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Voters begin with primaries this Tuesday to make changes to Luzerne County’s government and give new face to judiciary

The election like no other By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER tmorgan@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – When voters step to the terminals on May 17, they’ll take the first step in selecting the people who will make crucial decisions regarding the future of local and county government and the court system.

This election is, in many ways, unprecedented as voters will choose the candidates who will square off in the November general election for the 11 positions on the newly formed Luzerne County Council, as well as six judicial seats.

INSIDE: See previews of primary races in Sections A and B

There are dozens of municipal and school board races as well. All told, a combined total of 599 names appear on the Republican and Democratic ballots for local and county offices. Another six names appear for the

state Superior and Commonwealth court races. It’s one of the larger, but not the largest, ballots the county has had in recent history, said See ELECTION, Page 12A

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Director of Elections Leonard Piazza III reviews a sample ballot at the bureau of elections on Thursday afternoon.

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Battle against ’net child porn sees new front Victims seek compensation from those found guilty of viewing the graphic images. By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER tmorgan@timesleader.com

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ofia Gonzales, 6, third from right, peeks from the stage during dancing and singing performances at the 40th annual West Pittston Cherry Blossom Festival in West Pittston Saturday afternoon. The festival will wrap up today with events from noon to 6 p.m. The event offers a variety of entertainment and games, as well as food vendors. Two of the annual features are the parade and the Little Miss Cherry Blossom contest. The festival began in 1971 to celebrate the planting of cherry blossom trees along the bank of the Susquehanna River and has become an annual event in the borough. For a story, see Page 3A.

SCRANTON – Images of the 10-year-old girl being raped and sodomized by her father have been on the Internet for at least a decade, viewed, it’s estimated, by thousands who collect child pornography. “People should not Known as the “Vicky” series, the videos are be able to downamong the most widely load and look at viewed and shared child pornography images on these horrific imthe Internet, according ages without conto law enforcement. sequences.” For the child depicted Carol Hepburn in the videos, the sexual Attorney for victim on abuse ended after she reInternet ported it to authorities, eventually leading to the arrest and conviction of her father, who also admitted to posting the images online. But the emotional trauma has never ended for the victim, now a woman in her 20s, said Carol Hepburn, a Seattle attorney who represents the woman in her continued quest to seek justice, not just from her abuser, but the sexual deviants who viewed her images. See PORN, Page 12A

Two incumbents among 21 candidates seeking W-B City Council spot By BILL O’BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – All five city council seats are on Tuesday’s ballot, but only two incumbents are running for re-election. Bill Barrett, a retired city police chief, is running in District D, and Mike Merritt, who works for InterMetro, is looking to retain his seat in District E. Rick Cronauer, District A, decided to run for the magisterial district judge seat in District 11-101 that has been vacant since Wil-

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liam Amesbury was elected to the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in 2009. Kathy Kane (District C) opted to seek the city controller’s post to replace the retiring Bernie Mengeringhausen. She will run against Republican Karen Ceppa in November. Tony Thomas Jr., District B, decided not to seek reelection. There are 21 candidates in the five districts, with contested

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6 Democrats run for Plymouth council seats By SCOTT L. GOMB Times Leader Correspondent

PLYMOUTH – Six Democrats are vying for three open seats on the Plymouth Borough Council. The seven council seats are currently held by Democrats and each four-year term pays $900 per year. Incumbent Council President Charles Lasinski, along with incumbent council members Carl Clemm and Thomas McTague, are facing challenges from Clif Madrack, William Dixon and Steve Gerko. Lasinski, 58, has been on council eight years and is employed as the director of operations at a vo-

POLICE BLOTTER HAZLE TWP. – State police said they will charge Lawrence Joseph Romanchik, 48, of West Hazleton, with driving under the influence. Police said they arrested Romanchik on DUI charges following a stop for alleged traffic violations at 10:04 p.m. Friday. • State police are investigating a hit-and-run accident that happened at 10:25 p.m. Friday on state Route 924 a half mile east of Veterans Road. State police said a sport utility vehicle, possibly a Dodge Durango, was traveling west in the right lane and attempted to merge into the left lane. The SUV struck Samantha Osowski’s car, which was traveling in the left lane, several times then fled the scene, state police said. Osowski and her passenger were not injured in the crash. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact state police in Hazleton at 570 459-3890. • State police are investigating a hit-and-run accident that occurred around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday in the Ridgewood section of the township. A vehicle traveling south on the roadway struck a 2001 Subaru Legacy Outback parked in front of a residence at 2530 Christine Road. The vehicle that fled should have damage to the passenger side with heavy markings of burgundy paint.

cational rehabilitation facility. He said he wants to continue to head the borough in the right direction. He said rebuilding the infrastructure of the borough, such as repaving roads, demolishing dilapidated structures and working to revitalize Main Street, is the key to keeping Plymouth moving forward. “Every decision, I believe in my heart, I do for the good of this town,” said Lasinski. Carl Clemm, 81, has been on the borough council for 24 years and is retired. He said his vast experiAnyone with information about the accident is asked to contact state police at Hazleton at 570 459-3890. WILKES-BARRE – Dawn Geiger of 165 N. Sherman St. said someone entered her apartment and removed a television and gaming equipment at 3:35 p.m. Friday. • Police arrested Jessica Carpenter, 30, of Chestnut Street on disorderly conduct charges after she allegedly created a disturbance at East Market Street and Public Square at 2:56 p.m. Friday. • Police arrested Kevin Adams, 42, of Poplar Street on a warrant for driving under the influence charges at 3:04 p.m. Friday. • Lloyd Stone reported at 9:10 a.m. Friday that someone smashed the rear driver’s side window of his vehicle while it was parked at 475 N. Washington St. • Theresa Deno of South Hancock Street said Saturday that a passenger side window was smashed on her 1990 Buick. DUNMORE – State police at Dunmore said they are searching for Eugene Lionel Harrison, 34, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, on a warrant for failing to appear in court on drug related charges. State police said Harrison is a black male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 195 pounds with brown eyes. Anyone with information about Harrison is asked to contact state police at Dunmore at 963-3156.

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when it paid Robert Curley’s death benefits, totaling $103,507, to his wife, Joann Curley, in June 1992. WILKES-BARRE – A LuJoann Curley filed a claim zerne County jury on Thursday with People Life on Oct. 23, convicted a woman charged 1991, less than a month after with disorderly conduct. her husband died on Sept. 27, Police say Denise Battiste, 1991. 53, of Nanticoke, yelled obFive years after receiving the scene language during a traffic money, Joann Curley was senstop by a Wilkes-Barre police tenced in July 1997 to 10 to 20 officer. years in state prison after The jury deliberated for pleading guilty to intentionally more than an hour before findlacing Robert Curley’s iced tea ing Battiste guilty of the thirdwith thallium at their Wilkesdegree misdemeanor. Barre home. She remains jailed City police cited Battiste at the State Correctional Inwith using obscene language stitution at Cambridge Springs and ignoring an officer’s comin Crawford County. mands to remain quiet during Mary Curley filed the lawsuit a traffic stop for expired regisin 1998 against People Life, tration and inspection stickers which was acquired by Monuon South Main Street on mental Life Insurance in 1999, March 9, 2009. claiming her son’s insurance The trial was before Judge policy should have been paid to Tina Polachek Gartley. the estate. The lawsuit alleged Assistant District Attorney Joann Curley should not have Albert Yacoub prosecuted. received her husband’s death Attorney David Lampman benefits under the state’s represented Battiste. Slayer Act, which prevents Battiste is scheduled to be someone convicted of murder sentenced July 21. from profiting from a crime. Amesbury ruled in favor of WILKES-BARRE – AttorPeople Life after a two-day trial neys for Mary Curley filed an in August. appeal recently with the state Mary Curley’s attorneys, Superior Court challenging a Anthony Lupas and Michael Luzerne County judge’s ruling that favored an insurance com- Mey, asked Amesbury to reconsider his ruling but the judge pany when it paid her son’s refused. death benefits to his killer. Lupas and Mey filed the Judge William Amesbury in appeal with the state appellate January ruled People Life Insurance Co. was not negligent court on Nov. 2.

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the Luzerne County Historical Society, has been postponed until May 22. Times remain 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a $15Today’s Classic Car Show, an per-vehicle entry. Call 823-6244, ext 3, for inaugural event at Wyoming’s Swetland Homestead to benefit more information.

ence on council is why he should be re-elected. “I’ve got a lot of time on this council,” said Clemm. “You can learn a lot in those 24 years.” The development of Main Street is his biggest goal, but keeping the budget in check also ranks high on his list. Dealing with constantly rising costs and a stagnant tax base are a big challenge and one that he thinks he and the council has handled well. Clemm said he plans to keep cleaning up the borough and wants to continue paving as many roads as finances will allow each year.

McTague is retired and has served Plymouth as a councilman for 22 years. He said he’s worked for the borough in some form since 1966. McTague said he wants to be reelected to continue the projects council is working on, such as revitalizing Main Street. He also wants to see the police department add more shifts and have more than one officer scheduled at a time. Keeping an eye on renters and landlords is also a challenge the borough faces and one that McTague said he is going to get tougher on if re-elected. McTague said he regrets that

council had to raise taxes last year and said it’s something that council should have done years ago but didn’t. Council held off as long as it could, he said. “Nobody ever wants to raise taxes,” said McTague. “Sometimes you have no choice. It’s part of the job.” McTague said Plymouth’s biggest challenges, like every other borough and municipality, are dealing with rising health insurance, fuel and other operating costs. Madrack, Dixon and Gerko could not be reached for comment.

BUILDING TRUST The following questions were inadvertently omitted from a graphic published with a story on Page 12A Friday about the Luzerne County Republican Party’s Voters Guide on county council candidates: 1. Since age of vote, have you always been a registered Republican? 2. Given the importance of ethics and honesty in our elected offices, do you have anything in your past of concern, such as a

criminal record (specifically felony/misdemeanor)? 3. Do you have any direct associations (past employment, past or current family employment) with the Luzerne County Courthouse and/or any current associations with county, municipal or local offices/government authorities? 4. Did you support Home Rule in the last election and if you did not, why?

5. What is your educational and business background, including any history of public service? 6. What do you feel is the most important issue to be addressed if elected? 7. Do you support a county executive selection process that includes a nationwide search? 8. Are you running with any other county council candidate (s) as part of a ticket, if so who?

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LOCAL West Pittston festival marches on Cherry Blossom event will conclude som, as well as past winners, and the today with food, vendors, live music Wyoming Area High School marching band. and children’s rides. Also featured in the parade were local By B. GARRET ROGAN Times Leader Correspondent

Two-year-old Chloe Levin of Bethlehem gives a kiss to her mother, Cindy, while grandmother Gloria Smith of Plains Township takes a photo at the 40th annual West Pittston Cherry Blossom Festival. The event kicked off Saturday.

political figures such as State Rep. Phyllis Mundy, District Attorney Jackie Musto Carroll and many of the county’s judicial candidates. After the parade, the crowds walked down to the banks of the Susquehanna to sample some of the food, games, crafts and entertainment that the festival has to offer. The Cherry Blossom Festival started

WEST PITTSTON -- The 40th annual West Pittston Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off Saturday with a parade down Wyoming Avenue. West Pittston Mayor Bill Goldsworthy was chosen as the parade’s grand marshal. He was followed by current nominees for Little Miss Cherry Blos- See FESTIVAL, Page 4A

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State Rep. Gerald J. Mullery will honor Staff Sgt. James Horning with a citation for his service to the community in replacing 150 veterans’ grave markers pilfered from three adjoining cemeteries in Glen Lyon. Horning, a recruiter for the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 109th Field Artillery in NantiMullery coke, scoured local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in search of replacement brass markers, which turned up missing in April. The grave markers are sometimes stolen for their scrap metal value. On April 30, Horning, of Shickshinny, together with volunteers from his Guard post, returned the markers to their rightful place. Mullery plans to present Horning with the citation at 9 a.m. on May 30, Memorial Day, at the Glen Lyon American Legion.

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Steve Jones, who attended Wilkes-Barre campus, is PSU announcer for football, hoops.

LEHMAN TWP.-- “There are two critical words to ensure post-graduate success: Marry Money.” said Steve Jones, the “voice” of Penn State football and men’s basketball, at the Penn State/ Wilkes-Barre commencement Saturday. A 1980 graduate of Penn State with a degree in Speech Communications and Broadcasting, Jones announces on the Penn State Sports Network and hosts “The Penn State Football Show” and “Penn “You can State Basketball be average Show” call-in proin anything grams every Thursday during the fall and winyou do, or ter. Jones also gave seriyou can go ous advice to the 103 for it. That members of the class of means you 2011. “You can be average in anything you do, have to or you can go for it,” he work hard said. “That means you every sin- have to work hard every single day.” A magle day.” jor test of character in a Steve Jones person, Jones said, is PSU announcer how they handle the “lowest of lows and the highest of highs” in life. Jones told the graduates to believe in themselves, keep a positive attitude when the going gets rough, and celebrate success with dignity. “Don’t get an ego,” he said. “And never be afraid to work with somebody that makes you better.” While attending the Wilkes-Barre campus, Jones worked in the campus’ radio station, WPSI. “It was a 10-watt radio station, and we used to lose it as soon as we drove out of the parking lot,” he recalled. “There have been a lot of twists and turns along the way, but as Penn State graduates, you will be able to handle them.”

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Mahak Harbola, 7, dashes out of the obstacle course with her friend Hasanna Hinton William, 6, close behind during the Montessori Family Fun Day, an event combining fundraising with games and activities.

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Montessori school fest is a treat for all By SUSAN DENNEY Times Leader Correspondent

KINGSTON -- The sound of happy voices at Family Fun Day showed that the event at the Wyoming Valley Montessori School lived up to its name. The school’s fundraising event included enjoyable activities for all ages. Horse and pony rides provided by Pinewood Acres in Sweet Valley were popular with the younger set. Xavier Shobe, 4, lined up to take his first horse ride. He chose Zippy, a chestnut American quarter horse, and waved an imaginary lasso as he rode. Xavier and his mother, Angie, come from Misawa Air Base in Japan, and are visiting relatives in the area. After the ride he said, “I want to be a cowboy!” A variety of bounce houses, a giant

slide and a bouncy obstacle course attracted a crowd of children. Rosemarie Egbert, 11, of Kingston came with her parents and older sister and younger brother. She was visiting the event for the first time. “I liked the obstacle course best,” she said. Head of School Dennis Puhalla took the first turn in the dunk tank to the delight of some of the older students at the school. Activities for the adults in the crowd included a silent auction, art sale, bake sale and a raffle. Also, Bonner Chevrolet brought a variety of vehicles, including a red Corvette convertible and an SS Camaro in eye-popping metallic green. The car dealership donated $20 for every test drive taken.

Carol Hiscox is a member of the board of trustees for Wyoming Valley Montessori School and was one of the organizers of Family Fun Day. She said this was the second year for the event. “This is our major fundraiser for the year,” she said. “The proceeds will go to curriculum enhancement, class necessities and field trips.” Puhalla said he could not estimate how much money might have been raised at Saturday’s event. The Kingston non-profit school was founded in 1970 and provides education to 130 children aged 18 months through 12 years. The school uses a child-centered curriculum based on the educational philosophy of Maria Montessori, a 20th-century Italian physician and educator.

As Riverfest nears, children get in the swim with mural project By JOHN KRISPIN jkrispin@timesleader.com

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Five-year-old Avery Dieter of Exeter paints a brook trout on a community mural that will be on display at this year’s Riverfest celebration in Wilkes-Barre.

WILKES-BARRE – Avery Dieter anxiously held the brush in her left hand with encouraging words from her grandmother. She cast her attention on where she was about to brush with the stroke of her hand, gently painting the sections of the mural where the portrait’s main subject, Pennsylvania brook trout, swam in the waters of the Susquehanna River. The Riverfest Children’s Mural was open to the creativity of the young public Saturday afternoon at the Barnes & Noble bookstore on South Main Street, where children were encouraged to create the community mural set to be displayed at

this year’s Riverfest celebration. “I really like to paint,” said the 5-year-old Exeter resident. She attended the mural painting event with her grandmother, Stacy Winsock, also of Exeter. The mural Dieter painted Saturday depicts swimming fish, creating patterns like those seen on oriental rugs. “I’m always looking for community events to take her to,” said Winsock as her granddaughter joyfully took instruction from Jan Lokuta, artist and organizer of the mural painting. “She loves painting, and she was so excited to come down here and do just that.” “By doing this type of work, kids have an ability to see

things in a way adults have lost,” said Lokuta, a member of the 2011 Riverfest planning committee. “They are, in essence, learning what types of things live in the waters of our river.” The second date for the 2011 Riverfest Children’s Mural painting will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 28, at Barnes & Noble in downtown Wilkes-Barre. According to a press release, the mural will be on display during the Riverfest the weekend of June 17-19 on the River Common, where children can work on two other panels featuring landscapes. This project is part of the continuing partnership between Barnes & Noble and the Wyoming Valley Riverfest.

The Luzerne County Convention and Visitors bureau is seeking photographs from county residents. The bureau is looking for residents and visitors to submit photos of their favorite architectural, outdoor and historical sites photos as well as event, activity and people photos that represent Luzerne County in a digital photo contest. Four top prize packages including hotel vouchers and event tickets and four honorable mention prizes will be awarded to selected entries. To enter, upload one or more photographs at www.tournepa.com/PhotoContest. The deadline to enter is Oct. 31. All photos must be in good taste and taken during 2011 within Luzerne County. Photos must be original to the person submitting them, not previously published and must not infringe on any copyrights or trademarks. Entrants must also have signed waivers from people depicted in photos. Photographs will become property of the Luzerne County Convention and Visitors Bureau and may be used in promotional material. HARRISBURG

Susquehanna is targeted

The Susquehanna may be named one of America’s most endangered rivers by an environmental watchdog group Tuesday. Clean water advocacy group American Rivers and the Sierra Club said they will hold a press conference at the state capitol rotunda Tuesday to make a major environmental announcement about the Susquehanna River. Also on Tuesday American Rivers will release its list of the nation’s most endangered rivers. The contents of the list will not be made public until then. The annual report is not a list of the most polluted rivers, but spotlights ten rivers at a crossroads, facing critical decisions that will impact their health, clean water, and communities this year. The Susquehanna was named the most endangered river in the country in 2005. WILKES-BARRE

Miner Park cleaned up

Volunteers spent part of their Saturday cleaning up Miner Park. Mike Smith of Wilkes-Barre said that after three hours the park next to Kistler Elementary School on Old River Road was free of debris and litter. Children under 12 had some incentive to participate in the project, according to Smith. They were paid $1 for each bag of trash they filled and provided with juice boxes and donuts. “The parks in Wilkes-Barre need residents from the neighborhood to pitch in and make them a safe and clean environment to play,” said Smith. Counting Saturday’s project, a total of three parks have been cleaned. In late April, volunteers went to work in Eyerman Park on Andover Street, and last weekend were in Huber Park on Stanton Street, said Smith.

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Female judgeships on the rise By MICHAEL VIRTANEN Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — Federal and state judgeships held by women rose slightly this year to almost 27 percent, while some judicial districts in upstate New York and other parts of the country have virtually none, a new report shows. Vermont was first at almost 40 percent, unchanged from a year earlier, and Idaho remained last at 11.3 percent. New York ranks 12th among states in gender parity, having 39 federal and 374 state judges who are women, almost 31 percent of its total, up 1 percent and two places from the year before, according to the report from the Albany-based Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. “We are encouraged that at least we are seeing progress, but at the same time progress has been so slow and not consistent with the fact that we have enough women who are qualified to serve on the bench,” said Dina Refki, executive director of the college’s Center for Women in Government & Civil Society. The source for the study’s data was the 2011 edition of the directory “The American Bench: Judges of the Nation.” In

Kaplan and Black in a legal profession once "In many Philadelphia, who dominated by men, nearchairs the ABA’s Comly half the U.S. law places in mission on Women in school graduates now New York, the Profession. are women, Refki said. Albany lawyer LinOther academic re- especially da Clark said people search shows that hav- upstate, want to know a judge’s ing in office people who it’s an old gender won’t hurt are representative of all them in court. segments of the popula- boys’ net“I’ve definitely had tion increases trust in work." clients that I know the judiciary and the government, according State Supreme were concerned that Court Justice as a female I may not to the report. “In many places in Laura Jacobson have the same standNew York ing in the court sysNew York, especially upchapter of the tem where all of the state, it’s an old boys’ National network,” said State SuAssociation of judges are male,” she preme Court Justice Women Judges said. New York Chief Laura Jacobson, presiJudge Jonathan Lippdent of the New York chapter of the National Associ- man acknowledges that the courts need more women judgation of Women Judges. Jacobson said she got elected es and that with the quality of first to civil court in Brooklyn, the state’s women lawyers, espeone of New York City’s five bor- cially in Manhattan, New York oughs, by getting petition signa- should lead the nation in the tures and without support of the number of women on the bench. In New York, state trial court political clubs. After 12 years on that court, she got elected with judges are elected. Federal judgneeded party support to the es get presidential appointments with lifetime terms subhigher court. American Bar Association reject to Senate confirmation. While election petitioning arsearch from 41 states showed women made up 31 percent of guably makes lower court balthe U.S. legal profession last lots accessible, Refki said this year but only about 15 percent essentially American phenomenon also depends on the conof top partners at law firms. “I think in terms of how wom- servatism of the region and raisen are doing, they’re doing a lit- es fundamental questions about tle bit better in the judiciary whether people want jurists than they’re doing in private who are politicians. “The downstate cultural clipractice,” said attorney Roberta Liebenberg, a partner at Fine, mate is very different from the

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Opening spillway diverts water away fineries and chemical plants along the from Baton Rouge and New Orleans, lower reaches of the Mississippi. "We’re using every flood control tool oil refineries, chemical plants. we have in the system," Army Corps of By MARY FOSTER and MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press

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MORGANZA, La. — A steel, 10-ton floodgate was slowly raised Saturday for the first time in nearly four decades, unleashing a torrent of water from the Mississippi River, away from heavily populated areas downstream. The water spit out slowly at first, then began gushing like a waterfall as it headed to swamp as much as 3,000 square miles of Cajun countryside known for small farms and fish camps. Some places could wind up under as much as 25 feet of water. Opening the Morganza spillway diverts water away from Baton Rouge and New Orleans, and the numerous oil re-

Engineers Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh said Saturday from the dry side of the spillway, before the bay was opened. The podium Walsh was standing at was expected to be under several feet of water Sunday. The Morganza spillway is part of a system of locks and levees built following the great flood of 1927. When it opened, it was the first time three flood-control systems have been unlocked at the same time along the Mississippi River. Earlier this month, the corps intentionally blew holes into a levee in Missouri to employ a similar cities-first strategy, and it also opened the Bonnet Carre spillway northwest of New Orleans to send water into the massive Lake Ponchatrain. Snowmelt and heavy rain have been blamed for inflating the Mississippi, and

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the rising river levels have shattered records all set 70 years ago. About 25,000 people and11,000 structures could be in harm’s way. In Krotz Springs, La., one of the towns in the Atchafalaya River basin bracing for floodwaters, Monita Reed, 56, recalled the last time the Morganza was opened in 1973.

"We could sit in our yard and hear the water," she said as workers constructed a makeshift levee of sandbags and soilfilled mesh boxes in hopes of protecting the 240 homes in her subdivision. The corps planned to open one or two more gates today in a painstaking process that gives residents and animals a chance to get out of the way.

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morning. Mission managers gave the green light Saturday for the final voyage of Endeavour. Forecasters put the odds of acceptable weather at 70 percent. Endeavour will fly to the International Space Station under the command of astronaut Mark Kelly, the husband of recuperating U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. She will be at Cape Canaveral for this second launch attempt. Six veteran spacemen are assigned to the 16-day flight. Only one other shuttle mission remains. Atlantis will soar one last time in July.

Oil industry leaders praise Obama’s action but call for still more production. By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press

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Nuke plant worker dies A man died on his second day of work at Japan’s tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant Saturday, and the plant operator said harmful levels of radiation were not detected in his body. The contract worker in his 60s was the first person to die at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan since March 11, when an earthquake and tsunami damaged the facility and caused fires, explosions and radiation leaks in the world’s secondworst nuclear accident. The worker was carrying equipment when he collapsed and died later in a hospital, said Naoyuki Matsumoto, spokesman for Tokyo Electric Power Co. The company does not know the cause of his death, Matsumoto said. Kyodo News agency reported the man had no apparent injuries and a second worker nearby had no ill health effects. ATLANTA

Gingrich companies pay up Companies run by Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich have faced overdue tax bills in four states worth more than $6,000, according to records reviewed by The Associated Press. The tax liens, which generally allow governments to seize assets or property to settle tax bills, ranged in size from a $195 property tax bill in the Atlanta suburbs to $1,969 in unpaid Missouri taxes. Most of the liens were paid shortly after tax authorities filed them. One exception was in Pennsylvania, where Gingrich Holdings Inc. last week paid off a $1,599 lien for unpaid corporate income taxes just days before Gingrich formally announced he would run against Democratic incumbent Barack Obama. Gingrich spokesman Rick Tyler said Gingrich and his firms were unaware of most of the tax liens until being contacted this week by the AP. BEIRUT

Hundreds flee to Lebanon Hundreds of Syrians fled to neighboring Lebanon on Saturday to escape a violent crackdown against an antigovernment uprising that has claimed the lives of more than 800 civilians, Lebanese security officials and a leading human rights group said. President Bashar Assad, meanwhile, reportedly has set up a committee to lead a dialogue with the opposition, the latest offer by the regime as it struggles to end the unrest threatening his family’s 40-year-old dynasty. Protesters have been taking to the streets in a number of Syrian cities for the past two months to try to force Assad to introduce reforms or resign from office, as leaders in Tunisia and Egypt already have.

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Haiti’s President Michel Martelly, front right, walks with Haitian Chief of Police Mario Andresol, front left, during his inaugural ceremony, at the Haitian National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday. The 50-yearold performer known to Haitians as ‘Sweet Micky’ was swept to power in a March 20 presidential runoff by Haitians tired of past leaders who failed to provide even basic services, such as decent roads, water and electricity.

Teen death creates new chaos Masked Palestinians clash with Israeli riot police as tensions rise in Jerusalem.

By KARIN LAUB Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Masked Palestinians whirling slingshots clashed with Israeli riot police in two Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem on Saturday after the shooting death of a teenage stone thrower. It was a sign of rising tensions on the eve of Palestinian commemorations of their uprooting during Israel’s 1948 creation. The possibility of escalation comes at a critical time for U.S. Mideast policy. President Barack Obama’s envoy to the region, George Mitchell, resigned Friday, and the U.S. president may now have to retool the administration’s incremental approach to peacemak-

ing. Obama is to deliver a Mideast policy speech in the coming week. Mitchell held the job for more than two years, but had little to show for it. Israeli-Palestinian talks resumed in September, but were quickly derailed by Israel’s refusal to comply with an internationally mandated construction freeze in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, war-won territories Palestinians want for their state. Israelis and Palestinians on Saturday praised Mitchell and blamed each other for the failure of his mission. Palestinian officials argued that Mitchell was destined to fail because of what they said is a faulty U.S. premise — that Israelis and Palestinians are equals who can be nudged by a persistent mediator. As the occupier, Israel holds all the cardsandonlyU.S.pressureon

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Israel will yield results, said Nabil Shaath, a veteran negotiator. “Mitchell was good and skillful, but what could his personal skill have done as long as he didn’t get the required support from the administration,

to exert the required pressure?” Shaath said Saturday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Mitchell by phone Saturday. Netanyahu expressed sorrow over Mitchell’s decision to step down.

WASHINGTON — Amid growing public unhappiness over gas prices, President Barack Obama is directing his administration to ramp up U.S. oil production by extending existing leases in the Gulf of Mexico and off Alaska’s coast and holding more frequent lease sales in a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska. But the moves won’t calm spiraling prices at the pump any time soon. Obama said Saturday that the measures "make good sense" and will help reduce U.S. consumption of imported oil in the Obama long term. But he acknowledged anew that they won’t help to immediately bring down gasoline prices topping $4 a gallon in many parts of the country, and an oil industry analyst agreed. "There is practically nothing that Washington can do that would materially change the price of fuel in this country," said Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov, noting that the United States produces about 5 percent of the world’s petroleum while consuming about 20 percent. "Given that imbalance, there is simply no policy shift that could plausibly come from the federal government that can significantly change that dynamic." An oil industry group praised Obama’s move as a first step with a "couple of positive nuggets" but contended that more was needed to boost oil production. Erik Milito, upstream director for the American Petroleum Institute, called in a statement for more access to key shale reserves and construction of a pipeline that would import crude from Canadian oil sands.

Pakistan issues ultimatum: No missile strikes or no supply line The Pakistani measure was passed after a rare, private briefing in Parliament by military leaders. By NAHAL TOOSI Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — Still angry over the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden, Pakistani lawmakers demanded an end to American missile strikes against Islamist militants on their soil Saturday, and warned that Pakistan may cut NATO’s supply line to Afghanistan if the attacks don’t stop.

The nonbinding parliamentary resolution reflects the precarious state of the U.S.-Pakistani alliance, which is vital to the war effort in neighboring Afghanistan. The bin Laden raid has brought to the fore a longstanding dilemma: U.S. strikes which Washington says kill militants often are seen by Pakistanis as a violation of sovereignty with mostly civilian victims, exacerbating an alreadyhigh anti-American sentiment. During a visit to Afghanistan, U.S. Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called on Pakistan to be a better partner in the fight against terrorists.

During a visit to Afghanistan, U.S. Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called on Pakistan to be a better partner in the fight against terrorists. “We obviously want a Pakistan that is prepared to respect the interests of Afghanistan, and to be a real ally in our efforts to combat terrorism,” said Kerry, a Democrat from Massachusetts. “We believe that there are things that can be done better.” The Pakistani measure was passed after a rare, private briefing in Parliament by Pakistan’s military leaders, who were humiliated by the May 2 U.S. Navy SEAL

raid that killed bin Laden in his compound in Abbottabad, a northwest garrison city. Pakistanis were angry the military allowed it to happen while the U.S. said the proximity to a military academy and the capital, Islamabad, raised suspicion that some security elements had been harboring bin Laden. Washington also has been unable to get Islamabad to go after militant groups, such as the Haqqani network.

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olunteers at The Salvation Army on South Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, pack boxes of non-perishable food dropped off Saturday from the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Food Drive. Local carriers collected food donations on their routes and delivered them to various locations throughout the city. It was the 19th year the drive was held. The boxes packed at The Salvation Army contain approximately 10 meals and are handed out at its food pantry, said Jennifer Reich, second from left. Reich, who runs the food pantry, said between 18 and 25 families come in for assistance each of the three days a week the pantry is open.

Four Democrats run for Ashley council Three of the four council candidates are incumbents. No Republicans are running. By STEFFEN LIZZA Times Leader Correspondent

ASHLEY – Four Democrats are seeking their party’s nominations in Tuesday’s primary to run for three seats on the Ashley Borough Council. There are no Republicans seeking nominations from their party. Three of the four candidates are incumbents Joe Gorham, John P. Gibbons and Sharon Lynne Keefe, who are all running together.

"We’re running to hear their ideas, and do what together because they need," she said. Challenging for an open seat is we are all about people, not about Donald J. Sipple. Sipple is assistant chief with politics," Keefe the Ashley Fire Department and said. Keefe, who owns and runs a has served with the department beauty salon in Ashley, has held for 22 years. Though he sees that her council seat for the past year Ashley is "coming back," he beand is also part of the Ashley lieves more progress can be made. Democratic Committee. "We need to build up infrasThe borough appears to be back on the right track financial- tructure. We just got some of our ly and recently rehired several police back, but we need to do more part-time police officers. more," Sipple said on the chalTo Keefe, one of the larger issues lenges facing the borough. The three nominees will run the borough is facing is the number of dilapidated buildings that for election in November. The four-year council posiwill need to be torn down. "We plan to work for the town, tions pay $125 per month.

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HANOVER TWP. – Five Republicans and five Democrats are chasing four open seats on the board of commissioners in Hanover Township. The board is currently all Republican and comprised of seven members. Each open seat is for a four-year term and pays $3,250 per year. Of the five Republicans, Robert Burns, 62, is in pharmaceutical sales and is a past township commissioner of eight years and served two as chairman. Burns said he’s running independently from the rest. Burns has been off the board for the past two years. “It’s a part-time job,” said Burns. “But I’ll treat it as a fulltime and do the best I can every day.” Burns said he was the only commissioner who voted against raising taxes in 2009 when he was on the board. The commissioners could have looked for other places to cut expenses instead of raising taxes, said Burns. Burns said he feels the major issues facing the township are providing good money management while keeping a high level of services and not raising taxes anymore. One of the ways the township can do that is by looking into cooperative agreements with other towns and seeking out more businesses to locate in the township, said Burns. Current Commissioner Chairman Albert Bagusky and incumbents Ron Hummer and Michael Mazur are running on the same Republican ticket with political newcomer William Howatt. Howatt, 66, is a retired member of 42 years from the township’s police department, where he served as chief since 1991. “I’ve been in the township all my life,” said Howatt. “I’ll make this a full-time job.” Howatt said he wants to

strengthen the township’s police force with additional officers and work to keep the fire department localized throughout the township rather than form a centralized department. He also said he wants to attract more business to the industrial parks and look into businesses he feels are being undertaxed and have them taxed correctly. Keeping a frack water facility from continuing to try to locate in the township will also be a priority, he said. Bagusky, 38, has been a commissioner for eight years and is a banker by profession. His money management skills are his best asset as a commissioner and will help him with budgeting and cost cutting, said Bagusky. Bagusky said the board had no choice to raise taxes two years ago but said one of his main goals is to find ways to attract bigger business into the township to provide more tax dollars. If the board can do that, it may be able to provide lower taxes in the future said Bagusky. Hummer, 36, is a network systems administrator for the Hanover Area School District and is also the district’s head football coach. He has served as a township commissioner for 10 years. Hummer said he wants to keep taxes stable and have no future increase while fighting to keep a frack water facility out of the township. Mazur, 56, has been on the board for three and one half years and is employed at the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority and is also a member of IBEW 1319. He said he wants to continue to keep the township moving ahead while working to not raise taxes. Mazur said his knowledge of construction and sewers is a strong benefit to the township. On the Democratic side is past township commissioner Frank Ciavarella. Ciavarella is self-employed and owns a used car lot. Ciavarella said he’s running because the township needs a change on the board and some-

one to help provide a new direction. The township is nearly $2.5 million in debt according to Ciavarella and has nothing to show how it got there. When he left office nearly 11 years ago, there was an $850,000 surplus, he said. But Ciavarella said he knows how to get it out of debt. “We got the guts to make the cuts,” said Ciavarella. “You can’t keep giving away the kitchen.” Ciavarella said he won’t cut jobs or have layoffs, but would like to see employees make concessions and give back to the township, such as helping to pay into retirements to help the township save money. Ciavarella is on the same Democratic ticket as past township commissioner William “Buzz” McGavin, Harry P. Besecker and past township solicitor Sherry Dalessandro. Joseph Prato is also running as a Democrat McGavin, 57, last served the township as a commissioner 11 years ago and is employed as a driver for Pepsi. He said he’s running to make sure taxes don’t go any higher and said that residents can’t take any more increases. “People are disgusted,” said McGavin. “I guarantee no more property tax increases.” McGavin said he has a plan to lower the township’s debt but said he isn’t going to divulge it yet. Besecker, 47, who works in sales, is married with one child, Alison. He is the husband of Times Leader staff writer Terrie Morgan-Besecker He said he is running because “I felt it was time to return responsible government to the citizens of Hanover Township.” Besecker said. “We need to control wasteful spending and get a handle on taxes as the burden on our residents, especially our senior citizens, is becoming unbearable. “We need to review the budget and see where expenditures can be cut to save the township money.” Neither Dalessandro nor Prato could be reached for comment.

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tendent Charles Suppon said May 21 is the first day of graduation practice for the seniors at the high school. The practice will begin at 8 a.m. Suppon also said the Memorial Day program at the State Street Elementary Center will be held in conjunction with the Larksville American Legion on May 27. Several items on the agenda marked progress in the additions and renovations to the school on State Street. In other business, the board chose Aramark as food service contractor for the district, with a minimum guaranteed return of $208,379 for the 2011-2012 school year. The board also awarded a $100,000 contract to Degler-Whiting Inc. for gymnasium bleacher replacement at the high school.

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RICE TWP. – Two Republicans and two Democrats are seeking their respective party nominations in Tuesday’s primaries to run for a Rice Township supervisor’s seat. The six-year seat carries an annual salary of $1,875. Republican Marcia Thomas, 57, said if she is elected, she will donate her salary back to the people. Thomas had been the township’s secretary/ treasurer for the past 20 years until January. She said she is running because, “Rice Township is a great place to live, and I’d like to help make it even better.” She said that as supervisor, she would finally have a vote on the issues that affect the residents and the opportunity to take the lead to improve the residents’ quality of life and ensure the preservation of the beautiful natural resources the township enjoys. Thomas, an administrator, said her major issues are, “simple truths,” in that the township leaders need to listen to the people and offer complete transparency of government to the people. In addition to providing public safety and quality roads, her goals

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will be to manage growth, preserve the township’s open spaces and enhance recreational options for the people. Donald A. Armstrong, 60, also is seeking the Republican nomination for supervisor. He is the township’s current secretary/treasurer. He brings 35 years of banking and accounting experience to his campaign as well as two years of supervisor experience within the township. He was appointed to fill a vacancy in 2004 through 2006. During his time as a supervisor, he spearheaded a committee that brought nearly $1 million in land, amenities and cash donations to the township. Armstrong is running for office because he feels his proven leadership skills and accounting background will serve the community well. His major issues are “holding the line on taxes” and “providing the best services for the community”. Louis P. Konopelski is seeking the Democratic nomination. He has been the township zoning officer for the last year. Konopelski is running for supervisor because he feels his experience and follow-through abilities will help him to be a very effective supervisor. In addition to his zoning officer experience, he has three years as a “Democratic community serviceman in Havertown.” He carries the endorse-

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ROBERT LEE BRAZINSKI, 61, of Dorrance Township, passed away early Saturday morning, May 14, 2011, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Bednarski & Thomas Funeral Home, 27 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre. MATTHEW S. CHIPOLIS, 19, of Harding, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township, as a result of injuries suffered from a motorcycle accident. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 802 Susquehanna Ave., West Pittston. Full obituary will appear in Monday’s Times Leader. LUCILLE T. KACHMAR, of Division Street, Kingston, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township, shortly after admission. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Hugh P. Boyle & Son Funeral Home Inc., 416 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. LILLIAN T. (DROZDOWSKI) LEVANDOSKI, 94, a resident of Swoyersville, passed away peacefully Friday evening, May 13, 2011, at Hospice Care of the Visiting Nursing Association, Heritage House, Wilkes-Barre, following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral Arrangements are pending and have been entrusted to the care of the Wroblewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. A complete obituary for Lillian will appear in Monday’s Times Leader.

Karl K. Kratz May 14, 2011

arl K. Kratz, 53, of Luzerne, passed away at home Saturday K morning, May 14, 2011.

Born in Kingston, he was a son of the late Tom Kratz and Margaret Evans Kratz Williams. Karl was a graduate of Wyoming Valley West, class of 1976, and he was employed by Linde Corporation, of Honesdale, as a foreman for many years. He loved life, Penn State, Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and his family and friends. Karl was preceded in death, in addition to his parents, by a stepfather Stu Williams. Surviving are his wife of 19 years, the former Judith Mizdail; brother, Russell Kratz and wife, Leah, of Kingston; nieces, Hillary Kratz of Bloomsburg, Pa., and Heather Kratz of West Palm Beach, Fla.; nephew Ryan of Kingston; brother-in-law Frank Mizdail of Nanticoke; as well as many aunts; uncles; cousins and lifelong friends. Funeral service will be held at noon Wednesday at the Betz-Jastremski Funeral Home Inc., 568 Bennett St., Luzerne, with the Rev. Michael Zipay officiating. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the charity of donor’s choice. Condolences can be sent to sympathy@betzjastremski.com.

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ohanna Dovidas, 87, of Kingston Commons, entered into eternal life Friday, May 13, 2011, at the facility following an illness. Born June 22, 1923, in Nanticoke, she was the last surviving daughter of six children to the late Stephen and Katherine (Shemanski) Pakosh. She was educated in the Nanticoke schools. She and her late husband, Mr. Edmund J. Dovidas, married in 1944 and moved to New Jersey in the early 1950s. Mrs. Dovidas relocated to the Wyoming Valley following Edmund’s death. Locally, she worked with the Luzerne County Head Start and Foster Grandparent programs, caring for area youth by preparing meals for over 25 years. She was a member of the Parish Community of Saint Andre Bessette and is remembered by family as having an affinity for Ukrainian music and dancing. She also enjoyed traveling with her family in the continental United States and abroad. In addition to her husband, Edmund, she was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Surviving are sons, Thomas S. Dovidas and his wife, Julie, of Nutley, N.J., and Edmund J. Dovidas and his wife, Harriet, of Orlando, Fla.; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; as well as several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mrs. Dovidas will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday from the John V. Morris Funeral Home, 625 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, followed by a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. in Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, with the Rev. Michael J. Kloton, Parochial Vicar, officiating. Interment will be in Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery, Pa. Route No.115, Bear Creek Township. Relatives and friends may join her family for visitation and remembrances from 9 a.m. until the time of services Tuesday. Online words of comfort may be shared with her family by visiting our website at www.JohnVMorrisFuneralHomes.com.

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aymond James Daring, 84, of Dallas, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011, at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the second son of the late Arthur W. Daring and Gertrude Bruggeman Lenzi. He attended Hanover High School and Wilkes College. A U.S. Navy veteran, Raymond served his county during World War II on the USS Sigourney in the South Pacific. Mr. Daring was a well-known local businessman who owned and operated Daring’s Market on Memorial Highway in Dallas along with his wife, Nancy, for 35 years before retiring in 1992. He has resided in the Back Mountain area most of his life. Mr. Daring was a member of George M. Dallas Masonic Lodge No. 531, Caldwell Consistory, Royal Order of the Jesters Court 154, Irem Golf Association, The Westmoreland Club and The Pennsylvania Society. He was a former president of Wyoming Valley Distributing Co., a former member of the Dallas School Authority, and formerly served on the board of the Wyoming National Bank. Ray was a member of Dallas United Methodist Church. Ray showed that we cannot control what happens to us in life but we can control our response to it. His kindness and sense of humor in the face of adversity showed his true strength and character. He will be deeply missed by family, good friends and all those whose lives he touched. Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, were his wife, the former Nancy L. Hislop; and brother, Walter A. Daring. He will be deeply missed by daughters, Lorene LaBerge and her husband, Chuck, of Towson, Md., Raelene Daring of Dallas, and Margaret Casperson and husband, Steve, of Loveland, Ohio; grandchil-

dren, Colynn Furgason, Kelsen and Logan LaBerge, Rachel Olszewski, and Philip and Mitchell Casperson; great-grandson Roran James Furgason; as well as sisters, Margaret “Peggy” Grose of Iselin, N.J., and Elizabeth “Betsy” Naumowicz of Navarre, Fla. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Dallas United Methodist Church, Parsonage Street, Dallas. The Rev. Earl W. Roberts III, his pastor, will officiate. A private interment will be made in Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home Inc., 140 N. Main St., Shavertown. The Daring family will also receive friends Saturday at the church following the memorial service. The George M. Dallas Masonic Lodge No. 531 will conduct Masonic services at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Dr., WilkesBarre, PA 18702; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, P.O. Box 27106, New York, NY 10087; or The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1650 Orleans St., Baltimore, MD 21287. Condolences may be sent to the Daring family via e-mail at snowdonfuneral@frontier.com.

Mary Lou Dudkiewicz May 13, 2011 Lou Dudkiewicz, 68, of SoM ary lomon Street, Wilkes-Barre

Township, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011, at her home. She was born March 8, 1943, in Ashley, a daughter of the late Anthony and Anna Seramek Altavilla. Mary Lou was a graduate of Ashley High School and the Wilkes-Barre Business Academy. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed for many years by the Sallie Mae Corporation. She was a member of St. Leo/Holy Rosary Church in Ashley. Mary Lou was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Joseph E. Dudkiewicz, in 2005. She was also preceded in death by a son, Joseph Dudkiewicz; and by a daughter, Mary Jo Dudkiewicz. Surviving are a son, Ronald Dudkiewicz, at home; daughter, Lynn Barajas and her husband, Maximino, Berwyn, Pa.; grandchildren, Paige and Payton Barajas; sisters, Barbara Piestrak and her husband, Daniel, Ashley, Anna May Altavilla, Wilkes-Barre, and Sister Mary Frances Altavilla, R.G.S., Baltimore, Md.; as well as nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday from the Nat & Gaw-

las Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 9:30 a.m. in St. Leo’s/Holy Rosary Church, 33 Manhattan St., Ashley. The Rev. Thomas J. O’Malley will officiate. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice Community Care, 601 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704. Online condolences may be sent to www.natandgawlasfuneralhome.com.

Christy Mundenar May 13, 2011 Mundenar, 59, of Pittston, C hristy passed away Friday, May 13,

2011, at Hospice Care of the VNA, Heritage House, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Scranton on November 23, 1951, she was a daughter of Josephine Masucci Mundenar, of Pittston, and the late William J. Mundenar Sr. Christy was a graduate of St. John the Evangelist High School, Pittston, and received a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Marywood University. Prior to her illness, Christy was employed for 28 years as a teacher in the Pittston Ar- nizio Funeral Home, 802 Susqueea School District. hanna Ave., West Pittston, with a She was a member of St. Rocco’s Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. Church, Pittston. in St. Rocco’s Church, Pittston. InChristy was preceded in death by terment will be held in Mount Olher father, William J. Mundenar Sr. ivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends Surviving are her mother, Jose- may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at phine Masucci Mundenar; brothers, the funeral home. William Mundenar Jr., and his wife, In lieu of flowers, memorial donaMary, Pittston Township, and Mark tions may be made to Hospice Care Mundenar, Pittston; and five nieces, of the VNA, Heritage House, 80 E. Angela Lynn, Maria Kaluzavich, Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre, PA and Ashley, Kelsey and Jenna Mun- 18701. denar. Online condolences may be made Funeral services will be at 9 at www.peterjadoniziofunerala.m. Tuesday from the Peter J. Ado- home.com.

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riage, Frank “Babe” Dankovitch; granddaughter Deidre Dankovitch; and brothers, Joseph and Thomas Yesulaitis. Surviving are her daughter Judith Petrus and her husband, Andrew; sons, Frank Dankovitch and his wife, Lillian, Robert Dankovitch and his wife, Jean, and James Dankovitch and his wife, Marie; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; as well as sisters, Helen Metyu and Mary Truss. Funeral services for Beatrice will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday from the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. in St. Leo’s/Holy Rosary Church, Ashley, with the Rev. Thomas O’Malley officiating. Interment will be held in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. Family and friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.

Emily Phillips May 14, 2011 mily Phillips, 87, of Pittston, died Saturday, May 14, 2011, at E Highland Manor, Exeter, surround-

ed by her family. Born September 21, 1923, in Ransom, she was a daughter of the late John and Ana Rugletic. Emily was a member of Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Pittston, formerly Saint Mary, Help of Christians Parish, and its Altar and Rosary Society and Marian Club. Emily worked as a nurse’s aide for many years and retired from Valley Crest Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her husband, George, in 1989; seven brothers, Andrew, John, Louis, Joseph, Stephen, Michael and Frank; and five sisters, Mary Visnich, Evelyn Zipp, Anna Rosencrance, Catherine Bechtold, and Pauline Dugan. Emily is survived by three daughters, Mary Lou, with whom she re-

sided, Emily Chester, Pittston, and Linda, Scranton; a sister, Josephine Vandevord and her husband, Charles, Illinois; three grandchildren, George, Michele, and Tyrell; and three great-grandchildren, Brianna, Kylea, and Kira; our wonderful family friend, Ann Marie Ushing; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A special thank you goes to the Manor’s nurses and aides for the great care, and to Ervita from Compassionate Care Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Emily’s life will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, North Main Street, Pittston. Interment will be in Saint Michael’s Cemetery, Pittston. There will be no calling hours. No flowers please. Arrangements are by the Paul F. Leonard Funeral Home, 575 N. Main St., Pittston.

Josephine Wnuk May 13, 2011

Josephine Wnuk, 92, of Plymouth, passed into the hands of the Lord Friday, May 13, 2011, at the General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Born March 21, 1919, in Plymouth, she was the ninth out of 11 children born to the late Michael and Mary Kalafa Lesko. Josephine was a lifelong member and devoted parishioner of Ss. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Plymouth. Throughout her life, she enjoyed traveling and spending time with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son Myron Wnuk; brothers, Michael Lesko Jr., Joseph Lesko and infant George Lesko; and sisters, Olga, Mary and Anna Lesko, Geraldine and Elizabeth Loke, Helen Chicko and infant Catherine Lesko. Surviving are her children, Catherine Price of Wilkes-Barre, Dolores Schwab of Wilkes-Barre, Barbara Winders of Indiana, Gloria Rairdon of Indiana and Debra Nordheim of Kingston; 11 grandchildren, Marissa Nicole Nordheim of San Diego, Calif., Mitchel Aaron Nordheim of Kingston, Mark and Luke Winders of Indiana, Sandra, Thomas, Michael, Susan, Laura, Cynthia and Christina; as well as many great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Friday from the S.J. Grontkowski Funeral Home, 530 W. Main St., Plymouth, followed by Divine Liturgy at 10:30 a.m. in Ss. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Plymouth. Interment will be in the Parish Cemetery, Plymouth Township. Friends may call from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday. Please visit www.sjgrontkowskifuneralhome.com for directions or to submit online condolences to Josephine’s family.

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FUNERALS ALLEGRUCCI – Gloria, funeral 9:30 a.m. Monday from the Victor M. Ferri Funeral Home, 522 Fallon St., Old Forge. Mass 10 a.m. in St. Lawrence O’Toole Church at Prince of Peace Parish, Old Forge. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today. BRODY – John, funeral 9:30 a.m. Monday from the Desiderio Funeral Home Inc., 436 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. at St. Jude’s R.C. Church, Mountain Top. Friends may pay their respects from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. A Panachida service will be celebrated at 5 p.m. CHAMBERLAIN - Ruth, memorial service 6:30 p.m. today at the Firwood United Methodist Church, Wilkes-Barre. CHRONOWSKI – Barbara, funeral 10:30 a.m. Monday from the Anthony Recupero Funeral Home, 406 Susquehanna Ave., West Pittston. Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. in St. Joseph’s Church, Wyoming. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. FROMEL – John, a blessing service 7 p.m. today at the Michael J. Mikelski Funeral Home, 293 S. River St., Plains Township. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today. GIOVAGNOLI – Leo, funeral 9:15 a.m. Tuesday from the Bernard J. Piontek Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. in St. Maria Goretti’s Church, Laflin. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday. He was preceded in death by a great-granddaughter, Hailey. GONGLEFSKI – Joseph, funeral 9:30 a.m. Monday from the Wroblewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. in Holy Name/Saint Mary’s Church, 283 Shoemaker St., Swoyersville. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. JOHNSON – Audrey, funeral 2 p.m. today at the Hugh B. Hughes & Son Inc., Funeral Home, 1044 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. KOCH – John Jr., funeral 10 a.m. Monday at the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 N. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today. KOREY – George, prayer service 2 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at the Mercy Center Chapel, Misericordia University Campus, Dallas. All are welcome to attend. KRAYNAK – Dorothy, funeral 9 a.m. Monday from the Metcalfe and Shaver Funeral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Sorrows Church of St. Monica’s Parish, West Wyoming. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. The Christian Mothers are asked to meet in the funeral home at 5:45 p.m. today to conduct a prayer service. LUDDEN – Leocadia, graveside service 3 p.m. Monday at Mountain View Cemetery, Harding. O’LENICK – Ann, funeral 10:30 a.m. Monday from Davis-Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke. Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. in St. Faustina Kowalska Parish/Holy Trinity Church, Nanticoke. Visitation from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. ROSENER – Friend, funeral 10 a.m. Monday at the Howell-Lussi

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ister Patricia Mary Neilson, a member of the Mid-Atlantic Community of the Sisters of Mercy, died at Mercy Center in Dallas on Friday, May 13, 2011. The former Ella Marie (Nellie) Neilson was born May 27, 1917, in Amsbry, Pa., a daughter of the late Augustus and Christine Gallagher Neilson. Sr. Patricia Mary graduated from Mount Aloysius Academy, Cresson, Pa., in 1936 and Misericordia University, then called College Misericordia, Dallas, with a degree in Elementary Education and received a certification in Library Science. Sr. Patricia Mary entered the Sisters of Mercy in Dallas on September 8, 1942, and made her profession of vows on March 12, 1945. Throughout her career as an elementary school teacher, Sr. Patricia Mary served in the dioceses of Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, Altoona-Johnstown and Harrisburg. In her later years at McAuley Hall in Cresson and at Mercy Center, she shared her compassionate and joyful spirit by encouraging those in need of a kind word. Sr. Patricia Mary was preceded in death by brother, John; and sisters, Patricia Benko, Theda Neilson, Maureen Neilson and Georgette Grabiner. She is survived by her brothers, Patrick, Portage, Pa., and Gary, Cochranville, Pa.; sisters, Virginia Rice, Broomall, Pa., and Peggy Ann Stevens, Cresson, Pa. Transferal to Mercy Center will be at 2 p.m. Monday followed by a viewing and wake service from 2 to 4 p.m. Transferal to Cresson, Pa., will be Tuesday with a viewing and wake service from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Kennedy Funeral Home in Cresson. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of Mercy Chapel at Mount Aloysius College, Cresson. Interment will be at the Sisters of Mercy Cemetery, Mount Aloysius College in Cresson. Memorial contributions in the name of Sister Patricia Mary Neilson may be made to Mercy Center, PO Box 370, Dallas, PA 18612. More Obituaries, Page 11A

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Alpharetta, Ga.; his daughter Denise Scoble of Burke, Va.; his foster daughter Teresa (Lorraine) O’Hara and her husband, Tom, of Tonawanda, N.Y.; his grandchildren, Amy Gonglefski, J.V. Gonglefski, Carolyn Gonglefski, Erin (Scoble) Mennell and her husband, Rob, and Matthew Scoble; his sister, Lillian Gonglefski of Wyoming; as well as numerous nieces; nephews and godchildren. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, which will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Monday from the Wroblewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10 a.m. in Holy Name/ Saint Mary’s Church, 283 Shoemaker St., Swoyersville, with the Rev. Anthony M. Urban, family friend, officiating. Interment with the Rite of Committal will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Family and Friends are invited to call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. The Confraternity of Christian Mothers of Holy Name/Saint Mary’s Church will recite the Rosary this evening at 6 p.m. For additional information, or to send the family of Mr. Joseph R. Gonglefski an online message of condolence, you may visit the funeral home website www.wroblewskifuneralhome.com. The family requests that flowers be omitted and that memorial contributions be made in Chooch’s memory to Father Seamus Kuebler, c/o Augustine Monks of the Primitive Observance, 2075 Mercers Fernery Rd., Deland, FL 32720.

Patricia Alice Koloski May 11, 2011 Patricia Alice Koloski, 63, formerly of Nanticoke, passed away Wednesday, May11, 2011, at Kingston Commons, Kingston. Born in Hazleton, on October 30, 1947, she was a daughter of the late Harry S. and Elizabeth A. (Kettrick) Baut. She was a graduate of West Wyoming High School. She was preceded in death by husband, Raymond Ronald Holup. Surviving are her son Jeffrey David Holup, Kingston; daughter Elizabeth Ann Dougherty and her husband, Neil J., Shavertown; two

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oseph R. “Chooch” Gonglefski, 84, a resident of Swoyersville, passed away Thursday evening, May 12, 2011, at his residence surrounded by his caring family. His loving and devoted wife is the former Teresa Charney. Together, Chooch and Teresa celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on November 8, 2010. Born on November 22, 1926, in Swoyersville, Joseph was a son of the late Joseph and Apolina (Krasiewski) Gonglefski. Chooch was a lifelong resident of Swoyersville. He was a graduate of the former Swoyersville High School, class of 1945. Following his high school graduation, Chooch went on to further his education at Villanova University. Throughout his high school and college educations, Chooch participated in a variety of sports. Prior to his retirement in 1999, Chooch worked as an engineering specialist for the Luzerne County Courthouse. A faithful Catholic, Chooch was a member of Holy Name/Saint Mary’s Parish Community of Swoyersville. Dedicated to his parish, he was actively involved in many of his parish’s activities. Chooch was a social member of the American Legion, Andrew Lawrence Post 644, Swoyersville. Family always came first to Chooch throughout his life, and he cherished each opportunity he had to be with his loved ones. He greatly enjoyed traveling with his wife to visit family and friends. Chooch will forever be remembered as a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. His kind and generous spirit will forever live on in the hearts of those who knew and loved him. In addition to his parents, Joseph and Apolina Gonglefski, Chooch was preceded in death by his sisters, Wanda Yakupcin, Jenny Kopec, Edna Bernoski and Josephine Snarski; and his brother, Edward Gonglefski. In addition to his wife, Teresa Gonglefski, Chooch is survived by his son Joseph Vincent Gonglefski and his wife, Katherine (Faerber),

grandchildren, Neil Raymond and Claire Elizabeth Dougherty; sisters, Mary E. Sklaney and her husband, Edward T., Nanticoke, and Barbara A. Baut, Nanticoke; as well as a brother, Harry A. Baut and his wife, Darlene, Las Vegas, Nev. Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family from the Stanley S. Stegura Funeral Home Inc., 614 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke, with a Memorial Mass at 9 a.m. Monday in Saint Faustina Parish, Holy Trinity Church, 520 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton, Kingston Township. There will be no calling hours. Patricia’s family would like to thank the staff at Kingston Commons for their dedicated care and service.

ohn Andrew Soha, 87, a resident of Pringle, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, May 13, 2011, at the Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Center, Wilkes-Barre, surrounded by his loving family. His loving wife is the former Helen C. Pretko. Together, John and Helen celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on September 9, 2010. Born on June 24, 1923, in Murray, Pa., John was a son of the late Andrew and Stella (Dermaijko) Soha. John was raised in Pringle and was a graduate of the former Pringle High School. A U.S. Army veteran, John honorably served his country during World War II. Throughout his service, John was stationed in the European Theatre and, among many efforts, was part of the D-Day Normandy Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge. Also, he served as a communications officer in the Headquarters’ Battalion of the 3rd Army. John was honorably discharged from his active duty on December 13, 1945. Following the war, John became employed at WBRE Radio at the Third Avenue building in Kingston until televised news came into existence. John was employed for 39 years by WBRE as an engineer in their communications department. During the late 1960s, John was employed by King’s College in their communications department, where he designed and installed the student radio station. Additionally, John worked evenings at Pocono Downs Raceway, operating the cameras for horse races. After working many years, John enjoyed a long and happy retirement. John served the Borough of Pringle as an elected member of its borough council during the 1960s and 1970s. A man of faith, John was a member of Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church of Kingston. He was a former member of Saint Hedwig’s Church, formerly of Kingston. For years, John was an amateur HAM Radio Operator and held membership with the Broadcaster’s Amateur Radio Club. A man of many enjoyments, John loved being outdoors. John especially enjoyed tending to his vegetable garden and fishing. Also, he enjoyed going mushroom and blueberry picking with his family. John had a great love for his family, and he treasured every moment he had with his wife, children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and extended family. Whether it was having a picnic at Lake Jean or in the quietness of his home, he was happiest when his family was together. In addition to his parents, Andrew and Stella Soha, John was

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preceded in death by his brother, Stanley Soha; and his sisters, Helen Renault and Josephine Soha. In addition to his wife, Helen C. Soha, John is survived by his children, Mary Ann Thomstatter-Mullen and her husband, Patrick Mullen, of Collegeville, Pa., Christine Hampton, of Okemos, Mich., Helen Theresa Soha, of York, Pa., Diane Broody and her husband, Peter Broody, of Pringle, and John A. Soha Jr., at home; his brother, Albert Soha, of Elizabethtown, Ky.; and his sister, Anna Soha, of Collegeville, Pa. Additionally, John is survived by his grandchildren, Jason Thomstatter and his wife Tina, Mikhael Thomstatter and his fiancée, Amanda Bau, Kristen Lynch and her husband, Craig, Katie Mullen, Stephanie Mullen, Erick and his wife, Emily Hampton, Bryan Soha, Derek Soha, James Soha, Sabrina Soha, Bridget Broody and husband, Leon Walega, Lisa Broody and Peter A. Broody Jr.; his great-grandchildren, Toby Soha, Zachary and Summer Thomstatter, Olivia and Zoe Hampton, Damian and Tegan John Broody; and Ashlin, Jaidin and Logan Broody Walega; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends. The Soha family wishes to extend their sincere and heartfelt gratitude to John’s brother-inlaw and sister-in-law, Joe and Rosalie Pretko, as well as John’s nephews, Carl Pretko and Francis Shepanski, for all they did for John and Helen during John’s time of illness. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral which will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday from the Wroblewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10 a.m. in Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church, 339 N. Maple Ave., Kingston, with the Rev. Gregory W. Kelly, Assistant Pastor, officiating. Interment with the Rite of Committal will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery, where Military Honors will be accorded. Family and friends are invited to call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. For additional information, or to send the family of Mr. John A. Soha an online message of condolence, you may visit the funeral home website www.wroblewskifuneralhome.com.

PITTSTON – Incumbent Pittston Councilmen Joe McLean and Danny Argo used to be friends. They live near each other in the Oregon section of the city. They used to get together at McLean’s house and watch NASCAR. They ran as a team for city council in 2007. Now they barely speak and are pitted as opponents in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Two four-year council seats are on the ballot. There are no Republican candidates, so the winners of Tuesday’s election are virtually assured of being elected in November, barring an unlikely successful write-in campaign. Argo took on a running mate in Ginger Butera Murphy, clearly indicating he is seeking to oust McLean. In response, McLean asked Kim Alfano to run with him. Two other candidates, Frank Sheperis and Barb Zangre, are running on their own. Zangre is a unique candidate in that she is not a Pittston native. She was born and raised in Missouri where she was the daughter and granddaughter of small town mayors. She said if elected she would pledge half of her yearly salary each of the four years to buy playground equipment for four different city parks. She said she attends parks and recreation seminars on her own and works with the Susquehanna Rails and Trails program. Zangresaidshehasseveralideas for improvements in the city and believes they can be paid for with government and foundation grants and even generate revenue. Sheperis, 68, is a Vietnam veteran of the Air Force. He is retired from Tobyhanna. He never ran for office before and he has been running a low-key campaign. “I haven’t been writing letters or taking out ads,” he said. “But I have been all over town knocking on doors. I like the other people in the race, but I feel I’m a better candidate.” He said fixing streets and cavedin storm drains are a priority for him. According to McLean, his and

Argo’s relationship began to cool after a city council executive session two years ago. McLean broached the subject of Argo being accused of saying in a bar “the wrong state trooper died” after Trooper Josh Miller was killed and Trooper Robert Lombardo, the brother of former Mayor Mike Lombardo, was wounded. McLean said he called for the executive session because what Argo allegedly said was all over town. “I felt we had to clear the air because it was the talk of the street. There’s no question about it that not long after that our relationship totally cooled.” Argo denies making the statement and said the accusation had nothing to do with his split with McLean. “I can’t be running mates with somebody who has different ideas on how the city should be run,” Argo said. He vowed not to run with McLean last summer after McLean voted to approve an exclusive towing contract and to raise the sewer maintenance fee from $50 to $170. Argo and Councilman Mike Lombardo, a cousin of the former mayor, voted no on the sewer fee increase. The vote was three to two. Argo agreed the sewer work had to be done. “But,” he said, “the cost should not be on the backs of the residents. The state and the federal government should pay for it.” Murphy said she is most interested in improving parks. “Look at Albert West, it’s all grass,” she said. “They had a walkaround and they don’t have it anymore. It’s all grown in. People can’t walk there any more. It’s something that could be done simply and it could be done cheaply, but it’s not a priority for this administration. You have to utilize the properties you have.” McLean’s running mate Alfano said she was pleased he asked her to run. “I said yeah because I agree with his ideas for the city. There are a lot of single family homes for sale and I’d like to know why, what is it that’s not bringing people here?” Answering her own question she said, “I know the downtown is the face of the city. Improvement there will attract people and I think the city is on the right track there.”

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Trend toward restitution “Vicky,” a pseudonym used to protect her privacy, is among several child pornography victims who have begun seeking restitution for their suffering from defendants convicted of possessing their images. It’s a novel legal concept that has led to conflicting rulings across the nation as federal judges grapple with competing interpretations of federal regulations regarding restitution. Hepburn and James Marsh, a New York attorney who represents a victim in another popular child pornography collection, known as the “Misty” series, have filed dozens of requests for restitution against child pornography defendants nationwide, including several defendants who were prosecuted in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. In April, attorneys for Bradley Hoppy, a Sugarloaf Township man who was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for his guilty plea to child pornography charges, agreed to a $5,000 settlement of a restitution claim “Vicky” filed against their client. There have been at least two other cases in the Middle District within the past year in which a judge ordered child pornography defendants to pay restitution. In December, U.S. District Judge John Jones ruled that the victim in the “Misty” series, who was sexually abused by an uncle at age 8, was entitled to restitution from Michael Brown of Lebanon County. In March, U.S. District Judge Christopher Connor also ordered Ronald Barkley of Harrisburg to pay damages to the “Misty” victim. Federal judges in other states have split on the issue. The “Misty” victim has sought restitution in 22 cases nationwide, according to court papers filed by the U.S. Attorney’s office in Brown’s case. Of those, 15 have Advertisement

been granted and seven have been denied. Hepburn said there is little disagreement that the victims depicted in the images suffered harm. The dispute centers on whether the defendants who viewed the images were the proximate cause of that harm and, if so, how to calculate the amount they owe the victims. Compensation for suffering Federal law allows victims of sexual assault to seek compensation for their suffering, provided they can show some nexus between their injury and the act committed by the defendant. It’s only recently that victims depicted in child pornography have sought redress under the law. “It was out of a sense of justice and saying ‘This isn’t right,’” Hepburn said. “People should not be able to download and look at these horrific images without consequences.” Brown’s attorney, John Bonner of Williamsport, argued against a restitution order, noting Brown was among many who had viewed the images. The victim, he said, had failed to show how her specific losses were directly tied to Brown’s possession of the images. “The losses described are generalized and caused by the idea of the images being publicly viewed rather than caused by this defendant having viewed the images,” Bonner said in court papers. But Hepburn said the fact that many people have viewed the images does not diminish the role each individual played in causing the harm. “That’s like saying that because everyone is responsible, no one is responsible,” Hepburn said in a recent interview. “If you have a gang rape, because so many took part in it, can you say no one individual did this? Do we let everyone go free because they were part of a group? I don’t think so.” Hepburn said “Vicky” has suffered terribly, first from the trauma of the abuse, and now from the knowledge that thousands of people continue to view the as-

saults. Case background “Vicky’s” father pleaded guilty in 2008 to sexual assault and child pornography charges and was sentenced in March 2009 to 50 years in prison. That provided some resolution for her, Hepburn said. But she’ll never have complete closure as long as the images are out there. “Her father is in jail. She has peace knowing he will never hurt her or any other child again,” Hepburn said. “She can close the door of that part of her life, but there is no end for the images on the Internet.” In both the “Vicky” and “Misty” cases, Hepburn and Marsh have sought damages for the emotional trauma, as well as the cost of past and future counseling and lost wages the women have suffered due to their difficulties in overcoming the trauma to establish a normal life. The amount of the awards has varied greatly, from nominal amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars. In the Brown and Barkley cases, the judges ordered hearings to determine the amount of restitution that is owed. Barkley’s hearing is scheduled for June 17 in Harrisburg. Brown opted to forgo a hearing and agreed to settle the restitution claim for $5,000. How much of the money the victims will ever collect on those or other awards remains a question. Hepburn said collecting on the awards she has attained has proven difficult as many of the defendants are indigent. She declined to say specifically how much “Vicky” has received, but said it’s in the tens of thousands of dollars. Regardless of whether she collects a dime, Hepburn said the restitution orders have helped “Vicky” in her emotional recovery. “A person in a position of authority has recognized she has been harmed and the defendant played a part in that harm. That’s really reaffirming for her,” she said.

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Len Piazza, director of the county’s bureau of elections. The largest ballot he can recall was in 2005, when there were more than 800 candidates on both party ballots. That included dozens of minor offices, such as inspector of elections and political party committee people, Piazza said. David Sosar, a political science professor at King’s College, has expressed concern that the large ballot will scare away some voters, who may be intimidated by the numerous screens they will have to scroll through on the county’s electronic voting machines. But Piazza said he doesn’t think the ballot will be overwhelming. He estimates voters in most polling places will have to scroll through four to five screens, plus two review screens. “Early on people surmised we were gong to have 10 or 12 pages. That’s just not the case,” Piazza said. Local and county officials have been touting the importance of this election, particularly the county council and judicial races. The county council candidates, should they prevail in the general election, will have the mammoth task of implementing the new form of government, while the judicial candidates will join a bench that continues to work to recover from the corruption scandal that led to the ouster of three judges. “The candidates who pick up the nomination for county council are extremely important,” Sosar said. “We are talking about selecting people who will be vying for an office that is going to select our first county manager. They’re going to be seeing the precedent for how

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the county is run.” The winners of the judicial race, meanwhile, will set the stage for at least the next 10 years, and possibly 20 as many of the candidates are young enough that they could seek retention for a second 10-year term. There’s a lot a stake. The question, local political analysts say, is will it result in a big voter turnout? Piazza said he expects this election will be much like other primaries, which have had percentages in the low to high 30’s over the past few years. In the 2009 primary, 38 percent of voters turned out, compared to 36 percent in 2007 and 31 percent in 2005. Piazza said he believes the smaller, municipal races will drive voters to the polls, more so than the county council and judicial contests. “It’s going to be the races for township supervisors, mayor and school directors – the smaller campaigns have the organization in place over the years to get voters out,” Piazza said But Sosar and Tom Baldino, a political science professor at Wilkes University, are less optimistic. Sosar predicts just 25 to 27 percent of voters will turn out, while Baldino pegs turnout in the 30 to 35 percent range. Sosar said he thinks voters likely recognize the importance of the county council and judicial elections. The majority,

however, are not willing to dedicate the time to research the candidates. Rather than vote for someone they don’t know, they may opt not to vote at all, he said. Baldino said he thinks turnout will be most impacted by the fact there are no controversial issues or candidates this election. “So many of these races are really low profile,” Baldino said. “There is no real issue emerging to generate controversy. It’s a quiet election, and quiet elections don’t usually don’t get a big turnout.” In many communities, the races are uncontested. There are a total of 59 municipal offices on the Democratic ballot, of which 17 are contested races. There are 48 offices on the Republican ballot, of which 10 are contested. Three communities have positions for which no candidate will appear on the ballot: Hunlock Township – one supervisor; Jeddo Borough – mayor and two council seats, and New Columbus Borough – two council seats. In those municipalities, a person could obtain the nomination on either or both ballots through a write-in campaign. For township or borough positions, only 10 votes are needed. If no candidate gets 10 votes, the seat will be considered vacant. The existing board will then fill the seat.

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However, while our students and workPennsylvanians Are Talking About ing families have been asked to make Public School Funding Cuts Across the Commonwealth, Pennsylvani- sacrifices, corporations have not. More than 70 percent of Pennsylvania ans are talking about the painful and uncorporations pay no income tax. In 2006, precedented $1.2 billion in cuts that a Pennsylvania family earning $36,000 Governor Tom Corbett has proposed for paid more in state taxes than 84 percent our public schools. of corporations in our state. Parents are crowding school board Just as important, levying reasonable meetings. Teachers are holding grade-ins taxes on Marcellus Shale and rallies. More than 4,000 drilling operations could ultipeople spoke out at a May 3 mately generate $400 million a rally for a responsible budget year, an approach that 62 perat the state Capitol. cent of Pennsylvanians favor. This is happening because These are better, fairer alterschool boards are balancing natives. Put simply, if lawmakers their budgets by increasing would ask corporations to pay class sizes, eliminating proJames P. Testerman their fair share, students and grams that work for our stumiddle class families would not dents, and raising property taxes. need to sacrifice. With state funding cuts between 10 percent and 18 percent, what choice do Let’s Act on Better Alternatives they have? I believe in Pennsylvania’s public schools, because I know they work for Lawmakers Have Better Choices But Pennsylvanians think that lawmakers the students they serve. I believe in better alternatives to fundin Harrisburg do have a choice - and that ing cuts for our public schools and unithere are better, fairer alternatives to the versities, because I know that surplus dramatic cuts that the Governor has prorevenues should not just sit in Harrisburg. posed. And I know that asking corporations to In fact, the Commonwealth will end pay their fair share is in the public’s interthis fiscal year with a $500 million surest. plus. If revenues continue to come in at In fact, I believe that our state senators that level during the upcoming fiscal and state representatives will consider year, as much as $1 billion will be availthese alternatives, because I know that able to restore these unprecedented cuts. Yes, lawmakers do have a choice. Fairer they share a common commitment to public education. alternatives exist. And now, state funds are available to offset the dramatic cuts the Ask Lawmakers to Save Our Schools Governor has proposed. As Pennsylvanians, we need to remind lawmakers of this commitment. We need The People Say: Don’t Balance the to tell them how important public educaBudget on the Backs of Our Students In communities across the state, Pennsyl- tion is to our students and our communities. And we need to ask them to consider vanians are sending clear and consistent messages: save our schools and don’t bal- alternatives to school funding cuts and not balance the state budget on the backs ance the budget on the backs of our stuof our students. dents. At www.savepaschools.org, you can They understand what $1.2 billion in cuts means to their community schools. find out more about those efforts. They know what a 50 percent funding cut Ask our elected officials to do the right for our universities means for Pennslyva- thing. nians who aspire to a college education. Ask them to join you in seeking better, And they don’t believe that our students fairer alternatives to $1.2 billion in public should sacrifice a quality education to school funding cuts. balance the state budget. And ask them to save our schools. In fact, a Franklin and Marshall College public opinion poll showed that 78 percent of Pennsylvanians oppose balanc- Jim Testerman is a middle school science ing the state budget by cutting public teacher and president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association, the state’s largest school funding. school employee union. A state affiliate of the Sacrifices for Students and Working National Education Association, PSEA repreFamilies But Not Corporations sents approximately 191,000 future, active The Governor has said that Pennsylvaniand retired teachers and school employees, ans should sacrifice to balance the state and health care workers in Pennsylvania. budget.

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gels. Statement: My experience with the Guardian Angels in the city, around the state and in surrounding states will help bring some suggestions to the city council and the mayor which may help improve public safety. I believe my experience in retail with budgets greater than Wilkes-Barre Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget will be a benefit when it comes time for budget approval. My most important concerns are the financial state of the city Koppenhofer going forward considering the lack of government money that will be available and our public safety issues.

DISTRICT C:

Name: Calman Baggs Age: 60 Party: Democrat Residence: South Main Street Family: Single Education: Wilkes-Barre Area School District; Penn State University, associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in mass communications; Luzerne County Community College, associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in business management. Work: 30 years food service management experience, as well as community service management experience with the Wilkes-Barre Central YMCA and the Boy Scouts of America. Statement: A lot of good work has been accomplished in the past several years in our city and I hope to expand the vision that revitalized the downtown to our neighborhoods. The downtown is the heart of our city and our neighborhoods are its soul. We must make our neighborhoods safe, creating an environment that enables us to walk the streets safely, that makes it possible for our children to go out and play, and allows our moms and dads and grandmoms and grandBaggs dads to sit on their own porch with a feeling of safety and well being. We must clean up our neighborhoods, attack blighted properties and go after absentee landlords. We must maintain our swing & teeter-tot playgrounds for our youngsters and create more recreation outlets for our teens. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Name: Erick Redick Age: 74 Party: Democrat Residence: Sheridan Street, Heights Family: Three children, Shirley, Sharon and Eric Education: GAR High School Work: retired; former owner of Redickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ and Redickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deli Statement: I served on City Council for eight years and I will use my experience to help taxpayers clean up their neighborhoods, improve public safety, and assist in resolving any concerns they may have. I retired as assistant building superintendent at Wilkes-Barre Area Vo-Tech and building and grounds at Moon Lake Park. I will work with taxpayers in District C and throughout the city. I believe a councilman should represent Redick all taxpayers in the city. With your help and support, I want to help all city residents no matter what their concerns are. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Name: Maureen Lavelle Age: 66 Party: Democrat Residence: Almond Lane Family: Widow of Eugene Lavelle, Jr.; one son (deceased); 2 daughters. Education: St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s High School;

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ton. Statement: I will be available for the citizens of Wilkes-Barre to voice their concerns and issues. I will address Council issues with an unbiased open mind. I have a genuine commitment to work towards improving the city for my children, grandchildren and the citizens of our city. I will utilize my education and 35 years of management experience to work towards resolving the concerns that are presented to me by the voters of Wilkes-Barre. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Name: Don Winder Age: 51 Party: Democrat Residence: Barney Street Family: Children, Kourtney, MacKenzie, Keyton. Education: E.L. Meyers High School; BSW Misericordia University; Certified Home Inspector Thompson Education Work: Apartment owner/landlord; correctional counselor, PA State Correctional Institution at Retreat; Youth Development Counselor, YFC # 2 White Haven; Drug & Alcohol program coordinator, Red Rock Job Corps; correctional officer, Luzerne County Correctional Facility; consultant/counselor, WilkesBarre Township Detoxification Center. Statement: It is important that voters underWinder stand that what is good for the city is good for their district. I understand that District A extends far beyond Barney Farms and Old River Road and great people live in patches of the city that feel forgotten. I am tired of nuisance taxes like the sewer fee, recycling fee and levee fee and generating the economy of other cities through our tax/fee collection. We also need to press the state and federal governments to fix the Solomonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creek wall. And, when it comes to crime, we need someone to say, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had enough. Our police need support. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Name: Claire Koval Wert Age: 46 Party: Republican Residence: Carlisle Street Family: Children, Amy, 18, David, 16, and Matthew 13. Education: Bishop Hoban High School, 1982; Kings College, 1986, with a B.S. in Business Administration Work: Licensed property and casualty insurance agent at W. Hoban & Associates Inc. Wilkes-Barre. Statement: I am the only candidate who walks the district 350 days out of the year, barring torrential rain. I speak to my neighbors and see firsthand the concerns of the residents. I would like to make my city more attractive and safer for my children and yours. I have many ideas for Wert cost cutting features including, but not limited to: reducing the salaries of some elected officials, analyzing benefit packages, and scrutinizing the Wilkes-Barre City Charter and Third Class City Code. In the past I have been vocal at city council meetings to no avail. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Name: Joe Bernardo Age: 70 Party: Republican Residence: Crescent Avenue Family: Wife, Elaine; 5 children, 7 grandchildren Education: Hanover High School Work: Self-employed Statement: I have never been involved in politics and no one or any group is financially backing me. I am committed to making this area a better place to live; and when I make a commitment I work at it 100 percent. South WilkesBarre District A was one of the best places to live, raise children and grow old. I would like to work toward bringing that back once again Bernardo to our area. The biggest concerns voiced by the people I spoke with in all five wards of District A are empty buildings and absentee landlords. This will be my number one focus. I feel this will also work toward lowering crime in the area. I would also like to bring back some of the services we have lost over the years such as the spring clutter cleanup.

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policies, procedures and functions of the city. I am familiar with all parts of the city, along with my own district. I have had dealings with state, George federal and county agencies. I have worked with every department in the city, as well as the Housing Authority. I will know who to contact if and when a situation arises. I have experience in budgetary procedures, grant writing and Community Development Block Grants. I am running for Wilkes-Barre City Council because I have always been concerned about the safety and security of our neighborhoods. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Name: Vaughn Koter Age: 39 Party: Democrat Residence: Irving Place Education: GAR Jr./Sr. High School and Wilkes University, bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree. Work: Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceutical Company, hospital sales professional Statement: I ask everyone to look at the candidatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; qualifications rather than a last name before voting on May 17. We can not continue to entrust the same people with our future and expect a different result. Over the years, I have heard the empty promises made by people without them ever coming true. I am the only candiKoter date running in District B that has a college education coupled with success in the business world. I will bring my education, work ethic, and business experience to this position. New leadership is needed in our local government so that we can continue the growth of our downtown into our neighborhoods. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Name: Darlene Duggins Age: 42 Party: Democrat Residence: Grove Street Family: Daughters Ashley and Faâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;tirah Williams. Education: Will graduate this month with a social science degree from Luzerne County Community College and will finish in the fall with human service degree (double major). Work: Full-time student. Statement: Voters should elect me because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the most qualified candidate. I have the experience and the education. Experience is the best teacher. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very outgoing, open minded, and have a known track record for being personally involved in our community for almost 7 years; I know the issues we face. I saw gaps in the community that Duggins needed to be assessed. Through drug-free block parties, drug-free cleanups and drugfree dances, it has allowed me to educate the community on the issues that we deal with on an everyday basis, such as domestic violence, STDs, HIV/AIDS, bullying, teenage pregnancy, drugs and alcohol. It allows me to give the children and families something to do throughout the year, and also showing the community the importance of keeping their community clean. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Name: Vince Guarneri Age: 52 Party: Republican Residence: Grove Street Family: Wife, Sop; 1 daughter; 1 son. Education: Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College, B.S. Accounting Work: Core-Mark, transportation department Statement: Two problems stand out. One problem is the responsiveness of our local government to our concerns. Second, they do not know where to turn for help. There are many good citizens who love this city and are disappointed with what is happening to it. This problem has been exacerbated by the misdeeds of our elected officials in whom we put our trust. Another issue is the drug problem in Guarneri the city. A majority of the problems, the shooting and stabbings (lately within a stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throw from my house), gangs along with unruly children and young adults that traverse our streets are a direct result of drugs. This problem has not gotten any better since the last election and the solution is not to pass more laws which would place more restrictions on law-abiding citizens, but to revamp the police department in dealing with this problem. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Name: Scott Koppenhofer Age: 41 Party: Republican Residence: McLean Street Family: Wife, Dawn Education: Wyoming Area High School graduate Work: Currently store manager for AutoZone; 10 years experience in retail, seven years of which were in management; six years experience as a business owner; and six years military in a leadership position; 22year volunteer with the Guardian An-

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Wilkes-Barre Business College. Work: Retired; General Motors Acceptance Corp and business manager for Lavelleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Express. Statement: My business background will be an asset to the city. Being retired, I have the time, energy and desire to serve the citizens and to be an effective council member. The residents can count on me to be available to them to address their concerns and find solutions to their problems. I am aware of many of their Lavelle concerns and will address these issues. The person representing the district should be a telephone call away. I am running for council because I believe that I can be an effective member. I will see that our city ordinances are aggressively enforced. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Name: Justin McCarthy Age: 45 Party: Democrat Residence: East Northampton Street Family: Wife, Josie; daughter Seanna, son, Justin. Education: Graduate GAR Memorial High School; attended Luzerne County Community College and studied business administration. Work: Manager, Jim McCarthyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern On The Hill; assistant, John V. Morris Funeral Homes. Statement: Although many people know me as retired Councilman Jim McCarthyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, I have been and still am an active member in the community. My resume of community service stretches between coaching local youth sports, serving as District Governor with Lions Clubs International and as a member of the Wilkes-Barre City Crime Watch. As a member of Council I will have an open door policy. While I appreciate the current development of the downtown area, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to focus on our neighborhoods. I believe our neighMcCarthy borhoods have been steadily ignored and allowed to deteriorate. Crime has become out of hand in the neighborhoods and public safety should be a priority. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Name: Shelby A. Sudnick Age: 40 Party: Democrat Residence: Puritan Lane Family: Married to Robert Sudnick, a city firefighter; children Brianna Spak 22, Kati Sudnick 19, Robbie Sudnick 14. Education: GAR Memorial High School; Luzerne County Community College; Allied Medical Center. Work: Former banker; currently unemployed. Statement: I am running for City Council because as a normal citizen and not a politician, I believe that our neighborhoods and citizens have been ignored for way too long. I have grown tiresome of seeing citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; concerns put on the back burner at council meetings. I am hoping if I am elected, that I will be able to change public speaking time at council meetings to at least 10 minutes. My prime objective will be making sure all Sudnick citizen concerns are listened to and addressed with the respect that they deserve. I fully understand how important it is to get our neighborhoods back to where we can feel safe and secure again. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Name: Stephen J. Urban Age: 37 Party: Republican Residence: Lanning Lane Family: Single Education: Attended Pennsylvania State University and Luzerne

County Community College Work: Help desk technician Statement: I will do my best to be an effective leader who believes in honesty, integrity, and accountability. I will work hard to reduce all residential fees and taxes, while working to streamline the taxing structure in the City of Wilkes-Barre. I will work to make the city a better climate to retain Urban and create family-sustaining jobs. This will be one of my top priorities. Crime reduction, neighborhood cleanups, and reducing the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget will also be part of my formula for a financially successful Wilkes-Barre.

DISTRICT D

Name: Bill Barrett Age: 61 Party: Democrat Residence: Wilcox Drive Family: Married, wife Betty Jane; four adult children. Education: Coughlin High School; Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College; Pennsylvania State Police Academy; FBI National Academy, Quantico, Va.; Vietnam-era U.S. Army veteran. Work: Director of Safety and Security, Luzerne County Community College; Member of Council, City of Wilkes-Barre; retired Wilkes-Barre City Police Chief. Statement: I believe that my 27 years of progressive law enforcement experience and continuing practice in the field of public safety have prepared me to serve the residents of the City of Wilkes-Barre, most especially when addressing neighborhood problems and issues. Since first becoming a councilperson in 2004, I have introduced and supported numerous pieces of legislation including rental property licensBarrett ing and inspection ordinances, several ordinances involving vehicle safety, and others focused on improving quality of life in our neighborhoods. I remain committed to continue to work together to address neighborhood concerns. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Name: Linda J. Urban Age: 58 Party: Republican Residence: George Avenue Family: Married to Stephen A. Urban; mother of three children Education: Graduate of Luzerne County Community College, science and criminal justice; continued studies, State University of New York (SUNY), Community Health and Human Services with a focus in Modern America; Honorable discharge, United-States Navy. Work: Kentrel Corp., utility contractor for safe public water testing systems. Statement: I have always been pro-active and vocal concerning the conditions of our neighborhoods, parks, problem absentee rentalunits, abandoned properties, the enforcement of health and safety codes, taxes/fees/permit cost, our escalating crime rate, and the need to reduce what many taxpayers agree are excessive mayor and council salaries and benefits. I plan to work to address and rectify these problems. The countless problems I have personally witnessed and heard about from District D citizens are too numerous to mention, but I want the voters Urban to know that as their councilwoman, their problems are my problems. District D citizens desiring to contact me may call 8252901 or via e-mail at Lin-

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DISTRICT E

Name: Darren G. Snyder Age: 35 Party: Democrat Residence: West North Street Family: Married, Kelly Bray Snyder, Esq.; two children, Patrick and Alexander. Education: B.S. economics, Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College Work: President/Broker of Marilyn K. Snyder Real Estate, Inc. Statement: I would like to see the creation of a residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; association with monthly meetings. This will keep the members of our community well informed and provide an opportunity for their concerns to be addressed. I am community-minded, having been a past president of the Downtown Business Association, cochairman of the Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College Alumni Fund, as well as the current chairman of the St. Nicholas Parish Bazaar. I am passionate about the revitalization of WilkesBarre. I will work Snyder to secure additional funding for projects like the new homes being built on Courtright Street. I want to bring fresh ideas to City Hall to help make Wilkes-Barre once again a safe place to live and raise a family. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Name: Mike Merritt Age: 50 Party: Democrat Residence: Wyoming Street Family: Children, Kristin and Michael Education: B.S. in Business Administration from Wilkes College 1983. Work: InterMetro Industries, strategic accounts support manager 21 years. Statement: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a life-long resident of my district and have served the community by volunteering for many years. I will continue to echo the voice of the residents in District E and try to provide them with safer neighborhoods without raising taxes. My experience and workethic will continue to provide Merritt benefits to residents of District E as well as the rest of the city. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Name: Virgil Argenta Age: 50 Party: Republican Residence: North Main Street Family: Wife, Victoria; son, Dominic Education: West Scranton High School Work: Owner, Wayne Fuel Co., Inc.; Argenta Rentals; V.D.V. Enterprises. Statement: I started my own business from the ground up. My businesses are 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. I am asking that you allow me to bring that work ethic and dedication with me as my contribution to making Wilkes-Barre a better place by electing me your city councilman. I will open a District E office and I will implement senior citizens fairs in the district. I will support our local crime watch groups and I will network with other cities and counties for creative ideas at my own expense. I will request a forensic audit of all city accounts, including all usage and logs for the self-serve gas Argenta pumps at the city garage and I will request a listing of all city vehicles that are used after hours. I will not vote for any tax increases or fees. I will support and vote for all resources to be made available for public safety and to enhance the police, fire and public works.

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Change is coming to Luzerne County. On Tuesday, candidates will compete in the Democratic and Republican primaries in the hope of filling six judges seats in the Luzerne County Courthouse. Forty nine people are also competing to be on the ballot as candidates for the new Luzerne County Council.

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Sixteen candidates want chance to fill six seats on county bench

County Council facing overhaul as part of new home rule style

Toole was forced from the bench, also entangled in the scandal and Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr., lost a bid for ren Tuesday, Luzerne County tention in the 2009 election. voters will take the first That left several vacancies that resteps toward overhauling a quired appointments by then-Gov. Ed Court of Common Pleas Rendell. shattered by corruption and Joseph Van Jura replaced wrongdoing. Toole; Lewis Wetzel filled OlsSix out of 10 judicial seats are The first up for grabs, and with 16 candi- opening came zewski’s seat; Joseph Cosgrove replaced Ciavarella and dates, one in three has a chance to serve the public as a county after Luzerne a vacant seat left by Lokuta County Judge that had not been filled due to judge. an ongoing court battle. The first opening came after Ann Lokuta Two others, Conahan’s seat Luzerne County Judge Ann Lok- was removed and a seat once held by now uta was removed from the bench from the Senior Judge Joseph Augello, in December 2008. bench in are also open. Elected in November 1991, Van Jura, Wetzel and CosLokuta took office the following December grove’s terms expire in JanuJanuary. She was removed after 2008. ary. the Court of Judicial Discipline Those six vacancies are now heard testimony painting Lokuta what16 candidates – including four curas a judicial bully who abused attorneys rent assistant district attorneys, the and court staff and used employees to county’s chief solicitor and a current run person errands on court time. district judge – hope to fill. In January 2009, two more judges Judges serve a 10-year term and earn were removed from the county bench – approximately $149,000 a year. Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan – Those candidates, all who have crossafter they were charged in the ongoing corruption probe. A few months later, judge Michael See BENCH, Page 6B

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• Kevin Blaum: In the Arena – County Council candidates - 6B • Compare candidates for Luzerne County Court - 6B • The race for mayor in WilkesBarre and Hazleton - 7B • Compare candidates for Luzerne County Council - 8B and 9B • The candidates in every municipal race 10B • 76 hopefuls in the school board parade - 12B • Who is in the race for 11 magistrate offices - 12B

The primary election is just the first stage of the council selection process beLuzerne County voters have an un- cause only Republicans and Democrats precedented opportunity to start shap- are permitted to vote on May 17, and ing the new county home rule govern- they are restricted to choosing candidates from their own political parties. ment on Tuesday. In November, registered voters of all Registered Republicans and Demopolitical parties will be crats who cast votes on May 17 will narrow down the pool of Go to www.timeslea- permitted to choose, and they will be allowed to 49 contenders who want to der.com to see an pick11council candidates serve on the first 11-person Lufrom any political party. zerne County Council to be expanded graphic The general election seated in January. with details about ballot may also include It’s a powerful decision for each candidate. Independent and thirdvoters because the entire freshProfiles of the party candidates who seman council must be chosen at once. Future county council candidates may also cure the nearly 1,000 members will be elected in be viewed online by nomination signatures, which means there may groups of five or six every two clicking on the be more than 22 contenyears. home rule icon. ders. The first council will face Sixteen Republicans monumental decisions. Counand 33 Democrats are cil members will choose the first county manager and implement pol- running for county council in the priicies, codes and procedures that detail mary. While political enthusiasts traditionalhow the new government will function. They’ll also have to guide the county ly pride themselves on their ability to through bumps that will inevitably come predict election outcomes, the general from merging the county’s complicated sentiment is that nobody knows what to myriad of services and employees into See OVERHAUL, Page 8B the new structure.

Retaining Leighton as mayor will only help continue Wilkes-Barre’s progress TOM LEIGHTON should be re-elected as Mayor of WilkesBarre. To continue for a third term he first has to defeat candidates in the primary on Tuesday and then win the general election in the fall. He should be re-elected to continue making this a better city. If you want to see examples of progress the city has made since he took office just walk around Public Square. There are new building facades and the streets are clean. We have a great movie theater, restaurants, and downtown condominiums offering urban living. Then there’s the James F. Conahan Intermodal Transportation

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Center, which provides an anchor for transportation facilities. One of the problems we face in our city, though, is the number of people who do not come downtown or if they do they have a single-minded focus and do not stop to look around and smell the roses. All they remember are the thorns. Here’s an example. Just this week one of our employees at our main office at 15 North Main St. saw a bewildered citizen staring at the former Martz terminal and asking where the buses had gone.

“Intermodal,” said our employee. “Huh?” said the person who then appeared to smirk and take delight in her ignorance of our progress and improvements downtown. You might also visit Boscov’s, still an anchor tenant downtown. When we bought The Times Leader in 2006 Boscov’s ranked 38th out of 38 stores in the company’s chain for financial performance. It has moved up six notches since those days. Shoppers are coming back and they are spending money. Crime? Sure, it’s still a problem but under Leighton the city has added almost 30 new police officers. This is a mayor who is highly visible and easily approachable. We have worked with him directly on promotional events to help draw

He’s been a leader who restored hope in a city and downtown that was losing hope. He has led by example and made Wilkes-Barre a better place to live and work.

residents back downtown and to celebrate the improvements. We’ve also been asked and responded to his requests to work on issues of a more serious nature. This is a focused and highly involved mayor who wants to make this city a better place to live and work. In our editorial endorsement of the mayor we let him talk for himself in listing his accomplishments and here’s what we wrote about his mandate when first elected and his

responses to those expectations: “The incumbent counters that 1) he was initially elected to revive a dying downtown, 2) downtown provides the largest single infusion of tax dollars to city coffers, benefiting all residents, and 3) he has steered millions of dollars into neighborhood improvements such as paving roads and repairing bridges and sewers. “ We went on to list some of the accomplishments he notes with justifiable pride. We agree with his assessment that he has provided : “A revitalized downtown with a net gain of 53 new businesses, a multiplex movie theater, a city credit rating restored from abysmal to stable, new downtown streetlights See CONNOR, Page 12B

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Shining stars in crowded field

UZERNE COUNTY VOTERS face a dizzying number of decisions as they prepare for Tuesday’s primary. Forty-nine people, many of them campaign novices with nominal name recognition, are vying to serve on the new, 11-person county council, a governing group scheduled to replace the traditional, three-commissioner setup as of January 2012. Meanwhile, 16 attorneys aspire to win one of six available seats on Luzerne County’s Court of Common Pleas. Plus, ballots bulge with names of contenders for area school boards and municipal offices. The Times Leader this spring supplied readers with many news articles and charts, including those in today’s Views section, with matter-of-fact information on the men and women seeking these posts. Use this data to help you make wise choices. Also, an endorsement panel from The Times Leader met with candidates in several key races, posing pointed questions and probing for details – not unlike a job interview. (View the interviews yourself at timesleader.com.) In our panel’s opinion, the following men and women are the most qualified to handle the complex duties ahead and would best serve their constituents (you). We took the task of narrowing the field very seriously and used our best judgment in arriving upon our “finalists.” On Tuesday, we hope you do too. ••• ❏ LUZERNE COUNTY COUNCIL – DEMOCRATS Strongly recommended James Bobeck Elaine Maddon Curry Bruce J. Simpson Harry Skene Stephen A. Urban Recommended Edward Brominski Michael Giamber Tim McGinley Wayne Wolfe Adequate Brian K. Overman Jane Walsh-Waitkus ••• ❏ LUZERNE COUNTY COUNCIL – REPUBLICANS Strongly recommended Harry Haas Eugene Kelleher William McIntosh Stephen J. Urban Recommended William “Bill” James Rick Morelli Moderno “Butch” Rossi John Ruckno Adequate Michael Cabell Kathleen Dobash Edward Warkevicz ••• ❏ LUZERNE COUNTY JUDGE Strongly recommended John Aciukewicz Vito DeLuca Dick Hughes Fred Pierantoni Joseph Sklarosky Jr. Michael Vough Recommended Mike Blazick Molly Hanlon Mirabito Jennifer Rogers Joseph Saporito Jr. Adequate Mark Bufalino Lesa Gelb Jim Haggerty Jim McMonagle Paula Radick Tony Ross ••• ❏ WILKES-BARRE MAYOR – DEMOCRATS Tom Leighton ••• ❏ WILKES-BARRE MAYOR – REPUBLICANS Frank Sorick

Soft courses don’t prepare students for hard facts of life ONE OF the sad and dangerous signs of our times is how many people are enthralled by words, without bothering to look at the realities behind those words. One of those words that many people seldom look behind is “education.” But education can cover anything from courses on nuclear physics to courses on baton twirling. Unfortunately, an increasing proportion of American education, whether in the schools or in the colleges and universities, is closer to the baton twirling end of the spectrum than toward the nuclear physics end. Even reputable colleges are increasingly teaching things that students should have learned in high school. We don’t have a backlog of serious students trying to take serious courses. If you look at the fields in which American students specialize in colleges and universities, those fields are heavily weighted toward the soft end of the spectrum. When it comes to postgraduate study in tough fields such as math and science, you often find foreign students at American universities receiving more of such degrees than do Americans. A recent headline in the Chronicle of Higher Education said: “Master’s in English: Will Mow Lawns.” It featured a man with that degree who has gone into the landscaping

only continued, but escalated, in the 20th century to produce bitter tragedies for both Czechs and Germans. In other central European countries, beTHOMAS SOWELL tween the two World Wars a rising class of newly educated young people bitterly resented having to compete with better qualified business because there is no great demand Jews in the universities and with Jews alfor people with master’s degrees in English. ready established in business and the profesToo many of the people coming out of sions. Anti-Semitic policies and violence even our most prestigious academic instituwere the result. tions graduate with neither the skills to be Many Third World countries have turned economically productive nor the intellectual out so many people with diplomas, but withdevelopment to make them discerning citiout meaningful skills, that “the educated zens and voters. unemployed” became a cliché among people Students can graduate from some of the who study such countries. This has not only most prestigious institutions in the country become a personal problem for those individwithout ever learning anything about sciuals who have been educated, or half-educatence, mathematics, economics or anything ed, without acquiring any ability to fulfill else that would make them either a productheir rising expectations, it has become a tive contributor to the economy or an inmajor economic and political problem for formed voter who can see through political these countries. rhetoric. There are too many soft courses that allow On the contrary, people with such “educastudents to spend years in college without tions” are often more susceptible to demabecoming educated in any real sense. goguery than the population at large. Nor is We don’t need more government “investthis a situation peculiar to America. In counment” to produce more of such “education.” tries around the world, people with degrees in soft subjects have been sources of political Lofty words such as “investment” should not blind us to the ugly reality of political porkunrest, instability and even mass violence. Nor is this a new phenomenon. A scholarly barrel spending. history of 19th century Prague referred to “the well-educated but underemployed” Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Czech young men who promoted ethnic Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His Web site is www.tsowell.com. polarization there – a polarization that not

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Was Pakistan really unaware of bin Laden’s presence? THERE IS something surreal about Pakistani officials’ reaction to the killing of Osama bin Laden. Their focus has been wholly on the violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty by the U.S. raid, rather than the fact that bin Laden was living well in their country. The army chief, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, warned he would not tolerate any repeat of such covert action; the country’s foreign secretary, Salman Bashir, said any similar attack could lead to “terrible consequences.” “No self-respecting nation would compromise or allow others to compromise its sovereignty,” Bashir insisted. But how could any self-respecting nation allow the world’s top terrorist – a foreigner – to operate out of its heartland? Unless Pakistani officials address these questions head-on, they are heading for terrible consequences. They are risking not just their relationship with the United States but their country’s future existence. No one believes the civilian government of President Asif Ali Zardari knew bin Laden was hiding in Abbottabad. And most experts doubt that Gen. Kayani, a square shooter, was aware of bin Laden’s location. But few security experts familiar with Pakistan doubt that some agents in Pakis-

Pasha. But unless the ISI comes clean on bin Laden, it will be hard to deflect congressional pressure to cut military and civilian TRUDY RUBIN aid to Islamabad. It might become impossible for the two countries to cooperate on tan’s Interservice Intelligence Agency (ISI) a political endgame for the Afghan war that will stabilize that country, as U.S. knew of bin Laden’s hideout. How could troops exit. Without such cooperation, they not? He was living practically next door to Pakistan’s equivalent of West Point, Afghanistan faces renewed civil war that will spill across the AfPak border. This in a city filled with serving and retired military personnel – a city where other top would be a self-inflicted tragedy for Pakistan. al-Qaida operatives had been captured. And what if – as most believe – some ISI If the fix wasn’t in, wouldn’t the ISI have been watching for unusual activities, espe- agents were helping bin Laden. Why would they do it? As Almeida points out, “Pakiscially since the mansion where bin Laden tan has nothing in common with al-Qaida. lived already had attracted attention? Wouldn’t ISI agents have checked out who They serve no purpose to us. “Did we think we could produce him like lived there? a rabbit out of the hat when we needed “Did they know he was here? Surely, to?” the columnist asks in frustration. “Or, they knew he was here,” writes the astute assured in our assumptions about the Pakistani columnist Cyril Almeida, in world around us, did we simply think we Dawn newspaper. “If we didn’t know, we are a failed state,” Almeida adds. “If we did could get away with it?” These are the questions Americans are know, we are a rogue state. But does anyasking, and Pakistanis should be asking, body really believe they didn’t know?” too. We need the answers quickly. Upon the answer to this question will depend the future of U.S.-Pakistani relations. This administration, particularly Trudy Rubin is a columnist and editorial board Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the member for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Readers may Joint Chiefs, has tried hard to build bonds write to her at: Philadelphia Inquirer, P.O. Box 8263, of trust with Pakistani counterparts, inPhiladelphia, PA 19101, or by email at trubin@phillynews.com. cluding Kayani and ISI chief Ahmed Shuja

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Obama ‘reform’ really aimed at re-election “I’m going to do my part to lead a constructive and civil debate on these issues.” – Barack Obama, speech on immigration, El Paso, Texas, May 10

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A photograph by S. John Wilkin and words by Mark E. Jones

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odern-day electioneering dictates that credentials be condensed to only a M few words – perhaps memorable, or perhaps fleeting as the passing scene.

Obama’s ‘bump’ from bin Laden won’t last long ANYONE who thinks that Barack Obama is home free in 2012 just because he whacked Osama bin Laden would be well advised to revisit 1992. Eighteen months before that election, George H.W. Bush was assumed to be a cinch for a second term. He had just won the Gulf War by shoving Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait, and his poll approval was in the stratosphere. It appeared that ’92 was going to be a nationalsecurity election, and by tradition that was considered Republican turf. But in the end, voters didn’t care about Saddam. They cared about the recession, and they booted Bush from office in part because he seemed to be out to lunch. I cite ’92 as merely a cautionary tale. It’s nuts to think that Obama can win re-election simply because he has established his creds as a gutsy commander in chief. In all likelihood, the hit on bin Laden won’t mean squat in the voting booth. Memories are short in ADD America, and, besides, the guy can only die once. The jobless are hurting every day. Granted, Obama has reaped some political benefits. He made a tough call on bid Laden – choosing the most high-risk, high-reward option – and it paid off. Americans spanning the ideological spectrum bonded with each other. (Something worked, for a change!) Most

point right up to the 2012 election.” But I question that. Obama has received a predictable poll “bounce” – depending on DICK POLMAN the survey, his job approval has jumped somewhere between six and 11 points – but nothing can notably, young adults, many of erase a moment of good feeling whom were traumatized teens faster than ongoing bad vibes. on 9/11, were able to express What zapped the senior Bush, some existential relief. in the aftermath of the glorious Obama also made it tougher Gulf War, was the perception for Republicans to tag him as that he was insufficiently atten“weak.” Now he can refute tive to the citizenry’s economic those attacks in a single senanxieties. I remember talking tence fit for a bumper sticker: with New Hampshire voters on Obama killed Osama. In politics, shorthand is important: He the eve of that state’s primary, did what George W. Bush failed in early ’92, and none of them mentioned Saddam. All they to do. He decisively signed off talked about was the joblesson a meticulous can-do Amerness and the empty storefronts ican mission – thereby trumpin town. The commander in ing the smear artists who call him un-American. Obama exor- chief hero of the Gulf War was so empathy-deficient that when cised the Democratic ghosts. he stumped in New Hampshire, He didn’t screw up – as Bill Clinton did during Black Hawk he read a phrase directly from his index card: “Message – I Down in ’93, or as Jimmy CarCare.” ter did, when those rescue Ron Kaufman, who served as helicopters burned in the desert back in ’80. Much to the Repub- the senior Bush’s political director, reminded the press the licans’ dismay, there’s no way other day, “My guy took down they can rhetorically link Obama with the hapless Mike Duka- the Berlin Wall and won the Gulf War, but it didn’t matter. ... kis, who looked like Snoopy This (’12) election is about during his infamous military three things: jobs, houses and tank ride in campaign ’88. No, cars.” they can’t say about Obama He’s right. We’re all pleased what Bush senior said about that bin Laden sleeps with the Dukakis: “I wouldn’t be surprised if he thought ‘naval exer- fishes, but voters won’t be incise’ was something you find in dulging in triumphalism 18 Jane Fonda’s workout book.” In months hence if people are still out of work, and homes are still the wake of bin Laden’s death, being foreclosed, and pain still even a Republican strategist, persists at the gas pump. I’m ex-Marine intelligence officer not suggesting that ’12 will be a John Ullyot, insisted that Obaguaranteed reprise of ’92 – for ma had armed himself with “a very quick and powerful talking starters, Obama is far more

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Obama also made it tougher for Republicans to tag him as “weak.” Now he can refute those attacks in a single sentence fit for a bumper sticker: Obama killed Osama. domestically engaged than Bush senior ever was – but all it will take, to make the race competitive, is a few bad job reports. The April report, released earlier this month, was somewhat bullish. Private employers created 268,000 jobs, the biggest monthly hike in five years, and it came despite the high gas prices. But because more jobless people started looking for work, the jobless rate upticked from 8.8 to 9 percent. Republicans will make use of the latter, and renew their calls for deficit reduction and deep spending cuts. In other words, they’re not going to cede their domestic issues just because the president has scored a big win overseas. Unless his poll bounce becomes permanent, our polarized domestic politicking won’t change a whit. Indeed, the big debate in 2012 won’t be over how we should fight the war on terrorism abroad; it will be over the direction of the economy and the role of government at home. In other words: Osama who? Dick Polman is a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Readers may write to him at: Philadelphia Inquirer, P.O. Box 8263, Philadelphia, PA 19101, or by e-mail at dpolman@phillynews.com.

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are now 350 miles of pedestrian fencing along the Mexican border. The border is 1,954 miles long. That’s 18 percent. And only one-tenth of that 18 CONSTRUCTIVE and civil percent is the double and triple debate – like the one Obama initiated just four weeks ago on fencing that has proved so deficit reduction? The speech in remarkably effective in, for example, the Yuma sector. which he accused the Republicans of abandoning families of Another 299 miles – 15 percent – are vehicle barriers that peautistic and Down syndrome destrians can walk right kids? The debate in which Obama’s secretary of health and through. Obama then boasted that on human services said that the his watch 31 percent more Republican plan would make drugs have been seized, 64 old folks “die sooner?” percent more weapons – proof In this same spirit of comity of how he has secured the borand mutual respect, Obama’s der. And for more proof: Appremost recent invitation to civil hension of illegal immigrants is discourse – on immigration – down 40 percent. Down? Incame just 11 minutes after he deed, says Obama, this means accused opponents of moving that fewer people are trying to the goal posts on border enforcement. “Maybe they’ll need cross the border. Interesting logic. Seizures of a moat,” he said sarcastically. drugs and guns go up – proof of “Maybe they want alligators in effective border control. Seithe moat.” zures of people go down – yet Nice touch. Looks like the more proof of effective border Tucson truce – no demonization, no cross-hairs metaphors – control. Up or down, it matters not. Whatever the numbers, is officially over. After all, the Republicans want to kill off the Obama vindicates himself. You can believe this flimflam elderly, throw the disabled in or you can believe the nonthe snow and watch alligators partisan Government Accountlunch on illegal immigrants. The El Paso speech is notable ability Office. The GAO reported in February that less than not for breaking any new ground on immigration, but for half the border is under “operational control” of the governperfectly illustrating Obama’s ment. Which undermines the political style: the professorial, almost therapeutic, invitation to entire premise of Obama’s civil discourse, wrapped around charge that, because the border is effectively secure, “Repubthe basest of rhetorical devices – charges of malice compound- licans who said they supported ed with accusations of bad faith. broader reform as long as we “They’ll never be satisfied,” said got serious about enforcement” didn’t really mean it. Obama about border control. I count myself among those “And I understand that. That’s who really do mean it. I have politics.” little doubt that most AmerHow understanding. The other side plays “politics,” Oba- icans would be quite willing to regularize and legalize the ma acts in the public interest. Their eyes are on poll numbers, current millions of illegal immigrants if they were convinced political power, the next electhat this was the last such cotion; Obama’s rest fixedly on hort, as evidenced by, say, a the little children. This impugning of motives is GAO finding that the border is under full operational control an Obama constant. “They” and certification to the same play politics with deficit reduceffect by the governors of the tion, with government shutfour southern border states. downs, with health care. And Americans are a generous now immigration. It is ironic people. Upon receipt of obthat such a charge should be jective and reliable evidence made in a speech that is noththat the border is secure – not ing but politics. There is zero Obama’s infinitely manipulable chance of any immigration interdiction statistics – the legislation passing Congress in the next two years. El Paso was question would be settled and simply an attempt to gin up the the immigrants legalized. Why doesn’t Obama put such Hispanic vote as part of an openly political two-city, three- a provision in comprehensive immigration legislation? Beevent campaign swing in prepcause for Obama, immigration aration for 2012. reform is not about legislation, Accordingly, the El Paso it’s about re-election. If I may speech featured two other staples: the breathtaking invention quote the president: I understand that. That’s politics. and the statistical sleight of hand. “The (border) fence is now Charles Krauthammer’s email basically complete,” asserted address is letters@charleskrauththe president. Complete? There ammer.com.

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y adventure began on Oct. 27, 2010. Upon waking that morning, I could not walk. I had terrible pain in my left ankle and foot. I was driven to the WilkesBarre General Hospital’s emergency room. It was determined that I had a very serious infection in my ankle and possibly in the bone. I was informed that I was on my way to the operating room. Dr. James Mattuci, an excellent surgeon, informed me of my condition and the surgery. I awoke in the recovery room and spent the next five days in the hospital. It also was discovered I had Type 2 Diabetes. I was treated at the hospital for both the infection and the diabetes. On Nov. 1, I was transferred to Mercy Special Care Hospital in Nanticoke. I did not know it at the

MOUNTAIN LAURELS Mountain Laurels is a regular series of letters from readers conveying thanks to individuals or groups for their support, help or kindness.

time, but it was to become my home for the next 40 days. I had the best of care from the nurses and aides. They treated me as if I were a family member. I was to be on intravenous therapy for six weeks, fighting the infection that ravaged my body. The infection was in the blood, the urine and other body organs. Dr. Gary Decker and his associates, infectious disease professionals, fought my infection. The end result was clean blood, and the infection was gone. While in Mercy Special Care Hospital, I was monitored on a daily basis by Dr. David Kasper. He was a most compassionate doctor. Thank you to Dr. Kasper and all nurses and aides who educated me on diabetes and

diet. An integral part of my recuperation was occupational and physical therapy. I learned to walk again, first using a walker and then graduating to a cane. Thanks to Joe and Colleen. A big thank-you goes to Maria, Anita, Dom, Kim and Brenda. Thanks also goes to Laura, Jody and Traci. Mercy Special Care Hospital is a 31-bed hospital that takes care of patients with conditions similar to mine. The doctors, nurses and therapists, in my opinion, were the best. I also met a caring administrator, Lorraine, who was instrumental in my discharge. I was discharged in December 2010. I have been following the diet administered to me at the hospital. I have been perform-

ing physical therapy at home. I have lost 35 pounds since Nov. 1, 2010. I plan to control my diet and perform physical exercises forever. Mercy Special Care Hospital in Nanticoke is the best little wellness center in Pennsylvania. I recommend it to anyone who needs special care. Bob Todd Pittston

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ecently, I had a hip replaced at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. I must admit I was worried and, yes, frightened at the thought of not only the surgery, but also the atmosphere. The surgery went well, but I longed to be home. However, as the nurses from all three shifts came and went, I realized that they are an exceptional group of medical professionals. As well as doing

their professional duties, they took time to be friendly, compassionate, understanding, considerate and cheerful. Soon, I forgot my longing to be home and settled into this pleasant environment. Surgery, at its best, is no picnic. To find such an environment when one is at his or her lowest ebb is nothing less than wonderful. I think General Hospital must have a “kindness X-ray machine” through which all of their nurses must pass. They seem to have the “best of the best.” I am now doing well at home, and I do believe the attitude and behavior of these wonderful nurses helped to speed my recovery. I am grateful to them. Please pass this on for me. Perhaps it will lessen the concern of others finding themselves in a similar situation. Veronica Manterola Glen Lyon

Rummage sale confusion reaches happy conclusion

ecently, a letter was published regarding two suitcases that were in dispute as to payment at our church’s rummage sale. It has been determined that the woman in question did, in fact, pay someone for the items. As a member of the church who is directly responsible for the rummage sales for the benefit of children’s programs, I accept full responsibility for this mix-up and sincerely apologize to this woman for any embarrassment. In the future, I will be sure that those of us who are working at the sales are properly identified, so that there is no doubt as to who is to be paid. Again, my sincere apologies to all concerned. Olivemae Medley Lewis West Nanticoke

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Local center serves those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders IT SEEMS as if every day you hear about more cases of autism. By now, most people know someone with this disorder, be it a close relative, a neighbor, a friend’s son or

daughter. Autism spectrum disorders affect one in 110 children and is four times more common in boys. Rates of diagnosed cases have been on the rise. The reason for this increase is unclear; however, it is likely a combination of increasing prevalence as well as increased community awareness. Unfortunately, many cases are being incorrectly diagnosed due to rising parental concern and the lack of experienced professionals in this specialty. There is still no blood or lab test available to diagnose the ASDs. A clinical diagnosis is based on the reported history from parents, clinical observations and the child’s symptoms. There are certain specialized scales and examinations available to assist doctors in screening and diagnosing

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DR. TAMARA PALKA autism. The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule and the Childhood Autism Rating Scale are considered to be the “gold standard” tests. Concerned parents can take their child to their local pediatrician or family doctor who can perform a pre-screen test known as the M-CHAT. Then, if necessary, they can be taken for diagnosis to a more specialized clinician such as a child psychiatrist, child psychologist, developmental pediatrician or a child neurologist. The ASDs occur on an extraordinarily vast spectrum. The symptoms can vary in severity from extremely low functioning to savantism. The most commonly discussed diagnosis, autism, is only one of the diagnoses on the spectrum. There is also Asperger’s disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified Children with autism have impair-

children with high-functioning autism who meet all diagnostic criteria but have normal intelligence and mild symptoms. Treatment of ASDs involves early intervention services to assist children with developing appropriate speech, communication and social skills. The earlier a child begins receiving services, the better the prognosis. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act states that children under the age of 3 who are at risk of having developmental delays might be eligible for state services. Children already in the school system will benefit by having an Individualized Education Plan that can be set up by the school at the request of the parent. In some children, who have co-occurring psychiatric disorders or severe aggression, medications can be helpful. Thanks to government programs, as well as some private organizations that are funding numerous research projects, new discoveries about autism spectrum disorders are being made every day. Children’s Service Center, at 335 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, offers ser-

AUTISM RESOURCES • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, www.AACAP.org. • Autism Society, www.autism-society.org. • Autism Speaks, www.autismspeaks.org. • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/ facts.html. • David’s Coffee Shop, 374 New St., Wilkes-Barre. Open 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday. Offers a welcoming environment to all customers and is a great place for people affected by ASDs to practice social skills. Pre-arranged field trips are available for larger groups. 8291985.

vices specific to the needs of children and adolescents diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. The autism program includes staff who are specially trained in functional behavior analysis, board certified behavior analysis and applied behavior analysis. For more information, call the center at (570) 825-6425. Dr. Tamara Palka is a staff child psychiatrist at the Children’s Service Center, Wilkes-Barre. Visit www.cscwv.org.

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ment in three particular areas: 1. Social interactions (poor eye contact, lack of emotional reciprocity, unable to develop peer relationships). 2. Communication (speech or language delay, inability to sustain conversation, repetitive use of language, lack of pretend play). 3. Restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior (preoccupation with one specific interest, extreme difficulty with transitions or breaks in routine, repetitive movements such as arm flapping or spinning). One of these three symptom categories must be present before age 3 and all three must be present eventually in order to be considered for a diagnosis of autism. About 50 percent of children with autism have an intellectual disability and approximately 20 percent develop a co-occurring seizure disorder. Autistic children with lower IQs tend to have a higher rate of developing seizures; the exact reason for this is unknown. The diagnosis of autism tends to include the most severe cases on the ASD spectrum. However, there are

t is now time to put the jealous and envious in their place, those whom I refer to as the “narrow minded.” These are the people who continuously are belittling and pointing the finger at the teachers, along with the local school districts. This is nothing more than envy from those people who wish they chose a career rather than a job. Open up your minds and realize that you made the poor choices to be where you are at in your jobs, and we chose our profession of teaching. This is America, after all, and we can make our own decisions to do as we please. You should have made a better choice if you are not happy with your job.

Next, if you truly believe teachers “have it made,” I urge you to find out by enrolling in an accredited college or university, busting your tail to graduate and then hopefully being hired as a teacher. I guarantee that your mindset would change instantly and you would soon find out it is a tough and exhausting career, but also a rewarding one. Finally, I can relate to those people who work in the private sector. I did it for a long 13 years, and it is not a chapter of my life to which I want to return. I also do not want to speak for all of those companies in the private sector, but I am sure more are alike than different. Most companies want you to produce more, more and more, but do not want to pay, pay, pay their employees for the hard work they do. So, please, do realize teach-

ers are great people and work hard for what they earn. And next time, instead of complaining with jealousy, make a better decision for yourself. David J. Hagenbaugh Wilkes-Barre

Taking aim at Pa. range permit fee

n a recent outdoors article, The Times Leader’s Tom Venesky wrote of how well the newly imposed fees to use state shooting ranges are working. The fees for these permits unfairly discriminate and need to be equalized. It seems obvious that the Pennsylvania Game Commission set the non-hunter fee at $30 and allowed those with a hunting license to use that instead, which costs only

about $20, for a reason. Many shooters will buy a license instead and save $10, which in turn boosts the Game Commission’s claims about the number of hunters statewide. It also boosts the cut that the federal PittmanRobertson fund – the federal excise tax on all guns, ammo and other items that all shooters, and others, not just hunters (who make a up a minority, and shrinking at that, portion of gun owners) – receives in turn. Yes, some small portion of license sales goes to the ranges, but by law fully 50 percent of all Pittman-Robertson revenue is supposed to be used for shooting-based programs, including ranges. So why are non-hunters getting charged so much more to use ranges that should be paid for out of their tax revenues, while hunters who pay a

much smaller portion to begin with get a substantial discount? Beyond the aforementioned reason? David Kveragas Newton Township

Discover benefits of locally grown

aving grown up in WilkesBarre, I’ve had many opportunities to go and enjoy everything the farmers market has to offer. However, until these last few months, I wasn’t aware of the many benefits of the farmers market. This past semester at Penn State University I was enrolled in a geography course about sustainability. I learned about the positive effects that purchasing and eating locally grown foods has not only on your health, but also on the

environment. Unlike conventional agriculture, local organic farmers do not use synthesized chemicals and pesticides on their crops. They also do not inject their livestock with hormones or antibiotics. With local and organic farmers, the living conditions for livestock are more humane. The animals are not crammed into small quarters; therefore, they’re less likely to be exposed to diseases. Through the act of reducing or eliminating meat products, or switching to organic or locally raised products, you can lessen the effect farming has on the environment. If all of us make a few small changes to our daily lives, we can collectively have a large, positive impact on the world. Aubree Niemiec Wilkes-Barre

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Crestwood prom policy questioned

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ecently my son was not allowed to go to his junior prom because his date, his girlfriend, is a freshman. It made no difference that they are a little more than a year apart; freshmen simply cannot go. As was stated at the school board meeting, “it was always that way” and “going to the prom is a privilege, not a right.” It seems that administrators can pick who can, and cannot, go to the prom. One would assume that anyone under suspension cannot go, but it seems that any infraction on a student’s part can stop him or her from going, even the slightest wrongdoing. Parents need to sign permission slips for the teen to go. Even teens from outside schools can go; the permission slip asks what school the person attends but not the student’s grade level. This is my problem: Is Crestwood High School discriminating only against its own freshman students? In the age of HIPPA, can they really call another school to find out what grade a student is in? Why is the freshman class part of the high school if you cannot take your girlfriend or boyfriend to the prom? It is hard enough going through the teen years, trying to find yourself and someone you like, getting to know that person, and then being told that you need to take someone else to the prom because he or she is not in the right grade. If freshmen are allowed to participate in other high school functions, such as varsity sports, why are they not able to attend a simple well-chaperoned dance? I’m just a mom of a high school junior who missed his prom because, at this moment, he would do nothing to hurt the feelings of his girlfriend, a freshman. Antoinette C. Smith Rice Township

Decades-old slight remains troubling

n 1948, I had three close relatives who were pregnant and single. I was so deeply affected by the way they were treated that I suffered severe depression during my senior year in a local parochial high school. I should have been enjoying my senior year, but I could not. Two male students in my class noticed my depression and concluded that I also was pregnant. They demanded that I leave the graduating class, but they didn’t say why. When I said that I would see the principal about this matter, they said, “She knows!” I went to her immediately and told her about their demand. She said, “Do whatever you think is best.” The two classmates had reported their opinion to her first, and she believed them. There was no mention to me of whatever we were discussing. It took many years for me to figure out what they were talking about. Being a very timid teenager, I left the class. Twenty years later, I earned a G.E.D. high school diploma, and I subsequently attended community college. From time to time, I met former classmates, and they were less than friendly because I had left the graduating class in March of my senior year. They assumed that there could be “only one reason to do a thing like that.” Now that I am an old lady, the injustice still bothers me. Only one student is still living. He still owes me an apology, as does the religious sister. They know who they are.

Perhaps they will read this letter and contact me. Who knows? My telephone number is with the editor. Thank you in advance. Gertrude M. (Kuhl) Boyle Hanover Township

Wyo. County tax displeases church

have been the pastor of the Northmoreland Baptist Church of Center Moreland, Wyoming County, for almost 29 years. It has been my pleasure to minister not only to the congregation, but also to be a part of a wonderful community. In 2008 we finished building a new church facility. It took years of planning, hoping, praying and sacrificial giving before finally finishing this project. You can imagine our surprise and dismay when we were informed last year that we were to be taxed on part of our building, our fellowship hall. I had no idea the commissioners could tax part of a building. The reason they gave was that our multi-purpose hall was considered a gymnasium and used primarily for recreation. We appealed this decision and shared with the appeal board all of the activities and ministries connected with our hall. These include church dinners, senior dinners, youth meetings and activities, Vacation Bible School, youth evangelism, funeral dinners and much more. This was to no avail and our appeal was rejected. It was reported that we didn’t meet county standards for tax exemption.

Also, they stated that two other churches were being taxed on their gyms, and so they must be consistent. It is not right for the government to tax the Lord’s work. Members of our congregation pay their taxes and then give generously to support the ministry of the Gospel. They should not be taxed again on their contributions. Rev. James Howell Northmoreland Township

Institutionalization priorities debated

ecently, I attended a broadcast at WVIA-TV’s studio on the issue of institutions versus community placement for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. First, I thank WVIA President Bill Kelly and the WVIA staff for airing this often contentious and emotional topic. Also, I thank the panel members for their parts in the presentation, and for eloquently laying out their positions. Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough time to properly discuss this most important topic, and I feel that the high quality of community services delivered by caring and compassionate staff was not properly heard. I thank Lindsay Gerber, Arc of Northeastern Pennsylvania community residential staff member, and Vito Verni, parent of a 42-yearold son living in a residential home sponsored by the Arc of NEPA, for their input and excellent presentations of life in the community. The facts are these: • There are 1,172 people with intellectual disabilities residing in five state centers in Pennsylvania. That number has dropped from 13,000 in

the early 1970s. • The average cost of serving a person in a state center in Pennsylvania is about $235,000 per year. • There are 50,000 state residents with intellectual disabilities served in various community services (and 20,000 on the waiting list). • The average cost, including residential placement, for community self-advocates is about $110,000. • Many people in the state centers have significant levels of intellectual and developmental disabilities. • Today, more than 99 percent of state residents with significant levels of intellectual and developmental disabilities have never lived, nor will ever live, in an institution. It is true that 40 to 50 years ago people with severe intellectual disabilities had little provided for them in the community. Institutions were a viable choice. Today, thanks to the federal Medicaid program and matching state funds, there is a vast array of services available in the community. Unfortunately, the issue always seems to boil down to money. Where can I get that service cheaper? Money is important, but not the only issue here. We at The Arc advocate for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, whether they are served at White Haven Center, any other institution or in the community. The harsh reality is that institutions will close, not tomorrow, but at some point in the future. This trend will not be stopped. Eleven states already have closed all of their institutions, and many states have fewer than 100 self-advocates left in state centers. Parents and family members should not fear place-

ment in the community, but should insist on a very high level of quality of care. Many studies conducted since the 1980s have extolled the tremendous value of community living, even for the most severely involved. In a recent summary report by the University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration, a review of 36 studies on nearly 5,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities moving from large institutions to community living arrangements showed there was high consistency in positive change in daily living skills for the movers. The report states: “In pursuant of efficiency and cost-efficiency in treatment and habilitation, research demonstrates clearly and overwhelmingly that community living is a substantially more effective approach to assisting people to achieve their potential in living independently than the care that occurs in institutional environments.” I do not criticize the quality of care in state centers today, especially at White Haven Center. The compassion, commitment and love provided to the residents are evident and exemplary. But I see that same level of compassion, commitment and love expressed by direct-care staff in the community. Looking to the future, it is my sincere hope that there will no longer be a need for state centers because all individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities will have the right and opportunity to live in their communities, as they should. Donald W. Broderick Executive director The Arc of Northeastern Pennsylvania Scranton

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filed as Republican and Democrat, include: • Michael Vough, 46, a parttime assistant district attorney with a private practice and more than 20 years experience as a lawyer. Vough says he has prosecuted 150 jury trials, achieving 147 convictions and has convicted offenders on more than 1,500 charges, including 69 homicides. As a civil attorney, Vough has handled cases ranging from divorces to estates and wills and has served more than 3,000 clients. • Paula Radick, 40, is a private attorney at Elliott, Greenleaf & Dean in Wilkes-Barre, and has previously worked as an assistant district attorney. Radick says she was the first prosecutor in the state to successfully prosecute an Internet predator and has served as the managing attorney at the Barbara J. Hart Justice Center, a pro-bono legal services organization representing needs of domestic violence victims. • Joseph Sklarosky, Jr., 42, is a Luzerne County Assistant Public Defender with a private practice and 17 years of legal experience. Sklarosky says he has tried dozens of jury trials and participated in thousands of court proceedings as a defense attorney and several aspects of civil cases, including wills and protectionfrom-abuse cases. Sklarosky ran

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for judge in 2009. • Mark Bufalino, 40, is a private attorney at Elliott, Greenleaf & Dean in Wilkes-Barre, and previously served as chairman of the Luzerne County Democratic Party, a position he resigned upon announcing his candidacy. Bufalino says he has argued both civil and criminal trials at state and federal courts during his15 years as an attorney. • Richard Hughes, 50, is an assistant district attorney with a private practice and over 25 years practicing as a lawyer. Hughes says he has tried more than 35 jury trials to verdict and was lead counsel on five homicide cases, as well as being able to handle several civil matters at his practice, including estate planning and real estate matters. Hughes ran for judge in 2009. • Molly Hanlon Mirabito, 46, is an assistant district attorney with a private practice and 24 years of experience. Mirabito says she has prosecuted criminals and worked with victims and their families, and has maintained her private practice, handling a number of civil matters. Mirabito has been an instructor at Luzerne County Community College and King’s College. Mirabito ran for judge in 2009. • Jennifer Rogers, 44, is a private attorney who has previously worked as a part-time solicitor for Luzerne County Children & Youth Services. Rogers says she specializes in family law, general civil and commercial litigation

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and other matters, including contract disputes. Rogers had previously worked with Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn. Rogers ran for judge in 2009. • James Haggerty, 46, is serving as the mayor of Kingston and works as a private attorney. Haggerty says he has civil and criminal courtroom experience and served in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserves. Haggerty also served on the Luzerne County home rule transition committee, but still assists in matters if asked. • Joseph Saporito, 51, is an assistant public defender with a private practice with 26 years experience as a lawyer. Saporito says he has practiced law in the state and federal court systems, and handled everything ranging from homicides to wills and estate

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In January 2009, two more judges were removed from the county bench – Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan – after they were charged in the ongoing corruption probe. A few months later, judge Michael Toole was forced from the bench, also entangled in the scandal and Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr., lost a bid for retention in the 2009 election. That left several vacancies that required appointments by thenGov. Ed Rendell.

matters. Saporito says he has worked pro-bono and participated in many community events, church and school functions. • Mike Blazick, 37, is a privatepractice attorney who handles complex litigation across Pennsylvania, including 14 counties. Blazick says he was appointed by the Luzerne County Court system to investigate if a former judge was involved in corruption and said he has a diverse background in representing plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of cases. Blazick ran for judge in 2009. • John Aciukewicz, 52, is a private-practice attorney and former assistant district attorney. Aciukewicz says he has prosecuted between 30 and 35 jury trials as an assistant district attorney and argued five complete civil trials. He

says he also has extensive family law experience. Aciukewicz is active in the community, and is a referee for high school basketball and has coached baseball and basketball. • Tony Ross, 39, is a privatepractice attorney, including cases concerning auto accidents and medical malpractice. Ross says he has done approximately 40 criminal jury trials and between five and 10 civil trials, and has also worked as an assistant district attorney. Ross says he speaks at seminars and events to educate the community and enhance attorney training. • Fred Pierantoni, 53, is a 20year district judge and limited private practice attorney. Pierantoni says he has presided over 70,000 cases, many of them civil, and has handled civil matters in

his 28 years of practicing law. Pierantoni says he was appointed by the state Supreme Court to the Committee on Race and Gender Bias and chairman of the Supreme Court Minor Rules Committee. • Jim McMonagle, 43, has been an assistant district attorney for his entire legal career and has prosecuted cases ranging from summary citations to homicide. McMonagle says he has worked in juvenile court and as a divorce master, and has worked on arbitration panels. McMonagle says he currently handles a lot of appellate work for the DA’s office, as well as drug and theft cases. • Lesa Gelb, 50, is a private practice attorney who handles complex civil cases, ranging from motor vehicle accidents to workers compensation claims. Gelb says she has experience in both criminal and civil work, and has been active in the local political scene, volunteering time with the League of Women Voters and Luzerne County Democratic Executive Committee. • Vito DeLuca, 43, is currently employed as the county’s chief solicitor and works as a solicitor for many other municipalities and agencies. DeLuca says during his 17 years as an attorney, he’s handled dozens of criminal and civil trials, and objected to the passing of a home rule charter over the last year. DeLuca previously ran for district attorney in 2007.

A mix of GOP, Dem candidates are up to task of county council roles THE GOOD news? Of 49 candidates running for the 11 seats on Luzerne County’s new county council there are enough qualified candidates to fill every chair at the table. The bad news? Neither party has 11 individuals fully capable of shouldering the daunting responsibilities ahead. If the initial county council is to be the very best, it will require a blending of Democrats, Republicans and perhaps a couple of independents who might be circulating petitions to get their names on the November ballot. On Tuesday, Republicans will nominate 11 of their 16 GOP council contenders, while Dem-

KEVIN BLAUM IN THE ARENA ocrats cast ballots for 11 of the 33 Democrats listed. However, “In the Arena” is unable to recommend a full slate of 11 candidates from either party. Therefore, after weeks of careful consideration, “In the Arena” is prepared to endorse only the following Republican and Democratic candidates for seats on the Luzerne County Council. Republicans: Harry Haas, 35, of WilkesBarre has what it takes to become the finest of county councilmen. With undergraduate and master’s degrees from George Washington University, Haas is knowledgeable about the issues

and eager to work for a better Northeastern Pennsylvania. Eugene Kelleher, 67, of Dallas Township possesses a master’s degree in mathematics. He is a retired math instructor and financial analyst. Kelleher will bring wisdom and insight to the new branch of government. John Ruckno, 62, of Dallas was president of Forty Fort Lumber Co. and a financial advisor. Now retired, Ruckno was educated at Marquette University, Misericordia University and is a graduate of Bloomsburg University. He offers a determined independence. Michael Cabell, 25, of Butler Township is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University. He was manager of a family-owned roadside safety business. It merged with Abbey Road Con-

trol. He now serves as Abbey Road’s chief operating officer. Rick Morelli, 39, of Sugarloaf Township was a member of the Luzerne County Government Study Commission. He is a graduate of Villanova University and received his MBA from St. Joseph’s University. Democrats: Attorney James Bobeck, 31, of Kingston is a graduate of Villanova University and Boston College Law School. Bobeck serves as chairman of the county’s Home Rule Transition Committee and possesses the energy and commitment to be a model councilman. Elaine Maddon Curry, 63, of Butler Township is a graduate of Penn State University and is supervisor of library services at the Greater Hazleton Health Alliance. She is independent

and known for her integrity. Edward Brominski, 71, of Swoyersville is a former county commissioner. He has years of institutional memory and his desire to serve still burns. Voters need him at the table. Bruce Simpson, 57, of WilkesBarre is a graduate of Central Florida University with a master’s degree from St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Simpson hopes to restore honesty to county government. Attorney Harry Skene, 49, of West Pittston is a graduate of Adelphi University and the Toledo College of Law. He will add a healthy dose of independence to the workings of council. Wayne Wolfe, 45, of Plymouth Township is an auditor and a graduate of King’s College with a double major in government

and theology. He earned a master’s degree from Wilkes University and works locally as the director of staffing at the American Red Cross. Michael Giamber, 57, of Fairmount Township has a degree in business management from National-Louis University, served 23 years in the U.S. Navy and worked at the National Gallery of Art. He favors a national search for a strong and independent county executive. Make sure these most impressive candidates are among your county council selections. Feel free to clip this column and take it to the polls when you VOTE on Tuesday. Kevin Blaum’s column on government, life and politics appears every Sunday. Contact him at kblaum@timesleader.com.

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Options abound in Wilkes-Barre mayoral race By BILL O’BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE – Democratic Mayor Tom Leighton is seeking his third term and to win he will have to stave off a challenge from within his own party. If he survives that, he will then square off against a Republican candidate in November. Leighton, 50, has taken the campaign seriously, holding press conferences nearly every day to show voters he deserves to be retained. At town hall meetings held in each of the city’s five voting districts, Leighton has talked about his record of bringing back a city in debt, refurbishing the downtown and funneling millions of dollars into the neighborhoods to pave streets, clear sewer lines and repair creek walls to relieve the threat of flood. Two Democrats are challenging Leighton in the May 17th Primary – Charlotte Raup, the city’s Crime Watch coordinator, and Nick Punko, a truck driver who has kept as low a profile as any candidate ever has. Punko declined to be photographed and he chose not to participate in The Times Leader’s endorsement interviews. On the GOP side, three candidates – Lisa Cope, Karen Ceppa and Frank Sorick – have, like Raup, relied mainly on campaigning door-to-door. All of the challengers said the face-to-face meetings with voters was the best way for them to get their

messages out. And, the cheapest. Leighton has amassed a large war chest with more than $65,000 still available for him to use either in the primary or in November. Raup and Ceppa filed campaign finance reports showing less than $2,000 in their coffers. Cope and Sorick didn’t raise any money, spending a few dollars on signs. In a campaign almost absent of debate and discussion of the issues, some still feel Leighton is vulnerable – at least to the point where a victory will be of a smaller margin than many expect. During the campaign, Leighton has said the problems facing the city are not new – crime, nuisance properties, absentee landlords, and slum and blight. “Your complaints have not gone unheard,” Leighton said at his last town hall meeting. “We are working daily to address those major issues in our neighborhoods.” He has revealed details of work done throughout the city at every opportunity. From downtown to the neighborhoods, repairs include paving streets, repairing sewer lines, replacing catch basins and installing new street lights and sidewalks. Armed with a power point presentation, Leighton showcased Coal Street Park, Movies 14, Barnes and Noble, the Intermodal Transportation Center, Coal Street widening, new sidewalks,

At town hall meetings held in each of the city’s five voting districts, Leighton has talked about his record of bringing back a city in debt, refurbishing the downtown and funneling millions of dollars into the neighborhoods to pave streets, clear sewer lines and repair creek walls to relieve the threat of flood.

new streetlights, 53 new businesses and many other accomplishments. He tells of millions of dollars poured into the neighborhoods, 29 new police officers and new fire equipment. Ceppa, 42, has lived in the city for a little more than a year. She has an accounting background and said she has a plan for the city that includes an audit of all current projects and hopes to make financial records available for the public’s review. She said she will also review all policies and procedures for each city department and take a look at all job descriptions to ensure all positions are necessary and to make sure the proper education is acquired for important positions. Ceppa is concerned about morale in the city police and fire departments and said she wants to concentrate on bringing “new” businesses to the city. She seeks a way to bring in young people to want to live and stay in Wilkes-Barre. Under her leadership, Ceppa said everyone will get a fair

chance for any open job positions based upon their qualifications, not who you know. Cope, 45, of High Street, works at Lord & Taylor in Wilkes-Barre Township. She ran unsuccessfully for city controller in 2007. Cope said the city’s neighborhoods have been neglected for too long. She said the downtown looks great, but the neighborhoods need attention. Cope said she hates to see the city deteriorate and there needs to be a refocus on the city’s infrastructure. She said the downtown “does look nice,” but the neighborhoods need to look better. Cope wants to focus on fixing things like streets and sewers. She said overspending needs to stop as well. “If it came down to raising taxes or cutting jobs, I would favor cutting jobs,” she has said. Cope, who is married to a city police officer, is running a grassroots campaign and did not raise any campaign dollars and is not asking for any contributions. Sorick, 38, said he would run

the city as a corporation if he is elected mayor. A resident of Waller Street, Sorick has a background in business and has said the city needs to be looking for alternative sources for funding. “Cost-cutting will only get us so far. But we must stop burdening taxpayers,” Sorick stated during the campaign. Sorick said taxpayers should be given ample time to express their concerns at council meetings. He said they should always feel welcome at meetings so they can have their concerns heard. Sorick has been campaigning door-to-door and utilizing electronic media like Facebook to get his message out. He said he spent around $250 for campaign materials and said the best way to convince voters to support him was to meet them face-toface and listen to their concerns. Raup has been involved with Crime Watch for 16 years and she said she is passionate about the city. She has often patrolled neighborhoods late at night checking for criminal activity. She says she has done what she can to make the city safer. “I’m ready for this,” Raup said last month. “This is very personal for me.” Raup said things can be better in the city for all residents and thinks there has been a disconnect between residents and City Hall for too long. She said she will be a mayor for the entire city – not just the neighborhoods or the downtown.

Raup said cutting excessive spending is at the top of her list and the mayor’s salary will be the first place to cut. She plans to take a $20,000 yearly pay cut and would expect all department heads to also take pay cuts. Punko, 54, is an over-the-road truck driver who says the main reason he joined the race was because he wants the city’s streets fixed. Punko grew up in the city and graduated from E.L. Meyers High School. At the start of the campaign, Punko said he wouldn’t be doing much campaigning and he held true to his word. He hasn’t returned a message since. When asked if he was running for mayor, Punko responded, “My name’s on the ballot.” A Democrat, Punko said some friends “put me up to it,” so he decided to enter the race. Punko said the neglect of city neighborhoods goes back before Leighton became mayor. He said besides the state of the streets, he decided to run for mayor to get the message out that all residents and neighborhoods deserve attention. Last spring Leighton lost to John Yudichak in the May Democratic primary for state senator in the 14th District. Leighton also lost the vote count in the city to Yudichak. In 2007, Leighton was re-elected by a 2-1 margin over Republican challenger Linda Stets Urban, outpolling her in each of the city’s 20 voting precincts.

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Frank Sorick

Karen Ceppa

Lisa Cope

Charlotte Raup

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Age: 38 Residence: Waller Street Party: Republican Occupation: Businessman – Tino’s Pizza, Sorick Family Daycare, Sorick Properties Family: Wife, Katrina; 3 children, Jenna, 19; Austin, 15; Danielle, 10; 1 granddaughter, Fallyn, 1 Website: wakeupwilkesbarre.com

Age: 42 Residence: Highland Avenue Party: Republican Occupation: Accountant – currently not working

Age: 45 Residence: High Street Party: Republican Occupation: Lord & Taylor Family: Husband, Dana; daughter, Jessica, 27, son, Ross, 25

Age: 54 Residence: Gardner Avenue Party: Democrat Occupation: Volunteer coordinator of W-B Crime Watch; volunteers as a master gardener for Penn State University; teaches classes on herbal medicine Family: Husband, Gregory Website: www.raupformayor.com

Age: 50 Residence: Reliance Drive Party: Democrat Occupation: Mayor; Realtor Education: Bishop Hoban High School; King’s College Family: Wife, Patty; children, Kelly Lynn, 26, Thomas, 22, Courtney, 20

Age: 54 Residence: Lloyd’s Lane Party: Democrat Occupation: Truck driver – currently not working Education: Meyers High School Family: Daughter, Nicole; 3 grandchildren

Family: 2 children, Joshua, 21; Ashlynn, 17 email: kceppa@hotmail.com; and she said she’s on Facebook.

Barletta’s exit leaves Hazleton seat a hotly contested race

By STEVE MOCARSKY smocarsky@timesleader.com

HAZLETON – Three well-recognized city businessmen and one longtime taxpayer advocate are seeking nominations to run for the city’s top executive post in November. Mayor Joe Yannuzzi is battling Jeffrey Cusat for the Republican nomination for his seat in the May 17 Primary while Joseph Corradini and Grace Cuozzo are vying for the Democratic nod. Yannuzzi, 73, was council president when council appointed him to complete the term of Lou Barletta, who was elected to Congress in the last election. He touts his years on council and his decades of successful business experience as qualifications. “My wife was born here. My children were raised here. I love this town. That is why I want to lead the city to a better future,” he has said. His top issues are crime, jobs, money and city services. He has said money tops his list. “Without money, you can’t fight crime ... create jobs (or) provide services,” he said, adding that spending and staffing in the city are “at the bare minimum.” Growth can be accomplished by “changing the perception of the city,” and he welcomes residents’ help to fight blight, which, he said, breeds crime. Yannuzzi touted his work on an agreement to build a wind turbine to defray electric costs and said construction of a parking garage downtown is on the back burner. A video surveillance system with cameras throughout the city and a feed to City Hall is nearly complete. Moving police from the fourfloor City Hall to a former bank

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Jeff Cusat

Joe Corradini

Grace Cuozzo

Age: 73 Residence: East Holly Street Party: Republican Occupation: Mayor of Hazleton

Age: 35 Residence: Alter Street Party: Republican Occupation: Restaurant owner

Age: 67 Residence: James Street Party: Democrat Occupation: Owns painting busi-

Age: 56 Residence: James Street Party: Democrat Occupation: Homemaker

building will save heat and electricity to help maintain the smaller building. Yannuzzi said the Pennsylvania Economy League, which council recently hired to study city finances, would “have to be very strong on” a recommendation for him to consider raising taxes. “I don’t want to go that route, so they will have to give me alternatives,” he said. Yannuzzi’s opponent in the primary is the owner of Cusat’s Café on Alter Street. A fourth-generation owner of the establishment and the sole proprietor for the past 18 years, Cusat, 35, lists that experience as well as his accounting and business management education at Penn State University among his qualifications. “I’m a taxpayer and I know what the concerns of the regular people are,” Cusat said, adding that he’s running for mayor because he wants “a safe community for my family to live in.” Cusat said that as mayor, he

would “clean the streets and make them safe, raise our revenue and fill the potholes in the streets. I feel my plans can work.” His plans to make the streets safer include building up the police department, but he wouldn’t provide specifics, saying he doesn’t “want to give too much information or the criminals will know what I want to do.” Cusat said the biggest problem in Hazleton is crime and he would have “zero tolerance on all crimes.” Cusat said he thinks the city is spending beyond its means and he wants to “re-do the city code and enforce the laws on the books. After that, everything else will fall into place.” He also said the city needs to take a better approach to collecting outstanding debt and re-evaluate tax-exempt properties. “There are too many unqualified properties not paying taxes.” Asked if he would raise taxes in his budget as mayor if recommended by the Pennsylvania Economy League, Cusat said he

disagrees with the city hiring the PEL. “I don’t think we need them. I feel enough cuts can be done on our own. Maybe Mr. Yannuzzi doesn’t have a plan, so he thinks they’re needed,” he said. Democrat Corradini, 67, has owned and operated Joseph J. Corradini Painting for 43 years, served in the military and was a state constable. “Everyone running for office tells you the same thing: Hazleton’s problems. The difference with me is that I offer solutions to our problems,” he said. Corradini’s first priorities if elected would be ensuring that ordinances are enforced and “push (ing) every button” he could “to change the penny pinchers” among employers paying $8 to $10 per hour and promote increasing area wages to a “livable” level of $12 to $14 per hour. “We need factories, not storage facilities,” he said. He also plans to find grant writ-

ers to work on a commission basis to secure federal and state grants through programs such as “Weed and Seed,” a crime prevention program, and a façade improvement program for downtown businesses. The weeding would involve city police working with other law enforcement agencies, community groups and public officials to weed out violent criminals and gangs. The seeding would involve community agencies, community policing and human services to work hand-in-hand to provide intervention and treatment, he said. The façade program would offer commercial property owners $5,000 grants for façade repair to make the downtown more desirable to visit and help with revitalization, Corradini said. “Other candidates will tell you that these programs were their ideas. If so, why haven’t they presented them?” he said. Cuozzo, 56, describes herself as “a mother and a citizen with con-

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cerns and cares just like everybody else.” Her qualifications include serving on a committee in 1989 to review tax-exempt properties, a term on the city housing authority and a familiarity with finances of the city and city boards, having attended countless government meetings over the decades. She said she’s running for mayor because “somebody has to stand up and say enough is enough. I have ideas for solutions to a lot of our problems and I’m a no-nonsense person,” Cuozzo said. She criticized Yannuzzi for saying he’s negotiating with officials at MinSec, a community corrections center downtown. “Negotiating what? I read the transcript at the zoning bearing. What they presented and what they’re doing are two different things. Revoke the zoning permit and let them come in and present the truth,” she said. To address city debt, she proposes a per-ton fee for any non-clean fill dumped within city limits. A previous contract with a developer raised revenue that is “paltry in comparison,” she said. Revenue could bolster police coverage, fix streets and stave off a tax increase. She believes the PEL will recommend raising taxes and cutting staff and that the group was brought in “as a scapegoat” to justify a tax increase. Cuozzo said she would reorganize city departments, eliminate one of them because the administration is “top-heavy,” form a committee to review tax-exempt properties and have ineligible properties placed back on the tax roles, and cancel agreements with developers who haven’t developed longvacant city properties and find new developers.

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expect in this race. Will voters choose all 11 or bullet vote one or a handful of candidates they strongly support? With such a wide field of contenders and open slots, will unprepared voters end up selecting people from their regions or the old standby of last names based on ethnicity? The residencies of the 49 candidates will be listed by their names on the ballot. What impact will endorsements have on the results, particularly on the vote counts of 11 Democrats armed with a union endorsement that could help or hurt them? David Sosar, a professor of political science at King’s College, said

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he expects many voters to choose fewer than 11 council candidates. The reason: they were unwilling or unable to research the backgrounds of 11 candidates to make an informed decision or they want to give more weight to the candidates they support. Sosar believes the large number of contenders is “enough to scare some people away from voting.” “People might wait until the fall. I wish they wouldn’t do that because these council members are going to make some of the biggest and most important decisions that the county will face in a long time,” he said. Sosar said he wouldn’t attempt to predict the outcome of the council race. He expects some candidates will surface to the top because of name recognition and said endorsements could make the difference, particularly if voter turnout is low.

Making a prediction would be “nearly impossible” with so many candidates running for so many spots, said Jeff Brauer, an associate professor of political science at Keystone College. The council race hasn’t had debates, television advertisements and polling that allows experts to point to favorites, he said. “It’s going to be who gets their supporters out to the polls,” Brauer said. He expects narrow margins and said he wouldn’t be surprised to see a tie among two contenders in the council race. Brauer said he’d prefer that voters choose the candidates “they’re sure of,” even if they don’t cast all 11 selections. “That would be the most responsible,” he said. Wilkes University political science professor Tom Baldino said he won’t be surprised if many vot-

ers choose only five or six council candidates, particularly in the crowded Democratic race. Voters may feel frustration researching candidates to come up with 11 selections, he said. Straight-party voting, which Baldino describes as “lazy,” isn’t an option because it’s a primary, he said. “It’s going to be interesting to see how the votes appear. I think the totals will be all over the place,” he said. He expects the union slate will “do well,” particularly if the slate disseminates handouts listing the names and ballot positions of the 11 endorsees. However, such handouts could also work against the candidates because people who aren’t supportive of the slate would know which candidates they don’t want to choose, he said. SUBHED? County council members will

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be paid $8,000 annually to make decisions that touch many, from roughly 168,000 property owners to countless citizens who receive county services. County government oversees court proceedings and records, roads and bridges, elections, the processing of wills and property deeds, marriage licenses, a prison system, 911 and other emergency services, property assessment, elections, child welfare – the list goes on and on. Approving a county budget and tax rate will be one of the chief responsibilities of the new council. The county’s $125.2 million general fund operating budget for 2011 kept taxes at 5.215 mills. A mill is $1 for every $1,000 in assessed property, which means county taxes are $521 on a property assessed at $100,000. Nearly 87,000 property owners get roughly $52 knocked off their

county tax bills due to a homestead tax break on primary residences. The three sitting commissioners must adopt the 2012 budget at the end of this year, and they’ve already indicated that they don’t intend to raise taxes. The new council will have the option to amend the 2012 budget. A few council candidates have vowed to not raise taxes, while many said it’s a promise that can’t be responsibly made until all the facts and figures are known. As expected in an election campaign, all candidates said they would work hard to identify spending reductions to avoid a tax increase. Council candidates have cited a multitude of qualities they are seeking in the new manager. The manager will run day-today operations, including hiring See OVERHAUL, Page 9B

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and firing and ensuring departments stick to the overall spending limit set by county council. The home rule charter requires the manager, at minimum, to have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and five years of relevant work experi-

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ence. The 11 new council members will immediately join the home rule transition committee after the election. The transition committee is starting the search for a manager and division heads before the election, but the council has the right to accept or reject any or all transition committee recommendations. The charter requires council members to hire a permanent manager within six months after

they take office in January. Council members must also approve policies and contracts governing employees. The county currently employs about 1,700 people. Union contracts will be renegotiated by council as the agreements expire, though council members will have to decide if they want to be actively involved or leave the lion’s share of the negotiating to the administration. The county has 11 different col-

lective bargaining agreements, several memorandum agreements with supervisors in human service divisions and a personnel policy governing non-union workers. Employees in six unions have the right to binding arbitration. The council will also appoint members of boards and authorities, including the housing, transportation and redevelopment authorities, the Luzerne County Community College Board of Trustees, the Convention Center

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Authority that oversees the Mohegan Sun Arena, and Tourist Promotion Agency. The layout of county offices and staff structure will change because home rule eliminates most row offices and puts all county services and functions under eight divisions – law, public defender, administrative, budget and financial, correctional, judicial services and records, operational and human services. In addition to the three county

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commissioners, the following elected row officers will be eliminated: treasurer, recorder of deeds, coroner, register of wills, two jury commissioners, clerk of courts, prothontary and sheriff. Four of these row officers will remain in office and continue to be paid until their terms expire at the end of 2013: Prothonotary Carolee Medico Olenginski, Register of Wills Dorothy Stankovic and jury commissioners Bonnie L. Markowski and Frank Semanski.

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2 0 1 1 JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 10-year term Vote for 1 Vic Stabile (R) Paula A. Patrick (R) David N. Wecht (D)

JUDGE OF THE COMMONWEALTH COURT 10-year term Vote for 1

Paul P. Panepinto (R) Anne Covey (R) Kathryn Boockvar (D) Barbara Behrend Ernsberger (D)

MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT 11-1-01 6-year term Vote for 1 All candidates cross-filed Rick Cronauer Don Winder Stephen A. Urban Tim Henry Christopher J. O’Donnell Jeff Thomas Mike Smith

MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT 11-1-05 6-year term Vote for 1 All candidates cross-filed Paul Roberts Jr.

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MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT 11-2-03 6-year term Vote for 1 All candidates cross-filed Joseph A. Halesey

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ASHLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Joe Gorham (D) Sharon Lynne Keefe (D) John P. Gibbons (D) Donald J. Sipple Jr. (D)

AVOCA BOROUGH COUNCIL WARD 01 4-year term Vote for 1

Gary A. Halagarda (D)

WARD 02 4-year term Vote for 1

Michael Fuller (D)

WARD 03 4-year term Vote for 2

Susan LeLack (D) Joseph Satkowski (D)

BEAR CREEK TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 2

Bonnie J. Wasilewski (D) Joseph John Masi (D)

BEAR CREEK VILLAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Ralph English (R) Frederick Douglas Straub (R) Kathleen Lawrence (D)

BLACK CREEK TWP. SUPERVISORS 6-year term Vote for 1

Florence Drasher (R) Dennis Feerrar (R) Larry Ulshafer (D)

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George D. Larock (R) Scott Weller (R)

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Cheryl Shank (R)

BUCK TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Raymond Sipple (D)

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Charlie Altmiller (R) Rose Ann C. Ervin (R) Mike Mahesh Trivedi (D) James Caffray (D)

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Sue Rossi (R) Dana Seach (R) Jeff Nesler (D)

CONYNGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 4

Rose Hart (R) Larry P. Harmon (R) Louis A. Rizzo Jr. (R) Raymond Montoni (D)

CONYNGHAM TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Edward Whitebread (D)

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Helen Hess (D) Darcie Lapinski (D)

COURTDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Carl Hodorowski (R) Greg Johnson Sr. (D) Debra R. Youngblood (D)

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Thomas Vest (R)

DALLAS BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Charles L. Youngman (R) Chris Matus (R) Lee W. Eckert (R)

DALLAS TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Glenn M. Howell (R) Liz Martin (D)

DALLAS TWP. AUDITOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Barbara Mears (R)

DENNISON TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Bruce Thomas (R)

DORRANCE TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Gary A. Zane (D)

DUPONT BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 2

Jeffrey M. Kaminski (D) Brian Nesgoda (D)

DURYEA BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Lorraine Harmanos Henrich (D) Alfred Akulonis Jr. (D) Lois Hanczyc (D) Audrey Roberts Yager (D)

DURYEA BOROUGH AUDITOR Six-year term Vote for 1

Dorothy Lovenduski (D)

EDWARDSVILLE BOROUGH

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4-year term Vote for 4

Luke T. Sowcik (D) Catherine Soprano (D) Leonard J. Nareski (D) John Sedeski (D)

EXETER BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 4

Denise Adams (D) Larry Dellegrotto (D) Sharon Korba (D) John Morgan (D) Rick Turner (D) Joseph J. Esposito (D)

EXETER TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 2

James W. Dowse (R) Donald J. Hoffman (R) Jack Ruane (D)

EXETER TWP. AUDITOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Patricia A. Searfoss (R)

FAIRMONT TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Lyle K. Harvey (R)

FAIRVIEW TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Russ Marhold (R)

FAIRVIEW TWP. SUPERVISOR 2-year term Vote for 1

Robert F. Orloski (R)

FORTY FORT BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 4

Robert Craig (R) Dave Williams (R) Karen Martinelli (R) Frank Michaels (D) Charles Rick Kamus (D)

FOSTER TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Kenneth R. Searfoss Sr. (D) Gladys N. Burns (D) Thomas Zoshak (D) Georgiann Eckrote-Jones (D)

FRANKLIN TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Fred W. Dymond III (R)

FREELAND BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Kimberly Barry (R) John W. Budda (R) John Potoskie (R) Barbara Tulanowski (D) Joan T. Uricheck (D)

FREELAND BOROUGH MAYOR 2-year term Vote for 1

George J. Bama Sr. (R) Tammy Martin (D)

HANOVER TWP. COMMISSIONER 4-year term Vote for 4

Ronald R. Hummer (R) Bob Burns (R) Albert J. Bagusky (R) William L. Howatt (R) Michael D. Mazur (R) Sherry A. Dalessandro (D) Joseph F. Prato (D) Frank J. Ciavarella (D) Harry P. Besecker (D) William Buzz McGavin (D)

HARVEYS LAKE BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 4

Amy Williams (R) Richard Svec (R) William Monk (R) Richard K. Haas (R) Thomas Kehler (D) Jamie L. Coleman (D) Ed Kelly (D) Michelle T. Boice (D)

HAZLETON CITY MAYOR 4-year term Vote for 1

Joe Yanuzzi Jeffrey L. Cusat (R) Grace Cuozzo (D) Joseph J. Corradini (D)

HAZLETON CITY COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 2

Keith Bast (R) Evelyn Graham (R) Christopher J. Puza (R) David P. Sosar (R)

HAZLE TWP. SUPERVISOR Richard E. Verbonitz (D) Larry De Fluri (D) William Gallagher (D) Richard J. Wienches (D)

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Larry L. Rineheimer Jr. (R)

HOLLENBACK TWP. AUDITOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Clyde C. Van Horn (R)

HUGHESTOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Phillip J. Falvo (D) Edward C. Strubeck (D) Wayne D. Quick Jr. (D)

HUGHESTOWN BOROUGH AUDITOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Vincent J. O’Hop (D)

HUGHESTOWN BOROUGH AUDITOR 2-year term Vote for 1

Patricia McHale

HUNLOCK TWP. AUDITOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Barbara L. Stahl (R)

HUNTINGTON TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Barry Kyttle (R)

HUNTINGTON TWP. AUDITOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Alice Turner (R)

JACKSON TWP. AUDITOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Jerry Palmaioli (D)

JACKSON TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1 Al Fox (R)

JENKINS TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Stanley E. Rovinski (D)

JENKINS TWP. SUPERVISOR 2-year term Vote for 1

Frank Waxie Vaxmonsky (D) Coreen A. Milazzo (D)

JENKINS TWP. AUDITOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Joseph A. Silinskie (D)

KINGSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Jack Schumacher (R) Curt Piazza (R) Roberta Rowlands (R) Nancy Coooper (R)

KINGSTON TWP. SUPERVISOR 4-year term Vote for 3

James V. Reino Jr. (R) John J. Solinsky (R) Gary R. Mathers (R)

LAFLIN BOROUGH MAYOR 4-year term Vote for 1

Dorothy Shea Yazurlo (D)

LAFLIN BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Thomas L. Parry (R) Paul J. Benderavich (D) Patrick J. Gilhooley (D)

LAKE TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Lonnie Piatt (R) Len Ruotolo (D) Jospeh A. Stefanowicz (D) John A. Rogowski (D)

LAKE TWP. TAX COLLECTOR 2-year term Vote for 1

Susan Stefanowicz (D)

LARKSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Robert J. Altavilla (D) Tracy Chackan (D)

LAUREL RUN BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 2

Brian P. Correll (R)

LEHMAN TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Douglas Ide (R)

LUZERNE BOROUGH

COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Kathleen Pajor (D) William J. Turcan (D) Judy A. Gober (D) Anthony Perzia (D) James M. Pavlico (D)

NANTICOKE CITY COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 2

Richie Wiaterowski (D) Jon Metta (D) Steve Duda (D)

NESCOPECK BOROUGH COUNCIL 2-year term Vote for 1

Marlin D. Henrie (R)

NESCOPECK BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 4

Jospeh J. Coakley (D) Richard Powlus (D)

NESCOPECK TWP. AUDITOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Lillian J. Drasher

NESCOPECK TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Michael P. Winder (R)

NEWPORT TWP. COMMISSIONER 4-year term Vote for 3

John Wilkes Jr. (D) Paul L. Czapracki Jr. (D) Michael Louis Roke (D)

NUANGOLA BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

John J. Kochan (R) Douglas D. Fawbush (R) Conrad Plodwick (D) Harriet Joan Shirk (D) Elaine Donahue (D) Ronald H. Kaiser (D)

PENN LAKE BOROUGH MAYOR 4-year term Vote for 1

Tim Lenahan (D)

PENN LAKE BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 2

Kathy Donaldson (D) Shaun Kuter (D) Jill Rosenstock (D)

PITTSTON CITY COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 2

Kim Marie E. Alfrano (D) Joseph G. McClean (D) Frank Sheperis (D) Ginger Butera Murphy (D) Danny Argo (D) Barb Zangre (D)

PITTSTON CITY TREASURER 4-year term Vote for 1

Kathy Cunard (D)

PITTSTON TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Dale Newman (R) Stephen Rinaldi (D)

PLAINS TWP. COMMISSIONER 4-year term Vote for 3

James O’Meara Sr. (R) Ronald Filippini (D) Ciro J. Cinti Jr. (D) Phillip S. Lukas (D) Brigid M. O’Connor (D)

PLYMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Carl Clemm (D) Clif Madrack (D) Thomas McTague (D) Bill Dixon (D) Charles T. Lasinski (D) Steve Gerko (D)

PLYMOUTH BOROUGH TAX COLLECTOR 2-year term Vote for 1

Gail R. Burdulis

PLYMOUTH TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Gale Conrad (D)

PLYMOUTH TWP. AUDITOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Beverly Jane Sokoloski (D)

PRINGLE BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Christopher S. Williams (R)

Jospeh J. Piazza (D) Ronald Fronzoni (D) Constance C. Kostelac (D)

RICE TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Donald A. Armstrong (R) Marcia Thomas (R) Louis P. Konopelski (d) Ann Kijeck (D)

RICE TWP. AUDITOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Toni J. Rogan (R) Felicia C. Bierzynski (R) Rhonda M. Rowles (R)

RICE TWP. AUDITOR 4-year term Vote for 1

Janeann Lokken (D) Elaine P. Wallace (D)

RICE TWP. AUDITOR 2-year term Vote for 1

Dennis Kijeck (D)

ROSS TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1 David A. Williams (R)

SALEM TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Frede A. Fransen (R) Joshua J. Kishbaugh (R)

SHICKSHINNY BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 2

Rosalie Bubbles Whitebread (R) Francene Tearpock-Martini (D) Michael J. Steeber (D)

SLOCUM TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Peter Webby (D) Amanda A. Evans (D)

SUGAR NOTCH BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Michael R. Putnam (R) Regina Fillman (D) Henry J. Mleczynski Jr. (D) David Balakier (D) Patrick Dalton (D)

SUGARLOAF TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Rick Weaver (R) Robert M. Stanziola Sr. (R)

SWOYERSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL Ward 01 4-year term Vote for 1

Carl R. Tupper (R) Deborah M. Layaou (D) Ward 02

4-year term Vote for 1

Stephen T. Nowroski (R) Joseph M. Olejnick (D)

UNION TWP. SUPERVISOR 6-year term Vote for 1

Ed Raineri (R) Jerome Holzman (D)

WARRIOR RUN BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Lawrence C. Siejak (R) Robert T. Daylida (D) Henry Moriarty (D)

WEST HAZLETON CITY COUNCIL Ward 01 4-year term Vote for 1

David Yaskanich (R) Tom Nemeth (D)

Ward 02 4-year term Vote for 1

James Kulaga (R)

Ward 03 4-year term Vote for 1

Paul Platukis (R) Robert J. Sanzi (D)

WEST PITTSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

John Hood (R) Jim Rose (R) Peter Albano (R) Kevin Lescavage (R) Bill Bohn (R)

WEST WYOMING BOROUGH COUNCIL 4-year term Vote for 3

Daniel Gadomski (D) Gary Stavish (D) Eileen Cipriani (D)

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Vote for 4

6-year term Vote for 1

Thomas E. Szoke (R) Tim Janosco (R) Harvey L. Morrison (R) Margaret E. Reilly (R) Charles Best (D) Patsy M. Shelhamer (D) John Klem (D) Catherine F. O’Donnell (D)

Patricia A. Davis (R)

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Karen Ceppa (R) Lisa Cope (R) Frank R. Sorick (R) Nick Punko (D) Charlotte B. Raup (D) Tom Leighton (D)

Ward 02 4-year term Vote for 1

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Vincent Tozzi (D)

YATESVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL

District A 4-year term Vote for 1

4-year term Vote for 3

Joe Bernardo (R) Claire M. Wert (R) Don Winder (D) George C. Brown (D) Norm Davis (D)

District C 4-year term Vote for 1

Stephen J. Urban (R) Justin McCarthy (D) Eric Redick Sr. (D) Shelby Sudnick (D) Calman Baggs (D) Maureen Lavelle (D)

CRESTWOOD SCHOOL DIRECTOR 4-year term Vote for 5 All candidates cross-filed

District D 4-year term Vote for 1

DALLAS SCHOOL DIRECTOR 4-year term Vote for 5 All candidates cross-filed Larry Schuler James J. Gattuso Jr. Bruce M. Goeringer Catherine L. Wega Dennis K. Gochoel Jr. Colleen Slocum Jeff Thomas Fred L. Parry

WILKES-BARRE TWP. MAYOR 4-year term Vote for 1

GREATER NANTICOKE AREA SCHOOL DIRECTOR

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4-year term Vote for 4 All candidates cross-filed Sandra Harvey Sadowski David Homlein Tony Prushinksi Janine Floryshak Kenny James Ryan Verazin Chet Beggs

4-year term Vote for 3

John J. Jablowski Jr. (R) Mary Yuknavich (R) Katie Krutski Arnone (R) Michael Wildes (D) Kevin Flaherty (D) Renee M. Faust (D)

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WYOMING AREA SCHOOL DIRECTOR 4-year term Vote for 5 All candidates cross-filed Thomas Cason Carl J. Yorina Jr. Toni Valenti Beth-Gober Mangan Deanna C. Farrell Ree Ree DeLuca Michael Aufiere Catherine Estelle Campenni Nicholas T. DeAngelo Jerry Stofko

WYOMING VALLEY WEST SCHOOL DIRECTOR All candidates cross-filed Region 01

4-year term Vote for 1

Joseph A. Mazur Jr.

Region 03 4-year term Vote for 1

Brian J. Dubaskas

Region 04 4-year term Vote for 1

David James Usavage

Region 06 2-year term Vote for 1 Gary W. Evans

Region 07 4-year term Vote for 1

4-year term Vote for 1

Thomas Pieczynski

ACT 1 REFERENDUM Hazleton Area School District Vote yes or no

Do you favor the Hazleton Area School District imposing an additional 1.6204 mills in real estate tax in Luzerne County, a reduction of 4.0544 mills in real estate tax in Schuylkill County and additional 4.7063 mills in real estate tax in Carbon County?

John J. Gill Jr.

Region 09

4-year term Vote for 5 All candidates cross-filed Marfy Degenhart Yanac Rocco Formica Tony Bonomo Robbie Wallace Brian Earley Peter T. Bard Robert W. Childs Lawrence Sampson Jared M. O’Donnell

LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DIRECTOR Region 1 4-year term Vote for 2 All candidates cross-filed Peter Farrell Richard a. Bombick Mark Kornoski

Region 2 4-year term Vote for 2

Karen A. Masters James J. Welby Phillip Lipski

Region 3 4-year term Vote for 1

Walter Glogowski

NORTHWEST AREA SCHOOL DIRECTOR 4-year term Vote for 5 All candidates cross-filed Ralph L. Killian Gerald E. Conger Al Gordon Jeff Pierontoni Daryl Morgan Joseph M. Federici

Kenneth L. Malkemes Jr. Gene R. Mancini Jr.

Virgil Argenta (R) Darren G. Snyder (D) Mike Merritt (D)

Abe Belles (R) Carl Kuren (R) John Bryan (D)

HAZLETON AREA SCHOOL DIRECTOR

4-year term Vote for 5 All candidates cross-filed Dann McGann William McLaughlin Richard Knorr Susy L. Wiegand Brian J. Seely

P R I M A R Y

Kevin Quaglia John Pericci Paul Holmgren John Mahle Joe Steininger

BERWICK AREA SCHOOL DIRECTOR

Vincent Guarneri (R) Scott Koppenhofer (R) Vaughn D. Koter (D) Darlene Duggins (D) Tony George (D)

4-year term Vote for 5 All candidates cross-filed

Joseph Zambetti III (D) Paul Farber (D) Christopher Lizza (D) Sal Alaimo (D)

District B 4-year term Vote for 1

HANOVER AREA SCHOOL DIRECTOR

YATESVILLE BOROUGH MAYOR 2-year term Vote for 1

Frank A. Shepanski Jr.

Bill Starr (R)

Karen Ceppa (R) Kathy Kane (D)

2-year term Vote for 1 Candidates are cross-filed

Ward 03 4-year term Vote for 1

4-year term Vote for 1

GREATER NANTICOKE AREA SCHOOL DIRECTOR

Stephen Cheb Nalewajko (R)

WILKES-BARRE CITY CONTROLLER

M U N I C I P A L

Frank Yurek (D)

4-year term Vote for 1

District E 4-year term Vote for 1

Ward 01 4-year term Vote for 1

WILKES-BARRE CITY MAYOR

Linda J. Urban (R) Bill Barrett (D)

PITTSTON AREA SCHOOL DIRECTOR 4-year term Vote for 5

Tony Guariglia (cross-filed) John Casey Donahue (cross-filed) Joe Kelly (cross-filed) Richard Gorzkowski (cross filed) Charles A. Sciandra (cross-filed) John D. Boone (cross-filed) Robert Lampman D) Anthony Tuttle (D)

WILKES-BARRE AREA SCHOOL DIRECTOR 4-year term Vote for 5 All candidates cross-filed Dino L. Galella Kathy Grinaway Louis Elmy James Susek Maryanne W. Toole Barry Matthews II John Quinn Leonard Cornish

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Voters will choose from 76 school board hopefuls By MARK GUYDISH mguydish@timesleader.com

As local school districts struggle with steep budget shortfalls courtesy of proposed state funding cuts, Luzerne County residents get to vote on more than half the 99 school board seats in 11 districts Tuesday. The numbers: 76 candidates vying for 56 seats. All but two of those candidates cross-filed, meaning they are running on both the Republican and Democratic tickets. While all school board terms are four years, this election includes two races for two-year seats: One in Greater Nanticoke Area and one in Wyoming Valley West. Both are the result of the loss of board members whose terms would have expired in 2013. While the seats were filled by appointment, those appointments are only until this December, creating the special twoyear election. Lake-Lehman voters are faced with a different issue complicating their ballots: Incumbent Peter Farrell died in a car accident last month, but his name will still be on the ballot Tuesday. Luzerne County Bureau of Elections director Leonard Piazza said the electronic machines had been programmed and locked before the unexpected death. Lake-Lehman is one of only two county districts that elect board members by region, and Farrell’s name will be on the

ballot for the region one, along with incumbent Mark Kornoski and newcomer Richard Bombick. The election in Crestwood School District has its own dubious distinction this year: Only two names are on the ballot, even though there are five seats available. Incumbents Gene Mancini and Kenneth Malkemes decided to run for re-election, but Louise Fino, Cynthia Mailloux and Jerry Orloski all opted not to seek another term, and no challengers emerged in either party. With no candidates for three seats, the district race is a write-in candidate’s dream. Here’s a brief breakdown of the races. Except where noted (in Pittston Area), all candidates have cross-filed. Crestwood: Five seats, two candidates. Ken Malkemes and Gene Mancini are all but guaranteed to return to the board this December, but the other three spots on the November ballot are wide open to anyone who can muster enough write-in votes. Dallas: five seats, eight candidates. Incumbents Bruce Goeringer, Catherine Wega and Dennis Gochoel are seeking re-election. Newcomers Colleen Slocum, Fred Parry, James Gattuso Jr., Jeff Thomas and Larry Schuler are challenging for the seats. Greater Nanticoke Area: four

While all school board terms are four years, this election includes two races for two-year seats: One in Greater Nanticoke Area and one in Wyoming Valley West. Both are the result of the loss of board members whose terms would have expired in 2013. While the seats were filled by appointment, those appointments are only until this December, creating the special two-year election.

4-year seats with seven candidates and one 2-year seat with one candidate. Incumbents Kenny James, Ryan Verazin and Tony Prushinski are seeking to return, while Chet Beggs David Hornlein, Janine Floryshak and Sandra Harvey Sadowski look to unseat them. Frank Shepanski Jr., appointed to replace the late Sylvia Mizdail, is the lone candidate for the special two-year seat that would complete her term. Hanover Area: Five seats, five candidates. This is one of two districts with zero competition on the ballot. Incumbents Joe Steininger, John Mahle and John Pericci are seeking re-election. Kevin Quaglia and Paul Holmgren are looking for the other two seats. Hazleton Area: Five seats, nine candidates. The county’s largest district is struggling

with chronically crowded schools and a booming Hispanic population dramatically increasing the need for English as Second Language services. Incumbents Brian Earley, Robert Childs and Tony Bonomo seek another term. They are joined on the ballot by Jared O’Donnell, Lawrence Sampson, Marfy Degenhart Yanac, Peter Bard, Robbie Wallace and Rocco Formica. Lake-Lehman: 5 seats, seven names on the ballot but only six candidates. Because of the death of Peter Farrell, there is technically no competition in Region one – where incumbent Mark Kornoski and newcomer Richard Bombick are running for two open seats, and where Farrell’s name will still appear – or region three, where former teacher and longtime union activist Walter Glogowski is unop-

posed in his bid for re-election. With incumbents Moderno Rossi and Harold Cornell not seeking another term, Region 2 has competition for two seats. James Welby, Karen Masters and Philip Lipski are on the ballot. Northwest Area: Five seats, six candidates. In a district looking for a new superintendent as Nancy Tkatch steps down June 30 following the board’s refusal to renew her contract, three incumbents are seeking four more years – Al Godon, Daryl Morgan and Gerald Conger. They face Jeff Pierontoni, Joseph Federici and Ralph Killian. Regardless of the outcome Tuesday, Northwest residents can expect to be voting for six seats in November, thanks to the addition of a special two-year post created by the resignation of Lisa Schoenhofen, whose term would have expired in 2013. The board appointed former member Randy Tomasacci to fill her seat until a special election, which county election official Piazza said should occur in the November general election with each party submitting a candidate to appear on the ballot. Pittston Area: Five seats, eight candidates. Incumbents Richard Gorzkowski and Tony Guariglia are seeking re-election. Charles Sciandra, Joe Kelly, John Casey Donahue and

Eleven magisterial seats up for election

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Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tom Leighton has been highly visible and easily approachable. To continue for a third term in office, Leighton has to defeat candidates in the primary on Tuesday and then win the general election in November.

Seven people are vying for the magisterial district judge seat 11-1-01 based in South Wilkes-Barre that has been vacant for more Eleven magisterial district than a year after William Amesbury was elected to the county judge seats are up for votes in the primary election Tuesday with court of common pleas. By EDWARD LEWIS elewis@timesleader.com

only one incumbent being challenged. Despite the contested campaign of an incumbent for the district judge seat in the greater Nanticoke area, two open district seats have resulted in crowded races. Seven people are vying for the magisterial district judge seat 111-01 based in South Wilkes-Barre that has been vacant for more than a year after William Amesbury was elected to the county court of common pleas. Senior District Judge Andrew Barilla, 74, has been voluntarily presiding over cases in the magisterial district. Four candidates are fighting for the magisterial district post 11-3-04 based in Hazle Township, hoping to replace the retiring District Judge Thomas Sharkey, 67. Donald Whittaker, 51, the district judge for 11-3-02 based in Nanticoke, is being challenged in the primary election by Michael J. Buckley, 45, and Matthew L. Zlotek, 46. Magisterial district judges are not required to be lawyers, but if they are not, they must complete an educational course and pass a qualifying examination before they can take office. District judges are elected to a six-year term, receive an annual salary of $78,000, and preside over preliminary arraignments and preliminary hearings, establish bail for criminal offenses except for criminal homicide and voluntary manslaughter, issue arrest warrants, preside over landlord-tenant disputes, and preside over civil proceedings when the amount in controversy does not exceed $8,000. There are 17 magisterial districts in the county, not including Wilkes-Barre Central Court, which hears preliminary hearings for the two magisterial districts in Wilkes-Barre. Those campaigning for magistrate for the 11-1-01 district that covers most of South WilkesBarre: Christopher O’Donnell, 48, a Luzerne County assistant public defender and former assistant district attorney. Tim Henry, 43, solicitor for the City of Wilkes-Barre. Mike Smith, 58, a former bail bondsman. Don Winder, who previously ran for magistrate in 2007.

Jeff Thomas, 44, a WilkesBarre Area School District employee. Stephen A. Urban, 58, a Luzerne County commissioner. All candidates have cross filed for the Democratic and Republican nominations. Those running for magistrate district 11-3-02 that includes Nanticoke, Newport Township, Plymouth and Plymouth Township: Whittaker, of Newport Township, the incumbent district judge. Matthew L. Zlotek, of Plymouth, an assistant high school football coach. Michael J. Buckley, of Nanticoke. Whittaker, Zlotek and Buckley have cross filed for the Democratic and Republican nominations. Lawrence J. Karnes, 43, of Nanticoke, a pizza restaurant owner, is seeking the Republican nomination in the primary election for the magisterial district.

Those campaigning for magisterial district 11-3-04, which covers Hazle Township and West Hazleton. Hazleton police Detective James Dixon, 36, of Hazle Township. David P. Bogansky, 45, of Hazle Township, a retired Freeland police detective. Mark Rockovich, 43, former mayor of West Hazleton. Frank J. Skokoski, 52, an attorney residing in West Hazleton. Incumbent district judges who are uncontested are: Paul J. Roberts Jr., 57, based in Kingston; David Barilla, 52, based in Swoyersville; Joseph A. Halesey, 60, based in Hanover Township; John E. Hasay, 57, based in Shickshinny; Daniel O’Donnell, 42, based in Sugarloaf; Gerald L. Fessiner, 57, based in Freeland; Ronald Swank, 63, based in Wright Township; and Jim Tupper, 59, based in Kingston Township.

John Boone are looking to unseat them and are cross filed. Anthony Tuttle and Robert Lampman are also running, but only on the Democratic ticket. Wilkes-Barre Area: Five seats, eight candidates. Only incumbent Maryanne Toole is seeking re-election. She faces Barry Matthews II, John Quinn, Kathy Grinaway, Leanard Cornish, Louis Elmy, former district administrator Dino Galella and former board member James Susek, Wyoming Area: Five seats, 10 candidates. In the most competitive race in the county, incumbents Catherine Estelle Campenini, Nicholas DeAngelo and Toni Valenti face Beth Gober Mangan, Carl Yorina Jr., Deanna Farrell, Jerry Stofko, Michael Aufiere, Ree Ree DeLuca and Thomas Cason. Wyoming Valley West: Six seats, six candidates The only other county district to elect members by region, Wyoming Valley West has no competition at all on Tuesday’s ballot. The lone candidates on both tickets are incumbent Joseph Mazur in region 1, incumbent Brian Dubaskas in region 3, David James Usavage in region 4, incumbent John Gill in region 7, and incumbent Thomas Pieczynski in region 9. Wyoming Valley West has one two-year seat this election, with Gary Evans the lone candidate on the ballot.

American politics a mayor, almost any mayor, is blamed for a lot and given credit for little. Tom Leighton rescued the Continued from Page 1B bond rating for a city that was seen by Wall Street and finanand sidewalks, revamped facilities at Coal Street Park.” ciers as almost bankrupt. He has restored our credit rating, These and other positive results from Leighton’s tenure which is vital to providing as mayor resulted in a unani- money for improvements in city services and in the repair mous endorsement by the of its infrastructure. editorial board. This is fact, not opinion. Generally speaking in

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He’s been a leader who restored hope in a city and downtown that was losing hope. He has led by example and made Wilkes-Barre a better place to live and work. We need to keep him right where we want him - in the mayor’s seat. Richard L. Connor is editor and publisher of The Times Leader. Reach him at rconnor@timesleader.com

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AN AP NEWS ANALYSIS

Romney, Gingrich mark a turn in GOP campaign By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent

WASHINGTON — A health care speech by Mitt Romney and a formal announcement that Newt Gingrich is running mark a turn toward the substantive in the Republican presidential race. The change can’t happen too soon for the GOP after a series of events that did little to suggest the party is ready to take on President Barack Obama, who is now benefiting politically from the U.S. commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The Donald Trump-for-president boomlet that overshadowed the candidates is going if not gone, and a televised debate in South Carolina that several GOP hopefuls skipped is history. The polls indicate that even the Republican rank and file is less than enthused about the party’s potential contenders, although they are unhappy, as is the rest of the electorate, about 9 percent national unemployment and $4-a-gallon gasoline. Not even the party’s national chairman, Reince Priebus, could hide his annoyance at Trump’s signature issue, the persistent questioning of Obama’s country of birth. “I don’t think it’s an issue that moves voters. It’s an issue that I, personally, don’t get too excited about,” Priebus said at one point. The debate in South Carolina was somewhat sparsely attended — by the candidates. Herman Cain, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty participated. A businessman who has never held office and a black man in a party that is overwhelmingly white, Cain was widely judged to have helped himself. If so, it came at the expense of the professional politicians on stage in the state that will hold the first southern primary in 2012. Romney and Gingrich, both certain to run, stayed home.

Nor were Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin or Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann there. All are considering candidacies. A former state party chairman, Henry McMaster, tried to look on the bright side. “These are mostly new faces,” he said of those who debated. “That’s what we need to see. We’ve seen the old faces.” Priebus said the debate was early in the campaign, suggesting that was a reason so many had skipped it. “This is the beginning of the debate, but as we all know there are numerous other candidates AP who are looking at it, and thank God, because we have a country that needs to be straightened out and we have an economy that we need to get back on track,” Priebus said. Until recently, these events took place in something of a political vacuum, with the economy beginning to produce jobs but the country still struggling to emerge from the Great Recession. Obama grappled with a string of foreign crises. The political landscape changed 10 days ago, though, when bin Laden was killed in Pakistan and the president embarked on what amounted to a week-long national victory lap. A dramatic Sunday night announcement at the White House, a stop at ground zero in New York City and a visit to Fort Campbell in Kentucky led into a network television interview deemed so positive that the president’s campaign emailed supporters urging them to watch. “Justice has been done,” Obama said in announcing bin Laden’s death after a decade on the run. The spontaneous celebrations that broke out near the White House, in New York and on college campuses that night were a prelude to at least a temporary rise in Obama’s poll num-

Possible 2012 presidential hopeful, Republican Donald Trump waves to a crowd of more than 500 people as he is introduced during a luncheon with the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce, New Hampshire, Wednesday.

bers. Voters may well see those images again in the fall of 2012. Against that backdrop, a health care speech by Romney and Gingrich’s three-day announcement tour on social media, television and in person hardly count as game changers. Yet because of their experience, fundraising potential and stature within the party, both men have legitimate chances to AP PHOTOS win the nomination, and their public appearances in the next Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich leaves an Hispanic prayer breakfast on Capitol Hill in Washfew days suggest the race is be- ington, Wednesday. Gingrich has made a formal announcement about running for president. coming more serious. Romney’s speech Thursday in Michigan is designed to surmount an obvious difficulty. As governor of Massachusetts, he sought and signed a health care bill that requires state residents to purchase health care. It’s a forerunner of Obama’s individual mandate that Republicans loathe. Gingrich, 67, isn’t without difficulties of his own in a party in which social conservatives and tea party activists hold power. He is married for a third time. As speaker of a Republican-controlled House more than a decade ago, he made the sort of deals that current conservative activists say they disdain: creation of a new health care benefit program as part of a balanced budget agreement with President Bill Clinton, for example. Yet it’s unlikely that either man will spend much time speculating this week about the country of Obama’s birth. And any praise of the president for the take-down of bin Laden is likely to be perfunctory. “There are some people who don’t mind if America becomes a wreck as long as they dominate the wreckage,” Gingrich said in a video released Wednesday in which he announced his candidacy and displayed his combative side at the same time. “But you and I know better. ...There’s a much better America ahead with more jobs, more prosperity, a better health care system” and more, he added. Romney, on his campaign-inwaiting website, says: “Across the nation, over 20 million Americans still can’t find a job, or have given up looking. ... President Obama’s policies have failed.”

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Pa. primary should thin out field of candidates By PETER JACKSON Associated Press

HARRISBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; On Tuesday, Democratic and Republican voters across Pennsylvania will choose nominees for two openings on the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intermediate appellate courts and hundreds of county, municipal and school-board offices in a year in which many districts are considering politically unpopular cutbacks in response to Gov. Tom Corbettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed $1 billion reduction in public-school funding. The low-profile statewide races for one vacant seat each on the Superior and Commonwealth courts are the first in more than a decade that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t share in the limelight of electoral activity involving the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you asked me right now, I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell you the names of the candidates,â&#x20AC;? G. Terry Ma-

There are 15 judges on the Superior Court, which handles most criminal and civil appeals, and nine on the Commonwealth Court, which specializes in cases and appeals involving the state government. The base salary for judges on both courts is currently $178,914. donna, the pollster at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, confessed less than a week before primary day. In all but one of the oddnumbered years since 1999, at least one seat on the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest court has been open. The exception was 2005, when voters ousted then-Justice Russell Nigro in a normally routine retention election â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a yes-orno vote on whether a sitting judge should be given another 10-year term. The headlinemaking vote was widely attri-

buted to the backlash over the government pay raises that lawmakers approved earlier that year and later repealed. There are 15 judges on the Superior Court, which handles most criminal and civil appeals, and nine on the Commonwealth Court, which specializes in cases and appeals involving the state government. The base salary for judges on both courts is currently $178,914. For the Superior Court, party-backed candidate Vic Sta-

bile, a Harrisburg lawyer, faces competition for the GOP nod from Philadelphia Judge Paula Patrick. Allegheny County Judge David Wecht is unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Both partiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nominations for Commonwealth Court are contested. Doylestown lawyer Kathryn Boockvar, who is endorsed by the party, faces opposition in the Democratic primary from Pittsburgh lawyer Barbara Behrend Ernsberger, who won one of two nominations for Commonwealth Court in 2009

Nutter is endorsed by both major newspapers in a heavily Democratic city where winning the partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary is tantamount to winning the general election.

Onorato, the 2010 Democratic gubernatorial nominee, is stepping down at the end of his term. One of the GOP candidates, Pittsburgh lawyer Chuck McCullough, 56, faces a string of criminal charges stemming from allegations that he stole $200,000 from the estate of an elderly dementia patient he represented. Earlier this month, a county judge agreed to postheavily Democratic city where pone McCulloughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trial from winning the partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary is September to mid-November, tantamount to winning the after the general election. general election. McCullough, a former county Vying for the Republican nomination are Karen Brown, a councilman, is opposing the former teacher and ex-Democrat party-backed candidate, D. Raja, 45, a Mount Lebanon businesswho won the GOPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s endorseman. ment in the primary, and realThe Democratic primary pits estate agent John Featherman. Rich Fitzgerald, a veteran counIn Allegheny County, the open county executiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat has ty councilman who is endorsed by the party, against city Coninspired contests for both the troller Mark Patrick Flaherty. Republican and Democratic Peter Jackson, AP nominations. Incumbent Dan

Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas and West Virginia. All but one of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s candidates for the appellate bench received positive ratings from a state bar panel that interviews statewide judicial candidates Wecht and Panepinto were rated â&#x20AC;&#x153;highly recommended.â&#x20AC;? Patrick, Stabile, Boockvar and Covey received â&#x20AC;&#x153;recommendedâ&#x20AC;? ratings, and Ernsberger was rated â&#x20AC;&#x153;not recommendedâ&#x20AC;? because the panel said she did not participate in the evaluation process.

Mollyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open Letter to the Community Hi. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Molly Hanlon Mirabito. I believe in the future of Luzerne County and the people who are helping to move us forward. With your help, I can best contribute to this process by running for and serving as judge. I have over 22 years of courtroom experience. In my private practice, I advise and represent families and clients. As an Assistant District Attorney, I prosecute criminals, work with crime victims and their families, and collaborate with law enforcement officers. I am proud to have the endorsements/recommendation of the Luzerne County Chiefs of Police, the Wyoming Valley Fraternal Order of Police, the Hazleton Fraternal Order of Police, and the PSEA.

Will backgrounds factor into election? Nomination contests for the top executive posts in Philadelphia and Allegheny County in Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary election feature one candidate who recently completed a federal prison term for tax evasion and another who is awaiting trial for theft. In Philadelphia, Mayor Michael Nutterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s re-election bid is being challenged in the Democratic primary by T. Milton Street, 72, a one-time state senator and a brother of former Mayor John Street. Milton Street was released from prison last year after serving 26 months for failing to pay income taxes. Nutter, 53, has raised far more campaign cash â&#x20AC;&#x201D; more than $800,000 in the first four months of the year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; compared to Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reliance on donated services. Nutter is endorsed by both major newspapers in a

but lost in the general election. New Hope lawyer Anne Covey, the Republican-backed candidate for Commonwealth Court, is opposed by Philadelphia Judge Paul Panepinto, who mounted unsuccessful primary campaigns for the state Supreme Court in 2007 and 2009. Pennsylvania is one of a handful of states that use partisan elections to select judges, and efforts to substitute an appointment process for picking judges for the appellate courts have failed. The other states that elect judges are Alabama,

But the focus of this letter is integrity. This term has been used a lot in the election. But how do you define it? What does it mean for the election? I believe your integrity or moral code is a roadmap that defines the way you live. As a judge, it takes on heightened meaning since you are now charged with the public trust. For the past three months, I have used the word integrity extensively in my campaign. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a word that I just recently discovered. It has been a way of life for as long as I can remember.

It means â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

Best, Molly

My word is my bond. I will not sacrifice my values for personal or professional gain. I will not sacrifice my values even if pressured to do so. I will never break the public trust.

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As hospice care grows, U.S. is tightening rules By STACEY BURLING The Philadelphia Inquirer

LOS ANGELES — As Marge Bowen examined her, Bessie Richburg lay in a hospital bed in the sunny second-floor bedroom of her West Philadelphia rowhouse with her eyes closed. The muscles of her face rippled and twitched as if preparing for words or an awakening that never came. At 88 and somewhere shy of 70 pounds, Richburg looked wizened and gnomelike among the cheery flowered sheets and blankets. Bowen, a nurse practitioner with the University of Pennsylvania Health System’s Wissahickon Hospice, had come to see whether Richburg still qualified for hospice, which is aimed at people who probably will die within six months. Richburg, who has dementia, has been on hospice since December 2009. New government rules — enforcement kicked in last month — require hospices to send doctors or nurse practitioners for face-to-face visits with Medicare patients who have been on hospice more than six months to certify that the patients are really sick enough to need the program. The new rules came in response to lengthening hospice stays as services expanded beyond cancer patients to those with slowermoving and less predictable illnesses like heart failure, Alzheimer’s and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Government spending on hospice grew from $2.9 billion in 2000 to $10 billion in 2007, according to a 2009 report from MedPac, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission that recommended the tougher stance on long stays. During those years, the number of hospice providers rose from 2,300 to 3,200, with most of the growth in for-profits. MedPac said that hospice is most profitable during long stays, which “may have led to inappropriate utilization of the benefit among some hospices.” While the median length of stay has remained steady at about two weeks, the longest stays have gotten longer. The agency estimated that in about 6 percent of hospices, 40 percent or more of stays exceed 180 days. The longer stays, MedPac said, blur the distinction between true hospice and long-term care. Area hospices say the new rules have forced them to hire more doctors and nurse practitioners. Because reimbursements haven’t gone up, that’s squeezing their budgets. Although few patients actually are dropped from hospice, the new visits also are scaring families that rely on hospice to help them with the arduous work of caring for the dying at home. “Bessie, I’m going to listen to your heart, OK?” Bowen said as she bent over the tiny, whitehaired woman. She listened to Richburg’s lungs and checked for bedsores. Evangeline Richburg, who has cared for her mother for years, stood by a little nervously. She asked if the family could rent the bed if her mother lost the hospice benefit. The program, which is designed to keep dying patients comfortable and pain-free rather than try to cure their illnesses, gives the family the bed, diapers, medicines and mattress protectors plus daily 90-minute visits from an aide and less-frequent

contact with a nurse and social worker. “I don’t think we’re going to take her off of hospice,” nurse Sue Foster, who had come with Bowen, said reassuringly. In the end, Bowen decided that Richburg met criteria to stay on hospice, but she says it’s hard to

tell how long someone will live. “Prognosis is a guess,” she said, “and it’s a God question.” The Philadelphia Inquirer contacted two large for-profit hospice companies about the changes. One, Gentiva Health Services, declined to comment. At the other, VITAS Innovative Hospice

Care, chief administrative officer Kal Mistry said in a written statement: “It is premature to define the precise financial impact on VITAS’ operations, but it is clear the requirement adds to the expenses of complying with the regulations for providing Medicare hospice services.”

Among area nonprofits, Wissahickon Hospice estimated the face-to-face visits were taking a day and a half of staff time a week. Crossroads Hospice in Horsham has hired one nurse practitioner because of the new rules. Holy Redeemer Hospice, which has a caseload of 500 patients in Penn-

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Rain has Vazquez, SWB wallop Pawtucket Two HRs give first baseman league-high 14 TPC in OT mode 10 for today 2 By KEVIN RYDER For The Times Leader

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Co-leaders Watney, McDowell played only five holes in rain-delayed third round.. By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Nick Watney and Graeme McDowell were atop the leaderboard after a short day of work Saturday in The Players Championship. The winner of golf’s richest prize will have to work overtime. After storms that delayed the third round by 41⁄2 hours and softened the TPC Sawgrass, Watney and McDowell came out firing in the Watney twilight to reach 11-under par through only five holes when play was suspended by darkness. The biggest move all day McDowell might have been a pine that toppled by a big gust during the thunderstorms. David Toms, the 36-hole leader who had to wait until dinner time to tee off, only made it through five holes. He made all pars, and probably was happy to stop. Toms had birdie putts inside 12 feet on every hole — two of them inside 7 feet — andmissedthemalltostayat10under.SteveStrickeralsowasat10under after two birdies. Only 40 players managed to finish the third round. That included Ian Poulter, who had reason to be exhausted for other reasons. Realizing that play was going to be stopped, and not wanting to return at 7:45 a.m. today to finish one hole, he sprinted to the 17th green and quickly two-putted for par, then ran off toward the18th tee and hit his tee shot as the group in front was just leaving the tee. It’s a common move in tournament golf — once any player in a groupteesoff,theentiregroupisallowedtofinishthehole.Poulterfinished with a bogey for a 74, but at least he gets to sleep in. So does his playing partner, Dustin Johnson, who shot 73. “A 300-yard sprint is well worth four hours in bed,” Poulter said. The third round is to resume this morning, and threesomes then will be sent out in the afternoon. With some 30 holes remaining and so many top players in the hunt, rarely has a final day been this wide See GOLF , Page 4C

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PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Jorge Vazquez was a one-man wrecking crew for Scranton/WilkesBarre Saturday night. The 29-year old first baseman crushed homers in his first two at-bats against Pawtucket’s Kris Johnson in leading the Yankees (21-14) to their third straight win, a 10-2 clobbering of the host PawSox in front of 6,889 fans at McCoy Stadium. Vazquez finished with four

RBI, giving him a team-high 38 on the season. It also marked his fourth multi-homer game of the season, and he leads the team and the International League with 14 homers. “I don’t think our record would be what it is without him,” SWB manager Dave Miley said of Vazquez. “The home runs, they seem to matter a high percentage of the time in our wins. He’s been huge for us in the middle of the lineup.” D.J. Mitchell (2-2) pitched in-

to the seventh inning for SWB, and tossed no-hit ball into the sixth before Pawtucket’s Josh Reddick ended the bid with a two-run homer to center field. Mitchell helped give relief to a bullpen corps that was pushed to its limits the night before, throwing 113 pitches in his 6 2/3 innings. He struck out six, walked four and allowed just three hits. “It’s always good when your

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Boston Red Sox’s Mike Cameron, left, runs past New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin to score on a single by Jason Varitek during the seventh inning of an American League East game, Saturday, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Beckett silences N.Y. bats Six shutout innings, Gonzalez’s HR send Yankees to 4th straight loss. By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer

NEW YORK — Adrian Gonzalez homered for the fourth consecutive game and Josh Beckett shut down the skidding New York Yankees for the second time this season, sending the Boston Red Sox to a 6-0 victory Saturday on a bizarre night in the Bronx. It all started when longtime star Jorge Posada asked to be taken out of the New York lineup after the slumping designated hitter was dropped to No. 9 in the batting order. Posada, hitting .165 this season, was

in the original lineup posted by manager Joe Girardi — ejected in the seventh inning by plate umpire Mike Winters following Gonzalez’s three-run shot. But general manager Brian Cashman said Posada went into Girardi’s office at 6 p.m. and requested that he be removed. Posada’s wife tweeted that the fivetime All-Star had a stiff back. But a person familiar with the discussion between Posada and the team told The Associated Press that he “refused” to play. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the situation was still not settled. The person said the Yankees have been in contact with the commissioner’s office about possible recourse.

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The Yankees could fine Posada one day’s pay — that would be $71,978 of his $13.1 million salary. If a player declines to play two days in a row, he could be put on the restricted list. Andruw Jones took over at DH, and See BOSTON , Page 5C

Dallas and Redeemer teams, Coughlin’s Black lead WVC By TOM ROBINSON For the Times Leader

with Class 3A scheduled to follow on Tuesday, although weather could disrupt the schedule. The closest of the team races could be in Class 2A boys where a rematch from cross country season is expected. Elk Lake and Holy Redeemer finished 1-2 in the state in cross country on both the boys and girls sides after Holy Redeemer had beaten the Warriors out of both District 2 Championships a week earlier. “Elk Lake is very strong,” Holy Redeemer coach Ed Roman said. “They’re strong overall and they’re excellent in the distance and middle-distance races.” Both Holy Redeemer teams, the Tunkhannock boys, and the Dallas, Coughlin and Hanover Area girls and

The ability to score points in nearly every event makes the Holy Redeemer and Dallas girls, as well as the Valley View boys, dangerous teams going into the District 2 Track and Field Championships this week at Scranton Memorial Stadium. Shelley Black of Coughlin and Lionel Wilson of Honesdale have the ability to pile up points individually and have strong enough supporting casts to potentially lift their teams into contention. The Class 2A meet is set for Monday See TRACK , Page 5C

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Luck, desire the right mix for this champ

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Dallas girls look strong in 3A, Royals to contend in 2A boys and girls. Black could win four events.

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Shelley Black of Coughlin is favored to win both hurdles events Tuesday in the D2 Track and Field Meet. She is the defending state champion in both races.

veryone was talking about the astonishing tennis shot George Parkhurst pulled off on his way to finally winning a District 2 singles championship. But getting the gold was far from a miracle. The Wyoming Seminary junior came into the district tournament as the top seed for the second consecutive year, and you don’t become that good and for that long by accident. A lot of kids make mistakes on the tennis court and simply shrug it off. Not George Parkhurst and his brother Harry. “They are practicing with a purpose,” Wyoming Seminary coach Mike Balutanski said. “George is a (particularly) hard worker. In practice, he will work on his game.” That’s why Parkhurst is able to work wonders that sometimes become the shock and talk of a tournament. He should have had no chance to return a deep lob to his opponent, Will Cognetti from Scranton Prep, sent way over Parkhurst’s head and into the deep right corner of the baseline. Except Parkhurst turned his back to the net and chased down the ball, blasting a two-handed return between his legs with enough power to get it just over the net. “It was probably the luckiest shot I ever hit,” the son of Claire and Scott Parkhurst said. Luck had very little to do with it. “I practice them,” Parkhurst said of his incredibly unorthodox return. “I hit one out of 10 (successfully). I just got my racket perfectly on it. I’m thankful it went over.” It went over big with a mesmerized crowd, and even better when a stunned Cognetti couldn’t lift his ensuing return over the net. Two points later, Parkhurst had his Class 2A district title with a 6-1, 6-2 victory. Redemption after 2010 loss He hit one small snag along the way, dropped two straight games in the second set after building a 5-0 lead. “I felt just the crowd, in general, was getting in my head,” Parkhurst said. “When I get nervous, I play too defensive.” He seemed to have little defense while the determined Cognetti was making his run. Parkhurst was about to drop a third consecutive game when he found the will and a way to get off the shot that rocked the District 2 tournament. “Roger Federer hit it once at the U.S. Open,” Balutanski said of the betweenthe-legs dazzler. Nobody’s star-struck enough to suggest Parkhurst performs at the level of Federer, one of the finest tennis players in the world. Unless you’re talking about the desire to achieve victory through pure perfection. Because when it comes to that intangible, Parkhurst can match any pro. That’s why last year’s district finals were such a disappointment to him. He came in at the top of the Class 2A bracket and left feeling like the bottom dropped out of his world after a district semifinal defeat. “You come in there and you want to win,” Parkhurst said. “It was a huge relief, after losing last year in the semifinals. I think I was a lot more aggressive on my shots (this time). I was very tentative last year.” Not this year. Not when even the oddest-angled returns were falling his way. Some might call it good fortune or a favorable twist of fate. The way Parkhurst presents it, you make your own breaks.

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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L O C A L C A L E N D A R Monday, May 16 H.S. BASEBALL (4:15 p.m.) Wyoming Area at Berwick Tunkhannock at Dallas Pittston Area at Holy Redeemer Nanticoke at Crestwood Hazleton Area at Coughlin MMI Prep at Lake-Lehman Northwest at Hanover Area GAR at West Side Tech Wyoming Seminary at Meyers H.S. SOFTBALL (4:15 p.m.) Wyoming Area at Berwick Tunkhannock at Dallas Pittston Area at Holy Redeemer Nanticoke at Crestwood Hazleton Area at Coughlin MMI Prep at Lake-Lehman Northwest at Hanover Area GAR at West Side Tech Wyoming Seminary at Meyers H.S. SOCCER Dallas at Coughlin, 4:15 p.m. Meyers at Hanover Area, 7 p.m. (football stadium) Hazleton Area at Lake-Lehman, 7 p.m. H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL (5:45 p.m.) Meyers at Crestwood North Pocono at Coughlin Hazleton Area at Delaware Valley Berwick at Hanover Area Dallas at Wyoming Valley West H.S. Track and Field (3 p.m.) District 2 Class 2A Track and Field Championships, Scranton Memorial Stadium

Tuesday, May 17

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(5:45 p.m.) Wyoming Area at West Side Tech Nanticoke at Pittston Area Abington Heights at Holy Redeemer Lake-Lehman at Tunkhannock H.S. GIRLS SOCCER Wyoming Area at Honesdale, 4:15 p.m. Lake-Lehman at Nanticoke, 4:15 p.m. H.S. Track and Field (3 p.m.) District 2 Class 3A Track and Field Championships, Scranton Memorial Stadium

Wednesday, May 18

H.S. BASEBALL (4:15 p.m.) Tunkahnnock at Wyoming Valley West Dallas at Berwick Nanticoke at Coughlin Pittston Area at Crestwood Holy Redeemer at Hazleton Area Meyers at GAR Northwest at MMI Prep Hanover Area at Wyoming Seminary Lake-Lehman at West Side Tech H.S. SOFTBALL (4:15 p.m.) Tunkhannock at Wyoming Valley West Dallas at Berwick Nanticoke at Coughlin Pittston Area at Crestwood Holy Redeemer at Hazleton Area Meyers at GAR Northwest at MMI Prep Hanover Area at Wyoming Seminary Lake-Lehman at West Side Tech H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL (5:45 p.m.) Crestwood at North Pocono Meyers at Hazleton Area Coughlin at Berwick Delaware Valley at Dallas H.S. GIRLS SOCCER Honesdale at Tunkhannock, 4:15 p.m.

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AUTO RACING 12:30 p.m. FOX — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, FedEx 400, at Dover, Del. 7 p.m. ESPN2 — NHRA, Southern Nationals, at Atlanta (same-day tape)

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1 p.m. BTN — Minnesota at Penn State 3 p.m. BTN — Michigan at Indiana

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5 p.m. VERSUS — Tour of California, stage 1, South Lake Tahoe to Truckee, Calif.

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8 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Iberdrola Open, final round, at Mallorca, Spain 7:30 a.m. TGC — PGA Tour, THE PLAYERS Championship, third round, at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 2 p.m. NBC — PGA Tour, THE PLAYERS Championship, final round, at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

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1:30 p.m. TBS — Philadelphia at Atlanta 2:10 p.m. WGN — San Francisco at Chicago Cubs SNY — N.Y. Mets at Houston ROOT — Pittsburgh at Milwaukee 8 p.m. ESPN — Boston at N.Y. Yankees

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1 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Division I, playoffs, first round, Maryland at North Carolina

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3:30 p.m. ABC — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 7, Memphis at Oklahoma City 8 p.m. ABC — Playoffs, conference finals, game 1, Miami at Chicago

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2:55 p.m. ESPN2 — Spanish Primera Division, La Coruna at Barcelona

T R A N S A C T I O N S BASEBALL American League SEATTLE MARINERS—Added RHP Jeff Gray to the active roster. Optioned RHP Dan Cortes to Tacoma (PCL). TEXAS RANGERS—Placed CF Julio Borbon on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of OF Endy Chavez from Round Rock (PCL). Transferred RHP Brandon Webb from the 15- to 60-day DL. National League CHICAGO CUBS—Purchased the contract of LHP Doug Davis from Iowa (PCL). Optioned RHP Justin Berg to Iowa. Assigned RHP Thomas Diamond outright to Iowa. CINCINNATI REDS—Activated RHP Jose Arredondo from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Mike Leake to Louisville (IL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Recalled RHP Cole Kimball from Syracuse (IL). Designated RHP Brian Broderick for assignment.

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INDIANA STATE—Announced the resignation of softball coach Brenda Coldren.

B O X I N G Fight Schedule May 13 At Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, Calif. (ESPN2), Kendall Holt vs. Julio Diaz, 10, light welterweights. At Primm, Nev. (SHO), Sharif Bogere vs. Raymundo Beltran, 10, lightweights. May 14 At Sonora, Mexico, Cristian Mijares vs. Malik Bouziane, 12, for Mijares’ IBF super flyweight title. At Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif. (SHO), Andre Ward vs. Arthur Abraham, 12, for Ward’s WBA Super World super middleweight title;Cristobal Arreola vs. Nagy Aguilera, 10, heavyweights. May 18 At The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Ill., Andy Lee vs. Alex Bunema, 10, middleweights. May 20 At Prudential Center, Newark, N.J. (ESPN2), Antwone Smith vs. Joel Julio, 10, light middleweights.

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International League North Division W L Yankees ................................... 21 14 Lehigh Valley (Phillies) ........... 21 15 Pawtucket (Red Sox) .............. 18 18 Rochester (Twins) ................... 14 20 Buffalo (Mets)........................... 15 22 Syracuse (Nationals)............... 13 22 South Division W L Durham (Rays)......................... 22 15 Gwinnett (Braves) ................... 19 16 Charlotte (White Sox) ............. 16 19 Norfolk (Orioles) ...................... 13 22 West Division W L Columbus (Indians)................ 25 11 Louisville (Reds) .................... 22 14 Toledo (Tigers)....................... 18 19 Indianapolis (Pirates) ............. 14 23 Saturday's Games Syracuse 11, Durham 0 Yankees 10, Pawtucket 2 Louisville 8, Buffalo 3 Lehigh Valley 8, Norfolk 7 Toledo 13, Gwinnett 1 Indianapolis 4, Columbus 2 Charlotte 2, Rochester 0, 5 innings Today's Games Yankees at Pawtucket, 1:05 p.m. Norfolk at Lehigh Valley, 1:35 p.m. Durham at Syracuse, 2 p.m. Toledo at Gwinnett, 2:05 p.m. Columbus at Indianapolis, 2:05 p.m. Buffalo at Louisville, 2:05 p.m. Rochester at Charlotte, 2:15 p.m. Monday's Games Toledo at Gwinnett, 10:35 a.m. Buffalo at Louisville, 11:05 a.m. Columbus at Indianapolis, 11:05 a.m. Durham at Syracuse, 12 p.m. Yankees at Pawtucket, 6:15 p.m. Norfolk at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. Rochester at Charlotte, 7:15 p.m.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA New York........................ 4 1 3 15 11 3 Philadelphia ................... 4 3 2 14 6 6 Columbus ....................... 3 1 4 13 8 6 New England.................. 3 3 4 13 9 12 Houston .......................... 3 3 3 12 13 10 D.C. ................................. 3 4 3 12 13 18 Toronto FC..................... 2 4 5 11 11 17 Chicago .......................... 1 3 5 8 12 15 Sporting Kansas City .... 1 4 1 4 10 13 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Los Angeles ................... 4 2 5 17 13 11 Real Salt Lake ............... 5 1 0 15 9 2 Colorado......................... 4 3 3 15 12 10 FC Dallas........................ 4 3 2 14 11 10 Seattle ............................. 3 3 4 13 12 10 Portland .......................... 4 3 1 13 11 13 Chivas USA.................... 2 3 3 9 8 7 Vancouver ...................... 1 5 5 8 12 16 San Jose......................... 1 4 3 6 7 11 Wednesday's Games Philadelphia 1, Los Angeles 1, tie FC Dallas 1, Toronto FC 0 Vancouver 1, San Jose 1, tie Saturday's Games Toronto FC 2, Chicago 2, tie New England 1, Vancouver 0 D.C. United 1, Colorado 1, tie FC Dallas 2, Philadelphia 0 Houston at Real Salt Lake, late Columbus at San Jose, late Sporting Kansas City at Los Angeles, late Portland at Seattle FC, late Sunday's Games Chivas USA at New York, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 21 Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. New York at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City at Seattle FC, 10 p.m. Los Angeles at Chivas USA, 10 p.m. New England at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Columbus at Portland, 11 p.m. Sunday, May 22 Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas, 7 p.m. Toronto FC at Colorado, 7 p.m. FC Dallas 2, Philadelphia Union 0 Philadelphia ............................... 0 0 — 0 Dallas.......................................... 2 0 — 2 First half—1, Dallas, Brek Shea (Fabian Castillo), 29th minute; 2. Dallas, Castillo (Jackson Goncalves), 43rd minute. Goalies—Dallas, Kevin Hartman; Philadelphia, Faryd Mondragon Yellow Cards— Danny Mwanga, Philadelphia, 10th; Brian Carroll, Philadelphia, 34th

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ch-champion, cl-Champions League Team GP W D L GF GA ch, cl-Manchester United.............................. 37 22 11 4 74 35 cl-Chelsea ...................... 36 21 7 8 67 30 cl-Arsenal ....................... 36 19 10 7 69 39 cl-Manchester City ........ 36 19 8 9 55 33 Liverpool ......................... 36 17 7 12 59 41 Tottenham ...................... 36 14 14 8 51 45 Everton ........................... 37 12 15 10 50 45 Stoke ............................... 36 13 7 16 46 44 Bolton.............................. 37 12 10 15 52 54 West Bromwich Albion . 37 12 10 15 53 68 Fulham ............................ 36 10 15 11 45 41 Newcastle....................... 36 11 11 14 51 52 Sunderland ..................... 37 11 11 15 42 56 Aston Villa ...................... 36 10 12 14 45 58 Blackburn ....................... 37 10 10 17 43 57 Wolverhampton ............. 37 11 7 19 44 63 Birmingham .................... 36 8 15 13 36 54 Blackpool........................ 37 10 9 18 53 74 Wigan .............................. 36 7 15 14 36 59 West Ham....................... 36 7 12 17 41 64 British Soccer Scores FA Cup Final Manchester City 1, Stoke 0 Premier League Blackburn 1, Manchester United 1 Blackpool 4, Bolton 3 Sunderland 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 West Bromwich Albion 1, Everton 0

Pts 77 70 67 65 58 56 51 46 46 46 45 44 44 42 40 40 39 39 36 33

L A C R O S S E NCAA Lacrosse Saturday, May 14 Johns Hopkins 12, Hofstra 5 Notre Dame 13, Penn 6 Duke 15, Delaware 14 Cornell 12, Hartford 5 Sunday, May 15 Maryland at North Carolina, 1 p.m. Bucknell at Virginia, 3 p.m. Villanova at Denver, 5:15 p.m. Siena at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m. Quarterfinals Saturday, May 21 At James Shuart Stadium Hempstead, N.Y. Cornell vs. Bucknell-Virginia winner, Noon Johns Hopkins vs. Villanova-Denver winner, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 22 At Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Mass. Siena-Syracuse winner vs. Maryland-North Carolina winner, Noon Notre Dame vs. Duke, 2:30 p.m. Semifinals Saturday, May 28 At M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore Hartford-Cornell—Bucknell-Virginia winner vs. Johns Hopkins—Villanova-Denver winner, 4 or 6:30 p.m. Siena-Syracuse—Maryland-North Carolina winner vs. Notre Dame-Duke winner, 4 or 6:30 p.m. Championship Monday, May 30 At M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m.

National Hockey League

By Roxy Roxborough

B A S K E T B A L L

Eastern League

Eastern Division W L New Hampshire (Blue Jays)... 22 13 New Britain (Twins) ................. 21 13 Reading (Phillies) .................... 21 15 Trenton (Yankees)................... 19 17 Binghamton (Mets).................. 13 20 Portland (Red Sox).................. 11 22 Western Division W L Altoona (Pirates) ...................... 18 16 Bowie (Orioles) ........................ 18 18 Harrisburg (Nationals)............. 17 17 Akron (Indians)......................... 17 19 Richmond (Giants) .................. 16 19 Erie (Tigers) ............................. 15 19 Saturday's Games Altoona 6, Erie 5 New Britain 6, Portland 3, 1st game New Hampshire 13, Reading 10 Akron 4, Bowie 2 Harrisburg at Richmond, ppd., rain Binghamton 3, Trenton 2 Portland at New Britain, late Today's Games Binghamton at Trenton, 1:05 p.m. New Hampshire at Reading, 1:05 p.m. Portland at New Britain, 1:35 p.m. Erie at Altoona, 2 p.m. Harrisburg at Richmond, 2:05 p.m. Akron at Bowie, 2:05 p.m. Monday's Games No games scheduled

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H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL (5:45 p.m.) Hanover Area at Wyoming Area Wyoming Valley West at Nanticoke West Side Tech at Abington Heights Pittston Area at Lake-Lehman Holy Redeemer at Tunkhannock

FIRST ROUND EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 4, Indiana 1 Saturday, April 16: Chicago 104, Indiana 99 Monday, April 18: Chicago 96, Indiana 90 Thursday, April 21: Chicago 88, Indiana 84 Saturday, April 23: Indiana 89, Chicago 84 Tuesday, April 26: Chicago 116, Indiana 89 Miami 4, Philadelphia 1 Saturday, April 16: Miami 97, Philadelphia 89 Monday, April 18: Miami 94, Philadelphia 73 Thursday, April 21: Miami 100, Philadelphia 94 Sunday, April 24: Philadelphia 86, Miami 82 Wednesday, April 27: Miami 97, Philadelphia 91 Boston 4, New York 0 Sunday, April 17: Boston 87, New York 85 Tuesday, April 19: Boston 96, New York 93 Friday, April 22: Boston 113, New York 96 Sunday, April 24: Boston 101, New York 89 Atlanta 4, Orlando 2 Saturday, April 16: Atlanta 103, Orlando 93 Tuesday, April 19: Orlando 88, Atlanta 82 Friday, April 22: Atlanta 88, Orlando 84 Sunday, April 24: Atlanta 88, Orlando 85 Tuesday, April 26: Orlando 101, Atlanta 76 Thursday, April 28: Atlanta 84, Orlando 81 WESTERN CONFERENCE Memphis 4, San Antonio 2 Sunday, April 17: Memphis 101, San Antonio 98 Wednesday, April 20: San Antonio 93, Memphis 87 Saturday, April 23: Memphis 91, San Antonio 88 Monday, April 25: Memphis 104, San Antonio 86 Wednesday, April 27: San Antonio 110, Memphis 103, OT Friday, April 29: Memphis 99, San Antonio 91 L.A. Lakers 4, New Orleans 2 Sunday, April 17: New Orleans 109, L.A. Lakers 100 Wednesday, April 20: L.A. Lakers 87, New Orleans 78 Friday, April 22: L.A. Lakers 100, New Orleans 86 Sunday, April 24: New Orleans 93, L.A. Lakers 88 Tuesday, April 26: L.A. Lakers 106, New Orleans 90 Thursday, April 28: L.A. Lakers 98, New Orleans 80 Dallas 4, Portland 2 Saturday, April 16: Dallas 89, Portland 81 Tuesday, April 19: Dallas 101, Portland 89 Thursday, April 21: Portland 97, Dallas 92 Saturday, April 23: Portland 84, Dallas 82 Monday, April 25: Dallas 93, Portland 82 Thursday, April 28: Dallas 103, Portland 96 Oklahoma City 4, Denver 1 Sunday, April 17: Oklahoma City 107, Denver 103 Wednesday, April 20: Oklahoma City 106, Denver 89 Saturday, April 23: Oklahoma City 97, Denver 94 Monday, April 25: Denver 104, Oklahoma City 101 Wednesday, April 27: Oklahoma City 100, Denver 97 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 4, Atlanta 2 Monday, May 2: Atlanta 103, Chicago 95 Wednesday, May 4: Chicago 86, Atlanta 73 Friday, May 6: Chicago 99, Atlanta 82 Sunday, May 8: Atlanta 100, Chicago 88 Tuesday, May 10: Chicago 95, Atlanta 83 Thursday, May 12: Chicago 93, Atlanta 73 Miami 4, Boston 1 Sunday, May 1: Miami 99, Boston 90 Tuesday, May 3: Miami 102, Boston 91 Saturday, May 7: Boston 97, Miami 81 Monday, May 9: Miami 98, Boston 90, OT Wednesday, May 11: Miami 97, Boston 87 WESTERN CONFERENCE Dallas 4, L.A. Lakers 0 Monday, May 2: Dallas 96, L.A. Lakers 94 Wednesday, May 4: Dallas 93, L.A. Lakers 81 Friday, May 6: Dallas 98, L.A. Lakers 92 Sunday, May 8: Dallas 122, L.A. Lakers 86 Oklahoma City 3, Memphis 3 Sunday, May 1: Memphis 114, Oklahoma City 101 Tuesday, May 3: Oklahoma City 111, Memphis 102 Saturday, May 7: Memphis 101, Oklahoma City 93, OT Monday, May 9: Oklahoma City 133, Memphis 123, 3OT Wednesday, May 11: Oklahoma City 99, Memphis 72 Friday, May 13: Memphis 95, Oklahoma City 83 Sunday, May 15: Memphis at Oklahoma City, 3:30 p.m. CONFERENCE FINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago vs. Miami Sunday, May 15: Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 18: Miami at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, May 22: Chicago at Miami, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24: Chicago at Miami, 8:30 p.m. x-Thursday, May 26: Miami at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. x-Saturday, May 28: Chicago at Miami, 8:30 p.m. x-Monday, May 30: Miami at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. NBA LEADERS PLAYOFFS / INCLUDES GAMES OF FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011 SCORING AVERAGE ....................................................... G FGFTPTSAVG Rose, CHI.....................................11107 85 317 28.8 Durant, OKC.................................11 97 88 308 28.0 Howard, ORL ............................... 6 51 60 162 27.0 Nowitzki, DAL ..............................10 91 71 265 26.5 Wade, MIA ...................................10 90 76 262 26.2 James, MIA ..................................10 89 69 261 26.1 Anthony, NYK .............................. 4 33 29 104 26.0 Westbrook, OKC .........................11 95 71 273 24.8 Bryant, LAL...................................10 83 50 228 22.8 Randolph, MEM...........................12 94 82 272 22.7 Paul, NOR .................................... 6 42 39 132 22.0 Granger, IND................................ 5 43 14 108 21.6 Aldridge, POR.............................. 6 53 19 125 20.8 Pierce, BOS ................................. 9 68 30 187 20.8 Ginobili, SAN................................ 5 31 32 103 20.6 Parker, SAN ................................. 6 43 31 118 19.7 Allen, BOS.................................... 9 57 24 170 18.9 Johnson, ATL...............................12 87 34 226 18.8 Terry, DAL ....................................10 66 29 183 18.3 Deng, CHI.....................................11 66 41 184 16.7 Bosh, MIA.....................................10 58 47 163 16.3 Landry, NOR ................................ 6 31 33 95 15.8 Lawson, DEN ............................... 5 26 21 78 15.6 Brand, PHL................................... 5 34 10 78 15.6 Ariza, NOR ................................... 6 35 16 93 15.5 Crawford, ATL..............................12 61 42 185 15.4 Gasol, MEM .................................12 68 47 183 15.3 Wallace, POR .............................. 6 30 28 91 15.2 Smith, ATL ...................................12 69 40 181 15.1 Conley, MEM ...............................12 64 42 179 14.9 Garnett, BOS ............................... 9 56 22 134 14.9 Miller, POR................................... 6 33 19 89 14.8 Stoudemire, NYK ........................ 4 21 16 58 14.5 Bynum, LAL .................................10 57 30 144 14.4 Holiday, PHL ................................ 5 24 12 71 14.2 Hilario, DEN ................................. 5 22 27 71 14.2 Rondo, BOS................................. 9 51 24 126 14.0 Nelson, ORL ................................ 6 31 11 79 13.2 Gasol, LAL ...................................10 47 36 131 13.1 Matthews, POR............................ 6 27 16 78 13.0 Duncan, SAN ............................... 6 33 10 76 12.7 Odom, LAL ...................................10 45 27 121 12.1 Harden, OKC ...............................11 37 45 132 12.0 Gallinari, DEN .............................. 5 19 15 60 12.0 Boozer, CHI .................................11 53 24 130 11.8 Martin, DEN ................................. 5 24 11 59 11.8 Hill, SAN ....................................... 6 20 26 70 11.7 Felton, DEN ................................. 5 18 18 58 11.6 Iguodala, PHL .............................. 5 22 10 57 11.4 Young, PHL.................................. 5 25 7 57 11.4 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ..................................................................FGFGAPCT Howard, ORL ......................................... 51 81.630 Brand, PHL ............................................. 34 62.548 Paul, NOR............................................... 42 77.545 Bynum, LAL ............................................ 57 105.543 Terry, DAL .............................................. 66 126.524 Allen, BOS .............................................. 57 109.523 Gasol, MEM............................................ 68 131.519 Lawson, DEN.......................................... 26 52.500 Roy, POR................................................ 22 44.500 Nowitzki, DAL......................................... 91 183.497 Miller, POR ............................................. 33 67.493 Wade, MIA .............................................. 90 186.484 Martin, DEN ............................................ 24 50.480 Hilario, DEN............................................ 22 46.478 Duncan, SAN.......................................... 33 69.478 Granger, IND .......................................... 43 90.478 Rondo, BOS ........................................... 51 107.477 Matthews, POR ...................................... 27 57.474 James, MIA............................................. 89 189.471 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .............................................................3FG3FGAPCT Turner, PHL ....................................... 4 5.800 Collison, IND ...................................... 4 6.667 Nowitzki, DAL .................................... 12 20.600 Allen, BOS.......................................... 32 56.571 Holiday, PHL ...................................... 11 21.524 Terry, DAL .......................................... 22 44.500

BREWERS

-$165

Giants

-$135

Pirates CUBS

ROCKIES

-$145

Padres

DODGERS

-$120

D’backs

NBA Favorite THUNDER

Points 6.5

Underdog Grizzlies

Eastern Conference Finals BULLS

Heat

NHL Favorite

Odds

Underdog

CANUCKS

-$165/ +$145

Sharks

Harrington, DEN ................................ 5 10.500 Q. Richardson, ORL ......................... 5 10.500 Bogans, CHI....................................... 19 39.487 Korver, CHI ........................................ 18 38.474 Paul, NOR .......................................... 9 19.474 Gallinari, DEN .................................... 7 15.467 Stojakovic, DAL ................................. 24 52.462 Lawson, DEN ..................................... 5 11.455 REBOUNDS PER GAME .................................................. GOFFDEFTOTAVG Howard, ORL .......................... 6 27 66 93 15.5 Gasol, MEM.............................12 39 100 139 11.6 Randolph, MEM ......................12 37 94 131 10.9 Garnett, BOS........................... 9 21 77 98 10.9 Duncan, SAN........................... 6 16 47 63 10.5 Noah, CHI ................................11 47 67 114 10.4 Anthony, NYK ......................... 4 13 28 41 10.3 Camby, POR ........................... 6 18 40 58 9.7 Bosh, MIA ................................10 27 69 96 9.6 Bynum, LAL.............................10 36 60 96 9.6 Horford, ATL............................12 25 90 115 9.6 Boozer, CHI.............................11 24 80 104 9.5 James, MIA..............................10 21 73 94 9.4 Wallace, POR ......................... 6 9 46 55 9.2 Hilario, DEN............................. 5 14 31 45 9.0 Chandler, DAL.........................10 36 51 87 8.7 Smith, ATL...............................12 18 84 102 8.5 Nowitzki, DAL..........................10 7 77 84 8.4 Brand, PHL .............................. 5 12 30 42 8.4 Ibaka, OKC ..............................11 33 58 91 8.3 Gasol, LAL...............................10 32 46 78 7.8 Martin, DEN............................. 5 6 33 39 7.8 Stoudemire, NYK.................... 4 11 20 31 7.8 Wade, MIA...............................10 23 53 76 7.6 Durant, OKC ............................11 10 73 83 7.5 Aldridge, POR ......................... 6 16 29 45 7.5 Iguodala, PHL ......................... 5 7 28 35 7.0 Perkins, OKC ..........................11 28 47 75 6.8 Hibbert, IND ............................ 5 15 19 34 6.8 Paul, NOR................................ 6 3 37 40 6.7 ASSISTS PER GAME ................................................................... GASTAVG Paul, NOR ................................................ 6 69 11.5 Rondo, BOS ............................................ 9 86 9.6 Rose, CHI ................................................11 90 8.2 Kidd, DAL.................................................10 72 7.2 Iguodala, PHL ......................................... 5 34 6.8 Conley, MEM...........................................12 77 6.4 Westbrook, OKC.....................................11 70 6.4 Holiday, PHL............................................ 5 28 5.6 Miller, POR .............................................. 6 33 5.5 Parker, SAN............................................. 6 31 5.2 Nelson, ORL ............................................ 6 30 5.0 Wade, MIA ...............................................10 50 5.0 James, MIA..............................................10 49 4.9 Anthony, NYK.......................................... 4 19 4.8 Felton, DEN ............................................. 5 21 4.2 Collison, IND ........................................... 5 20 4.0 STEALS PER GAME ................................................................... GSTLAVG Ginobili, SAN............................................ 5 13 2.60 Holiday, PHL ............................................ 5 10 2.00 Nelson, ORL ............................................ 6 12 2.00 Garnett, BOS ........................................... 9 17 1.89 Paul, NOR ................................................ 6 11 1.83 Allen, MEM...............................................12 21 1.75 Wade, MIA ...............................................10 17 1.70 Bryant, LAL...............................................10 16 1.60 Kidd, DAL .................................................10 16 1.60 Rose, CHI.................................................11 17 1.55 Hill, SAN ................................................... 6 9 1.50 Westbrook, OKC .....................................11 16 1.45 Fisher, LAL...............................................10 14 1.40 George, IND............................................. 5 7 1.40 BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME ................................................................... GBLKAVG Ibaka, OKC...............................................11 42 3.82 Duncan, SAN ........................................... 6 15 2.50 Noah, CHI ................................................11 24 2.18 Gasol, MEM .............................................12 26 2.17 Smith, ATL ...............................................12 25 2.08 George, IND............................................. 5 10 2.00 Howard, ORL........................................... 6 11 1.83 Hibbert, IND............................................. 5 9 1.80 J. O’Neal, BOS ........................................ 9 16 1.78 Jeffries, NYK............................................ 4 7 1.75 Gasol, LAL ...............................................10 17 1.70

G O L F The Players Championship At TPC Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Purse: $9.5 million Yardage: 7,215; Par 72 Note: Play was suspended and will be completed Sunday. Sean O’Hair .......................................71-71-67—209 Peter Hanson.....................................72-72-66—210 Bryce Molder .....................................70-73-67—210 Charlie Wi ..........................................70-72-68—210 Robert Allenby ..................................69-74-68—211 Kenny Perry.......................................72-71-68—211 Charley Hoffman ...............................72-71-68—211 Stewart Cink ......................................70-72-69—211 Phil Mickelson ...................................71-71-69—211 Angel Cabrera ...................................70-74-68—212 Matt Jones..........................................72-72-69—213 Garrett Willis ......................................70-74-69—213 Chad Campbell .................................73-71-69—213 Trevor Immelman..............................70-73-70—213 Zach Johnson....................................74-70-70—214 Ben Curtis ..........................................71-73-70—214 Chris Couch.......................................71-72-71—214 Charl Schwartzel...............................72-71-71—214 Retief Goosen ...................................73-69-72—214 Scott Verplank ...................................73-71-71—215 Carl Pettersson .................................73-71-71—215 Ben Crane ..........................................68-76-71—215 Justin Leonard...................................70-73-72—215 Sergio Garcia ....................................74-68-73—215 Fredrik Jacobson ..............................67-75-73—215 Matteo Manassero ............................72-70-73—215 Dustin Johnson .................................72-70-73—215 Jonathan Byrd....................................71-73-72—216 Keegan Bradley.................................75-69-72—216 Jason Bohn........................................71-73-72—216 Jerry Kelly ..........................................73-70-73—216 Ian Poulter..........................................70-72-74—216 Troy Merritt ........................................69-75-73—217 Webb Simpson..................................70-73-74—217 Hunter Haas ......................................72-71-75—218 Bubba Watson ...................................76-66-76—218 Martin Laird........................................72-70-76—218 Robert Garrigus ................................74-69-76—219 Arjun Atwal.........................................73-70-77—220 Kevin Chappell ..................................71-73-80—224 Failed to complete third round Graeme McDowell..................................67-69—136 Nick Watney.............................................64-71—135 Steve Stricker..........................................69-67—136 David Toms .............................................66-68—134 K.J. Choi ..................................................70-68—138 Lucas Glover ...........................................65-71—136 Martin Kaymer.........................................67-72—139 Jason Dufner...........................................69-70—139 Rory Sabbatini .........................................67-71—138 Robert Karlsson......................................71-67—138 Luke Donald ............................................69-67—136 Alvaro Quiros ..........................................67-73—140 Ryan Moore .............................................71-69—140 Jason Day ................................................69-70—139 Greg Chalmers .......................................73-65—138 J.B. Holmes .............................................68-69—137 Davis Love III ..........................................68-69—137 Aaron Baddeley.......................................70-67—137 Steve Marino ...........................................70-72—142 Paul Goydos ............................................69-70—139 Brian Davis ..............................................69-69—138 Chris Stroud ............................................71-67—138 Andres Romero.......................................72-69—141 Spencer Levin .........................................72-69—141 Jeff Overton.............................................69-71—140 Hunter Mahan .........................................70-67—137 Rocco Mediate ........................................72-69—141 Brian Gay .................................................71-69—140 Mark O’Meara .........................................66-74—140 Kevin Streelman .....................................70-69—139 Matt Kuchar .............................................69-72—141 Justin Rose..............................................70-69—139 Corey Pavin.............................................72-69—141 Kris Blanks...............................................69-72—141 Leaderboard at time of suspended play ..............................................................SCORETHRU 1. Graeme McDowell ......................... -11 5 1. Nick Watney.................................... -11 5 3. Steve Stricker ................................. -10 5 3. David Toms .................................... -10 5 5. K.J. Choi.......................................... -9 10 5. Lucas Glover .................................. -9 6 7. Martin Kaymer ................................ -8 12 7. Jason Dufner .................................. -8 12 7. Rory Sabbatini ................................ -8 10 7. Robert Karlsson ............................. -8 9 7. Luke Donald ................................... -8 6

Playoff Glance FIRST ROUND EASTERN CONFERENCE Washington 4, New York Rangers 1 Wednesday, April 13: Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT Friday, April 15: Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 0 Sunday, April 17: N.Y. Rangers 3, Washington 2 Wednesday, April 20: Washington 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, 2OT Saturday, April 23: Washington 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 3 Thursday, April 14: Buffalo 1, Philadelphia 0 Saturday, April 16: Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 4 Monday, April 18: Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 2 Wednesday, April 20: Buffalo 1, Philadelphia 0 Friday, April 22: Buffalo 4, Philadelphia 3, OT Sunday, April 24: Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 4, OT Tuesday, April 26: Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 2 Boston 4, Montreal 3 Thursday, April 14: Montreal 2, Boston 0 Saturday, April 16: Montreal 3, Boston 1 Monday, April 18: Boston 4, Montreal 2 Thursday, April 21: Boston 5, Montreal 4, OT Saturday, April 23: Boston 2, Montreal 1, 2OT Tuesday, April 26: Montreal 2, Boston 1 Wednesday, April 27: Boston 4, Montreal 3, OT Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 3 Wednesday, April 13: Pittsburgh 3, Tampa Bay 0 Friday, April 15: Tampa Bay 5, Pittsburgh 1 Monday, April 18: Pittsburgh 3, Tampa Bay 2 Wednesday, April 20: Pittsburgh 3, Tampa Bay 2, 2OT Saturday, April 23: Tampa Bay 8, Pittsburgh 2 Monday, April 25: Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 2 Wednesday, April 27: Tampa Bay 1, Pittsburgh 0 WESTERN CONFERENCE Vancouver 4, Chicago 3 Wednesday, April 13: Vancouver 2, Chicago 0 Friday, April 15: Vancouver 4, Chicago 3 Sunday, April 17: Vancouver 3, Chicago 2 Tuesday, April 19: Chicago 7, Vancouver 2 Thursday, April 21: Chicago 5, Vancouver 0 Sunday, April 24: Chicago 4, Vancouver 3, OT Tuesday, April 26: Vancouver 2, Chicago 1, OT San Jose 4, Los Angeles 2 Thursday, April 14: San Jose 3, Los Angeles 2, OT Saturday, April 16: Los Angeles 4, San Jose 0 Tuesday, April 19: San Jose 6, Los Angeles 5, OT Thursday, April 21: San Jose 6, Los Angeles 3 Saturday, April 23: Los Angeles 3, San Jose 1 Monday, April 25: San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3, OT Detroit 4, Phoenix 0 Wednesday, April 13: Detroit 4, Phoenix 2 Saturday, April 16: Detroit 4, Phoenix 3 Monday, April 18: Detroit 4, Phoenix 2 Wednesday, April 20: Detroit 6, Phoenix 3 Nashville 4, Anaheim 2 Wednesday, April 13: Nashville 4, Anaheim 1 Friday, April 15: Anaheim 5, Nashville 3 Sunday, April 17: Nashville 4, Anaheim 3 Wednesday, April 20: Anaheim 6, Nashville 3 Friday, April 22: Nashville 4, Anaheim 3, OT Sunday, April 24: Nashville 4, Anaheim 2 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Tampa Bay 4, Washington 0 Friday, April 29: Tampa Bay 4, Washington 2 Sunday, May 1: Tampa Bay 3, Washington 2, OT Tuesday, May 3: Tampa Bay 4, Washington 3 Wednesday, May 4: Tampa Bay 5, Washington 3 Boston 4, Philadelphia 0 Saturday, April 30: Boston 7, Philadelphia 3 Monday, May 2: Boston 3, Philadelphia 2, OT Wednesday, May 4: Boston 5, Philadelphia 1 Friday, May 6: Boston 5, Philadelphia 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE Vancouver 4, Nashville 2 Thursday, April 28: Vancouver 1, Nashville 0 Saturday, April 30: Nashville 2, Vancouver 1, 2OT Tuesday, May 3: Vancouver 3, Nashville 2, OT Thursday, May 5: Vancouver 4, Nashville 2 Saturday, May 7: Nashville 4, Vancouver 3 Monday, May 9: Vancouver 2, Nashville 1 San Jose 4, Detroit 3 Friday, April 29: San Jose 2, Detroit 1, OT Sunday, May 1: San Jose 2, Detroit 1 Wednesday, May 4: San Jose 4, Detroit 3, OT Friday, May 6: Detroit 4, San Jose 3 Sunday, May 8: Detroit 4, San Jose 3 Tuesday, May 10: Detroit 3, San Jose 1 Thursday, May 12: San Jose 3, Detroit 2 CONFERENCE FINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Tampa Bay vs. Boston Saturday, May 14: Tampa Bay at Boston, late Tuesday, May 17: Tampa Bay at Boston, 8 p.m. Thursday, May 19: Boston at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 21: Boston at Tampa Bay, 1:30 p.m. x-Monday, May 23: Tampa Bay at Boston, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 25: Boston at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. x-Friday, May 27: Tampa Bay at Boston, 8 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Vancouver vs. San Jose Sunday, May 15: San Jose at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 18: San Jose at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Friday, May 20: Vancouver at San Jose, 9 p.m. Sunday, May 22: Vancouver at San Jose, 3 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 24: San Jose at Vancouver, 9 p.m. x-Thursday, May 26: Vancouver at San Jose, 9 p.m. x-Saturday, May 28: San Jose at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

FIRST ROUND EASTERN CONFERENCE Portland 4, Connecticut 2 Thursday, April 14: Portland 3, Connecticut 2 Saturday, April 16: Portland 3, Connecticut 2, OT Sunday, April 17: Connecticut 3, Portland 1 Tuesday, April 19: Connecticut 3, Portland 1 Thursday, April 21: Portland 5, Connecticut 4 Saturday, April 23: Portland 6, Connecticut 4 Binghamton 4, Manchester 3 Thursday, April 14: Manchester 2, Binghamton 1 Friday, April 15: Binghamton 4, Manchester 3, OT Sunday, April 17: Manchester 5, Binghamton 4, OT Tuesday, April 19: Manchester 6, Binghamton 3 Wednesday, April 20: Binghamton 5, Manchester 4, OT Friday, April 22: Binghamton 2, Manchester 1, 2OT Saturday, April 23: Binghamton 6, Manchester 5, OT Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4, Norfolk 2 Friday, April 15: Norfolk 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1 Saturday, April16: Norfolk 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 0 Tuesday, April 19: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2, Norfolk 1 Wednesday, April 20: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4, Norfolk 2 Friday, April 22: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2, Norfolk 1 Saturday, April 23: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 6, Norfolk 3 Charlotte 4, Hershey 2 Thursday, April 14: Charlotte 5, Hershey 4 Sunday, April 17: Hershey 4, Charlotte 2 Tuesday, April 19: Hershey 3, Charlotte 2 Wednesday, April 20: Charlotte 3, Hershey 2 Friday, April 22: Charlotte 5, Hershey 3 Sunday, April 24: Charlotte 2, Hershey 1, OT WESTERN CONFERENCE Manitoba 4, Lake Erie 3 Saturday, April 16: Lake Erie 6, Manitoba 4 Sunday, April 17: Manitoba 3, Lake Erie 2, OT Tuesday, April 19: Lake Erie 2, Manitoba 1 Thursday, April 21: Lake Erie 6, Manitoba 3 Friday, April 22: Manitoba 2, Lake Erie 0 Sunday, April 24: Manitoba 3, Lake Erie 1 Tuesday, April 26: Manitoba 4, Lake Erie 1 Hamilton 4, Oklahoma City 2 Thursday, April 14: Hamilton 5, Oklahoma City 2 Saturday, April 16: Hamilton 2, Oklahoma City 1 Tuesday, April 19: Oklahoma City 2, Hamilton 0 Wednesday, April 20: Oklahoma City 5, Hamilton 2 Friday, April 22: Hamilton 2, Oklahoma City 0 Sunday, April 24: Hamilton 4, Oklahoma City 1 Houston 4, Peoria 0 Wednesday, April 13: Houston 4, Peoria 1 Friday, April 15: Houston 3, Peoria 2, OT Monday, April 18: Houston 5, Peoria 3 Tuesday, April 19: Houston 2, Peoria 1 Milwaukee 4, Texas 2 Thursday, April 14: Milwaukee 5, Texas 2 Saturday, April 16: Texas 3, Milwaukee 1 Tuesday, April 19: Texas 3, Milwaukee 2, OT Wednesday, April 20: Milwaukee 3, Texas 2 Friday, April 22: Milwaukee 2, Texas 1, OT Monday, April 25: Milwaukee 3, Texas 2, 2OT DIVISION FINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Binghamton 4, Portland 2 Wednesday, April 27: Binghamton 3, Portland 2 Thursday, April 28: Binghamton 5, Portland 3 Saturday, April 30: Portland 3, Binghamton 2 Monday, May 2: Binghamton 6, Portland 1 Tuesday, May 3: Portland 6, Binghamton 2 Friday, May 6: Binghamton 3, Portland 0 Charlotte 4, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2 Thursday, April 28: Charlotte 3, Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton 2 Saturday, April 30: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3, Charlotte 0 Monday, May 2: Charlotte 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1, OT Wednesday, May 4: Charlotte 1, Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton 0 Friday, May 6: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1, Charlotte 0 Saturday, May 7: Charlotte 4, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3 WESTERN CONFERENCE Hamilton 4, Manitoba 3 Thursday, April 28: Hamilton 4, Manitoba 1 Sunday, May 1: Hamilton 4, Manitoba 2 Tuesday, May 3: Manitoba 5, Hamilton 4 Wednesday, May 4: Manitoba 2, Hamilton 1, 2OT Friday, May 6: Hamilton 5, Manitoba 1 Sunday, May 8: Manitoba 1, Hamilton 0 Monday, May 9: Hamilton 2, Manitoba 1, 3OT Houston 4, Milwaukee 3 Friday, April 29: Milwaukee 3, Houston 1 Sunday, May 1: Houston 2, Milwaukee 0 Tuesday, May 3: Milwaukee 5, Houston 3 Thursday, May 5: Houston 3, Milwaukee 2, OT Friday, May 6: Houston 3, Milwaukee 2, OT Sunday, May 8: Milwaukee 5, Houston 4, OT Tuesday, May 10: Houston 4, Milwaukee 2 CONFERENCE FINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Binghamton 2, Charlotte 0 Thursday, May 12: Binghamton 7, Charlotte 4 Friday, May 13: Binghamton 3, Charlotte 0 Tuesday, May 17: Charlotte at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 18: Charlotte at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m. x-Saturday, May 21: Charlotte at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m. x-Monday, May 23: Binghamton at Charlotte, 7:05 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 24: Binghamton at Charlotte, 7:05 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Houston 1, Hamilton 0 Friday, May 13: Houston 2, Hamilton 1 Sunday, May 15: Hamilton at Houston, 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 17: Houston at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18: Houston at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 20: Houston at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 22: Hamilton at Houston, 5:05 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 24: Hamilton at Houston, 8:05 p.m.

International Hockey

IIHF Men's World Championship Glance At Bratislava and Kosice, Slovakia QUALIFICATION ROUND Group E ......................... GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Czech Republic.......... 5 5 0 0 0 19 7 15 Finland............. 5 2 2 0 1 16 10 10 Germany ......... 5 2 0 2 1 15 17 8 Russia ............. 5 2 0 1 2 12 14 7 Slovakia .......... 5 1 0 0 4 13 14 3 Denmark ......... 5 0 1 0 4 9 22 2 Group F ......................... GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Canada............ 5 3 2 0 0 23 11 13 Sweden ........... 5 3 0 1 1 18 10 10 Norway ............ 5 2 1 0 2 17 15 8 United States .. 5 2 0 1 2 15 19 7 Switzerland ..... 5 1 1 1 2 11 12 6 France ............. 5 0 0 1 4 5 22 1 Thursday, May 5 At Bratislava Russia 4, Denmark 3 At Kosice Norway 3, Switzerland 2 Friday, May 6 At Bratislava Finland 5, Germany 4, SO Czech Republic 3, Slovakia 2 At Kosice Canada 4, United States 3, SO Sweden 4, France 0 Saturday, May 7 At Bratislava Denmark 4, Germany 3, SO Finland 2, Slovakia 1 At Kosice Canada 3, Norway 2 United States 3, France 2 Sunday, May 8 At Bratislava Czech Republic 3, Russia 2 At Kosice Sweden 2, Switzerland 0 Monday, May 9 At Bratislava Slovakia 4, Denmark 1 Finland 3, Russia 2, SO Czech Republic 5, Germany 2 At Kosice Norway 5, France 2 Switzerland 5, United States 3 Canada 3, Sweden 2 RELEGATION BRACKET ......................... GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Latvia ............... 3 2 0 0 1 12 9 6 Belarus............ 3 2 0 0 1 17 9 6 Austria ............. 3 1 0 0 2 6 13 3 Slovenia .......... 3 1 0 0 2 8 12 3 Thursday, May 5 At Bratislava Slovenia 5, Latvia 2 At Kosice Belarus 7, Austria 2 Saturday, May 7 At Bratislava Austria 3, Slovenia 2 At Kosice Latvia 6, Belarus 3 Sunday, May 8 At Bratislava Belarus 7, Slovenia 1 At Kosice Latvia 4, Austria 1 QUARTERFINALS All Games at Bratislava Wednesday, May 11 At Bratislava Czech Republic 4, United States 0 Sweden 5, Germany 2 Thursday, May 12 Finland 4, Norway 1 Russia 2, Canada 1 SEMIFINALS At Bratislava Friday, May 13 Sweden 5, Czech Republic 2 Finland 3, Russia 0 MEDAL GAMES At Bratislava Sunday, May 15 Bronze Medal Czech Republic vs. Russia, 10 a.m. Gold Medal Sweden vs. Finland, 2:30 p.m.

R A C I N G NASCAR Nationwide-5-hour ENERGY 200 At Dover International Speedway Dover, Del. Lap length: 1 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, 209 laps, 144.6 rating, 0 points, $39,775. 2. (13) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 209, 113.8, 0, $26,725. 3. (10) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 209, 109.8, 41, $28,868. 4. (2) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 209, 110, 41, $26,218. 5. (32) David Reutimann, Toyota, 209, 90, 0, $16,700. 6. (8) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 209, 98.7, 38, $22,418. 7. (14) Kenny Wallace, Toyota, 209, 88.3, 37, $21,928. 8. (12) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 209, 92.5, 0, $21,288. 9. (18) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 209, 85.7, 35, $23,318. 10. (21) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 209, 77.7, 34, $23,293. 11. (9) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, 209, 97.4, 33, $20,268. 12. (6) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, accident, 208, 105.7, 0, $14,675. 13. (11) Joey Logano, Toyota, accident, 208, 116.8, 0, $14,025. 14. (3) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, accident, 208, 120.4, 0, $13,450. 15. (31) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, accident, 208, 79.4, 29, $21,718. 16. (15) Steve Wallace, Toyota, accident, 208, 77.1, 28, $19,768. 17. (16) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 208, 75.2, 28, $19,693. 18. (17) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 207, 83.1, 26, $20,643. 19. (20) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 207, 67.5, 25, $19,593. 20. (19) Michael Annett, Toyota, 205, 64.4, 24, $20,268. 21. (35) J.R. Fitzpatrick, Ford, 204, 56.2, 23, $13,225. 22. (30) Timmy Hill, Ford, 204, 48, 22, $19,393. 23. (26) Danny Efland, Ford, 203, 53.6, 21, $19,718. 24. (25) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 202, 57.9, 20, $19,268. 25. (23) Eric McClure, Chevrolet, 201, 48.4, 19, $19,843. 26. (38) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, 184, 42.6, 18, $12,700. 27. (28) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, engine, 166, 47.8, 17, $19,518. 28. (29) Dennis Setzer, Dodge, electrical, 140, 40.9, 16, $19,043. 29. (4) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, accident, 138, 86.1, 15, $18,968. 30. (7) Brian Scott, Toyota, accident, 87, 65.1, 14, $19,218. 31. (5) Kevin Swindell, Ford, accident, 86, 65.4, 13, $18,863. 32. (24) Alex Kennedy, Dodge, accident, 84, 52.7, 12, $18,803. 33. (27) Donnie Neuenberger, Dodge, too slow, 70, 32.8, 11, $18,743. 34. (40) Carl Long, Ford, rear gear, 52, 44.5, 10, $12,240. 35. (22) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, transmission, 44, 56.9, 10, $12,210. 36. (34) Tim Andrews, Ford, transmission, 44, 46.9, 8, $12,185. 37. (43) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Ford, axle, 43, 33.6, 7, $12,165. 38. (36) Kevin Lepage, Chevrolet, accident, 19, 43.2, 6, $12,100. 39. (41) Brad Teague, Chevrolet, engine, 10, 37, 5, $12,075. 40. (39) Brett Rowe, Chevrolet, handling, 7, 37.5, 4, $12,020. 41. (37) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, vibration, 6, 36, 3, $11,990. 42. (42) Charles Lewandoski, Ford, ignition, 4, 34.5, 2, $11,950. 43. (33) Blake Koch, Dodge, accident, 1, 33, 1, $11,892. Race Statistics Time of Race: 2 hours, 11 minutes, 45 seconds. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Lap Leaders: R.Stenhouse Jr. 1-24; C.Bowyer 25-29; R.Stenhouse Jr. 30-38; C.Bowyer 39-41; S.Wimmer 42-43; C.Edwards 44-45; C.Bowyer 46-74; C.Edwards 75-92; B.Keselowski 93-100; C.Edwards 101-141; J.Wise 142-146; C.Edwards 147-149; J.Logano 150-186; C.Edwards 187-209. Top 10 in Points: 1. E.Sadler, 379; 2. R.Sorenson, 369; 3. J.Leffler, 364; 4. R.Stenhouse Jr., 363; 5. J.Allgaier, 361; 6. A.Almirola, 339; 7. K.Wallace, 317; 8. B.Scott, 286; 9. S.Wallace, 282; 10. J.Wise, 274.

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AROUND THE SYSTEM

Hurler Betances stars in Double-A

Dickerson’s group promotes recycling, awareness

IL NOTEBOOK

ChiSox may soon have second Danks

By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees have taken a page from their parent club by winning championships. SWB has racked up four consecutive International League North Division titles and more could be on the way because the minor league system is stacked with top prospects that are close to contributing at the Triple-A or Major League level, according to Baseball America Dellin Betances: A 23-year-old, right-handed pitcher is considered by many scouts as a star of the future. Drafted in the eighth round in 2006, Betances is the No. 3 overall prospect for the Yankees and is the top pitching prospect. For Double-A Trenton, he missed time with a blister last month, but is still 2-1 with a 1.00 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 18 innings. Manny Banuelos: A 5-foot-11, 155-pound lefty is the No. 2 pitching prospect and the No. 4 overall prospect in the organization. Banuelos, 20, picked up his first victory since Aug. 23, 2009 earlier this week. In previous starts this season, he missed victories because he’s on a pitch count and he has also missed time because of a blister issue. For Double-A Trenton, he is 1-0 with a 2.77 ERA in six starts and 20 strikeouts in 26 innings. His ERA actually ballooned by more than a run after allowing three runs in a start last week, which lasted 3 2/3 innings. Gary Sanchez: A catcher, he’s just 18 but is still rated the No. 2 overall prospect in the organization, just behind Scranton/Wilkes-Barre catcher Jesus Montero. The 6foot-2, 220-pounder is playing for Single-A Charleston and has struggled this season, hitting .216 with two home runs and 13 RBI in 97 at-bats for the RiverDogs. Austin Romine: Another catcher and a top prospect for the Yankees, the 22-year-old is having a solid season at Double-A Trenton. The 6-foot, 220-pounder – who is the No. 6 overall prospect in the organization – is hitting .274 with three home runs and 20 RBI in 113 at-bats this season. Slade Heathcott: The 20-year-old outfielder is hitting .312 with three home runs, 14 RBI and four stolen bases in 32 games for Single-A Charleston. He has also been reaching base at a good clip with 16 extra-base hits and 14 walks this season. His three home runs already have eclipsed his 2010 total.

Since breaking into the majors with the Chicago White Sox in 2007, pitcher John Danks has had success with winning records and an ERA below 4.00 in three consecutive seasons. Before the season is over, Danks’ younger brother Jordan might also make the trek to Chicago. Jordan is currently an outfielder for Charlotte, the White Sox’s Triple-A affiliate, and is having a respectable season. Jordan, 24, is playing his second season for the Knights and after getting off to a slow start in April by hitting just .203, he’s picked up the pace. He started off May by batting .316 in his first six games to raise his average to .229. To go along with those stats, he has smacked eight home runs and has 25 RBI in 31 games overall this season, before Saturday.

LOCALS IN THE MINORS

Hazleton grad on Rays’ Triple-A club Russ Canzler, a product of Hazleton Area, was signed by the Tampa Rays to a minor league deal in November and received an invitation to spring training. Playing for Triple-A Durham in the International League, he is batting .306 with 14 extra-base hits and 16 RBI in 111 at-bats as of Saturday. Joe Maddon, Tampa’s manager is also a Hazleton native and may have played a key role in the organization’s decision to sign the Cougar graduate. Canzler, who was in the Cubs organization before signing with Tampa, had his best season in 2010 as a member of the Double-A Tennessee Smokies. He had career highs in home runs (21) and RBI (66). His total number of home runs, along with his slugging percentage of .566 and OPS of .938, all were second best in the Southern League even though he didn’t become a full-time starter until late in the season. His offense helped the Smokies return to the league championship series. Chris Sedon, a Coughlin graduate, was released by the Tigers organization in December. He was then signed by the Gateway Grizzlies, an independent team in Sauget, Ill., playing in the West Division of the Frontier League. The team opens its home schedule on Friday.

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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees outfielder Chris Dickerson co-founded the Players for the Planet organization in 2008 while he was playing for the Cincinnati Reds. He is one of nearly 50 past and present pro athletes from several different sports involved.

Aiming for a greener world By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

If PNC Field seems a little greener than usual, that’s because the home of the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Yankees houses recycling enthusiast Chris Dickerson, who patrols the outfield for the team. Dickerson, who joined the organization in March in a trade with Milwaukee, has been a green enthusiast nearly his whole life while growing up in Southern California. He was so into the environment that he and former Major League pitcher Jack Cassel founded the Players for the Planet organization. The organization, which began in 2008, promotes recycling and helps teach communities about the importance of going green. “It’s just one of those things where growing up surfing and swimming you see trash in the water and a plastic bag could get caught on your foot,” Dickerson said. “Kids in Little League who have asthma can’t come out and practice because the smog level is too high. There’s a lot of things, as consumers, we can be aware of. Being responsible and aware of the little things we can do can go a long way.” Dickerson thought of starting the organization when he was a

P L AY E R S F O R T H E P L A N E T

• An organization co-founded by Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Chris Dickerson and former Major League pitcher Jack Cassel in 2008. • The organization consists of pro athletes promoting the importance of recycling to communities. • Nearly 50 past and present professional athletes from several different sports are involved in some capacity with the organization. • Some of the most notable pro athletes involved are: Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk Pro softball player Cat Osterman Anaheim Ducks defenseman George Parros Bobby Boswell, defender for the MLS’ Houston Dynamo • For more information, to make a donation or learn more about recycling, visit www.playersfortheplanet.org.

minor leaguer in the Reds system and he would see how many empty plastic bottles are thrown out every week in the clubhouse and not recycled. He said nearly 1,200 empty plastic bottles were not recycled every week. He computed yearly totals by the number of minor league teams and came up with an outrageous number of bottles not being recycled in venues. He soon got teammates to use reusable water bottles and drink filtered water rather than using plastic bottles. Then while reading an article on the environment in Time Magazine, he decided to take the next step. “In 2008 I really went into full research mode and you couldn’t find me not reading anything having to do with the environ-

ment,” he said. “I was just (digesting) in all this information and going out and seeking the proper resources to get educated to where we could really pass the word and take an educational stance and find certain niches, especially in youngsters. To teach people the things we could do to change.” Today, the organization is growing in popularity throughout the country in the sports spectrum as 50 professional athletes are involved from many different sports. In addition to Major League Baseball, the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLS, professional softball and women’s volleyball are also involved. Dickerson is also looking to get a golf presence on board. While he says that his target

group is children and sports fans, being green doesn’t have to be just those two demographics. “The tonnage that’s created in sports stadiums and arenas all over the country is tremendous and can be over 15 tons of trash,” he noted. “And you think of how we can cut that in half or cut a third of it through composting, recycling or using biodegradable products. We can really greatly diminish these numbers and make an effect as long as we can get Major League Baseball and other sports teams around the country to get on board and inspire and encourage sports fans to do the same things, not just at the park but when they go home.” While in Cincinnati and Milwaukee the last three years, Dickerson, now 29, began Ewaste events where people in the community can recycle unwanted items and meet pro athletes. His work with this project helped him receive the Branch Rickey Award last October. The award is given to a Major League Baseball player in recognition of exceptional community service. “It’s really cool,” Dickerson said about the organization. “It’s just one of those things where we’re fortunate to be in touch and be around guys who share the same outlook on what we can accomplish as athletes.”

O N T H E P H I L L I E S FA R M

Injury slows mound prospect; Brown tees off on Triple-A pitching By DAVE ROSENGRANT drosengrant@timesleader.com

The Philadelphia Phillies minor league system has lost some highly regarded prospects during the last few years with many trades being made to help the parent club. But that doesn’t mean the cupboard is bare. The Phillies have produced more young talent and might have more pieces to deal if they need to make a midseason trade this season. Here are how some of the top prospects in the Philadelphia

organization are faring this spring: Brody Colvin: The team’s top pitching prospect, according to Baseball America, threw just two innings this season for Single-A Clearwater before being shut down with a back injury. His return to the mound is expected by the end of the month. Domonic Brown: Since being sent to Triple-A Lehigh Valley after being taken off the disabled list by Philadelphia, Brown has been on fire. The left-handed hitting outfielder is batting .353

with two homers, and has an on-base percentage of .425 and a slugging percentage of .588. If he keeps up this pace, he could be back in the majors soon. Jesse Biddle: The Phillies’ No. 1 pick from 2010 got off to a rough start for Low-A Lakewood, losing his first four decisions and piling up an ERA of 7.16. In his last two starts, he picked up his first win of the season and has dropped his ERA by nearly two runs. Joe Savery: He was picked in the first round of the 2007 draft by Philadelphia and advanced

all the way to Triple-A as a pitcher. After slumping as a hurler, the organization decided to turn him back into a hitter. He was a solid batter in college at Rice University and is now showing his potential at the plate in the minors. It might be time to bump him up a level. For Single-A Clearwater, he’s batting .379 in 116 at-bats, before Saturday, to lead the entire organization in hitting. The closest to him is Double-A Reading’s Matt Rizzotti at .339 in 127 at-bats.

RUGGIANO, BELOW LAUDED Durham outfielder Justin Ruggiano and Toledo pitcher Duane Below were the International League Players of the Week for the week of May 2-8. Ruggiano posted four multihit games during the week for an average of .476 and an onbase percentage of .560. The 29-year-old stole five bases and drove in nine runs. Below, a 25-year-old lefty in the Tigers organization, struck out 16 over 14 innings in two games to pick up the honor. In his two starts, the Mud Hen only allowed nine hits, four walks and three runs in the outings for a 1-0 record and an ERA of 1.93. ’PIGS FINALLY IN HUNT Lehigh Valley set a franchise record on opening day when it won to go over the .500 mark for the first time in the team’s four-year history. The IronPigs might put the ugly past behind them as only five times this season they have not had a winning record and the worst they have been is one game under .500. They have even been in first place a few times and are currently just a half game behind, Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre, the IL North leader, entering Saturday with a record of 20-15. The team travels to Moosic for a fourgame series with the Yankees beginning Tuesday. TODAY IN I.L. BASEBALL On May 15, 1934, the Buffalo Bisons belted five home runs in the second inning of a game against Albany, including four in a row to set a pair of league records. Butch Myers hit the first homer of the inning. Then with two outs, Greg Mulleavy, Les Mallon, Jack Smith, and Bill Regan went deep.

On this date Today in Scranton/WilkesBarre baseball history Beginning May 15, 1991, Red Barons pitcher Tim Mauser started a scoreless streak, which lasted 29 1/3 innings. The feat, which ended on June 1, is still a franchise record. In the majors, Mauser pitched for the Phillies and Padres, his last appearance being in May 1995 with San Diego.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Today at Pawtucket 1:05 p.m.

Monday at Pawtucket 6:15 p.m.

Tuesday Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m.

Wednesday Lehigh Valley 10:35 a.m.

Thursday Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m.

Friday Lehigh Valley 6:35 p.m.

Saturday Indianapolis 6:35 p.m.

Sunday Indianapolis 1:05 p.m.

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AREA ROUNDUP

PITTSTON AREA FOOTBALL LIFT-A-THON

King’s eliminated from NCAA softball The Times Leader staff

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Mike Stankoski, Tyler Roman and Joe Harth took part in the Pittston Area Football Lift-A-Thon on Saturday.

Joe Harth, Josh Schatzel and Kevin O’Brien at the Patriots’ Lift-A-Thon.

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Jake Zalewski, Nick Dougal and John Cummings.

CORTLAND, N.Y. – A five-run sixth inning lifted Piedmont to a 5-1 victory over King’s on Saturday in an elimination game of the NCAA Division III Softball East Regional at Dragon Field on the campus of Cortland State. King’s ends its 2011 campaign with a 19-13 mark. The Monarchs took a 1-0 lead after two innings when Kayla Rutkoski connected on a twoout home run, her third of the season. Brittny Baynes went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles to lead King’s, which graduates just one player. Senior Gretchen Tholen went 1-for-3 in her final game. The Lady Monarchs, who split a pair of games in the double-elimination tournament on Friday, have a strong nucleus returning to their lineup next season, including their top five hitters and two starting pitchers. Cougars go 1-1 in ECAC event

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Kevin O’Brien and Anthony Haughton

Josh Schatzel and Chris Musto participated in the Pittston Area Lift-A-Thon.

BERWICK AT HOLY REDEEMER SOCCER

The Misericordia softball team split a pair of games at the ECAC South Championships at Alvernia, beating Wilson , 6-1, in the opener and dropping a 2-0 decision to DeSales in the winner’s bracket. The Cougars (24-17) will face either Alvernia or Wilson in an elimination game today at 11 a.m. In the second game Saturday, DeSales scored the only runs in the bottom of the fourth to snap Misericordia’s five-game winning streak. Maria Kidron, Nicole Boccia, Shawna Biel and Jill Castaldi had hits for the Cougars. Against Wilson, Kidron had two of the Cougars eight hits and Kat LaBrie drove in two runs with a double. Caitlin Cromley worked four scoreless innings to pick up the win. Reliever Jess Armillay allowed three hits over the final three innings.

GIRLS SOCCER

Meyers 1, North Pocono 1

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Kirby Smith, left, and Alex Serra.

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The Mohawks’ Kaylee Macko evened the score off a direct kick as Meyers and North Poco-

no settled for a tie after two 10-minute overtime sessions. Jessica Korshnak gave the Trojans a 1-0 lead midway through the second half.

Meyers ..................................................... 0 1 0 0 — 1 North Pocono .......................................... 0 1 0 0 — 1 Second half: 1 NP, Jessica Korshnak (penalty kick), 19th minute; 2. MEY, Kaylee Macko (direct kick), 33rd minute. Shots: MEY 11, NP 5; Saves: MEY 4 (Alivia Weidler), NP 10 (Meghan Utter); Corners: MEY 4, NP 7.

BOYS LACROSSE

Dallas 8, Bellefonte 3

Brett Wanek tallied three goals and four assists in a Mountaineers’ victory over Bellefonte. Morgan Cohen supplied four goals and an assist. J.T. Carey added a goal and an assist, and Jake Piskorick added a goal. Goalkeeper George Pfeiffer made 14 saves.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Lewisburg 15, Dallas 2 Selinsgrove 10, Dallas 7

Dallas fell to Lewisburg and Selinsgrove in a Susquehanna Valley girls doubleheader. Against Lewisburg, Emily Capitano and Madeline Mulhern scored the only goals for the Mountaineers. Capitano and Mulhern followed it with two goals each in the game against Selinsgrove. Cara Pricher, Lynn Viercinski and Leah Benedetti chipped in one goal apiece in the loss to the Seals. Kelsey Maas and Mulhern added assists.

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Hazleton Area 6, Wallenpaupack 4

Hazleton Area scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning to overcome a 4-2 deficit and defeat Lackawanna League champion Wallenpaupack in a non-league exhibition game. Both teams will compete in the District 2 4A playoffs beginning May 25. Shannon Salvaterra was 3for-4 with a home run and two RBI . Becky Demko, Ali Schuetz and Hailey Kendall all singled for Hazleton. Shannon Thomas was 2-for-2 with two singles. Rachel Ehrhardt doubled and Kate Osborne singled for Wallenpaupack.

Natalie Chik, left, and Jenna Carr. Ashley Burda, left, and Olivia Jaffin at Friday’s WVC soccer match between Berwick and Holy Redeemer. The Dawgs won the game 6-2 to clinch at least a tie for first place in Division I-A.

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The Wilkes-Barre Chapter of UNICO presented numerous area charities with donations of support at a dinner on Thursday. The chapter also recognized several media organizations for support for the annual UNICO football game. Awards were presented to three Times Leader employees: Joe Butkiewicz, VP/Executive Editor; Rachel Pugh, VP/Marketing; and John Erzar, sports writer. Also recognized was Jack Smiles of the Sunday Dispatch. Pictured, from left: William Anzalone Jr. and John Terrana of UNICO, Butkiewicz, William Anzalone Sr., Leo Sperazza and Derek Zambino, all of UNICO.

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open. “I could see someone going and shooting 62, 63 (today),” McDowell said. “There’s a low score on this course, depending on what the wind does. But it really has opened the field up a bit. It’s going to be exciting.” It already was even with the little golf that was played. Sean O’Hair, who had missed his last five cuts, birdied his last two holes for a 67 to post the best 54hole score Saturday at 7-under 209, but only because the leaders didn’t even reach the turn. Peter Hanson bogeyed the last hole for a 66. Phil Mickelson barely finished, just not the way he would have liked. He made eagle on the 16th, followed with a birdie on the 17th and then ended with a bogey for a 69. He was at 5-under 211. “I had a good finish until that bogey on 18,” Mickelson said. “That eagle on16 and birdie on17 got me into position where I thought you never know what might happen (today).’’ Martin Kaymer, who can return to No. 1 in the world by winning this week, might have had the most wild 12 holes of his season. He opened with four straight birdies by a combined 6 feet of length — the longest was 31⁄2 feet, two of them inside a foot. He tied for the lead by making a 10-foot birdie on the seventh, then ran off three straight bogeys. Kaymer played 12 holes and made only three pars. Such scoring was not evident the first two steamy days, played under sunshine. But after nearly an inch of rain fell during the long delay, they might as well have called this the TPC Cupcake.

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McDowell, Watney and everyone else were firing at flags and watching their shots stay around the hole. Robert Allenby, who had a 68, said he hit a 5-wood six feet short of the flag on the 16th and it only moved a few feet. The course drained beautifully, however, so the shots from the fairway were clean. That’s why scores were low, and it could turn into quite the shootout Sunday. McDowell started with a birdie, then wasted a good chance on the par-5 second when he used a hybrid to bump his ball up the slope from behind the green and knocked it 20 feet by the hole. But he chipped in on the third for birdie and hit another good iron to about 7 feet on the fifth to join Watney in the lead. Watney, the winner of a World Golf Championship at Doral two months ago, could have started evenbetter.Heknockedina15-foot birdie putt on the first, hit a bunker shot across the second green to tap-in range, then faced the par-3 third hole into the setting sun. He hit the shot, looked up and was blinded. “Where did it go?” he asked. “Right at it,” Toms replied. The ball settled 4 feet away, and Toms followed with a shot he couldn’t see to just outside 5 feet. Both missed their putts.

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Tunkhannock boys give the Wyoming Valley Conference a chance at a breakthrough. Lackawanna Track Conference teams swept all four team titles a year ago and took three of the four championships in each of the three previous years, meaning the WVC has just three of the 16 team titles decided since Hazleton Area and Dallas swept the girls’ titles in 2006. “We look pretty strong going into districts Monday, but we’re not overconfident,” Roman said. “We know there are a lot of good Scranton schools to beat. “Our balance is definitely an advantage. It’s something we haven’t had in the past.” Former Class 2A powers will be trying to show they can win on the Class 3A level. Dallas won three straight 2A girls titles from 2006 through 2008. The Lady Mountaineers appear to have a strong chance of ending the four-year Abington Heights reign. “We’re fortunate that we have a very well-rounded team this year,” Dallas coach Matt Samuel said. “That is something we like to focus on. “It is a team sport and we try to treat it as one. Obviously, there are some very good teams we have to try to get by.” Valley View won the last two Class 2A boys titles and could add to the Lackawanna Track Conference Division 1 and championship meet titles it has already claimed this season. A closer look at each meet: CLASS 3A BOYS Top teams: Defending champion Honesdale and Valley View could be in for a tight race at the top of the team standings. The Cougars already handled the Hornets in the league meet and the Robert Spagna Lackawanna Conference Championships, but projections of points based on the seeds show an edge for Honesdale when competing on the district level. The pres-

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team comes out and puts some runs up,” said Mitchell. “For the most part I was just trying to throw strikes, and I struggled with that a little bit and that cost me to not get as deep into the game as I would have liked.” The Yankees jumped on Johnson in the first inning, sending nine men to the plate and scoring five times, two scoring on a 430-foot homer by Vazquez, one on a double from Brandon Laird and the final two

The following teams and individuals are back to potentially defend their titles at the District 2 Track and Field Championships at Scranton Memorial Stadium Monday (Class 2A) and Tuesday (Class 3A): Class 3A Boys Honesdale team Reece Ayers, Tunkhannock, 1,600 Lionel Wilson, Honesdale, 400, long jump Pete Calderone, North Pocono, shot put Class 3A Girls Abington Heights team Shelley Black, Coughlin, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, long jump, triple jump Summer Hill, Honesdale, 1,600 Jenn Slagus, North Pocono, discus Class 2A Boys Darrell Crawford, GAR, triple jump Mike Bedell, Elk Lake, 1,600 Sean Carney, Elk Lake, 400

Zach Kruger, Blue Ridge, 300 hurdles Nick Vales, Susquehanna, pole vault Al Tuzze, Lakeland, shot put Class 2A Girls Western Wayne team Nikki Black, Northwest, 300 hurdles Madison Lavery, Meyers, shot put Tori Doyle, Lakeland, 100 hurdles Lauren Ellsworth, Lackawanna Trail, 400 Allison Hall, Blue Ridge, 800 Vanessa Munley, Riverside, pole vault Maria Trowbridge, Elk Lake, 1,600, 3,200 Notes: Teams only listed if returning to same class. Athletes only listed if entered in event in same class. None of the 2010 winning relay teams return intact.

GAR’s Darrell Crawford, Blue Ridge’s Dan Kempa. Carney and Bedell, individual medalists and two of the top three runners on the state cross country champions, are defending champions and top seeds in the 400 and 1,600 as well as vital components on strong relay teams. Crawford won the triple jump last season on the way to a fourthplace finish in the state and is the top seed in that event as well as the long jump this year. He is seeded second in the 110 high hurdles. Kempa, a King’s football recruit, is the top seed in the javelin and uses his sprinting speed to help build two strong relay teams. He was a quarterback at Susquehanna as part of his school’s co-sponsorship of football there. Keys: Who can score the most points in the relays? Elk Lake has top seeds in the 1,600 and 3,200, Holy Redeemer has the top seed in the 400 and Blue Ridge is strong across the board. CLASS 2A GIRLS Top teams: Holy Redeemer is the obvious favorite, with Holy Cross the most likely contender. Hanover Area and Elk Lake are the long shots. The strength of the cross country programs again will be apparent in Marissa Durako, Rachel

Sowinski, Cassandra Gill and Mary Frank of Holy Redeemer and the Trowbridge sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, for Elk Lake. Holy Cross won the Class 2A division of the Spagna Championships for the first title in a multi-team event for the six-yearold program. Top individuals: Hanover Area’s Olivia Jendrzejwski, Riverside’s Vanessa Munley, Lackawanna Trail’s Lauren Ellsworth, Holy Cross’ Emily Hughes, Lakeland’s Tori Doyle. Jendrzejwski is the top seed in the long jump and triple jump and shares the top spot in the high jump with Doyle. Munley earned her second state pole vault medal with a fifth-place finish last year and is a contender as a hurdler and jumper. Ellsworth was fourth in the state in the 400 last year. She will not defend her district 200 title, but instead will go in as the top seed in the 100. Hughes is the top seed in both the discus and javelin, an event in which she broke the Spagna Championships record last week. Doyle was a state medalist as a 100-meter hurdler as a freshman and high jumper as a sophomore. Keys: The strong chance of placing three runners high in both the 1,600 and 3,200 could put Holy Redeemer over the top.

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Dannah Hayward of Coughlin, along with teammate and defending state champion Shelley Black, have a chance to give the Crusaders one-two finishes in both hurdles events on Tuesday.

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ence of Wilson, a standout sprinter and jumper, may be able to win more events than the entire Valley View team, makes it essential for the Cougars to continue getting the most out of their depth. Tunkhannock also could threaten while North Pocono, which was unbeaten going into the regular-season finale against Valley View, is the only other potential contender because of its field strength. Top individuals: Honesdale’s Wilson, Hazleton Area’s Jimmy Hischar. Wilson is coming off the Spagna Championships where he won four gold medals and set two records. He is the top seed and defending champion in the 400, the defending champion in the long jump, the top seed in the 200 and a threat to anchor one of the Hornets relay teams to a win. Hischar is the top seed in both the 110 high hurdles and the high jump. Keys: Honesdale can pile up points with two runners seeded in the top four in the 100, 200, 400 and 800. If the Hornets can double up there, Valley View or Tunkhannock might have to knock off strong Honesdale 1,600 or 400 relay teams to stay in contention. CLASS 3A GIRLS

Top teams: Dallas appears to be a clear favorite with defending champion Abington Heights and Coughlin more likely to battle for second place than to take down the Lady Mountaineers. Dallas has the only team in the four meets that can expect to score points in all 18 events, based on seeding. Points are awarded for top-eight finishes. Abington Heights continues to put together the best combination of relay teams, but the Lady Comets have less standouts than usual and, although they also have versatility, they are likely to pick up individual points in smaller increments. Dannah Hayward could join Black for 1-2 finishes in both hurdles races, but Coughlin could struggle to produce any points in more than half the events. Top individuals: Black of Coughlin, Reagan Rome of Dallas and Sara Dubravcak of Valley View. Black gave her team 40 points with four titles on a record-setting day last year. The Pennsylvania Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 2010, according to Gatorade and ESPN Rise Magazine, is the defending state champion in both hurdles races. Black also is a standout in the long

jump and also runs in relay races. Rome, a freshman, is the top seed by wide margins in the 1,600 and 3,200. Dubravcak is the top seed in the 100 and 200. Keys: As long as Dallas gets just a few gold, silver and bronze medalists, it should have too many points for the other contenders from the rest of its girls that finish in fourth-through-eighth place. CLASS 2A BOYS Top teams: This could end up as the tightest and deepest of the points races. Elk Lake and Holy Redeemer seem to be about as difficult to separate as in cross country season while Dunmore and Blue Ridge are also well within range of championship contention on a good day. Top individuals: Elk Lake’s Sean Carney and Mike Bedell,

on a double by Luis Nunez. SWB tacked on two more runs in the second on the second two-run homer by Vazquez, this one a 350-foot shot to right. The first seven runs scored all came with two outs. Ramiro Pena, who joined the team earlier in the day, singled home a run in the third, and catcher Jesus Montero singled home a run later in the inning to cap off the scoring. “We haven’t done it a whole lot, so it was nice, especially with the situation of not being full strength in the bullpen,” Miley said about jumping out to the early lead. “D.J. went out and gave us some innings, and

we only had to use George (Kontos) out of the pen. We were happy with that.” Notes: The Yankees registered a season-high total for hits in a game with 18, with every player in the lineup registering at least one hit and seven players racking up at least two hits. The team also had eight extra base hits (six doubles and two homers). Montero had three hits, raising his average to .336 on the season. SWB likes facing Pawtucket’s Johnson, who lasted just two innings Saturday, allowing eight hits and seven runs. In two outings this season, the Yankees have scored 11 runs (10

earned) on 13 hits in four innings against Johnson, who fell to 1-3 with a 12.63 ERA. Pena, in his first start since being optioned back to SWB, went 2-for-5 with two singles and an RBI. In other roster news, Buddy Carlyle also was with the team and is expected to be available to pitch in the series. The third contest of the four-game series is slated for a 1:05 p.m. start this afternoon. The Yankees will send righty Andrew Brackman (2-2, 5.81 ERA) to the hill, while the PawSox will counter with righty Matt Fox (3-2, 3.38 ERA).

WHAT: District 2 Track and Field Championships WHERE: Scranton Memorial Stadium WHEN: Class 2A boys and girls (3 p.m., Monday) Class 3A boys and girls (3 p.m., Tuesday)

SWB Yankees 10, Pawtucket 2 SWB YANKEES ab Russo 2b 6 Brewer rf 6 Montero c 5 Vazquez 1b 4

PAWTUCKET ab r h bi Thomas 2b 4 1 0 0 Sutton ss 4 0 0 0 Reddick cf 3 1 1 2 Luna 3b 2 0 0 0 Anderson Maxwell cf 5 1 2 0 1b 3 0 1 0 Laird 3b 5 1 2 1 Nava lf 4 0 0 0 Parraz lf 4 2 2 0 McKenry c 3 0 1 0 Nunez dh 5 0 1 2 Sheely rf 3 0 0 0 Bermudez Pena ss 5 1 2 1 dh 4 0 0 0 Totals 451018 9 Totals 30 2 3 2 Scranton/W-B.................. 523 000 000 — 10 Pawtucket ........................ 000 002 000 — 2 E – Luna (2). LOB – SWB Yankees 11, Pawtucket 8. 2B – Montero (6), Laird (8), Nunez (1), Maxwell (5), Parraz (6), Russo (3)., McKenry (3). HR – Vazquez, 2 (14), Reddick (10). IP H R ER BB SO SWB Yankees Mitchell (W, 2-2)...... 6.2 3 2 2 4 6 Kontos ...................... 2.1 0 0 0 2 3 Pawtucket Johnson (L, 2-2)...... 2 8 7 7 0 0 Pena ......................... 3 8 3 2 1 0 Hottovy ..................... 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 Wheeler.................... 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 HBP – Sheely (by Kontos), Parraz (by Johnson), Montero (by Hottovy) Umpires: HP: Chad Whitson. 1B: Brad Myers. 2B: . 3B: Lance Barrett. T: 3:04. Att: 8,292. r 1 0 2 2

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Trio of Lightning fast goals charge Tampa Bay

The goals, scored in a span of game in10 days for the Lightning and first in eight for the Bruins. 1:25 in the first period, But the speedy Lightning spelled doom for the Bruins. showed little rust in an arena By HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer

BOSTON — Sean Bergenheim began a stretch of three Tampa Bay goals in 1:25 in the first period and the Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 in the opener of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night. Bergenheim, who scored just 14 goals in the regular season, got his NHL-high eighth of the playoffs at 11:15. Brett Clark connected at 11:34 and Teddy Purcell wrapped up the onslaught, both with unassisted goals. The two goals in 19 seconds and three in 1:25 are club records. Tyler Seguin, the No. 2 overall draft pick last year, scored for Boston with 4:01 left in the first period in his playoff debut. Tampa Bay scored twice in the last 7 minutes — Marc-Andre Bergeron on a power play and Simon Gagne into an empty net — before Chris Kelly made it 5-2. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Tuesday night in Boston. Both teams were coming off long layoffs after sweeping their previous series. It was the first

where they were just 4-25-6 before beginning their first playoff series ever against the Bruins. Tampa Bay, the 2004 Stanley Cup champion, won its eighth straight game. The Bruins, in the conference finals for the first time since 1992, lost for just the second time in 10 games. Tampa Bay capitalized on Boston mistakes to roll to the commanding lead. Bergenheim scored after Tim Thomas made a save and Dennis Seidenberg tried to clear the rebound with his right skate after losing his stick. But the puck went right to Bergenheim and he beat Thomas from just in front of the crease. It quickly became 2-0 when Clark skated all the way up the right side, passing at least two Bruins who let him go by, and scored his first playoff goal when he shoveled a backhander from the right side off Thomas’ right arm. The third goal resulted from a giveaway from Bruins defenseman Tomas Kaberle. He had the puck behind his own net then skated to the left and lost control. An aggressive Purcell was

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there to take it away. Thomas stopped the first shot, but Purcell got his second goal when he put the rebound behind the NHL’s regular-season leader in goals-against average and save percentage. Seguin played because Patrice Bergeron, one of the Bruins’ best players in the postseason, sat out because of a mild concussion. The rookie, an outstanding offensive player who had been benched for the first 11 playoff games in part because of his defensive shortcomings, then did what he does best. He cut quickly between defensemen Mike Lundin and Marc-Andre Bergeron, sending an off-balance Lundin sprawling to the ice, and beat Dwayne Roloson with a forehand shot to the goalie’s left. NOTES: A pregame moment of silence was observed for Derek Boogaard, the New York Rangers’ enforcer found dead in his Minneapolis apartment on Friday.

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Tampa Bay’s Brett Clark, center, is congratulated by teammates Vincent Lecavalier (4) and Teddy Purcell after Clark scored during the first period in Game 1 of Saturday night’s Eastern Conference final playoff series against the Boston Bruins in Boston.

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Posada was on the Yankees bench during the game, wearing a cap and sweat shirt. His teammates weren’t much more productive, managing only four singles and two walks against Beckett (3-1) while dropping their fourth straight. It is New York’s longest skid since losing four in a row Sept. 22-25. The Yankees, who have dropped eight of 11 overall, fell to 1-4 against their longtime rivals this year. Beckett struck out nine in six innings to win another marquee matchup with CC Sabathia (3-3). Last month at Fenway Park, also on national television, the right-hander struck out 10 while yielding just two singles and a walk in eight dominant innings for a 4-0 win over Sabathia and the Yankees. This time, Beckett gave up singles to his first two batters, then set down Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano in order — two on strikeouts. Beckett escaped more trouble in the third and fifth, then handed a 6-0 lead to the bullpen. Matt Albers and Rich Hill completed the seven-hitter. Jacoby Ellsbury hit a two-run double in the fifth and Jason Varitek added an RBI single in the seventh. Gonzalez chased Sabathia with a drive to right-center, his fifth homer in four games. It also was Gonzalez’s first extra-base hit in 51 at-bats against left-handed pitchers this season, his first with Boston. NOTES: The sellout crowd of 48,790 was New York’s largest of the season. ... The Yankees have lost consecutive series at home. ... Yankees RHP Carlos Silva allowed one run, three hits and struck out six in his first start at Double-A Trenton. He was released by the Chicago Cubs during spring training and agreed to a minor league contract with New York on April 9. ... With strong career numbers against Sabathia, Mike Cameron started in RF for Boston, giving J.D. Drew a rest.

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NHL

Cause of player’s death still unclear Authorities investigating Boogaard’s death don’t suspect foul play. By AMY FORLITI The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — It may be weeks before authorities know exactly how and why New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard died, although foul play was not immediately suspected. The 28-year-old player was found dead Friday in his Minneapolis apartment. Few details were available, but the news rippled across the NHL, where the 6-foot-7 Boogaard was a fan favorite and one of the game’s most feared fighters. He missed most of last season because of a concussion and shoulder injury from a fight.

“I don’t think we have any answers as to what happened or why it happened,” Ron Salcer, Boogaard’s agent, said Saturday. Authorities received a report of a man not breathing shortly before 6:15 p.m. Friday, Minneapolis police Sgt. William Palmer said. Minneapolis fire officials were the first to arrive and determined he was dead. Palmer said authorities do not suspect foul play at this point, but the police department’s homicide unit and the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating. Palmer said the medical examiner will decide the cause of death. An autopsy was being conducted Saturday, but county spokeswoman Carol Allis said results probably will not be released for at least two weeks.

“At a loss for words. I’ll miss my roomy Derek Boogaard.”

She said in cases with no obvious signs of physical trauma or an obvious immediate cause of death, it takes time to receive results of Rangers’ laboratory tests. Brandon Prust Allis said the medicalexaminer’s office doesn’t anticipate releasing preliminary autopsy findings until all results are in. “The news that we have lost someone so young and so strong leaves everyone in the National Hockey League stunned and saddened,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. “The NHL family sends its deepest condolencestoallwhoknewandloved

Derek Boogaard, to those who played and worked with him and to everyone who enjoyed watching him compete.” Glen Sather, the Rangers’ president and general manager, called Boogaard an “extremely kind and caring individual” and a “very thoughtful person.” Rangers defenseman Michael Del Zotto said in an e-mail to The Associated Press that Boogaard was an “amazing teammate.” “Anytime anything happened or if you needed anything, Boogy was always there. He was always a pleasure to be around. Always joking and having fun.” Rangers forward Brandon Prust said on Twitter: “At a loss for words. I’ll miss my roomy Derek Boogaard. You will be missed by everyone. Great friend and teammate.”

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Derek Boogaard, right, shown fighting Philadelphia’s Jody Shelley, died at age 28 on Friday. Cause of death is still unknown.

Fans, meanwhile, flocked online to express their sadness. For years, fanshavebeengoingtoYouTubeto watch “The Boogeyman” do battle. His final game was Dec. 9 at Ottawa when he fought Matt Carkner and sustained a concussion and shoulder injury. That was the 70th

NASCAR

Pole gives Johnson chance at milestone He will start at front due to rain and can match Allison, Petty for most Dover wins. By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer

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In this photo taken March 9, former Wisconsin-Eau Claire football player Justin Greenwood talks about the physical and mental toll he’s suffered through concussions during an interview in Oak Creek, Wis.

Tackling life-changing issues Hits altered career path of man, now legally blind awareness since he got hurt, and is the spokesperson for the new “Play Smart Wisconsin” OAK CREEK, Wis. — Hold campaign. While he’d never tell an empty toilet paper roll to anybody not to play football — your eye and peer through it. or any other sport, for that Your view is confined to what’s matter — he hopes his experiat the end of a narrow tunnel ence will teach kids why it’s smudged by shadows. important to be honest about For almost eight years now, ever since he took a ding to the injuries as soon as they happen. He also wants to make sure side of the head in a Division III coaches are teaching proper college football game, that’s how Justin Greenwood has seen technique and following guidelines that keep players with the world. His thick glasses head injuries off the field until with their prisms on the sides they’re cleared by a medical help, giving him peripheral vision — “They’re like rearview professional. There needs to be mirrors on your car.” But, at 29, adequate medical staff at all games, too, so kids who do get he is legally blind. He golfs and skis, but cannot hurt get immediate treatment. “It’s about what you’re going drive a car. He travels on his to do after you’re done,” Greenown, but uses a cane to help him navigate the uneven terrain wood said. “When you’re playing ball, it’s just a short time in and obstacles in his way when your life. But a brain injury can he goes somewhere unfamiliar. affect you for the rest of your He reads books and works puzlife.” zles, but struggles with his Fears about the catastrophic memory. and long-term damage from And his dreams of playing concussions and other head professional football or using trauma have dominated the that marketing degree he was sports world over the last few working toward when he got years, particularly in pro foothurt are over, replaced by a ball. Dave Duerson, a Pro Bowl desire to protect other youngsafety on the nasty defense that sters from a similar fate. was the backbone of Chicago’s “What’s good about me is I 1986 Super Bowl champions, is can laugh about it. A lot of people can’t accept the life they the latest former player to show have now,” said Greenwood, an signs of brain trauma resulting from blows to the head. Reeternal optimist with an insearchers announced earlier this fectious smile. “A big part of it month that Duerson had “modis acceptance with this life. I erately advanced” chronic trauhave to accept my challenges matic encephalopathy when he and my difficulties and my committed suicide in February. inability to do the same things The NFL is cracking down on people around me are doing. improper hits and putting new “It’s challenging, but it’s doaemphasis on prevention and ble.” care, and similar precautions It’s a situation that also is are being implemented at the preventable. game’s lower levels. Greenwood has become an Yet football remains a dangerardent advocate of brain injury

fight of his NHL career, and by midday Saturday more than 80,000 people had watched replays of that fight on YouTube. Boogaard signed a four-year, $6.5 million deal with the Rangers in July and appeared in 22 games lastseason.Hehadagoalandanassist to go with 45 penalty minutes.

By NANCY ARMOUR AP National Writer

DOVER, Del. — Jimmie Johnson stopped at a media scrum and snapped a photo of Bobby Allison. Johnson will zoom in on Allison again when he starts first today at Dover International Speedway. Johnson is one win shy of matching Allison and Richard Petty’s record of seven wins on the Monster Mile. Johnson has won three of the last four races at Dover, including a sweep in 2009. The five-time defending Cup champion doesn’t need any additional help going for the checkered flag. But he caught a break when rain wiped out qualifying Saturday and put his No. 48 Chevrolet on the pole. Johnson starts first in today’s Sprint Cup race because he posted the fastest average practice speeds. This is the first time this season NASCAR had to use the new system that starts drivers based on practice speed, not the points standings. “I don’t feel like we have a very good handle on it, although things worked good for us this weekend,” Johnson said. Of course they did. He’s Jimmie Johnson. AJ Allmendinger will start second after rain hit hard at Dover on

Saturday. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is third, Kasey Kahne fourth and Joey Logano fifth. “I don’t understand,” Allmendinger said, turning toward Johnson with a smile. “The system is the same for you. You’re either fastest, or they used to do it by points, so you started on the pole. Not sure how much different that is for you.” Allmendinger continued to needle Johnson. After Johnson said he only cared about leading the final lap, not the first one, Allmendinger asked for an early free pass. “I don’t start up front a lot and I can lead a lap, or two or three, it looks good on my stats,” Allmendinger said. “So are you just going to let me have the start or what?” “I’m not going to let you have it,” Johnson said, “But go for it.” Johnson doesn’t give away anything for free, but Allmendinger will do all he can to gobble points and get into the Chase for the championship standings. He’s in 11th place, one spot out of the top 10 guaranteed to make the Chase field. “Watching him before I ever met him, I’d tune in to watch him run a race in open-wheel,” Johnson said. “I commend him for coming to Cup and taking to it as he has.” Johnson is second in the standings behind Carl Edwards, who starts 13th. Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick — on probation and embroiled in feud — start seventh and 10th.

Edwards takes Nationwide race after Monster wreck

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Justin Greenwood is shown recovering from injuries from his concussion in the fall of 2003 at a hospital in St. Paul, Minn.

ous, and sometimes deadly, game. There have been 115 deaths directly related to football at all levels since 1986, including five last year, according to the 2010 Annual Survey of Football Injury Research. Since 1986, when 12 players died, the average has been just over four deaths a year directly related to football. There were no deaths in 1990, the only time since 1931 that’s occurred. Of the five deaths last year, all but one was caused by a brain injury. Those numbers don’t even take into account the catastrophic injuries, defined as those that aren’t fatal but cause brain or spinal cord injuries or fractures. There were 24 such injuries last year, including four brain injuries that resulted in disabilities and seven cervical cord injuries. “What’s sad is almost all of these things are preventable,” said Dr. Mark Lovell, a founding director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Sports Medicine Concussion Program and co-creator of the ImPACT concussion evaluation test. “There have been a number of cases I know about where kids were clearly having symptoms and told their friends that they were having symptoms. But coaches didn’t know, and the kids lied to their doctors. If we do a better job of educating kids and their families, that won’t happen as much.” Said Greenwood, “If I knew then what I knew now, I’d have been like, ‘Coach, I’m hurt. I’m not feeling too well. I need to get looked at.’” The nephew of David Greenwood, a safety at Wisconsin who played three years in the NFL, Justin Greenwood was a standout athlete. He once pitched a no-hitter for his high school team and qualified for the state finals in track and field the same day. In the fall of 2003 he was a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, playing linebacker and special teams.

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer

DOVER, Del — Carl Edwards was sure he tapped Joey Logano. Edwards missed him — and all the mayhem behind him. Logano lost control on his own and tagged the wall, triggering a wreck-filled final lap that knocked out several contenders and let Edwards win the Nationwide Series race Saturday at Dover International Speedway. “Man, that’s why they call it the Monster Mile,” Edwards said. It was a monster of a wreck that ended a thrilling stretch run between Edwards and Logano. Edwards’ battle with Logano off the final restart of the race turned dangerous in a hurry. Logano got loose and slid up as he tried to scoot around Edwards and hit the wall, sparking a pile up that eliminated Clint Bowyer from contention. Bowyer’s car slid sideways down the concrete track. Debris hit one of Bowyer’s crew. Several other cars were collected. Edwards instantly thought he hit Logano and caused the accident. But Edwards, who recently announced the birth of his son, never made serious contact and won on the second attempt of a

green-white finish. He refrained from performing his traditional winning backflip off his No. 60 Ford. “I saw him wiggle and I wasn’t sure if I touched him or not,” Edwards said. “Not the way we wanted to finish the race.” Maybe not. But he’ll take the result. Bowyer, who led 37 laps, was lucky the accident wasn’t worse. His car could have sailed over the wall at the track appropriately dubbed the Monster Mile. “It was certainly pretty wild,” he said. “It was just unfortunate.” The accident shook up the final results. Kyle Busch was second and Reed Sorenson third. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and David Reutimann round out the top five. Logano finished 13th and Bowyer 14th. Elliott Sadler took a 10-point lead over Sorenson in the standings. Busch failed in his bid to tie Mark Martin for first place in career Nationwide victories. He stands on 48. The front of Busch’s No. 18 Toyota was mashed in, but he ducked around the wreckage and finished the race. “I didn’t want that kind of view,” he said.

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Jurrjens, Prado bedevil the Phils The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Martin Prado homered and drove in three runs, Jair Jurrjens took a perfect game into the sixth and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Saturday. Jurrjens (5-0) beat the Phillies for the second time in a week, following a 5-2 win in Philadelphia on Sunday. He gave up three hits and three runs, two earned, in 7 1-3 innings. Jurrjens, who opened the season on the disabled list with a right oblique strain, has not allowed more than two earned runs in six starts. Marlins 1, Nationals 0

WASHINGTON — Anibal Sanchez allowed just three hits in eight impressive innings and Mike Stanton hit a long home run Saturday to lead the Florida Marlins to a win over the Washington Nationals. Stanton’s seventh homer of the season came in the seventh. The Marlins held on to win their eighth straight game in Washington. Astros 7, Mets 3

HOUSTON — Carlos Lee delivered his 2,000th hit with an RBI single during a four-run first inning, and the Houston Astros went on to beat the New York Mets. Lee also hit one of three Astros home runs to snap New York’s three-game winning streak. J.A. Happ (3-4) pitched six innings for the win, scattering five hits and three walks. Reds 7, Cardinals 3

Reds back into first place in the NL Central. Ramon Hernandez hit solo homers on each of the first two pitches he saw from Kyle McClellan (5-1). Brandon Phillips drove in three runs for the Reds. Padres 9, Rockies 7

DENVER — Brad Hawpe, who played seven seasons for Colorado, hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to complete a six-run comeback and give the San Diego Padres a victory over the Rockies. Hawpe connected off Huston Street (0-1) for his second home run of the season. Hawpe was with the Rockies from 2004-2010. Brewers 8, Pirates 2

MILWAUKEE — Prince Fielder, Brandon Boggs and Ryan Braun each hit solo home runs and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Brewers defeated Pittsburgh for the eighth straight time overall. Milwaukee also has won eight in a row against the Pirates at Miller Park. Diamondbacks 1, Dodgers 0

LOS ANGELES — Josh Collmenter pitched two-hit ball over six innings in his first major league start, and a miscommunication on a pickoff throw by pitcher Chad Billingsley led to the only run for the Arizona Diamondbacks in a victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Giants 3, Cubs 0, 6 innings

CHICAGO — Ryan Vogelsong pitched six scoreless CINCINNATI — Johnny innings in a rain-shortened Cueto got the better of the St. Louis Cardinals team he kicked game for his first career shutaround the last time they met, out and Buster Posey hit an RBI single to lead the San taking a shutout into the eighth inning during Cincinna- Francisco Giants to a win over the Chicago Cubs. ti’s victory that moved the

AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP

O’s Bergesen dims Rays with first MLB shutout The Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Brad Bergesen threw a fourhitter for his first major league shutout, Jake Fox hit a two-run homer and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 on Saturday. Bergesen (1-4) picked up his first victory since last Sept. 21 at Boston. The right-hander entered 0-5 with a 9.13 ERA in five career starts against Tampa Bay. Baltimore took a 4-0 lead when Fox hit a two-run shot in the sixth off Wade Davis (4-3). Mark Reynolds also homered for Baltimore, which improved to 18-20 this year. The Orioles didn’t reach 18 victories last season until June 15, when their record was 18-47. Tigers 3, Royals 0

DETROIT — Brad Penny pitched eight scoreless innings with the help of some terrific Detroit fielding, and the Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals for their seventh straight victory. Detroit scored three runs in the first inning, then held on for its 10th win in 11 games. The Tigers made four marvelous plays in the field to prevent a Kansas City comeback. Jhonny Peralta hit an RBI single and a sixth-inning double to reach 1,000 hits for his career. Athletics 6, White Sox 2

OAKLAND, Calif. — David DeJesus recorded his 1,000th career hit and drove in two runs, Tyson Ross took a shutout into the sixth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox. Chad Pennington, Daric

Barton and Kurt Suzuki also drove in runs for the A’s. Josh Willingham, who served a one-game suspension Friday night, added two hits. Paul Konerko homered and Adam Dunn doubled twice for the White Sox, who lost for the second time in seven games. Angels 3, Rangers 2

ARLINGTON, Texas — Maicer Izturis hit a two-out RBI single in the ninth inning and the Angels beat the Texas Rangers in another tough-luck start for Los Angeles righthander Dan Haren. Izturis hit a liner to left off Darren Oliver (1-4) that drove home Jeff Mathis, the lighthitting catcher who led off the ninth with a single before a sacrifice bunt by Peter Bourjos. Blue Jays 9, Twins 3, 11 Innings

MINNEAPOLIS — Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays won their fourth straight game by beating Minnesota. Bautista’s two-run shot off reliever Jim Hoey broke a 3-all tie. Hoey walked the next two batters and J.P. Arencibia followed with a double off Jose Mijares to help send the Twins to their seventh straight loss. Rain postpones Mariners, Indians

CLEVELAND — The Seattle Mariners’ game in Cleveland against the Indians was postponed by heavy rain that at one point flooded the outfield at Progressive Field on Saturday. No makeup date was immediately announced.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division L Pct GB WCGB 16 .590 — — 1 17 .541 2 ⁄2 20 .487 4 21⁄2 20 .487 4 21⁄2 20 .474 41⁄2 3 Central Division L Pct GB WCGB 13 .649 — — 18 .550 31⁄2 — 19 .513 5 11⁄2 24 .400 91⁄2 6 25 .324 12 81⁄2 West Division L Pct GB WCGB 18 .550 — — 19 .513 11⁄2 11⁄2 19 .513 11⁄2 11⁄2 23 .410 51⁄2 51⁄2 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division L Pct GB WCGB 13 .658 — — 15 .605 2 — 19 .537 41⁄2 21⁄2 21 .462 71⁄2 51⁄2 21 .462 71⁄2 51⁄2 Central Division L Pct GB WCGB 17 .564 — — 1 18 .550 ⁄2 2 21 .462 4 51⁄2 21 .462 4 51⁄2 21 .447 41⁄2 6 24 .385 7 81⁄2 West Division L Pct GB WCGB 17 .564 — — 17 .541 1 21⁄2 21 .475 31⁄2 5 22 .421 51⁄2 7 23 .410 6 71⁄2

AMERICAN LEAGUE Friday's Games Boston 5, N.Y. Yankees 4 Detroit 3, Kansas City 1 Cleveland 5, Seattle 4 Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 0 Texas 4, L.A. Angels 1 Toronto 2, Minnesota 0 Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland 3 Saturday's Games Seattle at Cleveland, ppd., rain Oakland 6, Chicago White Sox 2 Baltimore 6, Tampa Bay 0 Detroit 3, Kansas City 0 L.A. Angels 3, Texas 2 Toronto 9, Minnesota 3, 11 innings Boston 6, N.Y. Yankees 0 Sunday's Games Kansas City (Davies 1-5) at Detroit (Scherzer 6-0), 1:05 p.m. Seattle (Pineda 4-2) at Cleveland (Tomlin 4-1), 1:05 p.m. Baltimore (Arrieta 4-1) at Tampa Bay (Sonnanstine 0-0), 1:40 p.m. Toronto (Morrow 1-2) at Minnesota (Duensing 2-2), 2:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (E.Santana 1-4) at Texas (C.Wilson 4-2), 3:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 2-3) at Oakland (Cahill 6-0), 4:05 p.m. Boston (Lester 4-1) at N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia 2-2), 8:05 p.m. Monday's Games N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 6:40 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Baltimore at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Texas at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Friday's Games Chicago Cubs 11, San Francisco 4

N A T I O N A L L E A G U E Braves 5, Phillies 3 Philadelphia

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Padres 9, Rockies 7 San Diego

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Reds 7, Cardinals 3 St. Louis

Cincinnati ab r h bi ab r h bi Theriot ss 3 0 0 0 Stubbs cf 4 2 3 0 Rasms cf 3 0 0 0 Janish ss 4 0 0 0 Pujols 1b 4 0 1 0 Votto 1b 2 0 0 0 Hollidy lf 4 0 1 0 BPhllps 2b 3 1 2 3 Brkmn rf 3 0 0 0 Bruce rf 4 0 0 0 Frnkln p 0 0 0 0 Rolen 3b 4 1 2 0 Motte p 0 0 0 0 JGoms lf 4 0 0 0 Punto ph 1 0 0 0 Heisey lf 0 0 0 0 YMolin c 4 0 0 0 RHrndz c 3 2 3 2 Descals 3b 4 1 0 0 Cueto p 3 0 1 0 Greene 2b 3 1 1 0 Ondrsk p 0 0 0 0 McCllln p 2 0 0 0 FLewis ph 1 1 1 1 Jay rf 1 1 1 3 Corder p 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 4 3 Totals 32 712 6 St. Louis ............................. 000 000 030 — 3 Cincinnati ........................... 011 020 12x — 7 E—Theriot (9), Rolen (1), Janish (3). DP—St. Louis 1, Cincinnati 1. LOB—St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 7. 2B—Holliday (13), Stubbs (6). HR—Jay (3), B.Phillips (5), R.Hernandez 2 (5). SB—Stubbs (13). S— Janish. SF—B.Phillips. IP H R ER BB SO St. Louis McClellan L,5-1 ....... 6 7 4 4 3 1 Franklin..................... 11⁄3 3 2 2 1 0 Motte......................... 2⁄3 2 1 1 0 0 Cincinnati Cueto W,2-0 ............ 72⁄3 3 3 0 2 5 Ondrusek H,4 .......... 1⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Cordero .................... 1 0 0 0 0 0 WP—Motte. Umpires—Home, Andy Fletcher;First, Tim Welke;Second, Jim Reynolds;Third, Mike DiMuro. T—2:32. A—41,307 (42,319).

Brewers 8, Pirates 2 Pittsburgh

Milwaukee ab r h bi ab r h bi AMcCt cf 5 0 2 0 Weeks 2b 5 1 1 0 Tabata lf 2 0 0 1 Counsll ss 4 1 1 1 Walker 2b 4 0 1 0 Braun lf 4 2 1 1 Doumit c 4 0 0 0 Fielder 1b 4 2 2 2 Diaz rf 4 0 1 0 McGeh 3b 5 0 2 2 Veras p 0 0 0 0 Kotsay rf 4 0 2 0 Ascanio p 0 0 0 0 BBoggs cf 2 1 1 1 GJones ph 0 0 0 0 Lucroy c 4 0 1 1 Overay 1b 5 1 1 1 Narvsn p 2 0 0 0 Alvarez 3b 4 0 1 0 Hwkns p 0 0 0 0 Cedeno ss 2 1 1 0 C.Hart ph 2 1 1 0 Karstns p 1 0 1 0 Stetter p 0 0 0 0 Pearce ph 1 0 0 0 Loe p 0 0 0 0 DMcCt p 0 0 0 0 McClnd p 0 0 0 0 Beimel p 0 0 0 0 Paul rf 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 8 2 Totals 36 812 8 Pittsburgh .......................... 000 010 010 — 2 Milwaukee.......................... 000 200 51x — 8 E—Alvarez (6), Counsell (1). DP—Pittsburgh 1, Milwaukee 1. LOB—Pittsburgh 13, Milwaukee 9. 2B—A.McCutchen (7), Alvarez (6), Counsell (1), McGehee (10), Kotsay (3), C.Hart (4). HR—Overbay (3), Braun (11), Fielder (9), B.Boggs (2). SB— Kotsay (1). S—Karstens, Counsell. SF—Tabata. IP H R ER BB SO Pittsburgh Karstens L,2-2......... 5 5 2 2 1 5 D.McCutchen .......... 1 3 2 1 1 0 Beimel ...................... 0 1 3 1 1 0 Veras ........................ 1 2 0 0 1 2 Ascanio..................... 1 1 1 1 0 0 Milwaukee Narveson W,2-3...... 6 4 1 1 4 5 Hawkins H,3............. 1 1 0 0 2 0 Stetter....................... 2⁄3 2 1 1 0 1 Loe ............................ 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 McClendon .............. 1 1 0 0 1 0 D.McCutchen pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Beimel pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. WP—Narveson, Loe, McClendon. Umpires—Home, Ed Hickox;First, Chris Conroy;Second, Brian O’Nora;Third, Alfonso Marquez. T—3:21. A—42,422 (41,900).

Diamondbacks 1, Dodgers 0 Arizona

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A M E R I C A N L E A G U E Red Sox 6, Yankees 0 Boston

New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Ellsury cf 4 0 2 2 Jeter ss 4 0 1 0 Pedroia 2b 4 1 3 0 Grndrs cf 4 0 2 0 AdGnzl 1b 5 1 1 3 Teixeir 1b 3 0 1 0 Youkils 3b 4 0 1 0 AlRdrg 3b 4 0 0 0 J.Drew ph 1 0 0 0 Cano 2b 3 0 0 0 Iglesias ss 0 0 0 0 Martin c 4 0 0 0 Ortiz dh 4 0 0 0 Gardnr lf 4 0 1 0 Lowrie ss-3b 4 1 1 0 Swisher rf 4 0 1 0 Camrn rf 3 1 1 0 AnJons dh 4 0 1 0 Crwfrd lf 4 1 1 0 Varitek c 3 1 1 1 Totals 36 611 6 Totals 34 0 7 0 Boston ................................ 000 020 400 — 6 New York ........................... 000 000 000 — 0 DP—New York 2. LOB—Boston 7, New York 10. 2B—Ellsbury (12), Swisher (6). HR—Ad.Gonzalez (9). SB—Pedroia (6), Granderson (4). IP H R ER BB SO Boston Beckett W,3-1.......... 6 4 0 0 2 9 Albers ....................... 2 2 0 0 1 2 R.Hill ......................... 1 1 0 0 0 2 New York Sabathia L,3-3 ......... 62⁄3 7 6 6 3 6 Robertson ................ 1⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Ayala......................... 2 3 0 0 0 2 HBP—by Sabathia (Ellsbury). WP—Sabathia. Umpires—Home, Mike Winters;First, Mike Everitt;Second, Mark Wegner;Third, Chris Guccione. T—3:26. A—48,790 (50,291).

Athletics 6, White Sox 2 Chicago

Oakland ab r h bi ab r h bi Pierre lf 4 0 0 0 Crisp cf 5 0 2 0 AlRmrz ss 3 1 1 0 Barton 1b 3 1 1 1 A.Dunn dh 4 0 2 0 Sweeny lf 5 0 0 0 Konerk 1b 4 1 1 2 Wlngh dh 4 1 2 0 Quentin rf 4 0 0 0 DeJess rf 3 2 1 2 Rios cf 4 0 1 0 KSuzuk c 3 0 2 1 RCastr c 3 0 0 0 M.Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0 Bckhm 2b 3 0 1 0 Kzmnff 3b 3 1 1 0 Morel 3b 3 0 1 0 Pnngtn ss 3 1 1 1 Totals 32 2 7 2 Totals 32 610 5 Chicago.............................. 000 002 000 — 2 Oakland.............................. 020 030 10x — 6 E—Quentin (1). DP—Oakland 2. LOB—Chicago 4, Oakland 11. 2B—A.Dunn 2 (9), Kouzmanoff (5). 3B—DeJesus (3). HR—Konerko (10). S—M.Ellis. SF—Barton. IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Floyd L,4-3............... 41⁄3 9 5 5 2 4 T.Pena...................... 22⁄3 1 1 0 3 1 Sale........................... 1 0 0 0 2 1 Oakland T.Ross W,3-2 .......... 71⁄3 6 2 2 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 Balfour ...................... 12⁄3 WP—Floyd, T.Ross. Umpires—Home, Bob Davidson;First, Hunter Wendelstedt;Second, Brian Knight;Third, Jerry Layne. T—2:49. A—17,291 (35,067).

Tigers 3, Royals 0 Kansas City

Detroit ab r h bi ab r h bi Aviles 2b 4 0 1 0 AJcksn cf 4 1 1 0 MeCarr cf 4 0 0 0 SSizmr 2b 4 1 2 0 Gordon lf 4 0 1 0 Raburn lf 3 0 0 0 Butler dh 4 0 1 0 MiCarr 1b 3 1 1 1 Francr rf 3 0 1 0 VMrtnz c 4 0 1 1 Hosmer 1b 4 0 0 0 JhPerlt ss 3 0 2 1 Betemt 3b 3 0 1 0 Boesch dh 3 0 0 0 B.Pena c 3 0 0 0 C.Wells rf 3 0 0 0 AEscor ss 3 0 0 0 Inge 3b 3 0 0 0 Totals 32 0 5 0 Totals 30 3 7 3 Kansas City ....................... 000 000 000 — 0 Detroit................................. 300 000 00x — 3 LOB—Kansas City 6, Detroit 5. 2B—Butler (11), Francoeur (12), Jh.Peralta (6). S—Raburn. IP H R ER BB SO Kansas City Francis L,0-5............ 8 7 3 3 1 4 Detroit Penny W,4-3............ 8 5 0 0 0 2 Valverde S,10-10.... 1 0 0 0 1 2 Umpires—Home, Brian Gorman;First, Tony Randazzo;Second, Dan Bellino;Third, Larry Vanover. T—2:22. A—37,647 (41,255).

Angels 3, Rangers 2 Los Angeles

Texas ab r h bi ab r h bi Aybar ss 5 0 1 0 EnChvz cf 4 0 0 0 Abreu dh 4 0 1 0 Andrus ss 4 0 1 0 MIzturs 2b 4 1 2 1 Kinsler 2b 4 1 1 0 TrHntr rf 4 0 0 0 MiYong dh 4 0 1 1 HKndrc lf-1b 3 1 1 0 Morlnd rf 4 1 1 0 Callasp 3b 4 0 2 2 ABeltre 3b 4 0 2 1 Trumo 1b 4 0 1 0 DvMrp lf 4 0 1 0 Willits lf 0 0 0 0 Torreal c 3 0 0 0 Mathis c 4 1 2 0 C.Davis 1b 3 0 0 0 Bourjos cf 3 0 0 0 Totals 35 310 3 Totals 34 2 7 2 Los Angeles....................... 000 101 001 — 3 Texas.................................. 010 000 010 — 2 E—Callaspo (4). DP—Texas 1. LOB—Los Angeles 10, Texas 6. 2B—H.Kendrick (12), Callaspo 2 (9), Trumbo (7), Kinsler (12), Moreland (10). SB—Andrus (12). S—Bourjos, Torrealba. IP H R ER BB SO Los Angeles Haren........................ 72⁄3 6 2 2 0 5 Rodney BS,3-5........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 S.Downs W,1-0 ....... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Walden S,7-9 .......... 1 0 0 0 0 2 Texas Holland ..................... 6 6 2 2 3 4 M.Lowe..................... 1 1 0 0 0 0 Eppley ...................... 1 1 0 0 0 0 Oliver L,1-4 .............. 1 2 1 1 1 0 Rodney pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Umpires—Home, James Hoye;First, Phil Cuzzi;Second, Angel Campos;Third, Mike Muchlinski. T—2:52. A—47,663 (49,170).

Orioles 6, Rays 0 Baltimore

Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h bi BRorts 2b 5 1 2 0 Fuld lf 4 0 1 0 Markks rf 3 1 2 0 Zobrist 2b-rf 3 0 1 0 D.Lee 1b 4 1 1 1 Damon dh 4 0 1 0 Guerrr dh 4 0 2 1 Longori 3b 4 0 0 0 Scott lf 4 0 0 0 Joyce rf 3 0 0 0 Pie lf 1 0 0 0 EJhnsn 2b 1 0 0 0 AdJons cf 4 1 2 1 BUpton cf 3 0 1 0 Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 Ktchm 1b 3 0 0 0 Fox c 3 1 1 2 Brignc ss 3 0 0 0 MrRynl 3b 4 1 1 1 Jaso c 3 0 0 0 Totals 36 611 6 Totals 31 0 4 0 Baltimore ............................ 100 012 110 — 6 Tampa Bay......................... 000 000 000 — 0 E—D.Lee (2), Mar.Reynolds (6). DP—Baltimore 1, Tampa Bay 1. LOB—Baltimore 10, Tampa Bay 5. 2B—D.Lee (5), Guerrero (5), Ad.Jones (6), Zobrist (13), B.Upton (10). HR—Fox (2), Mar.Reynolds (4). SB—B.Roberts (4), Markakis (2), Fuld (12). S— Hardy. IP H R ER BB SO Baltimore Bergesen W,1-4...... 9 4 0 0 1 5 Tampa Bay W.Davis L,4-3.......... 51⁄3 7 4 4 3 3 J.Cruz ....................... 1 0 1 1 1 2 A.Russell.................. 11⁄3 3 1 1 2 0 B.Gomes .................. 11⁄3 1 0 0 0 3

WP—W.Davis. Umpires—Home, Jim Wolf;First, Derryl Cousins;Second, Jim Joyce;Third, Ron Kulpa. T—2:32. A—28,451 (34,078).

Blue Jays 9, Twins 3, 11 innings Toronto

Minnesota ab r h bi Span cf 5 1 2 0 Plouffe ss 6 1 2 0 Kubel dh 6 0 1 0 Mornea 1b 5 0 2 0 ACasill A.Hill 2b 4 1 0 0 pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Arencii c 5 2 2 3 DYong lf 4 0 0 1 Cooper 1b 3 0 0 0 Cuddyr rf 5 1 3 1 Encrnc ph-1b 1 0 1 0 Valenci 3b 4 0 2 0 LHughs JMcDnl 3b 4 1 0 0 2b-1b 5 0 0 0 RDavis cf 3 0 0 1 RRiver c 3 0 1 0 Revere ph 1 0 0 0 Butera c 1 0 0 0 Totals 39 9 9 8 Totals 45 313 2 Toronto ....................... 110 000 010 06 — 9 Minnesota .................. 200 001 000 00 — 3 E—Y.Escobar (3), Cooper (2), Valencia (3). DP— Minnesota 1. LOB—Toronto 6, Minnesota 12. 2B—Arencibia (5), Morneau (9). 3B—C.Patterson (2). HR—Bautista (13), Arencibia (6), Cuddyer (4). CS—Bautista (1). S—C.Patterson. SF—C.Patterson, D.Young. IP H R ER BB SO Toronto Jo-.Reyes................. 52⁄3 10 3 2 1 6 Frasor ....................... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Rzepczynski ............ 1⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 2 Dotel ......................... ⁄3 1 0 0 1 2 Janssen .................... 1 0 0 0 0 0 Rauch W,2-2............ 2 1 0 0 0 1 Camp ........................ 1 0 0 0 0 1 Minnesota Blackburn................. 72⁄3 5 3 2 2 8 Capps ....................... 11⁄3 0 0 0 0 2 Perkins L,0-1 ........... 1 1 1 1 1 1 Hoey ......................... 0 1 3 3 2 0 Mijares...................... 0 2 2 2 2 0 Al.Burnett ................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 Perkins pitched to 1 batter in the 11th. Hoey pitched to 3 batters in the 11th. Mijares pitched to 4 batters in the 11th. WP—Blackburn. Umpires—Home, Eric Cooper;First, Mark Carlson;Second, Tim Timmons;Third, Jeff Kellogg. T—3:27. A—39,934 (39,500). YEscor ss CPttrsn lf Bautist rf JRiver dh

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T H I S D A T E I N B A S E B A L L May 15 1918 — Washington’s Walter Johnson pitched a 1-0, 18-inning victory over Lefty Williams of the Chicago White Sox, who also went the distance. 1941 — Joe DiMaggio began his 56-game hitting streak against Chicago’s Eddie Smith, going 1-for-4 with one RBI. 1944 — Clyde Shoun of the Reds tossed a no-hitter against the Boston Braves for a 1-0 victory in Cincinnati. Chuck Aleno’s only home run of the year was the difference. 1952 — Detroit’s Virgil Trucks pitched his first of two no-hitters for the season, beating the Washington Senators 1-0. Vic Wertz’s two-out homer in the ninth off Bob Porterfield won the game. 1960 — Don Cardwell became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in his first start after being traded. The Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 at Wrigley Field. 1973 — Nolan Ryan of the California Angels pitched the first of a record seven no-hitters, beating the Kansas City Royals 3-0. Ryan tossed his second gem two months later. 1981 — Len Barker of Cleveland pitched the first perfect game in 13 years as the Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 at Municipal Stadium. 1993 — The Montreal Expos retired their first number, Rusty Staub’s No. 10. 1996 — Chicago outfielder Tony Phillips went into the stands to confront a heckling fan during the White Sox’s 20-8 victory at Milwaukee. Phillips, who already had changed into street clothes after being taken out of the game in the sixth inning, went after a 23-year-old fan in the left-field bleachers. 2005 — New York’s Tino Martinez hit two homers and drove in three runs in the Yankees’ 6-4 win over Oakland. The two homers gave Martinez eight homers in his last eight games.

F R I D AY ’ S L A T E B O X E S Rockies 12, Padres 7 San Diego

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White Sox 4, Athletics 3 Chicago

Oakland h bi ab r h bi 1 0 Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 Barton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 Sweeny lf 3 1 1 0 CJcksn Konerk 1b 4 1 2 0 ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Quentin rf 3 1 0 0 Matsui dh 4 1 1 0 Przyns c 2 0 0 0 KSuzuk c 4 1 1 0 Rios cf 3 1 0 1 DeJess rf 3 0 2 1 Vizquel 3b 3 1 2 1 M.Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0 Bckhm 2b 2 0 0 1 Kzmnff 3b 2 0 0 1 Pnngtn ss 2 0 1 0 Totals 29 4 5 3 Totals 29 3 6 2 Chicago.............................. 040 000 000 — 4 Oakland.............................. 000 000 300 — 3 E—McCarthy (4). DP—Chicago 1, Oakland 1. LOB—Chicago 1, Oakland 2. 2B—Vizquel (3). 3B—DeJesus (2). SB—Crisp (10). CS—Crisp (4). SF—Beckham, Kouzmanoff. IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Humber W,3-3......... 6 6 3 3 0 1 Crain H,4.................. 11⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Thornton H,2 ........... 2⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 S.Santos S,4-4 ........ 1 0 0 0 0 2 Oakland McCarthy L,1-4 ....... 7 5 4 3 2 6 Wuertz ...................... 1 0 0 0 0 2 Balfour ...................... 1 0 0 0 0 2 Humber pitched to 4 batters in the 7th. HBP—by Humber (Pennington). WP—Humber. Umpires—Home, Jerry Layne;First, Bob Davidson;Second, Hunter Wendelstedt;Third, Brian Knight. T—2:21. A—12,690 (35,067). Pierre lf AlRmrz ss A.Dunn dh

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Dodgers 4, Diamondbacks 3 Arizona

Los Angeles ab r h bi ab r h bi CYoung cf 4 1 3 0 Carroll ss 3 2 2 0 Mora 3b 5 0 1 0 Miles 2b 4 1 2 0 Nady 1b 3 0 1 1 Ethier rf 4 0 1 1 S.Drew ss 4 0 0 0 Kemp cf 3 0 2 1 J.Upton rf 3 1 0 0 Uribe 3b 3 0 0 0 KJhnsn 2b 4 1 1 0 Loney 1b 4 0 0 0 GParra lf 4 0 0 0 Barajs c 4 1 1 1 HBlanc c 3 0 0 0 Sands lf 2 0 0 0 Monter ph 1 0 1 2 GwynJ lf 1 0 0 0 JSndrs p 1 0 0 0 Kershw p 1 0 0 0 Patersn p 0 0 0 0 Mitchll ph 1 0 0 0 Vasquz p 0 0 0 0 Guerrir p 0 0 0 0 Mirand ph 1 0 0 0 Padilla p 0 0 0 0 JGutrrz p 0 0 0 0 Jansen p 0 0 0 0 Branyn ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 7 3 Totals 30 4 8 3 Arizona ............................... 000 000 012 — 3 Los Angeles....................... 000 011 20x — 4 E—S.Drew (3). DP—Arizona 1. LOB—Arizona 8, Los Angeles 7. 2B—C.Young (10), Mora (4), Kemp (9). HR—Barajas (7). SB—C.Young (3). S—Kershaw. IP H R ER BB SO Arizona J.Saunders L,0-5 .... 62⁄3 6 4 3 4 2 Paterson ................... 0 1 0 0 0 0 Vasquez ................... 1⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 J.Gutierrez ............... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Los Angeles Kershaw W,5-3........ 7 3 0 0 2 11 Guerrier .................... 1 2 1 1 0 2 Padilla H,5 ............... 2⁄3 2 2 2 2 1 Jansen S,1-1 ........... 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Paterson pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Umpires—Home, Ted Barrett;First, Brian Runge;Second, Manny Gonzalez;Third, Marvin Hudson. T—2:59. A—35,506 (56,000).

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Nesseth dubbed Little Doc for Phils

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Hot Beltran scratched from lineup

Minor league pitcher, yet to throw a pitch, has been compared to Cy Young winner.

The Associated Press

HOUSTON — Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran was removed from New York’s lineup against the Houston Astros because of swelling in his right eye. Beltran said he woke up Saturday “feeling like something was in my eye.” He hit three home runs against Colorado on Thursday and in his last 12 games has five homers, five doubles and 14 RBIs. Fernando Martinez started Saturday’s game in right field.

AP FILE PHOTO

In this Sept. 21, 2008 photo, Yankees’ Derek Jeter, front, Mariano Rivera, left, and Jorge Posada, right, join teammates in saluting fans after the Yankees beat the Orioles 7-3 in what was the final baseball game at Yankee Stadium. Bernie Williams was the first to go, and Andy Pettitte vanished this year. Now Jeter, Posado and Rivera are the last three of the generation that restored the pinstripes to prominence.

Twilight for legends Yankees stars nearing end of their careers

A 13-for-32 spurt during a seven-game hitting streak lifted his average to a .283, NEW YORK — One by his highest since the first one, they’ve started to disweek of the season. Girardi appear. held him out for a game Bernie Williams was the during a road trip because of has included five World Series first to go, then Andy Pettitte imagine 0-for-24 against lefta sore hip, so it’s possible handed pitchers. titles, seven AL pennants, 11 vanished after last season. For players accustomed to AL East championships and 15 he’s been playing hurt. The Now just three of the New Yankees have repeatedly said success, the struggles have playoff appearances in 16 seaYork Yankees’ old guard Jeter never admits to injuries sons. remain in the oval clubhouse been an adjustment. Every if he can avoid it. time they walk to the plate, “Rivera is the one that’s still of the team’s billion-dollar “Derek was coming under palace. And with Derek Jeter they’ve been reminded of their lights-out,” Yankees co-chaira lot of fire from fans and and Jorge Posada struggling, scuffling in 51⁄2-foot numbers on man Hank Steinbrenner said. media,” Steinbrenner said. “They are definitely legends. and Mariano Rivera nearing the huge center field score“For him, at least lately, he’s What they’ve meant to us and age 42, the end is coming for board at Yankee Stadium. been doing well.” what they still mean to us, is the generation that restored “As a player, it’s embarrassFor Posada, who turns 40 tremendous. It’s what they still the pinstripes to promiing,” Yankees manager Joe in August, this season has mean. It’s not what they did nence. Girardi said. “You want to get brought the biggest adjustmean.” “It’s sad, because you’d off that interstate ment of his career. After he History only always like those things to highway and put a “They were part threw out just 10 of 82 rungets you so far in last forever. They were part number up that of a very special the must-win-now ners attempting to steal last of something very unique,” starts with a 2.” year, New York decided his world of the pinformer New York manager Girardi, familiar time.” catching days were over. stripes. Joe Torre said. “I remember with slumps from Former Yankees manager His batting average hasn’t “You still have to Jimmy Leyland said, ‘This his years as a Joe Torre perform. What you been over .200 since April 7. stuff will never be done player, is confiProud and wanting to set an did in the past, again.’” dent they will you did in the past,” Steinbren- example, he seems to be Jeter, the successor to rebound and works on trying beating himself up inside ner said, sounding much like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe to keep up their confidence. trying to find a way out of his late father. Fans, he said, DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle New teammates look at Jeter put the same demands on own- his offensive funk. While his and Yogi Berra as a symbol and Posada as icons — their wife and kids try to get him ers that owners place on playof Yankees greatness, has lockers flank the entrance to to relax away from the ballers: “It’s ‘What have you done been under the greatest the inner sanctum of the Yanpark, on the field he piles the lately?’” scrutiny of his career. A kees clubhouse — Posada’s to Jeter’s power outage was the pressure on himself. month shy of his 37th birththe left and Jeter’s to the right. “You’re thinking about it day, he’s lost range at shortAll the questions made them most puzzling. He went 259 at-bats without a home run, the all time,” he said. “DHing, stop and his batting average uncomfortable. declined from .334 in 2009 to “You encourage yourself that first player with 200 home runs that’s what you do. You overto go homerless in that lengthy think. You overanalyze every.270 last year. Acrimonious it’s just a temporary thing and a span since Rickey Henderson thing.” negotiations led to a $51 try to look at everything, the New York’s Fab Five befrom June 2000 to April 2001, million, three-year contract big picture,” Posada said. “At came the Core Four and now according to STATS LLC. On that seemed a bit like a 25 times you have to let go, like is down to the Terrific Trio. talk radio and in the newspapercent tip to the $205 milJoe Girardi said, forget about Next it will be the Dynamic lion the Yankees already had the 70 at-bats you had, the bad pers, there were suggestions Duo, and finally a solo act. that it might be time to drop paid him. ones, and just look at all the the captain down in the batting Like Murderer’s Row, this Jeter was hitting just .242 positives you had and the 300 group is passing into history, through May 1, and he hadn’t at-bats you’re going to get from order. The mechanics of his swing and his stride have been where their wins will be homered in 62 games since now on. It’s not easy.” remembered far more than as much a constant in New Aug. 24 before connecting While they’ve struggled, their struggles. York banter as complaints twice last Sunday at Texas. Rivera remains the standard “They were part of a very about the taxi drivers and the Posada lost his job behind for closers. With a cutter that special time,” Torre said. price of apartments. the plate, relegated to desig- acts as a chain saw, he has a “These guys carry the mess“I’ve talked so much about nated hitter this season in 1.53 ERA and a major leagueage in whatever walk of life the final year of his contract. leading 13 saves in 15 chances. it,” Jeter said. “It’s been disthey choose to go to next.” sected enough.” He’s batting .165 entering As slim and understated as Saturday, the lowest of the ever, he is the glue that has Yankees’ regulars, and the held the Yankees together 27 Unique Holes switch-hitter is a hard-tothrough a remarkable run that One Breathtaking Course By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer

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en’s final against Sam Stosur, last year’s French Open runner-up. The Australian beat fourthseeded Li Na of China 7-6 (6), 6-0. The seventh-seeded Sharapova will be playing her second final of the year, having fallen to Victoria Azarenka in Miami in March. Besides her father, Yuri, Sharapova began working with a new coach — former Swedish pro Thomas Hogstedt — at the start of the year. Early in the second set, Sharapova fell stomach-first to the clay chasing down a shot. That point gave Wozniacki a 2-0 lead, but Sharapova eventually won the final five games and raised both arms to the sky and let out a big smile after landing a forehand return winner on her first match point. Stosur hadn’t reached a final since losing to Francesca Schiavone at Roland Garros last year, which she said affected her psyche. “I was very disappointed and I had to look at the positive side because I had a very good tournament as well but, at that time, it is not always easy to see those things,” Stosur said. “I AP PHOTO have played some good matches and tournaments in the past 12 months but I just was not Rafael Nadal returns the ball en route to able to get the last bit again so, now that I am his 7-5, 6-1 semifinals win over Richard Gasquet in the Italian Open on Saturday. better, I am excited to be there.”

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ROME — Rafael Nadal overcame a stiff firstset challenge from Richard Gasquet before rolling to a 7-5, 6-1 win Saturday in the Italian Open semifinals. The top-ranked Spaniard faced break points in three different games during the opening set, but won all of them in improving to 9-0 against Gasquet. “It was a complicated situation on my serve in the (first set), but I managed to pull through,” Nadal said. “I’m happy to make the final after a difficult week.” Nadal will be trying to win this clay-court tournament for the sixth time in seven years in today’s final. He will play either second-ranked Novak Djokovic or No. 4 Andy Murray, who were meeting later on another cloudless day at the Foro Italico with Djokovic aiming to extend his 37-match winning streak. Maria Sharapova outslugged top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki 7-5, 6-3 to gain the wom-

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Gatto holds off Contador, takes 8th stage Alberto Contador pedals during the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Sapri to Tropea, southern Italy, Saturday. Oscar Gatto had to fight off a late charge from race favorite Contador to win the stage. Gatto attacked on the final climb to the finish and only Contador broke from the pack to chase him.

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TROPEA, Italy — Oscar Gatto fought off a late charge from race favorite Alberto Contador to win the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday, and Pieter Weening kept the overall lead. Gatto attacked on the final climb to the finish and only Contador broke from the pack to chase him. “I’m a sprinter, but I’ve always liked finishes like this, slightly uphill and technically difficult,” Gatto said. “I looked around once but didn’t see anyone. Then when I looked again, I saw it was a Saxo Bank and thought, ‘I wonder if it’s Contador.’ “I was slightly worried because I knew I didn’t have much left for an eventual sprint. But when I checked one last time near the line, I knew I’d got it and began celebrating.” The pair finished the134.5-mile stage that began in Sapri in 4 hours, 59 minutes, 45 seconds, while Alessandro Petacchi led home the chasing pack to finish 5 seconds behind in third. Weening finished in the pack to keep the pink jersey for the fourth consecutive day with an overall time of 28:09:49. He led Kanstant-

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sin Sivtsov of Belarus and Marco Pinotti of Italy by 2 seconds. “Today for me and the team it was simple, only the finish was going to be hard,” Weening said. “There were a lot of climbers and I had to be in the front because there could have been a lot of time gaps.” Contador’s second-place finish lifted him to fifth overall, 13 seconds behind Weening.

“First of all, I want to acknowledge the great work done by my team which kept me in contention until the very end and, because of this, I was able to take a few seconds (off),” Contador said. “It was a dangerous finish so we knew we had to be aware.” Mirko Selvaggi and Leonardo Giordani went on the attack little more than a mile from the start and opened up a lead of 10:50.

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OUTDOORS Veterans cast their stress away

By TOM VENESKY tvenesky@timesleader.com

KRESGEVILLE – Mike Sherba thought of one thing when he stepped off the bus and saw Dotters Creek in the distance. “Where are the fly rods?” he said. Sherba was one of 21 veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in WilkesBarre who participated in Project Healing Waters last Wednesday. The program helps active military personnel and veterans with physical and emotional rehabilitation. And they use fly fishing to do it. Wednesday’s event was held on the private grounds of the Indian Mountain Rod and Gun Club. Members of the Stanley Cooper Sr. and the Brodheads chapters of Trout Unlimited, along with other volunteers, helped out by teaching the veterans how to cast with a fly rod and guided them along the creek. For most of the veterans, it was their first time fly fishing. “I fished before, but never fly fished,” said veteran Tim Halliday. “This is different. It’s an art.” On Wednesday, veterans from Afghanistan, Desert Storm and Vietnam came out to do some fly fishing on Dotters Creek. Marion Skomsky, a recreational therapist at the VA, said the Healing Waters program is therapeutic and it’s something that the veterans greatly anticipate. “It combines appreciation of nature, fellowship and recreation,” she said. “There’s therapeutic value in the water.” And while the veterans stood along the banks of Dotters Creek casting flies, their minds shifted away from things like stress, chronic pain and war. On this day, their minds were on the water’s surface and the trout that swam below. “This has been really good for me,” said veteran Pat Tuorto. “These people really go out of their way to help you.” Tom Battista, president of the Brodheads Chapter and a member of the Indian Mountain Rod and Gun Club, said the club intends to host a Healing Waters event every year. When this year’s event came up for vote by 60 club members, the support was unanimous. “When we brought this idea up at a meeting and said it was for veterans, the motion to do it came in an instant,” Battista said. Several of the veterans, such as Tuorto, have participated in several Healing Waters events and have made fly fishing a passion. Tuorto recently purchased his own fly fishing gear and joined the Columbia County chapter of Trout Unlimited. On Wednesday, he caught 15 trout with flies that he tied himself. Downstream from Tuorto, veteran James Coles made pinpoint accurate casts from his wheelchair. Coles, who is 65, had never fished before he participated in a Healing Waters event last year. “Now I know how to tie flies,” Coles said. “This is really a special thing. It’s a unity thing for us.” Heide Marie Cebrick, a member of the Stanley Cooper Sr. chapter and a coordinator of the event, said the goal is for the veterans to use fly fishing as an active hobby that they can pursue on their own or with each other. While the goal is to catch fish, there’s another benefit derived from the program that is just as important, Cebrick said.

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James Coles ties a knot on the end of his fly line with the help of volunteer Jim Moody last week during a fly fishing event for military veterans in Kresgeville.

Veteran Mike Sherba holds a rainbow trout he caught last week on Dotters Creek in Kresgeville.

Veteran Pat Tuorto nets a trout he caught in Dotters Creek last week in Kresgeville.

“Fishing is such a great way to cope with stress,” she said. “The whole idea is to give them an opportunity to just de-stress while they’re here. Fish, eat, play cards. Just relax.” Veteran Bruce Arnold was a bit tense, however, while he stood along Dotters Creek. And for good reason. Arnold, who read up on fly fishing when he heard they would be participating in Project Healing Waters, was trying fly fishing for the first time. He had just learned to cast and was now getting a chance to do it on his own. And he had a trout chasing his fly on each cast. “I haven’t caught any yet, but I’m getting hits,” Arnold said as he expertly cast his fly upstream and let it drift under an overhanging branch. “It doesn’t matter if you don’t catch anything. It

gives us something to do and builds your confidence as you get better at it.” Fly fishing gives the veterans a fresh outlook on life in general, according to Rocky Cimbrec, who is also a Vietnam veteran and came out to help as a volunteer. Some of the veterans are quiet when they arrive at the stream, Cimbrec said. But when the conversation turns to fishing, the words flow much easier. “Fly fishing along a beautiful stream on a sunny day – it’s just such a relaxed atmosphere,” Cimbrec said. “I enjoy it because I get to meet new people and I think for those who help to coordinate this, it allows them to give something back. Veterans have given up part of their lives for our country. It’s not much to give up one day to come out and do this with them.”

At far left, a large crowd takes part in the Kids Fishing Day at Frances Slocum State Park on May 7. The event was hosted by the Back Mountain Police Association and 120 children participated. At left, Joshua Kennedy of Edwardsville holds a brook trout he caught during the annual event. The Back Mountain Police Association stocked 1,000 trout for the derby.

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THE EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA DEAF BASS ANGLERS will hold a pickerel tournament at Harveys Lake on May 22. Registration is 5 a.m. and weigh-in will be at 1 p.m. Entry fee is $50 per boat, with an optional $10 lunker fee. For information, contact Christopher Jones at 991-6176 or email bigbuck326@aol.com. NESCOPECK STATE PARK will host a Community Fishing Program on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. The event is sponsored by the Weatherly Rotary Club. The event will be held at Lake Frances and children ages 4-10 years can register to win prizes for the biggest fish, the most fish caught and other categories. Registration begins at 9 a.m. at Lake Frances. Education staff from Nescopeck State Park will provide a SMART Angler program at 9:30 a.m. for those just learning how to fish or those that need a refresher. The park also offers a free fishing tackle loaner program for those that don’t have their own equipment (valid driver’s license required). It is requested that you bring along your favorite bait. For a small donation, Rotary members will provide refreshments and an opportunity to purchase a photo of you and your fish.

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Children all caught up in Kids Fishing Day at Frances Slocum State Park

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Donations will benefit the Nescopeck State Park “Nature Explore Classroom” being built near the butterfly garden. Register by calling the park office at 4032006. THE MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY STUDENT OUTDOOR ADVENTURE AND RECREATION (SOAR) PROGRAM is offering a variety of classes designed to teach basic rock climbing and belaying skills to children, teens and adults during the summer. Professional staff will guide participants during the day as they learn new skills, meet new friends and experience the best of the outdoors. Each session is limited to 10 participants. The programs are under the direct supervision of Patrick McKamy, SOAR program director and coordinator of student activities at Misericordia University. The available programs are: Early Rox Climbers! (age 9-13) Dates offered: Wednesday, July 13, or Saturday, July 16; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The session is specially designed for the younger kids in your family to try climbing for the first time. Instructors belay as your children learn new outdoor skills in the form of climbing and rappelling. Program includes an individual photo. Price: $68 (includes transportation, gear, lunch, and individual

photo). Limited to 10 participants. Cliff Climbers (age 14-18) Dates offered: Saturday, June 4; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Learn the basics of belaying and climbing, or perfect your skills with this workshop that introduces those in the upper grades to the job and challenge of climbing. Price: $68 (includes transportation, gear, lunch, and individual photo). Limited to 10 participants. Mom and Me Rock Climbing (Recommended for youth ages 9-16 and Moms of all ages) Dates offered: Thursday, July 7, or Sunday, July 17; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. This expedition is a duo trip as you will experience climbing with your son or daughter in a hands-on approach where trust is more than just a word. An experienced staff will walk you through the basics and encourage you to work together as a team to succeed on your climbs. Price: $132 (includes transportation, gear, lunch, and individual photo). Limited to 10 participants. Dad and Me Rock Climbing (Recommended for youth ages 9-16 and Dads of all ages). Dates offered: Saturday, June 11, or Thursday, July 14; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. This expedition is a duo trip as you will experience climbing with your son or daughter in a hands-on approach where trust is more than just a word. An experienced staff will walk you through the basics and encour-

age you to work together as a team to succeed on your climbs. Price: $132 (includes transportation, gear, lunch, and individual photo). Limited to 10 participants. Introduction to Rock Climbing (Adult, age 19 and older) Date offered: Sunday, June 5; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. This workshop is designed for those adults who wish to try their hand at outdoor climbing. No experience is necessary. This day-long excursion will include introductions to climbing, belaying, and allow you to experience rappelling as well. An experienced staff will walk you through the basics and help you reach new heights. Limited space. Price: $68 (includes transportation, gear, lunch, and individual photo). Limited to 10 participants. For information and to register, contact McKamy at SOAR, 674-6411; or pmckamy@misericordia.edu. For information about Misericordia University, log on to www.misericordia.edu or call 674-6400.

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hen Ross Piazza was growing up in Luzerne, his grandfather used to take him fish-

ing. It was Piazza’s first outdoors experience, and he remembers the anticipation he felt as he rode in his grandfather’s pickup truck to their fishing hole. “Those are memories you never forget,” he said. And they’re memories that Piazza wants today’s children to have as well. That’s one reason why he and the other members of the Back Mountain Police Association came up with the idea to hold an annual Kids Fishing Day at Frances Slocum State Park. The first one was held five years ago and the event has evolved into a tradition. Police departments from the Back Mountain and the entire West Side pitch in, 23 in all, along with officials from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Pennsylvania Game Commission and state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. It’s a big undertaking. A section of Frances Slocum Lake is netted off to hold the 1,000 trout that are purchased and stocked by the association. Equipment is provided, and prizes are awarded to every child – all 120 of them. It costs $6,500 to hold the fishing derby, and most of that is offset through donations. “It’s a lot of work to put this on,” said Piazza, who is a deputy with the PFBC. “It’s an ambitious thing to do.” And it’s worth it. The 120 children that came out to this year’s derby, which was held last weekend, also brought along their parents and grandparents. There was family bonding, plenty of fish being caught and just good fun in general. But don’t take my word for it. Take a look at the photos at the lower half of this page to see for yourself. In addition to fishing, the kids also participate in other activities during the day. Fishing education, arts and crafts and law enforcement demonstrations to name a few. Sure, getting children outdoors with their families to enjoy fishing is reason enough for the event, but the other goal is just as meaningful. Law enforcement personnel – some in uniform – are on hand to hand out prizes, bait hooks, cast lines and answer any questions the children may have. The event gives children an opportunity to get to know police officers. It shows them that the police aren’t to be feared, but they are there to help. And what better way to accomplish such a goal than by bringing everyone together with a day of fishing. “We get a lot of positive feedback on it from the kids and their parents,” Piazza said. The event has evolved to the point where parents bring their children each year. Many of the kids caught their first fish at the derby, and some get them mounted and bring them back to show the police officers that helped them catch it the year before. Talk about memories. “When the kids catch these fish, they are just so proud,” Piazza said. “That makes everything worthwhile.” Although it is a lot of work, that won’t deter Piazza and the other law enforcement officers that help out. The derby will be held for years to come, Piazza said. And because that’s the case, countless children will feel the excitement that Piazza felt when he went fishing with his grandfather. That’s something they’ll always remember.

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

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GAR junior high soccer team captures division

Hazleton City View BMX group plans season

The GAR junior high soccer team recently won its division. Pictured are team members. Front row, from left: Pedro Chery, Elmer Strollis, Tino Altavilla, Kelvin Vergara, Brian Cruz, Katy Oldziejewski, Captains Tony Tlantenchi and Paige Elmy, David Bubblo, Captain Seth Callahan, Jeffrey Tlantenchi, Marilyn Tapia, Pedro Tapia and Charlie Sosa. Back row: Head Coach Rick Lugiano, Jeffrey Vergara, Luis Tapia, Edwin Sosa, Captain Bre Mosier, Jenn McDonald, Maddy Nichol, Jesus Tlantenchi, Edwin Vergara, Erica Bigam, Teresa Powell and Assistant Coach Pat McDermott. Not pictured: Felix Tlantenchi and Brian Lezama.

Hazleton City View BMX recently held a meeting to plan for the upcoming season. Races will take place Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons during the season. The spring open house will be held on Saturday, from noon to 5 p.m., with Sunday, May 22, as the rain date. Hazleton will hold its state qualifier for N.J. State Series on July 2, and the track also will host its first Coal Cracker race on Aug. 27. For information about City View BMX, email jack.longo@hotmail.com, visit www.hazletoncityview.com or call Track Director Jack Longo at 956-3747 or Roy Higgins, president of the Hazleton City View Parents Association, at 929-2143. Pictured is the Hazleton City View Parents Association.

St. Mary’s girl hits milestone Madison Ashby, an eighthgrade student at St. Mary’s Assumption School in Pittston, scored her 1,000th point during her basketball career. Madison reached the milestone during the girls basketball game against Wyoming Area Catholic. St. Mary’s also won that game. Madison has been a member of the SMA girls’ basketball team since she was in fourth grade. Pictured is Madison after scoring her 1,000th point.

Rampage takes second in tourney

St. Mary’s Assumption honors eighth graders at final home game

St. Mary’s Assumption School in Pittston recently honored two eighth grade girls at their final home basketball game. Kaya Swanek and Madison Ashby have been a part of the girls’ basketball program at St. Mary’s since they were in fourth grade. At left is Diane Swanek and Kaya Swanek. At right is Ashton, Madison, Taryn and Eastin Ashby. Back row: Tracy and Andy Ashby.

JCC Men’s League runner-ups

NEPA Rampage recently placed second in its home tournament called the NEPA Rampage Challenge. The tournament included AAU travel teams from the Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Allentown areas. Pictured are members of the basketball team: First row, from left: Rachel Reznick (Freeland), Shawna Gardner (Freeland), Mackenzie Yori (Drums), Ally Yale (Drums), Emily Shaud (Drums) and Danny Matriccion (Coach). Second row: Jeanette Barron (Head Coach), Brianna Woznicki (Drums), Frankie Matriccino (Drums), Ally McCracken (Central Columbia), Ashley Fannick (Ashland), Bethany Shaud (Drums), Rachel Paisley (Manager) and Steff Zalutko (Coach).

Tulpehocken Spring Water finished as runner-up in the JCC Senior Men’s Basketball League. Pictured are team members. first row, from left: Dr. Alan Frank (captain), Ken Jordan, Bob Baird and Leon Bielecky. Second row: John Berlyn, Cory Sabulsky, Shawn Sabulsky and Bruce Weinstock, JCC Basketball Chairman.

St. Nick’s-St. Mary’s boys reign

JCC Men’s League champions

Coveney Wealth Management won the JCC Senior Men’s Basketball League. Pictured are team members. First row, from left: Jordan Wollenberg, Joe Moore and Bill Buzza, JCC Recreation Director. Second row: Mike Trudnick, Chuck Coveney (captain), Joe Simkulak, Chris Wade and Kevin Vrabel. Missing is Ray Kovaleski.

Sem plays role in title for Czechs

Karate academy shines in tourney

St. Nicholas-St. Mary 8th grade boys basketball team recently capped off its season by winning first place in the Wyoming Valley Catholic League. The Crescents have been undefeated since 2009 in the Wyoming Valley Catholic League, posting a 38-0 mark during that period. Last season the Crescents posted a record of 33-7. Members of the 2010-11 team are pictured: First row: Ben Sullivan, Michael Angeli, Anthony Nardone, Ryan Doyle, Taylor Isaacs and Jason Hoggarth. Second row: Coach Bob Isaacs, Darius Washington, Robert Bertram, Greg Skrepenak, Josh John, Pat Villani, Chad Fahey and Coach Arden Fahey.

Sensei Pat Reilly and six of his students competed in Lewistown at the Mifflin County Classics Karate Tournament. The students and instructors from Downtown Dojo Karate Academy of Wilkes-Barre fared well, winning 12 first places, four seconds, two thirds, one fourth place and two grand championships. This competition involved many schools from the surrounding area. Anyone interested in competing in karate can come by the Dojo Karate Academy most evenings for information. Pictured, from left, front, kneeling: Nigel Otero, Mufid and Muhammed. Standing: Sensei John Bonner, Sensei Pat Reilly (owner), Sensei Josh Reilly (owner), Kelly Morataya and Master Alan Cheung.

Two current members and one former member of the Wyoming Seminary girls ice hockey team recently competed on the Czech Republic women’s ice hockey team and helped the team win the Division II International Ice Hockey AT P L AY P O L I C Y Federation 2011 World Women’s Championship. Alena Polenska, a 2009 Seminary graduate now at Brown University, The Times Leader will accept photos, standings and stories joined Seminary seniors Lucie Povova and Nikola Tomigofrom readers about youth and adult recreation activities. We’re va, both of the Czech Republic, on the Czech team that also encouraging anyone in a league – darts, pool, Frisbee, etc. played in Caen, France, in April. The Czech team won every – to submit standings and results to us. E-mailed photos should game it played, defeating the French 3-0 in the final to win be sent in a jpeg format. Those that are not in a jpeg format the international championship. Tomigova scored seven might not be published. All submitted items should have contact information as well to ensure publication. goals and had two assists, Povova had three goals and four Items will not be accepted over the telephone. They may be assists and Polenska had eight assists; all three athletes e-mailed to tlsports@timesleader.com with “At Play” in the played on the same line, called the "American line." Picsubject, faxed to 831-7319, dropped off at the Times Leader or tured with their team trophy and gold medals are, from mailed to Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, left: Lucie Povova, Nikola Tomigova and Alena Polenska. PA 18711-0250.

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Ray Bartolai, owner of Bartolai Winery, pours a glass of Treppignana.

Bartolai Winery attracts crowds By EILEEN GODIN Times Leader Correspondent

XETER TWP. — Offering up more than just an appetizing glass of wine, the family that operates Bartolai Winery near Harding has found that while vino attracts visitors, musical acts draw a crowd. Bartolai Winery, run by a fourth generation wine maker, decided to offer live music last summer in a trial run to see what kind of business it could attract. It was a success and the winery has brought back the weekly musical acts this summer. Ray Bartolai, 48, of Exeter Township, said the winery offers patrons a “comfortable and quite alternative venue, from the bar scene, to enjoy music.” And of course, wine. Bartolai aims to get feet tapping while mouths are sipping SUMMER one of their 12 LINEUP wines and meads. The musical enterMay 14: Phyllis tainment is held on Hopkins Band Friday or Saturday May 20: Flaxy Morgan nights from 6:30 to May 28: Danny 9:30. He said the Seraphine live music has so June 11: Eddie and far proven to help the Dreamers draw in larger June 18: MOJO crowds to the winJune 24: Phyllis Hopkins Band ery at those hours. “We usually have a crowd of about 50 to 60 people,” he said. “Ages range from 25 to 80 years old. It is a mellow crowd.” Soft sofas align the walls while several large round tables offer customers a place to relax and do some wine tasting. The winery is open from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday through Friday, 1 to 8:30 p.m., unless entertainment is scheduled, on Saturday, and 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday. But Bartolai has more boasting power than live music. The winery offers anyone an opportunity to taste any of their twelve award winning wines, ranging from Callabritto, a dry red wine, to a sweet and fruity Raspberry Blush. Barto-

lai and his dad, Albert, are willing to serve up more than just wine. They’re also known to sprinkle in some chit chat on Italian culture culled from recent trips to Italy to visit family. And the conversation inevitably leads to olive oil. Albert, 83, continues to oversee the wine making while encouraging his grandson’s interest in the family business. Ray said his son, RJ, 25, of Bloomsburg, made two varieties of wine, Flood Mud, a red fruity wine from French hy-

brid grapes grown in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the award-winning Fourth Generation Blush. Recalling his son’s process of developing the recipe for the Fourth Generation Blush, Ray said “kids know more than you do — really.” He said RJ told him he did not know what he was doing. Bartolai laughed saying, “Oh right, I have been making wine for 20 years, and I do not know what I am doing.”

After RJ’s recipe was perfected, he entered his blush in a wine competition and won, Ray said. With so many wineries springing up in the region, each able to boast varietals similar and different from competitors, Bartolai has a unique offering the rest do not. Bartolai offers four flavors of olive oil, Mosto, Vivace, Amabile, and Florido. Bartolai said during one of his trips to ItaSee WINE, Page 3D

WILL MICROSOFT end the magic of Skype, or improve it? That’s the $8.5 billion question. You may not use the Internet-based phone and videocalling service, but chances are that you have kids or grandkids who do. For a young person on a budget, what’s not to like about free video calls —- a futurist’s dream of my own youth — or free overseas phone calls? When she’s not working late, my 22-year-old daughter Skypes nightly with her boyfriend in another city, and visits frequently with other farflung college friends. And yes, they all use Skype as a verb — even the English majors among them. With Skype, you can call anywhere in the world for free —- audio alone, or audio plus video. All you need is a fast Web connection, the desire to With Skype, you connect with can call anywhere someone else hooked up to the in the world for free — audio alone, Internet, and a tolerance for or audio plus video. frozen frames All you need is a and other passing fast Web connecimperfections tion, the desire to that go with a peer-to-peer, connect with somereal-time service. one else hooked up Skype even to the Internet, comes with “screen sharing,” and a tolerance for which allows you frozen frames and to share what other passing imyou’re viewing -perfections that go say, work projects, photos, or with a peer-toYouTube videos. peer, real-time Sometimes, my daughter and her service. boyfriend watch TV, movies, or sports events “together”: each on a computer seeing the same screen and, in a separate window, each other. She has never paid for Skype, which makes its money from add-on options. But many of her friends are paying customers for Skype’s genuine Internet-age bargains. For a penny or two per minute, depending on the plan, you can call from your computer to another person on a telephone, anywhere in the world. Although wireless companies clearly worry about the threat to revenue, Skype even works from many mobile phones. For $9 a month, you can make unlimited calls to phone lines in 20 European countries. For $14 a month, you can reach phone lines in 40 countries worldwide. You can even buy access to voice mail or group-video connections. As much as any company, Skype has shown the power of an Internet data connection to turn traditional business models on their head. Microsoft did that too, once upon a time. The question is whether it can once again. Contact Jeff Gelles at 215-854-2776 or jgelles@phillynews.com.

The dog days of summer are quickly approaching with Midnight Madness shopping A FEW WEEKS ago I discussed the reemergence of rebates and how easy to use they are. I’ve received some nice feedback on the topic from readers, some who tell me they specifically buy products at the grocery store that offer rebates, oftentimes they’re items they would have never purchased. So manufacturers, if you’re reading this, the rebate method works. You’re keeping existing customers satisfied and attracting new ones. Reader Maureen Fox, of Kingston, sent me this nice rebate offer from Finesse a week ago and it works out perfectly with a sale CVS is having

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STEALS & DEALS this week. Get $2 back when you fill out this rebate form and send it in with the receipt showing you purchased a Finesse product: www.finessehaircare.com/wp-content/ uploads/2010/12/FinesseRebateForm.pdf. CVS this week has Finesse shampoo or conditioner on sale for $2.50. So after the rebate, you’ll have paid just 94 cents, (the 50 cents for the product plus the 44 cent stamp to send in the rebate form.) Walgreens has a coupon in its circular for buy-one Scotch Magic Tape get two for free. At $1.99 for

three rolls, it’s already a good deal. But make it a great deal by going here: www.3m.com/brands/scotch/ promos/welcomecoupon.pdf and printing out the $1 off one Scotch Magic Tape coupon. You’ll pay 99 cents for three items. Try printing out two coupons and see if the Walgreens’ cashier takes them both. Maybe you can get them all for free. The dog days of summer aren’t here yet, but by the time this free sample can of Alpo Prime Cuts with Gravy arrives, they should be here. Go to: http://instoresnow.walmart.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid82797.aspx#/home and fill out the form for your free sample. Price Chopper is one of a handful of local grocers open 24 hours. To

remind people of their late hours, they’re holding an in-store Midnight Madness promotion event on Friday. There are plenty of deals offered only from 5 p.m. to 12 midnight Friday, including cans of Bumble Bee chunk light tuna, on sale two cans for $1 and all 10 ounce bags of Price Chopper potato chips, two bags for $3. There’s also a coupon in this week’s circular good Friday only for a free 2-ounce Top Care hand sanitizer and another for a 20-pack of Pepsi product cans for $4. In addition to the sales, there will be samples throughout the store and department managers will be on hand to answer questions about their departments. Here are this week’s best uses of

coupons found in today’s Times Leader at area retailers: • Go to Rite Aid with the $2 off Huggies Little Swimmer swim diapers. The packs are on sale for $7 so you’ll pay $5 after the coupon. • Go to Walgreens with the $1 off Atkins coupon. Select Atkins products are buy-one, get one-free. • Make sure you open the Parade magazine in today’s Times Leader. There’s a pair of good coupons from McDonalds. One gets you a free frozen strawberry lemonade the other gets you $1 off any medium or large frappe or real fruit smoothie. Andrew M. Seder, a Times Leader staff writer, may be reached at 570-829-7269. If you know of any local steals or deals, send them to aseder@timesleader.com.

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BUSINESS AGENDA MAEA Safety Roundtable

The Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association will hold a Safety Roundtable from 1 1 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17 at Top of the 80’s, Hazleton. Lunch will be served at noon. Cost is $36 per person for members or $72 per person for non-members. Steve Delp, compliance assistance specialist for OSHA’s WilkesBarre area office, will give an overview of how the federal budget restructuring will affect OSHA; the top five compliance issues under OSHA’s magnifying glass; and the Voluntary Protection Program. For more information or to register, contact Gina Whalen at 6220992 or by email at gwhalen@maea.biz.

MetroAction Business Training Webinar: Getting Started with Twitter

MetroAction, a non-profit community development organization dedicated to providing small business loans and business development assistance throughout northeastern Pennsylvania, will hold a training webinar about Twitter from 9-1 1 a.m. on Thursday, May 19. Cost is $25 per person. The webinar will cover how to get started on Twitter; how it works; current trends and how to use Twitter to make an impact. To register, visit www.MetroAction.org or call 341-0270.

MetroAction Business Training Program: Three Steps to Business Success Seminar

MetroAction, a non-profit community development organization dedicated to providing small business loans and business development assistance throughout northeastern Pennsylvania, will hold a free training program on how to operate a successful small business from 1 1 a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday, May 20 at the Tunkhannock Public Library, 220 West Tioga St., Tunkhannock. The program will address how to plan for business success; effective ways to market a business; financing and grants; and available community resources. To register, visit www.MetroAction.org or call 341-0270.

Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber Networking Mixer

The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber will hold a morning Networking Mixer from 8-10 a.m. on Friday, May 20 at Verizon Wireless, 946 Schecter Drive, Wilkes-Barre Township. To register call Jean Kile at the chamber at 823-2101 ext. 1 13 or email VZWEvents@verizonwireless.com.

Greater Hazleton Chamber: Red Carpet Program

The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce will conduct a special Red Carpet program at 1 1 a.m. on Thursday, May 26 at Best Western Genetti Inn & Suites, 1341 N. Church Street, Hazle Township. Brunch will be served. Cost is $20 for chamber members or $30 for non-members. Guest speaker will be Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett. Reservations are required by Monday, May 23. To make a reservation, contact the chamber office at 455-1509 or by email at lfallabel@hazletonchamber.org.

MetroAction Business Training Program: Doing Business with the Commonwealth

MetroAction, a non-profit community development organization dedicated to providing small business loans and business development assistance throughout northeastern Pennsylvania, will hold a free training program from 9 a.m.-noon on Tuesday, May 24 at The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, 222 Mulberry St., Scranton. The program will highlight methods that small businesses can use to pursue contract opportunities with the state. Guest speaker will be U. Harold Levy, of the PA Department of General Services, Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities. To register, visit www.MetroAction.org or call 341-0270.

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Jonathan Martineau, of Mountain Top, recently joined the bank as vice president and senior commercial banking relationship manager. He is responsible for developing and managing business relationships with the bank’s commercial cusMartineau tomers in northeastern Pennsylvania. Martineau has 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. Most recently, he was the commercial relationship manager with Sun Trust Bank. He holds a master’s degree in finance and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Loyola College of Maryland. A certified public accountant, he has also completed many financial education courses.

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Brian Stanchak, of Hanover Township, was recently appointed athletic director for the local campus. He is responsible for helping the campus’ intercollegiate athletic programs reach their highest potential and establishing intramural and recreation programs as integral parts of the students’ overall college experience. Stanchak holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration in sports management from Seton Hall University and brings

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Michael J. Bibak, of Archbald, was recently appointed regional president and bank chief lending officer at the bank’s newlyopened Lackawanna Regional Business Center. He is responsible for all banking activities in

Eleven faculty members were recently granted tenure by the college’s Board of Directors. Laurie Ayre was promoted to full professor of education. Joel Shuman was promoted to full professor of theology. Garrett Barr was promoted to associate professor of biology. Paul Lamore was promoted to associate professor of business administration. Garold Lantz was promoted to associate professor of marketing. Michael Little was promoted to associate professor of English. Sandra Loeb was promoted to associate professor of marketing. Jonathan Malesic was promoted to associate professor of theology. Ryo Ohashi was promoted to associate professor of mathematics. Regan Reitsma was promoted to associate professor of philosophy. Janice Thompson was promoted to associate professor of theology.

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the Lackawanna market including Scranton and all of Lackawanna County. An eight year employee of Bibak Luzerne Bank, Bibak previously served as an executive vice president and chief lending officer at the bank’s Luzerne office. James Burke, of Clarks Summit, was recently appointed senior vice president of regional lending at the bank’s newly-opened Lackawanna Regional Business Center. He is responsible for the

development of the bank’s commercial banking portfolio in the Lackawanna Region. Burke is an eighteen year banking veteran. Robert Neher, of Kingston, was recently promoted to commercial loan officer. His role includes soliciting and servicing a Neher variety of commercial loans along with business development activities for the bank. A thirteen year employee of the

bank, he previously served as branch manager of the downtown Wilkes-Barre office. Susan McHugh, of Wilkes-Barre, was recently named branch manager of the bank’s Wilkes-Barre office, Public Square. She is responsible for the daily management of the branch McHugh to ensure growth and provide excellence in customer service. McHugh has 26 years of banking experience. She was previously employed by Citizens Bank.

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Local wineries createtheir own niche

By ANDREW M. SEDER aseder@timesleader.com

The Plymouth Hometown Market held its grand opening earlier this month. The former Fetch’s Market on West Main Street will still carry the Shurfine label and has undergone renovations and a redesign. Taking part in the ribbon cutting, from left, were: Mike Tarloff, Casey Harding, Terry Pidgeon, Kristopher Brugger, Duane Nizinski, Frank Pasdon, Mark Tokach, Gary Lauer, and Chris Micheal.

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ly, he visited a winery which also sold olive oil. He believed the oil would be a good idea for the family’s budding business. The olive oils are much different from the variety found in the grocery stores. Bartolai explained the grocery store brands combined many different olives and press them mechanically several times. The 100 percent pure Italian extra virgin olive oil he sells is from specific olives and the oil is from the “first cold press.” This means the olives are pressed only once. “The difference is like night and day,” he said. Encouraging home wine makers, Bartolai said a selection of wine making kits and equipment are available for purchase at his winery. The winery itself, was a vision developed by Bartolai. Years of

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Ray Bartolai, owner of Bartolai Winery, sets the vintner’s table used for special events such as private wine tastings and weddings.

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Most wineries allow you to walk their premises, learn about the winemaking process and of course drink a few glasses of vino. Butwineriesaren’tjustaboutthe wine anymore. Economically, they can’t be as competition grows and withit,thefightforconsumers’dollars. Picnicking, concerts, grape stomping, fireworks and even a disc golf course are drawing people to vineyards throughout the region. As wineries grow and competition heats up, each one tries to carve out its own niche. The same trend has been going on in New York’s Finger Lakes for years as some wineries tout the fact they’re organic. Others offer only fruit wines. Still others have their own microbrewery on site. While this region’s wineries haven’t gotten to that point, they have begun coming up with ways to try to set themselves apart from the rest. Whether its festivals, wine and foodpaireddinnersormusicalacts, word is spreading and crowds are growing.Andwordhasevengotten out to national music acts who have decided that a vineyard is perhaps not a bad place to hold a concert. After all, vineyards are grape farmsandafarmwasthesiteofperhapsthebiggestrockconcertevent in this country’s history when a few dozenbandsgatheredatanupstate New York farm and held Woodstock in 1969. Spyglass Winery in Sunbury has perhapsthebiggestactsofthesummer for any area winery. The vineyard’s Backyard Concert Series has landed Foghat and Blue Oyster

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Cult for a twinbill show on July 9 and then outdoes that with an appearance by Styx on Aug. 27. Other local wineries also use musical acts that might not be as well known as Styx but still have followingsthathelpattractvisitors. Blue Mountain Winery in New Tripoli has an almost weekly blues concert on Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays seem to be a popular day to hold events. Cherry Valley Vineyards in Saylorsburg, Monroe County, calls their event “Sangria Sundays.” In addition to live music and light food, the winery offers a pitcher of sangria and a cheese tray for $18. If you don’t mind getting your feet dirty, the winery is also holding a grape stomp on June 25. Following the barefoot stomp, there’s a buffet. Cost is $35. Bird Song Winery near Dushore holds its annual Winestock on July 4. Including arts and crafts vendors, blues and reggae music, food,

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Don’t assume boss hogs all the credit By MARIE G. MCINTYRE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Q: My boss appears to be taking credit for a difficult project that I am working on, even though it does not involve him in any way. The vice president of our department recently sent out an email in which she congratulated both my manager and me on the project’s success and expressed appreciation for our hard work. However, he hasn’t worked on it at all. My manager could have graciously set the record straight by replying to the vice president and giving me the credit, but he did not do this. Now I wonder if he may be exaggerating his role. I know that whenever he meets with executives about the project, he uses slides that I created. What should I do about this? A: Credit-grabbing managers are extremely annoying. However, based on the evidence provided, I think you may be jumping too quickly to an unwarranted conclusion. The vice president specifically mentioned you in her congratulatory email, so she obviously knows about your involvement with the project. Including your boss in the compliment is customary office etiquette, since managers have ultimate responsibility for all work done in their departments. While your boss may not have “set the record straight” with an email, you don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes. He could be commending you in conversations with executives or praising your work in progress reports. After all, the vice president was clearly aware of your role. As for the slides you created, all managers use work produced by their employees when talking with higher-ups. That’s just standard operating procedure.

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Try to remember that, for future success, support from your boss is much more valuable than solo recognition for this project. If you develop an adversarial relationship, he will be much less likely to give you credit for anything. Q: Lately, I have become short and snappy with my coworkers. I am the secretary for a medical group, and this job is very frustrating. I have to answer the phone, respond to patients, transmit doctors’ orders, look up information, run errands and answer stupid questions. I don’t want to be rude, but it’s getting harder to bite my tongue. How can I stop being so irritable? A: Kudos to you for examining your own behavior and resisting the temptation to blame others. Many people are not that mature. Now you need to recognize that your snippy remarks are actually a symptom of a larger concern. The real issue here is your growing frustration with this job, which is creating resentment towards your co-workers. Although you try to be pleasant, your true feelings still manage to seep into your conversations. In short, this communication problem is actually a job-satisfaction problem. One possible solution is to talk with your immediate supervisor about strategies for making your work more manageable. However, you may just be temperamentally unsuited for such a chaotic environment. In that case, the ultimate answer is a job that better matches your personality. 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 www.yourofficecoach.com, or follow her on Twitter officecoach

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Darnell Stith will graduate from Fairleigh Dickinson University in about two weeks with a nursing degree and a job at Overlook Hospital in Summit, N.J., already secured. “I guess I’m one of the lucky guys,” said Stith, who also pointed to his early start in bulking up his resume for his success. “My experience had been a deciding factor. Ever since my freshman year, I have always worked in hospitals.” Stith is one of 1.7 million college seniors who will enter the job market this spring. This year’s graduating class is in a better position to find work than their predecessors from the past couple of years, according to employment data, industry experts and the students themselves. Employers this year plan to hire nearly 20 percent more college graduates than they did in 2010, according to the spring survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Also, the Department of Labor reported in February the number of job openings reached the highest level since September 2008.

But, despite a rosier outlook, competition will remain high, partly because this year’s alumni will compete with graduates from 2009 and 2010, those who entered the workforce during a recession, or the early stages of recovery. To stand out, students like Stith are starting their internships and work experience earlier — forgoing vacation plans even as early as freshman year. “We’re seeing employers who are interested in bringing in students earlier and earlier,” said Mimi Collins, a spokeswoman for the National Association of Colleges and Employers. “Among the employers we survey, yes they have students who are finishing freshman year, sophomore year and junior year. So, they’ll definitely look at underclassmen for internships.” NACE, the Pennsylvaniabased organization, last month reported that responding companies converted, on average, nearly 58 percent of their interns into full-time hires, up from two years ago, when businesses converted 53 percent of their internships. On campus, career directors say the tools are there for stu-

dents, from help with resume writing and interview skills, to job fairs and other events that bring employer and student together. That process has traditionally been geared to juniors and seniors as they neared graduation, however, students and career officials say those days are gone. Dhara Patel is a freshman finance major at Seton Hall University’s Stillman School of Business who started her internship search before getting to campus last fall. “I had approached (the career center) before I went to college, just to get a head start,” said Patel, of Livingston. “It’s never too early to start anything. Getting a job and internship is part of the goals of going to college, and so those are the goals I want to accomplish.” Patel hopes to pursue a career in accounting and has already secured an internship with Summit Financial Resources in Parsippany this summer. If the economy continues to improve, Patel could convert a future internship into a full-time job, according to Jacquline Chaffin, director of The Career Center at Seton Hall University.

Each year, Chaffin tracks the number of students who are offered jobs after an internship, relying on that data as an indication of what that class may face in the job market. So far, it looks better for students from the class of 2011 than it did a year ago. During strong economic and job market years, about 55 percent of Seton Hall University business school students are offered full-time jobs after completing their internships. Last year, that number plunged to 31 percent. However, Chaffin predicts the rate will climb back to about 40 percent this year. The financial sector could help with that rebound, according to Chaffin, who sees a greater demand for financial sales, information technology management and accounting hires. At least one of the big accounting firms can boast an aggressive hiring plan this year for the Northeast. Deloitte & Touche LLP plans to bring on up to 1,300 “campus hires” this year to staff its offices from Philadelphia to Boston, according to Ron Rickles, managing partner for Deloitte’s New Jersey offices. More than 70 percent of those hires will be for accounting positions.

Cdscreative, inc. president, Shafer, receiving 2011 ATHENA award Times Leader Staff

Catherine Shafer, president, cdscreative, inc. Edwardsville, has been selected to receive the 2011 ATHENA award from the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce. The award will be presented at the chamber’s annual award luncheon on June 22. The ATHENA Award Program was developed over 28 years ago in Lansing Mich. by a local chamber board member determined to honor exceptional woman leaders who demonstrate the highest level of professional excellence in their business or profession, has devoted time and energy to the community in a meaningful way, and, most especially, has generously

assisted women in attaining their full potential. This year, the chamber has determined that that person is Shafer. Determined to help nonprofits in the area that had difficulty affording the marketing help they needed, she introduced the concept of CreateAThon NEPA. The 24-hour creative blitz during which cds creative and community volunteers from the creative fields, provide marketing and creative services to nonprofit organizations in Luzerne, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Monroe and Wyoming counties on a probono basis. Last year, the event provided marketing services to 15 nonprofit organizations, producing

LUNCH DATE The awards luncheon will be held June 22 at 11:30 a.m. at Genetti’s in downtown Wilkes-Barre. The cost to attend is $35 for chamber members and RSVPs are required. Display booths are also available to Chamber members at a cost of $150. In addition to the ATHENA Award, the chamber will also present the Pride of Place Awards and the I Believe Award. Shafer For information or to make a reservation, contact Jean Kile at 823-2101 or email jeankile@wilkes-barre.org.

work with a market value of $50,000. She was on the founding committee and is currently a consultant for YOU ARE YOU, a program designed to help 10th grade girls in the area build their self esteem. The program also connects ATHENA recipients and women executives in the area to program participants as

professional mentors and role models. “I would like to congratulate Catherine on her many accomplishments,” said chair of the Athena committee, Anna Cervenak. “She embodies the true spirit of the Athena award.”

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MarketPulse A BULGING IPO PIPELINE Companies are racing to go public in the U.S., and that’s created a backlog of initial public offerings. About 165 companies are waiting to sell their stock to investors, the largest amount since 2000, says Kathy Smith of IPO research firm Renaissance Capital. Investors are warming up to IPOs again because the stock market is doing better. The S&P 500 has risen 48 percent over the past two years, and IPOs have returned 11 percent on average in 2011. “The deals are working,” Smith says.

HUNGARY'S HOT MARKET This year’s best-performing emerging market isn’t China, Brazil or India — that honor belongs to Hungary. The central European country has had the biggest stock market gain of the 21 emerging markets tracked by Morgan Stanley Capital International. It’s up 12 percent this year. OTPBank, one of the largest banks in the country, has risen 25 percent. Oil producer MOL Hungarian Oil is up 12 percent. Hungary's stock market fell 2 percent in 2010, though, over fears about a debt crisis.

A few IPO hopefuls that are looking to raise millions Dunkin' Donuts (DNKN)

$400

Spirit Airlines (SAVE)

$300

LinkedIn (LNKD)

$263

HomeAway (AWAY)

$230

Pandora Media (P)

$100

Source: Renaissance Capital

ALL SMILES AT DOW Analysts at UBS like Dow Chemical for an unlikely reason: “favorable body language” is at a 25-year high. In a note to clients, analyst Andrew Cash wrote that the UBS team has met with Dow management since the 1980s. This time, the analysts noticed something different with the executives. “Never has the body language been more favorable,” Cash wrote. “The smiles-on-their-faces does not guarantee future [earnings per share] beats, but it typically portends positive developments.” UBS has a “Buy” rating on Dow, and expects the stock to rise to $46.50 over the next 12 months, a 21 percent gain from Friday's close.

Emerging markets YTD Hungary

12.2%

Czech Republic

11.9

Thailand Korea

8.7

5.8

Indonesia

5.4

Poland

4.2

China

2.8

Brazil

-7.7

India

-9.9 Source: MSCI

Andrew Liveris, chairman and CEO Dow Chemical Chip Cutter, Kristen Girard • AP

Finding bargains in large caps The Dow Jones industrial average is outperforming the S&P 500, the Nasdaq composite index and even the small-cap Russell 2000 this year. The Dow is up 9 percent, while the S&P 500 is up 6 percent and the Russell is up 7 percent. Barbara Marcin, portfolio manager of the Gabelli Blue Chip Value fund, talks about where investors can find bargains in large-cap stocks that pay a dividend.

InsiderQ&A

What industries do you like right now? Certainly, materials have been strong in the last year or two, and I like two companies there: DuPont and International Paper.

Why do you like those Marcin two? DuPont and International Paper have really changed themselves a lot in the last few years. Both have sold off ... businesses and really transformed the companies. DuPont has become much more of a growth company. About a third of the business is in its agriculture and nutrition products, which are growing strongly. It made that offer for Danisco, which is a food enzyme company in Europe. ... The company is selling at about 15 times this year’s earnings, maybe 13 to 14 times next year. It has a long history of paying a good dividend, and I think it’s a fine long-term investment for an individual. What about International Paper? International Paper ... exited businesses and reduced capacity and sold off a lot of forest assets in the last few years. (They) really have a very well-outlined plan to generate ... cash, expand (profit) margins and earnings. ... They’ve increased their dividends three times in the past year. They’re selling at about 11 times this year’s earnings and nine times next year’s earnings. ... But they’re also saying to investors, where we see opportunities for growth, we will take advantage of that. They recently bought a majority stake in the largest Indian paper processor. India has the fastest growth in paper in all the emerging markets. One of your top holdings is General Motors. What’s the story there? General Motors is still a (company) where people are uncomfortable. That makes sense, having gone through bankruptcy and being government owned. General Motors has emerged with good-quality products. It’s generally agreed that they have highquality cars and trucks and these are selling well, both in the United States and in the emerging markets. The benefit of the bankruptcy process (is that GM) emerged without debt. The company’s in good shape, they just made an announcement yesterday or the day before about hiring plans or investing in plants over the next year or two. At the same time, the higher gasoline prices are going to affect General Motors. You run a value fund, but it sounds like you also look for companies with strong growth ahead of them. In today’s world, I think as a value investor, you also want growth in there. That’s the way you get a high price. An undervalued stock can stay undervalued for a very long time unless you have top-line (revenue) growth prospects. A lot of investors try to find good high-paying dividend stocks. What mistakes do they make in this strategy? Certainly you don’t want to stretch for yield. Anything that has a yield over 4 percent or 4.5 percent, you really have to look at why it has that. I’m not suggesting that someone would have an investment policy or investment portfolio based solely on current dividend yield. I think I would choose a company that has a good dividend yield, but (also) top-line (revenue growth) and (a good) price at the moment.

Defense takes the lead

Performance since March 31, 2011 HEALTH CARE

Air Products

APD

InterestRates

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY TECHNOLOGY

PRIME FED Taxable—national avg RATE FUNDS Taxable—national avg FRIDAY 3.25 .13 Tax-exempt—national avg 6 MO AGO 3.25 .13 Tax-exempt—national avg 1 YR AGO 3.25 .13

INDUSTRIALS

-2 -2 -7

MATERIALS PRODUCERS

ENERGY

0.01 0.02 0.02 0.03

2.88 5.02 3.78 5.41 6.66 2.03

0.04 0.08 0.03 -0.06 -0.03 -0.02

FRIDAY YIELD

1WK

0.01 0.17 0.06 0.53 1.84

0.01 0.00 0.01 -0.01 -0.02

t t t t t

-0.14 -0.23 -0.15 -0.30 -0.43

0.17 0.42 0.22 0.86 2.39

0.17 0.05 0.31 1.02

10-year T-Note 3.18 30-year T-Bond 4.32 Money fund data provided by iMoneyNet Inc.

0.03 0.03

t t

t -0.38 t -0.14

3.72 4.77

2.38 3.53

%CHG 1MO

%RTN 1YR

145

INDUSTRIALS

TREASURYS

145

MATERIALS PRODUCERS

3-month T-Bill 1-year T-Bill 6-month T-Bill 2-year T-Note 5-year T-Note

129

TECHNOLOGY

109 90

CONSUMER STAPLES

1WK

Broad market Lehman Triple-A corporate Moody’s Corp. Inv. Grade Lehman Municipal Bond Buyer U.S. high yield Barclays Treasury Barclays

163%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

ENERGY

FRIDAY YIELD

U.S. BOND INDEXES

FINANCIAL

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

UTILITIES

MIN INVEST PHONE

YIELD

FINANCIAL

Performance between the 2009 bottom and March 31, 2011

HEALTH CARE

Treasury yields were relatively unchanged this week. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.17 percent from 3.15 percent the previous week. But mortgage rates fell for the fourth straight week. They’re now at their lowest levels for the year. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage loan fell to 4.63 percent. The rate on a 15-year fixed mortgage fell to 3.82 percent.

Money market mutual funds

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

51 51

CHANGE 1MO 3MO 1YR t t t t t t

t t t t t t

NAME

Stan Choe Kristen Girard • AP

TICKER

52-WK HIGH LOW

-0.44 -0.11 -0.66 0.31 -2.01 -0.18

3.32 5.31 4.58 5.95 9.53 2.46

CHANGE 1MO 3MO 1YR

Exchange-Traded Funds

FRIDAY CLOSE

2.35 4.24 3.47 4.86 6.64 1.35

52-WK HIGH LOW

CHG WK

%CHG 1WK

iPath ShtEnh EmMkts

EMSA

86.30

6.30

7.9

5.3

...

Direxion EmMktBear3x

EDZ

19.32

1.40

7.8

11.9

-58.7

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Direx LatAm Bear 3x

LHB

18.07

1.24

7.3

15.2

-53.4

Dir Dly Gold Bear2x

DUST

47.08

3.10

7.0

25.6

...

64.13 9

BZQ

16.61

1.00

6.4

14.2

-34.7

LocalStocks TICKER

UTILITIES

Data through May 12

COMPANY

CONSUMER STAPLES

The leaderboard for stocks has turned upside down since April. Health care companies, utilities and other stocks are now the market’s top performers after lagging behind other industries since the bull market began in 2009. Falling commodities prices and concerns about the job market have made stocks more volatile. And stocks like health care and utilities — known as defensive stocks — tend to do well when the market is falling. Electric utility FirstEnergy has climbed 17.4 percent since the end of the first quarter. That’s well above the 1.7 percent gain for the S&P 500. Becton Dickinson, which makes medical devices, is up 11.4 percent. Some of the gains are because of profits that have come in stronger than investors expected. Becton Dickinson’s first-quarter earnings of $1.38 per share beat expectations of $1.30. As a group, health care companies are on pace to report first-quarter earnings growth of 6 percent. That’s better than the 1 percent that financial analysts forecast at the start of the year. Health care companies and utilities also tend to pay dividends, which can help support a stock during volatile markets. FirstEnergy has a 5.1 percent dividend yield. Becton Dickinson’s dividend yield is 1.8 percent. The shift in the leaderboard is also a result of former high flyers stumbling. Financial stocks were winners when record-low interest rates and government assistance helped end the financial crisis. But banks are still wrestling with bad mortgages. That’s hurting their stocks. Miners and other materials producers have dropped along with the prices for metals and other commodities. Energy stocks have weakened along with oil prices. SOURCE: FactSet

Interest rates mark time

Defensive stocks, considered the safest in the market, are now leading other industries.

96.00

90.66

-1.84

-2.0

-0.3 +29.72

8.5

2.6

ProShs UltSht Brazil

Amer Water Works

AWK

19.41 9

30.70

29.37

0.09

0.3

s 16.1 +39.03

1 13.9a

3.0

ProSh UltSht Emkts

EEV

31.09

1.57

5.3

8.4

-41.7

Amerigas Part LP

APU

35.00 7

51.50

46.15

-0.44

-0.9

-5.4 +17.94

3 15.5

6.4

Direx BRIC Bear 2x

BRIS

27.58

1.32

5.0

12.6

-36.2

Aqua America Inc

WTR

16.52 9

23.79

22.83

0.43

1.9

1.6 +30.44

2.6

2.7

Barc iPath Sugar

SGG

68.88

3.20

4.9

-6.5

67.4

Arch Dan Mid

ADM

24.22 6

38.02

32.20

-1.77

-5.2

7.0 +20.85

-4.6

2.0

ProSh Ult Sh MSCI

EWV

36.16

1.65

4.8

-5.1

-20.8

5.0 +58.22

Direxion FinBear 3x

FAZ

43.15

1.90

4.6

4.3

241.8

Direxion DvMktBear3x

DPK

33.65

1.45

4.5

-0.3

102.8

71.62

3.05

4.4

-8.2

...

170.34

7.09

4.3

14.5

... 155.7

AutoZone Inc

AZO

Bank of America

BAC

177.66 0 288.50 286.30 10.91 2

17.49

11.93

4.74

1.7

1 25.7

...

-0.38

-3.1

t -10.6—29.05 5 -18.0

0.3

Bk of NY Mellon

23.78 5

32.50

28.07

-0.52

-1.8

-7.1 —5.04

-1.6

1.9

iPath ShtEnh EAFE

MFSA

Bon Ton Store

BONT

6.08 5

17.49

11.56

-0.68

-5.6

-8.7—26.10 5 -14.6

1.7

CIGNA Corp

29.12 0

48.17

48.69

1.81

3.9

s 32.8 +44.00

9.4

0.1

CS VS InvVix STerm

XIV

CVS Caremark Corp

CVS

26.84 0

38.21

38.13

1.11

3.0

9.7 +5.63

6.2

1.3

CocaCola

49.47 0

68.47

68.18

1.28

1.9

3.7 +30.81

11.9

2.8

Comcast Corp A

CMCSA 16.30 9

27.16

25.13

-0.31

-1.2

s 14.9 +43.73

4.1

1.8

Community Bk Sys

CBU

21.33 4

28.95

24.19

0.30

1.3

t -12.9

7.8

4.0

Community Hlth Sys

CYH

22.33 4

42.50

28.80

-1.83

-6.0

t -22.9—28.84 5

-4.3

...

Entercom Comm

ETM

4.97 5

13.92

9.17

-0.92

-9.1

t -20.8—31.05 5 -15.2

...

Fairchild Semicond

FCS

7.71 0

21.02

19.88

-0.06

-0.3

s 27.4 +95.28

0.6

...

Frontier Comm

FTR

6.96 6

9.84

8.66

0.23

2.7

t -11.0 +19.15

0.5

8.7

Genpact Ltd

13.09 7

18.71

16.99

0.53

3.2

4 9.2a

1.1

Harte Hanks Inc

HHS

8.42 1

15.84

8.75

-0.14

-1.6

t -31.5—38.40 5 -17.8

3.7

Heinz

HNZ

42.88 0

52.55

52.50

1.32

2.6

6.1 +15.56

7.9

3.4

Hershey Company

HSY

45.31 0

58.20

57.34

1.28

2.3

s 21.6 +23.31

3.3

2.4

Kraft Foods

KFT

27.59 0

34.91

34.89

0.81

2.4

s 10.7 +18.94

5.6

3.3

Lowes Cos

LOW

19.35 8

27.45

25.76

0.12

0.5

2.7 —.19

-2.8

1.7

M&T Bank

MTB

72.03 6

96.15

86.39

-0.04

0.0

-0.8 —1.14

-3.0

3.2

McDonalds Corp

MCD

65.31 0

80.94

80.74

2.04

2.6

5.2 +17.82

3 20.8

3.0

NBT Bncp

NBTB

19.27 5

25.32

21.79

-0.02

-0.1

-9.8 —9.93

3.7

Nexstar Bdcstg Grp

NXST

3.64 8

9.26

7.82

-0.19

-2.4

s 30.6 +9.52

6.8

...

PNC Financial

PNC

49.43 7

69.68

61.80

-0.72

-1.2

1.8 —6.78

0.3

2.3

PPL Corp

PPL

24.00 0

28.14

27.93

0.40

1.5

6.1 +14.04

3.2

5.0

Penn Millers Hldg

PMIC

11.98 0

17.72

17.45

0.12

0.7

s 31.9 +17.43

...

11.8

-.75

+.24

Penna REIT

PEI

10.03 0

16.46

15.85

0.58

3.8

9.1 +1.42

-9.6

...

3.8

PepsiCo

PEP

60.32 0

71.05

70.56

1.29

1.9

8.0 +9.03

6.1

2.9

Philip Morris Intl

42.94 0

69.92

68.31

-0.29

-0.4

s 16.7 +49.51

1 12.7a

3.7 3.1

Procter & Gamble

58.92 0

66.99

66.86

1.59

2.4

3.9 +9.69

6.4

Prudential Fncl

PRU

48.56 8

67.52

63.13

-0.57

-0.9

7.5 +3.93

-2.5

1.8

SLM Corp

SLM

9.85 9

16.86

15.87

-0.67

-4.1

s 26.1 +31.05

2 -20.5

2.5

SLM Corp flt pfB

SLMpB 32.41 0

57.95

57.80

0.40

0.7

s 31.9

0.0

...

8.0

Southn Union Co

SUG

20.00 8

30.00

27.87

-0.49

-1.7

s 15.8 +18.72

... 2

4.4

2.2

TJX Cos

TJX

39.56 0

54.73

54.57

2.04

3.9

s 22.9 +21.72

2 19.4

1.4

UGI Corp

UGI

24.30 9

33.53

32.21

-0.02

-0.1

2.0 +21.74

9.3

3.2

Verizon Comm

25.79 9

38.95

37.26

-0.02

-0.1

4.1 +46.13

9.9

5.2

WalMart Strs

WMT

47.77 8

57.90

55.72

1.07

2.0

3.3 +8.88

5.6

2.6

Weis Mkts

WMK

32.56 0

41.82

41.35

1.74

4.4

2.5 +13.36

3.0

2.8

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).

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ProShs UltSh Pac xJp

JPX

48.70

1.91

4.1

3.8

Dirx DlyRtlBull2x

RETL

65.54

2.53

4.0

8.3

...

ProSh UltSht BasMat

SMN

17.73

0.69

4.0

3.1

-51.6

ProSh UltraNasdBio

BIB

80.45

3.05

3.9

7.4

50.4

US Brent Oil Fd

BNO

75.56

2.66

3.7

-7.9

...

ProSh Ultra Utils

UPW

49.60

1.73

3.6

10.3

34.9 -25.8

MS MVectDShtEuro

DRR

40.04

1.38

3.6

4.1

Mkt Vectors China

PEK

44.59

1.50

3.5

-4.6

...

PowSh S&P SCap CnSt

PSCC

31.92

1.07

3.5

2.4

20.8

ProShs UltraSht Euro

EUO

17.87

0.58

3.4

3.9

-25.8

ProSh UltSh EAFE

EFU

23.60

0.73

3.2

0.1

-42.8

US Heating Oil Fd LP

UHN

34.05

1.04

3.2

-9.1

23.3

ProSh UltSht Fin

SKF

60.08

1.85

3.2

2.8

221.8

Direx China Bear 3x

CZI

14.03

0.42

3.1

10.9

-59.4

Direxion EngyBear 3x

ERY

16.11

0.47

3.0

11.3

64.1

iPath Beta Sugar

SGAR

46.57

1.37

3.0

-7.0

...

Rydex Consu Staples

RHS

64.38

1.90

3.0

5.1

23.6

ProSh Ultra HlthCre

RXL

68.53

1.96

2.9

11.8

41.2

PwShs Retail

PMR

22.29

0.62

2.9

3.7

18.9

PowerShares FoodBev

PBJ

20.08

0.57

2.9

3.8

25.0

iPathInverse1-21Vix

IVO

25.56

0.70

2.8

10.2

...

ProSh Sht MSCI EmMkt

EUM

30.54

0.81

2.7

4.3

-21.6

SPDR S&P Retail

XRT

54.10

1.38

2.6

3.7

27.5

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RTH

113.65

2.88

2.6

4.4

12.0

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FXP

28.18

0.72

2.6

11.3

-34.5

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UGE

81.41

2.06

2.6

6.7

44.5

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LTL

62.28

1.56

2.6

8.0

61.7

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IGV

64.61

1.62

2.6

3.6

33.3

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FUI

27.07

0.65

2.5

6.4

...

Biotech HOLDRs Tr

BBH

106.60

2.48

2.4

-3.4

11.0

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THD

68.17

1.57

2.4

-3.2

50.6

Mkt Vectors Egypt

EGPT

14.69

0.33

2.3

-4.5

-26.1

Dirx Dly NG Bear2x

FCGS

19.77

0.45

2.3

8.9

...

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IBB

108.95

2.50

2.3

3.8

25.1

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VDC

81.13

1.71

2.2

4.2

20.3

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XBI

73.88

1.59

2.2

3.5

28.9

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DBE

29.85

0.64

2.2

-8.4

16.3

Finding this year’s best-performing IPOs

IPOs are back in vogue. Sixty-two companies have sold stock to the public in the U.S. this year, up from 49 in the same period in 2010, according to research firm Renaissance Capital. The average IPO has returned 11 percent from its opening price. The S&P 500 is up 6 percent this year. This screen, powered by FactSet, identifies IPOs that have risen the most this year. Endocyte, a company developing drugs for cancer and inflammatory diseases, is No. 1. Its stock has nearly doubled since February.

Endocyte’s lead product is a potential ovarian cancer treatment. Qihoo, a technology firm, is also one of this year’s best-performing IPOs. The Chinese company has risen 83 percent after going public in March. It sells a range of mobile and Internet security products. Investors will likely see more IPOs in the months ahead. About 165 companies are waiting to go public, including well-known names like LinkedIn, and Dunkin’ Donuts. Big technology companies such as Twitter and Facebook are also expected to file IPO plans either later this year or in 2012.

COMPANY

TICKER

IPO DATE

OPENING PRICE

CHANGE SINCE IPO

Endocyte Qihoo 360 Technology ServiceSource International Cornerstone OnDemand Pacira Pharmaceuticals Zipcar RPX

ECYT QIHU SREV CSOD PCRX ZIP RPXC

2/04/2011 3/30/2011 3/25/2011 3/17/2011 2/03/2011 4/14/2011 5/04/2011

$6.40 14.50 10.00 13.00 7.00 18.00 19.00

$12.16 26.52 17.64 21.34 10.65 26.53 27.12

90.0% 82.9 76.4 64.2 52.1 47.4 42.7

SOURCES: Factset, AP research

Data through May 12

DESCRIPTION

Drugmaker Chinese online security company Revenue management software maker Talent management software maker Drugmaker Car sharing service Company that acquires and licenses patents

q p q p

Dow industrials

-0.3%

WEEKLY

Nasdaq

+0.0% WEEKLY

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-0.2%

WEEKLY

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Russell 2000

+0.3%

WEEKLY

p p p p p p p p

+2.1%

MO +8.8%

YTD +2.3%

MO +6.6%

YTD +1.4%

MO +6.4%

YTD

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MO +6.6%

YTD

CMYK ➛

SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2011

Mutual Fund Categories SPECIALTY FUNDS

YTD

PERCENT RETURN 1YR 3YR*

5YR*

Conservative Allocation (CA) 3.94 Moderate Allocation (MA) 4.88 Health (SH) 16.28 Natural Resources (SN) 0.54 Real Estate (SR) 9.48 Technology (ST) 7.54

10.87 13.85 23.96 21.92 18.51 24.98

3.80 2.53 9.25 -4.76 0.41 6.91

4.21 3.68 6.80 4.90 2.45 6.58

BALANCED Target-Date 2000-2010 (TA) Target-Date 2011-2015 (TD) Target-Date 2016-2020 (TE)

3.80 4.47 4.42

11.71 13.68 14.10

2.29 1.43 1.36

3.83 3.29 3.14

INTERNATIONAL Divers. Emerging Mkt. (EM) Europe Stock (ES) Foreign Small/Mid Val (FA) Foreign Large Blend (FB) Foreign Large Growth (FG) Foreign Small/Mid Gr. (FR) Foreign Large Value (FV) World Allocation (IH) World Stock (WS)

-1.06 5.90 3.79 3.81 3.54 3.49 4.95 3.59 5.21

18.71 24.23 24.02 20.80 22.88 27.52 19.83 15.66 19.78

-1.43 -4.96 0.32 -4.50 -3.10 -0.13 -4.74 1.33 -0.91

6.58 0.66 2.25 0.18 1.59 1.72 -0.03 4.21 2.16

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52-WEEK WK HI LOW NAV CHG 7.51

7.35

7.42

...

21.65 14.99 20.43

-.28

14.44 10.72 14.02

-.05

23.01 16.12 16.21 36.82 31.94

16.35 11.44 10.83 24.61 21.29

22.36 -.19 15.65 -.13 15.49 -.11 35.54 +.08 30.84 +.07

10.06 10.00 10.02 15.98 14.97 12.55 12.49 12.84 81.41 8.58 8.61 40.02 3.67 9.31 9.41 16.42 14.78 15.06 27.62 28.91 11.09 10.12 10.12 7.11 19.24 13.16 13.09 13.07

12.87 12.08 10.22 10.19 9.10 58.26 8.16 8.18 29.24 2.69 8.32 8.41 12.08 11.10 11.32 19.67 20.58 10.14 9.39 9.33 4.25 13.41 9.94 9.65 9.63

15.85 14.85 12.26 12.20 12.63 77.64 8.42 8.44 39.26 3.62 9.30 9.40 15.51 13.92 14.19 26.59 27.86 10.62 9.80 9.74 6.86 18.56 12.75 12.61 12.59

... -.01 -.01 -.05 -.05 -.01 -.14 +.01 +.01 +.06 ... +.01 ... -.26 -.24 -.25 -.12 -.12 +.05 +.04 +.04 +.01 -.11 -.08 -.08 -.08

12.40 9.37 12.18 +.01 12.44 9.41 12.22 +.01 12.42 9.39 12.21 +.01 22.38 16.72 21.58 -.23 31.65 23.14 30.62 -.01 30.29 22.14 29.30 -.02 5.14 3.90 4.95 27.18 18.53 26.29 10.06 10.03 10.04

-.03 -.03 ...

26.22 20.05 25.87 +.13 34.50 26.30 33.80 -.05 13.01 18.52 18.33 20.86 20.02 21.83 21.35

11.17 13.44 13.18 15.91 15.29 15.09 14.82

12.85 -.06 17.75 -.23 17.57 -.23 20.43 -.14 19.60 -.14 21.17 +.04 20.70 +.04

16.37 11.56 11.16 9.64 22.85 7.66 7.66 7.66 30.85 11.10 27.26 11.50 27.57 28.00 22.51 23.14 11.39 26.22 26.19 12.40 12.45 15.24 11.78 12.19 12.39 5.95 13.49 10.48 12.87 9.09 13.01 11.58 12.34 20.80 41.39 9.89 9.59 9.63 8.17 6.95 6.94 24.63 6.14 18.30

13.65 10.73 10.61 6.53 17.04 6.21 6.21 6.21 21.19 10.72 18.52 10.96 20.11 20.43 14.84 15.23 10.63 19.69 19.67 11.52 11.56 13.03 7.62 8.39 10.23 4.56 10.43 7.84 9.40 6.96 10.06 9.99 10.03 14.57 29.72 9.71 6.99 7.02 6.30 5.63 5.62 17.78 4.77 12.38

16.22 11.18 10.88 9.05 22.42 7.62 7.62 7.62 30.15 10.99 22.78 11.23 27.06 27.49 22.04 22.66 11.04 25.71 25.68 12.25 12.30 14.40 11.19 11.52 12.23 5.87 13.37 10.29 12.64 8.96 12.73 11.47 12.14 20.28 40.59 9.78 9.28 9.32 7.99 6.84 6.83 24.24 6.08 17.81

... +.06 +.01 -.17 -.02 +.04 +.04 +.04 +.05 +.01 -.87 +.01 +.03 +.04 +.16 +.16 +.07 -.01 -.01 -.06 -.05 -.13 -.15 -.23 -.01 ... +.05 ... +.02 -.01 -.04 -.01 -.03 +.01 +.02 ... -.01 -.01 -.02 -.01 -.01 +.05 +.01 +.06

20.44 19.49 19.07 18.99 12.56 12.56 53.07 53.07 21.53 38.88 38.66 45.12 44.65 40.16 40.03 32.93 31.89 11.61 14.26 17.74 17.60 13.74 34.29 30.12 29.99 16.04 27.24 27.48 31.04 30.55 57.43 56.42 10.18 41.61 9.61 9.70 9.67 9.84 10.11 12.54 16.63 14.79 29.67 29.46

15.28 14.67 15.49 15.44 12.02 12.02 43.95 43.91 19.51 29.35 29.16 33.17 32.78 29.89 29.81 25.00 24.17 10.55 13.10 14.61 14.51 13.30 25.76 23.39 23.30 15.29 21.52 20.50 23.12 22.72 43.32 42.55 10.03 30.53 8.44 8.33 8.08 7.89 7.94 11.53 15.19 13.66 22.58 22.43

20.21 19.27 18.81 18.74 12.36 12.36 52.19 52.18 20.96 37.56 37.33 42.93 42.48 38.96 38.82 32.02 30.99 11.60 13.55 17.51 17.37 13.52 32.83 29.49 29.35 15.70 27.01 26.94 29.89 29.42 55.25 54.27 10.09 40.21 9.52 9.57 9.52 9.64 9.88 12.01 15.83 14.04 29.21 28.99

+.01 +.01 -.06 -.06 ... ... -.19 -.19 -.09 -.50 -.51 -.83 -.82 -.33 -.34 -.24 -.24 ... +.07 -.03 -.03 ... -.62 -.20 -.20 +.08 +.07 -.13 -.40 -.39 -.64 -.63 ... -.27 -.02 -.03 -.04 -.06 -.06 +.07 +.11 ... +.02 +.01

11.60 11.04 11.35 +.04 12.93 12.27 12.71

-.03

46.84 32.10 46.12 +.04 53.61 35.47 52.63 +.01 11.15 10.27 11.06 +.01 31.51 23.84 29.69 -.62 13.28 10.01 12.49 -.27 21.58 24.23 29.31 22.79 37.48 18.61

14.85 17.10 21.18 16.84 24.84 13.37

20.88 23.05 28.55 22.59 36.93 18.28

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34.58 24.75 33.31 -.38 25.71 20.23 25.44 +.16 23.56 15.56 22.75 +.08 10.47 10.27 10.44 ... 14.21 10.78 13.71 -.26 15.69 12.05 15.55 +.05 11.69 9.59 11.49 -.04 13.47 12.94 13.25 +.01 12.40 8.85 11.80 -.20 11.86 8.78 11.38 -.17

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SMALL-CAP MID-CAP LARGE-CAP

PAGE 6D

VALUE LV 8.4 19.4 -2.3 0.6

YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR

BLEND LB 7.0 15.2 1.6 3.9

8.7 17.4 5.3 3.7 6.6 16.3 8.8 5.5

10.4 26.8 5.3 5.5 8.9 21.2 7.0 4.6

GROWTH LG 4.6 17.4 0.7 3.6

11.3 30.1 3.0 5.5

10.5 30.8 7.5 5.2

THE TIMES LEADER

Fund Focus FundFocus Shareholders have until Monday to vote on Fidelity’s proposed changes to this fund’s expense ratio. It would gradually rise to 0.8 percent from 0.6, but could fluctuate depending on performance. Fidelity Fidelity

FFIDX

BOND FUNDS Interm-Term Bond (CI) Interm. Government (GI) High Yield Muni (HM) High Yield Bond (HY) Muni National Interm (MI) Muni National Long (ML) Muni Short (MS)

2.85 1.98 2.15 5.55 3.11 3.25 1.48

6.88 4.58 1.26 14.90 3.30 2.00 2.20

6.33 5.40 1.54 8.89 4.23 3.41 2.84

6.00 5.75 1.08 7.07 4.07 3.20 3.15

NAV 13.00 9.25 13.32 13.22 12.92 12.55 12.58

WK CHG ... -.02 -.02 +.06 +.02 +.06 -.01

10.91 10.88 11.31 11.79 9.81

10.72 10.75 11.07 11.62 9.75

+.01 +.02 +.01 +.07 ...

10.42 10.40 10.80 11.21 9.62

16.01 13.29 15.78

-.05

61.10 57.22 22.80 26.93

44.23 40.23 15.39 18.53

59.48 55.81 22.44 26.29

+.14 +.19 +.25 +.18

14.96 14.84 35.25 14.27 16.62 14.61 12.72 11.96 16.74

14.09 14.14 25.01 13.54 12.58 13.94 12.53 11.80 12.66

14.43 14.47 32.96 13.95 15.77 14.25 12.64 11.93 15.89

+.06 +.06 -.65 -.01 -.22 +.06 +.01 ... -.22

13.68 12.76 13.65 +.06 23.51 27.93 26.17 44.83 19.12 19.21 18.74 13.50 20.75 20.22 19.34 20.08 11.23 4.97 7.95 32.45 11.60 11.58 36.24 12.52 11.57 77.62 16.58 9.75 12.57 10.47 72.62 16.72 11.47 38.87 42.71 21.41

18.95 20.96 19.64 26.49 14.48 14.55 14.19 10.22 16.99 16.56 15.85 16.45 10.49 4.41 7.10 25.80 10.54 10.53 26.06 8.95 8.28 52.98 11.95 9.55 9.18 9.48 47.67 12.57 10.81 27.63 30.23 14.24

23.30 27.32 25.59 39.80 18.70 18.78 18.32 12.92 20.08 19.56 18.71 19.43 10.88 4.97 7.93 32.33 11.03 11.01 34.31 12.34 11.40 68.94 16.26 9.73 12.35 10.00 65.46 16.41 11.22 38.09 41.86 20.58

+.06 -.17 -.16 -.96 -.06 -.06 -.05 -.16 -.20 -.20 -.19 -.19 +.01 ... -.01 +.38 -.07 -.08 -.68 +.04 +.03 -1.81 -.03 ... +.01 +.06 -.92 -.02 ... +.13 +.14 -.04

27.37 19.61 26.51 30.08 19.53 28.75

-.16 -.16

FUND

YTD 5-YR 52-WEEK WK %RTN %RTN HI LOW NAV CHG

StratIncA m +4.5 +7.2 6.28 5.81 6.17 +.01 StratIncZ +4.5 +7.5 6.21 5.75 6.09 ... TaxEA m +4.0 +4.1 13.79 12.35 13.04 +.10 TaxEBdA m +3.1 +3.7 3.89 3.51 3.69 +.02 TaxEZ +4.1 +4.3 13.79 12.35 13.04 +.10 USGovMorA m +4.8 +6.8 5.44 5.12 5.44 +.01 ValRestrZ +2.9 +2.1 54.18 37.85 51.89 -.32 ValueA m +4.8 +.4 12.23 9.27 12.04 -.01 ValueZ +4.8 +.7 12.25 9.28 12.06 -.02 Commerce Bond +3.1 +7.9 20.44 19.61 20.18 ... Constellation SndsSelGrII +5.3 +6.6 10.83 7.46 10.54 +.11 DFA 1YrFixInI +.5 +3.2 10.38 10.31 10.35 ... 2YrGlbFII +.4 +3.3 10.30 10.13 10.19 ... 5YearGovI +1.1 +4.7 11.17 10.69 10.87 ... 5YrGlbFII +2.1 +4.9 11.75 10.78 11.11 +.01 EMktsSoCo -.5 NA 15.50 11.41 14.68 -.19 EmMkCrEqI -.4 +10.9 23.21 16.37 22.07 -.28 EmMktValI -1.2 +11.3 38.10 27.82 35.71 -.58 EmMtSmCpI ... +12.6 25.24 17.79 24.07 -.17 EmgMktI -.1 +9.6 32.37 22.98 30.63 -.47 GlEqInst +6.0 +3.0 14.76 10.65 14.27 -.08 Glob6040I +4.6 +4.4 13.69 11.08 13.39 -.06 InfPrtScI +4.7 NA 11.90 11.09 11.77 -.05 IntGovFII +1.9 +7.1 12.91 12.09 12.45 ... IntRlEstI +7.2 NA 5.59 3.67 5.38 -.06 IntSmCapI +5.2 +2.2 18.94 13.30 18.10 -.28 IntlValu3 +4.3 +1.5 18.91 13.45 17.87 -.35 LgCapIntI +4.3 +1.1 21.80 15.92 20.72 -.34 RelEstScI +10.4 +3.0 24.43 17.26 23.80 +.02 STMuniBdI +1.3 +3.0 10.41 10.21 10.31 +.01 TMIntlVal +4.1 +1.7 16.56 11.75 15.63 -.31 TMMkWVal +8.2 +1.5 16.73 11.84 16.24 -.08 TMMkWVal2 +8.3 +1.6 16.11 11.39 15.64 -.07 TMUSEq +7.3 +2.9 14.81 10.91 14.52 -.01 TMUSTarVal +6.1 +1.1 23.61 16.00 22.77 -.04 TMUSmCp +7.4 +1.9 25.49 17.19 24.63 +.08 USCorEq1I +7.8 +3.6 12.09 8.71 11.83 ... USCorEq2I +7.6 +3.2 12.07 8.62 11.78 -.01 USLgCo +7.1 +2.9 10.76 8.07 10.57 -.01 USLgVal3 +8.8 +1.7 17.21 12.26 16.72 -.10 USLgValI +8.8 +1.5 22.48 16.02 21.84 -.13 USMicroI +6.1 +2.5 15.13 10.30 14.60 +.04 USSmValI +5.6 +2.1 28.21 18.50 27.00 -.11 USSmallI +7.8 +4.6 23.76 15.89 23.01 +.07 USTgtValI +6.1 +3.4 18.31 12.42 17.65 -.05 USVecEqI +7.3 +2.7 12.00 8.39 11.65 -.02 DWS-Investments DrSmCpVlA m +4.5 +4.3 39.85 28.99 38.44 -.08 LgCapValA m +6.9 +3.1 18.75 14.73 18.59 +.07 LgCapValS +7.0 +3.4 18.76 14.73 18.59 +.06

FUND

YTD 5-YR 52-WEEK WK %RTN %RTN HI LOW NAV CHG

DiscStkR b +7.0 Dreyfus +7.2 EmergMarI d -1.8 EmgLead +5.2 EmgMkts m -1.9 GNMA Z b +2.6 GrowInc +6.9 GrtChinaA m +.7 HiYldI +6.3 IntBndA f +4.0 IntIncA f +3.6 IntMuBd +3.8 IntlStkI +4.0 IntlStkIx +5.0 MidCapIdx +9.9 MuniBd +3.0 NJMuniA f +2.7 NYTaxEBd +3.3 OppMdCpVaA f +10.8 SIMuBdD b +1.5 SP500Idx +6.9 SmCapIdx +7.9 SmCoVal +5.5 StratValA f +6.2 TechGrA f +5.4 WldwdeGrA f +9.5 Driehaus ActiveInc +2.5 EmMktGr d +1.9 Dupree KYTxFInc +4.1 Eagle CapApprA m +5.2 MidCpStA m +4.7 Eaton Vance DivBldrA m +4.9 Floating-Rate A m +2.9 FltRateC m +2.7 FltRtAdv b +2.9 GovOblA m +1.2 GtrIndiaA m -11.2 HiIncOppA m +5.8 HiIncOppB m +5.5 IncBosA m +5.6 LrgCpValA m +3.3 LrgCpValC m +3.1 NatlMuniA m +3.2 NatlMuniB m +2.9 NatlMuniC m +2.9 PAMuniA m +4.1 PaTxMgEMI d +.6 StrIncA m +2.2 StratIncC m +2.0

+3.4 +3.4 +7.5 -2.4 +7.3 +6.2 +3.3 +16.6 +7.8 +10.3 +6.5 +4.4 NA 0.0 +5.8 +3.3 +3.5 +4.2 +8.3 +3.7 +2.4 +4.0 +11.5 +3.1 +7.0 +5.0

33.52 9.80 13.95 22.39 13.87 15.83 15.40 55.00 6.84 17.20 13.43 13.89 14.75 16.44 31.27 11.58 13.10 15.22 38.37 13.33 37.66 22.56 32.83 30.96 34.86 44.68

13.22 15.77 15.09 50.53 6.84 16.74 13.37 13.52 14.25 15.67 30.63 10.99 12.38 14.55 37.88 13.17 36.97 22.03 31.83 30.27 34.23 43.48

-.03 ... -.19 ... -.19 +.04 +.01 +.20 ... -.14 ... +.09 -.21 -.32 +.17 +.06 +.06 +.09 +.30 +.04 -.05 +.15 +.32 -.08 +.33 +.03

+6.5 11.35 10.71 11.26 +8.7 34.42 23.49 32.82

-.01 -.18

+4.8 7.92

24.46 7.21 10.31 15.03 10.23 15.25 11.14 36.76 6.17 16.53 12.82 13.00 11.01 11.91 21.87 10.53 11.86 13.92 25.47 13.02 28.92 15.98 21.96 22.81 23.69 33.26

7.33

32.73 9.62 13.30

7.67 +.03

+3.0 29.72 22.76 29.36 +.09 +4.1 29.41 21.40 28.86 ... +3.3 +3.8 +3.1 +3.8 +5.8 +3.2 +6.6 +5.9 +7.6 +1.3 +.5 +.5 -.2 -.2 +2.4 +10.1 +7.1 +6.3

10.68 9.41 9.09 9.10 7.65 29.97 4.52 4.52 6.00 19.26 19.25 10.03 10.03 10.03 9.25 53.81 8.26 7.80

8.45 8.91 8.60 8.61 7.39 21.43 4.07 4.08 5.47 15.13 15.14 8.44 8.44 8.44 8.22 39.18 8.10 7.64

10.39 9.40 9.08 9.09 7.47 25.01 4.51 4.52 6.00 18.78 18.77 9.00 9.00 9.00 8.75 51.45 8.24 7.77

-.08 -.01 ... -.01 -.01 -.11 ... ... +.01 -.11 -.11 +.10 +.10 +.10 +.08 -.70 ... -.01

16.00 11.20 15.43 +.15 49.87 32.88 49.27 +.87 18.21 13.25 18.07 +.25 28.58 20.78 28.30 +.44 8.88 8.27 8.48 +.01 18.12 13.09 17.15 -.37 11.61 8.22 11.04 -.24 16.09 11.42 15.73 -.01 9.64 7.28 9.45 ... 36.39 24.44 32.20 30.21 22.53 28.00 29.83 19.95 29.06

-.57 -.01 -.06

20.92 21.03 11.56 34.35 34.45 58.70 58.21 53.27 12.33

17.92 17.99 9.20 26.77 26.92 41.56 41.47 37.95 11.18

20.41 -.01 20.53 ... 11.23 +.01 33.36 +.01 33.46 +.01 57.06 -.14 56.57 -.14 51.78 -.12 12.24 -.01

28.83 16.05 39.20 16.22 16.71

24.05 15.37 28.43 15.64 16.36

28.66 +.07 15.76 -.01 38.68 +.08 16.20 -.01 16.57 -.01

20.38 13.98 19.76

-.11

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16.46 11.28 16.02 +.10 67.62 51.94 66.41

-.39

65.86 46.42 64.46 +.07 9.20

8.95

32.30 29.58 43.72 43.82 29.34 30.20 32.21 33.38 9.62 15.44 48.80 40.48 5.12 5.13 14.06 14.07 8.58 10.96 10.33 26.05 11.35 9.11 22.24 10.11 2.88 10.95 10.16 12.67 15.39 9.25 10.72 14.17 25.60 26.18 5.95 10.11 12.97 13.15 14.61 13.61 14.94 24.39 24.94 22.06 22.47 30.40 12.93 8.63 8.68 14.81 14.79 12.42 11.00 11.22 11.11 10.99 10.85 10.03 18.98 10.60 15.40 15.51 17.49 19.08 36.99 47.76 50.13 14.04 14.15 20.96 10.04

22.85 21.11 31.37 31.44 21.15 21.72 21.26 23.54 9.14 11.18 35.02 29.19 4.91 4.92 10.95 10.95 6.29 7.97 7.47 16.96 8.21 8.44 16.79 9.18 2.58 9.81 9.28 9.17 12.11 8.91 10.02 10.58 18.39 18.81 4.39 9.75 9.44 9.56 10.63 9.95 10.85 17.36 17.74 15.54 15.80 19.75 8.96 5.98 6.02 10.46 10.45 8.51 8.38 9.30 8.82 9.50 7.89 9.89 12.85 10.46 10.17 10.25 11.92 13.35 23.42 34.92 36.63 9.38 9.43 14.82 8.17

9.04 +.01 31.29 28.65 42.09 42.19 28.25 29.08 31.19 32.34 9.37 15.16 47.87 39.64 5.10 5.10 13.84 13.85 8.47 10.68 9.70 23.10 11.04 9.09 21.91 9.50 2.88 10.90 9.85 11.96 14.89 9.19 10.43 13.90 25.01 25.58 5.85 10.07 12.27 12.44 14.14 13.15 14.46 23.27 23.80 21.32 21.72 29.77 12.66 8.50 8.55 14.54 14.52 12.09 10.76 11.07 10.91 10.89 10.56 9.96 17.91 10.52 14.97 15.08 17.05 18.63 35.51 46.40 48.71 13.89 13.99 20.28 9.92

+.14 +.13 -.31 -.31 -.03 -.03 +.22 +.15 ... -.03 +.46 +.37 ... -.01 +.01 +.01 +.02 -.06 -.17 -.48 -.08 -.01 +.14 +.07 +.01 ... +.02 -.23 -.22 -.01 +.06 -.02 ... +.01 -.01 ... -.20 -.20 -.08 -.07 -.08 -.44 -.44 -.20 -.19 +.10 +.06 +.01 +.01 +.01 +.01 ... -.03 -.02 -.03 -.01 -.03 ... -.13 +.02 +.04 +.04 +.12 +.13 +.03 +.08 +.09 +.13 +.12 -.11 ...

DWS-Scudder BalA m +3.9 +2.8 9.59 CATFIncA m +3.4 +3.9 7.47 CapGrA m +4.4 +4.1 58.29 CapGrS +4.5 +4.4 58.70 EnhEMFIS d +.2 +5.6 11.53 Eq500S +7.0 +2.7 153.28 GNMAS +3.2 +6.8 15.65 GlbTS d +5.8 +1.2 25.90 GrIncS +8.9 +2.8 18.10 GvtSc m +3.3 +6.7 9.00 HiIncA m +5.5 +7.0 4.95 HlthCareS d +16.3 +7.3 28.41 IntTFrS +3.5 +4.7 11.76 IntlS d +1.9 -2.5 49.01 LAEqS d -9.2 +7.1 53.68 MgdMuniA m +3.2 +4.5 9.25 MgdMuniS +3.4 +4.7 9.26 SPInxS +6.9 +2.6 18.13 ShDurPS +2.0 +4.4 9.64 StrHiYldTxFA m +2.4 +3.5 12.52 StrHiYldTxFS +2.5 +3.7 12.53 StrValA m +5.3 -2.4 35.44 TechA m +5.9 +4.9 14.76 Davis FinclA m +2.4 -.1 33.73 NYVentA m +4.6 +1.5 36.90 NYVentB m +4.2 +.6 35.33 NYVentC m +4.3 +.7 35.60 Delaware Invest CorpBdIs +4.4 +9.1 6.35 DiverIncA m +3.2 +8.7 9.84 EmgMktA m +.3 +10.3 17.03 GrowOppA m +16.9 +8.1 25.30 LgValA m +10.6 +2.1 16.67 LtdDvIncA m +1.5 +6.0 9.05 OpFixIncI +3.1 +7.9 9.87 OptLgCpIs +6.1 +3.0 13.16 OptLgValI +8.7 +2.7 11.42 TaxFIntA m +2.7 +4.2 12.12 TaxFMNA m +3.4 +4.1 12.74 TaxFPAA m +2.5 +4.1 8.13 TaxFUSAA m +2.8 +3.9 11.64 Diamond Hill LngShortA m +3.8 +.6 17.32 LngShortI +3.8 +.9 17.52 LrgCapI +6.8 +3.0 16.12 SmCapA m +4.8 +3.5 27.74 Dimensional Investme IntCorEqI +4.4 +1.6 12.33 IntlSCoI +4.3 +2.7 18.73 IntlValuI +4.2 +1.3 20.21 Direxion DynHYBdI x +3.9 +1.1 15.07 Dodge & Cox Bal +6.9 +2.4 75.65 GlbStock +5.7 NA 9.72 Income +3.1 +7.2 13.51 IntlStk +3.5 +2.2 38.80 Stock +8.0 +.1 118.20 Domini Social Invmts SocEqInv m +9.0 +3.2 32.81 Dreyfus Apprecia +7.6 +4.1 42.06 AtvMdCpA f +9.6 -.4 36.88 BasSP500 +7.0 +2.7 27.98 BondIdxIn b +2.2 +6.1 10.85 BstSMCpGI +10.8 +6.6 15.90 BstSmCpVl +4.7 +2.8 25.11 CAAMTBdZ +3.4 +3.6 14.90

7.98 6.70 43.03 43.36 10.28 114.86 15.04 19.11 13.35 8.62 4.51 21.24 10.91 37.27 39.22 8.39 8.40 13.58 9.49 11.18 11.19 26.65 10.37

9.41 7.08 56.87 57.28 10.76 150.52 15.52 25.22 17.73 8.93 4.95 28.32 11.39 46.13 48.23 8.79 8.81 17.81 9.58 11.73 11.74 34.39 14.28

-.03 +.06 -.15 -.15 -.04 -.16 +.04 -.24 -.02 +.02 +.01 +.49 +.05 -.91 -1.33 +.05 +.06 -.02 ... +.09 +.09 -.07 -.03

26.45 28.46 27.23 27.44

32.53 35.91 34.36 34.64

-.43 -.20 -.20 -.20

5.76 9.14 11.99 16.72 12.15 8.83 9.26 9.44 8.49 11.26 11.67 7.36 10.62

6.00 9.35 16.06 24.95 16.50 8.96 9.71 12.79 11.31 11.64 12.20 7.69 11.08

-.01 -.01 -.40 +.38 +.05 +.01 ... -.08 +.01 +.06 +.08 +.06 +.07

14.67 14.79 12.40 21.10

16.87 -.12 17.05 -.13 15.83 -.02 27.04 +.06

8.79 11.72 13.00 17.90 14.38 19.10

-.18 -.23 -.37

14.09 14.77

-.08

59.93 7.14 13.13 27.90 87.05

74.66 -.13 9.41 -.11 13.50 +.02 36.97 -.68 115.93 -.32

24.27 32.30 +.14 31.31 26.58 20.96 10.38 10.86 18.32 13.35

41.09 36.00 27.36 10.65 15.55 24.12 14.08

-.04 +.09 -.03 ... +.09 +.10 +.07

CATEGORY MORNINGSTAR RATING™ ASSETS EXP RATIO MANAGER SINCE RETURNS 3-MO YTD 1-YR 3-YR ANNL 5-YR-ANNL

Large Blend ★★★✩✩ $5,473 million 0.61% John D. Avery 2002-02-06 +0.7 +7.6 +18.5 -0.8 +3.3

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*– Annualized 52-WEEK HI LOW 13.24 12.81 9.48 6.90 13.68 8.96 13.75 12.73 13.01 12.85 12.96 12.13 12.97 8.70

FUND

TMG1.0 +6.2 +2.5 574.45 435.73 565.66 +.82 TMG1.1A m +6.1 +2.1 25.66 19.51 25.27 +.04 TMGlbDivIncA m +6.3 +1.4 10.51 8.44 10.19 -.06 TMGlbDivIncC m +5.9 +.6 10.49 8.43 10.16 -.07 TaxMgdVlA m +3.6 +.7 17.94 14.12 17.50 -.10 WldwHealA m +12.2 +7.2 10.53 8.15 10.49 +.11 FAM Value +6.6 +2.6 48.80 38.16 48.33 +.21 FBR FBRFocus m +1.7 +5.3 51.90 38.90 50.66 +.50 FMI CommStk +7.9 +8.5 27.49 20.91 27.07 +.09 Focus +9.8 +8.3 33.81 23.07 33.30 +.27 LgCap +8.2 +5.5 17.00 13.23 16.89 +.15 FPA Capital m +10.1 +6.5 47.08 30.86 45.38 +.50 Cres d +6.0 +6.3 28.71 23.99 28.41 +.03 NewInc m +1.4 +4.2 11.07 10.82 10.89 +.01 Fairholme Funds Fairhome d -6.5 +6.8 36.53 28.24 33.28 -.65 Federated CapAprA m +1.2 +2.6 20.00 15.48 19.24 -.17 ClvrValA m +6.9 +2.0 15.75 11.60 15.37 -.08 HiIncBdA m +5.2 +8.2 7.77 7.11 7.74 -.03 InterConA m +3.9 +2.2 55.09 37.18 51.83 -.85 KaufmanA m +5.1 +3.7 5.89 4.37 5.77 -.01 KaufmanB m +4.8 +3.1 5.56 4.13 5.45 -.02 KaufmanC m +4.8 +3.1 5.56 4.13 5.45 -.01 KaufmanR m +4.9 +3.6 5.89 4.38 5.77 -.02 KaufmnSCA m +6.8 +3.7 28.37 19.09 27.97 +.14 MuniSecsA f +3.6 +3.0 10.34 9.34 9.83 +.05 MuniUltA m +.5 +2.2 10.05 10.01 10.03 ... PrdntBr m -9.3 -1.8 5.65 4.26 4.29 -.02 StrValA m +9.3 +2.5 4.77 3.75 4.75 +.04 StratIncA f +3.7 +8.0 9.45 8.54 9.28 +.02 TotRetBdA m +2.5 +6.5 11.48 11.01 11.27 ... USGovSecA f +1.8 +5.5 7.93 7.66 7.81 +.01 Fidelity AstMgr20 +2.8 +4.7 13.17 12.01 13.08 -.01 AstMgr50 +4.1 +4.8 16.27 13.52 16.01 -.04 AstMgr85 +5.1 +3.8 14.51 10.85 14.09 -.07 Bal +5.2 +4.0 19.40 15.94 19.11 -.03 BlChGrow +7.3 +6.1 49.64 34.78 48.64 +.16 BlChVal +7.0 -1.2 11.88 9.04 11.57 -.08 CAMuInc d +3.6 +3.9 12.37 11.33 11.85 +.06 CASITxFre d +1.9 +4.3 10.81 10.49 10.65 +.03 CTMuInc d +3.8 +4.7 11.84 11.01 11.49 +.05 Canada d +1.7 +7.0 63.77 46.30 59.14 -.84 CapApr +5.7 +2.3 27.33 20.41 26.78 -.02 CapInc d +6.5 +10.4 9.95 8.47 9.86 -.03 ChinaReg d +1.2 +12.2 34.07 24.62 32.90 -.09 Contra +4.8 +4.5 72.91 54.99 70.90 -.18 ConvSec +7.0 +6.2 27.62 21.07 27.07 -.09 DiscEq +7.1 +.4 24.96 19.05 24.14 -.19 DivGrow +5.7 +4.4 31.04 21.79 30.06 -.12 DivStk +7.0 +2.9 16.30 12.06 16.00 -.03 DivrIntl d +3.1 0.0 32.85 23.93 31.08 -.51 EmergAsia d +3.8 +8.2 32.86 22.93 31.77 -.03 EmgMkt d -.3 +4.9 27.86 19.80 26.28 -.39 EqInc +6.2 +.9 48.11 35.94 46.90 -.35 EqInc II +6.2 +.4 19.84 14.86 19.34 -.14 EuCapApr d +4.5 -.3 21.27 14.36 19.89 -.36 Europe d +4.6 +.7 35.01 23.88 32.75 -.58 ExpMulNat d +5.0 +1.8 23.65 17.70 22.91 -.14 FF2015 +4.2 +4.0 12.05 10.07 11.77 -.08 FF2035 +5.0 +2.7 12.45 9.53 12.00 -.10 FF2040 +5.0 +2.5 8.71 6.64 8.38 -.05 Fidelity +7.6 +3.3 35.76 25.78 34.59 -.19 Fifty +7.0 +.6 19.26 13.85 18.86 +.18 FltRtHiIn d +2.0 +4.8 9.91 9.37 9.89 -.01

FUND

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YTD 5-YR 52-WEEK WK %RTN %RTN HI LOW NAV CHG

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52-WEEK HI LOW 16.13 14.47 16.14 14.48 6.55 6.00 6.56 6.01 13.87 12.49 14.24 12.82 11.81 8.51 19.16 12.91 34.33 25.20 42.42 31.94

NAV 15.33 15.34 6.27 6.28 13.27 13.23 10.61 18.80 33.63 40.59

WK CHG +.11 +.11 +.02 +.02 +.08 +.07 -.19 +.14 -.19 -.29

11.35 9.13 11.01 18.39 14.75 17.96

-.03 ...

16.21 12.35 15.53 -.15 31.42 23.47 30.99 +.05 30.04 21.32 30.01 +.53 14.93 13.34 14.87 -.01 17.25 15.22 16.96 -.08 29.10 19.73 28.28 +.10 12.45 12.44 26.82 11.31 8.12 8.15 8.14 31.31 12.63 24.70 14.05 13.34 9.44 25.24 11.88 8.04 2.92 13.57 18.20 10.89 4.68 4.71 17.50 34.93 11.45

9.21 9.21 18.28 9.20 7.25 7.27 7.27 23.51 9.92 15.15 10.18 9.69 9.30 16.65 10.64 7.27 2.73 9.59 12.60 9.71 4.57 4.60 11.71 23.99 10.58

12.04 12.03 25.79 11.08 8.10 8.13 8.12 30.16 12.36 23.65 13.68 12.99 9.39 24.65 10.88 8.04 2.91 12.91 17.77 10.21 4.63 4.66 16.82 33.62 10.85

-.10 -.10 -.05 -.06 ... ... ... -.12 -.01 -.08 -.02 -.02 -.01 +.06 +.07 +.01 -.01 -.21 +.03 +.06 ... ... +.06 -.04 ...

15.49 13.76 13.18 19.19 18.85 14.26 10.46 14.99 14.80 14.76 44.89 6.60 3.56 3.56 14.66 23.72 24.37 26.76 6.27 20.83 20.11 16.47 14.70 10.23 14.23 14.06 7.78 8.59 8.10 27.05 28.39 10.68 10.69 16.73 17.27 26.84 27.35 14.85 14.85 14.92 18.25 18.19 24.78 24.55 24.89

11.44 12.82 11.58 14.18 14.14 11.77 9.99 11.63 11.48 11.45 32.94 5.89 3.20 3.20 10.56 16.64 17.09 20.11 6.17 15.86 15.32 12.17 10.35 7.15 11.74 11.58 7.03 7.79 7.84 17.54 18.37 10.21 10.21 11.86 12.24 19.94 20.31 12.61 12.61 12.66 13.49 13.45 19.03 18.86 19.11

15.09 13.69 13.08 18.91 18.54 14.00 10.22 14.68 14.50 14.45 44.06 6.60 3.56 3.56 14.12 22.95 23.57 26.03 6.20 20.46 19.75 16.32 14.47 10.01 14.03 13.86 7.25 8.08 7.98 26.54 27.85 10.62 10.62 16.03 16.55 26.42 26.91 14.72 14.72 14.78 18.00 17.93 24.42 24.18 24.53

-.06 ... -.02 +.03 +.03 -.09 ... -.05 -.05 -.05 +.07 ... ... ... -.19 -.21 -.22 -.32 ... -.06 -.06 +.07 -.01 +.03 -.03 -.03 +.03 +.04 +.02 +.02 +.01 ... -.01 -.26 -.26 -.01 -.02 -.02 -.02 -.03 +.01 +.01 -.05 -.05 -.05

17.35 13.31 17.01 +.06 9.55 9.14 9.53 -.01 6.03 5.61 6.03 +.01 6.00 5.59 6.00 +.01 7.79 5.45 7.61 -.02 78.14 61.08 77.15 +.33 10.84 9.58 9.96 -.02 26.49 24.82 26.48 ... 10.76 10.15 10.61 +.01 13.55 16.56 17.76 13.57 9.62

13.33 16.41 17.44 13.49 9.26

... -.01 -.04 -.01 -.10

21.58 13.55 20.33

-.16

15.35 14.70 19.41 21.11

11.14 10.07 13.80 14.86

14.83 14.29 18.51 20.42

-.09 -.13 -.35 -.19

16.02 11.36 11.51 12.75 12.75 16.64 17.11 17.56 19.91

11.24 8.58 9.41 9.59 9.59 11.55 11.85 12.14 13.39

15.35 11.16 11.14 12.52 12.52 16.27 16.73 17.17 19.21

-.19 -.01 -.11 -.02 -.01 +.04 +.04 +.04 +.04

11.29 10.60 11.28

...

16.61 11.32 15.83

-.33

31.71 18.68 23.02 14.60 24.40

12.41 13.45 13.34 11.72 7.00

22.71 15.25 16.54 11.85 17.70

29.88 -.11 18.39 -.04 19.73 +.09 14.29 -.15 23.60 -.22

16.27 15.31 16.25 +.01 48.43 33.72 47.74 +.34 30.70 22.54 30.20 +.09 13.17 10.84 12.64

-.13

11.02 10.07 10.97 8.68 8.29 8.66 10.79 10.26 10.54

-.02 -.01 ...

39.73 26.34 38.53 17.31 13.74 16.80 9.58 8.43 8.67

-.19 -.14 -.01

58.49 46.64 57.19

-.24

30.86 21.78 30.31 +.17 26.48 19.85 26.01

-.03

9.98 8.27 9.82 14.84 11.06 14.54 9.35 6.96 9.09 9.86 7.69 9.63 8.11 5.92 7.72 11.38 8.55 11.18

-.02 -.01 -.04 -.04 -.13 -.01

11.46 12.76 12.68 15.57 15.66

8.53 11.86 11.78 13.81 13.89

10.86 12.48 12.39 15.52 15.60

-.18 -.02 -.02 ... ...

21.34 31.08 37.44 53.67 16.40 22.96 19.80 29.93 20.28 28.13 19.27

16.07 21.93 26.35 37.80 11.95 16.51 14.26 21.51 13.49 20.55 14.10

20.95 29.95 36.09 51.73 16.09 22.42 19.33 29.22 19.61 27.53 18.86

-.06 +.11 +.14 +.21 -.05 -.08 -.07 -.10 +.11 -.14 -.09

33.62 24.97 32.86 -.09 23.20 22.35 22.87 +.02 49.52 37.40 49.12 +.43 6.42

5.79

6.30

-.03

10.88 10.72 8.90 7.55 8.46 10.74 11.58 10.60 12.98 11.40 13.43 10.73 9.52 16.45 16.89 10.95

10.35 10.02 6.57 6.77 7.64 9.76 10.10 7.94 9.06 7.76 12.32 10.24 6.50 11.64 12.66 9.68

10.62 10.30 8.64 7.55 7.97 10.23 11.02 10.12 12.69 11.04 13.15 10.40 9.20 16.00 16.59 10.28

... ... -.04 +.01 +.04 +.06 -.20 -.18 +.05 +.01 +.07 +.01 +.03 +.04 -.02 +.07

16.07 16.06 27.27 11.09 11.05 36.81 35.93

13.77 13.76 21.58 10.68 10.64 29.40 28.70

14.51 14.50 26.00 10.93 10.89 35.73 34.87

+.15 +.14 -.64 +.04 +.04 -.30 -.29

29.68 12.39 23.93 21.01 15.20

24.50 9.18 18.07 15.47 10.99

29.26 12.11 23.40 20.44 14.70

-.15 ... -.12 -.10 -.12

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52-WEEK WK HI LOW NAV CHG 45.29 34.67 44.90 -.02 30.73 23.12 30.36 -.18 22.80 17.52 22.38 12.00 16.95 13.05 12.43 11.63 11.60

11.47 12.18 10.01 11.56 7.99 8.74

-.08

11.68 ... 16.62 +.06 12.65 -.09 11.86 +.06 10.99 -.16 10.87 -.05

13.43 10.16 13.33 +.10 6.64 10.29 10.08 12.06 10.67 8.31 46.92 41.33 41.05 49.10 8.99 2.02 4.25 4.26 6.62 37.42 36.17 37.05 35.91 67.85 26.53 9.59 67.42 63.28 32.57 30.08 67.57 51.45 48.74 7.04 7.01 7.04 13.03 12.75 30.92 31.05 24.84 24.68 14.70 14.64 9.47 9.46 3.34 3.32 22.56 20.39 23.71 13.18 34.21 33.00 9.27 11.37 16.43 27.89 16.89 17.28 16.91 16.88 7.36 7.37 35.48 8.42 8.43 4.45 4.44 4.44 9.65 24.01 24.49

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many relatives were miners.” What’s the most challenging part of your job? “Trying to balance working in a clinical area with administration, and going to the university and all of the 13 clinical sites. It’s a real balancing act.” Proudest professional moment? “Being selected as the first graduate of the nurse anesthesia school to hold the position of director. Dr. Bill Host chose from several qualified applicants and the opportunity allowed me to work alongside my long-time friend, Mary Jennings. Mary encouraged me to obtain the DNP, which was the second proudest professional moment in my long nursing career. A great career choice — nurse anesthesia — a great mentor, Dr. Host, and a great friend, Mary Jennings.”

et’s say you’re a genealogist trying to trace a Wyoming Valley ancestor and you’ve finally got him/her pinned down to a 19th-century address on South Fell Street in Wilkes-Barre. But when you look at a modern map of the city — disaster. You can’t find South Fell. That phenomenon is common here in Wyoming Valley. The reason: a massive late-20th-century urban redevelopment program that changed the face of numerous area communities. It was 50 years ago this month that President John F. Kennedy signed into law a bill providing millions of dollars to remove blighted areas of communities in a broad swath of states known as “Appalachia.” Thanks to powerful Congressman Daniel J. Flood of WilkesBarre, much of Luzerne County was included. Over the next 12 years entire blocks were razed, streets were removed or relocated, businesses and public buildings vanished and thousands of people moved to new neighborhoods and towns. In their place arose block after block of new construction, and often new street patterns. Then, in 1972 much of Luzerne County was inundated by its worst-ever flood, the result of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Agnes. The destruction in low-lying areas, including much of Luzerne County, was enormous. Flood recovery then pretty much merged with redevelopment, and the rehabbing of communities continued. The bottom line, if you are a genealogist, is that your ancestor’s soughtafter home, street, neighborhood and workplace might be long gone. A good example is Wilkes-Barre’s East Market Street. From Public Square to the top of Brewery Hill, only a handful of pre-1960 buildings remain from this once-busy commercial and residential thoroughfare. East Market Street itself is only half as long as it used to be. What’s more, two of the streets that once intersected with East Market — South Fell (later South State) and Lincoln — have not existed in decades. Of course there are other reasons why the map of 2011 is different from the map of 1961, 1911 or 1861. The rise and fall of coal mines and railroads changed the landscape dramatically. So did the creation of new roads like the Luzerne-Dallas Highway. Also, many street names have changed over the years, sometimes because of municipal mergers, as have some house numbering systems. But redevelopment and flood recovery are the chief factors behind the vanishing address. What is the puzzled genealogist to do? Vintage maps at the Luzerne County Historical Society are a major help. So are old city directories, showing what streets once intersected or paralleled one another. Books of local history sometimes contain useful maps. Part of being a genealogist is playing detective. So don’t be surprised when an ancestor brings you “the case of the missing street.” News Notes: • The next meeting of the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society will feature Ryan Lindbuchler, who will speak on his book “Gone But Not Forgotten: Civil War Veterans of Northeastern Pennsylvania.” The meeting will be at 7 p.m. on May 24 in Room 106 of the McGowan Building on the campus of King’s College, North River and West Union streets, Wilkes-Barre. • Many thanks to Anne Bramblett Barr and her staff at the West Pittston Library. I was able to offer four of my “Getting Started in Genealogy” classes there this season, with about 70 people attending.

Alan Stout writes about local people. Reach him at 970-7131.

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

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A severe thunderstorm with a rotating wall cloud is seen over Texas County, Okla., near the community of Eva, Okla. in 2010. Janette Bontempo, a Pennsylvania native who now resides in Texas, was first drawn to chasing these types of storms to educate herself on their desctructive power.

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anette Bontempo moved from Pennsylvania to Texas in March of 2002. • New co-workers asked Bontempto, originally of Weatherly, what she thought about the warm temperatures and Southern hospitality, but there was only one thing Bontempo had to say about Texas. • “I was scared to death,” Bontempo, 41, said in a recent interview. “I live in Tornado Alley now. That wasn’t one of the things I was excited about.” • But one thing she did love about Sherman, Texas, she said, is that when disaster strikes, the community comes together. That’s also why Bontempo became a storm chaser. With tornados tearing up the mid-west, Bontempo is now all too familiar with the destruction and devastation that come with the wild weather. But Bontempo, who has two dogs named after weather services, is prepared and has learned how to chase storms safely and how to be safe from storms. One dog, Noaa, is named after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — and Tessa — after the Texas Severe Storms Association. Bontempo graduated from Weatherly Area High School, Luzerne County Community College and

Bloomsburg University before becoming an advertising assistant at two local newspapers and eventually getting married to her husband, Joe, in December 2001. That following March, Bontempo and her husband moved to TexBontempo as and Bontempo knew she had to take steps to protect herself from Mother Nature. “I didn’t know anything about storms,” Bontempo said, explaining she would hear weather terminology about looming storms and not understand any of it. “In Texas, it’s flat…the storm could be an hour

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away from you, but it looks close,” Bontempo said. “I went through a couple bad storms, with significant hail, wind and straight line winds. And I just didn’t know what to do.” So, Bontempo educated herself, attending SkyWarn classes — a program in partnership with the See CHASER, Page 7E

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arol Raskiewicz is the program administrator for the Wyoming Valley Health Care System/University of Scranton School of Nurse Anesthesia in Wilkes-Barre. Raskiewicz, 65, is a graduate of West Side Central Catholic High School in Kingston and received a diploma in nursing from Nesbitt Memorial Hospital in Kingston. She also received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from College Misericordia in Dallas Township and a master’s degree in nursing from Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio. She obtained a doctor of nursing practice from Rocky Mountain University in Provo, Utah. Raskiewicz and her husband, Tom, have two children: Lisa and Thomas Jr., and seven grandchildren. They reside in Larksville and Benton.

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Why a career in nursing, particularly nurse anesthesia? “When I was 5 years old, I had to have my tonsils out and the nurses that took care of me made me feel safe, especially the nurse that gave me the mask. I believe that nursing is the best career. Everyone knows a nurse or is related to a nurse.” What is it that you enjoy the most about running the school and serving as its director? “Watching and being a part of the growth during the 25 months of nurse anesthesia education.” What do you do to relax? “I like to work in the garden. And my husband and I spend time with our grandchildren in Pennsylvania and Florida.” Music? “Anything but rap. My

favorites are Bob Seger, Jim Croce, Bob Dylan and Bare Naked Ladies.” Favorite city? “Tamarac, Fla. Our daughter and grandsons are there, plus the weather.” Favorite Food? “Everything! I especially love the fruit smoothies that my husband makes.” Always in the fridge? “Fruit and smoothies.” First car? “A 1967 gray Ford Fairlane” What do you enjoy on TV? “Prison Break, ION Television and the History Channel.” Follow sports? “Forty Fort mini-football and the NFL. And I love the Kentucky Derby.” Favorite quote? “Don’t tell me what you can’t do. Show me what you can do.” Favorite book? “Emile Zola’s novel ‘Germinal.’ It’s a story about miners and their families, poverty and violence. I liked the book because my father and

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Adair, Emmett rian Keith Adair Jr. and Joy Alison Emmett, Seward, Pa., are B pleased to announce their engage-

ment. Brian is the son of Brian and Rhonda Adair, Homer City, Pa. He is the grandson of Moore and Lena Warr, Black Lick, Pa., and Bob and Nancy Adair, Waterman, Pa. Brian graduated from Homer Center High School in 2003. He earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a minor in psychology from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. He is a therapist for White Deer Run, Blairsville, Pa. Joy is the daughter of David Emmett, Blakeslee, Pa., and Clara Finan, Dushore, Pa. She is the granddaughter of Richard and Maureen Emmett, Plymouth, Pa., and Donald and Ellen Nevel, Shickshinny, Pa. Joy graduated from Sullivan County High School in 2001. She earned a bachelor’s degree in special education and elementary education from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s degree in education of exceptional students from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She is a special education teacher at Richland Elementary School, Johnstown, Pa. Their wedding date is set for Aug. 6, 2011.

Vizcaya Pavilion and Mansion in Sacramento, Calif. The prospective groom is the son of Danny and Anna Mae Yelland, Plains Township. Danny is a 2003 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. He joined the United States Air Force in 2004 and is stationed at Beale Air Force Base. He is a SSgt. and works as a crew chief. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Richard and Deanna Shoopman, Yuba City, Calif. Nicole is a 2002 graduate of Yuba City High School and earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2008 at Sacramento State University, California. She works as a child/ youth program assistant at Beale Air Force Base.

Kelly and Christopher Bryk, T ara together with their families, are

happy to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Joseph and Diane Kelly, Kingston. She is the granddaughter of the late Josephine and Harry Ashford and the late Irene and Edward Kelly, both of Wilkes-Barre. The prospective groom is the son of Diane and Anthony Bryk, Pittston Township. He is the grandson of the late George and Ann Kaminski, Dupont, and Anthony and Stella Bryk, Avoca. Tara is a 2000 graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School. She earned her master’s degree in occupational therapy from Misericordia University in 2005. She is employed as an occupational therapist for Select Medical Corporation. Christopher is a 1998 graduate of Pittston Area High School. He earned his bachelor degrees in civil and electrical engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 2004. He is employed as a civil engineer at Michael J. Pasonick Engineering, Wilkes-Barre. The couple will exchange their vows on Oct. 1, 2011, at St. Ignatius Church, Kingston.

ouglas and Cheryl Staub, Gettysburg, Pa., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer M. Staub, to Todd E. Williams, son of Donald and Mary Jan Williams, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Jennifer is a 2001 graduate of Delone Catholic High School. She graduated from West Chester University in 2005 and also earned her Master of Education degree from West Chester in 2011. Jennifer is a music teacher in Chester County. Todd is a 2000 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School and a 2006 graduate of West Chester University. Todd is employed at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. An Aug. 13, 2011, wedding is planned in Woodbury, N.J.

McGlynn, Nese Macri, Kane r. and Mrs. Anthony Macri, Dallas, announce the engageM ment of their daughter, Lauren,

to Christopher Kane, son of Linda Kane and the late Christopher Kane, Dallas. The bride-to-be graduated from Wilkes University with a degree in biochemistry. She is employed as a biochemist for Associated Regional University Pathology. The prospective groom graduated from Wilkes University with a Doctorate in pharmacy. He is employed as a pharmacist for the University of Utah Hospital. An engagement dinner was held by the maid of honor, Nicole Macri. The couple will exchange vows on Nov. 5, 2011, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, followed by a reception at Apple Tree Terrace at Newberry Estate, Dallas.

r. and Mrs. Robert C. Nese, Duryea, Pa., are pleased to anM nounce the engagement and up-

coming marriage of their daughter, Kathleen Maria Nese, to Martin Joseph McGlynn, son of Anne Marie McGlynn and the late James McGlynn Jr., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Theresa Nese and the late Joseph Nese Sr., Old Forge, Pa., and Rita Burns and the late Joseph D. Burns, Avoca, Pa. The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Helen and James McGlynn Sr., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and the late Helen and Louis Passetti, Ashley, Pa. Kathleen graduated from Pittston Area High School in 2001. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from East Stroudsburg University in 2005. She is pursuing her master’s degree in social work at Marywood University. She is employed at Luzerne County Children and Youth Services, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. She is also employed at Smokey Bones Restaurant in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Martin graduated from G.A.R. Memorial High School in 2002. He is employed at Cintas in Drums, Pa. A July wedding is planned at St. Mary’s Church, Avoca, Pa.

Ilse, Thornton illiam Thornton, West Pittston, and Kathie Elechko, Harding, W announce the engagement and ap-

proaching marriage of their daughter, Carolyn Thornton, to Drew Browning Ilse. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Robert and Catherine Thornton, West Pittston, and Catherine Bender and the late Theodore Bender, Pittston. The prospective groom is the son of Elizabeth Ilse and the late Michael Lee Ilse, Houston, Texas. Carolyn is a 1996 graduate of Wyoming Area and earned her bachelor’s degree from the Smeal College of Business at Penn State. She is the director of business development for Carlton, Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management, The Woodlands, Texas. Drew is a 1992 graduate of Bellaire High School and attended Texas A&M University. He owns and operates collision repair shops in Houston, Texas. The couple will exchange vows on Nov. 12, 2011, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Houston, Texas.

Ashley Trinisewski and L auren Domero James Greeley, together

with their parents, announce their engagement and approaching marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Frank and Georgianne Trinisewski, Mountain Top. She is the granddaughter of the late Frank and Helen Trinisewski, Wilkes-Barre, and the late George and Eleanor Rich, Swoyersville. The prospective groom is the son of Gerald and Audrey Greeley, Wilkes-Barre. He is the grandson of the late Domero and Anna Greeley and the late Paul and Anna Wender, all of Wilkes-Barre. Lauren is a 2003 graduate of E.L. Meyers High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education from King’s College in 2007. She also earned her master’s degree in classroom technology from Wilkes University in 2009. Lauren is employed by the Wilkes-Barre Area School District as a kindergarten teacher. D.J. is a 1998 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in sport administration in 2002. He is employed by Luzerne County Human Services. The couple will exchange vows on July 22, 2011, in Immaculate Conception Church, West Pittston. A reception at The Woodlands Inn and Resort will follow.

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Bell, Ninotti assandra Maria Ninotti and Ian Joseph Bell, with their families, announce their engagement and approaching marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Nereo and Linda Ninotti, Harding. She is the granddaughter of the late Alfred and Bridget Ninotti and George and Nancy Kubasti. The prospective groom is the son of Scott and Judith Bell, West Wyoming. He is the grandson of Jean Washinsky and the late Joseph Washinsky and the late James and Ruth Bell. Cassandra is a 2004 graduate of Wyoming Area High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Chester University. She is employed as a professional administrative assistant at Tammac Holdings Corp. Ian is a 2003 graduate of Wyoming Area High School. He attended Lafayette College and is employed as a strategic accounts rep at InterMetro Industries. Cassandra and Ian were high school sweethearts and will exchange vows at the Irem Country Club on Aug. 11, 2012.

r. and Mrs. Paul J. Potera will celebrate their 15th wedding M anniversary on May 17. Paul and

The Hagenbachs r. and Mrs. Robert Hagenbach Sr., Fairmount Township, celeM brated their 25th wedding anniver-

sary April 5, 2011. They were married at Holy Family Church, Sugar Notch, by the late Rev. Valentine Plevyak. Mrs. Hagenbach is the former Jane Albosta, daughter of Helen Albosta and the late Paul Albosta, Ashley. Mr. Hagenbach is the son of Robert Hagenbach and the late Bernadeen Hagenbach, Chase. The couple has four children, Robert Jr. and his wife, Nicole, and Charles, Michael and Janelle. They celebrated their anniversary on a cruise to the Eastern Caribbean.

Christie were married in the Church of Christ Uniting by the Rev. Dr. Charles E. Johns. The couple is the daughter and son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Meyers Jr. and the granddaughter and grandson-in-law of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Littleton. The Poteras earned their Bachelor of Science degrees in biology from Wilkes University and their Master of Science degrees from Misericordia University. Mrs. Potera is employed as a science teacher at Dallas High School. Mr. Potera is employed as a math and science teacher at Wyoming Valley West High School. The couple resides in Kingston with their son, William Ronald.

Mittendorf, Nelson helly Joan Nelson, WilkesS Barre, and Christopher Edward Mittendorf, Coram, N.Y.,

were married at the Woodlands Inn and Resort on Nov. 27, 2010. Rabbi/Cantor Howard Nacht officiated. Shelly is the daughter of Terry Nelson and the late Samuel H. Nelson and Chris is the son of Ewald and Ingrid Mittendorf. Shelly is a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School. She graduated cum laude from Tufts University with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Shelly is a director at Chamberlain Healthcare Public Relations in New York City. Chris is a graduate of Longwood High School, Middle Island, N.Y. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Stony Brook University with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Chris is a vice president at Edelman, a global public relations firm. Shelly’s sister, Laurie Nelson, was her matron of honor. Chris chose his brother, Alexander Mittendorf, as his best man. The wedding party included Shelly’s brother and sister-in-law, Marty and Melissa Nelson; Shelly’s brother-in-law, Steve Schneider; Chris’s best friend, Shawn Gertler; and Shelly’s nieces and nephew, Ariella and Sasha Nelson and Jessica and Nathan Schneider. During the wedding ceremony, Rebecca Silberman Rich, Amy Holvey, Leslie Bloss Geib, Danae Husband Morrow, Dorota Gonera, Andy Nystrom and Keith Hopkin, friends of the bride and groom, read blessings. Naomi Greenwald, Jessica Moseman and Shawn Gertler signed the Ketubah. The groom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at The Café in Plains Township and Shelly’s mother and siblings hosted a brunch at the Woodlands. The couple honeymooned in St. Lucia. They reside in Queens, N.Y.

Dutter, Verdetto anine Louise Verdetto and Charles “Chuck” Dutter were united in Jmarriage on April 8, 2011, at The

Beaches Sandy Bay Resort in Negril, Jamaica. The ceremony was performed by Jamaican minister Cepras Stern. The couple’s children, Gianna Dutter, 12, and Giuliana Dutter, 6, took part in the service. A reception took place on the beach after the ceremony. Janine is the daughter of Michael and Deborah Verdetto, Old Forge. She is a 2001 graduate of Old Forge High School and attended Allied Medical and Technical School. Chuck is the son of Elizabeth Green, Scranton. He is a graduate of West Scranton High School and is the owner of the landscaping business, Your Landscapers. The couple resides in Forty Fort.

Ava G. DeMark baptized va Grace DeMark, daughter of Carmen and Nancy DeMark, A Laurelbrook Estates, Bear Creek

Township, was baptized on Sept. 19, 2010, by the Rev. Paul McDonnell at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Pittston. Ava was born May 11, 2010, at the Nesbitt Women’s and Children’s Center, Wyoming Valley Health Care. Ava’s godparents are her aunt and uncle, Joyce Fornett, Hanover Township, and John Patrick Seman, Lansdale. Ava’s grandparents are John and Delores Seman, Wyoming, and loving her from above are her grandmother, Ann Fornett, and grandfather, Carmen DeMark. Ava’s parents honored her at a celebration attended by family and friends at Josef’s Restaurant located in Bentley’s. Ava shared her special day surrounded by her brother, Nico, who offered a special prayer at the dinner celebration.

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Solomon students win poetry contest

Students in third through sixth grades at Solomon/Plains Memorial Elementary School recently participated in a poetry contest that required them to compose poems using figurative language in honor of their favorite author Dr. Seuss. More than 300 entries were received. The judge was teacher Susan Domiano, who selected the winning poems based on specific guidelines. The winning poets received T-shirts and books. Winners from left, first row, is Alexandria Kozich. Second row: Mrs. Domiano, Megan Domiano, Angelina Bellotti and Emily Colleran.

Forlenza, Vernisi ristin Forlenza and Pat Vernisi were married Oct. 23, 2010, by K the Rev. Phillip Massetti at Our Lady

of Mount Carmel Church, Pittston. The bride is the daughter of Marie and Vito Forlenza, Pittston. She is the granddaughter of Mary Forlenza and the late Albert Forlenza, Pittston, and the late Antoinette and Charles Mauceri, Old Forge. The groom is the son of Carla and Rocco Vernisi, King of Prussia, Pa. He is the grandson of the late Clara and Giovanni Vernisi, Italy, and the late Natalina and Pasquale Gagliardi, Havertown, Pa. The bride was given in marriage by her father. She chose her friend and sister of the groom, Diana Gulick, as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Claudia Forlenza and Jamie Forlenza, sisters-in-law of the bride; Amber Garner and Marla Turco, friends of the bride; and Nicole Vernisi, sisterin-law of the groom. Flower girls were Isabella Forlenza and Madison Vernisi, nieces of the couple. The groom chose his brothers, Rocco Vernisi Jr. and Paul Vernisi, as best men. Groomsmen were Michael Forlenza and Vito Forlenza, brothers of the bride; Michael Gulick, brotherin-law of the groom; and Brendan Bell, cousin of the groom. The groom’s nephew, Roman Vernisi, served as ring bearer. Scripture readings were narrated by Lisa Bell, aunt of the groom; Lou Gagliardi, uncle of the groom; and Ryan Kolbmann, friend of the groom. Gifts were offered by Mary and Charles Scarantino, godparents of the bride. Musical selections were performed by Diana Ranieli, vocalist; Judy Samartzis, organist; Jack Martin, trumpet soloist; and Lynn Hurst, violinist. A bridal shower was hosted by the mother and grandmother of the bride at Fox Hill Country Club, Exeter. The parents of the groom hosted a rehearsal dinner at La Cucina Restaurant, Dunmore. Following the Rev. Massetti’s beautiful ceremony, the couple was joined by friends and family at an evening reception hosted by the bride’s parents at the Lackawanna Station Hotel, Scranton. Welcome to the Party Band provided dinner music and evening entertainment. The couple are 2001 graduates of Penn State University. Kristin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biobehavioral health. She is employed by Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia as a senior public health educator. The groom earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Smeal College of Business in Management Science and Information Systems. He is employed by Broder Bros., Co., Philadelphia, as a network engineer. The couple honeymooned in Riviera Maya, Mexico. They reside in Philadelphia, Pa.

Rita M. and Lorenzo J. Zangardi baptized ita Marie and Lorenzo Joseph Zangardi, daughter and son of Alfonso R and Jennifer Zangardi, Mars, were bap-

Northwest Area art students to exhibit work at Fine Arts Fiesta Five Northwest Area art students will be exhibiting their works in the 2011 Student Juried Fine Arts Fiesta which will be held on Public Square in WilkesBarre May 19-22. The students will exhibit works in colored pencil, graphite, ceramic and pastels. The students study under Rosemary Luksha, art teacher at Northwest. Participants, from left: Ryan Miner, principal; Larissa McHugh; Emma Everett; Kirsten Walsh; Lukas Stiver; Matthew Boyes and Luksha.

The Farrells ifty-five years ago on May 5, 1956, Edward J. Farrell marF ried Deanna Innamorati in St.

Anthony’s Church in Exeter. In spite of the fact that they were so different from each other, they have developed a lasting and unbreakable bond. What has contributed the most to making this marriage so successful and happy is the love they have for their children and grandchildren All told, so far, they had five children, three sons and two daughters. These children produced 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Son Edward, Lehman, has been married to Sharon Stampfle for 31 years and has two daughters, Rebecca and Elizabeth. Son Mark, West Pittston, married Sue Pollard 32 years ago and has a son, Mark Jr. and Maggie, West Pittston. Mark married Corrine Allen and they have two daughters, Olivia Allen and Sophia. Son Scott, Carlisle, Pa., married Kathy Rosie 27 years ago. They have a son, Scott Ian, and a daughter, Caroline. Daughter Deanna, Dallas, married John Mennig 15 years ago. They have a son, Christopher, and a daughter, Olivia, who are twins. Last, but not least, daughter Lari Ann, Elysburg, married Scott Friedenberg 14 years ago. They have a daughter, Isabel, and sons, William, David and Jack. Their children are as different from each other as the Farrells. Their personalities couldn’t be more opposite. They disagree often, argue and compete with each other. But they are bonded by an underlying, unspoken respect and love for each other. What Ed and Deanna have accomplished is not important to them. It’s all about their family and no matter what might be in store in the future, they’re celebrating their life now. tized May 1, 2011, at St. Killian Parish, Cranberry Township, by the Rev. Charles Bober. They were born Jan. 27, 2011, in Pittsburgh. Rita’s godparents are Maria Zangardi and Joseph Stella, both of Pittston. Lorenzo’s godparents are Michele Goodworth, Mars, and Gennaro Zangardi, Pittston. The twins are the grandchildren of Alfonso and Barbara Zangardi, Pittston, and Ira and Michele Baumgartel, Mars. They are the great-grandchildren of Joseph and Clare Stella and Rita Zangardi and the late Gennaro Zangardi, all of Pittston, and Cliff and Mimi Fair, Pittsburgh.

Schuyler Avenue students conduct book drive for local organizations In celebration of Read Across America Day, Schuyler Avenue Elementary School held a book drive. Students collected over 800 books and $150 to purchase new books. All books collected will be donated to local libraries, the Domestic Violence Service Center and The Catherine McAuley Women’s Shelter in Plymouth. Some of the participants, from left, first row, are McGuire Martin, Sierra DeBiase, Zachary Magoski, Hunter Rubano and Ryan Sulllivan. Second row: Sierra Vincent, Matthew Kaminski, Leo Tarreto, Kenly Golanoski, Nasir Shelton, Anthony Rossi, Komal Mathon and Kylee Laudenslager. Third row: Elizabeth Hook; Cassidy Vincent; Wendy Patton, head teacher; Irelynd Sullivan; Samantha Bolovick, learning support teacher; Kaitlin Vincent; Jule Provenzano; Jessica Hook; Malachi Oxford; Alahnna Balbach; Jackie Dziak, third-grade teacher; and David Luff.

King’s College students inducted into international education honor society Forty-eight King’s College students were recently inducted into the college’s Tau Pi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society in education. Selected students must have a minimum 3.4 grade point average, a commitment to education as a career and a professional attitude which assures the member’s steady growth in the field of education. Inducted students, from left, first row, are Tammy Carr, Tarra Miller, Melissa Pirigyi, Nicole Mead, Gabrielle Thomas, Jessica Segilia, Aimee Bono and Jane Tomkinson. Second row: Brittany Steele, Jennifer Acuna, Laurienne Abraham, Julie Caufield, Mary Swensen, Kristine Schutz, Keli Shanahan, Jennifer Cook, Rosalind Bingman, Emily Kesselring, Abbey Malloy, Stephanie DeRemer, Kristine Supey and Brenda Piacenti. Third row: Joel Rojas, Colleen McEntee, Devin Leffler, Stephanie Hughes, Carissa Smith, Chelsea Tiso, Amanda Casey, Wendy Girmen, Elizabeth Paese, Christine Martin, Rachel Docktor, Elizabeth Demko, Jillian Luckasavage, Monica Smith, Elyssa Molino and Daniel Vaskalis. Also inducted were Lily Basu, Courtney Conway, Leanne Harvey, William Healey, Patrick Matthews, Rose Melf, Erica Pandolfo, Stephen Peters, Chelsea Voorhees and Sebastian Woolbert.

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IN BRIEF PITTSTON: WVIA will announce the winners of its VMedia program contests and competitions during the WVIA Scholastic Achievement Awards Show at 7 p.m. on Wednesday on WVIA TV. Students competed in contests and competitions that included PBS Go! Young Writers and Illustrators Contest, Great Teachers Essay Contest, Congressional Arts Competition, Artist of the Year and Scholastic Scrimmage. PITTSTON AREA: Pittston Area School District will hold kindergarten registration for the 2011-12 school year from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. May 23-26 at the Ben Franklin Kindergarten Center, Walnut Street, Dupont. Students will be registered alphabetically according to last name as follows: A-F, May 23; G-L, May 24; M-R, May 25; and S-Z, May 26. All students must be five years old by Aug. 31.

NAMES AND FACES Ryan J. Susek, son of Dr. James F. Susek and Mary Ann Susek, Plains Township, was recently awarded The Gershon Vincow Award for Excellence in General Chemistry from Syracuse University. Susek is a freshman majoring in chemistry. He also made the Susek fall Dean’s List at the university. He works part time with the Syracuse Literacy Corps Program, where he helps tutor students from local high school and after-school programs. Susek is a 2010 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. Cheleasa Baatz-Ladner and Shannon Dotzel, seniors at Crestwood High School, recently placed first and second in Level V French AP of the NEPA chapter’s National French Contest administered at King’s College. The exam consisted of Baatz-Ladner both an oral and written section which tested students on their linguistic comprehension and knowledge of French syntax. The students

➛ Child’s birth certificate, immunization records and proof of residency are required at registration. Hearing and vision screenings and a reading readiness assessment will also be given. Registration packets are available for pickup between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Kindergarten, Primary and Intermediate Centers. Packets can be completed at home and brought to registration. For more information, call the Pittston Area Kindergarten Center at 654-0503. WYOMING AREA: Wyoming Area Secondary Center will conduct an emergency evacuation drill at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. Emergency vehicles will be present at the Secondary Center in Exeter and the high school sports fields on Second and Erie Streets in West Pittston. Students will be using Memorial and Erie streets for the drill. Rain date is Thursday. will be honored at an awards ceremony and French dinner on Wednesday at King’s College. Trophies and Dotzel certificates will be awarded by the NEPA chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French under President Margaret Corgan, chairperson of the French department at King’s College. Renee Schwartz is the students’ French teacher at Crestwood. Brandon A. Harding, Dallas, is the recipient of the 201 1 Proctor & Gamble Federal Credit Union Scholarship. Harding was recognized at the annual meeting at the Montdale Country Club, Jermyn. He received a plaque and a $1,000 scholarship check. Harding was selected for the scholarship based on academic Harding accomplishments, community service and a personal essay. He is a senior at Dallas High School and will be entering the chemical engineering program at Lehigh University in the fall. Harding was also recruited to be a member of Lehigh’s Division I Men’s Swim Team. He is the son of Brian and Dawn Harding.

HONOR ROLL Hanover Area Junior-Senior High School David Fisher, principal, Hanover Area Junior-Senior High School, recently announced the Honor Roll for the third quarter. Grade 7: High Honors: Haylee Bobos, Michael Bonifonte, Connor Bowers, Sabrina Chan, Maryann Chapin, Sean Connelly, Mallory Ellis, Frank Geklinsky, Dominick Gurnari, Kayleigh Kashubski, Jesse Keats, Alyssa Koneski, Simran Mangat, Megan Milford, Daelyn Mynes, Kristen Podolak, Johnny Qiu, Lauren Richmond, Alicia Saltz, Renee Saraka, Zachary Shaffer, Nicholas Stefanec, Shelby Tencza, Kathryn Waclawski, Kelly Weaver, Riley Williams. Honors: Luis Avila, Christopher Belawicz, Courtney Cimakosky, Lauren Coleman, David Cook, Alyssa Evarts, Alyssa Ferrence, John Fulginiti, Anna Fusco, Michaela Halesey, Asdone Hooper, Amelia Hossage, Joshua Jacobino, Julia Jopling, Kendyl Kalish, Jared Keats, Ryan Kinney, Robert Kiska, Jinlin Todd, Nathan Maholtz, Jenna Marx, Brianna McGovern, Michelle McNair, Zachary Meckes, Hannah Mendygral, Sarah Metric, Ariela Ortiz, Kayla Reilly, Cabrini Rudnicki, Jacob Smith, Kendra Smith, Alexis Sparrow, Brandon Starzynski, Caleb Szczucki, Dana Tomko, Jacob Viti, Justina Warnick, Kristen Weisgerber, Sean Westawski, Fei Fan(Sophie) Xu. Grade 8: High Honors: Larissa Bannon, Jacob Barber, Megan Connelly, Bryanna Eichler, Randall Florek, Abrielle Garber, Melina Good, Meighan Hannon, Robert Kerestes, Jordan McKeaige, Tristin Milazzo, Travis O’Boyle, Christian Pack, Kimberly Pericci, Jessica Rabbas, Dominic Vitale, Cindy Vo. Honors: Sarah Beecham, Derek, Brodginski, Alyse Callahan, Elizabeth Cherkauskas, Joelene Davis, Olivia Fedor, Chyanne Fine, Lauren Gallagher, Scott Glushefski, Amber Grohowski, Shaun Jones, Gabrielle Keating, Marissa Keegan, Kaylene Kennedy, Kiersten Knorr, Marissa Kremenic, Thomas Kriton, Melissa Krzysik, Tyler Major, Samantha Martinez, Madalyn McAnney, Ian McGraw, Ariel McPeek, Brianna Nutaitis, Bridgit Obando-Wilson, Ian Ondek, Sabrina Rios, Jessica Rutkoski, Keely Simonson, Kristie Swetts, Chelsey Thompson, Amanda

Ungvarsky, Shawn Washington. Grade 9: High Honors: Michael Beierle, Sara Belles, Sara Biller, Michael Blazaskie, Thomas Bogarowski, Brooke Bullek, Carmen Cesari, Alexander Chan, Matthew Clemons, Michael Dubinski, Dominic Gagliardi, Joseph Gagliardi, Erin Glennon, Alyssa McCoog, Brittany McNair, Darrek Mislivets, David Nareski, Allison Nelson, Erik Nierwinski, Brexy Pena, Eric Prozeralik, Emily Rinehimer, Fred Schiel, Alexis Schutz, Hailee Shuman, Savannah Smith, Kyle Starzynski, Michael Sulcoski, William Tarutis, Alyssa Thomas, Sara Waclawski, David Williams, John Windt, Claudia Woznicki. Honors: Mitchell Bagnas, Giovanni Baiamonte, Caitlyn Bogart, Michael Bugonowicz, Aaliyyah Carden, Moeniesha Curtis, Nicholas Deno, Anthony Eck, Toni Elick, Blaire Evans, Angela Frawley, Mackenzie Gasper, Mary Kate Gavlick, Alexandra George, Amber Goodman, Nicholas Haslinsky, Danielle Houck, Elise House, Michelle Kaminski, Tessa Kania, Matthew Kuhl, Daniel Monk, Brian O’Malley, Kyle Oravic, Shawna Parsons, Miranda Price, Analiese Reisinger, Kanie Rimmer, Colin Sheply, Amanda Sirak, Stephanie Skiro, Collin Slusser, Michael Steve, Robert Thompson, Heather Torrres, John Wickiser, Mary Wychock, Wyatt Zapotok. Grade 10: High Honors: Alissa Cimakosky, Kyle Cunard, Stephen Dokas, Kevin Fahey, Michael Ferrence, Bradley George, Olivia Jendrzejewski, Ann Marie Karis, Haley Lawson, Lyndsey Malarkey, Kyra Maldonado, Juan Ramos, John Rash, Janessa Rice, Timothy Saltz, Christina Santarsiero, Holly Saraka, Kathleen Weston, Matthew Williams. Honors: Trevor Ahouse, Nathalia Avila, Matthew Balon, Kaylee Baran, Tyler Bartnick, Cody Bedosky, Catherine Blasi, Samantha Cefa-

THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com lo, Tammy Cirko, Antonio Costantino, Jonathan Czerpak, Felicia Dzoch, Shane Elick, Casey Fedor, Mary Kate Hannon, Alec Hontz, Ethan Hoolick, Ryan Josefowicz, John Kashmer, Maranda Keihl, Jill Kost, Guillermo Levine, Renee Mackunis, Samantha Maxwell, Michael Meeker, Emily Mikluscak, Ian Murphy, Kristen Nelson, Nicholas Pallotta, Rebekkah Parsons, Rachel Rakowski, Tiffanie Rowe, Joseph Rutkoski, Charles Schmoll, Dallas Segear, Alycia Stefanoski, Jacqueline Taylor, Jessica Taylor, John Westawski, Kelsey Williams, Nikki Zula.

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Grade 12: High Honors: Kala Ankner, Kimberly Bagnas, Veronica Blendick, Jessica Boyko, Laura Breakstone, Krista Colarusso, Katie Conahan, Jessica Curtis, David Gagliardi, Mary Kate Keating, Brittany Kornacki, Robert Kost, Kyle Kreitzer, Kayla Kriton, Nicholas Kruger, Robert Lawson, Marc McEvoy, Helen Minnick, Kelly Noonan, Jeremy Osko, Raisha Piper, Samantha Proctor, Courtney Prozeralik, Jessica Roberts, Gokul Shah, Christina Grade 1 1: High Honors: Sandra Shoemaker, Rachel Smith, LyndAttar, Gina Baiamonte, Stanley sey Szela, Sarah Thomas, Tiffany Chan, Jolene Domyan, Adrienne Timmons, Felicia Tryba, Jenny Feisel, Amanda Frisoulis, Marsha Vo, Gino Warnick, Christine Geiser, Shannon Glennon, BrianWickiser, Rebecca Wychock. na Good, Jared Jones, Amanda Honors: Dana Authier, Emily Keegan, Kara Kiska, Brittany Bogarowski, Marisa Brandwein, Malia, April Marcincavage, JohnJason Bresnahan, Michelle na McGovern, Anthony PellegriBugonowicz, Dale Chamberlain, no, Shawna Rabbas, Amy SaChristopher Coley, Patrick Convidge, Julia Smith, Melissa Steinnelly, Chelsie Cormier, Daniel inger, Sarah Tabaka, Daniel Cunningham, Cory Dickson, Tomko, Amy Viti, Caryn WielgoAlexander Draina, Justin Eck, polski. Honors: Mohammed John Elick, Bernard Gavlick, Abuelhawa, Kenneth Adams, Catherine Gayewski, William Kayla Baron, Alison Besecker, Gotay, Heather Goyne, Karoline Peter Blasi, Brea Bonning, Devon Gumolka, Bryonna Harris, ReBrown, Michael Cline, Cameron becca Haynes, Kailey Housenick, Coley, Brandon Connelly, BeMariah Jackson, Alexis Jaynethany Costantino, Alyssa Cunard, Paisley, DeAnna Karpowich, Carl Daubert, Samantha DickAndrew Kaufer, Courtney Kaufer, son, Nicholas Drust, Tyler EdEric Killen, Kyle Konetski, James wards, Matthew Elmy, Ashley Leiphart, Lauren Lewis, Leanna Evans, Andrew Harrison, Forest Little, Christopher Luciano, Hawkins, Cody Hossage, Jeffrey Matthew Lukachinsky, Matthew Jaikes, Shaina Jaslar, Kacey Malachefski, Nichole McNair, Kobal, Bryan Lopez, Troy Malia, Dominick Murray, Amanda NatJoel Martinez, Jessica McCarthy, itus, Hanh Nguyen, Rafael PenaJesse McDermott, Michael loza, Kurt Pericci, Matthew McGavin, Marissa Metric, GaPetrosky, Christa Policare, Matbrielle Murphy, Johanna Nutaithew Richards, Shianne Rowe, tis, Emily O’Day, Colleen Pstrak, Edward Rozelle, Valerie Sanchez, Steven Radzwilla, Kelsey Reilly, Fares Siam, Neveen Siam, CynSarah Richards, Paige Rogers, thia Simonton, Seth Skoloda, Liza Rybitski, Felicia Schiel, Paul Theurer, Michael View, Matthew Silbernagel, Martin Bethany Volkel, Alyssa Wildes, Steve, Eugene Suda, Noelle Alexandra Zara, Allen Ziolkowski. Swetts, Christian Tencza, Zach

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Warren R. Farley Jacob Ohrin Jacob Ohrin, son of Joe and Lori Ohrin, is celebrating his fifth birthday today, May 15. Jacob is a grandson of Rose Marie Ohrin, Edwardsville; the late George Ohrin; Elmer Petlock, Bear Creek; and the late Margaret Petlock. He has a sister, Megan, 1.

Warren Robert Farley, son of Warren and Kimberly Farley, Mountain Top, is celebrating his third birthday today, May 15. Warren is a grandson of Frank and Andrea Slucki, Mountain Top; the late Elizabeth Slucki; and Warren and Barbara Farley, Wilkes-Barre. He is a greatgrandson of Elizabeth Morris, Edwardsville, and Elizabeth Taylor, Laflin.

Swoyersville High School Class of 1960 celebrates its 50th anniversary reunion Swoyersville High School Class of 1960 celebrated its 50th anniversary reunion on Labor Day weekend in 2010 at the Checkerboard Pavilion, Trucksville. An ice breaker was held at the Tipsy Turtle Pub in Swoyersville. Some of the attending classmates, from left, first row, Barbara Sincavage Crake, Barbara Runchka Evanosky, Gerry Selinsky Rish, Mary Ann Urban Lanunziata. Second row: Mary Ann Saxon Zekas, Pat Kader Pollick, Barbara Zuba Bloss, Bernice Madar Templeton, Eleanor Krehely Scovell, Maureen Brennan Blaski, William Glynn, Richard Adamchik, Sam Barbose, Elaine Archer Krapf, Jean Kalla Aritz and Frank Grasso. Third row: Frank Smaka, Philip Zachary, Paul Starolis, Robert Innamorati, Mary Ann Hudick, Joseph Hudick, Anita Hovanec Singer, Cathy Erceg Tomszak, Loretta Kemzura Palm, Elaine Hritzak and Ed Petro. Also in attendance were Jean Baron, Lorraine Biago Kennedy, Ed Borick, Roger Coutts, Gerry Levitsky Kubacki, Pat Zaremba Dobrowalski and honored guest, Pia Selecky, science and home economics teacher.

Sue Handâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Imagery students to hold art exhibit Nine graduating seniors from Sue Handâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Imagery, representing five area high schools, will hold their senior art exhibit May 23-24 at Sue Handâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Imagery, 35 Main St., Dallas. The students include Anthony Benedetti, Dallas; Nick Gototweski, Dallas; Charles Krouse, Hunlock Creek; Marisol Poggi, Kingston; Stephen Ruch, Dallas; Elizabeth Rybakovsky, Shavertown; Sara Skammer, Dallas; Allison Spencer, Lehman; and Katrina Wallace, Dallas. Each student will exhibit up to 20 pieces of artworks, a retrospective of their artistic endeavors throughout their years at Sue Handâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Imagery. All nine students have received numerous art awards for their drawings and paintings in many varied art contests and exhibits. The public is invited to view the exhibit 9 a.m.-8 p.m. May 23 and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. May 24. A meet-the-artist reception and graduation ceremony will take place 6-8 p.m. May 23. Some of the graduating students, from left, are Ruch, Poggi, Benedetti, Spencer, Gototweski, Wallace, Krouse and Rybakovsky.

OUT-OF-TOWN BIRTHS Township, a son, April 25. Grandparents are Tom and Theresa Hasaka, Plains Township, and Joe and Martha Bonczek, Freeland.

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown Bonczek, Mary Jo and Jim, Plains

BIRTHS Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Button, Kimberly and David, Dalton, a daughter, April 23. Mason, Jennifer and James, Hazleton, a daughter, April 24. Salgado, Emilia and Pascual Tapia, Wilkes-Barre, a son, April 24. Gevert, Valerie and Richard Harvey, Kingsley, a son, April 24. Pick, Diane and Raymond, King-

ston, a daughter, April 25. Gryskevicz, Amanda and Eric Gifford, Hanover Township, a son, April 25. Agolino, Stephanie and Sam, Pittston Township, a son, April 26. Hamacher, Charlotte and Blake, Nanticoke, a son, April 26. Falchetti, Maryanne, Nanticoke, a daughter, April 26. Nee, Lauren and Bryan, West Pittston, a son, April 27. Rowlands, Margaret and John, Wilkes-Barre, a daughter, April 28.

Misericordiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department of Business inducts students into honor society The Department of Business at Misericordia University recently inducted 73 business students into the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chapter of the Sigma Beta Delta International Business Honor Society. In order to be eligible for membership, candidates for bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degrees in business must rank in the top 20 percent of their class and must have completed at least half of the degree program in which they are enrolled. Induction ceremony participants, from left, first row: Michael Amory, honorary inductee; Sandy Insalaco Sr., honorary inductee; Karen Sickler, Factoryville; Kaitlyn Rozanski, Kingston; Brad Rosen, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.; Maureen Hornlein, Dallas Township; Carolyn Oshinski, Nanticoke; Bonita Kauffman, Sunbury; Paul Woelkers, honorary inductee; and Michael A. MacDowell, honorary inductee. Second row: Alyssa Oswald, New Tripoli; Danielle Gross, Montgomery, N.Y.; Kayla Whipple, Kinnelon, N.J.; Kathryn Semcheski, Shavertown; and Roxane Spears, Trucksville. Third row: Vincent Savinelli, Larksville; Alyssa Urbanski, Nanticoke; Cailin McCullion, Nesquehoning; Bruce Fahey, Exeter; Tracey Chopick, Kingston; Colleen McGrady, Wilkes-Barre; and Jenny Gopurathingal, Delhi, N.Y. Fourth row: Julia Evans, West Pittston; Kayla Chappell, Hunlock Creek; Karlene Yozwiak, Larksville; Regis Rugemanshuro, Rwanda; and Maria Kerrigan, Old Forge. Fifth row: Amy Bachman, Dallas Township; Tom Sweetz, adjunct business faculty; Ryan Hassick, Coopersburg; Scott Yarmel, Luzerne; James Rediker, Mountain Top; Bridget Anne Clarke, Pittston; Regina Martin, Dallas; and Peter Chesney, Hanover Township.

Xander, Kathleen and Johnathan Davis, Pocono Lake, a son, April 28. Taylor, Jazzmin and Shaquille, Wilkes-Barre, a son, April 28. Turner, Nacole and Joshua, Mountain Top, a daughter, April 28. Barrera, Erica and John, Plains Township, a daughter, April 29. Evanofski, Lisa, Exeter, a son, April 29. Mussoline, Jolene and Joshua Wargo, Mahoney City, a daughter, April 29. Newhart, Shauna, Pittston, a

daughter, April 29.

daughter, May 2.

Sosa, Sharlene and Eric Torres, Wilkes-Barre, a son, April 30.

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Comitz, Kelly and Jonathan, Dallas, a son, May 6.

Mihalka, Jeanna B. and Mark A., Bear Creek Township, a daughter, May 3.

Bolesta, Angela and Gary, Plymouth, a son, May 6.

Palchanis, Nicole and Ernest Schmid, Plymouth, a son, May 4.

Burke, Amy and Eugene, Kingston, a son, April 25.

Jasuilewicz, Stacey and Steve, Courtdale, a daughter, May 4.

Graham, Kelly and Mark Reichenwallner, Wilkes-Barre, a son, May 2.

Golightly, Stacy and Kirk, Kingston, a son, May 5.

Klopotoski, Amanda Rae and Shaun Dorshefski, Plymouth, a

Clark, Queenisha and Jamal Alford, Edwardsville, a son, May 5.

Schuler, Renee and Jason, McMichaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, a son, May 2.

Cassarella, Nicole and William Sharkey Jr., West Hazleton, a son, May 5.

Ellis, Renata Faith, Wilkes-Barre, a son, May 8. Rosengrant, Rebecca and Jeff, Dallas, a daughter, May 8. Majiros, Ann Marie and Jason, Nanticoke, a daughter, May 8. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hop, Cara and Vince, Pittston Township, a daughter, May 9.

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Students at Solomon/Plains Memorial Elementary School recently celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Read Across America with a week filled with activities. Students devoted the final day of the week to the Seuss book, ‘Fox in Sox.’ They were encouraged to wear crazy socks and donate a pair of socks for children in need. A school-wide collection yielded more than 125 pairs of socks that were donated to several local charitable organizations. Some of the participants, from left, first row, are Eric Sovan, Emily Alvarez, Kyle Wert and Devynn Davidson. Second row: Bethany Jopling, Jacob Brown, Anshul Dadayyapally, Antonio Mondala and Morgan Price. Third row: Susan Domiano, teacher; Inaya Walker; Sean Flynn, principal; Elizabeth Mendoza; and Lisa Giovannini, teacher and student council adviser.

Sixteen members of the Northwest Career and Alumni Network, including District Judge John Hasay, recently spoke to Northwest Area students regarding issues they will face after high school. During his presentation, newly appointed school board member Randy Tomasacci was sworn into office in front of members of the student body. At the swearing-in ceremony from left, are Tomasacci, Tyde Chamberlain and Hasay.

St. Jude forensics teams excel at regional competition In conjunction with a recent Scholastic Book Fair, students at Fairview Elementary school took part in the One for Books Classroom Coin Challenge, a matching program from Scholastic. Every dollar raised was used to purchase books for the Fairview library, and for every dollar raised Scholastic donated a book to Kids in Distressed Situations. As an incentive, the classroom that raised the most money got to Silly String Principal Ron Grevera. Students collected more than $3,000. Mrs. Ciavarella’s fourth-grade students brought in the most money. Some of the Silly String participants, from left, first row, are Virginia Gugliotti, Zachary Ayre, Elena Giraldi, Kristen Andrews and Dina Clark. Second row: Hannah Wielgopolski, Caroline Marshall, Nina Atie, Max Gariano, Jaden Harmon, Frankie Casarella, Theodore Brush, Connor Novatnak and David Wickiser. Third row: Grevera.

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Bontempo is a certified CERT member — Community Emergency Response Teams — and is now an experienced SkyWarn member. She is in the process of suiting up her truck to becoming storm-chaser-friendly, and is licensed to use a ham (or amateur) radio with her own station. She’ll eventually need a GPS unit, laptop with Internet, radar data analysis system, live stream camera, digit camera and tripods, among other equipment. “Most of storm chasing is on your own time unless you are sponsored,” Bontempo said, which she is not. “And the cost (of outfitting your vehicle) is expensive.” During a recent storm chase along the Red River near the Texas and Oklahoma boarders, Bontempo and the normal crew she chases with, includ-

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rofessional dancers Jaime Verazin and Katherine Helen Fisher are coming to Wilkes-Barre for a threefold purpose: They will perform at the Fine Arts Fiesta at 12:15 p.m. Friday in an innovative dance sequence called “Benches,” then will appear again during a 7 p.m. Friday performance of “Downtown Dances” in the Downtown Arts (ArtsYOUniverse) building on North Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, they will lead a free master’s class for students of modern dance, at Downtown Arts. The studio there is home to the Dance Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, but students (ages12 and up) of any dance studio are welcome. “We’re a duo, Kate and I. She’s the choreographer, and I’m her assistant,” Verazin said durSee DANCE, Page 4F

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he Susquehanna River was running high while Denise Thomas was running along the levee, and she noticed “how the ducks and geese moved their territory.” Another time, a snapping turtle crossed her path and instantly became inspiration for the Kingston artist. Waterfowls, turtles, even candy apples from the Allentown Fair, where she had taken her daughter to see Justin Bieber, have all made their way into Thomas’ acrylic paintings. “This one has a masculine touch,” Thomas, 50, said with a laugh, noting how the mallard duck is wearing an Oxford shirt and tie. Thomas’ work will be on display at the Ramada Hotel on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre as part of the “Arts Around Town” segment of the Fine Arts Fiesta. Some of the artist’s realistic pieces are based on images she photographed and

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Diane Grant Czajkowski paints Oden in his Franklin Township stable.

efore she picked up a delicate paintbrush on a recent Sunday afternoon, Diane Grant Czajkowski put a much larger set of bristles to use. “I brush my subjects in more ways than one,” said the artist, whose passion for horses makes grooming their glossy coats as enjoyable as painting their pictures. “Itdoesn’tmatterifI’mcleaningthem,ridingthem or sketching them,” said Czajkowski, 57, of Ashley. “I justlovethem.I’vealwayslovedthemsinceIwasalittle girl. They’re just a gift from God.” Ifyou’dliketoseeacollectionofCzajkowski’swork this week, you can venture just a few steps from Wilkes-Barre’s Public Square to Barnes & Noble Booksellers on South Main Street, where it will be on display as part of the “Arts Around Town” exhibits organized in conjunction with the Fine Arts Fiesta. ShemaybringtheportraitofOden,anArabianhorse owned by a friend, even if it is still a work in progress. The artist intended to include in her “Arts Around Town” exhibit a painting titled “Autumn Colors Drive,” which she was inspired to create after riding

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o capture an image of swirling blue ocean waves, artist Lorraine Petyo Elias of Plymouth stood on a cliff in Maui and looked down. For the bicycle parked along a byway lined with palm trees, she flew to Key West. For the gondolas, she traveled to Venice, and, yes, she did ride in one of the graceful boats. “It’s just something you have to do when you go there,” she admitted with a smile.” Elias, 63, whose paintings will be showcased at the Genetti Hotel in downtown Wilkes-Barre as part of the “Arts Around Town” segment of the Fine Arts Fiesta, thoroughly enjoys traveling. Thanks to her artwork, you could say she’ll be sharing the world – from Warsaw street to North Carolina dune – with Fiesta goers. But she’s also bringing them hometown memories – such as the scenes of former amusement parks and dance halls at Sans Souci in Hanover Township and Hanson’s in Harveys Lake. “We used to ask one father to drive us there See ELIAS, Page 5F

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then painted – such as the picture of her daughter the Justin Bieber fan making a face as she applies make-up. But when Thomas translated a childhood photo of herself and her brother at a petting zoo into a painting, it took on a surrealistic, almost magical quality, from a profusion of dragonflies to a sheep with a somewhat purplish sheen. In real life the sheep was black, Thomas recalled. But when she tried to paint it that way, it looked oddly menacing. So she turned it into a sheep of a different color.

ing a recent telephone interview. “We like to throw creative energy around.” As for the class, she said, “We’ll have a pretty solid warm-up, then probably some experimental improv time.” As she spoke, Verazin was hurrying to catch a train in Manhattan. She had just auditioned for a dancing role in “Faust” at the Metropolitan Opera and had learned that, thanks to a previous audition, she landed a role in “Don Giovanni.” Verazin, who lived locally as a teenandstudieddancehere,isliving the kind of life many dance students crave. “I’m constantly running around,” she said. “I never stop moving, but that’s the way I like it.” GinaMalsky,artisticdirectorof the Dance Theatre of WilkesBarre, is thrilled that Verazin will return for a role in that company’s production of “Charlotte’s Web” this spring. She previously appearedin“PeterPan”and“Thumbelina,” Malsky said. “Whatever part she has, I say, ‘This is the perfect part,’ and then

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and another to come and pick us up,” Elias said, recalling how she attended dances with her friends. She’s likely to bring a painting of a waterfall in Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park to the show as well as her painting of “Haystack Mountain” in Pennsylvania’s own Worlds End State Park. Those two landscapes are immediately recognizable as Western and Eastern, and their colors are equally beautiful. “Everything just glowed,” Elias said of the autumnal lighting in the Worlds End scene. Most people go camping in the summer, Elias said. “We go in autumn or early winter.” Not only are the colors spectacular, she said, but it’s a great time to enjoy a fire. There’s also one more consideration: “No bugs.”

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Frontier life isn’t for the weak of heart or stomach By CAROLYN KELLOGG Los Angeles Times “The Sisters Brothers” by Patrick DeWitt; Ecco (336 pages, $24.99)

If Cormac McCarthy had a sense of humor, he might concoct a story like Patrick DeWitt’s bloody, darkly funny Western “The Sisters Brothers.” It’s 1851, and Eli and Charlie Sisters make their way from Oregon to California to kill a man. Eli, the larger one, tells the story, which opens with him thinking a lot abouthorsesandnotquiterealizingthathisbrotherand theirboss,knownastheCommodore,areshortinghim. IfEliisalittleslow,he’salsocomingawake—compassion is unfolding in him and he’s considering the possibilityofanewlife.AsthebookfollowstheSistersbrotherson their quest to assassinate one Hermann Kermit Warm, it also tracks Eli’s change. He starts out a brute who goes blank with murderous rage and soon becomes an equally brutishmanpleasedbythemintytasteofthetoothpowdera dentist gives him. Just how civilized will he become? The quest story goes way back — back to “Don Quixote” and, beyond that, to “The Odyssey” — and, just as in these works, between the Sisters brothers and Hermann KermitWarmthereinevitablyareanumberofadventures and life-changing encounters. There is that dentist, working alone on the frontier, jolly after a series of failures with valuable “modern” medical techniques. There are brusque hotel proprietresses, one of whomElifallsfor.Thereisaladyaccountant,andhefallsfor

her too; he’s a murderer, sure, but also a bit of a softie. She works for a wealthy, dangerous brothel owner, whose easy life appeals to Charlie. There are, of course, evil henchmen, stable hands, a crone who may be a witch and miners gone something close to mad. At one point, the brothers come acrossadesiccatedwagontrainanditslonesurvivor,astarving adolescent with a worthless horse, Lucky Paul. “I wished the boy safe travels, but these were empty words,forhewasclearlydoomed...Hestoodthereweeping and watching us go, while behind him Lucky Paul entered and collapsed the prospector’s tent, and I thought, Here is another miserable mental image I will have to catalog and make room for,” Eli thinks, exasperated and amused. Despitebeingnotentirelyquick,Eli’svoicemakesreading thebookatreat.It’ssmoothandseamless,shotthroughwith dark humor, pared and antique without being Baroque. “The Sisters Brothers”’ frontier is more poetic than realistic but as easy to slip into as the old HBO series “Deadwood.” But where an onscreen Western shows the setting, this book has few descriptions of landscape or buildings. What gets described, instead, are bodily woes. Charlie’s bad drunks and worse hangovers include lots of vomiting, and Eli has injuries that bleed and swell There is something very human in all this blood and guts, in the grim, gross and comic physicality. This humanness, withthehumannessthatEliisgrowinginto,givesthenovela

warmth and depth. Charlie,too,takesonadeeperdimension.“‘Do youthinkyourmangled,brainlesshorsecanmake ittothenexttownwithouthurtlingitselfoffacliff?”’ he asks. “‘What’s that? You’re not smiling, are you? We’reinaquarrel,andyoumustn’tunderanycircumstances smile.’ I was not smiling but then began to, slightly. ‘No,’ said Charlie, ‘you mustn’t smile when quarreling. It’s wrong and I dare say you know it’s wrong.Youmuststewandhateandrevisitalltheslights I offered you in childhood.”’ In San Francisco, advance man Henry Morris is supposed to lead them to their target, Warm. A small and unattractive chemist, Warm may hold the key for what they want: For Charlie, that’s wealth and power; for Eli, it’s getting out of the assassination business. But that would mean the fearsome Sisters brothers would come to an end. In a novel packed with death and debasement, can anyone get what he wants? This novel has little in common with DeWitt’s first, “Ablutions,” a fits-and-starts telling of a contemporary Hollywood bartender in disastrous decline. He has shifted here radically, successfully, to an entirely different time period, from a tale of solitude to brotherhood, from self-erasure to becoming more human. The only thing the books share is a skillfully polished voice and a penchant for gleefully looking under bloody bandages.

Betty White dispenses some relationship advice to the average man By KEVIN PANG Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO — Don’t kid yourself. Even though her age is 89, you, too, would like a shot at Betty White, stone cold fox. White is a white-hot commodity now. Already well regarded as an actress (seven decades!) and animal lover (maybe before you were even born), in 2011 she is a pop cultural meme. Hosting “Saturday Night Live” last Mother’s Day eve sealed the deal. And, dare we say, she’s also a sex symbol for a certain age set. Her heart, though, remains with her late husband of 18 years, television host Allen Ludden. Their romance is documented in White’s new book, “If You Ask Me (and of Course You Won’t).” Though White hasn’t remarried since Ludden died in 1981, she still dispenses advice on what a girl wants. We asked how the typical male schlub could ever court a woman like her. Q: Is it not manly that I want to bake cookies for a woman?

A: The fact that you think of doing that for a lady, she should appreciate it completely. It’s not feminine — look at all the male chefs! My beloved Allen loved to cook. He would concoct bands of dishes, and he would think they were works of art ... I didn’t always think it was! But it was very sweet. Q: I’ve only dated a girl for a month and her birthday’s coming up. What’s the most I should spend for a gift? A: I don’t think you put a monetary value on that gift. If you’ve only been together for a month, sure, you want to impress her. In that month, if there’s some moment that’s very special, find something related to that moment. It would say a lot, believe me. After a year of saying no to

Allen’s marriage proposals, Easter came along and he sent me a fluffy white bunny with diamond earrings, and a note that said, “Please say yes.” He knew how much I was an animal lover. So when he called that night, instead of saying hello, I answered the phone with, “Yes.” Q: What’s the best compliment to pay a lady? A: A lady likes to be complimented on her looks, her eyes, her figure. But the personality comments are much appreciated. “You’re fun to be with. I think about you when I’m not around you.” Q: Is it better to give a lady a handwritten letter, a dozen roses or jewelry? A: Jewelry is lovely and the obvious answer. But I think a handwritten letter — a lot of guys don’t realize what that means. All through our marriage, I opened something and there’d be a little note from Allen. “Have I told you lately I loved you?” It’s those little romantic touches that tell a lady, “I like a lot of people, but you have

a special place in my heart.” Q: What’s something that men of today don’t do anymore that should make a return? A: If you’re walking with your lady on the sidewalk, I still like to see a man walking street-side, to protect the lady from traffic. I grew up with that, and I hate to see something like that get lost. I still like to see that a man opens the door. I like those touches of chivalry that are fast disappearing. If I sound old-fashioned, it’s because I’m as old as I am! But it’s just polite. Q: After a good first date, should I call her the next day? Or should I wait a little? A: Call the next day, by all means. If you both had a lovely evening, and if you don’t call, she’ll think, “Oh, that must have been a drag.” It doesn’t have to be a serious call. Q: Women say they love men with a

sense of humor. But I’m not funny. What should I do? A: It’s your outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don’t take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find the humor in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver.

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Redefine ‘roughing it’ in Montana’s backcountry By ANNE Z. COOKE The Dallas Morning News

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GREENOUGH, Mont. — From where I sat, on a log in front of a crackling campfire near Bull Creek, deep in the heart of Montana’s Lolo National Forest, all the world seemed wilderness. Above us, the night sky was alight with stars. Beneath our feet, the piney scent of freshly scuffed earth summoned a longforgotten memory, an echo from ancient days when primitive people gathered together after dark, not in front of a television but around a communal campfire. Under any other circumstances, you’d have thought that the nine of us, a group of sometimeadventurers from California, New Jersey and Texas, were roughing it. But this was the Encampment at Bull Creek, the luxury tent camp run by the Resort at Paws Up, a guest ranch and resort 30 miles east of Missoula. Accessible only by horseback, the Encampment was a new concept, the kind I could get used to. For most of my life, camping has meant getting down and dirty, usually on a budget. We’ve pitched tents in Colorado rainstorms, canoed across choppy Minnesota lakes and battled clouds of Canadian mosquitoes. We’ve subsisted on raisins and freeze-dried dinners and scoured pots by lamplight. But camping at Bull Creek is as organized as a Victorian tea party. “You’re going to love it,” said Tira Beary, at Paws Up’s main lodge, as she checked our family in to a three-bedroom cabin, our base camp for the duration. “Camping’s twice as fun when you don’t have to do any of the work,” she said. The next day dawned bright and clear, a prescription for sunscreen. Hastily exchanging names with the four other guests on the ride, we piled into a shuttle van for the 27-mile drive to the horse corral and trailhead. Stuffing our water bottles, cam-

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eras and aspirin into the saddle bags, we mounted our horses while wranglers Tyler Beach and Mike Billingsley rushed from horse to horse, tightening cinches and adjusting stirrups. The horses, accustomed to the 12-mile walk on a trail that crossed three mountain ridges and four rushing streams, patiently fell into line behind Beach. Wiggling until I located my saddle’s sweet spot, I found myself near the rear in front of Billingsley. With the corral receding behind us, we headed through the trees for a seven-hour ride that wound through the deep shade of old forests, crossed burnedout moonscapes (scenes of the previous year’s forest fires), climbed alpine valleys and ascended rocky canyons. In midafternoon, we reached the Monture River, following it into camp. “Well, look at this,” said Danny Clark, riding next to me as we crossed the meadow, scattering

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Spring snow covers the Middle Fork of Monture Creek, below Deadhorse Lake, at The Encampment at Bull Creek, run by Resort at Paws Up, deep in the heart of Montana’s Lolo National Forest.

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VOLKSWAGEN `01 PASSAT GLS WAGON Satin Silver Metallic.

1.8L 4 cylinder turbo. Cold weather package & traction control. 101,700 miles. Great condition. Asking $4,300 (570) 417-7678

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2004 VOLVO XC70 Cross Country, All Wheel Drive $11880

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

2007 PONTIAC G6 GTP 1 OWNER LEATHER AND MOONROOF $14950

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

ACURA `08 RDX Good Condition. 53,000 miles. AWD, Full Power, AM/FM, CD Changer, Blue Tooth, XM Radio, Leather Interior & Sunroof $20,000 (570) 814-8398

Call after 9:30 a.m.

Audi `02 A4 1.8 Turbo, AWD, Automatic, white with beige leather interior. 84,000 Miles. Very Good Condition. $8,900 (570) 696-9809 (570) 690-4262

AUDI `02 A4

3.0, V6, AWD automatic, tiptronic transmission. Fully loaded, leather interior. 92,000 miles. Good condition. Asking $9,500. Call (570) 417-3395

AUDI `05 A4

Turbo, Navy Blue with grey leather interior, fully loaded automatic. 93,000 miles. All records. Excellent condition. 4 new tires & new brakes. Asking $8,000 or best offer. Call for info 417-2010 Days 779-4325 Nights

BEN’S AUTO SALES RT 309 W-B Twp. Near Wegman’s 570-822-7359

09 Impala LS $11,995 08Taurus SEL $12,995 09JEEP PATRIOT $12,995 08 DODGE RAM $12,995 04 BLAZER 4X4 $7,995 04FREESTAR 60K $6,995 Full Notary Service Tags & Title Transfers

BMW `02 330

CONVERTIBLE 83K miles. Beautiful condition. Newly re-done interior leather & carpeting. $13,500. 570-313-3337

BMW `04 325i

5 Speed. Like New!! New Tires, tinted windows, sun roof, black leather interior. Only 57,000 Miles!!! PRICE REDUCED TO $14,000!! For more info, call (570) 762-3714

BMW `07 328xi

Black with black interior. Heated seats. Back up & navigation systems. New tires & brakes. Sunroof. Garage kept. Many extras! 46,000 Miles. Asking $19,500. 570-825-8888 or 626-297-0155 Call Anytime!

BMW `93 325 IC Convertible,

Metallic Green Exterior & Tan Interior, 5 Speed Transmission, Heated Seats. 2nd Owner, 66k Miles. Excellent Condition, Garage Kept, Excellent Gas Mileage. Carfax available. Price reduced $7,995 or trade for SUV or other. Beautiful / Fun Car. 570-388-6669

CHEVY `06 COLORADO Extended cab. Auto.

Power steering, a/c. 40k miles. 2 wheel drive. $12,600, negotiable. 570-678-5040

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08 BUICK LACROSSE CXL, Silver/grey leather, sunroof 07 DODGE CALIBER SXT,blue, 4 cyl auto 07 CHYSLER 300C Hemi, AWD, Slate grey, grey int 06 VW JETTA blue, auto, leather sunroof 06 PONTIAC G-6 Silver, 4dr, auto 05JAGUAR X-TYPE 3.0, hunter green, tan leather (AWD) 03 HYUNDAI ACCENT White, 4 door, 4cyl. 66,000 miles 04 MITSU GALLANT gry, auto, 4cyl,55k 04 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER GT, slvr,blk lthr, auto, sunroof 01 NISSAN ALTIMA 4 dr, slvr, auto, 4cyl 01 AUDI S8 QUATRO Burg./tan lthr., Nav., 360 HP, AWD 01 AUDI A8 L cashmere beige, tan lthr., nav., AWD 00 CADILLAC CATERA silver/blk leather, sunroof, 56K 00 NISSAN ALTIMA GXE Blue/grey leather, auto, 4cyl. 00 MERCEDES-BENZ S-430 slvr/blck lthr., 64,000 miles 00 SUBARU OUTBACK STATION WAGON, AWD (Burgundy/tan leather, sunroof) 98 HONDA CIVIC EX, 2 dr, auto, silver 73 VW BEETLE CONV. olympic blu, blck top, 4 speed

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08 CADILLAC ESCALADE Blk/Blk leather, 3rd seat, Navgtn, 4x4 07 DODGE NITRO SXT, garnet red, V6, 4x4 06 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ES, red, 4dr, entrtnmt cntr, 7 pass mini van 06 JEEP COMMANDER Slvr, 3rd seat, 4x4 07 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT, Quad cab, slvr, 5.7 hemi, auto, 4x4 06 DAKOTA QUAD CAB SLT, silver, auto., V6, 4x4 06 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT white, V6, 4x4 05 MAZDA TRIBUTE S, green, auto, V6, 4x4 05 GMC SIERRA X-Cab, blk, auto, 4x4 truck 05 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER PREMIUM, Silver, black leather, 3rd seat, AWD 05 CHEVY EQUINOX Silver, 4 door, 4x4 05 FORD EXPLORER XLT, white 4 door 4x4 04CHEVY SUBURBAN LS, pewter silver, 3rd seat, 4x4 04 FORD F-150 Heritage, X-cab, blk, auto, 4x4 04 CHEVY TRAILBLAZ ER, seafoam grn/tan lthr., 4x4 04 NISSAN XTERRA SE blue, auto, 4x4 04 GMC ENVOY XUV slvr., 4 dr., V6, 4x4 04 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS, white, V6, 4x4 04 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO gold, 4 dr., V6, 4x4 03 FORD WINDSTAR LX, green, 4 door, entertainment sys. 7 pass. minivan 02 DODGE RAM 1500 reg cab, red, auto, 75K, 4x4 03 CHEVY 1500, V8, X-cab, white, 4x4 02 DODGE RAM 1500 Quad Cab, SLT, Red auto 4x4 truck 02 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER PREMIUM, white, tan leather, 3rd seat, 4x4 02 MAZDA TRIBUTE White, auto, 4x4 01 DODGE RAM 1500 regular cab, 4x4, with cap 00 FORD EXPEDITION XLT, gold, 3rd seat 4x4 98 FORD F-150, regular cab pick up green, auto 4x4 98 FORD RANGER, Flairside, reg cap truck, 5 spd, 4x4 copper

3.8 V6, 20 city/29 highway. 42,000 miles. Last year full size model. Excellent condition in & out. Roadster cloth roof. Gold with tan interior. $8,400 (570) 822-8001

BUICK ‘07 LUCERNE One Owner. Leather, CD, Alloy Wheels $15,580

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

2 door, automatic. Excellent condition $8,000 (570) 740-7446

CHRYSLER `07 300

55,600 miles, automatic, 4 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, all power, AM/FM radio, CD player, new new brakes. $10,900. 570-760-6983

CHRYSLER `93 L B E

56K Original Miles. Radiant Red. Mint condition, new paint, automatic, new battery, tune up, brakes, top. Needs convertible top motor. $4,600 OBO (347) 452-3650

Excellent condition. Runs great. New rotors, new brakes. Just serviced. 108,000 miles. Asking $8,000. (570) 709-8492

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HYUNDAI `04 TIBURON GT

Blue, 5 speed manual, CD, Air, factory alarm, power windows & locks. 38K. $7,500 negotiable. Call 570-540-6236

LINCOLN `00 LS

1 owner. Low miles. V6, All leather. Asking $5,800. Call (570) 819-3140 (570) 709-5677

CHEVROLET `05 TAHOE Z71 Silver birch with

grey leather interior, 3rd row seating, rear A/C & heat, 4WD automatic with traction control, 5.3l engine, moonroof, rear DVD player. Bose stereo + many more options. Immaculate condition. 76,000 adult driven miles. $15,600. Call (570) 378-2886 & ask for Joanne

drive, 350 engine with aluminum heads. LT-1 exhaust system. White with red pearls. Custom flames in flake. New tires & hubs. 1 owner. 61,000 original miles. $8,500 (570) 359-3296 Ask for Les

CHEVROLET ‘06 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE

Silver beauty, 1 Owner, Museum quality. 4,900 miles, 6 speed. All possible options including Navigation, Power top. New, paid $62,000 Must sell $45,900 570-299-9370

CHRYSLER ‘06 300C HEMI

Light green, 18,000 miles, loaded, leather, wood trim, $24,000. 570-222-4960 leave message

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CHRYSLER `02 PT CRUISER Inferno Red, flame

design. Chrome wheels. 47,000 miles, one owner. Looks and runs great. New inspection. $5,800 Call (570) 472-1854

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for all legal matters Attorney Ron Wilson 570-822-2345

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Bankruptcies MAHLER, LOHIN & ASSOCIATES (570) 718-1118

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

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INFINITI `05 G35

Sports Coupe. Black with slate leather. Original owner. 69K miles. Fully equipped with navigation, sunroof, etc. Always maintained by Infiniti dealer. Very nice. $15,750. 570-339-1552 After 4pm

JEEP `04 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED

4WD, 6 cylinder auto. Moonroof. Fully powered. New brakes & tires. 94,000 highway miles. $11,500 (570) 822-6334

KELLY AUTO SALES

875 W. Market St. Kingston, PA. 570-287-2243

ANNIVERSARY EDITION V8, Auto, 1,200 miles, all options, show room condition. Call for info. Asking $24,995 Serious inquiries only. 570-636-3151

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FORD `07 MUSTANG

63,000 highway miles, silver, runs great, $11,500. negotiable. 570-479-2482

FORD `07 MUSTANG GT Premium package,

tion Runs great. 87,000 miles, Rtitle, Recently inspected. $2,700. Call (570) 814-6198

FORD ‘02 FOCUS WAGON

Low mileage, One owner $6,995

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

FORD ‘02 MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE Red with black top.

6,500 miles. One Owner. Excellent Condition. $18,500 570-760-5833

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HONDA34k`07 CIVIC EX. miles.

excellent condition, sunroof, alloys, a/c, cd, 1 owner, garage kept. $13,000. Call 570-760-0612

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‘10 Accord LX. 7K miles. Black / tan cloth. $19,900 ‘09 Accord EX. V6 14K, Pearl White. Leather. $21,700 ‘08 Accord LX PREMIUM: 20K, Silver. $17,495 ‘07 Civic LX Coupe 44K. Gray. New tires. Warranty $14,895 ‘01 Civic LX 57K. Silver. 5 Speed Warranty. $8,450 MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227

FORD `04 MUSTANG Mach I, 40th

silver, black leather interior, 5 speed manual. 20,000 miles. $18,900 (570) 868-3832

tial restoration. All original parts. Asking $4,000 or best offer (570) 885-1119

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HONDA `06 CIVIC EX

2 door, 5 speed, air, power windows & locks, sun roof, CD, cruise & alloys. Excellent condition, very well maintained with service records, remaining Honda warranty. 65K, $10,500. 570-706-0921

CONVERTIBLE

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AWD, 6 cylinder, Silver, 52,600 miles, sunroof, heated seats, Bose sound system, 6 CD changer, satellite radio, Onstar, parking assist, remote keyless entry, electronic keyless ignition, & more! $17,600 570-881-2775

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Maroon with beige interior. All options. 78,000 miles. Still under warranty. Received 60,000 mile servicing. New tires. KBB Value $8,500. Asking only $7,900. A Must See! (570) 457-0553

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Plymouth, PA 570-779-1912 04 Nissan X-Terra $8995 02 Plymouth Grand Voyager $3995 02 Chevy 4x4 $5995 01 Pontiac Grand Am $3895 00 Ford F-150 4x2 $3995 00 Saturn Sedan $3195 99 Jeep Grand Cherokee $5495 99 Jeep Cherokee Red $3895 99 Chrysler Sebring LX, 78K $4495 99 Chevy Suburban, 4x4 $4495 95 Plymouth Acclaim $2495 93 Jeep Wrangler $3395 See Pictures On Our Website lancemotors.com

DODGE ‘00 STRATUS 4 dr., 4 cyl., auto sunroof, 110K $1,950.

KIA ‘99 SOPHIA

4 dr., 4 cyl., auto 98K, $1,850

FORD ‘97 EXPLORER 2 dr., 6 cyl., auto 4x4, $1,850

CHEVY ‘95 LUMINA 4 dr., 6 cyl., auto

108K, $1,650 Current Inspection on all vehicles DEALER 570-825-8253

LEXUS `98 LS 400

Excellent condition, garage kept, 1 owner. Must see. Low mileage, 90K. Leather interior. All power. GPS navigation, moon roof, cd changer. Loaded. $9,000 or best offer. 570-706-6156

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Convertible. Low mileage. Hard top included. Leather interior. Excellent condition, fully loaded. $11,000. Call 619-884-2266 or 570-696-1271

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Len Gierszal Rudy Podest George Geiges Steve Mizenko Pat McGinty Lenny Santarsiero Barry Williams Parts & Service Service Manager Service Manager Parts Manager Body Shop Manager Finance Manager Finance Manager Director 23 Yrs. at Coccia 24 Yrs. with Ford 14 Yrs. at Coccia 19 Yrs. at Coccia 26 Yrs. at Coccia

Auto., AC, Pwr. Mirrors, Advanced Trac with Electronic Stability Control, Side Curtains, AM/FM/CD, Pwr. Door Locks, Tilt Wheel, SYNC, Sport Appearance Pkg., Rear Spoiler, Cruise Control, 15” Alum. Wheels, Winter Pkg., Heated Seats, Keyless Entry w/Keypad

Automatic, Advanced Trac with Electronic Stability Control, Side Curtains, AM/FM/CD, Pwr. Door Locks, Remote Keyless Entry, Air, Tilt Wheel, Pwr. Mirrors

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*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 5/31/11.

Auto., AM/FM/CD, Anti-Theft Sys., AC, Side Curtain Air Bags, 16” Steel Wheels, Tilt Wheel, Instrument Cluster, Message Center, PL, PW, Keyless Entry, Pwr. Side Mirrors, Fog Lamps, MyKey, Convenience Pkg., Cruise, Control, Map Light, Perimeter Alarm, MyFord, SYNC, Sirius Satellite Radio

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All Wheel Drive, SEL, Auto., ABS, V6, PDL, Air, Remote Keyless Entry w/Keypad, Rear Spoiler, Anti-Theft Sys., CD, PW, Safety Canopy, Side Impact Air Bags, Personal Safety Sys., Reverse Sensing, Sirius Satellite Radio, Convenience Group, Auto. Headlamps, 18” Alum. Wheels, Pwr. Seat, MyKey, Dual Elect. Climate Cont, MyFord LCD Display, Cruise

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Just Minutes from Scranton or W-B .*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. See salesperson for details. All payments subject to credit approval by the primary lending source, Tier 0 rate. Special APR financing cannot be combined with Ford cash rebate. “BUY FOR” prices are based on 72 month at $18.30 per month per $1000 financed with $2,500 down (cash or trade). Photos of vehicles are for illustration purposes only. Coccia Ford is not responsible for any typographical errors. No Security Deposit Necessary. See dealer for details. Sale ends

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LINCOLN`06 TOWN CAR LIMITED Fully loaded.

46,000 miles, Triple coated Pearlized White. Showroom condition. $18,900. 570-814-4926 or (570) 654-2596

WANTED!

ALL JUNK CARS! CA$H PAID

570-301-3602 MAZDA `04 RX-8 Hunter Green, 80,000 miles. New brakes & rotors. New alignment. Two new rear tires. No accidents.

PRICE REDUCED $8,000 or best offer. For more information, call (570) 332-4213

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‘26 FORD MODEL T Panel Delivery

100 point Concours quality restoration. Red with black fenders. Never Driven. 0 miles on restoration. RARE! $40,000 $38,000 $36,500

2002 BMW 745i The Flagship of

the Fleet New - $87,000 Midnight Emerald with beige leather interior. 61K miles. Mint condition. Loaded. Garage Kept. Navigation Stunning, Must Sell! $20,000 $18,600

1993 CADILLAC ALANTE 2 Door

Convertible Exquisite Candy Apple Red black soft top. 13,000 original miles. All available options, including gold alloy wheels. Garage Kept. 1 owner. Final Model Year. Gorgeous Automobile! $31,000 $29,900 $27,900

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412 Autos for Sale

MINI COOPER `08

TOYOTA ‘09 SCION TC

Clubman. Black & White. Sunroof. 30K miles. Leather interior, fully loaded. 6 speed. Excellent condition. 40 MPG. $19,950. Or best offer. Call 570-262-8811

MINIGARAGED COOPER S `06

Pure silver metallic. Roof & mirror caps in black. Tartan red cloth / panther black leather interior. Black bonnet stripes. Automatic. Steptronic paddles. Dual moon roofs, Cockpit chrono package, convenience, cold weather (heated seats) & premium packages. Dynamic stability control. Xenon headlights, front and rear fog lights. Parking distance control. HarmonKardon sound system. Chrome line interior. Mint condition. 17,000 miles. Must Drive! $21,500 570-341-7822

NISSAN ‘05 ALTIMA

Auto, one owner, Local trade $11,435

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

PONTIAC `06

SOLSTICE Only 16,000 miles!

Garage kept, 2.4 liter, manual 5 speed transmission, black, a/c, cd player, leather interior. Real Nice. Fun Ride. Asking $16,500 (570) 301-3433

PONTIAC ‘69 FIREBIRD 400 CONVERTIBLE Blue/white top & white interior. Recent documented frame-off restoration. Over $31,000 invested. will sell $21,500. 570-335-3127

77K highway miles, Excellent condition, dealer serviced. Sun roof, heated seats. $15,500. Call 570-288-3916

MERCEDES-BENZ `06 C-CLASS Silver with leather

interior. Good condition. 34,000 miles. $15,000 Negotiable (570) 885-5956

MERCEDES-BENZ `95 SL 500 Convertible, with removable hard top, dark Blue, camel interior, Summer Driving Only, Garage Kept. Very Good Condition, No Accidents. Classy Car. Price Reduced! $13,995 or trade for SUV or other. 570-388-6669

MERCEDES-BENZ `97 SL320

Blue, convertible, 40th Anniversary Model. 47,000 miles. Minor repairs. $7,500 or best offer. Call 973-271-1030

MERCURY `95 GRAND MARQUIS 4 door, V8, fully

loaded, moon roof, new tires & brakes. Interior & exterior in excellent shape. 2 owners. Call (570) 822-6334 or (570) 970-9351

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

VOLKSWAGEN `01 GTI

Great convertible, black top, 6 speed manual transmission, carbon fiber dash, leather interior, front & rear trunk, fast & agile. $18,000 or best offer. Call 570-262-2478

SUBARU `05 LEGACY SPORT AWD

Air, new tires & brakes, 31,000 miles, great condition. $11,995. 570-836-1673

SUBARU `94 IMPREZA L

Sudan, Automatic, Air, Stero, Runs & Looks Excellent. 25 mpg $1,275 (570)299-0772

SUZUKI ‘08 SX4

5 door hatchback, All wheel drive $12,874

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

SUZUKI ‘10 SX4

5 door hatchback, Only 8,600 miles $15,892

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

TOYOTA `05 COROLLA LE Automatic, Air,

Cruise, Till, Power windows & door locks, AM/FM stereo & CD. Runs & looks excellent! $9,000. (570) 654-3135 (570) 760-5519

TOYOTA `05 PRIUS 65,000 miles, good condition, keyless entry, cassette/ radio + snow tires. $12,500 570-474-5268

TOYOTA `10

Camry SE. 56,000 miles. Red, alloy wheels, black cloth interior. Will consider trade. $14,200 (570) 793-9157

TOYOTA `93 MR2 T-top, 5 speed.

AM/FM/CD, AC, power antenna. New tires. No rust. Great condition.

$5,000

(570) 708-0269 after 6:00PM

VW `05 JETTA Silver with black

interior. Auto. Sunroof. All options. Excellent condition. 1 owner. 33K miles. Asking $12,800. Call 570-693-2129 Leave Message

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FORD `52 COUNTRY SEDAN CUSTOM LINE

STATION WAGON V8, automatic, 8 passenger, 3rd seat, good condition, 2nd owner. $9,500. 570-579-3517

FORD `66

Mustang Coupe. Pearl white, pony interior. Pristine condition. 26K miles. $17,000 or best offer. (570) 817-6768

LINCOLN `66 CONTINENTAL

Great running condition. Red with cloth interior, power door locks, power windows, power moon roof, 5 speed, just serviced, 117k. Asking $5,300 570-885-2162

VOLKSWAGEN `04 BEETLE CONVERTIBLE

Blue. AM/FM cassette. Air. Automatic. Power roof, windows, locks & doors. Boot cover for top. 22k. Excellent condition. Garage kept. Reduced $14,000 570-822-1976 Leave Message

VW ‘07 BEETLE

Leather Interior, Alloys, Moon Roof $12,990

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

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CADILLAC `80 COUPE DEVILLE PORSCHE `02 BOXSTER Excellent condition,

AC, heated leather seats, 4 door. $4,700 Call 570-388-6535

MERCEDES-BENZ `05 240C 4Matic, V6 - Gray,

Automatic, moon roof, low miles. $17,945

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$3,000 located in Hazleton. 570-454-1945 or 561-573-4114

CHEVROLET `69 NOVA

SS clone. 350 engine, 290 Horsepower. 10 bolt posirear. PowerGlide transmission. Power disc brake kit. Over $20,000 invested, sacrifice at $8,500. (Wilkes-Barre) Call 732-397-8030

CHEVROLET `72

CHEVELLE Two door hard top.

307 Motor. Needs work. Comes with additional 400 small block & many parts. $3,500. Serious inquires only. (570) 836-2574

CHEVROLET `72

CHEVELLE Two door hard top.

307 Motor. Needs work. Comes with additional 400 small block & many parts. $3,500. Serious inquires only. (570) 836-2574

CHEVROLET `76 PICKUP Very Good Condition! Low miles! $7500. FIRM 570-905-7389 Ask for Lee

CHEVROLET `79 CORVETTE L-48 All Corvette options, all original, new Good Year tires, new mufflers, just tuned. 46,000 miles. $6,500 or best offer 570-262-2845 or 570-239-6969

CHEVY `68 CAMARO SS 396 automatic, 400 transmission, clean interior, runs good, 71K, garage kept, custom paint, Fire Hawk tires, Krager wheels, well maintained. $23,900 Negotiable 570-693-2742

CHEVY`75 CAMARO 350 V8. Original owner. Automatic transmission. Rare tuxedo silver / black vinyl top with black naugahyde interior. Never damaged. $6,000. Call 570-489-6937

CHRYSLER `49 WINDSOR Silver / gray, 4 door

sedan. 6 cylinder flathead, fluid drive. 45,000 original miles. Just like new! REDUCED $15,000 Call Jim: 570-654-2257

CORVETTES WANTED 1953-1972

Any Condition! Courteous, Fast Professional Buyer. Licensed & Bonded corvettebuyer.com 1-800-850-3656

4 door, Convertible, 460 cu. engine, 67,000 miles, 1 owner since `69. Teal green / white leather, restorable, $2,500 570-2875775 / 332-1048

LINCOLN `88 TOWN CAR 61,000 original

miles, garage kept, triple black, leather interior, carriage roof, factory wire wheels, loaded, excellent condition. $5,500. Call Mike 570-237-7660

MAZDA `88 RX-7 CONVERTIBLE

1 owner, garage kept, 65k original miles, black with grey leather interior, all original & never seen snow. $8,900. Call 570-237-5119

MERCEDES BENZ `74 450 SE

SOLID CAR! Interior perfect, exterior very good. Runs great! New tires, 68K original miles. $5,500 FIRM. 570-905-7389 Ask for Lee

MERCEDES-BENZ `73 450SL with Convertible

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. $31,000. Call 825-6272

MERCEDES-BENZ `88 420 SEL

Silver with red leather interior. Every option. Garage kept, showroom condition. $7,000. (570) 417-9200

OLDSMOBILE `68 DELMONT DRASTICALLY

REDUCED!! This model only produced in 1967 & 1968. All original 45,000 miles, Color Burgundy, cloth & vinyl interior, 350 rocket engine, 2nd owner. Fender skirts, always garaged. Trophy winner at shows. Serious inquiries only, $7,500. 570-690-0727

PONTIAC `68 CATALINA 400 engine. 2

barrel carburetor. Yellow with black roof and white wall tires. Black interior. $4,995. Call (570) 696-3513

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Boats & Marinas

CUSTOM CREST 15’

Fiberglass boat with trailer. Outboard propulsion. Includes: 2 motors Erinmade, “Lark II series”

PRICE REDUCED! $2,400 NEGOTIABLE

570-417-3940

STARCRAFT ‘80 16’ DEEP V ‘90 Evinrude out-

board 70hp with tilt & trim— ‘92 EZ loader trailer. With ‘00 Tracker Series 60lbs foot pedal, 2 downriggers, storages, gallon tanks, 2 fish finders and more. MUST SEE. Make Best Offer. Call 866-320-6368 after 5pm.

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Commercial Trucks & Equipment

CHEVY ‘08 3500 HD DUMP TRUCK 2WD, automatic.

Only 12,000 miles. Vehicle in like new condition. $19,000. 570-288-4322

DUMP TRAILER ‘05

10 yards, 4 ton limit, very good condition. Asking $3,900 Also, E-350. Cheap For more info, call 973-906-8404

FORD ‘99 E350 BUCKET VAN Triton V8. 2 speed

boom; 92,000miles; $9999 or best price. Great condition. Call 570-675-3384 or 570574-7002

430

Heavy Equipment

EQUIPMENT TRAILER Brand new 2010

tandem axle, 4 wheel electric brakes, 20’ long total, 7 x 16 oak deck, fold up ramps with knees, removable fenders for oversized loads, powder coat paint for rust protection, 2 5/16 hitch coupler, tongue jack, side pockets, brake away switch, battery, 7 pole RV plugs, title & more!! Priced for quick sale. $2,995 386-334-7448 Wilkes-Barre

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Motorcycles

HARLEY ‘01 DAVIDSON Electra Glide, Ultra 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

HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘05 SCREAMING EAGLE V-ROD& Black. Orange

Used as a show bike. Never abused. 480 miles. Excellent condition. Asking $20,000 or best offer. Call 570-876-4034

HARLEY DAVIDSON PONTIAC 1937 Fully restored near ` 06 SOFTTAIL original. New paint, new interior, new wiring, custom tintNIGHTTRAIN ed glass, new motor Dark gray metallic,

& transmission. Spare motor & trans. 16” wide white walls car in excellent condition in storage for 2 years. $14,000 or best offer. Serious inquiries ONLY. Call 570-574-1923

VW CLASSIC `72 KARMANN GHIA Restoration

Vehicle. Family owned, garage kept, good shape. Needs some interior work, new seats, needs carburetor work. Only 58,000 miles. Asking $12,000. serious inquiries only! Call 570-343-2296

WANTED: PONTIAC `78 FIREBIRD Formula 400

Berkshire Green, Originally purchased at Bradley-Lawless in Scranton. Car was last seen in Abington-Scranton area. Finder’s fee paid if car is found and purchased. Call John with any info (570) 760-3440

421

Boats & Marinas

STARCRAFT V

12’, electric motor, battery, anchors & trailer. $700 negotiable. Call 570-430-9077

new rr tire & brakes, many extras. $10,900 (570) 592-4982

HARLEY DAVIDSON `01 Road King 19,000

miles, new tires, lots of extra chrome. Like New. $12,900. Call 570-639-1989 or 570-760-1023

HARLEY DAVIDSON `03 100th Anniversary

Edition Deuce. Garage kept. 1 owner. 1900 miles. Tons of chrome. $38,000 invested. A must see. Asking $18,000. OBO 570-706-6156

HARLEY DAVIDSON 01’ SPORTSTER

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Motorcycles

HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘04

SOFT TAIL DEUCE LIMITED EDITION. Radical paint, only 200 produced, Rhinehardt pipes, lots of chrome. Beautiful bike! Asking $9,500 or best offer. 570-474-0154

HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘10 SPORTSTER 1200

A MUST SEE! Custom Paint. Only driven under 10 miles!! Asking $8,900 or best offer. For info, call 570-864-2543 or 215-379-1375

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HARLEY DAVIDSON 2006 NIGHTTRAIN SPECIAL EDITION

#35 of 50 Made $10,000 in accessories including a custom made seat. Exotic paint set, Alien Spider Candy Blue. Excellent condition. All Documentation. 1,400 Asking $25,000 or best offer. Call 570-876-4034

HSoft ARLEY DAVIDSON ‘80 riding FLH. King of the Highway! Mint original unrestored antique show winner. Factory spot lights, wide white tires, biggest Harley built. Only 28,000 original miles! Never needs inspection, permanent registration. $8,500 570-905-9348

HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘92Many ULTRAextras, CLASSIC Garage kept, 2 tone blue. 17,600 miles.

REDUCED PRICE $8,400 Lehman area. (570) 760-5937

KAWASAKI ‘05 NINJA 500R. 3300

miles. Orange. Garage kept. His & hers helmets. Must sell. $2400 570-760-3599 570-825-3711

KAWASAKI `08 NINJA 250 cc, blue, like

new, under 1,000 miles. Great starter bike. $2,800 Serious inquiries only. Call 570-331-4777

KAWASAKI ‘ 99 ZX6R 600CC, Muzzy Exhaust. Great condition. Asking $3,100 CALL FRANK 570-301-7221 theadvertisinguy @gmail.com

Q-LINK LEGACY `09

250 automatic. Gun metal gray. MP3 player. $3,000. Great first motorcycle. 570-696-1156

SUZUKI `07 C50T CRUISER EXCELLENT CONDITION Windshield, Bags,

Floorboards,V&H Pipes, White walls,Garage Kept. 6K Miles $5,200 (570) 430-0357

SUZUKI ‘04 GSXR 1000CC

Less than 1,000 miles. Team colors with matching helmet & jacket. Fender eliminator kit. Scorpion exhaust. $6,000. Call Dave after 5 pm 570-825-0394

SUZUKI ‘77 GS 750

Needs work. $1,500 or best offer 570-822-2508

SUZUKI 97& GSXRWhite, 600 Blue

smoked wind screen. Great bike, runs great. Helmet & kevlar racing gloves included. $2995. Call for info (570) 881-5011

TRIUMPH ‘02 SPEED TRIPLE 955 CC

7,000 miles. Very fast. Needs nothing. Blue, never dropped. Excellent condition. $4,200 Negotiable. (570) 970-0564 883 cubic inch motor, Paco rigid frame, extended & raked. Low miles. $6,000 or best offer.(973) 271-1030

HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘03 DYNA WIDE GLIDE

Golden Anniversary. Silver/Black. New Tires. Extras. Excellent Condition. 19,000 miles $12,000 negotiable 570-639-2539

YAMAHA `04 V-STAR

1100 Custom. 5800 miles, light bar, cobra exhaust, windshield, many extras, must sell. $4,900. Call 570-301-3433

YAMAHA `97 VIRAGO

750cc. 8,000 miles, saddlebags, windshield, back rest, Black & Pearl, Excellent Condition. Must See. Asking $2,499. Call after 4. 570-823-9376

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Motorcycles

YAMAHA ‘07 650 V-STAR

Matted black finish. Mint condition. New tires, inspected, fully serviced & ready to ride. Windshield & sissy bar. Low miles & garage kept. $4800. or best offer. 570-762-5158

YAMAHA ‘1975 80

Antique. Very good condition. Must see. Low milage. Road title. Asking $1,260 Call (570) 825-5810 Leave Message

YAMAHA` 08 R1 BEAUTIFUL BIKE Perfect condition.

3700 miles, new rear tire, undertail kit, cover. Price negotiable $7,600 570-852-9072

442 RVs & Campers

DUTCHMAN 96’ 5TH WHEEL with slideout & sun

room built on. Set up on permanent site in Wapwallopen. Comes with many extras. $7,000. (570) 829-1419 or (570) 991-2135

FLAGSTAFF `08 CLASSIC

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, water purifier, awning, microwave oven, tinted safety glass windows, raised panel fridge & many accessories & options. Excellent condition, $22,500. 570-868-6986

NEWMAR 36’ MOUNTAIN AIRE

5th wheel, 2 large slides, new condition, loaded with accessories. Ford Dually diesel truck with hitch also available. 570-455-6796

90’ SUNLINE CAMPER

JUST REDUCED! 35 ft. Well kept. On campground on the Susquehanna River near great fishing. Attached 12X22” carpeted room. Brick heater, covered by metal roof with large breezeway. Shed & many extras included. Call for more information. (570) 237-7076

SUNLINE `06 SOLARIS

Travel Trailer. 29’, mint condition, 1 slide out a/c-heat. Stove, microwave, fridge, shower inside & out. Many more extras. Reduced. $13,500. Call 570-842-6735

SUNLITE CAMPER

22 ft. 3 rear bunks, center bathroom, kitchen, sofa bed. Air, Fully self contained. Sleeps 6. New tires, fridge awning. $4500. 215-322-9845

TRAVEL TRAILER 33 ft

Rear queen master bedroom, Walk thru bathroom. Center kitchen + dinette bed. Front extra large living room + sofa bed. Big View windows. Air, awning, sleeps 6, very clean, will deliver. Located in Benton, Pa. $4,900. 215-694-7497

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

2008 TOYOTA MATRIX 1 Owner $13880

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

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

miles. Well equipped. Includes On-Star, tow package, roof rack, running boards, remote starter, extended warranty. $16,000 (570) 825-7251

CHEVROLET `09 EQUINOX LS Low mileage, 15000

miles, automatic, all-wheel drive, 4 door, anti-lock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, cruise control, AM/FM radio, cassette player, CD player, keyless entry, rear defroster, rear windshield wiper, tinted windows. $17,500. (570) 954-9333 Call after 9:00 a.m.

CHEVROLET `10 SILVERADO 1500

Extended Cab V71 Package 4x4. Bedliner. V-8. Red. Remote start. 6,300 miles $27,000 negotiable (570) 639-2539

Wanna make your car go fast? Place an ad in Classified! 570-829-7130.

CHEVROLET `97 SILVERADO with Western plow. 4WD, Automatic. Loaded with options. Bedliner. 55,000 miles. $9,200. Call (570) 868-6503

CHEVY `04 EXPRESS 2500 Series. 6.0 Litre V8.

Heavy Duty version. Excellent cargo van. 85K miles. Excellent condition. $8,700 570-829-4548 or 570-417-5991

CHEVY `05 EQUINOX LT (premium pack-

age), 3.4L, 47,000 miles. All wheel drive, power moonroof, windows, locks & seats. Leather interior, 6 cd changer, rear folding seats, keyless entry, onstar, roof rack, running boards, garage kept. $14,750. 570-362-1910

CHEVY `10 SILVERADO

4 Door Crew Cab LTZ. 4 wheel drive. Excellent condition, low mileage. $35,500. Call 570-655-2689

CHEVY `94 GLADIATOR

Custom Van. 67K miles. Interior has oak wood trim, carpeting, storage areas, TV, rear seat convertible to double bed, curtains. Seats 7. Power windows & seats. Custom lighting on ceiling. New exhaust system. New rear tires. Recently inspected. Excellent condition. $4,200 or best offer. Call 570-655-0530

CHEVY `97 S-10

CHEVR0LET`02 EXPRESS

CONVERSION VAN Loaded. Low miles. Excellent condition.

$18,900

570-674-3901

CHEVROLET `05 SILVERADO LT Z71 Extended cab,

automatic. Black with grey leather interior. Heated seats. 59,000 miles. New Michelin tires. $16,500 (570) 477-3297

Power. A/C. Loaded. Must Sell. $11,995 or best offer. Call 570-417-7937

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

Great Condition! 132k black, auto, 4X4, v6, new oil, new brakes and new service, runs 100% very cheap pick up truck. $3,999 Call Mark 570-704-8685

On-Star, Leather. Satellite Radio. $14,990

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

REDUCED!!! ASKING $9,999 JUST REDUCED! SAVE MONEY! GET READY FOR THE WINTER! Don’t pay dealer prices! White with grey interior. Looks and runs like it just came off the lot. Four Door, 4 wheel drive, 84,900 miles, new tires, tow package, anti lock brakes, driver and passenger airbags, power windows, power mirrors, power locks, rear window defroster and wiper, privacy tint, air conditioner, cruise control. CD, keyless entry and much more. Call 570-332-4999

Runs & looks good. No rust. 89K. $5,500. DEALER (570) 868-3914

DODGE `00 RAM FORD ‘68 BRONCO 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4, V8 automatic.

New tires & brakes. Fully loaded. Leather interior. Many extras. Must see. Excellent condition. (570) 970-9351

DODGE `01 RAM VAN

READY TO WORK. ONLY 69K!!! Auto, vinyl seats, easy to clean, runs 110%, new oil, Just serviced!!! You gotta see it. SUPER CLEAN!!! $4,999 Call Mark 570-704-8685

DODGE `04 RAM 1500 Too many extras to

list. Low Mileage. $10,000 (570)709-2125

DODGE `10 GRAND CARAVAN Only 17k miles. Fully loaded. Excellent condition. Factory & extended warranty. $17,995 (570) 690-2806

302 V8 engine. 3-speed on the floor transmission. 34X9.50 swamper tires. Racing seats, roll cage. $9,500 For more pics or information, call (570) 301-7221 advertisinguy @gmail.com

GMC `99 SUBURBAN

Champagne exterior, leather interior, power windows & locks, 4 wheel drive. $4,850. Call for condition and known issues. 570-362-4080

HONDA `02 CR-V

EX. Silver. Loaded. 1 owner, very clean, meticulously maintained. 123,000 highway miles. $6,995 570-646-3334 or 570-762-3294

HONDA `10 ODYSSEY

DODGE `94 DAKOTA with cap. 1 owner,

garage kept, very good condition. Many extras including lift & back seat. 29 MPG gas. $4,000 or best offer (570) 868-0944

DODGE `97 RAM

1500 LARAMIE MARK 3

82,000 miles, automatic, chrome step up and mirrors & leather interior. Good Condition. Drums Area. $4,500 401-524-9763

DODGE `99 DAKOTA SPORT 4 X 4, extended

cab, 117,000 miles, new inspection, just serviced, oil, trans flushed, new fluid transfer case & axels, cooling system flushed. $6,599.00 Call 693-1262 after 5:00 PM

DODGE `99 RAM 1500 CLUB CAB Good condition.

Runs great. New tires. Asking $4,000 or best offer. (570) 239-3950

FORD `04 EXPLORER

SUV, V6, 4x4, automatic, 85,000 miles Black Beauty. Garage kept. Must sell. $8,700 (570) 883-2754

BUICK `05 RENDEZVOUSFully CX CHEVY`05TRAILBLAZER AWD,

loaded, 1 owner, 18,000 miles. 6 cylinder. New inspection, tires & brakes. Like new, inside & out. $16,900. Call (570) 540-0975

Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

CHRYSLER Only `07 PACIFICA CHEVROLET `05 Silver. FORD `99 RANGER 83K 4x4 Extended cab, miles. All wheel V6 4.0, automatic. TRAILBLAZER LT drive, 4.0L V6. All PW, PL, cruise. Black/Grey. 18,000

CHEVY ‘07 TRAILBLAZER LT

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

451

FORD `04 FREESTAR

Automatic, front wheel drive, 4 door, anti-lock brakes, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, power seats, cruise control, AM/FM radio, CD player, rear defroster, rear windshield wiper, tinted windows, new starter, just inspected, $3,900. 570-594-4992. Call after 4:30 p.m.

Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanoutyourclosets! You’re in bussiness with classified!

FORD `05 WHEEL CHAIR LIFT VAN Seating capacity for

Special Edition. Maroon, Fully loaded. Leather seats. TV/DVD, navigation, sun roof plus many other extras. 3rd seat . Only 1,900 Miles. Brand New. Asking $37,000 (570) 328-0850

HUMMER ‘05 H2

Yellow with black leather interior. Front & rear heated seats. Many chrome accessories. $28,500 or best offer. Call (570) 788-9826 or (570) 956-8547 Leave Message

HYUNDAI ‘10 TUCSON LTD

Navigation, Blue Tooth, XM Radio $21,880

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

INTERNATIONAL ‘95

DUMP TRUCK Refurbished, rebuilt engine, transmission replaced. Rear-end removed and relubed. Brand new 10’ dump. PA state inspected. $12,900/best offer. 570-594-1496

LINE UP A GREAT DEAL... IN CLASSIFIED!

JEEP `00 WRANGLER

TJ, Black with grey interior. 4 cylinder, 5-speed manual transmission. CD player, hardtop, full doors, sound bar. 4” Skyjacker Suspension lift with steering stabilizer. Like new BF Goodrich 35’s with Full size spare. Only 85,000 miles. $6,999 (570) 301-7221

JEEP `02 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO

7 plus 2 wheel chairs. 140,000 miles. Great condition. Asking $7,000. For more details, Call 570-589-9181

FORD `97 DIESEL

Cummins engine, 8-L. 49,049 miles. 33,000 gross wt. 6,649 light wt. $19,500 Must see! (570) 829-5886

FORD `99 E250

Wheelchair Van 78,250 miles. Fully serviced, new battery, tires & rods. Seats 6 or 3 wheelchairs. Braun Millennium lift with remote. Walk up door. Front & rear A/C. Power locks & windows. Excellent condition. $9,500. 570-237-6375

Triple black, economical 6 cylinder. 4x4 select drive. CD, remote door opener, power windows & locks, cruise, tilt wheel. 108k highway miles. Garage kept. Super clean inside and out. No rust. Sale price $6,895. Scranton. 570-466-2771

JEEP `02 LIBERTY

Blue/grey, new rebuilt engine with warranty, new tires & brakes, 4,000 miles. $5,900 or best offer. 570-814-2125

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2011 Hon d a

ODYS S E Y L X

IINN S TTOCK O CK !

• M odel#RL5H2BEW • 248-hp,3.5-liter,SO HC i-V TEC ® V -6 Engine • 5-Speed A utom atic Transm ission • Front and Rear A ir C onditioning • Pow er W indow s/ Locks/M irrors • C D Player • V ehicle Stability A ssistTM (V SA ® ) w ith Traction C ontrol • A BS • Dual-stage,m ultiple-threshold Front A irbags (SRS) • Front side A irbags w ith Passenger-Side O ccupant Position Detection System (O PDS)

2011 H on d a

A CCO RD L X

• M odel#C P2F3BEW • A uto • A ir • A M /FM /C D • 6 A ir Bags • PW • PL • C ruise

INI N S TTOCK O CK !

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2011 Hon d a

2011 H on d a

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• M odel#Y F4H 2BEW • 250-hp, 3.5-Liter, 24-V alv e SO H C i-V TEC ® • V -6 Engine V ariable Torque M anagem ent® • 4 W heelD riv e Sy s tem (V TM -4® ) • A nti-Loc k Brak ing Sy s tem (A BS) • V ehic le Stability A s s is tTM (V SA ® ) w ith Trac tion C ontrol• Front and R ear A ir C onditioning • A M /FM /C D A udio Sy s tem w ith 7 Speak ers Inc luding Subw oofer 60/40 Split • Flat-Folding, Sliding and R ec lining 2nd-R ow Benc h Seat • 60/40 Split Flat-Folding 3rd-R ow Benc h Seat • D ual-Stage M ultiple-Thres hold Front A irbags (SR S) • Front Side A irbags w ith Pas s enger-Side O c c upant Pos ition D etec tion Sy s tem (O PD S), Three-R ow Side C urtain A irbags w ith R ollov er Sens or • Pow er W indow s /Loc k s /M irrors • R em ote Entry Sy s tem

IINN S TTOCK O CK !

CR-V L X

• M odel#R E4H 3BEW • 180-hp,D O H C i-V TEC ® 4-c y linder engine • 5s peed autom atic trans m is s ion • R ealTim eTM 4W D s y s tem • V ehic le Stability A s s is tTM (V SA ® ) w ith trac tion c ontrol• A nti-loc k brak ing s y s tem (A BS) • D ual-s tage,m ultiple-thres hold front airbags (SR S) • Front s ide airbags w ith pas s enger-s ide O c c upant Pos ition D etec tion Sy s tem (O PD S) • Side c urtain airbags w ith rollov er s ens or • C D Play er • Pow er W indow s /Loc k s /M irrors • A /C

INI N S TTOCK O CK !

1.9% FOR 24-36 M ON THS OR 2.9% FOR 37-60 M ON THS ON A L L N E W 2011 HON DA A CCORD, CR-V , ODYS S E Y, A N D P IL OT M ODE L S .

*BAS E D ON 2008-2009 E PA M IL E AGE E S T IM AT E S , RE F L E CT ING NE W E PA F UE L E CONOM Y M E T HODS BE GINNING W IT H 2008-2009 M ODE L S . US E F OR COM PARIS ON PURPOS E S ONL Y . DO NOT COM PARE T O M ODE L S BE F ORE 2008. Y OUR ACT UAL M IL E AGE W IL L VARY DE PE NDING ON HOW Y OU DRIVE AND M AINT AIN Y OUR VE HICL E . AL L OF F E RS E XPIRE 5/ 31/ 11.

M AT AT T B U R N E H O N D A 1110 WYOMING AVE. • SCRANTON • 1-800-NEXT-HONDA w w w. M a t t B u r n e H o n d a . c o m

M A AT TT T B U UR RN N EE H O ON N DD A A PR R EE - O W W N N EE DD C EE N NT T EE R R D L S . . DUUEE T TOO T THHEE S SUUCCESS CCESS O OF FA APRI PRI L’ ’ S NEW NEW CAR CAR SALE SALE. . . . WW EE HAVE CE CE NS CLES HAVE SO SOMMEE NI NI CE CHO CHOII CE TRAD TRADEE II NS & & OOFF FF LEASE LEASE VEHI VEHI CLES OONN SALE SALE

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02 H O N D A C IV IC LX SD N

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08 O DY SSEY EXL-DV D B lack,43K..............NO W $23,950 08 O DY SSEY EXL-DV D S ilver,37K..............NO W $23,950

$10,500

$10,750

05 H Y U N D A I SA N TA FE G LS 4W D

05 FO R D ESC A PE 4W D

06 HY UNDA I SO NA TA G LS V 6 SDN

$10,950

$11,500

$11,750

04 H O N D A C R V EX 4W D

05 H O N D A A C C O R D LX SD N

$12,500

$12,750

08 M A ZD A TR IBU TE I SPO RT 4W D

07 M ITSUBISHI ENDEA V O R LS 4W D

$14,950

08 SUBA RU LEG A C Y 2.5I A W D SDN

07 JEEP G RA ND C HERO KEE LA REDO 4W D

$16,250

06 TO Y O TA R A V 4 LTD 4W D

08 M ER C U RY M A R IN ER V 6 4W D

$18,500

08 JEEP LIBERTY SPO RT 4W D

09 JEEP LIBERTY SPO RT 4W D

$18,950

$19,950

99 C A D ILLA C SED A N D EV ILLE

03 V W PA SSA T G L S/W

$7,950

W hite,43K M iles

G ray,111K M iles

S ilver,100K M iles

S ilver,57K M iles

R ID G EL IN E 4W D

03 H O N D A C R V EX 4W D G old,92K M iles

$9,999

03 N ISSA N M A XIM A SD N

08 R ID G ELIN E RTX 37K M iles,D ark C herry ......N O W $22,500

S ilver,80K M iles

$9,999

G ray,74K M iles

W hite,59K M iles

EL EM EN T 4W D

07 ELEM EN T EX R ed,67K M iles.........................N O W $17,750 04 H O N D A A C C O R D LX SD N G old,75K M iles

$10,950

B lue,82K M iles

M erlot,59K M iles

1.9%

36 m os

05 SU ZU KI XL7 EX 4W D

04 M ER C ED ES C 240 4M A TIC SD N

$11,950

$12,500

08 TO Y O TA Y A R IS H B

07 FO R D FU SIO N SE V 6 A W D

$12,850

$14,750

R ed,60K M iles

R ed,36K M iles

09 TO Y O TA C O R O LLA LE SD N W hite,19K M iles

$16,250

P ew ter,63K M iles

B lack,52K M iles

$16,250

07 G M C EN V O Y 4W D

08 PO N TIA C G 6 G T C O U PE

$17,950

W hite,34K M iles

S ilver,11K M iles

1.9%

36 m os

08 C H EV Y EQ U IN O X LT 4W D

07 C HEV Y 1500 XC A B LT 4W D

$18,750

$18,950

R ed,36K M iles

08 A C C O RD 08 A C C O RD 08 A C C O RD 08 A C C O RD 09 A C C O RD 09 A C C O RD 08 A C C O RD 08 A C C O RD 08 A C C O RD 09 A C C O RD 08 A C C O RD 09 A C C O RD 11 A C C O RD

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$15,950 $17,250 $17,500 $17,950 $18,250 $18,250 $18,950 $19,350 $19,950 $20,750 $21,500 $21,750 $21,950

$14,250 $14,500 $16,250 $16,250 $16,250

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R ed,68K M iles

B lack,21K,5 S peed

$21,750 $21,950 $21,950 $22,500 $22,750 $22,950 $23,500 $27,750 $27,950 $28,500 $29,950

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S ilver,60K M iles

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B lack,19K M iles

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

JEEP `06 COMMANDER 4X4 Lockers, V-8. Heat-

ed leather. All power. Navigation, Satellite, Blue tooth, 3rd row, More. 69,000 highway miles. $14,900. Call (570) 855-3657

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Trucks/ SUVs/Vans

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.

JEEP `07 TOYOTA `06 TACOWRANGLER X 4x4, stick shift, soft MA78000 ACCESS CAB top. Red exterior, miles,

well maintained, garage kept. 11,500 miles, one owner. AC, CD player, cruise control. Tow package with cargo carrier. Excellent condition. $18,700 Call 570-822-9680

5 speed, four wheel drive, new Matching Fiberglass cap, $16,000 (570)472-9091 Call after 4:30 p.m.

TRACTOR TRAILERS

JEEP ‘02 WRANGLER Low Miles $13,980

FREIGHTLINER ’97 MIDROOF 475 CAT & 10 speed transmission. $12,000 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924

FREIGHTLINER ’99 CONDO 430 Detroit, Super 10 transmission. Asking $15,000.

JEEP ‘06 COMMANDER 4WD, Only 38K

‘88 FRUEHAUF 45’ with sides. All aluminum, spread axle. $6,500.

$15,990

LEXUS `06 GX 470

Cypress Pearl with ivory leather interior. Well maintained, garage kept. All service records. Brand new tires. All options including premium audio package, rear climate control, adjustable suspension, towing package, rear spoiler, Lexus bug guard. 42,750 miles.

$28,950

(570) 237-1082

LEXUS `96 LX 450 Full time 4WD, Pearl white with like new leather ivory interior. Silver trim. Garage kept. Excellent condition. 84,000 miles, Asking $10,750 570-654-3076 or 570-498-0005

MAZDA ‘08 TRIBUTE Utility, 4WD $18,655

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

MITSUBISHI `95 MONTERO SR 4WD 177,102 miles, auto-

matic, four wheel drive, 4 door, antilock brakes, air conditioning, air bags, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, power seats, cruise control, AM/FM radio, cassette player, CD changer, leather interior, sun roof, rear defroster, rear windshield wiper, new Passed inspection, new battery. $2,500 (570) 868-1100 Call after 2:00 p.m.

MITSUBISHI `97 15’ CUBE VAN Cab over, 4 cylinder diesel engine. Rebuilt automatic transmission. Very good rubber. All around good condition inside & out. Well maintained. Ready to work. PRICE REDUCED! $6,195 or best offer Call 570-650-3500 Ask for Carmen

NISSAN ‘09 ROGUE AWD, low miles,

automatic, remote start, back up sensors $20,880

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

PONTIAC `04 MONTANA 95,000 miles, well

maintained. Excellent overall condition. Keyless entry, built in baby seat, dual climate control. Rear air. Seats 7. Recent inspection & tires. KBB over $6300. Asking $5,000 firm. Call (570) 417-9884

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Air Conditioners

AIR CONDITIONER, Whirlpool, 6000 BTU, Energy Efficient. $80. (570) 868-6018

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Antiques & Collectibles

2 storage trailers. 570-814-4790

VOLVO `08 XC90

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

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Fully loaded, moon roof, leather, heated seats, electric locks, excellent condition. New tires, new brakes and rotors. 52,000 miles highway $26,500/ best offer. 570-779-4325 570-417-2010 till 5

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TRUCKS FOR SALE Ford, GMC,

$ ANTIQUES BUYING $ Old Toys, model kits,

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

AUTO PARTS. 19301931 Model “A” Ford Parts for sale. Many parts, too many to list. Call for list. $1000 for all. 570-655-0607 Leave message. BASEBALL CARDS. ‘63, ‘64, ‘71 Topps $8-$15, Moving must sell. Call for details. 313-5214 COKE COOLER. Classic gas station model from 40’-50’s Westinghouse compressor. Good condition. $295, all offers considered. Jake 570-829-7859

International-Prices starting at $2,295. Box Truck, Cab & Chassis available. Call U-haul 570-822-5536

COLLECTIBLES: 1972 Topps Jonny Unitas-Crisp and MT-Picture Perfect $20.00. 570-824-1180

457 Wanted to Buy Auto

FOOTBALL CARDS. Philadelphia Eagles. 127 cards, $10. College Teams, 148 cards, $10. MUST SELL 570-313-5214

ALL JUNK CAR & TRUCKS WANTED Highest Prices Paid In Cash!!! FREE REMOVAL Call V&G Anytime 288-8995

CHEVY ‘94 CAPRICE

Classic. 4 door. Must be in very clean & excellent condition. Burgundy with 305 V8 engine. Will pay good price for right car. 570-269-0042

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Business Opportunities

BEER DISTRIBUTOR License available

with option to lease building or sold separately. 570-954-1284 DRIVE-SHAFT FABRICATER Willing to train. Will sell stock or equipment seperately. For more info, call (570) 823-0245

JAN-PRO COMMERCIAL CLEANING OF NEPA Be Your Own Boss Work Full or Part time Accounts available NOW throughout Wilkes Barre, Scranton, and Hazleton. We guarantee $5,000 to $200,000 in annual billing. Small investment We’re ready Are you? For more info Call 570-824-5774

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LP’S, 78’S, 45’S From 40’S, 50’S, 60’S & 70’S $1 each. 829-2411 NEON SIGN - Electric, Camel sign, 30 years old, $200. 570-829-2411 PHONOGRAPH: Stolid state 2 piece stereo phonograph & eight track stereo tape player with speakers. Albums & tapes available. $50 570-735-6167 QUARTERS. 3 Washington. 1936D, 37-D, 39-D. $70 570-287-4135 YEARBOOKS: Coughlin H.S. 1926, 1928, 1932, 1937, 1940, 1961, 1963, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1949. G.A.R. H.S. 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1980, 1985, 2005, 2006. Meyers H.S. 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1960, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977. Kingston H.S. 1938, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1949. Plymouth H.S. 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1943, 1944, 1959, 1960. Hanover H.S. 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1960. West Pittston H.S. Annual 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1959. Luzerne H.S. 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1959. Berwick H.S. 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1967, 1968, 1969 ,1970. Lehman H.S. 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980. Nanticoke Area H.S. 1976, 2008. Dallas H.S. 1966, 1967, 1968. Bishop Hoban H.S. 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975. West Side Central Catholic H.S. 1965 1974, 1980, 1981. Westmoreland H.S. 1952, 1953 - 1954 G.A.R. H.S. 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 Pittston H.S. 1936, 1951, 1954, 1963 Pittston Hospital School of Nursing, J.O.Y. of 1957, 1959 West Pittston H.S. 1950, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960 Hazleton H.S. 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964 Hazle Twp H.S. 1951, 1952 570-825-4721

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Appliances

APPLIANCE PA RT S E T C .

Used appliances. Parts for all brands. 223 George Ave. Wilkes-Barre 570-820-8162 STOVE. Almond. Gas. Good condition. $50. 592-2549

710

Appliances

APPLIANCE PA RT S E T C .

Used appliances. Parts for all brands. 223 George Ave. Wilkes-Barre 570-820-8162 DRYER. GE Electric. White, 6 cycle, heavy duty. Excellent condition. $130. 570-881-2384 FREEZER. Standup, runs but needs door seals, $25. DRYER, will dry but needs new heater element. $25 570-905-0497

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 MICROWAVE: GE, all options, with turntable, excellent condition. $40. REFRIGERATOR, small college size, good condition $40/ 570-675-4383 REFRIGERATOR Kenmore, almond, 21.6 cu. ft. with ice maker & filtered water $300. 570-868-6018 REFRIGERATOR. Frigidaire, side by side, Black. $125. DRYER,GE propane, $75,Washer, Whirlpool,heavy duty, $50 570-793-9437 REFRIGERATOR. Kenmore, Almond. 21.6 cf, ice maker, filtered water. Excellent condition. $300. AIR CONDITIONER. Whirlpool, 6000 BTU, energy efficient. $80 570-868-6018 REFRIGERATOR: Frigidaire. White. Large. Freezer up top. Very Clean, fairly new, in good working condition. $250 negotiable. Call 570-283-6943 Leave Message REFRIGERATOR:

FRIGIDARE PROFESSIONAL

Stainless Steel 27.8 3 door. Top of the line purchase 09/2010 for $2500 asking $1800.00. 570-313-1328 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

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Baby Items

BABY ITEMS: Newborn swing $50. Childcraft crib $75. Childcraft oak 4 drawer chest $100. Oak dresser combo changing table $100. Newborn-12 month clothing - girl $5. each 570-825-0569 CRIB, convertible, complete. $350 or best offer 570-474-0614 TODDLER BED: Lightning McQueen bed includes bedding (fitted sheet top sheet pillowcase and comforter) no mattress $60.00 570-905-1777

714

Bridal Items

BRIDAL UNITY CANDLE, $25 , 570-592-2549

716

Building Materials

CEILING FAN white, very good condition $15. Anderson window36”w X 38”H double hung, grills & screen included, very good condition. $75. or best offer. Interior Door - 24 X 80 stained. Pre Hung. $15. Bi Fold Doors 60” stained. $30. Door Slab - 18” $10. 570-814-8010 DOOR. 36”x80” solid wood, 6 panel. Exterior or interior. Natural oak finish, right or left with hardware. $200. Call 570-735-8730 or 570-332-8094 DOOR. Interior swing door with 15 glass panes from top to bottom. Mounting hardware includes. 80x31 1/2. Make offer 570-466-6481

To place your ad Call Toll Free 1-800-427-8649 DOORS: (2) sliding closet doors, 24x80 wood with natural finish $40. DOOR (1) 30x80 natural finish. $40. Excellent condition. 675-4383

GLASS DOOR. 3 way glass door for bath tub. $25 570-331-8183

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Cemetery Plots/Lots

744

Furniture & Accessories

CEMETERY PLOTS FOR SALE (4) Four plots, all together. Crestlawn Section of Memorial Shrine Cemetery in Kingston Twp. $600 each. Willing to split. For info, call (570) 388-2773

DAY BED white wicker Henry Link with trundle, desk, chair, mirror, night stand, 6 draw dresser, removable bookcase, wardrobe, magazine stand $500. or call for individual prices 570-498-0977

CEMETERY PLOTS (3) together.

DESK with bottom bookshelf, wood with glass shelf and inside light fixture, top and bottom components can be stacked or used side by side, excellent. $60. Call 570-709-3146

CEMETERY PLOTS Plymouth National

DESK, Computer corner desk Gray,light oak, excellent condition. $75 570-868-6018

Maple Lawn Section of Dennison Cemetery. Section ML. $550 each. 610-939-0194

Cemetery in Wyoming. 6 Plots. $450 each. Call 570-825-3666

MEMORIAL SHRINE CEMETERY 6 Plots Available

May be Separated Rose Lawn Section $450 each 570-654-1596

OAKLAWN CEMETERY 4 grave sites,

fabulous location. Purchased 20 years ago. $2,450 610-838-7727 ST. NICHOLAS’ CEMETERY, SHAVERTOWN 6 Plots. Can be divided. Near Entrance. $550 each. Call 570-675-9991

726

Clothing

JACKET: boys genuine Italian stone leather jacket, size 14. $25. 868-6018 JACKETS. Leather. Boys black size 14. Genuine Italian stone. $25 each. 570-868-6018 WOMEN’S size 3X 4x clothing including pants and tops, some with new tags. $5 for new and $2 for slightly used. Great for gifts. Size 20W mauve evening dress for $10. Excellent condition. Call between 10 am & 9pm. 570-288-9936

DESK, Queen Anne w/china closet on top, $100. TABLE, Gate leg, drop, leaf, $30. CHAIRS, 4 to match table, $30 all. ROCKER, pine, $40 DRY SINK, pine, $100, SETTEE, pine, $75. 570-675-2693 DINING ROOM SET: Beautiful Country French dining room set. Table, four chairs, large hutch. Off white/blue trim $500. Outdoor Beer Cooler: On wheels. Taps included. $250. 570-905-5602 FURNITURE: 2 end tables. $15 Please Call 570-357-8025 HUTCH: Solid Oak. Excellent condition $200.00. Solid Oak sideboard, excellent condition $200.00. Solid Oak table, six (6) chairs, Good condition. $150.00. 570-829-4025

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Computer Equipment & Software

KITCHEN SET. Wood, oval, brown table, good shape. $125. 570-970-6651

COMPUTER: HP Compaq DC7700 Dual Core Tower. 3.4GHZ CPU. 1.25GB DDR2 Ram. Windows 7. Delivery. $85. 570-905-2895

LIVING ROOM SET. 3 piece. Couch and 2 chairs. Covered and rarely used. $100. ROCKER, platform, $25 After 5 735-8542

730

DESK. Computer Desk $50. Call 7358730 or 332-8094 iPAD: Barely used. Still under warranty. Comes with case, and charger. $650.00. 570-760-7801 LAPTOPS! HP nx 6115= $225/COMPAQ v2311= $250/ DELL d531=$250 all windows 7, office10, AV,wifi+dvdrw+more DELL 1150= $175 xpPro,office07, A.V., cdrw+ dvd+ wifi.+ more. FREE delivery & warranty. 570-862-223

732

Exercise Equipment

AB CIRCLE PRO $75. 570-735-4824 BICYCLES: Boys 20 in Pacific DS2, 6 Speed. $30. Boys 20 in Magna Excitor, 21 speeds. $40 570-868-6018 EXERCISE BIKE, Vita Master with odometer and speedometer, $30. WEIGHT BENCH, barbell with 60lbs in weights. $30 570-824-0591 EXERCISE MACHINE. Cross Bow Legend. Very good condition. Sacrifice $200. 570-788-2388 Treadmill - Proform. $125.00 570-639-7270

738

Floor Care Equipment

VACUUM CLEANER BAGS – Electrolux Canister 4 Ply Generic 10ct $10, Upright 4 Ply Generic 10 Ct $10, Upright Non Generic 8 Ct $10 570-868-6018

744

Furniture & Accessories

BAR. Hardwood, rock maple, liquor cabinet w/lock, copper insert top, 2 barstools, 4 1/2’ long. Excellent like new condition, great for entertaining. Must see, awesome, smoke free home. $600 570-693-0884 BEDROOM SET: (4 pieces) including headboard, nightstand, mirror and dresser, oak. full size. $450.00. 570-262-0938 CHAIR. Large recliner. Dark maroon, soft leather. Like new. $200 570-457-3541 COFFEE TABLE AND END TABLE: Oak with glass top excellent condition $40.00. 570-208-3888 COMPUTER DESK, corner, excellent condition, gray/light oak color $75. 570-868-6018

LOVE SEAT, wicker, with cushions. White, good condition. $60. After 3pm (570) 655-3197 LOVESEAT & OTTOMAN solid sand colored cushioned, excellent shape $200. 570/824-7807 or 570-545-7006

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PATIO SET: Green and White in colorNeeds umbrellaGood Shape-Please make an offer $150.00. 570-824-1180 ROCKER RECLINER soft material, very good condition $25. heavier wood rocker very good $10. 570-735-3489 ROCKER with Ottoman. $75 or best offer. 570-474-0614 ROCKER. Maple. 6 months old. $30 570-824-2571 SOFA, Floral. 81”, 3 cushions, no holes, $100. TABle and 6 chairs w/leaf. $300 570-793-9437 SWIVEL ROCKER: Excellent condition, mauve $30.00 . 570-287-1913 VANITY Older makeup vanity with plate gold mirror. 1 door and drawer on each side. 48”L x 18”D x 21”H. Excellent shape. $190. 570-735-5916 YOUTH FURNITURE SET: Double bed, two bookshelves, two side tables and dresser. IKEA pine. Email for pics: sethole@yahoo.com $400. 570-603-9820

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Yard /Moving Sale Sony Stereo, adirondack chairs, DVDs, household items, & lawn care items all being sold. Saturday 5/14 from 8am-4pm.

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EXETER

OPEN SPACE YEAR ROUND 36 Willow Grove St. Military collectables, dolls, baseball cards, Hess Trucks and so much more! SUNDAY SUNDAY ONLY! ONLY! 5am-9am

Too many baby toys? Pass them on, sell them with an ad! 570-829-7130 Shavertown 338 Howell Road MULTI FAMILY

Jupiter Moon Studios May 14 & May 15 Saturday & Sunday 9am-2pm (Wyoming Ave to Lincoln, to Memorial, to Pepe Ct.) Estate items added weekly. Household, matchbox & glassware. Too much to list!

FALLS

137 Woodside Ave Furniture, dishes, diecast cars, clothes & so much more! May 15, 21 & 22 9am-2pm

HANOVER TWP/ LYNDWOOD

Saturday, 8am-3pm & Sunday, 9am-2pm Furniture, iron bed, mirrors, lamps, books, small appliances, household, sports cards. New, Used, Vintage, Unusual Items NO EARLY BIRDS!

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Saturday 10am-2pm Sunday 8am-4pm

WEST WYOMING

6 School House Rd. Saturday, May 14 7am-2pm Sunday, May 15 8am-12pm Big Red Barn Sale! Next to Ross Elementary School. Toys, baby clothing & items, knickknacks & more!

SWOYERSVILLE 31 Perrin St. 8-2pm Saturday 5/14

Our Lady of Sorrows Church West 8th Street Sunday, May 15 Noon til 4:00 pm Held in CCD hall in the event of rain. Multiple items, too much to list!

WILKES-BARRE 12 Family

LAFLIN

HUGE FLEA MARKET & BOOK SALE St. Maria Goretti Church, Laflin Rd. Saturday, May 14th 8 am to 3 pm Sunday, May 15th 9 am to 12 pm Everything Half Price On Sunday Wide Variety of Items At Great Prices. Books $.25-$.50 each

MOUNTAIN TOP

865 Lakeview Drive Laurel Lakes Village

Saturday & Sunday 8:00AM - 2:00PM Household items, baby gear, toys & much more

MOUNTAINTOP

Lots of infant & toddler items, packn-play, high chair, sweeper, VHS tapes, CD’s, TV, phones, GPS, ceiling fan, household items & more Swoyersville

250 Johnson St. Sunday 8AM -2PM Lots of Bargains. Something For All. Food Available Wilkes-Barre

WARRIOR RUN

161 Parrish Street Saturday & Sunday 9am-3pm Tools, clothes, antiques, truck tool box & rack system & much more

Graco Stroller & car seat system, baby swing & bassinet, power wheels Barbie Jeep, infant and toddler girl clothing, kenmore stackable washer/dryer household items & much more! Saturday 8am-1pm

FLEA MARKET VENDORS WANTED MAY 21, 9-3 Dan Flood PTO

FLEA MARKET & CAR CRUISE. 706-0622/472-1943

10 Clarke Street Saturday & Sunday 8am - 1pm Furniture, clothes toys, tools, desk, etc.

752 Landscaping & Gardening

1st Choice Landscaping

See our ad in the Call an Expert section under Category 1165 - Lawn Care 316 Academy St Warrior Run Vol Fire May 14 & 15 8am-3pm Something for everyone! Books galore, childrens & adult clothing, childs recliner, bounce house, patio furniture, crystal, sandbox, antique mirrors, antique steamer trunk, air conditioner, household items and much much more!

WEST WYOMING

BITTO LANDSCAPING & LAWN SERVICE See Our Ad In The Call An Expert Section 1162 Bruce’s Lawn Service See our ad under Call An Expert 1165 Lawn Care CHIPPER, shredder, mulcher, bagger. Craftsman 5 HP. 3 cutting stages. Very good condition. $325. 675-4383 CONCRETE scalloped grey edging 24” straight and 17” curved. total 40 +/pieces. Grey $1.00. 570-735-4186 Keller’s Lawn Care See our ad under Call An Expert 1162 Landscape & Garden

56 West Brady St May 14 & 15 8am - 1pm Large collection of Wizard of Oz plates & figurines. Power tools & plumbing supplies. Household items and DVD’s.

Patrick & Deb’s Lawn Care See our ad under Call An Expert 1162 Landscape & Garden TORO MOWER: e-Cycler Cordless Electric, Top Rated Cordless, 10 months old. $299. Call 570-262-1131 WYOMING VALLEY LANDSCAPING See our ad under Call An Expert 1054 Concrete & Masonry

Machinery & Equipment

AIR CLEANER. Honeywell commercial. Never used, includes replacement filters, $600 negotiable. PRESSURE WASHER, Generac, runs but needs pump. Pressure wand & nozzles included. $100 negotiable. SNOWBLOWER. Toro, needs work, $100 negotiable. 905-0497

electric brakes, new tires and reinforced tongue. $2700. 570-239-5457 TROLLING MOTOR: Electric. Minn Kota Turbo 32lbs thrust. $35. Boat Trailer Mover. $10. Car Buffer $10. 570-825-7251

756

WYOMING 400 Hughes St. (Take Owens past back road, left on Hill St. to Hughes) Saturday & Sunday 8:00AM - 3:00PM Contents of house & garage. Antiques, hoosier, cedar wardrobe, tools, steamer trunk, kitchen items, 50’s & 60’s toys: pull & wind up, XMas, etc. Rain Or Shine

NEED YOUR LAWN CUT OR TRIMMED? See the ad for Cole’s Lawn Care Call An Expert Section 1165

HAULMARK ‘07 TRAILER 6’X14’ Like new with

WILKES-BARRE

275 Phillips Street Saturday, 9am-3pm Sunday, 10am-2pm Contents of very nice home. Grandfather clock, Stanley bedroom set, fridge, stove, washer & dryer, rattan & wicker sets, cedar chest, cedar closet, gun cabinet, wing chair, lamps, floral arrangements, glassware, kitchen items, old radios, NAPA Auto Parts cabinet, Steg neon sign, jewelry, fishing, tools, Metro shelves, rugs, XMas & Easter & more. The House & Garage are full. Don’t Miss This One!

Craftsman /Honda motor includes bag, self propelled, runs good $150. after 3pm 655-3197

754

SWEET VALLEY

21 WILKES LANE, BRIARBROOK DEVELOPMENT

Call 829-7130 to place your ad.

FLEA MARKET 6th Street

Mattress Guy

PATIO FURNITURE. Square glass top table, 6 chairs, cushions. Good condition. $125 570-288-9940

Garage Sales/ 752 Landscaping & Estate Sales/ Gardening Flea Markets LAWNMOWER

WEST WYOMING

441 Long Run Road

MATTRESS SALE We Beat All Competitors Prices! Twin sets: $149 Full sets: $169 Queen sets: $189 All New American Made 570-288-1898

Garage Sales/ 746 Estate Sales/ Flea Markets

Lawn Maintenance See our ad under Call An Expert 1165 Lawn Care Peter’s Lawncare See our ad under Call an Expert 1165 Lawn Care

Medical Equipment

HOSPITAL BED: Electric. Hardly used. Complete. $400. 570-947-1451 LIFT CHAIR / recliner. Medium size. Good condition. $250. Call 570-357-8025 POWER CHAIR Jazzy Select, $700 or best offer ALSO, regular wheelchair, with extra weight support. $100. Call for more details 570-829-2411 SCOOTER: 2002 Golden Companion Scooter, Runs good, needs batteries $50. 570-283-0272 WHEELCHAIR. Pride, electric. (no batteries) $200 570-793-9437 WHEELCHAIR. Tracer IV by Invacare. Heavy duty, extra wide, 450 lbs seat, 18” deep x 24” wide back 18” high. $400 cash only. 570-288-9936 between 10am-9pm

758 Miscellaneous AB-DOER In box never opened, $70. VCR Magnovox with all hookups, on screen display record & timer $20. DVD player $15. 570-822-8957 AIR PURIFIER Sharper Image, Ionic Breeze Quadra, tower model with ozone guard, instructions & quick start CD, quiet, easy care, Excellent like new condition. $25. 570-709-3146 BACK PACK. Hiking, navy canvas, $40, Pic n’ Play, for child. $40. 570-675-4383 BARREL, wooden. 53 gallon. Excellent condition $195. 570-876-3830 BATHROOM SINK SET: Gerber white porcelain bathroom sink with mirror and medicine cabinet. Matching set. $80. 570-331-8183

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BLU TOOTH used 12 volt $50. 12 volt travel cooler $35. 12 volt refrigerator $35. Jack LaLanne power juicer $50. Sharp SF 7320 copy machine. $150 570-675-7024

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758 Miscellaneous BUMPER rear chrome 88-98 Chevy/GMC fullsize pickup. Mint condition $200. Tailgate 88-98 cChevy fullsize pickup, no rust or dents. Good condition. $75. Call after 3pm 655-3197 CASH BUYER for Pre 1980 Comic Books, Toys, Sports, ANYTHING. Will travel to you. Call Brian 800-473-2407 CLEATS, Armour size 11, $25. Softball cleats, Nike, size 9 $20, Truck cap $275, Boiler, oil, $100, Traffic signals, $50, 570-760-4830 DECORATING ITEMS. Large assortment of sunflower. $.50 to $10. 570-301-8515 DESK, Brown, $25 INSERT, Fireplace cast iron, decorative. $100 EXERCISE BIKE $25. All negotiable. 905-0497 DISHES. 2 sets of china, Service for 12. $100. Yellow set, service for 8, $40 570-824-2571 FIREPLACE, electric, built in heater, $300, TRAVEL CASE, Golf club, $10.WIRING, 250” roll 12/3, $50 570-675-7024 GARAGE SALE ITEMS. Air conditioner, 5000 BTU, $40. Convection kero, HTA 23k, $50 TV/DVD combo 20” $40. 570-868-6655 GARAGE SALE ITEMS. PIANO, Korg Electric, $75. POOL, 26’ above ground $500, WEDDING GOWN, 1957, $50, HOVEROUND, 2010, $300, GOLF CLUBS, Titleist Clone, $30 570-675-3509 HEADBOARD: Black lacquer with gold trim. $10. 20 inch Haier TV. Great condition. $18. Costume jewelry, all kinds $1.00 each. Costume crystal butterfly watch brand new $5. 570-235-4928 LAMPS. stand up $25 each. ‘89 Chevy S10 truck bedliner. $40, SPOILER, for ‘00 Chevy Cavalier. $10, CARB, 4 barrel from running Chevy motor. $50/ TV, GE, 28”, works good, needs remote. $90 570-740-1246 MAKEUP MIRROR: Conair, two sided, lighted, 4 modes on pedestal. $25. firm. 570-675-0248 MISCELLANEOUS: Gazelle Exercise Machine. Used twice. Assembled. $125. Lexmark color printer. New in box. $20. Magnavox VCR with all hook ups & remote. $25. AM/FM/Cassette CD player. $30. Sharp surround sound speakers. Set of 5. $20. Call Jamie 570-822-8957 MOVIE LOT. VHS. reduced to $2 each or 22 for $35. STAND, VHS, $5. Cash or paypal 570-735-2661 RELIGIOUS ITEMS Hand made Rosaries, $5. Pope John Paul II Memoriblia. 570-829-2411

SEWING FABRICS Lots of Them

WALLPAPER 1,000’s of patterns

WALLPAPER & BLIND WAREHOUSE 30 Forrest St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 570-970-6683

TIRES: 4 BF Goodrich Radial Long Trail P225/ 70R16. $100 570-675-0248 TOMATO STAKES. 4-5’, $.50 each, TRUCKS, Hess, new in box 2000-2008 $20-$50. KNIFE. Hamilton Beach electric. $20. 570-675-4383 TONNEAU COVER. Fits Dodge Dakota A,R,E, solid top. Excellent. $175 570-817-8982 TRAILER HITCH with hardware, fits 20052008 Escape, Mercury Mariner, Mazda Tribute $110 or best offer. 570-466-1214 TRAIN SET. HO with box. Diesel, $75. SAW, Black & Decker circular, $18, CLOCK, wall, 31 day, 1970’s.$30, TOOL BOX, small, $20 570-735-1589 VACUUM Bissell wide cleaning path, all attachments, powerforce, bagless turbo, 12 amps MZX1MUM $45. One portable Pronto 2 in 1 Electrolux with charger & stand $20. 570-735-8730 or 570-332-8094

760 Monuments & Lots GRAVE LOT Near baby land at Memorial Shine in Carverton. $400. Call 570-287-6327

762

Musical Instruments

CLARINETTE 42, solid state 3 piece, stereo, phono & eight track stereo tape player with speakers. Albums & tapes available. $50 (570) 735-6167

762

Musical Instruments

GUITAR. Nearly new. 6 string Electric acoustic. $90 Charlie 333-4604

766

Office Equipment

PRINTER, Fax, Copier, Scanner. 4 in 1 HP Series 2200. Excellent condition $50. 570-675-4383

770

Photo Equipment

BACK UP CAMERA 12 volt, used $50. 570-675-7024 MANFROTTO MONO-POD. Model 681B. Excellent condition. $50 or best offer. 570-788-2388

772

Pools & Spas

Pool - Round Above Ground. 18’ diagonal & 5’ deep. Includes solar cover, heavy duty ladder, Hayword motor & other accessories. You dismantle & remove. $1,400. 570-288-3205 POOL: 15’ metal frame pool, with ladder, filter pump and more, 42” high. Used 1 year. $170. (570) 655-4915

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Restaurant Equipment

MIXER. Hobart, 20 quart. Excellent condition. $850 570-288-5571

RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT,

8x12 walk in cooler $2300; 8x8x10 walk in freezer $3800; Pizza oven with stones $2000; Stainless steel kitchen hood $3000; Stainless steel pizza oven hood $4000; bread pan rack $100; 2 soup warmers for $100; 2 door sandwich prep table $500. All equipment is sold as is. For more info, call

570-847-0873

RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT,

Somerset Dough Sheeter, Model CAR-100. Only 1 available. $1,500 Call for more info

570-498-3616

RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT,

SOMERSET TURN OVER MACHINE model SPM45, $500; ALSO, Bunn Pour Over Coffee Machine, Model # STF15, $225 For more info, call

570-498-3616

Line up a place to live in classified! RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT,

AMERICAN EAGLE MIXER, 20 quart mixer, Model AE-20, with timer and guard, $1300. ALSO, Bev Air 2 door refrigerator/ sandwich prep table, Model SP48-12, $1300.

Call 570-498-3616 for more details.

776 Sporting Goods BACKBOARD, Basketball, fiberglass with rim and net. $25. 570-824-0591 BASEBALL EQUIPMENT:USED. CATCHERS MITT, youth, Rawlings new $25. Men’s Nike tan catchers Mitt, used $15. Youth Pro Nike catcher leg guards, used $10. Youth Louisville Slugger outfielders glove, used $10. Omaha Little League bat (gold), used $15. Call 570-868-6134 BASKETBALL HOOP. Regulation size. Adjustable with portable base. Good condition. $50. 570-262-1559 BICYCLE. Boy’s 20” Pacific DS2, 6 speed. $30. Boy’s 20” Magna Excitor, 21 speed. $40 570-868-6018 BOWLING BALL: 8lb blue marble with beige & blue case, $30. 570-829-4776 FISHING EQUIPMENT. 12 fly rods and reels, 12 spinning rods and reels. $10-$50 each. Call for details. 570-693-0212 GOLF CLUBS: Driver. Cleveland HiBore XLS 9.0 draw. $25 (4) various drivers $10. each. 570-735-4824 HELMETS one XL red, Surround ATV helmet $50. One XXL Camo-Surround ATV helmet $50. One large black vector sport ATV helmet $25. 570-735-7742 PALOMINO 1988 COLT POP UP STOVE COOLER CONVERTOR, good tires, new springs $950. 693-0140 PING PONG TABLE: Regulation size with net. Folds up in middle, on wheels. Very good condition. $180. 570-574-8766 POOL TABLE: Coin-Operated/ Bar Size. Slate top. Good Condition $450. 570-947-1451

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Televisions/ Accessories

TELEVISION. 25”Nice cabinet, working. FREE 570-654-4113 TELEVISION: 27 inch RCA TV with Stand. $30. Call 570-357-8025 TELEVISION: Toshiba. 56 inch Hi Def, DLP Projection Model 56MX195. Stand included. Needs Lamp Bulb $100.00. 570-443-7527 TV: Sony 27” Trinitron color $75. Mintek DVD Player $15 570-829-4776

784

Tools

BUFFER Coleman Powermate new in box. ROUTER, Black & Decker 1.5 hp. $20 each. 570-288-9940 SAW, Reciprocating Makita, new. Model JR 3020 w/carrying case. Never used. $110. 570-457-7854 STEEL CABINETS 22”d x 19”w x 34”h. 2 sliding bearing drawers. 1 door. Excellent for workbench. Very strong and rigid. $60. each. 2 for $110. CABINET - old white metal cabinet with 1 drawer & 1 door. 36”x20”x16”. $35. 570-735-5916

786 Toys & Games BICYCLE. Girls 20” like new, $20. Includes training wheels. TABLE, Fisher Price 3 in 1, $25, 570-675-7873 GAME TABLE 10 IN 1 Pool, hockey, basketball, etc. Approximate 4 X 6 - $45. 570-868-6018 GAME TABLE SET. 10 in 1. Pool, hockey basketball, etc. Approximately 4x6 $45. 570-868-6018 LITTLE TIKES. Work bench with some tools, Dollhouse with furniture and dolls, Slide. $10 each 570-474-0154

788

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Stereo/TV/ Electronics

RADIO: AM/FM. Works Great! $25. 570-829-3473 TELEVISION: Sony 65” Projection TV. Excellent Condition. $250 or best offer and you can come and get it! 570-287-7162 TV - Sony Trinitron. 27”(D) with remote. Excellent shape. $85. 570-735-5916.

794

Video Game Systems/Games

PS2 GAMES: Call Of Duty 3 Special Edition $12. Call Of Duty World At War Final Fronts $15. Guitar Hero $10. Hitman 2 $10. Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 $12. Tekken Tag Tournament (some scratches works fine) $5. PLAYSTATION GAMES: Spongebob Squarepants Supersponge $10. Tony Hawks Pro Skater (some scratches works fine) $5. Crash Bandicoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back (some scratches works fine) $5. PC GAMES: Hells Kitchen (Windows Vista, XP or MAC) $15. Excellent Condition unless noted. Cash or PayPal. Take $85 for all. 570-735-2661

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796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

BUYING SPORT CARDS Pay Cash for

baseball, football, basketball, hockey & non-sports. Sets, singles & wax. 570-212-0398

SILVER & GOLD BUYING

Silver or gold coins, silver flatware sets & pieces, gold jewelry, broken jewelry, boullion, antique silver & gold chains, earrings, watches, etc. Visit Jack-O’s at Merchant Village, Pittston. Old Wal-Mart Store Booth 162 570-328-3428 or 570-855-7197

The Video Game Store 28 S. Main W.B. Open Mon- Sat, 12pm – 6pm 570-822-9929 / 570-941-9908

$$ CASH PAID $$ VIDEO GAMES & SYSTEMS

Highest $$ Paid Guaranteed Buying all video games & systems. PS1 & 2, Xbox, Nintendo, Atari, Coleco, Sega, Mattel, Gameboy, Vectrex etc. DVD’s, VHS & CDs & Pre 90’s toys,

The Video Game Store

1150 S. Main Scranton Mon - Sat, 12pm – 6pm 570-822-9929

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2001 CHEVROLET EXPRESS VAN

2003 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS SEDAN

Stk# S1493A, 8 Passenger Cargo, Automatic, Power Windows/Locks

Stk# P14300, Alloy Wheels, Automatic, Power Windows/Locks, CD

6,995*

8,495*

2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE 4X4

2004 FORD F150 SUPER CAB 4X4

Stk# P14280, Leather, Sunroof, Alloys, CD, Platinum Edition

Stk# P14306, Alloy Wheels, V8, Automatic, A/C, CD

12,995

2005 CHEVY EQUINOX AWD

2001 TOYOTA RAV4 4WD

Stk# P14264, Power Windows/Locks, Automatic, A/C, Alloy Wheels

7,995

13,995*

• 3 Day or 150 Mile Money Back Guarantee** • 30 Day/1000 Mile Limited Warranty** • All Value Vehicle Outlet Cars Pass PA State Inspection**

Stk# P14320, LT Pkg, Leather, Alloy Wheels, CD

9,995

Stk# P14271, Sunroof, Leather, 2nd Row Bucket Seats, 3rd Row

29,995

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L COUPE

Power Windows/Locks, Keyless Entry, Auto, CD, 2 To Choose From

13,995*

2010 CHEVROLET HHR LT

2010 KIA RIO SEDAN

2010 KIA FORTE SEDAN

Stk# P14311, Automatic, Airbags, AM/FM/CD, A/C

11,995

13,895

2010 SUZUKI SX4 CROSSOVER AWD

2010 DODGE CALIBER SXT

2010 CHEVROLET COBALT LT SEDAN

Stk# P14309, Power Seat, Auto, CD, Power Windows/Locks, Keyless Entry

2008 HUMMER H3 4X4

2010 SUZUKI KIZASHI GTS

Stk# P14273, Sunroof, Power Windows/Locks, CD, Automatic

Stk# S1444A, LS Package, Power Windows/Locks, Keyless Entry, CD

Stk# P14253A, Alloy Wheels, Power Windows/Locks, Keyless Entry, CD

9,695*

8,795*

2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 4X4

2003 SUBARU LEGACY SEDAN AWD

2002 SUZUKI XL7 4X4

Stk# S1566A, Z71 Pkg, Power Windows/ Locks, Navigation

Stk# S1476A, Sunroof, Automatic, Power Windows/Locks

Stk# S1554, Power Windows/Locks, Keyless Entry, Auto, A/C, Only 25K Miles!

7,995

11,895

2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT

2010 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4

Stk# P14251, 3rd Row, Power Windows/ Locks, CD, Alloy Wheels

20,895

2007 CHEVROLET HHR

9,795*

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2009 GMC ACADIA 4X4

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 4X4

20,995

2009 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE

2010 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4

2009 KIA BORREGO SUV 4X4

2008 SUZUKI XL7 AWD

Stk# S14070A, Automatic, Power Windows/ Locks, CD, Power Seat

Stk# P14239A, 3rd Row, Leather, Sunroof, Automatic, CD

14,895

2010 MAZDA 3 SEDAN

2010 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING SEDAN

18,995

Stk# P13777, LX Pkg, Power Windows/ Locks, 3rd Row

19,995

2009 CHRYSLER 300C AWD

Stk# S1394A, Hemi 5.7L V8, Leather, Sunroof, Navigation, DVD, All Wheel Drive

26,695*

2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L SEDAN

2009 SUBARU FORESTER AWD

ONLY 3 LEFT AT THIS PRICE Stk# S1420A, Leather, Sunroof, Automatic, V6

20,595*

Stk# P14315, Alloy Wheels, Automatic, CD, Power Windows/Locks

13,995*

Stk# P14278, Alloy Wheels, Automatic, CD, Power Windows/Locks

14,995

Navigation, Alloy Wheels, Auto, Power Windows/Locks

15,995

STK# P14266, POWER SEAT, CD, POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS, A/C, KEYLESS ENTRY

20,995*

18,995

Stk# P14314, Leatherette, Automatic, CD, Power Windows/Locks

14,995

Stk# P14279, Power Windows/Locks, CD, A/C, Automatic

15,695

Stk# P14281, Power Windows/Locks, Keyless Entry, Auto, CD

13,995

Stk# S1382A, Power Windows/Locks, Automatic, CD, A/C, Cruise

19,395

Stk# P14312, Sunroof, Leather, Automatic, Power Windows/Locks, CD

19,595*

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Dogs

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Dogs

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FREE

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Cats

KITTENS: free to loving homes, litter trained & very loveable. Ready in 2 weeks. 332-8663.

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES, AKC

Highest Prices Paid!!

MUSIC

810

815

Wanted: Junk Cars & Trucks

Area Businesses To Help Make Your Event a Huge Success! PARTIES

796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise

Both parents show champions. White with eye patches. $800 and up. 570-430-8420

840

Pet Services

DREAM KATCHR PONEY RIDES

Shots, neutered,

VALLEY CAT RESCUE 824-4172, 9-9 only.

shots & wormed. Short & longhair. $400 each. Call 570-991-0160

is now offering Pony Day Camp. Booking now for June and July dates. For rates and reservations contact Alice at: 570-579-4473/ 570-379-3459

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CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES Home raised. 1st

CATS & KITTENS 12 weeks & up.

FREE GAS

UP TO 36 MONTHS OF FREE GAS WHEN YOU FINANCE A VEHICLE See sales representative for details W Y O M I N G VA L L E Y 415 Kidder Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 570.822.8870

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2011 GMC SIERRA 4X4

PAYMENTS STARTING AT @

2011 BUICK REGAL CXL

PAYMENTS STARTING AT @

$299/MO $299/MO

FOR 39 MONTHS FOR 39 MONTHS V8, 4X4, AIR CONDITIONING

LEATHER, AIR CONDITIONING, POWER WINDOWS, POWER LOCKS, ONSTAR

$1,000 MONEY DOWN PLUS TAX, TAGS, BANK FEE & $2,000 MONEY DOWN PLUS TAX, TAGS, BANK FEE & 1ST PAYMENT WITH APPROVED CREDIT / 10,000 1ST PAYMENT WITH APPROVED CREDIT / 10,000 MILES PER YEAR. NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED MILES PER YEAR. NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. President of Sun Buick, GMC in Moosic

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Professional Grade

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Mon.-Thur. 10-8; Fri. & Sat. 10-5; Sunday Closed

SUN PRE-OWNED VEHICLES 2000 FORD TAURUS LX.......................................................................$4,644

G3572A

2005 FORD FREESTAR LIMITED 7 PSGR..................................$7,902

B1492B

2002 NISSAN MAXIMA SE................................................................$8,512

P4782A

2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER LX.............................................$8,519

P4778A

2002 SUBARU FORESTER S...........................................................$8,783

B1422B

2003 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER BASE................................$9,962

T2522A

2003 SUBARU BAJA SPORT.......................................................$11,887

T2515A

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO...............................$13,241

B1492A

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP.........................................$13,424

T2485A

2008 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT.....................................................$13,997

P4800

2008 CHEVY HHR LS..........................................................................$14,967

P4801

2010 CHEVY IMPALA LT..................................................................$15,906

T2518A

2008 CHEVY EQUINOX LS............................................................$15,932

P4738A

2006 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER..............................$16,283

P4785

2008 BUICK LACROSSE CX.........................................................$16,348

P4787

2008 PONTIAC TORRENT BASE..............................................$16,583

B1454A

2008 JEEP COMPASS LIMITED................................................$16,964

B1443A

2008 FORD FUSION SEL..................................................................$16,981

T2507A

2008 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT................................................$17,459

P4799

2010 CHEVY IMPALA LT..................................................................$17,987

G3621A

2007 GMC ACADIA SLE-1 8 PSGR.........................................$18,310

P4788A

2008 TOYOTA TACOMA BASE...................................................$18,823

P4797

2008 BUICK LUCERNE CXL.........................................................$18,838

P4789

2010 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT........................................................$18,960

T2530A

2011 KIA SORRENTO.........................................................................$21,785

T2532A

2008 FORD EXPEDITION LIMITED........................................$25,070

T2538A

2008 GMC ACADIA SLE-1 8 PSGR.........................................$25,534

P4791

2011 BUICK LUCERNE CXL.........................................................$25,782

B1488A

2008 CADILLAC CTS BASE...........................................................$27,830

P4795

2008 CADILLAC CTS BASE...........................................................$27,989

P4790

2010 GMC ACADIA SLE 7 PSGR..............................................$28,695

P4798

2010 GMC TERRAIN SLT-1............................................................$28,916

P4784

2008 GMC YUKON DENALI...........................................................$35,532

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Pet Services

THERAPY DOG and Canine good citizen class. Starting 5/21/11. Call Mary 570-332-4095

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Pet Supplies

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A/C & Refrigeration Services

HIGH EFFICIENT DUCTLESS AC Heat Pumps & Central Air Save $$$ On Your Cooling Bills Free Estimates Licensed & Insured 570-817-5944

STRISH A/C Ductless / Central

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

1012

Alterations/ Tailoring

Pattern Making, Grading, Markers Freelance service can make patterns from your specs or samples and transmit patterns and markers worldwide. Any Lines - Fast Service

“FRONT STREET APPAREL SERVICES” For more

information contact John Vezzuto at 570-441-4140 skyhawk36@ verizon.net

1015

Appliance Service

KIRBY

VACUUMS WHOLESALE PRICES Sales, service, supplies. Over 30 years experience 570-709-7222 LEN HOSEY Appliance Service Washer/Dryer Range/Dishwasher. Whirlpool, Maytag, Kitchenaid & Roper 287-7973

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Building & Remodeling

ALL OLDER HOMES SPECIALIST 825-4268. Remodel / repair, Porches, decks & steps

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Look for the BIA symbol of quality For information on BIA membership call 287-3331 or go to

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Our online system will let you place Announcements, Automotive Listings, g Merchandise, Pets & Animals, Real Estate and Garage Sales. Customize the way your ad looks and then ﬁnd it in the next day’s edition of The Times Leader, in our weekly newspapers and online at timesleader.com. *Your ad will appear in the next day’s paper if placed online before 4 p.m. Mon. through Thurs. Place on Friday before 1 p.m. for Saturday’s paper and before 4 p.m.

DAVE JOHNSON Expert Bathroom Remodeling, Whole House Renovations, Interior & Exterior Carpentry. Kitchens and Basements Licensed &Insured

570-819-0681

DAVID DAVID A JONES BUILDING & REMODELING Additions, garages, sheds, kitchens, bathrooms, tile floor, finished basements, decks, siding, roofing, windows, doors, custom built oak stairs & trim. Licensed & insured. No job too small. 570-256-7567 or 570-332-0933 PA #0001719

Driveways, Sidewalks, Stone Work All top Masonry. Bahram, 855-8405

NICHOLS CONSTRUCTION

NUMBER

ONE AUDITED

NEWSPAPER

IN LUZERNE COUNTY – AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS (ABC)

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

Northeast Contracting Group

Decks, Roofs, Siding, Masonry, Driveways, Patios, Additions, Garages, Kitchens, Baths, etc (570) 338-2269

Building & Remodeling

Shedlarski Construction Home improvement

1078

Dry Wall

MIKE SCIBEK DRYWALL

Hanging & finishing, design ceilings. Free estimates. Licensed & Insured. 570-331-2355

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

(570) 675-3378

1039

1084

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

CHRIS MOLESKY CHIMNEY SPECIALIST New, repair, rebuild, liners installed. Inspections. Concrete & metal caps. Licensed & Insured 570-328-6257 COZY HEARTH CHIMNEY Chimney Cleaning, Rebuilding, Repair, Stainless Steel Lining, Parging, Stucco, Caps, Etc. Free Estimates Licensed & Insured 1-888-680-7990

1042

Cleaning & Maintainence

Looking for someone Reliable & Dependable to clean your home? SAME PERSON EVERY TIME! (570) 793-0776 Residential / Commercial Cleaning by Lisa. Pet Sitting also available. Call Today! 570-690-4640 or 570-696-4792

1054

Concrete & Masonry

BGD CONCRETE All Phases of Concrete Work Small Jobs Welcome Free Estimates 570-239-9178

D. Pugh Concrete

All phases of masonry & concrete. Small jobs welcome. Senior discount, Free estimates Licensed & Insured 288-1701/655-3505

GMD MASONRY All types of

concrete, masonry and stucco Licensed/Insured Free Estimates 570-451-0701 gmdmasonry.com WYOMING VALLEY MASONRY Concrete, stucco, foundations, pavers, retaining wall systems, dryvit, flagstone, brick work. Outdoor fireplaces & pizza ovens. Senior Citizen Discount.

570-287-4144 570-760-0551

1057Construction & Building

MIRRA DRYWALL Hanging & Finishing Drywall Repair Textured Ceilings Licensed & Insured Free Estimates

Electrical

DNF ELECTRIC

Affordable & Reasonable Rates No Job Too Small. Licensed & insured. Free estimates. 570-574-6213 570-574-7195

ECONOLECTRIC All Phases Electrical work No Job Too Small. Residential & Commercial Free Estimates Licensed-Insured PA032422

(570) 602-7840

GETZIE ELECTRIC Licensed & Insured. 100 & 200 amp service upgrades. No job too small! 570-947-2818

GRULA ELECTRIC LLC

GARAGE DOOR

Hauling & Trucking

MOWING, TRIMMING EDGING, SHRUBS & HEDGES. LAWN CARE. FULLY INSURED Reliable and Affordable FREE ESTIMATES 570-814-0327

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

Patrick & Deb’s Deb’s Landscaping Landscaping, basic handy man, house cleaning & help moving. We even do inside painting. Any salvageable items can be picked up for free. Free estimates. Call 570-793-4232 Or 570-793-4773

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

A.S.A.P Hauling Estate Cleanouts, Attics, Cellars, Garages, Fire & Flood Damage. Free Estimates, Same Day Service! 570-822-4582

AFFORDABLE JUNK REMOVAL

Cleanups/Cleanouts Large or Small Jobs FREE ESTIMATES (570) 814-4631

570-829-4077

SLEBODA ELECTRIC Master electrician Licensed & Insured Bucket truck to 40’ 868-4469

1105 Floor Covering Installation

CARPET REPAIR & INSTALLATION

Vinyl & wood. Certified, Insured. 570-283-1341

1129 Gutter Repair & Cleaning

GUTTER 2 GO, INC.

PA#067136- Fully Licensed & Insured. We install custom seamless rain gutters & leaf protection systems. CALL US TODAY ABOUT OUR 10% OFF WHOLE HOUSE DISCOUNT! 570-561-2328

GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED

Window Cleaning. Regulars, storms, etc. Pressure washing, decks, docks, houses,Free estimates. Insured. (570) 288-6794

1132

Handyman Services ALL

MAINTENANCE We Fix It Electrical, Plumbing, Handymen, Painting Carpet Repair & Installation All Types Of Repairs 570-814-9365

Call Johnnie

Need help with a project or small jobs done? Evenings & weekends. References. 570-855-3823

plumbing & all types of home repairs, also office cleaning available. 570-829-5318

The Handier Man

1162 Landscaping/ Garden

AA1AAlways C L E Ahauling, NING

Licensed, Insured, No job too small.

DOPainting, IT ALL HANDYMAN drywall,

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

1135

ALL KINDS OF HAULING & JUNK REMOVAL

Estate Cleanouts TREE/SHRUB REMOVAL REMOVAL Free Estimates 24 HOUR SERVICE 570-823-1811 570-239-0484

CASTAWAY HAULING JUNK REMOVAL

823-3788 / 817-0395 Charlie’s Charlie’s Hauling Residential & Commercial, Licensed & Insured. Free estimates. Whole estates, yard waste, construction Spring cleanup. 570-266-0360 or 570-829-0140

S & S TOWING & GARBAGE REMOVAL

Free estimates. Clean out attics, basements, estates We buy junk cars too! 570-472-2392

WClean ILL HAUL ANYTHING cellars, attics, yards & metal removal. Call John 570-735-3330

1162 Landscaping/ Garden BASIL FRANTZ LAWN & GARDEN SERVICE Residential & Commercial Shrub Trimming & Mulching. Junk Removal. Free Est. (570) 855-2409 or (570) 675-3517 BITTO LANDSCAPING & LAWN SERVICE Over 25 years experience, landscape designs, retaining walls, pavers, patios, decks, walkways, ponds, lighting, seeding, mulch, etc Free Estimates. 570-288-5177 Power rake your yard, dethatching aeration, shrubbery trimming & spring clean ups. 570-639-2711 Free estimates.

GARDEN TILLIN 570-709-1021

QUALITY LAWN & LANDSCAPE Spring Clean Ups, Mulching, Grass Cutting,Fertilization, Tree & Shrub Maintenance & Installation Experienced, Affordable, Reliable Free Estimates (570) 592-4847 Rainbow Landscaping & Lawn Service Spring & Fall Cleanups. Trimming, mulching, complete landscape installation. Lic. & Insured. Call 570-674-2418 Spike & Gorilla’s Lawn Care & Outdoor Maintenance We do it all! Lawn Care - Summer packages available, concrete patios, tree trimming & removal. Custom dog Kennels. 570-702-2497

1165

Lawn Care

1ST Choice

Landscaping Complete Lawn Maintenance, Landscaping, Junk Removal. Free Estimates. 570-288-0552

BRUCE’S LAWNSERVICE Established 1988. Fully insured. Free estimates. (570) 746-2087 or (570) 721-2746

COLE LAWN CARE Will Mow & Trim Your Lawn For What You Can Afford FREE ESTIMATES (570) 991-8474

1204

Painting & Wallpaper

A & N PAINTING Airplane Quality at Submarine Prices! Interior/Exterior, pressure washing, decks & siding. Commercial/Residential. Over 17 years experience! Free estimates. Licensed & Insured

570-820-7832

A + C LASSICAL

Int./Ext. Experts! Aluminum, Wood & Deck Staining Free Estimates Licensed-Insured 30 Years Experience Book Now & Receive 10% Off 570-283-5714 A.B.C. Professional Painting 36 Yrs Experience We Specialize In New Construction Residential Repaints Comm./Industrial All Insurance Claims Apartments Interior/Exterior Spray,Brush, Rolls WallpaperRemoval Cabinet Refinishing Drywall/Finishing Power Washing Deck Specialist Handy Man FREE ESTIMATES Larry Neer 570-606-9638

JASON SIMMS PAINTING Interior/Exterior

Power Washing Free Estimates 20 Yrs. Experience Insured (570) 947-2777

M. PARALIS PAINTING

Int/ Ext. painting, Power washing. Professional work at affordable rates. Free estimates. 570-288-0733 PRECISION PAINTING & POWER WASHING Interior & Exterior Painting, Masonry & Decks. Residential & Commercial 570-338-2269

PORTANOVA’S LAWN CARE Weekly & BiWeekly Lawn Cutting, Landscaping. Reasonable rates. Now accepting new customers. Call 570-650-3985 RAINERI’S LAWN CARE & SHRUBS Lawns Trimmed & Edged, Hedges Cut, Mulch & More Free Estimates 570-825-2779 570-954-2302 Reliable Lawncare Senior Discounts. Free Estimates. Stonework, mulch, lawn work & more. (570) 357-1786

1189 Miscellaneous Service

VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted: Junk Cars & Trucks Highest Prices Paid!!

FREE PICKUP

Serra Painting Book Now For Spring & Save. All Work Guaranteed Satisfaction. 30 Yrs. Experience Powerwash & Paint Vinyl, Wood, Stucco Aluminum. Free Estimates You Can’t Lose! 570-822-3943

1213

Paving & Excavating

EDWARD’S ALL COUNTY PAVING & SEAL COATING

3 Generations of experience. Celebrating 76 years of Pride & Tradition! CALL NOW & Get The 1st Seal Coating FREE with signed contract. Licensed and Insured. Free estimates.

570-474-6329 Lic.# PA021520 Mountain Top

PAVING & SEAL COATING Patching, Sealing, Residential/Comm. Licensed Bonded Insured 570-868-8375

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installation & repair. FULLY INSURED HIC# 065008 CALL JOE (570)606-7489 (570)735-8551

We fix everything! Plumbing, Electrical & Carpentry. Retired Mr. Fix It. Emergencies 23/7 609-5204 or 328-5010

Mowing, mulching, Spring cleanup, gravel & trimming. Commercial & Residential. 570-332-7016

288-8995

BestDarnMovers Moving Helpers Call for Free Quote. We make moving easy. BDMhelpers.com 570-852-9243

D & D REMODELING From decks and kitchens to roofs, and baths, etc. WE DO IT ALL!!!!!!! CALL US FOR ALL OF YOUR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR REMODELING NEEDS 570-406-9387 Licensed/Insured YOU’VE TRIED THE REST NOW CALL THE BEST!!!

Russ Keener Construction All types Int./Ext.

Remodeling. Porches & Decks Windows & Doors Free Estimates. PA Lic #: 079549 570-336-6958

1252

Roofing & Siding

J&F ROOFING SPECIALISTS All types of roofing. Repairs & Installation 25 Years Experience Licensed / Insured Free Estimates Reliable Service 570-855-4259

J.R.V. ROOFING

570-824-6381 Roof Repairs & New Roofs. Shingle, Slate, Hot Built Up, Rubber, Gutters & Chimney Repairs. Year Round. Licensed/Insured FREE Estimates

Jim Harden

570-288-6709

New Roofs & Repairs, Shingles, Rubber, Slate, Gutters, Chimney Repairs. Credit Cards accepted. FREE ESTIMATES! Licensed-Insured EMERGENCIES

Mister “V” Constr uction

PETER’S LAWNCARE

Reliable service & reasonable rates! 570-829-5444 570-332-4199

1249 Remodeling & Repairs

Year Round Roof Specialist Specializing In All Types of Roofs, Siding, Chimneys & Roof Repairs Low Prices Free Estimates Licensed & Insured 28 Years Experience 570-829-5133

SPRING ROOFING Special $1.29 s/f Licensed, insured, fast service 570-735-0846

1297

Tree Care

GASHI AND SONS TREE SERVICE AND STUMP REMOVAL. Fully Insured. 570-693-1875

1336

Window Cleaning

Professional Window Cleaning & More. Gutters, carpet, pressure washing. Residential/commercial. Ins./bonded. Free est. 570-283-9840

1339

Window Service

SHADES, UNLTD.

Repair & Cleaning of Draperies, Shades, Blinds & Fabric Awnings. Free Estimates Email: repairs@ shadesunltd.com (570) 379-1234

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14,995

2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 4X4

2008 KIA RIO SDN

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6,995

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11,995

12,995

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12,995

2008 SUBARU OUTBACK WAGON

2011 KIA SORRENTO AWD

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16,995

From

11,995

2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREW CAB 4X4

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23,995

17,995

2006 FORD F150 CREW CAB 4X4

2010 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S

2010 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4

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23,995

From $

19,995

2007 INFINITI FX35

2011 CHEVY SUBURBAN LS 4X4

2010 FORD EXPLORER 4X4 XLT

This One Must Be Seen, All Wheel Drive

23,995

24,995

06 SUZUKI FORENZA

Air, AM/FM, Tilt

PW, PDL, Air, 34K Miles

02 NISSAN SENTRA GXE

02 ACURA RSX

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4,850 $7,995

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5,550

9,850

Local One Owner Trade, 26K Miles

2007 BUICK LACROSSE CXL

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2009 CHEVY COBALT LS COUPE

2007 VW JETTA

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Full basement to expand and much more! CALL LYNNE 574-7093 $219,000 DIR: Rte 415N. Turn left at Harveys Lake. Turn right at Old Hansons Park (Rte 415/29) Approx. 1.5 miles stay right on Rte 29. Property on left.

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highlight here is a large island with breakfast bar that adds to countertop workspace. There is a door to the left that leads to the garage. Laundry hook-ups are tucked behind bi-fold doors in a nearby hall. A right takes you to the 13-by-14 family room. Offering a new triple window side, this room has hardwood ﬂooring and atrium doors that open to the rear deck and nearby pool. There is a three-quarter bathroom nearby that has a tan vinyl ﬂoor with mauve and teal accents. An oak vanity hosts a white cultured marble sink, and matches a walk-in shower. Upstairs, the master bedroom measures 11-by-17, features tan carpeting and is sure to please thanks to a

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siding with white shutters and trim. An attached two-car garage offers additional storage. The front door is flanked by sidelights and opens into the 13-by-17 living room. Here a propane fireplace is set into a corner. There are windows front and side. This room has beautiful hardwood flooring that is also found in the nearby dining room. Measuring 11by-13, this room has a single window front and opens rear to the terrific kitchen. Here you find oak cabinets topped by teal laminate countertops accented by a brown vinyl floor with teal accents. A white ceramic tile backsplash offering teal accent tiles provides the perfect contrast. Appliances in this like-new kitchen include a side-by-side refrigerator, microwave and stove. A

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Lovely duplex with built in garage, porches and a garden patio. First floor features fireplace and gracious sized rooms, while the upstairs features enclosed staircase and pretty kitchen and bath. Won’t last long at this price..... $69,900 Call Tracy McDermott 696-2468

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2 story home with nice lot, vinyl siding, replacement windows. Fenced yard. Call Jill Shaver Hunter 328-0306. MLS# 11-1140 $49,900

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room-sized walk-in closet with plenty of built-in organizers. There are windows facing the front and side. A full bath on this level has a white vanity with white cultured marble sink and a one-piece tub and shower surround. Bedrooms two, three and four range in size from 10-by-10 to 11-by-13, all are carpeted and have plentiful closet space and good-sized windows. There is a linen closet in the hall. Additional storage can be found in a full, unfinished basement that has two ground-level windows for ventilation. This home has oil hot water baseboard heat along with a private well and on-site septic system. To get to today’s Open House, take Route 309 north from Wilkes-Barre. Once in Dallas, continue on Route 415 towards Harveys Lake and make a left onto Route 118 west. At Sheldon’s Diner, bear left on Main Rd. In the center of Sweet Valley, turn right on Post Office Rd., and then left onto Weslend Rd. The home is around the bend on the right. For more information, or to make an appointment to see this beautiful home, contact Ken Williams of Five Mountains Realty at (570) 542-2141 or (570) 675-7363. Specifications: Two-story 1,914 square feet BEDROOMS: 4 BATHS: 2 PRICE: $230,000 LOCATION: 23 Weslend Ave., Sweet Valley AGENT: Ken Williams REALTOR: Five Mountains Realty, (570) 542-2141, (570) 675-7363

SELLER

BUYER

LOCATION

McNulty,Ryan

139 Group,LLC

Mannino,Antonio

Cover,William

Marks,Eugene

Luzerne County Property Transfers

Lot122 Plane St

COMMUNITY

AMOUNT

SELLER

BUYER

LOCATION

COMMUNITY

AMOUNT

Avoca,PA 18641

$130,000

see deed

Avoca,PA 18641

$66,500

Egrie,Mary

DiLucia,John

34.56 acres Lot1

Nescopeck, PA 18635

$179,000

Smith,Daniel

see deed

Avoca,PA 18641

$84,500

Archer,John

A&R Building Supply Co

see deed

Nuangola, PA 18637

$185,000

McManus,Joseph

Myers,Andrew

61-62MeadowRunLakePk Bear Creek, PA 18602

$307,000

Fairway Consumer Discount

Sekora,Jay

7 Union St

Pittston, PA 18640

Lisowski,Lauren

Walton,John Jr

see deed

Bear Creek, PA 18602

$110,000

First National Community bank

Gilbro Realty,Inc.

47 N.Main St

Pittston, PA 18640

$55,000

Seely,Donald

Lynn,Nicholas

2 parcels

Berwick, PA 18602

$95,000

Katz,David

Cirpich,Brooke

Lot121 Willow View

Pittston, PA 18640

$310,200

O'Shea,Cheryl

Hatton,Linda

Lot 51

Berwick, PA 18602

$117,000

Barchi,Patrick

Rogan,Francis

see deed

Plains, PA 18705

$129,000

Shaver,Claude M.estate

Smith,Daniel

see deed

Dallas, PA 18612

Significa One LLC

Pomegranate Properties

79 Mack St

Plains, PA 18705

$34,450

Lutsey,Milton

Hilbert,Lawrence

Lot30 Split Rail Lane

Dallas, PA 18612

$50,000

Gubitoso,Michael

Nawrocki,Robert

Lot34 Boulevard Manor

Plains, PA 18705

$187,500

Zinn,Keith

Martin,James

Lot164 Orchard View Terr Dallas, PA 18612

$275,000

Kitlas,Joseph

Aden Properties,LLC

see deed

Plains, PA 18705

$195,000

$65,000

U.S.Bank trustee

Engle,John

138 W.Broad St

Nanticoke, PA 18634

$23,000

$24,000

Panza,Barbara

McKeown,Mark

2.00 acres

Dallas, PA 18612

$201,400

Westawski,Frank

Million,Jarrod

see deed

Plains, PA 18705

$85,000

Shaskas,John

Wright,Robert

Lot2 Winter View Est

Dallas, PA 18612

$110,000

Balsamo,Peter

Mayerski,Sharon

Lot 31

Plains, PA 18705

$199,000

Buda,Eleanor Theresa estate

Daniels,Ronald

38 Monroe Ave

Dallas, PA 18612

$123,000

Witek,Stanley

Eab,Seng

58 Poplar St

Plains, PA 18705

$55,000

Murphy,Jo Ann

Grous,Joseph

35.422 acres

Dallas, PA 18612

$260,000

Wanyo,Eric

Ravert,David

354 Fairview St

Plymouth, PA 18651

$68,000

Kivak,Joseph

Taskaya,Sevgi

Lot40,42 Sampson St

Dupont, PA 18641

$23,000

Shonk,Charles Jr estate

Addington,Edward trust

Lt151,152 Mountain Ave

Plymouth, PA 18651

$163,000

Wells Fargo Bank agent

Ams Renovations,LLC

623 Hooven St

Duryea, PA 18642

$70,000

Gushanas,Katherine R.estate

Heffron,Patrick

230 Union St

Pringle, PA 18704

$116,000

Trotsky,John agent

Bachor,Randy

see deed

Edwardsville, PA 18704

$61,000

Laskowski,Lorna E.estate

Naperkowski,Raymond

see deed

Shavertown, PA 18708

$65,000

JP Morgan Chase Bank agent

Szafran,Robert

232-34 Orchard St

Exeter, PA 18643

$41,000

Metzger,William

Monaco,Pasquale

6.7 acres

Shavertown, PA 18708

$195,000

Murphy,Timothy

Fenner,mark

see deed

Forty Fort, PA 18704

$170,000

Zack,Robert

Harris,Jeremy

see deed

Shavertown, PA 18708

$92,000

Mleczynski,Henry

Gabel,Martin

Lot11,12 Page park

Forty Fort, PA 18704

$177,000

Fannie Mae

L&L Properties

81 N.Pioneer Ave

Shavertown, PA 18708

$22,000

Niewinski,Edward

Audi Management II

see deed

Forty Fort, PA 18704

$75,000

Coerke,Linda co-trustee

Toussaint,John

Lot116 Midway Manor

Shavertown, PA 18708

$174,900

PNC Bank

Johnson,Marylee

Lot M3 Shade Tree Rd

Freeland, PA 18224

$48,880

Insalaco,Carmen

Kwak,Edward Jr

Lot26 Maple Crest

Shavertown, PA 18708

$345,000

Hickory Hills Home Owners

Camacho,Craig

Lot27W Sec6

Freeland, PA 18224

$65,000

Slocum Development Group

Romanowski Development

Lot21 Slocum Estates

Shavertown, PA 18708

$73,600

Teter,Kyle

Komishock,Michael

St.Johns Slavonic Church Freel Pierucci,Francis

House408 Scotch Hill

Freeland, PA 18224

$25,000

Stash,Robert

Kline,Ginger

1.85 acre

Shavertown, PA 18708

$160,000

see deed

Freeland, PA 18224

$30,000

Moyer,Robert Jr

Heintzelman,Julie

1.3 acres

Shickshinny, PA 18655

$160,000

US Dept of HUD

Chase,Scott

89 Walnut St

Harveys Lake, PA 18618

$48,000

Coburn,Jennings Jr

Peternel,Robert

Lot1 Wesley Wood

Shickshinny, PA 18655

$316,000

Homeq Servicing agent

Guzman,Jose Salvador

138-40 S.Vine St

Hazleton, PA 18201

$40,500

Seward,Beatrice D.estate

Gebhardt,John

1 acre

Shickshinny, PA 18655

$107,000

Galing,Anelia

DeLeon,Lydia

Lot120 TW Eagle Rock

Hazleton, PA 18201

$35,000

Select Portfolio Servicing age

Scheib,Carl

2 parcels

Shickshinny, PA 18655

Smolewicz,Alice D.estate

Jastrzebski,Frank

0.46 acre

Hazleton, PA 18201

$80,000

Stinsky,Joseph

Stine,Timothy

see deed

Stillwater, PA 17878

Kalinchok,James

Shiroki,Steven

see deed

Hazleton, PA 18201

$59,000

Beerman,John

Marx,Alan

parcel A

Sugarloaf, PA 18249

$139,000

Wienches,Anne

Primonomo Associates

1.11 acres Lot3

Hazleton, PA 18201

$450,000

Wilson,Bradford

Kachurak,Michelle

321 Mooretown Rd

Sweet Valley,PA 18656

$260,000

$31,000 $108,000

Graspy,ronald

Arvi Realty,LLC

2 parcels

Hazleton, PA 18201

$395,000

Cagigas,Arthur

Shafer,Robert

Lot 56

Swoyersville,PA 18704

$51,500

Gazek,Francisco Alberto

Weber,Matthew

Lot2,3 Terrace Gardens

Hazleton, PA 18201

$180,000

US Dept of HUD

Holena,Michelle

96 Lackawanna Ave

Swoyersville,PA 18704

$61,158

Falk,Peter

Yeagley,Linda

Lot188

Hazleton, PA 18201

$20,000

Stackhouse,Robert

Perluke,Kevin

see deed

Swoyersville,PA 18704

$164,900

Tammone,Gennaro estate al

Medina,Benjamin

847 Peace St

Hazleton, PA 18201

$76,500

Galasso,James

Koval,Michael

Lot3 Galasso Sub

Swoyersville,PA 18704

$40,000

White,Alfred

Nevel,Jason

see deed

Hunlock Creek,PA 18621

$75,000

Peters,Raymond Jr

Brenner,Donald

2.07 acres Lot 10

Wapwallopen, PA 18660

$35,000

DiGennaro,David

Karol,Kathryn

see deed

Kingston, PA 18704

$114,500

Bank of New York Mellon trust

Vercusky,Thomas

32-34 Warren St

West Hazleton, PA 18201

$35,000

Warren,Eileen trustee

Bobeck,James

82 Lathrop St

Kingston, PA 18704

$195,000

Seidel,Robert

Polit-Panek,Sami Lynn

see deed

West Pittston, PA 18643

$430,000

George,Barry E.estate

Koretz,Tara Hernandez

537 Gibson Ave

Kingston, PA 18704

$167,000

Blaine,Judith

Russick,Jill

see deed

West Pittston, PA 18643

$120,000

Magagna,Allison

Silva,Angel

see deed

Larksville, PA 18704

$85,000

Urban,Robert

Schwink,Carl

126 Warren St

West Pittston, PA 18643

$87,000

$80,000

Prideaux,James

Amitia,Cathering

Lot261 Atherton Park

West Wyoming, PA 18644

$50,000

Morrison,Mary estate

Northeast Pelletts LLC

Lot 1

White Haven, PA 18661

$25,000

Bulger,Thomas J.estate

Urban,Kerry

Lot 57

Luzerne, PA 18709

Martin,Stephen

White,Alfred

242 S.Mountain Blvd

Mountain Top,PA 18707

$124,000

Culp,Jami

Webby,Ferris

Lot2 Culp Sub

Mountain Top,PA 18707

$38,000

Machulsky,Joseph agent

Dudley-Miller,Shari

34 Sue Ann Rd

White Haven, PA 18661

$40,000

Wolf,Eric

Warner,Stanley

Lot3 Countryside Est

Mountain Top,PA 18707

$40,000

Tomek,Brent

Mirra,Patti

Lot235

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

$70,000

Dante,John

Giraldi,Samuel

.732acre Lot9

Mountain Top,PA 18707

$371,250

National Real Estate Info.agen

Borber,Ruth

3001 S.Main St

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

$22,500

Rudolph,Mary

Bradley,Bonita

522 Hollow Rd

Mountain Top,PA 18707

$230,000

WB 14 Associates,LP

Latella,Leo

Unit 205

Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702

$183,900

Grapsy,Ramon GP

759 Scott Street,Inc

see deed

Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702

$65,000

Lerp,Scott

Smith,Sarah

ptLot 126

Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702

$38,000

see deed

Oliveira,Darrin

Dohl,Carl

2.629 acres

Mountain Top,PA 18707

$155,000

SN Servicing Corp agent

Ogin,Shawn

108 Woodlawn Ave

Mountain Top,PA 18707

$89,900

Piccola,Robert Sr

Clark,Richard

Lto12 Timberwood

Mountain Top,PA 18707

$420,000

Snyder,Darren

Zych,Edmund Ryan

Oleski,Maureen A.estate

Harris,Douglas

59 acres Lot 9

Mountain Top,PA 18707

$201,000

WB 14 Associates LP

Asimakopoulos-Dallis,Ioanna Unit302 Lofts on Main

Franckowiak,Marie

Brace,Steven

Lot34,35 Andes Dev

Mountain Top,PA 18707

$134,000

Ott,William

Ruggere,Mark

Lot 166

Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702

$58,300

Bodemer,robert

Davis,Steven

Lot90 Beech Mtn Lakes

Mountain Top,PA 18707

$125,000

Wilkes-Barre City

Lombardo,Richard

see deed

Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702

$42,001

Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702

$65,000

Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702

$240,900

Riggle,Gary

Sengphachanh,Khamtane

Lot85 Beech Mtn Lakes

Mountain Top,PA 18707

$171,000

Stancavage,Donata agent

Stefanski,John

Lot 46

Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702 .

$32,000

Schreiber,Bruce

Vito,Kevin

Lot 11

Mountain Top,PA 18707

$215,000

Littzi,Dominick

Smith,Dale

Lt343 Metcalf Est

Wilkes-Barre,PA 18702 .

$82,300

Borowski,Michael

Brown,George

Lot139 Block3

Nanticoke, PA 18634

$95,000

Savoroski,Jerome

Silveri,Raymond

1.41 acres

Wyoming, PA 18643

$165,000

Thimm,Alta E.estate

Antonik,Joseph

358 E.Field St

Nanticoke, PA 18634

$53,000

Mendelssohn,Saul

Flack,Harold

15.782 & .954 acres

Wyoming, PA 18643

$575,000

Balewski,Ronald per tax cla

Watkins,William

412 E.ridge St

Nanticoke, PA 18634

$33,000

$174,900

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Very well-kept ranch with gorgeous hardwood ﬂoors and a nice bar room that has access to the back yard. Extra room on main level that can be converted into a bedroom or sunroom. Huge family room in basement. Two driveways, huge lot with pond and woods behind you. MLS#11-1382

$169,900

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BACK MOUNTAIN

DALLAS

TUNKHANNOCK

KINGSTON

Maribeth Jones, Broker Associate

OPEN HOUSE - SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2:00 to 3:30 2340 Mountain Road, Larksville

Architecturally built split level on one acre lot with stunning Desirable upscale Dallas neighborhood with over 5000SF of living space on 3 floors. Spacious cherry kitchen with granite Wyoming Valley views. Great room with fireplace, formal dining island. Large family room with vaulted ceiling and gas fireplace, room, eat-in kitchen. Potential 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, detached 2-car garage. Greenhouse, fish pond, fruit trees, grape vines, dining room with tray ceiling, 5BRs, 5BAs, in-ground one year old 20x42 pool by Skovish Brothers. Level lot, fenced yard, 3-car raised gardens. DIR: Rt. 309 L on Hillside, L on Chase Road, L at Chase Corners, L on Huntsville, L on Mountain Road, garage. DIR: Rt. 309 L on Pioneer Ave., L on Overbrook, L into House on R. Overbrook Farms (by Overbrook Rest.) L on Morris. MLS#11-1079 $325,000 MLS#11-1067 $599,000

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8 Patrick Road, Highland Hills, Jenkins Twp. English Tudor with elegant charm. Tastefully done 4 bedroom with beautiful living room with ﬁreplace, formal dining room, music room, 24x21 family room, sunporch, ﬁnished lower level and 3 car garage. All on approximately 3 acres with tennis court.

4 bedroom bi-level with open floor plan. Large eat-it kitchen, 2 baths & fantastic great room all on 2 private acres. Ideal Mother/daughter home. NEW PRICE $209,900 MLS# 10-2022 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

(Newberry Estate) 3 bedroom, 2 bath first floor condo offers a spectacular golf course view! Central a/c. Fireplace. Huge closets. 3 patios. Garage. Pool, tennis, golf. Many extras. $149,900 Ask for Bob Kopec Humford Realty 570-822-5126

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CELEBRATING 113 YEARS OF SERVICE 1898-2011 837 Wyoming Ave., Kingston

Stately Brick Tudor home. Approx. 3900 sq. ft. on a corner lot in Sunrise Estates. Features 2 family rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, central A/C & oversized garage. Beautiful hardwood floors & a brick fireplace. $334,900 MLS# 11-529 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

BEAR CREEK

2360 Laurel Run Rd. Very well maintained Log home and serene property awaits you. This home features 3 bedrooms, including a very spacious 22x12 master bedroom. Open floor plan allows for great entertaining. Stone fireplace in keeping with the rustic theme. Full walk-out basement gives the potential for more living space. 17x15 deck overlooks the woods. $219,000 MLS #10-2433 Call Tracy Zarola 570-574-6465 570-696-0723

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BEAR CREEK

333 Beaupland 10-1770

Living room has awesome woodland views and you will enjoy the steam/ sauna. Lake and tennis rights available with Association membership. (membership optional). Minutes from the Pocono's and 2 hours to Philadelphia or New York. $310,000 Maria Huggler CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-587-7000

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Impressive, 4,000 sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 5 1/2 bath condo features large LR/DR with gas fireplace., vaulted ceilings and loft; master bedroom with his & hers baths; 2 additional bedrooms with private baths; great eat-in kitchen with island; den; family room; craft room; shop. 2 decks. ‘’Overlooking the ponds’’ MLS#11-872 JOE MOORE $499,000

400 SHRINE VIEW, DALLAS

Elegant & classic stone & wood frame traditional in superb location overlooking adjacent Irem Temple Country Club golf course. Living room with beamed ceiling & fireplace; large formal dining room; cherry panelled sunroom; 4 bedrooms with 3 full baths & 2 powder rooms. Oversized in-ground pool. Paved, circular drive. MLS#11-939 JOE MOORE $550,000

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288-1401

Lori Pepson 815-6626

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Updated 3BR/2BA home w/LR, DR, kitchen & bonus room on 1st ﬂoor. Being sold in ‘’as-is’’ condition. MLS#11-1419 Mary Cordaro 905-6693 or Carol Shedlock 407-2314

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Live well in this up to date home! 1st ﬂoor laundry, Master Suite w/ huge walk-in closet & jacuzzi tub, above ground pool. MLS#11-1533

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• First Floor Master Bedroom • Central Air • Master Bath with walk-in closet • Gas Heat • Two Additional Bedrooms • Large Living Room • One full and 1/2 additional Baths • Formal Dining Room • Elegant Kitchen • All with Gorgeous Stone Fronts

$198,900

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Sprawling 3BR Ranch, picturesque & private. Beautifully landscaped, inground pool & large deck w/sunken hot tub oﬀ Master. MLS#11-1531

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1897 State Route 29 Beautifully kept 3 BR Cape Cod DIR: 309 N to Hillside Rd, L on Chase Rd, R on 29 to Lake Silkworth, house on corner of Pearl St & 29. MLS#10-1567

$159,900

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16 Hazleton St Conveniently located to Rt. 309 and 81. Off street parking in front and rear. Two-story, 3 bedroom, modern kitchen, Pergo flooring in living room and dining room, modern bath, low gas utility bills. MLS#10-3703 . Price reduced to $62,900. Call Maribeth Jones at 696-6565

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28 Woodhaven Dr. Exquisite Inside! 4BR/3BA DIR: Rte 309 Mt Top, L on PA 437 (Woodlawn), 11 mi, R on Buﬀalo Dr, R on E Woodhaven Dr, L on S Woodhaven Dr, house on L. MLS#11-1253

37 Chestnut Road (Old Farm Estates) Custom built solid brick 4 bedroom, 3.5 baths Colonial style home with an open floor plan on 1+ acre lot in the Poconos. A few of the amenities include central A/C. 2 Master bedrooms each with bath room and fireplace, ultramodern kitchen, hardwood floors throughout, cathedral ceiling and 2 car garage. MLS #11-653 $469,900 Call Kim 570-466-3338

POLE 165 LAKESIDE DRIVE, HARVEYS LAKE

NEW LISTING! Desirable upscale Dallas neighborhood. Attention to detail at every turn in this 5000+SF home on three floors. Oversized cherry kitchen with granite island and upgraded appliances. Tray ceiling, crown and panel moldings, family room with vaulted ceiling and gas fireplace. First floor den/library, 5 bedrooms, 5 baths, finished lower level, 1 year new 20x42 Oasis in-ground pool, 3-car garage on a 1+/- acre lot. MLS#11-1067 $599,000. Call Maribeth Jones 696-6565

A truly unique home! 7,300 sq.ft. of living on 3 floors w/168’ of lake frontage w/boathouse. Expansive LR w/FP; Din.Rm. w/FP; FR w/FP & coffered ceiling;modern oak kitchen w/brkfst room ; Florida rm; study & 3 room & bath suite. 5 BR’s & 4 baths on 2nd. Lounge, BR, bath, exercise room and loft on 3rd floor. Inground pool & 2-story pool house. AC on 3rd floor. MLS#10-1268

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1195 SUTTON ROAD, SHAVERTOWN

Attractive, well-maintained saltbox on 2 private acres boasts fireplaces in living room, family room and master bedroom. Formal dining room. Large Florida room w/ skylights and wet bar. Oak kitchen opens to family room. 4 bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths. Finished lower level. Carriage barn. MLS#10-3394 JOE MOORE $449,000

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152 Pine Drive Bright & Open floor plan - 4 year old two story home set on 2.26 private ares - Fabulous modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Detailed moldings & hardwood floors. Walk out basement $345,000 MLS# 11-901 Call Geri 570-696-0888 570-696-3801

$1,149,000

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11-168 MTP-ICE LAKES $469000 Gorgeous Ice Lakes home. Meticulous w/many upgrades, SS appl, granite counters, FR, deck w/hot tub. DEB 474-6307 4 BR Dir: South Main Rd. to Nuangola Rd. to L onto Ice Harvest Dr. to L onto Ice House Dr. to R onto Waterman Dr.

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11-542 BKMT-MAPLECREST $439900 2 story w/LR, DR, eat-in kit w/granite & GE Profile appls. FR w/Gas FP & BIs. Fin LL, IG pool. KEVIN 696-1195 5 BR Dir: Rt 309 to R on Carverton Rd., L on Manor, R on Maple Leaf. Continue to property at the end of cul-de-sac.

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11-994 HANOVER TWP. $435000 Exquisite home on lushly landscaped 1 acre. Master suite, FR & LL rec room w/FPs. CALL PAT 287-1196 4 BR Dir: South Main from WB to Middle Rd. Pass Wyoming Valley CC & Hanover Ind Pk. R on Ashley. R on Clifton.

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62 RHEDWOOD AVE

NEW LISTING 10-4480 MTP-BOW CREEK EST $399900 Beautifully landscaped home. Bright open flr plan, fenced yard, IG pool, stone walls, & more! MARY ANN 474-6307 4 BR Dir: 309 to Garden Ave. which becomes Ridge Crest, L on Shady Tree, R on Cedar Manor to Black Walnut. Home on R.

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125 KESTREL RD

11-1327 MTP-ALBERDEEN $399900 Tired of neighbors? Ready to be out of town? Look @ this 3800 sf 2 story on 3.6 acres. DEBBIE R 474-6307 4 BR Dir: S. Main Rd. to R on Alberdeen Rd. 1.6 miles to Country Club Dr. (Blue Ridge Trail). 1st R on Seven Iron. Home on L.

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145 HIGHLAND BLVD

11-715 SUGARLOAF $368500 Quality construction & features galore make this a very special offering. It beats the others! ROCCO 474-6307 4 BR Dir: From Rt. 93 in Conyngham go west on Rock Glen Rd. L on Mandy Lane. R on Rhedwood. House on L.

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1351 HUNTSVILLE RD

NEW LISTING 11-158 MTP-KESTREL ROAD $299900 Value intense! Spacious 2 story w/full finished walk out bsmt. Lg FR, rec room & study. 3.5 baths. DAVE 474-6307 5 BR Dir: Forest Pointe is approximately 1/4 mile south of Walden Park on Route 309. Turn into development. House on R.

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508 CREEK RD

11-1001 WAPWALLOPEN $265000 New house wrapped around older house. 4-5 BRs, balconies, decks, porches galore! 2.03 acres. NICOLE 474-6307 4-5 BR Dir: South Main Rd. to R on Alberdeen. L on Blue Ridge Trail. 1/8 bear R then bear R on Creek Rd. House on L.

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10-2475 DALLAS $297500 Well maint’d 2 sty in great neighborhood. Nice size lot w/IG pool, FR w/ FP opens to sunroom. KEVIN 696-1195 4 BR Dir: From Dallas Ctr, Rt. 415 toward Harvey’s Lake. L on W Center Hill, R on Highland, R on Marlington. Driveway on L.

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226 MACHELL AVE

11-1231 DALLAS $215000 Super sized ranch w/open floor plan. Modern kit w/WI pantry, MBR & bath, sunroom w/skylights. SUE 696-1195 3 BR Dir: Rte. 309N to 415 to Dallas Center, L on Machell Ave., house on L 301 CHURCH RD

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11-1289 SHAVERTOWN $280000 Packed w/surprises! Completely remodeled. LR, DR, rec room & bar room. Fabulous yard & more! DAVE 474-6307 3 BR Dir: Hillside Road to Chase Road. R onto Huntsville Road. 1/4 mile to house on L.

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360 BAER RD

11-680 SHICKSHINNY $214900 Get away from it all in this comfortable contemporary w/1st floor master bedroom. CALL SANDRA 696-1195 4 BR Dir: Rt. 11 south, R on Rt. 239 in Shickshinny. Just before gas station turn R on McKendreee. R on Baer Rd. House on R. 109 NORTH ST

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NEW LISTING 11-973 DALLAS $209000 Unique 100 yr old lovingly restored Dutch Colonial w/2 gas FPs, cozy FR, formal DR & 2 garages. SUE 696-1195 3 BR Dir: 309 to 415 to Dallas center, L on Machell Ave. House on R.

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610 FOURTH ST

10-3511 MTP-CHURCH ROAD $189900 Classic brick & stone ranch in 1.55 acre setting. Lg LR & DR, fabulous FR, 2 encl’d porches. CALL DAVE 474-6307 3 BR Dir: Traveling south on Mountain Blvd. turn R onto Church Rd. 1/3 mile to house on R.

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11-1349 MOUNTAINTOP $164500 Updated ranch w/open flr plan, HW flrs, FP, lg kit, renovated bath, 3 season room, 1 car garage. MIKE P 474-6307 4 BR Dir: Rt. 309 south to L on North St. just past Butler Oaks. House is on the R.

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10-4426 PLAINS $161900 Beautiful remodeled home! Oak/glass cabinets in kitchen, family room w/bar, 6 car garage. DONNA KLUG 696-1195 3 BR Dir: Rt. 315 to Fox Hill Rd. @ stop sign turn R onto Scott, R onto School. After tracks L on West Bergh.

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15 PATRIOT WAY

REDUCED 11-1098 HANOVER TWP. $120000 Spacious 2 story w/lg EIK, LR, add’l FR w/FP, 3 season room w/jacuzzi, AG pool w/deck. LYNDA 696-1195 4 BR Dir: West End Rd. to First St. R on Delaney, L on Kniffen to stop sign. R on Center. 2nd house on R.

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11-550 VILLAGE @ MT.TOP $115000 Nothing to do but move in. Brand new carpet & just painted. FR in LR, security system, all appls. DAVE 474-6307 3 BR Dir: South Main Rd. to Nuangola Rd. 6/10 mile to L on Burma Rd. Turn into The Village. 1st building on the R.

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11-986 WEST PITTSTON $148000 Spacious rooms, lg ultra-modern kit, fenced yard, OSP, gas heat. Ready to move in! CALL LYNDA 696-1195 4 BR Dir: North on Rt. 11, at intersection of Boston & Fourth Sts. make L onto Fourth. Home on L.

10-4319 PLAINS TWP. $160000 Settle in to the country feel of this spacious home located near Wyo Valley’s many amenities. TOM B 287-1196 4 BR Dir: Rt 315N to E. Main (Coccia Ford), Right at stop sign (Turkey Hill - no street sign) to School Street (stop Sign) to Right on E. Bergh Street. House on Left.

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DALLAS

DUPONT

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HARVEYS LAKE

HUNLOCK CREEK

Propsed new construction “Ranch Condo” in Green Briar with a 2 car garage, community pool & tennis in a great adult community. $229,900 MLS# 10-1105 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

Single family home for sale in quiet neighborhoodBeautiful 2400 Sq. Ft. with 6 bedroom, 2 full baths, 2 story home, fully air conditioned, oil & gas heat, renovated kitchen, full unfinished basement, 2 enclosed porches, 15 x 20 deck with power awning cover – generous size lot, off street parking, first floor washer & dryer. All appliances included.

66 East Grove St., Time to purchase your first home! Why keep paying rent, this ½ double is a great starter home! Nice size rooms, eat-in kitchen, 1st floor laundry, attic pull down for storage, some replacement windows & a fenced in yard. Take a look & make your offer! $24,800 MLS#10-3582 Jill Jones 570-696-6550

Double block near public transportation with a 2 car garage. Fully rented. What's your pleasure? REDUCED PRICE $75,000 MLS# 09-4475 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

Price Reduction! Nice raised ranch in quiet neighborhood. Attached 3 car garage; plenty of off-street parking, utility room with 3/4 bath. Walk up stairs to eat-in kitchen with balcony, hardwood floors, living room, bedrooms and full bath. Bright 3rd floor attic ready to finish. Seller anxious to sell. All appliances and Coldwell Banker Home Protection Plan included. MLS # 10-2673 $99,900 Call Amy Lowthert at (570)406-7815

Entertaining is a “must” in this waterfront compound! Spacious room sizes accommodate family and friends in this five bedroom, 3500SF beauty. Old world charm includes living room with knotty pine walls, beamed ceilings and a gas stone fireplace Dining room includes two built-in corner cupboards and sitting area with stone fireplace Game room with mahogany flooring, Five bedrooms, including fabulous views of the lake in the spacious master and fifth bedroom (presently an office). Lush gardens with perennials and annuals. 84’ of lakefront with two-story boathouse! “Low taxes”. MLS#11-1083 $850,000. Call Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

Main Road Country Living At It’s Best. Well Maintained farmhouse on 6+ acres. Garage, stream. Easy access to Route 11. Affordable at REDUCED TO $159,500 Call Jim

Wonderful country cottage style features elegant decor. Living room & dining room with hardwoods, Modern cook's kitchen with pleasant breakfast area, 2 story family room with fireplace, 1st Floor office, 4 bedrooms, 2 full and 2 half baths. Master bedroom with walk in closet, whirlpool, double vanities. Finished lower level family room. Gas heat, central a/c. $369,900 MLS# 11-164 Call Cathy (570) 696-5422

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Cottage Style Cape Cod on over 1 acre in a very private setting with a 1 car garage & 2 baths. $144,800 MLS# 11-437 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

DALLAS

Estate like 6.35 acre setting in Northwoods. 5,000 sq. ft. in all. Classic brick home features Summit Pointe Builders attention to detail at every turn. 2 story family room with accent windows & fire place, modern maple kitchen with cherry finish, den with Oak built-ins, impressive oak entry. Elegant master with whirlpool overlooking wooded lot. Formal living room, 4 bedrooms, 5 baths. 4 car garage & 2,500 sq. ft. barn/shop for car enthusiasts or other use. $650,000 Call Kevin 570-696-1195 or 570-696-5420

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DALLAS

Fantastic home with a large family room with fireplace. You will love the kitchen and get ready for “Summer Fun” in the private in ground pool. MLS# 11-1141 $257,500 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

DALLAS

JUST REDUCED $168,000

This Deck House offers post and beam construction and unique property! Nestled on 2 acres, this 3-4 bedroom home features custom hickory kitchen with garland range, granite topped island, mahogany floored dining room, 2 fireplaces, Florida room with hot tub, deck with DCS grill, oversized 2 car garage, car port and all with in a mile of Rt 309! $389,900 Contact Judy Rice 570-714-9230 MLS# 11-1221

DALLAS TWP.

Two homes for the price of one in very good condition with a 2 car garage. Live in one & allow the tenant to help pay the mortgage. $164,500 MLS# 10-3750 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

DRUMS

37 Ironmaster Road Beautiful Bi-Level home in very good “move-in condition” surrounded by the natural decorating of Sleepy Hollow Estates features 2500 sq. ft. Home features brick front with vinyl siding, oversize one car built in garage, large rear deck, large cleared lot, public sewers, private well. Modern kitchen with appliances, dining area, living room, 2 full baths and 1/2 bath, a fantastic sound system. Lower level has entry door to the garage and also to the side patio. Home features gas forced air, also central air ducts are already to install. many features MLS#11-860 $214,000 Call John Vacendak 570-823-4290 570-735-1810

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DALLAS New construction

on 1 acre lot. 2500 sq. ft. 2 story, 4 or 5 bedrooms, 2.5 bath, Great room with cathedral ceiling, fire place, dual zone gas heat & central air, 2 car garage, REDUCED Now!! NOW $284,900. Call 570-675-4805

DURYEA

623 Hooven St. Picture perfect 2 story with 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 modern baths, brand new kitchen with center island and stainless steel stove, dishwasher and microwave. Tiger wood hardwood flooring throughout the first floor. New carpeting on 2nd floor, all 3 bedrooms have closets. Walk up attic, gas heat, 2 car detached garage. For addition information and photos, email: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-1413 $145,210 Call Lu-Ann 570-602-9280

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Nice 2 bedroom ranch in Great Neighborhood! Large Living Room, sunny eat-in kitchen & oversized bath. Perfect place to start out or downsize to. $62,900 MLS# 10-4624 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

NEW LISTING 6 Ivy Lane Lovely 3 bedroom Rancher with 2 full baths, granite kitchen counters, walk-in closet in Master bedroom.Separate shower in Master bath. Laundry room on main level and much more! MLS #10-3285 $239,000 Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 Crossin Real Estate 570-288-0770

9 Laurel Street Ranch with newer roof, newer windows, 100 amp service, & maintained furnace. Currently rented, this property would make a nice investment. MLS# 11-1108 $30,000 Call Stacey L Lauer Mobile: 570-262-1158

DURYEA

Blueberry Hill. 3 bedroom ranch. Large lot with pool. Lease To Buy. For more details, call (570) 655-8118

DURYEA

Five bedroom home with built-in pool, garage, and big yard all for $127,900. MLS# 11-1316 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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DUPONT 4 bedroom, 2 ½ bath colonial. Fireplace in family room. Bright & Sunny sunroom. Very large, level, landscaped lot. 2 car garage. Gas Heat. $265,000 Besecker Realty 570-675-3611

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122-124 Short St. Very nice doubleblock in Edwardsville on a quiet street and out of the flood zone. Good income property for an investor or live in one side and rent the other to help pay the mortgage! Make your appointment today! MLS #11-438 $69,900 Mary Ellen Belchick 570-696-6566

RR1, Box 297 MAJESTIC VIEW! 3 bedroom brick Ranch home nestled on approximately an acre of well groomed riverfront land with breathtaking scenic views, cascading tree lines and the legendary cliffs of Falls. Beautiful bird and wildlife to dazzle the eye and excellent fishing and hunting for your enjoyment. Living room w/fireplace, family room, full heated basement, riverfront deck, central A/C and much more. A one of a a kind find. Must see! MLS #10-3751 $182,000 Call Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 Crossin Real Estate 570-288-0770

Large 4 Bedroom in a great neighborhood with original architectural details, hardwood floors, inground pool and hot tub.

REDUCE PRICE $169,500 MLS# 10-338

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NEW LISTING! 871 EXETER AVE. Architecturally attractive design built to accommodate a busy corner location. Great building will lend itself to most retail users, used car lot, mini mart, restaurant. Call for your appointment! Pat Silvi 283-9100 x21 MLS#11-803 Sale price $150,000 Lease price $1500/month

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Vinyl sided 4 bedroom spacious home with a great eat in kitchen, 1 3/4 baths & much more. Near the local schools. $132,500 MLS# 11-1144 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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151 Fort Street Recently remodeled 3 bedroom home, 2 baths, all new amenities, lots of closet space, nice corner lot with off street parking, garage, new carpet, windows & door. Gas heat. $129,900.00 Call (570) 852-9142

FORTY FORT 76 Dana St.

1509 Wyoming Ave. Freshly painted and insulated, immaculate and sitting on almost half an acre this 3 bedroom 1.5 bath home can be yours. Features include a modern kitchen, central A/C. laundry room, office and free standing fireplace. All appliances included. Just move right in! For more details and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-604 $177,900 Call Kim 570-466-3338

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HARVEYS LAKE 581-583 Plymouth St. Perfect for owner occupied. Well maintained, bright & spacious two family. Each identical unit has Approx. (1300 sq ft.) with 3 bedrooms, bath, large living & dining rooms & eat in kitchen. Clean neutral décor with wall to wall carpet throughout. Newer roof & tilt-in windows. Each side has a full attic & basement with washer & dryer hook-ups. Gas heat. 581 side has a private fenced rear yard & was rented for $695 Month & now vacant . 583 side rents for $600 Month with a long time tenant. Separate utilities. $98,750 MLS# 11-1293 973-476-1499

275 Phillips Street Well kept 2 bedroom ranch with new kitchen, fenced yard, one car garage. $79,900 MLS #11-638 Call Tracy Zarola 570-574-6465 570-696-0723

Large windows accent this bright spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bath townhouse in a quiet setting of Hanover Township. Motivated sellers! All reasonable offers considered.

$98,000

MLS# 10-2685 Call Arlene Warunek 570-650-4169

HANOVER TWP.

476 Wyoming St. Nice 3 bedroom single home. Gas heat. COnvenient location. To settle estate. Affordable @ $39,500 Call Jim for details

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Reduced! Bi-Level. 1,750 sq ft. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1 car garage. New carpeting, paint, etc. Large lot. Asking $112,500. Deremer Realty 570-477-1149

HANOVER TWP

112 Regal Street 2 family. Renovated bath & kitchen, low taxes, new boiler, 50 x 150, over sized Garage, $84,000. Call 570-825-7588 or 718-360-7283

HANOVER TWP

2-story home with generous room sizes. Features hardwood & tile floors, 3-season sunroom & 1st floor family room with coal stove. Finished lower level with built-in bar area. 4 bedrooms & 4 baths. $385,000 MLS# 10-4091 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

Well maintained 3 bedroom Home with large yard & possible off st. parking from alley access. “Very Nice Condition for the price” $72,000 MLS# 11-1501 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

HARVEYS LAKE

8 Diamond Ave. Loads of space in this modernized traditional home. 3rd floor is a large bedroom with walk-in closet. Modern kitchen, family room addition, deck overlooking large corner lot. Not just a starter home but a home to stay in and grow! For more informaton and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS #11-622 $127,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

3 bedroom, eat in kitchen, fenced in yard, one car garage. Asking $105,000. Call (570) 639-3151

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HUNLOCK CREEK

New construction, 3 bedroom, 2 bath tan brick ranch on 1 acre. Features include pella windows, oak hardwood floors, carpeted bedrooms, tiled kitchen & baths, maple kitchen cabinets, hanstone countertops, propane fireplace, walk up attic, tray ceiling in living room & attached 2 car garage. $279,900 MLS# 10-4527 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

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Charming home with hardwood floors, fireplace & Built in's, formal dining room, 2 car garage, sunporch & neat as a pin throughout! Nice location on a tree lined street away from the hustle & bustle! REDUCED PRICE $129,900 MLS# 10-4472 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

*3 bedroom/1 bath/ 1250 sq ft *Corner double lot/ fencing *Detached garage + 2 car paved parking *Hardwood floors/ replacement windows *GasHeat/hot water *Full concrete basement/walk-out *Not a drive-by Call for appointment $79,300 MLS# 10-4598 Call Vieve Zaroda (570) 474-6307 Ext. 2772

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25 Center St. Affordable single family 3 bedroom, 1 and 3/4 bath home located in a nice area of Forty Fort. Ample size and freshly painted rooms, walk up attic for storage, rear deck, 2 car detached garage to name a few! MLS 11-947 $69,900 Jay A. Crossin 570-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

HANOVER TWP.

97 Center Street Vinyl sided, this 6 room home has cottage cuteness, a deep lot, paved off street parking and a detached 1 car garage. Owner is willing to contribute $1,500 to your closing costs. Priced at $73,900, with 5% down, borrowing $70,205, for 30 years @ 5% interest rate would make your monthly principal and interest payment $376.88 with taxes and insurance, monthly payment would be approximately $533. Why rent, when you can have your own home? Call Pat McHale 570-613-9080

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2 W Sunrise Dr.

Well maintained bi-level continually cared for by the original owners. Upgraded kitchen with granite counter tops and breakfast bar. Four bedrooms and two baths. Large veranda over the garage. Lower level recreation room with fireplace and wet bar. 27’ x 10’ 3-season room…. A great place to entertain. Motivated sellers! Come and tour this lovely home in a great neighborhood! MLS#11-1031 $239,500 Mary Ellen Belchick 696-6566

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23 Mead St. Newly remodeled 2 story on a corner lot with fenced in yard and 2 car garage. 4 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1,660 sq. ft. For more information and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc.com $89,900 MLS 10-3684 Call Bill 570-362-4158

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HARVEYS LAKE BREATHTAKING BEAUTY: 88 feet of lake frontage. 5BR home w/new Master Suite & gourmet kitchen, exceptional boathouse w/dream view. MLS# 11-605 VIRGINIA ROSE 714-9253 $1,250,000

MOOSIC Traditional Beauty. This 3stry distinctive brick home is designed for indoor & outdoor living & entertaining. HW flrs are found in the LR, DR, FR & library. The kitchen is appointed w/a center island, granite countertops & tile flr. An oversized MSTR Ste w/FP, 4 addt’l rms & 3bths complete the 2nd flr. The LL rec area includes service area, bath, cedar closet & opens to a patio that overlooks the Sylvan pool. MLS# 10-4463 RHEA 570-696-6677 $799,000

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MOUNTAINTOP Ice Lakes custom brick front beauty on 2.51 private acres. HW floors, stunning kitchen w/lg Island & granite, gas cooktop, FR w/gas fireplace, oversized deck, yard w/stately trees, 3 car garage. Quality home! MLS# 11-1210 TERRY D. 715-9317 $495,000

DALLAS A MUST SEE! Home features: 4BRs, 2 baths, LR, DR w/cathedral ceilings, kitchen w/ custom hickory cabinets & commercial range, oversized 2 car garage. MLS# 11-1221 JUDY 714-9230 $389,900

WEST PITTSTON Supreme living! Set a new standard of living in this wonderful brick/vinyl sided 2sty nestled in a great neighborhood! Large sunken LR w/gas FP, tastefully decorated mod kitchen, 3BRs & much more! MLS# 10-3101 ROSEMARIE 714-9231 $335,000

WANAMIE Unique property, well maintained, 2 story, 10yrs old. Privacy galore, 3.6acres. Pole barn 30x56 for storage of equipment, cars & boats. MLS# 10-3799 GERI 696-0888 $289,000

MOUNTAINTOP 3BR, 2.5 bath home in quiet development. Large eat-in kitchen, DR, LR, FR w/FP & finished LL. Heated sunroom & 2 car garage. Lot 90x200. MLS# 11-696 ANDY 714-9225 $274,900

WILKES-BARRE Gorgeous Traditional 3yr old home. 2 story foyer, big Master Suite, 2nd floor laundry. Convenient location! MLS# 11-138 JOAN 696-0887 $269,500

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MOUNTAINTOP Architecturally Distinct new 1806SF Twin on lush lot in Woodberry Manor. Many upgrades - HW flrs on whole 1st flr & 2nd flr hall, 9ft ceilings, granite kit. w/center island & SS appls. 3BR, 2.5 tiled baths, composite deck, gas heat, C/A. Quality Hallmark Homes Construction! MLS# 10-2381 LISA 715-9335 or VIRGINIA 714-9253 $219,900

DALLAS Modern 2500SF, 3BR, 2.2 bath Ranch. LR w/FP & DR, eat-in kitchen, MBR w/bath. 1st flr FR w/sliders to deck. H/W, A/C, LL rec room, office & 2 car garage. MLS# 10-825 RAE 714-9234 $219,900

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MOUNTAINTOP Farmette - grow your own organics! 11.2acres zoned agricultural. Authentic farmhouse. Pretty location. Zenith & overlook roads. MLS# 10-3853 PAT S. 715-9337 $180,000

MOUNTAINTOP Well built & well maintained 3BR home w/2 car garage, large level yard, covered porch & so much more! MLS# 111515 MIKE D. 714-9236 $169,900

DALLAS More spacious than it appears. 3BR, 2 bath Ranch w/lg LR, DR, updated eat-in kitchen, HW flrs, finished LL, office, 2 car garage. MLS# 11-551 CLYDETTE 696-0897 $168,500

DALLAS Great new on market - 12 room home w/detached apartment. Potential for business, income or great residence. Lots of charm! MLS# 11-1504 TERRY E. 696-0843 $155,000

KINGSTON Just in time to enjoy warm weather. Relax in the backyard on the large deck & the pool. Fabulous location! MLS# 11-727 SUSAN L. 714-9264 $100,000

SWOYERSVILLE Low maintenance 2BR house with new bathroom, siding & BR carpeting. Great for 1st time home buyers or empty nesters. MLS# 10-4008 ANDREA 714-9244 $91,500

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250 Susquehannock Drive Immaculate Cape Cod home features 1st floor master suite with office and 3/4 bath. 2nd floor has 2 large bedrooms with walk in closets and adjoining bath. 1st floor laundry and 1/2 bath, modern kitchen with bamboo floors, living room with stone fireplace. 2 tier deck overlooks above ground pool, ready for summer fun! For more information and photos, please visit www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS #11-657 $299,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

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Own this home for less than $400 a month! Large 3 bedroom home with formal dining room, off street parking and large yard. For more information and photos, log onto www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS#09-2449 $64,900 Call Charles ATLAS REALTY,INC. 570-829-6200

Spacious Split Level with 2.5 baths, 2 family rooms & a 11 x 32 all-season sunroom which overlooks the 18 x 36 in-ground pool. $264,900 MLS# 11-692 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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Awesome Kingston Cape on a great street! Close to schools, library, shopping, etc. Newer gas furnace and water heater. Replacement windows, hardwood flooring, recently remodeled kitchen when subway tiled backsplash. Alarm system for your protection and much more. MLS #11-1577 $159,900. Call Pat Busch (570) 885-4165

Stately home on a corner lot with a lot of nooks, crannies & built-ins. Lower level living quarters that would be a Teens dream! Formal dinging room, fireplace, formal entry & more! $224,900 MLS# 11-1452 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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129 S. Dawes Ave. 4 bedroom, 1 bath, large enclosed porch with brick fireplace. Full concrete basement with 9ft ceiling. Lots of storage, 2 car garage on double lot in a very desirable neighborhood. Close to schools and park and recreation. Walking distance to downtown Wilkes-Barre. Great family neighborhood. Carpet allowance will be considered. $159,900 MLS #11-1434 Call Tom 570-262-7716

KINGSTON

290 Reynolds St. Very roomy 2 story on lovely street in Kingston. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, wood burning fireplace in living room. Large eat-in kitchen as well as formal dining room. Freshly painted, carpets cleaned and numerous updates makes this move-in ready! Call for your private showing. MLS #11-364 $159,900 Mary Ellen Belchick 570-696-6566

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7 Hickorywood Dr. Wonderful 4 bedroom Ranch with sweeping views of the valley. Master bedroom with walkin closet and bath, ultra modern eat-in kitchen with granite counters and cherry cabinets with large island and stainless steel appliances. 2 car garage, full unfinished basement with walk-out to yard. For more information and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS #10-4060 $269,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

Very attractive home with 1.5 baths, formal dining room & modern kitchen, vinyl siding & neat as a pin throughout! Great floor plan. Move right in! $134,700 MLS# 11-260 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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Very attractive home with a 2 car garage, new family room & stainless steel appliances. Ample off street parking. NEW PRICE $148,000 MLS# 10-4452 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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850 LAKEVIEW DR Enjoy the beauty in this beautiful 2story on approximately one acre in Laurel Lakes! Hardwood floors, tile and granite kitchen, 4 bedrooms and 3 baths – including a spacious master bath with Jacuzzi and separate shower. This 10-room home has a great layout, including a lower level with recreation room and an additional room for a den or office. Call us today to arrange your private showing! MLS#11-1216 $329,500 Mary Ellen Belchick 696-6566 Walter Belchick 696-2600 ext. 301

LAFLIN

9 Main Street 2-3 bedroom, 1 full bath home on large fenced lot. 1 car detached garage, living room, dining room, eat in kitchen and newly added 14x16 deck. Washer, dryer & fridge included. New water heater and windows throughout.Full walk out basement. Hardwood floors in every room. Many updates, a must see! $89,000. (570) 898-2581

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Stunning view of the Wyoming Valley architecturally built on pristine 1 acre lot…grape vines, fruit trees, fish pond, raised gardens, contemporary home with Great room fireplace, beamed ceilings, hardwood flooring and much more! MLS#11-1079 $325,000. Call Maribeth Jones 696-6565

LARKSVILLE

Spacious ranch on a large corner lot in Birchwood Estates. 2 full baths, beautiful kitchen, Central A/C 2 decks to enjoy, & a 2 car garage plus 1 car garage.

MOUNTAIN TOP BUTLER TWP.

Enjoy year-round Living and Deeded Lake Access at Lake Silkworth! Charming 2 bedroom Lake Cottage with 1 car garage, original fireplace, private double lot, walking distance to lake. Many recent improvements.

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LAKE SILKWORTH

Older Cottage with Lakeview in Fair Condition. New Bathroom, New 100Amp Breaker, & Furnace re-done in 2006. Great Location for At-Home Business with Sign location right on Rt. 29. $34,900 Call Cindy 570-690-2689

MLS# 11-176 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

MESHOPPEN Novak Road

111 Falcon Drive Brand new since 2004, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, central air, 2 car garage, shed, 6 car driveway. Roof, kitchen, furnace, a/c unit and master bath all replaced. Modern kitchen with granite island, tile floors, maple cabinets. Fireplace in family room, large closets, modern baths. Stamped concrete patio. For more information and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS #11-1166 $279,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

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NANTICOKE HANOVER SECTION Ranch. 3 bedrooms,

2 bathrooms. Double car detached garage, approximately .35 acres, deck. All season sunroom, hardwood floors, oak kitchen, large private backyard, pool, potting shed. $145,000 Call 570-760-1891 before 3:00 p.m. to set an appointment

SUNDAY MAY 15 1:00PM-3:00PM 109 North St. 4 bedroom ranch with large updated kitchen, open floor plan, living room with fireplace, hardwood floors in living room, bedrooms and kitchen. Updated bath. Sunroom overlooks state game lands. Walk out lower level, easily finished-only needs carpet. This is a must see! $164,500 MLS# 11-1349 Call Michael Pinko (570) 899-3865

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MOUNTAIN TOP

NANTICOKE

REDUCED OPEN HOUSE WEDNESDAY MAY 18 6PM - 8PM

25 West Washington St. Move right into this very nice 3 bedroom 1 bath home. Lots of natural woodwork and a beautiful stained glass window. Kitchen appliances and wall to wall carpeting approximately 1 year old. Home also has a one car detached garage. $83,900 MLS 11-347 Call John 570-704-6846 Antonik & Associates, Inc. 570-735-7494

NANTICOKE Lovely nearly completed renovated Victorian farmhouse sits high on 7.81 acres featuring panoramic pastoral views, high ceilings, original woodwork, gutted, rewired, insulated and sheetrocked, newer roof, vinyl siding, kitchen and baths. Lots of potential with TLC. Elk Lake School District. $175,000 MLS# 11-525 Call 570-696-2468

New Listing! Cape Cod with 3 bedrooms, 1 full and 2 half baths, run porch, 2 car garage plus car port awaits a new owners touch. Situated on 1.94 acres within walking distance of school and .02 miles of interstate 81 this is an ideal location ONLY $59,900!!! Anne Marie Chopick 570-760-6769 GEORGE T. BELL REAL ESTATE 570-288-6654

MOUNTAINNewly TOP Ranch. WILKES-BARRE MINERS MILLS

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LARKSVILLE

Gorgeous Original Woodwork & Hardwood floors. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1st floor laundry area, built-in drawers/ cabinets in 2nd floor hallway. Doublestairs leading from upstairs into foyer & kitchen. Walk-up finished attic with 2 more rooms. New furnace (‘07), Deck, Driveway, Much restoration & remodeling done. $99,900. Call Nancy Palumbo 570-714-9240

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REDUCED PRICE $229,000

570-675-4400

KINGSTON

Beautiful Bi-Level with Oak Hardwood Floors in Living room, Dining room, Hallways & Staircase. Upgrades Galore, central air, gas heat, 16x32 in-ground pool surrounded with Perennial Gardens & Fenced yard with Hot Tub, shed, deck, oversized driveway, 1 car garage. 1 year warranty. $189,900 MLS# 10-3677 Call Nancy Palumbo 570-714-9240

NEW LISTING!

570-675-4400 8 Circle Drive Only one lucky family will be able to make this home their own! Beautifully kept Ranch with 2 car garage, new bath, partially finished basement, 3 season room, almost 1 acre in Dallas School District. Home Warrancy included. For more information and photos visit our website at www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS #11-370 $174,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

906 Homes for Sale

PITTSTON

NEW LISTING! Charming two-story home with hardwood and pine floors, modern kitchen and baths, formal living room and dining room, 3 bedrooms, gas heat, separate 330SF of office space. Detached garage and carport, updated windows, roof and furnace. Zoned business commercial. MLS#11-1010 $129,000 Call Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565

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MOUNTAIN TOP

constructed. 2,100 sq ft. 3 bedrooms. 2.5 baths. Jacuzzi tub. Gas Heat, Central Air. 2 car garage. Landscaping & Driveway completed aprox 5/23 $239,900 570-868-5900

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NANTICOKE

Peaceful living with easy drive to town. Beautifully maintained 3Bedroom Ranch on 1.5 acres, 2 car garage, gas fireplace, hardwoods, large deck... Lots to see. Call today for a private showing. MLS 10-3480 $138,700 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

330 State Street Very spacious 3 story home with nice size rooms & many recent updates. $2,000 seller assist available.

PRICE REDUCED $93,000 MLS# 09-3712 Call Lynda (570) 696-5418

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NEW COLUMBUS 19 Academy St

NOXEN

461 Ice Harvest Dr. Rice Township

Gorgeous customized 4 bedroom, 4 bath home on a huge 5.7 acre lot in the exclusive ice lakes. Price to sell at $499,000 MLS# 11-1487 Call Laura 466-9186 for a showing.

With 1876 sq. ft of living space this 4 bedroom, 1.75 bath 2 story is a great buy. 1st floor includes a Front room, Living room, Dining room, Kit, 3/4 bath & laundry room. A tiered rear deck leads into the fenced back yard. Off street parking for 2+ cars in the rear off alley. Priced to sell. $30,900 Anne Marie Chopick 570-760-6769 GEORGE T. BELL REAL ESTATE 570-288-6654

101 Main Street. READY FOR BED & BREAKFAST. Totally updated spacious 2 story with extra large living room, 4 suites, family room and screen porch conveniently located on Main St. Noxen. $195,000. ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848

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PITTSTON

107 Johnson St. 4 bedroom Ranch home with hardwood floors, large room sizes, gas heat and central air, garage and carport. Nice home, corner lot, large unfinished basement. For more information and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-1209 $129,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200

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PITTSTON

151 Broad Street Stately 1900+ square foot, twostory home with 4 bedrooms, 1.75 baths and 2 car, detached garage. FEATURES -NEW kitchen with maple cabinetry, NEW bath 1st floor, NEW furnace, FRESH Paint. Hardwood flooring on 1st floor to be REFINISHED. MLS #10-2922 A great buy @ $129,900. Call Pat for an appointment.

PITTSTON

3 bedroom, 1 bath, semi modern kitchen with stove and fridge. Nice yard, one car garage. Priced to sell. MLS 11-1298 $59,900 Call Lu-Ann 570-602-9280

PITTSTON

52 W. Columbus Ave. Large 2 story home with balcony off master bedroom showing views of the valley. A great place to see the fireworks! Full bath plus 3/4 bath, eat in kitchen, enclosed porch, first floor laundry. Corner low maintenance lot. For more information and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-930 $115,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

PITTSTON

Cozy ranch home on a deep lot with 2 detached garages. Very convenient location & affordable too! $64,900 MLS# 11-1303 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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PLAINS

PLYMOUTH

264 Burke Street Absolute Must See River Ridge Townhouse!

PARDEESVILLE

LAKE SILKWORTH

KINGSTON

906 Homes for Sale

Diamond in the rough. 3/4 bedrooms, 1 1/4 baths, fenced yard. A little TLC & you have a great starter or investment property. Don't miss this one. $17,500 MLS# 10-3939 Call Patricia Liberty Realty 570-328-1752

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$59,900 MLS# 11-165 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

PITTSTON TWP.

120 Parnell St. Classic Ranch in great location. 3 bedroom, 3 baths, high quality throughout. 3 season porch over looking private rear yard. Owners says sell and lowers price to $219,900. For more information and photos please visit our website at www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS #10-2817 Call Charlie for your private showing. VM 101

PITTSTON TWP. PRICE REDUCED

40 Gain St. Be the first occupants of this newly constructed Ranch home on a low traffic street. All you could ask for is already here, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, hardwood and tile floors with granite and stainless steel kitchen, gas fireplace, central air, 2 car garage and rear patio and full basement. For more information and photos, log onto www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS #10-3676 $219,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

PLAINS 1610 Westminster Rd

No maintenance fees. Many upgrades. Move in condition. 2,000 sq. ft. Berber, ceramic tile & hardwood. 2 bedroom, 2.5 baths. All appliances, washer & dryer & window treatments included. Walk in closet. No units in front of or behind. 1 car garage. Very private. Near all interstates. REDUCED TO $179,900 Call 570-829-3162

PLAINS

2 story apartment building near all conveniences. Front unit is a modern 1 bedroom & the rear unit is a spacious 2 bedroom with large kitchen & living room. Heat and electric split. $59,800 MLS# 10-3422 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

PLAINS

PLYMOUTH

Townhouse with 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. Kitchen, stove, refrigerator & dishwasher, wall to wall carpeting, covered patio, assigned parking space, convenient location.

REDUCED PRICE $55,000 MLS# 10-1062 Call Kathie (570) 288-6654

BELL REAL ESTATE SALEM TOWNSHIP 1057 Shickshinny Valley Road

433 N. Main St, REDUCED! Large home in advanced stage of remodel ready for drywall and your choice of extras to be installed. Studded out for vaulted master suite with 2 closets,separate tub/shower and 2 more bedrooms, even an upstairs laundry planned! Large foyer & kitchen, formal Dining Room. Ready for new furnace/ water heater. Can lights, outlets already placed! Large lot with room for garage/deck/ pool. MLS# 10-4611 $99,900 Call Amy Lowthert at (570)406-7815

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PLAINS

Spacious 2 story with old world charm, hardwood floors, wood staircase, stained glass windows and more. Amenities include a

PENDING

DRASTIC REDUCTION Gorgeous estate like property with log home plus 2 story garage on 1 acres with many outdoor features. Garage. MLS# 11-319 $300,000 Call Charles

Ready for occupancy, 2 unit with store front in nice condition. Set up shop & live in 3 bedroom apartment & let the rent from 2nd apartment help pay the bills. Ideal opportunity for the smart investor!

Formal Dining Room, eat in kitchen, 1st floor laundry, den, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, partially finished attic & a 1 car garage all on a 100’ x 200’ lot. $69,900 100% FINANCING AVAILABLE. Anne Marie Chopick GEORGE T. BELL REAL ESTATE 570-288-6654 570-760-6769

Cozy 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath completely remodeled Ranch home. Features kitchen, dining room, living room, 3 Bedrooms, 1.5 baths, cedar closet plus built in garage. New windows, new roof, new vinyl siding, new plumbing & electric, new coal furnace and new electric heat. Front & rear porches. Has a well but can use public water, public sewer. $135,000 MLS# 11-1087 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

SCRANTON

1738 Sumner Ave N MultiFamily...Duplex (Up & Down). In need of TLC. MLS# 11-730 $ 33,000 Jill Shaver Hunter Office: (570) 3280306 for more information today!

SCRANTON

PLAINS TWP

For Sale By Owner Plains Township Mill Creek Acres 4 Lan Creek Rd Close to Mohegan Sun & Geisinger, 4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, Fireplace, 2 Car Garage. Excellent Condition. All Appliances Included. Large yard. Go To www.plainsre.com for details. Asking $219,900 Call 570-817-1228 for showing

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341 Lincoln St. N, Investment property, double with very nice size back yard. Access to off street parking from rear alley. MLS# 11-1116 WOW! $26,000 Call Stacey L Lauer 570-262-1158 Today for an appointment.

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20 Nittany Lane Convenience! Location! Easy Living! This home has it all. 3 floors of living space w/hardwood floors and gas fireplace in living room. Open floor plan, lower level family room w/laundry and 3/4 bath. 3 bedrooms w/2 full baths on upper level. Deck and patio for outdoor living! 2 zone heat, central a/c, intercom and stereo plus central vac system, 2 car garage. What more could you want? MLS #11-782 $199,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

401 W. Shawnee Ave Beautifully redone 4 bedroom, 2 bath bilevel with garage on cozy corner lot near Valley West High School. New Paint, Carpeting, Appliances & more. $139,900. Call 570-706-5496

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416 Prospect Ave NEW ON THE MARKET! MultiFamily...4 UNIT PROPERTY. Great for investors! MLS# 11-1217 WOW! $ 25,000 Call Jill Shaver Hunter Office : (570) 328-0306

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KINGSTON W NE

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MOUNTAINTOP

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W NE

G TIN LIS

MOUNTAINTOP Well built & well maintained 3BR home w/2 car garage, large level yard, covered porch & so much more! MLS# 11-1515 MIKE D. 714-9236 $169,900

DALLAS

FALLS

G TIN LIS

DALLAS Rare find! 1800’s home - move-in condition. 4BR, 2 bath, LR, DR, FR, 4 season room on over 1 acre. Charming w//original woodwork. MLS# 11-1548 TERRY E. 696-0843 $145,000

FALLS 3BR Farmhouse. Beautiful front porch, new insulation, circular drive, fruit trees. 1 year warranty. MLS# 10-3746 BECKY D. 696-0879 or MARK 696-0724 $198,000

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Preview this 4BR, 4 Bath home with office on 1.38 acre lot. Hardwood floors, premiere Kitchen, wonderful moldings, large master suite, two story family room, Walkout basement, 3 car garage, location on Cul-de-sac. $454,900 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, Right on Manor Dr, Left on Candlewood Circle

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DALLAS

KINGSTON Charming 3BR, 1.5 bath home in nice neighborhood. New carpeting, natural woodwork, fenced yard & garage. MLS# 10-3840 RHEA 696-6677 or JULIO 239-6408 $68,500 Dir: South on Wyoming Ave. to R on Poplar - Home on R.

DALLAS 4BR soft contemorary on 3acres. HW thru-out, large LR w/cathedral ceiling, DR, FR, 2 car garage, in-ground pool. MLS# 10-1492 MATT 714-9229 $319,900

DALLAS Wonderful home in convenient location. Spacious frml rms, beautiful HW flrs, & grand FPs. Kitchen opens to bright sunrm/brkfst area. Charming wrap around porch offers views of lg property w/mature oak & pines. MLS#11-528 RHEA 696-6674 $635,000

BEAR CREEK VILLAGE

WEST WYOMING

BEAR CREEK VILLAGE

W NE

BEAR CREEK VILLAGE 215FT LAKEFRONT highlights beautifully renovated 4BR, 3bath w/ mod kitchen in serene, historical BEAR CREEK VILLAGE! Only 20minutes to ski resorts, Mohegan Sun Casino & golf! MLS# 10-1216 ANN 714-9245 $525,000

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WEST WYOMING Unique 4BR Traditional w/ add’l 2BR Apartment & separate utilities nestled on secluded cul-de-sac. Panoramic views of mountains, in-ground pool & wrap around deck in park-like setting! MLS# 10-3766 MARIE 881-0103 $310,000

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HARVEYS LAKE Over 6,000SF of living space & settled atop a 1acre waterfront lot. Fully equipped w/5 plasma tvs w/built-in surround sound, sec systems, sprinkler systems, tray ceilings, cath ceilings, walls of glass, HW flrs, granite counters, marble baths, C/A, exercise rm, 2 wet bars, new boat house w/state-ofthe-art maintenance free decking. MLS# 11-672 JOAN 696-0887 $1,500,000

WILKES-BARRE W NE

BEAR CREEK VILLAGE Great 3BR Contemporary home in historic Bear Creek Village. Lovely wooded lot w/inground pool & pool house. MLS# 11-1536 SHARON 970-1106 $400,000

Duryea Wilkes-Barre Plains Plains Twp. Plains Bear Creek Sugar Notch Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre Hanover Twp. Shickshinny Hanover Twp. Hanover Twp. Hanover Twp. Hanover Twp. Shickshinny

620 Hooven St. 1-3PM ERA One Source Realty WILKES-BARRE & SURROUNDS 35 Hillard St. 12-1:30PM Lewith & Freeman 5 W. Bergh St. 1-3PM Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 15 E. Bergh St. 1-3PM Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 212 Burke St. 1-3PM Rothstein Realtors 6010 Bear Creek Blvd.1:30-3:30PM Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 361 Grove St. 1:30-3:30PM Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 54 Corlear St. 12-1:30PM Prudential Poggi & Jones 470 Madison St. 2:30-4PM M.E. Moore & Son 89 Dagobert St. 1-3PM Realty World Rubbico Real Estate 39 Nicole Dr. 12-2PM Realty World Rubbico Real Estate 9 Concord Dr. 1-3PM ERA One Source Realty HANOVER/ASHLEY/NANTICOKE & SURROUNDS 21 Clifton St. 1-3PM Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 360 Baer Rd. 2-3:30PM Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 1107 Center St. 12-2PM Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 3 Kniffen St. 1:30-3:30PM Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 42 Knox St. 12-2PM M.E. Moore & Son 228 Boland St. 12-2PM Realty World Rubbico Real Estate Main Rd. 12-2PM Century 21 Killian Real Estate

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WILKES-BARRE Options abound in this unique building highlighted w/32 stain glass windows, 3 levels, 2 3/4 baths, add’l lot. MLS# 11-8 DAVID 970-1117 $199,900

LAKE NUANGOLA Charming lakefront home on beautiful Lake Nuangola. 3BR, 2BA w/newly remodeled kitchen, FR w/FP & great views! Many, many extras! MLS# 11-1545 SHARON 970-1106 $549,000

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BACK MOUNTAIN & SURROUNDS 4711 SR29S 1:30-3PM Century 21 Signature Properties 8 Circle Dr. 2-4PM Atlas Realty 381 Vista Dr. 1-3PM Lewith & Freeman 68 Oak Dr. 12-2PM Lewith & Freeman 210 E. 42nd St. 2:30-4PM Lewith & Freeman 394A Lake St. 1-3PM Lewith & Freeman 85A Walnut St. 1-3PM Lewith & Freeman 23 Maple Leaf Rd. 1-3PM Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 145 Highland Blvd 1-3PM Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 1351 Huntsville Rd. 1-3PM Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 149 Machell Ave. 1-3PM Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 226 Machell Ave. 1-3PM Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 304 Vista Dr. 1:30-3PM McDermott & McDermott Real Estate 197 Scenicview Dr. 1-3PM Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 6 Morris Circle 12-1:30PM Prudential Poggi & Jones 9A Queen of Peace 1-3PM Prudential Poggi & Jones 28 Glenview Ave. 1-3PM Century 21 Signature Properties Lewis Rd. 12-1:30PM Joseph P. Gilroy Real Estate Atherholt Rd. 2-3:30PM Joseph P. Gilroy Real Estate 1897 State Route 29 2-4PM Classic Properties Continued On Page 31G

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620 HOOVEN ST, DURYEA

DIR: Main Street through Pittston, R onto Parsonage Street which turns into Foote Ave, Left onto Hooven @ Town Tavern. Home on Left. MLS#11-1457 $87,000 Anne Marie Janus (570) 899-0704

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DIR: Take RT 309S turn right on S. Main Rd, turn right on Nuangola Rd go .5 miles turn right on Aleksander into Polonia Estates, turn right on General Pulaski. MLS#09-3914 $279,000 Jennifer Winn (570) 403-3000

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Back Mountain of Luzerne County. Functional 3 BR units and you choose ﬁnishes! Features a gourmet island kitchen w/ granite counters, 2-story great room, 1st ﬂoor master suite and attached garage UNITS STARTING AT $289,900 10654

First time oﬀered... like new 3 bed 2 bath modular home on a corner lot. Large master suite with full bath. Wood stove & decorative columns in family room. 1.24 acres. Circular driveway, paver stone walkway. Close to Rte 80 & 380. Full stand up attic for extra storage. MLS#11-1503 $149,900

WHITE HAVEN

I am located in Golden Oaks, a community designed for the 55 and over. You can enjoy entertaining via my spacious design or maybe relax in front of my custom ﬁreplace or in my serene whirlpool tub. I am nestled up against 4000+ acres of State Game Lands. This oﬀers exceptional views of nature and provides a private setting for outdoor activities in my screened porch or on my custom patio. MLS#11-861 $272,900

Totally gutted and reno-

This elegant 2 vated, 3496 sq. ft. 2 story. story is located 4 BR, 3 baths, 20 x 15 eaton a quiet cul in tile/granite kit., w/lg. isde sac & has a land, 1st floor FR w/stone fabulous view! FP, 1st floor laundry, lg This 4BR home MBR suite, A/C, deck. All features formal nnew, good for 30 years LR, DR, FR w/ $249,500 New Price FP, 1st fl office or gest site & 3 car garage. $419,000 DIR: Rt 309N, L at light L onto Hillsided Road, 3 miles DIR: Wyoming Avenue to E. Walnut St., home on left on L. “The Highlands @ Rolling Meadows”

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381 Vista Dr., Shavertown

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Super S uper sized siz i ed d 3 BR,2BA BR Ranch in the the h heart heart off Dallas. Dall Da llas Architect built contemporary with open ﬂoor plan,wood FP,DR w/built-in redwood breakfront, mod kit,w/walk in pantry,master BR and BA,sunroom w/ skylights,Family room could be mother in law suite or turned back into 2 car garage. Big wooded lot,stone walkways,carport. Private driveway in the front, shared driveway in the back. MLS#11-1231

Rae Dziak 714-9234

(570) 288-9371

$215,000

Dallas

LAKE NUANGOLA

HARVEYS LAKE

71 Poplar Street

PITTSTON/NORTH & SURROUNDS 710 S. Keyser Ave. 12-2PM Atlas Realty 24 Circle Dr. 12-1:30PM Atlas Realty 107 Johnson St. 12-1:30PM Atlas Realty 314 Packer St. 12-2PM Atlas Realty 40 Gain St. 2-4PM Atlas Realty 1019 Wyoming Ave. 2-4PM Atlas Realty 536 W. 8th St. 2:30-4PM Atlas Realty 310 Lockville Rd. 12-1:30PM Atlas Realty 7 Hickorywood Dr.12-1:30PM Atlas Realty 61 Pittston Ave. 12-1:30PM Atlas Realty 623 Hooven St. 12-2PM Atlas Realty 120 Parnell St. 2:30-4PM Atlas Realty 530 Dennison Ave. 2:30-4PM Atlas Realty 71 Parnell St. 2:30-4PM Atlas Realty Insignia Point Courtyards1-3PM Lewith & Freeman 22 Old Mill Rd. 1:30-3PM Lewith & Freeman 610 Fourth St. 1-3PM Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 110 Aster Court 2-4PM Rothstein Realtors 912 Vine St. 1-3PM JJ Mantione Appraisal & Realty Group 120 Renfer St. 12:30-2PM Coldwell Banker Town & Country Prop.

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This unique Thi i 100 10 00 yr old Dutch Colonial C l ia iall is is lovingly l i l restored,w/natural wood trim,gorgeous HW floors,2 gas FP,cozy family room.The stunning Canadian Western red cedar exterior w/yellow pine flrs & cedar ceilings on front & back porches will lure you in!3BRs,1.5 Ba,formal DR,foyer with built-in hutch.2 garages,one built in,one 2 story detached w/200 sq ft of heated/AC space for an office or gym.Deep yard, close to Gate of Heaven school, library, playground and center of town. House lot and 2nd lot are combined in lot size. MLS # 11-973

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KINGSTON Gracious 4BR home w/ C/A, formal LR & DR, eat-in kitchen, 2 car garage, great yard on a great Kingston street! MLS# 10-3167 EMMA 714-9223 $249,000

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247 Mill Street, Parsons

40 Idlewood Drive, Dallas

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3 BR, 2.2 baths, MBR w/bath, AC, newer roof, furnace & electric; 1st ﬂoor laundry; 2 car garage.

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WILKESBARRE

Move right into this well maintained home. Large eat-in kitchen, fenced in yard, oﬀ street parking & possible attic n basement can be ﬁnished. MLS#11-1474 $66,342

WILKESBARRE

All new carpeting and appliances are included in this 3 bedroom, 1 Full bath, eat-in kitchen, living room, dining room,laundry room, walk-up attic, one car garage, oﬀ street parking. Hardwood ﬂoors under carpet. Option to Rent Lease, Rentto-own available. MLS#11-1301 $49,000

WILKESBARRE

Start off your Summer the right way !!! Move right into this big beautiful 6 bedroom 2 bathroom home. Features window seat, pocket doors, hardwood flrs, decorative fp with oak mantle, beamed ceilings, huge yard & off street parking for 3 cars. MLS#11-1412 $114,900

PLYMOUTH

Great investment opportunity, turn key operation, neighborhood bar with kitchen. Unlimited potential, 2nd ﬂoor 4 bedroom apartment. A must see property !!! MLS#11-1509 $335,325

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ASHLEY

3 bedroom 2 story home in a quiet neighborhood. Modern kitchen and bath. Nice yard with plenty of oﬀ street parking. MLS#11-1046 $65,900

DURYEA

Adorable and affordable, this ranch style home is move in ready. Newly painted inside and out. New Landscaping. Tiled Kitchen and Bath. Move right in on a beautiful street in a convenient location.Newly refinished hardwood floors and brand new bath.A must see!! MLS#11-1457 $87,000

DURYEA

Fantastic investment property.This Multi-Family property has been completely gutted & renovated. Beautifully updated w/newer roof, windows,porch,&vinyl siding.The front unit has a modern eat-in kitchen, LR&DR,3BR,1st floor laundry,&tile bath. The 2nd unit has a modern kitchen,LR w/hwflrs,1BR,&modern bath.This property has off street parking & large yard. MLS#10-4408 $104,900

PITTSTON

Shortsale ‘’as is where is’’ Now single family. Can make second ﬂoor an apartment. Has outside access. Great Investment. Two car garage and private driveway. MLS#10-4190 $65,000

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MOUNTAINTOP

Brand new 4 bed 3 bath home built by Bolek Construction. Features include a 3 car garage, HW ﬂoors, 2 sty foyer, Formal LR & DR. Spacious eat-in kitchen, master suite with walk-in closet. Superior Walls, Anderson Windows, 2 zone heat & a/c. Too many upgrades to list. MLS#10-3808 $369,900

MOUNTAINTOP

Beautiful new construction in Crestwood school district. Home features include Hardwood ﬂoors, Anderson windows, 2 zone forced air, & much more. Spacious kitchen w/ island, tile, & maple. Walk-out basement ready to ﬁnish w/ Superior Walls foundation. Very quiet neighborhood centrally located near dining, shopping, & interstate. Taxes based on land only. Reassessed for the sale of property. MLS#10-4123 $299,000

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Nestled in the heart of Mountaintop, this centrally located home sits on a very private lot. Walking distance to Fairview Elementary (Crestwood School District)& to the police station. Minutes from shopping,dining,major highways, & the Interstate. Newly renovated kitchen w/maple & baths w/granite. Ample pavement & garages adequate for all of your hobbies. Very energy eﬃcient & move-in condition. MLS#10-3281 $299,000

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I would like to introduce you to this beautiful three bedroom newly constructed home. Home has a Eat-in kitchen with a center-island. A sun room which could be your family room. All bedrooms have spacious closets. This home has so much to oﬀer including a clear lot. The Septic is oﬀ to the right. So if You want you can put in a pool. Call today. Taxes based on land only. Reassessed for sale. MLS#10-3357 $257,900

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Superb 5-BDR, 4-BTH, 3,000 Sq. Ft. English Tudor in great family neighborhood. Many ﬁne features which include 4 ﬁreplaces, spacious room sizes, oversized deck & 20x40 Ft. in-ground pool.

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Beautiful 3300 sq.ft. custom built Tudor home on 3.7 +/- acres w/ stream, pond & gorgeous landscaping in a great country like setting. A home you’ll be proud to own. Dir: Rt.309N to 415N - R on 42nd St (2nd R after Castle Inn) Property on L - No Sign on Property. MLS#10-4516 $419,000

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New construction with one year Builder’s Warranty. Open floor plan, dream kitchen, four bedrooms, 2.5 baths (Whirlpool tub). Great room; living room with gas FP. Heat pump with central A/C. Full basement. Two car oversized attached garage. Northwest Area School District. 2 acres. 10-46552 $285,000.00 DIR: Rt. 11 from Shickshinny following W. Union St./Rt. 239, turn right onto Cope Road, continue to Shickshinny Lake Road, turn right, then turn right on Main Rd., home is on the right. See CENTURY 21 Killian Real Estate sign.

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Move right into this 4 bedroom 2 bath home. Featuring tile ﬂs, oﬀ street parking, laundry room, large yard in a nice neighborhood. MLS#11-1477 $67,342

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Fabulous 4000 SF 2story w/ 4-5BRs, 4 car garage, granite & HW, Master Bath, steam shower, ultra kitchen on a cul-de-sac. MLS#10-3652 $559,000 Dir: Take Nuangola Road to Ice Lakes. Take Ice Harvest Dr., to last left onto Hawk Lane, house on left.

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35 Hillard St. Great neighborhood surrounds this updated 2 story with original woodwork. 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 1,500 sq.ft. oak eat-in kitchen, wood floors, stained glass windows, large room sizes, fenced yard, deck. $89,000 MLS #10-3023 Call Tracy Zarola 570-574-6465 570-696-0723

455 S. Main St. Charming traditional home. Four bedroom, very large living room, finished attic, beautiful woodwork, French doors & fenced in back yard. MLS # 11-1117 $75,000 George Sailus (570) 407-4300 TRADEMARK REALTORS

89 Simpson St., This well kept 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home offers an open living room/ dining room floor plan. Master bedroom with its own office area. Plenty of closets in addition to the walk-up attic for storage! Off-street parking, large deck overlooking the fenced rear yard. Just move right in! $83,900 Jill Jones 696-6550

If you need a 4 bedroom home with generous room sizes, 1.5 baths & detached garage, then this is the one! 3 season sunroom & neat basement. VERY NICE CONDITION!

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148 Stites Street

CHARMING BUNGALOW $74,500

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375 Greenpond Rd. Well kept Ranch in Midway Manor with 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car garage, newer furnace. MLS #10-4474 $162,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716

SHAVERTOWN

5 bedrooms, 1 & 3/4 baths, 2 car garage, family room plus den or office. On a dead end street.

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Pioneer Avenue New Listing

SUNDAY MAY 1st 12:00PM-2:00PM 1071 Meadowcrest Drive Every corner of this ranch home has been beautifully upgraded. Wood floors, new kitchen with granite and stainless. Gas fireplace, tiled baths, neutral decor, completely finished lower level (800 additional square feet!), just move right in! Lake Lehman schools $219,000 MLS #11-306 Call Tracy Zarola 570-574-6465 570-696-0723

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Nice Country BiLevel on 9.55 acres with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, kitchen, living room, family room, office & laundry room. Plus attached oversized 2 car garage with workshop, rear deck & 3 sheds. MLS 11-1094 $229,900 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

SWEET VALLEY

Post Office Road 10 year old 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath Ranch home with 2 car plus garage, full basement. Open floor plan, modern kitchen, gas fireplace, wall to wall carpet. Large deck & shed on 3.7 acres Asking $225,000 Call (570) 466-5921 or (570) 417-4741

184 Owen St. Roomy 2 story, 4 bedroom, 1.75 bath single family home on a large lot with large modern eat in kitchen. Large living and dining rooms. 1st floor laundry room, ductless air conditioning on 1st floor, vinyl siding, carport, off street parking and much more. MLS 11-432 $149,900 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 Crossin Real Estate 570-288-0770

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PRICE REDUCED! Move right into this 3 Bedroom,1 3/4 Bath Split level on a cul de sac in Sutton Hills. Modern eat in kitchen, oak cabinets, Living room, wood, Fireplace with new Stainless Steel liner, Lower Level family room, laundry, Bath. Private back yard, deck, garage. New roof, lifetime leafless gutters, driveway expanded, shelving in garage. Quiet, private, Lake Lehman schools. $169,900 MLS# 10-2545 Call Sue Barre 570-696-5417

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SHAVERTOWN

Lovely Country setting for the cute BiLevel on 5.34 acres. Property features 4 Bedrooms, 1.75 baths, living room, kitchen, family room & laundry room. Plus 2 car attached garage, 30' X 35' detached garage and 14' X 28' shed. MLS 11-1335 $229,000 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

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SHICKSHINNY

Completely remodeled 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath brick & aluminum ranch on over 4 acres with Pond. New stainless steel appliances, 2 car attached and 1 car built-in garage, paved driveway, open front porch, 3 season room, rear patio, brick fireplace & property goes to a stream in the back. $190,000 MLS# 10-4716 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

SPRING BROOK TWP

327 Shoemaker St Very nice 2-story with large front porch, level back yard and off-street parking. Three bedrooms and one full bath (remodeled in 2007). Kitchen with center island and laminate floors in both kitchen and dining room Basement is partially finished, including plumbing and can be finished for additional living space. New hot water heater in 2010 and updated electric in 2004. A GREAT BUY AT A GREAT PRICE! Call us today to arrange your private showing! MLS#11-1337 $99,900 Mary Ellen Belchick 696-6566 Walter Belchick 696-2600 ext. 301

SWOYERSVILLE 6 Williams St. Great value for the price on quiet street which is closed to all main roads is a must see. Also comes with home warranty. MLS 10-3210 $157,900 Thomas Bourgeois 516-507-9403 CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-842-9988

SWEET VALLEY Raised ranch in “Midway Manor” with very nice kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, lower level family room & large fenced yard with in-ground pool to enjoy!! $154,900 MLS# 11-1418 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

2 Unit Duplex & Double Block with a 4 Bay Garage. Family owned for many years. BIG REDUCTION $110,000 MLS# 09-1643 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

101 Lakeview Drive Lovely lake community features community lake rights & pavilion. Cozy home with native stone fireplace, rocking chair front porch and newer kitchen. MLS# 11-1353. $74,900! Call Tracy 570-696-2468

NEW ON THE MARKET! Cozy up in this lovely cape cod. Charming interior, nice size deck, fenced rear yard, shed, rec room in basement, utility room, & workshop. Attic is also partially finished w/pull down & many possibilities to add more space. Paved driveway & parking for 6 cars, this is not just a driveby. MLS# 11-1363 $ 109,900 call Stacey L Lauer Mobile: 570-2621158 for an appointment today!!

TUNKHANNOCK

Enjoy the spectacular view of all seasons from this lovely “Colonial“ situated on over 4 acres of pure country living PLUS privacy, yet only 15 minutes from Dallas. Great kitchen, 2.5 baths & attached 2 car garage. $299,500 MLS# 11-1238 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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401 Shoemaker St. MAY 14 & 15 1:00PM TO 4:00PM $120,000 80’ X 120’ LOT 3 bedrooms, 1 bath Large eat in kitchen, living room, family room, 2 car detached garage, newer roof, vinyl siding, replacement windows. Front & back porches. INCLUDES: Gas range, washing machine, gas dryer, (2) A/C units & window treatments 570-283-1457

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322 SALEM ST.

Great 1/2 double located in nice West Pittston location. 3 bedrooms, new carpet. Vertical blinds with all appliances. Screened in porch and yard. For more information and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS#10-1535 $59,000 Charlie VM 101

WEST WYOMING 10 Maple Ave.

THORNHURST

2 or 3 bedroom home in Country Club Estates. 1.5 bath with lots of storage space. For info & pics, 1061fairway. weebly.com Call 570-472-3032

172 S PRING G ARDEN S T.

4 bedroom cape cod with 2 bedrooms and bath on 1st floor, and 2 bedrooms and ¾ bath on 2nd floor. 1 car garage. Stone front. Gas heat. Large lot. $135,000. Besecker Realty 570-675-3611

Newly remodeled four bedroom home in West Pittston. New kitchen and baths, new carpet and flooring, many original features including hardwood floors, nice yard & two car garage. $132,500 MLS# 10-1675

650 sq. ft. On corner lot with 2 car garage. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, walk up attic & full heated basement, hardwood floors with three season room. Freshly painted & move in condition. 570-446-3254

Great neighborhood! 4 bedrooms (2 up, 2 down). Computer room. Replacement windows. Cedar closet. Aluminum siding. Gas heat. Enclosed front porch. Garage. Extras! $89,900. MLS 11-1508 Bob Kopec HUMFORD REALTY 570-822-5126

WEST WYOMING 438 Tripp St

SUNDAY 1:00PM-3:00PM Completely remodeled home with everything new. New kitchen, baths, bedrooms, tile floors, hardwoods, granite countertops, all new stainless steel appliances, refrigerator, stove, microwave, dishwasher, free standing shower, tub for two, huge deck, large yard, excellent neighborhood $154,900 (835.00 / 30years/ 5%) 570-654-1490

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108 Simpson St. Cute and well cared for home. Enclosed patio on back, off street parking for 4 cars. Nice big yard, privacy in rear. MLS 09-3505 $49,900 Call Jay Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

WILKES-BARRE

387-389 North Hampton St. Three Unit. Great Location. Great Income. Tenants pay all utilities. Good condition. $95,000 Call (616) 379-1165

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WILKES-BARRE INVESTMENT! 123 S. Main St., Great downtown Wilkes-Barre opportunity for investor! Ideal for student housing! First floor tenant is a successful restaurant with a lease. Plus 4 large, 2 bedroom apartments on the second and third floors. Off-street parking for 3 cars. MLS#11-829 $154,900 Ted Poggi 283-9100 ext. 25

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156 Sherman Street HANDYMAN SPECIAL. Extra Large duplex with 7 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace, screened porch, full basement and 2 car garage on double lot in WilkesBarre City. $59,500 ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848

39 W. Chestnut St. Lots of room in this single with 3 floors of living space. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath with hardwood floors throughout, natural woodwork, all windows have been replaced, laundry/pantry off of kitchen. 4x10 entry foyer, space for 2 additional bedrooms on the 3rd floor. Roof is new. MLS 11-325 Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 Find Something? Lose Something? Get it back where it belongs with a Lost/Found ad! 570-829-7130

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73 Richard Street 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath Traditional in Very Good Condition. Open Layout. Off Street Parking, Yard & Shed. Many Updates. Asking $47,900 Call 570-762-1537 for showing

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84 Madison Street

Nice duplex. Renovated 2nd floor. Great investment or convert back to single. 3 bedroom, 1 bath on 1st Floor. 2 bedroom, 1 bath 2nd floor. Detached garage. $79,000 MLS# 11-1095 Call Jeff Cook Realty World Bank Capital 570-235-1183

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Centrally located this charming 3 bedroom, 1 Bath 2 story, with hardwood floors, eat in kitchen, fenced yard. Is an ideal starter home. Good potential at $24,900 Anne Marie Chopick 570-760-6769 GEORGE T. BELL REAL ESTATE 570-288-6654

WILKES-BARRE

Centrally located, this triplex is fully occupied and has 2 bedrooms in each unit. Nicely maintained with one long term tenant on 3rd floor and off street parking. An annual income of $17,520 makes it an attractive buy. MLS 11-825 Anne Marie Chopick GEORGE T. BELL REAL ESTATE 570-288-6654 570-760-6769

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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 $69,900 Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

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NEW LISTING! 54 CORLEAR ST. Well maintained home on a double lot, on a lovely residential street. Walk to the River Common Park. Close to schools. 1st floor bedroom and ½ bath. 2nd floor 2 or 3 bedrooms and a full bath. Although not currently finished, the basement is heated and can be finished for additional living space. Call for your private showing. MLS#11-1142 $115,000 MaryEllen Belchick 696-6566 or Walter Belchick 696-2600 ext. 301

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Immaculate 2 story home in nice area with kitchen, living room, dining room, family room, laundry & 3/4 bath on 1st floor. 4 Bedrooms, full bath & walk-in closet on 2nd floor. Plus new roof, 2 tier deck, 2 car garage, paved driveway & above ground pool. MLS 11-1526 $230,000 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

Investors Wanted! Stone front 2 bedroom, 2 story on nice lot. Open 1st floor with nice eat-in kitchen. 2nd floor needs tlc. Gas heat. Space Heaters. $32,000. Call Pat 570-885-4165 Coldwell Banker Gerald L. Busch Real Estate, Inc.

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Roomy 4 bedroom, 3 bath home has been family owned & well maintained for 30 plus years. 3 season room, a large family room with fireplace, 2 car garage on a great corner lot in “Midway Manor!” $179,000 MLS# 11-1319 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

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138 Wakefield Road Inviting contemporary with breathtaking sunsets features an open floor plan, ultra kitchen, hardwoods throughout, twosided gas FP, spalike master bath, very generous room sizes, 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, finished walk-out lower level. $583,000 MLS #11-952 Call Tracy Zarola 570-574-6465 570-696-0723

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REAL ESTATE

Shavertown

Wilkes-Barre

Deanna Farrell

696-3801 Hanover Twp.

Beautiful turn key Cape

Gracious all brick 3+BR

Cod with all new appliances

traditional. LR & DR

including washer/dryer,

divided by 2 sided brick FP.

hardwood ﬂoors, master

H/W ﬂoors throughout,

suite, 2 full baths, hot tub

screened sun porch, 2 car

room on outside.

garage on manicured lot.

MLS#11-418

MLS#10-3804

$165,500

(570) 696-0894 OPEN HOUSE TODAY • 2:00-3:30PM 829 Homestead Dr., Yalick Farms, Dallas

Smashing contemporary townhome combines luxury and comfort. 3 or 4 bedrooms plus loft over looking vaulted living/dining room. Rear view of horse farm too! Garage and drive parks 3 cars. MLS#11-343 DIR: Follow 415 to blinking light @ Yalick Farms - go straight to Homestead Dr., make right.

$249,000

$258,500

Bear Creek

Forty Fort

A gorgeous 4,000 sq. ft. home built amid

Center Hall Colonial - Modern kitchen, 4

the splendor of Mountain lakes, ski slopes

baths, 4 bedrooms, on .46 acres lot. Home

and access to both the valley and gateway to

Warranty Included.

the cities via the interstate. MLS#11-703

MLS#10-2735

$379,000

Historic hardware store

Pittston

Kingston

Pittston

Very private business location

doing continuous business

Pretty half double. All

in town just minutes away

Pretty, neat, clean 1/2

Wyoming

since 1880. Still has feel of

from 81. 3 Bay and 1 Bay

General Store. Very pretty ﬂoor.

large fenced area.

MLS#11-350

MLS#10-2737

& regrigerator.

entrance. Quiet Street.

$174,900

$144,900

double with washer, dryer

Handicapped Ramp at rear

garages, .86 acre of land with

identical apartments on 2nd

MLS#10-3405

MLS#11-1342

$32,000

$38,000

Exeter

Pittston

Plains

Spacious starter home located in

Pretty half double with fully

2 Desirable building lots tucked

same block as JFK Elementary. 3BR,

equipped kitchen from ‘70s. Large

away on a private court amid other

1.5 baths, gas heat.

driveway and sunroom.

up-scale homes.

MLS#10-3874

MLS#11-1340

MLS#08-3573

$42,500

$48,000

$52,000 Each

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$89,900

$169,500

$299,000

1550 Highway 315, Plains Township

$324,500

829-6200

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• Central air conditioning with ceiling fans in all bedrooms and living areas. • Two full baths with tile floors and granite topped vanities. • Oak hardwood flooring in living and dining areas. • Gas fireplace with real stone sur round and mantle. • 1,450 sq. feet with generous room sizes throughout this 3 bedroom, 2 bath home.

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SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2011

906 Homes for Sale

WILKES-BARRE

YATESVILLE PRICE REDUCED

INVESTMENT! 133-135 Old River Rd Designed and constructed as a 4-unit apartment building. Solid brick and masonry exterior. Each apartment contains 1300+/-SF of living space with 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms and one bath. Full concrete basement and offstreet parking for 6 cars. MLS#11-1232 $124,900 Ted Poggi 283-9100 ext.25

12 Reid st. Spacious Bi-level home in semi-private location with private back yard. 3 season room. Gas fireplace in lower level family room. 4 bedrooms, garage. For more informtion and photos visit wwww.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 10-4740 $159,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

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WILKES-BARRE REDUCED

116 Amber Lane Very nice Bi-level home with 2-3 bedrooms, open floor plan, built in garage, driveway, on corner lot. Lower level family room with pellet stove. Move in condition home. For more information and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc.com $95,000 MLS 10-4538 Call Colleen 570-237-0415

WILKES-BARRE

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909

Income & Commercial Properties

DURYEA

96 Main St. Updated inside and out, 3 unit home in move in condition. Live in one apartment and the other 2 can pay the mortgage. Modern kitchens and baths. Large 2nd floor apartment has 3 bedrooms, large eat in kitchen, and 1.5 baths and laundry room. 1st floor units have 1 bedroom and 1 bath. 2 car garage and 4 off street parking spaces. For more info and photos, go to www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-1447 $129,000 Call Terry 570-885-3041 or Angie 570-885-4896

EDWARDSVILLE

YATESVILLE REDUCED!

61 Pittston Ave. Stately brick Ranch in private location. Large room sizes, fireplace, central A/C. Includes extra lot. For more information and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS #10-3512 PRICE REDUCED $198,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

NEAR HARVEYS LAKE

62-67 ½Thomas St This would make an awesome family compound. No shortage of parking on this unique property. One single home, one duplex and an extra lot all included. Homes are right on the Edwardsville/Larksvi lle border. $129,900 11-252 Call Betty (570) 510-1736

Smith Hourigan Group 570-287-1196

FORTY FORT 138-148 Welles St.

909

Income & Commercial Properties

KINGSTON

47 N. Thomas St. Well maintained duplex in a nice area of Kingston. 2nd floor unit is occupied. New roof, new heating system, brand new in ground pool recently installed. Laundry hook-up for both units in basement. Newer roof and exterior recently painted. MLS 11-1199 $144,500 Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770

KINGSTON

Updated double ready to rent & Owner occupied for many years. Newer kitchens, baths & vinyl siding makes this a great investment! $59,000 MLS# 11-1299 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

WYOMING

909

Income & Commercial Properties

DRASTIC PRICE REDUCTION! Be part of the Welles Street Revitalization! 2 buildings with offices & warehouse/garage areas. Zoned M-1. Office space for lease. Call agent for more details. 138142 Approx 9784 sq. ft. & 144-146 approx 5,800 sq ft. $335,000 Contact Judy Rice 714-9230 MLS# 11-4293

AVOCA NEW LISTING! 104 5TH ST. Great location to invest in with this duplex, you can have a tenant help with your mortgage or just collect the rents. 2 bedrooms in each unit. Semimodern kitchens and baths. Both units have access to the basement for storage. First floor has gas fireplace, ductless A/C units and laundry area. Large garage with workshop area. Take a look and bring your offers! MLS#11-1038 $109,900 Jill Jones 696-6550

YATESVILLE

20 Osborne Drive Buy a newer 2 story in the growing Willow View Development. This home has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, formal dining and sitting room, family room with wood burning fireplace, finished room in lower level, electric heat and central air. 2 car garage, level lot. NEW REDUCED PRICE. MLS 10-2379 $246,000 Call Lu-Ann 570-602-9280

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25 St. Mary’s St. 3,443 sq. ft. masonry commercial building with warehouse/office and 2 apartments with separate electric and heat. Perfect for contractors or anyone with storage needs. For more information and photos log onto www.atlas realtyinc.com. Reduced to $89,000 MLS #10-3872 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

DALLAS

Commercial space for lease. $10/sq. ft. Physician's office ready to occupy approx 7500 sq. ft. Various suites up to 20,000 sq. ft. also available. State of the art amenities. Ample parking. Contact Judy Rice 714-9230 MLS# 10-4102

DURYEA

622 Donnelly St. Double Block in good condition. Great investment property. Come take a look. $96,000 MLS# 10-2668 Call Karen

Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

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Custom leases from $8.00-$12.00/sqft + NNN based on terms. Space available from 300-4300 sqft. Established business on-site, property fronts 4 lane traffic and is only minutes from Wilkes-Barre City. MLS# 10-2064 Call Cindy 570-690-2689 www.cindykingre.com

570-675-4400

KINGSTON

Highly visible office building w/ample off street parking. Executive office on 1st level. Potential for 2 tenants in lower level. $449,000 MLS #11-995 Call Tracy Zarola 570-574-6465 570-696-0723

MOOSIC

FREELAND 1017-1019 Centre St.

530 Rocky Glen Rd. Industrial property in a convenient location! Many possibilities for business, 3,000 sq ft of warehouse/work space. 1,000 sq ft of office space. Perfect for tractor/ trailer repair storage, repo car, boat or RV storage. 220 ft of road frontage, perfect for car sales on 2 plus acres. Close to 81, turnpike and airport. MLS# 11-847 $ 499,900 Call Brenda Suder 332-8924.

$99,952

MLS# 11-1229 Call Stanley (570) 817-0111

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MOUNTAINTOP

Income & Commercial Properties

PLAINS TWP. LAND! HIGHWAY 315 2 acres of commercial land. 165 front feet. Driveway access permit and lot drainage in place. WIll build to suit tenant or available for land lease. For more information and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-17 Price Negotiable Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

SWEET VALLEY

912 Lots & Acreage

Springview Court 4.05 acre Wooded Lot on Cul-de-sac in the Goodleigh Manor development No sign on property. Lot requires on site well & septic. $142,500 MLS# 10-2755 Call Cindy 570-690-2689 www.cindykingre.com

570-675-4400 Collect cash, not dust! Clean out your basement, garage or attic and call the Classified department today at 570829-7130! DURYEA

44.59 ACRES

PITTSTON 5U M F NIT

ULTI

AMILY

2 Buildings. 4 Car garage. Prime location with over 6,000 sf. 3 New furnaces in last 2 years. New roof in ‘08. Separate utilities. Close to churches, parks & town. Fully rented gross income over $25,000!! $169,000 OBO 570-563-1261

79 S. Main St. Busy downtown location, perfect for your business. Be a part of the Downtown Revitalization. Located across from the Tomato Festival lot, currently has a 3 story building on the property. When removed, would leave a 30x120 building lot that backs on Wharf Street.REDUCED MLS 10-2742 $14,900 Call Lu-Ann 570-602-9280

Start your own business in the heart of Sweet Valley! Showroom, fireplace, pole building, storage building, paved parking, fenced rear, well & septic. Prime location, high traffic area. Lot next door is going with the property.

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PITTSTON

S. Mountain Blvd. Best location in Mountaintop. 7,700 sq. ft. building with 250’ frontage. Currently an automotive center. Building is adaptable to many uses. $595,000 Call Dave 570-474-6307

NANTICOKE

30 W. Noble St. Great investment property with a great profit. VInyl sided 6 unit building with 2 bedrooms each. Gas heat. Newer roof. Off street parking. Tentants pay all utilities. $179,000 MLS# 11-1554 Call Florence 570-715-7737

MAKE AN OFFER! Ideal location between WilkesBarre & Scranton. Ample parking with room for additional spaces. Perfect for medical or professional offices. Contact agent to show. Contact Judy Rice 570-714-9230 MLS# 10-1110

PLAINS

107-109 E. Carey St. High traffic, high potential location with enough space for 2 second floor apartments. Large front windows for showroom display. Basement & subbasement for additional storage or workspace.

PRICE REDUCED $110,000 MLS# 10-1919 Call Stanley (570) 817-0111

Smith Hourigan Group 570-474-6307

Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340

Industrial Site. Rail served with all utilities. KOZ approved. For more information and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc.com $2,395,000 MLS#10-669 Call Charlie

NOW LISTED AT $115,000

MLS# 08-3297 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141

WEST WYOMING 331 Holden St 10-847

HARVEYS LAKE

Lake View Hard to find this one! Buildable lot with view of lake. $32,900 MLS# 10-2523 Call Cindy 570-690-2689

www.cindykingre.com

Many possibilities for this building. 40 + parking spaces, 5 offices, 3 baths and warehouse. $425,000 Maria Huggler CLASSIC PROPERTIES 570-587-7000

WILKES-BARRE

819 North Washington St.

2020 Sq. Ft, Commercial building on corner lot with parking. Prime location. Lower level street entrance. Close to major highways. PRICE REDUCED $147,000 MLS# 10-3225 Call Jeff Cook Realty World Bank Capital 570-235-1183

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WILKES-BARRE Commercial

Property 1 block from Courthouse, College & Hospital. Needs Renovation. N. River Road $18,500. Call 570-991-7571

14 West Sixth St.

Former upholestry shop. 1st floor in need of a lot of TLC. 2nd floor apartment in good condition & rented with no lease. Storage area. Off street parking available. $79,500 Contact Judy Rice 714-9230 MLS# 11-572

WYOMING PRICE REDUCED!

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 $174,900 Call Charlie VM 101

570-675-4400

JENKINS TOWNSHIP New Section in

Highland Hills, Charles Place Open! Four 1+ acre lots available. Call 570-498-9244 NY’S LARGEST SELECTION Land & Camp Packages. New 2 story cabin on River with 5 Acres $79,995. Farmhouse and Barns with 5 Acres $69,995. New Cabin with 8 Acres $32,995. Call 800229-7843. Or Visit www.Landand Camps.com For Camp Pictures. PRICES REDUCED EARTH CONSERVANCY LAND FOR SALE 46+/- Acres Hanover Twp., $89,000 10+/- Acres Hanover Twp., $69,000 28+/- Acres Fairview Twp., $85,000 61+/- Acres Nuangola $125,000 40+/- Acres Newport Twp. $180,000 32 +/- Acres Wilkes-Barre Twp. See additional Land for Sale at www. earth conservancy.org 570-823-3445

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WILKES-BARRE

1 Kidder & Walnut

Buildable 1.5 acre lot in Wilkes-Barre Township. Utilities available. Lot is located in a residential area. $39,500 MLS 11-583 Call Judy Rice 570-714-9230

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WE BUY HOMES 570-956-2385 Any Situation

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

FORTY FORT

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Apartments/ Furnished

WILKES-BARRE Charming, Victorian

2 bedroom 3rd floor apartment. 70% furnished. 34 West Ross St. View at houpthouse.com Most utilities included with rent. Historic building is non smoking and pet free. Base rent: $700. Security & References required. Call Vince: 570-762-1453

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

AVOCA

PITTSTON

118 Glendale Road Well established 8 unit Mobile Home Park (Glen Meadow Mobile Home Park) in quiet country like location, zoned commercial and located right off Interstate 81. Convenient to shopping center, movie theater. Great income opportunity! Park is priced to sell. Owner financing is available with a substantial down payment. For more details and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-1530 $210,000 Call Kim 570-466-3338

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DALLAS TWP. Lot 48

570-586-1111

Township Blvd.

Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340 Looking for Work? Tell Employers with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130

1011-1015 Oak St Available 2 buildings on site. #1011 is a 2 story office building with approximately 3800 square feet. #1015 is a single story building with approximately 3000 square feet. $489,000 MLS# 11-445 Call Pat Guzzy 570-407-2480

909

WYOMING

SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP

SUNDAY MAY 15 Spacious well maintained double home with 4 bedrooms on each side. 1017 side is owner occupied with ductless AC, oil or coal heat, modern living rooms, kitchen & baths. Fenced in back yard with shed. Great opportunity to live in 1017 & pay your mortgage with 1019 rental property

PITTSTON

FORTY FORT

Commercial Property with approx. 5000 sq. ft. with an office, storage & a 2nd floor apt in a high traffic area. $196,000 MLS# 11-945 Four Star McCabe Realty 570-674-9950

Income & Commercial Properties

REDUCED PRICE!

LEWITH & FREEMAN

RR2 Box 200 Well maintained, 4 bedroom, 1 1/2 baths, eat-in kitchen, spacious living room, front & back porches on 1.58 acres. $123,800. Call Jeannie Brady ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848

909

3 rooms, wall to wall carpeting, appliances, coin-op laundry, off street parking, security. No pets. $410/month (570) 655-1606

BACK MOUNTAIN

Available 6/1/2011 Beautiful 1st floor apartment. 2 bedrooms, bath, living room & dining room. Heat, hot water, basic cable, garbage & 1 car garage space. No pets. References. $700 + one month security. 570-675-4128

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CARBONDALE Large, partially fur-

nished 1 bedroom, all utilities included. $750 / month. Call 570-267-0855

DALLAS

PRISTINE 2 BEDROOM. APT. Available June 1st Taking applications now. $700/month. + security. Includes appliances, sewer & trash. No smoking & no pets!! Off Street Parking, References & background check required. Call 570-675-8627 leave message

DALLAS

Short term or month to month as needed. 2 bedroom, completely furnished apartment in beautiful area. Includes all appliances, utilities, cookware, dishes etc. Carport included. $800 month. 570-675-2486

Available June 1 39 Tripp St. Spacious 2nd floor 2 bedroom with dining room plus sunroom and rear porch. Off Wyoming Avenue. Modern kitchen and bathroom. Includes stove, fridge, w/d, storage, garage and off street parking. $550/mo + utilities. No pets, no smoking. $550/per month. Call (570)417-2775 or 570-954-1746

PERFECTLY CHARMING FORTY FORT SECOND FLOOR, Immaculate 4 rooms with appliances, laundry, porch, parking. Management provided, 2 YEAR SAME RENT $465 + UTILITIES, NO PETS/SMOKING/ EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION REQUIRED.

AMERICA REALTY 570-288-1422

AMERICA REALTY

QUALITY COLONIAL FORTY FORT -

FIRST FLOOR DUPLEX. UNIQUE $595 + UTILITIES. Cook’s kitchen with built-ins, formal dining room, front/rear enclosed porches, custom window coverings. TWO YEAR SAME RENT, NO PETS/SMOKING/EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION Managed

AMERICA REALTY 570-288-1422

HANOVER

2 bedroom, washer/dryer, refrigerator, dishwasher, gas stove, central a/c, off-street parking. Newly painted. Front porch. Utilities by tenant. No smoking or pets. $575/month Call (570) 331-3475 leave message

HANOVER TWP.

LEE PARK AVE. 2 APARTMENTS Both spacious 1 bedrooms, quiet area, off street parking. Basement/attic with washer/dryer hookup. Cats ok. Heat & water included. $495$550 + security.

CALL 570-239-9840

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LAKE CONDO FOR LEASE: 2ndHARVEYS floor, 1 bedroom $1,800. 2 bedroom/

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 $11,900. 570-675-6936, 8 am-4 pm, Mon-Fri. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

EXETER

1st floor, 2 bedroom, eat in kitchen, enclosed heated porch. Large refinished basement. 1 car carport. Gas heat. Central air. $700 + utilities & security. Will consider reduced rent for maintenance work. Call 570-760-6277

EXETER Smaller 2 bedroom

apartment, 2nd floor with sun porch and garage. Stove and fridge included. $425/month plus utilities. No Pets. Call Charlie 570-829-6200

EXETER

TOWNHOUSE Wildflower Village Like NEW!. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, living room, large dining/kitchen area, patio. $695/mo pus utilities. No Pets 570-696-4393

kitchen & bath. Very private & clean. Water, sewer & garbage included. Available June 1st. Security & references. $450. Call (570) 855-6020 or (585) 298-3858

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KINGSTON

72 E. W alnut St. 2nd floor, located in quiet neighborhood. Kitchen, living room, dining room, sun room, bathroom. 2 large and 1 small bedrooms, lots of closets, built in linen, built in hutch, hardwood and carpeted floors, fireplace, storage room, yard, w/d hookup and new stove. Heat and hot water incl. Available May 1. 1 yr. lease + security $900/month 570-406-1411

KINGSTON A GREAT PLACE!!! LIKE NEW!! 2 bedroom

apartment in great neighborhood. 2nd floor. Includes new kitchen (with new stove, dishwasher & microwave) & bath w/washer dryer hookup. Hardwood throughout with ceramic tile in kitchen and bath. $695/mo + utilities and security. No Pets, references required. Call Scott (570) 823-2431 Ext. 137

KINGSTON

Charming 2 bedroom, 2nd floor apartment, features a fireplace, built-in bookcases, large living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen, sun room & much more! $525 + utilities. Available June 1. Please call 570-714-8568

KINGSTON

E.Light, WALNUT ST. bright, 1st

floor, 2 bedrooms, elevator, carpeted, Security system. Garage. Extra storage & cable TV included. Laundry facilities. Heat & hot water furnished. Fine neighborhood. Convenient to bus & stores. No pets. References. Security. Lease. No smokers please. $840. 570-287-0900

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KINGSTON

EATON TERRACE

HARVEY’S LAKE

317 N. Maple Ave. Large Two story, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, Central Heat & Air,washer/dryer in unit, parking. $830 + utilities & 1 month security 570-262-6947

JENKINS TWP./PITTSTON

Find Something? Lose Something? Get it back where it belongs with a Lost/Found ad! 570-829-7130

Recently remodeled 2 bedroom, 2 bath. 1st floor. Laundry hookup. Off-street parking. Available now. $625. References & security. 570-793-9072 2nd floor, newly renovated, 2 bedrooms, carpet, nice yard, easy parking. Small Pets okay. Heat/Water included. $650/month. Credit check & references required. Cell (917) 753-8192

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

KINGSTON

143 E. Bennett St. High end, ultra modern, fireplace, bar & fully equipped kitchen. BBQ deck, off street parking, central air, powder room, huge master bedroom. 2nd floor, washer & dryer, double sink designer bathroom . 3rd floor 2nd bedroom or office & powder room $775 + utilities. (570) 881-4993

Say it HERE in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130

KINGSTON

FORTY FORT 2nd floor luxury

apartment on Wyoming Ave. 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Large eat-in kitchen, modern appliances, washer/ dryer included. Central air, gas heat, carport. Available June 1st. $695 + utilities. Call 570-574-9500

Apartments/ Unfurnished

2 bedroom, second floor, off street parking, stove & refrigerator. No Pets. $520./month Includes water (570) 779-1684

LYNNWOOD SECTION

DALLAS TWP 2 Bath. Call Us to discuss our great Amenity & Maintenance program! Call 570-674-5278

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168 S. MAPLE AVE Carriage house apartment, completely remodeled, five large rooms with 2-bedrooms, bath with separate tub and shower. 1300SF. 1-car garage in private location. Central A/C. MLS#11-895 $1,000/Month plus utilities Ted Poggi 283-9100 x25

KINGSTON EXECUTIVE STYLE 2nd floor apart-

ment in beautiful home. For lease, available immediately, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, all appliances provided, washer/dryer on premises, offstreet parking, no pets. Living room dining room, and basement with plenty of storage. $1,000/mo. Call 570-709-2481

KINGSTON

Large 2 bedroom. Newly painted. Stove & fridge included. Washer/ dryer hookup. $650; heat included. Call 570-814-0843 or 570-696-3090

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KINGSTON

Nice 1 bedroom, 2nd floor. Recently renovated. Stove & fridge. Off street parking. $525 + gas & electric. Lease & background check required. For appt & application, Call 570-417-0088

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

KINGSTON

Pringle St. 2 bedroom, 2nd floor. $595 + utilities ASHLEY - 2 apts. Ashley St. 2 bedroom, 1st floor $595 + utilities. 2 bedroom, 2nd floor, $550 + utilities SHAVERTOWN Roushey St. 2 bedroom, 2nd floor. $595 + utilities PLAINS Carey St. 3 bedroom, 1/2 double. $795/mo. + utilities. For info, (570) 814-9700

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Apartments/ Unfurnished

LARKSVILLE

Very clean, 1st floor 3 Bedroom with modern bath and kitchen. New flooring, large closets. Off Street Parking, fenced yard. Water & garbage included. Tenant pays electric & gas service. $575/month. No pets. One year lease. 570-760-5573

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

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3 rooms & bath, wall to wall carpet, stove, washer, dryer hook-up, gas heat. $350/month + utilities & security. No pets. 570-288-2617

Gorgeous 3 or 4 bedroom home with hardwood and tile floors, top of the line construction and materials, stainless kitchen, granite counters, custom Merrilot cabinets, home theater, fireplace and rear decks and covered grilling porch overlooking the most beautiful views in the valley. Can be customized to fit your desires. Located in Jenkins Township in a new subdivision with large lots and breathtaking vistas. Lot / Home Package with all of the bells and whistles ............... $388,500 Call 881-2144 to see models and floor plans. 941

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1st floor, 1 bedroom. Heat, water, garbage & sewage included. Off street parking. All appliances included. $530 + security. Call 570-406-5221

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NANTICOKE 2 bedroom, wall to

wall carpet, offstreet parking, $495 per month+ utilities, security, lease. HUD accepted. Call 570-687-6216 or 570-954-0727

NANTICOKE

353 East Ridge St 1 person apartment. 1st floor. Heat, water, sewage & garbage included. All appliances & parking. $540/ month. Call 570-301-3170

NANTICOKE

Spacious 1st floor, 1 bedroom apartment. Hardwood floors. Full kitchen. Large dining room. No pets. $450. Water, sewer & trash included. Call 570-262-5399

NANTICOKE

Spacious 2 bedroom apartment. Wall to wall carpet, coin operated laundry on premises, Garbage & sewer included. $600/mo. + security. Credit check & references required. Call Monica Lessard

570-287-1196 Ext. 3182

PITTSTON AREA Apartments for

Rent. 2nd floor, washer, dryer hook ups, heat & water included. No pets. Call 570-654-2433

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PLAINS 3 BEDROOM, 1.5

bath, laundry area, new carpets/flooring, quiet area, $625/mo + heat and electric. 2 BEDROOM, 2nd floor, off street parking, large living space. $425/mo + utilities. No pets or smoking in either. 570-820-8822

PLAINS TOWNSHIP

Walking Distance to the Casino!! 2 bedroom, 1 bath, living room, kitchen, off street parking. $600/month + utilities, security & references. Call Classic Properties Nikki Callahan 718-4959 Ext. 1306

PLYMOUTH

2 bedroom apt. Heat, water, stove & fridge included. Near bus stop. $500/mo. No smoking or pets. Security & references required. Call (570) 592-2902

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SHEATOWN Beautiful 1st floor, 2

1/2 bedroom. Stove and fridge. Large kitchen, on-site laundry room. Off street parking. $600 + Cooking Gas & Electric, security, lease & background check. Call 570-417-0088 for appointment

WILKES-BARRE

Handicap equipped. Large 2 bedroom. Includes electric lift, oversized doors, large sit in shower. Appliances. Heat, hot water & much more. Available immediately. References requested. Call (570) 417-3299

SUGAR NOTCH 675 Main St

3 bedroom, 1 bath, 2nd floor, electric heat, refrigerator and stove included. No pets. $550/month + utilities & security Call 570-371-2030

WARRIOR RUN 1 bedroom, water & sewer included, stove, fridge, $400 plus security & reference. Call 570-301-8200

WEST PITTSTON Wyoming Ave.

Beautiful 1 bedroom living room, dining room, kitchen, washer/dryer hookup. Stove, fridge, no pets, no smoking. References. $715/month +electric & garbage 570-655-9325 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 $11,900. 570-655-6555, 8 am-4 pm, Monday-Friday. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

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Mayflower Crossing Apartments 570.822.3968 - 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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PLYMOUTH 4 room, 2 bedroom,

fridge, stove, dishwasher, cathedral ceilings, fireplace, marble bathroom & European tiled kitchen. Parking. Heat included. $650. Call 570-650-0278

PLYMOUTH Available May 15th

1 bedroom, 2nd floor, modern bath, water included. No pets. $400/month + security. Call 570-575-2868

PLYMOUTH Nice, recently reno-

vated 1st floor 1 bedroom. Stove & Fridge included. $500 + electric & garbage. Lease, security, references Call for appointment and application. 570-417-0088

SHAVERTOWN

2 bedroom, 2nd floor.Includes water, sewer & garbage. Off street parking. No smoking or pets. Available June 1st. $550/mo.+ security. Call (570) 709-3288

WILKES-BARRE 1 bedroom

apartment. $375/ month + utilities & 1 month security. 139 Sambourne Street. Section 8 okay. No pets. 570-460-6173

WILKES-BARRE

1 Bedroom, 1st floor apartment. Washer/dryer hookup. Off street parking. Wall to wall carpet. No Pets. $375/month + utilities & security. (570) 822-7657

WILKES-BARRE 264 Academy St

2 bedrooms, newly renovated building. Washer & dryer. $600/per month includes heat, hot water and parking. 646-712-1286 570-328-9896 570-855-4744

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WILKES-BARRE 3 BED/1.5 BATHS HEAT, WATER, SEWER & TRASH INCLUDED, secure building, washer/ dryer on-site,wood floors, yard, parking. $825. (570) 899-8034

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447 S. Franklin St. MUST SEE! 1 bedroom, study, off street parking, laundry. Includes heat and hot water, Hardwood floors and appliances. Trash removal. $575/per month, Call (570) 821-5599

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ately, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, all appliances provided, washer/dryer on premises, no pets, Central air conditioning, water and sewer paid, Call (570)234-0167 to set an appointment

WILKES-BARRE APARTMENTS FOR RENT!

425 South Franklin Street. For lease. Available immediately, washer/dryer on premises, no pets. We have studio, 1, 2 bedroom apts. On site parking. Fridge, stove provided. We have a 24/7 security camera presence and all doors are electronically locked. $450650/per month, water & sewer paid, One month/security deposit. Call (570) 793-6377 after 10:00 a.m. to set an appointment or email shlomo_voola @yahoo.com. wilkesliving.com

WILKES-BARRE Available June 1st

Large 2 bedroom, 2nd floor. deck, screened porch, gas heat. No pets. $500/month + utilities, security & references. Call 570-881-8979 or 570-650-3008

WILKES-BARRE

Clean, 2 bedroom, 2nd floor duplex. Stove, hookups, parking, yard. No pets/no smoking. $475 + utilities. Call 570-868-4444

WILKES-BARRE EFFICIENCY

ALL INCLUSIVE, secure building, washer/dryer on-site, yard, parking. $125/wk. 570-899-8034

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Wilkes-Barre ONE AND TWO BEDROOM UNITS For lease, available

immediately, 1 bathroom, refrigerator and stove provided, washer/dryer hookup, Washer and Dryer in one unit. Call to leave message, $500.00/per month, plus utilities, references/ security deposit. Call 570-735-4074

WILKES-BARRE One bedroom

executive apartment. Beautiful, fully furnished, TV included. Convenientley located. $700. 570-826-1688

WILKES-BARRE Scott Street

2nd floor, 5 rooms, heat & hot water furnished. Stove, fridge, off-street parking, no pets. $450/month + security & references. Call 570-696-3381

WILKES-BARRE SOUTH SECURE BUILDINGS

1 & 2 bedroom apartments. Laundry facility. Off street parking available. Starting at $440. 570-332-5723

WILKES-BARRE West River St.

Large 2, 3, & 4 bedroom apartments. Heat & hot water included. Balcony. Off street parking. Washer dyer hookup. Pets OK. $855 - $950. Call 570-237-0124

Wilkes-Barre Wilkes University Campus Studio up to 4 bedroom. From $400. All utilities included. 570-826-1934 Wilkes-Barre 2 bedroom single, exceptional Nanticoke 2 bedroom, large, water included Pittston Large 1 bedroom water included Plymouth 3 bedroom half double Wilkes-Barre 1 bedroom, water included 2 bedroom, water included Wyoming 3 bedroom exceptional Old Forge 2 bedroom exceptional water included McDermott & McDermott Real Estate Inc. Property Management 570-821-1650 (direct line) Mon-Fri. 8-7pm Sat. 8-noon

WILKES-BARRE

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WILKES-BARRE LODGE Formerly The Travel Lodge 497 Kidder St., Wilkes-Barre Rooms Starting at: Daily $44.99 + tax Weekly $189.99 + tax Microwave, Refrigerator, WiFi, HBO 570-823-8881 www.Wilkes BarreLodge.com

WILKES-BARRE

lst floor. Convenient location. 2 bedroom, living room, modern kitchen, wall to wall carpet. Washer/dryer hookups. Large fenced yard. Heat, hot water, lease, security & references. No Pets. $585/per month, Call (570)822-4302

Apartments/ Unfurnished

WILKES-BARRE/SOUTH Near Wilkes U.

2 large separate rooms in 1 bedroom apartment in renovated secure building. New windows, new kitchen appliances, laminate floor. $600/month including water Call (347) 647-1747

WYOMING

BLANDINA APARTMENTS Deluxe 1 & 2 bedroom. Wall to Wall carpet. Some utilities by tenant. No pets. Non-smoking. Elderly community. Quiet, safe. Off street parking. Call 570-693-2850

WYOMING

Clean & efficient 1st floor 1 bedroom. Includes stove, fridge, sewer & garbage. Laundry facilities. Private setting. Security & references. No pets, non smoking. $495/month. Call (570) 466-4176 or (570) 388-6468

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1ST & 2ND FLOOR APTS AVAILABLE IN WYOMING 1 bedroom, heat & hot water included. KINGSTON 1 & 2 bedrooms on 2nd floor. PLAINS 3 Bedroom Townhouse WILKES-BARRE 2nd floor, 2 bedroom SHAVERTOWN Cape Cod style home 2-3 bedrooms, garage, corner lot All OUR UNITS INCLUDE APPLIANCES & SEWER. Security & credit references required. Call T Randazzo Property Manager 899-3407 for info/appointment

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ASHLEY

Hazleton St. Modern office for lease only. Visible from Rt309 & I-81 with easy access to both. Adaptable to many uses. Tenant pays utilities. $5,000/month Contact Judy Rice 714-9230 MLS# 11-851

328 Kennedy Blvd. Modern medical space, labor & industry approved, ADA throughout, 2 doctor offices plus 4 exam rooms, xray and reception and breakrooms. Could be used for any business purpose. Will remodel to suit. For lease $2,200/MO. Also available for sale MLS #11-751 $595,000 Call Charlie VM 101

Rte. 315 2,000 SF Office / Retail Next to Gymboree 4,500 SF Office Showroom, Warehouse Loading Dock 4 Acres touching I81 will build to suit. Call 570-829-1206

COMMERCIAL SPACE KINGSTON FOR RENT 620 Market St. Newly Renovated Prime Space. 1,250 sq. ft., Near Kingston Corners. Great location for retail or business office. Easy Access and parking. Call Cliff 570-760-3427

Kingston, PA Available Immediately, Off street parking. Security required. 3 room Suite $300/month, includes utilities. 570-690-0564 570-823-7564

OFFICE SPACE

Wyoming 900 Sf. Utilities included. Approx 21.5’x40’ $900/month 570-430-4396

OFFICE, RETAIL OR WAREHOUSE SPACE WILKES-BARRE Starting at $300.00/month. First month free. 570-829-0897

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KINGSTON

Large completely remodeled 2 bedroom styled townhouse. Stove & fridge included. Private interior attic & basement access. Washer/ dryer hookup. Heat included. Nice yard. $750. No pets. 570-479-6722

Spacious 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 baths. large eat-in kitchen, carpeted, finished attic, parking, no pets. $675 + utilities, security, lease. 570-288-2867 leave message

LARKSVILLE

3 bedroom, 1 bath half double, Freshly cleaned & painted. Tenant pays all utilities including sewer. $550 plus security. Call (570) 332-5723

LARKSVILLE

RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE EXETER

2 bedrooms, 5 rooms. Porch. Yard. Off street parking. $475 + utilities. Call 570-824-7354

$675. per month For appointment & further information call 570-237-6070

315 PLAZA 1750 & 3200 SF Retail / Office Space Available 570-829-1206

WAREHOUSE/LIGHT MANUFACTURING OFFICE SPACE PITTSTON Main St.

12,000 sq. ft. building in downtown location. Warehouse with light manufacturing. Building with some office space. Entire building for lease or will sub-divide. MLS #10-1074 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101

BACK MOUNTAIN

2 bedroom, 2 bath home in beautiful rural setting next to Friedman Farms. $1,100 monthly. Call 570-822-2992

PLAINS TWP 7 PETHICK DRIVE OFF RTE. 315 1200 & 700 SF Office Available. Reasonable. 570-760-1513

953 Houses for Rent

Park Place Beautiful, 3 bedroom, 3 floors, garage, hardwood floors, full basement Back yard. $950 + utilities & security. Call (570) 762-2878

Half double, 3 bedrooms. All remodeled. New kitchen, bath, carpet, paint. Large yard. Off street parking. $600 + utilities. No pets. Call (570) 574-8863

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113 Edison St. Quiet neighborhood. 2 bedroom apartments available for immediate occupancy. Heat & hot water included. $625 Call Aileen at 570-822-7944

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LUZERNE LUZERNE

3 bedroom, 1 bath, yard & shed, nice location.$595 + security & lease. Call 570-696-0377

MOCANAQUA

2 bedroom, water & sewer included. $500/month. Section 8 considered. Call 570-899-6104

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DUPONT

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HARVEY’S LAKE

2 bedroom home. All appliances, $600/month. NO PETS. Security and lease. Call 570-762-6792

home with washer & dryer, fridge, range & dishwasher. Full basebment. $750/ month + security & utilities. Call Bernie 888-244-2714

HUNLOCK CREEK

Retreat. 3 bedroom home. 2 baths. Hardwood floors. 1 car attached garage. 3 car detached garage. Pool, hot tup & appliances included. $950 + utilities. Available Immediately. Call 386-873-1879

JACKSON TWP. 3 Bedrooms. KINGSTON

WILKES-BARRE

1,500 sq. ft. restaurant space for rent on Hazle & Park Ave. All equipment included. Includes upstairs apartment. For more info, call (570) 822-7414

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EDWARDSVILLE

Recently remodeled large Victorian half double. 3 bedrooms. Walk-out basement. Private yard. Porch swing. Washer dryer hookup. $700. Call 570-237-0124

KINGSTON Available June 1st

Half double in nice neighborhood, living room, dining room, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, washer/dryer hookup, off street parking, no smoking. $675/ month + utilities, references lease & security. Call 570-498-7039

KINGSTON

Large 1/2 double with 3 bedrooms, living room, dining room (with red carpet throughout) eat-in kitchen with additional pantry area. 1 bath. Large fenced yard. Gas/ hot water baseboard heat. All utilities by tenant. No smokers, no pets. $650 + security. Call Steven (570) 561-5245

KINGSTON

Newly renovated. 2 bedroom. Basement, attic, yard. $500 + utilities, security & lease. Call 570-287-5491

SUGAR NOTCH

3 bedrooms, quiet street, yard. Fresh paint. $525/month + utilities, lease, security. No pets. Call 570-332-1216 or 570-592-1328

WILKES-BARRE 178 Charles St

Available Now! 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, Townhouse style. No Section 8. $550/month + utilities. References & security required. Call 570-301-2785

WILKES-BARRE 2 Half Doubles

Both located in nice neighborhoods. Off street parking. Large back yards. No pets. Security & all utilities by tenant. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, huge attic. $625/month. Also, Adorable 2 bedroom. $550/month 570-766-1881

WILKES-BARRE

3 bedroom 1/2 double. Nice neighborhood. Wall/wall carpet. Washer/dryer hookup. A/C. Fenced Yard. No Pets. $650 + utilities. Security & references. After 5, call 570-822-8657

WILKES-BARRE/SOUTH

Sunny 3 bedroom, 1/2 double, painted, w/w carpet, yard, washer/dryer hookup, basement, stove, refrigerator. No Pets. Non Smokers. Credit check/references. $525/month + 1 1/2 months security (201) 232-8328

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Townhouse Brand New! 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, hardwood floors, 1st floor laundry room & granite counter tops. No Pets. MLS#11-1214 $1,500/month Call Geri 570-696-0888 570-696-3801

3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bath single. 1st floor laundry. Many extras. All new, inside and out. Rent to own. Owner financing available. 570-817-0601 Leave message with phone number

NANTICOKE

Desirable Lexington Village Nanticoke, PA Many ranch style homes. 2 bedrooms 2 Free Months With A 2 Year Lease $795 + electric

SQUARE FOOT RE MANAGEMENT 866-873-0478

all appliances provided, no pets, Sewer and Garbage Paid. $525 plus security/per month Call (570)793-3412

OLD FORGE

LUXURY TOWNHOUSE NEWLY RENOVATED! Built 2003,

3 bedroom, 1.5 bath modern 2 story townhouse with basement. Washer/ Dryer, hardwood floors downstairs, granite countertops throughout, stainless appliances, central air, very private patio. $1,000.00 includes Directv, internet, garbage and sewer. NO PETS. (570) 840-1960

PITTSTON

3 bedroom, fully equipped kitchen, living, dining, w/d hookup. Yard, no pets. Sewer, garbage, cable, partial heat included. $665 per month. First and last month’s rent. Security and references required. 570-954-0655

956 Miscellaneous

46 Zerby Ave Sunday 1pm-3pm Lease with option to buy, completely remodeled, mint, turn key condition, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, large closets, with hardwoods, carpet & tile floors, new kitchen and baths, gas heat, shed, large yard. $134,000, seller will pay closing costs, $5000 down and monthly payments are $995/month. WALSH REAL ESTATE 570-654-1490

KINGSTON 54 Krych St.

Single: 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, gas heat, wall to wall, kitchen with stove & refrigerator. Quiet street. No pets. Not Section 8 approved. $675/mo. 570-288-6009

LUZERNE

6 room single family home, gas heat. Fenced yard. $600 + utilities & security. Call (570) 650-4628

MOUNTAINTOP

4 bedrooms, 3 baths, living room, dining room, study, large finished basement, 2 fireplaces, , 3/ season room, 2car garage, shed, fenced in yard with nice patio in quiet neighborhood centrally located to shopping and schools. All Appliances included. $1,300 / per month + utilities. Security deposit rental application & references required. Call (570)-575-2293 or email: selenasnyder@ yahoo.com

James Street Single family home, freshly painted, brand new gas furnace, 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, off street parking. No pets, no smoking. $675 / month + utilities. Call Betty at Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 570-287-1196 ext 3559 or 570-714-6127

WEST PITTSTON

WILKES-BARRE MONARCH RENTALS 3 bedrooms, all appliances provided. Call 570-822-7039

WILKES-BARRE

Prospect Street Remodeled single family home. 3 large bedrooms. Extra room. 2 baths. Living room, dining room, family room, eat-in kitchen. Large backyard. $625 + security. 201-647-7674

WILKES-BARRE Riverside Dr.

Stately brick, 4 bedroom, 2 bath & 2 half bath home. Hardwood floors, spacious rooms, beautiful patio, all appliances included. $1,600/ month + utilities. MLS#10-2290 570-696-3801 Call Margy 570-696-0891

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For sale, older 2 bedroom, 1 bath mobile home with AC. Located in Heather Highlands. $6,500/best offer. Call (570) 735-0477

NANTICOKE 962 Rooms HUGHESTOWN Stauffer Heights HANOVER SECTION KINGSTON HOUSE 3 bedroom, 1 bath Small single family single family ranch home, 2 bedrooms, Nice, clean

No smoking. No pets. $900/month + utilities Call (570) 498-0612 55 Loomis St 3 bedroom, wall to wall carpet, full basement & attic, stove, fridge & water included. No pets. $630 plus security 570-814-1356

953 Houses for Rent

furnished room, starting at $315. Efficiency at $435 month furnished with all utilities included. Off street parking. 570-718-0331

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DALLAS

4 bedroom home in nice neighborhood. 3 bathrooms. Remodeled upstairs. All utilities included. $400/mo 570-814-2141

971 Vacation & Resort Properties

FLORIDA

Boca Raton Beautiful 5 room home with Pool. Fully furnished. On canal lot. $600 weekly. If interested, write to: 120 Wagner St. Moosic, PA 18507 OCEAN CITY . MARYLAND. Best selection of affordable rentals. Full/ partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Real Estate. 1-800638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com ORANGE

HICKORY GROVE CAMPGROUND Camp sites

available! Shaded. Showers, flush toilets, water & electric. Lake fishing, canoeing, biking & golf. 20 minutes from Wilkes-Barre. 570-639-5478 or 570-371-9770

WILDWOOD CREST Ocean front, on

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BUSINESSOPPORTUNITY-FREELAND-4.6 ACRES-30 rented self-storage units, a 5,000 SF auto repair facility & fenced storage area. $375,000 or $6.00/SFNNN -Garage... DaveDaris

COMMERCIAL-SHAVERTOWN-1,800 SF Multi-purpose building on .43 acres with paved parking. Ideal for office/restaurant use. $239,000 ... Dave Daris

DEVELOPMENTOPPORTUNITY-PITTSTON TWP.-6.0ACRES -Adjacent to Pittston Plaza. Join Redner’s, Kmart, Planet Fitness, Aldi’s, Auto Zone & other prominent retailers in this growing retail complex. $895,000 ...JohnRokosz

INDUSTRIAL-WILKES-BARRE-21,298 SF - 3story building with elevator + 10,000 SF warehouse in rear with 1 loading dock. Parking for 14. $389,000 ... Steve Barrouk

INDUSTRIAL-WILKES-BARRE-4,000 SF Clean warehouse space with 2 drive-in doors, security system. Space divisible. $5.00/SF NNN ... John Rokosz

MIXED USE-WILKES-BARRE-5,100 SF - 3story former tavern with bar + large 5 bedroom apartment on 2nd & 3rd floors. Many uses! $169,900 ... Bob Frodsham

OFFICE-WILKES-BARRE-12,470 SF - 3-story mansion with 2-car garage + off-street parking for 15 vehicles. Office or residential use. $585,000 ... Steve Barrouk

OFFICE-WILKES-BARRE-5,585 SF - Medical office space on 1st floor of 2-story building. Open foyer, gas heat, central air. $12.75/SF NNN ... Dave Daris

OFFICE-KINGSTON-3,026 SF - Sub-Lease of medical office space: lab, exam rooms, waiting room, offices. Write 1 check a month! Contact Al Guari for details.

OFFICE-WILKES-BARRE-2,380SF - Available for immediate occupancy! Office condo unit on 2nd floor. Previously used as dental office. Well kept and in excellent condition. $75,000 ...DaveDaris

RETAIL-WYOMING-6,000 SF - Charming rustic bar/restaurant w/many upgrades. 2nd & 3rd fls. available for parties/catering. Incl. equipment. Lease Option Avail. $189,900 ... Ron Koslosky

RETAIL-DALLAS-3,600 SF - Former restaurant on 1 acre with many possibilities. Parking for 40. Located along Rt. 309 near Dallas shopping center. $680,000 ... Dave Daris

RETAIL-WILKES-BARRE-2,500 SF - Space available for immediate occupancy in 10,000 SF strip center along Mundy Street. Ample parking. $13.25/SF NNN ... Dave Daris

SPECIAL USE-KINGSTON-21,000 SF - 1story former school on 1.6 acres. Bldg has 16 classrooms and five offices, an auditorium and library, a fully-equipped playground and ample parking. $850,000 ... Steve Barrouk

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WAREHOUSE/RETAIL-LUZERNE AREA 34,500 SF - 11,000 SF whse, 23,000 SF office and retail on approx. 1.5 acres with ample parking. Reasonable offers considered! Ron Koslosky

NESCOPECK-113 ACRES - Rural, Ideal for hunting lands or secluded home. Property is in both Nescopeck and Black Creek Twp’s. Great views and priced to sell. Call office for directions. Al Guari

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LAND-DORRANCE TWP. - 58 ACRES - Easily accessible from I-81. Zoned B-2. Many varied permitted uses - list available. $795,000 ... John Rokosz

RICE TOWNSHIP-17.83 ACRES - Raw acreage along Nuangola Road zoned agricultural. $178,270 ... Al Guari ($10,000/acre)

LAND-PLAINS TWP.-4.015 ACRES - Parcel located along PA Route 315 in front of Red Roof Inn. Contact Steve Barrouk for details.

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VACANT LAND - LARKSVILLE - 1.0 Acre Located at the corner of the Carey Avenue bridge. Utilities at site. $198,000 ... Ron Koslosky

HANOVER TWP.-.522 ACRES - Excellent site for small retail business. 17,000 vehicle pass in front of this site daily. $55,000 ... Dan Naylor

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Prime commercial bldg. Exceptional business opportunity. High traffic, pkg for 40+ cars. MLS#11-1584 Donna Santoroski

Completely redone 3 story building w/finished LL. Zoned commercial. MLS#11-1172 JIM 715-9323

4 Sty brick office bldg, more than half rented. High traffic area. 2 lots included for pkg. MLS#111045 ANDY 714-9225 or MARGY 6960891

Prime location - ZONED HWY COMMERCIAL- 4 BR Cape Cod on 100x556 lot. MLS#11-229 RAE 714-9234

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SURGICAL CENTER - Ready to occupy 15,000 SF bldg on 4+ acres. Pkg for 50+. MLS#101110 JUDY 714-9230

Prime location - 8000 SF multi-use bldg. Currently gallery on 1st flr & 2 apts on 2nd flr. MLS#11-508 RHEA 696-6677

Established ice cream stand w/equipment & apt w/3 BR’s. Storefront & storage bldg. MLS#11-554 CORINE 715-9321 or MATT 714-9229

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Stately Brick bldg Prime downtown location. Zoned C3. Private parking. MLS#11-345 MARGY 6960891

Expanding/downsizing? This 4640 SF brick building is located on Wyoming Ave. Will accommodate 1-3 users. OSP. MLS#11-995 TRACEY 696-0723 or JUDY 714-9230

4800 SF steel building on 4.5 acres, currently family entertainment center. MLS#103617 DONNA S 788-7504

Great location for professional office. 2-Story Masonry bldg. Ideal for loft Private drive in rear. Zoned C-3. Property being sold apts or sm mfg business. Pkg for 36. MLS#11"as is". MLS#10-4362 741 TINA 714-9251 MIKE J 970-1100

2 bldgs zoned commercial. 1 consists Prime commercial storefront + 3 spacious Apts. Parking lot in rear. MLS#10-3764 of retail space & apts, the other is a 2-story home. MLS#10-4056 DONNA S 788-7504

1st flr - ample space for offices, Prime Commercial location - 123x120 lot zoned B-3 Hwy. High traffic area. MLS#11-1029 business. 2nd flr- 2BR apt. OSP for 5. MLS#07864 RAE 714-9234 MATT 714-9229

Attractive office space in excellent 2800 SF Office bldg w/3 bay garage. Plenty condition. Good visibility. For "rent" only. MLS#10-4503 of pkg. Visible from Rt 309 & 81. MLS#11-851 BARBARA M 696-0883 JUDY 714-9230

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Turnkey restaurant/bar. Liquor license & inventory included + 3 Apts. MLS#103687 MIKE 970-1100 or BETTY 970-1119

Established restaurant/bar. Equip & liquor license included + 3 Apts. MLS#10-3688 MIKE 970-1100 or BETTY 9701119

3 BR, Ranch w/gar+ attached bldg. Zoned HWY COMM. Ideal for office or sm business. MLS#10-4367 RAE 714-9234

(NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED) 2 sty brick bldg w/storefront & 2 apts. MLS#084699 JUDY 714-9230

Historic hardware store w/2 apts on 2nd flr. Bldg/land for sale. Zoned Commercial. MLS#11-350 DEANNA 696Multi-Purpose Bldg - Convenient 0894 location on State St - Adjacent lot available. MLS#10-4590 MARGY 696-0891 or MIKE J 970-1100

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Great business opportunity! Bar w/liquor license plus 2 unit dwelling. MLS#11-1164 Sandy 970-1110 or David R 970-1117

359 SF 1 room office w/restroom. Recently renovated. MLS#10-1386 ANDY 7149225

900 SF Commercial space on 1st flr. 900 SF 2 BR apt on 2nd flr. Billboard also available to rent on bldg. MLS#10-4309 TINA 714-9251

Outstanding brick bldg! Parking for 7-10 cars. MLS#08-2790 PEG 714-9247

(NO REASONALBE OFFER REFUSED) 2 Bldgs - 10000 SF - offices & warehouse w/6 drive-in doors. MLS#10-4293 JUDY 714-9230 or MARGY 696-0891

Unique building - May be converted to suit your needs w/zoning approval. MLS#11-302 DAVID 9701117

Great corner property. Ranch style home includes 2990SF Commercial space. MLS#11459 LISA 715-9335

Business only for sale - Established gym/health club. Equipment included. MLS#11271 DEB 714-9251 or PEG 714-9247

Affordable bldg waiting for your business. 2 BR apt on 2nd flr. OSP. MLS#11-572 JUDY 7149230

Offices containing approx 7510 SF. Can be 32,000SF, 30+ subdivided. Additional space available. MLS#10-4102 parking, including trailer spaces MLS#08-1305 JUDY RICE 714-9230 VIRGINIA ROSE 288-9371

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10,046 SF to 48,561 SF available (6) spaces available Suitable for office, warehouse, and light manufacturing 30’ to 33’6” ceiling clear height Office-fit outs and loading doors Wet sprinkler system