Saturday, May 19, in All Saints Parish, Plymouth. FRANQUET – Munjia, friends may call 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Gubbiotti Funeral Home, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter. JOHNSTON – Stephanie, Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Church of the Holy Redeemer (Corpus Christi Parish), Harding. Those attending the funeral Mass are asked to go directly to the church on Tuesday morning as there will be no procession from the funeral home. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. KOHL – Charles Sr., Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. Monday in St. Mary Our Lady Hope of Christians Church, Dorrance Corners, Wapwallopen. Friends may call 9:30 a.m. at the church. RUDZKI – Christine, funeral services 10 a.m. Monday in the Lokuta-Zawacki Funeral Home, 200 Wyoming Ave., Dupont. Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. in the Holy Mother of Sorrows Church, 212 Wyoming Ave., Dupont. Friends may call 9 to 10 a.m. WESNAK – Robert, Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. Monday in St. Joseph Marello Parish at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church,

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For those I love For those who love me... When I am gone, release me, let me go... I have so many things to see and do You mustn’t tie yourself to me with tears, Be happy that we had so many years. I gave you my love. You can only guess How much you gave me in happiness. I thank you for the love you each have shown, But now it’s time I traveled on alone. So grieve awhile for me, if grieve you must Then let your grief be comforted by trust. It’s only for a while that we must part. So bless the memories that lie within your heart. I won’t be far away, for life goes on. So, if you need me, call and I will come. Though you can’t see me or touch me, I’ll be near. And if you listen with your heart, you’ll hear All of my love around you soft and clear. Sadly Missed By Her Husband, Family and Friends

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Friday morning, May 11, 2012, after a brief illness. Born in Plains Township, he was the son of the late Andrew and Helen Moses Biniek Sr. He was educated in Plains Township schools and was a graduate of Plains Memorial High School, Class of 1951. Andrew spent most of his career in the restaurant industry. He worked as a chef and restaurant manager for Jimeal’s Catering. He also owned and operated Andy’s Bar and Grill, The Golden Palace with his brothers, and most recently was a restaurant manager at Eddie’s Place. Andrew was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church, Plains Township. He was also a member of American Legion Joseph E. Conlon Post 558, Plains Township. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Kimberly Heidig; granddaughter, Megan Evans; brother, William Biniek, who passed away on April 30, 2012, and sister-in-law, Margaret Biniek. Andrew is survived by his wife, the former Joan Clark, with whom he celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary on April 24; daughter Theresa Biniek and fiancé, Rudy Caccia, Plains Township; son, Kevin and his wife, Amy Biniek, Plains Township; son, Andrew III and his wife, Lynese Biniek, Baltimore, Md.; daughter Tracey Biniek, Exeter; grandchildren, William Evans Jr., Kristin and Michael Malenovitch; Kevin Jr. and Nicholas Biniek,

and Jessica Fink; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Joseph Biniek, Edward and his wife, Patricia Biniek, all of Plains Township, brother, Thomas and his wife, Gail Biniek, Plymouth; sister-in-law, Jane Biniek of Plains Township; his favorite sidekick, Eddie Jr., many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday from Michael J. Mikelski Funeral Home, 293 S. River St., Plains Township. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. at Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Plains Township. Interment will be in Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Plains Township. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the nurses and staff at Manor Care Health Services – Kingston, for their exceptional care and compassion for Andrew and his family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Dominick John Liguori May 11, 2012 John Liguori, U.S. ArD ominick my, Spc. 4, 31, of Swoyersville,

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A service will be conducted on Tuesday at 8 p.m. with military honors at the Hugh B. Hughes & Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort. Friends may call on Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Disabled Veterans.

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Born in Wyoming, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Bertha Bublo Borsos. She was a graduate of Wyoming Memorial High School, class of 1950, and received her Registered Nursing Diploma from the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in 1953. Leona was employed at Mercy Hospital of WilkesBarre, primarily in the obstetrics department. Since 1971, Leona and her husband, the late Joseph Gober, owned and operated Gober’s Bar and Restaurant, now Gober’s Deco Lounge. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Church of St. Monica’s Parish of Wyoming. Preceding her in death were her husband, Joseph, in 2006; infant brothers, Louis and Edward, and sister Dorothy Esposito. Surviving are children, Elizabeth Gober-Mangan and her husband, James, Exeter; Gerard Gober and his wife, Jane, Phoenixville, Pa.; Joseph Gober and his wife, Anne, Wyoming; Louis Gober and his wife, Liz, Wilson, Pa.; Christopher Gober and his wife, Mary, Nanticoke; nu-

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Eleanor A. Swetts May 11, 2012

leanor A. Swetts, 89, a resident of West Wyoming, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, May 11, 2012, at The Laurels Nursing Center, Kingston, where she had recently been a guest. Her beloved husband was the late John A. Swetts, who passed away on May 22, 2008. Together, John and Eleanor shared 70 beautiful years of marriage. Born in Swoyersville on October 8, 1922, Eleanor was the daughter of the late Leo and Bridget (McGuire) Puchlik. Eleanor was raised in Swoyersville and attended the former Swoyersville High School. A homemaker most of her life, Eleanor took great pride in tending to the daily needs of her home and family. Eleanor was a faithful member of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Swoyersville. A woman of many enjoyments, Eleanor especially enjoyed cooking and baking for her loved ones. She also loved to travel, especially to her favorite destination, Atlantic City. Family was Eleanor’s greatest love in life and she cherished each moment she had with her loved ones. She will always be remembered as a loving and devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Her spirit will forever live on in the hearts of those she held dear. In addition to her parents, Leo and Bridget Puchlik and her husband, John, Eleanor was preceded in death by her only son, Richard M. Swetts, who passed away on August 14, 2001; her grandson, Robert Swetts, who passed away on September 14, 2011; her sister, Janice M. Govier. Eleanor is survived by her daughter-in-law, Evelyn Swetts, of Edwardsville; her sister, Romaine Pie-

kanski, of Larksville; her grandchildren, John Swetts and Richard Swetts; her great-grandchildren, Robert, Eric, Noelle, Rob, Kristie, Richie, Christina and Ryan; her two great-great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, which will be conducted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. from the Wroblewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10 a.m. in Holy Trinity Church, 116 Hughes Street, Swoyersville, with the Reverend Joseph J. Pisaneschi, her Pastor, officiating. Interment with the Rite of Committal will follow in Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Swoyersville. Family and friends are invited to call on Monday, May 14, 2012 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. For additional information or to send the family of Mrs. Eleanor A. Swetts an online message of condolence, you may visit the funeral home website, www.wroblewskifuneralhome.com. Memorial contributions may be made in Eleanor’s memory to Holy Trinity Church, 116 Hughes Street, Swoyersville, PA 18704.

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Born in Dallas, on April 22, 1926, Irene was a daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Magda Stofila. She attended College Misericordia. Irene worked for many years in the lab at the former Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston. A woman of strong faith, Irene was active for many years in St. Therese’s Church, Shavertown. Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, were her husband, Thomas Krivak; brothers, George and John Stofila; sister, Elizabeth Doskos. Surviving are sons, John, Tho-

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Irene Krivak rene Krivak passed from this life ICenter, Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Mercy Dallas.

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mas, Andrew and Matthew Krivak; daughters, Anne Hart, Carla Meister and Michele Kirk; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandson; sister, Rosemary Warren. Funeral services will be private and at the convenience of family. Interment will be made in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Dallas. Irene enjoyed her stay with the Sisters of Mercy; if desired, memorial donations may be made to Mercy Center, 301 Lake Street, Dallas, PA 18612. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home Inc., 140 N. Main Street, Shavertown, PA 18708.

come that is crucial to their families’ economic security. Lower-income families are especially dependent on the money earned by working mothers, who provide nearly half of family income,” the report states. Casey said gender discrimination is the most significant factor in the wage disparity between men and women, and legislation he cosponsors – the Paycheck Fairness Act – would help close the gap more quickly in enacted. The legislative proposal: • Prohibits employers from punishing employees for sharing salary information with coworkers. • Makes discrimination cost-

ly to employers by making those who bring gender discrimination cases eligible for compensatory and punitive damages as is the case with race and ethnicity discrimination cases. • Develops new training programs for women and girls on how to negotiate compensation packages and recognizes employers who have eliminated pay disparities. Casey thinks training program costs would be “minimal.” No disparity in some jobs Dana Charles Clark, provost/ vice president of academic affairs at Luzerne County Community College, said the disparity between men’s and women’s wages varies by profession and can be non-existent in some. For example, male and female teachers are usually guaranteed equal pay because of the way union contracts are written. The

Joseph ‘Chopper’ Kopinski May 11, 2012 Joe passed away at home, peacefully, surrounded by his wife and children, Friday, May 11, 2012. He was born February 27, 1933, in Wilkes-Barre. He was a son of the late John and Sophie Baranowski Kopinski. He was married to his wife, Dorine Burgit, for 55 years. They would have celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary on June 16. Joe was a 1951 graduate of St. Mary’s High School, Wilkes-Barre, and was employed as assistant manager of McCarthy Tire and Car Wash, Wilkes-Barre, for 48 years. Joe lived a simple life, was known as a kind and caring person and dedicated worker, and he enjoyed traveling and vacationing with his wife, children, and grandchildren. He could be found at the race track or casino on most nights. He loved baseball, especially the Phillies, and watching his grandson and granddaughter playing ball. Just the mention of a Phillies or Giants game could keep him talking all night. He was proud of his children’s

and grandchildren’s accomplishments, and loved wearing any of his grandson’s apparel that carried the state trooper emblem. Joe was known as a great dart league player, obtaining the nickname of “Chopper” from his style of shooting darts, and won many championships on all competitive levels. He is survived by his wife, Dorine; son, Daniel, and his wife, Mary Rose, of Swoyersville; daughters, Cindy Borowicz and her husband, Tom, of Olyphant, and Diane Pawlush and her husband, Larry, of Wilkes-Barre; grandchildren, Amy and her husband, Steve; Amanda and her husband, George; Brian, Danny and Taylor. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. from the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 North Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Hope Parish, 40 Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre. The Reverend John S. Terry, pastor, will be celebrant. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. The family would like to thank the nurses at Hospice Community Care and the doctors who cared for Joe for their care and compassion.

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“I would be very much in favor of any legislation that could help women get equal opportunities in any work situation.’’ Dana Charles Clark Luzerne County Community College

same holds true in entry-level medical careers and in high-demand jobs such as engineering, Clark said. Most pay disparity can be seen in the corporate world, Clarke said, but there are cases in low- to average-paying jobs. She pointed to an ongoing case of women suing Wal-Mart for gender discrimination in California. “I would be very much in favor of any legislation that could help women get equal opportunities in any work situation,” she said. Opposing viewpoint Mary Ellen Petcavage, who retired in February from a local engineering and consulting firm after 30 years in the human relations field, disagrees. “I think we’re being legislated to death, quite honestly. These kinds of burdensome regulations are sometimes more harmful than beneficial,” said Petcavage, of Bear Creek Township. “You had to almost be a lawyer to understand some of the nuances in requirements.” Petcavage has worked with hourly and salaried personnel in the manufacturing, warehouse, large and small retail and engineering fields over her career and said she saw no disparity in wages between men and women in fields in which their skill sets were in high demand. She believes the answer lies in schools providing training to women and girls to better present their skill sets and negotiate salary packages. And families should work to instill the confidence to do so. Casey had said he believes gaps exist in current law, and allowing compensatory and punitive damages for gender discrimination would cut down on the number of suits filed because employers would be less willing to discriminate if they knew it could cost them signif-

icantly in court. Changes come slow Dana Harris, assistant professor in the Division of Business, Management and Technology at Keystone College in La Plume, said she doesn’t disagree that a gap exists between men’s and women’s wages, but she believes closing it will take a significant amount of time even if the legislation is adopted. When the Equal Pay Act of 1963 was enacted, less than 8 percent of women had bachelor’s degrees while more than a third of all women hold them today, Harris noted. “There weren’t as many women in the workforce and they weren’t as educated,” she said. Now, U.S. Census Bureau data shows that 58 percent of adults with advanced degrees are women, which means it’s likely that more women will hold upper management jobs in the future, pushing up the pay scale, Harris said. “What we’d like to see is the gap closed as quickly as possible,” she said. Harris also noted that it wasn’t until 1993 that the Family and Medical Leave Act, which allows individuals to take up to 12 weeks off from work in a year for medical reasons or pregnancy/childbirth and still retain their same position, was enacted. Prior to then, the onus of childcare was entirely on women, she said. But the United States still has a long way to go. Harris said the U.S. is one of only five countries (out of 173) that do not mandate paid maternity leave, making it harder for women to raise a child and keep a good job. The other countries that don’t require it are Lesotho, New Guinea, Liberia and Switzerland. And the U.S., by the way, is not among the 66 countries that offer paid paternity leave.

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offer the potential to enhance learning by providing students with a greater array of easily-accessible learning resources, fostering collaborative learning and saving teachers time on mundane tasks. Technology offers options James Kupetz, technology coordinator for the Pittston Area School District, said primary and secondary students today view technology and social media in particular as a more integral part of their lives than their counterparts 10 years earlier did. Schools and teachers who fail to use social media in the classroom are missing opportunities to improve and reinforce their student’s understanding of a lesson while saving themselves time. “Facebook might not be the answer,” he said, but social media designed specifically for educational use that allows social interaction while providing teachers more control over the site’s content offers great potential. While he finds Edmodo useful, Carroll said he wouldn’t be comfortable using Facebook or another non-academic site to communicate with student because he would lack control over what students could post on the site. He does have a personal social media account for keeping in touch with high school and college friends, but said he wouldn’t be comfortable using a non-academic site to connect with students. Carroll said he gets friend requests from former students more often than current ones, but doesn’t accept either. “(Former students) are usually friends with kids who are still in the school,” he said. “I’d email them back telling them because of the connection with school it’s not appropriate at that time. I don’t currently have any former students as friends.” Other local educators expressed similar sentiments. Kelly Vincelli, an English teacher at Pittston Area High School, said she sometimes gets friend requests from students as well, but declines them. “They’ll try, but they kind of get the hint I think,” she said. Northwest Area Superintendent Ronald Grevera said he doesn’t have a Facebook page and advises teachers against having a profile on the site. “There’s always that threat out there that somebody could see something they don’t like on that page,” Grevera said. Facebook issues

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499,999. Clothing allowance Luzerne County’s $1,050 annual clothing/equipment allowance for detectives stands out because eight other third-class counties don’t provide this benefit. The three remaining counties have annual allowances of $300, $350 and $650. The18 sick days provided to detectives here rank second highest among the 12 counties, surpassed only by neighboring Lackawanna, which grants 20 sick days. York and Cumberland counties provide the least sick days – five – followed by Lehigh with six and Berks with seven. The maximum vacation days here – 30 – is exceeded only in Dauphin County, which provides up to 35. Seven counties have vacation day caps between 20 and 25. Negotiations broke off Luzerne County’s detective negotiations reached an impasse when a Luzerne County Council majority last week rejected the best proposal extracted by the administration. This proposal would have reduced length-of-service bonuses and time off for detectives hired in the future, but not existing ones. Detectives would forgo pay raises this year and receive 2-percent hikes the remaining four years of the contract.

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Pittston Area High School teachers Sal Carroll and Kelly Vincelli use Edmodo, an educational social media website that operates like Facebook but offers teachers more control over student postings.

Inappropriate interactions over social media have landed some school district employees in hot water nationally and locally. Last month Lackawanna County authorities arrested Gavin Joseph Creco II of Clarks Summit on a single count of corruption of minors charges for allegedly asking a 12-year-old for her underwear and other clothing via Facebook chat. He is awaiting trial after waiving a preliminary hearing in April. Attention to similar incidents has prompted districts around the nation to draft new social media policies. At least 40 districts nationwide have done so, according to an April Associated Press report. Hazleton Area, Luzerne County’s largest school district, is one of them. Acting Superintendent Francis Antonelli said the district adopted new social media guidelines for teachers in its operations policy in March in response to media reports of inappropriate teacherstudent contact online. “I believe that certainly a policy at this point in time has merit, in that you unfortunately read what’s been happening throughout the country with inappropriate behavior on social media sites between adults and children, and specifically between students and teachers,” Antonelli said. “It was a call to awareness.” Hazleton’s policy prohibits teachers from becoming

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Erie 4

Luzerne 5

Westmoreland 2

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Chester 3

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Northampton 5.5 9.5

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Cumberland 3

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6 19 5 18 York 13 *Maximum, depends on years of service Lehigh 2

“friends” or otherwise communicating with students via personal accounts on social networks and from posting photographs of students on personal blogs and social networking sites. It mandates that teachers use only school-sponsored email addresses, websites and wikis to communicate with students online. If a student contacts a teacher through the teacher’s personal social media site, the teacher is to respond via district-sponsored channels, the policy states. Hazleton’s policy also emphasizes that the posting of inappropriate photographs and other material on a personal social media page can result in discipline up to and including termination. “As a general guideline, employees should not post anything that they would not want to read in a newspaper or on billboard,” the policy reads. ‘Uncharted territory’ Wyoming Area Superintendent Ray Bernardi said his district doesn’t have a policy addressing social media other than its computer use policy, but expressed interest in drafting one. “That’s uncharted territory but it certainly needs to be addressed, and it’s something that we have to take up with our solicitor to codify it,” Bernardi said. Other districts in the area said they block access to Facebook and other social media sites on school computers, and address social media in their acceptable use of resources and personal

communications device policies, cause anything posted during but have stopped short of making school hours or from a school rules about what teachers and computer could be a serious instudents can say and do online fraction. “When you look at the teaching outside of school hours over First profession, you’re looking at peoAmendment concerns. “Personally I don’t know ple who are professionals and whether that would be a violation should act accordingly,” Suppon of someone’s rights or not,” Grea- said. Dallas Superintendent Frank ter Nanticoke Area Superintendent Tony Perrone said. “…You Galicki said his district blocks socould have a policy, but how cial media websites on school computers and adwould you police it?” dresses the issue in its Those concerns “That’s one of acceptable use of are not without precthe biggest technology policy. edent. The school district Last year Missouri benefits; to get also uses an academic lawmakers barred social media that is teachers from using in touch with under district control, websites that allow them when which eliminates the exclusive access they’re not in need for students and with students. A teachers to communijudge granted an in- front of you in cate via Facebook and junction stopping the classother non-academic the law from taking social media, he said. effect on First room.” District administraAmendment amidst Sal Carroll complaints from Pittston Area teacher tors will also monitor what students post to teachers that it social media sites if a would bar them from school receives word using social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, that threatening or slanderous and the law was later repealed by comments have been made against district employees or stuthe state legislature. Some local officials said their dents, and will take appropriate computer and phone use policies action, Galicki said. Galicki said the district was inoffer adequate guidance and proformed last year that a student tection for the district. Wyoming Valley West Superin- had threatened on Facebook to tendent Chuck Suppon said the bring a concealed weapon to district emphasizes that teachers school and use it on another stushould consider three factors dent. The district notified police when posting anything to social and the student was removed media: time, place and content. from school the following day, The first two are important be- Galicki said.

COMPARING COUNTY DETECTIVE DEPARTMENTS County Luzerne

Full-time detectives 10

Unionized Yes

Cumberland Lancaster

4 9

No Yes

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Yes

Northampton

Yes

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17 11

No Yes

Erie York

8 9

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Berks

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Length-of-service, or longevity, bonuses have been criticized by Luzerne County officials who argue workers shouldn’t receive special rewards beyond pay, time off and benefits. Cumberland, York and Berks counties don’t pay longevity to detectives. The other nine use a mix of percentage formulas or flat dollar amounts, with Luzerne County detectives receiving one of the most favorable calculations. Luzerne County’s formula multiplies the number of employment years, a half percent and the salary, resulting in bonuses ranging from $498 to $13,530 in 2011. For example, a 32-year detective making $82,000 receives a longevity bonus of $13,120 in Luzerne County. Chester County pays $225 per year of service, which would amount to $7,200 for a 32-year de-

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Length of service bonus pay One half percent for each year of service times salary, which was $498-$13,530 in 2011. None $600, 5 yrs; $1,100, 10 yrs; $1,600, 15 yrs; $2,100, 20 yrs $500, 7 yrs; $750, 10 yrs; $1,000, 15 yrs; $1,250, 20 yrs; $1,500, 25 yrs Bonuses after 8 years ranging from 0.25% to 1.5% of salary. $400, 10 years; $800, 15 years. 5%-17.4% of salary, depending on years of service, after 4 years of. employment. Amounts to $3,443$11,980.00 0.25% times years of service None

Vacation 5-30 days

Clothes/equip. allowance $1,050 in 2011

10-20 days 5-25 days

None None

5-25 days

$350 a year

10-25 days

None

10-25 days 9-35 days

None None

6-30 days 10-30 days

$650 a year None

5% of pay, with the percentage increasing 5% every 5 years $225 per year of service

10-25 days

$300 a year

12-24 days

None

10-30 days

None

When pressed at a recent council meeting, county Human Resources Director Andrew Check said arbitration tends to favor unions. Three other third-class counties – Westmoreland, Lancaster and Northampton – are faced with expired detective contracts headed for binding arbitration, but officials in those counties are more optimistic. “There’s always a risk with Arbitration concerns binding arbitration, but it’s my beSome Luzerne County Council lief given the economic condimembers are leery of binding ar- tions that we’re facing today that we will more likely get a better rebitration. tective. Lackawanna provides $1,500 for detectives with more than 25 years. Detectives with over 20 years of employment receive $2,100 in Lancaster. Lehigh County would pay $1,000. The formula in Northampton uses a maximum 1.5 percent of the salary for longevity, which means the $82,000 detective would receive $1,230.

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sult than we had in the past with binding arbitration,” said Northampton County Human Resources Director Patricia Siemiontkowski. Three other Northampton County unions recently received binding arbitration awards she described as “fair.” “I’m not as fearful of arbitration as I had been in the past,” she said. Westmoreland Human Resources Director Charles Dominick also believes arbitrators are more willing to consider counties’ financial struggles. “I think arbitration has favored

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Sample policy needed Part of the reason other local districts haven’t added more comprehensive policies like Hazleton’s may lie in that the Pennsylvania School Boards Association has not drafted a sample policy on the issue. School boards often look to the association for guidance when drafting new policies. Steve Robinson, spokesman for the association, said PSBA hasn’t written a policy because there is no state law to aid the association in doing so. Instead, PSBA suggests school boards consult their solicitors for guidance. “When writing sample policies we refer back to state law,” Robinson said. “There’s no law in place now and there are all kinds of First Amendment issues.” Robinson said PSBA hasn’t recommended districts create new social media policies but added “of course having policies in place for any number of things is always a good idea.” The state Department of Education hasn’t taken a stance either, calling it a local issue. “Each school district sets its own policies regarding social media,” department spokesman Tim Eller said. The Pennsylvania State Education Association, the state teacher’s union, does not make recommendations to districts on their policies but has issued suggestions for its members about their use of social media and runs educational seminars for teachers on the same issue. “Do not accept friend requests from your students or their parents,” the Association recommends. “If a student or parent of a student messages you through a social media site, do not respond.” The association also recommends that teachers avoid posting anything via social media about students, other teachers and administrators or anything else they would not show to their mother, students, superintendent or the editor of The New York Times. Many of those same recommendations have been codified in Hazleton Area’s policy. Union spokesman Paul Shemansky said many districts are still catching up to their students’ use of technology, but that policies are evolving. A few years ago, for example, districts were unsure of how to deal with students who made fake social media profiles about teachers or classmates. “That’s a serious issue if a student does that,” Shemansky said. “…It was relatively new a couple years ago, but now there’s protocols and administrators know what to do if something like that happens.”

unions until recently. We’re getting more arbitration awards I believe are not lopsided or one-sided. I think arbitrators are taking heat,” Dominick said. For the process, the county and union each pick an arbitrator, and those two pick a third from a list of Pennsylvania arbitrators, officials say. Lancaster County Solicitor Crystal Clark also has observed recent arbitration awards that “recognize the economic conditions of a lot of government entities.” More expired detective contracts have headed to binding arbitration in recent years, said Richard Marsh, first vice president of the County Detectives Association of Pennsylvania. Detectives in 10 of the 12 thirdclass counties are unionized, excluding Cumberland and Lehigh counties. “I think the trend the last three years has been for counties not to negotiate. They all want givebacks,” Marsh said. The detectives assist local police departments investigating crimes and deaths. County detectives tend to be among the highest-paid county union employees because they often work off hours investigating crime and specialize in law enforcement techniques, he said. Assertions that arbitration favors unions don’t hold water with him. “I think arbitration absolutely keeps both sides reasonable. If you’re being a pig, you’ll get whacked. If the county is unreasonable, then it will get whacked. It’s a double-edged sword,” Marsh said.

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Grads: assume nothing, be ready for anything

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ANOVER TWP. — When Michael Calore graduated from Bishop Hoban High School along with his twin brother Mark in 2001, he planned to relax and take some community college courses before making any major decisions. But within a year, Calore would be inspired to make a decision that would alter the course of his life forever. He volunteered for active military service in the U.S. Army at the cusp of the America’s invasion of Iraq in the aftermath of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks.

You mentioned that being married to your wife, Lori, as being the proudest moment in your life as well as becoming an American Citizen in 2005. It sounds like there are many relatives in the family tree that you are proud of. “My

onored principal, dedicated faculty and hopeful soon-to-be graduates, it’s a privilege to be here before you today at your commencement. I’ll be brief — not because this isn’t 1960, when an hour-long speech was a requirement at high school graduations, but because what I have to say to you is very simple. First off, I want you to notice this big question mark I’m wearing on my academic robe. No, I’m not trying to emulate that TV guy hawking a book on how to get money from the U.S. government. What the question mark means is that you only think you know what’s in store for you. Ever hear the saying “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans”? So you’re going on to college, and maybe grad school, and a solid education will make everything nice and smooth for you? Hah! Economic and political changes even Nostradamus wouldn’t foresee could make your degree and your career plans almost irrelevant four years from now. Look at the experience of engineers in the 1970s, or teachers in the 1980s. “Hot” degrees became albatrosses around people’s necks. There were jokes about Ph.D.s driving cabs. But we adapted, sometimes at great pain, and that’s our lesson to you. Assume nothing, and be ready for anything. So you’re going into the workforce, or maybe the military? Again: Hah! Read up on your field, especially after that first promotion, and get ready for the day when things just don’t work out. The factory could close; the Defense Department could suffer massive budget cuts. So adapt and try again, like Abe Lincoln looking for a general who could win a battle, or like the Wright Brothers who worked for years to get a plane off the ground. Did they throw in the towel or start griping the first time things didn’t go their way? Now does the question mark make sense? Here’s my second point. Look at what I’m holding. It’s a certificate they just gave you that says “Hey, you’re great.” Now watch while I tear it up and toss it on the floor. Want to know why I did that? Almost as soon as you walk out that door at the far end of the auditorium you’ll start meeting other people who have just as many “honors,” or even more. One of the things I distrust about modern graduations is the honors overload. Nearly everybody gets an award, a trophy — something. In 30 minutes most of those honors won’t mean anything. Huge numbers of other young people in other places are also getting them today. Instead, once the party is over, ask yourself some questions. Did I do my job well? Do I realize I still have tons of things to learn? Will I respect the role models and mentors who guide me along the way? Will I be fair to my colleagues and my family, who depend on me? Fulfilling your “yes” and “I’ll try” answers will show if you’re an honorable person. Nobody can tear that up and throw it on the floor. Well, I promised I wouldn’t speak for an hour. By the way, I know you want to get out of here, but I guarantee that in a few decades you’ll be breaking down the doors to get back in and see the old place. Bandleader, strike up the recessional. Two-thousand-and-twelve, here we come!

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Tom Mooney is a Times Leader columnist. Reach him at tmooney2@ptd.net.

Calore would serve two lengthy at war. “My brother enlisted right out of tours in Iraq as a front-line infantryman. He also left the service suffer- school,” recalled Calore. “At the ing from Post-Traumatic Stress Dis- time, I felt really restless. I lacked direction. order (PTSD), an anxiety “When I saw my brother disorder that can develop BUY IT Mark after he completed baafter exposure to an event sic training, he seemed differthat results in psycholog- Michael R. ent, changed,” continued Calical trauma, especially Calore’s book, "Army Coffee ore. “He had come back a man death or the threat of Sucks," can be and I knew I wanted that for death. purchased in Calore recalled his expe- e-book form for myself. I decided to enlist.” Calore was sent for basic riences in battle and his on- $4.99 on amatraining at Fort Benning, Ga. going struggle to come to zon.com. and then ordered to Fort Reilterms with those experiences in a new collection of short es- ly, Kan., to complete his training as says published in e-book format, en- an Infantryman with the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regimen. titled “Army Coffee Sucks.” His unit spear-headed the U.S iniBenefits him, readers tial invasion into Iraq where they exFor him, writing helps him cope perienced continued resistance from with PTSD. For readers, Calore provides insight into the life of soldiers See CALORE, Page 3B

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mar Hallsson is the owner of the Castle Inn Restaurant on Route 309, the Memorial Highway in Dallas. Hallsson, 64, is originally from Iceland. He attended the Hotel and Restaurant School of Iceland University where he received his Masters degree in 1971 and became a world-renowned chef. Omar is the father of six children. He and his wife, Lori, live in Dallas. You owned restaurants in Iceland from 1978 to 1989. That must have been interesting. Were there any unique experiences running those businesses? “There were very memorable moments. I served the Queen of Denmark and the King of

Sweden at my Naust Restaurant there. I will always remember those occasions.” Now, you are serving residents from Northeast Pennsylvania. When and how did you come to be the owner and what is unique about the restaurant? “I left Iceland and came to the United States in 1989 to pursue a career here. I was a hotel manager in Scranton before I bought the Castle Inn in 1992. We have the finest European cuisine at affordable prices and a very comfortable and cozy setting where people can relax and unwind.” It sounds like you can accommodate a variety of events or occasions here? “As far as events go, we cater to family gatherings and weddings as well as a multitude of other special occasions. We also have a ve-

ry special event at 6 p.m. on Sundays. It is the Murderous Liaisons Production of Murder at the Castle. During the show, the dinner audience participates and attempts to solve a murder mystery. It is a great time for all involved.” You say that kindness and courtesy is paramount in serving your customers. “Every Christmas I join forces with the local Lion’s Club, Kiwanis Club and Rotary Club to host a meal for the homeless.”

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brother, Hallur, is celebrating the release of his book, Vafugl (The Vulture’s Lair) and my nephew is in the Icelandic band, Leaves. There are others in my family, including my dearly departed father, who has dabbled in acting, among other pursuits. One of my daughters has also tried her hand in the acting field.”

You were a soccer player as well as a chef and restaurant owner. Tell us about that experience. “I played for the Iceland Vikings and was a forward and center for the team. I was a goal scorer. Before that stint I was invited to try out for the Leeds United team at the same time I was getting married. So that never materialized.”

out the time clock per my opponent’s request. He beat me and that was difficult as I strive to be the best.”

Speaking of being the best, I see the saying above the bar. It reads “ADEINS PAD BESTA ER NOGU GOTT. What is the translation for that saying? “It is a saying I live by. It means, “Only the best You also mentioned that you is good enough.” were once in a chess contest with 300 participants. “I fin- John Gordon writes about area ished in second place after I people for the Meet feature. Reach agreed to play the match with- him at 970-7229.

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Iraqi forces as they pushed toward the capital city of Baghdad. “My first tour lasted eight months,” explained Calore. “I came back to the U.S. and hardly had time to breathe when I was redeployed for a second tour which lasted an entire year.” Calore’s second tour was in support of the 10th Mountain Division and First Cavalry where they participated in the US Military’s ongoing effort to quell the insurgent uprising in Sadr City, led by young Islamic cleric Muqtada al Sadr. “One of the things I had to come to terms with and which I describe in the book, was my personal interpretation of good and evil,” Calore said. “Trying to set your own moral compass when you’re surrounded by constant chaos and unrest is vital but extremely difficult. Seeing constant battle and living with the sole thought to protect yourself and your fellow soldiers helps you to survive. It is a singular purpose.”

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Internal battle chronicled Calore said he started writing letters to family and friends recounting his daily experiences and his internal battle to come to terms with his war-time experiences. “I felt it was important to them as well as myself. I needed an outlet,” he said. The e-book features memoirs and short essays from Calore’s two Iraqi tours as well as stories of his ongoing assimilation and acceptance of those experiences in civilian life.

“It is impossible to see an 18year-old die violently before your eyes and easily compartmentalize that feeling,” Calore said. “When you witness death and torture at 20 years old, how does someone deal with that?” said Calore, now 29 and an English major at Penn State University who plans to teach English. He said he finds a therapeutic release in writing and added that many of his fellow Iraqi War veterans have responded positively to his stories. “It feels good to know that they find common ground with what they’re reading.” Calore said it’s an ongoing struggle to deal with his PTSD and that he still has terrifying nightmares from his battlefield experiences. “It’s impossible for me to assimilate a lot of these experiences in my everyday life,” Calore reflected. “This is something I live with everyday. In my mind, I was able to find some internal understanding of the horrors of war by understanding that for me and in my mind, there will never be a time before war but only a time during war.”

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Verry, Lisowski Lisowski and Justin Verry were united in marriage Aug. 13, J2011,essica at Saint Ann’s Basilica Scran-

Domiano, Pugh Domiano and Rachel A. L ouie Pugh, Shavertown, together with

their families, are pleased to announce their engagement and approaching marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Thomas and Christine Pugh, Hunlock Creek. Rachel is a 1996 graduate of Northwest Area High School and a 2000 graduate of Penn State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with a major in film and video and a minor in theatre arts. She is employed by Impressions Media, Wilkes-Barre, as the director of community relations and general manager of the Weekender. The prospective groom is the son of Louis and Deborah Domiano, Old Forge. He is the grandson of Jean “Gag” Malia, Old Forge. Louie is a 1995 graduate of Scranton Preparatory School and attended the University of Scranton and Northwood University, Michigan. The couple will be united in marriage on Sept. 15, 2012, at the Muhlenburg United Methodist Church in Hunlock Creek. Reception will follow at the bride’s brother’s property, the former Hontz House, Hunlock Creek.

Bason, Bodge Bodge and Brent Bason, B randy together with their parents, an-

nounce their engagement and approaching marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Tina Bodge, Pottstown, and the late William Bodge. She is a 1994 graduate of Pottstown High School. She earned an associate’s degree in business management from Penn State University and an associate’s degree in liberal arts from Montgomery County Community College. She graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice and pre-law in 2005 and is pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree in human resources management and health systems administration at Wilkes University. She is an employee of the federal government. The prospective groom is the son of Larry and Joyce Bason, Conyngham. He is a 1990 graduate of West Hazleton High School. He attended Luzerne County Community College and Bloomsburg University. He is employed by Jacob’s Engineering, Edison, N.J. The couple will exchange vows on Sept. 21 at Lake Wallenpaupack.

Barber, Stuart eanna Barber and Douglas Stuart, together with their D families, announce their upcom-

ing marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Boyd and Linda Barber, Harveys Lake. She is the granddaughter of the late Merle and Vera Conden, Kunkle, and Cora Barber and the late Lee Barber, Tunkhannock. The prospective groom is the son of Henry and Linda Stuart, Shavertown. He is the grandson of the late William and Ruth Hilgert, Harveys Lake, and the late Henry and Esther Stuart, Bunker Hill. Deanna is a 1987 graduate of Lake-Lehman High School. She is the mother of W. Cody Walsh, Kayla Walsh and Kiefer Walsh, Sweet Valley. She is employed as a provider at Caregivers of America. Douglas is a 1982 graduate of Dallas High School. He is employed as a stone mason at Kalinosky Landscaping. The couple will exchange vows June 9, 2012, at a country-style outside wedding in Chase, Pa.

ton, Pa. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Philip Altavilla, V.G. The bride is the daughter of Richard and Alicia Lisowski, Taylor. The groom is the son of Donald and Renee Verry, Plymouth. The bride was escorted down the aisle and given in marriage by her father. She chose her sister-in-law, Nicole Kotarski, as her matron of honor and her friend, Amanda Shimko, as her maid of honor. Her bridesmaids were Sarah Ferguson, Jennifer Quinn and Melissa Williams, all cousins of the bride, and her friends Lisa Paden, Bridget O’Connor, Lauren Bieber and Amy Ragni. The bride’s cousin, Laoise Thomas, served as flower girl. The groom chose his friend, A.J. Jump, as his best man. His groomsmen included his brother-in-law, Justin Kotarski, and his friends, Jesse Conyngham, Matthew Bower, William Turner, John Tomkoski, Kevin Blain, William Ostroski and Brendan Moriarity. The groom’s godson and nephew of the couple, Hunter Kotarski, served as ring bearer. Following the ceremony, an evening cocktail hour and reception were held at the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple, Scranton. The bride was honored with a bridal shower by the mothers of the bride and groom and her bridal party at the Tiki Bar at Waldorf Park Social Club, Scranton. The rehearsal dinner was held at the Banshee Irish Pub, Scranton. Jessica is a graduate of Riverside High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing from King’s College and a master’s degree in special education from Marywood University. She is an autistic support teacher at New Story School, Throop, Pa. Justin is a graduate of Bishop Hoban High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from King’s College. He is a service center manager at FedEx Corporation, Pocono Summit, Pa. The couple honeymooned on the Hawaiian Islands of Maui and Kauai. They reside in Scranton, Pa.

Bray, Horgan obert and Rosemary Bray, Nanticoke, announce the engagement R and approaching marriage of their

daughter, Kimberly, to Brian Michael Horgan, son of John and Mary Lu Horgan, North Wales. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Dorothy Bray and the late H. Robert Bray, Nanticoke, and the late Francis and Genevieve Pikul, WilkesBarre Township. She is a 2000 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School and a 2004 graduate of King’s College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education. She earned a master’s degree in education from Cabrini College in 2012. She is employed as a third-grade teacher at Leidy Elementary, Philadelphia. The prospective groom is the grandson of Loucky and Claire Colavita, Ocean City, N.J., and the late John Francis and Peg Horgan, North Wales. He is a 2000 graduate of Lasalle College High School, Wyndmoor, and a 2005 graduate of King’s College with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. He is employed by his family’s construction business, Lansdale. The couple will unite in marriage on June 1, 2012, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Lansdale.

The Millers athleen and David Miller, Parsons, Wilkes-Barre, recently celeK brated their 30th wedding anniver-

sary in New Orleans, La. The Millers were married on April 3, 1982, at Our Lady of the Lake Church, Pocono Pines. Kathy is the daughter of the late Betty and George Joseph. David is the son of Helen Miller, Dearborn, Mich., and the late Gerald Miller. The Millers have two sons, Jeremy and his wife, Faith, New Egypt, N.J., and Jared, Trucksville, Pa.

Five generations of the Davis family from Wilkes-Barre recently gathered to celebrate the birth of Lily Weidner. Seated is Betty Davis Toole, great-great-grandmother, holding Lily. Standing: Tiffany Davis, mother; Charles D. Davis III, grandfather; and Charles (Chuck) D. Davis Jr., great-grandfather.

IN BRIEF NANTICOKE: Registration for the full summer session at Luzerne County Community College will be held 9 a.m.-7 p.m. May 21; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 2223; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 24; 9 a.m-7 p.m. May 29; and 9 a.m.-7 p.m. May 30-31 at the Registrar’s Office. The summer session begins May 30 and ends on Aug. 7. Final exams will be held Aug. 8-9 and Aug. 13-14. For more information call 7400337 or 800-377-LCCC ext. 7337.

Davis, Ellsworth Marie Ellsworth and Pfc. R achel Samuel Davis were united in

marriage on Oct. 7, 2011, in a civil ceremony officiated by District Justice James Tupper. The bride is the daughter of William and Amy Ellsworth, Edwardsville. She is the granddaughter of Lydia Hirner, Bruce Postupak and James and Marie Ellsworth. The groom is the son of Michael and Amy Davis, Forty Fort. He is the grandson of Marlene Davis and the late Arthur Davis and the late Samuel and Dorothy Elias. The bride was given in marriage by her father. She chose her closest friend, Lindsey Widman, as her maid of honor. The groom’s father was the best man. The bride was feted at a bridal shower held at the home of the bride’s parents. A dinner reception was held in the couple’s honor at Cooper’s Seafood Waterfront in Pittston. The bride is a 2007 graduate of E.L. Meyers High School and attended Luzerne County Community College. She is employed as a sales associate. The groom is a 2006 graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School. He attended Luzerne County Community College and is proudly serving in the United States Marine Corps at Cherry Point MCAS, N.C. The couple resides in North Carolina.

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WILKES-BARRE: The Osterhout Free Library’s North Branch Committee will hold a fundraiser 4-7 p.m. Saturday at the Osterhout Free Library North Branch, 28 Oliver St., Parsons, Wilkes-Barre. The event is an all-you-can-eat pasta dinner and a book and bake sale. Takeouts are available after 3 p.m. and walk-ins are welcome. The fundraiser is being coordinated by Jeremy Evanko, a Coughlin High School senior, as part of his Eagle Scout Project. Proceeds will help support the new branch. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children 8 and younger. Tickets are available at all Osterhout Library locations. For more information call the North Branch at 822-4660. Donations for the North Branch Library can be sent to the Osterhout Free Library, Attn: North Branch, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. WILKES-BARRE: Stanton Lanes, 470 Stanton St., WilkesBarre, is hosting a fundraising meeting for organizations interested in learning how to raise money during fundraising week, July 30 through August at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Snacks and refreshments will be served. To make a reservation, or for more information, call Paul Waliczek or Terri Vesek at 824-4661, or visit TheValleyWithAHeartGoesBowling.com.

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PLAINS TWP.: The Luzerne County Community College Alumni Association and Computer Information Systems (CIS) Department will hold a CIS alumni mixer 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, at Bar Louie at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Admission to the mixer is free for LCCC CIS graduates and $20 per person for guests. The event will include door prizes for the first 50 in attendance, raffles and refreshments. The mixer is co-sponsored by Pearson Education and Cengage Publishing. To register, contact Bonnie Brennan Lauer at the LCCC Alumni Office at 740-0734, 800377-LCCC, ext. 7734 or blauer@luzerne.edu.

MEETINGS Polka Party will benefit holiday parties for children The 400 Club, South Prospect Street, Nanticoke, is hosting a polka party to benefit the children’s Christmas, Easter and Halloween parties 7-11 p.m. May 26. Joe Stanky and The Cadets will provide the entertainment. Food and refreshments will be available. Doors open 6:15 p.m. For tickets call Joe Stanky at 7351659 or the 400 Club at 735-1332. Members of the band, from left, are Mike Magdon, John Evanina, Joe Stanky, Bob Smurlo and Nick Nidoh.

Monday HARVEYS LAKE: The Harveys Lake Borough Homecoming Committee, 7 p.m. in the Borough Municipal Building, 4875 Memorial Highway. For more information call Clarence Hogan at 793-5187.

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Youth take part in celebration hosted by LCCC’s Diversity Council Luzerne County Community College Diversity Council and NAACP Student Chapter 29 AC recently hosted the annual Mt. Zion Youth Celebration at the college’s campus. The celebration included an indoor picnic, games and activities, a basketball clinic and a tour of the campus. Some of the participants, from left, first row: Izeyah S. Minix, Thomas Davis, Kameliah Wilson, Essence Dobson, Tyona Dobson, Tesha Todd, Asia Mitchell, Emanuel Haertas and Anyae Carter. Second row: Francis Curry, director, admissions and member of Diversity Council; Erika Merth, Cameron Daughtry, Sanauva-Nique Bilal, Talaysia Taylor, Adonica Grant, Ayanna Warren, Tyheir Williams, Will Johnson, Aria Jae Mason and Judi Myers, coordinator, diversity. Third row: Mary Sullivan, director, student life and athletics and member of Diversity Council; Vincent Todd, Nasir Williams, Taiquan Dobson, Amil Williams, Sean Coperand, Auryanna Scott, Diance McCloe, Khadijah Blagmon, Shealynn Taylor and Cora E. Merth. Fourth row: Teddi Janosov, secretary, student life and athletics; Tytiana Dobson, Denaisia White, Elizsha Streeter, Precious Medley, Nykia Taylor, Dashara Pearay, Shawn Merth, Dajon Rush, Kyle Merth, Stephanie Brewster and Ron Strothers, fitness center/ gymnasium attendant and member of Diversity Council. Fifth row: Nathan Ward, director, college diversity, King’s College; Darren Breese, Amber Johnson, Maria Johnson, Jessie Gibson, Dazonia Gibson, Rianna Daughtry-Smith, Janice Whitaker, Diion Todd, Anthony Butler, Yondel Dudley and Jim Domzalski, director, enrollment management and member of Diversity Council.

Students win ‘My Favorite Teacher’ essay contest Barnes and Noble, Wilkes-Barre, recently held a ‘My Favorite Teacher’ essay contest for students in grades 1-8. Two students from Wyoming Area Catholic School, Exeter, were winners in the contest. Annie Bagnall, grade 4, won first place and Isabel Cherry, grade 6, won second place. Both students wrote an essay on their favorite teacher, James Renfer, English teacher for grades 4-8. They were honored at a reception held at Barnes and Noble on April 18, where they read their essays. From left, first row, are Bagnall and Cherry. Second row: Chris Tigue, principal, and Renfer.

Lucky’s Sporthouse holding celebrity bartending event A celebrity bartender event will be held on May 23 at Lucky’s Sporthouse, 110 Schechter Drive, Wilkes-Barre, to benefit programs and services provided by the Association for the Blind. Serving as celebrity bartenders are, Anna Cervenak and Max Bartikowsky, Mary and Allen Erwine, Dr. Erik Kruger and Abbe Kruger, CeCe McCarthy and Neil Horn, attorney Joseph Prociak and Whitney Pollock and Rachel and Tom Pugh. Sponsored by Lucky’s Sporthouse and Miller Lite, the event will feature music and vocals by Millennium and an auction of celebrity bartenders’ signature drinks with auctioneer Bob ‘Big Daddy’ Stanley. Call 208-3267 to reserve your bar seat or table. For more information contact the Association for the Blind at 693-3555 or toll free 877-693-3555. Some of the participants, from left: Whitney Pollock; Tom Pugh; Rachel Pugh; attorney Joseph Prociak; Max Bartikowsky; Ron Petrilla, executive director, Blind Association; Anna Cervenak; Allen Erwine; Bobbie Steever, Blind Association; Mary Erwine; Kathi Bankes, manager, Lucky’s Sporthouse; Tom Robinson, Blind Association; CeCe McCarthy; and Abbe Kruger.

King’s College students inducted into international honor society Seventeen King’s College students were recently inducted into Psi Chi, an international honor society for students in psychology. Students accepted for admission must be juniors or seniors, be in the top third of their class, have a minimum grade-point-average of 3.4 and have high standards of personal behavior. At the ceremony, from left, first row, are Leah Leikheim, Loretta Bushick, Kristin Ahearn, Megan Yakoski, Alyssa Hill and Shaliyah Jones. Second row: Christis Perillo, Cathleen Traino, Dominic Daley, Timothy Jeter, Konrad Kraszewski, Christina Bartolomei and Lisa LaMaire. Also inducted were Gabrielle Carbone, Carissa Smith, Lauren Williams and Samantha Phelan.

Misericordia University students inducted into biology honor society Nineteen students in the Misericordia University biology program were recently inducted into the Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) National Biological Honor Society. Students majoring in biology, biochemistry or clinical lab sciences are eligible for the honor society after completing at least three semesters in the program and maintaining a minimum grade point average of 2.75 in the major’s courses for associate members and a 3.0 for regular members. At the induction ceremony, from left, first row, are Chelsea Bonetti, Massapequa, N.Y.; Caitlynn Watkins, Pittston; Shelby Giblin, Honesdale; Amanda Lazzeri, Honesdale; Amanda Lee, Turnersville, N.J., and Anna Konstas, Montrose. Second row: Amelia Poplawski, Wilkes-Barre; Jacqueline Kochmer, Forest City; Moran Romesberg, York; Andrea Carr, Dallas; and Jessica Pavlikowski, Old Forge. Third row: Jonathan Weiss, Minersville; Danielle Yurko, Sweet Valley; Jena Hassinger, Sunbury; Christopher Tiffany, Laceyville; and Bryant Barnhart, Apalachin, N.Y.

HONOR ROLL Dodson Elementary School G. Bartoletti, principal, Dodson Elementary School, recently announced the Honor Roll for the third quarter. Grade 6: Highest Honors: Vanessa Everett, Areli Lopez Flores. High Honors: Khira Cook, Lesly Cruz, Janell Czerpak, Chloe Delp, Wendy Espinoza, Ti’Ahnna Hollis, Michael Hughes, Meghan Moyer, Jaryah Patterson, Isabel Ponce, Kayla Secter, Kaylee Smith, Frankie Sosa, Analy Suarez-Vergara, Ny’Sira Thomas, Tawanna Winstead, Jeffey Yanez. Honors: Equira Ammons, Serenity Bonk, Ariel Boyer, Jawane Buckner, Dominique Cropp, Ariana Dale, Shanie DiFlorio, Oneisha Garallues, Simone Harrold, Chelsea Lezama, Ronald Peguero, Jada Redditt, Tunaja Riley. Grade 5: Highest Honors: Emily Apolinaro, Skylar Elmy, Stephanie Hinz, Juan Rojas, Tyler Yelland. High Honors: Olivia Adolphus, Ashley Amigon, Rafael Amigon, Isaiah Bell, Carl Clemonts, Bryant EspinozaJuarez, Marykay Giza, Elijah Hollis, Maryam Kratz, Samantha

Levy, Casey Mulligan, Latifat Oseni, Kelly Rivera, Mackenzie Shovlin, Deshaun Stone, Michelle Tapia, Destiny Tolbert, Asucena Vergara, Annah Wielgopolski, James Wilde. Honors: Joseph Ammons III, Van Bui, Destiny Englert, Kacie Hogan, Nicole Jarski, Angel Lopez, Jared O’Day, Miguel Olea, Alicia Rodriguez, Tyler Shea, Kasia Stewart, Brandy Vergara, Philip Wydra. Grade 4: Highest Honors: Najeeb Bilal, Trinity Caballero, Zachary Dougalas, Autumn Fenescey, Casey Molina-Vergara, Rachell Reyes Martinez, Rosalinda Sosa, Timothy Wielgopolski. High Honors: Curtis Chandler, Cylee Delp, Kennedy Hoagland, Destiny Hopkins, Destiny Howard, Zuleima Mero, Collin Mosier, Johnny Nunez, Jahmaal Patterson Jr., Jeremy Simon, Kobe Sofa, Yamilet Sosa, Kristian Vasquez. Honors: Edwin Amigon, Keanu Ammons, Heather Campbell, Michael Fox, Skylynn Gonzalez, David Hinz Jr., Leslie Huertero-Sosa, Aishah Khairi, Andrew Koonrad, Courtney Kratz, Melissa Laureano Martinez, Keyana Lopez, Branden McGeever, Holly Raineri, Miracle Ruiz, Ashley Saldivar, Michael Smeraglio, Crystal Tlatenchi.

Grade 3: Highest Honors: Chase Albritton, Selene Amigon, Lei’Ayla Anderson-Combee, Hannah Cook, Kelis Quiller, Michael Robbins, Ada Soriano, Guadalupe Vergara-Perez, Cameron Yelland. High Honors: Xavier Banaszek, Kelsey Bellus, Janelle Coleman, Trey Collins, Amber Douglas, Cindy Espinoza, Thaily Espinoza-Onofre, Dylan Fox, Alexandra Gomez, Angelina Herbert, James Holmes, KyAsya Johnson, Elijah Jordan, Erin Leonard, Peter Lubinski, Autumn Mastropasqua, Kaitlyn Mastropasqua, Alexavier Munoz, Nevaeh Olson, Isabella Painter, Romas Regalado Leonel, Vanessa Reyes Guadarrama, Maleek Robinson, Michelle Secter, Aliviah Seeman, William Urivazo Andrade, Sandra Vasquez, Ashley Ventura-Aguilar. Honors: Konan Desire Dayato, Christopher Englert, Kiana Everett, Johan Guzman, Jazmin Hughes, Carl Johnson, Markel Johnson Soules, Danny Lam, Anyelina Laureano, Jai-Lynn Miller, Ryan Molina, Darnell Moore, Brian Norbert, Savanna Radecki, Arthur Reese III, Onnalee Rolon, Mya Soler, Cristian Sosa Sanchez, Edwin Soto-Santana, Sabreena Tlatenchi, Imaad Toney, Justin Wilson-Holland.

Senator Baker reads to children at Little Meadows Learning Center In celebration of the national Week of the Young Child, Little Meadows Learning Center, managed by Hildebrandt Learning Centers LLC, invited Senator Lisa Baker to be a guest reader to the prekindergarten classes. Senator Baker read the 2012 Pennsylvania One Book, Every Young Child book ‘Stop Snoring Bernard.’ The One Book, Every Young Child program is designed to encourage adults to read daily to children and promote early literacy activities through reading, conversation and quality interactive experiences. Some of the participants, from left: Isabella DeCesaris; Christopher Sholtis; Senator Baker; Noah Moran; Lauren O’Shea, health consultant, HLC; Timothy O’Shea, chief operating officer, HLC; Jacob Bedosky; Jeanette Niebauer, assistant director, Little Meadows; and Rebekah Jia.

Meadows volunteers honored at luncheon Volunteer Appreciation Week at the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas, was celebrated to honor the more than 100 community-spirited people who help at the center. They were acknowledged at a luncheon held at Apple Tree Terrace at Newberry Estate to thank them for sharing over 10,650 hours with the residents this year. Certificates of Appreciation and gifts were presented to each volunteer. Special awards were given to volunteers who have given five, 10, 15 and 20 years of service. At the event, from left, first row: Camille Fioti, assistant director of community services; Betty Sorchik, director of community services; Florence Hozempa, 20 years; Irene Meren, five years; Geri Williams, 10 years; and Carle Welter and her pet therapy dog, Opus, five years. Second row: Cristina Tarbox, administrator, Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center; Carl Noto, executive eirector, EEI; Cheryl Newberry, volunteer, 5 years; Gary Kirk, director of finance, Meadows NRC. Also receiving awards were Maria Barbose, Helen Bernick, Diana Ide and Mary Neely, all five years, and Phyllis Sappe, 20 years.

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Fromel, Julianne and Stanley Knick III, Duryea, a son, April 23.

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Wickham, Lynn and Antonio, Nanticoke, a son, April 24.

Nicolai, Kimberlee and David, Dallas, a son, April 16.

Danko, Samantha and Mark, Wilkes-Barre, a daughter, April 24.

Schall, Dayna and Gary Chapin, Edwardsville, a daughter, April 16.

Keller, Holly and Peter Lakkis, Plains Township, a daughter, April 24.

Shay, Amanda and Christopher, Plains Township, a son, April 17.

Baron, Brandy and James Rail III, Meshoppen, a daughter, April 24.

Brogna, Laura and James, Mountain Top, a daughter, April 17.

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Robert George Gregor, son of Melissa and Robert Gregor, Jr., Dallas, is celebrating his fourth birthday today, May 13. Robert is a grandson of Janet and Butch Jones and Robert and Diane Gregor, all of Plains Township, and George and Sandra Hrabousky, Margate, Fla. He is a great-grandson of George and Pearl Hrabousky, Wilkes-Barre; Francis Wallace and the late Anna Wallace, Plains Township; the late Peter and Anna Walski; and the late Clayton and Elizabeth Neville.

Lindsey Marie Mieldazis, daughter of Michael and Christina Mieldazis, Warrior Run, is celebrating her seventh birthday today, May 13. Lindsey is a granddaughter of Christine Mieldazis, Warrior Run; the late Michael Mieldazis; Joseph Kus, Sugar Notch; and the late Deborah Kus. She is a great-granddaughter of Len and Marion Croop, Warrior Run; Frank and Janet Kus, Sugar Notch; and the late Theresa Kus. Lindsey has a brother, Michael, 9.

Kowalczk, Krystle and Adam, Wyoming, a daughter, April 17. Nayavich, Amy and David Williams, Wilkes-Barre Township, a son, April 17. Rish, Jonel and Tim Fitzgerald, Blakeslee, a son, April 17.

Pittston Hospital Nurse Alumni plan spring meeting The Pittston Hospital Nurse Alumni will hold its spring dinner meeting May 23 at Leggio’s Italian Ristorante, 64 Center Hill Road, Dallas. A bus ride to the Pauly Friedman Art Gallery at Misericordia University to view the memorabilia from local nursing schools will take place at 5:45 p.m. The Center for Nursing History of Northeastern Pennsylvania will also present ‘The History and Impact of Nursing Education in Luzerne County 1887-2012.’ Dinner will begin at 7 p.m. and includes salad, stromboli, pizza, penna with vodka sauce, gnocchi, potatoes, chicken piccata, flounder Francoise, meatballs, vegetables, coffee, tea, soda and cake for dessert. A cash bar will be available. Cost is $26 and includes tax, gratuity and bus fare. Payment must accompany reservation. For more information contact Mary Ann Rubin at 298-2616. At the gallery, from left, is Rubin and Donna Posatko, gallery curator.

Haydock, Tiffany and Ryan Pucci, Hanover Township, a son, April 17. Perez, Monica and David, WilkesBarre, a son, April 17. Freeman, April and David Harris Jr., Monroe Township, a son, April 18. Chrobak, Rachel and Michael, Dallas, a daughter, April 18. Boyle, Shannon and Kenneth, Hanover Township, a daughter, April 18. Lapinski, Laura and David, Benton, a daughter, April 19. Spry, Jessica and Lamar Radcliffe, Plymouth, a daughter, April 19. Powell, Rebekah and Josh Hughes, Hanover, a daughter, April 20.

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Coley Leonard Comparetta, son of Robert and Sarah Comparetta, Wilkes-Barre, is celebrating his first birthday today, May 13. Coley is a grandson of Thomas and Alice Comparetta and Mark and Kathy Mamola, Wilkes-Barre. He is a great-grandson of Joseph and Josephine Mamola, Parsons; the late Howard and Margaret Howe, Thomas and Ann Comparetta and Leonard and Alice Yanchik.

Greggory Howells Jr., son of Amy Howells, Luzerne, and Gregg Howells Sr., Falls, is celebrating his 12th birthday today, May 13. Greggory is a grandson of Lois and David Atherton, Sr., Luzerne, and John and Beth Howells, Scranton. He is a greatgrandson of Emma Jean Atherton, Harveys Lake, and the late Glen Atherton, Mervin Lord Sr., Doris Roberts and Marie McLean.

Elizabeth C. Custard Elizabeth Catherine Custard, daughter of Brian and Cherylann Aleo Custard, Stroudsburg, is celebrating her first birthday today, May 13. Elizabeth is a granddaughter of Vincent and Barbara Aleo, Wilkes-Barre, and Bill and Barbara Custard, Melbourne, Fla. She is a great-granddaughter of Anna Bohinski, Wilkes-Barre Township. Elizabeth has two brothers, Joshua, 8, and Ethan, 6.

Frank, Lisa, Kingston, a daughter, April 20. Pond, Jenny and Ronald, Saylorsburg, a son, April 20. Graboske, Mandy and William, Nanticoke, a daughter, April 20. Schwab, Danielle and Jonathan Chuckers, Tunkhannock, a son, April 21. Johnson, Elizabeth and Thomas, Nicholson, a son, April 21.

Guzman, Judymar and Angel Rivera, Plymouth, a son, April 24. Borsuk, Salena and Michael, White Haven, a son, April 25. Sromovski, Kelly and Andrew, Ashley, a son, April 25. Pardi, Amanda and Ashton Schelble, Freeland, a son, April 25. Hontz, Amy and Jasper, Orangeville, a daughter, April 25. Banks, Heather and Richard, Wyoming, a daughter, April 26. Bloom, Clarice and Timothy Vohs, Wilkes-Barre, a daughter, April 26. Obuhosky, Margaret and Robert, Hunlock Creek, a daughter, April 26. Kolesar, Shelby and Angelo Sacchatti, Old Forge, a daughter, April 26. White, Alexandra and Curtis, West Pittston, a daughter, April 26. Porzuczek, Alyssa and Carter Frank, Hughestown, a daughter, April 27. Simmons, Ahqueelah and Jevon Moore, Wilkes-Barre, a son, April 27. Hackney, Rebecca and Matthew Drake Graham, Freeland, a daughter, April 27. Kapalka, Laura and Rich, Pittston, a son, April 27. Kelley, Kathleen and Paul Jr., Tobyhanna, a son, April 28. Janosky, Amy and William Jr., Hunlock Creek, a son, April 28. Harvilla, Briana, McAdoo, a son, April 28.

St. Jude teacher, student honored by Barnes & Noble

Lech, Rae Ann and Joseph, Wilkes-Barre, a son, April 21.

Marilyn Baran, an English and science instructor at St. Jude School, Mountain Top, was a winner in the local Barnes & Noble ‘My Favorite Teacher’ essay contest. She was chosen from about 100 entries received from Luzerne County students. Baran was nominated by Jordyn Pavelitz, an eighth-grade student at St. Jude School and the daughter of Stanley and Patricia Pavelitz, Mountain Top. Pavelitz read her winning essay during an awards ceremony at Barnes & Noble. Baran received a Barnes & Noble gift certificate, a set of classic books for her classroom and several Blu-ray discs. Baran and another local winner, James Renfer of Wyoming Area Catholic School in Exeter, advanced to the regional competition with other teachers from Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire. At the event, from left, are Pavelitz and Baran.

Belusko, Wendi and James, Hazleton, a son, April 22.

Coumes, Sindy and Will Fitz, Albrightsville, a daughter, April 29.

Patton, Keyana and Dennis Meekins, Wilkes-Barre, a daughter, April 22.

Ruiz, Maricela and Raul Espinoza, Wilkes-Barre, a son, April 30.

Nordall, Melissa and Matthew Kramer, Wilkes-Barre, a daughter, April 22. Smith, Gloria and Mark T., Plains Township, a daughter, April 22. Kelly, Grace and Adam Stark, Tunkhannock, a daughter, April 23.

Nesbitt Women’s and Children’s Center at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Stefanick, Jennifer and John, Freeland, a daughter, April 13.

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NAMES AND FACES John Miliauskas, Dallas, was recently inducted into the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Hall of Fame at the PMEA AnMiliauskas nual In-Service Conference Awards Luncheon at the Lancaster Convention Center in Lancaster. Mary Ann Lugiano, a former student of Miliauskas, nominated him for the award. During his 35-year tenure as band director at Lake-Lehman High School, Miliauskas produced numerous award-winners in parade, concert, field show and indoor guard competitions, including the official Honor Band to Miss America in Atlantic City, 1985; first place in Miss USA Parade, Niagara Falls, N.Y., 1975; first place in Blossom Festival Parade, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, 1975; and first place in Miss Niagara Pageant Parade in Montreal, Canada, 1977. For 28 years, the Lake-Lehman High School Band took top honors in all categories at the Sherburne Pageant of Bands, New York, and Miliauskas was often named outstanding director. Kylie A. Sheplock, West Pittston, was recently elected as president of the Society of Women Engineers, a not-forprofit national Sheplock educational and service organization. Sheplock, a 2008 graduate of Wyoming Area High School, is a senior majoring in biological engineering at Penn

Daniel Williams, a senior at LakeLehman High School, will receive the Outstanding Senior High School Student Award from the Tatra Club of Luzerne County at the annual installation dinner on May 15. Williams has maintained an academic average grade of 3.7 during his senior year and has been involved in numerous school and community activities. He has participated in Cub and Boy Williams Scouts and is an Eagle Scout. Through scouting, he has been involved in American Red Cross blood drives, food drives and the refurbishing of churches, fire halls and other community facilities. Williams is a member of the soccer team, the track team, the yearbook club and the theater group. He is also a part-time, front-end supervisor at Mountain Fresh Grocery Store. Williams plans to attend Penn State, Wilkes-Barre and then Penn State University, State College, to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree and master’s degree in engineering.

seventh-grade student at Wyoming Seminary Lower School, has been accepted to Boston Ballet School’s Summer Dance Program 2012. She was chosen from more than 2,400 students who auditioned during a 33-city audition tour that traveled throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. Kazimi is a senior company member of Ballet Northeast and a member of the Wyoming Seminary Dance Company. She has appeared in many local ballet productions and will be dancing in Ballet Northeast’s performance of “Paquita” and “Firebird” June 1-3 at the Wilkes University Conservatory. She is the daughter of Karin Kazimi and the granddaughter of Ahmad and Victoria Kazimi, Kingston.

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Sigma Nu, the Jesuit Honor Society. Ashley Ferrari, Conyngham, was inducted into Phi Sigma Iota, the Department of Languages honor society at Lebanon Valley College, Annville. Ferrari is a sophomore political science, international studies and Spanish major. Allyson Earl, Harding, Joshua Miller, Drums, Samantha Clasen, Benton, Allyson Marianelli, Old Forge, and Amanda Miller, Kingston, recently received awards at Honors Convocation at Lycoming College, Williamsport. Earl, a sophomore archeology major, received the Principles of Astronomy Award. Miller, a senior economics and business major, received the John A. Streeter Memorial Award in Economics. Clasen, a January graduate, received the Phil G. Gillette Prize in Modern Foreign Languages. Marianelli, a junior chemistry major, received the Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry. Miller, a senior English major, received the Bishop D. Frederick Wertz Award.

Daniel Davidowitz, a 2010 graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School, will have his artwork exhibited in May at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Davidowitz is in his second year at the institute. Joseph O’Hara, Kingston, and Joseph Carr, Plains Township, were recently honored at All Honors Day at Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. O’Hara received the Dean’s Athletic Award given to student-athletes who maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5. Carr was inducted into Alpha

Natashja Udzella, Kingston, was recently inducted into Chapter 179 of Phi Kappa Phi honor society at Lock Haven University. Udzella is a junior majoring in health science.

LCCC Emergency Medical program receives equipment The Luzerne County Community College Emergency Medical Services program recently received an equipment donation from Plains Ambulance, Medic 2. The department received a heart monitor/defibrillator. The donated equipment, a Medtronic-Physio-Control Monitor, will provide students the opportunity to practice with different technologies utilized in pre-hospital care. At the presentation, from left: Mark Ercolani, paramedic class coordinator, LCCC; Jeff Alu, operations manager, Plains Ambulance; Meg DeRoche, Blakeslee, paramedic student; and Brad Vilcko, Drums, paramedic student.

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Garden Art Awards to name recipients at Tunkhannock ceremony

TUNKHANNOCK: The 17th annual Adrienne’s Garden Art Awards ceremony will be held 1-3 p.m. May 20 at the Tunkhannock Area Middle School auditorium. These awards are presented as a memorial to Adrienne P. Maillet. Recipients of the art awards are kindergarten through eighthgrade students who have demonstrated a talent for art during the academic year. Donations are needed for the fulfillment of the endowment to secure the future of these awards. Donations may be sent to Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains, 270 Lake Ave., Montrose, PA 18801. (Write AG

Awards in the check’s memo line.) The award presentation will occur at 2:30 p.m. in the auditorium and the award winning entries will be on display 1-3 p.m. in the lobby of the auditorium. Attendees of the event will be asked to cast a ballot for the People’s Choice Award to be presented to the student whose artwork is chosen as the favorite piece in the show. Winners of this year’s awards are: Makayla Fritsch, Arianna Johnson, Dominic Taylor, Josh Brown, Kylie Hill, Taylar Schultz, Heather Slody, Michael Slowey, Alex Keiser, Alyssa Kovalchick,

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HONOR ROLL Holy Redeemer High School Anita Sirak, principal, Holy Redeemer High School, Wilkes-Barre, recently announced that the following students have attained High Honors or Honors for the third quarter. Grade 12: High Honors: Michael Ambrulavage, Stephanie Amendola, Allison Banks, Ashley Bernardi, Lauren Bernardi, Tessa Boyle, Casey Brelsford, Michael Brown, Jeffrey Capaci, Sara Cavanaugh, William Cavanaugh, Matthew Craven, Shaina Dougherty, Brandon Drust, Patrick Duffy, Dalton Ell, Mary Katherine Evans, Zachary Evans, Elizabeth Finnegan, David Gawlas, Nadia Gentilesco, Matthew Geraghty, Arisa Gereda, Kelly Grebeck, Sarina Hall, Ryan Heck, Nathan Janiczek, Eric Jones, Christopher Kabacinski, Courtney Kreidler, Jessica Kreidler, Jared Kukosky, Brianna Ligotski, Michael Martin, Kara McGrane, Daniel McGraw, Amy McLaughlin, Joseph Melf, Shannon Murray, Allison Muth, James Nixon, Jarrod Pavelitz, Devin Phillips, Nicole Phillips, Christina Pino, Eric Ringsdorf, Danielle Rose, Joseph Ruiz, Leah Santucci, Rachel Simon, Matthew Sipsky, Kirby Smith, Raymond Stemrich, Tara Stephens, Emily Suchocki, Sarah Suchoski, Margaret Sullivan, Michael Terninko, Elsbeth Turcan, Michael Vamos, Olivia Vitali, Marissa Warnick, Kimberly Waters, Julia Wignot, Erin Williams, Robert Wingert and Olivia Zurad. Honors: Mario Adajar IV, Robert Arensmeyer III, Michel Banas, Daniel Belsky, Ariana Brennan, Jordan Cadwalader, Angela Costigan, Amber Desiderio, Thomas Doyle, Michelle Druby, Michael Dupre, Ryan English, Megan Ferrell, Ronald Foy III,

Alexandra Griswold, Francis Hickey, Zachary Janusziewicz, Kurt Jones, Christine Kabacinski, Alexa Kalafut, Brian Kelly, Elizabeth Knaub, Jessica Kupetz, Rebecca Makar, Paige Makowski, Alyssa Miller, Megan Mirra, Thomas Murray, Dylan Myslowski, Elizabeth Nicholas, Dominick Policare, Alexandra Pugh, M. Halie Rexer, Jessica Ruppert, Michael Rychwalski, Vera Sedlak, Alexandra Serra, Stephanie Sullin, Monica Theroux, Christopher Thoma, William Trimblett, Cody Tsevdos, Ian Wagner, Lindsee Waldron, Marissa Walker, Meeghan Walton, Jackson Welch and Andrea Zupko. Grade 1 1: High Honors: Nicholas Ambrulavage, Jeremy Astolfi, Emily Becker, Bethany Chmil, Cornelia Chmil, Matthew Collins, Tyler Dougherty, Marissa Durako, Cassandra Gill, Danielle Gorski, Tricia Harenza, Jeremy Heiser, Dakota Hollock-Sinclair, Louis Jablowski, Cody Januszko, Maria Sara Kupczynski, Michael Kosik, Sydney Kotch, Jacob Kozak, John Kozak, Brendan Leahigh, Patrick Loftus,Thomas Madigan, Morgan Mancini, Andrew Mark, Michael Mocion, Michael Morrison, Jeremy Myslowski, Angeli Nause, Devon Nowicky, Megan Philllips, Victoria Reggie, Kayla Rhiel, Joshua Siecko, Matthew Slavoski, Rachel Sowinski, Christina Springer, Kaitlyn Stochla, Joseph Szczechowicz, Leanne Tabit, Ryan Tabit, Teresa Toomey, Adam Turosky, David Wert and Sarah Williams. Honors: Vito Aiello, Vincent Amarando, Fallyn Boich, James Bond, Krzysztof Bozentka, Nadine Carlo, Rachael Coassolo, Thomas Cosgrove, Kelsey Crossin, Kaitlyn Donnelly, Elizabeth Eaton, Callie Evans, Shane Flannery, Brianne Frascella, Kyle Gainard, Erik Gdovin, Alexandra Gentilesco, Margaret Guarnieri, Robert Jones, Anna Kachmarski, Geetika Khanna, Mary Kolojejchick, Kellie Kopko, Ann Kotch,

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Colby Allen Karnes, Kyle Joseph Katchko, Sabryn Quinn Kurtz, Lisa Michelle LaBar, Rachel Michelle Leskowsky, Rachel Marie Mahoney, Karen Lynn Marchakitus, Andrew McCarroll, Connor James McGovern, Jared Thomas McGrath, Maranda Sue Moosic, Jerome Paul Natishan, III, Dylan James Nayavich, Haley Alexis Nice, Christina Marie Olson, Rebecca Sue Osiecki, Zacharia Ouladelhadjahmed, Miranda Grace Parry, Michael Anthony Peck, Nicholas Scott Perkins, Samantha Marie Rosencrans, Christopher Sabol, Julie Ann Salansky, Sara Rae Schuler, Joseph Francis Sharon, Bailey Marie Stockage, Brandon Michael Tosh, Jessica Ann Ulozas, Blaise Albert Waligun, Corey Weaver, Mikayla Elizabeth Weston, Claire Elizabeth Wilson, Chelsea Lee Witter, Rebecca Lynn Wright, Henry Joseph Zielinski, IV. Grade 9: Principal’s Honor Roll: Katherine Bartuska, Emily Grace Crawford, Noah Thomas Crispell, Hannah Leigh Cross, Zane D. Denmon, Matthew Edkins, Jason Charles Field, Sela Ann Fine, Elana M. Herceg, Philip Samuel Hettes, Shauna Christine Leahy, Nicole Marie Lockard, Megan Ann Mahle, Brittney Paige Mahoney, Matthew Granville Miller, Jasmine Mari Leilani Moku, Jenna Koury Mortenson, Neil Patrick Mras, Alexis Sophia Oplinger, Rachel Helen Pilch, Hannah Rachel Stull, Michael Avery Symeon. High Honor Roll: Alysa Kaitlyn Adams, Natalee Marie Barker, Tyler Eric Burke, Cahil James Carey, Courtney Ann Carey, Matthew Christoph Chabala, Justus James Cole, Kirsten Anne Cope, Morgan Rae Dizbon, Emma Elizabeth Evans, Antonio Ferrari, Monica Anne Fries, Micayla Mary Grey, Caitlyn Taylor Henninger, John Joseph Hospodar, Andrew Richard Hutsko, Jeremy G. Jayne, Connor Adam Jones, Lauren MacMullen, Collin Eric Masters, Ginger Lee Mutzabaugh, Jamie Lynn Niedjaco, Julia Rose Pilch, Amanda Lynn Scavone, Adam Elijah Simmonette, Cayle Rae Spencer, Colleen Mae Spencer, Danae Sutliff, Sara Margaret Tronsue, Frank Matthew Vacante, John Thomas Aloysius VanScoy, Jacob Aaron Yaple, Christian Scott Zeisloft, Ronald Jude Ziomek. Honor Roll: Melissa Lyne Anthony, Crystal Janice Audia, Aleaha Marie Blazick, Jade Amber Butler, Jared Marcus Casaldi, Matthew Jack Cragle, Daniel Xavier Cross, Kenley Maria Cutter, Anna Margaret DeFranco, Derek Mark Dragon, Kaitlyn Evans, Emily Galasso, Jessica Robin Geiger, Morgan Lynne Goodrich, Jessica Elizabeth Harvey, Cory Logan Hoyt, Amy Lynn Ide, Katrina Lee Joyce, Mercedes Keller, Jared Adam Kepner, Shawn Michael Kidd, Kierra Ashlyn Kimble, Brandon James Kozlowski, Hayley Lynn Kozlowski, John Anthony Labatch, James Scott Loefflad, Tiffani Danielle Malinowski, Eric Alan Masters, Natalie Mae McCue, Sade Elizabeth Miller, Marissa Kate Miscavage, Robert James Nayavich, Haley Helen Novitski, Anna Joy O’Connell, Tessa Mary Paul, Benjamin Peter Pilch, Carolyn Price, Thomas Richard Pudimott, Isabel Sanchez, Joshua Robert Sayre, Eliana G. Sicurella, Staci Mae Stine, Bethany Lynne Taylor, John David Tomasura, Korri Rae Wandel. Grade 10: Principal’s Honor Roll: Michelle Ash, Cassia Rose Cole, Nicholas Joseph Egan, Brittany Faux, Christopher Michael Herrick, Kaylee Ann Hillard, Anna Michelle James, Calvin Elliot Karnes, Meghan Elizabeth Maccarone, Emily Mae Malak, Ashley Rose Rood, Megan Elizabeth Sorber, Kelly Ann Sweeney, Alyssa Rae Talacka, Amy Joi Williams, Lindsay Nicole Williams. High Honor Roll: Maria Anna Chinikaylo, Adam Taylor Dizbon, Austin Charles Harry, Alexander Charles Hoyt, Dustin Daily Jones, Olivia Taylor Kojadinovich, Stephanie Nicole Konek, Kahli Kotulski, Jodan S. Lindley, Courtney E. McMonagle, Lacey Raye Miller, Brooke Anne O’Brien, Jason Patrick Patterson, Rene Suzanne Rismondo, Kyle Jacob Romanofski, Alexander Thomas Scott, Symantha Susan Sharon, Tracy Lynn Snyder, Daniel A. Stefanowicz, Vincent Frederick Williamson. Honor Roll: Brittany Marie Acevedo, Douglas Lee Albertson, Emily Mae Anglovich, Rachel Nicole Anthony, Benjamin Michael Attanasio, Emily Joy Barber, Scott Michael Bean, Danielle Rae Belcher, Joshua William Bevan, Tyler R. Bonner, Brady Robert Butler, Grant A. Calkins, R-E-Onna Elizabeth Canfield, Gregg John Ciravolo, Desirae

Leigh David, Victoria Marie DeCesaris, Robert Brandon Fowler, Peter Henry Groblewski, Adeline Eve Hannigan, Zebulon Harrison, Alexis Elizabeth Harry, Montana Marie Higgins, Shoshana Marie Mahoney, Timothy Vincent Marchakitus, David Allen Oliver, Katelyn Anne Pelton, Dylan Robert Pudimott, Kolbie Renee Rodriguez, Anthony Shaffer, Emily Anne Sutton, Brinley Elizabeth Williams, Joseph John Wojcik, III, Robert William Wright III. Grade 1 1: Principal’s Honor Roll: Joel Austin, Sarah M. Bedford, Thomas D. Boyle, Jason Daron, Megan A. Davis, Christopher N. Edkins, Carly L. Grombel, Katie E. Heindel, Rachel E. Hohol, Ashley D. Jackson, Jared M. James, Amanda L. Mathers, Karli A. O’Brien, Samantha M. Sabol, Molly F. VanScoy, Bethany Joi Williams, Karen P. Yamrick, Kaitlyn Yoniski, Dustin Zeiler. High Honor Roll: Mark M. Bilbow, John Patrick Butler, IV, Cody M. Derhammer, Tristan Ryder Fry, William T. Hillman, Brandon Nathaniel Kelley, Samantha J. Lindley, Emily Maculloch, Samantha A. O’Neill, Sierra S. Pall, Jeremy W. Prater, Cody Christopher Spriggs. Honor Roll: Ryan Christian Akins, Connor Balloun, Ashlee M. Barker, Kayley Bedford, Kenneth Wayne Besecker, Zachary D. Bevan, Emily Blaski, Victoria E. Cadwalader, Jessica L. Campbell, Jeffrey T. Carter, Christie Cawley, Zachary T. Chabala, Michelle Chappell, Piotr Chrzanowski, Jarod J. Ciehoski, Jolisa Raquel Copeman, Miranda Evan Dembowski, Kayla D. Denmon, Karli Ann Doran, Michael Robert Ego, Nicole C. Ford, Michael Cole Hartman, Brent Hizny, Shalynn R. Honeywell, Robert H. Ide, Kassie R. Keiper, Alyssa A. Kobal, Genevieve Konopinski, Colin E. Kovalchek, Shane Christopher Kreller, Michael J. Labatch, Megan M. Lee, Craig Michael Manzoni, Alesha Martin, Kayla Ann Martin, Kevin Charles Masters, Mark Navin, Donald W. Nevel, III, Abraham Caleb O’Connell, Nicole Marie O’Connor, Eric R. Ottaviani, Katrina M. Patla, Rachel Runner, Catherine A. Salaway, Donald J. Scavone, III, Brian P. Sisk, Jr., Sarah N. Stacey, Tyler Stein, Cassandra Marie Stevens, Kendra Nichole Stine, Kieran C. Sutton, Deanna Marie Szabo, Kasey Rebecca Wasylyk. Grade 12: Principal’s Honor Roll: Kristen Dicton Boyle, Bryan P. Carter, Pawel Chrzanowski, Connor Ian Daly, Shelby Jean Foster, Matthew Joseph Gorski, Callie M. Grey, Rachel Holena, Kevin T. Katchko, Jr., Michael Thomas Kiwak, Michelle Lipski, Marissa L. Moosic, Nathan Rinehouse, Raine C. Scott, Nikki Sutliff, Taryn E. Talacka, Alexis P. VanFleet. High Honor Roll: Julia A. Bilbow, Joseph Charles Brandenburg, Hope Dante, Sara Elizabeth Davis, Jay Brendan Dawsey, Kyle J. Fine, Victoria Ann Frederick, Ryan C. Hoyt, Alexandra Samantha Jayne, Jonathan Dennis King, Kayla R. Koziol, Emily Anne Leskowsky, Carol F. Mosier, Jared L. Novitski, Tiffany Celia Oplinger, Mikayla O. Orrson, Amanda Leah RodriguezTeutonico, Rebecca A. Rosser, Brandon Michael Scott, Vincenzo E. Sicurella, Job Thompson Stepanski, Keegan G. Truska, Paige Elizabeth Vacante, Carl D. Whispell, Jr., Julia Catherine Whitesell, Daniel C. Williams, Matthew David Wolman. Honor Roll: Amber Elizabeth Anderson, Eliott James Anderson, Olivia L. Anglovich, Katelyn A. Ashton, Curtis James Barbacci, Lindsey Lee Bennett, Jacob Daniel Bevan, Kevin John Bohan, Sarah Jessica Brooks, John Thomas Butchko, Brittany Lee Carey, Laura L. Casterline, Amy L. Denmon, Tyler P. Denmon, David Dominick Eury, Elizabeth Farrell, Korey Mitchell Fegely, Sean Fertal, Nicole Lauren Fink, Charleen AR Fisher, Bradley Fuller, Christopher Thomas Gerlin, Lewis B. Hackling, Samantha Joe Headley, Scott P. Judson, Samantha Marie Loefflad, Zachary J. Manganella, Tyler James-Charles McGovern, Lianna Milazzo, Briar D. Moore, Hunter L. Murphy, Brent R. Oliver, II, Justin Z. Partington, Sarah M. Perry, Cody A. Poepperling, Justin M. Salvati, Alison L. Sankey, Nicholas Shelley, Troy J. Shurites, Evonne M. Spencer, Kailee Taylor, Jordan Thomas, Zachary David VanLoon, Mackenzie E. Wagner, Ashlyn R. Wilson, David A. Wilson, Eric Wojciechowski, Brittney Rose Wood-Turinski, Merissa R. Wright, Joshua L. Zacharias.

HONOR ROLL Northwest Area Senior High and Middle School Ryan Miner, principal, and Joseph Rasmus, assistant secondary principal, Northwest Area Senior High and Middle School recently announced the third quarter Honor Roll students. Grade 7: High Honors: Forrest Callahan, Emily Demko, Shayla DiPasquale, Samuel Edwards, Adam Grisham, Brian Hardiman, Emma Herbert, Morgan Kline, Morgan Lancenese, Amanda Learn, Luke Pavill, Skylar Peters, Michael Samulevich, Alijah Zielecki, Sarah Zultevich. Honors: Kaelee Albertson, Brittany Bitto, Kiersten Eddinger, Brittani Jo George, Julia Grattan, Joseph Groff, Ezra Judge, Kennedy Maclean, Mitchell Mazonkey, Noah McGovern, Justis Miller, Katherine Noss, Carlie Pszeniczny, Shelby Spencer, Jesse Tarnowski, Dylan Womelsdorf. Grade 8: High Honors: Ashley Brubaker, Douglas Campbell, Rachel Connolly, Catherine George, Elizabeth Gurzynski, Katie Jones, Tanner Kennedy, Kaylee Kishbaugh, Sarah Kozlowski, Benjamin Krouse, Tanner MacDougall, Vincent Pavill IV, Terasa Pierontoni, Garrett Reese, Alex Schechterly, Jared Sivco, Jeremy Walsh. Honors: Neno Agnello, Andrew Boberick, Carlee Capece, Erin Cerase, Tyde Chamberlain, Emily Clarke, Kelsey Cook, Kira Dempsey, Alan

HONOR ROLL Wyoming Area High School Vito Quaglia, principal, Wyoming Area High School, recently announced the students who qualified for the Honor Roll for the second marking period ending March 23. Grade 7: High Honors: Erin Ainsworth, Grace Angelella, Kathryn Augustine, Madison Beppler, Michael Bonita, Matthew Booth, Victoria Braccini, Lydia Bugelholl, Peter Butera, Robert Butwin, Kara Dooner, Evan Esposito, Lindsey Feeney, Kimberly Ferrara, Stephen Homza, Jessica Hopkins, Dylan Kostak, Aaron Lee, Shari Liddick, Leah Moore, Kara Moscatelli, Madison Mulhern, Kyle Musto, Anthony Nardell, Kristen Nossavage, Makaila O’Reilly, Mackenzie Pegg, Alex Robbins, Laura Sachaczenski, Anthony Saitta, Christina Sakalas, Ryan Shuleski, Eric Speicher, Shelby Stanford, Evan Stravinski, Katrina Stravinski, Evelyn Urban, Emily Uritz, Cassanda Wilson, Katie Wolfgang. Honors: David Alberigi III, Austin Alder, Nikolas Athmann, Joseph Bender, Albert Blannett, III, Julia Bonomo, Adam Buczynski, Morgan Coolbaugh, Dominic Dempsey, Lea Getz, Cailtlyn Gibbons, Emily Goyne, Rachel Johnson, Nina Minnelli, Ariana Pamias, Julia Patts, Grace Pepe, Megan Pitcavage, Joshua Quick, Walker Regis, Albert Scianra, III, Grace Scrobola, Sarah Shemanski, Tristan Sokach-Minnick, Amy Troy, Ashley Vikara, Tiffany Vincavage, Allison Vukovich, Ryan Webb, Ryan Wrubel, Gina Zehner. Grade 8: High Honors: Robert Acacio, Georgia Calimeres, Matthew Carlson, Stephanie Chihorek, Erin Donnelly, Katharyn Dymond, Alexis Harris, Laura Heinzlmeir, Kelsey Kasisky, Hannah Klaproth, Mikayla Klimas, Zachary Lagrue, Ashley Lamoreaux, Cassandra Lockhart, Megan Mattioli, Victoria Mattioli, Michael Murphy, Ryan Murphy, Lauren Perry, Victoria Remley, Samantha Sepko, Anthony Shaver, Jennie Skursky, Stephanie Sokach, Rachael Solano, Jessica Sorick, Krystina Stanczyk, Justin Steinberger, Kelly Sypulski, Morgan Tarnalicki, Anna Thomas, Nico Vasquez, Daniela Vigueras, Claudia Waltz, Nicole Wright, Megan Wysocki. Honors: Bree Bednarski, Mackenzie Bilbow, Joseph Buczynski, Ryan Burton, Rebecca Charney, Kelly Clarke,

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Nittany Lions now learning about change

By DEREK LEVARSE dlevarse@timesleader.com

For Russ Rose, it was seven words that sold him on Bill O’Brien. Penn State’s historically successful women’s volleyball coach had listened to dozens of candidates while serving on the school’s search committee for a new football coach. Head coaches, assistant coaches, general managers. College football and pro football. There comes a point where the interviews all start to sound alike. “I’m a So Rose coach. He perked up when, in the made a middle of an instatement terview – in the on one of middle of a sentence, no less – the inter- O’Brien just views that, came out and said it. for me, “I’m a hell of was what I a football coach.” like to “And everysee.” body else probgoes, Russ Rose ably Penn State ‘Geez,’ ” Rose volleyball coach recalled. “And I’m like, ‘Bingo.’ Because I think you want somebody confident. It’s a job that requires you to be confident in what you’re doing and what you know and what your vision for the future is.” Rose should know. With Joe Paterno gone, he is now Penn State’s longest-tenured head coach, as well as the most successful with five national titles, including four straight in the past decade. “I’m a coach,” Rose said plainly. “He made a statement on one of the interviews that, for me, was what I like to see.” In this, his fifth month as head football coach, O’Brien has been touring the Northeast, trying to drum up support from fans and alumni. But before that, he had to sell himself to the university.

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Penguins center Cal O’Reilly (26) battles for a loose puck against St. John’s winger Jason King (5) in the first period of Saturday’s Game 7 in Newfoundland. The Penguins got a power-play goal midway through the period but could not complete the rally from a 3-1 deficit in both the game and the series.

Rally falls short in final period Saturday

By ROBIN SHORT For The Times Leader

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland — A bruised and battered Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton squad came up just short of advancing in the Calder Cup playoffs on Saturday night, losing 3-2 to St. John’s in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The IceCaps took the best-of-seven series 4-3 and will now face the Norfolk Admirals in the AHL’s version of the Final Four. The Eastern final opens Thursday in Norfolk. In the West, the Toronto Marlies visit Oklahoma City to take on the Barons

in the Western Conference final, which also starts Thursday. It was a gritty effort from the Penguins in the second round, who rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to force a deciding game, including a 4-2 Game 6 win Friday night in St. John’s. “It was a great effort and I’m really proud of the fact we went in and we battled and we went down swinging,” Penguins coach John Hynes said. “I really felt we worked for it and fought until the end. We were one goal worse than them.” Aaron Gagnon’s second goal of the game, 53 seconds into the third period,

proved to be the winner. The Gagnon goal staked St. John’s to a 3-1 lead, one which the Penguins could not overcome. “Funny, but it was the first goal that seemed to take the air out,” Hynes said. “When they scored that third one, we felt like we were still in it, and still able to win.” Ray Sawada also scored for the winners. Replying for the Penguins were Ryan Craig and Colin McDonald. Unlike Friday’s game, when Jason WilSee PENGUINS, Page 7C

NBA

LeBron James laughs during a television interview after having accepted the NBA MVP trophy Saturday in Miami. Calling the honor "overwhelming" but pointing to a "bigger goal," James on Saturday became the eighth player in NBA history to win the MVP award three times.

King James wears 3rd MVP crown, but wants to rule NBA

not the award I want, ultimately. I want that championship. That’s all that matMIAMI — Calling the honor “over- ters to me.” James won the award for the third whelming” but pointing to a “bigger time in four seasons. goal,” LeBron James Only Kareem Abdulon Saturday became “Heat nation, we have a Jabbar, Michael Jorthe eighth player in dan, Bill Russell, Wilt NBA history to win the bigger goal. This is very Chamberlain, Larry MVP award three overwhelming to me as Bird, Magic Johnson times. and Moses Malone James accepted the an individual award. But have won at least that trophy and will get to this is not the award I many MVP trophies. show it off to Miami want, ultimately.” Abdul-Jabbar won Heat fans Sunday afLeBron James six times, Jordan and ternoon when he’s preNBA MVP Russell five times sented with the prize each, Chamberlain again by Commissionfour times. Now, er David Stern before Miami faces Indiana in Game 1 of an they’re the only players with more than James. Eastern Conference semifinal series. “We love you,” Heat President Pat Ri“Heat nation, we have a bigger goal,” James said. “This is very overwhelming to me as an individual award. But this is See JAMES, Page 7C By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer

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s a man trying to get in the minds of college kids, Bill O’Brien tries to sharpen his own by simultaneously reading an array of books – most of them about leadership. But the blueprint for directing his new blue and white football team won’t be found on the pages of a book. O’Brien can’t come to Penn State carrying lessons out of the past, trying to turn himself into the next Bo Schembechler or Bear Bryant – or even Joe Paterno of college football coaching lore. O’Brien has to carve out his own style, in his own way. And that means a drastic break from the old way at Penn State. “We’ve changed the way we lift weights. We’ve changed the way we tape ankles. We’ve changed our training room,” O’Brien said. “We’ve made a lot of changes.” Including the way Penn State searches for students who will be athletes on his football team. O’Brien made that clear when Penn State’s Coaches Caravan stopped in Northeastern Pennsylvania this week. Gone is the “Grand Experiment,” a system of producing as much success in the classroom as on the football field that became a mantra of pride under the legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno before he died. It looks like that vision died with him. “I’m not looking for 100 valedictorians,” O’Brien said. “That’s not going to help me beat Ohio State.” To be fair, he went on to insist he won’t stand for a squad of school boy slackers. As the replacement for Paterno as Penn State’s head football coach, O’Brien said he’ll search for athletes who work as hard in class as on the field. He talked about overseeing Lions teams of integrity and honesty. But truthfully, his reputation and his job aren’t going to be staked on the graduation success rates of his teams. “There’s no gray area in football. You either win or you lose,” O’Brien said. You get the sense the Lions may have lost something in this coaching transition. It starts with O’Brien’s offensive playbook, which comes straight from the New England Patriots – where O’Brien worked as an offensive coordinator last year – and is stacked more than twice as thick as anything Paterno ever put together for the kids. Which presents wonderfully exciting scoring possibilities for Penn State’s football team. And may also make players carrying a full semester of credits choose between studying the gameplan or studying for class. “There’s definitely a thought process that goes along with that,” O’Brien said of the time crunch. “What we’re putting in is the basis of the New England Patriots offense. It’s one I’m most familiar with. Part of June will be our training camp installation meetings, making sure we’re not overloading guys (with information).” But will that work load cut into time for the school load? From the time he was introduced at Penn State in January, O’Brien has been charming and charismatic. “He’s passionate about his team, about the program,” said Penn State women’s basketball coach Coquese Washington, who joined O’Brien during a caravan stop in Hazleton this past week. “He wants everything to be done at a high caliber, a high quality. And those are the hallmarks of winners and leaders.” From his early impressions, the new leader of the Lions looks to have a good read on the whole program at Penn State. You can’t always judge a book by its cover.

Paul Sokoloski is a Times Leader sports columnist. You may reach him at 970-7109 or email him at psokoloski@timesleader.com.

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MONDAY, MAY 14 H.S. BASEBALL Berwick at Wyoming Area, 4:15 p.m. Coughlin at Hazleton Area, 4:15 p.m. Crestwood at Nanticoke, 4:15 p.m. Dallas at Tunkhannock, 4:15 p.m. Hanover Area at Northwest, 4:15 p.m. Meyers at Wyoming Seminary, 4:15 p.m. Pittston Area at Holy Redeemer, 4:15 p.m. H.S. GIRLS SOCCER Crestwood at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Holy Redeemer at Berwick, 4:15 p.m. Meyers at MMI Prep, 7 p.m. North Pocono at Honesdale, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at Hanover Area, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Valley West at Nanticoke, 4:15 p.m. Lake-Lehman at Hazleton Area, 6 p.m. Tunkhannock at GAR, 7:30 p.m. at Wilkes-Barre Memorial H.S. SOFTBALL Berwick at Wyoming Area, 4:15 p.m. Coughlin at Hazleton Area, 4:15 p.m. Crestwood at Nanticoke, 4:15 p.m. Dallas at Tunkhannock, 4:15 p.m. GAR at Lake-Lehman, 4:15 p.m. Hanover Area at Northwest, 4:15 p.m. Holy Redeemer at Pittston Area, 4:15 p.m. Lake-Lehman at MMI Prep, 4:15 p.m. Meyers at Wyoming Seminary, 4:15 p.m. H.S. TRACK AND FIELD District 2 Class 3A Meet at Scranton Memorial Stadium, 3 p.m. H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Coughlin at North Pocono Delaware Valley at Hazleton Area Hanover Area at Berwick Wyoming Valley West at Dallas H.S. BOYS LACROSSE District 2 semifinals TBD at Delaware Valley, 4 p.m. Crestwood at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. H.S. GIRLS LACROSSE District 2 semifinals TBD at Wyoming Seminary, 4 p.m. Dallas vs. Delaware Valley at Wyoming Seminary, 6 p.m. COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD Misericordia at Swathmore, 4 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 15 H.S. TRACK AND FIELD District 2 Class 2A Meet at Scranton Memorial Stadium, 3 p.m. H.S. BASEBALL Lake-Lehman at MMI Prep, 4:15 p.m. H.S. GIRLS SOCCER Berwick at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. H.S. SOFTBALL Crestwood at Hazleton Area, 4:15 p.m. H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Tunkhannock at Lake-Lehman H.S. BOYS TENNIS PIAA Team Championships First round Wyoming Seminary vs. Moravian/Allentown Central Catholic

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AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. SPEED — Formula One, Spanish Grand Prix, at Barcelona, Spain 1 p.m. SPEED — Rolex Sports Car Series, Global Barter 250, at Millville, N.J.

CYCLING

5 p.m. NBCSN — Tour of California, first stage, at Santa Rosa, Calif.

GOLF

Noon TGC — PGA Tour, THE PLAYERS, final round, at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 2 p.m. NBC — PGA Tour, THE PLAYERS, final round, at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

HOCKEY

9 a.m. NBCSN — IIHF World Championships, pool play, United States vs. Finland, at Helsinki

NHL

8 p.m. NBCSN — Playoffs, conference finals, game 1, Los Angeles at Phoenix

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

1 p.m. WPIX — N.Y. Mets at Miami YES – Seattle at N.Y. Yankees 1:30 p.m. WQMY — San Diego at Philadelphia ROOT – Houston at Pittsburgh 2 p.m. TBS — Atlanta at St. Louis WGN — Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee 8 p.m. ESPN — L.A. Angels at Texas

MEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE

1 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Division I, playoffs, first round, Princeton at Virginia

MOTORSPORTS

4 p.m. SPEED — FIM World Superbike, at Derby, England (same-day tape) NBA BASKETBALL 1 p.m. ABC — Playoffs, first round, game 7, L.A. Clippers at Memphis 3:30 p.m. ABC — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 1, Indiana at Miami

NHL HOCKEY

8 p.m. NBCSN — Playoffs, conference finals, Los Angeles at Phoenix

SOCCER

9:30 a.m. ESPN2 — Premier League, Queens Park at Manchester City 10 a.m. FX — Premier League, Manchester United at Sunderland SPEED — Premier League, Blackburn at Chelsea 12:15 p.m. ESPN2 — MLS, New York at Philadelphia

T R A N S A C T I O N S BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Acquired LHP Mike Belfiore from Arizona to complete an earlier trade. Assigned Belfiore to Bowie (EL). CLEVELAND INDIANS—Recalled RHP Zach McAllister from Columbus (IL). Placed RHP Josh Tomlin on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 8. Purchased the contract of INF Jose Lopez from Columbus. Optioned INF Jason Donald to Columbus. Designated OF Nick Weglarz for assignment. KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Activated RHP Greg Holland from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Nate Adcock to Omaha (PCL). National League CHICAGO CUBS—Placed RHP Carlos Marmol on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Casey Coleman from Iowa (PCL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed OL Mitchell Schwartz, DL John Hughes, WR Travis Benjamin, LB James-Michael Johnson, OL Ryan Miller, DL Billy Winn, DB Trevin Wade and FB Brad Smelley.

H O C K E Y National Hockey League Playoff Glance (x-if necessary) CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Friday, April 27 Phoenix 4, Nashville 3, OT Saturday, April 28 NY Rangers 3, Washington 1 Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 1 Sunday, April 29 Philadelphia 4, New Jersey 3, OT Phoenix 5, Nashville 3 Monday, April 30 Washington 3, NY Rangers 2 Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 2 Tuesday, May 1 New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 1 Wednesday, May 2 NY Rangers 2, Washington 1, 3OT Nashville 2, Phoenix 0 Thursday, May 3 New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 3, OT Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 2 Friday, May 4 Phoenix 1, Nashville 0 Saturday, May 5 Washington 3, NY Rangers 2 Sunday, May 6 Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 1, Los Angeles wins series 4-0 New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 2 Monday, May 7 NY Rangers 3, Washington 2, OT Phoenix 2, Nashville 1, Phoenix wins series 4-1 Tuesday, May 8 New Jersey 3, Philadelphia 1, New Jersey wins series 4-1

Wednesday, May 9 Washington 2, NY Rangers 1, series tied 3-3 Saturday, May 12 Washington at NY Rangers, late Today's Games Los Angeles at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Monday, May 14 New Jersey at NY Rangers OR Washington at New Jersey, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 Los Angeles at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 16 New Jersey at NY Rangers OR Washington at New Jersey, 8 p.m. NHL Leaders Through May 9 Goal Scoring Name Team .....................................................GP G Danny Briere Philadelphia............................. 11 8 Claude Giroux Philadelphia .......................... 10 8 Dustin Brown Los Angeles ............................ 9 6 Jordan Staal Pittsburgh ................................. 6 6 Ilya Kovalchuk New Jersey ........................... 11 5 Andy McDonald St Louis ............................... 9 5 Alex Ovechkin Washington ........................... 13 5 Brad Richards NY Rangers........................... 13 5 Antoine Vermette Phoenix ............................ 11 5 Travis Zajac New Jersey ............................... 12 5 Jason Chimera Washington.......................... 13 4 Marian Gaborik NY Rangers ......................... 13 4 Zach Parise New Jersey ............................... 12 4 Max Talbot Philadelphia ................................ 11 4 Sean Bergenheim Florida.............................. 7 3 Patrik Berglund St Louis ................................ 9 3 Mikkel Boedker Phoenix................................ 11 3 Gabriel Bourque Nashville ............................ 10 3 Brian Boyle NY Rangers ................................ 10 3 Ryan Callahan NY Rangers .......................... 13 3 Sean Couturier Philadelphia ......................... 11 3 Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh.............................. 6 3 Shane Doan Phoenix ..................................... 11 3 Patrik Elias New Jersey ................................. 12 3 Martin Hanzal Phoenix................................... 8 3 Scott Hartnell Philadelphia............................ 11 3 Tyler Kennedy Pittsburgh.............................. 6 3 Anze Kopitar Los Angeles............................. 9 3 Andrei Kostitsyn Nashville ............................ 8 3 David Legwand Nashville .............................. 10 3 Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh............................... 6 3 Rich Peverley Boston .................................... 7 3 Taylor Pyatt Phoenix ...................................... 11 3 Matt Read Philadelphia.................................. 11 3 Mike Richards Los Angeles .......................... 9 3 Brayden Schenn Philadelphia ...................... 11 3 Alexander Semin Washington ...................... 13 3 Jason Spezza Ottawa .................................... 7 3 Anton Stralman NY Rangers......................... 13 3 Kris Versteeg Florida ..................................... 7 3 Stephen Weiss Florida .................................. 7 3 Dainius Zubrus New Jersey .......................... 12 3 Assists Name Team .....................................................GP A Claude Giroux Philadelphia ........................... 10 9 Jakub Voracek Philadelphia.......................... 11 8 Jaromir Jagr Philadelphia .............................. 11 7 Anze Kopitar Los Angeles ............................. 9 7 Ilya Kovalchuk New Jersey ........................... 11 7 Derek Stepan NY Rangers ............................ 13 7 Keith Yandle Phoenix ..................................... 11 7 Nicklas Backstrom Washington .................... 12 6 David Clarkson New Jersey .......................... 12 6 Dan Girardi NY Rangers ................................ 13 6 Brayden Schenn Philadelphia ....................... 11 6 Danny Briere Philadelphia ............................. 11 5 Dustin Brown Los Angeles ............................ 9 5 Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh .............................. 6 5 Michael Del Zotto NY Rangers...................... 13 5 Drew Doughty Los Angeles........................... 9 5 Marian Gaborik NY Rangers.......................... 13 5 Scott Hartnell Philadelphia ............................ 11 5 Adam Henrique New Jersey.......................... 12 5 Rostislav Klesla Phoenix ............................... 10 5 Daymond Langkow Phoenix.......................... 11 5 Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh ............................... 6 5 Andy McDonald St Louis ............................... 9 5 Dustin Penner Los Angeles........................... 9 5 Alex Pietrangelo St Louis............................... 8 5 Alexander Radulov Nashville ........................ 8 5 Brad Richards NY Rangers ........................... 13 5 Mike Richards Los Angeles........................... 9 5 Mikael Samuelsson Florida ........................... 7 5 Wayne Simmonds Philadelphia .................... 11 5 Justin Williams Los Angeles.......................... 9 5 Travis Zajac New Jersey ............................... 12 5 Marek Zidlicky New Jersey............................ 12 5

American Hockey League Playoff Glance (x-if necessary) CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS BEST OF 7 EASTERN CONFERENCE Connecticut 3, Bridgeport 0 Thursday, April 19: Connecticut 3, Bridgeport 0 Saturday, April 21: Connecticut 3, Bridgeport 0 Sunday, April 22: Connecticut 4, Bridgeport 3, OT Norfolk 3, Manchester 1 Friday, April 20: Norfolk 3, Manchester 2 Saturday, April 21: Manchester 5, Norfolk 2 Wednesday, April 25: Norfolk 5, Manchester 2 Friday, April 27: Norfolk 4, Manchester 3, OT Penguins 3, Hershey 2 Friday, April 20: Penguins 3, Hershey 1 Saturday, April 21: Penguins 7, Hershey 2 Wednesday, April 25: Hershey 4, Penguins 3, OT Friday, April 27: Hershey 4, Penguins 1 Saturday, April 28: Penguins 2, Hershey 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE Toronto 3, Rochester 0 Thursday, April 19: Toronto 4, Rochester 3 Saturday, April 21: Toronto 4, Rochester 3 Monday, April 23: Toronto 3, Rochester 0 EASTERN CONFERENCE St. John's 3, Syracuse 1 Friday, April 20: St. John’s 3, Syracuse 2 Saturday, April 21: Syracuse 4, St. John’s 3 Wednesday, April 25: St. John’s 5, Syracuse 1 Friday, April 27: St. John’s 4, Syracuse 3, OT WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio 3, Chicago 2 Thursday, April 19: San Antonio 5, Chicago 4, OT Saturday, April 21: San Antonio 4, Chicago 3 Tuesday, April 24: Chicago 3, San Antonio 2 Wednesday, April 25: Chicago 3, San Antonio 1 Friday, April 27: San Antonio 3, Chicago 2, 2OT Oklahoma City 3, Houston 1 Thursday, April 19: Oklahoma City 5, Houston 0 Friday, April 20: Oklahoma City 4, Houston 1 Sunday, April 22: Houston 1, Oklahoma City 0 Tuesday, April 24: Oklahoma City 5, Houston 2 Abbotsford 3, Milwaukee 0 Friday, April 20: Abbotsford 6, Milwaukee 2 Sunday, April 22: Abbotsford 4, Milwaukee 2 Wednesday, April 25: Abbotsford 4, Milwaukee 2 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS BEST OF 7 EASTERN CONFERENCE Norfolk 4, Connecticut 2 Wednesday, May 2: Connecticut 3, Norfolk 2, OT Friday, May 4: Norfolk 4, Connecticut 1 Sunday, May 6: Norfolk 4, Connecticut 3 Monday, May 7: Connecticut 4, Norfolk 1 Wednesday, May 9: Norfolk 4, Connecticut 0 Friday, May 11: Norfolk 2, Connecticut 1, OT St. John's 4, Penguins 3 Tuesday, May 1: St. John’s 3, Penguins 1 Wednesday, May 2: Penguins 3, St. John’s 1 Saturday, May 5: St. John’s 2, Penguins 1, OT Sunday, May 6: St. John’s 3, Penguins 2, OT Tuesday, May 8: Penguins 3, St. John’s 2, 2OT Friday, May 11: Penguins 4, St. John’s 2 Saturday, May 12: St. John’s 3, Penguins 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Toronto 4, Abbotsford 1 Tuesday, May 1: Abbotsford 3, Toronto 1 Thursday, May 3: Toronto 5, Abbotsford 1 Saturday, May 5: Toronto 4, Abbotsford 1 Tuesday, May 8: Toronto 3, Abbotsford 1 Wednesday, May 9: Toronto 3, Abbotsford 2, OT Oklahoma City 4, San Antonio 1 Thursday, May 3: San Antonio 6, Oklahoma City 4 Saturday, May 5: Oklahoma City 5, San Antonio 4, OT Monday, May 7: Oklahoma City 2, San Antonio 1, OT Thursday, May 10: Oklahoma City 2, San Antonio 1, OT Friday, May 11: Oklahoma City 4, San Antonio 3 CONFERENCE FINALS BEST OF 7 Oklahoma City vs. Toronto Thursday, May 17: Toronto at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Friday, May 18: Toronto at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Monday, May 21: Oklahoma City at Toronto, 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 23: Oklahoma City at Toronto, 7 p.m. x-Friday, May 25: Oklahoma City at Toronto, 7 p.m. x-Monday, May 28: Toronto at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 30: Toronto at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

B A S E B A L L Minor League Baseball International League All Times EDT North Division W L Pawtucket (Red Sox) .............. 23 13 Buffalo (Mets)........................... 20 15 Lehigh Valley (Phillies) ........... 19 15 Yankees ................................... 17 16 Syracuse (Nationals)............... 15 21 Rochester (Twins) ................... 14 21 South Division W L Gwinnett (Braves) ................... 22 13 Charlotte (White Sox) ............. 18 17 Norfolk (Orioles) ...................... 15 19 Durham (Rays)......................... 13 23 West Division W L Indianapolis (Pirates)............... 20 14 Toledo (Tigers) ........................ 20 15 Columbus (Indians) ................. 17 17 Louisville (Reds) ...................... 11 25 Saturday's Games Syracuse 11, Rochester 0 Lehigh Valley 5, Louisville 3, 10 innings Pawtucket 7, Rochester 6 Norfolk at Indianapolis, late Toledo at Gwinnett, late Durham at Yankees, late Buffalo at Charlotte, late Today's Games Columbus at Pawtucket, 1:05 p.m. Durham at Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Pct. GB .639 — .571 21⁄2 .559 3 .515 41⁄2 .417 8 .400 81⁄2 Pct. GB .629 — .514 4 .441 61⁄2 .361 91⁄2 Pct. GB .588 — 1 .571 ⁄2 .500 3 .306 10

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MEETINGS

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Hanover Township Open Golf Tournament Committee will have a meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Wyoming Valley Country Club. Luzerne County Federation of Sportsmen will meet Monday at Post 609 American Legion, corner of Lee Park Avenue and St. Mary’s Road in Hanover Township at 7:30 p.m. Club delegates are urged to attend and interested sportsmen are cordially invited. Plains Yankees Football & Cheerleading Organization will hold its next monthly meeting on Monday at 7:00pm at the PAV in Hudson. All are welcome to attend. Wyoming Valley American Legion Baseball will hold its annual dinner meeting on Saturday, May 19, 6:00 p.m. at Nanticoke Post 350, 23 West Broad St, Nanticoke. Team rosters will be available. Crestwood Football Booster Club will be meeting Wednesday at 7:00PM at Tony’s Pizza.

INJURY REPORT: On the NBA board, Clippers forward Blake Griffin is probable and guard Chris Paul is probable. Follow Eckstein on Twitter at www.twitter.com/vegasvigorish. BOXING REPORT: The WBA/IBF welterweight title fight on May 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada, between Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson has been canceled; in the WBO welterweight title fight on June 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Manny Pacquiao is -$400 vs. Timothy Bradley at +$300. BASEBALL Favorite

Odds

Underdog

YANKEES

RED SOX

9.0

Indians

Rays

8.5

ORIOLES

Blue Jays

8.0

TWINS

WHITE SOX

8.5

Royals

Tigers

6.5

A’S

RANGERS

Mariners

8.0

Angels

National League REDS

8.5

Nationals

MARLINS

7.0

Mets

PIRATES

7.0

Astros

PHILLIES

7.5

Padres

BREWERS

8.0

Cubs

CARDS

7.0

Braves

D’BACKS

9.0

Giants

DODGERS

7.5

Rockies

NFL Points

Underdog

September 5 GIANTS

9.5

Colts

6.5

BROWNS

JETS

American League

Favorite

BEARS Eagles

3.5

Cowboys

September 9

Norfolk at Indianapolis, 1:15 p.m. Rochester at Syracuse, 2 p.m. Toledo at Gwinnett, 2:05 p.m. Lehigh Valley at Louisville, 2:05 p.m. Buffalo at Charlotte, 2:15 p.m. Monday's Games Norfolk at Indianapolis, 11:05 a.m. Rochester at Syracuse, 12 p.m. Columbus at Pawtucket, 12:05 p.m. Lehigh Valley at Louisville, 6:35 p.m. Toledo at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m. Durham at Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Buffalo at Charlotte, 7:15 p.m.

B A S K E T B A L L National Basketball Association Playoff Glance (x-if necessary) FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) Sunday, May 6 Philadelphia 89, Chicago 82 New York 89, Miami 87 Boston 101, Atlanta 79 L.A. Lakers 92, Denver 88 Monday, May 7 San Antonio 87, Utah 81, San Antonio wins series 4-0 L.A. Clippers 101, Memphis 97, OT Tuesday, May 8 Indiana 105, Orlando 87, Indiana wins series 4-1 Atlanta 87, Boston 86 Chicago 77, Philadelphia 69 Denver 102, L.A. Lakers 99 Wednesday, May 9 Miami 106, New York 94, Miami wins series 4-1 Memphis 92, L.A. Clippers 80 Thursday, May 10 Philadelphia 79, Chicago 78, Philadelphia wins series 4-2 Boston 83, Atlanta 80, Boston wins series 4-2 Denver 113, L.A. Lakers 96, series tied 3-3 Friday, May 11 Memphis 90, L.A. Clippers 88, series tied 3-3 Saturday, May 12 Denver at L.A. Lakers, late Today's Games L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 1 p.m. CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Saturday, May 12 Philadelphia at Boston, late Today's Games Indiana at Miami, 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 14 Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m Tuesday, May 15 Indiana at Miami, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 16 Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17 Miami at Indiana, TBD Friday, May 18 Boston at Philadelphia, TBD Sunday, May 20 Miami at Indiana, 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 21 x-Philadelphia at Boston, TBD Tuesday, May 22 x-Indiana at Miami, TBD Wednesday, May 23 x-Boston at Philadelphia, TBD Thursday, May 24 x-Miami at Indiana, TBD Saturday, May 26 x-Philadelphia at Boston, TBD Saturday, May 26 x-Indiana at Miami, TBD NBA Most Valuable Players 2012 — LeBron James, Miami Heat 2011 — Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls 2010 — LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers 2009 — LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers 2008 — Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers 2007 — Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks 2006 — Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns 2005 — Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns 2004 — Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves 2003 — Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs 2002 — Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs 2001 — Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers 2000 — Shaquille O’Neal, Los Angeles Lakers 1999 — Karl Malone, Utah Jazz 1998 — Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1997 — Karl Malone, Utah Jazz 1996 — Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1995 — David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs 1994 — Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets 1993 — Charles Barkley, Phoenix Suns 1992 — Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1991 — Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1990 — Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers 1989 — Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers 1988 — Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls 1987 — Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers 1986 — Larry Bird, Boston Celtics 1985 — Larry Bird, Boston Celtics 1984 — Larry Bird, Boston Celtics 1983 — Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers 1982 — Moses Malone, Houston Rockets 1981 — Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers 1980 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers 1979 — Moses Malone, Houston Rockets 1978 — Bill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers 1977 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers 1976 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers 1975 — Bob McAdoo, Buffalo Braves 1974 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks 1973 — Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics 1972 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks 1971 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks 1970 — Willis Reed, New York Knicks 1969 — Wes Unseld, Baltimore Bullets 1968 — Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers 1967 — Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers 1966 — Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers 1965 — Bill Russell, Boston Celtics 1964 — Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati 1963 — Bill Russell, Boston Celtics 1962 — Bill Russell, Boston Celtics 1961 — Bill Russell, Boston Celtics 1960 — Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors 1959 — Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks 1958 — Bill Russell, Boston Celtics 1957 — Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics 1956 — Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks

A U T O R A C I N G NASCAR Nationwide-VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 Results Friday At Darlington Raceway Darlington, S.C. Lap length: 1.366 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (5) Joey Logano, Toyota, 151 laps, 126.3 rating, 0 points, $33,825. 2. (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 151, 145, 0, $29,700. 3. (13) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 151, 104.8, 0, $18,850. 4. (8) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 151, 106.2, 40, $23,068. 5. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 151, 108.9, 39, $27,843. 6. (1) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 151, 113.8, 39, $25,963. 7. (7) Brian Scott, Toyota, 151, 97.1, 37, $21,753. 8. (4) Kurt Busch, Toyota, 151, 117.4, 0, $12,545.

SAINTS

10.5

Bills Redskins

Patriots

6.5

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VIKINGS

3.5

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TEXANS

Dolphins

LIONS

CHIEFS

Rams

PACKERS

Falcons

49ers

Panthers

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CARDS

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Steelers

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Bengals

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Chargers

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NBA GRIZZLIES HEAT

Underdog

Clippers

8.5

Pacers

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Kings

-$120/ even

COYOTES

9. (14) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 151, 91.9, 0, $18,743. 10. (40) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 151, 88.1, 34, $19,668. 11. (16) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 151, 85.7, 33, $18,268. 12. (15) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 151, 81.3, 32, $18,193. 13. (10) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 151, 86.9, 32, $18,143. 14. (22) Michael Annett, Ford, 151, 81.7, 30, $18,093. 15. (12) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 151, 80.9, 29, $19,018. 16. (31) Timmy Hill, Ford, 151, 70.8, 28, $17,918. 17. (25) Travis Pastrana, Toyota, 151, 62.4, 27, $18,068. 18. (9) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 151, 91.5, 0, $11,350. 19. (26) Jeff Green, Toyota, 149, 71.1, 25, $17,768. 20. (36) Danny Efland, Chevrolet, 148, 50.4, 24, $18,368. 21. (32) Jason Bowles, Toyota, 148, 55, 23, $17,643. 22. (37) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, 147, 50.7, 22, $11,125. 23. (28) Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, 144, 50, 21, $17,543. 24. (6) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, accident, 143, 100.4, 21, $17,493. 25. (19) Josh Richards, Ford, 143, 54.3, 19, $11,450. 26. (11) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, accident, 138, 81.4, 0, $17,393. 27. (42) Derrike Cope, Dodge, 138, 40.7, 17, $17,343. 28. (41) Matt Frahm, Ford, engine, 125, 42.1, 16, $10,800. 29. (20) Erik Darnell, Chevrolet, clutch, 91, 66.1, 15, $17,233. 30. (21) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 81, 51.7, 14, $17,493. 31. (30) Tayler Malsam, Toyota, transmission, 60, 62.4, 13, $17,138. 32. (18) T.J. Bell, Chevrolet, accident, 44, 56.1, 12, $10,625. 33. (23) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 42, 38.7, 11, $17,073. 34. (35) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, electrical, 29, 42.9, 10, $10,585. 35. (43) Kevin Lepage, Chevrolet, engine, 25, 44.4, 9, $10,540. 36. (34) Tony Raines, Toyota, vibration, 14, 41.8, 0, $10,520. 37. (39) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, brakes, 10, 43.3, 7, $10,500. 38. (38) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, vibration, 7, 42, 0, $10,426. 39. (24) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, electrical, 7, 40.4, 0, $10,315. 40. (27) Casey Roderick, Chevrolet, accident, 3, 38.1, 4, $16,758. 41. (29) Chase Miller, Chevrolet, accident, 2, 36.5, 3, $10,265. 42. (33) Scott Speed, Chevrolet, clutch, 2, 34.9, 0, $10,235. 43. (17) Ryan Blaney, Chevrolet, accident, 1, 33.6, 1, $10,188. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 112.017 mph. Time of Race: 1 hour, 50 minutes, 29 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.255 seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 32 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 7 drivers. Lap Leaders: R.Stenhouse Jr. 1-18;D.Hamlin 19-41;J.Logano 42;D.Hamlin 43-50;K.Busch 51-52;D.Hamlin 53-90;K.Busch 91;J.Logano 92;B.Gaughan 93;J.Allgaier 94-101;D.Hamlin 102-128;E.Sadler 129-142;D.Hamlin 143-149;J.Logano 150-151. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): D.Hamlin, 5 times for 103 laps;R.Stenhouse Jr., 1 time for 18 laps;E.Sadler, 1 time for 14 laps;J.Allgaier, 1 time for 8 laps;J.Logano, 3 times for 4 laps;K.Busch, 2 times for 3 laps;B.Gaughan, 1 time for 1 lap. Top 10 in Points: 1. R.Stenhouse Jr., 364;2. E.Sadler, 341;3. A.Dillon, 329;4. S.Hornish Jr., 305;5. C.Whitt, 282;6. M.Annett, 271;7. J.Allgaier, 260;8. M.Bliss, 230;9. J.Nemechek, 222;10. D.Patrick, 219.

G O L F European PGA/Challenge Madeira Islands Open Scores Saturday At Santo da Serra Golf Club Santo da Serra, Madeira Islands Purse: $875,960 Yardage: 6,825;Par: 72 Third Round, Leading Scores Carlos Del Moral, Spain...................69-67-63—199 Joakim Lagergren, Sweden ............66-66-70—202 Oliver Wilson, England.....................66-65-72—203 Magnus Carlsson, Sweden .............66-66-71—203 Mikael Lundberg, Sweden...............69-70-64—203 Ricardo Santos, Portugal.................68-65-68—203 Andreas Harto, Denmark.................67-71-66—204 Richard Bland, England ................... 68-67-69-204 Shirwan Kim, South Korea ..............68-66-70—204 Knut Borsheim, Norway ...................68-69-68—205 Charlie Ford, England ......................67-68-70—205 John Parry, England .........................71-70-65—206 Gary Orr, Scotland............................69-69-68—206 Shiv Kapur, India ..............................70-68-68—206 Matthew Baldwin, England...............67-70-69—206 David Dixon, England.......................68-68-70—206 Julien Guerrier, France ....................70-69-68—207 Chris Paisley, England .....................69-69-69—207 HP Bacher, Austria............................67-69-71—207 Thomas Norret, Denmark................69-68-70—207 Alastair Forsyth, Scotland................69-68-70—207

F O O T B A L L Arena Football League All Times EDT NATIONAL CONFERENCE Central Division ..........................................................WLT Pct PF PA Chicago ........................................... 620.750479435 San Antonio .................................... 530.625407423 Iowa ................................................. 350.375435490 Kansas City..................................... 070.000247379 West Division ..........................................................WLT Pct PF PA San Jose ......................................... 720.778602476 Utah ................................................. 630.667576554 Arizona ............................................ 530.625506411 Spokane .......................................... 440.500458475 AMERICAN CONFERENCE South Division ..........................................................WLT Pct PF PA Georgia............................................ 540.556419451 Tampa Bay ...................................... 540.556492504 Jacksonville .................................... 340.429372385 New Orleans ................................... 350.375440451 Orlando............................................ 170.125298384 Eastern Division ..........................................................WLT Pct PF PA Philadelphia .................................... 620.750577451 Cleveland ........................................ 530.625421380 Milwaukee ....................................... 350.375450465 Pittsburgh........................................ 260.250381446 Friday's Games Cleveland 69, Milwaukee 48 San Jose 70, Utah 59 Spokane 68, New Orleans 62, OT Saturday's Games Georgia 44, Tampa Bay 41 Philadelphia 56, Jacksonville 38 Pittsburgh at San Antonio, late Kansas City at Iowa, late Chicago at Arizona, late

REGISTRATION/TRYOUTS Camp St. Andrew is accepting registrations for its upcoming camps. There will be two weeks of basketball for girls entering grades 5-10. The first week will run from July 8-13, and the second from July 15-20. There will also be two weeks of traditional resident camp for all girls entering grades 3-10 held on the same dates. There will be a father/son weekend for boys ages 6-13 from July 20-22. There will be one week of basketball for boys entering grades 4-9 from July 22-26. For more information or to register, visit www.dioceseofscranton.org or call 226-4606. BWBL Charity Wiffleball Classic will be held May 19 at Coal Street Park. Teams of 3-5 players are guaranteed at least two games. Fee is $10 per player ages 13 and up, with all proceeds benefiting local cancer charities. All materials (bats, balls, etc.) provided. Call 704-8344 to register. Deadline is May 16. Medium pitch format with baserunning, see full rules at www.bwbl.net, or by e-mailing kevin@bwbl.net. Kingston Huskies Football and Cheerleading will have sign ups at the Black Diamond VFW Post 395 near Kost Tire on May 23 from 6-7:30 p.m. downstairs. First time participants must bring a small photo of each child (that will be kept), a copy of the child’s birth certificate, and copies of two proofs of residence. They will be sizing the boys for equipment during sign ups. Board meeting will follow after sign ups. Plains Yankees Football & Cheerleading Organization will hold registration Wednesday, May 16 from 6-8 p.m. at the Plains American Legion, 101 E. Carey Street, Plains. Cost is $60 for one child or $75 per family. Rock Rec Center, 340 Carverton Road, is now accepting registrations for summer camps, which include basketball, soccer, tennis and super sport camp. The camps are open to girls and boys in kindergarten through sixth grade. Camps run from June 18 to Aug. 17. For more information, visit www.rockrec.org or call 696-2769. The Shenandoah Coal Cracker 10K Road Race will be held Saturday, June 9th at 10 a.m. Registration will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Thunder Road, North Main Street, Shenandoah, the day of the race. The entry fee is $15 if received by May 31st, $20 after. There will also be a $5 Fun Run for kids 12 and under. For any additional information contact Dan at 462-0389 or by e-mail at dtl73@verizon.net. Stan Waleski Basketball Camp, which runs from July 9-27, will hold registration at the St. Joseph’s Oblates gym in Laflin for boys and girls in grades kindergarten through eighth. The camp stresses fundamentals, skills, competitions, team play and fun, with all players receiving a camp shirt and certificate. Interested players can call Waleski at 4571206 or Coach LoBrutto at 6548030. Players can also email stanwaleski@yahoo.com or visit the camp web site at stanwaleski.com. The Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth Center is currently accepting team registrations for its 2012 Men’s Basketball League. Games will be played on Wednesday and Thursday evening beginning Wednesday, June 6th, 2012. The league will consist of an eight game schedule, with playoffs to follow. PIAA officials will be used for all games. The cost for the league is $200 per team, plus $25 per game for officials. The deadline for registration is Friday, June 1st, 2012. To Register please call Robert Sabola at 570-823-6121 ext. 278 or stop by 36 South Washington Street, Wilkes Barre. Wyoming/West Wyoming/Exeter Panthers Football-Cheerleading Association is holding registration for the 2012 season on the following days and times: May 20th 4 -6 pm, June 4 6-8 p.m., June 9 noon-2 p.m., and June 30 3-5 p.m. The cost will be is $65 per child or $75 per family. You must provide a copy of child’s birth certificate, two proofs of residency (e.g., utility bill), and photo of the child. Registration will be held at the field house on Cedar Street in Exeter. UPCOMING EVENTS Crestwood Football Booster Club Golf Tournament will be held on

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YANKEESSUNDAY P A S T W E E K ’ S R E S U LT S

YA N K E E S P R O S P E C T S

PHILLIES PROSPECTS

Mustelier’s torrid start continues By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

Prior to joining the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Yankees earlier the month, Ronnier Mustelier was tearing up the Eastern League for the Trenton Thunder, hitting .353 with five home runs and 20 RBI. His hot start resulted in the 27-year-old being named Offensive Player of the Week in the Eastern League for the week ending May 6. The infielder who was signed as a non-drafted free agent after defecting from Cuba just last June is continuing to be successful in Triple-A. In his first seven games for the Yankees, he’s batting .333 with a home run and four RBI. His totals in the minors this season are a .349 average with six longballs and 24 RBI in 32 games. Here are the New York Yankees Top 10 prospects according to MLB.com. 1. Manny Banuelos, LHP, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (TripleA): His longest outing of the season came last week in a onerun, five inning outing against Columbus, but he was hit with the loss. In four starts for Yankees, he’s 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA and 10 Ks in 14 innings. 2. Dellin Betances, RHP, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (TripleA): The 24-year-old picked up his second win last week and saw his earned run average dip to 5.20 in the process. On the season, he’s 2-2 with 28 strikeouts in 36 1⁄3 innings. 3. Gary Sanchez, catcher, Charleston (A): The 19-year-old is tearing up the South Atlantic League for the RiverDogs, hitting .359 in 26 games, good for fourth in the South Atlantic League. He hit his first home run of the season last week and has also stolen seven bases so far this season. He’s riding a nine-game hitting streak hitting .388 (14for-36) in that span. 4. Mason Williams, outfielder, Charleston (A): The fourthround selection in 2010 has been very consistent for the RiverDogs with a .321 batting average this season. The 20-year-old has also hit two home runs, three triples, eight doubles and carries a .367 on base percentage this season. 5. Jose Campos, RHP, Charleston (A): A 19-year-old acquired in the Michael PinedaJesus Montero trade in the offseason was off to a good start before getting roughed up in an outing. Then he was placed on the disabled list last week with elbow inflammation. He’s currently 3-0 with a 4.01 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 24 2⁄3 innings. 6. Slade Heathcott, outfielder, TBA: The 2009 first-round draft pick is currently in extended spring training rehabbing a shoulder injury that sidelined him for the end of the 2011 season. He’s expected to play his first game of 2012 on June 5 with High-A Tampa. 7. Austin Romine, catcher, TBA: A 23-year-old who was expected to be with Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre this season, he is currently on the disabled list with a lower back strain. When he’s healthy, he should join the SWB Yankees. 8. Dante Bichette Jr., third base, Charleston (A): The Yankees first pick in 2011 (51st overall) is batting just .236 for the RiverDogs with four extra-base hits and 11 RBI. He’s starting to get things together, getting a hit in four of his last five games while going 7-for-21. 9. Cito Culver, shortstop, Charleston (A): A first-round pick in 2010 (32 overall), the 19-year-old has picked up the pace after a slow start when his average hovered in the .100’s. He’s broken out by hitting .300 (12-for-30) in his last 10 games as his average has gone up to .227. 10. Adam Warren, RHP, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A): In a no-decision last week, he allowed three runs and 11 hits in 4 2/3 innings. For the season, he has a 5.34 ERA with a 2-1 record.

Unbeaten pitcher on Wright track May 6 Pawtucket L, 7-5 at Rochester

May 7 Columbus Ppd. at Rochester

May 8 Columbus L, 1-0 W, 4-3 at Rochester

May 9 Columbus W, 2-1 at Rochester

May 10 Columbus W, 4-3 at Rochester

May 11 Durham L, 8-7 at Rochester

May 12 Durham (n) at Rochester

A new twist on the name game one say “As long as the Yankees are in the area, I will not give any money to that team Earlier this month, Mandaand go see a game at PNC lay Baseball Properties Chief Field.” Executive Officer Art Matin Many of those haters will and New York Yankees Chief still be around for the next 30 Operating Officer Lonn Trost years of the new contract. The were in Moosic for the groundYankee brand reminds us evbreaking ceremony of renoeryday which pro team is affilvations at PNC Field. iated with the Triple-A team. They both spoke about the With a different name, over idea of the team looking for time the dislikers may not care public opinion on whether the as much. Some may even forTriple-A team should keep the get that the Yankees are the Yankees nickname. parent club and may even shell So we are looking for your out some cash for a souvenir. opinion. That might not sound like a First, take these positives lot, but it’s still added revenue and negatives into considto keep the sport flourishing in eration. the area. Let’s go back to just a few There’s no need to change years ago when the Yankees anything else if a name change TIMES LEADER FILE PHOTO/PETE G. WILCOX first invaded Northeastern is adopted. A beautiful glass Roger Clemens’ appearance at Pennsylvania in 2007. It was sculpture with the Yankees PNC Field in 2007 was an hard to buy a ticket for fans name slated to perch atop PNC exciting day for NEPA baseball wanting to see minor league Field has no reason to be alfans. baseball. The 8,802 average tered. The Trenton Thunder, attendance at the ballpark that the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate season was the largest in the town on a rehab appearance, remind fans who their parent 23-year history of the Scranthe seats were packed. So club is with a Yankee logo ton/Wilkes-Barre franchise. something is working for the patched on their uniforms. Fans flocked to the park to see nickname. That doesn’t mean the Red up-and-coming players – and But does that also mean it is Barons name needs to be resureven a comeback appearance time for a change? rected, but starting a search for from Roger Clemens – for one Before you say no, take this a fresh name could regenerate of the most prominent names into consideration: even more fan interest, would in all of sports. That alone Sure, the Yankee brand name be fun and prizes may be should have proved the Yanis one of the top sellers and awarded. kees name will sell tickets. most noticeable in the world, However, since that historic even when sports aren’t facRegional Public Campaigns inaugural season the annual tored into the equation. Before the Wilkes-Barre/ attendance has dipped every On the other hand though, Scranton Pioneers arena footyear. And the last two seasons, for every Yankee fan, there are ball team succumbed in the when the numbers didn’t even two Yankee haters. area in 2009, there had to be a average 5,000, consisted of the Take into consideration that birth. two lowest attendances in there are high populations of The conception started in franchise history. There have Phillies, Mets and Red Sox fans 2001 when several team and not been many differences with in NEPA, the three teams’ fans local officials started a commugiveaways and promotions who dislike the Yankees organity operation to name the since then. nization the most. team. Approximately 1,500 Even last year when superI can’t even figure out how suggestions were received star Alex Rodriguez came to many times I’ve heard somebefore the winning nickname By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

DISTRICT 2’S PRESENCE IN THE MINOR LEAGUES

Russ Canzler, Hazleton Area, Columbus (Cleveland, Triple-A): The Hazleton native is mired in a little slump although he has been hitting better of late. To date for Columbus, he’s starting to pick up the pace after a slow start. He’s now hitting .250 with five RBI and a .300 on base percentage. His average was up to .286 before playing Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre, his hometown team that he’s struggled against. Last week, in the four games against the Yankees he went just 1-for-10. His Clippers’ team, which is the two-time reigning Governors’ Cup champion, is in third-place in the IL West but just three game behind division-leading Indianapolis.

Cory Spangenberg, Abington Heights, Lake Elsinore (San Diego, Class A advanced): The No. 10 overall pick last June by the Padres is currently on a roll for the Storm. After beginning the season with a slump, the No. 6 overall prospect in the Padres system according to MLB.com is hitting a lusty .479 in his last 10 games to raise his average above .300 to .303. To date, he also has 12 stolen bases in 15 attempts to go along with three triples and eight doubles.

Ray Black, Coughlin, San Francisco (extended Spring Training): Drafted in the seventh round (237th overall) out of Pittsburgh last June, the right-handed pitcher hasn’t made his professional debut, continuing to work in extended Spring Training. The 21-yearold is currently in Scottsdale, Ariz., for the Giants. Extended spring training is just like regular spring training and consists of workouts and games to keep players fresh in the case he is needed to fill in for an injury. A number of players also stay in EST until June when the shortseason teams open the season. Black is ranked the No. 24 overall prospect in the organization, according to Baseball America and has been known to reach in the high 90s with his fastball. He is also listed as an “Under the Radar” player for the organization, according to MLB.com.

was selected. That led to more fan interest in helping create a logo, colors and even the mascot. The name-the-team winner in 2001 received a Johnny Unitas autographed football and a team-autographed jersey. Drive about an hour south on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and you’ll find another booming nickname with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, which is one of the most recognizable and unique minor league nicknames. Lehigh Valley officials received 3,500 entries for the IronPigs nickname, which is a tribute to that area’s steel workers. The IronPigs’ namewinner received VIP game tickets and team memorabilia. Travel approximately an hour down the turnpike from Allentown and there’s another recipient of a name-the-team contest. Before the Philadelphia Flyers’ existence, a contest was held in 1967. The first prize for the Flyers nickname was a 21-inch color television and second and third prizes awarded were season tickets. Name-our-blog campaign Here at The Times Leader, we have started a brand-new Minor League Baseball blog on our redesigned website. It will be an informative place to get up to date on all of the key happenings around the minors with a strong focus on the New York Yankees’ farm teams. Visit our blog at www.timesleader.com/sports and tell us your suggestion for our namethe-blog campaign and feel free to voice your opinion about whether or not the team nickname should be changed as well.

By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

Rich Thompson, Montrose, Lehigh Valley (Philadelphia, Triple-A): The 33-year-old who is in his fifth season with the Phillies organization is batting .260 for the IronPigs this season and has a hit in seven of his last eight games, going 9-for-25 in that period. Originally drafted in the sixth round by the Blue Jays in 2000 out of James Madison, he has played in the minor leagues for Toronto, Pittsburgh, Boston, Arizona and Kansas City before joining the Phillies in 2008.

Kyle McMyne, Old Forge, Dayton (Cincinnati, Class A): Taken by the Reds in the fourth round (145 overall) of last year’s draft out of Villanova, the righthanded reliever has gotten off to a good start for the Midwest League’s Dragons. He picked up his third win of the season last week pitching 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief on Friday night. After allowing a run on May 3, he has pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings. On the season, in 17 1⁄3 innings the 22-year-old has allowed 15 hits, three earned runs and just three walks. He’s averaging more than a strikeout per inning with 18 so far this season to go with a 3-2 record in 12 games.

Monday Durham 7:05 p.m. at Rochester

Tuesday at Toledo 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday at Toledo 10:30 a.m.

Clearwater’s Austin Wright appears to be on the right track to making some noise in the prospect rankings. He’s not currently rated by MLB.com on the Phillies top 20, but may be soon. The 22-year-old left-hander is 4-0 for the Threshers with a 3.34 ERA in six appearances, five of them as a starter. He also has a WHIP under 1.00 allowing 27 hits and 13 walks in 35 innings. His 43 strikeouts are good for third in the Florida State League. Wright was just drafted out of Mississippi last year in the eighth round and in 15 appearances (68 1⁄3 innings) for Williamsport and Lakewood he combined for a 3.03 ERA and 85 strikeouts. Here are Philadelphia’s top 10 prospects according to MLB.com and how they are faring in 2012. 1. Trevor May, RHP, Reading (Double-A): Being named Eastern League Player of the Month, May was hit with his first two losses of the season last week. He’s still on a roll for the Phillies posting a 5-2 record with 45 strikeouts in 41 1⁄3 innings and a 2.83 ERA. 2. Jesse Biddle, LHP, Clearwater (A-Advanced): Coming back after being hit with a line drive cut an outing short, Biddle earned his first win of the season last week. He’s currently 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA for the Threshers this season with 33 strikeouts in 30 1⁄3 innings. After a rough start, he’s given up just three earned runs over his last four starts. 3. Brody Colvin, RHP, Clearwater (A-Advanced): The 21year-old pitched on Thursday and allowed seven runs in 4 1⁄3 innings in his third loss of the season to go with a 5.05 ERA. 4. Larry Greene, first base, TBA: The first-round pick from last June has yet to play in a professional game. The 19-yearold is currently in extended spring training. 5. Phillippe Aumont, RHP, Lehigh Valley (Triple-A): The 6-foot-7, 260-pound 23-year-old reliever hasn’t pitched since May 2 after struggling with command, posting a 6.00 ERA in nine innings, while walking 12 and striking out 15. 6. Sebastian Valle, catcher, Reading (Double-A): He appears to be the heir apparent to Carlos Ruiz in Philadelphia’s future. But he’s struggled of late with Reading, hitting just .200 in his last 10 games to watch his batting average on the season fall from .326 to .240 in the last two weeks. 7. Justin De Fratus, RHP, TBA: He was on a rehab assignment and was shut down after experiencing soreness in his right elbow. He’s expected to begin working out again next month. 8. Freddy Galvis, infielder, Philadelphia: He found a starting spot at second base for the Phillies early, but lately is starting to split time with Pete Orr. He is hitting .214 with one home run and 12 RBI in 33 games. 9. Maikel Franco, third base, Lakewood (Class A): He was hitting over .300 last month, but a slump has his average falling to .218. He’s also belted three home runs and 11 RBI in 30 games. 10. Jonathan Pettibone, RHP, Reading (Double-A): Drafted in the third round in 2008, another starting pitcher with promise for Philadelphia is currently 2-3 with a 3.98 ERA.

On This Date

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Sunday Durham 1:05 p.m. at Rochester

By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

Thursday at Toledo 6:30 p.m.

Friday at Toledo 7 p.m.

Saturday at Columbus 7:05 p.m.

May 13, 1999 was a big day for the Red Barons and Wendell Magee Jr. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre outfielder mashed a pair of home runs and drove in eight runs in a 19-0 win over Norfolk. In the process, he also added a pair of doubles. The four extrabase hits in one game are tied for the most in franchise history with two former Red Barons – Kevin Sefcik and Mark Budzinski – and former SWB Yankee Shelley Duncan.

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Wright and Dickey lead Mets to win MIAMI — David Wright homered and singled three times in his fourth consecutive multi-hit game Saturday, and R.A. Dickey earned his fifth victory by pitching six innings to help the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 9-3. The Marlins lost for only the second time in their past 11 games, while the Mets have won six of seven. Wright singled home a run in the first inning, hit his fourth homer in the third, singled and scored in the sixth, and added an RBI single in the ninth. He finished 4 for 6 and raised his batting average to an NL-best .402. His on-base percentage of .489 leads the majors. Dickey (5-1) gave up two runs and has allowed only seven in his past four starts. The knuckleballer earned a painful RBI when he was hit on his pitching hand in the fifth inning with the bases loaded. He received a visit from a trainer but stayed in the game. Padres 2, Phillies 1

PHILADELPHIA — Edinson Volquez pitched six effective innings, pinch-hitter Jose Guzman drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly and the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies and ace Roy Halladay for the second time this season.

Volquez (2-2) escaped a few jams early in the game and then again in the fifth inning. The righty won his second straight start. He allowed one run and six hits, walked two and struck out five. Brewers 8, Cubs 2

MILWAUKEE — Shaun Marcum pitched seven strong innings and Edwin Maysonet hit his first career grand slam Saturday to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a win over the Chicago Cubs. Pirates 5, Astros 2

PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen had a solo home run among his four hits, Jose Tabata also homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros. Nationals 2, Reds 1

CINCINNATI — Jordan Zimmermann extended Washington’s streak of dominant starts, and Danny Espinosa homered for the second straight game, leading the Nationals to a victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Braves 7, Cardinals 2

ST. LOUIS — Brandon Beachy pitched six innings of onerun ball and helped himself with an RBI single, Michael Bourn added a solo homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Hughes pitches into 8th to lead Yankees over M’s The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Phil Hughes won consecutive starts for the first time this season, Raul Ibanez homered against his former team for the second day in a row and the Yankees beat former New York prospect Hector Noesi in a 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. Jayson Nix hit a two-run shot during a four-run second inning for his first homer with the Yankees, who have won six of eight. Hughes (3-4) allowed six hits and a run in 7 2-3 innings with four strikeouts and a walk. The right-hander’s only blemish was a homer he gave up to Mike Carp in the seventh inning. Boone Logan came in and struck out Ichiro Suzuki with two runners on to end the eighth after allowing a fly ball to Carp that went off the top of the fence in right field. Video review overturned the original call of a home run, leaving Carp with a RBI double. Red Sox 4, Indians 1

BOSTON — Felix Doubront pitched six strong innings and Cody Ross homered to lead Boston to a win over the Cleveland Indians, giving the Red Sox their first winning streak in May. Doubront (3-1) allowed one run on three hits, which was all the Indians would get as relievers Andrew Miller, Vicente Padilla and Alfredo Aceves

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Baltimore........................................ Tampa Bay..................................... New York ....................................... Toronto........................................... Boston ............................................

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Cleveland....................................... Detroit............................................. Chicago.......................................... Kansas City ................................... Minnesota ......................................

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Texas ............................................. Oakland.......................................... Los Angeles .................................. Seattle ............................................

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Washington ................................... Atlanta ............................................ New York ....................................... Miami.............................................. Philadelphia...................................

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St. Louis ......................................... Cincinnati ....................................... Houston ......................................... Milwaukee...................................... Pittsburgh ...................................... Chicago..........................................

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Los Angeles ................................. San Francisco .............................. Arizona ......................................... Colorado....................................... San Diego.....................................

AMERICAN LEAGUE Friday's Games N.Y. Yankees 6, Seattle 2 Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 3 Boston 7, Cleveland 5 Texas 10, L.A. Angels 3 Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 0 Minnesota 7, Toronto 6 Oakland 11, Detroit 4 Saturday's Games L.A. Angels 4, Texas 2 N.Y. Yankees 6, Seattle 2 Tampa Bay at Baltimore, (n) Cleveland at Boston, (n) Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, (n) Toronto at Minnesota, (n) Detroit at Oakland, (n) Sunday's Games Seattle (Millwood 0-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 1-2) at Boston (Bard 2-4), 1:35 p.m. Tampa Bay (Shields 5-1) at Baltimore (Arrieta 2-3), 1:35 p.m. Kansas City (Duffy 2-2) at Chicago White Sox (Humber 1-2), 2:10 p.m. Toronto (R.Romero 4-0) at Minnesota (Diamond 1-0), 2:10 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 3-1) at Oakland (Parker 1-0), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 5-0) at Texas (Feliz 2-1), 8:05 p.m. Monday's Games N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Seattle at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Cleveland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

N AT I O N A L L E A G U E Mets 9, Marlins 3 New York

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Kendrys Morales had a pinchhit, tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a victory over the Texas Rangers. Orioles 5, Rays 3

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles capitalized on five errors by the Tampa Bay Rays and got two hits and two RBIs from Adam Jones in a victory. Royals 5, White Sox 0

CHICAGO — Luke Hochevar allowed three hits in seven shutout innings Saturday night and the Kansas City Royals scored three first-inning runs off Chris Sale to beat the Chicago White Sox 5-0. Blue Jays 2, Twins 1

MINNEAPOLIS — Jose Bautista homered for the third time in two nights and Drew Hutchison threw six strong innings for his second career win and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins. Athletics 3, Tigers 1

OAKLAND, Calif. — Brandon McCarthy matched a career high with 10 strikeouts after missing his last start with a sore right shoulder, leading the Oakland Athletics past the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday night.

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Braves 7, Cardinals 2 Atlanta

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Angels 4, Rangers 2 Los Angeles

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Yankees 6, Mariners 2 Seattle

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New York

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Red Sox 4, Indians 1 Cleveland

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Athletics 3, Tigers 1 Detroit

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Blue Jays 2, Twins 1

Toronto

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Orioles 5, Rays 3 Tampa Bay

Baltimore ab r h bi ab r h bi Zobrist rf 3 0 0 0 Andino 2b 4 0 1 0 SRdrgz 3b 4 0 1 0 Hardy ss 4 1 1 0 BUpton cf 4 0 1 0 Markks rf 2 0 0 0 Kppngr 1b 4 1 1 0 AdJons cf 4 1 2 2 Guyer lf 3 2 1 1 Wieters dh 3 1 0 0 JMolin c 1 0 0 0 Betemt 1b 3 0 0 0 Scott dh 4 0 1 2 Hall lf 3 1 1 1 EJhnsn ss 3 0 1 0 Flahrty lf 0 0 0 0 C.Pena ph 1 0 0 0 Tollesn 3b 4 0 1 1 Gimenz c 2 0 1 0 Exposit c 3 1 0 0 Joyce ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Rhyms 2b 3 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 7 3 Totals 30 5 6 4 Tampa Bay......................... 010 002 000 — 3 Baltimore ............................ 020 020 01x — 5 E—B.Upton (2), S.Rodriguez (5), Gimenez (3), Guyer (1), M.Moore (1), Betemit (6), Tolleson (2). DP—Baltimore 1. LOB—Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 7. 2B—Andino (4), Tolleson (1). HR—Guyer (1), Hall (1). SB—B.Upton (3). CS—Andino (2). IP H R ER BB SO Tampa Bay M.Moore L,1-3......... 41⁄3 4 4 1 4 6 W.Davis.................... 12⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 Badenhop................. 1 1 0 0 0 3 Howell....................... 1 1 1 1 0 1 Baltimore Matusz W,2-4 .......... 52⁄3 7 3 2 1 5 Ayala H,3.................. 11⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Strop H,4.................. 1 0 0 0 0 2 Ji.Johnson S,11-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 Umpires—Home, Vic Carapazza;First, Gerry Davis;Second, Phil Cuzzi;Third, Greg Gibson. T—3:01. A—32,862 (45,971).

Royals 5, White Sox 0 Chicago ab r h bi ab r h bi Dyson cf 4 1 2 0 De Aza cf 4 0 0 0 Giavtll 2b 3 1 0 0 Bckhm 2b 3 0 0 0 Getz 2b 1 0 0 0 A.Dunn dh 4 0 0 0 AGordn lf 5 1 1 0 Konerk 1b 4 0 1 0 Butler dh 5 0 2 1 Przyns c 2 0 0 0 Francr rf 5 0 0 1 Rios rf 4 0 1 0 Hosmer 1b 4 0 1 0 AlRmrz ss 3 0 0 0 Falu 3b 4 1 2 0 Viciedo lf 3 0 0 0 AEscor ss 4 1 2 1 Morel 3b 2 0 1 0 Quinter c 4 0 2 1 Totals 39 512 4 Totals 29 0 3 0 Kansas City ....................... 300 000 020 — 5 Chicago.............................. 000 000 000 — 0 E—Beckham (2). DP—Kansas City 1. LOB—Kansas City 9, Chicago 6. 2B—A.Escobar 2 (12). SB— Morel (4). IP H R ER BB SO Kansas City Hochevar W,3-3...... 7 3 0 0 1 5 G.Holland ................. 1 0 0 0 1 3 Crow ......................... 1 0 0 0 2 2 Chicago Sale L,3-2 ................ 5 7 3 3 2 3 N.Jones .................... 21⁄3 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 Ohman...................... 1⁄3 Z.Stewart ................. 11⁄3 3 1 1 0 0 Balk—Ohman. Umpires—Home, Rob Drake;First, Joe West;Second, Sam Holbrook;Third, Andy Fletcher. T—2:46. A—20,066 (40,615). Kansas City

F R I D AY ’ S L A T E B O X E S Brewers 8, Cubs 7 Chicago

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Milwaukee

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Braves 9, Cardinals 7

Atlanta

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Diamondbacks 5, Giants 1

San Francisco Arizona ab r h bi ab r h bi Pagan cf 4 0 1 0 Blmqst ss 5 1 2 1 Arias 3b 4 0 0 0 A.Hill 2b 5 0 0 0 MeCarr rf 4 1 2 1 J.Upton rf 3 0 0 0 Posey 1b 4 0 0 0 MMntr c 3 1 1 1 Pill lf 4 0 0 0 Gldsch 1b 4 1 3 2 HSnchz c 3 0 1 0 RRorts 3b 4 0 0 0 Burriss 2b 3 0 0 0 GParra cf 4 1 1 0 BCrwfr ss 3 0 0 0 Pollock lf 3 1 2 1 Bmgrn p 2 0 0 0 Corbin p 3 0 0 0 Edlefsn p 0 0 0 0 Shaw p 0 0 0 0 A.Huff ph 1 0 1 0 Overay ph 0 0 0 0 Loux p 0 0 0 0 DHrndz p 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 5 1 Totals 34 5 9 5 San Francisco.................... 100 000 000 — 1 Arizona ............................... 001 031 00x — 5 E—B.Crawford (7), H.Sanchez (2), J.Upton (3). LOB—San Francisco 4, Arizona 9. 2B—Bloomquist (7), M.Montero (4), Pollock (1). HR—Me.Cabrera (2), Goldschmidt (2), Pollock (1). CS—Burriss (2). IP H R ER BB SO San Francisco Bumgarner L,5-2..... 6 7 5 4 2 5 Edlefsen ................... 1 1 0 0 1 2 Loux .......................... 1 1 0 0 0 0 Arizona Corbin W,2-1 ........... 7 3 1 1 0 4 Shaw ......................... 1 1 0 0 0 0 D.Hernandez ........... 1 1 0 0 0 0 Balk—Bumgarner.

Dodgers 7, Rockies 3

Colorado

Los Angeles ab r h bi DGordn ss 5 0 0 0 M.Ellis 2b 3 2 2 3 Kemp cf 3 0 0 0 Ethier rf 4 2 3 2 Abreu lf 4 0 1 1 Guerra p 0 0 0 0 Elbert p 0 0 0 0 Coffey p 0 0 0 0 Belisari p 0 0 0 0 Uribe 3b 4 1 1 1 Loney 1b 3 0 2 0 Treanr c 4 1 2 0 Capuan p 2 1 0 0 GwynJ lf 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 8 3 Totals 33 711 7 Colorado ............................ 000 000 102 — 3 Los Angeles....................... 100 130 11x — 7 DP—Colorado 1. LOB—Colorado 6, Los Angeles 6. 2B—C.Gonzalez (5), M.Ellis (4), Ethier (10). 3B—Fowler (1). HR—Cuddyer (4), M.Ellis (1), Ethier (7), Uribe (1). S—Capuano. SF—Cuddyer. IP H R ER BB SO Colorado Moyer L,1-3 ............. 5 7 5 5 1 7 C.Torres ................... 2 2 1 1 2 2 Rogers...................... 1 2 1 1 0 1 Los Angeles Capuano W,5-0 ....... 7 4 1 1 0 3 Guerra ...................... 2⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 Elbert ........................ 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Coffey ....................... 2⁄3 3 2 2 0 1 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Belisario ................... Scutaro 2b Pachec 3b CTorrs p Colvin ph Rogers p CGnzlz lf Tlwtzk ss Helton 1b Cuddyr rf RHrndz c Fowler cf Moyer p Nelson ph-3b

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T H I S D A T E I N B A S E B A L L May 13 1911 — Detroit’s Ty Cobb hit his first grand slam. After six innings, the Tigers led the Red Sox, 10-1. Boston came back to win the game 13-11 in 10 innings. 1911 — The New York Giants scored a major league record 10 runs before the St. Louis Cardinals retired the first batter in the first inning. Fred Merkle drove in six of the Giants’ 13 runs in the first en route to a 19-5 rout. Rube Marquard of the Giants entered the

game in the second inning and set a record for relievers with 14 strikeouts in his eight-inning appearance. 1923 — Joe Sewell of the Cleveland Indians struck out twice in one game for the first time in his career. Washington Senator rookie Wally Warmoth was the pitcher. In a 14-year career, Sewell had only one other multiple strikeout game. 1942 — Boston’s Jim Tobin became the only pitcher in modern history to hit three home runs in one

game. Tobin led the Braves to a 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs. His fourth at-bat was a fly ball caught against the fence in left field. 1952 — In an Appalachian League game, Ron Necciai of the Bristol Twins struck out 27 batters while pitching a 7-0 no-hitter against the Welch Miners. 1955 — Mickey Mantle hit three home runs — two left-handed and one right-handed — as the Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2.

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S TA N L E Y C U P P L AYO F F S

Rangers hold off Caps in Game 7

By IRA PODELL AP Sports Writer

AP PHOTO

New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal (18) defends himself with his gloves as Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin checks him in the first period of Game 7 on Saturday.

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NEW YORK — Brad Richards and Michael Del Zotto scored, Henrik Lundqvist made 22 saves, and the New York Rangers advanced to the Eastern Conference finals with a 2-1 victory in Game 7 over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. Richards scored less than two minutes in, and Del Zotto doubled the lead in the third period to help the top-seeded Rangers improve to 5-0 in Game 7s at Madison Square Garden. That set up a matchup with the New Jersey Devils, the team the Rangers beat in the 1994 conference finals en route to their first Stanley Cup title in 54 years. That series will open Monday in New York.

RANGERS

CAPITALS

New York and Washington alternated wins and losses from Game 1 on, and this one didn’t come easy for the Rangers, who missed a chance to eliminate the Capitals in Game 6 on the road. Just 38 seconds after Del Zotto made it 2-0 at 10:05 of the third, Roman Hamrlik sent a shot off of New York forward Derek Stepan that fluttered past Lundqvist for his only blemish of the night.

N B A P L AYO F F S

New York played a very disciplined game, taking only one penalty for delay of game against Ruslan Fedotenko in the third period. The Rangers’ power play did nothing on its two chances, but keeping Washington’s manadvantage unit off the ice helped secure this win. The Capitals tried to pull Holtby for an extra skater with 1:22 left in the game, but he had to scramble back to cover the vacated net before he ever got to the bench. He finally got off the ice, and the Capitals pressured in the Rangers’ end. The puck was stuck in the corner when the final seconds ran out, and Lundqvist thrust both arms in the air as streamers poured down from the ceiling.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Cougars repeat as Freedom champions

Harvick, Busch still not friendly year later

The Times Leader staff

The Misericordia baseball team is headed back to the NCAA regionals. After a delay of a week because of field conditions in Quakertown, the Cougars beat DeSales 5-3 in the decisive game of the Freedom Conference tournament on Saturday, winning the program’s second straight league title. Senior Jeff Slanovec was named tournament MVP, finishing with an RBI double in the

EDITOR’S NOTE: At press time, the Southern 500 was still in progress. For complete results, go to www.timesleader.com By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Time has not smoothed things over between Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick. The two Sprint Cup stars stole the show at the Southern 500 last year with their postrace dustup on the way to the garage after Regan Smith’s victory at the track “Too Tough To Tame.” Harvick was angered with Busch’s tactics late in the race when both were contending for the checkered flag. Busch, Harvick and Clint Bowyer were three-wide on the narrow track during a late restart when all were trying to chase down Smith. Bowyer went sprawling into the interior wall after contact. As cars spun out behind, Busch gathered his machine, then veered down the track and sent Harvick spinning. Smith held on through a green-white-checkered finish for his first Sprint Cup victory. But the real drama was unfolding on pit road as Busch and Harvick drove from the track. Busch was up against Harvick’s back bumper when Harvick jumped out and rushed toward Busch’s window where it looked like he took a swing at Busch. Busch bumped Harvick’s driverless car into the interior wall and headed into the garage. Both were called into the NASCAR hauler and each left composed — although with different versions of what happened. Busch said Harvick engaged in “unacceptable racing.” “I gave him room off of two, I didn’t get the room,” Busch said. Harvick said he was running hard and “things happen. That’s it. What do you do?” Busch and Harvick were both fined $25,000 and placed on probation by NASCAR after the Darlington tussle. The two said they hadn’t talked about what happened last year. “I tend to be able to let things go and forget about things while others tend to keep dwelling and keep bringing them back up,” Busch said. That includes Darlington Raceway leaders, who used the incident as part of its promotional campaign. The track urged fans not to miss round two between “Hitman” Harvick and “Rowdy Busch.” Billboards, radio spots and Internet ads saturated the market with another potential tangle. Harvick understood why the track used the incident to attract fans. He said he hasn’t spent too much time worrying about it. “I don’t talk about Kyle or to Kyle,” Harvick said.

Braden Holtby played well in his second career Game 7, making 29 saves. It was yet another heartbreaker for the Capitals, who were looking to reach the conference finals for the third time. Six of Washington’s seven playoff losses were by one goal, and only one of its 14 games overall were decided by more than one. Both the Rangers and the Capitals reached the second round of this year’s playoffs with Game 7 wins. New York knocked out Ottawa, and Washington eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins. But history isn’t all on the Rangers’ side. Since playoff expansion, no club has played 14 games in the first two rounds and went on to capture the Cup.

championship game. Tied 3-3 after six innings, Misericordia got a run in the seventh and eighth innings thanks to a pair of DeSales errors. Matt Karabin picked up the win in relief and Gabe Noyalis sealed the deal, earning the save with a strikeout and the tying run at the plate in the ninth. Andrew Tressa led the Cougars, finishing 3-for-5 with an RBI. Will Minderjahn and Chris Tuttle each had a pair of hits.

LOCAL ROUNDUP AP PHOTO

Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce drives against Philadelphia 76ers guard Evan Turner during the first quarter of Game 1 in the Eastern Conference semifinasl Saturday in Boston.

Garnett leads Celtics past 76ers

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer

BOSTON — Kevin Garnett scored 29 points — his most in the regular- or postseason this year — and added 11 rebounds on Saturday night to give the Boston Celtics a 92-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Rajon Rondo had 17 assists, 13 points and 12 rebounds for his eighth career playoff tripledouble. He ran the length of the court to receive the inbounds pass and dribble out the final 3.4 seconds of the game. Game 2 is Monday night in Boston before the series shifts to Philadelphia for Games 3 and 4. Andre Iguodala scored 19 points and Evan Turner had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers, who advanced to the second round for the first time since 2003 by beating East No. 1 seed Chicago. The Sixers led 77-67 with 11 minutes to play before Boston scored 23 of the next 30 points, with Rondo making a jumper to cut it to 80-79, then another with 3:37 left to give Boston the lead. After Spencer Hawes’ basket from the right baseline put the

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Sixers up 84-83, Rondo drove to the basket and, with his path blocked, turned and handed the ball to Garnett. He banked one in and drew the foul to give Boston a two-point lead, then added another jumper. After misses by Turner and Lou Williams, Paul Pierce hit a fall-away jumper with 78 seconds left to make it a six-point lead — the Celtics’ biggest of the night. Jrue Holliday’s jumper cut it to three points, then Rondo fouled him with 3.4 seconds left and he made both foul shots. Boston inbounded the ball from between the benches, and Rondo sprinted back into the backcourt and outran his defender to the wrong basket as the time expired. Pierce, who had a sprained MCL in his left knee, scored 14 points on 3-for-11 shooting. Rondo was only 6 for 15 from the floor, but he was 3 for 6 in the fourth quarter, adding five

rebounds and four assists. Both teams advanced by winning their first-round series in six games: Boston beat Atlanta, and Philadelphia eliminated the Bulls to become the fifth No. 8 seed to eliminate a No. 1. They got only one day off before beginning the second round in Boston, where the Celtics earned their only victory against the Sixers this year. Philadelphia won the two games at home, including a 32-point victory on March 7. None of the three regular-season meetings between the teams was close. The Sixers scored the first seven points of the game and led by 10 at the end of the first quarter, when Boston shot 30 percent. It was 45-32 when Boston scored 10 of the last 12 points in the half, with Rondo picking up four assists and a steal in the final 3 minutes before the break. A little more than two minutes into the third, Avery Bradley outraced Rondo to a long rebound and took it in, splitting defenders Iguodala and Holiday for the reverse layup that made it 48-47 — Boston’s first lead of the game. Philadelphia quickly retook the lead and extended it to eight points.

Patriots rally for win, tie Coughlin for first The Times Leader staff

HUGHESTOWN — Down by three in the bottom of the seventh, Pittston Area rallied for four runs to beat Nanticoke 5-4 on Saturday in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division I baseball game. The victory moved the Patriots (8-5) into a first-place tie with Coughlin in Division I East with two games left to play. Patrick McGinty came through with the big hit in the seventh and finished with three RBI. Michael Schwab went the distance for the win, striking out seven. Anthony Ioanna hit his league-leading third home run for the Trojans (2-10) and struck out 10 in the loss. Nanticoke

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GIRLS LACROSSE

Dallas 11, Mifflinburg 10

Melissa Tucker scored her 5th goal of the day with one second remaining in regulation to edge Mifflinburg in Dallas’ last regular season game. Cara Pricher and Emily Capitano added three goals apiece for the Mountaineers while Madeline Mulhern contributed two assists and Dana Jolley had seven saves in goal. Dallas will take on Delaware Valley Monday evening in the first round of district playoffs.

A half-decade later, Nelson graduates Curtis delivers for Yanks in 10th MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Fifty years ago, Don Nelson left the University of Iowa eight credits and a student-teaching requirement shy of a degree. Nelson took correspondence classes to complete the credits. But it took the most coaching wins in NBA history for the university to decide Nelson didn’t need to be a student teacher to earn a diploma. On Saturday, the former Hawkeyes’ star player returned to re-

ceive his bachelor’s degree in physical education during Iowa’s commencement ceremony at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. “I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long, long time. I wish it would have happened 50 years ago. But it didn’t,” Nelson said, “and I think that the morale to that story is it’s never too late as long as you keep working and keep having dreams. They can come true.” Nelson is known for the 1,355 coaching wins he picked up over 31 seasons as an NBA

coach, a career he wrapped up with Golden State following the 2010-11 season. It’s easy to forget that it all started over five decades ago in the Midwest. Nelson, who turns 72 on May 15, starred for Rock Island High in Illinois, just across the river from Iowa, and joined the Hawkeyes in 1959. Sporting a spiky blond flat top and a versatile game that would serve him well in the pros, Nelson finished his Iowa career as a two-time AllAmerican.

Times Leader staff

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Colin Curtis delivered a two-out, RBI single in the bottom of the10th inning, driving in Kevin Russo from second base and making the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees 3-2 winners over the Durham Bulls Saturday night. Russo had reached first on a fielder’s choice after Yadil Mujica singled to center field with one out.

Russo then stole second. Curtis’ hit made a winner out of righty Kevin Whelan (1-0). Whelan went 2 innings, allowing just two hits while striking out one. Josh Lueke (0-2) was tagged with the loss. The Yankees got on the board first with a two-run Steve Pearce home run in the third inning. The Bulls answered with two runs of their own in the top of the fourth.

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HS WRESTLING

Key coaching names camping out on the mats By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

The summer months are always a big time for wrestling camps in the area and this year is no different. Several notable coaches will take center stage at the Wyoming Seminary Futures Wrestling Camp and at the Eagles Way Wrestling Clinics at Lake-Lehman High School. One of the top names making an appearance is Jeff Blatnick, a

member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, a NCAA Division II champion in 1978 and 1980, and an Olympic Gold Medalist in 1984 who will be at Wyoming Seminary’s clinic. The clinic at Wyoming Seminary will be held June 17-21 for wrestlers age 10-and-up at the Wyoming Seminary Upper School in Kingston. Also slated to appear in Kingston are Troy Letters, past PIAA and NCAA Division I champion

at Lehigh. Letters is also a former assistant at Penn State and is currently the head coach at Clarion University. North Carolina State’s new head coach Pat Popolizio and his assistant Frank Beasley, along with Northern Illinois’ Jeff Breese are also announced to be instructors at the clinic along with Wyoming Seminary’s head coach Scott Green. The cost of the camp is $200 for commuting and $325 for

those staying on campus. All athletes are required to provide a recent physician’s report, including immunization records. For more information or to register online, visit www.wyomingseminary.org/futureswrestling. At Lake-Lehman, a number of prominent coaches are slated to attend the clinics, which are being held Monday and Wednesday evenings from 5:30-7:30 p.m. starting on June 4.

Popolizio, who was named Coach of the Year in the Colonial Athletic Association last year at Binghamton University, is also slated to be one of the featured clinicians at Lake-Lehman. He will be joined by Pat Santoro from Lehigh University, Tim Flynn (Edinboro), Dave Crowell (Nazareth High School), John Stutzman (Bloomsburg), Dan Wirnsberger (Bucknell), Lee Pritts (North Carolina State assistant), Dave

Hoffmann (Bucknell), Josh Moore (Kent State) and Scott Davis, a past Lake-Lehman PIAA Champion. The cost of the Back Mountain clinics, which are being directed by Jack Davis, former Clarion University head coach, is $160 if registered before June 1. A $20 late fee applies after that date. Registration information can be obtained by calling Jack Davis at (814) 538-9034.

NCAA LACROSSE

Penn State women beat Towson The Associated Press

TOWSON, Md. — Haley Ford and Molly Fernandez each scored three goals, and Penn State surprised eighth-seed Towson 15-8 Saturday in the opening round of the NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament. Making their first appearance in the tournament since 2005, the

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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton defenseman Robert Bortuzzo (15) tangles with St. John’s winger Kevin Clark (9) as he goes for a wraparound against goalie Brad Thiessen in Saturday’s Game 7.

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liams got the Penguins on the scoreboard first, it was the IceCaps and Sawada drawing first blood. The big winger took a crossice pass from John Albert and beat Brad Thiessen, who turned in yet another brilliant netminding effort for the Penguins. Craig made it a 1-1 game at 6:43 of the second period, taking a feed from Eric Tangradi and breaking in alone on Eddie Pasquale, beating the St. John’s goalie to the stick side. Gagnon restored the IceCaps’ lead at 11:35 mark of the second with a power-play marker.

“They had the start that they wanted and we didn’t have the start we wanted and that put us back on our heals,” Hynes said. “We kept coming and we were always one goal away, one shot away. “Tonight, if you look at the overall 60 minutes, they were better than we were for longer periods.” Gagnon got the winner just shy of a minute into the final period of play, finding the back of the net from a sharp angle, with perhaps a shot Thiessen should have stopped. McDonald scored on the power play at the 9:36 mark, but the Penguins could not solve Pasquale after that. “It was a real gutsy effort, and that’s the type of team that we have,” Hynes said. “The guys

laid it on the line tonight and we had guys pay a physical price. “We put our hearts out there, we worked as hard as we could, guys sacrificed, but sometimes you don’t get what you worked for.” Game 7, Eastern Conference Semifinals St. John's 3, Penguins 2 (St. John's wins series, 4-3) Penguins .................................................. 0 1 1 — 2 St. John’s ................................................. 1 1 1 — 3 First period—1. St. John’s, Sawada 3 (Albert), 11:52. Penalties, Cormier STJ (roughing), 4:51; Samuelsson WBS (hooking), 18:37. Second period—2. Penguins, Craig 1 (Tangradi), 6:43. 3. St. John’s, Gagnon 4 (Sawada, King), 11:35 (PP). Penalties, Clark STJ (roughing), 7:47; Gibbons WBS (interference), 10:45; Redmond STJ (interference), 12:00. Third period—4. St. John’s, Gagnon 5, 0:53. 5. Penguins, McDonald 6 (Tangradi, Williams), 9:36 (PP). Penalties, Samuelsson WBS (cross-checking), 3:37; Cormier STJ (boarding), 8:16. Shots on goal—Penguins 7-9-12-28; St. John’s 10-11-6-27. Power-play opportunities—Penguins 1for-4; St. John’s 1-for-3. Goalies—Penguins, Thiessen 6-6-0 (27 shots-24 saves). St. John’s, Pasquale 7-4-0 (2826). Referees—Jean Hebert, Graham Skilliter. Linesmen—Jim Vail, Joe Maynard. A—6,287

BOXING

USA will send 9 fighters to London By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

Six more American boxers have qualified for the Olympics with winning performances at a qualifying tournament in Brazil, allowing USA Boxing to send an impressive nine fighters to the London Games. Including three boxers who qualified last year, the U.S. currently has the second-largest men’s team headed to London. That’s more fighters than any nation except Australia, which will send a boxer in each of the 10 men’s weight classes, and more than traditional amateur powers Cuba and Russia. Light welterweight and American team captain Jamel Herring was among the group that qualified this week at the AIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Event in Rio de Janeiro. “This performance from the team as a whole should be a message to the world that USA Boxing is still alive and kicking,” Herring told The Associated Press from Rio. “If anything, I say we’re getting stronger and have something to prove.” Herring left Rio with a bronze medal after losing his semifinal bout at the qualifying event, but had already qualified for London along with lightweight Jose Ramirez, light heavyweight Marcus Browne and middleweight Terrell Gausha. Two more U.S. boxers qualified Friday night in

the penultimate day of competition when heavyweight Michael Hunter and super heavyweight Dominic Breazeale won their semifinal bouts. They’ll all travel to London in July with three-time U.S. Olympian flyweight Rau’shee Warren, welterweight Errol Spence and bantamweight Joseph Diaz, who all qualified last year at the world championships. “It’s like a dream,” said Breazeale, a former quarterback at Northern Colorado who only took up boxing about three years ago. “Pinch me, wake me up.” Gausha and Browne won the tournament titles on Saturday, with Gausha beating Dominica’s Junior Castillo 6-2 and Browne trouncing Brazil’s Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino 14-6. While Olympic qualification certainly doesn’t guarantee an improved medal count, the U.S. performance is a boon to a program that has been widely criticized for declining performance in international competition. Americans have won just one gold medal in the past three Olympics — Andre Ward’s victory in Athens in 2004. The U.S. team left Beijing four years ago with only heavyweight Deontay Wilder’s bronze medal in their worst showing ever. USA Boxing made several changes to its program since the disappointing showing in Beijing, allowing fighters to work more closely with their personal

coaches and altering the qualifying process to encourage more competition. The governing body also enlisted celebrated pro trainer Freddie Roach, who has tutored several top American fighters as a special assistant. Hunter’s victory was particularly sweet for the American team. The son of a pro heavyweight failed to qualify for the Beijing Games four years ago, but stayed in the amateur ranks and worked toward London. He finally earned a spot with a 14-8 decision over Ecuador’s Julio Castillo. “It feels good,” Hunter said. “It’s anti-climactic, hasn’t really hit me yet. I’ll probably start crying pretty soon.” Breazeale is another remarkable success story for USA Boxing and All-American Heavyweights, the remarkable training program in Carson, Calif., dedicated to winning amateur titles by turning athletes from other sports into boxers. The 6-foot-6 fighter overcame a third-round deficit to earn his Olympic spot, beating Puerto Rico’s Gerardo Bisbal 15-12. “Going into the third round, I was down by two points, and I had to dig down deep. I was gassed, tired, and I had to dig deep into the heart, knuckle up. I knew I won, but I wasn’t sure if I won by a lot. When I heard that blue corner called, such a relief.”

“All I try to do,” O’Brien explained, “is be myself. Tell people what I think and how thrilled I was to be considered for the job. I knew it was a place that I felt like I was a good fit for. Because I believe in a lot of the same things that Penn Staters believe in. “Now that I’m here, it’s solidified in my mind that it’s a good match.” That’s an idea that he discussed with another coach on campus, Coquese Washington. The two sat down on a few occasions after O’Brien was hired to discuss coaching and life in general. Washington helped provide some important perspective, having come to Penn State in a similar situation. She took over the women’s basketball program from a long-tenured and successful coach who departed the school amid controversy in Rene Portland.

favored Tigers were ousted by a Penn State team led by former Towson coach Missy Doherty. Penn State (12-6) went up 5-1 in the first half, led 6-5 at the break and pulled away by scoring the first five goals of the second half. Dana Cahill had six saves, Theresa Zichelli scored twice

and Maggie McCormick had a goal and three assists for the Nittany Lions, who will next face top-seed Florida, who opened with a 16-4 win over Albany on Saturday. Kelly Custer, Andi Raymond and Ashley Waldron had two goals apiece for Towson (16-4) in the loss.

“I don’t think there’s any magic (guidelines) to coaching at Penn State,” Washington said. “Just being yourself and not feeling a need to be anything other than that. Being authentic to who you are. Believe in the program in an authentic way, a way that speaks to who he is as a man and who he is as a coach. “That’s the only way to do it. If you try to do it any other way, it’s probably not going to work.” So far, Washington said, O’Brien looks to be off to a good start. “He’s passionate. He’s definitely passionate about his team, about the program. And he’s a winner,” she said. “That winner’s mentality comes out in everything he does. He wants the best. He wants everything to be done at a high caliber, a high quality. And those are the hallmarks of strong leaders.” That seemed to carry over to this first spring practice with the Nittany Lions. Quarterback Matt McGloin laughed when he heard Rose’s story about O’Brien. That confidence is what he’s come to ex-

pect from his new coach. What he just discovered this spring, though, was that O’Brien is an effective teacher as well. “He just understands how to get something stuck into your brain,” McGloin said. “He understands how to teach it to you in ways I’ve never really seen before, which makes him special in coaching. “We’re going over reads that we’ve never learned before. The quarterbacks are calling the offense the way we’ve never ever done before. We’re impressed with ourselves, to be honest with you.” As O’Brien himself admits, however, none of that will matter if wins don’t follow on the field. It’s a point he has made sure too get across at each of his first 12 stops on this coaches caravan, which wraps up this week with six more. “He’s doing what you have to do as a young coach,” Rose said. “We’ll see if he gets Joe’s tenure if he’ll be doing the bus tour at 80 years old or not.” O’Brien shook his head and laughed. One season at a time.

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ley told James during the ceremony. “Not just because of this, but because of what you mean to our organization.” James received 85 of a possible 121 first-place votes from a panel of sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league, as well as one collective fan vote on NBA.com. He finished with 1,074 points, topping Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant (889 points, 24 first-place votes), the Los Angeles Clippers’ Chris Paul (385, six first-place votes), the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant (352, two first-place votes), and San Antonio’s Tony Parker (331, four first-place votes). James credited several of the league’s best players for being part of his inspiration to play at the highest level. “We do not take LeBron James for granted, not here in this organization,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. And he apparently does not take the organization for granted, either. James’ voice broke a couple of times as he spoke, and he confessed he was more nervous than he anticipated. James relayed a story about his reaction when the news broke publicly Friday night, telling family he was with at the time that “this is crazy.” “I see my two sons, I do what I do and I try to perform at the highest level every night, and a big part of the reason is those guys. I don’t want to let them down,” James said, pausing for a brief moment as he looked at fiancée Savannah Brinson and his sons. “Secondly, my teammates, like I said. The reason I’m up here today is because of those guys. If

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Miami Heat’s LeBron James, right, chats with his son LeBron James Jr. after having accepted the NBA MVP trophy Saturday in Miami.

those guys don’t sacrifice what they sacrifice every single night ... I wouldn’t be up here.” Moments later, he asked the entire Heat roster to join him on the stage, and they huddled behind him. “These 14 guys right here, they give everything,” James said. “And they give me everything.” James averaged 27.1points, 7.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists — making him only the fourth player with those totals in at least two seasons, according to STATS LLC, joining Oscar Robertson

(five times), John Havlicek (twice) and Bird (twice). Add James’ 53 percent shooting and 1.9 steals per game into the mix, and the club gets even more exclusive. Only Jordan had a season with numbers exceeding what James did this season in those categories — 1988-89, when he averaged 32.5 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and 2.9 steals on 54 percent shooting. “It’s amazing to think about it in that sense — three in four years,” Heat guard Dwyane Wade said.

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MMA

Now for the main event, in this corner Cianci By TOM ROBINSON For the Times Leader

James Cianci is excited about reaching main event status for the first time in his Mixed Martial Arts career. Headlining Saturday night’s PA Cage Fight 12 at Genetti Manor in Dickson City, however, is more important in terms of what it could do for Cianci’s future in the sport. “I haven’t really thought too much about being a main event,” the 26-year-old from Clarks Summit said. “It is exciting to know that I’m headlining a fight; that I’ve gotten to that point. “But in terms of preparation and everything like that, I haven’t noticed a difference.” Cianci will take of Joel Roberts for the PA Cage Fight 135-pound championship. The fight will be the first of the year for Cianci, who suffered his first defeat by decision to unbeaten Jordan Parsons in December in Florida. Cianci is 3-1

PA CAGE FIGHT 12 WHEN: Saturday night, 7 p.m. Doors open at 6. WHERE: Genetti Manor, Dickson City PROMOTED BY: Northeast MMA MAIN EVENT: James Cianci vs. Joel Roberts for 135-pound PA Cage Fight championship CARD: 3 professional bouts and up to 11 amateur bouts TICKETS: Priced at $70, $50 and $35. Available at www.pacagefight.com.

with three stoppages as a professional after winning all three of his bouts as an amateur. He appeared – and won – on five of the first seven PA Cage Fight cards promoted by Northeast MMA. Roberts has won four straight bouts by first- or second-round submission to improve to 7-3 as a professional after going 4-1 in his amateur career. He fights for the Rat Pack from Palmerton. The four-bout winning streak, includes victories in Cage Fights

7 and 8 last year and a victory over Brylan Vanartsdalen in Bellator Fighting Championship 49. Roberts holds the PA Cage Fight championship belt from his wins over Scott Heckman and Bret Thomas last year in Scranton. Promoter Jonathan Kernis said Roberts’ earlier Bellator win means the winner of Saturday’s bout has a chance to land appearances on the Bellator series. “Being in a main event goes a long way in saying where I’ve come in terms of my success and the excitement my fights in the past have produced,” Cianci said. “I do think it makes me more marketable, especially down the road when I’m trying to make some moves and get into a bigger organization.” Cianci works part-time as a bartender to keep a steady income, but said his primary focus is on developing his MMA career. “I’m in the gym six days a

week; usually I’m trying to get a practice session in two times a day,” he said. “It’s not as many hours as a full-time job, but it’s as many as my body can physically take.” Cianci has some guidance in his pursuit. His training is done regularly at Northeastern Ju-Jitsu in Swoyersville where he works out with Jimy Hettes, who rose from the early Cage Fights to a 10-0 professional record that includes two victories in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) series. “We’re a group of guys who are all good and determined,” Cianci said. “We all feed off each other. “Jimy’s definitely the ring leader. He’s the one who runs the practices and helps us out with our technique.” Cianci followed another of Hettes’ approaches in getting additional help from Sean Diggs of World Class Boxing in WilkesBarre.

“My boxing’s been developing basically every day since I became a professional fighter,” Cianci said. “After seeing what Sean did with Jimy’s stand-up, I figured he was the best guy in the area to work with for my striking.” Cianci and his team are part of a strong presence of Lackawanna and Luzerne County fighters on the local card. The other two professional fights have Adam Penberthy and Mike Bannon in action. The Milford fighters are familiar locally from previous appearances. Penberthy also wrestled at King’s College. Penberthy, who won three times as an amateur on Northeast-MMA sponsored cards, is 1-0 as a pro going into his bout against Julian Lane, an Ohio fighter who is 4-0 with a Bellator win to his credit. Bannon also has three prior PA Cage Fight wins, including one as a professional. He puts his

2-0 record on the line against veteran Jay Haas (10-9). The amateur card includes a debut by West Scranton teacher Brad Turi, a former wrestler at the school. Sean Olivieri and Brandon Dolan, a former Pittston Area wrestler, will represent Balance Combat of Old Forge. Scranton’s Paul McDonough is scheduled to go against Kristopher Gratalo, who is from Pittston, but fighting for Team Vicious from Williamsport. Jiovanni Donvito, from Simrell MMA, and Maiguel Machado, from Tattoo Brazillian Ju-Jitsu, are other Scranton fighters. Derek Smith from Olyphant will represent Northeast Karate. Ely Rojas, Keman Jackson, Luis Payano and Jeremiah Wells are part of the Hard Core team from Hazleton. Michael Zola, also from Hazleton, fights out of World Class Boxing. John Ortiz-Rivera is from Team Independent in Freeland.

TENNIS

PRO GOLF

Na takes a 1-shot lead at Players

Na said he is changing his swing and still struggles with balance, making it hard for him PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. to get comfortable over the ball. — Kevin Na didn’t feel comfortHe knows the world is watching, able about anything Saturday and he realizes it makes for except his name atop the leadpainful viewing from living erboard at The Players Chamrooms and behind the ropes. pionship. “I know it’s frustrating,” he Na rolled in a 15-foot birdie said. “It’s frustrating for me. I putt on the 18th hole for one of want to pull the trigger. ... It’s only three rounds without a getting better little by little. bogey on a tough day at the TPC Hopefully, it will go away by the Sawgrass. It gave him a 4-under end of the year.” 68 and a one-shot lead over Matt The first step is getting Kuchar as he goes after the through Sunday. richest prize on the PGA Tour Kuchar, who also challenged — a five-year exemption and a at the Masters, is getting by with spot in all the majors. control of his driver and his For all his practice swings and emotions. Even on a poor tee waggles, even purposely missing shot at the 14th, the worst Kuthe ball so he could start over, char could say was, “Oh, stinkNa pieced together a brilliant er!” What cost him more was a round free of bogeys. He finished ball sinking to the bottom of the with two birdies on the last pond at the 17th, though Kuchar three holes to build a one-shot can’t argue with his position in lead over Matt Kuchar, who hit the last group Sunday. into the water at the islandFowler still sees himself as an green 17th and had to settle for a underdog, even though he broke 69. through last week at Quail HolRickie Fowler, coming off his low to win in a playoff that infirst PGA Tour win last week at AP PHOTO cluded Rory McIlroy. The last Quail Hollow, was dynamic as ever as he shot up the leadKevin Na hits from the 12th tee during the third round of the Play- player to win consecutive weeks on tour was Woods in 2009. erboard. Fowler didn’t make a ers Championship at TPC Sawgrass on Saturday in Ponte Vedra Woods, Tom Kite in 1989 and bogey until the last hole but still Beach, Fla. Raymond Floyd in 1981 are the had the best score of the third only players to make that second pressure,” Na said. “I’ve won round with a 66 and was two hit a couple off line, they were straight win The Players Chambefore. I’ve been in situations shots behind. just hit dead flush. I just got pionship. Fowler figured no one like this. I’ve got to take everyHe is trying to become the nothing out of the round.” gave him much of a chance. thing I’ve learned and do my first player since David Duval in Kuchar went eight consecThat might change now. best.” 1997 to win his first two PGA utive holes without a par — six “I feel like I’m in kind of an He was at 12-under 204. Tour titles in consecutive weeks. birdies and two bogeys — to underdog position — maybe Na is considered among the Texas Open champion Ben seize control on a windy day at overlooked at the start of the Curtis also played bogey-free. Sawgrass. But he slightly missed slowest players in golf, and he was given a bad time on the 16th week, won last week, maybe a He just didn’t have as many on his tee shot at the par-3 17th little tired,” Fowler said. “I’m birdies, missing from inside 10 and never came close to land. He hole for being on the clock and ready to go. Like I said last taking too long to hit his shot. feet on his last two holes for a did well to hit his third shot week, it’s all about giving yourOne more bad time and he 70. He was five shots behind, from the drop area to 5 feet to self chances out here, and I gave would have become the first along with former Masters escape with bogey. myself a chance last week on champion Zach Johnson (73). “It was exciting,” Kuchar said. PGA Tour player in 20 years to Sunday and took advantage of it. be given a one-shot penalty. Tiger Woods never came close “A lot of birdies and a lot more Go out tomorrow, have some He was informed of his bad to getting into contention, bogeys than I normally make. fun, give it our best shot and see time walking to the 17th green though he gave himself plenty of But I knew today was going to and appealed because he said his where that puts us.” chances. The card shows two be a tricky day. I knew there Woods’ chances effectively birdies, two bogeys and a 72 that were going to be a lot of bogeys. caddie’s shadow was in the way. He lost the appeal. Na said he no ended just before the turn. He left him 10 shots out of the lead I knew there were dangers missed a 6-foot birdie on No. 6 longer was on the clock for the going into the final round. It was around every corner.” and three-putted No. 7 from 12 last two holes. On the 18th, he hard for him to digest. Na managed to avoid them, feet. He missed a 7-foot birdie “I played well today and didn’t and now tries to become the first drilled his tee shot into the fairway after only three waggles. putt on the par-3 eighth, and a get anything out of that round,” 54-hole leader to win The Play12-foot birdie putt on the par-5 Then, he backed off only once Woods said. “It was probably the ers Championship since the ninth. And then, he bogeyed the and hit his approach to 15 feet most solid I’ve hit the golf ball tournament moved to May. 10th. for his last birdie. all year, actually. Even though I “I know how to play under By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

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Tiralongo wins 7th stage; Hesjedal takes Giro lead The Associated Press

ROCCA DI CAMBIO, Italy — Paolo Tiralongo of Italy won the seventh stage of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday, while Ryder Hesjedal replaced Adriano Malori as the overall leader to become the first Canadian to wear the pink jersey. Tiralongo tussled with defending champion Michele

Scarponi in the final 600 yards of the steep climb to the line before finishing the 125-mile leg from Recanati to Rocca di Cambio in a time of 5 hours, 51 minutes, 3 with a final sprint. AP PHOTO Hesjedal will wear the pink jersey on Sunday after cross- Paolo Tiralongo of Italy celebrates on the podium after he won the ing the line in fifth place, just seventh stage of the Giro d’Italia from Recanati to Rocca di Cambio, Italy, on Saturday. behind Joaquim Rodriguez.

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Roger Federer lunges to return a ball against Janko Tipsarevic during a Madrid Open tennis tournament semifinal match on Saturday in Madrid, Spain. Federer won in straight sets.

Federer ready for Madrid final Swiss star has a chance to move up in world ranking with win in championship. The Associated Press

MADRID — Roger Federer will play for his third Madrid Open title with a chance to take over the No. 2 spot in the world ranking after cruising past Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-3 in the tournament semifinals on Saturday. The Swiss star and former No. 1 advanced to a finals matchup against Tomas Berdych, who edged Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) in the other semifinal. A victory will push Federer ahead of Spain’s Rafael Nadal in the rankings. “It’s going to be a tough match,” said Federer. “Berdych is playing well himself. It’s quick conditions and he can be a big threat in the finals like that.” On the women’s side, Serena Williams will meet top-ranked Victoria Azarenka in the final after each won their semifinal matchups in straight sets. While both Rafael Nadal and top-ranked Novak Djokovic vowed to never again play on Madrid’s new blue-clay court after early exits, Federer’s more technical style has not been overly hampered by a surface many players have criticized as slippery. Federer, who won at Madrid in 2006 and 2009, shook off gusting winds in the late afternoon to hit 25 winners and eight aces en route to the easy victory. While dominating on serve, Federer moved Tipsarevic around the court with an expert mix of shots until breaking for a 3-1 lead with a low slice that the Serb hit into the net. Federer broke again to claim the first set by drawing an error from Tipsarevic with a fore-

hand that clipped the sideline. Tipsarevic, who had upset Djokovic on Friday, fell behind for good at 3-1 in the second set when he could barely graze Federer’s crosscourt return. Federer holds a 10-4 record against Berdych, but the Czech has won three of their last five meetings. “(Berdych) got me in big matches in my career in Wimbledon and at the Olympics. I got him back at the same places,” Federer said. “Still I remember those losses vividly. I think that we match up pretty well against each other because of the shot-making.” Sunday will be the 30-yearold Federer’s 104th final, where he will seek his 74th career title. Earlier, the sixth-seeded Berdych, who hadn’t won a set in his last three matches against Del Potro, scored 15 aces to overcome the Argentine’s skilled baseline game. “It was really just about one or two points that decided for my side,” said Berdych. “It was really close. We fought for every point and I am really happy to have gone through.” Williams beat Lucie Hradecka 7-6 (5), 6-0, while Azarenka ousted fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-4. The ninth-seeded Williams will play for her second title of the season. Azarenka has won four tournaments so far. “Victoria has been so consistent in her game this year,” said Williams. “She is so consistent, so amazing and so, just nearly perfect. I am going to the final with nothing to lose.” Williams is 6-1 head-to-head against Azarenka, whose only win came in 2009. This will be the first time they meet on clay. “She’s one of the best players in the world and one of the toughest opponents to play against so we’ll see, but as I said it’s going to be a different story,” Azarenka said.

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Comet ready for Wilkes football From the Comets to the Colonels Another win for Newport squad

Crestwood’s Vinny Genoble has accepted an invitation to attend Wilkes University and compete on the football team. Pictured are (first row, from left): Karen Genoble (mother), Vinny Genoble. Second row: Christopher Gegaris (high school principal), Greg Myers (head football coach), Bonnie Gregory (assistant principal) and Tony Mozeleski (director of athletics).

Crestwood’s Roger Legg has accepted an invitation to attend Wilkes University and compete on the football team. Pictured are (first row, from left): Sherry Legg (mother), Roger Legg and Boomer Legg (father). Second row: Christopher Gegaris (high school principal), Darren Testa (former head wrestling coach), Greg Myers (head football coach), Bonnie Gregory (assistant principal) and Tony Mozeleski (director of athletics).

Newport sixth grade girls recently won the Wyoming Valley West Middle School Tournament. The girls posted a perfect 4-0 record defeating Valley West 28-21 in the title game. Team members (first row, left to right): Katie Butczynski, Miranda Bohn, Emily Spencer, Taylor Zabrenski and Leah Mullery. Second row: coach Jay Bohn, Morgan Bienkowski, Kasey Radginski, Codi Hornlein, Madelyn Grilz, Elizabeth Moore and coach Joe Batusik.

Golf tournament set to benefit autism awareness St. Jude basketball eighth graders recognized

The 2012 Lexus Autism Golf Classic Planning Committee met recently to recognize National Autism Awareness Month. The Allied Services Integrated Health System’s annual golf tournament will benefit the Pediatric Autism Program and services provided at Allied Services Heinz Rehab, along with funding for the Parents and Professionals collaboration to enhance socialization opportunities for autistic children and their families. The grand raffle prize on June 18 will be a trip for two to the Lexus Champions for Charity Golf threeday event at Pebble Beach, compliments of Lexus MotorWorld. More details at www.alliedservices.org Planning committee members seated left to right: Jim Brogna, Allied Services Foundation; Susan Yelen, representing major sponsor The Yelen Hazzouri Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; Marilyn O’Boyle, representing Huntsville Golf Club and major sponsor The Maslow Family Foundation; Allison Maslow, representing major sponsor The Maslow Family Foundation; and Tina McCarthy, Allied Services and representing feature sponsor McCarthy Family. Standing, from left: Jim Partington, representing major sponsor Lexus MotorWorld; Michael Raymond, PhD, Heinz Rehab Hospital; Alex Rogers, representing feature sponsor Bedwick & Jones; Eric Wassel, Esq., representing feature sponsor O’Malley & Langan; Phil Straub, representing sponsor Hall, Mihalos & Straub; Mark Rowan, DPT, Heinz Rehab Hospital; Tom Bevevino; Jack Simpson, representing major sponsor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; Leslie Fath, Heinz Rehab Hospital; and Jared Widman, representing major sponsor J.C. Widman Consulting.

St. Jude School recently honored the graduating eighth grade students in its basketball program. This year’s honorees were Patrick Ganter, Kayla Hons and Rachel Rinehimer. Before the start of the final home game of the season, Mrs. Jeanne Rossi, Principal of St. Jude School, announced the honorees and their families to the spectators. Students were presented with gifts to mark the occasion and parents were given flowers as a token of appreciation. A cake was enjoyed at the conclusion of the game. Pictured (first row, from left): Ellen Rinehimer, Rachel Rinehimer, Natasha Ganter, Patrick Ganter, Nicholas Ganter, Kayla Hons, Emily Hons and Lynn Hons. Second row: Bill Rinehimer, Jim Ganter and Brian Hons.

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King’s golf tournament supports scholarship fund

The 2012 Swing for Mercy Golf Tournament sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy will take place on June 18 at the Wyoming Valley Country Club in Hanover Township. All funds raised will directly benefit an important ministry of the Sisters of Mercy: the Catherine McAuley Center. Each year, the tournament recognizes a woman who exemplifies the Mercy spirit of compassion and service through her own commitment to the mission of the Sisters of Mercy. The Swing for Mercy Golf Committee takes great pride in announcing Andrea Payne as the 2012 Mercy Woman of the Year. Andrea’s commitment to Mercy is reflected in her long and impressive legacy of service both as a professional and as a community volunteer. As a Mercy Associate and a volunteer at Mercy ministries, Andrea has followed the example of Catherine McAuley, bringing compassion and comfort to those in need. She participated in the organization of the early MOM walks for the benefit of the Catherine McAuley House, and since her retirement, she enjoys helping out at Mercy Center whenever she can. For more information on the 2012 Swing for Mercy Golf Tournament, please contact Jenny Blanchard, Director of Development, at # (570) 674-3218, or by email at jblanchard@mercymidatlantic.org. Pictured are members of the Swing for Mercy King’s College will host the 28th Annual Rev. Paul Farber, C.S.C. Memorial Golf TournaGolf Committee. First row, from left: Andrea Payne, Mercy Woman of the Year, Jenny Blanment on Friday, June 8, at Mill Race Golf and Camping Resort in Benton. All proceeds ben- chard, Director of Development, Sisters of Mercy. Second row: Sr. Therese Marques, Execefit the College’s Farber Memorial Scholarship Fund. The cost per golfer is $150 and inutive Director, Catherine McAuley Center, Jean Brennan, Deborah Mileski, Sr. Kathleen cludes greens fees, carts, refreshments and a post-tournament barbecue and awards cer- Smith, Assistant Director, Catherine McAuley Center; third row: Barbara O’Donnell, Sr. Sara emony. The tournament will begin at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start and will have a captain Sweeney, Mary O’Connor, Judy Ellis. Absent from photo: Mary Cummings, Sr. Jayne Pruitt, and crew format. Hole sponsorships are $100, flag sponsorships cost $250 and major Rosemary Sigmond, Roseann Tedesco. sponsorships begin at $500. Five golfers who are closest to the pin on the par-three holes will be given an opportunity to participate in a “Million Dollar Hole in One Shootout.” The Farber Tournament is the only local tournament to offer this feature. For information or to A T P L A Y P O L I C Y register, please contact Kim Cardone, director of annual giving programs at King’s College, have contact information as well to ensure pubThe Times Leader will accept photos, standat (570) 208-5900, ext. 5677 or email kimberlycardone@kings.edu. Pictured are Farber lication. ings and stories from readers about youth and Memorial Golf Tournament committee members (first row, from left): Mary Rosto; Jim Items will not be accepted over the teleadult recreation activities. We’re also encouragBone; Rose Marie Panzitta, chair of Gift Procurement; Kirk Borchert, Chair; Bill Vinsko, phone. They may be e-mailed to tlsports@timeing anyone in a league – darts, pool, Frisbee, Chair of the Century Club Executive Committee; and Kim Cardone. Second row: Herb God- etc. – to submit standings and results to us. sleader.com with “At Play” in the subject, faxed to 831-7319, dropped off at the Times Leader or E-mailed photos should be sent in a jpeg forfrey, Mary Wood, Tom Landon, Bill Runner, Kathie Daskalakes, Tom Zabresky, Jackie Zamat. Those that are not in a jpeg format might mailed to Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N. Main bresky, Brian Vinsko, Jackie Grant, Freddie Pettit and Bill Behm. not be published. All submitted items should

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Wyoming Valley West football player Kyle Phillips has decided to continue playing at Wilkes University where he will pursue a degree in criminology. Front: Mark Phillips, father; Kyle Phillips and Joan Phillips, mother. Back: Sandy MacKWyoming Valley West football player P.J. Cwalina has deay, athletic director; Erin Keating, principal; Patrick Keating, cided to continue playing at Albright University where he football coach; and Christopher Lazor, assistant principal. will pursue a degree in biology. Front: Mary Jane Cwalina, Missing from photo: Luke and Sara, siblings mother; P.J. Cwalina and Peter Cwalina, father. Back: Sandy MacKay, athletic director; Erin Keating, principal; Patrick Keating, football coach; and Christopher Lazor, assistant principal. Missing from photo: Colleen, sister.

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Two Crestwood volleyball players reached milestones in their careers recently. Nick Banos had his 1,000th career assist and Jake Prohaska spiked his 500th kill. Coach Mike Williams presented each player with a commemorative volleyball to celebrate their achievements.

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Wyoming Valley West football player Dylan Flayhart has decided to continue playing at King’s College where he will pursue a degree in criminal justice. Front: Lorraine Flayhart, mother; Brylee Flayhart, sister; Dylan Flayhart and Chris Flayhart, father. Back: Sandy MacKay, athletic director; Erin Keating, principal; Patrick Keating, football coach; and Christopher Lazor, assistant principal. Missing from photo: Savannah Flayhart, sister.

The Wilkes-Barre Pens Midget Independent Travel team took the THL Midget championship recently against the Philly Revolution at Warwick Ice Rink with a 6-2 victory. The first goal of the game was scored by team captain J.J. Sherrill with the following goals from Brian O’Donnell, Jeremy Stach, and O’Donnell before Sherrill and Stach added empty-netters. Assists went to Joe Miscavage, Tom Zdipko, Brian Collins and two for Sherrill. Pictured (kneeling, from left): alternate captain Nick Cholewa, captain J.J. Sherrill, goalie Dale Cunningham, alternate captain Mike Madry, Zach Mangan. Standing: A.J. Popovich, Ryan Kozich, Nick The Northeast Alliance AAU volleyball team finished as Riley, Kyle Gifford, Brian O’Donnell, Tom Zdipko, Jason Krurunners up at the Millersville University AAU volleyball gel, Brian Collins, Jeremy Stach, Mike Wolsieffer, Liam tournament. Pictured are team members (first row, from McClurg and Joe Miscavage. Missing from photo: goalie left): Erin Muldoon, Heather Kramer, Ali Epstein, Sierra Hall. Gary Lukasiewicz, Head Coach John McClurg, assistant Second row: Sydney Spott, Amanda Hall, Sarah Warnagiris, coaches Mark Gifford and Joe Miscavage. Nicole Slavoski, Abby Bessoir and coach Darren Thorpe.

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OUTDOORS Don’t touch young wildlife that appears abandoned

THE WESTERN POCONO CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED will hold its Memorial Day picnic on Monday, May 28 at the White Haven Sportsmen’s Club along the Lehigh River. The picnic will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and food and drinks will be available. A casting demonstration will be conducted by George Daniel – a certified FFF Fly Casting instructor who has also appeared on ESPN and OLN. Daniel was the head coach of Team USA in the 2011 World Fly Fishing Championship in Italy and eaned a gold medal at the 2008 U.S. National Fly Fishing Championship in Colorado. Autographed copies of his book, “Dynamic Nymphing” will be available for purchase. Fishing will be permitted after the demonstration. Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 for teens 13-17 and children under 12 are free. For more information, call chapter president Paul Raubertas at (570) 768-8409 or email praubert@ptd.net. THE STANLEY COOPER SR. CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED will host the Wyoming Valley Fly Tyers on Tuesday, May 15 at the VFW Anthracite Post 283 in Kingston. The adult fly fishing camp will be held on May 20 at the American Legion in Mountain Top. The cost is $25 for non-TU members and free to members. For more information call Jay Downs at 814-6998. This year’s youth fly fishing camp will be held on June 9 at the Sedesky property. Contact Joe Ackourey at 574-5956. For more information, visit www.sctu.org. THE GREATER WYOMING VALLEY AUDUBON SOCIETY is offering partial scholarships for area students to attend nature camp during the summer of 2012. Partial scholarships will be available at several sites this year. Applicants may choose to attend camp at the Bear Creek Camp Nature Center, Nescopeck State Park, or the Endless Mountains Nature Center. Applications are available by contacting 570-403-2006 or nescopecksp@state.pa.us Application deadline is May 31, 2012. Scholarship recipients will be notified by June 8, 2012. A limited number of scholarships will be awarded to each age level. Recipients will be responsible for their own transportation to and from camp, and for paying the remainder of the camp fee not covered by the scholarship. For more information call 570-4032006. LAKE WALLENPAUPACK is included in this year’s waterways participating in Cabela’s “Wanna Fish for a Millions?” contest. For a second year, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is partnering in this contest by tagging fish and selecting Pennsylvania waters where participants can be big winners. Most people have heard the phrase “you have to play to win.” Well, in addition to knowing the contest waters, Pennsylvania anglers need to have a fishing license to play. Your license will be your ticket to fish some of the Commonwealth’s best waters in the hopes of cashing-in on big winnings. While purchasing a fishing license guarantees you a gateway into the contest, PFBC underscores that regardless of the contest, a Pennsylvania fishing license is always a winner. In fact, it affords anglers the opportunity to unlock a year’s worth of fishing opportunities in all the Commonwealth’s fishing waters. Cabela’s started accepting registrations on its website on April 19. The contest began on May 5 and ends July 8. The premise is simple: catch specially tagged fish and win prizes ranging from Cabela’s gift cards to boats to $2 million. All rules and requirements, as well as contest details and registration information, can be found at Cabela’s contest website, www.cabelas.com/ fishformillions. In addition, PFBC will maintain its own contest web page at www.fishandboat.com/fishformillions.htm. Here, Pennsylvania anglers will be able to see the listing of contest waters along with photos of tagged fish. Bulletin Board items will not be accepted over the telephone. Items may be faxed to 831-7319, dropped off at the Times Leader or mailed to Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main St., WilkesBarre, PA 18711-0250.

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On any waters, there is some life all its own

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Each spring the Game Commission receives numerous calls regarding fawns that have been abandoned. Sometimes the fawns are picked up by people and taken – an action that often results in a fatal ending for the fawn. PGC officials say fawns that appear abandoned usually are not. The mother is often nearby feeding.

Looks can be deceiving By TOM VENESKY tvenesky@timesleader.com

The litter of red fox pups playfully jumped at each other outside of the entrance to their den. While they didn’t have a care in the world, their mother was nowhere to be found. But it didn’t mean the young foxes were abandoned. With a bunch of hungry mouths to feed, the female fox was out hunting prey to feed her litter. She would return. The appearance of young wildlife throughout the area is a certain sign of spring, and it’s also an indicator that the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Northeast Region Office in Dallas will start to get calls about abandoned fawns, rabbits, birds and other newborn wildlife. But in most cases, the young animals haven’t been abandoned and human interference can sometimes bring about a fatal end. “We’re getting calls everyday,” said William Williams, education and information specialist for the PGC. “We’ll get calls about young wildlife from now until midJune.” Topping the list are fawns, Williams said. Does often leave their fawns while they go off to feed, and people often mistake them for being abandoned when in fact they are waiting for their mother to return. PGC biologist Kevin Wenner said an adult doe with fawns needs to feed often so it can produce milk. Leaving the fawn behind, he said, is a defense mechanism. “If she remained with her fawn it would attract predators,” Wenner said. “While the mother is away, the fawn stays motionless to avoid detection.” Williams said the bulk of the calls for supposed abandoned fawns occur during

Nesting season While the fawning season for deer has yet to peak, turkeys have begun the early stages of nesting, according to Wenner. Data from the PGC’s banded hen study – which allows the agency to track turkey hens with GPS, the nesting season is just beginning. The recent warm weather the area experienced had nothing to do with the timing of when hens nest, Wenner said. “Nesting is typically the result of a change in delight,” he said. “It’s called photoperiodism. The change in daylight initiates the pituitary gland to produce hormones. With hen turkeys that hormone is estrogen, and that prepares their oviduct for egg-laying.”

Who to contact Reach the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Northeast Region Office at 675-1143.

the Memorial Day weekend. That’s when fawning season is at its peak, he said, and many people are outdoors. “That combination results in more encounters with fawns and more calls to the office,” Williams said. “Some people do try to take the fawn and nurse it, but usually the formula of milk they use isn’t correct and the fawn gets sick. That’s when they call us and by then it’s too late.” Williams strongly advised against handling any fawns. If you do encounter one simply leave it alone, the mother will return he said. In instances when it’s clear that the mother has been killed – such as a fawn standing next to a roadkilled deer, Williams said call the PGC region office. Aside from fawns, PGC Bureau of Wildlife director Cal Dubrock said young rabbits, birds and raccoons are the other species that people commonly encounter in the spring.

While it may appear that they are abandoned, Dubrock said that’s often not the case. In many instances Dubrock said wildlife rely on the “hider strategy,” which Wenner said is employed by does with their fawns. “While it may appear as if the adults are abandoning their young, in reality, this is just the animal using its natural instincts to protect its young,” DuBrock said. “Also, young animals often have camouflaging color patterns to avoid being detected by predators.” Handling young wildlife is a practice that can be dangerous to people as well. Williams said raccoons pose a rabies risk. If young raccoons are picked up and handled, he said, they will have to be euthanized and tested for rabies. “A lot of people don’t realize that, but by handling them they’re exposed to rabies,” Williams said. “We have to start the process for a rabies test, and that upsets them and it’s not something we want to do either. But it can all be avoided by just letting the young animals alone.” Raccoons are considered a high-risk rabies vector species under a working agreement with state health officials, meaning they must be euthanized and tested after human contact. Other species considered high-risk include skunks, foxes, bas, coyotes and groundhogs. Aside from the risks to wildlife and the health hazards posed to humans, there is also a legal element. Under state law, it is illegal to take or possess wildlife from the wild. The penalty for such a violation is a fine of up to $1,500 per animal. “In most cases with young wildlife, people end up doing more harm than good,” Wenner said. “If you find them, don’t touch or handle them and consult the agency.”

Spring is the peak season for newborn wildlife, and it’s also the time of year when people handle and even take home the animals they encounter, thinking they can lend a helping hand.

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ozens of ducks erupted from the marsh as I crept up to the edge. The area was flooded by a beaver dam two years ago, and the blueberry bushes and tall grass still thrived despite being half-submerged in water. Interspersed among the bushes were pockets of open water, and it was prime habitat for ducks and a multitude of other wildlife. As I knelt at the edge of the marsh and dipped my hand in to check the temperature, I thought about the vital role of water to wildlife. Anywhere there’s water – whether it’s a sprawling lake or a little vernal pool tucked in the forest, there is life. After the ducks quieted down, I gently eased my 10-foot johnboat into the marsh to see what other life this watery world had attracted. There was plenty. With an oar in hand I glided the boat along the calm surface of the water and was soon joined by several American toads, lazily swimming along. It was early April, so the toads were likely males searching for a suitable aquatic lair to begin calling females. The toads were also easy targets. As they kicked and glided across the surface next to the boat, I noticed bunches of small bluegills hovering below. When the toad would kick, the bluegills would dart up and nip at its toes. They would quickly drop back down when the toad floated motionless. It must have made for an annoying day on the water for the toads. With acres of flooded grass and blueberry bushes surrounding me, I decided to maneuver the boat into some of the secluded pockets to see what they held. The ducks – the ones I could identify were woods and mallards, coasted overhead as they returned to the edges where I had flushed them earlier. Hovering above the surface of the open pockets were a few dragonflies. They appeared to be common green darners, but it was impossible to get close enough to tell. The pockets of open water were connected by narrow channels through the thick blueberry bushes. There was just enough water for the little johnboat to glide from one pocket to the next. As I pushed deeper into the marsh I noticed feathers floating on the water. They were from a Canada goose, and as I turned the boat around the corner I came face to face with the source. A few feet away a female goose sprang up from her nest and eyed me suspiciously. I didn’t want to disturb the nest, but the momentum of the boat carried me alongside the goose, who reluctantly hopped in the water and swam a few feet away. The nest was positioned in a large clump of grass just above the water. Three large, white eggs were tucked in the bowl while a fourth – covered in mud, lay along the edge of the water. It had been there for some time, and perhaps the female goose somehow knew the eggs wasn’t any good and rolled it out of her nest. Not wanting to cause any more disturbance for the goose during this critical period, I sunk the oar into the shallow water and pushed the boat back the way I came. As I did, the goose eagerly swam back, stood on the shore and gave me a glaring look before concealing herself back on the nest. Back onto the open water, the wood ducks emitted a few high-pitched whistles from their backwater haunt while the female goose gave a few contented honks now that I had left. I dragged the boat back onto shore and took one last look at the watery world. The ducks had quieted down and life – in all its abundance, returned to normal in the marsh.

Tom Venesky covers the outdoors for The Times Leader. Reach him at tvenesky@timesleader.com

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Red Bulls defender Wilman Conde arrested The Associated Press

FORT LEE, N.J. — New York Red Bulls defender Wilman Conde was arrested early Saturday morning and charged with aggravated assault on a police officer. The 29-year-old Conde was released on his own recognizance pending a hearing in Fort Lee Municipal Court later this month. According to the Fort Lee police report, the police were called to Conde’s apartment at 5:30 a.m. Saturday on a noise complaint. When police arrived, they heard loud music coming from the

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the vehicle at the time. He also was in possession of marijuana. On April 2, Waugh entered into a plea agreement with the Adams County District Attorney’s office, after being incarcerated, since Jan. 4, at the Adams County Prison following a felony arrest warrant served by Game Commission WCOs.

apartment. As the police officers encountered Conde and the co-owner of the apartment, Fhanor Dominguez-Sanchez, they found the pair to be “very intoxicated and belligerent to the responding officers,” the report read. When one of the officers asked the identity of a female guest, Conde “became loud and got in the way of the officer.” Conde then allegedly pushed the officer repeatedly, causing his arrest. Conde, who joined the Red Bulls in January after gaining a release from Atlas in the Mexican

Premier Division, is a Colombian native who played four seasons with the Chicago Fire of MLS. The Red Bulls issued a statement Saturday: “We are aware of the situation and are in the process of gathering information. We have no further comment at this time.” Dominguez-Sanchez was issued a summons for excessive noise. Conde has played in only two of the Red Bulls’ 10 matches this season, due to a groin injury. He was not expected to play in Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Union in Chester, Pa.

In the same incident, Todd Edgecomb, 38, of York, York County, was the driver of the vehicle that night, and has been charged jointly by the Game Commission and Reading Township Police Department with corruption of minors; driving under the influence of alcohol; possession of marijuana; unlawful use of lights while hunting; taking big game in closed season; hunting through the use of a motorized vehicle; loaded firearms in a vehicle; and spot-

lighting for wildlife after lawful hours. Edgecomb’s preliminary hearing still is pending. “I hope news of this will send a sobering message to other would-be poachers out there, especially those who would also involve alcohol, drugs, and worst of all – children,” WCO David said. “This type of activity not only represents a significant theft our precious wildlife resources and corruption of youth, but is a serious danger to all involved as well as the public.”

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New grads to enter harsher world By REBECCA D. O’BRIEN The Record

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Today’s college students will graduate into a labor market reshaped by the recession, in which deferred plans, tight budgets and adjusted expectations are the norm. Graduates — some shouldering tens of thousands of dollars of debt — will compete for jobs for which they feel overqualified and undercompensated, experts say. “You have to go above and beyond to make it in this economy,” said Merideth McGinley, 23, a senior at Ramapo

College of New Jersey who has yet to secure a job. “Yes, the economy is rising, but you have to kind of rise with it and continue to keep on moving. With the way things are now, you have to be flexible.” Flexibility, experts say, is the key; students will have to consider jobs in fields they might not have imagined and will need graduate degrees to pursue many careers. Nevertheless, Carl Van Horn, an employment policy expert at Rutgers University and co-author of a recent study on jobs for college graduates, said he sees reason for optimism.

“I believe what 2012 graduates should expect is better than the last couple of years,” he said. “Many will find it’s a path upward, but not an immediate reward. Eventually, they’re going to do fine, but they’re going to struggle, some of them.” Employers who responded to a National Association of Colleges and Employers survey said they expected to hire 10.2 percent more college graduates this year. Another survey showed a 4.5 percent increase in median salary for the 2012 graduates compared with See GRADS, Page 2D

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The Foxconn gym at the Foxconn Longhua campus in Shenzhen, China.

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Benco Dental district representative Marisa Pitts shows some of the apps she uses to illustrate products and place orders during sales calls. Pitts said her iPad has all but replaced her sales bag.

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More businesses, schools are utilizing iPads, mobile devices By MATT HUGHES

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veryone’s tapping a touchscreen these days, it seems. Apple’s iPhone and other smartphones have become ubiquitous tools in business carried by everyone from executives to secretaries, but what about their supersize cousins? How far have the iPad and other tablet PCs penetrated corporate offices and classrooms in Northeastern Pennsylvania? Darlene J. Robbins, president of the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association, said tablets have infiltrated company boardrooms, but have not yet proven as popular with middle managers. “iPads are being used at the higher management level,” she said. “I feel it’s more of a testing ground for them. If they feel it’s definitely worth the investment then I can see it trickling down throughout the company.”

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Undergraduate student clinician Marisa Irizarry of Peckville works with a client using an iPad during a speech therapy session at Misericordia University.

ness related work; however, from a corporate perspective, there are pilot programs in some areas to determine if iPads would provide better efficiency for their resources,” Robbins said. But some local companies are finding wider uses for the devices. Benco Dental has embraced the iPad at its Pittston headquarters and national operations as a tool to enhance worker productivity and boost sales. A poll of the company’s roughly 450 salespeople taken two months ago, prior to the release of the newest iteration of the tablet PC, found that 70 percent owned iPads and were using them at work, and the number would climb to 90 percent within six months, after the release of the new iPad, according to Terry Barrett, vice president of information technology

She polled the 37 executives on the group’s board about how they employ tablets in their businesses, and found that some are experimenting with the devices from the top down. “At the local level some have not started utilizing iPads for any busi- See DEVICES, Page 2D

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Strike up some fun for mom this Mother’s Day HAPPY MOTHER’S Day. Plenty of local establishments are having brunches to fete dear Mom, but once those bellies are full, what can you do to keep the celebration going? Take her to Chacko’s Bowling in Wilkes-Barre where she’ll bowl free all day as long as her family is bowling with her. Need a last-minute gift? Head to Bath and Body Works today to get two free signature collection body care items regularly priced up to $34.50 each when you buy three more of equal or greater price. This offer runs through Thursday. You won’t get this in time for Mom to have in her hands today but if you forgot to get a gift, put a note on her

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Workers struggle for better future SHENZHEN, China — Wang Yu Ping, a member of the army of migrant workers who piece together everything from Apple iPhones to Hewlett-Packard laptops at factories spread throughout this country, isn’t happy with the world’s gaze on his life on a Foxconn assembly line. Under pressure from Apple Inc., labor activists and consumer groups, Foxconn recently vowed to improve working conditions at its vast network of factories. The world’s largest electronics manufacturer raised base pay to about $400 a month and slashed overtime work to no more than 18 hours a month. But for the assembly-line worker, that’s a problem. “It’s not good for us,” said Wang, a 30-year-old from central Hubei Province who has assembled iPhones and is now building casings for desktop computers. While the pay increase was welcome, the cut in overtime limits what he can take home each month. “I am working here for the money,” said Wang, his face tense and tired. “If I can’t make more money, I may not choose to work here.” As part of a campaign to highlight the efforts they’ve made to improve working conditions, Foxconn and its largest customer, Apple, invited journalists from the San Jose Mercury News to tour parts of Foxconn City, a sprawling campus for some 200,000 workers, and interview workers chosen by the companies. But the journalists also interviewed a dozen workers outside the factory, with no involvement by Foxconn or Apple. These workers offered a more nuanced view of work there. Most said there had been improvements, but they were still critical of aspects of how they were treated. Others appreciated the work as a path out of poverty and found little cause for complaints. While outsiders may recoil at the grueling work and long hours at Foxconn and similar factories, hundreds of thousands of Chinese like Wang see employment in them as key to their efforts to scramble up the eco-

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money in your purse. Go here and print a $1 off Tena products coupon and register to get a $7 off Tena pads coupon mailed to you: http://www.tenatwist.com/coupon-index.php I leave you this week with two magical words, one of which isn’t a word in the real world but in coupon universe is well understood: “Coupon tripler.” They can be found in the Price Chopper circular in today’s Times Leader. There are plenty of good coupons to use for this deal. Try starting with the $1 off two Heluva Good dips or cheeses that are on sale two for $4 and you’ll pay $1 for two of them. That’s a heluva good deal. Andrew M. Seder, a Times Leader staff writer, may be reached at 570-829-7269. Follow him on Twitter @TLAndrewSeder

here’s good news in a recent Brookings Institution report — the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton region has a higher proportion of manufacturing jobs than most of the other top 100 markets. The bad news? While manufacturing work is seen as a bulwark of a comfortable middle class lifestyle, salaries here are near the bottom, 96th out of 100. The semi-good news in that? At $44,958, the local manufacturing wage is 22 percent above that for all jobs in the market. Many observers believe manufacturing is a foundation stone under a strong economy. The practice of turning raw materials into finished goods adds real value and as workers spend the higher wages justified by that process they support other businesses and their employees. But salaries are dependent on what kind of manufacturing you have, and ours tends to be low-value added and low-wage, according to local economic development types The Times Leader interviewed earlier this week. Hightech manufacturers pay much better and we have few of them; less than half the proportion found in other areas. The reasons for that are obvious. We’re paying the price for decades of reliance on coal mining and other lowwage industries imposed on the populace by companies that exploited an insecure and uneducated work force. They left behind a scarred landscape and communal psyche that still haunt us. Ugly culm banks, tumbledown patch towns and lagging academics are daily reminders to us and discouraging signals to modern employers. But that was then. Fortunately, even the most ruthless of today’s moguls seems mild-mannered by comparison. And even if they aren’t, regulation and public awareness — not to mention a vigilant media — make it hard to imagine the kind of devastation left behind by coal companies. So, how do we attract businesses that run clean operations and pay employees well? Not by continuing to market the region just as a low-cost destination for warehouses and call centers. That pitch may have worked — to some extent — in past years, but it’s unlikely to get a hearing among the technical or specialty business community. “Clean and green” employers, whether in manufacturing or social media, like their surroundings to fit their image, and that means finding a way to integrate them into the landscape. I’m not suggesting industrial zoning at Harveys Lake or an oil refinery in Mountain Top. But a careful review of our suburban and rural communities would turn up many sites suited to 21st Century commercial uses, some of them on land that has been underutilized for decades as farming has declined. Adding jobs to these places also would strengthen their tax bases and support local shops and services that now struggle, if they exist at all. This is easier said than done, of course. A lot of the people who live in suburban and rural communities like things the way they are. And there’s a justified distrust after decades of spot zoning — or no zoning — that plunked businesses too close to residential areas or turned a blind eye to polluters. We don’t want to do that again. So any expansion of business zones must be done carefully and with strict, enforceable protections for the environment and neighbors. But if we learn from our mistakes, and are willing to expand our thinking, we might come up with an approach that fits the times and benefits our communities and people.

Ron Bartizek, Times Leader business editor, may be reached at rbartizek@timesleader.com or 570-970-7157.

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PRUDENITAL POGGI & JONES, REALTORS Donna M. Czapracki, Wanamie, has joined the Forty Fort team. She is a 1994 graduate of Wyoming Valley West and she received her nursing assistant certification from the American Red Cross in 1997. Czapracki received her real estate license from the Pennsylvania Academy of Real Estate in 2008.

HONORS & AWARDS Kip Tutorow, a facility maintenance manager 1 at the State Correctional Institution at Retreat, received the Department of Corrections’ Outstanding Performance Tutorow Award in recognition for his performance during last September’s flooding. Dollar General, Wilkes-Barre, was named to the Governor’s Achievement Award for Employers Honor Roll for its successful use of the Employment, Advancement and Retention Network program and its Incentive Pantry, which provides goods for underprivileged families in the area. Marilyn A. Derolf, a certified public accountant, received a volunteer service award from the Northeastern Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of

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The Board of Directors has appointed new members for 2012: Dawn Guadino, owner and pharmacist, Cook’s Pharmacy; Nancy Lavan ‘78, customer service manager, Offset Paperback Manufacturing; Karen Natishan, second vice president/senior investment management

Certified Public Accountants (PICPA). Derolf received the award for outstanding Derolf service and demonstrated contributions to the chapter and the PICPA through active participation in volunteer opportunities. Michael and Kathleen Hirthler will be presented The Mary Bevevino Community Service Award, which Michael Hirthler was established in 2000 and honors a Luzerne County resident who has made a significant, positive impact in the area. It is The Kathleen Foundation’s Hirthler highest trib-

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consultant, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; and Dr. Philip Webb, chiropractor. The Times Leader publishes announcements of business promotions, hirings and other noteworthy events on Sundays. Photographs may be included as space allows. Submit an announcement by email to tlbusiness@timesleader.com, by mail to 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711; or by fax to 829-5537.

ute reflecting the unwavering dedication, commitment and spirit of its namesake. Dan Naylor, sales associate with Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services, WilkesBarre, has been awarded the Certified Commercial InvestNaylor ment Member (CCIM) designation by the CCIM Institute. The CCIM designation is awarded to commercial real estate professionals upon successful completion of an advanced analytical curriculum and presentation of a portfolio of qualifying industry experience.

Submit announcements of business honors and awards to Business Awards by email to tlbusiness@timesleader.com; by mail to 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 187110250; or by fax to (570) 829-5537. Photos in jpg format may be attached to email.

OFFICE COACH

Vacation-time strife is overblown By MARIE G. MCINTYRE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

A: While your disappointment is understandable, I do believe you are blowing this out of proportion. Because of the July Fourth holiday, the end of June and beginning of July are extremely popular vacation dates. These weeks are in such demand that some companies rotate their availability. By failing to make your selection within the required time period, you created an opening for someone else to claim a highly desirable slot. When Stacy received the calendar, she had every right to pick any week that was available. Given your previous conversation, she could easily have assumed that you had other plans in mind. Nevertheless, Stacy’s offer to retract her choice is a clear sign that repairing this relationship is more important to her than the vacation schedule. Therefore, the mature response on your part would be to thank her for her generous gesture, then have a nice, friendly chat about who needs this week the most.

Q: I am angry with one of my co-workers because she stole my vacation slot. In our office, employees select vacation dates based on seniority. A calendar is circulated, and everyone marks off the days they want. I get first pick because I’ve been here for 18 years, and I always choose the last week in June. A few weeks ago, “Stacy,” my co-worker, asked when I was planning to take vacation this year. I told her I hadn’t made up my mind, but that my husband seemed to prefer the end of June. When the sign-up sheet came around, we were told to pass it on within two days, but I kept it a little longer because my husband and I were still discussing our options. Before I could make my selection, our supervisor took the sign-up sheet off my desk and gave it to Stacy, who chose the last week in June. I am hurt and upset that Stacy did this behind my back. Now she says she won’t take that week if it’s going Q: You recently printed a letto make me mad. Do you think ter from a woman who resented her manager’s frequent requests I’m overreacting?

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nomic ladder. The workers interviewed last month described an often highly regimented environment in which 10-minute breaks are closely monitored, long tedious lines clocking out are common, and frustrations about not making enough money are mounting. But Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision, offers among the best conditions for employees among electronics manufacturers in China, and its jobs are highly desirable. Some also noted that Apple production lines are safer, and the company’s focus on quality sets its products apart from the others they work on.

Under pressure from Apple Inc., labor activists and consumer groups, Foxconn recently vowed to improve working conditions at its vast network of factories. Work conditions have improved in the past two years, they add. Still, the workers would like to see more improvements, including increased rest breaks, a reduction in the speed at which they must roll products off the line and higher pay. Apple and Foxconn’s commitments to significant changes in assembly-line working conditions — Foxconn em-

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for information. When faced with a similar situation, I decided that I could use my boss’s desire for data to my own advantage. I began preparing a weekly activity report which summarized the problems encountered by my team and explained how we planned to resolve them. I also gave examples of our going “above and beyond” to keep customers satisfied. To ensure that my manager’s boss was aware of my contributions, I copied him on these emails. During my annual review, I was able to use information from the activity reports to justify my request for a pay increase. Instead of complaining, your letter-writer needs to realize that ongoing communication is just part of “managing your boss.” A: Your weekly activity summaries are a great example of the art of appropriate self-promotion. Thanks for sharing an instructive personal experience. Marie G. McIntyre is a workplace coach and the author of “Secrets to Winning at Office Politics.” Send in questions and get free coaching tips at http://www.yourofficecoach.com.

ploys 1.2 million Chinese — are sure to pressure other Chinese manufacturers to improve life for their workers, said Fan Zhong, a 29-year-old software engineer who left Foxconn in 2010. While some of the Foxconn workers interviewed remain concerned about dangerous work conditions, others said the company provided excellent opportunities, was good to them and even blamed the United States for using the controversy surrounding the treatment of its employees as a way to hold China back. “The Americans want to suppress China” by criticizing Foxconn, said Wang Jin Yan, a 25-year-old quality-control worker for Cisco Systems servers. “We are not a sweatshop. They are looking for an excuse to find China’s faults.”

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW ISSUES: Tuesday, 9-10 a.m., Greater Hazleton Chamber office, 20 W. Broad St., Hazleton. Presented by attorneys from Rosenn Jenkins & Greenwald. Free, refreshments served. Reservations required; call 455-1509 or email jferry@hazletonchamber.org.

a.m., Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, 20 W. Broad St., Hazleton. Learn how to prospect using today’s technology and other techniques. Chamber members $10, non-members $15, refreshments included. Reservations required; call 455-1509 or email jferry@hazletonchamber.org.

120TH ANNUAL DINNER & BUSINESS EXPO: Thursday, 5-9 p.m., Best Western Genetti Inn & Suites, Route 309, Hazleton. Business exposition includes hors d’ oeuvres and a cash bar. Dinner program will include presentation of the Greater Hazleton Chamber Athena Business Woman of the Year Award and Leadership Hazleton 2012 graduates. $65 per person; reservations required, call 4551509 or email jferry@hazletonchamber.org.

WILKES-BARRE CHAMBER NETWORKING MIXER: May 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Cork Restaurant, 463 Madison St., Wilkes-Barre. Free to chamber members and guests. Call 823-2101, ext. 125 for reservations.

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HAZLETON CHAMBER NETWORKING MIXER: May 30, 5-7 p.m., Capriotti’s Palazzo, One Banks Ave., McAdoo. Featuring a video on the Hazleton Area, “Hazleton a Land of Dreams,” which has been produced by Latino’s Media Group. Free for members, employees and guests. Complimentary hors d’

oeuvres and cash bar. Reservations required; call 455-1509, visit www.hazletonchamber.org or email jferry@hazletonchamber.org. RED CARPET BREAKFAST: May 31, 7:45-9 a.m., Sand Springs Country Club, 10 Club House Dr., Drums. Featuring members of the Luzerne County Council. Hazleton Chamber members $20; non-members $25. Reservations required; call 455-1509, visit www.hazletonchamber.org or email jferry@hazletonchamber.org. Send announcements of upcoming events by email to tlbusiness@timesleader.com; by mail to Business Agenda, Times Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 or by fax to 829-5537. Include a contact phone number and email address. The submission deadline is Wednesday for publication on Sunday.

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the class of 2011. College students and experts recited a new educational maxim: An associate’s degree is often just an extension of high school; a bachelor’s degree is the new associate’s degree, and a master’s degree is the new bachelor’s degree. McGinley, a psychology major at Ramapo, said she knows she will have to go back to graduate school to secure a job in her field. “I should have thought it out better,” McGinley said. “I probably shouldn’t have been a psychology major. I love it, but when it comes to finding a job, I have to continue my education to find a job that’s really in the field I want to do.” A 2011Rutgers survey of 571recent college graduates showed that 62 percent felt they would need more education to succeed. Career counselors say students should expect to work many jobs throughout their lives, some in unexpected places. “We are in a new workplace contract,” said Debra Stark, assistant director of career development at Ramapo College. “Globalization and technology have just transformed this hierarchical

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Christine Nicholson, a broadcast journalism student at the University of Texas at Arlington, works with professor Julian Rodriguez in the school’s newsroom. She has been preparing for graduation by interning at a local TV station and sending out resumes.

linear ladder.” Some of the growth in job availability is in areas that are not appealing to college students. Sales jobs, in particular, are in abundance. Companies like Sherwin Williams, Enterprise and WB Mason recruit heavily, but college graduates tend to want nothing to do with paint, cars and office supplies. “A lot of students don’t want sales jobs,” said Catherine Love, director of career development at Fairleigh Dickinson in Teaneck.

“I guess they don’t want to be out there selling; they don’t think that’s a worthy job to have. Students need to be more flexible than they were in the past and keep an open mind.” Above all, any job is better than no job. “I think people need to be more aware that having those gaps in a resume will hurt,” said Adrian Ailey, 26, a senior at Ramapo. “Don’t just sit around. It will really hurt you when you go looking for a job.”

“iPads are being used at the higher management level. I feel it’s more of a testing ground for them.”

sively in his speech pathology courses and labs. Misericordia students learn to help clients with a broad array of mental and physical disorders that have affected their speech and work with dozens of patients each week in clinical speech therapy sessions. Tellis’ students use iPads both in the classroom and with patients. An assortment of speech pathology apps has greatly expanded the tools available for use in therapy sessions and in some cases has replaced equipment costing tens of thousands of dollars with software costing less than $10. “Until the advent of the iPad and Android we had no control over it because it was hardware,” Tellis said. “Now because it’s software anybody can design an app and change it to do what they want it to do and that’s really exciting.” Apps can show a visual representation of a person’s speech to someone who has trouble modulating volume, read out loud for patients who have trouble controlling the speed of their speech or stutter, and run flashcard programs for nonverbal clients. But a tablet’s most useful feature is the ability to save data and display analytics on the fly, allowing clinicians to spend less time on paperwork and more time with patients. “On average a person who’s working in a school is seeing about 50 to 60 patients a week; in a hospital it’s eight or 10 a day,” Tellis said. “… now the computers calculate the data for you, so now I can spend a lot more time on my patients because the data collection is being done for me.” Tellis was quick to observe that the iPad and other tablet devices are only as useful as the hand that wields it. “We don’t really let them use the iPads until they’re in the clinical setting so that they know the fundamentals and the theory behind what they’re trying to do with the iPad,” Tellis said. “And if the iPad breaks they can still go back to using a pencil and a paper.”

for Benco. “For us, it’s all about making our sales force more productive,” Darlene J. Robbins Barrett said. “They tend to go out President of the Northeast and visit, in a day, 10 to 15 dental Pennsylvania Manufacturers and offices, so they’re constantly in Employers Association and out of their cars and they need to be able to have access to the information quickly. With a and keep track of their work laptop you’ve got to turn it on and schedule for the day more easily boot up; with the iPad you just than on a pocket-size device. Customers can sign receipts push a button and it’s on.” for orders on the device, and the Fast and easy company may purchase cardBenco has developed several swipe add-ons, allowing instant applications for sales reps and payment by credit card. customers to use, including a virtual store where product orders Useful in schools Portability and the speedy accan be placed during sales presentations. Sales reps also have a cess to information iPads can prolarge repository of product pages vide on the go also appeal to eduin PDF format and videos at their cators at Penn State Cooperative Extension, Luzerne County Exfingertips. Marisa Pitts, territory repre- tension Director Christine Orrsentative for Benco, said she son said. Extension staff spend a lot of bought her iPad about a year ago and it has since “almost totally time in the field hosting commueliminated a laptop and made my nity education classes and events. The university allows sales bag much lighter.” The device saves her time on them to buy tablets with program sales calls, and customers appre- fees if they can enhance programciate the speed and ease it brings ming, and many extensions educators have found ways to use to ordering. “I think that they love it be- them, Orrson said. “You may have somebody out cause I’m a distributor a dental distributor which means I deal in the field, our urban forester with hundreds of manufactur- looking at trees, and he may want ers,” Pitts said. “I can literally tap to access the extension website the app, tap the manufacturer, to identify a particular tree,” Orrtap their library and have a pic- son said. “This is basically taking ture of what they’re looking for in the technology that has been dea moment … So it just saves a lot veloped by Apple and using it to of time on every sales call. I don’t our advantage to help our clients have to write down what they get the best education that we want to order, then find a Panera can give them. “I think what you’re really lookand link into their wireless and send the order with my laptop.” ing at is what they call universal Recognizing the convenience access,” she added. “So that and enhanced productivity the whether you’re in the field or devices offer, Benco is preparing you’re in the office you can proto issue iPads to its 300 service vide people with the best infortechnicians as well, replacing the mation and research that we Blackberry devices those work- have.” The iPad also has exciting poers currently carry. The iPad’s larger screen en- tential for use in classroom and ables the technicians, who travel clinical settings, said Misericorbetween dental offices installing dia University professor Glen Teland repairing equipment, to view lis, who uses the devices exten-

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MarketPulse THAWING SALES Who doesn’t love good weather? Investors in makers of frozen pizza and other packaged foods. Sales for such products were weaker this winter than the year before, and Citi analyst David Driscoll says it’s because the weather was so mild. Record temperatures in the lower 48 states from January through March meant people went out for pizza, rather than heating a packaged one at home. But there’s good news for investors: April temperatures were more moderate, which means that sales for General Mills (GIS), Kellogg (K) and other packaged food makers may be returning to normal.

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STAYING BIG Bigger has been better when it Total returns comes to stock performance this including dividends Large-cap year. The Russell 1000 index of Small-cap large stocks returned 9.5 percent 40% in 2012 through Tuesday, including dividends. That compares with 30 a 7.5 percent return for the Rus20 sell 2000 index of small stocks. One reason is the difference in 10 performance between tech stocks: Large ones have returned 15 per- 0 cent this year, including a 17.5 percent rise for Microsoft. Small -10 tech stocks, meanwhile, have re-20 turned just 4.6 percent. If large stocks can keep it up, it will be the -30 second year in a row that large has been better than small. That hasn’t happened since 1998-99. ’98 ’99 ’00 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10

YET ANOTHER COST How much do you need to save Health care costs have been rising faster than Social Security benefits. to retire? To figure it out, many savers consider how much their housing will cost, or how many vacations they’d like to take a year. But don’t forget about Average annual Average annual increase for increase in retiree health care. A 65-year-old couple Social Security health care costs retiring this year will need an estimated $240,000 to cover mediSource: Fidelity cal costs throughout retirement, according to Fidelity Investments. That’s 4 percent more than last year’s estimate. And it means retiring solely on Social Security will be tough: A couple retiring after earning $75,000 annually should budget for 35 percent of their benefits going to health care.

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Where the yields are real InsiderQ&A

5 events to watch

Investors have grown accustomed to mixed signals from the economy and the stock market’s often quick reaction. The 6-day losing streak of the Dow Jones industrial average may lead investors to wonder what events could influence the direction of their portfoilios. May 23 Informal European summit The European debt crisis has dogged global stock markets for three years. Investor outlook could be swayed as the 27 leaders of the European Union nations meet to talk about economic growth and prepare for a job creation summit in June.

May 16 Housing starts Builders are laying plans to construct more homes in 2012 than at any other point in past 3 1/2 years. More jobs and a better outlook among buyers could also make 2012 the first year since 2008 that construction adds to the U.S. economy.

Steven Huber Who he is: Head of portfolio strategy for T. Rowe Price’s global multi-sector bond and other strategies What he suggests: Consider bonds from emerging markets.

A 10-year Treasury note yields about 1.85 percent. But consumer prices have risen 2.7 percent over the last year, and investors expect inflation to stay above 2 percent. That means investors are losing money on Treasurys after taking inflation into account. Bond experts call this a negative “real yield,” and it’s why Steven Huber suggests looking at bonds from Brazil, Mexico and other emerging markets. They have positive real yields. You think emerging markets offer bond investors the best opportunities? Yes. My timeframe is about a year or longer. In the shorter term, it’s really hard to handicap, given all the uncertainties and not knowing how Europe is going to play out. We’re pretty cautious about the next three to six months, and then that takes us into the “fiscal cliff” (scheduled tax increases and government spending cuts in the U.S. that investors fear could trigger another recession), and who knows what will happen then. But in the long term, high-yield and emerging economies will do better.

Interest rates keep dropping

June 30 End of “Operation Twist” The Federal Reserve is scheduled to wrap up its $400 billion program to lower long-term interest rates. The last time the Fed ended a major program — its second round of quantitative easing in June 2011 — the S&P 500 fell 14 percent in three months, in part on worries about a weakening economy.

InterestRates

Money market mutual funds

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June 1 Jobs report Hiring was strong during the winter, when employers added an average of 252,300 jobs from December through February. But the job market has since stalled, and payrolls have grown by an average of just 134,500 jobs the last two months. The slowdown echoes 2010 and 2011, raising concern that this recovery may not last.

TICKER

72.26 5

98.01

83.17

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25.39 0

34.89

34.33

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APU

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47.10

39.28

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WTR

19.28 0

23.28

22.88

0.36

1.6

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ADM

23.69 9

34.19

32.85

0.60

1.9

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-0.1

2.1

AutoZone Inc

AZO

266.25 0 399.10 387.50

-1.93

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1 23.5

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BAC

t 35.8—38.04 4 -25.4

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0.5

Bk of NY Mellon

2.4

Bon Ton Store

BONT

CVS Caremark Corp

CVS

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17.10 5

28.93

22.09

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2.23 3

12.22

4.87

31.30 0

46.22

3.7

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38.79 5

52.95

45.11

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Why is that? Emerging economies are much better positioned because they went through the pain in the ’80s and ’90s, and they have much lower debt levels and better growth prospects. In the U.S., real rates are negative. In Brazil and Mexico, you have positive real rates of 2 or 3 percent.

CocaCola

63.34 0

77.82

77.47

0.47

0.6

s 10.7 +17.93

Comcast Corp A

CMCSA 19.19 9

30.88

29.38

-0.07

-0.2

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3.2

2.2

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CBU

21.67 8

29.47

27.38

-0.14

-0.5

8.6

3.8

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CYH

14.61 5

31.55

22.95

-1.10

-4.6

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Energy Transfer Eqty

ETE

30.78 6

47.34

40.35

-0.24

-0.6

5.0

6.2

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ETM

4.61 2

10.50

5.36

-0.36

-6.3

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FCS

10.25 4

20.58

13.41

0.10

0.8

You like corporate bonds from emerging markets. Isn’t that market very small? It was, but it’s grown. Emerging corporates are now about as large as the global high-yield market, about $1 trillion, if you include both high-yield and investment-grade bonds from emerging markets. We’re seeing pretty strong growth, and we think that’s going to continue. Are most emerging market bonds still issued in U.S. dollars? Most of it is still issued in dollars, but eventually that will change. In emerging markets, the countries that have had a pretty low credit quality and were pretty new to the market started off issuing sovereign debt in dollars. Then as their credit quality increased — and a lot of countries are now investment-grade or close to it like Brazil, Mexico and even Russia — once they graduate to investmentgrade there’s more stability in the economy, and they’re able to issue more corporate bonds and the local markets become more attractive. Most U.S. investors don’t think about in currency valuations can affect their bond portfolios. Isn’t the exchange rate risk a big scary thing? It probably is. It’s always a good idea that when you’re talking about higher risk sectors, of which emerging markets is, that if you have it, have it as part of a diversified strategy. Answers edited for content and clarity. AP

Frontier Comm

FTR

Genpact Ltd

Harte Hanks Inc

-1.5 +16.73 -0.6 +4.51

11.4—32.58 4

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3.06 1

8.97

3.47

-0.42 -10.8

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13.37 7

18.16

16.47

-0.05

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1.1

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7.00 5

10.24

8.47

0.30

3.7

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2 -17.4

4.0

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HNZ

48.17 0

55.00

54.82

1.51

2.8

1.4 +10.11

6.7

3.5

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HSY

53.77 0

68.85

68.46

1.57

2.3

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7.3

2.2

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KFT

31.88 9

39.99

39.04

-0.21

-0.5

4.5 +17.30

6.6

3.0

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LOW

18.07 9

32.29

29.62

-1.47

-4.7

s 16.7 +16.35

0.5

1.9

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MTB

66.40 8

90.00

84.80

-0.76

-0.9

11.1

-2.5

3.3

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MCD

79.08 6 102.22

91.90

-3.97

-4.1

-8.4 +18.88

1 15.2

3.0

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NBTB

17.05 5

24.10

20.42

0.34

1.7

-7.7 —3.41

1.2

3.9

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NXST

5.53 3

10.28

6.90

0.12

1.8

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...

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PNC

42.70 0

67.89

65.48

0.22

0.3

s 13.5 +5.50

-0.6

2.4

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PPL

25.00 5

30.27

27.52

0.17

0.6

-5.6

5.2

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PEI

6.50 8

17.34

14.23

-0.21

-1.5

s 36.3 —7.20

3 -14.5

...

4.2

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PEP

58.50 7

71.89

66.80

0.90

1.4

2.5

3.2

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60.45 9

91.05

86.15

-2.98

-3.3

1 32.3a

3.6

Procter & Gamble

57.56 6

67.95

63.68

-0.60

-0.9

3.5

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PRU

42.45 4

65.30

51.51

-1.38

-2.6

2.8—17.04 3 -11.2

2.8

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SLM

10.91 5

17.11

13.70

-0.18

-1.3

2.2—13.77 3 -23.6

3.6

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SLMBP 39.00 4

60.00

46.01

-0.19

-0.4

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0.0

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TJX

24.60 0

42.76

41.25

-0.37

-0.9

s 27.8 +56.29

1 24.9

1.1

UGI Corp

UGI

24.07 6

33.12

29.30

0.27

0.9

-0.3 —5.83

3.2

3.7

Verizon Comm

32.28 0

40.84

41.16

0.90

2.2

2.6 +15.80

5.4

4.9

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WMT

48.31 8

62.63

59.42

1.12

1.9

-0.6 +10.47

6.5

2.7

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WMK

36.52 0

45.52

44.99

0.86

1.9

s 12.6 +15.84

4.1

2.7

+.29

-6.5 +4.10 0.7 —1.91 9.8 +30.70 -4.5

-.16

3.4

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Notes on data: Total returns, shown for periods 1-year or greater, include dividend income and change in market price. Three-year and five-year returns annualized. Ellipses indicate data not available. Price-earnings ratio unavailable for closed-end funds and companies with net losses over prior four quarters. Rank classifies a stock’s performance relative to all U.S.-listed shares, from top 20 percent (far-left box) to bottom 20 percent (far-right box).

What’s safe

When markets are shaky, investors tend to run toward government bonds because they’re considered safe investments. But some companies should get consideration as well, financial analysts say. Consider McDonald’s (MCD). Investors see the world’s largest hamburger chain as less of a default risk than several of the largest economies, according to Credit Suisse analysts. They measured that sentiment by looking at credit default swaps, which are essentially forms of Data through May 9

Source: FactSet

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52-WK HIGH LOW

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Rank: Fund’s letter grade compared with others in the same performance group; an A indicates fund performed in the top 20 percent; an E, in the bottom 20 percent.

52-WEEK LOW HIGH

P/E RATIO DIVIDEND LAST 12 MONTHS YIELD

TICKER

ConocoPhillips

COP

$53.47

$44.71

$61.08

Eli Lilly

LLY

41.30

33.75

42.03

Duke Energy

DUK

21.60

16.87

22.12

4.6

Sysco

SYY

27.72

25.09

32.72

3.9

COMPANY

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insurance on bonds. At the same time, McDonald’s has a relatively high dividend yield of 3 percent. That compares with a 2.1 percent average yield for the S&P 500 index and a 1.9 percent yield on the 10-year Treasury note. This screen from Credit Suisse shows other U.S. stocks where investors see a lower risk of default than for the G7 group of large industrialized nations. These stocks also all have relatively high dividend yields.

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7.55

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Air Products

12.43

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November 6 Election Day Unless Congress acts by Dec. 31, a host of tax hikes — including taxes on income, payroll and capital gains — will hit millions of Americans in 2013. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has said the resulting “fiscal cliff” would be so severe that the Fed wouldn’t be able to offset its effect on the economy.

Sources: FactSet; Federal Reserve

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to a record low again last week, to 3.83 percent from 3.84 percent. It’s the second week in a row the rate has dropped to a record, and the third time since February. Mortgage and other interest rates have followed Treasury yields downward. The yield on the 10-year Treasury is below 1.9 percent, compared with 3.2 percent a year ago.

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KMB

79.54

61.00

79.93

3.7

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HNZ

53.94

48.17

55.00

3.5

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63.67

57.56

67.95

3.5

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CVX

101.78

86.68

112.28

3.5

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INTC

27.19

19.16

29.27

3.1

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MCD

91.93

79.11

102.22

3.0

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UPS

76.58

60.74

81.79

3.0

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MMC

33.36

25.29

34.68

2.6

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LEONARD PITTS JR.

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After paying ‘debt to society,’ then what?

U.S. obesity: Eating our way to harm

I PROMISED Russell I would ask you something. We met last week in a medium-security correctional facility. There, I spent a couple hours talking with a group of men who are studying for their GEDs. I stressed to them the need for long-term goals, the criticality of education in an era where good-paying, lowskill jobs are going away and the importance of refusing to allow oneself to be defined by whatever box of race or class society has placed you in. It was toward the end that Russell asked a question whose exact wording I can’t recall, but whose gist was a simple challenge: What are you going to do to help me when I get out? He meant me, personally. And he meant you, personally. Perhaps the question makes you indignant. This would not surprise me. A generation of conservative “reform” on issues of criminal justice has encouraged many of us to believe the only thing we “owe” those who break the law is punishment, followed by punishment, along with punishment and then punishment. It is a seductive line of reasoning. Who among us is not made furious by those men and women who break and enter and steal and damage and violate and maim and kill and thereby rob us of the right to feel secure in our own persons? Small wonder, then, that harsh, endless punishment has come to seem such an absolute good that politicians of both the right and the left stumble all over themselves to prove they are “tough on crime.” And none of them dare speak a word about rehabilitation, for mortal fear of being declared that hated other thing: “soft” on crime. Thus, you get mandatory sentencing guidelines that give a man 25 years for stealing a slice of pizza or kicking down a door. Thus, you get Joe Arpaio, the cartoonish Arizona sheriff, feeding his prisoners moldy bologna and rotten fruit and housing them in tents where the temperature reaches 140 degrees. Thus, you get Troy Davis executed despite substantive doubts about his guilt. Maybe such things leave you feeling righteous and tough. They should actually leave you feeling concerned, if not from moral questions, then from pragmatic ones. America is now the greatest jailer on earth. Prison overcrowding is a growing problem; we literally cannot build facilities fast enough. As CBS News recently reported, the United States has less than 5 percent of the world’s population, but about 25 percent of its prisoners. As CNN recently reported, at 760 prisoners per 100,000 citizens, the U.S. jails its people at a rate seven to 10 times higher than most any other developed nation. Either Americans are much more crime prone than, say, the Japanese or the British or this “reform” is insane. Worse, in a system of punishment followed by punishment, the insanity does not end with locking up our citizens in obscene numbers. No, after we set them “free,” we deny them re-entry into the mainstream of society with laws barring them from jobs, housing, loans, voting, schooling. How can you fix your life – why even try? — if you are denied the reward that should follow, i.e., the dignity of full citizenship? We close doors of advancement and opportunity to exfelons, then wonder why so many end up walking back through the door to prison. Once upon a time, there was an ideal which held that once a person had paid his “debt to society,” he was owed a second chance. That seems to have gone the way of vinyl albums and 69cent gas. But our new ideal — punishment and then punishment — is short-sighted and unsustainable. Maybe you find Russell’s question impertinent. Actually, it could not be more pertinent. What are we going to do to help him when he gets out? It would be good if we had an answer for him. We might not like the answer he finds for himself. Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, is a columnist for the Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, FL 33132. Readers may write to him via email at lpitts@miamiherald.com.

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Olga Ausburne, left, is working hard to get on a better path and out of homelessness. She’s taking classes, going to AA meetings, has been living in the dormitory at The Bridge in Dallas, Texas, taking advantage of the programs available. But her husband, Teddy Dean Wise remains content to live the homeless lifestyle. Here, the couple poses for a portrait.

HARD-TO-REACH

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often victims By CHRISTINA ROSALES The Dallas Morning News

ALLAS — They live in fields and under highways. They may show up at a shelter or soup kitchen for a hot meal. But offer them a way off the streets, and many of these men and women prefer the independence of homelessness. These people, experts say, are the hardest to reach and need the most help. Almost all of them suffer from severe medical or mental problems, or both. They’re often addicted to drugs and alcohol.

Tommy Robinson is one of these people. He is the vagrant who, police say, stabbed and sexually assaulted a teenage girl on her way to school on April 25 in the Love Field area. While it’s extremely rare for any homeless person to assault someone who is not also homeless, such crimes do happen. But most of the time, according to advocates for the homeless, these hardest-to-reach homeless people — the ones who don’t seek help from government agencies or private social-service organizations — are victimized. “We don’t know any more about what is alleged to have happened, but it is truly horrendous,” said Jay Dunn, president and CEO of The Bridge, a downtown homeless assistance center and shelter. “But this is an example of why it’s important that we, as a community, respond to the problem of homelessness.” Police records state that Robinson, 59, stabbed and raped the 17-year-old as she was walking to her bus stop. Police could find no address for him. By law, shelters cannot divulge information about their clients, but caseworkers say they have no recollection of ever seeing Robinson near The Bridge or downtown soup kitchens. A relative told reporters that Robinson has been homeless for several years and used drugs.

The crime Robinson is accused of is atypical in two respects. First, according to U.S. Justice Department statistics, about 73 percent of sexual assaults are perpetrated by someone the victim knows. Second, a homeless person rarely commits a violent crime against someone who is not also homeless. “People from all walks of life commit crimes,” said Mike Faenza, president and CEO of the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance. “People believe that there’s something about homeless people that makes them more likely to commit crimes, more likely to be violent.” That’s not the case, according to researchers. The National Coalition for the Homeless has tracked crimes against the homeless since 1999. Its 2012 national report said that between 1999 and 2010, there were 1,184 violent crimes committed by a “housed person” against someone homeless, 312 of which ended in the death of the homeless person. Those numbers are almost surely low. Many homeless victims don’t report the crimes because of fear of authority. “They just want to survive,” said Brian Levin, a See HOMELESS, Page 2E

“We tend to devalue human beings that we don’t understand. They’re not us, and they seem to be second-class citizens, and people believe they deserve their plight. They don’t.” Mike Faenza, president and CEO of the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance

Olga Ausburne, left, has been living in the dormitory at The Bridge in Dallas, Texas, taking advantage of the programs available. She said she is focused on helping herself instead of continuing to care for her husband, Teddy Dean Wise, right, and several other men who lived in their East Dallas encampment.

CLOSE YOUR eyes and picture 110 million obese people waddling around America’s sidewalks. You’ll probably want to keep your eyes closed. Such is the scenario suggested by a new study projecting that 42 percent of American adults will be obese by 2030. That’s 32 million more than today’s 78 million. Of course, they probably won’t be waddling. They’ll be in their cars in the fast-food lane, as they are now. Recall that independent filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (“Super Size Me”) gained 24.5 pounds after one month of eating exclusively at McDonald’s. Something no less than a “major public health intervention” is needed, according to Eric Finkelstein, a health economist with the Duke University Global Health Institute and lead author of the study. What this means is anyone’s guess, but it isn’t far-fetched to infer that a government-mandated health care system eventually would necessitate a government-mandated diet to control costs. In another study, Finkelstein and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that obesity costs about $147 billion per year, accounting for about 9 percent of all medical expenses. An obese person, defined as carrying an extra 30 pounds, costs about $1,400 more in medical expenses per year than a person of healthy weight. No one wants to make overweight people feel worse than they do. Fat is indeed a plague and most of us struggle to varying degrees. There are about 12 renegade pounds out there that love me so much they never want to be far away. If I drop my guard for so much as a month (that is, eat like a normal person), they jump on me like a June tick. At this point, we make the necessary disclaimer that some people are blessed with hummingbird metabolisms (and we hate them), and others are genetically inclined toward fatness. Genetic inclination isn’t a life sentence, however, and personal responsibility can’t be excluded as contributing to most fatty outcomes. These days, responsibility isn’t only about pushing away from the table, but it means educating oneself, reading food labels and going to a little extra trouble. Getting fat has never been easier, of course. Food is plentiful and convenient, and the bad stuff is tasty and cheap. At the end of a long day, it’s easier to buy a Happy Meal than to shop and prepare a balanced dinner. And who wants to hear the little darlings protest when presented with cauliflower over calzone? Out of sheer exhaustion, we fool ourselves into thinking children should have a say in what they eat. And, neverminding all the studies, diets, consultants and excuses, we know that the mystery of non-medical obesity isn’t really so mysterious. In a word, it’s about sugar, including hidden sugars such as high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), a liquid sweetener that seems to be in nearly everything. Because it reportedly is much sweeter than cane sugar, HFCS is cheaper to use and also has preservative, as well as fattening, attributes. A 2010 Princeton University study found that rats that drank HFCS gained considerably more weight than rats eating sugar, though their caloric intake was the same. On average, Americans consume about 35 pounds of HFCS per person per year, according to the study. Here’s the simple explanation: Refined or simple sugars and their cousins – high-glycemic carbohydrates (think white bread and potatoes) — cause the pancreas to produce high levels of insulin, which cause the body to store excess sugar not used for energy as fat. The liver in turn is induced to produce cholesterol. We love high-glycemic carbs because they make us feel good by spiking our blood sugar. But what goes up must come down — with a thud. When our blood sugar inevitably plunges, we feel tired, ornery and hungry — and we repeat the cycle. Low-glycemic foods (think apples and collard greens), on the other hand, See PARKER, Page 2E

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criminologist at California State University in San Bernardino, who has testified before Congress about crimes against the homeless. The coalition’s report “really only relates to what we call hate crimes,” he said. “The victimization of the homeless is far greater,” he said. “They only really give a representative sketch.” No federal agency, such as the FBI, tracks crimes against the homeless. With no residence, and for many of them, no family or close friends, the homeless are easy targets, Faenza said. That’s why many who choose not to permanently get off the streets still use night shelters. But there’s no knowing how many like Robinson, who may not even do that, are out there. Dunn, the Bridge president, estimates that about1,500 homeless people seek services at the downtown Dallas center. As many as 500 of them are described as “service-resistant”: They sleep in shelters or stop by for a shower, but will not take advantage of other services, such as medical or psychiatric treatment. And it’s likely there are many more who refuse any services. Still, that doesn’t mean social workers don’t try. On most days, homeless outreach teams search the streets of Dallas for “roaming clients.” Last week, volunteers from CitySquare, a poverty-fighting agency, looked for Robert Henderson, 52, a homeless man who needs his seizure medicine. They also wanted to catch up with Teddy Dean Wise at The Bridge. CitySquare caseworkers brought him there several months ago, along with his wife, Olga Ausburne. The couple had been living in a field near Interstate 30 and Winslow Avenue, near Samuell Grand Park. Wise and Ausburne both have drug and alcohol problems. But they represent two sides in the spectrum of acceptance of help. Ausburne, 54, has gone through The Bridge’s programs, kept her doctors’ appointments, and is on her way to getting her own apartment. Wise, 50, is not quite there, according to his case managers. “He’s been pretty resistant,” said CitySquare caseworker Chris Oliver. Wise needs help showering and has to be reminded to eat. He’s paralyzed on one side of his body because a drunken man, who was not homeless, beat him, denting his skull. Oliver and others are trying to help Wise into a nursing home. “I’m ready to leave here,” Wise said of The Bridge, while sitting in its courtyard. “It’s just not my

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release energy at a steady, lessdramatic rate, and our blood sugar stays reasonably level. Less sugar means less insulin means less fat means leaner bodies means better health. Oh sure, eating with such attention to the glycemic index ruins your life. You won’t have any friends. You’ll spend all your time alone weighing four-ounce cuts of fat-free meat, sautéing spinach and picking flaxseed out of your teeth — and your children will hate you — but you’ll be thin. Best of all, you won’t need to go to the doctor as often, or rely on federal food marshals to tell you what to eat.

thing. People are always in your business, and I don’t like the crowds.” Meanwhile, his wife said she’s focused on helping herself instead of continuing to care for Wise and several other men who lived in their East Dallas encampment. “I don’t want anything negative around while I recover,” she said. Dunn said people like Ausburne are the success stories that social workers like to highlight. But they’re not common — not everyone recovers with just a little bit of help. Without constant attention to people like Wise, “the continuity of care can fall apart,” said Daneille Tooker, outreach manager for CitySquare. “It’s not just engaging them, it’s holding their hand: ... ‘You go to the Bridge, show up to this appointment and that appointment.’ The reality is many of them don’t have the functioning skills to make it even to The Bridge.”

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Olga Ausburne, left, is a social worker’s success story. She has gone through The Bridge’s programs, kept her doctors’ appointments and is on her way to getting her own apartment. Her husband, Teddy Dean Wise, is not quite there, according to his case managers.

That is what caseworker Ashley Postell is doing for Henderson, the homeless man dependent on his anti-seizure medicine. Without her help, he not only forgets to take his medicine, he also loses

things and skips doctors’ appointments. “I get a little displaced sometimes, said Henderson, who smiled mischievously when Postell told him to stay out of trouble.

He’s been on the streets for five years. Helping him is sometimes frustrating, said Postell, 30. “No matter what, I’m gonna be there for Mr. Henderson,” she said. “I don’t think he’s had that before,” Postell said. Being chronically homeless is a “high-risk endeavor,” said Dunn, the Bridge president. Men and women like Wise and Henderson live a low-quality life. “But there’s also the issue of the public’s safety,” Dunn said. People feel safer with homeless individuals off the streets, especially in the wake of a highly publicized attack like the one Robinson is accused of. Dunn, Faenza and others emphasized that persistent tracking and management of those hardestto-reach homeless reduce overall crime and save taxpayers money. In 2007, the year before The Bridge opened, there were 2,081 nonviolent crimes in the area sur-

rounding it — including the Dallas Farmers Market. In 2011, there were 1,292. And more than 80 percent of the 752 arrests that have occurred at The Bridge since its opening have involved individuals who showed up there intoxicated. According to data gathered by the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance from hospitals and other agencies, a homeless person who has a mental condition is likely to cost taxpayers three times as much as a housed person with the same condition. That’s mainly because of the police calls and emergency medical care that are inevitable with homeless populations. “I wish we could have a rational response to helping homeless people,” Faenza said. “We tend to devalue human beings that we don’t understand. They’re not us, and they seem to be second-class citizens, and people believe they deserve their plight. They don’t.”

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AY IS OK. No matter what your parents, your coaches, your classmates, your teachers, your neighbors or even your nation’s future presidents might preach, you can’t – should not – masquerade who you are, how you feel, who you love. Nor should your rights as an American be inferior because of the person to whom you are attracted. Gay youths in Luzerne County have for too long hidden their sexual orientations or faced scorn, harassment and humiliation. As recently as last week, a Hanover Area Junior/ Senior High School student who is gay claimed that teachers have subjected him to ridicule. Also in the news recently, President Barack Obama ended his drawn-out “evolution” on the issue of gay marriage. After pondering whether he believed same-sex couples should be able to exchange vows, and therefore be entitled to the same rights as wedded heterosexuals, he concluded: I do. Polls suggest about half of the nation’s citizens share that belief. It will take more years, maybe decades, for state laws and certain resisters to accept this dramatic social shift and extend gay rights beyond what is currently provided: those non-

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discrimination-in-the-workplace-type rules. Until then, more progress must be made in providing safe, bully-free and tolerant communities and schools. It’s up to compassionate people across our region to send a strong message to youths struggling with their identities. And to the bullies who would prey upon them. It’s OK to be gay in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It’s OK to be gay in South Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and Shickshinny. It’s OK to be gay in Lake-Lehman and the county’s 10 other public school districts. You don’t need to “come out” until comfortable, of course. But you don’t need to deny, pretend or avoid. You don’t need to apologize. You don’t need to agonize. You don’t need to overcompensate. You don’t need to detest yourself, doubt yourself or seek a “cure.” You don’t need to suffer. Gay is OK. And, one day, it’s going to get better.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I had always hoped that when I ended my career, there would be peace and tranquility in my work environment.” Jeff Namey The superintendent of the Wilkes-Barre Area School District for the past 16 years, who is a 42-year employee of the district, announced last week that he plans to retire as of Aug. 31. Concerns about public corruption’s influence on teacher hiring, a lack of minority teachers, deteriorating school buildings and youth violence continue to nag Luzerne County’s second-largest public school district.

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Politics, maybe, but a right choice

RESIDENT Obama might have been forced to come out sooner than he wanted on gay marriage, but he deserves tremendous credit for taking a risky political stand on one of the more divisive social issues of the day. Obama had long said his position on same-sex relationships was evolving beyond his support for civil unions. There had been signs that Obama would eventually reverse his opposition to gay marriage, the most recent being the decision by the Justice Department not to defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. Obama said his mind was changed after reflecting on the relationships of gay friends and conversations with his wife and two daughters. It had been widely speculated that he might make such an announcement after the presidential election, but recently Obama supporters such as former Gov. Ed Rendell challenged Obama to “man up” and tell the truth about his position. Political opponents say Obama’s changed view, coming six months before the November election, was calculated. But

he has just as much to lose as he does to gain with the historic declaration. Polls show Americans evenly split on the issue, and many gay-rights proponents already were inclined to vote for Obama. That’s because expected Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney not only supports a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, but he also opposes civil unions. Obama’s decision might galvanize gays and young people, but his new position will likely hurt him among some conservative Democrats and independents. Obama aides say the president has no plans to push for any changes in federal law, and that he believes the issue should be settled by the states. Obama should know by his study of American history that it typically takes uniform, federal action to end discrimination. Like Obama, many Americans have wrestled with the issue of gay marriage. But with the president coming out of the closet with his views, maybe it will be easier for others to follow his lead. The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Boomerang-effect hype underrates graduates, families WE PARENTS of college students had better get the basements fixed up. According to none other than Karl Rove and his political action group, chances are better than eight in 10 that the kids will be hauling themselves and their ratty belongings back home after graduation. American Crossroads is out with a political ad that disses President Barack Obama for being “cool.” It shows him dishing with celebrities and quaffing a beer, and notes that “after four years of a celebrity president” half of college graduates can’t find jobs that fit their skills, student debt has topped $1 billion and – OMG! – 85 percent of recent college grads have been forced to move in with their parents. I don’t think this ad will phase college students, who tend to be optimistic about overcoming the obstacles mentioned. But parents, that’s a different story. Eighty-five percent of college grads moving back home? You can see a shudder moving through the land. Parents can stand down, however. PolitiFact, the fact-checking service of the Tampa Bay Times, examined the claim and pronounced it false. It turns out the 85 percent number is kind of a suburban myth, although widely reported on media outlets including Time, CNNMoney and the Huffington Post. PolitiFact found the claim originated with a now-defunct consulting firm, Twentysomething Inc., whose managing director said the number came from a poll done “many years ago” for an undisclosed client. Not a claim on which you’d want to stake your reputation. A much more accurate picture of the so-

COMMENTARY BARBARA SHELLY called boomerang generation is found in a recent report by Pew Research Center, which did extensive polling of families in multigenerational situations, based on 2010 U.S. census data. The Pew survey found that 39 percent of adults 18 to 34 said they either lived with their parents or had moved back in temporarily in recent years. Up to age 30, college graduates were as likely as non-college graduates to be living with the folks. After age 30, only 10 percent of college grads remained tied to their parents’ home, compared with 22 percent of adults ages 30 to 34 without a college degree. The Crossroads group is correct that the number of young adults living with parents is up in the recent economic slump. Pew’s analysis found the highest incidence of multigenerational living since the 1950s. But is that really an indication of a lost generation? Living with the parents after college isn’t exactly a new phenomenon. I did so for a couple of years, to save some money while working an evening reporting shift for a small newspaper. It wasn’t my first choice; that would have been a studio apartment in New York City. But the food was good, and my mom and I developed a mutual addiction to watching “All My Children” before I headed to work. In the Pew report, most of the young people and parents surveyed reported being OK with cohabitation. Everybody pretty much got along and both generations reported financial benefits.

The Pew survey found that 39 percent of adults 18 to 34 said they either lived with their parents or had moved back in temporarily in recent years. That tracks with what Traci Klasing sees in her job as assistant director of the career development center at Park University. Some graduates choose to move back home even if they have other options, she said. “I don’t really see students fleeing from it,” she said. “To me, they’re embracing it.” Remember, these are the families who caravanned together to endless soccer games and band competitions. Studies have shown that the young adults of Generation Y mostly have good relationships with their baby boomer parents. “They’re independent folks, but they really value their parents’ opinions and judgments,” Klasing said. The boomerang effect isn’t just because college graduates want to bond with their parents, of course. Long job searches and low pay for entry-level jobs has a lot to do with it, as does debt. On those points Crossroads America hits a legitimate target, although Obama is making a campaign issue out of reducing student debt. But the specter of moving home with the parents isn’t really scaring anybody. My personal view is that college graduates are better off living on their own. They achieve true independence and might learn how to cook. But I’m keeping my college sophomore’s room intact – just in case. Barbara Shelly is a columnist for the Kansas City Star. Readers may write to her at: Kansas City Star, 1729 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108-1413, or by email at bshelly@kcstar.com.

Around we go; who will be VP, does anyone know? QUADRENNIAL EVENTS of a political nature litter the weeks and months of the 2012 calendar. From the first-in-thenation Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3 to the gathering of the Electoral College simultaneously in 50 states and the District of Columbia to choose a president and vice president of the United States “on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December” (the 17th), they command our attention. Sandwiched between are 49 primaries and caucuses, including those in D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa and Puerto Rico, until ultimately Utah casts its ballots on June 26. The quadrennial nominating conventions are set for late August and early September. The Republicans meet Aug. 27-30 in Tampa, Fla., followed immediately by the Democratic Convention Sept. 3-6 in Charlotte, N.C. Over in 10 days, they built in just enough intervening hours to resituate the cameras. Dates and locations of the quadrennial three presidential debates and one VP forum were announced last October. After primary victories in North Carolina, Indiana and West Virginia on Tuesday, look for Mitt Romney to book flights to Denver, Hempstead, N.Y., and Boca Raton, Fla., to occupy a podium opposite President Barack Obama on Oct. 3, 16 and 22. (Clear your calendar). But who will be standing opposite Vice President Joe Biden (It will be Biden, won’t

KEVIN BLAUM IN THE ARENA it?) at the veep debate on Oct. 11 inside the Norton Center for the Arts on the campus of Centre College, home of the Colonels, in Danville, Ky.? And when will we know? Intrade, billed as “the world’s leading prediction market,” has 40-year-old Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida (29 electoral votes) atop its online big board derby as the person Romney will most likely tap to be his running mate. Rubio, a Cuban-American, would be the first Hispanic nominated by either party for a spot on a national ticket. But is Rubio ready? Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio (18 electoral votes) runs a close second on the Intrade track. GOP presidential candidates traditionally must win Ohio before entering the White House. Portman is an experienced former trade ambassador. He is bright, qualified and some would say charismatically challenged. Nonetheless he was my 2008 John McCain VP pick. I never thought McCain would stoop to what my instincts already had surmised (see “In the Arena” July 6, 2008). Rounding out Intrade’s current top 10 Romney VP possibilities are Gov. Chris Christie, N.J., (too noisy); Gov. Mitch Daniels, Ind., (too quiet); Gov. Bob McDonnell, Va., (too much); U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan,

Wis., (too soon); former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Minn., (too timid); U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, N.H., (too NE); U.S. Sen. John Thune, S.D., (too Mitt) and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of California (too Bush). Who will Romney choose? My guess is he’s not among those I mentioned. What’s your take? I want to know; email your guesses to kblaum@timesleader.com. VP nominees rarely help the cause but they sure can cripple it, and Romney’s choice will undergo intense scrutiny thanks to the Palin disaster of ’08. Romney needs to add heft to the ticket, capture a share of some voting blocs, perhaps the Centre College debate or even a state. Romney needs states. A presidential race is not a single national election but 50 individual state elections, like running for governor in every state simultaneously, and Romney is tied with Obama in North Carolina and Florida while running behind the president in other swing states: Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire and Virginia. The importance of most VP selections tend to fade as we inch closer to Election Day (Nov. 6), but the quadrennial choice of running mates by those nominated to lead America fascinates and commands our attention still. Did I say “he’s” not among those listed? Hmmm. Kevin Blaum’s column on government, life and politics appears every Sunday. Contact him at kblaum@timesleader.com.

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Ah, spring and its rueful, roadside reminder of the cycle of life here EVERY SPRING around Earth Day, my family and I join a group of neighbors on a Saturday morning to perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;roadside cleanupâ&#x20AC;? along a stretch of highway that runs near our community in Mountain Top. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing this for roughly 15 years. Because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re creatures of habit, I suspect that each of us gravitates toward one particular section of road that we call our own. I generally end up policing approximately 200 yards that run along a fairly isolated part of the route. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a spot I suspect that people, knowing that they are unobserved, feel emboldened to toss all manner of garbage out of their vehicles. Over the years Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve noted several patterns involved in littering and dumping that make me somewhat cynical about my fellow man. Some things I guess are just ingrained in you. I cannot imagine throwing anything out of a car window, or

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COMMENTARY DR. HENRY F. SMITH JR. failing to comment negatively if a fellow occupant did. Yet judging from the volume of roadside debris I encounter each year, there are many others who feel no such restraint. The piles of debris along our roadsides are sadly, to me, another indictment of this regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people and their attitudes, in some ways as damning as those being handed down in our federal courtrooms. Travel, for instance, to State College, the Hershey area or western Pennsylvania and the amount of roadside trash vastly decreases or just disappears. I honestly do not know whether this is because of more vigorous cleanup efforts, but I doubt it. People in those regions, I think, just arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as callous about their surroundings. I have decided there are three main

categories of litter I find on our roadsides. The first group is random objects tossed at the point on the drive when the food or beverage it contained is either consumed or no longer desired. In an unscientific sampling from this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cleanup I would say the most popular item to toss is a coffee cup, followed closely by empty beer cans â&#x20AC;&#x201C; generally brands that are so cheap I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even heard of them (malt liquor cans are very common). You rarely see an empty Stella Artois or a Magic Hat bottle alongside the road. Not to be a snob, but I think this says something sociologically about people who throw out their stuff on our roads. I did find a lot of energy drinks this year, particularly the Monster brand so popular among youths. This does not bode well for the future. A newer item is quarter-full bottles of water and sport drinks. This also discourages me. It suggests that even people intelligent enough to be at least mildly health-conscious still think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK to toss trash out of their cars. They

are intelligent enough to leave some liquid in the container so that it can be lobbed reliably from their car to the surrounding woodlands. I did find less this year of what was once a common phenomenon: the quart plastic iced tea bottle, filled with what appeared to be urine. This was certainly a welcome development. Then there are the serial litterers. For many years, in one 100-foot stretch of my assigned roadside I would find perhaps 40 of the same size coffee cups, in varying stages of decay, bought at a vendor whose closest store is in Wilkes-Barre. One could easily imagine this thoughtless individual finishing the beverage in roughly the same place every day on his or her way to work, and then adding the empty cup to our local landscape. The last and most egregious group of litterers is the dumpers, who think our roadside is an appropriate place for their unwanted household garbage. I suspect that one reason this problem exists is the lack of municipal dumps, which elsewhere in the country give

people a place, maintained by their taxes, to discard unwanted items. We commonly find plastic bags full of family detritus, along with old tires, furniture and inoperable electronic devices. This year, we found the carcass of someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dog in a plastic bag sentimentally discarded among the McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bags and Powerade bottles. At least some people have the courtesy to save their garbage until after our cleanup, placing their bags next to ours to await pickup. So for several days at least, our stretch of road will be fairly neat and tidy. The white garbage bags will be collected, leaving only the emerging greenery of spring. In about a week, as I drive past, the glint of a fresh beer can (or a fresh case of beer cans) along the road will once again catch my eye. Thus is the cycle of life in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Dr. Henry F. Smith Jr., a Fairview Township resident, practices pulmonary medicine in the Wilkes-Barre area.

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Unexpected coalition echoes Israel of ’67 IN MAY 1967, in brazen violation of previous truce agreements, Egypt ordered United Nations peacekeepers out of the Sinai, marched 120,000 troops to the Israeli border, blockaded Eilat (Israel’s southern outlet to the world’s oceans), abruptly signed a military pact with Jordan and, together with Syria, pledged war for the final destruction of Israel. May ’67 was Israel’s most fearful, desperate month. The country was surrounded and alone. Previous great-power guarantees proved worthless. A plan to test the blockade with a Western flotilla failed for lack of participants. Time was running out. Forced to protect against invasion by mass mobilization – and with a military consisting overwhelmingly of civilian reservists – life ground to a halt. The country was dying. On June 5, Israel launched a pre-emptive strike on the Egyptian air force, then proceeded to lightning victories on three fronts. The Six-Day War is legend, but less remembered is that on June 1, the nationalist opposition (Menachem Begin’s Likud precursor) was for the first time brought into the government, creating an emergency national-unity coalition. Everyone understood why. You do not undertake a supremely risky pre-emptive war without the full participation of a broad coalition representing a national consensus. Forty-five years later, in the middle of the night of May 7-8, 2012, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shocked his country by bringing the main opposition party, Kadima, into a national unity government. Shocking because just hours earlier, the Knesset was expediting a bill to call early elections in September. Why did the high-flying Netanyahu call off elections he was sure to win? Because for Israelis today, it is May ’67. The dread is not quite as acute: The mood is not despair, just foreboding. Time is running out, but not quite as fast. War is not four days away, but it looms. Israelis today face the greatest threat to their existence – apocalyptic mullahs publicly pledged to Israel’s annihilation acquiring nuclear weapons – since May ’67. The world is again telling Israelis to do nothing as it looks for a way out. But if such a way is not found – as in ’67 – Israelis know they will once again have to defend themselves, by

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COMMENTARY CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER themselves. Such a fateful decision demands a national consensus. By creating the largest coalition in nearly three decades, Netanyahu is establishing the political premise for a preemptive strike, should it come to that. The new government commands an astonishing 94 Knesset seats out of 120, described by one Israeli columnist as a “hundred tons of solid concrete.” So much for the recent media hype about some great domestic resistance to Netanyahu’s hard line on Iran. Two notable retired intelligence figures were widely covered here for coming out against him. Little noted was that one had been passed over by Netanyahu to be the head of Mossad, while the other had been fired by Netanyahu as Mossad chief (hence the job opening). To be sure, Netanyahu and Kadima’s Shaul Mofaz offered more prosaic reasons for their merger: national service laws, a new election law and negotiations with the Palestinians. But Netanyahu, the first Likud prime minister to recognize Palestinian statehood, did not need Kadima for him to enter peace talks. For two years he’s been waiting for Mahmoud Abbas to show up at the table. Abbas hasn’t. And won’t. Nothing will change on that front. What does change is Israel’s position vis-a-vis Iran. The wall-to-wall coalition demonstrates Israel’s political readiness to attack, if necessary. (Its military readiness is not in doubt.) Those counseling Israeli submission, resignation or just endless patience can no longer dismiss Israel’s tough stance as the work of irredeemable right-wingers. Not with a government now representing 78 percent of the country. Netanyahu forfeited September elections that would have given him four more years in power. He chose instead to form a national coalition that guarantees 18 months of stability – 18 months during which, if the world does not act to stop Iran, Israel will. And it will not be the work of one man, one party or one ideological faction. As in 1967, it will be the work of a nation. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com.

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Issue of our time is still civil rights for all IN 1948 a vast majority of Americans thought it was wrong to allow black men to serve with white men in

the military. Yet, in July 1948, President Harry Truman signed an executive order ending segregation in the U.S. military. He didn’t care about the polls. He didn’t put it up for a vote. Our great presidents always showed courage when it came to civil rights. Similarly, if we were to have had a “referendum” on black civil rights in 1964 in Alabama, do you think the general public in that state would have voted to allow black kids to attend school with white kids? Of course not. President John Kennedy had to intervene and force the state university of Alabama to accept federal law and its first black student. Same-sex marriage is the civil rights issue of our time. Gay people are our relatives, friends and fellow citizens and should have the same rights and liberties as any other citizen, even when it comes to the tribulations of love and marriage. If you have religious beliefs against same-sex marriage, that’s fine. Nobody is asking you to

COMMENTARY JOHN WATSON change your religious views. Our common law, however, is not your religion. Gay and lesbian couples should have the same rights as other citizens. Don’t you think? But the real question about last week’s historic news, the first time an American president has personally accepted samesex marriage, is why, when more than 50 percent of Americans agree that same-sex marriage should be legal, can’t we get simple civil rights for our fellow citizens? Well, as they would say on “The Wire,” one of my favorite TV dramas, “it’s in the game.” THE REFERENDUM GAME. Political manipulators use same-sex marriage as a “wedge” issue to influence elections. Most pernicious of the political puppeteers on same-sex marriage is Karl Rove, chief strategist for President George Bush, who encouraged 2004 state referenda throughout the country defining marriage as “between a man and a woman” as a device to mobilize evangelical voters vital to Bush’s reelection. And it worked like a charm.

Bush squeaked out a victory over Democrat John Kerry. The hypocrisy was astounding. Ken Mehlman, who was Bush’s campaign manager in 2004 and Republican National Committee chairman, was among the party’s most active opponents of gay marriage. Today, Mehlman supports gay marriage and acknowledges that he is gay. Men such as Rove, Newt Gingrich, Rush Limbaugh – the loudest windbags for the “sanctity of marriage” and “traditional Christian values” – have been married eight times between them. On Tuesday, predictably, North Carolina became the 28th state to approve a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Only Massachusetts, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and New York allow gay nuptials. Maryland, New Jersey and Washington State have passed laws this year approving samesex marriage, but Gov. Chris Christie vetoed New Jersey’s law. In vetoing the law, Christie said that he would rather not accept the decision of the New Jersey legislature because he wants “all of the people of New Jersey to decide.” Ah, Christie, a Republican against our republican form of

government, needs a referendum sandwich. Christie even went so far as to say that the civil rights battles of the 1960s would have been easily resolved if only we had let people vote in state referenda. “People would have been happy with a referendum on civil rights rather than fighting and dying in the streets of the South,” Christie told reporters. Really, Chrispie Cream? Do you think people would have voted for civil rights in the South in 1964? I’m not too sure they would vote for civil rights today. Same-sex marriage has lost 33 state referenda in a row because a majority rarely “gives” rights to a minority. Segregation would not have ended by referendum. The only salvation from the tyranny of the majority is our republican system of government, where, hopefully, we elect people of courage. This week, the “Profiles in Courage” award goes to President Obama and Joe Biden, who finally came into the light of day on same-sex marriage. I have many people in my life whom I love and who are gay. This week, Biden and Obama stood by all of us and the civil liberties of all citizens. John Watson is the former editor of the Sunday Dispatch in Pittston. He lives in Seattle.

Secret to success in education is basic: Working together, adapting IT DOESN’T take much effort to become disheartened about American education. Dismal statistics point to the fact that our children simply don’t know enough. Our top-performing kids can kind of pant along behind the world leaders, but the rest are left in the dust. Children who live in poverty and children of color fare particularly badly, and with both groups growing, the future bodes ill both for them as individuals and for us as a nation. The Council on Foreign Relations warned, “The United States’ failure to educate its students leaves them unprepared to compete and threatens the country’s ability to thrive in a global economy and maintain its leadership role.” Amid all this doomsaying, is there any hope? Yes. The last couple of decades have seen a remarkable growth in the knowledge of practitioners and researchers about how to educate all children. The challenge for us as a country is to make sure that knowledge is understood widely and applied consistently. One key insight: What schools do

make them look at least like middleclass schools; some are at the top of their state. Take, for example, George Hall EleKARIN CHENOWETH mentary School, which serves a poor, isolated neighborhood in Mobile, Ala. matters – a lot. People outside the field All its students qualify for the federal student lunch program, and all are of education might not think much of African-American. In 2004, George Hall that insight, since it seems pretty obviwas once one of the lowest performing ous. Why else would we send our chilschools in the city; today it is among dren to school? But it remains a hotly the top-performing schools in the state, contested idea within the field. Many outperforming many of Alabama’s most have said that schools can do little to help students who come to school from affluent schools. What does George Hall – and the impoverished homes. other schools I have studied – do to be It is certainly true that schools could do even more if their students were not so successful? Each school is exemplary in its own way. Some are small, some anxious about their next meal and large, some rural, some urban, some where they will sleep at night. But suburban, some elementary and some educators around the country are demsecondary, but they all share the same onstrating that they are able to help basic approach. They: even children who live in poverty and • Focus on what students need to isolation reach meaningful standards – know and be able to do in order to be if they do the right things. So the next question is, “What are the ready for college or career training right things?” I have spent almost eight when they leave high school. • Help the faculty collaborate in years trying to answer that question, traveling to high-performing and rapidly order to teach. • Assess frequently to see who has improving schools that enroll significant learned the material and who needs percentages of students of color and students of poverty. Many people would extra help. • Study class, grade and school asexpect these schools to be low-performing, but their student achievement data sessment data to find patterns of in-

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struction in order to improve. • Deliberately build relationships between students and staff and among staff so that students trust teachers enough to learn from them and teachers trust each other enough to work together. This list seems almost too simple, but it gets at the core of how schools should operate and avoids all the fads and fashions that too often overwhelm the field of education. As simple as this formula is, it represents a very different way of organizing schools. Most schools are organized around individual classroom teachers teaching in isolation. This means that students are highly dependent on which teachers they get. A good teacher means a good year of learning; a not-so-good teacher can mean falling behind. Two or three bad teachers in a row can be a disaster for a student, particularly one whose family is not able to compensate for weak instruction. The schools I have been studying – I call them “It’s Being Done” schools – do not leave teachers to teach in isolation. Their leaders and staff know that no individual teacher can possibly know enough to be able to help every single student and that only by pooling their knowledge and skill can teachers reach

The schools I have been studying – I call them “It’s Being Done” schools – do not leave teachers to teach in isolation. everyone. It turns out, however, that it isn’t so easy to collaborate in these ways. Teachers themselves need teachers to help them work in ways that are best for students. That means that principals are critical to improving schools because, as schools’ head teachers, they are the ones who can focus a school’s efforts to help all children and help teachers learn to work in these new ways. The big picture? We know what is necessary to make schools work for all kids, and at least some people know how to do get the job done. Now we just have to spread that knowledge around. To me, that seems like cause for hope. Karin Chenoweth is writer-in-residence at The Education Trust, a national education advocacy organization, and author of “It’s Being Done: Academic Success in Unexpected Schools.” Readers may send her email at kchenoweth@edtrust.org. She wrote this for The Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Va.

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EW YORK — The claws and teeth of wild things are a nearnightly affair at bedtime for Gregg Svingen’s 2-year-old, Tessa.Sheraisesatinyindexfingerandissuesaclearandforceful “Be still!” to knock Maurice Sendak’s monsters into shape. “Thisevolvedintotellinganythingscaryorthreateningaconfident ‘No!’, again with an empowered toddler digit,” said Svingen, an American living in Brussels who keeps two copies of “Where the Wild Things Are” on hand. Count Svingen, other grateful parents and their children among those around the world to bid Sendak a fond farewell on Tuesday, when he died in Connecticut at age 83. “Sendak reminds adults about the best parts of childhood: the freedom, the boundless energy, the

possibilities, the security, the fantasies, a time where the rules can bend any way your imagination desires,” said Nicole Forsyth, whose 4-year-old, Audrey, likes “In the Night Kitchen” the best. “But he also reminds us of the pain of childhood: the frustrations, fear, loneliness and confusion, the unfinished mind in its extremes of pure joy and raw, untempered ego,” said Forsyth, in Sacramento, Calif. From the naughty Max of “Wild Things” to the foul-tempered Pierre from Sendak’s bite-size Nutshell Library, parents said Sendak understood the inner world of childhood like few other writers for kids. Sendak

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Down below was the “mule team,” seven or eight people wearing helmets and supplying the muscle power. Up above was Donna Cox, harnessed into a rope-and-pulley system and, with every tug the team gave the rope, soaring higher toward the tree branches. “Be careful, Grandma!” called 8-year-old Arielle Cordova, who had just tried The Giant Swing at Bear Creek Nature Camp herself. When Grandma was as high as the rope would reach — a good 30 feet off the ground — she let go of a strap. Yee-haw, suddenly she had an exhilarating, Tarzanin-the-jungle kind of experience, except she was attached to wires instead of clutching a vine. “It was pretty cool,” Cox, 51, of Gouldsboro said after she stopped swinging and climbed down a ladder during a recent Earth Day event at the camp. “When I try something, I really like to go for it.” This spring and summer, hundreds of area residents like Cox and her family will try new things as they “get outside, get exploring, get going” with the 2012 Keystone Active Zone passport program. And don’t worry – you don’t have to be so daring as to try the Bear Creek Nature Camp’s Giant Swing. Walking through parks, riding a bike, paddling a kayak and casting a fishing line are other ways to participate in the Keystone Active Zone program, which includes 30 Luzerne County locations and at least that many possibilities for outdoor fun. Last year, between 500 and 700 people registered for the program, spokeswoman Michele Schasberger said. To get started this year, you can download a Keystone Active Zone passport and visit such places as Frances Slocum State Park, the Mocanaqua Loop Trail, the Lands at Hillside Farms, the Nuangola Bog or the Susquehanna Riverlands. The passport program, which runs through Sept. 30, suggests See KEYSTONE, Page 4F

KEYSTONE ACTIVE ZONES Future Keystone Active Zone activities include: ••• Open house/orienteering at Camp Kresge, Route 437 near White Haven. May 20. 823-2191 ext. 152. ••• A ‘Y Walk Wednesday’ walk on the levee in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Meet at 6 p.m. June 6 at the Wilkes-Barre YMCA. ••• Mocanaqua Loop Trail hike. Meet at 10 a.m. June 2 at trailhead. ••• Back Mountain Bike Ride. 10 miles to the Riverfest. June 23. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at Dallas High School. ••• Opening day at the Hazleton Farmers Market. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 14

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ing, of hair, makeup and wardrobe. AndIlovehimwithallmyheart. My love for Ron Swanson is so fairandwildandtruethatithasbecome difficult for me to appreciate even the cockeyed wonder that is Amy Poehler’s Leslie Knope or the comedically perfect pairing of April (Aubrey Plaza) and Andy (Chris Pratt) if Ron is not in the scene. My love for Ron Swanson is so close to devotion that I have begun to measure every man on television (and more than a few in real life) against him. Which shouldn’t surprise me. Though there are plenty of “guys”

LOS ANGELES — There are many reasons to watch NBC’s marvelously funny “Parks and Recreation,” but at this point I only need one: Ron Swanson. Swanson is played by Nick Offerman, an actor blessed with a melodious voice and wickedly expressive eyebrows who has mastered, if not invented, the art of over-the-top understatement. But Swanson is a sum of several parts — an exquisite creation of Offerman’s talent but also of writing and direct- See SWANSON, Page 4F

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What:“LuciferRising,”book3in the “Gothic Memoirs” series Author: Rebekah Armusik Publisher: Lady Noir ••• It’s no secret the supernatural has grabbed hold of society lately, with much of the focus falling on vampires. While Rebekah Armusik’s tales are laden with the bloodsuckers, labeling them as strictly “vampire fiction” would not be right. “There’snothingsotriteandbor-

ing and formulaic about it,” Armusik said. “It’s not like anything you’ve ever read before.” The WilkesBarre native, who now resides in Hamburg, is in the midst of a13-book“GothicMemoirs”series. The first two works, “Memoirs of a Gothic Soul” and “Mariposa,” have been out, with “Lucifer Rising” released this month and “Vlkolak King” coming out around Hallo-

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new ’stache in town. 3. The bod. Ron Swanson does not look like he weighs less than I do. What with the general waifishness of men on TV, I cannot overstate the aphrodisiac effect this has on a woman. 4. The diet. Steak, bacon and Scotch. Three of the best-tasting, best-smelling things in the world. 5. The attitude. Ron is not apathetic; Ron is Zen. He is a public servantwhohates99percentofthe public, a government official who does not believe in government. He will not suffer fools at all, save the fools he has come to love and those he will protect with his life. Over the years we learned of Ron’s bizarre psychosexual past, of his strange childhood spent learninganachronisticskillsandhisfirm belief that most government is a waste of time and money. Even so, Ron remains a man of mystery. His true feelings are revealed only by his actions. Unlike the multitude of fractured and unforthcoming antiheroes that crowd the screen, Ron is all action and little talk. And whatever his past, he is past desiring help in dealing with it. Ron isn’t nursing some tragic hurt that needs a woman’s love to heal; he doesn’t need to be fixed; he just needs to be accepted. In fact, he doesn’t actually need that, or at least not nearly as much as a Buck knife, a roll of duct tape, a T-bone and a little peace and quiet.

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‘Bodies’ is a wonderfully devilish sequel By JANICE P. NIMURA

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was trying to take the scab off the ’50s, the general idea of it as very comfortable, happy, nostalgic. Mad Men. Oh, please,” Toni Morrison told an interviewer a few weeks ago. The Nobel Prize-winner was referring to her 10th and latest novel, the slender but resonant story of Frank Money, who returns from the Korean War so traumatized that home feels as much like a battleground as the one he just left. Which it is, for a 24-year-old black veteran trying to locate his manhood in 1950s America.

Frank has made it home without his homeboys, the two buddies he grew up with in Lotus, Ga., who died before his eyes in Korea. He is “far too alive” to show himself back in Lotus, and anyway he hates the place: “Nobody in Lotus knew anything or wanted to learn anything.” Discharged in Seattle, he’s found refuge with Lily, whose arm across his chest at night somehow makes it easier to breathe. A letter from Georgia sets him in motion again: “Come fast. She be dead if you tarry.” “She” is his little sister Cee, innocent and abused, in whose sad eyes Frank once saw reflected the “strong good me” he has lost. Leaving his rescuer, Lily, he sets out to rescue Cee.

Morrison, now 81, has always resented critics who call her prose poetic. But no matter how muscular or earthy her vernacular, it is filled with images that lodge and linger. Frank leaves Lily’s and walks straight into a fight that lands him in a mental ward, from which he escapes barefoot and barely clothed. A pastor’s generosity eases his way; the socks he provides lie “folded neatly on the rug like broken feet,” comfort edged with horror. The bewitching flights of imagination that color Morrison’s best-known work are muted here. There are no ghosts except the ones that haunt Frank’s consciousness — though that consciousness itself haunts the story. Italicized passages in Frank’s voice in-

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terrupt and contradict the narrator, correcting and calling out. “I don’t think you know much about love. Or me,” Frank scolds. “You can keep on writing, but I think you ought to know what’s true.” Frank’s odyssey through the dangerous terrains of segregated America and his own battered mind is at the novel’s heart. Cee’s peril, at the hands of a “heavyweight Confederate” doctor who uses her as fodder for his eugenics research, is an odd gothic appendage. Safe back home in Lotus, Cee is healed by “country women who loved mean,” who “handled sickness as though it were an affront, an illegal, invading braggart who needed whipping.” The doctor and his strange household, the wise women of Lotus — these are big characters in a small space, and you wish Morrison had let them expand. Instead, the novel hurtles forward to an improbably happy ending, in which loathed Lotus comes to seem “fresh and ancient, safe and demanding”: no longer an island of indifference, but a fitting home for an odyssey’s end. “Home” is a compressed epic, an uncomfortably tight container for Morrison’s mastery.

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tion throughout. Not only that, but Armusik presents a character that anyone from Northeastern Pennsylvania could have easily gone to high school with or lived next door to. It makes sense, as Nadija is very much Armusik herself. “I started writing the series when I was in school at King’s College and wanted it to be an autobiographical work about growing up in a Slavic home and the tales my grandmother would tell me,” Armusik said. She soon realized she wanted to put a character into those stories, to actually live them. She not only modeled Nadija after herself but many of thecharactersandsettingsafterthose she experienced in Wilkes-Barre. “The characters are all based on real people, so at one point some of those conversations actually happened. I think that’s why this series resonateswithpeople,becausethey don’t see it as something contrived

or manufactured.” Whether readers are familiar with the area or not, Armusik said the emotion behind the events Armusik draws readers in. “What do I have in common with the housewife, the 18-year-old kid?” she said. “The commonality of my bookisthatit’saboutrealfeelings,real life, real emotions. Human experience is the glue that binds this whole story together. It’s about suffering, love, redemption; someone trying to find themselves in a time where it’s hard to define people at all.” The“GothicMemoirs”serieswill top out with13 books but won’t stop there. Armusik plans to write an additional 13 books, set before the “Memoirs” collection, that will explain the story behind the major players and themes in “Memoirs,” suchasLilithandtheangels.Theseries will conclude with four books that return to the “Memoirs” series, wrapping up with a total of 30 works.

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Anna Patterson’s journey of mischief-making began15yearsagoinTupelo,Miss.,whenshefirst fell in love with the wild boy Max, who returns home in the end, his supper still warm. “He wasn’t your typical knight in shining armor or dragon-slaying prince,” said Patterson, now a sophomore at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. “It was a different kind of main character, someone with real fears and a real imagination I could relate to. That one book was enough to start a love of reading that’s lasted a lifetime.” Kate Shamon Rushford’s 11-year-old Matthew is an avid reader in Wellesley, Mass., and has loved “Wild Things” since he was 3. “He let kids know that it’s OK to sometimes be a wild thing,” the boy said. “A lot of kids want to escape when they’re in trouble.” Oneofthegreatpleasuresofhavingchildren,said dad William Webb in Memphis, Tenn., is happily losingyourselfinthebooksyoulovedwhilealsodiscoveringnewnuggets,likeSendak’s“Pierre:ACautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue.” That’s a long title for a tiny book included in Sendak’sNutshellboxsetandpublishedasastandalone as well. No matter what his parents say, sour-faced

Pierre just “doesn’t care,” not even when a lion gobbles him up, then falls ill for his trouble only to spit him out in one piece at the end. “It makes us laugh,” said Webb, who has two boys ages 4 and 2. “That’s my older son’s favorite part, when he comes out of the lion and learns that he really does care after all.” Joshua Steen in Corinth, Miss., has a fan in 2year-old daughter, Lucy. “She especially loves the ‘Wild Things,’ and she’ll growl and howl at the moon. Sendak’s illustrations really have a life of their own. He makes learning to use your imagination so much easier.” Chris McLeod is all grown up at 28 and living in Quincy,Mass.,awayfromhismom,JoanGaylordin Bedford, N.Y. His memories of “Wild Things,” a childhood favorite, are muted now, though his motherhasn’tforgottenheryearsofreadingitaloud. “At this point, I remember only one line: ‘We’ll eat you up — we love you so!’ The funny thing is that, in my mind, the wild things aren’t saying it. My mom is,” McLeod said. David Caughran, 45, has a 7-year-old son who has sadly already moved on from Sendak. He fears that Sendak, a lush illustrator, might already be lost like other picture-book creators to children reading e-books exclusively. “I truly hope that real books don’t get supplanted. There’s something about the experience of holding and reading a true paper book.”

By MARY ANN GWINN The Seattle Times

“Bring Up the Bodies” by Hilary Mantel; Henry Holt ($28)

Readers new to British author Hilary Mantel’s work through her 2009 novel “Wolf Hall” were introduced to a writer who can turn the oldest of stories into a spellbinding tale. What schoolchild doesn’t know the story of King Henry VIII and his six wives? Especially wife number two, the doomed schemer Anne Boleyn? But reading “Wolf Hall,” knowing the outcome didn’t mean a thing — Mantel’s story of Henry’s early reign, told through his righthand man, chief fixer and henchman Thomas Cromwell, lit up the early 16th century in such a way that for this reader, it was a rude shock to pause and realize that the early 21st was right outside the window. Mantel’s portrait of Cromwell was a revelation and won her the Man Booker Prize for literature. For students of the era, Cromwell’s story was familiar — the commoner who rose to advise and control access to the king, the henchman who did the king’s bidding, the closet Protestant who sent the Catholic Sir Thomas More to the executioner for blocking the king’s divorce and remarriage to Anne Boleyn. In her incandescent prose, Mantel showed a different side of Cromwell: a family man, a brilliant businessman and even a philanthropist of sorts, always looking out for those on the bottom rung of the ladder in need of a leg up. But always, a fighter: “He had been fighting since he could walk,” Cromwell thinks of his childhood in Mantel’s new book, “Bring Up the Bodies.” In Mantel’s new novel, the sequel to “Wolf Hall,” death has diminished Cromwell. His wife is dead. His beloved daughters are dead, all wiped out by the plague. As he confronts a member of the king’s chamber about Anne’s alleged infidelities, the man, facing certain death, says he may die of grief. “Bring Up the Bodies” is a grimmer book than its predecessor. Cromwell’s world is narrowing, and his motives are threefold: 1. Survival. 2. Pleasing the king (see number one). 3. Revenge on the scheming aristocrats who brought down his mentor, Cardinal Wolsey. Events are set in motion when Henry tires of Anne Boleyn. He falls in love with Jane Seymour, a quiet, enigmatic girl for whom the phrase “plain Jane” was first coined. In one of many simple and eloquent summations, Mantel writes of Jane: “She is a plain young woman with a silvery pallor, a habit of silence, and a trick of looking at men as if they represent an unpleasant surprise.” Anne was aggressive. The king wants demure. Anne was a schemer. Henry wants simplicity (though the Seymours scheme nearly as well as the Boleyns). Most important, Anne has borne a daughter, and Henry ardently desires a son. Cromwell sets out to do the king’s dirty work. The hardest part for “Wolf Hall” readers to swallow in “Bring Up the Bodies” may be the fact that in the first book, Cromwell was a sympathetic character. In “Bodies,” he is an understandable character, but that understanding requires a considerably darker view of human nature. Cromwell’s job is to help the King dissolve his marriage, and the strategy is to prove that Anne was unfaithful multiple times — even with her brother. As Cromwell interrogates doomed members of the court who may or may not have slept with Anne, he is a wonder and a terror to behold. Cajoling, prevaricating, entrapping, he sets them on the road to the executioner, with actual guilt strictly a side issue. The men who brought Wolsey down are particular targets for Cromwell, and he dispatches them without mercy. Cruel work. But there’s something about these books that makes you feel that we live in a paler time, that something vital has washed out of the world. Anyone can go online and find out what happened to Anne Boleyn and Cromwell, whose fate will almost certainly play out in the third book in this projected trilogy. Nevermind. This wonderful, terrible novel does an awful story full justice. Dare you to tear yourself away.

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kids places without spending a fortune,” Audrey Leon of Scranton said as she walked along a path, pushing her grandson in a stroller. “My kids love the outdoors.” The Keystone Active Zone program began in 2007, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and coordinated through Pennsylvania Advocates for Nutrition and Activity. This year’s participating partners include Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails, the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA’s ACHIEVE project (that stands for Action Communities for Health, Innovation and Environmental Change) and Live Well Luzerne County. By the way, if The Giant Swing at Bear Creek Nature Camp intrigues you, your next chance to use it might be if you sign up for a family camping experience over Memorial Day Weekend (Call 472-3741 for information.) One of four high-ropes activities at the camp, it is most often used by

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kayaking and The Giant Swing. Camp staffer Paulette McDaniels described that last activity as a trust-building experience in which you depend on the “mule team” to lift you only as high as you want to go. As her 7-year-old daughter, Allie, patiently waited for a turn on the swing, Angela Nicoletti of Wilkes-Barre said she’s eager to explore the region’s natural areas with the Keystone Active Zone Passport this summer. “We’ve gone south for vacations, to Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, but we’ve never done much outside around here,” she said. “She loves to fish,” Nicoletti said of her daughter. Down by the camp lake, meanwhile, a pair of teens waded and hunted for minnows while other visitors paddled kayaks or set off on hikes. “This is a great way to take my

($18; $10 for kids) to Shackleford Banks, where humans haven’t lived for a century. The island’s notable residents today are 100-plus wild horses descended (depending on whom you ask) from shipwrecked Spanish steeds or 19thcentury Carolinians. They’re the masters of this 9-mile isle in the National Park Service’s Cape Lookout National Seashore. Approach them slowly, with caution and from downwind.

The wind-and-wave-swept island is great, by the way, for seashells: Bring a bag. Bring a timepiece, too. If you miss the ferry, you’ll be stranded. And carry a water bottle: The only non-saltwater is in horse ponds. Ferry info: 252-728-7555; www.islandferryadventures.com, 252-728-7555. Shackleford info: 252-7282250O; www.nps.gov/calo; 252728-2250.

Portsmouth: Ghost town by the sea Southbound N.C. 12 stops on Ocracoke Island, across the channel from Portsmouth Island. And that’s where the ghost town is. For close to a century, Portsmouth, on Ocracoke Inlet, was on a major trading route to the mainland ports. But in the 1840s, a storm opened up the deeper Hatteraschannel,andthevillage’seconomy gradually wasted away. The

Eunice Remero and Chris Trion walk a trail at the Bear Creek Nature Camp, off Route 115 in Bear Creek Township. Camp trails are open to the public before Memorial Day and after Labor Day, when camp is not in session.

Lifeguard Lauren Remillard stands by a colorful array of boats next to the lake at Bear Creek Nature Camp. Water sports are among the activities you can enjoy with the Keystone Active Zone passport program.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — OK, you walked in the ocean and got sand in your picnic snacks. Now what? There’s more than beach to see on the North Carolina coast. Check out these one-of-a-kind attractions for a surfside side trip that’s amazing, fun and inexpensive. Aurora: Pick-your-own fossils The Aurora Fossil Museum owes roughly 90 percent of its collection to the Potash Corp.-Aurora complex nearby. The phosphate mine makes a point of digging up what geologists call the Pungo RiverFormation,agraylayerfoundbeneath 30 to 40 feet of sand and clay. That stratum was a sea floor seven to 23 million years ago. Just as now, the waters were relatively warm and shallow. A variety of primitive creatures lived and died here, and it was a hotbed for tiny animals whose remains decomposed into phosphates — a main ingredient of fertilizer. From time to time, two sandboxsize piles of this prehistoric mine slag are dumped across the street from the museum in a little park. You’re free to go picking through it for fossils. The museum hands out a sheet with little photos that identify 27 of the most common pile finds. The Aurora Fossil Festival is May 25-27. Aurora Fossil Museum admission: free. Details: 252-322-4238; www.aurorafossilmuseum.com Beaufort: Island of wild horses Down at the Beaufort, N.C., waterfront, buy a round-trip ticket

last two residents left in 1971. When Cape Lookout National Seashore was set up five years later, Portsmouth’s 250-acre historic district was put on the National Register of Historic Places. Wander the quiet streets and go into a house that serves as the visitor center; the post office/store, Methodist church, schoolhouse and life-saving station; the other homes are closed. There are a handful of cemeteries. And, in season, squadrons of hungry mosquitoes. To get there, board the state ferry at Ocracoke (www.ncdot.gov/ ferry) for the half-hour ride. Reach Ocracoke via the state ferry from Swan Creek or Cedar Island. The voyage across Pamlico Sound ($15 per car, one way) will take up to 2 ½ hours. Details: 252-728-2250; www.nps.gov/calo. Also: www.friendsofportsmouthisland.org. Carolina Beach: Weird animals, stranger plants Never know what you’ll find in the wild, but at 761-acre Carolina Beach State Park, walk the halfmile Flytrap Trail to spot the rare, meat-eating Venus flytrap, only found naturally within a 75-mile radius of Wilmington. Bugs are drawn to the color and aroma of its leaves; if the insect touches one little hair trigger, nothing happens. But when a second is touched, the leaf halves snap shut on it. It takes three to five days for the plant’sfluidstodecomposeitsprey, then the leaf reopens. The park holds other botanical carnivores, by the way: pitcher

plants, bladderworts, sundews and butterworts. Unusual animal life includes numerous reptiles. You occasionally can spy an alligator at the park marina. And don’t miss the 50-foot Sugarloaf sand dune that has served as a marker for Cape Fear mariners since 1663. Admission: free. Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily; longer hours May-August. Details: 910-458-8206; www.ncparks.gov (pick “Carolina Beach” from the “Find a park” menu). Ocracoke: British territory At Ocracoke, you can leave the United States and enter 2,290 square feet of British territory. It’s the British Cemetery, a sad legacy from World War II. In 1942, German subs prowled the East Coast for merchant ships. Inthefirstsixmonthsof1942,close to400shipswerelosttoGermanUboats. Our British allies sent ships over to protect New World commerce. Among them was the Bedfordshire, a fishing trawler converted into an escort ship for convoy duty. The Bedfordshire was sunk by Uboat 558 on May 11. The entire crew of the Bedfordshire was lost, and three days later, a handful of bodies of crewmen began washing up on shore. They were buried in a corner of the Ocracoke cemetery later deeded to the Commonwealth War Grave Commission — so the sailors there can technically be buried in “home” soil. Though the British CemeteryismaintainedbytheU.S. Coast Guard station at Ocracoke, a Union Jack flies over the graves.

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1,999* 2002 FORD TAURUS SEDAN $ 2009 TOYOTA RAV 4 4WD 1,999* 2003 FORD WINDSTAR VAN $ 1,999* 2008 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE 4X4 2002 CHEVY CAVALIER $ 2,999* 2012 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA LIMITED 4X4 $21,999* 1999 CHEVROLET CAMARO $ * 2,999 $ * 2011 KIA SORENTO 4WD 22,299 1991 FORD BRONCO 4X4 $ * 2,999 2012 SUZUKI KIZASHI GTS AWD $ 22,999* 2002 CHEVROLET TRACKER 4X4 $3,599* 2011 SUZUKI EQUATOR CREW CAB RMZ-4 4X4 $23,799* 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER 4DR 4X4 $ 3,599* 2012 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE $25,499* 2004 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4 $ 3,999* $ 2011 HONDA PILOT 4X4 28,499* 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE AWD $5,899* 19,999* $ 19,999* $ 20,499*

2012 MITSUBISHI LANCER RALLIART AWD $ ÍStk# P14662, Special Edition, Twin Clutch Automatic, All Wheel Drive

ÍStk# P14645, Alloy Wheels, Automatic, Power Windows & Locks ÍStk# P14637, DVD, Leather, Sunroof, 3rd Row, V6

1995 CADILLAC DEVILLE

Stk# S2079B, Power Windows & Locks, Sunroof, Leather

Stk# S2058A, Leather, Power Windows & Locks, Auto

Stk# P14638A, Automatic, Power Windows & Locks Stk#S2131A, Automatic, Great On Gas!

Stk# S1995A, Sunroof, Heated Leather, 18” Alloys, Navigation w/Bluetooth!

Stk#S1985B, Automatic, Power Windows & Locks

Stk# S2099A, Rear View Camera, Remote Start, 4 Cylinder, Heated Seats

Stk# S1806A, Only 3K Miles, Sunroof, 18” Wheels, All Wheel Drive

Stk# S1996A, Navigation, Alloy Wheels, Automatic, Off Road Pkg.

Stk# S2090A, Anniversary Edition!! Nice Nice Truck! Stk# S2020A, Automatic, Power Windows & Locks

Stk# S1991A, LT Package w/ Leather, Auto, PW, PL

Stk# P14659, Automatic, Power Windows & Locks, CD, Alloy Wheels

Stk# S1971A, Columbia Edition, Automatic, PW, PL

Stk# P14635, EX Package, 3rd Row Seating, Alloy Wheels, CD, Low Miles!

Stk# S2097A, GLS Pkg, Automatic, Power Windows & Locks

*All Prices Plus Tax, Tags, & Fees. Artwork for illustration purposes only. Dealer not responsible for typographical errors. All Value Vehicle Outlet Cars pass PA State Inspection. See sales person for complete details. **1.99% on bank approved credit for 60 month term. Just Traded As Traded Vehicles are sold as is where is with no warranty.

KEN POLLOCK 1-800-223-1111

AT Ken Pollock

339 HWY 315, PITTSTON, PA www.kenpollocksuzuki.com

Hours M-F 9-8pm Sat 9-5pm

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Autos under $5000

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DODGE `93 CARAVAN

SE. Inspection good till 12/12. AM/FM/CD. A/C. All new brakes, muffler, gas tank, radiator, struts. 163k miles. Body & tires good, paint fair. Has had noisy engine for 4 years. $800 or best offer. Call 570-283-9452

Autos under $5000

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330

4 auto, good condition. 120k. $2,450.

FORD ‘01 F150 XLT Pickup Triton V8,

auto, 4x4 Super Cab, all power, cruise control, sliding rear window $3,850

412 Autos for Sale

ic. 4 door. $4,800 (570) 709-5677 (570) 819-3140

412 Autos for Sale

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2012 NV 2500 V-6 S

800-825-1609

www.acmecarsales.net

Sprint blue, black / brown leather int., navigation, 7 spd auto turbo, AWD 09 CADILLAC DTS PERFORMANCE PLATINUM silver, black leather, 42,000 miles 09 CHRYSLER SEBRING 4 door, alloys, seafoam blue. 08 CHEVY AVEO red, auto, 4 cyl 07 BUICK LACROSSE CXL, black, V6 07 CHRYSLER PT Cruiser, white, auto, 4 cyl., 68k miles 07 CHRYSLER PT Cruiser black, auto, 4 cyl 07 BUICK LUCERNE CXL, silver, grey leather 06 LINCOLN ZEPHYR grey, tan leather, sun roof 06 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER, mint green, V6, alloys 05 VW NEW JETTA gray, auto, 4 cyl 04 NISSAN MAXIMA LS silver, auto, sunroof 03 AUDI S8 QUATTRO, mid blue/light grey leather, navigation, AWD 01 VOLVO V70 STATION WAGON, blue/grey, leather, AWD 73 PORSCHE 914 green & black, 5 speed, 62k miles, $12,500

SUVS, VANS, TRUCKS, 4 X4’s

07 CADILLAC SRX silver, 3rd seat, navigation, AWD 06 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING, red, 3rd seat (AWD) 06 FORD EXPLORER XLT, black, 3rd seat, 4x4 06 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD blue, grey leather 4x4 06 NISSAN TITAN KING CAB SE white, auto 50k miles 4x4 truck 06 CHEVY TRAILBLZAER LS, SILVER, 4X4 06 PONTIAC TORRENT black/black leather sunroof, AWD 05 FORD ESCAPE LTD green, tan leather, V6, 4x4 05 DODGE DAKOTA CLUB CAB SPORT, blue, auto, 4x4 truck 04 DODGE DURANGO LTD, gray, gray leather, 3rd seat, 4x4 04 HYUNDAI SANTA FE GLS, silver (AWD) 04 CHEVY AVALANCHE Z71, green, 4 door, 4x4 truck 04 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SLT SILVER, 4 door, 4x4 truck 04 FORD FREESTAR, blue, 4 door, 7 passenger mini van 04 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND graphite grey, 2 tone leather, sunroof, 4x4 03 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ, blue, two tone leather, V6, 4x4 03 FORD EXPEDITION XLT, silver, 3rd seat, 4x4 03 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC XLT, 4 door, green, tan, leather, 4x4 02 GMC ENVOY SLE, brown, V6, 4x4 02 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE, Sage, sun roof, autop, 4x4 01 FORD F150 XLT Blue/tan, 4 door, 4x4 truck 01 CHEVY BLAZER green, 4 door, 4x4 01 FORD EXPLORER sport silver, grey leather, 3x4 sunroof 00 CHEVY SILVERADO XCAB, 2WD truck, burgundy 89 CHEVY 1500, 4X4 TRUCK

St# N 2 0 76 5 , Sta nd a rd R o o f

M SR P $31,145

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GOOD CREDIT, BAD CREDIT, NO CREDIT

AUDI S5 CONV.

2012 NV 2500 V-8 S

M SR P $27,320

343-1959

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TH E A LL NEW 2012

speed. 81,000 miles. 4 new tires, Inspected until 3/1/13. $2795 negotiable. 570-417-4731

SUZUKI ‘06 SWIFT RENO 4 cylinder. Automat-

412 Autos for Sale

P O L L O CK

4 auto, good condition 75k. $2,150.

OLDS ‘98 ACHIVEA 2 door, 4 cyl. 5

412 Autos for Sale

Ken

PONTIAC ‘99 GRAND AM door, 6 cylinder,

Current Inspection On All Vehicles DEALER

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2012 NV 1500 V-6 SV M SR P $28,015 St# N 2 0 74 3 , Sta nd a rd R o o f, Po w erLo c k s , W ind o w s , M irro rs

2 4 ,8 6 1** * 00

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Au to m a tic , PW , PD L, Tilt, Cru is e

2012 NV 2500 V-8 SV

2012 NV 2500 V8 S

M SR P $32,560 St# N 2 14 4 4 , Highro o f, Po w erLo c k s , W ind o w s , M irro rs

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$199 perm onth plustax.39 m onth lease;12,000 m i lesperyear;Resi dual=$11,986.M ustbe approved thru NM AC @ Ti er1;$1999 Cash D ow n orTrade Equi ty (+)plusregi strati on fees; Totaldue atdeli very=$2,202.50.$1000 Ni ssan Lease Rebate i ncluded

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$ $ 19 19 , 1 9 9 9 5 1 9 9

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KEYLESS ENTRY 1ST & 2ND ROW AIR CURTAINS MESSAGE CENTER TILT WHEEL

MPG MPG 24 Mos. *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied

**Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 5/31/12.

NEW 2012 FORD ESCAPE XLT FWD

NEW 2012 FORD FIESTA SE NEW 2012 FORD FOCUS SE 4 DR Automatic, Air, Pwr. Mirrors, PDL, Advance Trac w/Electronic Stability Control, Side Curtains, AM/FM/CD, Cruise Control, 15” Alum. Wheels, Tilt Wheel, Keyless Entry w/Keypad,

24 Mos. *Tax and tags extra. Security deposit waived. All factory rebates applied **Lease payments based on 24 month lease 21,000 allowable miles. First months payment, $595 Bank Fee, and $2,500 down payment (cash or trade) due at delivery. Sale ends 5/31/12.

A P R

M O S.

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24 Mos.

NEW

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Overlooking Mohegan Sun 577 East Main St., Plains

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2012 HONDA ACCORD LX

MPG 23 City 34 HWY

$0 DOWN PAYMENT

4 dr, Auto Trans, AC, PW, PL, Cruise, ABS, 6 Air Bags, Tilt, Keyless Entry, AM/FM/CD, Model #CP2F3CEW

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199

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1st payment and tags due at delivery. Residual $11,952.95

300

• 250-hp 24-Valve SOHC i-VTEC® • 5-Speed Automatic Transmission • 8 Passenger Seating • Variable Torque Management® 4-Wheel Drive System (VTM-4®) • Vehicle Stability AssistTM (VSA®) with Traction Control • Power WIndows/Locks/Mirrors • Front and Rear Air Conditioning with Air-Filtration System • 229-Watt AM/ FM/CD Audio System with 7 Speakers including Subwoofer • Remote Entry • ABS • Dual-Stage, Multiple-Threshold Front Airbags (SRS) • Front Side Airbags with Passenger-Side Occupant Position Detection ****Lease Lease 36 Months through ahfc ahfc. $0 Down Payment Payment. System (OPDS) 1st payment and tags due at delivery. Residual $17,388.00

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08 HONDA CRV LX

$15,250

$18,950

2009 HONDA PILOT EX 4WD Mocha, 17K Miles

$28,500 50 TO CHOOSE FROM

08 HONDA ACCORD LXP SDN

$15,950

09 HONDA CIVIC EX SDN

Red, 8K

$16,950

IN STOCK! TOP DOLLAR FOR YOUR TRADE!

$17,950

$18,950

08 HONDA ACCORD EXL SDN Silver, 22K

L ease Lease

Black, 37K Miles

09 HONDA ACCORD EX CPE Gray, 33K

* Per ***Mo.

• Model RM4H5CJW • 185-hp • 2.4-Liter, 16-Valve SOHC i-VTEC® 4-Cylinder Engine • Real Time AWD with Intelligent Control System™ • Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) with Traction Control • Automatic Transmission • Cruise Control • A/C • One-Touch Power Moonroof with Tilt Feature • Remote Entry System • Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® • Multi-angle rearview camera with guidelines • 160-Watt AM/FM/CD Audio System with 6 Speakers • Bluetooth® Streaming Audio • Pandora® Internet Radio compatibility • SMS Text Message Function • USB Audio Interface • Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) • Dual-Stage, Multiple-Threshold Front Airbags (SRS) • Front Side Airbags with Passenger-Side Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS) • Side Curtain Airbags with Rollover Sensor

09 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID SEDAN

Blue, 33K

MPG 22 City 30 HWY

LEASES BASED ON APPROVED CREDIT TIER 1 THRU AHFC. MILEAGE BASED ON 2012 EPA MILEAGE ESTIMATES. USE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES ONLY. DO NOT COMPARE TO MODELS BEFORE 2008. YOUR ACUTAL MILEAGE WILL VARY DEPENDING ON HOW YOU DRIVE AND MAINTAIN YOUR VEHICLE.

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Used Cars

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*From the original date of first use when said as a new vehicle *Prior sales excluded. Tax & tags Extra. Expires 05-31-12

Open Monday - Thursday 9-9 Friday & Saturday 9-5

07 HONDA CRV EXL Blue, 39K

$19,350

11 HONDA CROSSTOUR EXL 4WD Green, 18K

$29,950

11 HONDA CRZ EX White, 6K

$19,950

09 HONDA PILOT EX Silver, 33K

$25,950

09 HONDA ACCORD EXL-V6 Silver, 26K

$20,950

1110 Wyoming Ave, Scranton, PA 1-800-NEXT-HONDA 570-341-1400

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NEW

Stk#S1987

24,284* 22,499* $

- 1,500* - $ 500*

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NEW Stk#S2100

2012 SUZUKI KIZASHI S FWD

3-Mode Intelligent All-Wheel Drive, 8 Standard Airbags, Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Manufacturer Rebate Owner Loyalty Rebate Mirrors, 6 Spd Transmission

20,463* 18,999* $

2012 SUZUKI KIZASHI S AWD

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14,899*

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23,669* 21,999* $

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Stk#S2005

2012 SUZUKI EQUATOR CREW CAB SPORT 4X4

0% APR

AVAILABLE UP TO

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KEN POLLOCK SUZUKI

MOS.**

4.0L V6 w/ Automatic Transmission, $ MSRP w/ Accessories Dual Stage Airbags, 17” Aluminum $ Wheels, 4-Wheel Anti-Lock Ken Pollock Sale Price Braking System, Six Standard $ Manufacturer Rebate - 2,000* Airbags, Power Windows, $ Owner Loyalty Rebate - 500* Power Locks

29,789* 27,499*

BUY NOW FOR:

24,999*

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INTERSTATE

- 1,000* - $ 500*

Manufacturer Rebate Owner Loyalty Rebate

MOS.**

MSRP $ Ken Pollock Sale Price

16,570* 15,199* $

AVAILABLE UP TO

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APR

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1,000* - $ 500*

LE Popular Package, 8 Standard Airbags, 6 Speed Transmission, Power Windows, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, Alloy Wheels

MOS.**

MSRP w/ Accessories $ Ken Pollock Sale Price

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18,019* 16,399* $

APR

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NEW

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Stk#S2081

2012 SUZUKI SX4 SEDAN

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NEW

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ACURA `03 3.2 TL-S 4 door, sport sedan,

auto, full power, exceptional condition. Asking $6375. negotiable. Call 570-674-4713

ACURA `08 TL

412 Autos for Sale

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

BUICK ‘98 CENTURY CUSTOM V6, BARGAIN

PRICE! $2,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

CADILLAC ‘11 STS 13,000 Miles, Type S, automatic and manual transmission. 53,000 miles. $18,959 570-479-3452 Audi `01 A6 Quattro 123,000 miles, 4.2 liter V8, 300hp, silver with black leather,heated steering wheel, new run flat tires, 17” rims, 22 mpg, German mechanic owned. Reduced $4995. 570-822-6785

BMW `06 650 CI

Black convertible, beige leather, auto transmission, all power. $35,750. 570-283-5090 or 570-779-3534

BMW ‘98 740 IL White with beige

leather interior. New tires, sunroof, heated seats. 5 cd player 106,000 miles. Excellent condition. $4,800. OBO 570-451-3259 570-604-0053

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BUICK ‘09 ENCLAVE

Showroom condition. $38,800 MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227

CHEVROLET `65 CORVAIR 4 speed, 4 door, $2,500. 570-851-4416

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CHEVROLET `94 CAMARO Z28, LT1, 350 Automatic, tilt, cruise, A/C, power windows, power brakes, power steering. All original. $5000 570-479-4486

CHEVY ‘95 ASTRO

MARK III CONVERSION VAN. Hightop. 93K. 7 passenger. TV/VCP/Stereo. Loaded. Great condition. $3,495 (570) 574-2199

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

CHEVY ‘04 MONTE CARLO Silver with Black

CXL top of the line. AWD, 50K original miles. 1 owner. Cocoa brown metallic. Dual sunroofs, power memory cooled and heated seats. 3rd row seating. DVD rear screen, navigation system, balance of factory warranty. Bought new over $50,000. Asking $25,900. Trade ins welcome 570-466-2771

CADILLAC ‘00 DTS Tan, satellite

radio, leather, moon roof, loaded excellent condition. 136k miles. $4,995.

570-814-2809

Leather, Sunroof, Very Sharp! $4,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

CHRYSLER `04 SEBRING LXI CONVERTIBLE

Low miles - 54,000. V6. FWD. Leather interior. Great shape. A/C. CD. All power. $6,900. Negotiable New inspection & tires. (570) 760-1005

DODGE `00 DURANGO SPORT 4.7 V8, 4WD, 3rd

row seat, runs good, needs body work $1900. 570-902-5623

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CROSSROAD MOTORS

FORD ‘09 ESCAPE LTD

570-825-7988

Only 14k miles, leather moonroof, 1 owner $21,880

700 Sans Souci Highway WE SELL FOR LESS!! ‘11 DODGE DAKOTA CREW 4x4, Bighorn 6 cyl. 14k, Factory Warranty. $21,299 ‘11 Ford Escape XLT, 4x4, 26k, Factory Warranty, 6 Cylinder $20,399 ‘11 Nissan Rogue AWD, 17k, Factory Warranty. $19,299 ‘08 Chrysler Sebring Conv. Touring 6 cyl. 32k $12,899 ‘08 SUBARU Special Edition 42K. 5 speed, Factory warranty. $11,799 ‘05 HONDA CRV EX 4x4 65k, a title. $12,799 ‘06 FORD FREESTAR 62k, Rear air A/C $7999 ‘01 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Executive 74K $5,199 ‘11 Toyota Rav 4 4x4 AT only 8,000 miles, new condition $22,999 TITLE TAGS FULL NOTARY SERVICE 6 M ONTH WARRANTY

DODGE ‘08 AVENGER

R/T AWD 1 owner, only 15k miles, leather, alloys

To place your ad Call Toll Free 1-800-427-8649

FORD `94 MUSTANG GT Convertible, candy

apple red. Tan interior & top. 5.0, 5 speed. Totally original, low original miles. $6,800 570-283-8235

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

FORD ‘83 MUSTANG 5.0 GT. FAST!

70,000 original miles. Black with black leather interior. California car, 5 speed, T-tops, Posi rear end, traction bars, power windows, rear defroster, cruise, tilt wheel, all factory. New carburetor and Flow Master. Great Car! $5000, Or best offer. 570-468-2609

HONDA ‘04 CRV

All wheel drive, cruise, CD player, low miles. $11,575

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

HONDA ‘08 ACCORD 4 door, 4 cylinder, HONDA ‘08 ACCORD 4 door, EXL with

navigation system. 4 cyl, silver w/ black interior. Satellite radio, 6CD changer, heated leather seats, high, highway miles. Well maintained. Monthly service record available. Call Bob. 570-479-0195

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HYUNDAI ‘08 AZZURA

Leather moonroof & much more 1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

FORD ‘02 TAURUS SES LIKE NEW!

$3,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

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$17,575 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

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ALL JUNK CARS & TRUCKS Highest Prices Paid!! FREE PICKUP

288-8995 HYUNDAI ‘08 ELANTRA GLS

only 25,000 miles,

One owner, $14,880 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

HYUNDAI ‘08 SANTE FE

1 owner, Alloy, CD player $19,944

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

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KT AUTO

www.ktauto.com 430 W. Market St. Scranton, PA 570-346-1133 Chevy ‘11 Impala LT 4 in stock $13,995 Chevy ‘10 Impala LT 2 in stock Fla. cars $12,995 Chevy ‘10 HHR 2 in stock, low miles $12,995 Pontiac ‘08 G-6 6 in stock $10,995 Chevy ‘08 HHR LS $9,995 Saturn ‘08 VUE FWD $12,995

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570-301-3602

JEEP `96 GRAND CHEROKEE V8 Automatic, four

wheel drive, air conditioning, new tires, brakes & transmission. $3,300. 570-972-9685

80,000 miles, excellent condition, all options. Recently serviced. New tires. $8,800. 570-388-6669

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NISSAN ‘09 ALTIMA SL

SUBARU

Leather moonroof, smartkey, 1 owner

$19,995 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

NISSAN 09 MORANO SL 1 owner, AWD, Alloys, $22,345 560 Pierce St.

MERCEDES-BENZ `91 350 SD Grey metallic with

beige leather interior. Turbo diesel. Auto. All power options. Cruise. Sunroof. New inspection, oil change, front brakes, water pump, injector & clutch fan. 4 new tires. Runs excellent & great MPG’s. Florida car. No rust. Excellent condition. $5,900. Trade welcome. Call 570-817-6000

MERCURY ‘10 MARINER

Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

NISSAN 09 ROGUE S 1 owner, AWD $17,950 560 Pierce St.

Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

SATURN ‘03 VUE

Low miles, leather & alloys. $8,800

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

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SUBARU ‘11 IMPREZA PREMIUM. AWD,

1 owner, Low miles, AWD $19,840 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

3,000 miles. Like new, metallic silver, satellite radio, 4 door, 170 hp. $17,500 OBO 570-696-3447 570-574-2799

SUBARU FORESTER’S

NISSAN `99 SENTRA

XE. Runs excellent, great gas mileage. Moving - must sell. Asking $2,800, negotiable. Call 570-852-7323

PONTIAC ‘06 8 G6 GTP door, red with

2 black interior, V6, sunroof, remote start, R-Title, 52,000 miles. Priced to sell at $7200 firm. (570) 283-1756

IMPREZA’S

to choose From

starting at $12,400 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

TOYOTA ‘04 CELICA GT

GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130

INFINITI ‘03 G35

Sedan. Silver with dark charcoal interior. 105,000 miles. All available options. Looks and runs like new. $8999 Call Rick 762-8165

LEXUS `01 ES 300

$14,990 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

412 Autos for Sale

to choose From

starting at $11,450 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

112K miles. Blue, 5 speed. Air, power windows/locks, CD/cassette, Keyless entry, sunroof, new battery. Car drives and has current PA inspection. Slight rust on corner of passenger door. Clutch slips on hard acceleration. This is why its thousands less than Blue Book value. $6,500 OBO. Make an offer! Call 570-592-1629

TOYOTA ‘09 CAMRY 18,000 Miles,

1 owner, 4 cylinder. $16,900 MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227

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MERCEDES-BENZ `73 450SL with Convertible

MERCURY `79 ZEPHYR

VW `87 GOLF

Excellent runner with constant servicing & necessary preventative maintenance. Repair invoices available. Approx 98,131 miles. Good condition, new inspection. $1,500. Call 570-282-2579

415 Autos-Antique & Classic

FORD ‘65 GALAXIE

Convertible, white with red leather interior. 64,000 original miles. Beautiful car. Asking. $10,500 570-371-2151

Boat? Car? Truck? Motorcycle? Airplane? Whatever it is, sell it with a Classified ad. 570-829-7130

MAZDA `88 RX-7 CONVERTIBLE

1 owner, garage kept, 65k original miles, black with grey leather interior, all original & never seen snow. $7,995. Call 570-237-5119

6 speed, 24’ box with tail gate. 26000 lb. $6995.00 or BO 570-655-2804

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OLDSMOBILE `68 DELMONT

Motorcycles

HARLEY ‘07 SCREAMING EAGLE DYNA Assembled by

6 cylinder automatic. 52k original miles. Florida car. $1500. 570-899-1896

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Commercial Trucks & Equipment

FREIGHTLINER ‘96 FL70 5.9L CUMMINS,

removable hard top, power windows, AM /FM radio with cassette player, CD player, automatic, 4 new tires. Champagne exterior; Italian red leather interior inside. Garage kept, excellent condition. Reduced price to $26,000. Call 570-825-6272

Custom Vehicle Operations. Very Unique, Fast Bike. 1800cc. 10,000 miles. Performance Rinehart pipes, comfortable Mustang seat with back rest and detachable rack , Kuryakyn pegs and grips, color matched frame, SE heavy breather air filter comes with HD dust cover and gold CVO owners key. Excellent condition. Silver Rush/ Midnight Black. Asking $12,500 Call Ron @ 570- 868-3330

HARLEY ‘10 DAVIDSON SPORTSTER CUSTOM Loud pipes.

VOLVO 850 ‘95 WAGON Runs good,

needs some work. Will take offer. 347-693-4156

427

Must Sell! Appraised for $9,200 • All original

45,000 miles • 350 Rocket engine • Fender skirts • Always garaged Will sell for $6,000 Serious inquires only 570690-0727

421

Near Mint 174 miles - yes, One hundred and seventy four miles on the clock, original owner. $8000. 570-876-2816

HARLEY DAVIDSON `07

Road King Classic FLHRC. Burgundy / Cream. 6 speed. Cruise control. Back rests, grips, battery tender, cover. Willie G accessories. 19,000 miles. $13,250. Williamsport, PA 262-993-4228

HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘01 Electra Glide, Ultra

Boats & Marinas

Classic, many chrome accessories, 13k miles, Metallic Emerald Green. Garage kept, like new condition. Includes Harley cover. $12,900 570-718-6769 570-709-4937

GRUMMAN ‘95 DEEPV 16’ 48hp Evinrude 50 lb thrust electric motor. All tackle and life vests included. Live well, fish finder. $4,000 570-579-3975

SILVERCRAFT

Heavy duty 14’ aluminum boat with trailer, great shape. $1,250. 570-822-8704 or cell 570-498-5327

HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘03 DYNA WIDE GLIDE

Golden Anniversary. Silver/Black. New Tires. Extras. Excellent Condition. 19,000 miles $10,000. 570-639-2539

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VRSCF. 1250 cc. Brilliant silver, 7,988 miles. Excellent condition. ABS, Brembo triple disc brakes, factory security, + extras. Original owner, garage kept. $12,000. 570-762-6893

412 Autos for Sale

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Motorcycles

HSoft ARLEY DAVIDSON ‘80 riding FLH. King of the Highway! Mint original antique show winner. Factory spot lights, wide white tires, biggest Harley built. Only 28,000 original miles! Never needs inspection, permanent registration. $7,995 OBO 570-905-9348

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Motorcycles

MATTIE AUTOMOTIVE 220 Bennett Street, Luzerne Motorcycle State Inspection, Tire Sales & Maintenance 570-283-1098

SUZUKI ‘01 VS 800 GL INTRUDER Garage kept, no rust, lots of chrome, black with teal green flake. Includes storage jack & 2 helmets. $3600 570-410-1026

RARE CAR!

1 of 500 ted Edition Limi

#12598A, 2007 Indy 500 Pace 400HP 6-Speed Paddle Shift Automatic Transmission, Car Replica, PACE CAR GRAPHICS, 6.0L Atomic Orange Metallic Tintcoat, 3LT Preferred Equipment Indy Seat Embroidery, Z06 Style Group, AM/FM/CD, DVD Navigation, Memory Package, Sport Atomic Orange Spoiler, Interior Suspension, Heated Seats, Power Telescoping & Manual Tilt Steering Wheel, Heads-Up display, Bose Premium Stereo, Trim & Door Handles Adjustable Sport Bucket Seats with Perforated Leather Inserts, *

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FLAGSTAFF `08 CLASSIC NOW BACK IN PA.

Super Lite Fifth Wheel. LCD/DVD flat screen TV, fireplace, heated mattress, ceiling fan, Hide-a-Bed sofa, outside speakers & grill, 2 sliders, aluminum wheels, , awning, microwave oven, tinted safety glass windows, fridge & many accessories & options. Excellent condition, $22,500. 570-868-6986

YAMAHA ‘97 ROYALSTAR 1300

12,000 miles. With windshield. Runs excellent. Many extras including gunfighter seat, leather bags, extra pipes. New tires & battery. Asking $4,000 firm. (570) 814-1548

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ONLY 19K MILES

$39 999* ,

451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

DODGE ‘05 CARAVAN

SXT Special Edition. Stow and go, beautiful van. Leather heated seats with sunroof, tinted windows, luggage rack. Brandy color, 85K miles. $11,875 negotiable 570-301-4929

FORD ‘02 EXPLORER Red, XLT, Original

non-smoking owner, garaged, synthetic oil since new, excellent in and out. New tires and battery. 90,000 miles. $7,500 (570) 403-3016

MOTORHOME COACHMAN 2005 ENCORE 380DS 15,500 miles Cat engine, Allison Auto trans, New Tires, New Aluminum Wheels, new Brakes Satellite antenna. Has R-TITLE repaired in 2008. perfect condition.$74,500. Any Questions call 570-655-2804

451

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

CHEVY ‘03 IMPALA

One owner, only 42k miles. $8,550

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

FORD ‘02 F150 Extra Cab. 6

Cylinder, 5 speed. Air. 2WD. $4,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

FORD ‘06 ESCAPE XLT

4x4. Sunroof. Like new. $6,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

FORD ‘00 EXPLORER XLT

eXTRA cLEAN! 4X4. $3,995. 570-696-4377

Compass Driving Mirror, Home Remote Steering Wheel Radio Controls, Power Convertible Top, Electronic Instramentation Performance, Performance Tuned Tires

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1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

FORDV6.‘04Clean, EXPLORER

Clean SUV! 4WD $5995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

SUZUKI 2006 BOULEVARD 4,000 miles, garage kept, excellent condition. $3,000 570-970-3962

2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE INDY 500 PACE CAR CONVERTIBLE

442 RVs & Campers

1518 8th Street Carverton, PA Near Francis Slocum St. Park

CHEVY ‘05 SILVERADO X CAB

2 WHEEL DRIVE $6,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

412 Autos for Sale

NISSAN `04 PATHFINDER ARMADA Excellent condition.

Too many options to list. Runs & looks excellent. $10,995 570-655-6132 or 570-466-8824

412 Autos for Sale

FORD ‘04 RANGER

Super Cab One Owner, 4x4, 5 Speed, Highway miles. Sharp Truck! $5,995 Call For Details! 570-696-4377

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GMC ‘05 ENVOY SLE moonroof, many extras. $10,850 560 Pierce St.

Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

HYANDAI ‘11 SANTA FE

1 owner, only 7k miles. $22,900 560 Pierce Street

Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

MERCURY `03 MOUNTAINEER

AWD. Third row seating. Economical 6 cylinder automatic. Fully loaded with all available options. 93k pampered miles. Garage kept. Safety / emissions inspected and ready to go. Sale priced at $7595. Trade-ins accepted. Tag & title processing available with purchase. Call Fran for an appointment to see this outstanding SUV. 570-466-2771 Scranton

MITSUBISHI `11

OUTLANDER SPORT SE AWD, Black interi-

or/exterior, start/ stop engine with keyless entry, heated seats, 18” alloy wheels, many extra features. Only Low Miles. 10 year, 100,000 mile warranty. $22,500. Willing to negotiate. Serious inquires only - must sell, going to law school. (570) 793-6844

NISSAN ‘97 PICKUP XE 4WD, alloys, 5 speed. $6,880

560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

SUZUKI `07 XL-7 56,000 miles,

automatic, all-wheel drive, 4 door, air conditioning, all power, CD player, leather interior, tinted windows, custom wheels, $13,000 Call 570-829-8753 Before 5:00 p.m.

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412 Autos for Sale

USED CARS 2003 CHEVY CORVETTE Only 5K Miles, 6-Speed, As-New Condition

Only 54K Miles, Auto, Diesel Engine

26,995

2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB 4X4

Low Miles, Local New Car Trade

“Rock Warrior Edition”, TRD Pkg, Only 13K Miles

28,995

2002 CADILLAC DEVILLE

30,995

2003 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW

2009 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

2008 CHEVY IMPALA LT

FX4 Pkg, Local New Car Trade

Ultimate Pkg, Only 52K Miles

Just 21K Pampered One Owner Miles

8,995

AS TRADED

8,995

13,995

2010 HYUNDAI TUCSON GLS

2007 GMC YUKON DENALI XL

2011 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL

2011 DODGE CHALLENGER SE

2011 GMC ACADIA SLT

2011 BUICK LUCERNE CXL

Just 18K Miles, Local One Owner

Just Traded, Navigation, Rear Entertainment

All Wheel Drive, 19K Miles, 7- Passenger

Choose From 2, Miles As Low As 15K

Leather Seating, 18K Miles, 7-Passenger

Leather Seating, Choose From 2

17,995

22,995

2011 KIA RIO LX

2010 DODGE CHARGER SXT

Auto, Air, Balance of Factory Warranty

FROM

Power Galore, Balance of Factory Warranty

11,200

FROM

2011 MAZDA CX-7

22,800

33,300

FROM

15,200

FROM

15,800

21,300

FROM

2011 CHEVY CAMARO LT CPE

19,900

FROM

32,300

FROM

2011 DODGE DAKOTA CREW CAB 4X4’S

Power Galore, Extra Sharp!

All Wheel Drive, Silver Beauty, 12K Miles

Auto, Power Group, Alloy Wheels

2011 NISSAN ROGUE SV

2011 VW JETTA SE

All Wheel Drive, Black Beauty, 17K Miles

FROM

22,500

FROM

All Wheel Drive, 18K Miles, Tons of Warranty

20,500

FROM

11,600

2011 CHRYSLER 200 LX

2012 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ

2011 HYUNDAI ACCENT GLS SDN’S

All Wheel Drive, Power Throughout, 16K Miles

New Body Style, Preferred Equipment

Leather, Moonroof, From 13K Miles

Choose From 5, Nice Colors

19,900

FROM

15,100

22,000

FROM

2010 NISSAN ALTIMA S

2010 VW BEETLE COUPE

2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING SEDAN

Choose From 3, Miles As Low As 12K

Choose From 2, Balance Of Factory Warranty

Preferred Equipment Pkg, Extra Sharp!

Black Beauty, 35K Miles, Power Equipped

Limited, Touring, Tons of Factory Warranty

20,600

FROM

18,600

2010 & 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT

2011 FORD FUSION SE

All Wheel Drive, Low Miles

V6 Engine, Choose From 2

FROM

25,600

FROM

15,900

FROM

2011 CHEVY IMPALA LT One Owner, Balance of Warranty

16,600

11,900

FROM

2011 HYUNDAI SANTA FE GLS

2011 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT 4X4

2011 CHEVY HHR WAGON’S LS & LT Pkg, Choose From 5

2012 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT 4X4

FROM

23,500

FROM

Choose From 4, Low Miles

21,400

15,995

2011 GMC TERRAIN SLE-2

2011 CHEVY AVEO LT SDN’S

Big Horn Edition, Miles As Low As 14K

412 Autos for Sale

FROM

14,500

2011 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ

14,900

FROM

Power Galore, Balance of Warranty

13,700

2010 DODGE CALIBER SXT

One Owner, Balance of Warranty

17,800

Choose From 2, Tons of Warranty

14,700

14,200

FROM

2011 NISSAN SENTRA S

White Beauty, Power Galore

2010 DODGE AVENGER SXT

FROM

11,995

FROM

13,995

FROM

1-888-307-7077

*In stock vehicles only. Prices plus tax & tags. All rebates applied. See Salesperson for Details. Financing must be approve thru ally bank. See dealer for details.

HOURS: Monday Thru Thursday 8:00am - 7:00pm Friday & Saturday 8:00am - 5:00pm

of Scranton - NEPA

2012 Cadillac SRX

2012 Cadillac CTS

MSRP $43,085 39 MONTHS

MSRP $40,360 39 MONTHS

Luxury Edition

LEASE IT!

429

SECURITY DEPOSIT

Per Month + Tax*

All Wheel Drive

LEASE IT!

279

SECURITY DEPOSIT

Per Month + Tax*

Lease price based on a 2012 CTS Sdn with All Wheel Drive $40,360 MSRP. $279 per month plus 9% PA sales tax total $306 per month. 39 Month lease 10,000 miles per year. 39 Monthly payments total $11,934 $.25/mile penalty over 32,500 miles. $2000 down payment plus $279 first payment plus tax and tags due at delivery. Total due at delivery $2539 plus tag fees. MUST BE A CURRENT LESSEE OF A 1999 OR NEWER NON-GM LEASE. Leasee responsible for excessive wear and tear. Must take delivery by 5/31/2012. Requires ALLY Bank Tier S credit approval. Please see sales person for complete details. Example payment per thousand 16.67 per month. Example down payment 29%.

Lease price based on a 2012 SRX AWD Luxury Edition $43,085 MSRP. $429 per month plus 9% PA sales tax total $467 per month. 39 Month lease 10,000 miles per year. 39 Monthly payments total $18,213 $.25/mile penalty over 32,500 miles. $2000 down payment plus $429 first payment plus tax and tags due at delivery. Total due at delivery $2650 plus tag fees. MUST BE A CURRENT LESSEE OF A 1999 OR NEWER NON-GM LEASE. Leasee responsible for excessive wear and tear. Must take delivery by 5/31/2012. Requires ALLY Bank Tier S credit approval. Please see sales person for complete details. Example payment per thousand 16.67 per month. Example down payment 29%.

2012 Cadillac SRX Front Wheel Drive MSRP $36,075

LEASE IT!

24 MONTHS

329

SECURITY DEPOSIT

Per Month + Tax*

Lease price based on a 2012 SRX FWD Luxury Edition $36,075 MSRP. $329 per month plus 9% PA sales tax total $358 per month. 24 Month lease 10,000 miles per year. 24 Monthly payments total $8,616 $.25/mile penalty over 20,000 miles. $2000 down payment plus $329 first payment plus tax and tags due at delivery. Total due at delivery $2550 plus tag fees. MUST BE A CURRENT LESSEE OF A 1999 OR NEWER NON-GM LEASE. Leasee responsible for excessive wear and tear. Must take delivery by 5/31/2012. Requires ALLY Bank Tier S credit approval. Please see sales person for complete details. Example payment per thousand 16.67 per month. Example down payment 29%.

Premium Select Pre-Owned Cars Sunroof, Onstar, XM, 22K Miles

Dark Blue, Cashmere, Leather, Sunroof, Chrome Wheels, XM, Onstar, One Owner Low Mileage

25,998

18,997

2008 Cadillac DTS Premium White Diamond/Cashmere Leather, Navigation, Heated/Cooled Seats, 18” Performance Wheels, Sunroof

28,998

2011 Cadillac SRX AWD

2006 Cadillac DTS

Ultra View Sunroof, All Wheel Drive, Heated & Memory Seats

Memory Settings, Chrome Wheels, Dark Blue, 26,762 Miles

36,991

18,996

2010 Cadillac Escalade

#12533, Black/Black Leather, Navigation, 22” Chromes, Sunroof, Rear Entertainment, Only 22,506 Miles

R.J. BURNE 1205-1209 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton

(570) 342-0107 • 1-888-880-6537 www.rjburne.com Mon-Thurs 9-8 • Sat 9-4

51,990

2006 Cadillac CTS White Diamond w/ Cashmere Interior, Special Edition, Sports Package

16,996

1205 Wyoming Ave. RJ Burne Cadillac

WYOMING AVE.

From Wilkes-Barre to Scranton Expressway 8 Blocks on Wyoming Avenue *TAX & TAGS EXTRA NC + Non-Certified

2007 Cadillac STS AWD

EXPWAY

2008 Cadillac CTS

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Auto Parts

BUYING JUNK VEHICLES $300 AND UP

$125 EXTRA IF DRIVEN, DRAGGED OR PUSHED IN!

NOBODY Pays More

600 FINANCIAL 610

Business Opportunities

TURN KEY OPERATION

Located at Wyoming Valley Mall must sell. $125,000 negotiable. Ask for Rob 570-693-3323

570-760-2035

Monday thru Saturday 6am-9pm • Happy Trails!

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Quality Cars

UseGAS your tax refund buy. FREE when you ﬁnanceto a vehicle FREE GASup when you months ﬁnance a vehicle to 36 36 months (Seeup salesto representative for details) (See sales representative for details)

W Y O M I N G VA L L E Y

Air Conditioners

LG&AIRHeat CONDITIONER Pump

18,000.4 SEER R410 Refrigerant Wall mounted, ductless. 220 volt. One indoor, one outdoor unit with remote control. Call 570-288-0735

Line up a place to live in classified! 706

Arts/Crafts/ Hobbies

Counted cross stitch, books, Aida cloth, hoops, frames, kits. reasonably priced 288-5555 Victorian picture $35.00 Large botanical garden picture $40.00. 3 pottery vases $35.00 498-0977

708

Antiques & Collectibles

415 Kidder Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

570.822.8870 steve@yourcarbank.com www.wyomingvalleyautomart.com

Antiques & Collectibles

Larry - Mt. Top 474-9202

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Appliances

Football mini helmet autographed LaVar Arrington w/coa former Penn State player $40. Penn State Playerson professional teams, 200 count. $15. Cards, Philadelphia Eagles from 19781988, 30 count. $10. Phillies cards. 114 assorted 1978-1987 $10. 313-5214 or 313-3859 Hess trucks, new in boxes. 2000-2008 $50-$100 675-4383 RECORD COLLECTION, 207 records 78RPM and 70 records 45RPM, various artists, all for $10. Call 570-735-6638 SEWING MACHINE, Antique Singer pedal factory sewing machine with original table converted to electric. Works great! Model # 31-15. Serial #AA-90760. New belt, plus extra bobbins and needles. Asking $175 OBO Call 570-947-6531.

710

Appliances

Why Spend Hundreds on New or Used Appliances? Most problems with your appliances are usually simple and inexpensive to fix! Save your hard earned money, Let us take a look at it first! 30 years in the business. East Main Appliances 570-735-8271 Nanticoke

GENE’S RECONDITIONED APPLIANCES 60 Day Warranty Monday-Friday 8:00PM-5:00PM Saturday 8:00AM-11:00AM Gateway Shopping Center Kingston, PA

(570) 819-1966 DRYER white, electric Bosch vented, Axxis model WTA 3510, several years old & perfect operating condition. $125. 570-825-2961 REFRIGERATORAmana 17.9 cu. ft., bisque, very good condition. $90. Pick up after 6/13/12. 570-639-5066 STOVE coal burning stove Old fashioned antique white Dickson kitchen stove with warming closet has 6 lids. $550. 570-735-2081 WASHER/DRYER COMBO UNIT: Whirpool Washer/ electric dryer 24” combo unit. White, excellent condition $800. Call 570-814-7207

712

Baby Items

BABY ITEMS, Graco infant car seat with base $20, Kidsline farmyard themed nursery set with lamp and many accessories $20, Shermag glider and ottoman combo, oak wood with tan upholstery $50. All originally purchased at Babies’R’Us and in excellent condition. 570-902-9822

Food saver $125. call 570-562-1801

CAR SEATS. 2 infant/toddler 5 point harness car seats. 1 blue & grey, 1 black & grey. Both in good condition $20 each. 570-793-6040

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Used appliances. Parts for all brands. 223 George Ave. Wilkes-Barre 570-820-8162

712

Baby Items

Crib, wooden. asking $100. Changing table, for baby $50. Car seats, (2) $20. each. & baby swing $20. 826-0451 or 479-0181

Floor Safe, antique, National Safe And Lock, inside drawers & locking compartment, measures 2’ 6.5 across $400. 570-592-7247

APPLIANCE PA RT S E T C .

ANTIQUE TOYS WANTED

710

STROLLER. New 3 wheel jogger still in box, never used. Paid $249, asking $125 & a new cradle baby swing with canopy. Paid $160, asking $100, or $225 for all items. Call 570-771-6081

716

Building Materials

BATHROOM matching sink set. Gerber white porcelain with mirror & medicine cabinet $80. 570-331-8183 TILE, approximately 300 available, can by smaller quantities. $2.00 per tile. 570-288-3947

726

Clothing

COAT

KENNETH COLE Beige, size 6, hardly worn. $75. 570-855-5385 COAT ladies black leather fully lined, size large, knee length wrap style, excellent condition f$80. Ladies size 10 tan suede calf hi boots with beige fur trim, never worn $15. 484-632-8072 DRESS. Mother of the Bride. Grey/silver, size 8, strapless top with flowers, beading & silver threading with sheer bolero jacket. Original price $1,200 asking $400 for all. 570-262-9483 Lamb coat, ladies, black persian, with white fur collar, size large, hardly worn. $50. 313-5214 or 313-3859

730

Computer Equipment & Software

COMPUTER. Complete set up includes office size desk & chair. Emachines CPU with XP Home. Craig flat screen monitor, Lexmark color printer. Excellent. All $300 570-489-2675

732

Exercise Equipment

Fitness Stepper, Wagen Tech. An effective cardiovascular workout. Fits in 12”x16” floor space. AAA battery, only $35. 287-8498

744

Furniture & Accessories

BEDROOM SET: Girl’s 5 piece bedroom set. Includes headboard, dresser with mirror, chest of drawers and more. $350. Call 570-868-6254

744

Furniture & Accessories

PITTSTON TWP. Mattress Queen Plush-Top Set New in Plastic Must Sell ASAP $150 Call Steve @ 570-280-9628

MATTRESS SALE

We Beat All Competitors Prices!

Mattress Guy

Twin sets: $139 Full sets: $159 Queen sets: $199 All New American Made 570-288-1898 ROCKER, wood/tapestry, $75. RECLINER, Burgundy velour cloth, $125. SOFA, CHAIR, OTTOMAN, 3 TABLES, great for den. Wood and cloth, all in excellent condition. $450. Call after 6 PM 570-675-5046 SOFA & LOVE SEAT. Green with matching pillows & removeable wooden legs. Great condition. Asking $300 for set. 570-793-6040 SOFA, LOVESEAT, CHAIR. Brown. Fair condition. FREE 570-3882388 Swing set, Wooden. $300. 826-0451 or 479-0181 TV armoire with 27 inch Zeneth television,$200.00 High bedroom dresser $50.00, triple dresser with mirror 50.00 Total Price For All Items: $500.00 570-606-1624 Twin bed, girls white headboard, also footboard mattress $75.00 262-2410 Wicker-glass table $25.00 570-498-0977

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746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

HANOVER TOWNSHIP

747 Church St Saturday 8am -4pm Sunday 8am - Noon Way too many items to mention! Rain or shine - covered sale. New and old items.

CHILDREN’S FURNITURE, Dark red chest, 3 drawers, solid wood $100. Dresser with mirror, 6 drawers, matching nightstand, chestnut wood $250. L.L.Bean Rangeley platform twin bed, walnut finish $100. All very good condition. Call 570-675-4795

HARDING

903 Appletree Rd

Saturday & Sunday May 12 & May 13 8am - 2pm Plenty of items for sale: clothing, indoor / outdoor furniture, hand and power tools, kitchen items & much more! Basically anything you’d find in someone’s home, garage or barn - come see! MOUNTAINTOP

Clock, Grandfatherruns perfect $350. Fireplace, oak with log heater $150. 570-740-7446 Coffee table, Maple, 20x48 inches, excellent condition. $50. 675-4383 COMPUTER DESK: Very good condition. Black with slide keyboard shelf. $45. 570-740-1412 or 570-498-0439 DINING ROOM TABLE SET: Oak. 60”x40” with 2 leaves (12” each). $600. Call 570-735-8346 Entertainment center with glass stereo cabinet. Very good condition. Asking $75. 570-239-6011 ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, Solid Oak, with 31 inch opening for TV. Lots of room below for storage. Side storage area with glass door. Unit is 54 in w x 21.5 in d x 52 in h. $400. 27 inch JVC TV. Great for gaming. $50. Call 570-868-5749.

100 Lakeview Drive Laurel Lakes Development. (off exit 159 Nuangola) Saturday, 8am-? and Sunday 5/13 from 8am-?

12 Ridge Street Across from entrance to Laurel Lakes May 11th to the 13th 8am-4pm daily. Household, tools, crafts. & more!

PITTSTON

408 S. Sherman St. Fri., Sat., Sun., 8-2 Electronics, clothes, housewares, toys, books, etc.

WYOMING

14 Dolores Road Sat. & Sun. May 12 & 13th, 8am - noon. Sunrise Estates, off Carverton Rd. Antiques, clothing, toys, knick knacks

750

Jewelry

CAROL IS BUYING PAYING TOP

DOLLAR for your gold, silver, co ins, scrap jewelry, rings, diamonds, necklaces,bracelets, old antique costume jewelry. Guaranteed to be paid top dollar. WE MAKE HOUSE CALLS! 570-855 7197 570-328-3428 NECKLACE 16” pearl with 67 5-5.5 white pearls & 14kt gold clasp.From Wisnosky jewelers. Paid $1,600 asking $900 OBO. 570-301-8749

752 Landscaping & Gardening LAWNMOWER. Craftsman 21” with bag $95. Runs well. 570-881-7116

Machinery & Equipment

GENERATOR: Robot. 3,300 Watts. 110 volt / 12 volt. Brand new. Used 2 hours. $275 or best offer. Call 570-283-9452 SAWMILLS from only $3997-MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmillCut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info/DVD: www.Nor woodSawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 Ext.300N

756

Medical Equipment

Lift chair, mauve, battery back up, very good condition $300 OBO. 570-287-6967 leave message. Potty Chair, new Invacare, folding walker with front wheels, folding walker. Excellent condition. All for $20. 570-735-6638 WHEEL CHAIR. Manual with foot pedals, like new. $75. 2 pair aluminum crutches. $120 for all. 570-592-7247

758 Miscellaneous

All Junk Cars & Trucks Wanted Highest Prices Paid In CA$H

FREE PICKUP

570-574-1275 38 Johnson Street Sat. & Sun. May 12th & 13th, 9-3. Furniture, housewares, collectibles, decorations & more!

PITTSTON TOWNSHIP

HUTCH, Lighted Oak Dining Room. 2 pieces, bottom is combination of doors & drawers. 570-313-9763 LIVING ROOM SET: matching sofa, loveseat, & recliner. Blue. In like new condition. $500. Call 570-735-0189

WILKES-BARRE

NUANGOLA

FURNISH FOR LESS

* NELSON * * FURNITURE * * WAREHOUSE * Recliners from $299 Lift Chairs from $699 New and Used Living Room Dinettes, Bedroom 210 Division St Kingston Call 570-288-3607

633 Suscon Rd. Friday,Saturday & Sunday 8am-7pm 10” table saw, 10” radial arm saw, large drill press, precious moments, sports collectibles, Nascar 1:24 cars, records, comics & more!

754 Collect cash, not dust! Clean out your basement, garage or attic and call the Classified department today at 570829-7130!

BUNK BEDS. Very good condition. $80 570-262-2410 CHAIR. Queen Anne wing back chenille, gold, wood leg trim. Excellent condition. $50. 570-639-5066

746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

1 W. Chapman St. May 12 & 13, 9-3 Furniture,tools,Hon -da mower, storage /file cabinet, desk.

Backpack, Academy Broadway, almost new. Navy, nylon & leather. $40. Maple trees, red. 5-10 years old, 3-5 feet tall $25$70 675-4383 Car Rims. Honda, 4 pair 15” will fit any model Accord, Civic, and Del-Sol cars. Brand new. asking $175 570-239-6011. Hats, Girls victorian, with hat boxes. $25 570-498-0977 Sink for bathroom $20. call 826-0451 or 479-0181

TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com 758 Miscellaneous CANES & walking sticks, new batch. Over 40 available, made from slippery maple trees. $4-$5 each. Over 200 Christmas & household items. Includes, Christmas trees, lights, cups, flowers, vases, wreaths, ornaments & more! all for $55. Electric sewing machine, enclosed cabinet, 2 drawers $55. 570-735-2081 Drain pipe, black 12’ $5. Splash block, 36”, concrete, $5. Rain lamp-lights, needs motor, $5. Sheet rock, 4’ x 8’, also smaller pieces, $5. Ax, single edge, long handle $10. Cro wbar, heavy, 64”, $10. Bow saw, 36’ $5. Bowl, lead crystal, $20. 570-675-0920 Exhaust hood, Kitchen commercial stainless steel, comes complete with filters, lights, rand rooftop stainless steel fan system. 9 feet, 10 inches long, 30 1/2 inches wide. never over grease fryers. $999.00. 831-5728

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LEFTOVER GARAGE SALE ITEMS: 165 Soy Candles $895, Futon - black $85, Heavy Duty Wheel Barrel - $65, Motorized racing set $115, 40’ Aluminum extension ladder $350, Sofa Love Seat $65, 40 five gallon buckets of dirt $110. Call 570-288-1077

Say it HERE in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130 LONGABERGER BASKETS: Mothers day basket, maple leaf basket, sweet pea basket, darning basket, large peg basket. Each has protective plastic liner and some have ceramic tie on tag. Never used. $18 each. Call 570-826-0830 5 5 5 5 5 5 Red hat, size large, $20. Hooded black cape, $40. Cut glass dinner & serving pieces & a large vase, $25 for all. Corner shelves 60” metal & wood, $50 for both. Nautical decor, $18. 5 beautiful ceramic ducks, $20. One 29” Rooster & one 19” duck with babies, $30 for both. 570-267-2600 5 5 5 5 5 5 Scooter, Razor “Brand New” $100.00 Bike, girls, $30. 826-0451 or 479-0181 Sewing machine, Singer. Heavy duty head with formica table. $100. 570-740-7446 Trees, potted dwarf, red maple $5.00 and up. 655-4815 Yard sale leftovers, household items, decorations, wooden shelf, etc.Asking $200 for everything, call 570-239-6011

762

Musical Instruments

Amps-Traynor YCV custom valve 40 watt tube combo with Celestion speaker $345. Marshall JCM600 60 watt Tube Head $425. Pedals-Proco Turbo Rat guitar effect pedal, $65. Pedal, Jimi Hendrix style Octave, $99. Pedal, Fender Starcaster chorus $29. call 570-283-2552 LUDWIG DRUMSET, Almost new, very little signs of usage! Includes bass drum (23”), snare, hi-hats (14”), Avanti crash symbol (18”) with additional stand, two toms (12, 14”), floor tom (16”), & foot petal. Burgundy color finish. Only missing throne. $350 firm. A STEAL in this condition! Call or text 570-855-3382

768

Personal Electronics

Computer monitor $35. Call 498-0977

774

Restaurant Equipment

LIGHT, Neon, CocaCola. $50, firm. 570-313-9763

776 Sporting Goods BICYCLES. Mongoose $30, Schwinn $30, Golf Bag, black Nike. Very good condition, $20. 570-690-3840 after 1:00 pm. Golf carts $40. Practice golf balls 5.00 dozen. Bmw tan mates $35.00. Exterra mates $35.00. 498-0977 MOUNTAIN BIKE, 15 speed Shogun TrailbreakerNeon GreenExcellent ConditionBike hardly used and garage kept. 29 inch frame $60. Call Bill 570-954-2029 SPORTS COLLECTIBLES: Hawthorne Village Collection - Eagles 2 Dome cars, offensive engine, locomotive & tracks, $250; NFL Licensed football Pennants, 11 teams, all for $50; NFL Coors Metal Beer Sign displaying all teams - $50; ICG Autographed Baseball cards, 1970, various teams and athletes, all for $300; Topps baseball scratch-off scoreboard, ball strike indicator, from 1981 Topps Chewing Gum, Inc. 2 sets. $150 each. Call 570-430-2311 Tent- Hillary Camping, sleeps 6. $45 Camping Cots, 2 metal framed, both $20. Metal Hammock Frame $12.00. BikeMurray 18 speed, 20 inches, Herculite micro alloy. $45. 824-0591 Travel bag, golf. Bennington cover. New. $50. 6754383

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784

Tools

Saw, Craftsmen Radial 10” 5 HP, many attachments $85. Drill bit sharpener, $45. Scroll Saw, Sears $80. Glass Grinder Glasco Star 2, $25. Ladder, Aluminum extension $50. And many miscellaneous tools. 696-9005

786 Toys & Games TRAX. Girl’s, kid’s, 18 months + up. New in box, battery & charger included. Asking $50. 570-328-4927

788

(570)48GOLD8 (570)484-6538

Highest Cash PayOuts Guaranteed Mon-Sat 10am -6pm Closed Sundays

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TV 20 inches, $35. call 498-0977

792

Video Equipment

CAMCORDER Magnavox VHS older style but works perfectly. Comes with sturdy black leather case, adaptors & battery included. Will provide heavy duty tripod if purchased for “hands free” movie making. $75. 484-632-8072

794

WE PAY MORE FOR YOUR

GOLD, SILVER JEWELRY, COINS SCRAP JEWELRY, Bring it on down for a great price. Anything old in good condition, trains, toys etc. 570-328-3428 570-855-7197

800 PETS & ANIMALS 810

Video Game Systems/Games

GAME CONSOLE REPAIR

I offer the lowest prices locally. Broken Xbox 360’s, PS3’s, Wii’s, disc read errors, etc. Call Chris or visit the Video Game Store 28 S. Main St, W-B 570-814-0824

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

CAT. FREE. 4 year old black & white neutered male. Shots & tested. Friendly. Needs a loving home. 570-690-8442

CATS & KITTENS 12 weeks & up.

All shots, neutered, tested,microchipped

VALLEY CAT RESCUE

824-4172, 9-9 only KITTENS, FREE - 3 male and 2 female, black, gray and mixed, very healthy and cute. (Duryea) (570) 457-3983 KITTENS: free to good home. Ready in 2 weeks. Call 570-779-3705

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Dogs

Bikes, dolls, guns, Mining Items, trains & Musical Instruments, Hess. 474-9544

9 weeks old, 2 males $225. Very playful 371-3441

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES Pure-Bred. Black & Brown. $500. Call 570-840-4243

German Shepherd Purebred puppies. $550 less cash discount. Please call 570-836-8044 Miniature Schnauzer free to good home. 3 years old. Grey and black. Very friendly. Good with older children. Call 570-443-2449

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Dogs

POMERANIAN

AKC, 10 weeks, 1 male. Chocolate & White. 1st & 2nd Shots & wormed. Vet checked. Home Raised. $500. 570-864-2643

SHIH-TZU PUPPIES Shots current.

$500 570-250-9690

GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130 Poms, Yorkies, Maltese, Husky, Rotties, Golden, Dachshund, Poodle, Chihuahua, Labs & Shitzus. 570-453-6900 570-389-7877

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Pet Supplies

We Need Your Help!

AQUARIUM. 30 gallon with all accessories, stand, fish food. $125, firm. 570-288-5555

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A/C & Refrigeration Services

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Air Conditioning Free Estimates Licensed & Insured 570-332-0715

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Building & Remodeling

1st. Quality Construction Co.

Roofing, siding, gutters, insulation, decks, additions, windows, doors, masonry & concrete. Insured & Bonded.

Senior Citizens Discount! State Lic. # PA057320

570-606-8438 ALL OLDER HOMES SPECIALIST 825-4268. Remodel / repair, Porches, decks & steps DAVE JOHNSON Expert Bathroom & Room Remodeling, Carpentry & Whole House Renovations. Licensed &Insured

570-819-0681

HUGHES Construction

NEED A NEW KITCHEN OR BATH???? Seasonal Rooms

Roofing, Home Renovating. Garages, Kitchens, Baths, Siding and More! Licensed and Insured. FREE ESTIMATES!! 570-388-0149 PA040387

NICHOLS CONSTRUCTION

All Types Of Work New or Remodeling Licensed & Insured Free Estimates 570-406-6044

ROOFING, SIDING, DECKS, WINDOWS

PAWS TO CONSIDER.... ENHANCE YOUR PET CLASSIFIED AD ONLINE Call 829-7130 Place your pet ad and provide us your email address This will create a seller account online and login information will be emailed to you from gadzoo.com “The World of Pets Unleashed” You can then use your account to enhance your online ad. Post up to 6 captioned photos of your pet Expand your text to include more information, include your contact information such as e-mail, address phone number and or website.

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CHIHUAHUA FOX TERRIER

Cats

Stereo/TV/ Electronics

Sewing Machine $50.00 Digital picture frame $30.00. 570-498-0977

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Dogs

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Professional Services Directory

TV. 60” HD Projection TV. Good condition. $200, OBO. 570-313-9763

Plains” Bus Trip to Plains, Georgia June 7-10, 2012 Trip arranged by Larry & Diane Cook Transportation by Stucker Tours Profits benefit the Plains, Georgia Better Hometown Program. Call Larry or Diane, 570-270-9239 for further details or reservations!

CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL PUPPIES Registration avail-

WANTED JEWELRY

May 11th: $1,583.00

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Dogs

288-8995

Televisions/ Accessories

782

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$600 males $650 females. Dewormed. Ready to go. Great mothers day present! 570-328-2569

For All of Your Remodeling Needs. Will Beat Any Price 25 Yrs. Experience Ref. Ins. Free Est. 570-332-7023 Or 570-855-2506

Shedlarski Construction

HOME IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST Licensed, insured & PA registered. Kitchens, baths, vinyl siding & railings, replacement windows & doors, additions, garages, all phases of home renovations. Free Estimates 570-287-4067

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Call the Building Industry Association for a list of qualified members

call 287-3331 or go to

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Purebred Animals? Sell them here with a classified ad! 570-829-7130

Chimney Service

A-1 1 ABLE CHIMNEY Rebuild & Repair Chimneys. All types of Masonry. Liners Installed, Brick & Block, Roofs & Gutters. Licensed & Insured 570-735-2257

CAVUTO CHIMNEY SERVICE

& Gutter Cleaning Free Estimates Insured 570-709-2479

CHIMNEY REPAIRS Parging. Stucco.

Stainless Liners. Cleanings. Custom Sheet Metal Shop. 570-383-0644 1-800-943-1515 Call Now!

COZY HEARTH CHIMNEY

ALL CHIMNEY REPAIR Chimney Cleaning, Rebuilding, Repair, Stainless Steel Lining, Parging, Stucco, Caps, Etc. Free Estimates Licensed & Insured 1-888-680-7990 570-840-0873

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Cleaning & Maintainence

HOUSE CLEANING

We would love to clean your home. We clean around your schedule. We clean weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly. We also do one time cleaning. Call Eddie 570-677-0344 or online at www. empresacleaning. com

1057Construction & Building

1129 Gutter Repair & Cleaning

FATHER & SON CONSTRUCTION Interior & Exterior Remodeling Jobs of All Sizes 570-814-4578 570-709-8826

Window Cleaning Pressure washing Insured 570-288-6794

FS CONSTRUCTION Specializing in all

types of home improvements, complete remodeling from start to finish, additions, roofing, siding, electrical and plumbing, all types of excavation & demolition, sidewalks and concrete work, new home construction, with new model on display. Free estimates, licensed, insured. Call Frank at 570-479-1203

GARAGE DOOR

Sales, service, installation & repair. FULLY INSURED HIC# 065008 CALL JOE 570-735-8551 Cell 606-7489

H-D Contracting Flooring, siding, decks & more. Any size job. Call Salvatore 570-881-2191 Russ Keener Construction Windows, doors, siding, porches, decks, kitchen, baths, garages, & more. All home maintenance. Free estimates, Fully Insured PA079549 570-336-6958

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Dry Wall

1135

Hauling & Trucking

GUTTER CLEANING

1132

Handyman Services

#1 FOR ALL YOUR CONSTRUCTION NEEDS Interior & exterior painting. All types of remodeling. Front and back porches repaired & replaced Call 570-991-5301

DOPainting, IT ALL HANDYMAN drywall,

plumbing & all types of interior & exterior home repairs. 570-829-5318

Mark’s Handyman Service

Give us a call

We do it all! Licensed &Insured

570-578-8599

The Handier Man

We fix everything! Plumbing, Electrical & Carpentry. Retired Mr. Fix It. Emergencies 23/7

299-9142

1135

Hauling & Trucking

AA CLEANING

ALWAYS READY HAULING Moving, Deliveries, Property & Estate Cleanups, Attics, Cellars, Yards, Garages, Construction Sites, Flood Damage & More. CHEAPER THAN A DUMPSTER!! SAME DAY SERVICE Free Estimates 570-301-3754

CASTAWAY HAULING JUNK REMOVAL

823-3788 / 817-0395 S & S HAULING & GARBAGE REMOVAL

Free estimates. Clean out attics, basements, estates & more. 570-472-2392

1156

Insurance

NEPA LONG TERM CARE AGENCY Long Term/Short Term Care Products Life Insurance Tax Deferred Annuities Medicare Supplement Plans Dental/Vision Estate Planning Ideas 570-580-0797 FREE CONSULT

MIRRA DRYWALL

A1 Always hauling, cleaning attics, cellar, garage, one piece or whole Estate, also available 10 & 20 yard dumpsters.655-0695 592-1813or287-8302

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Licensed, Insured, No job too small.

AAA CLEANING A1 GENERAL HAULING Cleaning attics, cellars, garages. Demolitions, Roofing & Tree Removal. Free Est. 779-0918 or 542-5821; 814-8299

DempskiMasonry.com

570-829-4077

B.P. Home Repairs 570-825-4268 Brick, Block, Concrete, Sidewalks, Chimneys, Stucco. New Installation & Repairs

SLEBODA ELECTRIC Master electrician Licensed & Insured Service Changes & Replacements. Generator Installs. 868-4469

A.S.A.P Hauling Estate Cleanouts, Attics, Cellars, Garages, we’re cheaper than dumpsters!. Free Estimates, Same Day! 570-822-4582

ARE YOU TIRED OF BEING RAKED? Specializing In Trimming and Shaping of Bushes, Shrubs, Trees. Also, Bed Cleanup, Edging, Mulch and Stone. Call Joe. 570-823-8465 Meticulous and Affordable. F ree E stimates

AFFORDABLE

BITTO LANDSCAPING & LAWN SERVICE 26 years experience, landscape designs, retaining walls, pavers, patios, decks, walkways, ponds, lighting, seeding, mulch, etc Free Estimates. 570-288-5177

1054

Concrete & Masonry

DEMPSKI MASONRY & CONCRETE

All Phases Licensed & Insured No job too small. Free Estimates.

570-824-0130

C&C MASONRY & CONCRETE Absolutely free

estimates. Masonry & concrete work. Specializing in foundations, repairs and rebuilding. Footers floors, driveways. 570-766-1114 570-346-4103 PA084504 COVERT & SONS CONCRETE CO. Give us a call, we’ll beat them all! 570-696-3488 or 570-239-2780

D. Pugh Concrete

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Williams & Franks Inc

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Say it HERE in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130

Hanging & Finishing Textured Ceilings Licensed & Insured Free Estimates

1084

Electrical

GRULA ELECTRIC LLC

1093

Excavating

EXCAVATING/MODULAR HOMES

Custom excavating, foundations, land clearing, driveways, storm drainage, blacktop repair, etc. 570-332-0077 Skidster/Backhoe With Operator I can help make your spring projects a little easier. Fully Insured. Reasonably Priced. Free Estimates. Stan 570-328-4110

1099

Fencing & Decks

DECK BUILDERS

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Lawn Care

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1165

Lawn Care

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Masonry

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1189 Miscellaneous Service

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Movers

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Painting & Wallpaper

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Roofing & Siding

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Paving & Excavating

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Tree Care

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The front door leads into a dramatic twostory foyer with hardwood ﬂooring and an atrium window overhead. To the right, two single windows facing front with half round tops accent the 14-by-15 living room. This elegant space has khaki walls accented by a white chair rail and white crown molding. To the left off the foyer, the 13-by-14 dining room provides a splash of color with Colonial red walls, a white chair rail for contrast, and more of the elegant hardwood ﬂooring. A bay of three oversized windows brings in plenty of natural light from the front. French doors open to the rear to the breakfast room and kitchen. The picture-perfect kitchen has maple cabinets topped by black speckled granite with a white ceramic tile backsplash. A large, granitetopped island has a breakfast bar and book shelves tucked into the ends for cookbooks and collectibles. Storage is plentiful thanks to a large, two-door pantry cabinet and additional cabinets that help form a desk or buffet

serving area on the interior wall. Appliances include a refrigerator, stove, microwave, and a wood covered dishwasher that matches the cabinets. The open breakfast room has sliding doors that lead rear to a screened-in porch that overlooks the pool and the deck. To the left, the 21-by-22 vaulted family room has a dramatic beamed ceiling and a striking red brick fireplace, with raised brick hearth. This room, along with the kitchen, also has khaki walls and its own set of sliding doors that open rear to the deck. To the right of the kitchen, a study measures 10-by-11 and provides the perfect place to curl up with a book in front of a bay of windows that overlook the pool and yard. Nearby you find a powder room with maple vanity with cream Corian countertop and marble tile floor in shades of gold and tan, a large coat closet and a door leading to the attached three-car garage. Upstairs, the large, open second floor

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hallway overlooks the foyer and shares in the light of the large atrium window. To the left, the master bedroom is a comfortable 14-by-17 and has taupe walls, white carpeting, and a ceiling fan that offers ambient light that shines upward onto the ceiling. There are two single windows front. The adjacent master bath features a cherry vanity with striking black granite countertop, two sinks and an inviting oval jetted tub set into a white tile surround with black trim. There are matching black accent tiles set into the white tile floor. This bedroom suite features two large walk-in closets, each with its own window. A nearby second floor laundry room offers plenty of maple cabinets for storage, a double closet and a single window rear. A second full bath on this level has a white vanity with a white Corian sink, khaki walls, and a khaki and tan ceramic tile floor with white ceramic tile tub and shower surround. Bedrooms two, three and four range in size from 14-by-11 to 15-by-20, each with a large closet and plentiful windows. There is pull-down access to attic storage from the hall. The full, finished basement has nine-foot ceilings and its own zone for heat and air conditioning. It offers three separate rooms for recreation that could as easily be used as an apartment. A 13-by-22 family room incldues recessed lighting, built-in display shelves and tan carpeting over special sub-flooring. A 13-by-20 recreation room is decorated with matching latte walls and carpeting and features its own wet bar and space for a game table. A third room, featuring a beautiful bamboo floor, is perfect as a gym or workout room. This room has three full-sized windows facing rear. A nearby full bath provides a maple vanity with white cultured stone sink, and a one-piece tub and shower surround, with Federal blue and white décor. A separate, unfinished storage area has 10-foot ceilings and two ground-level windows. This home has four-zone propane forced air heat and central air conditioning. There is a private well and connections to the public sewer system. To make an appointment to see this lovely home, contact Pat Sciandra at Lewith & Freeman Real Estate at (570) 7159337; or cbagent@yahoo.com. SPECIFICATIONS: Traditional 4,450 square feet BEDROOMS: 4 BATHS: 4 PRICE: $629,900 LOCATION: 60 Ice Lake Drive, Mountain Top AGENT: Pat Sciandra REALTOR: Lewith & Freeman Real Estate, (570) 715-9337; cbagent@yahoo.com

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HANOVER

19 Lee Park Ave. Well kept 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath single with eat in kitchen, 1st floor laundry area, w/w, ceiling fans, full concrete basement. Gas heat. Home sits on large lot with 2 car detached garage and off street parking. MLS 12-541 $79,900 ANTONIK & ASSOCIATES, INC. 570-735-7494 Ext 304 Patricia Lunski 570-814-6671

Extraordinary Quality Built 4000+ Square Foot Home – the rear yard with stone patio backs up to the 8th Fairway of the Wyoming Valley Country Club! There’s a custom cherry eat-in kitchen with island, formal living and dining rooms with hardwood floors, 1st Floor Family Room with Vermont Stone fireplace and wet bar, 1st floor Master Suite with His & Her Dressing and Powder Rooms opening to a tiled master bath with jetted tub and separate tiled shower; Second floor has 3 additional Bedrooms with walk in closets, 2 full baths and large attic for storage; Gigantic Lower Level Family Room has a stone fireplace, seated bar area with sink & mirrored backsplash, workout area, & powder room. Stunning landscaping surrounds this beautiful home with an indoor and outdoor speaker system, oversized 2 car garage & underground sprinkler system. MLS #11-994 $385,000. Call Pat today @

Multi-family. large 3 unit building, beautifully updated apartments. Two 3 bedroom apartments & one efficiency apartment. Great location also offers street parking. This is a must see. $139,900. MLS 114389. Call/text for Details Donna Cain 570-947-3824

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20 Dexter St., Nice starter home with shed M OVE -I N R EADY ! 3 bedroom. Fenced yard. Security system. Roof 2006. Hanover Area Schools. This home would be eligible for the LUZERNE COUNTY GROWING HOMEOWNERS INITIATIVE. Seller will help with closing cost expenses. MONTHLY PAYMENT $191 ON A 30 YEAR MORTGAGE- HOW CAN YOU BEAT THAT? MLS #11-3023 Reduced $35,000 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723

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476 Wyoming St. Nice 3 bedroom single home. Gas heat. Convenient location. To settle estate. Reduced to $34,900 Call Jim for details

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78 Luzerne St. Not a drive-by. Move right into this sparkling clean, bright and cheery 1/2 double. All new floor coverings and freshly painted interior. 2 zone gas hot water baseboard heat. W/d hookups in basement which has a concrete floor. All measurements are approximate. MLS 12-1129 $45,000 Call Michelle T. Boice 570-639-5393 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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NEW LISTING Two-story brick home originally built in the 1860’s…warm and fuzzy is the feeling as you enter this gracious home…The living room is now a “pool room”. Den with Pergo flooring and stunning fireplace with built-in bookshelves. Dining room with hardwood floors, eat-in kitchen, second floor has 3 spacious bedrooms, gas heat, large fenced yard. #12-1426 $197,600 Maribeth Jones 696-6565 Prudential: 696-2600

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95 Pulaski St. Large home on nice sized lot. Newer windows, walk up attic. 3 bedrooms, nice room sizes, walk out basement. Great price you could move right in. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-4554 $39,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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5 Raymond Drive Practically new 8 year old Bi-level with 4 bedrooms, 1 and 3/4 baths, garage, fenced yard, private dead end street. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-3422 $175,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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285 Lyndwood Ave. Brick 3 bedroom Ranch with full finished basement. Home features large modern kitchen, 3 nice size bedrooms, all with closets, hall coat closet, w/w, modern bath, ceiling fans, fenced yard. Private driveway, newer furnace. Assessed value and taxes recently reduced! MLS 12-222 $86,000 Patricia Lunski 570-814-6671 Antonik & Associates, Inc. 570-735-7494

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Dallas School District. Wooded and private Bi-Level. This home features 1 car garage, 3 bedrooms, 1 3/4 bath & nice updates. plenty of room on your private 2 acre lot. Call for details. $166,000 Call Cindy King 570-690-2689 www.cindykingre.com

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297 Susquehannock Drive Traditional 4 bedroom home with 2.5 baths, 2 car garage, private yard with above ground pool. Large deck with retractable awning. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-945 $254,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

HARVEYS LAKE Ridge Ave ATTENTION CAR BUFFS! 4-car garage and house. Garage has updated roof, house has beautiful woodwork, spacious room sizes, 3 bedrooms, possible 4th on third floor. Windows are leaded and stained glass. Pay your mortgage with garage rental or store your collectibles. #11-4133 $75,000 Maribeth Jones 696-6565 Prudential: 696-2600

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2032 ROUTE 92 Great Ranch home surrounded by nature with view of the river and extra lot on the river. Large living room and kitchen remodeled and ready to move in. Full unfinished basement, off street parking. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-79 $78,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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4 bedroom Cape Cod, 3 car garage, pool, with 64 feet. of lakefront.MLS# 12-1636 $599,900. call Stephen @ 814-4183 JJ Mantione Appraisal & Realty Group Inc.

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38 W. Walnut St. Charming 4/5 bedroom with 1.5 baths. Beautifully appointed kitchen w/granite counter tops, cherry cabinets and hardwood floors. Gas fireplace in living room, leaded glass windows in living room and dining room. Nice back deck, 2 car garage and 4 season front porch. MLS 11-4103 $179,900 Jay A. Crossin EXT. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

459 Bennett St. Very nice 5 bedroom, 2 story home in nice area of Luzerne. Off street parking for 4 cars. 1st floor master bedroom & laundry. Replacement windows on 2nd floor. 5 year young full bath. Modern kitchen w/breakfast bar, oak cabinets. Basement always DRY! All measurements approximate MLS11-3745 $122,900 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

Beautiful and great condition, spacious 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath traditional 2 story home situated on a large level nicely landscaped lot. Newer kitchen. Crestwood Schools. Features large cedar walled 3 season room with skylight and doors to large deck, Family room with fireplace, formal dining and living rooms, 1st floor laundry, & gas HWBB heat. MLS# 12-1065 $238,000. Call Pat. Direct line 715-9337. Lewith & Freeman Real Estate 570-474-9801

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Modern 2 story home on 1+ acre. Duplex. Excellent starter home, retirement home, or investment property public sewer,deep well. asking $109,900 570-287-5775 or 570-332-1048 HARVEYS LAKE

WELL MAINTAINED 2 STORY - 4 Bedroom, eat-in kitchen, spacious Living Room, family room with original woodwork, remodeled baths and nice front porch on 1.58 partially wooded acres near Harveys Lake. $117,800 Jeannie Brady ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848 HARVEYS LAKE

Nice country home with almost a full acre of land. 1 mile from Harveys Lake. Home offers some new windows, new copper piping and updated electric circuits. Come relax in the nice screen porch. MLS 12-476 $148,000 Call Tony 570-855-2424

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4 Orchard St. 3 bedroom starter home with 1 bath on quiet street. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-254 $69,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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4 Widener Drive A must see home! You absolutely must see the interior of this home. Start by looking at the photos on line. Fantastic kitchen with hickory cabinets, granite counters, stainless steel appliances and tile floor. Fabulous master bathroom with champagne tub and glass shower, walk in closet. 4 car garage, upper garage is partially finished. The list goes on and on. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-210 $389,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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431 Chestnut Ave. Charming 2 story single family home with upgrades, including new kitchen cabinets, furnace, hot water heater, 200 amp electric, 2 car detached garage. Walk up attic for additional storage space. MLS 11-4106 $129,900 Jay A. Crossin EXT 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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76 N. Dawes Ave. Use your income tax rebate for a downpayment on this great home with modern kitchen with granite counters, 2 large bedrooms, attached garage, full basement could be finished, sun porch overlooks great semi private yard. A great house in a great location! Come see it! . For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-41 $115,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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Large, spacious home, ultra modern kitchen, new windows, carpet & bath. Off-street parking, gas heat & hardwood floors. Large open floor plan. Must See! MLS #12-958 $105,000 Call Lynda Rowinski

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Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 3/4 bath, with hardwood floors under carpet & 2nd kitchen in lower level for entertaining. screened porch, landscaped yard, heated workshop & much more! $179,900 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

Affordable 3 bedroom ranch with full basement and large deck located on 1.5 acres only 1 mile from the beach and boat launch. $148,500 Jeannie Brady ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848

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SPRINGS ARTISTRY Nestled on 3.86 acres. Will be yours to enjoy in this 4 bedroom, with 1st floor master suite, with a jacuzzi type tub. Separate shower, 2 walk-in closets, opens to deck and in-ground pool, 2 story family room, warmed by a gas fireplace, & 2 sets of french doors to deck. Appealing granite kitchen, and natural wood cabinets, bright breakfast nook. Country charm, halfway to heaven! $269,000. Call Tracy McDermott 570-332-8764 570-696-2468

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Highland Hills 8 Patrick Road Magnificent custom built tudor home with quality throughout. Spacious 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2 story living room with fireplace and library loft. Dining room, family room and 3 season sunroom which overlooks professionally landscaped grounds with gazebo and tennis/basketball court. Lower level includes recreation room, exercise room and 3/4 bath. Enjoy this serene acre in a beautiful setting in Highland Hills Development. Too many amenities to mention. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-723 $399,900 Call Terry 570-885-3041 Angie 570-885-4896

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2 W. Sunrise Drive PRICED TO SELL! This 4 bedroom has 2 car garage with extra driveway, central air, veranda over garage, recreation room with fireplace and wet bar. Sunroom For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-296 $199,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

So close to so much, traditionally appointed 3 bedroom, 3 bath townhome with warm tones & wall to wall cleanliness. Modern kitchen with lots of cabinets & plenty of closet space thruout, enjoy the privacy of deck & patio with fenced yard. MLS 11-2841 $123,000 Call Arlene Warunek 570-650-4169

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573 Carverton Rd Privacy & serenity! This 40 acre estate features living room with fireplace & hardwood floor; family room with vaulted ceiling & fireplace; 1st floor master bedroom & bath with jetted tub & stall shower; panelled den; dining room with stone floor & skylight; 3 additional bedrooms & 2 baths. Central Air, 3 outbuildings. REDUCED $695,000 MLS 11-4056 Call Nancy Judd Joe Moore 570-288-1401

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13 Fordham Road Totally remodeled custom brick ranch in Oakwood Park. This home features an open floor plan with hardwood floors, 2 fireplaces, kitchen, formal living & dining rooms, family room, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, office with private entrance, laundry room on first floor, tons of closets and storage areas, walk-up attic, great finished basement with fireplace, builtin grill, in-ground pool, cabana with half bath, an oversized 2-car garage & a security system. Renovations include new: windows, gas furnace, central air, electrical service, hardwood floors, Berber carpeting, freshly painted, updated bathrooms & much, much, more. Laflin Road to Fordham Road, on right. $399,700 Call Donna 570-613-9080

NANTICOKE $49,900

136 East Ridge St. A great home features 3 bedrooms, plenty of closet space, modern eat in kitchen with great appliances, living room with wood pellet stove, large family room, 1 1/2 modern bathrooms, washer/ dryer hook-up, second floor has all new replacement windows, exterior has aluminum siding, stain glass window on new front porch, new above ground pool, fenced in level yard, Plenty of off street parking, A+ today. Never worry about parking, its always there. Great location, best price home in today's market, Shown by appointment only, to qualified buyers. Call John Vacendak CAPITOL REAL ESTATE 570-735-1810 www.capitolrealestate.com for additional photos

Greystone Manor. Ten year old home with attached apartment. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Kitchen, living room, dining room & den. Apartment has 1 bedroom, bath, living room, dining room, private entrance. 3 car garage, front porch, large decks. Total 2,840 square feet. On cul-de-sac. Call BOB RUNDLE for appointment.

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Spacious 3 bedroom, 1 3/4 bath split level on a beautifully landscaped 1 acre lot. Large sunroom & recreation room with fireplace and wet bar. $205,000 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

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9 Anne Street Modern bi-level, 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, tile kitchen and bath floor. New appliances, new gas hot water furnace and architectural roof. Family room, 3-season room and deck. 2 car garage, large yard. Move-in condition. Convenient location. Reduced to $199,900 OBO 570-823-4282 or 570-823-7540

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415 Jones Street Adorable home with charm & character. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, family room with gas fireplace. 3 season room, fenced in yard with rear deck & shed. $119,000 MLS#12-498 Michael Nocera 570-357-4300

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1/2 DOUBLE Great starter home in nice area. Close to schools and recreation. Large 3 season porch with cabinetry, great for entertaining. New plumbing, lots of light & huge walk up attic for storage or rec room. $35,000 Call CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832

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Get ready for your outdoor entertaining!! Fenced & beautifully landscaped lot with huge rear Trex decks and newer above ground pool. Plenty of off-street parking & detached 2-car oversized garage. 2 Story has 3 bedrooms, formal dining room & modern kitchen with corian counters & oak cabinets. MLS# 12-457 $117,900 Call Deb Roccograndi at 570-696-6671

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189 Rock St. Spacious home with 4 bedrooms and large rooms. Nice old woodwork, staircase, etc. Extra lot for parking off Kenley St. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3404 $89,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

Move right into this beautiful 4 bedroom home in desirable Rockledge development. Many upgrades & features including modern kitchen with granite countertops, 22x20 great room, 2 fireplaces, new paint, carpet, gorgeous 2 tier deck & much more. $245,000. For more information or to schedule a viewing please Call 570-242-5381

29 Valley View Dr. MOTIVATED SELLER Modern kitchen and bath. Tile floors. Corner lot with deck overlooking spacious yard. Great neighborhood. Conveniently located. Easy to show. Call for an appointment today MLS#11-2500 $174,900 Julio Caprari: 570-592-3966

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143 W. Broad St. Nice 2 story home with 3 bedrooms 1.5 baths, fenced yard, newer furnace with 3 zones and newer 200 amp electrical service. This home has an attached Mother in Law suite with a separate entrance. This can easily be converted to a 1st floor master bedroom with a master bath. MOS 12-1401 $69,900 John W. Polifka Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141 570-704-6846

Motivated seller! Affordable 3 bedroom 2 story home. Features a study on 1st floor, or could be a 4th bedroom. Semi modern kitchen, includes appliances "as is", gas heat, full basement. MLS#12-1107 Asking $52,000. Call Pat at 715-9337. Lewith & Freeman Real Estate 570-474-9801

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NANTICOKE VACANT LAND 333 OAKMONT LANE 1.15 acre, level lot, #254, on cul-de-sac, in Laurel Lakes. Underground electric, phone & cable. Ready for your new home in 2012! MLS# 11-4465 $35,500 Call Christina Kane 570-714-9235

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182 Robert Street Nice single or duplex. Gas heat. Detached garage. This home is “high and dry”, and available for immediate occupancy. Call Jim for details. Affordable @ $104,900 TOWNE & COUNTRY R.E. 570-735-8932 570-542-5708

5 bedroom Contemporary has a vaulted ceiling in living room with fireplace. Hardwood floors in dining & living rooms. 1st floor master bedroom with walk in closet. Lower level family room. Deck, garage, separate laundry. $257,500 MLS#12-170 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401

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LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION! Beautiful home in Alberdeen Acres, hole 7 of Blue Ridge Golf Course. 1.84 acres of serenity. Large 4 bedroom home with great deck to relax on and enjoy your surroundings. Come make this your private retreat today. $259,900. MLS 121627. For more information or to schedule a showing call or text Donna 570-947-3824 or Tony 570-855-2424

214 West Ridge St Great 2 story home, freshly painted and carpeted, large rooms. Don't miss out on this great buy and to own a home of your own. 12-1302 $69,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340 NANTICOKE 294-296 EAST STATE ST

Inviting home with 90’ of lakefront & wonderful enclosed dock. The huge great room features a vaulted ceiling, hard wood floors, handsome stone fireplace, built-in cabinets & long window seat with offering lake view. Modern kitchen with large pantry for entertaining, Master suite opens to 3 season room, also lakefront. 2nd floor guest rooms are oversized. MLS# 11-2954 $328,500 Call Rhea 570-696-6677

NANITCOKE

3 bedroom, 1 bath. Nice opportunity for a starter home or investment property. Original columns, moldings, and leaded glass windows are intact. Reduced $40,000 CALL CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832

Beautiful woodwork highlights the Victorian influenced 3 bedroom home featuring hardwood floors, pocket & transoms doors, shuttered windows, crown molding & large bay window. Plus a 2+ bedroom unit with newer kitchen to help pay mortgage. MLS 12-674 $89,000 Call Arlene Warunek 570-650-4169

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NOXEN

PRICED TO SELL Brick ranch with large living room, 3 bedrooms, sun room, deck, full basement, sheds and garage on 0.54 acres in Noxen. $135,000. Jeannie Brady ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848

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WYOMING Great home for summer entertaining! Large rooms, inground pool, private fenced yard, large deck, new baths, OSP. MLS# 12-1682 MARY M. 714-9274 $215,000

WILKES-BARRE Beautiful 5BR, 2.5 bath home on large lot. Meticulously maintained. Large room sizes. Modern kitchen & baths, in-ground pool. MLS# 12-1729 JILL 696-0875 $229,900

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SHAVERTOWN 5BR home w/gas heat, C/A, finished basement on a quiet street. Move-in condition! MLS# 12-1703 MARK 696-0724 $200,000

PLYMOUTH Completely remodeled 2story 3BR home. Great view. Tile radiant floors, modern maple Kit w/ stainless steel appliances, 1st floor bath & laundry, deck, wet bar & hot tub provides great entertainment for family & friends. MLS# 12-444 ANDREA 714-9244 $105,900

Preview this 4BR, 3bath 2 story model w/ lots of HW & tile. Granite counters in kit, MSTR Suite w/2 walk-in closets & tiled bath w/ dbl vanities, shower & whirlpool. Home/lot packages available. TERRY D. 715-9317 Dir: 309S. to Right on S Main, Right on Nuangola, RIght on Fairwood Blvd. to end. Straight into Woodberry Manor. Right on Woodberry Dr.

DALLAS Exceptional 3BR Condo w/spacious rooms & elegant custom paint & built-ins throughout. Beautiful kitchen, wonderful views. 1st floor Master Suite has office, large WIC & stunning bath. Walk-out LL has handsome FR, BRs, office & great organized storage. MLS# 12-1680 RHEA 696-6677 $495,000

MOUNTAINTOP Great offering! Spectacular Lakefront 2 story w/4BRs, 2.5 baths & finished lower level. 1yr home warranty PLUS 2% Seller’s Assist! MLS# 12-1669 CORINE 715-9331 $299,900

FRANKLIN TWP. Surround yourself in the beauty of nature while enjoying brilliant sun rises from the front porch & stunning sunsets from your rear deck. Imagine yourself coming home to this picture-perfect 4BR, 4 bath home set on 2.68acres. A must see! MLS# 12-1516 SHIRLEY 714-9272 $469,900

MOUNTAINTOP Move-in condition to this beautiful 4BR, 4 bath home on 1+acres. HW floors, lower level with 3/4 bath, new refrigerator, gas oven & dishwasher. MLS# 12-1710 SHARON 970-1106 $349,900

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Stunning craftsman-style home cradled on 11+ acres complete w/ pond, stream & rolling meadows in pristine condition. Great room w/stone FP & warm wood walls is one of the focal points of this home. Oﬀers modern kitchen, formal DR & FR. Wrap-around porch overlooks property, recently built 3-car garage w/guest quarters above, invisible dog fence, and HOME WARRANTY on property. MLS#11-1741 $499,000

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2-Story masonry bldg on Former automotive/gas station (tanks removed). 1500 SF bldg w/2 bay 96x180 lot w/pkg for 36 cars. Ideal for apts garage & pkg for 30 cars. MLS#12-1713 or small mfg business. MLS#12-1758 MIKE 970-1100 or MARGY 696-0891 CLYDETTE 696-0897

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Former Tavern w/2 apts. No liquor license. Needs work. Add’l lot for OSP. MLS#12-421 JULIO 714-9252 or ANDY 714-9225

900 SF Commercial space on Great business opportunity. 1st flr has 2 BR, Apt. Freshly painted exterior. Zoned 1st flr. 900 SF 2 BR apt on 2nd flr. Billboard also available to rent on bldg. Community Business. MLS#11-4416 MLS#10-4309 MATT 714-9229 TINA 714-9251

Nicely maintained offices & garage. 2400 SF w/overhead door. Great for many uses. Near highways. MLS#114561 JUDY RICE 714-9230

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6000+ SF former furniture store, plus apt. & lots more space. High traffic area. Combined w/12 Davenport. MLS#11-3865 RAE DZIAK 714-9234

Unique bldg currently used 2 bldgs zoned commercial. as single residence. May be converted to 1 consists of retail space & apts, the suit your needs (w/zoning approval). other is a 2-story home. MLS#10-4056 MLS#12-844 MIKE JOHNSON

Established turn-key Auto repair & body restaurant w/2 apts. Business & shop w/state certified paint booth. building priced to sell! MLS#11-130 2nd flr storage. MLS#11-2842 ANDY 714-9225 ANDY 714-9225

Currently business on 1st flr, 3 BR apt. on 2nd flr. Lg garage in rear w/storage. Owner financing or lease purchase available. MLS#11-4015 ANDY 714-9225

High traffic Route 11 w/6000 SF Showroom/Garage, & Apt above. MLS#11-2106 ANITA REBER 788-7501

Brick & block prime office bldg. Great location on busy Rte Includes professional office space + 309! Office Bldg w/1500 SF of space restaurant. MLS#12-366 & 2270 SF warehouse. MLS#11-2094 GERALD PALERMO 788-7509 ANITA REBER 788-7501

Wonderful opportunity for commercial bldg w/ice cream stand, storefront & apt. Also storage bldg. MLS#12-370 CORINE 715-9321

4 Sty brick office bldg, more Former landmark restaurant. 3235 SF Warehouse. than half rented. High traffic area. 2 lots Perfect for landscaper, contractor, etc. offers 3500 SF on the 1st level plus basement. Parking for 40 cars. MLS#12-89 included for pkg. MLS#11-1045 Zoned Industrial. MLS#12-1376 ANDY 714-9225 or MARGY 696-0891 GERALD PALERMO 788-7509 ANDY CISNEY 714-9225

Well built 2 story - 8000 SF bldg. Prime location/high traffic area. Add’l pkg available. 1st flr office/commercial space & 2 apts on 2nd flr. MLS#11-508 RHEA SIMMS 696-6677

Retail, Office, Medical Whatever your need - This 4000 SF Bldg can accommadate it! Parking for 10. MLS#12276 JUDY RICE 714-9230

Lg Commercial warehouse & office space w/over 3.5 acres. Owner financing or lease purchase available. MLS#11-4014 ANDY 714-9225

Prime location - former Convention Hall. Wonderful opportunity for professional offices. Pkg for 100+ cars. Zoned Hwy Business. MLS#11-3654 MARGY SIMMS 696-0891

Large 8000 SF building looking for a new lease on life! Zoned Commercial. MLS#11-4058 SANDY 970-1110 or DAVID 970-1117

High traffic location. 2900 SF professional office space w/basement storage. Pkg for at least 12 cars. MLS#12416 RHEA SIMMS 696-6677

Ideal bldg for retail sales or prof offices. High traffic location on Route 309S. Zoned Commercial. MLS#121534 MIKE JOHNSON 970-1100

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Great location for professional 3 BR, Ranch w/gar+ Prime location office. Private drive in rear. Zoned C-3. attached bldg. Zoned HWY COMM. Ideal ZONED HWY COMMERCIAL- 4 BR Cape Property being sold "as is". MLS#10-4362 for office or sm business. MLS#10-4367 Cod on 100x556 lot. MLS#11-229 TINA 714-9251 RAE 714-9234 RAE 714-9234

Commercial - Vacant Land Perfect downtown corner location near Coal Street Exit. Ideal for many uses. MLS#12181 MIKE JOHNSON 970-1100

Commercial opportunity awaits your business.1st flr 10,000 SF w/offices. 2nd flr storage. Plenty of pkg on 4.62 acres. MLS#10-1110 JUDY 714-9230

6700 SF building on the San Highly visible commercial Attractive office space 32,000SF, Prime Location Prime location on 30+ parking, including trailer spaces Souci Parkway. Modern office space available. in excellent condition. Good visibility. 1900SF - 12 pkg spaces. MLS#09- space on busy blvd, across from Wegman’s & Memorial Hwy. Unique space-many Parking for 30+ cars. MLS#12-1342 Price Chopper. Plenty of pkg. MLS#12-1709 For "rent" only. MLS#10-4503 MLS#08-1305 3085 possibilities. Zoning B-2. MLS#11-669 MATT HODOROWSKI 714-9229 TERRY ECKERT 696-0843 BARBARA M 696-0883 VIRGINIA ROSE 288-9371 MARGY 696-0891 MARK 696-0724

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89 Conwell Street Well maintained 2 story home with a finished lower level and a gas fireplace. New carpets and a walk-up attic, great for storage. $60,000 MLS# 11-4529 Call Michael Nocera

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298 Lehigh Street Lovely 2 story with new roof, furnace, water heater, new cabinets and appliances. Whole house newly insulated. Nice deck and fenced-in yard. Call Chris at 570-8850900 for additional info or to tour. MLS 11-4505 $75,000 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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191 Andover St. Lovely single family 3 bedroom home with lots of space. Finished 3rd floor, balcony porch off of 2nd floor bedroom, gas hot air heat, central air and much more. Must see! MLS 11-59 $66,000 Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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115 Noble Lane 3 bedroom, 2 bath end unit townhome with finished lower level. Natural gas fireplace, 3 tiered deck, newer roof, cul de sac. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1006 $59,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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314 Horton Street Wonderful home, 6 rooms. 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, twostory, living room with built-in bookcase, formal dining room with entrance to delightful porch. Eat-in kitchen. Private lot, detached garage. A must see home. MLS 11-2721 New Price $56,900 GO TO THE TOP... CALL

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527 Dennison St. Charming brick Tudor home in wonderful neighborhood. Hardwood floors, cherry cabinets, solid wood doors only begin to describe this delightful home. Motivated Seller! MLS#12-1227 $225,000 Jolyn Bartoli

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1255 Laurel Run Rd. Bear Creek Twp., large commercial garage/warehouse on 1.214 acres with additional 2 acre parcel. 2 water wells. 2 newer underground fuel tanks. May require zoning approval. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-208 $179,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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64-66 Dorrance St. 3 units, off street parking with some updated Carpets and paint. $1500/ month income from long time tenants. W/d hookups on site. MLS 11-3517 $99,900 Call Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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LAFLIN

33 Market St. Commercial/residential property featuring Ranch home with 3 bedrooms, newly remodeled bathroom, in good condition. Commercial opportunity for office in attached building. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3450 Reduced $149,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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WILKES-BARRE

57 Carey Ave. Good investment property. 4 apartments needing a little TLC. Two 1 bedroom apartments. One 2 bedroom and one 3 bedroom. Separate water and electric. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1026 $79,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

912 Lots & Acreage Earth Conservancy Land For Sale 61 +/- Acres Nuangola - $99,000 46 +/- Acres Hanover Twp. $79,000 Highway Commercial KOZ Hanover Twp. 3+/- Acres 11 +/- Acres Wilkes-Barre Twp. 32 +/- Acres Zoned R-3 See additional land for sale at: www.earth conservancy.org 570-823-3445 HARDING Mt. Zion Road One acre lot just before Oberdorfer Road. Great place to build your dream home MLS 11-3521 $29,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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PITTSTON TWP.

Beautiful lot in Pocono Ridge Estate. 1.14 acres with a view! MLS 12-1313 $48,500 Call Kevin Sobilo 570-817-0706

PITTSTON TWP. Beautiful lot in

Pocono Ridge Estate. 1.14 acres with a view! MLS 12-1313 $48,500 Call Kevin Sobilo 570-817-0706

SHICKSHINNY

WYOMING

Kingston Wellness Center / professional offices. -Modern Decor and Loft Style Offices -Four Lane Street Frontage -100+ Parking -Established Professional & Wellness Businesses On-Site -Custom Leases Available -Triple Net Spaces Available: 600SF, 1400SF, 2610SF, and 4300SF. 4300SF Warehouse Space available Built to Suit. Call Cindy 570-690-2689

171 Susquehanna Avenue Well kept home on beautiful street in a desirable neighborhood. Very large rooms, hardwood floors, fenced yard, 1 car garage. All measurements approximate. MLS# 12-1079 $65,000 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723

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LAND FOR SALE: Upstate NY Land Sale “Sportsman Bargain” 3 acres w/ cozy cabin, Close access to Oneida Lake -$17,995. “Large River” -over 900 ft. 18 acres along fishing/swimming river -$49,995. “Timberland Investment” -90 acres deer sanctuary, beautiful timber studs, small creek $99,995. Over 100 new properties. Call 800-229-7843 Or visit landandcamps.com

MOOSIC BUILDING LOT

570-675-4400 Looking to buy a home? Place an ad here and let the sellers know! 570-829-7130

MOUNTAINTOP 110 North

Mountain Blvd. OFFICE OR RETAIL SPACE Great Location! Total 3,000 square feet on two levels. High visibility, plenty of parking, garage in rear. $295,000. 570-474-2993 NANTICOKE

285 Wyoming Ave. First floor currently used as a shop, could be offices, etc. Prime location, corner lot, full basement. 2nd floor is 3 bedroom apartment plus 3 car garage and parking for 6 cars. For more information and photos go to www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS #10-4339 $159,900 Call Charlie VM 101

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Corner of Drake St. & Catherine, Moosic. 80x111 building lot with sewer & water available, in great area with newer homes. Corner lot. For more details visit www.atlasrealtyinc.com. MLS #12-1148. Call Charlie

MOUNTAIN TOP Beautiful 2.66 Acre building lot/lake view. Public sewer & natural gas. Use any builder! Call Jim for private showing. $126,500.00 570-715-9323.

912 Lots & Acreage BEAR CREEK

REDUCED 414 Front St. Move right into this modern office building featuring 4 offices, receptionist office, large conference room, modern kitchen, storage room, full basement, central air, handicap access. 2 car garage and 5 additional off street parking spaces. This property is also available for lease. Lease price is $675/mo + $675 security deposit. Tenant pays all utilities. Sells for $85,900 Call John Polifka 570-704-6846 5 Mountains Realty 42 N. Main St. Shickshinny, PA 570-542-2141 INCOME/ COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NANTICOKE

39 Wedgewood Dr. Laurelbrook Estates Lot featuring 3.22 acres with great privacy on cul-desac. Has been perc tested and has underground utilities. 4 miles to PA Turnpike entrance. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-114 $64,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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MOUNTAIN TOP Several building lots ready to build on! ALL public utilities! Priced from $32,000 to $48,000! Use your own Builder! Call Jim Graham at 570-715-9323

Newport Township

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Unique investment opportunity. Vacant storefront which can be used for office, retail, etc. with a 3-room, 1 bedroom apartment above. Other side of the building is a 6room, 3 bedroom home. Perfect for owner occupied business with additional rental income from apartment. Newer roof & furnace, hardwood floors, off-street parking, corner lot. Close to LCCC. MLS#12-780 $44,900 Karen Ryan 283-9100 x14

MOUNTAIN TOP Beautiful 2.66 Acre building lot/lake view. Public sewer & natural gas. Use any builder! Call Jim for private showing. $126,500.00 570-715-9323.

DALLAS

LOTS - LOTS - LOTS 1 mile south of L.C.C.C.

210’ frontage x 158’ deep. All underground utilities, natural gas. GREAT VIEW!! $37,500 2 LOTS AVAILABLE 100’ frontage x 228’ deep. Modular home with basement accepted. Each lot $17,500. Call 570-714-1296

912 Lots & Acreage

$129,900 SPECTACULAR WATER VIEW! 2 acres overlooking Huntsville Reservoir. Building site cleared but much of woodlands preserved. Perc & site prep done. Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832

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Level *7.5 acres* building lot with a mountain view. Great for horses or organic farming. MLS 12-306 $59,000 570-675-4400

DURYEA 196 Foote Avenue

Corner lot, bordering Foote Ave and McAlpine St. Commercial zoning. $10,000 or best offer. Please Call 610-675-9132

WILKES-BARRE Furnished 1 bed-

room executive apartment. All brand new. Spacious eat in kitchen. 2 TV’s provided, leather sofas. Too many amenities to list. $700. No pets. 570-899-3123

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AVOCA

Modern & spacious 1st floor, wall to wall carpet. Appliances, washer & dryer hookup. Off street parking. Security, no pets. $450 month. 570-655-1606

DALLAS

SWEET VALLEY Grassy Pond Road 6.69 wooded acres. Great building site and/or ideal hunting property. No utilities. $70,000. Call Pat Doty 570-394-6901 McDermott Real Estate 570-696-2468

Dallas, Pa. MEADOWS APARTMENTS 220 Lake St. Housing for the elderly & mobility impaired; all utilities included. Federally subsidized program. Extremely low income persons encouraged to apply. Income less than $12,400. 570-675-6936, 8 am-4 pm, Mon-Fri. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

4 acres. Perk Tested & Surveyed. Well above flood level. Mountain View. Clear land. $45,000. Bill 570-665-9054

DUPONT

WYOMING

FIRST ST. 4 building lots each measuring 68x102 with public utilities. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-439 $39,900 EACH Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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EAST MOUNTAIN RIDGE

(Formerly Pocono Park) and San Souci Park. Like new, several to choose from, Financing &Warranty, MobileOneSales.net Call (570)250-2890

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VIRGINIA SEASIDE LOTS: Spectacular 3+ acre estate lots in exclusive development on the seaside (the mainland) overlooking Chincoteague Bay, islands and ocean beyond. Gated entrance, caretaker, private paved roads, community pier, pool and club house which includes 2-bedroom guest suites for property owners. Great climate, fishing, clamming and National Seashore beaches nearby. Just 30 miles south of Ocean City, Md. Absolute buy of a lifetime, recent bank sale makes these lots available at 1/3 original price! Priced at only $49,000 to $65,000. For info call (757)824-5284 Email: oceanlandtrust@yahoo.co m, pictures on website: www.corbinhall.com

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PITTSTON

Prime Location on Route 315 – Great visibility, 1.25 acres with 300’ of road frontage. LAND LEASE Call for details MLS 113571 Rhea Simms 570-696-6677

Apartments/ Furnished

1 bedroom, 1st floor 1 bedroom. $650/month all inclusive. W/w carpeting. Security, No Pets. 570-690-1591

City water and sewer, gas available. $36,500 per lot. 570-675-5873

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TUNKHANNOCK Approximately

219 Main Street Very nice 1st floor, 1 bedroom with new bathroom, modern kitchen, hardwood floors, fresh paint, off street parking. Call Darren 570-825-2468 DUPONT Completely remodeled, modern 2 bedroom townhouse style apartment. Lots of closet space, with new carpets and completely repainted. Includes stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer hook up. Nice yard & neighborhood, no pets. $595 + security. Call 570-479-6722

DURYEA

2nd Floor, 2 bedroom, kitchen, living room, refrigerator and stove provided, washer/dryer hookup, 3 rooms, wall to wall carpeting, sewer included. Quiet neighborhood, No pets. $485 per month, lease, 1st, and security deposit, and references required. Call 570498-0949

EDWARDSVILLE 21 Pugh Street.

Quiet, one way street, half double, cleaned and freshly painted, 2.5 bedrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen, with washer/dryer hookup. Gas heat. Small yard, small pets considered with additional rent. $530.00 per month + security & last months rent. Call 570-793-6566

EXETER

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, refrigerator & stove, washer/dryer hook-up, no pets, no smokers. $575/month, plus utilities, security & background check. Call 570-655-3809

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Nice, quiet neighborhood. First floor, spacious living room with working fireplace, bedroom with 2 closets. New kitchen with stove, fridge & lazy Susan. Laundry room off kitchen with washer / dryer, bath / shower. Off street, lighted parking. Lease, security, references. Gas heat & all utilities by tenant. Absolutely no pets. $600. Call 570-714-5588

FORTY FORT

Ransom Street, 1st floor, 1 bedroom, dining room, oak hardwood floors, central air, range & fridge included. Off street parking. $585/month utilities by tenant. Security, references, lease, pets maybe? Handicapped accessible 570-287-5775 or 570-332-1048.

HANOVER TWP.

3 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, no pets. $725 + utilities, 1st months security deposit. Call 570-417-3427

KINGSTON 2 bedroom. $675/

month. Includes gas heat. Security & references required No pets. Call 570-288-4200 KINGSTON

3 bedroom 1 bath. $700/month. Separate utilities, laundry hookups, stove and refrigerator included. Small pets negotiable. Call Scott Zoepke Trademark Realty 570-814-0875

KINGSTON

399 -401 Elm Ave. Newly remodeled apartments. 1st floor, 3 bedroom, $850 + utilities. 2nd floor, (2) 2 bedroom $600 + utilities. NO PETS, No section 8 housing. References and security required. 570-301-2785

KINGSTON

Beautiful, oversized executive style apartment in large historic home. Two bedrooms, one bath, granite kitchen, hardwood floors, dining room, living room, basement storage, beautiful front porch, washer/ dryer. $1,200 monthly plus utilities. No pets. No smoking. Call 570-472-1110

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Very nice, clean, great neighborhood, hardwood floors, a/c, washer /dryer with newer appliances, storage, 1st/last/security with one year lease. References required. $650 + utilities. Water/sewer by owner, no pets, non-smoking. Call 202-997-9185 for appointment

FORTY FORT 2nd floor, 4 rooms,

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wall to wall carpet, heat, public water, sewer & recycling fees included. Tile bathroom with shower. Attic & yard. Stove & fridge furnished. Washer / dryer hookup. Good location, off street parking, No pets. 1 year lease & security, $650. Call 570-655-0530

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KINGSTON

Freshly painted, 2 bedrooms, refrigerator & stove, washer/dryer & water provided, off-street parking, no pets, $525/month + heat, electric & security deposit. Call (570)417-2919 KINGSTON Modern, spacious, 2nd floor, 2 bedroom with off street parking. Gas heat, A/C laundry in unit, no pets, no smoking. Screened porch $750 + utilities Call 570-714-9234

KINGSTON

Nice area. Modern, clean, 1 bedroom, 2nd floor. Recently painted. Refrigerator & stove, washer/ dryer hook up, off-street parking, no dogs. $550/ month & security, includes heat, water & sewer. 570-545-6057

KINGSTON

Recently renovated 2 bedroom. Living room & dining room. Convenient off street parking. All new appliances. Gas. Water & sewer included. $550 + utilities, security & references. No pets, no smoking. Call 570-239-7770

KINGSTON/PRINGLE

Totally remodeled, clean, 1 ½ bedroom half double (apartment size). All new stainless appliances. Backyard, large driveway. No pets. $625 + utilities & security. Call Fadwa, 570-574-1818

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LARKSVILLE

178 Nesbitt Street Newly remodeled, 2 bedroom, washer/dryer/stove & fridge included. $450/ month+ security. No pets. Utilities by tenant. Must be seen! Call after 9:00 am 570-574-1909

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LARKSVILLE

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Cute and clean 2 bedroom, off street parking, w/d hookup, eat in kitchen. Immaculate. $435 + utilities. 1 mo. security. NO DOGS 845-386-1011

LUZERNE

1 bedroom, wall to wall, off-street parking, coin laundry, water, sewer & garbage included. $495/ month + security & lease. HUD accepted. Call 570-687-6216 or 570-954-0727

LUZERNE

378 Miller St. Recently remodeled, 1st floor. 1 bedroom, living room, large modern kitchen with stove. New bath, clean basement, laundry hookups. Enclosed porch, parking. No pets/smoking. $500/mo. includes heat and water. 570-288-9843

LUZERNE 4 room apartment,

1 bedroom, 1 bath, refrigerator and stove provided, washer/dryer hookup, carpeting off-street parking, no pets. $500/ month, plus utilities, 1 month security 570-406-2789 MINERS MILLS 2 bedroom apartment. First floor. Includes water, sewer & trash. $500 + security. Call Bernie 888-244-2714

MOUNTAIN TOP

1 Bedroom apartments for elderly, disabled. Rents based on 30% of ADJ gross income. Handicap Accessible. Equal Housing Opportunity. TTY711 or 570-474-5010 This institution is an equal opportunity provider & employer.

MOUNTAIN TOP WOODBRYN 1 & 2 Bedroom.

No pets. Rents based on income start at $405 & $440. Handicap Accessible. Equal Housing Opportunity. 570-474-5010 TTY711 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Immediate Openings! NANTICOKE

1st floor. 1 bedroom. ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED! Off street parking. Fresh paint. NO PETS $525 + security 570-477-6018 leave message

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NANTICOKE

314 Prospect St. Convenient 1st floor, 1 bedroom, nonsmoker, large closets. Freshly painted & new carpeting. New ceiling fans, new modern kitchen & tile bath. New windows. Heat & hot water included. Washer/dryer hook up, stove & refrigerator provided. No pets. $595. 570-287-4700

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NANTICOKE Spacious 2 bed-

room, full kitchen, No pets, no smoking. $475 + electric. Call 570-262-5399

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NORTH WILKES-BARRE FIRST FLOOR Spacious 1 bedroom with aesthetic fireplaces, new kitchens, wallto-wall, built in appliances & MORE. APPLICATION/EMPLO YMENT VERIFICATION “being considered” NO PETS/SMOKING 2 YEARS @ $625+ UTILITIES. MANAGED!

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PITTSTON

1 or 2 bedroom, wall to wall carpeting. Off street parking. Stove, fridge, porch, sewer, garbage. $450/ month. No Pets (570) 947-5113

PITTSTON

144 Carol St. 2nd floor, 4 rooms, stove, washer dryer hook up. $425/month, tenant pays utilities, 570-498-2665

PITTSTON

2 bedroom, 1 bath. Nice neighborhood. Off street parking Own basement. $500/month + utilities + 1 mo. security 347-668-6568

PITTSTON 2 bedrooms, 1st

floor. Stove, fridge, w/d hookup provided. $550/mo., includes sewer & refuse. Utilities by tenant. NO PETS Call Charlie 570-829-1578

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PITTSTON

2 or 3 bedroom, 1st floor, full kitchen. Heat included, no pets. $650 + 1 month security. Call 570-451-1038

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PITTSTON

2nd floor, 2 bedrooms, living room, eat in kitchen. Stove, garbage disposal, fridge, washer & dryer included. Carpeted & newly painted, A/C. Trash & sewer paid. Off street parking for 1 car. No smoking. No pets. $575 + utilities, security & 1st month. 570-696-1485 Leave Message

PITTSTON

3 rooms, 1 large bedroom, completely renovated, corian counters, off street parking. $550/per month. Utilities by tenant. Call 570-654-5387

SUGAR NOTCH

Spacious, completely remodeled, 1st floor, 2 bedroom apartment. Large kitchen, appliances included. Tenant is responsible for own utilities. $475/month 570-235-4718

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SWOYERSVILLE

All new, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. stove, dishwasher microwave, washer/dryer hookup. Off-street parking, no pets. $560/ month, + utilities, references, lease & security. (570) 301-7723

SWOYERSVILLE

Newly remodeled 1 bedroom studio apartment with large living room, kitchen & bath. Wall to wall carpet. Off street parking. All utilities paid except electric. $595 + security. Call 570-287-3646

WEST PITTSTON

203 Delaware Ave. 1st floor. 4 rooms, no pets, no smoking, off street parking. Includes heat, water, sewer, fridge, stove, w/d. High security bldg. 570-655-9711

WEST PITTSTON

Large 2 bedroom, 2nd floor . Hardwood floors, balcony, heat & hot water included. $775/month + security. No smoking. 570-947-9340 West Pittston, Pa. GARDEN VILLAGE APARTMENTS 221 Fremont St. Housing for the elderly & mobility impaired; all utilities included. Federally subsidized program. Extremely low income persons encouraged to apply. Income less than $12,400. 570-655-6555, 8 am-4 pm, Monday-Friday. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

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WILKES-BARRE

Mayflower Crossing Apartments 570.822.3968 2, 3 & 4 Bedrooms - Light & bright open floor plans - All major appliances included - Pets welcome* - Close to everything - 24 hour emergency maintenance - Short term leases available

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WILKES-BARRE / KINGSTON Efficiency 1 & 2

bedrooms. Includes all utilities, parking, laundry. No pets. From $390 to $675. Lease, security & references. 570-970-0847

WILKES-BARRE

1 bedroom, and also a 3 bedroom apartment for rent, newly remodeled, with stove, fridge, washer & dryer hookup. $425 and $625 plus utilities and security. Call 570-301-8200

WILKES-BARRE

1 bedroom, refrigerator & stove, offstreet parking, no pets.$370/per month, security, references & lease. 570-825-5945 before 9:00 p.m.

WILKES-BARRE 155 W. River St.

1 bedroom, some appliances included, all utilities included except electric, hardwood floors, Pet friendly. $600. 570-969-9268

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WILKES-BARRE

1st floor 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment. Off street parking. First / Last & security required. Leave message. Call 570-817-0601

WILKES-BARRE

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, big kitchen,6x8 porch, available June 1st, landlord pays heat and water. No hookups, no pets. $625 per month, 1st month and security required. Call Manny 718-946-8738 or 917-295-6254

WILKES-BARRE APARTMENTS FOR RENT!

425 S. FRANKLIN ST. For lease. Available immediately, washer/dryer on premises, no pets. We have studio & 1 bedroom apartments. On site parking. Fridge & stove provided. 24/7 security camera presence and all doors electronically locked. Studio - $450. 1 bedroom - $550. Water & sewer paid. One month security de-posit. Call 570-793-6377 or 570-208-9301 after 9:00 a.m. to schedule an appointment. Or email shlomo_voola @yahoo.com wilkesliving.com WILKES-BARRE COUNTRY LIVING IN THE CITY 2 bedrooms, modern, well insulated, Stove, fridge, washer, dryer, parking, deck. No dogs Near Cross Valley. $485 + utilities. 570-417-5441

WILKES-BARRE

King’s College Campus 3 Large Bedrooms, living room, wall to wall, large kitchen & bath with tile floors. Stove, fridge, heat, water & off street parking included. Shared yard. $900 + security. That’s only $300 per person. 570-823-0589 WILKES-BARRE

LAFAYETTE GARDENS

SAVE MONEY THIS YEAR! 113 Edison St. Quiet neighborhood. 2 bedroom apartments available for immediate occupancy. Heat & hot water included. $625 Call Aileen at 570-822-7944

WILKES-BARRE

1 bedroom apartment, 2nd floor. Stove, fridge, heat & hot water included. Attic Storage. Carpeted. No pets. Nice, safe area. Call 570-823-7587

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WILKES-BARRE Nice, 3 bedroom, 1st floor apartment. Close to Wilkes-University and downtown Wilkes-Barre. Modern eat in kitchen, basement laundry + large storage area. $725 + gas and electric. Call 570-793-9449

WILKES-BARRE

NORTH, 777 N. Washington St. 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 2nd floor. Offstreet parking. Garbage removal included. $450 /month, + utilities. Call 570-288-3438

WILKES-BARRE SOUTH

Nice neighborhood. 1st floor, 2 bedroom. Wall to wall carpet. Off street parking. Washer/dryer. $575 + 1 month security, references & credit check. No pets. (570) 574-2249

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WILKES-BARRE SOUTH SECURE BUILDINGS

1 & 2 bedroom apartments. Starting at $440 and up. References required. Section 8 OK 570-357-0712

WILKES-BARRE

Wilkes-University Campus Studio, 1 & 2 bedroom. Starting at $400. All utilities included. No pets. 570-826-1934

WILKES-BARRE

VICTORIAN CHARM 34 W. Ross St. 1 bedroom, 2nd floor. Most utilities included. Historic building is non smoking/no pets. Base rent $700/mo. Security, references required. View at houpthouse.com. 570-762-1453

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WILKES-BARRE 1 bedroom water included 2 bedroom water included 2 bedroom single family 5 bedroom large 2 bedroom, heat & water included 2 bedroom, totally remodeled 3 bedroom, half double, immaculate condition NANTICOKE 2 bedroom large, water included PITTSTON Large 1 bedroom water included McDermott & McDermott Real Estate Inc. Property Management 570-821-1650 (direct line) Mon-Fri. 8-7pm Sat. 8-noon

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WYOMING

1 bedroom 2nd floor at $595/month. Off street parking. Non smoking. No pets. Bonus walk up attic with tons of storage. Heat, water, garbage, sewer included. 1 month security, credit check & references. 1 year lease. Please call Donna 570-613-9080

WYOMING

Available immediately 2nd floor. Bright & cheery. One bedroom. Quiet building & neighborhood. Includes stove, refrigerator, heat, water, sewer & trash. No smoking. No pets. Security, references $595/month Call (570) 609-5133

WYOMING

Updated 1 bedroom. New wall to wall carpet. Appliances furnished. Coin op laundry. $550. Heat, water & sewer included. Call 570-687-6216 or 570-954-0727